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The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-09-14
Beyond Him.

The mans wife had asked him to go
upstairs and look in the pocket of her
dress for key she thought was there.
and, being man willing to accommO-
date, he had done so. 1t was long
time until he returned. and when he
did there was peculiar look in his
eyes, says the Detroit Free Press.
II can't find any key in the dress of
your pocket" he said with a painful
effort.
why" she retorted sharply, 81 left
it there"
81 say I can't find any dress in the
pocket Of your key he said doggedly.
His tone seemed to disturb her
'YOu didn't half look for it," she in
insisted
Il tell you 1 can't find any pocket in
dazed kind of way.
This time she looked at him.
fWhat's the matter with you?" she
asked nervously.
81 say" he said. speaking with much
effort. that l can't find any dress in
the key of your pocket"
She got up and went over to him.
''Oh, William" she groaned. ''have
you been drinking?'
He looked at her leerily.
81 tell you L can't find any pocket in
the dress of your key he whispered.
She began to shake him.
whats the matter? What's the
natter" she asked in alarm.
The shaking seemed to do him good.
and he rubbed his eyes as if he We're
regaining consciousness.
"Wait minute" he said verw slow
ly. indeed ''Wait a minute. l can't
find any dress in-no; can't find any
key in the dress Of-no. that's not it:
any-any-any pocket. There. that's
it," and a flood of light came into his
face. "Confound it, l couldn't find any
pocket"
Then he sat down and laughed hys-
terically. and his wife. wondering why
in the name of goodness men raised
such a row over finding the pocket in
n wOman's dress. went upstairs and
came back with the key in two min
uteS.
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-09-14
Old Time EXtrazagance.

SO many complaints are made o.
the extravaganza of nineteenth cen
tury women, and its deterrent effec
upon marriageable young men. tlla
It is interesting to read of certain
Miss PhraSer's gown. made in tn,
year 1876. which cost S1.GI6. and o
which it is thus recorded 1T fright.
Sir Carr Scroope, who is much in lOv,
with her, saying his estate will scare;
maintain her in clothes" Every stor,
"epea is itself in time. There is moth
ing new under the sun: but not f..
centuries has there been made a gowr
so resplendent as that worn by tn,
Medicis queen, whereon We're embro,
Tered 5000 pearls and 1000 diamonds
And what belle in the last cycle ha;
been arrayed so resplendently a.
Madame de Montespan, who wore a
4 great court festival "a gown of golC
N gold. broidered in gold. bordere(
with gold. and over that gold friez
stitched with q gold thread, whicf
makes the most divine stuff that has
ever been imagined"
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-09-14
Uses of Cotton-seed Oil.

Cotton oil ranks next to sperm oil
and above lard oil for illuminat ting
purposes, and it may be burned in
my lamp used for either Mixed with
petroleum. it increases the freedom
If burning. but this requires change
n the wick. AS lubricating oil cot
ton seed is useless, because it is half
way between the drying and the non,
Trying. For the same reason it can
not be used for paints, for wood fill
ns, or for leather dressing. 1t has
some use as a substitute for yaseline
md similar products. The oil enters
nto the production of laundry anc
fancy soaps for woolen mills. The
American Sardines. properly known as
Foung shad and herring, are put VI
with this oil, and the use of it eS
tends so far that nearly all the rea
Iardines Of Europe are now treated i1i
the same way The oil forms ar
emulsion in medicine and substitute
for cod liver OIL On the market the
crude oil is known as either prime
" off quality, or cooking. There are
il.o the white summer, the yellow
winter. and the white winter. All
these. except the crude. bring an aver
l@e of about fifty cents a gallon il
The wholesale market. After the oil
has left the seeds. they become food
for stock in the shape Of oil cake.
while the ashes from the hullS make
L fertilizer for root crOps.-Popular
Science Monthly.
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-09-14
Paving Social Debts.

