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The Washington critic., 1886-03-23
NOTES AND GOSSIP.

Mr. HowELLs will be dined this evening
by the Authors Club Of New York.
MRs. MAGGIE VAN Corr, the New York
evangelist, is now conducting series of
meetings in Denver.
THE Democratic Convention of Alabaml
for the nomination of State officers Will be
held at Montgomery June 2.
Mn. A. HALLER GROSS will lecture at the
Philadelphia Academy of Music next Sat
urday on the life and services OF General
Hancock.
Mr.. THOMAS MORAN, the painter, will
sail for Europe in a few days, proceeding
Immediately to Venice, where he proposes
to do considerable work.
CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER, In the April
Harper, appeals to women to give up the
bric-a-brac craze and return to the old sim
plicities OF housekeeping.
Ex-GovERSoR FOSTER of Ohio is devotng
his time principally to railroad and mining
enterprises, In some of which ex.Speaker
Keifer is associated with him.
FREDERICK SCHwATKA, the Arctic and
Alaska explorer, has lately been made an
honorary corresponding member of the
Italian and Swiss Geographical societies of
Rome and Geneva.
A New York lady advertises for pair
of opera glasses which she lost in Fifth
avenue church. This reminds us that the
season for spring bonnets is now open
Burlington Free Press.
ELLA BREcKINRIDGE, daughter Of Con.
gresham Breckinridge of Kentucky, is
hos 70 at ali
Mass, and after graduation she will enter
the law office Of her father.
TIE first woman scholar sent to this
country by the Japanese Government to be
educated, Miss Kin Kato, is attending the
Normal School at Salem, Mass. She will
return to Japan at the end Of a three years.
course.
GOLD SoRREL," Stonewall Jackson's
famous war-horsc, said to be the last sur
viving horse of the rebellion, is dead. This
will be sad news for John Sherman and G.
Frisbie lIoar. Where now will the rebels
put their saddle?- Chicago News.
HENRY +. DE BARDELEBEN OF Birmlng-
ham, Ala, is the owner of the Henry Ellen
| Coal Mines, fifteen miles from that city,
and the largest Individual mining proprietor
| in the world. He is son-in-law OF Daniel
| Pratt, the celebrated cotton-gin man.
| Hon. j. V. WRIGHT OF Nashville,
Tenn, is the guest of his brother, General
Marcus j. Wright OF the War Records
Office. This is Judge Wrlght's first visit
to Washington since his retirement from
Congress In 1861. 1t is needless to say that
he is both astonished and delighted with
the transformation which Washington has
since undergone. Happening In the Cir
cult Court room yesterday, he was recog-
nized by his old friend, Judge Hagner, and
specially complimented by an invitation ia
| q seat beside him on the bench.
The Washington critic., 1886-03-23
MIR. Thurman's Daughters.

A beautiful residence has been erected at
Richmond Hill, says the Brooklyn Eue,
for Mrs, W. T. P. Cowles, wife of Lieu
tenant Cowles, U. s. N, and daughter of
Hon. Allen q. Thurman of Ohio. Another
of the ex-Senator's daughters, Mrs. Gov
ernor Mccormick resides at Jamaica. Mrs.
Cowles' residence is built In colonial style,
the cellar walls OF solid masonry, extending
up to the second story. Each gable is
built to different design. The floors are
laid in red and black tile. The rooms are
all large and fitted with open flreplaces.
The whole building is steam heated and
there is q Russian bath in the basement aud
n plunge sixteen feet long. The cost of the
building was $4,000.
The Washington critic., 1886-03-23
THE COMING BONNET.
Vegetable Gardens to Take the Place
of Birdskins.


