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NOTES AND GOSSIP.

GENERAL SHERIDAN is reported as saying
that he would rather be the father of
twins than be President.
REV. JOHN PRICE of North Carolina,
who was rendered the Liberian mission,
has declined it with thanks.
THE EXPENSE OF THE English Commits
sion in the fisheries negotiation was
thirty-nine hundred pounds.
A New York MAN at his death left to
his son-in-law receipts for all the bills he
had paid for him, and nothing more.
A New YoRK MAN has a collection of
10000 articles relative to President Cleve-
land, ranging from gross flattery to Sc
we're abuse.
CARL Rosa WILL BUILD a theatre in
London which, it is expected, will be
opened this year. 1t will be permanent
home for English opera.
Mr.. ISAAC BELL, the American Min.
lister at the Hague, will return home this
spring for a visit, and will occupy his
Newport villa for the summer.
Mr., CYRUS Il. DALLIN, the sculptor,
who is best known, for his representation
VI dul iNtNtlt, lluS lltuIly COIlDltLcu u
portrait-bust of Hon. James Russell
Lowell
A MAN IN MISSISSIPPI ran gambling
house for long time without being
troubled. He reformed, turned evangelist,
and was arrested for preaching without q
license.
A GERMAN LADY has written comedy
called "The Mother-in-Law." Perhaps
she is prepared to demonstrate that it
isn't always the wife's mother who makes
the trouble.
A NEWSPAPER PARAGRAPH says that
Senator Hampton amuses himself during
debates by throwing paper missiles. Does
this mean that he moves to get undelivered
speeches printed in the RecordP
Ex-PREsIDENT MoCosH of Princeton
College is at work on book called
First or Fundamental Principles" II
is not stated whether ii relates to Base
ball, Lawn Tennis or Natural Science.
LORD TENNYsoN has large and fine
dairy, personally managed by Mrs. Hal
lam Tennyson, and the butter, cream
and milk produced therein are in grea
demand in the markets of the Isle o.
Wight.
EdGs a Ia CREME.--l}oil six eggs fifteer
minutes. Drop in cold water remove
the shells, and i'm halves. Put a tablespoon
ful of butter IN a frying pan, thicker
with q little Hour mix smooth, add a cur
| of milk, season with salt and pepper, and
let boil. Lay. the eggs on a hot dish
| pour the gravy over them. Serve very
hot.
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If there is a man would like TO ban,
And compel him 20 smoke evermore,
say il right here, without any fear,
'Tis the man who will smoke on the
floor.
II From Sunset Cox's private dispatches
to Congressman Hogg ofWest Virginia.
Constant Reader sends in the follow
ing,Iwith this note to the editor:
Remember that while this would be
very bad for 'Critcular' column at any
time, it would be still worse on any day
but this.
eat 10 o'clock this morning President
Cleveland sent Dan Lamont out to water
the navy, and, slowly drawing aside the
window curtains, with anxiety, ques-
toned the fateful countenance of the
Twenty-ninth of February in these
measures;
"Infrequent visitor, dear days have hur-
ried fast
Since thy fair face vert herel
Methought thou spoke of joy when last
We met at Albany. And so that year
Gave crown to hope, and cast
My lot in pleasant places. But fear
To-day lies in thy looks, and on the blast
Are muttering storms my bark to steer
'Gainst Jagged rocks. Dread dreaml
My name may yet be Dennisp'
At this point Mrs. Cleveland's pet poo
die undeHthe.lohnge was distinctly heard
to faint,
The Washington critic., 1888-02-29

The REPUBLICAN CLUB that was re-
Gently organized at Pittsburg in the
interest of Roscoe Conkling rs a can
didate for the Presidency has received
letter from Mr.. Conkling, in which
he thanks the club gracefully for its
complimentary action, and states that
he is not an aspirant for political pre-
ferment, but admits that it will be
great satisfaction TO him if club
bearing his name shall contribute in
any way to the reinstatement of the
organization whose wisdom and
earnestness proved so useful during
the most tragic and trying period
of our history" It's not worth while
in Mr., Conkling's case to subject his
letter to critical analysis in order to
understand its meaning. If one thing
is better known than another it is
that the New York statesman is not
a political aspirant. At the same
time there is no reason to doubt that
under favorable conditions and in
obedience to pressing call from his
party, he would consent to become its
standard-bearer. These conditions
do not now exist, but The CRITIC has
very plainly suggested how they may
be brought about-by the nomination
to the Presidency of Justice Miller of
the United States Supreme Court. AS
for Mr.. Conkling, he will be only
sIxty-four in 1892.
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GLAMOUR LAND.

