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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-09
The 3ld.FaslilOnCd Mother.

Thank God! some of us have an
fashioned mother. Not q wolnaR
of the period, cnnmclcd and paiutcd,
with her great chignon, her curls and
hustle; whose white, jewclcd hands
never have felt the clasp OF baby fin
gers but adcar o'd- fashioned, sweet
voiced mother, with eyes in whose
clear depths the love light shono,
and brown hair threaded with silver,
lyin" smooth upon her faded check.
Those dear hands worn with toll,
gently guided our tottcriug steps in
childhood, and smooihcl ourpillows
iu sickness even reaching out to us
in ycarnirg tenderness, when her
spirit was baptized in the pcarly
spray Of the river. Blessed is tho
memory of an old-fashoncd mother.
II floats to lis now, like the beautiful
perfume of some woodland blossoms.
The music Of other voices may DO
lost, but the cntrancing memory OF
hers will echo in our souls forever.
Other faces will fade away and be
forgotten, but hers will shine on I'M
til the light from heavens portals
shall glorify our own. When in the
iitlul pauses of busy life our feet
wander back to the old homestead,
and, crossing the wcll-worn thrcsh-
old, stand once more in the low,
quaint room, 50 hallowcd by her
presence, how the feeling Of childish
innocence ana dependence comes
over us, and we kncel down in tho
moltca sunshine. streaming through
the western window-iust where,
long years ago, we knclt by our
mothers knee, lisping "Our Father
How many times when the tempter
lures us on has the memory of those
sacred hours, that mothers words,
her ijuth and prayers, saved us from
puuging into the deep abyss of SIN!
Years have filled great drifts between
her and Us, but they have not bid
den from our sight the glory of her
pure, unselish love.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-09
Cattle Ponds for Farms.

The severe droughts which visit
every year some portions of the coun-
try, cause, where streams are few and
small and springs Ii" deep, much
suffering to the cattle and Il great
deal of labor in supplying them with
the necessary water to keep them
alive. We have often been in sec
tions of this kind when u drought
prevailed, and we have known farm
crs to be obliged to send their cattle
from one to three miles to water,
but it was done only once day
We have wondered many times that
they never attempted to provide for
such emergencies upon their own
premises, which all Of them could
do. The wafer from the roofs of the
oul-buildiugs, If carefully gathered
in ois,crns OF ample capacity, would
generally be sufficient for all the
stock these buildings would shelter.
But in times Of great drought they
would probably he drained. In this
view, good-sized, deep ponIs, we'll
constructed, could not fail 10 meet,
all the demand. A pratcal engi.
nccr speaking on this subject peril.
ncntly says:
sin travelling through the country.
am often surprised that farmers do
not take advantage of low places
and convert them, at little expense
Of deepening and sodding the banks,
into ponds to receive the rainfall
from the surrounding lands, aud
thus supply their stock with water.
The pond oucc made should be
strongly fenced and surrounded by
willows to prevent evaporation. The
fence will prevent cattle from get
ting into il. There should be pas
sage leading to the pond, on the
north side, whp7e tho water would bc
accessible outside OF part of the en-
closure. This plan i invariably
adopted in England. There L have
oflcn seen one pond common to our
fields. They clean them every third
year."
The approach to the water, it
should be borne IN ipipd must grad
ually dcsceld, SO ,hat the portion Of
the pond FENCED out should be of
sumkicnt depth to draw all the wa
tor within reach. of the cattle, and the
width of the approach should give
ample room for the two or three cat
tloto ,lrinh at onp time.-GergaG-
t0tcA IcleJruph.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-09
CURIOUS AND SCIENTlFlC.

