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The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1892-03-26
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.

Newfoundland has decided to particl-
pate in the Exposition.
The New South Wales Worlds Fair
Commission i, cont mplatirg sending for
exhibition IT the Exposition copies of the
noted aboriginal cave inscriptions of nor
the rn Queensland, and also whole tribe
OF abOligines.
7 e grounds surrounding Frances
building at the Expo .ition viii be decor
4ted by VilmOrin, who is he most noted
fDrist ~ France ard at the head of the
largest seed house in the world.
The G. nard Steamship Company has
applied for space in the marine section Of
he TranspOrt4t or building to show q
-erics of models illustrating the speed OF
'oc an greyhcunds," and tile develop
ment OF the, transatlantic travel.
A spanis41pejH has b ell org ,r;s,o -
number Of Cbr-s p EUAnaAn- -sa.--A7 IL
that language. 1Ga ears tna sSIs J
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1892-03-26

prRTlsHED EVERY SATURDAY A
1901 ST. y. w, WASH. d c.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-01-30

A puzzle to biologists is the Lost
River of Idaho. 1t first appears III two
threads of stream north of the Yellow
stone Park. These streams come to.
gether forty miles above Idaho Falls
City, and, forming a rapid river, flow
along for two miles when the volume OF
water disappears suddenly in a subter-
ranean passage. A theory generally
entertained is that the Lost River comes
to the surface again as q part of the
Snake River, which supplies Idaho Falls
City with its wonderful water power.
The Snake River has its origin in a lit
tie lake in Yellowstone Park that does
not hold enough water to be the source
of a great river. Nevertheless the Snake
is 1000 feet wide, a short distance east
Of the city, AMI in It's limits pour a vast
volume of water through a deeply cut
gorge. Here the river is SO deep that a
plummet of nearly 400 feet has not
touched bottom. As TIE Snake River is
originally an Insignificant stream the
theory that the waters OF the Lost River
unite with it seems to be tenable, al.
though biologists have been unable te
demonstrate the fact.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-01-30

An illu ,tration Of what can be done in
IL gay Of overcoming the ~disadvanta-
a.es OF siding land was recently given
ia Il railway cutting in Southern Caiifor-
nj. The road passes through a cut
WITCH Is about one huadred and twenty
fees dep, the nature of the soil making
SEC i rut preferable to a tunnel. The
strata At This point are at such an incli-
nation thai the material on the upper
SHE Of the cut is maintained firmly in
place, while that on the lower side has
i lsailsl i~nclination to slide down and
iii sl9 rae opening. Though this occurs
ii net weather, in dry weather the
stra.ti Il il Il: firm a. rock. After an ex-
e~eptlaaaIig heavy rain it was decided to
take on radical step toward remedying
tie evil III i tie surface Of the side of the
Gus tint aala tendency to Side was cut
into sse1l3 or terraces twenty-five feet
hi5h aaItxenty.tiye feet wide. These
were covered with redwood boards slop-
iag one to three feet and suitable wooden
traa is Of cutters were provided to carry
NJ tsls end of the cut the water that fell
UPON the terraces. BY this means the
earth is kept perfectly dry and the sliding
has been completely stopped.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-01-30
The Speeie.Rooa ON shipboard.

III these days of heavy gold shipments
the specie, room on the steamship is q
very important institution. 1t is located
in an out-of-the-way place amidships,
under the saloon Few of the passengers
know of its existence, or Of the valuable
treasure that is carried across the ocean
with then. The room varies slightly
Oh different ships, but Is usually about
sixteen feet long, by ten feet wide, and
eight feet high. It is constructed of
steel plates one-quarter of al inch thick,
and strongly riveted together. The
floor, the ceiling, and the walls are all of
steel plates. There is a heavy door also
made of steel. It is provided WITH two
English HChubo locks, a variety of com.
bination lock that is said to be burglar
proof. The gold and silver is usually in
bars, but occasionally a quantity Of coin
in bags is shipped. This was the case
when the heavy shipments of goIl were
made last spring. The Majestic is cred
tied with carrying the largest quantity,
her strong box having 81, SOC, 900 in
trusted to it for safe keepIng.-scr5baer.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-01-30

