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The Washington critic., 1890-02-01

A delightful progressive angling party
was given last night by Miss Coombs, No.
1911 Twentieth street, in honor of Western
friends who are visiting her. Thepsizes were
marvels of workmanship and originality
Of design. After music and dancing the
company dispersed.
THE REV. DR. HAsLTN objects to the
crying of Sunday newspapers on the streets
Of Washington. THE CRITIC is ready to
accommodate the gentleman. A truly good
newspaper does not need crying speaks
for itself.
The Washington critic., 1890-02-01

PHYSICIANS RECOMMEND X. Portner
Brewing Co.'s Beers for the grip.
The Washington critic., 1890-02-01
Arrested for No Known cause.

No one thinks of travelling without carry
ing along DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup. % cents.
The Washington critic., 1890-02-01

TELEGRAM TO-DAY from Covington,
Neb., says that "eight saloons, three whole
sale liquor houses and three restaurants,
comprising the principal business portion
of the town, were burned" What were
the three restaurants doing in Covington,
anyway
The Washington critic., 1890-02-01

not being mentioned in the ruling
books heretofore accepted as standard.
II has been noticed previously to this
time only in certant distant and minor
Legislative bodies, but it has never been
epidemic.
HERE is a hint. A New York mau has
been sent to prison for refusing to pay S4O0
that he borrowed from his wife before their
marriage. The young woman who has the
foresight to lend a few hundred to her in
terded provides for cheap and convenient
means of divorce.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-02-27
CLEvELANDS DELUSION.
The Ex-President's Blind Belief In His
Tariff Reform Humbug.

The Ex-President's BIind Belief In His
TsriR- Reform Humbug.
Mr.. Cleveland has that stanch virtue
| which belongs TO man of only one idea
and he never hides it The shoemaker
who held that there was nothing like
lea ther was liberalist compared to the
ex-President, for he does not only hold
that there is nothing like free trade, s"
but that there is nothing else than free
trade as Democratic battle cry. The
platforms of Louisiana Democrats and
of the Virginia Democrats and the re-
cent resolution of the Charleston Board
of Trade do nothing toward disillusion-
izing Mr.. Cleveland, albeit two of them
were as protective as Iowa Republicans
could desire and one of them as strong
ly favorable to subsidies, which are one
form of protection, as the ship-builders
of Maine could wish.
Says Mr.. Cleveland to Mr.. W. E. Cor
mack, of the Nashville (Tenn.) Amer,
lean:
The Democratic defeat in the last Presiden-
tial campaign, instead Of discourOging, had
only strengthened the purpose ard increased
the energy Of tariff reformers, and confidence
in the result OF the next contest appeared to
grow as signs Of dissensions appeared in pro-
tectionist ranks. Mr.. Cleveland thought that
one of the most serious troubles the Repub-
hcan party would have to encounter was the
revolt Of the New England manufacturers
against the Republican policy; while several
Northwestern States were now held doubtful
in the Republican column only by reason OF
sectional preiudices The bloody shirt, he said,
had done valiant service in the last campaign
H.,
arguments, and unless that could again save
the Republican party from defeat nothing else
could. The Republicans of the New England
and Northwestern States who have been hop
ing for reduction Of tariff duties at the hands
of the Republican party were bound to realize
sooner or later that this hope is vain. What
then would they do about it? Continue the fol
ly Of robbing themselves by supporting the Re
publican party and Of obstructing and defeat
ing the very reform they are clamOring fors
Singularly enough, we this day pub
lish an extract from letter written by
a Northern Democrat to the South Bend
Und.) Times, which is a Democratic
journal of much influence, in which the
writer testifies to the marvellous growth
of protectionist feeling in the South.
In a passage which we did not quote
that writer says that ''were it not for
the negro issue there would not be two
States of the South which would not go
Republican, so strong is the desire for
protection" AS to the Northwestern
States, if Mr.. Cleveland could see things
as they are he would know that they in
creased their Republican majorities in
1888 almost solely upon the tariff issue.
If Mr.. Cleveland can make the Demo
cratic party ready he will find the Re-
publican party willing to fight the bat
tie of 1892 upon tariff issues.-Chicago |
Inter Ocean.
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SPOONER'S ELOOUENCE.
The Wisconsin Senator's Able Denunci:
tion of Southern Treachery.

