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The Washington critic., 1890-02-12
BILLY lLASON,S STORY.

Congressman William L. Mason. the
short, stout West Slider with the scrambled
hair as the Chicago Herald puts it, always
has a good story to fit every occasion.
While he was working hard week after
week for the appointment of his friend,
Chris Manner, as Collector of Internal Rev
enue in Chicago, he used to call on the
President very often to press his claims.
Ore evening he was to leave for Chicago,
and in the afternoon he called on Mr.. Har-
iison. "Mr. President" he said as he
was ushered into the august presence, 81
leave for home tonight, and thought
would drop In and see if ] could be the
messenger of any glad tidings to my con-
stituents." The President worked off one
of his threadbare excuses for delay in the
matter of Chicago appointments and then
Mason took chair and said: "Mr. Presi-
dent, before 90 / would like to tell you
little story on a Chicago friend of mine
About two years ago his father died and
left him all he possessed-a valuable piece
of property. AS soon as the will was ad-
mitted to probate there was launched upon
the young heir tiresome succession of
writs of attachment, eiectment, etc, all di-
rected against this piece of property
About year later met him one day and
asked him how he was getting along. Not
very well, Billy he sighed. That -
piece of property inherited has given me
so much trouble that sometimes wish the
old man hadn't died." Then the West
Side Congressman bowed himself out.
Manners appointment was made soon after
Ior1
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QUEER THINGS PEOPLE DO.

A Pennsylvania school teacher plas-
tiers with clay the mouths of pupils who
whisper
A Scranton landlord has ordered all
the girl walters at his hotel to wear slip.
pers, so that they will make less noise
while moving about.
Mr.. Moody the other day made a
large congregation stand up while the plate
was being passed, so that every one could
get his hand in his pocket.
A student of Dickinson Seminary
was so nervous since the preaching OF his
first sermon that he got into the wrong
church and entered the pulpit before dis
covering his mistake.
Representative Mudd of Maryland has
a son 12 years old who took to cigarettes
and declared he couldn't stop. The Con-
gresham sat down with him one day and
made him smoke forty-two of the internal
inventions without halt, and that boy will
now jump over fence six feet high on the
mere sight Of one.
Two grocers in Dubuque had quar-
rel and each figured to drive the other out
of business. The sharper one advertised
to give away one dozen clothespins with
every fifty.cent purchase, and, small as the
gift was, 1t closed the other store in six
months for want of custom.
A young man near Kokomo, Ind, who
was Tilted by three different girls in one
week, bought big wolf from the Cincn-
natl Zoo, turned the beast loose in a swamp
at home, and there hasn't been any night
time sparkling since the 1st of October. He
proposes also to have a panther on deck
some time this month
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ODD LINES OF BUSINESS.

The Kings College School Old Boys
Club wrote asking Mr.. Gladstone to be-
come an honorary member, and received a
postal card written by him declining the
honor. The club promptly put the card
up at auction and received 6 shillings
pence for it.
A periodical for the betrothed is now
published in Vienna. It's published twice
month. Every announcement of be-
trothal or marriage is inserted gratuitously,
provided the happy couple will buy their
trousseau of the tradesmen advertising in
the paper.
An Englishwoman who married au
Austrian count and was left widow has
set up in the manicure business in London
and has distinguished patronage. The
rank Of the lady and the riches of her
friends enables her to charge half a guinea
for her manipulations and she will not work
for less.
The late Sig. Pietro Marcollini, who
begged at the portico of st. Peters, Rome,
was a celebrity in his way. He was the
only person authorized to beg at the west
entrance Of the Basilica. lie received this
permission from Plus TX, who had taken
a fancy to him. Pic Mono also gave Mar
collini an old cloak, for which the beggar
often received tempting offers which he
would never accept. Marcollini had begged
for years and found the occupation profit
able. On his death he left $4,000 to his
nephew
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ODD THINGS IN LIFE.


