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The Washington critic., 1886-07-02

THE Baltimore and Potomac Railroad
Company announces great reductions in
rates over Its lines for the holidays. Round
trip tickets will be sold July 2, 3, A and 8,
good to return until the 9th instant, be-
Round trip tickets to Baltimore under this
reduction are S1.60. The train service OF
this unrivaled line is such as commends
itself to all travelling for business or pleas
ure. Sixteen trains between the two cities.
The stations of this popular route are GEN.
trally located. The only line using the
block signal system in movement Of trains.
For information inquire at ticket Offices of
COMPANY or consult the advertisement.
The Washington critic., 1886-07-02
A Meeting OF the Owners

ard representatives of property in squares
729, 730 and 73l will be held at McCauley's
Hall, 200 Pennsylvania avenue southeast,
on Friday evening, July 2, at 1880 O'Clock,
by request Of many interested.
w. II. UoEKE.
The Washington critic., 1886-07-02
Free RO,in water

For the present we will give q glass of
delicious soda water to all who buy shoes
of us. Come and obtain bargains in fine
shoes and drink with us. All odds and
ends will be sold without regard to cost.
George w. Rlch 400 Seventh street north
The Washington critic., 1886-07-02

The Pythida World made It's second
appearance on Wednesday, well filed with
mstier OF interest TO the order which II
represents and bearing Indications Of sub
stantisl success. 1t is published monthly
under the experienced editorial supervision
Cf Past Chancellor N. Bunch.
The Washington critic., 1886-07-02
.Aiderney Dairy wagons

Fresh Alderney butter, churned every
morning and delivered in III "Wardh
prints, 35c. per ID. Also cottage cheese
buttermilk and sweet milk, sc. per qt.
Cream, 15c. per pit.
The Washington critic., 1886-07-02
Colonel &. &. Letter.

Proprietor of the Colonnade Hotel, Allan
tic City, will be at 623 Thirteenth street
northwest, Tuesday and Wednesday, July
and Z. Terms and general information as
to Colonnade cheerfully given.
The Washington critic., 1886-07-02
Infantry's Excursion Postponed.

The excursion Of the Washington Light
Infantry, which was appointed for this
evening, has been postponed until further
The Washington critic., 1886-07-02
Furniture. Carpets. BIankets.

Comforts ana general house-furnishing
goods sold on easy weekly or monthly pay
ments at John Smiths Installment House,
Alb New Jersey avenue northwest.
The Washington critic., 1886-07-02

THE Junior Excelsiors and Trustees of
Fifteenth. Street Presbyterian Church ex-
cursion is postponed until Thursday, July
s, on account OF rain. Tickets purchased
will be good
The Washington critic., 1886-07-02
THERMOMETERS Headings.

Thermometer readings for July ., 1886!
3 a. m, GO; q. M, go; IL a. m, $50.
July /: Mean temperature, GGo; maximum,
74o; minimum, 61o; mean relative humid
ity, "a; total precipitation, .02 inches.
The Washington critic., 1886-07-02
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Petroleum..

b. X. Plain & Co., st. Cloud Building,
furnish the following Oil quotations:
Closed yesterday, 66s; opened to-day, 6G};
highest, 67; lowest, 65s; a;l5 p. m, 65?.S&
New York stock Market.
The following have been furnished by j.
Vance Lewis, broker, southwest corner
Eighth and F streets:
The Washington critic., 1886-07-02

Facial neuralgia and toothache are In
stantaneously relieved by st, Jacobs on.
The Washington critic., 1886-07-02
Trimmed Hats.

Ladies' Trimmed Hats and Bonnets for
Country, Seaside or Mountain wear. Our re-
duction In this department commenced last
week, was very successful, and In order to
close out the balance we have made another
reduction. Here you can now get beautiful
Hats and Bonnets from the little trimmed
Yacht at 75c to the finest Hat heretofore sold
at $50 and S35), for $40.
Our Hats are guaranteed to be only this
seasons goods, all new and desirable shapes.
We make this reduction, preferring the sacri.
flee rather than carry over any goods to next
season.
The Washington critic., 1886-07-02
West Washington.