The Wisconsin Senator's Able Denuncia-
tIon of Southern Treachery.
Senator Spooner's remarks on the
Chandler resolution in reference to the
Aberdeen (Miss.) incident, where the
Secretary of War was hanged in effigy
because he would not display the United
States flag at half mast on the occasion
of Jefferson Davis death, had the true
patriotic ring, and will find responsive
echo in every loyal heart in the North.
His graphic descriptioSaof of the brutal
treatment of young Ftailz, because he
had accidentally cut an I'D of the rope
which sustained the eff y and his Wig
orous denunciation of Aaose who par
tlcipated in the outrage, made the South
erners in the Senate feel very uncom-
Portable. In replying to Senator George,
who bad referred to Davis as "a man
who had never betrayed his trust or
failed in the discharge of his full duty,
whether he served in the United States
or i'm the Confederacy," Mr.. Spooner
justly said that the people of the North
believed that Davis had sat in the Sem
ate chamber betraying daily and night
ly and hourly the highest trust ever re-
posed in man. He added, however, that
it was not for that alone that the loyal
people execrated his memory, but be-
cause they had held him responsible for
''the atrocities, the unspeaksble, devil
ish, horrible cruelties visited on Union
prisoners at Libby prison, Belle Isle,
Salisbury and Andersonville. It was
because they charged him with the re-
sponsibiliSy of holding men prisoners of
war to starve them"
Senator Spooner closed by saying that
If the resolution accomplished nothing
in the way OF legislation, or Of consti-
tutional amendment it would turn the
light on that disgrsceiul transaction at
Aberdeen He said:
'It would prove the existence OF a spirit Of
bitterness snd brutality there. 1t would show
that there was q community, claiming to be in
teligent and law abiding where the love Of
Jefferson Davis memory is stronger than re-
spect for law stronger than love Of liberty
stronger than the impulses Of humsnity-the
law of God written in every human heart. If
the resolution would accomplish nothing else,
it would subSarve that one good purpose"
Senator SpoOner has acquired the rep
utation of being second in eloquence as
an orator only to the brilliant Senator
from Kansas, Mr.. Ingalls,, and he has
never employed his great talents in
manner which will give him a stronger
hold upon the old Union soldiers or up
on all who were loyal to the Govern
ment during the war of the rebellion
than in the speech from which the above
quotations have been made.
Let all the Republican Senators do as
Mr.. Spooner has done, denounce the
sentiment in the South which deifies
traitor to the Government which edu-
Gated him, and then let them vote for
the Chandler solution.-Toledo CO.,
Blade.
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NOTES OF THE DAY.

N Plainly it Is not Reed shaken by
the wind. d.-Philadelphia Press.
ESpeaker Reed appears to have
read 'the riot act" with great success,
Judging from the howl Of defeated DEM
ocrats.-Chicsgo Inter Ocean.
"Down went McGinty," and down
went the Democratic flibuster before
Speaker Reed. 1t will never rise again.
Grand Rapids (Mich.) Telegram-Her-
aid.
tE The Democratic minority wasn't
successful in it's attempts to run the
country in 1861, and the experiment is
no more successful in 1S90-Toledo
Blade.
ES Mr.. Cleveland, it is asserted, has
the largest personal mail of any man in
the country. Mr.. Cleveland, it should
not be forgotten, is large personal male
himself-Chicago Tribune.
SThe Cleveland Leader and Herald
objects to people making reference to
Democratic Ohio" 1t says: 1--WE do
not deserve that quite yet. A man may
be temporarily hard pressed for money
without being a pauper."
ES Mr.. Reed has shown commend
able courage and good sense in taking
the ground that it is his duty to deprive
the filibusters of the power to block the
proceedings Of the House by merely alb
staining from voting. His position will
be heartily approved by Republicans
everywhere, and Democrats will find it
impossible to make any capital out of
the matter.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
- No proposition which does not
give the negro every right guaranteed
him by the constitution should be con-
sidered for a moment The Repub-
lican party is not responsible for this
disturbing element in National poll
tics, but it is in measure responsible
for the fate of the black man. Having
clothed him with the rights of citizen
ship it should not permit him to be
robbed of them.-Omaha Republican.
BThe farmers of the West owe less
to-day than for any time for the past
twenty years, and the records will
show it They may not be realizing
such prices as they would like for
their produce, but as for this being an
era of hardship and oppression for the
farmers as a class it is simply untrue.
Being for the most part out of debt or
in position to properly meet their OBJ
legations, they are taking matters Just
as easy as any other class of business
mon.-Bl0omingtop Ql.) Pautagraph
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The Popular Line

