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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-15
Silk Worms.
A Cargo Of Eggs worth Two Million Dol
lars How They are Travelling from
,JaDnn 10 Frame,

A Cargo OF Eggs Worth Two m,iiion noi
lar. uov They are travelling from
Japan 10 France
One of the most valuable consign-
ments that ever passed " across the con
tinent" arrived in Chicago last week
through the American Express Com,
PAW. via the Central Pacific and
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy rall
roads. The public will be startled 70
learn that one freight car contained
goods ;"time goods they were
marked whose value exceeded S2,,OoC,,-
600 The enormous cost would be IN
itself "A circumstance worthy OF hotr,
bnt the peculiar character OF the RoouS
gives TO the affair additional interest
The consignment was nothing more nor
lcss than a carload Of silk worms egg5,
en- ronte for France. They were par-
chased in Yokohama by the French
government, and arrived in San iran
cisco December 10. Only three days
were lost in transferring them to tne
freight car, and December ~ II pre-
cious packages commenced their Trans
continental journey.
In this country very few are familiar
with the silk worm, and can have no
idea of the appearance Of the eggs. IN
England, where the climate IS less SUD
iect TO extremes Of temperature, the
silk-worm is as common a pet aS Vle
canary. Boys and girls oil boast II poS
Of thriving silk worms, and n k as
much pride in winding off the golden
thread from the cocoon rs the youth
Of this country in the possession
of marbles and such toys. The Six
worms egg is about o~ne-quarter INC
size of a pins head, and the reader
may gain IN idea Of the number OF eggs
now on their way to Paris when ne
lcarnR That on this one car there are two
and A half tons Of eggs.
Mr.. Whitney, Of the American OK
| press, met the car at Omaha, ana nc.
companied it TO Chicago, He will not
leave it until it's arrival in New York,
when its contents will be transferred to
a steamer and landed at Liverpool, TO
be thence forwarded to Paris. 1t Is
consigned to Messrs. Stople Il kerarl,
who have followed the precious goods
from Japan, and will not feel comfort
able until the government OF France
has given them n receipt in full. Two
other Frenchmen are with them, and
one Jap, from not one of whom could
the reporter elicit IL word OF lniorma,
ton. The Jap refused to speak II WORD
Of English. and the Frenclmen ma iG
only an occasional remark in a mixed
and scarcely ineligible dialect.
The eggs are packed in leaves, layer
upon layer, and placed in air-tight TN
boxes, which are in turn covered with
mating. The car is kept at n tempera'
turc below the freezing point, and nc
light is admitted. The matting-covered
boxes are piled on either side. There
is nothing to be seer there but mating,
and the appearance of the boxes is Ger
tainly not Indicative of the value o.
their contents. This is the first attemp
vet made to import silk-wOrms via the
United States, and if human foresight
avails anything, there is every reason t,
look for success. The public will lool
forward with interest to the announce
ment of the safe arrival of the precious
insects in France. -Gic0go tribune.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-15
n MARKETS.
NEW ORLEANS MARK Ts.

Flour market firm. Treble extra, S7;O9@
80; family, s8.5Om0.5O, Corn IN good ao'
mand and supply. White, 9l@72e ySIlo%'
H IIe, in good supply and in fair demand. Prime,
s2i.OO choice, :24,O {, Mess pork dull, EXP
Dry salt meats dull, Shoulders oN@oMc
clear nib sides, 81 clear sides, sLie, b 5HIc !.
quiet and in light supply shoulders' i%Oj
oIi"t. Old, Sc now, jobbing at iic. Lard
duet, slJmsgIc in ]tierccs w in kegs, Sugar
IN fair dc ana. Inferior, im5ci common, 6m
&c; fair to fully fair, 61m7Hc prime to
choice, smsl5c. Molarres frmer with a g2oa
demand. Fair, 57mGOc prime, GA G3c strict
IL prime to choice, GG@GSc,. Whisky, a1ie,'
Louisiana, 9Sc; choice Cincinnati slU2 r.
coffee, 2l3im2Gc. Corn meal quiet, at $500
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-15
High Railway Points.

