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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-11-18
The Absorbent Power Of Soils.

sir Humphrey Davy was the frs
chemist that ever gave Il regular cOurS,
oi lectures on agriculture, which wcr- il
the first and second dccadcs OF this cen
lnry, before the British board Of agri.
culture in the city of LOndom. IIr found
by experiment that 1000 pounds Of Il
very fertile soil from East Lothian,
made perfectly dry, gained IS pounds
weight in an hour exposed to common
AIR IN the city named. A very fertile
soil from Somrrsctshirc gained lG pounds
IN the same time. 4 sandy soil from
Fs@N gained II pounds. A soil of Bag
shot heath gained only three pounds.
One hundred and six pounds Of dry
quartz sand placed in II proper vessel alb
.1rbcd - pounds of water before any
came through 50 rs to drop. Calcarcous
sand Chat from lime rock) took up -
pounds of water before dropping. A
loamy soil, 10 lbs. English chalk gained
10 pounds clay loan, 80 pounds; pure
clay, 40 pounds. Here the practical
farmer has evidence where a reliable man
found l0d pounds of pure clay, thor
ongIly dried, probably in a large stove,
took 20 pounds Of water before one drop
passed out Of it.. Such Il soil is too tcnn-
cIUlls ct water and hats an excess of clay.
1t needs understanding, and does best
IN meadow and pasture. A more Ioamy,
open soil that will hold 70 pounds OF
wntrr in lOOof earth is best for all t~iIIngc
purposes.
The common dryncsI or dampncss of
the atmosphere is an important factor III
the problem Of fertility and plant growth.
\ mixture Of vegetable mold, sand, red
clay and lime salts, made pcrvious to the
air by the Use of the pillow and other I'M
pIcmcntS of tilIagc, has generally given
the best returns in crops, and drawn the
most moisture and plant food from the
cycr-moying atmosphere.
Plants and animals, when they die and
rot, fill the air with fcrtilizing gases: and
the cultivator of the soil wants to learn
how he may draw manure f0m the in
~cxhanstiblc s%torchousc with the least
trouble and cxpcbsc. Perfect t%ilIIagc, To
condcnsc these Icrtilizing gases and va.
pors in the pores of the soil, il the first
step in this direction. All plants that
Pr,w on dead trcc', rail and plank fences,
rocks and stones, are very cellular and
porous. In the granite wilderness of
northern View York, deer, moose and
elk sulsist through long and cold winters
on moss, which must contain all the ell
cments of their flesh, bones and blood.
Gov. Seymour shot Il moose of large size.
which, in our view of the animal, stands
out boldly the representative of fertility
IN II sterile region, between almost naked
granite and what may bc regarded as ex-
ccptiOnally pure air surrounding this
primitive crystalline rock. Buffalo and
huge elephants once grazcd in Tennessee,
the unmi%takablc types of great fruitful
ncss of soil.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-11-18
Tie Production of Cheese in the United
States.

The whole amount of cheese made IL
the United States in 1870 was l62,027,
3S2 pounds, OF which 100, i3j, 300 pound.
were made in factories, and 53,02I, rs.
pounds on farms. The principal state.
producing cheese were New York, 100.
61G,oli pounds; Ohio, 2~i,153,SjG; Yer.
mont, 1,SlI,S79; Illinois, 5.73l,OOl
Massachusetts,, l,l3l 800: and California.
3,39j,O7L. There were 1913 factories
devoted To the manufacture of cheese,
employing 1907 hands. The capital in
vested amounted To S3,69OO75; wages
paid during the year, SOC, 1866; gallons
of milk used, ll6, i6G, iO5: value of all
materials used, Sll,OS9, 2S4; of cheese
produced, SIG, 40, 500; other products.
$4,000. The number of cows supplying
one factory ranges from 100 To more than
900, the average being about 400. In
IN'l Il factory in Chatauqua county, n.
J., had registered as the whole number
of cows, l,73i. During the year ending
June 30, 1873, &c, 20i, 02i pounds of
valued at S7,752,9lS, were ex-
from the United States, of which
j2,Oj6,9 26 pounds went to England, and
S,i29,S96 to Germany.-AppLeton's Cyclic
Dciid.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-11-18
same extent rs Dan lticc's rhinosccros-
that is. gimply 10 LEADING. and that. TOO.

