Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-01-17
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HAgsE AND THERE.

A calf jumped on the pilot of rapidly
moving train on the Southern Pacific, and
roda nine miles, till the cars stopped. II
then sesmpered off about its business.
Mr.. Blaine, while out for walk in Au.
guBta, the other day, is said to have en-
gsged in foot rano with his SON James.
The latter won, though the father led
part of the way.
A Boston woman received an electric
shock by striking her umbrella against
the iron frame OF an awning. The cur
rent vas irnferted TO the frame by o
stream of water running over light wire
ard down the outside OF wafer conduo-
tor to the awning. az
A break in the solid south would be not
the least satisfactory outcome Of this
election. Ii would emancipate great
many voters both north and south from
the necessity they are still under of vot-
ing against the other section regardless Of
other more important considerations.
Waterbury american.
Ernst fsenshaw of England brides him.
self on the fact that he has never been
beaten at tennis. That boast may round
very big in England, but here in america
it goas for nothing. Ernst could go
along the streets of any american city
and count thousands of people who have
never been beaten az tennis. 4NiIsoa,tfee
iSsntiael.
She was at q dance and musicale the
other evening, dressed very handsomely
in white aatin. She wore black Kids,
however. "Why did you not wear white
gloves ?" asked friend. "Oh, MY
cousin died at Cheyenne last night, ard 1
had TO show some respect to her
memory" and she continued the giddy
waltz with her partner. Denver Nesos.
They soy OF Colonel Duprse OF Georgia
that during the late canvass he went up
to perspiring farmer who was plough
ing with stubborn OK, and offered to
take his place while the ploughman went
for water. The offer was more than ac-
cepted, for the farmer stsyed at the house
till dinner, land the candidate ploughed
three hours under the hottest snn OF the
season.
'tAllow me to congratulate you on your
engagement. Tell me how it came abouts
/ thought you intended remaining sin
gle" Eyes, certainly. But met the
other day at ball young and pretty
girl, with whom got into conversation /;
and, only think, she confessed that she,
too, had decided to remain single. I'm
possible to imagine greater harmony Of
dispo itiop. Aud SO we got engaged. ~
Deutschs Wespe1.
An old Bucksport sea captain thus de-
scribss the way in which he dismissed an
undesirable sutton for the hand Of his
daughter the other night: ~ just showed
him up the cempanionway and out on
the ganq-plank leading from my house
ard gently remarked that the wind Yves
off shore and the sooner he got under
way the better offing he would get be-
fore morning. He paid off and bore
away down the street. "-Lstcist0a No. }
Journal.
An interesting relic was received on
Monday at the navy department in Wash
ington. II was a section about three feet
in length, of one of the timbers of the
San Pablo, ono of the ships which COM
posed the famousSpsnishA Armada, which
sailed to conquer England $50 years ago.
The San Pablo was one of the ships which
escaped. She was afterwards renamed
sNayio Sobsrano," and after several
cruises was wrecked on the coast near
Santiago de Cuba, where the hulk now
lies buried In the mud.
An ingenious fellow, who sold large
number Of pipes in towns near Portland,
Me-, did SO in this way Re carried or
his back an old soiled carpet bag filled
with the pipeR. He would FIJI one Of
them with tobacco, and when we'll under
way, approach man or group OF men,
and strike up trade at 81 for the pipe
lie told them the pipe was genuine
mearschaum, and he wanted to sell thai
one, the only one he had, in order to gel
money TO pay his fare to Portland. HI
sold over 40 in Auburn.
The Dakotss are said TO furnish fin'
specimens of Indian manhood. eth,
older ones of both sexes are OF q darl
copper color the younger ones are muol