Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-10-26
wTr AND HuMOTs.
A humorist doesn't write for money
but ..iust for the fun of it. I"

A humorist doesn't write for money
but ..just for the fun Of it. "
Girls in India wear rings in their
noses. As they seldom use handker-
chiefs. says writer. the Inconvenience
is not great
Twas poor little yellow banana
peel, and the young mau gr0und il be-
meath his heel; twas brick in the
sidewalk. hard and red, and the young
man ground it beneath his head.
A down-East fire company, in o res
olution on deceased member. say,
HE has responded 10 his last alarm. =
It's wonder that they didn't add that
.'hc has gone to his last fire. - LotceH
Times.
An exchange asks the meaning OF
the word jackpot. A jackpot. we
take it, is utensiI in which Jack cooks
his dinner when he is camping out.
Or something that way. NOrristo,on
Herald.
An Iowa Judge has decided that q
man is in duty bound TO tell his wife
where he spends the evenings when he
is away from home. This decision is
all right to certain extent. but. sup
pose the man doesn't know?-f fhitd-
deiphiG Press.
There are ten editors of the college
paper published ut Princeton, and they
have their hands full during the base
ball season. One writes editorials to
show how American colleges should be
conducted in order 10 increase their
usefulness, and the other nine conduct
the baseball department -NorristOon
Herald.
A young man denounces straw bon
nets because they chafe his ears. :
Here, now is question for scientists.
Can they explain how it is that a bon
net worn by one person can chafe the
ears of another person not wearing it.?
EhP How's thatp Dwell, well, now
that may be. How stupid not to see it
| before.
A tradesman at Colchester closed his
doors and affixed outside the following
notice: '.Gone to Mersea regatta
open again at z o'clock" The hour
having passed and the engagement TO
open ut z having been broken, some
cruel wag appended to tho above no.
tice, in large characters, Drunk and
can't get home. :"
'.Is the musical critic inp My name
is 'Iggins. / ave just arrived from
Hengland and am about to sing ere.
| would like to ave you mention in
your notice my chest notes--' Here
the umpire of the concert-room glared
at him and growled, '.Chcslnuts! o,
you want to see the funny man over in
/ the dark corner ethere. 49, boston Cont
naercidL ButLettn.
Simpson and his wife Were on their
ting on her gloves. ''My dear, said
he, pettishly. ''you should complete
your toilet at home. I'd just as soon
see woman putting on her stockings
on the street as putting on hergloves.
sMost men would, = she said promptly,
and the abashe6 husband didn't say
another word. = P.ttsburg Chronscte.
i He was in the habit OF coming home
night after night at 2 o'clock in the
morning. She grew weary Of this and
rendered his latchkey useless by lock.
ing the front door. He was obliged to
ring the bell. and was horror-strickeu
when his wife appeared at the window
land murmured; go away, George
expect my husband home every mo-
ment." He has become very domesti
Gated since. B0ston Gazette.
A Utica paper reports the case Of "a
beautiful girl. unusually robust, who
has become q raving maniac through
oyer-indulgence in roiler skating
| This is very sad. The telegraph re
| ported the case, Monday. of the Rev. j.
/ Il. Speck. a preacacr of Canton. Ca,
who atlempted-to commit suicide while
..deranged on the question Of holiness.
This is also very sad. = O'1vstotcn Her
i alds
1 Medical item: In some parts o
South America people live 70 be ovel
100 years old. There are no doctor
therc at all. Isn't that wonderfulp'
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