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The Washington critic., 1889-05-17
A STORY ABOUT FRANK PALMER.

Frank Palmer began making ap.
rointments to-day. The crowd OF poll
iicians and place Hunters was much
greater than yesterday. Senator Cnl-
lom was present, rs was also Congress
man Cannon. While the latter was
waiting his turn to speak for places in
the Printing Office for some of his con.
stituents, he was struck by the pleasant
manner in which Mr. Palmer received
all of his callers.
''Do you treat everybody as nicely as
that?' asked the Congressman.
II try TO, said the Chicagoan, "for
| learned long time ago that pleas
ant word costs nothing and sometimes
goes good ways. This lesson learned
from experience when ] was lal.
After j had served my apprenticeship
in printing office in Chautauqua, N.
Y, determined TO go to larger city,
where | could earn better wages. In
those days there were no railroads, so
set out in wagon, intending to 80 to
New York City If necessary, but to in.
quire for work at every large town |
came TO. The first city ! arrived at was
Buffalo, Immediately after getting
there ] went TO the great printing estab-
lishment of the Commerciat AdcGrtiseJ',
at that time owned by Jewett & Thomas,
and asked Mr.. Thomas to give me en-
ployment was grcen.looking
youngster, with linen duster and broad.
brim straw hat, and Mr.. Thomas began
to poke fun at me. He wanted TO know
what ] knew about the printers trade,
where came from, how much had
been earning, and why / left. frankly
replied TO all his questions, and TO the
last one said that my employer could
not afford to pay me more than had
been getting, and that | wanted TO find
place where there were greater oppor
tuniiies for Improvement.
The interview wound up by Mr..
Thomas curtly telling me that ] had
better return TO Chautauqua and stay
there. 1t was with heavy heart that
] left his office, for ] was not then nc.
customed to the gruff manner Of some
wealthy men in the world. Not that
was so very much disappointed at not
finding work at the first place entered,
but II was the discourteous manner in
which was treated. Well, travelled
all the way to New York city, and, the
first Office to which made application
there, / was given employment
Some years later returned to Chau
tauqua and was elected member of the
Legislature. During my term | was
one day seated in my office at the capi
| tai when in walked Mr. Thomas OF
The Washington critic., 1889-05-17
A TRIP To THE ARCTIC.

Lord Lonsdale has arrived in New
York from San Francisco, where he
landed on April "a, after most ex.
citing trip to the Arctic regions. He is
at the Brevooit House, and In speaking
of his adventures in the North, said
that il was the middle of March, 1888,
when he reached Winnipeg, He could
not get through on account Of the late
ness OF the season, but might have
penetrated farther but for the starva.
ton among the Indians. Within a
radius of $50 miles he found as many
dead Indians. With great difficulty he
at last reached Prince Albert on the
Saskatchewan, the distance being 300
miles. AT that point he had to send
his servant back with his baggage ex-
cept one change of clothing. Con.
tinuing, he said; From Green Lake /
went to Islais La Crosse, across Buffalo
Lake. When | arrived there great
storm came on, during which three of
my Indians had their faces frozen,
From La Crosse / pushed on to
Meta Portage, the place spoken of
by Sir John Franklin and Sir John
Richardson, who went in search of
him. i went to the Red River in
steamer and there ] got boat and
eight natives and started for the Arctic
regions, My natives were afraid of the
Huskeys, race of Esquimaux. And
no wonder, for other explorers had
made large circuits TO avoid these peo-
pie. Nevertheless, | went among them,
! was taken captive and submitted to
what they call the best, i was placed
on box and several of the savages
rushed At me with knives. | did not
vince, and the chief, pleased at my
courage, presented me with a new suit
of clothes. Afterwmd made myself
at home in their little snow houses.
was the first white man who has ever
been on friendly terms with them.
Leaving this place, / went around
Banksland to the edge Of Melville
Island, and then back to Mckenzie,
where | expected letters and fresh
clothes. But the steamer had not come,
so | walked eighty miles across the
mountains to the Yukon, carrying all
the time fifty pounds of provisions.
got boat on the Porcupine River and
descended to Alaska. / descended the
Ajuko 1,200 miles, and waited at Kat
moi until March 49, when the Alaska
Company sent the Lethe for me. Then
took the Bertha and made my way to
San Francisco"
The Washington critic., 1889-05-17
WAYS OF PEOPLE WHO TRAVEL

