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, 1876-03-10

"You needn't thankme l should have
brought it before, but | couldn't find
you. l hope you are not troubled about
those ridiculous jokes" he added, digni-
tiedly.
mo, responded Prudence, miserably,
between her sobs; "I-I thought you'd
think I did it on purpose"
"HOw could have thought so7 it was
a mere accident my getting that particu-
lar biscuit. I'm very sorryyou should
be annoyed in this way. I'm going away
tomorrow, Miss Prudence
The sobs partially ceased, and Miss
Prudence said, surprisingly, "Are your"
wont you bid me good-bye2"
Prudence said eyes" unsteadily, but
did not raise her head.
"You will shake hands, won't you, Miss
Prudencel"
No answer.
81 can't 60 away while you are offend
ed with me. Won't you at least tell me
why you are cryingl"
because II lost my grandmother's
ring sobbed Prudence, making a great
effort for composure.
Mr.. Wentworth laughed in spite of
himself. "Why, it's safe on your finger
and not whit the worse for its baking.
Is there no other reason2n
mo"
'But there is. shall never have an
other happy momentifI I've offended you, {"
said Mr.. Wentworth, tragically. 81 was
brute to treat you as did this after
noon, but I'm going away, and shan't
annoy you again. Won't you forgive me
now, and shake hands2"
Another long silence. Mr.. Wentworth
turned away in despair, but was detained
by faltering voice. "I-T'll forgive you
if"
"Well," was the breathless interposi-
tion.
"You-won't-go-awuy."
The more observant bOarders noticed
at breakfast, the next morning, that Mr.
Abbot Wentworth wore the ring he had
found in the biscuit on the little finger
of his left hand, and that Prudence wore
heavily chased gold circle in the place
of her lost ornament. To use the words
of one of the before-named boarders,
THAT tells the whole story"
, 1876-03-10
"Reminiscences Of Governor Seymour, Of
Connecticut.

The Hartford Times recalls the memory
of the excitement in that city in May,
1851, when the Connecticut Legislature,
very closely balanced as to parties, was
about to elect a Governor, there having
been no election by the people. It was
generally believed among the Wings that
they would elect their candidate, Hon.
Lafayette 8. Foster, by one or two major
ity. And the Democrats, though claim
ing nothing, were also hopeful Of elect
ing Gov. Seymour. There was great ex-
citement. Much depended on the votes
of three "Free-soilers" or Independents,
but they were conceded TO the Wings, and
things apparently all hinged upon the
doubtful member from Ashford. The
Times had announced that If Governor
Seymour was elected it would run up its
flag On that flag pole thousands of eyes
were eagerly directed from all parts of the
city. Gov. Seymour, who declined to sp-
pear in the contest, and seemed to have
little expectation of success, was quietly
at work in his garden; not so young
woman, domestic in the family, who had
posted herself at an attic window where
she could see that fag-pole. The cleo
tion resulted in favor Of Seymour by one
majority, and the Times flag appeared
The cheering that followed from thou
sands of people came from full hearts,
and the excitement ran high, but nowhere
was it greater than at that attic window
on Governor street, where the excited calls
to the Governor, and the waving of her
handkerchief by the young woman, ap-
prised that modest gentleman Of the re-
suit, and he at once sought his parlor,
where, few moments later, a committee
from the Legislature waited on him with
the announcement of his election, and
the hand that had just been welding the
hue now took the pen to prepare the mes
sage. Years afterward, when Governor
Seymour was United States Minister to
Russia, he sent to that young woman q
fine ring, to show that he had not forgot
ten the interest she had felt in his cleo
ton in 1851.
, 1876-03-10
The Habit Of Reading.

II have no time to read" is the com
mon complaint, and especially of women,
whose occupations are such as to prevent
continuous book perusal. They seem to
think, because they cannot devote as
much attention to books as they are
compelled to devote to their avocations,
that they cannot read anything. But
this is a great mistake. 1t isn't the
books we finish at sitting which always
do us the most good. Those we devour
in the odd moments, half dozen pages
at time, often give US more satisfaction,
and are more thoroughly digested, than
those we make particular effort to read.
The men who have made their mark in
the world have generally been the men
who have in boyhood formed the habit
of reading at every available moment,
whether for five minutes or five hours.
1t is the habit of reading rather than
the time at our command that helps US
on the road to learning. Many of the
most cultivated persons, whose names
have been famous as students, have given
only two or three hour3 day to their
books. If we make use of spare minutes
in the midst of our work, and read a
little, if but page or paragraph, we
shall find our brain quickened and our
toll lightened by just so much increased
satisfaction as the book gives US. Moth
ing helps along the monotOnous daily
round so much as fresh and striking
thoughts, to be considered while our
hands are busy. A new idea from a new
volume is like oil which reduces the
r. 81 L 4
we remember from brief glimpses into
books often serves as a stimulus to ac-
ton, and becomes one of the most pre-
cious deposits in the treasury of our rec
objection. All knowledge is made up of
small parts, which would seem insignif-
cant in themselves; but which, taken to-
gether, are valuable weapons for the
mind and substantial. armOr for the SOUL
"Read anything continuously" says Dr..
Johnson, sand you will be learned"
, 1876-03-10

