davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-08-14
Freedom the Basis of Home JOY.

Theoretically we eagerly subscribe to
the belief that "there's no place like
home )" practicallywc often stultify our
selves by making home so far from agree
able that the beautiful song is true to
our experience in an opposite way from
the one thepoct meant. The great trou
bic in three homes ont of five is that
they are inelastic; there is no room left
in their economy forindividual freedom.
The same unbending rule is made to ap-
ply to half n dozen people, no two of
whom are precisely alike, and who may
be so differently constituted that what
to one is no trouble is to another ty-
ranny. For instance, i'll fit of virtue
such as comes to most morals now and
then, the heads of house ordain that
breakfast shall be IN hour earlier than
usual All right, if they would consent
to take it themselves and leave the rest
to do as they please. But early rising,
| with all due respect to it, isof the Phar-
isees, Pharisaical, and its votaries sell
dom fail to sound a trumpet before them,
which not only proclaims their ownmer'
its but eifectually puts an end to sleel
on the part of others. There is no earthly
reason patent to the unpreiudiced MIND
why u table must needs be kept stand
ing with the debris of n meal upon it, {
mute but eloquent reminder to the last
conner that he is late or why Il coffee
pot may not be set conveniently bacl
upon u range, a saucepan left boiling fol
the egg that is cooked Just in three lit
tie minutes, and toast or mullins kept
warm at an expenditure of time and pa
tence quite infnitesimal. Could one
disinclined to rise ut the breakfast hour
feeling the need of "a little more sleep
little more slumber," be perfectly sure
that he was not keeping the dining room
in confusion, that the work was going
on, and that pleasant smiles would wei
come him by and by to a cozy little side
table, how much more comfortable would
be that last hour of repose There art
sanity beings who darken blinds ant
steal round softly in the morning tina
tired people may enjoy just this sort o
rest but they are, alas rare. 1t is oil
trihes, after all, that the Joy OF hom
living depends. At bottom family ma,
be entirely devoted to each others in
terests, the husband may toll and TIN
wife may save with unfaltering zeal ant
fidelity, and both may love their chill
dren and be willing to lay down thei
lives for them. Yet they may mak'
each other wretched, and render theil
children's lives burden, by failure IL
little courtesies, by lack OF little recog
nitions, by caring more for things tina
perish than for the essence that is in
mortal. - Hearth and Home.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-08-14
William Penn's House.

The Philadelphia Press speaks as fol-
lows of the manner in which that city
has suffered to fall into neglect and
ruin the manor-house of William Penn,
built expressly for him and to his order,
most of the material having been
brought from England "The old
house is now almost ready to crulmble
with age, but, with proper care and
some underpinning and shering up,
could be preserved for several centuries
to come. 1t has been entirely neglected
for many years, and is at present occu-
pied as beer saloon and low-priced
clearinghouse. 1t is called the will
liam Penn Hotel, and the sign is sur
mounted by a portrait which would do
as we'll for Oliver Cromwell. Our re-
porter entered and looked around the
place, but everything was in such con-
fusion that very little of the ancient
walls and fittings could be identified.
In the back part of the house there
were score Of little gamins; some
playing, and others exhausted, were
sleeping on the floors, literally covered
with house flies and filth. Along the
area of side-yard great heaps of rubbish
litter up the space which was once the
garden of the founder of our city. In
the saloon dozen draymen were quaf-
fing their libations and making the sa-
cred precincts ring again with ribald
Jokes. Such scenes naturally knocked
all the poetry out of the place, and the
reader will be grateful for digression
toward historical sketch of the old
building. Build me house in the
middle of the town which frontieth on
the harbor,' was PENIS order to his
friend Col Markham, who put the struc-
ture up as he had been directed, and
lived to occnpy it as deputy-governor
of the state. In 1854 Penn wrote to
James Harrison to allow his cousin
Markham to live in his house in Phila-
delphia, and that Thomas Lloyd, the
deputy-governor, should have the use
of his periwigs and any wines he may
have there left for the use of strangers.
About the beginning of the eighteenth
century the ground around Penn's man
sion was divided up into thirty city lots
and sold. -Four of them brought $3.50
In 1921 the governors lot was pre-
sented by the grand jury as a nuisance,
because of the excessive mudiness.
Many years ago the Penn cottage was
purchased by the Peen association, but
it appears that they were never pre-
pared to reit it properly, and it was
firally rented out, and has been used
mostly as boarding or public house
ever since. As the old slate-roof Penn
mansion, at Second street and Norris
alley, has been torn down, the Penn
cottage is the only relic left of the good
friends residence in the city he laid
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-08-14
Ropes for Firemen.

