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The Washington critic., 1888-07-24
Piedmont Air Line.
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eCdhDUEh IN hfFhCT JUNE "a. 1883.
$50 a. IN. East Tennessee Mail daily
for Warrenton, Gordonsville, Charlottesville,
Lynchburg and stations between Alexan-
dria and Lynchburg, Bristol, Roanoke,
Knoxville, Rome, Gaiera, MontRomery and
New Orleans: Pullman Sleeper Washing
1l.24a. m. Fast Mail daily for Warren.
ton, Charlottesville, Gordonsville, stations
Chesapeake and Ohio route, IynchbnTg
@eeS hSsky ynaSur MPS pare nha pane sG s99S SFe6 6
boro, Raleigh, Charlotte Columbia, Au-
gusta, Atlanta, Birmingham, MONTGOMERY,
New Orleans, Texas and California. Pub
man sleeper New York to Montgomery In con-
neotion with Pullman sleepers MONTGOMERY 10
New Orleans, and Mann boudoir sleepers
for Birmingham, ,Yicksburg and shreye-
iumbia and. Augusta: Solid trains Wash
ington to Atlanta. Does not connect for
Q. and o, route points SUNDAYS,
2.36 y. M. daily, except sunday, for Man
assas, Strasburg and Intermediate stations,
5.BOp. IN. western express daily for
WaIrepton, Gordonsville, Charlottesville.
louisville, Cincinnati and st. Louis.
WasRaFton % tSSpfGs 70 louisville @ anG sHS White s suns
phur 10 St. Louis; also for Lynchburg, Bris-
tOl, Nashville, Chattanooga, Memphis, Little
Rock and all Southwestern points. Through
Pullman Sleepers Washington TO Memphis
without change.
II u. M. Southern express daily for
lyuCLburE, Danyille, Raleigh, Ashevillo,
CHARLOTTE, Columbia, Aiken, Augusta, Atlanta
Montgomery, New orleans, Texas and
California, Pullman sleopers., Washing,
ton % New Orleans, via Atlanta and
Montgomery. Pullman slcepers Washing.
ton 10 Augusta, Ga, without change. Pull.
man sleeper Baltimore and Washington to
White sulphur Springs and intermediate c,
and o. resorts,
TRAINS ON WASHINGTON AND OHIO DI.
VISION
Leave Washington 900 a. m. daily, OK.
cepi Sunday, and i45 p. m. daily, arrive Round
hin II As a. m. and i.2l p, m; rorhrning,
leave Round Hill $50 a, m. daily and 20 y.
m daily, except Sunday, arriving Washing.
ION $50 IA. N, and 80 p. m,
Through trains from the South via Char
lutte Danyille and Lynchburg arrive I'm
Washington iloO a. m, and 80 p. m via East
Tennessee, Bristol and hynehburg, ut
ll,l8 n. m, and . giO p. m; via Chesapeake
and Ohio route ana Charlottesville, 9.1O p, m.
and uU u m. Srashurg local 0,4i -, IN,
Tickets slGepiug'Car reservation and lnfor
nation furnished and baggage checked at
Oficc. 1900 Pennsylvania avenue, and at
Passenger station, Pennsylvania h, r., Sixth
and streets, .....-.
JAS. l.. TAYLOR,
9cnual PASSENGER Agent,
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Baltimore ana Ohio Railroa,
s&Mm HzBzFEn NlZzErEN
schedule in ofect APRIL 20, 1888