Tho altitude of tbs highest point in
the worl ! where railways are now in
operation is at Apizaco, on the Vera
Cruz and Mexico railway, 7,i77 feet
above the level Of the sea. The next
highest is on the Central Pacific, in the
Nevada range. IN feet above the level
% the sea. The third is Mt Arcquipa,
IN important city in Perm, 1000 feet
above the level of the 81 and, under
the Pcruylan railway system, the work
rs to be continued, and il is expected to
reach double that altitude. Ii scts ont
upon an ascent, 10 pass To the west of
the eastern CordIllcras, and puts itself
thus IN connection with the famous lake
OF Tltlctca and the entire Andine Boil.
via, also with the great historic realm
OF the lncas, the ancient capital of
Cuzco, and must reach n point at the
breaih-takln@ height of 1i.OOO feet
above the level of the sca-less than
1000 feet lower than the crater of Popo.
catcpetl, and over 5000 feet higher than
the City of Mexico. The inspirations
OF u Peruvian neighbors are shown
by these vast undertakings TO he as
grand as the traditional empire of their
lncas, and MS lofty MS the sublime
heights of their magnificent Cordilleras.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-15
Parrots in Africa.

In the vicinity of the village on Kong
island, in Gaboon river, Africa, there
is II ]stupendous cotton tree, he VIDE,
spread and gigantic arms OF when had
served, from time immemOrlal, as n
lodping-place, not only Of the parrots
belonging to this part of the country,
but one might he tempted to believe
for all in Africa. These birds usually
spend an hour or more in adjusting
themselves in their proper places NJ
night, during which time they Keep up
such n loud and inccssant screaming
that yon cannot be heard anywhere in
the vicinity, without raising the voice
considerably above the ordinary pitch.
At length they arc seated, when they
what very closely resembles
n musical concert; this they continue
about an hour longer. At regular in-
~tcrvals during the night they sing out
as if they were keeping watch. The
natives say the concerts have been Dor
rowed from them and the practice of
keeping watch they suppose to have
been derived from vessels lying Mt
anchor in the river. These conjectures
will not appear improbable to those
who are acquainted with the singular
aptitude of these birds to catch and inn
itate tho sounds of the human voice.
They are never molested their powers
of uttcrancc, in the estimation OF the
African, are SO close an approximation
of human speech, that to kill and eat
Al - - I l., ,1n,-At n,tItItnlnn IN
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-15
g Milky Collins in washington.

Poor Philip was taken considerably
aback by II new member he invited TO
his house to IN entertainment he gave
to Wilkie Collins. The Hon. Lycurgus
Lcatherluugs, from the Mill Creek Bot
toms of Pennsylvania, had been to II
dinncr-party at Welcker's and was con,
sidcrabiy "sprung" when he reached
Mr.. Philips palatial residence. A few
plnsscs of choice old wine there com
pIctcd his utter iuin. When l!e was
presented to the celebrated English
novelist he seized his hand, and, hold.
ing il firmly but aifectionntcIy, he gaHed
with intense enrncstncss in the face OF
the novelist. At last, finding words, he
said
GLOW arc you, Milky %
~ am quito we'll, sir how do you
do 2" -,
go, never mind me, Milky I'm all
right member elect from Mill Creek
bottoms, and damned glad to zee You. y
Here Wilkie made an effort to escape,
but the NJ. G. held on.
al say, old Milky, ! know you. I've
got all your books and read II every
dny. I've got Hard Cash, the Last
of the Barons,' the Lny Of the Last
Minstrel, and all of EN-" .
At this information Wilkic Collins put
all his strength into n frantic endcnvor
to escape. This, however, only re
suited in the newiy-mnde member of
congress throwing his arms around the
neck of the novelist and kissing him on
the end OF his intellectual nose. The
spcctacles disappeared in the struggle
and the entire force Of the festive thronf
was brought to boar to throw poo
"Milky" into the committee of thu
whole.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-15
Peculiarities OF Lignum Vita.

Lignum Vitae is a ~well-known hard
and heavy wood OF America; its
weight is 71.s, its specific gravity is
LA. When first cut it is easily worked,
but becomes intensely hard on expos
IRE to air. The wood is cross-grained,
and contains a quantity of resin, which
makes it very durable in water. 1t is
used in machinery, wherever much fric-
ton is required, and wherever hard,
ness and strength are necessary. The
fibrous structure of the wood is very
remarkable, the tibres crossing each
other very obliquely it can hardly be
split, and can only be divided by the
saw its fracture resembles more that
of a mineral than ordinary wood. Chips
will burn readily from the amount of
resin they contain.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-15

fire there were three unfledged birds in
the nest, and the poor little birdies
we're in great danger. But the ola
storks soon showed their good sense
and their love for their young, Tor by
turns they each flew Off to some little
fish ponds Just outside the walls here
they took a good dip in the water, and
filed their beaks with as much as they
could carry away then, nothwithstand-
ing the smoke and flames, they new
back to their little ones, poured the
water from their boaks over them and
the nest, and at the same tim" shaking
it from their feathers, Thus during the
whole day did these faithful bras acI
as II winged fire brigade tiil toward
evening. when all danger for Their
Young and their nest was over
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-15
NEW YORK GENERAL MARKET.

