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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-08-09
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
what IL High Farming,

AnAmercan farmer Of note, after visit
ing England and examining with the
cal eye OF practical and experienced
agricultural the system pursued there,
says; 81 am thoroughly confirmed in my
old faith that the only good farmer Of
our future is 10 be the high farmer,
There is a widely prevailing antipathy
among the common farmers OF ourcountry
against not only the practice Of high
farming but against the use Of the phrase
by agricultural writer's This sall wrong,
and should be at once corrected. Through
80 ne mscOnception Of the meaning Of
the phrase and of its application,
they have come to believe it synonymous
with theoretical book farming, new
tangled notions, boosted progress follow
ed by disappointments and final failure,
This isall an error. High farming simply
means thorough cultivation, liberal manu-
ring, bountiful crops, good feed and pay
ing profits therefrom. II is not strange
that misconceptions have arisen in the
minds OF doubling farmers who have
been eye-witnesses to some Of the spread
eagle experiments of enthusiastic farmers,
better supplied with money obtained in a
business they knew how to manage than
with practical experience on the farm,
Bountiful crops and paying profits, Of
course, are what farmers who are depend.
ing upon the farm for an income are
striving to obtain; and every year as it
passes is reconfirming the opinion that
profits are small, and will grow beautifully
les where high farming snot practiced. y
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-08-09
Important Facts Concerning Rinderpc...

In compliance with special instructions
from the department of state, Henry j
Winser, United States consul at Some
berg, Germany, has made a report to the
department, under date Of June b, 1877
concerning the rinderpest in Germany
The matter Of the report is derived from
the records and high authorities
Among otherinterestine statements which
it contains are substantially the follow
! ing: The poison of the rinderpcst i,
difficult to destroy, attaches readily to all
! substances and may be communicated for
an indefinite period. Hides, dry or sailed
previous to shipment, or frozen and sailed
after shipment, if from infected animals,
or if themselves infected by contact,
carry the infection TO foreign ports, and
can infect animals at such ports. The
German government strictly prohibits
traffic during seasons when the disease is
prevalent within or near its borders in
all articles liable to carry the disease
within infected districts.
The report says the poison "will not
only propagate itself by means of neat
cattle, but will attach itself to sheep,
goats, dogs, cats, fowls, pigeons, etc.
Hay, straw, wood, leather and even the
earth are media for its dispersion. 1t is
easily carried about by clothing, espc.
cially wooden garments. Upon all these
objects the poison adhercs for a very long
time without losing its actye principle
Hence the rigid rules enforced by the
government, which compel the destruc
ton Of hides with the bodies of infected
animals, regulate the intercourse of the
people and the movements and Use of
animals OF infected places, and enforce
the complete isolation of diseased cattle.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-08-09
How IN Obtain Dairy Cows.

A New York dairyman Of large expert.
cnce says:
To obtain a good lot N cows in the
shortest time, buy the best regardless of
cost. But unfortunately, with most
dairymen this cannot be done Tor want
of means, so We must look for other ways
TO procure good cows. One way will be
to raise heifers from the best cows in the
herd, got by thoroughbred males of dairy
breeds. Thus, although not the quick
est, will be by far the cheapest and best
way to accomplish the desired result.
A good COW often lacks much of being a
handsome one. but the size and shape
of her head and horns have much to do
towards making her good COW. have
never yet seen good one that had large,
broad horns. The best cows carry n
small, fine head, with good sized ears :;
and in broad.hipped COW we always
find the milk marrow well deveopcd.
Anyone who owns COW should lose no
time in finding out her qualifications,
and il she will not make, at the lowest cal.
culation, 200 pounds OF butter per year,
she should be speedily disposed of. In
large herd it will bc more difficult to nc.
complish this than where only q lew are
kept. But still it can be closely approx
mated ifcare is taken. A COW that gives
milk ~ blue as = milestone is poor
property for any but city milkman.
Many farmers keep too many COW. that
produce that kind of milk. 4 COW cpn
he KEEP. until she is four years old with
out loss, az her growth will pay the cost
OF her keeping and by that time the
amount OF her production should be
ascertained beyond a doubt. / think
that with care in breeding, cows can be-
raised that will yield, on an average.
three hundred pounds of butter year. il
well kept.
Fifty years ago very few diaries in
New York averaged one hundred pounds
of butter to the COW: now the best cows
do three times as well. In one distrlc;
the milk OF 1900 cows is now received al
a single butter and cheese factory.
Probably greater changes will take place
in the next half century in New York
as the Patrons of Husbaudry
combine intelligence. ae.iyilv aud co.
operation.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-08-09
The Rebellion of the stomach.

