Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-08
BRIGHT BITS.

THERE are 50 glue factories in this country,
and the price OF gumdrOps Is kept within the
means of the poorest citizen.-BoStoR Tran
script
IN walking, the weaker Of two persons
takes the arm of the stronger. This IS why
dudes always take young ladies' arms.-BoS-
ton Post.
A NEW GRAIN, hybrid between wheat and
rye, has Just been produced. The public Will
await with no small degree of interest to see
the kind of whisky it Will make.-EE PdS0
Lone Star.
THERE is said to be lady in Burlington
who is SO extremely sensitive that she never
goes by pile of undressed lumber without
looking the other way and blushlng.-Bur-
tiHgtoB Free Press.
"NE& indeed Brown is very sick man"
'When was he taken ill?" yesterday morn
ing was called to attend him." "Ah, that
accounts for IT," And now those two physi-
clans pass each other as perfect STRANGERS
Boston Post.
THE Dolphin's weak point: Citizen-'To
what particular defect or cause, Mr.. Roach,
do you trace the inability Of the Dolphin to
tract?'' Mr.. Roach-"To the change in the
administration. "-Ne1o York Sun.
LITTLE ANNIE was found one Sunday morn
ing buslly crochetlng. annie, dear, it is
sunday" said her mamma. DID you for
getF' "Oh, no, mamma" she replied, u
y 1
am little Jew. "-ChicGgO Interior.
A WASTED CHANCE: Mr.. Bascom "a bro
ker)-"Had splendid time. Killed lots of
game" Mr.. White tanother broker)-''What
did you kim" Mr.. BaseOm with visible
pride)-'A bear" Mr. White who is short
on the marke) -"You killed bear What
bloody fool! When you were about it, why
didn't you kill a bull?''-Neq0 York Graphic.
YES" said the shopkeeper, II want a
salesman, but must have man who is not
too squeamsh in his dealings-a man, you
sary to sell goods" ''Sir," replied the young
man, his heart heavng with emotion, Il am
afraid / would not suit you. | will not, 1
1 sir, you're Just the man I've been looking for.
| Name your own price. "-B0StOa Transcript.
! THE WRECK OF MATTER
\ A heap of smOuldering debris strewn around,
faint perfume OF powder in the air;
| The husks Of Roman candles on the ground.
! With tire-cracker fragments here ana there
| A tattered flag, badly ''busted" drum,
A broken gun, wreck of rockets gay;
| A shattered hand less fingers and a thumb
Are all that's left of independence day.
-Nel0 York Journal.
GEoRGE-''You do not look wcll this morn
ing. Has Miss De Rich been cruel?" Alger-
nOn-"No. She limited last night that she
| might be mluo If her pa would consent, and
| took the hint" interviewed her old man,
ehY Well, how did he receive yOu?" "He
| limited that he did not care To talk on the
subject" "Ah, struck hln at the wrong
time, evidently. / hope you took the hint %
YES, had TO. You see the door was open.
| was on the top step and he wears No. los. -
| PhiyddelDhiG Call.
IF the average bicycle riders could see
| themselves as some people see them there is
no doubt but what they would sell their ma
| chimes too quicK. A tourist was riding
! through the northern part of Denmark one
| night recently with his lantern lighted, and
CHANGED 10 meet countryman, who, terror
| stricken. instantly fell down upon his knees
| A few hours later a letter carrier happened
| along the road, and finding the man in that
position asked: "What is the matterf'
"What ndeedf" replied the man, ''for the
devil has just gone by on a windmill. and
! God have mercy on me-" The poor peasant
/ probably came nearer the truth than anyone
| who ever tried 20 describe a man on a bicycle
or course, all men don't resemble the devil
! on a wlndmill-~sOme look worse, but then
they all look bad enou Pecb's SuR.