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The Washington critic., 1890-04-29
THE CopYRIaHr LAZY.

Numerous petitions from authors,
educators musicians and others are
coming to Congress, urging the passage
of an international copyright law. The
great motive for the passage of such a
law is to prevent the stealing of foreign
literature on our part or the theft of
our mental products by other nations.
In this arrangement the author, the
dramatist, the musician, are all equally
interested. They would be all bene-
fited or, at all events, they would
have the satisfaction of knowing that
they were not participants in a system
of injustice.
A very great deal of sophistry is con
cealed sometimes under the terms en-
ployed in any controversy. Thus,
copyright is sometimes spoken of as a
species of literary protection, No term
could be more misleading. In the
sense in which a manufacturer gets
protection against the introduction of
some article from abroad which he is
interested in producing, there is no
such thing as literary protection. The
fact that book has been produced is
no hindrance to the production of an
other book Books are not after one
pattern and so, are not in that sense, or
as a manufactured article, in competi-
ton with each other.
The Pacific Railway is monopoly
to which has been conceded the sole
use of route across the continent and
the fee of some thousands of acres of
the public lands. The horse railway is
a monopoly because it has an exclusive
use Of certain public highways. The
telephone is monopoly, for its patent
prevents the construction of other tele-
phones and gives 1t exclusive privileges
in the use of wires and in trayersing
public and private property.
But the control of a book is not a
monopoly, for the production Of a book
does not in any way stand as an obslruc-
tion against the production and sale of
any number of books Of the same kind,
and does not in the least degree affect
the extent of the literary facilities or
the literary property belonging to the
public.
The right of the author to the control
! Of his own productions must be the un-
The Washington critic., 1890-04-29
woMEN's CLUBS CONVENTION.

A few days ago we called attention TO
the unprecedented gath hering of work
ing girls and women held in New York
TO take into consideration the conditions
of employment and other matters of gen
eral interest. Last week very differ
ent assemblage of women was held, but,
in its own way, 1t was no less significant
than the other Victor Hugo called this
"the woman's century, and man Of
almost antipodal mental bearing and
view, John Stuart Mill, joined in that
designation. 1t is certainly true thai
our women are emancipated, and for
veal or woe their development and fate
are for the most part in their own hands.
The ostens sible purpose of the clubs
which were represented in the recent
convention is social reform through the
elevation Of woman. At first this sounds
like a canting phrase. But when the
that it is not so. What is meant by the
elevation of woman? A member of one
Of these clubs would answer; Everything
that tends to make her q more intel
lectual and independent being than she
has been in the past. A finer, larger
and more generous perception, together
with more robust mentality, will rob
woman of none of her charms, but will
make her not only better mate for
man, but also give her power to be his
helper and guide in his onward and up
ward progress.
1t has been objected to this intel
lectual independence that through it
women become averse to marriage. The
objection does not seem TO be sustained
by the facts. A teacher who has been en-
gagged during the last twenty five years
in imparting the. higher education to
young ladies states that she has yet to
find one who was unwilling to marry,
and John Stuart Mill. with touch of
sarcasm, said that it had not yet be-
come necessary to pass laws to compel
! women to submit to matrimony.
These clubs cannot fail to aid women
in their endeavors toward higher edu-
cation. They afford the opportunity for
needed intellectual friction, and when
stagnation threatens to prevail they
will furnish the means for reawakening
mental life.
The Washington critic., 1890-04-29

Last Sunday evening, in an orthodox
Congregational Church in Boston, the
Rev. DR. Peabody of Cambridge occu-
pied the pulpit Ten years ago this
could not have occurred. DR.. Peabody
is a Unitarian, and according to all
known rules his ministrations could
not have been acceptable in an ortho-
doN church.
Unitarians have never objected TO
orthodox preaching in their pulpits, bul
hitherto orthodox pulpits have rot
been open to Unitarian ministers. /
was therefore new aud delightful
phenomenon to see the venerable form
of one of the most noted divines in
the country officiating in an orthodox
church.
Why should not this example b
duplicated and reduplicated through.
out the land? Whatever they desire
the laity to believe, the clergy of the
various Protestant sects have great
respect for the learning and sincerity of
the Unitarian preachers. No Unitarian
minister would introduce controversial
matter into a discourse in an orthodox
church. Neither would an orthodox
preacher bring sectarian matter into a
Unitarian pulpit. The liberal spirit
which now prevails among all denomi-
nations is, in theological matters, one Of
the best signs of the times. The for
mer sense of theological or of moral
superiority is becoming obsolete.
There are so many philanthropic and
charitable causes that demand associated
and combined strength that the dissipa-
ton of effort by reason of sectarian
zeal is no longer allowable. The prac-
tice of Christianity is beginning to be
regarded as more important than its
dogmas, and altogether aside from
theoretical differences, this practice will
commend itself to thoughtful, Christian
minds of all denominations.
The Washington critic., 1890-04-29
DEPRESSED AGRICULTURE.

