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The Washington critic., 1889-04-17

''lt is scarcely the right thing" said a
young bride, ''to look gift horse in the
mouth; and yet it is hard not to speak ones
mind on matter of this kind. 1t does seem
to me that people might think a while
before buying wedding presents. am
sure If they had done so l should not
have received nine biscuit-boxes. What am
to do with them all? can only use one
at time, or at the most, two. Now, what
is to be done with the other sevenY It's too
perplexing II could only show them 1t
wouldn't be so bad but | can't even do
that
''Dear me don't know why you should
worry over such little thing as that" OBJ
served her sister, who had been married
nine years. "Those extra biscuit-boxes will
be very useful by-and-by. Select the one
or two you want to Keep, and then put the
others carefully away. Whenever any OF
your friends marry, let a biscuit-box be
your gift. tn save you lots OF money.
When was married I received six fish
servers among my presents. ! was cross
until some one gave me the hint that have
Just given you, and then was happy. II
wasn't long before had made good use OF
the five fsh-servers."
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been granted as
follows:
George Fitzhugh and Emma Hobbs;
Thomas Adams and Elizabeth Mitchell;
Henry Plummer and Maria Cooper; Francis
+. Sibley and Mary 4. Henderson,; Edwin
ii. Lloyd and Pearl Van Week; Lorenzo
d. Campbell and Elizabeth Brown; Charles
A. Jones and Elizabeth Carter; Willard P.
IIaight, Norfolk, Va, and Ida NJ. Smith,
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17
Now Route to New England.

The establishment of the b. & o. train
serviceto New York opens up new route
to Boston and all other New England
cities. Passengers can procure, at B. & o.
offices, through tickets to all principal
points in the New England States. Bag
gnge checked through to destination.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17
WASHINGTON CRITIC
CITY SPECIALS.
Apusemonts Tonight.

AiBAuqfs.-American opera Company
NAricfAL-"Jim the penman.'
HAxdiis'.-"Main Line"
HnNAN's.-"Unclc Toms Cabin
<GtopE Varieties
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17

Lewis B. Morris presented bill for five
dollars to Henry Stainhice, employed at the
Smithsonian, saying that Mrs. Stainhice
had purchased pair of gold spectacles. He
paid the bill and discovered later that his
wife hadn't purchased any spectacles and,
moreover had no such intention.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17
Communication Tickets.

The lIcrdic Phaeton Company have now
for sale at its Offices, 10th and Csts. Sc. c. and
1912 T. st. n. w, commutation books contain
Ing 100 tickets, good on all its lines of coaches.
piinn e. n
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17

Twenty-Five cattle up and sold Best 3l0
4sc.; good 3@3ic.; medium, 2l@3c.; COM
mon, 2@2lc. Twenty-eight sheep and
lambs: Spring lambs, 7l@1Oc.; fall lambs,
5@6c.; sheep, wool, 4@52c.; sheep, clip,
3l05c., calves, 4l@54c. Fifteen COWS and
calves, S200S40. Market good
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17

Lowest price pillow ever offered size 1890
for zoe. each; 1O-i Gray Blankets, sI.25 per
pair, former price, sLs5; Wire Cots, 20
each You should see our 81 and .25 chairs,
fully 20 per cent lower than their real value
nj W. H. lloUonToN h Co.'S, 1918 and i220iF st..
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17

Chief Justice Fuller has announced that
the Supreme Court would cease to hear ar
gumenis on the Goth instant and adjourn
from that day until the 18th Of May and
thun adjourn for the term.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17

At the special request of the sub-com-
mittce on Army of the New York Centen-
nial Celebration, the Secretary of War has
issued orders detailing Light Battery F,
Fourth United States Artillery, Captain
George B. Rodney, to take part in the cele-
bratiOn parade. The battery was raised
originally by the New York Provincial
Congress in February, 1776, as the New
York Company of Artillery. Alexander
Hamilton was its first captain,
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17

This popular installment establishment, at
$50 and9 seventh street H. w, receivlng It's
full supply of spring and summer goods, viz;
All sizes and qualities of refrlgerators, dcsir-
able bedroom sets In solid oak, also new
mattings, baby carriages, carpets, etc. Par.
ties desiring to furnish their houses can find
anything they might want In Ruddens ON n
cash basis with easy weekly or monthly pay
mCnls TO snlt the pmrChnser.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17
CITY AND SUBURBAN.