The funeral Of Mr.. Walter Cooley, who
died last Wednesday afternoon, will take
place this afternoon at o'clock, at his
late residence, 1902 Prospect avenue.
MIR. Austin Herr intends shortly to be-
gin the erection of n residence on Thirty
first street, adjoining his present residence,
which will be one of the finest In the Dis
trct.
Mrs. Lille Gilbert, her daughter and
Miss Lou Wilett are spending the summer
at Frostburg, Md.
Temperature and condition of the water
at q. m: Great Falls, temperature, II; con-
dition, 80; receiving reservoir, temperature,
"a; condition at north connection, 2S; condi-
tlon at south connection, 36; distributing
reservoir, temperature, "a; condition at in
fluent gatehouse, 36; condition at eilluent
gatehouse, SO.
The Washington critic., 1886-07-02
4S Gents.

Our New York buyer advises us by telegram
that he las secured sono Boys Pantaloons
at the above price. We haven't seen them
yet, but they must be very cheap, else
he would not have the occasion one of wir-
ing They will be ready tomorrow.
The Washington critic., 1886-07-02
CITY NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

The Emmett Guards will leave for
Newark, N. j., on the 1870 train tonight
TO attend the Irish American military and
civic encampment, beginning tomorrow.
George Jones, fined $50 or ninety days
in Jail for assault, was yesterday released
under the operation of the "poor conyicts"
act by United States Commissioners d. +.
Cahill.
AT a meeting last night Of the Second
Battalion, District Of Columbia Veteran
Volunteers, committee was appointed to
draft constitution and bylaws for the
government Of permanent organization.
Major G. a. Fleetwood, commanding
officer of the Washington Cadet Corps,
rendered his resignation at the meeting of
the corps last Wednesday, to take effect
July /. At the request Of Captain George
ii. Boston the resignation was withdrawn,
and he was put on the retired list with his
present rank.
The Washington critic., 1886-07-02
WASHINGTON CRITIC
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

For District of Columbia, Maryland and
Virginia. local rains, followed by fair
weather, stationary temperature, variable
winds. generally northerlY.
The Washington critic., 1886-07-02
MARRIED..

MARRIED.
RIHL-WALDEN-At 3 p. m, July I,
1856, by Rev, DR., Pitzer, p. +. Rihl of Phila-
delphia TO Laura A. Walden of Kentucky.
DIED.
JACKSON.-On Thursday July I, 1896, at
O'Clock p. m, Jennie Is, Jackson, beloved
wife OF !. n Jackson, and daughter Of
James Cannon.
Funeral at Salisbury, Nd, Sunday July 4,
at 4p. IN.
LOVELESS.--In Prince Georges County,
Nd, June go Elisha B. Loveless, aged G5
years. lie leaves a widow and three chill
dren.
The Washington critic., 1886-07-02
T1EIE
'UNAPPROACHABLE.
And Last Sale of the Season of
Ladies' Muslin
Cambria Underwear !
AT THE
BON MARCHB
Which has been unprccedcntedly successful,
and caused the disposal of an i'm
mense amount of goods.
Every Garment in these lots Is guaranteed
to be thoroughly well made In every particu-
Lar, perfect shapes, the material first-class in
every respect.
FIRST WE OFFER
At 25 Cents Each
FIRST WE OFFER
At 25 Cents Each

