Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-30
HERE AND THERE.


Even the alphabet is ruralizius Only
fonr letters remain in SHOWN. "-Nelo
York Netos.
Chicago has summer class in Hebrew.
An all the year round class in Eug!ish is
more needed in that CITY, Hhiladstphia
Neos.
The trouble with Minnie Conway, who
divorced Levy to marry osmond Tearle,
is that she loved not wisely bu, two
swells.-Haukeye.
L. il very wiopg f,r the rewspsp para to
speak OF Dorsey ~ the mod-ru Anspias
1t is not charitable To speak slighiingly
OF the dead. BOSTON Iidnae,iDL
A gold idol Weighing 32l pounds WAS
Recently eXusvated in Mexico. The
Montezumas wrre just like the rest Of II :,
it seems. Make idols Of their gold -
Hartford ita.
A West Hill man refused to bny
velocipeds for his son, because he said
the boy didn't hno~ how to take pictures
With one if he hGd 1t, and he would
poison himself trying to learn.
Another salt vein hss been struck ut
tiepeseo, N, Y and people all over the
dcu airy are b4cOming possessed of the
des that nature thinks New York people
sre too fresh.-0a CITY Biivsard.
The discourse delivered by Boston
divine at Ghautauqua, on Thursday, on
he "Msroh OF the Anglo. Saxon" grace.
fully prepares the way for proclaiming
that Adam waa Boston man.-PMiadei-
phia Ledger.
Some workmen, while putting up a
sign st Newport store, dropped two OF
the big letters, both HIS, on the pave
ment. A dozen Newporters Immediately
exclaimed, Glow delightfully."- English. ),
PHILADELPHIA News.
'No," said the professor, 81 shall not
start conservatory of music. nearly
rented a building up town for that
purpose, nut when heard that the work
men in boiler factory across the street
were going to protest, gave it up"
| The melon grew in sunny cline,
Where the air is sweet with the breadth OF
| The boy saw life by the Northern tide
| Where the seas wild waves DER the Maine
| coast glide,
| They were buried together-the melon inside
--BoStoa AdrertiSer.
0ne Of the most amusing sights that
1 NiAAS VIVIAN ASiNo lOlbh " ub Ili5tfhDlt
| sinners is 8 house-dog sitting In a garden
walk making the widest kind of wild
sndesyors to grab D fly that is carefully
keeping on the outside of his mnsz'e -
| Puck.
A young miss OF IL aaks what Is TIL
proper thing for her to do when sle is
serensded by party of gentlemen at a
late hour. We are glad to bs able to
| answer this question. Steal softly Gown
stairs, and unite the dog Rochester
| ErmeSs.
a common looking, uneducatei bug,
tho locust, can lay eggs that ket =
perfectly for II years, while all the
acience OF the 1914 century hasn't
produced plan Whereby the egg of hen
can be kept trest through single winter.
-titsJarg Telegraph.
Mrs. Summerbreezv's new girl was told
to ''watch that turnover while her mis-
tfess ran ACROSS the street." When the
lady returned the turnover was burned to
crisp, aud the girl remarked "Shure,
I've watched it, mum; and it hasn't
turned over yst."-Ihe Judge.
a coin used among the MalayB reprs
cents value equal to about the one
nlliioDjh part of the American dollar.
such coin were introduced into thii
country, many more people who attsrd
church would contribute to the mission
airy cause.-Norrtstown Herald
The Russian diacoverers of Noah's Arl
IN Mount Ararat fund that most of til,
Compartments were filed with ice. Now
II thsy can find some old bottles aud
I af,,t. 4 . Al
VIII be established. Everybody ha
heard Of Noah's wsakuesa-- lhtladeiyhu
Neos.
Poo!s wife remarked to him, as the,
started ont the other night to tske SUP
per with the Browns, that she expected
Mrs. b. would have stunning couture
well, I'm sure hope so," grumbleC
Poots. Il haven't had anything good t,
eat since the last time We were q
mothers. "-LoWeA Courier.
The Wilmington base ball club la
been defeated SO nuinerously of late tina
the people OF that city feel awfully Gu
up about it, but have not yet decide
whether to butcher the nine to make
. Delaware holiday or move out of the city
They have our aympathy-that is til
| ''''tSttfs
The latest "suske story" going tn
rounds OF the press is headed, "a YoupI
. Lady Tightly Embraced by Serpent.
, Such incidents are not rare. But tn
young lady doesn't know at the tim
that he is serpent. Sometimes sh
doesn't discover the fact until after sh
marries characterization Herald
, Glow is it," asked Angelina, "ths
they call piece on the stage sometime
} work and then play ?" 'You seq
dearest, that it makes difference whiel
way you look at it. Writing drama j
play to the writer, but too often deuce,
. hard work to the poor mortals who hav
to listsn to it."-Boston transcript.
Young Mr.. Brown was making an even
ing call, when his best girls little brothe
, approached him and begged the loan a
his whistle. "Whistle2" qusried Mr.
Brown. 81 have no whistle" swell
papa says you have, " continued the littl
wiDgless angel, "and that you are all til
, time wetting it."-Rochestsr I5st ErD,ess
A Paris paper says :-"X. WHO is abou
to marry, asks priest tor al absolute,
. 4 his youthful errors. When he la
finished his story X retires perfectl
! absolved. An instant after he return
and says to the priest, "Y0u hay
forgotten to give me penanos." "Ths
A Is useless, replied tins priest, "since 20
are about to marry"
"You must be careful in your use {
a nitric acid, said professor Of chsmistr
; to his class, 'tor, when benzoyinaphty
/ lanid is treated with nitric acid. tw
, isomeric monitrot enzoylnaphtylamids al
formed, one yielding monononamidobeu
zonoaphtylamide, and the other gky
drobenz neutrality-suspicious., and an 81
plosion is pretty sure TO fellow"
When Virginia belle was o1cs sui
g prised by her father in the parlor of
4 hotel at the White Sulphur Spring.
supporting upon her shoulder the hsa
Of middle-aged admirer, she at ono
, disarmed the impending rebuke By ez
! claiming "Surely, father, this is not IL
first time you have Seen an old head @
I young shoulders. n-Neg York Graub,c.
i ! She was in the dimly-lighted receytio
n room Of city dcy goods store, anC
! walking up to tall mirror placed sSainl
+, the wall, remarked: "Why, how can
4 sou here 2" Then, observing some su
! prise, not to say amusement, on the faes
: Of the other occupants Of the room, 81
. saw her mistake, and explained in gyss
T. confusion. 81 thought it was my sister
q we're twins" ..=....
d An Englishinap, writing from til
% country to London paper, says aW
: have always supposed Englishme
/ - 49, - - 81. a