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The Washington critic., 1886-12-18
WASHINGTON CRITIC
WASHINGTON, DECEMBER is, ,ss6.
CITY NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

"A tar-kettle In the rear OF the Medical
Museum on Tenth street caught fire to-day,
and polcemantent out an alarm, but the
Fire Department did not have to go into
eervioe to exiinguish the flames.
ID. p. Holloway Lodge of Good Tenn
plars made a fraternal visitation to An
cbor Lodge last night, at their new hall,
No. g23 L street northwest, which added
largely to the interest of the meeting. A
fine musical and literary programme was
rendered.
The Washington critic., 1886-12-18
"Aideruey parry wagons,

Fresh Alderney butter, churned every
morning and delivered In ID. "Ward"
prints, 45c. per tb. Also cottage cheese :;
buttermilk and sweet milk, SC. per qt.
Cream, 15c. per pt. .,..-,
The Washington critic., 1886-12-18
We sell Vasltes'

OUR satin-lined overcoats at 25 per cent.
less than any other clothing house In the
city. Eiseman Bros, cor. Seventh and f..
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LADIES, iryou want cassimeres for cloaks,
jackets or tailor-made dresses, f. ii. Quasi
e Co., 500 ID street northwest, is the place
to get every thing In the tailoring line.
The Washington critic., 1886-12-18

OUR boys overcoats are going for less
than at any other clothier's In the city.
Eiseman Bros, corner Seventh and Il.
The Washington critic., 1886-12-18
East VasItiurtOu,

All the men injured at Carroll row by
the falling wall last Wednesday are doing
very well. They are still at Providence
Hospital.
The Washington critic., 1886-12-18
We SeII Ladies',

And Gentlemen's gold watches at pawn.
brokers' prices. Auction sales Monday
and Tuesday evenings.
SrEiNEM Bros,
1882 Pa. Ave. II. W.
The Washington critic., 1886-12-18

Do NOT fail to leave your plates at
Kervand's, 1912 Pennsylvania avenue north
west, and get your visiting cards printed
for the holidays.
The Washington critic., 1886-12-18

AS THE HOLIDAYS are approaching every
body must be supplied with Wine and
Liquors. To be sure to get what Is pure,
go to the old established Wine House OF
Chr. Xander's, No. 900 7th st. II. W.
The Washington critic., 1886-12-18
We Sell Ladies'

And Gcntlemen's gold watches at pawn
brokers' prices. Auction sales Monday
and Tuesday evenings.
STEINEM Bros,
1899 Pa, Ave. n. W.
The Washington critic., 1886-12-18

LADIES, II you want Colored Mohair or
Silk Braids and Buttons to match your
dresses, go to F. II. Quasi & Co., G29 ID
street northwest.
The Washington critic., 1886-12-18

CHnDREN's overcoats reduced to s.,
same as sold by others at $3.50. Eiseman
Bros, corner Seventh and Il.
The Washington critic., 1886-12-18

In use by THE CRITIC and many other
frst.class houses in this city,
If you desire to systematize Filing Your
Letters, Invoices or other papers,
whether fiat or folded, or if you want the best
LEDGER on RECORD INDEX in the world, write
to sCIILICnT 81 FIELD CO., Rochester, N.
Y, or their representatives, as follows: Penn
sylvania File and Index Co. Linn, 30 South 3d
st., Philadelphia; New York File and Index
Co. Linn, 81 Reade st., New York; Western
File and Index Co., 1O9 Wabash ave-, Chicago;
TX. JUDSON, G22 Il st, II. W., Washington
d. c. You can have an agent call immed-
atey by sending postal request to q. X.
JUDSoS, GEE Il st. ".
The Washington critic., 1886-12-18

at Libbey's, $40 Ninth street northwest.
Unprecedented bargains for the next nine
days in Watches, Diamonds, and jewelry of
all styles and qualities.
The Washington critic., 1886-12-18
Notice TO Housel<eepers.

