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The Evening critic., 1884-02-21
Hnrrnaa Witnesscs
THREE CANDIDATES WE.
For The suRraEes of The America
People, he.

For the suRraEes OF the American
People, he.
A sceptical citizen remarked to Garlic
man to-day: ..
ut is rather funny to SEQ one Presiden-
tial candidate write and second Presiden-
tial candidate sign letter telling third
Presidential candidate how nice it is for
him to RELAPSE into life of ease aud COM
fort and retro from public affairs and the
worry of politics, and thon for the third
Presidential candidate to take advantage
of the letter of the first and second Presi-
dental candidates to get letter of his
published all over the land telling every
body what nice old fellow he is, and what
bully boy he would be for the soldier
vote"
"What do you allude to?' asked THE
CRITIC.
why, to the obituary letter that Lincoln
wrote and Arthur sent to Sherman on the
occasion of his retirement, and the Yankee
Doodle, Hail. Columbia acknowledgment
that Sherman wrote TO Arthur"
The Evening critic., 1884-02-21

IT is tho general impression in West
Washington that unless the District Com
missioners withdraw their opposition to the
Threo Sisters site for the proposed new
bridge that no bridge at all will bc built.
General West and his colleagues are COM
ing in for good deal of criticism on ac-
count of their action in the matter. Gem
eral West Is quoted as saying that tho in
terest Of Georgetown was 10 no way to be
consulted in the matter Of q selection of a
site. Well, 1t does seem that the autocratic
Commissioners are bound to run the Dis
trict Government after their owa fashion
regardless of the wishes of the citizens
The Commissioners feel, no doubt, a'
Vanderbilt did when he said, "The public
be DID,
The Evening critic., 1884-02-21
A SEVERE CRITICISM
OF the spirit Alleged 20 be Dis
played in the Hetfcr-BOynt0n Iu-
VeaiignttOn.

OF the SpiriL Alleged 10 be Dis
PLAYED In the Netfcr-BOyntOn Iu-
vesiigntion.
One of ex.speaker Keifer's friends who
listened to considerable portion OF the tes-
timony of Mr.. White yesterday expressed
not little dissatisfaction to-day aS the
manner in which one or two members Of
the committee conducted themselves.
'If / know anything about tho manner
in which such investigations should be
conducted-and think / do--the attitude
Of Mr.. Adams IN. W, member Of tho
committee, is entirely out of place. said
he. 1T is proper for member Of the COM
mittee to examine witness and put him to
test as to tho truthfulness of his testt-
mony, but when member Of the commit
tee stoops to
Browbcnt ~ Witness,
and subject him to Police Court cross-ex-
animation, why he not only loses all senso
of fairness in the eyes Of tho people. but
he loses all dignity and appears as tho at
tornoy for the defendant. Now, from tho
looks, words and acts of a portion of that
committee, a stranger stepping into tho
room for few moments would at once be
led into the misspprehension Of believing
that they were not members of the commit
tee acting as judge advocates, judges or
jurors, but men employed to
Uarrass Witnesses
for the prosecution. It would look better,
even il fairness was not intended, If there
was toning down of that overriding
spirit displayed SO far."
"What will the investigation amount
tor"
Nothing 1t is being made political
matter, and the verdict is already made up,
/ think. l understood the report Of the
Committee on Accounts has been held back
ever since this investigation was ordered.
The Democrats OF the House have it in for
General Kcifer, and they intend to get him
going or coming.
The Evening critic., 1884-02-21
uThe CrIticn Wonts 20 Kno,y-

Whether Its distinguished friend Amos Web.
ster has show for Mr.. News vacant place..
Whether the Randall boom has been weak.
ened by the result Of the Philadelphia murl-
cipal election.
Whether the British House OF Commons Will
have sense enough to let Mr.. Bradlaugh take
his seat now.
Why Congress does not pass the Standards
Time bill
fact that time is flying.
How the "Prohibition Convention" expects
10 carry out It's plans IL 1t ignores all secret
temperance organizations.
Who is telling tho truth In the Doynton'
Keifer matter
Why Kelfer tamely submitted to being called
q fool.
Whether tho night over the location OF tho
free bridge Is to result In no bridge at all.
The Evening critic., 1884-02-21