dolence there are few men of any oecu-
patton who work harder or who live
a life of greater simplicity. He was born
in New York in 1929, the son Of a Iner-
chant in that city, and after q school
education at the Columbia College Gram
mar School he entered Rutgers College
and went through the regular course,
graduating in his eighteenth year. He
then went to Harvard, from which he
graduated A. B: in 1848, taking the NJ.
4. degree in 1851. After ordination he
worked in the mission field in Grace
Church, Elizabethport N. j., and in 1853
accepted a call as rector of the newly
organized Grace Church, of Elizabeth.
Here he remained for ten years, holding,
along with his Sabbath services, daily
morning and evening prayer and weekly
communion.
In 1854 he became rector of Grace
Church il Brooklyn, ard remained there
foE five years, following his usual methods
of severe and careful work. In 1869
he accepted the rectorship of st. Marks
Church, Philadelphia, and during his
first yesr in the new field organized the
first workingmen's club ever formed in
this country. In 1879 he was elected
dean OF the theological seminary after
having twice deoliaed the offer of that
position. Since his election he has se-
cured over $3.50, 600 to add to the invested
funds for the seminary. From two dilap-
idated looking old gray buildings, the
college structures have grown to be d
crowd. The Hoffman millions have
figured conspicuously in all improve
ments and additions TO the seminary,
and the Hoffman brains have made those
substantial buildings, equipments and
endowments q possibility.
The dean is much sought after as q
trustee for religious an1 educational
societies. He is the author of various
religious works, and the benefit of his
wealth has been extended to churches
and chapels all over the land.--CHacogo
Herald.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-01-30
THIS LIFE.

I would not lose the joy of having dwelt
Upon this earth-the wondrous gift of
mind
The power of thinking, sharing with man
kind
Its hopes and fears, which have been freely
dealt
To all. To know. to suffer, to have felt,
To love, is life-whate'er may lie behind,
We struggle onward, worn, and faint, and
blind.
But should the darkness into sunrise melt,
And earth's dear insuficiency recoil
Into the broader, deeper hope which cleaned,
Shall we not triumph that throughout the
toll
And warfare of our present life, we deemed
That evil was but passing, faith a foil
To knowledge. SO transcending all we
dreamed?
ID. N. Brace, in Murray's Magazine.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-01-30

G.. W. Childs, in the Philadelphia
Ledger, is authority for the statement
that American gardeners are now pro-
ducing as fine chrysanthemums as those
of Japan, which, thinks the New York
Post, will scarcely be credited by Sir
Edwin Arnold, who has sojourned so
long in that country and expatiated on
its floral beauties. Probably the faest
specimen of this flower to be found in
America to-day is a product Of the slip
sent from Japan to Mrs. Alpheus Hardy
of Boston, and named after that lady.
The wonder is that Americans should ex-
eel in the cultivation of this flower after
a comparatively few years of familiarity
with it. The chrysanthemam did not
become generally known here until 1852,
when a number of varieties were intro
duceJ from Japan. We have now up
ward of 1000 of them. They have al.
most supplaatei the rose in the favor Of
rich and poor alike.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-01-30

| without some actual business practice.
However, perhaps we can get over that.
But let me ask you a rather strange ques-
ton. Do you remember getting lost
| once in the Chilhowee Mountains, and
being brought home by a red-headed
mountain boy, to whom you gave a sill
yer dollar and some good advice as to his
turning from the error of his noonshin-
ing ways2"
of his moonshining way?"
The lady's amazement brought a good
natured smile to the managers face, as
he continued, pointing to himself:
"You see the boy has not forgotten,
and he still retains his red hair and
freekles."
She now colored wildly under another
remembrance, as she said naively, yet
with some embarrassment:
stIalso remembered being, | fear, very
rude to that same young man on another
occasion. l was young and-and fool
ish then"
"And he was quite a bucolic scare
| erow, and should have had better sense
than to intrude where he did unlimited.
I don't blame you, Miss Baird.
migiat have done the same thing myself
| ua5ter similar circumstances. Let them
rest. You did me far more good than
evil. The effect of your kind words and
The memory of your encouraging smile
,utlasted the influence of your after in
difference. The desire to be some one,
to make something of myself, implanted
lnconsciously by you, never left ME. It
was the turning point of my life. See,
[ have ever kept the dollar you gave me
flor good luck"
He exhibited it with a smile, whereat
she again blushed slightly. Then contin.
uing. he said
s'Your father also made me the first
money offer for my mothers little farm,
that has proved a veritable bonanza for
me in more ways than one. I then re.
solved to try to make a man of myself,
so that if l ever met you again you would
not feel so ashamed of me-
"You have your revenge" she said
sadly. "Papa failed, and gradually wor-
ried himself into the grave. Mamma
and | are quite poor now"
"Don't explain" interrupted Little
Mart kindly. I really, feel that | owe
you far more than the giving of this
position will ever repay. Your influence,
unknown to yourself, sent me off to study,
sharpened my wits. caused me to drive
shrewd bargains, yet keep my hands
clean, and persist until-well here l an. "
1t was difficult for Agnes Baird to
realize that this alert, polite, well-dressed
man, a partner and manager Ola great
iron industry, requiring large capital
and hundreds ofworkmen, was the awk-
ward youth whom she had carelessly be-
frlended, then ignored only a few years
ago. Such was the case however, and
it only remains to say, that she obtained
the position, and that little Mart---now
Mr.. Dobson to every one--remained
such a good freend to her under these
new relations that [ would not be sur
prised to hear of another partn ership, too,
oSt<the most endearing earthly nature, in
vssssving some change of name and other
agreeable future possibilities. -Yanket
Ehae.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-01-30

