Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-12-06
The "firstn cotton mill IN Io,,a hsoor

The first" cotton mill IN Iowa began
operations Of Des Moines last week.
NOT putlty--his honor" The prIaoner
edmita that hc took the oomplAinant's
umbrella, but cannot hold him TO he a
| gnilty man. remember the day upon
which the alleged offence was committed,
II nc hadn't stolen the umbrella should
haye been quite ready to commit him TO
the Insane asylum "-Harpsr's Baear.
In bad shape (visitor to sicK womsD)-
dow are Won feeling this morning, Mrs.
O'Toolihanpn Mrs. O'EOolihan .---'iOeh,
Teddy, 1t ia that bad Oh am wild compii-
cation sv troublss-rheumatisr Iumbsao
and al; and it was oaly this moruin' that
tho doether-.h iven rist his wl!-said
mere was deooided symptoms Of oonva-
lessenre.h- Ha'per'8 Rasar.
The New York Sun, whose choice Epr.
.ish Is the envy OF the metropolitan press
and the pridS OF its editors, remarks OF
the iHta Robert ]. Vance of New Britain,
that The fought like tiger, hut the wave
was too tall for him." Tbe picture OF d
tiger fighting a wave seems TO ul q little
out OF the ordinary line OF natural phe-
nomena, bat 30 long as the wave beat we
nave no inclination to protest against the
result Of the singular oonfiict.-Raqtf3yd
Cous'GSt.
A stout, elderly lady was hanging by
strap and casting black looks at an inof-
fensive, but ungsllant dude, who sat
sucking the head OF his cane suddt,
inrch of the oar Alng the lady upon hi
with great force. aSah, dash IT.. dc
you know" exclaimed tho youth, eyo.
crushed my foot to jelly 2" SITS not
iirst time Two made calf's foot Jelly, ''la-
torisd the woman severely, as he vanished
and she prepared to sit oown.-Si0o and
Leather Reporter.
Mrs. Duquesna--'l suppose you sing
or playa Miss Newcomer no. Tn
not at all musioai,n Mrs. Duquesne-.
Yen recite probablyf" Miss Newcome.
-nOa, no, indeedw Mrs. Duauense-
= Well, then, / suppose YOU paint
plsqnessh Miss Neweomer-s'Me paint
couldn't paint fence" Mrs. Duquesne
eagerly oh, you dear girl, how loyeIyl
1ou must PROMISE to come to every one
OF m7 receptions. You will be such
sensation, - ittsJUre Bulletin.
:. Charles Mcdonald aays a Charlotte
~. % paper. 'was the Democratic cen.
didste for the Houae of Representatives
from GGbarrus county. His brother, Mr.,
hobert b Mcdonald, was the Republican
candidate for the Senate from Mecklen.
onrg county. Mr. Charles Mcdonald
was elected, slr. Robert MeDonald wal
defeated, Nothing very odd in this, Ia
DO suEe, but then the funny part is Ia
come. One was elected by 1868 ma,
loflty, aud the other was defeated BIZ
exactly the same number Of votes"
lhh vicar OF a parish having ocnasior
70 ieaYe for few weeks applied for and
ootalned loonm tenens. The clerica
substitute was very fond Of gard ming
aud generally after the parish work ant
waiting was ever for the day would ANUS
himself in the gasdon, with Goat olf ans
stray nat on, pruning digging, 80 On
evening as be was thus Occupied, a gen
lseinan called at the yic.reae and asked
tne nsid who answered the door.belI Il
ne could see the Ficar on important bust.
mesa The aaid answered that the yicu
was not ut home. "Not at bome % saii
rue gentleman. 'Are ron not mistaken
pld I not see him in the garden a fa1
minutes ago ?" mo, sir" answered N,
maid, "that amt the vicar, that's tht
local cenon."-Ercha,,ae.