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The Evening critic., 1883-03-26
senator Logan and Army NGrses.

HH5IIHBlUH WUTIuf
An impression having gone abroad that
Senator Logan (Ill.A had reported in the
Senate against the bill 10 pay Army nurses
for services during the war OF the rebellion,
we are requested by lady interested in the
with senator Logan about the matter, and has
HIS positive assurance that he did not report
against the bill, or have any knowledge OF
such an adverse report at the time OF IL; ana
nurses who served so nobly In behalf OF the
volunteer soldiers have NOT been deserted by
the gallant General.
The Evening critic., 1883-03-26

IT Is said by epicures that English spar
rows make splendid pot-pic. Thus
another excellent and economical dish is
added to the family bill of fare.
The Evening critic., 1883-03-26

THE organ is at a good deal of pains this
morning to prove that Mr.. Blaine had
positive and manly policy in the Chilli
Peru imbroglio, and that after Mr. FIRE.
linghuysen succeeded him the Administra-
tion backed down, revoked Blaine's in
structions to Trescott and subsidized into n
weak, nerveless, wishy-washy policy that
has brought upon this country the hatred
of Peru and the contempt of Chilli.
The Evening critic., 1883-03-26

A prominent Republican Senatsr said to
the Critic. this morning, speaking of the
vacancy in the Cabinet, caused by the
death of Postmaster General Howe that it
was his opinion that Mr.. Hatton would
succeed to the place. The same gentleman
said he would not be surprised if Mr. Win
dom would so into the Cabinet again.
'In what capacity ~ asked the Critic.
Secretary of the Treasury, If report be
true. | think it very doubtful about Secre.
tary Folger's ever recovering. / hope he
win, however but should he not, it Is my
opinion that Mr.. Window would be ten
dered the place"
The Evening critic., 1883-03-26

A SOUTHERN jenkins, whose brilliant
genius irradiates the dispatches from
Atlanta, informs wondering world that
there is great anxiety among the Southrons
to catch a glimpse of David Davis and his
bride. jenkins tells us that
At 80 o'clock Mr.. and Mrs. Davis retired to
their room. A little later prominent citizen
called and sent In his card. The messenger
came back saying that ex.Judge Davis was In
bed, but Mrs Davis was still up looking at the
fire. Major Mills gives dinner TO the couple
to- morrow afternoon, 10 which large number
Of gentlemen have been invited.
This is Jenkinsism with vengeance
The last statement in the paragraph quoted
is somewhat odd and significant. A large
number of gentlemen have been invited to
meet Judge Davis and his new wife at
dinner No mention is made of ladies'
What does it mean? Are not Judge and
Mrs. David Davis proper people for the
ladies of Atlanta to meet, or is this par
ticular Jenkins as big an ass as our own
Asinine Allison?
The Evening critic., 1883-03-26
BUST the bobtails.

SHOOT street-sweeping sooner than 0
y. m.
The Evening critic., 1883-03-26

the Second Presbyterian Church at New
buryport, Mass, is practical reformer.
Last Monday travelling theatrical troupe
thunder play called Jesse James, the Ban
dit King" On Tuesday the Rev. Mr..
Smith caused the arrest Of the principal
members of the company on charge
of corrupting the morals of the young by
making vice attractive. Mr.. Smith, before
entering the ministry, practiced law for
fifteen years in New York, and in the trial,
which has lasted all the week, he has
prosecuted the case. He charged the
accused with posting on the bill-boards
pictures that held up robbery and murder
in an approving and fascinating light. He
urged that anything that might lead boy
to murder and robbery is highly immoral
and indecent under the statute. The
Judge held Wallick and Quick, who
appeared to be the responsible parties, to
the Grand Jury. This is practical and
sensible moral reform, and for the initiation
of which Mr.. Smith deserves the praise aud
commendation of all moral and decent
people, and one need not be a saint, either,
to join hands with him in his efforts in this
matter. 1t will be fortunate thing
for this country, both in the present and
The future when such demoralizing spec
tacles are seen on the stage no more and
their highly colored Autographs and wood
cuts do not confront us from every bill
board and stare at us from every saloon
window. And when, too, the flash story
papers, alleged to be for the amusement and
instruction of boys and girls, together with
the vulgar dime novel, disappear from the
stands and show windows of our news and
book stores then may fathers and mothers
rejoice and hold in respect and honor the
names of those who began aud carried out
these reforms.
In connection with this word to pa
rents Boys and girls who want TO read,
must be provided with good and healthful
reading, or they will provide themselves
with reading matter, with the chances a
hundred to one that they select the very
worst stuff that can be found. II you want
to shut out the dime novel, provide q
breezy, CHEEKY substitute If you want tc
keep your boy from the Police Ga:elie give
him HdpeTs Weekly or Fraak Leslie's n
lustrated. fyou don't want your children
to spend their time over the flash weel5lies
see that they have ST. Nicholas and like
publications. Do not seek to restrain OIL
destroy the appetite for reading in thu
young, but seek to direct it into clea
channel. You can't destroy it, and the at
tempt to do so will only end in peryertinI
the taste and creating desire for morbi,
and immoral literature, the supply o
which, unfortunately, is always equal t.
the demand.
The Evening critic., 1883-03-26

