The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-08-16
FACTS AND FANCIES.

a BROTHER OF 'Olu JODH DTOWH
died recently at Reedsburgh, Wis, aged
seventy. If John Browns soul is still
marching on" that Of his brother will
have to move lively to overtake it.
A SUDDEN draught of hot air passed
through cotton field and peach orchard
in western Texas few days ago, scorch-
ing and killing every green thing it
touched for spaceo OF one hundred yards
long.
ANOTHER day has come and gone,
leaving US all older and wiser, but as yet,
no communications have been received
indicating that any one bas discovered a
man who can drink out of spring with
out getting the end of his nose wet.
A MINISTER going to visit one of his
sick parishioners, asked him how he
rested during the night "Oh, Won
drouly ill, sir he replied for mine
eyes have not come together these three
nights" "What is the reason OF that =? "
said the other. "Alas sir" said he,
because my nose was betwiXt them"
A lIoLLIDAYsBURG man recently OBJ
tanned a divorce and declared "Once
more | stand erect, and assume the god
like attitude OF freedom and single
man." Then he went home, got into
bed, and in an hour woke up with bad
case of cholera morbus, yelling "Quick,
Maria! Quick Get mustard plaster
or I'm goner."
MERRILLA, the grocer tells US that the
grocery business is not what it used to.
1t is hundred times more exacting now.
He says this explaining to every Gus
toner why the war in Europe affects the
price of broom, mackerel, or paper of
cornstarch--is what is sapping away his
life and covering the future with pail.
-Dmbwy Nems.
A CHICAGO young mans wife enter
tanned him with selections from Wagner,
after which he expressed himself as
resigned to % to bed, where he slept
very soundy. Toward midnight cats
assembled in the back yard and yowled
frightfuly, The sleeper did not get up
and throw bootjacks at them, but turned
on one elbow and whispered in his sdreama,
"Sing it once more, Elvira; sing it once
more"
FROM 1900 to 1870 the population of
| England increased from ten to twenty
eight millions, and that of the United
States from five to thirty-eight millions,
and it is moderately estimated that among
civilized nations the population now
doubles in each period of tifty-four years.
The advances made in hygienic science,
and the comparative midncss of modern
warfare are mainly responsible for this
rapid increase, trightful in view of future
consequences. 1t is a subject of not
little anxiety among provident English
men to-day, how the fIty-six millions OF
mouths which, in a short half century,
will be craving for food within the narrow
borders of that country, can be satistacto-
rily filed, and it is enough to keep phil
anthropist perpexedly awake o nights,
to reflect on the difficulty of feeding the
dense population of the earth couple of
thousand years hence.
THERE is boy hero now at the Hot
Springs in Arkansas He lived in Allan
ta, Ca, and was taken out of the streets
there, sQualid and starving, and suffering
from an hereditary and incurable disease
transmitted to him by vicious parents
lie was obliged to suffer the amputation
of one of his feet; but, as soon as he
recovered, he signifed his determination
to depend on charity no longer. Having
received $l0as capital by borrowing from
the agent of the Benevolent Home, he
soon made money with which to pay this
back and put snug $3.50 in bank. Then
disease overlook him again; his remain
ing foot went like the first one; his
money was soon spent, and he was
reduced to deaths door AS soon as he
recovered, he went bravely to work, anC
repaid all his benefactors. Now he has
gone to the Hot Springs for his health
with some money in his pocket, and al
unconquerable will never to submit OF
yield even to circumstances.
EACH man is created sociable being
and we find him to-day (withoat stop
ping to inquire into the why and where
fore of said creation) an atom of vast
social system. As such he has his duties
and responsibilities. They are multipleS
and varied, and upon the manner in
. WHlCu lit uiSIui'S' 'u'h '''pN'' h'S
own happiness, the happiness of those
closely related to him, and, to some ex
tent, the peace and comfort of society in
general. In this wonderful social com
pact, it would seem that one individual
is of little significance. 1t would like
wise seem that one pipe or reed or key
of the grand organs which make melody
in our churches from week to week
, might be spared without the loss being
felt, and yet their disarrangement would
have the most serious effect upon the
desired harmonies 1t is thus in the
life OF men. A single person can create
social dscord. whether he has an adj
mitted influence or not; but there are
' very few men who do not posses direct
: influence to some degree, and while this
e is the case there is no use of attempting
: to escape responsibility; to AVOID our
: moral obligations; our duties to our lei