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The Washington critic., 1886-04-06

for the benefit of the children Of the
workingmen, especially in those dis
tricts where, through Legislative indif-
ference or other causes, schools are
but few in number, and consequently
facilities for obtaining an education are
exceedingly limited" 1t then goes on
to say, and in this regard no doubt re-
fleets the views of the great majority Of
Irish h-Americans in this country:
The requirements OF all sections OF our
people In the matter Of education should
receive careful and just attention. None
should be deprived Of the benefits which
can be obtained through this bill, and no
narrow feeling should be allowed to prevent
full justice from being done TO all. We
trust that its passage may be secured at an
early day, and feel sure that tho results Will
justify the most sangline wishes OF the
Senator from New Hampshire and his CO
laborers who have SO zoalously striyon for
Its succesS The expense incurred In DIFF
fusing the benefits of education as widely
as possible will be amply repaid by u cor
responding advance in the march OF
progress.
THERE are eighteen members of the
Chicago city council to be elected to.
day and out Of the thirty-six candidates
in the field the somewhat fastidious
Neacs finds fourteen whom 1t can recon-
mend to the suffrage of their fellow
citizens. Sixteen Of them 1t prints In
the "notoriously unfit category" "In
no ward, 1t says, "is there left to the
voter choice between two men of
good repute and integrity. IL is al
ways choice between fit and unfit or
between undesirable and wholly bad"
We had hoped better things of Chicago
The good seed sown by the Rev. Sam
Jones has evidently not sprouted yet.
The House passed the Labor Arbi-
,ration bill last Saturday and yesterday
fairly GOV cred itself with the glory Of
industriousness. 1t passed the bill to
provide for the erection of u Congress
sional Library building, the bill to pen
sion the Mexican veterans and four
other bills of less, but yet of consider
able importance. There are few days
in the history of Congress upon which
more practical work has been done.
And 1t was all done without much
talking-whcrcin consists moral.
- -
THERE may have been nothing in it,
and probably there was not, but no
sooner had the New England excur-
sionists seated themselves In the Senate
gallery yesterday than Senator Frye
branched off from a discussion of the
Army bill and proceeded to belabor
Canada for Its discrimination against
| American fishermen. Fishing is a
great and important New England in
dustry.
WE CALL the attention Of Governor
Proctor Knott Of Kentucky to the fact
that the House of Representatives yes.
terday passed bill appropriating
100000 for public building at Du-
luth, "the zenith city of the unsalted
seas"
THESE be cold days in Mississippi for
white as we'll as colored folks. An
April snow storm in that State may well
suggest the inquiry: "Whither are we
| drifting pp
The Washington critic., 1886-04-06

THE Irish World is strongly in favor
of the Educational bill, and regrets
that the House Education Committee
did not perform its duty with regard to
II. AT the same time II thinks, all
things considered, that its reference to
the Labor Committee was the more APP
propriate, as the measure Is "intended
The Washington critic., 1886-04-06
FOR RENT---HOuSES.

dor RENT-By May I, n 7-Room
L brick house, furnished, TO or adults;
lTOR RENT-On the 18th, the Very
It desirable 10-room dwelling. No. 210 1ith
st, near Smithsonian; mod imp5; In good con-
dition; large park. Apply to c. b. CHURCH,
The Washington critic., 1886-04-06

Geronimo, como back come back
Your faults we'll never mention;
And, Geri, we may tx II up
To have you draw pension.
The Washington critic., 1886-04-06

THESE be cold days in Mississippi for
white as we'll as colored folks. An
April snow storm in that State may well
suggest the inquiry: "Whither are we
drifting p
The Washington critic., 1886-04-06

nRAWING AND PAINTING - The
~ best and cheapest place to learn draw
of Fine Arts. corner 18th st AMI ave; all
commencing Immediately will be received at
half.price; chidren's Saturday class $40 per
year; classes after O'Clock for those in the
Dppartments
The Washington critic., 1886-04-06
PERSONAL.

