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The Washington critic., 1889-04-17
SOME GOOD SOUPS.

Bouillon. the second cut Of q
shank and put into three parts Of cold
water; bring to a boil slowly, skim care
fully, set where II will simmer slowly four
or five hours; strain through napkin or
cheese cloth and set away to cool; when re-
quired for the table take off all the fat and
put the soup (now a jelly into the kettle
Heat 1t and flavor with salt and pepper. II
a vegetable flavor is preferred an onion or
a bit Of carrot, a small bay leaf, Glove, a
sprig Of thyme, Of parsley or celery may be
added. Boil gently ten or twenty minutes
and strain.
Chicken Soup.-Remove the fat from q
good chicken and separate the meat from
the bones as thoroughly as practicable; :let
the chicken bones for the soup, with half
an onion, simmer for three hours In three
pints Of water; add a pinch of salt, little
pepper and tablespoonful of rice pre-
viously boiled.
Rice Soup. beef bone in two quarts
of water with one tablespoonful of rice,
with pinch of salt aud pepper, and let boil
gently for an hour. Chop some parsley
fine and put in when done.
IotatO Soup.-lO Blk DOlleu potatoes
(peeled) add nearly one quart of milk, one
quarter pound Of butter. Season with pep
per and salt. Mash the potatoes very fine
and while mashing add butter, pepper and
salt; pour in gradually the boiling milk.
Stir IL well and strain through sieve.
Heat an egg and put In the tureen. After
the soup is strained heat 1t again for few
minutes.
Oyster soup.-Drain the liquor from the
oysters. Put 1t on the stove with pint Of
milk and half pint Of water. Let II come
to boil, add the oysters, butter and season
ing.
Beef Soup.-Take three quarts Of cold
water, one pound beef, one-half cup of bar
ley. Let 1t boil half an hour, and then add
one onion, one carrot, a small piece Of pars-
ley. Boil one hour more. Peel and slice
three potatoes, wash them in warm water
and add them to the soup, with seasoning
of salt and pepper. Stir 1t frequently and
boil another hour, and then serve.
French Soup.-Boil giblets and neck of a
chicken with one small onion and ono table
spoonful Of barley in three pints of water
until reduced one-half. Strain and add salt
and one-half spoonful of Worcestershire
sauce.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17
1T APPLIES HERE.

The decision of Judge Wallace, in
the United States Circuit Court, under
which Mayor Grant removed the poles
and wires of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company from certain New York
streets, settled in New York, the question
raised here few years ago in regard to
the Western Union wires on Seventh
street from New York avenue to the
Boundary.
Property owners on Seventh street
secured an injunction against the con.
struction of the lines. When the case
was heard in the District Court the in
junction was vacated on the ground
that Seventh street was postroad, and
under the law the telegraph company
had the right to construct its wires,
which the company proceeded to do.
Judge Wallace's decision is, in eff.
feet, that while the companies have GER
tain rights on postroads, these rights
are subject to municipal regulations,
and that the regulation requiring the
companies to put their lines under
ground was not denial of any rights
they had under the law, and he there.
fore vacated the injunction granted at
the instance of the Western Union, and
down came the poles and wires.
The circumstances are almost exactly
similar and if Judge Wallace's de-
cision establishes precedent in the
District of Columbia, there Is nothing
TO prevent the District Commissioners
taking similar action here and carrying
out their regulation of some years ago.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17
MAKES GOOD PIE.

The Athens, Ga, Chronicle tells of
novel incident which occurred recently
In front Of the Office of that newspaper.
This was a pitched battle between eight
English sparrows on the one side and
single common field sparrow ON the
other. The combat lasted for about
two minutes, and, much TO the surprise
of The lockers on, the one bird defeated
the other eight and pursued them after
the fight was over.
The result of this battle is in contra.
diction TO what is supposed usually to
follow such encounters. popular belief
being that the pugnacious little for
cigner drives away the native bird. It
Is probable, too, that this is so ordi.
narily, the wild birds not appearing in
focks and single individuals being
driven from the towns by sheer force of
numbers of the gregarious interlopers,
who band together promptly whenever
a conflict is imminent.
The English sparows are making
the parks Of the United States less at
irsctive yearly In one respect, because
as their numbers increase the native
birds find the parks less and less peace
ful places for nest building. The
English sparrow is not good thing in
the parks. The blue-bird, the song
sparrow and other native birds do not
like him.
The English sparrow makes de-
lightful pie. He is as good as reed
bird, prepared in the manner of that
delicacy. 1t is easy to catch the Eng
lish sparrow in numbers.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17
THE PENCIL TREE.

