The Washington critic., 1889-05-01
THE TOWNS PHOTOGRAPH.

mcnt. The game has gotten such u grip
on the public that the varying fortunes
of the local nine visibly affect the
tempers of business men.
81 like to go around and collect after |
the Washingtons have been winning,
remarked the Young man who attends |
To that part of the business for jackson |
& Michenor, publishers of the score |
card in this city. Men pay up rs If |
they actually enjoyed It,
The baseball fever extends even to
The White House. Every day youth
on bicycle leaves the score card at
the Executive Mansion, where II Is ut
once eagerly inspected by q group of
the attaches. The card is then placed
conspicuously on the mantel in the
waiting room and left there until II Is
replaced by another.
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The efficacy of flowers in relieving
the monotony of indoor life Is cXcmpli-
fled by the bouquets which are to be
found generously distributed through
the rooms of the Government Depart
ment buildings. AT every entrance of
most of the public buildings stands
flower merchant with bouquets of pan.
sizes, violcts, crocuscs, or lilacs tempt
ingly arranged on trays. The ladies
are the most liberal patrons, and their
good taste serves TO materially relieve
the dullncss of the days duties, not only
for themselves but for those around
them Most of the flower vendors are
colored boys, but girls, and even grown
white men, are engaged in the business.
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As rule the average statesman knows
nothing about the art of making success
full bets on the races. In nine cases out
of ten he Il rely on the Judgment of some
friend and usually he has so many
friends that he finds II difficult to recon
cilc the various dead sure tips they
so kindly volunteer General Malone
Of Virginia, with his son Butler, were
there. They are there every day. The
General is considered Judge of horse
flesh and he has the courage to back
his Judgment. He observes closely the
the animals as they are led out to the
track and having satisfied himself hell
stroll on to the pool lawn and place his
money with the bookmaker who gives
the most odds. The General is known
by everybody and in the crowd he is cas-.
lily distinguished by his light slouch hat
Representative Brewer of North Caro-
lima is another prominent statesman
who takes in the races He knows
something about the flyers but then
he's always ready to listen to the fellow
who has the "cinch' to give. 1t very
often happens that he'll have enough
| pointers to confuse him, and then he'll
fall back on his desire to play the fa.
vorite Hon. Archie Bliss is the states
man who knows thing or two about
the racers. In fact, good natured Archie
Bliss knows the predigrecs and records
| of nearly every stable in the country,
| and he can tell almost ut n glance what
| horse can do. Colonel Bliss Is rcgu-
lar attendant at Ivy City. He drives
out every day behind his pair of thor
oughbreds that can distance anything on
the road. He generally takes friend.
The Colonel often plunges and his
plunges are most always successful.
Sergeant,at- Arms Leedom enjoys q good
race as well as the most passionate de
voice, and his smiling face can be
seen every day on the pool lawn
when the betting opens. General
Clark, clerk Of the House, will occa-
sionally place S. or $40 on his favorite
Just to'give spice to the amusement. II
is amusing to see some of our states
men congregate in groups of four Oh
five, pull out little slip of paper with
the names of the winners, and say
We'll, ought to be kicked. picked
the winners at breakfast this morning,
but just before the race started played
the other horse I'll never take an.
other tip from Blank; he doesn't know
any more about horses than a cat.
told Blank Blank to play the list
brought out; he did so and won. I'm
busted now, but I've learned some
thing" There are lots of fellows who
haven't the nerve TO back their convic
ton. and after each race they can b'
counted by the score, not only on thu
pool lawn, but on the grand stand.
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The first pneumonia-d dispensing opeI
street car rolled up the Avenue a few
days ago. 1t made trip or two whei
a dusky cloud dropped over the brigh
face of the sun and the rain cam
down. 1t was only an April shower
but ii was enough, and the car hasn'
been seen on the street since. To 81
in an open car during rain storm l
not very pleasant, and is apt to pro
woke the most angelic of persons Il
hasty remarks. These cars are not yer,
popular in Washington so early in tn
season, though later in the summe
= they discount the closed ones. Non
but very healthy people should risk tn
draught, and even for them the close
car Is the better. But then II is 81
much easier to board them than 1t Is til
other, and people don't stop to think o
the consequences. Kechew he -ha
ch-o-o.
"Pat" McCaull, as his friends dt
light to call him, has been in the cit
for several days, and before the Pres
dent went away made a number O
pilgrimages to the White House. II
is one of the leaders of the old Reat
juster party of Virginia, and would /
u taken for his brother, the well know
y comic opera manager OF New Yorl
@ Both of them were in the Confederai
= army together, and when the stars an
5 bars were furled forever, the eld,
: brother went toNew York almost penn
= less, while Pat returned to his hon
q where he first went into the bO,
n and shoe business and then into politic
!, He served several terms In the Virginl
:, Legislature, and also ran for Congrei
- :, on the Republican ticket, but was d.
u feated, Like the proverbial spide
y however, he is willing to try again, an
o very likely will in the next campaign
d If he does succeed in coming to Wasl
" ington Congress will have another goc
N story-teller and the galleries have som
G. thing to laugh at.
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