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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-29
NATURES LOVE MAKING.
Birds and Insects Must DO Their Pr.tt,ess
When Counting.

From the Boston Globe
The wooing OF birds is most refined ana
graceful Love lunes their RESPECTIVE
pipes. and they seek 70 captivate their
mates oy Their sweetest notes and most
varied warnings.
The wood pigeon charms his iady-iove nv
a series Of aerial evolutions and a curious
mapping or his strong wing feathers
purflng his breast and tenderly cooins
AT mating time the plumage of male
birds Is more handsome than at any other
period-indeed, some birds assume at,rer-
ent colors in the spring.
feilow-hammers charm their mates bv
oispiaying their tail feathers in the form
OF ian; starlings chatter in the sunshine
to show the metallic beauty of their
breast feathers. and swallows circle ana
double In graceful flight before their LADY,
Bright shells. flowers feathers ana
grasses are laid by the bower bird az the
entrance Of his partr er's retreat; and tinv
sboWings -. o, ,Sn- WOO, WOO most assidueusly.
IN fierce combat with a possible rival:
even bringing nectar from choice flowers
Hen birds exhibit all the vsearies OF
their sex; and pretend TO be Indifferent 70
the exeruons Of their admirers.
ing. and as soon as evening shades faii
commence to croak loudly TO their mates
sometime great numbers Of them combin.
Courting among insects is often a very
elaborate affair. A male spider will ap-
proach female and amuse her for some
tune with his antics. Ii is said that ne
twirls around and around. crosses his legs
erects his body and executes a sort Of snazy
dance to excite her admiration
She Is a very vicious lady and not alvays
pleased with his lovemaking; sometimes he
hnds himself obliged TO ward her on for
she has a painful mode OF showing hef dis
pleasure. and IL she entirely disapproyss OF
ms attentions will fall upon him and rend
him to pieces.
One species OF spider Is said to have a
novel way OF making love. the sexes COM
municating by means OF strands of web
stretching from one retreat 70 the other
sort of telephone. so to speak.
Glow worms. according TO some nataral-
lists. use their summaries as love sig nails
The females OF one species seat themselves
among the grass. while the males. attract
ed by the light, dance attendance round
them.
Concerning fshes-the sticklebacks occs-
sionally resort to harsh treatment, attack
ing the females with open mouths and
erected spines. AS husbands their behavior
is certainly eccentric. for after the female
has deposited her eggs within the nest that
he has prepared for her, her lord and mas
ter drives her away and proceeds to hatch
them himself
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-29
Fenced In.


To return to the children's building, the
gymnasium is free to any child over six
years of age and under six they go to the
nursery. There they are provided with toys.
blocks and games. and are amused by peo-
pie who know how to do Ii, and the very
young babies have cribs. All Of them re-
cetve the most solicitous and skillful care.
The accommodations, large as they are.
have proved insufficient, and 1t often hap
pens on crowded days that some Of the ap-
plicants have to be turned away.
Wherever there are children there must
building there is a large one under the
auspices Of the Cook county. Ill, normal
maps. models. &C., but the school room
has not much of an air of task work
about 1t. and can be approached by a child
without dread. Above the school room
is the roof garden. which Is also a play
ground: 1t is carefully fenced in so that
no mishap can happen to any one. and the
fence is OF smooth wire netting, so that
mischievous boy cannot very well climb 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-29

