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Electric Canal Boats.

From the Plttsburg Dispztch-
The application Of electricity to canal boats
is suggested by W. l. Adams. He proposes ~
use an electric trolley to TOW the boats. IL Mr..
Adams plans are feasible. the problem OF get.
ting speed on canals is solved Labor - we'll
a. time will be saved and the electric current
which hauls his boat along Ut . round rate Of
speed will cook The captains meals, warm his
feet and light his course over the raging main.
Water power for running the electric motors
could be obtained in many places, and Mr.,
Adams estimates that the cost Of hauling bf
electricity vould be very moderate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-16
FROM zoo TO BEDSIDE.

teESstlnp. DOuUtitssS uu
are aware that it is only
the female which bites.
the male not being
equipped with a beak
suitable for the pur-
pose. She lays her eggs
in a little boat-shaped
mass on the surface of
still water and they are
Matched out into little
"wrigglers" that navi-
gate tho water actively
until they are ready to
make their appearance
in the world in fledged
condition. When the
wriggler considers that
he has wriggled long
enough and is prepared
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-16
Morocco and the Rebels.

The Sultan of Morocco, says the Pal Mall
Carte, has vanquished the rebels who routed
his son few days ago. His majesty set out
from Rabat at the head of 10000 men. So sud-
den was his action, SO rapid his march. that he
took the rebels by surprise, and, surrounding
their camp, did not allow one to escape. How
ever, to the surprise alike of the Europeans
and the Moors, the sultan pardoned all the
rebels. Not a single act Of cruelty was COM
mitted, and, what is more, the merciful ruler
RENTED q portion of the taxes due to him
from the rebels. This magnanimity Is, per-
haps. explained by the fact that the Benz Zem-
nors are the fercest aud most rebellious tribe
in Morocco. Though often punished by the
imperial troops they have rebelled again and
again, and possibly the sultan is trying to
effect with miidness what severity cannot do.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-16

There are in existence one hundred and fifty
species Of the mosquito, the larger kinds being
found mostly in tropical regions, where every
thing pestiferous attsins the utmost size. In
the southern states some very big varieties of
mosquitoes are found According to the stories
told by natives. these gallinippers are some
times seen sitting in rows. like snipe, along the
fence rails by the roadside. 1t is very certain
that they do grow to be more than half an inch
in body length. and they find no difficulty in
infiicting their bites through a thick wooden
coat and flannel shirt beneath.
FROM zoo TO BEDSIDE.
Every one feels more or less of a personal
interest in the mosquito and something about
her life history cannot be otherwise than in
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Sunday Rest in France.

FSris DispAtch 20 the London Daily News
short time ago MN. Jules Simon, Leon
Say and Cheysson, in the name Of the league
for the promoting Sunday rest for working
people, wrote to the minister Of public works
to assist them in an appeal to the railway COM
panies They did not ask him to use any COM
pulsion. but simply to show himself favorable
to the objects OF the league in asking the COM
panies how they might possibly meet them,
and whether it would not be possible to sus-
pend, wholly or partially, goods traffic on Sun
Gays NJ. yves Guyot, in answer. states that he
has submitted the application Of the league 70
the railway companies in the hope that they
would 90 arrange the regulations for goods
traffic as to be able to grant one day in seven.
or at least . part OF one, to those employed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-16
SONG OF THE MOSQUITO.
Some Facts About a Very Interesting
Summer Creature.

UGUST is supposed to
be Warrington =
month for mosquitoes.
Happily, however. the
national capital is but
slightly afflicted by
these pests at any time.
People go from here to
seashore and noun
tains to become q prey
to the demoniacal little
vampire that finds con-
genial haunts in every
part of the known
world, even to the icy
wastes of Greenland.
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A Long Sermon.