"What will the coming bonnet be
likc?" responded man milliner to
reporter of the Albany Erpress. at
will be unlike anything ever before at
tempted. Watch for It on Easter day
and rcprcss your risiblities. The orni.
biological craze Is dead and the birds
may sing and twitter in peace. They
will not ornament feminine headgear
this season. What is the craze2 Why
vegetables and fruits and flowers. but
mostly vegetables. The flowers TO be
used are chosen because of the brilli-
ancy of their coloring. and IL is posi-.
bic that many false alarm of fire may
be traced to n flaring, ,tlamingbunch of
buds ON the coming bonnet.
"llow about vegetables and fruits?
Well, II is really funny, but fashions
decree has been promulgated, and there
is no escape for the aesthetic wife or
daughter. They must wear what is set
before them. or be tabooed, and |
fancy they will succumb to the iu-
cvitable. Why, you will see hats and
bonnets on Easter day that will look
like unusually early vegetable gardens.
Here is bunch of mushrooms, con
tinucd the man-milliner, fondling
great, vulgar ornaments that looked
more like pippin apples or halfripe
tomatoes than they did like mush-
rooms. Perhaps ono of these will do
on hat, in CONJUNCTION with this'--a
bunch of radishcs that looked so
natural as TO tempt the appetitc-"or
this"-a bunch of very small onions
with gracefully flowing green stems
cor this"-a quartet of half.ripe
bananas. "Oh, yes, we will have beets,
turnips, potatoes, green peas and the
like with the rest, but they will be SO
artistically arranged that you will really
forget that they are vegetables"
The Washington critic., 1886-03-23

good deal of heat and Indignation. II
was denounced as an outrage to work
an intelligent man with u family for
the yearly pittance of $500. The state
mont was made that one member Of the
conference and his family were living
upon per capita OF four cents q day.
This brought out cries of "Shame"
"shamc" One minister seems to have
hit the nail very squaroly upon the
head when he compared the incousis.
tcncy of such things existing AMI the
call made upon the conference for 81
0O0,000 for foreign missions. THE
CRITIC fully agrees with the clcrgymen
that the picturesque, but scantily Mt.
tired, heather in Booribhoola Cha
might be neglected a little bit in ordcr
that ministers of the Gospel in this
country may be able to get sufficient
food and clothing.
The Washington critic., 1886-03-23


CHAPLAIN MILBURN of the House
"called the turn on the boys" yesterday
morning in his opening prayer by
directing their attention to gambling in
few well.selected words. Departing
from the usual custom of pulpit sup
plication in glittering generalities, he
gave the Lord an itemized bill of trans
gressions. He designated gamesters by
cards, dice, chips, wheat, stock, corn,
cotton, boards of trade, stock eX-
changes and buckets shops, and ex-
planned to Omniscience in brief way
the process Of "shearing the lambs.
Probably so explicit prayer as this
has not reached the Throne of Grace
since the old patriarchal days, when
the prophets talked with the Lord face
to face, and its results may be startling
and lasting. That man has risen to
specify in plain terms the well known
devices of the devil of the nineteenth
century entities him to the thanks of II
grateful constituency for furnishing
Providence with the papers in the case,
whereby to act intelligently and for the
best interests of the people. That 1t
should have created q sensation in the
body before which it was delivered is
no matter of surprise. The members
had been in this respect holding eXecu-
tive sessions, as it were, from which
the Lord was rigidly excluded; but
Chaplain Milburn with one fell swoop
has rent the veil asunder, and his bill
of particulars has thrown light upon
the subject which all the legislative,
executive and judicial powers of the
country find themselves inadequate to
extinguish. An amendment to the
Decalogue is in order. 1t should be
voted upon at once, and in the re-
kindled light of a new dispensation old
things will pass away, and after these
things men shall see another angel
come down from heaven having great
power; and the earth shall be lightened
with his glory, and he shall cry
nightly with a strong voice, saying,
"Babylon the great is fallen, Is
fallen"
The Washington critic., 1886-03-23