To the East is the Burlington Route
(Hannibal & st. Joseph railrOad). The
service by this line has been constantly
improved until 1t has reached a degree
of excellence surpassed by none, and
eoualed by few. The BurlingtOnis
ELI" is probably the finest and most
popular train running between the Mis-
souri, river and Chicago, being a solid
through Vestibule train of Pullman
sleepers and free chair cars. Leaving
Kansas City, AtchisOn and St. Joseph
after supper. the passenger arrives in
Chicago at 9:15 in the morning. Hav-
ing taken breakfast on one of the Bur-
linEtOn's world renowned dining cars,
he is ready for the days business, or In
ample time to make all Eastern con-
nections.
For the convenience of passengers
from Kansas City "Eli' takes a dining
car out of Kansas City on which east
bound passengers are served with q
supper which is equaled by few hotels.
The BurlingtOn's st. Louis line,
though comparatively new, is becoming
better known and growing in popular
favor every day until it bids fair in the
near future to be the favOrite line be-
tween the Missouri river and st. Louis.
This train, consisting of through Sleep
ers, chair cars and coaches, leaves Kan
sas City, AtchisOn and st. Joseph after
supper and puts the passenger in st.
Louis for breakfast, and ample time to
make all connections.
You are also requested to bear in
mind that the Burlington Kansas City,
st. Joseph & Council Bluffs r. R.l is
the only line running through Pullman
Buffet Sleepers between Kansas City
and st. Joseph and st. Paul and Mime
apolis. This is the short line between
Kansas City, st. Joseph and Omaha
Through daily trains with sleeping and
chair cars.
In whatever direction you travel be
sure your tickets read over the Burling-
ton Route, thereby insuring yourself
the greatest amount of comfort, with
the least expense of money and time.
Write for all information, circulars,
etc., to II. G. Orr, General Southwest
ern Passenger Agent, 500 Main street,
Kansas City, or
A. G. DAWES,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent,
st, Joseph, Mo.
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THE TREATY RATIFIED.
A Gratifying Triumph for MIR. Harrison's
Administration.


administration.
The ratification of the Samoan treaty
was expected, although the opposition
to it was stronger than it was geneEally
thought to be. The fact that so con-
servative and careful a Senator as Mr..
Sherman sustained the treaty is proof Of
the sagacity with which our Commits
sioners to Berlin did their work. One
good result of the discussion of the
treaty by the Senate was the bringing
out of the fact that our Government has
bought lands adjoining the spacious
harbor of Pago Pago, one of the finest
and safest in the Pacific.
OF course the Democratic and mug
wump newspapers will continue alter
nately to belittle and to exaggerate the
results of our successful diplomacy, but
most intelligent Americans will be
gratifed that we have secured in the
Pacific a naval station so we'll located in
reference TO the development Of our
merchant marine in that part of the
world, under the liberal encouragement
that it will get from a Republican ad-
ministrstion.-N.Y Y. Mail and Express.
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PATRIOTIC SENTIMENTS.
4 Nsturalized Citizen Well Qualified &
Represent the United States.

