Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-10
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| Drima'iga print or translate II you will,
To treatment lik thai l am uerved;
But add not nor take for my good or my I'LL
For the right TO misquote is reserved.
A newspaper gushing over reoen
painting says: 'In front stands rusti,
maiden wrapped in ner own thoughts.
The Scene is laid in latitude 10 south.
He suddenly dropped in a chair,
and didn't e tile pin in ii
But jtmmimy didn't he swegr7
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Now WAS there any Fin In III? Tilfon.
There is no occasion for tumbling Il
you'll just take little care now you walk
C4retni paople don't slip on the ioe, juft
be-whoopl Wnsck! Who are yor
laughing ats
A young lawyer in Arkansas, having {
case decided against him by the court
said ,,Well, now Iii just take this cas-.
before another judge, AID let him makt
agiess what the law Is too"
A correspondent, writing from the
country, asks us if ii is necessary to gel
drunk on joining the volunteer fire
company of his town. No, but you will
have to take "a horn" occasionally.
Nautical Husband (Jokinely)-"Oh,
Pm the maipstsy Of the family" Wife
"Yes, and the jibbuom and the--and the
=" Small boy [from experenoe) )-"Auo
the spanker too mamma" Applause.
1t Is asserted that the horse which John
Wilkes Booth rode to the place of his
capture after President Lpooln's assassi.
nation belongs to an Abingdon Mass.
and ia n ungl frux "a. ~,
years old.
A Vermont horse dealer refused TO let
anybody tell his son about George Wash.
ington. He says, when he dies, he expects
to leave his business to his son and doesn't
want the boy to fail in it, on account OF
Georges example.
The messenger of the Maryland Elec-
torai College received from the Treasury
department the smallest amount OF
mileage paid for the dlty of conveying
the Yote-it was only 80. 80 The
Oregon messenger received the largest
sum-S963 10 ~
the steam yacht Cdrrie, at Baltimore, on
Wednesday night, were Edward Poplar,
aged %, Harry Poplar, aged 10 both sous
OF the captain Joseph W. Brown, deck
hand; the colored steward, Ellis, and
Engineer Young.
I've had enough of kisses!
I've had enough Of lOyel
Oh give me back my old souch hat
My comfortable glOvel
Take off this cont ilat fits 70 tight
Oh let me muss my hair,
There's ban in Glluatl, yet hope
''God bless the happy pair ?:
Did you slipi' they asked the old gen.
tieman Os they picked him up. "Oh, no, u
he groweld, 'of course not. | was trying
10 see il could sit down ON that coal-h
top hard enough to break it. Did it just
for the fun of the thing" And he glareu at
them savagely, aud they somehow fell
mighty foolish boston Post.
Preparations for the coming census of
1881 in London are being actively pushed.
1t is anticipated that the returns will re, cal
a striking increase in the population of the
metropolis, which cannot now be far short
of 4 600 600, The census will be taken
simultaneously in every district of the
United Kingdom on the same day.
Three little boys op Sunday were
stopped on the street by on elderly gentle
man, who, perceiviDg that they had bats
and balls with them, asked one of their
number this question: Boy, can you tel.
me where all naughty boys go who play
ball on Sunday" "Over back of John.
sons dam !" the youngster replied.
A hoy once tool; it in his head
That he would exercise his sled.
He took the sled into the road
Aud, lord massy! how he slOdr.
And NJ he sid, he laughing cried,
"Whnt fun upon my std 10 slide
Aud as hr laughed, before ne Rncwcd,
lie from that sildiug Sled was siu1e
upou the slab whcru hr WIS laid
They carved this line: "This hoy waA sludc."
The merchants Of st Louis are in
ebtliion against an increased charge for
telept ones This ye,i lne rate last year
WAS to per iuoptu; tins year 1S 33 ia
propoted. A very high price considering
that telephones are pupuitrly regarded as
pubic property, ard everybody III the
Eoighuorhood wants to use them free OF
charge.
IN recent interview with Mr.. Joseph
GTsmer, ono OF the proprietors of the
Emerson Piano Company, Boston, Mass.,
that gentleman remarked | have used
that splendid remedy. st. Jacob's Oil in
my family, and found ii to be SO very
beneficial that | will never be with out H..
1t has cured me of u severe case Of rheu-
mail+m, afles ether remedies had failed
Pr ctirsI religion is the best kind to ket p
in ali watches. ! never SOUS or turIl-
molly. Il oocs rot lesve any stain when
rubbed over the weak as prayer meeting
religion does, neither does It leave a bad
tn4te in the mouh When missionary
asked q cheerful shoemaker if he had
religion the man of wax replied, just
enough to help me make an honest pair OF
shoes and none TO spare
A great msp and o small hoy The
position of Graut is very much like thai
OF the boy at the Christmas party who
was bluhberipg. He was asked Why he
did not cat some more ard be seid he was
full up to his chin already Haven't YOU
got auy poch et- - They Bra full
Alroady,' was the fearful response "Then
what are you crying 4bou, Z u" "Because
| bavcn't got another pocket p GGlges.
tan Ne~s
The Recorder was cOmiue 6dwn Gllvc.-
ton avenue the a,har morning. when It
rather seedy 10, kIug dnrhey, named Sam
Cooley, dodetd irto Il s,Cre. "What have
you been doing now asked the clerk.
dat ar is what's d,- matter, boss. ia as
ashamed to meet De Judge hecnuse hasn',
hesn up b"ineh hip tore whole well
II locks Ike | was frowin' of on bin. ~
GalTeNtoH Neios.
An OIL City lrisi mar, lavirg sered
the pledge, was chsig.d soon after with
having been ,lr1ih Twas me shsept-
miudedres.," said Pat ian hahit I
hnya NJ teItir' yyid nespif sed to