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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-02-05
City vs. County Papers.

The following from the Marietta
(Ga,) Register, is applicable here as
well ~ elsewhere:
DO the city papers say anything in
regard to your " county Nothing.
Do they contain notices of your
schools. churches, meetings. improve.
mcnts, and hundreds Of other local
matters Of interest, which your papers
publish without pay!-Not an item
DO they eve say a word calculated to
draw attention To your county and It's
numerous tgriving towns, aud aid IN
their prngrcs5 ard enterprise? Not Il
line, and yet there are mcn who take
such contracted views OF this matter.
that unless they are getting Ms many
square inches of reading matter in
'he'r own paper, rs :hey do in a city
paper, they think they are not getting
The worth Of their money. This re-.
minds us of the person who took the
largest pair of boots in the box l~ecousp
they cost the same AS u pair smaller
that i,lcd hun.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-02-05
Pay Your Bill.

An exchange SAYS "lN a crisis like
that Through whlch we are nOw pass
ing, most persons cling to every dol
lar in their possession with the grip
Of desperation, lct.ing little bills re-
main unpaid, and contracting new ones
wherever they are compelled to make
purchases. THIS is unwise, since by
this course vast amounts of money, in
the aggregate, are locked up, and the
stringency Of tue money market is
thereby greatly increased, II every
man would make it q point to thrust
his hands into his pockets and take
out the money, matters would not long
remain stagnamt. 1t is at all times the
duty of every man to pay what he
owes, but it is especially 50 in a crisis
like the present. Don't go to the
banks for any more than Is necessary.
hut pay your debts, your little debts
those triflas which ordinarily would
take care of themselves. Don't wait
for your creditors to call upon YOU.
They feel Il deljcacy about presenting
bills at such a time as this, and offer
emha"tassmcnts to the general deprcs-
sion. Thee is just rs much currency
III the country to-day as there was n
year ago, but the people are heardino
it up as though they expected a pro-
tracted calamity. 1t requires but a
moments sober reflection to convince
any one that the true policy is tor ev.
ry man to pay his little bills and keep
currency moving. In this way all en-.
ba~rrassments may be avoided and bus.
mess cannot but speedily resume a
healthy tone. Try it.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-02-05
MYSTERY or THE MOUNTAIN
A MN Shot, Cut to Pieces VNW
AJIlres, Dra0Dcd into a Rd-
zine md his B0dy BaTned.

In last weeks journal we wrote
briefly about the murder Of pedler,
OF the mountain in this county. A
correspondent Of the Nashville Banner
writing from Tracy City, gives the fol
lowing additional particulars
Winters little daughter told some
ladies that u man came to their mousse
and that her father shot him that The
mar ran round the house, ana her
father and mother followed him, ana
killed him with knives, and that they
got n great many pretty things from
him" She told also that they drag
ged the body down into a ravine below
the house, and directed some parties
where TO find it. After receiving this
information, some parties from the
University went to the place designated
by the little girl, and there found some
bones and particles Of flesh. saw one
Of the physicians that examined the
bones, lie told me that they were so
badly burned that he could rot tell
whether tlley were human bones OF
, not. He said that Il body Of aome
kind had been subjected to a very
|, strong heat, at the very place the little
, 2irl pointed out, as evidenced by the
fact that the bones found were vcry
, badly burned.
They also found n portion Of tht
, flesh, supposed to be the heart, from
the fact, as the physician Informed me
that the human heart could not be DIES
7 troyed by fire unless subjected to al
intense heat. The circumstance!
against Winters are these: The ped
= dlcr left Scwanee about Il month ago,
after receiving directions from ESQ
G. G. Rose and others as to the route
I to Jasper. After diligent inquire.
:! they have been unable to hear from
Z him since. Winters has been seel
| with some Of the goods, but allcgc
| that he bought them from the pcddlcr
Again, Winters and his wife sudden
t " lett after the peddler was missed
) and moved to Crow Creek.
+ The bones were found about 81!
miles from the University Of the SautI
, at what is known as the Doran place
- III Franklin county.
| No doubt if the peddler had an.
A friends 10 investigate The matter, Win
L tcrs would meet the fate he richly de
S serves. SEWANEE.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-02-05