TRUTH STRANGER THAN FICnoN.-
Seventeen years ago, says the Boston
Neaos, William Lester, a poor carpenter,
died in Boston. Three of his children
were taken West by a friend, and the
fourth, a little girl, was placed In Boston
asylum. Last September the only sur
viYor of the Western members of the fam
lily came East in search of his long lost
sister, having himself become very
wealthy. He found that the girl had
been adopted by John Wheeler, dry
goods merchant, but he had been dead a
dozen years, and there was no trace Of
the girls whereabouts since. Being dis
couraged he started West again, but on
the train, little way out Of Boston, he
noticed among a bevy Of girls who en-
tered the cars one who remarkably re-
sembled his mother. He left the train
when they did, and soon found that il
was indeed his sister, who was living
with her poor adopted mother. She had
never been told that she was an adopted
child, and it was long before she realized
her situation. The young lady could NOT
be prevailed upon to accompany her
brother West, but as she looks upon the
luxuries with which she and her adopted
mother have been surrounded by her
brother she enjoys the pleasures of real
romance.
, 1876-03-10

YACCINATIoN.-In India the govern.
ment has made great and generally sue
cessful efforts to diminish the ravages Of
small pox by getting the children vac
cinated. In some quarters, however,
great opposition was manifested to this
proceeding. The parents of the children
took every means possible to prevent the
doctors touching them. The ground Of
this resistance was the idea they had
conceived, that the mark on the child's
arm was agovernment sign OF brand, and
that all the children thus distinguished
became in some way the property Of the
British Government.
We are not surprised that such notions
took possession Of the minds of a people
living in the densest heather ignorance;
but what shall we say of q similar oc.
currence in Germany, the land of phi
losophers and theologians, some of the
soldiers Of which in the late war carried
Sanscrit books in their knapsacks9
At Konigshute, in Germany, recently
DR.. Kaminsli, leader of the old Cath
olic movement, happened to be present
when some children were being enrolled
for vaccination Gn Prussia man must
be vaccinated four times before he is of
age). From this circumstance the parents
imagined that their offspring were to be
converted to old Catholicism, and a Sc.
rious riot ensued. What an idea of con.
version they must have hadl
, 1876-03-10

THE HANDSOME SoUL.-One day last
winter, little boy from the South, who
was on a visit to the city, was taking his
first lesson in i'sliding down hill,r when
he suddenly found his feet in rather too
close contact with a lady's rich silk
dress. Surprised, mortified and confused,
he sprang from his sled, and, cap in
hsnd, commenced an earnest apology:
Il beg your pardon, ma'am; I am
very sorry"
"Never mind" exclaimed the lady
"there is no great harm done, and you
feel worse about it than l do"
"But, dear madam" said the boy, as
his eyes filled with tears, "your dress Is
ruined. thought you would be very
angry with me for being 80 careless"
20, no." replied the lady; "better
have soiled dress than ruffled temper =
10, isn't she beauty7' exclaimed the
lad, as the lady passed on.
"Whol--that ladyp returned his COM
rade. ''If you call her a beauty you
shan't choose for me. Why, she Is more
than thirty years old, and her face Is
yellow and wrinkled."
II don't care If her face is wrinkled :"
replied the little hero; "her soul is hand.
some, any how"
, 1876-03-10
Cows Teeth.

