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The Washington critic., 1890-04-03
THE SOCIAL WORLD.

President and Mrs. Harrison gave
dinner last evening to Minister and Mrs.
Whitelaw Reid in the private dining
room of the White House. The table
was decorated with violets and orchids,
while about the room in the inner cor
ridor were palms and potted plants.
After laying aside their wraps the guests
were received in the Red Parlor by
President and Mrs. Harrison, Mrs. Nc
Kee and Mrs. Russell Harrison. The
guests were Vice. President Morton, Sec
retary Blaine, Senator and Mrs. Evarts,
Senator and Mrs. Butler, Speaker and
Mrs. Reed, Senator Hiscock, Represen-
tative and Mrs. Cabot lodge, Represen-
tative and Mrs. McCreary, Hon. and
Mrs. John w. Foster, Colonel and Mrs.
John Hay.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mclean enter
tanned Minister and Mrs. Reid at
luncheon yesterday.
Secretary and Mrs. Window enter
tanned friends from the West at dinner
last evening.
Vice President and Mrs. Morton will
spend portion of the summer at Pitts
field
Representative Blanchard returned
on Wednesday from New York, where
he went to attend to business in con.
nection with the River and Harbor
bill.
Miss Ginnie Fitzhugh will leave on
Saturday for fredericksburg.
The Corcoran Cadet Corps will give
their fifteenth annual military hop at
the National Rifles Armory Tuesday
evening, the 22d instant, at $3.50
o'clock.
Senator Quay returned a week since
from his Florida trip greatly benefited
by his stay in the South.
Rev. Mr.. Perry of st. Andrew s
Church has gone to Florida for his
health, which has not been good since
his recovery from an attack of the
grippe early in the winter.
Miss Enicy Milburn of 1888 Thir.
teenth street will give dance in honor
of her friend, Miss May Avery of Geor
gia, Easter Monday night. About one
hundred invitations have been issued
for the event.
Mr.. John j. Cockrell, son of Senator
Cockrell, is at present in the city on {
visit to his father, vacation from hi'
law business having been necessitatet
by an attack of pen paralysis.
The ladies interested in the Homeo
pathic Hospital are getting up move
entertainment, series of tableaux from
ben Hur," in which number o.
young people prominent in society will
take part.
The Washington critic., 1890-04-03
PERSONAL.

Howard Carroll is writing a biogra-
ply of the late President Arthur.
The Princess of Wales takes lively
interest in hammered brass work.
The King of Greece is the best tennis
player among the royalties of Europe.
Robert Louis Stevenson and Kin :
Malietoa of Samoa have become quite
friendly.
The present King of Dahomey was
educated in Paris and was supposed to
have been civilized.
1t is said that Bismarck looks forward
with pleasure to devoting himself here
after to his dog, his pipe and his beer.
1t is a curious coincidence that the
representative sons of Bismarck and
Gladstone should bear the name "Her-
BERT
William E. Gladstone encourages
rising artists of all kinds. He has
promised to attend concert which Miss
Josephine Simon. the young American
singer. is to give in London in May.
Mrs. Crook, who is completely pros
trated since the sudden death of her
husband, General George Crook, is
lu,y
she has determined to make her perma-
nent residence.
Lord Acton is considered the most
learned man in England. He is Ro-
man Catholic, and in addition to his
barony has baronetcy. His library
contains no less than 100000 volumes,
all of which are carefully selected, and
number among them some very rare
books.
Emperor William of Germany is q
very hearty eater. He gets away with
four meals day in royal style. He
eats ham and eggs for breakfast, game
and salads for luncheon, soups, fish and
roasts for dinner, and hot sausages and
beer for supper. He has grown very
feshy of late.
1t is singular fact that Professor
Max Muller, the eminent orientalist,
went to England without knowing a
single word of English. Although at
that time mere youth, he was deeply
versed in Sanscrit, Hebrew and Arabic.
Professor Muller lives in Oxford in the
house that Professor Goldwin Smith
built for himself.
The Queen Of Roumania is complet.
ing another dramatic work concerning
rural life among the Roumanians. Most
of the incidents and the folk songs
which the queen has introduced in the
piece were observed and noted by her
during her trip through the Roumanian
Mountains last summer. The drama
will appear during March in Rouman-
ian and German, and will be put on the
stage of the royal theatre at Bucharest
Immediately after being published.
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THE JOY OF THE BOOK LOVER.