they again exhibited themselves
through the country, and at WOOD 3
Museum in this city hut they we're
only moderately successful, owing par,
ticulrrIy 10 a rapacity which prevented
managers from having anything TO 90
with them, a greater curiosity IN
their line had sprung up too, III the
two headed %girl-two negro children
from South Curoiina--who are joined
at the biDs, aud who arc on exhibition
in Paris. Chang and Eng had grown
uglicr as they had grown older, the
latter especially, being wrinEIcd, th'n
and bent, Their tempers soured, and
they quarreIed with each other con
slantly. They had gained greatly in
intelligence, however, and were more
sensitive 10 the gaze o! the crowd, Az
the Revere house, whore they boarded,
they received q few visitors, to whom
they complained Of the necessity which
had driven them back into show lite.
They also retained strong secession
procIiviios, Daring their absence
their wives managed their plantations
Those Of the children who were not
deaf muteS were sent to school, ano
are now well educated. Before then
last exhibition here the twins bad beer
again in Europe,
a CERTAINTY OF UNION AFTER DEATH
The cause Of their moroseness a'
they grew older is believed to have
been the probability Of the fatal cllec
Of ones death upon the other. Ih'
idea Of separating them by a surglca
operation had Been often broached
but physicians had generally agree
that it would kill them. Therefor
each was haunted with a dread Of bein!
left bound TO his dead brother, wit
almost Il certainty OF dying under an,
attempt to sever him from the corpse
While in Paris and London, they con
suited the most eminent surgeons. On
experiment, however, dashed all hop
Of srperate existence. The lIgatur
was compressed until all circulation o
blood between them IVES stopped. En-!
soon fuiqtcd, and a removal of th
compress was necessary to proven
death. This proved that neither coni'
s~nsta;n n srpcralc circulation OF tn
blood, and to have cut the lIgatnr
would have killed both. With thl
knowledge, they returned to tAcI
homes and lived as they had before
Later the health OF Eng grew worse
and Chang was frequently Obliged, al
though well himself, to kept to his be'
with his sick brother, But about
year ago Chang suffered a paralytl
stroke, from which time his health wa
the worse OF the two. He took T.
drink as u relief from suffering, an
the lives OF the twins grew wrctchc
indeed.
Chang died first, and a few moment
aftrrwurd Enc. who had for u lew day
been well. became deI;IiOus and ravc'
wildly. This may have resulted trot
the mental shock and apprehension Il
10 his own fate but more likely it wa
the result Of a cessation Of blood circu
Iation between him and his brother.
stupor followed, and he diel two hour
aLtGrward.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-02-05
I%nsOlvent Notice.

Having suggested to the County Court
Clerk the insolvency Of the estate of Miss
Sue F. Sharp. this is to notify all persons
indebted to said estate to make payment
Immediately. and those having claims
the same must present them, duly
authenticated. within the time prescribed
by law. or they will be forever barred.
p. r. CURTIS. Admir-.
Jan. lj-3m with the VIII annexed.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-02-05
He concludes as follows

Fellow citizens, YOU have nature.
There is a time when free men must
say. Thus far shalt thou come and no
further Applause. The time comes
when lrccmen must seize their arms
and live Tree or not 1--we at all. In that
struggle for public liberty, ii these Cd
prcss!ons continue, | will show You.
young men, that an old man can die.
Old men, perhaps, can die easily, be-
cause We have hut little to sacrifice.
while the young men have before them
life and its varied hues OF pleasure.
WITH light and happiness all before. 1t.
is possible that Tor that reason | feel
III sre than you, because ny few sands
are last running out, AMI il is bur n
small sacrifice that ] should die in he.
half Of the liberties Of cur ewp com.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-02-05

Gov, Kcmper, the recently elected
Governor OF Virginia, is giving gene
raj s~at,sraction to The Democrats and
Conservatives Of that State. He was a
Major General ia the Confederate ar
NY, aud was severely wounded at
ShArp.bars. Gen. Lee, on hearing
that he would die, expressed the con.
victi"a that ho hoped cot, a. NirGjnl,
could aot spare him, and thet he woul,
live to honor her aud be hOnored il
return.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-02-05

Brigham Young has told his mis-
sionarics in Europe to send him no
more old maids. Female saints over
years "fagc IN longer consider
rd profitable.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-02-05
DOMESTIC %lNFELICiTY.

So, although Chang aud Eng were
rich, they dld not live happily. Mrs.
Chang had The first chilli, aud it was n
deaf mute. The families increased
rapidly, until Chang had six children
and Eng five. OF these children four
never heard nor spoke, although in al
other respects all were strong and not
dciormed. Eight are living, the old
est, u daughter of seventeen. having
lately been married to the lessee of u
n~ei9hboring plantation. About eight
years ago Chang became converted in
a religious revival, and Eng also EN-
bracing the belief, they joinee the Bap.
list church. They were regular in their
attendance thereafter, and retained
their Standing as good Christians.
Their tcmpcrs, however, were not i'm
proved by the spiritual change, and
the emancipation their slaves
were the most whipped of any in the
The rebellion freed their
slaves and otherwise seriously impaired
heir wealth. In order TO repair their
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-02-05
THE DEAD siAMEsN TWINS.
Their Social Ways, their wives
aud Families, and iheir Nich-
tai Characteristics.


