The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-11-01

yourself"
Drive In with that wood you promised
the printer. I'D -Er
How d you like the SHOW, old 300
poundery
Didn't you ever see IL woman with
beard bclorcY
The trees of autumn are putting their
glory on. -
Our citizens are iring sumptuously
Oh sweet potatoes.
Don't vow wish you had your seventy
five cents back!
Several farmers In this vicinity are
pasturing their wheat.
O The sercnadcrs In this 'burg" seem to
have .played out" Rustic 'cm up, peg"
Trade at home, and you'll have II
chance to get your money back.
business is getting brisker. Every
body seems to be hopeful for the future.
We didn't see any resemblance be-
tween DR.. Chisholm and the clown, dld
your
boiling chestnuts improves them very
much, rs it destroys the taste OF the
worms.
Can't some more OF our pretty young
mil 20 to Sl,elbyville? We want another
hat. Ha! ha!
The worst enemies II man can nave
are those who try to injurc his good name
without cause.
-'Possum hunting has been INDUCED in
to Il, considerable extent by spme of our
Nimrods lately.
-.Thc observed of all Observers Is u
bald-headcd man in church, especially II
he occupies Il front seat
If things happen as we say, they WIZ
certainly be just that way. LOOK III Lace
Turney for instance.
Take them IN any phase OF character.
the idle negroes are II curse ana an illcu'
bus upon our community.
live want old papers from this office
you must pay Tor 'em. We have none u
give away. DO you I'M lcrstand?
Prominent among the attractions of
our town tor the past week or 50 was the
circus pictures around the Courthouse
yard,
Now Is n good time for farmers TO
blaze out an extra road or two around
their farms for the candidates to travel
next year.
The train from Decherd, on the Win
chester Il Alabama road. Is behind time at
least half an hour every day. WHAT'S the
aust OF 1t!
Our merchants have heavy stocks of
Fall goods, and trade is good-to those
who advertise. Further, "deponent saith
not"
Our p. NJ. tells us that the mail don't
close now till IL 80 A. NJ. SO it Is unn.ces.
sury for you to lick your stamps before
breakfast.
This is the season of the year when
pumpkin pics, buckwlcat flaljacks ana
sorghum molasses begin to pass around
the table.
The sporting season is upon us, and
the man VINO can steal Il dog and borrow a
gun ieels justified in spending Il nickel for
ammunition.
We notice that some of the young la
dies of our own wear fancilul antumnal
leaves in place of neck-ties. They (the
ladies J look mighty pretty, too
Don't despond, old maids. The Bible
saws that Naomie, the daughter OF En0cli,
was 500 , ears old when she married. It's
never too late to do good.
Several chicken-roosts in this yicini-
ty have suffered within the last month, or
SO No. | buckShot, properly administer
ed, will have II good effect.
He who cheats the printef
Out Of II single cent, .
Will never reach that happy lanu
Where old Elijah Went.
We thought Lace would laugh himself
ought OF his old clothes. 1t WOULDN'T have
made much difference, for he Is going to
move into "a new suit Officially to-day,
'.by Il large majority"
Why this great distinction in our mar
ket? 7: lou can buy Us much corn rs you
want for 70 cents per busllel, but meal Is
! still sold ut ~ cents. "Tiere's something
rotten in Denmark"
Some of the streets in Winchester are
in excellent condition. And some OF 'em
| ain't-Main street, from the hotel down to
Colemun's blacksmith shop, for instance.
.TleIm's our sentiments"
1t Is said that ''cheerfulnt IS makes the
mind clear, gives tone To the thought, and
adds grace and beauty to the counte-
Nance" By-GeOrge, that's what's the
matter with Il heavy editor.
Winchester can beat the world in the
laughing business. Several Of our young
men have. attained by almost constant
practice, a remarkable proficiency in the
art. They can laugh backwards rs well
as forwards.
We la re heard a great deal of CON-
plant abOat the price OF school books.
The price is simply outrageous, and some
ching should be done to burst the moliop-
oily which is practicing such al eXtortion
on the people.
In II town In Asia the young men who
have been converted into christianity
have founded II club for the express pur-
pose of putting an end to lying. The Or
yanizatiOn OF such u club In our town
might prove beneficial To several we wOt
Of. .e
Times are SO very hard and money so
extremely scarce in these "diggings," that
ladies haye to make out with twenty
wards of calico in IL dress. and men have
70 nut up with bOx-tJed boots. sleek hats
and heavy watch chains--not gold though,
by u long slot.
We are indebted to a nice young lady
for n basket OF turnip salad. Bless her
heart. we know she'll make somebody's
home happy somc Of these days. anu II we
Ia. nupn m have INV "urpeuSo TO snare