The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1886-02-12
PlTH AND POINT.

Art of Conversation-You conyiues.
man. you persuade woman.-N Y
Telegram.
-Buttons-Missus told me to come
down and tell you she was not at home
Huffcut-Go back and tell your mistress
say haven't called.-Iid-Bis.
"A lady was once lamenting the i'll
luck which attended her affairs. when 4
friend. wishing to console her. babe her
Il look upon the bright side" .sOhrs
she sighed, "there seems to be no bright
side. " Then polish up the dark one, n.
was the quick reply.
DO not be too emphatic in the ex-
preston of your opinions, my son. I
once heard your mother speak of the
Bliggses as the scum of the earth.
Since then the "scum'' has risen, as II
always does, first or last. and will have
nothing to do with your mother or me-
-Burdette.
A .young girl of sixteen years"
writes that she suffers dreadfully from
insomnia, and wants to know '.what she
shall do for it, $50 to sleep, daughter,
go to sleep. We never yet saw a ease a
insomnia that couldn't be cured by reg
ular, healthful sleep. That's the bos
medicine for insomnia Chicago Trib-
une.
Fond father-''How is your boy
getting on at college, Smith," Smith
..First-rate, I believe" Fond father
Strange; nv boy doesn't stand well in
his class at all: and yet / believe he is
very hard student. What do You sup
pose can be the matter?" Smith
Maybe he's too hard. N Y. Mail.
1t has been figured out that good
sized dog requires more food to keep
him in order than six-year-old boy or
girl. Poor people who keep q dog will
do well to ponder over this and take
steps to get rid of their six-year old boy
or girl before severe winter sets in
Philadelphia caii.
1t is not considered bad form in
Paris to kiss young woman on the
forehead. however slight the aequaint-
ance. Etiquette is more rigorous upon
the question of kissing in this country.
He is favored. indeed, who can kiss
young woman upon the forehead with
out getting bang in the moutb.-Bing-
han,ton Republican.
1.-The Second Reformed Oyster Sup
per for the Benefit of the Church is an
nounced in an exchange. From the adj
verse remarks made concerning such
suppers, we have long thought there
should be a reform in that direction. A
reformed oyster must be one where the
poor, forlorn oyster is not Of Il modest.
retiring disposition, but becomes plural
several times during the feast.-Noryls-
toscn Herald.
-Fenderson-s.Yes, l shave myself
now 1t used to cost me fifteen cents .
shave-thirty cents week | estimate
that it costs me one cent to shave myself,
or two cents week. So you see save
twenty-eight cents" Fogg-..But you
might do better than that. If you should
shave every day you would save ninety
eight cents" Fenderson-s'So / would.
By Georgel Inever thought of that
I'll do it.f-Boston Post.
She had Just dropped i'm for morn
ing call on her way downtown. do
you know, Cicely dear" said she. ''that
It is awfully warm; but Isuppose must
wear this fur-trimmed dolman anyhow. ;,
20. didn't notice you had it ON. Is it
the same one you had last yeara" No,
it isn't, I'd have You know. It's brand
new and you knew it." It's very bad
practice, this making morning calls; al
ways leads to the shedding Of tears
Hartford Post.