Buy your friends pictures for Xmas gifts
at NeerholI's, All aud 9l6 Seventh street.
The Washington critic., 1886-12-18

w. III. Hs0ughtOn n Co.,
1914 F street northwest, have special nov
elites for Christmas presents.
The Washington critic., 1886-12-18

Ladies' saloon, corner OF | and Four
teenth streets northwest.
The Washington critic., 1886-12-18
J. Fl. SMITH,
Manager

FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF OUR GUS
TONERS NEAR L STREET WE HAVE
OPENED A BRANCH STORE FOR THE
SALE OF THE FINEST MEMS AND BOYS
CLOTHING; ALSO, PIECE GOODS FOR
FINE CUSTOM TRADE. BOTH OF THESE
STORES WILL BE CONTINUED BY ME
AFTER THE GREAT SALE.
The Washington critic., 1886-12-18

BUNS, cuts, biui'es, sprains and scalds
yield to the supreme power Of st. Jacobs
Oil.
SHANNON BINDING GASES at factory prices,
at q. X. Ju1son's, 622 f st. II. W.
The Washington critic., 1886-12-18
MEDICAL.
InANSY PILLS

-A Are perfectly SAFE and always Expect
uAL. Used to-day regularly by 10000
American Women. GUARANTEED SUPERIOR
TO ALL OTHERS, or CASH REFuSDED. Don't
waste money on WORTHLESS NosrRUMs. TRY
THIS REMEDY FIRST, and you will need no
other. ABSOLUTELY INFALLlBLE. Par.
ticulars, sealed, cents.
WILCOX SPECIFIC CO.. PHILADELPHIA Pa.
The Washington critic., 1886-12-18

WHERE TO BuY.-Dunn's, 81 7th st. n. w.
The Washington critic., 1886-12-18
DRUNKENNESS

TDTT THIhJ NERvITA speedily cures
tHtt lHlAl all effects Of youthful errors,
tary Losses, Lost Manhood, and kindred
affections Trial package 12c. postage. FREQ
at Office. DIR. A. q. OLIN CO., No. 1877
Washington street, Chicago, Ill. &i.O0 pcr
Package. Six for $500.
The Washington critic., 1886-12-18
NAME. o. 2 40 NAME. o. q 40

Chicago Markets.
The following summary is by b. X. Plain
& Co., st. Cloud Building, Ninth and +
streets:
n Ill -
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-03-25
THE WAY OF THE WORLD.
by ELLA WHEELER.

Laugh, and the world laughs with you,
Weep, and you weep all alone,
For the brave old earth must borrow III
mirth
1t has trouble enough of It's own.
Sing, and the hills will answer,
Sigh, it is lost on the air;
The echoes rebound to joyful sound
And shrinlSfrom voicing care
Rejoice, and men will seek you
Grevc, and they turn and go;
They want full measure of your pleasure
But they do not want your woe.
BE glad, and your friends arc many,
BE sad and you lose them all;
There are none to decline your nectared
wine, - a.
But alone you must drink life gall,
Feast, and your halls are crowded,
Fast, and the world goes by,
Forget and forgive-it helps you 10 live,
But no man can help you to die
There is room in the halls of pleasure
For long and lordly train,
But, one by one, we must all march on
Through the narrow aisle of pain.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-03-25
No Seed for the Farmers This Year.

Commissioner McWhirter will have TO
disappoint his $50 crop reporters this
year. He has been furnishing them ev.
cry spring with seeds, which were furn.
ished in large quantities by Commissioner
Loring. Commissioner Colman has shut
down on him, however.
In November last Commissioner Nc
Whittier wrote to the department for
seeds, desiring to be in time He receiv-
ed reply as follows:
| have yours Of recent date acknowl-
edging the receipt of Russian wheat, and
requesting that, if consistent with my
views and means, the department furnish
seeds in the spring to your $50 reporters.
Every State has the same right to make
a similar request, which, if fully compli-
ed with, would entirely deplete the de.
partment's supply. Two.t thirds of all
the seeds purchased, it must be remem-
bered go to Senators and Representa-
tives. The numberless demands made
upon the department for its quota of q
third will not warrant the compliance
with your request, but promise that as
far as practicable you shall be remember
ed
Later another request was sent, to
which an answer has been received to
the effect that i, was impossible to furn.
ish seeds this season, owing to the in
creased demands Of the congressman and
of the bureaus own correspondents.
The only remedy seems to be for Ten.
nessee to establish an experimental farm
of its own.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-03-25
Extracting Teeth with the Pistol

Old DR.. Monsey extracted teeth by fast
ening a strong piece Of catgut securely to
the tooth, to the opposite end of which
he affixed bullet. With this bullet and q
full measure of powder, a pistol was
charged, and when the trigger was pulled
the operation was performed effectually
and speedily, Once a gentlegen who
mad agreed 10 try the noSefty, and had
even allowed the apparatus to be adjust.
ed, at the last moment exclaimed, Stop,
stop, I've changed my mindp' But
haven't and you're a fool and a coward
for your pains" answered the Doctor
pulling the trigger In another instant
the tooth was extracted, much to the tim.
id patients delight and astonishment.- -
Scientific american.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-03-25
They Scared the Red Coats Away.

