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The Washington critic., 1889-03-02
TO VISITORS.

I am fully aware that your attention
for the next few days will be fully en-.
gagged In taking part in our National
Celebration, and but little time or
thought will be given to business, hence
am going TO reverse the old rule and
make it read for the next few days,
"Pleasure first, business afterwards. I"
As most Of you are strangers in our
city, I will suggest few Of the places
of interest that you should see. OF
course you will become thoroughly fa-
miliar with the White House and Cap
itol during the Inauguration ceremo-
nies, but after the 4th has passed and
you begin to look around for new
sights, you might visit the Patent
Office, National Museum and Smith
sonian Institute. firing Of these,
you can pass several hours pleasantly
and proftably at Corcoran's Art Gal
lery and finish your day with drive
to Soldiers Home. A trip to Wash
ington would be failure without a
visit to Mount Vernon and old Christ
Church in Alexandria, where the
Father Of Our Country worshipped.
His pew is still to be seen just as it
was when he was alive. Arlington
must not be forgotten, nor trip to the
top Of the Monument. A drive through
the proposed Park will give you an
idea Of what lovely spot 1t can be
made and perhaps inspire you 10 use
your influence with your Congressman
to vote for the Park. Turn your
horses heads east and note what a
grand site for large city. High and
healthy, overlooking the entire city
proper. Pause here and contemplate
the outlook. This city lying at your
feet is your pride, as well as the citi-
zens Of Washington. This Is the Cap
ital Of Grand Country, and every cit.
izen of the United States should feel a
pride in making it the most beautiful
city in the world.
Now for
The Washington critic., 1889-03-02
Stree

Dust around the corner from the houses do
scribed above, and an exact duplicate OF
same, have one new house which will,be
sold at the same price (s4,aSO) to an I'M
mediate buyer.
The Washington critic., 1889-03-02
Three Bay-WindOW Bricks

On Massachusetts, avenue northeast, near
Fourth street. Nearly completed. Six rooms
and BATH Just the place for quiet home.
Two sold out Of FIVE before plastering. Price
$3.50.
The Washington critic., 1889-03-02
BUSINESS.

After surveying the whole scene are
you not convinced that this city Is a
fine place to invest money in Real Es-
tate? The past ten years has wit
messed o large and rapid growth in our
population and extension Of our build
ing limits. There is evidence that our
The Washington critic., 1889-03-02
A Nice New Home.

Fronting Stanton Square, three bay win
dows, large parking ten large rooms, bath,
furnace, electric bells and every convent
ence. Price $1,000.
The Washington critic., 1889-03-02

on your own terms will buy the last one OF
those charming little six.room bay-windOw
bricks on Fourth street, near d northeast.
Best built small houses in the city.
The Washington critic., 1889-03-02
Whole Squares.
Alley Lots.


12 lots, Sd and 4th, and F ne, lax
80 each....,',. ..,..,,.,........,..35c .35c per II
Rear Of 2t0l Nj NV, 27x6S, 25c per Il
9th and eth, G and II sc, ssx92. 2......,..,...s 5000
lots, 9Th and 9TH and ] and X sw,
each 12x3S...,.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS." ."d0c per n
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For Sale or Exchange.

Two new threestory bay-window bricks
containing eight rooms and bath, located on
C street. near Third northeast. Price $1,000.
Also Groom brick on Second, near = street
northeast modern improvements, deep lot.
Price s2,500
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Hoy Turkish Rms ara Mndn.

