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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-08-19
FiiO.

It sounds queerly to tell of poodle
driving off bear, but lady writer re-
lates such a story in the Rurai Ne'0
YOrkcr:
Twenty years ago when DIR. g. and his
pretty Young wife decided to take Horace
Greeiev's advice and "Go West" the
question arose, "What shall we do with
Fido?'
Fido was the family pet-a snow
white dog six inches high-but with a
spirit as brave as that of any mastiif III
the land.
Take him, of course" said Lottie.
Glow can we live without Fido?"
"But, my dear, that is absurd. Take
dog thousand miles?'
However, the deed was done.
One night, two years afterwards, the
family we're seated in the cottage talking
hopefully of the bright prospects before
them, and longingly of the friends they
had left behind, when Fido came running
to the door barking violently. Then he
ran back to the temporary stables, where
the fine horses were kept which the doc,
tor nau Drought III tho why hoin 'h'
old Empire State.
"Fido has started another Badger,
gues,' said the doctor, resuming the
conversation. But this did not answer
Back and forth from the stables to the
cottage the little sprite ran, almost fran
tic with excitement, and barking furi
ously. .,
At length the family went out witt
lanterns, to try to quiet the faithful dog
more than from fear of any danger.
They found one side of the stable tori
off and horse loose.
Something was moving away across the
field, and little Fido was in hot pursuit
at is bear" said the doctor, exam
lining the track.
The animal was killed the next day, I
huge fellow, who was disappointed IL
his hoped-for meal off the horses by TIN
spiteful little vixen.
Fido was hero after this, and Away
wagged his tail proudly and looked NJ
knowingly when any one told the stor1
of Fido and the bear
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-08-19
LACKING OUT INTO THE NIGHT.
BY MISSETTA T. rAYoR.

p,ov winds Of the summer, gentle refrain,
r. ,he sweep of the trees and the rush OF the rain,
yonr tones have n sorrowfu cadence In flight,
That chimes with the mood ol my spirit to night,
For Time struck the bell with mastery hand,
And the days dropped away like the swift gliding
sand,
Till childhood was left with Its gloom and Its glee,
like A fast anchored isle in q compassless sea.
And life lies before m,--and nearer and loud,
Come the roar of its abOrs-the crash OF Its crowd,
liz restless ambitions It's struggles for fame,
That leave at the last but scarce mentioned name
and thou, heart Of mine, In thy shrinking and fear
Hast an angury sure as II whispered In ear
That thou canst not gather the world to thy side
Nor find in its thOroughfares pleasure or pride.
I,ut nation hath voices that speak TO the soul,
OF A far reaching past and far distant goal,
M dual existence unknown to the thr0ng,
A realm of the mind foI the children OF song.
And the tints of'the sunset, the film OF the blue,
That drapes all the woodlands when sprlngtime II
new,
Awaken some chords In the mem'ry that seem
Like tale that is told, or vanishing dream.
The reign OF the roses, the song OF the bird,
The rustic Of leaves that zephyr has stirred,
Call up for moment q haunting regret,
ill the forehead is bowed and the eyelids are wet
The CLEAN Of dew drop the glow Jf a star,
The lisp OF q brook that ~ wandering aiar,
Seem parts OF some life that has faded from sight
As the meteors die on the shores Of the night
Blow winds Of the summer gentle refrain,
To the sweep Of the trees and the rush of the RAIN
For you speak to my heart In rythmical rhyme
M sOiourn awhile in an alien cline.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-08-19
Awaiting Death.

