Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-11-22
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fong ministers wife-what Is your
text 70 BIO this morning, dear ? Young
minister Robert Elamere, ninth chapter,
nfth paragraph. FIRES Press,
az Paris is getting tired OF the ballet. In
1883 tho opera gave 80 ballet nights il
1885, 70 in 1885, %, and In 1887, IS.
Ihus far ii ballet performances have
only been given in 1858.
smith Ito defeated contradiction
don't Seem to be 30 tickled as YOU were
lust before election. Defeated candidate
(gloomily)--No. have been scratched by
my friends, --BinghamtoB Republican.
All, Lionel, that poem is beautiful ~
yes, Agatha, 1t is the browning effort OF
my nfe" "And Monel--my Lionel il
VIII bring You fame, eternal fame, will il
not = Yes, Agatha-and perhaps 81"
Dnllard--Now, this is outrageous.
Here's Casket has charged the widow
Jones S500 Tor her husbands funeral.
bfigntiy--Weli, you must always expect
sun bill from an undertaken. .Losoell
Citizen.
where are YOU going, my pretty maid ~
" go to my wedding, kind Sir" che said.
Ihen ! cannot marry you, my pretty
NOT TILL I'm divorced, kind SIR" she said.
---Ierre Hdate Express.
MamieA-sI can't imagine why Olaras
room always smells 80 of arnica." Loie
why, don't you know ? She Ia en-.
gagged to the captain Of the football
team, and arniaa always reminds her of
him. Puck.
81 wish you'd 20 out an chop some
wood, Elijah there hain't stick in the
nonae !" "Pm sorry, Marthy, but the
fact 10 lost an election bet, aooordin' to
which I'm obleeged to refrain from all
manual labor for the next two weeks."---
Puck.
Hereafter We shall charge the pub.
fishers Of "Robert Elsmere" dollar a
line for any further advertisement of that
book In our columns, and all contributors
will be expected to pay an equal rate for
the insertion of their Communications.
--Ohrfstian Register.
A Dsoatur physician SAYS that some
persons are so sensitive that they are in
danger OF taking yellow fever from read.
ing telegraph reports Of the disease In the
papers. A Pensacola paper says that de.
ponds upon the money sent to sufferers.
Veto Orleans Picdgpae.
The largest artificial basin for docking
and repairing the hulls OF ships in the
United States is being completed at New
port News, Va. II Is 800 feet long, 1870
feet wide, with depth of rs feet over the
sill at high tide. It is furnished with
pumps that can empty it in two and q
half hours.
Husband Ito wife as they were return
Ing from o'clock a)-Did you give
orders to Bridget, my dear, to have din.
ner precisely at 6 O'Clock. Wife-Yes.
Husband--Well, I'm very glad Of it.
That what-d'y e csll-it-tea has given me
tremendous appetite. York Sun.
Railroad superintsndsnt--Any OF the
passenger cars need repairing Head
exsminer-Yes, sir No. 500 Is In very
bad shape ought TO go TO the shop Of
once. Railroad superintendent What's
the matter Head examiner-Two OF
the windows are SO loose that any ordi-
nary man can raise them, sir.-7Tas.
In the centre of roll Of good butter
recently bought by family in Rutland,
VT, was little tin box, and in the box q
note, apparently written by ''a girl IS
years of age, good.looking, and an ex-
cellent housekeeper, who thought she
would make Q good wife for .'some I'M
married Christian gentleman"
Mabel Hastings of Ubst, Montana, was
guarding her fathers sheep the other
day, when pair Of big gray wolves at
tackled them. She ran TO the house, got
a rife, put herself between the wolves
and the sheep, aud, after firing Ave shots
and Wounding one Of the brutes, had the
satisfaciion of seeing them run.
Sarah Jane" said uncle Abnsr
sternly, az he looked over the book his
daughter had left on the table. 81 never
'sposed that child o. mine would read
such wrstched political rot as this
Blaine the fair, Blaine the lovable,
Blaine the lily maid-'
why, papa, DEAR" exclaimed the
startled girl, lust get your spectaoles
That's Tennyson's elaine !n-Pack,
Old lady Don't tnlk to me about mild
cigars not huttin' tell you smokin' is
the most unhealthy thing you kin do.
Its rank poison. You remember your
great Uncle Jake, don't you? Nephew
Not very distinctly, aunty. Old LADY,
thought not, or you would never have
took to smokin'. Well, your uncle com,
smokin' when he was 81 years
old, and in three yeara--boo, hoo, hoo!--
he was-a-corpse.--1Ims.
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Cigarettes.
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