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The critic., 1891-01-28
PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.

In the last issue of the BuldiHg Register
we find the following very sensible and
timely article:
The proposal to purchase the Maltby
House at the corner of New Jersey avenue
and II street northwest for Government
use is not in the line of good public policy,
nor in keeping with the development of
the Capital as the seat of Government of
the greatest nation the world has known.
The building is without trace of archi-
tectural attractiveness, and would have to
he patched up and enlarged continually
TO make good the effects of rough usage
and 10 meet the additional demands that
would be made upon IL from time to time.
II would be well topurchase this property,
as we'll as the rest in the same square, rs a
part of plan to enlarge the Capitol
grounds by adding thereto the rows of
squares between First street west and First
street east and bordering the north of B
street north and south of street south.
The immediate surroundings of the Cap
itol will not be in accord with the grandeur
Of the structure until this additional
ground is secured. When this is done
there will only remain to add to the
charm of its vicinity and prospect the re-
moval of the frightful monstroslty which
is occupied by the Pension Bureau in
Judiciary Square.
If more buildings are needed for the ac-
Commodation of Government offices II
would be well to follow the precedent set
by the contemplated construction of
city postofiice on the south of the Avenue,
and eventually to devote all the land be-
tween that side of the Avenue and the
Mall to buildings and grounds for public
use.
The idea of purchasing the whole south
side of the Avenue, between the Capitol and
the Treasury Building as far south as the
Mall, is one that has received the approval
of every intelligent friend of District de-
velopment. BY adopting this plan we
shall secure two consummations devoutly
TO be wished. We shall not only supply
the Government with offices which are
very greatly needed, but we shall convert
into thing of grace and beauty locality
which is now an unmitigated eyesore. AT
present the Executive Departments are
sprawling all over town. The Govern
ment buildings proper are no longer capa-
BILE of accommodating the force required
to do the work, and, as necessary result,
hundreds Of employees are huddled to-
gether in rented buildings which are, for
the most part, unsuited to such uses, in
convenient and ill-vcntilated. Should the
Government purchase the south side of
the Avenue clear through to the Mall it
would then be possible to erect series of
public ofiice-buildings exactly adapted to
the purpose and capable of meeting the
public needs. By the same act we should
get rid of hideous prospect, chiefly
made up of forlorn old rookeries, rein
forced in the rear by great numbers of
tlisreputable dives. The measure recon-
mended by the Building Register is
in accord with the best interests of the
city and of the nation. 1t should be
urged in Congress by patriotic and en-
lightened men of both parties-urged
with persistency and resolution until it
WINS. f.F.
The critic., 1891-01-28
HE WAS WITH SHERMAN.
I'D Tecump Rated Low Down as n
Poker Player.


From The san Francisco Examiner.
There was big celebration by the
Grand Army in Philadelphia about three
weeks ago, and as special train full of
members from New York passed Eliza
BETH N. j.. a tall, gray-headed man en-
tered one OF the cars and took a seat next
20 q committeeman, who was decorated
with more badges and medals than
French field marshal.
--4A6eing down to the jamboree, COM
rade?n asked the committeeman.
"Nce, SIR - said the tall man.
"In the war, eh?"
"All through" replied the newcomer,
with smile.
the New York member, with humorous
wink.
part Of the time.n
"Well, was with Sherman.-Atlanta
| to the sea, you know. Many's the jolly
night I've spent playing poker with old
Tecump, lie couldn't play worth dern,
| though
Couldn't, eh?" said the gray-haired
| veteran, with interest.
mo- il was like finding money. I've a
great mind to tell the boys of little Incl
dent that occurred during the great
march, but as the old man is to be here
himself tonight guess it wouldn't do"
81 shouldn't mind that"
"Well, dunno. You see, 1t was like
| this. Just after we struck the Weldon
Railroad we had the devil of fight.
About noon II let up little and Sherman
and borrowed drum from the band
for table and went into the bushes for a
| little game of draw"
"Qucer time for poker"
"Oh, you see fighting was chestnut to
us in those days, while poker was good
| l..I ill IL tt.,
bad, and, when at last he opened jack
pot, he was about cleaned ont. So he
wrote out his pay receipt for the next
month and threw II in the pot. ] raised
HIM two hundred. Just then bullet
tipped through the drum and the action
was under way again. The old man
| jumped up Pete he says-Tecump al
ways called me Pete-'Pete, we can't play
this hand just now, but we'll finish 1t
after the scrimmage. Here, I'll put my
hand under this stone and You put
yours in that hollow log We did so and
rushed for our horses"
Hot fight, that" said the tall veteran,
renectively.
"You bet. Every time l got near the
General he'd stand up in his stirrups, wave
his sword and yell, "A hundred better,
Pete, and Td hoiler back, "A hundred bet,
ter nor you 1t was most night before he
called me, and then the pot was couple
of thousand. After supper we went out,
hunted up the cards, and showed 'em
down. had three aces and two kings,
and Tecump had four kings and an ace.
Singular, wasn't it?"
Remarkable. How did you account
for it?"
account for it? Why somebody had
been monkeying with the Gen rails hand,
that's what! don't insinuate anything,
mind, but you can bet your boots never
played Tecump again. But here's the
iunction-let's go out and have drink.
What might your name be, comrade?"
civilian T. Sherman"
The critic., 1891-01-28
Country Seats of the Dukes of Bedford.

