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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-08-26

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an you kin make him do it n good deal
better than We ken. It's mighty little
fur the Lord to do, but it's meat an
drink an clothes to Billy just now.
When we WIZ boys sum nv us read
some promises of yOur'n in tibet book
tibet wus writ n good spell ago by chaps
in the old country, an though Sunday
| school teachers and preachers mixed the
matter up in our minds, an got us all
ta~ngle-footed, we know they're thar, an
you'll know what we mean. Now, Lord,
Billy's Jest the boy-he's a hard case, 30
you can't find no better stuff to work on
he's in a bad fix, tibet we can't do
nothin' fur, SO it's Jest your chance.
He amt exactly tho chap to make an
A No. l angel of, but he amt tho man
to forget a friend, so he'll be II handy
Teller to hev around"
Feel any better, Billy ?" said Nose,
stopping the prayer for a moment.
"a little" said Billy, feebly, "but
you want to tell the whole yarn. I'm
sorry for all the wrong I've DONE"
"He's sorry fur all his deviltry,
Lord"
San / amt got nothin' agin the
Judge" continued the sufferer.
"An' he don't bear no malice agin the
Judge, which he shouldn't, SEEM he
generally gin as good as he took. An
the long and short Of it, Lord, is jest
thls-he's a-dyin', an he wants a chance
to die with his mind easy, an nobody
else can make it so, 80 we leave the
whole job in your hands, only putin
in, fur Billy's comfort, that We recollect
hearing how yer forgive dyin' thief,
an that it amt likely yer a.goin' TO be
harder on a chap that's always paid fur
what he got. Thet's the whole story.
Amen"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-08-26

when suddenly his cup of bliss was
dashed to the ground, for Billy, stumb-
ling, fell upon his own knife and re.
ceived a severe cut in the abdomen.
Wounds Of this sort are generally
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-04-16
The All.deyouring Grasshopper.

Richard Goodman, in the MdssacIL-
sets Plougbne07s, relates this heart
rending tale
A young man named John Wyker,
who returned recently to his former
home at Branchville, Sussex county, N.
j., travelling with his wife and baby
1,500 miles in his wagon, crossing six
States and thirteen rivers, and riding for
fifteen miles through grasshoppers and
over grasshoppers, and for many more
miles between fields as bare as the road,
not a green thing to be seen-the grass
hoppers had been there-gives us de-
plorablet view of the case.
About the 18th of August last, the
hoppers," as they call them there,
struck his farm in Kansas, coming as a
snowstorIn commences, few at first,
then thicker and faster until the whole
air was full of them. In six hours they
had eaten every green thing the chinch
bugs and the drought had left, devour-
ing the grass and chewing the tobacco
like "any other man, eschewing only
the tomatoes and their vines He counted
240 on q window pane, Sx9 inches. They
covered harrow so that it was simply
gigantic A of grasshoppers. The
clothes in the house had to be covered
up, and the hoppers clung to the side
of the house in millions, and ate holes
in the clapboards. They ate each other,
for the minute one died half dozen
went for the body and devoured it in nc
time.
Mr.. Wyker, the young farmer who
gives the information, says that there Ii
large class of farmers thus cleaned out
who cannot remove from the State, anC
unless aid reaches them there will be nm
told misery throughout the country
sc There is now - said hp ssaD fnora6i
| BILE amount of suffering all that hai
| been written has not and cannot put tn,
condition of things in too strong
| Iiuht -
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-04-16
Mineral Statistics.

The collection of statistics is a slow
process, hence it is that the mineral sta
tistics of England for 1878 were not pub
lished till the end of last year. The
quantity of coal raised was 127, ,016, TAT
tons and of iron ore, 1857, ,499 tons.
More than 35,OOO,OOO tons of the coal
were consumed in making iron, more
than $4,000, 900 in producing steam
power for manufactures, and more than,
20, ,000, 900 tons in dwelling -houses-that
is, in keeping home comfortable. The
ss balance, as Americans would say, was
burnt in other trade operations, in the
production of gas, and nearly 13, ,OQ0, 900
tons we're sent away to foreign countries.
When looked at in detail, the results
under one head alone-manufactori
are surprising. There are $500 cotton
factories, with 81, ,OOo, 900 spindles, and
$50, 600 power-looms 500 fax factories,
with ], 800, 900 spindles, and 50, 500
power-looms /; 220 hemp, iute and shoddy
factories, with $50, 600 spindles, and 700
power-looms TOO silk factories, with
10000 spindles, and 10000 power
looms go woolen factories, with
2, 800, 600 spindles 750 worsted facto-
ries, with 1,750, 600 spindles, and Sc, ,00O
power-looms. More than 40. 600. .OOC
spind1es, and more than 500, 900 power,
looms What q prodigious amount OF
whirling, whizzing, roaring, and dashinp
to and fro these figures represent
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-04-16
How Garibaidi Looks.

