The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1882-07-19
Miscellany. .
Georgia's grape crop is good.
American pongees are much worn.


American pongees are much worn.
Gold brocade Will again DO In vogue.
Langtry now travels by special train.
Docs the West deserve n blowing up?
Michigan Will have an Immense apple crop.
bogus Mark Twain has boon lecturing In
Ireland.
Eight thousand Cinnamon are on their way
TO work on the Canadian Pacific.
The coronation OF tho Gear has been den-
nitely postponed to next year
The total railway construction Of the year
10 June Is was $3.50 miles.
Virginia claims to DO the most thoroughly
vaccinated State in the Union.
Table decorum is hungry mans greatest
tantalization.-N. y. NeiCS.
There Will BIO more sorghum In Georgia this
year than at any time since the war.
Grain Is Graded when 1t is in tho sere and
yellow; man is Graded only in his yeller days.
To repent without mendlng ones ways is to
pump out the ship without stopping the leak.
A wise man Will never sit down more than
once on chair that isn't THEREBY. Y. Com.
Adc.
Some OF the boys who raise tho ante would
have their aunty raise them II she knew about
1t.
When the Boston Post man wants to sharpen
mouth.
The man who is fond OF books is usually
man of lofty thought and elevated opinions
Ddrs0n. .
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all expenses OF herself and maid, for 100
nights in America.
Mr.. Lemon is tho editor Of paper In Corsi-
cana, Texas. Tho associate editor, is of course,
Lemonade.
No Yale men of the class of 49, intend to
enter journalism. This saves them consider
able disappointment.
The trapeze performer is o highmlnded
man In more ways than one. Ho Is always
above being In the ring.
g 81 am beginning to discover that tho opera
looks."-Ara6i Boy.
Ajoker, who is doubtlessI fond of pancakes,
proposes to have Senator "David Davis sit on
The Tariff Commission"
II they continue to como upward In the same
ratio by next year, tho bottoms Of strawberry
boxes will be on the top.
Queen Victoria weighs 200 pounds, and yet
does not feel called upon to say; ''Beg par
dom" when she steps on mans toes
1t isn't that man means to lie about snakes,
but when one two feet long comes at him 1t
looks as big as fire'engine hose.
Boston widow advertises for n bedroom at
least Ave feet square. She has become tired of
having her feet out in the hall.
Currant Items written on the fiy-Currants
are so dear that a man hasn't the heart to OBJ
1ect when fruit cake is half nies.
Very few men are great enough to bear
praise, but large number OF us are Just small
enough to be found fault with constantly.
Canadian widow recently achieved local
over eleven weeks after tho death OF her hus-
band.
large proportion OF tho ball dresses seen
mt Saratoga this summer are OF tulle or some
soft gauzy stun, with chenille dots on the sur
face.
II is at the most fashionable seaside resorts
That the gayest dresses or yelling, silk, volvei
and embroidered and brocated stuffs are seen
Ifyou have summer clothes you can now lay
aside the ulster until August. vennor has
ordered IA sharp frost" along about thai
time.
Newport has voted TO grant liquor licenses.
certainly. what would BIO tho use of being al
alderman II all the ginmills were closed upi
When the doctor becomes encouraged and
orders you on to q "warmer climate" does he
really mean that his last prescription vii
provo fatal2
California editors use $50 gold pieces fol
rnper weights, and yet thoy arc no happier
than us chaps who uso brickbats.-Detroi
Free Pres.
for sheriff In Kansas, and the voters arc forced
10 the conclusion that In their case Its Root
Hogg or Digh.
miser threatened to give n poor man som,
blows with stick. ~ don't believe YOU" sale
the other, .'for you have not the heart to give
anything"
A ST. Paul man has seen q serpent "as big
round as a 12.yearold boy" Tho next thing
ST. Paul Will BIO setting ltsolf up for "a wator
Ing place ana summer resort"
Call fornia woman, who confessed to he
husband on her dying bed that she loved m
other, was forgiven. Then she got we'll, ant
he Is now suing for q divorce.
Tho coast OF Now Jersey is wearing away a
the rate OF Ave feet per year, and II is only
question OF time when the wickedness OF tina
State VIII DO distributed throughout tho West
-DtuOk Free Pres.