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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-10-11
POLITICAL.

Springfield Republican The air is full
of serious political and party questions
They will begin to take on form and history
with the assembling of Congress.
Charleston Journal of Commerce: If
we want an "imperishable union of imper'
ishable states," each state must have its own
military force and maiitain its own peace.
Memphis Appeal, DEM: The demo-
cratic party ever since the war has urgently
entreated and labored for just such policy
as President Hayes has pursued-and for
which, let us say, we give him iull credit.
New York Graphic, Rep. This is a sad
time. II Admiral Semmes were alive now
he woul go and bathe the front gate in tears,
while he wept out his welcome, Presi.bo'
hoo! Come into the garden, maudlin."
Savannah News, Dem: If Mr.. HAYES,
an avowed republican, is so welcome to the
colored people through his liberal policy,
how much more welcome would have been
president-elect Tilden, the representative OF
the party which originated that policy?
Boston Herald: Tom Mast is exiled
from the columns of Harper's Weekly so
that Mr.. Curtis may champion the admins
tration undisturbed by the radical carica-
turist. That is the generally accepted theory
OF Nasts disappearance from the "Journal
OF Civilization"
William Cullen Bryant: That the
liberty OF exchange is to be gloriously yindi
Gated in the United States and to become
our permanent policy is my settled conyic'
ton. The doctrine Of protection is a delusion
and a snare, and, like all other delusions, is
destined to perish.
st. Louis Globe Democrat, Rep: The
presidents recent speeches might be col
lected and published in a neat volume and
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-10-11
The Sensation of Scalplng.

Two o. the soldiers war comm Tor
me all the time, but the business was
done so quick that they didn't have time
to shoot agin, after KILN the -quaw,
till the thing war over; hut it seemed
morn a week to me. The injiu bent
down quick and grabbed me in thescaIp
lock. Lord how he jerked. | shut my
eyes. Then l telt as it some one had
ripped cash with dull pair of scissors
all round the top o my head, and then
poured ladle full O hot lead in it,. a
fash Of the awfullest sharpest pain that
kin be imagined ran all through me clear
to the end O my toes. Then it seemed
as if horse were hitched to my hair, an
he was struck with whip, gave a sud
den spring an tore the top o my head
off from side to side. cud feel my
knees draw up, and my hands go shut
and grab in the snow, and / set my mails
clean into my flesh. The sensation IVA was
lest as if from the top O my head LII .nf,'
had run cords down through my pouS
which were fastened in my flesh SHE a., n%ps rpS
and that these had tore loose io"
,os. anu M. % and followed the top ny nesu
tsn .Jes : Z was ierked off knowed ! were
three dsys,-Mto Hren Union.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-10-11

rapid glances OF his small twinkling eyes
and in his rapid, sinuous movements,
Such men when taken are nearly always
found armed With a small knife, whose
blade il shaped r." 4 crescent. The
gentle New England reader may place
perfect credence in the fact that this
knife is manufactured expressly for the
purpose of cutting throats, Its peculiar
shape renders it specially adaptable to
this amusement. In addition to this
knife, the commander Of the irregulars
generally carries two long pistols, antique
in fashion, and firing ball about the size
sf marble, such as boys play with at
school yataghan, with an ivory or bone
handle, and blade on which some very
mysterious locking characters are traced
in the Turkish script; a small steel PIN
used for putting out the eyes of prisoners;
aud an ugly looking gun, which, am
happy to state, is generally not very
dangerous. Some of these fendS, how
ever are beginning to get possession OF
Winchester rifles, made in America, to
xiii Christians with, and sold with the
knowledge that they will be used to shed
the blood of harmeless women and chill.
dren. (Ium it makes one pause and
reflect, dosen't it?)-Mw0ra Kings letter
to the Boston JO,Tnai.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-10-11
FOREIGN.