Under the direction of Henry Elliott,
The only artist VINO has ever drawn aud
painted the seal and walrus in their
native haunts, au interesting exhibit for
the Worlds Fair is being prepared By
the Smithsonian Institution at Washing
ton. This exhibit consists OF models in
papier mache representing the fur seal
and walrus fisheries on the Alaskan
coast. The animals to be represented,
as well as the men who catch them, are
being modelled in clay. One of the
models shows a seal ssdrive.n This
model includes hundreds of mimic seals,
which Aleuts are driving along TO the
to the killing gtouads By waving cloths
and shouting. Another illustrates a
ssrookery9 on which the full grown seals,
believing and pugnacious, have sshauled
up out of the surf up5a ths islands to
breed. Another model will shoR 4
haallng ground OF bachelor seals. The
killing Of seals will also bs shown, a
gronp Of Aleuts being represented IN
the act Of smashing their heads with
clubs, There will also b. represented i
number Of hair seals, whica ase not use
ful for their fur, but merely for food
supply 70 the natives Of that region. The
walruses, now rapidly becoming extinct,
are also ~ be reproducalin material that
will give them 4 remarkably life-Iike
appearance. Huudfeds o m,aaIs III clay
are made Of these ~aninaals, ID order to
represent tue different species aud sizes
81 each. They are 10 b cast 10 papier
mache Az painted.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-01-30

In Gray's Harbor, Washington, the
pelican is a common sight. Captain
Bergman, of the steamer Typhoon, shot
two of the birds the other day, and in
order to find out how much water the
pouch Of the bird would hold, he cut off
the head of one of them and tied string
tightly about the neck. Water from a
faucet was allowed to flow IN, and when
the pouch was full 1t contained six gal
Ions
The Opelousas courier., 1892-01-30

BY intermarriage WitE coiored psople
the Marshpee Indians in Massachusetts,
have increased to about 400. They oc.
cupy Il reservation on the shore of the
lake in Marshpee, called Malshpi by
Cape Cod fo2 gsssahais, the chief OF
the tribe, is the postmaster, and an In
dian boy carries the mail to and from
Sandwich. Three islands in the lake
are owned by q fishing club Of which
Grover Cleveland. Joe Jefferson +. w.
Glider, Alexander Wood, Of Boston, and
g. B. jefferson are members.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-01-30

The increase in the consumption o.
plate glass OF late years has been enor-
nous. The production in 1880, meas
uring 100, 900 square feet, of which
1,042, 900 square feet were polished and
377 ,287 feet sold rough-has risen to a
capacity of 3 o0O- 900 square feet.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-01-30
The Wealtl,iest of Chnrehmen,

Rev. Eugene Augustus Hoffman, DID,,
dean Of .he General Theological Sem
inar5, New York City, is said to be tie
wealthiest clergyman in the world. His
possessions are estimated at from fifteen
to twenty millions of dollars, but with
all temptations to a life of luxurious in.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-01-30

Forty thousand acres Of Austria Hun
gary territory are to be planted with vines
exported from California.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-01-30
~OPELOUSAS
Female Institute
oPELoUsAs, ST. LANDRY PARISH, La

