Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-16

/ Al hANDOh.
During the present strained rela-
tions no one who loves peace should
give the monkey a hot penny,-No,o
York World.
Lawson ~ hear Mr.. Soenso has
discontinued his liberal financial aid to
the Church of the Holy Fashionables. +"
Dawson; eyes, he has entirely recoy-
cred from his dangerous lung trouble,
his doctors say he may live for years.
-Ne'o York Life.
Casper Clement, New Jersey
charcoal burner, is said to have found
$1,700 in greenbacks in an old violin
that he bought for 80 cents at pawn
brokers' sale in this city. The fact that
a pawnbroker failed to get out of the
| instrument all there was in ii will make
people generally believe that the story
is mostly fiddle-dee.dee.
The warden of the Massachusetts,
state prison addressed the assembled
convicts the other day as "Gentlemen,"
and the term Gents" would have fitted
SO well, for oncel
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When horse rears il is very much
alive, even if 1t does seem to be on its
last legs.-S. Joseph Nescs.
When you can get closa enough to
a frog to poke him with a stick that's a
sign of spring. -Bndalo Express.
After we have callcd,a man a fool il
always pleases us to have him get mad
and prove it,-Bfnghampton Republican.
It's a mighty cowardly man who
hasn't the courage to advise another
with the toothache to have it yanked
out'-BOston Transcript
His only Bent-Editor ito applicant
for position); But what can you do,
young man? Haven't you some special
talent or taste-some bent, as they say?
Applicant (dubiously); N-no, sir, not
that can think dwell am little
bow-lcgged.- Barliagton Free Press
Jones (who catches his pastor out
fishing); Good morning, doctor are
you studying theologyg" Minister:
Yes; ichthyology. Burlington Free
Press
The war with Italy seems to be all
write Washington star.
MIN
"A bad boy is often hand-cuffed, by
his parents. BRAKES Magazine.
"A reporters living is his commits
sion on the notes he collects for the pub
lic.-D~ Bots Courier
Down in New Jersey-Whiskers at
Prlnceton.-Puck
NM
When the plumber sends in his bill
the dancing and paying the piper is
done by the same person.-PhiIddetphia
Times.
When an ordinary man gets the
grip OF a well-tilled beer mug it gener-
ally drives him to consumption.-Ash-
and WIS., Press.
-Emin Pasha has sent word from
Zanzibar that he is about to go to Ujiji, |
a place famous for its jays.-PhiIddeI-
phid Lodg6r.
A New York doctor who could get
no patients, committed suicide after
losing the stock of patience he began
with.-I'tts5~'Y Chronicle.
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ANY ono who hos lis+ona5 20 tho
groaning of the big fiddle in the orches-
ira knows wha, "ylols of wrath means.
-B in9hdmpton Republican.
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IL Aaam ana Eve were colored peo'
PIE! watermelon was the iorbldden
fruit. Science is silent on the subject, |
-Ne@ of1sdns Rc4yu"6.
-, CONTRAST NOT PLEASING.
Nhat seraphic Joy i IS, to be sure,
" men opening u letter to read.
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-Carnets arc s,re Ia eo m ro,,, 49,.
the rise Is mi at all dnn 20 tbo McKinIa33
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DREADFUL MAN,
He never plays cards,