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The Washington critic., 1889-03-09
THE REAL AMERICAN BIRD.

During his last term In Congress as Dele
gate from Montana the Hon. Martin Maginis
attended one of the famous canvas back din
ner parties at John Cbamberlins, and became
so enthused and inspired with the palatable
delieacies Of the feast that while at the table
he composed and recited the following beau
tiful tribute to the canvas-back duck, the
bird which rivals the American Eagle as ma
tionally emblematical.l
Burgundy's juice is red as blood,
That warns q maiden's vein,
AS clear as amber from the food
The yellow wines Of Spain.
Pure and bright us summer showers,
The Vintage of the Rhine,
The drops of Bordeaux's purple bowers,
Fit for the Gods !--Divine
But, oh ! those limpid drops of bliss,
From vine-crowned tower of Reims,
That touch my lips like woman's kiss,
And light my heart like flames.
That sparkle like the laughing light
or Aphrodite's eye,
And thrill me with sweet delight,
| love thee, extra Dry"
In many cold and azure lake,
And many an Arctic mere,
Whose sources from the glaciers break
On st. Elias drear.
The Mercury of the sky and food,
Choice Of the web-foot race,
The canyas-back rears her young brood,
And has her resting place.
Ten thousand miles she cleaves the air,
O'er plain and mountain peak,
And guides them to the pastures fair
That line the Chesapeake.
Tossed by the storm, burned by the sun,
The celery meets her eye,
In the cool wave she dips her down,
For she is extra Dryr'
Bird of the North, by instinct fine,
You sought a perfect sea;
And we tonight, from sparkling wine,
VIII make home for thee.
No longer seek the splashing brine,
Or try the marshy waste,
But come and dip in drink divine,
With celery to your taste.
Bird of the blest choieer wave
Flows DER our goblet's brim,
And in 1t you shall sweetly lave,
And in II you shall swim.
No more the waters beat your breast,
Your tired wing braves the sky,
But you shall have eternal rest,
And float In extra Drym
The Washington critic., 1889-03-09
An USElgENTS.
OF


EXHIBITIoN OF
h AMERICAN ART
Under the Direction of the
LADY MANAGERS
Of the
GARFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL,
TO be held at the
Residence of HON. LEVI r. MORTON,
1900 Rhode Island Avenue, Scott Circle,
Commencing
THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH Z, 1880.
Tickets to be obtainable as below:
Mrs. Tuilock, 12l B 81 =. o.
Mrs. Staples, Wizards Hotel
Mrs. Burrows, i10S II st.
Mrs. Bell, 1895 10th st.
Mrs. Hubbard, 1928 Conn. ave.
Mrs. Metzerott, The Woodmont.
Mrs. llawley 2030 81.
Mrs. Tucker, Calumet Place.
Mrs. Ford Thompson, SOi Eth st.
Mrs. mlllngs, 3021 n st.
Mrs. rutherford, 1911 Corcoran 81.
Mrs. Dolph 8 Lafayette Square.
Mrs. Moore, 1906 X st.
Miss Dawes, 1il4 X st,
Mrs. Cockrell, 1918 ltst.
Mrs. Burnett, l770 Mass, ave.
Mrs. Audenreld, 1927 W. ave.
Tickets for the reception, admitting two
and including supper, S5i season tickets, a1-
mittlng two at any time during the exhibit
tion, So.
Single ticket for reception, supper aud one
season ticket, S3 single entrance tickets,
SOC, after the reception evening" or two days
In the week, 25c.
only . limited number of reception tickets
will be Issued.
Afternoon teas-every afternoon from TO
6-seryed by lady managers aud young lady
assistants.
The Washington critic., 1889-03-09

THERE APPEARS elsewhere in this issue
of TnE CRITIC a communication on the
placing of commemorative tablet In the
Washington Monument There is differ
ence of 5000 In the price OF two tablets un-
der discussion by the committee, and the
cheaper tablet to the casual observer APP
pears to be the better In every respect.
The Washington critic., 1889-03-09
THE POSTS . SILK Hat.

