The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-06-20

pray for his conversion. The first sub
ject of their prayers died suddenly
They row have tough fellow named
Jack Fay in hand and he shows no signs
of penitence or failing health.
REV. j. L. EVANS thus closes a letter
to the Atlanta Constitution: "The late
general conference, therefore, affirmed,
as its solemn judgment, that the Metho-
dist discipline as it is, and has been from
the beginning, is the best form of law for
the suppression Of dancing, dancing
schools, theater.going, circuses, horses
racing, card>playing and other sinful
amusements practiced by members OF
the church. The responsibility is, there.
fore, with those who violate the law of
the church, and with those ministers in
charge of churches who fail to use the
bible and disciplinary means 70 recover
detaulting members"
ONE hundred and sixty sewing girls
in Paris are working upon the balloon
which is to make frequent ascents dur
ing the exposition, 1t IL to be the larg-
est in the world, will carry SO passen-
gers, and has a restaurant and bar at
tached. A rope 800 feet in length will
be attached to the bottom, and for the
sum of two francs the curious visitors
can have the windlass, which is to oper-
ate the affair, set at work to take them
towards the heaven of their childhood.
Should the rope happen to break, they
would go-somewhere else, but it is not
expected such accidents will happen.
The indian or Brahmin bull, often
called the zebu, extends over southern
Asia and the Eastern Islands, is also
found in Eastern Africa, and is common
to the northwest Himalayas. They are
venerated by the Hindoos, who object to
slaughtcripg them, but use them in
harness, and they will travel about
thirty miles day. These oxen have
pendulous ears, and are distinguished
by fatty, elevated hump upon the
withers, which sometimes weighs fifty
pounds, and when properly cooked is
said to be delicious. The flesh of the
animal is not, however 20 palatable as
that of the common OK.
The Goajira Indians, who inhabit the
seacoast north of Aspinwall, are fierce
and fighting race, numbering about
$4,000 Ia their domestic lie, the most
singular feature is the fact that the
father has no control over the children.
The mothers brother or the next nearest
relation on the mothers side usurp3 the
authority of the father, the reason being
that everybody knows that the uncle
and mother are brother and sister, while
there may be doubts as to the identity
of the father. In inheriting rank or
property, and in the distribution of val
uabes, the testimony of the mother as
10 the rights of the children outweighs
thst of the father.
A CELEBRATED English physician says
that pedestrian exercise particularly ex
hausts the sp ne and brain, and is, there
fore, the kind OF exercise less suited tC
intellectually hard working men. IL ii
on this account that horseback exercise
is the kind of medicine it is-the horse
having the fatigue, aud the rider the ex
ercise. To sufficiently jar and agitat'
the liver and other internal organs fo
some convalescents, the legs and loin
must be overworked. The thorough
shake-up which is got in the saddle i
without effort, or with the effort of only
such muscles as can best afford it; an'
the student-rider comes back with ply
sical forces refreshed, besides the exhila
ration of movement for the spirit AM
the change of mind.
THE betrothal of Prince Henry O
Luxembourg, the King of the Neither
lands brother, is the daughter of Primo
Frederick Charles Of Prussia, says tn
London World, is an undOubted ste
toward the absorption, il not of Holland
at least of Luxembourg, into the Germa
confederation. The bridegroom expect
ant will be ffty.eight in June; the brid
is twenty-eight. Prince Henry onl
decided on his marriage when the Primo
of Orange, his nephew, refused ever
marriage that was offered him, includlD
the very bride the uncle is now going
wed. The Prince Of Orange has bee
talked to, preached at, entreated, but b
will not give up b. Gus Partisan III
and refuses point b.ank to marry viii
his Younger brother can not obtain
wife, all proposals made on his beha
having been negatived on account OF Ii
i'll health.
WHAT says nature? Beholdthe an
mails Of the plains and forests, kind
kind, have an equal chance for sust.
nance. Look to the symmetry of Il
vegetable creation, kind to kind exi
equally. Gsze on life in the deep; the
as everywhere in all nature as it has
being in its myriad forms we observ
kind to kind, equal in life Louisvil
Communist Yes, let us "gsze" up