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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-26

Ridiculous things crop ont s0mttimcS
on the most solemn OCCASIONS. AT II
funeral lately there stood in the house
Of the dcfunct an old-fashioned clock
which, when it finished the announce
meat Of the meridian hour, was made
to play tune. The officiating minis.
ter was in the midst of his sermon
when, noon having arrived, the clock
commenced striking II. In n very COL
emn tone he impressed on his hearers
the inevitable flight Of time; but the
e%xhorta,ion vas evidently ineffective,
as the clock Instantly followed with
the CHEEKY old notes of "rake your
time, Miss Lucy"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-26
A Font of Type.

Asn scrap of information, we give
the proportions in which the different
letters are east to II font Of type, and
in which they occur in print: Letter
e, l,5UO; {, COO; u, $50; II, o, =, !, 500;
II, GlO; r, go; d., NO; |, 1905 u, 3Ioi
g, IN, 800; {, 100; W, y, 200; &, p, lao;
b, 100; Y, 10; k, 50; Il, %; j, K, no.
y, 20. Besides, there nrc the combined
letters, II, 10; II, 10; II, 20; iii, Is; III,
10; IL, 10; a., b., The proportion for
capitals and small capitals differs tron,
the small Letters. In those, | takes
the first place, then II, then a, and
then f., etc.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-26
Dcath-Ratc in New York.

From late reported statistics il has
been asccrtaincd that one half of the
entire population of New York City
live in tenement houses, all dcnscly
crowded together; and that among
this class occur more than 30 per cent.
of all the deaths of the city. They
live so crowded and filthy, that it Is
'j' t to impossible 10 introduce and
X rp up anything like proper sanitary
REGULATIONS among that tPnaut-liring
population. The drath-ratc Is also ON
a rapid increase among them; and
many of the hitherto most philan-
throplc of the mctrOpolitams are fast
losing interest in looking after tho,c
miserable people, but now take up their
time in lavishing sympathy on "hC
GrOii,r' of anOthcr,ulOr The condition
ofourcolorcd people, owing to thcirlack
ofmdustry and thrift, Is bad enough in
all conscience, hut they'll stand the
comparison with thccrowcdcd, miscra-
bic denizcns Of Gotham. We have
room, aud labor and land for all we
nave, and more too, If they will Just yet
out into u rural districts To live,
ami work to makea living.-Ectcrprisc.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-26

THIRTY years have elapsed since the INTRO
OF Davis' Pain Killer to the public,
and yet al Tho present time II is more popu-
lar and commands n larger salo han ever
before. Ils popularity IL not confined to this
country alone; all OYER he world Its bench
cial effects in curing the "ills that flesh IN
heir to-" are acknowledge o and appreciated,
II M IL Pain Killer its lam0 IL limited TO no
by any medicine In Europe or America.
II IN sold by all medicine dealers.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-26

During the Christina holiday,
customer came into II Of our nh"
stores and, after selecting son,c hnnls
asked the clerk who waited ON linn II
lac could not allow him some discount.
or deduction from the usual price, Il Y
ing, ~ an inducrnent: ! am iu husi.
ncssmysr!f, and II you shuuldeycr wan
anything In my line, ! will make yor
IL liberal discount. Ihereuppn ht
handed 10 the clerk hi card, which
z ads thus: John Smith, undertaken
and cOfiln-maker.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-26
A lady was asked by her Biddy about

A lady vas asked by her Biddy about
the nature ct the next world, and
wisthcr /. would he just Ike this. The
lady, being blessed with n happy hm
ily Of II children, has n skeleton in the
house in the shape of n stocking-baskct
that never gets empty, and at whose
side she has spent many n weary mid
night hour in darning. With thespcC-
tacle before her Dyes, she replied To the
playfully: | don't think We shall bc
required to darn stockings after mid
night. Sure, and that's thru for you
mum; Tor all the pictures Of angels |
have ever seen were harcfOotCd.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-26

WHETHER Tor use on man or beast,
the Merchants Cargling Oil will be
found an invaluable Linimcnt, and wor-
thy of use Icy every resident of the land.
We know of no proprietary medicine or
article now used in the United States
which shares the good will Of the poo
pie to Il greater degree than thia.-N. Y.
InLD,ud,ui.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-26

