Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-25
HERE Asp rHERE.

The Philadelphia Press contributes
lew atrocity TO political nomenclature in
peaking Of ''the councilmanic elections.n
= Boston Herald.
"a mnn never loses anything by polite
lessn How about his seat in street
ar = harrington Free Press.
The only thing new under the son that
We know Of, is the blue patch under the
,eat of his pantaloons.--Nati0adl Weekly.
"Was there ever man named Damn,
notherS" said bright little fellow,
showing her poem with this headline
To -.--Bost0n Herald.
The man who fell down ON the frozen
and raised q lump on his head
will not believe the hard times are gone
until thaw sets in.-LOsoeli Citizen.
Sam Jones has had bitter experience
in Chicago. Somebody there has stolen
his sermons. Samuel, do you still think |
the devil is gentleman p Troy Times,
Mr.. Pierre Lorillard is about to retire
from the turf. He is the first who ever
paid any attention to the time-honored
sign, keep off the grass. ~ Burlington
Free Press.
"Basefrod" is the way careless COM
positor Set up the name of an estimable
st. Paul gentleman remotely connected
with the Minneapolis government build
ing. Minneapolis Tribune.
.'In Portland, Oregon, the fire depart
ment engines will beprovided with Shoes
so that they can be run as sleighs to fires
and make better time" And to protect
their those" probably.-Boston Post.
There is photographer in Green Cove
who Keeps an alligator for his patrons to
be taken in company with; not stuffed
one, those are common enough, but live
one.- Florida letter in Hartford Times.
The railroad companies want to lay
their tracks with hardened sleepers. One
of the New Haven ministers says that his
congregation has material enough to set
up whole parallel road.-Neio HaUeR
NetoS.
''Some one in England has put the Sal
walton Army into novel" This must
be an agreeable change for the army.
Heretofore the rule seems tohave been TO
put it into a station-house. Noyristo'on
Herald.
II is somewhat strange that the niagara
| View Hotel burned down for the lack of
water. There is generally no lack of
water at Niagara. The rumor that there
was scarcity is a Falls report. DetroH
| Free Press.
Didn't like Hint don't like that
fellow Smith, "Why ~ ttWell, SINE
time ago asked him to lend me $40
"And he refused you2n tOh, no; he 1T
me have the money, ami that's why am
I ln,l,i,,sY t.i,,, I,sI, V'11yall,3.
II was a Chicago reporter that asked
| Julian Hawthorne if he had written much
for publication, but he has been outdone
| by fellow quill who inquired of BARLEY
Campbell if there was any truth in the
| morthat he was insane. Boston Herald.
| Il is notable fact that on Monday last
the period Of mourning in the army pre-
scribed for the late General Grant ceased,
and on Tuesday came orders to put ON
badges of mourning for General Han
cock, who had died that day. --Neio York
Sun.
The difficulties Of satisfying the public
and staying the tide of Sunday travel are
too numerous to mention. It is not the
wicked railroads, but a public which de-
mands the accommodation, and the pub
lie is composed largely of pious people. -
Neo6u2gp0't Herald.
A New York dude, whose specially is
neckties to which he deyotes most of his
mental energies, was seen TO yawn at q
party the other night. Tired, Geawge p
asked friendly co.dude. NAV, been
thinking -owange and mawoon is doosid
| difficult combination TO study out, me
boy. "-Sprinatield Union.
For an obituary on Brigham Young
; this from the New York Herald, though
e somewhat tardy, has the merit of con
S ciseness and substantial justice; II,
7 could pray more devontly and steal NOR
e unblushingly than any man of his age.
t -Pro0tdence Journal.
A st. Panl contemporary remarks tin
/. even holnely girls look pretty in blankets
For fear some of our southern or enster
friends may be shocked, and the editoril
profession srandalized, we hasten to Is
9 plain that toboggan uniforms are made G
u blauketing. Minneapolis Tribune.
+ Philadelphia is probably not literar
!. centre, bnt the newspaper people thel
- know how TO get up a dinner AT the n
A cent feast of the Glover Club the Ne
:, York and Boston guests were paralyzed.
p Atlanta COHStitnti0H. Very likely. II
:, ralysis is the leading characteristic {
Philadelphia. B0StoH Post
it Yesterday morning Henry Hurd pr,
rs cured short stick aud n small mai
!: Then he fitted the nail in the end of II
in stick and went fishing. He tished oyt
s, the bar of saloon, and the nail fastene
a in - bill, which Hurd captured. II
nj was arrested by Officers NoOnan an
g Strickland. I{GtJwd COuroHt
ry Court officer Whispering in maei
IL trate's ear A couple outside want yc
es to Join them. Magistrate --Sh rellle
is I'll be around the corner in five minute
~ Court offiGer-It's a Young couple, sir,
* wants to get married Magistrate OF
an tell 'em they'll have to wait until Il
a court is adjourned. Boston Hawld
Ae II makes very little difference III Albnl
10 10 whether you own a sled or not Cakes
- ice barrel slaves chunks Of wood. 81
- all sorts Of things are called into stry
- amt correspondent asserts that schn
Z. children, in dpfmnlt Of anything bette
W use thcirt Biographies rs inpronp
y tnboggans. Seg Tart Kuj
"a One sentence If Joseph Cooks Il
,ss Monday lecture was delivered III the V,
NJ nuGular, pure Bostonese Us follow
III Webster, Lincoln. Garfield, SUNNI
~ Chase, Garrison Phillips, Longfello
he Emerson are gone, and We are going
rsa is easy to Imagine the audience ch0uti
ON the fefyent response And we do
IA feel very well ourselves. Ffo6i7ci
on I9arAd5
ing The New York SIN says the silver ii
Dor lar and thu legal-tender notes have COZ
t is TO stay md all other kinds of money "