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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-01-17

II is almost impossible for Il careless
farmer to be prosperous How oitenuo
we hear Of some unexpected failure in
the commercial worldY We look for the
cause Of this disaster, and we find that
the merchant was engaged in unproIit.
able trade, ar perhaps some laithIess
clerk has robbed his master. The failure
il due TO any one o. II dozen causes
which proper oversight might have
corrected. When the merchant has real
lied the ambition, dreams Of his earlier
mercantile career, he neglects those
habits OF business which insured his
success, and failure is the result. And it
is the same in any business or occupation.
But with an unsuccessful farmer, lack OF
success is still more directly traccabIc TO
carelcssness of the man himself. Care.
~lcsSncSs in farming is manifested in many
different ways, each seemingly unimpor
tant.
The careless farmer is careless of hia
own personal appearance, Indifferent TO
the wants of his family, and negligent
OF his stock. Personally he is deficient
in spirit and enterprise. As to his fam.
lily, it satisfies him if his wife does all
his hard drudgery, and asks few iavors
llis children must not care for education,
for society, to leave the farm, or for any.
thing except TO wait upon his pleasure
His crops are planted, cultivated, aud
harvested in a slipshod sort of manner,
that leaves only Il small margin
for profit, His stock il Inferior, and he
loses a few head from disease every
spring. His tools Git he has improved
tools) soon decay from exposure to the
elements and negligent use. He has
lc'sstock, lighter crops and more debts
than Li'mOre careful ncighbor. Such n
farmer, however, does not continue con
tracing debts and liabilities until he
ctn go no farther and there IL an extern
give failure involving hundreds of other
business men, but he buys something
that he does not need (pcrhaps n top
buggy, or n m%achine) or he hires some
one to do work he could do himself. He
has not the money to pay dOwnand gives
his note, which is good a. cash.
However, when the note IL due, his
creditor must walt a few days, and this is
repeated 30 frequently and always bv
asking more days OF grace, 80 that at last
to secure his debts and obtain credit he
must mortgage his stock, and a chattel
mortgage is followed by II mortgage on
his farm. There are very many other
reasons why a farmer should fail. lie
may have been unfortunate, perhaps he
has lost some stock from accident or
disease. His crops may have been light
and growing lighter. lie may have
occasionally sold his stock or crops in an
uniavomble market. These are nil
apparent reasons for his failure, but back
of all this is the man himself
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-01-17
Farming In til. Souih wcs,

On this subject II correspondent of the
Country Gentleman writes, and what ne
says being applicable to many OF our
readers, we copy:
The great expense in getting south.
western produce to market, can only be
ob'lated by growing such crops as can
pe 'ed at home consequently grass,
which nature provides in such abundance
and of such fine quality, should stand
first, for it will grow beet, mutton, butter
or wool; and by ascertaining which
brings the most money comparatively, it
~ easy to produce only that which is the
most profitable. Beef and mutton NAV
cost nearly fifty per rent. to reach the
best market, butter and wool not more
than five per cent; in which case, let
other people fatten your cows and your
sheep, after they have answered your
purpose in producing butter and wool,
A farm should be entirely self-sustaining
1t may be made 30 bv commencing on a
system which would give much to sell
and positively nothing to buy.
III the stock consists of FORTY dairy
cows, ten yearling heifers, and ten heller
calves under one year old, which could
he raised from the best milking cows in
me nerd, this plan of proceeding would
give an average OF two hundred pounds
" butter per week, for by having them
,ou,e IN AT different times of the year and
ways contrlving to have grass left for
WINTER, and growing some corn to helm
through the cold weather, the ay.rage n,
I'VE pounds per COW per week the yco,
r'uhd would not be too high in . wsi,
managed farm. There would be Ten
cIws each year for sale, which cnu,d ha
SOLD for Others to ~iatten. The samo
o)ursc should be taken with sheer. re
lambs sell well when fat, sell alI The
wethers; If not, raise them, and .hoa,
0ace or twice, as il is found thew nay
best. AT any rate, il two hundred ewes
were Kept a' a regular flock, there would
b. nearly two hundred sheep to sell cverv
year, and there would be four hundred
ileeces for sale annually, which, from a
well. managed flock, would MAKE, nj ~
pr fleece, $500 for wool, $4,000 for but.
ter, 300 for COWS and $1,000 for sheen
~ u; -Four hands, at $50 per month.
would do all the work, and two hor,e,
You'd DO all the blowing, ,tc for twenty
hefes Of corn. which, 10 such a climate.
"ouia Dc sufficient. Twenty acres more
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-01-17
Buy tho Genuine "Scepil' Hoe
aution to the Public.