Yes" said Pullman car conductor
on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
as he stepped off the train in the Balti-
more and Potomac depot, 'I have car
ried lots of wellknown people. It's
wonderful how travel brings out per.
sons real nature. IL man is inclined
TO be jolly or morose, polite or disagree
able, overbearing or obliging, he throws
Off all restraint inside a sleeping car
and lets his real tendencies have full
sway. There Is Senator Blackburn of
Kentucky-he is nice man to have on
board All the portcrs are glad to do
anything they can for him. lie is al
ways CHEEKY, and makes everything
pleasant where he is. Mary Anderson
travelled in my train once, but saw
very little of her
DO you like to carry theatrical
people?''
well, there is no use in trying to
deny it. A great many of the theatrical
people are right hard to get along with.
Those who stand high in the profession
and are receiving good salaries are
pleasant, but some of the others are
kickers. Some of them want this and
that and are constantly trying to i'm.
press people that they are better than
other folks. When the Kernels were
together had quite time with one of
them. John Kernel, | believe il was,
had been drinking, and insisted on
smoking in the Car while ladies were
in II. When i told him to stop he
hauled off with his fist and we had 1t
lively. Some of his friends took him
away. Edwin Booth once rode in my
car, He Is one of the finest men that
travel, To listen to him while he Is in
conversation with some of his friends is
like hearing some one read from book.
He is not always the melanc holy
man that he has been pictured. One
morning he was going to the wash room
and the swaying of the car made 1t
pretty uncomfortable walking. While
he was washing he bumped his head
slightly, and as he dried his hands on
the towel he slowly remarked to com
panion:
Had i a foe whom would send to -
I'd put him in Pullman car as welP
Men who carry musical instruments
with them are quite likely to become
nuisances. like music myself, and !
am especially fond Of the guitar, but /
got enough of 1t the night the Kate
Claxton people were on my car. Her
husband, Charles Stevenson, had a
guitar with him, and he didn't let go of
II ten minutes at time, except when
he was asleep. You couldn't blame
him, though, for finding comfort
wherever he could, for railway travel
does get monotonous."
The Washington critic., 1889-05-17
TO THE DEPARTMENTS.

Secretaries Blaine, Proctor and Tracy
have issued the following order for the re-
ception of visitors:
Reception of Senators aud Representa-
tives in Congress, from 10 to i2 o'clock.
Reception of all persons not connected
with the Departments, at 12 o'clock, except
Tuesdays and Fridays, which are Cabinet
days; and Thursdays in the Department OF
State, when the members of the Diplomatic
Corps are exclusively received.
Persons win not be admitted to the build
ing after o'clock each day, enless by card,
which will be sent by the captain of the
watch to the chief clerk or to the head Of
the bureau for which the visit is intended.
This rule will not apply to Senator's Repre-
s.Dtativos or heads of Executive Depart
meIts.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-17

SINCE Colonel Elliot f. Shepard took
charge Of the New York Moa and Express
the many friends OF Major Bundy Of that
estimable sheet have wondered what he had
to do on the paper. And they have won
dered in vain until this week, when Colonel
Shepard wrote his article for "Lcslie'sn on
editors being Christians, wherein he says;
In the weekly press Of our country much
larger percentage Of Christian editors Is
found that In the daily And yet In nearly
every daily press there will be at least one or
more writers or editors who are Christians,
and they sustain the weight and give what
ever good character there Is In the paper, al
though their influence may not be understood
or acknowledged by their associates,
II is sincerely to be hoped that after this
public uttorance the Majors influence may
he understood and acknowledged by at
least one Of his ssociates--Colonel Shep-
The Washington critic., 1889-05-17
A High school Entertainment.

,rho ,,o,,oi,,,,,t ~, ylvoanooIo,, oro,
Inc entertainment on Wedhesuay even
ing by lhe students OF the washington high
school was witnessed by large audience,
VINO expressed lheir appreclation oI the
music OF the orchestra, consisting OF piano,
Misses Mckee ana Stidham, viohhs, Misses
Alien, Heinrlchs, Mortimer, Appieoy;
sleigh bells, Miss Mortimer scnlitten, Mise
Suer, MI Weech' Ramtrompeta, Misses
Drown, hayden, Deil, MchieVer,
Pertsche, Messrs. Cough, LOCKER, lrommel,
anu Edwards; trompete, Mr. Chanuleei trl-
angle, MI. La fetra, castagnetteh' Mr; fox
We'll gIockc, MISS thompson; kuRuck,
The Washington critic., 1889-05-17
A MAY-DAY LYRIC.