All, dim, lost Glamour.land
On whose confines ] stand,
Longing for home that shall be home no more!
There stood my palace grand,
Who're now, on either hand,
The fiery swords Of seraphs guard the door,
There ouce,I roamed 10 Gull
Dear hopes'more beautiful
Than siren thoughts that musing monks resist;
Nothing too far or fair
But its mirage was there,
Pictured upon the valleys rosy mist,
There each sweet day heard
Songs OF broOding bird,
Telling OF purest pleasure yet 70 be;
There, by the singing streams
Faint forms Of darling dreams
Loitered and fingered hand in hand with me.
Alb, dim, dear Fancy.land
Thy welkin, rainbow-spanned
The sottened light OF halcyon hours O'erpast
Fading away, away
All the expanse Is gray
As fades the summer moon, too fair 10 last.
1.-The independent.
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THE FRIENDS OF FREDERICK DoUG-
LASS gathered in force at the Metro
politan A. NJ. T.. Church last evening
to celebrate the seventy-lirst anniver-
sary Of the birth of the most remark.
able man of the century. A large
number of his admirers we're present,
including many distinguished people,
and cordial letters were received from
others of note, all calculated TO show
the exalted respect in which Mr..
Douglass is held and the public ap-
probation of the services which.
in his long and eventful career
he has rendered to the cause
of human liberty. To say that he
is the most remarkable man of the
century is no exaggeration of terms,
when we bear in mind his original
condition of servitude, his escape as n
fugitive from the hands of his owner,
his development from the ignorance
of serfdom to an enlightened master
ship of himself, his brave and un-
tagging devotion for many subsequent
years to the emancipation of his race
and the final dawning upon his
seemingly inspired vision of the full
fruition of his hopes. II is a record
stranger than any romance that was
ever written, and all the more IL
lustrious because of the ends which IL
sought and the consummation which,
after momentous trials and taibula-
tions, it accomplished
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The SENATE not only proposes to
pass Dependent Pension bill, but
to have it vetoed before it reaches the
House. This is contrary to the usual
course of procedure, but for campaign
purposes it will prove equally effec-
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is already apparent that the scheme is
doomed to failure. Citizens gener-
ally are opposed to revolutions that
"revolute" backwards.
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WHEN BISMARCK reads Walt Whit
mans daily poetry in the New York
HeraM, he wonders what kind of a
twist the He,ald would give him if it
caught him in a Commercial Gable
loon.
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Fighting Bob" Kennedy of Ohio made
a politico-pyrotechnics speech in the House
yesterday which reminds us of story.
Some years ago Robert stumped his dis
triot as a candidate for the Legislature,
and every time he made a speech 1t
opened in the same way. Finally he met
his Waterloo On that occasion, after an
eloquent introduction by Squire Blank,
Robert stepped forward, bowed, and be-
gan as usual
For sixteen long years, he said, with
magniloquent slowness, "the Republican
party has held the destinies of tins Nation
in the hollow of its hand"
"Wh-wh-which hand2' shouted n slut
tering patriot, sitting ON a stump at the
corner of the speakers stand And from
that day forth Robert had a different pre-
face to his able efforts.
The Washington critic., 1888-02-29

At Reception;
Mrs. Bliven: All, Mrs. Lordly, here
comes Colonel Saddle. Colonel, have you
met Mrs Lordly2
Mrs. pleasantly: No, / don't
think he has had that pleasure.
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BUSINESS CHANCES.

I1OR sALE-wELL ESTABLISHED DINING
I and lunch rooms, doing good cash busi-
ness; good reasons for selling. Address r.,
Critic office.
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For shoemakers only Some very fine
shoes are too beautiful to last.
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. lI1-s, ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.

