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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-09-14
A Pitched Battle Among the Bees.
Aogusto, ca Coo,,irulionoii,t,

The bees arc very much disposed to
rob each Others hives too. They don /
know what fear is and will fight any
thing. A swarm gets out of honey, or
finds that ii has not enough to last
through the winter and II organizes it,
self into rading party and sallics ort ON
the wNr.path, ready to attack the first
hive il finds, A party of these robbers
came and sct in one Of my Italian hives
the other day. \ good many of my bees
were out gathering honey, and the ma
muders affected u lodging ON my hive
and fought their way inside the hive,
though the home gaurd Of the Italian
fought with desperation and contested
every inch of ground. 1t was the fcrC,
est fight You ever saw, \ regular hand,
to-hand Waterloo. 4 tempest Of short
shril notes and hoarSer huns tthc war
cry of the combatantS) were heard fifty
Yards The fight is strictly hand-to'
hand. An Italian bee throws himself in
front of an American bee to stop his pro-
grcss. Two or three little Americans
throw themselves with blind fury on the
gigantic foreigner, and nip him with
their sharp, Swapping hcaks in a thous.
and places. The object with him seems
to be to catch him by the tip Of the wing
and give them a twist, which breaks or
splits it, and deprives them of the power
Of flying. 1t is then easy for the Italian
to bounce him and finish him up. The
robbers have lust about fought their way
into the honey cells when the tide of the
battle begins to change, \ great many
Of the Italians have come in from their
honey hunt, and seeing in moment
how the thing is, pitch in, and being
fresh and vigorous, literally cut their
way through the ranks Of the little
Americans. Enough Of these have
come to turn the fortunes Of the fight,
The defeat never becomes q route,
though. Though thousands Of the sol
dicrs are slain, the balance continue the
fight until all are dead except n few
dozen of them. They still wage the ar.
mgant war, being determined ON "honcy
or death, and they will struggle until
the last one is slain Then, without u
moments rest, the Italians plunge into
the mass Of the dead and dying and go e
mcncc carrying the dead out OF the hive,
and the Italians retired to dress their
wounds and discuss the combat. ! ncN-
cr saw such desperate fight in my life
| suppose it was "ground hog cas-"
with the invading party.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-09-14

The PhiladclIhia Ledger has this Ia
say about running in debt:
The man who believes in debt.and cites
plenty men Of genius who run in debt, i
either silly enough to suppose hihscIi =
genius or to mistake folly for genius.
Men who write wisely against running
in debt, may also, like many other
preachers. tail utterly to practice their
own preaching. Thus, lord Bacon wrote
on the wisdom of business, and ran de,-
peratelv in debt Men of genius are
not alway minnie, in their expenditures,
though we can recall thousands who are
from Bacon to Webster. Men of genius
may always be able, like Pitt and Web
stcr. to have the most correct idea Oi
public finances, and yet fail utterly in
managing their own affairs. Pitt received
never less than equal to $50, 900 II yeaer
sometimes equal to S3J,OUO, aud died
equal to $2O0, 900 in debt sheridan
was another Spenthriit and spent all his
| first wiic'S fortune in six weeks, ana the
urtune of his second wife ia a lew
months. Fox was u great game,tcr and
at one sitting OF twenty hours lost equal
to So. 900. 1t is just this kind oI geniu.
which should have no imitators, and
which has proved the misery of thou
sands of families. and the dishonor of all
the men who indulge in such persona
extravaganza and plunder of other peo
rle's property.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-09-14
"NIIOOting-StarS."

