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ELECTRICAL INVENTIONS.
Yankee Genius Centered Upon the
Study Of Electricity.
HOW THE BUSINESS OF THE ELECTRICAL DTvT-
SION OF THE PATENT OFFICE HAS INCREASED
IN LATE YEARs-UsEFUL INVENTIONS, AND
PRETKNsIoNs OF oUACKs.
ELECTRICAL INVENTION,

The Introduction of electricity and electrical
appliances into the arts and, in fact, into all
the department OF every day life has in the
past few years been carried on to such an ex-
important feature OF the worlds work. But
while such q multitude have found their way
into general use and thus have come TO the
knowledge OF the people, there In perhaps q
much larger proportion which, for various
reasons, remain unknown TO the general public
Busy workers are peering forth into this COM
paratively unknown domain, and the near
future will no doubt develop possibilities now
lying concealed. There is no better way Of
increase in the use OF electricity than
by noting the great multitude OF applica
Ss q escb
as compared with previous years. II seems as II
the entire Inventive genius OF the American
s snd tSs In the
Patent Office to which such subjects are referred
has risen from position Of slight importance
Mr.. G. ). Kintner, the examiner in charge. in
reply to question from STAR reporter a. 70
the Increase in this class of work, said: During
the wear have reclassifed and reorganized the
classification. which prior TO January 1, 1885,
was embraced under one class, known - class
Sc nlHs
tricity Medical and Surgical; ElectFicity
Electro signaling; felegraphy; Telephony.
Each OF the these CHASER u dfvtded into . spe.
about seventy-live such sub-classes. The rapid
Growth Of the art necessitafes Redistribution at
least once i'm two or three yeaFs, ana 1 have
sub-classes at an early date. Tou may form
some idea Of the rapid growth OF this GLASS
when state that, prior to January 1st 1875,
there were lees than 2 1000 patents In this divi-
sion. There have been granted since that time
7,8A7 patents, making IN all between nine and
during The year II 1,906; the number o. applf-
cofaons which became abandoned BY actof law
during the same time 3 60"
WHAT DoLLoWED THE TELEPHONE
ssTho present activity and Interests In I'll sub.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-01-23

To the Editor Of THE EVENING STAR:

TO the EditOf OF THE EVENING STAR:
WIZ You kindly furnish information 70 =
curious employe OF the office such knovledee
you have-why the U. g. government Ia unable
to furnish light in the Pension odlcs9 In each
room OF the middle division (86x6O feetl there
is chandelier u of tspo gas jets which iights
the room about as fully a. Q fifteen ninutea'
breeze would freeze the Potomac. a CxERK
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-01-23
AN INTERESTING CLAIM.
Mr.. Belts Bill Against the District for
Damages.

A rather curious claim has, as stated In THE
STAR, been sent to the Commissioners by Mr..
Il. V. Belt, who resides near the corner of 10Th
and N streets, in which he asks that he be 70.
imbursed for the damage done to his range by
the failure Of the supply of city water. His
letter, with the accompanying BILL is as follows:
inciose herewith claim amounting to
$54.46 against the District of COlumbia for
damages sustained by me by reason of the
failure OF the said District Of Columbia to fur
west, with water, the water rates for said nrem.
Uses having been paid TO and receipted for bv
b4a. am satisfied that no areument is oe1na
sary to convince you of the liability of the Dis
trict OF Columbia for the payment Of this lust
as wei! as Of equity. right and justice. Please
remit the amount Of the enclosed bill to me at
my residence as above given at the earliest Dos
THE BILL FOR DAMAGES
"The District of Columbia to R. V. Belt. Dr..
To cost Of repairing damages to kitchen range
boiler connections, ETC., at premises No. 1914
10Th street northwest, sustained January II.
1856, said damages being caused by the burn,
the failure Of the said District OF CoIumbia ~ 70
supply water to the said premises aS27 %
caused by failure Of ' said Di Sa%iage es
Columbia to furnish water to said
premises In January {22). 1S7S.....,.... 81 %
The water rates for said premises 6ayinS
been paid to and receipted for by the proper
District officer. The right Is reserved to pre-
sent claim for expenses, etc., made necessary
on Dotn occasions In fitting up stoves for tenn
The location Of Mr.. Belts house Is the hieh-
est point in the city, and before the standpfpe
was erected the residents were able to get but
little water. Since that time the water Reaches
t this high Level whenever the high service is
each day. During the cold weather even the the
scanty supply has failed them and they only
get water In the second story for about twenty
one hour. Owing to the impossibility Of know.
Ing at all time whether water Is In the BOILER the
MIR. Belt demands that the District shall maze
good. He thinks that he ought not to nav fDr
what he does notget and besides suffer damaae
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-01-23