"You know you We're to have been
hanged to-day" said reporter to Will
liam Erb, the wife murderer.
Eyes, but thanks be to God, I've
missed it for while"
"Do you ever dream about your
fate?'
"Every night is a perfect hell to me;
the whole horrible execution Is done
over and over again Sometimes | drop
for an enormous distance at the end OF a
rope, and sometimes am rescued Just AS
the black cap is being PIT on me. Some
times I am far away from the jail and
from st. Louis, and am recaptured and
brought back. 1t would be ever 50 much
easier to die at once and have it all over.
/ awoke very early this morning, and
got to thinking about whether would
have a stay. | lay there on that mlsera
blc cot and | lived the whole thing over.
thought about the black clothes they
would bring me, and how | would DC
shaved and bathed for death. thought
about the procession in which i would he
at the same time corpse and chlef mourn
er and [ shuddered and wished for day
light" - ,,,. ,,.o
man when your time does Gomez =.
''Oh, the mere matter OF dying II
nothing; anybody can stand that, 1t II
the not knowing whether you are golnt
to live or die that hurts.-St. Lo"s Er
change.
IT always makes the immortal gods
laugh when they see twelve-inch man
irving TO fire fifteen-inch shot. And
there are Just several of that kind OF
man in the world,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-08-19
blanket to watch the changing expression
of the little sleeper's face.


But he, more accustomed to such try
ing scenes, after the first moments of in
tense application to the case, began
wondering who this angel of mercy could
be, working as if her whole soul were
bound up in relieving this poor little
child of q lowly mother. How long he
might have remained is uncertain, had
not messenger from another quarter
summoned him away.
The next morning jamie was better,
and continued to improve until the anx-
ious mother was again relieved concern
ing her.
The next day but one, Miss Lacey re-
ceived call from three bright, interest
ing young girls, who, to her utter aston.
ishment, informed her that DIR. Blunt
had recommended her as just the person
to become President Of Dorcas So
ciety.
"Oh, you must, you must" they
chirped i'll concert, and before they left
she had partially promised to accept the
position-to her own dismay.
But when the minister called, few
days afterward, and said old Dr. Blunt
had insisted that class of unruly boys
in the Sabbath school who needed a
teacher, was just the work adapted to
her class, she succumbed at once, "sur-
rendering at discretion all right to de-
eide for herself.
Miss Lacey finally wrote the doctor a
spicy little note, telling him she believed
any more prescriptions would undo the
wonderful cure already accomplished,
But of late the village gossips could
not fail to notice how continually the
young doctor called at Mrs. Lowell's
house
One morning as the elder doctor was
coming out of the house, he met Lawyer
Peckham, when the following character
istc colloquy ensued:
"Hi! Good morning, doctor. Well
I hear the young doctor is about to bring
n daughter for you to the family man
sion.
"Yes, yesl'-very quickly. Well,
well, there's room enough in the house
and my heart for the precious girl, the
good Lord knows, and as for young
Blunt. M. D.-who actually presumes to
believe that he loves and appreciates her
| better than I do-the renegade! if she
can do anything toward reclaiming that
reckless case-There! forgotten my
gloves, true as the world must go back
for them. Morning, Peckham."
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-08-19
The Peddler.

Woman, being trustful by nature and
ignorant of evil, is the predestined prey
Of the peddler. When he assures them
that he is Offering them an opportunity
to buy valuable articles at a redicu
lously cheap rate, they hasten to buy.
What is really inexplicable is the fact
that, though woman may be cheated by
six successive peddlers, she never permits
her experience to lead hert distrust the
seventh. This faith in peddlers, rising
triumphant over every obstacle, is SUBJ
lime as well as touching, and is dis.
tinctive trait of all good women.-NeW
York Times.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-08-19

The Family Physician says that
there IA no more valuable indication OF
disease than the temperature of the body
as measured by the thermometer, and
especially in the case OF children. i.
gives early information Of disease, and
admits of an infected child being set
apart before mischief is done. The
Physician consequently advises mothers
to learn how to use clinical thermome-
ter-a very simple process. The proper
temperature of the body is 9S.4 degrees
Fahrenheit.
"SlLEScE is golden Aunt-"has,
any one been at these preservesI pesa
silencel. "Haye you touched tnem
Jimmy ?" JIMMY p never so"' nv
to talk at dinner.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-08-19
Watered Milk.

