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Tho hazardness ot It. Wliatever sort OF Il trout
row IT y. 1t ls thnt hard 10 keep up, an tle
eye q Earap Is tln!t i'xed on yo" tl'at, T. i
the sselooc,lless al'a prly;isl!un Of alG 6ack;
beea ii the ,l IaiI;et2' ; wly, l'ye Gsfn, , il Is
nany panHItln1es ~ t!at Old !,k ct
isn't what II was, was tint l.rat ai,d trim
onct rs tile eyea Of tho front row III the stnlls
wns always lll!D0n nc; though mover, ~ tha
'0le G91lrsa Df her spallK!Ga kcreer, ilns JeMt-
,!n l,. l!SynnS t$ynn cast Ill Ut Tic golden Kids US
Ti,s "oie tluk Of q Dlanstnl" " alluded to, I
nced hardly sny, Ia Mr..
L. l.. BLANCHARD,
who, for years whereof the memory of play
1'ishe:l old prury Lime with IT, Ea!.tomimc.
isaoM s s's stra,sa S sss ssa9o S in y IL lfe hie
being u recital af how. IN his salusl !lays, fe
Cnyent t;ar.Iyn Theatre. and remained u, In
voluntary prlAol,nr lhore for nIiletceh hours.
On u gcr{a!n unlucky Friday. III, November.
lBS5, there was consultation In the rooia Of
inta req1,lsltlon tor tho Forthcoming pat,tt-
1ntmu sU1nu mechanical cahtrtvD.lEes which
lad Erlcel Tie pa!lton.lsI,es 0t former geia-
erAts0N. Tho task VI soliciting what WAS
yo,llig D1anchar.l, wllO received special In.
structlons to look ollt Tor Il certain animated
peacock" TIN xuRluus young man under.
to0k this labor ut once, RiM IT WIS during nh
exploration for lhls wonderful bird that tho
cnntllo went out, Ai.Q Init hin o prlsoner III
tbs Inbyrinthia,l passages beneath Covcnt
Garden,
AtrnED THOMPSON,
tho present editor Ut Pun, aid an old tho
atrical manager, contributes n story rcslcet-
lnK. a hUurtless yOunE actress whose only
desire was to be C0tlguGrinK, cost II 10 others
what 1t might. Ilur Nnty tlesir0 wuA triumph
fDr her beAnty,-Iter only satisfaction, tho
l,eArts might bleed. !0ttier, natures waists ~
grief; bur, II tlloy hlua for l.er, her pride
,YAH all tho grentar; II they w!istetl bcHeAth
| ller glance, her arrogance Wnu!ll b0 thu more
roplcte.-A[r. l'lHnnpso,,'s description pf tho
Hucna ut II SpaHfsti huft-hEht, thnllKh per-
llults not so gFaplIlu rs AleXuharU Dunlas' ur
TheopALlo Uautier's, IL spIeudldly written.
TnOLE,
tho comedian, follows Mr, Thompson's
"Crlnlsul, l'etals" will! un account OF how
lie ollcD escapetl q testimonial. 1n0lv WAs
about luaeiuR E!tlnbMrg fur London. when
the SeOtell company ltternlnet! tu entertain
him ut b supper, ulti pTGsuHt him With SOME
little artlcln OF. value, In token OF tllHlr
friendship, hut thu Hellvn,y was disclosed
10 the Intended rpcIpltnt before 1t ought to
have bcsl,. through thg @ inaAvgItcnce 2 9f Que
Ioofe, Sti.at 'iiett EdiliLurg without any
Testimonial, though l an sure that i CARRIED
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INDIANA.
Pun UDFEHStb1t.

Omcin1 Vote Of ato State for President
and Governor,
, 1880-11-29

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lpAve overy acfghborhood ms soon MS Hop 11t-
tgcB urrtyB.
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tint, jax3.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-09-02
Cold Air Fruit Curing.

The California Mountain Messenger
reports an interesting experiment in fruit
curing lately made at Placerville foun-
dry. About peck of sliced apples were
placed in sieve and subjected to cool
air blast for three and half hours in the
cupola OF the foundry, and the fruit is
reported to have been completely and
beautifully cured by the treatment, re-
naming soft and without the slightest
discoloration. The cured fruit showed
none of the harsh, stiff dryness which
results from hot curing, the cold blast
completely freeing the fruit from excess
of moisture, with no possibility OF burn
ing or shriveling it. The Messenger
says: Compared with our sun drying,
it effects a great saving of expense, atten-
ton, and risk. Anybody who can COM
mand or devise strong blast of cold air,
can dry fruit in superior-we might
say perfect manner, without being de-
pendent on the weather and waiting on
the slow process of sun drying, and with
out the most expensive resort to fuel and
the risk of overheating."
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-09-02
A HindOO Hercules.

