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National Republican., 1883-12-14
FREE SUGAR.
An Opposition Grand Distribution Scheme
10 Relieve the Masses of Burdensome
Tnration
fbe Editor.


Taxation.
Thore could be no more just, evenly distributed
reduction Of taxation, which would largely reduce
the revenue and benefit the poorer classes, than
that proposed by Mr. Ray of New Hampshire, in
his bill 10 repeal the duties on sugar and mo-
lisses
These duties would, no doubt, have been re.
pcnled with those on tea aud coffee, July J. lS12
were not about one. tenth part OF the sugar and
muln>ses consumed in the United States, produced
in few OF the southern states principally Louis
The lands suitable to the growth Of sugar cane
in these states are limited, and the home produce
ton has not increased, while the importation in.
Crenscs largely with increase of population. IL
would be better policy 10 pay bounty upon nll
American produced sugar and mola'ses, than
co tlnue such lax upon these great necessares.
Iu The year 1850 tho state of Louisiana produced
2GgT6 900 rouuus Of sugar, and l2OO0,O0O gallons
Of nolassCS; in 1860 955, 1880 pounds of sugar,
md 1855 100 gallons Of mOasscs; in 1870, 9g 49,
$40 pounds Of sug ar and 5,724,256 gallons Of mo-
lasscs; in 1850, 10S,9622 27S pounds of sugar, and
12,iso.loO salons Of m%olasses % .,o,o MO 40, o,o
pounds OF sugar, and 25,0i4,S35 gallons of mo.
lnsses; IN 1860 60i, 75l,Sl5 pounds OF sugar, and
3O922633 gallons Of mollassesi in 1870, 1,l60,61,
GSi pounds of sugar 56373o37 gallons of molnsses,
aud 36,1Gt035 SALONS Of Melada and siTup; in
1880 l7g2,962 li7. pounds Of sugar, 3S $50 gal
Ions of moasses. and S6.339,5S7 gallons Melada
aud sirup.
For the year ending June 30, 1882, there was i'm
ported, treo Ot duty, from INC HaWnllhn lSlunus,
under the reciprocity treaty. LOG 1s S5S pounds OF
sugnr and 1852 200 gallons of molasses.
There was imported altogether lob, 06.i5o
pounds of sugar. on which the average rate of
duty Was 2.44 cents per pound, and the duty re-
ceivcd S6,7ll,795
The consumption Of free and dutiable sugar per
capita Of population for the year was 3S.25 pounds
and the duty per capita IA cents.
OF molasses there was imported 35,HS,653 gal
Ions, on which the average rate of duty was Go
cents per gallon, and the duty received, 80 47S;
the consumption OF free and dutinble molasses
being 06S cent per gallon, aud the duty All cents
per capita.
OF Melada and sirup there was imported ii,
135,435 pounds, on which the average rate Of duty
was 1.s7 cents per pound, and the duty received
So65 O39 making total Of duty received. s40 1885,
3l2 md the duty per capita, 031S cents.
The amount of duty collected on these produc
tions for the year ending Juno so, 1888, was
what less. being sugar s44, ,602 oil .73, and Oh
molasses &c. 81 1863, ,46712; total, $40, 72,37SS5.
Mr. Ray, who is republican, has exploded @
big shell in the democratic camp. If the revenue
must be reduced let the duty come off the neces
saries oflife For the year ending June so, 1883
22.S2 per cent. of the duties on imports was col
lected on sugar, molasses, and confectionery.
National Republican., 1883-12-14
RAILROAD LAND GRANTS.
FIR. springor's Views OH This Important
Question.

Representative Springer will, on Monday, offer
n joint resolution. which he hopes to have passed
by both houses immediately, instructing the sec
rtnty OF the interior ad the commissioner + the
general land oilice not to issue any more patents
10 railroads Of lands previously granted them
until the whSle subjcctof land giants shall have
ctu assed upon by congress by the adoption or
rejection of some one of the numerous bills upon
that su jcct which have already been and are TO
lie introduced. All lands. which have been
earned by railways by fulfilling the conditions OF
their grants, have already been patented and
these for which patents are now asked are the
lands. the title to which is questioned by this con-
gross. The resolution will also instruct the secre-
tiry and commissioner to take no steps whatever
toward confirming the title of the railway COM
Ialies.
The subject of the forfeiture of those grants Is
enc of sucn importance aud 81 large in its details
That M. Springer thinks 1t may require six
months for congress 10 come to any final decision
upon it. III the meantime IL patents are issued
aud the railroad companies sell the lands to in
! ocent purchasers the government will have no
recourse or at lenst none that does not involve
long and tedious litigation. The resolution is in
tended to guard against the strong temptation,
which the railroad corporations will have to out
wit the government.
National Republican., 1883-12-14
Putr,nn HimseIf on Record,