Schedule IN effect APRIL 20, 1888.
Leave Washington rom station corner OF
New Jersey avenue and street.
Fon CmcAao ana Northwest, express daily
FoR CINeiNN1n and st. Louis, express daily
SEQ and 9.45 p m.
FoR PrTTsgURe and Cleveland express daily
FoR LBxISGToa and Local Stations ilo.1O
am.
ton, 7,30 u m, 2,05 and 5.25 m daily, express.
FpR INTERMEDIATE points between Balti-
more and Philadelphia, 1900 m and t3.16
FoR slNeRRIT and intermediate points, $3.50
aim, *430 pm.
For BAnTlMoRE, 500, 80, $40. 7so, $50, o.45,
lioo 90 minute train m - a IN, @ 1870 2oSs st5 tas
and 10. 30 p m. Sundays, Gao, 7.30. $50, g.45 a
m, LIS, eos, a.so 4So, dS5, s.a5, 6.45, s.35 and
Foh ANrsro1is, $40 and 7.so a m, ia. 10 and
40 p m. On Sundays, $40 m, d,35 p m. Leave
Annapolis, $40. s.37 a m, 1905, $50, 6.20 n IN.
Sundays. 8.37 m, 4.1o p: m
and Baltimore, 300, $40, $50 n m, 1910, $40,
4S5 9'4S p M. On Sundays, $50 q m, LIS, $40,
For STATIONS on the Metropolitan Branch.
1913 q m, g1i5 m for principal stations only,
sl0.lo q m, t435, t5.30 and tDdh pm.
-, For GAiTuEEsBuRG and intermediate points,
1000 an, 1880, tf.40, 1888, III 20 p m.
ToR BoTp's and intermediate stations, ROO
n 10, $1,000 pm.
CnUECH TRAIN leaves Washington on Sun.
day only at 10 n m, stopping at all stations
on Metropolitan Branch
FoR FREDERICK, no 10 a m, t300, t4.35, II. 80
pm. SUNDAYS, i.I5p m
For HA0ERsTowN. 40 10 a m and $3.50 y m.
FoR LuRAY and points on the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad to Roanoke and all points
south via Norfolk and Western Railroad, 3
pm.
TRAINS arrive from Chicago daily 79o m
and 5.l5 p m; from Cincinnati and Sc. Louis
daily 69 m and l.55 y m; from Pittsburg
daily 120 IN, old pm.
From PHrIADELrHrA, Chester and Whining
ton, l0.45 a IN. ESQ, Z. 10 and 0.O5 p m daily.
From SlEGERLY and intermediate points
north of Baltimore, 1890 m daily and 1915 a
IN, Sunday only.
TRANS leave Baltimore for Washington at
Ge0, $50, T.e5. 900 9.05, 1000 H5 minute train,
ll.OO Hb minute tralnl m; 1855. zoo, 800 10,
SOC, 600, G3Q, S.lb, $50 and 100 p m, on sun
days, 0.30, 900, 0.05, 1000 a IN. LIS, 200 40
500, $50, S1b, $50 and IL. 30 % m.
Except sunday. 'Daily. sSunday only.
-Beggage called for and checked at hotels
and residences on orders left at ticket Offices
Gl9 and 1851 Pa. ave.
W. M. CLEMENTS, CHAS. O. SCULL,
Gen. Mananer Gen. Pass A0t
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Dammipg the Mississippi.

Following is copy Of letter written
by Captain Thomas p. Leathers to SEN
ator Paddock, under date of New Or
leans, July 20. 1t speaks for itself. Mr..
Paddock is chairman of the Senate Com
mittee on the Improvement of the Mis-
sissippi:
DEAR SIR: l take the liberty to call
your attention to the report of the stage
of water in the river at 81. Louis as per
inclosed clipping from the Picayune of
this date, which shows 2l.3 feet above
low-water mark. You will observe the
river special dispatches note that the
steamboat City of New Orleans of the
Anchor Line is hard aground at Twin
Hollows, twenty miles below st. Louis,
dra,ping only nine feet. This confirms
my theory that dams, piers, &c., obstruot
the flow of water and cause this effect. |
shall thank you TO call the attention of
Senators Walthall and Eustis to this
fact. Water must be drawn off and the
flow must not be stopped by distractions.
Twin Hollows is where the River Com
mission has done a large amount of work.
Very respectfully \. p. LEATuERs.
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Mise nEApINa woNpEns..
The Experience of a Critic" Reporter
with Madame Ardennp