The Boston Traveller suggests to the
committee on the reorganization Of the
fire department of that city that there
ought to be attached to every hose car
riage n tail-block and 140 feet of 2!.inch
rope snugly coiledup, with the turns care
fully taken out of it before coiled, and
arranged in such way that man could
easily carry it on his back up stairs to
the top of building. The Traveller
says "The whole weight of such coil
need not exceed fifty pounds. Let there
be small hook in each end Of the rope,
and hook in the end of the tail at
tached to the block. Manila hemp
rope, being timber, would be the best.
When an alarm of fire sounds, let it be
the duty of one man to proceed to the
scene of the fire as fast as possible. If
it should be in a high building, and
there is chance to ascend by the stairs,
let the rope be carried up to the most
convenient window, shut the room door
to keep the smoke ont, then make fast
the ail-block, and throw both ends of
the rope into the street. One end can
readily be hooked around the hose, and
then the crowd below, taking hold of
the other end, could run the hose up to
the top of any building in few seconds.
There Il man would be ON hand to re-
ceiye it, and know how to arrange it for
service without delay Those who own
high buildings would do well to have
such coil of rope themselves indie
pendent of the fire department. But,
as manila rope is liable to swell when in
contact with water, whale line might
be used in preference This rope would
also be a means of escape for the hose
men when they found the place too hot
for them. With the blight of it around
under the arms and the hook over the
rope a man taking hold of the other
part could easily lower himself to the
street, having first sent the hose down.
The same process could easily be used
for raising or lowering ladders, or for
taking out light furniture from upper
stories"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-08-14
Remarkable Case of Vitality.

The Cimmaron New MexicO) News
records the following remarkable In
stance of vitality: A bit of scientific
revolver practicetook place at a fandango
at Elizabethtown the night of the 4th,
of whish the following are the particu-
lars in brief Theodore Brown got into
n quarrel with Ute creek miner, and
read him two chapters from Colt, with
ont effect, however, the U. @. man not
being in receptive condition, or Brown
not being pointed enough in his remarks.
During the discussion the banjo-player
at the fandango interfared, and threw
Theodore across the hall. Shortly after
this Brown marched up to the banjo
picker, who, we believe, was talking with
another man, and blazed away at him
with navy revolver, at distance OF a
few inches, the powder burning the face
of the banjo man (whose name we could
not learn,) and the ball entering the
middle of his forehead, just above the
bridge of the nose, passing within the
skull. The man retained his conscious
ness and did not seem to suffer much
pain. The next day he was visited by
DIR. Longwill, who probed the wound to
the depth of about three inches, but
could not find the bullet. The patient
is still doing well, and two or three days
ago he got up and walked down street
and bought him new hat. 1t is GER
tainly an extraordinary case, for the
wound is one which would prove instant
ly fatal in ninety-nine cases out OF a
| hundred,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-08-14

THOUGHTS seem occasionally to have
a life of their own, life Independent,
sometimes they are even stronger than
the thinkers, and draw them relentlessly
along. They seize hold of outward cir
cumstances with their strong grip.
How strangely dominant thought
sometimes runs through whole epoch
of life,-Miss Thdckery.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-08-14
News of the Week.
EAST