This active organization held largo aud
Interesting meeting last evening at their
room, odd-Fellows' Hall, Eighth street south
east. After the Initiation of new members the
lodge was entertained with tho following In
terestlpg programme; Recitation by Brother
i. g. Checks, W O. Il. OF Anchor Lodge; solo by
Brother J. 8. Moss, OF Snlter Lodge, which was
recitation by Brother j. /. Barrick; address
by Brother Patton, OF Minnesota; solo by Sis
ter Sarah Luckett; recitation by Sister Wright,
OF Star Of tho East Lodge; piano solo by
Brother Harry Smith, OK Minnehaha Lodge;
reading by Sister Fannie Williams; reading
by Brother Thompson, OF Perseverance,
Lodge.
The Evening critic., 1884-02-21
our ue,atIom. yyiu 0ermnuy.

New York Stats zeitung.
In addition to tho other causes for complaint
which our Government has regarding the
action of Bismarck, IL has to take into cOnsid-
GRAFTON the treatment OF Its diplomatic repre-
sentatiycs in Berlin. The simple fact that the
lattor was passed over when tho Lasker reso.
luton, which no had presented, was returned,
10 in itself so gross an insult that our Govern
ment can by no means pass It over In silence.
our Government would be perfectly justified
should 1t prevent the answer to tho cOmmuni-
cation which the German Minister IN Wash
ipgton may have to make TO tho Chancellor OF
the German Empire through Mr.. Sargent, thus
taxing no notice OF the German Minister.
the American Minister, our Government would
be justified In recalling our Minister In Berlin
and sending Mr.. Eisendecker his passports.
The Evening critic., 1884-02-21
Y. NJ. q. a. ENTERTAINMENT.

Inc ontefthInment gIYen by the I'M. O. A.
Literary Society In tho parlors of the Young
q decided success and drew n crowded house,
An interesting programme of a literary and
musical character was credibly carried out.
after which tho chairman OF tho evening adj
dressed the gathering, thanking them for their
appreciative attention, and extending q cor
dial invitation 10 all young mon OF our city q
visit the society at their regular meetings on
Wednes day EVENING". Tho subject for debate
next Wednesday evening la
"Res0lr6d, That q professional life afford;
greater inducements TO young men than 4
mercantile one"
Affirmative, Mr.. II. L. Taylor; negative, Nc
j. n. Irwin, -
The Evening critic., 1884-02-21

The kentucky treasury contains over u
half million surplus. The State is ont of
debt. Her whisky men como to Congress
and ask for two more years to pay the tax
on their whisky, and her Legislature re-
fused to vote dollar TO tho flood sufferers.
Grent Statpl
The Evening critic., 1884-02-21
As a Health I'reserver.,ssa

Cemetery Dlrector-" Tho lots dolsst seem 70
mo; sales have beon. .sss#fnl slow this
winter" @. D.-"I caetF see what makes
IT." s.-"Why YOU .ete There aro not many
people dying thisSsktr OF pneumonia, and all
because most <eebty body buys their clothing
IRON the lRfHenso clothing house OF Robin-
eon, Parlgf'S Co., corner Seventh and ID streets,
which1teeps thom so warm that they can't
posfBSly take cold. Now you see."
The Evening critic., 1884-02-21
TestInOnial.

RIGGS HOUSE, Feb. Ii, ,StfSi.
ITQf. A. j. DeGter-DEAR SIR; Isffive sur-
fored with imhammatory rhsnmatsm for
Thirty years. Hearings {Q&skill, deter
application was dbAfSed to sleep pro-
foundly, not havipGef4d Any rcst for week.
At present l am-Hsfnghn arm freely, which
pain. 1t giyssine great pleasure to add my
name 10 sHse many you havo cured, My
generakhealth is greatly improved.
SNespectfully,
The Evening critic., 1884-02-21

IT would have been a good thing for Lo.
gan and his Presidential aspirations if his
Educational bill had passed fifty years ago.
Too late now for him.
The Evening critic., 1884-02-21
Preparing TO Make tho Presidential
Slate.

