The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-05-01
PITH AND POINT.

"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.-N T.
Journal.
The last symptom of the "lady"
craze is in recent advertisement in a
New York paper, which says: "A
young lady would like a position as
Dish-Washer in restaurant.
"A family In New York were poi
soned by buckwheat cakes. There is
nothing safe at present but fasting. and
even that becomes dangerous sitter q
certain length of time.-Iroy Times.
The way TO sleep" says scien-
tst, sis to think of nothing" When
an editor wants to slumber all he has to
do is to try and remember how much
money he has in the world.-B0Ston
Post.
"A CONDENSED edition of Web
ster's dictionary is announced. This
may improve the work without destroy
ing the plot. We have always regarded
the volume as too prolix. darlington
Ha,rkeye.
The fact that all the pcach-blos
SONS have been killed and the fact that
next summer we will have just as many
peaches as ever lead to only one infer
ence, and that is that peaches do not
grow ON peach-trees. POSI-
The LAWYERS way:
Said Tom to Harry, &c an you tell
How lawyers do to dress so we'll p
A~fl sNn- fhn..f t.n- sIafi.
To get n suit they strip their client"
said Tom, you'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 90 to bed and fall asleep inn
mediately. This is sure precaution.
~. Y. Graphic.
$50 Mr.. Blank was here to-day?"
Servant-"Yes. SIR" ..And you told
him what said, 1 suppose?" .'Yes.
SIR ibid he take umbrage?' II
didn't notice sir; but if he did, he'll
bring it back. He's very particular
gentleman, you knowr'-Boston Tran
script.
Young Lady Cat hotel table)-Do
you know that vulgar person at the ad-
joining table who is eating with his
knife? Another Young Lady-Is it
possible you don't know Mr.. Smith,
whose uncle has just died and left him
a million dollars? Young Lady-No; is
that he? How gracefully he handles his
knife.-N. Y. Sun.
TaooLor ..No,r- ,-hot IL ,-.,, 49,
derstand by brain work." Boy
..When a man works with his head"
Teacher Correct. And what is man.
ual labor?" Boy-"When a man
works with mis- hands" Teacher
That's right. To which of these
classes do belong when l teach you.
What do / use most in teaching you?"
Boy-"A strap. "-7eras Sittings.
-"See here" said the managing edi-
tor, kindly, but firmly. to the young
man who has just come to do the fires |
and dog-fights, and assume general |
charge of the entire paper; you must |
be little more careful in your gram
mar and spelling. Youmake too much
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, and you say we have come to
the conclution' and that we are horra-
fide at the bear ideea.' Now, you must
be more careful and"- Jaw, well,
look here. Shorty cried the new
young man, ..give fellow a chance.
You got to remember I've been in col
lege for eight years and haven't mad
chance to learn anything" The man
aging editor forgaye him, and pro-
NOTED him to the carrier department.
in Brooklyn Eagle.