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Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1871-04-08
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Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1871-04-08
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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-06-22

Hope is the dawn ofjoy, and memo
ry its twilight.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-06-22
Decay Of the Whale Fishery.

Twenty-Five years ago, in May,
1916, the Norwich Bulletin says there
were 1872 vessels engaged in the
whale fishery from the United States.
Two hundred and tifty-three were
owed in New Bedford, Mass, and II
in New London. The whole fleet is
re luced to 27S, of which Is are in
port. New Bedford has only III,
and New London only %. Twenty
five years ago there were 26 ships en-
gagged in the whale fishery from Ston-
ington, II from Mystic, and 63 from
Sag harbor. In 1916 the vessels em-
plOyed were generally of much larg-
er size than those now in the fishery,
and including Greenport and some
other smaller places bordering on the
Sound, there was more whaling tom
mage in New London and vicinity
than can now be counted in the en-
tire fleet of American vessels. The
present year is one of great depres-
sion in the business. Ofthe 40 ves-
sells now in port in New Bedford, it
is said that only four are refitting,
and of the twelve in port here only
two are preparing for new voyages.
The low price ruling for both sperm
and whale oil hold out small induce
ments to enter upon new adventures
We learn that the cargoes which
have arrived here this year are gen.
orally still on hand. The whale fish.
cry has been called the nursery O
American seamen, and the decline o
this business is doubtless one reason
why seamep are now found to be Sc
scarce to th64Merchant service.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-06-22
The Gates of Puget Sound.

The Pillars of Hercules, ON which
swing the gates of inlet and outlet to
the Mediterranean Sea, are but the
posts of wicket compared to the
gigantic portals of De Fuca. The
width of the entrance is fourteen miles.
The northern gate post, Cape Bonilla,
is the seaward buttress of a range OF
mountains, some of which are 5000 to
1000 feet high. They are covered
Flattery, the headland on the south,
is a wonder that men in the various
sections of the United States should
travel around the globe to see. 1t is
the termination of the snow clad
Olympic range. Where it breaks
down into the ocean it is perpendi-
cular wall one hundred feet high, of
rugged, contorted rock, a congl0mer-
ate of bowlders of basaltic beachsand,
round cobble stones and pebbles, soli-
dified into the hardness of adamant.
The material presents the resistance
of flint. But a force ofnature in some
far back age cracked, broke and de-
ranged it, as a man with the grip of
his fingers would splinter an army
biscuit. Immense blocks stand de-
tached in every position. Down be-
meath them the sea has tor centuries
been drilling and boring into the rock,
and has made vast and deep grottoes,
and arches, and colonnades, into
which the tides ebb and flow, and
where the seals live and love and
raise families of baby seals, and where
violet-colored cormorants, petrels,
guillemots, harlequin ducks and mu-
ros make rests, and make music of a
deliciousness that money cannot buy.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-06-22
ITEMS FOR THE LADIES.

What shape is kiss? Elliptical Ia
liptic.,le) of course.
Ladies' watches are now made in an
oval case to look like lockets, and worn
on the necklace.
A st Louis contemporary says the
recent baby show there made great
noise. ...
In England the fact is said to be
demonstrated that women will not
confide in female physician as much
as In male doctor.
Female suffrage has been the cause
ola sad act in Detroit. Mr. Joseph
COburn committed suicide because his
wife wanted to vote.
This is the way an Ohio paper an,
nounces an incident: "Born April
u, to w. B. and Jennie o. Hearn, :,
daughter. Shall vote when she is 2l."
There is report that a college fol
women is to be. established at Cam
bridge University, in England.
SCENE IN CHIcAGo.-"Is Mrs. Jones
at homer" mo, but walk in. She
has just stepped out to get a divorce
and will be back in few moments.'
In Detroit, a club of bachelors has
been formed, the cardinal principle o
which is that no lady shall be married
6y any member unless she can brin(
her husband $4,000 and a brici
house.
Why is a baby, like shear 0
wheat? Because it is first Graded, AM
then thrashed, and finally becomes tn
fower of the family.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-06-22

The CRUST OF THE EARTH.-If we
bury thermometer fifty feet below
the surface of the earth the mercury
will remain at the same point the
year round, in winter and in summer,
showing that the influence of the sun
does not reach below that depth. If
we carry the thermometer fifty feet
lower, the mercury will rise one de-
gree, and will rise in the same ratio
for every fifty feet we go down. 1t
can be easily calculated at what depth
all known substances will melt. This
would not exceed fifty miles. 1t will
be thus seen that the crust-Or solid
part-of the earth is exceedingly thin,
in proportion to the diameter; not so
thick as an egg-shell, in proportion to
the size of the egg, With a crust so
thin, constantly cooling, and produc-
ing pressure upon the internal mas
ses, it is not strange that the bed of the
ocean should be elevated in a single
day, and whole cities have been sunk
in the same space of time. The side
of a volcanic mountain once broke
away, and the livid masses flowed
out, forming q river twelve miles
wide, which in its course, melted
down six hills 600 feet high, filling VI
valleys 900 feet deep, and spreading
over a surface l, 100 square miles.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-06-22
A Novel and Curious Vegetable.