A number of prominent Republicans OF Now
York, Massachusetts and Pennsylyauia have
issued invitations to about one hundred and
fifty gentlemen OF nearly oil the States for n
nue., N. y, Feb. 90. The idea Is TO have a COM
pnrison OF Views aS TO the next Republican
Presidential candidate, but In behalf OF no
candidate IN particular. Among tho signers
are; Frederic A. Potts, OF New York city;
Francis u. Reeves, ]. j. Mckee, Henry q. Lea,
Il. Dunbar Lockwood, Philip O. Garrett, Hamp-
ton l.. Carson, Thomas Leaning and John t.
Baiiy, OF Philadelphia, Pa.
The Evening critic., 1884-02-21

JAY HUBBELL is one Of the best political
fnanciers in this country. He is said to be
for Arthur for President,
The Evening critic., 1884-02-21

WE hope that tho next food will not be
flood of spring poetry.
The Evening critic., 1884-02-21
hMUSEMENTS.
THE NATIONAL THEATRE,

This evening Mr.. Mccullough appears In
his heroic role or the "Gladiator."3 Never
since the days OF Forrest has any trage1iau
done Justice 10 that massive conception save
McCullOugh,
The Evening critic., 1884-02-21
Death or a NavaI On,cor.

The Secretary OF the Navy has been notified
OF the death OF Lieutenant 8. X. Allen, OF the
Navy, retired, at Greensboro, N. O., on Mon
day.
The Evening critic., 1884-02-21

THoMAsJ. REED and Others have filed q
bill In equity against Richard II. W. Reed and
others for tho sale OF part OF lot 10, square
200, for the purposes OF partition and dis
tribution OF the proceeds according 10 the
rights OF the parties.
The Evening critic., 1884-02-21
Thursday, Feb. 2i, 1884.

THERE never will bo better time to
clean the streets.
The Evening critic., 1884-02-21
Lnnber'dNReeraE.aI

Mr.. j, II. MaeruderA ~ 1117 New York
avenue, has the sole. .IeaVity for the city OF
dhillpJ. LAUDER ss5:s fafn6us Bohemian beer.
TINS brand lspeehdoubtedly the best beer In
me cou4iPE II Is put upin Pattern ana cork
atoppesshnd sells at75 cent, per dozen bot
The Evening critic., 1884-02-21

The popular Hanlons continue a strong ut
traction at Ford's Opera-House. A specia
matinee Will be given tomorrow, Friday after
noon,
The Evening critic., 1884-02-21
THE THEATRE coMIouE.

THE THEATRE CoMIoUE.
The Theatre Comique is simply immense
this week. Harry Montague is the cleverest
comedian In his line in the country, and his
support Is sensationally excellent.
ITALIAN OPERA.
. on Mondaysnext Mr.. Abbeys Grand Italian
Opera Company will commence an engage
ment OF four nights at the National Theatre.
The eale of seats evidences that tho engage
ment win be one OF the grandest operate sue.
cesses ever known In Washington.
t THE IRVING SEASON.
Tho subscriptions for tho season OF six
nights TO be given by Mr.. Henry Irving aided
by Miss Terry and supported by the Lyceum
Company, begins at the box.onice Of the Ma.
tional Theatre tomorrow, Friday.
CHARLES wYNDuAM.
wyndhams famous London Comedy Com
pany opens at Ford's 0pera-House on Monday
next. The sale OF seats commenced to-day.
PROMENADE CONCERT.
grand promenade concert and dancing re-.
ception will be given at tho Masonic Temple
this evening under the auspices OF tho lady
managers OF the Homeopathic Hospital.
THE DIME MUSEUM.
A highly entertaining programme IS given
at the Dino Museum. Performances eYArSfslp'
ternoon and evening ..s.ssss
Fchrunrv oou.ukt$5s,sl parnda
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-09-05
Little Ones for q Cent.

