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The Washington critic., 1888-02-11

signs, the twelfth is formed by the
statue Of the Virgin, back of the CEN
tral pillar. This cathedral Is rich, bnt
sober; II is elegant, but above all
powerful and strong.
THE MADELAtNE.
On one Of the principal boulevards
stands the Madeline, which resembles
a Bourse, Vauxhall, or some temple
erected TO heather goddess, rather
than a church. 1t is vast parallelo-
gram without clock, towers, steeple
or windows, being lighted by three
cupolas. Its roof of iron and copper
is supported by fifty-two Corinthean
columns; the doors are Of bronze, and
the largest in the world, next TO ST.
Peters, and are ornamented with
illustrations Of the Ten Command
ments. No wood was used in the
construction of the building. The
church is approached by flight of
twenty-eight steps, occupying the
entire breadth of the edihce. The
interior is handsomely decorated with
sculpture, gilt and marble. The grand
altar, the two vases for holy water,
the fonts and the groups by Rude
and Pradier are remarkably fine. The
carvings over the entrance in front
represent the Last Judgment" The
paintings are by the most celebrated
contemporary artists. Above the
choir NJ. Ziegler has represented
Christ seated in the open heavens;
at his right are the Apostles and
before him Madelaine, supported by q
group of angles. The history of the
church is symbolized by figures on
either side, the last being Napoleon
in imperial costume, having his eagle
near him.
Twice week q novel scene is pre-
sented around this famous church.
| There is q flower market held by old
women with snowy caps. There are
two lines of stands on either side Of
the edifice, covered with brown can
| vas TO keep the delicate flowers from
| the chilling wind. AS you pass along
you see all the sweet blossoms OF
| spring-violets, hyacinths, white
| lilacs, tulips, crocuses-sold in small
lunches or large loose bouquets, and
| plants of every description.
A FUNERAL coRTEGE.
| ihS poltdi VI IilS BlSdJ CiulCh WIS
in striking contrast to this brigh
scene, being heavily draped with {
sable curtain, fringed with silver and
bearing huge initial of the one who's,
remains had just passed within. How
touching is the respect paid to tn,
dead in France Men and ever
small children raise their hats as th,
funeral cortege moves slowly on
There is no workman too busy to pay
this respect. lie will drop his basket
should his arms be full, and face th,
cortege as he lifts his cap. The friends
walk behind the hearse, and seldom
are there more than two funeral car
riages For those who can afford i
the central altar is entirely draped il
| - ' or, if of small means, one o
-'tars is used. The coffin
'al purple mantle, il
'oilt four fee
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Piedmont Air Line.
&KaRM N

