Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-01-31
HERE AND THERE.

GAUSS tnoy are not lox5s' tails,-Lobdki
Citizen.
Did it ever occur to yon how ashamed
pug dog must be Of himself when he |
has to be seen in company with woman |
who is fool enough to lug him about
Boston Post.
Advances are now being made towards |
patching up the differences between two |
neighbors in the Fourth ward. One Of |
the families owns good snow shovel
Nsoark Call.
Poor people 60 to the theatre to enjoy
the play. They never get up what are
called theatre parties to gsbble with and
disturb the peace of an audience Men
Orleans Hcayune.
| said Coleridge, all of which goes 10 show
that the poet, like some of the rest oil us,
resched home occasionally about Lid.
uisht.-Riid. Call.
Madame Columbia, in view of her ep-
prosohing wiGowhood, will take sdvsu-
tsge OF this leap year, and lead some un-
suspecting Republican to the Presidential
chair.-HarDoyd Fost.
A society called the "Sons OF Revolu-
tion" has been organized in New YorR. 1t
is more high sounding name than organ
grinders, but We infer the subject is the
ssme.-NorristoWn Herald.
Texas man will go four or five miles
to get drink. A Vermont man wont.
He'll just hang round the gin mill ali the
time, aud never allow himself to get four
or five miles away from it.-Bosion Fost..
A Montana statesman is nsmed Ma.
slpuis NJ. Msginnis. The middle letter
ia thous ht to stand for Mseinnis, and a
7sgue suspicion is gaining footing that
ne may be Of lfisn oesceht.-Bisma,ck
fribane
There is difference between
Christmas aud Fourth Of July. Christmas
comes hut once a cal, and " hen it comes
it brings good cheer. The Fourth OF
July brings three cheers and a tiger
Narration idspsadsnt.
The town council Of Bronson, S C has
voted to make the retail liquor license
fee 81 900 during the present year. This
step will probably force the several in
habitAnts each to run his own still
LopeR Citizen
The paragraph 10 the effect that Sulli-
van is very i'll was most injudiciously
circulsted. It referred to Sir Arthur
"Pinsforen Sullivan, but many people
thought it referred to John L., spd were
!, so caused deep and unnecessary anxiety.
!, -bo,toH Post.
. A gentleman Was giving S little Keo-
: kuk psby boy some peanuts the other
1 day. The good mother said Nov, whst
4 are you going TO say 10 the ssutlemsnf
# With childish simplicity the little fellow
looked up in the sentlemsu's face and
n replied. more !"-Detfoi Tlmei
II Madame, you We destroyed s5 worth Of
e merchandise" sngrIy remsrked dude
20 to lady, as she seated herself in chair
Y in which he had deposited new Derby
d hat. 'Serves you right" she replied
81 slowly rising from the ruin 'you had
Is no business to buy s5 hat for a so cent
1; mead, '-Brookiyn Eagle.
ie The Louisville Courier Journal al eye
q, that Congressman John Finerty is cor
=, templatiNg constitutional smendm
OF providing that hereafter the 4th of Jul,
cd hall occur upon the l7th of March W
a. don't believe it. We don't beiev
w Fiaerty's the nan to favor having one la
le instead OF two.-BoSton Post.
u. No, dear, they do not play base ball il
ta South Africa. To be sure, they hsv
~, their dismond fields dow tLsresway
y. but they are unremunera.ive in compar
90 son with our own. 1t is very rarely ths
sr a mau can make anything like $40, 600
10. Jesr in the trsnsequa,orisi' damon
AZ a field d,-Boston Transcript:
At In 8 nonpsreil corner OF the Free Pre-
to the other day was little telegraph
en- dispatch to the effect that Mr.. Duke
ed Portland, Ose., who was reported 81
pe gagged to Mary Anderson, was not know
iii in that town. The Duke OF Port!aH
he ought to visit Oregon and get himse
ls, known -Dstyot Fee Press
lge A "Skilied Vocalist sang q song
Ter which some persons will have at least
lid vague recollection OF hearing the title
ore the tune, and this is the way Il
ret bismarck Tribune msu says she gave i
cir "wah tab the claw raw baw Jawy
she Wah tah the claw raw haw;
IA Jawy, ma kw traw law Wah,
= Wan tall the claw raw haW.H
aa a "Yes, said Byrnesmonkey, ~ had
,as heap Of fun last night. You know he
,nS cold il was Well, met old Woute
'1 out on the corner and kept him talkil
there for over an hour. He nearly fro
to death Wasn't that a good job
though ?" "Ysas,' replied Tawmr
,llv 'but wasn't it Just as cold for you as
ia him !' ''By Jove, | never thought
Rar that Blooming ass l was l did uesl
IN die OF cold my self ~ Bost u Post.
ark "Hallo, Rphraim, did you have &c
left dinner for Christmas ~ "Dsed |
By Sambo, | was comm home light t%
ling Christmss-monsous cold, you know
ave ana saw some chickens on roost. a
age dey was mos frcz4, and took 'em '
sses me and done warmed EN- Oh, yes, |
in. berry good Christmas dinner-chicE
,r of potpie and fxins, yer knows hi,
year Go way, boy Wot yer know b
er q ieelosophy OBJ de wedder 81 Ike Hate
paid The Spsniards, it is said, have rel
will ious reverence for the banana, believ
4 TO it TO be the fruit of which Adam parto
sons "ln our own land We have seen mi
well men prostrste themselves before 1t, -
bat the Boston Transcript, And We |
lpon seen Americans "ait down on it,"
lived from the nature Of the prayers Il
Free uttered at the time, We Inferred tha; Il
the respect for the fruit was tae reyers
viii Norristorn Herald.
taa' Oae more unfortunate Mamma
ln widow of considerable personal att
" Vi tions) III wait to tell you 5ometh
l'Iy Tommy. Gou saw that gentleman 1
,lyeu @ Well he ia going to be your new pl
!n!ts Mammals going to marry him " Ton
'e'a' (who recolleets something Of the life
old papa used to Lead % a does
know it YET, mamma t''-London Pt
how The absence Of the telephone
unck appreciated by me people in Bos
Is his O-e man SAID: About osce in two or
suct ritgs Sc. something ike this 'H
ID he George, dear - "Well, hello :" ~
.se ii just said goo, goo, four tunes, a.
come, know he wants you to com- hon
he's supper" BABY Who in tAu1de
n his you think / an :" "Arsn't you
-esms l,7ol 20 Certainly not Good De
2 his Nov, you see that is an interrupt;
but usiness - Boston Tran,c,tpt
II two THg WtLLERs wopING
nutul Love me littlr love me long
! f1i sang The dusty miller
Il To his wheA- art, and MS song
s. Dld ma ta ami thru her
N the
4 a. In your rye- now love looks shine,
-, There lies cereal pleasure,
'as "' on hum1ny ipy- are mlne
ne 10 Filing upnS measure
al Came the inaideu's 6orn-full laugh
4uly At the miller : fdwthug;
lerin' Nou can't wiunUw girls with chaif -
amin ~ir| 10 you good morn Le.
repd. Fra.h jams is developing such su