The name Of the women who live in
single rooms in boarding-houses, and
yet long for an opportunity to receive
and entertain their friends, is legion,
says an exchange. One of their num-
Der has decided that it may be done,
and has made an excellent beginning
In that direction.
Her room is-or was-an ordinary
looking, moderately large back one on
the second floor of an ordinary board
ng-house. She turned it into a charm
ing apartment by the expenditure of
Il great deal of time and. thought and
giving up a new winter frock. The
bed was banished and luxurious cot
lounge was substituted with denim
cover and multitude of silk pillows.
There was q leather screen picked UP
AT bargain, to shut out the view of
the washstand. A set Of box book
shelves served the simple purpose of
bookcase, sideboard and closet, by be-
ing stained and having a door with
hinges swing over one long box. Dain-
ty blue and white china, a copper cof-
fee pot and some silver spoons occupy
the sideboard. ALI sorts of pretty
photographs in pretty frames hang
about the walls, and a CRATE fire COM
pletes the prettiness of the room.
In the closet. every Saturday night,
are stored olives, crackers, cheese,
bread and butter, lettuce, a little eel
cry, coffee and sugar-all of them de-
licious. Every Sunday the landlady-
for q considera tion-cooks and chops
up chicken. Every Sunday the young
woman makes chicken salad for the
preparation of which she is justly IA
nous, and thin bread and butter sand
wiches. Sometimes she toasts some
crackers over her CRATE fire. She
makes delicious coffee in the Russian
coffee pot. And every Sunday after
noon she is "at home to her friends,
dispensing the dainties from an old
mahogany table in the corner. She
does not spend a fortune in entertain
ing, but all the people who drop in
during the long afternoon have the
best sort Of time, and she owes no
social debts.
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-09-14
CHEERS FOR GEN. LEE.
A Demonstration of Affection that Touched
the Confederate Leaders Heart.

the Confederate Leaders heart.
s'Gen. Robert E. Lee once told me
of an ovation he received that touch
ed him more than any demonstration
ever made in his honor" said the
venerable Judge White, of Virginia,
to Washington Post man. Follow
ing closely ON the surrender of the
Southern army, the commander-in-
chief of the Confederacy went to
pass a season at the home of his par
ticular friend, E. r. Cooke, who last
November ran as the Populist can
didate for Governor against Col
O'Fer.rall. After a few weeks of the
most hospitable and elegant entertain
ment, Gen. Lee was called to the presi-
dency of the Washington and Lee
University. Bidding his kind friends
adieu he started for Lexington on
horseback and alone. He had gone
some miles and was passing through
q rather dreary stretch of wooded
country, when he espied plain old
countryman mounted on a sorry nag
coming towards him. AS they passed
each other both bowed, as is the fash
ion when strangers meet in out of the
way places. but the old farmer in the
uOme-Spuu SulL StdTeu udTu DIT Lue SUI
dierly figure as though not quite GER
tain of recognition. He went his way
little further, then turning his horse
around. cantered back and soon came
UP with the General again.
81 beg pardon. sir, but is not this
Gen. Robert Lee%
"'Yes. 1 am Gen. Lee. Did 1 ever
meet you before. my friend?'
"Then the old Confederate graSped
the chieftain's hand. and with the
tears streaming down his face, said:
Gen. Lee, do you mind if 1 cheer
youT The General assured him that
he didn't mind. and there. on that
lonesome, pine bordered highway, m
lonesome. pine bordered highway.
with no one else in sight. Che old rebel
veteran. with swinging hat, lifted up
his voice in three ringing rounds of
hurrahs for the man that the South
land idOlized. Then both went their
way without another word being
spoken
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-09-14
interchangeable Heels.

An English firm have recently been
granted letters patent for an invention
whereby the heels of boots and shoes
can be easily detached or reversed.
The invention consists of steel, or any
similar material, shaped as lift, with
flange and groove, by the first Of
which it is fixed in any part of the
height Of the heel at the option of the
maker, while the upper portion Of the
heel is so constructed as to slide into
position so that it is indistinguishable
from an ordinary heel; but to insure
absolute security fine screw is in
serted from the inside. The advant-
ages claimed for it are that when the
top piece becomes slightly worn down
the wearer can reverse it to the other
boot, and after these have been well
worn they can be replaced by new
set at very small cost.-Shoe and
Leather Facts.
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-09-14
California lIisfts.

