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 This last fact, however, will not sur prise any married lady who ever under took to make her dearest Tom. Dick or Harry "a dozen shirts for his Christmas, bless him" only to weep a briny, scala ing tear for every stitch she set when he tried them on, and then let loose his flood Of eloquence as he arrayed each separate portion of the garment for a distinct and individual sin from collar to gusset, from button holes to the hem on the bottom. And after having brought these sins forth he gives them the benefit of a criminal trial, with himself as the prosecuting attorney and his wife the capital offender; and then he turns to the stern judge, and condemns the whole thing generally and collectively, and only ends when he is out of breath and the dreadful criminal in tears. He would go to Q store, tell the number of inches it takes to go around his pimply, hairy, old Adams appley neck, and pay all sorts of prices for the garments in ques- tlon, and take what the store keeper sent him, only saying an impatient big D. all to himself when he found them not half as good as those his adoring little angel of wife made for him, and if he ever mentioned them to her at all it would be to make invidious SoiAAPoA Aooiio' to ddy pOSs1Dly De CudC l have mentioned this subject before, but it is a subject that is always repeating itself i'll real life, and every bride always has 1ongings that way. So, dear young wives, let one who has passed through that fire twice in her life warn you. Never try to make your husband a single shirt. Delegate that duty to base hire ings, and if you must do something, why let it be something ornamental, not useful. There was never yet man born of woman who could be made to believe that his wife knows how to make shirt, after she has nearly killed herself trying. Why, have seen loving couples seek divorces- Well, I will say no more, for it is like getting married. All women look upon dozen home made shirts as their duty. x*x
 To those women who wish to give their husbands a really useful present-one that will probably not be required oftener than once in five years, and when it is the occasion is such that the wearer is too ex- cited to care whether it fits or not-I sug- gest the heavy tweed shooting coat, cap and gloves. All of these can be made by the wife's fair fingers, by the aid of a pattern, the material and patience. That additional pocket in the back to hold lunch and dead birds is excellent The front ones are for medicine in case of snake bites. The gloves are excellent protection against mosquitoes, though rather warm for summer. Now. that coat, cap and gloves can be made by any lady, and only requires a day or two of labor, while the shirts need fortnight. This will please any man, for if he hunts
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-28

vOred by simmer gentlemen. These all have all the outside pockets finished with flaps, which go in or out. Straight front sack coats will also be worn by young'and quite middle aged gentlemen.
 The trousers for the early spring will be from 20A to 213 inches at the knee and from IS to 19 at the bottom. The seams down the outside will be welted. The trousers in general are neither too loose nor too snug, and are happy medium between spring bottoms and peg tops. l hope the men will know what this means; I don't. x#x
 Chesterfield, and is about 37 to 40 inches long. This is made of black or dark blue beaver, though light weight cloth will be worn in eight or ten weeks, according to the weather. As it is just now the style in the illustration is in vogue. This is the style of overcoat worn by a Rus sian prince who has come over to this country to get a rich wife. The over coat IS of sealskin with sable cuffs and collar, ,and he had much trouble in getting the coat, as it appears he had no money to pay for it with and ordered it on the strength of his engagement to rich widow, who heard of the promise to pay for it as soon as they were married. and, like the impulsive American she Is. at once destroyed his hopes by breaking off the engagement. He retaliated by saying that he had been on the point of sacrificing himself, and that anyhow his ma objected to his marrying anybody who would not settle more than ten thou sand dollars year on him. And so now he is looking for some foolish lady who will settle upon him good round income, in return for-what? The title
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-28

Weathsr Indications. For Tuesday, sfshtly colder, fair weather; fresh southwestsrly to northwesterly winds.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-28
FASHIONS FOR MEN.
OLIVE HARPER GIVES THE STRONG
 FIR SEX SOME POINTS.

