Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-31
BRIGHT BITS.

THE King Of Corea has no name" We sup.
pose he signs his name PRO Bono Publico'
when he writes to the papers.
NICE life a married man leads. when, every
time he asks his wife for a cup of tea, ne
knows she'll make it hot for him.
THE proper queshFn to ask a young woman
who is about to elOpe Is: "DOes your mother
know your route?"-Neao York Dial.
OR statesmen should bear in mind that
wit ha continued destruction Of our forests
the time must come when there Will be no
woods to take to.
EMMA ABBOTT says 1.-THE voice Of a prima
donna is as delicate as a new born babe"
And the voice of 9 new born babe IS as dell
cate as prlma donna. Ihat Is 10 say 1t IL
very lOud.-BOStOn Transcript.
THE question of age is determined not
merely by years but by mental vigor." This
is probably the reason woman born the
same year as a man is so much younger than
he is after they reach forty years.
DAVID DAVIS says that there is no economist
like a careful wife. David has come to the con-
clusion since he discovered that the Deautllul
awnings over his library windows had becn
made out Of the backs Of his old yests.-FdH
Riger AdUGaee.
A sOLUTIoN.-Visitor lfrequent-sclentific
young mamie was now trying to explain
the philosophy of pOstivism) - admit the
qnestion is abstruse and compile" She
"Why not pop it!'-Id6Ieaa.
"AUNT JANE" said an exasperated wife, 81
wish it was a custom for women to trade nus
bands as it is for men to trade horses" Nv n.y.
my dearT" because. if it was, I'd cheat
some woman dreadfully before SHUTDOWN
Boston journal.
AN admirer writing from Eagle City to the
Virginia New Enterprise says: The Cgur
d'Alene liar is the boss liar of the Western
world. Neither the Arizona liar, the Colorado
liar, the New Mexican liar. nor the Nevada
liar can stand before the C9ur d'Alene liar
half a round"
JENKs-"Rather queer about that Paris
Anarchist, Nine. Paul Minck." Lenks-
"What did she dor" Jenks-"She named her
first born son LUcifer SATAN Lenks-'That
reminds me of very curious case IN TINS
country" Jenks-''Indeed! What was thatF'
Lenks-'A Boston woman named her first
born after Ben Butler"
"WERE you ever troubled with writer's
cramp?'' asked the statesman of the grocery
man, who was busly posting up his books;
FINGERS clinch around the pen, you know,
and won't seem to let go" NO" responded
the groceryman, ,regaTdng Ine soase s;doI!
ably troubled by fingers clnching around my
raisins and crackers, and seeming not to let
go" And then the statesman seemed to re-
collect that he had forgotten to call in on
the way down and inquire after letter from
his wifes aunt.-Rockldnd Courier Gazette.
DUMLEY had been giving his views rather
exclusively on the subject of intemperance
and the causes which led to it, and his
listeners were becoming a little bit tired
Yes" interrupted young Featherly, ''you
put the matter in very clear light. Your
arguments are unanswerable." "Of course
they are" said Dumley, with a superior
smile. Il have given the matter much
thought and when one is full OF his subject
his arguments are apt to be sound.' Ger
tainly." young Featherly replied, that Is
what say. You are so full OF lntemperance
that your opinions can be considered almost
official"