The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-07-20

rifcng as n Harvard. See Florence Night.
ingalc, ms brave ~ Caesar; see Joan dare, as
iunatically patriotic 0s Brutus; see Charlotte
Corday, ny learned aS Macaulayi see Mrs.
IlemanS etc. There is no role played, no
field entered, no gage thrown down-but the
talent, the energy, and the courage Of wo.
man has been ready to do, dare aud suffer
for humanity. IN the wide field Of journal.
ism women nrc sustaining themselves with
credit to the sex. have met but few, yet
they are among the brightest of the intellcc.
tually glitterng thrOng, Mrs Louisa T. Cra.
gin and Mrs. Thos. II. Lombard, Of Boston.
The former n magazine writer OF confirmed
ability, ns her many articles in the leading
papers Of the country attest, Mrs. Iombards
reputation as careful writer Of fugitive
pieces, q rare virtue in the field Of expires.
sion, is Il ilattrrng one. Am surprised ut
the number Of feminine correspondents in
attendance at the exhibition, and more SO ut
the facility with which they present the 81.
licnt points of the varied interests of the
construction. Ii have always admired wO.
man in her various walks, now douhly bar
an observance to her esteemed qualifications
for the duties Of the very highest order of
journalism.
MISCELLANY.
l'alIuded in previous letter to the cotton
pavilion of Brazil, and intended cnlarging
upon its merits. This has been prevented
by an accident; the latter caught fire, and
the pavilion that was, is not value 800 II
was tasty and unique affair, and was highly
appreciated by visitors, particularly those
who had never seen 80 lavish display OF the
staple in building form. Last Sunday the
emperor of Brazil, escorted by Senor A. p,
de Carvalhi BorgcS, Of the commission, in
charge of Col, Asch, cicerone, for the while,
inspected the main building, the entire par.
ty, many scientific individuals in cOniunc.
ton, numbered one hundred. While they |
were inspecting the musical electric organ Of
which | have written, Prince Oscar Of
sweden put in an appearance, accompanied |
by the Swedish commissioner Daunfcdt |
Now | know these royal chaps had, what
the boys call "a high daddy time" "Saucc
Tor the goose is sauce for the gandcr." III
kings and princes, and their shadowy at
tcndnnts pass within the gates on Sunday,
why not the people? That's the question,
Distinctions occur ut times, without II differ
encc, hut here is a distinction considerably
different And so says the "vox popui.'
A building is specially devoted to "a Saw.mill
handsomely constructed truck is placed
upon the floor upon which frame is placed
upon wheels six pair Of some six inches in |
diameter. Upon the frame is placed the log |
break is used ON the side Of the slide. The |
log faces a circular saw. The brake is moved, |
the truck starts, and counted sixteen while
n log of sixteen feet was cut through; an
other move of the brake Il back movement,
and the log runs back clear Of the saw. All
this log-sawing was performed by one man.
Chinese giant, named Chnki Use is on his
way to the centennial in charge Of an ltal.
ian Snowman. lie is nearly seven feet four
inches high, weighs two hundred and nine.
ty-seNcn pounds, is thirty.scvcn years old |
and cats at each meal fourteen bowls of rice
and vegetables. Halifax sends the best |
specimen ot skates, not looked at to-day
the thermometer some ninety.Six or more |
They sell largely to the United States, Rus.
sia, Sweden, Norway Denmark, France and |
England. Qucbe" has a philodontr foun.
tain. South Australia sends beautiful, | |
might say perfect, wax representations, of |
the different varieties OF fruit, produced in |
that portion OF Australia. Trinidad sends |
sample of fibre extracted from the huskS Of |
the cOc0anut adapted for making brooms,
brushes, etc, value $4,000 per ton. The
government botanist sends twenty samples
of fibre. There are more than one hundred
md ninety specimens Of different woods
from Trinidad. The island is east Of Ncnr
,ucIa, between north latitude lOo 3 and lOo
so, west longitude Glo and SO 4 Of Green
wich, length siXty.fve miles on the south,
ffty.thrce on the north side, and respcrtivc-
y f0rtycght and iorty.nine miles wide. 1t
IS separated from the continent Of America
by the gulf Of Paria. II was discovered by
Columbus, July 81, li9S; Colonizcd in
1885