The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-04-25
PITI AND POINT.

"A great modste issued the follow,
ing directions for wearing o new style
of head-gear: "With this bonnet tho
mouth is worn slightly open"
"A writer on subjects of science says
that as fertilizer an inch Of bone, IS
worth an inch Of roses. Onoishad oSghi d
TO produce mile Of bloom.--N u
Herald. J---.--- ....r.
"A Hartford architect says s'the best
hre-escape is cool head" We'd like
to see that architect letting himself
down from sixth story window on
cool d.-BOSt0n Post. t -.f-. .'
-"0tway, q dramatic poet of ths
first-class, +. peri5hed with hunger"
What became of tho third class poets in
Otway'S day is not stated, but they
were probably fired from mortar
against stone wall.-NO,ristown
Herdld. 'ss 4.-..-...... al .h..l ...
"A seven-year,older, with the pun
ster's mark on his brow, at dinner,
asked his mother what was in n jar on
the table. "Pickles, my son. was the
reply. "rhep, mamma, please pickle
little ono out for mo, came with stun
ming force from the child, and the
mother fell over chair and fainted.--
Detroit Free Press. r. .r..r
If you want to find q logician, 90
to your tailor. THO other day one OF
these fractions OF the human family was
overheard TO remark 81 never ask
gentleman for money" ."But suppose
he doesn't pay you thenP" Well, if he
doesn't pay me within q reasonable
time, conclude he is not gentleman
and then i ask him. "-Ihe JNdge.
A man drank some Bowery whisky
in New York last week, and turned in
eight fire alarms before he recovered.
In one firc-box he left u note asking tho
fire department to put out the comet.
No villain could have successfully
played II on our liremen. Not because
our police are too vigilant 10 allow it.,
but simply because Laramie has no fire
alarm boXes.--Laranlic Bo9mcrG@S.
-"IIow can | leave you, my darlingP"
murmured Toledo lover in tones of
distressing tenderness, as be observed
both hands of the clock approach per-
pondicular on the dial. "Ncll, John"
responded the girl with wicked iunp-
ccnce, "you can take your choice. II
you 90 through the hall you will be
liable to wake up father, ana if you
leave by way of the back shed you'll bo
likely to wake up the dog. ."-Erchangc.
"A Chicago paper says that printer
In that city has been cured by prayer.
1t does not say what the printer was
cured of. If he was cured OF extracting
the word in IL paragraph on which II
Joke hinges, and substitulEr a word of
his own "to mako sense" u; he puts it.
we will indorse the prayer cure, and
give it iive.inch electro ad. free, one
, year, top column, next TO reading mat
tor. All omissions and wrong insertions
7 to be made good at end of contract
TtraS SQttagS. .....
The only way TO deal with liar il
; to beat him at his own game. VIVA
, started this item was reading about al
American who had been to Europe, and
>, who was telling friend who knew he wa:
liar, about his trip across the Atlantic,
and how, on the 18th OF the month";
"lhey encountered u swarm of locusts
y and the locusts carried every stitch o.
l canvas off the ship" The listener
= looked thoughtfuly amoment, and ther
he said hositatingly: "Yes; | guess We
met the same swarm of locustS the next
day, the 26th. Every locust had on o
pair of canvas pants" The first hal
: went around the corner and kicked him
y self.-Pecb's SHn.