Two guano dealers in New York city are
charged with selling an article so adulterated
as to contain only or per cent. of ammonia
the most valuable element Of that fertilizer,
and about 60 per cent. Of other matter, mainly
earth, and unknown in genuine guano They
are said to haze succeeded in swindling the
farmers into buying their spurious stuff by
counterfeiting the trademark of tho Peruvian
government and roflling old bags which bore
the real brand, Suits have been brought
against them by the agents of the Peruvian
government, who ask for an injunction to
stop the fraud, and claim heavy damages
The superintendent of rates and surveys
OF the city of New York, in his report to tho
board of fire underwriters, says fire one-tenth
the extent of the Boston great fire. occurring in
thedry-goods district of New York, would result
in much greater loss than that of Boston
He also says that u group of storage stores
and in one case single store, contained mer-
chandise at one time to the value of 800, ,000,-
600, and in other stores the pressure weight in
one single building equaled 1000 tons to the
floor.
The arrest OF the brutal Italian padrone,
Giovanni Glione, in New Haven, Conn, and
the developments of his barbarous treatment
of children whom he employed, or, rather,
compelled to travel the streets at night with
their violins and harps, has attracted much
attention. The four children have been
placed in the state reform-school till the trial
of Glione, in October
-Half-a-dozen heavy failures have occurred
in the tea trade of New York, for sums rising
from S15, 900 to $55O,000 The house of A. A.
Low & Co. have also lost million dollars.
The total losses of the trade are stated at
$6,OOO,OO0 This is attributable to oyer-sup-
ply in the American market, there being at
least surplus of 10000 600 pounds, according
to recognized authority. The New York
Evening Post says that During the last year
there has been adecline of from thirteen to ff-
teen cents pound in gold green teas, and from
ten to fifteen cents in gold on blacks. On ia
pans the decline has been but from three to
five cents pound in gold, az the supply of
1871 was somewhat excessive, and prices Of
this class were at a low figure year ago."
Baltimore. e.-The official report Of the fire
inspector places the number Of buildings de-
stroyed by the late fire at 1l9, Of which Ga
were three-story brick houses, 20 two-story
brick houses, two churches, three school
houses, four were restaurants, three boarding
houses, and four stables, Official estimate of
loss not yet made.
S&-The notorious Wcs Allen, Sing Sing CON
vict, refused to join party Of fellow-convicts
being sent TO the Auburn state prison. He re-
treated into his cell and armed himself with
knife. When the prison authorities were
about to attack him there he pointed to a can
of nitro glycerne which he had with him in
the cell, threatening to blow up the prison if
moested. The officers then retreated.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-08-14

PHILADELPHIA is building a water
reservoir that covers l0i acres OF
ground, will contain 750,O0O,OOO gal
Ions. and will cost $4,000,00O. When
finished it will be the largest reservoir
in the world.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-08-14

course, to keep him there. Some German
wary vessels have appeared in the vicinity Of
Cartagsna, showing disposition to interfere
to keep the Spanish navy, with its red flag, in
port. The fear of France is that the red flag,
if seen at Marseilles, may set she Frenchmen
wild.
The republicans of Bristol have issued a
manifesto protesting against any increase in
the allowance to the duke of Edinburgh on
the occasion of his marriage anniversary,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-08-14

A PENNSYLVANIA preacher, while
holding services recently, gave thanks
in ferment prayer for the prosperous
condition of their crops, excepting, o
Lord, the corn, which is backward, and
the oats, which are mighty thin in
spots.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-08-14
WEST,

All the parties held at Fort Garry, Mani
toba, for tho kidnapping of Lord Gordon, have
been committed by Judge Betourney for trial
in October.
Minnesota agricultural authorities claim
that the wheat crop of the state will yield a
surplus of 80 900 bushels for export.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-06-13
THE ASCOT RACES.

PARIS. June 1O.-The first insta,
ment OF the last miIliard due Germany
was paid Saturday.
The sale of Journals IN the streets of
cities and towns in the Department of
the RhOne is prohibited.
MADRID, June 10-Therc were sew
eral failures i'll an attempt to form
new ministry. The whole Cortes final
ly appealed to Figueras 20 remain in
power with the old ministry. lie con-
scented. The Cortes passed a vote of
confidence and adjourned.
LONDON, June Tonight 1.-THE an
nual Ascot Heath races commenced to-
day, and there was great crowd pres
ent. The prominent races of to-day
were run for the FRINGE of Wales
stakes which were won by s'Kaiser'.
"Gang Forward" was I'd and Com
bat" Sd. Nine horses ran. "Uhlan 4"
won the Ascot stakes. "Houghton"
came in I'd and "Vandernecker" Sd.
Nine horses ran. The gold vase was
won by ''Thorn Hannah who was I'd.
and ''Struan' Sd. Seven horses CON
tested.
MADRID, June Tonight.
bers of Cortes are opposed to forced
paper currency. 1t is probable = that
voluntary national loan VIII be called
for, and III case Of It's f.;ilI!Ic, the loan
will be forced
PARIS, June 10-Nisht.- II is SAID
that Count Won Arnim. German Am
bassador, has been recalled because
he made unnecessary calls upon Me
Mahon
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-06-13
SPAIN

