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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-12-14
CONDENSA ATIONSlOF NEWS.
THE SOiTLI.

General Hamptons residence, three
miles from Columbia, S, G., was burned on
Friday last, during the night, The flames
burst simultaneously from all parts Of the
building, and the generals two sisters and
two younger sons had only time to escape
with their lives. The literary works and ar.
tlCles Of vru saved from the fire of 1865,
when lIampton's fathers home was burned
at the same time as his own silver and cloth.
ing, were all burned, The ladies escaped,
having only their dressing gowns; ana Cen.
eral Hampton has not u single article of
clothing, except those he had on. The only
thing saved was bust Of General Hampton
OF the revolution. The general lodged in
the city that night. The filc was the work
fan ncendiary There was no insurance
The Little Rock Gazette says not over
half crop Of cotton was raised in Arkansas
this year, and many Of the planters are very
much embarrassed pecuniarily.
Jamestown correspondence Of the
Knoxville Chronicle: Mr.. Davis, who is an
Englishman, has been cutting a road through
solid rock for about three months, in
search Of some bees, which, am told by the
Oldest citizens of Fentress county, have been
lodged in a cave at least one hundred and
fifty feet high for eighty years Mr.. Davis
has spent hundreds of dollars, and is now
within about four feet of the bees.
Tao lumber trade Of Texas is increas-
ing very considerably and it is now thought
will yield millions to those engaged therein.
Destruction by fire of hundreds of cot
ton gins continue to be reported by southern
exchanges; the cause generally being incen-
diarism.
There arc as yet only one hundred and
twenty'seyen applicants for the position of
messenger to the electoral college," to car.
ry the vote Of Georgia to Washington.
There are at present Cne thousand and
thirty prisoners in the Tennessee state peni-
Tertiary. About three hundred are confined
within the walls three hundred are at work
on railroads in the state, and the rest in the
Sewanee, Battle Creek and Vulcan coal
mines. Garner, the Oldest man in the peni
tentiary, is seventy years of age, and
was sentenced four years ago to twenty.
five years for horse stealing. The youngest
prisoner is only thirteen years of age lie
was sentenced for numbering a schooImate
in quarrel about game of marbles.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-12-14
Higher Aims i'll Journalism.

No one known better than the editors
and proprietors of respectable ncwSpa-
pcrs the injurious effect upon journalism
which reckless and sensational editors
have recently wrought. There Is GER
tain class of newspapers which live by this
stvlcor dcamatOry writing. Ihcyare ut.
terly reckless in their statements, have
no regard or private character, no ven.
.ration for osd and holy things, and nc
respect for exalted virtues and pure lives
Whatever will produce sensation and
sell papers they are ready and anxious to
publish. But the journals of this char.
actor are few. ASarule, the newspapers
Of to-day seek to be Iair and honest, are
con-cientiously conducted by men OF
high character and good standing in So
cielv, whose mission is to fairly and
honestly chronicle the current news oI
the day, and to intelligcntly comment
thereon. Unfortunately for respectable
journalism, the public sympathizes with
and demands the reckless and sensational
style. Journals which make it bust
ness from day to day to assail and traduce
private character; to censplcuousIy
parade, with exaggerated headlines, all
IN. criminal acts oi the deprayed classes;
to gloat over murdcrers and assassina-
ions. to depict in seductive language
r,,pcs indecent assaults and 0utrages OF
! ali Liuds are the journals which circu,
| late with .he grsa,est freedom among the
moss.s The public crave sensations, and
/ If !. Greatly to the credit of the very
large number of respectable Journals that
| thSy preserve their dignity and decency
| In the face of the temptation Of sure pc
cuniary rewards which await them h!
a,lopting the o.hcg course HinHeop0Ii
l'ilm,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-12-14
FOREIGN.