A DAAPPorNrED sUIroR.-1ohn sobieski,
said 70 be . relative Of the Polish patriot lived
in Q cottage near Mount Carmel, Pa, 0nd his
daughter, Paulina, . charming blonde, highly
educssted, lived with him. Many gallant Poles
none but wealthy suifor should have her. and
IL was arranged that she should be married 20 .
merchant when the wedding
day arrived the father and intended husband
learned that she had quietly married her READ
lover, John NcKeown, I'm . neighboring New
merchant Wont home bEokon>heox1od
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-01-23

Written for THE EVENING STAR
They appointed 10 meet In the psrlor.
When all Of the guests were asleep
And they parted with sweet protestafionA,
That each the appointment would keep.
They were punctual, just 10 the second.
And their grestanes were son a. . breath,
As they at on the lounge I'm the parlor
Where I'll was - ulent q death
And they spooned In that fashion peculiaR.
TO verdancy under loves charm
She. resting her head ON bis shoulder.
he. encircling her waia with his arm
Soon their eyss TO the dark grew sccwtomsa
And then their enjoyment took wing,
For they saw, In that parior. four othen
Ensased In the very same thing.
VIZ RrEeE1.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-01-23

The National Photographers association will
June 22d.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-01-23
The Matter of Reckless Driving.

To the Editor of The EVENING STAR.
Commenting on your editorial and the COM
munication about fast and reckless driving and
Its consequence In the shape o. accidents to foot
passengers, add that no more reckless driving
do see than is done by the boy drivers of the
huckster wagons and in some cases milk wagons
about our streets. IL is almost daily occur
renee for one to see some one OF these RECKLESS
fellows driving at a JtH g0ttOp, and turning cor
crossings as IL the horse or horses had run away
Indeed, have inStinetively stepped back some
times and wondered III this had NOT han
Pened As IL ls am afraid for my little chill
justified in my fears.
II Is often the case that could take the name
ana NUMBER OK The team whose driver is thus
violating the law and making the city as unsafe
IN the gay a. ~ Is unsafe at night by hordes of
foot-pads and burglars. But ask myself the
question: shall spend day in attendance on
q Police Court, maybe TO ind the case / am
lodging Information about postponed and then
take another day from business and probably
have occur what did occur not long AGO with n
gentleman who had a thief arrested and tried >
The result OF his efforts To maintain the majesty
OF the law, and that after spending two fiours
OF time In lodging Information at the police STA
lion, having a trial day set, having witnesses
homes, having the offender postpone the case
through counsel, losing another day in waiting
to testify, the ease was dismissed because the
thief swore that lie did not steal the money In
other words. IL WAS the oath OF the complainant
against that of the thief. And so fear were /
10 give the name and number OF the reck less
driver could only swear / saw him galloping
his horse and lac would swear he didn't gallon
the horse, and the would be dismissed 1,
honestly think this is the real reason why so
many thieves go unprecedented, and why so
many drivers are imperiling the lives of the
community PEssIMISr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-01-23

Humorists who Have Set fype.
STUART ROBSON A GRADUATE FROM THE STAR
OFFICE.
sMark Twain" In his speech at the printsrs'
dinner in New York the other night gave an
amusing description OF his experiences - cub
printer, and It will be seen by the following
letter from Stuart Robson that another sue .ess-
ful operatorur the public risibles CONNIE need
his career at the case:
THE ARLINGTON,
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jaa. 18th, Isse.
N Dear Sir:
In reply e ycursof The l4th, would cay that
STAR the nrst ak months Of its extstence and
am under the impression Get up the "flFst
copy Of that great paper. think In aftes
typographical Society, and secured my odrd a
authority, but am not sure on this point
sincerely yon1ss 49, bTuAR1 B0DqoN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-01-23
SCRAPS FROM HOTEL TABLE8.
what Becomes Of the Feed That Guessa
Leave.

