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The Washington critic., 1885-08-19
wIvE.CnInDREN AND FRIENDS.

when the black -lottcred list to the gods was
presented
crhd list Of what fate for each mortal in.
At the long string Of Ills u kind goddess re
lCntCd,
And slipped in tlrco blessings wife. children
and friends.
In vain sury Pluto maintained he was cheated,
For Justice divine could not compass les
ends.
The scheme Of mans pcnuncc he sworc was
defeated
For earth becomes heaven with wife, chill
drcn and friends.
If the stock Of our bliss Is In stranger hands
vested.
The fund, III secured, oft in bankruptcy
ends.
But the heart issues bills which are never pro.
tested.
:. When drawn on the firm of wife, children
and friends.
The dayspring Of youth, still uncloudcd by
sorrow,
Alone ON Itself for enjoyment depends;
But drcHr Is the twilight OF age If II borrow
No warmth from the smile of wife, children
and friends
-INiitiutn Rphprt gDaupnr
The Washington critic., 1885-08-19
Grants Missing VIII.

Mr. Childs, who was seen ut his
charming villa at Elbcron by Il Phila-
dclphia Press correspondent, said :
Eyes; it is Il mistake to say that Gen
cral Grant left no will, His cottage adj
joined mine, as is generally known
and every day while he was here he
was ut my house or | at his. One day
last August he came over with u paper
in his hand that, he said, was his will,
and asked DIR. Morton and myself to
witness it, We affixed our signatures
to the document and the General took
it away. | do not know what he did
with it, Perhaps some member of the
family has it. / am anxious to see 1t
produced, so that may prove my sig
nature. The will was drawn up by Mr.
burlington, Il New York lawyer. The
Generals regular legal adviser was
Clarence Seward, OF course it is i'm
possible to say what disposition has
been made of the property until the
will is read, only know"-with Il
smilc-"that legOtee cannot be Il
witness to n will, "
The Washington critic., 1885-08-19

c Botanical Gardens are open daily from
9 Il. III. To u p. III. They are
situated at the foot of Capitol
Hill, facing Pennsylvania ave
nue.. The object of the garden
is experimental in Horticulture,
public information and the dis
trbutiun of rare plants. The
disposition of the collection is
according TO geographical dis
tribution. The strictly tropical
plants occupy the central con-
scrvatory, and those of a semi
tropical nature are placed in the
west range and wing, and all
indigenous 10 countries lying
toward the South Pole are In
the east range and wing. Dur
ing the summer the hardest
plants in boxes are ranged on
either side Of the main walk,
and contribute materially to
the beauty Of the garden. In
the centre Of The lawn facing
the conservatory is the Bar
tholdi fountain, which was cX-
hibitcd at the Centennial Expo
sition in 1916 The fountain,
in full play, presents bcauti-
full effect, especially when re
llccting the rays of the sun.
The Washington critic., 1885-08-19
Thc ArmN MchicnI 1In.enm.

The Army Medical Museum, originally q
church and subsequently known
as Ford's Theatre aud made
memorable by the assassination
of President Lincoln, is stu
atcd ON Tenth street. between T.
and streets, aud is occupied
by the Surgcon-Gencral. It is
place of great historic inter
est and open every day except
sunday from o a. IN. TO p. M
The house directly opposite
No, $40 Tenth street, is where
Mr. Lincoln was taken after he
was shot and whore he died the
next morning
The Washington critic., 1885-08-19
Department Of Justice.

Of Justice is open every
day. except Sunday, from u.
M. to 3 p. m, and occupies the
upper floors Of u large Seneca
stone building on Pennsylvania
avenue, between Fifteenth and
Fiftccn-and-a-half streets north
west. The principal object Of in
tcrcst is the gallery Of paintings
Of the Atiorucys-Gcncul of the
United States, which Is In the
Attorncy-Gcncral's office.
The Washington critic., 1885-08-19
THE VISITORS GUIDE.
POINTS or INTEREST IN AND
ABOUTTuE NATIONAL CApITAL.
where They Are, when to Sec Thrm
aud How to Get There.