Ladies' Night Dresses, trimmed with linen
Torchon Edge down 'front.' around neck
and sleeves.
Ladies' Chemises, trimmed with Hamburg in
serting and lace edge.
ladies' Chemises, square shaped, 90 small
tucks and Torchon edge.
Ladies' Drawers, "Fruit-of-the-Loom" muslin
tucks and cambric ruflle.
Ladies' Drawers, "Fruit-of-the Loom" muslin,
tucks and Hamburg founce.
Ladies' Walking Skirt, deep hem.
Ladies' Corset Covers, cambria. low-necked,
perfect fitting.
Ladies' Corset Covers, handsomely trimmed,
high-necked.
ladies' les and Nurses, Aprons Lawn, large
Children's Short Dresses, cambric, Hubbard
yoke OF embroidery.
Children's Drawers. tucks and embroidered
rufile.
Infants Night Slips, cambric, plaits.
Children's and Infants Caps, shirred and en-
brodered.
I'D WE OFFER Sd WE OFFER
At 79c Each. At 94c Each.
Same as previously advertised, and by the
quantities disposed of we know they have
been appreciated.
The Washington critic., 1886-07-02

Will be celebrated as usual by large
number leaving the city for trip to
the country. Necessarily the Ladies
require a cheap HAT, something nice,
but q
The Washington critic., 1886-07-02
RlChing Remnants.

We bought from one of the largest manu-
nants, including French Null, Crepe Lisse,
Tinsel Ribbon, mixed Chenille Effects and
fine lace edge Neck Ruohings. These goods
run In lengths from W to yards. We have
marked them from &c TO 25c PER YARD.
NOT ONE-HALF THE REAL VALUE.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-07-07
Shakespeare at School.

Though Shakespeare parents were illit-
crate, they knew the value ola good ed
ucation. The Free Grammar School had
been refunded a few years before 10y Ed
ward VI. And although there is no act
ual record Of his school days, we may
take il rs certain that little VIII Shaks-
pcare was sent to the Free School when
about seven years old, as We know his
brother Gilbert WAS Il little latter. The
old Grammar School still stands: and
boys still learn their lessons in the self
same room with the high pitched roof
and oakcn beams, where little VIII Shaks-
perre studied his a Il C-book," and got
his earliest notions of Latin. But during
part OF Shakspeare's school DAYS the
schoolroom was under repair; and boys
and master-Walter Roche by name
migrated for awhile TO the Guild Chapel
next door. And this was surely in the
poets mind when, in later years, he talk
ed of a ~ pedant who keeps a school i'the
church.
All boys learned their Latin then from
two well-known books-the" Accidence -
and the Sententiie Pueriles." And that
William was no exception to the rule We
may see by TRANSACTIONS frem the latter in
several Of his plays, and by an account,
in n of his plays, of Master Pages cx-
animation in the ~Accidencc.r-Rose
KatgSleg ~ n. Nicholas Jor Nay.
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a Pleasant Business.

Editing a paper is a pleasant business.
If you like it.
If it contains much political matter
people won't have il.
If the type is large, it don't contain
much reading matter.
If we publish telegraph reports, folks
say they are nothing hut lies.
If we omit them, We have no enter
prise, or suppress them for political effect.
If we have a few jokes, folks say We
are nothing but rattleheads.
If we omit jokes, folks say We are moth
ing but fossils.
If we publish original matter, they
damn Us for giving selections.
If We give selections, people say We are
lazy for not writing more and giving
them what they have o read in some
other paper.
If we give Il complimentary notice, we
are censured for being partial.
If We don't all hanGssay We are 4 great
hog.
If we publish an article which pleaseS
the ladies. the men become jealous and
rice rerSo.
If We attend church, they say it is for
effect.
If we remain in our office attending To
our business, folks say we are too proud
TO mingle with other fellows.
If we 90 ont they say we don't attend
to our business.
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Rats as Pets.

