The Washington critic., 1889-05-08
Mrs. BIainc, Jr.'s, Talisman.

,.t ..f II ,,,I
Ms irl,nn,,,so,, IL onrn,nood
- -
Mrs. Blainc, Jr.'s, Taiisman.
Mrs. James G.. Blaine. ir.. possesscs
an old Eryptian coin supposed TO have
been taken from the tomb of Rameses.
and that no accident can befall the
wearer Is one of the beliefs attached TO
Il She attained Il i'm n curious wav.
When James q. Blaine was cypectcd
from Europe Young Mrs Blaine used to
take daily irins down tho bny with the
Chicago dclcgation. all of whom be.
came very fond of The little blonde.
haired lady One of tbom had some
knowledge of polmistry. and in care
lessly readinr Mrs Blaine's hand saw
some lines he did not like. for they pre.
saped trouble for the fair young face
lie drew this queer Ervptian coin from
his pocl,et and begocd her IN accent Il
as a remembrance of the trip. which
she did, little thinking that Il was rs
valuable as n scientist lately pronounced
II to be. II has two Egyptian heads on
one side and one of woman on the re-
verse. Mrs. Blaine has great faith in
her talisman and carries it constantly.
l@'' = 'N''h"''
A Turtle with Iron Jaws.
A turtle weighing eighty. eight mounds
was caught in Walnut Creek. Henry
County, Ga, Monday, saws the Times,
bv party of fishermen. Its head was
as large as n dogs and when cut off
snapned In Two nm inch nlonk which
Mr.. McKibben placed in its mouth It's
shell measured 2sx1S inches and will
hold nearly bushel. There will he a
turtle soup supper given at this office on
next Saturday NIGHT Admission
twenty five cents. Proceeds to 20 toward
purchasing "snake bite for the Pisca-
'oTial Slup' ~
we nope eVerypouy VIII come ou,
ailu ilahe .ne OCCASION ;,, on u pleasant ana
i,I piohsaoio oie. WI. urnipSccu rs pun
uhS l9cscis M on 'lic slcii ,nu IL VIII W., oc
rail,e9 ,,,' 1,. on at teh cents u chanGe: Inose
WIN il.'lc ones shoui9 not lail 10 a'teHa
ana M get mover ana lasting crlp'-lN'
l. leicgram.
street scene'
Decatur, Mich, q few evenings since as
bellishment; "a man and woman
passed two men on Phelps street, when
one of the latter made some remark that
attracted attention. The man thought
it was intended as an insult to the lady
and went back to investigate. A scutlle
ensucd, IN which one man struck
another with sack OF eggs and the
woman screamed murder.. Several men
were soon on the scene, including one
| VINO mad left barber chair with his
lace covered with lather' The fellow
| Dathed IN egg was sorry slght ana was
hrst thought to have been horribly
Dulchercd, Dut NOBODY. was hurt.
Back From Africa.
II is reportod from Paris that the vet.
eran traveller, reformcr and New
on orker, ALBERT BRISBANE, VINO Is now
GU years oi We mas arrived mere from
,,a!,sn Nau,i has oeSm oApiolinS p, sonie
pa,'s VI ;I NorSncrn ..,ai1 AiIica wlich nc hau
noe presiousiy nlsitSo' una mas mus
showh si "s c9n.ihueu ir llitcrcs, at thls
umc u MS ihG III thosc adventures
M Mnlcn nc pcsah III MS younger years
no 'e.eian Icportcu W pe Us VIVA,
otou1 as Svcl no Nus, unu W pe yct luii
VI ,n9 inIc'es IN which nc formerly
Iovcicu. hc VIII soon ieaVe raris lor
Hoiuon' o,,o c,
~, "''' "s"''
mere are some odd,sounding signs
IN Philadelphia. On Twentieth street,
between Chcstnut and Market, is a
cigar store when announces, quite
nnintcntionaily, that certain brand OF
hve.cent cigars are bought, sold and
exchanged. An oyster house within
q square OF Broad Street Station adver-
uses that oysters are served on the
haE-shell or on plate. "a. Little,
eengraver on wood" IS on a shinglc
further downtown, while some relatives
OF me engraVer advertise themselves as
Little Brothers, cigar manufacturers. ."
Tho nenor,sr Was Ieas. u,r.
! ,ar.a 80, .,,s,.
a. IaiEc tluwu asscI,plcu III inc new
ocnwuitA ouiluihg IN LroViuehcc, H. -
yes.cruay, 70 witness the Iest OF the pas
selser e eieya.or pNl,o puiit t ny IL, o. Graves y
aen , W nocmcstcr' nc superihlenueh
VI e1is.Iucsion' ~. y, oorheii, was 70
uSl 1ne a cieva.oi loose anu lel IL lali lhe
mIloic li'e storles, instance Oh siAly,
| INe lcel, W lnc ulT-uSnl DrlCk vault NJ