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The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1889-1889, 1889-05-25
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Mrs. Mason, the wife OF the Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue, accom-
panied by her niece and her son, is visit
ing her husband this week from their
country place near Grafton, W. Va.
The young man Mason is four years
old. and veritable chip of the old
block. Mr.. and Mrs. G. N. Thorn
and family Of N street have moved to
their new country place at Ammendale.
on the b. Il o. road. They have very
pleasant house in beautiful grove OF
oaks, and will be delightfully."- fixed for
the summer. er..--Mrs. Tanner, wife of
the new Commissioner of Pensions, will
deliver an address before the District
Woman Suffrage Association at Car
roll Hall on Tuesday next. Music by
Madam Semylina and Miss Maude
Wolston. Mr.. Charles G. Simons,
chief clerk to NJ. NJ Parker, has re-
turned TO the city, after business and
pleasure trip to New York. lie Ger
Gle des Pre5cieuces Ridjcules will give
their aunual dramatic soiree on Tues
day at Masonic Temple. e.--The au-
nouncement that Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury Batcheller was called TO
Albany on account of the death of his
son was a mistake. The death of Mrs.
Bctchellers brother was the cause of
their departure The Senatorial com
mi,see who LETT this city for the West
some time ago are now in Oregon.
They will start on the return trip about
June 1S.----Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Nixon have returned from their trip to
New Orleans. They are contemplating
trip abroad this ummer.--The
Children's New Country Home will be
opened June !, and will be celebrated
by garden party.--Mrs. Senator
Dolph has postponed her intended trip
to Oregon, ard will spend the summer
at Vineyard Haven, Mrs. Marcus j.
Wright and her daughter arrived in the
city yesterday from savannah, and are
stopping with Hon. John V. Wright,
100 G street northea5t.---The ladies of
Immannel p. E. Church of Anacostia
gave a strawberry festival last night in
the grounds of the church.
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1889-1889, 1889-05-25
A Faithful Report.

Amos j. Cummings and group of
congenial spirits were discussing breyity
the other evening in awell-known cete,
and the famous Congressional editor
said zone of the most brief and com
prehensive reports | ever received was
made by reporter, II YVES during a
movement that was ostensibly for The
purpose of closing the hotel b..rrooms
on Sunday evening. called the re-
porter up, and knowing that he knew
all the barkeepers. in the hotels, sent
him out with orders to find out whether
or not they were closed on the evening
mentioned. That was Saturday after
noon. For three days / saw nothing of
him, but the following Wednesday he
showed up, looking very rocky. l
waited to see what he would do. In
about five minutes he was at my desk
and gravely remarked No, sir; the
bars were all open. A minute later
he was asleep in corner. '-[New York
Graphic.
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1889-1889, 1889-05-25
THE PEOPLES COLUMN.

Communications on any matter OF eur
rent interest will be cheerfully printed in
The CRITIC under this head. Letters
should in all cases be as brief as possible. ]
Are Love letters silly?
WASHINGTON, May 25--Editor Critic:
The interesting editorial in The Celtic
the o.her day feadcd "Are Love Letters
Sillyf' has caused good mahy people
OF my acquaintance to discuss the sub
ject pro and con. For one, | defend
the love letters. They are not silly. In
the first place, 1t gives the writer of the
love letter amusement that is impossible
to obtain In any other way. He under
stauds full well, that, although the letter
may sound foolish, and even idiotic,
yet 1t will cause thrill of exquisite
feeling to steal o Ter the body of his fair
one, on whom the words If s, oxen,
would fall flat. He knows the fair one
will read the letter over and over again,
and perchance press her nectar-laden
lips on the sweet, pleasure giving mis-
sive. 1t is always well for the
ardent lover to stimulate the love
fancy of his inamorata by putting on
paper his VOWS of loyalty, and to call
her his Sweet" and pet" and
precious" etc., etc. But however
strong his love, he should never, with
one exception, propose marriage on
paper. In that case the love letter Is
silly, because the letter would be eyi.
dence In breach of promise suit. il
would be In black and white. And
again, the girls all like man to speak
his vows of love on bended knees. They
prefer to hear from his lips the words
Darling, be mine, life will be drellJ
blank without YOU" etc. No, love let
ters are not silly any more than it's silly
for a mother to use baby-talk to hei
prattling boy A LOVER.
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1889-1889, 1889-05-25
How the Ayerge Woman swIms.

