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The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-31
wasted Indignation.

The man with the fiorid face and the
bald head grew more and more uneasy
as he sat at the restaurant table. He
tried to read a newspaper, but every
now and then would drop 1t, adjust his
glasses and glare up and down the room
to tind the waiter to whom he had Civ
en- his order. At last he managed to de-
tain him, at the risk Of being scalded
by the soup he carried, and inquired:
"How about that dinner I ordered:"
ut will be here Immediately, sir, !"
was the answer.
The guest tried to read his newspaper
once more, but as time passed his un-
easiness increased until he was glaring
up and down the room as tiercely as
ever. He found his waiter again, and
the same conversation was repeated.
After two or three more similar at
tempts he arose and went over to anoth-
or waiter who was gracefully leaning
against pillar.
"Look here. said the guest II want
to know something"
Eyes responded the waiter.
"What want to know is this: Am
ever going to get any dinner, and, II !
do got it, when will it be-"
The languid young man looked at
him and replied:
Excuse me. I'm afraid you have
made q mistake. an only waiter,
not prophet. Detroit Free Press
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-31
A City Set on q Hill.

The town of Ithaca overlooks great
extent of country, az we'll as the waters
of Cayuga lake, which is about 40 miles
long. In approaching the town one of
the railroads makes many turns, and
this fact has given rise to an amusing
story.
A stranger, coming to Ithaca by rail,
caught sight of the city set on hill in
the distance and asked d fellow passen-
ger, "What city is that!'
Ithaca the other responded. LII a
few moments the city disappeared from
view and after awhile appeared again,
but, as it seemed to the stranger, in a
different direction. the railroad having
made a curve.
"What city is that?' he asked again.
'That is ithaca
Once more the place disappeared and
in due time came into view again, ap
parently somewhere else.
"What city is that?'' he asked again.
"That is Ithaca. - .,,.
The stranger gave whistle and look
ed imploringly around the horizon.
Where, for goodness sake" sale
he, CANT Ithaca%'-Youth's Compan
ion.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-31

The Rev. DR.. ~, a popular min
lister, suffers from u halt in his gait, u
popularity which he inherits from his
father. One day when tho reverend doc
tor was still student he was walking
along Princes street, Edinburgh, in
company with his father, and Oh COM
ing to path where tho footway was
narrowed OH account OF some building
operations the old gentleman stepped
on before him.
AS they were proceeding thus sober
looking countryman behind them, evil
IDENTIFY unaware Of the relationship Of
the pair, trowned once or twice at the
limping youth and shook his head at
him rcprovingly. Young X was
wondering what this could mean, when
he was speedily enlightened by the
countryman giving him smart box OH
the ear, ut the same time exclaiming in,
dignantly:
TAX that, We young jackanapes! Ie
should be ashamed O. yoursel' for min
licking the auld gcntleman's infirmity.
Ye toothless young scoondrel, yell may
be lame yoursel' some day. London
Telegraph.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-31
m Weird aaA Hi 0saAL

"There, Nv. done it at Last, "alid .
merchant, as he made an entry on his
books ald closed the cover Of his ledger
With an expression Of genuine sati6ac.
rior.. II have tried for dozen years to
get that man for a customer, and this
is tho first time he has ever paid mo q
dollar or given me al order
"I-o doesn't look very prosperous; but
you can always tell, said his friend.
sis he landholder?' ..-
Doesn't own an acre. was the re-
Spouse,
manufacturer
Works on salary"
money laid by?'
Don't think so; probably not above
few hundred dollars at the outside. y
erich relatives-prospects - invest
ments:"
"Nothing of the sort. All his folks
are in moderate circumstances, and
there isn't even suspicion Of rich
uncle or teapot Or stocking hidden by
any old auntie in some out OF the way
chimney corner. No, the secret Of my
interest in that mans trade is that his
word is as good us his bond and what
ever he agrees to pay or whatever he
buys you may know that he is to be de-
pended upon. And his family are of the
/ same sort. He has two sisters, one wild
owed and tho other a maiden lady, and
everybody is very anxious to sell to
them because they arc such good pay"
Merchants have avery good chance
to learn the peculiarities OF human IA.
ture especially as regards monsYmat-
tiers. They find, and. that very often,
that those with the largest bank &c.
count and the broadcast fields often have
the smallest, souls and the na1rowest
sense of honor.-New York Ledger.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-31
The Morning Bath.

