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The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-05-09

IT is feared that DR.. Baer, who lectured
last night on "a Representative Man."
neglected to mention the Hon. Thomas "A.
Hendricks of our own time. Many glitter
ing prospects and star-lit hopes cluster
around IndiGnas favorite statesman.
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-05-09

BETWEEN his troubles with Kelley and
his tribulations with Meiere, no one can
truthfully say that the Secretary of State
is not earning his salary.
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-05-09
SPEcLHL RnTLcES.

SPECfAL RUTICES.
Ess--.-STss e. WARNING.
The public are hereby rotliei taat lu con.
sequence OF the dangerous con lltlon OF New
York avenue, tie District commissions havs
concluded to close 1t btt voen North Capitol
and Second street east.
Parties desiring to attend the National
Jockey Club iac ,s win please go by way OF NJ
and sect nj streets. my9.td
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-05-09
LOST AND EOUNR.

EoUND-BArEAU TAKEN UP ADRIIr; 16
Il feet long; owner can get .he snme by
proving property and paying charges. Call
on George Thomas Toombs, and n sts. n. W.
myl-3tF
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-05-09

VIZ publish this af ternoon an extremely
spicy and interesting extract from the Men
Orleans Daily States of the Sd instant. A
partial synopsis of the article appeared in
the New York Times Of the 4th but this is
the first time the full text of the inter
view has been printed in this latitude.
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-05-09
PRaPOSALS.
DROPosALs FOR GRADING AND REGULAT-
ING VARIOUS STREETS IN THE CITY
OF WASHINGTON, d. o.

OFFICE OF THE ENGINEER COMMISSIONER,
WASHINGTON, d. o., May q, 1885.
BY direction OF the Board Of Commissioners,
sealed proposals viii be received at this onlce
until II o'clock M, on Saturday, May 16,
Streets in the city of Washington, d. q.
Blank forms of proposals and specifications
can be obtained at this Office upon application
therefor, together with all necessary informa-
tion, and bids upon these forms Will alone be
considered.
The right is reserved to reject any and all
bids or parts OF bids.
g. ]. LYDECKER,
Major OF Engineers, U. y. Az
my6-6t Engineer Commissioners D. o.
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-05-09
K@oTHE MAN AGE.
49, MENr

WO T II u NJ \ 4 q E'
W~Sss MENr
Or THE--
NA7I)NAL JOCK EY CLUB
Have arranged with the
b. & o. Il, Il.
TO run special cars on each
train 10 and from the races.
CTheee cars are for the ac-
commodntlon only OF
ladies', and gentlemen ac-
compauied by lndies.)
Round-trlp Tlckete, ir-
cluding Reserved Seats, 3jc.
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-05-09
Got the Blues"

Not that unpleasant, depressing kind that
some merchants seem to have this season, for
our sales have been running away ahead OF
last year, but the IndIgoes, the All Wool tho
Fast oolored Blues, such as so many people
want In suits.
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-05-09
An Irnis Entnna.

There are no cities in ancient or modern
histoLv<'--lf so beautiful as those in the
NJ ,es of the desert. The cloud-capped
,sn5untains look most inviting from tho
warm, rich valleys below.
'The sails we see on the ocean
Are white as white can be,
Dnt never n sail In tho harbor
As W h lite as the sails Mt sea-"
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-05-09
HOUSES FOR RENT
Per Moath.


In sums 10 euit at per cent
Ghe above is Onlya small portion OF property
on ny books. For full list call at Office for bulie-
tins Issued on 4 81 and l5Ih
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-05-09
E1R RENT..-kgLsceLEnneous.

EOR RENT-STORE AND STABLE, WITH
II small stock Of groceries for SALE Sick
ness tho cause. Inquire at 1888 Marion st.,
bet. 9th and 9TH sts n. W. my7-3t"
INoR RENT-THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE
II building 8. W. cor. 9th and Il SITS. n. W. (;
also q brick stable situated In Temperance
alley. Apply at 9l2 Il ct. n. W. my7 ct
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-05-09
F0R SALE---Lots.