SCHEDULE IN EFFECT JAN. 10, 1888.
$50 a. IN. East Tennessee mail daily for
warrenton Gordonsyille, Charlottesville,
Lynchburg and stations between Alexan-
Knoxville, Rome Calera, Montgomery and
New Orleans. Pullman Sleeper Washing
ton to New Orleans.
11.24 a. m. Fast mail daily for Warren
ton, Charlottesville, Gordonsville, stations
Chesapeake and Ohio route, Lynchburg,
Rocky Mount, Danville and stations be-
Sse alS eaGpe reeHs
gusta, Atlanta, Birmingham, Montgomery,
New orleans, Texas and California. Pun.
mar. sleeper New York 70 Atlanta, in CON
New Orleans, and Mann boudoir sleepers
for Birmingham, .Vicksburg and shreye-
port. Pullman sleeper Danyille to Co
ington to Atlanta. Does not connect for
O. and o. route points Sundays.
2.35 p. m. daily, except Sunday, for. Manassas,
strasbIEg ana nteredaie difv stasoRs snr Ws,rsn
ton, Gordonsville, Charlottesville, Louis
Vile, Cincinnati and Summer resorts ON
and near line Of Chesapeake .dns and oh Ohio
Washington to Louisville; also for Lynch
burg, Bristol, Chattanooga, Memphis, Lit
tie Rock and ell southwestern points.
Through Pullman Sleepers Washington TO
il p. m. Southern express daily for Lynch
burg panyille, Raleigh Asheyille, Char
lOtte, COlunDlt, AihbH, Augusta, htldutdl
Montgomery, New orleans, Texas and
California. Pullman Sleepers Washing.
ton TO New orleans, via Atlanta and
Montgomery. Pullman Sleepers Washing
ton to Aiken, s. c., without change.
TRAINS ON WASHINGTON AND OHIO d.
VISION
Leave Washington 9.12 a. m. daily, except
Sunday, and A 40 p. m. daily, arrive Round
Ins @ leave leave Round 4, % ind ali $50 % M. l's daily
and l 90 p. m. daily, except Sunday. ar
riving Washington $50 a. m. and 3.65
y. m.
Through trains from the South via Charlotte,
Danville and Lypchhurg arrive in Wash
ington $40 a. m. and 80 P. via East
Tennessee Bristol and Lynchburg, at
10.45 a. m. ..and 0.4O p. m; via Chesa-
peake and Ohio route and Charlottesville,
o.40 p. m. Strasburg local o.47 a, nj
Tickets, sleepingcar reservation and intor-
nation furnished and baggage checked at
| office, 1900 Pennsylvania avenue, and az
Passengerstation, Pennsylvania Il. r., Sixth
JAS. L. TAYLOR,
| General Passenger Agent.
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woMEN IN COUNCIL.
Miss Anthony on the objects Of the
Great Anniversary Celebration.

Miss Anthony on the objects Of the
Great Anniversary Celebration.
a CRITIC reporter was received by Miss
Anthony in her private parlor az the
Riggs this morning in her characteristic
business-like way, though with cordial
courtesy.
Don't think" said She "for an instant
that the National Woman's Suffrage As
sociation supports me in all this style, " as
she glanced through her suite of rooms
''All my entertainment is through the
courtesy Of Mrs, spoiiord, whose guest ]
This coming suffrage convention-'
said the reporter.
~ beg your pardon" interrupted Mss
Anthony. "That is Just what / want to
contradict The idea has gone forth that
this great International Council of Women
is merely suffrage convention. But the
facts are that mOny of the organizations
TO be represented in this council are not
committed to woman suffrage We shall
have here the bodies in all movements
which most interest women. The w. c..
T. IT,, the G. A. II. Relief Corps, charity
organizations, the Red Cross woman's 3
missions, the White Cross, the industrial
and educational societies, the woman's 8
press associations, and very many other
organizations composed entirely of
women
"such q council as this must require n
great of work on the part of some one2h
"Yes. Wo-that means the National
w. s. A.-have been at work during the
last year on the preparations for this
great worlds convention Of women. 10 is
the National Suffrage Society that invites
this council, and that means TO see II
through TO glorious success"
'Are the responses from foreign couu-
tries encouragingW
unexpectedly so. There will be dele
gates or reports from India, Finland,
Denmark, Sweden, England, Italy and
France, while our own land will send all
the other talent needed to make this one
of the most interesting and profitable con.
| ventions Of the many ever assembled
here at the National Capital"
You advertise Sunday sessions. Is
not this unusual for conventions W
at may seem like new departure, but
| believe IL will be entirely satisfactory
| as the Sunday services will be entirely
devotional. With such pulpit talent anC
regularly ordained ministers as the Rev
| Annie Shaw, Rev. Olympia Brown, Rev
Augusta Chaplin, Rev. Z. A. Hannaford
Rev Florence Pollock and Rev. A. l.. u
Blackwell, we have no fear of lack of al
audience on both Sundays OF the ses
sion.n
"At this busy season of the year how i
this vast concourse of women to be enter
tained.n
"The various hotels have been visite
by committee from the District Associf
ton and have.promised greatly reduce
rates TO all those attending the counci
Good board is promised at from $3.50 I
$3.50 per day. II is also settled that raj
road fares will be secured at one and on,
third fare for the round-trip. In shor
we see nothing discouragng, in the on
look, and we confidently believe this
great good will accrue to all organization
of women all over this and other cOuI
tries from this first great Internationi
Council of Women on March n, 1881
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Tea Drinking in Russia

