Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-12

soon be brought against the ex-Empross
Eugenie by n young lady who claims TO
be her daughter. This young lady is Mt
present in convent, and is said 10 be
wonderfully like her mamma.
John Sohaadt, an Allentown blacksmith,
has made and given to the President and
Mrs. Cleveland fine steel horseshoe. One
heel calk bears the initials &c. Gu
the other "F f. c." and where the toe
calk should be is the German word |
Chuck
Tom Higgins of Spirit Lake, Ia, had a |
sunstroke the other day. His brother
started for the doctor in hurry and the |
horse he rode stumbled, threw the boy |
over his mead, and stepped on his chest, |
intiicting injuries From which he will |
probably die.
Bill Nye, the humorist, has been having
a siege of it lately from autograph |
hunters. To one of these hores, the |
other day, he wrote; Dear Sir--In the |
absence of my amanuensis, will you kindly
excuse me If l write my autograph myself?
Yours, Bill Nye."
GOOD morning, Mr.. Dobbins. l sup
pose may rely ON you to support me at
the polls 2" For WHAT" why, I'm
candidate for n seat in Congress. ''Then
I'll support you, sir. What we want is
more men in the seats of Congress and
fewer ON the floor. '-C hicdgO Ne,os.
The New Bedford Standard says n ire
spectacle appearing man, full of liquor, "
aud engaged in assaulting ladies in the
| streets, WIS arrested in Fall River, Satur-
| day. What we would like TO know is
what gives man a respectable appear
Nnce" iii Fall River L0tosH Courier.
Mrs. J.. NJ lIall of Tolono, ILL.,, had
hon that laid two eggs a day. The hen
was killed and ont of curiosity an anatom-
ical examination was made which revealed
the fact that the hen had two egg sacks,
each containing L fully matured egg
which would have been laid that day.
A horse owned in Springfield, Ill,
choked while eating corn Its owner
thrust a whip stock down the hors 70
throat TO remove the obstruction, aud the
horse hit the stock in two, leaving foot
or more of it in his throat. 4 horse
doctor came and cleared ont the much
obstructed channel.
John t. Raymond was fond of
'matcling." One day in New York he
was introduced TO n polite young gentle
III, e.. aadaiai pi06EGG w18n az -9.s5S- tc;,,
N.ivs m hours Acquaintance Raymond
Sod That they match dolinrs. The
polite young gentleman agreed and the
tournament began. At the end of
another hour Raymond was out all the
money lie had with him He had not
won once. ''Whnt Brown is that ?n
asked he Of bystander, as the polite
young man bowed himself out with sub
dued regret ',rhat chap WHY, he's
Brown, the mind-reader,n replied the
hystander, with much courtesy.--lSan
Francisco Arg0nGut.
How much vhas n ticket to lansing 2"
he asked at the Third street depot yester-
day. Two forty" Make him S2.n
No sir. y but like to go oudt undt
see my brudder. THE price is two
forty, SIR "How far was he 7" Eighty
six niles I glf you 50, and nebbe
60 out again next fall" mo, sir" lyon
don't take him ~ No, sir. p MY frendt,
dot Was all right. ! like to see my brud-
der, but now / don't go oudt" Cant
help that.' Mobile you think my brild-
der comes in to see me und elf you two
forty, Gou Was of. lIo yhalks eafery
shtep OF der way, una you doan get 80
much AZ ono look nit his coat tails. NV
frendt, gooi-b ~ Dety0t F,ee Press.
All said the simmer tourist, leaning
over the fence and addressing the farmer,
may | make bold to inquire what that
great quantity OF green vegetation grow
ing over there is ~ "Cert'nly mister:
that's corn" ''Ah, thanks And those
large animals over beyond the fence, they
are, err Cows, my friend, every one
ct en- cows Say, you don't seem to be
very wen posted on these ERE things. ;"
Perhaps not. The fact is, my business
has Kept nie SO closely confined that this
u the iirsl chance I've had to get out in
tho country" "Running bank or
something like that 2" mo sir, / am
editor Of an agricultural paper. have
dthat position for 80 years. ~ RSteliine
BciL
An eugle once soizod a tortoise, carried
it 20 great hight in the mir, and was
about 70 LET 1t fall Bat the tortoise,
taking in the situation and selling the
eAgle'a thigh with his mouth, quietly re-
marked You are such delightful
, companion that couldn't think of part
ing with You yet Now. if | were a bet
ting man, III wager So that you will take
me to the ground and set NE down gently.
BY the way, what do YOU think of yivi
sectionS' When The eagle had deposited
his burden with loving geutleness on the
| grass he scared away, n sorer but a wiser
bird Moral This fable teaches how
foolish it is for y conductor to try to put
a passenger of train when ne has free
pass.-AJf
II was on the Old Colony railroad, and
il venerable disciple Of Isaak Walton en-
) route tor the cape had been intently
/ watching delegation from Il salvation
army corps and wondering what was tho
nature Of their occupation in life. Finally
ho made bold to tap the leader on the
/ shoulder and said in a kindly tone, "Are
/ Won going hshingfN Yes, promptly re-
plted Tho peripatotic gospel expounder,
Wiz are fishing for souls" The old gen
tleman ponlored deeply over this problem
for u few momonts and suddenly alright
idea struck him. "Thcm are those English
! u3l live hearn somuch about, amt they2'
T. but iha only answer was au explosion of
< 'aN3htcr FROM all parts of the car.
/, frwi hHrt l3VrAdl.
MrLE N TEXAS.
"a t;unli Texas, Gre we mart.
, Inli me why you viii not start
,s Or u really You must balk,
=" Fray e&tnse my wicked talk.
Hear my VOW before | 20;