Everybody, more or less has q certain
modieum of superstition in their nature
1t has been 30 from the beginning of the
world and will continue till the end of
time. If il were not true it would have
been impossible for such people as Gag
liostro, Mesmer and others equally rs
noted to have attained the place in his
tory they now occupy. And at the
present day the people are just as prone
TO visit mediums, fortune tellers and
astrologists for advice as they were in
times gone by.
"Do you believe in astrology2" you will
ask your friend.
Certainly not, - will be the reply.
Then why do you visit themP'
"Oh, for fun"
OF course every one knows, who has
been around much, that "the wonderful
second sight and mind reading is nothing
more than very clever trick. But gome'
times skeptic will be convinced as to the
truth of the science Of mind reading.
On sunday evening Critic reporter
called on Madame Il. Ardenne at her res
idence, $3.50 ii street, for the purpose of
exposing the undertaking trick.
"A iter statingthe object of his'visit the
Madame said: 80 you want to expose
the mfnd-reading trick, do you. Well,
power"
With that she invited the reporter into
the back parlor.
Take q seat pleaseh
The scribe seated himself at the table
and whited for further instructions.
Vow said she, take piece of paper
.and'write your fathers naineon IL"
The reporter did so.
nFold itpp and burn it,"
No sooner said than done.
Wrap the ashes in a piece OF. paper;
now hold them against my forehead and
think of the name you wrote"
That was easy to do. W
In minutes time the madam took q
pencil and wrote the name in full with
as much facility as though she had seen
the name before.
Thinking the reporter might still be a
dOublng Thomas she requested hlm To
step into the front parlor and write an.
other name.
The scribe complied as before, but this
time wrote the name OF a lady friend.
After holding the paper against her
forehead she took penoif and wrote il
out with the same ease as IN the first in.
stance.
No one was in the room except the
madam and the reporter, and IL was i'm.
possible for her to have seen the names
written. II was as clear case of mind
reading as any one would want to see.
In aconvershtion with the Madame she
told the reporter that 1t was not the igno
rant class who call on people in her pro-
fession, but the highly educated.
VERY often" she said "ladies in high
society will come to see me on matters oi
fashion, thinking / can tell them whnt
the leading styleFwill be. The other day
well.known leader OF society called or
me To know if Mrs Cleveland has dis
carded the hustle for good or had tempo
rarily laid 1t aside for the summer"
The Madame claims to be the daughter
of Russian count who was banished tC
Siberia on account of his political
opinions
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son, james Berran, while walking on the
track Just below Sing Sing, N. Y, yester.
day got between sections of a freight
train, which was on the switch just as the
Saratoga special was coming along on the
other track. SChoonmaker warned his
wife, but she and the little boy stepped in
front Of the special instead of keeping on
the up track. The body Of the woman
was picked up in the river horribly mu-
tilatcd, while that. Of the boy was hurled
against stone wall and the top of his
head completely taken of. The parties
were all colored.
The strike at the Carlisle shoe factory
was declared OIL yesterday. A com
mittee Of the strikers called upon Mr..
Linden Of Utica, N, Y, newly appointed
by the Carlisle Shoe Factory superin-
tendent over all the departments of the
work, this afternoon and held q lengthy
conference with the men. The grieV-
ances were brought up and matters ad
justed satisfactorily. The superintend
ent decided to discharge Kelter the OBJ
noxious foreman. To-day all The hands
VIII be at work.
Word has been received Of the death of
John f. Hernc, the actor, at Hot Springs
Ark, on Saturday. He was the, Young
est commissioned officer in the Army OF
the Potomac, having entered the service
at the age of Ii as drummer, in August
lSBl. TWO years atterward he was COM
Inissioned Lieutenant by Governor Sey-
monr and later as captain by Governor
Fenton. He was in receipt or pension
at the time of his death for wounds re-
ceived In action.
At Luzernehorouph, Pa, on Sunday
evening, Thomas Griffin, Thomas
Daugherty and James QUINN miners in
the employ of the Kingston Coal Com
pany, became inyolyedin quarrel IN a
saloon. Quinn drew revolver and shot
was mortally wounded by a bullet in the
abdomen. Quinn, during the excIte-
ment,made his espape. H.n
A young lady in Chicago who was
greeted IN front Of the Columbia Theatre,
| Sunday evening, by an 'hh, there from
welI.dresscd dude, assaulted him with
| her parasol. He fell into the gutter, and
subsequently yielded to her demand for
| IS to buy new parasol.
William A. Gibson, a real estate dealer
and treasurer of the Park Avenue Pres
| byterian Church, Pittsburg collected
| f705 for Mellon Bros. n few days ago and
fed to Canada. His wife has joined him
there.
There is stir in the little Democratic
town of Riverside, N. j., over the action
of the postmaster, Mr.. Degen, who as
tonished the natives by kissing Grover
| Cleveland's picture IN public. Republi-
cans are making ii standing joke of the
campaign.
A shoe manufacturing firm at Lynn,
Mass, recently received from Mrs. Cleve.
land an order for three pairs of Edison
ties. The interesting fact is learned that
Mrs. Cleveland wears No. 5-B shoe.
The Washington critic., 1888-07-24
Second Excursion TO Atlantic City
via. u. & .. II. II.

