davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-09-04
An Arab Tradition.

"This tradition which | tell you,
said Reis Hassain, sis many centuries
old. 1t states that there was Il para
disc, temple built of precious stones.
Man dared not utter its splendOrs.
Deep in the midst of the palms of Eden
it stood, angel built, dazzling sanctu-
ary. Our first parents sang their yes-
per songs in the twilight shadows OF its
courts for there were pillared halls,
and the cloisters of emerald and pearl,
where fountains sprang aloft in the 81
lent noon, aud long, luminous vistas,
where, hand in hand, those first two low
ers walked in sinless beauty. Then
there were pinnacles and domcs of sap
phire, blazing in the sunlight by day
and glittering in the starlight by night.
From court and terrace waters welled
out, and iris-crested cascades fell down
to cool shady dells of asphodel below
for the temple was placed far within the
privacies of that valley of Eden
Whence the four rivers flowed eastward.
"However, sad to relate, upon the
day that Adam fell, this glorious tenn
pie was shattered into million frag-
ments, and sown broadcast all over the
earth. These fragments we now light
upon and gather up with cost and care
and call them rubies, emeralds sap.
phires and diamonds but they are, af
ter all, only the splinters of that prime
val place. The sunset splendors an'
the diadem of princes, the milky wa.
that sparkles in the heavens, and tn
spray that sparkles in the entanglemen
of maiden's hair, are like but the cost
ly dust of that lost sanctuary-the sac
remembrances of departed Eden.
THE hustle and panier have gone out
! together.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-09-04
THE OLD CANOE.

Where the rocks are gray and the shore is steep,
And the waters below look dark and deep.
Where the rugged pine, In itB lonely pride,
Leans GInomily ovdr the mn,rl,y tide.
Where the reeds and rushcs are long and rauk,
And the weeds grow thick ON the winding bank;
Where tho shadow IL heavy the whole day through,
There lics at its mOorings the old canoe.
Tue useless paddles are idly dropped,
Like sea-6lrdb wings that the storms NAT l"ppeu,
Ana crossed on the railing, one DER one
Lake the FOLDED hands when the work II u"he'
While hlsily back and forth between
Ihe spider stretches hS sllNerE screen,
And the sonmn owl, with ms duii "loo-hoo,'
Settles down Oh the side Of the o'd cahor'
The stern hai sunk IN thr SHINY wave,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-09-04
FOREIGN IN7,ELLIGENCE.

The Smithsonian institute has received a
telegram from VI. Leyoricr, director OF the
Paris Observatory, stating that Il comet has
been dcovered by NJ. Barelli at Marselles in
8 hours II minutes north right ascension and
80 degs 45 minutes south declination with a
rapid motion.
"A letter from Rome says; THE Syndic'
has posted up a notice prohibiting all persons,
under a pretence of making pilgrimage,
whether singly or in groups from passing
through the city. 1t is regarded as fanati-
cism not to be encouraged"
bombay dispatches report that dcstruc
tive floods have recently afflicted the province
OF Agra, and that thirty-fve hundred native
houses had been swept away There had
been some loss of life.'
1t has been ascertained from naval officers
just returned from the cast, that all the tribes
OF the northern portion of Sumatra, hereto
fOro tributary to the Dutch, have joined the
Sultan OF Achien. From one tribe alone II, =
900 men have left their pepper plantations and
gone to tho assistance Of the Sultan. The
pepper trade is temporarily suspended by the
war. Great fears are entertained by the
Dutch as to the success Of their contemplated
second attack. The Dutch had at Petang,
their base Of operations, and on tho way
$1,000 men, reinforcements from Holland. II
was designed to attack the Achinese about the
middle Of September. The Sultan, in re-
sponse to al overture by the British to make a
treaty, said that before he would do so, every
man in arms under him should perish. A
general Malay insuToction among tho Dutcl
subjects Of the Netherland strait settlements
is apprehended. The Sultan Of Achien ex
pressed his desire 10 an American consul 70
close relations with the United States, sayin.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-09-04
Woman Degraded.
Bcocher Points n Moral with Some Una
dorncd Modern Tales.