The Laconia Dcmocym says TINT at
y Sabbath school concert not thou.
sand miles from that place, the pastor,
who prided himself on the q~uickncss
and cleverncEs Of his little ones, said:
B0yp, when | heard your beautiful gong
Tonight, | had to work hard to keep
my feet still; now, what do think WA
the trouble with them? Ehilhluinth?
shouted u little chap Of six years.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-26

The authorities Of the Gcrmauiowr
(Pennsylvania) poor-hou-ohuvcuom r
the list-rcccivcd founding DnIly
Warden. If, when that girl gets To ~,
large enough 20 appreciate the magni-
tudc of the outrage, she DOESN'T burn
down that Loor-house, she Is not the
girl she ought to bc.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-26

Its curious how toothachc gradually
abatcs ~ you get nearer the dentists
door. 1t seem. almost as if your tooth
were AN intelligent being which turned
coward when threatened, rs bullics
generally do. In such II ease, the tooth
has been made to understand Tint it
was %mrnaced, md has been frightened
by u process Of biography between the
mental and physical nerves.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-26

TnR EImwood Collar, from the pccu-
liar manner in which it is made, with
folded edges, cloth face and pcrspiration
proof finish, will keep clean longer than
any other collar. 1t is more economical
than low priced goods. Buy the Elm
wood ut any Gents Furnishing Store
Gam
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-26

AsrmA.-It il uscloss to describe the
fortunes Of spasmodio Asthma, Those
who have suffered from its distressing
paroyysms know full well what it is.
Jonas Whitcomb's Remedy, prepared
by Joseph Bnrnott 4 Co., Boston, has
seldom failed to afford immediate rolicf,
over in the most severe cases. -CUUl.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-26

Rupture can DO cured without suffer
ing. Elastic Trusses are supcrscding
all others. Before buying Metal Trusses
or Supporters, send for a descriptive
circular to the Elastic Truss Co., 6S3
Broadway, N. Y.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-26

Bibs much like thisarcusod fortccth'
ing children. They nrc usuaIly made
of marseiIIes, or diaper-iinen, and are
lined. They may be sco!lOpela and n
broidered, or Simply bound with braid.
Some babies have Them pinned down
in front and behind with pretty little
gold or fancy bib-pins. The table bib
may he kept with the table napkins.
A child should LIE encouraged to keep
lis bib clean and neat. J
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-26

THE system frequently gets ont of
order and should be at once regulated,
else other trouble will cnsuc; when
physic is needed take PuSOu's Ptugu-
drG IfHsj' they ARE a safe, wholesome
and natural medicine conn.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-26
CrOn Prospects,.

FROM all sections of Tennessee the
n'"H ~ cheering rs to tine prospect Of
we wheat crop. II the judgment 81
I'VE 'Srlh'' Is not ut fault, the crop Is
The largest that has been raised for
many years.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-26

ihe PRESIDENT has signed a Bill for
me better regulation OF Emigrnnt
transports. Ship-owncrs-soucrr1 IL,
are toe much Inclined to practice mr.
on the Dnrwinian theory, that hunln
beings are brut' only that they dun't
recognize the all-improvcmcnt oi the
species.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-26

New Orleans las II pretty French
woman who gives fencing lessons.
Her pupil are lcgions, and She viii! soon.
have millions for defence.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-26

ToorIACIIE proceeds from nguc i'll the
iaco, operating upon he exposed nerve
Of n dccnycd tooth. Rub the gum
thoroughly with the ingcr, wet with
JohhsOa's hnoo,ynr Imminent, heat the
face well and lap II flannel wet with the
linimcnt on the face; also put n little OF
the linimcnt into Che cavity Of the tooth
ON cottOn.-(bHl.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-26

TnR brOwns and blacks produced by that sterling
preparation, CriNddOrO's BrcsSiOr Hdir Dv', can.
not DO eNCcllcd by nature; It's TINS challenge com.
pHriHOn with natures most favored productions,
and defy dctcctiOn.-CO1
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-26

