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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-23
The Curiiew Bells.

Many have heard Of the "curfew
bell" but not all know its origin. Its
history in England runs back to the
time of William the Conqucrer, who
ordered bell to be rung about sun
down in summer, and eight o'clock in
winter, at which time the tirc-Iights
were to be put out and the people to
remain within doors, and penalties
were imposed upon those who
neglected OF refused to comply with
the law. This was called the "cur-
few" u word derived from the French
couretetue, cover-tive, and so the APP
propriateness of the name is readily
seen. The old king has been gcncr-
ally charged with instituting the Gus
tom in order to impress upon his
subjects sense of their abiect cOndi-
ton; but as the "curfcw bell" was
r,lng in France long before William s
time, as safeguard against fires, il
is not improbable that he brought
the custom with him into England
from the continent, and that he has
been slandered as to his motive. AT
any rate, he has sins enough to an
swcr for besides this.
In the sixteenth century "bcllmen"
were added to the night watch in Lon
don. They went through the streets
ringing their bells and crying "Take
care of fire and candle; be kind to the
poor, and pray for the dead" 1t was
the bellman's duty, also, to bless the
slccpers as he passed their doors. In
al Penscroso," Milton refers to this
custom:
'The bellmen'S drovSy charm,
To bless the doors from nightly HARM
Poets have often referred to the cur
few, or cover-frc bell. Gray begins
his beautiful "Elcgy' with:
"Thc curfew tolls the kncll OF parting day."
Longfcllow, too, has pretty little
poem telling the story of this bell
with charming simplicity:
"solcmny, mournfully dealing its dole,
Toll comes with the mourning, and rest
with the night
ozark grow the windows, and quonched is
the fire,
Sound fades Into silence, all footsteps re-
tire"
"No voice in the chambers, no sound IN the
hall,
Sleep and oblivion reign over ALL"
King William died, and the original
obligations of the curfcw were at
last removed about the time of Hen
ry l., in 100; but he custom of ring
ing an evening bell is still kept up in
England with variations as to the
hour. The "niDe o'clock bell''-ta-
miliar, to most New England people
which sends so many young people
HON and to bed and which in the car
ly history of our country, was almost
as rigidly obcycd by all, both old
and young, as the old curfew, traces
its origin almost directly to the COW
er-iire bell. In LongtellOw S EVAN
geline" the custom is well defined ::
canon the bel Is from the belIry,
Rang out the hour of nlne-the village cur
fcw-and Straightway
Rose the guests and departed; and silence
regned in the household
But now the customs have chang
ed and though the bell stillrings out
on the evening air, in county village
and city streets, it has lost its pow
er, save as a tell-tale of passing time.
Let the old bells ring on; we love
the sound; or, in the words oI
Moore:
"Those evening bells those evening bells!
How many a tale their music tells,
OfyOuth, and home, and that sweet time
When last heard their soothing chime"
-Rural Ne,C Yorker.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-23
Married in Calico.
From the Philadelphia Ledger

