Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-15
B.IGtir BITS.

TO CLEAR a house of rats, I'LL the holes with
r'd pepper, AMI then stand in the cellar for 3D.
week and play a base drum. PhiLddelDhi0
hr0niGie,
A FRIEND at our elbow suggests that tn,
Yep bncans miSht adopt the name of tn
The wit Is cruel, but rlght.-ROcheSter Demo-
rat.
TIE hreezes blow oh Il from the nor ard,
And shveriug he gDeth about;
Alas! he has iosi nl7 ticket
And can't get his ulster Oft
Boston Courier.
JOHN RUsKIN has sufficient recovered 10
"rmark that he is never satisfied that he has
property hand ed a subject II he has contra
l'ted himself at lie t-t three times. job
would make good editor for model mug
Yump Journal.-5etC York WOrid.
PBoPRIETREss Of game and "dehcatessen"
emporium to nom returning sportsman: 81
m very sorry dose rabbits und sktv-r .rls uno
air e-chlggens vas all so 4 ovid; aber here is
shpln mt -ausag'; | rec ,mmeuG dor -
Customer: "'Frdid that won't do; my wlfe'll
"~"~ believe shot lJ."-Front the German, in
Puck.
a IS SAID that whenever DIR. George L
iiler, the I'd euted editor of the Omaha
HeraLd, meets with poll ical reverse or dis
ppOintment he goes out to his Nebraska arm
md plants catalpa tree. His catalpa grove
Is the finest IN the world. aud contains more
nan loo trees, all planted since the cleo
ION in lS76.-Chic1go y edoS.
SMTH--"Funny idea of having pockets il
gnt-shlrts." Joues-''I cont know about
hat. a pocEet In night SHIRT night he
ANDY at times" Smith In what way?"
jOnes-"Wen. YOU see, if you kept a lit e
hange in the pocket and dreamed that you
went mo a barro0 to get Drink, you
WOuld have he money to pay for it," smith
muslng y)-''That so. "-Bosto7s Courier
Mr. BATkMAN of the firm If Green & Bate
man, who We been most p ointment In the
dyance OF Milwaukee and St. Paul. went to
'hurch last sunday The clergym n an
bounced his text and began; "Brethren, I
esi"t' "a call your attention this morning t.
st Paul''-when MIR Bateman. in an absent
ninde way, lif ed his hand and sung out
''Ill give you ninety-hve for a thousand. =
Wal Stte-t Ne1os.
'My husband is so poetic" SAID one lady to
mother in seventh street car the othe
Have you ever tried rubin his jints with
lartsnorn llniment, mum?' mt rrupted a
pes fy looking woman with Z arket bask, t
at her feet, who was sitting at her elbow am
verheard the remark. "fhat'il strengthen
m out a. quick as anything know of, il
public. NV ''''' ~
HORSE CAR CONDUCTOR refusing 8 Cana
ian lOc. pie e With an air Of offended dig
iityj-"I can't take that"
Passpnger-"Whvs"
COnductor-"Because they won't take them
RON Us at the Off g."
Passenger with feigned surprise)-"Good
gracious, you don't mean to say that If on
Ike hat from me in paym Mt of my fare
ever see it at the office, do you2"--
Exchange.
a SOUTH BALTIMORE woULD-BE GUNNER
who went out to shoot ducks from the Cup
,owder bridge yesterday morning camr
ack with a I'D and wet clothing. but no
iucks. He said the next time he went duck
,hOoilng he would 60 where the ducks were
euder. He stated 10 a number Of friends
hat be dre1 ab ut twenty rounds at as many
luc dying over him, and he knew h re
vas no iaulC IN his ann, as he heard the sh 4
trike the duo, S, but not a duck wouiu fall
lis wife he saId advised him 10 yo tn
narket wh he wanted wild ducss again
.ud he bel eyet the ''Ol,i woman" had more
ensc about cap urng ducks than he had
Baltimore Times.