In popular theory, and to certain
extent in law, woman still remains a
weak, wayering shadow of man, his
helpless care and absolute property.
1t was this most monstrous condition
which made of Walworth, the husband
brutal, domestic tyrant; course,
domestic bully. Should not man do
what he would with his own? 1t was
this sentimental nonsense that made of
Walworth the son calculating parrl-
eide. Should not a son "protect" his
mother? That the costly legal ma
chinery of sovereign state stood ready
to protect" her, as threatenings and
pistols could not, was fact too com
monplace to weight with him. Her
honor being insulted, chivalry demand
ed that he should avenge it. Smith,
who killed a man and tried to Kill a
woman, because that man paid court to
that woman, justified himself hundred
times over with the same plea, " She
belonged to me-" And he died, to hs
own thinking, in the full Odor OF sanctl-
tv. and in the sincere belief that he had
committed no crime. Gillem coolly
stabbed his wife because she refused to
live with him on account of his de
bauchery, faithlessness and violence.
He thought that he exercised the plain
est right of husband, and said to the
policeman, "You'd have done the same
if your wife had left you" And that
policeman admitted that he saw the
murderer lying in wait, knew his mad
RACES, and feared some violence, but
"did not like to interfere between man
and wife," Goodrich happened to be
the victim instead of the victor, under
his system, which was evidently the
same-namely, that the woman is the
absolute property of the man and the
creature of his will. To his thinking,
she had no rights in the case.
These are not pleasant pictures; but
it is only in their concrete form that the
bad tendencies of society arrest the
general mind. The one hope OF dim1-
nishing crime is to reform those false
modes of thought which generate
crime. No one OF these is more dam
gerous than the notion of mans own
ership of a woman, and of womans
accountability to man. 1t brutallzes
the lower classes from end to end. Its
consequences touch unborn children
and keep the ranks of rogues and
paupers full. 1t makes the menpf the
upper classes tyrannous and selfish
the women silly, exacting, frivolous
and weak. 1t leads to crimes OF sensu'
ality and violence, and sets the code OF
honor above the law of the land.
Half the social questions that vex oul
souls will be answered when the world
comedies that woman is normal, re
sponsible individual that she must be
the protector OF her own honor, tnC
Judge of her own duty, the keeper o
her own conscience, answerable only tt
the law and to heaven. There will be
lofty observance of marriage, a noble
race of children, only when the maj
and woman are intelligent equals ant
friends. And in that day the worlC
will be ashamed to remember through
how many centuries it ranged men int
mock order of devotecs and womei
= | .,te . oo,,t.u,.ntal ,,rio~tt
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-09-04

SCIENCE is the element in which great
things fashion themselves together
that at length they may emerge, full
formed and majestic, into the daylight
of life, which they are thenceforth to
rule. Not William the silent only, but
all the considerable men l have known,
and the most undiplomatic and unstra-
getic of these fCreborc to babble OF
what they were creating and pro-
jecting. Nay, in thy own mean per-
plexities, do thou thyself but hold thy
tongue for one day, on the morrow
how much dearer are thy purposes and
duties; what wreck and rubbish have
those mute workmen within thee swept
away, when intrusive noises were shut
out Speech is too often, not as the
Frenchmun defined it, the art of con-
cealing thought, but of quite sitting
and suspending it, so that there is none
to conceal. Speech, too, is great, but
not the greatest. Speech is silvern, ST.
lence is golden; or, as I might rather
express it, speech is of time, silence Oh
eternity.-Carlyie.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-09-04

that il this country would give him protection
he would grant in return extensive CONNER
cial privileges, allow the erection of naval
store-houses and the use of the best timber
for ship building. The Sultan was informed
that better way to present his proposition
was to send special envoy to the United
government.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-09-04
Anecdote of Palmerston.

