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Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-04
T Os ANGELES COUNTY BANK,
Temple Block, Los Angeles, Gal
Capital Stock Paid Up, 800, 900.
Reserve Fund, 100000
JOHN z. Platter. Presiden
3. g. BAKER ..... .............V Vice Presiden
GEO 81. STEWART T...........,,.Oa Oashio

GEO H. STEWART RT..................Oas Oashio
DIRECTORS:
Il. L. Macnetl, lothian Bixby,
John x. Platter Robert 8. Baker,
John A. Paxton, Geo. W. Prescott,
Geo. II. Stewart.
Buy and Bell Exchange on San Fran
cisco, New York, London, Paris, Berlin ant
Frankfort.
Buy Exchange on all psrts of the United st O.
and Europe.
Receive Money on open account and Cor
dfcate of deposit. and do q general bsnkins
and exchange business. au1
The Washington critic., 1889-03-19
Care of the Ewes.

Never sleep opposite window which
will throw flood of strong light on the
eyes when you wake In the morning.
When bathing the face do not open the
eyes under water, as this is apt TO be in
furious to the epithelial covering of the eye.
Shades on lamps or gas burners should
be Of "milk" or ground glass; never of col
ored glass.
The short-sighted eye is essentially de-
ceased eye, and should be treated as such.
1t affects by preference those who use their
eyes constantly for fine or neat work, and
is almost unknown among uncivilized ma
tions.
In all the institutions, particularly for
children, where their eyes are required TO
do close work, the proportion of the square
surface of the windows to the square sur
face Of the floor should never fall below
one to four.
When children work by light which falls
in their faces they are apt to bend the body
forward so as to shade the eyes by the head,
or else 10 twist II around so that the light
shall fall on the page Both of these posi-
tions are pernicious There is great dam
ger OF the chest becoming narrow and con-
tracted and OF the spine becoming curved.
To battle the eyes properly, take a large
basin Of cool water, bend the head close
over IT, and with both hands throw the
water with some force on the gently closed
lids. This has something of the same effect
az shower-bath, and has toning-up In
fuence which water applied In any other
way has not.--[ Exchange.
The Washington critic., 1889-03-19


WASHINGTON, March 1s.-- Editor Critic.
My attention has been called to the Justice
OF some national acknowledgment to the
memory Of Captain John Ericsson, for the
service he rendered the Government In
building the Monitor and other kindred
batteries. Iwould suggest monument as
durable as the hills, erected by what should
be a grateful people, to this distinguished
engineer. As a private citizen, 1 will con-
tribute 800 to fund for such memorial.
would also approve the naming of one Of
our Government ironclsds after Captain
Ericsson. Further, l will contribute $500
to fund for the erection OF broader and
higher monument to three others, greater
heroes Of she late war, namely, Hon. John
f. Winslow Of Poughkeepsie, N. r., Hon.
c. 8. Bushnell, of New Haven, Conn, and
the late Hon. John A. Griswold of Troy, N.
y, for their courage, patriotism aud liber-
ality, In pouring out their millions of gold
(at their risk for the construction OF the
original Monitor and other kindred vessels,
in the perilous early days Of the rebellion.
Had 1t not been for these heroes 1t is not
likely the Monitor or turret ships of any
kind would have ever seen the light OF day.
Iwould also suggest the naming of tur-
reted ships after these patriots and heroes.
THEODORE X. TIMBY.
The Washington critic., 1889-03-19
TO REMEMBER AT COURT.

