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The Washington critic., 1889-04-24
Largest Wheel Ever Made.

The largest wheel Of the kind ever made
In this country, and probably the largest OF
any kind, is now In course OF construction
at the machine shops of the Dickson Manu-
featuring Company, at Scranton, Pa. 1t is
what is called sand wheel, and is being
made for the Calumet and Hecla Copper
Company, Of the Lake Superior region. The
great wheel will be fifty-three feet in diane.
ter and several feet wide, and the Dickson
Manufacturing Company will get so, 900
forit. 1t is being built around 20-inch
hollow shaft OF gun metal, and II will
weigh between $50 and 1850 tons
when completed. When the great wheel
is put in place at the copper mines it
will be made to revolve slowly by means of
enormous cogs on the surface OF its circum.
ference. These cogs are being cast In seq
ments, and will weigh many tons in the
aggregate On each side OF the mammoth
wheel there will be fifty buckets, each of
which will hold about 100 gallons, and these
buckets viii elevate the washings and
dump them into sluiceway. After the
great wheel has been built up and the
finishing touchings have been put on It vii
be taken apart and shipped. Every piece
will be numbered, SO that there will be nC
trouble in putting the wheel together, and
1t will take eight or ten cars to transport it
Il Philadelphia Record
The Washington critic., 1889-04-24
DAINTIEs FOR A LILY

There is nothing ETHEREAL about the Jersey
Lily's appetite, says New York dispatch.
In fact, she lays the foundation Of her
buxom beauty by bountiful repasts on
toothsome deicacies. Gustave Brocbe,
French chef, undertook to cater to her tastes
a couple Of months ago for the modest con
sideration Of SIS day, and he soon dis
covered u at he had bigger contract on
his hands than he had imagined. His ar
rangomeut, as he understood IT, was that he
was to supply what was necessary for the
table Of her household out OF his $l5, and
he was told that his own profits for his SER
vices would be IS day at the very least.
He found the larder nearly empty when
he made his first inspection, and his entire
domain In bad order. He hired a man to
clean up the place for him at 81 day, aud
then he started out for the market TO pick
up the choicest tidbits that could be had at
reasonable rates. Mrs. Langtry Is not an
early riser. When she gets up at noon apd
sips her coffee she likes to know tho good
things her chef has in store for her and see
the bill OF fare for her dinner. Broche
found that the palate ticklers OF his selec-
iiOh nNiN hob bBe w Bitaot hht DSdutJ .
fancy. II, for instance, there were plenty
Of quails In the market, and he placed that
succulent bird and toast on his menu, Mrs.
Langtry was'apt to scratch IL of and substi-
tute canvasback duck, woodcock or some
other very expensive luxury in its place
Then, In addition to her regular meals, at
which Mr.. Frederick Gebhurdt usually pre-.
sided, she had several very pleasant suppers
with friends after midnight. On the Sunday
following Brooches arrival she gave a charm
ing little dinner party, with covers for eight
guests.
The result was that when the end OF the
week came around the chief figured up his
| accounts In this way; For his own profess
| sonal services at their lowest value, $35;
| paid to cleaner, 81; paid In cash for grocer
| les, 500 SO; due to fish dealer, SOS; due to
| the marketman for game, meat aud vege-
tables, $125.s9; total, $2S5.7l. Under his
contract the amount coming to him was
| $105, or $40 less than he needed for his
butchers bill alone. He spoke to the Jer-
sey Lily on the subject, but the only salts
faction she gave him was to say that she
considered him too expensive and that he
would have to leave and take his $l05. He
says he expressed a perfect willingness to
90 II she would pay him s2557l. He
thought that, as she had company that was
not included In his bargain, and as q con-
siderable portion of his provisions were
still on hand he was entitled to the extra
an cunt.
"See here,n Freddy is reported TO have
exclaimed, "lf you don't get right out of
here I'll kick you out"
Broche, who lisa sturdy, broad-shouldered
fellow, glanced contemptuously at Mr..
Gebbardt and intimated that it would take
better man to carry out that threat. Then
| as Freddy cooled down the chef said that
he had no desire to create disturbance
but that he intended to have his claim paid
He then retired, and soon after went to see
his lawyer, Mr.. Louis Mathot, in the Stew
art building, and asked to have suit
begun on his behalf.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-24
LITERARY NOTES.

