St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-01-21

PUNoENT PARAGRAPHS. :;
Perfume II the soul Of the flower.
The thing that . woman always
knows best Is how some other woman
ought to odress.-Somerrill Journal.
"A child never gets his bad traits
from tho fathers side Of the house.
according to the father.-Hsgpcr's
Bsser.
The human race now looks for the
man who can furnish the means BY
which . brass band can practice in
silence. Gardes CITY Sssseiwei.
-He who does the most to help his
friends will have the moro friends to
help him ON up the hill and to pro-
vent his return.-Pomesoy's Adronce
z7osg1.
Il see that x, tho millionaire. b
dead. I wonder to whom his property
was left?" '.As his will Is being con-
tested think it is left to conjecture.
but the lawyers will probably get it."
"A man. who was very sad. once
heard two boys laughing. He asked
them: What makes you 50 hsppy?"
''Happyf' said the elder. ''why. I
makes Jim glad and gets glad myself"
MARY" said Bli6kins. Il can't
realize it. It seems all like . long. beau
tiful dream!" .What seems like
dreamp" inquired his wife. "You
haven't said . word for three-quartsrs
Of an hour "-Aerckans Tfareler.
-Signal-service Man Ito assistant)-
'.Is It growing cold outsider" Yea"
'Think it's going to snow?" II
wouldn't be surprised" ''Well. wait
till you see it falling then run up the
cold-wave Aag."-Teras Siflisga
Tho highway robber who comes -
man face to face and single-handed
il saint compared to the one who
uses an Official position to distress.
harrass, rob and impoverish to any de-
gres.-ROmerey's Advasee Thought
-Fogg and Brown have entered the
City Hall. Fogg-"Who was that man
who spoke to you just now" Brown
THAT? O. that il AcFinn. one ol
our city fathers" Fogg-'You don't
mean it. He speaks English remark
ably well for city Official l"-Bossss
7resscrips.
Texas papers should not forget in
speaking of the train robbsr that these
are the times Of libel suits Indeed the
day seems fast approaching whom .
jesting reference to the weather viii b.
sufficient to nail an Cd ditorin the courts
In speaking Of . horse thief it Is safe to
say . esatlsmanly citisen Who ahasnt.-
mindedly rode o6 on another mans
chsrger.-Dallas fIex) Insel1igenoe,.
BE logical my son. whatever else
you are. You 60 to the bald-headed
man for your hair-restorer; the doctor
who prescribes for your diseased stom-
ach is slowly dying Of the dyspepsia.
and the preacher who exhorts you to
take no thought for the morrow has
taken lease Of his house for ten years.
Then why shouldn't you expect that
the man without . cent to his name or
. whole shirt to his back should be
better able than anybody else to tell
you how poverty is to be abolished?
-.'Gcntlemen. thundered the Judge
to the contending lawyers. ''this case
must be settled before the eourt ad-
journs. There has been dilly -dallying
enough. Well, what II itg'' he said.
turning to . court attendant who had
veDtured to bespeak the judicial attsn-
tion. Il am very busy" "A couple Of
political friends Of yours" whispered
the attendant. ''aro outside waiting for
you to join 'em." Upon further con-
sidcration." said his Honor. II declare
this court adjourned until Tomorrow at
eleven o'clock. ."-EpocA