ing in the United States Senate in 1883
SAID that two-thirds Of the wealth Of the
tons. Few known fortunes exceed that OF
Cyrus Mccormick, inventor Of the machine
Westinghouse air brake has earned mil
lions of dollars. Bell. the telephone man.
Is multi-millionaire. Edison. like Bell
worth at least 1900, 900 today. and probably
much more.
Sir Henry Bessemer's Discoveries
In steel making brought him great wealth
and many honors. He came to London a
poor boy from a country village. In two
years ne was pursuing a method of his own
invention for taking copies of antique and
modern bas-reliefs in a manner that en-
aDied him to stamp them on cardboard,
Dossed copies of the highest works of art
az small cost. This process If made known
Vide tne ao 1ns CT would have opened
was not a government stamp nor paper seal
OF a corporate body which any common
absolute perfection. The disclosure of it at
that time would have shattered the whole
system Of the British stamp office. The Sc
A. the period referred to 1t was reckoned
that the British government lost 100000 an
auaiy py the transfer of old stamps to new
thus evaded: Bessemer invented a new
system. which was adopted by the govern
iienl' put ne never got even thanks for it.
sho Omce.
NOT SO many cranks besiege the patent
once now as formerly. The attorneys
through whom they make their applications
try to shut them off, No other Inventors
value their ideas so highly as they do. Com
NOR they are afraid to reveal their plans,
lunatic Is always shopping around the
great building at 9th and F streets, though
ne Is sat upon with steady determine ton.
II tne words perpetual motion" are men,
toned in his papers his money is sent back
TO MIN and his appeal is firmly declined. To
ge s around around this difficulty he usually calls
getting rid of him is to demand a working
model as condition necessary before his
claim can be further considered. That
Inc ng,machine cranks likewise bloom
perennial. Some of them would navigate
the air after the manner of birds, with fold
rely on balloons, with propellers Others
yet depend on revolving fans, both to lift
ahem a IN the air and to give an impulse in
is kite Of vast area, with a fish tail for
steering and basket suspended beneath.
Another Is an air tricycle.. to be padded
Perhaps the meanest Of all swindlers are
those who prey on poor inventors. They
Look Look over the Gazette issued by the patent
those to whom patents have been newly
granted: Then they write to each one, say
thing. We know certain parties VINO will viii
sary capital. Send so to cover the cost of
rows the money and forwards It f BY mail.
Subsequently he Is informed that SIS more
will be required, and in this way he is
of him. A man will often write to the pat
ent office In good faith, saying that he has
something great and asking the govern
ing 1t on the market. But Uncle Sam does
not do business that way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-29

Across the hall from the gymnasium Is
q glass inclosed room where the babies
and very little children are kept Upon
being brought by their mothers In the
morning they are received by the expert
nurses and regularly ticketed and a dupli-
cate number Is given the mother. She can
get her child back when she presents the
ticket holding the proper number and not
before The reason for all this precaution
Is obvious. 1t would be unrea sonable for
am one 20 expect the attendants 70 be
able to remember the individual children
and babies and by whom they are left,
and II might easily happen that some peo-
ple OF evil mind would 90 and carry away
children not their own. Hence, there Is
real necessity for system which, at first
sight, has rather humiliating resemblance
e. that applied to packages and trunks.
But, tust some trunks and parcels are
l.Sr and not called for a. all, SO does IL
lappen at institutions Of this kind that
there are generally in the course OF time
some children left and never called for by
their rightful owners 1t has not happened
thus far at Jackson Park. but at the Paris
exposition, where there was an Institution
OF this kind. babies were frequently left
behind by their mothers. and the orphan
asylums OF Paris received quite acces-
sion 10 the number OF their inmates. Fur
Their than this. az our own centennial ex-
position seventeen years ago there were
general children born on the grounds.
There is q ward IN the hospital in Jackson
Park waiting TO receive the ambitious child
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-29

Die on her skirts.
Number 20 please" she sang out as she
leaned against the counter
1t might have been that she was in a
hotel and was asking for the key TO her
room. for she looked that way.
No clipper hotel clerk. with flashing
diamond shirt stud answered her CALL
however, but instead a clean and pleasant
looking girl came forward. took the check
containing the number and in a few mo-
ments handed across the counter a baby.
The mother looked at II a second to assure
herself that II was hers and walked OF con-
tented This was a practical Illustration Of
the way babies are cared for in the chill
dren's building at the worlds fair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-29

As you pass In by one Of the gates and
proceed about twenty yards you may, IL
you come at the right time Of day, hear a
heavy rhythmical stamping and clapping Of
hands In the pauses of this noise you
10 squealing. and above all the other sounds
there will be heard the shrill laugh of
children at play. You stop and look. There
few tastefully painted medallions. Above
pne entrance you read the motto, Men are
but children of larger growth" and over
another the words The hope OF the world
II In the children" and in large letters the
purpose of the building is revealed by the
1ign. "Chiidren's building"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-29
What the Little Girl Did.

