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The Washington critic., 1889-05-04

IL lie odd how reputation goes. In the
centennial Issue of Puck among the names
of great inventors, appearing ON q scroll Of
fame, Is that Of Ericsson. If Ericsson has
any claim TO fame il is in connection with
the building OF the Monitor. lie was a man
Of energy, and be certainly did build the
Monitor, or rather certain contractors built
II for him, but he did not invent the style Of
vessel. The Monitor design was patented
by an American, Theodore X. Timby Of New
York, in ls43, dHd The sum Of 5000 gds
Paid M. Tjbiby for he use Of his patent
whcH he Monitor wds constructed. Mr..
Ericsson was never foolish enough to claim
TO be the author OF the great invention, but,
ON the other hand, he, very curiously, never
contradicted the general belief that to him
belonged the credit. There is simply no
question as to the facts.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-04
PRESIDENTIAL RECEPTIONS.

The Cabinet meets on Tuesdays and
Fridays at 1890 p. m.
Senators and Representatives in Congress
will he received by the President every day,
except Mondays, from 10 until H.
Persons not members Of Congress having
busipess 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
a, ] p. M on Mondays, Wednesdays and
Satuydays
The Washington critic., 1889-05-04
AT CLEARING.

Two ships weigh anchor in the cove,
gwo ships slide out the brine,
Aud one white ship is thine, my love,
And one white ship is mine.
An isle of peace lies in the gray
Beyond the eyes define
Wnl thy ship find quiet bay,
Thy ship, my love, or miner
Thou God, make love our steering star
Through clouds Away TO shine,
And bring within thy harbor-bar
My wife's white ship and mine.
HENRY T. STANTON.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-04

TBE NEW YoRK SIN complains because
Bishop Potter said Andrew jackson was
vulgar, and says yulgarity is akin TO base
ness. The SIN misinterprets the Bishop.
In the vernacular Of the swcll circle which
the Bishop adorns "vulgarity" doesn't
mean what the SIN thinks Il does. II means
that II Andrew jackson were living In
New York to-day he could not get into the
circle Of the "Four hundred" unless he
broke in. There is no denying that "old
ate with his knife, wiped his mouth on the
table cloth and drank his coffee out Of the
saucer. In most other respects General
jackson was all right.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-04

Chicago News)
AT the Berlin conference;
"Are all the delegates present. inquired
Count Herbert Bismarck.
"They are" replied the secretary.
"Are the doors TO the council chamber
securely locked, the curtains drawn closely
over the windows, and the Gre-escape
guarded by a sentinel to prevent prowlers
from climbing to the roof and down the
chlmneyfn
"rhey are"
"Has N. Blowitz Of the London TimeJ
stopped up the keyhole with his earn
''Ie has"
"Then lot Us proceed TO business"
The Washington critic., 1889-05-04
DRoPosALs FoR STATIONERY,

Wan DRrARTMENT, April 2, 1880.
Sealed proposals, In duplicate, will be re-
WEDNESDAY, May 10, 1880 for furnishing Sta,
tlonery for the War Department and its bu-
reaus In Washington during the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1850.
Blank forms OF proposals, showing the items
and estimated quantities required together
with circular relating thereto, will be fur
nished on application To this ofiice.
Bids will be considered on each Item sepa-
rately.
Proposals must be addressed 10 the under
signed, indorsed on the outside Of the envol-
ope, proposals for Stationery
M, X. Th0HP, Chief supply Division.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-04

The coURT-MARTIAL at Columbus, Ohio,
in the case OF Lieutenant Walshe of the Sig
nal Corps, charged with speaking disre-
spectfully of the Signal Service officer,
found him not guilty. OF course. What
else could be expected9 The members Of
that court-martial are ''on to'' the kind OF
weather we have been having for months
and months.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-04

Republican had TO so out TO make
vacancy, and now restoring the Repub
bcan is simply satisfying outraged -
law, so to speak. The logic Of politics
is grent "snnp.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-04
hut tt's only a Rumor.

There is rumor current that the Presi-
dent proposes AZ an early day toput In an
entirely new set Of District Commissioners.
The name OF Major o. II. Ernst OF the En-
gineer Department OF the armyis mentioned
In connection with the Office Of Engi-
Deer Commissioner
The Washington critic., 1889-05-04

General Ordway has relieved Lieutenant
John Bigelow, Tenth Cavalry, Adiutant-
General Of the District National Guard,
from duty and requested Secretary Proctor
Peixotto is acting adjutant- general, pend
ing the designation Of Il regular officer.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-04

Mr.. CLEVELAND is having occasion once
more to think mean things OF American
newspapers. The editor Of the Headlight,
a country weekly in North Carolina. writes
a card to say that Mr.. Cleveland cannot
deny the interview reported in the Head
light. The editor caught the ex-President
mapping, and the ex-president's confidence
was betrayed, which is bad for the enter
prising editor.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-04
Tho IL. a q. Mnlcted.

