The buckwheat crop this year takes the cake over all former seasons. It wins by a mere scratch, however.—Philadelphia Press. Some door jambs look as though there had been a good deal of scratching in former years.
C. A. M.
The man who is given to sober reflection seldom gets into a tight place.
—Boston Courier.
The owner first breaks the race-horse; then the race-horse proceeds to break the owner.
—Washington Capital.