10 avoid imposition, purchasers of Waltham
Watches will observe that every genuine Watch
whether gold or silver, bears our own trademark on
both case aud movements.
Gold cases are stamped "a. W. Cos" and guarau.
tee certificates accompany them. Silver cases are
stamped "Am. Watch Co., Waltham, Mass, Coin
Silver, " or " Am. Watch Co., Waltham, Mass. ,Stcr.
ling Silver according to quality, and are accom-
panied by guarantee certificate signed Il. II Rob
bins, Treasurer. The name WALTHAM - is plainly
engraved upon all movements, irrespective Of all
other distinguishing marks.
This caution is rendered necessary by reason of
the fact that our cases are frequently separated from
our movements and put upon worthless movements
OF other makers, and viCe Uersd, thus affecting ipiu.
riOusly the performance of the Watches, and witt.
atins our guaranty, which isintended only to cover
our complete Watches, wholly made by us.
Fb-Every buyer should make a close inspection AZ
Indicated AMERICAN WATCH co,
Nv II y Roputsa Traa,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-01-17
Military Use of the Telephone.

Experiments are being carried on in
Prussia, by order of the German military
authorities, to determine how far it NAV
be practicable to employ the telephone
for military purposes. One OF the new
instruments has been arranged by the
railway regiment on the exercising
ground near Berlin; but, as yet, the
results obtained have not been altogether
sal sfactory. With the stations only a
few thousand PAGES apart it is found ex.
tremely difficult, and at times when the
conditions are u%nfavorable altogether i'm.
possible to carry on a conversation. 1t
Is expected, however, that when some
suggested improvements in theapparatus
nave been carried out, the telephone will
work in a much more satisfactory man.
ner' n will become of great value for
macy military purposes. One of the
oosacles to tho more extended employ.
,hehtoi the field-tclegraph in actual war
always been the difficulty cfinstrnct.
ing men in the manipulation Of tho
Instruments, andof giving them sufician,
practice TO render them expert in rood
ing or sending messages. The Telephone
h%s"ever, once SGT up, can be used BY any
one without any preliminary training
and therefore it is easy TO conceive almost
any number of cases in which it would
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-01-17
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT..
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He's turned Wy the vale,
And thore by the btllc waits nary
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stand sin
But lean mix ana marty
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know who'd O Ify mnoNoI Wnho,J
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Give down. bl'suoWl IVY ,Iu'I"'' "'""
He shall not lAko lho roan W. 1911,
For III meet MN D")pnl =" "t"iL"nJ l.ouu
So give down CO. gl'eno"n wv ''""''' ''''
Aud = NJ nelol ny nnay In ,o.us
The sIlks % towns phy INV -" b'"""'
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SET the suns ana Ihll il' n'Hi
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-01-17

be found extremely uscfuIin the conduct
Of the operations Of war. In many
instances, however, it will still be de-
u rablc that the messages sent should be
written by the instrument employed /;
and therefore the German military
authorities are now endcavoring TO ar
range an apparatus which shall be able
to be used at pleasure either as a teIe-
phone or as a Morse's printing instru,
ment, and which at the same time shall
be compact, portable and not easily liable
TO derangement.-PaH Mail Ga@ette,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-01-17
About Rings.

TO a person Of sentiment, no gilt con
fers the pleasure or touches the feeling
that does he gift of q ring. In England
the plain gold ring is universally reserved
for the wedding ring, and whenever an
Englishman sees such an one on a
woman's left hand, he OF course supposes
her to be married.
1t is a pity we do not observe the same
custom. Marriage is such a high and
holy and awlully solemn relation, that it
might well have its WI peculiar badge
all to itself. But with us, young girls
constantly wear plain gold rings, and
that even on the wedding" or third
finger Of the left hand.
The diamond ring, too, is almost by
common consent the engagement y
ring, and in the solitaire" form Ger.
tainly it ought to be sacred to this office.
At least unmarried women under 80
ought not to wear the solitaire diamond
riag, nor should they ever have the bad
taste to purchase themselves one. If
they inherit such a ring from their
mother let them wear il, If they choose,
when they consider themselves hope
lessIy welded to the single estate But
in general this most beautiful Of all
rings should be reserved as the git OF
happy love. There are varieties enough
Of splendid gems to choose from, and
diamonds may surround. or be set them
selves in rows or in clusters. Let, then,
the young girl beware how she assumes
the solitaire diamond ring, lest, having
placed one on her finger herself, she will
find no future lover who will place a
second there On the other hand, a true
lover will not be satisfied with giving
her whom he has chosen before all the
world any symbol less precious than this
of the truth and purity of the faith he
has plpdged her
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-01-17