same extent as Dan Ricc's rhinosccros-
that is, simply to leading and that, too
with the greatest prccautiOn,
Bears, those which are 80 tame rs t.
walk the accompanied unguarlcd,
with the organ-grindcrs, are easily
taught. Bruin is simply Il great, good
naturcd pig, rather disincIincd to active
cxcrtiOn Of all sorts. Having Il peculiar
sensitive spot in the instance Of hls nose
he is comparatively easy to manage.
His intelligence is ncarlH equal 10 that OF
the dog, and were it not for hi'unwicldly
shane and his great weight and tendency
TO corpuIcncy could easily be taught to
do all the jumps and roIIing"oycr and
other frals Of agility in which the dog so
much cNcrl.. The most that j. required
Of him, however, is to climb poles and
posts, to pas. around a tin cup for pen
nic-, to 90 through scmi.military mancu-
ycrs with a stick in imitation Of u gun,
and occasionally to take part in n ,imu-
lated sparring match, in which, slow rs
he is, he is certain to win, Sometimes
poor Bruin will perform Il peculiar slow
series Of steps, which i. called Il dance,
and Il well trained bear will even waltz
with his master,
Beyond the rough training elephants
receive in the countries where they are
caught, which teaches them to mind the
words Of the keeper and to submit to its
necessary bonds, il has TO undergo u special
education to enable it to 90 through It's
many tricks in the broad arena Of the
circus. Being more intelligent than II
dog, as traclHblc n a horse, rs fall Of
pride and vanity ~ a woman, and quite
rs willing To learn rs his master is to
have him, his teaching is u matter Of
but short time, He learns by imitation,
and Will adopt Il new trick from seeing
another animal perform it far more read
lily than a dog will. A little coaxing,
feeding with much-loycd dcIicacirs Che
is passIOnatcIy fond Of sweets Of all kinds
and fruits, appealing to his vanity by
gay trappIng' and dresses, and Mr.. EIc-
plant o o learns to trOt, walk, lie down,
get up, 90 lame, sham dead, climb steps,
stand on tubs, walk the tight rope, stand
ON his head, and in fact to undertake.
anything which the keeper can make
him understand. Elephants are worth
from 5000 to $50, 600 each, according to
size, age, dociIity, amount Of trainiugctc,
1t being natural to monkeys to climb,
it il very easy 10 teach them to run up
balconies and second floors to collect
small moneys from the little people, Il
sharp jerk from the long cords attached
to their waists soon bringing them back
. earth if they seem disposed to wander
out Of bounds. They are taught to hold
little sticks in their hands in imitation
of Il gun by placing the sticks in their
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-11-18
Ways in Which the Sun Influences the
Earth.

If we now turn to the sun, we find
that there are three distinct forms Oi
motion which animate his surface par,
ticIcs. In the first place, each particle
is carried round by the rotation Of our
Iumininary, Secondly, each particle is
influenced by the gigantic meteorological
disturbances Of the surface, in virtue OF
which it may acquire II velocity ranging
as high rs one hundred and thirty or one
hundred and forty miles II second and
lastly, each particle, on account Of its
high temperature, is vibrating with cX-
IRENE rapidity, and the energy Of these
vibrations communicated to us by means
of the ethereal medium produces the
well known light and heat effect Of the
sun.
Now, il it philosophical to suppose
that it is only the last Of these three me-
tons that influences our earth, while the
other two produce absolutely no effect ?
On the contrary, we are, | think, COM
PEELED, by considerations connected with
the theory Of energy, to attribute IN in
a%ucnc', whether great or small, to the
first two rs we'll 81. to the last.
We are thus led to suppose that the
sun must influence the earth three
ways, one depending on his rotation, an
other on his meteorological disturbance,
and a third by means of the vibrations
Of hi. surface PARTICLES.
Eul We have already seen that, rs u
muIIUr of GIct fine SIN does nuurur tp in
0ucncr the earth in three distinct ways
One magncticaIly and mctcoroIogicaIIy,
depending apparently ON his period of
rotation; Il second cycIonicaIIy, depend
ny apparently ON the meteorological
conditions Of his surface; and Il third,
y means of his light and heat. PREF
Hc~uyt.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-11-18
How Soils and Forests Change.

