Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-08-29
WIT AND WISDOM.

WIT AND WISDOM
A hard working position is better than
golden opportunity. II Atchison Globe.
What a troop of other vices follow in
the train of untruthfulness. II Texas
Siftings.
The receiver is as bad as the thief; but
neither Of them feels as bad as the loser.
PUCK
Suspicious people torture themselves
while those they are afraid of are calmly
sleeping.
To be agreeable in society it is neces-
sary not to see and not to remember
many things.
When Alexander was asked how he
had conquered the world he replied.
BY not delaying.
None win smile so much as he
Who knows his foe Is armed.
-lChicago Times.
The man who has lived for himself has
the privilege of being his own mourner.
-[Denver Road.
Abuse is one of the few things a man
can get without earning or deserving it
II Milwaukee Journal.
The veneering is pretty thin ON great
many of the polished gentlemen you
meet Il Atchison Globe.
A bilious man hunting for something
to get mad at is generally successful in
his search. Il New Orleans Picayune.
And still they gazed and still the wonder
For the detective really had a clew.
-fNew York Press.
The New Christianity. GOULD the
twelve Apostles come to earth and were
not certain "set" in, there's many
Christian church they'd find it's mighty
hard to get in. Il Merchant Traveller.
Action What must I do to besaved?S
Not what must read, what must think,
where must go, what must feel, but
what must / Ido?-[Sam Jones.
Doctors and ministers are about the
only people in this world to whom peo-
pie pay liberal wages for telling them
disagreeabls things --[SomervilIe Jour
nal.
His Happy Estate. e.-"Do you know of
so much as one perfectly happy per-
SOM" ~Yes, / know of one. "Who
can it be?" Jones @What is the un-
derlying cause of his extreme felicity 2"
"He thinks he knows everything"
Knew Him Well L-Friend-How did
you come to know Scudder so well? Is
he member of your church? Rev. Mr..
Knotem (of Chicago Yes, but that has
nothing to do with it. He gets me 10
marry him now and then. Detroit Fee
Press.
The Rev. DIR. Talmage says: There is
no happiness in this world for an idle
woman. Mr.. Talmage should reserve
his sympathy for the eoverworked woman.
The idle woman can derive considerable
pleasure from % cent novel and s.
poodle dog Il [Norristown Herald.
There are no leaves on last years trees.
No birds in last years nest,
No girls In last years hammocks yet,
No coins In last years vest.
-LFranklin Nest.
Force of Habit Muller lat
the dinner given In honor of his daugh-
ter's betrothal) Gentlemen and ladies,
Ihave to announce to you that my daugh-
ter Elise has been to-day bethrothed to
Mr.. Angler, for the first, for the second,
for the third, and last time. II FIiegende
Blatter.
A Huge Undertaking.
The amazing scheme of bridging the
English Channel has so far advanced
that a company has been formed to OBJ
tain concessions in France and England
for the construction Of such a bridge,
and recently general meeting of tho
shareholders was convened in order that
progress might be reported. Plans have
been drawn, soundings are being made,
and special commission has been ap
pointed by the French minister of public
works to inquire into the project How
much further the scheme viii be carried
no one can say.