Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-01-07
BREvITIES.
Sun rises 7.23. ...... Sun sets 4.51.

u sun rises I.Z0. 0.....s. sun sotS as0J.
Dr. Simms' Cough Syrup rs cents.
\ q. s. Humphrey, the halter and furrier.
Go to John Parker, los Z. Second street, II
you want the Dublin twist.
1t is very impollte to look over the shoulders
Of person who is reading or writing.
The rain ceased this morning, and now we
have another summers day in January.
The time draws near when he will be called
Garc-alOne. Not a soul will stand with him.
Single ladies of expectation have horse
shoes hung over their chamber mirrors.
If this kind of weather continues the hot
house flowers will be for sale at the street
crossings.
Clothes.hampers have come to the 90 cent
store. Also q new lot Of umbrellas.
An old lady in Wichita says she never could
| imagine where all the smiths came from un.
til she saw In New England tswn large
sign, "SmIth Manufacturing Company"
Mrs. Partington has been reading the health
officers weekly report, and thinks "total "
must be an awful malignant disease, since as
many die Of 1t as all the rest put together.
Some crusty, rusty, fusty, musty, dusty
lcurmudgeon OF man gave the following toast
at O celebration: sour fire engines may be
like our old maids-ever really, but never
wanted.
Governor Garcelon, after recovering from
his shock, wanted to know If anybody else
had b:en.struck by the thunderbOl.
The progress Of the Hayden murder trial in
Connecticut shows that perpetual motion is
an accomplished fact.
When you get ready, but not before, Try
Kings Good Samaritan Cough Syrup.
There is now and then thing turns ups
which the more 1t Is cut the longer 1T Crews.
For instance ditch.
Beginning of aJudge's charge In Texas
"Gentlemsn of the jury, you must now quit
eating peanuts and attend to the case. "
The first number of the Pope's organ, the
" Aurora" has been published, and the con-
tents telegraphed to America, but rs 1t has no
poetry on the New Year nor anything about
the Maine outrage 1t will net be very lopu-
lar.
We are asked, "When will the people quit
drinking whiskey?" We don't know, in 4 CT
1t is difficult for anybody to tell what will
happen l,00O, 900 0U0, 600 100000 years hence.
Therefore we refer them to our assigns, heirs
or successors.
A sound bay mare for sale at Witsil's cigar
store, 10 Maryland avenue. Price SIS.
Girls, don't you 10 to work and commit sui.
eide because your boy lover has got mad and
won't speak to you, as that Ohio girl did the
other day.
Coons and skunks are amongst the princi-
pal productions OF Chester County, jndgiDg
from the local reports in the West Chester
papers.
"A senses -taker," said the old lady =
WAL, there's me an jeremiah, an Sarah
Ann, an that's all 'ceDt Jim, an he's fool
au' aint got no senses to take. ="
"My darling. said he, what delicious
a nH Ualt N(1nOdnAQa
been eating my lip salve?"
Let us have O comfortable chair! The place
to get one is at Adair's, No. 2O7 Market street.
A man has been hung out West for living
on his relations He was an Indian and can
nibalized his family.
The fire last night was the largest known
IN Wilmington within the memory OF her old
est citizens.
1t is amusing to think Of the wonderful
sympathy expressed by DR.. u. Il. Adams,
whe Is said to be an Englishman, and Barney
Rosenblatt, whe is said to be Pole. OF
course their patriotism arises from disinter-
ested motives.
The old adage, that, "wien It rains a.
pours, Is verified again to-day. Here we
have tho irish sympatnizing meeting and the
big ere all In one issue.
Big blue-bOttle flies are about again. Pr.b.
ably the warm weather deceIves them into
thinking spring Is really here.
Cupping and leeching at No. l0s E. Second
street. Residence No. 403 East Second street.
Don't you hear the children coming,
Coming into schoolf
Don't you hear the master drumming
On the window with his rule?
Master drumming, children coming.
Hurriedly to school.
Tiptoed fingers reach the catch,
Tiny fingers click tho latch,
Curly headed girls throng In,
Lily tree from toll and sin;
Breexy boys .nock In together,
Bnsging broatbs Of winter weather,