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The Washington critic., 1889-04-09
THE PEOPLES COLUMN.

Communications on any matter of current
interest will be cbeerfuliy printed In The
cHfrIc under this head. Letters should In ell
cases be as brief as possible.
The Samoan Difficulty.
WARRINGTON, April 7.-Editor Critic:
am astonished that among the many YER
sions about the cause Of the Samoan affair
not once the true cause was mentioned. II
shows how little even the Germans know Of
life in Germany as II is now. The truth is
that the whole affair was only an old Bis
MARKHAM election trick.
Each year when the Reichstag assemblies
there "a brought up bill for either more
soldiers OF more war ships. Each year
these bills are voted down by the House,
and as last resource the Chancellor IBIS
marck) dissolves the Parliament. Now
the people would choose exactly the same
representatives, but just then must arise
some quarrel with foreign power. The
German press takes up the war cry and en-
borts the people to vote for loyal men and
larger army. OF course the liberal papers
cry out against this, but to little account.
In $50 Il was war with France 10000
soldiers on the billl.
In 's7 II was war with Russia 10000
soldiers ON the bill).n
[ In 'sS II was war with England, as war
ships were on the bill.
In $50 with the United States (ships again
on the bill). With strange monotony each
time the quarrel is caused by German
border officials; with the same monotony
these officials turn friendly az soon as the
al. tn.o
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wants $4,000 Damages.

The suit of Annie Moore against the
Metropolitan Railroad Company for $l5,-
900 damagcs was placed on trial In Judge
Montgomery's court to-day. She charges
that through the neglect Of the company
ing from the car OH April IA, 1888.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-09

CSt. Louis Globc-Democrat)
When somebody told the late Senator
Conkling that one of his enemies was about
to be appointed to foreign mission, he re-
Piled ~ am glad OF II; the foreigner the
better.n Perhaps some OF the Republican
Senators didn't think Germany foreign
enough for Mr. Halstead.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-09

The following were accepted as jurors in
Judge Montgomery's court to-day: J. W.
Swanson, w. c. Hill, G.. L. Sheriff, II. p.
Goodwin, 7. H. Pitt, g. j. F. Vogt and II.
Jarboe.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-09

The spring bonnet will soon rival the SER
mon In point Of attraction at church. The
size of the bills therefor will later attract
the devout attention OF husbands.-(B Boston
Times.
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II MINISTER REID will hurry along over
to France and catch Boulanger while he is
out, he may be able TO offer him as pre-
MUM for the largest club of subscribers to
the New York Tribune at 81 per year in ad-
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His Identity Not Proven

Arthur Bradley, the colored man charged
with having tried to drag little George
town girl, named Ella Wise, into an alley,
was dismissed from the Police Court this
morning, his identification not being com
plete
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Two Dozen Compressed Facts.
A span is 10a inches.


There are 2,750 languages.
A square mile contains $40 acres
A storm moves Sc miles an hour.
A barrel Of rice contains 900 pounds.
The average human life ia 81 years.
A barrel Of pork weighs 200 pounds.
A hand (horse measure) ia 4 inches.
The first steel pen was made in 1880.
Watches were first constructed In 1910.
The value OF ton of silver Is $37, 704.84.
The first lucifer match was made In 1890.
The first iron steamship was built In 1880.
Modern needles first came into use In
1916.
Coaches were frat built in England in
1869.
The first horse railroad was built in 1926
%.
One million dollars of gold coin weigh
3,6s5 pounds avoirdupois.
Ole million dollars Of silver coin weigh
5s,92090 pounds avoirdupois.
Albert Durer gave the world prophecy
Of future wood-engraving In 1897
Glass windows we're first introduced into
England In the eighth century.
The first complete sewing-machine was
patented by Elias Howe in 1Sl6.
Measure 200 feet on each side and you
will have square acre within an inch.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-09

Mn. GHoneR w. CHiLDs OF Philadelphia
hasn't given the President anything yet,
except vest, Mr.. Childs Is always
peculiarly appropriate in his gifts.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-09

Mr. CHARLES A. DANA likes the kind Of
Mugwump Postmaster Won Cott of New
York Is.
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MARRIED.

sHIRLEY-o COLOGNE. I'm Baltimore, Nd,
November %, 1887, by Rev. Mr.. Rossa, Emma
shirley and Donaldson Cologne, both OF
Washington, ID. q.
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Will. Mr.. Wannamaker please choke of
the New York Times with big advertise
mentP
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CRITIoULAR,

