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The Washington critic., 1890-03-23
WATCHES.
M. W. GALT BRO. & CO.
HOY Pennsylvania Ave-.

Call attention 10 Meiy stock
Of WatcheS, comprising all
tie most desirable mOVensentS
and styles Of casing, from the
kOa0eSt price for aOAich a re-
liable hme-keeber can be
bought TO tie most ex1enSire.
These 9OatcheS bear 0nr
firm name and are IaTiIy
guaranteed.
american Ma Ltk a M
WateheS Of all grades.
The Washington critic., 1890-03-23

A saloon is like a harbor-most of the
wrecks are TO be found outside the bar
TerTe Haute ErpreSS.
The Washington critic., 1890-03-23

Hungary's new Cabinet seems to satisfy
the popular appetite. Boston Herald.
The Washington critic., 1890-03-23

We suppose 1t is to King Gambrinus to
whom we hear occasional reference as "his
royal iags. Binghamton Leader.
The Washington critic., 1890-03-23

The collars worn In the Middle Ages were
ruff affairs. PdtSbiTg Chronicle.
The Washington critic., 1890-03-23

IT IS NOT THE extremes of heat and cold
so much as the sudden changes In tempera-
ture that cause certain climates to be un-
healthful. When, however, the system is
invigorated with Ayers Sarsaparilla, these
changes are rarely attended with injurious
results
The Washington critic., 1890-03-23

A pair of scales at fair means that
every man shall pay his weigh.-New Or
leans Picdyltne.
The Washington critic., 1890-03-23

A SWALLOW DOESN'T make spring,
says an old pragmatic proverb. Per-
haps not; but you can get whisky at
five cents q drink in South Washington
a swallow of which will make you
lump.
The Washington critic., 1890-03-23

The refusal of a drink of whisky may
irritate us, but would Porter in census
Hotel Gazette.
The Washington critic., 1890-03-23
AN ELEMENTARY PRINCIPLE.


The st. Louis Globe Democrat re-
Gently said:
General Crook says that the Indians are
the best fighters in the world, because they
shoot from behind cover and never give
battle on equal terms. This will strike the
average reader as a queer test of military
superiority.
Evidently the Globe Democrat man
has a queer idea of military matters.
The\whole object of strategy in war is
TO meet the enemy with the greater
force and overwhelm him with superior
numbers. Napoleon, the greatest
strategist, as well as the greatest tao
tician of his time, often defeated armies
larger than his own by dividing them
and beating them in detail. "Provi-
dence," he said, favored the side with
the heaviest battalions."
As to fighting under cover. After
the battle Of Shiloh no Union army
ever went into camp over night with
out throwing up such basty intreuch-
ments as it was possible to do. No
general who has learned the elementary
principles of war will ever fight in any
other way than under cover, if he can
help it. The Confederate generals un-
derstood this thoroughly, and fought
from cover whenever they could do SO.
No commander wants to fight in the
open If he can avoid it.
General Crook was right if he said
what was attributed to him, and,
whether he said it or not, he knew its
truth. Else why do we build forts and
armored vesselsl The Globe Democrat
man is the veriest tyro in military
matters.
The Washington critic., 1890-03-23

The snow comes late, but it seems to
have caught the drift of things, s,-PhilLdek
Dbi1 Press
The Washington critic., 1890-03-23

Probably in no legal documents filed with
the clerk of the court at the City Hall are
so many errors made as in the notices of
mechanics liens, says the Buitding Register.
These papers, presumably prepared by at
torneys, very frequently bear evidence of
great carelessness. Names of well-Known
persons are tortured out of shape, and would
be hard to recognize by those to whom
they belong. One notice filed this week
makes one claimant bear two separate and
distinct names,
The Washington critic., 1890-03-23
FOUR BARGAINS
WASH GOODS.

