The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-05-29
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The travellers birth-right-fs to
get the best bunk in the sleeping-car.
Mr.. Deer, who was hung al At
lanta recently, must have felt like
jerked venison.
"A BAD marriage is like an cleo
trio machine--it makes you dance,
but you can't let 60.
sWA1r1Sa to be whipped is the
most embarrassing period in boy
hood. Il Josh Billings. a5,sa1q
-MRs. Fortune, Of Halifax,A has
given birth to twins-girls. OF
course Miss Fortunes never come
1singly. osat1ss 25ss9 sis 'lad .
-"Drtka il poverty says simod
ern moralist, sis nothing--it is liv-
ing ia poverty that comes hard on a
fellow. - u Nh lE SIS .3ted
a DIN you ever notice how sur
.prised you wers when you put -FOUR
foot on the next stair aud found there
wasn't any tthereP $50 rev saa
-THEi hand organ man Is ID full
bloom. Drenching this plant 7 NTH
boiling water IL said to cause II to
Iwither and dry up! siiaiiH aaaa3
-THE photograph is like the
small brother Of young lady. It
will repeat everything said in its
presence without regard 10 bushes.
eco out. young man, shes not
here" said an Alabama preacher
last Sunday. in the midst 81 his Ser
mon, to d youth whom he saw hest
tating ID the doorway. -
--TEN million hair,pins are manu-
featured in this country annually;
Jet Il still hair pins that mans
wife is able e find Z long stray hair
on big coat sleeve s aalts. toe often.
"A BOT in TOWN tackled his nam
ma to go to i the circus because no
said he was perfect in circus attend
ance, and il be- didn'ti gouhs would
get, . bad mark for absence. He
went. .aYgdt
aWHo was the doubling disci-
plea" asked the Sunday school
teacher. s'Peter." promptly fsplied
the smart bad boy. aNo, Thomas"
sald the teacher. aThen what do
people always say 'Petered out fora"
asked this smart bad By.
"A PARKER in Ireland told Glad
stone that Lord Leisrin VA .Is 4 bad
man, and ought to have hssn shot
before. sAnd Why wasn't he, then9"
asked Gladstone, 1BegoEra, said
the farmer, Il suppose what's every
body's business is nobody,s.'' adj
.JUsr one" murmued he, iayol-
unfairly drawing closer to the lusci-
Gus lips, that smiled upon him with
such rsvishing bevitchsdness,i while
his own qaivered ia agony u expect
ant anticipation. $50 / notice. re-
piled she, coolly, CHANGING II the
clock, .and time for you to tnr1i up
| your coat collar aud shut The door
from the outside He went. eH
"WELI," said / Belchettown
granger, Is be elected q mill stream
Of Tobacco juice into the hotel spit
toon that sent the cigar stumps nying
like grape shot, ''Im dog goned if
lthis amt the singularest weather /
ever seed. Why four years ago to-
! day, they we're Shedding logs over
the snow all day r Then he hurried
out and PIT . hat on his Youngest
child to prevent its being sun struck.
h -CHlcAco Aldermen have lowered
/ their scale Of prices. The Times
lgivest the following list: sHsviug
man put on the police, $50; having a
man pnt on the fire department. $50;
having aman employed BY Board Of
Public Works, $50; voting for an or.
Idinance, $50; voting against an or
dinance, $50; voting for street I'm
provements, $780, average from gas
companies, 500; average from horse
railways, 5000" ss7a9a esstiasi'ff
-"GIRLs,' said 4 worthy old lady
to her granddaughter, whenever a
fellow pops the question don't blush
and stare at your5 foot h just throw
your arms around ,hislneek,lleok him
full in the face, and acomEaenceltalk
ling about the turpiture.,v Youugsfel.
lows are mighty nervous, sometimes
lost several good chances before j
caught your fond, DEAF a,rr.ndfashe,
Ibyi puttint on Mrs !: tIs11sI ayala,SSa