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The Evening critic., 1881-09-17

FOSTER, famous as spiritualistic
medium, is now confined in an insane asy-
lum. After driving so many well-meaning
but impressionablc victims into insanity
the preachers of this strange doctrine seem
often doomed to share the same unhappy
fotn
The Evening critic., 1881-09-17

a NEW YORK JUDGE has been so severe
as to pronounce it as his legal opinion that
in case where u man is shown to be able
to support woman who is not his wife, he
should be considered as able to support the
woman who is his wife. Not bad idea.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-17
A Matter OF Targets.

Philadelphia Record.
on Sunday night does not appear to have
been drunk or crazy. lie is Representative
specimen of Il large class of persons In this
country who believe I'm u higher law than
the law of the land. and think themselves
commissioned to enforce IL. Guiteau's dev-
ilish crime was of precisely the same char
acter, the difference being In the quality of
his target.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-17

A SLIGHT GLIMPSE at the context seems
much needed in considering n current
quotation from the report of the examining
committee of the Boston Public Library,
The words ascribed to this body are, "That
there arc Christian families in which the
Old Testament is forbidden book to the
young" OF what kind are the Christians
and how is the book forbidden, are ques-
tions that must arise in the minds of the
minority of readers
The Evening critic., 1881-09-17

ACCORDING to the indianapolis Times,
Delmonico left fortune of twenty millions
Unless some journeyman on the paper ran
in an extra cipher this will be welcome news
TO his heirs.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-17
The New South.


New York Star.
The South can be peopled with Europe's
most frugal and industrious laborcrs until
her waste places are made to blossom and
her factories to sing the perpetual songs of
awakened industry, If fair play is her
motto and practice. In this way only lies
the hope of great future for that section
of our common country which has been so
| terribly wronged In the past
The Evening critic., 1881-09-17

THE ECCENTRIC ORCHID is the floral ia
vorite of the hour in England. At a recent
sale in London the prices ranged from 40 to
so guineas, and rare specimen has COM
manded as high as 12O guineas. A member
of Parliament from Birmingham is devoted
to the culture of the plant, and always
enters the House with a fine blossom in his
.buttOnhOle
The Evening critic., 1881-09-17
MIR. TiIden,s Enrnrements.

New York Evening Express.
Mr.. Tildcn, who is still Il young man of
72 has II pile of work on hand. lie means
TO crush Tammany, tomahawk John Kelly,
lican party. elect himself governor, marry
Mrs. Hicks Lord, and spend his last days in
the White House. He is lively as n last
wears locust.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-17

THE MUSTARD SEED of the Scriptures is
almost equalcd by the sunhowcr seed of
Connecticut, which has this year borne
thirty-four flowers each weighing six
mounds
The Evening critic., 1881-09-17
Practical Science.

Warner, of Rochester,, who suspects that
the heavenly bodies are affected with kid
ney disease, has offered n prize of 5000 for
the best essay on COMETS. Tho essays are to
be descriptive and all technical terms are
TO be penned up in brackets, This scheme
looks like 1t would work.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-17

IT is OFTEN little hard to mako the
course of love run smooth, but the new way
of shooting the obdurate father of the hesi-
tating fair one does not seem to work.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-17
Imnertant Figures.

The Louisville C0urier.Journdt speaks OF
"Old Mother Bliss" DR.. Bliss happens to
be the youngest of the Presidents physi-
clans. DR.. Hamilton was born in 1873
Agnew in 1918 and Bliss in 1925.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-17
A Dramn of the FIXTURE.
Albany Times.


A new play is being written, in which the
hero Is found lost and flying In the desert,
chained to the bareback of u bicycle. His
deliverer proves to be n princess, who mar
ries him and makes him captain of n base
| hall nil
The Evening critic., 1881-09-17
Russian Mebrews Coming Here.