Boston, March 1S.-Miss Abigail Bates,
one of the two women who with fife and
drum, were instrumental in driving the
British from Scituate harbor during the
war of 1912, died yesterday at the age of
SO years. Beuben Bates, Miss Abigail's
father, was keeper of the old light house
in Scituate harbor. One day during the
war of 1912 the Bates sisters, Abigail and
Rebecca, were left in charge of the light
house, their father, brothers, and the
other male inhabitants being absent, as
they were members of the militia compa-
ny. The girls saw British ship ap-
preaching the harbor, and they had no
doubt that il was the object of the ships
crew to burn the fishing boats and per-
haps TO sack the town. Rebecca said TO
Abigail that if she could fife she (Rebec-
cay would drum, and perhaps they might
lead the British to think there was force
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-03-25

What some of Our Former Residents
Are Doing.
EDITOR HERALD AND TRBUNE:-I will
try and dot down some of the "doin's"
of the weather and people of this little
corner.
1t would seem superfluous for me to
say that the month of January was cx.
tremely, uncomfortably cold, for most Of
us Southerners. But we all got through
and there was no one frozen in this county.
February dawncd upon us like a May
day morn, and on the second his ground
hogship came forth through several
feet of snow, and good authority has il
that he adjourned ground hog day until
the fourth of July.
However, the month was extremely
fine, when compared to January. Farmers
were preparing for spring work when
March stepped in like lion and told
them to wait. At this time the snow is
nearly a foot deep and it is quite warm.
the mercury registering about 81 to Sc
for the past week
The prairie schooners can be seen in
every direction now, loaded down with
light hearted men and women making
for some Of Uncle Sam domain" This
is called immigration" In the fall they
can be seen migrating or going back to
my wife's people. Thus il is in the
West
j. d. Cory, formerly of your county
started to Kansas on the 4th inst, where
he has bought land. Tom Wilson, Jake
little and Jake r. Huffman all went at
the same time, They are all Tennesseans,
Doubtless they will have u good time on
the road, as the three last mentioned
went as freight or at least in box car.
They took their stock, wagon and house.
hold goods by railroad Garden City is
their future postoflice address. | give
this for the benefit of the young ladies
who are corresponding with one of the
three young men.
The rest of the Tennesseans are all
well satisfied, at least those who live near
here. W. T. Strain has bought team,
rented farm and says he is here to stay.
Mat Huffman says he followed jim Carry
to this country but he cant follow him
to Kansas this is good enough for him.
Corn is worth twenty cents wheat six
ty, barley forty and oats thirty Hogs,
grass, 3d. rs TO 81 90 per cwt.; cattle, fat,
are low; feeders are high and scarce,
owing to the large numbers frozen during
the winter west of here ROVER.
Brock, Neb, March s.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-03-25

The island of Juan Fernandez, upon
which Alexander Selkirk, the prototype
of Robinson Crusoe, spent his four years,
has never since been Inhabited until
twelve years ago, when the present Gov
ernor Rodt settled upon it with small
colony Rodt is Switzer. In 1866 he
fought for Austria against the Prussians,
and in 1870 for France. After the defeat
of the French he emigrated to Chill and
made himself useful to the Government,
at whose invitation he undertook the col
onizatiOn of Robinson Crusoe's lonely is
land. Here he has resided for the last
twelve years as Governor and Judge.
Most Of the settlers over whom he pre-
sides are German and Swiss Nearly all
the vegetation of the temperate zone
thrivcs upon Juan Fernandez.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-03-25
The Mercr ant Navy of the World

The Bureau Veritds publishes the fol
lowing statistics respecting the merchant
navy of the world in 1886: The total num-
ber of sailing vessels in existence that
year was 1902, with an aggregate ton
mage of 12, ,S67, ,375 that of steamers was
1894, with tonnage of 6,119, 101, max
ing total of 52,0S6 vessels and 10, $780,
476 tons. Tie largest feet, naturally, is
that of England, with 4,S52 steamers,
with tonnage of 4,159, ,003, and IA, 939
sailing vessels, of AHA, ,746 tons. Next
follows France, with sos steamers, of
49S, GAG tons, and 2,173 sailing vessels, of
3S9, ,561 tons. Germany possesses 500
steamers, with 500. Gil tons. With regard
to the importance of their steam navy,
the maritime countries are classified as
follows; England, France, Germany,
United States, Spain, Holland, Italy, Rus
sia, and Norway, which last country
owns 103,S tons of steam shipping.
With regard to sailing vessels, the classi-
fication as regards importance is as fol-
lows: England, United States, Norway,
Germany, Italy, France, Russia Spain,
Sweden, and Holland.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-03-25

