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The Washington critic., 1889-06-08
INTERESTING TO oHuRoH-eoERs

Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church,
conner of G and Fourteenth streets
northwest. Rev. George Elliott, pastor:
II a. m. "Cbildren Day exercises, with
appropriate music and floral decorations
and the baptism of young children; 8 p.
M, sermon by the pastor on Dark
Dispensations," with special reference
TO the recent disaster in the valley of
the Conemaugh.
Twelfth-Slreet M. u. Church, near
Pennsylvania avenue, southeast. II a..
m, preaching by Pastor j, d. Still;
p. M, "Children's Day" exercises; s D.
m, Rev DIR. Kelley, quarterly service.
All welcome TO each service
Grace =. e. Church, corner Ninth
and ID streets southwest: Services on
June 0, at II a. m, and 0:30 p. m. Sub
1ect in the morning, "Pentecostal
Baptsm;" at the evening service, ST.
Peters sermon ON "Whit Sunday"
Second Baptist Church, Fourth
street and Virginia avenue southeast
Pastor Edmund Hez Sven breaches at
II a. m. and Sp. III. Baptism Sunday
night
First Congregational Church, corner
of Tenth and @ streets: The pastor
Rev. s. NJ. Newman, ID. D., will preach
at II q. m. sermon appropriate to
"Children's Day" and the Sunday
school will hold service of Scripture
and song at Sp. m. Music led by DIR.
Bischoff, organist. Vesper service at Z
p. m.
Wesley Methodist Episcopal Chapel,
corner OF F and Fifth streets northwest,
Rev. James p. Wright, pastor: OBJ
servance of "Childrens Day." Sermon
by the pastor at II a. m. to young peo-
pie. Special children's gathering at
p, IN. In the audience room. Preaching
at 8 p. m. by the pastor on "Preferring
Worldly Prosperity to Christ" All
seats free.
The Washington critic., 1889-06-08

connected with athleticshas included
little publishing. and the latest con.
trilrtion TO the library is not q bad one
IL is o practical talk by o professional
on The care of the body and methods Of
exercise. II Is well illustrated.
BLuNDERs IN EDUCATED CIRCLES Con-
RECTED. BY Thomas Russell Bowden.
Published by q. w. Dillingham;, New
York.
Mr. Dillingham; has done q good
work In some Of his corrections of fire.
qiient conversational blunders, and
while issue may be taken with him on
some points he makes, his little work,
as whole, is worthy Of careful read
ing, II Is neatly bound in green and
attractive geographically.
TRHAS; on, The MoBMoN's DAUGHTER.
BY Alva Milton Kerr. Published by
Belford, Clarke & Co., Chicago, New
York and San Francisco. Paper, 80 cents.
This is romantic story of life among
the Latter. Day Saints, written while the
author was living in Utah, and is par
ticularly interesting, because II Is out
of the common run of summer novels.
THR PkopHET's MANTLE. BY Fabian
Bland. Published by Belford, Clarke
Francisco.
A tale of Russian reformer,
Michael Petroyitch, and his English
sweetheart. Glare Stanley, who Ego,
hand in hand, into the black darkness
and oblivion that waits 20 swallow those
who dare toset themselves against the
bitter tyranny Of Russia"
WHERE THEY WILL SUMMER.
Where literary folk are going foi. the
summer end soTething else about
some of them is here CLEANED from q
recent letter to the Chisdgo Ndics .
Mr. Glider, the editor of "The Cen.
tpry," will go to Marion aud will
probably entertain Mrs. Cleveland.
Mr. Glider is a dark-eyed man who
wears his hair rather long but Is
shrewd. Harry Harland, better known
as Sidney Luska," goes to some place
in New Jersey or on Long Island He
believes in Howells Howells lives in
the northern end of New York and
! threatens to return to Boston. Edgar
Fawcett goes to Narragansetti Pier.
Edgar Saltus goes to the same place.
Saltus Is small, trifle fat, and Is
cynical. Edmund Clarence Stedman
goes to his own little home on
the coast. He is small, hond-
some, gray.haired and with delicate
features. He is not rich, his son having
lost much Of his property in business
speculation. Maiy Mapes Dodge, 45,
ard pleasant looking, may be at New
port or go abroad. Thomas Jauners
and his wife will wander afield.
Frank Stockton will be, most
Of the time, at Madison, New
Jersey, where he has home.
Lizzie w. Champney, the author Of
"Vassar Girls will be with her hus-
band at Deerfield, Mass, where he has
q summer home.
The Washington critic., 1889-06-08
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Invitations for the Bethel Military
Academy commencement ball, near
Warrenton, are out for Wednesday, the
10Th, ats p. m, and they are beautiful
specimens of engraving and Typography.
A very gay time is promised and the
beauty and chivalry of the section will
be present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cabell of Norwood In
stitute will give reception to the grad
uating class this evening at the insti-
tute. The programme will include
piano music, valedicto y essay and Ger
man recitation by Miss Alice Condit.
Smith, essay by Miss Abby Pearce
Scott, piano music by Miss Annie Bates,
Miss Maggie ID. Watkins, Miss Lucy
Dougherty and Miss Laura Porter,
French recitation by Miss Lottie Plain,
Latin recitation by Miss Estelle A.
Tucker, elocution by Miss Addie Klein
schmidt. The regular programme will
be followed by refreshments and by
music of other pupils. The public com
mencement exercises will take place ut
Masonic Hall Tuesday at 8 p. m.
Mrs. Senator Vance Is at her noun
tain home, near Asheville, N. G. The
Senator, since the operation which re-
moved his left eye, finds that his health
has very much improved. MFRS.
Harrison was the guest of Senator
Hearst's wife at Albaugh's last even.
ing. Mrs. Hearst's party occupied two
. of the upper boxes.--The Naval
Academy ball, the closing event OF the
week, took place last night at Annapolis.
About twenty-five hundred persons
were present f:om Baltimore, Washing.
ton and Northern cities. Mrs. w. L.
Sampson received, assisted by Miss
Tracy of Washington and Cadet +. s.
Rising. Mrs. Sampson wore brocadcd
satin, with front of lace; Miss Tracy
cream silk costume covered with net
piofusely worked with flowers. Nine
teen officers of the Austrian war vessel
The Washington critic., 1889-06-08