Senator Sherman said last night that the state
ment made in an afternoon paper that he would
oppose the confirmation of Hon, Walter Evans to
be commissioner of internal revenue was wholly
without foundation. Charges had been filed with
Mr.. Evans but lie had not read them
aud knew nothing as to what they
were based upon. He might have criticised the
the ground that he was wholly unfamiliar with
revenue matters, but had never said that he would
oppose that geutlemGn's confirmation. lie could
moi now say that he would oppose II; in short, un-
I'll he had examined the charges when the nomi-
nation came up IN committee, he would not be
ihc premises. From the expressions Of a number
of senators 1t is inferred that whatever opposition
10 The confirmation of Mr.. Evans crops out will be
based upon personal feeling almost entirely, and
the result Of 1t will DO TO delay favorable action
only for d few days
National Republican., 1883-12-14
MASONIC oRsEouIEs.
Funeral Ritcs oftho Late George u. Clark
with ROYAL Arch Honors.

The funeral Of the late George j. Clark took
place at All Souls church yesterday afternoon at
O'Clock. The church was filled with the friends
Of the deceased, who was prominent Mason. A
eulogstic sermon on ahe life and character Of the
deceased was preached by Rev. DR.. shippen. The
floral tributes were many and elegant The
casket was OF black walnut, and
upon the top was inscribed the name
with the date of birth and death, OF the deceased.
Washington Centennial lodge No. II, Washington
mounted commandery No. 4,F. A. A. NJ, attended
in a body. Interment took place at the Congress
Messrs. W, II. Praether, r. b, Donaldson, Noble D.
Iarner, and J. Locke, and the active pnllbearers
Messrs. II. b. Bennett 4. N. Carver, Morton X.
Thorp, A. +. Langley, J. G. Pearson and j. G.
National Republican., 1883-12-14
A New Trotting Track.

A number of gentlemen owning aud interested
in trotting horses have started movement to
build halfmile track at the National Fair
grounds. to be used as training track for trottng
horses The proposed track Is to be located be-
tween the carriage entrance and the stables,
which space is available and suitable for u track.
A subscription list for members of the association
has been started. The list already contains many
good names and large amounts and the track
Will soon be in course of construction.
National Republican., 1883-12-14
THE BLIND RECEIVE THEIR SIGHT.
Another Remarkable Cure i'm Answer to
Relieving Prayer.

Another remarkable cure by faith and prayer"
has developed in East Washington. The lady who
was cured is Mrs. Mary Davitt residing on Cstrect
northeast, near Lincoln park. She had been con-
fined to her bed for over nine months by a cosn-
sight of both eyes when she heard of the cure of
Miss Jennie Smith II felt encouraged them"
she said to q REPUBLICAN reporter, ''and thought
that If God had cured Miss Smith he would not
forget me. / gave myself up to Him entirely. and
prayed every day. Finally, one sunday morning
after an earnest prayer, God sent me revelation;
saw a beautiful picture of heaven. l prayed
again, and that snDo honr my sight was fully re-
stored, The next day loft my bed, and II was
not long before was perfectly healthy woman,
both physically aud religlously. God can and
will cure those who believe in faith"
National Republican., 1883-12-14
American Pork In France.

Secretary Of State Frelinghuysen received yes
tcrdRy from Minister Morton, ut Paris copy of
the decree repeating that Of Feb. lS 1884, by which
the importation Of American pork was prohibited
in France together with copy of the circular OF
the minister of commerce addressed u the pre-
iects, informing them Of the decision tnken aud
simply advising them to sec that the pork offered
10 the public is fully cured and recommending 10
those making use of such meats that they should
be fully cooked, IL 10 scientifically and expert
mentally established that tho thorough cooking
and sailing destroys trichinosis where it exists,
National Republican., 1883-12-14
The Irish National Lengue.

At meeting of the Parnell branch of tho Irish
National league held Mt their hall last evening,
after the regular business disposed Of the fol-
lowing resolution was unanimously passed
Resolved, That this branch of the Irish National
Hewitt aud TO all the members of the house OF
representatives for their prompt action in request
ing the President OF the United states to use his
influence in behalf of Patrick O'Donnell, now
under sentence of death in England, that justice
may be done him,
National Republican., 1883-12-14
CurtnslIng thc Speakers Powers.