MILL the Lady on r. At. Car who
w noticed one Of 3 gentlemen who were
walking up. Il st Sunday noon, please write TO
WILL, Critic office,
The Washington critic., 1886-04-06

WE CALL the attention of Governor
Proctor Knott Of Kentucky to the fact
that the House of Representatives yes
terday passed bill approprlating
100000 for public building at Du-
luth, "the zenith city of the unsalted
conc -
The Washington critic., 1886-04-06
LOST AND FOUND.
Z tTRAYED-Fr0m 2O1 ID st W, %

NNeNNNNNNNNNENNNNNNN~N W. " NNNNNNN|NN>'
StTRAYED-FrOm 2O1 ID st N W, on
- Tuesday morning, little white dog, with
black mark over left eye. Suitable reward
will be given.
r OST-If the Party who Was Seen to
IL take up black terrier dog with red
leather and nickel collar and tag 5O3, tho
other day, wishes to avoid trouble they will
return same To the undersigned and receive
reward. They are well known. B. q. Nc
QUAY, 920 Md ave sw.
The Washington critic., 1886-04-06

Geronimo appears just now to be Geroni
The Washington critic., 1886-04-06
EOR RENT

EOR RENT OR SALE-A Cottage,
Il cor I'd ave and Circle, at Washington
Grove; also for rent, 2-story house, corner Cot.
tage; for terms, address Il. L. BROWN, 002 NJ
st n W.
E,OR RENT-2d Story Front Room,
L furnished, suitable for two gentlemen.
Apply at g36 Va ave W.
The Washington critic., 1886-04-06

Some women's peachblow compilations
represent nearly as large an expenditure as
the purchase OF peachblow vase.
The Washington critic., 1886-04-06
g JOHNS" RESTAURANT,
q SAM ORRGSON, PROP.

IFOrHltrIy OF LttSDUrE, VHI,
Corner Seventh and ID streets northwest.
1t is famous for its choice oysters, Terra
pin, Fish, Game, Wines. Liquors and Cigars.
The establishment has been remodeled, re-
fitted, restocked and IN complete -, running
specialty,
The Washington critic., 1886-04-06

HERE'S What Said, Nellie, Oyster
III and Mock Terrapin Soup Baked Tur-
Pork Pot Pie, Mashed Potatoes, Baked Yams,
Spinach, Tomatoes, Celery, Ice Cream and
Cake, Cream Puffs, tocoannt, Apple and Berry
Pie, French Drip Coffee, Best Tea and Pure
Milk-that's what said I got at tho FOR
SYTH CAFE on last Sunday for dinner for %
cents, and / said, also, my 15-cent breakfast
was really worth 80 cents. How In the world
they do II can't say. j. Il. 0'BRIEN, Man
ager, late of I,loyd's Express.
The Washington critic., 1886-04-06
FOR SALE-H0USES.

LOR SALE Frame Dwelling In n O
IL section OF the city; terms TO suit the
purchaser Address Box q, Critic Office
The Washington critic., 1886-04-06

Chaplain Milburn now makes prayers six
minutes long. Some Of the words he uses
are as long as the entire prayer used to be.
The dictionary and the gavel will have to
be used on Mr.. Milburn II ho doesn't do
bettpr
The Washington critic., 1886-04-06
j. A. MCLEAN, Dentist,

~ 11O2 18th st. n. w,
First class work at moderate prices. Gold
and Amalgan filling. Artificial Crowns per-
manently attached TO roots. Gold-lined Rub
ber plates; satisfaction guaranteed. Gentle
treatment assured,
The Washington critic., 1886-04-06

In sums 10 suit at 0 per cent.
The above IL only q small portion OF prop
erty ON my books. For full list Call at oflice
for bulletins issued on lst and 10Th.
The Washington critic., 1886-04-06