there need OF such saving, from a
pccuniory point Of view? The taxa
tion In the form Of meters is restricted
to class; is this just
Water in Washington should be
as free as the air we breathe
Taxation here Is sufficiently high
already. 1t is doubtful IL II be ad.
visable TO yet increase the income,
for II Is reasonable to suppose
that when too great taxation Is i'm
posed upon the people the National
Government viii hesitate in its duplica-
ton of the revenue, but this matter
need not be considered IN the present
case, the money demanded of citizens
going largely to the meter manufac'
tirers The great point is regarding
the necessity for the innovation. 1t is
to preserve q pressure" 1t Is urged; the
necessity for meters cannot be opviated
without expenditures in other direc-
tions This Is the argument
If 1t be necessary to cxpend more
money for water let II be done, but let
the city get the benefit of all the money
expended There is no occasion for
division with water.meter company.
1t is to be hoped the Commissioners
will see where wi dom Is.
The Washington critic., 1889-06-08
THE DIALECTRICIAN


He wrote his poems according TO his light,
And as his light was light, they seemed
most airy
Too airy sometimes to last e'en over night
As'tennously slim as any fairy.
The critics cut him right and left severely;
They said his work was lacking in felicity;
No more poet was this per. on, clearly,
Than light OF sun was that of electricity.
To dialect he turned his whole attention:
Twas then that the critics called his
promise bright,
And Of his 'genius raren made constant
mention,
And dubbed him, too, the "Dialectric
Light"
So now he writes his poems day by day,
And whether he doth make them bright
or sad,
He's sure 10 find success I've heard him
say,
"The poems are unchanged; the spelling's
bad.n
--[John Kendrick Bangs, in Editors
Drawer, Harper's Magazine for June.
The Washington critic., 1889-06-08
AMusEMENTS.

