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ro Keep Trou.ers In shape.

4 well dressed man recently entered q
leading mems furnishers store and asked
to be shown suspenders. Presently after
due investigation he selected a certain
style and inquired Of the salesman how
many pairs he had in stock. Eight was
the number and be took the lot, the
clerk meanwhile looking at the custom.
or with a suspicion as to his sanity
There was method in the mans mad
ness. "You see" said he, "when one
has a pair Of suspenders for each pair Of
trousers and one hangs the trousers by
the suspenders from the closet nail, the
dependant weight keeps the trousers IN
shape and the bag out Of the knees.
Moreover" continued this practical lat
ter dav Beau Brummell, "think of the
waste Of the time involved in the chang
ing Of ones suspenders every time one
changes ones trousers, let alone the
bother.
"And then consider in such a case the
wear and tear in both suspenders and
trousers. Besides, one pair of trousers
NAV be longer OF shorter than another,
and the suspenders, if they have not to
be changed, once adjusted properly, the
process OF hosting up or down, which
causes an expenditure Of time and pa
tience. is done away with. 1t IS IN
hnitely pleasanter and decidedly cheaper
in the end 10 have a dozen pair OF braces
ON hand" exclaimed the argumentative
toll in a tone Of conviction, as he picked
M his package and strobe out OF the
doorway.-Clothier and Furnisher.
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A correspondent of The British Ncdi
cal Journal thus describes the grippe
as it manifests itself in Petersburg. "l'
is frequently spoken of in the lay papers
as influenza, but the typical symptoms
IF this disease are far more frequently
absent than present, and the only feat
ures in common are the rapid course tA'
extremely rapid spread, and Che ironia
headache, the great running Of the nos.
and ewes being absent IN an the case.
that | have ever seen. TIE two most
prominent symptoms in the present cpl
demic are those Of high temperature and
great frontal headache, accompanied n
many cases by pains in the eyeballs- and
in all by foul tongue and BREATH consti
patton and general malaise.
The onset is rapid, the temperature
running up at once to 30 dogs, 40 degs
C, or even higher. Tie pulse in tlos'
cases l have seen is not raised proper
tionatcly with the temperature. ln some
cases there are added the symptoms OF
catarrh Of the nose and frontal sinuses
in others there are sore throat and ca
tarrh Of the deeper air passages, and 10
many there are vague rheumatic pain.
about the back, shoulders and limbs
The duration is short, averaging from
three 10 five days, though sometimes pro
longed to six or eight days, or even long
er, and convalescence is rapid.
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speech you would not think him canablo
even OF shaking hands with member of
the odious opposition. As partisan
Gen. Henderson Is as intense as he Is clio.
quent as an orator, and that IL saving
much. lie roars and throws his hands
about wildly. shakes his head till his an-
ditors can imagine they hear his teeth
rafting, and grows literally red in the
face dcnouncing the brigadicrs on the
other side-and then goes over and sits
down among them as If he was at home.
Gen. Hooker Of Mississippi, counts his
Republican friends by the score.
Another instance Of the crossing Of the
bloody chasm is found IN the fondness of
Allison for Beck. This fine Republican
and good old Democrat contrive to dine
together about twice week, and to lunch
together in the senate restaurant nearly
every day. A curious combination is
that Of Frye and German. 1t would be
difficult to imagine two men farther
apart in political spheres and methods.
Halo and Joe Blackburn are cronies.
though as different in temperament as in
politics Hale is quiet, reserved, self
contained. Blackburn wears his heart
on his sleeve. The Kentuckian is also
fond Of that Republican fire eater, For
aker. Of Ohio, and the warmest telegram
OF congratulations received by the Blue
Grass oratoron the occasion Of his recent
reelection To the senate was from the less
fortunate Buckeve.
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HNNl-D AM r AhNN LII Al oAlaaDs
Recent occupants Of the White House
have had their cronies. Garfield and
Blaine were genuine friends. No man
was closer 10 Hayes than Mckinley.
