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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-06-27
TRiIN-DISPATCHlNG.


Within the last lew years the work Of
running railroads has been greatly aim
pifed, Now on every we'll regulated
railroad thlngs move ike clock work,
the machinery working without jar
day in and day out, In the movement
of trains much depends on the train
dispatcher, who fills most responsible
and laborious position. The latter-day
train-dispatcher sits at headquarters,
and, with the aid Of a curious chart, is
enabled to see at a glance the exact
whereabouts of every train on the road
ut any minute OF the day. He has the
entire line before him in miniature.
Dots and pegs Of different sizo and
shape indicate the different trains in
motion at tho came Time and from the
chart and an elaborate timD-card the
train,dispatCher il enabled to direct
operations by telegraph with as much
intellirence and absolute knowledge as
he could possibly have were he ubiqui'
tous, and able TO give oral commands i'll
u hundred different places 40 the same
time. The train.dispatcher is supposed
10 know and does know the siSe of each
train, freight and passenger, on hiS d.
vision, the speed and power OF each
engine, the grade of every mile OF th"
road, aud where time can be made up to
the best advantage when trains are de-
layed.
He usually works with the superin~
tendent or manager Of the road, though
frequently he is put in charge of his
particular department, and held respon-
sible for the proper management OF the
duties assigned to him; being given Il
great latitude and lett wholly unham-
pered, The train dispatcher keeps a
record of the time each train starts from
the end OF the division, and from that
momen. until it arrives at it, destination,
it is constantly under his eye and guild
ance, like ches5men in the hands OF a
skillluI player, So long as trains move
on time he is not called upon to exercise
hi. ingenuity much. 1t is when train
il ditChed, or meets other unavoidable
accidents, that the dispatcher shows up
to advantage.
Here he finds field for the exercise
of his full powers. Iusuch emergencies
the regular time card isof no earthly
account and he is forced to lmproylse
one for the occasion. He Is called upon
to decide which trains shall have the
right of way, where aud how they shall
meet, where lie on the side track, and
thousand and one other matters that
arise cut Of the emergency, On his
presence OF mind ana accuracy OF kno"i,
edge depend the lives Of hnndteis OF
of trainmen and passengers aud thou
sands upon thou.ands OF dollars worth
Of property, 49,,
An illustration OF ms daily duties:
Ten trains all of OF time ana running
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-06-27
Our Neutral Duties.

The activity OF Russinn agents in this
country has naturally caused considera-
bic excitement in England. On May u
Mr. Gourley, a liberal member OF the
house of commons. propGunded in that
body an inquiry "a to what information
the British government had received rel
ative TO the reported Quitting Of Russian
cruisers in American waters. Sir John
Holker, attorney general, in reply, said
that he chad heard of the ships pur-
chased by persons said to act ON behalf
of Russia, but there is no reason to SUP
pese that the ships will be employed, in
the event of war, as privateers, in contra
vention of tht Paris declaration. There
is no reason to believe that the United
States will depart from Observance OF the
three rules OF the Washington treaty.
There ia no necessity for discussing the
responsibility resting on the government
of Russia and the United States, since
there ia no reason to suppose that they
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-06-27
PEOPLE AND THINGS.

The Alamo, at San Antonio, Is now a
rum.hOle.
Omaha has a vigilance committee to
frighten tramps with,
Over 1900 criminals are arrested in
New York each week
A Prussiaa officer was lately lost in
the crater OF Vesuyius.
Ohio mas voted, by large majority,
against taxing church property
The Cincinnati authorities are trying
70 close the theatres of that city on Sundays.
Boston has exiled fruit, newspaper and
merchandise stands from the public streets.
The New York paupers and the in
mates Of the hospitals get oleomargarine
instead Of butter.
In the Indian Territory the style Of
mourning has been changed from black to
spotless white.
Joseph II. Chpdwick, of Boston, now
a bankrupt, has, first and last, given over
S30O,0 900 to charities.
Colorado is the only state in the union
which does not promise an unusually heavy
harvest.
Can cash for railroad damages come
under the catalogue OF musical terms, be.
cause il is harm money?
The Dallas Herald makes an item ol
the fact that 1000 murierers are running
around loose in Texas.
An otter, when caught in trap, cries
50 much like child, that it sometimes inN
duces trappers to release it.
San Francisco is to have floating sea-
bathing house. The center of the boat will
be fitted up as hotel.
The Philadelphia Press prints a calcu-
lstion to show that the electric light is TWEEN.
ty.one times cheaper than gas.
A Cincinnati firm advertises; Visi-
TORS Welcomed and shown through the ware.
rooms without being mportuned to buy"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-06-27
silk Farm for Pennsylvania.

