The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-02
BRIGHT BITS.

SIXTEEN YOUNG LADIES in Lowell have formed
whist club. and meet weekly for practice 1t
is said that the ueghbors can hear them play
whist three blocks away.-SOmerUtHe Journal.
TRuE ENOUGH. Young Husband-Flour, see,
is going up again.
Young Whichever mind, George. we need
not buy it. We can buy bakers bread, instead
Beside IL saves the trouble of baking. Boston
Courier.
A QUESTION OF FoRN.-Y a1crby Huh. 1
KANT see, Nose Johnsing, why yo' wear a
striped shirt at dis time O. year. 'Tain't good
fawm.
Johnson-Good fawm, What can niggah
know about good fawm who has TO wear meal
bag trousers cause he KANT get his feet
through any others?-Jud.e.
THEORY AND Practice. Doctor ito brother
physlcanl-Yes. gentlemen, the sovereign rem
edy for all ills is fresh air and plenty OF it. Peo-
pie don t let enough air into their houses. Well,
must hurry; I'm on an erran1.
Brother Physician-Going far?
No, only down. to the hardware store to get
half mile OF weather5trippn ''-New York
Weekly.
A NUMBER Of ladies and gentlemen at the
Linnger Art Gallery yesterday we're much
amused by the following conversations:
Omaha Manly George, this is grand quite
9um6sr OF paintings by old masters This is
splendid is it Ilot2T
Chicago Mani don't see anything SO verv
grand aboutit; the panorama of Gettysburg at
Chicago is twice as large as this.-Omaha Bee
A MASSACHUSETTS, DING-Bobby proud of his
progress in Latint-"Pop, what's the Latin for
peopleY'
Father-''I don't know"
Bobby 1oudly)-"Popui"
Father (tercelyI-'W What do you mean, you
young scamp? Lie, DO /, b. the piper lad, i've
half notion to haste you. -Bingtdnaton Re
publican.
ToNsoRIAL ARTIsr--You want TO try some of
mine patent hair tonic; your hair vos got thin
on top already.
Customer-Why don't you try it yourself?
You're balder than lam
TonsCriai Artist va; but rebresent ''pefore
using" Look at,dpC psrber, py der dext chair;
he represents alter using two bottles" We
know our pesznes, ANT it?-AmeI1cG.
LAST TUESDAY Jacob Melrose, who was being
examined by the. commissioners of insanity in
San Francisco, was asked among other cues
tions: What is your occupation =
he replied: "A phrenOlOgist told me that |
was thinker. but think he was liar. l was
in the army once. stayed there until began
to think l thought there was going TO be
war, so quit. = PrginlG (NeU.) EnterD use.
FIRE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL cat Washington
i had strange experience to-day-strange
Second Department Officiai-You look as if
YOU'D seen ghoSt Come, tell me the story;
anything TO relieve The monotony.
1T is not ghost story. It's alf flesh and
blood
well, well! Out with it,"
"A man came TO me to-day TO ask about a
matter which couldn't refer to any other de
partment and actually had to attend TO il
myself. "--P Philadelphia Record
BRIDGEr-The nurse says, mum, that yez worn
in the kitchen while I worr out?
Mistress ltimtdlyy-Yes, Bridget
BridEet-Y; -ifdade, mum; an what wud We
think if l whit into your boodwar when We worr
out?
Mistress tInore timidy)--I should think it
strange, Bridget.
Bridget modifying a little as she skaters a
piece of Sevres on the tioorl-Wel mum, but
hereafter if yez will stick 10 your own part of
the house Oil stick to miue.-EDoch.