FOR SALE---Lots.
LNOR SALE-DEAUTlFUL SUBURBAN LOTS,
IL 26xlO0 feet, fronting Bladensburg Turn
pike, In sight OF street.cars, $500; 500 cash,
balance $5 per month, Neat Broom cottages
built at lowest contract rates. S40c cash, bal
ance In years, or monthly NJ u Nts II pre-
ferred.
THOM ron LII,
ap9-tf 931 stl .HH nd g.
CHEAPEsT LOTS IN II
BEAUTIFUL SITES ON col 'Ts,
fronting on 18Th street exte .. n.
mead roadi being fashlona UI.H
l4th street to Soldiers HomeP,
SMALL CASH PAYMEl
long deferred payments for bal.. M
rate OF interests property rapidly aleaa.u.
In valuei streets newly graded, witt l
water and gas lamps.
Lots sold for 3 per cent. OF purchase u1lep
In cash, and balance Ia monthly paym,r M
suit.
Street cars run within one square OF e.
these lots.
rare chance for great bargains.
For full particulars, plat OF ground an
terms, apply to
HENRY d, GREEN, OF
JOHN u, BEALL,
mr31.tf Id Il st. n. W.
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-05-09
BOARDING..

TWO PERSONS CAN BE ACCOMMODATED
4 with room and board for $40, or single
person for S2S. Front room; delightful loca-
tion, Address given upon answering adver-
tiseIxent. RI l.. r., Critic ohice. myb'3tT
THE LA PIERRE, S. W. CORNER OF TENTH
Il ana Il streets, and tho Lochiel, 6l2 Ninth
81, q. W., with pleasant rooms and good board,
are recommended TO permanent and transient
boarders. 1Yl2
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-05-09

NEXT wEEK-Return of the great IEoNzo
BRO1 HERS and thoir dogs In two enticely new
and owerful plays, VIZ; "THE DOGS OF
TIE SlERRAs" and "BRorHER AGAINST
BROTHER."
ADMISSION TO ALL ONLY 10 OTIS.
Box ofIlce open all day for sale of seats
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-05-09

ENOR RENT-NIOE S-RooM HOUSE AND
II garden In Rockville. W. II. Fiske Il Co.,
1915 + st. NV. my9-3t*
E'OR RENT-ONE BROOM BRICK HOUSE
II on 17lh st., bet. East Capitol and South A,
for SO per month. my9.3tH
ENOR RENT-NEW SMALL FRAME AND
II brick houses and stables, ana horse and
buggy for sale. Apply at 601 10Th st. n. 0.
my7. 3t%
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-05-09
FOR RENT-- Houses.

Advertisements OF Three Lines under this hea,
insertC d three times for % cents,
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-05-09
ron REN7--Rooms.

Advertisements of Three Lines under this h
inserted three times for 2j CENTS
, 1885-07-06
Causes OF I~nfantIIe Mortality.
f. hicago News I,terview

II AlcNko EtNH 4alII NAtM@l
Tell me, doctor, what the reason is
for the large percentage of infantile
deaths"
well, ii Is the same the world over.
Everywhere onthis earth between 40 and
so per cent. of the young children die
annually. That is Gods law. The
death rate Of children is larger in cities
than in the country, because of insani-
tary conditions and overcrowded quar-
ters and improper feeding There are
no children's diseases peculiar to Chi
cago, nor do We have an undue proper.
ton Of any OF them. Scarlet fever, diph-
liberia, cholera morbus, inanition, mea-
sizes, whooping-cough. Group, ETC., the
regular scourges of childhood, claim their
quotum here and no more. Cholera in
fantum is the great death-dealer among
children in summer"
"And what is the cause of that"
Largely it is faulty nutrition. When
ever we have had a hot sunday in sum
mer | always look out for u large in
crease in children's deaths on Tu es-
day. Why Because the mothers
of the poorer classes have been out on
such sundays, with their babies, under
a broiling sun. They have been drink
ing beer; they have been exerting them
selves. On Monday their milk under
goes a change. Their children suffer
from il and die"
, 1885-07-06

