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The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-08-06


THE Cardiff (Wales) Times, like all
papers printed at great manufacturing
points in the British Empire, takes sides
with the Democracy in the pending Presi-
Dental contest. In recent issue that
paper says:
We do not know whether TO rejoice or be sad
over the great success OF Mr.. Blaine at the
Chicago Republican Convention. General Ar.
thur Is a man that will do no harm IL he does
no good, but Mr.. Blaine is q man OF another
stamp. He IL, perhaps, the most capable man
in the United States, and one who, II he bo-
comes President, as he probably Will, may
prove thorn In the side OF this country.
Now is it not reasonable to suppose that
this unanimity is the result of a conviction
that the election of Cleveland will rebound
to the benefit of British manufacturers and
operatives? Would the British press care
who was elected If the subjects of Victoria
did not hope to realize benefit therefrom
And is 1t not equally plain that English
operatives cannot be benefited unless our
own are injured in some way? Is it no:
wise, therefore, for American operatives IL
vote down the candidate who is expected
to help foreign operatives and vote up the
man who has again and again shown tina.
he is for American laborers and American
operatives in preference to those of any
other country in tho world. That is the
great question for our people to settle IL
November.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-08-06

MAJOR CALKINs has opened his canvass
in Indiana in grand style, and is carrying
the people by storm. On tho 1st Instant
he addressed at Richmond Colonel Dud-
ley's home) the largest hall meeting ever
held in the city, and then there were as
many outside as there were inside. From
Richmond he wont to Winchester General
Tom Brownies homo), where he addressed
an evening audioncoof 1000 people. large
delegations came in from all the surround
ing towns, and an immense torchlight pro.
cession made the town as light as day for
hours. Wherever he goes the people turn
out in masses to hear Major Calkins, and
his speeches elicit storms OF applause. IL
the tide runs on till November as 1t runs
now, Colonel Gray, the Democratic candi-
date, will be the worst-whippod man that
has run for Governor in the Hoosler State
for many year.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-08-06
Gambling nna Baseba,I.

TO We EdtloF OF TIC Etehl00 CfItN,
Baseball playing is very pleasant and on.
1oyable exhibition, and very many OF our
people take pleasure In patronizing Capitol
Park grounds, but there is one serious draw
back which respectable and orderly people
Will not countenance nor sustain, and that IL
the open and public gambling or betting car
ried on in ono part OF the grounds right under
tho eye OF tho manager, and tho police too
when any OF them ore present. This practice
Is supposed 70 ibe prohibited. II Capitol Parh
hopes 10 retain tho cOuntenance and support
OF decent and orderly citizens, gambling and
wr0pgllng must be stampod out. NJ.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-08-06

THE Minneapolis Tribune says that Ros-
coe Conkling wiR take tho stump for
Blaine and Logan before the canvass closes.
THE CRITIC never took any stock in the
idea that Mr.. Conkling would desert the
men who stood by him In his troubles, who
are, to man, supporting Blaine and Lo'
gan. Mr.. Conkling is thoroughbred, and
always stands up for his friends and their
cause. In this case it is his cause, also.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-08-06
why She Didn't Want H..

AUNntN COnslltntIOn.
"Fitzgoober," began tho wife, severely, "for-
got that clock again, didn't you 2"
"No, my love, | called at the lewelry store
and asked for IT,"
"Did they show II 10 you 2"
"Yes, and I'm surprised to think that my
wife would be gully OF buying anything Sec
ond.handed."
"It wasn't any such thing"
"Oh, yes It was, because / not ced some
stains on II, and asked him II II was not"
"And what did he reply9"
"Well, he laughed and said very impudently
that he didn't have any clocks that were not
eecond.handed."
Noh, Fifty, Fitzy," sobbed tho chsgriued
wife, "to think that after all should have
married n fool :"
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-08-06

A PARTY of reckless young chaps rode
down Mt. Washington the other day on
bicycles. Each one took several headers,
but they ran down the long sleeps with a
velocity that was simply awful. But that q
nothing. Don't begin to compare with the
way the Democratic ticket is running down
hill And the headers the latter is meet.
ing with! Why it would make mans
head ache TO split to even see 'em, to say
nothing about encountering them
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-08-06

THE people of the United States tried a
seducer once as Vice-President. That sick
ened them of that kind of scamp, and never
since have they chosen one for either of tho
two highest offices under the Government,
and they never will, If they know it. Burr
became vagabond on the face of the earth,
and though man of the most brilliant at
tainments he died poor, neglected aud un-
regretted. Served him just right, too.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-08-06
Ren RniIor,s poallinn.