For eight years man at Allentown.
Pa, has called daily at the postoffice. A
few days ago he received his first letter in
that time.
A Butler County man, whose entire
property is assessed at $s5, is the owner of
five dogs, on which he will have to pay
$3.50 tax. His property tax is S2.T5.
A business man of Painesville, Ohio,
is afflicted with paralysis of very singular
kind. His legs are powerless from dark to
daylight, when he RECEIVERS the use of
them.
The recorder of Portsmouth, Eng
land, has publicly censured the dockyard
police for neglect of duty because they al
lowed man who had once been in prison
to enter the yard in search of work.
A lax collector of Crawford County,
ILL.,, recently sent the following dun to a
delinquent; 'AIr. tot l wood Rite you a
few lines in regard to your tax haf to go
To town the last of the month So want
you tax on or before the 25 for | dond
wanto Levy and Sell property if l can
helpit.n
A dime is the smallest coin in value
that circulates in Virginia City, New.
Numerous attempts to introduce five-cent
pieces have been made, but they all failed.
A storekeeper who attempted to force
nckels into circulation thereby made him.
self dislikcd, with the result that his trade
soon fell off, and he had to retire from
business.
A Topeka minister, curious to know
If he could get work as day laborer, sup
posing he had not cent in the world, no
friends, and only his muscular powers to
depend upon, put on suit of old clothes
and started out to hunt job. He applied
at coal yards, railroad yards, flour mills,
feed stores and other places, and the only
work which he got was an hours shovel
ing of coal, at which he made good hand.
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same old Price for Licenses,

"You don't mean to tell me that
marriage licenses have gone up to $1?"
asked Clarence Il. Lusby of Prince
George County, Maryland, when
he was told in the District
Clerks office this morning that he must
pay $2 for license for himself to wed
Emma Coates and for another for his
sister 10 change her name to Hamilton
Why, / got one in this very office
eight years ago for ninety cents" he
continued, and / kinder thought by
this time they would be down
cheaper"
Mr.. Clancy looked up his records and
showed Lusby that he had paid 81 be
fore. Lusby paid the money, but with
a less smiling face than he had entered
the office with.
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A BOYS EYES.
What They See and How They Spy
out Reasons For It.

out Reasons For 1t.
The boy of whom write, SAYS con
tributor TO Forest and Stream, is never
at a loss to find something to observe.
Last year heavy shower caught him
while he was fishing. From his re-
treat he kept an eye out to see what
ever there was to be seen, and shortly
after observed the dragon flies, great
and little, settling in the tall brook
grass for shelter from the rain. Before
the shower was fairly over he saw the
cedar birds come and drive the dragon
flies from their covert, hunting them
down in all their lace winged tinery.
The great three.inch dragon flies,
pointed with black and yellow, were
too strong for the birds, but the little
slender fellows, doneup in fancy colors,
brown, green, blue and dusky, became
meat for the hunters.
Last fall, when padding ND eau
comgomoc stream, we saw cedar birds
sitting out on the rush beds near the
middle of the stream. This was Just
after the shower. Had they been catch
ing dragon flies? The boy was not there
to tell us.
Some time ago / demonstrated with
him for throwing stones at a king bird,
but was told that he was doing IL only
to please the bird. True enough, II
did please the bird From his perch
on high tree the king bird calculated
the curve of each stone, chattering de-
tiance as the missile whizzed by, rails
ing few feet when it came too near,
only to settle again in the same place.
AS il amused both bird and boy al
lowed ii to continue, and for several
days the king bird returned daily to
enjoy the sport.
One could not be even the best of
boys and not sometimes enjoy hec-
toring other creatures, but frequently
the most distress is caused by the most
innocent intentions. The boy is always
bringing home "chippies" and young
robbins, leaving the distracted parents
10 mourn until their offspring is re-
turned. One poor sparrow doubtless
denounced him as murderer because
he choked one of her yellow .mouthed
nestlings by. feeding 1t with strawberries
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prominent men in Washington and
well known men or their sons from all
oyer the length and breadth of the
land. They are a good class Of patients
and pay we'll"
The total number Of patients treated
for all diseases last year was 1,6fj. or
these 1,jS5 were white and ninety
colored. Providence Hospital receives
$4,000 from Congress annually. The
building is beautifully situated on
Capitol Hill, and while 1t is denomina-
tional, Roman Catholic, IL receives
large share of paid patronage from per
sons of all denominations, and dispenses
charity through its free wards in the
same way. A free bed has just been
endowed and established for the ex-
elusive benefit of the city fircmen.
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DolNGs OF BIRDS AND BEASTS.

