Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-14
EYENING ECHOES.

Every dog has his day, but the nights
belong to the cats and clubmen.
Teacher-"Wh is a hero ?n Tommy
THE man who marries a heroine. -
indianapolis journal.
Millionaire lady (who has Just bought
villa)-"Now, Jane, 60 out in the barn
and see that the hens lay eggs for break
fast"
Butcher-"Didn't like that ham
Why, it was some that | cured my
self" Customer-"Call that ham cured?
Why, man, it wasn't even convalcscent."
Boston Transcript.
ibid You ever have your picture in a
newspaper ~ YES, once. But as the
compositor misspclled my name under
it, no one has, ever yet learned OF the
fact Washington Star.
Mr.. Totterly you marry a
very old man with a good deal of
money, if he told you frankly how old
he was and how much he was worth ?"
Miss Timely-"How much is he worth?"
- Vogue.
A Splendid Game.-Mollie five years
oldl-"Say, Dlnah, let's pretend I'm an
awful-looking tramp, and I'll demand
piece of pie, and you get frightened
and give it to me".-Hdrper'S Young
People.
Bessie-"Can't you come with me to
kitty's this afternoonY" Jack-"I can't
have TO go 10 see my tailor?" Bessie
why do you have to go to see your
tailor? My brothers tailor comes to see
him "-LifG
II suppose it is quite cool in the
Scotch highlands even in summer" said
a Pittsburger to a friend who had been
in Scotland. "Yes," the latter replied
"the hills wear their furze all the time"
Ifttsbur9 Chronicle.
Lawyer Sharpe--"Johnny, what
makes you stick out your tongue and
move IL round when you're writing p"
Johnny Qaying aside his pen for
moment)-"Father, what makes you
thrash your arms all around when you re
using your tongue talking TO a jury.
Young Rorty-"What do you mean
when you say you are gentleman be-
cause you are not in business ?" Old
Horty-"l mean, sir, that to be a gentle.
man l must have no business" Young
Rorty-"Ah, understand now! You
mean that you have no business to be a
gentleman. Brooklyn Life.
A Illuminating dlscovery.-"Wel ="
he exclaimed as he inspected the electric
light at the hotel, "this beats everything!
An it comes pooty nigh bein' an insult"
What do you mean p asked his wife.
"See here, They've covered the gas nm
with gSass SOS a Teller couldn't blow 4
out if lie wanted to" - Washtnqton Star.
Fair Patron-"See here! You Told
me a horrid story about the way nv
husband was acting, and I've found. on
investigation, that it is not true, He's
Justas good as he can be-" Fortuue.telIer
very remarkable, madam, very re-
markable, I've told that same story IN
about ten thousand different women, and
you are the first one who has made a
complaint. "-NGW York Wee&ly
In small village in the south of
scotland an elder in the parish church
was one day rcproving an old woman
VINO was rather the worse for LIQUOR. nv
saying: Sarah, don't you know mai
you should fly from the tempteryn sarah
mot too well pleased) "Flee yerscln
Elder-"Oh, Sarah, | have tlown -
Sarah-"Aweel, | think veil bo napo
the waur o. anither fiutier,"- ,Scattjs6
american. '''''"
"Helmholtz," says EIectrieity "bos
SHOWN that the fund.- Of the eyes are
themselves luminous, and he was able
70 see IN total darkness, the movement
81 nus arm by the light Of his own ewes.
ms is one OF the most remarkable ex.
perlments recorded in the history of
science, and probably only few men
could satisfactorily repeat it, for ID Il
very likely that the luminosity of the
eyes is associated with uncommon
ACTIVITY OF the brain and great imapinn.
1--WE power. 1t is tluorescence of brain
action, as it We're"
lncompatible-With faint glow on
her usually pale cheek the vouny
woman traced geometrical figures IN
the SAND with the point of her parasol
w hlch OF the two do YOU prefer
MI Farlow," she asked, "rhorea,i mr.
margaret Fuller?" 81 must confess
Miss Ticklowell," replied the vonng
man, that | have read verv liitla e
elther 1T is as feared, MIR. Farlow,n
sad the Boston maiden, retreating FROM,
MN with shudder. ave are incon,.
patlble. We never could be hannv
together. Yon pronounce it eetherl dY1
ChicagO Tribune. 00''io''
a french scientist has been using his
microscope recently on the bank ana mo- '
Nioiai notes VI the various Countries
anu mus that they are the home Of
great humDers OF little organisms. These
NC says, may be dangerous to health
anu ne counsels the fortunate possessors
u Lhe paper money against placing il
~ the mouth under any circumstances.
IN sc! some OF the notes were bacteria and
pacilil IN considerable numbers. The
professor declares that the bills are
numerous medium for the spread of
contagious diseases, and highly praises
tne system OF destroying returned His
adopted BY the Bank of England
although for another purpose This
ought to console people who can't ge,
bills these days.-N. Y. Tribune s''