Celia Logan lives IN New York, and. in
home life is Mrs. Connolly.
1t is announced that Richard Henry Stod-
dard will retire from literature.
Mrs. Lydia Maria Child. enjoys the dis
tinction OF being the first American woman
journalist.
Oscar Browning accuses Carlyle of gross
inaccuracies in his lives OF Cromwell and
Frederick the Great.
The memorial fund to Matthew Arnold
has now reached the sum Of $4,000, the
larger part of which will be invested for the
benefit Of his widow.
Mrs. A. j. Woodman, a cousin of Mr..
Whittier, has written small volume en-
titled picturesque Alaska,n embodying
her observations during a recent visit, and
illustrated with a few views Of the more
important places.
A peculiar fact about American literary
women is that many Of them are domestic
in their tastes aud have great ability as
housekeepers.
Writing OF American poetry, Mr.. Howells
alludes 10 Longfellow and Bryant, and
deems Emerson the greatest poet America
has as yet produced
Much sympathy is felt for DIR. Holmes In
the loss OF his only daughter, Mrs. Turner
Sargent, who will be remembered by read
ers OF IA Hundred Days in Europe" (in
which she is referred to as "An) as an In
valuable assistant TO him.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-24
A Dead Give-Away.

want to tell you good story told to
me at the expense OF millionaire piano
man.
The gentleman alluded TO is somewhat Of
a wag, at least his friends give him such
reputation. My informant says this man,
who is not altogether unlike clergyman in
appearance, entered State-street hat store
and asked to be fitted with silk hat.
''How do you like this one W asked the
obliging salesman, holding up shining
''dice box.n
"That's a nice hat; how muchS''
"Eight dollars; worth 1t, too.n
"That's my size, is it?'
~ think so. Try II on.n
"Yes; that fitsn
"Don't you make reduction to clergy
meny'
"NO; we do not as a rule, though II you
are minister, IN knock of Sl.n
"Make 1t 81, eh?'
"Yes, to you"
The gentleman tried II ON again, looked
in the mirror, and said: "Thlnk that Is not
too gay for ministerY''
"Oh, bless you, mol It's nice, quiet
hat.n
Again the man looked In the glass care
fully, took the hat of, looked II over, and
saidi "Well, III take IT, II the congre-
cation don't IKE 1t, they can 80 TO -"
--[Chicago News.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-24
THE OKLAHOMA FARMER.

My neighbor on the north has chained his
entry
And planted, here and there, wicked
sentry;
fear he'd try to send me to-Coventry
II took that claim
My neighbor on the south has dug
channel
To catch the blood of folks who meddle,
am he'll
Make windows In the frame of any man'll
Intrude on that same
My neighbor on the west has killed
failing
To feed his army up for heavy battling.
He's also loaded up rusty Gatling
And looks quite friskyl
My neighbor on the east--well, he's
daisy,
Some say he's drunk and others say he's
crazy;
He's loaded to the guards with-well, he
says he
IS got Kansas whisky!
It's hard for poor farmer to begin his
Planting by setting out crop Of MINES |
Perhaps I'd better, or my name Is Dinns
And not John Tolliver
The boys l armed with dynamite have
busted,
My kicking mules gone lame, my gun is
busted;
I've only left, of all the stock TRUSTED,
A Colts revolver.
IN. Y. Sun.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-24
VISITORS TO THE DEPARTMENTS

Secretaries Blaine, Proctor and Tracy
have issued the following order for the re-
ception OF visitors;
Reception of Senators and Representa-
tives in Congress, from 10 to l2 o'clock.
Reception Of all persons not connected
with the Departments, at i2 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 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, Repre-
sentatives or heads of Executive Depart.
mtDts.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-24
THE AMERICAN GAME.