A LIFE SAVED FOR THIRT Y-FIvE
CENTs.-A lady in Boston had dipthcria and
was almost dead from stra~ ngulation. She was
instantly relieved and finally cured by John
sons Anodyne Liniment. Every family
should have II bottle ready for instant use.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-01-17

visits the Constitution, and that is the
kindly, careful interest taken by the
ships officers in the welfare of the boys,
The discipline is firm and exact, and to
the idle or vicious, severe, No time or
pains are, however, lost upon such char
acters when found TO be incorrIgible.
They are reported at once to Washington
and mustered Out.-PhRadelphu Wmes,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-01-17

BURYEfr's FLAyoRlSG EXTRAcIsare
used and endorsed by The best Hotels Con-
fectioners, and Grocers throughout INC
Try. They are perfectly pure, and OF great
strength-at once the cheapest and best J
and received the highest award at the Gem
tennial Exhibition.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-01-17

SToppARD's Poultry World, Hart
ford, Conn, should be had by all lowl'breed~
ers. II costs but $i.25 yearly, or only $2'oO,
including twelve superior Chromos to subs
scrlbers. II is practical, original and always
fresh. 10 cents single number,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-01-17

The genuine DOoLEY's YEAST POWDER is
sold only in cans. Always refuse it if offered
loose or in bulk. 1t is the practice of many
and dealers to keep cheap Baking or
Yeast Powder loose, and sell it for any
brandt that is called for. We, therefore,
purchasers to see that they get it
only in cans, under the Label and Trade
Mark of the Manufacturers, DOoLEY &
BROTHER, New York.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-01-17
CoUGHs AND COLDS yield readily to

Schcnck's Pulmonic Syrup, which is arnost agree
able remedy. 1t heals the torencss, loosens The
phlesm and CxgelI it from the system with scarcely
an effort On the part of tn, patient.
For sale by all Druggists.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-01-17
"A RgsroS lady, over sixty year, of
age. has collected l,0QO.OO9. Cancelled

postage st1mps, ihaylng Deen 0Iiered'. Tor
doing so, by n Boston man, the 1900
necessary to obtain her admission to St.
Luke's hospital. The stamps fill a Sara
toga trunk, and will be sent to Europe
to be used in the manufacture Of papier-
mache goods,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-01-17

THE liver being the largest and most
important gland in the system, what affects
it must affect all others to keep It's action
natural use HOME STOMACH BITrERs. Pre-
pared by the Ilou e Bitters Co., st. Louis, Mo
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-01-17

One box Of DR.. TUTT's Pills will save you MANY
dollars IN doctors bills. They will surely cure
Chill and Fever; Dyspepsls Disordered Liver or
Bowels; Sick Headache; Jauudice; or Chro.
Constipation. Only 25 cents.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-01-17

PROFITABLE lNvEsTMENT.--One uoi-
lars worth Of sheridan's Cavalry CondillGm
Powders, fed to a coop of thirty hens, VIII
Weld a profit of So, besides preventing all
manner OF disease.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-01-17

Patenteesand inventors should read adj
vertiSementof Edison Bros.in another column
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-01-17
The
GOOD Old
- STANDBY
MExlCkR MUSTANG LINIMEAT.
FOR MAN AND BEAST,

Established ~. Years. Always ouTes. Always
ready. Always handy. hasne,er yet failed. tn tty
millions hare te'tei Il. The whole world approve
the glorious oil Mustang the Best and Cheapest
Liniment in existence . cents q bottle. Rhe
Mustang Lihimsnt cures when nothing else W III,
sonb BY ALG MEDICINE
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-01-17
Anants. Read This !!
r STAR SEEDS.
il r. r I TT Il .
WORK ALL

uscit for Chills. No lIumbuR! hruggists "
if every where aud refund none, II tho Cnlill- rgnitur
Mnnnfl by Il. W. GROVE. tTnegist, Para, lon
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-12-27
A BRIGHT PROSPECT.