II is Il matter Of history that Charlie
imagine hunted in the forest Of Gerard
men, then con-istin" Of oak and beech,
though nov the same forest contains only
pines of various species, On the Rhine,
between Landau and KniscrslautIrn, oak
forests of several centuries old are grad
ually giving Way to the beech, while
others of oak and beech are yielding their
ground to pine. In the Palatinatc the
Scotch fir lpitw syircStris) is also succeed.
ing the oak. In the Sura and in the
Tyrol the beech and the pine are seen to
succeed each other, and the same alter.
nations are witnessed in many other dis.
tricts. In all these eases there is ne
exhaustion of soil rs in the growth of old
field pines in Virginia, North Carolina
and other southern states after oak. The
rotation of natural plants without the
interference oi man is not explained by
assuming the consumption of alkalics by
beech, oak and maple and their rcsli.
tuition by pines, where all the leaves,
limbs, bodies and roots of trees rot where
they grow. This operation should make
the soil better for dcciduous trees the
longer they draw mineral food from
moving water, and gaseous food from
moving atmosphere. Obviously there is
an element of local change OF species
which is not understood.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-11-18

q hugNidway in London strait n
DE caIltI rock, which might fairly
waters Hsland, lifts itself above the
caused byNg the conflicting currents
THIS rock aknds and tides. Bctwc'n
the famous ncapc on Muskcnoc is
%aglnatlonS haNpm, which fertile i'm
ror', It's gcogNcd with many ter
as to expose It tSl position is such
and, when thcscNr tidal currents,
westerly winds, thHussistcd by high
rifle, The bottom OK no doubt, ter
with immense bouldcNrait is strewn
ranged rs to give the Nh are 50 ar
motion, directed towardN Mt Il spiral
from the northern side, MATED rock
increased in times Of highs much
storms, when it whirls quitcSrs and
island rock. Then it is that Nod the
really difficult for boats and ycsNpmc'
out steam power, 10 keep clciNth,
rocks against which the waywarhhC
rents would dash them. While Y
are at times vast and powerful cd,
which give objects floating upon the.
fearful spiral motion, there is not.
like a vortex produced bya subtcrral
discharge Of the water, although
tumhIing and boiling character Of
spiral currents may submcrgc tenn
rily objects floating on the surface.
doubt in the course Of time the actio
the water, has tended to level down
the bed rocks, some Of which, we
presume, showed thcmcIycs above
surface, This may have made the II
-trom much more terrific than it is /
and better justified the ancient ia.
A., it is, in ordinary times and in ia
able weather, the fishermen do not
tate to seek for fares throughout 4
waters, which to strangers are suggc,
Of the most terrible dangers,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-11-18
TmE man who demands tina

The man who demands that his wifi
shall grind out from u big kitchen, ever
with servants to match, princely dinners
from day to day, without failures in
time or quality, ought to be condemned
t. run the concern himself for six
months, when, if he did not come out O
better "a well "a a wiser man, his deprav.
ity might be pronounced total.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-11-18

lN France 30 per cent. of the popu
lation read or write, but the males an.
pear To bc better educated than the
females, for the CONSUMPTION lists give
only ~ per cent. at the age of nineteen
year,. There are IL scholars to every
100 inhabitants, one school. To every 500
inhabitants, or 10000 schools in ali. The
cost OF primary education is 10000, 900
francs, or about Sl3,SO0,OOo or about 50
per pupil.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-11-18

Everybody who examines or uses the
CHARTER OAK COOK STOVE is pleased
with its great capacity, superior construction,
neat appearance, cleanliness in operation,
and the construction of its reservoir and
closet, and say it is %uncqualcd rs Il perfect
Cooking Stove.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-11-18

A case Of chronic rheumatism of unu-
suaI severity, cured by johDSou'S Auody"c
Liujmc0h is noticed by onco urcHchnnrcs.
4 large bunch anne out upon the breast of
the sufferer and appeared like part Of the
breast bone, Used internally and externally,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-11-18

The sweetest word in our language i,
health. At the first indication OF disease,
use well known mdopproycd remedies, For
dysprl Il or Indigestion, use P0IYoH'S PuWt,
tire PiHs, For coughs, colds, sore or lame
stomach, use JohnSou's IuOdync Imminent.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-11-18
HOW WILD ANIMALS ARE TRAINED.