20 to John II. Kelly, stalls G2s, 60 and $50 Cen
ire Market, and 900 and 20S Northern Liberty
Corned beef speciality.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17

in all varieties and styles. Episcopal and
Catholic Prayers at
CHAPMAN & TAYLoR's.
0i5 Pennsylvania avenue.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17

Now Is the season to buy your paints oils
and brushes II would pay you to call on Il.
NJ. Brown, corner OF seventh and \ streets
northwest, before purchasing elsewhere.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17

Deserve the popularity which II has at
tanned. Whyg Because they are perfect
IN ilt and finish aud correct In style, aud
the prices are always the lowest, Elseman
Bros, 7ih and Il, manufacturing clothlers
and tailOrs
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17
EASTER GREETINGS,

We greet you with some Extraordinary
Low-Priced specialties for the Easter Week.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17
MEDICAL
NSNyN>~~<rrOr-NNO-o~-N N~-~-N-0O-NNN~<NNNNN.N
HEALTH is WEALTH.

Oh. Il. Q. WEST NERVE AND BRAIN TRHAr-
nENT, a guaranteed specific for Hysterla, Diz-
ziness, C0nvulsions, Fits, Nervous Neuralgia,
use of alcohol or tobacco, Wakefulness, Mental
Depression, Softening Of the Brain resulting In
insanity and leading to misery, decay and
death, Premature Old Age, Barrcnness, Loss
OF Power In either sex, Involuntary Losses
and Spermatorrhea caused by Oyer,exertiou
Of the, Draln, self. abuse or oyer-indulgence.
Each box contains one monShs treatment;
prepaid on receipt of price,
WE GUARANTEE SIX BOXES
by us for six boxes. accompanied with IS,
We will send the purchaser our written
guarantee to refund the money II the treat
ment does not effect q cure. cure. =, Guarantees
SOLE AGENT. Asa Penna. ave.. between AZ
and 9th sts., Washington, ID. c..
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17

For wnshIngton Dressed

Ask for II, Schlitz's Milwaukee Lager
Beer. For sale bv all leading houses.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17
Address Registered Letters to
New Orleans National Bank,
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REMEMBER THAT ONE DOLLAR Is the
Price of the smallest part of fraction of a
ticket issued IN any drawing. Anything In
counterfeit or q swindle.
REMEMBER also. that the payment of
Prizes Is GUARANTEED By FOUR MA
TI0NAL BANKS Of New Orleans, and the
Tickets are signed by the President OF an In.
stitution whose chartered rights are recOg-
nlzed In the highest Courts; there fore, be-
ware OF all limitations and anonymous
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17

A reody-information bureau for strangers
has been provided at all New York police
stations
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17

