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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-02-10
FACTS AND FANCIES.
WE know all about shooting stars, but
often forget that the earth il revolver.

WE know all about shooting stars, but
often forget that the earth is II revolver.
FLIES cause one-iifth of all the pro.
family in this world. This is the opinion
Of Il bald-hcadcd man,
WILL you have me, Sarah ?" said a
young man to n modest girl. No,
John," said She; "but you may have
me, il you will"
TnE Chicago Tines is willing to for
give jeff, Davis for Andersonvillc, but
can never forget that he was once an
insurance man,
600 orr, young man; she's not here"
said a Pennsylvania preacher, the other
Sunday, in the midst OF his sermon, to a
youth who he saw standing hesitatingly
in the doorway.
SEEMS to me as though all rich men
were made and set up in business aforc
my time" was the remark of Il sad-cyed
man, and then, with deep sigh, he
added; "Ihcrc's no use'n tryn'.
Nothn's left for lcllcr nowadays 'ccpt
to start monument fund and be treas
urcr of it,"
THE most wrctchcd being this season
is the man with an Ulster overcoat. He
had not counted on mild winter, and
the ! are thought OF how he is to get the
wear out Of that coat makes him burst
into another pcrspiration and look more
like a stage driver than ever.
PRAYER is the rustling of the wings
Of the angels that are on their way bring
ing us the boons of heaven, Even as a
cloud ioreshadowcth rain, so prayer fore
shadowcth the blessing; even as the
green blade is the beginning of the har-
vest 50 is prayer the prophecy of the
blessing that is about to come, Spur
g'oR.
SEVERAL years ago noted highway
man was arrested in the south of Ireland
and curiosity drew numbers to the Jail
to see the man loaded with irons who
had long been terror to the country.
Among Others was banker, whose notes
at that time were not held in the highest
estimation, who assured the prisoner
that he was very glad to see him there
at last The highwayman, looking up,
replied: "Ah, sir did not expect that
from YOU indeed, | did not, for you
know well that when all the country re-
fused your notes, took thcm.'
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-02-10

so far this winter no lee has been gath
cred along the Hudson river, and as the
season has advanced considerably, with
continued uniavorablc weather. the pros
poets for full crop are considered poor,
The season for storing ice generally COM
mcnccs about the end Of December and
ends when the houses are filled, early in
February. All the large ice companies
and dealers were about to commence the
harvest at the usual time this season,
when the mild weather came and de
stroycd the ice which had formed up to
that time.
There are probably from 5000 to 5000
men along the Hudson waiting for the
work of gathering Ice, and considerable
suffering is reported among some of
them. The ice dealers Of this city have
ON hand q considerable quantity and IN
the poorest season manage to obtain Il
good supply, although obliged to secure
it from remote points.
The ice business has gone up from
small beginnings to be one OF the largest
minor industries OF the country 1t
employs Il capital Of over $50, O,OOO,O GOO,
and the aggregate sales of ice are more
than $50, 1000, 900. Forty years ago the
capital invested was less than SlOO,OOO,
and the aggregate sales not more than
$l25,0OO.
over one hundred thousand tons are
exported to southern cities and foreign
countries. As many persons are aware,
the icc.houscs are huge buildings, from
one to two hundred feet in width and
from two hundred to four hundred feet
in length, generally Of wood, though
sometimes OF brick, with double, triple,
quardrupIc walls, the intcrSticcs packed
with some non conducting substance,
such as spent tan bark, saw.d dust, etc,
with doors closing tightly on each floor
but no windows, and with incline plane,
movable and adapted to each story,
without as well as within, and in the
case Of the larger houses steam elevator
is employed to drag the blocks up the
inclined planes and lower them on the
inside During the harvest season the
work Of gathering ice is pushed vlgor-
ousIy. and at some of the large icc-houscs
600 tons are harvested in an hour
yIUdUy ErGniRq ,jOrWgdL
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-02-10
LATEST NEW S.
SOUTH and WEST.