Lord Palmerston's wit was in such nm
mistaknble Saxon that the edge was of
ten too sharp for very free use. Few
persons have earned acknowledgements
reputation for philanthropy than Lord
Shaftesbury, who, 10y the way, married
Lady Palmerstons eldest daughter by
Earl Cowper, her first husband. Lord
Palmerston was never weary OF telling
stories about his son-in-aw, whose re-
ligious zeal he did not much believe i'll
or care for; and Lord Shaftesbury, 1T is
said, always took them in good part. 1t
must be nearly twenty years ago that
the then home secretary called across
the table, one day, Lord John Russell,
who sat reading anewspaper, at the Car
rick:
Russell, have You read Tonys dhe
nickname BY which he always designated
the earl of Shaftesbury, whose name is
Anthony Ashley Cowper) speech, last
night before the parsons and paupers at
Exeter hall ?"
q have not, my lord, - replied Lord
John, whose spriggishness never permit
him to treat or address any person IN
miliarly.
"Well, read it. It's deyilish good,
and the examination OF the children Mt
the close, am told, was better still
How so?"
"Tony was asking the children a va
riety of questions of scriptural nature,
to which he had received very satislac-
tory answers. just as he was concIu-
ding, he addressed girl somewhat older
than the rest, and, among other things,
inquired, who made your vile bodyY
Please, my lord, responded the I'M
sophisticated girl, Betsey Jones made
my body, but I made the skirt myself.
THE INFLUENCE OF CHARACTER ON
CHILDREN. The chief influence by
which any one can move the world has
no dependence of situation, fortune or
condition, it is character; the principle
controlling us, the affection animating,
the spirit prevailing our lives. In the
little circle where we are best known
this influence remains even after we
have passed away; and upon all those
whom culture has brought into perfect
sympathy with us and through these,
whose hands spiritually clasp ours AS by
an electric chain, into other hearts and
other homes. First of all, children feel
it, Where the light of anoble example
has shono upon their path they carry
with them spiritual illumination,
when the sun has set that kindled them
they beam down as with the soft luster
of the moon. They go out into the
great world bearing lofty standard.
They may he assured that such costly
virtues as integrity exirt no longer:
they know better they have seen it de-
livering from temptation, they have felt
it sustaining under calamity, they have
known it triumph over fear of death. If
it is only to the grave of such parent
that they can go back there is virtue
which blossoms from the dust, which
there reveals its fresh vitality; which
springs mp thence TO Il better harvest.
1 Liberal Christian.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-09-04

SMALL MArrERs.- nerve OF the
tooth, not so large as the finest cambric
needle, will sometimes drive strong
man to distraction. A musquito can
make an elephant absolutely mad. A
coral rock which causes a navy to
founder is the work of worms. The war
rior that withstood death in a thousand
forms may be killed by an insect. The
deepest wretchedness often results from
petty trials. A chance look from those
we love often produces exquisite pain oi
unalloyed pleasure.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-09-04

QUEEN VICTORIA is said to have been
much annoyed at the shah's kiss. She
hal only to have held up her hands and
John Brown would have bounced him.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-09-04

PROFESSOR AoAssrz desires to throw
open to women all the educational IN
stitutions and facilities under his con-
troll,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-09-04

The bustle and panier have gone OUT
together.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-02-05