| look around the walls with eager eyes,
And many friends OF dear old time behold;
Some deeked In all the glorles of fine
gold,
And some in clothing beggars would de-
spse;
Yet these, as worthiest of my love, prize,
For when to me the whole world seemeth
cold
Or down my cheeks the tears flow uncon-
trolled
| know that solace In their pages lies.
For not In books In full morocco bound,
Calf extra, or pure vellum snowy white,
Is sweetest consolation by me found;
But rather in the ragged, dust-stained tones,
denominations to artistic sight,
That save on my poor shelves would ne'er
find homes.
I ope a book at hazard, as ] stand
With raptured gaze beside my crowded
rows.
And such the charm its genius DER me
throws
That soon my little book room doth ex-
pand
Into illimitable space, where banned
is every vestige OF Life's cares and woes;
The sur Of happiness upon me glows
AS peruse the volume in my hand.
And thus 1t often is: my soul Is borne,
On Fancy's wings, TO realms of Love aud
Light,
Where perfect peace holds it In glad
TepOse;
And, ere The leaves unconsciously close,
Again | learn that e'en to those who
mourn
The darkest, dreariest days may seem
most bright.
--TA0mas Hutchinson, in Book Mart
The Washington critic., 1890-04-03
WASHINGTON. APRIL 3, 1890.
ONE POINT APPROVED.

Whatever dissatisfaction may be felt
in regard TO many of the features of
the Mckinley tariff bill, II has one pro
vision which will win very general ap-
proval We refer to the clause which
places works of art upon the free list.
There never was good reason for the tax
on artistic imports which is now levied.
1T is not war fax, for all through the
war and for long after the duty re-
manned at 10 per cent. 1t was not till
1888 that Congress saw a new light on
this matter and raised the duty to 30
per cent.
This increase of duty could not have
been on account of any sudden need of
obtaining additional revenue, for at that
time no such need arose. The only
ground on which ii could have been ad-
vocated and enacted must have been
that of protection. The supposition
must have been that the more the i'm
portation of foreign art was taxed the
more home art would flourish
This supposition seems TO have been
wholly groundless. The increase did
rot prove beneficial to domestic art and
the native artist complains that it was in
every way detrimental to him. Indeed
even in 1861, there was a movement
among American artists to have the ten
per cent. duty, which then existed, re.
moved, and since 1888, when the thirty
per cent. duty passed, the sales Of the
works of native artists have very con
siderably diminished.
The tax is sometimes justified on The
ground that picture is an article of
luxury, and that IL is the rich who paw
the tax, as they ought TO do. But pic
lures are different from almost all other
things that the wealthy enjoy. Even
CrGsus cannot keep his pictures all to
himself, and he would soon lose the
zest OF possession il he could. A pic
ture is made to be seen. 1t desires the
light. 1t welcomes beholders It's rich
possessor soon discovers that he is as
much its trustee and guardian as its
owner. This fact by and by begins to
press itself upon his mind. He then ar
ranges for opening his doors and for in
viting the public to enter his lighted
galleries. His picture becomes, in a
way, common property. Its beauty
thenceforth sinks into many hearts, re-
fines and elevates many minds and
satisfies the unconscious art,longing Of
many sensitive souls.
It's for this reason among others that
pictures are so often transferred from
private ownership to public galleries
where the people may have constant ac-
cess TO them. 1t is for this also that
they are SO highly valued, by those who
rightly understand, for their educative
influences upon the general mind. And
because of these educative influences
art should be free.
The Washington critic., 1890-04-03
GREATEST OF THEIR KIND