"Alderney Dairy Wagons"
Fresh Alderney butter, churned every morn
ing and delivered in y fb "Ward" prints, soc.
per ID. Also, cottage cheese, buttermilk
and sweet milk, &c per at. Cream 15c, per pint.
The Evening critic., 1883-03-26

On Metropolitan car yesterday, between
the hours of II and l o'clock aud g and
Seventh streets, the Critic saw the aisle of
a bobtail car entirely filled with passen-
gers standing up, among them one
or two ladies. The car had tho
notice posted up so the passen-
gers could read it, but not the driver,
that drivers should not take more passen.
gers when the car was full, but refer ap-
plicants politely to the next car. This
notice is piece of poor taffy for the delecta-
tion of passengers only; the drivers can't
read the notice, and so taste the tafy, un-
less they come inside the car.
The Evening critic., 1883-03-26

every once and while" said gentle
man last night, "you see in the papers
something like the curiosities. of the
census.' Now, tell you the only curiosity
in the whole census report is accuracy. 1t Il
a conglomeration of errors from beginning
to the end, conveying no reliable informa,
tion whatever"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-11-21
A ROMANCE OF THE SEA.
iteunion OF n Long separated Brother and
sister ut the Resort,


from the Baltimore Americana
Some twenty years ago there lived
in the Germantown section OF Philadel.
phia n plain, hard working man named
Orton. The Ortons, OF Germantown,
had n boy named Richard and a
Young girl who was christened Clara.
The children were beautiful, and even
in their cradles manifested for each
other n degree Of affection which was
touching to those vino witnessed it,
Mr.. Orion died and his wife soon fol.
lowed, leaving the children orphans
when only four and three years old. A
charitable physician Of Chester county
took CLARA to live with him, she being
then Of years 30 tender as TO scarcely
realize that she was changing one home
Tor another, and receiving the loving
care Of an adopted father in the place Of
the mothers love Of which death had
deprived her. The friends Of his pa
rents took charge Of the boy Richard
and gave him home. He scarcely
knew that he had sister, or the neces.
.ity which had torn her from his arms
and decrecd that their homes should be
different. As Richard grew up he be.
came handsome, intelligent boy, and
made remarkable progress in his studies.
On leaving school he manifested his
competency TO take position OF trust
among the business men Of his vicinity.
Less than ten days ago the charitable
Chester county doctor came TO At
Iantic City and STOPPED at the Chester
County House with his adopted daugh.
ter, CLARA Orion, pretty, dark-eyed
and k-haired maiden Of eighteen.
Last Saturday afternoon, as the young
lady was strolling on the bench, her eye
lighted casually on youth Of twenty,
whose hair aud eyes, rather graceful
figure, Of medium size and weight and
smooth, dar! complexion, made him a
pleasant object to look upon. Ho saw
her, and impclled, as he says, by some
irresistible impulse, the strangers spoke
aud walked down the sand together.
They conycrsed without hesitation, each
irving to read in the others eyes the
mNbltll VI lIitli ulutuhl utiIuctioIl.
Richard asked the young lady if he
might come and call on her that evening;
She said yes, adding, 81 am staying at
the Chester County House."
Smiling in turn Richard said, 81
suppose ought 10 tell you that my
name is Richard Orion"
"Why," said she, "that is my name,
loo. How very strange. Where is
your home 2" And the story Of their
carly years leaked ont little by little;
they knew they must be sister and
urothor aud the scale OF ignorance and
fifteen years absence fell from their
eyes.
That evening the strange story Of the
wo yonng people was told to Mrs. Stay,
he propiictrcss Of the Germantown
louise, who had known their father aud
mother in Germantown. Richard had
Intended to go home on the narrow
Gauge on Sunday night, but Sunday
morning he and his sister went to Phila-
lelphia together, united after lifetime
Il absence.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-11-21
Nj, knames OF American .,les.