When you are presented ut the English
court avoid unique familiarity with the
Queen. Do not offer her Tutti.Frutti
chewing gum or tell her that her name is
familiar.
Do not mistake the nunkeys for earls and
dukes just because they happen to wear
red plush knoe-breeches.
Do not under any circumstances attempt
to force yourself on Her Majesty dressed in
the historical Uncle Sam costume.
Do not ask the Queen to go horseback
riding in Rotten Row or walking down
Piccadilly with you. She won't do 1t.
Do not send your love TO Wales by the
Queen or beg to be remembered to the Em-
peror William the next time Her Majesty
writes.
II you see Battenburg in the room ask
after Beatrice and the babies IL you wish,
but do not inquire whether his motber-in-
law knows he's out.
Avoid slang in conversing with Her
Majesty and do not try to razzle-dazzle her
with Americanisms. Speak the Queens
English. Even that is ungrammatical
enough.
II you are being presented at the German
court do not enter the Emperor's presence
whistling the Boulanger march.
Inquire cordially after Bismarck, but do
not allude to your having dined few days
previous with the Emperor's honored
grandma.
Do not question William too closely as to
his intentions regarding the next war. The
questions might prove embarrassing for
him to answer.
You must not congratulate the Emperor
upon his marksmanship. He Ia the man
who could not hit the side Of house with
q picked GU cumber at two PAGES.
The proper costume for presentation ut
the Spanish court is swaddling clothes,
as His Majesty sets the fashion for his
guests.
Remember that when You are presented
to the Kngof Dahomey you must wear two
silk hats about your ankles and your watch
chain must be made Of human teeth. Long
custom demands this.
Never ask the Gear to give you one of his
rings to carry away as souvenir, and
under no circumstances must lovers OF
curios surreptitiously cut of piece of the
Emperor's uniform to. add to their col
lections OF curiosities.
Do not waste your time trying to per-
suade any European monarch to come to
America and spend few days with you at
your country residence. They won't any
Of them come
The Shah always rings chestnut bell on
Americans who tell him he should have a
baseball diamond set in his crown. I.
Do not inquire of the Sultan how his
good lady is to-day. He won't know what
you mean.
When you are introduced to Queen Vic
toria do not lean forward and say that you
didn't quite catch her last name. ~
II you meet the Prince Of Wales at one
Of Her Majesty's receptions do not say
that he has turned up because 1t is raining
in London. The English are more or less
dense and would probably fail to see the
Joke.
The Washington critic., 1889-03-19
LIVING PICTURES.

Vic. Harris Of Federal, Kan, falls into
well sixty feet deep and remains there from
noon until midnight.
A bridegroom at Monroe, Ga, being
without money, gives the justice a little
rabbit dog which be has with him.
]. II. Bowman catches big eagle in Ok
lahoma, picks out the largest quill, eigh-
teen inches long, fashionsit intoa pen and
sends It to the President.
! In San Francisco man and his wife lose
their minds through tho excessive use Of
morphine and cocaine and are sent to a
hospital for the insane.
A. G. Whitman, IN aged resident Of Fort
Fairfield, Me-, comes home after short alb
sence and finds his wife, a woman Of TO-,
dead and frozen, with bundle of fagots in
her hand.
Two colored men are seated in front Of
saloon fronting the bay at st. Augustine,
Fla. One holds in his hand revolver they.
have been examining, when, by some care
less movement, 1t is discharged. The ball
passes through the other hand Of the owner
and both hands Of his companion.
It is told out in Indiana that in 1880 a
dinner was given in Madison County, and
thirteen men sat at the table Governor
Williams, who was one Of the thirteen,
called attention to the fatal number, aud
there was considerable fun made Of the
superstitions. To-day but three of the
thirteen are alive. ,
F A Saginaw girl who wishes to find out
something about her lover, consults for
The Washington critic., 1889-03-19
HINTS FOR rHEArRE-aoERs.

Applaud, but never in the right place.
Let the young lady use the opera-glass-
once In while
Hit the man In the next seat In the eye
when you take off your overcoat.
Between the acts go out and see man.
He is always waiting for you on the out
side.
Abuse the man In the box-ofiice for not
giving you better seats than you selected
yourself.
If you have seen the play before tell
everybody within half dozen seats what
comes next.
Give cabman quarter to bawl out
"Cariage for Mr. So-and-so," and then go
home in street car
Don't laugh SO uproariously as TO incur
the suspicion that you are in the employ of
the management.
Call the actors ''hams,n or neatly say
that there are enough sticks In the company
to start a wood yard.
II you have got 60 and the usher shows
you into seat 80 rectify the error without
the assistance OF a policeman.
Always wear your tallest bonnet. IL you
have none that will completely hide the
stage order one expressly for that purpose
Keep your head going from side to side
Somebody In the seats behind you may
see the stage II you don't.
Select seats in the middle of the row. In
that way you can disturb the most people
IN going out between the acts.
You may be familiar with the piece which
the orchestra is playing, more familiar per-
haps than the orchestra, but don't try to
show this 10 the audience by whistling II.
HEunIon's g, bottled Maezern beer, Tele-
The Washington critic., 1889-03-19
MAYOR GRANT AND THE FLAG.