It seems that the the difference be-
tween the two wings of the liberal
party in Spain have been reconclled,
though we are not informed precisely
as to the details of the compromise.
The plan of the Republic as mapped
out by the Federals included thirteen
States to wit : Galicia, formed of the
four Galician provinces; Castile-Leon,
formed by the union Of the Asturias
and old CASTLE !; Burgos-Bantabro-
Vasco-Navarre, formed by the prov
inces and Navarro Oregon, embra-
cling Oregon, Rioia and the provinces
of Soria !; Catalan, embracing Catalan
only the Valencia-Balearic state COM
prising ! Valencia and the Balearic
islands the state of New CASTLE ; the
state of Estramadura, formed by that
province and the two adjacent the
state of Oceanic Andalusia,. including
the Canary Islands, Huelva, Seville,
Cordova and Cadiz +; the state of Me-
diterranean Andalusia, constituted by
Malaga, Caen, Granada and Almeria );
the state of Cuba !; the state of Porto
Rico, and the state of the Philippines.
1t is very probable, however, that
changes have been made in this pro-
gramme.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-06-13

ton Post, giving in its adhesion to the
damnable doctrine that there is an uI-
written Or common law, that gives to
the President the right to appoint
military commissions for the punish
ment of a military offence not defined
in the statutes, and therefore not pun
ishable by them," doctrine most eff
fectually disposed of by the declara-
ton of the Supreme Court, in the
Milligan case, that "there is no I'M
written criminal code to which resort
can be had as source of jur sdiction"
for military commissions.
That such reliable papers as the
Philadelphia 4ge and the Boston Post
should at such critical time wander
SO far from the old landmarks, is, to say
the least of it, significant indication of
the generalization of the times.
The New York World thinks the
result will be that we shall probably
have Captain Jack, at no distant day,
before the Supreme Court of the
United States on q writ Of hobeas
corpus, seeking discharge from the
sentence of the military commission,
and then we shall know what consti-
tutes aOa1 with handful of savages,
who happen to have intruded into a
State, SO that the jurisdiction of the
courts of that State is to be displaced
by military tribunals.
If this shall indeed be the result,
the Modoc difficulties will not, perhaps
be barren of good results, The prin-
ciples laid down with so much clear
ness and distinctness by Mr.. Justice
Davis, in the opinion of the Federal
Supreme Court in the NIilligan case,
cannot be too often repeated or too often
endorsed. They seem even now TIC
have been forgotten.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-06-13
CATERpILLARS.

We learn from our Southern ex-
changes that the caterpillars have APP
peared in many parts of the cotton
growing States, and that in conse-
quence thereof planters have, in some
cases, plowed no their cotton and
planted corn, or at least have crossed
their fields with corn.
It is unnecessary, we presume to
say. if the destructiveness of the cat
erpillars shall be as great as the early
date of their appearance gives cause to
apprehend, that the growing crop, IN
spite of the increased acreage planted,
will be very small one.
Very rarely, if ever before, have the
caterpillars put in an appearance at SC
many places so early in the season.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-06-13

