The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-07
BRIGHT BITS.


A LITTLE DoDGE ON PAS PARr.-(As they say
their last ''goodby' clock strikes 10. II 12H
George-How the hours fly when you are at my
side. dear
Daisy-Yes, George; but that's pa in the din.
Ing room setting the clock!-JeUeler's Peellu
TIE WAYS OF CoM1ERcE Merchant ito clerk
William, mark up tue prices on all those
garments per cent.
Five per cent?"
Yes; I'm going to advertise a grand sacrifice
SAFE ana we must be prepared - Lincoln Jour
nal.
~ WISE PnrcAuT1cS- at the bank-Is
the cashier inf
Clerk-Yes.
Caller-May see him for a minute,
Clerk-You will nave to come around to his
uesk. There is Montreal excursion to-day
AMI his feet are 10 the ks.-Burlinqton Free
Press.
PROBABLE SUCCESS. -Messrs Henry B. Foulke
and Q. T. Maurey Of the Philadelphia Theosopb.
lcal Society have started for Eastern Hindustan
TO search for the grave of Buddha If the en-
terprislng travellers should actually attempt to
euter the jungles of Nepaul In the midst of the
rainy season, they will probably find some sort
OF crave before the end Of many weeks.-Terds
SUttngS.
A GREAT LACK OF ORIerNALITY.-They were
speaking OF Henderson, and Brown suggested
that Henderson was a fellow of some original
deas Notwithstanding the general density OF
his intellect.
Original ideas" exclaimed Fogg: nonsense
henderson hasn't got enough originality to
spell word wrong, and / don't care how hard
or how rare the word is, either.-Boston Tran
script.
BLpAD-Why don't you buy typewriter,
Ormsbye
OrmsJy-My wife doesn't understand TYNE.
writing, and i Sac did, a fellow doesn't care TO
have his wife around hi, Office all the time
Bildad-Your wife wouldn't have to run it.
You could hire girl for a small salary
lrFra AG .eafl t.e-
wife around the offGe ali the time-Ter,e
Hdute Express.
- WANT 10 see you pretty Soon" said the
head OF the firm on pay day to young travel
ils salesman who was receiving a small com.
penslti1n.
Yes, sir. viii I Lave time to go down the
street a coupe of blocks?"
will il take you iolg?''
No scafcel7 any time whatever All want
20 do IS TO spend NY week salary
The h ,ad of the firm saw that he got a raise
Merchant TrdUeter.
A HARD HEARTED CAp1TAIIsr-An able. bodied
tramp stopped in front OF a well Known citizen
OF Austin, and said in whining tone: please
give ne some assistance. have no friends or
family. am homeless and friendless "
You are ? Well then, If YOU have no friends
to borrow money from you, and no family to
support, you are better of than l am. You
might have money to lend: | say lend me a
quarter But the man without any RESPONSE
bilities passed on without contributing a cent
ierGS SDtiags.
THE FARMER, THE TRAMP, AND THE Doc
Tramp Ito farmer digging in the garden)-Hay-
seed, can't you give ME little something to
eat?
Farmer-Naw. I amt got nuthin' fur We:
there amt thing in the house fur We.
Tramp-All right. so let it be. That's a fine
dog you got there.
The farmer, dropping his shovel and coming
over by the fence, said-Friend, are We a ledge
o fine dogs?
Tranp-What l don't know about dogs
wouldn't make a bark. That dog, sir. ney or
cost less than a hundred
Farmer shouting to wife)--Jane git I'D suth-
in nice to eat an bring it out here Philip III,
Weich, an the Epoch.