Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-23
ETENtNG ECHOES.

To the eyes of mule, short ears are
dcformity. RAMS Horn.
Teacher-Can you swim, boy Boy
Yes, sir. Teacher-Where did you
learn? Boy-In the water, sir.
Robhy-llow did the sphinx get the
credit of being SO wise, papa? Mr..
Morris-By keeping his mouth shut for
5000 years-Id, Bits.
Uncle Georgc--Your dog isn't so
smart as Tommy's, is he? Little
Johnny-Yes, he's just as smart, but
isn't SO good liar as Tommy.
"Oh, Harold y she murmured, as she
chung to him, II have such supreme
confidence in you that | would believe
you if you lied to me" Darling" he
exclaimed convulsively, don't tempt
me that way"
Lisbeth-'1 hear you have broken
with Ambrose. What was the matter \"
Jeanette-"We fell out about literature.
Ambrose is such = horrid Anglonianiac.
lie persists that Shakespeare is funnier
than Bill Nye.'-,St. Louis Post Dispatch.
Lady (who finds all the bathing
houses occupied)-Never mind. Iii
come back later on, Attendant Quitting
his eye to knot,hole)-'Old on, mum,
'ere's lady almost ready to come out.
Lady decides that she wont occupy that
house.
Mrs, Nubbins-My husband is per-
feet brute. Friend-You amaze me.
Mrs. Nubbins--Sincc the baby began
teething nothing would quiet the little
angel but pulling his papa's beard-and
Yesterday he went and had his beard
shaved oif,-Net0 York Weekly.
"How much is your fiance worth :"
asked the matter-of-fact girl OF her ro.
mantle friend. oh" replied the latter
enthusiastically, my Fred is worth mil
lions on milliOns!" "Of course, but |
mean how much is he worth in cold
cash /" "Well, he has S14.75 in the
bank. "-PittsbwTg TtlegralM
Bingo-No, thank you, dear. don't
believe | care for any mnce pic. Mrs.
Bingo-But, Henry, have put in a lot
OF that brandy you brought home the
other night. Bingo (aghasD- What!
Not that brandy | paid So quart for?
Mrs. Blngo- Yes, dear. Bngo--Great
guns Give me the whole pie Truth.
"Dere's u fine word, said Flooding
Pete, as he laid down the piece Of
paper that had been wrapped around a
ham sandwich. "Dat's Il fine word
procrastinate. What does it meang at
means to put off" "Does it? An ter
tink Of ME bein' procrastinated fun six
trains dis week. Wen, well!"- Wash,
Mgtoa Star.
Waiter tat fashionable restaurant.
w hat would the gentleman like to
takeF Farmer ton his first visit to the
capitall-Wh hat is there? Waiter We
have potage printaniere a la Julienne,
iflcandeau de yeau avec croquettes de
pommes de terre, rissole dc boeuf.
tafmer--lndeed Then you can bring
me plate of something that comes
nearest to roast pork.
i was murlty night. Dark clouds
lowered over tho world and here and
there dropped fringe Of fog. A shrek
pierced the night air. She cIutched
iltr husoand's nose wildly in her startled
frenzy, "lleaSens,' she gasped in
terror, and even as she spoke the awful
cry broke again upon her ears, ''the
pafegorlc bottle is cmptym There was
nothing to do but walk the floor.
Managing Editor to Makeup Editor
- see on one Of the galley proofs a
headline, Wattersan for Total Absu-
nenc,e; you mnst change that. We
aoht want any jokes in the headlines
81 this papG:.h Makeup Editor-"I
thought it was a little queer myself until
! read far enough down to find tina. it
vas Bishop Watterson who was meant
mo. Henry" Managing Edtor-"Oh,
yes; the Bishop IS all right; but his name
VIII hurt him for fifteen or twenty
years, unit he familiarizes the public
WIN y inThe capacity Of total absti,