The Washington critic., 1890-01-29


cicnoy into the chaplains there is no rca.
son why his career as reformer should
stop anywhere. Tie might even father
a constitutional amendn ent creating
efficiency and honesty in he Congress
of the United States.
THE CRiTIo is greatly reioiced to sec that
its esteemed townswoman, Colonel Kate
Field, is lunging right out into the bright,
unobstructed sunshine Of enduring fame.
A summer pettlcoat has been dedicated aud
named after this brilliant journalist; aud
it is no common sort of muslin petticoat,
either. The stuff used is lightweight
silk, in n variety OF colors, made on yoke
with gathered back, and all along the
hem Ia Greek border worked in bullion
threads and steel beads to hold IL down.
Think of that!
CHICAGO HAS a scheme Of warfare pecu-
liarly her own. Congress might do well TO
observe that Chicago attacks persistcntly
and lodges defense. New York might
with profit initiate Chicago's cleverness at
finding the weaknesses of Others, in asrer-
tanning the vulnerability of the Garden
City, and goodness knows Chicago has in
her armour enough holes, were they put to-
gether and stretched ont, to make sewer
main.
HENRY JAMES, the novelist, says that he
has never been in love. We have never
doubted Mr.. James ability--it is expert
ence Of life that fails to find its way into
bis books. If some woman would meet
Mr.. James and throw her arms around his
neck, it might be a great thing for lItara-
ture. Who volunteers? History is illled
with incidents of womnn's sacrifice.
IT MIGHT BE good scheme to apply
some of the rules of the mailbag repair
room to the House of Representatives
that one, for instance, which provides that
If poor sewing woman is not in her chair,
even though she is in the room at the ex
act hour of beginning work, she is de-
prived of half days pay.
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REPRESENTATIVE LEHLBACu of New Jcr-
sey says he was sent to Congress against his
wish. This ought to be looked into. fun
nocent citizens are to be snatched up and
hustled off to Congress without their con-
sent, what is the use of maintaining both
Congress and lot of pcnitcntiaries?
Realistic dialogue from the Congressional
Record, showing the influence of w. ID.
Howells:
Mr.. Blar-May ask the Senator ques-
ton?
Mr.. George-Not now.
Mr.. Blair-All right.
THE magazine philosophers who tell us
how to run newspapers might as well ad-
wise all writers of books to be Emersons.
The newspaper which would please the
magazine philosopher wouldn't find single
metropolitan newsboy with audacity enough
to shout its name.
THE BosToN Post refers to the chairman
of the House Committee Oh Banking as
'Major Dorsey" This is cruel. That dis
tiDguished warrior has been maior-gen-
eral in the Nebraska State militia. Every
postmaster in his district calls him Seen
eral.n
rise above the idea that the main bl.-
ness of law-maker is to seek a party ad-
vantage there would be no waste of
precious time in making a code of rules for
the House.
WHATEVER General James Shields sword
would now bring in an open market, it was
unquesti onably worth good deal more
than $4,000 to this country when it was in
the hands of that same General James
Shields.
WHEN DR. TALMAGE gets all those his
toric stones and other curios in place in his
Tabernacle and his full drum corps starts
up its racket then c won't be much for the
other museums to do.
Brice of Ohio and Alger OF Michigan
would furnish pretty contest 10 1892. The
politician who should come out of that
campaign poor would well, he would be a
poor politician.
IT LOOKS As II Congress We're going to
present very accurately-drawn view of
the rear elevation OF the Worlds Fair to
our esteemed contemporaries, Moo Yawk
and Chycawger.
BROWNING is said to have translated
Homer into English when he was years
old. Then his acquaintance with the Eng-
lish language was dropped by mutual con
sent
Our IN KANSAS they hope to vote prohi-
bition down If they can get the people
away from the drug stores long enough to
deposit their ballots.
Young Mr.. Roosevelt appears to be per-
fectly willing to reform everything but the
Civil Service Commission.
WHAT NEXT for Nellie Bly, Why, Il
submarine expedition for the recovery of
McGinty.
In THE absence of all other rules, why
doesn't the House adopt the Ten Command
ments ?
looI. OUT for Mr.. Blaine's uew Knavy
CONGRESSIONAL RUMORS
Mr.. Vest, in the Senate, engaged in a
fierce contest with the grammar and tore It
page from page. "What / mean to say"
he exclaimed, ''is that have heard no
claim from any State here urged with such
pertinacity as to make it a bone of conten-
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