II the candidate for a prominent public po-
sition, who removed a fine silk hat from the
Post editorial rooms the other day, does not
return II, or one equally as good, Immediately,
we shall be under the painful necessity Of
printing his name, with the attendant circum-
stances He Is well KNOWN Washington Post.
The above startling, editorial para
graph appeared in our esteemed con
temporary, the Post, this morning.
While we cannot avoid sympathizing
with our contemporary regarding the
loss of its hat--a fine silk one, mind
you've must at the same time take
strongly virtuous grounds as to the ma
iure of the course IL is pursuing 1t
has public duty to perform, which
duty il is neglectlng. II assumes to
know who stole its hat; it declares that
the pilferer is candidate for "a promi-
nent public office, and yet it conceas
his name and keeps the President in
ignorance just think of the possible
result of such secrecy Suppose tn
man who stole the hat gets the Office h
is after-.he seems an adroit person.
and becomes the head of some branch
of the public service; suppose he gets
into the Treasury Department, for in
stance; what may not follow2 The
man may get away with half the sur.
plus; he may fairly loot the Office !
The man who will steal hat will steal
anything, and here is one of the type
who may have every opportunity for
plunder, all because of the Posts mex
cusable reticence.
II is easy to understand the delicacy
of feeling which prompts our esteemed
contemporary TO silence. II naturally
does not want to intrude into its
editorial columns too much Of direct
flavor; il does not want to destroy that
impersonality which gives a newspaper
dignity 1t does not want to give the
pame of the hat pilferer any more than
IL wants to say whether the lost castor
fiited the head of Colonel Hatton or
Elder wilkins. II is going to be dig
nitied or nothing, most commenddble
resolution in the abstract, but, in this
instance, carried TO an extreme. The
true patriot win sacrifice his feelings at
any time for his country's good We
call o0 our esteemed contemporary for
the name.
II woula be a matter of interest were
the Past TO make public the size of the
hat stolen. There is no absolute neces-
sity for this but the police would like
10 know the measurement. That it was
a good-szed hat we are confident. The
style In which our contemporary has
been managed of late, the success 1t is
attaining. leaves no room for doubt on
the subject
THE NEw YoRK Heyald this morn.
The Washington critic., 1889-03-09

views with Democratic Senators on the
question of who will be the Democratic
leader, and the majority report was, 81
don't know" Apparently the Demo
cratic party needs II Boulangcr, who has
the courage to assert his rights to
leadership and maintain them.
The Washington critic., 1889-03-09

WE HAVE NOT licked Germany yet,
but If there is any way Of catching the
reporter of that Brcslau-by the way,
where is Breslau paper who started
the war rumor we would be pleased to
begin on him with both feet.
The Washington critic., 1889-03-09

~ TiIE NIL enabling the extradltion Of
American breakers, now before the
Canadian Parliament, passes, the Dominion
will resemble the inside Of birds nest.
Each boodler is now consulting an attorney
and asking II such measure can be made
retroactive
The Washington critic., 1889-03-09
The Thrifty Tradesman.

U-HIIUUtIpIU IIWts'1
The thrifty Washington tradesman
knows how to make hay while tho sun
shines and money while the rain falls. A
grocer last Monday charged "a Philadel-
phlan twenty-five cents for four crackers
and two red behring's, which Is about on a
par with the old cost of ten cents for
California hot lunch,n one cracker and
pepper sauce.
The Washington critic., 1889-03-09

TiE NEw YoRK 7rjuAe comments
on The fact rs odd that the names of all
the Presidents show them to be Anglo.
Saxons. That's the kind we want
The Washington critic., 1889-03-09
CONDENSED BLUE BOOK.

Persons wishing positions under the IIar-
rison Administrationcan find full list of
the Government offices aud salaries in the
double-sheet CRITIC for sale at the business
Office at two cents per copy.
The Washington critic., 1889-03-09

Our ESTEEMED contemporary, the Post,
Of this morning is distinctively Republican.
II refers to the Presidents colored coach
man as brother Albert Hawkins"
The Washington critic., 1889-03-09

NUWTItT'JU JUUTHUTJ
The Cabinet, as thus formed, may be
taken, ON the whole, as sound in It's Repub-
licanism and respectable in It's personality,
with the future all before II for good or
evil, as time shall show.
Now, ON with the dance!
The Washington critic., 1889-03-09

any American ship at Samoa. The only
wise blowing up Germany can do in that
locality is the "blowing up" of the consul
there by Bismarck.
The Washington critic., 1889-03-09

The agonies Of chilblans arc permanently
cured by Salvation OIL. Price % cts a
bottle.
Used properly II never disappolnts any
body. we referto DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup.
The Washington critic., 1889-03-09

THERE IS MANY man holding an Office
now who might resign and yet doesn't be
cause he fails to realize how well his head
would look on platter.
The Washington critic., 1889-03-09
COMING ADJUSTMENTS.