The stomach obstinately rebels AGAINST all
efforts to make it digest superintendent or in
digeStble food. When fit of dyspepsia has
been brought ON by overindulgence in the
pleasures OF the table, or any other cause.-the
invalid can obtain from lIostetter's Stomach
Bittcrs prompter and more complete relief
than from any other source. This admirable
specific not only renders digestion active, but
regulates the secretion and distribution Of
the bile, re.cstablishes regular habit of
body when cOStiveness exists, restores the
appetite, soothes and invgorates the nerves,
and, if taken before retiring, facilitates
sleep. Under these happy conditions, the
dyspeptic or bilious subject regains lost
flesh, his spirits recover their elasticity, and
all the various and harassng bodily and
mental symptoms of chronic Indigestion dis
appear.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-08-09
MIN and RutteU.

There il no other farmers production 30
subject to injuries az milk and butter,
and none other 80 sensitive to unpleasant
odors ofevery kind; and none other that
is so much and readily deteriorated in
value as these are; hence all kinds Of un.
cleanliness should be avoided, and the ut.
most neatness should be observed in every
step of their production and marketing,
from the very feeding, handling and
milking Of the cows, as well az treatment
and handling Of the milk, with the
churninr, working and putting up Of the
butter. All Of the vessels and
implementsused, the water and salt used
and the rooms occupied, in keeping the
milk and making the butter, should be
kept perfectly clean and sweet, in order
to produce the best quality, to secure
high and fancy prices. Nothing short
of this course will do it. No other arti-
Gle that the farmer produces for the mar
ket has such a wide range or difference in
prices IS butter, not even cheese or choice
fruit. We sec by quotations in all the
great butter markets that the prices of
eating butter ranges all the way from ten
cents to one dollar per pound, while
greasy, cooking butter is even lower than
that. Even the packages in which il is
put up, whether frkins, pals, tubs, or
rolls, affects the prices for which it sells.
Grains and meats have but a small range
compared to butter. The difference in the
prices of butter ismuch greater than the
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-08-09
The Great Lick Telescope.

go
kIchard ,. Floyd, one OF the trustee
of the Lack trust, has Just returned iron
an extended European tour During HI
absence he mas TAXED WIN many seen
tine men OF th's ana other countries, bu
almost ii'VariaDly louhd Them AFRAID II
commit themselves to an OPINION as Il
whether greater success can DE obtained
with rejecting or lefracting telescope
lroi, Newcoh'be, OF the observatory II
washington after nus VISIT to Europe t.
look INTO inns nat'er ior Mr Lick, re
ported warmly IN faVorol n gigantic re
tractor, ana forwarded complete estl
mates as to thcroSt' IiehaSslnce changeC
MS OPINION, however, ana now recon-
mrndS silver on'gIas9 reflector OF about
seven iret hiametcf. hosss ier'chefs
ana o'hcr celt bratcd telescopes have
specull,m-mctal rehectorS, winch have
| uht'l Iatciy bech considered inc best.
Now thc palm IS claimed Tor an inven'
tlon OF Leon foucaults, by winch silver
in solution is deposited on glass Fou
cault made reflector upon tins system
about thirty-onc ana one inches in
diameter, and excellent work has been
accomplished with 1T. Alter his death,
4 reflector upon this plan about four feet
in diameter was constructed for the OBJ
servatory. Owing to some not thor
ohshly explained cause this has not
proved a success, and another OF the same
dimensions IL being constructed to re.
place 1t. Great interest is manifested in
the result OF this second experiment,
which cannot be proven for year yet
Dr. liuggins, the well known astronomer
also iavorsa large reflector, AZ il is better
for spectroscopic analysis, his iavoritc
study. 1t IL natural that he should pre-.
Ter y reflector, ~ he desires to have the
held OF physical astronomy cnllrged
Theoretically reflector OF four feet in
diameter IL about equal to reiractor of
lwcnty-slX inches. Tile Ross reflector is
SIX feet IN diameter only four feet of
which are elective, and 20 far it has not
been proven that more than four feet of
reflector can I've made effective. The
great trouble with the reflector is that il
~ very sensitive to atmospheric changes,
whIie with the reiractor the difficulty
Hes ID the secondary spectrum. The OBJ.
Ject-glaSs OF the reiraetor Is composed of
TWO glasses joined, the outer being of
crown glass the inner OF flint. Rays
passing through the crown glass are re.
iracted' ana entering the flint glass, are
reiracted' Inc consequence il that per
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-08-09