The Boston correspondent OF the Springfield
Rtpubiicdn reports that the Democratic lea1ers
In Massachusetts, perceiving that Butler Is not
with them, have concluded that he Is against
them and counted him out accordingly. Tho
Greenback leaders say, according 10 the gamo
authority, that their quasi candidate Is all
hight and Will declare his Intention as soon
as he has perused Governor Cleveland's letter
or acceptance. They think that patience may
rs we'll be allowed 10 have her perfect work,
since there is no reason 10 suppose that i'm.
patience would produce the slightest result.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-08-06
As Compnred with John H..

New York Clipper.
"Pa," said Boston urchin OF 8, couldn't
Daniel Webster knock out Sullivan In three
rounds?"
Tho Boston father did not look surprised, as
perhaps New York father would, but said
"Not much, my lad"
"was Dan an n. g. elugger pa?'
"Daniel Webster wasn't a slugger at all, my
boy. What are you talking about2"
"He wasn't n slugger? What did that man
you was talking with call him the great OK
FOUNDER for, them"
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-08-06

PEOPLE generally are not very much dis
posed to help persons who will not help
themselves. Let the Government employees
ponder over this fact when they are squeoz-
ing their dollars and considering whether
they shall contribute to tho success of the
Republican party or not.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-08-06

IHItnEO HeThId.
"Who's thet thar feller a.yawpln' now2"
asked delegate from tho west end OF North
Carolina.
'That's Henry o. Kent, OF New Hampshire,"
"Noo Ham'sheer? Where's that2-rerrytory,
haint III"
mo; IT'S n State upin New England"
moo Englan'l Waal, they're q getting 80
many moo States IN ther Confederacy now a
ieller can't keep no sort o. run on 'em.
uOtny terbackerf"
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-08-06

not helping myself at the same time
There are plenty of people not drawing
any salary from tho Government who arc
contributing money to help along the party.
Shall put up poor mouth aud refuse to
help my party because am a Govern
mont pauper p"
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-08-06
He Knew by Experience.

Philadelphia Call.
Mrs. Blinks-I don't see why you can't be po-
lite In public, even II we are married.
Mr.. Blinks-Why, what have done now2
Mrs. Bllnks-When dropped my parasol
up myself.
Mr.. Bllnks-Woll, you see, my dear, could
not stoop over without swapping or a loose sus-
pender button, and knew could never get
you TO sew II on again. =
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-08-06
The secret OF BInine's strength.

AZ tho dedication OF tho new Republican
wigwGm In Bangor last Friday, tho venerable
the Keynote OF which was ave are going 10
elect our candidate because no IL worthy OF
IT," That is the secret OF Mr.. Blaine's strength.
The country has known him for twenty years
and is satisfied. A small part OF the country
has known Governor Cleveland for eighteen
months and Colonel Goldman - satisfied.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-08-06

AT the Jackson Democratic Association
last night there was deposited with the
treasurer pile of dimes, nickols and pom
MEG. The Democratic campaign can now
be said to have been opened aggressivcly.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-08-06

A HARDWARE FIRM Of this country re-
lates an experience in regard TO trade with
South America, which shows that we badly
need the Inauguration Of some such policy
as that projected by Mr. Blaine when Sec
retary of State. The firm iu question
filled an order for goods in their line aud
shipped it by an American vessel. The
freight on the goods ran up pretty steep
so steep that the buyers wrote the firm that
sold the goods that tho freight was so high
that they would hereafter have to buy in
Birmingham. The secret of the difference
in the freight charges was
found in the fact that the
English merchant could ship by line that
was subsidized by the British Government
which enabled that lire to carry freights
for about half the amount the unsub:i-
died American line would have to charge
in order to live. When Mr.. Blaine was
Secretary of State under Garfield he had Sc {
onSoot negotiations which would, at least,
have vastly improved our facilities for car
rying on South American trade. II was,
and is STILL his opinion that IL the proper
steps were taken the people of the United
States could secure vast trade with the
South American countries, which is now in
the hands of the British and French; and
one great incentive to his election Is, that
he may take up the scheme just where he
dropped 1t, and carry it to completion.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-08-06

