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The Washington critic., 1885-12-29

john RUDDES's new furniture and carpet
instalment houses, $50 and 932 Seventh
street northwest. Has the most extensive
stock of furniture, carpets, rugs, mats, oil
cloths, pictures, clocks, rattan chairs, ETC.,
hold goods that is needed to make your
home comfortable and attractive can be
purchased at this large double store. His
prices are decidedly the lowest and his
terms the easiest.
The Washington critic., 1885-12-29
Vwo WILLS ssI,ad,

The win Of the late Jane Ann Burgess,
fled with the Register to-day, leaves her es.
tate toher two step sons, James II. and VIM.
j Burgess. There was also filed the will of
the late jam Golden. The tes-
t5tor ieaN &c $50 to his brother Frank God
Den, aAd the residue Of his estate to Mrs.
Jane Lawson. The testGtor names Samuel
{ Rauh as executor
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Recent RObbcries.

A horse blanket worth 81 was stolen from
the stable Of Ed Il. Cottrell, 1909 S street,
Monday night. An overcoat worth $40 was
stolen from George II. Richardson Of the
Seventh street road. Taylor Simmons of
iO6 Eleventh street southwest reports that
n pocketbook containing SIG In money was
stolen from bureau drawer IN his house
on the 25th inst. The belts were stolen of
the machinery at VIM. T.. Hodges saw mill,
foot Of Sixth street southwest, Saturday
nitnf
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The Colored Grand Lodge

The Most Worthy Grand Lodge of Free
and Accepted Masons for the District have
elected the following officers for the ensu-
ing year: S. Roger Watts, NJ. D., most
worthy grand master; John H. Lee, right
worthy deputy grand master; John w.
Freeman, right worthy senior grand war
den Robert b. Funnia, right worthy junior
grand warden Mason S. Lowery, right
worthy grand treasurer; William IL. Mey-
ers, right worthy grand secretary.
The Washington critic., 1885-12-29

WELLs.-on December 2s, 1885, Harriet b.,
wife of Leon II, Wells, and daughter of Major
A. A. Sabin of Auburn, N. Y.
Funeral services will be held at the resi-
dence, No. D. Fifth street southeast, Wednes-
day at II O'Clock a. m.
MoNANTZ.-On December 2S, 1885, Patrick
II. McNantz, In the sixty-second year of his
age. Funeral will leave late residence, 1879
Sixth street northeast, ON Wednesday at $50 a.
m. Requiem mass at st. Peters Church.
Friends and relatives are respectfully invited
TO attend. (No flowers,
The Washington critic., 1885-12-29
FINANCIAL.


New York, Dec. 20.-Moncy easy at
q per cent. Exchange dull posted rates
at 4s6@4S9l. Governments firm. Currency
6s, 1853 bid; As, coupon, 12i bid; AIS, do,
1924 bid. The stock market opened
strong, but soon weakened. Prices at first
call were fractionally lower than last night,
but in the hour and half to noon there
was better feeling. Since then there has
been slight reaction.
New York stock Market.
The following have been furnished by ].
Vance Lewis, broker, southwest corner Eighth
and streets:
The Washington critic., 1885-12-29
Johnson's. rhirteenth and II.

A choice selection OF high grade oysters
just received, such as the noted Saddle
Rocks, Blue Points and York River
plants, served In the most delicious styles;
also fish and game in season, Steamed
oysters specially. Ladies' elegant saloon
attached
The Washington critic., 1885-12-29

Out of thousands of Caps for Boys
and Children there are few on which
the price was high-not high for the
kind-but we had so many cheaper
ones that answered the purpose
that the high cost ones are here yet in
large quantity. The finest--O Shanters
price was $3.75-to-day they are
marked $1.75-all the fine Plush $3.50;
$1,75, and $500 ones are now $1.00.
Next-the 81 40 Cloth Caps, in various
styles-all now marked seventy five
cents, Confidentially-wc bought these
Caps and Hats to sell-not to keep
hence we cut the price-that word
price" when correct" will move
anything in mcrchandise-its going to
move these quickly, so Call early.
The Washington critic., 1885-12-29
"Thc Financial reform Almanacl. y

This valuable annual for 1856 has Just
heen received by Mr.. Robert Beall, 1t is a
standard English publication, replete with
olaborately tabulated statistical informa-
ton, and viii be found Of especially useful
service now that questions Of financial and
tariff reform are coming so prominently to
the front.
The Washington critic., 1885-12-29
Rcni Estnte Transfers.