An entertainment OF novel character
was lately given at the house OF MIR.
Morarjee Goculdus, at Bombay; who III
vited large number OF guests to wit
ness some extraordinary feats of strength
on the part of the celebrated Deccan
athlete, Barbajee Tulsiram. The com
pany, which included many of the lead
ing inhabitants Of the city, sat in semi
circle, at either point of which were
placed pretty little native boys arrayed
in brilliant and costly apparel. The
picturesque dresses of the native ladies
who were present, the white robes of
the Parsee gentlemen, and the gay col
ors of Hindoo attire had remarkably
fine effect when seen in conjunction with
the beautiful surroundings. After some
preliminaries in the way of handing
round for inspection the material with
which he intended to perform, and hav-
ing satisfied the company that there was
no deception, the athlete, tall, soldier
ly man, some 27 years of age, and with
magnificent development OF muscle,
proceeded to crush number of cowries
between the palms of his hands. He
completely ground them to powder in
this manner, uttering during the process
sharp, shrill cries, which were probably
intended to express the magnitude of
his exertions. Then the performer
placed cocoanut upon the head of q
boy, and, with what appeared to be a
fearful blow, broke the nut in pieces
and scattered the milk in all directions,
without, strange to say hurting the boy
in any way. The next feat was break
ing stout coil rope by simply pulling
i. One of the most extraordinary parts
of the performance was the following
The athlete placed a betal leaf between
two of his fingers and then, by pressing
the fingers together, cut the leaf so as
to throw the upper part several feet
high. But the most startling feat was
the breaking of stone laid on his chest.
The man lay down at full length on
some chairs, and huge stone, weighing
four Bengal maunds, was placed on his
chest, which was simply covered by a
thin tunic. Two men then struck the
stone some tremendous blows with
neaVY nitllners, duo, hller oue VI tWo
attempts, the block rolled off the mans
chest in two pieces. He next made sew
eral attempts to break cocoanut with
handkerchief. His mode of procedure
in this case was to roll the handkerchief
tightly in the shape of q ball, and then
to throw the ball upon the nut. Pull
ing piece of sugm-cane into two exact
ly at the joint, and bending thick iron
plate, were among other feats per-
formed. The company then went out
on the balcony, where the athlete out a
sugar-cane so as to throw up piece
thereof 1000 feet high. 1t was done
thus: A man held ont cimitar with
the edge downward, and Barbajee struck
the cane upward against the edge of the
sword, the piece thus cut off flying a
great distance into the air. This
brought the performance to close, and
the performer was then presented will
handsome shawl.-NcD York World
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-09-02
Women and War.

Alate essayist notices in the teaching
of history that whenever women have
led the rulers of men their "voice is still
for war" 1t may not be true that in
1870 the Empress Eugene observed,
"This is my war;" but, if the story is
we'll founded, she certainly was not the
first lady who, with light heart, sent
men to battle and to death. Nor can it
be said that the infuenceof women-and
it was then softenened the horrors
of the first French revolution, nor is
Nihilism less ferocious because ladies
are among its agents. These arc not
arguments, he added, against granting
household suffrage to women rate
payers, but they constitute some reply to
those who contend that women in poll
tics will, like the fine arts, "soften our
manners and not permit them to be
fierce"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-09-02
He Was Not q Policeman.

The other night two rough-looking GUS
toners got into quarrel about half-past
twelve o'clock on the corner of Calves
ton street. They were both bad men
who, ordinarily, did not know what fear
was. but they knew each others prowess,
and hence each was unwilling to bring on
the conflict. They were the two hardest
cases on Galveston island They walked
around each like two lions, gritting their
teeth, with their fists doubled up, and
muttering curses. Aman in dark clothes
was standing near the lamp-post, quietly
watching the progress of events.
"If it wasn't for that policeman there
I'd have your hearts blood, said one,
edging up closer to his antagonist and
gritting his teeth.
Your lips would be closed in death
now if it was not for that same police
man, said the other, glaring like tiger.
"Gentlemen, l am no policeman, am
Just looking on" said the spectator
The two gladiators drew closer to the
man to satisfy themselves that they could
rend each other unmolested. The man
smiled and said; "Sail in gentlemen,
| won't hurt you.
Having satisfied themselves that the
spectator was harmless, timid man, one
Of the gladiators reached out from the
shoulder and sent the amazed third party
reeling into to the street.
"Hit him agin, jimmy" yelled the
second ruiiian, planting well directed
kick that lifted the flying man off the
ground.
The spectator ran off like turkey, and
finally made his escape, although closely
pursued by the two deadly enemies.
When explaining to his friends how he
came by the black eye, the victim tells
very different story, and deprecating
the inefiiciency of the Galveston police,
says he shall regret to the last day of his
life that he did not have the legal author
ity to arrest the rutlians, and take them
both TO jail.-Galveston NeDs.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-09-02
Cemeteries.