A great number of the exiled Russian
Hebrews are to cmigrate to this country
Over five hundred are expected to arrive
IN Onths
The Evening critic., 1881-09-17

ITALY CAN DRAW comfort amid her
many present sorrows from the prospect of
an abundant grape harvest.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-17
BOARDING..

EIRST-CLASS BOARD, with large rooms, al
4 i78 Penna. ave, opposite National Hotel
Board from % to $40 per week. Transient; from 81
to LOO per day. Terms to suit for families. Mrs
o. q. Howard, proprietress. ocl7-d
The Evening critic., 1881-09-17
FREE ADVERTISING.

Advertisements under The head of "Situations
Wanted" and "Help Wanted' wiu hereafter
be inserted IN THE EVENING CRITIC three
times FREE. We inrite oar friends tcishing
situations or help 10 arait themselves Of this
offer. Answers directed IN care Of CRITIC
Office wiU receire careful attention.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-17
TaII.Weight Oyercoats.

The cool mornings and evenings nccessi-
tate garment of that sort. A complete
assortment on sale at Eisemau Bros, corner
Seventh and T..
The Evening critic., 1881-09-17


MEwRAw HALsTEAD, esq, editor Of the
Cincinnati Commercial, appears to be in i'm
mediate danger of joining the vast army Of
cranks which this sad attack on the Presi-
dent has aroused and turned loose ON the
country Ordinarily, Mewraw's head is
level, but he is rapidly degenerating into
an irresponsible lunatic and bore. Listen
to this, for instance. In speaking of that
Mason attack on Guiteau, he remarks:
There is good deal of public impatience
with the talk in newspapers that even II
the President dies the assassin cannot be
convlcted that malpractice by the physi-
Clans can be proven thaS A. inc remSYai no 10
Cabinet suggested by Guiteau to Arthur Is
TO be substantially nominated in case OF
the Presidents death-and so forth and 50
on. Then Guiteau desires to pose before
the country as a State prisoner, who bad
high motives for "removing" the Pres1.
dent-to be defended by a great lawyer OF
two--to have his " life and works. read to
the jury and be great historical character
The shot through his window perhaps i'm.
parted information to the scoundrel. II
ought to quicken intelligence In other
quarters. 1t says to the colored people OF
the District of Columbia that If they desire
to take the miscreant out OF jail and teai
him in pieces they have nothing TO feai
from the military guard, the peculiar in
sanity of Mason being prevalent
This sort of language is not only unwor
thy of common American citizen, bu
should be avoided by one in such position
to do harm as Halstead is. Now is YER!
proper time to cast aside the sentimental
ties Of the case and meet this question will
the correctiyes and remedies furnished b.
law. In case Gen. Garfield dies, which al
hope may not be, the finest spectacle W
could present the world would be decen
and orderly trial Of Guiteau and his lega
execution. The bubbles and technicalitie
raised by Halstead in his diseased imagina
tion would be brushed aside il
an instant, and they very properl!
should be. If the President shoul'
die, the sad event would b.
directly traceable to his cowardly wound
Neither common sense nor the temper O.
the country would suffer any other con
The Evening critic., 1881-09-17
PERSONAL.

A YOUNG GENTLEMAN OF REFINE
IA ment desires acquaintance with an agreeable
and lively young lady or widow, with whom to
spend part of afternoons. Address LEISURE
HOURS, Critic office, making appointment
The Evening critic., 1881-09-17
BUSINESS CHANCES.

WANTED FOR CAsH-WE ARE AUTHOR.
wv lied to purchase several good houses or un-
improved lots, northwest, or will accept loans
upon good margin. at low rates. owners win please
c2mmHnicste c9n,W M with & Us az once. w. w. DANEN-
The Evening critic., 1881-09-17

DRAFTS on London, Dublin and Paris, at
Ii. ID. Cooke. Jr., & Co.'s, 1929 f st.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-17

