The Washington critic., 1889-02-23
MATTER WORTH READING.

Street fakirs have been known to eXer-
else ingenuity in q multitude Of ways to
sell their wares, but the expedient Of one
Of their kind in an interior city caps the
climax. Ills article Of sale is salve, which
he warrants to take the fiery sting out of a
burn at once. His method OF advertising
his remedy is to burn HIMSELF and his pro-
ccdurc Is thus described: "On a stand In
front OF him was n vessel of hot Goals, in
which were heated two or three thin iron
rods. The man was giving practical
demonstration OF the efficacy Of his
salve by in1ictlng burns upon his
hands and then applying the remedy.
lie would draw out OF the fire one of the
red hot iron rods, carefully remove the
ashes from 1t and then explain that he pro-
posed to burn his hand with IT, after which
he would put some of the salvc on the
burn. Now said he this iron makes a
very wicked burn, because It is so small.
will raise blister and then you can see how
the salve works. The crowd watched him
curiously and saw him touch the iron to his
flesh and then apply the salvc, all without
evinciDg single sign OF pain. The mans
hand had the appearance Of having been
burned repeatedly" Y. Graphic.
Tho Seas secret.
Nearly five years ago the steamship Ger
mania Of the Lloyd Line departed from
Hague, bound for New York. On board
were over 1000 passengers and highly
valuable cargo. The steamship never
reached port. No tidings OF her were ever
heard, and, although given up for lost years
ago, the particulars of her fate were never
known.
Last Friday afternoon, while walking
along the beach Of "IIassler's Haven"
southeast Of Melbourne, Mr.. Frank p.
Uassler found wine bottle lying on the
sands. 1t was almost covered with barna-
cles and moss. On picking 1t up he found
1t had been securely corked. Scraping the
slmy moss off the bottle two pieces of
paper were seen inside. The neck Of the
bottle was broken off and the papers with
drawn. One was blank bill of lading of
the steamer Germania, Lloyd Line, printed
in German. The other paper was simply
brown wrapping paper, one side of which
was covered with writing in German, the
characters being almost illegible. After
much trouble the following translation was
made
"The steamship Germania is on fire and
sinking. Gale blowing, and all boats
swamped. All hope is gone.
"JouANN WEINBERG,
"Stuttgart, Germany.
"April II, 1ss4.n
Il Indian River (Fla.) News
A Story of Condolences.
The Medical Jurisprudence Society re-
Gently listened to Lawyer Paschall Cog
gins relation of case of mistaken identity
that came under his personal observation.
Two men--John A. Mason of Boston and
John A. Mason of Illinois-lcft their re-
spective homes and went TO California in
search of health and wealth. They were
both wagon-makers. One left wife and
two cons I'm Boston and the other wife and
two daughters in Illinois, The Boston wife
heard nothing Of her husband after three
years. absence, and twenty years later
heard of the death of John A. Mason, Q
wagon-maker. She brought suit for his
property, his photograph was identified by
twenty witnesses, but at the last moment
the Illinois wife turned up and proved thai
the man was her husband, and later devel
opments showed that the Boston pionee
had died alone.-[ Philadelphia Record.
Clothing of British CIcrgymcn.
Can anything more absurd and less i'm
pressivc be imagined than the hat, clothe
and boots worn by the British clergymel
who throng to London in May? A monde
script, seedy hat, generally Of the wide
awake description; long coat cut like {
sack, pair Of baggy trousers, very mucl
"knee'd;" a huge pair of square-toed
bulgy boots and a gngham umbrella max,
up costume which is at once grotesqu
and dlsreputablc. The old-fashioned cler
! gyman used at least to dress like gentle
man, and the Roman Catholic priest has
peculiar and unmistakable style of his own
quite fail to see, therefore, why the mod
ern curate should array himself like eros
between broken-down undertaken and
cafe waiter out Of work. London Truth
Where the Miracle Came In.
A Spanish priest, who had the care Of {
small school, was relating to his pupils thu
miracle Of "feeding the multitude" but b,
m unlucky chance he reversed the mum
bers, and told the class that 5000 loave
had been eaten by Ave men.
Sand did the men burst, padre ?" eagerl.
asked sharp little 10-year-old, delighted
at the idea of having for once caught hi
teacher in a mistake.
"Nu, my son." replied the ready-witte'
priest, recollecting himself just IN time
"that was where the miracle came In.
Il Christian Observer.
| Diamonds In Teeth.
''If the fool-killer is In town l can direc
him to a certain number on one of ou
! faehionolla hnuIeyards where he will find