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The National tribune., 1894-06-07

appears to be widespread misappre-
hension in regard to the Postofiice appropria-
ton bill, relative to the proposed increase in
the rate of postage. Congressman are receiving
letters from their constituents, which indicate
that they have been misnformed. The fact u.s.
the bill referred to does not provide for an in
crease in postage rates. An attempt was made
in the House to increase the postage on certain
kinds of matter but it WAS defeated, and the
law stands now as il did before.
The National tribune., 1894-06-07

The present extraordinary importation of
sugar and other articles. made in order to escape
the payment of higher duties to be imposed
later. means serious loss to the Government
in future revenues, and the Treasury Depart
ment's receipts will fall far short of its esti-
mates. Such long agitation in regard to the
tariff bill has never been taken into considera-
ton in the formulation of the tables published
by the Department and by the Ways and Means
and Finance Committees The official figures
of the Bureau of Statistics demonstrate that
the delay in the Senate is costing the Govern
ment at least 81, 600. 900 day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-25
She fs Waiting.

From the Detroit Free Press.
II wish to report, sab. dat burglars en-
tered my house last night" said a coiored
woman who called at the Chene street po-
lice station a day or two ago In a state of
trepidation.
How did they get in7' asked the ser
geant-
Dunno, sah."
Ibid YOU see or hear 'emy"
mo, sab. Jest went right to bed ana
slept like a lamb all night"
How do you know that burglars got IN ?"
"Why, my money was gone next mawnin'.
of co'se. IL burglars didn't get In how dat
money walk or
How much did you lose and where was
II hidden
Il losted 81 bin. and put It under my
pillei' when j went TO bed"
WAS your husband surprisedr"
mo sab. He dun said he'd bin 'specen'
burglars for ten vars"
step this way. i have him locked I'D here
for being drunk, and have a dollar and
half OF your stolen money. Perhaps he's
sobered up a little"
Say, gineral. you needn't bodder wild
him jest now. / kin wait"
Don't you want TO surprise him."
Not heah and now. He'll probably be
home in a day or two. an then I'll hev de
AK an de shovel an hoe handle an a
base ball club in de house an ready for
bizness. an I'll s'prise dat pusson TIL
he won't be able to lift a whitewash pail
fur de next two weexsi Yes, I'd RAIDER
wait! I want de s'prise to hit him all ob1e
at once an be de success Of de season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-25
Wasps ms Paper Makers.

From L0ngmans Magazine.
A careful survey of that vacant nest con-
WINGED my wasp at once that ii afforded the
exact combination of advantages she was
then in search of; and as soon as she had
satisfied herself by course of watching
that the hole was not now in possession of
any stronger and more aggressive wasp-eat-
ing animal, she abandoned at once her dig
ging operations, and took up her abode in
the ready made cavern. There she set to
work at once upon the collection of material
for the first few cells, which We saw her
bringing in from the decaying place on the
gatepost with commendable activity.
The nest itself our queen constructed with
in a vacant hole, building and lining II with
a peculiar sort of paper OF which she and
her kind have the entire monopoly. This pa
per Is manufactured from woody fiber, after
the most modern human fashion-the wood
being first ed to a complete pulp, and
then kneaded with the jaws to the proper
thickness and consistency. In most cases
the raw material is nibbled piecemeal of
the bark of trees; but my wasp fortunately
discovered early in her career a weak spot
at the base of the rustic gate in the gar
den and worked this mine with such skill
and industry that before the end of the
summer she and her descendants had gnaw-
ed great hole in 1t as big as a teapot. She
even endangered the stability of the struc-
ture. Wasps seem to moisten the pulp as
they knead 1t with a secretion from their
mouths, the analogue, l suppose, of saliva;
they use their powerful jaws to reduce the
little balls of torn wood to this pulp, and
then to spread 1t into thin sheets OF papery
layers.
The cells built of the paper so prepared
are hexagonal. like those Of the common
hive bee; and, indeed, wasps and bees, in
spite of ethical Emergencies, are descended
from a single very early ancestor, many OF
whose domestic tricks and traits both great
groups of social insects retain most faith
fully. But while the bees have learned to
build a great many more cells than they
need for the use of their grub, and to en-
ploy the supernumerary ones as storehouses
or jars for preserving honey, the wasps
only make just as many cells as they mean
to fill with larvae, and bring up young
grub in each at least three times over in a
single season. The fact is, the hexagonal
cell was originally intended a cradle for
the larvae alone; the beehive has diverted II
in part from its primitive purpose, and has
applied II to new and wholly economical
object. Wasps are bees which have never
learnt honey making.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-25
A Monkeys Pollteness.

