The Evening critic., 1883-04-11

rhyme and rave ecBtatic,
We wheezo with sudden colds, and wrltho
with pains rheumatic.
In the spring the young man wonders how his
now suits 70 be got ,.,
For his credit is exhausted and his ulster
must be shot.
In tho spring the unpaid tailors' bills assume
And tho bIllet.doux pour in on us In way wo
all deepise.
In tho spring tho Dude Is happy-the pretty
For oyorcoats ain't needed In the coming OF
the spring;
And he leaves his with his uncle and he
In his bob.tail and his little tights 30 utterly
too.too.
In tho spring, etc.
A grand shad bake, to be extended to some
prominent politicians and Others, has been
proposed for an early day down the Poto-
mac, the President, General Grant and
some other Of the good boys to be invited
and a real bum time, on the sly, to be had.
A newspaper story is going round about
q curious old penny now in the possession
of one Rufus Cobb, of Chicago. 1t was
coined in 17s7, and is worth $50 to coin
gatherers.
This morning Mr.. c. w. Perkins, of this
city, laid in the hand Of the Critic (for q
moment only, Of course,) an old yellow
cent that so completely shuts out the light
of day from the other fellows cent that it
is Fejeean TO compare them.
Mr.. Perkins cent is of the first issue of
cents under Washington, but is remarkably
well preserved. 1t bears on its face the
head of Washington, and around it this
inscription: Washington and Independ-
ence. 1888" On the back of the cent are
the words, One Cent in the centre, and
around it wreath.
On the.dome of the head of Washington
and on the face of the coin. is n wreath,
making him appear king like. A time
worn history tells us that when Washing
ton saw this cent he objected to the wreath
being placed upon his head, it being too
pretentious, he thought, and so ordered
their coinage stopped. The next design Of
these cents bore the head of Martha Wash
ington. The coinage of the first design
was very small, and there are few in exist
ence, but Of the issue bearing head mark
ing Martha's facial area there are many in
possession of coin-hunters.
This cent is of lighter color than the sub
segucnt issue, commonly called the "old red
cents" and contains only about three
fourths the amount Of metal, being ghtly
less in circumference and thinner, and re-
sembles more than any other American coin
the antique coins of Germany and other
countries.
Mr.. Perkins coin is, therefore, the oldest
by four years, the most uniquely designed
and more historic than the one in possession
OF the Chicago man.
They were out in force again last night
AS soon as the performances were over at
the different places of amusement they
ranged themselves along the walls to ogle
the girls and puff vile cigarette smoke in
their faces. They looked for all the world
| like lot Of grinning idiots They imag.
ined they were men. But they were only
"Dudes.' The odor exhaled from skunk
may be little more offensive than that oi
an army of "Dudes" all putting vile ci
garettes at the same time (they can't afford
to buy good tobacco, but The difference il
| scarcely perceptible.
On Monday the Critic told the story
about Zell Hoover gulling the Hon. L. s
Sackvillc West, the British Minister II
was what is generally understood in news
paper parlance as o "beat on the boys
and straightway they began to deny the
story.
1t will be observed, however, that Mr.
| West admits that Hoover did call on him
1
"But," says Mr.. West, I" l investigated tn,
matter and found there was nothing in it,
Now, Mr. West has admitted all that th
Critic said, except as to the payment o
money to Hoover. The Critic based thi
statement on what Hoover said himself t,
the two ex-detectives, whom he (Hoover
employed as q blind and paid one day
wages to, and it was these two men who in
formed Mr.. West of the kind of maj
Hoover was and that he had been and wa
being gulled by Hoover. So that, II ther
the Critic that was not strictly in accord
ance with the facts the Critic has the ad
vantage of three witnesses against one.
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"Do you know, Mr.. Critic, why it is tina
there is not as much stealing going on IL
the city now as there was some time ago?
queried merchant this morning.
mo, sir; can't tell you"
well, can tell you why it is 1t is be
cause all the thieves and alleged thieves ar
now employed by the Department of Jus
tice and the Citizens Committee. So, yo
see, they have sure thing on a living an
no risk"
A Democratic member has given 1t as hi
opinion that the Forty eighth Congress wi
| nOD create Sucn IlDcral river anu HarDO
funds as did the last Congress, and that til
railroad companies will be compelled
adopt lower and more uniform tariff rates
by seme means or other that Mr.. Reaga
intends to push his Interstate Commerc
bill, creating railroad commission, etc
and that there will be general move Ia
ward better rates for transportation by raj
which will reduce the tariffs by water.
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II is believed by some of the nava
officers who have been having to do wit
the Jeanette inquiry that the proceeding
will not be printed until next fall. Som
Of the matter is in the hands of the Publ
Printer, and some of 1t remains to receiy
the Endorsement of Secretary Chandle
The delay will be occasi0ned by the rush
work at the Government Printing Office.
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Shoes with nail points and skin-fttir
pantaloons will soon be seen no NOR
Since they have been adopted by the gen
homo known as the dude" they are goir
out Of style. Gone.
1t is said of ex-senator Tabor that pri
to his departure from Washington he d
, sired to take swell drive around ii
. suburbs, and calling at Nailor's ordered
barouche.
Give me the finest outfit in the esta
lishment. Something swell. D-n the e
> pense.'