The residence Of the President known ns
the White House, is ON Penn
sylyaua avenue west of the
Treasury building. II Is reached
10y the Avenue street cars. The
East room Of the Mansion Is
open to visitors every day except
Sundays. The grounds are
tastcfully laid out with walks,
trees shrubbcry and fountains.
Upon the lot Immediately south
a concert, open to the public,
is given every Saturday evening
during the summer aud early
fall. from $3.50 to o'clock. by
the United States Marine Band.
The Washington critic., 1885-08-19

r. L. s. Barracks, formerly the L. s.
Arsenal open from sunrise To
sunset, occupy level trac
IL land bordering on the Poto
mac, twelve feet above higl
water ct the extreme southern
point Of the city. II is acce.si-
hlc by the seventh aud Ninth
street cars The grounds are
beautifully laid out, and entered
through massive gates swung
on heavy guns The garrison
consists of foot aud flying bat
ferries, which drill every morn
ing. An opcn-air concert Is
given by the Third Artillery
Band on Monday, Wednesday
aud Friday afternoons Of each
week. from $3.50 10 $3.50 p. m.
Dress parade every evening at
seven o'clock The magazine
are on the Anacostia. Guar,
mount every morning.
The Washington critic., 1885-08-19

The IrcUsury DCp0rtmCnt, on FiItccnth
street and Pennsylvania, ave
nue., is thrcc-story building Of
Grccian Ionic architecture.
with basement and sub-basc-
mcut, IGs feet In length aud
POI feet In width, 1t is open
daily, except Sunday, from 0 a.
m. ia - n m
The Washington critic., 1885-08-19

Grecnough's statue of Washington, repre-
scnting him In Roman toga, is
situated in the park at the east
front Of the Capitol. 1t cost
$1,000, appropriated by Con-
grcss. In front of the City
Hall. at the head of Four-and-
G-half street. facing south, is
the marble statue Of Abraham
Lincoln II was erected In
1866 by Congress and cost
$1,000
The Washington critic., 1885-08-19

This building, better known from the pur-
pose for which It was originally
erected as the Patent ONCE, in
GLIDING also the Indian ONCE
and General Land Onicc, lies
between seventh and Eighth
and f and q streets northwest,
and is open daily, except sun
days, from Q Il. m. to 3 p. m.
The Washington critic., 1885-08-19
State. War and Navy.

Ic State Department building, which In
cudes also the War and Navy
Departments, is situated west
Of the White House and Is open
to the public daily from 0:30 IA.
IN. to $3.50 p. m, excepting on
Thursdays, when only members
of the Diplomatic Corps are
admitted, and Saturdays, when,
during the session, Members of
Congress only are thus priyi-
leppd
The Washington critic., 1885-08-19
MEDICAL.
ECZENGAl

For the benefit of suffering humanity, deem
" only my duty to give this unsolicited tcsti-
mony In favor of Swift's Specific My wife
has been afflicted with Eczema from infancy
We tfed every known remedy, but TO no avail.
She was also afflicted with n periodical ner.
vous headache, sometimes followed by an In
tcImittent fever, so that her life became n
burden to her. Finally determined to try
Swilts Specific. She commenced seven weeks
ago After king the first large bottle the
disease seemed to Increase: the burning, itch
ing and Inflammation became unbclrable
She. however, pcrsevercd in the use of the
medicine. After taking the second bottle the
inflammation began to subsde. After tho
third bottle the inflammation disappeared and
the sore spots dried up and turned white and
scaly, and finally she brushed them OFF In an
irpalnable white powder resembling pure
salt. She Is now taking the sixth bottle; every
appearance of the disease is gone, and her
flesh Is soft and white as q child's. Her head
aches have disappeared and she enjoys the
only good health she has known In 40 years.
No wonder she deems every bottle of s. =. s.
Is worth n thousand times It's weight In gold.
Any further information concerning her case
will be cheerfully given by herself at her resi-
denoe, 135 MUllett street, or by me,
JOHN +. BRADLEY, a. Griswold st.
Detroit, Mich. May TO- 1885.
For sale by all druggists
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC co.,
MY, 1877 w. 23d st. Drawer 3, Atlanta,G
The Washington critic., 1885-08-19