From Van Dorn's Magazine
Stranger Ito sexton): "How long has the
minister been preachng2"
Sexton: "He began before the war;"
Stranger: What is the text?''
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MONEY CowRY.

pioyed, for the reason Pacific Islands)
that 1t Is OF convenient size and the natural
supply OF it is limited, so that no one cowry
shell may be considered to represent definite
amount Of labor in the process Of finding. and
mere Is no material chance of a sudden in
fation OF the currency by the discovery OF
great deposit Of cowries. One hundred
cowries are worth 2 cents and strings OF
them are receivable where they are cur
rent for merchandise, labor or anything
purchasable. One can build house, for in
stance, worth 81, 200 and discharge the expense
with l0.000 600 cowries. For purposes of trade
In the Indo-Pacifc and Africa vast quantities
Of cowries are imported to England, whence
they are carried by merchants for use in bar
ter. On the wet coast Of Africa young wife
can be bought for 80 600 cowries, equal to S12,
while an ordinary wife not guaranteed as to
youth may be had for 10000 cowrles In the
Soudan there is no other currency in use. The
late firm Of Godeffroy l. Co.. Hamburg, was
accustomed to send each year fourteen vessels
to Zanzibar for cargoes Of cowries with which
cargoes of palm oil and other produce was pur-
chased on the west coast OF Africa. Cowries
were formerly largely used in the pur-
chase of slaves. The main source Of supply Of
this species of shell is the Maldive and Lacca-
dive Islands, in the Arabian sea.
INDIANS AND THEIR MONEY.
Before the settlement of America by the
whites, and for long time after, shells we're
ubeu IOE money DIV me INDIANS,
mostly under the name of ''wampum," which
consisted of disks and pieces In other shapes
cut out OF shells OF various kinds. One Of the
shells most commonly used for this purpose
was the common round or 'quahaug" clam.
About half an inch of the inside Of the she'll is
OF purple color, and this the Indians used to
break off and convert into beads. Cash in the
early days Of this country's settlement was
chiefly, apart from tho shell money employed
in trade with the natives, beaver skins. beads
and musket balls. The island Of Conanicut in
Narragansett bay was originally sold to the
whites for one hundred pounds Of wampum.
Wampum was originally worth g. so fathom,
strung on ordinary Irvine; but enterprising
merchants in New York, then New Amster dam,
set to work to make it by machinery, the result
being great depreciation in this sort of cur
rency.
The California Indians were accustomed to
manufacture large quantities of wampum, to
take the place of the constant wastago caused
by their custom of buryIng big sums of shell
money with every one Of importance who died.
In their country 300 worth Of shell money
would buy two very desirable wives. Peri
Wrinkles were largely used for money by the
Indians. The sort Of greatest value, however,
was the abalone Of the Pacific coast, which was
worth as much as $40 and Sl5 a shell. Out of
the fiat part of the shell were taken round
81 pieces, and, where the curve was sharper,
25-cent pieces. The beauty of these shells is
much appreciated at this day, and in those
times fine one was considered a fair equiva-
lent for a horse
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-16
ON MOUNTAIN HEIGHTS,
The Presidents Cottage at Crssson
Springs.

QUAINT OLD pwELLIya-PLAY ROOMS MOST
ORIGINAL AND UNIQUE FOR THE LITTLE FOLKS
"A QUEER BED cBANpHa-rHr SOCIETY OF
THE MILLIONAIRE
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Written for The EVENING STAB.
THE OLDEST CHURCH.
The First I'm This Country Erected by
English-Speaking People.

Az ANCIENT srRuoTUas IN VIRGINIA WHERE JOHN
SMITHS COMRADES oATHERED-A SUBSTANTIAL
RUN REsToRED-NEMoRIALs OF HISTORIC MEN
AND EVENTS PLACED IN TIE BUILDING.
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A Tiny Bug That Likes Tobacco.

from The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
Tobacco sellers are troubled Just now by the
visitation Of tiny brown bug that seems to be
seonnrmed tobacco chewer and something OF
connoisseur Of the weed also. The bug is
about the size of seed Of fax and is almost
the color OF tobacco. II bores its way into
cigars and eats large holes in the filler. Ii bur
rows Its way through packages of smoking to-
paeeo ana hves on the fullness thereof. One or
two observsnt dealers John C. Davis for one.
have notlced that the bug will bore into cigars
made OF Havana tobacco and packages of smok-
ing tobacco in which there is a Havana mix-
ture. The effects Of the work of the bug are
very destructive, Tor they ruin cigar by max
ing 4 hole in the wrapper, and all smokers
know that tiny hole or two any,
where in the wrapper, except near the mouth
end, runs the draught OF a cigar 1t is the first
time the bug has ever been noticed, in Ciucin-
Dsti az least
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SHELLS FOR MONEY,
employed Largely For Currency Even
at the Present Day.