m
From Tue ne" >or" '""' '"'
The death Of tbc SJamcse TWINS II
Mount Airy, near Salisbury, Az ~ oi
The lith Of this month ehdeH one VI
the most remarkable Of natural phc
They came to this country
In 1879, when tUcy were eighteen years
oIi, having previously been shown III
Europe. They were born on the coast
Of Siam, and their parents lived ny
r.lipr None Of their fifteen brothers
and sisters were dorormcd, although
many OF llein were l"'''' h"'y '''.'
c]'1,ior Tom Thumb, were the creates.
olino,, Of won1rrmcpt to the people,
yH'r vrs ,lc rnrin.fty r]coaydinp them
confined TO the papiag rmralisl8. TO
nonv mon Of science lhpy were the
FIRST srcc,mon Of Joined and living hu.
mum brinos m, npgby ligature which
linked them was about q foot in
Inuo,h. two inches broad. AMI four
inches thick. and through tran Il largo
artery and many veins, making their
circulation Identical. Their Breathing,
80, y,ns s;nuI,onrous when They were
oLo.n Tb.v warc not so entirely
ana t~,woyor Lrt ,buI roch had an en-
tircly scparptr existence. Their senses
were totally disconnected, O0c could
n,t lorl q 'Lurt inflicted on the other.
,,o l',olpra bcjuo the only part IN
which I,bcy were sensitive in common.
Nunh sc,nntiGc discussion arose con.
EARNING them, mainly bearing upon the
question Of possible separation,
,r,n ,,r, -, yr,v vopx
''
Barnum got the twins IL 1901, ana
for several years they were shown IN
his old museum. At that time they
spoke English very lmporicclIy. Ihcy
were below the medium size. Chang
was larger than Eng, and looked seV.
Grad years younger. He was, 100, the
mental superior of bis brother, al.
though both were ignorant, AND hati
ilItilG'Ucc ihaJ SCaiNcIS l"9r ""'''
low cunning. Their faces were pvcU-
Iiarly rcppI.ing, yellow in hue, and
closely resembling those OF the Chinese
cigar sellers of Chatham street, Chang
way the most robust and good na,ured.
EnE was often sick, and always morosc
aud pccyisl, THcy had II sleeping
room in the museum as did the other
curlosltjcs, and one night II rnlnpuS
was heard in it, On breaking open
the door, the twins were lighting,
Eng was on the floor, mNclncath
CLruu a. ho was rhukiEv him. AS n
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-02-05

The Commercial says there is a great
deal of sickness in Shelbyville and
Bedford county.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-02-05

If you src only able 10 spend $50
Or SlOO a year in advertising, you had
better devote ut least one half Of The
sum to a regular advertisement or card
as large o! small as it will pay for, and
the balance to special advertising OF
" local notices" at the opening Of your
season. o. when you have special
advantages to offer your customers
The standing advertisement which you
keep in the paper all the year round
keeps you before the attention Of the
readers of n paper for all the time .ar
better than the sign over your store at
tracts the attcntion Of the passe.s hy,
and when they want anything in your
line they are apt 10 %rezlcmber You,
from having seen your name in their
paper. The best rule for an advertiser
IS q certain amount of ADVERTISING all
the time, and twice tha. mount in
your own particular "~seasGn.r
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anu .svur WY nave risen o ntIo, pake by rnv uuJ.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-11-14
IOTTINGs BY THE WAY.

Next morning, leaving my kind host, I
took the train for HANOVER, N. H., the
seat of Dartmouth College. 1t is beautl-
fully located on bill overlooking the
Connecticut valley, and thus furnishes a
fine outloOk-a lovely landscape. As l
had no time TO look about, only saw what
1 could in passing twice: I am not able to
say much in regard to the College build
ings or cabinets, etc. Everything indicat-
ed, however, healthy, prosperous condi-
ton. The campus" is very fine indeed,
and as l passed, over two hundred stu
dents-it has over 350-were exercising
in "ye ancient game" Of football, and
they did make things lively for the balls,
10 say nothing of the bruised shins, which
is one of the inevitable concomitants of
that play, though it may not be down in
the bills, One thing, at all our colleges,
indicates more enlarged and liberal senti-
ments in regard TO amusements for the
young, as well as showing more care OF
the body, in order that there may be
sound mind, viz. : the development OF the
physical, as we'll as the intellectual man.
T ,7ean the establishment of"gymnasi-
INNS" combining the bowling-alley with
all the other perquisi;es. When 1 was at
Amherst. Prof. Hitchcock, who has the
department in charge, made this cbarac'
i-teristic remark in reference 10 bowling
aIle1s-"If I had been found IN such
place durlng my sollRge course, | would
have been expelled" The world does
move, and certainly out of old F4ts and
f. ,ggyism into the freeT and more liberal
way of our progressive age. Excuse di'
pre,,sIon) Just east of the college proper
Is the farm on which are soon 10 be erect.
cd The Agricultural College buildings
Hope Ag1 College will secure the conf
denee 0f its people
TFom this place, went by stage four
49,, half miles across the triangle oI
"nu "a,,.s DE-, south east, to Lebanon, N. H., g
ana on, ~pIiaRg, business and manufac-
,nnin.,, -, ye of one thousand or more
inhabitants. s W. ano VIII, rC
etc., 40 sI"' t long are pD'"'u .n
1 o'on,s ~ or 0O fee asecnded the MI
anu l saw also, ms We Gal rocky, stony
iliuch poor, wet and aW piBeh OF I'M
lahd-in TACT, have seen @FeRR Noun
Klhd of country among the"I Iy expep
to find such. doubt whether on, d b.
raise disturbance" upon 1t, trie
ever so hard.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-11-14
From the Williamsport Ps 6aZe''e'
A PRACTICAL DISCOURSE.