In tract of country in the south
western part of Africa, distinguished
for its dry but rich soil, the Boston
Journal of Chemistry says, q gigantic
perennial melon has been discovered,
which is q most delicious, wholesome
fruit, and which is largely consumed
by the native inhabitants as food. In
order that this melon may flom ish, it
is necessary that it should strike its
roots through the sand thirty feet to
reach permanent moisture. This it
does and grows in great luxuriance,
where all else is shriveled and parched
by heat. But this is not all. If it
were simply a huge melon, with
smooth and delicate skin, every one
would be destroyed by wild beasts be-
fore coming to maturity. To prevent
this, nature has armed its outer rind
with covering of long, sharp, terri
ble thOrns which solacerate Tie mouth
and nose ofanimals that they aie gad
to leave them alone in all t,.eir tempt.
ing freshness. Man, with his hand.
and sharp knives, finds little difficulty
in opening the luscious fruit. The ma
tives have no necessity of putting
fences about their melon patches, fol
the plants are self-protective.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-06-22
Circumstantial Evidence.

A remarkable case, showing the
danger of circumstantial evidence,
has Just been concluded in Toledo.
Nearly three years ago, Robert
Sharpe was found dead with shot
and slugs in his brain. A man nam
cd Harrington, who had been on in
innate terms with the deceased, was
arrested for the murder. The evil
dence was wholly circumstantial, but
SO successfully "worked up" by the
detectives, that Harrington was con-
victed and sentenced to the peniten-
tiary. His lawyers became interes-
ted in his case, and although Harringy
ton was poor man they determined
to fight his cause to the end. After
a long and arduous struggle through
the District and Supreme Courts, an
order was obtained, and that trial has
just been closed.
The main points in the evidence on
Which he was convicted were the sim
ilarity of the shot in the body of the
dead man with that Of the shot-bag
belonging to Harrington; the cor
respondence Of pieces Of q ncwspa-
per found near the scene of the sup
posed murder, and assumed to be
part of the gun-wadding, with q torn
paper in Harrington's residence and
piece in his vest pocket; and that
the motive for the murder was to be
found in the alleged fact of Sharpe
having come to Toledo with several
hundred dollars of money, which
Harrington knew, and that no one
else was so intimate with him.
On the second trial it was rendered
doubtful whether there was SINH
larity in the shot. 1t was clearly
proven that the pieces ofpapcr alleg-
ed to have been picked up at the
scene of the murder were not there
at the time of the finding Of the body,
nor for o day or two afterward, and
the inference was unavoidable that
they were put there by the detectives
to aid them in "working up" the case
against Harrington. 1t was further
proven that Sharpe was destitute
when he arrived in Toledo, and that
Harrington was doing his best to aid
him in procuring employment. 10
crown all, an aliJi was clearly and
satisfactorily proven. Harrington
was declared innocent, and the jury
voluntarily gave him letter, signed
by every member, repeating, in en-
phatic terms, their belief in his Gu
tire innocence or any knowledge OF
the supposed murder, and bearing
testimony Of his uniform good char
acler. The public sentiment unani-
mously coincided with this verdict.
The former employer Of Harrington
Immediately took him back into his
service.
1t causes an unpleasant shuddcr tc
reflect that q perfectly innocent man
Of good character, suffered two years
of degrading punishment, and mar
, rowly escaped an ignominiou;
death for q crime of which he knew
nothing. 1t is another warning
the danger of an implicit trust il
f wholly circumstantial evidence, ant
, a protest against the detectives il
working up case against one the!
choose to suspect.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-06-22
HUMORS OF THE DAY.