WE UNDERSTAND the able editor of our es-
teemed contemporary, the Republican, to
hold
l. That tho appointment of a Democrat to
office under Republican administration is
high treason.
q That Democrats are now holding places
to the exclusion of ex-Union soldiers.
g. That no Democrat can be also an ex-
Union soldier.
4. That the Republican party is joint
stock company, owning the Government in
fee, and the preferred stockholder-tha is
to say, managing politicians of the party
like the able editor-are entitled to divi-
dends.
8. That Democrats are disqualified from
having any share in the Government other
than the privilege of paying taxes to sup
port the same.
This we understand to be the able editors
school of political economy. Now, we do
mot often lose our temper. But if we ever
do, it is when we read the Republicans hor-
rible fip-hap and hog-wash about "Demo-
Gratis in Office" Sex Union soldiers" and all
that,
Let us see how the able editors theory
would work in practice The editor of THE
CRITIC is what the able editor Of the Re
publican calls Bourbon Democrat" The
able editor is what he himself calls a Stall
wart Republican. ONow, Notwithstanding
the fact that Bourbon Democrat" is dis
abled from being an ex-Union soldier,
we will very cheerfully accompany the able
editor to the War Department and compare
our respective records of military service
in the war Of the Rebellion.
Perhaps, however, there may be an ad
ditional clause in the handbook of Stal
wart Republicanism to the effect that when
ever an ex-Union soldier" votes thu
Democratic ticket his war record ceases t.
count.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-17
VIM. NGUEIILEISErJ, ,

Importer, Rectiher and Dealer In
WINES AND LIQUORS,
olB FIN Sareet, between and X northwest.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-17

Saturday, Sept. II, 1881.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-17

ENOR SALE-A LOT IN yINELANU. N. T..
- 100 feet on boulevard ST. and 1850 feet on Wood
st.; lies between two railroads. fronts on one; Inn
building Is quite large and is Intended for the
storage or carriages; also. blacksmith and
wheelwright shop Office 15x20 IT. the other build
ings for bazar and stables; population 5000; prop
erty insured for 5000. WIN. II. MAIN d BRo.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-17
wANTS---MiScELLANE0US.

VXTANTED-TABLE BOARD OR LODGING
w in exchange for tuition In English, French
or music, by a lady OF 10 years experiences with
avenue sqI0
The Evening critic., 1881-09-17

DOR SALE--A BEAUTIFUL RESIDENCE
for g gentleman ofleisure, merchant or clerk
III any OF the Government departments, desiring to
own rural home where property Is yearly en-
hancing IN value, distant 2 miles {rom the city on
splendid road. Thisproperty Is elevated on rich,
ROLLING ROLLING land, watered by springs and running
streams ana commanding fine view of the CITY
and surrounding country, and within less than one
mile g w. from the Metropolitan Branch and baltimore
q ONO rallroad Improved by four dwellings,
one beautiful mansion Of IA rooms, (exciuslve OF
n,S rhe SaSs.Gmsnt surrounded BY choice fruits Of va
the mansion and In the house. For further infor.
NATION apply to w: II. Main a Bros, st. Charles
nne northwest iyI2-tt
The Evening critic., 1881-09-17

LNOR SALE OR EXCHANGE-33 ACRES OF
- very fine land, 20 acres of which Is bottom
land watered by er-failing springs, Improved
py ann, nne Dwelling OF IA rooms, with wide porch
ON three sides, surrounded by shade trees nnd
shrubbery, and water at the door; also a tenant
,ionse OF rooms barn and stable for IS COWS and
ings; the place Is well fenced and is located
miles northeast q from the city, fine road
dairy farm or to fruit and vegetables; will be sold
or or exchanged for city property or cash. Apply to
3D. st. and Penna. ave. ivi.tf
The Evening critic., 1881-09-17
ron RENT.

NOR RENT-A VERY DESIRABLE FRONT
IL Office Room at No, 5l7 Seventh street north
west. Inquire on premises Of l.. clephane
sepl5-3t#
The Evening critic., 1881-09-17

VNTANTED--A MAN WHO KNOWS, TO TELL.
w the whole truth, daily, about the condition
Of the Presidents salary unlimited. Address THE
PEOPLE, Critic Office. sel8
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TIE BONE or CONTENTION.