The annual dcath-rnte in New Orleans
Of negroes is double that OF whites.
Forty-threc carloads Of iron for the
extension Of the frnns.Continental railway
have lust been received at Sherman, Texas.
Bob llatton," the premium hug of
Wilson county, Tenn, weighs eleven hun
dred and forty pounds, and is by no means
fat
Work is TO commence at once on the
forty mile gap between Little Rock and Pine
Bluff, on the Little Rock, Pine Bluff and
New Orleans Railroad
Augllstan, a negro, is the man who
assassinatcd cx Senator Onutt Of st. Laun.
dry parish, louisiana The murderer was
pursued into swamp, but will probably be
captured,
The new census of Texas shows that
the state has npopulation of about one mil
lion, two hundred and scycnty,hye thousand
as compared with Il population of eight hun.
dred and eighteen thousand five hundred
and nineteen IN 1870,
Caifornias wine product in 1915
stated nt eight millions of gallons. The sup,
ply is greater than the demand, The makers
have, in convention, decided that two.thirds
of might be proiitably made into brandy if
the government would reduce the tax.
Sioux Indians, under Sitting Bull, at
tackled a white party near Fort Pcasc, ON
Yellowstone river, January I'd, killing one
man and wounding five, besides cutting of an.
other party of nine men. The Indians are
several hundred strong, and il was feared the
entire garrison would be maSsacred unless
speedily assisted,
Captain Eads in recent report, says
that there are only one hundred more mat
trcsscs to be laid to bring the jetties up to
low,tidc level and to obtain twenty feet Of
water ON the bar that over million cubic
yards of earth or deposit have already been
cXcavated from the bar between the icttcs,
and that two million more yards will increase
the depth to over twenty feet.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-02-10
The Cotton Tax and Mississippi Leyees.

In a letter to General Cyrus Bussey,
president of the New Orleans chamber of
commerce, congressman MOrey, speaking
of the cotton tax collected by the govern
mcnt, saws: "Tf the chamber OF com
mcrcc would approve the idea | suggest
that they pass appropriate resolutions
asking the senator's and representatives
from the state to support measure
looking to the setting aside of the pro-
ceeds of tn" cotton tax collected IN the
states of Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkan-
sas, Tennessee and Missouri as fund for
the reclamation of the alluvial basin of
the Mississippi river | venture to say
that the prospect of the cotton tax being
refunded to those who paid the tax is de
cidcdly sim. The objection that the
money would 90 into the hands OF Others
than producers, the question of the par
ticipation therein of the laborer who was
interested by virtue of having planted on
shares, and had the tax deducted from
his share, the suspicion OF jobbery that
has attached and will attach in future to
all attempts to have this tax refunded,
are reasons that will be pleaded, ana, as
I think, successfully, to prevent tne Pa'
sage of any measure of that kind.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-02-10

not exceeding four pounds for each package
and that the postage thereon shall be one
cent for every two ounces or fraction thereof
After discussion the bill was passed without
division The house then went into commit.
tee Of the whole, on the military academy
appropriation bill, which nppropriars S93l,.
2li, Without action ON the hill the house
adjourned
In the house, on the eth, question
of privilege was raised by Mr. liunnrll in
reference 10 some remarks made by Mr..
WHITE, Of Kentucky, some days ago, which
were regarded M offensive to Mr., dams,
clerk Of the house, and which Mr. Whytc
at the time had agreed to cSpungc from the
report Of his speech in the congressional
record. After discussion, Mr. ll0ur objected
to any further alteration Of the record and
there the matter ended. Much time wa,
wasted in discussing amendments to the hill
urovidng penalties for the sending oi Oh.
scene literature through the mails, aud the
bill was finally rcc0mmttcd. The house then
went into committee Of the whole ON the
military academy appropriation bill, and
soon after adjourned
In the house, on the 18th, Mr., Flkins
presented Il memorial Of the territorial IcgS,
aturc for an enabling act and admission of
New Mexico ~ II state. Referred, Mr..
Goodin asked leave to offer q resolution
declaring lhat the pcoplco of the United States
constitute nation to the extent and for the
purposes defined in the federal constitution;
that the rights and powers Of the United
States government are defined and limited by
the federal constitution, and cannot he en-.
largcd or diminished except by amendments
to the constitution. Mr. Hamilton and others
objected Mr. Springer introduced bills to
prohibit American citizens from holding
slaves in foreign countries, and to regulate
elections in tab territory, Referred, Mr.,
Ilunton, from the committee on revolutionary
pensions, reported bill to amend IN act Of
lith of February ISL pcnSioning soldiers
of 1872, and to restore tU the pension rolls
those persons whose names were stricken
thcrcirom in consequence of diSloyaty. Re.
fcrrrd. Mr.. Barnum offered resolutions for
the appointment of II committee to take
order for experimenting the funeral Of Mr.,
H. II. Starllwcathcr, late member from Com
necticut, and that his remains be removed To
Norwalk, Conn, under the charge Of the
and attended hy the com
mitcc, aud that rs an additional mark of
respect the house do now adiourn The res,
olutionS were agreed 10, and the house
adjourned
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-02-10