A FEW YEARS 500 no one would have
thought that more than hundred hours 10.
gtructiOn in music could have been afforded
forSlj; yet thigis just what more than 10000
pupils have secured Mt the New England Con.
sewatory of Music with its Is eminent profes.
SorI, luIl information may he secured hv
addressing DR. T. rOrRIEE, Boston
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-08-09
Trouble In the HossehO

We would advise every one interested not
to buy Yeast or Baking Powders, loose or in
bulk, They are usually made by unsk illful
persons, and have frequently proven totally
unfit for use. There is no guarantee or re-.
sponFibility attached to loose powder. Doc
lEY's YEAST POWDER is always put up in
cans, warranted full weight, and absolutely
Dllra,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-08-09

AFTER an experience Of over twenty
five years, many leading physicians acknowl.
edge that the GrdcteubsJu huShals Uterine
G1ihoiiroa is the only known certain remedy
for diseases to which women are subject,
The ErWq,Rbog lcqCt0Wc Pits, the most
popular remedy of the day for bilousncss,
headache, liver complaint and diseases OF
digestion. Sold by all druggists. Send for
almanac. Graefenbcrg Co., New York.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-08-09

RIEI'MATlsM Quickly CURED,-.-Du
mngs ltheumaCic Remedy, the great Internal
Medicine, will positively cure any case of
rheumatism on the face OF the earth. Price
: bottle six bottles, So sold by all Drug.
g5ts. Send for cirruIarsto ITelphcnstine &
BENTLEY, Druggists, Washington, D. G.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-08-09

INFORMATION has been received from
Rome, from good authority, that Bishop
Lynch, OF Charleston. ). e., has been
appointed coadjutor bishop to his emf.
hence Cardinal McClosky, OF New York.
win the ri. bt Of succession " the
archbiseopric.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-08-09

THERE are many roads running from
and leading to metropolis, if you wish to
arrive at and keep on the healthy road con-
tempatiug q long lie, judiciously use that
valuable elixir HONE STOMACH BITTERs'
Prepared Ivy the Home Bitters Co., St. Lsuis,
No.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-08-09

PONu's EXTRACT, the marvellous veg
etahIe Pain Destroyer, has a career Of thirty
years ~ standard medium II has made a
great reputation. Try it
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-08-09
DyE.LO.LtND.

Baby In going 10 BY, Io-lan1r
90 ne 10 yeo The sights grand
uut 81 tho sky the wee stare peep
Watching to sec her ia-l '@c'p
Swing 70,
Byc-lO
U,cr the hills to Byc.lo.laud
Oh, the bright drcnnt N lIyo-lorIad
All by tho loving angels planncd
Soft iltlc lashc' DOWN. nd closc,
Just Ike the petals Of rOae,
swing 80,
i'fclticst eyes in Byc-lo.Ianl
Sweet II the way TO Iiyc.l0-Iaud,
tuidrd by mothers gentle baud,
Little lambs now are IN the fold,
Little birds nestle from the cold,
Swing 50,
Bye 10
B1hy is safe In Byc-lu-laui
.- IN, Nu.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-08-09

ityuu feel dan, lrowsY, debilineh. have frequent
headache, mouth tastes hadl,, poor appetite. and
tonyuc coated, wa suffering from torpid liver
Vr "htlluusnrss, and nothing will cure you 40
speedily and permanently ~ to take SMh lNs LIVER
REgTLA1nR NJ FuIrINE
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-08-09
PURELY VEGETABLE,

The Cheapest. Purrs
and Beat Family NiCdi
cine IN the " orld !
An Enrrtual GuociIt,
for Dll diseases Of the
Liver, stomach & Spleen
Regulate tho Liver
and prevent
ClIlLI,S AND FEVER,
NALAklOI.S + EVERS
BOWELtrh MIS-
Il f. = T l. T. IS \ ESS
JAlNNiCE AND NAT.
SEA
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-08-09

HliNI ~ not he regarded aS
t'in,ngaIlmcut in nct ne
iuro demands TIE utmost rrgu.
Mrily Vi tn" hup els, and anv
dr'lt ~ from this demand
rAN"4 tn" way often to serious
danger. It's puitcas necrsss.
IS :" remove impure accumula-
tons n. ~ the hOwelsaRitistO
vat ~ sleep, and no health eau
40 expected where o costivr
habit rf body prevails.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1877-08-03
Building Up the Party.