7 On the bill abolishing the Franking priv
lege, which passed the House of Representa-
tives on Monday of last week, Mr.. WILLARD
and JUDGE POLAND. voted aye and Mr.
SMITH, voted mo- In the Senate Mr. Ed
ruNDs voted against the bill. and Mr. NOR
RILL did not vote.
Evans the Northwood muir 1erer, is on trial
at Exeter, N. II.
CtsIhs Snaw IF Cambridge. Washington
County, N. Y, has been arrested on suspi-
cion Of having poisoned his wife and six
children Three of the children are already
dead the mother will die, and the others may
possibly recover.
Alfred o. Love of Boston, who had parted
from his wife, visited her on Saturday, and
after talking with her about the possession
of their child Oracle, a little girl nearly
four years old, drew the child into the entry
and shot his daughter in the head. Love
then blew out his own brains. The child
will die
Fearful explosions took place at Pittsburgh
Monday. Four boilers exploded in the
American Iron Works. Seven were killed
and many wounded. Eight persons were
also killed by an explosion in a foundry near
Philadelphia, and sever al injured in Syracuse
| by the bursting of boiler in u rolling mill.
| DDS Passes. Stokes lawyer, is striving for
new trial bat with little hope of success.
Joe. Stewart, the lobbyist, is getting ex-
tensively advertised in the reports of Con-
gre ,sional doings.
| The MoDoC ExCITExENT.-The 18th ult.,
! Capt Jack attacked C)l. BerDard's camp
at tie end of Tule Lake, but was repulsed.
One Indian was killed and three wounded.
| Ali the horses of the red men were captured.
The troops suffered no loss.
The people at Ya1quins Bay, Southern
Oregon, are greatly alarmed and apprehen-
sive of Indian raids and maSsacres. Tne
women and children of E K City were taken
on board the steamer Onetta for safety.
The men picketed themselves about the
town and are now building block-h0use
Many families have left the place and gone
to Benton County for safety
The Iudian fight at Tule lake, Saturday,
lasted several hours About one hundred
men were engaged On either side, but tao
ties OF Capt Bernard, who is an old Indian
fighter, saved his men from being even
wounded Great delay in getting stores to
the troops is occasioned by the teamsters,
who are employed by the day. refusing to
travel only certain distances daily. uea.
Gillem will start, Wednesday, to inter
view the teansters and give them certain
number of days to accomplish their job
A private dispatch from the indian country
says: s' Money is the cry here. IF the
United States wants anything done in Sick
you county it must pay for it. That is why
We got up our Indian war, and We propose
to keep it up until the last paPpoose is
killed"
A movement is on foot to send Elijah
Steele, a prominent lawyer and old reside ut
of Yreka, and other citizens to the camp of
Capt Jack unarmed, for the purpose OF
treating with him for peace Gen. GIlle N
left Yreka, Thursday for Fairehtd's camp.
He announces has determInAsion to IN lve IN
the NJ Jdocs as soon as re-intorcements
arrive.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-02-05

The GREELEY MoNUMENT.-The committee
Greeley in Greenwood Cemetery have issued
an address to the people of the { ni:ed States
in which they say;
Horace Greeley was pree ninently man
OF the people he rose from among their ranks
by industry, frugalIty, and lie of blameless
purity; his example no less than his written
words will remain forever a precious lesacy
to the masses of workingmen who are actual
ed by the same pure ambition as tn 1t which
raised him from poverty and obscurity to the
honorable and conspicuous position in which
for many years he led tho public opinion of
the country.
There is nothing in his character or career
which mars the forces of his benefcent in-
tiuence. No young man can ponder the
story of his life without profit. lie is one
OF the few public men of our age who may
be safely held up to the imitation of the
young. 1t is therefore to the people at
large that the Committee conf iently appeal.
1t is their privilege and duty to honor
worthily the man who best represented the
brain and the conscience of the masses.
There is not village in the land but con.
tains some man who has profted by Mr.
Greeley's teachings. We hope there is no,
one where an effort will not be made to con-
tribute TO this expression of the national
gratitude "
The president of the association is w. W.
Niles of Westchester County, and the treas
urer is Andrew II. Green, Controller of New
York city.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-02-05