SODEN DIINERALPAsTIL which
were awarded Me Mqhest distinction by a
medical Jury at the International Exposition
at Brussels, have proved to be Q iirst.class
remedial agent In all Catarrhs of tho organs
OF respiration and digestion.
sODEN MINERAL PAsTILLEs are
prescribed by physicians in diseases of the
lungs and chest and asthma. The benefit
derived from their use is unsurpassed and
even In the most chronic cases they soothe,
ease and stimulate.
sODEN MINERAL PAsTILLEs are
preferable to all similar preparations, because
they are a natural remedy, an unadulterated
product Of the springs containing In an I'M
diminished degree all the sanative principles
OF these springs.
SODEN MINERAL PASTILLES are
prepared exclusively under the personal @ sn-
M. D., X. X, Sanitary Councillor.
SODEN MINERAL PAsTILLES are
unequalled as solvent in coughs and ca
tarrhs, even in the most chronic cases. Their
success Is unsurpassed.
SOOEN MINERAL PASTILLES are u
iberia; in the former they lessen the parox.
ysm of the attack, while preventing the lat
er d sease,. which cannot take hold in a
hroat not affected by catarrh
sODEN MINERAL PAsTILLEs derive
increased value from the fact of having a
very favorable influence upon the organs OF
digestion.
sODEN MINERAL PAsTILLEs ought
to be hept in every home. All mothers are
recommended to urge their children during
| the cold season to allow paslille slowly to
melt In their mouths while out on errands or
| going to school.
sODEN MINERAL PASTILLEs are
for sale at nearly all druggists at 5Oca a box
should your druggist not keep them, kindly
| address the
| SOLE AGENCY FOR THE s.
soden Mineral Springs Go. Gimited).
IS CEDAR STREET, NEW YORK.
HOTEL ARNo is the finest in the city.
| HOTEL ARNo is the finest In the city.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17
WHISPERS FROM OUR HOSIERY AND
GLOVE DEPARTMENT.

Ladies' 5-button Lisle gloves, only the best
shades, i5c.
Ladies' 5-button All.silk gloves, black and
colors, 25c.
Children's French-ribbed black, brilliant
Isle hose, all sizes, 25c.
Ladies' Fancy Stripe hose, beautiful com.
bination Of colors, 25c.
Ladies Silk.Finish Lisle hose, drop stitch,
d3c.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-17
PLAIN TALK FROM OUR MEMS FURNISH
ING DEPARTMENT.

Mems Fancy Balbriggan undershirts, csc.
Full regular and regular value, soc.
Mems Fancy Pin Stripe Balbrlggan shirts
and drawers to match, G6c; the 81 kind.
Mems Jersey Ribbed undcrshirts, silk
facking 36c; 50c Is the price all over.
Mems silk Face suspenders, drawers at
tachment. 10c; sold elsewhere for 5Oc.
Our Fancy Stripe half-hose, full regular,
warranted fast colors, latest patterns, per
pair, 1jc; you pay 25c to the next dealer
Telegram-herald., 1889-04-20

under discussion. Tho objections 70 crena-
ton. both sentimental and practical are self
evident: unless post mortem examinations
wore mado in every case it would destroy
evidences Of crime. IL does not lessen that
vague horror many have Of being buried
alive" aud no argument can convince most
people, at least for many years to come, that
it Is not essentially coarse and brutal
Among many methods suggested for dis
posal of the dead that proposed by the New
Mau-oeum association. of this city. mas had
the approval of many physicians and sci
entistS Their proposal Is 70 erect manso-
lsuIns. each containing from 1000 20 10000
crypts. tho front II each crypt can be her
ruetically sealed after the body is deposited
but at the back small orifce opens into a
pipe for the escape Of gases. and these ara
entirely consumed by an arrangement in ths
uuper part Of the building Thus the body
would be slowly desiccated without putrefac-
aon and without givins OF any poison TO
earth or air.
Tae advocates n This system claim that 4,
5 cheaper than any other method of dispos-
.nE = tbe dead that grave robhinS would -
impossible. A. there would - but one entranc
-1 tho n1aus1legm. and that guarded. that the
painful features alike q burial and crona-
-i0u wculI te avoided. and that hv a simule
system af electric annuuciators which would
announce tha slightest movement IN anv
-rfan. aB danger Z burial shve would he
avoided II - plain however. that this "a
after ali hff a very slow Rrd Incomplete sys-
-eru ~ cremation --he hriV IS dried 20 a
mummy ~ -ifr@ i1sfesl - bong slhIirat.i
hv heat snd ss p burial before actuai death
~ destroying che evidences 4 criua. v1ral7
ziencr ard increased care could otvlafe THAI
Tie aroompau7,az Clt = Cne z The FRO
rr~-t uaus.llefm tasfalir-s Indicates the
stvie iu Which the promoters ~ tbc zrherns
propc< - 20 build But lt = not hxe.v that
fne plan wi meet with very marked au-our-
SEGMENT in fte near future = b P
Telegram-herald., 1889-04-20