What does a grocer do with all his
things before he sells them? Gives
them weigh.
How TO CURE A CoLD.-F'irst catch
your cold, then proceed as with bacon.
The number of horses in the coun-
try that are "going to beat Dexter" is
said to be getting very large.
"Pa, is Pennsylvania the father OF
all the other States?" "Certainly not
my child; why do you ask that ques-
tiOn?n "Because see all the news
papers call it Pa"
A wag lent clergyman horse,
which ran away and threw him, and
then claimed credit for "aid in spread
ing the gospel"
An Illinois rural paper advertises:
"Wanted-a good rain; one that UNI
derstands the business thoroughly.
Apply all over the country.
care those people all indigent?'
asked an elegant young lady who
was passing through the wards of the
poor. house in her native town.
"Oh no, Miss, nothing of the kind"
answered the matron, who misappli-
ed the term, "they are only poor"
A man telling about a wonderful
parrot hanging in cage from the
window of a house which he had often
passed, said, ut cries "Stop thief' Sc
natural, that every time l hear it !
always stop"
/ A little boy, three years old, who
has a brother of three months, gave
as a reason for the latter's good con-
duct: "Baby doesn't cry tears be-
cause he doesn't drink any water, and
he can't cry milk"
1t Was Madame de Stael who re.
marked of a conceited acquaintance;
"Whenever see him, feel the same
pleasure that receive from looking at
q fond couple-he and his self-love
live so happily together"
! An attorney observed to brother
in court that he thought whisker;
very unprofessiOnal. "You are right u
replied his friend; "a lawyer can moi
be too barefaced."
J., In Germany there are published
thirty three journals especially devot.
ed to humor, and their circulation
aggregates about 300, 900.
! An observing individual in a very
healthy village, seeing the sexton a
work in q hole in the ground, inquir
ed what he was about. "Digging
grave, sir" digging grave! Why
I thought people didn't die often here
do they?" "Oh, no, sir! they neve
die but once"
"Johnny," said one of the boys to
bereaved friend, who had just lost hi
|, father, "yer behaved we'll at the fune
ral.n "Oh, pshaw!" replied Johnny
, with the air Of one whose merits wer
!, only half recognized, "you shoul
, have seen me at the grave"
A horned toad from the swamps {
, Nevada came through the mail o di:
> tance of three thousand miles to
merchant OF Wilmington, VT, la'
3 week, having ridden the whole di!
| tance encased in q sardine box, froI
which he was taken out in the best
health and spirits.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-06-22
A Sensible Young Man.

The late Col. Sam Colt, patentee of
Colts pistol, was himself a practical
mechanic. BY his will he left to his
nephew an immense fortune. At the
time of Colts death the nephew was
learning his trade of machinist in
his uncle's shop, working diligently in
his overalls by day, subject to the same
rules as other apprentices. On his
uncle's death he became q millionaire;
but choosing guardian to manage
his property, he continued at his labor
and served his apprenticeship. Now,
as he walks the rooms of his fine
house, or drives his handsome and
costly team, he has a consciousness
that if his riches take to themselves
wings and fly away, he is furnished
with the means Of getting an honest
livelihood, and make a fortune for
himself.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-06-22
Oregon.

The Willamette Valley, Oregon, has
generally been regarded as the best
part of the State. A writer, who was
recently there, says of it:
"Valley Of the Willamette, or Wal
a-met, as some contend it should be
called, has its rich rolling prairies and
heavily timbered hills and valleys,
while the climate is damp, decidedly
damp. 1t is common saying here
that it is an extraordinary dry time If
it didn't rain thirteen months in the
year; and, though I am inclined to
believe that statement to be stretch
of the imagination, truth compels me
to say that from five to seven months
in the year that the mist is so thick
that outdoor labor, as a general rule,
is suspended-in fact, the damp is so
prevalent from November to July that
person who has resided here for any
length of time is supposed to have
webs grow on his feet, like a duck, so
as to enable him to navigate-hence
the name of the TebfOOt. Want of
energy and want of enterprise has in
the past been the dra awback."
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-06-22
olemnly. "There will be some way

solemnly. "There will be some way
yet; we amt o goin' to starve:"
But it looked very dark. They had
neither food nor fuel stored, nor money
to purchase with, and bleak Deem
ber's cutting winds We're hiIed VIII m
prophecy. Even Mrs. Kingston
seemed about to give up hope. IN,
One day she sat conversing WIN
her husband, with little Cora playing
on the floor beside ber, when sudde1-
ly there came sharp and eager rap
upon the door.
'"There, mother, some ones knocks
ing!" SAID Farmer Kingston, uneasi-
III heered it, Reuben she replied,
reading his thoughts. II s'pose 1t Is
the doctor wantin' his pay, but p'rapss
he won't be hard upon us, arter all. l
hope so, leastwise- laud sakes!"
For before she reached the door. 1t
was flung wide open, and in rushed a
hand some Stranger, who caught little
Cora up, ard straightway began ca.
ressing her, and calling her his sweet
lost darling. -
WWa,al, I never! Naow, stranger,
who be We, any way?" she cried, after
she had sufficient time to catch her
breath.
Then he told his story. He was a
city merchant, he informed them,
and and Cora was his only child, her
mother dying when she was only three
days old. He then put her out to
nurse, and the nurse having received
her pay in advance, had run away,
and left the child in little basket by
the wayside-where Reuben Kingston
found It. The father had been near
ly distracted when first he learned his
loss, but after the first grief was over
had set himself to work untiring to
find her. Link by link the chain was
put together, till now he stood there
with evidence complete that little
Cora was his daughter.
"You seem to be quite poor" he
said, looking hurriedly about the
room.
Then of course, they told the
story OF the mortgage, not with any
thought of asking help, but only that
he might know that they were not
always poor. ,,,,,
"How much is the place worth?" he
asked. "Imean how much could you
now purchase it for?'
IA thousand dollars was the an
swer.
He took a piece Of paper from his
pocket-book, wrote something on II
then folded it within his hand.
"Will you keep Cora still mean,
If I will pay her board, and let me
come to see her occasionally" he
asked.
"We'd gladly keep her for nothing
said Mrs Kingston, sadly, 'it we
were only at our own home. AS 1t i
Well have to take whatever you will
give"
He slipped the folded paper into hel
hand.
II can not make a long stay at pres
ent,nhe said. IL shall come agair
one month from now; perhaps yo!
will have moved ere that" And af
ter kissing Cora once more he left thu
room abruptly.
"Did I ever!" cried Mrs. Kingston
her cap frills shaking more violently
than was recorded in the opening o
this story. "FTve MousCynd dollars! a
am living sinner, and thanking III
beside. Wa-al, Inever seed the bea
ont, but, Reuben, here's the chs :k."
So the baby brought blessing il
mora WAYS than one
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-06-22
japanese Picture Books.

