Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-11-27
Pear's soap secures i beantifnI COMMISSION.

Barry Sullivan, the celebrated trag
edian, is lying serious i'll at his residenc,
in Brighton, England. Mr. Sullivan
has been III bad health for long while
and Cancelled all engagements som,
time back.
London is to make notable expert
ment in state socialism by spending
seven or eight million dollars in buying
up property in Bethnal Green, pulling
| down the old rockerics and building
good houses to be rented to the poor
Time 11.30 p. m, Young Staylate--
Aw, do you know, Miss Mabel, wa!
suddenly carried away yesterday BY /
veal Inspiration Mabel Were you
indeed, Mr.. Staylate? wish YOU
would have a real inspiration now
Light
He (doubtfully)-There's Attic
freckle on your check, don't you know
ii have heard that frecilcs can be re.
moved by kissing. She--Oh, that is a
fraud. Cousin Tom and / have been
experimenting on that all summer
Indianapolis Neacs.
Il must always have my manuscript
before me when l preach,n said The
young clergyman, unnecessarily and
the cycnical bystander remarked: II
should think you would find it easier 10
read directly from the printed book OF
sermons.--S 0pternilbe sjoUTRdi.
A man at Small Point, Me-, is to have
fence next summer that would please
Rider llaggard. II will not be made Of
elephants tusks, but Of the swords Of
swordtish. There are enough Of these
swords gathered during fishing voyages
to build picket fence 40 feet in length.
Let Us now return to a thoughtful
consideration Of the Mormon problem,
the Home Rule question, the Chinese
puzzle, Ward McAllister's book and the
Stanley scandal. They are soothing
subjects and will not remind MS Of the
painful experiences of the past few days,
Indianapolis Tribune (Rtp).
A woman lately wrote to the governor
Of Kentucky that She was the mother
of seven stalwari sons, of various ages,
all born on the Sabbath day. For her
part she thought (and her neighbors
thoughtl she ought 10 have a separate
and distinct pension for each Sabbath
born son of them, and she desired to
know how the idea struck the governor
-Phi1aleiphia Record.
Which Accounts for It--Mrs Lafferty
(visitor1-Y Your daughter has fine
touch, Mrs. Moriaritv Mrs M,-Tis,
so they do be tellin' me, an sure I is no
wonther, for she loves the pianny and
nivver tires Of it; she has u great tashte
for moosic, but thin that's only natural,
for her grandfather had his skull laid
open with cornet at a temperance
picnic.-LifG.
LET go Of my hand, Harry pouted
the maiden, .tl'll button this one my
self You would never make a prize
fighter" "Wby not2" asked Harry.
because You are SO awkward with the
gloves" he retorted hotly. "See how
skilfully can get one in your mouth
And he did, and followed it up with
several others. But she was young
woman who could stand great deal Of
punishmcnt-C Chicago Tribune.
Mrs. Hubby "a Harvard BRIDE 1T
would he useless for me to disguise the
fact, Bridget, that your ignorance of
is very marked. Let me try
to correct you. For instance, does il
sound right for me to say, t'Bridget,
you've been a-scttin' in the DRAWN
roomm Bridget (franklyl-No, ma'am,
it don't sound right; but were only
a-settin' there the mather of half-hour
Or So wild my cousin Terence, who is
just over. s'pose that runt of il second
Iirl tattled on me-SNH and JJire.