She Also Gives Young Wives a Little Ad- vice, One of the Chief Warnings of Which Is: Never Make Your Husband a Shirt"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-28

or princess or mo- where and noth- ing, attached to an insignificant fellow who con- fesses to a love for fine horses and a luxurious life.
 Ishouldn't have given this gossip place if it were not that just such folly comes under tIlo u6du Ol ldSus ion, for it unfor- tunately is g et- ting to be the fashion for our American girls to banker after ti- ties, although the un h appy desti- nies of many of their compatriots should deter
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-28
Emperor William. Birthdav

BERLIN, Jan. 2S.-On the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of his birth, the em. peror yesterday received at Whitehall castle a number of sovereigns of German states, Prince Bismarck and the imperial ministers, Count von Moltke, the diplomatic corps, many knights of the Red and Black Eagle and q large number of other distinguished persona, all of whom congratulated the kaiser on his birthday. The guards colors were re 'n"ved from the old palace to the castle The '>''i,eror, in issuing an order eulogizing the '."".ds and lauding their achievements, ex- :''Ssed hope of his ability to maintain the '"''y of the several Prussian regiments which i:;.,. received the names of the famous families s..i.,h had been connected with their tradi- ;l,: and glorious and honorable deeds The t,usiasm in Berlin and the provinces over event Is very great. The emperor's ;nothcr, Emperor Francis Joseph, of Austria - z Humbert, of Italy, and Queen Victoria
 1t their congratulations by letter or tele-
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PRICE TWO CENTS.

or diagonal materials, and the Prince Albert of the same material, though they
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The West Virginia Deadlock.

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Jan. 2e-It seems likely that the Democratic caucus will make no nomination tonight. Horr, of Marion county, states that he will not go into caucus and Dorr, of Webster, says he will not vote for Kenna under any circumstances. If they persist in this they can prevent an election Horr has introduced bill requiring coal operators to pay miners for all coal passing over half inch screen, and he says a United States senator will not be elected until this bill has been passed.
 Several Lyme (Conn.) ladies and their friends have made for a church fair in Florida a block designed for bed quilt, representing the state of Connecticut by counties, each county having some reminisceuce elaborately executed in water colors on silk. Litchfield county shows . large clock in one corner and a clockmaker with his kit of tools, suggestive of Connecticut's first clock, which was made in that county. Hartford county has tho coat of arms and "Qui transtudt sustinet" hand somely painted, and the thirteen stars show Ing Connecticut one of the thirteen original states Holland county has the birthplace of Nathan Hale. Windham county represents tho 'battle of tho frogs." Middlesex county has Q view of Long Island sound and the Lady Fenwick tomb. New Haven county is humorous representation of the old blue laws and . view of the steeples on the green at New Haven. Fairfield county represents Putnam's ride, and New London county shows Groton monument and Fort Griswold Boston Herald
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-28

he will like it, and if he don't he will be glad it isn't s hir t 8. T h e s 0 pretty little fancy things are al so
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good for W ve s to m ake for their darling hubbies, for they work
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-07
UNCLE SANS DISHONESTY,

How the Governments Has Profited by
Funds From Unpaid Money Orders.
Washington Letter to indianapolis Journal
For II years after the esta ablishment of
the money-order system in this country the
funds secured through unpaid money orders
were stored up and boarded, just as though
the United States Government had made
good speculation. No attempts whatever
were inaugurated to ascertain the real own
ers of this money which had been trusted to
Uncle Sans care, but TIE sum went on ac-
cumulatIng until it had reached the enor-
nous figure of about 81 ZOO, 900. Then Con-
gress took hold. The legislative branch of
the Government decided that the money
thus held was Illegally held, and that no
pains should be spared to ascertain to whom
it belonged, and clause was attached to
one of the bills appropriating money for the
support of the Postofice Department author
izing the employment of number Of clerks,
whose duty it should be to ascertain the
rightful owners of this money-order fund,
and every effort made to restore it. Congress
also provided that hereafter, whenever an
'advice" in relation to an order, which
should remain unpaid in the hands of a
postmaster a certain number of days without
the money having been claimed, was re-
ceived, it should be the duty of the post
master to notify the payee. If this failed to
secure the payment of the money to the
rigntlul party, the sender was to be notified
and steps were devised by which he might
secure the money which had not been paid
to the person to whom he desired it should
60.
Under the latter act there has been a great
falling of in the accumulation of mopey to
the credit of the ey-order fund in New
York, and under the instructions of Con-
gress some clerks in the Money-Order De-
partment have been engaged for some years
in making out list of all unpaid orders,
together with the names of the purchaser of
OF the order and the party to whom it was
sent. These lists make an enormous bill of
manuscript. and although they are not yet
completed, they have been instrumental in
restoring great deal of the money to the
rightful owners. Just how much has been
paid back cannot be ascertained at this time
without great deal of work, but that there
still remains more than 81, ,000, 600 piled
away in the Sub-Treasury in New York to
the credit OF the money-order fund is be-
yond dispute.
Ordinary business honesty would have de-
manded that this fund should never have
been allowed to accumulate, but Uncle Sam,
in his business dealings, is the most dishon-
est of mortals. He never pays a debt that
he can possibly escape, but insists upon
prompt payment for all his debts.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-07
THE RIGHT AND LEFT.
Some of the InnumcrabIe Phrases nnd Su-
perstitions Regarding Our Hands.