AS is proper, the National Capital has
a club competing for the pennant, which
indicates championship in the national
game, but, unfortunately, this club has
never yet succeeded in winning the COW
cted emblem. The Senators" as a
facetious country has dubbed our base.
ball players, are engaged usually in a
desperate struggle to keep from taking
place near the tail end Of the league at
the tail end of the season, and if the
Goddess of Liberty on the dome of the
Capitol has any local pride she must
weep at what she has seen happen in the
park few blocks north of her. She
has observed the home club wolloped
all over the grounds. and has been
humiliated beyond endurance. Long
ago Washington had club which went
abroad all over the land and moved
mighty swath, but since the time of the
old Nationals our glory has departed
and that hope deferred which makes
the heart sick has been the portion of
local enthusiasts. Still, hope has been
maintained and exists to-day.
There is prospect of better baseball
fortunes for Washington in the season
opening to-day. There are, up to date
at least, no discussions in the club, and
stalwart and resolute group are pre-
pared TO do battle for the pennant.
They may not win The trophy, hut it is
tolerably certain that they will give a
good account of themselves. and that
when Senators are referred to in
terms of opprobrium, reference will be
had to those belonging to that club
where wealth accumulates and men
decay" rather than to our baseball
club.
Baseball is good thing. The peo-
pie without national game, an out
door game where the youth acquire
alcrmess, strength and vigor is unfor-
tunate. The professional baseball play
ers are emulated upon the field by mil
lions of American boys, and the com
ing race is better for It, 1t is q manly
sport without bad surroundings, and
one 10 be cultivated by all means
There may be baseball "cranks," but
there are cranks in all good things. Let
MS endeavor 10 encourage the game
and praise our boys for taking part in
il on every vacant lot in town and At
every country crossroads. Let us here
in Washington hope that our club will
win the pennant, if not this year then
some other year, enabling us to look
upon New York and Chicago and other
League club cities with that feeling OF
calm superiority which becomes so well
people living in no State at adjust in
the United States.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-24
A MYSTERIOUS REPLY.

He asked her in trembling voice,
With his to link her life,
And pictured dreams Of happiness,
II she would be his wifs4
She stood as II irresolute,
Then blushed and hung her head,
And half an answer whispered forth
"Peutetre,n soft she said
He stood in silent thought ulness,
Then left without word,
Norseemed to fully comprehend
The drift Of what he'd heard.
He spoke no words excepting these,
He murmured sometime later
"Now, what the mischief could she mean
BY telling me, 'Potater2'
-lBoston Traveller
The Washington critic., 1889-04-24
THE PEOPLES COLUMN.

Communications on any matter of cur
rent interest win be cheerfully printed In
THE CRiTIc under this head. Letters
should In all cases be as brief as possible.l
WASHINGTON, April 24.--Editor Critic:
WIN you please tell through your columns
the origin OF the expression, "Higher than
Gildcroy's Kitem Who was Gilderoy ?
What does II all meanY sc.
THE CTITIc is unable to answer the
question. It would like to hear from some
OF Its rcadersl.
illustrating Rough and Ready Theme.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., April 23.--Editor
Critic: Happening to hear this dialogue in a
Washington florists, Trepeat 1t forthwith;
Miss Updegraft: ~ should like some OF
those new polyanthia roses.p
Florist: ayes, but Madame, those plants
require protection In the winter"
Miss o.: 81 solicit cut flowers"
Florists Exactly, cut flowers at cut
prices, our medium
! should be pleased to see this in Wednes-
days CRITIC. It illustrates the rough and
ready theme.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-24
TO BE GONE THREE YEARS.
The wild West to Exhibit In Paris
and other European Capitals.

and other European Capitals
NEW YORK, April o4.-'Buffalo Bill" is
I'm town with several of his lieutenants
busily engaged In the preliminaries for his
trip to Paris. The new Wild West will
open in connection with the great exposi-
tion of May 15. Nate Salisbury, Buffalo
Bill's partner, has been in Paris for the past
two months, and has everything in readi-
ness for the reception of the show. The
grounds selected are just outside the line of
Notifications known as the military zone,
and II was through special favor OF the
Government that the privilege OF location
was granted. The first contingent Of cow
boysis already In town, and by Thursday
some 800 Indians, fresh from the reserva-
tions, will arrive. Colonel Cody has char
tered the steamship Persian Monarch, which
lies at the foot of west Twenty-fourth
street, to carry his show over. The time
appointed is 3 p. IN. on Saturday. II is the
intention OF the Colonel to remain abroad
about three years. After the Paris season
Is over the exhibition will give entertain
ments in London under cover for the win
ter. Madrid, Berlin, Vienna, and possibly
St. Petersburg aud Moscow will be visited
In turn.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-24
THE FURRY OVER.