From the st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
II was amused at an act of politeness
once witnessed on the part of a monkey
that had very peculiar effect on my dos"
said Stephen l.. Warner yesterday. "One
day an Italian organ grinder, accompanied
by trained monkey, wandered into our
town. and the man stopped before my house
to play. The monkey was an intelligent
little fellow, end was attired in a jacket
and cap. While his master was grinding
out the music the monkey hoped down
from the organ, where he had been sitting,
and, jumping the fence, came up into my
yard. He was at once spied by fox ter
rier of mine, and the dog made a rush at
him. The monkey awaited the onset with
such undisturbed tranquility that the dog
halted within a few feet of him to recon-
hotter. Both animals took long. steady
stare at each other, when suddenly the
monkey raised his paw and gracefully sa-
luted his enemy by raising his hat. The
effect was magical. The dogs head and
tail dropped, and he sneaked off into the
house, and would not leave 1t until satisfied
that his polite but mysterious guest had de-
parted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-25
Many Claimants to One Infamy.

From the brooklyn Eagle.
The honor of inventing the piano is
claimed by the English, French and Ger
mans Father Wood. an English monk at
Rome is said to have been the real invent
or in I'LL, and to have manufactured one
which he sold to Samuel Crispi the author
of Virginia" from whom ii was pur-
chased by Fulke Greville. though Count
CARL claims the credit for bartholomew
Christofori of Padua, during his stay in
Florence, some three years later Q71D.
The French attribute the invention to
Partisan named Marius. who. they alleged,
produced in 1716 harpsichord in which
hammers had been substituted for the old
plectrums or quilts. The Germans are the
last in the field, with j. c. Schroeder of
Dresden, who claimed Q11O, when eighteen
years of age, to have constructed after
much consideration the model of a new
clavier, with hammers upon which he
could play loudly or softly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-25
The Decline of the Gondola in Venice.

From the Philadelphia Daily Evening Telegraph.
1t would be expected, of course, that no
way exists to get about in Venice except
by gondola- This is nowadays an error.
There is no spot IN Venice which cannot be
reached by dry land. There are now in the
city $50 to 400 bridges, and 1t is possible to
cross the canals on foot at almost any
point. Those who do not wish to do this
can get in a steamboat and go from one end
of the Grand Canal TO the other. There are
frequent stations the boats run every four
minutes. and the fare is only two cents.
The gondola thus. has been nearly driven
out of the business. The residents of the
city go about on foot or on steamboat They
have no time to be lazily rowed from place
to place by a gondolier. 1t has come about,
therefore, that there are much fewer gon-
dolas in the service than formerly, and
what there are have less to do. Their chief
occupation is to transport visitors who have
only a few days to stay, and who wish to
tell their friends when they go home that
they have ridden in a gondola. There is
considerable business on moonlight nights,
but in day time very few boats are in USE
The gondolier Is not the romantic person
that fancy paints him, either. He is very
ordinary Italian. poorly clothed beggar,
who always wants more money than his
legitimate fare, and talks about his pour
boire. or extra drink money, during nearly
the entire ride
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-25
THE INCOME TAX.
The Senate Finance Committee Con.
slider an Important Amendment.

The Senate committee on finance dis
cussed the income tax for short time yes
terday. The question was brought up by Sen
ator Sherman, who called attention to the
complaint of the building and loan associa-
tons that the provisions of the bill would
work an injustice to them, and suggested
that the bill should be modified as to re-
lieve such associations from the necessity
of paying the tax on money paid in by per-
sons to whom the associations had made
loans. The suggestion was generally re-
ceived with favor and while no report of an
amendment to meet the objections was au-
thoriZed the members Of the committee so
expressed themselves as to leave little
doubt that the bill would be amended in
this respect. There was also some general
discussion of the income tax as a whole
and an intimation was dropped that other
features of this part of the bill might be
modified.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-25
AN OFFICIAL VISITATION.
Beacon Lodge, L. o. o. F., Had q Great
Time.