The jury in Judge Montgomery's Court
of the plaintiff IN the suit Of Moses Stear-
man against the b. & o. Railway Company.
Stearman claimed damages for injuries he
sustained when his milk wagon was run
into, December IA, 1887, at New York ave-
nue. and Boundary street.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-04
THE WASHINGTON u. b. C.

THE WASHINGTON Il. u. C.
Oh, club
oh, wild and wierd and woolly club,
You seem to be the very stub
OF all that lies between New Orleans aud
the Hub
Why don't you pull yourself together
And do little something with the leather
For instance, why don't you have the gall
To play balls
Oh, club goose egg-atlve,
Why are you negatives?
Why don't you rise
And take the prize?'
Amt that your sizey
Well, no;
You show
A different kind OF mettle
And let the other fellows get all
There is TO get
You bet
You make us tired
Because you're hired
To give the Capital great and glorious
whoop,
And all you do Is dropping in the soup
Bats
Rats
The Washington critic., 1889-05-04
Tbarp's Old Rye Berkeley and Other
Zine IInI.orh and Wines.

There is no dealer in liquor and wines
who is better and more favorably known in
the community than our fellow-townsman,
Mr.. James Tharp, at SIS + street, for the
purity Of the goods he handles, the excel
ience of his Old Rye Berkeley Whisky. AS
n tonic II has no superior.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-04

lr SENATOR GoRMAN succeeds w. II.
Barnum as the chairman of the Democratic
National Committee, Mr.. Cleveland will
have to stand on his tip-toes If he wants to
reach an 1892 plum.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-04

The Baltimore and Ohio advertises
that ON and after May |, 1t will discon-
iinue its sleeping car service between
Indianapolis and Washington. This
would seem to indicate that all the
swell Indianians have got office, and
those who want the residue, as 1t
were, can travel about as well in an or
dinary coach as in an upholstered, gold
mounted Pullman. The Indianian
would rather walk to Washington, how
ever, than not get Government job.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-04
CRITICULAR.

At the Races;
He (mysteriously); shall bet my money
on Iceberg to win in this race.
She: Why do you do that
He tvery humor9usly); Because it is II
cold day. Ha Ha!
Later:
She: Well?
He IL was cold day.
Among the late English arrivals in New
York are the Earl and Countess Donough-
more. No wonder they dom know more,
this is there first visit to America.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-04

BisHoP POTTER OF New York is putting
in all his spare time explaining his centep-
NAL speech. He should have prepared a
diagram to accompany II.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-04

A GOOD MANY PEOPLE at the New York
Centennial Ball are not writing cards to the
newspapers denying that they were drunk
on that festive occasion.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-04

The repairing Of the bad places on Penn
sylvania avenue was delayed until the pres
ent time for the reason that 10 IL proposed
70 repair the entire Avenue on July /, when
the appropriation becomes available.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-04

The wheat regions of Minnesota and
Dakota need rain. Wouldn't that section
be good place to which the Ivy City race
track might be transferred?
The Washington critic., 1889-05-04

It's the proper thing to put classi.
6od-service Democrat out Of Office and
MI his place with Republican, partic-
ulayly II he was appointed under Cleye-
land. The law fayors II, because the
law.was violated, of course, when the
The Washington critic., 1889-05-04
A NOVELETTE,.

