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The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-01-17
ExceIstor choral society.

Last evening at Congregational Church a
large audience assembled ID hear the first
grand concert OF this society, and from the char
acter OF Its exhibition In this, II Will hereafter
rank among the flrst In musical circles.
The opening chorus was we'll worth the i'd
mission, and the programme throughout was
well rendered.
In addition to the concert grand parlor or.
gan was presented to the lady receiving the
highest number OF votes. When this project
was first announced seven ladies entered the
race, but last evening IL was stated that only
three remained 10 take the prize, Viz: Miss
Georgia Webster, Miss Susie Simmons aud
Mrs. N. NJ. Light. On the programme at the
eighteenth selection all voiing was 10 cease
md the polls were to be closed. Tho three repre-
septatives OF the candidates took position 10
the left OF the rostrum and proceeded TO count
the votes. At the close 1t was announced that
1865 votes had been cast In cash. of this
number Miss Georgia Webster received 001,
Miss Susie Simmons 1,1S2 and Mrs. N. NJ
Light 2,275. Mrs. Light, having received tho
highest number, was presented the organ. We
trust that when she touches the Keys to bring
forth the beautiful tones that 1t Will always
Tighten her countonance. She Is organist for
North Capitol NJ. Z. Church, and the momoors
worked earnestly TO secure this besuiltnl
prize. Tho managers deserve great cxedftfoi
The admirable arrangement QtsfafS Concert
and presentation. 4 szs3sF
CoIlarepSrkd Guns
at Morgan's sts<M laun&ry1517 Ninth stree,
northWps Wpsfa<sYrOwest priseaN
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-01-17

The charge is now made that Mr.. A. s.
Hewitt was not the only member of Con-
gress who apologized to the British Minis
ter for the O'Donnell resolution. This is
serious matter, and if there is the slight.
est foundation for the charge the Hous,
owes it to its own dignity and self-respec
that it should at once order an investigl
tion. If this charge is, true the guilty
members should be exposed in order tina
the brand Of dishonor may be put upor
them indcllibly. The people want to know
who are the toadies and lickspittles.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-01-17

MEATS -Beef-sirloin, 1s@2Oc. ;porter- house,
2oa25c.; rib-roast 15@20c.; corned beef,
sl5f SS ShlPBBsaso soc xs beef ssSsnsai srsss Ss
&c., bacon, Io@i2c:; mutton, i2Si5c.;
pork, IKE; sausage, 12Hc.: hams. 15c.; cut
hams, 1Sc; shoulders, 10c.; lard, 12lhc; soup
small, 6O@7Oc. ' bunch; weak fish, 15c;
' ID halibut, 20c. Y ID; perch, 35c. '
uBcn s.i EASTERN S, &,acterel, a aoc S.; white
fish, 15@20c.; ciscoes, 12lac.; haddock, 12c.;
black bass, 15c.; salmon trout 2Oc.; pike,
12H@15se. seo catfish, loc; eels, II 1oc; each; ter
FRuITs.-Lemons, 2593Oc. = doz.; cocoa
nuts, 1o@12c.i bananas, 209i0c. doz.;
apple. 4o@5oc;r peck; pears table, 50s;9
per box; Malagas, 25c. hi cranberrles,
BUTTER AND Eecs.-Phlladelphla print,
York, s5@4oc. fresh rolls, 25@1O;.; eggs,
1Oc. v doz.; cheese, 1S(620c. ' ID. =
POULTRY. Spring chickens, Cos. c.G$1 .25
si:oOGi.5o ' pair ducks, live, si@I,25 '
pairi squads, soc. pairs turkey, 16920c.
vrorrARLEs.-Beots, aoc. peck; lot
cabbage, 10925c.j carrots, 10@i0c. y PIX.
leeks, &c. p bunchi Lima beans, 25c. dry;
iSS preparea q' onions, 3oSioc pE
fe.' g. bunch; esnllnower, 1oS5oc. each; pep
pers, 10c. ' doz; celery, 5910c.; squash, &c
= lbi pumpkins, &c. ID sweet potatoes, 30a
dOc. PIX; turnips, 15G25c. pk.i egg
plants, 25G50c.; imported cabbage, 40950c
CANNED GooDs.-Doston baked beans,
15c.; aprlcots, 15920c.; Bartlett poars,
10c.; corn, 10c.i peas, 15c.i peaches, log
20c. string beans, 15c.
FRENCH CANDIES, 25c. lbi mixed, zoe
GAME.-squabs, $2@3 , dos; teal ducks
| 75c.@$l 2 pairi bar ducks, 500. ' pair
| pheasant, S0GS doz.; mallard ducks, 81
| pair; rabbits, $2.5003.60 y doz.; wild rpA
key, $1G12.50; prairte chicken, S1.2As6fsS0
| blach-head ducks, 6dfal5 c. = pAtFe idail, 8.
| as Y doz.; wild geeee,6 d 9esie0fNR pair; smal
birds, soc. doz.; 90 4pF, 30c. ' lb.
| Reduced affB43VerconH ttSS FIseman & I
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-01-17

