The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-10-30
PITH AND POINT.

1T ID easier to trace q Moccasined
Indian over a granite mountain than i
ID to trace lost umbrella.-Kansas
City (Mo.) Journal.
Deafness can be cured by living ten
years in the dry part of New Zealand.
As the small boys say: whats the
matter with staying deaf"
Few men have honest convic-
TONS" says some one. This does not
trouble us as much as the fact that 50
many men have dishonest acquittals-
Puck.
-"Ababy'sarms encircle the world"
says the proverb man of the Nerchang
1rareier. We have noticed that baby
usually gets the earth when its grand
mother is around.-Somerrille Journal
"A coincidence: "All alone. my dear
child. I'm afraid that husband of yours
neglects you terri, bly,. He is always at
his club when I call" Eyes, mamma:
but he's at home at all other times.
Chicago Tribune.
"A writer on dress says: 'ShoFt
and podgy women ought to wear
belts. " What's the use of giving adj
vice in that wayP There isn't woman
in tho world who would admit. even
to herself. that she was '.short and
podgy."
Why. Johnnyr' exclaimed mann
ma. "aren'tyou ashamed of yourself
going about with such dirty facer
No. amt" replied Johnny. with
conscious pride in the integrity OF his
Intentions; You'd like to have M
taken for dude. wouldn't you?"
A writer in the Pittsburgh 7els.
graph says: '.But 1 do not stop ut beer
wagons" 1t is not surprising. The
beverage is not sold by the glass from
beer-wagons. If he wants to astonish
his readers let him announce: ..Hut
do not stop at beer-saloons." But. a
course. he can not tell lie.-Nor,is.
t0tcn Herald.
Il hear you are going into ths
of white lead. Mr.. Bas-
sett?' ''Ycs, / am. think there Is
money in it." Il should say so. l
was in that business myself once"
Then there is money in it." Il am
sure of it. invested 100000 in. the
scheme ten years ago, and it's there
yet.-Entt0uetpHsU C0tt.
"A young man of eight years. who
had already five brothers. was told one
day that he had . sister. As the news
Dcemed TO affect him rather badly, he
was finally prevailed upon to tell what
The trouble was. Sobbing. he told his
mother that he wanted all brothers, -
be was in hopes of having base ball
Posi-
Plantation philosophy: Oars
mighty few promises dat hols good
De peartest boy sometimes turns out
;er be de lazies' man. De quick msa
lint allus de bes' ham ter do er piece
) work. Oar amt no hope fur d.
born fool; de bigger de chances yer
,in him to show dat he hab got sense
lie mo- he viii prube dat he is or fool
Traveller.
An exchange says that very
pretty cover for q milking stool is made
VI golden-brown silk serge. with e con-
apple blossom in shaded
link with the stamens in gold silk BE-
ween the petals" We now UNDER
tand why milk is adulterated. With
nut the admixture of water no milk
nan could afford to sport silk milking
tool with conventionalized apple blosr
constellation Transcript.
I'm one of the berths, says face
ious railroad exchange, were q man
md his wife. She was one of those
lervous. cautious creatures She kept
p her nagging after she got in bed for E
long time. but finally she dozed off to
leep and all was quiet in her berth.
Everybody was glad. But in less than
en- minutes she started up, and every
ody in the car heard him groan .
he p0ked him in the ribs and shouted:
William. git upl@ knew you've LEFT
e doors open and forgot 70 close the