Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-03
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Shad have of late years nearly aban.
doned the Potomac river.
The latest list Of American beetles
describes $3.50 species on this continent
alone.
what Told My Wife, is the title Of
new book. 1t is almost needless to say
that it is fiction.--Puck.
George W. Gable, the novelist, has be-
come Sunday school teacher 1T his new
home in Northampton, Mass.
The First Company of the Governors
Foot Guards of Hartford, 100 strong, are
arranging for trip to England.
A novel has just been announced with
the title -"In Haying- Time" We suppose
It must have grass-p lot.-fusk.
Twenty-Five monuments TO Napoleon /.
are standing in the cities of France, de-
spite the Comm une and revolution.
Fifteen swords worn by Garibaldi at
various epochs during his campaign are
to be placed In the Capitol at Rome.
The westfeld, Mass, bicyclists have
formed a class for Bible study among
themselves, to meet in their club room on
Sunday afternoons.
Dreadful scandals, exceeding those of
Stead, have come to light at valenciennes
and Paris, which have silenoed the anti
Albion satirists of Paris.
The st. Johnsbury, VT, postmaster
| complains that of 10 special delivery
letters passing through his office in
| October, one-half were love letters.
A malicious accusation against jealous
husband is that he has succeeded in pre-
venting his wife from dancing by insist
ing that she should wear extremely high
dresses.
Verdi celebrated his last birthday at
his beautiful villa, Busseto. In answer
TO question, he is said to have expressed
his determination to leave his opera 'Iago"
unfinished.
The women journalists of this country
have a National Press Association. and a
New England branch has Just been formed
in Boston, of which Mrs. Snllie Joy of
the Herald is president.
A school-house containing $50 children |
was emptied in II minutes, without the |
least disorder, in Springfield last week |
after an alarm of fire /; but the pupils had |
often been drilled for it.
A foot pavement composed of iron Stag,
powdered and laid in cement, has been |
laid in portion OF the Strand, London. |
II the experiment succeeds, this will form |
new utilization of this waste product.
Palestro. Montargis, Peut Etre, aud |
Jongleur, four French horses have won |
the Cambridgeshire before Plaisanterie. |
The price paid for the latter was $3.50, |
but Palestro, who won in 1861, cost only |
$50.
A poet says: "There is always sunrise |
somewhere" This is comforting. Tothe |
man who is just going to bed there comes |
the happy consolation that somebody has |
to get up and go to work.-Ame1fcan |
He6reD.
James Gamble, Baltimore gambler,
was stabbed with n large knife. The |
force of the blow was checked by pack |
nge of pool tickets in HE vest pocket. |
Otherwise his heart would have been per.
forated.
DIR. Antonin Martin says that the flavor |
of cod liver oil may be changed to the |
delightful one of fresh oysters, if the |
patient will drink large glass of water |
poured from vessel in which nails have |
been allowed to rust.
The floating wash houses of the Seine,
one of the picturesque features of old |
Paris, are to be suppressed for sanitary
reasons. One paper says they propagate
cholera" but the process by which they
do this is not stated.
"What did the Queen of Sheba say ~
asked the superintendent. 1.-THE half was
not told me" shouted the scholars "Of
whom was she speaking 2" asked the
superintendent. "Her husband" meekly
replied woman in Paisley shawl, whose
husband belonged 10 five secret societies.
-Erchdn9e.
The late Dowager Lady Chesterfeld's
husband was so hard up that he was
obliged to let Chesterfield House, and was
unable to finish Bretby, his country seat,
and his son had to sell Chesterfield House,
but Lady Chesterfield, who had q life in
terest in the property after her sons
death, finished Bretby and left $500 900,
besides clearing the estate.
Pref. V. G. Riley, the well-known
entomologist, has presented TO the National
Museum his collection of insects, which
| contains over 10000 species. besides
| additional unmounted material A large
number of books and pamphlets accom-
pany this gift, which is considered one of
the most valuable ever received bv the
government.
project is on foot for introducing in
London n new style Of four-wheel cab
with many improvements on the existing
vehicle, an important modification being
that the cab can be readily used as an
open one. The new cabs will be well
horsed and well driven by men in uni
form. Improved hansoms are also con-
templated, and it is proposed TINT for both
descriptions of vehicle the fare shall be
sixpence per mile.
Jeremiah Cleveland, an uncle of the
President, used to make 'Clcveland
clocks" in Batavia, o. james B. Wallace
of Milford, Mass, has clock, repaired
by old Jerry Cleveland, which was
brought from EppinR, N. II. 1t has been
in the Norris family 1856 years, and in the
French md Indian war two babies were
hid in its case during the Indian attack
| on the cabin.
sUCH is LIFE.
The eyes may sparkle, the lips may smile,
And misery merriment feign,
The tongue may jest and all the while
| The heart feel a bitter pain.
And so it Is with the maid tonight
The maiden fair and young
| Her eyes are bright and hcr laughter llrnt.
| And the jest is on her tongue.