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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-02-24
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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-02-24

MEr2LER d Co., the most extensive
dealers in reed instruments in London
pronounce the Mason & Hamlin "th {
finest reed instrument in the world
Augustus l.. Tamplin and ChevalieI
Lcmmcns, the famous harmonlum pay
crs, are using these organs at their Lon
don concerts. r.
These are fine compliments for our III
nous American makers, upon which We
congratulate them, adding that they arc
thoroughly deserved New York I"'t
L1iUOUjc ,hDu1L.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-02-24

4 school teacher, who has been en-.
mrcd a long time in his profession, ana
witnessed the influence Of n newspaper
upon the minds Of Il family and children,
writes rs follows: ] have found it to
be n universal fact, without exception,
that those scholars Of both sexes, and OF
all arcs, who have access to newspapers
at home, when compared with thOse VINO
have not, are;
/. Better readers, excellent in pro-
nunciation, and consequently read more
Understandings.
.. They are better spoilers, and dciIhc
words with ease and accuracy ,
3. They obtain practical knowledge u
geography in almost half the time II re-
quircs of Others, rs the newspapers nave
made them acquainted with the location
Of the important places of nations, their
government and doihgs on the globe
/, They are better grammarians loI
having become familiar with every
variety Of style in the newspapers, from
the commonplace advertisement to the
finished and classical Grafton OF Tho
statesman, they more readily com
prchcnd the meaning Of the text, an,
constantly analy2c its construction witt
accuracy.
They write better compositions, usini
better language, containing NOR
thoughts, more cioarIy and more cor
rcctly expressed.
r Thosc young men who have 70
years been readers Of newspapers are al
waystaking the lead in debating societies
exhibiting Il more extensive knOwlcdg
upon a greater variety Of subjects, ant
expressing their views with create
Aucncy, clcarnCss and correctness
SERVANTS BrDnooM4.-,"i lust "a,
a word," observes Miss NightInGale
about servants bedrooms. For TN
way they are built, but 0ftentr from tn,
way they are kept, and from no lhtelIi
gent inspection whatever being exercised
over them, they are almost inyariabI,
dens of foul air, and the servants
health suffers in an 'unaccOuntabIcI?
way, even in the country. From am b,
no means speaking Of London houses
where too often servants are put to Iiy'
under the ground and over the roof
But in Il country mansion, which wa
really - mansion (not after the fashion
Of adycrti5cmehts)j | have known tire
maids who slept IN the same room i'll q
scarlet fever. How catching it is wa,
of course, the remark. One look at tn
room, one smell Of the room was quit
enough. II was no longer 'unaccom.
table,"
We wonder how many mistresses ca
read the above without being Il littI
conscience stricken.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-02-24

wards dividing the large from the small
-turningalI about-thcn hauled up to a
place rather sloping, and the earth dug
out to hard neutrality-suspicious. put
down on the ground and covered with
corn stalks long enough TO go from bot.
tom oftrcnch to top Of bank, with small
ones to fiji up cracks 10 that you could
not see the potatoes at all; then com
mcncc at bottom with Il good, thick
layer Of dirt, 50 there would be good
thickness Of dirt all the way u%p-using
no straw or barely leaving open at top,
and good shelter over to cover entire
bank, never knew Of any potatoes
being lost under any circumstances,
managed ~ above, Now let all make
trial o rthi8 plan, and see for themselyes,
If it is not II good plan,-McD0Ge, IN
S0Uthcrn CuLjC0iJr,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-02-24
The Hudson River Bridge.