A TALK WITH A HoTRL MANAcKR-rHE WAY
THE AMOUNT OF SCRAPS Is REpUcED-LEAv-
INGs SOLD 10 MANAGERS OF CHEAP HEsrAuR-
ANTS, ETC.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-01-23
CITY AND DISTRICT
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
What Mr. LovejOy Says About Mr..
DOrman Ii. Eafen's Statements.

HE SAYS THAT Mr.. EATON HAS BEEN MIsLED
BY sTATISTICs-How THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
OF WASHINGTON COMPARE WITH THOSE OF
OTHER CITIES-THE COMMISSIONERS AND THE
TRUSTEES.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-01-23

The national convention OF journeymen ba-
kers. held at Pittsburg, decided To boycott pro-
prietors who refuse TO reduce the hours of labor
To twelve hours day.
At a convention oil Irish societies OF Boston
and vicinity, 1t was voted TO have no parade
on OF. Patrick's day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-01-23

AN EXTENSIVE ART coLLKcrIoN WHICH THE
PUBLIC NEVER SERs-HUNDREDs OF THOU.
SANDS OF BooKs-How READERS ARE BEING
CROWDED OUT, ETC.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-01-23

Archbishop Walsh, Of Dublin denounces the
English press Tor slandering the Irish peonle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-01-23
THE LIBRARIANS VIEWS.

Mr.. Spofford, the librarian, advocates keep
ing the library open at these times, and SAYS
1t would be an infinite benefit to students and
the general public. Public intelligence, he
says, demands that such facilities for research
and study be offered. 1t the bill Is passed it is
not proposed to take all the books from the
present library. Mr.. SpOfford says there are
enough duplicates to ut out the present library
with just the complement of books it should
have without depicting tho general library.
ence for Congress. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-01-23

the oust had been removed Mr.. McKenney in
Ioohihg over some old papers, found the can
ceied cneck which Mr.. Carroll had given Stone
In payment tor the bust The check represen ted
a supscrlptlon OF the members OF the bar which
had been raised for the purpose of the bust and
turned over TO Mr.. Carroll to make the nav
ment The heirs, upon being shown this proof
promptly relinquIshed all claim TO the marbie'
A JUDICIAL BATHROOM.
A narrow corridor leads from the cop6oronca
room to the bathrooms of the court They are
fitted up plainly but comfortably. One of the
bath tubs Is OF huge proportions and was made
wegntiest Judges, in avoirdupois. The Senate
Daroer shop. which adjoins the conferences room
belongs 10 the court. Chief ustice (,haso loane3
the room 10 the Senate, with the understa nfing
that the court should reclaim IL whenever lis
use was needed. But the claim is now ignored.
ss e,s thousand dollars have been expended
In ntting up a comfortable barber shon and
bathing room, and the Senate proposes that
possession shall outweigh all the claims and
opinions OF the court, SO far as this matter is
concerned Ihere are several other rooms in
lhe basement belonging to the court which are
ussu Lol storage purposes and the preservation
OF records The law library occupies the SPACE
on The eastern side OF the main basement COR.
rloor belonging TO the court.
NO srEAMING TEA KETTLE.
Inc STAR reporter made diligent search for
that par room" which 1t was alleged was con-
cealed within the precincts of the court which
outslaers are not permitted to enter: but neither
SIDE board, nor steaming tea Kettle was visif,le
The only bar of the court is one which d,o ,s ;s:
inspiration from the pockets of clients ana not
from hot Scotch. -.S'
Archbishop Walsh, Of Dublin, denounces the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-01-23
Reported for THE EVENING STAR
WOODLAWN FARMERS CLUB.
Agricultural Interests In Virginia.

