The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-06-14
Number "a.
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NOAH'S ARK.
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"Please, sir, did you say that God
IS everywhere ?
"Ycs, my son, everywhere"
Is he in my pockots?'
"Yes."
"Woll I guess I've got You there, kos
hain't got no pockets"
How DOUGLAS TOOK Ir.-Democrar.
g journalsreport that Douglas was in
The best of spirits during the sittings Of
tho Charleston Convtion.
The Fairfield Ledger says they have
put the cart before the horse. By
dispatch received by the slow train we
learn that the best spirits was in
Douglas. s.-Ercdange.
Old Bachelor Sheer would like to
know what kind OF q broom the young
woman in the last now novel used,
when she swept back the raven ring.
lets from her classic brow.
Its Just sixteen years since Professor
Morse put up the first telegraph in
America, The first piece Of ncws sent
ovcrt was the nomination of James X,
Polk for President, made at Baltimore,
an announced in Washington two hours
in advance of the mail
The Republican ticket is exceedingly
appropratc--truo to its design Devo-
ted to the interests of Hams descend
ants, it begins and ends with its index
finger pointing to the colored race
thus
Abraham and Hamlin.
"What fine head your boy has," said
an admiring friend. "Yes," said fond
father "hc'sachip Of the old block, amt
you sonny?'
81 guess 50, daddy, cause father
said, yesterday, | was young block.
head"
CHARLES "Clara did poor little Carlo
hdve pink ribbon round his neck when
you lost him? p
CLARA, "Ies, yes, the little dear
Have you seen him ?"
CHARLES. "No, not exactly; but here
is apiece otpink ribbon in the sausage.
a You've MorHER.--A Mrs. Case died
recently at Wautoma, Wis, aged six
tecnyears. She had been married three
years, and left three young children to
mourn her loss.
Fred Douglas says he could chang
on the interest Of Uncle Toms Cabin
for hours Prentice says he would
hang upon something much more sub
stantial by visiting Virginia
In speech ON behalf of blind asy-
lum, the orator gravcly remarked, ''If
all the world were blind, what melan.
cho y sight it would be.
An individual was arrested tho other
day while attempting to pick gentle
mans pocket. He said he wasn't used
to the business, and was just trying to
get his hand in.
A word OF kindness is seldom spoken
in vain. 1t is n seed which, even when
dropped by chance, springs up "a sweet
lower.
Never ask man to do you favor,
unless you have good reasons to bellows
your request will be grantcd-tor you
will never feel better from being re-
fused.
a man is, in general, better pleased
says Dr. Johnson, when he has u good
dinner upon his table, than when his
wife talks Greek
A recent Sunday School procession in
Washington, D. c., bore q representa-.
ion Of the flag of Japan, in honor of
,ur visitors.
Do not trouble yourself to give opin.
ons where you are not personally inter-
'sted, Ten to one they will bring you
10 thanks.
What is called taste, in the majority
# cases, resolves itself simply into a
aste for being in the fashion.
Excessive politeness is either affec-
alton or insincerity, and is held in
by all wellbread people.
Every drop of perspiration brought
o the brow by labor is the shadow ofs
Iollar earned. Practical and prosalc.
Cheap way of fattening hogs-tarn
hem into your neighbor's corn field
very night.
The girl who succeeds in winning the
rue love of noble man, makes hap.
" hit, and is herself lucky miss
The prospects Of the growing crops
all parts of the country are reported
encouraging in the highest degree.
Mr. Seward, it is said, received the
ws of his defeat at Chicago with "be.
ming resignation"