\ Commencing at 1906 o'clock next
Monday morning great international
I go-as.y .you-please walking match will be
7 begun at Kernan's, to continue 142 hours,
night and day. There are twenty-six
entries of well-known pedestrians, and
45O miles will be necessary for a share
of the gate money. This will be the
finest exhibition yet held on Kernans
track. New variety specialties will be
introduced on the stage in the summer
garden. Pistorios band will discourse
sweet music. Baseball returns by inn
ings will be received during each after
noon. Admission to all, twenty five
cents.
The famous cyclorama of the Battle
of Bull Run, at Fifteenth street and
Ohio avenue, has always been an inter
esting picture, but the addition of a
photograph as lecturer has added to
1t hundred fold and its visitors now
are surprised and pleased beyond ex.
preston. Everybody should go and
hear the phonograph. Admission
twenty. five cents.
"Amorita,' by the Lamont Opera
Company, has made such a palpable
hit at hlbaugh's this week that the
management has concluded to continue
1t three days of next week. The opera
grows in entertaining power. and night
after night the house is filled. Miss
Alice Carl as Angelo has caught on SO
well in the character of a young man
I that she has been booked for Nqnki Poo
In "The Mikado," which will be put
on Thursday and continue the week
out Louis de Lange has also kindly
consented not 10 sing his collar but
ton song' in "The Mikado," and this
will make II especially pleasing. No
summer opera company ever in Wash
ington has won the popular favor as has
the Lamont Company.
The Washington critic., 1889-06-08
CRITICULAR.


A mother-in-law often mas the perfection
of welded bliss.
~ want you to take me just as am, " she
exclaimed, as she bounced into photo
graph gallery and mistook new clerk for
the artist.
~ am very sorry" he stammered, "but
can't do It. You see I'm married man."
A pie may be always relied upon to ''pan
out"
"What do you call thisSn asked q hus.
band OF his wife as he looked over an &C.
count made out by the hired girl.
~ don't know, y she replied calmly, sun
less II is hire-oglypbic."
SUMMER soS0.
Some go to the mountains,
Aud some to the sea,
And some stay at homo
Meath their own ig tree
And I'm mosquito,
So happy and free,
With nothing to do,
But to do them all three
And you bet
/ will.
Baseball Lover to Funny Man: Well, you
ought TO write one more baseball joke like
that in The CRITIC yesterday and go shoot
yourself
Funny Man; What's the matter with
that
B. b. L. (disgustedly); Aw, it's the worst
thing ever saw.
f. NJ. (sadly): You never saw the Wash
ingtons play ball, did your
'serial buildingsn are what they call
those high ones in Chicago, because they
are continued stories.
Jubal Early tried to jubllate at Win
chester Thursday,
To bill collectors; Never put on til to-
morrow what you can due to-day.
England and the United States are trying
to get their Behripg's up IN the Alaskan
waters,
The Washington critic., 1889-06-08
WASHINGTON. JUNE 8, 1889.
PRESIDENTIAL RECEPTIONS.

The Cabinet meets on Tuesdays and Fri
days at 1880 p. m.
Senators and Representatives In Congress
will be received by the President every day,
except Mondays, from II until 10.
Persons not members of Congress having
business with the President will be received
from 12 to 1890 on Wednesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays.
Those who have no business, hut call
merely to pay their respects, will be re-
ceived by the President in the East Room
st y. M. on Mondays, Wednesdays and
Saturdays.
The Washington critic., 1889-06-08


prices (aoiM uS) that pull
them down where you can
get your hands on them
75c. to 81.
A fancy vest is something
you ought to have; but have
you any well-de6ned idea
as to the pattern. you'd like?
Very few have. 1t WON'T
take you long to make a Sc
lection, though, when you
once get In the midst of our
collection of three thousand.
Single or double-breasted,
Duck, Pique, Marseilles,
Moire, Canvass, Pongee, Jap
Silk, Figured Silk and Worst
ed-and so through all the
propervestings. Not in the
common, everyday, ordi-
nary, year-after-year de-
signs. but new figures,st
and checks, laid off in regu-
lar patterns or a dot here
and a figure there; any way
to get a NEW and tasty ef-
feet. You'll like them and
you'll want at least a halt
dozen to "do the season up
brown'-75c. to 81.
The Washington critic., 1889-06-08