Many people who have not paid es-
pecial attention to the anatomy Of lower
animals do not know that cows have no
front teeth on the upper jaw. The fol-
lowing IS the manner in -whicn q City
gentleman became aware of the fact ac-
cording to Sc. Nicholas:
A city gentleman who had just pur-
chased farm in the country, wished to
buy some cattle with which to stock it.
He therefore attended an auction where
cows were to be sold. One of them, q
remarkably fine animal, soon attracted
his attention, and he bought her at fair
price. He was examining his purchase,
when a farmer, who unfortunately had
arrived too late to buy the COW himself,
as he had intended, drove up, and thus
accosted him:
al say, friend, did you bid of that
cowf'
"I did," was the reply.
swell, did you know that she had no
front teeth in the upper jawl"
"No," replied the gentleman, indig-
nantly. as that so9n
"You can see for yourself"
The gentleman examined the mouth
of the COW, and finding no upper teeth,
Immediately went to the auctioneer and
requested him to sell the COW again.
whats the troublel" asked the auc-
tioneer.
"she hasn't any upper front teeth"
was the reply.
"Very WE'LL" replied the auctioneer
with q smile, "I'll put her up once more"
He did so, aud the shrewd farmer who
had given the information to the city
gentleman, bid her off at the same
price.
, 1876-03-10

BETTER slow up little. Our rate Of
living is positively dangerous. If the
world moves so fast that one must run
for his life, he might as well die by be
ing run over as to die by trying to gel
out Of the way. 1t is all the same in
the end. 10 was driven mad, and in ouI
day thousands are doomed to her fate
Here in our own State, insanity is in.
creasing in a ratio greater by nearly
twelve per cent. than that of population,
so, at least, Gov. Rice tells US, and he
assigns as the causes of this increase
"the educational pressure upon the young
to the neglect of physical exercise, arti,
ieial and unnatural habits of living, the
excitement and competition of business
and whatever causes multiply nervous
diseases, especially those of the brain,
which result in mental arrangement ;
The age needs a Westinghouse sir-brake
applied to it.
, 1876-03-10


Standing forth on lifc's rough way,
Father, guide them;
O we know not what ere long
May betide them.
Meath the shadow Of Thy wing,
Father, hide them;
Waking, sleeping, Lord, We pray,
Go beside them.
When in prayer they cry to Thee,
Thou wilt hear them;
From the stains of sin aud shame,
Thou wilt clear them.
Mid the qucksands and the rocks,
Thou wilt steer them!
In temptation, trial, and grief,
Be Thou near them.
Unto Thee, we give them up,
Lord, receive them;
In the world we know must be
Much to grieye them;
Many striving oft and strong n
To deceive them;
Trustful, in Thy hands Of love,
We must leave them.
, 1876-03-10

In AT ONE EAR, OUT OF THE OTHER.
Some years ago the parishioners of
Sedgetown, in Lincolnshire, had a grieY-
ance. Their vicar always preached the
same sermon, and they desired change.
1t was of no use to demonstrate with
him, for he invariably replied that when
they had done all he told them in that
discourse he would give them another.
At last deputation waited on the bishop,
and laid the matter before him. They
had heard the same sermon, they said,
every Sunday morning for ten years, and
were tired Of it. His lordship owned
that little variety might fairly be in
sisted upon, after so long q season of
monotony, and asked what was the subject
of this ever recurring sermon. ''Subjectp
repeated the first parishionsr. "Let me
see. 1t is about-what is it about, Hig-
ginsi" "Well," said the second parish
ioaer, ~ don't mind exactly what it Is
about" "What was the texti" asked
the bishop. None of them could tell
him the text. "Why, them" said the
bishop. 81 hardly know how to frame
my remonstrance. Suppose you go and
hear it once more"
, 1876-03-10

THE CORRECT ExPREssToN.-Lawyers
are generally very particular In the use Of
language, and very justly so, for many an
expensive lawsuit has grown out of a
slovenly- -worded legal document.
The other day one of those learned and
admirable gentlemen was waited upon by
young man who wished his advice, and
began by saying;-
"My father died and made q will.
as it possiblei / never heard of such
"a thing" answered the lawyer.
~ thought it happened every day."
said the young man; "but if there is to be
any difficulty about it, had better give
you fee to attend to the business"
The fee was given, and then the lawyer
observed, 10, think l know what you
mean. You mean that your father made
will and died."
"Yes, yes, that must be it."
, 1876-03-10

A Coon STATE TO LIVE The
State Treasurer of Iowa, in his recent
report, shows that the expenses OF
the State last year were less than 81 for
each inhabitant. Iowa is more exclu-
sively agricultural than any other West
ern State, and has no very large cities,
As result its affairs are administered
with greater economy than those of most
other States, and the State debt is re-
duced TO nothing.
, 1876-03-10