The majority of the feir pupils swim
with their arms orly, end II they do
kick, the force of their stcck'used soles
is lost ON the air. Instead of drawing
the legs up under the body as a good
male swimmer does, the feminine pupil
bends the leg at the knee, SO that the
lower parts Of the limbs rise gracefully
above the surface of toe water at every
stroke and then drop back with thud,
as II part of the roof Of the bath house
had fallen in. The effect of this limo
walton is most exhilarating especially
to the disinterested spectators. In pro.
portion to their size, women have
Heavier heads and smaller lungs than
men, and as lung power has much to do
with swimmers buoyancy, woman
has tendency in the water to pitch
head downward. The conformation of
her body, too, helps this unpleasant
tendency, so that wnen she ageravatc J
the trouble by kicking her heels out of
the water she looks like duck div ing
for clans -[San Francisco Chronicle.
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1889-1889, 1889-05-25

A tender-bea,ted yoang nan behind a
lace counter on the Avenue sends In
PIECE OF LACE.
A picce of lace; a dainty bit
OF woven stuff, which filmy at
About her soft WI ite arm and there,
Made wf.;er that, VIII ch was so fair,
The sunlight bid its face in it.
see her MS she rsed to sit,
And dt.tly weaving, krit aud knit
About my heart with guileless care,
Apiece Of lace.
With subtle charm, her white hands knit
The lace work OF dream, and 1t
Bore figures, of design 30 rare
And delicate, would not dare
To think that they could only fit
A piece Of lace.
Sea sickness is q spew-rlous malady.
A big horse is seventeen hands high, and
big elephant is seventeen feet high
Boulanger is a iawey forever.
The favorite song of the ar,thmetician is
"Sum Day; Sum Day"
THE RAINING CLOUDS.
The sunshine throws IFS sceptre down
With all its might ond main,
And with Greedy growl 1t gives
The clouds chance to reign.
Jim Blaine and Dumblane met at Ivy
City yesterday.
Some orthodox sermons are quite belo-
quent.
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1889-1889, 1889-05-25
AMuSEMEnTS.


The fourth week of the very success.
ful season OF summer opera at Albaugh's
by the. Lamont Opera Company will be
opened on Monday with "The Mikado. ~
Neither the company nor the opera needs
comment. Here Is the cast: me Ml.
kddo (by requesD, VIM. Pruett; Ndntt-
Poo, Geo Traverner; Poo Dan, Sig.
Brocolini; Ptsh- Iuh, Geo. Broderick;
ho-ho, Louis Dc Lange; yum Yum,
Mics Lamont; IiuS n9. Mis- Clrle;
Pcep-Bo, Miss Millard; hdtfshd, Miss
Baker.
Monday at noon sharp, Herman s will
be opened by tue starupg OF number
OF well-knoWn female pedestrians IN q
six-day go-asyou please, on the race
track just completed in the theltre
Among the walkers are Nine. Tobias,
champion OF the world and winner OF
the late match in Baltimore, Bella Kill
bury, second, Bessie Macbeth, third,
and Matte Roze, the Indian Prircess,
Matte Arnctt, the beauty. Gertie Mar
lin, Wg1bington girl. In addition to
The walk 9rard concert will be given
in the new summer garden adjoining
the theatre. The theatre will open at
III O'Clock and at IL the Judges Will be
sworn S IN ana Tue race oegun, ~ VIII 9e
vu ha,sa, u,i.ssns 'il o,aianeo az a,i "'ounu'
",,r,isslvn mn 1,,l W ~, on,y 20 Genus,
lnc ollnlorc pana concerts Ior oun,
uay Vo'noiIowJ W s,Yo ana Q p. IN. VIII
ne ne tnc inuslcal a..raollon Oh ,he montn.
y ne psnu % On its way pack 70 New
iork Irom inagnrncen. suceessiuI i
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1889-1889, 1889-05-25
THE SPORTING WORLD.