The horror Of Boston maidens of slang is
not new theme. though it constantly finds
new illustrations. Last week a Boston
woman, with her nine-year-old daughter
visited a former schoolmate in this city,
The hostess is possessed Of a nine year-oId
boy,and the two at once became fast friends
WhenSaturday night came the bow was hus.
tied Off to the bath room to be secured IN for
Sunday. The little girl missed him and in
stituted instant search. She described her
experience to her mother as follows:
could not see him. but when I called he
slowly raised his head to the level of the
top OF the tub, looked at me, and said
What did you do?'
Il didn't know exactly what he meant,
but 'snuk'"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-29
DIR. Mary Walkers Attire,
From the Chicago Inter- Ocean.

luter-OCeNn.
Her face seems to- express satisfied and
grim determination. The lines that are
there and on the thin little neck are those
of age. Her hair is straight and short, ting.
ed with gray and parted on the side She
wore an immaculate suit Of black made with
Prince Albert coat and Of the finest ma.
terial. standing collar with turnover points
four-in-han tie-black. with yellow spots
on one shoulder hung a military cape made
OF the same material as the Prince Albert
ON the table in front of her was q silk tile
in the latest Beau Brummel shape, thai
shone with the best Dunlap luster. She
on her left lapel. She is. certainly, a cri.
terion on the subject OF masculine attire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-29

Immediately within the entrance Of the
building Is a big gymnasium with all the
modern apparatus necessary. and here a
teacher takes the boys and girls who de-
sire IL and puts them through a drill and
exercises which keep their muscles supple
s ana anord them a great deal of pleasure
classes that the visitor hears when he an
proaches the building. 1t is fun for the
children, but IL is also an instructive ex-
hlolt itseif, Tor here you may see put into
practice the most approved German
gymnasium yd methods designed to develop
rather than the Swedish method. which
has particular exercises for each particu-
lar portion OF the anatomy. II you come in
toward the close of the lesson you will see
IL terminate in a series of evolutions so
rapid that they have practically become a
romp. When IL Is over the children are
pertence again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-29
Ptscatorial Item.
From Texas Siftings.

Prom TeNas Siftinps
MT Hudson Rivers is an enthusiasts
fisherman and he always manages TO bring
home fish. few mornings ago, being fsllv
equipped with rod. etc. he stopped on his
way 10 the fishing boat at a Harlem Ash
market.
What can I do for you today" ASKED
the .urbane proprietor.
Put aside that big striped bass untf 4
get back. i am going 10 catch him while 4
am out at the fishing banks today
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-29

that may choose to first see light at the
white city, Heaven help that baby when
ne arrives! OF course he will be boy
and Will be named Christopher Columbus.
however. don't let us anticipate matters,
Tor the worlds Columbian exposition baby
mas not arrived yet and may choose to
cheat the century by allowing himself to be
born outside the gates
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-29


HE WAS FAT AND
red in the face. and
oh. how very tired
and hot she looked
as she went up to
the counter and
asked for number 20.
1t was evident that
she had been tciling
with heroic endur-
ance over a goodly
portion Of the 533
acres of Jackson
Park and the dust of
the midway piais-
ance was plainly visi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-29
Autographs and Speeches.


