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The Washington critic., 1889-04-18
A Sensible Decision.

The Postofflce Department officials have
rescinded an order issued during the last
Administration having for its object the
discouragement Of the practice by trainmen
Of carrying special newspaper correspond
ence and other matter on other than mail
trains. 1t is said at the Department that
there are very large number Of small
towns throughout the country which have
meagre telegraph facilities. In many OF
these villages the post and telegraphic offices
close early, and to prohibit trainmen from
a.iying to the neighboring town or city
small packages, containing, possibly, infor-
nation OF the highest general Importance
is regarded as unwise and unjust. The
newspapers Of the country, 1t is maintained,
should receive every possible facility for
the day, and to this end trainmen will be
encouraged to lend their aid
The Washington critic., 1889-04-18
The Issuance of Passes.

The Interstate Commerce Commission
has sent notices to the officers OF all the
principal railroad companies in the middle
and Eastern States, including the Baltimore
and Ohio, Pennsylvania and grand trunk
roads, directing them to appear before the
Commission on the Sd Of May next, "and
set forth the persons and classes Of persons,
II any, to whom each Of them have issued
free passes or free transportation to persons
other than its own officers or employees and
the officers and employees Of other railroad
companies, and all the conditions and linn
itations connected Herewith In each in
stance, and how they do this branch OF
business" The Commission has also Or
dered the officers Of all the roads centreing
at Chicago to appear on the 7th OF May next
and explain what commissions they pay
upon the sale OF passenger tickets, and how
this business is conducted; and ON the 9Th
OF May to explain the business Of trackage
and car mileage.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-18
Too Much Law.


The people OF the surrounding towns who
have voted twice or thrice that they wanted
to join Chicago, and have been euchred out
Of 1t by the techncalities OF the Supreme
Court, have not great deal Of respect for
that body. The court has decided that
when all Cicero east of Forty-eighth street
voted to join Chicago 1t was not annexed to
the city, but to the West Town of Chicago.
Such people object to the poem "Give me
three grains of corn, mother,n because 1t
doesn't begin thus: "County of Cook, State
of Illinois, IS; BE 1t remembered, to-wit;
That on the blankth day of blank, eighteen
hundred and blank, came Joe Doe of the
county and State aforesaid, and, being duly
sworn, asked for three (3) grains OF corn in
words and figures substantially as follows;n
ptQ atc
The Washington critic., 1889-04-18
A CreditabIe Art Exhibition.

The complimentary art exhibition given
by the scholars of Miss Charlotte Van Do
rem In the parlors Of her residence, No. 8i7
East Capitol street, last evening, was a
brilliant success. There are on exhibition
over 500 paintings, crayens, etc., compris-
ing views Of prominent men, scenery along
Falls, old mills ana other well-known
places. The parlors were crowded all the
evening with throng of lovers OF the art.
There were present, besides the friends Of
the scholars, some Of the most prominent
residents OF East Washington. The par
lors will be open again this evening for Wis
itors, after which the pictures will be sent
to their respective owners,
The Washington critic., 1889-04-18
Better Than Prohibition.
nIspatoh From 81. Paul, Mlnnl

WIsphIoH FTOm 81, FuUIi MInn1
The House fell in very gracefully to-day
with Senator scheffer's proposition to make
drunkenness a crime, There was no dis
cussion and the roll resulted in 81 yeas and
8 nays. The Governors signature will
make the measure a law. The penalties
prescribed are; For the first offense, fine
Of not less than $40, nor more than $40, or
imprisonment for not less than ten days, nor
more than forty days; for the second offense,
a fine of not less than $40, nor more than
$50, or imprisonment for not less than
thirty days, nor more than sixty; for the
third and later offenses, imprisonment for
not less than sixty, nor more than ninety
daVs
The Washington critic., 1889-04-18
The Alien Labor Law Construed.