The Official visitation of the officers Of the
Grand Lodge, Independent Order of Odd
Fellows. to Beacon Lodge. No. Is. occurred
on Monday evening last. The lodge met at
z o'clock, and at half-past the Grand
Lodge officers were introduced and received
with the usual official honors. Noble Grand
Mcbride making a very suitable address OF
welcome, to which Grand Master Wood
appropriately responded. In company with
Beacon Lodge and visiting members. they
proceeded to the encampment room, where
a large assenblage had already gathered.
Past Grand Master Crawshaw. chairman of
the committee on arrangements Consisting
of himself and Past Grand Frank Ivey
Wood and Mr.. Phil. Friedlander), called the
assemblage TO order and extended the greet
ing of the brethren of Beacon Lodge and
their assembled friends to Grand Master
Wood and his colleagues. The grand master
returned thanks for the pleasant manner
In which they had been received, and the
evening OF entertainment which was in
store The following excellent program was
then carried out: THE Girl Left Behind
Me-" song, Miss Gradwohl. upon which a
parody followed: recitation, Mr.. NJ. F.
Quartet consisting Of MI Lawrence and
others, accompanied by Mrs. Parkson on
the piano; recitation, Miss Alice Strauss;
violin solo, Mrs. Lawrence; address. Grand
Representative F. A. Sitter; soprano solo,
Miss Lowdermilk: banjo trio. the Misses
Ball and Miss Burdette; limitations of diff
ferent actors, A. Stern: poetic illusions.
Phil. Friedlan Ter; recitation. David Bangs;
solo. Miss Houk; Waters OF the Rappahan-
mock" L. L. Mayer; recitation. Lee Baum
garten: song, ]. ]. Fisher. accompanied by
Miss Parkson: recitation, Miss Mitchell;
humorous dialects, E. b. Hay.
At the conclusion of the program, which
was one OF undated interest, the entire
| company repaired to the blue room, where
refreshments were served in abundance by
the committee on refreshments, consisting
| of Messrs. Homage. Perkins, Balm, Burk-
hart, Lewis, Isinger and Cunegan. The
| ushers on the occasion were Messrs. Garden
Dinsmore. Wales. Jones and Moore. The
attendance was large and the entire even
| ing was one OF universally acknowledged
pleasure. Beacon Lodge will be fifty years
| old on the 9th Of September next. on which
occasion IT will duly celebrate the historic
| event. OF the members who petitioned for
| a charter two are still living. Messrs. Col
| ley and Wall. Grand Representative Stier
| Joined the order April %. 1850. consequently
| II was his thirty-fourth anniversary on the
| night of this meeting, a fact to which he
| felicitously referred.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-25
A Tariff Effect.
IN the Detroit Free Press.

From the Detroit Free Press.
The young woman's father was one of
those men who talk tariff much that in
time they learn to disregard the comfort
of their families and talk 1t in the home
circle Thus it was that the girl knew as
much about the tariff she did about
housekeeping Yet she found time in the
midst of her political economy to have
couple of real sweethearts, not to speak of
a host of fellows who wanted to be. OF
the two favored ones. one was farmers
son and the other was swell youth from
the city. This latter she in time chose as
the one, and when her father heard of IT
he called her before him.
80" he said, you have thrown over this
excellent young farmer and chosen a city
dude?'
Yes, papa she smiled.
well, don't like it, and 1 want to know
your reasons for doing it,.
They are plain enough she responded
promptly. II have heard you talk tariff
until 1 am thoroughly convinced that the
only kind of protection l need in my home
industries excludes the raw material and
admits the finished product"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-25
Y. NJ. C. A. CONFERENCE.
Delegates From the District Will Go
to AnnapOIis

The interstate district conference of the
Y. NJ. c. a. of the states of Maryland West
Virginia and Delaware and the District of
Columbia will begin at Annapolis next Fri
day evening at the Y. NJ. c. a. rooms. The
address of welcome to visiting representa-
tives will be delivered by J. Writ Randall,
president of the board of directors of the
Y. NJ. c. A. of Annapolis. Rev. F. w
Clampett, rector of st. Peters P. E. Church.
Baltimore, will then address the confer
ence.
on Saturday evening the conference will
be addressed by Mr.. l.. Cabell Williamson
president of the Washington association,
and VIM. II. Morriss, the general secretary
of Baltimore. Mr.. F. l.. Middleton of Wash
ington will give Bible readings at the OPEN
in0,of the morning and afternoon sessions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-25