The Secretary Of Agriculture has is
sued an authoritative statement in re-
gard to the present depression of the
agricultural Interest that is doubtless
intended TO have soothing influence
upon the farmers of the country. That
it will have such an influence is doubt
full. The remedies he proposes are pro-
jected too far into the future, and are to
so very considerable an extent an antici-
patton of an ideal agriculture which has
not yet even commenced to be that bu.
collie sufferers of the present will
scarcely be able to take comfort from
the facts set forth
But, all the same, the statement of
the Secretary embodies reliable facts.
He shows that farmers are badly off
because they are careless in the cultiva-
tion Of their land, because they are
unbusiDess- like in their methods and
because they do not study the law of
supply and demand, Then, he fuds
that we import an enormous quantity
Of agricultural products that might be
grown on our own soil. Last year this
importation amounted to over $266,
10000.
In this connection the Secretary adj
Toeates the extension Of the protective
The Washington critic., 1890-04-29
Where Did You Get That Hatq''
Fyom Me KANSAS Cttn .stor.


1t is learned from source which may
be considered reliable that the members
of the Marine Band in Washington are
much chagrined over their fduG pas In
invading the White House grounds and
plying the selection ''Where Did You
Get That Hat?" The leader explains
that there was no intention of making
it uncomfortable for the President, that
It was Easter Monday, when all the
children were gathered on the lawn,
and he merely chose that tune, along
with Annie Rooney" and "McGinty"
and Johnny, Get Your Gun," as cal
culated to please the youthful mind 1t
never occurred to him that political
significance would be attached to the
incident, and he is humiliated by the
reflection that it has been construed into
covert sneer at one of the most illus
trious head pieces in the great American
republic. He begs to assure Mr.. Har-
rison of his deepest respect and to con-
vey TO him the apology of an innocent
and mortified man.
The Washington critic., 1890-04-29
PERSONAL.

A party consisting of Mr.. and Mrs.
James F. Dwight, Miss Mabel Dwight,
Miss Edith Latham, MIR. Henry W.
Dwight and DR.. Turinger of Horn
bridge. Mass, are registered at the
Langham to-day. A. G. Good, wife
and child of Philadelphia are also
registered at the Langham.
The family of Congressman Henry
st. G. Tucker have left the city for
Staunton. Va, where they will remain
until next fall.
Commodore A. +. Bateman. the
banker, of this city, has disposed of his
steam yacht Meteor to parties in New
York.
Colonel Ben Wilson of the Depart
ment of Justice left last night for
Weston, w. Va, where telegram
called him to the deathbed of his
brother.in n-law,
Senator Wolcott of Colorado is to
marry Mrs. Bass, widow of the late
Congressman Lyman X. Bass of Buffalo.
Mr.. Wolcott and Mrs. Bass became ac-
quainted at Denver, where Mr.. Bass
died of consumption. The acquaintance
ripened into love. which will naturally
lead them to Hymen's altar. The late
Mr.. Bass is the only man who ever de
feated Grover Cleveland for office
before he became President 1t was in
1868, and the office contended for was
District Attorney of Erie County. Mr..
Bass was elected by narrow margin.
Parton, the historian, attributes the
only two foreign wars we ever had TO a
surplus.
Mr. Carlisle is preparing a reply to
Senator Davis article on the first year
of President IIarrison's administration.
General Malone is hard at work
studying French in anticipation of
going TO Paris to succeed Consul Rath-
bone.
De Braz2a, the French explorer, has
started on his sixth trip to Africa-not
as civilizer, but as a money-maker.
ID. p. Thompson, the Republican
candidate for Governor of Oregon, is q
banker at Portland, and was once the
Governor of Idaho by appointment.
The late DR.. Loewig of Breslau was
the oldest professor of chemistry in
Germany. He was born in 1903, began
lecturing in 1880, and was Bunsen S
successor at Breslau.
A servant of the queen Of the Bel,
gians was lately stricken with apoplexy
The first aid that some queens would
have thought of would have been an
aid dc. camp to fetch doctor, but she
turned in and doctored the servant her
self. And the servant recovered.
The American dinner at London to
Stanley is to be given ON May 80 AS
Minister Lincoln is in mourning for his
son, Consul General New will preside.
1t is doubtful if there will be large
enough banquetiDg hall in London for
the Americans who desire TO be
present
Another mot of Prince Bismarck is
repeated In a private letter from Ham
burg, During the torchlight process
sion in his honor some one said TO the
eN, Chancellor: The last days in Ber-
lin must have tired you very much; but
It was beautiful" Yes" said Bis
marck, 'it was very beautiful; a first
class funeral"
Herbert Gladstone Is reported as say
ing that II is his intention to pay the
United States and Canada q visit next
summer.
The Washington critic., 1890-04-29
PIE.