No JUDaE.-A late learned and elo-
quent bishop was very anxious to con-
vert Parsee who was making some
stay in London, and, meeting him on an
occasion favorable for private conversa-
ton, he opened an attack on his peculiar
tenets. 81 cannot think, said he, show
any man of intelligence and education,
whose mind has been enlarged by travel
and association with men of different
opinions can worship created object,
such as thesun "0h, my lord bishop, v
returned the Parsee, who had not been
fortunate in the weather since his ar
rival in this country, "you should see il;
you have no idea what q glorious object
It is."
, 1876-03-10

A CORRESPONDENT gives a very touch
ing description of a scene of domestic
felicity he witnessed at the home of q
young married couple in Connecticut. al
came upon them quite unexpectedly" he
writes. "She was sitting in the front
parlor eating peanuts and he was crawl
ing around on his knees picking up the
shalls.n
, 1876-03-10

YUEG Vine has purchased large lot
in Hartford, Conn.,, for the Chinese, Ed
ucational Commission, on which they in
tend to erect building for their head
quarters, to accommodate seventy persons.
, 1876-03-10

WHEAT IN MNEEsoTA.-The wheat
crop in this State is estimated at thirty
two millions of bushels, more than three
fourths Of which win be exported from
the State.
, 1876-03-10

IT has been ascertained that hen may
live to be 28 years old, but of course much
depends on whether the coop is accessi-
BILE By night.-Dstroit Free Press.
, 1876-03-10
Small Waists and Consumption.

The desideratum of small waists has
been the premature death of thousands
upon thousands of the fairest and most
promising young ladies, before they had
time to learn the dangers they were in
viting by following the example of those
who teach by their practice that they
prefer conformity to the requirements ofa
perverted taste to exemption from the
penalties of being out of shape, in the
sense of those who exercise no judgment
in regard to this important matter. ..
Favored, as many robust women are, with
fine organization in other respects, they
can live out long life in comparative
health and comfort; but they are few
compared to the vast nu1l-r who fall
short and die before they have attained
all they might have had on earth. The
first or topmost rib on either side, just
under the collar-bone, is short, thin and
sharp on its inner curvature. 1t has no
motion, being brace between the dorsal
column and the breast bone. 1t is i'm
movable for the purpose of protecting
large arteries and veins belonging to the
arms on either side of the neck. In cases
where the chest has been manipulated
till the lungs cannot expand downwards
they are forced up above that rib. Ris-
ing and falling above and below that rib
level, the lobe chafes and frets against
the resisting curvature. 1t is inhamed
at last, and the organ becomes diseased.
If that chafing is not relieved, but in
each respiration the serious covering of
the lung is irritated continually, the In
fammation is apt 70 extend quite into
the body of the organ, increased and in
tensifed by exciting emotions, laborious
pursuits, or unfavorahle exposures. FL
nally, the mucous lining Of the air-cells
within the lung sympathises and becomes
inhamed also. In this condition we may
trace the commencement of pulmonary
consumption. 1t would be denOminated
sporudic, and widely different from pull
monary disease by inheritance.
Consumption is not only developed by
tight lacing, but multiplication of cases,
where the original conformation Of the
individual was favorable for a compare
lively long life, is beyond question.
Medications cannot stay the onward march
of disorganiZatiOn when alterations eat
the tissues. Once destroyed they can never
be reproduced. Therefore, If ifprevention is
better than cure, less expensive, and al
ways more agreeable, why not profit by
these suggestionsl No compression of
the base Of the chest of men being in
duced by tight dressing, chafng of the
upper surface of the lung rarely occurs
to them. Great men, giants in
any department of busy life-those who
make the world conscious Of their inhu-
ence those who quicken thought, or
reVolutionize public sentiment and leave
the impress Of their genius In the history
of the age in which they Aourished, were
not the sons Of gaunt mothers whose
waists resembled the middle of an hour
glass. Y. @. Smith'S Ways Of Women.
, 1876-03-10

WHY is a man who makes additions to
false rumors like one who has confdencs
In all that is told hint Because he
relies on all that he hears.
, 1876-03-10

A DREssMAKER's apprentice speaks of
her cross-eyed lover as the fellow whose
looks are cut bias.
, 1876-03-10

