Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-16
AT RANDOM.


Weigh your words and do not
throw in too many for good MEASURE
Dallas Neaos.
The assessors tax man and then
the collector mails" him. YoRkers
Statesman.
She shed tear upon his vest;
The effort made him vince;
The vest was made of flannel, and
He hasn't seen i since.
SNR
The facility with which man for
gives his own faults and condemns those
of others is surprising to superficial OBJ
servers.
The first thing Secretary Rusk did
when he got hold Of the weather yester-
day was TO "wet" it, just as if it had
been new hat.
1t is not easy to win woman's
love, but 1t is even easier to teach girl
to love you than il is TO teach her the
intricate mysteries of base ball.-Somer-
g,le Journal.
NOT FISHING FOR SMALL FRY.
Where are you going my pretty maid?"
I'm going Il fishing, sir, she said.
Then fish for me my pretty maid"
~ have no minnow hook, " she said.
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SOME cURIosIrIEs.
Did you ever see catnip tea?
Did you ever hear dogwood bark?
Did you ever find the airtue open,
Or an ordinary hurseily mark?
Did You ever see wheelwrighi we'll?
Did yuu ever hear a baseball shout?
Did you ever watch clambake dinner,
Or listen to tin roof spout?
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--Bagley lat seashore)-'Is your wife
going to the ball tonight"
Bailey-"Well, she's dressed for some
thing, hut I'm blessed if know whether
khe2 going to the ball or down to the
beach for moonlight dip."--Puck.
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Household Item; Tan slippers will
be popular with mothers now that the
swimming season has begun.
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According to history Pocahontas
didn't believe in clubs. She prevented
Captain Smith from Joining one
Lone0 Courier.
"A Pittsburg widow has had three
husbands, each Of whom was over six
feet tall She is favorite with high
men,-Butaio Erpress.
Mrs. John A. Logan denies tnat she
will marry the pension attorney Lemon
Though not left fortune by her hus.
baud she needs no Lemon aid.
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1t is doubtful that cheap coat does
make cheap man, but he's no man at
all who says the girls are not dear, no
matter what they wear.-fhilddetphia
Times.
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-"Are you ready, Emma?' John
called.
"Yes. I'll be there in a minute; I've
only my bonnet to put on"
"All right. I'll have time TO shave
before We go.'-Harpers Bazaar.
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| EPIrAPHs IH PRIVATE CEMETERY.
NUMBER ONE.
He cum frum somewhat IN the east,
Wul fresh an he'd gun.
Id jest staked OF this little claim,
SO made him number one.
NUMBER TWO.
He wore SUIT Of tailor cloze,
Wuz full Of dudish pranks.
Fer plantin' him ez number two
gut vote of thanks.
NUMBER THREE.
A kyuse frum the prairie tried
To dror a gun on me,
But quicker n creased chain lightnin'I
Ragged him ez number three.
NUMBER FOUR.
He started out to do the town,
An gut my dander riz.
He used to be a pal Of mine,
But business is biz.
NUMBER FIVE.
sumtimes think hadn't ort
II hev shot the cuss below,
fF' But he wuZ totin ruun' Jag,
itlf An things wus orful slow,
Mem YORK. Herald
Many poor people, ambitious q
social distinction, are kept down by try
ing to keep up.
MN
The fact that man was created
little lower than the angels does nc
discourage the summer girl.
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The condition Of the United State
treasury need not trouble the advocate
of temperance. 1t isn't full enough |
amount to anything Washington Sta