The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-09-26
ODDS AND ENDS.

Az intelligent German thus expressed
his prcrcnce for qnack doctor >"
wouldn't call him oui mine cat vas
tcad,"
IN France u party Of editors have
been hunting wild boars. Happy coun,
try! Over here the editors are hunted
by tame borcs,
A WOMAN can'tput on any sidc-saddlo
style when she goes in a'swlmmlng she
has either got to kick out like man or
get drowned. - IIhcciing Lcaicr
The wolf, says an old Russian proverb,
changes its hair every year. The young
lady of the present day beats that all to
pieces; she changes hcrS every afternoon
WHEN fast young men in Reno get
into dispute, instead OF resortlng to
blows they 90 into the nearest saloon
and shake the dice TO see which Is the
liar.
GLOW much was this butter, did you
saw Seventeen cents, ,lr,' Where
ON earth have the other two gone? !
can only smell fifteen, '-Syrac"sr
Times.
WHEN a mechanic dies in a drunken
fit they call it JIM ANS, but II pro-
fcssionaI man goes into " the Great Fer
haps," through the same door, they
call it alcoholism
SEE how the Suntlower will shake his
crimson head AS the first frost bites his
ears. Frcc Press. Don't believe 1t,
Never saw Il crimson sunhowcr in all
our born dayS-Grophjc,
THERE isn't much difference between
an old Roman soldier and Cannlbal
who has Just dincd on n nice young te-
male missionary, for the folmer was a
gladiator and the latter is gIad'he.aIe'
her too.
AN Irishman waited at the cardinal 5
table in Dublin, on Friday, when there
we're seventeen courses of fish " BE
dad," he exclaimed, if that's what ye
call iastiu', its mCsclf that could stand
Lent all the year round"
"WIAr fine dark hair you have got
Miss NJ! My wife, who is much
Younger than you, has her hair quite
gray." " Indeed" rejoined Miss NJ,
"if ! had been your wife my hair would
no doubt have been gray too
Ir is a great thing for Il man to be
able to tell to Il second the time wheh
there will be an eclipse OF the sun ten
years hence, but it isa greater thing TO
be able to figure up how to sit on Il cor
ner and whittlc dry goods boxes, and
support large family.
CARE grapes healthy asks an ex'
change. As fruit, opinions differ.
George Washington, Christopher Colum.
bus, Noah, Napoleon the First, and
Mary, Queen of Scots, ate grapeS, ana
they are all dead now. Draw your own
conclusions. - No,riStowH Icraid.
THAT storm which has been devastat-
ing American cities and fields turned up
in Hungary the other day. 1t laid waste
the town Of Nckalez, capital ol the
Circle of Barsod. One thousand houses
fell before its fury, and seven hundred
persons were killed, while there is II ter
rble list of wounded and missing.
The ODD LErrER.--A Cockney in
aured at the postohcc for a letter for
Emery Hogdcn." He was told there
was none. "Look ere" he replied
little angrily, you've hexamined an
hodd letter for my name. 1T don't com
ncncc with hatch. 1t begins with n
no. Look in the 'olc that's got the
hos"
A BASEBALL match has been played
between 2,2l0 pounds of the population
of Guelph, Ont, and 2,l61 pounds OF
prominent citizens of Hamilton, the
former making thirty-four waddles,
while the latter could only pant round
the diamond seventeen times. The base
path was worn deep into the earth, like
builalo-tracK.
Mr.. CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS OF
Massachusetts, who never went without
meal, and who never had occasion 10
stand his tailor of in all his life, testified
before the laboring committee IN New
York As TO what he knows about hard
times-their cause and cure. The next
witnesses will probably be JamcsGordon
Bennett and Mr.. Astor. These men
know what hard times are.
THERE are some people who grow
more proud and exacting when fortune
shows disposition to frown. PATTI Is
one of them. Overtures have just been
made to her to sing during the next
opera season at st. Petersburg. The
salary offered is $500 Il night, with
liberty to sing rs many nights As she
pleases during the course of the season.
TO this offer the prima donna has sent
her answer. She will not let the IT.
Petersburg public hear her voice under
1900 night. Neither side has given
way, so Patti has taken house in
Wales.
The Rev. DIR. Jeter, of Richmond,
told this story at his own expense
Many years ago an artless stranger,
whom I casually met, said to me,
hear you preach every Sunday. fe9
are the greatest preacher l ever a'I
hear" "Ah," said |, "you have moi, .
. suppose, heard Mr.. NJ. preach, Ia, sa
,bat time Mr. NJ was attracting gieas na
attention by his sermons;) fes ~
rsnl;eJ !" I have heard Mr., NJ. several
|. tines He is a great preacher; out nc
i mot so great preacher ss you a.,
Yon have The mournfulesf voice e' shy
man / ever did hear"