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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-12-15
PinnO PlAying Regulated by Law.

The London Globe says: The author
flies of Weimer are evidently consider
ate body. They have recently decreed
hatno person shall in any house within
their jurisdiction play piano while win
lows in the house are open under PEN
oltv Of two shillings. This is an appro.
priato regulation for the headquarters of
German literature. We have Professor
Teufalsdrol,h's authority for saying that
Germany is deep-thinking-set up ON
Eiqh to tell the world what o'clock it is.
Doubtless great deal Of this deep think
lug is done i'll the streets, as the late
President Lincoln's was; and whore the
streets were mostly narrow, as they are
in Wiener, serious cogitation is apt to be
much iulcrfered with by the sound of the
banging OF pianos ateycry third or fourth
house, who knows what magnificent
IDEAS, coniured up by the regulation Of
Goethes genius, may not have been
spoiled almost at birth, and SO lost to the
world by the thoughtless trumming Of
some pianist in II house with open win
dows? For the great author OF evil
helm Mcistcr' once lived in Wiener; so
did Schiller. So did Johann Won Herder,
the friend Of Goethe, and one OF the first
of German tinkcrs. But in their days
pianos were not. as they are now, to be
found in every house; and if the spinct or
harpsichord was much in use, it made
very little noise, as everybody who has
heard one knows. Otherwise even those
great men might not have given to the
world quite such great works rs they
produced So the new law in Wiener is
a useful one. In London we do not suf-
fer much, generally speaking, from the
playing Of pianos indoors. 1t is the
piano-playing ont of doors that troubles
us and troubles us great dead, too.
Everybody is acquainted with the tiend,
Of italian complexion, whose persistent
grinding at a gigantic box on wheels
Woducesa a diabolical thrumpingamong
scales which make thinking impossible,
and life temporarily a misery. And
must, at somo time or other,
have wished that au effective law could |
be appealed to against the tiend and his
like. Hitherto we have been powcrless
in dealing with him, he has prevailed.
BUTT ought to be possible to do some
thing in the spirit which has just mani
tested itself III the quaint German city
towards abolishing one Of the discomforts
Of tho worlds metropolis
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-12-15

4 gentleman returning from Europe
bought Il very handsome and expensive
shawl for his wife. 1t cost between
-, ,O00 and $3, 600, and he was naturally
dosirouo of avoiding the disagrccablc
necessity OF paying several hundred dol
lars more in the shape Of customs duty
On board the vessel was IN exceedingly
attractive lady, to whom, when they
were in sight Of land, he contided his di-
Icmma.
'Why my dear sir" she said naivcly,
that is no dilemma ut all. 1 will wear
the shawl ashore, and then no questions
will be asked,
The gentleman paida glowing tribute
to the wonderful fertility OF the feminine
mind and accepted the Offer The shawl
gI0ccd the lady's shoulders, and was
certainly very becoming. The trunks
were examined and passed with that mys-
yaious chalk mark, without which no
baggage can receive the bcnediction Of
Uncle Sam, and then the gentleman sa-
luted the lady, spoke Of the pleasure he
Ind enjoyed in her company, hoped they
would have the pleasure Of crossing the
ocean together again, and thon asked for
the shawl.
81 beg your pardon" she said, "but
what shawl do you refer to?"
He naturally answered:
"Why, the one you have on, to be
sure"
And why should I give you my
sbawl?" she inquired.
In Il word the dialogue waxed so warm
that she threatened to call policeman
unless he desisted, and, since he could
not legally claim the shawl without con-
yicting himself of deliberate attempt
to swindlc the Government, he was com
PEELED to leave with the fair stranger the
present which he had intended for his
wife,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-12-15
He Had EN- Coming.
Here is one of Master Johnnie's fables