The old system Of cutting cemetery
grounds into small lots surrounded by
hedges bids fair to pass away entirely.
All over the country the park landscape
or lawn system is gaining favor. 1t con-
sists in u series of plantations Of shrubs
and trees, so arranged that the effect OF
the entire cemetery, from the main
drives, is that of an extensive paraik,
evidence of existing burial grounds be-
ing shut off by foliage. OF course, in
this system, the hedge-and-fence mon
strosity finds no place. Vaults OF cata-
combs are excavated in the hillsides,
and memorial buildings OF all kinds
erected in retired hooks. More land is
required for this arrangement, but its
attractive, rural character seems to COM
mend it to all.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-09-02
.vvtTEEr MINUTES 70 sPARE.~
By HALLE @. YOUNG.

O youth, In life's bright, rosy morn,
whilst sunbeams gid thy way
And thoughts intense within thee burn,
Be mindful Of to-day
The present thou mayst claim for thine
The futures dream most fair
Think twice ere thou dost squander, the
Thy "fifteen minutes to spare"
And, should comrade say to thee:
Gwen shun the narrow way,
And eat, and drink, and merry he,
For tomorrow we'll away"
Turn thou at once, the tempter scorn
Who spreads for thee a snare;
Touch not, nor taste, but be man
In "thy fifteen minutes to spare"
There are treasures scattered on the pla
That await searching hand,
And coral wreaths in the billowy main
And grains of gold in the sand
There are gems Of learning snuRly hid
And bright thoughts, here and there
That may be thine TO revel amid
In thy "fifteen minutes to spare
The transient rain-drops Of day
Help make the sparkling rill,
And II, In turn, doth haste away
To help old ocean All.
II thou wouldst wear starry crown
Mid angel bands up there,
Then earn the jewels, one by one,
In thy "fifteen minutes to spare
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-09-02
AT Mckinney, Texas, colored woman

AT Mckinney, Texas, a colored woman
named Sukey Hunt, reported to be l40
years old, was buried last Sunday. She
was the mother of nineteen children.
While nursing her sixteenth child she
sucked Ears. Hunt, of Weatherford, who
is said to he in her seventy-eighth year.
Aunt Sukey died on the premises OF
Judge Andrews, of Mckinney, on whose
charity the old forsaken colored woman
had lived for the past ten years. She
was so bent with age that she was buried,
MS it were, in sitting posture, it being
impossible to strighten her back and
limbs. She was in full possession of her
faculties to the last.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-09-02

"WE don't want all this, we don't
want it, said an attorney over in the
court house in Boston the other day to a
valuable old lady on the witness stand;
ait is irrelevant" But the witness paid
no heed and talked on, finishing with:
"There, you've got it, whether you want
it or not. and it isn't irreverent either.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-09-02

FAMOUS Judge came late TO cours
One day in busy season;
whereat his clerk, in great surprise,
Inquired Of him the reason. .s
"a child was born" his Honor said,
"And I'm the happy sire"
"An infant Judge?" "Oh, no." sd h
"As vet he's but crier."
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-09-02

A DOCTOR says that men catch cold
through their ankles but the Chicago
Tribune thinks they wouldn't il they
looked after their own ankles - anI-
iously q they look after pretty girls.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-09-02

A MAN was once asked how he and his
wife got along with so little friction IN
the family machinery. "Well,' said
he. "when we were first married we
both wanted our own way. l wanted to
sleep ON linen sheets, my wife preterlng
cotton, and we could not agree. Finally
we talked the matter over, and came to
the conclusion that it was un-Chr1stlan
TO live in constant pickering; so we
compromised on linen, and have got
along all night ever since. "gT
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-09-02