The General Postoflcc, standing directly
opposite the Patent Onicc, he
tween T. and + streets, is open
to the public daily from . o. m.
to PIP. m. The building is Of
Cornthian architecture, and a.,
erection wa, begun in 1889
The Washington critic., 1885-08-19
The Agricultural Department.

The Agricultural Department is between the
Washington Monument and
Smithsonian Institution, near
Twelfth street, on the line Of
the Belt Line cars. II is open
daily, except Sunday from . Il.
m, to 3 p. m II contains
museum, seed and specimen
rooms, etc, and Is surrounded
by grounds containing rare
horticultural COLLECTIONS.
The Washington critic., 1885-08-19

Mount Vernon Is situated ON the Potomac
IL miles below Washington. 1t
can be reached daily except
SUNDAY by the steamer W. W.
Curcorau, which leaves Seventh
street wharf at 10 o'clock Il. m.
sharp, returning at 3:30 p. IN.
The mansion is situated ON an
Cmncncc overlooking the river
and is open TO visitors. Near
the foot Of the incline which
leads to the house are the tombs
of George Washington and his
wife, Martha. Before reaching
them the ruins of the old vault,
which originally contained the
remains of Washington, are
pointed out by the guide
Meals can be obtained on the
grounds
The Washington critic., 1885-08-19

Is between Thirteenth aud Fourteenth and
aud X streets northwest This
square was purchased by the
Government In 1929 In order to
secure control Of fine SPRING
the water from which Is still used
for drinking purposes at the
Executive Mansion. The square
is planted with aplcasine va
ricty Of ornamental trees and
shrubs.
The Washington critic., 1885-08-19

The Supreme Court Of the United States
occupies n room on the eastern
side of the connecting build
ing between the rotunda
and north wing Of the
Capitol. II Is very unostcnta-
tiOus I'm its furniture and Of
limited seating capacity TWAS
formerly used Us the Senate
Chamber
The Washington critic., 1885-08-19

r,cclion of Massachusetts and
Rhode Island avenues. CON
toIus the bronze statue Of
General Winfield Scott. The
General Us represented m the
full uniform of his rank.
mounted ON % war charger. at
rest, aud surveying the field of
battle. The stones forming the
pedestal are the largest ever
qu1rricd In this country. The
total cost was 100000.
The Washington critic., 1885-08-19

Situated about 200 feet north Of the west
wing Of the Smithsonian lnsti-
tuition, facing south, Is the
bronze statue of Professor
Joseph Henry, first secretary of
the Smithsonian Institution.
The statue, which was unveiled
In 1883, was erected by the
Government at a cost Of 1900.
The Washington critic., 1885-08-19

For SEVERAL YEARS | have suffered
greatly from periodical returns of Hay
Fever, AT the suggestion of Covert ~
Chccycr, Druggists, | obtained Ely's
Cream Balm, and used Il portion Of it
during severe attack. | can cheer
fully testify as to the immediate and
continued relief obtained by its use. |
heartily recommend it To those suffer
ing from this or kindred complaints.
Rcy.) IL, \. SMITH, Clinton, Wis.
The Washington critic., 1885-08-19

The Smithsonian Institution and Nation
Museum, objects Of great I'm
tcrcst to- all strangers, are stu.
atcd lin the Smithsonian ground,
which occupy 81 acres, ex
tending from Seventh &,
Twelfth streets, and from
street north to Il street south
The Smithsonian grounds
proper, ON which the building.
are located. consist Of % acres
set apart in the southwest
corner Of the main reservation
They are open daily from Q q.
m tD ( H. m
The Washington critic., 1885-08-19
Arlington.
The Arlingtc