Some of the InnumcrabIe Phrases md su.
perstitions Regarding Our Hands.
Ohio Valley Manufactured
The superiority of the right hand caused
it early to be regarded as the fortu-
nate, lucky and trusty hand; the inferiority
of the left hand caused it equally to be con-
sidered as ill-omened, unlucky. and, in one
expressive word, sinister. Hence come in
Vulnerable phrases and superstitions. 1t is
the right hand of fellowship that we always
grasp; it is with our own right hand that
we vindicate our honor against sinister sus-
picions. On the other hand, it is ''over the
left" that we believe doubtful or incredi-
BILE statement; a left-handed compliment or
left-handed marriage carry their own con-
demnation with them. On the right hand
of the host is the seat of honor; it is to the
left that the goats of ecclesiastical contro-
versy are invariably relegated The very
notions of the right hand and ethical right
have got mixed up inextricably in every
language: droit and la droite display it in
French as much as right and the right in
English. But to be gauche is merely to be
awkward and clumsy; while to be right is
something far higher and more important.
So unlucky, indeed, does the lett hand at
last become, that merely to mention it is an
evil omen; and so the Greeks refuse to use
the true old Greek word for left at all, and
preferred euphemistically to describe it as
anonymous, the well-named or happy
omened. Our own left seems equally to
mean the hand that is left after the right
has been mentioned, or, in short, the other
one Many things which are lucky if seen
on the right are fateiul omens if seen to
leftward. On the other hand, il you spill
the salt, you propitiate destiny by tossing
pinch of it over your left shoulder. A
murderer's left hand is said by good au-
thorities to be an excellent thing to do
magic with; but here cannot speak from
personal experience. Nor do know why
the wedding ring is worn on the left hand;
though it is significant. at any rate, that
the mark of slavery should be put by the
man with his own right upon the inferior
member of the weaker vessel. Strong
minded ladies may get up an agitation If
they like to alter this gross injustice of the
centuries.
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farmer who brings donkey load OF grass to
the city for sale must pay percentage on
its value before he can go in with it. It is
the same with a chicken or a pigeon, a
basket of vegetables, or anything that the
farmer raises. Then there is a tax upon
date trees amounting to 5000, 600 a year, up
on salt OF more than 81 ,00O, 900, upon tobacco
and slaughter houses, and in fact upon
everything under the Egyptian sun. The
donkey boy here pays a tax, the doctor paws
tax, the storekeeper is taxed, and there is
in addition to this general tariff of about
per cent on all imports. There are taxes
on sheep and goats, which are paid whether
the animals are sold or not There are
taxes on wells, taxes on fisheries, and taxes
paid for lands which Egypt once owned, but
which she gave up with the loss of Soudan.
II is no wonder that the Egyptian people
are poor. 1t is a wonder that they can exist
at all.
The bulk of this money goes out of the
country and the natives of Egypt are grow
ing poorer instead OF richer. "Such taxa
tion," said our Consul General to me to-day,
would create a revolution in the United
States, and there is hardly a country in the
world which would stand it. Not a dollar
OF all the money which is thus collected is
expended in public or private improve
ments among the hard-worked, overtaxed
people, from whom it has been wrung."
Egypt pays every year more than 50, ,00O,-
600 TO Turkey. Why she continues to do
this is not we'll understood the world over.
II England and Europe would shake their
heads she would throw off the Turkish yoke.
but the Sultan of Turkey owes some large
sums TO the European bankers. The Eu-
ropean bankers want this So, ,000, 900, and il
comes 10 them through the Sultan. This is
one way in which the Rothschilds grind the
fellahin. The total revenue collected last
year was nearly $4,000, 900, and OF this
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noon hour at the Casino is as fair as any
thing in the calendar of summer DAYS. It
is not unusual to see girl seated alore at a
little table with glass of mildly alcoholic
beverage before her. 1t does her no dis
credit. according to usage here. The same
maiden wouldn't think OF doing such a
thing at Saratoga or Long Branch. Nara
gansett has special privileges of laxity.
Summer and the shore seem the time and
place for flirting, and 1 do not remember
ever visiting resort Of this character where
the pastime was not irdulged in to some
extent. But at Narragansett it strikes me
that it is incessant. That fatal bathing
beach is, believe, the primal cause for the
bewitching conduct of these pretty girls,
and the romantic hour with the mint juleps
does much to sustain the excitement. The
girls look at you squarely when you arrive,
and you are conscious that they are discuss
ing your complexion, your clothes and your
walk. When you glance up from your plate
in the hotel dining room pair of mis-
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IN LOVES HANDS
A Legend OF Pensacola
BY MAURICE THOMPSON.

