Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-04-19

a MT OF Word Newly Defined To-
gsther win . DsGnitioa for which
Prize OF Tive Gutneas Was
Awarded.
London It'd Bits recently offered cash
prize for the best definition of wit. The
prize now jingles ia the pocket of Mr.. H.
Nj. Adams, of Aberdeen. Scotland. This
is Mr.. Adams definition:
Wit is thepower to say what every >
4. body else Was just going to have :.
said, il they had happened to think
of it.
The following are some of the best
definitions submitted:
The sunshine of mirth bursting through
the clouds OF gravity and rejecting every
where its sparkle of merriment,
Wit is the weapon Of the wise, the idol
Of the fool.
A gem Of humor in setting OF refine
ment.
Wit is the sweet accomplishment
which makes an orator popular. caller
welcome, and a lover successful.
An arrow from the bow Of intellect.
The offspring Of ingenious thought
with accommodating language.
The friction flash Of humor and ability.
What should be used to season, not to
cxtinguish common sense.
A piquant sauce for the feast of reason.
Wit is the expression OF thought which,
by its originality and fitness, creates spon-
taneous mirth.
Brain sauce.
Intellectuallightning from the thunder
clouds of talent.
Wit is runaway knock ct laughter's
door.
The root of Jest, the voice of humor
and the spirit Of quick application.
Intelligent humor suitably applied.
An electric fash in the atmosphere of
thought which few can strike but all can
see
The lever of laughter.
A parcel of sease, wrapped up in nom
sense aud tied together with humor.
A pill consisting Of rudeness silvered.
Arrows from the culver Of genius.
A naturally domineering sprout Of the
plant of genius, which fiourishes only
when fomented in the hothouse Of wis.,
dom.
Wit is the mother of ridicule.
Wit is the fash given by intelligence
when struck by circumstances.
The reflection of truth and the mirror
of fancy.
Wit is sparkling gem which few pos
sess, but many think they own.
Wit is wisdom in merry humor
A ray Of light, the cardinal coloS of
which are wisdom, pleasure and sur
prise.
The lightning fash of humor, sue
ceeded by the thunderclap of hilarity.
A trinity of nirth, wisdom and brew
ity.
The art of combining sound and sense
TO their mutual advantage.
Wit is the sparkle in the wine of con-
versation.
Wisdom at play.
A sudden rise in the temperature OF
humor which sets fire to explosive mirth.
Wisdom in motley.
Wit is the sparkling crest on break.
ing wave Of humor
An intellectual lightning fash that il
lumines the mental armament, evoking
peaIs of thunder.
The salt OF conversation.
The most piquant sauce for dull dim
ner.
One OF Natures gifts enveloped in hu-
NOR, addressed with hrevity, and dsliv-
cred at the proper time.
The greatest hQmor in the fewest
words.
A lightning flash from the cloud OF
thought which illumines the world Of
reason.
lntellectuosity without vsrbosity.
An arrow of humor shot from the bow
OF genius by the hand of wisdom.
A lubricant by the judicious use OF
which the user moves through this world
with the least possible friction.
The refreshing tonic of table-talk.
The lava which comes from the mouth
Of lively crater.
The firework depart nent of the mind.
Wit is the spark struck from the anvil
OF intellect by the hammer of imagina-
tion.