Assistant Secretary Tichenor has sent a
letter to T. O. Hague Of New York, In re-
sponse to an inquiry from the latter for his
views as TO whether the transfer by manu-
facturers from any foreign country to the
United States of their patent machinery,
workmen or interests of any portion of
them, with view TO permanent settlement
In the United States, would In any way
conflict with the statutes relating to alien
contract labor; and also whether the ma
chinery that had already been used would
be entitled to free entry. Colonel Tichenor
states In reply that the law exempting per
sonal effects from customs duties expressly
provides that "thls exemption shall not be
construed to include machinery or other
articles imported for use in any manufac-
turing establishment or for sale. The alien
contract law, he further states, "will not
permit the entry OF the workmen referred
tor
The Washington critic., 1889-04-18
An Alleged Oil Trick.

A sensational story was telegraphed from
Chicago Tuesday evening to number OF
the Eastern papers to the effect that the
Standard Oil Company, after persistently
circulating story for the past few years
that the oil In the Ohio fields was useless
for refining purposes, which was done in
order TO depress the price OF Ohio oil and
also keep down the values of land in that
field, has at last secured control of almost
the entire oil-bearing land in Ohio and now
pronounces the oil TO be reilnable, and has
restored the price TO old figures. The
scheme includes the union OF the Ohio and
Pennsylvania wells by pipe lines, the build
Ing OF a large refinery at Chicago and the
doubling up OF the capacity Of the Lima
refinery, which viii then, II Is said, be the
largest In the world. II also includes the
building of reservoir IA feet deep, cover
ing % acres, at Lima, II is also said there
VIII also be built at Lima, the centre OF the
Ohio field, an extensive parafiine works,
boiler works, machine works, etc, and the
Cygnet and Lima fields will be united by
pipe line
The Washington critic., 1889-04-18
wanamaker's philadelphia Reception,

Postmaster-General John Wanamaker
stood in the Union League library last night
in Philadelphia while steady stream of
solid Republicans OF this city filed up, and
about two thousand people made his arm
tired while he smiled and bowed. Mayor
Filter acted in place of President Houston
of the League, who Is i'll. Those who went
up from Washington with Mr.. WanamalIer
We're Secretary Rusk, First Assistant Post
master-General Clarkson, Third Assistant
Postmaster-General Hazen and General
Superintendent j. Lowrie Bell OF the Rail-
Way Mail Service
The Washington critic., 1889-04-18

Burial permits have been issued by the
Health Officer for the past twenty-four
hours as follows:
Gosmell, 26 years; Susan L. Snulte, 90
years; John Dorsett, 6l years; Joel W. X.
Maist, 87 years; George William Utermehle,
20 years; Mary Ray Burton, 55 years; Maud
V. johnson, 8 months; Bessie Irene Degges,
3 months; and the following colored,
Annie G. Gepps, 22 years; Maude Mat
thews, o months; George White, 6S years;
Kate Taylor, 20 years; Andrew Jones, 3
years; James IL. Brooks, l2 days; Willie
Harris, 20 days; Lily Burdett Anderson, .
years.
BEEcHAM's PILLS act like magic on a
weak stomach.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-18
WASHINGTON, APRIL 1s, 1889.
PRESIDENTIAL RECEPTIONS.

The Cabinet meets on Tuesdays aud
Fridays at 1890 p. IN.
Senators and Representatives In Congress
will be received by the President every day,
except Mondays from 10 until ~.
Persons not members of Congress having
business with the President will be received
from 10 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
ht ] p. M on Mondays, Wednesdays and
SATURDAYS.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-18

The license granted by the Commission
ers to the Upper Potomac Steamboat Com
pany In October, 1874, has been revoked,
because OF lease to other parties. The
Commissioners say In their letter that ''they
feel justified in taking the summary action
by the failure on your part to observe the
provisions Of said license In not reporting
the cost of the wharf, II any, erected by
you, and your effort to sublet the same
and collect wharfage contrary to ilcense.n
The Washington critic., 1889-04-18
Too Much Affection.

