Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-14
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a. New York firm advertises amateur
painting fred We don't blame them;
We would fire it ourselves. - burlington
Free Press.
1t is curious how much faster IL street
car goes when you are running for it than
it does when you are riding on it
BRAKES TracelerS' 4Hagasiae.
Chicago winter horse cars are made two
feet wider than those used in summer
time. he addition is to admit over
shoes loHkers Statesman. 49,.
Boys, these days" remarked news
boyas he picked up the stump ola cignr
aad putfedaway att, "begin where grown
people leave oif."-Chicago Times.
From Europe comes the report that a
new star has been discovered. 1t must
be that the ladies wear smaller hats-to the
theatres there. - Y0akerS Statesman.
Mr.. Halstead asks did you ever sleep
under crazy quilt in Japanese bed
roomY No but we have read the Gin
einnati Commercial Gagette. - Boston Post.
A letter was delivered to the Fra Press
yesterday, and the address ON the enye-
lope was, ITO the Hon. Editor of he
City of Detroit and State Of Mich. ~
Detroit Free Press.
Prohibition in Georgia is said to have
developed "a liquor flask with a cover
made 10 look like a book. And, like a
book, its contents are frequently red
which 'niaketh q full man. NOrrist0,ol.
Hcrdtd.
AT the theatre. She: "Don't you think
something ought to be done towarduplift.
ing the stage!" He 'Yes; or perhaps some
thing toward the lowering of the bonnet
would serve the same purpose. ReRgious
Fence.
The talk of the day Mrs. Al hear
that the Montmackingtons are going to
spend the winter in Paris. Mrs. Bin
deed! You surprise me! When were
they bitten:
Mrs. Caution bought lot of Japanese
bamboo goods one day, and Mr.. Caution
on hearing the price was mean enough to
say that Sue had been bamboozled. =
Iitts6ury Telegram.
Sam Jones says; ''Live so your children
may put their feet in your tracks and he
honorable" That is don't walk nil over
the road on the way home nights. R0
chester Post. Express.
A personal III the New York Herald
says: "Chloe-Come back, Fritz and
the dog are waiting for you." II Chloe is
wise she will not come hack. unless she
wants trip to PittsJU,y Tile
gran.
"Why didn't yon come when rangy'
said Texas lady to her domestic. "Be-
cause / didn't he,,h de bell" thereafter
when you don't hear the hell Won must
come and tell me so. ''Yes mum. "
Iecas lSittiags. .. -. ~.
How many times have got TO climb
up three flights of stairs 10 collect this
bill:" said bill collector to GiIhooly,
You can suit yourself about that. Tin
not going to move down in the cellar for
the accommodation of bill collectors. ~
7eras .Sityings.
Dr.. Schliemann believes, from the fig
ures of women on certain vases, TINT cor
sets were in use in prehistoric Greece.
This should teach our fashionable and
wasp-waistish women lesson. All the
women of prehistoric Greece who wore
eorsets are nov very dead, NolyiStO,en
HeraW,
Scholastic It.p, at s,,,,,,,.-.
kept very bnsy, ;, sai1 Mic HIT yEu Hre
MS to young studont of the Ilniversit,,
OF Texas who called on her not long since
Yes, indeed | am kept busy. II Is not
often that have leisure hoGr 10 myself Z"
What 10 yon do when you have leisureyn
"Whcn have leisure, ANA DONE know
what 10 10 90 kill time. cail an som"
young lady Tr,s !sijfinys.
"Nu, sir; haven't sa4,, ,,-,.;tr l.,,..
propose 10 iitht II ,Iy rr,ni, r., "''' =
than a loon md c,,iin't 81 III III =,
LAWYER FilcLe,n LAT ,,a,'i, ~
and know llat h. he,nontts ~ I'M mn
est, e to you." us t.nt So 'rb. uI s,l.
CONSIDER yourself retained ID aim, ~.
instrument. ! propose TO protect nv dear
nncle's memory 10 tile furthest extrntn.
ity. '-i'hilU{eLphm Press.
They were TALKING obout J,,dica,,l a..
French season "Wril :" said i I''iI' ' t,I
want badly to 20. lint FIN afra;l Mi. :
There's liDthiilt Ia In, "rr";i 80
going.'' "Bnt undar"ia,'S - N u
"Oh, tLat's different +" WI, liulen'
going to Ito ; Yon,l IL. 81 IT, H. ~.
wicked ii Won eniov Tho n,,sa, ,I,;,,.. a" :,
"OL, I'm all right. I'm ooins 20 H da.
eyes Oh FFenchnap, W55cneESsr I I,s
lauphs very loudly IN 81. ne