The rat is not incapable of dociliiy. In
cidents of the training and demonstrating
ofrats are not rare, but the animal does
not possess the qualities desirable in a
pet. James II. Beare, the animal painter
has tanned several, which he has used at
various times in different pictures
in the ante-fuc days" says Captain
John stafford, Beard had a studio in
Crosby's Opera House. One night a fine
specimen of rathood Was caught at the
fremont House. Beard adopted il, and
eventually il became - tame that il
would follow him about like Il puppy.
The artist converted this rat into 4 mod
el. and painted him i'm some forty differ
ent pictures"
george Hansen, a sailor who has sever
al times circumnayigated the globe and
who Is now sailing on the lakes, relates
the story of a solitary rat discovered on a
merchantmen bound for Chill from Liv-
erpool. The rat was unaccompanied by
others Of his species, and it Don became
very friendly with the crew. 1t ate and
slep with the men, and played about like
a kitten. II never went ashore, died on
shipboard, and was buried at sea.
In the cheap lodging houses ofthis city
a number Of rats have been tanned and
kept as pets, while the night Waterman
at Smiths slaughter house Al Bridgeport
finds rats to be sociable and companions
BILE during his lengthy vigils-Chicdgo
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The Policeman'S Club.

Nearly all the police Captains have
been made the recipients of handsome
clubs by their admirers, and they take
great pride in them. They are made IF
all kinds of expensive woods, highly pol
ishcd. and most Of them are inlaid with
gold or silver on which is inscribed the
date of the presentation and the names
of the givers. These beautiful clubs are
only for show, and a policeman would
moi think OF using such a club in a scrim-
mage. Capt. Cliuchy had his at the re-
cent car strike on the Twenty-third street
crosS-town line, but ne did not Use it.
Bah" said a roundsman, who was WELD
ing a long night stick on that occasion.
this j. the only kind of wood that makes
a decent club-,ocllst wood. All the
night clubs used by the New York police
are made of il. Ii is always To- be relied
upon. and / never heard Of one breaking.
Give Il Locust to a man who knows how
t. Use a club, and il is a more dangerous
weapon than Il pistol or KNIFE. \ solid
crack on a mans head fractures his skull
and il never misses fire. 4 policeman
would not dare hit a mar = hard blow on
the head with a locust, for it would al
most certainly kill him. \ slight blow
on the head or face does mo- leave a
bruise, A. You would suppose, but cuts the
skin AS knife would cut paper."-Ntr
IorE SIN.
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How to Get Rid of Rats.

An attempt To catch rats by traps, or bv
poisoning them suddenly. will fail. Old
rats know too much, and can only be-
caught by kindness. To destroy them,
give them a good meal every day. DO
not put any poison in the food, but sim
ply prepare a dish for them daily, rs a
free lunch. composed of corn meal mois-
tened with milk, in which an egg and Il
little salt, Ia season, has been beaten.
At first they may not touch It, but keep
it before them, making it fresh daily
They viii soon try a little. and if not in
furious their suspicious viii be allayed.
In a week or ten days they viii expect it,
and every rat on the place will be at the
appointed place for the treat. Give them
plenty oft, SO as to induce all the rats in
the neighborhood to join in. DO not be
in a hurry To poison them. lfthey eat
all the food, give them a large quantity
the next time. As oon a. they have
thrown off all suspicion go to your drug
glSt, get some PHOSPHORUS paste, or ON
or rat poison. mix it with the food, and
be sure YOU give them enough, and some
thing to spare, so a. to induce all 10 eat
They will either be killed or become $
suspicious of all other food as to leave,
and not 4 rat will remain. Hence, 10 de
stroy rats take plenty Of time, gain their
confidence, and finish them when they
least eNnecf il.
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A Peninsula.