At last the long talked of railroad
bridge at Pou%hkccpsic has been con
tractcd for with Il Chicago company.
The river ut this point is about half a
mile wide, with Il depth Of from fifty to
sixty feet and four feet tide, and the
bridgc--which is to be what is called an
undcr-gradc or neck bridge, with double
tracks-incIuding the approaches, will be
about one mile long. There will be four
masonry piers, the foundation OF which
will be formed Of caiSsons, sunk by the
pneumatic process, and the Supcrstrurt-
llrc will consist Of five truss spans of five
hundred and twenty-five feet each, the
distance from the surface of the water to
the lowest lines of the trusscs being one
hundred and thirty feet, and to the rail
road track one hundred feet. The
structure will be remarkable for the fact
that the proposed spans are longer than
any now existing, and also for the fact
that it is necessary to 30 fifty feet below
the bed of the river (ltscIt fifty or sixty
feet dccp) to reach the bed rock on
which to put the piers, which will make
it about three hundred feet from the foot
of the pier to the railroad track. The
contract price is between four and five
million dollars, which is the largest sum
ever put into a bridge contract-thc st.
Louis bridge, although having cost about
nine million dallars, was contracted for
at Il smaller amount. The company who
has taken this contract has built four out
Of the seven bridges over the Missouri
river, and can be relied upon to meet all
the obligations which they have under
taken to fulfill Is to the time and place.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-02-24

C~oNsuMrIIvEs, TAKE ~NoTtcE.-Every moment
Of delay makes your cure more hopeless, and much
depends on the judicious choice OF u remedy. The
amount of testimony in favor If Dr. Schenck's puI.
monte Syrup, as u cure for Consumption, far exceed,
all that can he brought To support the prctcns,ons Of
any other medicine. See DR.. Sckcnck's Almanac,
containing the certificates Of many persons Of the
highest rcspcctahility, who have been restored u
ncllth, after being pronounced incurlble By physi-
clans Of Acknowledged ability. Schenck's Pulmonic
Syrup alone has cured many, A. these evidences will
show hut the cure is often promoted by the en-.
ploymcut oi two other remedies which DR.. schenck
provides for the purpose. Those additional rcmciic,
are Schcnck's sea Weed Tonic aud Mandrake Pills.
By the timely uSc Of these medicines, According To
directions, Dr. Schcnck ecrtiics that most any Gaze
Of Consumption may bc cured.
Dr. Schcnck is professionally at his principal Of
fee, corner sixth and Arch SITS, Philadelphia, every
Monday, where all letter. lot advice must he adj
dressed.
f. j.. HART 4 co, Nos. ~, IS and II Tchoupitoi.
las ST., New Orleans, Wholesale Agents.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-02-24
IT HAS No EQUAL.

n an active ChTHhRTlC, ToNIco9d Anttm
ATiYE. not unGlG4sGgt t. =, ~ mrs ais,ri " hms "n NJ ,,aS,
LASSlTuDEOrlLh EFfE'IH"''r "'"'"'''N'
,h,o,oIonts nro f. VEGETABLE. II IL az
~ ,nEiv i,tn,t JiIiculty. II caIS"s No ICrnl
siy"nrss, GnI in no event inJnrinG the most "'''"o'
constitution.
Always Ketp u o" ii"""' -,
have used DR., simmons htycr hcgmua,"r m nnr NJ
and in my family for years, il' I'.lI"u,, no ,soJ
Tie most satisfactory medicines my t,n 10 mtIt
Nothing would induce me to do Nl,nmW' '" ""n y
recommend all my friends, il they .Eah' ~ r,'na'
health, To- always keep it on hand. II. j" No'"No
lumbus, Ga, Congressman.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-02-24

CHAPPED hands, face, pimples, ring
worm, aItrheum, and othe cutancous allcc
tons cured and rough skin made soft and
smooth, by using Juniper Tar Soap. Re care
full to get only that made by Caswcll, Hazard
II Co, New York, MS there are many imita-
tons made with common tar, all Of which are
worthless,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-02-24

To PREVENT SWEET POTATOES From
R]orrING.-l have noticed for the last
few years various plans for preventing
sweet potatoes from r%otting after being
gathered and banked or housed. 1t was
my fathers plan to wait until the frost
had killed the vines, and dig on Il good
open day-throwing in heaps, and after
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-02-24