doubted if larger, more docile, more pro.
ductive, more hardy and better cattle fol
beef could be found. They have superior
digestive capacity and an ability to take on
flesh. He gave statistics in very favorable
light some two years old heifers giving an
average of twepty-eight pounds per day in
December, fed on hay. provender, turnips and
salt. and it was also very rich in cream.
Mr.. Henry NJ. Winslow of Putney, noted
as one of the breeders of Shorthorns, was
| called out to state the results of his expe
| rience and observations. He said the highest
result they had ever attained was sixteen
rounds OF butter per cow per week. In his
vicinity the stock was quite generally graded
and Col. S. Nj. Waite of BrattleborO, has
COWS from which he is now making fifteen
pounds of butter week, which he markets 10
Nek York Tor so cents a pound. He found
universal testimony in favor of grade Short
horns. He believed the . Princes " family
the best he knew of among the Short
horns
Mr.. Crosby of st. Adams brought up the
subject of insulating v,ts to prevent the
effect of electricity, and stated that putting
bits of glass under the legs of the cooler
would have that effect.
MIR. Lewis speaking about salt, advocated
home productions, especially when we have
mountains of it, that is just good as can
he imported. lie said thut often a low
grade Of salt was packed in bags marked
Ashton, and he bad found that the safest
way was to rely on the reliable Factory
Filled salt of the Onondaga complny, as it
was equal to the best Ashton, and not coun-
terieited.
MIR. s. McAllister said he first learned
about this salt at the Dairymen's meeting
three years ago. He was so favorably in-
pressed, that he immediately ordered some
from Gardner B. Weeks, and on trial they
found it very superior salt. He liked it so
well that the next year he ordered 80 barrels
Tor himself and neighbors. 1t was observed
at the depot at ST. Adams, and dealer I'M
mediately ordered and sold over three car
loads of it. IL is now il general use in his
neIghborhood and affords great satisfaction
w. Ii. McAlister Confirmed all this and
expressed his high approval of this salt.
Prof. Cotton said there was considerable
electricity in salt. He was fond of salt and
had made it himself. lie once had the fool
sh idea that eating salt dried up the blood,
but he bad gotten over it and improved his
health. AS to the Onon iaga it is much
better made than in the early stages OF its
manufacture.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-02-05

We see it stated that Samuel j. Blv4rd,
ore OF the high priests OF Ssragh:-out De-
nocracy, has publIcly announced his allegi-
ance to the Republican party.
The monthly debt statement, shows an
increase of the debt for January of s4O5, :
243, the total debt less cash in tie tieasury,
being now So, l62, 252 1888.
The frankins privilege, says the Hartford
Post, was enacted during Washing "a 9 Ii rst
administration in 1892, and in its 81 years
Of life had been a treasured convenience to
Congressman. After the early Republic ms,
and the Federalists, Wings and Democrats
had enjoyed the privilege till il had become
a sort Of prescriptive As vel as legal right,
it has been broken down by Republican
Congress f'r the good of the people.
B. r. Buffers dealings with the Pacific z :.
R. business consisted in getting big fee.
Rumors are current that Matt. Carpenter re-
ceived $4,000 just before his election to the
Senate, but they are not proven. One thing
is sure he didn't need to buy his seat, and
he is capable of giving that worth of law to
Q client.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-02-05

The American shipmasters, at meeting
accepted the result Of the election, and after
ward visited Prince Lunalilo in body, when
an exchange of congratulations followed
The Prince in an address said his policy
would be to discriminate fairly between ma
tives and foreigners.
The Princes claims were first publicly in
dorsed by a mass meeting at Honolulu, held
December &c, but have received no formal
Endorsement from the Legislative Assembly
vet. In all the islands heard from, only one
vote was cast against the Prince.
The members of the Hawaiian Ministry
indorsed Prince Lunalilo. The Ministry, in
a card calling an extra session of the Assem-
bly,, deprecated any official interference with
the choice of the people.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-02-05

with power to send for persons and papers
referred to the select committee on tht
Union Pacific railroad and Credit Mobilier.
Mr.. Dawes, chairman of the committee on
ways and means, reported back adversely
suudry bills for refunding the cotton tax
but the House refused to fix particular day
for their consideration.
Tuesday of next week was assigned for the
consideration of the bill to reduce letter
postage, the vote to be taken at O'Clock on
that day. Friday of next week was assigned
for the consideration of the bill to distribute
the Geneva award, the previous question to
be called that day