A'nock Of wild swans was seen in a
Pickaway County, Ohio, swamp the other
day.
A big turkey broke out of its cage at
York, Pa, and tried TO ny through a 800
plate-glass window. which was smashed to
bits.
A Frankford man is training his hens
to lay their eggs in the kitchen, where he
has placed a cradle for their accommodation
This saves the labor Of hunting the eggs
A Nebraska farmer says that when
his hogs lose their appctites he takes them
out riding in lumber wagon and iolts
them over the toughest places he can find
A sea-lion escaped from a Sacramento
market the other night and crawled into a
foundry, where II attacked man and bit
his leg. II then made OFF to Chinese Lake
and is now in that water.
A pack mule Of Frank Smiths rolled
down canon 800 feet near Ragged Hill,
Del Norte County, Colo, few days ago.
The animal was not much injured, but its
pack was wrecked beyond recovery.
The "chief mourner" at Bishop Sar.
gents funeral at Pnlamcottah was his little
tan spaniel. The dog clung to his master
throughout his illness, seated in a chair in
the veranda Of the sick room. And when
the body of the Bishop was carried forth in
his coffin and placed first in the Tamil
Church on trestles, the little dog followed
and took up its position underneath the
coffin.
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other dealer cou'd be compele to sell
his goods against his will to would
be buyer, and this view was sustained
by the Court. Since that time similar
decisions have been given In other parts
of the councry
"If a hotel really does not want TO
entertain negro 1t is easy enough to
get rid Of him, said an experienced
hotel man thismorning. "You can say
to him, just as you can to white man,
thaty have no vacant room, or that all
the tables are full, aud that Is a valid
reason. A hotel is not compelled to re-
ceive anybody who may apply for a
room any more than the owner of prl-
vate house is.
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Proceedings in the House.

Under the agreement entered into yes
terday the House met at II o'clock, in
continuation of the legislative day of
yesterday. Mr. Allen of Michigan made
the principal speech in support of the
Republican code of rules. This was
Mr.. Aliens first opportunity to try his
voice during the present session. He
found that it was still as powerful as
when it first filled the convention hail
in Michigan so thoroughly that his
reputation as an orator was established
then and there.
Mr.. Allen spoke up to II 30, when
yesterdays session adjourned and five
minutes later the House was called to
order. The chaplain invoked Divine
counsel upon the meeting, and the clerk
read the journal. Following the usual
tactics, the Democrats demanded q roll
call on its approval. The Republican
side of the chamber was very thin and
some of the Republicans feared that a
march was about to be stolen upon
them.
Mr.. Walker OF Massachusetts at once
moved an adjournment, which motion
the Speaker promptly decided to be out
of order.
That such aruling would apply to a
Republican motion had never entered
MIR. Walkers head. He was astounded,
and when he had recovered his breath
he exclaimed in agonizing tones:
What Mr.. Speaker, motion to adj
journ not in order!"
His distress was so great and so evil
IDENTIFY real that every man present
laughed at him There was no aDDeal
from the decision.
There are less than a third of the
members present to-day. The fact that
no vote is likely to be taken before
Friday has afforded the majority an
opportunity to visit the Departments,
and it would be difficult to get a
quorum present if one should be needed
to-day.
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Senator Edmunds Absent.

Senator Edmunds did not attend the
meeting of the Senate Committee on
Foreign Relations this morning. He has
not been at the Capitol since the
day when he stated in the secret
session of the Senate that he intended
to resign his place on the Committee on
Foreign Relations, and there has been
no opportunity for him to carry his
threat into execution.
Senator Sherman, the chairman of
the committee, went to Senator Z l..
munds' committee-room this morning
to see If he was at the Capitol to
urge him to attend the com
mittee meeting and for!ct his
hasty words of last week, but he was
informed that Mr. Edmunds was con,
fined to his home by illness and would
probably not be at the Capitol to day.
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against her expressed wishes, although
the jury impaneled on the case gave'an
acquittal.
Once ] knew him to catch in his
hands full-grown yearling common
tern, perfectly able to fly. From baby
hood this boys cry has been for
"sumsin' live TO play wiv." No matter
what the creature was-a dog, kitten
(any stray kitten was treated by him
like princess in disguisc), bird, o
young mouse or even toad
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New York stocks Firm

New YORK, Feb. l2.-Money on call
3@4 per cent. Exchange quiet; posted
rates 4s3a@4S7a: actual rates 4s22@4s3 for
go days, and 4s0@4s04 for demand.
Governments steady; currency 6's, 1.16
bid; As. coupon, 1.23 bid; AVS, coupon,
1.043 bid.
The market was only moderately active,
while prices were somewhat irregular, al
though in the main firm.
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Navassa Rioters Convicted.

