Evening journal., 1892-05-12
THE CITY DIRECTORY.
A Full Description OF Whining a 5
Geological Gardens.


will be 900 pages. 688 pages being de-
voted 20 the city directory proper The
number of names ia the city directory
will foot up about 26,514. aud yet there
are subscribers who seem TO think that
the canvass can be made In one day and
the book issued on the day following.
The peculiir names ia the book are
without number aud embrace everything
10 the heavens above, the earth beneath
and the water under the earth. Last
night an EVENING JOURNAL reporter was
enabled through the courtesy Of the pub
Usher. TO look over the revised proof
sheets 10 was found that the Browns,
Joneses aud smiths led by far the largest
representation. There are 224 Brow
lSi Jones aud 2S5 smiths II they would
drop politics and unite ia a common
cause they could carry the city,
Taking a melancholic view Of the direo.
tory there are Crimes. aug, Chris
tian, Death, o Cofiins, Bishops. IL
Deans, Monks, Amen, Temple,
2 Churches, Canterbury. and Chapels
There is He'll hut no Heaven, and
Marks to legally settle up the estate. and
8 FAusts, but no Mephistopholes. The
bright side Of the picture is that there
are 9 Lords. Colts aud Graces. Song
can be sung by Singers, but only 2 Sing,
and they are Cinnamon. The deceased
will rest pesceably with 10 STAIRS and
Moon overhead Only 4 Stones eau be
placed at the Graves. aud / Of those is
Rhine Eighteen Bells may ring but
there are 90 Chimes.
Royalty Ia we'll represented There are
? Earles,43 Kings Countisses, Prince, l
Dukes, 9 Queens, Rex, with 10 Knights
with 20 Shields aud II Pages to attend
them when they send 2 Cages to their
lady loves but there are only 2 Bottles
recorded.
The nations are represented BY Amer
lea, Butchers Englands English,
Fran ces, . Franks, French, l Irish, 2
Irelands Turks.
The criminal annals Of the book show,
2 Balls Of them q judge; II Black
burns, one of them a chef OF police; |
Clerk, supposed TO be 3. g. Adams; 8
Crooks, turner's, as Hayes 10 Curtis,
13 CANDLES, l Gass, Gudgeous 5 Justices.
90 Laws aud Knotis, Rule II
Shsrps. II Irons, 12 Freemen, 3 Haws
and Golley.
The gallery OF celebrated men and
women Is not devoid Of interest In il
are found. Nastor. 90 Blacks Black
stone, no Lawyers, but several Council
men; Blaine, who is out OF the race
Bruces 30 Burns, 4 Burnsides / Burr
Burrows. but no Draytou; 81 Camp
bells with others who are coming;
Carvers, Childs, 3 Cl1ya, 9 Colliers, ;
Fields, 9 Foots, but only Boots; 9 For
akers and several Suermans, % Forests
/ 25 Foxes 1 Gail and any number Of Ham
iltons; several Booths. but only Gale
/ 8 God dfr, Us, | Goldsmith who has never
read the Deserted Village Il
Goulds but ellis Is not ii
it; 81 Grants, 40 GrAys, none
OF whom have been guilty of writing
anything worse than a love letter in a
village churchyard: Greeley; l3 Crime,
who have no cellar door; Grooms, 81
Grubbs, 4 Gfeys but ne Faux; Hales
IA Harrisons, positively not related &,
Baby Mckee, the big hat or the second
tern boom 80 Hills, who will not b,
nominated at the Chicago Convention; /
Boar, z Holmes 4 Hoods, bulls, Kidd
3 Koch not of lymphstlc turn Of mind
% Lanes. Lewis, species Of Bird founC
only In Delaware; Lukes, who do no
pretend 10 be saints, Mcdinties, bul
nOne of the Daniel variety. They hav
never been In the bottom Of the sea.
Marshes, the Philadelphia su horitie
are assured that Gideon Is no
among them 9 Mays and sewers
Benuetts bnt no Blood despite thu
fact that there are Gums. s Miles
but no Indians IA Mills who have neve
framed a tar n bill; l56 Moores, 100 O
whom never heard of "Lalla- Rookh
Nye. his name Is Bill, but he is mue
better looking than his namesake;
Pages aud Peppers, who do not chsrg
S25 a vist "a Peters who never sal
Rome; Peck, wao thinks be is wort
one bushel Of this Wisconsin bad DO
variety; Poe, whose name Is Edgar. an
who has never had a raven fever o
"NevermOre" with "Leuore" complies
tions and Helen Oseooi for dry nurse G
Reeds and every one a Gear who counts
quorum by the number OF plate
set At the table, 8 Rays aud Hamilton
galore; 10 Reaches who havs nothin
against Secretary Whitney and for whoI
Federal Navy Department insecticide
have not been ordered There are
d Shakespeares, ard every one thinks be
, distant relative Of William Of Stra
ford ou-AvOn; the"e are Shepherd
end every one a boss; Small, who's
r name ia not Samuel, but any number
Sam Joneses The Walkers number z
with several Marys among them who r
! fuse TO wear anything more decide
a than the regulation kniekerbo.kers
One Of the features Of Wilmington /
: It's biological Garden. Animals, birt
= and fish OF all s'zss and varieties are see
. on the streets. There Is Koons, singl
lar aud vet plural; BOers. Banta,
. Beaver, IA Birds Of the anti Higgir
, variety ] Brant, 9 Backs, Buckal- u
a with the stag not designated 3 Bulls, I
a Cows, but reats for one; Il Bullocks, a
: fat aud promising; Canarias, goC
singers 1 Chicken, a hen; Crows;
n Cobbs. Crabbs with only 1 Crabtree
q cling to- Crokers, but no Frogs; Dee
n Oickey birds. l Dove. brakes. wi,
q ducks and ducklings 3 Goslin
. 9 Fairbanks, Fairweather I Fish.
! 60 de and several Fiuches Haddock
Founders. 8 Hares. l3 Harts, Colt.
a Hawkes., Herd Of Hogs. 1 Head Of
\ Horns, pieces OF Ivory but no FL
. phauts. 6 JACKIE. Jscque, impo' ted I;
!. Greenhawk. Lambs, Mink. Quail,
= Rock. Roes, but no shs3, 2 Salmon.
a Seals, / Shadrsch without any sbad
: hang on e.. Stork. Swans, Or Win
O large number of Coxss. and WoCdcock
q 10 Bsrkers, not registered or tagge
who are chasing the Ca.ts