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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-06
Bees That Make Bad Honey.

From the Philadelphia Record.
Lovers of the product of the busy bee
will find it wise precaution to have their
honey tested as to its purity before they
eat 1t, or use it in culinary way" Prof
Remington gave a warning something like
this at a recent meeting of pharmacists
and at the same time told OF a German
who was extensively engaged in bee cul-
ture, and who had his aplary close to a
sugar refinery. A lot of rank molasses was
accessible to the bees, and they gorged
themselves on it, The result was the:I
honey was equally rank, and unfit for use
On another occasion the bees fed cl bloom
ing digitalls. and their honey proved to be
poisonous. Natural honey, therefore, is
liable to vary very much. and occasionally,
when it looks best and is sweetest it may
be loaded with poison. INSCRIPTIONS bee
farmers are accustomed to forcing their
bees to increase their output by feeding
them sweetened water. The honey, OF
course, is scarcely fit for use.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-06
CATALINA's PIGEON POST.
Probably the Only Regular Feathered
Mail Service in THIS Country.

Probably the Only Regular Feathered
Mail Service in THIS Country.
From the San Francisco Chronicle.
So far as 1 can learn, the only regular
pigeon post service on this side of the con-
tir ent or the other is that which bears
messages every day in the summer season
between Los Angeles and the little town Of
Avalon. ON Catalina Island, and bears them
at speed which can be beaten only by the
telegraph or telephone.
The steamers run once a day between
island and mainland. and once 1t has cast
le ose from the wharf the island, with a
summer population of perhaps several thou
sards. Is as completely cut off from the
word as though it were in midoeean. and
yet the shore Is g scant twenty miles away.
The demand for some additional service
grew. Often there were men Of affairs
among the VISITORS and they were not in
frequently sore distressed to find means of
communication. 1 remember hearing one
financter declare: I'D give $500 gladly to
get a dispatch to Los Angeles; it would be
worth 5000 to me easy
1t remained for two young men of Los
Angeles, Otto and Oswald Zahn. to relieve
the island visitors and residents from their
eml arrassirg Isolation. This was accom-
plished by the establishment of a carrier
pigeon post between Avalon and Los An
geies The service was inaugurated last
summer and conducted for several weeks
with unequivocal success. 1t was feared at
first that the pigeons, which are distinctly
land birds" might hesitate to fly across
so large body of water; but, as far as
known, there need have been no cause for
anxiety on this point The message bearers
usually started without delay, arriving at
their destination with a certainty and
promptness almost incredible. The airline
distance from Avalon to Los Angeles is
about fifty miles. This was accomplished
by some of the Catalina flyers In fifty min
utes. From three to four hours is required
to make the trip by railroad and steamer
Last year a considerable revenue was
earned in the forwarding of dispatches
from Catalina by the winged messengers
Small bills posted conspicuously about the
town of Avalon convey the somewhat STAR
ting Information to the irresolute islander
that private messages and business orders
may be forwarded at any hour of the day,
and in connection with the telephone, tale-
graph and cable lines, to any part of the
world
The young pigeon fanciers also add to
their income by supplying the daily press
of Los Angeles with the latest news from
Catalina.
Last year the Zahns had not more than a
dozen homars in the service. and it was
found by repeated fyings at short intervals
that the birds toward the end Of the season
became less reliable. 1t IS not the flight
across the water that eyhausts them, but
the boxing and shipping on the return trip.
The Zahf lofts at Avalon and Los Angeles
degree and these will insure constant and
efficient service to and from the island
throughout the summer.
In a very few instances the birds have
been wounded by pot hunters or thought
less SportSmen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-06
Red Tape in France.

