Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-07
Saturday SMILES.

When you see a gentleman In an -uay r
lear lest his bathing partner may dro,. Ia =
and a-haf fathoms OF water, there ar reas.a.s
ior believing that she Is not related 10 lita.
A Sunday school teacher in Lltci he'd -
MS Infants 10 ask any question the, hac
their minds, and q little one asked: ~ ~ "a
the circus coming?'
WHAT is the OF having q good secret, thi,
woman, unless you can tell some one abb, +
We do not believe ia ''women's writes" tn
Are generally ,aes n Ion long with PostscriPt GO.
rections.-Boston Post
Husband-"I have been making my VIII,
dear; Leaving you everything, wlIn-ah-la.
neser!' Husband:"Yes, love. And" w T.
a sardonic chuckle)--"in that case 1 g. a
viii daily deplore my dea .s' o 0n LON, a
Punch.
The reason many men lapse into drunkea.
ness again after temporary reformation is be-
cause they attract SO much less attention sober
than when drunk. Their vanity 10 touohed.-
Ie1as .Sgttags.
Ii fly papers could only be made as deadly "a
and nourishing as fiy papers, the world would
De heap happier ia this kind OF weather.
Minneapolis Tribune.
An exchange says that "Josh" is the only
name that rhymes with ''gosh." This state
ment won't wash.-NOTTistOsCa Herald
"Do you know the nature OF an oath, ma ann"
inquired the judge. We'll, L reckon orter."
boat."-Merchant Traveller.
Ii lis believed In Arizona that the Apaches are
willing To surrender long enough TO supply
themselves with smmunition.-ltasburg 1ele-
graph
City Parson-Going to have the hay fever this
year?
Country Parson-No; my congregation can't
afford it.-CHtcago Netos.
NO" snappishly said the summer boarding
house keeper TO Mrs. Culture, OF Boston, who
was inquiring as TO the healthfulness OF the
locality; mo we aim aint got no typhoid germs
Folks is wanting everything nowadays, and
amt satisfied with clean beds and plenty OF
what's good 10 eat"-4NeU York Mad.
Mrs. Dusenberry (sobbing)-Oh, It is lust
dreadful 10 be Disappointed Ia love!
Mr.. Dusenberry-There's something q good
deal worse than that
what, pray?'
"To be disappointed In marriage."-failadsi.
phid CAL.
81 thay, old chappie. can you let me have
noon." Why, Of course. But why not drive
your owns? MY deah boy, I'm going 10 take
iha wed dwes ana Nv S sor ALWAYS wes
know, and they don't Observation-Disclosures.
A new game at Newport this year is called
Ancestors" 1t is played by seven people, one
philadelphia ia placed In the center OF a circle
formed 10y the other six players and te lis stories
about his family. The others try to believe
him, and the hrst one who believes wins the
game.
They are laying Georgia granite on the streets
of Cincinnati and using Indiana limestone in
the walls of the new Georgia capitol, and Maine
granite was used in building the Atlanta post
Office. Verify, IL seems that stone gets cheaper
the further il has 10 be hauied.-Atlasta Sunny
South.
An essay, by Tennessee lad contained this
brilliant passage: "Honesty is, like angels
visits, few and mighty scarce"
In reference to Harvard students, Col. His-
ginson declares that "a poor young man WHO
has agreeable manners and is good at athletics
has a better chance for popularity than a ricIa
snob." How about a poor young man OF agrees~-
bic manners who eXcels 1T his stadies?-Ctsoa
Observer.
"Were you at the sociable last nights"
"les. and spent a very pleasant evening""
81 heard Miss WAS to sing there. sup
pose you enjoyed that?"
"Ever SO much. She had a sore throat and
couldn't sing. Philadelphia Gull.
"My Indignation, sir, is JUST" exclaimed a
young man VINO thought he had been badly
treated by his employer.
..It is just-just a little too much for me. Z
think you may announce in the morning paper
that you have been compelled by failing health
to give up your position with me."-zSd Bus.
Even the horse-jockeys In Boston eri-
grammatic. IL is related that gentleman vino
was trying a horse in company with a JOCKEY
noticed after having driven him a mile or txa,
that he pulled pretty hard, requiring consth
watching and = steady rein, and inc uired: 40
you think IL is just the horse for u lady
driver" "Weli, sir, answered the jockey, Z
must say 1 shouldn't want to marry the WON a
who could drive that horse."-,Sun Fr0Ncts5,
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