Professor David swing In fhe Nurrentl
Telephone business will act upon
language and condense it. The caller
will soon omit Give me 1905 please, %
and the girl at the Office end will soon
cease to say what number do you
WANT The caller will hear the words
"What number and will answer:
"4005"; "Helloa, " ri You please and
do you want are doomed to pass
away. Politeness on the telephone can
be expressed by tho tone o. the voice.
1t seems that at 8 o'clock the girls re-
tire and men and boys take up the
Office work for the night. This brings
in two kinds of night. partiou arly the
night Of barbarism. Some men or boys
are polite, but generally they seem mad
and scorn to own the world and to mar
vel at any poor soul that may dare ring
them up. The telephone should 10
handed over to women. II is Just their
kind of art. They are fond of talking,
they enunciate better than men, do not
get out OF patience, and never mistake
a clerkship for an ownership of the
whole concern
, 1885-07-06


Madge is a pretty good child, but, in
common with many OF her sisters,
fractions drive her mad, , and she has
been obliged TO remain frequently after
school to prepare examples upon which
she had failed during the arithmetic
hour. one afternoon recently she was
half an hour later than usual, and her
mother asked why she had been de-
tanned so long beyond the time ordi-
narily required for the preparation Of
her neglected lesson.
why, mamma, Miss Gray gave me a
sum like this one Jug three-quarters
full, four ugs one third full, six Jugs
W o-tifths full, nine ugs half full, how
many Jugs were therei | worked and
worked, and | couldn't get it right, and
Miss Gray asked me If | had finished
aud told her no, not by a jug full, >
and then she told me | must stay in
half an hour for speaking rudely, and !
don't like it at all, for how could / tell
how many iugfuls there were with all
those foolish thirds and quartersl Why
didn't they put water enough in the
Jugs in the first place, then there
wouldn't have been all the fuss
, 1885-07-06

lOiver Wendell H1lns - ia The All tnti VI
He is supposed to be a mill onaire, in
virtue OF the immense sales of his books,
all the money from which, it is taken
for granted, goes into his pocket. Con-
sequently, all sui scription papers are
handed to him for his signature, and
every needy stranger who has heard his
name comes to him for assistance.
He is expected to subscribe for all
periodicals, and is goaded by receiving
blank formula, which, with their prom.
ises to pay, he is expected to fill up.
lie receives two or three books daily,
with requests to read and give his opin-
ions about each OF them, which opinion,
If it has a word which can be used as an
advertisement he will find quoted in all
the newspapers.
He receives thick masses of manu-
script, prose, and verse, which he is
called upon to examine and pronounce
on their merits; these manuscripts hav-
ing almost invariably been re ected by
the editors to whom they have been
sent, and having IS d rule no literary
value whatever.
He is expected to sign petitions, to
contribute to journals, to write for fairs,
to attend celebrations, to make after
dinner speeches, to send money for OBJ
ects he does not believe in to places he
never heard of.
He is called on to keep up CORE.
spondences with unknown admirers, who
begin by saying they have no claim
upon his time, and then appropriate it
by writing page after page, if of the
male sex; and sheet after sheet, il Of the
other.
If a poet it is taken for granted that
he can sit down anymoment and spin OF
any number of verses or any subject
which may be suggested to him; such as
congratulations TO the writer great
grandmother on her reaching her Tooth
year, an elegy on an infant aged 9
weeks, and ode for tn, Fourth of j ly
in n western township not to be founi
in Lippicott's last edit ON, perhaps a
valentine for sone bucolic lover who
believes that wooing in rhyme is the
way to win the object Of his affections
, 1885-07-06