In Russia tea is drunk as beer is in
Germany or wine in France, 1t may be
called the national beverage, and there
are especial saloons or restaurants si
about, both here and in st, Petersburg
for tea drinkers, both rich and poor The
truly Russian restaurant is very different
from the European ones. The walters
are all attired in white from head 10 loot.
with large black purse at the waist, and
are always all men. There is generally q
large barrel organ, which gives out the
latest airs. II is wonderful how much tea
a Russian will drink. 'Rhe writer entered
one morning one of these restaurants with
a young Russian, Tea was ordered and
one glass followed another with the
Russian until he had drank seven lie
said he had often drank eleven and that
fifteen were not too many for an old hand,
The tea is drunk alone, or with lemon
and the sugar eaten from the hand. A
peculiar kind of bread or roll is eaten
with it,-TAlbany journal.
The Washington critic., 1888-02-11
HARD Hills TO PASS.
Not Bank Bills, But Many OF Those THAT
are Introduced In Congress.


are Introduced In Congress.
Already this session over 4, 200 bills have
been introduced in the House, aud be-
fore Congress adjourns the number will
probably exceed 1900 The life of a bill
is varied. Some bills come TO be old vet
erans and are hardened to service by long
experience. Many of them are allowed to
shrivel with age. 1t is interesting to note
the yicissitudes through which bill
passes. After 1t is introduced, II is read
by its title at the clerks desk IL is then
covered with hieroglyphics in blue
pencil which equal any on the obelisk in
New York. These marks show its fate
I. E. TO what committee it is referred.
1t is then numbered and registered in
the book in the office of the file clerk and
| printed lift has full life IL is printed
| six times. First, when introduced; next,
| when reported from the committe; third,
| when IL passes the House without amend
| ment; fourth, when IL reaches the Senate;
next, when reported from the Senate
committee, and sixth, when IL is finally
passed by the Senate (without amend-
| ment) and becomes a law, If 1t should
live that long. Finally it is printed in a
permanent form in the statute books. It.
passes through the hands of twenty-five
| ptODlt ulu IL alDu0tu lllb iNh W lltit0s
threatened in the House and sat do
upon in the Senate. Thisis the evr
ofa simple bill.
The appropriation
more. They a.
mates, then
for the use Oi
the bill IS ado
printed agar
II goes thro
Senate, ar
confere'
rigid
OftC
i.o
| to run
| times bel.
Many bills
| of the White
for life seemed ..
policemans life, the lit
happy one.
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OUR PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
The Policy Thatr NJ. Dibble FavOrs as
the Wisest Economy.

The Policy Thatr Nj. Dibble FayOrs as
the Wisest Economy.
A CRITIC reporter was talking with
Chairman Dibble of the House Commit
tee on Postofiices about the new postoffice
that is TO be, and asked him what he
thought of the bill recently introduced by
Mr.. Tarsney of Michigan, to provide
every city with public building
the cost Of the building to be
fixed by the size of the town. Mr.. Dib-
BILE did not think very highly of the
scheme, because with the rapid growth of
some towns, especially in the West, build
ings for which appropriations had been
made would be useless by the time they
We're ready for occupancy, and then a
uniform cost for all buildings, irrespective
of the towns, its surroundings and cir
cumstances, would be unjust in some
cases.
Mr.. Dibble, however thought that it
would be good policy for the Govern
ment TO buy at this time sites in all towns
where there are no public buildings, as
in the majority of cases the land would
cost good deal more few years hence
than il does at the present time and that
by purchasing the sites now the Govern
ment would make wise investment.
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wooDLEY PARK BRIDGE.
Reasons why this Much Needed I'm
proyement Should BE Made.

