Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-12-02
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They keep "Knew Syder Fur Sail at
a Texas grocery.
The sentiment Of the Crecian Bend
I'm sitting on the style, Mary"
The Cincinnati mode Of getting rid of
a mother-in-law IS greasing the cellar
stairs.
The crown of England contains sew
enteen hundred diamonds, and is valu-
ed at $500, 900.
The slain victims Of base bail this
year number twenty-five thus far
The British Ministers are having tele-
graphic wires laid to their country seats.
The daughters Of President Grant and
Governor Hoffman will come out this
winter.
John has arrived at Kansas City and
hung out his sign, which reads, "Sing
Lee, Washing and Ironing.
Olivia clearly describes Olive Logan
as a Flaming opal Of a woman, playing
on the harp Of human passions" Yes.
that's her
The elephant Empress was sold the
other day for S. 600, and tore down fzco
worth Of stable the following evening.
Mt. Seward, in the Adirondack region,
was lately ascended, for the first time, it
is believed, by Verplanck Calvin. Tt is
437o feet high.
Paper clothing is made in China and
| Japan. A coat costs ten cents, and a
whole suit a quarter Of dollar.
An Illinois railroad train ran over and
killed a wild turkey which was trying to
cross the track. The engineer had him
for dinner.
Mamma, can a door speak?' Ger
tainly not, my dear" Then why did
you tell Annie, this morning to answer
the door ?" 1T is time for you to 90 to
school, my dear.
The Prussians are having a good time
/ in the wine districts Of France, and
monuments Of their progress there may
be found in the shape Of piles Of empty
bottles.
! Mrs. Moddler never could. for the life
Of her, understand what High Church
man was until she heard of French
Minister being up in balloon.
Surprise parties will again be epidemic
this winter Recipients must be notified
Of the intended surprise a week i'm adj
vance, in order to enable them TO pre-
pare a list of those to be invited.
Krupp, the Prussian cannon king, has
given more than fifty thousand dollars
to the German wounded, besides fitting
out and supporting large private hos
pital.
Book canvassers may not be aware Of
the fact that a FIVE cent revenue stamp is
required to be attached to every sigma
ture in their books the agreement TO
purchase being considered a contract.
A gentleman named Brown once OBJ
served in company that he had toasted
a lady for twelve months, and yet had
little hopes Of making her Brown.
A foreigner, at present livingin North
amPton, Mass, who was sent out 70 post
bills last week, carefully stuck them all
upside down. His education had been
somewhat neglected.
The Oswego Times" says-'An ex-
perimentive citizen is undergoing a pro-
cess of petrifaction on sulphuric acid
whiskey, with a view of marrying into
the Cardiff family
A beautiful girl at Norfolk. Va, has
postponed her wedding day two weeks
because she wasn't going TO be married
with her face all sPecllled with mosquito
bites.
A smart young wife says when
want nice, snug day all to myself
tell George dear mother is coming. and
then see nothing Of him until one in
the morning
A correspondent writes to Ps1fcb 10
to know whether the Germans wil care
so much for the Watch on the Rhine,
now that they have got the great Suas-
burg clock.
Anna Diclzinson's older sister, Susie.
is said to be one Of the most fertile
sources of that lecturers inspiration
Susie is a quiet little home body, bul
brimful Of ideas.
Professor Hitchcock found, while IT,
South Hadley, Conn, lately. a remarza-
bly, fine specimen Of fern leaf, about six
inches in length, imbedded In the new
red sandstone. This is the FIRST known
specimen, and is very perfect, and a
valuable acquisition for geologists.
A few days since crowd of several
hundred persons collected on Broadway
to see a farmer get his boots blacked. It
was a novel sight 10 see him pull of his
boots and stand in his woolen stockings,
while the boy used up a box Of backing
on his fddle-boXes.
A child, while walking through an ant
gallery with her mother, was attracted
by statue of Minerva. "Who is that2'
said she. "My child, that is Minerva.
the goddess Of wisdom" "Why didn't
they make her husband too. "Be-
cause she had none, my child. "That
was because she was wise, wasn't IT,
mamma 2 was the ardess reply.
Young blood. which is proverbially hot
does not rule in the Cabinets Of either
Russia, Austria or England. Baron Won
Beust, the Austrian Minister of Foreign
Affairs, viii be siSty-two years Of age
should he live until the 18th of january
next Prince Gortschakof, the Russian
Premier, is seventy 1.-TWO, and Earl Gran-
vile, the British Foreign Minister, is in
his ifty-sixth year.
A good story is told of Anna Diclyin-
son, which illustrates that "a woman,
however eminent is q woman sul.
When she opened the Boston Lyceum,
she came promptly TO the 'front.' OF the
platform al halEpast seven, and quietly
SURVEYED the audience without opening
her mouth. for several minutes. She
did not sit down, although a chair had
been provided for her "Why didn't
YOU sit down p asked one of the mama
gers. What answer gave the eloauenl
little woman DO you suppose I was
going to sit down in my new dress