Paris Letter to London Telegraph.
Any amount of correspondence has been
caused by the discovery of a ten-centimes
piece, nearly equivalent to one English
penny, at a railway station in the north OF
France. The employee who lit upon the
coin carried it conscientiously to the sta.
ton master. who thereupon registered and
forwarded 1t, with report, to the Office
for lost articles, which then communicated
with the police commissary at the central
station in Paris. This functionary sent the
parcel on with fresh report to the pre-
lecture of police, by which it was also
will remain for a year and a day awaiting
the claim which will, as may confidently
be predicted. never be made by the loser
The episode is creating some ridicule, but
II shows, at least, the care taken to keep
property which has gone astray at the dis
posal of the owner
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-06
FOR FRENCH DOCTORS.
The Law Permits Experiments With
Men Condemned to Death.


cover in France" said a gentleman re-
Gently from Europe to a Star writer, 1.-THE
criminal procedure permits people con-
demned to death TO long terms of servi-
tude in the peDitentiaries to give them
selves up to scientists for the purposes of
experiment. While recently In Paris l was
told by medical friend of three convicts
who submitted themselves to the diet pre-
scFibed by French physician. They were
all condemned to death, and the tests he
made were meant to determine how long
human life might be sustained on a special
and limited diet. To one he gave nothing
but coffee, to the second chocolate. while
the third received simply tea. The choco-
late man lived only few weeks, and died
from general degeneration of the tissues.
The coffee man was longer in meeting his
end, and expired more from nervous dis
organization. than from actual want of
r-ourishmeLt. The tea man was described
cs living about year with nothing to
sustain life but decoction of black tea.
His skin became almost transparent while
the patient himself fell away in flesh, until
he was but little better than q skeleton.
He drifted into the grave on tide of tea
ia Their than died.
Some few months ago." the gentleman
went on to say, "a medical man, who was
also much of an electrician, made an eX-
pertinent on himself which is of some in
terest. He had theory that the term
mother earth had a better basis in fact
es a statement than a mere attempt to
compliment the earth. His notion was
that every day and every hour in the day
We sucked, unnotced, nourishment from
the-earth in the way of stores of electric
.ty, and 1t was his opinion that IL one
were cut eff from this electrical food sup
ply he wouldn't last long. To the end that
he might put his theory to the test he re-
solved to insulate himself as much as pos
sicle, and had made pair OF shoes with
scles Of plate glass. Then he arranged so
that every article with which he came
actually in contact was also insulated
his dinner table was raised from the floor
on glass supports; so also was his bed. In
fact, he took every care to cut himself off
from all possible earth currents of cleo
tricity. He mainta this insulation only
five days before he became aware of a
distinct change in his bodily health He
was languid, Indifferent, careless what you
might term lazy. ard. to put it in his own
words, felt as if his steam had all run
dc wn.' Indeed, he felt SO disagreeably
that at the end of five days he declined to
carry the experiment any further, and
pulled off his Cinderella boots and placed
himself in active communication with the
earth again.
In two days he felt completely restored
to his old self, and gave it as his opin ION
that, cut off from the natural contact W.. h
the earth. insulated as 1t were, he would
have died in less than a month He ex-
Iccts to resume his experiments as soon as
lie can get the French government to hand
over to him some convict. under death SEN
tence, on whom to make this anti-electrical
test
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-06
The Retort Victorious.

From the Chicago News.
youth to fortune and to fame unknown
sent Dumas the maruscript of new play,
esking the great drama fist to become his
collaboration. Dumas was for moment
petrified; AN he seized his Zen and re-
piled: How dare you, sir, propose to yoke
toce Their a horse and css?" The author, by
return of post, wrote: How dare, you,
Sir, call me fiorse?' Dumas. by next
mail: Send me your play, my friend!'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-06
His Applause Well Put.

From TId-Bits.
Friend (at French play)-''Why did you
applaud so vigorously when that comedian
made his speech before the curtain?"
Spriggins (confidentially)-"So folks would
think | understood. What did he say?'
Friend-"He said the remainder of his
part must be taken by all understudy, as he
felt very ILL.,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-06
Won't Be in tn. New woman.s bible

From the indianapolis Journal.
ANY one could tell" said the new wo
man, that the Bible was written by men
by its having nc specific condemnation OF
wife beating"
You forget, madame" ventured the
chronic bachelor, that passage where ii
Sc Us that a merciful man is nerciful to mis-
beast"
The other boarders are awaiting further
hcstilities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-06
What He Was After.
From Life,

From lie
Clerk-"That gentleman you sold a bot
tie of hair dye to three weeks ago was here
again today
Druggist-"Was he after another hottle?'
mo. sir; he wanted to know If we kept
wigs"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-06
Did She Faint After 1t Wa. All Over:

From the Atchison Globe.
A horse drawing light spring wagon. in
which a little girl was seated. ran away in
Topeka. recently. throwing the child out,
and one of the wheels passed over her
body. Her mother came dashing up caught
up the unconscious child. and spanked it
for letting the horse run away! This is the
New Woman she appears In Topeka
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-06

T IS A MISTAKE
to take much bag
gage on a short sum-
mer pleasure trip in
Europe. This is the
more true if one is to
travel alone or in a
small party, adven-
turousiy. At the out
set the question of
the personally con-
Quoted party arises
on this point of bag
gage. To ignore the
personally cOnduotei
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-06
GOING TO EUROPE
The Stars Paris Correspondent Gives
Some Practical Suggestions.
The QUESTION OF CLOT hes
An Outline of a Trip That Would
Prove Enjoyable.
ABB OUT THE HOTEL S

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-13
TOO wren house FOR ONE FAMILY

h.revolent woman living at Glendale. y. j.. de-
o,es much Of her time to entertaining children who
live I'm the lower wards OF NcwYork. and who. or
course have crude ideas OF country life During
Christmas week this woman invited dozen OF the
little street urchlns her house and was rewarded
for her trouble by the thorough way In which the
children enjoyed themselves. In the party was one
little girl scarcely five years old. She came from
crowded teneme Mt house on the East Sde and took
the most intense interest In everything she saw
After a careful inspection of everything on the par
lor floor OF her hostesss house. she asked in curl
Gus tone who lives downstairs?'
I'VE do" the reply.
who lives upstairs?
I'VE do
We'll, who lives above THAR
why. we do. of course, said the hostess with
much interest. What makes you askr
why, don't no Italians live In this houseT' asked
the little tot In open-eyed wonder
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-13

way they talked OF love in Hoyt. THIS s"i
must have been brought up even more s'rahse-
" than had at first appeared. Almiha "o"'
dered II Temple could be reformed.
What do YOU mean" asked Mrs. Ammido"h'
why. I mean what I say. Disgusting was
the answer Men don't really care Men are
the only kind OF animals that could not pos
sibly love"
"you haven't seen many men" remarked MIS-
Aminidown.
"No but know them. know them with IN
creased emphasis. Animals" IN an eSp'a"a-
tory whisper.
"Temple you really hadn't ought to tax tha'
way." said Almina anxously. 1T amt eNac'y
modest"
Resides" said Mrs. Ammidown, girls o'teh
talk like that; but women are going to love anu
marry to the end Of time
81 wasn't speaking about marrying SAID lem
pie. very Unexpectedly.
Il thought you were" was the Response.
"No. only of love- If should think loved
some one-ony could never think so-a'u '''i
should be married and get over towns
everybody does get over it-then s'ou'u ="
myself and be utterly wretched' We W. NV
that II would be better 10 marry only S'''''
marry Just because ! fe.t real friendly 10 sum,
man And then we should be comfortapie anu
never have any great happiness toto ran iro"''
YOU know. Yes I've decided that
"Oh. you've decided that?
yes I have And somehow never 'nous"'
about men as girls in novels do. Ihey always
seem TO think men are so attractive ana "ohu'r-
IN, and fine They're not. They're just pruteS'
selfish coarse. repulsive. am sure the most re-
fned ~ them are repulsive when you come 10
know their natures know them better IMAM
Won think. Mrs. Ammdown.'
"Nerciful heaven" cried that lady.
."Temple" said Amina, remonstranty' you
forget your father"
mo. I don't forget him either lie was "S
selfish and as coarse at heart as ne CouIu po'
and my mother knew II too. My mother-whE'
what have said? You needn't look 50 shocNeu'
Miss Drowdy But then, perhaps you We're Ill
love Yourself with father. should thinK you
must have been But you see, you didn't nave
70 live with him. so I suppose you never iou"u
him out and he never got sick of you ana let
Won see him Just as he On. know what
men are.
Temple put her violin t. her shouiuer an"
again began Descending Love- when she
now played through with a sort OF wilu' "n.
tutored skill which made her hearers ieei as II
che were playing on their hearts
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-13
From The London Times.