An exact repro uctiol of how Turk
ish rugs are m lde in the East is given
in show window on Broadway, says
the NV York Sua. A genuine Turk,
attired in a plrple tuaic reaching to his
feet and tied about the waist with
gaudy ash, with his head encased in
maroon fez, is giving the exhibition.
The loom on which he works il COM
posed of two upIights of undressed
wood. Between these up.ights at top
and bottom run two roll ers at right an
giles. Over these rollers i, stretche
network of corl. Two smaller sticks
are intr oduccd between the intersticos
of the network, one half way down and
the other a few inches above the lower
roller, which serves to keep the network
taut and also act as a guide for the eye.
The operator sits, tailor fashion, on
Turkish rug and within his reach are
skeins of worstcd of various colo rs.
Three OF four strands about three inch :
es long, are taken at a time. These arc
twisted about single corl, tied AMI
then cut off to make the requisit te length
of the fur of the rug. The next cord
is similarly treated, and so on, until the
width of the rug is completed. Tno
worker carries tho design in his head,
and produces his patterns by the use of
different colored worsteds. The opera
ton is very slow one, and skilful
worker cannot accomplish more than
two inches on a rug of ordinary width
in a day.
The spectacle is a most interes ting
one, and large crowls are continually
about the window watching the rug
maker 5 progress.
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what she pleases," said Clara.
NShe is so Lin1 - L.. -

what she pleases," said Clara.
'She is so kind to dear Lucy"
u am sure that's no merit on her
part said Bessie. mo ono could
help being kind to Lucy."
''What am to say to herl" sighed
Mrs. Pond.
"Ihe truth, mamma, of course"
Undoubtedly this was gool advice,
yet the truth is by no means always pal
atable.
Aunt Amaranth was very angry.
The jewels were good enough for
the Jay family" said she. 81 don't
Know why the Ponds should turn up
their noses at 'er. However, lot 'em
do as they please Its their business,
not mine, if Bessie chooses to do with
out her wedding present. What is it,
Lucyf the minister again2 1t seems to
me he calls pretty often, don't hel"
Yves, perhaps he does, admitted
Lucy with downcast eyelashes.
Cant you see what h, waat,9'
''IIe asked for you, Aunt Amaranth. "
"Well, Isuppose l must 60 in and
see him, , sud the old lady, al liusting
her cap ribbons. ''Ho's a very good
young man. That lat sundays ser
mon of his WIS really very good for a
beginner
She went in complacently, but when
she came out, she looked roproaohfully
at Lucy.
Lucy" said she, "is this tru,l"
Lucy hung down her head.
"Why didn't you tell me before"
IL thought you must surely Sc
it for yoursolf,n murmurel Lucy.
"Woll, suppose hv, bool binder
than any batI' sighol the old lady.
at never once occurred to me that you
would make any sort of minister's
wife"
II mean to try my best, Aunt Anna
ranth."
'And he wants you to be married
right away. We'll, you've been a good
girl, Lucy" reluctantly conceded the
old lady, "and we'll go shopping this
afternoon and get you gown or two,
and bonnet and a shawl. l suppose
you'll want to go home and be married
where Clara and Bessie arc2'
'1f you don t object, aunt"
Much good my objccting would do,
sdd the shrewd old lady. ''Well,
Will, young folks will be young folks,
a must look out for wedding pres
you now"
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opals had been so ruthlessly rejected by
the other two brides.
''Aunt Amaranth," said she, ''you
need not look out for anything new for
me. You have spent deal of money
on me already, AMI you are propos-
ing to spend more. And if you don't
mind, why shouldn't wear the jewels
the old family jewels-that you were
going to give to Bessie2"
Would you like them1' sharply de-
manded Aunt Amaralth.
"Yes."
Yov have no silly prejudice against
opalsl"
mo, Aunt Amaranth."
"Do you like theml'
81 am sure that lshall like anything
that you give me, Aunt Amaranth,
said she, "whatever it is.
"Humph," said the cd lady. "You
are good girl"
Great MIS- the a-aoing and ohattering
when the three brides elect were togeth-
er in the little red-brick city house,
each working on her own trousscau-
for the Ponds were poor an dressmak-
crs bills were not to be thought Of
But Lucy had shared the best of all,
through Aunt Amaranth's ualook ID for
generosity.
"She has been so goodl' said Lucy,
with sparkling eyes. "Oi, I'm SO
sorry that l ever was cross or unjust to
hcrl"
For all that, /" said Clara, sit would
take more than Aunt Amaranth's silk
gowns and pretty embroideres to in
duc' me to wear those hideous opals of
hers
81 would wear anything to please
Aunt Amaranth," SAID loyal Lucy.
Suppose you show them to U.s."
said Cara.
Goa, l have not como into posses
sion of them yet, said Lucy. "Aunt
Amaranth is to bring them when she
comes to the Wedding"
You won wear them to be mqr-
ricd in9"
"If Aunt Amaranth wishes it, l
VII"
And to this resolution Lucy bravely
adhered, in spite of logc, persuasion
or ridicule.
It was the night before the trip'o.
wedding. Aunt Amaranth, fresh from
her journey, was drinking tea and eat
ing cold chic'ea at a corner of tho table,
and asking innumerlble questions.
"Olly three girls left, ch, En- ly
Jane2' said the old lady. "Wen, if
they're all as good as Lucy here, l
almost wish they were mine. By-the-
way, here's Lucy's brooch and earrings"
Mrs. Pond glanced timidIy at the
hiae-yelvet case. In her secret heart
she, too, feared the reputcd ill-luck of
opals; yet Aunt Amaran.h was by far
too important person to offend.
"Do you want to put 'em onl" said
the old lady, abruptly, to her favoritc
neice.
Yes, Aunt Amaranth," sail Lucy
smiling.
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Over Their Graves.