Representative wclborn, Of Texas, has been for
some time, aud is now at worf, upon "A scheme
for making the appointment Of committees in the
house similar to that in the senate, lie proposes,
after this congress, to take this important pre-
aud give II TO the majority aud minority paries,
as is done In the senate. lie Is now preparing
bill for that purpose which, II II passes will make
the position of speaker Of the house one of honor
simply, and not, rs now, the most powerful in the
United states next 10 that Of president.
National Republican., 1883-12-14
East WashinSton wedding.

Tho wedding Of Mr.. George b. Till, OF Reading,
Pa and Mis- Julia T.. Krause, tho daughter of
Capt, Charles A, Hrause Of East Washington, was
bolemuizcd ut the residence of tho brides parents,
sos Eighth street southeast, yesterday afternoon at
O'clock. Rev. Dr. Gray, OF the First Methodist
Protestant church, performed the ceremony.
There were no bridesmaids or groomsmen. Mr.,
and Mrs I'LL len yesterday afternoon on the 49,
O'Clock Train iog Reading, where they will remuin
q short time and men TeLurn 70 this city.
National Republican., 1883-12-14
Carroll Institute.

After the regular business was finished the fol-
lowing programme was rendered last evening at
the rooms of the Carroll Institute: overture,
"Caliph of Bagdad," Prof Bois; song, "Tm Watch
ing Ger Thee" J. p. Collins; original essay, Mr..
H. McNerhany: song, Sailing" Mr.. G. KeOrney;
piano solo, Prof. Blols II is hardly necessary TO
say that the members present fully enjoyed the
evenings entertainment
National Republican., 1883-12-14
Taking in a Countrymnn.

Charles Harris coored from Montgomery
county, Maryland reported at the third precinct
station that he had been robbed of S25 by two
ooored women. Lieut.. Kelly soon had Mary
O'Dowell locked up, who confessed that she and
Alice Adams had committed the act.
National Republican., 1883-12-14
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL INSTITUTE.
Closing Session Tonight at the Calvary
Baptist Church.

The Rfth and sixth sessions Of the Sunday school
union Of the District of Columbia were held ut
Congregational church yesterday afternoon and
evening After devotional exercises, DR.. ]. L.
Hurlbnt delivered an interesting and comprehen-
siyc address on "The New Testament History"
lie was followed by Mrs. g. r. Alden tPansy) on
tntories from the 'aues.ion drawer" in an enter
taining manner. AT the evening session "Iht
Sunday School aud the Home" were treated ~
b. discoursed on the subjecl of Concerted Bible
Study" Tho institute will close It's sessions to-
night at Calvary Baptist church with interesting
ceremonies. The attendance yeste rday was qulte
large,
National Republican., 1883-12-14
RUNNING A MUCK.
George Humphrey, Being Hired TO XIII
Mnn, Picks Ont an Old One.

As an old gentleman came out of the National
hotel about o'clock last evening he was sud
denly and unceremoniously seized by two men,
one of whom wai named George Humphrey.
crowd collected to witness the unusual proceed.
ing, and few minutes later, while the old gen
tleman was being hustled about in rough man
ner, Officers Pearson and Mansfield appeared, and
arrested the two men. Alter much diticulty, they
were landed IN the station house.
"What were you going to do TO that old manT
asked one of the officers.
II was going to kill him." replied Humphrey
in Il vicious tone. ~ was sent here TO kill two
men, and selected him for the first victim"
National Republican., 1883-12-14
Tho ChrIstnlns Charity.

A meeting Of the parties concerned in the Chill
drens Christmas Charity was held at Wizards
hail last evening Action was taken toward pro-
Ylding the poor children of this city with food and
and toys during the holidays.
National Republican., 1883-12-14
HurInI OF nIrs. simn,on.

