Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-03

EXCELSIOR"
Lincoln (Neb.) STATE Journal.
Cust0mer-"This stun Is not Mt for q hog to eat.n
Waterfall right, sor; don't ate it."-7e1as
Sytings.
Miss Churchman-"Oh, yes; always deny myself
and unediiy.ng Conversation. Now, what do you
give up?' Mr.. Mundane (renectiveiyj-"I think III
give up calling here."-Accident NeWs.
viii do certain amount OF fasting in LentY"
tables."-Io,on Topics.
"George," asked the teacher Of a Sunday-school
class, "whom, above all Others, shall you wish to
see when you get to heaven?" With a face
frightening up with anticipation the little fellow
shouted: ''Gerllah. "-Bosfon Christian Register.
The evening paper is the journal Of today. The
World.
Max ORell, the witty Frenchman. said recently:
"YOu Americans seem TO be always In a hurry"
We do, do we? Look at Congress-Cn Chicago Nesos
Oar Is one sho' way O. telling er wise man FUN er
fool Ef de bziness scheme o. er pusson turns out
ter be mOney-makn he's er wise man; ef not, he's
or fOOl-Ark0nsdW Traveller.
John l. Sullivan and Queen Victoria are still at
windsor but they never speak as they pass by"
Sullivan has the Bostonian prejudice against en-
tering into conversation with any one previous to
an 1ntrOduct0n.-NeW York World.
Senator Evarts has advised the republicans that
they ought TO nominate some statesman as nearly
Evarts Is angular and thin and nearly as tall as
President LincOln.-San Francisco AAa.
[rme-Leap year; scene-A tete-a-tete.l
trusts one reads 50 much about Iatelyss' '''''
AdolphusL'A trust Is q combination for mutual
advantage, SO 10 speak"
M angela '00niuss0's'- "A00'pnOs-er-'has Is
Adolphus-'sYes?"
Angela-"Why may we not form q strust?'n
IThey combine. TableauL j-Lo,oeu Cnisen.
He was poor and wanted a wealthy wife,
SO the English lord came over the water;
He struck IL rich and Is fixed for life,
a q nal oloVsc rplxrA o,~
-B0st0n Courier.
II hope don't disturb you, madam" he said. as
ne was squeezing past her to 60 out between the
acts.
'.NOt at all, SIR" she answered, with a charming
smile, mot at all am pleased 70 see you going
out NY husband keeps the saloon nearest the
A Clinton, Iowa, couple have Just married after
courtship OF thirty zone years 1t is supposed the
high price OF coal npped the courtship IN the bud,
money.-Norrtsfoa0H Herald.
"uncis , Rastus am very sorry to hear that you
"Neber mind, boss. neber mind. Use had de
'sperience--Iyd-Bits.
The whisky trust is locally failure. Mr. D..
Beat says that he has tried It at several saloons
nad 70 pay. as usual-B0st0n Post.
| II you don't want to be picked up for o mere
Yankee when you go to New York TO buy skin
and remarque that you viii havsit sent In the Van
| Union.
The MICHIGAN LIQUOR Law C0HsrrTUTIoNAI.-The
supreme Court OF Michigan, after mature deltbera-
ZION. mas declared the new state liquor law In the
main constitutional The clauses declared con-
uary to the constitution are: Permitting arrests
| without due process; giving the common council
ar0ftrory power TO decide ntness OF person to OBJ
tain license; giving the county treasurer q voice
10 sumctency OF bonds; FORGETTING unearned por-
ton OF license for violation OF law, and prohibiting
| 2 convicted violat0r from again going into the
liquor business for term Of years AFTER convtc-
tion. A Dispatch from Detroit says: The decision
1s terrible disappointment to the liquor men and
the temperance people are proporti0nately eiated
SnAI1Pox NEARLY D1SfnOYs 4 FAMnY.-A Lau-
gel, Del, special 70 the BALTIMORE american says:
Much excitement prevails throughout this county,
caused 0y the appearance OF smallp0x In It's most
malignant form. Miss Annie Davis contracted the
disease In Wilmington, ind, sooner than - placed
N o hospital there, she came down tho road en-
route for Laurel, where her mother roetdeA The
conductor, seeing her condition, elected her nom
ne train q Cannon 10 miles north Of here, from
which place she went 70 the resdence Of hersiseer
MA WIN. q. Cororsy. The entire Cordrey family,
eight 70 number, were s0on victims Of the c0nta-
g0n, Mr. C0rdrey dying on saturday, h1s wtfe Sun.
Gay, and the youngest child followed them 70 the1I
grave Monday. Two Others have since Died. The
remaining three children arc u . precas1ouD con
oition. Mis- Davis has nearly recovered and d
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