The little woman is irrepress.ble. Too
fragile to come into the fighting section
of humanity, a puny creature whom one
blow rom a mans huge list could ami
hiate, absolutely fearless, and insolent
with the insolence which only those dare
show who knoa tina retribuiiOn can not
follow. What can be done with her She
is afraid OF nothing. and to be controlled
by no one. Sheltered beh nd h weak
ness behind triple sheet of brass. the
angrest care not touch her, while she
provokes h IN to a combat in which his
hand, are tied. She gets he own way
in q, erything and everyw ere. At hom.
and abroad she is equally dominant and
irrepre sible, e. nall free from obedience
and from fear. " no breaks all the public
orders in sights and shows. and in spite
of king. kaiser or policeman. goes where
itisexpressly forbidden that she shall g =
Not the large-boned, muscular woman
whatever her temperam mt. unless. in
de d, of that exceptionally hau hty
type in distinctly inferior surroundings,
and then she can queen it royaiiy
enough, and set everything at mos'
lordly defiance. Cuszz.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-09-05
Women I'm Proverbs.

Proverbs about women are common
in every language, but particularly so
in the asst. in apan they say: ~ here
the hen crows, the house goes to ruin, "
evidently an Eastern rendition of this
gray mare. but in China. "A bustling
woman and a growing hen are neither
fit for gods and men, while tho Per
slams believe in adapting the means to
the end. as indicated by the expression
.If you be cock, crow: if n hen, lay
eggs" in Russia, 1T never goes well
when the hen crows" and another
thought is perlinently expressed in the
proverb: The wife does not beat the
husband, but her temper rules him. "
The Chinese, however. have perhaps
the neanest saying about women ever
written. .'There are two good women;
one dead, the other unborn. As an
expression OF confidence, however. it
is closely pushed by the Jengalese no.
ton: "A perfect woman Is as rare as
wings upon car, or air-tlowers, or rab-
bits horns or tortoise-hair ropes"
Woman as wife is not less the object
O: proverbial attention. The Talmud
SAYS Though the wife be little, bow
down t. her." that is, listen to her ed
vice, while the Chinese say: "a good
man will not beat his wife, a self-evi-
dent propos ton. the truth of which Is
not affected by the PERSIAN: "A bad
wife is like a fig tree growing on the
wall which unde. mines the wall BY
its roots. In China, 1.-The widow is like
a rudderless toat," and in Siam, 'He
who marries wolf looks often to the
forest" In Russia, "A wife is not a
guitar" which will be silent when you
have done with it, while in Ceylon, "A
wife is like tie morning flower to be
tenderly handled. The Ta'mud, how
ever, sums up the whole case: '.tiod
did not make woman from II ans head,
that she should rule over him; nor from
his .eet. that she should be his slave;
but from his side, that she should be
near his heart. st. LOUIS Globe DEM
ocr1f
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-09-05
Cutting WOnen's Noses.

The horrible crime of mutilating wo-
men by cutting off their noses is so
common in Bombay as to call for the
most stringent repression. and nothing
we imagine. will repress it but the free
use of the lash. In the sessions ending
YES erday, MIR. Justice Scott had to hear
three-we might say five-of these
cases, one after the other. He post
pored his sentences for a week, and we
were in hopes that he would in each
case order the criminals to be logged
within an ace OF their lives.
Eventually, however, he sentenced
them severally to what he had ascer-
ia ned to be the usual punishment, three
years rigorous Imprisonment. We are
inclined To regret that the learned ses-
Eions Judgr, new as he is to the country,
do not throw precedent over altogeth-
er. Surely there are cases in which
the lash would be at once the most
fitting punishment and the best de-
terrent.
Estimated BY the misery inflicted.
even the most severe penalties would
seem too trivial. aud if the law does not
permit of Jogging in the eases of such
cruel mutilatiOn, the law should be al
tered. The miserable women who are
mutilated in this way are, of course.
rendered hideous ever afterward, and
because they are women it is simply
impossible to calcIilate the m sery and
degradat on that they will experience
curing the rest of their lives. No amount
of Imprisonment: among the lower
classes will eradicate crime that is
still evidently Customary form OF mar
ital punishment among the lower class
es. But a wholesome terror OF the
CATO nipe-tails is common to che de-
graded classes NJ the w0rio over.-
Times of India.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-09-05
The Bridges OF Pittsburgh.