ONE swallow makes no summer but
one day with the Thermometer w deg.
in the shade exercises more influence IN
that direction than square acre OF
gwallowa .t.t'.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-09-02

The timber and lumber business in
Georgia will amount this year to 3O0,-
900, 900 feet, and will exceed %, 900, 0O0
year.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-09-02

In the seven years Of the Revolu
tionary war Great Britain sent to America
about IL, 900 soldiers and $4,000 sea.
men. The forces raised by the United
States during the same period eoui0 "a
Of about 232, 900 sContusntekso' so'eo
and $4,000 militia s.sss,r ~ set
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-09-02

"Mraear, a,sa sda dasGnlsi N sidgs mA.rdn .
her daughter. Ma dra, 4" 4. very xsmssr young
people to be throwing kisses ss eacn
other" "Why 20, mamma I'm SURE
they don't hurt, even il they do hit"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-06-30
Whist

It has been said that every one thinks
he can drive, and most persons think
they can play whist. It seems to the
uninitiated so simple for four people to
sit down at table and each to play
thirteen cards. These guileless folk may
be ignorant of the leads, they may have
never studied the pages of Cavendish;
they afford no information to their part
ner; yet they seldom, in private life,
scruple to cut in and spoil table. They
look upon whist as they look upon
round game-not a thing to be studied
seriously, because with good cards one
wins, AMI with bad cards one loses. To
read up the subject attentively seems
beneath them; whist with them is
game, not science. How often do we
hear men saying, I am very fond of
taking hand at whist, but I can't be
bothered about the rules, and all that!"
Why cannot they be bothered? What
would they think of a man who said he
was very fond of hunting, but who
couldn't be bothered about learning to
ride; or of man who boated, but
couldn't be bothered about learning to
row; or who played cricket. rackets,
lawn-tennis, but couldn't be bothered
to learn the game? Why do they play
whist week after week, yet systemati-
cally refuse to study the subiect2 To
be first class whist-pIayer is gift, and
few there be who possess it; but any
one not born fool can, by few weeks
study, SO far instruct himself in the
game as to acquire the recognized rules
to know what cards to lead. what to
play second hand, what to return to his
partner and how to deal with trumps.
Whist has it's laws, like mathematics or
political economy, and man has no
more chance of playing a rubber cor
rectly without reading them up than he
has of writing an article on the currency
without knowing something of political
economy, or of working out problem
without being acquainted With geome-
trY,-LOndO7l SOcjetu,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-06-30
Campaign Notes.

GARFIELD and Arthur clubs are
organizing in every city and enterprising
village. A marked degree of enthusi-
asm, strengthened by hearty upheaval
OF public sentiment, peryades every
meeting.
The rejection of Tilden and the nomi-
nation of Hancock by the Democratic
convention illustrate how little belief the
Democracy really have in the cry of
q fraud . with regard to the last presi-
dental election, which they have been
uttering on all occasions since. IF they
really believed that Tilden was honestly
elected and that he was fraudulently de-
prived Of his seat, why did they not re-
nominate him, and go before the people
On that issue? They know that he
would have accepted the nomination.
Notwithstanding his letter. The fact is
that they knew it was almost certain
defeat to go to the country on any such
issue. Their course is practical aban-
donment of the "fraud'' cry.
The New York World, the leading
Democratic paper of this country, warns
It's partisan contemporaries that the
work of throwing mud upon Gen. Gar
field, which they have been SO vigor-
ously prosecuting since his nomination,
will have no other effect than to disgust
the intelligent public. The Boston
Herald, an Independent paper, presumes
that it's Democratic contemporaries
really believe Garfield an honest man, in
spite of their mud throwing, and declares
that, while it has no party prejudice in
his favor, it considers him one of the
most honest, liberal and patriotic men in
congress-. This and similar testimony
to Garfield's purity of character from
opposition papers is sufficient answer
to the silly, yet malignant stories against
him.
DEMOCRATIC papers have always ex-
pressed great regard for the character
and opinions of Judge Jeremiah Black,
but just now they are careful not to
quote Blacks letter expressing his entire
confidence In the integrity of Gen. Gar
field and his innocence of any corrupt
connection with or knowledge of the
Credit Mobilier business. This letter is
the more important because it was writ
ten after a careful examination of the
matter and a personal interview with the
general, and is from the stand of a
political opponent. It is safe to say that
had the letter stated the opposite of
what it does it would have, long ere this,
been published in every Democratic
paper In the country as conclusive evil
dence of their charges against the Re-
publican candidate. There is no stronger
personal testimony to the integrity of
Gen. Garfield than has been uttered by
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-06-30