The remnants of halfforgotten studies
are sometimes brought to light in a
strangely dilapidated condition. SO it
proved in the following dialogue, over
heard at a country railroad station. The
speakers we've father and son.. the lattera
middle-aged man.
1t seems that the father had been visit
ing an adjoining town, and, having there
heard loud praises of Florida as a RESI-
dence, was wildly enthusiastic over the
advantages to be gained in moving South.
The son, more cautious than the older
man, was inclined to. scoff at the creduli-
~ Of the other.
Why, the circulars say there amt no
sich place anywhere declared the IA
ther. his words almost stumbling owe
another in their eagerness TO escape.
Circulars. a passle o lies" said the
son, deity piling milk-cans in his wagon.
You don't mean 10 swaller everything
that's printed, do you2"
"Well, but they say if you buy a lot of
orange trees that's poorly well along, you
can sit right down long side Of EN- an
fold your arms, an they'll make your
fortune quicker'n no time"
4 heap they will. Look here, dad,
YOU clear the stones out o the lour-acre
lot, and plant 'taters there, and you'll be
better ont than if you had a million or
ange trees"
" An the climate, The airs as clear"
Clear where faint all thick with
skeeters big as your thumb, an grass
hoppers like wharf-ratsw
" The sca-coast amt many miles away
from any pint, as ] take it, an the noun
tains-"
This was too much. The yaung mans
long unused knowledge of geography
came To his rescue; he had found Il flaw
which could not fail in proving the
ted circulars false.
Mountains! !" he cried triumphantly.
Mountains, why, man, Florida's a pen
insula -
The father said no more, but il WAS cv-
ident that his disappointment in finding
his castle shattered, was tempered by his
pride in his sons superior knowledge.
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Tales out of School.

II Is about time for another budget of
school stories. and here they are:
Teachers are required by some pupils
10 put questions in just the proper form
to elicit the answer desired. Recently a
class of girls had been discussing the eli
mate of Chilli, and 10 see if one of the
number knew that the scasons there oc-
cur ut opposite times 10 ours, the ques-
tion was put: When do they have
their seasons in the south temperate zone,
Katie" All the year round" was the
instant response.
"If England is our mother country, is
India our father country ," asked Il
promising pupil the other day. No, in
deed why do you ask such a question ?'
Nothing, only. | see its Farther India
.on the map He was only ten. and said
it in good faith.
Another pupil read The expression,
arms Of the sea-" in a very vague FASH
ion. What do you mean-anything Civ
en- TO charity?7 NO, MN" Fire
arms, perhaps" Yes, nm" viii
you tell me this rather impatiently) any
explosive from the sea ." Shells He
was sent to tlsr head a language.
That some boys at an early aye appre-
ciate the responsibilities Of life Is shown
10y the twelve year old who wrote in 4
.,.,..:t;,,. .E.l En-.l 49,,
gagged 10 be married and this was more
solemn than his death"
Another small boy, with the possibili-
ties of eminence in the field of romantic
literature in the dim future, handed in this
bit of graphic description: "Thc sclvds
are occupied oy a great variety Of reptiles
and insects sIch rs the monkeys. The
rhinoccrous lives on the most beautiful
trees. In the fright ZONE we see immense
iccbergs and icieles ON which are whales
and other bir,ls-a lar.r animal il scoot-
ing water through his nose. In the Artic
Ocean We find birds sitting on the grasS-
these birds walk on their hind feet.
How mrny .unintercsting essays We
should be spared if writers who have not
a slight knowledge of matters discussed
We're to follow the example of the High
School girl who wrote: +" am to write
ON the subject of .Estheticism. Having
nothing whatever TO say on the subject, |
now proceed to say it" That was all.
This was an actual reading in a Summer
vile grammer school the other day by a
big boy of the passage in the reader
which tells how Longfellow took posses
Of the Craigie house and lived AN ideal
there: After this Longfellow retired to
the carriage house and there lived an al
most idle life"
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How the Vassar Girl Did 1t.