The Baltimore and Ohio Il. Il. is the
shortest and most direct route from Wash
ington TO all points West. The difference
In distance as compared with other rail-
roads is as follows To Pittsburg, ~ miles;
miles; 10 st. Louis, l0l miles. Through
coaches and Pullman's Drawing Room
sleepess run daily via b. Il o. r. X, from
Washingtonto to all poipta named, and the
service - unsurpassed.
The Washington critic., 1889-06-08

A CHICAGO MINISTER has begun acrusade
against Sunday baseball, and in recent
sermon he said: "Did Daniel Webster play
ball Sundayf No. He staid at home and
read his Bible.n Possibly Daniel didn't
play baseball, but 1t was very cold Sun
day whom he staid at home aud read his
bible.
The Washington critic., 1889-06-08

The APPOINTMENT OF General Keton to
he Adjutant-General of the Army receives
the warmest commendation. This act Of
the President fifty rewards an efficient
soldier and places man at the head of the
Adjutant-General's Department who is as
personally popular as he is officially capa-
L1n
The Washington critic., 1889-06-08

WEATHER PRopHET DE VoE of New
Jersey has informed the Secretary OF War
that ii,ghtful cyclone viii go to pieces
over this town between the 18th and nth
OF June. We hereby warn General
Greedy to grabh his bureau and other furni-
ture and take to the hills.
The Washington critic., 1889-06-08

The GOVERNOR of Pennsylvania has not
shown himself to be much of ''hustlern
for food sufferers. When he issued his
proclamation he said lie had not called for
help sooner, as he was awaiting "delnite
information" 1t is mighty poor time to
swap horses when fordlng stream
The Washington critic., 1889-06-08
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
Resumption OF Train Service TO {
West, June 4, 1880.

nesumption OF IRAN Service TO the
West, june 7, 1880.
{ Until further notice trains on the Penn.
sylyaDia Railroad will leave Baltimore and
Potomac Station for Pittsburg and the
E $3.50 a. M, Fast Linc--Via Sunbury, Lock
Haven, Driftwood and the Allegheny Val
ley H. T., connecting at Harrisburg for
points south on the Cumberland Valley,
and west to Lewistown on the Main Line.
At Lock Haven to aud from Altoona,
Huntingdon and all points ON the Bald
Eagle Valley, Hollidaysburg and Tyrone
and Clearaeld branches and Bells Gap
! r. r.
+ At Drlftwood for Erie and Pittsbure and
all points on the Allegheny Valley r. X.
K At Pittsburg, east as far as Blairsville
intersection, all points on Southwest Penn
sylvapia, and for all points west OF Pitts
bug
1000 p. M, Pacific and Northern Ex-
press, with sleeping car through to Sun
bury making same connections as noted
for Fast Line above. Connections for
Wiiliamsport VIII be made by steam ferry
with both OF these trains.
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
r. Il. trains will run only to Fredericks-
burg, Va, for the present.
No trains are running between Williams
port and Elmira.
Trains on other portions Of the Pennsyl-
vania Railrord are running as announced
In the regular schedules published In the
daily papers.
Gen. Manager. Gen, Pass. Agent.
The Dull Season.
II Ia generally conceded that the slack
time IN business for the merchants In this
city has arrived, and the dullness is likely
to continue through the ensuing two
months and until start is made with the
fall trade.
i Some of orr storekeepers, however, are
more fortunate than others, whether II is
that OF having better and steader run OF
custom, or that their goods give greater
satisfaction Is not known, but the fact
remains that some houses fail to feel the
slowness in sales that come to others. The
steret may 40 that they fail to advertise
and enjoy the good coming tlIerefrom.
Mr.. John II. Magruder, the woll-known
grocer and popular gentleman, Is also n
successful business ilan. His large estab-
lishment at No. l4l7 New York avenue was
MOI sufficient In size to accommodate his
customers, and TO meet the demands OF
trade he opened branch store at No. 1l22
Connecticut avenue.
In ADDITION his line of goods includes all
that can be carried In tne business, with
fruits, condiments, spiced and canned
goods, preserves, jellics and many fancy
articles generally omitted from the grocer's
stock In wines and liquors, public opinion
pieces him In the front rank, as dealing
only In the best and purest, with prices
accessible and reasonable. His latest and
said TO be the finest selection is the Cali
fornia Wines of the Inglenook Vineyard.
This is the genuine article, bottled at the
vineyard, and enjoys q reputation for ex-
from the Pacific coast. IL Is meeting with
great sale ana Mr.. Magruder deserves the
patronage that he 10 receiving.
WAsHIN6Tos SAFE DEPOSIT Co., 9l6 Pa
ave-, renta safes 40 low as IS per year
The Washington critic., 1889-06-08

