The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-08-15

FREDERICK HAssE graduated at the
head of his class in German university
in 1870. He was heir to $4,000, and
his prospects of a successful career could
hardly have been brighter A few days
ago he died in st. Louis, where he had
been porter in a medical college. An
appetite for opium killed him.
THE painters of military scenes who
desire to exhibit their pictures al the
Paris exposition are naturally displeased
at the order given, both by the German
and the French governp. .ents, that no
pictures of scenes in tb', late war shall be
admitted among th'y national contribu-
tions to the arc exhibition. They have
accordingly sDrr'nged for a private exhi~
bition.
IHE Indebtedness Of the four principal
missionary organizations Of this country
are as iollows: American Baptist mis-
sionary union, $4,000; Presbyterian
board of foreign missions, $50, 1000; re-
fornled foreign missions, $685. 900; Metho-
dist missionary society, Sl7O,OOO The
ether denominations areprobably not far
behind proportionately, especially in the
item of foreign work.
THE Marquis of Lorne, eldest son of
the Duke of Argyle and husband of her
royal highness Louise Caroline Alberta,
daughter of Queen Victoria, will succeed
Right Honorable Frederick Temple
Blackwood, Earl of Dufierin, in the
governor generalship of Canada. The
salary is $50, 900 a year, and as the mar.
quis' wife has an income of $4,000
year they will manage to get along pretty
comfortably.
The prevalence of yellow fever in New
Orleans is attributed to the coming of
fruit vessels to the city, with clearance
papers made out from an uninfected
port, while they are known TO have
touched at infected ports in transit. In
these precarious times it would be better
to disinfect every vessel coming from
Cuban, Mexican or South American
ports with carbolic acid, even if her
papers indicate that she is all right. The
risk is too great. Carbolic acid is being
used with good effect in New Orleans
and the disease has not assumed an
epidemic form,
BLACKsNnTHs and horsemen, attention!
A British farmer has discovered that
hOrse.shoes are needless lie has tried
unshod horses in swamps, on dry ground.
in thick damp clay and on stony soil,
and AYERS that unshod horses do better
than those that are shod every time.
Even 30 conservative journal as the
Lancet" thinks the problem well worth
new investigation so does the London
"Spectator." Folly and fashion have
put useless binders on the horse, and
tortured him with check reins so il is
not incredible that shoes are also to be
charged to those two f's--folly and
fashion.
SOME New York signs: "Sck dogs
medically attended by the week OF
month" "Birds to board" "Dogs
ears and tails cut in the latest fashion,"
Cigar-stumps bought at the highest
market price," "Cross dogs taught to
be gentle and well-behaved. "Ladies'
and gentlemen's feet and hands profes-
sionally aud artisticslly treated by the
job or season." "Young ladies, come in
and learn the name and calling of your
husbands" Rcund-shouldered persons
made straight" Perfect grace taught
in twelve lessons, and satisfaction guar
anteed." Sore eyes in poodles efectu-
ally cured" "Ladies deficient in ward
robe fashionably dressed very cheap by
the month or year" "Babies or chill
dren hired or exchanged" "First'class
funerals thoroughly equipped" ." "Coun-
try theaters supplied with every neces-
sary." "False noses as good as new,
and warranted to fit" Marriage GER
tiicates furnished at once" Black
eyes painted over neatly" "Dress-
coats furnished at reasonable rates." and
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