The Washington critic., 1886-08-12
WASHINGTON CRITIC
WASHINGTON, AUGUST i2, 1870.
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

that time he has seen his pupils gradu-
ate, receive the congratulations of their
admirers on commencement night, and
then drop out of college life, only to
be struck few years later with the re.
markably familiar features of some
new scholar, who came, perhaps. from
Texas or from Arkansas. II often for.
get myself, and call them by names
which were familiar to me years before.
They are the daughters of those who
had gone out from under my control,
and are sent here by their mothers to
run the same course. II Is wonderful
TO see, not only the Transmission of
form, figure and expression, but the
similarity of acquired habit, that passes
from mother to daughter" Many in
cidents related were of striking CHAR.
acter. Not only were these daughters
so much resembling their mothers that
the commencement Of fifteen years ago
seemed like dream, but attachments
sprang up between daughters of
mothers who had been similarly dc.
voted to each other. The standing of
the scholars, too, was something re.
markable. The written record, for in.
stance, of almost any given scholar
might be placed against the written re.
cord for the corresponding year of the
mothers school life, and they would
be found to be practically identical.
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The Philadelphia NeVs says that
while John II. Mclean of the Cincin-
natl Enquirer was walking with
friend along Twenty ninth street in
that city the other day he saw woe.
begone IIibernian leaning against q
post. The thought struck him that it
would be fine thing to make the
tramp's face study by presenting him
with silver quarter. He did so and
at the same time said "Here's that
quarter l owed you. Now don't go
aroui d any more telling people that
don pay my debts. | always speak
well of you and you have no reason to
do otherwise by me" For n second
the mans face was a study. He was
amazed at the unlocked for Kindness,
and then, rs its purport dawnel on
him, he raised his TAFT, red hat and
said; God bless yer amer, I'll niver
say another word agin ye, but (and
here his eyes twinkled merrily) are ye
sure it wasn't q half yez owed me2"
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In local literary circles, says the Chi
cago Neos, the suspicion prevails that
Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleveland will not
come to Chicago at all; that as long
as she remains connected with the lit
erary Life she will conduct her share
of the work at long range-that is to
say, in her home at Holland Patent,
N. Y. 1t is believed that the Presi-
dent Is still eXerting every influence at
his command to induce his sister not
to take up her residence in Chicago,
hoping that ere long she will weary of
the magazine enterprise with which
she has identified herself against his
advice. 1t is understood that Miss
Cleveland's friends generally are urg.
ing her not TO take up her abode in the
Vest, and there Is belief hereabouts
that these solicitations will ultimately
prove successful.
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Says BystanGer in the Philadelphia
Macs: Senator Beck Of Kentucky fol
several years acted as superintendent
of bluegrass farm, but, believing
that he was better fitted for the law
he studied hard and was admitted tc
practice at the bar of Lexington. IlC
soon rose to prominence and formed {
partnership with John G. BreclSin
ridge, then the idol of young Ken
lucky. Like most men raised arounl
Lexington, Beck is fond of fast horses
When but young lawyer he was Sc
lected to act as distance judge during
one Of the meetings of the Lexington
Jockey Club. In telling his expert.
ence the Senator says: 81 was proud OF
the honor conferred on me, and | took
up my position for the first race de
termined to do my duty withou
fear or favor. A friend Of
mine had horse in the race
and was very anXiou
that he should win. Wien the star
was given kept my eyes on him al
around the course. He won and wa
clated beyond measure until | was tolt
that in my excitement had neglected
TO drop my flag and shut out two horse
that were clearly distanced. Then wa
so chagrined that threw up my posi-
tion and mentally resolved that woult
never act as a course official again.
kept my word for over twenty year:
and then only broke it to oblge ;
number of Kentucky friends. 1t wa
at Pimlico, near Baltimore, the day
that Parole, Tom Ochiltree aud Tel
Tan hn
of Kentucky, and my friends though
II would be great thing for our Stat,
pride if Kentucky's Senator should, a
judge, be among those who pronounced
kcntucky's greatest race horse the vic
tor of the day. Well, | served as judge
but to our disgust Parole won and Tel
Brock was but n bad second. | don
think l am success as a race Official
and don't intend to tempt fate furthe
in that direction"
4*#
GLOW many miles of railroad ar
there in the United States ?" was askc,
of Mr.. Ringwalt, the editor of tn
RaA,oay World, by Carpenter of tn
Ledder. about 5000" was III
reply, "and this is much more thai
the country ought to have. Som
time ago it was common saying tha
II required 1000 people to support on
mile of railroad. We have now mor
than mile TO every 500 of our popu
lation, and the building of railroads i
this country and In Canada Is unpal
alcled anywhere else in the world
The first rnilroal buil1iuW In this conn
try was in $780, when we had onl
twenty.three miles in operation. l
1S40 there was nearly 5000 miles O