A young lady in Chicago, whose
wedding was to have taken place on
Tuesday, in church, whose "trouS-
seau," with all modern clegancies,
was ready, and whose bridal presents
were in state of elegant "forward-
ness" found herself on Monday, min
us "trousscauy presents, house and
home. The other substantial require
ments for excepting house." and for
daily costume and requirements, were
also "total loss The bridegroom
was in n similar if not worse prcdica-
ment, and the church in which the
ceremony was to have taken place was
n heap of blackencd ruins.
Here was question of unllSal i'm
portanco before the joint family coun-
eli. But il is more than probable that
if the young people went into the
caucus, they went in rs people usually
do into conferences, with their minds
made up. For on Wednesday, with
only "A delay OF twenty-tour hours,
the twain were made one; the lady
appearing on the interesting OCCASION
in calico dress, the only dress saved
from the fire. The gentleman, as
from his connections he is presumed
TO be, was habited in a similar unpre-
tending guisc. No gentleman would
outshinc his bride on their wedding
day. As in all "fashou reports the
gcnticman'S costume is unrcportcd,
woman's rights in this particular be-
ing rigidly respected.
The gentleman is to he COngratli-
lated on having found, in the ruins of
the fire, n prize which he might other
wise have been MI his life in discover
ing. He might have worn the jewel,
whose price is above riches, all his
days, without knowing its value.
But the great and terrible disaster,
the date Of which will mark the be-
ginning of the married life Of this
young couple, will equally mark the
beginning Of their nuptial happiness.
Men and women are much more Use
full and essential to each other in pow
crty and adversely than in wealth
and prosperity. These too, with life
before them, have the pleasure and
advantage Of striving together to Sc
cure life's prizes. And whatever of
lIllS NbIlV Rp'"lS anu ''IlN'lll'll'NN
they may secure will he Il joint ac-
quisiton-ull the more valuable that
they have in their property and be-
longings Il mutual interest. More
than the usual degree of confidence
must be felt in her husband by wife
who darcs to marry under such cir
cumstanceS. And more than hllS-
bands usual love and protection must
he given to the wife who so unrr-
scrvcdly trusts in him. Every man
thinks, or would be glad to think,
that his wife is II superior woman
This young man knows it. For his
BRIDE il she cannot "cOnlrol circuln-
stances does not permit "circumstan-
ceS' unduly to control her.
There is quite as much truth as
poetry in the famous ballad OF" John
Anderson my Joc,o though fashion,
able young ladies prefer more fashion,
able muSc-with more "cXccutiono
and less heart in it. Success to the
calico bride in Chicago! 1t is to be
| hoped that the groom "stood ip' in II
"busincss suit for then both wife
and husband would start fair.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-23
(What a delightful strain is this Such a
view OF Heaven issurcly worth the gaze of
AngelS.)
THE SONG OF HEAVEN.

! would sing you a song of heaven,
1fmy soul could chant the hymn;
| would sing of its skies, whose gorgeous
| dyes ..
| Would make our own grow dim;
| would sing OF ITS mountains bathcd in
light
That never shall fade away;
or the whispering b,cezes through tho muir
muring trees
That never shall know decay;
OlglorlouS birds that thrill strange sounds,
with music In the flow, .....
TIL the escented airs grow holy with prayers
That only they can know.
would sing of its lake for the lilies sake,
The pureSt God has given
or all the flowers that we call ours
How white they must be IN heaven!
IwOuld sing to you OF its velvet blue
That watches with loving eye,
But droops its head when 1t hears the dread
Ofan angel passing by,
/ wo,ilu sing oflove, in that land above,
TIL could not hush the strain e..
Ofits perfect bliss till the joys of this
Would shrink to immortal pain.
Tut my soul Is mute, like a tuneless Lutte
That has been tOrsaken long;
Its pulseS thrill, but its voice Is still,
And cannot sing the song.
Sweet land, I've dreamed OF thee
When the summer moonlight fell
In Silyery showers on the nesting flOHCN
And have woke, when the vision DfOke,
With Il sob on heart and brain,
That l should stray from the shining way
Back to the world again.
But know I'll see thee more, sweet land,
When these ntfnl hours have fled
When the flowers lie low, where they used
tobIow,
And the Sky in the west grows rcd
| shall steer my bark where the waves roll
dark,
shall cross aStrangcr sea-
But know that / shall land on thy bright
strand,
Where loved ones wait for me.
| snail see them stand on the cleaning SAND,
with their white arms over the tide,
Waiting to twlne their hands in mlne,
When reach the further side.
There are faces there divinely fair,
That the world lost long ago,
And fOreheadS white while curlS lay bright
Like Sunbeams over the snow;
And there are eyes like our own blue skies
Eyes that I've seen before
That will grow bright as the stars OF night,
When near the welcome shore;
There little feet that used to meet
When life was joy to me,
That know will bound when the ripping
sound
OF my boat comes over the sea.
Sweet land! I've dreamed of thee
When the summer moon iSht fell
In sllvery showers on the nesting ilowcrs
Asleep in the greenwood dell.
But know I'll see the more, sweet land
When lifs titful hours have fed;
When the flowers lie low where they used
to blow,
And the sky in the west grows red.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-23

