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The Washington critic., 1886-09-29
At IL. 4 Cd. station.

From Baltimore-122O, G:3O, $40, s30 $50, 1Os5
and il:l5 a. m; 1850, Sunday 3l5 p. M,
$50, d:30, BIO, 5:25, 6:35, g. Si5 and 10 p. M
From Annapolis-S:30 a. m. Sunday 1885 "a.
m. and G:35 p. M 1:5O and 5:15 p. m.
From Frederick-S:25 a. M; G:30 and s:l7 y. m.
From IIarper's Ferry and Shenandoah Valley
G:30 a. M, and $50 p. IN.
From Gaithersburg-S:25 $50, 1880, a. m; 2:55,
4:15, 5:30 and s:l7 p. IN.
From Hagerstown-953 a. m. and 500 and
S:l1 y. m
From Chicago and Pittsburg--7.s0 a. N. and
$50 p. IN.
From New Orleans--1O30 p. m.
From Cincinnati, Louisville and st. Louis
6:10 a. m. and 1:l5 D. m.
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The Pension Onicc.

The new Pension Building extends nearly the
Fourth to Fifth streets and from G, nearly
TO + street. IL is by far the largest
building In the world devoted TO the exam
sions. 1t Is built of red brick, and cost
several hundred thousand dollars In 1t
was given President Clevelands Inaugural
tion Ball. II can be reached by the Metro
nolitan and the Belt Lino cnrs.
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The Treasury Department.

The Treasury Department Is east of ths White
House and extends the whole length of the
front between PENNSYLVANIA and New York
avenues, II Is $50 feet long by 300 feet wide.
The central east portion Is built OF freestone,
rebuilt in 1886 while the other parts We're
commenced in 1855 and built Of granite.
Tho Cash Room in this building Is u beau
tlful apartment In the north wing, the en-
trance 10 which is from the north porch.
Tho vaults are under the Cash Room and
can he seen on u written permit given by
Office Is I'm the north east angle ON the first
floor. This permit must be shown the cash
Ter who will detail guides 10 take the yisl-
tor into the great bullion chests of the coun-
try. The old State Department used to be
on tho site occupied by the northeast cor
ner of the Treasury.
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hills. The building Is in the Italian Renais.
sance. II Is iG1 feet long and 3i3 fcct wide
Its greatest height is lgs feet, and the ilag,
floating over the ceDtralportion. naunts IN
the breeze higher up than any other Rag In
the city, not excepting those above the
Senate and House Of Representatives. The
cost of the building was five millions Of dol
lars, about three times rs much as the
white House. and, we think, rs much Us
the Capitol
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The Washington Monument.

south of tho White House stands
the Washington Monument, the loftiest
posing obelisk ever constructed IL IL b5j
feet above its base, which is ~ feet above
tidewaier. Its cornerstone was laid July
4, 1913, and the cap-stone, forming the apex
was placed In position December o, 1884. In
Il are lsl blocks of inserted stones or cop
per, gifts from various countries and so
cieties. The total cost will be over 81 ,3J0-
COO 10 Is situated in what will ultimately
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Punishment to Eit the Crime.

My little boy, aged a years, had learned
the Mikado song, and did not quite under
stand the meaning OF the chorus, which
runs as follows;
My object all sublime
shall achieve In time,
To make the punishment III the crime,
The punishment tt the crlmo
! had endeayOred to illustrate the idea.
The following morning at breakfast he be.
gan to play with the cruet stand. | told
him not to do SO, He persisted, aud at last
upset 1t and spilled the red pepper on the
taLleclOlh. ! said; |'Now, Allen, you were
dlsobedl,ut aud upset the pepper caster,
and | should make the punishment III the
crime hy putting some of the red pepper
on your tongue" He looked up like a
fash oud asked "Would the punishment
le tie same, papa, II | upset the sugar
bowl p liehyho0d.
--uR.d Star Cough Curp hplnpl NV
The Washington critic., 1886-09-29
Judiciary square.

