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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-04-04
Strawberries for the Millions.

It is burning shame at this day
forany farmer or gardner, no matter
where located, to be without a clean
md thrifty strawberry patch for fam
jly use. The old pleathat the COM
mon farmer has no time to frltter
away in raising such "s.uf" never
was a valid excuse for neglecting the
kitchen-garden. It's one oftho most
profitable parts OF any farm: No
Kindergarten is complete without
a strawberry-bed. To ooe that has
always besn accustomed to a boun-
tiful supply o small fruits for home
use, It i strange, too, and farmers
cuItivating from fifty to two hun, :,
dres acres with the ordinary field
crops from year to year, and SUI
these very sane men,-"worsing
hard and still contented'-"ithout
raspberry, a blackberry, or straw
berry under culture. These far
mer would think it quite impor-
tant to keep a ffty-acre field of corr
~ clean as an onion-bed, yet they
have no such feeling about straw
berries. We have seen many plats
that might with propriety be Called
rrass-beds, with here and thrro
Strawberry plant, belonging to t tt
class of faroers. = New YORK; 1r''
JUHe.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-04-04
Relative Value of Glover and I imOthy

The relative value OF clover as
compared with timothy or herds
grass, whether for hay, for winter
ieeding, or for green forage Tor
"soiline" in summer, is one OF no
inconsider.b le interest to practical
aericulturists. When green or first
cut one hundred pounds OF red
clover contains but nineteen pounds
of solid matter, whereas an equal
weight of timothy has more than
forty-three pounds. For selling,
therefore, the cost of cutting and
hauling the two kinds of forage to
the stalls is in the ratio Of three and
o~ne-sixth to seven and one-sizth,
with the further drawback In the
case of clover that it's too watery
character is detrimental to the gen
eral health of the animals. For hay,
however, the analysis of chemist
give q greater relative worth to
clover, ton for ton, as compared
with timothy, than IS commonly
credited with. Dried at 212 degrees
Fahrenheit, bed clover contains about
twenty-five and one-hali per cent, OF
flesh forming, three and seven,
tenths per cent. of fat forming, and
forty-four and one-half per cent. OF
heat-producing food elements;
while of these timothy has rerpec-
lively about eleven and ono-thlrd
hree and one-half, and titty-three
md one-third per cent.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-04-04
Leather Cloth Fabrics.

Tho manufacture of artificial or
leather cloth, has now become of
much importance abroad, and some
valuable improvements have been
made in tho production, and also in
the quality and usefulness of the
fabrics. 1t is claimed that while
this article possesses all the quail
ties of leather in great strength and
durability, it has special advantages
of Us own, such as complete imper-
meability to water, a ~lexibility and
soitness equal to q woollen fabric,
and great cheapness compared with
real leather.
The material used in this manu-
facture varies according to the kind
of imitation leather that is desired.
Thus, for calf-skin, a very thick
soft kind of cotton fabric is used
fine calico or linen is used, for wa
terproof material-the product be-
ing as waterproof as india-rubbel
itself, and alpaca, silk, cloth, Oh
common cotton for boots and shoes
bookbindiDgs, harness, carriag'
furniture, and all the vel
known purposes to which real leath
er is applied. The pigment usef
accomplishes the object in a few
hours, and is capable If being tint.
cd to any shade that may be want
ed, Of green, red, brown, black, blue
yellow etc, according to the use IL
view.
The fabric to be converted into
leather, whatever it may be, and O
any length or width, is merel.
wound on rollers, beneath q broac
knife-blade, which by its weigh
presses in and equally distribute
the pigment previously placed upor
it. A hundred yards may thus b'
done in Il single minute, and IL
this most simple application the
whole manufacture begins and ends
EXCEPT that three coats OF the pig
mont are necessary to perfect the
leather, and an interval of twenty
four hours must elapse between th'
applications of each.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-04-04
Henry Clay.