The patrons of the bobtail street. cars
would like to see the Enforcement "just
once" of the rule so conspicuously posted,
directing the driver not to take any more
passengers when his car is full, but to refer
an applicant politely to the next. As a
rule the drivers are polite enough, but
they don't seem to have caught on to the
reference idea. But after all the public i:
probably to blame in insisting on getting
into an already full car.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-01-17
CoIIassSs Guns
at Morgan's st~xM laundry4517 Ninth stree,
orthwestsszsEowest prices.A


Mrs. Nicholas Du Bois, OF Q street, enter
tanned o number OF her friends last evening at
o reception given In honor of her guest, Miss
Grace Grimm, of Chicago, who is spending q
evening was greatly enhanced by several reel
tations rendered by Miss Ida Kinds In her
happiest manner. Miss Kinds possesses de-
cided talent rs an elocutionist and her sele,.
tions were enjoyed by most appreciatlve au-
dience.
During the evening bountiful collation. was
served and Il was not until n late hour that
the guests dispersed. The event proved one
OF the most delightful little affairs of the soa-
son. Among those present were Mrs. Yale
Miss Ida Gangewor, Miss Nicotine Henuing
sen, Miss Annie Kidder, Miss Hattie Daniels
Miss Jennie Hodges, Miss Hattie Warner, Miss
Carrie Du Bois, Miss Lizzie Boude, Miss An
tendeD, Buckman, Elmer Sharretts, HQAH2s
Robert Boyd, Fred orounse, O. L.t1Bois
Rhesa Du Bots, W. l.. Crounse, ,ssseke
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-01-17

Mr.. SPRINGER and his committee have
not gone very far yet on the road Of finvesti-
CATION ofthe Department of Justice, but
they are already surprised at the corrup-
tion developed Go ahead, Mr.. Springer.
There are more surprises in store for you,
and If Brewster, Attorney General, can be
made to tell the whole truth, your sur
prises will, in our opinion, be favored wish
good deal of disgust.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-01-17

Why does not the Senate at once do It's
part toward the repeal of that humbug,
the Civil-Service act 1t is o dead letter
in Congress, and especially in the Senate,
and the honorable gentlemen are only
making themselves the laughing stock of
the country by keeping it on the statute
hnnk
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-01-17

"ADvERT1sISG sneaks" are people who
haunt newspaper Offices and want to get
something for nothing. They dsintcrestedly
bring in what they call news. A careful
examination generally discloses the pres
ence of grndstone and an AK.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-01-17

WONDER If certain New York Con-
gresham ever recalls tho fact that Peter
Cooper was tho soul of honor, and that
turing his long life Of nearly century he
was never even suspected OF duplicity?
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-01-17

SUMMON the special counsel, Mr..
Springer, and make them tell what they
know Of the Department of Justice.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-01-17

wANTEp-a definition of tho word full
as used in the signs displayed so conspic
uously on the bobtail cars.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-01-17

THE Joint rules exclude liquors from the
restaurants in the Capitol. How about the
committee rooms.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-01-17

DELAYS are dangerous, girls. The
twonty.fOurtb part Of leap year has gone
already.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-01-17

THE Harp of Erin will not bo attunod for
Hewitt.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-01-17
InherIlnnce nr Genins.

The yexed question as to the Inheritance oF
genius seems likely to be settled. We hayo
had In our day several Instances OF this kind,
dian, Mr.. Il. A. Sothorn, 10 demonstrate that
true genius 10 an hereditary commodity. Mr..
Lytton sothern, who opens at Ford's Opera.
House next Monday, opened his starring tour
met with unqualified success I'm each city and
town he has visited. Tho plays to be pre-.
sented during the season Of one week are
Sothern made famous.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-01-17
Thursday, January IL, 1884.