A special express train will leave b.
and o. depot, Saturday, July 2S, at
A p. mn arriving in Atlantic City at 1880
p. m. Returning, the special express will
leave Atlantic City att pm, Sunday,
arriving home NJ midnight. Tickets will
also be good for return passage on all
regular trains Of Sunday or Monday.
Passengers transfer in street cars from
the new b. IL o. Station at Twenty
fourth and Chestnut streets, Philadel-
Phia, to the ferry at foot of Walnut
street. Arrangements are made with the
street car company to have II sufficient
number of cars on hand upon the arrival
of the train to transfer all passengers
comfortably and quickly. This is much
better than to run the train into n dimly
lighted freight.yard and march the pas
sengers, including ladies and children,
across narrow gang'planlI mp or down
as it may be according to the stage OF
the tide
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VAN BuREN,s pErEAr.
How lie Appeared at the Funeral q
General Harrison,

Nentfal nArIisons
The first time | saw Van Buron,
writes the Hermit to the Troy Times,
was in the spring after his defeat in
the Presidential canvass. He had
felt the crushing nature of what was
the first great disappointment in his
whole history, and he had seen the
triumphant Harrison inducted to an
office from which he himself had
been excluded by the voice of an in
dignant nation. He was, in fact, the
worst beaten Of all Presidential can
didates up to that day. In the midst
Of this disappointment came the news
of the death Of Harrison after only
one month Of official service. The
city of New York honored the occa-
sion by funeral procession of inn
posing character, but its most impress
sive feature was the defeated eandi-
date.
was then merely boy, but as ga2ed
on the long ranks Of the military march.
ing in solemn step to the wall OF the
dirges, and saw all the deep expressions
OF public bereavement, i felt that the
most touching lesson was found in Martin
Van Buren. He occupied barouche
dressed with the American and British
colors bordered with Grape, and by his
side was the British Consul. / thought
then, and have often thought since, of
the emptiness of human ambition as
illustrated by the appearance of Van
Buren, at Harrison's funeral. The latter
had crushed the former, and then so sud-
denly yielded to the all-conquering power
of death.
The Washington critic., 1888-07-24
RAILROADS.
The Great Pennsylvania Route
&4E 1aH

