Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-07-29
HERE AND THEIR X.

proper that butter will not melt in his
mouth he must chew his oleomargarine.
The discovery that the chief OF ia tribe
of Canadian Indians was really O woman,
has created squaw-king among the red
men.
One of our real modest girls Is Emma
Abbott, who is writing her own autobio-
graphy, entitled The Story Of Great
Singer.
South Africa being much afflicted with
Beers, is not good country to start
newspaper in.-Neo York Commercial
Advertiser.
They say that Emily Soldene has new
piece to play during her coming American
tour. 1t is likely to be success, though
she is unsuited for her part.
II John Sherman had been in Garfeld's
place, Agnes jerks would have owned
that Credit Mobilier stock. John is the
greater statesman.
"When you behave like gentleman"
said Sara Bernhardt, ~ will speak to
you" eyes, but perhaps l won't speak
to you then. "-Figdro.
A Brookly mother fed her year old baby
| on sliced cucumbers and milk and then
wanted the prayers of the church because
the Lord took it away.
A parish in New England has parson
who rings the bell, plays the organ, leads
the singing, and in winter cuts the wood.
He is also his own sexton.
| A man arrived in Leadvile with white
shirt on, few days ago, and the governor
had to put the city under martial law at
nce.-NidiIetonn Transcript.
When DR.. Tanner gets through his
forty days fast, he ought to have no diff
Guilty hiring out his stomach for a bass
drum.-FhtIa. Chronicle Herald.
lunatic of Patmos." Wonder if he'd call
Nebuck, the grass eater, the bob. tailed
herbivori of Mesopotamia ?-Puch.
A Philadelphia census taker says he is
surprised at the large number of full
grown idiots he found. He evidently
didn't know much about Philadelphia.
A brakeman on an Indiana freight train
who permitted man to ride with him OIL
the top of car undertook to collect fare
and shot the passenger for refusing to pay
Queen Vic announces that ladies' witt
l
waists, needn't come to her parties an,
more. This busts the fashion. -BOst0,
Post.
/ The centre of population OF the Unite,
States, according to the census of 1870
. was in Clermont county, Ohio. 1t doe
seem as though the centre of everythin
: was in Ohio.
st. Louis girls are bound to have ting
Of romance to their marriages. One G
; them broke with her intended because h
refused to have their wedding take plac
r at the morgue.
The Philadelphia Chronicle Herai
thinks the young man who has propose
and been neither accepted nor rejecte
!, knows how exciting it is to live in
d doubtful State.
q Prince Ronald Bonapsrte will SOC
. marry Mile, Marie Blanc, the daughter
:, Monaco Blanc. Her income annually
!, SlG0,000. His property consists of h
a name and &c cid sword.
e Louisville claims to be the only city
Y the Union where stranger can get ia
Y and honest deal at faro. That is, when
i. loses he has to acknowledge that it W
" honestly ost-Detr0h Free Press.
e "You couldn't hit the side of barn wi
h that pistol" said Warren tauntingly
Jones, at Hillsboro, N. G. "But can Il
a. side of you, retorted Jones, and he fir
ID at Warren, iHtlicting mortal wound.
u A Nebraska Indian contrived to swalc
:. a lot of dynamite and now he can sta
around corners and call q white man an
Ut thing he chooses without being kicked
l., his insolence. They're shv of jarring h
2 even.
lie Jerome Ames, of Watertown, N. Y :, 81
of seven times at man feet away and ne,
re even grazed him -DetrUit Free Pr
nd The sooner Jerome changes his last ma
,r the better. Something wrong about
a Ames Philadelphia Bulletin.
A Tennessee sutton wrote to his swe
er heart MS follows Your father kicked
ais last night, and forbade me the house.
ais | whipped him, would it lessen your Ii
to for me- The replied that it would
cy aud the parent WAS soundy thrashed.
WI A Colorado man can take his rifle
nd put bullet into an old straw hat 1 4
TO yards away every time; but he does
get down on the grouud and tangle hi
se self all up to do it, 10 he isn't conside
ed good ritlemsu by the average amateur
he AT THE rIcNic.
ioi Beneath shady tree they sat,
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