The Rome correspondent of the Lon
don Neaos writes ssI had the pleasure
of being the first Englishman to shake
hands with him on his arrival in Italy.
The General was in plainly, almost
meanly, furnished room, supported on
two black crutches, having Prince Odes-
calchi on one side and on the other Major
Pasqualotti, who had formerly served
under him. His face is as full of refine
ment as ever, and though it bears the
stamp of time and suffering, it is singu
larly winning, from the beautiful smile
on it. His hair is iron gray, but there
are several marks of chestnut in his
beard. His hands looked terribly thin,
and it was evident that he stood anything
but firmly, even with the aid of his
cr1tches. He wore the small cap orna-
mented with braid, and, underneath a
short striped white and black South
American cloak without sleeves, his red
shirt. Apparently these were part of his
old famous uniform. He wore blue mil
tary trowsers. His boots were cut in
several places, probably on account OF
his rheumatism. He inquired of the
Syndic as to the bathing season, men
tioning that salt water did him no good.
Altogether there was look of great
feebleness about him-bodily, / mean,
not mental. This was obvious to any
one who heard his manly, yet beautifully
soft voice, and saw the calm and benlg-
nant smile that played over his features
continually"
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-04-16
FARM AND GARDEN.
Kitchen Consolation.

Kitchen Consolation.
OH this baking and brewing,
This boiling and stewing,
ANA washing of dishes three times in day
The grddle-cakes turning,
The skinming for churning,
Ihe setting of tables and clearing away!
What is it but wearfness,
Work without cheerfuness,
The same round of labor day after day?
I'd rather be painting,
Or sewing, or bralding,
Or spending my time in o pleasanter way!
Thus my fancy kept dreaming
Ger the hot dishes steaming,
And wond'ring why must kitchen fire tend
Til an angels low whispering
Compelled me to listening,
And taught these household discomforts to mend.
Is your work not the Oldest,
The Nsefulest, noblest-
In ministcring daily to the life God has given?
If the work is unceasing
OF washing and sweeping,
Remember that orders the first law OF Heaveni
Pray what gives more pleasure
Than q well-seasoned dinner
When tastefully served on the family board?
Thank God You can labor
Can knead mix and favor.
And draw pleasant meas from the farmers rich
hoard
That heartsome delight
At morn, noon and night,
When the family gathers for chat and good cheer!
Then should you be complaining
OF work unavailing
That brings joy to the loved ones each day in the
year?
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-04-16
A Trying Position.

Friday morning was the coolest,
stormiest, snowiest of the season. 1t was
in the dull gray dawn, the snow whistled
through the biting air like a volley of
bird-shot. Mercury was down to 80
deg. below zero, and everybody was
abed but William Hodgins. There had
been an episode in Williams residence
about midnight. The doctor had gone,
and the corps of efficient women neigh
bors had departed.
The last pale stars had blnked out,
and Mr.. Hodgins was alone with Mrs.
Hodgins and the new baby, little roly-
poly thing that needed warm atmos-
phere. Mr. Hodgins had arisen from
his improvised couch to stoke up
the family stove. He intended to make
short work of it and get back to bed.
This was the reason he was incomplete
of toilet. Thus he darted one step out
of the door to deposit pan of ashes and
cinders, expecting to return within doors
on the instant. Mr.. Hodgins did not
return-iust then. In pulling the door
to, the handle came out and left him
there In the beautiful snow" He
looked up at the cold gray sky, the frost
gathered in a white rim about his eye
lids, the powdered snow Whitened his
locks, his unshod peet tingled with cold.
D." screamed the poor fellow.
No need to swear. Nothing can begin
to do justice to this solemn situation.
Spasmodically he pulled his raiment
down, but shrunk by many washing,
it crawled up on the opposite side, and
the wind whistled requiem between
his limbs, and the snow sifted in on his
quivering abdomen. Hodgins was out
in the cold. A few seconds of indecis-
ion, and then if an early bird had been
out it would have seen one poor worm
of the dust striking about 800 yards to a
neighbor's woodshed. The tracks were
wonderfully wide apart.
Grasping an ak he returned to his
peaceful home. Three well-directed
blows ON the door and Hodgins, blue
with cold, white with snow, and black
with rage, bounded into the house.
Then for the first time the babe opened
wide it's eyes in wonder, and for the first
time saw It's papa. 1t screamed! Hod-
gins sank down beside the stove and in
terrible italics exclaimed, ts.The d." :"
And the poor mother thought he meant
their baby. He didn't. 1t was only the
door knob.-Etdora (Loaoa) Ledger.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-04-16
Filibusterfng, Ancient and Modern.