TO THE NORTH, WEST AND SOUTHWEST.
DobJic Ttdck SqeBdid ScepeJy
St,ei Rails. Nqgnifoeot Equipment.
Tx Errrcr JrSr 3. 1893.
Trains ledrs Washington COm Sidii0H Corner
or SlaH dhdB ,Cil,s, as t1yoBs.
For PIttsburR and the West, chicago
Limited Rxprcss Of Pullman Vostibuled Cars
o. $50 q. M daily; Fast Line, $50 q. M daily 20
Cincinnati and St. Lonls. with sleeplng cars
from ifttsburg to Cincinnati and Harris
burg TO Sc, Louis; daily, except saturday TO
caso' western s Express at AZ SJ 9do ,. NJ 10 daily,
With sleeping cars Washington 20 Chicago
and 81. Louis and except saturday, Harris
burg 10 Cleveland, connecting daily at Harris.
burg with through sleepers for Louisville and
Memphis. Pacific Express 1000 =. m. daily for
Pitisbure and the West, with through sleeper
70 Pittsburg and Plttsburr toiclfioaGo.
BALTIMORE AND POTOMAC RAILROAD
For Erie, Canandaigua, Rochester, Buf.
fnlo, Niagara, 1000 y. m. daily, except Satur-
day, with Sleeping car Washington to
Rochester.
For wniiamsport, Lock. Haven and El.
mira, at $50 a. m. daily, except Sunday.
For New York andthe East, 40, 900, ii.O0
and li.40 a. M, 200, al0, 1000 and ti.20 y. m.
ON sunday, 300, II d0a. m, 700, 410, 10 90 and
il.Op, M Limited Express Of Pullman Parlor
34j y. m daily, with Dining car.
For Boston without change 600 p. m.
everyday. wrt
For Bar'Hafbor without change daily,
except Saturday, zoo ~ M
For Brooklyn, N. W, NIL through trains
connect at jersey City with boats of Brook
lyn Annex, anordlng direct transfer to Full
ton street, avoiding double ferriage across
New York City.
For Philadelphia, z 20, 300, II. 90 and II 40
n. m, 200, 40, 600 1000 and II 20 u. IN. On
Sunday, 900, t1.40 a. M, 200. d10, 600, 100
andli20p. m. Limited Express, all Parlor
Sars, $40 q; m: week days, and $40 p' m.
daily with Dining car
For RaItinore. gab 7aoo No. nd0 obn
ii.c0 and 1t.d0 m, Il. .O5. 200, 3i5, 4.i0 %,
440, 600, GiC, 1000 and 1l.2O p m. on sun.
day, 300, 0o5, 0.m, i1.d0 q. m, eco, $40, 4.10,
eco, 7.fo, 1910 and 1i20 p. m.
For pope's Creek Line, 7.2O a, IN. and
i.4Q y. m. daily, except Sunday
For Annapolis, 40 and 900 a, m, 1905,
20 snd eco p. m. daily, except Sunday. Sun
days. 0.C0 a. M, f.i0 p. m.
ALEXANDRIA AND FREDERICKSBURG
HALLWAY AND ALEXANDRIA AND
WASHINGTON RAILROAD.
For Alexandria, GOO, 6. 80, $40, 9.d5, 1857 n,
m, 12Oi noon, 2.05, 425, 900, 80, COS, 8O6 005
and Hp, m. on Sunday at 600, 0.d5, 1857 a.
M, 230, 5.t5, SOB and 1905 p. m.
Accommodation for Quantico, 500 y. m.
week days.
For Richmond and the South. 600, 1857
day.
Trains leave Alexandria for Washington
9o5 5c5, SEQ, ol0. 1918, 1i.07 o. m, 30. 800,
aga, 5.1o. 7.05, O.32, 1912 and HOS n. m. ON
sunday At 9.f0 and ii.G a. M, 200, $40, 705,
Tickets and Information at the ofiice,
northeast corner Thirteenth street and Penn
sylyania avenue, and at the station, where
orders can be left forthe checking of baggage
TO destination from hotels and resldences.
CHAS. u. PuGH, J.,R. WOOD,
General Manager. Gen. Pass. Agent.
The Washington critic., 1888-07-24
STEAM BOATS.

LOB NORFOLK, OLD POINT AND TRv
SOUTH.
ton Monday, wednesday and Friday nj 4 n m .
Steamer LADY OF THE LAKE, tuesday
Thursday and Saturday at bp m, from Gin
street wharf.
steamer Ieary lands at Plney Point going
and returning.
Lady of the Lake lands az Cornheld Harbor
and Colonial Beach on SATURDAYS Steamer
from Washington daily. Including SUNDAYS.
until further notice. Sunday at o p. m,
Fare, Saturday excursion, return Monday.
z a. m, So round trip.
Connections made at Norfolk with Old no.
minion steamship Company for New York,
Knox and Lloyd express will call and check
baggage at hotels and private residences,
Telephone Gala -Leary, 1853; Moselev, OF.
Fare, ~.
VIZ. WEIGH, supt p. s. Co.
GBO.P PHILLIPS. Supt. /. a S. Q. Co.
The Washington critic., 1888-07-24
BASEBALL SMALLTALK.