Mr.. /. p. NELSON, editor of the Chi
cago Srenske ArJeiidren, the Swedish work
ingmen's paper of that city, who has always
been Democrat, resigned Il position in tho
water Office in Chicago rather than support
Ter-Cent Cleveland, aud has brought his
paper out for Blaine and Logan. Come
right in, Nelson. 1t is good deal crowded
here, but we will make room for you some-
how
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-08-06

If THB grand and petit jurors do their
duty as faithfully as tho Coroner's jury did
its work, somebody will be punished for
the fall of the United States Hotel building.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-08-06

CARTER HARRISON has left Chicago for
Albany, where he will confer with Gov
crnor Cleveland. Tho country will hold its
breath until the result of that conference is
known.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-08-06
A Good and a Bad wish.

IItutTICksDulR T btnr. =
The typographical appearance OF the Rich
mond IPhl0has been greatly improved by now
and handsome dress OF typo, upon which we
congratulate our contemporary. The lFhl1 is
success, but politically we hope It may be
id, =.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-08-06

IT Is said that General Keifer will take
up his residence in this city and practice
law. He Is tired Of Ohio. Ohio seems to
be somewhat weary Of General Keifer.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-08-06
To Toy Gently with Fortune issffi,

To toy with FortuneAi at natrSs0 great Il
risk, Is ono OF the ple& lRtesss'U pastimes.
Tho wild gambling inAsWsSs OH wall street
brings TO the speculatoJ&ANt near as healthy
oIe an exercise as the isssNmHt In tho drawings
for fractioIatpfarte. The 17lst Grand Monthly
DrawinGbMll occur on Tuesday, August ~,
and W. Information can be had on appllca-
tiaS1o NJ. A. Dauphin, New Orleans, Ia.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-08-06
Wednesday. August 6. 1884.

THE Democratic shobang is tumbling to
pieces just as tho u S. Hotel did. Stand
from under
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-08-06
"AIdernsyDa,ry waxaua

Fresh Alderney paeter, cla,ssAetf every morn.
leg and dellyereA u lis1B'ssWard" prints. 35c
per ID. Also coiA9zY Cheese, buttermllk aud
sgeet @psFoc. ferBt. Dream l6c per pint.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-08-06
The Mote in Judge Cox's Eye.

National Republican.
Judge Cox, one OF the proprletors OF the col.
lapsed United States Hotel, ordered Frank
ward TO tear down his building because II
smelled bad and was offensive 20 supersonsl-
i've noses In the neighborhood. The Judge
might have employed his timo to better al
eye. ~
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-08-06

Interesting q tEk.asaasS.
Just received, q large AafNtment OF Langtry
shades. Our laisks hair lfahis we sell at ~,
former pricsre6.60. Waves OF all kinds dressed
and hRte0taids dyed In all shades. Bellcham-
beArdblden Hair Wash. MRS. s. HELLER,
6O0 Ninth street northwest.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-08-06
WOOD AND COAL.
EDUCATIONAL.

rNUnTrN1 m ,.,,.r. ~>7>>7e7-eN = y NNNNNN~NN-
H. ENEN.INd CbAsSFS ............t5 A MONTH
~ Arlthmetlc bookkeeping, Ensils cram
mar, Penmanshlp, L. s. History, GeoRraphy
spelling. y. W. Flynn, A. NJ, s. w. cor. sth and
II s.s, u. W. iyi-tf
GPENCERTAN BUSINESS COLLEGE, LIN.
~ coln Hall building, corner OF Ninth aud ID
streets northwest. Day and evening ses
slons. Complete In Its arrangements for training
support and real life. Scholarship for year, from
gate Of ENTRANCE, day or evening s50. Special
terms by month or quarter, or for year by install.
ments. Students received every month in the
yeaadf; Spring AND SUMMER SESSIONS.
Address HENRY O. SPENCER, PrincipeI
Mrs. SARA A. SPENCER, Vice-Principal.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-08-06

Barry Sullivan, the actor, ia about TO publish
book entitled ''An Actor's Footsteps; or,
Three Times Around the World"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-11-05
Keeping Milk.

