The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-04-02
NUMBER 3.
FACTS AND FANCTES.

Wealthy northerners continue to
astonish the natives by building mag
niicent residences in Florida.
=" Wor.uk !" exclaimed North Caro-
linian when offered a Job, edo you s'pose
| wor-uk, when coon-tracks are as thick
as grass-blades ?"
Adam had some consolation when
he fell. Fifteen or twenty acquaintan.
ces did not stand ON the opposite cor
ner and laugh at his mishap.
The manufacture of imitation butter
from suet has become considerable
mercantile interest. In Albany COM
pany has just begun operations with
capital of $4,000.
Mr.. O'Shea says the reason no
irish are mentioned in accounts of the
flood is that there were none in the
ark, the Irish being wealthy at that
time and having boat of their own.
1.-THE day is not far distant" says
a Raleigh paper, "when the world will
| begin to look on death as Journey to
another country Yes; and the jour
ney is one on which we can all of us
go dead-head.
-Amonument to the memory of French
soldiers who fell in the war with Prussia
has been erected at Bourges. IL bears
this inscription "The sword of France,
broken in valiant hands, will be forged
anew by their descendants.
When the Prince of Wales was
married, Artcmus Ward gave him some
practical hints as to how to manage AL
eXandra, founded on his own experience
with Betsey Jane. "Now you're mar
ried, my boy said he, "you can eat
onions.
A little boy caught his foot in some
worstcl with which his sister was work.
! ing the sentence, "God is Love-" in
perforated c4rd-b board, and got crack
on tho ear that will lay him up for a
fortnight-if it does not injure him for
life.
-Galvanism was discovered by man
named Swammerdpmn, one hundred and
thirty wears before Galvani called at
tonton to it. The world, however, will
not willilgly change the name in order
to give him the honor belonging to him.
Swammerdamnism would be awful.
A western paper says that the way
to kill off the poets who offer to write
pieces gratutously is to accept their
efforts. hand them to the worst compost
tor and let the prooi-reader correct
them according to his own Ideas OF
prosody. This is warranted to des roy
the strongest peetical fever in three
weeks.
The water supply Of Paris is to be
| increased by the construction of the
Montsouris Reservoir, which is to re-
ceive the water of the Vanne. 1t is to
occnpy an area Of thirteen and one. half
acres. and will contain 100000 gal
Ions of water. The daily water supply
per head will be increased from "A to
81 gallons.
Marshal Bazaine, in his "seclu-
sion" at Sainte- Marguerite, only goes
ont for two hours in the day, walking
in the court belonging to his prison I'M
der the surveillance of two keepers.
His meals are furnished by the boat
man of the island, who is, at the same
time, sutler of the troops. His gu ri
is composed of ninety soldiers OF the
line and five iailers.
The New York postal law brings
considerable revenue from the New
York advertising agencies. Geo. L.
Rowell & Co.'S quarterly bills upon
newspapers received, exceed $3.50 those
of S. NJ. Pettingill & Co. are above
$3.50, while the agencies of W. j. Carl
ton. Bates and Locke, w. W. Sharp and
others most prominent, pay from one
fourth to one-eighth of the above
amounts.
This is the way Kentucky candi-
date for Office preets voter E: "Howdy,
howdy, howdy." "Howdy." How
do % Won do?" "Tollable. How are
yoG?" "Tollable." How's all g. :,
"Tollable. Your folks well
"Tollablc." "How's yourn " "Tol'
liable" "Neighbors all well " "Tol-
liable" Hows yourn ?" "Tollable.
"All for me this time!' "Sortel
=. tollable."
) The very name of the Kingdom OF
Poland having Just been changed into
that of the Province of Warsaw, por-
tion of the eastern districts will be
shortly embodied with the adlolniip.g g
provinces of Russia proper. by thls
change the inhabitants OF the annexed
districts will lose the right OF using the
Polish language in their intercourse
with the subordinate authoritles--the
only privilege still remaining them Oh
their former independence.
A razor left for half an hour IN wa
fer TO which one twentieth OF the lat-
tors weipht of sulphurlc or muriatlc
acid has been added, and then lightly
J wiped and allowed to rest for a lew
hours. acquires thereby minutely cor
roded surfnce, rendering its final sharp-
; ening upon the hone magicaily easy.
/ It's temper is also greatly improved py
the process, which actually makes
: rood blade out of poor one. But why
| such effects from such causes Is yet 10
) be scientifically explained.
"A Chicago parson, who is also a
l school teacher, handed problem to his
= class in mathematics, the other day.
g The first boy took it, looked at 1T while
. and said II pass" Second boy toos
! it, and said: II turn it down.. In.
a third boy stared at it q while, ant
, drawled out " 1 can't make it. Yer.
$ good. boys" said the parson, g. we vii
, proceed to cut for new deal :" and
4 with this remark, the leather stra
danced like lightning over the shoul
ders of those deprayed young mathemi
3 ticians.
e Punch gives the following advic
C to an Amphitryou At your banquet
2. never allow the wives to sit opposlt
a their husbands. Not only flirting d.. e
" fun is rendered utterly impracticabi
re under such conditions, but there Is
IN Gorgonism in each Others eyes wnic acl
of netrifles their tongues when they cate
ne sight of one another. Let every r tus %m'