Ioledo-Corn CITY.
hcokuk-,'ate city.
Sulncy--Gem city.
Lniayetter-Siar city.
Lonlsyille-Falls city.
Hannibal Bluff city.
Chlcngc-Gorden clly-City Of Sin.
81. LonlS-MoInd city-Future Great
pi''shurg-SmoIy city.
C,eVolmd-Forcst city.
aie1and'in-DeIla city,
Clnclnnatl-Qneen ciiy--Porkopolis.
Boston Modern Athens-Ihe Hub.
New lork--Golham,
NnShyllle-Oity OF Rocks.
ihllndrIpIiln- Quaker CITY.
ihdih'!apoils-l.nllroad city.
Dclroll-Cily OF tho STRAITS.
Dehvcr-City OF the Plains.
Now OrIealis-orcScent city.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-11-21
A JUDICIOUs NEGRO.

Old Uncle Nose had never been to the
theatre, but having stuck up bills for a
theatrical troupe and having received a
complimentary ticket to the gallery, he
concluded to attend the performance,
He went dressed up in his Sunday
attire. He had not been inside of the
theatre more than half nm hour when he
emerged shaking his head.
Don't you like the performance, old
man 2" asked the surprised door-keeper.
"No, sab, l don't like dem perform.
ances no way We kin fix it,"
why, what's the matter?"
Muffin much, 'ceptin' oman on de
platinum got to talkin' bout family fairs
wild de husband oh anudder oman, an
| didn't perpose to stay. Ny ole marster
in Virginny got shot plum ter pieces for
dom dat berry foolishness. Oars alters
trouble whar dat sort OBJ foolishness is
gwino on, an Ise q judishus niger, / is,
l don't want ter be shot in de leu by
mistake, or be brunged up Ms q Witness
in dc ease when it strikes de cou ts."-
1eras Siyings.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-11-21
A Disgrace.
The New York Herald of n late dat,

The New York Herald of late dat,
jins the following item: John ID. Burke,
h.to Of the First New York Mounted
J;lcs, died in this city several DAYS
s'nce Of injuries received in cavalry
engagement in Virginia in 1863. Ten
wears ogo he applied for n pension; his
application was pending for MANY
.foars, during which time his wounu
rover consed to trouble him; hut he died
without receiving penny. Many of his
comrades who participated in the fight
ARE in or near New York, and 30 aro
some Of His regimental aud company
''Aioers; 40 there can have been no luck
%! evidence a. to his identity and tho
cause o. his injuries. This Case is dis.
gace to the Pension Bureau. Thou
sands OF ablc-bodicd veterans have beer
receiving pensions for years, there being
no lack of money to ply claims. How
many disabled veterans like Burke nrc
dying unrewarled because they have No
"!nfuence' at WaslinPtou2
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-11-21
HADN'T CONSULTED HIM.

"You should learn some trade, nv
son, said nh Austin gentleman TO bis
young hopeful. "Bricklayers are gettin.
$50 day, while lawyers can't afford TO
ride on the street cars"
"Pa, why didn't you learn trade
when You were n boyP'
That's not only silly, but also an
mPertinent question. ] didn't learn n
trade when l was n boy out of regard
Tor your feelings. wanted to give Won
an opportunity to say that your father
was gentleman" '
ut cant be helped now," replied the
BOY, moodily, "but ] wish you had con.
suited me, for If We had arranged for
you to be the bricklayer, I could
dustin Sijtings.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-11-21
Ills Twenty.third Child.

-
Patrick Brennan, Of Newburg, New
iork, became a father for the twenty.
third time on Sunday, when fourteen.
pound boy was born unto him. Mr.
Brennan. who is an Irshman by birth.
rs siyty-five or sixty-six years old. He
has been twics married, nine of bis chill
areh being by his first wife, and four
teen by the present Mrs. Brennan. He
haI been Supervisor for several terms.
and has held other public Offices now
being especial policeman at Washing
tons historic headquarters. At one
lme ne was possessed Of considerable
property, but it has made him poor to
are living. '''o' "nom
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-11-21
A Visit to the TicllbOrne Claimant.