Reasons why this Much Needed Im-
proyement Should BE Made.
Whatever in the way of local improve
ments is of benefit to one section Of the
city Is, to greater or less extent, an adj
vantage to the city at large, and while
improvements in one section may land Of
necessity must) enhanse most largely the
private Interests of those whose property
lies contiguous thereto, the policy of OPP
position on the part of citizens living in
remote sections is short-sighted and puer-
lie.
This train of thought is suggested by
the fact that the only opposition to the
bill now before Congress 10 appropriate
$4,000 for bridge across Rock Greek ut
Woodley Lane IS made by q few citizens
whose residence is in the eastern section
Of the city, and who feel that they may
not share directly in its beneficial results.
That the bridge is n necessity no un-
preiudiced person will deny. The Wood.
ley Park road is by far the most delight
ful pleasure driveway leading out of
Washington, and il has been made so
through private enterprise. The drive is
seeking citizens than any other, not only
in consequence of the natural beauty Of
its surroundings but because of the ad-
mirable condition Of the road; and this
condition has been produced at heavy
expenditure Ofnoney from private purses.
The proposed brigde will span rsViue
traversed by Rock Greek, the banks Of
which are steep and difficult to ascend.
An old wooden bridge, now standing IS
inadequate to present wants, being very
narrow, beside being dilapidated and out
of keeping with the beauty Of the sur
roundings. A new bridge Is absolutely
necessary, and should not only be sub
stantial, but ornamental, to be in harmony
with the surroundings. The property
holders in the northwest of the city We're
in sympathy with their friends in the eN-
treme eastern part of Washington, and
many of them lent their influence in aid
ofthe successful legislation in favor otttD
East Washington bridge. Therefore aP
a matter Of justice, there should ne no
opposition TO the erection of the WoOdley
Park Bridge, which will not only directly
benefit the northwest of Washington, but
lend an additional charm TO our fair city,
in which all are or should be most deeply
Interested
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
.Asz III iai!isS
schedule in effect Nov. 20, 1888;

ScneuuIe IN eueCt NOV. ~, 1851.
Leave Washington from station corner Of
New Jersey avenue and street.
For Chicago and Northwest, express daily
1886 a. m, 0.40 p. m:
For !ClRGsDBata and Sc. Louis, express daily
For Pittsburg and Cleveland, express daily
10b5 a, m. and $40 D. m.
For Lexington and Local Stations, T., tS 40 a. m.
For Philadelphia. Newark and Wilmington,
7.30 a. M, 2.35 and $50 p. m. daily, ex-
press.
For intermediate points between Baltimore
and Philadelphia, 1000 a. m. and t3.1b
For singerly and intermediate points, t4.ao
For baltimore, 500, $50, $40, 7.so. $50,
train), $50, 4.30, 40, $50, 6.55, 6.45,
7.30, s.35 and 11.30 p. m. Sundays,
$S l4o ISS soo sSS sd5 & sa5 and aSS 2Ss
For Annapolis, GAO and 8 80 a. M, l2.1t and
4.3Q pm. On Sundays, $50 N, 440p
m. Leave Annapolis 9 40, $50 q m, 1905,
$50. $50 m. Sundays, $50 m, 4.10
For way Stations between Washington and
$50, 4.40, 9.45 and II 80 y m. on Sun;
days; $50 am, 130, $50, 4.4C, e.15 and
For stations @ s. on the Metropolitan Branch
" 1885 m, $40 a m, ii 10 p M for prin:
cipal stations only; s1.10 pm and 1850
pm; son SUNDAYS stop at all stations
For GaltnerSDurg ana intermediate points,
1880 a m, 1920 D m. .35. f11.20 D M
For Boyd's and intermediate stations, " p
M. s1O.00pm.
|. Church train leaves Washington on Sunday
only at ITO p. M, stopping at all sta
tions on Metropolitan Branch.
| For Frederick, fS.4O q m, ~ 80 p m, 10 30 p
m. Sundays, Ito D. m.
For Hagerstown 10 40 m and 1880 M
| Trains arrive from Chicago daily 800 a m and
b.15 p m; from Cincinnati and st. Louis
daily 600 m and 2.25 p m; from Pitts
burg daily Z 30 m, 545 p m.
| From Philadelphia, Chester and Wilmington,
1O.45 a m, 220, 7.1O and $3.50 p IN daily
and II 80 D. m.
| From Singerly and intermediate points north
| of Baltimore, 10 a. IN. daily
| Trains leave Baltimore for Washington at
go, 6.25, $50, 7.20, 8, 9.05. 10 a. m;
1915, 80, 8. 4.10. 8, g, $50, 7.30, $50
and IL p. m. On Sundays, $50, 7.20,
9.05, 10 a. M; ! 80, 1.35, 4.10, 8, 6.30,
7.30, $50 and IL o. m.
| Except Sunday +Daily. Sundays only.
| Baggage called for and checked at hotels
and residences on orders left at ticket Offices,
| $40 and 1851 Pa. ave.
| W. NJ. CLEMENTS, @. K, LORD,
| Manage. Geh. ASS. Agent.
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A Peculiar Courtship.