There is one point should like to
emphasize and that is the good tepid
sponge bath every morning taken on
getting out of bed may do man out of
sorts. If person can take II cold sponge
bath, SO much the better, but tepid
sponge bath acts on the nervous system
in very decided manner, and know
Of many persons who find it very adj
mirable means OF preserving their
health and tone. OF course the tepid
bath can be taken all through the win
ter, even by those who are not accus-
toned to baths at all, but personally
prefer the cold sponge bath every morn.
ing, which is a capital tonic for those
who have good reaction after it. / dc
not think we value cold and tcpid
sponging as highly as we ought.-Dr.
A, Wilson,
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-31
At Seq In . Coffin.

It was tho French assassin Lupi
who escaped to sea from Cayenne in a
coffin. He managed to get some nails,
tar and cotton. and one dark night he
got into the coffin shed. He selected
fine, stanch and seaworthy coffin, fas-
tened the lid in order to turn it into II
deck, leaving cockpit sufficient to en-
able him to crawl in. He calked all the
Joints as we'll as he could, and when
this work was finished he made pair
Of paddles out Of two planks. Then ne
brought out his craft with great precau-
ton Without much difficulty he reach
ed tho waters edge. Silently and slowly
he proceeded in the hope Of reaching
either Venezuela or British Guiana, 100
nautical miles distant Fortunately or
unfortunately for Lupi the steamer
Abeille, returning from tho Antilles, off
Paramaribo, picked him up, half drown
cd and almost in fainting condition,
and few hours later he was in irons
in his cell.-San Francisco Argonaut.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-31
A Tower Two Thousand Feet High.

William J. Frye, an architect Of New
York city, has drawn plans for tower
to commemorate the consolidation Of
Greater New York. The proposed tower
is to be 2, l40 feet in height in all re-
spects the most wonderful structure in
the world. The Eiffel tower in Paris is
9S4 feet high, nearly half that Of the
proposed observatory tower for New
York.
The tower il to be twelve sided and
built of steel. The lowest portion will
be 300 feet in diameter and will be
fiankcd by four pavilion buildings, Civ.
ing the structure base Of 400 feet.
The outer walls will be Of cement and
wirecloth. Internally tho tower will
be u labyrinth of steel columns, grid
ers, beams, plates and other shapes in
steel, no particle of wood being used III
construction or finish.
Electric cars, with reserved motor
power of compressed air, will run spi
rally around the 100 foot central area,
making trip to the fifth floor from the
top about u az mile ride.-Goldel
DAVIS
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-31

yerlainc is the master Of lyric express
sion, using every delicate means in or
der to express every shadow of his senti-
mcnt and to excite by harmonious
sounds the nervous strings Of the mod
eru, unreasonable listener. That Is
why the "young ones considered him
their leader and why no was called tho
first symbolist. The melodious, sug-
gestivc words, the strange, symbolic
pictures, arouse in the soul of the read
or the impression which the poet
wishes to give him. III pleure dams
mon cnur, CONNIE il pleat sur la vile, y
says the poet and the use of assonance
and ALTERATION r'pleurc, y ''pleut'
gives to the lines pleasing harmony and
to the picture charm and colcr. To move
the sensitive soul of the listener by the
music OF the rhyme, such is Nerlaine' 8
aim.
When Leconte dc Lisle died, one OF
the Partisan reviews asked tho literatl
and artists who, after the author OF
"Poemes Barberes," was worthy to
take up the national Tyre. The votes
were all for Verlaine. The public of
the boulcvarGs was astonished ut such
TN artistic plebiscitum. The new poet
laureate was so little known. Never
thclcs many lovers Of poetry loved and
admired him. But how many lovers of
poetry ere there:
Paul \erlainc died Jan. ., 1896, and
was buried two days later in Clichy
cemetery. Al the artistic and literary
youth Ct PARIS followed his coffin. Sew
eral eminent litora;i spoke at his grave.
Verlaine never .oiled himself with a
falsehood, nor did he humiliate himself
by seeking the applause Of the multi
tude. His Tyre was not for sale.-M. 5.
G., dc SCISSORS in Forum.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-31
Carving the Donkey.