WASH GOODS.
Buying in immense guam
titles at bottom prices enable
us to offer the following ex-
traordinary bargains in this
seasons new Wash Fabrics:
BARGAIN No. I.--5,ooo
yards of American Printed
Challies, rs inches wide and
warranted fast colors. Only
&c per yard.
BARGAIN No. 2,--4ooo
yards Corded and Figured
Challies, in original designs,
richly colored. Only SC per
yard.
BARGAIN No. $40, 900
yards of Fine-Quality Amer
ican P inted Challies, in very
attractive figures and color
ings. 80 inches wide and
only 1oc per yard.
BARGAIN No. 4.--3,5oo
yards OF 3o-inch Figured
Batisre, soft finish, lovely
colorings, and warranted to
launder beautifully. Only
Ioc per yard.
All of the above goods are
already meeting with a
steadily increasing sale, be-
ing extensively used for
making House Gowns,
Wrappers, BIouses, Chill
dren's Dresses, &c.
Second floor.
The Washington critic., 1890-03-23

An intoxicated man is often prompted to
commit crime by the bad spirit within
him.-BinghanltO Republican.
The Washington critic., 1890-03-23

Froude Of the press at the very least.
IA Fools ErrGud' was published in
1871 The magazine started by Judge
Tourgce with the profits Of the book
was entitled originally 'Our Continent"
which wns alterward changed to "The
Continent" It was a very good maya
zine, too, and was published weekly.
THE WEEKLY review of trade Of r.
G. Dun Il Co. for the week just closed
is not in all respects optimistic. The
touch Of winter which visited us dis.
turbed trade little, but despite this
the volume Of business was greater thln
in any previous year at this season.
Railroad earnings and bank cleariugs
for March so far exceed those Of for
mer years. The stock market continues
dull, though the monetary situation has
changed for the better the Treasury
helping matters along by paying out
S4,OO0,O GOO more than it took in. 70
sum up, it may be said that while there
appears to be no special reason for
hilariiy neither is there any particaar
cause for gloom.
The Washington critic., 1890-03-23

MIR. EDWARD BELLAMy is engaged in
dromatizing Looking Backward"
Evidently he is looking forward-to
more profits from his socialistic
prODhcCy,
The Washington critic., 1890-03-23
WASHINGTON, MARCH H93, 1890.
POPULARITY OF AUTHORS

When the International Copyright bill
was up before Il Congressional commit
tee book publishers stated that the aver
age number Of copies sold of all books
published was only 119. School books
were probably excluded from this esti-
mate. Just fancy what a scanty sale
the majority of books must meet with
when the average is cut down to so
small a number. At the popular end of
the scale stand such books as "Uncle
Toms Cabin" Little Lord Fauntle
ROY" Robert Elsmere," "Ben Hur,"
Looking Backward and "Mr. Barnes
of New York among works Of fiction,
Mark Twain's books among humorous
publications and General Grants Mem
oirs and Mr.. Biaine's work among his
torical works.
These are the books Of which the
public hears the most. The public
hears, too, of the works of William
Dean Howells, Henry James, Julian
Hawthorne, Mr.. Gable, Miss Murfree
and a number Of other authors Of
talent and high rank in tie literary
profession. Their books sell well, as
the sales of books usually run, yet they
can be called popular only in limited
sense. Probably not all their readers
put together would equal the number
of those who have read the books OF the
late +. p. Roe, not to mention the late
Sylvanus Cobb, jr., or Colonel Z. y
G. Judson (''Ned Buntline'O.
Popularity, in the popular sense, is
very poor test of literary art, for the
most widely circulated and most gen
orally read books are frequently, if not
usually, destitute of it. Times aud the
popular taste, after all, have not greatly
changed from what they were when
the elder Hawthorne, half jocosely,
half sadly, addressed his reader instead
of his readers. Yet he remains the
brightest star in the American literary
armament.
The Washington critic., 1890-03-23
a Q a r ID
FROM
MR.. T. E. ROESSLE.
PROPRIETOR OF
The Arlington.
THE ARLINGTON"
WASHINGTON, D. c.,
March 6, 1890.