TELEGRAPH STATIONS IN MIp-OCEAN.
Several foreign naval powers, says the
London Standard, are directing their at
tcntion to the practicability of establish
ing telegraph stations in mid-Ocean, by
which messages can be sent from amy
part ofthc sea along the line ofthc cable
To the terminal points on shore, and rice
rstsp, so that communication with iron
clads, mail steamers and other vessels,
when out at sea, may be established.
The invention consists of Il hollow sec
tional column, with a base plate attached
by ball and socket joint, which column
is lowered into the water, and anchored
rigidly to the ground. The branch cable
is coupled to the main cable, and car
ricd along the column to the surface of
the water, to be there connected with
instruments ON board the vessels. BY
this invention it is proposed to control
naval and strategical movements while
4 ship in distress could communicate her
exact position, the nature of her dis
a,tcrs, and thus procure assistance.
, 1876-12-06
MI. An tho Other hand. 1.aA been leased under

po THE nAGSlrubE or THE AEnyfCE
xou. Yor|, wu,1li Ieern to warrntlt thn Cstah.
,tso,r,t T. Ms OF i,nspta! At that port fur The TX
"isr inc Of fcanicl. 4 u rftcce,ls Ut The sale
r." furniture, supplies, and other property, no
%nrcr tcryecahle or Required !or naG arc under
W. .ats.rrlla,leo,ls receipts. AS such Property be-
nIssina 10 tho Msrlnc-flosptnt s.rylso Is paid
!oak ~ ri the scniDen's fund When purcllnsed,
III. III vi ss,,recetul thai ConEreas should provide
H., thc proceeds for their aag should be cred.
~ ~ 10 tho hlarIIc- Hospital fund ~ repay.
mcnts. =, r,,rru,. .,,,o~.~.,
.,.t ths unclaimed money and effects Of acA-
tss msn Vic die while usller The eare Of tho Ma
%s rsr. Hospital Service might also properly be
JInnn,nnriatrd for tile hciieIlt OF efrK an1 dis
ID ftcarncn. At present this Department has
~ ~ authority to determine the disposition Of
.1eh nv moneys. Tho 8ivcrvl.ing surgcon-lcn-
f rom tic fssquent. attempts to break down the
,nstoy.Ion Of tIrc Marne- -lluspta1 Service rcgula
sIons, requiring practical preliminary exn,nlna-
.iot, ino1rufcssnnal guaEdrntlonso of candidates
tI .r Ianpoihtmcnt to the corps Of Surgeons, Tho
.eamyp, ~ whuse eArniugs arc tn1esl Tor tho cs
,ecinl purpnse OF creating fund for their relief
xhen sIrk or disabled, nrc certainly entitled to
Ts,ly ~ none other should ,n employed. It. II,
tSc :etorc, snggeatcd tint legislative rrovitton
J.. nntc ior f}lc examination Of medical officers
n ihat service similar to TINT now cxtstfng for
.nrjIcal officers nf the army anl1 navy.
II tlc hospital dues collected from scn1ncn,
i,6;0.7S were covered into The Treasury dur
iag tho year. For twenty successive ycara, up
I iIrrascI slSo, i5o, hut nd deficiency appropria.
Inn has bern asked Tor this service slGG fS13,
md nonc Will be required for the ycar 1878.
, 1876-12-06