A letter from Volhynia (Rus,ian 20.
land dated the 9th, says; Everywhere
around me see preparations for war.
Strings of cannons pass before my eyes, sent
from Constadt to the south. Yesterday
eight hundred arti,lerymen left for Odessa
Gen. Todlebtn is putting that place and Sc.
bastopol in state Of defence; he has
from four thousand to FIVE thousand work
men under his orders. The fortresses Of
Kerteh and Otchakoff, on the Black sea have
their armament complete. Officers have ar
rived to slirect the service OF the railways
At the same time the conscrption of horses
has just been applied"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-12-14

the other kind, There Is no farmers boy
who eats greasy lump Of shoe leather
! fried in pan and called hccistcak, VIII,
would not prefer well boiled porter
house from the hand Of good cook
Here, then, dear madame, is point ol
department Well cooked food is not
only more t0othsomc, but it is more nu
tritious. Your grandmother would have
scOrned fried steak. Pork fried in il,
own juice is another thing. Vet the
American bceistcak, the national dish lol
breakfast, is generally fried, 1t is often
OF pale measly complexion. lts dry
and hard surface is yainly irrigated with
lukcwarm grease, in which Jumps Of soft
butter noat--pardon madame, the un,
sayory details which impcrious truth
possess. Is that propcrfood for haman
being? Yet the average American hu.
man being is subjected to it in the great
multitude OF honest homes, Can you dc
nothing about it?
Then pies, Even that dismaycd French.
man could not deny that we have Il,
many pics as religions, and he would he
a bold Frcnchman also if he asserted that
wc ,ro os E,rd NJ nrr rolioions os az ouy
pies. Pies, indeed, there must be, They
are ~ ancient rs thanksgiving, and the
constituent n mar, ocit n. tho minister in
nnini Voy whot !, tcst;y,I it.cIf hnt
= InmbIn anJ ninrs nlarin,. nr thrnl.
for tLr coninu. harvest of nir-in its
nricirol rotnriolo Indeed the MIRO
mctanbv.irol nonircr mirht iustlv osk
~ Lr survey. tha on,umn field. corcoous
with mos.iyo nnp,nkins what is il there
for except to make pie? 1t is mama
fallen upon the earth. II is a celestial
hint of pio. There is A time in the life
of the c0n,empla,ivc American when he
pcrcciycs in himself nasccnt doubts of
pie. He NAV even goso far as to protest
that heavy white dough, "shortencd'
with heaven and the lard not know what,
i. NOT wholcs.mr food. But what said
the learned and elegant Rufus Choatc,
when hi. month fairly wa,crrd at the
luxury Of fine (orra,ilc and cuIlcy of n
half starved roa,tino smack? con Mon.
dav gentleman fine Wholesome and tooth
mi sun. on Tuesday the nutritious aud
drIicion. dunjymnl,n and in tho climax
hi, rspt eve bcbcu in vision the very
trapsfrrrcd material of pie. although h,
called il by a kindred name when he ex.
"nnd on Wednesday gentleman.
with his own hand with his own partpr,
mi hand tLr r,nl3n, I,olt ont to them
,onash rnt thr ro,d ,hriy,lrJ vegetable
Of "ur northern Cline hut thc gorgeous
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-12-14
PlabiaRS al College.

This is sample Of the "hazing' for
which a number of silly young fellows
have Just been expelled from the naval
academy at Annapolis: "A third-class
cadet, backed by several Of his mates,
would enter the r0Om of a 'pIcb' and
address him thus: am an ugly fel.
low don't YOU think 70" or course
the pIcb would declare that he thought
him very handsome fellow. Then,
saws the lhird classman, you mean to
cal! me q liar The trembling hoy
would huiaJly assert he meant nothing
orthlt tjul, but tie fellow would grab
him hy the nccI. and heels, declaring lie
would throw him out Of the third-,t0ry
window. Dragging him to the window,
he would thrust the frightened plc5 Just
f,r enough oui to make him believe that
the lelsg lar or movement would precipi-
.lte him 90 the pavement below. After
heinz hauled in he is placed between
;vo ral.re .as and an Indian war-dancc
/. lid upon the upper one, the whole
ona1lddinz with doSe Of writing
..a
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-12-14