B. C. Truman Ia The " O. Democrat
During the summer of 1864 there were several
regiments of negro tro ps raised in aud around
Nashville and scarce were the ablc-bodled blacks
VINO dld not prefer camp-liie and labor to that of
any other KIND in those days. sam Carter kept the
ST. loud Hotei. the best pubhc-hOuse IN the city,
and among the waters were an old darkey. named
Sandy aud his son sam. Ii seems that sam was
cray 10 Join the Union forces and claimed that, rs
the war was tor the good OF the cOOred ana for
tine freedom OF the slave. 10 was not only his right
but IN, duty to join the Lincoln army. Andy john
son John +. Mider, Alvin G. Glllem. Lowell III.
Rousseau, and crowd OF lesser men were sitting in
fl MT OF the IT. Cloud one evening, and along came
the two darkeS, wrangling:
'lse done lined de LnKum troops an dats de set
Element ob tie whole fuss SAID sam, triumphantly.
"lOu hasI' intcrrOgated sandy, derlslyely.
Yes has"
" | say, honey, spOsen big cannon ball come bus
tim through de air an take de top o dat simple
head o youn right clean off, wat would We say E
rhar would ye bet'
q" takes my ch lnces. understands all about dis
fuss, | does. DE Yankees igutn' tor dc freedom
OF dc II ggers, an our boys are hghtin to keep Us
slaves. heard a Yankee officer say dis m0rnln dat
de niger was de bone OF dc contention, sab, au'-'
"Da.s II, honey, now you's got It all right sure.
De niger is Il nOuc an dc two armies is hghtin'
ODER IT, an it's dc hilZIneSs of de bone TO lay low
and let EN- fight. See here, honey, hadn't yac many
a time seen TWO dog iightin' Ober an ola bone
yes Sah.' You has ~ Yes, sab We'll,
now, honey, did you cbr see The bone fghtp
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sincerity. Those of them who still live believe
that their assaults upon the church helped TO
abolish slavery and have neither time, nor space.
nor inclination to attempt any disturbance oil their
comfortable self estimate. The wrong OF slavery
was so monstrous, and it was so mons rousiy dc-
Tended that it might well fling some honest men
from their intellectual balance, and throw them
into exasperations too logical to be wholesome
Bakers expert ;e shows how warm and I'M
pulsive nature may toss n man from extreme 10
extreme. and keep him moving like comet IN an
orbit of opinions which if they could meet would
trapically demolish each other and the dreamer
who had hold of them simultaneously. Possibly
there never was lesser class OF free and foolish
thinkers so far as they thought at all. than that OF
the American Come-Outers," which male so much
noise TO such small purpose in this country some
thirty or forty years ago. How little there was IN
them IL proved by the fact that there Is SO lltte
left of them. or of what they accomplished Inc
bees no longer buzz in their bonnets; and their sole
surviving representatives now are forced to con-
tent themselves with wild attacks upon law or
pbyslc or divinity to which nobody pays the
slightest heed Occasionally they denounce the
solar system, and the solar system is equally I'M
perturbable.
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ANCIENT AND MODERN LUXURY.
From The Pail Mall Gazette.


