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The Washington critic., 1890-04-02
JUSTICE TO WOMEN.

If the Senate concurs in the action
of the House in regard to the admission of
Wyoming, and If the bill for that admis-
sion goes into effect without any change
as 10 the woman suffrage clause in the
State Constitution, it by no means fol-
lows that the alleged aspirations of Miss
Susan b. Anthony will be realized, or
that, for century to come, any woman
will be sent by Wyoming, either as a.
Representative or Senator, to the halls
of Congress. In the last election held
in the Territory $4,000 votes were cast,
of which only 1000 were those of
women.
Of course, there were then in the
Territory more than 1000 women of
age to vote. In fact, there must have
been at least double that number, and
the probability is that more than half
the women refused or neglected to vote.
In our view the weakness and difficulty
of the woman suffrage agitation has
been that, in fact, the women of the
country do not want to vote. If the
majority of them really and earnestly
did they would get the suffrage at once.
But even if every woman in the
United States of the required age could
vote, it would not follow that women
would at once become Congressman and
high Governmental officials The direc-
ton of party action would still remain
in the stronger, more experienced and,
perhaps, more unscrupulous hands of
the male voter, and, for century to
come, the cases would be very rare in
which he would use the machine" to
place woman in Congress.
"a woman running for Congress,
however, is the vision of the future
which our imaginative contemporary
TIE Atlanta Constitution, conjures up as
result of the admission of Wyoming
as State. 1t sees five hundred women
together at political meeting, all "on
their feet and talking at the same ii ne. :"
Now, at this point our esteemed con-
temporary is all wrong.
II may be that woman suffrage, if ii
became general, might injuriously
affect the individual, the family and
the State but that contingent circum-
stance cannot justify the insinuation
that women are incapable of holding
an orderly meeting. For some years
past the National Woman Suffrage AS
sociation has held its annual meeting in
this city. The assemblage Of repre-
sentatives from the several States has
always been large. Yet, at each ses-
sion the order maintained is is5.ss h5eess
perfect, the transaction Of business has
been wise and skiilful, and the discus
sion Of the topics suggested especially
able
Undoubtedly our Southern contem
porary is ignorant on this point
Women can hold orderly meetings
and they are both wise and able in the
management and public discussion OF
their own affairs
The Washington critic., 1890-04-02
THE LAST INN.
This is the inn where /

This is the inn where /
Have journeyed all my days;
/ enter-close the door-goOd-bye
And the world can go Its ways.
The soft, cool shadows round me creep;
| lay me down TO rest--to sleep.
There is no reckoning here;
Not any noise or strife;
Nor shall one murmur at the fare
When Death is host to Life
Clean bed and board for ye that come,
But sightless eyes, and lips made dumb.
Cold ice at head and feet,
But flowers Of colors grand,
To make the air above you sweet
And paint the roof OF sand.
What more And when the keen winds
blow,
Sweet dreams in daisies meath the snow.
Good night, friends, and farewell
Our lives must parted be.
GTieve not that with Death must dwell,
For Death Is kind to me
Tired, lay me down to rest
A child lulled on a mother's breast.
II. l.. Stanton,
The Washington critic., 1890-04-02

next Monday night The performers
include Miss Pierce of Boston, soprano:
Mrs. Oyster contralto; Mr. Miller, tenor;
Mr. Keyser, hasso; Carl Pierce of Chi
capo, cornetist Master Charles w.
Holmes of Boston, violinist, and Profes.
sor Bischoff, organist. The tickets
have been placed at fifty cents and are
for sale at Ellis music store. No ad.
ditional charge is made for reserved
caofq
The Washington critic., 1890-04-02
OFFICE OF
WOODWARD & LoTHRoP,
Corner iith and Fists. n. W.
OFFICE OF

Spring Opening" all the
week--gocd weather or no.
Each one Of the forty-six
departments is exhibiting
new goods.
Special Novelties in
such goods as you usually
buy before Easter. Gloves,
Hosiery, Handker C h ie 1 S,
Ribbons, Laces, Dress Fab
RIGS, Jackets, Wraps, &C.,
for instance.
Keep in mind the extra
ordinary bargains in White
Goods secured at the New
York auction sale at a sac
rifice. All Of them are this
seasons goods, and the best
value for the money we
have yet offered.
White Victoria Lawns, 6,
8, 10 and I2Hc.
White Sheer Plaid Lawns,
8, 10 and I21ac.
White Plaid Piques, 10 Hc.
White Lawn Apronettes,
Ioc.
White India Linons, 10,
12H and 15c.
These are on centre
counters, second floor.
Second floor
The Washington critic., 1890-04-02