Oh could find the forest
Where the pencil trees grow
OH might see their stately stems
All slanting In row
I'd HE me to their grateful shade
In deep, In deepest bliss,
For then need not hourly hear
A chorus such as this:
Oh lend me pencil, please, mammal
Oh draw me some houses and trees,
mamma
Oh make me a floppy
Great poppy to copy
And horsey that prances and goes,
mamma
The branches OF the pencil tree
Are pointed; every one.
Ay each one has glancing point
That glitters in the sun;
The leaves are leaves OF paper white,
All tluttering in the breeze,
All could pluck one rustling bough
I'd silence cries like these:
o. lend me pencil, do, mamma!
I've got mine all stuck in the glue, mammal!
Oh! make me pretty
Dig barn and city
And COW and steam-englne, too,
mammal
The fruit upon the pencil tree
Hangs ripening In the sun,
In clusters bright OF pocket-llnives-
Three blades TO every one.
Ali might | pluck one shining fruit
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17
VISITORS TO THE DEPARTMENTS.

Secretaries Blaine, Proctor and Tracy
have issued the following order for the re-
ception Of visitors;
Reception of Senators and Representa-
tives in Congress, from 10 to 12 o'clock.
Reception Of all persons not connected
with the Departments, at l2 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 will not be admitted to the build
fng after O'Clock each day, unless 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 Senators, Repre-
sentaIives or heads Of Executive Depart
meuts
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17
WASHINGTON, APRIL II, 1899.
PRESIDENTIAL RECEPTIONS.

The Cabinet meets on Tuesdays and
Fridays at 1890 p. IN.
Senators and 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
from 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. NJ on Mondays, Wednesdays and
SATURDAYS.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17
An Alabama Yerdlet.

An Alabama man, charged with stealing
calf, made the following statements 81
was always teached to be honest, an most
always have been, but when seed the calf
cayed. i never wanted calf so bad In
all my life an you all know that when
man wants a calf he wants him. The jury
returned the following verdict; "We this
jury, are satisfied that Steve stold the calf
but as the feller that owned the animal is
considerable Of IA slouch, we agree to clear
Steve and make the slouch pay the costs
-[Atlanta Constitution.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17
Rats to the Rescue.

silas Berry Of Newton, Pa, entered a
dark pit in which brewers grain was stored,
and was there attacked by large rat,
which ran up his trousers leg. His effort
to dislodge 1t made IT squeal loudly, and
in few moments hundreds of other rodents
came to the assistance of the first rat The
fight continued for fully twenty minutes,
and when his cries brought relief he was
covered with blood, and foity-eght rats lay
dead around him.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17
The Suburban "Craze.,

Rev. Sam Small Creates an Uproar.
There was an exciting episode In the old
Brownstone Church, Pittsburg, Wednes-
day evening. Rev. Sam Small was lectur-
ing on prohibition. Jacob Killen,
wealthy wine dealer, occupied a front pew,
and when Small began in his usual vigorous
manner to assail the saloon-keepers rs
law-breakers" Mr.. Killen arose and OBJ
jected. Then came voice from the rear OF
the church: "Give It to him. He's one of
them.''
Killen arose, facing the audience, and
cried in response: "Liar! you're liar"
Then there were cries OF ''Put him out"
but Small objected, and stated that he was
accustomed to such people. The excite
ment subsidized, but soon Mr.. Killen was on
his feet again and asked Mr.. Small II pro-
hibition became a law whether manufac-
turers were to have their property practi-
cally confiscated without compensation.
Small answered that United States court
had decided that prohibition was constitu-
tional and did not carry compensation with
It. Killen then attempted to argue It with
Small, shaking his fist under the latters
nose. An attempt was then made to put
Killen out. The audience cheered and
then Killen refused to go unless he was
forced. One old temperance lady became
so excited that she rushed up to Mr.. Killen
and struck him In the face with her fist.
Small stopped speaking while the confusion
reigned. Order was finally restored and
he continued his lecture. The audience
passed resolutions requesting Judge White
TO refuse Killen renewal OF his license.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17
A Desirabie Locality to Live In.