The amount Of postage collected during the
year, under the act OF Congress approved June
~, 1874 (which took elect Jun. l, 1851 On
newspaper and periodical publications mailed to
regular subscribers or news ugenvica from
known otllccs VI publication, commonly known
IVA sccond-class matter, WAS 81, ,0ti, ,l5t21, de-
rived from 8J.4H,639 pounds OF ms.ter At .
cents per pound, aud $50, ,743 pounds at cents
per pound. The amount collected during tho
sl1 moutla ending Juue 80, 1875, WIS $780,
443.49. Tho incrcase ls therefore at Tie rate Of
sI1,2672o, or 424 per cent per annunl.
Tho operations Of the Dead-Lctter Office may
be briefly summarized as follows; Total num-
bcr Of lotters received during tho year, A,6lo,-
40j, an average Of l,540 for each working DAY.
A.la rlassned thus: Ordinary mall letters,
l84; local or dror, 4l5, ,0oO; uf domestic origin
returned from foreign countries, 10S,81s.;
fersl5Sn 1sn., 5,,,,oos or'einl 1880; returned 10
GaSS: tss ai Eta psEsp''ttoss psst iss.ass, OF e.;
Irrss, o.045; anu 5.547 registered leitcrs. They
aa folows: 23,740 contained SIl,447.l7 III
money; 2,N3 contained commercial paper to
thu ylluc III 81, .Gi33l; Sib colltulneu dccls.
lu1rtsAscs, leases, railroad uni other passasa
tickets, pcnslon certificates, and bank-books;
37,054 contained postagc.stanps; 3l,3l8 eo,l.
tasnel photographs; D,tW7 contaiuca tewclry,
clothiny, hookB. chr0nsos, tnuslc. merchandise,
etc.; =, iSS contained receipts, bills of ladlnE,
aild4yts abstracts vt titsc patl notes, and csl-
cclcd obligations Of all sorts.
Tic Wbulv AlIuber VI registered .lettcI& ~
, 1876-12-06
THE INTERIOR.
CIIANDLETs,S REPORT.

oeg TO call your attention to tho ACCOM-
haylag report OF tho Commissioner Of Indiap
sahss. which, together With tho reports Of the
Oapsnalendeut and Agents. shows progress and
nsaay Improvement, giving most satisfactory
,,'aehcc Of the gradual advancement Of tho In
uah IN the habita OF industry aud Development
agricultural ability and disposition. Each
leat sdds greatly to the total number Of acres
u1lYated by Indian labor and most gratifying
'aalss IN tbs increasing number Of lnborvrs
'N' .aa amount Of products. Personal Industry,
sne ITS practical lessons Of the benefits and III
"ssed comforts It Secures and growing tasto
ua oeslFe Tor education, 1nuat bo relied upon
"tno great elements Ia working out tho prob
s@ no Of Indian civilization.
M'th ihc exception Of tho troubles IN Dakota
IN I VIC host,lc Sioux, ,Fo may say tliut, prac-
!' .s.s!' a'l Of tho lhd!ans arc upon reservations
s''ely ,na amlrr the control Of tue Department.
III, u lAaKlng comncntlablo Improvement. II Is
Mv'ea sm' thut by spring the trouble III Dakota
ms n" w. w. enaed a'h all liability Of Indian wars III
@c iqtuTc removed.
ht .soaOle with tho non-trcaty Indians, consist
~. pt'ne'pa!ly ot rcncgades from various tribes
tas ss tae leadership Of Sitting Bull, lad been
'esesa ior loag time, and tho services Ut tho
n11:a,s , Sefe anally invoked to put stop to tho
*as rnasms ald oitrages perpttrated by them
h.a a 'he white settlers aid friculIy Indians III
rh,,lp h,po'" had been received showing that sixty
Tnsa Aea llad becn killed and &500,O00 worth
d,mu!psty destroyed by them, ami tIclr dcpre-
~ Hau become simply unbearable.
H.. se unefecketl course of this band was one Of
Aatea1 Aaen,s drawbacks to the suecess OF our
, 1876-12-06

A day or two before the assembling Of the
lats Republican National Convention At Clncn-
natt Senator Jones, ot Nevada, gayo ltt!o
dinner tu several OF his brother Aonators aud a
few: w:menbess of the lfousu who happened to 10
at Cincinnati Oh Convention busluSss. Senator
land luy,n but his guests were very wary in re-
plying 10 h[a queries. Finally he addressed tha
senator from llllnola; s'Wr1, Gen. Logan, who
i your candtdates" "Slr." replied tho swarthy
Senator, 81 an Tor tho test aud trarest 1uan-t'
Before lie could lnish the sctitencc, up sptane
Senator Antlouy, Of Rhode I4lanl, who. With
twinkle iu llls eye, turned to Gen. Logan, aud
said, ideally, General, ! fpststsdv d@3la; un-
uou." Gen. LuxaA lid not dnlsh the scntepsa,
, 1876-12-06