from Maine to California, the unani-
NOUS verdict of the press has Ieen
with us and our friends, the laboring
men. We notice in this connection,
that his defenders are, as might be ex-
pected, men of his own kind. For in
stance, the owner of the Wilmington
Post, like Pool, an ex-senator, is
a worn out politician, who has had
his day, and is now only fit for
use as the figure-head of some old
woman's benevolent society. With
the power of great and victorious
party behind him he succeeded at first
in elevating hims elf to the United
States Senate and subsequently forced
that party into many disagreeable
emergencies by its mistaken desire to
keep him in his position. 50 long as
he represented the party we sustained
him ourselves and now that he has
reached his proper level, we intend to
do what we Can to keep him there.
We want no more of his imbecility in
public affairs any more than we want
POOLS demagogism. We admit that
he is less harmful than Pool; but that
is because of his lack of ability to do
harm. So far as he has been able he
has invariably aided Pool, and as the
representatives of the State on
the National Executive Committee,
had something to do with the
money which was used in the efforts to
return Pool to the Senate. He still adj
heres to POOLS fortunes, and with the ad
miration always rendered by imbecility,
| even to the smallest modicum of intel
igence, sees nothing in POOLS manage
ment of last summers campaign which
deserves reproach. It would be won
! derful if he did, when that manage
ment was no doubt as profitable to him
as it was to Pool. We have wasted
much valable space on these gentle
men-more than they deserve; but we
cannot forbear an allusion right here to
the fact that certain railroad interests
are as well served now as they were
before Mr.. POOLS friend left the Sen
ate, even if the company most directly
interested did subsequently enter into
the conspiracy to keep him out of his
seat. We sincerely hope that we will
not be compelled to continue this con.
troversy, as we do not wish to be pro-
voked into telling unpleasant truths.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-06-13

ed in your liberty, or prevented from
going where you wish 2"
In a voice of silvery sweetness, { e
young lady replied, s.No, SIR
The countenance of Thomas Lynden
fell an inch or two.
John Lyle King suspended writing
| and wiped bis sinuous proboscis.
The Court-Do you now understand,
Mrs. Lynden, that you are before the
court on a writ of habeos corpus, and
| that this court declares you free from
restraint, and that you are at liberty
to go where and with whom you
| lsase?
Mrs. Enthusiastically, sir.
Thomas Lynden's features fell some
more. Mr.. King got pale.
The Court-You see, Mr.. Fling, that
! the young lady understands the ques-
ton. She declares that she is uncon-
strained that she knows she is free to
do as she may choose. What more can
| be said
Mr.. King-Your Honor, Think that
this Court has a right to go further in
to the matter. believe that Mrs. Lyn-
den has been infuenced-is being in
tiuenced by her family. The letters
to her husband prove it. There she
! express love for him ard n desire for
| cohab-
AN IMPAssIoNED COURT.
The COurt-I'l not go into that, /
say. Mrs. Lynden is n free agent by
her own confession. l cannot under
take to alter her mind. If she wants
to go with the man she married, no
body can hinder her.
Colonel Hancock somewhat excited
| ly)-She has never been restrained by
me or mine
The Bailiff-Silence in the court.
Mr.. King-Your Honor, it is hard on
this poor man, my client, not to give
him a chance to satisfy his
The Court-Mr. King, why will you
have me repeat my opinion Icannot
entertain anything concerning Mr.
Lynden's mental disquietude. The
remedy is in the hands of the young
lady.
Mr. King-Well, sir, have no more
to say. I don't think that the matter
ought to be disposed of in this man
ner. I think Mr.. Lynden is entitled
to fuller hearing.
Judge Gary-Nothing now remains
for me but to dismiss the writ and to
say to Mrs. Lynden, this young lady
you can go with Mr.. Lynden or will
Mrs. Hancock, as you choose. Yol
are free of choice. Let the partie:
retire
Lynden became blue in the face.
The bride, her father and mothe
arose simultaneously. Mrs. Lyndel
sobbed out energetically, "I'll go will
father" and taking the arm of thu
gallant colonel. she brushed past wher
the bewildered coachman was sitting
Colonel Hancock displacing Lyndel
, from involuntarily barring the way b.
gently pushing him aside.
SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY.
A crowd of friends accompanied tn
beautiful girl to her carriage. Sh
appeared to be deeply affected.
A reporter of the Post subsequent.
met John Lyle King and Lyndel
going down the court house stairs =
Mr.. King looked at our reporter. ant
said, in an exasperated tone: Cd
extraordinary. Those letters" Lyn
den smiled in a CHASTITY manner-th
poor fellow actually shed tears whel
the Post man asked him if he wer
satisfied. "No," said he, I'm no
!, satisfied. That girl loves me and on
thing [ know, [ love her better tina
all her fathers riches. He can kee
: them all if he lets the girl to me-.