The City Hall stands on the south front of
judiciary square, one of the finest parks in
the city The city Jail used TO stand on the
northeast corner of the square which runs
from Fifth TO Fourth and from ID street and
aud Louisiana avenue to q street-three
f,,Il
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1867 Prizes amounting to s2Gj,5 500
Application for rates 20 clubs should be
made only to the office of the Company in
New Orleans.
For further Information write clearly, giving
full address. POSTAL NOTES, Express
Money Orders or New York Exchange in ordl-
nary letter. Currency invariably by Express
at our expense addressed
M. a. DAUPHIN,
New Orleans, La.
The Washington critic., 1886-09-29
The National Museums.

The National Museum Is In the Smithsonian
grounds, a few yards east of the Smithso-
nian building. II contains thousands of the
most interesting curosities, samples of the
life, customs and history of all nations. 1t,
as well as the Smithsonian, Is open daily to
the public from 0 A. IN. to 4 d, m
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The NAVAL Observatory.

To the West OF the Washington Monument,
on tho highest elevation that borders the
north bank Of the river, between 81. Eliza
heth's Heights and Georgetown College,
stands the Naval Observatory. The hill ON
which " stands Is famous for having been
the camping ground of Washngtnn Brad.
dock, and the luttcr's army. When on their
march TO the fatal field, where the English
General fell victim to his self concCit and
vanity. Tradition also points out this hill
as the decisive battle ground between the
District Indians and the mysterious Susque
hannas. This observatory contains tho
largest rcfracting telescope In the world.
next 10 the new equatorial Just built for the
Lick observatory. By It's aid that most In.
tcrcstlng, II not greatest, astronomical dis
covery of the country was made. the moons
of Mars. The entrance TO the observatory
Is at Il and Twenty third streets northwest.
The iierdic cabs go to Twenty-second and
q streets.
The Washington critic., 1886-09-29
J. II. OGLRSBY, Pres. La. Nat. Bank.
w. kiLBRETII, Pres. State Nat. Bank.
A. BALDWIN, Pres. \. y. Nat. Bank.

Incorporated in isCs for % years by tho
Legislature for Educational aud Charitable
purposes-with u Capital Of $1,000, O,OOO-to
which a reserve fund OF over coo has since
been added
by an overwhelming popular vote Its fran
chise was made part of the present State
Constitution adopted December 2, A. ID. 1879.
The only lottery ever voted on and indorsed
by the people OF any State,
TT NEVER SCALES OR POSTPONES.
It's Grand Single Number Drawings tako
place monthly and the Extraordinary Draw.
ings regularly every three months instead Of
Semi-Annnally rs heretofore
A splendid opportunity to win a fOrtune
Tenth Grand Drawing Glass K, in the Aead.
emy Of Music, New Orleans, TUESDAY, OC-
TOBER IL, 1856.
18th Monthly Drawing,
CAPITAL PRIZE, $4,000.
100000 Tickets at Five Dollars Each.
Fractions, in Fifths. in proportion.
LIST OF PRIZES.
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pepnrtmeut OF Justice.

Immediately north Of the Treasury Binding
and just across the street Is the Depart
ment of Justice, This huilding was ORIGIN.
ally erected as the Frecdmans Bank The
square In which Il Is erected Is a historic
one. On the same street, at the east corner,
stands Riggs Bank, which was built for the
accommodation of the Washington branch
of the old United States Bank. The greater
part of II Is now occupied by the clerks of
the Surgeon. Generals Onice. Around the
corner 10 the west is the Commssary. Gen
erals Office formerly the old Washington
Club House, In front of which Philip Barton
Key was shot by Sickles. The tree. under
which the dead mans body lay. Is still
standing although IT'S bark had been com.
pletely removed by relic hunters. At the
northwest corner OF the square, above the
Commissary- Generals Once. IL the house
made famous by the ownership of Commo.
dore Decatur, and where dolly" Madison
lived and reignod so long social Queen
after her husbands term as President OK.
pired
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.IzSazaessuae5
|$H~s$
Commissioner.