I'd like to weave pretty rhyme
To send my Daily NeWs-
What shall do? In vain | WOO
The too exacting Muse;
In vain | coax the tyrant mink,
And the reason why:
She will not sing plaguey thing
Because I've eaten pie!
A pretty pass it is, indeed,
That ] have reached at last,
If l, in spite of appetite,
Must fast, and fast, and fast
The one deal boon am denied
Is that for which | sigh
Take all the rest that men hold slest,
But leave, oh, leave me pie!
hear that Whittier partakes
OF pie three times day,
And il Is rife that with knife
He slows that pie away;
There's Stoddard-he was raised on pie,
And he is hale and fat,
And Steadman's cry is always "pie,n
And hot mince pie at that!
or course I'm not at all like those
Great masters in their art,
Except that pie doth ever lie
Most sweetly next my heart;
And that fain would sing my songs
Without surcease or tiring,
If meath my vest and else could rest
That Wand all-inspiringl
What I object to is the harsh
Nicarious sacrifice
I'm forced to make II partaks
OF fair and proper pies;
The pangs ! suffer are the pangs
TO other sinners due
ia gladly bear my righteous share,
But not the others, too
How vain the gift Of heavenly fire
How vain the laurel wreath,
If these crown not that godlike spot
wcil-iilled paunch beneath!
And what is glory but a sham
To those who pine and sigh
For bliss denied-which as implied)
Is pie and only pieY
Well, since It's come TO such pass,
i boldly draw the line;
Go thou, o, Muse, which way you choose,
While meander mine.
Farewell, o fancies OF the pen
That dazzled once mine eye
My choice may kill, but still, oh, still,
choose and stand for pie
Eugene Field IN the Chicago Ne,ps.
The Washington critic., 1890-04-29
That Tired Feeling
Debility and prostration which follows
Ia Grippe or The Influenza

Debility and prostration which follows
Ia Grippe or The Influenza
Is the most dangerous stage of the disease,
because in the weakened condition of the
body and the decline of health tone, the sys.
TEN is very susceptible to relapse, pneu-
monia or typhoid fever. To overcome that
tired feeling take
Hoods SarsapariIIa
The best tonic and blood purifier. II gives
strength and vigor to the whole body, re-
stores and sharpens the appetite.
81 can't begin TO tell all the good Hoods
sarsaparilla did me. My pains and aches are
relieved, my appetite improved. Had | re-
allied how nuee good single bottle Of
Hoods Sarsaparilla would do me l would
gladly have paid ten dollars for 1t. say TO
Others who need a good medicine, try Hood s.
Roxbury station Conn.
Renewed My Grip
Hoods sarsaparlla has renewed my grip.
am IS years of age and was all run down
and discouraged. / have taken Hoods Sar-
saparilla and on looking myself over find that
am much better; in fact, quite a chap. OF
course the medicine will not discount my
years, but II comes nearer TO II than anything
else. "-CHAs, b LoNG, Shrewsbury, Mass.
Hoods SarsaparilIa
Sold by all druggists. 81; six for s5. Pre-
pared by @. l. HOOD & CO., Lowell. Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar
The Washington critic., 1890-04-29

We are offering the fol-
lowing exceptionally fine
values at exceedingly low
prices;
Danish Cloths, in a va
riety OF attractive shades,
half wool, only I2Hc per
yard.
Challies, in a hundred or
so Of attractive designs,
only ISc per yard.
Half-wool Striped Cash
mere, in all the leading
shades, only 25c per yard.
3S-inch Wool Suiting, in
grays ana browns, only 25c
per yard.
24-inch Fancy Stripe Mo.
hair, in most attractive pat
terms, striped in delicate
tintS and most exquisite pat
ters woven in over the
stripes; a very dressy fab
ric; only SAC per yard.
Melaner's Dress Goods,
only 35c per yard.
Large and elegant assort'
ment of All-wool Suitings,
only 37Hc per yard.
34-inch Mohair, in all the
leading shades, only 4oc pei
yard.
Second floor.
The Washington critic., 1890-04-29
The Last of His Family.

