The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-10-05

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and more calculating the iceman'-
" han Cicero remarked. Labor
.n,;. viucitr he manifestly sorgos
the average country board sse@
Sornerville Journal.
we read much In the papers about
..foreigu intelligence" but we see
nrecious little Of It when the Immigrant
.hips come in.--Burlington Free fress:.
LAWYER Quibble-"You. doctorF
whv. YOU couldn't cure q ham" Dr.
sswbones-"And you, sir; you couions
try a case Of lardr'-Puck'
-T,mid woman, to ferryman VINO
was rowing her across the river-.Are
people ever lost in this rivers No;
ma'am," he replied; I'VE always 'A
'em In day or two" W
-"I don't think you are very smart
said a wife to her husband; 70 wnicni
no responded: mo. my dear; ous
everybody knows that ! am awiuis
shrewed. IN. Y. Ledger.
Among those who hasten 70 pay
their respects when promineo' P
sonare has a reception are men NO
never pay suything else voluntarily
Philadelphis Ledger.
Man of the house-"What's tnie
little bundleP' Boy-"lts your wiie =, =
dress they told me to bring around.
..Whara's the billP' 20, they'll have
to send that around in the wagon.
N. Y. Sun.
There may be. a. its adheren~
claim, something In the faith cure-
But we would ask, has 1t ever peou
successfully tried on an infant suf1er-
| ing with severe attack OF the ool1s
--Arkansaw Traveller.
Nothing like economy; Her m
tended-..Well, have commenced 20
save up for our little home. darling
! Quit smoking to-day" His intended
-s.And II haven't chewed any gum
for a veek."-Terre Haute Express.
We don't know of an actual case
where man blew his brains out by
blowing into the muzzle Of gun TO see
| Il Il was loaded. But we can point out
several cases where the victim blew
the top Of his head of. -Terre Haute
Express.
Tho requirement OF a prominent
0hvsician Is to be able to write what
viii mot mean anything. Their bulle-
tins are getting TO be almost as obscure
70 the average comprehension as are
their prescriptions to the majority o.
4 people. Boston Budget.
There 10 q good deal said in print
about the overworked preacher, and
the overworked novelist, and the over
worked actress, but there is little or no
attentiou paid to the overworked pub
lic.-Merchant Traveller.
| Little boy Mamma, what does
this mean9 Never judge a man by
his Clothes" Mamma-''O, it means
that men haven't sense enough to select
clothes, and it's always hit or miss
with 'em. Women folks are the only
ones that can be judged by their
clothes. "-Philadelphia Record.
"A Judge Of Art-Bobby. Ito his
sister)-s.Is Mr.. De Lunkhead, your
beau, judge Of fine artist" Sister
"A very good Judge, Bobby. But Why
do you askp" Bobby-''O. he told me
last night that he was going to get the
man who painted your portrait to paint
his house. brakes Magazine.
Low Comedian-'Ah. old friend.
have you seen DE Ranter in his new
playr' Comic villain-''No, by all
things malt, have not. Do the gods
look kindly on himP" Low Comedian
well. he doesn't have much to do
In the first or second act, it's in the
; third where he wins his laurels and
the public heart" Comic Villain
"Ah, some happy stroke Of genius. |"
Low Comedian with touch Of
nature) -'Yes. he don't como ON al
; all."-Texas Siftings. ~