The Critic and record., 1891-05-08
THE G RITIC
EBROED.

senator Iuku bl AlHhaIlH, SpCahlnEO Ol
the political outlook said this afternoons
81 have no doubt whatever that the De-
mocracy will win a glorious victory In
1902, but our standard bearer must he all
right on silver; he must be in favor Of
free and unlimited coinage Of the white
metal
Then you don't believe Cleveland Will
be the nominee "'
81 didn't say that, " replied the Senator.
~ think as much of Cleveland as any
one, but if he is TO be our candidate in
1892 he must change his views on silver;
he must come up TO the Democratic stan
dard on that question
'rrhcn if he does not change his views
OH silver he will not be nomnatedY
"That is about it, The Democratic
party cannot win the next Presidency
unless the candidate is a free-coiuagc
man.
"Did you ever observe the department
of ladies on street carr asked Metro
politan line conductor this morning Of
the deponent. "Nou have not? Well, now
Just observe that row of autiquated
damsels over there on the right, There
is not one of them but who would feel
entitled to your seat if she happened to
get aboard here and found the car full
and yet they are now occupying more
than sufficient room for you to have a
seat if they would simply move up and
let you have it. They will never think of
il, let me say, and it would hardly be po-
lite for me, or you either, to ask them to
move.
Another curious thing have noticed.
Women who are the gentlest and most
conservative never seem to think of the
hard times of the horses who drag these
heavy loads They will ring you down to
stop on any sort of a grade or curve, and
get fearfully angry if you don't let them
out on the second. ! can't explain this;
can you?
Still another habit with women they
rarely ever get out of n car until the exact
door they are looking for is reached.
might stop the car right on this spot and let
lady down, aud another lady might wish
to get off another fifty feet further on,
but she will persist in riding that fifty
feet and another ring and another stop is
necessary.
81 do not attribute these customs to
anything but thoughtlessness," continued
the knight of the bell punch. "But why
should the older ladies be thoughtless
The great majority of our passengers are
mothers in lsrael-women who are well
up to the meridian of life and beyond
This is trying climate on men, but it is
wholesome for the other sex. NY obser-
vation is that women rarely ever die here
They outlivc their husbands for years
sometimes two or three husbands, and
then live on and on to put money into the
| till of the hOrse.car companies. don't
think ] shall ever marry. If do ] will
shake the asphalt of this town off my
sandals. | should want an even show
with my mate"
In the middle of Senator ingalls, Kansas
truck farm, surrounded by trees and coy
cred with blue grass, is a solitary gray,
supposed to contain the remains of an In
dian maiden and her paleface lover
| Back in the beginning of this century
| when what is now Kansas was portion
| of the State of Louisiana an old lndiar
| and his pretty daughter lived in lonely
| hut on the banks of the Missouri River
They had no neighbors and they seemed
| to desire none. One day white hunte
stopped at the hut having lost his way
in the wilderness. He was sick, and tht
| old warrior and his daughter cared fo
him for several weeks-until he recovered
The maiden fell desperately in love will
her patient. The man was already mar
ried and so explained to the girl. Sh
was crazed by her love, however, and th
night before the day set for his departure
she crept to his couch and plunged al
arrow into his heart and then fatal,
stabbed herself. The old warrior founC
the pair dead together and buried them il
one grave-in the grave on the ingalls,
farm. Fora number of years the lionel,
mound has received considerable atten
ton. Mr.. ingalls, has signitied his inten
tion to have it opened before long to ascer
tain if the legend about its contents cal
be verified.
A story is told on Second precinc
police officer, and it is understood tina
Colonel Moore is very indignant over th
incident which occasions it.
Last week Deputy United States MAJ
shal Hall was empowered under writ o
replevin to take into his custody certai
horse over which there had been som
legal controversy. When he reached tn
stable in the Second precinct in compan
with a gentleman who was to shoN
where the horse was. The peopl
noticed that something unusual wa
going on and they gathered abou
the barn. The crowd attracted th
the attention of an officer and Deput
Marshal Hall and his companion wer
pointed out as horse thieves and their a,
rest demanded. Mr.. Hall insisted that b
was United States officer and displaye
his badge and produced his papers. Th
policeman insisted that they should col
slider themselves under arrest and accom-
pany him to the station house which the
did. There they were released by Liel
tenant Teeple as soon as the facts had bee
explained to him.