THE MUewuMr ia enjoying life Just now
in series Of spasms.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-09

LETTERS AND LETTERS.
Foreigner: Mr.. Harrison's Cabinet is not
composed of men OF particular literary
ability, believe.
Native (resentfully): Well, don't know
about that.
Foreigner There isn't a man OF letters
among them, is thereY
Native Confidently: OF course there is.
Take Wanamaker, the Postmaster General,
for instance. What's the matter with him
STEP LIVELY, PLEASE.
The man who gets consulship
BY some decree Of State,
May start as early as he win,
He'll reach his consulate
Newspaper libel is kind OF columny.
What is the difference between Centen
NAL and Tentennialy
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UNpERTAKERS.

I WILLIAM LEE
Successor to Henry Lees Sons),
= Ut N ID HI r II "A * IN R =
$50 PENN. AVENUE N. W.,
South Side.
Branch ofiice, 40S Maryland ave. s. W.
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the sorrows of the man who couldn't
see Benedict is the reflection that the
Hon. Frank LAWYERS word does not
"go" at the Government Printing Office.
His friend may not have been of i'm
pressive appearancc---it win be observed
that he spells what with an %
but IL that were the case 1t should have
made no difference, either from moral
or political point of view. A great
many good Democrats are not i'm
posing.
The Hon. Frank Lawlcr represents
the very backbone of Chicago Domoc.
racy. If he be offended and turn his
district the other way, there IS no telling
what un-Democratic thing may happen
there. II may even occur that the
native American influence will be recog.
nized And II the complaint in the dis
patch be really justified, one wouldn't
like to be in the present Public Printers
place should he ever visit Chicago and
stray over into 1.-The patch.
.--a------
THE EXCURSION season will soon be here
and the taste for gambling that now takes
people to "blind" clubs and the pool
rooms out at the Boundary will take them
down the river on the excursion steamers.
SO large proportion, that one might say
all the excursion boats have hazard,
rouge ct noir, only they call 1t "red and
black" and other short games, the para
phernala for which can be easily carried
about, running almost RS soon as they leave
their wharves, and the games run almost
uninterruptedly until the boats land at
their wharves again. II Is hard for one
who is not Of the fancy to have the fine dis
elimination necessary to enable him to see
that brace game ON Senday Is great deal
verse than a square game on Sunday, but
there seems to be mn idea In the minds OF
the fancy that II is. Last summer, when
the local press charged the captains OF
steamboats, with permitting Sunday gam
bling on their boats, they never WINGED,
only wishing II impressed on the public
that the games were restricted to a certain
| portion Of the boat, where they could not
disturb non-gaming passengers. But, as
soon as 1t was charged that the games were
brace games, they all were up in arms and
protesting. When the excursion season
opens again in few days the floating games
win probably open, too.
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.EDUCArroSAE.

MT. VERNON SEMINARY. 11Oo, ilol, lio5,
Vl 1116 M at. and f1e8 nth st. boarding
and Day School for young ladies and little
Fourteenth year opens wednesday, October
8. for reception Of boarding pupils; Thursday,
October 4, for reception Of day pupils.
MRS. e. j. SOMER5, Principal.
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Din'erent with Haistead.

What is the difference between Centen-
NAL and centennial
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friend every time he asked for it, but more
as man would who echoed the general
sentiment Of applicants when they say that
the rascals are not being turned out with
quite the degree OF celebrity they would
wish. Mr.. Taylor is the sort of man
everybody likes as soon as he sees him.
He has one OF those odd-looking bald
heads, with scant furz Of silky hair over
the badness of lighter color and that
looks years younger than the hair about
| the ears and on the back OF the head. His
face is round and his figure almost so, and
| you expect him TO make you laugh every
time he speaks. His appearance is any
thing but like the melancholy moroseness
you expect in a devoted amateur violinist.
| s.a
Mile. Rhea, who appears this week at
Albaugh's, is, of the stage, remarkably
vivacious ana witty woman, with a glrlish
nalvete and absolute absence Of suggestive
ness perfectly irresistible. Her eyes are
sparkling black, her hair very dark and
worn In a straight bang, and she is purely
French In her gestures and restless viyacity.
Al little dinner given last week In Balti-
more she made charming response to the
toast to herself and occupied as much as
four minutes in the effort. When she had
finished she sat down amidst great applause
and then, as the company became quieter,
she looked up so quietly, and with pretty
blush, remarked;
"My, my, wasn't that long speech.
never made one so long as that before IN
my life. When they call me before the
curtain sometimes and cry speech, speech,
| bow and say i cannot make a speech
All can say is, thank you with all my
heart But now | have become a great
speech-maker, haven't ~
1t was. decided that she had, and II
pleased her more than II she had made I
great bit on the stage.
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Killed on the RAILWAY Track.