We make a few selections from an in
terrsting paper ON ~hOnting-St by
Prof G. 4. Young, published in the
Boston journal Of Chemistry. These
shooting stars. he says, are very small
for the most part weighing certainly not
more than few grains, and possibly only
some thouslndthS Of Il %,ain mere par
ticlc~ or clouds of dust, which are
trayrln" in space undrr the -amH law,
rs those which govern the motions of
the planets aud comets, and with 4 vcloc-
itv rs great Their least velocity is
more than thirty times that of Il cannon
ball. When they encounter our atmOS-
phcrc, this velocity is destroyed by the
resistance, and according to welI-knOwn
laws, their energy of motion is converted
into heat of intensity sufficient To render
them incandcscent. and even To diSSipatc
any solid portion, in yapOr Their num-
brr. are very great ABOUT forty per
hour is fair average for one station, or
nearly one Thousand each day. II the
calculation /, carried out tor the whole
earth, allowin" that at each station all
are OllNtI\fNl W lllNll 'NHlN NitI Illl ''l'iN
two hundred miles in diameter, the total
number reaching the earth daily is found
to he about five million; indeed, Prof.
Newton, who is perhaps the highest
authority on this subject, sets the NUM-
ber still higher, at seven and halt
million. \ curious fact is, that the
hourly members increase from sunset to
sunrise by some fifty per cent. The rea-
son is simply that in the evening we are,
80 to speak, behind the earth as it rushes
through space, and see only those which
overtake lis; in the morning, on the
other hand we are in front, and see all
we meet, as well aS those we overtake.
The most remarkable discovery ot re-
cent times in aspect to these bodies re-
mains to be mentioned 1t Is found that
in four well-markcd eases the orbits OF
important mrtroric swarms coincide eN-
actly with the orbits of well-known
comets: that the swarm of meteOrS Rot
lows in the wake of the comet and Is
somehow connected with ii. This dts
coyery dates from 1866, when Schlar-
parelii first proved the connection be-
tween the I.conids November meteorS)
and Temples comet. Since then the
same thing ha. been shown of the Per
.eid., Lyrids aud Dielids
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-09-14
Tricks Of Indian Servants.


Domestic servants IN India OCCASION.
aIlv display an amount of ingenuity in
dealing with their employers which
would not d~crcdit their European
brethren. \ Calcutta paper relates that
a khitmatgar in the employ ot Il grnllc-
man in that city. having the other day
completed his month and feeling disin
rlinrd to rrmain in the ~rrvicrUt his en-.
poycr, probably because he had a better
rupaurmru, elsewhere iri"ncd illness at
the end ul his month and took leave ear
ier than usual The following mornu!
his employer was waited upon hy host
of people, men and women, who clanIn"
relationship with the dead servant Al
tired themselves Is if in mourning, and
exhibiting the deepest emotion an.
nnunrrd, with tears in their eyes, the
death from cholera ot the unfortunate
man. at the same time hrgging the mas.
ter to pay up his "duc-,' which were
urgently required to driray the funeral
expenses. The master, sympathlAlng
with their distress, paid up and even
offered to meet the charges attending the
demise, when it was aSccrtalncd that the
man reported dead was in perfect health,
in good spirits, and employed elsewhere.
The rusr was discovered by one of the
native servants observing . woman, rela
ative Of the alleged deceased, wearing
her ornaments. which, if his death llad
been fact, she would. according to M.
tive rites and ceremonies hr prohibited
from using
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-09-14

WIsE's EXPERIENCE WITH Lightning
RoDs.-The prOnaut Wise, who has
made good deal OF study of electrical
phenomena, expresses a belief that light.
ming rods are useless in electrical storms,
but that metal roofs are an absolute pro-
lection. .IIe says that during a recent
storm several tlag>tafiS were shivercd
down to the point Of contact with the
metal roofs, when the damage ceased
the fluid dispensing over the cXpanse ot
metal. This corresponds to hundreds o!
other cases that he has examined and
he declares his conviction that 'the
lightning rod, as protection in itsel !, l.
of no more value than a bOdkin would he
to ward off the ball fired from Column
bad"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-09-14

zen, whatever his race, whether white or
black, and the state authorities neglect
or hesitate to do their duty, the general
government should urge and aid them in
every legal way to enforce order and
Justice, and should Use all its legitimate
influence in that direction, But ! have
sufficient faith in the honor and ability
Of our southern brethren to believe that,
when left to themselves, they will well
know how to enforce just laws, and So.
cure the rights of the humbIest of their
iellow.ctiAens In Mr.. TiIden am
confident that we have a candidate pos.
sesSng all the requisites that the cXi.
gcncies OF the times demand. In Il long
career he has given the surcst proofs of
ability and integrity. II is very easy
thing to preach reform TO an opponent,
but a very difficult affair to carry it out
in ones own party, This Mr., Tildcn
has had the rare courage and ability to
do. Against great obstacles he com.
mcnccd and carried through the hcrcu.
lean task Of fighting corruption and pur-
suing the plundercrs in his own party,
and it is almost supertluous to say
that the courage, energy, hntlring per
severance and acumcn he displayed in
those memorable contests, prove that he
possesses, in a most eminent degree, the
qualities 50 much needed in our chief
magistrates in the present crisis Of our
affairs. In regard to all questions Of
finance and reform, we have the sure
criterion of his past TO enable us to form
positive convictions a. to his future. In
his hands may he safely left the task of
awarding liberal justice on the south,
while jcalously awarding the rights OF
the north, and the issues decided by the
great struggle ended, trust and believe,
forever. When elected believe that he
will enter upon the duties of his high
office with the single purpose of serving
the country faithfully, and with no low
cr ambition than that of deyotng every
faculty to the glorious task of rendering
the nation prosperous at home, honored
and respected abroad. would like to
appeal to those who in civil life have
hOnored me with their friendship and
support, andespccially and most earnestly
to those men to whom ! have never APP
pcalcd in vain--my comrades OF the
war-and to ask them to stand once more
with me in our COuntry's cause, in civil
contest now, as formerly in a dcadlier
struggle, and support to the uttcrmost
the election of Mr.. lidcn to the prcSi-
dency. | believe that the issues now at
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-09-14
Past and Present Prices of Cotton.