The green flag Of Ireland floated over
the New York City Hall yesterday in
celebration of st. Patrick's Day. II
fiosted there as bid for votes by the
present Mayor of New York, man Of
limited ability, more limited learning
and one who follows the advice of
sharp Democratic editor, whose tool the
Mayor largely is. New York city is
now hardly part of the United States
in sentiment. II is the dumping ground
for all sorts Of people from all climes,
and is politically opposed to the typical
American State in which 1t is situated,
so that 1t may not count for much
whatever flag it flies on occasion, but
the incident is, nevertheless, worthy of
comment. A flag other than the stars
and stripes floated over public build
ing in the largest city of the country.
why did this occur?
OF course the explanation of the
Mayor, that the flag displayed was not
national emblem but merely the repre-
sentation of q sentiment is all bosh. On
the same principle, he should see to 1t
that the orange Is shown when another
class of Irishmen parade, or that the
imperial standard is exhibited on such
occasion as the Bonapartists in New
York wish TO make demonstration.
He has no right to be partial in courte-
siea extended sentimental adoptpd citi.
zens. His explanation is gibberish; his
object was vote.catching, and every
body knows It.
We may sympathize with Ireland and
the Irish in the struggle for home rule,
but that sympathy is private matter.
An official recognition Of il is an insult
TO the friendly power most closely
united to us by ties of blood. If the
Confederate flag were flown over Guild
hall In London on certain day every
year, II would be by us deemed dis
courteous thing and an exhibition of
lack of good feeling toward us as our
Government now exists. We might not
remain good-natured under it, as the
English do. even though we understood
that II was the work. of demagogue
and not in response to the demand of a
general public sentiment
There is no occasion for the display
Of any other flag than the stars and
stripes, at any time, upon any flagstaff
IN the country.
The Washington critic., 1889-03-19
Mr.. Cleveland's Thirty-Minute Stay.

Ex-President Cleveland's passage through
the city yesterday was hardly noticed. At
$40 In the afternoon the train containing
the distinguished party rolled into the
Baltimore and Potomac Station, and hardly
score Of people were there to see him.
Mr.. Cleveland looked much better than
when he left Washington. His rest is
doing him good, and his face has wore a
brighter expression than 1t did after he had
wrestled with the bills OF Congress for the
three days preceding his exit from Office.
The party changed cars and entered the
Pullman sleeper "Wanderer," which will
convey them to Jacksonville without
change. They We're Joined here by Thomas
F. Bayard and his daughter. Ex-Secretary
Fairchild, who was detained in New York
on business, will oyertake the party at
Tampa, where they win sail for Cuba.
They will be gone about ten days and will
return by way Of the "Atlantic Coast Line.n
The Washington critic., 1889-03-19
General sherman,s only Favor.

Chicago Tribune's Washington Specially
One of the strange sights at the White
House since the Inauguration has been
General Tecumseh Sherman pleading for
the retention Of the ex-Confederate Cen
eral, Joseph Johnston, as Railroad Com
missioner. 1t is the only favor, he said,
which he would ask from the Administra-
tion, and his heart was set on seeing the
man who surrendered to him kept in efflce
in old age. General Johnston is past 10,
and has been one Of the least offensive Of
the Southern Brigadiers whom Cleveland
brought to Washington. 1t is doubtful,
however, II the President accedes to the re-
quest Of General Sherman, as there are a
number Of Confederate Generals, such as
Longstreet, Malone and Mosby, who have
borne great many rebuffs from the South
ern chivalry, so called, because Of their adj
herence to the Republican party, and Presi-
dent Harrison thinks 1t his duty to provide
for these men in preference to a Confede-
rate General such as General Johnston.
The Washington critic., 1889-03-19
A MELANGE.