A wife's affection may be legally excess
sive, according to the argument In will
case in Liverpool. William Evans lived IN
great happiness with his wife for twelve
years, when he died, after q months III
ness. Mrs. Evans was by her husbands
his death he made will, bequeathing all
his property TO her, A second cousin, how
ever, disputed this testament on the ground
of ''undue influence" during the period of
HIS illness
The Washington critic., 1889-04-18
THE TOWNS PHOTOGRAPH.


rhe population of greasy looking foreign
ers who make their living by selling fruit in
this city have q simple but effective way OF
evading the law. They are continually
being arrested for violating some municipal
ordinance, but II Is seldom that they are
punished. Although they can speak bad
English with painful lavishness when on the
street, they become as dumb as oysters
when brought into the presence of the law.
With peaceful, resigned smile ON his face,
the offender will look blankly on at the pro-
ceedings and merely shake his head. He
won't say guilty" or "not guilty." or
anything else, and has lot of people with
him as witnesses who are temporarily as
powerless TO express their thoughts as heis.
II won't do TO convict the man without
hearing his side Of the case, and about the
only thing TO be done Is to let him 90.
Sometimes an Interpreter Ia present, but as
rule he does little except to augment the
confusion. The same principle Is employed
to some extent by the Chinese defendants.
There is little or no reliance to be placed
on what most OF them swear to in court, ms
they will make a statement one minute aud
contradict II with the most cheerful indif-
ference the next. Their peculiar accent
makes II very hard TO understand them, and
they take the stand, kiss the book, jabber
on for while and step down one after the
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The Washington critic., 1889-04-18

New YoRK CITY has an idea SHE is a
very large and sufficient sort Of a place,
but II the 100000 people who are expected
TO visit the Centennial April 80 actually
appear on the scene, New York will begin
to discover that she has "bit of more'n she
can chaw." 1t won't be for long, but IL
will be long enough.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-18
DIED.

CLARKE.-On April 10, 1889, at 8 O'Clock a.
m, at 1898 Second street southwest, william
Clarke, aged ~ years.
Funeral Friday at ? O'Clock p. m. Friends
invited to attend.
FEBIGER.-on Wednesday, April II, 1889,
Mrs. Ellen Y, Fobiger.
Funeral from her late residence, 1921 II
street northwest, Friday, April 10, at $3.50
O'Clock p m. lnterment private.
MORGAN. AT his residence, $50 South Car.
Olina avenue southeast, April II, at $3.50
o'clock, Charles W. Morgan, beloved husband
of Josephine Nj. Morgan, In the ijth year Of
Funeral from Christ Church, Navy.Yard,
Sunday ut 3 O'Clock p. M.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-18

Norist0wn HeTald.l
Secretary Noble has excited the ire OF the
Democracy by saying that he intends to re-
move all inefficient Democrats from the In
terror Department and fill their places with
competent Republicans. 1t seems to be
taken for granted by the opposition organs
that most Of the officials Of their party are
inefficient,
The Washington critic., 1889-04-18

Mr.. WHTELAw REID is showing great
diplomatic ability already. Despite all the
pressure brought TO bear on him he has alb
solutely refused to let the Tribune express
an opinion on the rejection OF Mr.. Hal
stead. Whatever else such course may
be, 1t is diplomatic, and Mr. Reid is just
now diplomat.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-18
In Reoocnition of His services.

Representative b. W. Perkins OF Kansas
has been invited by the citizens OF Cald-
well, Kan, to attend II banquet gotten up
In his honor in recognition of his services
in behalfkof Oklahoma. The banquet is to
take place on the return of Judge Perkins
to his home the latter part of this month.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-18
Colonel Hoiiingsworth's WIN.

The viii OF J. McHcny HollIngsworth,
filed to-day, leaves one-half of his personal
property to his wife and the other half TO be
divided among the five children OF Benoni
Nichols, 20 whom the real estate reyerts
after the death OF bis wife, who IL TO hold II
for life.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-18
Men Rather Than Monnments.
Boston Advertiser,)

NDONIUH AUNVTIIstTJ
The EifTel Tower reaches many hundred
feet above the monument erected to com
memorate the Father of his Country.
Never mind. So long as the world can
point to no loftier character than Washing
toms, It is Of little consequence how far the
altitude Of his monument may be sur
passed
The Washington critic., 1889-04-18

allow TO GET TO SLEEP" is the heading
Of paragraph floating about. A system
Of counting is suggested and the old plan
Of reading the daily - has never been ex
cclled.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-18