A BOY, between II and 10 Years,
IA strayed away from his home Tuesday
morning, April 30he lives at 1894 First st W,
between and, N; he Is very light.complex-
close, black slouch hat, long brownish over.
coat; he has on big boots with tacks In the
top Of the toes; the side Of his coat has been
torn very badly and has been sowed up. A
VIII arrest hint his name is John Ramsey; he
The Washington critic., 1886-04-06

IT AIDES HAIR DRESSING, CUT
IL ting and shampooing, at Nine. Demon
geots Human Hair and Perfumery store, 906
i st n w, opposite Masonic Temple.
The Washington critic., 1886-04-06

TTHE DENTAL .INFIRMARY, Ma
i tional University, 1904 Il st n W, open
daily from to m; extracting free; nlling
at cost of material; teeth inserted with or
without plates; gas, ether and ohloroform ad-
minstered by competent and experienced
nnnratDrs
The Washington critic., 1886-04-06

WALKER q WILSON, Real Estate
w Agents, 1907 st n W, have removed
temporarily to 1901 r st. Office Corcoran In
surancc Co, while alterations are being made
to their Office
The Washington critic., 1886-04-06

Mr.. Hatch Of Missouri appeared on the
House floor yesterday with rosebud in his
buttonhole.
The flowers that bloom on the Hatch, ira la,
Make Springer to view with alarm
The purpose OF Members TO snatch, ira Ia,
His fragrant botanical charm.
The Washington critic., 1886-04-06

ITO ARTISTS-Solar and Electric
l. light prints; orders filed In "a hours. p.
II. Wheeler. 700 9th st, corner q.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-07-09
eLACkFoor INDIANS.
PcaCcable Tribes OF Red Men who Respec
Treaties and Rely Upon Law.

Treaties and Rely Upon Law.
The five tribes were rockoncd. titN
ycRrs ago. 10 comprise not less thar
thirty thousand souls Their numbers
union and warlkc spirit made then
the terror OF all the Western indians
IL was not uncommon for thirty OF
forty war parties to be out at once
against the hostile tribes of Oregon
and of the Eastern plains, from the
ShoShonecS Of tho South To the Cree,
of the far north. The country which
the Blackfoot tribes claimed properl,
aS their own comprised the valleys aud
plains along the eastern slope of the
Rocky mountains, from the Missouri
To the Saskatchewan This region was
tho faVorite resort of the buffalo, whose
vast herds Afforded the Indians thcn
principal means of subSistcncc In the
year 1876 n terrible visitation of the
small poN swept of two-thirds of the
people; and five years later they were
supposed To count not more thar
hftccn hundred tents or about ten
thousand souls. Their enemies were
then recovering their spirits and re.
taliating upon the weakened tribes the
ravagcS which they had formerly com.
mittcd.
I'm 1855 the United States Govern.
mcnt humancly intcforcd to bring
about complete cessation of hostili.
ties between the Blackfoot tribes and
the other Indians. The Commission.
ers appointed for the purpose sum.
moncd the hostile tribes together and
framed treaty for them, accompany.
ing the act with u liberal distribution
of presents to bring the tribes into
good humor This judicious proceed.
ing proved etiectual DIR. +. V. Hay.
den, in his account of the Indian tribes
of the Missouri valley states that from
the period of the treaty the Blackfoot
tribes had become moro and more
peaceful in their habits, and were con
sidcrcd, when he wrote. the best dis.
posed Indians in the Northwest He
remarks that their earlier reputation
for fcrocity was doubtless derived from
their enemies, who always gave them
ample cause for attacking them. "ln
an intellectual and moral point of
view, hc adds, "thcy take the high
est rank among the wild tribes OF the
West w The recent reports of the In.
dian agents and other officials of the
canadian Northwest confirm this IA
vorablc opinion of the superior honesty
and Intelligence of the Blackfoot tribes.
While constantly harasscd on their re.
serves 10y the incursions of thicvish
Crcss and other Indians, who rob them
OF their horses, they forbcar TO retail.
-"tc, and honorably abide by the terms
OF their late treaty, which binds them
to leave the redress of such grievances
to the Canadian authorities. Popular
Science Monthiy.
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AMONG HE SWEETS.
What ticpprter ~,w in a Large Candy
Manufacturing Estabishmcnt