Oyer their graves rang once the bugle's call,
The searching shrapnel, and the crashing
ball;
The shrek, the shock of battle, and the
neigh
OF horse; the cries Of anguish and dismay;
And the loud cannon's thunders that appall.
Now through the years the brown pine
needles fall
The vines run riot by the old stone wall,
BY hedge, by meadow streamlet, far away,
Over their gravesl
We love our dead where'er 50 held in
thrall, -
Than they no Greek more bravely died, nor
Gaul, -
A love that's deathles 81 but they look
today
With no reproaches on US when we say,
''Comel let us clap your hands, we're
brothers oil,
Over their grayesl
Henry j. Siockard IN the Century
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silk Without Worms.

NJ. dc CarDoa'et1 a F.cnch sav,nt
has discovered har to nuke silk with /
Gu. worns lA1ogan hi, experiment.
some time ago Nth the guiding iIc, /
that the pculi'app.araaco of silk wa,
the result Of thspinniug Of a liouil |
After many rhths Of repeated and
unsuccessiul n he pro luc.l several
ya-d, ofsils Us wise; lie poured
colloii0n solu into a copper receiver
which emp'is,hio a system of small
glass tubes nese tubs terminatcd in
capillarics Wis carried off tn. solution
in fine threadse stream. In the sec.
ond system o ass tubes, filed With
water, the stream, became aao
threads, vlsS before leaving tho water
we're cught H.chanicauy anil wound
around tiny roers. After being heated
and cooled ma acid Of spec ii Gravity
and temperate, the threads w.re made
less ccmlu tiJs than cotton by being
saturated IN almpl. chemical prepara-
tion. The qnlity Of til, silk eools
manufactured rom these threads are
fine. The thfals are cylindrical. D..
Carbonnei sill is much more brilliant
than Ordinary 'ilk, aul absorbs and
holds ngaattcr more satisfac ori.
ly. ASJJst OH few pieces have been
produ ed w u new process. D. Cir
bonnet is cqpfant, however, that fur
thcr exporimes will enable him to
manufacture 81 chca7ly and in large
quantities h'act, he thinks that a
few years henathe silk worms may as
well go and d. as machinery will ther
be doing theiiyor6 much better than
they can do themselves.
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PORT TOBACCO, MARYLAND, OCTOBER 25 1882
Giles coming tonight, I sapposeT'