The crown of Charles H., made In 1860,
is the Oldest existing in England.
English army authorities are considering
a project for enlisting young boys and let
ting them grow up into soldiers.
A Kentucky woman laments the loss of a
purse Ia thief having carried it off) which
she laid away forty years ago to insure her
decent burial.
Lord Salisbury's wedding present to his
third son, who was married recently to
Lord Dunham's sister, was complete law
library, valued at $4,000.
Female White Caps dealt with O Mem
phis young man one night recently with
clapboards and left him In tub of cold
evening said 1t rested his feet to stand.
The girls' department Of the Indiana
reformatory institution for women and
girls during the seventeen years Of its cx-
istence has received 727 girls, of whom rs
per cent. are permanently reformed.
A Baltimore barber makes the ass ertion
that mans beard grows faster in bright
weather than In cloudy. He thinks that the
sunlight has the same effect on the hair Of
a mans head and face that It has on plants.
While q man at Carlisle, Pa, was run
ming planer his coat tail got tangled, and
was, fortunately, torn Off. A bit OF wood
in his pocket blocked a cogwheel and saved
his life. The wood was q piece of John
Browns scaffoid
The kangaroo is said to have gotits name
in this way: Captain Cook first discovered
the animal in Australia. When he inquired
its name Of native the latter replied:
"Kan-ga-roo,n which, in the Australian
language, is ~ don't know" =
The climate Of Afghanistan is so very
dry that, without irrigation, nothing can be
grown below an elevation Of $500 feet, at
which point dew first begins to form.
During the summer season the people live
chiefly on melons, which are grown in such
quantities that syrup is made from them.
A heap Of charred ruins now marks the
site occupied until recently by the ancient
and beautiful Gothic Church Of Hammer,
Flintshire, Wales. Standing as 1t did for
AGO years as distinct country landmark,
It was also noted for It's exquisite oak CELL
ing and pulpit, its magnificent stained-glass
windows and its fine peal Of bells, all of
which are totally destroyed.
To the curiosities Of Paris belongs plac-
ard on the wooden shutter of a BAKERS shop
in the Rue de Rennes. It was posted in
1871 at the time Of the commune, and ex-
horts the soldiers Of the Versailles army on
their return to Paris to throw their guns
away and come and sit down at the hospi-
table hearth of the communists. The shut
ter being only put up for few hours dur
ing the night 1t has never been taken down,
and the rain has only effaced few Of the
words Of the interesting document.
If dealer in any large gambling-house
sees player thrust his foreilnger into his
mouth he knows that it is a request for q
loan when his money gives out. If man
is an old and heavy player there is seldom
any hesitancy in lending him a stack of
chips, and nod of the Dealers head is a
sufficient Indication that the gamblers
credit is good. The action is known among
the gamblers as "playing with his mouth, I"
and when man can successfully play In
this way he is an honored man among his
hind
The Washington critic., 1889-03-19
THE SILENT roNouE.

Into the face Of shoes that lace
They put tongue
Marrow and thin,
And, though tits long, It has no song
Or word to say,
But finds way
To be Of use
Saves from abuse
The foot within.
AZ thro' the world on foot you're whirled
In mud or snow
By lane or street,
This leather tongue, SO tough aud long,
Tho deaf and dumb,
As oyster mum,
Keeps from the dirt
Or sidewalk squirt,
Your tender feet.
No baggy gore makes ankles sore
Or breaks away
When'er 1t will. q
Stayed by a lace across its face,
Supple and strong,
This voiceless tongue
Hides sock or skin,
And all within
Keeps we'll in place.
The tongues that talk and never walk,
But are for sale,
Have each voice
To tell their tale though oft of stale
Or ribaldto
This silent one,
Tho sledom still,
Obeys your will
Without choice.
HENRY DEWITTE.
The Washington critic., 1889-03-19
EXTRAORDINARY DEATHS.

Lely died OF jealousy ut the success Of
Sir Godfrey Kneller.
Elphinstone, the Chancellor Of Scotland,
was heartbroken blythe battle Of Flodden.
The Emperor Frederick III and his son,
Maximilian !, both died eating too heartily
OF pelons.
Falentia, the Spanish theologian, died
because he was accused by the Pope of
having falslned.
Cheke, the great English scholar, ''who
taught King Edward Greek,n died of
grief at having been perverted from his
religious belief
An hour before Malherbe, the great
French writer, breathed his last he woke
suddenly from profound swoon to reprove
his nurse for using word which, In his
opinion, was Indifferent French.
Angeleri, Milanese actor, was 80 over
come by his enthusiastic reception on his
first appearance at theatre in Naples
that he fell down at the side scenes and
died.
Hpuru r a oura hilfs...a ax.I .xa.,,t-
The Washington critic., 1889-03-19
WASHINGTON. MARCH 10, 1889.
PRESIDENTIAL RECEPTIONS.

The Cabinet meets on Tuesdays and
Fridays at 1890 p. m.
Senators and Representatives in Congress
will be received by the President every day,
except Mondays, from 10 until 12.
Persons not members Of Congress having
business with the President will be received
from lo until on Wednesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays.
merely to pay their respects, will be re-
ceived by the President in the East Room
at p. m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and
Satur(ays
The Washington critic., 1889-03-19
CRITICULAR.

WASHINGTON woRsulp.
Wide open stood the church's doors,
And hundreds crowded there,
Bedecked I'm Sunday fipery
Because the day was fair.
-,
hstranger stroiiing Dy tne place.
And to the sexton, gray and grim,
He reverently said:
e,h'nAs, e, '.s wei,, .ne peop'o snouiu
Spon 'no sapuA'n uny,
10 contemplate and pray.
How noble ia the tbouoht nv friend.
That those from far and pear
The Washington critic., 1889-03-19

In ANOTHER column of to-day s
CRITIC appears communication from
Theodore r. Tlmbey 10 which he offers
TO contribute 10 monument to the in
yentor Ericsson, and offer, further
and heavier contribution to monument
to the men who first aidel In the pro-
motion OF an inventor of the class.
The oger comes gracefully from the
man who was himself the originator OF
the rev olv'ng turret idea.
The Washington critic., 1889-03-19
Cleyeland's Missing Chickens.
Nav Work. Harald