IRON W6 duuntd tOhStttuttON.
Hon. Joshua Hill, whose condition
was reported as hopeless some days ago.
is the last male member of very large
family.
Captain S. II. Jones of this city said
yesterday:
Senator Hill is the last male member
of my family on my mothers side, and
his critical condition grieves me am
myself upwards of sixty, and am the
son of his sister, who was one of fam
lily of eleven, and he is the last of his
race. I'll tell you another curious
thing. Three of his sisters married
men by the name of LONESOME from
Virginia, one from South Carolina and
one from Mississippi. I am son of the
Virginia Jones. None of the three
were related. which is another peculiar
fact concerning the family relationship.
The old Senator was good man in his
day, and his life has been pure and
spotless, so that when he comes to die
you may well say another noble old
Georgian has passed away"
The Washington critic., 1890-04-29

NJ. ". GAIT BRO. & CO.
IIOz Pennsylvauia Ave.

lI0S Pennsylvania Ave..
Gall attention to Mear stock
Of Patches, c0mbrlsing' all
the most desirable mo0emeUtS
and styles Of casing, from tile
loaoest Price for a0hlch a re-
liable hme-keepey can be
6Om.gM to tie most exbenSire.
These aoatches bear ao1tr
firm name and are fully
guaranteed.
~ american NJ a It'll a M
WatcheS Of all grades.
The Washington critic., 1890-04-29
WASHINGTON, APRIL 20, 1890.
TIRE HEALTH OFFICERS REPORT.

DIR, Townshend, the highly efficient
Health Officer of the District, has just
published his report for the year ending
June 30, 1880. The operations of his
office cover a broad field, comprising
the general sanitary inspection service;
the inspection Of food, Of plumbing and
drainage the cleaning of streets and
alleys, the care of the poor sick, and
the prevention of the spread of infec
tious or contagious diseases.
The report shows that Washington
compares favorably in point of health
fulness with any city in the world and
ranks far above the majority of the
cities of the Union. The annual death.
rate for the past year is lower than that
of any one of the twelve preceding
years. The death rate of the white
population was only 1896 per 1000,
being the lowest ever recorded in the
history of vital statistics in the District.
The death.rate of the colored people
was nearly double, being 30,49 per
/ 900.
As fact the death rate in both classes
of the population is decreasing, that of
the colored class being 1862 per thou
sand less than the average of the last
thirteen years. The details of the re-
port are of an exceedingly interesting
character and the numerous tables and
the various classified statements show
with what fidelity and care the work of
the Health Office is performed under its
present excellent management.
The Washington critic., 1890-04-29

system so as to include the farming
interest at all points. lie would in this
way promote a more diversified culture
and secure for our farmers all the ad-
yantages Of a home market for every
IN ing they can produce.
The Washington critic., 1890-04-29
THE PETTY HUMoRIsTS.

The dollar has upon one side
An eagle in its grace:
And on the other fair in youth
A woman's pretty face.
So, such a combination tells
To every thoughtful eye,
Between the two It is not strange
They make the money fly.
Philadelphia Times
Colonel Eliot F. Shepard, as a candi-
date for Mayor of New York, would
make more fun than barrel full of
CoogaDs. .-Pr01dence Journal
One of the best evidences of Bis
marck's greatness lies in the fact that he
has not yet said word about entering
the lecture field.-IS. Louis Globe
Democrat.
"Are you fond of orchids, Miss
Laker p asked Miss Gotham of her
Chicago visitor.
Really" was the reply, "I don't be-
lieve ever ct any. "-MunSey's
Weekly.
81 hear they are going to dramatize
the :'Song of the Shirt"
"Yes2 Well, l suppose the che0,ise
en- scene will be very realistic, ,"-Puch.
Full soon the country boys will fight
With bumblebee and hornet,
While bores in town far into night
VIII practic on the cornet.
Chicago Herald.
Jinks (at meeting)-That man you
asked about is not a delegate. He is a
reporter.
Blinks-Um-he must be new man,
then. Just starting in journalism isn't
he?
"Yes. How did you know"
"Oh, he has sort of solid, prosper
Gus, moneyed air, "--NeW liorb Weekly.
The Washington critic., 1890-04-29
Stark and Columbus.
From tie Boston Herald


General Stark fares better 10 the
United States Senate than Columbus
did. The former will get monument,
while the latter will have to wait a few
more centuries. There's nothing like
having friend at court, even if it is
Senator Blair.
The Washington critic., 1890-04-29

The CHICAGO gas-fitters are the latest
strikers for shorter hours. Would it
not shorten and simplify the whole
controversy to abolish work altogether.
Wages are the important thing. Why
have work?
The Washington critic., 1890-04-29
TBH MIss1ssIPPI PROBLEM.