From The London Times.
While visiting the 200" some time ago took
my children 70 see the elephant, ana 10 give them
a. bun. and. &c make him say Please, said
"Salaam kuro"-that Is, make a salaam. The ami
NAL looked at me hard for some time with a bun
in my hand; at last memory came to his help. and
up his trunk and he made most correct
'salaam.' The keeper seemed very much surprised
and asked me what IL meant. | told him II was a
point OF good manners for elephant TO raise his
trunk up to his forehead II any one was going TO
feed him. and that frequently elephants will ask
In this polite manner for something when they
any pass by who Is likely to feed them.
The keeper assured me he had never seen the
he had been In charge OF the animal since 1t ar
rived from India. and that II was one Of those
which took part In the grand procession at Agra
when His Royal Highnsss the Prince OF Wales WIS.,
tied India and where doubtless saw IT, For seven
teen years this animal hal never heard these words
and had always taken his food without this mark
OF good manners, but now dare say the keeper
makes him remember his youthful good manners.
and the little children will their visits to the
ZOO" this instance Of always say please
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-13
A JOLLY JACKDAW.
STORY OF AN INTELLECTUAL BIRD.

STORY OF AN INTELLECTUAL BIRD.
From The Westminster Budget
Our little jackdaw is dead. but little as he was ho
has left big gap behind him in the house Some.
times we fancy we hear his CHEEKY "squawk," and
We find ourselves listening for the patering OF his
little black toes in the passages or in the house.
His life was short, but as merry as mischief could
make IT, Mischief was his one guiding motive from
morning to night every day that he lived until
death, which might have let such a little jokester
alone gave him fits and stopped his FRANKS. He
came to us when he was quite young, and when We
had to ram food down into his interior to the &C.
compartment of choking. gurgling and squawking
He was given as present TO the children, and for
the first few days ne belonged to them After that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-13
A COyyAUGRr LAMENT
BY NORA HOPPER

BY NORA HOPPER
will arise and go hence to the West: call,
And dig me a grave where the hill Wlnos CALL
But o were dead, were dust. the ran .,
OF nv own loves footstep would break my rest
O lips forgetful and kindness tickle. -
The swallows go South with you; go west
Where fields are empty and scytnes at rest
am the DOLBY and you the sickle:
NV heart is broken within my breast
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-13


"A little bird in the air.
Is singing of Thyri the fair.
The sister Of Svend the Dane;
And the song Of the garruous bird
In the streets OF the town Is heard
And repeated again and again.
With the last two or three bars she made few
sliding motions across the room. keeping time TO
the peculiar lit OF the music.
oh thank you, thank you cried Mrs. Am
midtown Now going. Goodnight Miss
Drowdy Goodnight. Temple. ! shall come and
see about Thimble," and the woman hurried
from the room.
Mercer shook hands formally with the two
whom he was leaving. He had way OF closely
holding the hand and bending over II. When he
raised his head and looked at Temple az he thus
babe her goodnight. the fac, that impressed him
most was that he could not formulate a distinct
opinion about her. And II was his habit to formu-
late distinct opinions concerning people and
things
AS the brother ard sister rode slowly down the
mountain toward the highway they did not speak
Cor long time When they had started Miss
Ammidown had said, questloningly:
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-04-12
Guillhlll.