No moro "cold tea" at the Capitol.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-01-17

-CoLoNEL THOMPSON, superintendent
OF II. N. B., is In Boston on ofilcIal business,
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-01-17
Lace CurtainsB Bone Up
-..sfte,e,, pricesI I'm the markets.

equal to new at 29se sprIcos, at Mergan's
POstais pESsStfly res3 bed to.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-01-17

DRoFEssoR sHELDoNs CAPITOL HILL
u Dancing Academy, at Washington Hall,
on Friday evenings, to 1880; The polaccR and
fYe'step waltz win be taught this quarter.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-01-17
FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

Pure Candles, Fine Foreign and Domestic
Fruits, Cakes, Pies Nuts, etc. Also, Tree orna-
menls, Fresh Caramels.
WEIDMAN's, 3O3 Penna. Ave. 8. 10.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-03-19
CHAPTER XXI.

Saturday, the day Of Hermann's ar
rival, had come and gone, and brought
him at the appointed time, and Sunday
morning found him exceedingly hap
py, and Grace no less so in pretend
ing to make little of him, while in
reality she made very much of him.
Thus Mabelle found herself with
portentous amount of solitary
time on her hands, to dispose of as
best she could. Fortunately, at Foul
haven, she was never at a loss for means
to do that; the sensation Of being in q
place she liked, and amongst persons
She loved, went long way toward con-
stituting the happiness of Mabelle Fair
fax.
Accordingly she left Grace and Her
mann to their own devices, while she
amused herself after her own mannen
sitting with Mrs, Massey in the painted
chamber up stairs, and listening to- the
discourse OF that lady; sallying forth,
hatless and bonnetless, into the garden
to gather bunch OF flowers, or walking
about with DR.. Johnson following OF
preceding her at "a sedate Or decent
pace; wandering. out to the cliff, which
| last was her favorite resort. She ex-
! perienced profound pleasure in the
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-03-19
Living on Railroads.

There is distinct railroad popula-
ton that is constantly growing. 1t is
composed of commercial travellers,
lecturers, show agents, actors and ac-
tresses. They eat more meals in hotel
cars and railroad meal-stations than
they do at home or in hotels. They
spend more nights in sleeping-car hunks
than in beds. To person who travels
only occasionally it is interesting to
note how thoroughly equipped these
professional journeyers are. Upon en-
tering a sleeping-car early in the even
ing, for instance, they remove their shoes
and put on slippers, hang their hats up
and don silk travelling caps, take off their
coats and put on short sack coats or
smoking jackets. e.t.
In the morning, when the occasional
traveller, obliged to wear the only cloth
ing he has brought, goes to the toilet
compartment in his coat and vest, and
thus struggles in an effort to cleanse his
skin without soaping his sleeves or his
coat collar, these professionals again
excite his envy. They come along all
smiles, having slept well, and feeling
perfectly at home. They hang up their
smoking jackets and display snowy
night robes, ornamented with colored
binding and braid, and capable of being
thrown open at the neck and rolled up
above the elbows. From pocket in
the suspended jacket one produces an
ivory-backed brush and costly comb, q
tooth brush, and perhaps anickel-plated
soap box. Another opens out a prettily
embroidered receptacle, composed O
many folds, each one pocket and each
one labeled. In these pockets are a
comb, brush, a tooth brush, shaving
brush, soap box, pair Of razor cases,
nail brush, whisk broom, hand glass
and cologne bottle. t a. @stv
Their familiarity with their surround
ings is as noticeable part OF theil
equipment. A glance out of the cal
window is almost certain to reveal tx
them their whereabouts when they
arise or when they are walked up, o.
are about to go to bed. They carry
timetables in their heads, and Civ
good advice as to which station has tht
best caterer. They are sociable anc
democratic. Four men who never saw
one another before meet in smoking
compartment and know all about on
another in an hour. The news in th'
papers takes on a new interest wher
they discuss it, because they seem t
. know great deal about all parts fth'
co ntry, and to have many acqualnt
ances in all the big cities. They appea
to read all the, news, and to know
, which newspaper is most apt to hav'
it and to serve it attractively whereve
the train stops long enough for nth
news5boys to board itr-MlY lY,gSA'na q
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-03-19
{I'piits lfi'tio''.
Il PAUSE BY THE WAY.
Aman, l stand upon the spot