There is at least one level-headed
farmer in San Joaquin County. There
is more point in the following few lines
than can be found in an average speech
occupying as many columns. He says:
I'VE let our timber rot and buy fenc-
ing. We throw away our ashes and
grease and buy soap. We raise dogs
and buy hogs. We let our manure go
to waste and buy guano. We grow
weeds and buy vegetables and brooms.
We catch fve-cent fish with a four
dollar rod. We build school-houses
and send our children off to be edu-
Gated. And, lastly, we send our boys
out with a forty-dollar gun and a ten
dollar dog to hunt for ten-cent birds. -
That is precisely what is being done
all over the State.-San Francisco Call
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-09-14
WHY MIKE BURNED THE BOOK.
A Night Watchman Who Had the In
terests of His Firm Really at Heart.

a
terests of His Firm Really at Heart.
The secretary of the Eastern Rubber
Company, at Trenton, \. j., lost let
textbook containing copies of month
important correspondence few weeks
ago.
The whole Office force was turned
out to hunt for it. but it had disap-
peared as effectually as if swallowed
up in the earth. After closing hours
the other evening the secretary, the
general manager and couple of clerks
sat in the office discussing the loss and
trying to account for it. Mike, the
new watchman, came in to sweep and
dust.
Mike, have you ever seen anything
of letter-book No. 81? asked the man
ager.
No, sir" said Mike.
We'll, have you seen a book like
ths:" taking another letter-boOk from
the safe
Yes, sir; I seen one like that one
night 1t was in the waste basket"
Where is it now?"
''Sure, burned it,
If ever a Watchman received lee
ture for stupidity, Mike got it then.
The secretary became hotter and hot
ter every minute as he talked. Il sup
pose you'd burn up the cashbook if
you ever found it outside the safer
he shouted finally.
NO, sir; would not" returned
Mike, gently what would 1 do that
for, when there's nothing but figures
in it that don't mean anythin' but to
the man that wrote 'em? I wasn't
goin' to burn this book at first, be-
cause wanted to keep the nice papers
to put tobacco in. But when 1 thought.
well, perhaps some one will get a-hold
Of it and read somethin' that was none
of their - business, just burned it
to make sure. You'd do the same, sir,
now wouldn't you?"-New York Her
aid
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-09-14
0HI0S CAMPAIGN OPENED
John Sherman Asks the Nomination ., ".
KinIey for President.

John Sherman Asks the Nomination .,,,
Kinley for President.
Springfield, o., Sept. 1.-THE RenDb,,..
campaign for 1895 of this State was ror-.e'
ly opened yesterday by a vast noDr,.
meeting presided over by the venar,,,
Senator John Sherman. The meeting ,rr
go on record as one Of the most eDtbus,..
tic gatherings in Buckeye politics. for
only was General Bushnell, the g,lhs-,.
torial nominee, on hand, but Govar,..
Mckinley, Ex-Governor Foraker. sena4,.
Sherman, State Auditor Poe and Gepa-,
Ara Jones, nominee for Lieutenant-Gor
ernor, were also present and assisted 6,
the speech-making.
When Senator Sherman mounted -,
platform to speak the applause was ds.s
ening. It was several minutes before :.
could be heard. In his speech he sstas
for the nomination of Mckinley for Pra,s
dent.
Governor Mckinley spoke particulars,
Of the United States Senatorships. ssvi,s
that from 1861 to 1869 the Republicans h.s
two Senators-Wade and Shermap-a,S
that this year they were going to resurs
their rightful place. Mr.. Foraker womb
take the seat Of Mr.. Brice.
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-09-14
An impending Evil.


Spring was everywhere in the air as
the tramp came through the back gate
and some of it seemeed to have got
into his step as he ambled along to-
wards the home.
"Ah. good day" he said cheerily to
hired girl, who was disporting herself
on the kitchen steps with scrubbing
brush.
She looked at him and nodded.
whats the chances for bite to eat
this beautiful morning in springY he
inquired.
''Not a mouthful in the house." she
replied.
Struck famine?"
''No, something worse"
"What can that be-"
Part of COxey's army; they came by
this morning early and got everything
we had to give away"
All the blue went out of the sky of
the tramp's face, and the lowering
clouds swept over it.
Bah" he growled, "them chumps is
goin' to ruin the perfesh and drive us
steady workers to the pOorhOuse er to
marryin rich wives" and he stalked
out of the yard in a fit of disgruntle-
ment-Deroit Free Press.
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-09-14
No Smoke.

The man who abolishes smoke will
be one of the greatest benefactors Of
the human race. Nothing else will so
change the conditions of life in our
great cities. Without saying that this
result is already at hand, great step
toward it is made by the new inven-
ton in freplaces, says London Truth.
By this system fire can undoubtedly
be produced without smoke. and
though at present a special fireplace
must be employed for the purpose,
there is NO reason why every one who
henceforth fits up a kitchen range or
a furnace should not have a smoke
less one. I expect to see the time
when every householder as well as
every manufactures will be compelled
to consume his own smoke. In the
meantime, however, there Is the
strongest inducement, short of COM
pulSion, for doing so, for the system,
like all which are based on perfectfng
the combustion of the fuel, gives q
largely increased heat for q reduced
consumption Of coal.
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-09-14
HibernatiOn of Snails.