April 9-Mr Albion GRAY has bought
the Seth Washburn place, between the
village and the Main Central depot, and
is making some much needed repairs be-
fore moving.
Mr. George Luryey and vile have re-
turned from CIare,nout, \. H., with the
thought Of locating here.
Mr.. Guy Hayes and family have re-
turned from Braiuard, y. Y, where they
have been living the past year and a half
Miss Eta Holb-ook, sister Of Mrs.
Kate Hanna;ord. who has been spending
part OF the winter here, returns this week
to her home in New York.
Rev D. c. Howard leaves today to at
tend the state conference which meets at
Waterbury. We hope that Mr.. Howard
will be returned to Gaildhall another
year.
Rev. c. H. Merrill, State Superintend-
ent OF the Vermont Domestic Missionary
Society, spent Sunday with pastor
French and his people, preaching in the
morning, and in the afternoon at Maid
stone. The annual collection for the (.
II. NJ. 5, was taken Superintendent
/ Merrill reports the church work OF the
state TO be in a prosperous condition
Last year the membership Of tine ConIre
gatioual Churches in Vermont was III,
largest in its history.
Guildhall has lost another Gifts oldcs
men, Mr.. II. y. Allin, who died in Eliza
beth. \. J., where he has been residing 70
the past five years. \ general breakin!
down. together with heart failure. wa
the cause of his death. The body Wa
brought here TOR intermcnt in the Sout
: Guildhall cemetery. For many years Mr.
Allin owned and carried on what is noy
included in four or five farms in Sout
, GuildhlN. ant VAS one OF her leadln
citizens. He was 81 at the time OF hi
death, and leaves two daughters an
three sons.
e State Auditor Hale aud Sheriff CobleiS
were in town today on county business
The report comes from reliable source
u that Mr.. Charles Hartshorn is to build
! new hotel this summer on the site o: tt
. old one which burned in September lS9
We hope that he will not wait unit
next week" before he begins work.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-04-12

The April number Of the Art Amateur
would make a charming Easter gift to an
artistic friend The two color plates are
"Gcraniums, oy Paul dc Lougpre, and
Village Children" a water color sketch
BY Rhoda Holmes Nichols. There are
the usual eight large pages OF Working
Designs for Ch.na painting, EmhroId-
cry. WOod-caryiug, etc. That vigorous
French painter and illustrator, Jean
Francois Ratflclli, is the special hero OF
the number, which abouu3s ia tlCsimiles
OF his spirited street scenes. Strikingiy
IN contrast with them is the exquisite
picture. Night and her Child, Sleep" by
Simeon solomon, which forms the front
lispiece. Drawing for Reproduction, as
usual will be found very valuable by the
art student who would become an illus
traitor. Following the same idea is Miss
/ Hallowells beautiiuilyiilustrated Flow
er Drawing in Pen-aud-Iak." Flower
Painting in Water-Coiors, Landscape
Painting" and Figure Painting" in
both oil aud water-coiors, are fully
treated. How 10 Make a Plaster Cast
from LieH will be welcomed by Young
with "Trilby' feet Under China paint.
iug, " the most practical and simple IN
structions are given with protusion o.
good designs Electric Lighting" and
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-04-12

The Christian people OF this State have
for more than It century considered il a
duty aud a privilege annually to observe
some day designated by the chief eXecu-
tive as day OF fasting, humiliation and
PRAYER.
In continuance of this time honored
custom, aud believing thatits observance
will receive divine favor, | Urban \.
Woodbury., governor OF the State OF Yer
mont, do here designate Friday, April u
is Fast day.
recommend that upon that day the
people OF this state abstain from their
secular pursuits and assemble in their
usual places OF worship, and with hum
bic and peuitent hearts confess their sins
and pray Almighty God to bestow upon
them abundant spiritual prosperity and
invoke His continued favor upon the la
! bOrs of their hands.
Given under my hand and the State
seal, in the executive chamber, at Bur
ington, this second day of April
| in the year of our Lord one thous
+ IL. S. and eight hundred and ninety-tive
and OF the independence OF the
United States the one hundred
and nineteenth, and of the independence
OF this State the one hundred and eight
zenith. URBAN \. WOODBURY..
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-04-12
I.uuenburg.

April 9.-The Bohemian Glass Blowers
were here last week and gave some good
exhibitions of their work, also gave
away some very fine presents. The baby
contest was close and exciting to the
close, Ernest Stafford winning the prize
by about 10 votes. Rob" Cummings
took the prize as the homeliest man.
Mrs. A. w. Scott is visiting relatives
and friends in East Fairfield, Bakersfield,
and St. Adams.
Miss Mabel A. Stafford Of St. Johns
bury visited relatives and friends in town
last week.
Misses Kate and Nancy Downer were
in town last week.
Tom Dowuer is home from Victory.
Miss Lila Blood has gone to Galups
Mills to work for her sister.
Mr. Garland has moved into Albert
Morgan's house.
Miss Clara Warren is visiting at Lyr'
douville.