The following transfers Of real estate
have been recorded; j, Harrison johnson
ct al. have sold to Jeremiah j. Brosnan lots
/ to o, square GAS, 81 ,97s59; Abel Il. Car
lin TO Charles L. Carbain, part OF square
7l2, $1,000; j. lGarrison1J ohnson ct al. to NJ.
f. Thompson, lots II TO IS, square 645, ST.
53s.77; j, Harrison Johnson to +. +. Fltz-
gerald, lots 20 to 2s, $50, 565.s0.
The Washington critic., 1885-12-29

d. j. WEYMAN, caterer for parties, wed
dings, &c, is now ready to receive orders.
Ice creams and ices, fancy cakes, iclies,
&c; also, single dishes TO order, viz:
croqucttcs, boned turkey, salads, &c. EST.
mates given 423 Eleventh street north
west, between Pennsylvania avenue and L
strnpt
The Washington critic., 1885-12-29
Furn,ture. Carnets. BInnkets.

Comforts and general house-furnishing
goods sold on easy weekly or monthly pay
ments at John Smiths Installment House,
4l3 New Jersey avenue northwest.
The Washington critic., 1885-12-29
IIison Majors Generous q

IL was not Mr.. Washington Nailor, as
enormously stated in The CRITIC yesterday,
VINO furnished conveyances for the children
10 and from the Christmas dinner, but Mr..
Allison Nailor and very generous and
thoughtful deed II was.
The Washington critic., 1885-12-29
live stock sales.

Drovers' Rest, Dec, es-Tavenner Bros.
Fifty cattle up and sold-Best, ~
to 8; good, 4 to, AZ; medium =, syG
and lambs-Sheep, 80 to 4; lambs, 4 to 6;
10 cows and calves, S25 to $50. Market dull.
FRESH air, good food, and Red Star
Cough Cure make you healthy. Twenty
five cents.
The Washington critic., 1885-12-29

Sylvester Berry, colorcd crank from
NlrgiNa, was brought to Police Headquar-
ters May. lie came 10 see the President
aud q 'us 70 be the father Of queen.
The Washington critic., 1885-12-29

All physicians in Washington lndorso the
Bailey Truss. Price 50, at 2925 NJ street.
Ladies should consult Mrs. Bailey ut her
residence, ll0S Eighteenth street.
The Washington critic., 1885-12-29

fun dress suits, (swalloy-tail coats) satin
lined throughout; largest assortment In the
city Eiseman Bros, corner 9TH and L
streets
The Washington critic., 1885-12-29
WASHINGTON CRITIC
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

For the Middle Atlantic States, fair
weather, followed by local rains; winds
shifting to southcrly, slightly warmer.
For Wednesday, local rains and slightly
warmer weather are indicated for the dis
trlcts on the Atlantic Coast, the Ohio Val
ley and the Lake regions.
Thermometer Readings.
Thermometer readings for December 30,
1855: 3 a. M, 3So.7; a. M, 1928; ii a. M,
1920. December %: Mean temperature,
48e.5; maximum, 1924; minimum, $50 ~;
mean relative humidity, 1920.
The Washington critic., 1885-12-29

The Portland Drug store, Fourteenth
street and Vermont avenue, is the com
pletest establishment in the city. Every
Thing fresh and pure and strictly first-class.
The Washington critic., 1885-12-29
We enumeratc a few only

We enumerate few only
Short Wraps of Boucle Cloth, trimmed
with Feather Trimmings, reduced from SIS
TO $40.
Short Wraps Bison Cloth and Feather
Trimmings, reduced from $l3 to 50.
Q Short Wraps fine Sicilienne Silk,
trimmed with Black Fur elegant silk Lin
ing, sizes "a and 40, reduced from $l5 $l1
2 Short Wraps fine Matelasse silk,
trimmed with Gray Fox, quilted Silk Lin
ing, sizes SO and IS, reduced from $20to$ SIG.
Short Wraps Brocade Velvet, black and
brown, trimmed with Feather Trimming
reduced from SIG TO $ll,50
The Washington critic., 1885-12-29

Fresh Attorney butter, churned every
morning and delivered in . h. "Ward''
prints, 45c. per ID. Also cottage cheese;
.buttermilk and sweet milk, DC. per qt.
Cream, 15c. per pint.
The Washington critic., 1885-12-29

CITY SPECIALS,

TnE German Cologne sold at the Portland
Drug Store at Zoe. and $l.25 bottle is the
best article ever offered TO the public.
The Washington critic., 1885-12-29
For RcceDtiOns