The fact that there appears to be re-assur-
ing revival in every business on account of the
near approach of the date Of resumption has
been variously commented upon by the press
And, indeed, there is a bright ray Of prosperi-
~ piercing the thick clouds OF depression, un-
easiness and dstrust that have cast gloomy
shadows into ever branch of trade. The mon
sy Of all nations substituted for deprecated
currency must inevitably dispel all distrast,
and by the restoration of confidence and do
minion Of solid money the depression aud I'M
easness must give way TO activity and settled
ness. The all important point in the polty of
every nation is the basis of its currency. All
other questions are. referred to this part Of a
governmental system for settlement. When
there is an universal standard there ia no diff
Guilty 10 the way Of easy exchange, and the
easiest method Of reaching a given purpose is
the best. Resumption omcns prosperity.
But having been s,inted and piuched aud
suffering for so long, will prosperity bring ex-
travsgance or prudence2 The lesson that is
dealt us from the times OF tribulaiion is that
we must live within our means No amount
Of social science will be OF the least avail II
the people frst ignore the experience Of all
tmes--that prosperity is the ouigrowth Of fru-
gality. No matter what the currency, Il will
not accomplish the return OF "fash times
II men spend more than they make aud thus
til. One failure is not the end Of one mans
sxirsvagance; but Is felt with evil effect all
through the line Of trade Ia which the enter
prize operated. Add Il may be emphas' zcd
thai redemption means nothing unless sssisl-
cd BY economy, bat u 10 the future these two
are fonnd at work there need be no fears OF
the continuation Of hard times. This economy
holds good everywhere nor does II mean stint
governnsat may be liberal and at the sam.
time prudent. Give work 70 oil you can Al.
.fsrd 10 pay, employ your capital where bene
Sting yourself you may al the same time ren,
der benefits 10 other, and ~ secure the kapp,
medium between exlrayaganee aud sliDgiues
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-12-27

ADVERTISING. in case before justice In
Somerset county, Nd, last week, judgmen,
was rendered against Peter Smith, who claimed
damages for impoundiug and keeping for four
weeks four stray cattle, the property Of W.
T. Ford. Smith had descriptive advertise
ments Of the property posted in several places
10 the neighborhood, but The justice gave
judgment against him on the ground that the
cattle had not been advertised 10 one Of the
county papers when taken up, as required by
law. A little advertising would have saved
Mr.. Smiths case.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-12-27
Death Of Bayard Taylor.

Bsyard Taylor, U S minister to Germany,
and OF the best known American authors, died
at Berlin on the 10Th after an illness OF several
weeks. The immediate cause of his death was
dropsy. Mr.. Taylor was not yet 6ity-four
years old at the period o. his death, and his
friends had a right to expect from the energy
and industry ofhis earlier years career OF
great importance aud brilliant results. He
was born in Kennel square, Chester county,
Pa, January IL, 1925. and at seventeen be-
came an apprentice in printing office at West
Chester. He here wrote poetry liz the inter-
walls of setting type, and his crude verses made
such an impression that two years later Geo
r. Graham, of Graham's magazine, always
an eminent and apprecative patron of dawn
ing geoius, WAS ind uced to advance the ardent
youth $3.50 on the strength of articles to come
and which Taylor thought would be enough for
him to go 10 Europe upon. He went across
the ocean in the Storage and walked over the
main roads OF the continent, and in 1886 be
published his "Views Afoot or, Europe Seen
with Kuapsack and Staff" This book secured
for him national reputation. In the mean
while he had effected an alliance with the New
York Tribune, aad Horace Greedy gave him
rowing commission to where he saw fit, de-
scribe what he chose 10 mis- letters to the TIL
6une and draw good pay for his work He
was subsequently put upon the editorial staff
of that paper, and became stakeholder in
the concern. In rapid succession he visited
California, Mexico, Africa, and the Upper Nile
regions, India, China, Japan, Russia Scanda-
navia, aud Iceland, each tour being described
in letters, which afterwards were collected 80
vised and published in volume. Before he
had finished travelling he could converse in
seventeen languages fluently. Mr. Taylor mar
ried German lady in Gotha, the daughter OF
Prof Hansen, The geographer, during The civil
war IN this country, and since his marriage
he has travelled but little, devotipg himself TO
literature and the consolidation OF his culture
with the same energy which he originally gave
to the indulgence of his travellers instinct -
He has been an Industrious aud vouminous
writer, besides lecturing extensively. Ia ad-
dition TO the collected volumes of his travels,
the most Of which were originally published
in the shape of Tribune correspondence, Mr.
Taylor has produced several volumes of poems
which will probably long survive him, series
OF American novels which have attracted the
attention OF critics and praise and patronage
OF readers, and he has also made some o. the
best lransations 10 the language from the Ger
man, notably a metricsl one OF Goethe's Faust
More recently he has been engaged upon lives
of Goethe and Schiller. A brother OF Mr.
Taylor, prominent railroad contractor, and
well-known in Baltimore, has for many years
been resident OF Maryland.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-12-27
Remarkable Robbery.