Come, Pepita, Phyllis, Griselda, jeanette,
Evangeline, Heloise, Fifne, Susette,
Rebecca, Nan, Margaret, Bertha, Babette,
Or whatever your name is;
Come, get on your macintosh, poncho,
umbrell,
Clogs, overshoes pattens, 'gums," muf-
ilers as well,
And hey for the green woods l might as
well tell:
a Maying the game is
Wen twine our May garlands between the
green tree;
Wen make the swamp ring with our inno-
cent glee,
Wen wade round our May pole, light
hearted and free,
Where Iiaught but delight Is.
Then homeward Wen dance when the twl-
light is come,
With diphtheria- Group and pneumonia
dumb
With phthlsis, lumbago and rheumatic
zum,
And peritonitis.
i Robert j. Burdette.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-17
THE NEW. COMMISSIONERS.

Every one interested In the Govern
ment of the District of Columbia drew
u breath of relief yesterday when the
appointments for Commissioners were
announced. The long wait was over at
last No one was surprised at the out
come of the race, rs the names of the
successful candidates had been printed
In TIE CmTiC several days before, and
the public were well satisiedas TO what
the result would be.
Mr.. IIine has been absent from the
city for the past six weeks, but arrived
here last evening. In reply to the
query of reporter regarding his policy
as Commissioner, Mr.. Hine said that
II would be the enforcement of the laws
no matter who was affected. When
asked about his position on the liquor
question he answered that he would en-
deavor TO act fairly by liquor sellers
and temperance people alike, and that
his ideas on prohibition would not cary
him farther than this.
Mr.. John W. Douglass said that he
had not as yet had lime TO formulate
any particular policy, except to obey
the law and expect every one else to do
the same. He spoke Of the material
advancement of The city and said i'm.
provements should be conducted after
a system and not in hcltcr. skelter
fashion. On the liquor question, when
his views were asked, he said he was in
favor Of high license and unmistakable
penalties for violation of the law. When
asked about the rumor which had
gained considerable circulation, that
one of his first acts would be to dismiss
Intendant Stoutenburg. he said that he
had given the matter no particular at.
tention. But. said he, "any man
who, for Legitimate cause, is not salts.
factory to the Commissioners, will go
that is, so far as am concerned"
The Washington critic., 1889-05-17
WASHINGTON, MAY II, 1889.
PRESIDENTIAL RECEPTIONS.

The Cabinet meets on Tuesdays and
Fridays at l2;30p m.
Senators aud Representatives in Congress
will be received by the President every day,
except Mondays, from 10 until IL.
Persons not members of Congress having
business with the President will be received
Irom l2 until on Wednesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays.
Those who have no business, but call
merely to pay their respects, will be re-
ceived by the President In the East Room
at ! p. m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and
Saturdavs
The Washington critic., 1889-05-17
THE SILLY SEASON.

Just now the woods are very green
and the birds are singing, the black
bass are taking the minnow very hand.
somely-a little green frog will some
times make quite as good bait-the
grass is dense enough to lie upon-a
hammock is better-the floating clouds
of an afternoon are very pleasant to
look upon when one is lying on ones
back; in short, to get into the country
and loaf is what just now does the citi-
zen good
In town the streets shine holly.
There is a simmer above vistas Of stone
sidewalk, simmer which hurts the
eyes; people move languidly and are
more or less resigned, There is lack
of vim, The country is undoubtedly
the place 1t costs money to ride on
the railroads 1t costs money to board
anywhere away from home. There is
undoubtedly a tumble of ideas in the
mind of the average citizen as he re-
fleets, and he doesn't reflect to much
advantage.
1t is the season Of drivel, "the silly
season, as It has been named by some
manufacturer and manipulation of the
Queens slanglish. 1t is the season
when the ordinarily feat writer of
columns, he Of the flowing thought, is
fain TO pause TO scratch his head and
gaze first upward to the ceiling, then
out the window Listlessly he kills a
fly with the ruler 1t is the season
when there comes an abandon of
idiocy The newspapers show 1t and
prove IL.
Where is Flanagan of Texas One
blast upon his bugle horn were worth
u thousand dollars. what are we
here for 2" Nine.tenths of the com.
munity are here because they cannot
afford the expense of getting away and
staying away until the country loses its
atuactiveness The mountains don't
come to Mahomet and Mahomet cant
get pass. 1t is the beginning of the
silly season and the lazy season and the
heated term.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-17

among weeklies, To-Day, has series OF
articles in which II seeks to do justice to
underrated men-men whose names are
generally known, but who have somehow
failed either in securing the big prizes In
life or due posthumous recognition. The
bright publication has entered upon a
stupendous task. 1t will have It's hands
full II It does justice to one in ten among
the underated Americans alone who have
lived and accomplished great things and
died neglected, while fools and blather-
sixties have had the honors.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-17