At the government telegraph Office in
London, eight hundred women telegraph
clerks work in one room.
One predominant feature of Hungarian
watering-places in general is great extrava-
gance in dress. The ladies dress four times
a day.
The engineers of Marseilles have, it is
said, discovered that, since the opening OF
tha Suez canal, the level of the Mediterra.
mean has sunk three and onequarter inches.
In France political journals must give
security to the government for their good
behavior. Up to late date nine hundred
and thirty.eight newspapers had given secu.
rity to the total amount OF 6,593,3l1 francs.
The drinking fountains presented to
the city of Paris by Sir William Wallace,
the English philanthropist, have proved to
be of such great benefit in the poor neigh
borhoods that one will be placed on every
square and avenue before the exhibition
opens.
Fifty young BARRIERS recently left Co
penhaeen for Russia, where they are ap-
pointed medical assistants. Every barber
In Denmark has to pass an examination in
the elements OF surgery. They were accom-.
nanied by score OF working butchers, who
also are to be attached to the Russian army.
A great demonstration of workingmen
of Northumberland and Durham was held
nm tbe town moor of Newcastle, Saturday
afternoon, in honor Of Grant. Twenty-Five
trade societies participated in the process
sion. which occupied twenty minutes in
nassing given point. The number oI
per.ons present on the moor was estimated
at 1000 to $4,000. The demonstration has
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-10-11
MIISCELLASEOUA

Massachusetts has the largest state
debt--$S3 $50 46i-.of all the states. Vir-
ginia and North Carolina follow close after.
On the 18th instant six hundred and
forty Cinnamon, including several families,
left San Francisco by steamer on their re.
turn to the Flowery Land.
Harold Power, announced as an unri-
vailed singer of drawingroom bufo songs,
| has arrived in New York from England. He
is the son of Tyrone Power the famous Irish
comedian.
The Cincinnati Commercials Wash
ington special says Tom Scott is to resign
the presidency of the Texas Pacific railroad
company, and be succeeded by Ex-Governor
Brown, of Tennessee
John S. Morton, who has ust con-
fessed that he made an overissue of Phila.
delphia street railway stock to the amount
of nearly million of dollars, is great
grandson Of John Morton, one of the sgners
of the Declaration of Independence.
The transient or floating population
of New York city on any one day is esti-
mated as follows; Immigrants, temporarily
staying in the city, 5000; seamen and boat,
men, 5000; visitors at hotels, 10000; visitors
~ 'O"' "''S """'N'j i'j0"'' '''"i, ''b'N''
TO settle upon compromise in the
will case, in which Miss Mary Danser, the
gamblers daughter, left $500 600 to charita-
ble institutions, cost sos 600 for counsel fees,
The various societies still get enoungh TO
nav them for making the contest, which
promised to run in the courts for years had
not ali parties welded to propositions for
ncace and a settlement.
a. J;a.atoL e.o,, pou.,a, ~
y press uispa.cn lioni oIVlauoi says
i tne steamer o9lllornia % nau ]ust arrived from
Sltka. 'hapIaln oollins OIL the uniten
states army, a passenger, orIhSS information
OF dep!oraDIe STATE OF aHaifs al oi'ka since
the "i'narawal OF the troops from that
place: mere IS no" III, no protection eithef
Tor lie or properly mere Is not the sem
blance oil law ei'her evil mllitarY or naval
ana no power "nateVer 10 restrain the law.
less elements. AT present there are not
more than hiteeh "hite residents at oitka,
besides thelr wives ana chiluren: ana 10 Gp'
pose TINS numnef are several nnhurea In.
dams since tne departure OIL the S0lalers
the lnulahs nave pecome very poid ana
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-10-11

entitled "Politiral Philosophy, by the
American Upper" This would be rough
on the proverbial Tupper, but we have reason
To believe that the enterprise would pay.
1t is stated that Senators Thurman,
Bayard, Davis, Of West Virginia. and others
of the leading democrats, have recently been
in consultation with reference 70 the ap.
preaching session Of Congress, and have de.
Gided that the democrats will vote solidly to
confirm all OF the presidents nominations.
They say that il the republicans don't like
the nominations, they may adjust themselves
to the situation rs best they may.
New Yotk Herald, Ind: Mr.. Hayes
humor, when he Attempts to be humorous, is
clumsy and sometimes grotesque, and, eX-
rGpt as an evidence of his good nature and
kindly feelings, il is better calculated to pro
yoke ridicule than to inspire respect, But
when he speaks seriously and eprneetly, AZ
he has so often done IN tht south, the un.
affected generosity or his sentiments is fitted
to make deep impression,
Cincinnati Volksblatt, Ind. One may
think what one pleases of the legal title
the president; one may smile incredulously
at the hitherto imperfect results of his so.
N"''N' WV iNlVlH DnN lnlIB, HDW-
ever, Is evident, he has succeeded in recon-
cling the hostile portions of the country,
(the north and the south; in awakening
feelings of mutual regard and renewed
friendship between them, which will he of
the most benefcent results as well for the
political as business development of the
country, II nc unforeseen events or provoca.
tons coot between.
New York Tribune, Rep; Seeing what
the president is and what he means, the
south comes out to meet him with rejoicngs,
and in the cheers that ring through the
streets of the Georgia capital, the whole
country recognizes the celebration of IA new
Union. The troubles of the south, the per.
Sistence in certain sections of a sulen, bitter
and revengeful spirit, the morbid cherishing
Of the Lost Cause, even the injustice to the
colored people, can be traced in great meas
ure to sentimental causes. Substantial
grievances have been removed; nothing
seems to be wanting except little healthy
stimulating and clearing OF the Imagination,
Il little more cheerfulness, confidence and
pOurnpp
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-10-11
A Turkish View of the War.