spec,abIe New YORK ladv srr;ved in sha eas
mer civ IN Tho aI,arnaoD Of NJ 10 VI" ~
dsnot sbe sars sha n,a, -, aro;.,., .n'
tleman from 8, Jahn app'" nh ~, s'.,
transact some hosiusss Win he, ,.h;,h a. "
n,s har SO Th;s s W.. ~, ns,i "a'S" was W
by tsa;, 10" $50 "a SUN sue ooun'eu IN Tue
sarwaS ooa' s"u no.u .ns, , sue s was 90
V 'sho s,ocs n" s" we,',uressea man
49,, ao ssooa ne"' ue.. guy "en' 70 Tue boston
'neare u 'ne evening ana 50" the stranger
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-12-27
CONSTABLE'S SALE.

DY VIRTUE Of a writ of 6eri facias issued
ID by Thomas II. Offutt, one of the justices
of the Peace of the State of Mar, land, in and
for Montgomery county, at the suit of Mich
olas d. Olfut against the goods, chaiels,
lands and tenements of Charles W. A. Davis,
and TO me directed, have seized and taken in
execution all the right, title, claim, interest
and estate, at law and in equity, of the lid
Charles w. A Davis ia and 10 all that Lot in
the town of Rockville, in said Montgomery
county, of which the late Joshua Davis died
seized and possessed being part o. tract OF
land called 1.-THE Resurvey on Valentine
Garden Enlarged" aud being also part of the
lot designated as Lot No. 4 in the division
made by the Trustees appointed by the Court
TO sell the Real Estate of Ilonore Martin de-
ceased, and contains 0NE-F0URTli OF AN
ACRE0F LAND, more or less, said lot being
fully described on the plan of the town OF
Rockville, and is improved by Frame
Dwelling House,
fronting on Montgomery Avenue. And ]
hereby give notice that
On TUESDAY. 7th of January, 1879,
at the hour of IL o'clock. NJ, will offer for
sale the said property so seized and taken in
execution, by public auction, at the Court
House door, 10 The town Of Rockville, 10 the
highest bidder for cash.
JOHN r. MILLER.
dec l3-ts Constable.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-12-27

The tramp law, enacted some time since 10
New Hampshire, is:bcing vigorously enforced,
with results most saluary aud satisfactory
AS soon as vngrant enters The "Granite
State" be is forciby invited to go to work or
leave the Commonwealth, and failing to do
either forthwith, he is arrested and severely
punished. In the execution of the law there
is really no hardship, yet it absolutely prevents
persons from, roaming around the country on
begging or thieving tours.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-12-27

The package Of eleven thousand dollars
dollars drawn from the United States Treasury
on Saturday last for the payment of clerks in
the Washington city post-oiIice, and lost by
VIM. J. Brown, was on Monday recovered.
The package was delivered in mysterious
manner to Postmaster Edmunds upon prom
Using to ask no questions. Judge Edmunds
Is Of the opinion that Brown had his pocket
picked, and is positive that the money was
beyond Browns reach, and that he was not a
party to the Transaction.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-12-27

The Secretary of the Treasury has sued the
circular in relation to the standard dollars,
which was published the Bird of December last,
bat at that time revoked. 1t goes into effect
with the new year. The subscription to the
four per cent loan on Saturday exceeds one
million aud half. Cold being no longer a
marketable commodity, it is put where it will
do the most good.