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The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-12-24
4 IMPROVED.

For SALE IMPROVED.
A Bargain-Nice three-story and cellar brick
dwelling on the north side of Rhode Island
avenue, bet 9th and 10th SITS n W, containing
IL rooms and every modern Improvement.
Price 5000; reduced to...... .."....... 300
A splendid threestory and basement brick
dwelling on Maryland ave, bet 1st and I'd
SITS n c, containing IL rooms and every mod
ern improvement; large lot, etc; price 900
A nice two-story press brick house with every
convenience, ON st, bet 2ith and s5th ";
That elegantly-fnished dwelling on the W
corner of Sth and sts n W; just completed;
containing 10 rooms and fine cellar; every
modern convenlence; the only remaining
one of the four, the Others were all sold be-
fore completion n.,"..,.,.,...... SS,5CU
A great special bargain,m,Fine 3'story and cell
lar press brick dwelling on Columbia ST.
near the cor of II ave; contains rooms,
bathroom and every modern convenience;
bay window Former price Sl,5O0. VIII be
offered this week only for............Si 600
UNIMPRONED.
splendid lot on the north side ot 81, Det
18th and Goth SITS nw 3pxlOl feet. Prico per
North side Of Mass ave, bet 10th and 18th sts
W, two adjoining lots, each 22S II front.
Price per so 1t only ly..,,,.,....,.,...,.., 50
on the n corner of 10th and Sampson sts
four adjoining lots, each 23.0xl00, fronting
on 10Th st, Price per 50 ft..,..... .....,..S2
Sc cor 10Th and X ave va beautiful
corner. Price per SO II ,..,...".....,,Ss7
handsome lot on the south side of + st, bet
18th and 18th SITS W, 22xlOO feet Price per
IThis lot adjoins Lieut. Slack Is residencc.l
Also a long list Of other desirable property,
improved ard unimproyed. Call or send for
list. B. ii. WARMER,
~ ~ n -
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-12-24

"a GREEN Christmas makes fat grave
yard,n is a somewhat lugubrious adagc
that may apply in Labrador or Spitzbergen,
but certainly not in Southland latitudes. 1t
is not even essential to healthy summer in
Washington that we should half freeze to
death in the holidays.
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-12-24

"NowApAYs," says a moralizing reporter
in the Baltimore S,m, "whislty is rarely
drank without Apolinaris or other mineral
water" We fear that the young man of
the Sua has not thoroughly investigated the
subject which he was sent out to "work
mn
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-12-24

THE billiard tournament in progress in
Chicago does not attract one-tenth part Of
the attention that similar performance by
the same actors did a short time ago Hip
podromes were very interesting in the days
of the old Roman emperors
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-12-24

SENATOR HAwLEY expressed the opinion
in New York yesterday that silver legsla-
tion will remain about as 1t is during this
session Senator Hawley has fully grasped
what a good.sized majority in the House of
Representatives in favor OF silver means.
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-12-24
FOR EXCHANGE.

w ANTED-TO EXCHANGE NEW STOVES
w for old ones at Buffers Stove Exchange,
corner 9th and SITS. Smoky chlmneys cured
or no pay. STOVES exchanged for groceries.
Old stoves bought.
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-12-24
FOR RENr--MlSCELLANEOus.

DOR RENT-Public Hall or Lodge
II room; 1876 feet deep 81 feet inches wide,
ceiling II feet high; on third floor; with pas
senger elevator carrying IA people, running
all night; II windows for light and ventila-
tion: will furnish to order or rent unfurnished;
with lease; location, 920-03l ID st II W; i. X.
Ward, Alderney Dairy.
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-12-24

WHEN Lieutenant General Sheridan re-
turned from Arizona and New Mexico this
month he reported that only ten hostile
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-12-24

GENERAL FIrznUGn LEE promises 10
make in one respect at least Grover
Cleveland kind of governor. lie will not
accept presents, aud has just refused fine
carriage offered him by his political friends
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-12-24

Mr.. CoNKLlSG, though "out Of politics."
and having "little or no influence" is evil
IDENTITY keeping a sharp eye to windward, as
it were.
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-12-24
senator Evart,s shortes

senator Evart's shortest speech.
Mr.. Evarts-"Mr. President
Mr.. Hoar-'I now move, with the leave
of the Senator from New York, that the
Senate proceed to the consideration of ex-
ecutive business
|. The motion was agreed to.-[Congres-
sional record.
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-12-24
NOTES AND GOSSIP.

