The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-25
MISCELLANY.

Porcelain blue is pretty tint for n
country flannel dress.
-Whortlcberries will bring $4,000 into
Wicomico county, Md.
-Beechcr's death would give his heirs
100000 of life insurance money.
Daddy Storey" is what the other Chi
cago papers call the editor of the Times.
Gut flowers are placed upon the grave
of Oliver p. Morton three times u week.
"A millionaire drummer-boy entertain
ing his regiment is one of the romances
worked out in the history of the Tenth
Massachusetts,.
Dying men who hayea regard for the
welfare of their heirs are advised to keep
away from Philadelphia. The hackmen
there have raised the prices for service at
funerals. trrtqrro
Had Washington died at forty-three,
Grant or Franklin at forty, Lincoln at fifty
two, or Lee ut fifty-four, none of them would
have been famous; but William Henry Au-
gustus, aged eighteen, persists in smoking
the fatal cigarette.
An exchange speaks of "a theoretical
realist, " and asks, "What is hep" He is a
man with only two cents, who wants to buy
three cent stamp. But u good wholesome
realistic thcorist is, we suppose, the man
who gets friend to lend him the stamp.
Things one would rather have left I'M
said: DINNER has just been announced.
Hester and Billy (sadly(-" Good night, sir.
We've got to go to bed" Distinguished
professor (who is taking down the hostcss)-
"Ah, my dears, that's where we're all wish
ing we were !"-Londoa Pumch.
"A young lady who was cnamored of II
member of II church choir in the adjoining
30, L. ;,,,e n,,
the way home after the services she ven
tured to ask what he thought of him. ~
think he would make splendid auc-
tioneer," was the nswer.-BrOOklyn Eagle.
-" Do you sell Bibles and Testamcnts
hereY' inquired an elderly lady of the gem
tlemanly clerk in a bookstore. yes maam.
We have fine variety. About what style
would you like?" 81 don't want any OF
the old ones. want reversed Testament"
Evidently she thought the whole business
had gone Backward Hdren Register.
The freak that has made Isabella the
| latest topic is her protier of u dover to the
daughter of President Grcvy. The old lady
became quite fond of the president after his
installation. She adores the Figaro, whose
thinly -veiled obscenities are none too rich
in flavor for her horid Southron blood. One
of her greatest larks is surprise party to
| inc rooms Ol lnhl journal occasionally, AFTER
the opera, to see the writers at work and the
presses in motion, the evening ending with
Il sumptuous banquet at her Majesty's cX-
pense.--Philddelphia Times.
OF the numerous tributaries of the
" lordly Mississippi" the following state
ment is made as to the mileage Of the
navigable portion of each of the following
named rivers above its mouth: Missouri,
3,l29; Mississippi, 2,l6l; Ohio, 1,02l Red,
9S6; Arkansas. 1854 White, 10; Tennessee,
789; Cumberland, 600; Yellowstone, 474
Ouachita, 3S4 Wabash, 365 Allegheny, 1926
Usage, 1903; Minnesota, 296 /; Sunflower 27l
Illinois, go Yazoo, 226; Black (Ark.), 112
Green, 200; st. Francis 1870; Tallahatchie,
l75; Wisconsin, 100; Deer Creek, 116
Tensas, 112 Monongahela, ITO; Kentucky,
105; Bartholomew, 100; Kanawha, 81
Muskingum, "a; Chippewa, 90; Iowa, so
Big Hatchie, 70 st, Croix, 65 Rock, 65
Black (La.), 81 Macon, 60; Beuf, 55 Big
Horn, so Clinton, so; Little Red, 40; Big
Cypress and Lake, "A Big Black, 30 Dau-
chittc, SO. Total number of rivers, 33
total number of miles Of navigation at
present, 1910.