The Chicago Tribune says: 1--WE re-
ccived Giw days ago, by express, a
curious hag. marked the 'Littlcficld
Fund, which contained | 900 pennies.
Yesterday we received the explana-
ing. 1t appears that Mr.. ID; G. Little
fild, a wealthy citizen, and superin-
tendcnt ofthc Littleficld Stove Manu-
featuring Company, Of Albany, \: y,
when applied to by n committee for II
subscription for the relief Of Chicago,
indulged in various remarks, said to
i,e both profane and insulting, and
riually subscribed so. The fact he
coming generally known, it was re-
solved to resent the insulting Ian
yuagc by u penny subscription to
refund Mr.. Liitlelicld the amount Of
his donation. The pennies were col
lected, presented to that gentleman,
and by him refused. The subscrip-
tion, in its original form, was then
sent to this office, to he used for the
general relief"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-23

CONCERNING MOUNT BLANC.-Dr.
Bust writes in the n. Y. Observer
from Lusanne, Switzerland: "Some
notion of the height may be obtained
frOm the statement that while the
mountain is fifty miles or more dis
tant from us, an even road from here
to The summit ould have al ascent of
about three hundred feet to the mile.
The bottom of the valley OfChamouni
is as high as the top of the Allegha.
MES, vet ont of this valley, so that u
full mile of the upper Inass of the
mountain IL in the region Of eternal
ice and snow.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-23

Among the many curiositirs on cNllibi-
Ntion ut the New York State Fair was an
old fashioned carriage built in London
95 years ago for Gen. Lafayette. In its
day ii must have been 4 beautiful
vehicle, and even now retains all pris-
tine strength and almost its early colors.
It is built in the old style, witt! AN clc-
waited box and steps to enter, There is
4 seat fur thc driver III front aud foot
man in rear The inside is lincd with
green cloth aud RED leather. the former
being ornancntcl with gold lace all in
u remarkablc state oi preservation. The
body Is painted in gold cvl,rs. and the
panrls brar Lalayettes coat oi arln. and
the family crest painted On them.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-23

some ingenious Yankee has invented
a process by which maple sugar can be
na,lC out ol common New Orleans mo-
h'srS, ilarorlng it by stcaH.ng maple
wood. y contemporary says: THE
next thing we are looking for from that
land oI prolific IDEAS is i process where
by they will make honey from cod liver
old, llayoiing it with bse,wax.'
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-23
NO. fl.
EAEY'S RIGfI'TS.a
NJ GEORGE COOPER.

Her platform il only the cradle
Hcrspceches are funny and few
A wise little head,
But NIL that is snil
Is only a vague little goo -
But how haby's rights arc respected
Ono nod of her dear, downy head,
Whenever she thinks she's neg lectcd,
And down to her feet We arc led.
She lifts nj her voco in minute
Her protests are loud md long
Each household a1air-shc's in it,
To see there is nothing goes wrong.
The right to twist limbs that are dimplci,
In every extra VACANT way,
To maui and to tease
The cat at her GaSe--
To crow and to creep all the day.
Tho right to q love that Is purcst-
Thc right IN a mother own love.
The right to a guide TINT is SurcSt,
To lead her wee footsteps aboJc.
Her sweet little mouth She upraiscs,
As pure asa rose, dew impcarlca
The right TO our kisses and praises
Oh, these her rights, over the world.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-23

An old lady, reduced in circum-
stances, applied to physician to
know if she might conscicntiously
ell some quock. pills; the ply re-
commended that she should sell pills
made of bread, observing that if they
done no good they would certainly
do no harm. The old lady commenc-
cd business and performed many
cures with her pills, till at last she had
great confidence in them. At length
the physician whom she called her
benefa2tor, became ill by a bore stick
ing in his throat, which he could not
pass up or down, and recommended
her pills in his own language, that il
they did him no good they would
not do him any harm. The physician
upon this expression burst out .aush-
ing, and in the act of laughing brought
up the bone.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-23

They utilize foreign noblemen in San
Francisco. A saloon keeper hires one
heir to long line of illustrious anccs.
tors, but no cash--at six dollars week
10 clean bottles.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-23

The amount of gold now In use
throughout Christendom is estimated at
$4,SG2 O0O 900; and the amount of silver
at &57l0 600, 900; making in all sum of
ol0 b72 100000.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-23

Life is at best compromise; we are
Obliged to accept persons as they are,
and not as we hoped and trusted they
would be.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-23

