I a. , DU N's WEEKLY REVIEW. Trulxsury Receipts Show n’ Stead: Increase—Big Output of Iron. New York, Dec. 18.——Close to its annual holiday and ’halt, the busi- ness of the year is suiprisingly la1'ge Payments through banks are agair. 25 per cent. larger than in 1892 heretofore the year‘of greatest pros- pcritv; the p1oduction of iron and , w oolens and boots and shoes is largei than 0V e1 before; exp01ts eclipse a1: past 1ecords,and failures for twc weeks i: ave been the smallest for c'or icsponding weeks in five y.ears Treas- utj 1eceipts show a steady increase f01 ' the first half of December over pievi- ous months, both in customs and inter- nal revenue, and heavy payments to lover 1:111ent on Union Pacific account muse: l but slight stringency in money 111a1ke1s, with preparation for large cancellation of bonds. Probably all re'c- ords are surpassed by exports for this year , \-. ltich have been $974, 600, 000 in‘ eleven 11. onths, and the excess over im- p01ts 1:1 five months has piobably ex- ceeded $289, 000, 000. The r; utput of pig iron Dec.1 was the greats- -.I: ever known, 236, 024 tons against 213,159 Nov. 1 and 217,306 in No- Vemher, 1895, the highest point hereto— fo1e. Unsol’d stocks also decreased in Noxember 29, 652 tons, indicating con- sumption of about two hundred and thirty thousand " weekly during the mouth. Bessemer declined in the face of such production 10 cents, and Grey F- ge 25 cents at Pittsbmg, without e'. ange in pig at Chicago or Philadel- p ia, and no finished pioducts declined r :cept bar slightly at Philadelphia, though there was general looking fo1 new orders. Yet the demand was, or. the whole, greater, and unusual struc- tural contracts for the season were placed, with sales of 10,000 tons steel mils at New York, and the largest or- ders ever booked by the Illinois Steel Company,‘ it is said, and unexpectedly heavy business in plates. Wheat is just now the backbone of foreign relations, and Atlantic exports in two weeks have been, flour included, 7,880,042 bushels, against 5,413,677 last year, while receipts rose to 12,060,122 bushels, against 6,625,382 last year. The price gained a fraction in spite of the speculative decline in Chicago.- Corn exports continue to exceed last year's, in two" weeks 6,326,804 bushels, against 5,074,626 last‘year, which is a. particu- lar'ly significant feature. The price rose but a fraction, and receipts in two weeks were 8,023,001 bushels, against 5,449,181 last year. The cotton manufacture is in diifi-A culty, due to production last year far in excess of demand, and to partial transfer of the demand to Southern mills. Goods are generally weak, and the range of prices is now the lowest ever known, the reduction in bleached goods, prints and wide sheetings hav~ ing caused considerable increase in the demand. The demand for woolen goods is in- creasing, and some mills are in the market providing for a greater pro- duction, though most are still waiting, and the wool market is remarkably dull. While prices are said to be held without change, manufacturers are hunting for bargains, and foreign wool in considerable quantity is coming this way. Prices of woolen goods do not change, and transactions thus far made in heavy goods for next season appear to be mainly at previous prices. In actual performance the boot and shoe industry runs ahead of all others, because it surpasses its greatest weekly shipments from the East by 9,000 cases. and its shipment for half of December last year by 25 per cent, and those of 1892 by 39 per cent. The West is buying largely in Eastern markets, while Solithern business is relatively small. Leather is unchanged, but hides aver- age 2%, per cent. at Chicago. The stock market has been steady, rising a fraction for railways, with es- pecial strength in coal and Granger stocks. , Railway tonnage is larger than for ma y weeks, and the Westbound movement of sugar, coke, coal, ma- chinery and railway supplies is heavy. FREIGHT COMMISSIONERS MEET. Seeking to Secure Equal Justice for "Shippers in the United States. Washington, Dec. 18.—The first regu- lar meeting of the National Association of Freight Commissioners was held here yesterday for the general purpose of effecting a permanent organization. The members of the association repre~ sent commercial bodies in thelr're- spective cities, and are charged with the duty of securing equal justice for shippers in their dealings with trans- portation companies. 'It is notHit is said, essentially antagonistic to trans— portation lines, but acts in the capac- ity of mediator between such lines and shippers. Another purpose of the or- gaiiization is said to be the proper pre sentation of the shippers’ side of ques~ tions which may be at any time under consideration by Congress. Addresses were delivered by E. B. Kelly, commissioner of the Trades League of Philadelphia, who spoke in favor of pooling, and by W. P. Trickett, of Kansas City. New Citizens Must Read. Washington, Dec. 18.—-When the Im- migration bill is taken up after the holidays it will be promptly passed. The Democratic and Populist caucuses of the House have indorsed it, and the Republicans who voted for it last year are still in favor of it. The bill, which will pass, will provide an educational test, prescribing that all immigrants shall be able to read and write at least one language. Cotton Mill Wag-es Cut. Boston, Dec. 18.