Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-10-11
EpENING ECHOES.
There's mountain air and sea air
And foreign air, s'pose,

And foreign air, s'pose,
But one must be a millionaire
To fill his lungs with those.
A great deal is being said of equal
rights" 1t is certainly very difficult to
Conceive any other kind. Rights that
are not equal are wrongs.-Ga!ceStoa
Neos.
As Susan to the seaside went
She said to John, the nimble:
run back and get my bathing suit!
left it i'll my thinblep'
--IHdi,ta Constitution.
Old Gravely-"lf you do not care to
be my wife, perhaps the prospects of
being rich young widow might tempt
YOU" Minnie (eagerly)-"Oh, Mr..
Grayelyl If | were only sure | could
trust "--SparG Moments.
Aunt Miranda-Them sassiety folks
scandalized me SO tibet couldn't stop
no longer, Why, in the mornin' the
women show one-half themselves at
the beach, an then they show down to
where they left off in the evenin."
Farmer-James, have you watered
the cows this evening! New Man From
City-"No, sir; not for two days"
"What !" "l-l-hcard you say day be-
fore yesterday, sir, that they wouldn't
be dry for about six weeks yet, sir"
The "game of definitions" produced
the other evening tins rather clever ex-
ample: "Life-A workshop in which
no one, from the foreman down to the
smallest apprentice, knows but that he
will lose his job before night. - YOUTHS
Companion.
Mrs. Scaird-The marriage relation
needs reform. Don't you think that
both parties should have an equal voice
in regulating .hGir joint affairs? Mrs.
Graymare-What! Let my husband
have as much to say as | have? Not
muchl
Mrs. Witherby from the next room)
II wish you would come and pull the
cork out of this bottle" "Why, can't
you do it yourself? I'm tired" ITS a
bottle OF whisky, dear" Witherby
Crushing in)-"Why didn't you say so. !"
-Neo York. HCraId
The Somerville journal asserts that
after asking man to TIRED needle it
is possible to tell by watching him
whether or not he is II bachelor. Yes,
because il he is one, he looks around for
the prettiest girl in the company and
asks her to do it for him.
My wife is taking up all of her time
in these advancement Of women move
ments," complained the man with the
the hay tint vest. 'Mine amt
chuckled the red nosed man. IL
manage to keep her too busy looking
after me. "-IndiiRdpotis Journal.
Detected Youth would like to re-
turn this engagement ring | purchased
here a few days ago. Jewelcr-Didn't
it suit the young lady Detected Youth
Yes; but another young man had
already given her one just like it, and |
would like to exchange it for Il wedding
present.
"I'll give $1o," said the old subscriber
as he shook an open copy of the maya
zinc fiercely in the publishers face
"Ill give $40 if you will tell me what
this poem MEANS" "rll give $780," said
man who entered behind him. "Whc
are you, sir?" asked the old subscriber.
"The author of the poem" said the
newcomer. ChicagO Record.
"The ladies are going to work and
earn all they can to help to pay off the
church debt" Mrs. Flaunt-"How are
you going to get yours?" "I'll get RoI
to pay me a quarter every time hi.
meals don't please him." '"Weil, fol
my part, l don't see any use OF thu
others doing anything, Chtc,tg0 Inter
Ocean.
Inquisitlve Party-The men at tina
other factory have given up the strik,
and gone back to work. don't see how
you men hope TO succeed when the,
failed. What is your grievance Strike
We hov no grievance. This is
sympathetic stroke. Our min i
stroikin' out av sympathy for the 1.-THE
min for hoyin' lost their stroke. -Puck