london Letter 10 The Nei0 York Tribune.
The Dukes of Bedford have been fortu-
nate in their residences. Woburn Abbey
is, on the whole, the most magnificent
country seat in Great Britain. The inn
mense house is crammed with priceless
art treasures of every description, and
contains one of the finest libraries in
England. There are beautiful gardens,
and a vast, richly wooded park. Ends
leigh, which shares with Mount Edg-
cumbe the name of the Paradise of the
West" is certainly as lovely place as
could be found in Europe. The cottage,
which was the creation of the wife of the
sixth duke, cost 100000, and rs much
more has been expended on the romantic
grounds and woods, which contain more
than sixty. miles of gravel walks and grass
rides. 1t would be impossible to imagine
more perfect summer residence than
Endsleigh, which, however, has never
been inhabited by its owner for more
than about six weeks in the year. Norris
Castle, on the Solent, with its beautifully
wooded grounds, which adjoin those of
Osborne, is the most charming marine
residence in England; but the late Duke,
who bought the place about eight years
ago, after the Duke of Edinburgh had de-
clined to purchase it, did not seem to care
about it, as he was hardly ever there of
late years. The Duke had passed each
summer cruising off the Isle of Wight
and along the south coast in his we'll
known yacht the Northumbria.
The critic., 1891-01-28
MY UNIFORMED NURSE.

A swectly winsome face.
Ripe lips and merry eyes,
Where tender pity lies;
Brown hair beneath cap of lacc
TO keep the wayward locks in place.
A fichu neat and plain
Crossed on her bosom white;
Her heart beneath IN light,
But throbs in sympathy with pain,
And others sorrows feels again.
Her very presence heals,
Her quiet footballs soothe,
Her hand IL soft and smooth,
And M my feyered pulse she feels
A glad thrill through my being steals.
And when, grown bold, say:
~ love you, gentle nursem
She says, "l'm sure you're worsel
You must not talk; you're worse today"
And 80 she flngs my heart away.
--.MiieS r., FriS6ie, IN Judge.
The critic., 1891-01-28
BLASTS from the Rams Horn

There is no right way to do wrong
thing.
The hardest thing for any man to do is
to be satisfied with his own society.
The devil has one hand on the man who
does not give.
on Gods scales than a man in a check
shirt.
A living skeleton is not good adyer-
tisement for any boarding-house.
Eve took but one apple. Adam would
have shaken the tree.
There is great deal of preaching done
that the devil is very well pleased with.
The critic., 1891-01-28

