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ARRIVE BYRD STREET STATION

$40 A. NJ. Daily. stops at whitewater,
Brooke Fredericksburg. NIL
ford, boswell and Ashland
and other stations sundays.
Sleeper New York TO hich-
mond.
2:5 Il. NJ, Daily except Sunday stops AT
local stations and Elba. par
lor Car from Washington.
6:53 Z. NJ, Daily Stops only at Fred
eicksburg, boswell and Ash
land. Pullman cars from New
York and Washington.
1225 A. NJ, Daily. stops at principal To-
cal stations and Elba. sleep
ing Car Connects with Con
gressional Limited between
New York and Washington.
FREDERICKSBURG ACCOMMODA-
TION.
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY.
400 2. NJ. Leaves Byrd-Street Station.
$50 A. NJ, Arrives at Byrd-Street sta
ton.
ASHLAND TRAINS.
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY.
6i2 \. NJ. Leaves Elba.
go T. ~, Leaves Elba.
$40 \. NJ, Arrives Elba.
Goa r. VI. Arrives Eiba. ,
G.. \. TAYLOR. Traffic Manager
r. r. ID. MYERS. President.
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rTRUsTEE's SALE OF LOTS IN The I'll
SCRIEED As FOLLOWS: Nos. ~, Al, A.
AZ, Al, As, 49, A. -, So, 81, -, ~ % AND NJ
81. IN ATKINSON'S ADDITION IL
THE CITY OF MANCHESTEk.
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BY r. \. Catlin. Auctioneer.
!. and I north Eleventh street.

rCRt'sTEEs' SALE OF NINE SMALL
/ FRAME DWELLINGS AND ON y
BRICK DWELLING AND SEVERAL
VACANT LOTS IN THE EAST END.
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NfoNEY TO LOAN ON RICHMOND
vi fify or good Suburban Real Estate
In sums 10 suit; charges moderate.
" SUTTON & CO,
Corner Tenth and Bank streets.
ia6-3m
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We will allow 4 per cent interest on
money deposited with us, either short
THE FINANCE TRADING COMPANY.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-08

A., ii, A., 46. A, IS, So, 81. IS, 80, 90 AND
81. IN ATKINSON'S ADDITION IL
THE CITY OF MANCHESTER.
BY virtue of deed of trust dated
March 1885 from Samuel u. Atkinson
and Sonora. his wife, to the undersigned
trustee. and recorded In the clerks OIL
flee OF the Hastings Court of the city
of Manchester. Deed Book q. page 81.
default having been made In the pay
ment Of the notes therein described. /
shall offer at public auction, on the
premises. on
THURSDAY, February 18th,
at II o'clock NJ. the above mentioned
property
TERMS: Cash as TO the expenses Of
the sale and TO pay off a note of $3.50,
due September :, 1885; one for S3G.S ",
due March & 1894, and one for 81 200. due
March \, 1894. and the balance upon
such terms as the said Atkinson or trus-
tee may direct. c. A. CRAWFORD.
faoG-td Trustee.
The above sale has been postponed
OH account Of the inclement weather
until WEDNESDAY. February 18th.
fest G. 4. CRAWFORD, Trustee
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HELLO.
KElL0..
RELLO!! !

THE RICHMOND TELEPHONE
EXCHANGE PROPOSES TO
PRINT IN THIS COLUMN A
CLASSIFIED LIST OF IT'S SUB
SCRlBERS.
Perhaps your name sis not in it,
If 50, can you afford NOT to have
a Telephone at your place of bust
ness? CAN YOU? And what a
comfort and safeguard it is to have
one at your residence.
Rates for Exchange service $50 and
upwards, according to use.
Attention is called TO The Long
Distance System of Wires, by which
communication by telephone is to be
had, upon payment of tolls, with
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SOUTHERN l!!!!l.!!!!! RAILWAY.