It is believed that all shell-bearing
and mOlluSkS either hibernate or
ieStlYate according TO conditions OF
Innate. Most of the SnailS close the
lperture with membranous or cor
aceouS covering, consisting of lime
md mucuS, which is called an epi-
phragm. w. G. Binney has thus des
'rihed the operation: ''The animal
>eing withdrawn into the shell. the
'ollar is brought to a level with the
aperture and a quantity of mucuS is
poured out and covers it. A small
quantity of air is then emitted from
The respiratory foramen. which de
aches the mucuS from the surface of
he collar and projects it in convex
orm like bubble At the same mo-
nent the animal retreats farther into
The shell, leaving a vacuum between
tSelf and the membrane. which is
consequently pressed back by the eX-
ernal air to a level with the aper-
-ure or even farther, so as to form
concaye surface, where, after be-
coming deSiccated and hard. it re-
mains fixed. These operations are
nearly simultaneous. and occupy but
IN instant" AS the winter advances
the snail withdraws deeper and deep
a., shutting itself out by other epi-
phragmS, like a retreating army GOV
aring its front by breastworks as it
retreats, until sometimes it has made
no less than half a dozen. one within
he other. With the snails such as
ours. that inhabit moist wooded dis
ricts, this protecting wall is thin and
nearly transparent, while in those of
arid regions it is thicker and often
calcareous. Some of the large helices
If south Europe secrete a somewhat
shelly epiphragm resembling the coat
ling of turtles egg. convex external
ly, with the edge turned in and rough
Ily cemented to the aperture of the
she'll. In this condition, if not resus
citated by moisture, the snails will
REMAIN alive for an indefinite period
Popular Science Monthly.
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-09-14
AN ANGEL UNAWARES.
On This Occasion, at Least, the Insurance
Agent Was Welcomed.


An insurance agent, albeit useful
and at times attractive person, is not
always a welcome visitor. says the
Detroit Free Press. To some people
indeed. he is a decided bore. One of
this class owns handsome residence.
and even the thought Of an agent
provokeS his ire. One evening recent
Iy he was enjoying his otium cum dig
when a man walked in on him very
unceremoniously. The visitor was a
total stranger to him, and before h
had time to throw an inkstand at him
or to ask him to sit down he began
calmly and in most buSineSS-like
tone to talk.
Have you any insurance on this
nouse:" said be.
Well. Mr.. Otum-cum-dig. was afire
II Il minute.
What do you mean. SIR he storm
ID, ''by breaking into my house, sir.
n this Misunderstanding into my
| house, with your Internal insurance
business? 1t is no concern of yours.
sir whether this house is insured Or
lot. Get out, or I'll throw you out"
The visitor was as calm as a May
morning.
''It is no concern of mine. what
aver," he replied, "but thought"
You have no right to think about
What doesn't concern you, SIR inter
'upted the house owner. II want no
Insurance agents forcing themselves
!pon me. SIR
Il understand that perfectly. and
&m no insurance agent | was merely
'asSing Your house. and l observed
hat it was on fire in the rear. and it
occurred to me that if you had no in
>nrance on it. perhaps you did moi
wish it to burn down"
That's what the visitor said. but
II. Otium-cum-dig. didn't hear it all:
e had gone to the fire, and the visitor
.Illed and followed him.
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-09-14
CHOLERA IN HONOLULU.
Left by Steamer Which Took Dead Chol-
era Patients to San Francisco.

Left by q Steamer Which Took Dead Ch0l-
era Patients to San Francisco.
San Francisco, Aug. 31.-When the
Australian steamer MonoWai came in
last evening she reported that she did
not touch at Honolulu because Chinese
and natives had died there of cholera.
The cholera was brought to Honolulu
by the Beltic on her last trip from Hong
Kong to San Francisco. When she
reached here she reported a clean bill
Of health. The customs officers dis
covered to-day, however, that during
the ten days she lay here, there were in
a cubby hole in the steerage three bodies
Of Cinnamon who had died OF cholera.
The health officer proposes to make 3
rigid investigation. and there probably
will be a heavy fine for the officers Of
the Belgic.
At the time Of the Monoawaiis sail
ing it was believed the disease was
under control. There had been eight
deaths from the disease and there were
only two cases remaining, and those
were both in quarantine. In San Fran
cisco, with such admiral facilities for
quarantining, even if the cholera should
get what might appear to be foot hold,
it could be easily stamped out, the
health officials say.
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-09-14
CUBAN FuIBUSTERS CAPTURED.
Twenty Men Said to be on Their Way t.
Cuba Arrested in New Jersey.