"T.e, him that stole steal no more."
HRT, Tbe.e r Seom strans Sc words for Paul to
.nese 80 CI'.;,tians of Ephcsus. L
,s T[l!e oso " sno nat any of the Ephesean
Gon suPP pI ISSre guilty of larceny. PauPs
OhIl not aimed at vulgar theft,
worus w We dishoncsty-SO il is with this
out AZ a. Not because l suppose for a
seIlLllent that any of my auditors are low,
mo mo9G,sr thieves, have chosen this topic,
nnf because all dishonesty, however re-
snpctable or well clothed, or covered
over with the mantle of Christisnity, is
Gin and violates the commandment,
"Thou shalt not steal" have chosen this
subject.
Yonder Is a man stealing into his neigh
boris house he comes out 1000 richer.
What is the inner spring of the base act
ion Greed of gain. The next day there
brushes past the midnight thie-fa man
with hard lines iu his face, and glcam
of triumph in his eyes. What ls the in
ner spring of his action Greed ur gain
The two men stand equal in the sight OF
God We imprison the first one. We
send the secopd to the Legislature.
Ifgreed or gain be in the soul 1t de-
mands satisfaction. 1t takes it in some
form. In few men II shows itself IN
the old clumsy form of stealing. THESE
are the burglars. The great mass are 700
shrewd for thai. They change the lolli.
They mold their dishonesty mo many
respectable shapes TO suit the tastes oi tue
times, and to evade Il prison, ~,
But the sin is the same. lie VINO ,,, VIII
Judge both the petty and the millionaire
swipdler, requires truth IN the inward
narts," Fashions do not change about
he throne eternal. Things will be call
cd by their right name there. Refined
dishonesty is as diplesasing to God, a
hurtful to society and as unit for HEAVIER
as the coarsest stealing.
"Thou shalt not steal" forbids all un'
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-11-14
From the San Francisco Bulletan.
American Presents to Japan.

Several months haYe elapsed since Gen.
Meyers, of the Quartermaster's depart
ment, United States army, and Col. Ly-
ford, of the Ordnance Department, ware
detailed by the Government for a special
mission to Japan, as the custOdians of
presents from American manufacture.
and samples of accrOutrements used in
every bronch of the army, andI the OBJ
ieet of our Government was to recipro-
cate similar courtesy, extended by japan
| several years ago, when valuable and in
teresting curiosities were sent to Wash
| ingtOn by the highest officials of that
country. The action of the ,Tapanese
Government was the direct means of
stimulating a trade between the two
countries in articles of use and sOrnament
ofJapanese manufacture, and It was pre-
sumo dthat the response of America would
brig some of her manufacturing pro-
ducts TO the favorable notice of the peO-
pie OF Japan, and create a new trade
The TennO received and accredited rep
resentatives Of America with distinguish
ed consideration, and returned graceful
Acknowledgements for the presents through
the appropriated diplomatic channels
The two officers were allotted the apart
ments in the summer palace of the Ten
no, OCCupicU Ol luo Gfa1Q luxe Alexis.
and could not possibly have desired
more hospitable treatment than thew re-
ceiVed from first to last, The Ministers
of the TennO, by his special order. gave
the officers a banquet of regal mcgpif-
cence, at which all the dignitsries. save
| the Tenno, were present The provi-
sions of monarchlcal etiquette. which
comprehend vast amount of respect to
rank, did not permit the presence Of the
Tenno at this banquet But at later
date, upon the occasion Of q banquet
given by the United States Minister, the
Tenno attended and took an active in
terest in the exercises. Several of the
Krupp guns and few of the other arms,
among the American presents, were sat
isfactorily tested in the presence of the
Emperor at the grounds of the summer
palace. The mission of The officers was a
success in every respect Col Lyford ar
rived here on the 9TH by the steamer Ja-
pan. and will shortly proceed to Wash
ington. Gen. Myers is making a tour
through Japan in company with Alvinza
Hayward, of this city, and is not expect
ed back here for several weeks"