To MAKE HARD SoAP.-The following
is recipe for making hard soap, which
is said to- be excellent and economical.
Nearly every family accumulates through
the winter drippings from beef and NUT
ton. These can be utilized for grease by
boiling in water, allowing it to cool, then
removing from the water and boiling till
all the water is expelled. of course the
whittier the grease the nicer the soap.
Take six pounds of sal soda, six pounds
of grease, three and half pounds of new
stsne lime, four gallons soft water, one
half pound of borax. Put soda, lime and
water into an iron boiler; boil till all Is
dissolved. When we'll settled pour of
the clear lye, wash out the kettle, and
put in the clear lye, grease and borax
boil till 1t comes to soap, pour into tub
to cool, and when sufficiently hard cut
into bars and put on boards to dry.
CHEAP AND Coon SoUPWIrHoUr MEAT.
Peel the following vegetables, and cut
them into small pieces: Six potatoes,
four turnips, if only the ordinary size
two carrots, two onions; If obtainable,
two mushrooms; one head of celery,
Toast large slice of bread rather brown.
Put these ingredients together in n sauce
pan with four quarts of water, seasoning,
and two teaspoOnfuls of Harvey's sauce.
Simmer gently for three hours, or until it
is all reduced to 4 pulp; then pass il
through a sieve. 1t should resemble pea
soup in consistence, but be of dark
brown color. Warm 1t up when required,
and, If liked, add to the Aayoring. To-
matoes, if in season, are very nice in this
soup, and greatly improve its flavor
CHINESE METHOD OF COOKING RICE
Take a clean stew pan with close fitting
lid; then take a clean piece of white mus
lin large enough to cover over the top Of
the pan and hang down inside nearly to
the bottom. Into the sack thus formed
place one pound of rice, pour over it two
cupfuls of water, and put on the lid of the
pan so as to hold up the muslin and fit
tight all around. Place the pan on low
fire, and the steam will cook the rice.
More water may be added when neces-
sary, but the pan must not be heated hot
enough to create too much steam, or the
lid will blow of.
PUMPKIN AS fOULTICE.-A cores
pondent of the New York Farmers Club
gives an instance in which a woman's
arm was swelled to an enormous size and
painfully infamed. A poultice was
made of stewed pumpkins, which was
renewed every fifteen minutes, and in a
short time produced perfect cure. The
fever drawn out by the poultices made
them extremely offensive as they were
taken of.
PooR MANS CAKE.-One cup of sugar,
one cup of milk, one tablespoonful OF
butter, one teaspoonful of dry cream Of
tartar, one-half tesspoonful of soda dis
solved in the milk, one egg, a little Gin
namon, and -four to make it as stiff as
pound bake.
INDIAN RUsK.-Two light cups of In.
dian meal, one cup of white -four, one
teaspoonful Of saleratus, enough sour OF
buttermilk to dissolve one cup sweet
stir in three-fourths of cup Of molasses
, 1876-03-10

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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-11-23
FROM DECH ERD.
DEcnERD, Tenn, Nov. 20,

DEcnERD, Tenn, Nov. 20.
Editor Home journal:
Since our last to you, our little town
has been very quiet. The roar Of mr.
tlllery (anviI guns, the sharp crack OF
lnusketry, the Examinations Of hon
lires, the loud voices Of huzzaing, all
have silently and quietly died away in
the distance, But not because of de-
feat. The latest indications are that
there is no defeat to n great national
party, honestly determined upon veto
ry. The great national conservative
Democratic party has been victorious,
and let that banner which proclaims
equal rights aud privileges to all alike,
float proudly ovei "tle land of the
tree aud the home Of the brave"
Mr.. Thos. j. McKclvy and family,
who emigrated TO Texas II few weeks
ago, returned yesterday, satisfied that
Tennessee is q better country than the
clone Star State"
Quite a sensation was created in the
neighborhood above Dechcrl q few
days ago, by the elopcmcnt Of Mr.,
Thomas Cosby, Il young man and sin
gle, with the wife Of William Janison.
1t seems that for some time past
Thomas had been tamperlng with the
affections Of said lady, and William
had suspicioned that there must be u
"bug under the chip" and at times
would accuse her of his suspicious,
hut she would "ny all to pieces" and
deny it in such strong and emphatic
language, that William almost come to
the conclusion that he was wrong in
the matter. But on last Monday night
William retired % bed quite early,
taking his only child in his arms, and
soon they were warped in the sllent
slumbcrs Of the night. About mid
night the child cried, which awokc
when he called for his wife
but she dill not answer On getting
up and lighting Il lamp, he looked
around, bat she was not to be found.
1t then flashed across the mind of
William that something was wrong.
So, looking upon the table, he found u
note written by her, stating to viii.
liam that she was gone where she
would be happy, that she never did
think anything OF him, and he need not
her, 70. he would never find
her, &c.
The beautiful snow fell here yes
to the depth Of about four
Yours, Y.