The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-02-02
Miscellaneous Items

Among the stringent advocates of Senator Stewards
bill abolishing the franking privilege now before Con
gress, are the Washington washerwomen who expect
large increase in business when, by its oneration
the members will be prevented from sending their
soed linen home through the postoffice to be washed
N. o. Times.
The editor of the Weston (Missour) Landmark asks
MS readers to excuse the looks OF the paper he is
bed from the effects of fight with delinquent sub.
| scriber.
The Boston Post says: 81 Mr.. Spoford, the Congress
sonal Librarian is the who makes nearly ali the
principal speeches in Congress.
Fashionable young ladies' like letters REQUIRE stamns
or the males REJECT them Boston Advertiser.
Abiding to chignons, Mrs Clever said "a pirl
now, seems all head" YES till you talk to her, re-
piled Mr.. Clever. TPunch
The peasant girls of France are no longer able to
meet the great demand for false hair by the sale of
their tresses, and the have taken to cultyatino
their boards to make up the deficiency
They doing the female suffrage business Of
fectually in Wyoming Territory Women can vote at
Is; men have to wait till 81.
The wretch who stand in pair of SINNERS
worked for him by his wife, and scold her. is brute
and deserves to have the govt in both feet. Punch
It is said the Government trying to spy the major
ity for Davis in Texas through its field glass
What meter is best for valentine? Meet her hr
moonlight alone.
The great preponderance of male over female births
just now IS cited as premonition of another war
SAKE asserts that it is pleasant to be surrounded bv
group of ladies'; but he likes to be surrounded BY
one just as WELL
Josh Billings, remarking about the pew.rentine sys
tenn, says that such thing heard of in Africa
Kentucky editor has had his hair pulled ont bv a
dry goods clerk for publishing an article on good man
ners 1t but just say the clerk lost his shirt in
the ARRAY. : |
jealous husband in Pttsburg followed his wife |
one evening, saw her meet man. ran up and thrasbpd
him, and found that it was his father-in-aw.
The woman who made pound of butter from tho
cream of joke, and cheese from the milk of human
kindness, has since washed the close of a wear and
hung them on the equinoctial line.
The Senate is willing to be advised BY the President
upon some appointments, but when it comes to a Jus
ice of the Supreme Court, he is not allowed to emit
n his Oar" IN q T;uosF
The Richmond Dispatch says agrees with the late
hr Stanton in the opinion that the rebels aided the
North by acting always the defensive. and going
urther, says: AFTER Manassas, the whole NORTH was
'Pen to us-Pennsylyania, New York, and even Mas
aehusetts Nothing stopped Us but ignorance of the
TT OF war. There were no armies to do it.n
Mr. Snms says if it wasn't for the hole in the hoon
on couldn't put on the barrel and the barrel would
urst
fat French lady says 81 am SO fat that + nrar
Or disappointment to make me thin No sooner
oes the disappointment come that the mere expeeta-
on of growing thinner gives such Joy that be- 7
ONE fatter than ever
Minnesota Juror addressed note to the JUDGE in
hieh he styled him 0narabe Jug