Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-02-27
Saturday Smiles.

How Noah must have swelled around when
the annual spring freshets came! He could
always remember when the water higher
"What to Do with the Dead" heads an article
In the Canandaigua Messenger. Make them adj
yertise. That will put life into them, if any
thing will.-DaauiUe Breeze.
Thoughtful young lady Ito college GRADUATED
who. In your opinion, Mr.. Muscle, was the
noblest Roman OF them all?
College Graduate-I used to think Hanlan
was, but wouldn't bet a cent ON any of 'em
now.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox asks, "What is lover"
Love is what makes things awfully uncomfort-
able in the family, when you don't have it.
Springfield Union.
Whenever you see a lady with a very tall hat
in the theater you see a woman who does not
read the papers. Ii she did she would not wear
the tall -PhiddeipItia cut
Some think that Louisviles cold winters
nave been brought on by the increase in the
number OF street cars. Everybody knows how
cold a stree: car is.-Co,rter-JounaI.
Owing to the enterprise of a gentleman the
other night, one of the Observation-Disclosures
about college was caught with his plumber on
him.-HdTcdTd Crimson.
The right Of the Senate to call for anything it
wants has been conceded by great constitu-
tional lawyer. And the Senate generally gets
anything it calls for il the barkeeper has tt
NeiC-Orledns Picayltne.
Can anybody tell why woman always laughs
when she is being weighed, while man, during
the same performance, has a serious, if not an
anxious countenance?-Lyan 4MOss.) Item.
Eminent Physician-"I feel very queer ]
wonder what can be the NATTER"
Anxious Wife-"Shall send for DR.. Pilcox or
Dr. Squilis?'
+. P.-"No no."
A. W.-"Or any other doctor?"
Il. P.-"NO; we all go in for thinking each
other such bugs."-Punch.
Mrs. Dusenberry-"The ladies are starting
anti-plumage leagues all over the country.
Now, as am humane woman
Mr.. Dusenberry-"I don't take any interest in
the project II is too trifiing in its economical
| aspect. could suggest an anti-league of great
magnitude, and I'd like to all the ladies join
it,"
AN Antl-Sealskin League The seals have as
much right TO live us the Birds and there is ten
| times more money squandered for them."-
Philadelphia CAL.
The "Woman's Anthropological society" is
an organization at Washington composed OF
women whose object is the study of man 1t is
an easy lesson tor most women, who do not find
| u necessary to organize, but engage q private
| tutor-- waterbury Americda.
In Central park. Shelf the lion were ts
break out, which would you save first, the cfiil.
dren or me? Me. "-Teras Sltings.
Wife, think, mother. we had better be start.
| are the weather probabilities? john (readino
| from the paper)-Heavy rains followed liz
snow, hail, sieet. billiards., cyclones tornadoes
slmoOns, hurricanes and EARTHQUAKES Wife :.
HIM, how proyokingt Shall we venture out.
mother? Enthusiastically. We are MOI
made OF sngar.-Lye.
Starbuck says he never could understand the
expression, "Fair women and brave men. /" unit
| u lew Gays ago. lie went to a church fair las1
| WeeK. ana says 1t Was "a brave man who
| would encounter one of those fair women