PROPOSED CHANGES IN THE ROAD SYSTEM-THE
NATTER OF "ExPERIMENT STATIONs"-rHE
RELATIVE VALUE AND PRoDUCTIvENEss OF
WHITE AND YELLOW CORN.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-22

still retained their hair Boots and shoes were
on the feet OF the dead bodies. The authorities
of Autun have opened an investigation into the
affair.
A PORTRAIT of Thomas Carlyle, by Mr.,
Whistler, is commanding unusual attention in
the Berlin exhibition. The hanging committee
have placed it between two nude figures, which,
perhaps, explains why 1t happens to attract such
marked attention.
paris. KY, is to have a confederate monu-
ment forty feet high and ten feet square at the
base 1t will cost 81, 900, and $1,000 in funds
have already been subscribed On 1t will be the
inscription; No nation rose 80 white and fair
none fell so pure of crime"
PAUL. FIVE years old, had been poking at tn Q
range and burned a hole in his sleeve His
mother said: 'You will surely catch afire, and
there will be nothing left of you but little pile
of ashes What will say thenl" At once Paul
replies: "You will say, Kate, shovel up those
ashes"
'THE r. B. Hayes known in these parts" says
Fremont writer in the Cincinnati Post sis a
benevolent, cultured and courteous gentleman,
heartily in sympathy with his neighbors, in
stantly ready with purse and voice to forward
every wise scheme for advancing the material
interests of the town"
THE fastest talker in Congress is said to be
Mr. Price, Representative for Wisconsin An
official stenographer says that the other day Mr.
Price made fve-minute speech of more than
twelve hundred words, and consequently deliv-
cred at the rate of more than $40 words a min
ute. In the Senate Mr.. Plumb is considered the
fastest speaker. The stenographers have great
difficulty In keeping up with him.
ONCE, says Laurence Oliphant, I was in a
Cornish mine, some hundreds of feet down in
the bowels of the earth, crawling down ladder,
and, feeling that the temperature was every mo-
ment getting warmer, / said to miner who was
accompanying me- cit is getting very hot down
here. How far do you think it is to the Internal
regions?" II don't know exactly" he replied,
but il you let go you'll be there in two min
utes."
GEORGE ELIOT wrote the descriptive portions
Of her stories while walking about the places
she described Dickens composed most of his
books tramping up and down, debating to his
secretary. Scott planned his stories while rid
ing over the Scottish moors, hours at time.
Thackeray wrote better in a railroad car than at
home Charlotte Bronte could only write in her
own little dark chamber. imbed6ed in the
gloomy hills about her native town.
A MATRIMONIAL authority says: 'These two
rules will be safe to follow in all but few ex-
ceptional cases: First, for woman to refuse
marriage with any man who is objected to by her
male relatives-provided they are reasonably
well acquainted with the object of supposed
affection; and, secondly, for man to refrain
from Offering his hand in marriage to a woman
who is not approved by his sister, or if he has
none, by his judicious lady friends. People
who observe these precautions will rarely be
heard of asking for bills of enforcement at the
bar of the Superior Court"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-22
TELEGRAPHlC BREvIlIES.

Dr. Richmond, who killed Colonel Strong at
st. Joseph. Mo-. is still at his home, under guard
of three policemen, and knows nothing of his
terrible deed.
James Gleason. of Newport KY, attempted
to stop a street fight among some drunken
roughs Sunday evening, when one of them,
named Banner. stabbed Gleason with pocket
knife, causing death in a few minutes
At Denton, Tex, w. r.. Roberts was shot and
killed by a woman named Leona Styles. The
shooting occurred in the street. Roberts had
boosted that he had been intimate with the
woman. Both were married and of good social
standing.
Mr. Jordan, the Treasurer of the United
States, recently made the discovery that the
supervising architect had discharged the only
man in Washington who understood no " to
handle the locks of the Treasury Department
His immediate restoration to the payroll was q
necessity.
Governor Martin is likely to be renominated
by the Republicans for Governor of Kansas.
McCabe. the present auditor, colored man, de.
sires third term, but John NJ Brown will fight
for the nomination. The Democratic candidates
for Governor are Thomas p. Fenlon and Angill
Mathewson
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-22

THERE is a report that gold has been dis
covered in Indiana. That is not new There
is gold in Indiana, and always has been. 1t
can be got in paying quantities by any one
who will do an honest days work, six days in
every week. and fifty-two weeks in every
year, and not trouble himself about the exact
number of seconds he may happen to work in
any given day. To an honest, industrious,
intelligent, ambitious workingman, whether
in the country or in the city, there is gold in
Indiana; but there is no gold for that man
who is so troubled about his rights" that he
works more with his jaw than he does with
his hands or brains.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-22