4 movement is on foot among mum.
brr of prominent citizens having for its
object the establishment OF silk farm
shout thirty miles from the city. The
scheme takes the form of stock COM
pany, which will purchase large tract
OF Hand, plant it with mulberry trees
and erect building in which the art Of
silk dressing and weaving is to he taught
The promoters are sangujne OF the sue
css- of their enterprise, and calculate
that when fully developed it will prove
Il valuable addition to the productive
Interests OF the State A similar move
lueEl WA started here about forty years
ago by one d HOmergue, a French reiu-
gee, and considerable enthusiasm was
ior the time cugendered upon the sub
iaet. Finally, however, the scheme fell
through, and since then no steps have
been taken to test the question whether
elk can proftaby bo raised in Pennsyl-
vaniN.
Writing to citizen OF Philadelphia
a few days since, Commissioner OF Ag.
ricuIture lie Due said that the govern
ment was willing to aid in the establish
ment of silk schools, or in any other
practical mode of encouraging the in
dustrv. With a view of making de.
termiued effort in this direction the
agricultural department have procured
from Japan several millionsof silk-worm
eggs. which, since their arrival in thi:
country, have been hatched, the wOrm'
being now feeding III Washington. A
large distribution of these worms is to b,
made by the department next season
and from year to year they intend t
give all possible aid toward the perma
nent establishment of this importan
! industry.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-06-27

hours, and have succeeded In running the
majority of them out of town. But col"
ored preacher, teaching school some five
miles in the country, came in tonight and
reports that he saw several ex-convlcts out
on the road, and they gave him to under.
stand that they intended to have satisfaction
out Of the people Of Huntsville before leay.
ing; and it is now the general impression
that they will attempt to burn the town to-
night. The people are arming themselves
aud will be ready to give them warm re-
cepton should they attempt to carry their
threat into execution, The oolored people
are taking sides with the citsens, and are
nobly assisting in getting rid Of this bad
element OF the town and county.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-06-27

man, wto at once discovered that the
cale wac serious one Of poisoning by
the sting of some insect. He called DR..
T. Il. Holland, and after a consultation,
they used every effort 10 reduce the in-
dammation and correct the state Of the
blood, although satisfied that the boy
could not be saved. The poison grad
ually crept through his system till 1t
rendered him frightFul object, his head
being four time its natural size, and
blood and pu4 issuing from mouth, nose
and cara, At fsur o'clock on Friday
afternoon he died. OF course, it was i'm
possible to determine what kind of on
insect stuns him, but II seems probable
that he received the sting at the park, -
st. Louis Republican.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-06-27
UNDER TIM VI0LKEs.
NJ OLIVER WENDELL noLNEe.


Her hands are cold hor face IL white
No more her pulses come and goi
Her eyes are shut to liio and ligbt-
FOLD the white vestuTea snow on fnoW,
Aud lay her whore the yiOlets blow,
But not beneath q craven stone,
To plead for tears with allen eyes
A slender 0opt Oi wood alone
Shall fay that here a maiden lies,
In peace beneath the peaceful skies,
And gray old trees Of hugeat limb
Shall wheel their Gre ing shadows round
To make the scorching sunlight dim,
That drinks the sreCnncls from the ground
And drop their dead leaves on her mound,
When DER their b0ughs the squirrels run
AMI through their leaves the robins CalI,
And, ripenlng IN tine autumn sun
he acorls aud the chestuuls fall,
DOUBT not that she Will need them oil,
To her the morning choir shall sing
lts mathis from the Dralche' nigh
And every minstrel voice Of tprlnR
That thrills beneath the April SKY
Shall greet her with its earliest cry.
when, turning rouni their dial track
Eastward tao enttheniDg shadows pass
Her little mOurners clad IN BLACK,
The cucEets sliding through the grass,
Shall pipe for her M evening mass,
At last the rootlctS from the trees
Shall find the prison whore Bho liCs'
And bear tho buried dust they telLe
In leaves and blossoms To the skles
Somay the soul that WARMED II rise
II anv, born oi kndicr blood,
4 - l..a Il N..U.1 l.tls.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-06-27