what tcpOrter saw tn a Large Candy
Manufacturing Esiablishmcnt.
The way was led back 10 large
kitchen whore the marble slabs, enor-
nous hooks glowing furnaces and
loug-handlcd spoons all suggest the
cooking of some sweet things,
Into big copper kettles the skillml
candy maker weighs many pounds Of
finest white sugar. These pots arc
placed ON the cokc-hcatcd brazicrs and
in few minutes The surface crinkles.
showing tiny bubbles, that only rise 10
break in pufS of steam and form again.
IuCu ihc whole golden mass becomes
wildly agitalcd, each little particle of
syrup seems madly striving to iie on
tor aud suppress 40 he rcst ~ boil,
iaatcr aud faster. threatening each mo-
mcnt Co pass that critical point where
good candy may end i'm poor sugar
All This time lhc head Of the dopart-
mcnt stands by quietly watching the
contOrtions inside lbr Kettle Wcuing
lois finger from can of cold water hc
skins the surface and draws long orys-
.al brittle thread from Tire hot yellow
taily in this way t-sting it.
long marblc-iopped table has al-
ready d portion of is suffice covered
with vanilla carmnol waiting to br cut.
On Che other end is poured this cm-
brFo chip Chat will bopullcd. stripped.
cut and folded later ON Handling
such warm material +. rather delicate
job, in fact sensitive enough 10 require
gIovod ituds. Its iplly to watch the
niauncr in which iti paitd, pohd aud
Nn0ot.trd ou Id idce, and nnall,tlrawu
ont info hr0ld. cvcnN .ehinh" Binds
ih1. % boy clip. with scissors while u
Woman uIl thcm i4il double bome.
cr- or oichths e. tho fancy plea-cs.
So lhD trays are hcapcd with goodies
Chat bring tears tD Ihr eyes OF inr i'm
rccun.Ju- DrHo.der and cIinkiug coins
ip 'ur proprietor money purse. while
attention is drawn to lho imposition of
Ir.ncb ugI-uIpms
1hc foundation " many Of these Is n
CrDam center whore tIo migfgrr is run
into mold of fine powdered starch.
Hud Iowaiu. until hard and cold
Those Boo ruuc.-hapr have 20 coating Of
.hOeo'Htc, gthers thal arc square have
fngiI-u walnut pressed ou top giving
'Hfes oI-iIucf drv0r- ~ the b0nh9u
N.sf 81 crystal cordial drop examined
.ao maryo.ed over os 10 hov The ligu.d
found I' way into tIo cnufrr This
explained easily whcn one learns
.ua' sugar and cordial never agree
.u tha'if placed together the liquidrc-
mains inside IHc .rUp forming 20
s.Darol wall arounl il
Ihau luuercup with hearts of pc-
cam. wNnut md cream. are made m
.c.p pins and yellow, flowers o.uvtn-
tua.il.d UudoHbtedH, bus qua improve
n.ut on oven the pdm0so and dand.
Ioh nuo think when setting their
'c"tIt firmly INTO thg delicious sweet
maaf
Ator following 'lo oNru.lialv clean
manipulation Of pure materials into
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-07-09
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