| 4 Nsturalized Citizen Well Qualified to
Represent the United States.
The nomination of Richard Guenther,
Of Oshkosh, Wis, to be Consul-General
of the United States in Mexico is well
! deserved.
Twelve months ago Mr.. Guenther rem
dered the Government and the country
service not the less valuable because
its Importance has not been fully recog-
nized.
Mr.. Guenther was at that time MEM
Der OF the Fiftieth Congress. He is an
American citizen of German birth. He
was born In Potsdam, in Prussia, and he
had grown to manhood before he came
to the United States. A year ago our
relations with Germany reached criti-
Cal stage. Beth the German Govern
ment and our own were hurrying naval
relnforcements to Apia bay. The ag-
gressive policy of the Germans in
Samoa and the outrageous insolence of
the German commander at Apia had
strained to the point of fracture the for
bearance Of the American naval officers
then stationed there. Another act of
open aggression, another insulting re-
ply from the commander of the German
corvette Adler to the protests of the
American officers, might have provoked
the rejoinder in gunpowder and iron
that meant war.
There IS good reason to believe that
Prince Bismarck's government, count
Ing all the time upon the indecision and
boneless attitude of Mr.. Cleveland's
administration, was watching with ex-
traordinary interest the development of
sentiment among American citizens of
German birth or parentsge. How would
they stand If matters were pushed still
further in Samoa? Would their SYM
pathy be with the fatherland or the
country Of their adoption?
1t was at this juucture that Richard
Suenther, speaking for his fellow-citi-
zens of German birth and German de-
scent, defined the question of duty and
allegiance in words as truly patriotic as
were ever uttered:
1--WE know as well as any other class Of
American citizens where our duties belong. We
will work for our country in time OF peace and
fight for it in time OF war, if time of war
should ever come. When say our country
mean, OF course, our adopted country. mean
the United States Of America. After passing
through the crucible Of naturalization we are
no longer Germans; we are Americans. Our
attachment to America can not be measured by
the length OF our residence here. We are
Americans from the moment We touch the
American shore until we are laid in American
graves. We Will fight ior America whenever
necessary. America first, last and all the time.
america against Germany; America against
he world; America, right or wrong; always
America. We are Americans"
These are sentiments which Mr.
Guenther expressed at time when Ber-
lin was listening anxiously, and he
spoke for millions.
Richard Guenther is a representative |
American, and it is a pleasure to see
such a man chosen to represent Amer
lean interests in foreign city.-N. Y.
Sun (Dem.).
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power was concerned, making three
fold addition to the general purchasing
power of the home market
All this is plain enough. Now apply
it to quinine. Because there is no pro
tective tariff the foreign makers supply
more than half the American demand.
Exclude the foHeign maker and the
American maker doubles his trade,
doubles his wage list, doubles his in
come-which excites competition on the
part of idle capital-and is sure to sell
at least as cheaply as he now does, and
is likely to sell little more cheaply.
The arguments for English-made
matches and American quinine run on
parallel lines.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-02-27
POPULAR PROVERBS.
Sayings That Associate the Gentler Sex
With Old Neptune.

With Old Neptune.
Popular proverbs connect woman with
the sea, usually to her disadvantage. Old
Greek and Latin proverbs were, Fire,
Sea and Woman-three evils" and
Italian and Russian sayings repeat the
same.
In Sicily they say ''God keep US from
the sea, from fire and from women"
Women, fire, Mars. wind and sea,
Make five ills of great degree;
reads an old French proverb.
A Danish slander upon the sex is,
''When woman has no answer ready
the sea will want water"
Two French women were walking by
the sea, and one, astonished by the high
and furious waves, asked the other: SIS
the sea married?'' NO" "Ah, if it
were only welded! promise you its
friskiness would soon be tamedr' Span
iards say: Tuesday, don't marry, go to
sea or leave your wife;" while Italians
have a similar proverb: Friday, don't
marry, don't travel"
''Give a woman luck and cast her into
the sea-" is an old English saying, and
some such sentiment must have
prompted the German who threw his
wife overheard to tighten the ship in
storm, saying: "All freight lightens-"
An old epigram refers to this or SIM
liar anecdote:
What TYNE troublous tempest rose and tost
the trembling seas;
Each one threw in his heaviest stun the
loaded boat to ease;
But MOlZus ZONE a-,,on0 the restl cast - his
wife, and sal
"Naught heavier tnan a skolding wife 6sane
there can be waied."
Women are not famous as navigaSofa.
An old French saying emph this
If the sea were never TO gh
Every woman would be sailor.
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EIRESIoE FRAGMENTS.