Flour market quiet and firm, Superlinc
Western and State, :5.GOmGO extra Ohio
sG55m8.25 ST, Louis, :G.7O@ll.0 90. WhiTky
decidedly lower, 9G@9GTc, Wheat quiet
lower. No, 2. Spring, 5lj6ml,5s; Corn quiet
Western mixed in store, s2llc; ailoat, slmSoc'
oats hrmer aud moderately active Western
mixed, GlmG2c, Sugar very firm aud adSaNc-
ing, Fair to good refining, 7Em7%c' Mess
nOrk. 4lG.50.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-15
Modern Definitions.



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State hlHo G,anitn IN" letter cry V,
Regular cen "a money o3mi'
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Wv HGGtsn'D' ui',or A h"olIrt dancer
inVoly 2'cP o'Sl,I DS''r ."hats
Dancing Mi'S'GI "a " ~ thn Lioh I'a
cn,oot nutina-The imposts on sugar.
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,oc,s
roH ,VIito Man The male Of civilization.
Cr~m,onr,a,ll York yachtman.
n"iH,n'' "norci" rho New York
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Hc1,n; Ronort Tho locomotive
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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-15

From this table it appears that the
greatest mortality occurs between tie
ages of 90 and 30 years, and the
next greatest from 30 to 40; and this,
as far we have been able to ascertain,
has been the case uniformly in Calves
ton. We have often thought that this
is a popularity in yellow fever. We
leave our doctors to account for it, but
are disposed to accept the fact.-Gat-
rtyiDu NoWS.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-15

-Borax, half a tcaspoonful in half =,
teacap of water, makes the milaes, and
most efficient hair and scalp-clenner in
the world. Rub il into the hair md
sca'p with the balls Of the fingers, head
hel or"r q wash-basin, eyes shut, until
th" enf'r' scalp is in q foam, then rinse
with warm water,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-15

Fon loss OF appetite, dyspepsia, indigestion
denression OF spirits and general debility,
in their various forms, FERRo-pbosronATED
ElIxIa OF CAIIsAYA, made by CAswE;LL, HAz-
Ard 4 CO., New York, and sold by all druggists,
ia the best tonic. Az a stimulant tome Tor pa
tiemts recovering from foyer or other sickness,
il has no equal. If taken during tho season II
prevents foyer and aguo and ether mtermit-
iont fOYerH. -NDnl.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-15

THERE is, probably, no way in which
we can benefit our readers more Than by re-
commencing to them for general use Johnson
Anodyne Liniment. II is adapted to almost
ali the purposes OF a family medicine ana as
A specific for coughs, colds, whoopln8 cough
soreness of tho chest, lame stomach, rnenl cum
tism, splitting of blood, ana al nuns I'D o.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-15

-Eighty-cight young ladies in Min.
ncssota have banded together and
agreed not to marry any nan who uses
tobacco in any form. The same num-
Der Of men have banded together and
agreed not to marry any female who
uses paste, enamel, false hair, bustles,
and C~nrSetS.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-15

TIE propriety of giving condition
medicine to horsos, cattle and sheep, was DIS
cnssed and admitted by many OF the agricul
tnral societies throughout the the state last
fall, and we believe that in every case but one
.hey decided in favor OF Sherldan's cavalry
Condition Powders. Good judgment.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-15
CHICAGO MARK ETS.