Filibustering, as it is called, and don't
know why that term is applied to the
offering and resisting of dilatory motions,
is somewhat different now from what it
was in 1856, or rather it is conducted
und9r different circumstances. There Is
either more good nature or less bad
whisky and doctored brandy now than
there was, for instance, during the Kan
sas-Nebrasla struggle. Filibustering
then was usually the prelude to general
free fight, and the occasion of half a
dozen s. affairs of honor" It was almost
impossible for the House to be in session
all night without a row of some sort.
Spittoons, inkstands, and sometimes
knives and pistols, were among the afgu-
ments of those days. The famous drink
ing place, known as the t'hole in the
wall, % contributed fuel to the flames, and
members surrendered to the stupor of
liquor long before natural sleep asserted
its power. IF there was call of the
House, the Sergeant-at-Arms generally
found enough members to complete a
quorum at Mary Halls, a famous resort
of the deni-monde years ago, and at Pen
dleton's, an equally notorious gambling
house. Public and private morals have
improved, at least SO far as Congressman
are concerned. During the entire forty
six hours in which the House was engaged
in filibustering, last week, I did not see a
single member under the influence of
liquor. The utmost good humor pre-
vailed, and there was not an angry word
ON either side. How much of this Is
due to the efforts of the Congressional
Temperance Society, of which, I think,
Viee-President Wilson is Chairman, do
not know. It was through Wilson, s
efforts that the "hole in the wall'' was
abolished, and spirit1lous liquors forbid
den by resolution to be used in the Capt.
tol. IF call of the House occurs now,
the Sergeant-at-Arns gathers d quorum
from the lecture-room of the Congre-
gational or the pews of the Methodist
and Presbyterian churches, or from the
elegant saloons and parlors where the
numerous receptions are being held. Last
Thursday evening, while one of the most
brilliant parties of the season, given by
the Hon. Fernando Woods of New York
was in full blast, there was a rumor of {
call of the House, and the haste with
which Democratic and Republican mem
bers made for their hats and coats showed
that the motto on both sides was g busi
ness before pleasure. ''-Bostoaa Adve,'
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-04-16

Christian Monitor says that when it is
necessary to break bottle, the quickest
way Is to soak string III turpentine and
tie it round the neck of the bottle, then
set fire to the string and It will break In
good shape.
To BAKE A SPARERIB.- it in
water then rub on little salt and pep
per and -four. IF not too thick, it viii
bake IN an hour or O little more, in
moderate oven. Have it done, by all
means, but don't roast it to a crisp, un-
less you wish to dream of your great
grandmother after eating it.
To CLEAN an oil-painting that is in
irred by dust and particles of wrapping
paper, take the picture out of the frame,
lay coarse towel over it for ten or four
teen days keep it continually wet until
it has drawn out all the flthiness from
the picture pass some hnseed oil which
has been long time seasoning over it,
in the sunlight, to purify it, and the pic
ture will become as lively on the surface
as new.
USE NO STOVE DAMPERs. nuis-
ances are now quite common, and be-
cause they save wood,'' and thereby
save money, they are popular. By shutting
off the upward draught they throw back
into the room all the poisonous gas gen.
Grated by the combustion of fuel, and
are, therefore, very destructive of health.
1t is a subject of common remark that an
open fireplace is more healthy than a
stove, and it is largely owing to the bet
ter circulation of air through the open
upward draught. Now it is true that
wood might be saved in fireplace by
covering up the top of the chimney, but
we should not wish to live in the house.
And that is exactly the principle on
which wood is saved by means of damp
ers in stoyepipes. Fire may be easily
checked by shutting off the supply of air
in front, and this is the only safe method
of checking it in stove. IF all the air
could be shut off from the fire in front it
would go out as quickly as if it We're inn
mersed in water Thus it may be seen
that fire may be well controlled if the
stove is tolerably tight in front when
closed up. All who do not wish to COM
NIT suicide nor to undermine the health
of the family viii do well to discard
stovepipe dampers.-Lo,os of Life.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-04-16
SIeeplessness.