Giles coming tonight, l sapposeP
"Oh, f courselN
81 should like him to see you wear
ing them, sui Mis- jay, complacentiy.
"Then l will pat them on, SAID
Lucy, taking up the case.
"Let me do it, my dear" said Aunt
Amaranth.
Two drops of fiery dew, across oi
glittering white stones, flushed at Lucy''
throat and in her little. she.l-liko ears.
"Oh, Aunt Amaranthp she cried
out.
'Diamondsl" screamed Clara.
But l thought" stammerel Bessie,
'that they were opals !"
$50 they were once upon time,
said the old LADY. 'Blt l got tired
of 'em. / never did fancy colorcd
stones. So last year changed 'cm of,
by adding a little to the sum total, ane
got the diamonds instead. D amonds
arc the thing for br.do-oh, Lucy7'
'But, Aunt Amaranth, pleaded
Lucy, "they are a deal too good for
me-"
''Not a bit, said the old lad I stou.-
Iy. They're not a particle brighter
than those eyes of yours.
And of all the three lrides, gentle
little Lucy shone most radiantly, with
the family jewels, on her marriage day.
''If we had only knownl' said Clar'.
"oh, i'll" cried Bessie.
'1f is big word for a little onol
said Aunt Amaranth. you took your
own choice, girls. ."-Ho en- F5res!
GJages.
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No Waiting for Inspiration.

Mr.. Firth, the artist, in his "Remi-
niscences,' gives hint which is of
value in many departments of work:
believing, as l have every reason to
do, IN hard and constant work, l
earnestly desire to warn the student
against waiting for disposition to work.
Nothing is more common than for a
young manor an elderly one, for the
matter Of that-to say, 'Oh, l couldn't
work today; somehow or other l could
not get the steam up; set my palette,
but the inclination to work would not
come My reply to that is, You
should have set to work, whether you
were in the humor or not, and you
would have found, before you had been
painting half an hour, that an 'ex-
position' Of work had come over you to
such degree as to carry you on sue
cessfully through the day. ], who
speak, have experiehceu IHo "u'h u
the above hundreds of times. | don't
think ever allowodmyself to be stopped
from regular work by any OF tho
oualms Of disinclination. When l have
urged my views on the question of
steady and continuous industry on somo
volatile natures. have been told that
/ "a man must wait until his genius
prompts before he can work. and that
painting done against the grain can DO
but poor stuff For myself I must
admit that, if I had waited till 'geniu'
urged me on, l should be waiting at
this moment; my pictures would not
have been painted"
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Reginald-'I have vague idea"
Grosvenor Gnterrupting) -" "What, that
is a positive Improvement! Let me
congratulate you
Rather Rough. "You are gowingi
1t seems to me that my society is not
enough for you" Goa the contrary, it
is too much for me-
Author-I always test my sketches
by reading them to M wife. Friend
All, ycs-and you use those she likes'
Authorize, those she doesn't.
The lay Of the poet and the lag Of the
hen dilTer in several important features.
and none more signally thln in the
readiness with which the lay of the hen
is convertible into harl cl,h.
"Do you remember how ten years
ago in this very place you offered your.
self to mal" "Oh, yes, and you re-
fused me" 81 have been reconsider-
ing the matter" 80 have l."
: Ak. AAas. Z. .he2aly tim9 the small bay
thinks of travelling for the benefit Of
his health is when he is in farmers
apple orchard and sees the owner and
cross dog approaching. Then 10
travels. II, would fad it very un-
healthy if he didn t.
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HUMOROUS.

The railroad tie is no four in hand.
The waiter girl is different from
poet She is not born; she is maid to
order.
The highest grade of impudence-.o
wait In an umbrella shop for shower
to PASS over.
Be not qpic', to amer, but ify you arc
chased By mud bull tako Offence as
quickly as you can.
It makes no difference whether or
not bad poetry is written on both sides
Of sheet Of paper.
Guard-Sr, if you want to smoke in
this carriage you must either get out or
throw your cigar away.
Little Annette -'M1thor do plca'e
buy ne new doll; my old one is quite
ashamed when asIcl is age"
Teacher: What great event occurred
in 1878 Small Boy after pause)
P.easc, MIN l was born then.
1t is instinct that prompts girl who
knows nothing of the world to ask to
drive when you strike a lonely road.
A sure sign that the door bell is go
ing to ring: Wien you are the only one
in the house an are in the bathtub.
Young men hunting hcire'scs should
remember that "AIss Fortunes mover
come singly." You have to marry EN-.
The man who kicked a collector out
Ct his office remarked that if he couldn t
foot his bills one way he would another.
If you save or-~~st day, E)enezer,
l e.. 4 hn
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e join3 " eagerly speaks up Lucy.