From the Popular Science Monthly.
Sewing seems so ingenious an art that 1t
must be reserved for the human species
alone. Yet the tailor bird, the orthotomus
longicauda, and other species possess the
elements of 1t. They place their nests in
q large leaf which they prepare to this end.
With their beaks they pierce two rows of
holes along the two edges of the leaf; they
then pass n stout thread from one side to
the other alternately. With this leaf, at
first fat, they form a horn in which they
weave their nest with cotton or hair. These
labors of weaving and sewing are preceded
by the spinning of the thread. The bird
makes 1t itself by twisting in its beak
spiders webs. bits of cotton and little ends
Of wool. Sykes found that the threads used
for sewing were knotted at the ends.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-25
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
Boys i'm the WOrkhouse,

Several days ago the attention of the Com
missioners was called by Intendant Stouten-
burgh Of the Washington Asylum to the
fact that he had in the male workhouse a
number Of small colored boys under sixteen
years Of age, and proposed that they be
transferred to the reform school. President
Falls of the latter institution was willing to
take the boys. but as their sentences were
for short periods, a question arose with the
Commissioners whether they could be COM
mitted to the reform school for a longer
period. The matter was sent to the attor-
ney. who advises today that 1t would rot
be competent for the court to change the
Of the Police Court, he says, would gladly
send all boys they can to the reform school
instead Of the workhouse, where the offenses
are sufficient to justify 1t, but that they
are continually reminded that the reform
school has no accommodations. The boys
will serve out their sentences in the work.
house.
The Inconvenience of Reputation.
In reply to the complaint of William Tai
bert that he is frequently arrested and
searched by the police on suspicion of being
engaged in the policy business, Lieut.. Boyle
states that William Talbert is a well-known
promoter Of the policy game, having been
arrested some time ago for it and served
three months, and seeing him again around
his old haunts he was arrested and search
cd Tor poncy papers.
Retail Liquor Licenses.
The following retail licenses were granted
by the excise board yesterday: Thomas E.
Barron, $3.50 NJ street northwest; Michael
Daily, 600 1-2 street southwest; Louis
Faber. 416 18th street northwest: Jacob
Kriess, 1854 K street southwest: William
Fenton, SO K street southwest. Wholesale
licenses granted: Walter H. Nelson, 500
10th street northwest. Rejected, retail, st.
Joseph's Club ATT H street northwest
Notes.
s. D. Gibson has been promoted to class
two of the police force. vice w. E. Austin.
resigned. and Patrick Creagh has been
promoted to class two, vice John Tram
nell, removed
Application has been made to the Com
missioners for a street sign on Stoughton
street.
At the request Of the curator in charge,
the following watchmen of the Smith
sonian Institute have been appointed ad-
ditional privates on the police force: w. H
Brelsford. ]. H. Brown, j. ]. Desmond,
J. J: Dolan, A. L. FAINT. e. P. Herndeen,
j. H. Horan. G. s. King. Alexander Skin
ner and w. w. Wallingsford
The Western Union Telegraph Company
has requested permission to renew six poles
on LIST street between H and Florida
avenue northeast, along the line of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, also permits
sion to reset four existing poles on Water
street between 10th and 32d streets north
west.
The Commissioners have been asked to
look into the claims Of that section in the
neighborhood of New York avenue and 21st
streets, and requested to pave 21st street
from K street to New York avenue, and
regulate the grade as far down as C street
1t Is also suggested that the streets in the
vicinity be brought up to grade, and New
York avenue be curbed from 18th to 23d
streets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-25

Articles of Incorporation have been filed
in Alexandria of the NJ. MetZger Co, for
the purpose of carrying the general
grocery business. Officers have been elect
ed, follows: Warren K. Norris, president;
Isaac Newton Hall, secretary and treas
urer.
According to the new catalogue of Co
lumbar University, which will be
issued, the present attendance is $40, which
is larger number than at any previous
time. Columbian has more students than
any other similar institution south Of
Philadelphia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-25
ANACOsTIA DEMOCRATS
Excited by n Premature Report OF the
Post once Appointment.