Cleveland pushed the Phillies still
further down the list yesterday aud
Boston took another stride forward by
defeating Indianapolis. New York is
getting uncomfortlbly near, and
another defeat will almost place them
on an equal footing. Piiisburg took
revenge on Washington and ovcncd
things up. The only game in the As.
ISOLATION yesterday was won by Cincin-
natl. The games resulted as follows
Cleveland, B; Philadelphia, A. Boston,
8; indianapolis, 3. New York, 0; Chi
cago, z. Pittsburg, O; Washington, Z.
Cincinnati, 4; Columbus, 0.
Kuehne accepted thirteen chances
yesterday. .----Staloy pitched great ball
in every emergency. To retire a side
without a run, with three on balcs and
no one out, is great work. --Weyhing
has been dropped by the Columbus
Club. .---Banning has been released.
-Bastian played his initial game with
the Chicago team yesterday. In the
Philadelphia game yesterday Forgarty
mistook a ground swallow for fly ball.
He turned around and sprinted as hard
as his nimble legs could carry him.
When he again looked he saw the object
gradually receding from him with an
outward shooi. .---Anson says William
son receives weekly stipend from the
Chicago Club.--In game at Sioux
City. May z, George Washington Brad
ley went seven times TO bat and made
six singles and home run.---The
Plymouths defeated the Mechanics yes
te.day by 10 to 8.
French Park has thrown out q splipt
ald will not be a starter In the Winter
Stakes. es.--Proctor Knott and Spokane
are likely TO meet again in the American
Derby at Chicago. .--Thurrday next
will inaugurate the spring meeting Of
| American Jockey Club at jerome Park
| --Ex- Mayor Noble of the Beverwyck
| Stable offered S25 900 for Spokane after
| the colt had won the Kentucky Derby.
--Fitzpatrick has been engaged to
ride the California colt Sorrento for the
| American Derby at Chicago on June
| 22.---The sum of 100000 Is offered
for great race Of two miles and repeat,
to be run at Fresno, CAL, OH Wednes.
| day, November 20.-Work has begun
on the new track at Linden, near Eliza.
beth, N. j. The inaugural meeting
will be held October 10 to November
9.----Terra Gotta was taken West two
days after the Brooklyn Handicap by
Mclaughlin. He is now at Latonia.
His owner says he will not start for the
Suburban. IA total of 27,7S8 tickets
were sold in the mutuels on the opening
day of the Brooklyn meeting, repre-
senting an investment of $13S, $40 in
that style of betting alone. The
Board OF Stewards of the Grand Circuit
will hold their annual meeting on Tues.
day next at the office Of the Rochester
Driving Park, at Rochester, N. Y, for
the purpose of arranging dates and
programmes.--The Louisville Jockey
Club, through Colonel Clark, has car
ried the war into the enemy's camp by
citing the members of the Western
Bookmakers' Association to appear be.
fore the club to show reason why they
should not be ruled off for an attempted
boycott.
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1889-1889, 1889-05-25
THE TOWNS PHOTOGRAPH.

Now look at that" said the guest
at one Of the leading hotels, as he laid
his finger on the open register. His
tones were full Of mild disgust. "Sae
that great black letter B opposite my
name. You know what that means p
Certainly: Il means you have ordered
bath " Exactly; and everybody that
looks ut the register knows what II
means. Nice state of affairs when
gentleman has,to have the general pub
lie notified every time he takes bath.
One of the most important and at the
same time one of the most obscure
branches Of the Postoilice service Is the
Depreciation Bureau. Under this por
tion of the service comes the work OF
Inspectors Smith, Troy and Maxwell,
who have landed in the penitentiary n
large number Of people who made a
practice of purioining valuables in
trusted to Uncle Sam. As soon rs com
plants are made the inspectors trace
the packages which have been tam
pered with, finding out by the post
marks and other data exactly when
they passed through the hands of the
various employees. When circum-
stances point to any individual he is
closely watched and, as rule, is taken
In the act Of opening parcel. This
leaves no room for a defense and the
culprit usually pleads guilty without
any more to do. The inspectors have
Il arranged so that they can overlook
any employe without being observed
themselves, and there are very few
cases of dishonesty in the service which
90 undiscovered.
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1889-1889, 1889-05-25
TO THE DEPARTMENTS