- HE'LL fsh have from time immemorial
~ contributed enormously to the wealth
III OK the world Not merely have they
Sf given up to man pearls Of price, a. well
WoS1 a. the material Of their own dwellings
for ornamental purposes, bu. they have sup
Piled him for centuries with all the money he
needed to spend
Before gold, silver and copper came into use
as medium OF exchange shell money was
used for the same purposes all over the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-16

Mr.. wanamaker has issued the postal card for
women. We suppose IL has p. s. en- .raved
near the top.-Neso York Commercial Aduer-
tisr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-16

There would be fewer poor miserable sinners
II there were fewer poor miserable preachsrs
-Van DorR's MaoaSiae
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10 this day II is en-
ployed as cash to an
enormous extent in
southern Asia, the
islands OF the Indian and
South Pacific oceans
and in many parts Of
Africa. In these re-
gions the "cowry SHELF
is the one chiefly en-
ployed, for the reason
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-16

De Resxke, tenor who has gained great
reputation in London, has pretty hI Oh estima-
ton Of his own professional worth. He 10 said
to ask and receive q, 900 night
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-16

a. ASHINGTON is assailed by plague Of
4VkvA feas. Happily, the affection is not
2(NT universal, but householders here and
there are complaining, particularly
fhoca uho have dOua ahopk ho MAN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-16

fashion intended to last for ages so that
today the massive walls are as strong as when
first put up. In architectural style it seems to
be Norman-SaracenIc. being much like some
parish churches in England and among the
Syrian Christians in the south of India with
Its square tower reaching fifty feet in the air.
set IN the middle of the west end Of the oblong
square nave, with its slopinS roof, pointed
arch windows and ascending buItresses sup
uOrtinn lis side walls
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-28
Sam Jones' Historic slim.

Sam Jones preached three sermons Yesterday
at Charlotte, N c., to audiences of G., 600 at each
meeting IN the Tabernacle In the afternoon.
In sermon to men, 5000 were present. The
evangelist aroused much Indignation among
the old citizens by denouncing the 10Th of Nav
celebration of the Mecklenburg declaration Of
independence as founded on myth and nothing
but a drunken frOhc. The 10th of MAY is a
H8ai hoilday In North Carolina. At the SER
mon last night Sam Jones said that his CHARGE
In the afternoon that the Mecklenburg declara-
ton OF independence is a myth he had since
learned was an egregious error. He apologized
humbly for slandering a noble people and said
.hcse fhiiadelphia people had imposed on him
IN the matter, and when he got back to PbiIa-
dciPhia again he would stamp the feathers out
OF them for imposing on him about the Meek
Ienburg declaration of Independence
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Riot on n Ball Field

There was lively time at the Recreation
ball ground in Long Island City yesterday af-
ternoon, which almost assumed the proportions
OF riot. The Metropolitan base ball nine Of
New York were to have played the Senators,
and between five and six hundred people had
paid admission to the grounds to witness the
game. The Senators failed to appear The
Nets offered to play a picked nine, but the
offer did not please the crowd, which shouted
for the return of the admission money, Man.
ager Thomas Ryan offered to give them checks
for next Sundays game. This offer made the
crowd angry and with yells and Kisses they
set upon the manager, whose clothing was
nearly torn off his back before he could an
nounce that he would pay back the admission
money. He instructed the ticket seller to re-
fund the money, and the demonstration ceased.
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Standing by the Reform.