like an kinds Of shows pretty we'll,
but most Of all think ! like dime
museum, because II is SO curious II
had TO choose between paying five dol
lars to hear Booth and Barrett and ten
cents TO see dime museum | should
see the dime museum-if | had the
dime. ! strolled into dime museum
the other morning in blase way, and
the first thing that struck me was the
fat woman. That is the way like
women. She did not regard me with
displeasure. Indeed, observed many
little coquettish evidences of desire on
her part TO break the ice. Weighing
800 pounds, she seemed calculated TO
break it II she felt like H. She was
blonde, with natural, sunny curls. She
had generous dimples in her cheeks.
Her form was ample. For one con.
structcd on so large a plan her feet were
small, and they twinkled under her
short but modest skirts with consider
able fascination. She wore red dress
that morning which did not lessen the
general effect of her.
! approached with ease and sang
froid, but with the scarcely concealed
consciousness of the power to conquer.
] raised my hat.
She smiled II was like the opening
of Aladdin's cave.
With this encouragement the rest was
mere matter of time to me-
You are looking very well this
morning" said, in cheerful, winning
way; everything seems to agree with
you"
She smiled again, so sweetly that 1t
was all l could do to keep from falling
in-but restrained myself.
"Ycs," she said, "Tm feeling away
up"
you are away up" / replied with
subtle fattcry. you are not only away
up, but you are away out and away
around"
Thanks" she said
Excuse me-" said, with great art,
"but you so strangely remind me Of
somebody / used to know. Do you
remember ever having met me before?"
Not exactly" she replied, unless
you are the Australian idiot we used to
have with the show
/ drew myself up proudly. mo,
Miss replied; II am not Aus
tralian."
She paused. II seemed the most
natural thing in the world for her to
pause.
you will pardon my seeming pre-
cipitancy, | returned. But were you
ever in love--all over?'
NO" she naively said, and blush
came like sunset upon her brow
"never--before.
II beg your pardon, continued,
II have been in love before, but never
to such an extent"
She paused again, We both paused.
1t was ] that broke the silence.
Dearest" murmured, you seem to
have passed the point of human. being
and become something in the way Of
natural scenery. How much do you
weigh anyway"
"Six hundred and something" she
replied But my heart is light
could see that had made an i'm
preston. MY darling" cried, do
you really care for me p
Sure !" she said, II love you am
yours Take me !"
Il will" rapturously exclaimed, "if
! can find dray. ."-lFrcd Nye, in
Omaha Republican.
-
The Washington critic., 1889-05-04

THE FRENCH and English in Montreal
province are boiling over for fight with
each other. A. civil war in Canada could
only he settled by United States annexa-
The Washington critic., 1889-05-04

Count HERBERT BISMARCK has begun
to dine and wine the Samoan Commission
ers. The Count Herbert is n chip OIL the
old block.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-04

MAIDEN, MASS, with no saloons in town,
used up 37l barrels of raw drugstore
whisky for medicinal purposes during the
year. When Maiden man gets sick he is
mighty sick
The Washington critic., 1889-05-04
Dead to writes-the defunct editor

No questions are asked in Oklahoma
when dead man is found with this fn-
seription on him: Ale was claim jumper"
The Washington critic., 1889-05-04

ST. Pauls English Lutheran Church has
chosen the following officers George +.
Muth, Theodore G. De Moll, b. Frank
Meyers and Elder McWilliams as deacons
for two years; John G, Parker, NJ. NJ.
Rouzer and George w. Linkius as elders,
holding over for one year. The treasurer,
A. +. Cox, also submitted his report, show
ing that the actual cost Of the improve
ments made In the main auditorium was
ss,l3253, all but $3.50 of which is provided
fa,
The Washington critic., 1889-05-04

The OKLAHOMA boom is beginning TO be
found full OF dust and curses.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-04
EDUC ATIONAL.

CPENCERIAN BUSINESS COLLEGE, COR.
- fth and ID SITS. N. W. Founded 1854. Lo
cation central; commodious halls; appoint
and women have been trained for business in
the spencerlan Colleges OF America. Day and
night sessions. Tuition fee moderate. Five
courses Business Course, Shorthand and
Type-writing, Practical English, Spencer's
Rapid Writing, Telegraphy, Reading and Ora
tory, Delsarte method Business men fur
nished with competent employees. Illustrated
announcements free. SARA A. SPENCER,
Principal.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-04

Representatives OF thirty-hve railroads
appeared before the Interstate Commerce
Commission yesterday and furnished in
formation as to the custom Of issuing free
passes, giving lists OF passes issued and for
what purpose and under what conditions.
Washington Safe Deposit Co., ole Pa.
ave. Storage Department all above ground.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-04
the rowN,s pnoTooRapH.