IT Is ALTOGETHER too soon TO take II for
granted that we have heard the last of the
Force bill. That measure received an in
direct though desperate stab on Monday,
in the setting aside of the cloture reslou-
ton, but IL is not necessarily moribund,
and there is no certainty that we shall
not hear from il again. The men in
charge of IL are, on that subject at least,
hopeless fanatics. Experience is thrown
away upon them. They are blind to the
fact, which every one else recognizes,
that the country does not want the
measure. They are deaf to outspoken
protests which every one else can hear
only too plainly. Nothing save the term
ination of this Congress and the conse-
quent inpossibility of reviving the sinis-
ter agitation will convince them. Senator
GoRMAY is right. Eternal vigilance is the
only course.
The critic., 1891-01-28

Mr.. WAYAMAKER can do the country in
general and the colored people in partc-
ular very great service by detecting and
furnishing the authors of the Congo emf
grafton swindle. II is quite within Mr..
WAyAMAKER's province to do this, for It
is now known that the mails were used 10
promote the outrage. In Atlanta, where
hundreds of the deluded victims are now
stranded, the authorities have instituted
vigorous prosecution against such agents
of the company as can be reached. There
seems to be no doubt, down that way, that
the thing was a deliberate robbery of
the ignorant and credulous negroes,
and they are determined to punish every
one concerned in it, The chief offenders,
however, do not seem TO be within the
jurisdiction Of the Atlanta police. Every
indication points to the probability, II not
The critic., 1891-01-28

the certainty, that they are here in Wash
ington. But wherever they may be they
can be found by the agents of the Post
Office Department as we trust they will
be without unnecessary delay. It is well
enough to protect the negro's civil and
political rights in large abstract way,
and this is being carefully looked after
by the politicians. But Mr.. WANh-
MAKER is a Christian aud phi
lanthropist more than he is n
politician, and this aspect Of the negros
welfare will appeal to him with special
eloquencc. His Department has been
outraged. Its machinery has been en-
ployed to exploit heartless swindle.
And the victims of that great swindle be-
long to the class which all good people in
stinctiyely pity-the helpless the poor
and the lowly. Mr.. WANAMAKER could
render society no greater service than in
discovering and Furnishing the rascals.
The critic., 1891-01-28
Detailed Officers.

From he NelD YORK Times.
The recent action of Congress has in
creased from so to 70 the number of
Army officers who may be detailed to
schools and colleges as Instructors in mill
tary science and tactics, so that the ag-
gregate both of Army and Navy officers
who can hereafter be so assigned will be-
come s5. There are indications from ap-
plcations already filed that places for
many of the additional number author
lied will soon be found.
The critic., 1891-01-28
MISS eRIpLEy.s LONG SLEEP.
She Awakes at Last After slumberinl
for Nearly Half Year.

She Awakes Mt Last After slumbering
for Nearly Half Year.
Special 10 Ne,o York Sun.
AMBoY, ILL, Jan. 28.-Miss Grace Grid
ley of this city, 1S years old, has been
sleeping without a moments awakening
for nearly half year. Last spring n re-
vival of religion took place in Amboy.
Miss Gridley was among the most enthu-
siastic workers. One evening the scenes
at the meeting were more interesting than
ever, and Miss Gridley went home in an
excited state of mind She went TO bed
saying she was very sleepy, and hoped
ting up too early. The next morning the
girl failed to appear at the usual hour,
and her mother concluded not to disturb
her. Later in the day Mrs. Gridley went
to her daughters room and found her
still sleeping.
II guess I'll let Grace sleep while
longer" she said. "She must be very
tired, As the girl failed to wake mp
later the mother attempted to arouse her
and found 1t impossible to do so. Physi-
clans were called and every known remedy
for trance was applied in vain.
The girl slept on, days passed into weeks
and weeks into months, and Grace, the
Sleeping Beauty of Amboy," as she be-
came known, still lay upon her couch,
her breast gently heavlng, her lips signify
parted. Tenderly the mother and father
cared for her. Food was administered in
a liquid form through her half-partcd
lips by means of spoon, the act of swal-
lowing being almost imperceptible.
The case was marvel to the medical
fraternity. Physicians from all parts of
the country came to study IL. The theory
accepted by the majority was that the re-
ligious enthusiasm under which the girl
had labored for several days had pros
trated the mental faculties and had
brought on this peculiar sleep.
As reported on Saturday last, Miss Grid
ley is at last awake, and her awakening
was almost as strange as the sleep itself
She is thoroughly awake no doubt, but
goes'about the house in listless manner,
not seeming to notice any one, and has
not pet spoken a word.
She seems to have lost the faculty of
articulation, and has so far only been able
to answer questions with cultural sound
bearing no resemblance to speech. She
takes her accustomed seat at the table,
but eats very little. Her desire for food
seems to have utterly left her. One of
the strangest things about the whole mat
ter is the fact that she has lost very little
flesh, and is nearly as plump and rosy
as when she entered upon her long sleep.
The critic., 1891-01-28