teliigence and a devotion 10 duty that /.
simply marvellous. To him every one is
either friend or "A foe an instinct wlict
supplies an excellent Foundation for
military training After few months
OF service this instinct IS developed &c
such u remarkable degree that he can
tell at sight whether man belongs 20 the
army of His Royal Highness or 10 that OF
the enemy. He is always relied on foI
the possession OF one very valuable quail
lty-he viii never fall asleep on his post
or desert il. These dogs are carefully
bred for army service. II a pups an.
cestors were carelessly handled and ia.
dulged in habits OF shiftlessness and dis
obediance, ten 10 one he Will be worth
less fellow I'm spite of the most assiduous
training He has come 10 be re
garded as not worth bOthering with and
is left To the humble occupation of
house watching. which, by the way. he
can do very well. The most important
office which these dogs perform as an ally
Of the army, consists in the aid
they render the sentnels at night
Keen scented, quick TO detect any
strange sound, and able TO see in darkness
that is impenetrable to man. il is impos
sible for an enemy TO approach the picket
lines without attracting their attention
But they must not bark. If thoroughly
trained they Will hasten 10 the nearest
sentinel and impart the information to
him without making any noise. Some are
trained TO express their meaning by low
Telegram-herald., 1889-04-20

HEt ENDtlS or IHE bftMAN tMfllt-.
whine, and others by tugging at the boot
legs of the sentinel. The only occasion
on which these dogs are allowed to bark
is on finding dead or wounded
soldier in some marsh or under
brush or perhaps in the snow after
the battlefield has been deserted. They
render invaluable assistance TO the anbu-
lance corps a knapsack OF food, with
perhaps a flask of brandy and bottle Of
milk, If the hospital surgeon thinks pro
per, is frequently strapped To their backs
when they are on duty with the ambulance
corps The disabled soldier who may be
famshing in some lonely thicket is thus
enabled to satisfy the most imperative de
mands of nature when the dog reaches
him. 1t has been found that the dog can
generally be relied upon TO find somt
means 10 report every case Of distress that
he discovers 10 the relief corps. When the
Frenchmen crossed the German frontier
in $50 the first sign Of King VIII
liam's army that greeted their eyes was
corps Of big lancers wearing square caps
with swinging tassels, which hal been
sent forward to recounoitre. So f0rmida-
BILE and imposing WAS the appearance Of
these men that the advance guard OF the
French forces were said to have been thor
oughly frightened But on the whole
the lancers were OF doubtful value TO the
Telegram-herald., 1889-04-20
Ths Presidents Clandehiia HG~siiy saEa-
1nons - Array II ClsrLs-


Baby Mckee has been creating q sensa-
tion Il ths "a hite Hoase. Let because of
4ny desire % make mischief. II should be
said, but simply aecanse cl Us inexpsri-
ence IL pubic sAairs. As has been re-
peatedly announced AZ the newspapers. the
President of the United states is fond of
Baby Mckee. and baby Mckee IS ford G
the President 81 Tie Omitted otAtes Ihese
profound sentiments u distinguished con-
slderatioa being fully Eeciprocatsa, Raoy
Mckee j. allowed more liberty VITA the
hrad uf Ele gogernIorut than the Ordinary
office seeker, or even p nlrInorr - TIE Cab
met. among which may b Included TIE
privilege or entering me library Of the
President al al times aud wandering
about al his own sweet wll.
There are on tte desk Of the Presi ieEt--
the desk presented llu hy Queen N.csogia,
and made out ~ the timhers Q: the ship
kesolute. which brought FROM the Arctics
the remains II the Sir John Franklin ex-
pediti0n-a series oi ivory keys, which con
meet with electric bells ia different parts
Of the building. - that the President esn
summon his secretaries and attendants al
any time
One OF these six keys calls the private
secretary. another the executive secretary
aud the rest the telegraph operator, the
stenographer, the telephone man, the mes
sen ger, The door keeper, aud 50 on. All Of
these officers in fact. almost every mem
Der OF the official stan a the White House.
rushed into the Presidents room ia frantic
haste short time ago, not knowing
whether the President had been assassin
ated or not. but suspecting that the worst
had happened. because Of the violent and
continuous ringing of these bells.
But IL was only Baby Mckee who was
merrily pounding on them. The baby did
not have any particular use for the secrcta
ries and other clerks, and they were soon
dismissed.
Telegram-herald., 1889-04-20