the join'l' eagerly speaks up Lucy.
Aunt Amaranth elevated her hands.
There you go again said she.
'Its your chief falling, Lucy Pond, to
want to argue every question that comes
up. 1 do wish l could break you of
thatl"
Lucy made no answer, but her COM
pressed rose bud Of a month, the two
round red spots on her checks, and the
mechanical drumming of her fingers on
the table near 10y, evinced the unquet-
ness of her spirit.
How she w3u!d have likel to aiar a!
Aunt Amaranth's ostentatious patronage
back in her face, and return to tue little
city house where the five other sisters
were all happy togetherl But tlat was
quite out of the question.
Mrs. Pond was poor; 1t cost great
deal to live. Lucy, after all, was only
one of six, and it had been consid cred a
nne thing for the little maiden when
Aunt Amaranth Jay had given her a
grudging invitation to come and visit
her. And here were Clara and Bessie
to be married to young DR.. Clifford and
Harry McVicker-yes, Aunt Amaranth
was right, it did seem as if the sun
of good luck were rising on the Pond
horizon once more.
Il suppose" said Aunt Amaranth,
still following up the thread of her re-
Elections as she knitted steadily away at
her black silk mitten, 'they'll expect
some sort of a wedding present, from
me-"
Il don think they'll expect any
thing of the sort, Aunt Amaranth.
"Girls always do. Well, let me see.
I'm not rich, but there's that solid sill
yer salver of mine. could have the
initials rubbed out and replaced with
C. P. for Clara Pond, and I've kept
that set of family jewels all these
years"
"Oh, Aunt Amaranth, don't"
Brooch and ear--ings" authorita-
lively enua ciated the old lady. &c rls
always like trinkets. Bessie is the eld-
est. Bessie shall have the pin and car
drops. They ought to 60 in the fami-
ly."
But when this news reached the Pond
tribe great was the CONSERVATION it pro
duced.
Aunt Amaranth's opals, indeedr
said Bessie, tall, slim, young brunette
i wouldn't have EN- if you were to
give me thousand dollars. OF all
gems, opa's are the unluckicst"
my dear, that's all nons3nser' said
Mrs Pond, gentle, dove eyed little
widow, with golden hair streak.i VITA
silver GIVE been wishing we could
afford you a pretty set of topaz. or soma
thing, and"
"But wouldn't wear opa!s," sail
Bessie.
"Well, then, suppose you take the
salver, and Clara"
"No, thanksl said Clara, with a
toss of the yellow head that was like
her mother $. n don't want any sec
ond-hand ill-Iuek, either"
But what will your aunt thinkl'
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SCROFULA

can only be cured by thorough puriflca-
;ion of the blood. If this is neglected,
the disease perpetuates its tailIt through
generation after generation. Among its
earlier synptomatic developments are
Eczema, Cutaneous Eruptions, Tu-
mors, Boils, Carbuncles, Erysipelas,
Purulent Ulcers, Nervous and Ply
steal Collapse, etc. If allowed TO con.
tinuo, rheumatism, Scrofulous Ca
tarrh, Kidney and Liver Diseases,
Tubercular Consumption, and vari-
Gus other dangerous or fatal maladies, are
nrOducpd by IT,
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THE WEDDING JEWELS.