Scientific Amnricen-l
In this action tho French had only
two torpedo boats. and ct at the very
beginning of the engagement one o
these succeeded in blowing up the Chi
nese flag ship. When he got his orders,
the commander of this torpedo boat
singled out the flag ship, and without
tho precaution of maneuyering for posi-
ton made straight for his pre-. 1t
would seem that the officers of the Chi
nese flag ship were aware of the nature
of the errand the Frenchman was bent
upon when he was vet some distance,
and opened play upon him with their
machine guns, from both allow and
aloft. But the smoke from the big guns
vas so thick that they soon lost him,
and did not again make him out until
he was close abroad, and it was too late
for useful gun practice.
The crew OF the torpedo boat, shell
tered by the protecting shields, arc said
TO have obeyed orders with an a~lacrity
and precision that showed them to have
great confidence in the success of the
work that was being cut out for them.
There was no hitch, no hesitation. The
proper po 3ition was reached, the tor
pedo was sent on its errand. 1t touched
the hull, and a tremendous report fol
lowed. The great ship rose for a mo
ment, as il about to leap into the air,
and settling back, she disappeared al
most instantly into the sea- Only a
few of her crew of 300 men were saved.
The commander of the torpedo boat was
hurt in the head, and another officer
was shot in the arm. There were 40
other casualties.
The great clouds of smoke which re-
suited from the heavy gun practice
made the work of the torpedo boat at
once sure and safe. This is a point in
torpedo boat warfare that should never
be lost sight OF in any discussion on this
subject A battery of big guns on
stantly fired will, in a short while,
especially il there Ia little wind, gene
rate a veritable fog, and shut out whole
ships from view; and hence it follows
that the moro a ship tries to defend her
self from an advancing torpedo boat
tho more lacile becomes the work OF the
latter to reach the prey. The com.
mander OF a torpedo Loaf need only see
that he has the true co npass bearings of
the enemy, and then when this enemy
is lost in the smoke from his own guns,
the torpedo boat is started in the already
ascertained course.
, 1885-07-06

Meissonier suggests the foundation Of
a chemical laboratory for colors, TO
which artists can take the pigments and
other materials which they use in their
work in order to have them tested for
durability and general excellence. AT
present artists are helpless, and, without
wishing to be dishonest to thor clients,
are liable to use colors which will fade
in time or even infect other colors Of the
picture. Picture buyers ought to be
protected in some way from the changes
that take place in paintings Of great
value, but artists are even more inter
ested in being certain Of the ~permanence
of tints because their fame in the years
TO come must rest thereon.
, 1885-07-06
A Quick Recover.

1t gives US great pleasure to state that
the merchant who was reported to be at
the point of death from an attack of pneu-
mona, has entirely recovered by the use
Of DIR. VIM. Halls Balsam for the Lungs.
Naturally he feels grateful for the benefits
derived from using this remedy for the
lungs and throat, and in giving publicity
tiyes of public beneiaction, trusting that
others may be benefited in a ike man
, 1885-07-06
CHEMISTRY n Llouoea