say that much aud gays It, On the other
hand, the able and dignifed London
Tablet takes the papal declaration NEST
seriously Its rea 'oDing is; "The de-
struction of the temporal power tends to
make the pope asubject, and the supreme
pontitf Of universal Christianity can not
be subject" The protest against the
taking away of the temporal sovereignty
is in these words; at ia neither by n
passion for ambition, nor desire for
domination, that we seek this restitu-
ton, but solely on account of the duties
of our charge, and by the terms of the
cath which binds u.s. In addition we
are actuated not only by the considera-
ton that the temporal power is necessary
to us in order to defend and protect the
full freedom of the spiritual power, but
also because it is clearly shown that in
the sovereign temporarily of the holy
see is involved the public well being and
the safety Of society. Consequently
We can not avoid renewing and
CONFIRMING in Jhese letters all the pro-
testation aud declarations that our pre-
decessor, Plus TX, Of holy memory, has
on many occasions made and reiterated,
as much against the occupation of the
temporal power as against the violation
of the rights of the Catholic church" "
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-06-27
Terrible Result of an Insects Bite.

Daniel Wehner, boy sixteen years ot
age, met strange desth yesterday. 4
wound no larger than piI-point did the
mischief and entailed upon him agony
most intense, preliminary to the final
result. On Sunday last he was one OF u
crowd who sought comfort at Union
Park, and like many Others he lay upon
the grass until quite late hour at night
He ielt no fatal result, but went to hi,
home, No. SIG Allen avenue, and s'e9tt 91t
soundly till morning. He worked all
day Monday, and towards evening began
to experience a sharp psin on the right
side Of his face, near The right eye, ,,.I1 u
close examination revealed IA, q very enJ 'i in a
tew bnurs the Inflammation EXTENDED
downwsrd tI~ TO the neck, causing great
s%s"s He suffered Ias much thai d.5aFad niSadi
Tac Recowing alarmed, he visited DR.. Haus' ]
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-06-27

THE finding Of the dead bodies Of
three members of the Giestlich family
the mother and two children--in q Tenth
street tenement, under circumstances
which show that the mother killed the
children and then herself in dread of
death by starvation, has created a pro-
found sensation IN Philadelphia.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-06-27

GERALD MASSEY once started out in
this country with lecture entitled,
/" The Influence Of Evil upon Mans
Moral Strength" but no one went to
hear it, even when they held compli.
mentaries. By the advice of Gail
Hamilton, he changed its caption 20
" Why Doesn't God Kill the Devil?"
and the halls would not hold bis au-
diencea.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-06-27

GOVERNOR HARTRANFT, of Pennsyl-
vania, in view of the formidable COM
bination of malc0ntents in the mining
region of that state, has requested the
war department ior supply o! arms for
the militia, who are drilling in prepara-
tiOn fora possible repetition Of the dis
turbances of last summer. The secret
organizations in Pennsylvania, it is
known, have been getting ready for
some time for some movement, and in
other states there is reason to believe
that some bold work is contemplated in
the way of "war against capital" or
in other words the willful and malicious
destruction of property. The Pennsyl.
vania authorities are wise in preparing
as they are to put down the first riot
which crops out. The experience Of
Pennsylvania last year was certainly
sufficient to suggest to the governor the
folly of delayed action.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-06-27

The Ladies' Club Tor Outdoor Sports
held its first meeting yesterday afternoon
on the grounds Of the Staten Island
Cricket and Base Ball club, at Camp
Washington, Archery was practiced
and games of croquet played before
about eight hundred spectators. Music
was furnished by tho band of Fort
Wadsworth IN. Y. Evening Post, Sth.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-06-27
PERSONALITIES.