The largest steam derrick in the world
is used by a shipping company at Ham
burg, Germany. 1t is kept at the docks
and used in lifting immense weights on
and off shipboard. 1t can pick up a
ten wheeled locomotive with perfect
ease.
The largest and heaviest building
stone ever quarried in England was
taken from the Plankinaton quarry,
near Norwich, in February, 1889. 1t
was in one piece, without crack or flaw,
and weighed over thirty-five tons. II
was Is feet long, feet high and 8 feet
wide.
The largest tree in the world, ac-
cording to statistics lately published by
the Italian government, but which
hardly tallies with the big tree article
in the Sunday Republic of November
"a, is monster chestnut standing at
the foot of Mount AGtna. The circum-
ference of the main trunk at 60 feet
from the ground is 212 feet
The largest saw mill in the world is
located at Clinton, Iowa. 1t cost $780,
900, and is capable of saving 450, 900
feet of lumber in eight hours. 1t has
seven band and three gang saws and
two batteries of ten boilers each.
The largest check ever passed in this
country was for $2,500,000 by Wander
bilt. 1t was the purchase price of the
Nickel Plate Railroad. The smallest
are those for one cent each, with which
the Treasury officials square accounts.
The largest sheep ranch in the world
is in the counties of Webb and Dimnet
in Texas. 1t contains upwards of 400,-
600 acres and yearly pastures 100000
sheep.
A pair of bantam chickens were sold
at the London Crystal Palace for $500,
which was almost exactly twice their
weight in gold. This is believed to be
the highest price ever paid for single
pair of fowls. since the days of extrava-
CANT and luxurious Rome.
The costliest horse barn in the world
belongs to d. E. Grouse, and is located
at Syracuse, N. Y. 1t has now cost the
owner, a millionaire horseman, some
thing like 100000. Incidental ex-
penses will make the stable cost little
short Of round million.
Thelargest sheet of plate glass in the
United States, and perhaps In the
world, is in saloon front at Detroit,
Mich. 1t is of the usual height used in
glass fronts and is 13 feet across and
inches in thickness.
The steam ferry boat, Robert Gar
rett, plying between Brooklyn and New
York City, carries ]. 1000 passengers at a
trip, and is said to be the largest steam
ferry boat in existence.
Marshall Pass, on the Denver and
Rio Grande Railroad, 1851 feet above
the sea level, is the highest poiut
crossed by railroad inside the limits
Of the United States.
The Washington critic., 1890-04-03
THE RAILROAD PROBLEM.

The citizens of South Washington
have suffered so long from the occupa-
tion Of their streets by the Baltimore
and Potomac Railroad and the conse-
quent depreciation of their property,
that they will be ready to welcome any
change whereby the evils of which they
complain may be alleviated The bill
which was recently introduced in the
House by Mr.. Burton has this for its
object and though il is in the nature of
compromise, it embodies the recon-
mendations agreed upon by the Board
Of Trade and will, doubtless, prove salts
factory to those most deeply interested.
The bill provides that the United
States shall purchase the present depot
OF the railroad company and compen-
safe 1t for the bridge over Sixth street,
and that lis new passenger station shall
be located south of the intersection of
Maryland and Virginia avenues. After
January /, 1894, the road is to enter the
city along the northern shore of the
Eastern Branch at point between l.
and NJ streets south, and is to proceed
westward on and under X street south,
Canal street and Virginia avenue.
Leaving the station II Is to reach the
Long Bridge over Maryland avenue as
at present.
Provision is made for carefully
guarding the tracks all the way through
The city and suitable bridges are to be
built over them at the crossing of the
principal streets from Four and-a-half
to Twelfth street. Taking everything
into consideration, this is probably the
best solution of the South Washington
railroad problem at present possible,
and il is TO be hoped that the bill will
speedily pass.
The people of the northeast section,
who have suffered so long and so
grieyously through the encroachments
Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
tracks, are also likely to find relief
through the Chandler bill, of which
they seem to approve heartily. The
provisions of that bill compel the with
drawal of the present depot and the
tracks leading thereto, and place the
new station at II street northeast, the
squares northward to the Boundary to
be occupied by tracks and freight ac-
eommodations. Everything that can be
done by the Board of Trade, and by our
clIizens generally to further the settle
The Washington critic., 1890-04-03

