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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-05-21

Mr.. Cochran, of New York, intro
duced in the House the Corbin steam
ship registry bill introduced in the SEN
ate by Senator Chandler.
Democratic messenger., 1892-08-20
-MBICYCLE

With pneumatic tire. If you have
not tried it Though you may have
ridden all other makes youl know but
little about the health, pleasure and
comfort of cycling, wish to say with
all the emphasis possible, that the
Bicycle is no longer considered toy
to be used by children, but that it is
a PRACTICAL AND USEFUL \ ehicle, to
be ridden on all kinds of roads by
both sexes old and young. Why should
some persons think it vast to invest
money in bicycle, a good one will
last many years and is an economical
and healthy means of travel, they do
not eat and will not get sick and die.
If person pay 500 or more for a
nice horse and carriage to be used for
pleasure only, we do not think it ex-
travcgance. Why. Because we are
accustomed to it, but to spend $3.50
for a good Bicycle! Oh, my Write
for Catalogue.
!. ". Vincent,
JEWELER.
Snow Hill, Md.
Democratic messenger., 1892-08-20
E.,raordInary rropertIe. Of a Nu,.

The wonderful stories that have been
told of the life giving properties of the
celebrated 'kola" nut of western and
southern Africa are even more than con-
firmed by eulogistic letter written by
the British consul at Bahia. The west
African carriers at that port continually
use the kola. which they carry about
carefully wrapped in pieces of banana
peel These human beasts of burden
are not, physically speaking, superior to
the Brazilian negro. yet this African.
with the additional nerve force impaired
by the kola nut. can endure from 10 to
100 hours of fatigue. the half of which
would kill the laborer foolhardy enough
10 attempt it without using the invig-
Grating little nut.
Where it takes eight Brazilian negroes
10 carry load with difficulty, four
African porters carry it cheerfully
along. singing las if each muscular ex-
ertion WAS exhilarating JOY" Where
kola eaters are employed i'll unloading
vessels they are always given twice the
pay received by their competitors who
do not use the nut. There are thousands
of this latter class. the majority of
whom refuse To eat il because of be-
lief that the devil originated the nut for
the special use of those he desired to
have as laborers in his vineyard. ST.
Louis Republic.
Democratic messenger., 1892-08-20
Most Fans Are Made in Paris.

Most of the finer fans sold here are
made in Paris and in three or four sub
urban villages near by. No fanmaker
knows the whole art All the workers
in one village make sticks; those in an
other fold: those in IA third supply the
bows that hold the sticks together The
making of the upper sticks is trade by
itself. After all the parts have been
made they are sent 10 the great factories
in Paris 10 be put together. \ fanmaker
begins his apprenticeship in childhood
The tools are few and simple.
Most of the carving and filigree work
is done with chisel or scroll saw. The
pattern. traced on paper. is pasted on
the piece of bone or ivory or wood from
which the fan stick is 10 be made. and
the filigree is rapidly cut with saw.
Tortoise shell sticks are made by special
workers in shells That is difficult.
delicate and we'll paid art \ few skill
full shell workers are in New York. anu
they are among the best paid artisans
New York Sun.