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The Washington critic., 1890-02-09

Ten Thousand Cartridges Explode In
n Burning Building,

PATTERSON, N. j., Feb. 8.-Washing-
ton Hall which occupied space of
ground on Broadway 400 by 600 feet,
was burned to the ground about 9
o'clock this morning The loss will not
fall much short of 100000. A ball
was in progress at the time the fire was
discovered, but all the guests got out in
safety, some. however, leaving their
wraps. The fire originated in the base
ment of the building, and 1t was only
when the dense smoke made its way
into the ballroom that the guests were
made aware of their great danger.
The building was three stories high,
the first floor being occupied as offices
and stores The armory of the First
Battalion, N. G. n. j., and the ball.
room were situated on the second floor.
The lodge rooms of the lvanhoe +. and
A. NJ. were on the top floor
In the upper part of the building
were also the sleeping apartments of
the ianitor, William Smith, and his
wife, both of whom had narrow escapes
from suffocaiion, the latter being car
ried out in an unconscious state.
The fire, il is now said, was caused
by an explosion in the soda water
mandatory of Mcssrs. Swinley in the
rear end of the building.
About 2:40, when the flames were at
their highest, rapid fire of musketry
took place, frightening every one away
from the building. This was caused by
the ignition of 10000 rounds of cart
ridges in the armory. The fusilade was
kept up for some time, sending the bull
lets in all directions, but no one was
hurt.
The flames spread to large three
story building adjoining. which was
entirely destroyed, and entailing loss
to a number of families who lived there
of 100000 Peter Owens house,
Days confectionery and Dowd's pho.
tographic establishment were also
burned out. In the hall building the
Board of Trade rooms, with their valu.
able library and documents, We're com
pletely destroyed. In the armory were 300
rifles and accoutrcments, all belonging tC
the State and these with Gattllng CUR
were burned up. The only one injured
so far as known. was James Lindsay, q
fireman of engine No 6, who was
thrown off roof and severely injured
The hall was owned by Katz Brothers.
II will be rebuilt.
The large bouling factory and resi-
dence of the Boyle brothers. on Fail
street, were destroyed. The Won Blar.
com flats were not destroyed, although
the building was several times on fire
People in the vicinity moved theil
goods out of their houses, and for {
time excitement ran very high
Washington Hall was the largest public
hall in the city and the seventh larges
in the United States.
The Washington critic., 1890-02-09
SEVENTY STUBBORN ROUNDS.
Dixon and Mccarthy Fighting to q
Draw in BO,tOn.

Dixon and Mccarthy Fighting to a
Draw in BOuOn.
BosToN, Feb. S.-The fight last night
between Dixon and Mccarthy, at the
Union Athletic Club.rooms, ended in a
draw, after seventy stubbornly-
tested rounds. Both men entered the
ring at s:02 o'clock, each stripping at
1141 pounds and looking in perfect
condition. Dixon was seconded by
Tom ORourke, Tom McGeough and
Danny Gum, and Mccarthy by Tom
Collins, Jack O'Hara and Chappy
Moran, with AL. Smith of New York as
referee. Three ounce gloves were used.
Dixon at once made n pass for Nc
Carthy, which the latter countered,
and the round was used up in in.
effective attempts to land. In the next
seven rounds Mccarthy did the lead
ing and the advantage was clearly in
his favor.
In the fifth round Mccarthy landed
on DiXon's nose, drawing first blood,
but Dixon took his revenge in the sew
enth, when by stunning left handler
on McCarthy's nose he brought the lat
ter down. From the ninth to the TWEEN
ty.third round the tide turned some
what in DiXon's favor, and Mccarthy
dropped to the floor several times to
avoid his blows. For the balance OF
the fight neither appeared to show much
superiority, although Dixon's square
fighting was in marked contrast to Nc
Carthy's style of running about the
| ring. In many of the rounds during
the fight not blow was struck.
Dixon's work throughout pleased the
800 or 800 spectators more than Nc
CaIthy's. He usually landed his blows
on McCarthy's face and neck, while
| Mccarthy seemed to go for his op
ponents wind. Mccarthy forced
Dixon upon the ropes many times, bu
the referee allowed no foul. Nc
Carthy's left eye was closed and hi
mouth and face swollen, but Dixoi
showed only little swelling under thu
left eye at the close, Otherwise tn,
men appeared in good condition. Ii
the SEVENTEEN round the referee, in re
sponse to the demands of the crowd, de
clared the fight draw.
The Washington critic., 1890-02-09

