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The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-06-06
The Way of the Rain.
heard an old farmer talk one day,
Telling his listeners how
In the wide new country, far away

heard an old farmer talk one day,
Telling his listeners how
In the wide new country, far away
The rainfall follows the plow.
"As fast as they break It up, you see,
And turn the heart TO the sun,
Ne they open the burrows deep and free,
And the tillage Is begun.
"Ihe oarth grows mellow, and more and m ore
IL holds and sends 30 the sky
moisture II never had before,
when Its face was hard and dry"
sand so wherever the ploughshares run
The clounds run overhead,
And the soil that works and lets In the aun
With water ia always fed"
wonder II the old farmer knew
The half OF his simple word,
or guessed the message that, heavenly tue,
Within II was hidden and heard
II fell on my ear by chance that day,
But the gladness fingers now,
To think IL Is always Gods dear way
That the rainfall follows the plow.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-06-06

Tile winners ut jerome Park yesterday
were; One mile and a-quartor, George Kenney;
ana a.half, Panique; Knight or Ellerslie sec.
ond. Tho Westchester handicap, one mile and
three efghths, General Monroe; Hartford Sec
ond. MemberB' cup race, ono mile, Sonnet;
Corsair second. Purse race, one mile, dead
heat between Dan X. and Constantine, the
latter having a walk-over on the run on. The
Dwyer Brothers bought panique from Mt.
hittson for S14. 900, and L. o. Appleby bought
Knight OF EllersIie for $4,000. -,
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-06-06
sl4 Seventh Street Northwest.


The Chicago correspondent of the Baltimore
sun Gays Of the quarrel1befween our delegates:
"The quarrel between those two delegates 10
very bitter. Perry Carson claims to represent
the real active colored Republicans OF WASH
ington, He says openly that he had over
twenty five more votes for delegate than Con-
ger, and that Conger purchased Just enough
votes outside OF the employees about the De-
partment to secure his election. Ho Gays that
Conger and he were together in the matter,
and that there was to be an equal division OF
their Joint privileges, but that after Conger So
cured his election by his assistance and by the
votes he bought, he Immediately went TO
Frank Hatton, who told him Just what to do,
and that he has not consulted with him but
Ignored him throughout, and that as Conger
is postmaster and son OF O Senator, he has as
eumed to control solely the affairs entrusted
to BOTH"
Skin Cancer.
Mr.. W. II. Gilbert OF Albany, Ga, under d0ts'
OF May 8, 1884, Gays Mr.. Brooks, nearl1tte,
has an eating cancer on his face whRn had
nearly killed him-every one Steought he
would be dead in short tipg as nothing
seemed to stop the ravages Qfcehe cancer. He
commenced taking Swift,aSpecifc two months
ago, and 1t has had w0ederful eject on him.
He was yesterday sossSr recovered as TO be out
a ' his wSrk and shs in fair way to get en-
Treatise og,6lood and skin diseases mailed
free.
THE Rp1fT SPECIFIC Co., Drawer Q, Atlanta,
Ca; 100 W. 23d st., Y, and 1905 Chest
must, Philadelphia.
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Interestlng 3D. Lnsllee

Just received, lagaRss0sstnent OF Langtry
and shingle bangs al lb.tves OF all styles and
shades. Our lonRleif braids we sell at "a,
and hair bIatds dyed In all shades. Bellcham-
Der dQlAoh Hair Wash. Mrs. 8. HELLER,
506 Ninth street northwest.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-06-06
Extraordinary Offering in Hosiery & Gloves
Boston Dry Goods House,
Goods House,
& LOTHROP.
j HOSIERY.

Black Hosiery being now very desirable,
we beg to call attention to our elegant as
sortmcnt, in part as follows:
Ladies' Plain Black Cotton Hose, Ingram
Colors, full regular made, only zoe. pair.
Ladies' Plain Black Cotton Hose, Ingram
Colors, white heels and toes, full regular
made, Soc. pair or 3 pair for 81.
Ladies' Plain Black Cotton Hose, Ingram
Colors, full regular made, with split feet,
extra quality, only 43c. per pair.
Ladies' Plain Black Cotton Hose, Ingram
Colors. full regular made, double heels
and toes superhne quality, only Acc. pair.
Ladies Black Lisle Thread Hose, full regu-
lar made, double heels and toes, extra
value, only Soc per pair.
Ladies' Black Lisle Thread Hose, drop
stitched, double heels and toes, only 62lc.
per pair.
Ladies' Black Lisle Thread Hose, extra
fine, only Zoe. per pair.
Ladies' Black Silk Hose, double heels and
toes, only 81 per pair.
Ladies' Black Silk Hose, drop-stitched,
white heels and toes, only $1.25 per pair !;
reduced from $1.75.
Ladies' Black Silk Hose, double heels and
toes, extra fine quality, only Sl.5O per
pair reduced from 81.
Ladies' Black Silk Hose, spliced feet, only
$3.50 per pair.
Ladies' Black Silk Hose. extra fine pnre
silk and silk clocked only So and $3.50
per pair, worth 81 and $3.50.
Lightweight BaIbriggan Hose.
Ladies' Unbleached Balbriggan Hose, silk
clicked, only 17c. per pair.
Ledies' Unbleached Balbriggsu Hose, silk
clicked, double heels and toes, only 2lc.
per pair.
Ladies' Unbleached Balbriggan Hose, extra
fine quality, double heels and toes, extra
| long, only 25c. per pair.
Ladies' Unbleached Balbriggan Hose, very
fine, double heels and toes, only 29c. per
pair.
Ladies' Unbleached Balbriggan Hose, extra
fine quality, double heels aud toes, extra
length, pairs for 81, Soc. per pair.
Ladies' Unbleached Balbrggau Hose, silk
clicked, extra length, double heels aud
toes, only 37ic. per pair.
Ladies' Unbleached Ralbriggan Hose super
fine, silk clicked, double heels and toes,
only SOC. per pair.
LADIES' Unbleached I.isle Thread Hose,
SOC. &c.,, &C., 75c., &c., 81 and $125.
Gle ONLY
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Hats fs&eh,

hats for boys and hassf@ children. Cheaper
than the c6eapest, at Frdnts, one price, cor.
18th andrlyHtreets. ..arn
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Jersey Silk Gloves,

Jersey Silk Gloves,
SCARCE SHADES.
These we did not buy at auction, but having
placed our order early, we are now able
to show a complete assortment of Tan
and Mode shades, which are now very
desirable, and are not to be found in the
market Having ordered large quantity
of these goods early, we shall not advance
the price on any quality, preferring to
give our customers the benefit:
Ladies' 6-Button Length English Jersey
Silk Gloves, in Solid Tan Shades only
62lc. per pair.
Ladies' s-Button Lenth English Jersey
Silk Gloves, In Solid Tan Shades, only
75c. per pair.
Ladies' 12-2utton Length English Jersey
Silk Gloves, in Solid Tan Shades, only
zoe. per pair.
ONE PRI
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STEAMBOATS,.

TALLY LINE TO NORFOLK, FORTRESS
~ MONROE AND THE SOUTH.
Steamers GEORGE LEARY and EXCELSIOR.
Single tickets, 81; Round-trip, $3.50.
r One Of these popular steamers leaves 9TH at.
wharf daily, Sundays excepted. at $50 p. M; Sat
urdaya at O, stopping at PiHey Point and Corn
Geld Harbor on the Tuesday, Thursday and Sat
urday trips only.
SATURDAY NIGHT STEAMER RETURNS
MONDAY MORNING.
Exclusive connection with the Boston and
Providence steamers., Connect also with New
York and Richmond steamers Norfolk and
Western, Seaboard and Roanoke, Ocean View
and VirginiG Beach RAILROADS.
Passage and rooms can he secured at Baltimore
& Ohio ticket ONCE, az l4th at. and Pa. ave, ST.
Marc Hotel, Poikinhorn's nextto CITY Postoiiice,
ONCE OF Kuox's Express, 9Th st, and Pa. ave. and
al Company's ONCE, 18th st. wharf.
hnox's Express Will call for and check bag.
gage from hotels and private residences.
Freight received daily until p. m.
W. y. WELOH, Gen, Agent
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~ VII y
WOODWARD
GLOVES.

Again we have been In the Auction
Rooms and have secured some superb bar
gains in Lisle Thread Gloves:
80 dozen 2-Elastic Frame Lisle Thread
Gloves lace tops, fashioned fingers, only
25c. per pair.
20 dozen 2-Elastic Ladies Extra Fine Gauze
Lisle Thread Gloves, fashioned fingers,
only 25c. per pair.
% dozen 3-Elastic Ladies' Extra Fine Gauze
Lisle Thread Gloves, fashioned fingers,
only sac. per pair.
% dozen Ladies' Extra Long Lace Jersey
Wrists Lisle Thread Gloves, fashioned
fingers, only SIZE per pair.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-06-06

Furniture, Carpefg napssntting.
Baby carriages soIk easy weekly or
monthly installmenis%YBmi NO. 4l3 New
stallmept k15use IN the dty.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-16
Mr.. Blalne's Book.

Washington letter to the Springfield
Republican says: Mr.. Blaine furnishes
his manuscript SO slowly that his pub
fishers are complaining about it. Politics
and the impulses of q secret ambition are
interfering with it. The story reaches
here from his Nos~ich publishers that
they had to give Aim S77:5,(lOO as a lon,s
ana fifteen cents On every set sold. As
they have already orders for 100000 sets
Blaine's profits will run quite high.
Blaine was in very poor health after he
left Arthur's cabinet. His physician
here and d.. Hammond, Of New York
told him that he must: either 60 to
Europe in good company for year or
two or else get some absorbing but not
exciting occupation for his mind. He
did not want to 60 to- Europe, and while
he was puzzling over something to do he
went one day to the congressional libra
ry. While there his eye fell on Benton's s
Thirty Years View He says it came
over him like flash that it would be
delightful work to pat his twenty years
experience OH paper, and he saw that
the problem of an occupation had been
solved. That explains the cause of
Blaines journey into the sea Of literature
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-16
4 Miniature Continent.

An interesting piece Of work has been
begun at the botanic garden of Harvard
university. A field Of about three-fourths
of an acre in extent, situated just north
of DR.. Gray's house and not heretofore
brought into cultivation as a part Of the
garden, is being transformed into IL
miniature country Of mountain. marsh
and plain. wherein, with the coming Of
spring, will he represented by growing
plants the flora Of Northeastern America.
Little effort will bc made to initiate the
beauties Of nature in waterfalls. grottoes,
etc, for such efforts are held to meet
with little appreciation in this country.
The new topography will H constructed
simply in order t" secure the varied con-
ditIons Of shade, moisture and temlera-
ture, so far as possible, demanded by the
plants. The plan is fully to illustrate
DIR. Gray's Manual which comprises
the plants east Of the Mississippi river
and north Of North Carolina. Efforts
toward completion Of the collection
were made last summer, and, with the
stock already in the greenhouse, ii pretty
full representation will be made at the
start. When completed, the collection
will give the best possible opportunity
for studying the plants Of this country.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-16
Montana Scenery.
CorrexDondence ". y. Tr;L""t.


/, The traveller by the Northern Pacific
is convinced long before he reaches
Bozeman, that there is great deal of
real estate in this country. He feels also
from the glimpses he catches Of the
mountains through the car window, that
there is much glorious scenery in Mon
tana. If he can obtain permission to ride
on the pilot, he is positive Oh this point.
But he needs to get out of the valleys
which the road traverses and into the
heights themselves, to gain full appre-
ciatlon of the grand prospects which are
to be won from every summit. The saw
age grandeur of the volcanic masses in
the Yellowstone Park can hardly be
matched elsewhere, but throughout this
entire northern mountain region one can
hardly go amiss among the canyons and
cascades and streams which run brim-
full.
The great volume of water which flows
from both sides OF the main divide into
the Missouri and the Columbia, is a dis
tinctive feature Of the Rockies in this
latitude, when compared with the same
mountains further south. The economic
problem of irrigating the plains and pro-
tecting them from floods presents itself
under conditions here quite different
from those which prevail in Colorado
Evaporation here is much less rapid, and
one who traverses this mountain coun-
try is constantly surprised by the num-
ber of strong, full-fowing streams. Aside
from their economic importance, these
streams make camp-life here more pleas
ant, and perhaps. no other part Of the
Union offers 50 many attractions for
summer sojourn. Almost every II in
the Territory, as prOspector, rancher,
herisman or hunter, has lived under
canvas, so that pack animals, saddle
horses, skilled guides and packers can be
picked up at every settlement. In its
proper season the noble game abounds,
and trout of immense size and courage
can be found in the next stream beyond
that where the pilgrims tent is pitched.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-16
The ex.PFesldent aS q Martyr.

"Mr. Wizards posing as Il martyr is t. q
thin," said m0mber of the stock ex-
change. "His friends say he lost his
fortune by helping others and saving
them from ruin. Now, if this is true, he
owes it to himself and to the public that
he should disclose the names of those
persons who are travelling under false
prctcnscs. Until we know who they are
! for one shall be obliged to regard them
as mythical persons. ! should like to
know what he means by proposing to
hereafter submit to the directors sum-
mary of his administration of the COM
pany's affairs. What is it upon which
he proposes to make report: II it is
something affecting the interest Of the
company, the facts should be made
known at once, particularly as MIR. White
and his friends generally state that he is
now in improved health. And what
doss Mr.. Willard mean by calling the
result unjust: It strikes me that he has
been let down very tenderly, indeed.
Hundreds of men 60 under in the whirl-
pool Of Wall street, losing their thousand
and tens Of thousands, and leing reduced
to poverty, but nobody tries to get up
any sympathy for them. But just be-
cause Mr.. Wizards losses amount to
millions, an attempt is being made to
excite sympathy for him, although he
rnined hundreds of poor devils.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-16
Proctor KnOtt's Message.

Louisville Special: The governors
message was presented to the general as
sembly at Frankfort to-day. 1t contains
many Interesting facts and figures. He
shows that the finances are in an unen-
viable condition.. and recommends :,
thorough revision ofthe revenue system
in order to wipe out the deficit Of about
100000. now existing IN the treasury.
He wants the lotteries taxed. He ap-
proves the present condition of the peni-
tentiary, but recommends an enlarge
ment of its accommodations. He is
strongly in favor of building new capi-
tol. He suggests a liberal policy to the
state guard, recommends an appropria-
ton Of $4,000 for repairing the various
lnnatic asylums, and is in doubt whether
it is better to abolish the. railroad COM
mission and let its duties devolve upon
other officers of the State Or not. He de-
nies that there is any more lawlessness
or homicides in Kentucky than in other
States.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-16
Condition or the Y. p.

Vice-Pesident Cakes, who has made
an inspection of the road by daylight,
makes lengthy report Of the physical
condition Of the property and the future
prospects. He states that, with the ex-
ception of one hundred miles of the road
last completed, west Of Helena, the road
bed and track was found in first-class Or
der. The one hundred miles referred to
will require to be ballasted with gravel
to put it in proper condition for econom-
ical operation. This can be done with
an expenditure Of SsO,OOO, which has
been provided for in the estimates for
operating expenses. He estimates the
cost Of putting the equipment in first.
class order to be $42l ,274. \ statement
of the earnings and expenses was also
submitted. The gross earnings fiosa
une ; 0 to December 81, 1883, inclusive
are S6,6SS,9 1888. The operating expenses
including rental, taxes and betterments,
at 81, ,924, 600, leaving a surplus of $3,-
$4,000 which added to the S2,3l1 ,:As3 re-
naming, leaves surplus for the fiscal
year at s. 5,:3s38, ,29s.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-16
A Greeley Story.

New York World: Horace Greeley,
although he "took the papers, was once
sought to be victimized at the well-worn
dropped pocketbook'' game. The man
who picked up the book, plethoric with
bogus money, right at Mr. Greeley's feet,
was compelled to go out of town immedi-
ately to his sick wife, and begged the
loan Of so in advance Of the reward
which would surely be offered if Mr..
Greeley would keep the book. Mr..
Greeley consented, and only saved him
self by taking the so out of the book.
The man demonstrated at will not do
to touch that money" he said; "you had
better give me $50 out "f your own poe
ket.' "Bless my soul, my friend," ex-
claimed the innocent Horace, 81 never
carried As much money AZ that with me
in my life:' The man in,patiently
snatched the book out Of Mr.. Greeley's
hands and hurriedly left to visit his sick
wife.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-16
Contrasting Pictures OF Frontier
Life,

Hon. j. l.. Th0mas in Baltimore I,ner;ro,..
On our road to Spokane Falls, and a
short distance from the town, VT came
across an Indian encampment, and just
near by an encampment of emigrants.
The two formed quite contrast, and
| when you considered that the one repre-
sented the departed and decayed glory
| of the lords of the soil, the other the re-
newed and regenerated strength Of the
new order of things, the picture was in
teresting as well as affecting. The Indi-
ans had pitched their teepee on a high
shelving rock that overlooked the river
and falls. The ponies tied to long ropes
made of horse-hair We're taking their
supper from the bunch grass, whilst the
old chief was standing alongside, his
black hair hanging down over his shoul
ders, his gun in hand, and his lean, hun
grv-looking wolf-dog looking wistfi,lly at
him. An old squaw. with dirty brown
blanket around her person, was suI,erIn-
tending the mending Of a teepee cover,
l,eing assisted by tw" young bright-eyed
Indian girls. Inside of the tent were two
young squaws with their papoose, the
latter bound to board made of soft
wood or bark. The squaws were engaged
in preparing supper for the old chief and
their bucks The old man could talk
English. Said he had been to Washing
ton and had seen the "Great Father
and had medal. He was Spokane,
and he complained bitterly Of how the
bad white man had turned him off of his
land. The bad white man who drove
me said the Indian did not own any
land. The Indian replied, "That the
agent cheats him and give him no goods
and thought the Indian told the truth,
and pitied him, and would like to see
the white thieves punished.
The picture of the emigrant's camp,
little way off, was fur different. 4 half
dozen small covered wagons, containing
household stuffs, stood in the back
ground. In one of them was a young
woman, evidently a German, with
babe, which was squalling in good Eng
lish, just as babies squall around Mount
Vernon Place or on Eutaw Square. In
another wagon, br,sily engaged in mend-
ing clothes, was an old woman at least
seventy years old, whom we took t" be
the grandmother of the child.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-16
General ShePman's Runaway.

In letter to Gen. George +. Bryant of
Madison, Wisconsin, Gen. Sherman says
regarding the runaway in st. Lonis the
other day: "Thc simple truth is that
nobody, not even the driver, was in the
carriage at tie time. Mrs. Sherman and
Lizzie had got cut at the church, and the
carriage proceeded tlcwn short distance
to turn and wait. The driver left his
seat, as he says, t" take stone ont of the
foot Of one of the horses, but as believe
to 60 inside a saloon to get a drink. Be-
inx abans8bned the horses started and
soon took 70, neAning, till brought up by
an ice wagon. One Of the horses was 80
crippled that had him shot. The driver
is discharged, and am out couple Of
hundred dollars. But nobody was hurt,
or even scared"
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-16
Fred Douglass on the Gimbria.

In a lecture on the anti-slavery move
ment in Lynn, Mass. last week, Mr.. J..
NJ. Bufium related the following: about
this time the mob was after Fred Doug
lass, and ! told HIM he was not safe in
New England, and on the 18th Of Aug
ust, 1915, Mr.. Douglass and myself sailed
in the steamship Cimbria for England.
The Captain would not allow Mr.. Doug
lass in the first cabin, and so we wera
obliged to take the after cabin. When
the Irish shore was reached the captain
gave the first cabin passengers COM
plimentary dinner. After the dinner
was over Capt. Judkins came to me and
said some of the passengers desired To
hear Douglass speak. Mr.. Douglass COM
piled, and as soon as he began to speak
there was great excitement, and cries of
Throw him overheard Kill him. and
other threats were made. The crowd
became so boisterOus that Capt. Judkins
came on deck and said that he Doug
lass) must stop as he (the captain) wanted
to speak. The captain said that he had
made it pleasant for the passengers all
the way over, and that some Of the pas
sengers wanted to hear Douglass speak,
and he should speak. Then said the
captain: Give it t" them, Douglass,
like bricks After listening few min
utes little man from Connecticut
spoke up and said that he would be one
OF the six to throw Douglass overheard.
4 big Irishman spoke up and said: You
will throw him overheard, will you?
Did it ever occur to you that you might
go over yourself? Douglass has as many
friends as you have Capt. Judkins told
the boatswain to go down below and get
the irons, and said he would put them
all in the irons if they made any more
disturbance. Upon reaching the wharf
the captain was handed card from one
of the passengers challenging him to fight
a duel.