BALTIMORE, Nd, Feb. 12.--The jury
in the third Navassa trial rendered a
verdict this afternoon. Edward Smith
co,ored, charged with the murder of
Samuel @. Marsh, was found guilty of
murder in the first degree. Stephen
Peters and twelve others, charged with
the murder of William T. Shea, were
convicted of mansaughter.
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The Chaplin Auxiliary of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
met at the Central Union Mission, No.
30 Pennsylvania avenue at 80 o clock
this afternoon. Mrs. w. G. Mcdowell
presided. Mrs. Picker, wife of Repre-
sentative Pickler, delivered talk of
twenty minutes. Brief remarks were
also made by several other ladies', in.
terspersed with music.
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Lost With All ON Board.

GLOUCESTER, MASS, Feb. 12.-The
schooner Isaac A. Chapman, engaged in
the frozen herring trade, has been given
up for lost, with her crew of seven
Basides the crew, the Chapman carried
as passenger William Erickson of
Stockholm, master Of the schooner
Matte Winship
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Condenninr Police Methods

Judge Miller, in speaking of the
methods used by both defendants and
the Government in procuring and de
Tending liquor licenses, was very severe
to-day. He said that the methods of
some officers in getting mere boys to
hunt up evidence could not be too much
condemned.
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FEATS or 4 LE-NPER.

G. W. Roden, the present English anna
teur champion at high Jumping, recently
gave an exhibition OF his abilities in the
jumping line at Cudleigh, when the follow
ing feats were performed by him, says the
New York clipper Jumping through a
hoop eighteen inches in diameter held six
feet from the ground; jumping onto a
mans shoulders, and from thence over
barrel raised nine feet from the ground
jumping in and out of barrels; jumping on
the handle of sword, the point being
placed on a mans breast and forehead
jumping over mans head and in the act
removing an apple from the head with the
spike of his shoe; jumping over eight
chairs, two at time, sideways and for
ward, each spring and pitch being from a
brick; jumping over five men seated in
chairs in one rising Jump; jumping ON aud
oil jars and handles of ilat-irons; jumping
onto the backs of two chairs and there re-
naming, and also onto the shoulders of q
man; jumping on and from a mans face
without iniuring him; clearing ten chairs
at one spring.
ALI THOSE SUFFERING from coughs or
colds should take DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup.
25 cents.
Why pay fifty cents for bottle of turpen-
tine, when Salvation OH sells for only -
cents.
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Edward Cunningham was before
Judge Miller this morning charged
with vagrancy. He is now under in.
dictment in the Criminal Court for
grand larceny.
Young man." said his Honor, you
had better keep quiet. Don't you
know that this will initiate against
you when you come up for trial in the
higher court. Now, don't come back
here again or it will be the worse for
youv
The Washington critic., 1890-02-12
THREE REPUBLICAN NoTs.

The Buffalo Erpress Rep,) says that
Senator ingalls, speech was mot a great
one.n
Even the Cincinnati Commercials Ga
sette (Rep.) comedies that the duty on works
of art is "nOt RATIONAL
The St. Louis Globe Democrat (Rep.
thinks that the chances for the passage of
Secretary Windom's silver bill "are not
very hattering,n
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Montana Senator'S on the Run.

90 New York, Feb. ia Herald
special from Spokane Falls, Wash.
says Senator Becker met five other Mon
tana Senators there last night and they
all escaped to Oregon to avoid arrest on
bench warrants. They chartered a
Union Pacific train for 81 900 in order
to facilitate their fight.
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BosweIl's Case Dismisse d =.