A schoolboy was recently presented
with pocketknife, with which, boy
like, no cut and marked every thing that
came in his way, from the dining room
table to the cats tail. A few days after
he had become the happy possessor Of
the knife his father was startled by See
ing two men bringing home the young
hopeful in very dilapidated condition.
The father, Of course, was very much
alarmed and inquired Of the boy who
had hit him.
Nobody hit me-" the boy answered
between his sobs IA donkey kicked
me in the eye'
"Eh?" echoed the father. Haven t
told you thousands Of times that don
keys and powder are not fit things for
boys to play with? What were you do
ing to the donkey:'
II wasn't playin with him at all, "
said the boy. II was only tryin to cut
my name Oh his back. "-Pearson' &
Weekly.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-31
Noted In the House Of Commons.

Disraeli. noted. sat during q debate
in dumb abstraction, never cheering
and never interjecting denial. There
he sat, the man who recreated his party,
surely great achievement l have no
doubt he loses friends by his apparent
insouciance and the method in which
he walks to his place without looking
at anybody but surmise, from my
own experience, that it arises from near.
sightedness l perceive that he cannot
tell what o'clock it is without using his
glass. aud somebody told mo lately that
he cav hin, hailiLg Il police van, mis-.
taking it for tn omnibus His face is
often hs-"a,d and his air weary and
disappointed, bat he has the brow aud
eyes Of poet, which are always pleas
ant to look upon. He generally says the
right thing at the right minute and i'll
the right way, and he Is Justify cheered;
but, sitting among tho opposition, l
have abundant reason to note that he is
not trusted.
It is said that young Stanley and
other youngsters Of his class believe in
him, and that tho man who is 50 taci-
turn in parliament is charming CON-
panion among his fnmiliars and is .
gracious and genial host. Some Of his
postprendial mots steal out, and, l
should think, make fatal enemies
Somebody asked him lately if Lord
Robert NJ was not stupid ASA
"No, no." said Benjamin, mot at all.
He is a clever ass. Sir Charles Ga
van Duffy in Contemporary Review.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-31
Friends No Longer.

He was an estimable young man in
every way, and she was more than es-
timable-in his opinion-so, with the
idea Of wheeling his way into her heart,
he saved and boarded his shekels and
purchased fine tandem, according to
the Philadelphia Record. But "the best
laid plans Of mice and men gang aft
agley."
They had ridden somo Is miles, and
after slowly and laboriously pedaling
to the top of long hill he, after mop
ping his dripping brow, gaspod out
convulsively, MN May, you ocean
p-p.put your feet OH the c-c-coasters
now" why" said his companion,
"I've had them Oh ever since we start
ed He said nothing, but set his teeth
grimly, and she has wondered since
why he has not called Oh Sunday even
ings.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-31

In provincial town three men were
in love with the same girl, the elderly
widower foolishly. the impecunious
younger son passionately, the curate
mildly.
The elderly widower, who had four
children, talked to her about the advan.
rtages Of comfortable income and ma
ternal duties. The impecunious younger
son raved about romantic marriages
and the picturesque side Of poverty.
The curate ate buttered toast and lispcd
on indifferent subjects
The girl listened to the elderly wild
over with demure smile and coy
blush. She sat with clasped hands and
a burning face, eagerly drinking in the
impecunious younger sons flights OF
imagination. While the curate cooed
she knitted red petticoats for paupers.
The elderly widower proposed. His
tone was moderate, his language digni'
fed. He babe her pause and reflect.
The two most desirable things in the
world was in his power to offer her-a
Christian home and ready made fam
lily.
She thanked him with tears in hel
eyes and took week to think it over.
The impecunious younger son alse
proposed. He pleaded passionately, elo
quently. Let her fly with him, he
urged, to the uttermost ends Of thu
earth, not prosaic, inexpensive rail
way journey somewhere within reach
but regular extravaganza expedition t.
the antipodes, utterly beyond thei1
means. He clasped her in his arms, ant
she sobbed upon his breast.
The curate married her.
1t was a quiet wedding. -Pick Nj
In
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-31
Poker In the POstof1ice.

