The Washington critic., 1889-04-19
MATTER WORTH READING.
Up on Cushing.

| "lou see" he softly began, as he leaned
ON the bar, ~ want you to decide a point
for me. Suppose move that you treat.
Some one else offers an amendment that you
chalk IL down 10 my account. a third per-
son moves an amendment to the amend
ment that we take whisky instead of beer
Seer'
~ see you,n growled the saloonist.
"Of course; and when you see me you see
the point. Now, then, Is the question on
the first or second amendment, or ON the
original resolution 2"
"Ncither one.~
How is that ~
at vhas on dis club, which keep to hit
some loafers nit"
Exactly. ! see you are up on 'Cushlng's
Nanualf"
"Und vhas also oop on tricks.n
"Just, so-exactly. And get no free
beer ~
"Not drop"
~ see. IIa ha Glad to see you up In
tactics, old boy. Came in on bet you
know Bet I'd confuse you, you know.
I've lost, but shall always be your friend.
Tra-la."
And the complacent smile of the saloonist
continued for about five minutes after the
man had gone. Then II suddenly changed
to look Of CONSERVATION aud he cflcd out:
"Dot Gushing man takes off four beer
glasses In his his pockets, und more ash
half q box Of cigars ?'--[Detroit Free Press.
A Ludicrous and Perpiexing Mistake.
Mr.. Joseph Gilbert, who was attached to
the astronomical service In Captain Cooks
expedition to observe the transit of Venus,
used to wear very tight leather breechcs
He had ordered the tailor to attend him
one morning, when his granddaughter, who
resided with him, had also ordered her shoe
maker to wait upon her. The young lady
was seated in the breakfast-room when the
maker Of leather breeches was shown in,
and as she did not happen to know one
handicraftsman from the other, she at once
intimated that she wished him to measure
her for pair OF ''leathcrs," for, as she re-
marked, the wet weather was coming, and
she felt cold in ''cloth." The modest tailor
could hardly believe his ears.
''Measure you, Miss p' said he with hesi-
tation.
"If you please" said the young lady,
who was remarkable for much gravity OF
| utpOlNHutuis nuNt Vbi1 w DrG buut
you will give me plenty Of room, for 1 am
great walker and l do not like to wear
anything that constrains me-"
. "But, miss" exclaimed the poor fellow
, in great perpiexity, ~ never In my life
, measured lady; /" And here he
, paused
''Are you not "A lady's shoemaker?" was
the query calmly put to him.
"By no means, MISS" said he. 81 am q
leather breeches-maker, and have come tc
take the measure, not of you, but of Mr.
, Gilbert"
The young lady became perplexed, too
!, but she recovered her self-possession after &
good common-sense laugh, and sent tht
: maker Of breeches TO her grandpa. Chris
tian Advocate.
Peltin at Present.
. A traveller who recently returned from
Pekin asserts that there is plenty to smell
in that city, but very little to see. Most o.
! the show places, such as the Temple Of
- Heaven and the Marble Bridge, have one BY
one been closed to outside barbarians, who
cannot even bribe their way. The houses
are all very low and mean, the streets ar,
i wholly unpaved and are always very mudd,
4 and dusty, and as there are no sewers o.
y cesspools the flthiness Of the town is in
a descrbable. He adds that the public
@ buildings are small and In a decayed ant
Q tumble-down condition, and the nearest on
l. can get to the Emperor's palace is to climl
Q to the top of some building outside tn,
s sacred inclosure and surrepttiously peel
o over the wall through an opera glass. Ever
u | then he docs unt epe fnucb
v Seen In the Woods.
q A man by the name of Klinkingbear,
a says he was once hunting in the Virgins
s. mountains. He got lost, Travelled around
g all day until, tired out, he sat down on
N log to rest After sitting there a while h
IT thought the log moved and jumped up an
8. examined. He found to his unspeakabl
N amazement that II was large snake III
3. ran off about fifty yards and fired at 1t, bu
F the ball glanced off without hurting tn
a snake. The mopstrous reptile raised 1t
,t head up about fifty feet, bnt Mr. Klinkine
10 beard soon had another load In is gun, an
IS this time he aimed at the smooth plac
G. around the neck where there seemed to
ty no scales. This made the snake awful
ID sick and II spewed up canoe aud nine II
Ar dians This is true story.
In Good to Eat in the Spring.
u The qualities OF different vegetables al
ss worth knowing In the spiing. Accordin
Of to one authority celery acts upon the ner'
ar Gus system, and it is cure for rheumatIsl
", and neuralgia. Tomatoes stimulate tf
ID liver, and spinach and common dandelioi
et prepored in the same way, have dire,
Is effect on diseases OF the kidney. Onion
ro garlic and olives promote digestion by stin
n ulating the oirculatory system, with IL
~ consequent increase Of the saliva and go
m tic iuice Raw onions are also regarded
to remedy for sleeplcssness, and the Frenc
believe that onion soup Is an excellent ton
IN in cases Of debility of the digestive organ
as Likes Angle Worms.
ty Charles Chapman, colored reilroa
a laborer, Is kind OF ''Digger Indian" TO
lower in his appetite. He has a love 4
tn earth worms, and win devour all that
or can get. It is said that he will give h
III weeks rations, whenever they are issue
is for good bait OF dainty worms. When
tn was boy and went fishing with the 9th
As boys, II he got half a chance he would @
ed the worms and let them have the fish. /
ist has a queer taste, aud would be a chei
man TO do garden work, II he would tai
tn the worms as pay.
ne Titles in Florida.
Is, Florida people can hold their own In u
MS way of titles. The Palatlla Herald I
,m marks: yesterday we made it our bui
eIr ness To keen n record OF the number of m,