The following is an extract from q let
ter addressed by Turkish journalist to
the British minister in Constantinople; {;
81 think that | am exactly expressing
the opinion of my countrymen when
declare that in this struggle for life or
death we need no wish for allies. This
is not because we do not attach a high
price to the sympathes and kindly sup
port of Europe. But we have legiti-
mate ambition to defend with our own
fol ce the integrity and independence of
our own country. five are vanquished
we would rather conclude separate
peace with victor, peace which will
at least deliver us from deliverers.
"Having nothing to hope from Europe
we shall have no debt of gratitude to pay
her. and naturally We shall try to make
as advantageous peace as possible with
Russia without concerning ourselves
about European interests. Not, however,
that our conduct will be dictated by any
feeling of bitterness for EurOpO's deser-
tion; but in our situation it would be
impossible for us to act otherwise, and
Europe will only be reaping the fruits
of her own selfish policy if the interests
of civilization in the east become gravelv
imperied. Russia does not fight us
Loyalty. After having treacherously
tried to ruin us by exciting rebellion,
she now permits, in the country occupied
by her troops, unspeakable atrocities.
Yet humanitarian Europe, which pro-
fesses to be the home of civilization, has
done nothing to prevent Russia and her
proteges, the Bulgarian rebels, from ex.
terminating the Mussulmen.
"The system of autonomy invented by
Russian diplomacy is simply the extern
sion, in disguise, of Muscovite dominion.
BY il Russia counts on opening the Dar-
danelles, which, in the hands of a weak
ened Turkey, would become mere
passage for Muscovite fleets threatening
at every moment the vital interests OF
Europe. For Turkey the autonomy OF
her European provinces would be equi.
vaent to the loss of them. Without
them she could no longer successfully
resist the assaults of her northern neigh
Dor, who would then have on his side
strength and prestige. Treaties will
have no hold on power which hal
already shown its contempt for interna.
tional rights or pledges. There will be
no longer any limits to Muscovite ambi
tiou, in consequence OF the indifference
which Europe has displayed for the
maintenance of treaties and the balance
of power"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-10-11
LEO AINIE.

Leonainie- angels named her,
And they took the light
Of the laughing stars and framed her
In smile OF white,
And they made her hair Of gloomy
Midnight, and her eyes Of blo0my
Moonshlne, and they brought her to me
In solemn night
IN u solemn night OF summer,
When my hcaft OF gloom
Blossomed up TO greet the conner
Like rose in bloom;
All forebodings that distressed me
forgot as joy caressed me
Lying joy that caught and pressed me
In the arms OF doom !!
Only spake the little llsper
In the angel tongue;
Vet |, listening, heard her Whisper
"SUngS are only sung
Here below that they may grieyc yOu--
Tales are told you TO deceive yOu--
So must LeonaiIe leave you
While her love Is young"
Then tod smiled and 1t was morning,
Matches" and supreme;
Heavens glory seemed adOrning
Earth with itsestcem;
Every heart hut mine seemed gifted
With the voice of prayer, and lifted
Where my LeOnainie drfted
From me like dream, n, 4, y,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-10-11
Is Curved Ball Pitching q fallacy