My DEAR DIR. LIGHTHILL:
1t gives me great pleasure to state
that you effected remarkable cure Of
deafness and discharge from the ears in
the case of my cousin, Marcus G.
Roessle, and that the cure has proved as
permanent as it was radical. feel sure
that without your skillful aid my cousin
would have been a deaf man all his
life. Knowing of other cases in which
you have been equally successful, I
cheerfully give you leave to refer to me
at any time, and hope that your prac-
tice in Washington will prove distin-
guished success.
Yours, truly, T. E. RoEssLE.
The Washington critic., 1890-03-23
WIT IN A SMALL WAY.

A man is like a lock, in that both are
"shot" by turning the tumbler.-Puck
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PIRATES IN LAW.
Men Who Illegally Changed the Name
of Vessel.

From the Philadelphia News
Through an investigation instituted by Capt.
Enoch Turly Of the marine department Of the
Delaware mutual insurance company it has
come to light that an act OF regular piracy has
been perpeuated in this city by q shrewd set
Of fellows, who got of with cargo Of coal be-
longing TO Norton 4 Co. The transaction was
made through the ship broking firm of Manuel
McShain 4 Co., to whom q man giving the
name Of Virgins applied for q cargo, repre-
senting himself as captain Of vessel named
the Calista. In November last the schooner,
by direction of McShain 4 Co., went to CAM
den and loaded with coal, the consignors being
Norton Co. and the destination being Nor
folk The transaction was made in a regular
business like way, even to signing the bill OF
lading, that act being performed by the So
called mate, who attested the name OF j.
Beaston. The schooner has not been heard OF
since and it has just been ascertained that
there never was such vessel as the Caiista.
The board of marine underwriters has de-
tailed Capts. Samuels and Rowland to investi-
gate the case. Men in shipping circles are
amazed at the audacity OF the act in changing
the name Of tho schooner without legal per-
mission, Q crime punishable with long term
of imprisonment and legally coming under the
head of piracy.
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THE GUNS OF THE VESUVIUS.
Final Test at Philadelphia Results
Pronounced Satisfactory.

The final official test Of the three pneumatic
guns OF the dynamite cruiser Vesuvus was
made yesterday at Philadelphis at point in
the Delaware river opposite Marcus Hook
The test Is understood to have been satisfac-
tory in all respects. Those on board were
Commander Royal b. Bradford Of the cruiser
Philadelphia, president; Lieut. Commander
Henry N. Nancy and Lieut.. Seton Schroeder,
who, it is said, will command the vesuvius,
comprising the official trial board appointed by
Secretary Tracy; President Schuyler of the
Pneumatic dynamite gun company and three
engineering experts, headed by Captain Rapieff,
until recently OF the Russian army. One oxplo-
siye shell, weighing 200 pounds and filled
with gun cotton. was fred from each gun and,
in addition, several wooden bombs were dis
charged The firing Was done over a mea-
surcd mile, with a pressure of 700 pounds.
Three different fuses were used. the first being
timed to explode the projectile in 81 seconds
after striking the water. the next in ~ Sec
onds and the last Immediately upon touching
the water. The explosion OF each Of the three
shells was followed by violent commotion in
the water and those who witnessed the firing
say that no vessel could withstand the force
shown The guns have been previously tested
for rapidity of fire.
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Warning to Camera Fiends.

From the London Truth.
There has been q terrific fuss at CONSTANT
nople in consequence of German photographer
having rashly attempted to take an instantane-
Gus photograph of the sultan as his majesty was
proceeding on horseback to the mosque. He
was detected by functionary and the guard
at once rushed upon him, smashed all his in
struments to atoms and dragged him off to
prison, where he discovered that he was in a
truly serious plight, for the Koran strictly for
bids the depicting of the human form. and his
attempt to photograph the sultan was therefore
regarded as high treason of a peculiarly dia-
bOlical kind. If the culprit had not been q
foreigner he would probably have been quietly
strangled or otherwise got rid Of; but thanks 70
the energetic Intervention of his ambassador,
he was released after months imprisonment
on condition that he Quilted Turkey at once
and forever
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FRED LEsLIE's NARROW ESCAPE
He Thinks He Nearly Became a Victim
to Bircheii's Murderous Monomania.