Il came through Poughkeepsie once,
remarked Il New York drummer. II
must have been vacation time, for about
fifty Nassar girls got on. They came into
the car where ! was, and one of the pref
test Of the whole lot took part ofmy seat
while her companions all stood around
her, within hearing distance. She seem
ed to know that | was Il travelling man,
for, said she, referring to one of the
windows:
Can't | open that for you pr
Il thanked her, being 10 surprised
that could moi; quite comprehend the
situation. Her companions, and in fact
everybody in the ear, became interested,
and they all directed their attention 10
III.
Are you on your way home?7 she
asked.
| told her ! was on a business trip.
Have YOU Travelled much alone p"
~'Quite a good deal replied, not at
al pleased with the unenviablc position
was forced 10 occupy. Without giving
me Il chance 10 ask any questions, she
continued:
Cant | buy you some fruit or or
anges?"
II don't care about any, | replied.
Wouldn't Won like a book or pamph-
let 10 read? | have some in my travelling
bag. No? Well, / know you'll let me
turn The next seat. 80 asto give you more
room
- left the seat and told her that there
absolutely nothing that | wanted.
rs ! made my way out 10 the smoking
car nearly everybody laughed, including
the Nasslr girls. One OF the latter took
my place. To this day | never see a wo-
man coming toward my seat that don't
think of that experience. I've heard
men say they would like Ia have it tried
on them. but no man likes To he made 4
fool of, and he certainly appears in that
light when Il lot of school girls start in 10
make him appear ridiculous.
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reject them, a. you please, sad the giri'
with dignity.
~fI could see your father
You cannot
~Or your lawyer
We are too poor to employ lawyers.
All thai sort Of luxury has been given up
long ago. | am the only business man Of
the family. Excuse my plain speaking,
! Mr.. Liddell. but there is no alternative
left US"
Il want the lot, certainly" Mr.. Liddell
said, smiling, -" and"
Then you must paytwo hundred dol
lars for it, sir"
"TTl take the matter into considera-
ton, Miss Janet"
Consider a. long a. you like, sir" said
the little las, with grave dignity. And
pray don't think because I'm a woman,
I'm a fool"
so the Squire ~retreated, rather discom-
fitted.
Just three weeks aiterward, Janet Juni-
per was sitting on the doorstep engaged
in shelling peas, when the village omni-
bus clattered noiselessly up 10 the door,
and out sprang Josephine.
Janet dropped all the silver-green
treasures into the grass, her eyes lighted
up. and the roses dyed her cheeks.
"Joseyr'
Yes, it is /. Back again, Jenny"
And the Enchanted Prince? ?"
Janet spoke lightly, but Josephine an
swered her all in good faith.
HE has come, Jenny. And oh, ] am
80 happy. And | hope you'll love him as
YOU would a real brother. Tie will he
here an Thursday. He wants 10 see you
~ much, and he knows he will like You.
But come, don't stand here, dear. Aunt
CheIford expects you at Saratoga ON sat
urday."
At Saratoga? But I can't 90"
"Why not?'
Janet hid her glowing face on her sis
ter's shoulder.
"Because-because-I, too, have my
story 10 tell. am engaged, a. well as
you, Josey.'
"You, my little brown Cinderella To
whom ~
To squire Liddell.'
"To the great, tail, handsome Squire,
that we We're all 50 afraid Of as children?
Oh, Jenny, it can't be possible"
But it is possible" said Janet, laugh
ing and crying in the same breath. And
he is 80 good and noble And il all came
out of that stony corner lot that he want
ed to buy, and that | was 50 Saucy about.
But do come in and take AFT your things.
Josey. And Lois, you come and pick up
the peas.
Lois came grumbling To the rescue.
"Some folks Judgment seems to give
'em the go-by the minute they are in
love- said Lois. THANK goodness. |
never was ailin' that wayr7
The Juniper girls talked until mid
night. Each had 80 much Ia hear, -
much to tell. Josephine was sum that
Liddell conldn't bo quite as char
ming and chivalric as Horace Fairgrave.
Janet was disposed to take all her sisters
r~hapSodies a. gospel truth, except where
this comparison came in.
Now mind, Jenny, said Josephine,
laughing. "lwen both think our own
sweetheart is best
And there WAS Il double wedding in
the village church that September-the
end Of the juniper girls, and the begin
ming Of two happy, matronly lives.