Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-12
BRIGHT BITS.

THERE Is one concern IN this city that
makes greac deal OF money and doesn't ad-
vertlse. II Is the nt,-PAilsdeIphi North
Americdn.
FATHER, what IS a deadlock" asked
johnny. who had been reading the Washing
ton dispatches. Johnny's father believes in
answering promptly all questions proceeding
from his offspring. and he answered. immedI.
ately, "A deadlock, my son. is what your
mothers back hair is made of."-B0ston
transcript.
A NEW ORLEANS PHYSICIAN possesses a
plant which sprouted from a germ found in
an artesian well at a depth OF 995 feet. The
seed IS supposed 10 have siumbered in the
the earth for thousands of centuries. 1t
probably dropped from 4 bouquet presented
to one OF the Mapleson ballet girls-KtaAe-
dDoltS Tribune.
PAPA, what does mamma mean when she
says 'chestnuts' every time you tell her that
you were at lodge when YOU come home late
nlEhtsF asked bright little boy.
MY son." replied the father, with a sad
shake OF his head, ''my con, after you are mar
rled you Will learn great many things you
never knew before. "-Yslo York. Jous.tdE
A little line.
VIII often show.
An anN Gus buy
Er " here TO 20.
A little space
VIII often tell
A host OF reau-
Frs what you sell.
-Hdrtford Times
ADVICE TO SPRING POETS.-
IL you've written an ode to gentle spring.
Perhaps you have, you know,
Though we don't say II is So
And conclude 10 us that poem you'll bring
'Twere better not to bring it
As the chances are we'll sling it
In the basket purchased for just that thing.
-NelO Ha0en Netcs.
A VERY bright little lad of q years. son OF a
popular vocalist, Joined his mothers church
recently and felt very proud of it. While ne
was stalking around the house. bearing his
new honors with dignity, much younger
brother exclaimed: You feel mighty big,
don't you? III never join the church anv-
way" On being asked why, he replied:
Because won't. Pm going to be choir
church, YOU know H'-Utica O6seroer.
AN Englishman who vas told of the recent
ssassinatlons at Paris, the perpetrators Of
which had not yet been discovered, made
some remarks about The slnggishness OF the
French police. "lR London" said he s,our
detectives would have finished the thing mn
by this time 81"
'They would have discovered the guilty
partie ?"
81 don't know about that, but they certainly
would have had at least dozen cOndemnedp,
Paris Figaro.
HOTEL AsHIER--"Sorry. sir, but we do not
cash any checks.n
But | am rom California, and have $780,
900 n bank at San Francisco"
VERY likely, but how are we to know
that?"
''Wen. sir, here is the copy of an affidavit
which Miss Swillers has filed against me in a
suit for breach of promise"
II beg thousand pardons. Happy to ac-
cOmmodate you. II you run short again dur
ing your stay just hand in your check at any
tlms."-P kt5adsLDAia Press.
"YEs." remarked the lady in mourning:
Eyes. have given more dinners than any
leader in Washington society"
Indeed. Pubic Ones?"
II have gwen a public dinner almost every
day for five years, and / have entertained
some Of the most DISTINGUISHED politicians
that ever visited she city"
'Strange. j never saw your name in the
paper"
''You don't look in the right place."
mo? / looked in the society column
wrong place. l am the Keeper of the
charity soup hOuse.-Neao York GydDhfc.