tiOn for the delectatlOn Of the marines. The
following incidents, however, have come
under our personal observation, an1 we are
prepared TO vouch for their authenticity:
Xerxes Smith, an aged colored man OF
Shotgun County, Tex, when boy, ran
needle into his hind foot. The accident
caused him no serious annoyance, and was
forgotten. A few days ago Xerxes felt a
sharp pam in his left wrist, and when an
incsion was made, much 10 his astonlsh-
ment paper Of needles worked its way 10
the surface. The needles were two dozen
in number and they were neatly done up
and labeled Mr. Smith Will exhibit the
paper Of needles to all who may be curious
ly Inclined.
Miss Samantha Allen. OF Adams, Adams
County, Mass, during the month of Ocio-
Der. 1855. swallowed a campaign lie She
thought little of the matter al the time,
but few days since she was seized with
violent commissions. The family physician
was called, lanced the ladys rignt arm. ana
extracted from IL copy Of a political
paper dated March 4, 1889.
Jehoshaphat Jackstraw, Of Tufftown,
No. on the l0.h of January last accident
ally walOwod a calendar with slips bear
ing poctlcal selections 10 mark each day Of
the year. The dates failed TO agree with
him, and he has not been feeling well for
several weeks. On the 9th of March nc
exhibited symptoms OF poisoning A
stomach-pump was brought into requisi-
tlon, and the calendar was brought 10
light Strange 10 say. all the slips had
been torn OF up TO March 9. Mr.. Jack
straw says he is unable TO account for this
phenomenon.
Little Willie Perkins, son OF the post
master at PeransvIlle, Ncb, swallowed a
dollar just two years ago, and day before
Yesterday ne extracted from his left car =
dollar and twelve cents, the twelve &C nts
being interest on the dollar for two year.
a. SIX per cent Little Willie is now kick
ing because he did not receive a higher
rate OF ntcrcst.-America.
Telegram-herald., 1889-04-20

YER an Il anon
and sometimes Oft
ener We see in the
daily papers re
ports Of marvellous
voyages made IN
the human system
by needles. pennies
and other brio-d-
trGc. ia tro q NC e q
therein either by
accident or design
AS a general thin z,
we are 10th 10 give
credence 10 these
yarns, which too
frequently see II
invented by IN gen
ious writers Of iic-
Telegram-herald., 1889-04-20

1-s News- aadl42d dos would probably
prove - 4a.plztle K military ParIsqsss
a. an Crltr breed THAI - common n
AnersS4 Els u1even temper IiEAt hoFe-
isssly o.se14llfy hla fes lAs WORK. o4t
So not gave htna q t-lslf Ar forts Ga the
frontier q teS well trained GoEs w0ale
render Important service IL circumss1l-
ilg TIE WY Indian
% AVID " EcHSIEa
Telegram-herald., 1889-04-20

DEIHoII eAsND HANENAN ANmWAUkEK.

iirifeti tApresS has farlof car a. Detroit.
fu~h lre direct eonrfcilufs ioF aIl poiafs LSsi.
afllaiAg pa AtN aTt d iN lt m next daS.
Nl-iI IAffcoS has sleeping far a. Detroit.
thr fast
Through railroad tickets ocean steamship
tickets ano sleeping saf avfths secured az tha
I.. d. ~ 4 n. kaiIM44 DlA uACt. = Monroe
81. ald 90 the drpof
81 taNfHfu. fais Pass uerr AFenL
t'fo a. httNss Traffic Manager. tLIcago.
Telegram-herald., 1889-04-20

