The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-17
BRIGHT BITE,

ONE of the Fresh Air children when taken to
the country for the first time, and seeing a train
OF cars, exclaimed! Why, look at that! This
elevated runs on the ground out herer"-Life.
OUT IN CALIFORNIA they wrap fruit trees with
cioIh 10 Keep them from being sunburned. The
next thi < we know they viii be putting wells
on th1 ora nges to keep off freckles. Burlington
Free Press.
REPUBLICAN JOURNAL says: Scratch tariff
reformer and what do YOU findy" Easy one
You find that he runs behind his ticket Just as
a republican does when you scratch him. Give
us another.-Puck
NEXT to having her young man come to see
her 1 hufstlay evening, girl likes best to stand
on the sidewalk and look ut the engagement
rlngs shown in first class jewelers. window
SOmerctfle Journal
AiINIsTER-You're a nice. innoceat-lookiny
little boy, Johnny. I'm sure you don't go fish
ing Sunday?
Johnny-No, sir. Me and the Mud alley boys
plays balL-Burtington Free Press.
THE rabbits of Nevada are becoming danger
Gus. A ranchmau named White was set up)u
bY rabbit the other day, knocked down, uit-
ten IN tTenty-four PLACES and left for dead
lie steadhY refuses to eLnit that he was drunk
and fell over q mass of rocks and the rabbit
VIII have to go.-DetrOit Free Press.
A Spanish MAGISTRATE, shocked and exasper
lted by repeated food aduteraton. has issued
, proclamation aflame with righteous wrath
tnaG oil wines, groceries and provisions which,
health, will be confscated forthwith and dis
trihuted to the different charitable institutions
Popular Scie.,ce NetcS.
SHE WILL Surely FIND Ir.-'Bridget," said
the heed OF the house. arrayed in evening
dress; II am Unexpectedly called out for the
av1ning, and want II TO see that your mis-
tress gets this note as soon as she comes ill.,
without fail"
Wis, SORT" responded Bridget, "Tll lave it
in the pocket of the trousers we've just taken
of. '-NeU York Sun.
SHE CAN Fill. THE OFFICE -A-So Belya Lock,
wood is actually running for the Presidency.
B-I believe SO.
Well don't believe any woman is capable
If filling an Office"
That's tue way used to talk until ed t ed
ne Sspaper and refused 70 publish some poetry
Tor ady contributor. Sue managed to fill the
pil3ce very completely for the time being She
illed 1t SO eifectualy that [ soon discovered
that there was more room for me on the outside
than the inside.-TeraS Sifttngs.
LAURA is little girl of years old. who is
very much interested in learning to read The
other day she was studying over list of words
and sister Gertie, who has been almost through
the Third Reader, was helping her. The word
fur proved especially puzzling, and the little
ones forehead contracted into innumerable
wrinkles.
why, you know that word, Laura" ex-
claimed Gertie, eagerly. ITS something that
cats have"
Like flash the little girls face brighten as
she cried: Il know-hts - Youths Companion
NERVoUS-LoOKING MAN went INTO a store
the other day and sat down for half an hour or
So when a clerk asked him if she could do any
thing for him. He said no, he didn't want any
thing She went away, and he sat there for
half an hour longer. when the proprietor went
20 him and asked him if he wanted to be shown
anything
NO. said the nervous man, II just want to
1T around My physician has recommended
perfect quiet for me. and he SAYS above all
things | should avoid being in crowds Motto
ing that you didn't advertise in the newspapers
| thought that this would be as quiet place as
I could find. so just dropped in Tor few
hours isolation
The merchant picked up bolt of paper cam
bric to brain nm, but the man went out He
said all he wanted was quiet life.-Pech'S Sun.