Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-06-22
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.


Al host in himself the inn keeper.
DO spirltualists write on rapping
papeFl- Waterloo ObserUer.
This is the season of the year when the
hook and lynn stories fill the air. SIT
ings
What sort Of flag does man unfurI
when he valves an examination2- Pits
burg Telegraph.
When the heart is full the lips are
silent; when the man Is full 1t is differ
ent. - Tszos SJtin0s.
One man in Germany has made and
sold 1900, 900 thermometers. That's
what you might call making money by
degrees.
A philosopher says: ssMan was born
TO rule in this world" It is believed
that the philosopher was never married.
-BrOoklgn Tunes.
There are about 700, 900 cats in Lon
don. The manufacturers of bootjacks
have all they can do to supply the de-
mand. Boston Transcript.
In France there are 100 holidays; in
this country there are only sixty. This
is one reason why the Frenchmen excel
this nation as fishermen. Graphic.
In those old days when wrangling men
Flung down their changing cages,
There were so many knights, since then
They have been called dark ages.
Life.
az threw q stone | knew not where" is
the first line of recent poem. That is
the great trouble with w0men's throwing
stones; they never know where they viii
hit Puck.
There is one aspect IN which fashion
able young ladies and old herring fisher
fnen are exactly alike they both spend
the greater part Of their time Dragging
about last years catch.
'eThe Rumble Bees Mistaken is the
title of q new poem. The humble may
mistake his mark occasionally, rs he
never sights his piece, but ne manages
to get his work In, as rule. - Ficdyunc.
.sWhat Is more awful to contemplate, I"
said lecturer, glaring about him. than
the resistless power OF the maelstTomf ~
And hen pecked looking man in the
rear Of his building softly replied Fee
malcstrom.
This is not a very fertile country,
said q tender-foot as he surveyed the
rugged hills in q far Western State
think not9p said q miner, you should
see the revolvers hourishing in q hot
spell. - Boston Courier.
So highly decorated are the rattan
| chairs ia the fashionable drawing rooms
that it Is hard to tell which is the chair
and which is ribbon. One who sits in one
of these chairs makes an enemy Of the
family. -SpringJScld Union.
There are 5000 women employed in
Australian railway offices. The Aus
tralian arc long headed people. What
q woman don't know about trains, how
long or how short they should be, etc,
etc, is not worth acquiring. Loscet
Citizen.
Junior Partner ssOur travelling men
ought to be punished. lie told one of
our customers in Albany that ] am an ig-
norant fool. Senior PartnersI shall
speak to him without fail and insist that
no more Office secrets De divulged. -
Boston Beacon.
Thirteen millions is what we pay an
nually for postmasteVs and their clerks.
/ With what eager pride and exultation
must these figures be read ~ the nun
dreds who preside over the destinies Of
village postofiices at princely salary Of
$3.50 per annum. Sytings.
Flupgon IS becoming quite proficient
as a gardener. Hc planted some beans
this spring and in q short time noticed
the seed pushing through tie ground.
\ he wa amazed and exclaimed, al he
pushed the beans back into the earth
Then vegetables don't get away from
me this time. b'gosh. Judge
Doctor Your wife Is il very criti-
cal state. and should recommend you
to call il some specialist to consult on
the case. Husband There. y0u SOC.
doctor. was right aQAinl told my
wife lonu AGO she ought to get proper
medical advice, but she thought you
might Get offended. ~ liegsad6 Blao1te
rnn AMATEUR aAnD1xsn
Wfth JOYOUS expectation alled
He eoeth 90 his hons 81 night
Explores the patch. 50 lately tiled.
And hopes 10 mud the shoots In sight
some tiny sprouts begin TO show
The precious promise az bis Na@aas
lie tends them for mcmAh o. -.
10 ind IS iast they re worthless weeds
Boalon CoNFier