Excefa Of expenditures over
receipts .....................S 4, 4,OS1, 200. o8
Included In the above abatement of expenli-
tures Is the sum Of SAG7,3ol.42 paid on liabtlI-
tics incurred III previous fiscal years and not
properly cflargeab1e to the expenditures of the
last Asca! year Dcducting this sum from the
aggregate amount, the actual expenditures for
tho year were So, 706, 1916
Tho expenditures and receipts Of the Depart
mcnt, therefore, on account Of and appertalniug
to the business of the Inst fiscal year {excludlug
expenditures on acconnt OF previous years) arc
as follows, to-wlt:
1ixpcndltures........ ....... S3. 7D8, 1870, 10
ilccelpss. ordinary nnl from money -'N' ~
order nsiness.................. 2H, GA, 1n7. IN
Leaving on c1cess Of exrcndi.
turcs over and above depart .....
mcnfai receipts of............ 4, iii, D6a. GO
The expenditures during tho fiscal ycar were
s523, 1t0.21 more than those Of the preceding
year, aud 80, 700, 1904 less than the estimates
therefor.
The ordinary receipts for tho year were ST.
7so, 10 Tor G26 per ccnD more than those Of
tho preceding year, and $33,541.1D Tor oil per
ccnt) more than the estimates therefor.
There was drawn from tho Trcasury during
the fiscal year on appropriations:
For steamship service to Japan and ..-..
For steamship service to DrazIl.... u, 600. 90
To supply deficiencies In tho rcye.
n.tcs for tho year ended June 30,
1876. ,.:.:...;.....:.....:.... 1900, 600 90
To meet deficiencies of previous
fiscal year....;... ....:..:........ 551, oee. o3
In pursuance Ut act Of Congress
tpviyate, No. IL Of juno ~, ..
Observation-Disclosures. ......., hIsO
Total. ..:.............S &, ,086, $50. .0a
The estimated expenditures for tho
fiscal year ending june 10, 1875, ..
nre..;; 90, 723, 49, 43
The ordinary revenues
nrc estimated at 7
per cent over tho u.s.
cal yGar, making. 80. $50, A6, los
Estimated teycnuo
from moNcy.prdcF
business. 200, coo
Total, estimated fevo-
nno for tho fiscal
year ending Junc30. ~
1H75... .........................,1 O,f45 1856 90
, 1876-12-06
TIE POST.OFFICE.
TYNER's REPORT.