In tho long disputes between the
States Of Virginia and Kentucky,
growing out of what is termed the
Occupying claimant law" Mr.. Clay
was retained by Kentucky to main
tain her rights before shat tribunal
in the last resort the Supreme
Court CT the United States. The
then Speaker of the House Of Rep
resentatives was to appear for the
first time before that elevated, dig
ni6ed and venerable body; and a
large concourss of spectators was
attracted by q natural curiosity to
determine whether the orator Of the
West would be able to sustain his
high reputation before thishigh and
untried theatre. When he rose, it
was with some agitation of manner;
but he soon recovered his wonted
comrosure, and held his auditors
in admiring attention, while he pro
nounced a most beautiful eulogium
upon the character Of the sons OF
Kentucky. The Judges sat in theil
black robes of Office, sedate and at
tentive. The late Judge Washing
ton, who was in the habit of indul-
cling himself in an occasional pinch
of snuff, had taken out his snuff-boS
for a little of hat titilating restora'
tive; and Mr.. Clay, on observing it
instantly stopped, and advancing
gracefully to the bench with hi
thumb and finger extended, partici
pated with the Judge in the refresh
ing of his nasal organs. AS he ap
Piled the pinch, he observed, 81 per
ceive that your honor sticks to thu
Scotch" and Immediately resumin9
his stand, he proceeded Nth his ar
gument without the least embarrass
ment. SO extraordinary a step ovel
the usual barrier which separate
this court and the barrister, excite(
not a little establishment and ADM
ration among the spectators, and
was afterward APPLY remarked b.
Judge S., in relating The circum
stance to q friend, that che did no
believe there was a another man il
the United States who could hay
done that but Henry Clay
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-04-04
Seed Potatoes.

1t is the practice of the majority
of potato growers to use for seeo
that portion of their crop which il
too small for marketing, and the
effect of this when long continued.
on the yield, hcalthfulness and quail
ity of the crop, is a question worthy
of careful consideration. In selec-
ton of seed the potato crop has re-
ceived different treatment from any
of our standard crops. Asa rule
farmers use the best of their grain
to SOW; they are careful to procure
that which is plump and fnlly ma
tured but the seed potatoes arc
those which are too small for mar
ket, and which, from the manner OF
growth, necessarily are not as fully
ripe, and devoid of that perfection
which exists in the larger tubes.
There is another fact to be consid-
cred, which is that no one OF our
standard farm crops has had so
many varieties deterlorate, run out
and discarded, as the potato. Ii we
could not originate new varieties
every few years, having a larger
stocks of native vigor, the demand
fo1 this article Of food could not be
met. Is this deterioration the re-
suit of the practice OF using the
small potatoes for seed?
The only way to definitely answer
this question is by long continued
experiment. The varieties which
have even partially deteriorated are
not proper subject for such trial,
but rather some Of the newer ones
which are yet in their full yigor.
As private persons are not likely
to undertake and carry out such an
experiment, its Importance should
commend it to tho 1t agricul,
tural school where experimental
grounds are maintained. Take the
Early Rose, for instance, or Har-
rison, or Peerless, and plant ono
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-04-04
Ysesulness the Standard Of Value.

As we witnessed the marked re-
spcct shown to the memory OF Dr.
Billing, yesterday-tho large COZ,
course, the weeping eyes. thesottcned
hearts. the anxiety by so many 10
honor his remains-we could not
help rejecting that life is only earn
n.t and valuable in accordance VIII
its usefulness. Meteors may attract
transient admiration, but it is only
tho fixed stars that shine steadily on
~ tho glory of COP and usefulness OF
men. Here was a man whose llle
was eminently useful, not only among
,hc treat and gifted, but also among
y moor and obscure. Lehad a KIND
word and a kind act for all, and tho
he made no boastful ~pretensiohs OF
his piety or goodness, yet ne pre-
formed the work of humanity, pun,
an.hrorv snd religion as softly ana
]S;lcntlv AS night distils the dew
Such a life is we'll worthy emula,lol
by the young. The tear OF the Wioo "
and ornban. shed over the grave o
. beuciactor. speak a language moi
notent than laundering cannon, o
roisy acclamations by the mul.ituue
and inc simple "God bless You" ron
honest Simple hearts, is laine NOR
solid and lasting than the boast 81 y
beraldry, or pomp of power" or "a!
thar beauty, all that wealth Ger gave ,
r. r.I,;Iothoso latter are as evanes
cent as the summer cloud or IN
morning dew, the former find dee
Judgment in the soul anu li.u y;
through time aud brighten up eterni
ty.-CotuD,bus (Ga.) Enquirer.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-04-04
Industry.