PIEDNDNT AIR LINE.)
SHORTEST AND QUICKEST ROUTE
SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST.
SCHEDULE ~ EFFECT JAN. -. 1917.
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REAL ESTATE AT PRIVATE SALE.
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Parties having money to lend can ind
short or longtime real estate notes, with
good rates OF interest, by applying TO US.
THE FINANCE TRADING COMPANY.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-08

Hood's pills are purely vegetable care
fully prepared from the best ingredients.
&c.
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STEAMBOATS,

tTtUtItf i0HFHEtf =
coreral Oflce-Roanoke. Va.
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TRAIN No. li-i2:35 A. NJ
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TRAIN No. 1850 +. NJ

TEYSVII.E ACCOMMODATloN, daily
N except sunday for hfysFllie ana III
termedidte points.
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G EABoARD AIRLINE.
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT SUNDAY
DEC. q, 1874
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-24

b1ct1o. & Ssstzn.e 81 over - niles. 10 OF
Etaeses 10 navigation exist. On Ire Sens-
ga. ocean steamers q $50 TOES can rsacA
Azres. the head % navigation. SD nLlss
above Saint Louis. without difficulty from
1uly = 10 September Is Fer q month De
fore ard = month after the RIVER Is raylg-
able for sS-to. vessels during TIE rtsSoL
TIE veal Hayes IS accessible for tugs z
hsrEes OF nfty tons. Between Hayes ard
TullIz1dio The distance is aboEt 80 miles
tie country presents 10 serious engineer
fng difficulties. and the number OF long
bridges required : small. Eighty miles CT
railroad have already been constructed
ard a temporary narrow-gauge Decsnv.lle
rad extends the line 1w~enty-eight niles
further. leaving a gap OF - miles set 70
BE- flied TIE cost wil~ probably Be H,co,-
Co IL Is only when this road - completed.
and the physical difficulties and enormous
COS; OF transportation. row nearly $50 a
ton from Europe 70 TTnbuctoo. reduced.
that ths question car be settled whether
the possession of the commercial capital
Of the Western Soudan. and the fertile
countries il draws upon can be made prof
table for France.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-24

Il g also che custom q foreigners En- ia
0aa 81 employ Chinese superintendentS or
foreman 'o take charge az japanese labor
ars. Those are called "c9mp-aGors" y
IS also customary (c- business men 20 have
a Chimes "bsntC,' who S. q sort OF pri-
v8-e secretary. confidential clerk. valet
AM messenger coE1h.nei a husness house
re4 -.rtus a large number CO iaborevs co2-
tracts R..h Us c9gur~asor 10 furnish -
many e1oles at a fixed price PER day. ana
he sets his commission m squeeze out
o. -ae cooae-2er9aps one or two cents
a Day from each
a fore "a merchant .1 Yokohama ve-y
seldom handles auv az his owu money A-ul-
selE. Ills saroc vA tet permit IL. bat re-
es.T-s al thai = paid in. pays all bills.
kreas The hank accent. aaI is lae Only
sae wr3 knows 1se combination ~ the
va11. ID wH.-a cash - kept. II his en-
r.cycc wants money lie writes what lacy
caG q "c-t7 wa.ca IS equ.valeE; 20 "a
Bank y1e-k. ard 81 s. cashed hy me s5r7t
JUST rs IL wo1id - BY the paying teller
~ . bank. i would be qa.ie So irregular
for The president &C 2 bank II the United
States 10 AXE n Or pay ouc cash as t2r a
business man here % - 80 Il hs employs
! shroE.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-24

They use the American brass baggage
check upon the railways here.
The express seryice IS Shezp and excel
lent. The other dSy we had eight small
packages 10 send from Tokyo 70 Yoko-
hama They LEFT the hotel az the former
place about half an hour before we did,
reached the hotel AZ the latter place about
half an hour after We arrived there. and
the charge was % sen Gs centSA.
The telegraph service Is also prompt and
reliable. You can send a message Of ten
characters IN the Japanese language 10
any part OF the empire Tor j. sen. which
Is - cents in our money, but s sen a word
IS charged for messages in a foreign Ian
guage. Sometimes. however. Il requires
two or three japanese characters 10 ex-
press the meaning Of a single foreign
word.
There IS no decoration on the walls CT
Japanese houses. The woodwork Is us,l-
ally polished ia the natural grain or COW
cred with lacquer. The walls are always
Of some soft gray color. without the slight
est thing 70 vary the monotony. Tn CELL
ings are usually Of polished cedar in small
panels. The partitions are made with slid
ing screens. many OF them being simple
frames OF pine wood. with windows Of oiled
paper or stained glass: but IN the recep-
ton rooms and other portions Of he lower
floors where company IS entertained they
are often or beautiful lacquer ana Eol0
work. and are sometimes painted by fam
Gus artists. Some OF the screens are very
valuable. A single one may be worth
as much "a all the rest OF tho dwelling.
The only other ornaments are placed in
A little recess called a 'tokomona," which
is raised about SIX or eight inches from
the floor and Is considered the place of
honor. The emperor would sit there II
he ever visited the house. but as he does
- ~ N4r,na nF hk1 ztl}TarfG gfnaaF
any circumstances his statue or his por-
trait Is often placed there. with an ances-
trail tablet. a kAkemono or picture ron and
a vase Of flowers.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-24