The late senator Miller reputed s
millionaire. has left AN estate nnrth
less than S20O.O0O. - San Francisco
tdL
-Daring the twelve years following
the death ot Charles Dickens no less
than {. 239. 900 volumes oi his works
were sold in England alone. 30 81.
Il tn 1917 there existed in the whoie
of Switzerland only eighteen news
papers. hut there Rrr now more thau
4O0, nearly every town aud even viii
lngc having its daily journal.
-- Society ladies OF Boston are so
much cngrossed i'm their social duties
that thoy have no time To read So
ihry employ ladies OF intelligence to-
give utf one day i'm the week to post
them rs to news, literature, books, etc.
- Boston HCTdid
The president OF Wellesley College.
Miss Alice r.. Freeman, is sthl young.
Her executive capacity is marked.
Her faculty for cNtcmpore speaking. il
Is said, has cNcitod admrng surprise
in England. She Is graduate OF
Michigan University.
The editor Of the Sharon (Mnss.l
Adrocdic has gonc into the marrying
recent issue of his paper hc says:
Persons intending marriage are re-
minded that the editor of the ddrOc0tG
has had his commission rs justicc of
the peace renewed by his ENccllpncy
Governor Robinson. Brother editors
will bo married to sharon ladies free.
Agnes Ethel who created such -
sensation on the American stage some
years ago, and who haH sine lived IN
retirement, is, by the will of her late
husband, Francis w. Tracy left a MILL
ionaircss. Mr. Tracy died AT hiS resi-
dcuCc i'm Buffalo recently. leaving "a
fortune of about $4,000, OO0. His
nearest relatives We're his widow and
Miss Harriet t. Tracy, daughter Joy
his first wife. BuRd'o EaprcsS.
Rev. Phillip Brooks, Of Trinity
| Church, Boston, is "A large man, both
| physically and intellectually He is
an uncompromising bachelor, and IL is
stated that he has several barrels OF
slippers in the attic of his rectory.
every pair being many sizes too small
for him; his feminine admirers having
sacrificed utility in their desire TO pay
him "a delicate compliment. When
the Lord sets about making Il great
man he first lays broad foundations for
him 10 stand upon. 80 chicago Interiors
The will of the lato Thaddcus +.
| Stuart, Of South Burlington bcqucaths
$500 i'm trust TO the Vermont Methodist
| Conference. The will provides that ut
| each annual session of the conference
one Of It's members shall be appointed
| To visit the grave of the deceased tho
| first Sunday i'm June, and there
"prcach n full and free salvation 10 all
! that may attend To hear The min-
ister appointed is to give timely notice
| TO the churches of the hour this sermon
will be preached, and is 10 receive $40
for his services. the interest on tho
5000 to be used for that purpose. -- 81.
| AIbdnS w. Messenger
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-07-09
Old MOUNT eTNA.
pestr6ction wrought by vsriods rrNp.
tiuue "f trIS rrspchcrous Volcano.

