Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-07-29
HERn AND rHERE.

A Hudson river yacht ia named Corn,
which would seem TO be more appro-
priate name for toe boat. II Boston Com
merciai Bulletih.
Comeon, thou rushin' funny man.
Thou knowest by thy wilt,
The Gear would like 10 drop the Powers
Into the Batoumless pit.
- Washington Critic
"Have you got through cleaning,
Bridget ?" mo, mum, not intoirely. I've
secured the bookcase and pianny, and
I'm just going down suller for more sand,
TO begin on the rist OF the furniture. -
Boston Transcript.
II you want to retain his friendship, |
don't ask the young man who took up the |
study of short hand six months ago how
he is getting along. IL is apt to be
tender subject with him. -S00eyoihe
Journal.
For seven months boy bearing the |
sign, 'Strika Keep away Per order X. |
of L !" has kept guard before the curry |
ing shop of Charles Harrington a. Co. ut |
Salem, Mass. The shops have been run |
ming with non-union men.
Josephine, the excellent maid of DIR. |
NJ, enters the cabinet of her master
Monsieur" she says, ''there are two
mutes who ask consultation with you"
"some mutes Are they truly dumb ~
"At least they say so,' was the reply
French Fan.
A New York reporter, sent out for an item
in the year 1886, wrote up the report Of a
meeting held for the purpose of putting
the electric wires under the ground"
Seems to me I've heard of that before
said the managing editor; ''but this is
Monday morning and we will let it pass"
= Washington Post.
The king Of Siam has named his new
born son George Washington. ''He may
never be as great rs his namesake, re-
marked the ding, "but if he is as great az
Sianit will do. ""No, The eontinuedin reply
10 query, "the cherry tree is not in
digenous to our soil. Oh, yes we have
hntchets in Siam. All our fawly are built
that Way Washington Critic.
Wash. WHAT advantage has yer got
from belongin' to desc heah secret ser
cierties like de Dark Risin' Sons of Lib
erty2" Pete. de fllst place, if yer
/ gets sick yer has foah dollars week.
, OATS not much but sposin' yer dies, den
yer gets $500, and yer can hab heap oil
fun for Hat money! Wash --"Dat's so.
| hadn't thunk oh dat. believes I'll
jne de Dark Risin' Sons oh Liberty my
| self"
4 Albert Gall was at the shooting park the
. other day, when two gentlemen APP
: preached. Mr.. Gall, said one, "allow
l me TO introduce Mr.. Norwood of
! Davenport, Iowa" "What name ?''
"Wormwood - was the answer. "Ah,"
e said Mr.. Gall, ''pve often heard your
b name coupled with mine. Pleased to meet
| Ill
g Indianapolis journal.
at costs n m IN about SO 900 to stand
. for parliament, observed Binks to his
Q landlady the other morning. "Dear me
l; that's good deal of money" responded
the good woman, as she famed herself
e with palm leaf, ''but I'd rather pay q
~ little more and get seat And nov
ne Binks says ii is no use talking English
ne politics with women Boston Herald.
ha Two sons the Emerald Isle sauntered
M up fremont street recently and haulted
in front of the Cycloraina Of Gettysburg
lie II say, Pat. do yer moind the name OF
I,o that huildng2' queried one. Faith
bs do but be gorra cant make it out, y
~ was the reply. 4 guess il must be
"A judo's name for gas house, said Pat
~. I andpff they went, happy at the solution
Va ttV piohloAis J|~'' N"'''f'b '''~it'f
*. A Genial Man. Does yoGy husband
in- write his own stories or does he kdel, ~
md amanuensis - He does ali bis writin
I'M himself" II should think he would fin
lid it so much easier to have MI amauuensl
led and he is well able to afford one. ""That
of true, hut he is of 40 genial and kindly
he disposition that he conld never dictate
nd any one. "BOStOh COltrier
he An exchange says it is Just as impor
ah ant for girl to make good bread as
'ef-I' fi'1HFiiiiitt 4 = '' rs! 5IIt q ~
au rarf t5, .as l.ehp,iB
ut IeeItug, vnmIU vscuru, ANA such tnln,
~ into loaf Of bread. The latter, hoy
: is ever, put in a frame and hung again
me the parlor wall, would no doubt loo
quite MS attractive and artistic as the phi
me ture painted by the girl -NorrtSt0,O
in HefdiG
es' 81 see, said New York belle, as 81
re- laid down the paper and took up her fol
nm with piece of toast attached, "that the
zap complain good deal that Gen Miles hi
~ not yet got on Geronimo's trail The
'el, ought 10 send some of those West Poii
old cadets ont after him. If they ever failt
ma TO get on every trail in their neighbo
CIV hood three hops up there have not e
ION Jli,aes- U.,,,l,.,.,,t
cal
He h'iullu- Diu You enjoy the recepu'
ey- IVY eNenihR, uear C'ara- IN, eV
i'm ~ huch ~ was SIMPLY dellelous
ute liiet VT Alploh' ana ms manner is Ju
ant Peile''ly eA9u'Si@' We danced eyer
nh. many times Mamma MT. Albion
M, Where is this charming young gentlema
Wy from ~ Clara--"I think he is fro
es Tnai;sh ,,at ,o,i iN n,,i, n ~ PIiiep w.
on, aIa-Hyn ;.nd i, Na,, vi 3, T';Jtit. ~
il "et = H." go @o'S''
iel- IN ihe MAIDEN MASS hlgh' school NJ
IN long ago the principal asked the class
rhetoric TO clear the following sentence
in metaphor Inc sanrtlty OF the law
md should he preserved he class set the
the wits to work, but no one seemed wis
his Inc principal exclaimed Can no oil
ant answer the question bright lad OF
'ew Threw ont ms hand. We'll Master
the you seem 10 ne the only one IN the ella
the 81 "ia"e ~, "nSs ~ II AInlo l'roIoui
uSt ,. .pn' -, '''''''' - sum Neep oh u
led
m ne IN the waltz -"lon told me "
q womb send an answer to my proposal
lok letter. she 'hlushlngly) And did
ter He hen have not received it. Al
lth 20 MOI trlile with me, sweetest Angelina
llte she have no wish 20 trlilc with 20
the sent my answer. II is strange you ha
ted not received IT. sent 1t Yesterday no
iva ! by n messenger bow lie-tlSV n me