Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-01-24
AND THERE.

II is 81 4yloynent in a powder mill |
tends to eIuvats = sn.-Boston CONNER. |
sial Bulletin.
The rage for rings makes the hall of a |
fashionsbl. honse rugged path. Boston
Commercial Bulletin.
The only base thing that does Dot seem
10 progress III New York is the pedestal
for the Bsrtholdi statue Boston Com
me- ciai Bulletin.
Titu3 Audr0nious is the latest volume
o. new edition of Shakespeare. The
next one will be about some other ouss.-
Boston Commercial Bulletin.
The man who married girl because
she "struok his fancy" says she strikes
him any where that comes haLdy now -
Boston CONNER ctat Bulletin. ..-
Iu honor OF leap year the Chicago
inter- Ocean published descriptive list of
600 eligible bachelors in that city
his would probably very much shock
ohspetolirg eGsterneTs.
Why is my wife so precious in my sight
is 1t hecauso her eyes are aisays bright
ana grace ana 1nuueslS are III her air
Neither believe lue, though she's very fair
IL is come. see-the silver IN her hair"
Puck.
An Indian named ''Man- Afraid of
Nothiug'' married white woman in
Montana fecently, and in one week alter
The wedding applied to his tribe to have
bis name changed. Bismarck Tribune.
VIII Arab Pasha please come to this
country. They seem to thing it necessary
10 telegraph from India everything he
says, and II wonld bs heap cheaper If he
would come over himself and say it all
here. boston Post.
A wounded soldier, who lives in Bur.
lingtOn, Iowa, mas declined tU draw any
more pension money, he having recovered
from his wounds. II this good man is
not more cautious, somebody will start
the rumOr that he is crauk.-LOmsuHie
Courier journal.
One pound Of green tea boiled until its
strength is concentrated into q gill Of
liquid contains poison enough to kill
over 600 cats, it ID said. L-t 'em bring
on their cats and prove it. If IL doesn't
work, We can work in among 'em with
an axe --Bosion Eoa
The Pons comet has baeu discovered
10 have double tail, though when ii
was here il 1872 it had only one. This
- bN-%' 1pNpiAhk tP VA tallbf llhb Auat.
Is going TO make the comet very provoca.
tive of nervousness TO the man going
home late - Bosom Rh.
Unprepossessing old bschelor-"And
why do you think l ought to get married,
Miss MabelH'' Miss Mabel tsged 49,
'Oh, you look 81 though you nepded
somsbody to take care of you and-On,
goodness, you didn't think said that to
lead you on, did you S"-LVe
The last mot OF the elder Dumas. He
was on his deathbed. His old servant,
who adored him, was weeping in corner.
Dumas turned his halt-olosed eyes towards
him and said kindly, "Don't cry, my
poor friend ; If / want you up there i
will ring for you"
Whenever OF hear tina: short crops,
business failures, lock-outs, strikes, high
prices and a hard winter are certain 10
force nOu- payment dividend stocks from
| u 70 loo sit down GU a cod fish box and
sand paper your head until you strike
streak of common sense.- Wall Street
.News.
There is man in this city who has
| been married 40 years, and vet declares
he never SAW his wifi. in a rage. Such a
curiosity might not interest tine little
folks, but the circus that secures this
woman for its side show will draw all the
older psople in the country. Cqicaqo
| Telegram.
Young Simpson Ito the lovely Felicia,
as they stand on the piazza in the moon
light)-"Miss Felicia, this world looks SO
dresry and lonely to me, feel as though
no one loves me !" Felicia (in sympa-
thetic tone)-"Oh, MIR. simpson, Ged
loves you" simpson, after a thought.
full pause, suggests they 60 in, as il is
growing ehilly.-LJe.
boarding house keeper was surprised
to see one of her bosrders one mornips
take the butter from his plate and KNOCK
it around the tabls with his fork
What are you doing that for ~ sh.
asked. Madam" =" replied the board4t
this butter is so very strong that iiud
1t necessary to weary it little betor,
eating, or it would knock ont my stomach
in the first round -free Press.
"Ne," said man who applied for ,
pension, 81 must sckuowledSe that
vas never in the army, hut ouoe fell Of
a post land rail fence sud broke my Il,
while watching militia company dri!l
II seems to ne, man vino watches
military company drill tor an hour, t,
say nothlng sbeu. bleakiug hi, leg
ought TO have somr comf eu- alton from
dis country. ."--NHidl-toou Eanscript.
john Henry - saii al swful voice. ~
lie staggered into ,he room, wnere-
hsve-you-been1 :" ''stud'iu 'atr9'my. ,
81 suppose, john Henry, you bave beet
| min No. a,
''Jesh so "Well, | thought go You',
better get into bed now, and be- sure yol
take your boots Of The pext time w,
hunt for comets you'd better see that til,
glass isn't loaded. oil C.ty Bt,s-pd.
"An, Old fellow" said an Austii
gentleman meeting another on til
avenue, $50 you are married at last
Allow me to congratulate Won, for hes
you have an excellent and aoaoMuiisbe,
wife" al have. indeed, !" as the repl,
''she is 30 accomplished. Why, sir, sh
is perfectly at noine in literature a
home in music at home in srt at hom
in scienu--ip short, at L0ma everywhere
except Except what 7" Except a
home. '-Ierls SVmgs
A lraGlp who was yesterday Telling hi
loug, sad story 10 the Ueoup>3t ot Gris
void street ottiav, was sudayl!y aaked
win you swear TO the truth oi you
statements ?" Yes, SIR "al lishi
L nj notary. Hold NJ your LsGd
The tramp took Lid "atiiaay5' wIlhou!
Wink, and when the ceremony Lhd bse
concluded La said "N9e viii you xiv
me q quarter - "Nhv, what sort Of
man are you t' exclaimed the Uthei
'tPve just Administered an oath that
cusrge SO cents flr, aud LOW you wal
two shilinss u.u; BIZ UH, -ir. Or Il
call an otissr ''---Detfot- Frss lfess,
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wODaDIS Bravery.
OF womau's bravery III, Bnstou P5
gives the following account This lis
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