OFFICE OF TIE COLUMBIA RAILWAY Co.
An election for seven directors Of the Col
umbia Railway Co. TO serve the ensuing year
will be heldat the Kellogg Building. 1416 f
st n W, TUESDAY, MARCH 13 proxlmo.
Polls will be open from to 2 o'clock p m.
w. II. CLAGETT,
Secretary Columbia II. r. Co.
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A RARE CHANCE TO ESTABLISH AN Ar.
~ cado or Grand Bazaar at the National

Two full stories of the Centre or Arcade
Market building, fronting and connected with
Pennsylvania avenue by the now wide iron
passage ways and sidewalks, between Sew
enth and Ninth streets northwest, will be In
readiness for rental, early this spring for an
Arcade establishment, where all kinds of
goods can be kept and sold at popular
prices.
This central location, with its main entrance
fronting on Eighth street, directly opposite
the centre of the Interior Department, with.
ten different stairways and elevators con-
Meeting all these floors with the different por-
tions of the retail market, through which
thousands of people pass daily. makes its
location exceedingly desirable for use as a
Grand Bazaar, where everything could be pur-
chased from necessary wearing apparel TO
complete usekeepng outfit.
A space over the Nnth-street wing of the
Market will also be ready early In March.
Applications for the before mentioned eli
gible business space, and for cold air boxes
and rooms in the Cold Storage Department
of the Centre Market can be made to Preston
s. Smith, Clerk of the Washington Market
Company.
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- TO ISvEsroRs IN RElL ESTATE.

w.
have several beautifully located pieces Of
city on avenues extended, ranging from 40 TO
800 acres, which | offer at positive Invest
ment prices.
Parties wishing TO invest will do well TO call
on me before concluding their purchases.
have 80 acres, which has 600 feet 'front.'
age on the District line, price only $4,000;
also 200 acres near the city, price S75 per
acre. Cash.
For the ready money 1 have several posi-.
tive bargains.
S. TAYLOR SUIT,
81
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REPREsENTATIyE KERR of Iowa yes
terday in short speech in the House
said that $l03,000,000 was annually
collected from liquor and tobacco,
"every dollar of which was paid by
the poorer classes" ''Poorer classes"
is good, when one thinks how much
liquor and tobacco the average states
man, Congressional and otherwise,
gets away with.
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TIE PROPOSITION TO change the pres
ent form Of government of the District
of Columbia was not discussed at last
nights meeting of the Citizens Com
mittee. II will come up in fortnight
hence, and in all likelihood provoke
vigorous, II not stormy, discussion, 1t
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Alta Retention

We will begin our March tomorrow.
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eR1TICULAR.

In the Domestic Circle:
Wife-who doesn't like tobacco John,
wish you'd have your lue repaired.
Husband Flue repaired. What do
you mean2
Wife: mean if you had your due re-
paired may be you wouldn't smoke so.
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EOR RENT.
pRINTgRs,.LOOK !

A NONEhNmENI fhtNIEhS,sLUOht
" The cheapest rents In Washington.
Houses Nos 1903, 1405, 1407 and 1411 ii
water and gas; concrete pavement; street cars
pass the door; price, $3.50 per month"; in
Guiding water tax.
CHAS. Il. BAUER,
1908 + st n W.
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Fresh heir-the new kid.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

v9ea-sJACKSON DEMOCRATIC AssOCIA-
HNfoA TION.
Regular meeting of this association FRI
DAY, MARCH 2, 1888, at 7:30 p m, st.
Georges Hall, 510 11th st n w. Full attend
ance of Its members requested. Important
business. JAMES L. NORRIS, President.
The Washington critic., 1888-02-29
s,LIFE INSURANCE AT ACTUAL COST.

Persons desirous Of obtaining life insurance
at actual cost should write for circulars to the
Security Mutual Benefit Society, No. 233
Broadway, New York.
This Society claims that since its organlza-
ton the cost to a member of middle age has
been less than twelve dollars a year for each
thousand dollars of insurance:
The Washington critic., 1888-02-29
A~THERE WILL pEA MAss.MEETISG

v4yHTra, ,THEKE Will DE A MASS-MEETING
ENGSh of the survivors of the District of
Columbia Volunteers of April, 1861, at Ma
sonic Temple, corner 9th and F streets, on
An address will be delivered by General
Edward G, Darlington of Prince Georges
County, Md. The .well-known patriotic
career scholarly attainments, eloquence and
oratorical power of General Darlington prom
ise a rich treat TO the public. General Car
rington will be followed by several members
of Congress, who have sigpifed their inten-
tion Of being present and making short ad-
dresses. The public, especially the ladies'
and friends of the old volunteers, are in
vited, and every volunteer is requested to be
present and to wear the association badge,
or. in lien thereof, white Ribbon.
The Washington critic., 1888-02-29

Nfsl,GAS FIXTURES, SLATE MANTELS,
Wsl6h Latrobe Ranges and Furnaces,
Plumbing, Heating and Thinning.
s. s. SHEDD Il BRO,
432 9th st n w,
The Washington critic., 1888-02-29
lss~aFIRE! FIRE! FIRE!