placed on her sweet mouth kiss
Az we stood meath the sycamore tree;
My heart II ran over with bliss
AS she shyly returned II TO me.
placed on her finger ring,
As we ptood meath the sycamore tree;
Now it's winter, and then IL was spring
And she's also returned that to me;
LIFE.
The critic., 1891-01-28

THEEvER-AccURATE and dalways-esteemed
Post this morning says that the Hon. JEFF
CHANDLER "laid the foundation of his
prestige as lawyer by assisting the Gov
ernment in the conduct of the famous
Star Route prosecutions" Mr.. CHANDLER
was one of General BRADY's attorneys.
The critic., 1891-01-28

For AN ORGANIZATION that is not indulg-
ing in partisan politics the Farmers Alli-
anee is doing pretty well.
The critic., 1891-01-28

Mn. INGALLS, Is defeated. The Kansas
farmers seem to PFErFER another man.
The critic., 1891-01-28
COMMISSIONERS OF DEEDS,

- s.BuNDY, ooMR OF DEEDS FOR ALL
". States and Territories, 45s La. ave-, opp.
City uall.
The critic., 1891-01-28

The following list of the most common
words in the language will be represented
by what are termed grammalogues. These
haracters, II will be noticed, are written
above or below the imaginary line of
writing.
The critic., 1891-01-28

In the following article the lines have
been discarded; but 1t will be noticed that
the grammalogues are written in position
above or below the line Of writing:
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-02-20
Death of Ira II. Hewitt.

This morning at 7:45 o'clock Mr.. Ira
r. Hewitt died at his residence on
Acequia street, after an illness of 10
days, from typhoid pneumonia. The
funeral will take place tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock from the resi-
dence under the auspices of the
Catholic Knights of America, of
which order deceased was a member
in the st. Mary's branch of that
order.
Deceased was always a resident of
this city, and was popular San An
tonic boy. At the time of his death
he was 80 years, six months and
seven days of age. He was the SOD
of the late Judge Hewitt, whose fam
lily is one of the Oldest and most
prominent in the city. His beloved
consort, who survives him, was the
daughter of the late Enooh Jones, at
one time mayor of this city. There
are several brothers and sisters who
now mourn the death of their
brother.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-02-20
Italian Policy.

ROME, Feb. 20.-The new policy OF
Italy as authoritatively outlined is:
An unaggressive foreign policy; ad-
ministrative decentralization; the
territorial question in Rome to be a
question of home policy; indepen-
dence of the Vatican to be settled by
in ternational naturalization of any
locality in which the Pope may de-
eide to live Australia and Italy to
keep aloof from German and French
affairs, unless necessarily to preserve
the equilibrium.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-02-20
THE GERMAN DAY.
A Gorgeous Array of Rich and
Lavish Costumes For the Grand
Street Pageant secured.

