Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-12
EVENING TWNKLES.

The stenographer 10 the one who is all write.
A plurality in hand il worth o big majority
in your mind.
counterfeiting is the money making business
The talk about the partial failure of the 20
tato crop is all rot"
When Lord Sackville sails for home he should
60 on the Westphalia
When dog has ON collar and pants he may
be said to be in full dress.
To an American the most queurious thing
about Chinaman is his hair.
Enough Joseph Chamberlin has no small
children, he has a fine collection of orchids.
The Vice-President-elect is by no means an
Ordinary man. He Is one among millions-of
dollars.
Marchesi, the vocal teacher, is very fire.
9uently mentioned, but no one ever speaks OF
Parchesi.
There is one similarity between banana
skin and an apple; both have occssioned the
Bible written in shorthand is q great curl
osity, but there are many who say their prayers
in shorthand
Many of the speakers who week ago were
pointing with pride have now gone out OF the
pointing business.
When a man proposes to two hundred
pound widow he is certainly engaged in a mat
ter OF some weight
fashion paper says that embroidered trow-
sers are to be worn this year. This is not alto
gether a new idea
Over eleven million dozen Of eggs were inn
ported from Canada last year. This seems an
eggstraordinary statement
1t would be q Chih day for a man to go
to Santiago now, for it is predicted that the
cholera will reappear there next spring.
Mrs. Malaprop says she must have cabinet
states upon her new house, for more Of that
kind are being made now than any other.
Here's good fish to be caught. Three of the
granddaughters of Hamilton Fish will be
among he "a deln
A Nebraska editor puts on record the remark
that "equinoctial storms have been very fire.
quent since the memorable blizzard Of January
H."
The fact that a Chicago women has gone
crazy from excessive cigarette smoking shows
that the deadly cigarette is no respecter of
sex.
A hired man struck because he had worked
thirty days for a farmer and had been served
with ninety meals Of griddle cakes during that
time.
1t requires $s,OOO,0 600 worth Of powder and
cosmetics to paint the faces of the dear ladies
OF this country for one year, and vet they kick
when their husbands get a little paint on their
noses.
1t has been found that goose can stand the
weather until the thermometer goes to GA
below zero. Then her feathers won't save her.
Wild ducks can go IL degrees lower and come
out on top.
An Oregon fruit grower says he raised a
peach that measured 11% inches in circum-
ference, and no one thus far has impeached
his statement
Crooked and Straight are the names of a
pair OF clergymen in charge of an English
church. Their congregation can take the
choice of paths.
An interesting ancient canoe, followed out
by means of red-hot stones, has been found in
south central Norway. No one canoe it was
there until recently.
Sir John Lubbock has discovered that there
are ants who are slaves to other ants. There
Is an analogy to this in the human race for
many men are slaves to their uncle"
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The funeral of Miss Mary Irene Carroll, third
daughter of Ex-Governor Carroll, of Maryland,
who died after short illness Thursday morn
ing, took place yesterday from her fathers res
ldence Doughoregan manor, about six miles
from Ellicott City. 1t was attended by many
prominent people.
Right Rev. John S. L. Foley, bishop of De-
troit, celebrated his first pontifcal mass yes
terday at st. Martins church. Baltimore, of
which he was pastor 81 years He was assisted
by Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop O'Brien. of
Halifax, Father Macdonald, of Halifax, Mon
signor McColgan and dozen other priests.
special from Norwich, Conn. says: Post
master Avery has notified Chief Clerk Caruth-
ers that his services would be dispensed with
after the goth instant. Caruthers was chief
clerk OF the Office for number Of years under
the republican administration and was contin-
ued In office by Mr.. Avery when he took the
Office three years ago."
A lucky misft: That spring overcoat of
yours makes a frst-rate one for the fall" re-
marked Merritt. Il don't see how it has kept
its shape so we'll" Il guess" returned Ter
williger, that was because it didn't lit any of
the pawnbroker's family."-NeD York Sun.
"Riches take unto themselves wings and fly
away" said the teacher. What kind of riches
is meant?" And the smart boy at the foot of
the class said he ''reckoned they must be
ostriches"
The state Of dependency must be prohibi-
ton state, as ''smiles" are unknown there
Ddnuiue Breeze.
Train child up in the way he should go and
he will not become train robber.-Net1 Orleans
Picayune.