Pitchers talk about curving the ball
this way and that way, when it is an
open question whether there is any such
thing in existence as curved ball. One
of the best known baseball r1er in the
country, excepting Harry Wright and a
resident of Cincinnati, declares that 10
pitcher ever curved ball in its delivery.
and, moreover, declaring it an impossi-
bility to do so. He says he will deposit
81 900 in bank to cover bet which any
gentleman wants to make with him to
that amount on the above proposition.
He declares that what is called the
pitchers curve is merely straight de-
livery, caused by the position OF the
pitcher and the manner in which ne holds
his arm. Without the resistance OF a
substance which touches only one part OF
the ball. this gentleman says the laws of
philosophy teach him that curve can.
not be produced, and a. tine pressure OF
the nir Is equal on every part of the balls
surface the theory of the curve is impos.
sible.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-10-11
NEW s SUMMARY.
THE SOUTH.

"A valuable milestone quarry hus been
Uncovered in Caldwell county, North Caro-
The Montgomery ice company has
hity thousand pounds OF ice ready ior
shipment
The colored population generally
considered exempt from yellow fever, are
equal sufferers with the whites OF Fer.
nandina.
The Mammoth caves of Kentucky are
to be connected with the outer world by n
railroad, and II modern hotel will be built
near them
There are thirty.one thousand acres Of
land in Holmes county, Florida, which can
be purchased at the rate of seventy.iiye
cents per acre.
Delegates from all the northern2par.
lshes Of Louisiana are to hold convention
IN Shreveport, October TO- for the encovr,
age,nent Of immigration,
Two men swan across the Mississippi
river and back at New Orleans, on wager
Sunday. One made the distance in thirty
three and the other in thilty.six minutes.
According to the New Orleans Times
reports from the upper river parishes in
Louisiana are to the effect that wild game
including deer, bears turkeys and smart
sprnkling of panthers, is more abundant
than for many ycaIs.
Savannah News; Evidently the cotton
receipts in the interior cities are far behind
last year, Macon has received two Thousand
one hundred and eighty.two bales, against
eight thousand seven hundred and eighty
bales last year up to the same time.
Chattanooga Dispatch: 1t is estimated
that the loss to the growing cotton cro,
along the Overowed bottoms Of the Warrior
will exceed thirty thousand bales, TO sny
nothing of the loss in other cfops, live stocl;
fences, buildings, etc. Colonel Clements
the speaker of the Alabama house of repre.
sentativcs, had eight hundred acres of cotton
covered by the Il Jod, to the depth of twenty,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-10-11
no precedent since the political meetings at
the time of the reform bill excitement

no precedent since the political meetings at
the time of the reform bill excitement
The king of Italy is hunting chamois
on the Alps, where he leads n trapper's life
He rises early, and the frugality Of hin table
often forces wry faces from the gentlemen
OF his suite. There is rarely anything seen
on the royal table except roast meats,
homely haricot Of mutton, Bordeaux and
Macon wine, The king knows his life de-
pends upon his taking exercise. He is very
tout. His neck is Unusually thick, and his
physicians advise him to hunt, as the exercise
best adapted to avert aploplexy from him.
He outwalks the best walker aud is never
tired. lie wears baggy trousers OF velvet,
roundabout OF the same material, and a
TyrOl hat,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-10-11

LAFAYETTE had plenty of patriotism
but no ability whatever. He had too
little brains for soldier, too much heart
for politician, and not enough tact for
diplomatist. He was failure in every
thing he attempted; was dangerous only
to the cause he espoused, and but for his
American escapade would be unknown
to history Theirs.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-10-11

THE idea of bringing all men on an
equality with each other has always
been pleasant dream; the law can not
equalize man in spite of nature Van
Uendrgues.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-10-11

1T is an uncontrolled truth that no
man ever made an i'll figure who under.
s'ood his own talents, nor a good one
who mistoOk them.--,SrJn.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-10-11
FACTS AND FANCIES.