II people care anything about know
ing whether milk is watered all they
have to do is to dip well-polished knit
ting-needls into . deep vessel OF milk
and withdraw il Immediately in an up
right position. II the milk ispure some
Of it will hang to the needle, but, Il wa
ter has been added, even in small pro-
portions, the Auid will not adhere.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-08-19

A DAMsEL from over the river was
looking over some books in Quincy
bookstore, endeavoring to make a selec-
ton, when the clerk asked, "HOw
would you 'like the 'Autocrat OF the
Breakfast TablsP" She replied: "Oh,
we've got two Of 'em now, one OF 'em
Just as good as new--only been washed
twice. e."-Modern Ar0o.
JONES propounded the following the
other evening, after slipping Of his al
legged tea: "Why is this drink like
milk% OF course nobody could guess,
and after he had divulged by saying it
was lack-tesl fluid, nobody dared to
smile. They knew that the landlady's
eyes were upon them.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-08-19

For some reason or other M. Thiers
would not have an almanac in his study,
and was often unable to date letter be-
cause he could not remember the day o!
the month. Upon one occasion Gov
ernment clerk, to whom he had prom
ised letter Of recommendation, came
by appointment for it, and NJ. Thiers,
sitting down to write it, asked him the
day Of the month. For moment the
young man could not remember it, and
NJ. Thiers exclaimed: "You are not like
ly to make good administrator if you
cannot remember the day of the month y
He wrote the letter, however, saying, as
he gave it to the young man: "Always
carry pocket almanac, my young
friend"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-05-05
Guard Your Conversation.

III you say anything about neighbor or a
friend, or even a stranger, say nothing ILL.,.
1t is a Christian and brotherly charity to
suppress our knowledge of evil of another,
unless higher public duty compels US to
bear accusing witness; and if ii be true char
iiy to keep our knowledge OF such evils to
ourselves much more should we refuse to
spread evil report of another. Discreditable
as the fact is, it is by far the commonest ten
deDcy to suppress the good we know OF our
neighbors and friends. We act in this mat
ter as though we felt that by pushing our fel-
lows down or back peg, we were putting
ourselves up or forward. We are jealous OF
commentator, unless We get the larger
share.
What we should do in this, as in all other
human relations, is to practice he golden
rule. II we would do unto others as we
would that others should do unto us, we
should be exceedingly careful not to voluu-
teer i'll words sb.u. them. Where other
than a GOO. 1ord Is to be spoken, let 1t be
spoken to the person concerned, that be
may know that your motive is not idle,
cowardly and sinister, aud that he may have
a chance to defend himself.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-05-05

quarts of milk, in the Devon 1918 and in
the Holstein 2s 90. The Herefords were
first brought to this country In 1916 by Henry
Clay, and the Devons were first imported in
1917, but for the dairy the Jersey, Ayrshire
and Holsteins stand at the head of the list
for milk, butter and cheese. It will doubt
less be some years yet before these
breeds will be generally distributed
throughout the West, but their great value
will eventually triumph, and with their in
crease will come a new era in the dairy bust
ness OF the country. In many regards the
shorthorn breed of cows, or cross between
the short-horn and Jerseys or some other
good milking breed, is thought to be the
best, all things considered, and when it is
remembered that short-horn COW has been
sold fer $4,000, the estimate that is placed
upon them is better understood. These fab
ulous prices must eventually disappear, as
the breed increases. sHd with more reason
able prices ID is safe to assume that dairy IN
terests will command more attention.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-05-05
THE ADVANCE IN IRON.

In seeking for facts upon which to base
correct estimates of the present prosperity
of the country, there are none so well
worthy Reconsideration as those which relate
to the increasing demand for iron, and the
extent of this demand, whether exact o
approximate figures are given or not, may
be fairly estimated by the rapid advance in
prices. When there is light demand for
iron, it is not necessary 20 be told that there
is widespread stagnation In business affairs.
Iron is not only the metal of civilization,
but it is the one commodity which, more
than any other, enables the political econo
mist and business man, by keeping con-
stantly in view its movement to correctly
estimate the Vitality or stagnstion of bust.
ness affairs. Within the past two
years there has been q wonderful increase In
the demand for iron and a corresponding ad-
vance in prices, and the period named has
also been distinguished by revival in all
departments OF business. It is stated that
from ST. at the beginning OF 1879, American
pig iron advanced to $2l by the middle of
August; to $27 in September; $31 early In
October; $35 to $3S early in January, and
about $40 by the middle of February. This
advance was to a certain extent speculative,
and producers are confident that prices
must decline-in fact, very consid-
cradle reductions have already been made.
The advance In prices enabled English
producers to send forward vast quantities,
and we see 1t stated 'that the importatons
of pig iron were 6s1 ,S49, s34 pounds in the
calendar year 1872 against las, 1868 933 in
1878. In the first six months of 1879 the
quantity was log, 272, 444. against SO, O6S in
1878; of this increase of IL. 200, 900 pounds.
26 $4,000 was In the second quarter. The
comparative quantities imported during the
second half of 1879 and 1878 were ss follows:
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-05-05
nal will not hesitate 10 dii fr inchise citizens,
II thereby Republican victory can be
HENDRICKS.