loudon Curr,,pOmdrncrn the liuilAl" Commercial
Advertiser.
\ Manchester man writing to one Ui
hi- local papers gives some curious facts
with regard to cotton which will he inter
rSting on your side of the Atlantic. The
lrire of cotton cloth is now lower in
worcestershire than it has been for twenty
wears, while the raw material Is lower
thnn it has been iursixtcen years, and the
manufacturers complain that they are now
,plling' heir goods manufactured AT less
than the cost prices. Yet ut the retail
shops extravagant prices are obtained
'nr cloth of the most inferior quality.
# il not, therefore, wonderful to read in
the tradccrcularS particularly concerned
''no demand from the home trade" Cot
ton i now as cheap or cheaper than it
was in the wear of your wonderful crop
(ISGO), and while the finest quality
Americanand Egyptian-is that which i
flost abundant, the consumer fails to
benefit either in quality or price. These
very significant and instructive facts are,
We may fairly presume, attributable
.nlrly 10 increased cost of production.
the wages at spinner, and weaverS have
IN steadily advancing from sixty ia
p vonty-iive per cent during the period
u-ntioned alove, while rents, fuel, ma
c'inery, etc, have also increased in cost
MI through lancashire manufactures arr
reducing wages and scheming to bring
down the cost ot production.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-09-14
SOME GIANTS.


! rom the IuchcS'r Express
There is ON exhibition in a store on
State street. in this citv, PERHAPS the
most remarkable couple in the world-a
man and woman who are giants in
stature. They are Mr. and Mrs. NJ, V
Bates, whose home is now in Seville
Medina county, Ohio. They are each
.ryrn feet eleven and threC.uuartel
inches in height, the husband weighing
four hundred and seventy-right pounds,
while the wife weighs four hundred and
thirteen mounds. The cOmmOn-piHed
visitor. when placed between them, feels
very much as GuIIiycr must have felt
when he fell among the giants.
Mr.. or captain Bates, As he is called
is finely proportioncd man, Of ruddy,
healthy looking complexion, straight
and military leaking i'm his rcgimrntaIs
His immense stature is not 50 noticeable
~ that of his wife, who seems almost
awkward somehow ON account of her
lcnrth. She being actually taller for a
woman than he is for man. They are
evidently people who. if not 50 wonder
fulIv tall, would be- considered common
place.
They are intelligent, however. and
the lady cspccialIv feels the awkward
ness of her position rs the object of the
ruriositvand doprnmouthed wonder of the
multitude. In an interesting conycrsa-
tlon with our reporter. she showed open
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-09-14
IRHENlSSAlII'.

lruu-hip h not that brittle tie,
which m"r w In, its birth tu die,
N.m'nv wIilo and poet, sing,
lis iJlNc that H. u brittle thing.
As many do, cannot sigh,
That friendship, only born Ia die,
Who thus treats friendship Is to blame,
Not worthy Of her holy name,
Friendship has lastod and will last,
~ woes to COne-in truHbles past
Ana Is iurovcrmOre the same,
When We prove worthy ti her name
That which we call the brittle thing,
Is but the shadow Oi her wing,
Not friendships self, tor one bright ray,
From friendship, drives the shade away,
Friendship we court the prize We gam,
Then treat her haScly and prOfaDr
Mourning, she bids us tneli adicu,
We call her false, then, and untrue.
Would VIC p'ove worthy OF her name,
We'd md She always is the same;
who says her ties are brittle shows,
That he OF friendship nothing know
In hard, base, enviaus hearts or cold,
She never will herself unfold,
Ru honest hearts, warm true aud iusi,
Are only worthy OF her trust
Charles CheSte
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-09-14
FACTS AND FANCIES.
lOIIa nOlILKLnIlN,