She had called upon real estate man to
see II he had house ito suit her, and had
gone over the list and found fault with
everything A little out OF patience, he
finally asked
"What kind OF house do you want, any
how ~
''It isn't the house so much as the neigh
borhood, y she replied. ~ want location
where the neighbors will be neighborly. II
want to give party and want to borrow
piano, sofa, few chairs, three or four
pictures and some statuary want TO feel
that my neighbors win lend me with cheer
fulness. ~ Detroit Free Press.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17

THE New York San Is In good many
respects the best newspaper in the world,
but accidents will happen in the best regu-
lated families. In an article on the SUMS
first page to-day concerning Mr.. Herman
oelrichs of that city Mr.. o. is called "oel-
richs' three times, "Oelriehn once, "Cel-
richsn once and "Gelrichsn once. Evil
IDENTITY Mr.. o. is not so well known to the
proof-reader as he is to Mr.. Dana.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17

chards Of the country with quinine so the
fruit will not be shaken of the trees before
II is ripe. rhe statuary in the palaces and
parks is entirely Of marble or bronze, and
other metal figures are warped out OF
shape with rheumatism after the first wet
spell. AS before announced the salary is
$500 year and Minister can get there
for about $500, not including any extras.
Gentlemen desiring the job win please ap-
nlY carly
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17

TnB New YORK Centennial Celebration
Committee appears to know great deal
more about the desccdants Of the Van
Beonsellers, the Buldingstoues, the stuy-
vedorcs and other once useful though dun
laboring men Of Manhattan than about the
descendants Of the Father Of His Country.
The CRITIC to-day gives them some useful
information In the premises One of the
Washington family has few remarks to
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17

TnE QUALITY Of ex-Postmaster Pearsons
work in New York may have been Mug
wumpy, but the quantity was not, and he
ia now laid up for repairs, with chance
that he win never be himself again. Mr..
Pearson's example will not be followed to
an alarming extent by those holding Gov
ernment positions.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17

"Nothing comes a-miss to me-" remarked
the man who had married three times and
secured widow for his partner each time
NEW YORK CENTENNIAL BRAwI,
Then Fish he grew indignant,
And stuck up like burr;
"By Gosh!" he cried, with spirit,
"Who's Ward McAllisterf"
Then Ward was quite indignant
To learn what Fish Lad said
"Aw, Fish is small potatoes"
He growled, and shook his head.
Now, all the great Four Hundred,
Well knowing what they know,
Begin to doubt the chieftain
And ask can this be so.
That Fish might be a Goldfish,
They could believe their chief;
That Fish is small potatoes,
Is something past belief.
So Ward is left lamenting,
His feathers all a-droop;
And he-not small potatoes
And Flsh-is in the soup.
Husband: A word to the wise is sufficient,
my dear.
Wife: know 1t, darling. That's why /
have to be continually and everlastingly
talking to you.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17


Trance Medium DIR. LESTER Just arrived
from London, England. The world-renowned
and hghly-celebrated and only real, natural
born Trance Medium In this, country. Born
with double veil and wonderful prophetic
gift OF second sight; has the power OF any
two mediums you ever met. This he Is pre-
pared to prove. Tells your entire life, past,
present and future, In a dead trance, Every
hidden mystery revealed. Tells the full
name of your future husband or wife, with
age and date Of marriage, and tells whether
the one you love Is true or false. Tells all
business affairs with utmost truth. Gives ad-
vice on divorce, contested wills, speeulations,
ETC. Tells your life from the cradle to the
grave, Positively no imposition. Reveals
everything. The Doctor wishes II distinctly
Understood that he Is the only genuine sew
enth son Of the present age, and advertises
nothing but what he can do, and would not
be classed with the many cheap pretenders
found In every city, All who are IN sickness
or In trouble all whose fond hopes have been
blasted and who have been deceived and
disappointed through the false predictions of
others, before giving up In despair are invited
to call and be convinced OF tho true state
ments of the above without delay. Fee, 81
and upward Parlors 1904 Il ST., near 10th.
N. B,-This Is the Doctors first visit, Let
ters answered.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17
TO THE AIIlANTUs.
BY ONE WHO RIoHTLY APPRECIATES L