She was young, she was green, she
was very new in Washington. At re.
cent swell affair she had gone with the
crowd into the refreshment room. Pres
emily an elegant looking waiter, for all
the world like foreign ambassador, bow
ed politely before her and murmured:
us there any one waiting on you,
Miss?'
"Sir? Sir?' she stammersd in startled
embarrassment.
''Pardonnez moi. Is there any one
waiting on your"
"Oh?" she said, blushing brightly
Me, sir, not in Washington. But wher
I'm at home I've got more beaux than
any other girl in town. - Washington
Critic.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-03-25

The statement that bicycles were to
be substituted for cavalry horses in some
military operations was at first not unnat-
urally treated as joke by most people.
Yet in the recent manpuvres of the Aus.
trian army scouts mounted on bicycles
aad trioycles outaid cavalry endurance
and now the cycle is formally adopted in
the Austrian military establishment.
Another contrivance now in full military
use is the balloon, which is adopted in
nearly all European armies, while in Ger
many the aeronautic corps is combined
with the railway brigade. Pigeons, too,
have become parts of the military force
in Germany and France, and to a less ex.
tent in Russia, Italy, Spain and Portugal.
In the two first named countries private
homing clubs train birds to supplement
the military lofts; and it is obvious that
pigeon posts may be very useful where
communication by telegraph or signal is
interrupted. Finally, according to the
HaROrertdR Courier, dogs are kept in the
yard of the barracks at Goslar to be
trained for military purposes. The COM
mander of the Fourth Army Corps has
ordered similar experiments in other gar
rison towns; and when sufficiently drilled
and set up, these four-legged recruits are
expected to accompany sentries on their
beats, and possibly to perform a service
analogous to that of the geese whose
cackling saved Rome
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-03-25
CHANGING THE GAUGE.
Thirteen Miles of Railroad Track to b
Laid at Knoxville.

Thirteen Miles of Railroad Track to bo
Laid at Knoxville.
Capt, Hubbard has large force of
hands at work laying tracks fsom the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
Railroad depot parallel with the line of
the Knoxville and Ohio Railroad. A new
track will be laid a mile and half to the
location of the new railroad shops. AT
that place other tracks will be laid cover
ing almost the entire level field owned by
the East Tennessee railroad north of
Knoxville About thirteen miles of track
will be laid. These tracks will be used
for storing cars preparatory to changing
the guage of the entire East Tennessee
Virginia and Georgia system TO the stand
ard gauge. The guage is now FIVE feet,
but on the last day of May will be reduc,
ed TO four feet nine inches, so as to con
form to all the great railroads in the Unit.
ed States. On the tracks now being laid
north of Knoxville, the cars will be trans.
ferred to trucks which will fit the stand
ard gauge. The track laid has three rails
and can be used either for old gauge or
standard gauge.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-03-25
LYNCIIED.

MARCH 1S.-John Gillespie, the negro
who murdered Mrs. Tom Gray near Lou
don yesterday, was lynched at 2;3O
o'clock this morning at Loudon. He was
brought from Sweetwater at 2 o'clock,
last night, accompanied by huge mob.
When the train reached Loudon he was
carried to the court house and confessed
his crime. He was then dragged 10 a
tree near by and hanged.
THE LYNCHED NEGRO CUT DowN-FUNER-
ALoF THE MURDERED WOMAN.
LoUDoN, Tenn, Mar 1S.-John GILES
pie, the negro who was lynched here this
morning at three o'clock for the murder
of Mrs Gray, was cut down at 8 o'clock
to-day. A coroners inquest held The
jury returned the verdict that the killing
was done by an unknown party or parties.
Gillespie's body was taken to the court
house where it will remain until to-mor,
row evening. When strung up last night
he struggled but little and was at least
fifteen minutes dying.
Mrs. Gray was buried this evening, hel
husband made lengthy prayer over hel
form with his only child in his arms
The funeral was attended by an immense
crowd of people. The town and country
are perfectly quiet.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-03-25
WHOLESALE MURDER.
A Mississippi Mob Enter Courthouse and
Shoot Dowu Thirteen Prisoners,

NEW ORLEANS, March IA special
to the Picayune from Grenada, Miss,
says News of terrible tragedy enacted
at Carrollton, an interior town "a miles
southwest of Grenada, was received here
this evening. Fifty men rode into town
and repaired to the courthouse, where
thirteen negroes were waiting their trial,
The white men walked into the court
room and shot ten negroes dead and NOR
tally wounded the other three. The shoot.
ing grew out of the attempted assassina.
tion of James Liddell, prominent citizen
who was shot and seriously wounded by
these negroes several weeks ago.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-03-25
A farmers Wife Killed by a Negro.

