Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-21
BRIGHT BIrs.

NEWARK HGGHwAYMEN prefer lead pipe to
sand bag when they rob their victims. So
does plumber Exchange. l 81
JUMsO was afraid of rat. The girls who
jump on chair when the word ''mouse" Is
n.ioned should not wonder at this Nature.
THE GEAR is still suspicious Of the Nihlists
Inat tne reason his pet dog is threatened
nal. f1t 10 E 100
AN exchange remarks thathit Is the shell
that protects the chestnutnp what is wanted
now Is something toprotect the paragrapher.
burlington Free Press.
THE PROPER WAY to pop the question in
fnliadelphla now Is to remark to the girl:
VIII you 90 halves with me in getting mar
rage licensep'-Phi8adelDh Chronicle.
THE Car or all the Russias sleeps with a
dog. II is quite likely that he can be saved
from sinking suddenly into the of eternity
by tins faithful animals bark.-Mdriae Jour-
nal.
DIR. JoHNsON's judgment Of a woman's
preachlng-"Sir. woman's preaching is like
dog walking on his hind legs. 1t is not done
wei. But you are surprised to find it zone
at all "-Neo0 York Tribune.
The MAN who marries a widow needn't try
10 1901 her with any stories about his lodge or
once business If he happens not to need his
slippers at the usual time. She can see
through gauze.-FdH RiUer AdUGncs.
THE New York Morning Journal says that
Hannibal Hamlin has decided to wear an
OvercOat this winter. Well he will find il a
little warmer than the bloody shirt which a
good many of his brother politicians are car
rying about with them.-Boston Bud0et.
NATURALIsTs say that the feet of the COM
mon working honey bee "eXhlbit the combi-
nation of basket, q brush and pair of pin
GERS" Persons who have had a honey bee
walk on them in an exposed place will mar
vel that a red hot base burner stove is not
also found in the coordination. "--NorrfStoao
Herald.
HORACE-"My dear, how is your classmate.
Miss smith Brown once, coming out as an
author? hear she has written a novel"
Angehna-f Rather poorly, am afraid; the
critics says en-, she betrays woful ignorance Of
"Impossibe! That can't be. Why she
lives In boarding. house. "-HOteE Mail.
"WHAT is your business. my good MANI"
asked stranger OF Farmer Furrow, who was
critically examining some agricultural i'm
plements at the American Institute Fair.
oh, I'm one of NATURES humorists," re-
piled the granger with grin.
'why, tickle the ground with hoe. and
turiSt
ell" NV
whats the matter with it,"
"Why he makes his hero plot to overthrow
the republic because he is not elected to the
Massachusetts, Legislature"
"Well?"
We'll. 'hsn't natural. Now if he'd had him
elected first then it would have been per-
fectly natural for him to overthrow the coun-
try, but"
"Oh, well. you must remember 1t ls only
fiction. "-C'hica0o Neeos.
ESPECIALLY is it discouraging to an editor
to have man of whom he has written a
touching obituary rise up and pronounce the
statement Of his death falsehood. Recently
the Record noted in tender language the de-
mise of Uncle Billy Talmage, an old fiddler
Well-known about Woodstock. Now comes
Uncle Billy himself and pronounces the state
menG "a confounded lie " Wen. perhaps the
old man may know more about it than we do
but we can tell him one thing-the Record is
a very reliable rewspaper and We caution
him not 10 be too positive in dlsputing its
statements.-4 dridn tNieh.) Record.
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