Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-09
HERE AND THERE.

while the Sun shines.-Lifs.
The Home CirIe-Walking round the
room with the baby at night.
A girl with a lover Weighing 275
pounds calls him her Jum-beAu.
Goliah didn't live long enough to
accuse David OF an ungererous fling
Boston Star.
Seems as II chop sticks we're the proper
tools to eat hash with.-Bosion CONNER
ciai Bulletin.
There are two sides to the liquor drink
ing question, and it's best to keep the
liquor on the outside.-New Orleans
Hcayne. ,.-..
A charming female writer says that the
men like to "piok the ladies TO pieces"
One who has been there says It is GER
tsinly very pleasant sometimes to take
them apart.-Shoe and Leather Reporter.
A Gardiner (Me.,) man wills $4,000 to
the Methodist church there on the oondi-
tion that it give up socisbles. 1t is be-
believed that his matrimonial alliance re-
suited from church socisbles.
Post.
81 know you," said King Theodore, Of
Abyssinia, to the English. "First you
send a missionary; then you send a
| CONSUL to look after the missionary then
you send an army to look after the
consul i'
An exchange relates that because Mise
Ida Bussels, Baltimore belle of Is sum.
mers, had quarrel with her lover she
blew her brains out. She was probably
80 mad she was bound to deprive him Of
the fun Of making up.-Boston Post.
John Hennessy, No. 504 West Fifty.
fifth street, New York, tried to hang him
self. Saved, but died soon atterw ards o.
delirium tremens. Probably saved be-
cause his friends didn't want the liquoi
he had drunk wasted.-Boston Post.
1t is mistake to suppose that bird
canno. reason. A caterpillar got int,
Washington Square the other day ant
spsrrows immediately left in . body
They knew If they stayed they would b,
expected to eat it.-Hiildelphia Neps.
Let Vennor have the credit due him
In his predictions for July he prophesiet
for the 18th "intense electrical manifesto
tions." Or is he member Of the Tel
egraphers' Brotherhood and knew tn
trouble WAS coming f-Rasburg Telegraph
A prayer explained "Why," asked
governess Of her little charge, "do W
pray to God to give us our daily bread
Why don't we ask for four or FIVE day
of a week 7" because we want 1t fresh,
replied the ingenious child York Ag,
A French lion tanner qusrreled with hi
wife, powerful virago, and WAS ohAse
by her all around his tent. On bein
sorely pressed he took refuge in the Gag
among the lions. "0h, you oontemptibl
coward p" she shouted, "ooms out
you dare"
King Kalakaua offers his yacht for sal,
Now that such fellows as Jay Gould an
Vanderbilt have become yschtmen Kali
kaua thinks that kings and other poop
should have enough self respect to us
ferry boats and excursion steamers in Il
future.-Ehiiadelphia News.
The following placard hangs up in
Tennessee store window.
Peppermint lie for
He'd AXE
Belize f."
, 10th
a A young lady in Philadelphia sem
r nary was heard to say that the h
weather had made her "sweat." One
the teachers, lady Of the old school, T
proved her in these words: "My des
bear in mind that horses sweat, men pc
8 spire, and young ladies get in glow"
Vereker has hit upon soher
n whereby he expects to make forum
n He will advertise largely, ''For 10 cent
n will disclose a plan whereby one-oe
! postage stamps can be made to do Il
"a work of three-osnt stamps. His plan
/. perfectly simple and cannot fail.
Il three of them.-Ihe Judge.
The Prince of Wales wants the wate
n Of England stocked with fish, after t
Is American plan. II he succeeds, t
r church congregations will be very SIN
N on Sundays. 1t is the lack Of an opp
/, tunity to catch fish on Sundays IL
ia makes the average church attendance
IT large in England.-T SVtings.
y A family of noble birth came to Il
10 country years ago, according to the Cri,
lie and went into business. They laid asi
8. all thought of lineage and took their
OF coat of arms az a trade mark, and th
ss are now worth millions. This is the m
'r sensible nse OF a coat of arms that
g. have heard OF for long time.-Hilao
lie phid NssoS.
= "Where is the other sinner 2" said {
ss secretary of the board of trade, as
20 settled his No. IL on the block. "Of
=, :, his vacation, boss" responed the oolol
brother, as he commenced on the O
~, 10 tract. "Ah, yes gone to Brighton
a. suppose" said Ned, as he wear
%. searched for a nickel.-Boston CONNER,
70 Bulletin.
The railroad restaurant on the C. x
49, road ct Joliet is kept by a veteran bak
,ir A sprightly young traveller complained
one of his pies the other day. The
man became angry. "Young man."
said, severely, 81 made pies before )
were born" "Yes," responded
70 traveller, 81 guess this must be on,
m those same pies. "-Cheek.
A vigorous old fellow in Maine v
n had lately buried his fourth wife ,
nj aooosted by an acquaintance, who upaw
10 of his bereavement, asked "How
a your wife, Cap'n Plowiogger 20
la which the Cap'n replied with perfec
he grave face: "Waal, to tell ye
he trewth, am kinder out OF wives /
Of | haVW' -DoStUH NOHIWeTClut DuWetH.
Florida has q hen that has made n
n and Matched brood Of chickens in a
nd "a feet from the ground. She ia acc
to toming herslf aud her brood to
in "environment'-of colored statesm
ill says q politician who believes that a
,r- generations of chicken stealing dark
ot. may 'evolute" the hen into high. fly
sr- eagle-like bird.-NeV York CONNER
az Advertiser. ..
N They had revival down in Indi,
to recently which ended in old Ben Will
81. being made deacon. Last Sunday
Ben was especially annoyed by you
men who during the whole time Of
40 vice were flirting with his young
q, daughter. Their misbehaving was carr
10 to climax when the regenerated fat
y, was praying. Suddenly he felt that
~ could bear it no longer, and, raising
~, ~ voice to its highest pitch, he pray
"An' now, o, Lord, hev mercy on
o, dunn idiot with the store clothes on q
W., winkin' at our Alice, and keep |
b. a'hangin' around the church door wi
l. sarvice is over till can git to him
To- put head on him Amen"
= During Lees invasion of Pennsylya