Anothersection of the American colony
in Germany has been interested in the
elopement of Vice Consul G. II. Murphy,
Of Chemnitz. Murphy does not speak
German, yet he had the enterprise and
ability successfully to court young Ger
man lady who does not speak English.
The parents objected to the marriage-in
large part, it is generally supposed, be-
cause of the lingual difficulty-and an
elopement quickly followed. Miss Smith
became Mrs Murphy at Dundee, that be-
ing the nearest city permitting hasty
marriage ceremony. Mr.. and Mrs. Muir
iates between Dundee and Chemnitz on
their return to Germany, and the Depart
ment of State rewards the enterprising
and promising young man by permitting
him TO take his bride to North Carolina
for three MONTHS New York Herald.
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RAILROADS.
The Great Pennsylvania Route,
M@l EM l

ss Kz 'As.l'.q.iAs
TO THE NORTH, WEST AND SOUTHWEST.
Double Track. Splendli Scenery.
Stsel Rails. Mdgnt fcenc EqitipDient.
In ErFEor NOVEMBER 10, 1887.
Trains lears Washington from Station. Corner
of Sirth and y Streets, as Fotioi0s
For Pittsburg and the West, Chicago Limited
Express OF Palace Sleeping Cars at $50 q
m daily; Fast Line 0;5O a m daily to Gin
cinnat and So. Louis, with sleeping cars
car TO st. Louis; daily, except Saturday, TO
Chicago, with sleeping car Altoona 70 Chi
cago. Western Express at $40 p m daily,
cago and 81. Louis and except saturdayO
Harrisburg TO Cleveland, connecting
daily at Harrisburg with through sleep
ers for Louisville and Memphis; Pacific
Express, 10 p m daily for PittsburR and
the West with through sleepers to Pitts
burg and Pittsburg TO Chicago.
BALTIMORE AND POTOMAC RAILROAD.
For Erie, Canandaigua, Rochester, Buffalo,
Niagara, 10 p m daily except Saturday
with palace cars Washington TO Rochester.
For williamsport, Lock Haven and Elmira at
For New York Y aud The East, 7;ao. o, IL and
11:dO m, 2, 4:1O, 10 and II 30 p m. on
Sunday, o, 1:40 am, 2, d:10, 1Oand 1 30
pm. Limited Express of Pullman Parlor
and Dining. Cars 010 a m daily except
Sunday, and 3A5 p m daily.
For Boston without cnange ? ? IN every day.
For Brooklyn, MY, all through trains connect
at jersey City with boats Of Brooklyn An
mex, affording direct transfer to Fulton
=, street. avoiding double ferriage across
For PhiiadeipRia. 7:2o. q. II and 11Ao M, Q,
d:10, o, 10 and 11i20 y m. On sunday. 8,
11A0 m, 2, d:1O, o, 10 and 11:20 p m.
Limited Express, parlor and dining cars,
0:A0 m week days and 3:d5 p m daily.
For Baltimore, 0;3b, 7:20, o, 9:fO, $50, IL
and 11:l0 m, 1905, 2, 3Ab, 4n0, 400
dAo, o, $40, 10 and di:20 I'M; On sun
%, $40, 10 and 1120 pm.
For Pope's Creek Line, 7:20 m and 44C
p m daily except Sunday.
For Annapolis, 7:20 and q m, 1905, 1.2C
and q p IN daily except Sunday. Sundays
81 m and d:10 pm.
| ALEXANDRIA AND FREDERICKSBURG