by ONE WHO RIGHTLY APPRECIATES 1T
Ailantus-Tree Of Heaven
Though grateful is thy shade,
Thy odorlferous blossoms
Offend both man and maid.
Thy smell, so like the polecat,
Diffused throughout the afr
Sets wicked men to eursing,
And Wishing thou wert-whereP
Oh, that some human woodman
Would WELD his sturdy axe,
And chop them into splinters
With well-direeted thwacks.
Let all the town assemble,
And hold jubilee;
And crown with kingly honors
The man who kills this tree,
CLARA YERE pR we're,
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17
Bucksnibbie of Oshkosh.
Chicago Herald.

: NVflINus1U fIUlHfIsT
Mr.. Bucksnibble is a candidate for post
master at Oshkosh. Bucksnibblel Phebusl
what a name, as Byron exclaimed regard
ing Amos Cottle. Bucksnibble of Oshkosh.
How win that look upon the imperishable
archives OF the Postoflice Department at
Washin0tonY
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17

II WASHINGTON were alive to-day he
would be so sick over the society rot about
the Centennial In New York that II would
be impossible for him to attend the affair,
providing he had been invited by the com
mittec
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17
Men of Few Words.

New York Weekly.)
Jollyfellow latter an absence) Hello,
Meakl Married YETI
Meak (sadly)-No, not married yet.
Jollyfellow latter another absence)--
Hello, Meakl Married YETI
Meak (sadly)--Yes, married yet.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17
Very Sloppy.

Miss Reeder-You should read DR., Weir
@. Mltchell's last story, The scene is laid
In the lumber regions,
Or. Schmerz-Ah, see--ln the small-of-
the-back-woods, you mean.-[ Puck.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17
He plays to lose who plays too loose.

A "Tightn Place:
Husband Coming in hurriedly and ex-
citedly) BY JOve, I've been in tight
place.
Wife (not too young); All right next
time you go into saloon hope you'll get
licked till they have to bring YOU home In
procession.
Sara Bernhardt has at last struck the role
she has been growing up for. She has made
a hit as Lena in the French adaptation of
GAS in Looking Glass" A Lena actress
than Sara does not exist.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17

THE NUMBER Of interesting gentlemen
who have murdered their wives was in
creased by several yesterday, and the usual
proportion of them will escape hanging
and marry again,
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17

THB GRIZZLY BEAR at the Smithsonian
Institution has shown tendency of late to
cat up black bear kept in the same pit
with him. There viii be nothing like dis
eipllne among those beasts until the vol
VERNE comes.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17

THE BALLS, descendants of the Wash
ington family, have not been invited to the
centennial ball. In the opinion of the
New Workers Balls of a feather don't flock
together.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17

A RATHER striking spring advertisement
in the Philadelphia papers recently over
Mr.. Wanamaker's signature reads "Now is
the time to get your outing suits"
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17

The oFFIoE-sEEKERs' pit at the Ebbitt
House is gradually falling off in the at
tendance of anxious patriots.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17

IT is TNTiMATEp that New York is de-
sirous of erecting monument to John
Bright. II John could only have lived
until that monument was completed
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17

The CoREAE MISSION Is one that is not
popular even though 1t pays $500 year.
eorea's climate isloaded 10 the muzzle with
malaria aud they hayc 70 feEtilize the or
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17

For this occasion the Pennsylvania Rail
road win sell, April ~ to May /, inclusive,
round trip tickets from Washington at 50. so,
good 10 return and including May o.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17
DIED.

