The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-10-16
PuNGENr PARAGRAPHS.

-He-"Is not that freely over yon-
der tree?" She (wearied) - mo; it's
the morning star, 1 should imagine. -
Harpers Bazar.
The world is safe for another year.
The sweet girl graduates have settled
every thing in their essays. - Boston
Courier.
Even misfortune is not always un-
fortunate. A man with a bad breath
never has to elbow his way through a
crowd.-Ram's Horn.
The young man just out Of school
advertises for a positions" but after six
months of hustling he is mighty glad to
get lob. PUCK.
Mr.. Bipps = THAT medicine took
this morning makes me feel like another
man" Mrs. Bipps ''Well, 1 hope to
goodness you are. 1t is time. Epoch.
is getting caught unhealthy, Nam
ma? asked the little fish. ''Not always,
my son. I've known several of our
tribe who increased fifty per cent. in
weight after they had been caught. -
Jury.
She = Isn't it nuisance? can't
see anybody on the stage. I'm so short
sighted" He-"Why don't you use the
opera-glasses?" She-"How can /?
forgot to put on my diamond bracelet. "
Jury.
Mr.. Richfello-"How pretty Miss
Beauti looks tonight" Rival Belle
Eyes. How miserably poor the electric
| lights have become lately. They are
DINNER than gas, IN. Y. Weekly.
How" said Mrs. Newrich, ''can we
make the invitations to our balls par
ticularly stylish?' "Tll tell you, an.
swered her husband. instead Of putting
two-cent stamps on them we'll put ten
centers, Philadelphia Times.
1t is said to be hard sometimes to
distinguish between the effects Of
dyspepsia and religion; sometimes it is
equally hard to tell whether young
man is suffering from Indigestion or
from disappointment in love. -Somer-
vale Journal.
-As curious item of information to
those athirst for knowledge it may
be mentioned that man is the only
animal that eats cloves and lemon peel.
He does not like either, but in that
spirit of sacrifice peculiar to him he
does it for his wife's sake.-Philadel-
phia Times.
-Wife-''You do not speak to me as
affectionately as you used, to George.
think you have ceased to love me. T"
Husband -"There you are againi
Ceased to love you! Why, / love you
better than my life. Now shut up and
let me read my paper. Boston Gour-
Ter.
Mrs Michigan Avenue (of Chicago)
81 would like you to engrave my coat
of arms on the seal of this ring. "
Jeweler-''Yes, madam. What does ii
consist of?'' Mrs. Michigan Avenue
"Ah! 1 leave the selection entirely to
you; only put lot of lions in 1t and a
charming dragon or two. "--Jeweler's
Circular.
-Dignified Citizen-"No, sir. can't
understand this taste for circuses Look
at the crowds that have gathered this
morning to see the tawdry parade.
Bvstander-''Yes, and you know il
isn't coming down this street. The line
of march has been changed" Dignified
Citizen-"You don't say, and here I've
been standing an hour. 1t is an outrage
Which street is it coming down? Thanks
I'll just get there in time. America.
A good deal of energy is fooled away
in getting up statistics that never dC
anybody any good. AS, for example
think of the amount of figuring neces
sary to make known the fact that there
10 ora To oxvop in this couufrv fOt
each thirty-seven persons, when yoI
found it out long ago without putting ;
pencil to paper, if you have a machine
of your own and live in neighborhooC
where grass abounds. Rams Horn.