Solomon Hirsch OF Oregon, who was yes
terday appointed Minister to Turkey, is a
prominent business man Of Portland, Of
Hebrew parentage. He was leading can
didate for the Senate from Oregon at the
last election and lacked but one vote Of Sc
curing an election, finally giving way to
Senator Mitchell, after long struggle.
Henry w. Severance of California, made
Consul-General to Honolulu, has for years
been identified with the Sandwich Islands.
Kepnebec .Jotrnal, when Secretary Blaine
made his entrance into public life. He was
Minister to Hawaii and his son has been
Consul at San Francisco for the Hawaiin
Government, about whose affairs he is thor
oughly informed. He is about 80 years Of
are
The Washington critic., 1889-05-17
..Of CarroIlton,u

In his very fine centennial Grafton,
Mr., Depew gravely related as historic
fact the old chimney explanation
of Charles Carroll's peculiar signature
to the Declaration of Independence.
Said Mr. Depew: "And Charles Carroll,
taunted that among the many CAROLS,
he, the richest man in America, might
escape, added description and identified
tion with of Carrollton.
That this legend is purely fanclful
appears ON the very face of 1t. The
story is without shadow of proba-
bility, and, besides, any student of
American history may learn that
Charles Carroll, who signed the Decla-
ration of Independence, was always
described by himself, and identified by
his neighbors, as Charles Carroll Of
Carrollton." This was not for the
reason given by Mr. Depew, nor from
aristocratic pretention and style, as
some others have supposed, but simply
to distinguish him from another Charles
Carroll, who was also a conspicuous
man in Maryland,
Among the resolutions adopted at u
full meeting of deputies respecting
manufactures and home industry, held
at Annapolis in December INA is the
following;
ResOlped, ,Nd,iimouslB That the Hon.
Matthew Tilghman and John Hall, Samuel
Chase, Thomas johnson, ir., Charles Car
roll OF CaTollton, Charles Carroll bar
rlster, and William Paca, esquires, or any
three on more of them, be committee of
correspondence for this province.
This is absolute proof that Charles
Carrollton, who signed the declaration,
was described as "of Carrollton' at
least a year and half before the peola-
ration of Independence was adopted. -
lAmerica
No NAN OR WOMAN can aiford 70 be with
The Washington critic., 1889-05-17
VIII Serve Their Terms.

presidential postmssters," writes cor.
respondent Of the New York Herald, twill
be allowed to serve out their four-year
terms from the date of continuation by the
Senate. Postmaster-Gen Wanamaker
made this plain on Wednesday by stating
that the President is not making removals
except for cause' lie added that to dis
place a postmaster before his term expired
would be removal. This is the first au-
thoritativo declaration that has been made
on this subject. 1t means that there will
be no more postmasters appointed at Presi-
Dental offices until January, except to fill
vacancies caused by death or resignation,
or removal for O fragrant canse.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-17

OUR ESTEEMED contemporary the New
York Herald is unduly exercising itself
this hot weather in it's efforts to show that
Mind-Reader Bishop was dissected by the
doctors while he was in a trance. The
Herald should not worry itself. Mr. Bishop
is dead, and so many people are getting a
rest thereby that 1t seems to be against
public policy TO inquire into methods.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-17
why Proctor Knot Lost.

Senator Kenna OF West Virginia is at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel, He is not disposed TO
talk about politics, and especially avoids
the perplexlng West Virginia question, but
he does not lose an opportunity to say witty
things. He was discussing the defeat OF
Proctor Knott in the races at Louisville,
said. "Why, know what knocked the
little horse out. Joe Blackburn has quit
drinking. We might have known some
thing Of this kind would happen,--[N. Y.
Graphic.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-17

cntitle Ms opinion to certain degree Of
considor on, but he has tried to be an
editor for - N9rt time that he is not at
all an authority on the subject. The cap
ton Of the article referred TO should have
been, "Can Colonel Elliott +. Shepard be a
ChristianYn Even such heading as "Cau
Colonel Elliott +. Shepard be an EditorS"
would have a tendency to mystify the aver
otfp rpndpr
The Washington critic., 1889-05-17