Knocked over AIser.

Ff0Ul NE Nel0 YORK. sun.
Senator Morgan has introduced an
other bill against trusts. Anti. trust
bills are now much more numerous
than the trusts. Judging from the fac.
tious hammering which John Sher-
mans bill has received, the future Of
legislation against trusts is not going to
be especially glitterlng, at least in the
Senate. But Mr. Sherman has knocked
over General Alger, and can afford to
be happy
The Washington critic., 1890-04-03
WIN InsIst ON Payment.

FFOW We 81 LOutS IO8t- -UlSDN1cN,
Out of the depths of a rough expe-
rience Senator Allison advocates re-
ducing the tariff taxes as much as pos,
sible and placing a large number of
articles on the free list. This is Sena-
tor Allison's dea Of Western Repub.
licanism gained through the Iowa cleo
tions. But, as the Eastern Republicans
put up most of the money for the last
election, they propose to insist on pay
ment of their rewards through high
protective duties.
The Washington critic., 1890-04-03
Don't whimper.
From the Ne,O YORK Sun

HTUVt NtU l5NH.
A man shot himself, leaving letter
in which he said his life had been a
failure. Then fans itself with its ears,
the Chicago Herald! and calculates
1.-THE cry of despair, My life has been
a failure, must go straight to the heart
of every thinking person. On which
we remark, Cannon" Likewise,
Spinach P' Every ones life is fail
ure who chooses to think it so:
For there is nothing either good or bad but
thinking makes it SO.
Had the whimp ring suicide gone
into the woods and robustiously
kicked himself, he might have done
some good.
The Washington critic., 1890-04-03
OFFICE OF
WOODWARD s. LoTHRoP,
Corner 18th and L sts n. W.
THURSDAY, April 8, 1890.
OFFICE OF

Weekly House-cleaning
Day tomorrow. Remnants
are somewhat overshadowed
by the Easter attractions,
yet they will be displayed as
usual. Abundance of short
lengths in Ribbons and
Laces, owing to the great
demand the past few days.
Best showing yet in short
lengths of Dress Fabrics. If
you want a short piece Of
Broadcloth for a cape or
Jacket we have it at a rem
nant price.
II you want a short piece
for a child's coat or dress
we have it at a remnant
price.
II you want enough for a
wrapper or house waist we
have it at a remnant price.
If you want a piece of
Plain Material and a piece
Of Plaid or Striped Goods
for a combination dress we
have it at a remnant price.
In fact, we have a short
piece of almost every kind
| of Dress Goods.
JACKETS.-3 Black Cloth Jackets. Size 32
Reduced to So each.
1 French Blue Broadcloth Jacket braided
in Black. Size SO. Reduced to S12.50.
| JERSEYS.--3 All wool Green Jerseys. Sizes
"a and 49, Reduced to 81 so each.
. Navy Blue Jerseys. Size 3s. Reduced to
$3.50 each.
Black Braided Jerseys. Sizes s4 SO AMI
3S. Reduced to S3.75 each.
WAISTS.-1 Navy Blue Cashmere Waist
Size 42. Reduced to $3.50.
Black Surah Silk Waist, trimmed with
gold braid. Size 80. Reduced to Sl0
WRAPS Black Cloth Wrap, lined with
surah silk. Size "a. Reduced to 81.
Braided Wraps, in Tan, Gray and lack.
Sizes "a and 36. Reduced to $40 each.
Jet Wrap. Size 80. Reduced to $40.
(Third loor)
The Washington critic., 1890-04-03
GOOD Reason 10 Feel sIek.
Foul he Boston Herald