The latest reports from Oklahoma
dissrpate the halo about the country
and reduce all, even the invasion, TO
the commonplace, a good thing for
everybody, The land is occupied and
more than occupied. 1t is ordinary
land, no better than Southern Kansas
IL is region which will have its
drouths and its grasshopper plaques
and its other ills, while II will also, most
of the time, producedecent crops. There
has been no great battle between 'boom.
ers," but there have been few mur
ders and the usual trickery has been
practiced by dishonest men in So
curing claims to which they were in no
way entitled All has been duh aud
mas'w oi'fact, and presently we shall
have people returning from Oklahoma,
The Washington critic., 1889-04-24
WASHINGTON, APRIL "a, 1889.
PRESIDENTIAL RECEPTIONS.

The Cabinet meets ON Tuesdays and
Fridays at 1880 p. IN.
Senators and Representatives In Congress
will be received by the President every day,
except Mondays from 10 until 12.
Persons not members Of Congress having
business with the President will be received
from l2 until on Wednesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays.
Those who have no business, but call
merely to pay their respects, will be re-
ceiyed by the President In the East Room
at p. m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and
SATURDAYS.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-24
CRAzED BY CIGARETTES.
They Send Young Polish Woman to
the bellevue Hospital.

New YoRK, April 4.--Ludwiga Gatz-
kowsky, pretty young Polish woman, who
lives with her husband, a shoemaker, at 80
Essex street, was sent to Bellevue Hospital
yesterday, a raving maniac. Cigarette
smoking was the cause. The young woman
has been an incessant smoker of the little
paper cigars for long time. On Monday
night, while the little family were gathered
around the table, she jumped from her chair
and waved her hands frantically above her
head. She issued scream after scream.
With shout she jumped toward the case
ment of the window which looked out upon
q small courtyard three stories below and
with one blow Of her hand smashed pane
of glass to splinters. She was dragged
struggling to the centre of the room where
she raved like all possessed. After consid-
cradle difficulty the raving woman was pin
Toned and sent to the hospital.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-24

Herr Won Bulow has won one triumph In
America that has as yet been unchronicled
On Tuesday afternoon, when the crowded
audience listened silently to his wonderful
shadlngs all over the house, up In the gal
leiies, down in the orchestra, on either side
Of the balcony, mice came running out TO
hear him play, as their ancestors came out
to hear the great master, Mozart, long ago.
II is said that mice are very fond OF music,
but they have never appeared in SO great
numbers at any musical entertainment be-
fore.--[N. Y. Sun.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-24
More Desertions at Fort Niagara.

LocKPoRT, April 24.-Desertions con-
tinue at Fort Niagara. Private Howard,
who was arrested as deserter from the
Eighth Infantry about month ago, and
who had been tried and found guilty and
was awaiting sentence, deserted yesterday
Private Cook, his guard, went with him.
Howard is native of Niagara County.
Cook is also deserter from another regi-
rest in day or two. The rumor that the
Eleventh Infantry would be sent West is
unfounded. The Eleventh is likely to re-
main East three years longer. There is talk
Of Companies Il and X of this post being re-
lieved by two companies from Madison
Barracks.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-24
some Very Unpleasant Developments.

CHICAGO, April A.-A special to the
Ne'rs from Bloomington, H., says Very
unpleasant Developments have followed the
suicide of Benjamin r. Abbott, the highway
commissioner Of this city, who inhaled gas
week ago. It is ascertained that $1,000
worth of Mr.. Abbotts highway orders are
aaoat, while $4,000 is the extent of the tax
tent Of the overdraft is not vet known. II
is believed that majority Of the orders are
entirely illegal, having but one signature
that of Mr., Abbott. ta-ac
The Washington critic., 1889-04-24

Gold has been discovered in Franklin
County, Va.
Yellow fever is raging with great viru-
lence at Rio Janeiro.
Reports from Cape Hayti state that Legl-
times forces have burned the town Of Pc
tite Revere, Hayti.
Minnesota farmers are alarmed over the
appearance OF great swarms OF grasshoppers
in the region around st. Paul.
General Butterfeld, marshal Of the civic
and industrial parade In the Centennial
Celebration at New York, says the line will
be thirteen miles long.
The North German Lloyd steamship
Dresden, Captain ii. Brunsa, the largest
vessel ever In that port, arrived at Balti-
more yesterday with 1000 German immi-
grants, nearly all Of whom left for the
West.
PEARS Soap secures beautiful complex
The Washington critic., 1889-04-24
The soth a National Holiday.