sad Farmer Jones 10 Farmer Brown.
What ais this peSky nat!on2
Il seems 20 NE we're backln' down
Afore the hull creation.
jbrat this diplomatic lingo.
We need a man, by !lngoi
" need a man whose fghtin' bump
Holds ginger, grit and sass.
To tel John Bun 70 get a hump
An lest keep of our grass.
Then Jet the Mugwumps "a 70 Bingo.
We want a a by lingo!
- chap whose backbone. Ike the oak.
Is bent by nary gale.
Who'd Jest as lief give Spain a soak
As twist the IONS tail:
Who amt no SDeakln G4ngo.
But a fGst rate man, by lingo!
''Tsin't no wrong TO guard your own,
That's what were put on earth fur,
You bet each dog protects bis bone,
An that's his right o. birth. sir.
I'm sick o al this lingo.
Give me a man, BY J.nSoi
'ITl bet them chaps across the sea
Are iaughiu' in their boots.
While Cuba's tryln' to get free
An, We sot still. ike brdtes.
Snain bid US 20 10 BingO;
Oh. for . mana man, by Jingol
Give rs a chap who's brave and strong.
Sets both feet sqlare upon the ground,
Upholds tae right, strikes down the wrong
Cud lex the world IN Just one round.
Fur him III let the swing 20;
lie gets my vote, by lingo.
New York Sun.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-24

TIE only trade union 81 Japan that A.
temps 10 regulate wage an hours q L.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-24

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The street cars in Tokyo charge only
ore sen ftr n ride-that Il. half a cent.
They make their own bicycles in Japan
now n call them j~in-ten-sha. which
means literally man-wheel-vehEc!e.
There are no chiropodists in Japan. The
people 20 ~barefooted except for straw and
wooden sandals sud tabs, which are low
stockings thPt III closely over the foot.
When Il rains they put on high wooden
clogs, which are held 10 the feet by cords
that pass over the instep and between the
first two toes There IS = Chinese chtro-
podlst IN Yokohama who attends TO the
feet OF foreigners. but the japanese who
wear the native Costume never need his
services.
Tho japanese fold the kimino from left
70 right upon the living and from right d
left. upon the dead. and IT IS ! very bad
omen 70 get mixed UP On the matter, as
foreigners usually do.
The only lottery in japan Is owned and
managed by foreigners on the. foreign con-
ceSs:on IN Yokohama under the protection
Of the consul of a European nation. in vi0-
lation Of the laws. 1t was formerly con-
Quoted by an American. and was started
WITH American capital, bat when the ia
panese government complained OF II the
consul general Of the United States or
0ered x OF the reservation. But instead
Of closing out. the institution was trans
ferred to a nominal European ownership.
under the jurisdiction OF a consul who ap-
proves OF the lottery business and protects
j..
The laws against gambling are very
strict. as are those against opium smoking.
The only places where opium smoking ex-
lists 10 any degree are in the foreign con-
cessions n Yokohama, Ko5e, Nagasaki
and other ports. There it Is not interfere1
with. The other day in Tokyo two mea
were sentenced TO two years imprisonment
each for INDUCING In the vice. and the ma
who sold them the opium got six years.
On the Fourth Of July the Japanese shout
ed "Bei-kcku b1nzai" whenever they saw
the United States flag. "Koku' meare
country, "bauzai' means live forever ut
orally 1890 years., while bel is the term
used in both China and Japan to describe
America.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-24