The birds must know Who wisely sing
Will singgs they
The common air has generous WingB
Songs mike their way.
No messenger 10 run before,
Drgislng pRn;
No mention Of the place or hour
l0any man;
No waiting till .umc sound hctray'
y listening ,Hri
No different voice, M new delays,
II step. draw near
"What bird rs that It's song is good,
And eager ewes
TO pcoiny through the dusky wood,
In glad surprise
Then late ~ n gut when by his iirC
The traveller sits,
Watching the flame grow brighter, brighter,
The sweet loHf Hits
fy suutch"s through Nj, Hoary brain
To help him Irsi
When next he guDs that road again
An empty nest
On lcahws housh will make him sigh,
"Ah me- last spring
Just hrr" heard, IN msmg by,
That rare bird sling"
But while he Hlh7, remembering
How sweet the song
Tho little bird on llrv,uss wing
Is horne nluuI
In other air and other men
with weary Irri
On other roads, the simple strain
Arc'NndlnE sweet,
The birds must know who vl,o sIugS
WEI Sing as they;
Ihy common air ll7 suUcruu' wings,
Songs make their way.
n II u 4. NIr tu'vy fpr lIYWsa.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-12-14
TIEE EAST.

\ suit is to be begun against VIM. VI.
Tweed to compel him to transfer to the city
certain property held by him in Putnam
county. When Tweed was at the head of the
public works, and there being scarcity OF
CrotOn water, he advised the board of alder.
men to purchase certain lands in Putnam
county, which would give the right to certain
water privileges arising out of lakes Carmel,
Gilead and Mahapac There being but little
money in the city treasury at the time,
Tweed offered to put up the money for the
property on condition that he would be re-.
paid by the city, with interest. thereon. lie
now refuses to make the transfer, and may
refuse TO allow the water to be drawn oft
from these lakes.
Twcnty-tour buildings on the centen-
nial exposition grounds, at Philadelphia,
sold last week, realized two hundred and
ninety.slx thousand one hundred and sixty
dollars. The cost of construction of these
buildings amounted to about two and half
million dollars.
The assessment Of taxable property in
Massachusetts for the present year shows a
decrease. 1t is $l,7C9, $4,000, against ST..
*3l sol 900 two years ago. The decrease in
value is $71 100000. OF the loss $22, 2,4lO0OO
is on personal property, and the rest on real
estate. The large portion Of the decrease,
$65,353,O0O is in the large cities. Boston
falls of six pc; cent, Springfield eleven per
cent, and other cities less degree. The
total cost OF government for the cities and
towns in the state last year was S2ISC0 600
which is ten per cent, less than for the year
before.
The Herald announces that Tweed has
determined TO dismiss all his counsel and
let the Law take its course.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-12-14

Pennsylvania, and the Inquirer of that city
says that the initial effort already made by
the Philadelphia ana Reading railroad com,
pany IN It's projected establishment Of q line
to Brazil, needs but be vigorously followed
up to insure the most valuable results.
4 Victoria dispatch says that fifty
rounds Of ammunition have been issued ia
the militia in anticipation Of Fenian raid,
Torpcdocs are being prepared at the dock.
yard to rcpel invaders.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-12-14
The Russian SOldicry.