To take hearty meal just before re-
firing is, of course, injurious, because it
is very likely to disturb ones rest and
produce nightmare. However, q little
food at this time, if one is hungry, is de-
cidedly beneficial; it prevents the gnaw-
ing Of an empty. stomach, with It's at
tendant restlessness and unpleasant
dreams, to say nothing of probable head
ache, or of nervous and other derange-
ments, the next morning. One should
no more lie down at night hungry than
he should lie down after very full
dinner; the consequence of either being
disturbing and harmful. A cracker or
two, bit of bread and butter, or cake, q
little fruit, something to relieve the
sense of vacuity, and so restore the tone
of the SYSTEMS all that is necessary.
We have known persons, hAbitual suf-
ferers from restlassness at night, to ex-
perience material benefit, even though
| they were not hungry, by very light
! luncheon before bedtime. In place of
tossing about for two or three hours MS
| formerly, they would soon grow drOwsy,
1 fall asleep, and not waken more than
once or twice until sunrise. This mode
of treating insomnia has recently been
recommended by several distinguished
physicians, and the prescription has gem
orally been attended with happy results. -
/ iScribae7. for March.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-04-16
Ornament and Use.

ORNAMENT AND USE COMBINED.
Country Gentleman says that the way to
Danish rats is to plant asphodel near the
barn or stable where they are, or put
some in their holes. Rats have such an
aversion for this plant that they will quit
the premises where it is. Besides, as q
herbaceous perennial plant, with long
spikes of stately white and yellow flow
ers, the asphodel may be regarded as
highly ornamental.
WINDOW Gardening. very orna-
mental object is made of pine cone by
laying it on a warm stove until the scales
are fully open, then filling the spaces
with equal parts of sand and gra5s-seed
and hanging it in a dark room for a week
with the lower half immersed in a vessel
of water. On exposure to light, by sub
sequently hanging it In a window, the
seeds will germinate rapidly and produce
lux11riant growth. 1t should be
watered daily with lukewarm water.
A PRETTY CoNcErr. ingenious
method has been invented for ornament
ing apples for holiday presents, Christ
mas trees, ETC., which is so simple as TO
be in reach of every one, and may be in
valuable to many who cannot afford
more costly presents. Here is the Sc
cret /: Take a strip of paper and cut
cn1luTen names tnen place the papers
around apples when they begin to color,
and in a week or two Mamie, Jamie,
Johnnie, Susie, or whatever the name
may be, appears on the apple in large
red letters. These, picked and barreled
by themselves, bring fancy prices for the
Christmas market.
TREATMENT OF FROZEN HOUSE PLANTS.
Don't hurry them into warm room,
but let them remain where they got
frost-bitten close the shutters or drop
the curtains, so as to make the room
quite dark; then sprinkle the plants with
cold water direct from the cistern, and
wait for the result, not allowing the room
to become warmer than forty-seven de-
grees for twenty -four hours. If few
drops of spirits of camphor be thrown
into the water before sprinklng it viii
be all the better. Plants treated In this
way, though frozen so badly that the
water will freeze on when sprinkled, vii
| come out unharmed.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-04-16
OUR NATIONAL LAWMAKERS.

Where They Come From Variety the
sp,ee of NomencIature-Intere Con-
gressfonal Statistics.
washington Cor. New York Evening Post.l
It may be an interesting bit of status
tics that only three of our sovereign
States and Territories are represented in
either branch of Congress by their ma
tiyes, and these three-Delaware, Yer
mont and North Carolina-aggregate only
leeven men, which is small percentage
of three hundred and sixty ty-four. The
members of both houses from Kansas,
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada
and the Territories, thirty-four in num-
Der, are all born outside of their constitu-
encies. Here is table showing the rela-
tive increase and decrease of representa-
4se,., ...;4l,;,a tho Last aierhtv-fva YaarS
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-04-16
Serious Accidents.