Here is one of Master Johnnie's fables
in the San Francisco ArgonaW:
"And now lie tell you little story
wich Mister Gipple tole me, Once there
was revival of lidgion in the town
ware Mister Gipple KEEP glas ware
store, chiney and crockery, too. and
every boldly was goin wild with good,
no more swarm and drinkin whisky, and
fishin on Sunday, and steelin water
meluns. One day there was fek, r
tendin store for Mister Gipple, and
mitey good woman she cum with bible,
and she looked at the feller out of her
eyes, and then sed: Yung man do you
keep tho devine commandments?
"The feller was from Sacrymento and
dident kanow wat thum was, but he
spoke out reel quick, and said: yes
mum, we do, but the boss was tryin to
get EN- out of his way yesterday, and
while he was settin EN- aside he broke
every one of EN-. But We have got sum
better ones comm from San Francisco
you come in next week.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-12-15
A LOVERS QUERY.
Tel me tell me Gertie, true,
Do not do uot-dU not lie,
Can you-c9n you-cau you--can you
NLLnn L--mllLn MunnLin MINI

AmSe make pumpkin pie?
BOYS, don't be deceived. A girl who
will talk OF the climbs OF table, will,
after marriage, chase you around two
acre lot with Il rolling pin and Il rcgll-
lar kerosene conhagration in both eyes.
A MAINE school-teachcr captured
thirty-thnee cuds OF gum from her pupils
in one day, and it was 4 rainy day at
that Detroit Free Press. Most any
school-teacher can do that if she but
chews.
AN exchange speaks Of "a policeman
who shot Il drunken mau who tried to es-
cape in the hind leg The policeman is
to be commended. When drunken
man tries to escape in the hind leg he de-
serves to be shot.
WHEN 4 fellow goes ont Of a theater 10
see a man, he eats Il little burnt coffee
and dalways finds his man. When woman
looks under bed for man she never
thinks to eat any burnt coffee, and she
finds nobody.
AN exchange prints lengthy article
on Science at Breakfast" Valuable
space wasted. Science at breakfast is
getting away with four slices OF ham and
half dozen eggs while your riS-a-ciS is
unfolding his napkin.
A MAN in Iowa has been arrested for
assaulting his wife, and he waa found
guilty, even though it was shown that he
only stuffed her mouth full of putty
when he wanted to 80 TO sleep. Do we
men have no rights at all?
Jake the elevator" is inscribed on
the fence of an iowa meadow. A curious
traveller who climbed the fence discovered
III about ten seconds that the elevator is
OF dark brindle color, with q curl i'll the
middle Of his forehead.
"TRoUBLE has broken ont in Cork"
1t is generally under the cork where
trouble breaks out -NorrisiOJcHH HCy0id.
Many n somowing Homo Ruler realizes
that fact when he hears the corkscrew in
the little small hours beyond the twelve.
AHARD CASE. Major Dmnup-"Aw-
fly duh down here, isn't ii Miss AIaria?'
Miss Maria-"Do You think SO? Why
don't you 90, then! You're u bachelor
and have only yourself 10 please" Maj
Dunnup-"Only myself to please? You
don't know what a looscl difficult thing
that is to do. -
Ant little dreams the fond, adoring
mother as she tucks the clothes around
her curl y-headed darling, and calls her
husbands attention TO the intellectual
formation of his phrenologikOs, that some
day IN the dim shadowy future that boy,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-12-15
DraWing-ROOm Drinking,

1t has been whispered for some time
past that there was IN alarming increase
IN the use of strong drinks among the
educatedwomen of Great Britain. People
dlsbelieved these reports, but facts have
proven them TO he correct. LHboucherc
came out the other day with long ar-
tlcle on Drawing Room Drinking" in
which he describes a garden party, where
the lady Of the house was, if not help
hssIy, at all events, in a Girotle-Girofa
condition. The use of chloral leads to
much intemperance among the ladies OF
our own land.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-12-15

ceiycd by the Sumter Republican, It
was raised by Mr., $. p, Odom, of Doo,y
county, Ga, from plants furnished by
the National Agricultural Department.
He says the plants are now three years
old, in very healthy condition and
bearing proIusely, Mr., Odom i, salts
fed that tea raising could be made Il
success in this country, and Of great
profit, il the proper attention were given
:,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-12-15