We, the undersigned Banks and Bankers,
will pay all Prizes drawn In tho LoulSxna
state Lotteries which may DO presented ut
our counters.
The Washington critic., 1886-09-29

oh. was II |, or was 1t you
That broke the subtle chain that ran
Between us two, between ~ two;
Oh! was 1t |, or was 1t your
Not very strong the chain at best,
Not quite complete from span To span;
never thought 'twuuld stand the test
OF settled commonplace, at best.
But oh how sweet, how sweet you were
When things We're at their first aud best,
And We were friends without demur
Shut out from all the sound and stir
Tile little, petty, worldly race!
Why couldn't we have stood the test
The little test of commonplace
And kept the glory and the grace
OF that sweet time when first we metz
oh was II |, or was II you
That dropped the golden links and let
The little rift, and doubt, and fret
Creep in and break that subtle chain?
ON was II IOr was II YOU
sill ever yet and yet again
Old parted friends will ask with pain,
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war. Navy and state Departments.

This edi6ce. once named by Washington
Journalist the "Triune Building occupies
tho west side of the Presidents reservation
Immediately west OF the White House The
state Department occupies the south part,
the NaVyis located north OF the state, While
the War Department occupies the entire
northern half IL Is a new and very hand.
some structure, The most beautiful room
IN the whole building II conceded to be the
library of the State Department, with south
front from whose windows the eve can
sweep uninterruptedly down the Potomac
to Mt. Vernon and far over the Virginia
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''Aidcrncy Dairy Wagons"
MARRIED.,

D-RUTHERFoRD.--o June -,
1895. by the Rev. Mr.. u. w. Bond, Millard f.
Holland of Baltimore to Edith Cecilia Ruth
eriord Of Washington, d. e.
The Washington critic., 1886-09-29

-"Red Star Cough Cure helped my
Mlfc.n--Mr. G. W. Ledlle, East Saginaw,
Mich.
The Washington critic., 1886-09-29

THE National University Law School will
open tonight at I p. m. See advertisement.
The Washington critic., 1886-09-29
The CITY Hall.

Due north Of and two squares away from.
the District Buildings, and closing up -Four
and half street at that point, Is the City
Hall. This Is q large and commOdious
building, built for use rather than show
and now occupied by the District courts.
just in front and to the south Of the city
Hall isa colun of white stone surmount-
ed by n marble tigurp of IinrDln
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-06-06

There is much in the region and approach
to ISalco Ia remind one Of Nesuvius 1t
is the most active volcano on the CONT
nent, and its whole appearance, its tire
mendOus power in throwing stones, sCuria,
and lava to heights estimated at 10 and
even so feet, render it the most interest
ing mountain Of Central America, if not
the western world.
The railroad mounts up steep grades at
q distance from the volcano Of only five
miles, and bends about it until it reaches
the village OF Armenia This town is "A
place Of Spanish days, and Is in broken
region where coffee comes TO great per
fectiOn. a few miles further will carry
the road to the capital of san Salvador,
and another projected branch bends around
the volcano 10 Santana, city in the coffee
region.
All Central American railroads are mar
row gauge, and generally have Americans
back of them, though some English capi-
tai has been invested in them They are
generally well built, excellent masonry
and iron bridges being the rule. Many Of
the ties are made of liEnUm vitae and an
other kind Of wood equally hard, and to
fasteu the rails to them holes are bored
for the spikes.
1t is easy to see that when completed
from the Pacific ocean To the Caribbean
sea as the projected lines contemplate,
trey will prove very remunerative as well
as opening to commerce new and undevel-
Cped fields, moreover there will come an
awakening Of the native population out of
lethargy inherited from the cruel op-
preston Of the Spanish rule.-Gautemaia
Cor. Kansas City Journal.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-06-06