Mr.. Roberts, a dealer, gives an ex-
planation of the taint of milk which
is often noticed after being taken
from the ice. Most people put the
milk on top of the ice. The cold
current descends and comes up on
the other side. after being more or
less heated. On the scoud trip, the
air loaded with the scents of the diff
ferent articles goes directly into the
milk and stays there; because the
impurities will be attracted by mois-
ture. Now place the milk under the
ice, and YOU will see that the odors
of the different foods will be left on
the ice, and the milk will be as pure
from bad smell or taste as when put
there. | have placed glass OF wa
ter ON ice in one side of the reirlger-
ator and box of strawberries in the
other. In three hours the water
was colored from the impurities of
the berries. This is clearly a good
illustration of my point on milk.
Milk is one of the greatest absorbing
liquids; it should never be left in
the sick-room or wherever there are
unhealthy scents. You will notice
a greasy scum on water left In your
sleeping room over night; that
comes from the impurities Of every
thing in the room being attracted by
the moisture Ialways place glass
of water in my room before retiring.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-11-05
Why the Passengers Laughed.

The writer entered a car and sal
down next a gaunt female in a
brown veil and black silk dress,
Above her was a man deeply buried
in the Bulletin. Ever and anon
this filthy creature would lean over,
and, after premeditatory chew,
would let drop from his mouth a
long stream of tobacco juice
The woman in the black silk
kept drawing ber skirts closer and
closer to her limbs in constant
alarm. But every fresh shot would
threaten her with a deluge. She
kept shifting the air with impatient
starts. Finally she could stand it
no longer. She turned about, and
in voice which was auditle
throughout the car, exclaimed:
Look-a-herel Hev you got a
hemorrhage?" ?"
The man stared stupidity at her,
and couldn't for the life of him
make out what the rest of the pas
sengers were laughing at San
Francisco Ingleside.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-11-05
How to Raise Celery.

Celery is now somewhat OF a lux
urv. 1t soon will be considered as
necessary as any other vegetable.
And we shall soon have thousands
of acres of our mucky swamp lands
occupied with the crop, and it will
be boxed up and sent all over the
world. "My own plan of growing
il involves little labor. 1t is planted
on land so low and wet that it can
not be plowed before the middle of
June. 1t is light sand and muck,
not naturally rich. We plow the
land as soon as it will work properly,
and harrow and roll. Then with a
common corn-marker we mark of
rows FIVE feet apart, and scatter
along these rows a mixture Of halt
superphosphate and half nitrate OF
soda. We do not SOW it broadcast,
but drop it along the row. We then
take horse-hoe or cultivator, re-
move all but three teeth. and set the
cultiyator as narrow-as possible and
let the horse walk along the mark,
and set the cultivator as deep as we
can get it to work properly. The
object is to make the soil as loose,
and deep, and mellow as possible,
and to mix the superphosphate and
nitrate with the soil. Set out the
plants in the rows eight Or nine
inches apart. You will be astonish-
ed at the good effect of the cultiva-
tor. 1t makes the soil so loose that
the plants eau be set out with the
greatest ease.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-11-05

Gardeners, and above all, farmers,
have no business to live meahlv or
to think of themselves as obliged to
drudge ceaselessly without the in
diligence of other classes. One has
no business to see town folks hav-
ing early vegetables and Der les a
month before his tardy suppis comes
on, to be out of them in dns, days
before the merchants and cheap
boarding house keepers in the city
have begun to see the end of fresh
things he has no need to live on
doughnuts and boiled dinners the
year round, when others try the
changes Of spring lamb, fresh fish.
broiled chicken, salads, ducks and
green peas, capons and veal until
turkey time comes again. He ought
not TO see town homes fragrant with
flowers while his wife has only a
bunch of syringas or cinnamon roses,
with tuft of asparagus, to sweeten
the parlor when she thinks to pick
them. What better right have rich
men to sit oyer desserts and choice
pears, plums grapes and apricots,
while he must content himself with
"a Baldwin apple in mid winter? :?
Why should he not have becom-
ing home with its lawn in front and
large borders of the richest flowers {:
his house one story and small, per-
haps, yet hung with woodbine. wild
grapes and roses against the back
ground of orchard and shade trees
spreading their hanking boughs with
good effect, as if it were cottage
ornee, with its acres of strawberries T?
Why should he not have in his gar
den choice fruits OF the season.
strawberries, currants and gooseber-
ries jostling each other in earliest
perfection, red and black cherries,
golden and purple plums, plenty OF
black caps to make up for the lost
strawberries, and grapes as soon az
raspberries are over, big blanched
salads, peas in succession, as well as
bis town heighbor, who sells him
groceries and cotton Why should
he not have as fine pears, peaches,
winter apples and grapes at Christ
mas as well as the President of the
Horticultural Society, and why
should not his girls have big French
roses and tuberoses as we'll as the
solitary dahiia and China asthei
which decorate the yard, and the
common geranium indoor? Why
doesn't he have an herb bed to make
his plain dinner savory, and laven,
der to sweeten his sheets at nigt? a
poor English cottager will have all
these by thrift and contrlvance
Why not an American farmer?
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-11-05
The Poorhouse, the Grave and
Victory.