Mr.. Quartermaire East. Mr.. HAY.
worth, of Southport, and Mr.. Grey, Of
southampton, paid their quarterly visit
TO the claimant in Portsea convict prison
recently. He informed them, in the
course OF conversation, that he would
rather rot in prison than be liberated as
Orion. Though he knew the present
Government would do nothing for him.
he hoped his friends would NOT lose their
confidence. de complimented the prison
officials on their kindness, and evinced
great pleasure in telling his friends that,
owing to his having earned first-class
certificate, after their next visit in
November he would be entitled to re-
ceive their visits every two months till
his Imprisonment expired, which, sup.
posing he was allowed out on ticket-of-
leave, would be about Christmas. 1884
The claimant is at present employed in
the carpenter shop.--London 7eie.
graph. -
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-11-21
THE TEMPERANCE PLEDGE.
Why II was Taken and How II was Keep,

Francis Murphy, like all the big tenn.
Perance men, like Cough and the rest,
has been through "the mill" himself,
and has had terrible experience Of his
own. He alluded to it the other night
J at a reception, but he didn't go into
some particulars, which are familiar TO
me, says a Sunday Murcury correspond
ent. Murphygot along very well as a
rumseller, and woulG have made and kept
plenty Of money, il he had kept what
was called "the rumsellers pledge"
which several people in his neighborhood
kept faithfully. This rumsellers' pledge
was the simplest kind OF thing, con-
sistin' Of ouly two points; first, to sell
all the rum you could to anybody else;
second, never to take any rum yourself.
But Murphy soon got TO BIO his own best
customer and went down hill.
He got into row over bis liquor one
day in his low GROCERY, was arrested for
aggravated assault and sent to Jail. And
durin' his life in Jail his poor wife and
family passed through terrible afllic-
tions. He had seven children and moth
in to keep 'em alive on. The two Oldest
boys stopped goin' to school and went
round trampin' to see If they couldnt
get odd jobs to keep 'emselves and their
mother alive. They couldn't get any
jobs, 30 they did without food, but for
while they managed to keep the stove
a.goin. There was a heap Of cinders
down on the wharf and they used to go
down to sift out coal for "mother's fire. E"
But an employee Of the steamboat com.
pany drove the boys away, and after that
they all went cold as well as hungry.
For awhile, wretchedly poor as they
were, the family used to manage to rake
up money enough to pay their Car fare
to SEQ Murphy in prison once week;
but the time came when they hadn't any
money even for car fare, and had to go
some ten miles on foot to see their father
in Jail. One day when there was only
one piece of bread in the house for the
whole family, although they were all
hungry, they all resolved to go without
catin' anythin', and one OF the boys
trudged YEARLY along this ten miles to
carry to his iather in prison the only
piece OF bread.
On tn" night after receivin' that piece
of bread which he had eaten up before
he had learned its history, Francis
Murphy tried to commit suicide'in jail
and no wonder. He went mad with
grief at thinkin' over the condition Of
his family, aud that he had himself
brought 'em to this state. He went mad,
| say, awhile, and havin' no other way
to end his life, tried TO beat himself
against his cell wall, but was prevented
by his lailers.
When at last Francis Murphy was re.
leased from Jail he found himself free
-pauper. OF his home there remained
only the four walls-nll the furniture had
gone for debt or bread.
And although his devoted wife put hel
arms around his neck on Lis return from,
jnil, and said she was glad 10 see him
she was too sick to smile, she was toe
sick to stand up, she was too sick to live
and three months or 30 after his return
she died of insufficient nourishment ant
broken heart.
II was Mt his dead wife's side, with hel
cold, still hand in his, that Francis Muir
ply took his pledge.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-11-21
lie Was the Man.

II WINS on Western railroad. The
conductor had been his rounds, and
taken seat beside very quiet and un.
assuming passenger.
"Pretty full train," finally observed
the passenger.
"Yes."
"Road seems to be doing n good bust.
ness"
"Oh, the road makes plenty Of money,
but"
"But whatp' asked the passenger, as
the other hcsitated.
bad management. II is the worst
managed line in this whole country"
as that SOP"
That's 40. The board of officials
might know how to run sido-show to n
circus, but they can't tackle railroad. u
"Who is the biggest fool in the lot?'
"Well, the superintendent it,.
"1'm glad of that" said the passen.
ger, M his face lighted up. 81 was afraid
you would say it was the president"
Suppose hadP"
"Why, I'm tho man ~ Val Street
NsWs.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-11-21
Tho Washington Monument Stone.

