Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-06-25

didn't touch de drivah nowhar. I seen
IL knock de- wagon Bpeechless. knows
what / sees, 4 reckon deed I doen
Interlocutor -ssBut IFS impossible 20
knock b wagon gpeechless.
ssWeII, Il knocked de tangue out Oh
do wagon. seen Il do lk And de
shutter war tried for &c In de court.
InterIocutor - 'sWhat did they do
With the shutter n the court 2"
'Dey hung Il; dats what dey done
wid it
Interlocutor- What for e
'sJis for . blind.
A oUEM.
The teacher was going over the good
old story Of King Solomon and his wis
dom. Now, dears, who was the great
Queen who travelled 50 many miles 30
see this KingP" Silence prevailed In the
class. ssWhy, you do know, ell OF You.
The Queen who came to see the King 2"
The name had been forgotten by the
class. In order to help them. the kind
but misguided teacher began to offer q
little assistance. 'sYou do know. I am
sure. The name begins with 8, and she
was q very great Queen" just then mn
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triumphant voice Of the little auburn
haired girl. She transfxed the Iistenino
schoolroom with the following brief
statement /: II know, IL was the Queen
Of Spades. ~ Chicago Living Church.
uURKNa DANGERS FoR DnCRrvERs.
Mr.. EhabbygenteeI- ssWell, my dear,
I've made al arrangements for closing
mp the front OF the house for the sea-
son.
Mrs. ShabbygenteeI sim glad Of
that. ! want TO get the windows board
ed mp ahead Of the De Riches this sea.
son, anyway"
'sThe carpenters are coming sO-mOr-
row."
.welI, don't forget to notify the pO-
e, ''To watch the house' Nonsense.
mo, no, to keep from arresting us
when we sneak In and out the back way.
--Phita. Call
4 Troy incident: A woman entered q
secondhand store and said: ssWhat do
you buy here 2"
.'MOss everything" replied the pro-
prietor.
The visitor had . dried-apple pie
unoer her arm. The pie WIS minus Q
good-sixed bite.
ssWell, " said the visitor, 'sI bought
this pie Of baker. don't Like il. ]
viii sell it 10 you for money enough to
buy some soda crackers"
She failed to strike q bargain and
passed into the street remarking:
''You find more humbug In the world
every day."
MALE VANITY.
It was at ball, and the subject un-
der discussion was vanity. "A lady
maintained that men we're also given
somewhat TO vanity.
s'The men are ten times more vain
than the ladies, she remarked.
That's impossible. = said several gem
tlemen.
The subject changed, and ; few min
utes later the lady remarked
ssThe handsomest man in the room
has q spot ON his white vest, where
upon every gentleman within hearing
glanced down with q scared expression
Of countenance at bis vest - TEXAS
Strings.
STYLE IN Tm MINIS.
In the Heppner hills this season the
recherche thing IN oyeralls IS to have
the pocket corners braided Ia lien Of the
copper Eivets that were en- regal last
season. They are worn either stuffed
into the boots or outside.
An elite thing In watch chains Is q
Wide buclakin strap worn dangling from
The pocket and ornamented with stud
horse poker chip. nc also works for o
ranch razor strap.
An @stheiic rustic substitute Tor q
button Il q single nail or 3 piece Of
shavpened stick poked through gallus
hole This style e popular on some
ranches, but it Is bad thing TO fall
down O.. Heppnsr (0rsgos0 Gazette.
roo HIGHT.
ssWell, said the driver Oh coal cart
10 his wife, ssthey've got new man in
ny place and I've lost my job. !"
'sWhy, what YVES the trouble 7" she
naked.
81 was sitting on my cart while the
load was being weighed, ? be exclaimed,
sswhen the boss came out and said my
services would be no longer required.
ssBut there must have been some rec
son Cor your discharge.
There was. The new man weighs
z5 pounds more than I do. ~ ~
TINES.
saw Tm Roux.
ssrheEe i great deal a true religion
e nature. aolennly remarked young
clergyman. while ealing upon s lady q
bis congregation the other evening.
There 81 indeed vas the quiet re-
Ply.
Eve should never foxgeI that there
h . sermon In every blade d grass
Quite zna We should also re-
member while wa bRe about il that grass
b cot very short at this season 1t The
ssaz. Ba6nl0 Commercial
m KixEw II VAS ConnEux
Customer That load q coal Jon
cent
Coal dealer wen. what's Iks matter