This Institution is undenominational, prac-
tical and progressive. Discipline firm and
based on sound PRINCIPLES ennohling and de-
veloping character. Honor and self respect
promoted. Methods of training and culture
thorough. TIE curriculum prepares the
pupil for University or practical life. Ger
comfortable and comm odionS Patronage
solicited. For further psrti, Jars apply to
MRS. NJ. NJ. HAYES. PRINCIPAL.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-01-30

The new manager of the great Tellico
Company vas in his private Office. A
lady entered, and he looked up from his
morning paper, then inquired brief
":
a.Well, ma am, what can / do for
your
The lady pushed aside her veil. The
MANAGER looked at her more closely, then
rose and offered her a chair. He was
short and stout, with q heavy red nous
tache, close-clipped hair, and keen gray
eJes.
AYou have advertised for a type
writer, : she said. II should like to APP
ply for the position
The manager still gazed at her Curl
ously, but he only asked:
tHow long have YOU worked at type
Writingp
q have on.y just learned it at the
commercial school, : she replied, hesitat-
ing.
School tgpewriting, like school tele-
graphy, doesn't alwaTs answer so well
Evening journal., 1892-05-03
GRAY FoR PREsinsNr

1t is true that Senator Gray is sften
mentioned as a candidate for the Presi-
dency at Washington. Il is not true
that he is 1 n any sense the legatee Of
ex-President Cleveland. He stands on
his own merits and his own record. he
does not shine with any borrowed light
Those who admired Mr. Cleveland would
love Senator Gray. He has a great charm
OF character. his mental strength, his
broad views, his scrupulous integrity, his
high sense Of honor and his wonderful
amiability have 50 combined In a large
and handsome person as to make him
conspicuous as a man and influential as
member Of the highest body Of legis' a.
tors in the world.
There is no other legislative body ex-
istent which possesses the dignity or the
ability Of the United States Senate.
Senator Gray stands at the top. As a
debater, as a constitutional lawyer, as g
fair. honest, Just, wise aud perfectly
honorable statesman devoting his talents
and mind solely to the Advancement Of
the interests Of the country. without the
slightest faint OF dsmsgogism In his
nature or in his practices, he is the peer
Of any legislator in the country. There
is none superior.
He has the confidence Of his colleagues
and, 1t is said, that there is not a man in
either house who would not be pleased
If Senator Gray could obtain the nomi-
nation.
There is no man in the country better
qualified to be the President Of thes,
United States. His public and privat,
life are absolutely unassailabls. No.
body could say aughtsagaInEt him. His
character and his record are like his
physique, strong aud capable Of infinite
Evening journal., 1892-05-03
80. Potts,a Laat ! eoture

Mrs Longshore- Potts, NJ D., who has
been attracting large audiences every
afternoon, composed of many Of our most
fashionable and literary women, whom
she has succeeded Ia delighting beyond
expectations, will give her last two lee
lures tomorrow. In the afternoon she
will give the concluding one Of her dis
courses to women, which will be on a
subject Of vast Importance to every
woman, both young and old. married or
single In the eve eaing the men will
have an opportunity to crafty their
curiosity and hear the great little
Quakeress In what Is considered her
greatest lecture. Love. Courtship and
Marriage" She delivered this lecture
more than 300 times In London, always
drawing large houses Of distinguished
people. IL was this lecture that started
the great newspaper controversy "Is
Marriage a Failure" AS the advance
sale has been unusually large, Mrs. Potts
will doubtless be greeted by pasked
house.
Evening journal., 1892-05-03

resistance. He was never sick a day In
his life. BE does not know what .
physical i'll is. His mind has the sound
est support nature can give-s perfectly
healthy body.
II is the same with his character and
his record There is not a blemish upon
either. He has never been tempted BY
riches nor pin ched by poverty. he has .
good law practice. but he has no money
to make a hrsss band canvass or TO in
fiuence mems favor from cupidity, even
II he could gain his own consent to dc
either. He is man OF the people.
II the nomination fails to 60 to Mr.
Gle eveland, aud there is any chance OF
giving it to an Eastern man, that man is
Senator Gray Of Delaware, the little
state Of big men.
The only conceivable argument against
that is the geographic argument-ths
argument that this state does not WELD q
large vote That is foolish II not un
worthy. II is foolish because II a man
can by character, ability and fitness
command the entire vote Of the party IL
does not matter from where he comss-
he belongs to the Democratic party.
It is unworthy, because 1t is used
principally by the New York politicians
for obtaining the nomination for their
state, because they have s15, 900, 900. to
divide; the Office OF sheriff 'pays'
more than the Presidency; hence they
want the nomination, not because they
care bauble for the Presidency, the
Democratic party, or the country; but
because they prefer to divide that $i5, =
900, 900 among themselves.
II Gray were nominated, he would be
nominated for the highest and noblest
motives which can actuate party.
Evening journal., 1892-05-03
one TAsTE ENOUGH