Nrlington House and NatlOnal Come
terry (opcn to visitors every
day are situated on the sum
init Of hill ON the Virginia
shore of the Potomac, affording
an excellent view of Washing
ton. 1t is about four miles
from the Capitol across the
AQueduct bridge. The Gene
terry comprises about POO acres
and the bodies Of nearly 10000
soldiers from the battle fields
of Virginia and the hospitals at
the Capital here rcposc.
The Washington critic., 1885-08-19

a gentleman called upon chief of a
bureau the other day, says the Mime
apolis 1fiJUHo correspondent, in which
number Of females are employed, in
reference to the appointment of Il lady,
whose application had been in for some
time and was strongly Endorsed by an
entire State delegation. The chief told
him he was sorry, but he had not been
able to do anything for the lady.
"Why," said he, "herc are four notes
from Cabinet Ministers asking for
places in this Office" "Wcll," re
piled his visitor, who was Southcrner
and rather hot bloodcd, II want to
know if you consider n Cabinet Minis
ter's claim superior to that of an entire
State delegation" This was poser,
and the chief was staggered. "No, |
don't know that do, " he said, "Then,"
reioncd his visitor II demand that the
application of the lady of whom have
spoken be given precedence over the
requests of Cabinet Ministers" II
will see the Secretary about her case to.
morrow" said the chief.
The Washington critic., 1885-08-19
Fort Meyer.

Fort Meyer is situated in Virginia, short
distance northwest Of the Ar
liugton House It is now a
station for instruction of OIL
GERS and men in the Signal
Service Of the army.
The Washington critic., 1885-08-19

The Corcoran Art Gallery is on the north
east corner of Seventeenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue.
II is open from October TO May
from 10 q. IN. to 1 p. M, and al
other seasons from o n. IN. to
4 p. m, Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays being free days
On Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays an admission fee Of
twenty-five cents is charged.
The Washington critic., 1885-08-19

Onl, HIM. {

Oak Hin, Georgetown, is open from sun
rise to sunset every day, eX-
ccpt Sundays and holidays. IL
Is reached by the Metropolitan
aud Pennsylvania avenue cars.
The Congressional Cemetery,
open every day, except Sunday,
is accessible to within the dis
lance of half q mile by the
Pennsylvania avenue cars and
the herdics. II is on the banks
of the Anacostia. Rock Creek
Cemetery, open every day, eX-
ccpt Sunday, is reached by the
Sevcnth-strcct cars. The Ma
tonal Military Cemetery lies
east of Rock Creek and adioins
the Soldiers Home. Glcnwood
Cemetery, at the head Of Lin
coin avenue, is one mile and
a-half north of the Capitol and
reached from the Columbia
Street Railway. Mount Olivet
Cemetery is on the line of the
Columbia turnpike, half u mile
north Of the eastern terminus
of the Columbia Railway.
Graccland Cemetery lies at tho
terminus OF the ColumbaN
Street Railway east.
The Washington critic., 1885-08-19

Is the small space to the south Of the Me-
mortal Lutheran Church, near
the corner Of Fourteenth street
and Massachusetts, avenue
northwest. There is the statue
of Martin Luther, erected by
the Luther Statue Association.
In commcmoration Of the tooth
anniversary Of his birth. 1t cost
$1,000.
The Washington critic., 1885-08-19
Overnment Printing onicc.

The Government Printing Office and Bind
cry is situated on the southwest
corner of II and North Capitol
streets, and may be reached
most conveniently by the ears
ofthe Columba-Strcct Railway.
Iii open 10 visitors from %.
m, To , p. m, and the entrance
is ON North Capitol street
The Washington critic., 1885-08-19
Tic Aqucduct liridge.

The Aqueduct Bridge crosses the Potomac
from the foot Of High street,
West Washington, aud con
Meeting with the roads TO Ar
liugton and Fort Meyer, on the
Virginia bank
The Washington critic., 1885-08-19
THE MARsnALL srArrE.