Secretaries Blaine, Proctor and Tracy
have issued the following order for the
reception OF vis!tors
Reception Of Senators and Representa-
tives in Congress, from 10 TO l2 o'clock.
Reception of all persons not connected
with the Departments, at IL o'clock, except
Tuesdays and Fridays, which are Cabinet
days; and Thursdays In the Department OF
state, when the members Of the Diplomatic
Corps are exclusively received.
Persons will not be admitted to the build
Ing after 2 o'clock each day, unless by card,
which will be sent by the captain of the
watch to the chief clerk or to the head of
the bureau for which the visit is intended.
This rule will not apply TO Senators, Rep
seDtatives or heads of Executive Depart
mepts.
The Secretary Of the Treasury receives
Senators and Representatives from 10 to
11:3o a. m. and other persons from 1880
until p. m, except Tuesdays and Fridays,
Cabinet days.
The Postmaster-General receives persons
having business with him from 10 a. IN.
until p. M, except on Tuesdays and
Fridays, Cabinet days.
The Secretary Of the Interior receives
Senators, Members of the House of Repre-
seDtatives and officers of the Executive De-
partments from 10 until 2, except Tuesdays
and Fridays Cabinet days.. The general
public is received from ~ until 9, except
Tuesdays, Fridays and Mondays, which is
Interior Department day at the White
House.
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1889-1889, 1889-05-25
THE DISTRICT BUSINESS.

The Commissioners have agreed upon the
schedule OF the routine work of the District
Government. 1t will, however, all be
under the general supervision and control
Of the board and nothing of importance
will be done without consultation.
Commissioner Douglass has been assigned
the following departments: Almshouse In
Georgetown aud the Washington Asylum,
Walter II. Stoutenbvrgh, Intendant; As
sessment Of General and Special Taxes,
Roger Williams, Assessor; Attorneys
Office, A. q. Riddle, Attorney; Charters,
Guager and Inspector Of Spirituous Liquors.
Licenses, Eeform School, Public Schools,
w. B. Powell, Superintendent; Fire De-
partment, Joseph Paris, Chief.
Commissioner Hine will look after the
Auditors Office, J. T. Kelly; Building In
spector's office, Thomas B. Entwlstle;
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Matters,
Chimney Sweeps, Inspector Of Coal, Col
lec.or OF Taxes, L. G. Davis, Collector; Co
lumbia Hospital for Women, Coroner; Ele-
vators and Fire Escapes are under control
Of Building Inspector; Inspector Of Flour,
Harbormaster, j. r. Sutton; Hay Scales,
Health Office, Smith Townshend; Insur-
ance Companies, Lumber Inspector, Mar
kets, Transportation OF Paupers, Inspector
Of Plumbing, 8. II. Robinson; Police, Major
w. g. Moore; Sealer Of Weights and Meas
ures, G.. +. Howard; Street Cleaning, Tele-
graph and Telephone Service, Henry X.
Miles; Wood Inspector, A. I. Eaton.
Commissioner Raymond has charge Of
Boilers, Inspectors Office, Bridges, Con-
tracts Gas and Meters, Lamps and Gas,
Parking Commission, Property Clerk and
issue OF supplies, Railroads, improvements
and Repairs Of Highways, Inspector OF
Asphalt and Cements, River Front, Sewers,
Steam Engineers, Surveyors Office, Tele-
graph and Telephone Lines, Water Depart
ment.
The President or Acting President Of the
for business and entertainments for which
no license Is required.
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1889-1889, 1889-05-25