Twenty Men Said to be on Their Way tc
Cuba Arrested in New Jersey.
Wilmington, Del, Aug. 31.-United
States Marshal Lannan, Of Delaware
with a posse of Wilmington policemen
and two Pinkerton detectives, left thi;
city yesterday afternoon on the tu2
boat Meteor, and landed at Penn:
Grove. N. j., where they arrested e
Cubans, who had been taken there from
this city last night on the tug Taurus
The men had with them travelling bags
and supply of ammunition, pistols and
machetes.
There was no resistance, and the me-
and their baggage were brought to thi:
city, and taken to the United States
building. They will not talk, but they
are said to be from New York and
Philadelphia. and were going to cf1ba t.
act as officers for the insurgents
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-09-14
CONVENTIONS III MONROE COUNTY.
Two Districts Elect Delegates to the Re
publican State Convention.

publican state convention.
Rochester, Aug. 31.-The First and
Fourth districts Of Monroe county elect
ed delegates to the Republican State
Convention this morning. The dele
gates in the First district are: Mayor II
e. Lewis, G. c. Werner. eX-Assembly-
man George a. Goss, Supervisor Chaun-
cey G. Starkwea ther, County Treasur :.
John Hamilton, Supervisor A. f EAb-
cock and Eg'bert Hndskin.
The Fourth district elected as Stat
delegates: EX-Assemblyman William y
Denniston, BENZ. F. Gleason, Supervise.
Frederick Gott, School Commissioner
CLANCY Brainard and James G. Tame"
The Second and Third districts vii
choose delegates tonight.
The State delegation is solid for Gecrc-
W. Aldridge, and he will be chosen as
delegate from the third district to-nign,
thus ensurng that he will be Chairman {
the Monroe delegation to Saratoga. Eeso
lutions highly commendatory to Goverrc
MOrton were passed.
The judicial delegates chosen to-day Il
represent Monroe county were instructeG
for Nathaniel Foote, of Rochester, 70
Justice of the Supreme Court.
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-09-14
FIGHTING BOB WINS AGAIN.
Capt. Evans to Have Command of the Va,
Battle Ship Indiana.


Washington, Sept. 11-'Fightr,
Bob" Evans will have his application 4,
be transferred from the New York =,
the Indiana granted. He will have h.
honor Of commanding the navys fv-
battle ship and the largest war vasS,
constructed in this country. Secretar
Herbert was opposed at first to II.
transfer of Evans, and it is believed h
makes the assignment at the raques. ~
the President, who will grant Evans Al.
most any naval detail he wishes.
The Indiana will not be ready for ar
tive service for three months, but Evan,
is TO superintend her fitting out. Tia
command of the New York will fall 10
some captain who has not yet had ona
Of the first rank ships Of the navy. Can.
tain Frederick Rogers, now attached 10
the Brooklyn Navy Yard, may be the
lucky man. The detail of Fighting Bob
is sure to create surprise in the navy
where IL is held that so fine a vessel as
the indiana, and the only battle shin
ready for service, should be in chargs
Of captain higher in rank than Evans
who was only promoted about seven
months ago.
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-09-14
CANADIAN sEALERS SEIZED.

United States Cutter Captures Two
sells Violating the Bering Sea kuiFs
Victoria, B. c., Sept. 1O.-The VIC"
,saler Beatrice arrived here under se'
for alleged violations Of the BerinS
regulations. She reports seizure @
schooner Ainoko.
The Beatrice was boarded By the \
August %. A few seals, marked as
by buckshot, were found on bo1I
ainoko was seized on the charge Oh
inside the sixty-mile protective zone 4
seals. The Beatrfee reports Asn1
Of SEALS
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-09-14
ITALY RECOGNIZES ALFARO.

first European Power to Salute the New
Government of Ecuador.
Panama, Colombia, Aug 31-A dispatc!
rom Guayaquil says that Italy has recog
1ized the Government of General Alta,
n Ecuador.
A]faro's whole army is now encampe:
1T the gates of Quito and grand prepare
ions are in progress for the triumphS
entry into the city.