"Give me three aces, said sport
ing man at the stamp window Of the
postoffice, just before noon, couple Of
days ago.
The stamp clerk passed out three l
cent stamps.
"Now deal me a pair Of deuces."
The clerk passed out the cent
stamps.
II see you understand the game,
said the man.
"Yep," said the clerk. "Ante up"
The man placed Z cents on the shelf.
my pot" said the clerk as he SCOOP
ed it in.
The men smiled as they parted
New York Commercial.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-31

When j. W. Sherwood, now general
superintendent Of the Clover Leaf, was
superintendent Of tho Big -Four, ho had
to discharge brakeman for violation
of the rules. The man hung about the
Office asking for letter Of recomncn-
dation. To get rid Of him Mr.. Sherwood
told W. A. sullivan. who was his chief
clerk, to write the letter. This Mr.. Sui
livan did. Tho man went out and re-
turned in half an hour.
Whats tho matter now" asked Mr.
Sherwood.
"That letter you gave mo is all right.
isn't it,"
"Of course 1t Is That ought to get
you a. Job anywhere
"Well, l wish you would read this
letter OF recommendation Two got, Mr.
Sherwood, and give me job.
Sherwood took the letter On which
his own name was hardly dry, read it
carefully and remarked:
II am we'll acquainted with Sher-
woQd, and any ono he recommends must
b. all right. You report to tho train
master and tell him to put you to work. y
st. Louis obe-Democrat.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-31
A SurpriR,

a cook at cheap boarding house
played little game Oh Il grumbling
bCarder by serving him with piece OF
sole leather instead of beefsteak.
you've changed your butcher, Mrs.
Haacher?" said the boarder, looking up
at the landlady, after saving two or
three minutes at the leather.
"Same butcher as usual replied the
boarding mistress, with d patronizing
smile. "Why?'
"Oh, nothing much" said the board
er, trying to make al impression OIL the
steak with his knife and fork. "only
this piece of meat is TIE tcnder8st l
have had i'll this house Tor solie weeks. y
Strand Magazine. ,i.r .u
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-31
Encouraging.

"Come in, Sir said the ardent young
college graduate who had just estab-
lished literary paper in fourishing
town. according to the Chicago Tribune.
"You are my first caller. l dare say
am right III surmising that you have
come to extend helping hand to this
enterprise, SO far, at least, as to enroll
your name in the list Of subscribers. 1t
is no light task, assure you, to publish
q paper Of this character, even in larger
cities than this, and l look upon it rs a
duty every good citizen owes to himself
to take advantage Of every opportunity
to improve his mind and elevate his lit
erary taste-to say nothing Of the larger
duty he owes to society.
First Caller-I don't mind snbscribin
fur the burned paper if you II take you'll
pay in sorghum molasses.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-31

had col0red cook who was on the
whole very good servant She had
been educated" in tho public schools
and could write by putting copy book
before her, and picking out letter by
letter those she wanted to use This took
q good deal Of time, but she was sensi-
bic enough to choose her times so the
practice. was not as Objectionable as
with lhiost of them. whose passion for
letter writing is SO great that it is in
dulged in at all times regardless OF du-
ty. One evening every one had gone out
and Lefty Was loft to lock the house
and go home. I came home first and
found ON tho sideboard an immense pa
per bag. l knew at once it must have
been forgotten by Lefty, who lived at
distance, and SO thrust my hand in to
see if there was anything in it to spoil.
Fruit and cakes were in it, but my
hand encountered box such as jewel
ers sell fine rings in. l opened it, Of
course. to know if it contained any val
uables A portion Of her hair had been
soaked in perfumed grease and braided
fine and tight to the length it could DO
stretched, tied with blue ribbon and
coiled ring shape. 1t rested on a piece
of paper, on which was written, "My
dearest, send you a lark of my hair
and let not amy one else lay tho weight
of their finger upon it, l re. no fur
Their in the love note, shut TN vt back
the box, but that clark CT hair was an
interesting proof how much alike hui
lions of men,, and women too. New
Orleans Times Democrat.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-31
Hj0r Soull Poor Dewitt

". Our enemies when we are oldl-and
who Ii without them?-no longer an.
noy ua Indeed, they have ceased revil-
inc. To them We are as dead men, tout
of mind" To whom the proverb de NOR
tuis applies. And our friends arc twice
our friends. No one who is not "laid
by can understand the depths Of hu.
man sympathy. Even our acquaintance
become our friends, and the least soft
hearted of visitors murmurs to himself,
Poor sonl!' or perhaps with equal
commiseratiom, Poor devil" What
is most curious is the interest, II We
have in ANY way become known to the
public at large, complete strangers take
in our physical and mental condition.
# prescriptions could cure us, we
should be III rude health indeed. The
materials are sometimes little difficult
to procure. I have seen letter from
New Zealand recommending an old gen
tleman suffering from rheumatic govt
to bathe in whales. In that island
whales, it seems, are occasionally thrown
up OF the scashore, when rheumatic pa
tients hasten to lie in them during the
progress of their evisceration for pur-
poses Of commerce. The extreme rarity
of whales upon tho Thames embanll-
mcnt seems to have been unknown to
the writer Some correspondents give
most excellent sanitary advice, but too
late for its practical application An
aged poet who had lost the use of his
limbs was exhorted by an admirer to
dig. "even if it were but in his back
garden" for an hour or two every morn
ing before breakfast. All that was want
ed, he was assured, for complete recovery
was "profusc perspiration followed b.
d healthy glow. james Payn i'll Nine,
tenth Century.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-31
Nutrition For. C0nsulnptives.

