Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-09-30
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to help themselves. --Neso Orleans Plea.
ynne
The Galatea is like old Mother Hub
bard. When she got there the cupboard
was bare LO,sen Courier.
It wasn't.a "cutter wind" and it is be-
ginning to be believed that there amt no
such wind, anyhow o,0eA Courier.
A we'll digger in CISCO, ILL.,, found a
hollow log 2S foot below the surface of
the ground, and in the log vigorous
frog.
1t will cost $4,000 and take 6,O00
books of gold leaf to gild the great dome
at Notre Dame University, Ind. The
work is going on now.
The Maine Republicans point with
pride to MIR. Blaine's coat tail and, smirch
or no smirch, they are going to hang on
| to it.-lMilacGlkee journal.
Olarksville, Md, bee hunters recently
cut down tree and found in hollow 35
feet from the ground plenty of honey aud
a black snake nine feet long.
The small boy is now very anxious to
have it settled that parental discipline
/ shall be declared "out" after "three
strikes. "--St. Adams Messenger.
Scene in hotel 25 years hence. Guest
to porter-Can you tell me what time it
isP Porter-Yes, sir. Ihatil cost yon
so cents, please. Merchant 1saU6tter-
Henceforth lot the Hubs city seal be q
Puritan rampant with q Mayhower CROW n
ON a blue fold and a Singer c0uchant on
an ensanguined field Washington Gu
sette.
On rainy mornings while in the woods,
the President has INDUCED in cribbage.
| By and by perhaps FRANKIE" will wake
MP to ask Grover "What's in the crib Pr
Lotnen Courier.
Mrs. Hendricks We're you at the
J Louvre while in Paris, Mrs. De Hobson
Mrs. Do Hobson No; we found every
thing we wanted at the Bon Marche. We
got some wonderful bargains there
Lif6.
The collector Of customs at New Yorl
has been complained of for admitting too
much spurious tea. What we want il
capital THE lower case is that mr.,
crossed with willow leaves won'tgo down
-Sprtn2feid Union.
One of the most curious fans seer
during the season was carried by Phila
delphia lady at Long Branch. It was o
!, black gauze, with row Of gray ant
black bats with spread wings fastened
n around the edge. = ESclange.
First street urchin-Git on TO tn
r spuds, Tommie. Second ditto-Ar
what's spuds, Mickey First ditto-Don'
you know that, Tommie Wy spuds
half masher, half dude, an the balanc
collar an cane. Git on to tho two u
EN- stan'in' on the theayter stops
n Washington, 1; New 4ork, /.
Behold tho wonders of baseball
o Tho strangest meath tho sun
We know that each has one this game,
n Yet neither one has won.
Washington Critic.
@ The paragraphers are saying that Phil
delphia and Charleston can fraterni7
l now, as they are ''both Quaker cities.
Charleston is the more Bieksited, hoy
ever.-PMlGdelo1ia Inquirer.
A disease called ''mad itch" has a
,. tackled herd of cattle belonging
Farmer Brown of Dallas, Ia., and he b
already lost 81 200 worth of fine stee
70 by the animals nearly saving their nec
OF ON the barbed wire fence in the
at efforts to allay the itching.
John Arnold, young Georgian, so (
oS forgot himself rs to tell his father TINT
lied. The old man al once whacked Jol
VI on the bead with n pair of blacksmith
tongs whersupon John again forgot hii
w. self and fired three bullets into his pArel
one into euen shoulder and one into h
left elbow.
,et II is very seldom that negro ey
steals a ride ON train. That race, NJ
Ia rule, always prefer to ride conspicuous
in coach, and generally wave TIL
mt handkerCkiefs at every dnrky seen alo
the side Of track. They pay grea
in per cent of their earnings into the tr
"a sury of the railroads than any other eli
bo of people known. Albany (Ga.) Ne'
Mrs. yoluble-Do you know, my de
that they do say Mrs. Delaine's husba
is liable to die at any moment ?
Mrs. Tmgrun-Indeed. That will
nm nice.
ut Mrs. V.--Nice. Why, how shockil
in What do you mean
d. Mrs. T.-Why, we shall then have
chance to SEQ how she looks in pl
lack.--L0oelJ Citizen.
Saturday evening some one sent IL
gram from this city to man named JO
Mcnamara of Waterbury, stating that
son John had been killed by the CO
lis The father came to this city on
nd train with an undertaken and seve
friends, only to find that some heartl
~. person had played moan, contempt
an trick on him, = Hartf0rd Post.
GA She leaned over the back.yar fol
10 and swung her apron in the air. ]
80 signal was answered, and the two w
at soon busy doing the neighborho,
no AThe Shiftlesqes have all got back, SO
ot' said one. eyes, and good deal sool
va than they're welcome, too well, Il
20 amt 80 very bad, after all. They me-
oh; well.n Yes, 'spose they do, but u
-nu have the hardest work letting folks KIN
what they mean of any crowd ever sal
'an -Hartf6rd Post.
sed A London paper has overheard c.
inc versation in third-elass lifo Of
yes channels wife who Ind brought her
,eir bands dinner to public bousead Join
AN. his workshop The hungry man ente
and proceeded to domolish the repast
rve say, Jack, observed the wife, perus
the the newspaper, II sec that poor you
NOT kidnapped prince is going back
Sophia" eyes? with his mouth fu
nal | wish you'd put in more seasonin
Ias Pause Ali it's hard, ,Jnck for n
I'D TO he torn away from Lis wife by lot
nm scamps. wife 2" SophiM is not
fns- wifo." mot his wife,? Then the {
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