Colonel Thomas y. Coulter, the new
Sixth Auditor successor 10 Colonel
Dan. McConville is an Ohio man, as
was his predecessor, and both are from
the same town, Steubenvillc, whence
came also the great War Secretary,
Stanton. Truly town of great mcnl
Colonel Coulter is forty odd in years,
and made his first appearance as clerk
Of jefferson County, and then stepped
up to the position OF State Senator. lie
is o very large man, over six feet in
height. and weighs 250 pounds, more or
less, and he is quite as good natured as
he is big. He is popular man in his
county and is in demand during cam
paigns as n stump speaker. He can put
ilounccs on the Fourth of July and
scatter the feathers of the American
eagle in u manner 10 make 'Jedge
WaXcm' green with envy. He is
known everywhere ~ Tom Coulter"
and is country bred which is one reason
why he takes the cake now He has q
very pleasant family aud his daughter
is q handsome and attractive girl, who
Will make her first appearance in Wash.
ington society next season.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-04

WASHINGTON sAYE DEPosIr Co., $40 Pa
ave, rents safes 40 low as % per year.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-04

"To my mind there is no field for the
silent, mysterious detective who never
says anything to anybody except the
story. book writer's" remarked man
who is old and experienced in police
work IL have made lots of cases. and
everyone of them made by talking.
You can't get people to tell You any
thing without talking to them. Where
ever go always try to get into con
vorsation with people, especially with
children. Children are very close OBJ
servers; they always remember what
they see, and MS rule tell 1t accu-
rnipIv -
The Washington critic., 1889-05-04

DRoPosALs FOR MISCELLANEOUS SUP
i PLIES.-WAR DEPARTMENT, April 9, 1899.
ceived at this office until o'clock D. m.
Wednesday, May 22. 1880, for furnishing Mis-
eellaneous supplies, consisting of Brooms,
brushes, Soaps, Towels, etc, ETC., for the
ton, during the fiscal year ending June 30
1890. Blank forms of proposals, showing the
items and estimated quantities required, to-
geth;ern WITH instructions 70 bidders will be
will be considered on each item separately
Proposals must be addressed to the under
signed, indorsed on the outside of the envel-
ope, Proposals for Miscellaneous Supplies ~
N. X. THORp. Chef SnnnlY Division.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-04
Pure Blood
Hoods SarsapariIa

Sold by all druggists. 81; six for s5. Pre-
pared only by q. l. HOOD s. CO., Apothe
carries, Lowell, Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar
The Washington critic., 1889-05-04

DRoPosALs FOR THE PURCHASE OF
L WASTE PAPER.-war Department.
Supply Division, May 4, ,lss0.-sealed Pro
posals, in duplicate. will be received at this
TUESDAY, JUNE II, 1889, for the purchase OF
the Waste Paper Of this Department, its
Offices and Bureaus located In the State, War
anu SaSy DeRreent ao 1adn puang T Ior tne i nsGai m
removed by the contractor promptly when
notified. The Department reserves the right
to reject any or all proposals and to waive
partment forms. marked proposals for
Waste Paper" NJ. X. THoRP, Chief, supply
Division.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-04

~ ington, d. c., May /, is8a.-sealed pro
posals will be received az this Department
until i2 o'clock m. MONDAY, MAY 20. 1880,
for furnishing supplies consisting mainly OF
drugs, paints, hardware fuel Ice, lumber,
&c., for the use of the Government Hospital
for the Insane, near Washington, during the
nsear ~ a yesr enuinG % Snne ~, iov, Bank i1Ims
tions and instructions TO bidders win be fur
nished on application TO this Department.
- IDHN w NlRI.E Aanratnrv
The Washington critic., 1889-05-04
UNDERWRITERS.
PROPOSALS..


DRoPOsALS FOR FUEL.--wAR DEPART
Il MENT, May ], 1S88.--Sealed proposals,
In duplicate. will be received at this office
until TWELVE O'CLOCK NOON, THURS
DAY, JUNE6, 1885, for furnishing the War
Department with such quantities of Wood
and Coal as may be required in the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1889. Proposals will be
received for the whole or any part Of the fuel
required. The fuel-CoHl and Wood-to be
delivered at the War Department Bureaus or
Offices In Washington for which required by
the parties to whom the contract Tor CON
tracts may be awarded, In such quantities
and at such times as the convenience Of the
Department may require. The Government
reserves the right 70 reject any and all bids.
Fuel for the State, War and Navy Department
building is not Included in this advertisement.
Specifications, general instructions to bid
ders and blank forms of proposals will be
furnished to established dealers on applica-
tion to this Office. Proposals should be in.
closed In sealed envelopes, indorsed on the
outside Proposals for Fuel" and addressed
to the undersigned. M. X. THoRP, Chief,
Supply Division
The Washington critic., 1889-05-04