Mr. PARSELL has sued the London Times
foi 100000. He should have gone down
to the Office aud licked the "son of gun
who wrote that article" also.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-18

Mr.. GROVER CLEVELAND refuses to act
as commissioner at "a day. Washington
wages were away above that figure.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-18

The APPOINTMENT Of Robert z. Porter,
editor OF the New York Press, as superin-
tendent Of the Census is another recogni-
tion Of editorial ability In the conduct OF
Governmental affairs, and the President is
10 he congratulated upon his selection.
Mr., Porters appointment is also compli-
ment to protective principles, as he lie the
foremost authority ON that subject in this
country. Mr.. Porter is thoroughly at home
in statistics and figures, and with previous
experience in this same line OF work he eau
take hold with confidence which win
assure correct and speedy results. He has
the disbursing.of $6,00O,0OO and he has a
salary OF $1,000.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-18
CRITICULAR.

wAsHINGToN's BAwJ.
Gents
OF the Centennial Committee,
New York City,
NY.
As the Father of our
Common country,
Which you are doing
Your best TO make
Very doggoned
Exclusive and uncommon,
Permit me to inject
A few remarks into the
Present proceedings
You make me very weary;
might say d tired,
But will confine
Myself to society language,
Exclusively,
And not shock the
Dainty sensibilties of
The exquisite 400
AS was saying,
You make me d-excuse ne
Very, very weary,
And, IL you can conveniently
Have Washington centennial
Without me,
You will confer favor
Upon yours truly
And save me a great deal
OF unnecessary turning over
In my coffin
would also call your
Attention to the fact that
Your constant reference to
"Washingtons descendants"
Is very embarrassing to me,
AS 1t would reasonably be
To any man of modest
And retiring disposition,
Whose entire personal family
Consisted Of a wife
And two step-children
hope, gents, you will not
Demand diagram
OF the situation, in order
To have you let up
On the descendant business
But, gents, life is too short
To extend these remarks
You know me,
And you know what ] say goes,
And say
You make me -
Beg pardon, gents,
But you do;
And, IL I'm not at the
Blowout on the 30th instant,
You'll know whyl
SO long
A K-street man last week came very ne
getting his wife arrested by leaving S5
counterfeit change in his vest pock
over night.
There's great pay-raid twice month |
this city composed Of Department clerks.
In Brazil girl cannot marry until aft
she is ten years old, and In this count
some girls can't marry until after they a
So, and not always then.
Some of the social features Of the ope
ing Of Oklahoma will be series OF pist
balls.
I'll take care of the red ants In the Viii
House II somebodHDelse will lookout Il
the black ''uncles" aud the other XII
folks.-[B. Harrison.
A cherry may be ''pitted" without ha
ing the smallpox.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-18

As, THE DATE approaches for the great
Centennial ball In New York, the relations
between squabbling tuft-hunters there do
not become more. genial, and that the affair
The Washington critic., 1889-04-18

THE CzAR OF RUSSIA may be one of the
attractions at the Paris Exposition. Nihilists
will please take notice.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-18
OUR MAGAZINES.