DUNG and training Of wild animals:
Animals taken full grown from tho
woods and junglcs are generally much
more easily trained than those that have
been born in captivity and brought ~
by the human hand or by their mother
in the cage. These latter or " pet" ami
mails nearly always acquire many trick
and manner which they have to unIcan
before they can be properly taught
Then, too, their constant familiarity
from carly cubhood with mankind tend,
greatly to diyest them Of that fear Of tho
human animal which il the first essential
IN their education to proper suljcrlloII,
On the other hand, those beast that are
brought up - rs to know NJ sentiment
but fear soon learn that their iIIt"mprr
will not be tolerated for II moment, and
that Il fit Of suIk- only brings heavy pun
iShmcnt.
The first great agent in tanning wild
beasts lust taken from their native for
csts is partial starvation, They are kept
without food until they are both weak.
cncd in strength and snbducd in temper
and fcrccncss. Food is then given them
by degrees, always by the same person,
until they learn 10 recognize man. As
soon rs cXpcdicnt their claws are cut 50
closely that their power Of mischief is
nearly destroyed from those weapons
they are then mulzlcd, and having been
sufficiently accustomed to the presence Of
the keeper they are then exercised in a
cage one at Il time. The sliphc.t -im OF
yiciousncss is instantly punished by Il
sharp blow until the animal learns to
know the whip and to understand the
word Of command.
The same routine is pursucd iuthc c9,r
of lions. Tiers, ]pautIrr3. Icopards and ul
other animals of fine cat kind which
must ever be controlled by fear. and
uugi Lc co,gtontIy w,toLngI Lo., G,i,
~trrurbcrnus nature hrr,E uut
To teach an animal to hmm thr,uob q
Loop = pircr Of mon, !. .r.nnnLrd IN
surh a manner ~ ia Inc onIv ,rrac..ihIc Lv
a lean throuoh fine rinc-nitrr a few rcnG.
titions the animal soon learns ,o ]couurrt
the idcas Of food and fine ring and tI,r ,ct
Of ]lropinp and viii snnu m0,kn thr Icou
and br content io w,it Gnr fine reward
II will he noticed that q ruor nf nrrfnrn.
'I''"
W. 'nI'n''' " "lN"y' Icu n''I"R OF I'M
'n"n'l'c'y ai''L lhc cAhIbltioh'
'no nose Is lIIc most N"IhcrhbIr spot
1''iP D'"W ~ 'he nose WIN Il "l!lP
WI" R''c u 'io,' or l,HeT exquisite pam
Wo'n 1" nv WIN hammer between
Wv Eyes ne W""'lh "''''i III ''l' Next
~ 'i' nose lhr l'!"7 a'c th' most "'h''-
I'VE Ior''ol'7 % tho 'r'lLlc'
u Is oit''i asserted mat rcd,lot irons
aT' use" III tlalninG ANIMALS Tor phDllc
PERFORMANCES ms - aII Il mistake.
'''' ''','H "I' "'"l l'I"'l'' 70 W''n It
"''P'' mas pcch Sci"'' 'Il" - III I'M
H''",''I '''tE''' ano no., irons c%'''''I 10
y" n','' 'oI'tt'''ic7 '''y ar' ''''| 10
n,l',!'lr W." large Mons or IlEc'' "Ilrl
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-11-18

\ TEAsroONFuL of powdered borax
dissolved in a quart of tepid water Is
good for cleansing old black dresses OF
silk, cashmere or alpaca.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-11-18

-ThGMIilwaukcc Sentinel remarks that
"timcs will continue hard rs long as the
$1,000 a year man strives to appear as
$4,000.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-11-18

Niirn writing TO Advertisers please men.
lIpH the name bt ili- paper. S.N.d. ~.
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CURE OF SUFFERER FOR
FOItfN YEARS. have been
asuilcror for III" last forty years
with Chronic affection Of the
Liver, ! tried the Regulator,
and after giving ii n fair TRAIL
have come to the cunclusinntlInt
1t IL the very beat remedy have
ever used for the Liver. Wy
health is nov quite good. -E.A.
Wilson, GAINESVILLE, virginia.
MANUFACTURED OSLY ny
,. ~. ZEILIN a 60.
MACON. GA. and PHILADELPHIA.
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Competent amp Reliable Agents Wanted tlIouc
ont the country. UnexceptiuBal guarantees ~
quired.
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COTTON! COTTON!

U'llE earliest and most Prolific Gotten in the
1 world. Makes from two to three bales per acre,
four weeks earlier than any other cotton. send for
circulars. Address, W. Is. MctARLEH.
Winunn, Miss.
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WANTED Agents., Sample and onilt iIGn
w Ectior than G,ld, A, COULTER y to,'llc'Bo
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VrT7 Male ndSUARANTEED to Agents,
q, Terms mdNlc, in their own locality
80 o, VlCKERSFT FREE. Address T.
..,...NO. Augusta, Maine,
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ol0 n day at home, Agents wanted outn, a. mi"'S
OlI rec. Address TRuE n Goa Augusta, Name
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ht 10 non "A day ut home. samples worth : scul
DO 0LU free, SIINsOE Il Co, Portland M"Iuc
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d, 81 a por week salary. Naloor female, t%lr'n'nLH
S,1D lrog. Ad's Crystal Cos lndiAh'P"llH' 'h"'

