The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-08-14
HOT WEATHER NEWS.

The steamer Vera is safe. This i
one worry less and one Vera more.-
Record Vera good, indeed
Mrs. Mary O'Brien, who was adjudget
insane in Chicago last week, is now be
lieved to be heiress to fortune ofSI ,000,
900, left her by her uncle, John Dalton
in Australia-[Such fortune is liable "a
turn most any ones head. Only editors
can stand the great strain. Send on the
fortune.
1t is bad enough when young mans
sister takes his high hat when going for
Il horseback ride, but when she calmly
approprates his base ball mask for a
hustle she trihcs with brothers love-
Puck
Secretary Of War EdincoN is known
by only few members of Of Congress.
The door keeper of the House refused
him admittance on a recent visit, and
would not believe him when he said he
was the Secretary of War.
August Langlois, farmer of Pointe
aux Trembles, Quebec, while feeding his
fowls day or two ago was attacked by
game cock. In lifting his hand to
push the bird away it was pierced by
the birds spurs. Langlois took i'll the
following day, and after suffering terrible
agony died from lockjaw.
w. o. Brockman and his son Richard,
Huntsville, Mo-, engaged in a hunt on
Saturday night for thieves, which result
ed disastrously to both The father, after
his family had RETIRED loaded his shot
gun and concealed himself in the bushes
near his beehives to guard them from
the thieves by whom he had recently
been robbed. After he had been on
duty for a while his son concluded that
he would guard the hives, not knowing
that his father was engaged in the occu-
patton. lie loaded his gun and walked
to the door, where he stood and listened,
and hearing something moving around
in the bushes, fired and shot his father
in the breast The latter, thinking he
had been shot at by a thief, returned the
fire, filling his sons face with buckshot.
Both are seriously wounded.
When we are talking about billions
it is well to remember that there are
billions and billions By the French
notation, which is followed in this coun-
try, Il billion is one thousand Millions
but by the English notation it is mill
ion of millions. As we Democrats are
counting the cash now it is well to re-
member the difference-Ex,
As young smithers moved out the
card-table he asked, casually: "Wherc is
that bright-red table.cover you used to
have? always liked that. ""You wouldn't
like it now" interposed little Tommy.
Tommy" said his sister Clara, run away
and play, there's dear" 81 won't"
answered Tommy; sisters SSH Tom
my, hush.' won't, ansN cred Tommy
again And as he was hustled from the
room he yelled; SISTERS made petit
coat outen that table-cloth.
The year in which August has five sun
days is called ministers leap year: for, in
effect, week is added to the usual vaca-
ton season The present in the third
successive year in which the pastors holt
day has thus been prolongd.-Ex
Mrs. Eve and Mr.. Adam live in Angus
Ia, Ga. Mr.. Abel used to live in Column
bus and Mr.. Cain in Jefferson county.
But this does not indicate. that Eden, Ga.
was the original Garden of Eden by any
means.-Ex. [The original family is well
represented but there would be danger
if they lived as a family.]
Barnum has offered $4,000 for the skin
of a sea serpent. lie will get it. The skin
of a unicorn, or of the dragon with seven
heads and ten horns, ought to be procm-
able for that amount of money.-Record.