The New York Post is quite shocked over
the fact that the convention which nominated
Mr.. Holman was half made up of federal Of
fce-holders, and says that this partisan service
gives the President chance to enforce the
rule which he laid down two years ago, and to
teach Democratic ofice-holders what are 'the
conditions of their continuance in public
place." 1t is, indeed, most fitting opportu-
nifty for the enforcement of the rule referred
to- and, to quote the language Of our esteemed
mugwump contemporary further, 'if such per
formances as that at Greensburg were to go
unrebuked, and to be initiated throughout the
country, civilservice reform would be rem
dered farce, and Mr.. Cleveland would be
condemned by his own act or inaction." It
is, we repeat an excellent opportunity for a
rebuke, but, from motives of humanity, we
must caution the editors of the Post against
holding their breath while waiting for it to
be administered.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-22
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Mr. WARNER of Cleveland, Is to be paid $42,
900 for mounting the great Lick telescope.
DR. HOLMES. who is rubbing elbows with the
Prince of Wales great deal now, describes him
as mice fellow
THE late Erminnie A. Smith. of Jersey City,
eft unfinished dictionary of the Iroquos
language, which volume she was preparing for
the Smithsonian Institution
MRS. JOHN BALFouR a handsome and charm
ing contralto singer of Chicago. has inherited
$500, 900 by the death oflan old sweetheart, who
took to China instead of to drink after his reec-
tion.
'PA" said young hopeful, ~ know what a
man who has seen better days is" "Wel, my
son, what is hel7 'He is man who makes you
tired talking about himself. "-New Orleans Plea
yune.
A VERY strange discovery has just been made
at Autun, in the department Of Saone ct Loire.
AS some masons were at work on bull ding
which had formerly been an ecclesiastical col
lege. they found in inches made in the val of q
vault upward of thirty corpses, some Of which
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-22

The Rev. McChesney, of Topeka, who is
being derided under the name of Chestnut
throughout the country, for the reason
that he presumed to express regret that the
gray was being put little too far above the
blue in this loyal land since the advent of a
Democratic President, should bear in mind
that he is in the enjoyment of the experience
of all men who dare suggest that the cause of
the Union was righteous one. The idea is
a Chestnut in these fine days Of 1886. The
men of the patriotic South are doing the talk
ing now. as may be seen by reference to the
excerpts we made from the Charleston News
and Courier. Palsied the tongue that would
intimate that the cause of State sovereignty
is not in the strictest accord with the Consti-
tuition
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-22

A DEMOCRATIC official, who is close to the
throne" says that as soon as Congress adjourns
and gives the President and Cabinet members
little time, the celebrity with which, to use
the classic language of Sam JONES' Republi-
cans will crack out" of office and Democrats
slope" in, will create music in the air. If
there is any delay about adjournment after
this information gets out, Democratic Con-
constituents to quit and come home. The
President could not devise shrewder scheme
for getting rid of an Objectionable body.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-22

The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette says
that evidence has been discovered showing
that the notorious fraud in the Columbus tai
ly-sheets at the last election, whereby the
total was changed from 2os to $685. was perpe-
trated in the penitentiary, the sheets being
stolen from the clerks office and carried to
the prison. and into the insane ward, the pur-
pose being to make it appear that only con-
victs, and insane ones at that, were testifying
to the fraud, should it be discovered. For
tunately for honesty and justice the thieves
did not get the poll-books, so as to change
them to correspond with the altered tally
sheet, and THE whole scheme failed The mat
ter should be probed to the bottom, and if the
facts can be substantiated, somebody should
60 to the penitentiary, and not to the insane
ward either
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-22

'MR." DAVIS, superintendent Of the ord
nance department of the hayward at Wash
ington, seems to take the civil.service rules
literally as interpreted by the President, and
has had the s'nerve" to discharge two en-
ployes because they were offensive Demo-
cratic partisans- The question is whether he
will lose his place any the sooner by reason Of
this summary application of the civil-service
rules. We believe the instance is without
,parallel.