The STRAWBERRY is singularly coy this
year. Sometimes the strawberry comes
early, and is faithful and affectionate, stay
ing with us from the beginning This
season the strawberry has been a disgrace
full nirt coming and going, abundant and
cheap one day, absent altogether the next,
on some pretext of rain or dismal weather.
The strawberry, like many an other enjoy
able thing, is elusive.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-17
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Mr.. and Mrs. Calderon Carlisle gave
a dinner yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs Pollock sail for the
continent on the 25th inst.
Mrs. Doubleday will spend the sum
mer in travelling through Holland.
Miss Grace DEMO Litchfield enter.
tanned a party at dinner yesterday.
Mrs. Thompson Swan has leased the
residence of Mrs. Waite for the coming
season.
The Misses Henry are now in New
York, and will spend the summer on
the continent.
Mr.. J. B. Bartlett, representing Gil.
more's Jubilee Concert tour, Is in the
city giving the Jubilee toot
Colonel Perry s. Heath, the CORE.
spondent, who has been stopping at the
Ebbitt House, will leave for Indianap-
oils in a few days.
Mr.. Shepherd and daughters will
leave on Tuesday for Colorado Springs,
and later will make a tour of the North.
ern watering places.
Secretary Blaine, who invited the
Diplomatic Corps TO visit Mount Yer
non to-day on the Despatch has post
poned the excursion on account Of the
death of Minister Rice.
w. Z. Curtis, the correspondent of
the Chicago News and well-known au.
thor, accompanied by his wife, sailed
yesterday for South America. He will
return the latter part Of July.
G. B. Church, president of the indie
pendent Ice Company, left here yester-
day for New York city, and will be alb
sent about two weeks. He will attend
the General Assembly of the Presby.
terian Church, His headquarters are
at DR., Crosby's church, New York,
Miss Mabel Raum, the daughter of
General Raum, was married at her
fathers residence last evening to Mr., j.
X. Littell, promising young patent
attorney of this city, The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Father Chap
pelle. Mr.. and Mrs. Littell left on a
late train for the North for & short
tour
The Washington critic., 1889-05-17

A GREAT MANY persons are writing cards
to the newspapers to disprove that Andrew
jackson was vulgar, as charged by Bishop
Potter. If they are let alone little while
longer with their fulsome llatteTy they will
have converted Old Hickory. into a dude
that the Generals ghost would come from
the grave to kick down stairs.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-17

THE LATE Allen Thorndyke Rice, Min
lister to Russia, was a rich man and he did
greater thing than making his own money.
Having inherited It he took care of II and
increased 1t by industry, common sense and
sound business methods. He may not have
been popular man In the democratic
sense, but he left noble example to the
wealthy young men Of the land, whose
money comes to them by the accident Of
birth
The Washington critic., 1889-05-17
THE PEOPLES COLUMN.
Washington Dld Not.

WASHINGTON, May 16,-Editor Oritic'
The question, How many Presidents
have occupied the White HouseT was
asked in yesterday mornings Post, and
the editor of 'PostscIipts" answered,
"All of them.
President Washington did not.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-17
Gray Did Not Know This.

Pittsburg Chronicle)
according to late writers on magazine
matters, the stored earn is about 500
page" remarked the Judge.
sand what about the animated bust Yn
asked the Major.
"Well, according to other authorities 1t
ought TO be about 80 inchesn
The Washington critic., 1889-05-17
MlMNEsoTA PREPARING.

The secretary OF the Minneapolis Board
Of Trade reports ms follows:
''The Committee ON Public Affairs, to
whom was referred communication from
the secretary OF the National Board Of Pro
motion for the Three Americas Exposi-
tion, have had the same under considera-
tion and to report the same back to the
board, recommending that committee OF
three he appointed by the President, who,
In connection with the president and secre-
tary Of the board, shall constitute stand
ing committee, to be known as 'The Com
mittee on the Three Americas Exposition of
1892 Thecommittee would also recommend
the appointment by the President of com
mittee to represent this organization at a
meeting OF The National Board of Promo
tion to be held In Washington In October
next for the purpose OF conference with the
representatives of the same organization of
cities, States and nations upon the impor-
tant matters connected with the proposed
exposition"
The secretary Of the Winona Board of
Trade announces the appointment Of the
following standing committee Of five to be
known as "The Committee ON the Three
Americas Exposition OF 1927: Hon. VIM.
Window, Hon. d. Sinclair, Hon. VIM. j..
Whipple, Chas. Horton, president; Thos.
Simpson, secretary.