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The Washington critic., 1890-05-13
HE WAS VERY MELLOW,
But the Man Who Woke Him Up to
Play His Hand Was Sorry for 1t.

But the Man Who Woke Him Up to
Play His Hand Was Sorry for 1t.
Said well-known sporting man to a
Louisville Commercial reporter: 81 saw
very funny thing happen In big
game of poker the other night. A
coterie of half dozen choice spirits
had their legs under the table and were
playing stiff game. Great stacks of
reds and blues were in front Of every
one, and fully 81 1000 worth of chips
were on the board. A certain well.
known colonel of the city happened
into the room, and being pressed to il
by the crowd took seat in the game
The old fellow had been making a
round of IL, and was in that mellow state
of semi-stupor which dawns over fell
low after the corks have been popping,
In other words, he was loaded; but he
sat down anyway and bought 800 worth
OF chips. Only few hands had been
dealt when the Colonel's head sank
softly down on his chest, his heavy eve
lids closed and he was fast asleep.
When another hand had been dealt one
of the players skinned his cards care
fully and discovered an ace. king high
flush OF red, throbbing, living hearts.
He reached across the table and gave the
Colonel dig in the ribs. Wake up.
said he, wake up and play your cards.
The Colonel finally reused up, picked
up his hand in iumbled, careless fash.
ion and came in.
The gentleman with the flush raised
and so did the Colonel, and so on till
every dollar before each had gone to
swell a prodigiously big pot The boys
hated TO see the Colonel betting away in
his maudlin way, They pitied him.
They knew he was throwing his money
at the birds. 'How many cards 2" said
the dealer. Tbump, thump, the fists of
the two men hit the liable. They were
both pat. 1t was a showdown then,
and the drowsy Colonel spread out upon
the board a queen full, and the boys
showed him the pot. He was too drunk
toreach for II. The laugh was on the
other player, and he says 1t is the first
time he ever wakened a man up to
make him play his hand, and he swears
IL will be the last.
The Washington critic., 1890-05-13
ANNOUNCEMENT

From this day forth The Critic will
be devoted TO the advocacy of Demo-
cratic principles. 1t will be wholly in
dependent as regards men, and even as
regards measures not inherently Demo-
cratic; but the cause of reform in the
tariff, in the civil service and in the
methods by which the right of suffrage
is exercised will find in The CRITIC a
faithful, untiring and, we hope, intelli.
gent champion.
AT the earliest possible moment and
by way of demonstrating our faith In
reform at home as well as abroad, we
shall bring out THE CRITIC in all that
grace and beauty of attire which are
the fruit of new type new presses and
all the modern improvements in the
mechanism of the newspaper Some lit
tie time--a matter of several weeks
must be consumed in the preparations
for this apotheosis, and we appeal to
the indulgence of the public pending
that blissfu consummation. Mean
while we shall spare no effort
to make the contents of the paper
instructive as well as entertaining,
and TO win for THE CRITIC the name of
being courteous opponent, steadfast
friend, a complete careful and trust
worthy purveyor of the news, and
always straightforward and indomit-
able exponent of the principles of the
Democratic party.
The Washington critic., 1890-05-13
The washInrton ratrol Wagon

Superintendent Of Police Murray IN ". y. star
When | was in Washington at the last
inaugural celebration happened along
Pennsylvania avenue about midday, and
was attracted by fisticuff encounter
going on in the middle of the street.
The participants were two strappiug
fellows, and were pummeling each Other
In an unmerciful manner, when two
policemen dashed through the crowd
and placed the men under arrest. One
policeman then took charge of the two
prisoners, while the other ran to a box
near by and sent in an alarm. In an
Instant a patrol wagon dashed around
the corner, The two fighters were
hustled inside, and the wagon started
off. The policemen then turned to the
crowd and said, "The excitement is all
over now; walk right along" and in a
few minutes the street was as quiet as
II had been before the fighting began. |
could not help admiring the effective.
ness OF the system and hoped that some
such plan would soon be adopted by the
New York department.
The Washington critic., 1890-05-13
Nome the Less Micksd

Ne70 York CkFIsfIdn InQUiTer.
The ErQminer. referring to the fact
that Senator Quay of Pennsylvania is
charged with having distracted $500,
600 and again 100000 from the State
treasury while officially in charge, for
use in his private affairs, says: "The
amounts were subsequently returned
but the crime is none the less wicked. .
II is good to read such healthy senti.
ments with regard to embezzlement in
the Examiner, and to find it declaring
IF Mr.. Quay does not dare to defend
his character and disprove these charges
OF seandalous conduct he should be i'm
mediately discarded by the party which
is now making itself responsible for
him.
The Washington critic., 1890-05-13
THE GREATEST SHOW. "
Something About the Rare Treat in
Store for WashingtOnians.