A "MERRY CHRISTMAS to the twenty
thousand readers Of The CRITId
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-12-24
FOR RENI--.HOuSES.

NOR RENT-Dwelling 1423 Il ST n W,
II IL rooms; mod imps. Inquire OF Towers
A. Green 1io9 II 81 n W.
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-12-24

SPEAKER CARLISLE is busily engaged In
sorting out his holiday presents for the
House,
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-12-24
BOARDING.

IMPAIRMENT Employees VIII Find
IL II TO their advantage to take their meals
at the old relable.the American House, Penn
sylyania ave, cor 1th ST. Reasonable rates
and reasonable hours, Call or write for cir
Culnr.
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-12-24
HOUSES FOR REM


IN sums 10 SUIT VI per cont.
The above Is only a small portion OF prop
erty on my books. For full list call at ohico
for bulletins issued ON ist and 18th.
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-12-24

TOR RENT-On Bladensburg Road,
Il Just north of Boundary near II street
cars, frame dwellings, rooms; S. per mo.
Swormstedt & bradley. 027 Y 81.
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-12-24
BUSINESS CHANCES.


w ANTED-To Buy tho Following
w secondhand books: "Cox on Prac-
tice,". Adams Equity" and Boone on Cor
porations.n Address, ut once. VIM. IL. john
son, III 9Th stne
VLECTRIC Lights I'm Our Dining
II rooms, and turkey and cranberry sauce;
apple puddit & and brandy sauce; all, and more
for 25 cents, Mt 822 and 02l Il 80 II W, "Thc
Evans
SUCU BARGAINS In sample suits
- and Ovcrcoats for men, boys and children
you have never been offered before. Many of
the goods are superior To custom clothing,
and are being sold at less than the cost of the
goods, say nothing about the making. sup
pose you buy suit that cost Sl2 the dealer
must charge you sli to Si5; but take the sam.
pie Suit that cost S12, You buy the same suit
from us from So TO 50. We arc selling many
Chldrens Suits and Overcoats at about half
price, and the best wearing goods you ever
wore. If You want the best goods for Mems,
Boys and Children's Suits, Pants and over
coats 90 TO the Great Sample Sale of Cloth
ing, 921 9TH 81 W. between vt and Mass ave.
Come and see us for all styles of clothing and
save lots Of money.
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-12-24
A CMANCE TO buy sample suIts and

a VHHNVE 70 "HN ,S'HIFTU ',UI,' HHVI
the great sample sale of all kinds of clothing
just opening at No. 0A 9TH st n w, between
ST and Massachusetts, ave; come one, come
ALL at the great sale; we are selling many OF
bargains offered In fine and medium clothing;
come and see us, and you will buy the best
clothing you eyer got Mt the lowest prices;
we are selling suits, overcoats pants and
vests for men, boys and children, at 92t 9TH 81
u w. look for Signs. Snln of Snmne Suits.
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-12-24

L' II. YOUNGs, STEAM CARPET CLEAN
II ing and renovating works; feathers rem
ovated, mattresses made over, furniture
steamed and moths destroyed. 1922 Pa ave.
Faotory. corner 5th and K SITS. 8. o.
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-12-24

The workingmen make an entirely just
and reasonable request Of Speaker Carlisle
in asking that the Committee on Labor be
constituted with due reference to their In
terests. They form large part OF the
people whose direct Representatives occupy
The lower House of Congress, and they have
a right to be heard on all questions affecting
Their welfare.
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-12-24
EUNK's SEWING -

1881 Seventh ST. n. W., near O-stroet Market,
Washington, ID. c.,
Is designed to supply every want in connec-
tion with the use OF Sewing Machines. In my
eleven years experience. at the sewing ma.
. chine business have adjusted and repaired
thousands of machines, extended the period
Of their usefulness and saved many the ox-
pense of buying a new one. Good llght.run
ming machines for $40, warranted for five
years, and sold on easy terms.
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-12-24
PERSONAL.