The funeral OF Mrs, Elizabeth Simpson took
place yesterday afternoon at 3 O'Clock from Waugh
NJ. L CHURCH Rev. wiliord Downs oficiated, as
sisted by Rev. Mr.. House. The pallbsarera were
National Republican., 1883-12-14

Messrs walker, MINIS, Dorsey Iauxman, Kraft,
and Hilton. A large number OF relatives and
friends attended Several beautiful floral tributes
wero placed on the casket. lnteTmentwas had at
CongressloLal bnrlal ground.
National Republican., 1883-12-14

In my stock can he found the most attractive
Presents and Gins for the Holiday Season. No sin
can give more satisfaction to Your friends or comfort
to your home than awclmade beautiful piece Of
Furnlturei and In the large lot of Brackets. Desks
Easy Chairs, Cabinets, Music Stands, Mantci and
Pier Mirrors, Rugs, Carpets, &c, to be found In my
wareroons no difficulty can be had in making an
appropriate selection
The highest economy and the best sense isalwnys
shown whom the best goods are purchased. invite
thorough examination of all my stock, and forquaty
and price defy competition.
Openings on three streets-3l7 Seventh Street.
833 Louisiana Avenue, and 034 d Street no5hwest
WASH. B. WILLIAMS.
National Republican., 1883-12-14
uu,ou ue,ncI nrnsouern1c.

Tonight there will be grand masquerade Mt
the union fair now held at Union Bethel hall, on
NJ street, between Sixteenth aud Seventeenth
streets. The Twilight Musical association will be
present
The banner-enterprise., 1883-06-28
Care OF the Hair.

When not the consequence OF old age
badness is disease, and it is a far
more terrible enemy to overcome than
white hair. No healthy person should
begin to be bald till after fifty years of
age, and yet general lamentation
arise of young people, barely in their
twenties, losing their hair. Here,
therefore, must be some defect of con-
stitution, some disease of the hair,
that should not exist. Headaches,
and indeed almost every kind of suffer-
ing, whether of the mind or body, fire.
quently cause the hair to fall. Too
much study or thought or application
of any kind will have similar effect.
Women are less subject to badness
than their brothers. Man works more
with his brains. generally speaking,
than woman. He also indulges in
drink or other eXcesses more than
women, and, as rule, keeps his head
covered more than women do. An
italian proverb says that hats kill hair.
lIygienio precautions may do much
toward maintaining the hair thick.
The writer knew of man who kept
his hair thick, almost black, by never
wearing hat all his life At eighty
he married a third wife and had q
third family of children. You must
not expe t, however, that your hair
will never fall, even in health, nor
need you be dismayed when you see
hair come off when brushing or comb
ing. Hair falls at certain seasons as
dead leaves from trees, to make room
for new ones to grow. If, however,
you see too many come off and the fall
continues too long, then cut the hair
as you would cut faded plant; it win
grow stronger, richer afterward. If
people cut their hair regularly hair
dressers would have little to do, and
wig-makers would be ruined. Fre-
quent washing in cold salt water is
also recommended to prevent the hair
from falling, and daily friction is good.
The banner-enterprise., 1883-06-28
Clay Pipes.

The red clay pipe is made at the rate
of about two million year, worth five
or ten cents apiece, or ten or twenty
thousand dollars. The clay comes from
Martha's Vineyard, Governors Island,
New York, and Lake Michigan. Three
hundred tons are used in year. The
three kinds of clay are mixed or
ground together. A workman with a
pile of clay beside him makes from it
single rolls of clay, each large enough
to make pipe. The next worker
places the clay in pipe mold, runs q
wire into the stem part, puts it under a
lever and makes the bowl. Fifteen
hundred day are nodded by one man.
The molds may be of various designs to
form the decorated bowl.
After the molding process the pipes
are laid away to dry or drain until the
water is well out of them. They are
then put in fire-clay receivers, one hun
dred and ninety in each, and placed in
the furnace kiln to be burned. They
are then heated to white neat. The
red clay pipe has wooden stem and a
silver band. The stems are made from
maple by machinery for the purpose.
They are made black by the process of
enameling. The band is made from a
circular piece of brass, that is to say,
a circular piece of brass without break
or seam is turned into a cylinder about
an inch in length. Some of the pipes
are stained, while others are left in the
color of the clay, to be stained or col.
ored by the smoker.
The banner-enterprise., 1883-06-28
Cutting the Hair.