JOHN SMITH is the happiest man that |
know,
But wasn't he blue, though, not three
months ago?
"My wife's running down just as fast as
she can,
And the doctors can't help her." and then
this poor man
Almost cried as he thought of the poor,
suff'ring wife
Who seemed to be losing her hold upon
life.
"Smith, know just how you feel" said
friend to whom he told his sad story.
"My wife was troubled precisely as yours
is. ! don't just understand it, because Pm
not woman, but her back panied her, and
she complained Of dragging g-down feelings
and a general weakness, and know that
she had some of those diseases women are
subject to, and had 'em bad, too. read
about DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
one day, and the first time / was at the
drug store bought a bottle of it and took
home to her. 1t worked wonders. In a
short time she said she felt like another
woman, and she began to hope that there
was relief for her, after all. She kept on
taking the medicine for time, and now
she's well. Get bottle of the 'Prescrip-
tom and try II on your wife"
~ will,n said Smith. And he did, and II
cured her, and that's why he's SO happy to-
day.
The Washington critic., 1890-02-09
Consumption surely Cured.

Please inform your readers that have a
positive remedy for above-named disease.
by ifs timely use thousands of hopeless
cases have been permanently cured. l
shall be glad to send two bottles of my
remedy FREE to any of your readers who
have consumption If they will send me
their Express and p. o. address. Respect
fully, T. A. SLocUM, NJ. c., ISL Pearl
street New York
The Washington critic., 1890-02-09
Exoursion 20 New Orleans,

For the benefit of those desiring to at
tend the annual S@ngerfest at New Or
festivities February Is, the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad win sell excursion tickets
Washington to New Orleans and return at
rate OF $3.50 for the round trip. Tickets
VIII be sold for all trains February o, 10,
10, IA, Is and 10, and will. be valid for
return passage until March l, 1890. For
information In detail call at B. & o. ticket
Offices, Nos. 6lp aud 1851 Pennsylvania
avenue, or at depot, corner Of New Jersey
avenue and q street.
The Washington critic., 1890-02-09
An American Doctor Fights a Duel.

BERLIN, Feb. S.-Dr. Pierce, a
young physician of New York, yester
day fought duel with German med
ical student at the Gruenewald. The
weapons were pistols and the German
was slightly wounded in the left thigh
The police interfered then and took the
students cards of recognition and al
lowed them to Withdraw to be tried be-
fore the Academical Senate and possibly
severely punished. Dr. Pierce came
lately from Sienna, where he was
studying since October last. Both
duelists lodged in the same house on
the Friedrich strasse and fell in love
with the landladY's daughter.
The Washington critic., 1890-02-09
why He Married in Europe.

The Duke of Montpensier, who died re-
Gently, was worth S20,000,000. The fact
that he was ''well off" made him Ineligible
to wed our fair title hunters. -HarriSJuyg
Patriot.
The Washington critic., 1890-02-09
ron SAFE OR ExCHAYGE.


UHOR sALEoR EXCHARGE-AC COSY HOME
Rsom 2i, War Department. fe7.s&S
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and Brandies and sell at marvelously low
prices. ] have received orders from rich and
poor alike and all cheerfully acknowledge
that the Pasadena Wines and Brandies are
Notwithstanding the fact that my prices are
the very lowest.
My 90 per cent. removal discount will be
indefinitely continued.
Please compare my prices with those
of others.
The Washington critic., 1890-02-09

NEVER GIVE UP the ship, DIR. Bulls
Cough Syrup will cure you, as II has done
Others. Price 25 cents.
A BALTIMORE BUTCHERS EXPERIENCE:
j have suffered with bad headaches for
years, anu have tried many remedies with
out obtaining relief. was advised 10 give
Salvation on trial, and Il has entirely
cured me- Ed. BALTz,
Lafayette Market, Baltimore, Nd.
The Washington critic., 1890-02-09
9 u

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The Washington critic., 1890-02-09
EDw- F. MERTI /,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGIST.
IOi4 IF STREET NORTHWEST.
EoR RENT

Advertisements under thts head, four lines or
kss. IS cents for one Insertion: so cents for Tires.
The Washington critic., 1890-02-09
The Death Record atths Health Office
PNEUMONIA and
LUNG TROUBLES,