Eugene Field, writing in the Chicago
N0rS, thus comments on subject,
which must have been considered by
every man of intelligence who reads the
magazines:
Letting the Old Cat Dien was the title of
pretty dialect poem published over James
Whitcomb Riley's name In Hdrper's Magazine
last month March. The Harper's had that
poem eight years before they published II
The price paid for II originally did not ex-
oeed $40. We mention these facts for the
simple purpose of showing that the popu-
larity which Mr.. Riley Justly enjoys has not
in any way been brought about by the
patronage or the cooperation Of the Harper's.
The century magazine did not recognize
Riley until the popularity of his newspaper
poems forced that recognition.
We should like to know this: Whether any
American magazine has ever discovered
poetY
And this: Whether any American magazine
has ever taken up a worthy poet until his
reputation was established and the public
clamored for that poets work.
And this: Whether American magazine lit
erature of to-day is not of poorer quality
and is not obtained at less money than Amer
lean newspaper literatureY
We think that our American magazines are
simply ponderous and inferior monthly sup.
pements.
Is not much OF the comment Of the
brilliant Western writer justified?
When did any American magazine ever
discover poet2 We do not remember
such an occurrence, though 1t Is posi-
ble that some of the men who have
made reputation by their verse have
first reached the public through the
monthly periodicals. The magazines
have been edited most decidedly In ruts
and the new poet does not go in rut.
Were he TO do 80 he could
not be poet. Clever rhymes,
polished bits of work, have certainly ap-
peared in the monthlies from time to
time, but anything daring, anything out
of the conventional style of rhyme
making, has had little chance with the
editors who have sought to preserve the
dignity of their publications without
much regard for reaching the popular
heart, Bret Harte was admitted to
tie coteries of magazine. writers after
much travail John Hays Little
BIeeches'' would have made the hair
of respectable magazine editor stand
on end and James Whitcomb Riley
and one or two others have won recog-
milton through the daily press alone.
There is not month in the year when
somewhere in the newspapers does not
now appear better work than appears in
any of the magazines. The conven-
tional editing of the monthly publica-
tions leaves them largely sapless.
Shall we have a magazine edited with
tact and taste, but with a contempt for
precedentY 1t begins to look that way.
Competition is having its effect
The Washington critic., 1889-04-18

A HUGE TRUST is reported as being
formed to control the entire output of
the coal fields of England. The English
are initiating us in many things, and
they cannot too soon follow our ex-
ample of getting up trusts than by
adopting our later plan of putting them
down. We may as well admit to our
cousins over the water that we have not
found trusts good things.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-18
UNDERTlIKERS.


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Successor TO Henry Lees Sons),
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s32 PENN. AVENUE N. W.,
South side.
Branch ofhce, 40S Maryland ave. $. W.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-18
An Enormous Business.

The New York postofilce Is the largest
business establishment, affecting the great
est number of people under the Govern
ment Of the United States. 1t delivers and
collects every year number of letters,
papers, ETC., six times as numerous as the
entire population Of the Union. 1t handles
in each year over $s5 900, 900 in money-order
business, while its own receipts are over
s5,0O0,0O0, and the net revenue of the Gov
ernment is $3.50, 900.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-18
FIRST RACE AT 3 O'CLOCK.

Special race trains via Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad at 1910, 150 and 2:30 p. m.
Returning trains will be In waiting when
the races are over.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-18
The raiiest Cabbage.

The Jacksonville (Fla.) Times says per-
haps the tallest cabbage stalk ever grown
in the United States is now ON exhibition in
the colored peoples department of the Sub
Tropical Exhibition, grown by a colored
man Of Palatka. 1t measures twenty feet
in height, with Towering head, looking
like an old-time Seminole chief wearing his
tufttd plumes. This department OF the ex-
hib''ion shows great progress on the part OF
the colored people. The needle and other
artistic work is first-class and the products
of the cuisine superior,
The Washington critic., 1889-04-18
Carriages should go via M street.

Perfect order will be preserved. Objec-
tionable persons will as on previous occ, :
sions, be excluded.
Arizona silver belt., 1889-05-18

Although new our ten once light fantastic toes seem toe-nailed to the hser. and cannot enjoy the ballroom now where once we hved m clover, we are grateful to the editor of the No gales Herald for making the Reverend Mir. Corbin walk the chalk for his abuse in print of the terpsicherean art, which Roy's wife, Kitty Clever, aad several other girls so delighted in l. Mr. Corbin evidently thinks it IS 9 sin to sing, dance and laugh, but is it not barely possible that the reverend gen. tleman in his attempt to kianap inno- ceat amuSsments, is bordering on the blue, and that has ethics are not suffi- c!ently grounded to wash. He would throw cold water on the crowd and at a Christmas revsry have the hes stu pld and the shes as uninteresting as the hes; doing nothing but twirling thumbs or minding P's and Q's. Take the Herald's advice and don't fore swear dancing while the world feots Us way round the sun. That's eur advice keep up the old figure first led by creatien,' and while doing SO ask the Harald to suggest to Mr. Cor bin 10 trouble his head with his ewn affairs