Salts of lemon will take spots out Of
linen and also remove stains from wood.
Egg Biscuit: One pint of -four, three
eggs, one pint of milk, a salt spoonful
OF salt; bake in well CREASED cups
Boston Herald.
For frying eggs, have plenty of fat,
and dip it up over them with a spoon,
instead of tnrning, also placing them in
the pan from a saucer, one at time.
When walnuts have been kept until
the meat IS too much dried to be good,
let them stand in milk and water eight
hours, dry them and they will be as
fresh as new.
-SuccOtash: Boil one part of lima
beans and two parts of dried sweet corn
separately until both are nearly tender.
Then put them together and simmer
until done. Season with salt and sweet
cream.-Western Rural.
In making fried cakes stir them up
precisely as you would other cakes only
sitter, kneading the least possible to
get 1t into smooth mass. After they
are fried sift powdered sugar over them
while hot.
To leave the soup-kettle uncovered
while the soup is boiling is to sacrifice
much of it's most delicate flavor and
aroma, and to lose that peculiar nutri-
tive and digestible property present in
dishes cooked with all their steam
tightly closed in upon them. Cover the
soup-kettle steam-tight and boil it gently
from one side, if you want good soup
Boston Budget.
Rice with Cheese: Boil half a pound
of rice; drain and shake dry; put layer
of this in a pudding dish, season with
salt and pepper and dot with bits of
butter. Crate quarter of a pound of
cheese, and sprinkle each layer of rice
with the cheese. Let the last layer be
of rice. Whip one egg with a gill of
milk, and pour over all; sprinkle with
crumbs, dot with butter, and brown in
the e.oven.-American Agriculturist.
In baking, some dishes may be
success when the ingredients are thrown
together in haphazard way, but this
will not apply to eithercake or pie-crust.
The latter can not possibly be made
flaky and criSpy unless the lard, butter
and water be cold and care is taken to
handle it as little as possible in the
mixing, knife being even better for
this than the hand.
Cold potatoes are nice warmed as
follows: For three or four potatoes put
a generous teaspOonful of butter and a
seant half-cup of milk into frying-pan
or saucepan. When it boils add the
sliced potatoes, sprinkle with salt and
boil until thick and creamy, stirring TO
prevent adhering to the pan. Serve
very hot. Or, the potatoes may be sliced
and Drowned in butter, or they may be
made into salad. For this they are
sliced into pretty bowl or dish and a
salad dressing poured over them.-
HOuSabO11
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OUININE AND MATCHES.
An English and American Argument Run
ming on Parallel Lines.

This advertisement is frequent in En-
glish newspapers:
THE UNEMPLOYED IN EAST LoNDON-At a
time when much thought is being given to
this matter a practical suggestion may be OF
service. Last year more than $4,000 (sl,50O,
0OO) worth Of foreign matches were purchased
by inconsiderate consumers in this country, to
the great injury Of our own working people. II
all consumers would purchase - and IS
matches that firm would be enabled 70 pay
$1,000 5000 weak more in wages.
In England the match trade is "open
to the markets of the world" and the
English maker of matches wishes it
wasn't, for markets in which lumber, or
labor, or sulphur, or all three,
are cheaper than in England take
English custom to the value of 81, ,5O0,-
900 a year. Nor does the con-
sumner get any benefit For if - and
could sell three times as many of
their own make of matches as they now
do they might be able to sell them at
slightly lower prices than they now do
certainly not at higher prices-and of
course they would expend three times
as much in the payment of British labor
As they now do, thus, so far as their
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Awoman Much Talked About.

The Independent gives the following
interesting iacts as to the early life Of a
young woman, the personal record Of
whose life has taken the literary world
by storm, and whose artistic gifts have
given rife to a warm discussion: ''Marie
Bashkirtseffs father was a man Of i'm
mense wealth and at the head of the no
bility of Peotowa. At Paris the family
was the center Of the Russian colony,
which is one of the features of aris-
tocratic life in that city. Marie was
taught Latin and Greek, and to speak
English, French, German, italian and
Spanish. She was an accomplished
musician, both as an interpreter and
composer, and played the piano, harp,
organ and less pretentious instruments,
such as the mandolin and guitar"
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Runs from Kansas City to Chicago over
the Santa Fe route. 1t leaves the
Union Depot every night at six o'clock
and arrives in Chicago the following
morning at nine. This time gives good
connection for all points west of Kan
sas City and for all points east of Chi
cagO. 1t carries free reclining chair
cars, Pullman sleeping cars and dining
cars. 1t is of the Vestibule pattern and
lighted by electricity; an electrician ae-
companies the train to look after the
lights and signals.
JNO. ]. BYRNE,
Asst Gen1 Pass. Agt.. Chicago.
III. A. BONN, Western Pass. Agent.
6l2 Main street. Kansas City.
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D SoTIT@S
To New Orleans.

For Tickets, Sleeping Car Berths and further
information apply to nearest Ticket Agent OF
j. II. LYON, W. P. A., 52S Main street,
Kansas City, No.
W. II. NEWMAN, Gen. Traffic Manager,
H. G. TOWNSEND, G. p. Agent,
ST IOuis No
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The HandsOmest Train in the World

General Passenger and Ticket Agent,
st, Joseph. Mo.