DR.. Shoemaker says it may be that
cutting and shaving may for the time
increase the action Of the growth, but
it has no permanent effect either upon
the hair bulb or hair sac, and will not
in any way add to the life Of the hair.
On the contrary, cutting and shaving
will cause the hair to grow longer for
the time being, but in the end will
inevitably shorten its term of life 10y
exhausting the nutritive action Of the
hair-forming apparatus. When the
hairs are frequently cut they will
usually become coarse, often losing the
beautiful gloss of The fine and delicate
hairs. The pigment will likewise
change-brown, for instance, becoming
chestnut, and black changing to dark
brown. In addition, the ends Of very
many will be split and ragged, pre-
senting a brush-like appearance. If
the hairs appear stunted in their
growth upon portions of the scalp or
beard, or gray hairs crop up here and
there, the method of the clipping off
the ends of the short hairs, or plucking
out the ragged, withered and gray
hairs, will allow them to grow stronger,
longer and thicker. Mothers, in rear-
ing their children, should not cut THEM
hair at certain periods of the year
(during the superstitious period Of full
noon in order tosincrease its length
and luXuriance as they bloom into
womanhood and manhood. This habit
of cutting the hair of children brings
evil in place of good, and is also con-
demned by the distinguished worker in
this department, Professor Kaposi, OF
Vienna, who states that it is well
known that the hair of women who
possess luxuriant locks from the time
Of girlhool never again attains its
original length after having once been
cut. Pincus has made the same OBJ
servation by frequent experiment, and
he adds that there is general opinion
that frequent cutting of the hair in
creases its length; but the eile t is
different from that generally supposed.
Thus, upon one occasion he stated that
he cut off circles Of hair an inch in
d a meter on the heads Of healthy men,
and from week to week compared the
intensity of growth of the shorn place
with the rest of the hair. The result
was surprising to this close and care
full observer, as he found in some cases
the numbers were equal, but generally
the growth became slower after cutting,
and he has never observed an increase
in rapidity. l might also add that |
believe many beardless faces and bald
heads in middle and advancing age are
often due to constant cutting and
shaving in early life. The young girls
and boys seen daily upon our streets
with their closey-cropped heads, and
the young men with their clean-shaven
faces, are year by year by this fashion
having their hair forming apparatus
strained.
The banner-enterprise., 1883-06-28
Supplying Milk In Brazil.

The way of supplying Para, Brazil,
with milk is novel and primitive,
though it has, indeed, some advan-
tages that would commend it to those
who appreciate the privilege of dilut-
ing the lacteal fluid according to their
own taste. Adulteration by the dealer
there is well-nigh out of the question,
for the milkman comes to your door
bringing his tin can and several
measures in one hand, while with the
other he leads the cow herself through
the city to the various dwellings to be
supplied. Should there happen to be
a calf belonging to this particular COW,
it is muzzled and is thea either allowed
to follow Its own sweet will or it is
tied to its mothers tail The ap-
proach of this triple milk cart is an
nounced by the musical chimes of
three open sleighbells, which are fas-
tened to the leather strap worn on the
cows neck.-San Francisco Chronicle.
The banner-enterprise., 1883-06-28
Shooting Stars,

an observer carefully wat hing the
heavens on a cloudless night will often
see IN object that looks like star
shooting through short space in the
sky, and then suddenly disappearing.
Several of these seeming stars may be
seen in the course of an hour. Some
times they are very faint, and are
visible only for a secon |; sometimes
they move more slowly and are seen
for several seconds Sometimes they
leave behind long train of silver
light; and sometimes they are so large
and brilliant as to illuminate the
heavens like the bursting of a sky
rocket.
These little bodies are called shoot
ing stars or meteoroids, and the more
brilliant ones are known as meteors.
Celestial space is full of them. Their
number is countless, an | they move
round the sun in every possible kind
of orbit, although as yet nothing is
certainly known concerning their
origin and constitution.
The earth is constantly encounter
ing the tiny atoms, while making her
annual revolution round the sun.
Moving in her orbit with a velocity OF
eighteen miles a second, she meets
swarms of meteoroids, usually passing
in an opposite direction, with veloc-
ity often as great as twenty-siX miles
a second. AS the meteoroids plunge
headlong against our atmosphere, a
tremendous conclusion takes pla g,
and 50 much heat is evolved that the
intruders are actually burned up, IN |
the shooting stars are simply the light
of the contlagration. So numerous
are the meteoroids that it is supposed
that seven millions fail to the earth
every twenty-four hours.
The shooting stars we see on clear
nights move in every direction, and
seem to be scattered without plan or
purpose. The case is different with
those that cause the meteoric showers.
These move in immense meteor-zones
or hoops, the point nearest the sun
resting on the earths orbit, and the
point fartheSt from the sun extending
to or beyond the most distant planets.
The earth will pass through one of
these zones on November IL, and,
during the passage, a modern display
of shooting stars may lie looked for.
Once in about thirty-three years she
encounters a wonderfully brilliant and
concentrated portion of the zone. TAe
meteors then shoot forth in all direc-
tions, and in such numbers that the
heavens seem to be on fire. A grand
display of November meteors is not
expected until 1899. The meteors are
also known as leonoids. Youths Com
a,oniTal