DRoPosALs FOR WASHING TOWELS
i Sealed proposals, 10 duplicate. will be
received ut this ONCE until TWELVE
O'CLOCK, NOON, TUESDAY, JUNE II, 1899,
for Washing Towels for use OF the War De.
partment and Its Bureaus during the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1890. Proposals should
state the price per dozen. Blank forms OF
on application to this ofide, The Govern.
ment reserves the right TO reject any and all
bids. M. II. THORP. Chief, Supply Division.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-04
EXC URSIONs.

no. FOR GREAT FALLS AND CABIN
Ill JOHN BRlDGE.-Steam Packet EXCEL.
slOR makes her regular trips on Sunday,
Monday Wednesday and Friday, leaving
WIN commence April n Fare, 500, round
frin
The Washington critic., 1889-05-04

could see that had made an i'm
preston. MY darling" / cried, do
you really care for me? p
"Sure !" she said, II love you am
yours Take me y
Il will" l rapturously exclaimed, 'if
/ can find dray. .'-LFrcd Nye, in
Omaha Republican.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-07-18

An old yag, who has been in the habit
Of calling. on certain business man on
Griswold street for dimes, was asked the
other day. how much he would take to
keep away for all future time. He
thought for q moment and then replied:
"Give me fifty cents and I'll never
4bother you again.
"Tll do it. Here-let me draw up a
writing to that effect"
An agreement was drawn up and the
vag read it over and laid it down with
tho remark:
II can't do it. There's something cold
blooded about that"
But you agreed to-"
''Yes. know: but think of o man
selling his manhood for fifty centsi I'd
starve firstr'
"Weli, how much do you want?"
"A dollar"
''I'll split the difference with you"
"Well, I'll sign. but want proviso
inserted that l do not hereby lose my
self respect. and that l do not forfeit the
right to come up stairs and strike the
man in the next room if get hard up" "
1t was added, and he signed and went
off to strike q free lunch counter.-De-
troit Free Press.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-07-18
How They We're Made.

Among exclamations in common use
"Halloo!'' and "Hurrahr' have curious
origins attributed to them. 1t is said by
the author of the Queens English" that
the people of Carnwood forest, Leices-
tershire, when they desire to hail per-
son at a distance call out not "halloo!"
but ''halloupI' This he imagines is q
survival of the times when one cried to
another: IA loup! loupr' or as we
would now say: "Wolf! wolfr' "Hur-
rah!" again, according to NJ. Littre, is
derived from the Slavonic huraj, ''to
Paradise which signifies that all SOL
diers who fell fighting valiantly went
straight to heaven. "Prithec" is obvi-
ously corruption of II pray thee;"
while marry" was originally a method
of swearing by the Virgin Mary.-AI
the Year Round.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-07-18
One Way to Lay . Ghost.

"Bin Skimmins buried his father in q
most unhandsome way very near his
barn." said the man at the other end Of
the table. "The neighbors thought it
was a shame, and made good deal Of
talk about it. One Of them thought he
would punish Bill by soaring him, and
laid in wait for him near his fathers
grave on dark night.
"As Bill went by on his way from the
barn the man rose up as if from the
tomb and exclaimed in ghostly voice,
I'm your father, Billp
"'Who said you warmth Bill answer
ed. Git down thar inter yer hole whar
yer belongr and he struck him across
the face with bride he was carrying
such rap that the would be. alarmist
carried the scars for months. Lewiston
Journal.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-07-18
Few Divorces in Ireland.

Whatever may be said for or against
the Irish people, there is certainly one
respect in which they may challenge the
admiration of the world, namely, in
matrimonial fidelity. In the recently is
sued tables giving statistics on the sub
ject Of divorce our own country leads in
having granted nearly half million di-
vorces during the twenty years past, but
there have been eleven divorces through
out the length and breadth Of Erin dur
ing that period. Protestant or Catholic,
in happiness or abuses, the Irish CON
tinue the partnership until it is dissolved
By death. Boston Traveller.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-07-18
a diamond Exnert.s y,er =.


Railways smile when I SEQ articles in
tho papers telling people how they may
know diamond and how to discover an
imitation by some handy and simple
test. 1t can't be done. The men vino
sell false diamonds as genuine ones make
their money By palming them off on
smart people who have some worthless
rule of thumb test to apply TO them.
THERE'S only oneway to judge diamonds,
and that is by long experience, during
which they have been under the eye
constantly, and have been handled every
day. Diamond experts are still valuable
men. They would not be if there was
simple test that any one could apply to
the stones. St. Louis Globe Democrat.