Major Mckinley is reported as look
ing and feeling far from we'll The Job
of framing satisfactory tariff bill Is
not one that conduces 10 ones health,
comfort and happiness IL kills more
than 1t cures.
The Washington critic., 1890-04-03

There never was man who did not
believe that he was giving pound of
repentance for his ounce of sin.-Atchi-
son Globe.
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McGoggins calls his room on the tenth
floor prinoely apartment on account OF
its royal highness. --Light.
The Washington critic., 1890-04-03

There is always one nave in church
that no ministerial eloquenGe can con.
vert - KOnhers Gazette.
The Washington critic., 1890-04-03
WIT IN A SMALL WAY.

Gladstone's axes are in good demand.
This is because he is such good feller.
--N01TistoaCR Herald.
The Washington critic., 1890-04-03

THE FARMERS OF Minnesota want
the Supreme Court of the United States
abolished. Why not abolish the
Constitution at once, and be done
with it?
The Washington critic., 1890-04-03

THE NOMINATION Of Captain A. f.
Mcmillan of Indiana as Deputy First
Auditor Of the Treasury Is one that
gives very general satisfaction, both to.
the officials Of the Treasury Depart
The Washington critic., 1890-04-03

In VIEW OF THEIR crushing defeat at
Milwaukee, the Republicans of Wiscon-
sin are turning to Senator Spooner, the
Little Giant-of the Badgers, to snatch
victory from the laws of defeat.
The Washington critic., 1890-04-03

A woman's idea Of true friend is
one who will admire her children Just
as much as she does herself. .-lSomer,
gilie journal.
The Washington critic., 1890-04-03

COUNT DE ARNAUD is now convinced
that General Boynton is not afraid of
him, at any rate.
The Washington critic., 1890-04-03
TEXAS TOWNS A-BooMINa


The great State of Texas is in the
throes of boom. Not one city or town
or section, but all over the vast land of
the Lone Star the boom is O. ADJOINING.
The Lockhart Enterprise says: South
west Texas is on bigger boom than
ever before. Real estate is high in the
cities of the State, and it takes big
money to get a little piece of ground"
The San Angelo Enterprise insists that
there is permanent boom in Tyler"
The Houston Post advises the citizens of
that railroad centre not to intimidate the
boom, but to get good prices for their
property "and turn loose At San
Antonio the Times tells us that last
Saturday "$5O0,0OO was invested in
dirt" The Waco Day alleges that
Waco dirt was as much in demand
yesterday as ever" The Brownwood
Bulletin in a warning mood remarks
that "a quick and sure way to kill
town is to hold real estate for speculative
purposes. At Galveston sand for
building lot purposes is in great de-
mand, the people having high hopes of
deep water in the near future.
Verify, the State OF Austin and
Houston wakes fat and prosperous.
The FACILITIES OF THE CRITIc for
newsgathering and its efforts to place
the latest information in the hands of
its readers have been we'll illustrated in
the past two days. On Monday it pub
lished complete details of the result of
the first race at Bennings, which were
announced a few minutes before going
to press. Yesterday the first race was
delayed for half an hour because
the favorite, Monarch, threw and
injured his jockey. THE CRITIC pub.
lished an account Of the accident, In
addition to the weights, names of
horses and jockeys starting, final
straight and place betting, and the re-
suit of the race. THE Critic was the
on! y evening paper to do this. 1t will
endeayor to publish the result of all the
racesup to the time Of its going to press
each day during the remainder of the
highly successful meeting of the enter
prising Washington Jockey Club.
SENATOR VANCE is authority for the
following as sample of the kind of
hymns they sing at camp meetings
down in the Old North State:
De bigger dat you see de smoke,
De less de fire will be;
And de leasiest kind Of possum
Climbs the biggest kind Of tree.
De niger at the old camp ground
Dat can loudest sing and shout,
Is gwine to rob some hen-roost
Before de week is out.
The Washington critic., 1890-04-03

COURTS MARTIAL, DEAR Post; not
court -martials.
The Washington critic., 1890-04-03
ADJUSTMENTS.
Louis James as ..Hamlet."