Near the foot Of the Capitol building is the
bronze statue Of John Marshall,
fourth Chief Justice of the
United States. II cost $4,000,
and represents the subject rs
seated in his gown and cXpound-
ing the law.
The Washington critic., 1885-08-19

East Capitol street one mile cast Of the
Capitol. is prcttily laid out. In
the centre stands the bronze
group entitled "Emancipa-
tom representing Abraham
Lincoln, the sixteenth Prcsi-
dent Of the United States,
standing by u monolith and
holding In his right hand the
proclamation Of freedom. A
slave knccling ut his feet with
manaclcs broken. Is about 10
rise. The statue was erected by
the Western Sanitary Commits
sion Of ST. Louis, Mo, out Of
the funds contributed solely 10y
cmancipatcd citizens of the
United States, declared free by
the proclamation of January I,
1858
The Washington critic., 1885-08-19

, at the head of Foueaud-half
street, between Fourth and
Fifth streets northwest, Is one
Of the largest in the city. The
south portion is occupied by
the city Hall, The new Pen
sion building, where the Demo-
cratic Inauguration ball was
held, is now In course of cree
ton ON the north side Of this
square
The Washington critic., 1885-08-19
Louisiana State Lottery Co.
Commissioner.

Incorporated in 1865 for p years by the
Legislature for Educational and Charitable
purposes, with a capital of 81 10000, 10 which
added
BY an overwhelming popular vote It's fran
chiSe was made a part of the present state
Constitution, adopted December =, a. ID. 1879.
The only Lottery ever voted ON and en-
dorsed 10y the people of any state.
TT NEVER SCALES OR POSTPONES. ]
Its Grand Single Number Drawings take
place monthly.
4 splendid opportunity TO win fortune.
Ninth Grand Drawing, Glass !, in the Acal-
envy Of Music New Orleans, Tuesday, Septem-
Der b 1ss5-lslth Monthly drawing.
The Washington critic., 1885-08-19

is situated AZ The inter

Is situated at the intersection OF Connect
cut, Massachusetts and New
Hampshire avenues and Nine
tccnth aud + streets northwest.
In It Is the statue Of Rcar-Ad-
miral 5. +. Dupont in heroic
bronze, Its cost was $1,000,
erected by the Government
The Washington critic., 1885-08-19

at the intersection Of Massachusetts, ana
Maryland avenues northeast,
contains the colossal bronze
equestrian statue Of Maior-Gcu-
cral Nathaniel Greene, which
cost $4,000.
The Washington critic., 1885-08-19

Do NOT be deceived ask for and take only
II. II, Douglass Il sons Capsicum Cough
Drops for Coughs, Colds and Sore Threats.
ID, $, and Trade Mark on every drop.
The Washington critic., 1885-08-19

refrlgerators, carpets and furniture sold on
weekly or monthly payments at Smiths, ii3
New Jersey avenue northwest.
The Washington critic., 1885-08-19
RUPTURE
RUPTURE POSITIVELY CURED

BY TRIUMPH TRUSS co. of New York and
Philadelphia. The only firm In the world who
dare Gudr0Btce the cure of Rupture. DR.. @. w.
Burnham the great Truss Expert, general SUI
perintendent Is now at the S I. MARC HOTEL,
corner Pennsylvania ave. and seventh st.,
Washington, ID. G.. lie gives examination and
advice free, and FREQ trial of Trusses. Call or
send stamp for circular and be cured. ie5.1m
The Washington critic., 1885-08-19

is at the intersection Of Massachusetts, and
Vermont avenues and f on r.
tccuth street II contains the
equestrian bronze statue of Gen
cral George II. Thomas, erected
by the Army Of the Cumbcr.
land at a cost of $4,000.
The Washington critic., 1885-08-19

