Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-06-25
HERE AND THERE.
AL of a Soudan the campaign was
Abandoned Orleans PicdYune.


AL of Soudan the campaign was
abandoned.-Neao Orleans Picdgune,
An evening contemporary counts ''Man-
chester, NJ. H. with Newport and Mar
ragansett, as among seaside resorts.
Excess of patriotism will ruin the
wheat crop yet What else was it that
made the Hessian fly ?"-Philadelphia
Neaos.
The new version changes "bosses" to
"knobs" in Job, 10Th chapter. In
political "Job, however, it is still nobby
TO call them bosses. -Nor7istosoa Herald.
A profane man in town has so much re-
spect for King James version of the Old
Testament that he proposes to continue
to swear by it. He says the word sheol
is not so soothing to the pent-up feelings
ms the old Consideration Herald.
A charitable man the other day agreed
to pay for all beggar boy would eat in
u Clark street restaurant. He has
| scratched out considerable hair since that
time in cogitating upon the overwhelming
probability that the gamin had tubular
legs. = Aicdgo Leager.
Five dollars day would not tempt an
average Digger Indian to work at the
present time. Grasshoppers are too
abundant for that. Not only are the
Diggers gorging themselves with the
''delicacy," but they are drying and stor-
ing them for winter use.
| Say not that the day of disinterested
beneyolenee has vanished. We know of
a man who has the rheumatism, which
has treated him in the most cruel manner;
and yet there is no end of the things that
man has done for that rheumatism, and
he still continues in that unselfsh course.
Boston Transcript.
Speaking of pleasure and summer
resorts, the late Colonel Jack Wharton
used to remark that he had never seen a
bucket full of the best spring water that
he would not exchange for a good mint
julip. To the manager of Virginia
Springs place he said go less ON the
analysis of your water and the res
probability of your doctor. and talk more
about your barkeeper and cooking, and
the people will come to YOU. Med
Orleans Picdyune.
1t was during very tedious ride on n
southern railway, and the passengers,
tired, dirty. thirsty, all berated the com
pany with the exception of one single
passenger. His fellow passengers com
mented on this, and asked him why he
didn't denounce the road, too. at woult
be hardly fair" he replied, ''as | All
travelling on free pass but if the,
don't do better pretty soon, blame me if
don't go out and buy ticket and ioii
you. Bloomington Eye
Mr.. Gibson, MP, somewhat mars hi
undoubted ability MS n DICTATOR by express
ing his opinions i'll a stentorian voice
; Last Thursday he was discoursing in nc
cents of thunder, when Liberal MI
said to another, "Is Gibbons SCUM,
, lawyer ~ Your question reminds me,
] said the other, 'of story that | one,
! heard. The same query was put to
Judge about lawyer who, like Gibson
was in the habit of roaring. i do no
know replied the judge, but hav
heard it said that roaring is evidence o
unsoundness ~ Truth.
sympathy and Cash; Whalebone How
5 ker then secured the floor to remark tina
I lie had been reading of how the Frencl
l army in Madagascar was shedding tn
( blood of innocent people for no othe
. reason than national aggrandizement, an,
l he would offer resolution that the Lime
Kiln Club extend its heartfelt sympath
to the unfortunate people of that island
I Am dis II matter OF cash or sentiment !?
: asked the President. "S-sentiment
, sah.' II reckoned SO. Sentiment an
: cheaper dan dried apples at u cent
y pound, an we am perfectly willin' I
+ throw it away. Brudder Howker, no,
much cash will You put up fur di
c stilgglin' nashun?N I'll is dead broke
sab. Very WE'LL your resolushun wi
$ be laid on de stove. DE man who can
y offer sick naybur sunthin' with mo- sou
iu it dan regrets had better purtend d,
lie hasn't time to drop in. - Lime HI
S ttaJ Proceedings, in Detr0t Free Press.