- - -.s-saA
81 Is Us r-l-. q Lfosp1s ~ married
ca -@
- Sd l~fs ~4s r-e 1spfes - every
% RAT 80 -~'-Eles, ~ - tbs f--i9 AL
'eeai - --4-Srl 1St thef@ = a. one --fercS
y s'e' 80 49, Fts1 ~o1F.e-- - ll-sf 80
frtp.e - Ls-a~aFs aIpeaT = c4.s loen
ass ne ---st ccnsS1lsc ~lfA t-e44 ee4
-@@-~- ~ "a lsft lAaeie - o4it eAe --
Telegram-herald., 1889-04-20
ANATOMICAL ANECDOTES.

incidents That Have Come Under the
Observation OF an Accomplished Liar.
Telegram-herald., 1889-04-20

Cant yoa tell me something about the
causes of digorcef
lndee.i can. al you vii care 70 hea-
We have divided divorces into slx general
el4ssss those granted for uufaithfuiness, for
cruelty Tor desertlon. for drunkenness. for
legleot % provi i1e and for combination q
the-o Gauss. The statistics on these points
bring "a light some very interesting facts.
For instance, there Is only one exception %
the rule that more divorces were granted 10
women than a. men, showing that IL Is tho
men and not the women that give. in the
majority Of instances, a provocation for a
divorce. This one instance relates 10 unfaith-
fulness While only 2y.4oO divorces were
granted 70 wives from 1851 10 1886 for un-
faithfulness. 3, $50 were granted 10 husbands
Bu, these figures DO not take into account
the fact that wives are more tolerant OF un-
faithfulness in their spouses than husbands
are. " nen We come 10 cruelty and dseer-
ton, the figures are greatly In favor Of the
women. Only Z, l0l husbands were released
from cruel wives. On the other hand As 40
wives were released from cruel husbands
DesertiOn Is the most prevalent cause for
divorce and only about a third more women
obtain divorces on this account than men
bands and -. ll9 10 wives Twelve thousand
four hundred and eleven divorces were given
% wives because Of the drunkenness Of their
husbands Tie same cause operated 10 give
only AZ divorces % husbands The women
have perfectly clean record in the matter
II neglect 10 provide. The divorces based
upon this cause were granted 10 them alone,
the number being 7.94S. Combinations Of all
these causes have operated To give S9,Jl7 di-
vorces 70 wives and : 7y4S 10 husbands l
may add that IN New y ork there Is moro un-
faithfulneSs than la any other state. Wives
are moro cruel in Michigan and husbands
more cruel in Illinois. Desertion Is more
prevalent il illinois than elsewhere, 50 also
5 drunkenness. Indiana husbands are the
poorest providers The husbands i'll Flori-
da. Mississippi, New Jersey and Texas are
the best providers. for only one divorce in
each If these states has been granted for neg
let 70 provide within the twenty years COW
cred By the report"
Il think | have enough divorce statistics
for the present My obligations 10 YOU are
quite unlimited" FRANKLIN T. SMITH.
Telegram-herald., 1889-04-20

- Caiif-rr e re0rie ere P 90 el-.~S ----
fts ~a- The cas-fr1 f-ts -~a ks-.rr sI,rur
rsirg r.aTers Iarv 0au that f-r Vssrs
f.,s easre~a c'ufs hare '--en sr5rrirr feeir
.agsrs - funr fsI.foruss Isas.e -'f.-rscfs.
a. SOW Trey ars ul-r-'T ,sfezS psii "a
tzeir c-vB ceia
Telegram-herald., 1889-04-20
pESlCCATlNG DEAD BODIES.
A New York Plan for the Disposition of
Corpses.

ICf-IIll NUsTt0I I7lI-IFLII-I
NEW Y YORK, March p That mankind gen
orally are not satisfied with tho method Of
disposal Of the dead by burial Is provel alike
by the fact that cremation has made rapid
progress and that many other methods are