Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-12-26
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Re.iding in Washington az present
ava TIRES former mattresses OF the White
uouse- Mrs. Le.itia Tyler Semple,
LAUGHTER of President Tyler; Mrs.
uarriet Lane johnson, niece OF james
buchanan, and Mrs, Ulysses s. Grant
A child exchange that works we'll IN a
porl;n institution, The poorer people |
nf the city who cannot al1ord outings
sard their children to country peasants |
and receive 10 return for an equal |
Zenith OF time PEASANT children who
want to SEE the city.
A correspondent writing from the
West says that the ranchmen and COW
boys never spoke of the President In |
former days as Teddy, but always as
"Mr." Roosevelt. The nickname has
been bestowed upon him by the East.
Il il delightful to be able to quote
what is perhaps a new fish story from
the Nav York Times Saturday Review.
IL ia one which Mr.. Frank Stockton |
tried on John Paul.
A gentleman asked a question of q
boy who was fishing. The boy mum
bled an indistinct res onse. II
"Nhy cant you speak planer?" said
the gentleman. What have you In
your MOUTH
"Wums, wuma, fur bait" answered
be boy.
knew, " remarked Mr.. Stockton in tell
inn the story. ''of anybody's really
speaking with baited BREATH"
During the 10 years | have been
emplo, ed in this CITY,, said the con
ductor on Darby car yesterday, "
have learned to tell the nationality OF
o passenger by the way he pays bis
fare. An Italian will hand conductor
five pennie, II no is paying single
fare and eight pennies il he wishes
AN exchange tickekt A Pole always
has money OF hig denomination. lie
has considerable difficulty in finding IL,
however, when conductor comes to get
his fare, but il Is always q dol ar bill
or more. Swede always asks ques-
tion tefore paying his fare. A China
man lays mis- fare cheerfully and has
tivu-cent piece for single fare or a.
five cent piece and three pennies for au
exchange ticket. The lrishnan ia like
the UhinRman. The American Is very
easily discovered lie never attempts
10 pull the fare from his pocket until
the very last minute and then he keeps
the conductor waiting until he runs
his hand in and out of his pocket sew
eraI times before he gets the coin he
wants. u
The old Court House in Williams
burg. Va, where Patrick Henry made
his famous speech on the stamp act, is
still In existence. 1t is used for judicial
purposes, and every Saturday morning
petty offenders are tried there.
Scores OF old barns In Ohio have floors
and managers of black walnut, put 10 50
or 20 years ago, when the ohief endeavor
Of the pioneer was to clear the dense
forests for crops. So popular Is black
walnut furniture abroad that English
and French agents buy even old barn
timbers and fence rails. One OF tho
few walnutgroyes left in Ohio was sold
last month for export as lumber. The
largest tres, eight feet in diameter at
the stump, brought 81, 200. 10 view of
this fact Arbor Day suggests more than
sentiment; it hints ALSO at a financial
Investment. Young people who plant
walnut groves or avenues may live to
reap substantial profits from the timber
thereof.
New.Girl-...Pl sir, the nissus is
out, aud | can't do a thing with the
baby. He cries all the time =
MIR. Winks - Humph! Something
must be done. Let-me--eee. There's
40 idiot asylum only a few squares
away. Send up for oIe Of the female
inmates to come down here at unce.
III pay all charges. -
but what do you want Of such a
creature as that?
II think maybe she will be able to
talk baby talk to him until his mother
returns New York Weekly.
America does net possess all the in.
genious newspaper men. Luigi Carreno,
q journalist OF Rome, 10 order to get
up a story on the Pope's daily life
secured employ ment in the Vatican as
II gardener.
Impecunious Lover : "Be mine,
Amaoda, and you will BIS treated like
AN angel.
Wealthy Maiden =" Yes, suppose 80.
Nothing to eat and less to wear. No,
thank you. ''--Pick- Me-Up.
Daniel Webster used to write poetry
when young, but while best as states
man he WINS a better wit than poet,
Once something was wrong with the
Senate cock and it struck about Y
times while he was speaking. He ap
pealed to the chair: 'Mr. President,
the clock is out OF order l have thu
floor.
In cass Of sprain, as soon as thu
accident has occurred place the injured
member in bath Of water as hot al
can be borne and keep it there To-
several hours, maintaining the tempera
ture by every now and again dipping
out pint or SO and replacing it will
boiling water. IL hot water is no
available, ice cold water will answe
the same purpose, but it must be KEEP
5 cold, After either kind of bath band
age the mart lightly enough to max
firm pressure without causing pain AM
without interfering with a free oircula
Zion of the blood. Then rest tn
sprained part in the most tomfortabl
position for q few days. With simpl
spra ms, hot bread and milk poultit
or bathing with arnioa will be fouu
to be all that is needful.
10 prevent lamps from smelling badl
and giving poor light, boil the burne,
once a month in water with littl
soda in 1t.
Earache can frequently be cured b
wringing out a flannel IN boiling wate
sprinkling few drops Of laudanum o
1t and applying it to the ear.