The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-04-19
So. 90 per Annusn.
NUMBER 1.
PUNGENr PARAGRAPHS.

s sESr oN6ENt srAftHSAnAfNS. ~
! Funny enough the late apple Is
often a gnearly one. Duinth Para
9rapher. 3ePf
:. 1T is said that plot against the life
of the Gar of Russia has been discoy-
cred. A scheme was on foot "a. induce
him TO act as a Judge at baby show.
--Lincota Journal.
Then you do love me, Evalinep'
he said. II do" she murmured "And
shall / speak to your paa''-he asked.
No." she replied. .'speak to ma; pa
isn't of any account in this family"
The girl who has fine teeth may
not have keener sense Of humor than
other women. but you can depend on
her to show ALI the appreciation she
has of joke or a funny story.-Journat
of Education. ez-s&k E..eT
"A young man has sued . postmis-
tress for breach of promise. This is
the firstecase we have yet seen men,
toned wherein a woman is alleged to-
be that reprehensihle being known as
a mail firt.-Boston Budget. . -
LA correspondent OF the ST. Paul
Pioneer Press wrote, asking if there is
any preparation known that viii turn
hair gray. and the editor answered
..no.' without trying theeasctSof print
ing q portrait of its subscriber. .t..s.s sss
The women of Russia do all tho
harvesting. The grain is cut with
sickles. as it was three thousand years
ago. The men who let them do it are
the ones who come to. this country to
reform it.-OmahG World.
aa--It is a singular phase of human ma
ture that when man gives his wife "a
dime to buy box of hair pins or
gum ring for the baby 1t looks about
seven times as big as when he planks
1t down for bitters. .a5cs1ssW
The fact that now and then a, bald
headed Indian is to be seen on the Gov
ernment reservations indicates thatithe
down-trodden squaw isasiowly but
surely climbing into the same rights
enjoyed by her pale-faced sisters. -
London has now several women
carpenters, and commentor remarks
that thus women are entering another
new field. Well. it's hardly proper to
call it new field, inasmuch as women
have always been asbent'' on I'match-
ing and Joining" n~e&.w
What is there so very bad la
cigarette smoking?n My boy. there
are two wretchedly bad things about it;
first and worst, the cigarette; and see
ond, the fellow who smokes it, ,Elim-
mate these two evils and no one will
find any fault with cigarette smokers
and smoking.
MIR. O'Flaherty Crushing into
depot just as train is leaving)--.'Gim-
me ticket-gilnme 'ticket-quick! ~
Ticket 7Agent-"Where are yau GO
ing?" Mr.. o'Faherty (enraged)-
''None o yer business phwere Oi'm
goin'. Web, / loike your impudence.
Gimme ticket. quick, sor 9th lose me
train. boston Beacon. 7ow
Young man-"i can not under,
stand, sir, why you permit your
daughter to sue me for breach Of prom
Use. You remember thateyou were Ebit-
terly opposed to our engagement be-
cause wasn't good ensugh for her and
would disgrace the faniiy.n old man
-''Young man.. that was sentiment;
this is business. ~ K.uSu,a 8vr
-Revivalist-"Yonng man, what can
l. say to induce you TO experiencc u
change OF heart, and enter upon o new
and blessed lifeP' Young man
..Nothing, sir, am afraid. Sucha de-
parture would break me 'upin my busi-
ness. and l have a family to support
Notwithstanding 10 your businessP"
Young man-.Pm a book agent for
works Of a religious nature. ."-Epoeh