The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1889-1889, 1889-03-28
MATTER WORTH READING.
rlcc,ion returns sixty Years Ago.

EitttiOn httuEhN 6tNtN htNfh hkps
just sixty years ago Jackson's first cleo
tion took place, and | find by reference to
Niles Register that the details were uncer
tain so late as the oath of the following De-
cember This fact is given in the following
paragraph;
"A letter from member Of the commit
tee of Pittsburg, dated December 81, to
friend says that a reply has just been re-
ceived from General jackson. He states
that It would give him great pleasure to ac-
cept our invitation, but he thought any ar
rangement relative to II should be deferred
until the result of the election was per-
fectly ascertained. Then, II the circum-
stances permitted, he would be happy to
become the guest of our city,"
The above paragraph appeared In Niles
Register OF January 10, 1899, more than two
months after the election. The result,
however, had been conjectured as early as
the 22d Of November, and the Register Of
that date says: "Not heard from--Rhode
Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Ala
bama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Illinois and
Missouri, all Of which but Rhode Island
and Louisiana are conceded to jackson, so
that he will be elected by a very large ma
jority. We shall at some future period pre-
sent full tabular statement showing all
the votes in the several States. ."--[New
York Correspondence Troy Times.
Women Journalists OF Mexico.
7 1t is most gratifying Indication of the
growth of intellect among the women of
the country that many OF them are entering
journalism. There are several journals
written exclusively by women, and one of
these, Vioietas del Andhuac, Ia very well
gotten up and excellently written. The
Womdn's Album is strictly feminine pub
lication, read all over the Republic. Its
title in Spanish is Album dc td Mujer. It's
| editor is q woman. Nine. Testa, an ac-
| complished musical and dramatic critic,
writes regularly for the press, and her bril-
| liant pen is much in demand. Among
| Mexican women writers / note remark
able gift of expression aud a good com
mand of the rich and varied resources Of
| that linguistic storehouse, the Spanish
language, far richer idom than English
and American writers suspect, though few
men, like Mr.. Hewell and Mr.. John Hay,
know well the worth of synonyms aud of
| phrase which the tongue OF Cervantes
offers. IL Is the brightest sign oil the Times
here, TINS entrance INTO the press Oh mexi-
can women. / am sure every masculine
member Of the press most cordially well
comes them.-[Mexico letter to Boston
Herald.
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turned with the glass of cider. Meantime
the Chicago man had forgotten all about
1t, but he quaffed 1t with gulp, smacked
his lips, and then said: "Thats mighty
good, Jimmy, but you were long time
getting IT, "Of course j was long
time" replied Jimmy, "'cause had to
suck 1t all through straw"
Avoiding Unwelcome Callers.
A Philadelphia business man has hit upon
novel scheme for avoiding unwelcome
callers. He has placed detective camera
directly opposite the door Of his office
When visitor enters, the Office boy, Q
bright lad and well schooled In. the diplo
macy OF his profession, turns the knob and
takes an instantaneous photograph of the
intruder. This is developed and forms one
4 of a collection OF undesirable visitors
which Is kept In book for the boys in,
struction in the future. People who come
to waste others time, collectors with billi
that they wish paid and the thousand ani
one disagreeable characters known to the
average business man form the basis Of
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Times.
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known are probably the sickle plade founf
py beizoni under the pase OF sphinx II
karnac, near inepes; the oiade FOUND pl
Colonel Vyse' impedded In the masonry o.
the great pyramids; the portion OF
crosscut saw exhuneu ~ Nilhfoa py mr.
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