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The 'soraban.'' or adding machine. is
used by everybody, in the banks. shops
, and counting houses.
Al OF the cashiers in the large CONNER
cial houses Of japan. particularly those =
foreigners, are Cinnamon. and are called
"shroGS." They have a guild. whose head
quarters is III Hongkong. and the whole
guild IS responsible for each member. In
other words, each shrof has every other
man IN the guild GA his bond. The employ
mert Of Cinnamon for this service Is ex-
planned by the statement that. as a rule,
they ara more accurate and honest than
either Japanese or foreigners. Y China
man VIII cheat YOU II he gets . chance.
bat Il YOU trust him with money X Il per-
factly sdfe. and If be makes a contract
or utters the words ''can do he may be
depended upon. The japanese are not so
reliable. The manager OF the Hougkous
and shanghai Bank In a public speech AZ
A banquet given him recently. when he
was re.ring from active business after a
service q forty years. declared that he
had never known a Chinese d|efaulter. Bat
here thcy tell % two cases one Chinese
saroT ran away with about 5000 of nis
employers money. and another forged or
da~s 00ou the government customs ware
n9use hy which ne secured 5000 cases OF
kerosene oil and sold 30 FOR hts own bene-
ff. Before lis dishonesty was discovered
Pc retired from the employment az .hs
company and nis whereabouts is unknown.
~Ge0rEos Racine. the buyer for a large
Paris six and far house. ,olf me that in
dealing With japanese he always made
written contracts win "A heavy forfeit.
1-c never required any writing from =
-Ca.aaua1. whose word Is as good as his
contract. Mr. Racine says. II a china
msn says can do to NE II IL equivalent
81 q lolI with good security
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-24

"a roofs OF the houses are tbatched
with straw, sometimes two feet thick, or
ornamental steel-colored tiles of porus clay.
Modern slate is being introduced, however.
by the government. In the country pe0-
pla plant the iris and other flowers at the
apex Of the roof. which adds much to the
pi-ctureSqueness Of their dwellings. This
custom IS said 10 have originated In an in
genious method adopted 10y the women 10
evade an edict OF the shotgun. They use
upon their faces a powder made from tho
roots of 4 certain plant which disigured
them and ruined their compilations, and
he issued an order prohibiting its further
cultivation 'in the ground" Therefore
they planted il on the roofs Of their houses.
The Japanese yell 'tOi! or OIL" into a
telephone. The Spaniards call 'oyezt"
The japanese soldiers wear on the top
OF their knapsacks little tin arrangements
that have given rise to the story that the
entire army in China was furnished with
field glasses. But they are not field glasses
at all, but only little cylinders which con-
ain a days rations of rice.
Before every temple in Japan IS either a
fountain or a tank filed with running wa
ter. where people may battle their hands.
and their faces, too, II they please, before
they say their prayers.
There IS a suggestion of Palm Sunday
IN the japanese custom of hanging a little
bunch Of green over the door Of a dwell
ms on the first day of June.
In the interior the working-women wear
tights Of blue cotton.
The japanese farmers train their pear
trees over t~rellises as we train our grapes.
ON nearly every block in Japanese cities
Is a public oven. where, for a small fee.
housewives may have their dinners and
suppers cooked for them. II is a great
measure Of economy. They prepare the
dishes ready for cooking at home. then
take them 10 the oven. and while they
are cooking sit around and gossip win
others who are there ou the same errand.
This saves them the expense OF fuel and
an oven Of their own, and IN hot days
their houses are not heated up by the fires.
The postmcn and messenger boys Of ia
pan run a. . jog-trot when they are out
Oh dG.y.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-24
4 Sncce-.fnl phr-lclan.

Washington city Post.
Senator Voorhees, Is credited with this
story.
It seems that he met an old friend on
the street here who had been very i'll with
tbs grip. but had recovered was as
spry as a spring calf running around the
pasture.
What did h doctor give you?" said
he.
Two tablespoonsfuls Of whisky every
hour"
All. that accounts for it. That is the
great Kentucky remgdy. and your doctor
must have been a Kentuckian."
He is. and never lost a p~aticnt-ip Ken
lucky"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-24
SIN nabashetI.
Chicago Tribune.