——The directors of the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company of Manchester, N. H., at a. meeting held at the Boston office of the company yes- terday afternoon, voted to reduce the wages of its employes 10 per cent. on Jan. 1. The Amoskeag plant is one of the largest engaged in the manufacture of cotton in the countryand employs between eight thousand and nine thou- have different inierpretations of the sand people. State Official Sued. Trenton, N. J., Dec. 18 -—Former Sec- ' retary of State Henry C. Kelsey was sued yesterday by- Attorney- Genet al Grey On behalf of the State in the Su- preme Court to recover for the State 3°11 000 in fees, which Mr. Kelsey re- tained, it is alleged, illegally. The suit is hroug ht by direction of Gov. Griggs. Th 0. Governor and the ex- -Secreta1y 1a or; ,catari h; . seventeen. THE EVENING GAZETTE. TIIEl— SAY I And Thousands __Echo Their Sentiments. Who The 0people ' What. the people say is it me Who are the people. ‘9\ We are the people. . But we axe not all of them. I 0, no! Not by any means. There are others. There are thousands of them. There are millions l Lots of them are in’ N orwalk. And they say—- What. " Th it. California Catauh Cure cu1 es and the dropping into the 0111 out: that it cures the stuifed up feeling and all othe1 irritatincr symp- toms Here s what one of them says, only one, but remembeI, there are eotherzs Mrs. A. M. Bedfou'l, 27 Stuart ave- nue, N01 walk, says: “Several mem- bers of my family have used the Cali- fornia. Catat rh Cure, which was ob- tained at Plaisted 5 d1 ug stoxe. and. we all think that. it. is a. fine medicine. I find it. very good to clear the head, and my daughter Grace has found it is in- valuable in curing headaches. from which she has sufi'ered for a. long time, never having found anything that benefitted her as this has done. My husband has also used It for catarrh in the head and throat, and we are all willing to Speak a good word for C. C. C., fora we know it is good. ” Bieak up youi colds with California. Catarrh Cure, and prevent. colds “hang- ing on. ” Sold by all dealers 50c; three times as much, $1. ZCLA’S STRONG SUF’E RSTI llCl‘xS. 2‘7 tul -\': 1111'9'111 u lllcll Destxoxs the Pa; 11: c "I [in l‘iench Novelist. iii. Zola, the great French novelist, .s en:l:~.11assed in the trivial details of '11s daily life by a host of superstitu- cicus fears and a belief in good and 11-21 omens. The number 17, for in- ;: :..ce Suggests to the disciple of real- Ism all SOltS of evil. While most peo- ple regard 13 as unlucky, to M. Zola 17 or any combination of figures that [cots up that amount is filled with Jim portent When he was run over by a Palisian ca 0 recently, he was not 3111p1ised to 1633111 that its number was eighty—nine. Eight and nine make lie will undertake no af- fair of importance on the 17th of the month. Thus, certain figures have a bad in- lluence upon M. Zola... If the number of a hack, when added up, forms this figure, he will not engage the vehicle, or, if he is obliged to do so, will fear that some misfortune may happen to him. For example, that he may not succeed in the business that he has started out to do. Such superstitious idea may supervene apropos of any 'of his arithmomaniacal impulses. For a long time the multiples of three ap- peared favorable to him; but now it is the multiples of seven that reassure him. Thus, in the night, it often hap- pens that he will open his eyes seven times in order to prove to himself that he is not going to die. On the contrary, the number 17, which recalls to him a sorrowful date, seems to him to be unlucky, and chance has ordain- ed that he should recognize a coin.- cidence of certain unfortunate occur- rences with that date. Similar super- stitutious ideas exhibitthemselves out- side of all aflthmom'ania. 'Thus, he will perform certain acts with the idea that, if he does not do so, some a-n- noyahce will happen to him. .So he will touch the gas burners that he meets with in the street, surmount an obstacle with the right foot, walk up- on the pavement in 1a. certain way, etc. —New York Journal. EVER READY FOR ANYTHING NEW ['he Kindergarten Idea was First; Devel- . oped in the West. The susceptibility of Americans to new ideas is a. notable element in the prosperity of the country. The people are willing-to try anything that is new. This is specially true of the west, where the enterprising inhabitants are always seeking short cuts to wealth, and to knowledge. This adventurous apirit'often leads to superficiality, but It has also been very fruitful of new methods of. school education. The kindergarten idea. was taken up and ieveloped in the west. There imanual :raining Was first tried on a large scale with satisfactory results. And it was teachers in the west who first brought about the introduction of literature in :he lower grades as the best means of 'nteresting undeveloped minds. In €,act they demonstrated the truth that it is better for the child to feed upon deas, upon thought, upOn real stories and the lives of real people, and the Itimulatlng sentiments of all the ages, than upon the inane sentences and je- iune and successful effort to be child- :sh of the reading books—C. D. War- ner in Harper’s. ' ..________.._. Buried With His Money on Him. Not long ago a miserly person, who clad been teased almost to death by his 1eirs, endeavored to cheat them out )1? his money. Before he died he left positive instructions that he should be ouried in a certain suit of clothes. His ‘ wish was carried out, but after the fu‘ aeral his surviving relatives could find 110 will and no money. Finally one of :he unsuspected that the old man had served them a. shabby trick, and sug- gested that the body he exhumed and the clothing examined. This was dune, Ind the coat, waistcoat and t1ousers were found to be lined with Bank of England notes. —Cor. Chicago 'I‘Iibune. , Jones—They’ ve already hanged a man at Klondyke'. B011 was—What did he do? Jones—He was bold enough to at tempt to recite “Beautiful Snow.” CHECKER-BQARD BU sINEss 7 DIRECTORY. NORWALK Pill} lllSlll‘llIlBB Ill]. [11" Successful Oper- ation Since 1860, No Outstandlna Claims. sales For Rent- VALIIAILES STORED IN Safe Deposit Vault OF THE NATIONAL BANK OF NORWALK, GAZETTE ADS. BRING ' GOOD RESULTS (I. Ward Salleck. BEST GOODS. TEAS and corrsrs 18 WALL ST. "2“: lieu. 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