-
Francois Chassaignc's comic opera
"NadJy," III three acts, VIII be put on next
week at Albaugh's by the New York
Casino Company, and VIII creltc no less
sensation than II dld IN the Metropolis. III
the cast are Pauline Hal, Jennie Wealth
ersby, francis wilson, Charles Piunkett,
a. w. Maphn' deorgic DENIM, Anna
okeete, Florence olmi anu many Others
WIN Marie Jansen as NdigN premiere uah-
seuse, 'rand operation vienna IL IS
u great cast, anu tne opera IS one Oh the
FUNNIEST ana brightest, ana most meiouious
tnat mas Deeh prouuccd III long una'
ihere Is plenty Oh piot ana iots OF s'tua-
uons, ana tne music ana tuh SO comoihe
WIN the interest IN thesc features tnat thc
eh.ire'y Is grahu success N""y VIII
nave Dig DOOM AL tne week.
go
m Mech oi Marcn ~ n'a''nces iucsuay'
thursday anu Sa'uruay- popular
cpnhcuia,,, M W. l. nryau., SUPPORTED Ny
u" 'Aeo"e"e COMPANY, "ni oo .no a'''aV
''on u, 'ne p'lo" a' Vi "oNs "ooN ooS''r
mug 1dVn""y n'Sn.' =" o.e Vi nocS sreu'-
cs' coinedy successes, heop IL Dark' Inc
piece Is now III i's tn'r" year, anu Is COM
pie.e ana eh'ire success a great ueai Oh
prign' anu catchy music, songs "aneeS anu
ncHeys are ih'rou"ceu' anu "'' !" "ii
most enloyapie ertertali'lneno may cohh-
aenuy DC eNpecteu. Dryahts sroeesque
uance u. 'le ,llisn ., 'ne seeohu ACT ~ sa,o
70 DC apou' .nc iui'i,,cso ,, an'ns ever seen III
.na' iihe' No uo"o. heep ~ D"'N WI"
nave III en'h"9i"s'io rcocp''on'
me Lonuon opcciai'y company, WIN
ple n'e VI a'.'ao'l,o "'''s's, wiz w on AZ
ncihni, . ,icn, ~ wech. hi'ong .ne s,"'s arc
heo'e, anu 'i ,',,'s, 81 oo"' noineii, ii'sn
eo'n.u,'' nun ""es'o I,'no' i'''n quecn, 'uo
gso~, =, q 'u,a'a, voh.oi'' ."u aotooa's,
w. n. p'roe, ~ 'no s'oa.oS. p'ol1,S ao'
eN'ah'' o. 'f'ynn anu mauue Wa,hcr'
Jos' sho.on 'oan'' n'n'ei o. na''' as
n, nanuson'e pan., "nu ~ o'' ""o so o''
ihos 'io "'i away 'p :" ~
go
ine o'ouua'u hec'u,es, wi,en na,c iau
suon % IN ausp'.,ous ~, pcsini'ins 'n,s wouN, nv
"i'ne'a".''s ,ne oNei'e'ne"s a''ehuins 'hc
inaugural, WIN De continued next week at
'ne oohsres"uonai oi"rch' whon 'hree
more lectures VIII DC gwen Vh MONDAY
anu tuesuay evenings .he Sunlect WIN DC
Saruihai iueneheu, anu On wednesday
- rio,ehsc. IN 'hc hrs' ins.ance MI
o'o"oaru mas aga,n resor.cu 70 f,ehcn ms
Tory lor an nvaiiaoie subject ior MS treat
men', ana ne mas ample opportunity 10
produce most valuable and entertaining
lecture Inc lecture upon Florence wed
hesday evening wiii treat Oh Guy whose
artis.ic ana historic interest is equaied
oniy py .ne charins OF i's G,ima,e ana the
beauty Oh its scenery ihe illustrations
tor ooth Lectures may wen 90 unsurpassed
since nowhere can be found places Welding
The Washington critic., 1889-03-09
THE TOWNS PHOTOGRAPH.