mo. ~ fnt -
Tha ronortor for half on hon. ras
co,iIv rn.rtsrod in tha snnu I;,.io w.;
- az - ~. H.,
nan of sc;orco Iorgbed 49, ~
nortor h.S ,Dl.tad soma Of ~
arnce and sad
Sfless von That as.en "a of cognao
,o,ar saw eranca ttnw no,,S 4, ,shon
California brandies and sherries mad,
from the gennine Crane s,.ii FOR "a
eallon n, who esale The esscnce ~
Coma il made from what il known IN
the trale AZ tho oil NJ cognac and the
latter ia onn Of the trinmnIso chemiss
trr WV air there i no moro cognae
abopt il tb,n thers ia cborerr,nhie art
IN n eov INF mai think a. Il n / sso
rarefuuy nonn id ma To decaive the
best indges of the oenuino article
nBnt wl,at IL h made orr ,nterrpnted
the eporter
Ion n grcnt many things Fir.t
The oil Of cornae Is a comnound Of
others chief amony which are acedc
and butyric ethers Then there is the
ncetatod oxido of amvl and n great
many other INGREDIENTS too numerous to
mention. An ounee of the oil costs
4 so. and one dram of il i sufficient
TO make cognac ont of "A barrel of nroof
spirits. The essence of copnao IA a din
lion of the oil. and as such ia inferior.
hut it is castor handled. because il does
not ~eyaporate so much as the high. grade
oil The essence costs about 10 cents
n Mint. and il takes inst that quantity
To- convert a larrel of proof spirits into
choice cognac. The product is aged
that is. brought to the ripeness Of at
least five wears by a iudicious addition
Of s%tryehnine."
How is it atont the rum essenceY'
ABOUT the Same" roplicd the
chemist. with n winning smile. "only
that butyrie ether is the main constit l.
ent. because il is moro of a fruity flavor
1annin and colchisum also enter into
the ingredients of essence"
aBut what is a man to drink. dootory,
asked the scribe. aghast.
pure water. ne boy;fvou will grow
old on that
rs it true that pineapple essence ia
made of rancid butter "aueried the re-
porter, who had heard something of the
sort.
mo. replied the doctor. "tbe process
would be too telious. We make pine
apple, strawberry. raspberry. and other
essences from but rio ether, which, rs |
have said, has a very fruit ayor.
But rio acid, as Won know. is the oily,
limped iluid contained in all fats. more
or less. If that is distilled with alcohol
YOU have butyric ether. Oman
THO and acetio others also make ex-
eellont fruit essences. All these others
are made by distilllng alcohol with acids.
The fact is, there is no such thing as es-
sences of apricot, apple, banana,
pineapple, strawberry, raspberry,
cherry, ounce, pear, blackberry and
such like, made from the fruit. You
can't make them from tho fruit, be-
cause they contain too much water, and
this fruit juice would be lost in the pro-
cess of making ether, which in turn Is
necessary to make an essence. The only
way to retain the aroma of the real
fruit in liquid or semi LIQUID form is to
make sirups-that is, to express the
juice, boil it with a certain amount of
sugar, and preserve it in air-tight hot
ties. But, as this proce IS costs at least
, 1885-07-06

And wants to be rid of debility, dyspepsia
or any of those wasting diseases which
drags people down and makes them
wretched, can invest his money wisely in
a bottle OF Browns Iron Buffers Mr..
MINK, of Anaeosta, ID. g., says: There
is no question about il, Browns Iron Bit
ters is the best thing in the world to tone
a person up. 1t improved my appetite
and restored my health" When you
consider that for the price ofa good din
ner you can buy what will enable you to
enjoy yo1r dinners, it seems a pity to go
without Browns Iron Bitters.
, 1885-07-06

IsclentIh 2 change.I
A New Yorker has patented a railroad
indicator, to be used TO indicate the
time 1t which trains pass a station. Tho
indicator is composed of a clock set in a
case about eight feet above the ground.
The dial looks like an ordinary clock
the han 5 are stationary except when a
train passes on tho track where the in
dicator is attached, when the hands sud
denly move to the hour, minnie and sec
ond, giving the correct time when the
train passes. Tho hands point at this
time until another train passes, when
they move ahead as before. The inven-
ton has been satisfactorily tested.
, 1885-07-06

Manufactured only by the California
Fig Syrup Co. San Francisco Cal, is
Natures Own Ture Laxative, This plea
sent liquid fruit remedy may be had Of
Hunt &,Whipple druggists. Sample bot
ties Tree and large bottles at fifty cents or
one dollar. IL is the most pleasant,
prompt and effective remedy known, to
cleanse the system, to act on the Liver,
Kidneys and Bowels gently yet thoroughly;
TO dispel Headaches, Colds and Feyers; 70
cure Constipation. Indigestion and kind
red ills. For sale by w. N. Hunt.
, 1885-07-06

Well, Rather.
ia rather picnic m the porch.
And croquet In the yard.
With Susie Ann or Liza Jane,
To be my playing pard.
Than go to any fishing place
On Independence Day.
To night big flies, and nasty gnAts.
And swear my soul away.
I'd rather Kill my gnawing greed
Before a home-set feast,
Than take a chance OF broken bones
Behind a livery beast
To nd ten miles through heat and dust
And very nearly die.
Just for the sticky privilege
OF sitting in a pie.
I'D rather spend the day at home
with little ones and wife,
And take a modicum OF rest
And lead a decent life.
Than 90 a camping anywhere.
And soak myself in rain.
And limp to town. that blasted night,
Ra-ked with rheumatic pain.
VA V,sscher.
, 1885-07-06

