Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-02-04
AROUND THE EVENING LAMP.

The Gazette has more tran onco
emphasized the fact that the makers of
the new Constitution for Delaware
should avoid oyerhurdening that instru-
ment. 1t has been well said that the
Constitution should cay what is to be
done, but that how it is TO be done is u
matter for the Legislature. To illus
trats the tendency to put too much into
the fundamental Law it is timely 10
quote tho suggestion of member of
the New Castle county bar that the
Constitutional Convention simply in.
corporate the Revised Code 10 the Con-
stitution. The point is that too much
of what is simply legislation is likely
to creep into the Constitution unless
the members of the convention arc Keen
TO discriminate between IA principle
ard pIan,'' as William Alietao
byrno. 60 apily put it tho othor night.
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That was a neat lightning change
movement at the Wilmington Opera
Clubs concert at the New Century
Club one evening last week when
string on the first violin's instrument
broke. The sharp snap OF the string
had scarcely reached the other end of
the dIawing room when tho first and
Becond piolins had changed instruments
without confusion and the beautiful
movement from liendalssohn was con
tined as If nothing whatever had &C.
CURED. 1t was u rare specimen OF
presence OF mind.
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The large frame of photographs OF
tho several musical, athletic and
ORA natic organizations OF the Uniycr-
sity of Pennsylvania, which are dis.
played in this city advertising the
coming oanceFt by the musical clubs,
which will be given at the New. Gen
fury Club on Saturday evening, Fshru.
airy 6tn, attracts a great zeal of atten-
ton from tho ynang women. The
sight OF bsYiea of girls in froat Of the
pictures indicates that they still talie
Roine interest in mankind. eren ii it is
rnllege bred mankind, which ia no
particular objection TO it that know Of.
One evening a representative of this
Paper, while walking in Delaware
avenue, met telegraph messenger boy
and recognized him. The next DAY
the messenger was rather early visitor
10 this Office, When asliai if he had
gotten back SO soon. that is, from his
trip out Delaware asenue, he replied:
Il was going home then. - Having
mace this explanation the lad was re-
liered from any suspicion of too great
quIckness in the delivery OF message.
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1t was in that same walk down Della.
ware avenue that had another expert.
ence. When in front Of the cemetery
was on the look out for street cur and
occasionally looked backwards as
walked. Once after taking an obserra.
ton ! faced about just in time TO run
agalnst lightiess lamp post. Ny hat
struck IL first and fell Oft and | barely
escaped cracking my skull against the
iron. q man on the opposite slda of
the street heard tho noise add possibly
credited mo with being drunk, which
was not correct diagnosis | gathered
up my hat and walked On, considering
ths question of the possibility, had it
been worse accident, of securing
damages from tho city. ! could not,
he gever, work out very strong case
foi myself, because felt sure that upon
cross examination ! would be asked
which say was looking. AS was
not looking straight ahead when |
struck the poet. it seemed as il tho
attorney for tbs city would make the
most of that ON the ground OF contribu-
tory negligence. And to end it, IT
seemed Just as we'll that | was not
damaged more THAI | was.
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Col. A. G. McCansland made a startling
announcement the Other day about tho
lowness of the water in the Delaware
river. The northeast wind had blown
go much water out that there wasn't a
cupRul in the riyor. 1t was 80 low in
faes that tho prnpcllsrs were stirring up
dust from the notion OF the river. In
tho aainn connection it may no stated
that william LaTton and Thomas j.
Ialley had naver Known rhey owned so
much land hetwenn here and tho Della.
ware until they gaw it at low tide.
The Spectator.