Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-01-30
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~ hGA AMI EH b"Els
In the hrsiny futuro--"Well, boys, IFS
my trea.. WRATH you have 2" 'sI'.l take
3 pair Of shoes" "JimP' "Well, !
| guess you can png mO mp hnlf aozs col
lars and q shirt. n--NetO York Commercial
| AdyeTtiser.
Well rated -Father-Olars, think the
| count will propose tonight. CLARA, Eek
cited)-What makag you think so, papa
Father.-I discovered him in the hotel to-
day locking me NJ in "Bradstreo'a." ~
Recrnty Enterprise,
A Valuable 5aiesman. Juvenile Gus
toner (loubtfnlly)--"pm afraid you
haven't any ribbou of the kind | want.
Mamma said ] must be ture to ask for
mouse COLOR Salesman equal to the
emergency, producing bolt Of fiery red
ribb1n) THAT'S what this is--cruahed
mouse color. How many yards Pr
Chicago Tribune.
| All on account OF the grip.-Retai..
druseists (lsyiu9 down his paper Il
don't taGe any stock in this National
dobt, . national blessing" business. Ray
mond! "Yes, eis." "Suppose you charter
special train and see the treasury peo-
Pile. Ask them il they want tho national
debt paid off. II they do, tell them I'll
attend to the matter. The government
can take its time to reimburse"
An amateur pianist recently passed an
evening at the house of young lady.
The company vas agreeable, and he
tsrriad somewhat lnte. As he rose to
tako his departure the lady said: PRAY,
; do not 60 yet Mr.. Il / want you to
play something for me-" ''Oh, You must
excuse mo tonight. II 10 very late, and
should disturb the neighbors."
"EeyAF mind the neighbors," answered
the young lady, quickly, they poisoned
our dog yesterday"
Some experiments have recently been
made on the Philadelphia & Reading rail
road on Increasing the adhesive aud con.
seqEert traotive power Of locomotives by
passing an electric cnrrent from the driv.
ing wheels to the rails. II 10 claimed that
much greatsr adhesion can be obtained
than by the use OF sand and on one grade
of 1856 50 the mile trip WAS made with
as cars in 28 minutes that without the
use of the current required SIS minutes to
haul the same train over the same dis
tance. Engineering.
A Long Felt -Candidate-You
hIO u hhhht hhn Noh INV VIVA
ipgman--I ON, sir. ORnaidate-- Well,
am candidate for position o. trust,
and l wish TO say to the sons OF toll.
Wcykingman (who ia tired of taffy and
Disguised with its results) am very
busy now, sir. Osndidste-I was merely
going to say that il elected Shnn't dc
any more for the workipgmen than fol
anybody else, becauae don't care con.
tinenthl for one class more than another.
and / don't think there should be any
classes in leg;slation, anyhow. Working
man (grRgpinG his hend)-Youll get my
vote.--NeD York Weekly.
1t is, as we know, the universal custom
OF college classes to designate themselves
by the last two figures OF the year il
which they are to be graduated, as, fol
, instance this class OF 80, or the class oi
'99. This being SO, what are the boys ia
! do. who in the course OF time will bt
: graduated In 1900? To be consistent
they will have to say that they belong IL
! the olsss Of '0l, which is not only absurd
! but unpronouneeabls Lot the colleg,
j debating societies tackle this momeptol
question. Ocma to think OF it, too, won
} 1t sound little queer to speat of III,
class of '01 and the class of 'O2 ?--.Net
York Tribune.
The following questions with tn
i answers recently sppsarsd in the Chicag
i LEADER:
: How should bser be served at combinu
q ton card parties and mrsicales ?
= Mrs. REcHERoHY.
Answer--The usual form is to have III
y keg in ono corner of the room, so tina
a guests can help themselves; but bstte
3 plan is place the keg IN charge OF tn
, butler and have the beer handed aroun
8 in tall, thin glsaaes. This we judge froG
q some pictures we have seen, is the lstai
& style in New York.
How is 1t possible to dance In one OF thes
new fan gled swallow tall coats withoI
having the pistol-bult show UP NJ ever
a Jump JOHN X.
/. Answer-If you would dance gsutl
g and gracefully, as becomes member {
/ Chicago society, you would have no sue
d complaint to make.
/ Recently the Philadelphia Press yer
II tured, in tho most respectful way,
!, doubt whether dandelions have real
!, been blooming in sundry parts of Penn
sylyariH. 1t is now sorry it ever doub.ss
for il bus Just reined dandelions in th
!. Press Office ever Einue; and dandslio
r ed tor of big SALARY has had to be 81
y gagged, whose aole business is to arrange m
v classify the varicus dandelion exhibit,
: and treat the subject as it deserves, cd
Q toriaily. By this way, what's the matte
It with the dsndelion as International flower
Il AS cheerful and persistent blonmer
0 all times aud seasons, it can easily n
away with any other flower that nus bee
named. And just see how it lends itss
to lyric treatment, as thus:
y o, the dandeiion's tho flower for me,
n With It's petals of golden hue,
4 1t joyousy blooms from sea tc sea
!. To-day when the year is new.
% We haven't time to finish this beautift
|. lYrin. but will int rannrk HnnraY fl