that sighed among the mullen stalks,
and came heavy laden with the deli
cious odor of hen roosts and pig styes.
The last lingering rays of the setting
sun, glancing from the brass buttons of
solitary horseman, shone through a
knot hole in the hog pen, full in SAILS
face, dyeing her hair with an orange
peel hue, and showing off my thread
bare coat to bad advantageous of
my arms was around SAILS waist,
my hand resting on tine small of her
back--she was toying with my auburn
locks of jet-black hue-she was almost
gone, and was ditto. She looked like
a grasshopper dying with the hiccoughs,
with Goldfish ball. e.
"Sal," says I, in voice musical as
the notes of dying swan, "win you
have meP"
She turned her eyes heavenward,
clasped me by the hand, had an attact
of the heaves and blind staggers, and,
with sigh that drew her shoe-strings
to her palate, said "Yesl" She gave
clear out then and squatted in my lap.
I Rugged her until / broke my sus-
penders, and her breath smelt of onions
which she had eaten the week before.
Well, to make long story short, she
set the day, and we practiced for four
weeks every night how we would walk
into the room to be married, till we got
SO we could walk as graceful as couple
of Muscovy ducks.
The night, the company, and the
minister came, the signal was given,
and arm in arm we marched through
the crowded hall. We were just enter
ing the parlor door, when down went
kerslap ON the oilcloth, pulling Sal af-
ter me. Some cussed fellow dropped
banana skin on the floor, and foored
me. It split an awful hole in my cassi-
meres. It was too late to back out, so
we marched in and were spliced, and
taking seat watched the kissing the
bride operation. My groomsman kissed
her till I jumped up to take a slice,
when, oh horror little 6-year-old imp
had crawled behind me, and had pinned
my coat to the chair, and in jumping up
I again fell sprawling on the floor, to
the admiration of the astonished multi
tude. I was finally put to bed and
there all my troubles ended. Good
night.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-06-30
A Sensational Item.
TFrom the San Francisco Post.

the San Francisco POST
The other afternoon, just as the
thunder of our new lightning press be-
gan its private earthquake liz the bace-
ment, youth of about 10 summers,
painting and exhausted, rushed into the
Office and gasped, as he held up paper:
''Here you are-red hot-I'm in time,
amt I ?"
"Too late to get anything in this
issue-forms have all gone down." re-
piled the urbane manager. "Anything
importantly"
"Weil, ] should thinkso. We wouldn' t
have it left out for anything. Every
body will be looking for it."
"Indeed Something remarkable hap
pened? Whole family murdered ? City
Hall on fre?'
ooh, no little thing like that This is
something immense" How much would
it cost mister, to stop the press?'
"About $1,000" said the manager,
getting excited.
II don't think we've got that much in
the treasury said the boy, thoughtful
ly; "but it really ought to be done.
Us it anything very pressing said
the manager, winking at the book
keeper; "perhaps we could get out an
extra"
"Ah! that's just the thing-now
you've struck it. You see we played the
last game of the juvenile championship
series to-day, and the Yellhalds-that's
our fellows-beat the Greenknees by
fourteen runs-here's the official score. %
And proudly handing over the record,
he hurried home, to shake enough out of
his savings bank to buy four copies.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-06-30
Longstreet as a Country Postmaster.

re-. a. Sala in London Telegraph
Not many months ago an English
visitor to the United States happened to
find himself passing through a little
town in Georgia, to which he had left
instructions that his letters should be adj
dressed. The stranger repaired to the
humble postoffice, situated in a wooden
building, through the fimsy roof of
which the vertical sun of the south beat
with almost uninterrupted intensity, and,
mentioning his name, asked through the
narrow wicket whether any letters
awaited him. In the interior of the little
Office was seated a grave, elderly man,
with a long white beard, and with a
paralyzed, or, at any rate, helpless right
arm hanging feebly by his side. His
face, air and manner seemed to betoken
that he had known better times and had
been familiar with the experiences of a
stormy life. AS Gen. Longstreet, for
he was the postmaster referred to-, rose
from his seat and thrust his left hand
into a pigeon-hole to search for the letters
inquired after by his visitor, it flashed
through the mind of the Englishman
that he had seen a photograph of the re-
markable man in whose presenceh he found
himself. A few sympathetic questions
drew from Gen. Longstreet the avowal
that ne had, nearly twenty years ago,
been commander of division in the
army OF Gen. Robert E. Lee.