Fred Leslie, the well-known actor, said in an
interview yesterday in London that he himself
was nearly made victim of Birchell. While
in America Leslie received frequent requests
to sit for his photograph. Among others who
wrote was Birchell Leslie met him at a GER
tain house in New York. Here he found
Birchell alone. There was no evidence Of the
Photographic business in the place. Leslie
was posed tor profile. There was no sign o.
lens or camera. Birchell threw a cloth over
his own head and said it was a new STYLE"
Leslie remarked that Charlie Dandy no is
an amateur, had promised to CALL at which
Blrchell was much Disconnected. Leslie thinks
this statement saved his life. as Brcheil would
probably have used an air gun while trying to
focus him. Leslie says he wore considerable
jewelry at the time and had a large sum OF
money with him. He says he has not seen any
thing Of Birchell or the photograph since.
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CITY AND DISTRICT.

- A wealthy London merchant gives the
secret OF his business success as follows: "a
always feel happy when am advertising. for
then know that, waking or sleeping, I have q
strong though silent orator working for me
one Who never tires, never makes mistakes, and
who 10 certain 10 enter the households from
which, II at all, my trade must come" To
secure the services of such an agent as this
shrewd merchant referred to. advertise in THx
EVENING srAA 1t 10 read BY everybody IN
Washington.
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MOrmons IN West Virginia,

The Mormon missionaries for year or two
back have been at work in Richie county,
". Va. OF late the popular interest has in
creased to such an extent that it was plain the
day of reckoning could not be much longer
postponed and the missionaries we're quick to
recognise the situation. They concluded that
the pest thing they could do was to leave the
state and about ten days ago they announced at
their meetings that they had been recalled to
Salt Lake City to prepare location for the
West Virginia converts who were to be given
farms. stock. implements, &c, by the church.
that they might reside permanently among the
people whose religious cause they had espoused.
As means of testing the earnestness of the
converts, however, the church had required OF
them one-tenth of all their worldly possessions
in the way of tithes and this snm was to be
paid over at once All the converts were poor
people, although at least possessing tracts OF
land Of greater or less extent. Those owning
property mortgaged it, money was borrowed,
stock sold, &C., and few days ago the elders
left, taking with them, it is stated, consider
able amount Of cash. Some Of their converts
are still faithful and hopeful, however.
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After Thirty Years.

M. c. Rodney Of New Orleans was taken pris-
oner and taken to Indianapolis during the civil
wal. When liberated he found himself penni-
less and unable to return home. So he settled
down at Cartersburx. Ind, and, receiving no
reply to letters, he finally was led 10 believe
that his friends and relltives had either died or
gone away. So he abandoned the idea of re-
turning south, macrisd and soon had a home.
Two weeks ago he was seized with a desire to
visit the home Of his boyiood and started for
New Orleans There, after diligent search. he
vas rewarded by finding his sgsd mother and
enc brother.
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served the supper. The
only difficulty found
was in securing musici-
ans Of the POI ular
color. Several young
gentlemen anxious to
attend concealed their
dark locks under wigs
Of the brightest shades.
'ut they were detected
I'd promptly unwisged
ID expelled TO the
,usement Of the en-.
ire company.
The hostess received
la . Worth gown Of the
new tint known ~ "Au-
burn" with . bouquet
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Of Puritan ross. Carriages drawn by white horses
brought the guests the door, Many Of the bellies OF
this novel entertainment would not have been eligible
had they not discovered the marvos Of the Imperial
Hair Regeneration which changed their bleached and
faded hair ~ the desired brllisnt tint
Come one and al aud have samples Of your bleached
hair gray hair colored free Of charge n the
sales and application rooms,
"a WEST Esd STREET.
OPPOSITE EDEN MUSE
1t New York
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An aluminium Sounding Board.

From the New York Sun.
The most striking feature of the big Lennox
lyceum is the sounding board that rises from
the stage. When the many electric lights are
turned on their reflection upon it produc, a
brilliancy tina. is almost glazing, and at first
positively painful to the eye. One appears to
be staring into a shell of cleaning silver
streaked with gold This sounding board is
made of solid aluminium. a metal which some
years ago would have been considered too ex-
pensive to be used in any such quantity. Within
the past few years, however, it has been grow
ing much cheaper, as it has been adapted to
many new purposes. There are many scientists
who think it will yet revolutionize the arts.
The United States government has been expe-
rimenting with it for some time i'll the manu-
facture of guns. 1t is also being used in the
construction of bridges
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Snow Over Sixty Feet Deep.