TnE MosT ExIIAUSTING LABOR The
idea Is often ridiculed by uncducated
people that students, and those whose
professions require constant mental eX-
ertlon, really work as hard as those en-
gagged In manual labor. But from the
chemical experiment of Prof. lIouSh-
ton, of Trinity College Dublin, it is
proved that two hours of severe mental
study abstract from the human system
as much vital strength as is taken from
1t by whole day of mere hard work.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-23

II i; said that the New Jersey water
Ing places are rapidly filling up with
nluSl,iiiocs, and never before were
they 80 thoroughly organized and
couiideut OF success.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-23
YOUNG PRYOR.
Melancholy EytinGHishmcnt of n
brilliant Gcnius.
From the New York sun.


floating in the IS,st River, on Atlantic
street, was identified as that of Theo-
boric Bland Pryor, who ha, been miss
ing since Sunday, the 18th. A Sun
reporter called later in the day at the
residence of Major-General Roger A.
Pryor, father of the deceased youth, at
l27 Willow street, Brooklyn. Gener-
al Pryor, said that on the morning Of
the 18th young Pryor, who had been
studying very closely, complained OF
feeling unwell. He was found to have
q high fever accompanied with ague.
The young man, however, clung to
his books, and when at last he was
persuaded to abandon them be put on
his hat, and left the house to take n
stroll, 40 he said, and cool of. He
was never seen again until yesterday.
Young Pryor who was about twenty
years Of age, possessed brilliant At.
tainments and high mOlal culture.
He entered Princeton College in 1868,
and in 1870 graduated with such hon
ors as had never been attained in that
institution but by Aaron Burr, nearly
a century,ago. His grade was 99.9, and
the examinatiug professor declared
that the examination which he had
passed almost challenged belief. He
gained the Jay Cooke Mathematical
Fellowship that alone being open to
him. In September, 1870, he went to
the University of Cambridge, England,
and In single year won ever prize
and the only scholarship which was
open to him. Young Pryor studied
hard after his return from England,
and !. Is thought that hi. too Jealous
to books impaired his
reason, and that in a tit OF alteration
lie drowned himself A conclusion
was discovered on the body under the
left eve.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-23
James Russell Lowell, has the follow-
Ing gentle invocation:

Nearer, nearer to thy heart
Kindly nature take me,
Ever lovely aS thOu art,
Full OF love make me-"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-23

Paris, KY, boast of a horse which,
having cast shoe, jumped out OF his
lnclosure, went to a blacksmith shop
and had himself shod
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-23

DEsOLATING forest fires have not
been confined to Wisconsin, Minneso-
ia, Michigan and New York. British
America has also suffered severely.
In Manitoba a tract of country one
hundred and ninety-tive mile long, by
twenty-one in breadth, has been
swept over, the woods destroyed, and
many barns and large number of
cattle have been burned.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-23

The Sacramento Reporter says: "Therc
is q wise and Industrious dog in the
eastern part Of our city-one that could
be easily taught to read. The next door
neghbor to his master takes newspa-
per, and every morning, before any one
Is up, the dog goes in and takes the pa.
per off the steps and deposits it at the
door of his owner. The lady of the
house did not know where the paper
came from until she watched the fellow
one morning, as he came up wagging
his tail and depOsiting the paper at her
feet. Hereafter she will watch that
dog, lest some one finds fault"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-23

INITIATED CURRENCY: Mr. Boutwell,
Is understood to have taken the matter
into serious consideration with view
to a revision and modification of the
rules for redeeming U. 5. currency,
which 1t is believed will result IN cX-
cluding mutilatcd fractional currency
altogether from the present system, and
materially lessen the objections raised
against the prevailing plan of re-
deemlng mutilatel legal-tenders like
wise
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-23

Or. Ball, of Virginia, has been dis
tributing a tank full Of black bass be-
tween the AppOmattoX, Stannton and
Dan rivers. E.. route he put fish into
the Rappahannoek, Rapdar. Tyc river,
James river at Lynchburg and at Cliff
ton Forge, the Cowpasture, the Calf
pasture, Christians creek, South river
hoorman's river and the Rivanna,
The fish were transported with entire
success, and when placed in the rivers
were full of life. Those that arrived
here last night were in fine condition.
DR.. Ball has had quite a triumph in this
eXnLlitiOn.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-21
EDUCATIONAL.
STRAIGHT UNIVERSITY,
.- NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