SohAelhiHS ADOnt Inc rare Areat in
Store for Washingtonians.
An immense kaleidoscope of bright,
dazzling pictures. An ENHANCEMENT of
color, form and action so bewildering
in its immensity and variety as to place
II beyond the powers of human descrip.
tion. This was the impression made
upon the Washington newspaper men
who accompanied Mr. George o. Starr,
the courteous aud able representative
of Barnum & Bailey's monster com.
bination Of circus, hippodrome, menag-
erie, worlds fair and the greatest of all
spectacular sights, Nero; or the Fall of
Rome" TO Baltimore last evening TO
witness one of the indescribable per
formances.
The occasion was gala one in the
Monumental City. Everywhere could
be seen the young and the old, the fat
and slim, in gay colors and garments of
sombre hue, the lame and the halt,
giant and tots, all bent ON attending the
great shows.
The immense white canvas temple at
Oriole Park is 550 feet long-nearly the
length Of the sky.reaching Washington
Monument-23l feet wide and 80 feet
high Its seating capacity is u, 900 per.
The Washington critic., 1890-05-13
BE TAIR All ROUND

Whatever electoral law the Republi
can majority in Congress may see fl
to pass should be made equally appli-
cable TO all sections of the country and
should be free from any faint or sus
pioion of partiality Even admitting
that il is right to secure for the colored
Republicans of the South full vote
and a fair count, it may with equal
justice be contended that election
methods in the North should be
vigorously purified where such purga-
ton is known to be necessary.
That such necessity exists is matter
Of obtrusive information in almost
every Northern Congressional district.
1t is not fair to make flesh of one Sec
lion Of the country and fish of another.
The bribery which has been rife for
some years past in the Congressional
elections of Indiana, Ohio and some
other States have simply been notorious
scandals.
1t would seem that this bribery is not
unknown even in New England. A
correspondent of the New York Times
writing from Biddeford, Me-, the dis.
trict which Speaker Reed represents,
tells how elections are conducted there.
He shows that the purcbaseable voters
of the district are so numerous as to
constitute 25 per cent of the whole vote
This vote purchasing has become so
common that il is regarded now as a
necessary evil, and IT is alleged that
Speaker Reed will require more money
than usual in his next campaign for
Congress.
While New England's statesmen are
about II they should exhibit equal
anxiety to purify elections at the North,
as to render them correct at the
South; and until they do this any par.
tial measure cannot escape the charge
Of insincerity.
The Washington critic., 1890-05-13
An American Fool.
From the London Truth.


Great amusement has been caused In
English circles in Rome by the story
which is going about of an American
lady, well known for her devotion to
The aristocracy, having put her foot in
1t rather more than usual in the en-
deavor TO make sublime coup She
wrote to tine Princess Louise Dear
Marchioness," asking her to tea or
luncheon, don't know which, and
promising TO take her afterwards to a
well known studio. But the Dear
Marchioness, who had never seen or
heard of the lady in question, seemed
TO think that this was going little too
far, and the reply sent will not, fancy,
be shown generally to the ladv's
friends - Notwithstanding the auto
graDh
The Washington critic., 1890-05-13
KISSING

Tell me not in scientific
Pages such tale as this;
That diseases most terrific
Gain diffusion by kiss.
kissing's real, kissing's earnest,
Though the vile bacillus lurk
In the Kiss that thou returnest,
Trust me Damon will not shirk.
Vain the Doctors adjuratiOn,
Phyllis lightly to me trips;
II there's death in Osculation,
Let me take it from her lips.
When merry maiden fair Is,
Medical advice decline;
Let her sweet Orbicularis
Oris lightly rest on thine.
Yet since kissing surely pleases,
We by Ksculapiau art,
Can prognosticate diseases,
Soft affections Of the heart.
Kissing is by nature taught us,
Kiss the girls, then, when they come;
Though a kiss be, vide Plautus,
Aeherontis pabulum.
st Jamesi Gasette,
The Washington critic., 1890-05-13
Love Laughs at Party Lines.