A very large proportion of the mem,
bcrs of the House board during their
stay in Washington, says Austin of the
1cdldHchc. On the contrary large
proportion of Senators keep house,
The reason for this is apparent; the
term of the Senator is six years, that of
the Representative two years, Look
over the list of the lower House Of
Congress and you will find that almost
half of them board at hotels, The
Congressional Directory, which gives
the residence of all Senators and Repre-
scntatives, shows nearly $50 members
of the House ms located at hotels, while
of the Senate but sixteen live at hotels,
most of them having private residences
of their own, So your average hotel
keeper smiles upon your average
Congressman when he comes to Wash
ington at this season Of the year. The
average Congressman, when he asks
The Washington critic., 1885-08-19

TO give you our beautiful story book, Legend
of AlUhan Eastman's new perfume, Aloha.
The Washington critic., 1885-08-19

This is told by r G. Crawford Of the
Nov, yorl, Void. "a stroro, ot,on,nt
-'o" : I'm nO,''' - '''o"s ".'o'''''
was mace several years ago 10 induce
Grant to go to Washington to live. lie
always declined. He seemed to have
some very rood reason for not wanting
10 no hocL 20 Voehiro,or 1n,,onolit;
Do,, W. ,','', ,o", ,'' ~ po''''
GU interviews winch iiau WIN pehera'
Grant, and which were printed i'll the
U'Orld year ago last spring, | asked
him if he did not sometimes think of
returning to Washington to live. Here
piled, oh, no. Under no circumstances
would | come back here. The en-
phasis of this seemed to indicate II
hidden reason. A friend of his has
since told me that General Grant felt
that there was no place for an cX-Presi-
dent in Washington. Having held the
first place there il would have been very
The Washington critic., 1885-08-19

at Twenty

at Twenty-third street and Pennsylvania
avenue northwest, contains the
equestrian statue Of General
George Washington by Clark
Mills, erected at cost Of $50
eco. The statue was cast out of
guns donated by Congress.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-11-12
ALL HASH TO HIM.

An Ingenious Wcsterner Who Believed in
Calling Things by Their Right Names.
The daughter of a Boston merchant
of great wealth, wide mercantile con-
nections and boundless hospitality was
lately married. The Western agent of
the merchant happened to be in town,
and, as the proud father was inviting
about everybody to his daughters we'd
ding, he invited the Westerner, too.
The Westerner came. He was uneasy.
and shifted about from place to place
in the house as if he were hunting for
spots thas fitted him better than those
he had been in. He put his hands nom
chalantly on things and took them off
again suddenly, as if he found them hot.
and grinned familiarly at people he had
never seen before, and then suddenly
drew his features back with a CHASTITY
solemnity. 1t seemed to be an occasion
of great and overwhelming novelty to
him.
When the refreshments came around
he was inclined to fight shy of pretty
nearly everything. 1t was as if he pro-
posed to take on little Boston form
atty, now that he was in Boston. and
require an introduction to every dish
His host saw that he wasn't eating
much. and came around to see about it.
"Why. YOU aren't eating anything.
Mr.. West" sad he. Cant help you
to something's"
mo, l thank you" said the West
erner. Il amt very hungry tonight. l
reckon I've eat enough. "
Just then a waiter came along with
some crOquettes.
Mr.. West, take one of these cro-
quotes; think you'll Ike them; take
one. take one"
The Westerner took one. He punched
it with his fork. laid it open a bit. and
examined it critically. Then he tasted
it and exclaimed:
Gosh! Hashr'- BoSton Record.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-11-12
a Cruel Thing TO Do.

A physician. writing in the Medical
ReUieW about cases of cancer. says: Il
can not bear to say cancer 20 these
patients. If they are told that they
have a cancer they go down hill rapidly.
Some years ago | was asked to see a
case in this city. The doctor said TO
me: This is a sensible Christian lady,
and 1 think if YOU find cancer it would
be best to tell her so.' found a cancer
and told her so. She took the announce
ment very calmly at the time. A short
time afterward 1 saw the physician and
asked him about this lady. He said:
She is dead. She had been going
around the house, but after she knew
that she had a cancer she never got out
of bed, and went down hill rapidly 1t
is cruel thing to do, SO never do it il
you can avoid it."