Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-20
MOSTLY SCISSORS AND PASTE.

that IL Is estimated that by the time |
he gets back to Teheran his tour will |
have cost him upwards of half million |
sterling. The Shah has fully decided |
to return to Europe Eext year for about |
three months, ano half OF that time |
will be spent at Marienbad.
Less than two weeks till Christmas.
The solemn sartorial adornment OF
the Senate has received violent shock,
Henry Cabot Lodge having appeared in
the chamber the other day In q jaunty
suit Of notified tweed and shirt of the
loud-striped variety.
"l'd like to crib that picture OF the
yawning babe" said the sweet girl
who was looking at the bridal gifts.
II guess that's good thing to do
with the kid, said married man who
overheard.
A big crowd of New Workers. went to
Philadelphia to eco the West Point
Annapolis football game and when they
piled into the Broad street station to
go home there was confusion. The train
which they expected to takeSlwas 20
minutes late. No one knew which gate
to take. The crowd kept increasing
in numbers, each one determined not
to miss his train and spend the
| night in Philadelphia. A big broad
| shouldered man pushed his way eagerly
through the crowd until be saw an
Official of the station.
"Hey thsre!'' he shouted, won't
you please tell me when the next train
leaves for the city?"
"You are in the city now" said the
official very stifliy.
The crowd who had heard the re-
quest laughed and the big man said:
| II didn't mean to hurt your feelings.
old man, but | want train to New
York"
| Among the unusual spectacles wit
messed on the transport Sherman when
| that vessel recently landed in San
Francisco was the mach of the lone
legged brigade as it was called
aboard shin. The brigade consisted
of five soldiers, each of whom had lost
leg. They messed together and slept
together, and when the troops landed
they marched down the gang plank
together.
An ambitious Atchison, Kan, woman
has scraped up relationship with a
family mentioned in Richard Carvel !"
No $50 gold pieces we're ever coined
by the government OF the United States,
although during the gold excitement Of
'49 in California a good many were
coined by private parties. "a.
A recent number OF The Railway
Journal contains story Of n railway
ticket which took sudden journey or
, its own account
As thu nor Inbound train on thu
,, Colorado & Southern road passed one
, of the stations q passenger IN a forward
!, car raised a window, and in an instan
his ticket was blown from his hand
,, out of doors.
! The passenger naturally gave it VI
: for lost and was very much surprised
a when the baggagemaster handed it t,
him little while later.
1t appears that when the ticket flew
: through the window southbound trail
! was passing. The suction Of that train
i which was moving at rapid rate
: drew the ticket along with it, and as /
! passed the rear end OF the northbouni
!, train 1t blew into the door OF the smols
: ing car There it was found by th
a baggagemaster.
The British claim to control the gold
i, fish market of tho world. The fish ar
! getting. scarce and the price ha
: doubled.
=, The census shows that there or
a 1,400,000 ruore farmers in the UniteS
!, States than there were in 1880.
So long ago as 1888 an extremely In
teresting experiment was tried In Budu
pest, namely, the supplying Of news b
telephone. Every subscriber receive
Il at o'clock in the morning and IL !
= news. News Of the Bourse ind OF Pal
. lament is given every half hour. TIL
subscription Is "a cents per month tn
"a shortest term for which subscriptio
j. can bs accepted Is four months. Thei
u are no other charges whatever. III
receiving apparatus is so arranged thd
W two people can listen at the same tim,
~ At the commencement of last year, I'll
}, lines OF the journal, which were limite
10 to budapest, were 575 miles In length
~ The number of subscribers was Z, 00I
50 an increase of 100 pr cent over lS9
o. Attempts have been made, and wit
70 very gratifying success, to extend u
'o system to the neighEoring cities
~ Szegedin and Arad.
She was new to city ways. and wht
she found herself all alone amor
strangers, in q Chicago departme
. store, she became somewhat confuse
D. But, nevertheless, she determined tn
w. she would not ask advice. Finally q
's' floorwalker observed this little woma
o. with the word country" plain
d written on her garb and face, standil
~ motionless in q certain part OF q
~ store. He turned away, but In she
u time again saw her waiting patient
,r' on the very same spot. When, aft
r. the lapse OF ID minutes, she still "
NJ maintaining her position, the fioC
rs, walker deemed it his duty to ask her
y he could assist her in any manner.
~ WELL" she said timidly, "perha
on you can tell me when this elevator
going up"
4 She was standing on one Of the gre
Mt hot-air registers used for heating
ers store in winter. -Lippincott's Mag
of zine. ..
" New York City owes more by SO
100000 than all the 45 States in
Union together.
son shipment OF 100, 900 young pea
mn. trees from Georgia nurseries, bound
vas Cape Colony and Natal, South Afri
Inc will be made soon.
II Says the Evening Telegraph Of q