Shall the Democratic party triumph in
1880? That is the question. 1t Is we'll to
bring it to the fropt-analyze it; consider
it from every possible point of view. Gov
ernor Tilden, of New York, by a
most unfortunate combination of cir
cumstances. can not carry his own
State, New York. That State is neces-
sary to Democratic success. We do not say
that Governor Tlden is paralyzed-that he is
demented, that he has no voice above q
wbisIes. We have nothing to charge against
him on account of cipher dispatches, inter
nal revenue suits and railroad squabbles-
all such matters we treat with de-
served contempt, But the other fact
that he can not carry his own State,
is one of terrible significance. That he can
not carry New York is universally conceded.
He is weak at home. Democrats do not like
him, and will not follow in his lead. Never
mind why. The fact is what is to be con
sidered. Pennsylvania may be for him, and
even Connecticut may send delegates in his
interest, but still there stands the fact,
-unqaestioned aud unchallenged-he can
not carry New York. Without New York,
the defeat o. the Democratic party is certain.
Why push Tilden further? Why court
defeat under Tilden? Why sacrifice the
welfare of the country by forcing Tilden to
the front? No one but a fool would do
such q thing. The Democratic party ia cot
irrevocably tied to Tilden. No one knows
how many votes it requires to elect Tilden.
And the fact that the blatherskite Henri
Watterson advocates Tilden should cast dis
credit upon the whole movement. The debts
of the Courier-Journal ought not to in fuenoe
the votes of the Democratic party. We do
not say that Tilden's money keeps the
Courier-Journal out of bankruptcy. We do
not say that Tllden supplies Henri Waiter
son with poker funds, and the means of
furnishing his palate with game suppers,
with chicken salads. We do not say that
Henri travels upon Tilden's barl-not at
all-but we do say that Tilden, being unable
to carry his. own State, is out
of the question. To force HIM to the front
now Is to insure defeat. There is better
way. Thomas A. Hendricks solidiies his
party at hons. Indiana is for Hendricks
He is the peer of the foremost man named.
His craftsmanship is of the highest order.
He can carry Indiana in 1880. Indiana is
necessary to success. Seymour has said that
Hendricks can carry New York. 1t is well
not to mistake the situation. With Hen
bricks as the leader, the Democratic party
can win. 1t will not do to permit Henri
Watterson's damphoolism to insugurate de-
feat. Indiana is for Hendricks, and Indiana
is necessary to success.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-05-05
A SWindle.

A few days ago we received the following
dispatch:
TERRE HAUrE, April pa most diabolic al
swindi log scheme was exposed, yesterday, by
N. q. Bur a lawyer of this city. In which it is
alleged that cerlaln parties of BoOmue d,
Greene County, have been engaged, viz: Sell.
ing swamp lands and giving to pus chase rs
bogus abstracts of title, the lands so sold being
held and owned by other perk ons by virtue OF
title based upon patents from the United
States Government.
We referred the matter to our Bloomfield
cofrespondenr, and he returned ID US the
following reply:
BLOOMFIELD, Ind, April 26.-There is evil
IDENTIFY something iii this dispatch, for there
have been bogus abstracts of title to swamp
lands made in this County, and on which
money has been realized, and the abstracts
have been made by unknown parties. The
only way 10 get It the matter is by some one
bringing suit on one of those second titles.
There Is something rotten in denmark The
lands thus specialized in have been taken up
and patents issued for them by The Govern
ment, and the way those false abstracts have
the Government that no patents had ever
been issued, when in fact there had been and
were SO recorded. These LANDS were never put
on the market until within the past three
years.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-05-05