The way it is done: Clerk in whole
sale liquor store speaking down tube)--
Put half barrel of whiskey into a
sugar barrel and pack tightly
Packer Yes, sir; where is 1t going
Clerk-To Portland, Me.-BostoR
COurier.
The Washington critic., 1890-04-02

People are yet laughing at doctor
in little village in this State, who, in
filing out certificate of death, mad
vertently wrote his name in the blank
space reserved for "cause of death. -
PHILADELPHIA Press.
The Washington critic., 1890-04-02

Had you good view on the Rigi,
Herr Lieutenant?" "Yes, magnificent!
Had three splendid girls sitting oppo-
posite to me at the dinner table, "-Hu.
m0fiStiche Bldtte1.
The Washington critic., 1890-04-02

Fisherman's Luck-First fisherman
What luck? Second fisherman-Nonc
at all; can't get the cork out. Nun
sey's Weekly.
The Washington critic., 1890-04-02

YESTERDAY General Greely pre-
dicted rain for the District. OF course
it was a fair, clear, cloudless day.
What Greely knows about the weather
is past finding out.
The Washington critic., 1890-04-02
WIT IN A SMALL WAY.

In these days of electricity death isn't
Obliged to visit man; he can notify
him by wire If he wants him.-Bing-
hdmt0n Leader.
The Washington critic., 1890-04-02

CONGRESSMAN AMOS j. CUMMINGS
may now be regarded as a rising poll
tician. He has been spoken Of rs q
Democratic candidate for Governor of
New York next year.
The Washington critic., 1890-04-02
There is in Canada

From TerdS Strings.
Jenks-Mr. Spicer, ] have 81 bill
against you and / would
Spicer-My dear sir, there is no such
a thing as 81 bill, and to-day I am in
no humor for testing.
The Washington critic., 1890-04-02

SOME OLD CUSTOMS are more hon.
ored in the breach than the observance.
A lady recently testifying in Phila-
delphia court, refused to kiss the book
not because she had any disrespect for
ii or had any objection to any of the
formalities of an oath, but because the
court officials had allowed that partic-
ular volume presented to her TO become
filthy and ill-smelling. She was quite
right.
The Washington critic., 1890-04-02

WIGeINs SAYS THE planets are re-
sponsible for the late cyclone. 1t
strikes us that it is time either to abol-
ish the planets or suppress Virgins.
The Washington critic., 1890-04-02

COLONEL INGERsoLL S wife and
daughters receive pound package of
mail every week asking them to join
the church. 1t is strange how imperti-
nent some wellmeaning people can be.
The Washington critic., 1890-04-02

GENERAL BERTRAND's daughter has
bequeathed to Prince Victor Napoleon
some interesting relics of the first Ma
poleon; notably, the saddle used by the
Emperor at Austerlitz, the girdle worn
by him at the Pyramids, the cup and
saucer, teapot, candlesticl and arm
chair used in the bed. chamber of the
exile at st. Helena, and the case of
mathematical instruments which, true
to his early engineer training, the En-
peror always carried with him.
The Washington critic., 1890-04-02
March
May

Are the best months in the year in which to
purify your blood. During the long, cold
winter the blood becomes thin and impure
the body becomes weak and tired, the appe
tite may be lost and just now the system
Graves the aid of reliable medicine Hoods
Sarsaparilla is peculiarly adapted to purify
and enrich the blood, to create good appe-
tite and TO overcome that tired feeling. 1t
increases in popularity every year, for it is
the ideal spring medicine.
"My health was very poor last spring, and
seeing an advertisement of Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla thought would try it. 1t has worked
wonders for me. as it has built my system
up. I have taken four bottles and am on the
fifth. recommend it to my acquaintance"
JOHN MATTHEWS, Oswego N. Y.
II take Hoods Sarsaparilla as a spring
tonic and recommend 1t to all who have that
tired feeling" c. PARMgLEE, $40 Bridge ST.,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
N. B. Be sure to get only
The Washington critic., 1890-04-02

THE LATEST JOKE ON General Clinton
d. Fisk, the eX Prohibition Presidential
candidate, was made by himself. Ad-
dressing a Sunday school recently, the
General said "Some of you boys may
be Presidents of the United States some
day, but not if you run on the prohibi-
ton ticket" Many a true word is
spoken in lest
The Washington critic., 1890-04-02
IN THE FIELD FOR .BooD oDLe.. !.

