Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1884-11-12
BreVities.

Belva LOCKWOOD is not disappointed
anyway.
The buzzy season of the mosquito is
about over.
A cat concert on the back shed by
moonlight, is rather amew-sing.
The stumps can now have a rest. as
the politicians are no longer on them.
Women may not be deep thinkers
but they are generally clothes obser-
vers.
A man in Georgia has three mothers
ln-law. 1t takes good deal to kill a
Georgian.
As blondes have gone out of fashion
there are many light haired girls who
are willing to dye.
Queen Victoria couldn't appoint all
the great men who wanted the position
to be VicerOy of India, but she got one
Duffer-in.
A great many candidates are out of
their misery, and will now have a
chance to wash off the mud and build
up newcharacter.
Sitting Bull gets 5000 a month for
exhibiting himself. 1t pays to assassi-
nate United States generals. "Shame.
where is thy blush ?''
If Chicago were suddenly to drop ont |
Of existence some paragraphers would |
be stranded, because they write most |
OF their items by the Chicago foot.
VIM. H. English, of Indiana. saws
he is out Of politics. 1t would seem to |
run in the family, as his son, not being .
able to get back to Congress, is ont /
too. /
No bald-headed man was ever con-
verted by sermon during the fly sea-
son, and no presidential candidates was
ever converted during the campaign.
Wasps are worse than flies for putting
a man in II bad humOr.
There is an item going the rounds of
the press to the effect that boy has
been born in Nebraska, without brains.
We see nothing remarkable in that.
We see them around us every dav. In
the present age the boy born with
brains is the novelty.
What is the good of this Prohibition
business any way? Prof. Proctor saws
there will be no water on the face of
this planet in fifteen million wears. so
that the prOhibitionists would have to
give up their principles just about the
time they were approaching success.
If we could bring our conscience
down to permit us to lie, we would say
that we always predicted that the
election would go as it has. but being
contentious we will only say that
we always knew how it was going but {
were too modest to make any predic-
ion. I
The great National political battle
being over, the average citizen will (
low settle down to business. with the I
that if his candidate did {
get defeated, it doesn't make much
Inference to him, the country will
move along just the same as hereto \
ore, and never slip cog.
The persistence with which Elkins :
lied the clerks, manufacturers. and :
'ther classes supposed to be interested J
n the success of the Republican party.
las never been eXcelled. Elkins has
I'll the persistence of a Galveston mos q
Iuito, of which the little boy said, when !
isked what was the matter with his !
lose " Muskeeter bodder me all night. /
lie stuck so fast, l couldn't push him
If the statements of bipartisan press y
re to be believed, the successful party :
must be composed in great measure !
# bribing scOundrels with immense :
wealth at their command, and the de- =
Gated party must be composed in great .
art of venal, unprincipled, black ]
yards who will sell themselves for n g
ong. There should be reform some
where. Either the suffrage or the
wing should be curtailed. -Teras SIT. Ii
ngs. a