Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-11-17

The New York Telegram crows over the
election in that city to the extent Of twenty-five
roosters. There always was something foul about
it.
The Egyptians OF two thousand years ago
could make fine linen cloth of quality equal to
any that is now worn. But the Egyptians Of two
Thousand years ago can't do it now.
"A FraLklin, o., youth says he has, during
five years, walked over thirteen thousand miles
in visiting his sweetheart. A deal of travelling,
we think, to walk into girls affections.
There is one Mr.. Lo less out on the plains.
An Indian brave named Get-up-before-day"
thinking locomotive at full speed must be
some strange animal, threw his lasso over the
smoke- stack, the other end Of his lariat being
wound about his waist. All the remains of that
Indian which could be collected were buried in
sardine box.
DR. Dio Lewis, in his new book, says "pies
and cakes are poison" If pies and cakes are
p'son things, they should become drug" in
the market. They are very slow poison, at all
events.
"A Cincinnati woman purchased forty gallons
of kerosene and slowed it in the cellar. The
ker ssene exploded and since the scene that
ensued her husband has not been seen. She
wants $1,000 from the storekeeper from whom
she bought the oil.
There is a good opening out in Kentucky
for an enterprisng business man. The Mann
moth Cave is for sale. Who is willing to be
taken in?
"A severe winter is predicted because the
autumn feeces of the sheep and lambs are
found to be unusually close and heavy. Their
owners should shear the animals, and thus pre-
vent the severe winter.
| Those who find it difficult to pronounce jan
auscheks name, will be gratiied to learn that her
name is not Janauschek, but simply Fracetis-
vka Janonsyka.
| A Western grape-grower instructs bis pickers
to chew wax, SO that they may not eat his grapes,
and the pickers wax wroth.
The receipts of the first Boston Nilsson con-
cert amounted to eight thousand dollars.
in Paris, butter is 80 pound; but we hope
our farmers will be satisfied with go and So cents
a pound, and not take their churnings to Paris.
Those gentlemen who go to Philadelphia tc
purchase their own clothing-believing they al
procure it cheaper than in Wilmington-will be
pleased to know that they can buy coat, pants
and vest, in Japan, for twenty-five cents.
Christine Nilsson and Adelaide Phillips, at I
social gathering, sang 30 much to each other
satisfaction, that they rushed to arms and kissed
each other, though there were plenty of gentle
men present.
Paris, Me-, manufactures yearly ten thou
sand wheelbarrows. 1t will take a pushing
business to keep these ''vehicles" employed.
| roiua1 fxvan tv. fnul
camels, and works them on his farm. Thehorse
are not going to ''strike" in consequence.
"A young lady having read about a man haS
| ing invented a stove which will consume it's ow
, smoke, hopes he will next devise q metho
\ whereby tobacco-smokers can consume their ow
smoke. ,.
that the accomplished singer, Miss Carey, VIII
, accompanied Nilsson while fulfilling her recer
/ engagement in Philadelphia, contracted anothe
engagement of different character, a matrimS
nial one, with DR.. Hunter of that city.
It Mark Twain telegraphs to the Lecture burea
= that he has had son born to him, and that b
d has already gone into the lecture business, h
/. subject being the same as josh Billings -"Milk
IS "A Western gentleman is said to be und,
!, medical treatment for lead collie, induced |
1t kissing young lady Of improved complexion
st A Truthful James of Kentucky, repor
having seen and fought snake with body IL
=, size of a nail keg, and which made a noise lii
"a the suppressed believing of bull. This sto
4 is pretty generally believed in Kentucky becau
;s the narrator is not Louisville editor.
/; The German women make use Of the post
send all sorts of presents to their husbands, 30