The case of William Boswell, charged
with house-breaking, has been noYe pressed,
owing to the inability to obtain necessary
evidence against hlm.
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Colonel Daniel Lamont, private secretary
to President Cleveland during his Admin
istration, is in the city. He called on a
number of friends in the Executive De-
partment to-day.
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Senator ingalls, brought the Senators
who had fingered outside the Senate
after 1t had convened this morning in
with rush by neat little trick that Is
not new to the Senate. Senator Sher-
man had just offered joint bill con.
graduating the Republic of Brazil
upon lis adoption Of q republican
form of Government, when Senator
ingalls, noticed that there was not
quorum present. He Immediately called
for the ayes and nays, and the de-
linquent Senators who had been loung-
ing in the corridors, thinking that some
partisan bill was about to be acted
upon, tlocked in, and, before the call
of the roll had been finished, nearly
every seat was occupied The bill had
10 be explained over again to several Of
them, and then it was adopted unani-
mously.
The resolution requesting the Presi-
dent to invite the King of Hawaii to ap-
point delegates to the Pan.American
Congress was agreed to.
At 2:40 the Senate went into secret
session TO consider the nomination of
Thomas j. Morgan to be Commissioner
of Indian Affairs.
An effort will be made to dispose of
this nomination and the nomination of
DR.. Dorchester to be Superintendent of
Indian Schools before adjournment this
afternoon. Senator Dawes Is expected
TO address the Senate in defense of the
two nominations, and it is possible that
Senator Ingalls, will oppose their con
tirmation.
The President sent to the Senate to-
day the following nominations
f. q. Humphrey of Colorado, to be Sur
veyor-General of Colorado.
Registers of Land 0ffice--C. G. Palfrey
of Louisiana, at New Orleans, La; Louis
Duplex OF Louisiana, at Natchitoches, La;
J.. II. Bailey of South Dakota, at Pierre,
South Dakota.
Receivers of Public Moneys-S. L.
Frazer Of Minnesota, at Duluth, Mimi: f.
w. Eakin of South Dakota, at Pierre, S. d.
Also long list of Supervisors of
Census.
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That Tired Feeling

Debility and prostraton which follows
la 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-
mona or typhoid fever. To overcome that
tired feeling take
Hoods SaTsapariIIa
The best tonic and blood purifier II gives
strength and vigor to the whole body, re.
stores and sharpens the app tite.
81 can't begin to tell all the good Hood 5
sarsaparilla did me- My pains and aches are
relieved, my appetite improved Had re-
allied how muce good a single bottle of
Hoods Sarsaparilla would do me ] would
gladly have paid ten dollars for it, l say to
Others who need a good medicine, try Hood s
Sarsaparilla and see "-GEoRGE f. JACKSON,
RoXbury Station, Conn.
Renewed My Grip
Hoods Sarsaparilla has renewed my grip.
am IS years of age and was all run down
and discouraged. | have taken Hood Sar-
saparlla and on looking myself over find that
| am much better; in fact, quite chap. OF
course the medicine will not discount my
years, but it comes nearer to it than anything
else."-CHAs. B. Long, Shrewsbury, Mass.
Hoods SarsapariIla
Sold by all druggists. 81; six for So. Pre-.
pared by c. I. HOOD & CO., Lowell, Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar
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RECOGNIZING BRAZIL.
ACTION TAKEN BY THE SENATE IN
A JOINT RESOLUTION.
Long Legislative Day In the House
Discussing the Code-Reed Counts
Quorum - Members Taking
Things Easily.

The Senate this afternoon unani-
mously passed the joint resolution rec
ognizing the Republic of Brazil.
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ocean Steamships Arrived

At New York-City of Paris, from Liv-
erpool.
At Moville-Ethiopia from New York
for Glasgow,
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k0PLADIEs, LADIES' LADIES,

kSS9 LADIES! LADIES, LADIES'
Mrs. McCaferty Is the only hat and
ponnet-trdme manufacturer in tho city. Can
and see her new shapes. Bleaching and
pressing. Straw and felt hats altered 10 tho
latest styles. orders promptly attended to.
1909 street n. W.
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"DoN't EXPECT TO GET rich TOO easy
and don't expect to cure catarrh or influenza
in half a day, but use Old Saul's Catarrh
Cure and note the improvement that will at
once follow. % cents.
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e-SS NERTISlNG co, once, 1912 Pa.
ave. upstairs. Advertisements Displayed hv
1000 Candle Power Electric Light upon 40
Square Feet of Canvas, an2fiW,dSS
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