Mr. Editor 1T is generally conceded
that the old party lines are breaking up,
and the field clearing for the formation
Of new divisions based upon new issues.
Such state Of things is at once dan
ger aud an opportunity for existing COM
binations. 1t is time when party
may grow rapidly and healthily, or With
equal facility DO infected with disease
and dissolution. We ought then to de-
vote all our efforts TO strengthening and
building up the Democratic party in our
midst; for If wo do not grasp and mold
the new issues othors will. There is no
need now 10 discuss what these issues
will be our immediate duty is TO pro-
mote the growth Of our party in numbers
and influence.
A golden opportunity for doing this
offers itself in the approaching nomina-
tons. There are among the Republi-
cans of this State many moderate and
conservative mcn--I believe they con-
stitute very respectable majority. -
These men differ but little from US in
political creed, and their interest in the
Of State affairs is identical
with ours. They ought TO be with us
and they would be il we gave them any
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1877-08-03
VOL. xxIlhs<NO. Q.


I was fortunate enough to be III.
Patras on the occasion of Greek we'd
ding which is an interesting and peculiar
ceremony. Weddings among the Greeks
are for the most part solemized in tho
evening and at home, and from the nature
of the rite must be very trying to the
persons principally concerned. A small
table is placed in the centre Of the room,
on one side which stand the bride and
bridegroom. each holding long, lighted
candle, on the opposite side the officiating
priests. Behind the former the beat
man takes his place; he has IN impor-
tant part to fill in the ceremony and is
ranked as relation from the time Of tho
marriage. The room il, Of course, bril-
liantly lighted. and the numerous guests
throng as closely as they can toward tho
centre, in order to gain the better view.
Many prayers are chanted by the priests
and their assistants, unintelligible even
to the ears of classical scholar, with
the exception Of the often-repeated
"Kyrie eleisoa.' which forms so promi-
nent part in almost every Greek SER
vice. There is very elaborate ritual
the signing bride and bridegroom on tho
forehead three times with tho ring, the
blessing two wreaths which are after
ward placed on their heads by the best
man. and, at later part of the rite, in
terchanged over and over again, tho
drinking of wine three times from the
same cup, the kissing by both of the
Office book and of the priests hand who
has mado them one, and finally, the
strangest part of the ceremony. when the
clergy, closely followed by the bride and
bridegroom, hand in hand, the best man,
and the nearest relatives Of the newly
married couple make the tour Of the
table three times. This is said TO be 0
relic of heather days, while the drinking
Of wine from the same cup has been con-
tined from the Jews. When the cere-
mony, which lasts threc-quarters Of an
hour, is over, and the young couple have
been kissed and congratulated by their
assembled friends, the festive part of tho
evening begins. Servants appear on the
scene. carrying large trays hcapcd with
bon-Jons. sugar plums, and artificial fruit
Of different sorts. These are presented
to the guests, who arc expected to help
themselves literally, aud to take to their
friends at homo as much as they care to
carry. Cooling drinks, of various kinds,
are also brought in never-ending supply,
and the evening ends. sometimes with a
ball. sometimes with the departure of
the bride and bridegroom for their own
home.
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Gunntg 2ulitits.
legislative Nominations.