A GENTLEMAN of Means, u Stranger
N In the city, wishes to form the acquaint-
ancc Of n young lady Of refinement, who needs
aud con appreciate a true friend. Address
Fidelity Critic office
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-12-24

A BIG OTFER-To Introduce Them
N we will GIVE AWAY 1000 Self. .Operat-
ing Washing Machines. Ifyou want one send
us your name. Pc. and express Office at once.
The National Co., 20 Day st. N. Y.
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-12-24

CIV ES, Georgia, Lotta Is Entirely
L original and Is peerless In her profess
sion" The same can be said of the proprie-
tois of the Forsyth cafe, 5iS 10th st. They
do their own catering, write their own ads,
borrow no ones thunder and set the best %
and Inc mpnl I'm the II. s.
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-12-24

THE influence of Mr.. Parnell in this
country and the estimation in which he is
held are strikingly evinced by the action
taken In regard to the next convention Of
the Irish National League which was TO
have been held in Chicago in January. Mr..
PANEL having sent cablegram to the ef-
feet that he would not attend the conven-
tion at that time, IT has been promptly de-
cided that there shall be postponement to
a date when he can be present.
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-12-24

A MOTHER FACT Effects of One
N treatment by DR.. Edminster Room 10,
Harris House. A lady whom he visited that
was suffering from nervous prostratlon says
81 got mp and did more work than have done
for month";
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-12-24
FOR SALE. AND RENT.

III of
THOS. L. WAGGAMAN, 017 + street.
Changes made Wednesdays and Saturdays.
TIlREE-STORY BRICK AND FRAME
HOUSES FOR SALE.
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-12-24

w ANTED--Littic Boys ana Girls to
w welcome Olivettc Christmas Day. I'M
der 12 years Of age 10 cents to reserved seats
Herzog's opera House.
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-12-24

''' ''' THOMAS j. FISHER & CO.,
1924 Il street northwest.
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-12-24

A WIDOW of 2S Wishes the Ac-
"A quaintancc of gentleman who will as
sst her until she gets employment. Address
Honest Critic Office,
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-12-24
WANTED---R00MS.
wANTED--.mlscELLANEoUs.

wv ANTED-Al1 TO Welcome Pretty
w Olivotte on Christmas Day at Herzog's
Opera House. Make your children happy and
bring them; 10 cents to reserved seats under
Npnra
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-12-24

M Ill the Gentlemen that Was Seen
w TO tskc q hat rom the rack in Epiphany
Mission Tuesday evening leave the same ut
sH1H 1915 st s W and saVc himself further trou-
bile mo questions asked
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-12-24
SPECIAL. NOTICES.

nsSs5a NATIONAL Metropolitan Fire
~ Insurance Company OF the District Of
toluu hla-The annual me ting of the Ma
tional Metropolitan Fire Insurance Company
OF the ID G. will be held at the office of the
company, gi6 Pa. ave, at i2 O'Clock on the
second Monday, being the nth day of Jan
uary, 1856, for the choice Of nine directors for
the ensuing year. SAMUEL CROSS,
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-12-24

n%y5sTHE CAP-sTONE CIGARS, THE
SSS last and the best; try them; also the
La Manola and Challenge cigars For sale
wholesale by w. s. Roosc, 1898 Pa ave and cor
1hth and II SIS N W
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-12-24
WANTED SITUATIONS.

Advertisements Of Three LiBos uHder MS heat
tnscrtcd three times for 20 ctnts.
wv ANTED --- Situations for First.
w class servants white and colorel
cooks, chambermaids, waters, nurses, dish.
washers, sculions, men cooks. pOrters anu
drivers. DundOre & Co, az NJ 81 n W.
M ANTED--By u Colored Woman,
w situation as cook and 10 do general
housework references given. Address Miss
Maggie Brown, Ala Washington st.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-22
sAIExehangel


