Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-26

ing the dog to which yesterday belonged
would do we'll TO assassinate him.-Nep
Haoen Nesos.
Prohibition is exciting so much atten-
ton in the southern states that the ques-
ton OF liquid south ia displacing that
Of solid south.-Detroh Free Press.
Thirty eight two-horse and So one
horse carriages followed tho remains Of a
two-y ear-old child to the Catholic GENE
terry of Wilkesbarre on Sunday last.
Herr Reinheistcr-yell mees, vot do
you think of my funeral march in b flat
minor2 Miss Gadabout-It's just lovely |
and wouldn't il be splendid to wnltz TO
A sunday-school teacher in LitchAeld
told his infants TO ask any questions they |
had in their minds and 0 little one asked
when is the circus coming l"-Ohrfs-
tian at Work.
ChlropodIst and manlcurei
1t evidently seems
Some chaps, living may secure
BY going to extremes.
-Tezas Siftings.
begins his career by washing rollers, prov.
ing galleys and aoquainting himself with
the editorial policy of the foreman
Deseret Netos.
The foreign correspondence Of some of
our esteemed contemporaries seems
little mouldy. But yet let us be grateful
that the Oregon's mail was saved
Washington Post.
| Reporters use and misuse the word
"ovation," because they think it is big
thug. Throwing eggs at an unpopular
speaker would be an ovation.-Neto
Orleans PicdysIne.
Old school teacher-0f course, you saw
Leghorn in your travels abroad ? Young
Miss Maude-0h, dear, yes; mamma
bought three in London untrimmed.-
Nes0 York Graphic.
A Naugatuck man saw something green
in cake Of ice and split the cake open.
The green thing was small frog which
after an hour or two in the sunlight
hoped about vigorously.
Emma James assertst hat the photograph
of Mrs. Hayes, in the same window with
Mrs. Cleveland's picture, looks over its
shoulder with "Well, neVer!" expires
sion.
An Albany speculator ia said to be
, making o good deal of money by pur-
chasing Canadian silver in New York at
~ per CENT uiscount uhu ohouihtlhB AZ ~
, home at par.
a While you should luv your naybor as
3 | yourself, doan gin him TO understan' dat
a you kin be depended on to lie awake
!. o. nights to purtect his grape arbor.-
. Detroit Free Press.
I The man who gets hold of news and
: won't give it up TO a reporter is probably
restrained by feelings of professional
!. jealousy. He ia an item miser himself. =
9 Merchant Traveller.
!. During visit gentleman regales Q
y child with cRramels. "Pepito,n exclaimed
: the mother, "what does well-bred boy
= say when he receives candy" "More!'
70 "A Merican paper.
A Carson, New, newspaper says tina
in the Carson river above Empire tn,
fishing is good, but below the town thu
n fish will not bite, "having lost their teeth
> from salvation by the mill chemicals"
70 Mother-My son, when Mrs. Blossom
# calls again don't want you to tell he
l she is homely. It's naughty TO talk 80
D. Young hopeful mother, yol
70 wouldn't have me lie about it, would you
|. Harry (who has the idea, but forget
70 the precise words)- sister, Mrs.
r was of you to sing, as it's 80 hard to &c
], any one TO do it nowadays unless the
is sing we'll.
u. If we should meet a naked fact in til
= road, the probability is TINT we woul
" brand it as a lie and go on about orr bus
~ " ness. In this refined age, facts must b
os dressed up or they will be dropped in
''s hurry.-Atiantd Constitution.
il. Preparations had already begun &c
.as celebrating the one hundredth birthdn
Of Mrs. Bethiah Hancock in Richmont
Ind, on the 9th vt September, but 81
,iIud on Friday last. She was born
f.. Bordentown, N. j., in l7S6.
'er The Emerson philosophy works hay
ns, been started up for the summer in Co
sly cord, and a vast amount of wisdom col
a. corning the late Dante Alighieri is beiI
AZ. canned by the wise men for future co
iO2 sumption York Commercial AdOe
tiser.
Husband and wife are playing card
Wife-Let us play for something. Hu
band-Well, what shall it be? "Let
'nt play for n new silk dress. II you los
I'll pick out the dress, and il / lose "
can pick out il out but it mustn't co
less than S100.-Fr0nt the German.
oe' "There have been SO many cuttiI
!. affairs on the Texan border, that this Ia
A'' one ought not to create 80 much comm
- tion," remarked Mrs. De Grande TO b
r husband the other morning, as she thre
W W down the paper TO pull fly out of h
nj oleomargarine. -BostOn Herald.
Scrawley- Writing any stories nov
ma Scribbler-No what's the use? There
M too much competition to admit of al
profits in the literature business. VIII
you can get Shakespeare's compile
.r, works for 25 cents, what's the use of TT
ing to compete with foreign authors
nm Rambler.
lat By the abundant mercies of our hen
is emily Father, the much kind attention
he many dear friends, and the skill of Dr.
400 Folsom and Turnipseed, we are able
So resume the editorial chair and our fami
of on the convalescent list. "Bless Il
a Lord, o my soul. Hampton Ca
M Enterprise.
be- Aunt (reading QUIT" William |. Il
Inc Normandy to his son Robert, England
ten William, and large sum in money
no Henry" Maurice-"DO you think
he did it, aunty 2" Aunt--"Did WIN
rs Maurice 2" Henry, aunty. |
you think he did the large sum ?"-Puat
IN, Twenty-Five years ago three brothe
'es, names Dryer were separated. They m
ria, the other day in ship-yard in Bath, NJ,
rye where two of them had been working I
lre some time without knowing the relalio
40 ship. The third sailor, came to 4
yard, and the kinship was accidental
discovered.
The Chicago Morning Netos prints
~, curious Yankee advertisement foul
~ tackled up in the bar-room of q hotel
,aJ Scituate. This advertisement, written mp
Nv a bit Of foolsoap paper, reads as follow
NJ "Lost-A good rubber boot; on the 70
IL from North Scituate beach to Scitui
90 Centre, have the other. Will buy
M sell Address L.W Cook, North Scituat'
1ld A female acquaintance not remarkat
the for her beauty has Just been making
nv. call on the lady of the house. "What
1cb you think of herr" the latter asked
the Jones, who was present That pol
youth, who prides himself on never bel
taken Mt disadvantage, at once reptile
f A 81 have never seen her before, but a
az must have altered dreadfully "-Frt
, the French, in IidJits.
free Iowa MANIPULATING about very d
weather, why it's an actual fact that
Iowa the watermelons haven't drop
life, 'em-have TO be soaked before we c
ma market EN-. Nebraska man--Should
rom be surprised. Wish you could have be
ckly with me on a ride | took during
Pills heated term. "Hot, chr" "Well did