William G. Whitney was and still is
Grover Cleveland's warmest friend. AZ
ter his quarrel with Conkling. Arthur
chummed with Senator John p. Jones
At a certain famous old house in the
suburbs Of Washington, kept by q IA
nous character, Arthur and Jones went
10 dine twice n week. Arthur said it did
him good to get away from the White
House, and the Washington gossipers
were none the wiser Senator Jones
present chum is Farwell, Of Illinois, and
about three OF four times a month they
may be seen at Chamberlins, Jones mix
ing one Of his famous salads while Far
well tells one Of his famous stories.
Occasionally, but not often, we find
the two senators from a state cumming
together. Farwcl and Cullom get on
pretty well, and Hoar and Dawes, and
Quay and Cameron, having concluded o
political peace, are discovering each in
the other a likable fellow. The most
conspicuous case Of this sort is that OF
Berry and Jones, of Arkansas They are
almost inseparable cronies. have not
been able to discover that Hiscock chulr
with anybody. He certainly does not
with Evarts. This grand old Roman Of
the present senate goes it alone almost
as much as Ingalls, does. Cullom and
Platt, two Of the tallest, thinnest men in
the senate, are very fond Of each other
Cullom says this is because they are sc
poor, and feeling lonesome among the
millionaires they naturally flock by
themselves. No such reason exists in
the case Of Stanford and Sawyer, foi
both are certainly rich enough so that
neither need fear the other will strike
him for a small loan.
A peculiar intimacy is that existing be
tween Morrill, of Vermont and Plumb OF
Kansas. Morrill, is venerable, sedate
formal, almost Puritanic. Plumb is the
ideal Of a western hustler, rough and
ready, with no more thought of formal
ity and dignity than Of the correlativo
unknowable. Yet these strikingly un-
like men are intimate friends. They dine
together very often, and Plumb has q
son named Justin Morrill, Plumb in honor
of the veteran statesman from Vermont
Senator Henderson and Minister 10
Spain Palmer used to be like Castor and
Pollux. Speaker Reed and Robert Hit
arc Damon and Pythias. A personal
friendship which all the politicians are
watching is that between Thomas G.
Plat. Of New York, and Gen. Alger OF
Michigan. One friend with whom Ros
coe Conkling never quarreled, and who
defends Conkling at all times and in all
places, as Sergt. Hubert long guarded
the tomb Of his master Napoleon, Is
George Gorham, the writer.
WALTER WELLIAN.
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The leading plants 10 our line Of bust.
ness all over the country arc getting into
the manufacture Of ammonia Oh large
scale for use in refrigcraiing machines.
Every large consumer Of ice needs such
a machine 10 fall back on when no Ice
crop is made. even If 10 Is NOT desired %
use artificial ice regularly. The freezing
machine has many advantage over the
ice box. There are no sloys: no heavy
lifting has 20 be done. the cold storage
room is always kept az an even tcmpera-
ture Just below freezing point. thecakes
are Of uniform thickness, awl their
weight is always known and. iu fact. the
refrigerating business is revoluiionized
by the artificial process. Moreover. the
ice is Just as clear, pure and free from
bacteria as natural ice. During the nest
season the process will be the ma.ns,ay
Of large consumers Of ice IN ST. Louis,
and may be extensively resorted % Tor
sale 10 small consumers. as natural ice
will necessarily be very dear.-lnterview
in ST. Louis Globe Democrat
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QUAY AND Nf~I ENJOYING LIFE.
,nnau.e from a pit full Of princes,
mobiles and kings shook the walls Of the
Theatre Perhaps there is no more uni
,erai aspiration than that for the friend
..in NJ one of ones own station and sex.
There have been but few men in the
world s0 great as 90 Doe above friendships.
N.n.lcon was one Of them. He had de-
voted followers. enthusiastic admirers,
lsf no friends-uot even the graceful
and sentimental Alexander. The other
dqv saw President Harrison out riding
with ex- Senator Davis, of West Virginia.
These men are chums. Davis is about
theorIr close friend the president has,
tfouch he likes Eimunds very WELL and
rnt- much trust in Attorney General
5Gnr Ifthcro is any famous man in
Washington who has no chum it is Sena-
or Ingalls,. The original, unique man
from Kansas goes it alone. His accom-
rHshoi wife is his chum. ingalls, is
strong enough TO get along by himself.
