Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-12-19

In Quaker community the other day
q young girl refused an offer OF marriage
from one of her auitors and tried TO con-
sole him for his disappointment by say
ing, But we'l always be FKiends."
Three school boys of Sompoe, CAL,
thought they'd have fun this vacation
playing gold mining. So they began on
u worn out claim ON the bsach near Point
sal aud in "a days, working not more
than eight hours day, made $40.
Mammal wish that you wouldn't
sneak so fippantly of MIR. Everpreach,
Eugenis, dear. You are always making
light of him" Eueenia-aBut, mamma.
how can help 2" You know yourself
what IN awfully gassy creature he is"
care you going to deny that charge
you made against me in yesterdays
psper2" he Numbered to the editor
mo, sir !" numbered back the ed
itor. "rhat's right" he said quickly.
''lf there ia one thing I admi;e it is
man who sticks by his convictions"
At recent examination of school
teachers in California one of the oandi-
dates wrote in answer to question Of
discipline: Capital punishment should
not be resorted to except on rare occa-
sioDg, only with the consent OF the
parents ard never till the next day"
Mrs. Newlywed--Oh, Charlie, dear
I've got such nice piece Of news to tell
you Mr.. Newlywed = Indeed What is
| 1t, lover Mrs. Newlywed-Why, William
tells me that cur place Ia Just overrun
with milkweod. Won't that be splendid
for the new COW !-BHrlington Free
! Press.
Actual elevations taken siucs the re-
cent disaster ut Johnstown show that dur
| ing the flood the water iii the neighbor-
hood OF Conemaugh and the south Fork
bridge reached an average height of Az
feet above low.water mark. At the big
viaduct on this up-atream side the water
was 70 feet deep.
Ia it q failure: Mamma (their last un-
married daughter having just accepted an
oher)-"Well, George now the girls are
all happily settled, l think we may con-
slider ourselves fortunate, and that mar
riage isn',---" Papa "a psssimist-"Um
don't know! Four families to keep
'stead of one l"--Punch.
Ibid you know, Mrs. Thickly," said
that lady's pedantio husband, "that iaAn
is an animsl2" "ies, 1 did," replied
she, land what's more know that Aome
animals IL dumb animals, and that soma
men is dumber than all the dumb animals
pat together That may not be grammar
but it's facts. Ne, chant ITdUslar.
Prof. Hazen Of the signal office, who
has been stopping on the mountain, be-
lieves that he has found the explanation
of the extraordinary velocity OF tho
wind on top Of Mount Washington. His
idea is that the great CULTS below COM
press the atmosphere, which, seeking
an outlet PUSHES mp the aides Of Moant
Washington and sweeps over its summit.
A farmer, Reinhsrdt Rounder, living
near Bound Brook, N, j., while at work
Ia his field Saturday afternoon, wns bitten
on the hand by a comprehend Erake, and
immediately the member swelled to
alarming proportions. A physician sum
moned promptly administered large
quantity of whisky to Rounder, to
counteract the poison, and he thinks the
mon will recover.
Gentlemen Who "do" weddings fol
provincial journals should SO far look ny
the subject OF music as to secure them.
selves against sentences like the follow.
ing miss Hutchence presided at the
hArmonium, and very efficiently PLAYED
In nature worth by Haydn, 'Loegrin' by
Vaginal md Roman march," "Loe
grin by WARnal!" And such is fame!-
London Musical Times.
A Little Ressoner. little girl wal
sitting on one side OF the horse car will
J her mother, when man, evidently
afflicted with bunion, came in aud sa
! down opposite her. Looking at his shoe
which he had to give greater comfort
the little girl snid: Mamma, | know
! what made that man out his shoe.
"Hush, deary." SIT was because his
cnrns were eprouting, wasn't it l''-Mer
Chant Traveller.
Dog storiea are on fair road to riva
those told by fishermen. The latest can
didRte for popular recognition is tina
Fred Stencil was out shooting near Mil
ton, Ore, the other day, when he sho
} his dog. For a moment he was too mucl
overcome to sse what he had done, an
| before he had recovered himself the mi
:: NAL, black retriever, had come up Il
him, bringing in his mouth his own tail
) which had been shot clean off.
When the German emperor arrived il
Rome. during his recent visit in I.aly
,, the italian chamberlain attempted u
, euter tbs carriage TO welcome the youn
! Kaiser. He was rudely jostled by Coun
Herbert, who thrust the chamberlain
back. axclaiming, "Out OF the way.
am Count Bismarck" The chamberlain
stopped back and replied quietly, 9Th
explanation is ample, but the excuse
Insufficient"
peculiar request was made By DO
4 bemiln WOMAN who recently died Ut EAs
: bridgeport, Conn. Sha asked 10 DO lait
, out in the Kitchen GO aa to save the psslo
carpet, end ham sandwich was to b
7 given TO each person WHO attended th
, funersl. The sandwiches made every on
so thirsty that leg Of beer was place.
> in the room TO satisfy the mourners, AM
: after tho funeral second keg wa
emptied