The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-11-13
THE JOKERS' BUDGET.
tests and Yarns Made and Told nyFunnY
Men of the press.

The JOkEHo OOC0e's | =
lasts and Yarns Made and Told by'tunnY :
Men of the press.
.sWhat, in your opinion, is the most
pleasing decoration for wheei'
"A pretty woman"
COSTLY EXPERIENCE.
eso Won broke the engagement, Yaw-
ply:" ororemcnt
broke me-"
DOUBTFUL COMPLIMENT.
Mrs scareface-Why General, ld'sn't
think YOU would remember me. Wha'
memory you have for faces! t,oo
Gen. Blunt-Madan,, yours Is laoo
one could never forget!
TRUE LIKENESS.
Miss Cawstic-'Don't you mon
keys are cute ?" I'D TOO
MISUNDERSTANDING, they REMIND me 100
much of some people" ~
Miss Cawstic-"O. you snouiuh Nc ~
| sensitive"
PHYSIoGNoMICAL
THE face" said the oracular
lis an exact index to the mind
MOT AN exact one" said the Cheer1ci
Idiot s.Eor instance. when man mas
his temper ruffied his brows are KNIT
A SUGGESTION.
Motber-What would poor mamma DO
without her boy if he went away:
Her Boy-You could whip Fldo when
] Won were cross and just pretend it was
me, couldn't you?
EASY TO CURE
: The Wife-Doctor can you do any,
thing for my husbande
Doctor-What seems to be the matter
The Worrying about money.
a Doctor Oh, can relieve him OF that
u all right.
It THE LIMIT FOUND.
Z, ..Tbere - said the man of schemes. II
is limit to the liberation of the public
:. "And you found it,"
"a ..Yup. | met total frost when
le started out with lecture on How l ID
tend TO Find the North Pole
:" prEAsuRRs OF THE IMAGINATION.
is "Mrs. Stebbins is the meanest woma
fe on EARTH" =,
..What has she done now"
as ..She gave her Ii. tie boy slice OF orea
de and butter. aud told him to go out an
It's cit where he could smell the blackperr
nd lam Mrs. Perkins was making"
he EASILY ooMpREHENDED.
lis American Boy-"Papa, what's an a
to solute monarchy" -.
we Pana-..A country ruled by XII
as ,,,ose authority is unlimited! his wo
Ter is law, and the people must 40 Ills VI
ex- ding. Do You understand
mt American Boy-"Oh, yes, sort
political boss"
ell. CoNsOLAToRY THOUGHT.
18th Professor (disgustedly)-lts hard
on cet any knowledge into your head "
CHI skulls SO thick.
I'd. Pupil-But, remember. rroiesso',
hat The same reason it will be baru lof
.c11- knowledge to ever get out.
few GREAT DISADVANTAGE
lem ~ suppose" remarked the sa.ca.
.eyy housewife. ..that in the course OF |,
see ice will be worth as much as diamond
he ..Well u replied the iceman, rehecu
,bot Iv diamonds are pretty good IN u
bod wav. but you can't rely on their mel
- down SO as to keep up steady deman
e. To HOW HE GOT AROUND IT.
ken rbalumeau has just returned fro
have fishing expedition .,,:a
;per- well, his frienos ask ILL.,
catch anything?"
+be II missed my twelfth fish, ans
bhC hivnQ plf
1uoro humiliation of telling that he missed
, o,.so first as well.
4l,o THE MODERN MUSICALE.
had Young lady-You are wond
nsed master Of the piano, | hear.
49,, Professor Won Spieler (hired Tor tn
th,ae casion)-I .blay Accompaniment
,efore times.
rid ing? ooom
u one ments to conversations
THE FRIEND.
wv ~ wallace -Eargreayes had the
:, on ,depca 10 accuse you of taught
NY :, rour own Jokes, but l called him
Nor all right. 80
n was oh. by the way, what did you say 70
ced IN II told him that they were no
New own jokes at all"
It pris- LEGAL LORE.
swell, proceed" said the lawyer
guaro The plaintiff resorted to an IN
Those use OF circumstantial evidence" sa
~. witness. -, .,
k. But ..For the benefit of the jury 81
every plainer language exactly what you
ady to hv that interrupted the Judge
lie took ..Wel my meaning is-that ne
ngton's
ong ae- Purple Blue Orchid.
!. th - u r Apurple blue orchid OF .
' f - nayer seen before in England,
nio' n'@ cred by NJ. Robein in the PM
!, "a his islands, 5000 feet above sea ie'
oud. Just peeh INV ill., ,.a,aa af n
r a 5an,t Hmm Victoriae Reginas Inre
eo dred of the iried-up roots wei
al his IN London at from 81 to $40 =