Flour market steady. Extra, 55.5Om5.S7la.
Wheat dull. No. Spring, sl,2O No, 2 Spring,
!ll7lI. Corn dull aud lower, 531 @532sc'
Lard market steady, SIC, Bulk meats IN iaIr
demand with quotations advanced, Shoulders,
SIC; short rib middles, re; short clear
middles, nc. Hogs in good demand at fun
u%notati M. sG.AOm6.45 dressed, Whisky firm,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-15
THE HOUSEHOLD PANACEA,
AND
FAMILY IMMINENT

Is the best remedy In the world for the following
complaints, viz; Cramps In the imbs ana SION
acl, pain In the stomach. bowels or side, rheumR
ltsm in all its forms. bilious collie, neuralgia
cholera. doscnlcry, colds, flesh wounds, burns, sop
throat, sp nal complaints, 'prains and bruises
riuus and fever. For Internal and external use.
It's operation is not only to relieve the patient,
out entirely removes the cause Of the complaint.
II prurlratrS and p]crvades the whole system, re-
storing healthy action 10 Nil It's parts, and quicken
tag the blood.
paanle and all healing.
Prepared by
No. 4l5 Fulton street, New York.
For sale nv all drurgirtS
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-15
A Bushel of Corn.

One bushel of corn will mako a little
over ten and one-half pounds OF pork
gross.
When corn costs thirteen and one
half cents per bushel, pork costs inc
and one.fourth cents per pound.
When corr costs seventeen cents per
bushel, pork cost two cents per pound.
When corn costs twenty-five cents per
bushel, pork costs three cents per pound.
When corn costs thirty-three cents
per bushel, pork costs four cents per
pound.
When corn costs fifty cents per bushel
pork costs five cents per pound.
The following statements show what
the farmer realizes on his corn when in
the form of pork
When pork sells for three cents per
pound, it brings thirty-two cents per
bushel in corn.
When pork sells for four cents per
pound, it brings forty-two cents per
bushel in corn.
When pork sells for five cents per
pound, it brings tifty-two and one-half
cents per bushel in corn.
VINEGAR BrrrERs. DR.. j. Walker, n
regular practicing physician of Oaliior-
MIA, has conferred a priceless boon upon
mankind, by the Introduction OF a
Critters" compounded from herbs ex-
clusively, which may be truly said to be
superceding all others, and is becoming
II bitter dose indeed for the charlatans
and quacks, on account of its immense
sale and universal popularity. Not only
are these Vinegar Bittcrs, as he calls
them, an invaluable tonic and Alternative,
but they are acknowledged as a standard
medicine, and the astonishing rapidity
with which they cure diseases hitherto
declared incurable, seems almost in
credible. After having been carefully
tested, they are kept on hand in thou
sands of households, and used for any
and every form of disease, many rely
ing upon them in preference to the most
celebrated physicians. They have be.
COM a recognized "family remedy"
and properly so.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-15
The Intelligent Storks.

4 great fire once broke out in a little
German town neur where stood a tower
about eighty feet high, which formed
part of the fertilization on the town
wall. On the summit a stork's nest had
poen buht for 10 many years that the
building had received the name of
0)'ds T1@ or Al the time Of the
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-15
CINCINNATI MARK ETS.

Wheat, 9liOm1.52, Corn, j7@GOc. Rye,
nlm96c. Oats quiet, 53misc. Mess pork,
?l5.5O. Lard, stoam, S@GmS1gc; kettle, sac
Bulk meats firm, Shoulders, exc clear RIB
sides, ne; clear sides, ne, Bacon firm,
shoulders, 7c clear rib sides, SIC clear sides,
80. Hogs firm extreme range 5~l.5On5,65i
bulk of sales ut IS i5m5.55. Whisky, 9ic.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-15

SUGAR Trough Gourds grown to hold
two buckets full each. For 20 cents | will
send a package of the seed and my illustrated
catalogue, telling now to grow them. Choice
verbenaseeds lOcents per package. Catalogues
free. Address VALID BRowN, Oxford, ONO.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-15

Ten grains of oxalic acid, in half a
pint Of water, will remove all ink and
fruit stains. Wet the article in hot wa
ter, and apply it to the top of the bot
lc, so that the liquid will reach it, then
rinse il well,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-15

The scourge Of the human family, may IN lts
early stages be promptly arrested ana per-
manently cured. ~. oo,h 1870
Sr-For the last year have beer USING
yonr Golden Medical Discovery. owe my NE
to It, having been afflicted for years Sas ben pan np; !.
o aaI thSt time / was very bad, not able to sit up
M %n v,in' was suffering i greatly with my throat,
W wSs getting blind, had a dry cough, and macn
p@in in my lungs, have used tweiSo o'''''
VI NV KATE r. WARDsER.
A son Of Mr.. j. II. Meseck, OF Chalam rGul
Corncrs. N. Y, has been cured Of consumpuoi
Inv DR., Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, ~,
S oS Mr.. c. b. Garfield, editor of tho cha'iA''
Courier.
4 II. EgIar, druggist, of West Union; ~;
." SSIaia hat DR.. pierce's Colder Medl
caI Discovery has effected a wonderful cure o
consumption in his neighborhood'
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-15
ST. LOUIS MARK ETS.