1.-TWO of 'em going to be married at
once" said Aunt Amaran,h "Well,
that's good luck for Emily Jlne Six
girls are a dread ul dispensation Of
Providence.
~ don't think mamma thinks so,
Aunt Amaranth," said Lucy Pond,
colorng.
"sho don't say so, of course, out of
consideration for the feelings of you
girls, said Aunt Amaranth, sourly;
"but here's no sort of doubt but that
she thinks so, poor dearl don't know
why you couldn't, some of you, have
hal the sense to b. bora boysp
you talk as if We did it on pur-
pose" said Lacy, half laughing.
"Well, how do l know bu. what
you didf rctoro Aunt Amaranth.
"Therel you needn't bang the dishes
about in that way You've cracked
more teacups, Luc} Pond, and Clipped
the edges of moro saucers, in the six
weeks that you have been here, than l
did since I've kept hou,el'
Lucys lip q liverel; the roses
dcepcned on her checks.
'I try to be careful, said she.
mo, you don't~ said Aunt ANA.
ran'h, tartly, "You don't try to do any
thing, except to curl your hair and fix
over your gowns and read poetry books,
when you ought to be sewing for me.
How do you expect to pay for your
board and lodging, clscl"
"Your b,ack dresi il finished Aunt
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ClRb life for Young Men.

AOh AVNhS
Youn4 nm Of moderate means, yet
able to Felb We the clearinghouse,
find the fmaler club, of this town, says
a New ioh correspondent of the Pits
5idarg n Tgfhtap and agreeable p4a6ss7g
Of reside tpe A man who would rent
two roof fsh lodging-house does very
well vi tAno in a cub, since he has
The use II parlors and library. Com
fortablel chb lodgings may be had at
fromSlP Pc $40 a month, and club res
tauralti an as cheap as anything above
the degieeof the boarding hou,e or the
poorer taRe d ho.es. An economical
man c. p live in q respectable club at
$45 month, and for SIS a month may
have Spacious room and many table
.uxu1e1 Rooms at the Fellow Craft
Club are occupied almost the year
round, and the Authors Club usually
has fdwlodgers. The same is true of
several otthc Greek letter clubs. olt
Of abolIt fifty fully equippe2 e'tibs il
this # less than dozen can be re-
ga'dd hs expensive by reason Of initia-
ton ps, dues, restaurant char gos, or
gcnef Standard of living. Among the
othef forty almost anJ pre,oatablo
yog' an may find at least one suited
to hiap'Fe, pursuit, and tastes. The
fma Fl Tubs admirably illustrate Mr..
DcPdF observation, that a club is an
in'dtptR to which thousand men
pay fu that hundred may have
cheaFfdsners. As matter of fact, the
propfpn Of dinners to membership is
usual y ven smaller than this.
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A Great Sensation.

"Hello, Penjab," said one reporter
to another, "looking for a sensationl"
mo. discovered one last night. "
"Howl
''By stepping on a tack while / was
walking with the baby."-AsrehGHt
Traveller.
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NO. 81.
The Forest Flower.

Iifo is swset, o forest Il pwerl
In your leaf encircle1 bower,
Gentle breezss sing to thea
Bird AMI bee are company,
A., with song or noisy hum,
In the summer days they coma
Morn or even brings its dew,
Priceless bounty unto you,
Safely gurrled, hour by hour,
Life is sweet, o fores: fl)wcrl
Life is pure, o forest ilowerl
When tlcriin drops nre your dover,
Dropping dropping one 10y one
Ii j their 81 ssei work is done,
Winds bear ON your swa t perfume
Outward from the forest gloom,
Where the grassy M .dows are
Over hill and mountain far,
'Tis your gift Of soothing power,
Lite is purn. 0 forest flower!
j. B. ". Wright in Pictyune
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He Could Spell.

DuFg the Franco -Prussian War, a
corpfalrame to the doctor with on, of
his men Who was unfit for the saddle.
The qcaor examined him, and found
I'm Suaering from rheumatism. The
corpora proceeded to fill up the rcquis-
ito i9fa Tor the man S admission to the
ne'lqS' military hospital. "Can you
spell FAslmatism, corporall" said the
d0e'a q think can, doctor, thank
YOU Hpliei he, saluting. The cor
p0rs ms Louis Coetloyon, one of the
lead ns journalists of Paris.