The army which Russia can place in
the field in opposition to the forces Of
Turkey numbers, in its land and water
strength, not less than 1000 600 of men
This gigantic array Of armed human
beings would constitute the most in
tercsting martial force of the globe. The
Russian soldier, whether as an infantry.
man, a Cossack or marine, is a study,
and how much more a study would be
the contemplation Of 100000 Of such
soldiers in one armed body,
Since the prospects threaten that the
army Of Russia will soon be pushed into
a test orits metal by conflict with the
semi.barbarous hordcs OF Turkey, it will
not be uninterestng to consider the char
acter OF the componentS which would 60
to make up its columns, In the first
place, every ablc.boIied man in the Rus
sian empire is compelled to serve for n
certain length Of time in the czar' S army.
Every Russian is, therefore, trained
soldier who must stand ready for march
ing orders whenever national emergency
shall demand his service. 1t is this
stringent military requirement Of Russia
which caused the immigration Of the
nop.combatant Mennonitcs ofthat coun-
try to our own country within few
years, But besides the enforced tenn
porary service Of citizens, the Russian
government sustains a regular standing
army-probably the largest in the world
and it will be this aggregation of mill
tary strength which will be turned upon
Turkish soil, in case the pending war
cloud Of eastern Europe develops into
an actual declaration OF hostiIitlcs be-
tween the two powers,
The regular soldier Of Russia is u crca-
turc hardly meriling the honor Of being
called human. He is q machine-a say.
age autOmat0n which steps when told to
step eats when told to eat, forms in line
when told 50 to do and in the same
manner loads his gun, charges the enemy
and dies-aIl under orders, seyeralIy
given and mechanically obcyed, The
Russian inlantryman or Cossack does all
things "to ORDER" but this will not hold
true in one or two respects, for he swcars
and drinks whisky at all convenient OPP
portunities, with 4 spontaneous huency
which can only be checked by checking
his breath.
The Russian officers are more removed
from the common soldiers probably than
are the military officials Of any other
nation. They are imperious and cX-
acting even to brutality. The soldier is
taught to regard shoulder-straps rs some.
thing to bow down to, aud wo be il to
the one who, seeing an officer coming,
even from afar bows not his head, and,
with military salute, stands not abjcctIy
until the plitlcring uniform has passed
hvl The cause Of this prohibition Of
familiarity of army officers with the men
under them is readily explained when il
Is known that the Russian officers are
selected from the nobility, and are cx-
pectcd to hold the soldiers to point Of
reverence which will preclude even the
possibility of disobcdience to an order on
the field Of battIe-a place where the
officers are empowered to push their
phaIanxes into bloody contest even at
the point OF the sword Such is Russian
military discipline.
The Russian army has within 4 year
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-12-14

'oIo' me 'ccorueu '"lutal ilieFenSo o'
poPu'"V'o" was mus l-o,-oo' WEiS'
"'e,, u"''uvl VI prIho,'S married III Tue
qu".tyI -En e,,,Hl"S NV, M"rvh oIS', lo'o, W"S
~ 'Vo, ne IeSlut,I' poPnia''on o. tne
uni'cu NltSuohi IN Ihr middle OF iNlo ~
T'l',''''V' Nv ',V'o,ioo lhat oi EhE,
."',u .nr "ru W "''s Nv - Iif VI 9cW'la,lu
Nv H,o-r''l' ""uoi l'cini'u W 2'9+i NO.
~ Ie,t''' I,'c'''ns VI we plltiai' as,
,"yl'S'9h nlr' uarheF s'a'sa thA' nc nau
'ou'I I INV tnr measurement m o' uIaih VNPnV'tS
"'t m nun ''''S VI tl' '''eiITr " SNu'IS
'''"u ''c ''"c " '"c pIa''' VI l.ir "VS uocs
'o' So''cSpo"u NvrS C'oS'Iy WIN l,le SlHe
VI t"o "''''''"' NO uoH H"S 80 larBc" I"
o''ti'' US ~ "oii, nor one SO small nv lhr
''Na'' Inc pr"li ei Ne"i0unHItha
""S - WY .i''N H,'E'L Una" tt'hV y,
'cl''eI' I'olc7'or AiHcail''cr' ol n"pII','
gave "il account o, lho pra'h ol the Cci,
Hp'a'C" grey l0H,u NiHS'cr M"CSra'h'
nc l''u "v,S''eu tn' Drains VI many
"oS7, puV MHS'er M"'sraN' was lhc
heaviest OF Sll, an" 'hc cohNolu'lohs
were mWch more complex,
ne geographical variation among
NoI'h American mammals, particularly
N respect to the SIZE, IL treated OF by
MIR, j A. Al ion, III lhc bulletin OF the
geoioglcal ana EGoEf"phlcaI survey, oI
IIle 'rrrItorl'S' lie mas ascerI"iheu lhat
most northern ahd afCtlc animals are
smaller the further SouihWard thcy i've
"hlIc tIle reverse ol tlllS ID we iu'e "S
to the southern ANIMALS; Mr. Alien
formerly thought mat lne American
sable and common black bear or TINS
country could not be distinguished from
European form, hut he has now come TO
the conclusion that they are distinct
species. lie thinks, however, that the
grizzly bear oi America ~ what ne terms
aSub Spcclesoi the brown bear oi Europe, |
and our red fox is also regarded ny sub
species Of the European rcd fox.
The iorm"tion OF nickel ores near
Lancaster fcnnSylVanlA, ~ pronouuced
by the American manufacturer to be the
heaviest so lar discovered III any part "i
the globe. The ore IL exceedingly rlth,
of a graYlSh TINT, very heavy, ana If 20
hardand cIoscly yunlted to the surrounding
substances that it has to he got out by
blasting AS soon as the ore Is mlheu II
is crushed into small pieces, and then
transferred to kiIns Of a capacity of from
eighty to ninety tons each. 1t IL then
subjected to heat obtained at first by
burning wood and which is continued
by the conversion OF the eyapOrating
fRmcs. The manipulation is concluded
by the fused metal hcing placed in n
smelling furnace and undergoing a pro-
rcss similar to that adopted in the treat
ment of iron-ore.
O( all tue forms OF energy, gravity is
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-12-14
SEA COAST DETENSE5