Anacostia had another post Office rumor
yesterday. 1t was that Mr.. William E.
Jordon had received the appointment. Mr..
Jordon is a republican, and a good deal of
anguish was displayed by the old-time and
forever den ocrats Of the village. II is also
said that the postal incumbent. Mr.. Geo.
F. Pyles, sent his congratulations TO Mr.
Jordon. and the republican end of the
population cracked the ceiling of the
welkin with a three-ply shout. The re-
publicans wore a yard-wide smile. But all
this was too soon. No commission has
been signed. and no appointment made.
The case of the Anacostia post office has
not even been up for consideration for a
long time. 1t will probably not be. till the
Anacostia democracy pulls together. 1t is
barely possible that Mr.. Jordon may be
appointed postmaster, but this is not yet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-25
DUTY ON WOOL.
One Is Proposed in an Amendment
offered by Senator Power.

One Is Proposed in an Amendment
offered by Senator Power.
Senator Power has offered an amendment
to the tariff bill, which he believes will
have the support of enough Senators to
cause it to be Incorporated in the bill. 1t
repeats sections 27s, 279 and 6s5, the latter
being the provision that puts raw wool on
the free list. The present law relating to
wool is maintained so far as the text is
concerned, but Mr.. Power reduces the rate
of duty, eliminates the ad valorem feature
of the text of the Wilson bill, and makes
"skirtings" under the proposed bill practi-
cally free, subject to duty. Mr.. Powers
rates are follows, compared with the
Mckinley act: On all woods and hair of the
first class, cents a pound, instead of 10
cents; all woods and hair of the second
class, s cents a pound, instead of IL cents;
on woods and camels hair of the third
class, the value of which shall be cents
per pound less, including charges, 4
cents a pound, instead of 81 per cent; on
woods and camels hair of the third class
of the value of more than 8 cents a pound
cents per pound, instead of 90 per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-25
SICK PEOPLE CURED
Not n Penny to Pay for the Fullest
Medical Examination.

Munyon's Homeopathic Remedy Company employ
a number OF eminent doctors, who have achieved
distinction in diagnosing and curing diseases. The
marvellous cures which they have made lave
caused physicians Of all schools ponder with
amaZement, ald have attracted sick people to
them from nearly every state in the Union.
Thousands praise the day they came for treat
ment There Is no guessvork, no experimenting. 10
painful operation. You get your remedies here,
at your drug store at all; there positively
charge for the examination.
OPEN all dly and evening. Sundays, 10 to IL
Munyon's III. II. II. Co.. 1874 st. NV.
nLi2 m,w,ftf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-25
Arrest of n Grave Robber.

Tom Jones, one of the colored men want
ed on charge Of grave robbing at the
Oxon Hill cemetery, a few weeks ago, as
published In The Star at the time, was ar
rested here early last evening and turned
over to the marshal. Deputy Sheriff Mid
dleton came here this morning for the prls-
oner to take him to Marlboro for trial.
Jones is indicted with two other colored
men, John Newman and George, alias
''Tobe" NARROW, who are in the Marlboro
Jail awaiting trial. The case will be tried
next TUESDAY,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-25
A New Daughters Chapter.

The Continental Chapter of the Daugh-
tiers of the Revolution has been organised
In this city, and will meet temporarily in
the parlors of the oxford. The meetings
will be public. The officers of the new
chapter are Mrs. Francis Ballinger. regent:
MRS. Mary Gist vice regent; Miss Emma
sears, recording secretary; Miss Louise
Salter Codwise, corresponding secretary:
Mrs Florence Solger. treasurer, and Mrs.
Sara Chase Guss, registrar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-25
Bond of Disbursing officer Karl.

George Gibson of this city and the
American Surety Company of New York
today brought suit against George A. She
han and Edwin Mcleod of this city to
enforce certain alleged rights of the COM
pany, relating to the bond of Anton Karl
late disbursing agent OF the U. S. geo.
logical survey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-25

Jim Allen, the negro arrested in Mary
land some weeks ago for a felonious assault
on Cora Simpson, a young school girl, at
WOODWORK Prince Georges county as pub
lished in The Star at the time, will be tried
at Marlboro about the second week in May.
Allen is now In the Baltimore Jail for safe
keeping, and 1t is feared that his return to
Marlboro will be the cause of a violent
demonstration.