Flour in good demand. Extra, $3.50, Wheat
market steady. Spring No, 2, 5l2l red winter
dull No. 3, Sl.iOml,i2. Corn very dun. New
mixed, 5Om5lc. Whisky steady, 05c. Mess
pork firm, at 5l4.5Oml5,0O. Hogs active and
hinhrr pnrking lott. @I.OO0nG.31l..
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-15

You can Judge how cold it is
around st. Paul by the fact that a young
lady froze to death in a sleigh while
riding four miles, and a Teller had his
arm around her al the time.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-15

A Delphi belle dropped her wire
symmetry in crossing a muddy street,
and a gallant Irishman handed it to her
with the remark, Ma'am, here's your
muzSlc."
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-15

-Au English jury recently valued a
curl from a lady's head at seventy-five
cents. 1t was burned or by a barber,
who used a curling iron which was too
hot.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-15

BEST AxD OLDEST FAMILY MEDIcINh.|,Sr-
foyTI Liysr Tnpi0orator-a purely vegetable. On.
ihnrtic and Tonlc-for dyspepsia, constipation,
debility, sick headache, bilious attacks, ana al
arrangements of liver. stomach ana ooweis' ASH
oour TTnyyigt for IL Beware Of limitations.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-15

III rats are about, smear their holes
win soft tar, or dip the rat in a cup of
TAR and let it go, and it will tar-plaster
every hole in the house,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-15
Ages of Yellow Fever Victims.

The Shreveport Telegram publishes n
list of the nges Of 5S5 persons who died
in that city during the late yellow fe-
yer epidemic, from which it appears
tIot
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-15
Thirty YEARS. EXPERIENCE
OF AN OLD NURSE.

mss. WinsiOw's Soothing Syrup 10 the
prescription OF one Of tn" best female physi.
clans and nurses In the uniied States, and has
been used for thirty years with never failing safety
and success by millions Of mothers and children,
from the feeble Infant of one week old TO the adult.
It corrects acidity Of the stomach, relieves wind
collie, regulates the bowels, and gives rest, health
and comfort to mother and child. We believe 1t to
DO the best and surest remedy in the world In all
CASES OF DYSENTEiRY and DTARRHFA IN
CHILDREN, whether II arises from teething or
nom any other cause. Full directions for using
Will each bottle. None genuine unless
the fac-simile Of CURTIS Il PERKINS Is on the
outside Wrapper,
Sold by all medicine dealers.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-15
The Jews in Luck.

An extraordinary incident recently
took place in Munich. On the will Of a
rich Catholic lady, who recently died,
occurred the following "'This, my last
will and testament, is not to be opened
except in the presence of the chief
Judge, the head OF the Catholic faith,
and the head Of the Jewish congrega-
ton" These gentlemen, IN opening
the will, learned that her property had
been assigned to jews, her words run
ming as follows During the whole
course of my life ] have given my best
attention to investigate the various
creeds, and have seen that the jewish
religion is the purest of all. Among
all nationalities have never noticed any
possessing such good and upright feel
ings as the Jews. | therefore bequeath
60, 900 thalers to the heads OF the jew
ish congregation, to he distributed to
such of their charities as they please. y
The will terminates with these words ::
"Any person who may picsume to disc
hey my lnjunctions, and depart from the
exact terms of my will-that part more
especially connected with the good of
Jcws-may the curses inscribed
the book of their law rest upon him"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-15

ELECTRICITY at Hamilton, Ill. water Cure 80
years experience. Photo 10 cts.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-15

SWEDISH lRoN. The superior auali-
lty of Swedish iron is still maintained.
The price for charcoal pig, in 1873, has
been about Si5 n ton. Ten years aga
the same article sold at $40 per ton. 1t
Is supposed hat the excellence of
Swedish iron is due to the presence of
tephrite, a s%ilicate of manganese and
iron. hhis a discovery by VI. Tngel-
" oem.