St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-06-14

date, his price mark system was very
crude. Instead of using letters and
| figures he had a system like this:
He had small tags on each article; !
if it was too old to be sold for one
dollar he would put one lead pencil
dot on the tag. An article that re-
tailed for three dollars had three
lead pencil dots. One day he had to
go out, SO he left his son Able in
charge of the store. When the old
man returned he noticed a pair of
pants, marked with four dots, miss
ing from the hook, and calling Able,
ne said, We're is de pants from de
hook?" ''Vy 1 sold EN- papa" The
old man opened the cash drawer and
saw nine dollars in it. "Abie, did
pants?" "No, papa" cable, we're
is dot tag?" The old man examined
it closely, and exclaimed, GOD bless
de fiies''
If you intended to enlist and GO,
into the army, which would you
rather be, Colonel with an eagle on
your shoulder, or private with a
chicken on your knee?
What is the difference between the
man drinking Bevo and a married
man kissing his wife? They have
both lost their kick.
A Hebrew attended multi-millfon-
aires funeral and while there was
crying as if his heart would break,
so man said to him, What are you
crying for, he wasn't relative OF
yours?' 'Dot is Wy I'm crying" the
Hebrew replied.
Look at England's great inventions
of to-day. They are getting airships
down fine-but they are having
trouble getting them up.
When I was in Chicago and saw
the great Chicago University / held
my breath. When l saw the stock
yards held my nose.
They cali the world she. because
we don't know how old it Is.
A negro applied at the Dupont
Powder Works for job, and the en-
ployment man said, what is your
name?" Ephriam Washington Lee.
Nov Eph, in case of accident, who
do you want US to notify?" "Mr.
Boss, what you mean 'accident?' "
"Oh, Eph, you know, if you were to
hnv
and Uncle Henry" 'Now, Eph, IL
this accident should be serious, what
do you want us to do with the re-
mans?" "Cap, dere amt goin to be
no remains, for / gonna haul them
out of here right now"
Previous to enlsting in the army,
negro private took his family to
church, and the parson wanted to
advise him and at the same time OBJ
tain a little information. Brother
Brown, you all goin to take out that
$4,000 of insurance. You all know
you got wife and ten children, and
it will be good idea, also, Brother
Brown, for you to leave will" The
negro private replied, "Parson, all
the will I'm studin'' bout is, WILL
come back"
Two Irishmen were standing up in
the aisle of street car. One said
to the other, won't you sit down,
Mike?" He answered, mo, I'll
stand pat"
The other day while reading a
newspaper | read some cf the ad-
vertisements. Here are few OF
them:
Wanted-A man to handle dyna-
mite in match factory. A splendid
chance to raise.
Wanted-A girl to work in store.
Partly on the outside and partly be-
hind the counter.
For Sale-An automobile, by a
man with tank holding ten gallons.
Wanted-A woman to do house
work. She must wash once week.
A Jew took his wife and baby to
a vaudeville show. The baby began
to cry. An usher went to them and
said, You'll have to quiet that baby.
If it cries again, you'll have to go to
the box office and get your money
back and go out" When the show
was half over the Jew said to his
wife, "How do you like the show?"
She said, mot very WE'LL" He said,
stick a pin in the baby"
There were two 1rishmen going
through the Zoo, walking around and
looking at numerous animals. They
came to a cage where a couple of
kangaroos were hopping about, and
the little Irishman said to his friend,
Kelly, for Gods sake, what's that?'
| why don't you know what they
are?' mo, what are they?" ''Why
they are kangaroos. They're kan
ger-what?" ''Kangeroos-natiVes
of Australia" "My God, Kelly, my
sister married one of them"
He kissed her on the cheek;
To enjoy the harmless frollc
He's been laid up week
They say with painters collie.
Pons: Adam must have been very
| stupid.