Avnunt, lndiKcsiIOn!- The Charter Oak S,ove
X the most interesting and Important feature In the
family economy for 1t Nils tho house with warmth,
IN" table with good cheer, and prevents that dr,nry
aspect hud lndlgcStlblc meals thai bring soIrnCtYt
OF temper, disCOmfDTt md dissutis faction, COm.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-26
Gettysburg Katalysine Water

is sold at the spring and put on the car, at Gettys-
hltrg al the following rates: Three gallon dpmi
Johns. - each six Gallon dnmijohns. = each eases
nI Two dozen quart hutiI,S, - each. Repay nent
must he made hy Pnsru!licr money orders.
Address GETTYSBURG SPRING co.
GpttyShurr Pa
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-26

For Heavens sake save the children
from becoming nutomatons Of fnlsity
and artiliciality Disgusting 49, it may
seem, the fashion of dressing children
with false hair is very commonly prac-
tlcod in England. Childhood is about
all left that is not artificial and affected,
and it is hoped that that may not too
soon be led int the folly OF the mothers
and elder sisters. If there is no dcccncy
ON the part Of mothers, it is time there
was some authority on the part of
fathers, Maybe the latter will net have
to be called into rcIuisitiOn, however,
IN We see it stated that Queen Victoria
and the Princess Of Wales do not wear
false hair, and are much opposed to the
chignon abominatiuu, which may have
more weight with the silly adherents of
fashion than any ideas Of correct t,str
and physical well bcing.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-05
Man and Wife.
.Gdla1y.

Thomas Jefferson wrote the fol-
lowing excellent advice. There is
much human nature and good sense
in it:
Harmony in the human state is
the very first to be aimed at. Moth
ing can preserve affections uninter-
rupted but a firm resolution never to
differ in will, and u determination
in each to consider the love of others
of more value than any object what
ever on which u wish had been fixed.
How light, in fact, is the sacrifice of
of any other wish when weighed
against the affections OF one with
whom we are to pass our whole life /!
And though opposition in single
instance will hardly of itself pro-
duce alienation, yet every one has
their pouch into which all these lit
tie oppositions are put; while that is
filling the alienation is insensibly 60
ing on, and when filled it is COM
plote. 1t would puzzle either to say
why, because no one difference of
opinion mas been marked enough to
produce serious effect by itself.
But he finds his affections wearied
out by constant dream of little
checks and obstacles. Other sources
of discomfort very common indeed,
are the little cross purposes of hus-
band and wife, in common converse
tion, disposition in either to critl-
else and question whatever the other
says, desire always to demonstrate
and make him feel himself in the
wrong, especially in company. Moth
ing is so goading. Much better,
therefore, if our companion views a
thing in light different from what
we do, leave him in quiet possession
of his views. What is the use of
rectifying him if the thing be unim-
portant; let it pass for the present,
and wait softer moment and more
ccnciliatory occasion of reversing
the subject together. 1t is wonder.
full how many persons are rendered
unhappy by inattention to these lit
tie rules of prudence.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-05
The Effect Of q Good Example.

There was once q Bavarlan duke
by the name of Christoph, who visit
ed pretty regularly little church in
some obscure village, to join with
the devout peasants in prayer, and
being a very kind and sociable man,
took pleasure in speaking to every
man of the low class, whosoever
CHANGED to meet him.
One day he met an old man by
the name Of Lorenz, from Merzing,
and being much pleased with this
mans intelligent conversation said
to him, on parting, that he would
take much pleasure in doing him
some favor, and whenever his assist
ance could be Of any service to him
he should find tho prince always
ready to help him,
"Oh," replied Lorenz, "Your
highness could not do me a greater
favor than you have already done to
me; you have brought the greatest
blessing upon me and my family
that ever could be bestowed upon
us"
"How could that happen ?" asked
Christoph; Il do not recollect that l
ever had an opportunity to do you u
favor"
Well" said the old man, 81 nev-
er embraced the opportunity to tell
your highnsss under how great an
obligation I am to you, because you
saved my son from his career to
eternal perdition. He was drunk
ard-a very dissipated young man
always ready for the perpertration of
any crime, Ore day, lott ering about
he saw you, my gracious Duke, en-
ter the church. This stirred his Gu
riosity; he wanted to know what you
We're going to do there in that place,
which he 50 much despised. But
when he saw and heard your devo-
ton he became SO deeply affected
that he prayed for the forgiveness of
his sins, and from that very hour
became an altered man. This heav-
enly blessing | owe to your instru-
mentality, for what neither my ad-
monition, nor my rebukes, nor my
prayers could achieve, that have you
accomplished by your pious exam
pie"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-05
Wasted Wealth.