n OOEScOuS
Lavish Costumes For the Grand
Street Pageant secured.
Mention has, on several occasions,
been made of the large number of
rich and costly costumes secured by
Captain Schramm, president of the
German Day association, for the vari-
Gus historic representations in the
street pageant. The following ex-
tract from recent communication to
this city, will give the reader vague
idea of the splendor Of the outfits Sc
cured for the coming celebration
"In regard to the German Day,
can assure you, that rs far as the cos
tunes are concerned, it will prove the
grandest thing of its kind, that has
ever been seen in q street parade any
where. Through the aid of Mr.. Dres-
sci. who is well-known in San An
tonic, through his connection with
our first parade, Capt. Schramm sue
ceeded In securing the costumes of the
carnival society, Atlantis These
costumes were used but single time,
and then only for fifteen minutes for
tableaux presentation at the
Rex ball. They are specimens of
most lavish elegance and grandeur,
everything about them being solid
and extra fine. Take the silk
tricots, the genuine leather or
neatly wrought silk shoes; ev-
erything is of the heaviest
silk, interviewer with gold, not gold
trimmed; the lining of Is Of silk;
bracelets, crowns, shields and weap-
ons, all of solid metal, the warriors
armor, the knee plates, are Of genu-
inc steel, and the scaled armor of the
mermaids are of dazzling beauty, in
fact. ii can be said without exaggera-
ton, that q like grandeur has never
been displayed in q street pageant.
And this pOmp is found even in the
minutest detail. Genuine furs adorn
the saques, and the wigs, equal in
beauty and costliness, can scarcely be
found in the finest hair dressing
establishments on Canal street. The
entire outfit consists of sixty-six
suits, and four winged horses, costing
$50 apiece-which steeds are to draw
the castled peak OF the mighty Zeus.
"These costumes are, with perhaps
q few necessary changes, precisely
the thing for the representation of
the famous NibebuIgerepic. This,
then, will give us sixteen wagons or
groups"
Besides the above costumes, Capt.
Schramm has secured 100 of the COS
TUNES of the Knights of Proteus,
which though not quite as grand as
those of the atlantis" are never
theless beautiful in the extreme.
These 166 splendid costumes, which
will be utilized in the coming Ger
man Day street pageant, are valued
at over $4,000, the import duty on
them amounting in itself to nearly
$4,000.
1t is learned that all of the money
necessary to make the coming Ger
man Day celebration the most gor-
geous affair of it's kind ever held in
this city, is raised within a few thous-
and dollars, which the soliciting COM
mittee is busy raising atpresent. The
next meeting of the association takes
place Monday, March LIST, at Scholz's
hall.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-02-20
Failed for 100000.

LONDON, Feb. 90. Wilson &
Sons, builders of Bradford, have
failed, with liabilities amour ting to
$500, 900. The failure is attributed
chiefly to the new United States tar
iff law killing cash trade.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-02-20
Lumber Prospects.

MOBILE, Feb. 2O.-Owing to the big
rise in the waters of the Alabama
river, the cypress cutters are a ctively
at work, and the supply for the pres
ent season will be larger than for sew
eral years previously.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-02-20
Sues for $4,000.

DUBLIN, Feb. 2O-Timothy Harring,
ton sues indispensable for $50, OOC
damages, for statement concerning
his use of tenant fund.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-02-20
Not Koch.

BERLIN, Feb. 20-Prof. Frankeland
DR.. Holman have tested the substance
discovered by Prof. Leibreicht and
found 1t useful in tubercular diseases.
They say it has nothing in common
with Prof. Koch's lymph, and that it
is not derived from tubercular baccil-
iUe
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-02-20
Joseph's COURTESY,

ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 20.-The in
vitation given by Archduke Franz
Ferdinand to the grand dukes to hunt
on the imperial domains in Aus tria
was extended to them in the name of
Emperor Francis Joseph.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-02-20
San Pedro Creek

Overlooked on Commerce street this
morning and rose 30 rapidly that q
little Mexican cobbler living too close
to the banks, could scarcely have
time to move. Old shoes and other
traps about his shop, were fioated off.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-02-20
Poor FeIlah!

That old tub of limberger and con-
ceit who writes "slush" for the FreIe
Presse is puking his smallpox filth at
the LIGHT. Poor fellah! turn your
self inside out. The people know
your ailing, and your little feeble
warnings cannot hurt the LIGHT.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-02-20
FataI Underground WRECK.

LONDON, Feb. 2O.-Traff1c on the
underground railway has been
brought to a standstill by one train
running into another at the Praed
street junction. Number of lives lost
is unknown. Several have been
taken to hospital.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-02-20
POrtugal's Loan.

LISBON, Feb. 2O.-The government
has come to an arrangement with q
syndicate of French bank ers. as TO
the basis upon which the bankers
will loan the government the sum of
As, 000, 600 francs.