St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-22

FULL OF FUN.
Figures will not lie, but the female
dgure will fool . man once in awhile.-
Bnghamton Leader.

Figures will not lie, but the female
dgure will fool . man once in awhile
Binghamton Leader.
-Smarttc-''Hello. Sharpe! How'l
Christian science gittin' along?" Sharpe
20. I've give up Christian science ~
gone back to plain bunko."-Puck.
-"Who was the first man, Tommy
asked the Sunday-school teacher. after
explaining that our first parents were
made from the dust Of the earth. "Hen-
~ Clay, ma'am. Chicago Advance.
Pat Lynch Ito his helpmate)-"Sure,
and that's tn sivinth bucket o sehlopa
Oi do be fetchin' to the old porkcr. an
he do look jist as wistful-loike ss he did
sfOre he had mouthful. Re Harry, but
. hogs we'll named. Life.
Lady Qeaving . store)-"You bet I
am mp to the tricks Of these merchants
l made him come down two dollars on
price," Merchant Ito himself)-''I an
up to the tricks Of these lady customers.
l put the price up four dollars.
6iftings.
81 love 50 much to hear Herbert
talk. said Mamie to her mother. "You
do?" 'Yes; there is such ring about
his remarks" "A ring? Perhaps his
intentions are really seriouA"-Mer
chant Traveller.
Here is something (a hint in fact)
for the piano-man.-Triton lat home ON
visit)-"Well, father, what Is the
news?" Neptune-''Nothing much, ex-
cept that . large number Of the fishes
have struck for the adoption of uni.
form scale."-Musical Courier.
My lad" remarked Judge Spencer
TO the little boy who had just taken the
witness stand, do you understand the
nature of An oath?" Eyes, sir, was in
pap's Office yesterday when his coal bill
was presented" "Mr. Clerk. enroll the
witness."-St. Joseph News.
-Freddy-"Ma, whenever pa meets
DR.. Vandel he always says to him, How
are you, old hoss" What does he mean
by that?" Mao, it's nothing moro
than . term to express thorough famili-
arity." Uncle Josh-"May be; but
rather think he calls the doctor old
hoss' because he's such . famous
charger. Richmond Dispatch.
The Renewal of College Labor
Professor of Geology-'Gentlemen at
the close Of the spring term, I asked
you to report to me, individually, any
object of extraordinary interest you
might meet in your respective outings
Mr. Corbett, you may begin" Corbett.
'9l-'Please, sir, mine had yellow hair,
blue eyes, and . tailor-made suit
Puck.
Mrs. Selfmade-''Now,|hl |hll the prepa-
rations for the house-warmin' is COM
plete, an can't think O. nothin' moro
70 contribute to the enjoyment Of them
that's going to be present Self
only one thing would |
suggest. Nail up sign in the parlor |
saying: Guests that use hair oil is re-
luested not to lean their heads agin the
vail paper. '"-America.
Akron editors can not tell lie, but |
me Of them has made . desperate At
cmpt in that direction, viz: A local
physician in one Of Ohio's counties has
] great fondness for performing sur
'ical experiments. His latest is ono OF
'xtreme interest Carefully extricat-
ng the proboscis of a lusty mosquito,
le successfully transplanted it into the
lasal front Of = common house fly. Tho
lite Of the fly now has all the pleasant
of its swamp relative.-
cleveland Leader. II