II you want the CHEAPEST, CLEANIsT
and MOST ECONOMICAL FUEL, buy Wash
ington Gas Company's COKE.
JOHNSON BROTHERS,,
Sole Agents
The Washington critic., 1888-02-29

THE New JERSEY REPUBLICANS are
working up decided boom for Will
lam Walter Phelps for the Presidency,
and the New Jersey Prohibitionists are
equally enthusiastic for Clinton B.
Fisk. They are both good men, but
we don't believe in going out of the
country for candidates.
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Washington, D. c., Feb. 1s, 1855.

xAesR. II. GOLDSBOROUGH 8 co.,
HhssSA Real Estate, 1405 II ST..
Real estate bought and sold. Loans effected
Insurance placed. Investments made. Special
attention 10 the collection of rents and man
agement of real properties.
II. II. GoLDSBoR0UGH b CO.,
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UOR SALE

E'OR sALE-AN ELEGANT NEW 1O.R0OM
Il house, Old s st n w; this house has all
modern conveniences, range, latrobes, open
crates, closets TO every room, handsome gas
fixtures and dry cellar under the whole
house. Lot 20x1O0. Price SS,250.
SWORMSTEDT q BRADLEY,
927 st n W.
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FOR SALE-L0TS.
COUNTRY PROPERTY.


SUBDIVISION AND SPECULATION.
40 acres, 12room house, large, new barn,
abundance Of fruit; everything tirst.class; 2
miles west Of Long Bridge; $4,000.
20 acres, 10room house, IL miles west of
Long Bridge; $4,000,
80 acres, stone.house, rooms, large
orchard, fine grove Of trees, 111 miles north
Of Aqueduct Bridge, on River Heights;
e6, 900.
One tract of 20 acres and another af 10
acres, unimproved, adjoining last, $3.50 per
acre.
All these tracts lie on the Arlington range
of hills; are adapted to subdivision into build
ing sites of one or more acres, from every one
OF which
MAGNIFICENT VIEWS OF THE CITY
can be had.
All will be sold on favorable terms, and
city property taken in exchange.
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EOR RENT.

l.
House No. 1923 Vermont avenue, contain
Ing IL large rooms, 2 alcoves and bath
rooms; all in good order. Apply TO
JAMES O. SPRIGG,
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WANTED HELP--MALE.

NTANTED--A CAPABLE AND EXPERI-
w enced solicitor for an insurance COM
pany; liberal terms to an energetic business
man. Address j. L. A., Critic office.
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-, THE COLUMBIA BRICK COMpANY.-.

VhEGl---,,T THE COLUMBIA BKIUK COMPANY
HStsEa The annual meeting of the Colum-
bia Brick Company will be held at the princi-
pal Office of the company at Waterloo Station,
Alexandria County, Va, at 1890 o'clock on
1883, for choice Of seven directors for the en-
suing year and to act on any other subject
within the power of the corporation
j. S. LAWRENCE,
President,
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SUBDIVISION AND SPECULATION.
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o10O REwARD-LOsT WHEN LEAVING
DlUU Mrs. Dahlgrens reception last
night, a diamond pin, gold bar, with three
solitaire diamonds. Above reward will be
paid II returned to BELL & CO., 1437 Pa ave.
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forth to the people of this country as max
inns of Democracy [applausel and with
the same sentiment entertained by
gentlemen who have heretofore opposed
adjournment, say to them as one of
their colleagues in the interest of their
party, and in the interest of the noblest
Roman of them all,.[applauseb and in
the interest of the nominee of the con-
yention, and in the interest of the party,
let US adjourn till tomorrow and settle
our platform calmly, deliberately, quiz
city and III accordance with the views of
Grover Cleveland. Applause
Gov. Throckmorton, of Texas 4
arise to a point of order. 1t is clearly
out OF order to permit argument on a
motion to adjourn. but l have this to
say; If Grover Cleveland could be NOM
mated without platform. Allen q.
Thurman can be nominated without a
platform, since he
Chairman Collins-The secretary will
proceed with the roll call upon the mo-
ton to adjourn until 10 o'clock to-mor-
row.
Secretary Collins started to call the
roll, but the confusion became so great
that he could not proceed. Mr.. English,
OF California, suggested that if the roll
call were dispensed with the motion
could be carried unanimously. The
chairman then put the motion, and de-
clared the convention adjourned until
10 a. m. Thursday.
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ALABAMA YIELDS.
1t Accords Its First Place on the
Roll of States to New York.

