The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1889-10-17
PuNeENT PARAoRAPHs.

One reason why so many Amer
loans return penniless from Europe is
because too much Hoyle is cast upon
the waters. oil City Blizzard.
Style" says writer on literary
topics, means every thing" Yes"
said ellison, whose wife is a devotee to
fashion, sit means every thing a mans
got. Washington Capital.
When man makes up his mind
that he has got to economize, his first
impulse always is to begin by inquiring
into his wite's personal expenses.
Somerville journal.
There are so many learned female
graduates nowadays thrown upon so
ciety, there will be no need of fellow
buying encyclopedias or dictionaries.
He can marry one, all bound in silk
Elk.
"A number of young women in
Cuthbert, Ca, have organized an ANTI
kissing society. Those who have seen
the members say that such a precau-
tion was not necessary. ry.-Norristow
Herald.
Judging from the number OF ''cor-
diaT receptions given to the Shah OF
Persia, it is no wonder that he is re-
ported to be always full of good spirits.
Baltimore American.
Mr.. Jinks-.'I don't know how you
viii feel about it, sir. but the fact is
thatmy wife, your daughter. is dread
fully hard woman to live with. Mr..
Blinks-'I can sympathize with you,
sir. married her mother. IN. Y.
Weekly.
The minister (with severity)-
''And so you do not believe every thing
you learn at Sunday-school, Richardp"
Richard-''No, sir; not every thing
The minister-"My little hoy does"
Richard Yes. sir. Isuppose your lit
tie boy has to."-Life.
-Jinks-"l called at your boarding
house to-day and saw the table nearly
set for dinner, and must say things
looked very neat. Ineyer saw a whittier
table-cloth in my life Blinks- mo;
she doesn't make her tea, coffee or
soups strong enough to stain"
Farmer Greene (from Wayback) ~
II always was accounted remarkably
long-headed in money matters. do you
notice it. professorP' Phrenologisl
(who has had his pay In ADVANCED
mo don't notice any such develop
ments. but if your head only was az
long as it is thick it would be daisy"
Time.
Mrs. Walworthy - 81 declare,
Henry, your eternal talk, talk, talk o.
how good cook your mother used to
be will drive me wild some day! Ny
most fervent wish is that little Johnny
will never worry his wife that way
when he grows up and has home.
Mr.. Walworthy There's no danger
of that. "-Terre Haute Express.
Mrs. Nibbs-"Tm shocked, Willie
Jones, to hear you use such awful Ian
guage, positively shocked. / think
it's high time your mother took you il
hand" Willie-''Yes'm, she has. She
told me this morning must stop soci-
ating with your little boy, cause he
was maxim me as bad as hisselE ~
Philadelphia Record.
Wife (reading from paper This
paper says that peanuts are injurious
to the voice. +" Husband that sol
I never thought there was so much
virtue in peanut. 1 wonder what
they cost hundredweight?n Wife
"Tm sure dom t know. WhyP" Hus-
band-I was thinking of laying in a
stock of them. Do you like peanuts,
my dear?" ?"-Yankee Blade.
-"Say," said stranger in the city,
"why are the bells tolling. and the
flags at half-mast, and what means this
procession of about 10000 peoplePn
"A funeral, was the laconic reply.
''Some great man, s'pose--a famous
general, or some wealthy citizen who
gave several million dollars in char
typ" 'sNeither. Only a poor mar
who year ago endeared himself tt
all sensible people by killing an encors
fend at an opera performance. IN