Friday night last, Thomas Welsh, a
farmer residing in the town.of Elba,
was run over and killed by the cars on
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul rail-
way, about two miles west of Reese
vile station. Welsh was walking on the
track on his way home from Reeseville,
it is supposed in an intoxicated condi-
ton, when the accident occurred. He
was literally cut to pieces, not frag-
ment of his body being found of more
than ten inches in length, and was only
identified by the overalls he wore. 1t
is now the opinion that he was killed
by the vestibule train, which passes
Reeseville west about 10 o'clock, blood
marks and hair being found by the en-
CINE wiper, when the engine arrived at
Portage, although the engineer knows
nothing about anyone being run over.
Welsh was 35 years of age and leaves
wife and child. He had lived in Elba
since child.
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Blind Tom.
evening.

Blind Tom appeared at Turner Opera
house last Friday evening, giving one
of his wonderful performances before
a very small audience there being, APP
parently, misunderstanding here as
regards his merits and achievements
on the piano. Blind Tom is certainly
the greatest musical phenomenon Of
the age, truly wonderful in his methods
and accomplishments, and the admira-
ton of all who listen to him. He plays
harmony and beauty of expression
equal to the most accomplished and best
educated artists In initiating various
instruments he cannot benexcelled, if
equalled by any player; his imitation
of the church organ, especially, being
one of the finest pieces of execution
ever listened to, and he was no less
true to the type of instrument copied
in his imitation of the music box, bag
pipes and guitar. But Blind Tom capped
the climax, when with one hand he
played the Fishers Horn-Pipe," with
the other yankee Doodle" and sang
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp" all at the
same time. No grander performance
on the piano was ever heard here than
the "Battle of Manassas" his own COM
position, illustrating an exciting period
in the late war Miss Anna Brown at
the request of the audience played a
difficult piece that Blind Tom had
never heard, and he sat down and
played it after her, true almost to every
note, displaying the marvellous genius
he possesses of an imitator. It was
really reflection on Watertown that
Blind Tom rendered his programme
before so poor house.
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town have her full share of them? A
Business Men s association, whose work
it should be to awaken interest in such
matters, would go far towards solving
the problem. The advantages we pos
sess as regards labor, cheap transporta-
ton, healthfulness of climate, and
other points which are favorable, need
only to be pointed out to secure atten-
ton. Financial aid may not always be
required as further inducement to
settle here, but if it is, and the enter
prise has promising look, the project
should meet the necessary encourage
ment. The blessings which would flow
in upon the city in return can hardly
be estimated. There would be an in
crease of population, an addition to the
wealth and business of the city, better
markets for the farmers, which would
in turn be followed by larger trade
with our merchants, and so on along
down the line in all departments of
traffic there would be increased activi-
ty and growth. WATERFOWL need not
remain city of ten thousand inhabi-
tants only, unless she chooses to by de-
Ginning to take the necessary steps to
add to her population. q.
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ssTime will teIl.0

OvERcoATs.-Ify you want to see the
largest and best variety of overcoats
in the city at rock bottom prices, call
on ScHIFFLER & QUENTMEYER, corner
of Main and Third streets.
CAROLS Bookstore, near post
Office, on Main street, has just recelv-
ed new assortment of German and
English birthday cards, school books,
tablets and other school supplies.
Also an extra fine and cheap line of
letter paper, a speciality for ladies.
A large and new stock of pictures,
picture frames and mouldings just re-
ceived at VIM. c.. RAUE's.
If you want apples, call at Bau-
mann's. 5w2
We will be in the market with our
~sFirst Quality" winter apples as soon
as we can get late packed long keep
ers, which are the only safe ones to
buy for winter use. Wait to see our
stock and prices before buying.
GEO. J. HAWKINS.
Oysters by the can or in bulk at
Stallman's.
We have an immense quantity of
natural gray, double breasted and
double back winter underwear at the
remarkable low price OF so cents. 1t
is actually the best value ever shown
for the money. SCHIFFLER d QUENT-
MEYER, corner of Main and Third SITS.
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Adelaide Moore in "The Love Story"

