The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-01-10
CHIT-CHAT.
Lots Of Good Teuplars this year.

though?
The general impression Is that the
hud better Bedouin something
soon.
We would like first rate to agree
will, Beerher's theory of the repudia-
ton OF eternal elimination, but cant
quite "see it, while the names Of so
man, delinquenls appear on our subs
scriptiOn hooks.
Sec here! You'll ave grub by
inviting the "seconL handed editor to
dine with you, because he don't eat
hall 80 much ~ the ''heavy editor"
Try it on once.
You bet il discounts u mans
thankfulness to come down again from
To cOrnbread aud bacon.
Our town authorities will have TO
devise II new method 10 keep the side
walks clean, ~ the coming dress tor
ladies does not touch the pavement by
about three inches.
This is good weather for saving
mrat-at least, We have saved several
pounds lately.
Wonder i! Hayes Southern policy
is responsible for this weather.
Among the mos, prominent chan>
yes that have taken place this year, we
notice that 9risadier. General WINS
kycocktailski has heen superseded by
Gen. SwrarnH. Gen. Swearoti is q
good officer. IL he will only stick
Yes George Lefebcr does wear
boots. too
Old 200 FOUNDER went into winter
quarters Christmas morning. Further,
"deponent saith not
PAY what thou owest," This is
to be considered IN an irnprreOnal
sense so far as the frst personal Singh
lar is involved.
Now let ever, body settle down to
sober, steady work. 1t is the only
panacva for hard times
Thanks to "R. Styx' for his Estill
Springs letter. W. trust he will prove
3 "repeater.'
The girls ought to love such
weather as We nave been having lately,
as It brings them lots Of chaps.
For fear that our delinqusnts are
not aware Of :he fact, We remind them
that this is splendid weather for paying
subscriptions.
Several masquerade balls have ia
ken place in our town lately, and a
Young lsdv who WA present At one or
them SAYS she never saw the young
men (some of them. at Iesst,) look 80
handsome before. and she thinks it
would lie an improvement il they
would wear masks al the time. She
wasn't abiding to Dave Hunt. Simeon
Venahle, or Charlie March, though.
"A clever member Of the Good
Templars was sccOsted on the streets
nv Que of our saloon keepers, tho 9TH
or day, and asked to liquidatc IN old
tipping account. amounting to one
dollar. The 6. I, pleaded that he was
not even allowed to pay for whisky
that in case he did 81 be would he ex-
PEELED fi"m the Order, and wound up
by saying to the saloon. keeper: "Do
YOU suppose, sir. that l am going to hr
forever disgrnced just for n little old
doIlarF" Pretty good for Sam, but
lust like him, though.
We arc wiling to overlook the
tyenty.dollar counterfeit bill TRANSACT
tlon. hut when it 70 paying if-
teen dollars in cash and a 1ne violin for
a flty-cent brass watch-chain. why
well. it takes the dilspidated linen OH
the i~ntantile s%hru!5ery.
1t is a good joke on one Of onr
Deputy SHERIFF., VIII" made "levy'
down in the river hills several da'
since. and had to ride nearly a mile tn
and out the dav Of the week and
month. 1t wasn't John Fitzpatrick.
TIE Wal upon intemperance, nov
going on in our town, is being felt
and there is not = shadow OF u doub
but what it will conquer IT pushed for
ward vigorously IN the future ab i, ba:
been in the past. Although no, a mem
her ourself, We saw Go in Templars
You are winning %laurels.
We are told TINT a certain youn!
lady in our town cried like q bah,
Christmas morning, when she foun'
that %somebOhy hadn't put a husband
in her stocking.
OUR MARKET REPORT.
The markets, since the commence
tnent OF the New Year, have exhibite'
considerable changes, the most percep
tihle change being the rise in standin.
collars.
Whisky has "went down" conside
rablv.
Water-market overstocked.
Sugar still % the slir--in the bar
rooms.
Babies are equally--especially a
night. I'VE known whereof W
speak" Ourn's a boy. (Congratula
tons in order.)
Turkeys-all chawed up during til
holidays.
Whea,-ahout all ground down.
Mulcs-very neutrality-suspicious.
~ at the end that wears the tail.
Butter 10 strong. with . hair rowin
, tendency.