The Columbia Athletic Club are on the
lookout for suitable grounds for their out
of-door sports. The time set for the sale
at auction Of Analostan Island is fast ap-
preaching, and soon the island with all its
historic associations will be knocked down
to the highest bidder It is said that the
two parties most interested In the sale is a
railroad and shipping corporation recently
organized in this city and company of
brewers who propose erecting there a big
lager beer brewery. II does seem pity to
have place around which cluster so many
historic memories and which naturally is
so beautiful given over to rushing, snOrting
locomotives, or the manufacture OF beer
but progress does not recognize this sort of
thing and stops at nothing The Athletics
will mourn the loss OF the beautiful grounds
upon which they have expended a good
deal Of time, and the general public,
especially those of them fond of boating
will be sorry to see pleasant stopping
place in their river excursions destroyed
For quarter of n century this little river
island has been Il favorlte resort for the
fishermen of this town, aud many OF them
were no doubt thinking Of the many pleas
an times they were to spend this summer
sure of good catch when they went to
Aualostau, and rarely returned with simply
"fisherman's luck" The old Mason man
sion furnished a good shelter fron the
showers, too, and many nice flsh-fry has
been cooked in the great broad fireplace
before which old George Mason, the revo-
lutionary hero, used TO toast his shi1s.
These old walls have seen u goo1 deal In
their time, and If they could tell what they
know It would make mighty interesting
reading. Some famous plots were hatched
there in the old colonial days, and later
General Lee used to ride down from his
home ON the hill at Arlington and talk
matters over with General Mason, who was
afterward Confederate Commissioner to
Europe. Later still they have heard many
a sweet nothing whispered into fair maidens'
ears and seen many matrimonial compact
made that was kept-or broken. Yes, the
news that the old ruins are to be torn down
will bring back to a great many people in
Washington a memory of some pleasant
episode in their lives.
avs
Some curious little bits may be picked up
in strolls about the back streets of old
Georgetown. The new is fast being builded
on the old, and every year sees some ancient
landmark disappear Soon, no doubt, all
the old places will have been pushed aside
by new improvements, but in the mean
time they furnish interesting glimpses into
The Washington critic., 1889-03-09

The NEW York Worlds review of inside
facts as TO relations between General Har-
rison and members of his Cabinet is clever,
but guess-work.
The Washington critic., 1889-03-09
a Chance for Enterprise.

lNeW Haven PaIladlum)
Boston ia delighted with a play In which
''real' professional burglars appear II
would be refreshing to havea leayenlng Of
s'real actors.'i
The Washington critic., 1889-03-09
Are the nooks An RIght2


T,T' Il1UTs NfIVUUTUVIHOVTNTJ
When the Democrats came In, four years
ago, there was q good deal said about
"looking at the booksn The necessity for
an Inspection Of that sort Is certainly as
great now as II was then, and the country
will look anxiously for full report in the
case,
Fon A DIsoRDERED LIVER try BEEcH-
AM's PILLS.
HEuRIcH's bottled Maezern beer. Tele-
phone call, 63i3.
The Washington critic., 1889-03-09

Some man without the fear of hereafter
before his eyes hurled these five punlets
through the window this morning and fled
away;
There is more that is Harrison in this Ad-
ministration than in the last.
OF dust on Miller you cannot Tracy.
It's Blaine that only one Rusk will be al
lowed at Cabinet lunch.
When II comes to reducing the tariff on
ribbons Wanamaker can Window every
time.
Proctor came Endicott onto the War
Secretaryship in Green Mounting style.
The Washington critic., 1889-03-09
CRITICULAR.

VINO STOLE the Posts hat ?
The Washington critic., 1889-03-09
I'M US n " EN rs.
LBAuGns GRAND OPERA HOUSE.


A LBAUGH's GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
MIR. Henry Il. Abbey requests to inform his
patrons that owing to the continued indispo.
sition Of
MISS MARY ANDERSON.
and acting upon the advice OF her physician,
Dr II. C. Yarrow, no further performances
can be given this week
Application should at once be made at tho
Box Office for the return of money for seats
booked for this engagement
MONDAY, MARCH If,
Rudolph Aronsons Original Casino Opera Co.
The Washington critic., 1889-03-09
I,lliIl
TrllIl
Bum?