AueIdtue MOOre IN - ne Love OtOfy.
The Fifth Avenue Theatre held a
large audience last night and Miss
Adelaide Moore was given a most cor
dial reception as she came on the stage
in the second scene of ''The Love
Story" It is a comedy drama by Pierre
LIE Clercq, which had a considerable
success in London last season. Miss
Moore is known as a handsome Eng
lish actress and her manager is justified
in claiming unusual beauty for her.
Since she was last seen in this city
she has certainly made considerable
advance in her art, her work last even
ing being effective throughout. The
part of Madeline Berth is that of a
young woman who is deceived into a
loveless marriage with a rich banker,
who finding that the detectives are on
his track, e1udes justice by committing
suicide. Then the lover, young but
poor novelist, comes upon the scene
and finally marries the woman he loves
"The Love Story" is quite play with
several effective situations.
Miss Moore, as the heroine, did real
ly good work that was rewarded by
great applause-and frequent calls before
the curtain, and it can safely be said
that the beautiful actress has entered
on successful season. "The Love
Story" will be played during this week
only, after which Miss Moore will pre-
sent it throughout the country.-N. Y.
Morning Journal, august 20.
Miss Moore will appear at Turner
Opera house, tomorrow (Thursday)
evening.
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w
Artists materials, studies, fancy
walnut goods, all sizes ready made
frames, etc. at VIM C. RAUE's.
Straw & Murphy have received
their new styles of mouldings for pict-
ure frames for fall and winter trade,
which are the finest ever brought to
this city, and will be made into frames
on short notice, at reasonable prices.
ALI kinds of fruits at Baumann's.
"A genuine seal skin cap for only
81. Something never heard of before,
at ScHIFFLER & QUENTMEYER's, cor
ner Main and Third streets.
Spend your winter evenings by
taking instruction in Shorthand and
Type-writing of Elmer Beynon.
Window shades and wall paper
cheaper than ever at VIM. c. RAUE's.
Hair Goods and Hair Watch
chains suitable for Holiday presents
at T. TRzCINsKI's, cor. Main and 3D.
streets. 5w6
I want an intelligent, we'll edu-
Gated and industrious boy, speaking
German, to learn the drug business.
THOs. L. THOMSON,
West Side Drug Store.
Our full line of 100 cases of Dew
Drop Canned Fruit, Veget ables and
Fish has arrived and it is giving per-
feet satisfaction. Try them when buy
ingcanned goods. GEO. }. HAWKINS
-Talman sweet apples and Michi-
ro, ouinooS of Stallman'S
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Another Peep into the Future.

Editor Republican: Through the eff
forts of her Business Men s association,
Prairie du Chen has secured in that
city the location of basket factory and
a WOODEN mill. The city of Ashland,
alive to the importance of inducing
manufacturing establishments to locate
there, has through it's common council
submitted to the people the question
of bonding the city for 800, 900, to be
expended as bonus In that direction
Eau Claire, La Crosse and other cities
have been Systematically acting upon
this plan, and by that means have add
ed thousands to their population, in
creased their resources greatly, and
laid the nest egg of future prosperity
Watertown is not one whit behind any
of the places named SO far as natural
advantages and wealth are concerned.
There is money enough here seeking
investment which could be turned to
good account-building up the city and
at the same time yielding ample re-
turns to the investors, were it employ
ed in the right kind of manufacturing.
Let the balances in bank be drawn
down, or the old stockings hidden
away in cellars be emptied of their con-
tents, and the idle cash would be count
ed by the hundreds of thousands.
Take the shoe factory-one of the
most recent enterprises-as an example
of what may be done. It was with diff
ficulty that the necessary amount of
stock was subscribed, but it finally
came, and though the company has la
bored under many disadvantages, it is
now on substantial basis and unable
to keep pace With the demands made
upon it for its manufactured goods.
Employing between sixty and seventy
hands, with steadily growing and
profitable business, it will soon take
rank as one of the leading establish
ments of the city. That more means
will be required to enable it to enlarge
its plant and meet the requirements
made upon it cannot be doubted. There
is hardly a manufacturing establish
ment here which could not be increas-
ed in the volume of business done were
there more capital invested. There is
large field open here to new enter
prises which are constantly being de-
veloped elsewhere, and the question to
be considered is, why may not Water
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H p Seihel is seriously i'll with