Indignant Employer took you in out
of charity, o worthless houndI | have
paid You good wages, you have had light
work, shoft hours. and a half holiday
once a week. You show your apprecia-
ton Of a good Job by reading my private
correspondence and stealing my postage
stamps What will you do. I'd ike to
know, when / kick You out into the
street?
Office Boy (pale. but self-possessed)-I
shall resign my place here. sir. TO accept
a position in some other establishment.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-24
UNHEARD CRITICISM.

l talked With YOU today. all three
Two OF YOU lurked unseen
Yourself, the boy you used 10 he.
And the man you might have beeh.
You said that hopes TO dead caves turned.
That love was but a gleam.
Ambition soon to ashes turned,
Joy was d fleeting dream.
You never knew that silently
They smiled at o unseen
ardent boy you used 70 be-,
And the man you might ave been.
~-Ethelwyn Wetherdld.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-24

ec- = ne hasyasha, Or Association o.
1ui1eS, WHO have ther regular fee.
c1srsss and printed rules. ard ara zs ara
trary II c~ealilgs with their customers "a
any Assembly q Knights OF Labor IN The
C1tfe1 states A tourist srrfvtnS IN ia
pan must apply A. -beAdauarters II sc
wants a guide. and ha ges the man whose
mans = nrst upon the LIST, reSarsfeSs OF
any personal preference. This s aftea an.
moving. because some q The guides are
ccmeesaat and Agreeable. whie others are
not The cnfy way 81 EeE a particular
guide s. 70 write several weeks IN advances
eI your arrival and apply for hina. Your
letter S placed On Gle. and when his tara
comes re IS assigned 10 you. 3D.. whether
You reach Japan before or after. his ser
vices and his pay commence On that date.
Most a The guides arr good cooks, which
IS a great advantage 10 one who Is tray
cling in the interior. out OF the reach OF
foreign hotels.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-24
ODD THINGS IN JAPAN
People Wearing Straw Sandals
Need No Chiropodists.
ONLY FOREIGNERS USE OPIUM
Public Bake-Ovens ia the Cirfes-ChIna-
men Make Better Accountants and
Cashiers Than japanese.


Tokyo Letter in Chicago Record.
Holidays in Japan are very frequent. The
banks recognize forty-oae, and suspend
business as they occur annually. Each
district and precinct IN the city OF Tokyo
has IS own anniversaries. and they occur
50 often that a festival IS going On some-
where nearly every night
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-11-23
HUMOROUS.

Thought you said your friends
were a unit?" II was right about it,
too" answered the defeated one. II
got just one vote. indianapolis Jour
nal.
The Wider Way. -She-"Why
don't you marry and make some wom-
an happy?' He-"I thought it better
to make them all happy. Detroit
Free Press.
Fond Mother-"My darling, it is
bedtime. All the little chickens have
gone to bed" Little Philosopher
"Yes, mamma, and so has the old hem"
Philadelphia Call.
--Tommy-"Pa, why is it the good
die young?" Mr. Figg-''They don't die
young because they are good, but they
stay good because they die young
indianapolis Journal.
-"What is the matter with that
horse?" said the animals owner at the
race track. Hes fast asleep" replied
the stable-boy. well, leave him that
way. It's the only time he ever is
fast. "-Washington Star.
"A Good Excuse. -Mistress-"This
passes all bounds, Anna. Last night
you had three soldiers in the kitchen
with YOU" Cook-"Yes, ma'am, but
the hussar had had his supper before
he came. "-Soldatenfreund.
In the Art Gallery.-Lad of Ten
81 say, pa, what is the meaning Of
those number at the bottom of every
picture? Look at this one, Shakespeare,
153." Perplcxed Father (who has
never been in a gallery before)-"Ohi
ah-I expect that is his telephone num-
ber!"-- Batter.
in reply to the cry for assistance,
the professor said: IF / could help
you, couldn't help helping you. 1t
is because / can not help you that
can not help refusing to help you"
And the mendicant darted around the
corner, with terror in his eye and cries
of "Help!" in his mouth. - Boston
Transcript.
MIR. Slaveserf Ito his wife)-"Clara,
/ wish you would tell Bridget not to
cook the biscuit quite so brown in flu
ture." Mrs. Slaveserf-"Why, John,
what are you thinking of? Bridget
and haven't been on speaking terms
since that morning forgot myself and
spoke hastily to her when she broke
that old china saucer l had had so
many rs."-Boston Transcript.
--"Have you written any of your
speeches YETI" asked the old member
of congress of the new one. "Why no."
was tho reply, ~ don't know yet what
topic may find It desirable to speak
upon" "What topici Why. my man,
you don't need any topic. What you
want to do Is to have something ready
to fling into the breach when your
party calls on you In an emergency to
come forward and kill time WASH
ington Star.