Colonel Shepard advises all good Christ
ians to boycott Sunday newspapers. The
Colonel is an extremely religious man, and,
moreover, he publishes an afternoon news
paper.
The Washington critic., 1889-06-08

THE BURNING Of Seattle is probably the
greatest disaster that has ever happened
on the Pacific Coast, but Johnstown SO
overshadows it as to make IL seem almost
"a triyinl affair
The Washington critic., 1889-06-08

The New York Sun says Governor Hill
does not drink wine or liquor" By the
way, what does the $40, mean by liquor ?
is It beer, or ale, or brandy, or gin, or rum,
or cordial, or just plain ''strate lickerT"
The Washington critic., 1889-06-08
TIE TOWNS pHorooRArH.

passcr by ON i,ennsylvania avenue, near
tne irehsury department ~ ls over
niaoksini'h shop ana was no doubt orig
inally intended TO convey an IDEA OF the
proprietor sslll ana experience IN tne
anIus,inenE Oh eqmns 1901 gear. but
,lmc ana tne match OF improvement
nave lnlerlereo' rar, Oh lne oul,dihg
Whicn pore ,ne sign - gone anu the
iegenu now STANDS out III Dig pold lei
'ering o,,, ,,on
hoN" rihOiiOAb i'oi'oE'
~
a. ne evoIulions OF tme orlng about
.he n'os. cAua2ru,nury chahges IN
syles. 1ulhe rhsnlon Is tne 'erm
n ,nseosniieu ,ne socic'y novelis. pu.
,neae sno.lu pc s, s1nie correslonuiliy
lnnsou',ne iny.I' nc chailge III men )
wen wearing apphrel mas neen very market
nn nnu =. " cspecially asspr'lVc us 10 mats
..!iu, ne iias Ii"', WHICH iew years ago uls-
oi',s o su nin .'u youns lnui y, iasi.on
So,a nleh anee, 10 NOV su1eo upon WIN ,Ll
To 1Te,lslso aveisiUh l,, ~ - relegateu 10 the
1c.''ihn p'' colneuI,r IN ,he Variety tnehtre'
oul 'ne present tenuency y 10 an eX,
.relne even more SIrulhg than tne olo
pnn,,guse' Ing SIN .lie IL undergoing
aslgn. uimlnuuon at lhe crown wn'oh
gives y gentle, ulinos, impereeptible,
lyta'iiuai .,. s,opc. ~ " only y s.ar.,
ou' .nu ,,a9y m,s.9ry vi men lasnloh
oh,99h.u ,.9 he enange
aro ION s sh,n-.ign 70 DARE l'leSgea trous
iaom no.np,ch 70 opioau,.oe" shoes,
n ,,. yaiaous ~ @ " v'hon oso,unoiis .'iis .ile
sash,on % az n ,u;,, ~ y. nnu wn.h 'ne n,eh os f
The Washington critic., 1889-06-08

WooDLAwN,
w ROCKVILLE, Mn,
VIII be opened for the reception of guests
June 10. Newly built and newly furnished.
Modern improvements, electric bells, gus,
water MRS. M. j. COLLEY.
OF the Clarendon
pronrfptraaa
The Washington critic., 1889-06-08

Excursion Tickets to Fredericksburg,
Va, via Pennsylvania Railroad.
For rtheaceommodation of persons who de-
sire TO visit Fredericksburg the Pennsylva.
mia Railroad will, on Sunday, June o, sell
excursion tickets to that point at So for the
round trip. The tickets will be valid for
use on day of sale only.
Secretary of War Proctor has gone to
his home In Vermont to be with his
son, who is critically Ill.
The Washington critic., 1889-06-08

