The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-03-08
FACTS AND FANCIES.

TURKEY has five hundred Thousand
men under arms.
EAcH beau plucks a leaf from the CO.
quctte 80 that thorns only remain for the
husband,
Ar the opening Of parliament Queen
Victoria wore her crown on top of her
widows cap.
THE late George Dawson, Of England,
said he hated theology and botany, ous
loved religion and flowers.
BRrGEINRIDGE's elegant house in
Washington was bought by Alfred Lee,
a negro, who deals in feed, AMI who paid
$40, 300 for it.
Ir was Queen Charlotte who said,
a. am always quarreling with time; 1t
Is so short 10 do something, and 20 long
to do nothing"
fAsrERs are remindedoI Josh Billings
remark. "lf make mi breakfast on salt
fish gcnuIly make mi luther tn mcIes on
kold water"
AFTER all, mankind has changed very
littlo with the lapse OF time. In a little
tavern, recently dug out mt Pompeii, the
usual slate and pencil were hanging ON
the back door,
YorNG man, don't waste Your time IN
complaining that the world owes you
living, but pull off your coat, flax about
and take the debt out of the worlds
hide.
AMELIA" he said, "what delicious
weather this is How the teryent bill
lows of sunshine beat down through the
blue abyss of yonder sky" "And oh, it
feels so good, Eugene; just rs If some
body was pouring warm oil down your
back. "
"IHAp nine children to support, and
it kept me busy said Smith 10 Jones,
as they met, "but one Of the girls got
married. Now have----'"e eight in
terruptcd Jones. "No, ten-counting
the son-in.law !" said Smith with Il sigh
which might have been heard altar of.
LET us invest slowly in blue glass.
Let the poor buy -four and meat and
clothes, for these are certainly good i"r
health and let the rich, who have Il few
spare dollars work out the problem for
us all. Meanwhile, natures oid-tash-
ioncd white light is an awful good thing
and amazingly cheap,-Prottssor S"'rg
New YORK isgiving big charity balls
for the poor; and it must be quite
treat to starving man or woman to read
that Mrs. So-and-sO wore white silk.
court train, trimmed with knife-pleatcd
rufles; and that Mrs LOfty's diamonds
were valued at $4,000. Such gorgeous
descriptions are calculated to appease u
mans hunger and cheer him up. But,
after all, the best charity ball for a
hungry man is a Goldfish ball.
THERE is a story told Of two Scotch
lads who knew little Of gunncry ana
natural history, but we're familiar with
King James bible and with the winged
heads that pass for cherubS in painting
and sculpture. Going out a,gunning
together, one of them shot bird and
the other ran to secure the trophy.
, Coming near where it had fallen, he
found white owl so sprawIed in the
grass as to present TO his view only
head with staring eyes and pair OF
wings attached. Instantly he shouted
in dismay: We're in FLOR it now
Jock; we've shot a cherubim :"
ONCE in while even a negro minstrel
combination perpetrates a joke which rs
really good one, an illustration OF
which fact recently occurred in London.
Gilhv is A London wine merchant whose
wines are presumably not all that good
Iiquor should be, for that bright novel
writer. Rhoda Broughton, in one OF her
recent works referred to them disparag-
inrlv. Gilby, the manufacturer, was
yery mad thereat, and, calling in the aid
of the law, compelled the spicy authere's
to cut from her novel several interesting
pages to avoid the unpleasant conse-
auences o. a damage SUIT. The result,
however, shows that the bad-tempered
wine.dealer but advertised the poor
oualitv of hil goods and brought retribu'
ton by his course. Christy's minstreIs
in London come to the rescue of the
authoress, defying Gilby gallantly and
ingeniously. One OF them at their per-
| tormancc sang:
Ten little nlggers drinking sherry wine,
One drank.
OIerc another held up placard with
the single word "Gilbys" on 1t, ana
then the singer went on -
then there were nine
Gllhv was furious, but his lawyer told
him he could do nothing for neither OF
the minstrels had uttered a complete
ibc; 1t could not have been done more
neatly.