Prince Albert suits the most suitable gar
ment for the occasion. Eiseman Bros, cor
ner 18th and T. streets.
The Washington critic., 1885-12-29

The day after Christmas little boy ex-
claimed; "Mamma, I've got such aheadache
In my stomach
The Washington critic., 1885-12-29

Seen Our Panta|oon
Window !?
Novel; do so, It's worth looking
at--that is--if you want trousers-val.
ues never were seen as great-but in
the Post yesterday they made us say
something we did not say or write
that was-English Homespun-we
said "Ncw England Homespun"-old
England makes Homespuns---very good
ones, too-but New England don't take
back seat on Homespuns-we begin
this special sale of Trousers for men
and youths at the low figure of two
dollars and thirty ccnts--away- down
price--but ten dollars might suit the
ideas of o man who had more money
than brains, but il would not make
the trousers better. We long ago found
out that II was not harmful to offer
fine trade Of good articles at low
price-a poor article at any price is
dear-there's as much wear, style
and good taste in these $3.50 Trousers
as though they cost treble-so why
should we hesitate to offer you cheap
goods so long as they are good?-Two
seventy--$2. 70--neat hair lincs-all
wool-good fitting and good wearing
trousers-that' the story. Next-$3. 80
three dollars and thirty cents-here
we have variety-Ten Styles--Checks
large and small; Stripes-wide and
narrow-they are more than value
for So is nearer their true value.
Then comes the $40 kind-better and
better-and then the $4.60 ones-best
of this special sale.
The Washington critic., 1885-12-29
SAKS & COMPANY.

Did you read the Post yesterday?
If so, you of course have examined
the $40 Mems Suits we spoke about;
if you have not, it's short story
Eight styles just in at that figure
just as good as any we have had at
$1J-and we add to the $40 lot seven
styles Of our $40 ones and say choice
of all Ten Dollars.
The Washington critic., 1885-12-29
II FL Il
"Bon Marche,' y
1888 Seventh St, N. W.
Only TWO More Days to buy the most extra
ordinary bargains in
Holiday Goods
We want to sell the Goods. You certainly

We want to sell the Goods. You certainly
Leather and Brass Novelties, Bisque orna-
ments, Albums, Collar and Cuff Boxes, Work
Boxes, Jewel Cases, Dressing and Toilet
Cases.
The Washington critic., 1885-12-29
Infants Wear.

Don't Forget the Little Ones for the Holidays.
A large assortment of Long and Short
Dresses, Merlno Long and Short Cloaks,
Plush Coats, Plush and Worsted Caps,
sacques, etc, at Greatly Reduced Prices, at
The Washington critic., 1885-12-29
Kid Gloves.

special-6 and Button scalloped Top
Toe; value $1.25.
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Flowers.

For Decoration and Evening Wear.
Corsage Bouquets at 25c; large variety.
Splendid assortment at 3S, 40, FAC up.
Fine Baskets and Vases from $l.25 to $40
The Washington critic., 1885-12-29

Oil.
b. X. Plain y Co., St. Cloud building, fur
nishes the following oil quotations.: Closed
yesterday, 50. Opened to-day, SS;s; highest,
SS:6; lowest, S79s; 2:15, SiY4.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1885-07-16
Useful Hint. to Fie.hy Peop,e.


Summer is at hand. The mercury in
the thermometer is making rapid strides
toward the nineties. The Sims who for
five months or longer have been little
else than animated icicles are beginning
10 thaw out, while their more solid and
Heshy brothers are coming to view the
adipose tissue with alarm. How can
this condition of things be changed Is
the question uppermost in their mind,
and the query is re-eehoed by thousands
of persons Inconvenience and menaced
in the same way. Recourse TO starva-
ton, anti-fats, dieting by measure, and
the swallowing of acids is not only alb
surd but sui idal.
Mr.. Paintings dietary is so depicting
to the 5. stem that for one relieved
thereby dozen suffer positive injury.
Any one can reduce his flesh by not eat
ing su iicient food to repair the waste
that is constantly going on. The cure,
however, in this case is worse that the
disease. Starvation remedies are OF no
account, Tor abstinence from food means
a sacrifice Of albumenes well as fat, anil
ana mia ensues.
A strict regimen is the only cure for
obesit,. 4 dietary, however, that robs
the system of its nutrition should be
avoided lat is supposed TO produce
fat. such is not the case. Fat,
combining with the carbohydrates
and albuminous compounds OPP
crate directly against obesity. No dys-
peptic need fear to eat fat so long as
too much is not taken. Fat checks all
nitrogenous waste, and appeases thirst
rs we'll as hunger,
The great thing to be done in order 10
correct corpulence is to abstain from
eating starchy and saccharinc foods.
Vegetables rich in albumen, however,
make desirable dishes. Potatoes should
never be eaten. Fish and all kinds Of
meats can be eaten at pleasure, but
beer and malt liquors generally should
I've avoided in consequence of the Carlo
hydrates contained therein. \ dietary
from which the sugars and StarcheS are
excluded will do for the corpulent what
no medicine can do, that is, make them
thin.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1885-07-16
NEAR At HAND.
lola Moore IN Inter ocean.l

