The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-02-06
WIT AND WISDOM.

WHEN prayers ate strongest mercies
are nearest. 81,
TO RULE ones anger is well; to pre-
vent it is better. ..t
CEystRR il the tax man pays for be-
ing eminent. ,. ..
WHEN three-eyed Dick remarked,
"Now is the winter Of our discomfort"
he probably longed for some-her.-
Whitehall Times.
THE word dollar is Of German origin,
but an American woman never thinks OF
this when she is teasing her husband for
the cash to buy new bonnet. mf |
WOMEN never will be as well paid for
lecturing as men, simply because they
have done 80 much Of the thing for moth
ing. Hartford Sunddg Journal
"a Youyd Wife's Greatest Trial" is
probably to find out whether it would be
proper to starch her husbands shirt
over or only the bosom and cuffs.
No PREACHER is listened to but Time,
which gives us the same train and turn
Of thought that elder people have tried
in vain to put into our heads before.
A YOUNG man in Massachusetts, writes
four letters day to his girl. We would
be willing to bet Il silk hat that that Ell.
gagement breaks of before New Years.
A CONNECTICUT woman claims to be
III years old, and she probably is, for
we see by the papers that she knows
how to make old-fashioned pumpkin
pies.
IT is well enough to be rich. but to
parade your riches il contemplate. A
man may be proud of his house, but it is
not necessary to ride on ridgepole,
says the proverb.
THEY say you can see the new comet
now with the aid Of glass. Be care
full to take glass Of the right kind;
otherwise you may see two COMETS
Boston GtOJe. .
AN Oakland, Me-, lady died last week,
from the effect Of eating cloves; at least,
80 her physician said. This should be
a warning to the young men who go out
between the acts at the theatre.
WASTING to have quiet time the
other day the editor hung the Office
towel outside the front door, and the
usual run of callers all thought some
one was dead and passed by on tiptoe.
A FASHION editor says: "Now that
cats heads are being used TO adorn bon
nets, the cat must CO." We hope he
won't go out any more at night than he
now does. -K'entucky SUITE Journal.
IT would be better for you if you
could be contented with what you have
instead of making yourself miserable by
wishing for what you have not. If you
look up all day a chip will sometimes
fall into your eye. $40 500.
We can say Of some men what the
Scotchman said of his horse: He is
an honest beast, "a | told you. He
threatened to come down with me some
day and nearly break my neck, and he
has kept his word"
A CHICAGO girl has taken poison on
account OF Milwaukee man. The girls
in that city seem to be getting worse
and worse. We don't believe that even
a Boston girl would poison herself on
account Of Milwaukee man. -Phiia-
deiphid CnH.
A JOURNAL some time ago offered
school prize for the best essay on
Honesty" OF the twenty-three re-
sponses received large proportion
proved to have been stolen, and one, a
poem, was stolen entire. He who
breaches honesty needs watching. -NeW
orleans FicayUne.
A LOUISVILLE burglar had a narrow
escape last week. He attempted to break
into an editors house, but escaped be-
fore the editor conld head him off and
rob him. The editor has since had his
name taken out of the directory and the
plate off his door, and goes about with a
sort of wiIl-you- walk-into.my.parlor
the-spider-to-the fly ali. Pecks Sun.
\ SHORT time ago London pawn
broker was aroused about n. m. by q
vigorous pounding at his street door.
Hastily throwing on dressing gown, he
rushed TO the window and demanded
"Who's there ~ 81 want to know the
time, came the response from the pave
ment in the familiar tones of n freuucnt
customer "What do you mean by call.
ing me up at this time o night to ask
snch question as tlpt ?" replied the
! rate pawnbrokcr. "Weli, and to whom
else should | come p was the rejoinder,
III husky accents; "yon've got my
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