Hamlet" was presented at Albaugh' 5
Grand Opera. House last evening by
Mr. Louis James and his company.
Mr.. James is by no means the ideal
Hamlet, nevertheless his impersonation
has many excellent points. Hamlets $
scene with his mother was the best
piece of acting during the evening. Mr..
Mosley as Ldertes was scarcely inferior
to MIR. James. portraying as he did the
hot headed and noble hearted son.
I'oloaius was taken by Mr.. Langdon,
and was in good hands. Miss Mabel
Amber made a charming Ophelia. The
insane scene was admirably done The
other parts were fairly good. Tonight
Sheridan Knowles tragedy, "Vir-
ginius," will be presented. To.mor-
row night, "Ingomar," and on Satur-
day night, Richard ILL.,"
MAX O'Relps Lecture.
Max O'Rell lectured last night at the
Congregational Church He was intro
duced to his audience by Senator Hoar.
The Washington critic., 1890-04-03

"Haye you denied yourself any
pleasure--made any sacrifce-durinr
ihe present Lenten season 2" was asked
of a Chicago woman recently.
Yes" she answered, Il have de.
ferred my application for divorce until
after Easter but the days seem to drag
along at snail's pace. N0rristoWa
HsraM,
The Washington critic., 1890-04-03
Senator sherman,s Measure.

From he 81. Louis Globe Democrat.
Senator Sherman is wise in opposing
all schemes to load his Anti Trust bill
down with amendments. The measure
Is directed against an obvious and
fragrant abuse, but one which has been
found difficult to strike, by ordinary
repressive enactments. The weakness
of such measures in the past has lain in
their attempt to cover too broad field
and accomplish too much. as
The Washington critic., 1890-04-03

ment and to those who have business
before IL. Captain Mcmillan was a
gallant officer in the war for the Union
and for many years has filed the posi-
ton of chief of the division of mis-
cellaneous claims in the First Auditors
Office His present appointment by the
President Is but a just recognition Of
his excellent record as soldier and
official, and his numerous friends will
hail II with unqualified approval.
IT SEEMS THAT not all our stringent
laws succeed effectively in excluding
the Mongolian from this land of free
dom and equal rights. According to
information received from Treasury
detectives at Port Huron, an enterprls
ing celestial named Pin Chang has filed
a contract for smuggling two hundred
of his countrymen across the Canadian
frontier for which he received $40 a
head, and he is still in the business.
The old proverb seems to be true that
"Where there Is will there is way"
-
CLEVELAND, ONO, has leve'-
beaded patriot for judge. He re-
Gently refused to naturalize a foreign
born applicant, because he had never
read the Constitution and could not tell
how and for what length of time a
United States Senator was elected.
Said the judge: Can a man be sup.
posed to be attached to the principles
of our Constitution if he has never
read 1t 2"
THE AUSTRALIAN voting system ap-
pears to have helped the Republicans
in Rhode Island. Perhaps, after all
Senator German is right, from parti-
san point of view, in opposing it.
IN VIEW OF THEIR crushing defeat al
Milwaukee, the Republicans of .Wiscon-
sin are turning to Senator Spooner, the
Little Giant-of the Badgers, to snatch
victory from the jaws of defeat.
THE FARMERS OF Minnesota want
the Supreme Court of the United States
abolished. Why not abolish the
Constitution at once, and be done
with it?
COUNT DE ARNAUD is now convinced
that General Boynton is not afraid Of
him, at any rate.