THE District Commissioners will ask
Congress for an appropriation Of ST..
600, 600 to be expended in the improve
mont of streets and avenues. 1t is none
too large sum to be requested for pur.
pose so essential to the city and the
economic welfare of the National Capt
tai. AS Commissioner Edmonds says,
the District has always kept faith with
Congress and will keep up its record in
this transaction. The money is needed
and the Government can afford TO make
the investment, knowing that it can
suffer no loss. The Commissioners are
acting in the matter with public.
spiritedness that is deserving of all
commendation.
The Washington critic., 1886-03-23
Disappoiuted in the President

Says the Chicago Ne,cs: "The President
has had two birthdays since he entered the
White House, but his estmable sister, Miss
Elizabeth, hasn't had one To her name.
We didn't think Mr.. Cleveland was that
kind of a man. Common gallantry, to say
nothing of justice or Jeffersonian simple
ity, would suggest that great, big IN III
like Grover Cleveland ought to give his
little sister at least half the birthdays that
conc to the White House.
The Washington critic., 1886-03-23

In THE Philadelphia conference of
the Methodist ministers yesterday, the
small average of the salaries received
by the pastors was discussed with a
The Washington critic., 1886-03-23
SPECIAL NOTICES.

n@zsaTHE LAST NEW BOOK-
W. JUNGLE DANIELS STORY"
Written by -.
j. NJ. sToDDARD & CO., G2. + ST., gen. agts.
NyyDTHE CLERKS EARLY CLOS
w. ing Association, believing In the JUS
tcc of its cause, and having received some
financial aid from merchants without solici-
tation, now appeal to all who favor the move
ment for substantial assistance. Contribu-
tons can be gent to
WIN. II. DANIEL, President.
400 7th st II W.
JOHN w. BLAKELOCK.
Financial Sec'y 400 7th st W.
The Washington critic., 1886-03-23

nRAwING AND PAINTING - The
~ best and cheapest place to learn draw
ing and painting Is at the National Academy
of Fine Arts, corner 18th st anl N Y ave; all
commencing Immediately will be received at
half.prlcc; children's Saturday class $40 per
year; classes after O'Clock for those in the
DEPARTMENTS
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1T HAVING COME

nNeWHEREAS 1T HAVING COME
E3y to the knowledge of the Clerks
Early Closing Association that a few mer-
chants on 9TH st. having guaranteed closing
of stores at o'clock In accord with the sense
of the merchants meeting held several weeks
ago, have broken faith and retul ned to uacer-
tain hours of closing; therefore be it
RoSOired, That this association condemn
such action as embarrassing 1t in its humane
undertaking to tighten labor. as being dis
regard of public sentiment, and contrary to
the desire of the majority of merchants In the
District of Columbia.
The Washington critic., 1886-03-23

rrHE DENTAL INFIRMARY, Ma
l. tonal University, 1904 Il st n W, open
daily from to p IN; extracting free; filling
at cost of material; teeth inserted with or
without plates; gas, ether and chloroform adj
ministered by competent and experienced
operators
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NNO ART1STS-SOlar ana Electric
i light prints; orders filled In "a hours. z.
II. Wheeler. 100 9th st. corner q.
The Washington critic., 1886-03-23

Senator Logan denies writing that new
story, but he has written a resolution
against executive sessions, whicl Is quite
gs novel.
The Washington critic., 1886-03-23

Representative T. J. Campbell, having in
troduced Il bill to prescribe the hours OF
labor in Government Departments, 1t will
be in order for somebody to introduce one
to prescribe the hours of rest In Govern
ment Departments.
The Washington critic., 1886-03-23
FOR EXCHANGE.

w ANTED-TO EXCHANGE NEW STOVES
w for old ones at Buffers Stove Exchange,
corner 9th and X SITS. Smoky chimneys cured
or no pay; Stoyes exchanged for groceries.
Old stoves bought.
The Washington critic., 1886-03-23
GESrR,I AND Cvrr,cuLAR.