lola Moore In Inter ocean.I
Our sweetest thoughts lose half tAsir tender
ness
When vaguely, grcpingly, We give them
speech,
just Ms a single harsh or chilling touch
May brush the bloom from off the fairest
peach.
We aim 10 do so much, and fail at last
Because we lack the delicate, keen power
To give our thoughts DIT words. Our dreams
like grass,
Flouri at morn and w!ther In an hour
Our fair ideals crumble into dust,
1mblttering the turbid springs Of life,
And, tired OF the effort we az last
Sink with cry Of sorrow in the strife.
We may not taste the fruit Of paradise
And be like gods. But be who, STOPPING,
dips
A sup OF sweet refreshment from the
stream
And lifts it to his fainting neighbours lips
Has done a nobler deel than he who pines
To reach imposing heights, and pluck the
fruit
That still rscedes before him, till he falls
And dies martyr TO vain pursuit
Obi strive not always for what can not be,
Nor, thirsting for allurlng waters die,
While just beside you flow the healing
streams
The streams that sooths and bless and
satisfy.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1885-07-16
Clustered Music.
'hllad phla Prs8,l

Within the past five years the sale Of
piano sheet music has experienced sad
drawback in the competition of what is
nowadays termed clustered music, i. @.
popular and non copyrighted prints that
are gathered together in book form and
sold connectedly at nominal price,
and often comprising in an abstract
volume a large number of desirable
pieces which otherwise would bring their
face value Of frequently twice as much
as is asked for the entire collection con-
tanned in one volume. This is due
principally to the fact that there being
no international copyright law prohibit
ing the reprint of English and other
foreign works, these prints are gathered
together free of incumbrance on their
original expenditure, and put on the
market here at little more than the
original cost of production.
\ book of foreign reprints containing
over 10 songs or Recommendations,
which, estimated at 20 cents per copy
Tor each piece, would aggregate some
so, is sold for the triilng sum OF 81
eeuts, thus ostraclsing the former plan
Of publishing the single sheet of music
at nearly that price per copy. This,
taken together with a natty embellished
cover aud useful index, has rendered
the sale of these books profitable and
popular enterprise with many publishers
In this country.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1885-07-16
A Chat About Car-wheeI..
.Piusburs Dispatchl

Au official of the Pennsylvania rail-
road company stated that there are fully
~, 600, O0J iron car wheels in use on
American railroads. That figure does
not include the wheels on palace coaches
aud the better class of passenger
coaches.
How much iron does it take to make
a wheel, he was asked.
About j2j pounds Of pig. Iron, he
replied, and about | $50, 900 wheels are
worn out every year. But do not con-
clude from that that the iron men are
called upon 10 supply the 81 800 tons
of material required TO make the new
wheels, because the worn out wheels
themselves supply about s9O, 900 tons"
How long will a good carwheel
last
Formerly it would would last eight
years. BUT now the reduction of rail
roads TO standard gauge aud the i'm.
provement in loading and unloading
facilities keep the length Of service
down. This is because the uniformity
in the gauge keeps the cars in more con-
tinuous use, and the Improvement in
loading and unloading facilities enables
the cars TO be put TO more active service.
The wheels Oh palace coaches and on
iirst-class passenger coaches are known
as paper wheels. They are made with
a steel rim or flange, and iron hub, but
the web is composed of sheets of paper
temented together. They combine
lightness with strength. v
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1885-07-16
A Hint to Careful Mothers.