Let us say few words In favor Of
our baseball club. Our baseball club
is unlike other clubs and, when a
few words are said for it, they must be
a little out Of the usual style to have
any fitness TO them. Other clubs are
praised because they hit the ball used
in the national game and because they
catch II when ii comes singing
like Homer's arrows, "eager to taste
the flesh, and because they make what
are technically known as runs" and
because they have a certain standing in
what Is denominated the record. Our
club seeks not for fame in such COM
monplace channels as these. II is above
mere carnal triumphs, Its stronghold
Is self-abnegation.
When II comes to self-abnegation
there isn't club in what Is known as
''the League" which can compare with
thar from the National Capital. This
j. Christian nation What more
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1889-1889, 1889-05-25
THE OLD HOWL.

We are now paying more for pensions than
the entire cost of the standing army of any
of the great European governments.-tPhila-
delphia Times
Suppose we are, what of it2 We pay
our debts, Such comment as that
quoted is captious word, intended to
convey the idea that we are paying out
too much in the way of pensions. The
statement may be literally correct, or il
may not-tho3e who want to make a
political point ere not always over
careful-but it Doesn't matter We are
not paying any more than we can af-
ford. We are not paying as much as
we owe
Who would change lots with the
crippled soldier for the pittance he re.
ceives monthly? Who will say that
those surviving, the men who saved this
Union, preserved this Nation to be what
it is to-day are receiving too much, or
that those dependent upon the hosts
who never returned from the war are
receiving too much There can be in
the nature of things no adequate reward
for what these men did. They were
the flower of the land. They risked
their lives without hope or chance of
reward to save the unity of the Nation
They so expended the prime of their
manhood. They behold, las a result OF
what they did, country enormously
wealthy and with grander future yet
before it. They have individually, as
a areward for their lost youth and all
they have endured and accomplished,
less than beggar may secure by sup
plication on the streets, they see carp
ing, sneering comment on the circum.
stance that they get anything at all.
Such is the premium paid ON patriotism.
But for the men who receive pensions
the newspaper from which extract is
made above, would probably not be
published to-day. What, though, is
the use OF comment Justice, thought.
fulness, patriotism, gratitude, common
sense, are not qualities of those who
carp at what the country is doing fol
its old soldiers. 1t is doing all too little
but that avails nothing with one class
of critics.
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1889-1889, 1889-05-25

p...,a s,,.ssm IL, ~, pa.,o M.
srnI paP''sni e"huay h'sn' ny r'S'or T. iieN
N.,',o .r., ,,u, ,o ,,,,,o, -, p,..,
s,r"a,p mapne & t'ees ss wiz oe p'in'eu ." D'incy
e'iee' neN. season'
Complaint IS made OF besgars iniest'ng
the Center Market.
'limitedn this morning.
Representative whitthorne is very III at
bis home In Columbia, Tenn.
The dedication services of the Shiloh Bap-
tist Church will take place tomorrow,
The High schoal C,dets held n comneti-
tive Sriii 10 a FAC last nioht Comnanv n
won "'e ' company
Archibald Ballock got permit yesterday
tbe streass N'o'
Mineola Trihe ~ Rod Men A,ace ,tia ia
matino nran,rations for an aycnrs;on to
River Vicw.
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1889-1889, 1889-05-25
INTERESTING TO oHuRoH-eoHRs.