| IiSlS anu ASSISTANT engineers mas Dttn
necessary. After careful study of the
subject Of
SEA COAST DETENsE5
by the corps of engineers, and with the
light afforded by the experience Of the
actual conflict between the sea coast de-
fenscs and the new naval armaments, the
system to govern the future construc
tion of our works was elaborated in 1869,
and received the approval Of the general
of the army and the secretary OF war,
and since then has been repeatedly in
dorsed by the action OF congress-
The main features of this system
arc the Use Of heavy carthen
barbette batteries, with parados and
traverses of heavy mortar batteries, and
of the distractions in the channels main
ly electrical torpcdocs. To hold vessels
from running past the batteries reaching
the cities or depOts beyond them, works
Of this character have been steadily pro
crossing since 1869, and in many Of our
harbors are well advanced toward com
pletion, but in none Of the harbors are
these alterations finished, while in some
of our important harbors along the gulf
coast works are scarcely commenced
Regarding the present necessity for
the completion OF works in advance OF
hostilites, Gen. Humphreys urges the
preparations of our harbors for success.
tul resistance against incursionS of the
powerful iron clads of the present day.
Among estimates for appropriations
Humphreys earnestly recommends are
the following: For the completion of
defensive works at Fort Jackson, Mis-
sissippi river, $4,000; Fort Phillips
do, $4,000. On the subject Of river
ana harbor appropriations TOR the cur
rent fiscal year, Humphreys says; OF
the amounts appropriated for public
works on rivers and harbors by the act
approved August II, 1876, certain al
lotments have been made in compliance
with instructions OF the secretary OF war
of September I, limiting expenditures
under the act to 81 100000, and direct
ing that no new work Of improvement
shall be begun. The following state
i,r' Tor i,nmrnycmemt Tr e Of the montb fl Of ' the
Wi.sissipni riycr Sg000o surveys at
south na.s pp. Of the Mj3.issi1ni, SD 000 .
GaIyeston % SO 500. 1Jis.i..inni Nissan,
and md Arkonsas liver, snacainGi operotions
$50 0on. Missis.inni river Letwrrn the
r~Uib mo,i,ths Of thn Ohip and Tlinois riycrs
SI"I 00O. NIis.issinni river cham
~ ..a;.o g. Io,,;. a,z noo
4el ne OPPOSITE 81 iI' hou''' ei1g' T12'|0" "0"
les r MONIES ,"l'oSi, ,i,o oon '',9oo ,,,,,
II iIGck isli''u h"P'eI' alo n6n ao'GVi Ey uPsi
MlsSlssIPPi 81 tiNTl Gdo 'aU'"oo o s ''s o' w,
AntLoy' @Ii,V"o "a T","", III" 3o eGtm1t'
gIIg,s one " MIv9d." moo ou W ,S',p, M "m ~
I,lGuturlsS, Y'oIV i'tt,o 'ins ,oa '1 D" DAY. -
neu r;Yen ll co.. Il1S a00 yo ,"ga ", FtI" o
i1ou,Si,.", '%I90 ~" onG W. Wy
T,,p aa'r aI90 GOO roo' E,,o ="
iI','cso ,; stE etG 400 ,'H; i,I;n,i, " r;,o. SIG
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-12-14
HOW THE MONEY HAS BEEN SPENT
Hrpori Of the a.. y. CEIcT Of Engineers
Concerning Ills Last Scnr's WORK,
and the Appropriation Needed
for Iln NnM AOnr.