HTVN ne HNDNsla tNf0nIcgeI - -
The future husband of Miss Winnie
Davis is a States-rights Democrat.
Really, 1t makes very little difference
what his politics may be so long as-he
is gentleman and loves "the fair
Daughter OF the Confederacy." Jeffer-
son Davis was an ardent Democrat, and
ran away with the daughter of old
Zachary Taylor the great Wing soldier.
Love laughs at politics.
The Washington critic., 1890-05-13
An Unfortnnnte START

PfOW the iTOct0eAee Journal.
Murat Halstead is again distinguish
ing himself as the most eminent fly
gobbler IN the United States by giving
his editorial Endorsement in the political
characters Of Matthew S. Quay and
Thomas Z. Plat.
The Washington critic., 1890-05-13

realized by those who know the vast
number OF officers attached to the Ger.
man army and are acquainted with the
execrable literary style in which their
answers would be couched.
The Washington critic., 1890-05-13
DOMESTIC DRESS GOODS,

We are offering the fol-
lowing exceptionally fine
values at exceedingly low
prices:
Danish Cloths. in a va
riety OF attractive shades,
halt wool, only I2Hc per
yard.
Challies, in a hundred or
so OF attractive designs,
only ISc per yard.
Half-wool Striped Cash
mere, in all the leading
shades, only 25c per yard.
3S-inch Wool Suiting, in
grays and browns, only csc
per yard.
24-inch Fancy Stripe Mo-
hair, in most attractive pat
terms, striped in delicate
tints and most exquisite pat
ters woven in over the
stripes; a very dressy fab
ric; only sac per yard.
Melaner's Dress Goods,
only 35c per yard.
Large and elegant assort-
ment of All-wool Suitings,
only size per yard.
34-inch Mohair, in all the
leading shades, only 4oc per
yard.
Second floor.
The Washington critic., 1890-05-13
ARnuaI Reunion al Marshall Hall,
ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 18th. 1890
EDUCATIONAL.
THE NORWOOD INSTITUTE.

Eigtydet from prtvate letter;
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WIN confidence recommend Mr.. AND Mrs
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y. {, The standard of scholarship there 10
hlgh, the instruction thorough and the infln~
ences good. L. % q IAwSp
The school opens Sept. 70, snSsdSsts
The Washington critic., 1890-05-13

IT is ANTICIPATED that the recent
decision of the Supreme Court in re.
gard to the transportation of liquor in
original packages will considerably
interfere with the business of the drug
stores in Iowa, Maine, Kansas and
other prohibition States.
The Washington critic., 1890-05-13

The GERMAN EMPEROR, exasperated
al the criticisms of his military bill and
articles hostile TO the army, declares
that he can no longer restrain his Off
GERS from publishing replies unless the
president Of the Reichstag prevents
further criticisms in that body. The
full force Of tbs threat can only be
The Washington critic., 1890-05-13

IT is ASSERTED that proposition will
be made in Congress to amend the
pending tariff bill so as to give bounty
to Western corn growers to offset the
bounty which It provides for in the in
terest of the sugar planters of Louisiana.
If bounty on sugar is justifable, why
is not one on corn right?
The Washington critic., 1890-05-13

THE PRESENT TEST in Boston seems
to be directed toward discovering
whether liquor served at tables, at
which customers are provided with
comfortable seats, is more conducive to
the promotion of temperance than the
old method of perpendicular drinking.
The Washington critic., 1890-05-13

As BETWEEN Emin Pasha and Stan
ley, when it comes to charges and re-
examinations, it will be safe to take odds
ON SianleY.
The Washington critic., 1890-05-13

YESTERDAY THE NEWS about Dion
Boucicault, the dramatist was conflict
ing. II was first alarming and then re-
assuring. AT one time he was lying
very ill at his home and his recovery
was doubtful. The next dispatch
denied that there was any foundation
for the announcement that he was
seriously ILL.,
The Washington critic., 1890-05-13

The NEWS OF THE wreck of the
schooner Eliza Mary, on the New Heb
rides, whereby fifty one men, who we're
on their way to Australia, became vic
Tins of cannibalism or, in other words,
were eaten by the natives, shows how
little progress the crematofy theory has
made in that region of the world.
The Washington critic., 1890-05-13

The CONVENTION which nominated
an old, experienced, and honored public
man as the successor of the late Mr..
Randall, passed resolutions favoriug
such tariff reform as would admit free
raw material needed in our manufac.
lures. This would reduce the cost of the
necessaries of life, and would tend to
overthrow trusts and oppressive trade
combinations.
The Washington critic., 1890-05-13
r WILLIAM LEE

