The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1889-1889, 1889-04-27
MATTER WORTH READING

MA DEt WOIIl II TNHtAlJlNGs
Here are specimens Of large number of
advertisements which appear in the London
Church Times, a staid and sober journal:
Fish Drawn Tor Lenten fare) for lunch on
fasting days, also Lenten sausage, fish ex-
tract, soup, etc. Sanctioned by eminent
church dignitaries.
Housemaid who can clean plate aud wait
at table. Good character indispensable;
no fringe. Apply as soon as possible.
WIN any lady recommend a plain cook,
age between 35 and 409 Trustworthy,
strong, not penitent. Wages coo, all
found.
MSS. sermons, plain and short, earnest,
preaehable. Authors name highly known.
General subjects, 5s; specimen sermon, Is;
los; sermons on special subjects or texts
from 81 Is TO GO IS.
by Fire1y Light.
A most interesting experiment hes re-
Gently beeu made in taking a photograph
by the light Of the Cuban FREELY. After
various trials Of the insects power, the
experiment Of photographing by it's light
was successfully carried out. A copy OF
family nortra,t was made tbe iuscc, h.,n,
held within an inch of the o,i,;na, and IN
such way that the rays fell perpendicu-
larly on the negative. The time of ex-
posure to bug light was about thirty sec
onds. A living specimen Of those tropical
insects was recently presented 10 Tho
Br,dOenort Scientific societv II "a ah,ut
an inch and n half Ioup. and bears unon
each side of its bodv oval spots resemh,,no
eyes Tn tho dorl these snots omit :
oreon,sb liobt resamb,,no that os inv
clectric ,omns IN ful, o,ow
Nes' .n"' A". "oiu'
EAR, oa.uiuay ai'ernoon 'rs. rn'.' VINO
10 enpioycu as cooN III von' w. nouiuens
iainiiy' purcnasei Turkey a' one Oh tne
Guy markets. MIS- rii.]' IN removing Tue
ciaw, uiscoyereu sn'aii goiu nugget She
s'spo9eu " 'ao 80 70 '"o 'o' "us 70 "
,,r,,n,s e., tho ,,.rsots - ,,,,. Ia,
raissd IN Trosno Connt, uoro e. o,,,o sar
tbo cold hunter which 10 sncoasss,,n, m
,ror,oa -, ,,,orht ,ood 90 ,os,,,ns -,
,h,nl, n ra'., i,,nrosoh,a Co.., 49,. ,,ss,
n,or,, ,,ot 90 ga 40 so ,,'s,ass .sps q, ea
,,,.,,a.. T., - 90 oa,, 49, I,..,. n,,' ~
met bn raora a,o,d ON ,ho hro,rs;,,, !, ~
as ~. .,aao,,,,s.al ,,,s,.s, rr..,' > SS1, /,
Tvnos,,or >o'''
rrav.,.d pno,ooran,
Tha no,,omoa ~ J,o,,son ,,,ah .. 49,.
,,a, -, a.. .r.,,o,a =, .h',,
mailed TO sturgis. Mich. last December II
left for its destination promptly, IL was
supposed; at least It disappeared, and a
few days ago 1t was returned to jackson
from the dead letter office at Washington.
The address was plain, but 1t had meantime
tecn to New York, thence to England, and
from there to Bombay, where It went into
the dead letter Office February 4, 1880, and
was returned to Washington. From .th !,
latter place It was, through the address of
the photographer printed on the card, sent
back to jackson.
How GaIl Hamilton Writes.
Gail Hamilton. whose real name IA Miss
Mary A. Dodge, prepares her manuscript
for the press on odd scraps OF paper with
stub pen. One OF her recent articles, which
! saw before it went to the printer, was en-
| tirely Written on the inside blank pages of
old envelopes which she had cut open and
saved. Friends who send her letters Of
which one sheet is left clean furnish her
with large amount of her writing ma
tena'. Miss Dodge's handwriting is bold,