JOli@ nOilLEJOIS,
Little John BOtIcohn lived on hill
And hithc little man was hes
And he won the heart Of = little mermaid
Who lived in the deep blue sea,
At every coming she used osll
And sing on the rocks by the sea
con- little john Hotlcjohn pretty John Rollc'
john
Won't you come out to mr''
Little John putrlriohu heard hcrsoug,
And he opened his little door;
Aud he hopprl aud ne skipped, and he skipped ana
he hopprd
Un,il he came down 10 the shore,
And there on rock .a the little mermaid,
Aud still she was singing So free
"Oh, little John Botlcjohn pretty John Bottle
Won 'you come out tomc?'
Little John Bortnlohn madra bow,
And H. mermaid she made ono, luu,
And She said oh lnoy"r saw ouythng ball
So perfectly sweet as you.
IN my beautiful bone, meath N" ocean foam
How happy "" both should be-
on, little John liuttlciohn pretty John BottlcJum,
Won't Won come dOwuwith me
Little John rottlcohn said con, yes,
m willingly go with YOU;
And never will quail at the sight ol your tan,
forprhapS may wOw one too
Sohc ruol her hand, and he clt the Iana
And he plungd into the loamiug main
And little John bottl~ohn, pretty John Bo'tIcIobn,
LooD T. Ealoys, $. Nr1oo,
ColNuprI SAYS that all the best men
are bachelors, and the best women
wives.
SPEAKER krHR was the first speaker
of the house who has ever died while
holding that office.
"REAL Kentucky whisky for sale
here" is Il sign dangling over little
shop in Alexandria, Egypt.
WHERE the Englishmm of humble
classes has three or four varieties Of food
the Frenchman, the Italian and the Ger
man have twenty
A MAN only five feet and three inches
in height may become a United States
soldier now ifhe wants to. lfhc is bald
headed, 50 much the better.
THERE isa glut of counterfeit silver
halfdollarS in Baltimore. They are
dated 1873. lS7j and 1876, and are Of
lighter weight than the genuine coin.
THERE is poetry even in that Sitting
Bull Of winged tormcnts, the uneasy
mosquito. Think, young man, as YOU
listen to hi. grace before meat, that the
biIl TINT feeds upon YOUR marble forehead
may OnIYa little while since have Carcs,-
ed the damask cheek of her whom yOU
love.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-09-14

ir is difficult to explain the workings
of the youthful mind. A boy who will
listen indifierently to the sublimest
truths of theology will be reused to the
acutcst interest by the progress of a
caterpillar over the collar Of the bald.
headed man in the pew in front of him.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-09-14

THEY are taking evidence in a divorce
case tor cruelty the husband is under
examination; his wife, prostrated with
grief, is weeping bitterly, covering her
face with her handkerchief " Now,
says the judge, care YOU not ashamed to
have thus brutally treated your wife, q
tender young woman of twenty-five ~
The vile suddenly raises her head. 3" ]
beg your pardon" she sobs twenty
four only" And she again gives way to
her grief--Par's piper.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-09-14

An old gentleman, whose nose was not
only very large, but very highly col
ored, was asked by George ~. how
much it had taken to paint it. "Sir," /"
was his reply, 81 cannot tell you, for it
is not finished yet" .,rc
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-09-14

of the corns, If YOU do not entirely cure
them,
It may seem n good deal Of work 10
care 50 much for the feet, but "it will
pay'-l can assure YOU from much cX.
pcriCnCC
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-09-14
4 NITWl INVT NIIIINU


why don't YOU do ls Peter did,
A-wnlkius ON tn" sea-
he thruwpd both Hriu> above his head,
CRYING, " Good lord. remember me-
Then remember the rich and remember the poor.
Aud remember the hound and free,
And whru YOU are done remembering around,
Then, good Lord, remember me.
Ii | could stand where Nose, stood
And view the landscape o.rr,
I'd throw these lr", A1 fast q, could
Aud Il 90 tor the milk-whitr ~horr
Then remember the rich and remember the ro"rt
And remember the bound and tree,
Aud when yuu are done rendering around,
Then, puud lurd rrmrmhrr me.
Chicago yrilwr
BuRlINGroN llawkcyc; Mrs Astor
when She wants to lrcI dressed, wears q
million dollars worth Of diamonds at 4
time, and when Il hotel clerk or Il min.
strcI end man passes near her, hisunusu,
ally magnificent cluster Just Shrinks and
folds itself up until it looks as if he had
only spilled drop Of moIasses ON his
shirt front
4 NoHrmErN Iowa. farmer offered q
tramp his daughter and half his farm for
three dav-' work in the harvest field.
The tramp wavcrrd little at rirst, but
then the color at the girls eyes didn't
suit. and he Thought the farm laid u lit
tie too low, 81 drrliucl the proposition,
stole a hamc strap and went on his work
less NaV.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-07-31
Colonel Ben. Wilson.

