Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-11-14

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Only one woman in France has this
year taken out license for shooting.
Last season there we're five.
1t was fitting that the EiIel Tower
SHOULD be struck by lightning, for every
body who goes to Paris is struck by the
Ethel Tower.
Mr.. Suburb-Uncle 'Rsstus. / wish
you'd go over TO my place and clean out
my hen house. Uncle 'Rastus with q
grim What In broad daylight, sah2
What He Thought OF It.-Firat Artist
-"Eaye You seen that picture of Palette's
AZ the exhibition, What do you think OF
il anyway 2" aecond Artist-sI think I
should advise Palette to tie a pound of
tea to the bottom OF the frame, "-SOmer-
allie journal,
freshman in the University OF Wis
cousin has abolished haz NC so far rs he
is himaelf concerned. He frankly de.
clared that he would shoot the first
sophmore that would undertake it on
him, SO for more than four weeks he has
seen no signs Of commencement.
A. Franz Halls portrait in the Onltra-
ment collection recsntly sold in Paris
brought 81 200; portrait Of man by
Rembrandt $4,000, and another of Q
woman $4,000. At the Sellsr sale
w0msn's portrait by f. Hals went for
SO 500 and an interior with banqueters by
Jan Staeu FOR 50 2G0.
What MsEes the Difference ?-One wet
evening Nr. Cyrus Cole throws a stub of
cigar in q pile Of old scrap iron and
starts o million dollar fire. AZ d later
date he attempts to start fire in the
CRATE, and, although ne uses dollars
worth of kinilars and half gallon OF
kerosene, he - Obliged to give ii up as a
failure, --ii.Eger's iIa2Gr.
The worla's record for Ligh iumpine
/ % feet y incLcsj which was made at the
I rev IOfG hosse show last year by Mr..
Gsbhsrd's Leo and by Filemaker, Yves
beaten at the Chicago horse snow on
Wednesday night By Ontario, a Csnadian.
bred horse, owned by S. S. Rowland Of
Mount MorriH, N. Y, and Roseberry
another Canadian, owned by siarehoust
y Prosper Of Toronto. They jumped {
feet lUi inches.
Ihe following letter ives received By
physician from u man he knew, prgcticinI
medicine, aud desiring counsel ''dea
Dock | have pashunt who's physira
sines shows that tho wind-pipe ha
liberated OF and his lungs have dor
down into bis stumlck have given hyn
every THU without efeckt her father i
welthy houoble and ipiluenshal as he i
memter Of assembly and god nos dom
want to looH hymn what shall do ans b,
return male. Yours frat. "-Medicd
G6$etLe.
The Greek studies Of Princess Sophi
Of Prussia, in preparation for her mar
risgs with the Grown Prince of Gre ice
remind ore Of the case OF the sp;rite
Queen Emma of Holland, who was G IL
man being the daughter OF the Prince o
Waldeck. Pgrmont. She learned Dutol
ia verg short time, but lit,le after be
marriage q courtier, wishing to bo ag,ee
able spoke to her in German. 'snas
Dutch to lne, sir" she said, ~ ar Dutc
now, and l don't know German IN
mere"
Prof. G. Frederick Wright Of Oherli
College, has small fliDt-atoao IDOL, rt
Gently brought up by aand-pump res
Boise City, Ilaho, from a tiapta Of 80
feet beneath the hurfece Of the earth. II
and many other scientists think it is Ii
, oldest mark Of human life TINT has v,
been discovered, and believe it to be III
work OF the aatediluvian man. Il chow
! its great age by the peculiar coating
! an oxide Of iron that covers it. 1t WI
, brought to Prof. WriRhts attention /
!; President Adams of tho Union Pacif
sosd, only few weeks ago.