My little E,h, who looked iom thoughtful eyes,
And moved aud Ipokc IN quiet growh'up wise
Having nv ID n the seventh time dlsobeYel,
struck him and dismissed
With hard words md n0kiHed-
His mother, who was patient, being dead
Then, fearing lest his grief should hinder sleep
visited his bed
pnt found him slumboring deep
win dnrkcn0d eyeds, aud lashes yet
From hls late sohhing wet.
And l. Win moan,
kissing away his tears left others of my own,
For on a table, drawn beside his heAd
lie had nut, within hir resCh,
A box oi counters, and a red-vened stone,
A niece Of glasq abradei by the beach,
and slN or seven shells,
bottle With blue bells,
And two French copper coins, ranged there with
careful art,
10 comfort his yad heart
So when tbAt night prayed
TO God wft and said ,,
An when AT last We Ne With stranded breath,
Not yex ng Thee In death,
And Thou rememLeTcst O' what toys
We made our joys,
How weakly understood
Tue great command, d good,
hen, iahcTly, not less
Than whom Thou husi mOslled from the cray
Thou'n leave Thy wrath, and say
will be SORRY for thy chiIdishness''
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-11-28
Pennsylvania Likely TO Bridge the
Danube.

Ga Monday foreigner, evidently
d Prussian by birth, visited the office
Of the Keystone Bridge Co., in tbi-
city aud stated that be was an agent
Of the government of Russia, aud ex-
nlbited documents 20 prove his as
serlion. He said he was empowered
% make a contract with parties in
this country for the construction Of d
bridge TO be thrown across the river
Danube in Roumania for the puIpos,
uf the war now raging between Rus.
sia and Turkey. The terms stipu.
late an iron bridge of 2l00 feet ib
length, which, however, must not
nave a single span for support. He
said that the structure must be fn-
Ished in time for the opening of the
spring campaign in order that the
army may be marched across the
fiver. The hussian government. he
declared, is ready to spend S3.000,-
900 upon the bridge. A reporter OF
The North american learned these
facts at the office of the bridge CON-
pany yesterday afternoon. IL will
oe impossible to construct o bridge oi
this length without span. unless il
De suspension, and under no cir
cumstances could it be put up within
the time specified. The Russian
agent visited other bridge companies,
but his success is not known.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-11-28

Resden Anderson and bis better
half. eolored folks from Chester coun'
ty. who spent the greater part Of last
fall aud wir:er on Jacks Mountains
near this place, hunting game, and
by which they were able to support
themselves, after spending the sum
mer in Clearfeld co1-tY, bave sgsin
returned to the mOunt@'a. They
have located a. Jacks Spring, a 90,
ted characteristic 10 the history OF
Huntington county, and have there
ef ected little log cabin in which to
dwell. He called to see US on Tues
day. snd We found him to be one of
the bess ns;ured and most socisble
negroes We have ever seen He in
formed us tSat be has already killed
nine wild turkeys, forty-two squir-
rels, and other game which be has
sold and eat togetL er. He recently
shot two poreupines. animals that
are rarely found in this country.
They are q rodent Of the genus Hys-
trix CT Linuels," farai.hed with
spines or quilts upon the body, Gov.
cred with sharp priekies, some Of
which are several inches lOag and
or pable of being erected at pleasure.
When attacked be rolls his body into
a round form. in which position the
prickles are presented in every di-
rection to the enemy They are a
native of Africa and Asia. and when
found in America are deemed great
curiosity. Many Of our citizens pay
Mr.. Anderson a visit in order to see
these rare auimals.-M Union
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-11-28
Hold on Young Man I,

This world wags very queerly, as
we shall elucidate Ten days ago a
man stepped into our Office and said,
George, stop my paper; | am going
west and don't know where | will
land the school directors are only
going TO pay S25 per month, and /
am not going to teach for that
amount I'll beg first :" and off the
fellow went-wnere to we do not
know. He was so quick and resolute
that we could not get word in even
edge-wise. But for the benefit of
others who may feel like him, we will
relate just exactly what we have
been an eye witness to. We have ia
our eye four gentlemen, who, thirty
years ago, taught school during the
winter for SIG and sis per month,
and worked during the summer for 50
and 70 cents per day. One of them is
now q banker, worth S75, 900, another
is merchant, worth similar smouct,
and the third and fourth are farmers,
worth $1,000 each, and if they live
twenty years longer their real estate
will be worth double that amount
Such are the com Portable circum-
stances of four old school masters.
We know scores of persons who have
received S35 and $40, aud more, per
month since that time, but they have
no more to-day than they had fifteen
or twenty years ago.
Young men, it is not what you
earn that makes you rich and re-
spected 1t is your personal deport-
ment and what you save that gives
you an honored Name and places you
IN comfortable circumstances in your
old agc.-ClearJieId Republican.