The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-04-08
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
QUEEN VIcToRIA's income is Sc, 800 a

QUEEN VICToRIA's income is $4,000 a
day.
The only law in Alaska is the United
States revenue law.
PRINCE BISMARCK is said to be con-
stantly having law suits. ...
TIE Presidentof the French Republic
enjoys salary of $500 per day.
THE salaries paid to Federal office.
holders in the whole country amount to
$3l, ,252, lO7.
THE ice factory at Montgomery, Ala,
produces congealed water at cost of
twenty-five cents per 100 pounds.
THE Mobile (Ala.) Register says that
the Hon. ]. A Cuthbert, who is still
practicing law in that city at the age OF
ninety-one years, was an officer in the
war of 1912, and was elected to Con-
gress from Georgia in 1919, taking his
seat March l, 1920.
The German newspapers publish the
following concerning the newspapers
and periodicals in existence: In Ger
many there are 3,77S; in Austria, l.200;
in England, 500; in France, 1000; in
Italy, l,l25; in Russia, $40 Altogether
there are in Europe 13 600 newspapers
and periodicals. in Asia there are 3SS;
in Africa, so; in America 9,l29, and in
Australia, 100. The number for the
whole world is 81 900.
The White House is constructed of
free-stone, and after the British burned
the interior in 1914 the walls were 70
blackened that when it was rebuilt it
was found necessary to paint them.
Ever since at intervals of few years
the whole structure receives a fresh coat
of white paint. The cumbrous title of
Executive Mansion was very naturally
dropped for the short literally y descrip-
tive name of White House, and now
only figures in official documents and
correspondence.
OF the social life of the Southern ne.
groe', the New Orleans Picoyuae says:
There is not more social race under
the heavens than negroes. They have
great deal more social enjoyment than
the white people do. They naturally
elaborate social enjoyment out of all
kinds Of gatherings-even funerals,
baptisms, and religious meetings, as
well as balls, picnics, railroad excur-
sions, parties, politics, etc. They do not
desire to minge socially with the white
people. They are as partial to their
own color as crows and blackbirds are.
They don't even want white preachers
to preach to them--even Radical
preacher, only in exceptional cases."
ACCORDING to the last statistics pub
lighed by the French Minister of Agri-
culture and Commerce, the population
of the Republic is 81 ,000,0J0 of whom
10000 live in cities and the re-
mainder in the country. There are in
France 100000 individuals who have no
special profession, 1000 beggars and
tramps, 1881 900 professional men,
1887 900 persons engaged in navigation
and commerce, 9,274, 0J0 tradesmen and
women, 2,15l 900 bondhOlders, AMI ,S,-
96S, 900 persons engaged in agricultural
pursuits. OF the latter, 100000 ,0O9 are
landowners, about 5000, 900 tenants,
while 100000 are market gardeners,
viticulturists and the like.
One of the numerous pedestrians OF
of the numerous New York walking
matches has been sued for 1885. The
pedestrians relations with New York
lady of wealth and position were broken
Oft, and he ,hereupon employed the
plaintiff to compose a series of letters to
the said lady in order to propitiate her
favor. For these services he promised
him liberal sum of money and new
suit of clothes This delicate mission
was so successfully accomplished that
the broken ties were re-kuit, and are in
MARI iage soon to be more eflectually
united instead of being united. Hence
the ambassador extraordinary now de-
mands his pay.