40 the dinner given by Chief Justice
Fuller 90 Justice Brewer the other night
] sass vs.. G. Goudy, the leader Of the
Chicago bar. The chief justice does
wel % honor Mr.. Cloudy. But for this
friend howouldnot now be wearing the
great black robe. It had been the am
ht.on Of Goudy's life to sit upon the
supreme bench. President Cleveland
Dad an appointment TO make, and he
urnel t0 Cloudy for advice. Cloudy
pressed Fuller, his life long friend with
what oloquencc the sequel showed.
Friendships move the world But for
ls friendship with Roscoe Conkling
1fr Arthur never would have been
president But for his friendship with
Davis. Harrison would not have been
rr.snant. since IL was through Davis
FIkns was enlisted, and through Elkins
the political forces which resulted in
nomination 40 Chicago. Half the men
in public life can trace their rise to
single personal friendship. Three
f1rihs of the mon Of great wealth can
look back % the turning point at which
the helping hand Of a friend supported
them ln these days of selhshness,
greed. political and industrial throat
cutting. lct AS not forget OF underrate
thep0uer of friendship. Such thoughts
help our human nature. They lead us
TO value the friends We have, and to
apnreoateatt their true worth the loyalty,
generosity and manliness by which
friends are won and held.
ADoll phase Of friendship often seen
here is that between men who are bitter
political opponents. Garfield and Ran
d.nh Tucker were intimate associates.
Iaec.0-est friend Senator Edmunds ever
Dad in congress was cold Roman" Thur
man. Since Thurman left the senate the
ripe oii Nerm0ntcr has honored none
with au unfolding Of his inner self. An
unexpected pairing of in mutual friend
Slip .s that Of Vest and Quay. These
senators. one the well known Republican
campaign manager and the other As in
tense "a Democrat as one could find i'm a
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r..a,ne ths chlctens By cIoeI.worl..

Fred Leach. Of Ansonia, has some fine
poultry, and he believes in feeding them
as regularly as he eats his own meals
10 A. unable 10 be at home at night be-
fore the chickens go to roost, ana III
order that they may be fed without fan
he has rugged up an apparatus when i.
works like charm. The usual quantity
Of corn is placed in a lin can when ,l. Is
susnonded from a string and weighted
An alarm clock in the outer coop releases
the string at a certain hour the can
,nrns bottom side up and the corn IS
scattered. There are -four coopS anu
each has It's can, all working at the same
time New Haven Palladium.
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IA CURIOUS OLD VOLUME.
THE THIRD LETTER OF THE Ex-
PLoRER AMERlcUs VEsPUcclUs.
He Undoubtedly Was the Practical Dis
coverer Of this Continent, and His Book
f. OF Interest Now That the Discoveries
OF Columbus Are to lie Celebrated.
LsnocIal cnrre.nondehce.l


Nrw YORK, Jan. 16.-That the great
continent Of North America, or rather
both the continents, were discovered by
Alberico Vespuccius, or, as he is better
known, Americas Vespuccius, is now an
acknowledged fact. He was an Italian
gentleman Of high education and adyen-
turous spirit, who at an early age resigned
a remunerative commercial position in
order TO crafty his taste for travel and
excitement. OF his life we know but
little. 1t has been found that in 400
he was a student Of high promise in
Florence. In 1893 he came to Spain as
a commercial representative Of his
cousin, Lorenzo Pietro Francisco de
Medici, whose family was world re-
nowned. Later on he entered the serv-
ice Of the king Of Portugal.
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CAMERON AND BUTLER HAVING FUN.
day. journey, are very fond Of each
others society. They have some mutual
tastes. and good fellowship and good
stories abound when they sit down to
geiher There is nobody in Washington
that abuse. Quay the politician with Q
more varied and vigorous vocabulary
than Senator Vest, and nobody that 81
well likes Q1ay the man.
Many of The most earnest parlisans IN
public life say they find that politics has
not the slightest influence upon their
choice az friends. The unsuspicious Mr..
lckwick was no more surprised at the
amla0le relations existing between op
posing counsel in the celebrated case Of
Lardell SIS. Plckwick than some visitors
o. confessional galleries are at the eyi
urnee OF paronal ulcualmess winch
ily aeon the door below. When Sen
aior Voorhees, made hisierrilic onslaught
on Dudley and the administration the
other day. the first man TO congratulate
Dim and 90 sit down beside him and talk
DO ABB over was Gen. Grosvenor the Re
publican statesman from Ohio, who II
known i0r Dis resemblance 10 Santa
Claus.