Ohio. but came with his parents to
Rising Sun, this State, In AZ.
and is now forty-four years old.
He is gentleman of fine presence, and his
private and political life is without blem-
ish. He was schooled at Greencsstle one
year, and at College Hill, o two years. He
is graduate of the Asbury Law School, He
is a very successful member of the bar, but
lives upon and manages a farm near Aurora,
Ind. He was Democratic member of the
Legislature, regular and special sessions, in
90. representing Dearborn County. He has
also represented Dearborn and Ohio Coun-
ties In the Senate, and held other very I'm
portant offices. The bill in the Senate TO
tax the capital stock OK State banks for city
and municipal purposes, is his. He also
drafted and championed the bill that passed
both Houses of the General Assembly in Ia
diana, advising the National Government to
give land TO soldiers upon warrants without
actual settlement. The bill was championed
by Holman, and carried in the Lower House
OF Congress, but lost in the Senate. Mr..
Gregg affiliated with the Democrats up to
1873. since which time he has been Green
hacker
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-05-05
The AMENDMENTS,

Constitutional amendment No. 1, recently
adopted by the people, WI ! apply to all city
and town elections which take place in this
State a week from to morrow. 1t requires a
residence in the Township of sixty days. and
in the Ward or Precinct of thirty days imme-
diateIy preceding the election, as a qualihca-
ton for voting.-Journal.
But tie question is sprung, did the amend.
ments receive a majority of all the votes
cast? Reports have IT that they did.
point. But the announcement has not
been made officially, and hence, legal
ly, IL Is not known that the
amendments have been adopted.
The Indianapolis News has suddenly
changed front. The law submitting the
amendments to a vote of the people was
opss -,- and t4grsntly vi0la!sd. In the es-
timation of the News such yic.etiops OF the
law are we'll enough, If they helped to adopt
the amendments, but now 1t seeks to make
the impression that it is exceedingly re-
gardtul Of law, and demands that the law
shall govern in the matter. If the law sub
hitting the amendents to vote OF the poo
pie was violated-and no halfway
decent newspaper in the State doubts it
then the vote, In any instance
where the violations were perpetrated,
ought to be thrown out. One part of the law
is as binding as the other. We believe in
conducting elections according to the law.
Violation OF election laws ought not TO be
tolerated, but the law submitting the amend
ments to a vote of the people was violated
and the News, with probably every Other
Republican paper in the State, apologized
for the violations, and have booted at the
idea that the Supreme Court should take any
notice of the crime In Maine, Garcelon
was denounced because he would not take
the violations of the election laws to the
Supreme Court. In Indiana men are de-
nounced because they would submit ques
tons relative to the violation OF cleo
ton laws to the Supreme Court, and
Republican papers do the denounciDf
IN both cases. Already the voters of the
State are In doubt about the amendments
One Republican paper. the Journal, declares
that the amendments are in force; the News
another Republican sheet. declares they are
not in force. Both papers Endorsed the VIC
lation OF the law by virtue OF which vote
was had upon the amendments. ManIfestly
the people ought TO know what their right,
are. Some one ought TO be able to speak au
thorstively upon the subj cot. and If 1t Is moi
done the probability is that good many
citizens will be disfranchised; for one thing
IL certain, those who believe with the Jour
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-05-05

In addition to the s25OOO spent by Senator
Voorhees, Exodus Committee, IL has out
standing debts amounting to several thousand
dollars more. The people foot the bills.-Jour-
nal.
The Chairman of the Republican State
Central Committee received very neat lit
tie slice Of the amount referred to. He
tripped il to Washington-staid several days
did not testify-pocketed the funds and
returned home. He was afterward sub
penaed; took another trip; testified on the
second trip; received some more funds and
returned. A brief story, but true and sig
nifcant