1t Is said that the most certain way TO
take ATTRACTION out of drama is to spend
IAN hour behind the scenes, and the most
eRecthAi way Of 'sickeniDg a person de-
string to become circus rider, is to take
I him tO'the dressng.rcom during per.
Z fornonan,cces t-.e 4SOi-4sI u -.t4 "a .5Dii
Is One who has been there, says be saw
j performers preparing for their respective
acts, and while they were naked, were
seen upon otheirIbodies, in every con.
.ceivable place formidable bandages and
plssters. These were for spraiLs and
!. brusises, of which every. one had his
{ share-vand1 no small share at that.
One, wellknown bareback and four
horse rider, while in the act of putting
on pair ofa"elastic knee-caps, TO
strengthen his knees, explained that the
most serious. strains resulting from rid.
ing and tumbliDg came upon the kid
I neys, which were, often badly injured.
The breast was also strained at times,
though not so frequently. b1A As4o
Such trivial matters as shoulder and
ankle sprains are continually Occurring
and, unworthy of notice, Heaps Of por-
Gus plasters and quantities of glyceriDe,
-sen0ugh TO stock an appothecary's shop,
were used bya circus company in q
sfpeia4 seaScu 43af - 114aA f41l4 a. d. "a =.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-22
Alex. stephens Advice.
THE Hstehet.l

Just after Alexander III. Stephens was
returnted to Congress, after the war,
some educators called upon him at the
National hotel, in room 19, the very room
in which Henry Olayobreathed his last in
June, 1852. - 5, p. -
lone who was present INFORMS me that
Mr.. Stephens expressed himself very
strongly against establishing in Wash
ipyton a free school for Southern girls
whose families had been rendered desti-
tute by the war, an undertaking which
one of the party had very much at heart.
He said that Washington was a poverty
stricken place at best, and he was OPP
posed to bringing any more. poverty
stricken people into it; and, secondly, he
did not believe in giving any one free
education, for no one appreciated what
was given him for, nothing. Young
people should be made't to work for what
they got, and then they would appre'
ciate it. 80 =
1t had lately been stated in the press
that seventy.fye persons had been edu-
Gated by him. So one. Of his auditors
said:- *s.s.ra-
sWhy, Mr.. Stephens, you have al
readveducsted seventy-hye persons your
self. e@.ias@ = ga - ts1o olia
1.'Oh.s yes" he answered, 81 am edu-
eating a black man and a white man
now; but when they get through with
using the money they will return If, and
will lend it to some lone else. But
do not believe IN, giving it to them" ; q
At the ciosesof the interview he, was
asked for his autograph, with a. line Of
advice to young people. In a trembling
hand he wrote upon one card his auto
graph, and upon three others the words
of advice Upon!one of them is written
the familiar couplet:--aos - -9F -
4.Honor and shame from ne eondition-rise;
Act well your part; there all the honor les
Upon another he wrote:--. - o.
Let the benefits you confer upon man
kind be greater than those you receive
frem others 44ss ~ ael.a.o,,. = ,.7..
- A third contains the words. : i.
Never be debtor to the world; let the
world be bebtor to you" as
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-22
lHurne Jottrnah - ls

q =.
ls The. discovery of the new explosives
and the methods of csntrollingeleetricity
bring governments. face toeface with
an ugly fact. the enormous power
that is thrown into thehsnds of minogi.
ties and individuals by these inventions.
! This revolution in the sarls. of ofiense
aaad defense .issaspart of the still larger
one which has been wrought in indus
Try, and commerce. Science and ma
ehinery snpplant the multitudelof forces
and enable one MAD to- do the work of
rl1any.o "a - ss1eJ @sa@ sef es1s
. AS d sineie harvester With his machine
SWEEP s over the fields which formerly
required an army of reapers with their
simple sickles, 80 one soldier with his
mitrailleuse, his dynamite, - his electric
batteries, may. NOW downsthe ranks of
armies, explode ships Of war, level the
walls of fortresses which in. the Aearlies
stages of the military arr would have
required ali imposing combination OF
men, arms- and engineering, operating
through long and tedious processes. In
primitive times when men had only such
weannssas clubs, stones spears and arrows
one champion was easily matched by
anotntl. % -. CT sGcI ~ - rsAA = -
Governments have to. look in sheer
desperation to- the magazine of moral
forces for the instruments of self-protec.
ton. There they viii fad all that they
require; ample. means for, ayerting ap-
archy, for restoring the4balance of power
and establishing a peace broader, deeper
aad more enduring than the world svel
knew before the enginery of havoc hac
been bropghtto perfsctiop.s %sa !,
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-22

