The daily critic., 1890-12-05
LOCAL Talks
what People, Prominent and other
wise, FIND TO Tn.crcsf Them


time during this session
Judge said Mr. Enloe, I am sorry
for vour defeat
"Oh, you are, retorted The Iulnoisan
well. ! hope YOU have come back En- "a
more decent humor th5u YOU were jim 40
tie last session
"a maa could not easily be in rs in
accent condition as you were at one
time last session. was the rennesseeal'
rttorL
The distinguished statesmen h5ys
very cWdiaI feeling for each other
Hon Roger q Mills 1c Feyls-W'I
] make any remarks upon the u1iact
ol political economy THIS session. 1
can suswer best with "a story ] cam
palgned 1t pretty extensively the last
lime out in the West and North vest
One day, mp In Wisconsin. I was iu
vited TO a funeral aud accepted the in
vitation In that pariicnl0r locality
they have a mortuary custom which
seems 10 be very popular Before the
body is taken from the house the
preacher makes a few remarks apprO-
pirate TO the event and then invites
whosoever desires 70 do likewise.
Upon the occasion that / am now
talking about the preacher, when he
had finished his remarks, extended the
customary invitation. Nobody vOlun.
teered anything. There was silence for
about three minutes Then a man over
In the corner got up and said 'If there
amt nobody here who wants TO say
anything In eulogy Of the esteemed
stiff now before us / would like 10
make a few remarks on the tariff.
Mr. Chong Of Lon Chong & Cove
deal in all kinds Of fine imported teas
and curious Chinese brio a braC. Mr.
Lon Chong, the senior member Of the
firm. Is one Of the wealthiest aud best
educated Cinnamon in the country. He
Is extensively engaged in the tea trade
and has a house In San Francisco We
have quite a custom among the society
people Of this city. Now, here is a
little thing that has become quite pop
ular Of late. It's beautiful and costly
tea cup made Of the finest porcelain.
They appear to be very delicate, but
they are not at all brittle We call
them memory cups and IL has be-
come quite the thing for young men TO
present them 20 the young laiies.
A Hotel Clerk-Thcre is an interest.
ing character who Is frequently seen
about the hotels and always attracts a
great deal of attention He is q tall,
straight, old gentleman, with a fierce
white moustache and a long, pointed
gray beard. lie has long white hair,
and his dress Is very antiquaied lie
wears the old fashioned frlllcd shirt
bosom and frock coat He has on
several large watch seals, dangling from
a buff vesi. and his sleeves are orna.
mented with bright silver buckles. He
Is very courteous old gentleman, and
Is said to be nearly hundred years OF
age. Many years ago. / believe, he
was a mail contractor in this city. He
dHftcd westward TO the Pacific coast
and there became wealthy. lie lost his
money since. but he nov has claims be
fore Congress amounting Co thousands
uf dollars lie Is said To have a brother
In San Francisco who is immensely
wealthy, and have also heard that he
Is the father in law OF a once famous
Western millionaire, now dead, who
made a fortune out Of stage coach
routes and afterward lost II. The
clerks call him General Washing
ton" probably on account Of his old
fashioned dress. but he Is better known
by the title Of Colonel
A commercial traveller al Willard's-
am travelling In the musical instru'
ment line, but there appears 10 be no
sale for musical instruments 10 Wash
ington Holiday time. you say Well
that hasn't made any difference 10 my
business. Why, / have scarcely had az
order for a mOuthorgan or iewsharp
No, sir; must be of business must b,
looked after elsewhere, for there +
nothing In my line wanted just now Ia
Washington.
MIR. i. O.. johnson Of Hotel John
son-It Is absurd 10 talk about the oyster
cTop as II Il were subject 10 the same
conditions as a peach or apple crop
Weather has no effect upon oysters
They will grow under almost any cir
cumsiances / knew a man down along
the Cherry Creek, 10 Virginia, whC
dumped a cart load Of bricks IN tbs
water near his place. Ia a year or tive
he dredged all the oysters from ths
same spot that he wanted. OF course
the bricks didn't grow into oysters, bu
the oyster spawn or seed cOlleC ed OF
the rough surface presented by tht
brick, and IN time an oyster bed wa
formed. The prices Of oysters ar,
nearly the same as those OF last year
The finer qualities have scarcely varied
IN price for the last seven or eigh
years. ] have just received a tue l0
Of diamond back teTTapin from the
Eastern Shore. and there is lrdly ans
subject which l can cOnsider with more
pleasure. They are hand with th,
greatest care when capt. ed, AMI aTI
sent here packed In sea We u When
touch one Of them | fee as II ] wa
handling a $50 gold piece.
Assessor I 1rimble-l think We will &c
both the Board Of Assessors and higl
license The board will equilize taxa
iiCn in iis decisions relative TO what ar'
agricultural lands and subdiyided lots
and In other matters concerning taxa
lion over which they will have control
You see, there were 693 retail license
dled last year and 700 this year Itwa
thought hest, IN efforts made 10 Tedue
The number 10 400, 10 recommend
license that would be between a medium
and not an exlrayagantly high one, an,
$500 was decided upon by the Com
missiOneTs.
Dorsey Clagett-It Is surprising wha
an effect a newspaper article has II
shining up the interest Of people iu re
gard 10 The District exhibit al th
Worlds Fair. Why, since that aTticl
appeared in THE CRITIC Of "Wednesday
] have been called upon by about a hal
dozen persons who wish 70 have spac
in The exhibit one of them wished
exhibit some splendid sets Of harness
and another said be could procure som
very valuable relics. such as had ueye
been seen on heard of. Keep the Dis
trict exhibit before the people 4o
have already stirred them up, and th
more you say about il the better.