Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-01-29

HERE And THERE.
Abel has turned up smuggling dia-
monds. They will raise Cain next
LoVsH Courier.
Leap year Ia over, and ooaohmsh are
looking forward TO greater freedom nom
annoying proposals Troy Times.
"Ar. Funnywit, will you hsvs piece
Of bacon 7" emo, thank you dou't
think bacon a grsase with me."-hatchst.
A St Louis man is 80 lazy that he has
worked bat onoe, and that was when he
was lsboring under mistaEe.--iSouth
and West
Have we oaunibals az ongst usY The
following advertisement appears in q con-
temporary WANTED "a plain girl 20
cook. IN. Y journal.
Lady to hackmRp-"How much did
you say have to pay z" "0ne dollar"
"What's your number ~ FIFTY cents,
you mean, Rtingy old frsud."-1sras
Siftmys
A punbsr OF New Haven women have
been selling their hair 10 raise money for
the neosstEfies OF lif,. Their husbands
Rave none 10 sell.-Louiso'tle Courier
Journal
"Is's Gold day." said Jones, as he
passed Smith on the street the other day
"Soold day Great Scott is your wife
on her ear, too2" asked Saith. Nspmdn
Independent
A fine lionesB 10 the Lsndon Zoo has
eatea her tail and begun the same process
1,on ma NJ how fnra mama Vhta Ia n
good financial item as illustrating home
consumption. -BOston Post.
"Have you heard from Smith ~ "No,
what about him Z" "Why, they say he
Is lying al deaths door" "Indeed.
| Well, that merely shows the truth Of the
proverb thst the rnliDg passion ia strong
even in death. "-Biizzard.
We have before rs the card OF . firm
wnv advertise themselves as mAnuiac-
turefs Of fteRm.refned tripe, pigs feet
AID ferilizirs. Heavens, and we had
thought all along .hst these things grew
naturally = BoHon Iyanic,ipt
An effslt OF shyness, lei us hops, She
"Niee giria, those Miss Smiths So M.
affected ard sensible And prsct cal and all
THAI" Hs--"A- quite go just the
sort OF girls one can be civil to without
rMsius f'iss hopes, don't-oherknow."-
London Punch.
"Have you ever head that Snifkini
was particularly smart I" asked Blobsoi
Of Popinjay. al have heard that h
showed particular indications of nbilit,
in his youth" How 80 7" "Why, h
graduated q long while before the rest 0
HE class in college,"
"Are You aware" asked the psrsop
"thGt you will have to AHswer for ever,
idle word At .he last day 7" "Well," re
piled the tr' tisr, "there's some comfort 4
that The trial will last so long this
eternity will have nearly passed, an
therefore one's puu'ahp snt won't be 9
very severe. "-Bo'ton Transcript.
SUB ROSA.
, A kiss is Oupid's self
: Made drunk with dewy roses
Wee thief OF honied pelf,-
A kiss is Cupid self
, What time the weary elf
His wings in slnmber Closes
, A kiss ia Cupids self
Made drunk with dewy roses
&C. n. L., in Life.
A Baltimore mechanic has invented q
/ internal machine whtoh closely resemble
/ q turnip. The shape Of oucumb
/ would he more appropriate for an Ii
iernal--or iuternal-maohine. a oucun
bsr beRrs she reputation OF possessir
more lstent war and internal strife thar
cart losd Of turnips -NorristoDn Hsrat
r Only girl on roller skates,
Only female defying the fates
i, Only step or two out on the floor,
+, Only this, then something more.
3 Only man on the backward glide
! With hands outstretched and feet spread wild
Il Only bold dash, then dull thud
I Only scream that would curdle your bloc
Only a mingling Of stripes in the air,
Only shower Of auburn hair
y Then she sat on him by the ton,
n Never was man 30 sat upon.
n Courier Journal.
% The reason farm hands are 80 soar
can easily be accounted for in the ia
. that man cGt's get 3 moments rest
q the barb wire fence nov In use. The o
g rail fence offered some Involvement 10
y man to engage on farm but this barb
's wire bus reaa d MT give man any she
u at all,-Psck's Sun,
ID RINK RHYMES.
~ skate, thou skateBt he skates:
fall thou fallest, he falls
hate, thou latest, he hates
4. To hear girl laugh-how it gals
~ strap, thou strappest, he straps
swear, thou swearest, he swears
D. snap, thou snappest, he snaps
3 Suspenders, and every one stsres "
d -Ne11 York Journal
!, "Yes, my boy" said an old minist
: to his SOD, WHO was going out to do bali
a with the world "be as wise as q serpe
lie aud ss harmless as dove but ii y
q forget any part Of this advice do not il
u get that part about being as wise al
le serpent n-BOstos Courier.
n Doo.or--"Why didn't you obey /
orders You Will never get we'll II y
g don't Whv didn't you send for
"a blister 2" Paliept-I did teleC rapb
one" ''Teieereph for a blister z" -"Y
| telegrsphed for my mother-ip law
TIE doctor tainted --NeVman L1dep
y dent
~ Handsome No nor clever even.
"ltioh?" You wouldn't call him 30
81 "Young, perhapsP" Bout forty.seven
IN Love him 2" WE'LL hardly know.
"a 'Cupid's freak, or within fantastic 2"
~ No, indie d my reasons clear
e Mamie Smith ehange-ecstatic
" For Mrs. Harold We're de We're"
e, --Jingt
For Tbr0Rt Diseases ana CougI
Browns Bronchial Troches like all req
ID good 'hings are f-eqpen+lv i'm tated
o. genuine are sold only IN bOreS.
Il. FOR ZION.
III Ebe War i'm Observation-Disclosures
I. Hong Kong -Esismark and I
,6 ReIehstRg-Extrad OF Nihilt
ct ALEXANDRIA, Jan 90 Private advi
u from the front state that the rebels
IL strongly entrenohed at Metsmun
.. which post II will be necessary for
r. Rnslieh forces to OCCUPY before they
~ proceed to Khartoum It is reported i
K, numerous rebsls have collected at Al
a, Hamsd, and are prepared TO rel
er Generel Earle.
"a LONDON, Jau. % Private sdvioea,
all ceivef late this afternoon from Ko
70 ss'ert thst tbs rebels have surrcun,
lie General s eEhrt in the desert, where
re- has taken up an entrepohed sitior
await reiu fOrecmspts from Gen Wolsel
Deser ers fr m the rebel Liner state that
| MohItts Ia