Pastor Newman can't make Methodist
out of Grover Cleveland. ruere's too
much fore.ordInatIon in Mr.. Cleyclanl's
career for hin to adopt am free ,geucy
views just at present.
The Washington critic., 1886-03-23

Chaplain Milbura's prayer yesterday
morning in Congress would sesln to ini-
cate that he is not as blind as people think
lie Is.
The Washington critic., 1886-03-23

DROCHE, THE EwELL-KNOwNP PRO-
ID fessional French Cook, invites his pat
rons to call and try a good Table d. Ilote
Breakfast, Csc; Lunch, 25c; Dinner. zoe; I'm
for $40. / am ready now to satisfy the most
fastidous gourmet In Washington.
BROOCHES, second door from National
Theatre, dining-rooms up stairs. Strictly
first class In every respect for ladies and gen
tlemen. A Ia Carte all day. Dinner Parties,
Balls. Receptions, etc., at short notice.
The Washington critic., 1886-03-23

WTANTED-Ladies to Know that Our
w new spring fashion book 1.-THE Bazaar
Dressmaker," is now ready price 20c; by mail
CSC. Oppenheimer's, b2S 9th st n w.
The Washington critic., 1886-03-23

90 TO FUNK'S Sewing Machi Inc
VI Agency, 1881 7th st, near o st market 1t
is the best place to buy or have old machines
repaired; elegant light.running machines from
$40 to $40, warranted for live years. Agents
for all kinds of sowing machines.
The Washington critic., 1886-03-23

w no is SAMPLE Is the DiscOverer
w and manufacturer of Nichols Vege-
table Hair Lotion, 25c u bottle, in barber
shop at U. S. Patent Office, and ut laboratory,
Ga3 IA 81 n a.
The Washington critic., 1886-03-23
WANTED aet p...YALe,

1oUtttisea-rfs ~ THf,s L,r.s lndcr his heai
inserted NTSe hYcs fOJ ~ cents.
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GHAPPED Faces and Hands Cured
~ and the skin kept smooth and white by
the use of Camphorine Lotion, to be had only
nj Wnre' Ebbitt House drug store.
The Washington critic., 1886-03-23

VFYOU Want to Buy, Sell, Exchange,
l. or hire horses, carriages, harness, ETC., 20
to VIM. f. Downey's stables, 1920 TO 1874 l. ST;
repository, 1927 and 1929 l. st n W; none but
reliable stock handled; everything guaranteed
as represented. VIM, y. Downey.
The Washington critic., 1886-03-23

EOR SALE, EXCHANGE OR HIRE
Il A large stock of new and second hand
carriages, buggies and wagons OF all kinds
prices and terms llnequaled In the city. W.
j. GEYER. AGS and 40 O st Il w.
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PERSONAL.


A WIDOW Desires to Make IA Small
N loan; has no real estate; but will make
PROMPT payments. II there IL any one who
will accommodate her, please address
STEA NIGER. Critic Office,
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w ANTED 80 Several Good, Able
w bodied men, TO 60 down the river with
fishing crew this season. Address BOX \,
Critic Office
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WTANTED-An Experienced Cook to
w assist In washing and ironing in small
family. Apply, with good city references, to
ION Il Il ~
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#wASHINGTON SAFE DEPOSIT
kS COMPANY,
GIG Penna. Ave. Northwest.
The Company will rent small private safes
In It's new
FIRE AND BURGLAR-PROOF VAULTS
from S5 to 500, according to size.
Silver Plate and articles of value may be
stored and insured for any length of time at
very reasonable charges,
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-12-25