lArnold's new !" ldfe OF Lincoln :.
'Lincoln and the other members. of
the bar from the capital had BEEN at
tending court at Christiansbprg, and
Speed was riding with them towards
Springfield. He tells us that there was
quite party of these lawyers, riding,two
by two, along a couHtrys lane Lincoln
and Juhn j. 0Hsfdin brought up the rear
of the cayalcsde. p we had passed
through thicket Of wild plum and crab
: apple trees, and stopped to water 0fir
horses. Hardin came up alone. u Sfa
Where is Lincolng we inquired. 10
$Oh, replied he, when I saw him last,
ne had caught two young birds, which
the wind had blown ont of their nests,
and beiwas huning the nest to. put them
back.oo1o ~ e. ooamals SCI % .35l -
In n short time, Lincoln came up hay-
ing found the nest and placed the young
birds mir n 'esie . s1E 90 - 4as7
=. I" The party laughed at hin, ebntse BE
said - Il could not have slept if ] had
notsrestoreds those little birds to. theiI
mother'c srs 10 iasa s&lsias baA h1s
The act was Characteristic and illus,
trstes a tenderness OF heafr which never
failed him. To that tehdernessin after
life, many a mother appealed in behsli
OF a maynard son, and rarely IN vain, !.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-22
The Pilgrim Mothers.

- New England is "A aphr ase that ought to
be allowed todrep deceBtly out of geog.
rapnless s.ls Ds-oi.sf ys.s 49,
"a It has no. political sense, and if you
come to science New England lis geo.
logically older than the old country
and Us 10 tie Pilgrim Fathers one il
al ways reminded of the very proper re-
mark of the New York girl. She said,
1--WE are All the time hearing about those
horfid old Pilgrim Fathers and their
sufierines and. religious heroism. Even
Mrs. Hemans had to write. about them.
| should like to know u why there is nc
consideration for the pilgrim mothers
they had to stand all.'the bardships the
fathers did, and the fathers into the bar
gain!' {. - -
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my. SUM-


A long man, the coy and cunning ex-
preston of whose face was enhanced by
a terra-cetta beard, which from the
distance, looked like an orifamme OF
war, skipped out of the entrance of the
Hoffman House the other morning at i
O'Clock, closely followed by five friends
who smiled, gurgled and occasionally
whooped like those who have been giving
the lustre of intense Pompeiisn red to
the town. sisyo n.o- 40 ha.s a6s'' SIR 3
For some extraordinary reason an open
'bareuche stood alongside of'ythe curb
With a sleepy driver on the Q box, whe
held the reins of two somnoleht horse:
csfelessly in bisO hands. The gentleman
with the red beard seized his own right
ear in his own right hand, twisted il
once, aud made noise which sounded
like escaping steam. This be, did three
times in succession, until the horse
lAand driver had walked up and ther
be burst into q pleasant smile ,anC
said.--. ~ .ta nsar Wv .elln5 - 81
2 S"Ah.my chariot awaits. Let Us take {
drive through the. country to. my castle
in the distance" With this. he mounsed
the box. the others tumbled tumultu-
ously into the carriage, and the man
with the lurid beard asked the driver
how much he, would charge to- take the
party through the Park. The. driver
said eight dollars x Youa~ill get hlsaid
the first speaker; 1.-TWO large. fat. solid
plunksAno more, no less. " Proceed
| The driver folded his hands calmly and
| went. to, sleep again. Then the man with
the red bead, pretending that the car
risgeswas under way, rose beside the
driver and began TO describe the scenery
to his friends. 1s2'o - 60
.Mark yop river" he cried with ma
jestic wave Of the hand toward the New
| York Club House; Gas it bends graceful
ly toward the setting sun and 1ripples
gracefully onto the shimmeriug sea. How
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-22

. = .s..
When the caricaturist was engaged in
illustrating Balzac's novels he, came up
on difficult and involved passage, so
abstruse that he took it to the author
with the humble remark, 81 don't exact
~ catch the sense of this" - 80 -,
Lets see it," said the novelist. 2''Oh,
there's no meaning to it at all. That's
why put it in" .ss. .a..sk f-. =
why you put it ine" - a. >,
Exactly. You see, for the average
reader all that is clear seems easy; and,
if from time to TIME iAdidn't give him a
complicated aud empty sentence he
would think that he knew as much rs !
did. Consequently, every now and then
l tip him something Undertaking, and
he puzzles over it, and re.readsr t,Aapd
takes his head between his hapdsS and
glsres at it; and then, when he can make
neither head nor tail of it, be is perfectly
happy, and says, Great man, that Bal
zac; he knows more than ] do. 'eV ;.