D.,,;o
mnv" L', II, ~ mere VINO had q hand IN the re.
ton M,,, ,mo s.o ,n sen. ior inc washing
fiat il VIII ,rn, IRON rome IN 1894 say
,redoes now NJ wsr, ~ ~ ,u'o ., ny the
I flats No tho MONT " III oi !, 'ne fo.omao
tho river IN within "" tho ~ WIS WINS sunk IN
thew will sonm h 'no sec'ion where
mo1 now r 1 oe III WORK. A
tells Tho stopv ' d IN washington
Of us did tS" i'll. S ~, '' o Nine
| March & 1s54 W. Wa o ~, nnliaay night
of the Knnw Nou mu a'' .n 0. = meeting
beloncod nv T T',ns, W whioh we oil
at Tbern's Uoi, t tHcs night previous
"f sncnh;no id nni,a snor ,' was good deal
Of Ipv;"n s s so,aR ,a Oh ABOUT ,he shame
y, i,"Vi!g as''ne from any king or pc.
NAM who I naI ton u, the monument of
amy | ond , G"a, no"Rn. against royal tyr
man. shnuid ho .oi - was agreed that nine
the atom" ' "o se a, ny lou 10 destroy
tween II ana TO- 70 o Hue o. .le prizes. Be.
follow;nn m,o , 80 y o,ouh on sunday night
We contnreJ tha u,., ,l 70 'ne monument.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-11-21
MIBThkl,N IDENTITY.

They were discussing mistaken idnn.
tity: "Hi wNs 'hvin'a turn down Pail
Nell ono harilcrnoon," said Mr.. Gordon
'i"rdon, "not doing nnyihink, when al
Old gyhrdSman came hup hand harskcd
Iao hIf Iii couldn't rniso liz pension.
Bless mo 'hrt. says !, Him not hin
tho Pension Hoilicc. me boy. But
Gays q. m lud Juke, cawn't yon give
me letter 10 the One Secretary ? Iii
vas with your Grace at Waterloo But
Iii IN not the Juko hof Wellington,
says Iii. But blawst mo, tho fellow
wouldn't believe hit, don't yo see?"
"Sacyo bieu, said Monsieur Bionelevco,
III know zpt mysclcf. was once in ze
jJrdnng Of 70 Twlllcrcc, nm smokccn
mon cigarette, wen pass 70 gor Of
I'Empr'r.rer Nlpoleong. To my gr.r.rcat
consiarennyshoDg 20 gar pr-r.resent
arm, IN give me 10 saloo. l tol ze
niroesre was no lUmpr-r-rcr, an he
seem ware mooch sar-prisc." eyes, it
was funny" said Mr.. Spriggs. "Why,
J was walking the other day down Broad.
way, and fellow ought havo known
me, too--a fellow cNmo up and slapped
no on the back, and says he, why,
.uIl'ering Moses when did you get
back r"-Lif.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-11-21
Why lie Brought Them Back.

A small boy with an Intelligent fac,
went into fruit dealers store, and dc
posting box of grapes on the counter
stood looking down.
IL don't want the grapes. my little
fellow, said the dealer 1--WE got n,
many now rs can sell. Take them
away"
They are yours" the boy said, look.
ing up.
"Mine ?"
Yes, sir. Yesterday evening I came
alcng here and took this box of grapes
from stand at the door. / knowed il
was stealth, an my mother always told
me not to take anything that did not be-
long to me, but I couldn't help it. Just
before left homo my little sister that
was sick said oh, if had some CRANES
like them l saw down town, could eat
en- We didn't have no money an
nobody knowed us, cause wo had lust
moved into the house. Mother washed
clothes, but when sister got sick size
mad to quit. When took the clothes
home the lady told me to come
next day for the money, but
when l went there the bouse
was shut up and the people was gone
so We didn't have any money to eel
grapes with. Mother said never mind
we would git some money after a while
saw her go into the other room. an
when watched her, she had her face
buried IN pillow an was prayin'. I
come away down town an stood aroun'
a long time wGitin' to git q chance an
after awhile, when you wasn't lookin'
took box an ran away with it,"
But why did you bring it back"
the dealer asked.
Because" replied the boy, choking
down q sob, when got home the lii.
lie girl was dead. "-Arkansaw Trau.
eier. '"''