The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-05-30
PITA AND POINT.
A silent partner is one who makes
no noise and leaves nothing.


A silent partner is one who makes
no noise and leaves nothing.
Babies cry for the same reason
that some men swear. It's because
they don't know any better.-M T.
Journal. 1888
The last symptom of the Gladly"
craze is in recent advertisement in .
New York paper which says; IA
young lady would like position as
-Dish-Washer in q restaurant. nsrsess
"A family in New York were poi.
sonel by buckwheat cakes. There is
nothing safe at present but fasting, and
even that becomes dangerous after q
certain length of time Troy Times.
THE way to Sleep" says scien-
t'st, lis to think of nothing" When
an editor wants to sluInber all he has to
do is to try and remember how much
money he has in the world.-Bostoft
Post.
A "condensedn edition of Web
sters dictionary is announced. This
may improve hework without destroy
ing the plot. We have always regarded
the volume MS too prolix.-Burtingtofs
HdWkeye.
tlt ANtJ llIub I'LL unO DOhNN-DtOo~
SONS have been killed and the fact that
neNt summer we will have just as many
peaches MS ever lead to only one infer
enle, and that is that peaches do not
| grow on peach-trees. Boston Post.
The Lawyers way:
Said Tom to Harry, "Can you tell
! How lawyers do to dress so well ?"
sad Harry, eyes, they're so defiant,
Ioeet a suit they strip their client;"...
Said Tom, "iou're wrong; they closer nip
They first obtain the suit-then strip him."
No one is ever killed by lightning
when asleep in bed, according to the
assertion OF an English electrician.
Whenever you hear clap of thunder
always go to bed and fall asleep inn
mediately. This is a sure precaution.
N !. Graphic
$50 Mr. Blank was here to-day"
/ Servant-"'Yes, sir "And you told
him what said l supposeP" Eyes.
sir" Ibid he take umbrageP" ~
didn't notice sir; but If he did, he'll
bring it back He's very particular
gentleman, you knowp'-BOSton Tran
script.
Young Lady Cat hotel table)-Do
you know that vulgar person OF the adj
joining table who is eating with his
knifeP Another Young Lady--Is it
possible you don't know Mr.. Smith,
whose uncle has just died and left him
a million dollarsp Young Lady-No; Is
that hep How gracefully he handles his
knife, N y. SUM-
-Teacher-' Now, what do you UNI
derstand by brain work." Boy
"When man works with his head. !"
Teacher-"C Correct And what is man
nal laborp" Boy -"When man
works with mis- hands. Teacher
That's right. To which of these
classes do | belong when teach you.
What do use most in teaching your
Boy-"A strap. ~ eGas SVtings.
-"See here" said the managing edl-
tor. kindly, but firmly, to the young
man who has Just come to do the fires
and dog-hghts, and assume general
charge of the entire paper; you must
be n little more careful in your gram
mar and spelling. You make toomuch
trouble for the compositor and proof
reader. You say in this article he had
went and we have never saw Then
you spell separate with two ps and
four es, aud you say I'VE have come to
: the conclution' and that We are horra-
fde at the bear ideea' Now, you must
be more careful and"-- Jaw, well,
,, look here, Shorty" cried the new
| young man, "give fellow chance
| You got to remember I've been in col
lege Tor eight years and haven't had {
: chance to learn anything" The man
aging editor forgave him, and pro
, NOTED him to the carrier department
4 --Bardette, in Brooklyn Eagle.