Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-07-22
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on Herald.
Modesty is very becoming in a fool, but ]
\ makes man look like a fool. - Cincin-
aati Eoqairer.
Mrs Marina Wright Of Addison, Vt,
IL over 1902 years old, and has lived in
her present residence over 80 years
A young woman Of Ithaca, N. Y, has
nearly 1000 silk worms suspended in
paper cones, and all spinning away in
dustriously.
When there are no prisoners in the
Whitby, CANADA, jail a white flag flies
from the staff. The white flag was flying
al last accounts.
A spark from a passing locomotive set
fire TO o six-aore field of ripe wheat near
wilseyville, N. Y, the other day. The
grain was entirely consumed.
The economic question ngitating the
public mind Just now is whether ii costs
more to be n member Of Congress or
student at Harvard College. - Providence
jon nal.
A Boston amateur photographer has
Just had made by New York firm the
largest CAMERA ever made in this country |
1t carries plate "a by3G inches, and cost
$3.50.
A farmer visited Kendallville, N. Y,
on the Fourth, and bad boy stuck |
lighted fire. cracker in the old mans |
pocket. Il exploded and burned the
farmer so badly that he is likely TO die.
ssay," called out old Mr.. Crochet to
the new boy "bring me my boot-iaok.
"My name nin't Jack" responded the
I N hnnf
neither. '-Havper's BGsdr.
Next year will be the centennial anui-
versary Of the first production of "Don
Giovanni composed by Mozart to a
libretto by Da Ponte. 1t was given for
the first time in Prague, October 10Th, 1877.
Mrs. Mitchell Of Chadbourn, N. O., was
very ill in bed and sent her eight-year
| old bog to The well for water. He fell in,
and his helpless mother was forced to lie
there and hear his screams, until his
voice was still in death.
BaltiD,ores citizens wonder why, when
one of them appears wearing light felt
hat the street boys yell "Pe-nue-kle
pe-nuc-kle ~ as long as he is in sight.
Such is the fact, but no one seems to
have the slightest idea why the boys do so.
can order for three tons of capital
Ts,n said the proprietor of the type
foundry TO the foreman. whats up
now ?" asked the foreman, new fishing
storyP ooh, no, another magazine
article on the battle of Shiloh"-Prfnter'S
Magazine.
The census returns for Paris have Just
been issued. The population numbers
2,254 ,306 souls, showing the small in
| ne 4 Qg9 sitna Nba Lost f,anaf1e
taken FIVE years ago, in 1881. In 10 out
of the 20 ACCOMPLISHMENTS the population
has diminished
A citizen Of Douglasville, Gu, went
home after dark, and after he haC
slammed the gate heard curious flop
ping sound. He investigated and discov
cred that he had shut the gate on the heaC
of big snake, which was making strenu
Gus efforts to escape.
, An old man died recently at the age o
90 in an Indiana county asylum who's
Z, son held SO 900 insurance policy on Iii
% fathers life. and had instructed tn
asylum people to telegraph him wheneve
9 the old man died, SO that he might &c
y once the necessary proofs of his death
s. Georgia newspaper man visited
~ terrupin pen the other day, where wer
g confined 800 of these costly little turtles
When their keeper raped on the pen
=, they crowded about like drove of hogs
&c and showed like eAgerness to tackle tn
IA feed, which WAS slrimps, crabs and small
ne fish.
W Mrs Leland, who keeps boarding
? o. uousg ut Reese River, Nevada, had occa
"A sion 10 dig hole in her back yard th
= other day, and Just under the surfac
a. found fine eight-inch ledge of goo
y" chloride silver ore. She has had he
I, claim recorded under the maine of Lelan
No Ledge.
nd Johnnie Moore, Baltimore small no,
M found that a toy pistol, carrying ball
ITS big as buckshot, was very hard TO cocl
'as So he reversed the weapon in order to &
IL 'l better c-i'f Ire hammer clipped, ~
,l4 the bail went 'r-o1gh Iohnria's bend nj
iul0 bis Add larn. he hoy Wi'i die.
ily Henry Emory Of Sacramento, 10 full
ed whisky, fell from third-story windo
tly struck and smashed board fence 80 fe
nd helow, and then got up and took anoth
nc drink in the nearest saloon. A bump
lto the blol5 of TIenry's head was the on
- mparent result of his fall.
A Norwnlb Conn mother, taking
mr. iiml survey of her little ones before tn
pi' started for Sunday noticed son
S7, thing unnatural in the hang of a fl,
lp ycar-olds dress. She investigated, a
l9t found under the short white dress Of i
PIG promising daughter lunch basket dol
.., duty rs hustle.
The Danbury Mems is responsible I
!, the story that uouse fell into bowl
cream the other night, and in its eilo
"a TO keep atloat churued the cream in
r.. bntter ON which it stood and climb
IN ont This is claimed TO be true hecau
-. the mouse left trail of butter all nlo
VII the clean pantry shelf.
First stranger You are profession
,nt man, are you not, sir ?" Second strane
"No sir First strnnger-"I b
for pardon. l Judged from your Thought
I've mir that you are professional man
the Second stranger run four aces agaiu
,ou a straight flush Inst night, and I've be
thoughtful ever since. '-Nsio YOrk So
of Arc you feeling better MIR. Featherl,
ogked Bobby ~ the dinner table. "Fe
ing better ! haven't been sick, Bobby
lie. "f didn't know, saii Bobby, inditf
ide entity. Mi an pa were talking abb
too your geneal1gy last night and ma said
the couldn't he much worse. | suppos
nm Won ware Sick w. yc,s York Times.
A considerable industry is now carr
ing On in Europe in the manufacture
tAH picture frames from paper. Paper pu
Set glGr. lngecd oil and carbonate Of lime
t9 whiting. are mixed together and hea
Nh into thick cream, which is run i
.elp paulds and hardened Tic frames
lns then gilded or bronzrd.
There came ear being n sudden end