Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-08-29

The play of "Mazeppa" has enjoyed
long popularity, although it is only
one horse atfair. B0ston Courier.
Elderly, but Coquettish widow-"And
this, Baron, Ia o portrait Of me when |
WAS pitl.n Baron--"Oh, indeed And
hy rms OF the old masters, presume
FliYende Bldtter.
Mr.. Samuel Jones, the "ievivalist,"
was recently offered 10000 year and a
fine church to preach in at Minneapolis.
He replied $40 You take me for fool?
I'm getting S25 600 year now "-Nen
Y0fk Tribune.
Annexed. -Farmer's Boy (Illinois)-
Pop! Pop! The prairie wolves are kill
ing tho stock agi'n. Where's the gnu?
Old Farmer (4adly)-My son, it's ag'in
tho law 10 shoot guns in the city limits.
We're in Chicego now.
A short while ago Snowdon, in Wales,
was Knocked down to purchaser by the
auetiunear's hammer, and row Oarlelot,
in Somersstshire, on whose castle hill
King Arthur and his knights are said to
have held council and reyel, has been
offered ut public sale.
Worse than the Gsliow5. Warden -
work 10. day, aud i. has been decided to
ask you TO be executed in another way.
A man is outbide ready to play the
ttBouiauger March, on hand-organ, il
Won say the word. Prisoner-No, no;
any death but that
| The latest development OF the auto
matte msohine is DR.. Cnreall, in Hol-
land. 1t is wooden figure of man,
/ ..sk 81 nj lah Lad
with the names Of various ailments. IL
you have pain. find its corresponding
location on the figure, drop coin into
the slot, and the proper pill or powder
will come ont.
Leading s,atisicians assert that more
persons annually choke to death while
eating in England than are killed on the
English railroads. Il must be terribly
monotonous to "anpuaily choke &c
death, (" but probably it isn't 40 trouble
some after one gets accustomed to 1t, else
there wouldn't be so many who prefer il
to being smashed to pieces on railroad
and oremsted afterwards. Boston Tran
script.
Especial umbrella makers to thu
qneen," read Mrs. Phunnyman. "Ther'
it ia again. Ridiculous! That's the wa.
all prominent London merchants COL
clude their advertisements. Mr.
Phunnyman it's all right for al
umbrella maker to use that familiar ex
preston. Mrs. PhunnymRu-dow d
you make that ont Mr.. Phunnymsn-
Why, ever since Victoria assembled to tn
throne she has enjoyed an uninterrupte,
reign of tifty-tRo years. i'httddeipht
Pres.
Old, hut walked over 400 miles. Hel
man and Christina Petersen, the ma
, and wife, 6S and 81 years old, TespeC
lively, who left Pittsburg nearly mont
: ago to walk to New York, reached CAstl
: Garden Friday. They belong in Der
mark, and are to be sent there on til
next steamer. In 1885 they came to thi
country and went TO live Sith marie
, daughter in Nebraska, but the son in. la
. losing an arm, the home was recent
4 broken up. The old couple then decide
TO return to their native land, and starte
! off to reach New York "the best the
1 could"
!. No matter what section of the plan,
You visit you will find that the people.
white, black or copper colored-enjoy
quiet joke on tina subject OF marriage
/, failure. For illustration take the follow
II ing, which we clip from tho Kathiaw
y Times, India, which is printed half
. English and half in Gooierati: Wife
Y On the goth of March we snail celebrs
Z our silver wedding. Don't you think '
a ought to kill the fat pig and have
+. feast ~ Husband" Kill the pig
Il don't see how tho uniorl innate animal
- to blame for what happened 20 yea
8 ago Mem York Herald.
10 Looking Backward = Year $500,
"a Extract from science. Professor Huxl,
a Darwin, who for some time has be-
Investigating . singular twist to 4
wrist bones Of American men and WON
=. of the year 1899, has made an INTEREST,",
10 discovery. From some writings of Ih
- year he has learned that constant 70
Va storms prevailed in the summer, al
rs that people wets IN the habit of carryil
h. over their heads u remarkable struotui
" known rs an umbrella" From Il
IA habit long continued, he suspects 4
or wrist bones became deformed as we nj
lH find them.
" TIE Ant and the Beetle.--One
40 while the Ant was rolling y grain Of co
over the ground beetle happened alo
and inquired: My Industrious Frien
why all this Labor!n II am Working
OF get Ids GfAlH VI OOEu into NY SotO
ed House for the Winter, l must have
lOo store laid by or l shall Stsrvs." 81
sr' how Foolish to Work so hard for it! Y
nj don't see me sweating under the coll
ia and yet get along as we'll es most
hs sects." Yes. you are all right now
W. cause it 10 summer, but wait until
yer Winter comes on. II you are Idle n
IN you will Perish them Thanks, my d.
ne Ant, hut don't worry over the und
signed. Cali on me about the middle
January" Time passed on. The
an. Worked Industriously 10 lay by Ste
ed aud as the winter came en- and she '
ert congratula;ing herself on her ForesiI
M aud Prudence, the Beetle came that "
zee He was fat and sleek and in fine spii
~ and he halted 10 say: Morning,
'A Economy. How GOES it ?" ~ have
kinds of Ealabes laid by for the winte
replied the Ant, "while you----" y''Wl
his l Am located In the Governors Kitcl
YES for the next six months, and count on
ON less than seven kinda OF Food per do
~. ms But how is thalf" simply thnt W
III with my mouth, while you work v
your muscles. l Talk Politics, while
talk Corn" Moral; Let's all Talk p
i. tics.-D0r0h Frss Pres.