of his friend, Don Alphonso de Salcedo, the
wealthiest citizen of the place, where she
was cared for most tenderly by Don AL
phonso's wife, who, childless herself, felt at
once q mothers sympathy for this fragile
and beautiful girl brought to her out OF the
sea.
For nearly month Pauline was very i'll,
and as there was no competent physician in
the place, it was good nursing, aided by a
nature possessed of great vital energy, that
brought her back at last to safe GONZALES
cence and to full sense of the terrible trial
through which she had passed. Then came
the realization OF what. to her, was worse
than death-the fact that she had Jailed to
reach Mobile, failed to find her waiting
lover, and that instead of consummating her
one all-absorbing desire, she had lost every
thing by falling into the hands of her
country's enemies against whom Louis
Doucet was proudly bearing arms.
She found hersel in strangely appointed
room, where the rudest workmanship in
walls and floors was contrasted with pieces
of furniture whose carving and cushions at
tested the most cunning and costly art of
the Old World. The couch upon which she
lay was a marvel of luxury, while the win
dow through which she looked out upon the
beautiful. dreamy bay was no more than a
square hole through the wall of rough pine
logs Evidently Don Alphonso was making
his lie at Pensacola one of far less hardship
than might have been looked for in that
wild little village, so long the rendezvous
for corsair and buccaneer in the DAYS when
all the world was against Spain. From her
delicately perfumed pillow Pauline could
see some piratical looking vessels at anchor
in the harbor, and she could hear the
confused noises of a busy garrison
intent upon completing some Notifications
not far away. The breath of the early
tropic summer strayed in bearing the rich
fragrance of roses and the fine aroma of the
long dream Pauline's first thought after
the sudden confusion of recollections had
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CHAPTER III.