RAILWAY AND ALEXANDRIA AND
WASHINGTON RAILROAD.
For Alexandria. @, 6:d5, $40, DAT, 1857 a m
12Oi noon, 2:05, d;2o, D, 6:O1. $3.50, S;O5
1905 and 1877 p m. On Sunday at g
pa, 1887 m. $50, $50, s;O5 an'
1905 pm. DO.
Accommodation for Quantico, m weel
days.
For Richmond and the South, 9, 1887 a n
daily and B:01 p m daily except Sunday.
Trains leave Alexandria for Washington, 6:05
705, 8, 91O, 1915, 1907 q m, 100, 3
1923, BIO, 7:05, 9:32 10A2 and 11:O5
m. onSunday at $40 and 1107 m
rotaSts Sto GS gS2 nn and iG63 t6e dPSe m north
east corner. of 18th street and Pennsylvan
| avenue, and at the station, where orders cal
| be left for the checking of baggage to destina
tien from notels and residences.
| CHAS. Il. PUGH, j. X. WOOD.
General Manager. G. p. A.
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A Jockeys Comfortable Income.

Isaac Murphy, the colored jockey, who
is said TO be the one honest Jockey Of his
race, will be the premier jockey for
"I.uckyn Baldwin again this year. He is
living at Lexington, KY, where he has a
$4,000 house, and where he has recently
established a stable of his own ON a small
farm which cost him 5000. He has five
two-year- olds, which he will race this
yearifthey prove 10 be good for anything
He will probably know about their value
before lie reports for duty at the Santa
Anna stables ON the LIST Of April next
Murphy will not ride this year at less
than 10 pounds, and he gets salary OF
$4,000 o season for making that weight,
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The CoIdest of An Countries.

"Cold up there !" exclaimed the Dakota
man wintering here. "Well, l should
rather think it was. Why last winter
and Pm tellin' on ye the truth-why -
well, now, I'll Just tell you what / done
/ had pretty good cook-stove in my
house, and | always kept it a-boomin', l
tell ye Well, one night put my nit
tens and big pair Of these here felt shoes
IN the oven to sort of thaw out and cat
that was offered $40 for got into the oven
and crawled into one nv them shoes.
got up two or three times during the night
to put on COAL and, as true as I'm tellin'
on We, that cat was froZe stiff in the morn
ing Why, you never saw such a coun-
try v-[ Madison wis Democrat,
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Reasons for Gratitude.

II was in Boston church, at an after
noon meeting during the week Of prayer.
One of the regular attendants was col
ored woman who could sing q solo effect
lively, but was not always edifying in
speech. One afternoon, after singing a
hymn, she arose TO her feet TO relate an
experience, which she did in substance
as follows: ~ thank the Lord for what
He has done for me. He is always good
to me. He has always blessed me. am
81 years old and have buried three hus-
bands. They were all bad men, and bless
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