INeW YORK HeraId.)
President Harrison has been placed by
the affair in an exceedingly delicate posi-
tion. Such melancholy occurrence at the
very outset of his Administration naturally
causes him great uneasiness. The talk In
the hotel corridors tonight was that he
might send a special message to Congress
tomorrow asking authority to employ the
colored company OF the District militia to
guard the rest of the flock until the perpe-
traitors of the crime Of March 10 can be
found and punished.
The Washington critic., 1889-03-19
JUST POLITICAL TALK.

There will be political warfare of a
lively sort in New York before long.
The long-headed gentlemen who meet
here O. nights in the hotel lobbies are
not talking now of Whitelaw Reid for
the English mission. They are talking
of Evarts and Of the subsequent royal
row over the Senatorship with Miller
and Plat to the fore.
The Washington critic., 1889-03-19
THE TOWNS PHOTOGRAPH.

discussion was in progress last night In
hotel lobby between newspaper men and
politicians on the subject OF Democrats in
Office under the new order Of things.
"Well," said Major stofer of the Rich
mond Dispatch, ''you bet there isn't Dem.
ocrat in Office now who wants to stay in"
'Isn't there 2" asserted New York
Democrat. "Whats the matter with Major
Blank Of Arkansas ?"
"Ratsln exclaimed the Major in disgust.
"TIes no Democrat; he wasn't I'm the Con
federate army"
The Majors point was so well taken that
his opponent retired in dismay.
90
Wayne MacVeagh cynical sharp
and interesting as ever-was in Washington
last week and looked over the places where
he once was political power Then he
came to New York, and, talking with
friend about what he had seen there, said;
~ wasn't surprised The same old crowd
is there. The same fellows hunting for
Office who worried me and the rest Of the
Cabinet Just after Garfield was inaugurated.
They are around Washington to-day, with
the old Endorsements on their papers that
were presented to us eight years ago. The
trouble is that this time they may get some
thing that other and better men ought to
have, and the majority OF these Office
hunters are worthless set." 1t was one
of Mr.. Macveagh's peculiar sayings, but,
after all, even the practical politicians Will
realize that he is not very far wrong
Washington correspondent N. Y. Star.
s@~
A well-known farmer from Fauquier
County, Va, appeared at the Surgeon
Generals Office yesterday and informed one
Of the officials that he wanted his pension,
as he was an honorably- discharged Con-
federate soldier. As the Republicans were
again in power, he knew that he would
get 1t, as they were more favorable to
granting pensions than the Democrats.
The official was puzzled for moment, but
finally collected his thoughts and politely
Office OF the Surgeon-General on Tenth
Street. The Virginian left, feeling conf
dent that his fond hopes would soon be
realized.
g@a-
The Ebbitt House lobby is crowded morn
ing, noon and night with office-seekers,
and to-day most Of them remained on the
inside and discussed their prospects. A
party Of Ohio men were talking about the
Halstead-Foster war. One said that II II
had not been for Halstead, Foster would
now be member Of Harrison's Cabinet in
stead of being out in the cold. "IIalstead
wants the French mission,n but said Fos-
ter man in the party, .If Blaine has any
thing to say about the appointment the
Ohio Field Marshal will remain in Ohio.
Blaine has never forgiven Halstead for the
attack made in 1876, when the Plumed
Knight was knocked out Of the nomina-
tion.n
The Washington critic., 1889-03-19

The CHICAGO Republicans have renomi-
mated John A. Roche for Mayor and the
Democrats have nominated Dewitt G..
Cregier. Roche has made q good record,
barring little time-serving in suspcnding
two police officials, against whom nothing
had yet been proved, to catch the Social
Of good record. Chicago appears in rea-
souablp luck
The Washington critic., 1889-03-19

Frank NJ. Perry and Miss Kate Bur
roughs of Bridgeport, Conn, were married
last week after a courtship of nearly thirty
years. The long delay was caused by
provision in the viii OF Miss Burroughs
father disinheriting her in case she married
Mr.. Perry. After hesitating for nearly
thirty years, she consulted lawyer, who
promised to find way out of the diflicalty,
and she concluded to take the risk,
The Washington critic., 1889-03-19

The EINAUGURATIoN weather's victims
are scattered all over the country. Gen
eral Gibson of Ohio. candidate for
Commissioner of Pensions, is lying at
the point of death with pneumonia at
his home in Tifiin, Ohio Congress will
have q great deal to answer for.