Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-07-21
d. Dadd,s Current Comments.


Queer people are the French. A few weeks
ago we read that they were firing cannons to
bring on a rain. Now they are going to fire can
mons to prevent Reign.
1t is said that an Indian war is imminent.
In that case the West will be the :" theatre of
war" and the Indians will occupy the Fron-tier.
Should there be riot between the Crispins
and Coolies, isn't it very likely there will be
some broken China "Mugs?"
--"Three Weddings is the title Of a new
English novel; Slow--too slow. A novel, to be
popular nowadays, should contain at least
dozen weddings.
Should Disraeli attempt to wreak vengeance
upon the Blackwood reviewer of Lothian" he
will have his hands full for there is about four
teen of him
Temperance men, summering at the White
Mountains, object to ascending Mount Washing
ton for fear of becoming elevated"
Fashionable Summer Styles Saratoga and
the Capes
What celebrated Irish protestant air does
| lad bathing in the river represent? Boy-in
Water to be sure.
| Are the Mexicans unit for Womans' Suf-
| frage? We ask because it is said that Mexico is
full of Revolutions.
| How many airs do the rich enjoy? For
| tunes,-besides good many :" airs " sometimes
put ON.
The N. Y. Herald lately contained marriage
notice which was followed by the words No
fuss But plenty of feathers wen warrant
Many democratic papers keep repeating the
story about /" life insurance policy" being pre-
scented to President Grant and will probably
fight it out on that Yin if it takes all summer.
Much complaint is indulged in by farmers
| about the ravages of the potato bug, and they
ask for remedy to destroy it. We have 1.-THE
remedy, not the bug Plant no more potatoes,
and the rayages of the potato bug will cease.
This is sure thing--it g goes right to the spot
-" Red Clouds wife is as straight as arrow.
Her name is Woman-W -Without-a-Bow." But
that is nothing new. There are thousands of
! pale-face maidens, each one of whom, if not AZ
straight as an arrow, might be called The
Woman without Beau.
-Blighted Agriculture" Baby-Farming" il
England.
, --"Bottled Iies"-Tales of shipwreck found
floating in sealed bottles.
We printed, sometime ago, that coal-oil
smeared on the hands and face, would keep of
mosquitoes. This, we understand, does no
bring the answer. we now recommend Goa
r Tar. This, smeared on the hands and face vii
a keep these pests off-or if they do alight, j
1 will keep them on long enough for the person t
: despatch them.
It A good cut--cuttins doYi the Nationa
/ debt.
-.'A Milwaukee bachelor rushed to hi
Q washerwomans and arrested her hand just a
is she was plunging his white trousers in the sud-
e He had forgotten $1,000 in the watch pocket.
1t As soon as we read that, we experienced sever
~ cold chills creeping down our back. What if "
had been as forgetful as the Milwaukee chap
We put off on the double-quck to our washer
woman's, and arrived just in time to arrest h,
?, hand as she WAS plungng pair of white trousel
- in the suds. But they were not our trousers
:, oh no, not any. And just then we were reminde,
i by the washerwoman, asking if we couldn't Sc
:" tie that little bil," that we didn't have $10I
= to forget in watch or any other pocket. The
o. we felt easier.
u The New York Globe and Newark Courie
- we are panied to observe, have been imposii
w. upon their readers, by telling them B. D. is
"-humorist- (modesty prevents
dy quoting in fulD. But they can't fool us.
Is know him Believing, however, they intended
,st be complimentary, we hope they may live
thss die-and be happy epe' Wt",