The record Of the Health Office for January
2i shows 01 deaths reported OF these II
were from PNEUMONIA, . from BRoN-
CHITis. 4 from CONGESTION of the LUNGS,
4 from CONSUMPTION. In two cases the
GRIP was given as the cause of death and
in one "LA GRIPPE PNEUMONIA was re-
corded. The figures OF the day before showed
that over so per cent. of the deaths were
caused by lung diseases.
This is a very large showing of mortality
from lung diseases, especially from the
dangerous grip.
For the prevention Of lung troubles Of all
kinds DOUGLASS EMULSION is recon-
mended, the timely use of which may avert
a serious Illness, nothing worse. Douglass
Emulsion Is made from Pure Norwe-
gian Cod Liver OIL combined with the Hypo-
phosphites Of Lime and Soda. 1t is very pal
atabie and easily digested.
The Washington critic., 1890-02-09

No. ii4e T st NV, 10 rooms, all m. l.;
in excellent ORDER. $50 90
No. 1916 G rcoran st, 10 rooms, with g
story brick stable. e..................... 40 90
G. A. JORDAN,
1itr I, et
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v1RGINIAAND HOTTER AMERICAN WINES
Virginia Claret: :........... 81 90 80 so
Norton's Virginia Seidling,
per Dozen. % 70
Sweet Catawba (fnest quail
1ty) .s...,......s.....,..... W "
carry the largesr stock Of Imported Wines,
Cognacs, Gins, Jamaica and st. Crolx Runs
and all the French Cordials, including the
celebrated after-dinner cordial, CREME DE
MRNTHE Cream Of Mint, green or orange.
The Oldest Rye. Bourbon and Imported
Whistles can always be found at my store.
l enumerate few:
Trimble Pure Rye..........l
Monticello Pure Rye....... In Demijohns or
Perfection Pure Rye....... Bottles
Hannisville Pure Rye...... very low.
Old kentucky Sour Mash.
Scotch Whisky, old.......... 90 80
Scotch Whisky, very old.... 2 so 90
Scotch Whisky, very. very
old ...,.....'... ~ w w
Irish whisky. old ......., -. 90 80
Irish " hisky, very old....... Z so 90
Irish Whisky, very, very old. 10 90 90
German Roggen Brantwein. 90 90
make a speciality of hIgh.havored Cook
Ing and Jelly Wines and Brandies.
The Washington critic., 1890-02-09

make a speciality of high-havored Cook
ing and Jelly Wines and Brandies.
The Washington critic., 1890-02-09

wv AN'rED-TO RENT-A GOOD BRICK
w dwelling of 0 or 10 rooms, mod imps,
between K and r and 18th aud nth SITS n W.
Address H., this office, stating terms.
The Washington critic., 1890-02-09
Independent Order Mechanics.

Columbia Lodge, No. 1, held a large
and interesting meeting at their hall,
Fifth and G streets northwest, on Tues
day evening last. Brother ]. T. Har-
rison, residing in Anacostia, ID. c.,
was reported sick. Grand Architect
Watson was present and installed
Brother G. w. Berry as conductor for
the present term. The history of the
lodge since its organization. com
menced some weeks ago in the Sun
day Cdpitai, will be continued in this
paper, commencing next week.
The Washington critic., 1890-02-09
TREES WITH HISTORIES.
JEFFERSON THE FATHER OF WASH
iNGToN FORESTRY.

Miles OF Beautiful Shade Trees--Gar-
iieid'a Memorial Acacia --Thaddeus
stevens Giant of the Forcst-Trees
Planted by Distinguished Men.
The Washington critic., 1890-02-09
WA.NTED--HOUSE ES.

lNTANTED-TO PURCHASE A GOOD
w house, with or Srs. with all mod imps,
on monthly payments. Address, with full
particulars, j. j. f., Board of Review, Bureau
of Pensions.
The Washington critic., 1890-02-09

EoR RENT-TWO FURNISHED ROOMS,
Il suitable for gentlemen. No. Dos M st n W.
ono ARTHUR PLACE, N W, FIRST HOUSE
EUT from b st-Furnished rooms for gem
tlemen; rent low to responsible parties who
will be permanent; convenient TO the Capitol.
The Washington critic., 1890-02-09

John Bingham's tree is of the species
known as the European hornbeam,
short. low. with great spreading
branches, the kind of tree that Charles
Sumner once made such an eloquent
appeal In speech to have preserved.
The lawns of the home of the poet Vol
taire in Chatenay were studded with
the hornbeams.
The hardy Crimean FIR, known as
Judge Holman's tree, is typical almost
of that rugged statesman. 1t was
planted twenty years ago, and is now a
vigorous tree. straight as an arrow.
Ex-Secretary Bayard's little oak,
planted four years ago, is now making
some pretensions to being tree. II is
a rare species. and holds conspicuous
place in the Gardens.
A slender japanese variety is the Gar
land memorial tree, planted seven
years ago, before he became Attorney
General
/ When ex-President Hayes was here
as a Congressman, and was chairman OF
ihe Library Committee. he strolled over
10 the Gardens one day and planted O
slip from very rare oak, the only
known species of which in this country
is ON Clifton Heights, in Cincinnati. II
Is now getting along finely.
There are other trees In the Gardens
bearing the names of their planters
Proctor Knott, Senator Voorhees,
Francis p. Blair. Senator Blackburn
o. X. Singleton, James IL. Pierce and
Others.
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Restraint.

The capacity of yielding to wise re-
straint always leads to the capacity
of self-restraint. Look at the progress
of the youth who has always been
INDUCED in every whim, and never
thwarted in any desire. He grows
up selfish and disagreeable, and,
though he may fancy he enjoys liber-
ty, he really knows nothing of it ;
for, although he may bend his will to
no one; though he may defy all at
tempts to influence him, though he
may break through the barriers of
public opinion and disregard the laws
of society, he yet bows in servile sub
lection to his inclinations, ne yields
the reins to his passions, he is cons
quered and ridden over by appetite
or ambition, he has no power to guide
or control his lower nature, and thus
he becomes a slave in the worst posi-
bic sense, and to the worst possible
master. On the other hand, the low
ing discipline Of home, teaching The
youth gradually but steadily to curb
his temper and control his desires,
the wise restraints of school or college,
training him to habits of concentra-
ton and developing mental power,
the mild laws of a good government,
enforcing equal rights for all, all tend
to fit him to understand and to enjoy
real liberty.
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Man Dressmakers.

Buffalo Times.
DreSsmaking can no longer be look
ed upon as distinctively a woman's
trade, since it is stated that. in New
York there are no less than five
thousand men engaged in that bus
iness. This is one of the ways in
which men have taken it out of wo-
men for intruding into so many of
their places.
No thoughtful person can fail to
see how the lines are being Obliterat-
ed and how men are taking up the
work of women, and women that of
men, and both succeeding, because
work has been forced into broader
lines by the combined influence of
science and humanity. Women
lawyers want to be known as law
yers, not women. Women doctors
want TO be known as skillful physi-
clans, not as women; and the woman
writer sends out her work under
male nomenclature that it may be
judged upon its merits and not han
dicapped by the estimates that the
followers of tradition and the inheri-
tors of prejudice always have put
upon work signed by woman's
name.
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FUNERAL GooDS

and better assorted than
pest Burial Suits ETC. for ladies' and children
the goods EMBALMING
will not be under sold by and everything represented
a call before purchasing and get NJ. b HARWELL.
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I'd MEANWHILE TENNEssEE-sA1g RDAY AUGUSTA 1890
Putting Children to Bed.

The mother who puts the timid
child to bed and takes away the light,
and goes down stairs, and leaves him
to his cQpjuring, careless and indiffer-
ent and disbelieving, or bent on over
coming the mischief forcibly, is de-
stroying something that one would
think of small worth to her-not only
his nervous fibre, but his love of her.
self; and the day will come when
fate will have its revenge on her in
his own Indifference to her, and she
will recognize it, even if he behave in
all outward respects like dutiful
son. This is the opinion Of writer
in Harper's Bazaar who also says: If
the mother cannot stay with him her.
self, she can at least leave the door
open so that he may hear the cheerful
downstairs voices, the hum of life,
not to be shut into his tomb, as the
unformulated thought of his desper-
ate little mind makes it; she can
keave lamp on the til, and so let
.nere be some light to dispel his fan
cies and to keep back the dark and
its unshapen visions. She may re-
gard it as trifiing, but to him it Is tre-
mendous.
When few nights have failed to
bring calm to the little being, and the
last going to bed alone is as bad as the
first, and threats have only made the
matter worse, and reasoning has pro-
duced no good result; when he has
tried to conquer, and the effort has
left him trembling as violently as if
he haA an ague-then it is something
not to be overcome by harsh or pc
remptory measures, and the mother
should see to it that this child has
some active physical exercise just be-
fore going to bed that will make his
little body glad Of rest, and she would
best lie down beside him, or find
some work that she can do upstairs
till he falls asleep, in order to afford
him the comfort of companionship
and the sense of her embracing love,
and soothe his irritable nerves to re-
pose instead of rousing them to
action.
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For Your Stomach's Sake.

"Take a little wine for your stOmach's
sake" is q celebrated piece Of advice.
"Taks little Peru.na for your stomach's
sake, is a saying that bids fair to become
equally famous. The stomach is at once a
most delicate and most abused organ and,
between its delicacy and its abuse, it is no
wonder that it is constantly giving its owner
trouble. There is no medicine that will help
the stomach so promptly and so effectively
as Pc ru.na. 1t actions is very simple, and
it leaves no bad effects whatever. Especially
in summer time is it a valuable remedy to
have at hand. For hot weather easily affects
the stomach, and any little imprudence in
eating or disorder Of the system deranges it.
Then it is that Pe.ru.na win show itself to
he Just what is claimed to be-s general
Tonic aud a corrector Of Stomach Troubles.
Try it, For sale by Ritchey 4 Bostick
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To Nervous Dehilitated Men.

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BuckIen's Arnica Salye.

The Best Salve in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, letter, Chap
ped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all
Skin Eruptions, and positively cures
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guaranteed to give satisfaction, or
money refunded. Price % cents per
box. For sale by Ritchey & Bostick.
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ALWAYS RIGHT,

Don't take on so, Hiram,
But do what you're told to do;
Itsfair to suppose your mother knows
A heap sight more than you.
I'll allow that sometimes her way
Don't seem the wisest, quite
But the easiest way,
When she's had her say,
Is to reckon your mother is right.
Courted her ten long winters
Saw her to singin' school =
When she went down one spell to town,
cried like burned OF fool;
Got mad at the boys for calm,
When eparked her Sunday night,
But she said she knew
A thing or two,
An reckon yer mother wus right.
courted till wus aging
And she wuz past her prime
I'd have died guess, if she hadn't said yes
When popped FIR the hundredth time;
She said she'd never have took me
If hadn't stuck so tight
0pined that We
Could never agree,
And reckon your mother wus right.
Eugene Field.
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Answer This Question.

Why do so many people we see
around US seem to prefer to suffer and
be made miserable by Indigestion,
Constipation, Dizziness, Loss Of Ap>
petite, Coming Up Of the Food, Yell
low Skin, when for IS cents we will
sell them Shiloh's System Vitalizer,
guaranteed to cure them. Sold by
w. II, Fleming.
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Effect Follows Cause.

Home life is the sure test of char
acter. Let a husband be cross and
surly, and the wife grows cold and
unamiable. The children grow up
saucy and savage as young bears.
The father becomes callous, peevish
and hard. The wife bristles in self
defense. They develop an unnatural
growth and sharpness of teeth, and
the house is haunted by ugliness and
domestic brawls. This is not what
the family circle should be. If rude
to any, let it be to some one he does
not lOve-not to wife, brother or
parent. Let one of the loved ones be
taken away, and the memory recalls
thousand sayingsto regret. Death
quickens recollections painfully. The
grave cannot hide the white faces of
those who sleep. The coffin
and green ground are cruel magnets.
They draw us further than we would
go. They force us to remember. A
man never sees so far into human
life as when he looks over a wife's
or mothers grave. His eyes get
wondrouS clear then, and he sees as
never before what it is to love and
be loved; what it is toinjure the feel
ings of the loved. 1t is pitable pic
ture of human weakness when those
loved best are treated worst.
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English SPAWN Liniment removes
all Hard, Soft or Calloused Lumps
and Blenishes from horses, Blood
SPAWN, Curbs, Splints, Ring Bone,
Sweeney, Stiles, Sprains, Sore and
Swollen Throat, Coughs, ect. Save
$50 by use of one bottle. Warrante
the most wonderful Blemish Cure
ever known. Sold by RITCHEY &
BOsTICK, Druggist.
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Japan's literary welfare is looked
after by AIS newspapers, magazines,
etc. Toxic alone boasts of sixteen
daily newspapers. 1t is imperative
that each officer of the government
should subscribe to the government
organ "Kwampo."
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1t is customary for all our people to
turn out when a circus comes to
town. 1t is also customary for all
who have ever tried Ganter's chick
en- cholera cure to recommend it to
their neighbors. 1t is sold on the
plan of "nO-cure no-pay" by w. H.
Fleming.
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Economy: 400 Doses One Dol
lar"
Merit: peculiar to ITSELF"
Purity: Hoods Sarsaparilla.