Mica has variety of Uses 1t splits very
readily into thin. elastic plates which are
generally transparent, and sometimes not
more than one-:DO, ,OCOth part of an inch in
thickness These are used in setting OBJ
jects for the microscope. Large plates Of
it, often a yard in diameter, are found in
Norway, Sweden, Siberia, Peru and Mex
leo There it is sometimes used rs a sub
stitute for glass and is not liable to lie
broken by the discharge of cannon. Ii is
also employed in powdered state to give
a brilliant appearance to walls, and rs a
fine sand sprinkled on writing. When it
is in state Of very fine powder it is known
as cats gold or cats silver. according to
its color. 1t is usually COlOrless, but is
often white grey, green, red, brown, black
or yellUw.-Atlanta Constitution
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-06-06

"Do you know our largest real estate
owners don't pay hardly any taxes, and
some Of them pay none at all'' suggested a
lawyer the other day.
How can that be-" asked the reporter
The fee simple title TO about One-tenth
Of all the ground within the city proper,
that is, of that living between the hills, is
IN families who have perpctually leased
the land, subject To ground rents Ground
rent is one OF the incest things in the
world for the owner Of it, but an awful
aGgravatiOn for the owner of the lease
hold. The owner of the fee need never
worry about his rents like the landlords
do, for he not only has a lien
for his rents upon the ground
nut also upon all improvements erected
upon the land 10y tenants If the tenants
fail to pay. the owner steps i'll and takes
all Improvements, Consequently his
rents are rs secure to him as taxes are to
the county. In all cases where property
is leased for more than fourteen years the
statutes say the lessee shall pay all taxes.
50 You see the bloated ground rent pro
priet0r pays not a cent of tax. He is
never worried with assessments for street
improvements. nor fire insurance, nor
making repairs, nor painting, nor putting
dead beat tenants out of the house. All
the labor he performs is like that Of the
euupon-clipprr. Cincinnati Enquirer In
tArview.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-06-06

Curiosities are now the rage. and many
collectors are proud Of their specimens;
but if one will visit my place on Grand
avenue | will show them a curio that
would make an antiquarys mouth water
There is only one of the kind i'll existence;
there never was another and there never
will BE-. Rare: Well, | should think it
was. II Is the left ear of John Brown. 1t
is not 4 wax imitation, nor the ear Of some
ordinary individual procured from dis
seCting-rUom. II is the bona fide ear of
John Brown. all except the "bony" part.
1t is well authenticated, and its history is
this: When the post mOrtem was made.
the physician who conducted the examina-
tiun cut of the left ear and sent it to Gov
ernOr Wise, who retained it till his death.
when it fell tu his son. and this son in per
son gave it tu me for my collection. There
are few people whose left ear will be pre-
served and treasured for twenty seven
years after they are Cone-George COnk-
lin in Globe Democrat
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-06-06
Milk vendcrs of the Canary Islands.

Another industry is that of milk venders.
Goats milk is used almost exclusively
And instead Of carrying the milk about in
gOurds or in cans the goats themselves
are driven into the town every morning,
and are milked in front of the Purchasers ;
doOr-he himself or his servant inspecting
the entire process. This certainly prevents
the mllkman from entering into silent
partnership with the pump. Cows Go not
seem TO be used for milk, but are en-
ployed very generally for draft. The yoke
does not take hold of the fore shoulders as
with us but are fastened to the forehead
just below the horns: 50 that the cattle
seem to bunt their load along rather than
to draw it, understand that the gain in
this sort of harness is that thereby they
secure the strength of the neck as well As
that of the body. If they would hitch to
the top of the horns they might get the
strength of those too.-Cor Detroit Free
Press
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-06-06
The Christina. GIT" Gold Mine.