The Rio Grande railway has $50 snow shovel
ers at work opening the snow blockade across
he San Juan range at Cumbres, on the east
side Of the divide. The snow is reported to be
30 feet above the top of the telegraph poles
and for miles on each side it is from rs to AZ
ieet deep, the deepest ever known in that To-
cality. The weather is very severe, the tenn
perature being % degrees below zero. This ID
the third time the pass has been showed up this
winter and it will probably be ten days before
it is opened.
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Miss Edison Cured of Epilepsy,

Miss Edison has been discharged, cured Of
epilepsy, from the Dresden city hospital A
large fee in money was offered Prof Fielder
the kings private physician, under whose care
she was restored to health, but refused. He
would only accept silver table and set of sill
Yer candelabra.
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Swept Away by q Cyclone.

Swept AWAY Dy Cyclone.
A cyclone struck the village Of Excelsior
Is miles south of Fort Smith, Ark, Wednes
day, demolishing every house in the place
None was killed, though seven or eight were
severely injured. A mother and three chill
dren were blown SO feet and left uninjured
Two stores and fine mill and gin were torn tc
pieces,
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flElDEh h HACKNEY. I T-....
m13-1Ot VIM. A. THOMPSON, Aus"
GEO. " sTIcKNEY. Auctioneer. $3.50 st.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
fk0PkkTY IN THE SUBDIVISION OF BARRY
fMFRtytn sy NJ MI pf MI hn nsI hhNoE
BY virtue Of g certain deed Of trust. recorded in
Liber No 1923, folio 33l ct seq. one OF the land
records for the District OF Columbia and the
quest OF the party secured thereby Will offer for sale
TWENIl-SECOND DAY OF MARCH. 1880. at
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trict Of Columbia to wit All OF lot q section 3. Of
tie SUBDIVISION OF Barry Farm estate made 10y the
trustees thereof, now file IN the Office of the
yeyor of the District OF Columbia. except lot i3 aud
the west one half Of lot As of subdivision
said lot 10.
Terms Of sale: One third cash and the balance in
one ID aud two 90 years, with interest at the
six 90 per centun mum, pay able semi ually,
aud secured by deed of trust the properly sold,
ali cash al the option of tie purchaser 800 deposit
required at time of sale all conveyaDcing and record
ing at purchasers cot Terms TO be complied With in
days. or the proNty will be resOld at risk and cost
OF defaulting purchaser after days advertisement in
some newspaper published in the city of Washington
WILLIAM A. kIMMEI.
m12d&ds Trustee.
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MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE
The Charge Of the Judge In the Wiscon.
sin Iynching Case.

The trial Of tho first three persons charged
with the Oleson lynching at Whitehall. Wis,
was concluded at noon yesterday, as far
as the taking Of testimony was concerned.
The wife and son of the murdered man and
OF Setto, well-to-do farmer, have been on
trial for what, according to the judges charge,
is murder in the first degree. Thirty other
men, young and old, from the farms about the
little town will plead guilty to the charge Of
riOting, though the charge Of the judge is I'M
mistakably that they are all guilty of con-
spiracy aud murder.
There seems to be no dispute about the
essential facts OF the case. The attorney fol
the three prisoners made plea asking for q
lesser offense than murder in the first degree,
against it. He said there had been no evidence
introduced that would tend to show murder in
any less degree than the first
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Love In the Work House.

HOVe IN tne WORK HOuSe.
VIM. Lemp Of East st. Louis served SEN
tence Of sixty days recently. Mamie Burns Of
East st. Louis was serving . ninety day SEN
tence: Her time was up yesterday, and Lemp,
who had become acquainted with her in the
work house, said that the courtship which be-
gan In the Jail would end in marriage.