Mr.. Pickens, of Chattanooga, has built
steam road wagon, which WILSON be tested
in public.
Two of Brigham Young's Sons have
entered West Point and third is applying
for admission.
George Cruikshanks pension of $475
year, on the English civil list, will be CON
tinued to his widow.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-06-27

The great wonder of Prof. Hughes
marvellous microphono is its extraordi-
nary simplicity, Engineering, the Lon
don publication, says: "a few nails, a
few sticks OF charcoal, tube containing
powder, little sealing wax, few pieces
of wood, and any boy can, in few min
utes, construct transmitting telephone
SURPRISING in sensitiveness the beautiful
instrument Of Prot. Bell"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-06-27

WHERE He WAS SHor.-The Dead,
wood Pioneer of Dakota makes out a
bad show for landlord Hoffman, who
during row wss "shot twice in the
abdomen and once in the barber shop
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-06-27

THE Federal Council of Germany will
no doubt take advantage of the popular
excitement about the Socialistic conspir-
acy to bring another bill before the
Reichstsg for The supp, ession OF the
social-democrats II IS stated in the
dispatches that suspicion prevails in
Berlin that the government has been
putting forth efforts to arouse feeling on
the subject for the purpose of inHuenc'
ing the ReiChstag, a theory which is not
improbable, and that an extraordinary
session will be called seems certain. The
measures, il adopted, must indeed be
very represaive, because Of the great
political strength developed by the social
democrats during the last few years.
The attempt to restrict the right OF suf'
frage, as advised by the national libeials,
would doubtless be followed by rev0lu
ton of a very serious character, The
socialist vote is about 100000, aud last
year they elected twelve members OF The
Reichstag. but they have been aided, it
is stated in Germany, by the clerical
party, who are actuated not by sym
pathy with socialism, but by hatred OF
Bismarck, and they have lent their aid
to increase the opposition to the chancel-
lor's political system In every emer-
gency, however, where the constitution
is assailed, tho national liberals and
conservatives always unite, and both
these parties are inimical to the socialists,
80 that their united vote will pass such
bill as that proposed by the govern
ment for the suppression of socialism.
How far these parties have been in
fuenced by the recent dangerous revela-
Iion3 at Berlin it il difficult TO say. but
the attempted assassination OF the
Emperor will probably lead them to con-
slider repressive measures more favor
ably.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-06-27

ONE OF the hottest regions OF the earth
il along the Persian Cult, where little or
no rain falls, At Bahren the arid shore
has no fresh water, yet comparatively
numerous population cOntrive to live
there, thanks to the numerous springs
which burst from the bottom Of the sea.
The fresh water is got by diving. The
diver, sitting in his boat winds great
goat.skin bag around his left arm, the
hand graaping its mouth; then he takes
in his right hand heavy stone, to which
is attached a strong line, and thus
equipped he plunges in and quickly
reaches bottom. Instantly opening the
bag over the strong jet of fresh water, he
springs up the ascending current, at the
same time closing the bag, and ishauIed
aboard. The stone is then hauled up
and the diver, after taking breath,
plunges in again. The source OF these
copious submarine springs is thought
to be in the green hills OF Osman, some
five or six hundred miles distant.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-06-27

IN Cincinnati, a Mrs. Hennig, while
crossing Pearl street, near Eggleston
Avenue, was struck sanseless by missile
that made flesh wound extending from
her right temple around to her forehead.
1t was thought at first that she had been
shot by stray bali from an air-gun,
but the theory was afterward broached
that one aide OF a small pebble, heavily
pressed on by the outside rim Of passing
street car wheel, was propelled after the
fashion of wet watermelon seed be.
tween the thumb and iorefnger, with q
force sufficient to cause the damage as
described
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-06-27
WuAr DIME NOVELS DID FOR A Boy

WHAT DINE NOVELS DID FOR A Boy
A Sullivan (Ind.) tramp OF fifteen re-
turned home from two years absense,
during which time his parents have bad
no intima,ion OF his whereabouts. Dina
novels started him OF, bu. reality struck
him ia the shape of fever at New Or.
leans, broken arm at Galveston. two
broken ribs at Houston, au almost fatal
iall by being pushed from the Texas
freight train on which be was stealing a
ride and an accidental pistol shot while
driving = herd of cattle across Indian
Territory. The youngster sold papers,
blacked boots, worked in livery stable,
thester, u restaurant, cut timber for
ties and herded cattle. He carried his
only sisters photograph as his most ss-
cred treasure; and, strange to say, does
not chew, drink, swear, be. or gamble.
lie thinks he has seen enough OF the
orld for while, and means to spend
the next three years in the ple'
school room he left two years ''
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-06-27

