Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-17
EVENING ECHOES.

"What is confidence man, papa?h
ga man unworthy of confidence. "-Neao
York Press.
Misdirected Encouragement-"It is
very strange he doesn't hurry up and
propose to me-" ooh, don't know. l
told him six months ago knew you'd
accept him."-Life.
Lady (engaging servant)-We are all
total abstainers, but l suppose you don't
mind that? Servant-0h, no, mum
I've been in reformed drunkard's
family before.-Pick-M Me- Up.
"John, what a lovely place. If we
could only manage to raise the rent"
Mr.. Hunter Howes-Oh, I've no doubt
the landlord would see to that in a
couple of months.--BrookIyn Life.
Jhones-Sh-anl Take off your hat
and speak low. Brown-Umph What
fors Jhones-Shi There's Worlds
Fair customs officer on the other side of
the street and We didn't salute him.
Chicago Record.
Lawyer--What change did you first
notice in the patient as result of his
acquiring the cigarette and morphine
habitf Witness,-Well, at first he began
to talk incoherently and then hetook TO
wearing pink shirts Chicago Record.
Mrs. Watts--So you have been play
ing poker again, have you? have
great notion TO go home to father. Mr..
Watts-Better stay where you are, The
old man lost all he had and all he could
borrow last night.-IndianapOIis Jour
nal
Fencing.-She-"Oh we could never
afford to get married in summer with
our income. New potatoes and green
peas and things come so expensive"
Helm winter, then. "She-"My dear
boy, think of the coal and gas."-Br0ok-
Ign Life.
Amateur-"I think great deal of
that bow. 1t has been in the family for
80 years. If should lose it, / don't
think I'd ever touch my violin again."
His next-door neighbor (wildly eager)-
GLOW much money will buy that bow?"
= Chicago Tribune.
Aunt Debby viewing the city,
"What does that sign 'Mistit Store
mean?" Uncle Abner Ia close observer)
dispose that's where these ERE
| Anglermaniacs gets measured for clotdes
so folks III think they was made in Lon
don."-Ne1O York Weekly.
Harold.-Ethel, do you love me ?
Ethel deeply agitated. l-Ah, Harold
forgive mel cannot tell you. Will you,
oh, will you, Harold, excuse me while |
find Mrs. Hurton Barrison's article in
the Ladies' Parlor Journal" on Glow
to Behave When Proposed TOPICAL
cage Net0S.
The following advertisement appeared
in an Irish paper: "Whereas John Hall
has fraudulently taken away several
articles of wearing apparel without my
knowledge; this is, therefore, to inform
him that if he does not forthwith return
the same, his name shall be made pub
lie. - TIT Bits
"Put on some more clothes, Mandy
shrieked the elderly aunt at the sea.
shore; "folks will see you," she added,
horror struck "Aunt Julia" replied
Amanda, as she went out among the
waves with all the trustful innocence OF
Texas statesman, what are we here
for?'-Terds SJtiags.
Anticipating Trouble. = Kosciusko
Teteyeau is purchasing a bicycle. The
dealer wants to sell him q pneumatic
tire "But, see here" asks the would
be purchaser, "what is the rubber tunt
filed WITH" Compressed air only
replies the dealer. ain that case
won't buy it. suppose it needed re-
filling when l was in a country place
where there was no compressed air tc
be had 2"
The words brooches, trousers, and
pantaloons are now used interchange
ably, but originally the Specifications
were quite different. Pantaloons were
at first nothing but long stockings, worn
in Italy as sort of religious habit by
the deyotees Of St. Pantaloon. Brooches
originally reached from the waist hall
way to the knee, and finally to the knee
where they were fastened with a buckle
Trousers are the present style of leg
| gear. a combination of the former two,