The Writ county Mentor contain, a
strong editorial endorsement Of Hon.
Ben. Wilson for a denomination for
Congress. After reviewing Mr.. Vii.
sons past canvass aud public services,
the Mentor concludes.
Just as bis services were mos.
needed, and just as be was about to
fully enter upon tue important duties
VI bis Office. be was smitten down BY
the haud Of affection. and for months
bis life vas despairsd Of He is now
ubout to regain his usual health, and
il the almost uniSersal wish of the PEG.
plO Of this district DO carried out in the
convention at tarkcrsburg, DO will be
re-nominated on the first ballot. II
you want o car didate who will DO sue
oessful in the coming contest, nomin.
alto Mr.. Wilson. He is able aud fully
qualliGsd to represent your every IN.
terslt."
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-07-31
COUNTY CONVENTION.
lem The Cleveland Plaindealer.
Abandon 0bioI Not Much.

There are $4,000 Democrats in
Ohio Sho will fight on. fight ever.
We have A Democratic to Al Repub.
licAn counties in the state. We now
have minority Of the Congressman iu
Ohio, and while it is barely possible
that we may lose one Or two districts
that We carried two years ago. we
intend to elect q majority Of tho dele.
cation. 4 y y The Democracy Of
Ohio arc not the meu to lay down
their guns. either at The dictation OF
the Republicans, or because they have
not always been strictly 10 accord with
tha views Of the Democracy Of tho other
states. all differences will be dropped
in the presence If the common enemy.
and the Democracy in Ohio will make
such 6ght in October as will surprise
their enemies. and challenge tho admi.
ration Of the Democracy Of the nation.
"4baadon Ohio" Nor Mucu!
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-07-31
Death ex-senator Caperton

As will DO seen by referring to our
telegraphic columns tho Hon. Allen T.
Caper'on, one Of West Yirginia's Uni.
ted States Senators, died at Washing
ton on Wednesday, very suddedly. He
was one Of our noblest and most hon.
ored men, and though we'll advanced
in lifc, We can lily afford to spare him.
This will produce q vacancy 10 tho
United States Senate from this State,
and as some Of our readers will Of
course desire to know how The vac auoy
10 to be flled We quote that part Of
the Constitution which provides for
such emergencies. Article l., section
3of the Constitution of Tho United
States provides that.a"IfSY acancies
happen, BY resignation, or otherwise,
during tho recess Of the Legislature Of
any State, the Executive thereof may
mako j. temporary appointments until
the next meeting Of tho Legislature,
which shall then gil such vacancies.
Register.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-07-31
Tho Indian Business.

Just now The attention Of tho entire
country is absorbed in the Indian
troubles on lhs Western frontier.
Tho massacre Of Custer and his band
is regarded as the beginning Of a long
and bloody Indian war-a war which
will probably result 10 the extcrmiu.
atinn Of all tho hostile tribes. An
insufficient force has been kept upon
the border. and as the natural result,
the indians have grown defiant. Con.
ddent Of their ability to cope with 50
contemplate au opposition as our
Governm' ut has offered. they have
been uniting their fOrccS for months.
and now the army under General
Crook. twelve hundred strong, is COO
frouted by at least seven thousand we'll.
armed rayagGs.
While all this mischief has been
brewing Oh tho frontier. tho great bo.
dy Of the army has been kept in idle.
nets. or employed only in keeping up
Q system Of terrorism over the. South.
The following figures clipped from the
Broollyn Eagle are exceedingly sig.
nifcant:
Total number oftroops In the regular
army 90, los
Number OF troops dragsoouins the
South 1905?
Number Of troops at recruiting sta.
tioas 4,2l6
Number OF troops In northern torts
AMI posts 4,s66
Number oittoops With Custer 1858,
FAN inassacred. r.r'a,=
The administration will find these
figures to DO figures Of speech before
lenp.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-07-31
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY,

Full instructions, under able and ,xperien.
eed professors, in different departmonts,-
Literary, Scientific, Agricultural, Engineer.
Ing, Military and Preparatory. Practical
Telegrapny aud Vocal Mnsie have recently
boon added. An excellent Library and iine
supply ofApparatus. Large collections Of
Geology, MineralOgy, COnchology, ana Pa
leontology Expenses moderate. Terms
begin: Fall, Sept 2, Winter Jan. 8, Spring
JOHN ". SCOTT, D. D., LII. D.,
Acting President.
MOrgantown, ". Va, aug74