With the completion of the Seventh
Street Bridge, Pittsburgh will be one
of the most notable 20 mt in the world
for the examination of bridge archi-
lecture. The oil stone structure. in
vol ing the heavy arch and tie key
stone. one of the earliest forms of
space construction known, is not repre-
s.nted here. but all modern ideas in
bridge buildings are mos, beautifully
emplitied. his city will shortly be-
come 4 resort for those recurring IN
struction in bridge forms, and il is a
source of honest pride that we already
have such d versity of the very best
designs known to mo lern engineering.
The FONT Br re has but one other
like it in the world, and that is in
Austria. 1t is comhina ion OF
steel and iron that forty years ago
wouli be recognized as one of the
wonders of tn world. The new Smith-
field st Get br d Is also magnificent
work of metallic architnctu e, and the
Sixth >treet wire bridge is. without e :
ception, the .'prett est" structure of the
kind ON the continent In the sweeps
of its cables. lis minaretted towers, and
the curve OF elch span there IS some-
thing so pleas M to the eye that the
bridge fastens itself on the memory OF
all who cross it. Singular as it may
seem, the most notable br dye OF the
entire number is one that attracts
the least attention. As cart work in
timber" the Ninth street bridge is Gu
riosiiy. 1t is SD bra ed, tenneted and
keyed that it is an exceptional piece OF
mechani al ingenuity. The railroad
bridges, rossing both rivers, are worthy
the areful study OF engineers. There
are few cities in the word where me-
chancal elects can be studied with
more satisfa tory results than in Pitts
bnrgh.-Iittsburyh Chronicle 1etegraph.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-09-05

.sBlobs was the greatest fellow ever
knew for shaking hands," remarked
the old comrositor, laying down his
stick.
"And who was Blobs?" asked half
do en- typos.
.Well. replied the old composition.
del GIFTED in having awakened the
curiosity of the young fellows: '.Blobs
was chap who useu to come into the
Ice about once or twice a week, and
he always hid to shake kands with
everybody-never knew him to miss it.
lone day Spacer. who stood next
the door, saw blobs coming There
were windows in the door, YOU know.
''Well, as was saying" resumed
the old como ,itOr. who had stopped to
think OF his cron es in the GAYS gone
by. .-Spacer saw Blobs com Dg.
Spacer was always ready 10 jokel-
poor f.llow! he went to the war and
was shot dead as he was leading a
charge at Gettysburg and he thought
he'd cure Blobs of his continuous hand
shaking and have little fun besides.
so what did Spacer do but reach
round into the ink key and get his
hand covered thick with ink
"blobs came in. and as usual rushed
up to Spacer, the nearest man. with
outstretched hand. Spacer. without a
smile on his face, seized Blobs prof.
fered member and S .ueezed it until il
was as black as his own."
land it cured Blobs of hand-skak.
ing?" . ked half a dozen voices.
"Not bit of it, replied the old
composition, resuming his stick and be-
ginning to pick up the types "Blobs
didn't say word, but went right round
the Office and shook hands with every
man as though nothing had happened.
Then he walked out; and for the ne
half hour everybody was at the sink
washing par OF the blacklist hands
you ever saw, even in a printing ICE.
re never tired any tri ks on Blobs
after that, but submitted to his hand
shaking without murmur. y Boston
ITGHscTi{ t.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-09-05
SWEET PEAS