The wasted wealth in this coun'
try, in the shape of night soil, is al
most beyond computation, and is
constant reproach upon the intelli-
gence and economy of our people.
Scarce farmer or a gardener in o
thousand, uses it. And we know of
no city whose system of sewerage,
makes any provision for saving and
using this enormous resource in the
production of food. And yet it is so
valuable, that if such provision we're
made in our larger cities, the reven-
ues that would be derived from its
sale to neighboring farmers and gar
deners, would more than compen,
safe the expense Of such provision
annually, beside diminishing the cost
OF and Increasing the production OF
the country,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-05
Washing Compound.

The use of soda for washing linen
is very injurious to the tissue ana i'm
parts to it yellow color. In Ger
many and Belgium the following
mixture is now extensively and ben.
eficially used: 2 lbs of soap are dis
solved in about 5 gallons of water as
hot as hand can bear it; then next is
added to this fluid three large sized
tablespoonfuls of liquid ammonia
and one spoonful of best oil of tur-
pentine. These fluids are incorpor
ated rapidly by means OF beating
them together with small birci
broom. The linen is then soaked
in this liquid for three hours, carr
being taken to cover the washing-tul
by closely fitting wooden cover
By this means the linen is thorough
ly cleansed, saving much rubbing
time and fuel. Ammonia does nj
feet the linen or wooden goods, ano
is largely used as a liquor in the
North Of England.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-05
Re-Discoyery of the Open Polar Sea.

|
Captain Nils Johnson, who sailed
in yacht Of 2G tons burden from
Formsoe, Norway, May 8, with
crew of nine men, has just been
heard from through DR.. Peterman,
of Gotha, Germany, who makes
public these interesting facts
Captain Johnson directed his
course in June toward the western
half of the open sea, reaching, in
the latter part Of the month, the
middle of the usual position of the
polar stream which bears vast masses
of ico toward the Spitzenbergen and
the Bear Islands, but which this year
detected toward Nova Xembla,
further east, leaving the western halt
of the sea free from ice. Spending
" portion of the time whale-fshing,
he had, by August lG, reached rs de-
grees north latitude, and 30 degrees
east longitude, where he came III
sight'of land, which first appeared
upon maps in 1917 as WicheIand,
and which was then given as extend
ing from 73 degrees to Is degrees
north latitude. The land in these
seas, however, has never been very
definitely located. The whole sea
to the south and east of this land
Captain Johnson found entirely free
from ice on August 16, On the l7th
of August, he anchored near the
point of this land in north latitude
70 degrees s minutes and east longi
tude 80 degrees Is minutes, for the
purpose of fishing and supplying
himself with fuel from tho immense
piles of drift wood which were accu-
mulated along the shore. Landing
to explore the land, which he was
was first to set foot upon, he ascend
ed a mountain near the coast, from
which he obtained u view over u
wide circuit. He thus discovered
that the land masses, which had
been supposed to be separated by
channels into three large islands,
were ultimately reunited so us to
form a continuous though deeply
indented island. There were also a
number of outlying islands, On the
evening of the 18th of August, Cap
tain johnson again set sail, and fol
lowed during that night and the two
successive days the entire east and
southeast coast of the land, which
was everywhere, as well rs the open
sea, far and wide, wholly destitute of
ice. The ocean lying toward the
east-northeast was also perfectly free
of ice, 50 far as it was distinguish
able from the summit of the hills.
Only on the north coast was there
any ice. Among the most impor-
tant discoveries made by Captain
Johnson were the fauna and flora of
these far northern lands, Birds,
seals, and reindeer aGounded, the
latter of remarkable fatness. The
immense longitudinal piles of drift
wood, which ran along the eastern
coast some 20 feet above tho highest
tidal mark, are suggestive of the
current conditions of the Arctic
Ocean, and also Of the meteorologic
and other atmospheric connections
in the "icy seas"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-05