Pauline, when once she began to couva-
lesce, soon gathered strength to sit up in her
bed, and through the ample window-spaee
watch the white-cap waves run across the
beautiful little bay. A luxuriant rose-yine
trained over the outer wall of the house let
fall heavy sprays of bloom and foliage be-
low the rude window-cap, and the perfume
came in on every pulse of the summer
weather. Very often she saw Cortes, active.
dark and handsome, passing to and fro in .
light sail boat from one side Of the little bay
to the other, or going back and forth be-
tween the shore and his vessel, which Law at
anchor within full view of Pauline's win
dow. Every day the gallant young captain
sent messenger to inquire about her health
and to ask If there was anything he could
do for her. and one morning there came to
Pauiine's bedside great pyramid of flow
ers, many of them new and strange in form
and color. The room was fairly flushed
with their hues and filed with their sweet
ness.
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brought down from the mountains of Abys-
sinia by the Nile. 1t is nowhere more than
80 feet deep, and its average depth is about
80 feet. Under this soil is found the sand.
The Nile waters it as we'll as fertilizes it. for
there is no rain to speak OF in Egypt. The
country is fiat. Here at Cairo you can see
for miles in everv direction, and standing
on the Great Pyramid, the Valley of the
Nile is spread out below you in a great
patchwork of different shades of green.
There are no fences and few trees; here and
there grove of tall palms raise their fam
like heads high up in the clear blue atmos-
phere, and near them you see village of
mud huts made OF the same sun-dried sticks
that Pharoah ground out of the Children of
Israel. This great plain is cut up bv canals,
roads run here and there through it. and
along these move caravans of camels, OF
Egyptians in gowns upon donkeys, and of
droves of doDkeys laden with grass or grain.
There are cattle and sheep by the thousands
upon the fields, and their tat sides glisten
under the tropical sun as they MUNICH the
sweetest and iuiciest of clover. The air
just now is as pure as that of Denver. All
nature seems TO smile and the only poor
thing upon the scene is man.
TILLERs OF THE SOIL.
Ou: of the 6, 500, 900 people Of Egypt, fully
5000, 900 are peasants. They are known as
"iellahs." They are the tillers of the soil,
and they are the people who do the work
and make the money which pays the i'm
mense yearly debt OF Egypt. These "feilahs"
are the ancient Egyptians. They have been
oppressed throughout the ages until they
have no spirit left in them, and they are
happy it they can get enough to keep them
selves alive. You see their mud villages
everywhere, and they slave from morning
until night in the fields. Their houses are
rarely more than ten leet high and often not
more than eight feet square. In an Egypt
ian village the houses are built close to-
gether. There are no pavements, gas lamps
nor modern improvements of any kind.
The furniture OF each house consists of a
few mats, a sheep skin, a copper kettle and
some earthenware pots. The bed of the family
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the utter exile Of the life which for years
she had been compelled to accept. The
coming of Pauline was to her at once a joy
and a sorrow, for while it filled in a degree
the void in her heart it awakened to re-
newed life and activity the sympathies
which for years had lain dormant, and made
her eel how terrible would be the poor
girls sutferings in the life which must now
come TO her.
"Poor little DEAR" she murmured, gazing
bali sadly at the delicately-chiseled face,
and laying her hand on the yellov-brown
hair. Poor little dear, wonder what play
Of tate brought you to this terrible place"
After long, thoughtful pause, she added;
"And wonder what at last will become Of
you." She shook her head dolefully, and
covered her eyes with the finger and thumb
o. one hand as if to shut out some disagree
able vision.
A heavy football in the adjoining room
gave warning of the approach Of Don
Alphonso.
'And how fares the mermaid by this
time?''
The lightvoice and the stalwart gray
bearded man came through the doorway
together.
The woman put her finger on her lip and
shook her head.
Don Alphonso stalked in with that easy
and careless swagger, which in all ages has
marked man without a conscience.
Beautiful as a saint" he exclaimed,
stopping himself in the middle of the room
and looking with admiriug eyes upon the
girls white face. Captain Cortes is lucky
dog to capture such a prize"
"Fcr shame, Alphono, for shamer'
whispered the Dona. "You will wake the
poor child, and then your words are
brutal. Don't speak again, she must
sleep"
Don Alphonso was not soldier. He
was an adventurer who came to Spanish
Florida ostensibly as the agent of a great
trading company, so called, but in sober
fact his business was to forward any scheme,
lawful or unlawful, for gaining wealth. He
was a very handsome man and despite his
%ickedness had many traits attractive 70
women. His wife loved him passionately,
but she had long since discovered that her
power over him was not what it had been in
the days of her prime, when she was both
beautiful aud happy.
He stood quite still for. some time with
his gaze fixed steadily on Pauline's face.
His features relaxed and their expression
softened. 1t had been years since he had
looked upon the face of young and beanti-