PLEASANT PLAINS, MEDLEY's DIST,
July Both, 1887.
Mr.. Editor II am pleased to sec
that suitable persons are requested to
allow their names to 60 before the people
as candidates for office, and as | have
always thought that the Office ought to
seek the man, it looks like times political
were on the amend. A great many of
the people of Medley's heartily endorse
the move of old Claiksburg, when she
asks if VIM. T. Jones will allow his
name to go before the people Of this
county for State Senator. We know
VIM T. Jones to be in every way com
potent to Gil that position with credit to
himself and honor to the people. and his
nomination at this time will meet with
the hearty wishes Of a majority Of the
voters of this District. lie mas been q
resident Of this District for many years,
and is highly thought of in his private
walks of life as well as in the public
position which he has been called on to
fill. |, with a host of others. ask the
citizens Of the other Districts to honor
that name, as he has been called out by
citizens Of another District, as well as by
his own ncighbors and many good Demo-
Gratis all over this District and County.
would ask that there be no combination
made in favor Of any ring or bogus re-
form candidates, but let each candidate
have an honorable chance before the
people. If such course is pursued to
each aud all Of the candidates, Medley's
will do as she has done of yore, when
two Of the Districts were largely in the
minority, Medley's was looked to to bring
the Democratic banner out victorious,
when every hamlet from the Potomac to
the beautiful and picturesque Sugar Loaf
Mountain supplied their quota to accom-
plish that desired end. All that Medley's
asks, in behalf Of her favorite son, is an
honorable chance with tho rest of candi-
dates.
The Hon. Montgomery Blair will get
a very large vote in this District for the
House Of Delegates, which he is so de-
sering Of. There is another gentleman
very highly spoken of for the House of
Delegates. Mr.. Isaac Young. who is known
the length and breath Of the county, and
We con6dentially look TO see his name
enrolled among the foremost Of the can
didates, for their is no ono who takes a
greater interest in the success of Demo-
cratic principles, more competent to
represent the people Of old Montgomery
than he. MEDLEY's
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e oetital.
fUBLIsHED ny REQUEST.
LINES ON NIAGARA.

"'Tis morning and the brightly beaming sun
Smiles on the Cataract, whose awful roar
Makes the earth culver with secret fear.
From out this leafy nook sit and gaze
Upon the whirl of waters as they move
Forever onward TO the deep below.
Mine eye grows dim to sight, mine ear to sound !;
Meihinks stand in some Cathedral vast,
Formed by jehovah, for His constant praise.
The vault above is sapphire, and the floor
Is paved with rushing waters, which forbid
The tread Of frail mortality too near
And 10 yon cloud Of incense --how il curls
In beauty up TO Heaven. No tbs a wreath
Of sparkling dew-drops rising from the foam,
Our Holy Baptism figuring thereby.
Nor is there sulen silence in these courts,
But from creations dawn those very tones
OF deep full music have been sounding here
How terrible this place What solemn dread
Lives in yon mighty Cataract. But see
Far down the deep abyss, where hottest boils
The cauldron of white foam, whore no light
bird,
No wing Of stoutest eagle might be borne
A beauteous rainbow, hanging in mid air
II hath cheering language, and methinks
This gracious promise meets my spirits ear.
To him who worshipeth our God Alright,
On whom tho dew drops Of new birth are shed,
And who doth ponder well the secret things
or which earth's shows are emblems, there
shall rise
A heavenly bow forever arching DER
The dark recesses Of our mortal state,
To him onr God is Love, and yon bright hues
But the reflection Of His endless smile,
With which the good are welcomed up to
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1877-08-03
Famous Mems Weaknesses.

Ferdinand II, Grand Duke of Tuscany,
was also, it appears, the slave Of his in
frmitics. He was often seen walking
up and down his apartment between two
-iaFge thermometer at which he anxious
ly and continually glanced putting Oh
skull caps, of which he lad FIVE or six
in bis hand, according to the degree Of
cold or heat that the instrument pointed
towards. So too with the Abbe de St.
Martin, who in the sevcnteen century
was so notorious for bis monomania. He
had always nine skull caps on bis head TO
keep hi.l from tho cold, and on top Of
these he put wig, which of course was
never by any chance in its proper posi-
ton ! More than this, he wore nine
pairs Of stockings one over the other; bis
bed was Of brick, under which there was q
furnace where he made fire in order TO
obtain just that amount Of warmth that
he desired. The Jesuit Ghezzi woro
seven caps under his wig. Fourier the
mathematician, who had returned from
Egypt nearly dead with rheumatism.
suffered severely when he found himself
in temperature below twenty degrees
Reaumur, and servant followed him
about everywhere in readiness TO offcr
additional coats and wrappings During
the latter years of his life. when rendered
hors de combat by the asthma from which
he suffered since his youth, he lived al
most entirely in kind Of box, which
allowed no deviation Of the body, and
allowed nothing to pass except bis head
and arms. - TIE Churchman's Sailing
Magazine.