Senators Payne and Sherman, Of Ohio.
arc warm friends. and there is a great
deal Of intimacy between their families
Don Cameron's closest friend in the sen.
ate is a Democrat. Butler, Of South Caro-
Una. Cameron and Butler lunch together.
nde together. and about once year 70
hunting together w the famous duck and
snipe fields Of the latters state. This
friendship began many years ago, when
Don Camcron5 father. old Simon, voted
Tor Buffers admission 10 the senate.
Speaker Carlisle and Maj. Mckinley
are much together. Each has sincere ad
mlrali0n for the other. Carlisle and q
Republican congressman, 5lr. Steele
once kept house together here. Carlisle
and that fine old Kcntuckian, Willie
bfeckinridge, are as popular on the Re
publican side Of The house as they are on
Their own, while Mckinley ButterwOrth,
Cannon, and Henderson Of Iowa are
prime ia'oriles among the Democrats.
3V'saf the last named make party
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The limitation Of space compels the
cutting short of the letter at this point.
But what an interesting story the Italian
voyager tellsi Even in its quaint Ian
guage it reads as well as Stanley's latest
letter upon Central Africa. It is but lit
tie wonder that his admirers changed bis
name and called him Americas rather
than Albericus Nespuccius in honor of
the New World he had discovered.
WILLIAM T.. S. FALEs.
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GOOD AND CAD LUCK.

Born on Monday, fair IN the face;
Born on Tuesday, full q Gods grace,
Born on wednesday, TIE best % ha hail.
Born on Thursday, merry and glad;
Born on Friday, worthlly given;
Form on Saturday, WORK hard for q iivlnsi
Bora on Sunday, shall never snon want
Oh Rhyme,
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RICHMOND, Aug. p, 1889.
After thorough test Of a. i. c.
Tonic in my own household, /
checrfully state that ! believe 10 TO
he an absolute specific in crscs TO
which ladies are subject 20 at certain
periods of life, and where an arrest
Of depletion in physical strength Is
sought. Very respectfully,
JAS. D. CRAIG.
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"Beep having troubled" asked ono
travelling man Of another.
"Some."
"Girl gone back on your
"No, but her father has .,,or
"Dismiaed you in a summary '"'''"'
En- Nor.
ono. Ia a wintry manner ''
chant Traveller rr~~t
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rsnoclal Corrospondeneal

WASHINGTON, Jan. ia pleasant
,hcmc is friendships among great men.
r,rlv in the present century there was a
notable meeting Of kings and cmperors
IA Frmrih. Princes and courtiers were
numerous. The town was illuminated.
.mcody developing the noblest traits
~ human nature was performed by tho
most accomplished actors Of France.
rmp.ror Alexander Of Russia and Napo-
iesn the Great sat side by side. AS the
sentiment was expressed from the stage:
u.cnerdship Of great man is Gin from tho
cols
Alexander gracefully rose, took the
hand OF Napoleon, and, bowling, said:
.I experience the truth Of that scnti.
mont today" An instructive burst Of
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turn the young men TO whatever course
they desire. They are also eager for
wars, in which they kill each other with
cruelty, and those whom they have made
captives in battle they preserve for kill.
ing, not for the sake Of their lives, but
for the purpose Of food. For sometimes
one side and sometimes the other is vic
torious, and eat up the vanquishod, and
among them human flesh is a common
article Of food.
OF this fact you may be certain, be-
cause already a father has been known
to eat up his sons and his wives, and /
myself have known and talked with a
man whom they used to report had par
taken Of more than three lundred human
bodies; besides spent twenty-seyen days
in a certain town where l saw in the
houses human flesh sailed and hung
from the ceiling, just as it is the custom
among us TO hang bacon and pork. j
say further, that they wonder why we
don't eat our enemies, and do not use
their flesh as food, which flesh they de
clare TO be most savory.
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P STATESMEN AS FRIENDS.
TIE MOST FAITHFUL cHUMS OFTEN
DIFFER POLITICALLY.