ST. LOUIS, June Immediately fol-
lowing Mrs. Merryweather's address,
Mr.. Pickett made motion that when
the convention adjourns it adjourn un-
til 10 o'clock Thursday morning. Gov.
Brown, of Tennessee, offered to amend
by making the hour p. m. this even
ing. Mr.. Hensel, of Pennsylvania, of
fered as substitute a motion that the
roll of states and territories be called in
alphabetical order, and the names of the
candidates for president and vice presi-
dent be placed in nomination, and that
no ballots be taken by this convention
until the report of the committee OH
resolutions and platform has been pre-
scented and disposed of. A delegate
made motion to adjourn, which was
voted down and the substitute adopted.
The clerk then proceeded to call the
roll of states, commencing with Ala
bama. Edward w. Pettes, of Alabama,
stated that the delegation had instructed
him to tender its first place on the call
and first right to speak to the state of
New York. This was greeted with ap-
plause, and the chairman recognized
Mr.. Dougherty, of New York, who,
amid great enthusiasm and applause.
assembled the platform to the right of
the chairman and addressed the con-
VentiOn.
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WOLVERINE WISDOM.
This From the State That ConkIing
Said ANYBODY Could Carry.

ST. LOUIS, June 6.-When the state of
Michigan was called, Mr.. Stout came
upon the platform and said: | am
happy to meet you here to-day, in behalf
of the noble state of Michigan, to second
in her behalf the name of Grover Cleve-
land for candidate for president. TAp-
plause.l | recognize the fact that on
the 4th of March next will end the first
century of this republic under the con-
stitution. On the 4th of March next,
what more fitting beginning of the new
century than the Inauguration of
Grover Cleveland? [Applause.] l
greet here to-day the representative of
thirty-eight states. We point with
pride to noble Massachusetts,. of which
great orator once said: 'sThere She
stands: she needs no ecomium from
me-" | remember her Otises. And we
come to the gallant state of New York,
who has made here in behalf of its dele
CATION the nomination. | see here the
representatives of the state of William
Penn. We see here the representatives
of the gallant old mother of states, Vir-
ginia. And the reasons why love old
Virginia are that | am her son. In that
she gave to us the territory which
makes the five great states of Illinois,
1nuldlld. OHlO- Michigan ana Wisconsin
love her: that she is to-day
THE MOTHER OF STATES
and of presidents. | pass along down and
see the representatives of the gallant
state of North Carolina, the gallant rep
resentativeS IF the state of South Caro-
lima, whose sons stood with Adams in
maintaining the Declaration of indie
pendence, and established that consti-
tuition which enables us to be here to-
day. | see here the representatives of
the gallant state of Georgia and in one
of her princely cities in an avenue two
miles long and 200 feet wide she has
reared monument to the memory of
her signers of the Declaration of indie
pendence. l have not time to detain
you in enumerating all the states of
this republic, but if there be
one which l pre-eminently love,
it is that Lone Star state, which
was acquired under Folks administra-
ton in 1877. There are two great in
ScriptiOnS on the monuments of our
country that will go down through all
coming time, the one that is inscribed
upon that rock to the memory of the
noble men of the country. The state of
Texas remembers her sons who persisted
at San JacintO, she remembers her sons
who persisted at La BOhia. She has now
reared noble monument to her sons
who persisted at Alamo. Thermopyla
has survivors to chronicle her glory. La
Bohia has none. Is it any wonder then,
my friends, the great march of CONNER
cial progress which we witness to-day?
The reason is, the Puritans and cava-
liers have joined hands in the work to-
day, and they will go on to victory.