Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-19

up tneht BUSINESSES ucNs
Few congressman attended the circus
whom II was in Washington. An ordinary
circus would be novelty TO congress-
ome,piie journal.
Some one says that Miss Kate Field
would sooner have married John Brown
than any hero Of the war. John is prob
ably well satisfied that il turned out as II /
did Washington Critic.
A Philadelphia paper says that "bath-
ing is not fashionable among the best |
people now.n We trust that the asser- |
ton refers only to Philadelphia. --BostoEa |
Post.
''How They Dine in Berlin" is the |
title of an article recently printed in the |
Sun. We did not read the article, because
wa felt that we could tell the whole story
in three words on their knives. Puck.
Mamie Van Astorhilt-Oh, Mr.. De Fly
ace that Van Islip girl with Baron Won
Giessenbach Did you ever meet the
baron in New York. Mr.. De Fly Qlacon-
ioally) D. No-shave myself.-Puck.
Editor Halstead has begun to sign his
initials 10 short editorial paragraphs. This
fashion was set by Editor Samuel II. Reed,
whose paragraphs weigh ton, and would
make good paving material-AtSa'atd Con-
stitutton.
An advertisement reads WANTED, o
young man TO be partly out of doors and
partly behind the counter" and the
Cleveland Leader asks, "What will be the
result when the door slams ?"-1erds
SJtings.
A oolored man lost his life in North
Carolina the other day in consequence of
the accidental rupture of the thoraciaorta.
The colored race has progressed wonder
fully. The oolored man can now have
almost any disease that seems high toned
or classic.
81 understand, sir, that you are con-
noisseur in diamonds" ''Yes, sill. !" "What
kind would You select nowadaysp" "Well,
| I'd have the infield clear of grass, but
outside of the bases l think I'd have a
| fine lawn. I've laid out lots of ball
| grounds. - 1id-Bits.
Matte, Matte" called an Omaha
dame TO her daughter, 81 do wish You
| would play something besides Wagner.
| am so sick Of it. Il am not Mt the piano,
ma, responded the daughter from an adj
joining room. "Then who is it?n Nurse
and the baby.n-Omdha World.
There is grain bag monopoly in San
Francisco, and the following notice, sent
out by m extensive grain dealer there,
shows how it works "Heying learned
that some farmers intend to put their new
wheat into old sacks, 1 now give you notice
that shall accept new wheat only if in
new sacks"
49," remarked Editor Cutting, 81 an
sentenced to serve one year at hard Labor
and pay 5000 in addition. Well, u suppose
/ can stand it. If had gone back to my
Office should have had a years hard
labor and probably been compelled Il
settle with the sheriff for not less thar
81 400. So I'm 5000 ahead. y Washing
ION Critic.
Daniel Richtmyer, 81 years old, WA
taking load of straw TO Utica, and jus
as he was entering the city he found him
self surrounded by flames. He managed
! to get off the load and unhitch his team
and that was oil he saved except the iroi
: work of the wagon. Bad Utica boys has
set fire to the straw.
0 While the Union troops were marching
:. through a Maryland town during Lee'
I" invasion some of the stragglers broke int
II bakery, and, az one of them ISSUED
a forth, bearing u loaf Of bread on bayo
% net, an Irish soldier cried out "Liftin
81 int liftinint be jabbers, there goes
v man wild the staff of life on the point o
% death. South Frdmihghdm Gazette.
a "Who is that tall gentleman youI
y daughter was walking with last evening
10 Mrs. Wiggins?" II don't know exactly
's but he is literary man and lives i
4 Chicago. | know he must be we'll OF
d too, for he knows such a lot about rae
IS horses" care you sure he is literar
10 mann" ''Oh! yes, he said he was u bool
maker"
A critical time-"Ma can't see you
said Glass; avenue Girl nf 10aE neddl,
v ,usrtnde9 ua front steps Is she
y home -ir hat she's very busy
!. wan you ASK ler 10 step to the door
~, mo sir, She's upstairs trying on b
~ bathing suit before the big mirror. Wht
to she gets it on she's going to pose. If 81
W looks statuesque we're going to the Sc
~ shore. If she just seems to be comma
20, we're going out in the country to Unc
'S Williams. Please go away and don't di
:. turb the poses. - Detroit Free Press
Papa Papa" This was the pipi
%. sound that Representative Morrison hea
Il as no walked through thelobby yesterda
and looking carefully about he found til
the words were uttered by Surplus Bill
7 il ran out from behind n door. ''No, v
ks don't, exclaimed the gallant Illinoisin
m backing of. "Thou art no chee-ild
M mine,'' as Dunstan says to Hazel &c
, thou unseemly brat and say Papa
nm Sherman and Sewell." t'Well," whin
the misbegotten dwarf, II don't knt
10 who my father is, and / don't heliev,
en- shall ever get step-farther. - WIshtn
nv ton Post
The other evening patrolman found
well. dressed woman sitting in an OPP
hallway next door to q marble hop, al
thinking she might be stranger
trouble, he Accosted her with "Anythil
:" wrong, madam n She came out to hi
and replied "No sir nothing wron
I'm waiting for my husband "Al
I'M hep" He is in the marble shop figr
IT, ing on tombstone ''And yen dol
IN want TO go in on account of the gloon
so surroundings ?" THE gloomy surroun
y. ings wouldn't affect me at all, sir, but
ISL hope know what belongs to the propr
gs ties. He's in there figuring on ton
ms stone for his first wife, who's been de
~. three years, and presume you can {
on preeiGte the occasion " Certain
Bs ma'am. Sit right down on the stairs a
no if any of the boys bother You I'll ra
10 Jumps ON their heads. "-Detr0t n
ur PTeSs
tut Mr., Thomas is deeply gratified W
'ki the result of his lRbors in Chicago. 9TH
are several music centres in this countr
'ht said he last night, "but Chicago is
OF grandest of them all. She has RESPOND
Ok. nobly to my call, and it is my sweet
Get hope that she will ever retain her pre-
ere pre-. eminence among the music low
our cities of the earth. When / came h
len six weeks ago found the cause langui
or ing in the midst of you, but the revi
ERR Of interest iii music set in at once, am
an. am reioiced TO find my humble effc
GU crowned with such glorious fruition. I
air negro minstrel companies atein full 81
cut at tbs leading theatres, and third will
on with you next week. These are the swt
10 est rewards q man in my profession
hope for. Pecuniary profit il second
leu eonsideration-it is a mere bagatelle
lile the eyes Of the true friend Of music wi
eht compared with that calm JOY and that
stef elfable peace which permeate my hos
iess when | see that three negro minis
% shows are springing into existence in
~ mediate answer to the demand for hig
you music which my work in Chicago
oft- created. ~ Chicago NeBN.
! 80 have an acquaintance in New Y
lioh who enjoys life by practicing bluff.
Aet- IS forever doing whit be should not
saying what he should not say, and go
where he has no moral or legal right
go just to see if he can manage to ca
atail himself through by aid of limitleHs ass