The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-08-01

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To SINK a ship OF a hundred tons burden
SubtleM M sphinx sBweet ana musicai
As bright Apollos lutte strung with hair
Pluck ed from the bright and golden butter
Which cometh from the Western Reserve
Never burst poet touch pen TO wrlte
Until his ink were tempered with loves hgnsi
u, hen his In(B would ravish savage eaTt--
but what does an Indian know about poetry
-[0l City Derrick.
THERE is A wonderful power in imag-
nation, put it gets weak in the knees
when it undertakes to shoulder circus
lemonade.
RECENT soundings, show Lake Bsikal,
in Siberia, to be the deepest lake in the
world the greatest depth sounded was
$1,000 feet.
Mr.. BARNuM claims 10 be the great
est Snowman on Garth, nd'yet he can
not stand on his head unless he gets up
against wall.
INSTEAD Of sitting up nights and wear.
ing the down on the cheeks of on some
fellows vest, an Indiana girl has, during
the last wear, made 5000 by cultiyating
broom corn.
CHATS >pIendid garden" he OBJ
served. Beautiful melons in that gar
den." "Yes' said hiI companion,
"nice melons, but burned bad looking
dog there at the back door"
WE have arrived at the third mile
stone of the second century in our
tourney through life as a nation
fBosttn Globe. Yes, and nice. looking
tramp we are.- Courier Journal.
THE weIl-to-do, who patronize fancy
bread at fancy prices, are treated TO as
much adulteration in their -four as the
poor; the breakfast rolls are whitened
with alum, which il an astringent, him
dering digestion. The rich, however,
have only themselves to blame IT their
bread is not wheaton, tor pure wheat
Yields a gravlsh loaf, and il whiteness
and sponginess be asked, they can be OBJ.
tanned only at the expense OF quality.
THE ingenious French have contrived
a novel way to impress the barbaTic
mind. NJ. de Brazzi, who has charge of
the expedition TO Senegal, carried an
electric battery in his pocket connecting
with two rings on his hand and with
other apparatus scattered about his per
son. When he shakes hands with sav.
age chief, that chief will be very much
astonished, for the electric shock will
run up his arm, and he will zee light
ming playing about the head of his visi-
tor.
ALL the countries in which trees have
been remorselessly ielled have invaria-
bly suffered owing to the meteorological
changes which ensued. About the year
1870 the Guadalquiver Valley in Spain
supported about seven millions OF robust
men; but, after the disappearance OF
live oak and chestnut groves from the
heights above, the population dwindled
to one million and quarter OF cadayers-
GUS people, forced to toll upon sandy and
barren lands. The effect OF forestal de.
struction may be also seen on most OF
the European rivers, for during the last
fifty years the Elbe and the Oder have
fallen seventeen inches, the Rhine twenN
ty.four, the Vistula twenty.six, and the
Danube at Orsova fifty-iour inches. all
this accompanied by corresponding
diminution of the discharges from
springs. .....
He came in on horseback, reeking with
enthusiasm and perspiratiOn and evi.
IDENTIFY ready for battle, "Why is "a
he began: Whats the dit-when isa---
"WelI, come, which is ~ interrupted
Patrick Henry, testify, from his seat un-
der the apple tree. "Do not attempt to
I intimidate me-" said the new conner.
at is A good riddle and it is new and
I made il myself." Jaw ~ shouted the
lawn party, but the young man hastily
took a rect in his bushes and went on
y "When is baby like an improbable so
n ryw The youngest lady caught up the
r colors which the conundrumist had tenn
+ porarily dropped and said nothing; og,
$ Martha Sparks responded, "When It ism
e likely, of course" mo-" said George
9 Washing ION, which was the young man
9 who propounded the riddle. Because
i ventured John Adams, who was suo
r matically eating green apple IN the ad'
o Joining hammock, "a baby is like an I'M
J, probable story when il can-ardly stand.
IS aNot at all p' exclaimed G. W., impass
il iveiv "When it is a lying still" siit
k vou1p Thomas Jefferson, flinging stone
It at a pigeon from his sling and comipl
0 within about seven rods. "No," repeat
d ed the horseman, while not q muscle Q
bis noble features relaxed. when
| needs confirmation, lisped Moll Pitcher
8 gracefully reclining upon the patriot
4 aud beautiful garments which were s
t soon to be used as wadding for artillery
D "No, my DEAR" said George, softly, INC
' even though it were confirmed lie.
And be who was 40 SOON to lead the al
mics of the colonies betrayed not q ii :
: Of emotion as he cautiously took trot
his right vest pocket plug Of biz state
! noble.t cereal, cut of email portio
and put it in his left cheek. 81 know,
calculated Alexander Hamilton, ceasiu
to build his block house, "when 1t ca
r not be-leaved moment" That wi
!. not answer. Itisungrsmmaticsl, y aid q
:, Father OF his Counlry "a b'by Is iis
/, An improbable story" remarked 1sra
It Putpam, putting in his lip at this a,
g spicious moment, "when 1t Is q rosi
back" "No," said George. exhibit,n
M sion of pain excep. in . slight o.ciiIs
II ,;on aF his lower Jaw. ia baby is like al
|. ;n,n,ob,b,e story when 1t Is tooth In
7 Wabodv laughed, aad ne had to take of
> h;s spurs and oyercoat aud sit down anc
4 explain It. They thought he ought =,
Ihsve said teethiDg.'- [Graphic.