The annual report of Gen. 4. l..
Humphreys, chief of engineers, has been
completed. 1t presents detailed state
ment Of the various operations of the
engineers department during the fiscal
year ended June 80, 1876. 1t gives
sketches Of those which are now in pro-
gress, and makes numerous recommends.
tions for the future. The number Of
officers holding commissions in the corps
Of engineers Of the United State. army
at the end of the fiscal year was one
hundred and seven to the active list and
five on the retired list. The latter, how
ever, under the law of January 81, 1870,
are now available for duties. In the
duties devolving upon the corps by law,
the employment Of number OF sccn-
lists and assistant engineers has been
necessary. After careful study of the
subject of
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-12-14

The hogisan animal of great importance
in this country, and is every day beCon-
inc more 80. Almost every family out
side of large cities, and even in The
suburbs Of these can keep one or more
pigs Pork can be grown cheaper than
any other kind OF meat, and what is of
much importance, small outlay of cap
ital brings a quick return if kept in
good condition, the pig may be slaught-
cred at any agc after one month old.
The next important question is, what
variety is the most profitable to keep?
Where the Chester White is known, no
other breed can compete with il. 1t is
nearer perfection As hog, than has ever
vet been arrived At. Its outline is beau
tiful, its disposition gentle, it, habits
quiet and contentei, not disposed to
roam and fret, so that the food it con
sumes gocs TO the formation Of flesh and
is not spent in roaming after mischief.
II is not a gross feeder, but, like all other
animals, requires its food at regular in
tervals; this care and attention Is never
lost on IT, There is no other breed that
pnlONS betttE nC"ilIl. II h'Tl ti'I sNtlNt
or fifteen months old and properly cared
for. it will Weld from five to seven hun
dred pounds of net pork. What other
animal will yield so much in 50 short a
time, from so small n beginning, with
such a small outlay of capital?
The hog, like other animals, should be
kent clean or rather it should have An
opportunity Of keeping Itself cltan. Its
house should have good roof 10 turn
the rain; its foor shlnld be sufficiently
elevated TO be kept dry and no hollow
place for pudd,es Of wat9: 10 stand in.
II will de- well on pasture in summer
with very little sIop or grain. Clover Is
the very best pasture lor it.
The economy OF -elccung the best
breed Of hogs Tor stocking farms IS just
BEGINNING TO be appreciated, the long.
legged will have to knock under, they
have had their day. Agricultural peri
odicas are disseminating light and truth
in every corner Of our land, and with
that light and truth viii GO the better
breed, of all kinds Of farm stock.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-12-14

Eyeryboby, except Ca1nl1a!s and the
Ashantee consumers Of steal from the
living siav. prefer wsii'proPaTed food to