The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-03-21
VARIETIES.

It is announced that n prison Eek
clusiyely for ladies' is to be built at
Toronto.
The last time an Iowa mar saw his
thumb it was going through n corn
shelter.
A Wisconsin boy played "snap-the
whip" so hard that he broke his collar
bone.
A eccentric ghost in Sioux City sits
calmly on a bucket with his head I'M
der his arm.
One of the largest of the lumbermen
of Minneapolis gets out 100, 900 feet OF
lumber every day just now.
Bears are plenty in the woods near
Vanccburg, Kentucky, and many have
been killed recently.
The negroes of Fayette, Kentucky,
have organized for emigration to
Kansas.
All persons weary Of life had better
go to Maysville, Ky.,. where nitro
glycerinc works are to be established.
SCOT and red paint are the most
fashionable cosmetics III Alaska, and
coal oil is the favorite perfume.
During the past eighteen years fifty
four boats have blown up IN the West
crn rivers, killing 3OS3 people.
There are almost IS many black
men us white in the Florida militia,
the numbers being l2,066 and 1925
respectively.
A Des Moines damsel having Offend
cd Il young man at n leap-year ball, he
threatened to send his big sister to de-
mand an apology.
There are nearly six hundred chill
drcn in Atlanta, Georgia, who cannot
20 to school because there isn't room
for them.
There is one game Of cards in which
Il baby can play at great advantage,
for, no matter who deals, the little
thing always has its crib.
A Philadelphia lady went sleighing,
froHc her forehead III consequence OF
wearing Il fashionable bonnet, and was
rendered insane.
Speaking Of the danger of catching
smallpox by handling g~rcenbacks, II
country editor cOngratnlates himself
that he's safe enough.
If You want to talk heavy science,
say "protoXyd Of hydrogcn.' instead
Of ''icc.' 1t sounds bigger, and not
one man in II thousand will know what
yon mean.
During a recent cold snap u county
court in Texas had to adjourn until
the county could borrow five dollars of
the deputy sheriff to buy fuel for heat
ing the courtroom.
If you want u Japanese itziboo, you
must 60 over there and get it soon, for
their sale to foreigners have been
stopped. Wecannot describe itfurther
than to say that itzibooly.
Mexico has consumed 80 presidents
in 81 years, and yet, unhappy land,
You are as far from peace us ever.
CIhc rcrpctrator rises to remark that
Juarcz is pronounced Yuarez.)
An Ohio MAJ has been married sew
cnty-tiyc years, and has had his moth
cr-ln-law rs II boardcr during the whole
time. Although she is now l05 years
old, there seems to be no prospect for
his immediate relief.
\ Louisville lady was dreadfully
alarmed at the appearance of a mar on
the street with II white handkerchief
tied over his ears, because she "believ-
ed the fellow either had the smallpox
or was II live Ku-Klux.'
An oId Norwegian living Mt White
Bear lake, Minnesota, had u curious
fight with II wolf recently. At first he
fought the animal with a club, then
with Il pitchfork, and finally got II rope
round the neck Of the beast, drew him
to II carpenters wise, screwed his head
into it, and then got gun and shot
him.
4 man in Danbury, Conn, was told
that guupowdcr fried in lard was good
for bolts. He accordingly poured
some powder and lard into a frying
pan, and put it on the stove. He says
now that if he had known how much
Il new stove was going to cost him he
would have preferred the boil to the
fry.
I'm Il Wisconsin town recently n
stranger called at the bank and re-
to see n note held against him.
Receiving the slip, he remarked that
he could not read without his specta-
clca, and walked toward the door,
when it was discovered that he was en-
crgctlcally chewing up the note. The
fragments were forced from his mouth
hy II vigorous choking.
The tourist will soon find the Yose-
mite Valley I'M easily accessible place.
Next season visitors will be carried by
mail within eight miles of the valley,
by the Mariposa or Coultersville
route. The horseback ride is reduced
to two and IL half miles. The fare
San Francisco will be twenty-five
dollars, and the time Of the trip one
day and II half.
A lady living ncar Fort Smith, Ar
hearing one of her hogs squeal-
in II field, recently, ran out and
the porkcr in the fatal embrace
IF It black bear. She ran into the
house, but not to shut herself in,
II double barrellcd shotgun,
,hc went close to the bear as he was
off the hog, and shot him dead.