This University received its charter June
25 1868, with the power to confer all such
degrees and honors conferred by universities
in the United States of America"
1t is modelled after the best colleges of our coun-
try, and its immunities are free to all. ..
Its first catalogue shows that nearly nine hun
dred students have been in attendance and present
indications are that the next one will show
equal number. ..-f .s.l l, ..r 10 l.4.
All necessary expenses are moderate and deseiv-
ing, INDECENT students can have pecuniary aid
The University is situated in a pleasant and
healthfu part of the city, and, in all its appoint
ments, affords facilities for obtaining thorough
education not exceled in the South.
1t embraces the following departments
l. ACADEMIC, in which students are prepared
for college, or secure a good English education.
Q. COLLEGIATE.
3. NORMAL, arranged with special reference to
the education of teachers, and is aided by the Pea
l.. MEDICAL. Charity Hospital is accessible
to s. this h Apartment.
g.. THEOLOGICAL, which is open to all denomi-
nations
Further information may be obtained upon appii-
cation to any OF the following members of the
faculty:
REV. J. W HEALY, ILL., D.,
President and Instructor in Sacred Theology.
REV. C. II. THOMPSON, D. D.,
Professor, of Pastoral Theology and University
Preacher.
HON. RUFUS NAPLES. ILL., B.,
Professor of International Law and Dean of the
Law Faculty. atl
Z. B. WHITE, MD,
Professor of Theory and Practice of Medicine, and
Dean OF the Medical Faculty
JF. FULLER, A. d.,
Professor of Mathematics and Principal Of the
Academical Department
P. NJ WILLIAMS, A. M,
Professor of English Literature and Principal Of
Normal Department. ap2
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-21
SEC "a Be i f,,rtberr7 . ordained. II is an

SEGA Be it further ordained. 1t is un-
derstoOd that all the depots, buildings and
tracks built upon the portion of the levee
herein leased shall belong to the said
Charles Morgan, and he shall have the
right to remove the same at the expiration
of the ten years, provided he shall leave
the levee and batture in good order and
condition for the purposes of commerce.
SEC. 5. Be it further ordained, That the
Mayor of the city of New Orleans is hereby
empowered and requested to take all neces-
sary steps to carry into effect this or
dinance, and to execute this contract by
act to be passed before the City Notary,
with plans to be prepared by the City Sur
veyor, and to do all other things necessary
and proper to effect the objects proposed by
this ordinance.
On motion of Mr.. Shaw, the Council took
a recess until tomorrow at noon.
H. CONQUEST CLARKE,
.--.a r.-.. Secretary.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-21
TREASURY Department,
Office of Controller of the Currency,

TREASURY DEPARTMENT
.- Office of Controller of the Currency )
Washington May %, l37l.}
Whereas, by satisfactory evidence presented to
the undersigned, it has been made to appear that
the NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANKING ASSO-
CATION" in the city of New Orleans in the par
sh of Orleans and State of Louisiana has been
duly organized under and according to the require
ments of the act of Congress entitled AN act to
provide national currency, secured by pledge
OF United States bonds, and to provide for the the
circulation and redemption thereof" approved
June 3, 1864, and has complied with all the pro-
visions of said act required to be complied with
before commencing the business of Banking under
said act .s
Now, therefore, ], Hiland R. Hulburd, Controller
of the Currency, do hereby certify that the NEW
ORLEANS NATIONAL BANKING ASSOCIATION"
in the city of New Orleans in the parish of Orleans
and State of Louisiana L authorized to commence
the business of banking under the act aforesaid.
In testimony whereof, witness my hand and seal
of office, this twenty seventh day of MAY, 1871
HILAND r. HULBURD,
Controller of the Currency.
BANK OF NEW ORLEANS,
New Orleans, June Q, 1871. 5
In accordance with the above authority, the
Bank of New Orleans will commence business
der the new title of NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL
BANKING ASSOCIATION on the first OF July next.
je3 Got N. AUGUSTIN. Cashier.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-21

Wisconsin farmers complain bitterly Of
the damage done to their wheat fields by
millions of pigeons. They make regular
raids every morning, and leave little of
the sown grain behind them when they re-
tira