Successor TO Henry Lees sons),
70 N d R r II a. * III R
sss PENN, AVENUE N. W.,
South Side.
Branch ofiee, 4ss Maryland ave. 8. W.
The Washington critic., 1890-05-13
A YALuAnLn nnnI,

Little, Brown & Co. Of Boston, have
just issued a volume of $50 octave
pages, which Is for sale in this city by
Mr. Robert Beall, the well known book
seller. IT is entitled "The Influence Of
Sea Power upon History" and has
been written by Captain A. T. Mahar
Of the United States Navy II covers
The period Of European and American
history from 1860 TO 1888, and has
special interest for American readers
because Of the purpose at present un
dergoing fulfllment, to increase the
strength and efficiency of the American
Navy.
The intent of the book is to show
the immense influence of maritime
power and facilities upon the achieve.
ment of national greatness; the idea OF
the writer being that historians gen.
orally have been unfamiliar with the
conditions of the sea, while authors,
who have described naval occurrences,
have troubled themselves little about
the connection between their own par.
ticular topic and the issues of general
history.
The book shows great research and
ability and is a most important contri-
button TO modern historical literature.
All the great wars Of the period, which
the scope of the work includes, and
every decisive naval engagement, are
described in full detail, while the maps
and numerous plans of battle, with
which the book is illustrated, do much
TO clearly elucidate the text. Altogether
Captain Mahan's book deserves hearty
welcome in the library, the historian s
study, the naval officers reading room
and generally from an intelligent public.
THE GRosvENoR incident in the
House yesterday illustrates not only the
injustice but the danger of making
statements or insinuations that are with.
out foundation, except as they may be
suggested by the vague and random
gossip with which our politics is too
much encumbered; but it gave Mr.
Mckinley an opportunity, of which he
very honorably availed himself, to
disavow any belief in the charge
brought by his colleague against the
Ways and Means Committee of the
Fiftieth Congress. 1t was not only an
exhibition of honorable conduct
toward political opponents, but in the
long run it may turn out to have been
good politics as well.
The Washington critic., 1890-05-13

Multitudes OF Frae'orian Guards, Romans,
Senators, Slaves, Priests, Christian Mar
tyrs, Vestals. Gladiators, Lictors,
Horses, Arms
Announcements. Elegant Historic Costumes,
Ancient Armor, Crizens, Soldiers. Cap.
lives, Chariots, Pageants, Tab
leanx. Feats, Feasts, Pas
times, Games and Real
tic Scenes of
OLD ROME IN BLOODTHIRSTY NERO'S
DAYS,
Together with all the Wonders, Thrilling
Acts, Daring Feats and Stupendous
Features of the
CIRCUS. HIPPODROME, MENAGERIBS,
MUSEUMS, AQUARIUM, SC, &c.
Triple Circus in Three Rings.
Fearless Racing on the Mile Track.
Daring Aerial Displays,
Remarkable Trained Animals,
Talking Seals. go Animal Clowns.
Herds of Elephants,
800 Circus Performers,
64 Cars, Trains,
3Acres of Scenery,
EVERYTHING PRECISELY
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-06-04
The thing was hoax. There are valu-

The thing was hoax. There are valu-
able finds sometimes, It's true, and l
know a man, for example, that would
give a thousand dollars down for one
of the Confederate halt-dollars; but you
couldn't sell the whole outfit OF those
bonds for thousand cents
Jessie's head fairly whirled.
a thousand dollars for one OF the
Confederate half-dollars, and Mary
Valdor's luck piece was one of them.
4 thousand dollars of her own TO bring
COnrad-a dowry that would make
smooth the troubled course of their
true Lowell
Aren't you joking? Is il possible it's
true,' she cried, recklessly interrupting
about the man that would pay SO
much for a coin, l meanP'
Il never jOke!' snapped the collector,
quite losing patience with the surpris-
Ing ignorance of his audience. 1t seems
to me any sensible person ought &c
know what rare CONS are worth, and
this IS rare enough, for only four OF
them were ever issued. Asfo the man,
he's rich numismatist in st. Louis,
and wants Confederate half-dollar to
complete a set. He tried TO buy one
that's owned in Arkansas for a thou
sand dollars, but it's owner wouldn't
sell, and my man has a standing offer
out for one at that price
So Mary Valdor's gIrlish fancy of
seeing a happy home in the magic mir
ror of her lovers keepsake proved pro
phetic, after all. Only it was not her
home. That, perhaps, she had found
in the woIll beyond the world that
sets this right
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-06-04
PLAYING WITH DOLLS.