That's just
what we've
done W ith
every conceiv-
able style and
patti er of
Fancy Vest
washable and
not freed
EN-" The dif-
ferent styles
are as numer-
Gus as the
leaves on the
trees and at
The Washington critic., 1889-06-08
MARSHALL. HALL.

steamer W. W. Corcoran leaves 7th-st.
wharf daily for Marshall Hall, leaving az 10
10 a. m, m.,reaching Washington about $3.50 D.. M
SUNDAYS two trips, leaving at io:3oa, m.
and 2:30 p. m, reaching Washington at aud
7:30 p. m. Fare round.trip, CSC. m H'''
The Washington critic., 1889-06-08

A LEXANDRIA FERRY AND RIVER EN-
IA CURS1ON. rrt-h. i.
Two Saloon Steamers. Every hour from
:" i2MILEs ' II lis 6N THE poToMAL FOR i5o.
Free Excursion for Babies. See Schedule.
The Washington critic., 1889-06-08

GUNDAY, JUNE 2, .it- "
y First performance Of the
p FL @ N . G r "A PH
.---BATTLE OF BULL RUM.
The Washington critic., 1889-06-08

uoi FOR GREAT FALLS AND CABIN
IL JOHN BRIDGE.-Steam Packet EXCEL
SIoR makes her regular trips on Sunday,
Monday, Wednesday and Friday. leaving
win commence April u Fare, 5Oc.. round
The Washington critic., 1889-06-08
TO NORFOLK AND FORTRESS MONROE.
DAILY LINEoF STEAMERS.

V,HE NEW STEAMER CECILE, THAT
Il will accommodate 300 people, makes
hourly trips to Holtzman's and Upper River
landings from o q. m. to 10 p. m. Round trip
the same wharf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-19
Her Condition this Morning.
PEACE OR WAR?
a Question Which Is Agitating All
Europe just Now.

LONDON, June 19.-Peace or war? This is
the question all Europe is asking itself now,
and yet the profoundest judgment Of the
wisest statesmen in Europe is unable to furnish
an answer. Those who speak for the govern
ments most Immediately involved in the war
like rumors are ready enough to declare that
there will be no war. These are the assur-
ances that come from Berlin and from ST.
Petersburg, but it is noteworthy that while the
words that issue from the lips of those who hold
the destinies of Europe in their hands are
peaceful as the sucking dove their acts SAVIOR
much more of blood and iron.
THE POWERS MOST DIRECTLY AFFECTED
by the war rumors in the air are Russia and
Austria, and, however sincere may be the as
surances of each that her intentions are peace
full, there is no question whatever about the
great extent of the war preparations at this
moment being made by both. Such a despot-
ism as Russia is able, to great extent, to do
its work in the dark and little in the way Of in
formation for the outside world can escape the
argus-eyed Russian censors. Notwithstanding
this, however, enough information passes the
Russian dead-line from time to time to estab-
lish the fact without question that immense
war preparations are going on in Russia, and
on a scale that has not been equaled since the
war with Turkey. Austria has greatly aug
mented the force of men engaged in terrifying
frontier. That the character Of these works
are extremely formidable is not denied at vi
emma, and, while Austria insists that they are
intended strictly for defense, Russia looks on
suspiciously and notes the facility which
these works will furnish for an incursion into
her territory when the time for action arrives.
sERyIA AND MONTENEGRO.
Servia, governed as she is for the time by a
weak executive, and hampered by an uncer-
tainty as to the future of her present infant
monarch, is in no position to make formidabl lie
war preparations, but Montenegro. aided by
financial support from Russia, is already armed
to the teeth and her army is on a war footing
Russia is constructing armored ships on the
Black sea and pushing them forward to COM
pletion in hot haste, while on the Pacific she is
increasing her fleet, fOrtifying her harbors
anew and generally clearing the decks for &C.
ton.
Ii the outcome of all this extraordinary prep
aration is to be sweet, gentle peace, then it will
become useless hereafter to pay any heed to
the most significant facts which may portend
war.