The following is recommended as
food that would be nutritious for ono
suffering from chronic consumption,
since ordinary foods had become repug-
nant: One hard boiled egg, which when
perfectly cold is pressed through sieve
SO that the albumen and hard yolk may
be thoroughly triturated; then add to
this by thorough stirring two heaping
tablespoonfuls Of perfectly roasted pea
nuts which have been ground or chop
ped very fine. This will make two in
ternediate meals, say one at II a. III.
and one at A p. III. A cracker Or glass
Of hot milk will help the ingestion and
secure perfect nutrition. -Hygienic Ga.
zette. ~, 'i 'j'
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-31

Chippcndale not only made chairs,
but almost everything in the furniture
line, except the one article with which
his name is most frequently associated
today. We refer to sideboards. 1t is
doubtful if he ever made u sideboard.
In his book there is no reference to side
boards, though there are several large
tables which he calls "sideboard ia.
blcs. Though tho word sideboard was
used long before his day, it is probable
that the early English sideboards wcve
merely tables.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-31
Coming Fiction Heroes Will BE Patriote.

Patriotism Of tho right sort will be
the master passion Of the coming hero, !"
writes Droch Of Heroes In Fiction" in
The Ladies' Homo Journal. 1T fur
nishes oil endless scope for the highest
kind of courage combined with that
mastery Of men that Is leadership. And
yet how seldom does it creep into cur
rent fiction, except in the spurious garL
of rhetorical buster or the melodramat-
ic account Of physical heroism in bat
tlel There have been many attempts in
American stories to depict the perver-
sion Of patriotism that shows itself in
ring politics and corruption, but the
plain citizen, doing his duty simply and
at sacrifice, is hardly alluded to. And
yet the country is filled with him, as
has been shown in every supreme test
Of its temper Oh q moral ISSUE AS Lin.
coin often said, you can always count
on the plain people, Perhaps if more
ideals Of citizenship were depicted in
popular fiction there would BE- more Of
the real thing in actual life"
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-31
His Own Master.

"We have come" said the chairman
Of the committee, "to ask you to take
this nomination. The city needs a man
like you-strong, brave, self made, self
reliant, owning no master, fearing no
man."
The great man was visibly touched.
"I'll not deny" said he, "that your
kind words have shaken my resolution.
I trust that if elected l may Justify your
confidence and prove that am indeed
strong, brave, self reliant; that own
no master and fear no man. Suppose
you wait minute till see if my wife
will let me accomplishment Magazine.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-31
How Screwdrivers Arc Made.

Some Of the best screwdrivers are
made from wornout cotton spindles. In
days gone by these wornout spindles
were thrown on to al old iron heap and
left to rust until they were sold for old
metal. Then somebody thought Of grind.
ing one end into wedge and tiattenine
the other. Result, u screwdriver OF the
best quality and u large percentage OF
extra profit for the cotton spinners. -
EXCHANGE,
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-31
The Mystic Number Five,

Five is the great sacred Chinese num-
Der. There are five virtues, five colors
yellow, white, green, red and black,
five household gods, five planets (Sat.
urn. Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury,
five ranks Of nobility, five tastes, five
cardinal points 1.-THE middle, cast, west,
south and north respectively and five
tones
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-31
Two Influences.

Young Man-That was an excellent
paper your daughter read on the "lp.
tiuence of Science as Applied to .'racti.
cal Government.
Wcaricd Father-Yes; Julia is the.
pride Of her class, and now that she has
mastered the Influence Of Science as
Applied to Practical Government l
hope that she will be able to find out
something concerning the Influence of
the Broom as Applied to the Kitchen
Floor ''-LOndOn Fun.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-31

The man who invented tho conc
shaped glass lemon squcezer made $50.
900 out of it and was lately offered
500, 900 for four other Inventions Of
the same simple and practical kind.