Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-04-29
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The worst calamity that can befall labor
is to make its products insecure. Kansas
Citg Journal.
The bonnets that bloom in the spring,
papa, are nothing too sweet for the face.
Mem York Journal.
All men IRE created equal, but the ma
ioriiy will not take the trouble to live up |
to it.--Neao HaDei Neaos.
A check recently presented at oatskill
National Bank called for the payment of
"Aity-aten dollars.-POughkeepsie Eagle
''where are the party wheel horses?'
cries Missouri paper, A swift glance re-
veals the most of them clambering into
the wagon Omaha Herald.
Mrs. Triphenia Bevans of Dan5ury,
Conn, on Wednesday celebrated her
Tooth birthday in the house where she
was bonn and has always lived.
Mrs. Sarah West, who recently died in
New Washington, Ind, aged 10 years,
was never 30 miles from her home, where
she was born and died.
The Detroit Free Press says TINT the
word "bliz2ard" is derived from the
Canadian French voyagenr's blessart,
meaning cutting north wind.
An eminent chemist on Julia street Inns
discovered what fluid ii is that most re-
sembles the hair of negro. He says il
is black kink.-NelO Orleans Picayune.
Some Chicago papers refer to Sam
Small as q reformed journalist. This is
wrong. When journalists reform they
become newspaper men. = ftttSbn'g
Chronicle.
Mother-Did you steal the cake,
| Johnnie Johnnie-No. ma'am. Did /,
Maudie Maudie (who got piece of the
cake)-No, deed, mamma saw him
didn't It'd Bits.
Captain De Witt Wallace of Lafayette,
Ind, is the author of novel shortly to
appear, called "Love's Ladder" II evil
IDENTIFY does not refer to love mt first sight,
for that usually begins with pair Of
stares.-BostOa Post.
"How many times should Christian
allow himself to be called liar without
resenting the insult ?" asked an inquirer
in a religious journal. We cannot an
swer this unless we know which is the
smaller man.-Neso Hacen Netos.
Somewhere the stars are shining"
sings Lila Cushman. Yes, Lila, and
somewhere the stars are not shining.
Together we have covered the ground and
the star question pretty thoroughly, -
Ne1o Hdgen Mems.
The average Bostonian has horror Of
dying, for the simple reason that he fears
he may meet in the next world some
people who do not come of particularly
good ood.-NeD Hdgeh NeioS
| ,,to,r - n,tnl Ia "a
jury, and after sitting quietly for an hour
during the inquest, arose, peered into the
face of the corpse, and then, turning to
the rest of the jury, said "Alein Gott,
dot man ish dead ~ Exchange.
It must be great consolation for the
lazy to find so many urgent sermons
against the evils of overwork in the news
papers of the day. The tramp will soon
begin to regard himself as the only wise
man in the community Pr0gidellCt
} journal.
Miss Fussanfeather drank a glass OF
! milk at Mrs. Crimsonbeak's last evening
When asked her opinion, she said it was
Just heavenly. She explained to her ma
when she got home, that she said sc
because it was so blue YOnkerS States
man.
Nevada boasts n young lady whosi
9 "toes are so supple that she can snap th'
:. great and third toes of either foot with N
sharp and clear a report as the averag,
! man makes when he snaps his thumb anC
. finger. " This is another gratifying evidenc
!, of the growing cultivation of the bound
g less west. -Burlingt0B Free Press.
e An exchange says that sure cure for
- | nnl1 in t1n hand 10 20 ttGttIM the uoptpil
# with beeswaX and starve the cold out.
Another sure cure is to cut OF the hRW
and throw it away. The latter reined
V has the nd 1antage of being httleNWor
!. PHEASANT in its operation than the forlNei
-N0rrStOl1R Herald. \
A Waterbury gentleman was surprise
while ont for drive on the Wolcott roa
IS recently by the conduct of boy, whoi
lie he asked TO ride, The boy refused o6st
Of nately, and when prevailed upon for
n reason, said he expected whipping whe
s, he got home, and was in no hurry.
I'd american.
y A gamin in the gallery at the Holyol
u Opera House, Monday night, nearl
u "broke up" the actors during an affectin
as part of the play. The stage was darkenet
10 and ona of the actors At some one
lie approach repeated hisline, "Hark VIII
d is that n "Rats y shouted the sma
81 boy, and the house responded. -iSpri8
Tx fsd Republican.
~, Numerous fresh society writer's shou
an go down ON their knees AT sight of Lat
~ dictionary before they write such a Sc
Nv tence as MRS. John Jones nee Emn
';s Smith" Whoa, Emma The word ii
~. means to be born, and Mrs Jones m,
have been born Smith, but she was II
born Emmn Smith. -NuO OFieauS Pit
yuae.
ns The male guests Al little danci
nd party in II Gramerry Park, New Icr
asst home the other night were rather asto
ely ished to find this notice posted conspip
ny ously in the dressing room "If gent
IN. men feel obliged to smoke during I
,et evening, cigars and keys to the park "
OF be furnished on application TO the 81
wants.
A pretty maiden, pink and port
A ryclist with navy shirt 5..=u
was 4 wonder II tile maid will nrt;
y n A little exhibition squirt
shj A sudden tumble IN the dirt
ms An angry maid with spattcred skirt
was A shock that couldn't help but hurt
on 'eyclist with disaster girt
~ Til Bit,
ver A Lowell clergyman who hates
Won weed asks, what would you think if ,
and met an angel coming down street wit
,cre cigar in his mouth Our opinion II
md not be expert, but we imagine we We
he. the sentiment of the community when
fter say that if that angel didn't have anot
and cigar in his pocket we should think
that were pretty mean Rochester Post
the press.
lack A western man, whose house was
ca 2 tackled by burglars, loaded his gun y
I, 4 a box of pills and killed two Of the i
they creants. Look ont for such med
pose certificate as this; II was seriously
said tackled by burglars, took one bo,
men your celebrated pills, and the burg
are are no more. With gratitude ~,
Springfield UliOa.
Last Saturday Postmaster Wood
ceived n postal card from Chic
ctlce, directed "to the prettieSt pair of
,. E!si brown eyes in Winthrop lie olTert
tnevt to some 20 or 30 different damsels,
asih- none Of them would take i, until fin
l ,.s,, a one of them said that although her
este s3 were not brown, she knew she mu,
IDS Of the one meant, and so bore the pri2
yn 10 in triumph. - WjHtLr9p (Ve.) B9ig6
/ viii Young playwright Well, MIR Bunc,
I, thiS have you read my comedy BuncoI
nj N Nv Nv Yes, and find shall be unable to Il
Z this 1t has some good points, my dear DO,
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