Second Baptist Church, Fourth street
and Virginia avenue southeast. Pastor
Edmond Hez Sven has returned from
Boston and New York and will preach
II a. m. and 8 9p. IN. Baptism Sunday
night.
Grace P. e. Church, corner Ninth
and d streets southwest. Rev. l. w.
Phillips, pastor; Sunday morning SER
vice at II; evening service at $50; sub
ject, morning, "rhe Coming Ascen
sion."
Church of Our Fether (UniversalisD,
Rev. Alexander Kent, pastor. Preach
ing at IL n. m., by Rev. Julian X.
Smythe of the New Church. Sunday.
school at 9:45 q. m. Services at 8 p. m, a,
under the direction of the general con-
vention of the New Church.
Central Methodist Protestant Church,
Twelfth and Nj streets northwest, Rev.
s. Reese Murray, pastor II a. M,
How to Pray" evening 8, "Ephraim,
the Doughcake,
Wesley Methodist Episcopal Chapel,
corner f and Fifth streets Preaching
at II a. m, by Rev. j. McKendree
Kelley, ID. ID. At s p. m, by the pastor,
Rev James p. Wright
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1889-1889, 1889-05-25
Ayers Sarsapari|la,
Or. j. @. Aver & Co., Lowell, Mass
Price o.; six bottles, 81. Worth s6 a bottle


MACE.-On the morning Of May 81. 1880, at
O'Clock a. m, Eliza Mace, beloved wife OF
the late T. NJ. Mace, aged % years and
months.
Her remains will be removed from her late
residence, 1870 w street northwest, on next
Sunday, TO Baltimore on the 1:15 train. In
terment In Baltimore Cemetery
AMER.-On May %. 1889, at O'Clock a. M,
John W. Amer, beloved husband of Mary
Amer.
Funeral on Sunday, May e6, at g o'clock,
from his late residence, No. c04 9 street
northwest. Relatives and friends invited to
attend.
philadelphia papers please copyl
BAIER. .-on May %, 1880, Arthur P. Baier,
In the 31st year OF his age.
Funeral will take place on Sunday, May
20, at u. m. Relatives and friends are re-
quested to attend his funeral from his fathers
residence, southwest corner OF Twelfth and
ID streets northwest. Interment at Prospect
Hill Cemetery.
baltimore and Paterson, MI, papers please
copy.1
JONES.-on Thursday, May %, 1899, Annie
beloved daughter Of Edward and the late
Ellen Jones, aged II years.
Funeral Sunday, May 20, at o'clock p. m.
from her late residence, n q street north
west. Friends and relatives invited TO at
tend.
McCOY.-In Roanoke, Va, on Tuesday
May 81, 1850, of cholera infantum, Louis.
Nal Ethel, the only child of Lille Wood anc
the late James Mccoy, aged months and Il
days.
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1889-1889, 1889-05-25
A Democratic Leader.


Hon. W. l.. Scost has dropped out of
public talk and notice. A year ago he was
the dominant spirit OF the Democracy-the
spokesman OF an Administration. He went
to 81. Louis, aud though few of the boys at
the convention knew him by sight, they
obeyed his Instructions to the letter, and
he was hailed as supreme. He resigned his
seat In Congress, corldent that ID meant
simply transfer to the Cabinet, aud as he
peeped into the future saw no cloud ON the
horizon Of his golden prospects until that
disastrous day in November when Mr..
Cleveland was invited to step down and
out. This ended Scott. He disappeared
from everywhere, and not until the racing
seeson began did he turn up again. Mean
while he b?s chauged his stamping ground
from the political arena In the Fifth Avenue
corridor to the "sporting" crowd that
loiters around the 81. james. AS passed
there last night l noticed Mr. Cleyeland's
premier leaning lazily against an iron pillar,
with q cigar in Ills mouth, aud half a dozen
bookmakers grouped around him. They
were talking horse. What fall was
therel
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1889-1889, 1889-05-25
The petershurr Festiral.

PETERSBURG, VA, May 25.-Four hun
dred children, pearly all Of whom were
little girls dressed in white, sat on the stage
at the Academy OF Music, yesterday after
noon, and presented beautiful scene. IL
was the cbildren's matinee OF the musical
festival, an event which always draws q
crowded house. They were led by Carl
Beirabn, and their singing created the
greatest enthusiasm. Governor Fowle con-
graduated the children on their work and
couitcsies shown to him and the Mott
Carolina visitors. Last night the fc ,tlval
closed with a fine performance Of Gounod's s
"Redemption," with chorus OF 25O
voices. The festival has been great sue
cess, both financially and from an artistic
standpoint