Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-07-13

latest work, picture Of 1 lion. heroic
size, to lady, said to the latter's little
boy:
Don't be afraid, little boy, the lion
won't hurt you. He is not alive.
sOh, I'm not afraid replied the lit
tie boy; he don't look as If he was
alive.
A SAD EXPERIENCE.
When to the picnic goes the dude and
leaves behind the dusty town, and on an
ant hill in the wood quite unguspectingly
sits down, what artists pencil can por-
tray the sudden start, the frenzied mien,
the speed with which he hastes away 10
seek some lone, sequestered scene -
Boston Courier.
LOST THEIR NoEzELs.
Matte Is the bright little daughter of
fireman, and her mother is q woman very
careful of her speech. The other day
the kid came in with her shoe gone and
the whole toe of her stocking out.
my, N.Y. exclaimed the lady, ''what
Is the matter with your hose I Just look
at the toes"
s'Oh, replied Matte, in acomplacent
way, sticking out one foot then the
other, 81 guess they've lost their nozzles. !"
KEEPING HER AGE.
Miss Betty was q remarkably young
and handsome looking woman for her
years, and she never told any one how
old she was.
tenacious me, Miss Betty said an
old acquaintance, admiringly, one day,
chow well you keep our age"
Thanks she replied with smile.
Chow do you ever manage to do it ~
ooh, easy enough; never give it
away Cincinnati IraUeler.
THE DUDE.
One of the witnesses in the case of the
State VS.. Rhodes Danforth said, in Civ
ing his testimony, that Danforth thought
all the girls were ''mashedn on him.
sHe's a sort of dude, theng" queried
the examining lawyer.
ssNo, sir, F" was the reply; ga dude is
a fellow who is mashed on himself
The aptness of the definition caused
smile that was almost audible. Atlanta
Constitution
AN ARCHITECTURAL QUESTION.
Teacher to class in architecture.
Gentlemen, you have examined the
designs for to-day's lessons z"
Glass 1--WE have"
Teacher-'sWell, then, Mr.. Brown,
viii you kindly tell me what the nave
of q church isl"
Brown Certainly, sir. It is the
Sunday-school superintendent who is
cashier Of bank ~ Pittsburgh Chronicle.
THE FINE POINTS.
De Lancy-s'Out at the game to-day 2"
Jolliver-''No; couldn't get off. Was
it any good ~
De Lancey with enthusiasm) = 81
should say so. Two men were knocked
down by pitched balls, another was
spiked running to second, and one of
the crowd hit the umpire with brick. !"
Jolliver (regretfully) -s'My, but I'm
sorrow / missed it. philadelphia Call.
NOT ON THE EXCHANGE LIST.
Physician Ito country editor 1--WE
were just discussing, as you came in,
Harvey's discovery of the circulation Of
the blood"
Country Editor-''P Probably the press
man gave it away. Where is the Blood
published / don Il know the paper.
DraEe's Magazine.
PROVISION.
When Colonel Kennedy went to Jail
for ten days, for contempt of court, he
asked the jailer:
sTWhat are those long, thick bars for ~
Those, " said the jailer, ARE to keep
the mosquitoes from the boarders.--
Louisville journal.
IT is ungrammatical to say Of a dun
that he Is q dude.
A oEE-LEGGED man will never be
troubled with wet feet.
a SHOEMAKER may die, but he can
never breathe his last.
STRANGE to say, lacquer work keeps
many people busy in Japan.
A MOST unsatisfactory piece Of sculp-
ture is the ssbust" of boiler.
A PAINTING is called a rare work some
times because it isn't we'll done.
To THE pure all things are pure-ex-
cept city milk and cheap groceries.
A DETROIT ecclesiastical dude is
known as the tony pastor of that city.
ARE you with ES. = II OH
lukewarm. Yes, might have known. y
How SHALL a man be good natured
on housekeeping day7" BY going a.
fishing.
THE extravaganza of home horrors is
best shown when a fond mother buys
$500 piano for s. daughter
WITHIN six months American news
papers have given the British govern
ment advice to run a number Of years.
WE would suggest that good name
for rainy day race horse would be
Stripped Stockings" because they run
so when dampened.
APPLIES are getting big enough to twist
a boy Of 10 out Of bed and halfway
down stairs at every grip. and the OPP
portunity should not Be lost by single
youth.
To BE 3 yachtsman one must own
3 white flannel suit, some brass buttons,
white cap with gold braid and an
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