We will call on our local patrons
as usual during Christmas week, and
hope all will be prepared to pay up
for the old year. Should any of them
wish to anticipate our visit, and call
at the Office and settle, it will suit us
just as well. We call the attention;of
all to our clubbing offer with the New
York World. M u.a' a b'a5
We have a letter from DIR. B. f.
Green, the dentist, requesting us to
state that his prolonged absence from
McMinnville is due to the fact that
he was taken sice in Nashville, and
had to 60 to his home in Williamson
county. He says he will return to
McMinnville as soon as his health
will permit, which he thinks will be
in few days.
What has got the matter with
our Sunday schools? There has not
been Christmas tree, a snow house,
or anything of that nature in Nc
Minnville for four or FIVE years. These
things are great deal of trouble and
work to some of the older members
of the Sunday schools, it is true, but
they furnish pleasant occasions for
the little folks, and are remembered
by them with grateful hearts through
out the year.
The people of Gallatin, Tullaho-
ma, and other towns over the State,
we see from our exchanges, are talk.
ing about organizing building associa.
tions. Every town in the State should
have one of these associations. They
are the best savings banks yet de,
vised for working men, and they not
only aid the individual members, but
help largely in building up a town
The McMinnville Buildingand Loan
Association is now one of the most
popular institutions we have.
"A correspondent wrote the Nash
vile American some days ago tha
he had turned herd of cattle in s
stalkfeld, and was very much sur
prised to find several of them dead ;
few days afterward, while the bal
ance showed no signs Of indisposition
Judge ]. D. Walling, of this place
says the cattle were killed by eating
the smut which grows on the corr
stalks. 1t would be well for partie
intending to pasture their stalk field
to go through them and remove an!
stalks containing the smut,
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-12-25
Band Concert.

The Warren House Cornet Band
have yielded to numerous requests
and agreed to repeat their entertain
ing concert on Friday night, Dec. 91st
at the c. F. College chapel. The pro-
gram will be sufficiently varied to
make it interesting to all who attend
ed their last concert, and with any
thing like good weather they will
have crowded house. Admission
% and ID cents.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-12-25
Your Attention.

All who are indebted to us by note
or account will please call and make
settlement on or before Jan. 1st. We
have been exceedingly lenient with
our customers and we trust this mat
ter will not have to be presented to
you again. J. G. M. Ross & Son.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-12-25
Cannon County Weddings.

WOODBURY., Tenn, Dec. 22d.
To the Standad.
Today at the residence of the brides
father, the Rev. Mr.. Ramsey united
in holy wedlock Mr.. William G. Gov
ington and Miss Mary B. Jones, and
in so doing the happy party have
launched their craft into the sea of
life, and are determined to battle in
the mighty storms which ofnecessity
must cross their path, and it is hoped
that they will look well to ther charts
and unfurl their sails to the balmy
breeze and meet the adverse winds
and waves with decision of purpose.
And also at Readyville today, at
the home of the brides father, Elder
Gowan united in marriage Mr.. B. +.
Martin, of Woodbury., to Miss May
Baity, and they too, have cast their
bark upon the great ocean and it is to
be hoped that they are equipped for
every emergency of life.
Both bridal parties take the train
this evening for New Orleans, where
they will while away few days un-
der the genial sunlight of the South.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-12-25