JOHN LEMoTNE, the famous Paris ed
itor, thinks that the protest of Leo XIII.
against the abolition of the temporal
power is only pro torma; the pope must
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-06-27

GENERAL HARRISON has the sympa-
thy Of the country in tracking the
ghouls who desecrated the grave of his
father. lie vigorously suggests that if
proper discrimination is not to be made
in the taking Of bodies, and as there are
80 many students and professors devoted
to science, they can set glorious exam
pie by contributing the bodies OF mem-
bers of their own families as fast az they
die off, their wives, mothers, sisters,
brothers, fathers and children.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-06-27

COMMUNISM, under its various names,
threatens to become very serious subs
ject in European politics and diplomacy,
The Prussian cabinet council, at Berlin,
on Wednesday, discussed a proposition
to invite the coming congress Of nations
to consider the dangers threatening soci>
ETY. in every civilized country from
socialism and this is pertinent propo.
sition. France has her communists,
Russia her Nihilists, Italy her Carbonari,
Germany and Austria their socialists.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-06-27
so.callel.

n .olltu les charm" that the pen
OF the poets have warbled about!
Betrer live IN 4 hOyel with men
Thsn d rell In palace without
The daily gazette., 1878-11-04

tv should not ask to be allowed to rule
this country. No man il fit to rule over
people whom he hates. What is want
ed most is unity and cooperation. This
government must rely for success upon
the affections OF its people, and how can
this reliance be maintained when one
section of the country is subjected to
abuse, misrepresentation aud hate by a
party press? How can we build up the
right spirit in the Southern States by
abuse and hatred. Yet this is the stock
of half the speakers of the opposite
party.
After discussing this phase of the po-
litical question for a few minutes Senator
Bayard said that to The patro otism, in
tolligence and true feeling of the people
must we look for safety. Only by care
and thought can we pull through our
difficulties. We will need the help of all
our people, and the party that proposes
! to dispense with the aid, assistance and
sympathy of oDe-half of our people is
not fit to rule at all.
Throughout the speech Senator Bayard
was listened to with close attention, aud
| was liberally applauded. At its conclu-
SION he was rendered vote of thanks,
and after music by the band the meeting
| adjourned.
The daily gazette., 1878-11-04
Brief Locals.

Chew "Jackson's Best" sweet navy to-
bacco. Oct29-1mO%
The Board of Health this evening '
The Marie Roze concert takes place
this evening. atf
for a good picture, 302 Market street.
|tr 1'fnfi h stHq 't'1.f aug30-tf.
All who want to see good entertain
ment for 15cents should go to st. Pauls
M. E. Church tonight. ta r.f
A meeting of the Democratic Execu-
tive Committee will be held this even
ing. ....I.t.
The Pine knot Assembly's ball takes
place on Friday night next.
When You suffer with au aching tooth
go to DR.. Gallagher, No. $50 Market
street.
The general election takes place to-
morrow.
Democrats look out for split tickets !;
be sure and vote the straight Democrat
ic tickets. tof
Call and see those life-size orayons TAX
en- by Suttelly. His prices are low.
aug3O-tf.
A MALICIOUS LIE NAILED.-Fors some
reason, unknown to the writer, the
agents of"Jackson's Best Tobacco, "have
reported falsely to my customers by stat
ing that l did not keep in stock said
Jackson's tobacco. / have not only had
it for some time, but will sell it in 5lb
boxes for 56 cents. A. A. CHAPMAN.
NEW YORK, Dec. 10Th, 1876.
Gentlemen: Permit me to add my testi-
menial TO the efficacy of the blanchard
Blood and Nerve Food )" as by its use, dur
ing The summer and fall just passed,
have fully recovered my health, after
eight years of intense suffering from ner-
vous prostratlon, and the many attending &
deranRements of my whole physical and
menlR . ystems. The Tonic Extract has
done Nor me that which many OF the best
physicians of this country and Europe
failed to accomplish. Yours truly,
MRS. W. X. BARLOW.