AsHMoRE, ILL.-The Citizen pub
fishes the following facts: Abram
Beaver, an inmate of the Coles coun-
ty Poorhouse, certifies that he suf-
fered several years with the most
acute rheumatism, so that he could
not labor and finally became so poor
and PROSTATE he was sent to the
poorhouse. The physicians there
gave him up and said he must de,
but, as g last chance, they tried st.
Jacobs Oil. A few applications gave
relief and by its continued use he
was enabled to leave his bed. To
this is added the certificate of the
Superintendent, to the truth of the
statement and to his belief that the
mans life was saved by the use
of the Great Remedy.
Commenting upon the foregoing,
the Citizen says, editorially, as fol
lows: "We are pleased to be able
To testify to the correctness of the
above, as the case came directly
under our notice; any one desiring
further information can correspond
with this office"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-11-05
Charged With Bribery.

READING, Pa, Oct. 22.-This
morning Detective William Y. Lyon
swore out warrents here for the ar
rest of Martin Luther Fritch, we'll
known Reformed Church Minister
and Chaplain at the County Aims
house, and Samuel G. Wenrich, a
wealthy cattle droyer, who had been
furnishing the Almshouse with large
consignments of cattle. They are
charged with bribery and conspira-
cy in connection with the Aims
house frauds now being Investigated
by committee of citizens. The ac-
cused entered bail for trial. Other
arrests will follow. Lyon charges
that Fritch and Wenrich conspired
together, and then attempted to
bribe Poor Director to vote for
their candidate for steward and
against the present steward by offer
ing him several hundred dollars.
This transaction it is said, took place
In a dark entry. Recent testimony
before the committee goes to show
that the Poor Directors received sup
plies of whisky as presents from the
poor house contractors that cattle
were bought for 500 and sold for
s35, and that out of 600 tons of coal
purchased, sixty tons were dirt.
though an exorbitant price was paid
for the whole lot.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-11-05
Why He Likes Horses.

Bonner, the Ledger man, when
asked what gave him a taste for
fast horses, says he was troubled
about thirty years ago with constant
headache and vertigo and troubles
of various sorts and kinds and his
physicians advised him to try horse
back riding. He did so, but the ex-
ercise was too violent, and he was
induced to buy a span of horses.
The very first day he went up the
road, he overlook Commodore Van
derbilt and Colonel Harper, who
were the only two men in town who
owned notably fast horses. They
easily passed Bonuer whenever they
cared to, and he, finding health and
rest in the exercise, determined to
from that time on to own horses
that no one could pass, and the con,
sequence is, that going on from one
purchase to another, beginning with
Lantern and Mate. way back in 1883,
until to-day when he is the owner
absolute of Maud s., and has ex-
pended in horse flesh, all told, not
less than 100000.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-11-05
Burned to Death.

CUMBERLAND, Nd. October 25.-
This morning two boys while nutting
In Mineral county, West Virginia,
one mile from Cumberland, found
the burned remains of a white man.
A quart flask of whisky was found
by his side, more than half empty.
He was apparently 50 years old, and
had on respectable-looking black
coat, striped pants and two checked
shirts. The burns that had evident
ly caused his death were on the
breast. The whole body was scorch-
ed and singed and presented a most
revolving appearance.
No clue to his identity was dis
covered, and it is supposed that he
built fire to keep warm. went asleep
ald fell upon the fire and was burned
accidentally to death. which was the
verdict of a Coroner's jury to-day.