The christmas Gift mine in California
is one Of the most singular instances on
record of man being struck with for
tune when least expecting a windfall \
Mr.. Snow was out ON u deer hunt with a
party from san Francisco. They We're re
turning home, when Snow was suddenly
missed by the others. Shows horse had
slipped Off bluff, and down went horse.
rider, and rifle at an angle of - degrees.
rolling over and over in the snow, and
finally bringing up against a mass of stone
standing up out of the snow, its top COY
cred with moss He was not hurt, as the
cold, soft cushion had saved his bones
from the hard ground beneath. Scrambling
up against the rock, he noticed that it wa,
a quartz lode, and that where the horse.
had accidentally kicked off the moss some
thing glittered His eyes bulged out, but
he did not stop to brush them of-his
hands We're too busy Clawing off the moss.
The few specimens he broke off were filled
with pure ore; one small piece being at
least three fourths gold. Upon investiga-
tion tons of ore were found exceedingly
rich, and the mine became one of the most
noted on the Pacific slope.--GlObe-D Demo
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-06-06
WHERE GREEN TURTLES COME FROM
How They Are Caught and How They Are
Taken Care of While in Confinement.

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. w Cana5n ~ l,.' ,t,a 80, b,,t ..tha
- =" ~, l.I,,.;I,,,, ,,.,,o,, ,,,r
81, LII ,t;iI l,,,tirra - -ho haorj in the
a,,dr I,s ,,arr ,ar,,o o,,,,,,es,s a long
.aIIa or,,,,,r,,5 ,,.i,b faT.nrs covered with
no obo;oast ~ vIands and surrounded
,.;+L t,,,t;,.o 49,, aa.h ,,f ,,.tCr, ,pai,,bs
:, -, ois,, ,,.;,t, ,oastc
"a -, ~ 60 .Lo occ,,,,poni-
,,,. 20 9,,,,'r- ot,,,,,,,,a,,,lo c,,-rs fro
- PPPi,'? PA ~, -, cborns We
-, e.s 80 80 I'm ,,,au,,inl,n
m -, -. % - ,..;,,,,b,o oni-
,,,ai .hI -, ,,IrtIo oar,,ao frnr, E,lorido
-,ha W. cne - ,ha shnrasnf Central
- -. 49, S,r';on ,,,,i,, o,,bone,h
d., - -. ti~,,i,I, ,,,,, fa,r onc.
- Ill ,t.,, 90 aa,,',bt in warm
Eoat bor as for n6r,b ~ tho coast of Long
sid tn. ra,,,,o j., ,,,air,b, oil tho way
fror, zoo 10 s;,n ronnds but the average il
tro,I, a;,,h+,, r. rinaty nonrds- They mr.,
,,,,,hihic,,,s ,.,a,,t,,ras IA ill., their ar,.l,
anamy man must now and then have a
- ~ -, air ,r ,bo,, will die From
nro ta = n.,n ,,ra ,,,,,,,a1Ir brnu,,bt IN this
,,it,, ,5 ,I,,,' -, ~ saII ,hrnr,,bout
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-06-06

The Ed Stokes plan of calling attention
TO a gilded saloon. by filling it full of rare
paintings aud articles of virtu, may do for
New York. but it doesn't strike st. Louis
taste right fitted up place of that sort
few years ago, and put in one painting
that cost me $500. \ few people looked
at it and walked off without expressing
any opinion at all One day a rather in.
tellectual-looking old gentleman in a
Prince Albert stopped in front of it, and
studied it for a long time from different
lights and angles. felt glad thou ught
l had found appreciation at last. Then he
said, reflectively, singular how the art OF
Hthography has advanced of late" After
that l took the picture down and sold the
statuettes.-T. 7, bleyer in GIobe-Demo-
Crat.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-06-06
DOING UP A FLY-SCREEN MAN.
The Proprietor Wa Very Hu>S Conduct
Which Was "t,ro.sIy Outrageous"