A man, l stand upon the spot
Where, when a boy, played,
And gaze upon the changed scene
Which passing years have made.
Oh, sweet. sweet time, what pain
1t ne'er will come again.
What though think of name attained,
OF wealth and fame achieved,
And ak myself: "Have not won
More than my hopes believedf
Oh, sweet sweet time, what pail
1t neer will come again.
All. win. how vain! the heart will know
No Joys like those of youth;
And name and fame can ne er restore
The soul once white with truth.
Oh, sweet, sweet time. what pain
1t ne'er will come again.
Fond visions of those other days
Into my memory roll,
And all their wealth Of hope and love
Pour full across my soul.
Oh, sweet, sweet time, what pain
1t nee will come again.
All, could be boy once more
Beneath these azure skies,
Where first my infant feet were set
And all my treasure lies!
Oh, sweet, sweet time, what pain
1t ne'er will come again.
o, hopes and loves that have their graves
In far-off happy years,
NY heart is sad and bows itself
Above your mounds in tears!
Oh, sweet, sweet time, what pain
1t Ter will come again.
. John c. Wallis, In Chicago Current.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-03-19

If a razor, after being exposed to
the cold, be placed under a strong
magnifying glass, it is said that the
edge would seem like D saw. 4 Dipping
it in hot water throws the little parti-
cles back into place and makes the
edge smooth. - Indianapolis Journal.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-03-19
ANTlDOTE TO MALARIA.

HE FEELS LIKE A NEW MAN.
81 have had Dyspepsia, with Constipa-
tion, two years, and have tried ten different
kinds of pills, and TUFTS are the first
that have done me any good. They have
cleaned me ont nicely. My appetite is
splendid, food Iigests readily, and nov
lave natural passages. feel like q new
lGca" w. d. EDWARDS, Palmyra,O.
iohlcvcrywhcrr,a a5c. Office, A Murray St. NY.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-20
PRESIDENT ARTHURs STABLE.
A Pony for Miss Nellie Arthur and Two
Horses for Young Alan.


There are three large box stalls on one
side, and SIX stalls on the other. The
Presidents riding horse is the occupant
of one of the box stalls He is sorrel
gelding, seven wears old, and about six
teen hands high. There is nothing re-
markable about this animal. He is SIM
ply a gOod-loOking, easX-riding horse, his
principal gaits being pace and canter.
The President frequently takes a ride on
summer evenings. He is a fair rider, and
is fond of the exercise. He has four car
riage horses. two in the box stalls and
two in the stalls on the other side. They
are all bays, about sixteen hands high.
They are very stylish, and are grOOmed to
perfection, and either pair hitched to any
one of the handsome carriages, with AL
bert on the box, make a very striking
turnout. Occasionally they are driven
four-in-hand.
Two other stalls are occupied by Alan
ATthur's buggy team, one a HambletOnian
gelding and the other Black Hawk
mare. They are driven a great deal,
either single or double, by their owner
when he is at home, but while he is mt
college they receive only the necessary eX-
ercise. Alan Arthur is very daring
rider. He not only knows how to ride
well, but has plenty of nerve, and it takes
a good horse to get the better of him.
In one of the remaining stalls stands
the little Indian pony which the Presi-
dent brought back from his trip to the
Yellowstone country last year. lie has
not vet made his debut, but is receiving a
course of training at the hands of Albert
ON the White Lot drive. When, by pa
thence and careful training he becomes
perfectly dOcile he viii be driven by the
Presidents daughter Nellie to a dog cart.
He is a cute little thing, with reached
name and banged tail. His color is what
is termed in the West as painted or
"calicO," and what the children call
acknowledgements marked with white
and brown in about equal proportions.
He was presented to the President last
summer by Sharpnose, an Arrapahoe
chief.
The Presidential party held big pow
WOW with the Indians last summer near
Fort Washable, on the ShOshOne agency,
and presents We're exchanged. Although
the agency is held by the ShOshone Indi-
ans, there is a band of ArrapahOes on it,
and Sharpnose is their Chief. He gave
the pony to the President as a gift for his
daughter. The pony was taken along
with a company of soldiers as far as
Cheyenne, and from there shipped to
Washington, where he arrived early last
fall.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-20
THE VIRTUE OF AN INDIAN PONY
An Amusing Experience on the Cattle
Ranges of Nevada.