peStr"ction wrought by vsrlods rrops
tiuus "f tht~ rrepChcrou- Volcano.
The celebrated Noican6 bi Mount
Ever since a record has been made and
Kept OF Etna it- great disturbances
nave been proceeded by earthquakes.
loud explosions are heard. riffs finally
open in the sides of the famous mount
ain, then smoke, sand. ashes aud scoric
are discharged. cindcrs are thrown out
and accumulate around In conical
form. aud at last lava rises through
the cone, often breaking down one side
of Lwhcrc there is the lcas, resistance.
and flowing over the surrounding
country.
There have been some seventy nine
recorded cruptions. the most of these
of n harmless character 4 few only
have been violent The most Motel of
these cruptions occurred nj widely sep
aratc periods, but their ellcc's will not
bc forgotten while man inhahits the
earth. In the year 1869 an eruption
took place which overwhelmed Ca-
tania, when 10000 inhabitants per
ished in She burning ruins. just 800
years later-that is, i'm 1869 thousands
and tens of thousands persisted i'm the
streams of lava which rolled over the
adjoining country for forty days In
the month of May, 1880, several adj
iaccnt villages were destroyed, and
showers of lava reached near TO the
Eternal City itself On November -
1892, the town of Brontc as destroyed.
and in August and September, 1882,
violent cruptionS occurred Violent
cruptionS also took place November 2S,
1868. and May 26 and June Z. 1879.
Tbs loss Of life during the Christian
era has been very great. while the de-
struction Of property is unoouutcd
The condition of the region around
the volcano proper may he readily
guessed when il is explained that there
are two cities, Catania and ACi Rcalc,
and siNty-throe towns or villages on
| Mount Etna. Indeed, IL Us much more
thickly populated than any other part of
Sicily or Italy. No fewer than 800, 900
persons live on the mountain. The
urea of the region described as the
mountain is approximately 4SO square
| miles. The height OF the mountain Ia
| 10, S6S feet The radius of vision from
| the summit has been variously stated.
but the mean distance is probably not
| far from 100 miles The reason for
the large population is found in the
| fact that the surface soil is extremely
fertile, and the vine hourishcs, as well
as grains, olives, oranges. lemons,
| figs and others fruits. The forests
are extensive and valuable. The dcs-
crt region, which is nearest the open
ings of the cones. is embraced between
| the limit of $500 feet and the summit
II occupies an area of about ten square
miles, and consists OF u drcary waste
of black sand, scoriG, ashes and mass
cs of cico,ed lava. II remains in au-
tumn, winter and spring permanently
| covered with snow, and even in the
height of summer snow may he found
in sheltered places in the ncighbor-
hood of the summit - Chicago inter
4 D,guJi
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FEMININE FANclEs.

some Very Popular Models for Making
Up kilted Gowns and Washing Fabrics.
Costumes imported from Paris and
London show that killed gowns remain
in high vogue. Some Of these have the
skirts plated their entire width. Upon
other gowns the plaits form the tablieI
or one wide panel on the left side: In
this case there is short ample Buck.
ingham tBic, the lower edges tutmcd
in all around, thus forming a full puff.
This pun is carried far back on the
sides 10 give bouHancy TO the hips,
leaving ~ very narrow portion of the
back OF the skirt to be covered with
loopcd drapcry. Some Of The killed
skirts arc finished at the bottom with q
deep hcm six or eight inches wide.
which turns mp on the outside and is
caught down with neat "slip stitch
ing" Upon grcnadlnc dresses and
gowns of like material, rows OF MORE
or satin ribbon are laid before the kilts
arc adjusted. Ribbon velvet is used
upon summer silks. pin check fabrics
and satin fouards which are killed.
and golden brown aud dark-bIuc can.
vas dresses have the killed skirts bor-
dcrcd with fiat silk gimps. which rive
the effect Of rich embroidery. Mar
rover pieces of the same garniture trim
thr cOr-agc and cover the slender
waistcoats.
The surplicc bodice and nuns waist
viii be very popular models for max.
ing mp all light washing fabrics. and
viii suit those who no not find the or
dinary blouse bodice becoming. The
front and back lit the figure triInly. but
not tightly a length Of the goods is
first laid in folds and then sewcd i'm tho
shoulder scams. These folds are
crossed over the chest. brought down
narrowly % the belt, and the ends COW
cred by belt and ribbons. which tie
at ihc left side This fashion is adopted
by people both slender and stout. for
while tho waist can be- made 10 Gt so
-nuglv On the one hand rs not 10 in
crease. tht size. Ou thc Othef. if NAV
serve ~ odd desired fulucss. A bodice
% made is easily done up. D." and n
few lat plait- arranged down the cen
t.r Of ibe back and fastened snuply az
lhn waist. obviatc the appearance Of
dragging and Of seams awry so ire.
qucuuy noted BOO round waists Of other
-Dri-. The .urplicc waist is also .ten
upOn handsome dresses Of surab. faille
Francais, fDulard and fancy summer
-iIk aud upon lighter summer gowns
of grcuadiuc canvas goods and light
woods Of c"cry dc.crpu " y Posl.