The next day, about 8 o'clock in
morning, post-chaise carried M,
Jean Bernard on his way back to
France. At the same hour Weisch
and Buggler carried to Martha the
inanimate corpse of her husband
killed without having had time even
to put on his majors uniform.
My uncle" continued the young
man who told me this story, "whose
good heart and fair dealing you
know as well as any one, learned
only too late that he whom he had
insulted had n mother, q wife, a
child, and was no longer u captain.
He has never ceased to think of the
orphan. And now you know why
he never laughs"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-05
NUMBER 40.
CHUNDER AIRS WIFE.
BY j, BOHFE o. IKE LILY.
From the HindOStanee,

am poor" said Chunder All, while the
Mandarin above him
Frowned in supercllous anger at the dog
who dared to speak;
am friendleSs and a hindoo such q one
meets few to love him
Here in China, where the Hndoo finds the
truth alone is weak
| have naught to buy your justice; were
wise | had not striven;
Speak your Judgment" and he crossed hls
arms and bent his quiyering face.
Heard he then the unjust sentence all his
goods and gold were given
To another and he stood alone, beggar In
the place.
And the man, who had bought the judg-
ment looked with triumph and derision
At the cheated Hindoo merchant; then no
rubbed his hands and smiled
At the whispered gratulations OF his friends
and at the vision
OF the more queenly dover for Ahmeer, his
only child.
Fair Ahmeer, who Of Gods creatures was
the only one who loved him
She, the diamond Of his treasures, the ono
lamb within his fold.
She whose voice. like her dead mothers's
was the only pow'r that moved him
She would praise the skill that gained her all
This IIindooS silk and gold.
And the old man thanked Confucus and the
judge, and him who pleaded.
But why falls tins sudden silence why does
each one hold his breath
Every eye turns on the ILindoo, who before
was unhecded
And in the wond'ring expectation, all tho
court grew still as death.
Not alone stood Chunder All; by his side All.
meer was standing,
And his brown hand rested lightly on her
shoulder rs he smiled
At the sweet young face turned toward him.
Then the father voice commanding,
Babe his daughter flercey to him from the
dog whose touch deied.
But she moved not, and She looked not at
her father or the others
AS She answered with her eyes upon the
Iindoo's noble face;
" Nay, my father, he delcs not this kind
arm above all others
Is my choosing, and forever by his side Shall
be my place.
When you knew not, his dear hand had given
manya a sweet love-tOken,
He had gathered all my hearts trngs and had
bound them round his life;
Yet you tell me he dctlles me, nay, my ia
ther, you have spoken
In your anger, and not knowing was Chun-
der AIt's wife. "
-Gdldry.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-05
Less Labor and More Happiness.

We favor u system that shall con-
tribute most to the happiness Of the
individual and the class. If the one
hour saved from labor be devoted
to intellectual improvement, it is
well. If the laborer thus released
applies his leisure hour to his own
domestic business, to his garden or
his shop, to his needed rest or the
education of his children, to the
pleasant interchange Of ideas and
goodwill between neighbors, to al
most anything except dissipation,
idleness and debauchery-it will
prove blessing, taking him out of
the enforced treadmill OF grinding
toll, and giving him Il status in the
world above that of the mere toiliAg
serf.
One hour a day saved from slave
ish toll, ii rightly employed and i'm
proved, can be the means of Great
ing new class of men-new in
their capacities for enjoyment, as
for toll itself, The devotion of one
hour day to self-education, to men
tai development, can do what has so
often been done before; transform
mere drudges into thinking, intelli-
gent beings, with their capacities
for healthful enjoyment increased in
proportion to the cultivation OF their
intellects. But this will not be the
result to the man who covets the one
hour saved from toll in order that
he may have so much more time to
devote to the shuffling of cards or
the shaking of dice at the c)rner
grocery.
1t is a common mistake made,
that release from the necessity of la.
Dor ensures happiness. Employ
ment is the law of all really intelli-
gent, certainly all really progressive,
nations and individuals. Others
may exist, but they do not live in
the true sense of the word. We
must work with the mind if not with
the hands. The invisible wheels aud
springs of the brain must keep NOV
ing. Thought will be evolved, and
in its proper direction is the correct
cue to happiness. Let the laborer
get his release from the hitherto ex-
ira hour or two of enforced toll, and
then devote it ssnsibly to better pur-
poses than dissipation, or idleness,
which leads to dissipation if not to
vagabondage and crime.