The house then went into committee of
the whole, Richardson, of Tennessee, in
the chair, on the river and harbor appro
priation bill. Without] advancing one
step in the consideration of the bill, the
committee rose and the house adjourned.
Deficiency of Polite Language
Philadelphia Evening Call
“This eternal ‘beg-pardon’ intimation
that yon have failed to hear is beginning
to be tiresome,” growled an old gentle
man the other day. ‘What?’ is too ab
rupt and ‘How?’ is execrab’e, and yet
some other form besides ‘beg pardon”
could be used. Why not sometimes to
say T did not understand you,’ or ‘Please
repeat that,’ or excuse my inattention.’
Then too the speaker sometimes talks in
ssch an indistinct manner that be bad
ought to say - beg pardon.' instead of the
patient listener.”
St. Jacob* Oil deadens pain and makes
the lame walk. Major Arnold, of the
Occidental Hotel, Ban Francisco, Cal.,
waa completely cured of rheumatism by
iU use.
Pudding-eating; contests are popular in
Seattle, Washington territory.
When irritation of the throat cause* a
tickling cough, ns* Bed Star Cough Cure,
which will effect immediate and perma
nent relief. One of Brooklyn’s Board of
Health officers recommends it as purely
vegetable and perfectly harmless. Price,
Jf cent*.
Charles Dickens, the younger, is to vis
it America this year and give readings
from his father’s works.
I THE DAY AT WASHINGTON.
Badger Postmasters appointed Patents
Granted to Wisconsin Men.
All Manner of Schemes Sprung to De
feat the Blair Educational Bill.
Engineers’ Reports on the Canals in
Wisconsin Sent to the House.
THE OFFICES.
AMseousiu Fourth-Class Postmaster Appoint*
meats
M ashinoton, Jan. 25.—The following
postmasters were appointed for Wiscon
sin to-day:
John H. Welsmsmi, at Brighton. Kenosha
county.