From the Philadelphia Press.
The civil service reform law will always have
its opponents, doubtless. The spoilsmen will
ever be irritable under its restrictions, but the
longer it is in existence the stronger it will be-
come. Both parties are pledged to it in their
platforms, and the party which shows the
greater earnestness and sincerity in carrying
out its purposes will inevitably have the conf
dence of the people. The republican party
fortunately and deservedly occupies that posi-
ton at this time.
But there found members of Congress
every year who in some way indicate their OPP
position to the reform. 1t came up this year
IN the form OF opposition to the appropriation
Tor the support Of the commission and while
few we're courageous enough to state their real
reason for desiring to withhold support-which
was opposition to the whole system-others re.
sorted to various excuses in the attempt to
Justify themselves. They all mean; the same
thing, however. and che method pursued by
some was Difference to popular sentiment
that must be regarded as rather wholesome as
far as it goes.
To undertake to withhold the necessary ap-
preparation, because the commission is under
investigation. would be frivolous and mex
cnsable. The personality of the commission
Is OF merely incidental importance II any
member Is found to be unworthy or incompe-
tent, or IN any other way disqualified, he will
undoubtedly be compelled to stand aside. The
single individual in such position and it was an
exceptionally weak subterfuge to talk of with
holding the appropriation on account OF the
investigation. 1t seems to have been rated at
its proper worth.
The republican leaders in the House, like
Mckinley and Butterworth and McComas and
Henderson, spoke for the republican party
when they stood manfully by the reform
They gave true expression to republican senti-
ment-to the better sentiment of the whole
people. They stood upon the republican plat
form which had met the Endorsement of the
people, and the House sustained them The
reform so far accomplished is worth many times
what it cost. and the wise Representative, no
matter what his individual views may be, is the
one who understands that the popular support
of civil service reform was never stronger than
it is today.
Doubtless we may look for these annual
attacks upon the system bnt they are not
likely to do any harm. So far the effect of
them has been in large measure to give strength
to the reform; certainly no one will claim that
they have in any way weakened it. While it
has the best sentiment OF the country at its
back 1t cannot be seriously disturbed
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The spoils element in the House of Repre-
sentatives made a characteristic assault OH the
civil service commission in the effort to cut off
the appropriation for its maintenance. Tire
enemies of the civil service system are afraid
to come out squarely and advocate the repeal
of the law, but endeavor to secure this result
indirectly by starving the commission. This is
the secret, no doubt, of much OF the criticism
and ridicule of individual commissioners. the
idea being. of course, to make them unpopular
before the country and thus incidentally to dis
credit the system itself. The trick. however,
Is too transparent. and the testimony to the
practical value of the civil service examinations
is too strong and convincing to permit the hope
On the part Of the practical politicians" OF
any backward step by Congress
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-28
Burned by Sulphuric Acid

J. r. Davidson, professor of chemistry at Co.
lumbia, SC, and an assistant were engaged
Saturday evening in removing a large glass
cask OF sulphuric acid from one section of
room in the South Carolina University. Their
burden fell from their hands and smashed. the
fund running in every direction. Prof. David
son attempted to run first. but slipped and fell
into the acid. His entire left side from ewes Ia
feet were terribly burned The assistant was
also seriously injured. Davidson was taken to
the hospital. 1t is not known whether his in
iuries are fatal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-28
BALTIMORE BOMBARDED.
A Good Deal of Damage Done by q Sun
day Hail Storm.

Baltimore was visited yesterday afternoon
between $40 and o'clock by hail OF a size and
destructive power never before seen there
The hail was not like the usual snow-coated
kind, but was plain, hard ice, frozen through
and through and solid as a rock 1t went
through thick panes of glass as if they were
tissue paper and the amount of damage done
can only be figured when all the broken panes
are counted. The loss will run into the thou
sands. The stones were like rocks, some
ragged and some sharp on the edges. Hens
eggs were nothing to them in size. Many of
them were as large as a mans fist and weighed
four ounces, and as they came down they
sounded like so many cannon balls falling.
The storm came from the west, was local in
Its character and swept to the east with a rattle
like heavy musketry. frightening people out of
their wits, making some of the superstitiOus
ones think the day of judgment had come an d
hitting hard knocks on those who were out and
driving them into places of shelter. Many who
were riding abandoned their teams in the
streets and fled for shelter. All over the city
the damage was heavy. No glass meeting the
full force of the hail was strong enough to re-
sist. Charles street windows looked az if they
had been on the field Of battle, and in the
houses on Mt. Vernon place the damage was
considerable. The heavy rain covered the car
tracks In places with many inches of mud In
the annex the rain, wind and hail did even
more severe damage than in the city. Walls
were swept down, houses unroofed and the
amount OF glass smashed and other damage
done was almost incalcuable. The wind during
the gale reached velocity of thirty miles an
hour.
WASHINGTON HAD A NARROW ESCAPE
from the storm, which itseems. did some pretty
fast travelling. 1t made its bow to the United
States on the edge Of Texas on the evening of
Friday, and after banging straight across the
country in a northeasterly direction finally
stumbled against an area OF high barometer that
did not get out of the way quick enough, and
the result was the terrific hail storm mentioned
above. Luckily for Washington and unluckily
for Baltimore, the collision took place in the
vicinity of the latter city. Here there was a
very black cloud driving wind and a good
deal of rain, all in short space of time. but
no damage done, for the storm did not
find any high" in front of it to quarrel with
The weather will probably be fair and warm
for some days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-28
STANLEY IN LONDON.
An Ovation to the Intrepid African
Traveller.