The phosphoro'cent matter In hsh-
"a is asserted 70 be merely fat In
paper lately read before the Asso.
citation ofNnturalists and Physicians,
Of Turin.
Baron dc Eoyls I.,ngchsWps, In q
communication 10 the chronological
Society Of London, estimates the
number OF known species Of dragon
fish at 1874.
DR., Iljn|lclln 10 Of the opinion that
the introduction OF .hc r0thtoe and
more vegetable diet hns caused the
decrease in lcprosy in Europe since
the Middle Ages.
Two-thirds Of all the zinc produc.
cd is manufactured into sheets. The
remainder Is employed In making
brass, in wire, IN 2inc.white A A snh-
stitute for lead in paint. and tor cast
ings. The two chief requirements
for zinc sheets arc roofing aad sheath
ing the bottoms Of ships.
An English chemist has been ex-
perimenting for The purpose OF as.
ccrtaining how much Of various
kinds Of food must be eaten In order
to make one pound Of flesh. lie
comes to the oonclnson that itrcqulr-
cs Is pounds OF milk, lC0 OF tnrnipa,
80 Of potatoes, 80 of carrots, 8 OF oat-
meal, 7IS of barley meal, and 80 Of
beans.
Some recent preparation have
proved dangerously explosive on
being mixed by the apOthecary. A
lady in England recently put box
otpills which had been prescribed
for her in her bosom. In q short
time there 'ras severe explosion,
and she was badly burned. The re-
cipe was a mixture of oxyd of silver,
muriat OF morphia and extract of
gcntian.
A Western ply sician successfully
used ipeCacrlanha In dclirium trcm.
ems. lie first gave il rs an emetic,
and afterwards from Is to Is grains
every other hour. Connected with
this remedy hc used shower baths,
md let the patients frequently drink
strong beef tea, without any alco.
hOlic stimulants. II quietcd the ncrv-
ogs systpm, excited the appetite, act
cd on secretion, and uniformly pro-
duCed sleep, curing the patients in
nearly every case.
Prof. II. A. Gould, who has gone to
the Argentine ltcpublic to axe charge
of the National Observatory ut Tor.
dova, writes homo very enthusiastic
cally in regard to the splcndors OF
the Southern heavens. lie SAVE the
magniii+cnce of tho Milky Way il.
indcscribablc, exhibiting huge clus.
ttrs, the sight OF which through the
telescope eyokcs exclanialions OF
! delight and surprise from every be.
holder, young and Did, and whether
with or withou. astl opomical iniOr-
nation.
The Stevens Institute of TechnO-
! logy hss an electro. .mognet, made in
! Ansonia, Conn, which weighs about
Loo pounds, ami has a lining force
estimated at between 40 and 10 tons.
About 400 pounds OF copper wire,
cue-ffth of an inch thick, Is wonad
on eight 'pools, each " inches high
, by IL. inches external diameter.
The cores arc hollow, and 8 inches
1 in diameter, by 5 feet 3 inches in
length. Thi, magnet is about fvo
times as powerful rs that used by
Faraday in his famous researches.
From paper On the vertebrate
animals Of Aus,rIiia, lately publisli-
cd BY Mr.. Ayetft, the Curator Of the
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-09
What Prussia Docs With the Money.

The London Times says: Now
that considerable portion OF tho
war indemnify, l,500000,-has been
liquidatcd by France, it will be in
icresting 10 know, what becomes Of
the money. In the first place, $685.
00O,000f being the purchase money
for the Alsatain railways, must be
deducted from the gum total. Tho
rest, l,l7j,0OO,0OOt, is cpual to H.
100000 thalcrs. OF this 100000
thalers have been reserved to endow
the generals, and another 100000
thalcrs to assist those members Of
the landwchr and reserve whose pc
cuniary circumstances have suffered
in the war. Two million thalers
more will indemnify the Germans
expelled from France; 100000 tha-
lcrs are allotted to ship-owners
whose vessels were seized or detain-
ed in the harbor by the blockade, and
abaut 20,00O,0OO, thalers have to 40 to
the inhibitants of Alsacc and Lor-
raine for damages sustained and pro-
visions supplied both to the French
and Germans in the campaign. Add
to tho 10000 900 thalcrs required for
repairs and rolling stock of the AL
SAGE Lorraine railways, and we have
total of l2,OG0,0O0 thalers consum.
ed in redressing some OF the evils
wrought by the war. Ofthe remain
ing 27l 100000 thalcrs the government
would, under new act Of Parlia-
mcnt, be entitled to appropriate 240,-
100000 thaiers as pension for inval-
ids but, as the whole sum is not re-
quircd at once, and as the individual
States are anxious to have a portion
of their war cXpcditurc REIN hurscd,
it is assumed that only 3l,OOO0O0
will revert to the pension list for the
present, and the remaining 100000.
600 be distributed. The division is
made according to the number Of
men supplied by each State. Ia
other words, Prussia, or rather the
late North German Confederacy, re-
, ccivcs tivc.siXths of the whole, the
remaining sixth being portioned ont
between bavaria, Wurtcmbcrg, Ba.
den and the southern half of llcssc,
which before the war had q separate
contingent. The 2O0,00O,0O0 thalers
thus accruing TO North Germany
will be employed in rcplcnishing the
war treasury and camrclling pOr-
ton of the war debt The war treas
ury amounts, it is well known, to
3O,O00,OoO thaicrs. AS to the war
debt, treasury bonds to the amount
of 3j,0OO,OOO thalcrs were redeemed
in the last few weeks, GS,OO0,0OO iha-
lcrs more fell due before the lst Of
February, and 100000 paper mon
cy are to be Withdrawn from circula-
tion in the course Of the present
NC0r,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-09

is of great Importance to inquir,
which are tho lesst productive of
fatal i.sucs, and to this inquiry lhave
given much attention during a full
half century. The lnotality from
fever which attondcd upon the early
settlements Of Western New York,
Ohio and Illinois, when tho great
mass OF enigrants wcro New Eng.
land people, filed the Northern mind
with griet and dismay; and the des-
trustiOn Of life has not been propor-
tionately lessened by the infusion OF
auch numbers Of foreign birth more
recently. Among physicians there
has existed no difference OF opinion
upon this subject; and it is not
doubted by any that the suffering
from fever In all the gra,n-producing
portions Of our country Ia A great At
the present as at anv pravious period,
although the proportion Of mortality
has probably been reduced by i'm.
proved treatment.
by contrast it may be stated that II
has not been many years siuoe tho
extinguishment Of the Indian claims
In Northern Georgia, Alabama, Mis-
sissippi and Arkansas laid upon for
settlement and cultivation large
bodies of productive cotton lands,
which were grccdily seized upon by
omigrants from the Atlantic and
Northern States and from Europe.
The forests and canebrakes were
swept away with great rapidity, and
the increase IN the supply Of upland
cotton gave evidence Of great agrl-
cultural enterprise. Upon investlga.
tion by qualified physicians and
others, there has seemed to be no
room for doubt that fevers have pre-
vailed less and with less proportion.
81 mortality among these people than
among the producers of corn and
wheat in the new States Of the West ;
and they have not suffered such in.
Jury from exposure to the sun az il
was supposed they would. The con-
sequence is, that the belt Of country
alluded to has filled up with m in.
dustrlous and prosperous population,
the cultivation Of cotton being at
least four times more rcmuncrativc
than that of grain.
Yellow fever, of which great fear
is Justly felt, is not an epidemic dis
ease prevailing from year to year,
but a form OF fever occurring only
occasionally as an epidemic, and con-
fined almost exclusively to cities md
towns upon the rivers. EmiErants
establishing themselves upon the
uplands have nothing to tear from
such visitations of diseases; nor has
Asiatic cholera ever yet visited the
agriculturalists of the region spoken
OF Dyscntcry and pneumonia pre-.
val to n less extent than in a colder
climate, and scarlet tcver has only
| made Its appearance in those settle
mcnts within few years, and with
out the fatality so common TO .he dis.
! case elsewhere.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-09
Horse Stables.

Managers are better than racks for
feeding Any animals, and we are glad
TO know that the old and iniurion.
plan of compelling animals TO haul
their feed down from racks-w hich
10 contrary to laws Of nature and
reason-is rapidly being done away
with. The mnngcr in horse stable
should be suited ut " convenient
height for the horse TO cnt comfort
nbly. We are opposed to the plan
adopted by many OF leaving a space
between The maugcr ard floor for
putting bedding, for the reason thNl
the strong scented amnOni-cal 90.
which arises from straw soaked with
urine, is unhealthy for the horse to
inhalc; and further, being directly
beneath the feeding mangcr, the hay
will be more or less injured by it.
Another objection ia, tho bedding,
when packed in that manner, has no
chance to dry. The litter Of all diff
fercnt stalls should be removed and
spread upon the barn floor or out OF
doors, il The weather will admit OF
II but II there be no chance to do
either of these, we should prefer to
shake 1t up thoroughly aud place it
along the side of the stalls as far
back as possible, so that it may have
some chance to dry out. Aflcr the
bedding has been removed, and floor
made clean, some absorbent should
| be put on, such as spent tan bark,
chaG, or sawdust; never use lime or
ashes, as they will bo likely TO in
jure the hair Of the animal. Fresh,
dry earth is one of the best materials
I to use for purifying and drying up
stable hoors. The stable should Le
40 arranged, with regard to light.
that person on coming from with
out would experience no difficulty
! in observing objects within. 1t is not
best to have bright beam of light
let in Immediately upon the horses
cycs; but it should be a diDused and
subdued light. Ventilation should
always have particular attention, and
the convenience of this purpose so
arranged that current of air coming
directly upon the horse may al any
time be shut off. A horse coming
heated from the road, put in stall
with the chilling winter winds blow
ing in a strong current upon him, ia
very much in dongcr of taking cold
and being stitlcncd up Ohio Favm-
or.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-09
FRIENDS.
a Gallic Legend.
BY IoHy q. SAxB.

| \ GENTLEMAN, about to make
| A trip at aea, whs begged to take
| Commissions fDT n dozen friends.
| One wants watch another sends
For wine--"A very special cnsk;
And-if It's not to much TO nsk'
some choice cigars q box Will do;
Or, while you're atst, purchase twow
Another friend would like q pair
or Ofboots-"They re so much cheaper thore;''
A lady FREUD would have hun buy
Some laceS-"lfthey re mo- too high"
Another wants box ofgloves;
, "French lids, You know, are Zeal lov0sl"
Thus one wants this ;another, that;
A book, Il bonnet, ora hat
Enough to make the moody man
$50 high their "small cOmmlSSi0nS' ran,
In tale and bulk) repent that he
Had ever thought to cross the sen
MoreOver,--be 1t here remarked,-~
Before the gentleman embarked,
His friends for fear he might forgct
Their little errands, plainly set
Their wishes down In black and white:
A sensible proceeding-Quitei
But-as it happened a friend
with one exceptlon) thought to send
The ready money, ana 70 my ., ,,u
The man embarhs; secs Paris. Rome,
And other cities then comes homo
We'll pleased with much that met his eye
Rut having, somehow, fnlled TO buy
A single thing for any friend
THE wherewithal. Well, need say
That soon his nelghbOrs came to pay
Their greetings at his safe return,
And charming health and (also) learn.
About their little errands-what
For each the traveller had got?
"By Joven he said, at makes me sad
TO think what wretched luck had!
For as nj sea sat one day
Arranging In proper way
The papers you so kindly sent,
A gale arose. and of they went
Into the ocean Dor could
Remember aught you bade me buy n
But" grumbled one. "if that were 50,
How comes it,, sir, you, CHANGED TO know
What hia mans errand was? forhe
Has got what he desired, we see !"
"Falih so he has-beyOnd doubtt
And this is low 1t came about:
= ia memorandum chanced TO hold
a certain sum ofsolid gold
And thus the paper by It's weight
Escaped the others windy fate ~
--Lcd1ey.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-09

Sidney Museum, we learn that no
woodpcckers or hhmming- birds have
eyor been met with IL that country.
Among birds, tho parrot 10 the most
prominent, there being more than
sixty species. Reptiles abound,
among them n species OF crocodile,
individuals Of which frequently grow
to the extraordinary length Of thirty
feet, and occasion much trouble TO
tho co.onists. No one Of the five vc-
nomous snakes OF the country is 80
deadly as the English viper. The
uumber Of known harmless species
is sevcnty-Gve.
Among recent discoveries In fossil
botany Is the occurrence Of three or
four species Of tree ferns, like those
OF the coal period, in the Devonian
formation Of New York and Ohio,
which underlies the coal. by this
discovery, made by the geological
surveys Of those States under the di-
fection of Profs. Hall and Newbcr:y
respectively, the existence Of those
gigantic ferns is carried back as FAR
AZ the bottom OF the middle Devo.
niaD. One OF them, says DR.. Daw-
son, their describcr, has the cellular
structure and vascular bundles In
such preservation as to show their
microscopic structure, which is pre-.
'cisely similar to that Of modern
ferns.
The English journals report that
during recent explorations in the
moss on the shores of Loch Etive
Argyle County, Scotland, the re-
mains Of an extensive lake dwelling
were discovered. The platform Of
this structure is sixty feet in diane
ter, and the dwelling in the middle
Is fifty feet long and tNcnty.cight
feet broad. There was also discoy-
cred in large cairn q structure com.
posed Of huge stoncs, and consisting
OF two chambers, each twenty fee,
long, connected BY apassage of nearly
the same length. Onc broken urn
and the remains OF four others were
Also discovered. Loeb E,iyo is an
inlet to the AcA on the northwest
coast of Scotland, running up for
over twenty miles, and varying in
breadth.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-09
The Patagonians and Their Infants.

Their superstition makes them re
gard as 9ivinitics all pbcnOminal
children, principal y such as are born
with Il lar or numhcr of fingers or
toes than is natural. According to
their belief, such a child is Il pressyo
Of great happincss for their fairly.
AS to those that are altC.cthW do
formcd-such cases are very rarc--or
whose constitution does not appear
to fit them for the kind of life ihcy
would have TO lead, they make away
with them, either by breaking their
limbs or smothcrinm ihrm; they ths4,
abandon thcnh without burial, to the
wild d0ga ani birds of prey. IL tho
innocent little creature ia considered
worthy TO live. it becomes from that
instant the object OF the entire love
OF its parents, who, if necessary, will
submit 10 tho greatest privatiOns 10
satisfy its least wants or e.,oetjon.
They place their ncw.born on Ind
der, which serves it Instead OF a era
die; Tie upper por,ion of its little
Dody rests aA tie cross-pieccs or
rounds ragged close together, and
oaverea with shecp-skin, while the
lower part Is enclosed in sort o.
hollow formed ny other cross-pisces
below I q upright. Tho child il
held in this position by aaii cords
wound about the skin: which servo
it instead of linen. -, 1sree Years Of
Sacery dmoug 0s fatagoaians.
Wha, an unlucky suitor did: He
wooedandshc wouldn't; he cooed an,!
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-09

10 RAILROAD TRAVELLERS
following "rues of the road" are based
upon legal decisions, and ought To be
universally made known. The courts
have decided that applicants f,r tickets
on railroads can be elected il they do
not offer toeXact amount of their fare.
Conductors nrc not bound to make
change. All railroad tickets are good
until used conditions ''gooi for this
dey only" or otherwise limiting time
Of aonuneness, are of no account,
Passengers who lose their tickets can
lie elected from the ears unless they
purchase second opes. Passengers are
bound To observe dccorum in the cars,
are obliged to comply with all reason
able demands to show their tickets.
Standing Oh the platform, or other
wise violating the rules of the COM
pany, renders person liable to bo nut
from the train. No person has !, right
to monOpolIae raGre seats Than he has
pad Tor aud any article left OIL the
seat while the owner is temporarily
absent entities him to his seat Oh his
return.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-09
Labor and Heaitl. III the SlRth.
BY A. p. MERRILL, y. d.

The tide OF emigration which rur-
sues its way westward with ma much
regularity as that Of EN- ire might be
DETECTED southward 10 a greater eX-
tent thsn heretofore, could the pnblic
mind be lisabnsed Of the prevailing
error in regard 70 tho comparative
healthMitsss VI tho sgripgltgra, re-.
gions North and South. .Conceding
The point that all newly. settled coun-
riss are subject 10 fslhlo DISC ases, /
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-09
IIUMOIlS or TnE DAY.

Bill stickcrs--l'lcs.
Dark ages-Iadics' ages.
Slip knots Lovers tics.
A day Of MISUNDERSTANDING.
An universal want-Want OF mon
cy.
"IIome rulc"--Pclticost govern
ment,
Drop us limo as the trout said to
the angler.
A man ought to keep out Of trade,
If he can't get tin.
Is It possible for a garret widow
TO suffer roomatic parcs?
The way TO keep your silk umbrel-
la--Only lend your cotton one.
To become the lion of party, it is
not necessary to make a beast OF ones
self.
Why are lawyers like ivy?-bc-
cause the greater the ruin, the more
they cling.
What weed does a gardener seldom
object to see "A cigar in lis own
mouth.
Why is dishonorcd draft like Mr..
Gladstone ?-Bccausc it's noted
Bill.
Bakers make many friends but
scrape more acquaintanccs.
"Thc fools revenge"--on wit
"Rathcr fir fetched, ell z"
A warning for fashionable assem-
blcs--look out for paint.
Why is a hen immortal? Ans
Because its son never sets.
If shocmakcrs are not radical, they
arc at least addicted to extreme
measures.
When is a smile behind time P
When it's little laughter.
Why ia the letter s like sewing
machine ?-Bccausc it makes needles
needless.
A Yankee, having read the words
Ec njhilo mill .ft, wants TO know
what he did it for.
why arc sYclls in Ilindostan like
poverty ?-Bccausc they're lndi.
gcnts(ce).
Worth noting-This is good
Ftimc Of the year to collect autographs
of your creditors.
Happy thought, by n cheap shirt.
maker, on his own Norkwomcn
"Thcy come like shadows; and sew
depart"
lfa duck goes into the water iol
divers reasons, does he come on Ian,
for sun-dry purposes?
One would suppose That '1hc lux
ury of woe" (whoa y is til" best ap
prcciatcd by the tired cab horse.
The man who gave n bit Of hi
mind to another has since been pun
ishcd for breach OF the piece.
Judy says she has heard that mon
ey is the root Of all evil, but shc ha
no objection to having trunk full O
il.
ia gentleman marrics, tie lad
must be won before she is m0 'Tied-
afterwards they are both one.
A New York oculist charged
wealthy pstient 81 900 for taking on
an eye. That eye was an eye dcai
"I'm thy fathers spirit" as tn
bottle said to the little boy when h.
found it in the wood-pilc, and won
dcrcd what it was.
A client remarked to his solicitor
"You arc writing my bill on yer!
rough paper, sir" "Ncvcr mind,
was ,the reply Of the latter, sit ha
to he filed before it comes init
court
AT an auction Of miscellaneous ar
ticlcs in the open air it began to rail
when by-stander advised the auc
tionccr that the next article put II
should be an umbrella.