Tur AVERAGE HERO OF \ WOMANs
Novrr-W. W. Story, in hi' last chap
Ter of "In a Studio makes one OF his
conyer,ationalists discourse ~ follows on
thr aycrgge hereof awoman'snovel: " Do
women ike brutal men? They are GER
tainly fond of drawing them in their nov
els. They gencrai,y either give us Us their
hero consumptivc clergyman, devoted
to the poor, and constantly invest tigating
slums. and getting Il typhus fever in con-
SEQUENCE or fellow with brutal man
ners. large muscles, and IN infinitely ten
der heart, which he displays in the mos.
peculiar and unexpected moments II
would seem asi by contrast to their own
natures. they preferred touch OF brutal
Ity and violence in our sex. II they 10
M nG, I tnte 10 this, they go in for the Lara
and Cnnrad s,yle--a melancholy creature,
,xho % has suffered terribly, who loves to
T"g VIII in the shadows, who avoids society,
and cultiyates his wounded heart
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-02-10
FROM WARRINGTON.

The investigation of the Alaska Com
mcrciaI company will result it is said, in an.
nulling the existing contract mud leave the
secretary of the treasury free to advertise
for new proposals. The Alaska purchase
cost the government, at currency rates, 5l0''
100000, for which less than three per cent.
interest is obtained in the letting Of the seal
fisheries. Responsible parties are willing to
pay,six per cent on the amount invested for
the privilege Of taking seals on the islands of
st. Paul and st. George.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-02-10
lDc,iazct.

French papers overflow with anecdotes
respecting the lamcntcd and popular
rjaact. She was Il great admircr of
the first Napoleon, and when she heard of
the second marriage of Marie Louise she
exclaimed, Indignantly: How could
She? If that great hero had ever 50
much AS kissed my hand | never should
have washed it again y
Once, when she was at Cacn, she took
Il fancy to visit the market ON Il market
day. There, among the noisy pdySaHHcs,
who were crying their wares and diSput-
inc the prices thereof in their lOudest
tones, she noticed one who was the most
active and popular of them all, and whose
face seemed strangely familiar. Dciazct
was about to approach her, when the bell
of the market sounded the signal for
closing. The markct-wOman climbed
into her cart, whipped up her horse, and
disappeared. Her face, however, haunted
the actress 50 pcrsstcntly that finding
out that She occupied small farm not
far from Cacn Dcjazct resolved to pay
her visit. On arriving at the farm,
Slt Ioulu llH Pl'pl''ti'0' /" Wv VI
pccling carrots for soup. On bchoIdng
beiazct she started to her feet with u
shrek, and carrots, knife, and all, went
rolling on the ground.
" Nirginic!" she cried.
Theodore :" exclaimed her visitor,
who in the market-woman recognized
one of the former stars of the Gymnase,
the beautiful and gifted Madame Theo-
dore, who, wcaricd of her profession and
its triumphs, had ten years before quilted
the stage and disappeared from Paris.
The two former comrades embraced each
other warmly. Drawing Dejazet into
her little rarior, she pointed out to her
the wrcaths of silver and of gilded
laurels that hung against the wall, the
sole remaining relic of brief and bril-
I,nnt pu
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-02-10

Ir is asserted that the Sultan of
Turkey is much more intent on building
a grand mosque that is to perpctuate his
name than defending his empire from
the attacks made on it. Although
mcnaced with the greatest dangers, he
can scarcely be induced to attend to any
thing but dancing girls and professions
to the mosques. He was originally a
man of fair capacity, but is now so far
gone in dissipation, it is said, as to be
seemingly incapable of striking blow
for his honor and kingdom.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-02-10
EAST.

The Philadelphia coal exchange has
decided, in consequence Of II glut in the
market, to STOP all mining from the 7th of
February to the nth Of March, inclusive.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-02-10
TIMELY TOPICS.

