The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1873-11-15
MISCELLANEOUS.


Sal soda is supposed to be washerwo-
man.
Bakers generally mix things in their
hour Of knead.
Twenty four farmers oranges have been
organized in Texas.
Speaking Of a prisoner at the bar with
a remarkably smooth face, the sheriff ex.
planned that he had just been ironed.
A gentle Quaker had two horses, a very
good and very poor one, When seen
riding the latter. it turned out that his
better half had taken the good one.
"Whst !" said sneering bachelor, show
comes i, thn, you let your wife ride the
better horssl' The only reply was:
"Friend, when thee be married thes'll
know"
History repeats in this quotation from
newspaper printed one hundred years ago:
ut is computed that no less than one hun
dred and twenty considerable merchants,
bankers and traders have been absolutely
ruined since June. 1872. owing to specula-
tion. made bills and every species Of de-
ceitful credit"
Six hundred different railroads receive
pay for carrying the mails. The aggregate
length Of the railroad service in the u nited
States is now nearly $1,000 milsa, and 10
increasing At the rate Of over 5000 miles
per annum.
A .cbool.ex.m;ner lately gave a bright
looking boy this sentence to correct: "Be-
tween you and l this is good butter" The
boy shortly returned the clip thus marked:
"Incorrect the lamp post is omitted"
1.-THE chains Of habit" ssid Dr.. Johnson.
"are generally too small to b felt I'LL they
are too strong to bs broken"
A dilatory school boy inquired At one of
our drug stores the other day for ''selu-
ton" Of certain aIgsbraic problems"
That man only is truly cultured whose
brosd sympathiss are hospitabls to every
form Of Intellectual thought OF form of sx-
preston. ,.... 49,. -.
1T i. we'll to leave something to those
who come after o." said man who threw
barrel in The way Of constable who wss
chasing him. e '~
A pack Of wolves in ShsrbusnA county,
Minnesota, showed bu. little professional
courtesy when they chased 4 couple Of law.
yers i've miles. ,'r -.
That woman was . philosopher. Who,
when she lost her husband, said she had
one consolation, and that was-she Knew
where be was o nights.
An eccentric old fellow, who lives along
side Of = graveyard, wss asked It il vas
not Al unpleasant location. NO." said he,
II never jined places in oil my life with a
set Of neighbour that minded their own
business 20 stiddy a. they do."
The wife Of Methodist ministsr id Ten-
nesses has been ss'iossly i'll for soms time.
but, says Southern paper 10 anuouuoing
the fact, "hopes are entertainsd that she
will recover" And then adds: .Lst him
(her husb.ud) have the sympathy Ind
prayess 'of his brethren 10 This hour Of
amction and encouragement"
Question before Western debating CO.
ciety. 'Caa he be called shssWd man
Who marries shrew =" The report Of The
committee was. "Bsshssx % II ~ can
tell." .' .aa ..t4. .-.
| A pretty poem, l.tsiy published. tell.
how little girl. 10 Scotch kirk, weary
Of the ministers long praying. stepped
softly to his side and said ''Oh, Ut, please
say. Amen!" " #
'Sm.ll thanks to you, sir," ssid plain
tiff to one. Of his witnessed, 'i6s what yor
said in the cAse." "Ah, a7t," said tha
con.cientiou. witness. ''but la.t think o.
what l didn't say"