Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-12
Wednesday Whatuots

The mosquito as public singer draws well
but never gives satisiaction.-BOStoRS Star.
1t is a grave question to our mind whether
Courtney could beat an egg ii.ripndti En-
quiy'er. He has shown that he can bresk the
shell.-Mitton Netrs.
Young ladies will soon return from the sea-
shore. and then their old bathing suits will he
worked over into rag-carpets. fat-irun holders
and bed for the dog.-Puck.
Our colored brethren are holding a camp
meeting not far away, and one of them holding
forth from the text. How OLD art thnu;" said
in his opening, "Brethren, this am qaeslon
that mWs be answered in the affirmaiyer-
Christian at Work.
To prevent hogs from dying, kill them. AZ
least this is the latest formula adopted BY an
exchange, which, speaking OF some pigs tina,
had been bitten 10y mad dog. and become In.
fected with the virus of hydrophobia. says
THE hogs die in twenty-four hours unles
killed. "-7erds Sttings.
The Spanish have proverb: "The man who
stumbles twice on the same stone il a fool
There may be something very profound in that
but we fall to see il. We can't see why one
good stone, that viii Outlast dozen lifetlma.
isn't just a. good for a man to do all hfs stumb
ling over as great expensive collection Of mis-
cellaneOus stones. 30 widely scattered that lot
car agent couldn't keep track OF half Of them
The Spaniards are well-Ineaning people but
you can't EXPECT very much of a people who
spell HOsay" with J."-Bmling'o. Hank
eye.
Maternal reasoning Old Mr. Ploggers, indIg-
nantly-" Look here, Mrs. Snags. this Is tWle
that boy OF yours has thrown rocks AT me- It's
about time you ought to know how he is going
on" Mrs. Snags-"Yes. Mr.. Ploggers; but
you know, Mr.. Ploggers there are other boys
who throw rocks! II isn't my boy alone =
Louisville Courier Journal
The LATEST man: ''You are getting TO be the
LATEST man in town, said member of the AUS
tin Press Club to prominent attorney why
don't you rustic around and do work once IN q
while!" Haven't seen the papers lately. nave
you!" replied the attorney. lazly drumming MS
heels on the sidewalk. Yes; but what IN them
i'm regard to your case?" "Oh, nothing; only
man in San Antonio worked hard the other day,
drank glass of ice-water and died IN hi'een
minutes. L can't give up my daily lce-Walel,
and don't propose To die That's the long anu
the short of it. Teras .Sitfings.
bad room to sleep in: Say. how long 40
these mosquitoes bite!" asked guest al ah Al,
kansaw hotel as colored gentleman entefro
with pitcher Of water; Il have been lying heis
nghting 'em for an hour. How long do YOU sup
pose they will keep up this business" We'll !
dunno, sab. 'Cordin ter how NANNY dar 70.
'The,c are ten thousand" in dat case. san.
rs 'cordin' to how hungry da is" "Theg are
hungry as wolves" Den yer's mighty Likely
ter hab trouble wild 'em, sah." "why don't you
put bar over the bed?" "'Case nobody eoo
sleeps i'm dis room but one night. When enc
night man comes along we gives him dis room
Didn't nobody sleep in heah las night. an ds.s
de reason da's 80 hungry. Efyerd happen %
strike dis bed jes' arter fat man had been n
yer'd hab an easy time, sah,"-Arkdnsar lrar
eLLr.