Ih,,LAHY only. Agen,s " 'nttd, tgtf az
Dr'uuG L. AddTrs5 Il. IS. Christian, MHilyn' VI
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pE per day. Send for Chrome Catalogue
blUo nkIJ j, II. BuFPORp's SONS, Boston, MASS
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-06-28
casting on lis Dress,

Speaking Of the pine snake Of New
Jersey, writer tell MS howit Gusts It's
skin as follows On looking in the box
near the close Of September the skin
was found 10 bo started from the head,
and the process Of denudation was
steadily going on. What surprised me
was that there was not the least friction
in the act that is, there wns no rub
bing against Gny exterior object As
the old skin at this timo was very soft
and moist, any swelling Of the body
stretches and loosens it. So soon as the
exuyiation has reached the part Of the
body containing the large ribs this
doiling Of the old suit proceeds more
rapidly, and with singular system. II
is done Just in this way. Exactly at the
place where the skin seems TO be NOV
Ing backward q pair Of ribs expand.
This action enlarges the body, and
lvosens the skin at that place. In this
movement both ribs in the pair net at
the same time, just as the two blades OF
the scissors open together. Now comes
in second movement oftliis pair OF
ribs. One Of them-say the one on the
right side-is pushed forward, and made
10 slip out Of the construction, when IL
Is Immediately drawn backward that
Is, against the neck Of the old skin.
Now the left rib makes IN advance, and
in like manner presses backward.
Thus the final action Of the ribs Is not
synchronous, but alternate. This rib
action produced o singular automatic
Of the serpent on the floor.
Of its box, and even across the folds Of
It's companion, which kept as still as II
II were dead. The movement Of the
snakes body, as the skin did not follow
Il, gave the creature the appearance Of
out OF q tubular case. The
skin was turned inside out in rolling
back, and the whole operation took
minutes.
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Nav use for tlls telegraph.

The Buffalo Courier tells Of clork IN
one Of the telegraph offices in that city
who, being the last to leave for his din
rer, found tho door locked as Is usual,
but, as Is not usual, discovered he had
loft his key in another coat pocket two
or three blocks away at his hotel. The
windows were two stories up, and he did
not exactly sec the point Of IN exit that
way. And every minute his dinner wns
growing cold and his temper CORE
spondingly hot. He ratified the door,
tried to pick the lock with o sliinglenail.
and repeated softly TO himself choice
extracts from proiane history, but there
he staid, and relief seemed appallingly
remote. Did he wait there till his
brother clerks returned from their seven
courses, from soup TO doughnuts, to Jet
him out I Not lie. Anidea struck him
aud the impression left bore Its fruits.
He telegraphod to ST. Thor,as, Canada,
had nc repeated TO Detroit, Mich,
whence IL was returned, according to ac,-
companying instructions, to an oppoa..
tion company at Buffalo, the result OF
which was 10 send o boy up to his room
after tho key and down to his Office TO
release him. He was in time for dinner.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-06-28

Col. do yalliefe, the head Of the Swiss
school Of artillery, has published an in
teresting essay on the number Of mon
maintained in the various great contt-
mental armies and the expenses involved.
Adding such reserves as may actually bo
summoned into the field, lie makes tho
numerical establishments not very far.
from 6,5O0, 1000, Of which 1,700, 900 arc
allotted 10 Germany, 1900, 600 to
France, 1900, 900 to Russia excluding
her Asiatic land forces % not TO bo
counted on for o contest in Europe),
900, 900 10 Austria, and 100000 to Italy.
OF this number, however, he admitsithat
II would be difficult in practice to call
ont the whole oven in tho German oni-
pire. AS 10 the cost per man Of those
actually in the ranks, he computes y %
GlS IA Russia, elT IN France, E40 Ia
Germany sa7 In 1isls, and only $40 ~
Austrini
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Show MS tho man who Is ever ready TO
pity and help the deformed; show lis q
man who covers the faults Of others with
a mantle Of charity; show us a man who
bows as politely aud gives tile street as
FREQ to the poor sewing girl as to the
millionaire; WHO values virtue, not
clothes; who shuns tho company Of such
as gather at public places TO gaze at tue
fair sex, or make itnlind remarks Of the
passing girl; show us q man who abhors
a libertihc; who scorns the ridicule OF
his mothers sex, and tile exposure of
womanly reputationi show usa man who
never iorgets for an instant tile delicacy
duo woman, as 0 woman, in any oonIli-
tion o. elass--and you show rs . gentle
n1An1 e f-+I