The congressional pages have a great
many sources Of income outside their sal
aries. One OF the most fertile of these n
lew years ago was the collection of auto
graPhs. An autograph hunter will very
s,aoiy give y or even SO for a fun set Of
Inc boys frequently execute Commission
ior autographs and sometimes they do a
VERY few e oS Inn Son ON their own account
apout giving autographs TO the boys. They
11eeognize this as legitimate industry.
thoupb oy So nave 70 watch their chances.
ne Is In a bad humor or very busily en-
gagged with public matters. Very often
b bus,ng ,ne eh e DAY when the Senate is not
pusy tne boys go from desk to desk with
autograph albums. laying them before SEN
a s,. In the House the pages do most Of
Their autograph collecting before noon
The practice has fallen partly into disusa
OF late years because Il came TO be some
bers. anu i''eia-
The pages make quite a little rnonev 60
an election year by soliciting subscrintions
Tor the sale OF speeches. When a member
OF me House makes a particularly effective
political speech, it is used by some Of III
Iellow-members as a campaign document
Under the law, IL can be printed as "a
part or the Congressional Record" AT cost
and then sent through the mails under a.
Congressman's frank. The pages salfci,
orders for these speeches. and the member
after paying for the copies of the sneecb
pays so commission TO the page for eacb
loo The page has the speeches wrappea
ana delivered. Sometimes the Congress.
man gives him an order TO see tba, as
speeches are addressed and mailed. For
this he pays something extra
AhoLher source OF income to the bows Is
the contributions made by the Senator'S a,
the end of a session TO those yyho ba a.
been particularly active In servfng ,ba,''
None of the youngsters consider ~ ,,nSii.
nihed TO accept these tips" senator ST.
Iord was warm friend Of the pages He
gave ,hem a hne dinner every year and ON
the day the Senate adjourned over for
CHRISTMAS he gave a IS gold piece 10 each
of them. P W '
1t is one Of the duties OF page to place n
slass OF water on the desk OF one Of his
senators who may begin what promises 10
De long speech. The late Senator Beck
used TO have glass of Scotch
whiskey on his desk. 1t was color
less. and looked as much like
water as anything else One day the Sena-
tor sent new boy down for a glass Of
whiskey while he was making a speech,
and the boy brought back a glass OF rich,
red liquor whose identity was unmistak-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-29
BEESWITHNOSTINGS.
The Governor of Honduras Wants tt
Supply This Country With Them.
BUSY LITTLE HONEY GETTERS
The Pigmies Among Bees--Why
Singles Bees Are in Demand.
THIS CLIMATE TOO COLD

ONDURAS' GOV
ernor has written to
the Department Of
Agriculture offering
to send to this
country some Of the
stingless bees which
are native to Cen
trail America. If it
were possible to do
mesticate them here
there would be great
advantage in doing
SO, inasmuch as the
sting of the bee is
the. chief obstacle to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-29
Dental.
From LIES Calendar

From HES Calendar.
She-"What superb teeth she has"
He-"Yes, but they are false"
She-"Why do you think SOP"
He-"She told my sister she inherited
them from her mother
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-29
She Was Mistaken.


From Truth.
Wife-"John, haven't YOU found the
Ratchet yet? I think I had 1t last"
Husband-"No. you didn't Here 1t Is In
the tool chest"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-29
MONEY IN PATENTS.
Small Inventions That Have Won
Fortunes for Men of Ideas.
MORE VALUABLE THAN GOLD MINES.
Millions in a Shoe Peg or a
Heel Plate.
YSTHAT HAVE COINED CASH

MALL I'D E A s
are sometimes worth
fortunes. The pat
ent Office records
are full of trifling
suggestions t h a t
have won riches
for lucky thinkers.
More than half of
them have been hit
upon by accident.
Most thoughts are
blanks in the lottery
of the human mind.
but now and then
ont nano a nrtzo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-29

CHILDREN NUMBERED
Left Until Called For at a Worlds
Fair Building.
4 LITTLE ONES PARADISE.
Gymnasium, Nursery and School
Room All in Operation.
PROVING HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL
PROVING HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL

Correspondence of The Evening Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-29

AFTER q night with tie boys
Yours for = clear head-Bromo-ss,ns..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-29

Formerly inventions were nearly Away.
made haphazard. People hit upon then
accidentally. Now the discovery Of new
ideas In mechanics is a profession. The in
ventor is a skilled man, employed by firm
of manufacturers with the understanding
that all his inventions shall belong to them
The Westinghouse company. for example
picks up trained electricians all over tn,
world sets them to work. and gives then
every convenience for producing new in
dustrial applications of electricity. Thes,
salaried inventors are excellently paid
Electricity is the great field for invention
now. Twenty thousand electrical patents
have been granted since 1880.
The patented devices utilized In shoe
making are more numerous and more val
liable than those employed in any other in
dustry or art.
machines every year. and these do the
work Of II, 900. 900 women. Mr.. Platt, speak
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-29

one thing which the governor OF Hondu-
ras desired to know was whether there was
any duty on bees imported into the United
States. There is none. because they come
III under the head of animals for breeding
purposeS-' But the fatal objection to these
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-29

