The Washington critic., 1889-03-08
The TOWNS PHOTOGRAPH.

Duringthe "late uupleasantue ,s''-mean-
ing by this the inau uration aud not the re-
bcllion-a stranger eutcrel restaurant ON
the Avenue ard took a seat.
Presently waiter brought him glass Of
Potomac water and took his order. The
stranger looked at the water In reflective
silence and then calculated:
"Wcll, I'll re blowedl II I'd known
they served that sort of stun without
charge wouldn't have ordered, but just
filed up on that. 1t looks full of nutri-
meut."
As the waiter returned with his order the
guest tasted the beverage, aud slight
conyulsive shudder passed over his stall
wait frame
"Waiterl'' said he, with impresilvs dig
nifty. "Waiter! DO you realize that II a
man filled himself up with that" indicating
the glass with outstrctched finger, "and sat
down over register, that within an hour
he could get tolcrably fine plaster cast of
his interior Ss
The waiter made no reply. Silence
brooded over the place and no sound was
heard but the wild swirl OF the falling rain
against the shivedng easements.
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A slender man with u black mustache
sits by the door opening into the National
Museum. He Is mounted on high stool
and stares straight ahead OF him and seems
to be absorbed In reflection. As people
pass by him into the Museum they cross his
range OF vision and he must see them, but
you would never guess II unless you were
an observer. II you watched him, though,
you would notice that as each person passed
before him there was couvulsivc contrac-
tion Of his right hand, and perhaps you
would hear little click. This man is
counting the number of visitors to the Mu-
scum. He has little machine about as big
as q watch in his hand, and each time he
presses the knob at one side Of the machine
the indicator moves along one. More peo-
pie visited the National Museum Tuesday
than ever before In one day. The record
for the first three days of the week was:
Monday, 1851; Tuesday, 1867; yesterday,
10, 743 Among them were people from all
parts of the world, and almost hundreds
from each State of the Union. And the re-
markable part Of 1t all is that despite the
great crowd not thing was broken or
stolen; in fact not single act OF yandal-
ism was committed. Less than half as
many visitors were at the Museum four
years ago during the Inauguration period.
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device recently described for develop
ing natural water powers, notably Niagara
Falls, comprises excavating a drift or re-
cess in the rock under the falls Of sufficient
size to accommodate all the machinery
needed. A stationary iron truss is planned
to carry movable frame supporting a
steel ovcrshot wheel sixty feet In diameter,
operated by the inner face of the cataract,
which wheel by means Of intermediate
spur-gears is made to drive dynainos for
the transmission Of electric currents to dis
tant points. Nothing is said about the
prospective permanence Of q cavity of this
character under the great fall, nor what
would happen II a few hundred tons of rock
broke OF the edge Of the fall and changed
its shape, as has sometimes happened.
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Among the many prominent politicians in
Wasbincton nj present is Major & p
Bayly of Virginia. He is stayinr at the
Metropolitan. The Major IA nm original
Southern Republican, having cast his first
vote after the late war for Genei al Grant
at n time when II cost something for a. gen-
tleman to be n Republicap in that section.
Il would he difficult to find n better nosted
politician. or one more familiar with the
current noIitical eyents of the country for
the last thirty or forty years than the Ma
ior--possessed of good common sense. n
most retentiye memory. fine conversational
powers besides fund Of auccdotes. which
makes him the centre of any group where
he ia known. While Major Bayly is lie.
cided Republican. he Is not an extremist
and is anxious that the new Administration
will adopt sueh n broad national polic,
that at the end of the next four years there
will be no such thing ms uthe solid South. /,
He is very hopeful of A Republican Gov
eruor being elected In the Old Dominion
this fall.
t4 @a# t =,
Her name is Loony and she lives at st
Elizabetl's Asylu,n. She is the net OF TIL,
attendants and the special aversion of tn,
great majority of the inmates. She wa
born there and intends to live there to
good old age If her constitution only hold
out Every separate rib In her body ha
been shattered, three of her legs have beeI
broken at various times, her tail Is bu
two inches long, she has but one eye ant
she is cat Now you have her pedigree
She leads a stormy life. 1t seems tina
every inmate of the place is constant.
Matching plans to put her out Of the way
and the hair-breadth escapes she has ha,