A Passion as Strong in the Hearts OF
Women as in Those OF Girls.
Two cultivated women, whose lives
are devoted to study aud philanthrOpic
pursuits, recently spent a summer at
their childhOod's home, where distant
relative now lives, says the Youth S
Companion. The host, knowing their
position in the world OF action, half
dreaded entertaining two such import
ant personages.
"But | got well over my fear the
sec nd day after they came, 4" said she
What do you suppose they didf They
went up in the attic where their old
playthings were stored, and unpack ed
their dolls clothes. Then they TOOK
the little HndeFgaFments down into the
kitchen, washed them a9d spread them
on the grass to whiten.
After that they did them up care
fully, and packed them away again
with sprigs of lavender in the little
trunk. we can't bear to have them
grow yellow said Miss Martha to me.
we were so fond OF our dolls, and We
did have such fine time making those
clothes! Mothers stitches are in them,
too.'"
The womanly instincts OF love fol-
children and love OF dolls are intimate'y )
connected. y girl of seventeen was ole
day found by school friend, busily
sewing on a child's dress
Its for the Orphans Home" she
said, in explanation. Don't prais,
me. | am not doing it for charity.
simply can't forget my play with dolls
ard now that | have packed my little
family away, for very shame, want to
amuSe myself by making clothes foI
dolls of flesh and blood
y middle-aged woman who adopted
a child was one day asked by friend,
prone to look on the melancholy side OF
life. if she expected some time 10 enjoy
her.
''Erpect!" cried she; ''why, the very
first time | took her IN my arms, | felt
as if N1ehitable AraDella, my old rag
doll, had come TO life. | haven't had
such happy minute in thirty years. .
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-06-04
HERE IS NO PLACE. Ike HOME.
The Spells OF Home.

Home OF our childhood, how affection ctinss
And hoyers round thee with her seraph Wings
Hope undisSolyei ana frisndships u5es
Tired Of their wanderings, still shall deign to
Love, hope and friendship centerlng all in
Upon this subject there is little di-
versity of opinion, and We have cita-
uons innumeraDle, CLEANED from the
words OF the many who have made it
their theme. Says one:
1t matters little where our geogra-
ply falls, since our planet is our post
but for a century at the utmost, our inn
for the night; yet the heart loves to as
sociate itself with some spot, ancestral
and Gear, and call 1t home"
This presumably refers to our early
home, whose associations can never be
effaced, even though We become the
denlZers OF another soil-as the emil
grants is ever "the Fatherland.
Alas, how unavprecIatei until sepa-
rated from us by land and sea,
Holm pathet cally deplores the
travellers lot when, in his own terse
style, he a serts: ''The world may have
a million rooSts for man, but only
one nest"
1t was less 1.-THE ancestral spot, " and
its associations which Charles Dickens
50 regarded, as the present, living roof
tree, or would he have written:
The man of high descent may love
the halls and lands OF his Inheritance as
trophies of his birth and power; the
poor man attachment TO the tenement
he holds, which strangers held before,
has a worthier root, struck deep into a
purer soil His household gods are of
flesh and blood, with no alloy of silver,
gold or precious stones; he has no prop
erty but in the affections of his own
heart, and when they endear bare floors
and walls, despite of toll, that man las
his love of home from God, and his
rude hut becomes solemn place"
Other writers of less power than
Dickens have sentiments of like nat
ure-penued rather to gain a certain
popularity than as their own belief
We may feel attachment for some
little suburban cottage, with its strip
of garden or ruder homestead OF the
prairie or forest, OF even the log cabin
We have helped TO raise, for over them
sweeps the free air and sunshine that
all may share alike, but name not that
word 'endsarment" with the city tene-
ment and its surroundings, its crowds
and unceasing noisel We can but pity,
while We owe our poor human flowers,
compelled by stern necessity to wither
there.
Let us not omit Mrs. Sherwood's re-
marks, breathing her own thoughtful
tenderness.
Home, wherever and whatever it
may be, IS sacred. Unhapp" it may
be, sordd 1t may be. poor it may be,
but We do not wish Others to speak i'll
of 1t. Very few of US wish it broken
up, although it may be our sad busI-
ness to leave it. 1t is an inclosure for
which We are willing 20 make vast sac
riff eS. 1t is the one education which
las influenced us powerfully for good
or evil. What our fathers taught us,
what our mothers sang TO us, We shall
never forget.