With Miller and Rusk Mr.. Harrison
should have a well-bred Cabinet
The Washington critic., 1889-03-09

Some young men can court the girls in u
most heartistic manner.
To the Spring Poet we say; Beware the
Ideas Of March.
Speaking of the anti-sesquipedalian style
of poetry, what's the matter with this about
King Milan, who is a
The Washington critic., 1889-03-09


out by Admiral and Mrs Porter for party
in celebration of their golden wedding,
which occurs Monday evening the 18th in
slant Mrs. Porter, nee Patterson, was the
daughter of Commodore Patterson. She
was married TO Admiral Porter at the Navy
Yard in this city in 1850.
Vice-President and Mrs. Morton left to-
day for Now York, where they Will join
their daughter. They have given permis-
sion to the ladies' of the Garfield Hospital
Association to use their house on Rhode
Island avenue for the art exhibition for one
month, and at the end of that time It will
be turned over to the architect for i'm
provements.
Miss Bette Shirley of Louisville, KY,
who is visiting Miss Butterworth of Ohio In
lie Droit Park, Is one of the handsomest of
the famous States fair representatives who
have beon in Washington this winter. She
is brilliantly dark, like a star-lit night,
neither too short nor too tall, with n charm
in her smile and a grace in her speech
which instantly eaptiyates all.
Mr.. j. Archie Frear of Hudson, Wis,
and formerly of this city, and Miss Hattie
Il. Wood of this city were quietly married
Thursday evening at Waugh NJ. Church,
corner of A and Third streets northeast, at
$3.50 by the pastor, Rev, j. A, Price. After
the ceremony the happy couple held a re-
cepton at the groom's parents, No. 293
Eighth street northeast, and later in the
evening took the train for their new home
in Hudson, Wis.
Mr., and Mrs. David II. King aud Miss
Alma King Of Winston-Salem Old North
State, who have been visiting relatives
here, sightseeing and taking IN the big
Inauguration festivities, left for home yess
terday afternoon, highly delighted with the
handsomest capital In the world Mrs.
King 10 considered the handsomest married
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ranged presumption Of their Uninterrupted overland
tranrit Francisco Mails from the East arriving "a
tin Francisco the day OF sailing Of steamers an
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0 80 D. previous DAY.
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MUSIC-THE DRAMA.



For the first concert OF the seventeenth Of
the orato7o Society which took place last night at
the Metropolitan opera House, Mr.. Damrosch chose
Idszt's Christus- In March 1887, the society per
formed hfs work for the first time though portions
Of IT had been given previously under the direction
Of Dr. Damrosch. At that time it proper TO
look upon the performance as a creditable
and commendable achievement. Liszt had died only
a short time before and his significance In the world
Of music sufficiently great to justify desire to
hear the only one Of hi compositions Of magnitude
that was practically unknown here. Whether the
oratorio deserved repetition soon, and in season
comprising only three concerts by the city's only
choir devoted TO oratorio work. is queS-
ton which for variety OF "aso"'
we feel inclined to answer in the negative IN inc
first place. Christus" is decidedly monotonous COM
position. however 1t is viewed. 1t Is also eAcecdngN
ill-adapted to concert-room performance Where It's
music is free from the cloying prettnesseS at marx
the first part it is solenny and oppressveiy h'ungf
cal. Its spirit Is that of church service "heh
il isn't that of puppeshow. 10 DERIVE rehslous edl-
fcation from IT, one must have nina hiied with the
sr,r,,citv and cbildke faith OF the middle ages. All
that there IS in It that reflects the nineteenth century
e the mechanism Of its construction, and the conem
ls,ion Of that In the service OF such obvious sent
roentalism suggests thoughts Of ncongruity. Repet
ons Of works OF tighten the labor Of the choir
and when the composition IS worthy OF repetition the
niblic benefit from the increased excel
Ience OF the performance, but II Is little
disappointing that all. of the three concerts
planned by the society this should be devoted
90 repetitions and that the public should have OPP
porunity 10 hear either a secular work.
Last nights performance can be set down the
whole cred table TO the society and its conductor.
The orchestras playing uniformly good, If not
brilliant. and several of the choruses sung with
splendid spirit and precision. though the
orr hestral deineaton OF the storm Lake Galllee
seemed strike such terror to the souls of the male
chorus representing the Disciples that they forgot
the agnnizng CRY of save, Lord, we perish and
rebuke OF tpe baritone seemed to their want
Of faith In the Conductor for Mr. Damroschs cue was
Miss Traubman. Mrs. Alves. Mr. Reger and William
sparger. a capable combination, though the latters
heavy and sonorous voice is also trife unruly.