UTERMEHLE.-At his residence $40 Second
street southeast, April 10, 1889, at i:20 D. M,
George W. Uternehle, In the 74th year of his
age.
Funeral services at his late residence,
Thursday, April 49, at o'clock d. IN.
Friends OF the family invited. Interment
private.
DEGGEs. On the morning of April 10.
1889, at $3.50 o'clock Bessie Irene, youngest
child of VIM j. and Mary Il. Degges, aged 8
months.
Funeral will take place from her parents
residence, No. 2es7 Tenth street northwest,
Thursday evening, at 2p, m.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17

The NAME Of EMANCIPATION Day. and
Emancipation Day" in the District Of
Columbia should be changed to "saturation
Day.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17
A Fabulous Dude,

Tramp-Good morning, A.
Chollie-You have the advantage OF
me-
Tramp-Beast
Chollle- Thanks Mine is Van Shyster.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17

THE CHRISTOPHER will load up his boom
and start for Oklahoma some time during
the summer
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17

tMunsey's Wcekly,)
Mrs. GushiDgton (missing her spouse)-
Where is the light Of my life?
Mr.. La Conlc--He's gone out.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17
Five Races Each Day.
FIRST RACE AT 8 O'CLOCK.

Special race trains via Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad at 1910, 1:50 and $50 D. m.
Returning trains will be in waiting when
the races are over.
Carriages should 60 via M street.
Perfect order will be preserved. Objec-
tionable persons will, as on previous occs .
sions, be excluded.
Members badges can now be obtained IRON
o. II. Thompson, treasurer, Vernon Row, cor
ner Tenth street and Pennsylvania ave- n. ".
Ii. ID. MCINTYRE, j. g. McKIBBIN,
Secretary. President.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17
There Have Been Worse Heathen.

(Hartford Courant.)
For ''sayages," the samoans, who rushed
into the surf at the risk of their own lives
to rescue the drowning German sailors,
their enemies, seem to have behaved very
we'll
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17
CRITICULAR.

The foolish man is the one who goes to
Oklahoma.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17

a postal card sent 10 Mis Office 0iR secure
Me regular delivery Of THE CRITIC IN
any part Of tho Gig.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17
THE PEOPLES COLUMN.

Communication on any matter Of cur
rent interest will be cheerfully printed in
THE CRITfc under this head. Letters
should in all cases be as brief as possible.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17
The TOWNS PHOTOGRAPH.

The dinner given by the Chinese Minis
ter at the Embassy ON Monday evening was
one OF the most elaborate affairs OF the
season, and especially in floral decorations.
A carte blanche was given Florist Small in
this respect, and he excelled all his previ-
Gus efforts In table displays. Magma Charta
and Bruner roses were used in great abund-
ance, and the entire table at which fifty
three persons were seated resembled a
fenery, owing to the multitude Of these
graceful plants used for garnishing the
spaces between the dishes and set pieces.
Not one of those who received an invitation
to be present declined the honor, and the
hospitable Minister was in his happiest vein
as he announced that the dinner was given
as a compliment to the new Administration.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17

"Nothing comes a-miss to me-" remarked
the man who had married three times and
secured a widow for his partner each time.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17

n OHtCkeftu StFeefs
Miss Florence Warden, authorFof "The
House on the Marsh," and other we'll
known but eerie novels, has had a singu-
larly checkered career. Left at an early
age dependent upon her own exertions, she
started as governess. But she soon tired
of uncongenial drudgery and took TO the
stage, her first appearance beng at the
Haymarket, then under the Bancroft
regime. There she appeared with credit in
several of their productions, and It was
while playing at the Haymarket that "The
House on the Marshn was published, and
its great success determined her future
course. So tremendous hit did 1t make
that Mr.. Stevens, the proprietor of "The
Family Herald" very generously sent her
check for a large amount over and
above the price originally agreed to. Upon
leaving the Haymnrket, Miss Warden went
for some two years on a tour with version
of her novel Now she has given up acting
and settled down TO steady literary work.
A Curious Burial.
Gus NJ. Setter died few days ago at
China Grove, Rowan County, N. G. He
was pronounced infldel, believing in
ntither God nor future Of any kind. Two
weeks before his death, knowing his de-
mise to be imminent, he went to n tree near
the yard and under it marked a place for
his grave, giving instructions as to how It
should be dug and his mode Of burial.
He wanted a layer of cedar brush at the
bottom Of the grave, TO be filled up with
ART IIa said that xyhan Accommodation eot
in the sap Of the tree would draw him up
the limbs and he could perch on the top Of
the tree and view the surrounding scenery
for ages TO come Setter was perfectly
rational to the last.
Apostal card sent 20 Ais once .eiR secure