Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-05-14
HERE AND rHERE.


aserves as u refuge for more than 400
species of insects.n The wooden bed
stead serves as refuge for only one, but
that one can discount all the others.
Six pairs of shoes, each 10 inches in
length, five inches in width, and Is
inches around the ankle are on exhibition
in the window of Boston firm, by whom
they were made for woman and her five
daughters residing in Nashville, Tenn.
BEG pardon, sir. but could-hic-
tell me which is the opposite side of the
street 7" why, that side, sir" (pointing
across.) 'Mush oblish. was sover there
jus now, and asked mother gen'ln which
was opps' side, an he said this was"
A bowlder supposed to weigh in the
neighborhood of 1000 tons, fell recently
in Shelton Rock Hill, near Bethel, Conn,
with crash that was heard and felt for
20 miles around The bowlder is
described as being as large US an ordinary
sized country church.
Flint Justitin "A lot of young touehs
had fight in Justice Brooks office last
| night between II und O'Clock. They
made it SO lively that the Justice was run
out of his Office calling for protection.
| He will have to commit some of them for
contempt. = OSanegO Times.
A Minneapolis man who knows RE, teh
leader of the half breed rebellion in the
Canadian Northwest, says: HE is n
brilliant, intelligent, highly educated
far-seeing man, morally high, and as
brave us II lion" He omits, strangely
enough, to enumerate among Riel's
accomplishments his pleasing skill and
address ms a murderer. Chicago Times.
The best time for eastern parties who
want to invest in lands or to secure homes
to come to Dakota is in May and June. If
there is muddy season it is likely to be
in April, and in some sections the mud is
equal to any found anywhere, but does
not usually last long. In the early part
of the summer it is pleasant to tent at
/ night and travel at leisure.-St. Paul,
MINI, Globe.
Calino found his badness increasing in
! spite of remedies, and took his barber Ia
1 task about it; "You sold me two bottles
of stuff to make the hair grow" ut is
, very strange it won't grow again." said
} the modern Figaro, II can't understand
4 it." "Look here" said Calino, II don't
mind drinking another bottle, but it must
S be the last. "-French Joke.
1 AT a wedding in Cork lately the brides
youngest brother, Just out of II Jacket
. rose after breakfast, and said: ''Ladies
and gentlemen, have to propose toast
u which must be drunk standing" Tn,
guests rose accordingly. Now" sale
young hopeful, IF you will kindly keel
on your legs for few minutes / will fine
o out who has been sitting on my new hat.
Il A oniantiet hoo ,.ua,f 80 Al.
y existence of the rhinocerous on the west
ern continent thousands of years befor,
u Barnum appeared" This will surpris,
$ many perhaps-not that the pachyder
7 matous animal was discovered on tn,
u western continent thousands of years ago
but that Barnum was not living at tn,
d time. NoTfSt0ccn Herald.
An eccentric man of Hollis, N. II.
s named Swiss has Just died, and his viii
s has scandalized the state Among othe
y curious features, it provided that $2l
should be expended for peanuts ant
y candy for the mourners, and that bras
band, to be paid $40, should furnisl
l. music at the funeral. The Judge has re
g fused to admit the will to probate.
!, Mrs. De Blank-"Oh, Henry, yo,
> must send for the doctor at once. l be
u lieve l am getting the dropsy. Don't de
,, lay moment" Mr.. De Blank-"Why
= what put that idea in your head ?" ''Dea
IL me will you never be satisfied that wha
u | say is true? got weighed to-day, an
y oh it's awful. l weighed 500 pounds.
y "Great st. George! Where did you ge
weighed?h "Around at your coal yard.
y Calm yourself, my dear your weight
% exactly 1870 pounds. PhiLadelphta Cal
Y DIR. A. G. Matthews lost pair of gol
!e spectacles a few days since, and the
Is were picked up by negro man in tow
j. against whom the doctor held note fl
;, $50. On learning that the negro ha
10 found them the doctor called on him [
81 get them. The negro claimed rewar
u for finding them, and the doctor FINAL
III agreed to give him the note in satisfaction
g of his claim, but the negro would nj
u consent to take it unless the doctor woul
p give him chew of tobacco also. -Elbe
is ton (GG.) Gazette
m One of the disgraceful things about I'll
~ constitution of North Carolina is its re
III erence to the rebellion. After Is veal
10 of white mans government OF
state troops are clad in Yankee blue
after our state flag has been changed frol
the old blue banner under which ever
Of tar-heel regiment marched to "Bi
1, Bethel" and Bull Run surely thel
y, can be no "treason " (nor sick stomachi
n. if we ask that the word "rebel" /
Il, blotted ont of our state constitution !
er Raleigh N. O. Farmer and Mechanic.
Of Simpkins and his landlord occupy fla
he in the same house in New York. II
:" landlord has several times rnised IL
b. tenants rent when the latter betraye
I'd evidence of growing prosperity.
VI few days ago when Simpkins can
in home to dinner he smelled roast turke,
It. What do You mean by having such e,
lis pensive things ms roast turkey for dil
~ nerI 7" said Simpkins to his wife. Don
= you know our landlord will raise the rel
MS on MS if he smells it z" "He will not |
I'd a particle the wiser if he does smell it
ic responded Mrs. Simpkins. "How
We that ~ Because he has got roast turke
e, himself today. If he smells our turkt
#, he will think he is only smelling his og
he turkey. ! asked his cook what they hi
nv Il haf 4 4.