T. NEWS 1tEI'UItT4
EXPENDITURES AND RECEIPTS.
The expenditures OF this Depnft-
trent during the Gtcal year ended
June :}0 1873, were ............ 3o3, 211, 4a7, 58
Tho revenues were "a f0llowa:
Obituary receipts. s28 455, 426. 08
1,cceIpte ffom
n01icy order huai-
ncss -. as. -. 100, ,T7o.8t
Amount received
from the general
Treasury Al bHna
appropriated to
steamship lIaes.. 637, 7,50o. 90
---- 70, 1B1, t;n7. IN
, 1876-12-06
IN GENERAL.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SERVICE,
Tbs Supervising Inspector General Of stearn-
Vessels icpotts s,' ."''o"I"s ',,"ttsss sontecteu
With this branch OF service lor the fiscal year
ended june 30, 1876:
ro,., receipts from lilo iaspcc,ion
oi stcan.ycssele md Icent!ng Of
oi1ccrs....... ....................9 2J5, $50. 95
Tolal disbursements N payment OF
saarltss tEase!tng aha o1aef con- o,o
tin$ent -, .t..,,. Aaf "
Sas,9ea Sassnsrd T. aa.' =. ..sa.'s' ann
xnmhsT oi mates Of steamers 'ot'
yambcr Of engineers Of steamers
Ilcenscd... ..:.................... B,G12
Number OF pilota Of stca'nora
j!esnsea '''. ''.'.'...'.'.....'.+.''.. ",8H
r...,,,r,h,, -, ,rn.or. ,,,,,,,s ~ s.o
r,,bssa ~ in.nrcto,ss r,cttse IeseEm
srmgsrID' srIoTsI '"'p.s'o.e""u s'''"o'n IN,
xrpwHsr NJ stchm. .vcssnfs insncctef. NH
Ser,egsto tonnngo Of stcanlcrs in.
Specified. ................,.... 1,o2a, s42 30
To avoid tho expense incurred by the annual
n.,ttro NJ thu Roa,,,. n. rc1,,rc;7 t,v a., soy
@ee'''k c.,s ~ "o ooao 10 icV""eu W ecc' 4,ooo,
Msnca etatatce' '.!s lcco!n'"euueu tlat pro.
rslon b made Tor the meeting OF tbs Board at
taeh times anu places Us the Secretary Of tho
Treasury Suali designate.
rubLIo BUILDINGS.
TIT, work on public buildings during the past
}ta1 has progressed satisfactorily whcru sutls-
dent appropriations for tts continuance have
been made. While renewing the suggestion
contained n the last nunral report Of this De-
psittnehe, that tn the present. state OF tbs
bnaDecs 1t Is not advisable to mike large apprs-
pdatons for commencing new buildings, 1t is
recommended that Tor the ensuing year, suff1-
cen! appropriations bc made to Insure rapld
p0eecuion Of theswork already begun.
The elrgcst tton contained In tho report Of tho
Sape visinE Arch'teet relative to tho prcpara-
lion Of rlnns for public buildings under cofnp0-
M Mnon - anu'I.l1 ~ eoneiuctat1ua' Auu LILY 2tLeh-
uJI " ", .o,sless y lespeGtiHly hVitcu Iheroto'
,.inri1ad J ~ the % a.su ,utssnt!on .. cohRrcss
Hm1ltca 70 tne Necessity lor erecting . proper
building 1Dr TIC LtEAt-lollsD Hoard, for which
M t6s slaTer M As sno1nittcu en est1natc ot Sloo,.
~. .nu hm, nTasu w" ueSup.ge alaclent parts OF
apE,A'I aaa, po'!u'.s MGInel Goayeilsent nor hrc-
%uUi, msn,a e" for o.t y sv.G.nte recon-
ataGSa taM;eh ~. s"n s!eS'oa o. onlalng lof the
o1nen.; G...tnh " su.'Ius 70 secure ths Iequlsite
, 1876-12-06

Estimated e1eess Of expenditures
to bn appropriated out Of thu
general TrcnAury a. 4 dr1cicncy.$ @, O78, 267. A
posTA0E-sTAMrs, STAMPED ENVELOPES, AND
POSTAL CANDs I5SUED.
Tho number OF ordinary rostarc-
stamps fssued during tho past
1rch1 year was 6Dd, 100. 0gO, ...-... ..
valued Rt-..: 773, 454. 90
Newspaper and periodical stamps,
!, eAo,1 ,147 :.......:....,s..::.. b45, e54.75
Stamped envelopes plain, 81, 4G7,-
oo0..,. .....;. ;..............:..:... 2,2s0, 3le74
Stamped envelopes, request, N4,- y
6iA. 500 2.07D. 57s. 20
Newspaper. wrappers. IL. ADS, T6O. 173, 7n3 TO
Postal cards, 100, H11, D00......... 1,1OS liO 90
0aicia! postage humps, u, G8", udl 601 S3l. 50
OnlclaD stamped envelopes and
Wrappers, Ii, QUO, 1h5..t ,....... 420, 11O. rs
ARsrogatng 1,oio, 1p7, 6o7 .,. .s:o. o5:, AL. 72
This following table shows tho increase In
stamps Of nll kinds, Stamped envelopes, news
paper-wrappcrs, and postal eards over tho
previous year: