St. Tammany farmer., 1922-07-15

After all you do not see as man,
disreputable looking old Plugs OF
the highways as in the days O.
horses.
| Question Mark.
Last week he sent me candy
saying sweets to the sweet
"A pretty sentiment. What of it?'
'But now he sends me an ivory
hair brush
And now we hear that COLUMBIA
was humb bug, according to report
How foolish to go so far back ii
he search of humbugs. when there
are so many right here.
An acquaintance Of ours was On
lis way home With his new car when
he thought he had forgotten some
hing. Twice On the way he stopped
md looked over packages in the
coupe and searched his pocketbook,
out finally decided he had every
thing with him. When he reached
nome his daughter ran out, looking
surprised and cried, why, fathef,
where's mother?"
1t is said that radium gives OF
PARTICLES of itself and yet never
grows less. We know men who are
like that colloquially.
An Iowa woman got angry and
went to bed and stayed there for 3S
l,s .nt.
worse it would have been if she had
been angry for 38 years and stayed
up, eh?
A certain government clerk got q
raise in his salary some months age.
He rushed to the telegraph Office
when his days work was over and
dispatched message to the girl Of
his choice in his home town, apprais-
ing her OF his new good fortune and
asking her % become his life partner,
step he had long contemplated,
but which his former limited salary
had deferred him from taking. He
prepaid the reply at the minimum
fee and her answer, therefore, had
to be limited to ten words. The
young fellows suspense of waiting
was intense, but very brief; the girls
message came in few minutes.
Yes, gladly, willingly, joyfully, de-
lightedly, gratefully, lovingly; yes,
yes, yes
Every dog has his day, and every
fad it's week."
Every week we read of trains
knocking the tar out of autos that
stop on the tracks, but never have
read of an auto knocking a train off
the tracks. This ought to be con-
clusve evidence that it can't be done.
Better wait and let the trains go by
Or Words To That Effect.
"Ethel,'' said the bishop, "you
seem to be bright little girl; can
you repeat a verse from the Bible ="
''Ill say I can
Well, my dear, let us have it."
"The Lord is my shepherd
should worry"
About the only thing that can be
said of plush cushions in closed
;ar is that the garage mechanic likes
% use them for a towel.
1t is the frost that comes in a
French box that has caused most of
'ur peach blight.
Admired That.
He-YOu must have seen some
rait in me to admire or you wouldn't |
lave married me.
She-1 did-your sublime nerve |
n wanting to be my husband.
st. Peter had had a busy day and |
sabriel had not loafed any himself.
,hrongs had visited the gate and |
een looked over. Those who had
nsWered their questionnaires sue
essfully and satisfactorily were ad-
aitted. For others it was "Going
own?" Finally when the books
rere about to be closed for the day,
soul that had belonged to a news
pper man when on earth came puff
ng along. "What'1l we do with him
the books are practically closed
Or the day said Peter to Gabriel.
'efore Gabriel had time to answer,
he shade of the journalist timidly
poke up, You. might label me too +
ate to classify, and let me i'll any
'ay."
The time has arrived when mar
an discard his alarm clock and
i'm the job over to the flies.
ear, or SO cents for six months.
Among the new list Of books arc
1e following: The Obstacle Race,
= Ethel N. Dell; Main Street, by
lnclair Lewis; II Winter CONS, by ]
S. M. Hutchinson; Great Imper- /
,nation, Great Prince Shan, by e.
hi1lips Oppenhcim; Fire Bird, by {
enc S. Porter; Palmetto, The Gov 4
ed Wagon, The Head of the House {
Coon Ds, Gntle Julia. To the Last | i