Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-04-08
MERE AND THERE.

A prevaricating swell may not be the
flower OF society, yet he is dandy iyini.
~ y. Morning Journal.
There Is more than one alderman about
New York City just now who is afraid Of
his own shadow" ~ Yo1ikeTw Statesman.
What haz becum ov the Graz for fonetic
spelling IL man never going tn be abb
tn spell as he Pieces - Darlington Free
Press.
Nothing can longer be done in a
corner says Mr., Beecher. This infor-
nation makes Jay Gould smile.-Neio
HaUeR Meas,
The famous Morgan peaohblow vase is
said TO be fraud. The peach part of it
may be, but certainly the blow is genuine.
-fSAkers Statesman.
Mime. Gerster's voice having become
permanently impaired, it Misunderstood tina
she will ill an engagement at Chicago
Springfield Union.
Au egg 1000 years old has been un-
carthed in Washington. When an egg
attains this age il seems pity to disturb
it-Nste Hdpea Meas.
A man has found in Rome, a pocket
VIVA NNhltllAhk u VI BNNAAAea
bank notes. That's what might be called
hard luck. - IoRkerS Statesman.
The Rev. Sam Jones has bought fine
| farm near Centreville, Ga. II looks as if
sensational preaching paid better than
hauling od.-SdudRndh Times.
Kerosene oil has been known in Japan
| for more than 1 900 years, but benzine MS
a beverage is still undreamed of. Those
Japs are slow sticks. Chicago Ledger.
A western cowboy is giving piano con-
| certs in New York. II was thought that
when man became cowboy he couldn't
sink any lower in deprayity. -NOErfstoWa
| Herald.
The average age OF those entering col
lege in this country is II but when til, y
are graduated each thinks he knows more
than the Oldest inhabitant. LOlcell
Citizen.
The monument fund. my son, is even
slower and more wasting, often, than the
disease which killed the man for whom
the monument is intended, st, Adams
Messenger.
A news item says: "0hio has Is cows
with one wooden leg" One wooden leg
is rather niggardly number for Is cows
We suspect they take turns in using it, -
NorTistO,oa Herald.
Alderman Jaehne's name is pronounce
Yahnay, and is corruption of yea nay
which indicates that the alderman woult
vote either way for a reasonable consider
alton. -LOlpeA Cittzsa.
Six young women have just GRADUATED
at the Pennsylvania College of Dentn
Surgery. They now hope TO be able Il
successfully pull through in the battle a
, fe.-LotoeR Courier.
shall our daughters whistle Z" demand
n New York editor. Unless their pm is i
better circumstances than most editor
they will have to whistle for their ne
e spring bonnets. HGoen NeoS
No matter how interested man mn
be in his newspaper, he will throw
down with spiteful Stat the moment
disco vers it is yesterdays issue. Man
curious critter.-B Boston Transcript.
The sculptor who designed the eque
d triau statue of Washington in Centr
Park has Just turned out to be insan
Everybody will be sorry but it fu
n nishes an explanation that has bet
needed for years.-PNck.
ID Fifty one years ago Oliver Wendt
Holmes, then medical student, made
brief European trip. He is to take |
second journey across the ocean duril
" the coming summer, with James Russ,
Lowell as companion and cicerone.
''Do you believe in protectiou2" ask
Blobson of Popiniay. Il do most
cidedly," replied the latter. In fact
wear chest protector and liver pad II
two under-vests nine months ont of I
Of twelve. "-BuriiagtOR Free Press
is, We read the other day that ''therC
ID money in chickeus." A friend of on
lin who runs private hennery, says he ,
srs confirm that statement, because he
by put lots of money into chickens and
ST. never taken any of il out. - OtDeu CiLis