II HhAlh sNtlll lllstl NuONSu lluol Dt
row known about the levees of the
Mississippi to justify an intelligent
judgment of their efficiency. Every
year in the last decade has not been so
disastrous as this, but each year, almost
without exception, has had its record Of
calamitous overflow. Why a system
which has been again and again shown
10 be wholly inadequate should be
slavishly adhered TO is one of those
problems with which the mind puzzles
itself in vain.
Wherever the levee system has been
tried elsewhere it has had the effect of
raising the bed of the river expert
mented upon and of rendering future
overflow more certain than before.
Why it should not have this result on
the Mississippi is difficult to see. That
it has precisely this effect is indicated
by the facts. Accordingly the logic of
the situation would seem to suggest
change of plan.
The only way in which these peri
edical and devastating floods can be
prevented is by providing an outlet for
the accumulated waters. When the
mighty stream is damned at its mouth,
as in effect it is during the spring
freshets. the levees cannot prevent the
inevitable overflow. The Hon. r. J..
Henderson chairman of the River and
1Iarbor Committee of the House, has
received letter from Charles p. Hunt
ington Of New York, a gentleman who
has made study of the Mississippi
River improvement, in which he says
mo law was ever perverted az the act
of Congress of June %, 1879, creating a
commission to mature a plan for mprov-
ing navigation and prevention of destruc-
tive floods in the Mississippi River. The
plan recommended aud adopted by Con
gress, upon which experimental work has
now been going on for the last ten years, is
not only injuring navigation, but it Is
forcing the river to go down the Atcha-
falaya, and at the same time It is under.
mining, overtaxing and oyertopping tn,
leyees, because il increases the volum,
and velocity of the water, thereby making
food more destructive than it would be
otherwise.
'For the past six Years have been pro
testing against this plan at every opportu
nifty offered where It did not interfere with
pending appropriations. But the parties
having the expenditure of these appropria-
tions are so deaf to reason and the warnings
that come to them from foreign lands,
where, under like conditions the evils OF
food have been aggravated as they are now
being In the Mississippi it becomes neces
sary to appeal direct to Congress which
supplies the money.
'As large appropriation for the con
tiBuaIce Of work under this plan is now
pending before Congress, ] address yor
this letter in the hope that it win lead to al
investigation of the evils arising from in
ereasing the volume and velocity of th,
water in time Of flood"
The Washington critic., 1890-04-29

My DEAR DR.. 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 1t was radical. l 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, ]
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, I. E. RoEssLE.
The Washington critic., 1890-04-29

deniable ground on which his claim
must be founded, and he only copy
right law which will be worth its name
will be one that will rest decisively
upon that ght.
The Washington critic., 1890-04-29

Mr.. MCKINLEY believes that general
debate on the tariff bill will not exceed
ten days. If this representation should
prove true the bill will 60 to the Senate
about the twentieth of May.
The Washington critic., 1890-04-29

THE DUDES are being confronted with
new problem. The stock Of felt
seems to have become so shortened that
the new spring derbys are blocked with
hardly any rim. Indeed, there is
scarcely enough to enable young man
to lift his hat to pretty girl as she
passes by.
The Washington critic., 1890-04-29
An Omahn Opinion.

From the OD,dh0 Bee.
No matter how the various interests
may differ on the Mckinley bill, a pro.
hibitory duty on tariff speeches would
meet with universal approval.
The Washington critic., 1890-04-29

THE LATEST thing about Mrs. Langtry
is that she has become enamored of the
handsome valet of an English duke,
and now the inquiry is en- regle whether
she is henceforth to be a lily of the
ya1pt
The Washington critic., 1890-04-29

In THE LOWER Mississippi there are
thousands upon thousands of acres as
fertile as the Nile Delta and it would
seem that it might be within the
achievement of engineering skill to pre-
vent their yearly devastation.