Henry NJ. Stanley arrived in England Satur-
day, after an absence of nearly three years. A
special vestbule train, carrying Lord Wolseley,
Sir Francis de Winton, Consul General New,
several lords. dozen generals. a score of baro-
nets and knights, fifty or sixty press men and
lots Of other people more or less notable, left
London for Dover. there to welcome the ex-
plorer as he set foot on British soil There
was tremendous crowd at Dover. and when
the special train arrived the pier was SO densely
packed that Stanley's friends and the reporters
had to fight their way through.
1t was a case of the survival of the fittest and
good many failed to reach the goal. Even
the mayor OF Dover, Respondent in his robes
and chains of Office was buffeted about in an
unseemly fashion and nearly found a watery
grave in his own harbor.
Stanley arrived shortly before o'clock and
the glorious weather should have put him in
good spirits. But he was grave and taciturn
ana neither sunshine nor the cheering thou
sands served to put him in good spirits. He
had to listen to a long-winded address read by
the mayor and submit to be photographed even
before he stepped ashore. He did not like
either inflction and took no pains to feign
pleasure at this beginning of his agony. New
ertheless the good-natured people made allow
ances for the white-haired prematurely aged
man and cheered Justify until the train was out
of sight On the way to London Stanley's de-
preston increased and his friends had to do
most of the talking.
The only really lively car was that occupied
by the reporters At the Victoria station, Lon
don, the preparations usually confined to occa-
sions when royalty travels were made to do
honor to Stanley. The police had pushed and
kicked common people out of the station, and
the Enclosure had been rallied off on the plat
form. The train arrived at $50 o'clock, and
Stanley was the first to step out Of the saloon
car rs though he would have liked to run
away.
An open carriage was waiting, in which sat
Baroness Burdett-Coutts. The baroness has
been for years Stanley's kindest friend and
patron. He might have been excused had he
ventured to kiss the old lady. and none would
have been surprised if he had shaken her hand
But the bored hero did neither. He had not
seen his patron since he set out in quest of
Emin, but he simply bowed stepped YEARLY
into the carriage. sat alongside the baroness,
tried bravely to smile and relapsed into silence.
People cheered like mad, but Stanley simply
moved his head in languid, oriental manner.
and SO continued until he reached his lodgings
in kensington.
The crowds, except near the railway station,
were not very large, but the reception ac-
corded to the explorer was Enthusiastically
hearty
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Civil Service Commissioners Explain

The civil service commissioners and the sub
committee OF the civil service investigating
committee went over the printed report of the
testimony Saturday. After a careful examlna-
ton the commissioners authorized the following
statement: THE civil service commissioners
are OF the opinion, after examining the evil
denee taken IN the investigation of the civil
service commission, that, aside from some
errors which were unavoidable and the omis-
sion of the portions of the testimony deemed
by the subcommittee irrelevant, the report
Is substantially accurate, and no fault is attrib-
utable to the stenographers, the difficulties of
reporting such a case being very great. They
make this statement because their letter has
been misconstrued, and they desire TO have il
understood that they intended to cast no re-
Elections upon the official stenographers to COM
mlttees of the HOusa