Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-09-12
This and That.

r-The Pacific Railroad has sixteen thou
III Cinnamon in its employ.
Il Putnams Magazine is to be rc-issued
h December.
i Blind Tom has returned from England
Y will "go it blind in this country.
i The Bony-part family--shad and her
d
The Greek slavc-a poor Irishman who
fies the hod all day for twelve shillings.
IIallucination-to lend your umbrella
! expect to get it back again.
Il Animated confectionery-kissing and
&ging
When we hear certain people called
&pd-tish aristocracy,' we think it is rather
8gh for the fish.
H If bottle of ginger-pop weighs one
4nd and half, how much will your grand
\ weigh? Answer solicited.
n The Nation says twenty-five dollars
y purchase any testimony wanted in New
&k.
1t has rained so hard recently, that we
Bc heard of people jumping into the river
Keep from drowning.
q Clam shells from the Red Sea are to be
u as fare checks. The locality was fatal
'haroah some years since.
The Iridscope is newly invented in
pment by which person can see all that
ong on in his own eye. "All in our eye.
An eclipse of the sun will take place Oh
10th inst. If anybody wants to go to
Y he can witness the phenomenon. In
bble here.
From John Tyler we proceeded to Mil
Fillmore, and from NIillard Fillmore to
'lrew Johnson. Thank fortune we can
no lower than that.-Erchange.
a blind ncrgo boy in Louisiana has
ned to read by feeling over the inscrip-
on grave-stones. He now understands
nbs tones.
The Post says that "woman is com
Fed of 2i3 bones, 100 muscles, and 39t
fs' Fearfully and wonderfully made, ,ant
be handled with care to avoid scratches
The New Dominion" wants to take thl
fcr ID. for dollar mark. 1t thinks
InlS for U. S., and it wants nothing whicl
r. connected with this country.
Temperance paper in Chicago speak.
one of its favorite lecturers as Hon. M. S
atkinson, ex-senator, and ex tippler. This
II title of honor extraordinary.
The Slave pen at Richmond has beel
nycrted into a divinity school-room 70
ored preachers. 1t lis to be hoped that pei
now Mightier than the sword"
"A Mission story says that a lump as bi
a mans head, which appeared on mare
e, on being opened disclosed four blac
fkes each foot long.
I'm. M.Bureau is said to have fled to Franc
til 100000, abstracted from the Cover
mt funds at Vera Cruz = That Burea
puld be locked up.
Sam, are you one of the Southern ch
yf mo, massa, Use one of de Soutl
shovelry. shovelcd dirt at the Dute
u canal"
Symmetrical Goods is the tlaini
lhonism with which New York firm II,
ilises certain wares. II means pads fl
ock kneed tragedians. false calves, etc.
Ten thousand plun'!s We're taken irnl
lnaia fund and spent for grand hall
NOR Of the Sultan nj London. At the san
hc thousands of persons are starving
Path in India.
A thick headed squire being worsicd ]
Rev. Sydney Smith in an argumcni.to'
revenge by exclaiming If | had II s.
no was an idiot, would max" him IL p;
n Very probable, said Sydney Il
see your father had different opinion.
IT is probable that dog days are rcspt
PIE Tor the following doggcrcl, which lat'
learcd on letter received nj the Pet
am post-oflice ;
"Oh postman do this letter take,
swiftly, surely, without mistake
nnto chap called n. +. Clark,
Whos away from home INT on a lark
AZ The Highland House, nt Petersham,
ih massachusetts State, by d-n."
"A lady in Cincinnati having lost too
Mracted a similar one from u negro &
al II placed in her own mouth, and ASST
V'lig, it became as useful MS any of
FAers- The amiabi!iiy of the girl, and
senuily of the white woman, are consid
worthy of admration--bu not imitati
William Thomson. the section hand
ae Pacific Railroad, who was scalped
VI ior dead on the Plains. was brought
'hah the other day and is doing we'll
as wounded through the arm and $
ne Indians cut off his scalp, hut singul
a'ngh left it behind them, so Will
roughi it with him and is going to hav
eplaced.