The people have had taste Of Republi-
csnism. Negroism has been rife and
rlotous for two years. Are they salts
fed3
Coming into power in this city and
this county under the most favorable
auspices, what is the spec iacle Republi-
cansm presents to day2
The county government has been In
competent. foolish and expensive. There
is no money In the treasury aud bills are
unpaid by the thousands.
Toe Levy Court has been intensely
partisan and has brought the county
into two la Nsuits, which IL has lost, and
has proposed the most absurd and sub
verslve measures ever contemplated by
men who claimed to have common sense.
There Is an assessment Of 2s, 0e0 names
on the poll books and set Of ofignoramuses
to deal with them who have shown sbso
Lutte incapacity to deal with the simplest
questions of law and finance.
There Is one among them who Is can
wasting for another office so intently that
be has no thought, no time, for the inn
portant one he holds He is supposed to
have captured the negro vote, by
neglecting his duty as levy court
i man. or by using his official position
solely for that purpose,
Another one OF them has not the small
property publication required by law to
ensure a mans competency to tax other
peoples property. He got in the Office
by a scratch and has maintained himself
there by sorapping.
The other members OF the body, placed
there by the Republicans, have not
shown the ordinary business capacity
which an intelligent farmer ought to
have. The Republican Levy Court is a
bald, miserable, costly, ignominious
| failure.
The City Council presents a spectacle,
not so exaggerated simply because the
interests are not so diversified and the
checks have been more frequent and
more easily appled-the opportunities
were not so great.
The City Council has expended more
Toney than was ever expended befor,
and have less to show for It, The watei
business is out Of their hands and thl
streets and sewers ars not under theii
control. II is well they are not, for shorI
as they have been OF these and severa
other important expenditures their state
ment will exhibit a large deficit at tn,
end Of the fiscal year.
These things have been accompanie,
by the scandals Of fighting, cursinl
mayor by Jester, by a leader In Counci
whose property qualification was Goa
cocted by J. Eldridge Pierce. and b,
riots among the negroes with which tn
police have not dared to interfere.
II any man can mention anythin,
good. or worthy, or inexpensive, {
rational, or not partisan, which has beel
} done by either Of these bodies il woul
} be a pleasure for the EVENING JouRNA
D to commend It.
Are the people satisfied with this tast
Of delaware Republicanisin, which
, negro politicsf
Evening journal., 1892-05-03

Gates that We are coming TO similar
state Of semi-anarchy.
About thirty miles from this city, a
young doctor, without an enemy In the
world, leaving'H young wife and infant
child, to obey the call Of mercy, at night,
was intercepted, beaten and chopped to
Inconsistencies and sent home mortally
mangled and lnsensible. to die in the
presence OF an almost rsving wife and
neighbors who we're absolutely power
less to succor him, by lot Of negroes.
Several riots have occurred In this
city. There are white leaders always
melting and encouraging the least intel
ligent and most disOrderly elements
among them to gather, land obtain by
violence, what they deem their rights.
The mob at the election on Fourth
street, on Saturday night, was composed
OF negroes, though they did not engage
in the fight between the Republican
constable, as leader Of one gang and a
United States letter carrier as the leader
Of the other gang.
The negro is peaceable, industrious,
quiet and orderly so long ss the Repubh-
can politicians let him alone. When an
election is approaching he becomes,
under their influence, q 6snd incarnate.
An election is approaching here aud the
men, white and colored. who would not
be entrusted with any important or re-
spectacle business in finance or COM
merce, are unusually active. They have
been entrusted, by the Republican party,
with the expenditure Of the large sums
OF money to buy negro tax receipts. and
to control their votes, and to lead them
and pay them to riot at the polls.