In his proclamation relative to the 30th Of
April the President, in pursuance Of the act
Of Congress passed on March 2 last, called
on the people of =. the United States to as
semble at theif places Of worship and give
thanks for the blessing showered on them
since Washington's Inauguration. The
wording Of the proclamation was such as to
make the day one OF thanksgiving and not
o national holiday, thus preventing oil per
diem employees of the Government receiving
pay for the holiday, though obliged to alb
sent themselves from work. In order that
oil per diem employees Of the United States
may receive pay for that day the President
has issued an amendatory order making the
30th national holiday.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-24
EXTRA EDITION!

A q o'clock edition of The Critic
will appear this afternoon, giving full
account of to-day's game between the
Washington and Philadelphia Baseball
Clubs, of other games in other cities
and of to-days races here and else
where II will be great sporting
extra
The Washington critic., 1889-04-24

wondering why they were such fools rs
to go there when for less money than it
cost them to make the journey they
could have bought 100 acres of as good
land as Oklahoma boasts in any one of
half dozen States of the Union, lIu-
mou beings are very much like sheep,
sheep of the less intelligent sort.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-24
The Presidents New York Trip.

Passenger Agent Boyd OF the Pennsyl-
vania Road had an interview with Private
Secretary Halford yesterday and made the
final arrangements for the Presidents trip
TO New York. There will be special train
for the President and family, the members
Of the Cabinet and Judges Of the Supreme
Court. 1t will consist of vestibule dining
car, four sleepers and private car for the
President, and will leave the depot at l
beth in time for the party to take breakfast
with Governor Green. Returning, the train
will leave New York at 4 D. III. on Wednes-
day arriving here at a.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-24
Cardinal Gibbons, Trim.

BALTIMORE, April 24.-Cardinal Gibbons
and a party OF friends will leave Baltimore
on next Tuesday for New Orleans, where
he viii confer the palllum on Archbishop
Jansen. Mr.. Charles +. Mayer, president
Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany, has rendered the Cardinal the use of
his private car during the trip.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-24
MUCH SUFFERING,
The Pitiablee Condition of the People
in Patrick County, Virginia.

RICHMOND, April 24.-Ex-Senator A. NJ.
Lybrook Of Patrick County reports pitt
able condition OF affairs In that county.
He says: "There has never been parallel
to the destruction Of property resulting
from the forest fires that occurred in this
left homeless and houseless and utterly
destitute Of every means OF supporting their
families. / cannot see how they can live
without aid from abroad until the incoming
Of the next crop, aud even then numbers Of
them are without fences to protect their
crops and plantations and without houses
to live in. To see these poor people travel
ing through this country begging aid and
assistance from those who are unable to aid
them is distressing and pitiful to Witness"
The Washington critic., 1889-04-24
Chicago Inter-ocean. J

kNnlchgO lnter-OcedH')
The newspapers that cry "Woe is meW
over the appointment OF Robert p. Porter
as commissioner of the census are in every
case the newspapers that know the collec-
ton, and publication OF exact data relating
to our industries Will prove the efficacy OF q
protective tariff, and finally and forever
damn all Mills hill Legislation.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-24

THE DANDEIIoN BIDS fair to serve an
other use than that of modestly, yet bril-
liantly, decorating the fields and parks 1t
has been recommended as a badge to be
worn by the numerous journalists who are
located in Washington. A careful dissec-
ton Of the word by punsterious language
carpenter makes In "Dandy Lynn" and, it
is alleged that many Of them have to do
some of 1t at times. There is really nothing
uncomplimentary about the emblem. To
falsify awkwardly is an inexcusable sin, but
to mould the facts into pleasing forms, to
embellish them with delicate traces of flc-
tion and give them an air of consistent grace
is art in one of its highest and most admir-
able forms
The Washington critic., 1889-04-24

BlRMINeuAM, ALA, April A.-The jury
In the Hawes murder case was completed
to-day. All preliminary motions have been
overruled, and the trial will proceed at
once,
The Washington critic., 1889-04-24

CAPTAIN MURRELL, who rescued the pas
sengers of the wrecked steamer Danmark,
is being made hero of and yet II the Cap
tain had left those seven hundred aud more
people on that wreck to drown and freeze
he could have been tried for murder. What
else could Captain Murrell have done than
what he did dop
The Washington critic., 1889-04-24
Smiles and Smiles.

(MaFtha's Vineyard Heraldl
An exchange says; "Ihe smile is the
same in all languages" It varies In our
land, however, In the matter Of size, from
half flngerin New Orleans TO -four fingers
in Boston,