THE Dutch war in Acheen is still Ian.
gushing, A fresh lot of from 1000
to 1000 troops arc to be Gent from Java,
ana after thier arrival operations will be
renewed, with the view OF subugating
the eD' my, if possible.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-02-10

DURING leap year the girl who counts
all the gray horses she sees, until she
hn, got up to 4 hundred, will be married
within year, to the first gentleman
with whom she shakes hands after count
ing the one hundredth horse.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-02-10

THE country is being flooded with
pamphlets opposed to the Tom Scott
subsidy for the Southern Pacific rail
road These bear no imprint of the
office of publication, but the stockholders
of the Union Pacific will probably find
big printing bill ip their next treasurer's
report.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-02-10

A RECENT visitor to the Dismal Swamp
describes it, in Forest and Stream, as
having lost none of the characteristics
which gave it its name. Bears are not
50 plenty there as when the region was
rarely penetrated by man, yet they still
afford sport for hunters. Lake Drum
mond, once believed by the ignorant to
he bottomless is really not in any place
more than fifteen feet deep. Its water,
impregnated with the juices of juniper
and gum leaves, is of the color of wine,
and is drunk as a remedy by consump-
tives.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-02-10

GOETHE, in his seventy-eighth year,
said there were three things he desired to
Nee-a canal connecting the Gulf of
Mexico with the Pacific, another con-
Meeting the Rhine and Danube, and,
lastly, the English in possession of
Suez canal. 81 should like to live to
see these great things" said her, "and
Tor them it would be worth while to en-
durc another fifty years" The English
came into possession of Il Sucz canal Just
within the half century.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-02-10

THE success of the new harmonic
system of multiplex telegraphy"-a
charmingly simple name, by the way
excites the suspicion that our knowledge
OF the powers and uses of electricity is
merely in its infancy. 1t suggests, more
over, an immediate application of the
mud in manner which will benefit i'm
mensely all those large cities and towns
oi the country which are gifted with
musical taste. If the telegraphic appa-
ratus can be so constructed as to produce
notes it would seem an easy matter to
connect an operatic company or Thomas
orchestra by wire with every town which
las telegraphic facilities, and make one
concert answer for all. 1t would be a
great saving to the performers, and the
Wholesale character of the pt ptrformance
would undoubtedly cheaper it consider
ably.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-02-10

The following is statementof United
States currency outstanding at the end of
the year 1875
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-02-10

Mrs. A. NJ. WooD, eldest daughter
of the late President Zachary Taylor,
died at Freiburg, Germany, aged 65,
She was the widow of Gen. b. c. Wood,
United States army, and mother of Capt.
John T. Wood, one of the most dstin-
guished officers of the Confederate navy.
Her death leaves but two surviving
children of President Taylor-Mrs. Bet
tie I. cambridge, formerly Mrs. Bliss,
living at Winchester, Va, and Gen.
Richard Taylor, of Louisiana, ieutcn-
ant general in the Confederate army.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-02-10

IT is surprising that 50 few Of the revi.
yaIists who are prominent at present be-
long to the clerical order or have had
theological training Brother Moody, the
most renowned Of them all, is not cer-
gyman, Peter Dwyer is not. Widow
Van Cott, Mrs, Lowery and the other
ohrec female revivalist preachers are not
ordained ministers. One of the revival
lists now carrying ON operations is Il CON
vcrtcd pugilist another is II converted
actress another is II converted minstrel.
ONE of the most singular breach of
promise cases on record has Just occurred
in New York. About twelve years ago,
Mr' and Mrs, Saulspaugh were divorced.
In 1874 they were rcconciled, Mr. Sauls-
paueh inviting his former wife to become
his housekeepcr under the promise of re.
marriage. Month after month passed,
only to bring about u postponement of
the happy day. Finally, the woman's
patience became exhausted and she has
Just sued her former husband for dam
ages, as stated.
Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1876-03-16
YOU A Rave m.

We want. IN the NJ jssissippi Val
ley, the initial step toward the cs
tahlisI mrnt OF the following new
industries for her people:
] Linen manufacture, to save
the flax straw now wasted; also to
save the $2j,000,000 annually sent
abroad for linen goods.
2. The growth of sugar bccts
and their manufacture into sugar,
to give employment to our people
and keep at home the 5000, 100000
! gold now paid to other nations
fIr sugar.
3. The manufacture of earthen,
stone and china ware, to save the
Sl0.000,000 IN gold annually paid
60 foreign nations.
4. L athcr manufacture, gloves,
etc. to save the $1,000 1000 OF gold
seat abroad.
5. The manufacture Of oilk, to
save $95,000,000 in gold annually
cent to France.
&. TIE manufacture OF watches,
watch movements and materials, 10
save the S3, 100000 Of gold annu'
ally paid for these things.
T. The manufacture OF tin plate,
Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1876-03-16
POINTS IN CORN Culture.