Man must have occupation or be
miserable. Toll is the price OF
sleep and appe tite, of health and
enjoyment. The very necessity
Witch oyercomes our natural sloth
is a blessing. The world does not
contain a briar or q thorn which d.
vine mercy could not have spared.
We are happier with the sterility,
than we could have been with spon-
tnne a us plenty and unbounded pro;
fusion. The body and the mind
are improved by the toll that Ia,
tigues them. The toll is a Thousand {,
times rewarded by the pleasure 1t
bestows. Its epjoyments are pecul-
lar. No wealth IA purchase them
No Incidence can taste them. They
flow only from the cxertions when
they repay.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-04-04
GOLDEN WORDS.

Men OF wealth, men of talent,
what are you doing for God, in
Gods world?
We mount to heaven mostly on
the ruins of our cherished schemes,
finding our failures were successes.
Repentance without amendment
is like continual pumping in a ship
without stopping the leaks.
II n man wants to know the
strength of evil, let him try 70 abau-,h
don it,
1t is better for parents to instruct
their children and seek to make
home happy, than it is to charm
strangers or amuse friends.
The true Christian is encouraged
in his course by the assurance that
the more he really prays, the less
he will sin.
1t is not until we have passed
through the furnace that we are
made TO know how much dross Was
in our composition.
Gooth says: I am fully cow need
that the soul is indestructible, and
that lis activity will continue
though eternity.
II our motive in all that we do
were only how to please our heay-
emily Father, not one lab.r of cur
hands would be lost.
Love, ifyou would be loved: serve,
if you would be served; AMI humble
yourself, if you would be exalted.
DR.. Mason ask: "How can men
expect to live with God in heaven,
it we love not to live with him on
earth?"
1t is of no advantage to have a
lively mind if we are not just. The
perfection of the pendulum is not to
go fast, but to be regular.
It is vain to hope to plea.e air
~
alike. Let a man stand with b;u
face in what direction he will. he
must ~necessarially turn bis back on
one-hslf of the world.
The psalmist describes God az
being Gin whose presence Their.
fullness OF Joy, and at whose ia
hand there are pleasures for =. 4
morel e'
Great effort from great n o,;,ssb
the best defini'ion of a b app1 it,
ing it.
Sidney Smith says: The on
y way to make fac mass Of n,n.
sind see the beo' aty Of iustee, is "
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-04-04
Tic Cost of Poor Stock.

Probably few farmers think of
what it costs to keep q poor COW or
land-pike pig. They readily under
stand that good COW, ora hog that
will dress 200 lbs. at ten months
old, is profitable stock to keep, but
the fact hal this gain is really the
amount OF loss on the poor stock, is
rarely considered. If q GOV yields
200 lbs. of butter in a year, which
brings $50, another yields Is lbs,
which brings $22.50 the loss on the
poor COW is Just $3.50. The fact
is it would be a more profitable OPP
Grafton to give her away than to
to keep her, for she does not pay
for her feed. The dairy b usines Of
this country is not on a satisfactory
footing by any means, and solely
or the account of the multitude o
poor COWS, which should be looked
after by the County Agriculture
Societies. Every one OF these as
sociations should introduce i'm
proved stock, by means of thor
oughbred male animals, into thell
localities. 1t is a good work to ele
vate the ideas Of farmers and to fos
ter a taste or Improvement, but tc
the great majority of their clients the
possession of such stock, or the use
Of it, is quite unattainable, on ac.
count Of want Of the necessary
, means. By making this a specla
branch of their operations, the uso'
fulness Of these societies would be
much increaced, and their impor'
lance greatly enhanced.-Ame'Tca'
10rIcuNurist.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-04-04
More About Apples for Human
Food.

With us the value of the apple, as
an article of food, is far moderated
Besides containing a large amount
of sugar, mucilage and other nutri-
tive matter, apples contains vegeta-
Bile acids, aromatic qualities, etc,
which act powerfully in the capaci-
ty of rerrigerants, tones and anti
septics; and freely used at the sea-
son of mellow ripeness, they pre-
vent debility, Indigestion, and avert,
without doubt, many of the ellis
which flesh is heir to-" The oper-
atives of Cornwall, England, consid-
er ripe apples nearly as nourishing as
bread, and far more SO than pota-
toes In the year of 1801--which
was q year of much scarcity-apples,
instead of being converted into CT
der, were sold to the poor; and the
laborers asserted hat they could
"stand their work" on baked ap.
Piles without meat; whereas pota-
to diet requires either meat or
OTHER substantial nutriment. The
French and Germans use apples ex-
tensively, as do the inhabitants OF
all European nations. The labor
ers depend upon them as an article
of food, and frequently make a DIN
ner of sliced apples and bread.
There is no fruit cooked i'll as many
different ways in our country rs
apples; nor is there any fruit whose
value, as an article OF nutriment, is
as great, and go little appreciated.
Water Cure Journal
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-04-04
S~elccting Calves for Mixers.

A writer in one of our exchanges
says: The points that indicate the
good COW are discernible in the calf,
and why not? This may stagger
some dairymen. but that is just what
we wish to do. This wholesale
slaugh,ering Of calves in the spring.
is wrong. A calf will show a good
milk mirror, rs well as q COW, and
a rich cream colored udder as well
as a COW. And these points mako
up the COW every time. Let the
breed be what it may, this is our
experience in the matter. A calf
that is worth ten or fifteen dollars
should not be killed for its mere
hide, for the lack of judgment in
selecting.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-04-04
Age of aien.

Nn'lMt
blsIiof, Farady adopts Floorins'
VITA theological theory that the age OF
IS one hundred years. The du-
The moo of life hebelieves to be meas
Yet s'c a,a by the time Of growth. When
the bones and epiphyses are
MTfhMcp IBID, the body grows no more,
BIT so,9 it is at twenty years this union
@'"' Effected in man. In the camel, it
rerharcs place at eight; in the horse at
TO ffen'e; in the the lion a. four; in the
ydog at two; in the rabbit at one.
81, The natural termination of life is
i've removes fom those several
POINTS. Man being 20 years in
growing, lives five times 20 years,
l. hat is to say one hundred years, the
: ,amel is eight years in growing,
ives five times eight years, that isto
Jay forty years, the horse is five
FEARS in growing, and lives twenty
i've years, and so with other ami
mails. The man who does not die
Of sickness, lives, everywhere from
eighty to a hundred years. Proyi-
denco has given mau century OF
life, but he does not attain it, because
he inherIts disease, eats unwhole-
some food, gives license to passions,
md permits vexatjon to disturb his
healthy equipose; he does not die,
he kills himself. The professor d.
|yiles lie INTO two equal halves.
growth and decline, and these halves
into infancy, youth, yirility and age
Infancy extends to the twentieth
yea; youth to the fitch, because ii
is during this period that the ti-sue>
become firm yilility, from fifty to
soventy.fvc, during which the or,
ganism remains complete; and at
soventy-fye Old age commences, td
last It longer CT shorter time, as the
diminution Of reserved forces Is
J. Stoned or retarded.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-04-04
Orig IN ola Saying.

A cores pondent of Tho Literary
World Writes: Il have rsins ~ ..
desvored to ascertain the origin 81 o.
e tine say IN lng; If the mouniaiu viii m un1t
come TO Mahomst, Msbomes mus
60 70 the mountain Can yO' III
hgnten my ignorance"
1t is said that when MahoIis''
hrst declared his system of 1ei,s s"of
90 20 h tne Arabs, they demanded s,i p ! a.
OF ms miraculous power, sn' and
Christians claim for 9es', hat lit Il
Moses Mahomes rsPliea md pro- 9
would be temptiss God, a .ha;r De- DO
voking his WRATH 70 grant s, ,ne,s .
maSd. Nsv.saaels sns ne to I him. OF
it didn't. WhereaPonu DAD
reclaimed: ''God is merciiuG
: obeyed my Sord> it would n"'T
allen on us 10 y destruction.
nil therefore 50 to The mountain
nd thank dod ihat he has had
Iercy on s,lf-nscksd people"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-04-04
A Masonic Story.