w dIICu 1IOuSOj 4NOs iAOj Is w A.
M, of this place, had an installation
of their newly elected officers at 10
o'clock this friday morning, on
special dispensation fro m the Grand
Master of the State. .i HU -.Ig1
We have taken a number of sub
scribers this week for the New York
World on our premium offer. For
$1.9O you get the STANDARD and
World each one year, and compact,
useful history of the United States.
''It is more pleasant to give than to
receive" and if you would enjoy a
real happy Christmas, make the
hearts of some of the poor happy by
gifts of some of the bounty with
which you have been blessed.
Joe Pennington says tell the folks
that he is going to leave the country,
or rather is going to leave town for
the country. He is going out on Mr..
w. C. Womack's farm, two and a
half miles north of town, after the
first of the year.
Col. r. E. Burnham and Mr.. w.
L. Garner, of Viola, called on us
Monday and renewed their subscrip-
tions for the STANDARD, the New
York World, and American Agricul-
turist. They are reading farmers,
and consequently successful.
-LosT--A work on Pathology, by
Green, has strayed from my office. 1t
has dark green cloth binding, posi-
bly, has paper covering. Finder
will be literally rewarded by return
ing to A. b. RAMSEY.
Mr.. ]. S. Burroughs and wife
went to Woodbury. this week to at.
tend the marriage of their sister, Miss
Mary Jones, to Mr.. VIM. Covington,
which occurred Wednesday. John
returned home Thursday, but Mrs.
B. will remain at Woodbury. through
the holidays.
The Nashville Union is now
making its Sunday issue quite liter
ary treat. The number for last Sun
day contained a great deal ofvaluablt
and interesting original matter, ant
they promise one of equal interest fol
tomorrow. 1t can be had at d. L
Browns Monday morning.
Mr.. Warren Cummings, of Can
non county, was here Thursday ant
paid the STANDARD a call-and ,
dollar. He also brought us $1.2I
from another old subscriber. Sucl
visits are really pleasant to us. d.
thou likewise, gentle reader.
Notwithstanding thevery inclem
ent weather, the band concert at tn
c. F. College on last Friday night at
tracted a large crowd, and all wer
most pleasantly entertained, so mucl
so, that a general desire for a repeti
ton prevailed, and consequently tn
J concert will be repeated Friday nigh
Dec. 31st.
Mr.. C. A. Bailey, who mysteri
ously disappeared from Clarksvill
three orfour weeks ago, finally turne
: up at Carsicana, Texas, with hi
: mind affected. Hefell into the hand
l of friends at that place, who brougf
r him back to Tennessee, and he passe
: up our road Monday to Sparta, wher
he has relatives.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-12-25
Merry Christmas.

Fresh Oysters at d. l.. Browns to.
day.
The dealers nholidaygoods have
had lively trade this week.
The shortest days Of the year
were passed this week.
Great reduction in all winter
goods at ]. c. M. Ross & Sons.
Col. H. L. w. Hill, of Irving Col
lege, spent Tuesday night in town.
Mr.. A. J. Brown, of Viola, was
here couple of days this week.
To-day Saturday is a National
holiday, and the banks will be closed.
Mr.. M. A. Doty received and
sold out car load of Empire coal
this week.
The busiest place in town is
Northcut's. His big Christmas stock
attracts the crowds.
Mr.. C. M. Morford spent last
Sunday in Tullahoma. Must have
been some unusual attraction there.
MIR. S. d. Britain goes to Nash
vile after the 1st of January to seek
position as travelling salesman.
"A finelotof Jellies and Preserves
just received by d. o. Jenkins; also
Barrel Pickles, Cabbage, Etc.
II. G. Lind, Esq, has been in at
tendance upon Circuit Court at Spen-
Ger this week.
Prof. w. E. Bell, superintendent
ofthe City Schools, left today Friday
ona holiday visit to Woodbury..
Those indebted to me will please
call and settle by the LIST of January.
Don't forget this. A. P. SEITz.
Col. w. E. B. Jones has been in
Nashville this week, attending Su-
preme Court.
Rev. T. M. Mcconnell left Tues.
day for Rogersville, East Tennessee,
to perform wedding ceremony.
What a rush for Northcut's! Big
stocks and low prices brings the Gus
toners.
MIR. Victor Sanders and Mrs. j
M. Paschall left Wednesday to visit
their parents at Carthage.
"A full number of the STANDARD
will appear next week as usual. We
issue tifty-two weeks in the year.
Bob Maddux says when yor
come to town hunting horse blanket
don't stop until you get to his shop
He has plenty of them.
Col. Robt. Hughes, father of Mr.
J. Crit Hughes, of this place, died a
his home in Glasgow, KY, last Satur
day morning, Dec. 18th.
If you want presents for the lit
tie ones, go to Northcut's, the cheap
est place in town for toys, candies
nuts, oranges, and all the good thing
for Christmas.