From the London Art journal.
The most current literature intelli-
gible to every one, vastly diffused, and
forming the real mental diet of the
multitude, Is O system of pictorial
books, the most artistic series Ofwhich
Is by O school of associated artists,
with Hofksai for their chief. These
are printed in colors or plain, at O sim
gle Impression on one side of q light
tinted paper, which doubles to form a
leaf, and very often divides the print
cutting in halves the figures, to which
accident the artists are indifferent.
The exquisite delicacy of touch Of
these impressions, partly due to the
softness Of the material, seems like
the handiwork of nature itself in a
tender poetical mood. Europeans
have no process by which the vital
qualities of things can be given with
equal facility, precision Of design, and
thoroughness Of spirit. These sketch
books and colored albums embody the
history, poetry, legends, mythology,
myrths, arts, trades, customs, jugglery
magic, science, and natural history
in fine, the whole life of the people in
a cheap form, and keep alive their
artistic sensitiveness. They are
taught by the pictorial representations
or images of things rather than by
literary descriptions. Hence to them
the style of the design has the same
relative importance that the style Of
writing has with us. All thati is best
and worst in their taste, true and false
in their lives, is garnered into these
picture-books, which evoke ardently
the sympathies of a highly impressi-
ble race passionately fond of nature.
Although there Are marked differences
of style in them, betraying the dis
tance between pupils aAu masters
hand, yet there is a similarity of spirit
and execution in all, indicative of a
common fountain-head of national
kill and feeling.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-06-22

A good deed Is never lost. As un-
der currents influence vessel, so does
habit our character, aud whether they
speed us on the way of our wishes or
rstard our progress, their power is not
the less important because impercep-
! tible.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1871-08-19
GENERAL WM. MAHONE.
Atmospheric.

Phenomena arc singularly frequent
in the west this year. Near Spring
field, ILL.,, some days ago, Il Cyclone,
beside doing serious mischief, presented
a series of wonderful changes. To the
eyes of the spectator it first appeared
as a mighty whirlwind, the lower
stratum of the air seeming to stand
perfectly still. Then there succeeded
a circular motion, which every instant
increased in velocity, whirling up
everything it swooped upon like bits
of paper. A cylindrical column of
dust took shape, reaching like a gigan-
tic pillar to the sky, aud through this
immense funnel stream of smoky
cloud appeared to descend. Fence
rails We're picked up like straws and
sent flying through the air. At times
a river of fire seemed to empty itself
from the moving column, to the un-
speakable dismay of those who wit
messed it. Several good people very
nearly suffered translation after the
fashion of Elijah, and saved them
selves only by falling PROSTATE and
clinging strongly to permanent sup
port. Curiously enough, the actual
damage was quite small, as the pillar
of destruction traversed only short
distance
The Ouachita telegraph., 1871-08-19

Supreme Court has rendered judg-
ment so manifestly contrary to both
law and equity as the one in this case,
but the times we live in and the up
hearals we have passed through have
unfortunately brought to every citizens
recognition the fact that the Bench is
no longer Indifferent to tho appeals of
passion, the Establishments of fiattery
and the seductive influences OF self
interest. The conviction is too general
that the judiciary, as at present organ
lied, is not beyond the reach of such
advocates, for clearly wronged suitor
for justice to account for an individual
Injury under the solemn sanction of
the Court of last resort. He is satsi-
fled to appeal to an intelligent public
for Il reversal of the decree, knowing
that their interest in the sanctity of the
laws and the purity of the judicial
ermine far surpasses his.
VIM. CALDERWOOD.