The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1889-1889, 1889-05-01
MATTER WORTH READING.
uad Never heard Of lilo Devil.

The age is one In which theology Is
so mixed that II Is extremely delicate
business attempting to adapt ones sur
roundings to the prejudices of anybody,
and when II comes TO anybody's chill
dren the stoutest heart may be excused
for shrinking from the task in dis
may.
The case in point which the editor
has in mind Is that of lady who re-
Gently gave Punch and Judy party
for her little nephew. When the invi.
tations were being made out the boys
mother said:
"Of course you will ask Trent West2"
"Oh, no. was the immediate re-
sponse, II can't his mother Is 80 par
ticular that shouldn't dare to"
"What do you meanP" was asked.
II am sure that Mrs. West wouldn't
think Punch and Judy party was any
harm.
Not the Punch and Judy, my DEAR
but you see, Mrs. West Is awfully lib
eral in her ideas, and little Trent has
never been TO Sunday school so he
can't come 10 the Punch and judy"
why, what has that got TO do with
it?"
Everything, my stupid sister. Don't
you see that Trent has never heard of
the devil, and / wouldn't take the re-
sponsibility of introducing him for the
world. Mrs. Trent would never forgive
me"
And so the unfortunate Trent, because
his theological education had been
neglected, was deprived of an invita-
ton TO the Punch aud Judy party, an
ipctonaa nf tha et tranno ,uprlf Il, sru ,,f 80.
ligious differences of opinion upon
which he may moralize who will. -
Boston Courier.
The Glover Clubs Pass.
The Philadelphia Glover Club gave a
| railroad dinner, which was distin-
| guished for its fine decorations. Around
| the clover-shaped table was train of
| cars, engine, tender and all, composed
| of rare flowers. The tender, which
bore the name of Frank Thomson, the
| guest Of the evening, was filed with
real coal, which formed striking
| back ground to the white flowers around
II. The card set before each guest was
a facsimile of Pennsylvania Railroad
pass, with the name of the recipient
printed upon it. A pass "To Glover" "
so read the lines. No one present at
the dinner could dispute the assertion.
Robbed of Her Hair by Lightning.
A strange electric freak occurred near
Elizabeth, Writ County, w. Va, o day
or two ago. A heavy thunderstorm
passed over the residence of Mr.. s. p.
Barnes. A terrific flash of lightning
followed, striking the house and scat.
tering the building in every direction.
Mrs. Barnes was standing in the middle
of the floor at the time with glass jar
| Of canned fruit in her hand. The Jar
| was broken and scattered and the
woman's hair burned close to her head.
| Still neither Mrs. Barnes nor her two
| children, both of whom were present,
were otherwise injured. IL New York
| World
Hypnotism has become very con.
| spicuous in Europe of late. 1t has been
| used in the place of chloroform for
some time in surgical operations al
| Paris, and when, in recent murder
case there, 1t was charged that the muir.
der had hypnotized the victim and
forced her to kill herself, public opin-
| ion accepted the possibility of the fact
in way quite remarkable.
They Find it Profitable.
| In certain town in California the
doors of the calabooses are left open all
night. In the morning the constable
goes to the Jail and closes the door, and
as a general thing has from six to ten
vagrants inside. Then the men have q
farcical trial, are found guilty and or.
dered to leave the town, while the jus
tice of the peace and the constable
| pocket fat fee in each case Soft
thing,
All Africa Interested.
The whole of Africa will be inter
ested in the defeat of the Massachusetts,
prohibition movement, as more than
one-third Of the rum turned out near
Boston is sent to be consumed by the
savages of the dark continent. New
England rum is the favorite alcoholic
drink of Africa, and the African Is
never so delighted as when he can OBJ
tain some of the smooth, fine old rum
which comes from Americas centre OF
| culture.
Forty Miles of Vision.
The widest guesses have been made
In Paris and other parts of France as to
the range of vision from the Eiffel
tower. The real limit, according to the
Temps, is forty miles, which takes in
Fontainebleau, Nantes and Pontoise,
and even this area can only be viewed
in exceptionally clear weather.