To all who are suffering from erros and
indiscrvtions OF youth, nervous weakness,
early decay, loss of manhood, &c, will
send a receipt that will cure you, FREE
OF CHARGE. This great remedy was
discovered by 4 missionary in South
America. Send self addressed envelope
toRey. Joseph T. Inman, Station D.,
New York.
, 1885-07-06
nrLIAnLE ARTICLE.

For enterprise, push and desire t. get
such goods as will give the trade satisfac-
ton, W. n. Hunt leads all competition.
He sells DIR. Bosanko's Cough and Lung
Syrup, because its the best medicine on
the market for coughs, colds, Group and
primary consumption. Price 80 cts. and
$l.OO. Samples free.
, 1885-07-06
nank su.ren.lon in china.

In China when a bank suspends on
the Shackamaxon principle they i'm
mediately suspend the cashier and fire
the directors-the former from n tree,
the latter from a mortar against a brick
wall. The last bank suspension in China
took place in the sixteenth year Of the
Emperor Min of the Ting dynasty (B. q.
car
, 1885-07-06
Infringing GIadse-s

To millions, pleasing their palates and
cleansing their systems, arousing their
livers, kidneys, stomachs and bowels to a
healthy activity. Such is the mission of
the famous California liquid fruit remedy.
Syrup Of Figs. Sample bottles free, and
SOC and 81 bottles for sale by W. n.
Hunt
, 1885-07-06

AT the French Academy Of Medicine,
DR.. Combe has made a valuable com
m%unication respecting the destructive
effects of the persistent use Of morphia
on the teeth. He has noticed that the
victims have not a sound tooth left after
q years addiction to this habit.
, 1885-07-06

JoHN HENRY, a socialist orator in n
Chicago meeting yesterday. wanted to
know how many present had guns and
pistols. II have came numerously
from the crowd, and then the speaker
suggested hat they should be gotten
ready for use very soon, when the poses.
sors will march down the boulevards and
highways TO sweep ~autocrats aud the
p%urse-proud from the face Of the earth.
That's the opinion of John Henry"
He and his gang should start early in or
der TO get into jail as soon as possible, as
that would so much sooner relieve honest
workingmen of the disgrace and oppro-
brium which they more or less obtain
from the %utteranees OF such vile and cow
ardly cranks, who would no more face real
danger than they would a square days
work at good wages.
, 1885-07-06

MOTT NOW UerlIT
"A turnip closely resembling an ele.
plant is on exhibition at Key West. -
An elephant closely resembling a tur-
nip would draw y bigger crowd at a cir
cua
, 1885-07-06

burlington Cvt) Free prcst
There is one place in this country
away down in Maine-where the people
are 50 polite that they never speak Of
unmarried ladies' as old maids. They
simply call them ladies' in waiting.
, 1885-07-06

Try Rhodes and Troxell's celebrated
soda water with cream, equal TO that OF
Alex Hudnut Of New York.
, 1885-07-06

A CHEYENNE man is becoming listing
uished in the East as a poet. The name
is suppressed on account Of. his family.
, 1885-07-06

One Of the Iowa papers says Laramie
is a rival of Cheyenne aud hopes some
day to equal the latter" Yes, hat is
one thing that Laramie should be com
mended for. Hope springs with a great
deal Of springiness in that town.
, 1885-07-06

A POOR fellow who had nothing to do
and no place to stay except on the streets,
said he was tired of being so much before
the public.
, 1885-07-06

At Providence, lately, 1900 children
sang, at sight, a new song which was
given them in sealed envelopes Just be
fore the Trouble commenced. The deaf
people Of that city will now make a note
of their affection to be specially remem-
bered next Thanksgiving.