The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-03
The Ledger's Back Talk.

Inv tNupOIutOIS are running nedNf
this week preparatory to winding up the
season about the close of the week or
the first of next. They have had a good
season.-.NeW Era
lfthe eyaporators run heavy, why
don't they oil them?
An editor is in high favor with his
readers when each one finds something
to please him, but let one of those read
ers find an item that is contrary to his
preconcieved notions and then he says
that his editor dosn't know what he is
talking about But then, this is human
nature.
This item has appeared in two or three
papers and we feel sure that the man
who wrote it cannot be funny man"
because if it was so it would be credited.
1t is very sensible however.
The time is ut hand when the young
man who is unable to attend school or
College, can improve the mind. The
evenings are long and several hours de-
voted to reading books of useful and
practical knowledge will be great bene-
fit.-Smyrna Times.
L ilt dbbNN ll0lil hipl tlDllttRiN' ia Aih'-
LEDGER, our brother forgot to credit it.
Maud s., once the queen of the turf"
is dead, -Bredkudter Light.
Mistaken, Brother Knowles, Gold
smith Maid is the animal you wanted to
speak of, but as Maud is your favorite,
no doubt you made slip.
1t has been said that if you desire a
young lady to esteem you very" highly
Just present her with basket of sweet
potatoes. We did not learn any particu-
lar about the novelty, but suppose that
such a thine was invented to cause that
favorite vegetable to bring high figure.
For our part we would prefer bananas.
-New Era.
We would have taken the potatoes,
and after you are married several years
you will take the potatoes.
A live Indian is about as much of
curiosity in this section as a wild butia-
10, but two are promised for next Tues
day night at the Bethel A. NJ. Church.
They will appear in their native dress
and show many relicts and pictures
Smyrna Times.
If these natives appear in their regula-
ton suit, no doubt they will be very
amusing, especially to the ladies'
Two of our young ladies eat philopena
not long since for young man. The
Young man thought both were nice, but
showed no partiality toward either. The
ladies were not satisfied with this, and
determined to settle the matter by eat
ing philopena with the understanding
that the one that was caught should
have nothing more to do with the fellow.
We pity the one that was caught from
the bottom of our heart.-LduTet Gazette.
We pity the young man, because the
one that gets him will wish the other
one had him, while the other will exult
over her escape.
Asa Dickerson, an old resident of
this section, died off Tuesday, in this
town. lie was quiet and inoiiensive
man and died aged about &C years.-1d-
r"lfiScr
As Asa "died on Tuesday, and died
aged about GG years, and an inoiiensive
man." he lived to remarkable old age.
But then people must dlc'
Loves young dream-Buggy riding
with young girl holding the reins An
exchange innocently inquiries what the
young man is doing--EdstOn Gazette.
The young man must have been count
ing the stars or keeping sharp:eye on
the animal the young lady was driving.
If he was not doing either of these two,
what was he doing?
Whet your teeth for the old gobler.-
EdsfOR Gazct.e.
What becomes of the young turkeys =?
We suppose they are all sold and the
people of Easton have to take old Cob
blers or eat no turkey.
The most natural way to Il seat is to
stand up in wagon and start the horses
uddenly.-Edstoa Gazoite.
Rather n quick way, and oftentimes
embarrassing as to the position one IS
placed in.
Two weeks since we said that Rev. j.
S. Willis had cabbage that measured
four feet in diameter. Many person
thought we were mistaken. We were
not. That cabbage has grown some dur
ing the past two week, and now measures
four feet and ten inches across its top.
Those who doubt can go to Mr.. Willis
farm near town and see for themselves.
-NeWs and Idcetiser.
A remarkable head of cabbage Keep
it until Barnum arrives and he will place
it among his curiosities As it is over
week since the above was written, sever
al inches must be added.
Why is it that Seaford is not up with
other towns on the Peninsula of its size
that have public reading-rooms ?-!Sed-
.fOrd Item.
The only reason we know of the peO-
pie want to become "too learned" New
ark tried a reading room once, but it
wouldn't work You need Il few enter
prising citizens.
4 cold wave struck us yesterday and
fires felt CONFERENCE.-The Era.
Never felt fire that was comfortable.
The heat from fire is often so.
This is the time of the year when the
householder takes off his coat and wrest
les with seven joints of misiit stoyepipe;
and falls from grace fourteen times in
eleven minutes. -.LiddietOwH Transcript
This is one of the locals that the penn
insua editors try to get in their funny
work. Brothers Moreau did well, but
has too many in, FALLEN from grace"
But nothing like practice and persever-
ance to get reputation as funny man"
he can write the driest, prosiest pieces.
PIT ,-nt tbn,, t,itat hn funny bnpnuSn "A