The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-03-27
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DE Brusshe-''Yes, I'm fairly in lore
with my work" Sinnick-'sL Lucky lover!
You'll never have rival Exchange.
1t takes wise man to answer al1sof
child's questions; but wise man viii
never try to do it. it.-Somerville Journal.
There is great movement on the
part of the anarchists-when the bar
keeper offers to treat to beer. Troy
Press.
"A perpetual motion machine has not
yet been invented, but the tongue OF
seven-year-old boy asking questions
comes pretty near it.-Somerville Jour
nal.
-"What is the use o. that girl bang
ing away on the piano, Maria?'' 'sPrac-
tice, John, Practice makes perfect.
Perfect -pandemoniumg" -Har-
per's Bazaar.
-Perriwink-"A Mr.. Hardhead, Is
1t true that cigawettes affect the bwainq''
Mr. Hardhead-''No. Those who have
brains do not smoke cigarettes"
Wife James, do you know that
you are very small man?'' Husband
"How ridiculous! I am nearly six feet
in height" Wife-"That makes no diff
ference; whenever j ask you for money
to go shopping you s.re always short. -
Boston Gazette.
-Blufins = Perfect nonsensel The
idea of the Bloaters giving themselves
airs on account of their ancestry" Mug
gins Yes. Why, Clara Bloater told
me the other evening that their lineage
could be traced to old castillo" Blufins
Bah! She meant CASTLE soap.s--
America.
Mrs. Rustler Ito her husband) 81
certainly wish, dear, that you would
keep up appearances more and dress
better. Now look at Mr.. Slasher, who
moves in our set, how stylish he is. .
Rustler-"You forget, dear, that it was
but recently that Slasher failed -
Clothier and Furnisher.
-''Did it ever strike You that dancing
is sinfnl?" inquired young DR.. Gauche
OF an accomplished young society woman.
Swell" she r responded, a reproaehful
look in her eyes, when / notice the
way some people dance, it does strike
me good deal that way.'-W Washington
Capital.
Extracting amusement from misery;
Mudge-''My brother bill was in to see
me to-day" Phillips-'I never knew
you had brother" Mudge-''I haven't.
l mean the livery bill ] incurred the
evening Miss Willets gave me the priv.
ilege Of being a brother to her. -Terre
Haute Express.
Nina (vhararona esTn '1F-
professional man?" Miss Prue-'sI don't
know" Nine. Chaperone-eIs he a
man of brains?'' Miss Prue-'I don't
know that either.n Nine. Chaperone-
why, aren't you acquainted with him?~
Miss Prue-''Yes, but I've met him only
in society. Boston Post.
Young man. said an old gentle.
man to reporter, ''do you expect to
follow your present avocation in the
next world?" ST hadn't thought OF
that, sir. Why do you ask?' Because
if you do you can write up glowing ac-
counts of things without being far ont Of
the Merchant Traveller
AT a rough estimation. First pas.
senger (standing in car)-s'I'm going Ia
make that man move up and give me half
of his seat. Second passenger-aGc
slow; that's old Specie. Do you know
what that man is worth?" First passen.
pork is eight cents a pound,
live weight, I should think he ought TO
be worth $40 easy enough. Puck.
"A professor OF music demands Z
higher standard of merit in theater or.
,hestras. He says: 'sThe theatrical or.
,hestra of to-day is regarded by many
managers as sort of device for killinp
limo between the acts" This may Be
.rue; but some orchestras seem to be
more in the nature of a device for Kill.
ng the audience between the acts.-
Norristown Herald.