Some startling instances OF extTayagaaGe, anu NJ,
prodigaty are given by the wTi er OF an article on
Ancient and Modern Luxury which appears IN
the new Quarterly. From the days when L1Guliu55
spent G1 400 on supper, and Caligula swallowed
Jewels, to modern times, when certain Chlnese
lady is said to have rented island for the speca
supply OF birds nests for her soup the story IS te
same Alcibiades gave ESQ for dog ana Angus
tus states as q title to gratitude that he had ex-
hiDited 5000 gladiators and given $500 beasts TO
be killed Lolita Paulina wore a set OF Jewels
valued at f4OO, 600 and Nero's diadem cost nan
million. The Due de Bourbon sold his coat 1or
300 gold crowns chateau for Mdmo dc NOR
tespan was only cree ed for 2,S6l72 hvres, Inc
Due de La Torres gave 25,0OO crowns i0r horse'
The household expenses of LOUIS XVI. we've en0r-
nous his sisters were said to have burned candles
costing 215 ,06S lIvres in year.
The outfit for eight days visit to me Com
payne Court of Napoleon ILL., was 1000 francs III
England the writer thinks there is growing sense
of moderation. Ii is true that $4,000 may be spent
on flowers for dinner; but still their exhibition
gratiles taste The conclusion at which the wrlter
arrives Is that if the fancy and sense o. beauty arc
never to be advanced the higher faculties VIII pc
come torpid. Race without wants race wlt VIII s
ideas Who thinks of Sparta when we speak oI
Greece "A thing of beauty is a joy forever, anu
the creations OF the age OF Peucles are las'ins
boon to kind"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-06

the daughter of duke, marquis or earl marvv
cOmmoner, she will still be called Lady, Eiya
beth, or whatever her Christian name may be- h,t
taking. of course, the patronync of her husband
rying comm0ner VIII become the Honorable Mr.
Jones, Brown or Robinson, etc. IT, however liz
daughter of any peer marry another per, her cour
tesy title becomes merged IN the real one of no.
husband; but IL the daughter of a duke marouess
or earl marry a baronet-say Sir Samuel Pekwicy
she will not be called Lady PIckw ick simplv
but will be called Lady So-and-So PckwIck. iust
as if she had married a cOmmOner pure and simpe
If the daughter OF yisc0unt or baron, however
only Lady Pickwick, but, retaining her COURTESY
designation would correctly be called the Honor.
able Lady Pickwck. Accordingly any peeress IN
her own right marrying commoner still retains her
nobility: but q peeress merely so by marriage in
termarryinC rs q widow with commOner has
no further claim to her dignity, because she ac-
quired and held it only by marriage, and when she
Inarres again the dignity is, so to speak, exhausted
a dowager peeress of any rank-by marriage
would appear to be in a somewhat different posi-
ton from other ladies in regard to the matter now
under notice. Take the following case. erefspH
0rdtd The Earl of A. marries Miss H., daughter Of
Mr. c. a cOmmOneT. Miss X. becomes Countess Of
A. The Earl dies. leaving his widow and a son D.
who marres and his wife becomes Countess OF A.,
the mother becoming, of course, the Countess Dow
ager OF A. The latter then marrles r., commoner
and it would seem that she may still retain her &C
qured title, she being styled Emily n-or what
the Countess Dowager of A. as before. And the
same would be the case even if she should marry q
yscOunt or baron; because as we have previously
stated all ennobled persons are peers that Is, In
the sense of Observation-Disclosures the dliiefence
in individual rank which exists among them.
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accuracy. as was an amused eyewitness, ana sew
eral members of my family were also present. ah'
have often told the story. ,; =.
friend of ours and his wife were spehnunnS9; sb
musical evening with us, and an old black EngitfS IN
terrier, who belonged to the house. had been IN ri
drawing ROOM which was upstairs Inc aoe n muu
tally lame from paralysis. On leaving the dra aS
ing-room the dog followed him TO the toP Oh OIL 'i, IN
aircase (we with his wife, were warning DeioT tood
graveiy watching his slow, limpid descent When iG
the invalid was nearly at the foot of the stars vS
dog began to follow, limpng on three legs Sno ma'
afflicted friend; and this assumed lameness was
gTavely kept up, till he arrived on the mat. ~ was
was at stake and the Inconsistencies of our tlend
added to the difficulty.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-06
THE RUINED PLACE.