What dreadful place o school-house
must be. and what shocking things hap
pen there, if the talk of hool-children
is TO be relied uponi Yesterday noon I
heard dozen Of them speaking about
the various incidents of the day. 1t was
impossible to catch all they said, as three
or four talked at once, but managed to
learn these startling facts
Nelly Jones coughed fit to split her
sides {
Kitty Carson nearly died of laughing.
That Lawrence boy actually boiled oUes
with rage.
The teachers eye shot fire.
Nelly Murray recited loud enough te
take the roof off the house.
Robb Fitz's eyes greaO as big al
s0Mcers.
Tommy Hudson almost ran his fee
Of
Susie Jennings thought she'd burst.
Ellen Walters broke loaUgs conpDEetelu.
And yet it was an ordinary school
day.--lSt. Nicholas.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-04-16
Great ON Poker.

Ex-senator Nesmith, of Oregon, now
q member of the House, is one OF the
most remarkable men in Congress. de
went to Oregon in 1843, and for many
years scarcely saw white man. he
dressed in furs and the raw hides OF AMI
mails, and ate whatever he could get he
was border hunter and trapper, sucn as
we read of in the Ledger. he knew
nothing of what the world was doing Tor
more than twelve years, and until ne was
elected to the Senate in 1860, and on ms
way to take his seat, he never saw gas
burning, nor knew anything OF the teie-
graph. nor had ridden In o railroad car.
He knew little of newspapers or any
thing else but Indians, and yet he knew
how to play poker. It. sometimes puz-.
zles me to account for the number OF
good poker players among the back
wooGlsmen. To make Nesmith happy,
you have only to play poker with him,
give him all the whisky he wants, paper
or two of fine cut tobacco, and g big
spittoon. He does not play with the
same crowd Fernando Wood does, but
he plays inveterately. You must remem-
Der that faaere are strata in poker playing
as well as in politics. = Washington
| LETTER
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-04-16
rHr w1NaEp wossH1PERs.

dressed to Teo stcattoos that FEeae into chser
dttring Dipisse Seretce.
Gay, guiltless pair,
What seek We from the Acids OF Heaven?
Ye have no need of prayer,
Ye have no sins to be forgiven.
Why perch ye here,
Where mortals to their Maker bend?
Can your pure spirits fear
The God We never could offend?
We never knew
The crimes for which we come to weep.
Penance is not for you,
Blessed wanderers of the upper deep.
To you atis given
To wake sweet Natures untaught Lays,
Beneath the arch of Heaven
To chirp away life of praise.
Then spread each wing
Far, far above, DER lakes and lands,
And Join the choirs that sing
In you blue dome not reared with hands.
Or, if ye stay,
To note the consecrated hour.
Teach nae the airy way,
And let me try your enyied power
Above the crowd
On upward wings could but fly,
I'd bathe in yon bright cloud
And seek the stars that gem the sky.
Twere Heaven indeed
Through fields of trackless light to soar,
On Natures charms 10 feed,
And Natures own great God adore.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-04-16
JACK FROST.
BIZ cEoneE cooPER.


leave on the fields by night,
The print of my feSt, in white;
I scatter the snow like chaff;
/ whistle and sing and laugh;
/ bang at the'sash.
The ehuttgrs rattle
O'er cIimnefs dash,
/ frighte1 the cattle;
I breathe, and the boughs are tossed
Why, every ONE knows Jack Frost.
Ny arms, they are long and stout,
And doors may not keep noe out;
Far off to the ships pass
One touch and their ropes are glass
Each poor, lonely tree
prank up in laces;
My handiwork see
In all sorts of places;
And travellers, nipped and lost,
They shudder to hear Jack Frost.
Though boisterous may seem,
Yet often sweetly dream,
And visions of Spring delight
1 hide in my heart by night.
An icicle then
(Whiie everything still ts)
use for my pen,
And roses and lilies
On window-panes are embossed
To tell you OF Spring Jack Eros
Independent.