Wlidman managed all THIS by simply
knowing the instinct which bees have ia
follow their queen. They do this always
because the perpetuation OF their species
depends on the eggs which she lays for the
colony. He hid the queen in his beard
thus causing the swarm to gather there
and likewise made them do whatever else
he wished, meanwhile giving words of CON-
mand which were merely intended to de-
ceiye the spectator,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-03-07

coded, as soon as the park shall have
actually become the property of the
city. Upon the other hand, the city, in
the proposed ordinance, is asked to give
up all transfers upon the lnterurban
line except where 40 local cars run in
the same direction az frequently as
every ten minutes; to release the COM
pany from building the Stryker avenue
line and the crOSS-town line; to agree
not to order any extension for period
OF two years. and to permit certain
streets crossing University avenue to
be closed at the center Of that street for
the purpose Of the boulevarding spoken
of.
Your committee deprecates the spirit
in which this ordinance was received at
the joint meeting of the city council
already referred to. Instead of its be
ing treated as fair basis for discussion
and an attempt being made, by careful
consideration, to eliminate its objection
able features and arrive at some equita-
bic and amcabIe settlement between
the company and the city, it was, from
the time of its presentation, attacked i'll
what seemed to be an unfair and un-
friendly spirit, and was finally indefi-
nitely postponed by the votes of those
who were in reality its friends because
of the apparent lmpossibility to gain
for it the careful consideration which
the Importance of the subject demanded.
Your committee contents itself with
reporting the facts Of the case, only eX-
pressing the opinion, in conclusion, that
the interests OF the city require that the
improvements involved III the PROPOSE
ton OF the city railway company should
not only be made, but as quickly made
as the work can be done, and asks for
further instructions in the premises.
Respectfully yours,
FREDERICK DRISCOLL,
THOMAS COCHRAN,
THOMAS MCKIBBIN,
ID. ID. MERRILL,
HENRY L.. WILLIAMS.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-03-07
KICK FROM SUPERIOR
On the Present System of Inspect
ing Grain.

Several West Superior business men,
among them President r. S. Todd. of
the board of trade; f. G. Peters, w. j i.
Whipple, NJ. McCulom, A. A. Free
man. S. s. Cargell and l.. A. Harris.
were in conference with the state rail-
road and warehouse commission yester-
day. Their grievance was the existing
system of grain inspection i'll their city,
whereby the grain is inspected by the
Minnesota board. although in Wis
cousin territory, in order that there may
be a uniformity Of inspection at the
head of the lake.
The West Superior people thought the
board ought to let them weigh the
grain and get that portion of the fees.
The board said it might as we'll give
up everything, and willing would, as its
only authority in Superior was by suffer
ance. 1t was finally conceded that here
after the board will keep Superior and
Duluth inspections separate in its re-
ports, and the committee Will so report.
1t is thought this will prove satlsfac-
tory.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-03-07
State Library Additions.

The following books have been re.
ceived at the state library: Law reports
received of Carswell S5 Co.: Probate
Law and Practice of Pacific Coast and
Other States: Report of the Attorney
General, 1892: Report of the Secretary
of State, 1892: Joint Documents from
Michigan. volumes Is: Report of Rail
road Commissioner. 1892; Pioneer Col
lection, volumes 10 and 20; Report of
Reform School, 1892; Michigan s. G..
Reports. volumes 90 and 81: Journals of
House and Senate, 1892; Public Acts,
1872; messages OF Gov. Williams aud
Civ. Rich; i've crop reports.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-03-07
An Able Salyationist.

Staff Capt. Blanche Cox appeared be-
fore packed audience last night in tie
House of Hope church, and told how
the Salvation Army is working in the
sIums of London. Capt. Cox is all
English woman of rather fine appear
ance. and is on the staff of Gen. Booth.
of Salvation Army fame. She is the
guest of the Salvation Army of ST.
Paul. and will make special effort to
put new life into the work here.