Broken are the Palace windows,
Rotting is the Palace floor,
The damn wind lifts the arras
And swings the creaking door,
But il only star les the white owl
From his perch on a monarchs throne,
And the rat that was gnawing the harp strings
A Queen once played upon.
Dare YOU lmger here at midnight
Alone. when the wind is about,
And the bat and the newt and the viper
And the cIeepinG things come out
Beware of these ghoStly chambcrsl
search not what my heart hath been,
Lest you lind phantom sitting
Where once there sat Queen.
OWEN MEREDITH.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-06
Golden ON IRELAND.
From ]. MorleHs Lifs Of Golden.

From j. Morleys Life Of Golden
letter from Golden to Mr.. Bright, dated Octo-
Der l. 1919 on IRISH affairs, will be read with pecu-
liar interest at the present moment In II lie says
For myself l cannot help thinking that every
thing has got to be done for Ireland Hitherto the
sole reliance has been on DayOnets ana patching
The .eudal system presses upon that country III
way which, as a rule only foreigners can under
stand, for we have an lngrained leudal spitIt IN
our English character. Ineyer spoke to trench
or Italian economist who did not at once put ms
finger on the fact that great masses OF landed prop
erty were held by the descendants OF cOhqueTlhS
race who were living abroad and thus In IOuDie
manner perpetuatiug the remembrance OF conquest
and OPPRESSION whilst the natives were al Ine same
time pTccluded from possessing themselves, OF
landed property and thus becoming interested III
the pcacc of the country. This was always pointed
ont to me as the prime obstacle 10 Improvement
How we are to get out OF this dilemma Win tIe
present House OF Commons and our repfes ntatlNe
\, stem AS il is is the problem. For we cannot shut
our eyes to the fact that our law or rather CUSTOM
Of prmOgenIture has ITS roots III the prelulceS OF
the upper portion OF the middle class Is well as IN
the privileges of the arstocracy. Inc shoDDlSlcc
mes, OF the mOneyed classes IN the great seats OF
commerce ana manufacturers Is learIul oDSttcle "
any elteCtual change Ol the system. 49,
4" 1t was only at the price OF ten mlll1OuS
of many of hundreds OF thousands Vanished we
tIns that we succeeded IN passing our LncumOered
estates oil. Our only consolation ~ that az we
descend III the RANKS OF the middle class and ap-
preach the more elll- ent OF the working people,
the leudal TrJuulce dmhsncs, ana TINS brings US
10 our only hope for progress. Nhc her III TINS
uur,tun or the other on winch we feel Interested
namely, an inc ease IN the popular element III the
House OF Commons have no lear thdI We can
ruect TINS change gradually and certainly II We can
induce our Iuends to work with perseverance.
The citadel of privilege III TINS country Is 50
terribly strong OWING TO the concentrated MASSES
al property IN the hands OF tine comparatively lew
that We cannot hope To assall IL Win success unless
WIN the help oil tue prOperLcd classes IN toe md
ule ranks of society, aud By raising up q
portion of the working class to become members OF
"a propertied order; aud know OF no other mode
Oh enlsting such cooperation but that which nave
suuup4Ieu
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THE POWER OF INITIATION IN DOGS

From The Spectator.
The following anecdote may interest those of
your readers who are accustomed 10 observe the
Characteristic actions OF dogs / can vonch for its
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-06

A Boston man has a project on foot for a
club for young ladies.-NEwY TRIBUNE \ Chicago
man has a project foot for club for young men lis
will keep Ii In the front hall This Ia pr Is
daughter.-t(hIcagO Tribune.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-06

What can | do for you to induce you 70
go TO bed nowr asked Lowell mamma OF her hYe-year
old boy Monday evening. Z" You can lot me SIT up 4
little longer" was the youngsters responsA-iLo"en
Courier.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-06

NygttuuIt SUup.
Dressed SaIiuun-ltallan s4Uce
IlIct OF Bep NIlu uI,nIUulus. lUtttUcS In ncigc-
Mashed Iurnllr
Roast Quul-otgutU-t Potatoes.
tricry MAJ Uundl-c.
Rice AID AppIc >uuuic.
Cheese. frut.
Coffee.