The baseball editor OF the Philadelphia
Ledger knows thing or two about base
ball, as can be seen from the following
comments on the improvement in the
Wasbingtons: "The rejuyenated Wash
ingtons, under their new manager, Mr..
Sullivan, made their second appearance
ofthe season in this city yesterday and
succeeded in defeating the Philadelphias
by q score of 4 to 3. The Washipgtons
are not team of superanuated relics of
medi;ovalism, but an aggregation of am
bilious youngsters bent upon making
regulations for themselves, and under
their new manager are playing the kind
of ball that, If kept up all through, the
season, must eventually land them higher
in the race than the position they are
now occupying, The Washingtons have,
ing since. they were seen here
last, and no team in the
League can expect to defeat them un-
less they play for all they are worth. The
Detroits discovered that fact when they
last met the Senators, as did also the Bos-
tons and other clubs, and the Phillies will
not need another reminder after yester-
days game that the Washingtons are no
longer the soft snap they have been
to win and win they did. The home
boys also tried hard TO add another VIC
tory to their credit, but, barring the
fourth inning they could not bat Whit
ney's delivery, when hit was needed.
On the other hand the visitors managed
TO solve Casey's left-handed twisters just
when it did the most good and thattell
the story of how they managed to win.
The game was well played on both sides
though il was devoid of any special fea-
lures" The other Philadelphia papers
declare that it was "chump' game, and
wonder how the Philadelphias sue
cumbed to 'such" an aggregation as
the Washingtons. #rl t't
Yesterdays games-League: New York
., Boston o; Washington 4, Philadelphia
3; Pittsburg 5, Detroit l; Indianapolis 2,
Chicago /. Association: Cleveland o, Bal
timore .; Louisville 10, st. Louis 4.
The Washington critic., 1888-07-24
knights of 81. CoiumbIliiI.

At the regular monthly meeting OF the
Knights of st. ColumbkiI the following
officers were elected for the ensuing year;
Captain, II. A. Duffy first lieutenant, j.
Thwler; second lieutenant, j. McKenna
first sergeant, g. Mclaughlin; second
sergeant, j. l.. Sullivan; secretary s. q,
McGrath; treasurer NJ. d. Stack. The
report of the Board of Governors was
read, showing the association to be in a
prosperous condition.
The Washington critic., 1888-07-24
Excursion to the Seashore.

Beginning on Friday, July 20, the
Pennsylvania Railroad wall sell round
trip tickets to Atlantic City, Cape May
and Sea Isle City at low rate of 50. Tick
cts will be good only ON the regular ex-
press train leaving the Baltimore and
turn by any regular train except the
limited express trains, until the follow
ing Tuesday. Tickets will be good only
for continuous trip in both directions
'Rnd will require the stamp of the ticket
agent at destination to validate them for
the return trip.
The Washington critic., 1888-07-24
Marriage Lroenses.

Ellery j. Burt and Lucy NJ. Williams
Henry Jackson and Frances Brookes,
Henrico County, Va; Francis A. Ferry
and Lille V. Jameson, Charles o. Petit
and Laura b, Gregory, Richmond, Va;
Charles II. Thayer and Edith NJ. Mlffie-
ton, King George County, Va; William
9. Smith ana Eliza Cottreii, Lewis Ma.
gruder and Maggie w. Gordon, Alexan.
dna, Va; James II. Allen and Mary Il.
Taliaferro, Richmond, Va; Charles l..
Reed and Nellie A. Phillips; Robert F
Robinson and Emma Dent; Henry Daven
port and Lucy Lee; William Il. Brown
and Martha E. Deyers
The Washington critic., 1888-07-24
Biblical Terms Explained.

An omer was six pints.
A cab was three pints.
A gerah was cent.
A lirkin was seven pints.
A farthing was three cents.
a bin was one gallon and two pints.
a shekel of gold was So.
Esekiel's reed was nearly IL feet
A ciIbit was nearly 22 inches.
A mite was less than quarter of n
cent. '....
A shekel of silver was about 80 cents.
A piece of silver, or a penny, WAS l3
cents.
A talent of gold was $13,s09.
A talent of Silver was S53S.30.
A Sabbath days journey was about an
English mile.
An ephan, or bath, contains seven gal
Ions and five pints. 4
A days journey was about 23 l-5 miles.
A hands breadth is equal to 30 inches.
A finger breadth is equal to inch.-[Oil
City Derrick.