1t is printed now that Henry nj. Stanley
said to friend before he left this country
in search of Emin Pasha:
I'm getting on past middle life. l have
not saved a cent. My books and lectures
shall pay me within the next five years
enough to make my old age comfortable.
This African expedition is for money, not
glory.
The New York World makes the
sneering comment that Stanley is In
the field for doodle" Suppose he is
Is there anything criminal or immoral
in man who has done as much for
science and civilization as Stanley has
wanting to provide for his old age?
Again, what is the World itself in the
field for except the "boodle?" That
coarse word exactly describes the
Worlds mission 1t is in the field for
"boodle" and doodle" alone, and it
hasn't an idea or aspiration above or be-
yond "boodle. -
\ TELEGRAPHIc paragraph appears
in to-day's issue of our esteemed morn
ing contemporary. the Post, to the effect
that the German Emperor has ordered
the front galleries of the church which
he attends to be occupied with soldiers,
with view to displacing civilians
whose curiosity TO see him disturbs the
service. But in the absence Of the
German editor our contemporary placed
the following as headline to the dis
patch: "A Rebuke to Theatre-goers "
The connection is not very apparent.
But, then, Homer sometimes mods"
A PARAGRAPH has been going the
rounds Of the press to the effect that
eighty-fye per cent. of the total i'm
ports Of this country from South
America are already on the free list,
Percentages are apt to be misleading,
II all The figures are lacking If the
importations from South America were
to fall off, through the operation Of
some Of the provisions of such a tariff
as the Mckinley bill proposes, it could
then probably be said with truth that q
The Washington critic., 1890-04-02

Miss Gotham-Why do those West
erners call Eastern people tenderfeet?
Returned TOurist-Because Eastern
people can't walk forty miles into the
country to look at Il $4,000 suburban
lot without feeling tired -Ne,o York;
Weekly.
The Washington critic., 1890-04-02

THE KANSAS farmers have served notice
on Senator Ingalls, that he is not TO be
allowed to go back to the Senate when his
term expires. He has had four elections,
Is very wealthy, and his departure viii not
be missed, except by the lovers of the
fercest diatribes that Gil the Senate gal
leries on the occasions of his annual
speeches. Boston Record.
The statement which will surprise
Senator ingalls, the most is the one
which says he is very wealthy.
Doubtless he wishes that one were
true.
The Washington critic., 1890-04-02

The LATEST Furore in Ultra Fashion
able circles is TO perfume every costume
differently. For this purpose ArKINsoN's
sachets--universall used In London--are
preferred, on account OF the delieacy aud
duration Of their perfume.
The Washington critic., 1890-04-02

Rare Good Luck-Fond Mamma-
Why, what have you in your apron
Little Daughter (breathlessly)-Oh,
mamma Such good luck Dotty
Dimple's cat had six kittens, and her
mamma would not let her keep but
one, so she gave me the other five
Neto yiork lFeekly
The Washington critic., 1890-04-02

Snippers--Oan't you pay little some
thing on your suit to-day
Waggles--Certainly. Been carrying
$40 around for you since Saturday.
Confound ii, it's gone. There's hole
in the pocket. Why don't you make
pockets that won't tear out?-Minaeap-
oils Journal.
The Washington critic., 1890-04-02

Tourist-These are beautiful noun
tains; but how much more picturesque
they would look If there was an
ancient ruin on the summit.
Hotel Keeper-Yes; | believe an
ancient ruin would draw more tourists.
Next year ] am going to have one
built.-IeeaS SJtiHgs.
The Washington critic., 1890-04-02

THE DECISION OF the Court Of Claims
deciding in effect that the Sergeant at.
Arms is disbursing officer of the
Government, is not only wise and just,
but opportune as we'll. 1t would have
been absurd If Congressman had been
obliged to go without their salaries
merely because some man had drawn
their money from the Treasury and run
away with It, BUTT is safe to say that
it will be some time to come before the
same trick can be played again. The
Office of the Sergeant alarms will here
after be less of banking. house for
Congressman than it used to be, Sill
cotting is over for the present.
The Washington critic., 1890-04-02

still larger percentage Of our imports
from that region were on the free list
The fact seems TO be that eighty-fve
per cent. Of the exports of South
America 90 to Europe in exchange for
manufactured goods. The eighty-6ve
per cent We get is on small exportn-
tion, and eighty.fivo per cent of little
cannot by any process be made to ap-
pear great
Evening journal., 1890-04-08