A corn grower in the State of L.
linois makes the following points:
1st. In the fall and winter the
ground should be ploughed from
eight to ten inches deep, but in the
spring from four to six inches is
deep enough. 1t does not pay to
90 down in search of a new farm
at that time Of the year.
I'd. 1t does not pay to plough
corn stalks under in the spring un-
less the land is wet or liable to
bake.
Sd. Corn, drilled to one stalk in
a hill, does not grow so strong at
first, and is harder to keep clean
than if planted two Or more to-
gethcr.
4th. Corn checked and ploughed
both ways is injured more b.!
storms and drought than if drill
ed.
9th. Two stalks every two feet
have proven the best with me.
9th. Corn that is well narrowed
and then ploughed twice will be
cleaner and grow better than it
ploughed three times without be
ing narrowed. q,
We should be pleased to hear
the views Of our corn growing
readers on the cultivation of this
important staple. 1t will be use
full to compare ideas and methods
of practice, and lessen the cost of
a bushel of corn if possible.
Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1876-03-16
SEX PRODUCTION,

/ notice in your issue of the 9th
inst, a very intelligent letter from
Casper Bright on Tobacco fertil-
.izers, stock breeding" &c, in which
he requests all stock .raisers, who
know anything about the laws that
govern the production of sex in the
embryo of animals, to send them to
you for publication. l am not a
Btock-ralser, but think I can give
: some information on the subject.
Mr.. Brygth says he has a very fine
hull, and complains that he got no
progeny from him. 1 would here
suggest that the fault is not in the
bull. but IN his owner, in allowing
him to 20 to the female at an i'm.
proper time. But little was known
on this important subject till with
10 the past few years, when Il law
was discovered by French veterin.
airy surgeon Prof. Thury of the
Academy of Geneva, by which, in
the case of animals especially, either
sex can be produced at will, with
almost absolute certainty. He
stud ed the e of the offspring
with reference to the date of con-
ton, and discovered the follow ug
almost invarlable law: When the
male is given at the first signs of
heat in the female the result is a fe.
male; but when the male ia given
toward the end of the heat the re.
snlt is male off pring. The reason
OF this has not been definitely or
satisfactorily explained, but that it
has been proved by numerous ex-
periments on various kinds of ami
mails, and especially in the case of
cattle. In a certified report of the
Agricultural Society Of Canton de
Vaud, Switzerland, made in 1867.
the writer, after carefully testing
Prof. Thury's law, says hat out of
r twenty-five successive occasions he
desired heifers.
He followed Prof. Thury's law
and did not fail in a single case.
On seven other occasions he desir-
ed males. Again, following Prof.
Thury 5 law, he had not n single
failure, But few experiments of
this kind have come under my own
observation, but in every instance
in which | have had an opportunity
of observing, the correctness of the
above law has been fully proven.
| hope MIR. Bright may be induced
to try it and have no doubt that he
will succeed to his entire satisfac.
ton. If he desires fuller inform
alton on the subject he can obtain it
from "A work entitled The Trans
mission of L fe'' by DR.. Geo. Fl.
Nlpheys commencing on page 165.
1t is published Ivy j. B. Fergus d.
Co., of Philadelphia.
JOHN J. FRAY
RALEIoH, N. c., Fe >. 1S, 1876.
Courier Journal.
Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1876-03-16
to save the $4,000 600 Of gold an.


nually paid out for them.
8. W. want an increase in the
manufacture of cotton goods, TO
help save the $30,000,0 900 in gold
annually paid to support the peo-
pie Of other nations.
0. An increase in the manufac-
ture Of glass and glassware, to
save the $1,000, 600 annually sent
abroad.
10. We want an increase in the
manufacture of wooden goods, to
give employment to our people and
save the $50, 900. 900 of gold annu.
ally paid TO support the people of
other nations.
III. We want an increase in small
Ter manufactures of all kinds, to
keep the people employed and rich
and hungry for the trainers prod
ucts.
IL. We want ten people where
there is but one all over the fertile
valley, to eat our produce and save
the millions annually expended in
shipping it away.-W Western Nan
Wdcturer.