New orleans llcAyune.l
We do not know whether the fishing
is good over the lake just now or not,
but the mosquitoes are biting finely.
They are not in the least particular
about their bait. but they seem to relish
the bare legs of little city girlsan boys.
Long stockings are no protection, and a
lady &C uaintance Of ours who has gone
over 10 Ba st. louis with nervous
and thin-skinned little boy. of whom
the mosquitoes are particularly fond,
has rugged him out in long, baggy cotton
drawers that tome down over his shoe.
tops and are con ned there with rubber
of course, the child is "a sight TO be-
hold, and will no doubt soon be the
laughing stock of the bay, but he is
comfortable, and the mother does not
care. In fact, she is rather proud Of
her invention, and speaks Of getting out
a patCn.,
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1885-07-16
CnmhIrr. No suicides.

.lAhpu'le"' In London T.rthl
For about three years lived at Frank
fort; my business was supposed to he
diplomacy. But as | found the diet of
the German confederation somewhat
dull sort of a air, passed much Of my
time at Wiesbaden, at Hamburg, and at
Baden. During those three years there
was not single suicide at any one of
these places, although there was just as
much gambling at eachof them as there
is now at Monte Carlo. Am /, then, TO
believe that gamblers have changed in
their nature: No. They never kill
themselves, because while there is life
In them they never cease to be convinced
that they will win back all that they
have lost and great deal more LeSides.
II they are pennies they are certain
that at some time they will manage to
get hold of form or 5-franc piece,
and in their sanguine imaginations this
means fortune.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1885-07-16
coLoRs OF The AssYalANs.
Not Inferior TO Those Of the Ancient
EgyPtians-What Lsysrd says.
TNpI;,r, I l,t,p 4, Thu A-,ll,.,,

Not Inferior TO Those Of the Ancient
EgyPtians-What Lsyard says.
William Linton in The Architect
The colors which have revealed them
selves during Layard's excavations at
Nineyeh, display sufficient evidence that
they are not inferior to those OF the an
Gent Egyptians, either in number, va
riety, or brilliancy. Instead OF the
common earthly bole or rcddle of the
latter people, the Assyrians have left MS
a color almost equal TO yermilion
itself. The monochrome pictures
which represented the Chaldeans on
the wall tkzekiel xiii. ~ are
said by Il esenlus, the septuagint, and
the Nulgate, to have Jeen painted with
sinoper or rubrica, n native earthly OK
ide, like Indian rec, while both the
great Enghsh versions of the EiDle now
in use, as well as tie rabbis, translate
the woTs Mt issue shashar, jeremiah
xxi, ~ vermilliou.
At khorsabad il appears that the red
approached in hue TO that brilliant
color, while the sculptures at NimprOud
exhibited bright crimson or lake tint.
Layard thinks there is no doubt of their
having made great use Of yege-
table colors. the materials for
which are so plenteous III the
vicinity of Nineyeh. The rapid
eyanescence of some specimens of blue
and red on plaster, which were bright
and perfect in color when first exposed,
would appear to favor vegetable
origin, as no susceptibility of the kind
known to characterize any mineral reds
or blues with which we are at present
acquainted. Layard claims for the older
Assyrian period the same colors which
have been attributed 10 the early times
of the Egyptians, viz, blue, red, yellow,
black and white. lie also speaks of a
green on the earlier monuments of MIN
roud, and Of green, purple, violet,
brown, ETC., enameled in paintings Of
figures on bricks at the northwest palace
In allusion to the analysis of Sir
Gardner Wilkinson's specimens Of the
AleXandrian blue, b. Lr. | re, Layard
con lectures that the co!oring principle
may be the same, but atfrms that the
Assyrian blue is much brighter. lie
concludes that the color was derived
from copper, as he found an old mine
of that ore in the neighbornOOd Of
Nineyeh Layard considers the green's
of Assyria TO le similar 10 those Of
-gJ pit, which are in many instances
composed OF iron osher and copper bl0e.
The yellows aud blacks, he conceiyes TO
resemble those from lgpyt; and as
specimens of the latter class Of pigments
he mentions calcined bone and black
iron ocher. The whites are Of alabaster
and gypsum At khorSabad, the rench
antiquarian, NJ. otta, found green,
red. black, white, yellow and blue-the
latter very lively in color.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1885-07-16
The payements Of Astoria.
iortl nd o pgoninu.I

The streets of Astoria are being mao
adamized with the ballast of ships
which lighter or take in cargo there,
and here is how The Historian puts il:
From the coral strands OF India and
from the far-Off islands of the soft
south sea come in the holds of vessels
the foundation of many of Astorias
streets. south American pebbles and
Australian dornieks, chunks Of eocene
formation from the Fits, and relics Of
the paleo ole period from Hong Kong,
are alike mingled in the conglomerate
mass that underlies our thorOughfares.