Gratis are concerned, but the people who
run the paper have lAbored under the
impression that it was influential as an
independent paper. It requires ability,
experience, perfect sincerity and sterling
integrity TO run an independent paper.
It requires judicial strength, calmness
and mental acumen, which are conspicu-
ously absent from the management of
taat paper.
An independent paper. besides these
intrinsic requisites, must have field.
Till one year ago there was only one
political party represented here by
papers. There are only two political
parties now. so that if paper be in
politics at all it must be on one side or
the other. The Every Evening, being
under Republican ownership and with a
semi Democratic staff Of editors, conceived
the idea Of carrying water on both shoul-
ders and Of debating political affairs In
street language, the paper, for no appsr-
ent reason, had an attack of swell head"
and grew too big for its breeches. 1t
attempted TO run an independent paper
without the requisite ability and when
there was no call for an Independent
paper. With pig-headed foolishness it
attempted too much, and has the chagrin
OF feeling the contempt Of all classes for
its failure and its prigishness.
The Republicans do not value it, the
Prohibitionists cannot support it, the
Mugwumps prefer the News. the Daily
Hersey caters for the colored people and
the Democrats distrust its management,
notwithstanding some excellent and able
Democrats are employed to write for It,
with these explanations in mind one
can well understand why the Every
Evening does not feel cheerful when the
sprightly young EVENING JOURNAL
comes into the field, joins the Democratic
party, and gets political and commercial
patronage that the Every Evening has
demanded, but not deserved. We woulC
not feel cheerful ourselves if we had
failed so humiliatingly and with the sus-
picion. charged time and again and no
denied. Of holding out standing invita-
tion TO be bribed with the sheriff's print
ing.
1t is not a cheerful situation for th
Every Evening
The columns Of the EVENING JOURNAL
are full Of business aud its circulation
superior to that of any paper in VIII
mington. The paper which might hav
had that all to itself II 1t had been eithe
wise or honest, naturally feels ma
enough to burst, though it dares no
deny or controvert the statements tina
have been made.
Hence, we are inclined to overlook it
ill-tempered innuendoes and let it flo
about like hen on hot griddle till
finds safe ground in one party or th
other. 1t makes little difference whic
lit viii be unhappy with either, becaus
1t has the contempt of both.
Evening journal., 1890-04-08

As we supposed the Morning News
would not answer the direct question
whether it approved Of the Mckinley
bill or whether it approved Of the present
tariff Now there is no use in conducting
a polemic discussion on the discredited
hypothesis which the News does not be
lieve and nobody can maintain or ap-
prove. Such discussion leads simply to
evasions. 1t is not entertaining, useful
or sensible. Life is too short for
polemics or hypothesis. This tariff mat
ter is condition. It is just the condition
which the protectionists have declared that
protectionism would prevent. Now we
want to know why it has not prevented
this distressing condition Of agriculture,
and why theyhave the impudence to pre-
tend to be protectionists in the face Of
the condition which has proved the fal
lacy OF their theoriesg That is the situ-
alton the News is in II cannot bring
itself to look the facts squarely in the
face, consequently It cannot discuss tbs
subject in a s' -aightforward manner.
Evening journal., 1890-04-08
sxousARLE NJ TEMPER.

The Every Evening can be forgiven for
bad temper because it has just suffered a
severe defeat. 1t overestimated its
strength and attempted to punish the
Levy Court and Sheriff Allen under the
guise Of serving the taxpayers Now, the
taxpayers have never appointed the
Every Evening their guardian and the
paper has not been run so as to win their
confidence. while it has notoriously and
greedily taken the patronage and be-
trayed the cause of he Democratic
party
There well-known facts settle the
posltloA d LAs paper 50 l@r a. tAs DslA~-
Evening journal., 1890-04-08

an the Inauguration ball, President
and Mrs. Harrison snubbed Colonel Dud-
ley and Mrs. Dudley. The colonel took
it coolly aud smiled. Mrs. Dudley laid up
revenge and took it in one Of the Wash.
ington shops on Saturday. Mrs. Dudley
was making Easter purchases when Mrs
Harrison approached and said:
"Why, Mrs. Dudley, how do you do?
/ am SO glad to see you"
Mrs. Dudley turned, and looking
calmly at lady dressed very neatly, she
said Madame, you have the advantage
of me. and from her eyes came all the
decision for which Mrs. Dudley is SC
well known.
Her visitor stepped back and said
ssWhy, Mrs. Dudley, you know me. l an
Mrs. Harrison.
With her steely look directed full a
Mrs Harrison, Mrs. Dudley, with forces
contemplation. replied s'HarrisonY Har
risonq" But her musing was cut shor
when Mrs. Harrison turned quickly an
hurried out saying: "Oh, you know yerl
well who am. No doubt Mrs. Dude
feels fully repaid for the snub she re
ceiyed
Evening journal., 1890-04-08
Wilmington. April I. 1890.
Wanrhnr.