On, what Is the use of such pretty wings
LIZ one never, never can fiyl--
Pink and fine as the clouds that shine
In the delicate morning sky.
With q perfume sweet as the lilies keep
Down in their vases SO white and deep.
The brown bees go cumming aloft:
The humminR-bird scars away: 80
The butterfly blows like the leaf of rose
ca on IN the sunshine gay:
EhfIa ven peep over the garden wall,
Io3iiin so%istfully after them al.
Are yeu tired OF the company
OF the bals1ns SO dull and prorcf
OF the coxccr1bs bold and the marigold,
And The epi ier-wort wrapped in a cloud?
Have you not plenty OF sunshine and dew,
And crowds oil gay gossips to visit you?
How you fiutter, and reach, and climb!
How eager your wee faces are!
Aye, turned to the light Till the blind old nigh
Is led to the world by star.
We I, 1t surely is hari TO feel ones wings,
And still be prisoned like winpless things.
.Tweet, tweet" then says Parson Thrush,
who is preaching up in a tree:
although you never may fly while the word
goes by,
Take heart. little towers" says he;
~<For often, / know. to the souls that aspire,
Comes something better than their desireF
-SusIn Harley SWett. an ST. Atcho,ds
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-09-05
SCIENCE and INDUsTHl.

The electric street-cars Of Cisve.
| and. O., make eight miles an hour
| sasily. Gereland Herald.
"A Paterson silk manufacturer hss
taken out a patent for . process by
which cotton and silk threads may be
tw sted about light wires, to produce
! the effect of an ostrichfeather or plume.
for ladies' hats and other purposes
| Ne.ark Register.
florida appears to be the LAND d
Flowers" to some purpose. The Ma
iiOnat DruqglS says tina the manufac-
ture of perfumes from Florida flowers
is becoming an important industry. and
that a process has been recentlF devised
for extracting the sweet flavor of the
cassava plant.
he employment of an invisible
,tinic ink, of which there is no trace
on the paper or in the image upon the
focusing screen. it is said will present
forgery of bank notes. As soon "a one
begins 10 develop the plate the wore
forgery" written with the ink ap-
pears on the negative. Boston journal.
What is claimed to be valuable
rust protector is among the recent Ger
man inventions. 1t consists of ordi-
nary OIL paint mixed with ten per cent.
OF burned magnesia, baryta. or strontia,
Us well as mineral oil. This neutrali es
the free acid of the paint. and the al
kaline reaction protects the iron from
rust.
a new synchronous-m multiple tele-
graph system was recently tested. In
| a.
wire, in six circuits, Sy3 words while
sos were received. In ten niIIut!k
over one wire, using six circuits, 2,244
words were sent, averaging about thirty
seven words per minute to each cir
Gu t.-Cticaqo Herdlf
a design has been submitted to the
Aust allan Minister for Water Supply
of a contrivance for bringing dowL
rain. il is in the form OF a ba loon,
with charge of dynamite underneath
it. The balloon is to be sent into
the clouds. and the dynamite is to be-
| ii ell by wire connecting it with the
earth The inventor. Mr.. Il. 5. Haines,
of Richmond, intends to try it in the
dry districts of ew south Wales.
The air brush was one of the use
ful and lntere ting Inventions exhibited
Mt the recent Photographers Congen-
ton in Philadelphia. A little holder is
charged W tn India ink. and by a bel
lows oper ted with a foot pedal, after
the manner of a sewing machine. the
huid is blown upon a ia ntly outlined
portrait, the result giving picture SUI
periOr in many respects to the best
,rayon drawing. A life-size portrait
o,ay thus be made IN a few hours.
where as formerly by the use of the
stump and pencil as many weeks were
re lrired. Phi adetpta Pres.
"A correspondent OF the Scientific
Americon has been figuring on the red
sunset question. He says: "lo esti-
innate the possible quantity of ashes
required to give the red tint required in
he sky, let us assume that an inch OF
ashes are spread through ten tubie
yards of air This gives dilution CT
l1&, no times Astronomers tell Us the
cause of the red light reaches sixty
D, les in the air. At the rate of dlffu-
Won of the ashes that is assumed, this
would require MISS of forty-two miles
II cube. or a mile of ashes one mile
hie!h, foity-tvo miles wide and LOO
mi eS long.