/ have little story of personal expert
ence with one Indian pony that may be
read with profit. l rode once with some
cattle BUYERS through the stock ranges of
Nevada. My pony (it was called Bob
had drifted into Nevada from Utah, and
was known al a buffalo hunter. Bob was
as mean looking as a sheared sheep, and
as bullet-headed as a political opponent.
However, Bob and | got along very well
the first day Of our acquaintance, got
along, in fact, about fifty Nevada miles,
which / have carefully estimated to be
equal to siXty-fve Christian miles. The
next day Bob was tired, or cross, or bored.
He regarded the wastes OF sage brush
disdainfullv while | shredded my whip
upon him, and lunched off the sage brush
While l wore ont my spurs on his shaggy
sides. Then l led him few miles and he
regarded me IN big-eyed meditation.
When l remOunted, which l did only
when my shoes were worn out, Bob APP
peared so broken up that l felt sorry. l
determined to 20 no further that day than
the ranch house we were approaching, for
l did not want BOb's life charged to my
cruelty. just before we reached the house
a herd OF cattle reached us. l may say
reached for US. A big bull, the biggest
and widest bull / remember ever to have
seen, selected Bob and me for target.
Considering BOb's condition | was
about to dismount and take my chances
afOOt, when Bob started. | believe he
thought he was entered for the Derby.
, You never saw such rate Of speed at
tanned by such 4 remarkable gait. Bob
would alternately roll himself up into
ball and stretch out to three times his nor
NAL length, his head would go out of sight
into his shoulders and then 90 out of sight
in the distance. Suddenly Bob stopped
very suddenly-so suddenly that it unset
tied my dignity and pose. Looking about
l discovered the cause to be that the bull
had stopped. just as suddenly the bull
began charging the other way, and Bob
that fool of Il BOb-began charging after
the bull. If the bull had been peck of
oats Bob could not have displayed more
eagerness in the chase.
Between my anxiety lest Bob should
catch the bull and not know what to do
with it, and my uncertainty as to my seat,
| was very unhappy. Bob, however, APP
peared to be having a real good time. The
chase was kept up for miles, and until the
bull suddenly stopped short and swung
his big-hOrned head around at Bob and me
as we came along. Bob lodged beauti-
fully, and then the bull chased us awhile.
That thing was kept up for hours. Ii the
bull wouldn't chase us, Bob would chase
the bull; it was all the same to him, just
as much fun one way as another. / reckon
we chased each other, Bob and the bull
aud l, about fifty miles. when we hap
pened upon little oasis, and Bob and the
bull began browsing the unexpected grass
excused myself and walked back to the
raunh
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-20
Dynamite and Artillery.
49, Serrice lLaaasine.

tfttteN DefttCc -H0BN@tfte.
If dynamite and kindred compounds
can be safely used for artillery purposes
and there seems to be no insurmount-
able obstacle in the way-artillery as at
present known will be swept out of eX-
istence, and a new system, based upon en-
tirely new principles, viii be created.
That there is not only a possibility, but a
strong probability, that these compounds
can be made sufficiently stable for use.
at least as bursting agents, is conceded
by experts; that they can never be used
for prOjectile purposes, or in projectiles
thrown from guns by the explosive force
OF gunpOwder, is immaterial; there are
many other ways of projecting bodies
to considerable distances than by eX-
plosiOn. The development of cannon
during the last 80 years has been
truly wonderful. Improvement has fol-
lowed improvement in such rapid success
sion that few minds have been able to
keep pace with the advance, and none
have had time to properly examine the
collateral questions connected with the
subject The object in view in all these
improvements has been to increase the
effective work resident in the pFojectile at
the moment Of impact, the resident effec-
tive work assumed being the energy of
motion, or kinetic energy Of the projectile.
AS this is half the product of the mass
y
inventors has been to increase the value
of the factors which enter into it. Con-
sequently, the mass has been in
creased from the old 42-pOuud
shot, which was considered
heavy prOjectle 80 years ago.
TO the monster weighing a ton, which
may well be considered the maximum
possible. The other factor. the velocity.
mas also been increased, and although the
increase has been relatively less, it has
nevertheless been considerable; and the
product of the two is enormous. The re-
suit is undoubtedly satisfactory, so far as
power is concerned, but it has been at
tanned at very great cost Modern cannon
Of the first class are very expensive ma
chimes. They might very properly. like
some of their ancestors, be labeled
ultima ratio regum,'. for none
but Kings can afford to own
them. And not only are they eXpen-
siye to buy, but costly to keep, and per-
fectly ruinOus to use. If cannon be es-
sential to military outfit, then war can
be Waged only by the wealthy, and pow
erty and oppression are the surest fOunda-
tiOns for throne. If that be true, then
human progress has reached its limit and
civilization is on the wane. Rather let
us rid ourselves of the incubus which
perches like a hideOus scientific night
mare on the art of war and find in the
adaptation Of other less costly forces the
means of protecting the liberties of ma
tons and the rights of men.