walter weiiman. IN an Interesting letter.
r,n. who Of the Lawmakers at wash
, ,.c,o, Love Each other Nfost-Few Pub
lie Men Have No Friends.
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SAN Francisco, Jan. 13.-The work OF
missionaries outside Of their strictly re-
licious field has not received the atten-
ton it deserves. To them we are I'M
debted for much valuable knowledge Of
wild countries, and still more for re-
ports on the religion, habits and philoso-
phv Of other races. Especially is this
true Of China, for there is so little gem
eral interest in such matters that but for
the missionaries we should have remain
ed much longer in ignorance Of Chinese
philosophy.
The only foreigners making any effort
TO acquire the Chinese language are the
missionaries, and it is due TO such men
as Williams and Legge that the doctrines
OF Confucius and the teachings of Budd-
hism have been exhumed from their
deep oblivion and set up in readable Ian
guage. It is here, more than in any.
thing else, that the work of these men is
manifest. Through years of ceaseIess
toll Of DR.. Legge, the metaphysical%nd
ethical writings Of Mencius have been
placed alongside Of Bacon and Plato and
Moses.
The literature Of Buddhism likewise
shows deep thought and ascetic piety,
and has marked the founders and ex-
ponents Of that ancient religion. Gems
of literature, poetry and proverbs have
been brought to light by the researches
Of Christian scholars.
While the general influence Of Euro
pean life has not tended TO increase the
respect Of the Chinese for our alleged
superior civilization and morality, yet it
is true that the literary research Of mis-
sionaries has done much toward bring
ing about a better understanding be-
tween the two races, by giving 20 each.
in their own language, the ideas and
purposes of the other.
With increased shipping facilities and
consequent increasing commerce in
China. and with the demoralizing and
enervating effects Of opium upon her
people removed, there is yet hope for g.
brighter future for that queer old coun-
try. d. Ne 10Y
THE POPULAR WOMAN OF TODAY.
She is the one whose children are seen but
not heard.
She is the one who wears well fitting clothe.
and never minds telling the name OF her
dressmaker.
She is the one who isloyal % her friends,
ignores her enemies, and loves her husband
and children.
She is the one who never makes you con-
scious Of the amount Of money She has or
her lack Of IT,
She is the one who knows that Big hats
were intended for the street and lit-le bon.
nets for the theatre.
She is the ono who secs tho possibilities of
a bashful young man and culugatea him
when everybody counts him bore
She is rho one who, when you are a guest
in her house. makes you feel that She has
simply been waiting for this opportunity to
be happy, AMI that you arc tAe honored
guest
She is the one who doesn't tell people un-
pleasant things, and it she has "a bad opinion
Of anybody sums 10 an by saying: 81 do not
like her. n and gives no further explanation
Bah in Louisville Courier-Jourual
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richmond, Va, Aug. !, 1859.
Allow me to addmy testimony to
that of many others as TO the ell
cacy Of that most excellent modi-
cino-A. b. c. Tonic. itacted Ike
a charm upon my vic, giving her
almost instant relief. ] consider 1t
among the bcs. ofmcdicincs for dis
eases peculiar TO females.
Respectfully,
G.. l.. BOSlIlR
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COG ". NlAnsIrALL ST..
Richmond, Va sept. 90, 1850.

IsltuiNoHbf ' " = ~ ~ -
l chccrfully attest the ncri's OF
az. 3. C.. Torlc.n Goryears ] have
been q r-ca. sufferer from n hacking
cough. ! was quite fccl,c and much
wasted when I began the use Of the
Tonic. I have used the remedy for
four orfivcmonths. ~ couch has
disappeared, AID l aa greatly
strengthened and invisoratcG. /
have recommended it 20 several
friends who have used 10 with SINH
lar results. I strongly endorse 10 a.
worthy Of fair trial in ANY l"ng
trouble. Respectfully
Mrs. J.. IL. ELLI,iT.
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PRE- STON 3 FL " / N,
new IMPORTATION OF ART FURNITURE FOR the HOLIDAfS
No. Is Governor Street.
HOME TESTIMONIALS.
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chnnn1 u SDnf- Dc 1850.

Richmond, Va, Sept. 26, 1850.
1t would be ingratitqdo and sup
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employer recommended RE to t-y
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fer. Respectfully,
ALBERT MURRAY.