The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-02-03
FACTS AND FANCIES.

- NO, george, Sne Stlu III response
to his question, ait is not true that \
string of new belt buckles in shop win
dow would make any woman lose train
but" she added musingly, sometimes
she might have to run little.
Charcoal has been discovered to be a
cure for burns. By laying II piece OF
cold charcoal upon burn the pain sub
sides Immediately. BY leaving the char
coal on one hour the wound is healed, ~
has been demonstrated on several Occa-
sions
why should the rich despisc tho poor?
Why should the poor repinel
| A little while, and We shall all
In equal friendship join.
Life at the best is but Jest,
| And has its wintry day,
But since we're here, with iriendH 30 dear
Wen drive duh care away.
She, girl of seventeen, walked un.
der the naples month ago, and gathered
the golden leaves, and said, 90 leaves,
you remind me of crushed hopes and
scattered plans" He, her father, found
them in a nail keg the other day, and
shook them down in the corner of the
woodshcd, and said, There, that dog
has got Just as good a bed as any canine
in this town !"
He had made hearty meal at res
taurant, and rising up he said to the
cashier; al declare, if haven't forgotten
my wallet" The cashier fired up, and
hurled big words at him for full three
minutes before pausing for breath, When
chance came, the stranger continued
"But have fifty dollars here in my vest
pocket" The cashier couldn't smile to
save him.
In his last illness poor Hood was
reduced to a skeleton As he noticed n
very large mustard poultice which Mrs,
Hood was making for him he exclaimed
~ Oh, Mary Mary That will be a great
deal of mustard to very little meat"
Shortly before his death, being visited by
clergyman, whose features as well ~
language were more lugubr than con
soling Hood looked up at him compas-
sionately and said; "My dear sir, I'm
afraid your religion doesn't agree with
you !"
The st Louis Republican says An
Englishman has squeezed II, 600 copies OF
a history of the world, since the food, in
to II 900 bottles and had them buried in
the ice somewhere in Greenland His
theory is that history repeats itself, and
that the coming Capt. Noah will pick up
these floating waits and put them in the
ark library as something reliable for il-
ture Macauleys and Bancrotts to start on.
If it were not for these thoughtful men
what would become of us all But if
the one philanthropicals literary executor
had put his bottles in tire-proof safe we
should have felt more secure. However,
perhaps he knows best
-" Man is daring and confdent-wo-
man is ditlident and unassuming. Man
is great in action-woman in suffering.
Man has rugged heart-woman a soft
and tender one. Man has science----wo-
man has taste. Man has Judgment
woman sensibility. Man is being of
Justice. woman an angel of mercy
We will now read to the audience a let
ter from sweet and tender young lady
of st. Louis to her strong and rugged
brother: "My Dear Brother---I think
it strange you don't write to me, Why
don't you write to me as usual. D.
your skin to h., if you are married tell
me and won't never write to you again.
Yoar loving sister, Annie Moran"
Lady Burdett-C Coutts has gathered
together from time to time parties of
thirty or forty workingmen and of men
in the humber classes, bought tickets tor
them, and sent them to see Macbeth
acted by Mr.. Irvingat the London Lyce-
um. After they had witnessed one per
formance she then had the play read and
explained to them, taking their own oPin-
ions on it also, and on the acting Of 1T;
then they were sent again. The same
thing was done with parties of school
children and their teachers. This is one
of the thoughtful kindness and
interest in poor people of which Lady
Burdett- -Coutts has given so many Others.
As a practical educational measure the
work ne doubt has value.