KNOXVILLE, March 17.-The wife of
Thomas Crap, who lives near Loudon,
thirty miles below here, was murdered
to day by John Gillespie, a mulatto,' 90
years of age, Capt. Gray, who is a
wealthy farmer went to funeral leaving
the negro at work on the premises. Re-
turning two hours later, he found his
wife dead on the floor, snot in the back
of the head. Their infant child was
playing in her blood Gillespie mounted
Gray's horse and fled. A hundred men
were soon in pursuit, and captured Gil
lespie tonight within ten miles of the
scene of the murder He confesses the
crime.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-03-25
"A farmnr nenr Rlnkelr Gn snrs n

"A farmer near Blakely, Ga, says that
his granaries are free from rats because
of a 'rat-snake," " great pet on the plan.
tation, who daily visits the corncribs and
catches any stray and indiscrcte rat that
may be lodging among the corn. When
the snake becomes too familiar the farm.
er whips him soundly with a light switch.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-03-25
of armed men near by, and thus frighten
lhnm nwnu

The two girls went behind some sand
hills near the lighthouse, and the fife and
drum were soon heard playing Yankee
Doodle" The rusc proved successful,
Tor the Brtishers, thoroughly alarmed by
the apparent nearness of q hostile force,
pulled back to their ship in their small
boats without attempting landing
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-03-25
Fatal Effects of Alcohol.

According to DR.. Richardson, alcohol
cuts down by disease, in England and
Wales alone, 1000 persons week.
What's adds the Doctor, if any other cause
of mortality did the same? What if 900
persons per week died, in the same area,
from the bite Of the rabid dog or the
snake, by the swallowing of arsenic,
opium or prussic acid? What if some
thousand persons week were known to
be killed by the secret devices of the slow
poisoner, who, under the guise of friend
ship, went about and instilled into his
victims some subtle drop which led to
the shortening of their life and to the pro-
duction of lingering organic fatal dis
ease? What, indeed, then would be the
cry and the action9 Why, all through
the ranks Of the great profession of med.
icine there would, be tumult of labor
and toll, such as never before was seen.
to remove the calamity. Men would be
ambitious to be the first to discover by ex-
pertinent, by experience, the cause of so
fearful an evil, and to remove it instantly;
while he who won the victory over the
calamity would be extoled as illustrious
and, crowned with honor, become house
hold word from among the children of
Esculapius. Yet here one single cause
making this deadly havoc, cause well
known and easily removable, in spite of
its evils and in face of its easy removal, is
permitted to remain in sight with ma
jority of the army of medicine looking on
in apathy, pitying us poor foolish fanat
ics' VINO are exercising our limited pow.
ers to uproot it, and some, with the rest
of the world, so sharing the calamity as to
become copartners in the destruction
which follows from the participation.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-03-25

The value of the hardware produced
in the United States each year is now
about $50, 900, 900, and half of it is made
in Connecticut. This does not include
firearms, agricu' ral implements, cut
nails, or ornamental ironwork. These,
with other articles which may be regard,
ed by some as belonging to the list of
hardware, would swell the total to far
above 800, 900. The manufacturers
of England, France and Germany send us
about So 900, 900 worth annually.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-03-25

-Shinkichi Shigemi is Japanese boy
who began his English education in the
Doshisha training school at Kioto, and
little more than year ago came entirely
alone, on Chinese tea steamer, and made
his way across the-Continent to New Ha-
ven for the purpose of getting Yale Col
lege education. He entered the scientific
school and by faithful application has
won the confidence and respect of the
faculty and all who know him. He work
cd last summer on the farm at Ryegate,
Vt, and hopes to find similar place the
coming summer. where he can earn some
thing toward his expenses. He has re-
ceived help from many sympathizing
friends, and certainly a boy Of snch pluck
ought to be helped Springfield Union.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-03-25

1t is said that one of the Sparta, Ca,
merchants, whose premises are sometimes
invaded by the predatory town COW, has
fallen on this method of retaliation: When
one of the intruders works her way into
his yard he has her driven into the lot,
milked and then turned adrift This beats
flying into rage and filling the offender
with shot The town COW ought to be
made to pay as she goes.