Two men had been fast friends.
In an evil hour they quarreled.
They did not speak and had not
spoken for years. Mutual friends
triedthe art of reconciliation in vain.
One of them became a Mason after
the enlargement, and it happened
that the other remained ignorant OF
tho fact. One evening he too was
admitted to the Lodge. Almost
the first voice he heard, and certain
ly the first face he saw, WAS that of
his enemy, who presided over the
ceremonies Of initiation, and was
obliged, according to usage, to ad-
dress him as "brother." This was
q peculiar situation, and a severe
ordeal Tor both. After the lodge
was closed, the Apprentice sought
the Master, and without any pre-
lim!naries, the following colloquy
ensued, commenced by the newly
made Mason,
"Are youa member ofthis lodge?'
The answer was, 81 am
"Were you present when l was
electcd?"
ri was"
"May [ ask if you voted?'
81 did"
"Now will you tell mo how many
votes it requires to reject a candi
date on ballot for admission?" Tit
Worshipful master answered,
"One."
There mas nothing more to say
The initiated extended his hand
which was warmly grasped by thu
other, ana uttered with thrilling
accents, deep emotion mellowing hi
voice, "Friend! Brother! you hav'
taught me O lesson | shall never for
get. This is q little ray of Mason
ic light. No language ls so eloquen
as the silent throbbing of a hear
full Of joyful tears. While this kim
of cement is used in our moral edi
flee, should it not be enduring?-
Masonic 1r0Wel.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-04-04


plot with seed selected from the'
most perfect tubers, and auother
with hal Of the small-sized ones.
Propagate from the same stocks,
tand at the end of ten or twenty
years the question whether small
potatoes are as good for seed as
the larger and ripers might be in
diligently answered. Experiments
seem to show hat potato seed is
sure to terminate when it contains
the least percentage If starch-a
condition attaching to immature tu-
bers, Or those grown on new land,
or that which is wet and cool.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-04-04
Force Of Example.

The poor woman who wi h q
scanty wardrobe, is ever neat and
clean in her person, amidst various
and trying duties is patient, gen.
tie, and affectionate in her domes-
tic relations-with small funds ID
economical and judicious in her
household management, as present.
ing every day a practical exposition
OF some of the best lessons in
life, may be greater benefactress of
her kind than tie woman of fortune,
though she scatter a 1.-THE Of q large
fortune in aims. The poor man,
whose regularity and fobriety Of
conduct cooperate with such a wo-
man and shows his tellow-workmen,
or townsmen, what temperance, in
dustry, manly tenderness, and supe-
riority to low and sensual tempta-
ton, can effect in %endearing a home
which, like the green spot that the
traveller finds in the desert, is bright
even amid the gloom of poverty,
and sweet even amid all tho sur
rounding bitterness-such q man
does good as well as the most elo-
quent writer that ever wrote.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-04-04

A Young wife, on being lately
,stei what she would do if her
husband should fail, replied: olive
On arms, to be sure; 1 have two and
he has two-with hands at the end
nftbem,o We will venture to say
that that couple will never fail
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-04-04

AGES OF OYsrERs.--An old oyster.
man u tell the age Ct his biyalves
with great precision. Those who
are familiar with the oyster shell
must have observed that it seems
composed of successive layers or
plates overlapping each other.
These L technically termed
Shoots" and each of them mark u
years growth, so that by counting
them he can determine at a glance
the year when the creature came
into the world. Up to the epoch of
it's maturity, from five to seven
years old, when they are in p~erfec-
ton, the shoots are regular aAd suc-
c%essive, but after they become irrcg-
ulor, and are piled one over tho
other, 80 hat the shell becomes
more and moro thickenod and
bulky.
Among fossil oysters, specimens
are found occasionally Of enormous
thickness, and The amOut OF time
that has passed between tho diapo-
sition of tho red OF rock in which
such an example occurs, and that
which overlies it might be calc lated
from close obseryatl n Of the share
and number of layers OF calcerous
matter composing an extinct oyster
she'll. In some ancieLt formation,
stratum above stratum of oxtin-
guished oysters may be seen5feach
bed consisting Of full-grown and
aged individuals. Judging from
the greatness to which oyster shells
have attained, this mollusk is inca
pable, if left to it's patural changes
and unmolested, OF attaining a pa
triarchal longevity.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-04-04

A woman was arrested in Cam
den the other day for whipping
her husband in the street. And
served her right, too. When a wo-
man wants to whip her husband,
she should take him by the ear,
lead him up two pair of stairs,
thrust him into a chamber, and
then wallop him in a pleasant and
civilized manner, and not make a
public exhibition Of the affair.