Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-11-22
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OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE PARISH

'Tis passing strange that amid all the
mistakes of the world, nobody ever pass
ed a quarter for a twenty-ccnt piece.
They don't call them "soft' young
men now; the distressfully polite thing
is to say they are the down OF society.
After trying in vain to start balky
mare, the driver touched her flank with
lighted cigar, saying, I've tried oil
means to start her, now ! will try to
back her"
"A young lady's hat blew off Friday
morning and was run over by broad
wheeled cart. The ribbons were some
what soiled, but the hat is now the very
latest fall shape.
Joy is a shy bird, but when a man
comes unexpectedly upon a two-dollar
bill in the pocket of an old vest laid
aside last winter it flaps its wings and
crows as loud as anybody's chicken.
An illiterate fellow, wishing to enter
some animals at an agricultural exhibit
ton, wrote as follows to the Secretary
of the society: "Enter mo also for
jackass." And he took the prize.
Democrats were milk and water men
in 1874, and the independents of to-day
TAINTED q ticket headed "White Mans
ticket in that campaign. What will he
the color designated for 1871 Pray
tell us!
Lord Holland told of man remarka-
bile for his absence of mind, who, dining
once at some sort Of shabby repast
fancied himself in his own house, and
began to apologize for the wretchedness
of the dinner.
A downtown policeman found loafer
on the wharf asleep, with his mouth
wide open. Being at loss what charge
to make, the Sergeant suggested that he
charge him with keeping rum-hole open
without o license.
Independent Republican-Whte League
Democrat Greenbacker, are the names
of the five steeds that our political aero
bats are riding. Such team cannot go
very far without "smash up; and its
coming as sure as frost in December.
Old gentleman: 81 shall report you,
young man. Why didn't You stop the
car beforei Here have been running
after your car more than block" Con-
ductor: "All right, guv'nr, Pm sorry,
but I amt like pertater, eyes all over"
"I'm going on journey, pa" the
printers daughter said; and as he
thought of losing her. tears sad and salty
he she'd; but when he soon discovered
her upon his worlman's lap, "this is the
iour-knee that meant" she said unto
her pap.
Two ladies presented themselves at
the door of a fancy ball, and on being
asked by the usher what character they
personated, they replied that they were
not in special costume, whereupon he
bawled out, 1.-TWO ladies without any
character !"
What were the "wild waves" saying
in 1874, when tho White League was
being organizeds What do those "same
wild waves" sing in 1877 O, consis-
tency, thou art q jewel indeed; but
you've turned into "blarney stone" in
East Baton Rouge!
The touching sentiment, "Our first in
heaven" appeared after an obituary no
tice in Philadelphia paper, and the
father of the child went into the Office
raging mad. It was the third death in
the family, and he wanted to know of
the clerk where he supposed the others
had gone.
The Baton Rouge CAPITOLIANi is warm
ing up to the work of the campaign with
vim and vigor that does great credit
to it's editor.-Carroll Conservative.
And we arc happy to be able to return
the compliment. First, a platform for
the general good; then ''damned be he
who first cries, hold, enoughw
When Mrs. Shoddeigh read in the pa
paper that the government had expend-
ed $751;, 100000 on it's Indian service,
she urged Mr.. shoddeigh to write imme-
diately and ascertain where it was pur-
chased. She said her china service cost
only $500, and she could never be hap
py again until she was tho owner of an
Indian service.
In the "ironsidcs' fourth ward the
lndependent-Republican Happy Family
Q held meeting last week, NJ which
twelve persons appeared. One Of these,
an old co]sred citizen, accounted for his
presence by saying: 'Td' heerd agood
deal er talk bout desc ere Independent.
Publican Dimmicrat-confusion people,
an I'd neber seen one oh dem; so was
berry curis to see what dey look like"
Three short years ago our Indepen-
dents would have gone in for hanging
such men rs themselves on "sour apple
trees.' They were unselfish patriots
then hut as their rewards were not on
the 'Hife policy plan," they have jumped
the Democratic boat, for the time being
with the view Of getting their work in.