Which Mas Grossly Outrageous"
He had a sample fly screen under hi
arm, and he turned aside and entered 1
little shoe shop on Lafayette street east.
Il vhas VERY busy today said th'
ruhrr. AS he looked up
Yes, suppose so, and So are the flies,
was the reply My fcirnd, have you Eiver
any thought TO the momrntous query
Shall | Keep the Flies Ont or In Thi:
SUMMER"
Il hat to git this boot done in half al
hour
Exactly, and don't propose 10 hinder
you ! am taken orders for iy-scrcenS
fon can peg, peg away, while we talk
talk fly screens
Il dOan vhant some"
THAT is "a say. you propose to sit in thi.
shop all summer and encourage the visits
Of winged insects Do you know how
striking at flies"
Il doan figure oop on him"
"Of Course you don't, but have. You
will lose just two days in every month
That's eight days thrown away, and not a
fly killed. Now, then"
a don't vhant some fly screens"
That is, you think You don't How
many cubic feet Of air do you think comes
through that door in four months
. "Maype six
Maybe millions! How much dust dc
you suppose accompanies that air.
Il vhas VERY busy"
Exactly hut more than two bushels of
dust enter this shop by way of that door,
and You inhSlc at least half of il. How
many microbes accompany the DUST"
IBIS shop Was under mortgage, yOu
see"
That's all right. hut for ten hours n
day you inhalr 100 cholera microbes an
hour"
Ind maypee moot avhay to Chicago
in June"
suppose you do a fy-screcn door is
portable property. There are flies and
dust and microbes m Chicago as we'll as
Detruit. DO You want To die of cholcra?"
If die it vhas al right. If | live haf
tn work all der time vhas a great handt
{" br alone in my shop"
certainly You are but the question re
mains: Shall flies light on your coat or
nut2' will make you door -
Il vhas VERY busy"
Don't doubt il, hut you owe something
10 yourself Two dollars and half will
buy the door complete, and want to tell
you that our"
Great Hcafens! 90 avhayl" vhas busy,
doan' vhant some doors, | doan' vhant
some fly-Scrcens"
"YOu don't. II YOU don't want a door
why did you encourage me' Why did you
take quarter of an hour of my valuable
tme' DO you suppose | can stop and
figure up cubic feet of air and bushels Of
iust and numbers Of microbes 10 gratify
IDLE CUrioSity?'
Il like you to go avhay!"
We'll, I'll 20. Why didn't you say so at
first, What have done to yuu that you
should want to injure me 10y robbing me
Of my timer Your conduct is outrageous,
Sir-Grossly outrageous"
The shoemaker jumped and locked the
door as soon as the man Was out. For a
moment they glared at each other through
the dusty glass, and then the fly screen
man said:
Its a shameful case, and I'll keep an
eye on you! IL it just such triflinG conduct
,ls yours. sir, which has brought this coun-
Try to where it is Why didn't you tell me
when | came in that you didn't want a
fly screen door?"-Detroit Free Press.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-06-06

In speaking of the ill-mannered and
petty way of showing spite by reading
while some one is addressing an assem-
blage, it is said that when Webster re
piled to Hayne fifty-siX years ago in the
senate, in speech that will live for all
time, United States senator pretended to
be more engaged in reading his news
paper than giving any attention to Web
ster. Another senator peeped over the
shoulder of his inattentive colleague and
found that the distracted newspaper
reading Senator with eye glasses, held the
paper upside down-ChicagO Herald.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-06-06

Tact is the lubricant that makes slid
ding down the baluster of life easy. She
had two adOrers, and, rs is usual, halted
between two opinions. Henry loved her
well, but Georges head was the longer As
the sequel shows. speaking of memo
ries, cried Lucille, why, can remember
when used to play with dolls and make
mud pies in the lane" What wonder
full memory" exclaimed the foolish Henry,
admiringly "Pshaw, Wonderful to re
call that which occurred so few years
ago." spoke George of the long head and
the next time Henry spoke to her she
snubbed him.-Binghamton Republican.