The indications for Delaware and Mary
land p. m. Fair, slightly warmer,
variable winds.
New York Herald Forecasts.-A storm
Is now moving from Dakota eastward. IL
will probably cause rise Of temperature
in the central valleys to-day, the warm
wave" extending to the Atlantic seaboard
by tomorrow. Temperature rose yester-
day on the Atlantic coast and in the
trans Mississippi region and fell slightly
in the lake region. The chief minimum
reported was 80 degrees f., at Northheld,
Vt; the chief maximum, 80, at Rio
Grande City. On Wednesday In this
city and section and in New England
warmer, fair TO partly cloudy weather
will probably prevail followed by showers
aud fresh to brisk southeasterly and
southwesterly winds, followed in this
section by clearing. and on Thursday fair
to partly cloudy slightly cooler weather,
preceded by rain on the New England
coasts, with northwesterly winds. The
swollen Western rivers and the Lower
Mississippi will fall generally during the
next three days The Western storm
will probably be quite severe on tn,
upper New England coasts tomorrow
night.
Baynards Thermometer, 7 q m. 81
Ga. m, AZ; IL a m. 53: l D. m. 6S.
Evening journal., 1890-04-08
WHO IS ELECTED?
The Combination Claims That Cloud Is
Engineer.


Engineer.
The Fire Department held its annual
election for chief engineer and first and
second assistants last night. The con-
test was the closest ever held, and
although the judges of the election will
report that a majority of the companies
voted for Cloud, Peeky and Diekerson,
the opponents of that ticket will present
some evidence to City Council, which
they claim, will show fraud.
The tickets were as follows:
Combination ticket-Chief engineer,
Alexander K. Cloud Friendship, No. 1
first assistant, Lewis Peeky, Fame Hose,
No. second assistant James M. Dick
erson, Washington, No. z.
Second Combination or Reform ticket
Chief engineer, e. A. Robinson, Fame
Hose, No. 1; first assistant, James F.
Kane, Reliance, No. 2 second assistant.
William T. Green, Weccacoe, No. s.
Z he polls were open from until 10
o'clock, and the election was quiet at all
the houses except the Fame Hose, at
Second and Orange streets. The Friend
ship, Phoenix and Washington were
solid for the first ticket
Weccacoe, Reliance and Delaware
were solid for the Robinson
ticket. Thus the decision lay with the
Fame Hose. In this company both sides
claim the victory, but the officers, Alex
ander Whitcraft, judge; George Neider-
msier and Griffith Smith, tellers. will re-
port as follows: Cloud ticket, So; Rob-
inson ticket. as; total, SO.
The reform ticket received majority
of individual votes, but If the Fame Hose
report stands, the combination nominees
will be the officers for the coming year
Daring the evening large crowd sur
rounded the doors of the Fame Hose
engine house and great deal of interest
was shown. Each man who voted the
reform ticket left the polls and went tc
| factionists headquarters at the northeast
corner of Second and Shipley streets
and made an affidavit that he
had voted duplicate of ticket which
he here deposited Notary Public
William H. Lee swore fftyt men who
made such affidavits; three men who saio
they had voted the reform ticket re-
fused to be sworn. Henry Kopf anc
John McClafferty made an affidavit that
they counted the votes polled and th'
number was ninety.seven, one less thar
the Judge and tellers announced.
After the announcement that ClouC
was elected the Friendship Company
hired a band and serenaded Mayor Har
rington at the Clayton House, anC
marched the streets until o'clock thii
morning. Strangely enough the othe
side also serenaded. City Council vii
decide which will be entitled to that hap
piness.
Evening journal., 1890-04-08

THE Morning News makes reply to
thu EVENING JOURNAL that is too long
aud too evasive to quote. The object
however is to show that we have not
pointed out new market for corn. II is
not our business to do that, for we have
not spoiled and destroyed the home
market-the natural market That Is
the business of the protectionists who
have undertaken to provide patent
market by law and have failed.
We propose to allow trade
to 20 into its natural channels. We do
not propose to run the factory or the
farmer by legislation--to find market
for any class. by law. at the expense Of
every other class. That is the folly the
protectionist proposes. But in order that
the News may not have any occasion to
evade, we say that these United States
would be a good market for corn, II the
market were not spoiled by heavy
discounts against the farmer.
Give the farmer the market
which naturally belongs TO him and
when that fails we can raze this tariff
wall so that the American farmer
and manufacturer can undersell the
world They could do thstsnow, If laws
did not prohibit them, and still pay
higher wages, more certain wages, thar
any country in the world, because W.
should have tine trade. We should moi
destroy the natural and the home market
and then insolently demand that th,
other fellow who did not destroy il
should find another market