H. P. Seibel is seriously i'll with
pneumonia at his home in the Second
ward
Thomas A. Williams, of Waterloo, j
L. Atwood, of Fort Atkinson, and
Franz Wunderlich, of Jefferson, have
been granted an increase of pension.
The village of Reeseville has been
incorporated by vote of 81 to |. A
diligent search is being made for the
man who deposited the negative ballot.
Yesterday morning burglars at
tempted to enter Mrs. E. Schandein's
residence in Milwaukee, but were
frightened away by the burglar alarm,
Mrs. Schandein's son-in-law firing sew
eral shots at the fleeing housebreakers.
The members of the M. E. church
will hold their first quarterly confer
ence for this year at the church next
Friday evening. Rev. w. w. Painter,
presiding elder, will officiate. Quarter
ly meeting services next Sunday at
1890 A. NJ.
The board of supervisors meets
Tuesday of next week at the city of
jefferson: The city member of the
board are the following: First ward,
c.. J. Noack; Second, Chas. Arenberg;
Third, p c. Quentmeyer; Fourth, z.
Rogan; Seventh, f. III. Breckenridge.
&c. A. Moves, of Lake Geneva, has
been appointed deputy commissioners
of insurance, to succeed Arthur Cheek,
son of the commissioner. Mr.. Noyes
will commence his duties January /.
Mr.. Cheek is to take position with an
insurance company.
--Thad. Bigelow was arrested by Mar
shall Zautner at Columbus, Sunday, for
defrauding B. F. Watson, proprietor of
the Central house, out of So board
bill. He plead not guilty before JUS
tice Stacy Monday, and on his own mo-
ton his case was postponed until the
18th. Bigelow was lodged in Jefferson
jail until released on bail last evening,
his brother becoming his surety.
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Obituary..

Michael Owens, one of the early set
tiers of Watertown, died at his home at
Eau Claire, Thursday last, October 81 /,
aged II years. Mr.. Owens settled here
about AZ years ago, being owner and
andlord of the American house for
many years. He was one of the Cali
fornia adventures from here during
the gold excitement, and on his return
resumed his old business as hotel keep
err. Some eighteen years ago Mr.. Owens
removed to Columbus engaging in the
grocery business, subsequently settling
on farm in the northwest part of the
state. For several years before his
death he had resided in Eau Claire,
where his son holds the Office of city
treasurer. Mr.. Owens leaves a wife,
two sons and two daughters. His re-
mains were brought here for interment
in St. Demands cemetery by the side
of son and daughter. The funeral
was held from St. Bernard's church,
Sunday afternoon, Rev. 2. w. Condor
officiating.
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Great Special Sale.

Ttmay be of interest to many to know
that during the remainder of this week
mattresses, parlor suites and side boards
can be purchased at remarkably low
prices at E. w. Schultz furniture and
undertaking rooms on the west side. In
each of these classes of goods the stock
is large and complete, affording a rare
opportunity Of making fine selections.
The prices are noted in Mr.. Schultz e
advertisement in this weeks issue OF
THE REPUBLICAN. Let everybody read
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Z. 8. CLARK

T. . CLARK
Has the largest and most
select stock Of Episcopal
3 Catholic Prayer Books,
Bibles, Standard and Mis-
cellaneous Books, Photo
graph Albums, Auto
graph Albums, Portfolio
and Writing Desks, Back
CANNON Boards, Chess
Men, Ladies' and Gentle
mems Toilet Cases, Col
lar and Cuff Boxes, Gold
Pens and Pencils, Album
& Picture Easels, Whisk
Holders, Slipper Cases,
Cigar Holders, Vases, Tri-
plicate Mirrors, Bisque
Statuettes, Diaries for
1889, and the best line Of
fine Stationery and Tab
let's kept in the city. Call
and examine my stock.
t. S. CLARK, Centre of
Main Street Bridge, Wa
tertoWn, Wisconsin.
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Home Matters.

st. Paups parish guild meets Thurs
day afternoon with Mrs. c. A. Brickell
Mrs. Harrison Coon, former resi-.
dent of Concord, died recently at hel
home in Briggsville, Columbia county
aged about 40 years.
DIR. L. r. Head, OF Lake Geneva
was chosen by the State Board of Super
vision superintendent of the state hos.
pital for the insane at Mendoza. He
is graduate of Rush Medical college
and 80 years of age.