A SERVANT in hotel was directed to
carry glass OF medicine TO a sick mau
and cocktail to man in the next
room. He put both glasses ON one tray,
and, visiting the sick man first, the lat
ter somehow took the cocktail for his
medicine, and then the waiter took the
medicine, which tasted like the very
mischief, to the other man, who took a
,piIg swallow of it, and then got up and
Nssphemed frightfully and kicked the
waiter down four flights of stains.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-12-15
] rose upon my elbow quietly, SO as to

make no noise, and looked over tho top
OF summer house near by on to tho
garden below. And there saw her.
She was on seat under the trees.
About her were four children, two boys
and two girls. They stood at her knees,
close together, watching her make a
chain of daisy flowers.
She had glown, but not mach; she was
still little maiden, and it was plain she
never would rank among big women
She was dressed in blue-a little blue
cloth cap perchod daintiIy upon her dain-
ty head, still poised like a queens upon
her shoulders, and n blue serge dress,
which fitted better, / noticed, than her
dresses used to do. Even from where I
was could see ber blue eyes flashing,
and that wonderful smile upon her face.
She was certainly prettier than OF old,
and she still looked like maiden step
| ped down from fairydom.
Wondering What the answer might be,
softly, hardly above Whisper / gently
called "Emw
But she, engaged with the daisy-chain
and her little ones, did not hear, and
paid no heed. So, smiling, called a
little louder--"Fm ~
But still she did not hear. The daisy
chain and little ones seemed to engross
al her thoughts, and my voice blew past
her with the wind
How would it do, thought, since she
WAS SO obstinately deaf, to rouse her by
she sbonlj see and her ewes if NOT brr
ears be opened.
,,,.,
WIN some Sucli l"hrY' was Just
@oon1 10 rise ana i'''ruae hiy5eii upon
her presence "ne4 l H"leeu 'lle lSufe
oi " man comm coiIins GOWN 'lc =, patl' ,
hau no ""i 'c'loll 10 'i'HIFeh witness
nB our meeting, thoNSh could have
spared even 'N'n'' p,.I" tl'ird party any
ne a stranger, qua not want. 80
Walted untu ne should he gone
lie was " Young man, gentleman
beyond dollot, ana Boou-iooKlh@' lilS
was imr young lace, lie had promlS-
ing mu5tachc, which he tended with one |
hand; and he was smoking a mighty |
mccrchaum.
etnm,rd Iepniu~ with one hand mon tho
,,osy.oroor v7,NI {rboro was she with
%oh, Jaisy.chcin and children ot her
Knees
Inst rs I THOUGHT he would.surely be
ron,;ro mn Le Voultel Eohil% over the
,yoII AND while T watrLod with aucry
eve, ron 70 her from behind. drew her
Laod harJ, 70 him and Kissed her twice
or tInice nnon In, Ijus
The blood boiled within my veins. I
dld not doubt that tins was dastar,uJ
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-12-15
HUM0RS OF THE DAY.
Bald heads never dive.

BALD heads never dye.
USUALLY the coarser base voice is
the finer it is
A POPULAR paper is like toper's nose
1t will be read.
WHEN your opponent calls you a liar
let him have the floor.
That man that says that that that that
that man used was correct, tells false
hood.
A GREAT many men are cottage-built;
that is to say they have but one story.
And they are for ever telling it,
A POOR dentist of Kokomo wears for.
cops to keep him warm. A pair of draw.
ers, you know. --K0homO lribmc.
.REBEccA: Yes; when a young lady
goes crazy over dancing, we think sho
could consistently be called hopping
mad.
"PEorLE should always marry their
opposites.' Yes, one of the marrying
parties ought to be man and the other
a woman.
WHEN the editors wife gets new
dress on the strength Of dry goods adj
vertisement might it not properly be
called her address?
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-12-15
Queen Yicioria's Reign.

Very remarkable changes have taken
place during the forty-two years reign Of
Queen Victoria. She has outliyed 10y
several wears every Bishop and every
Judge wi hom she found seated on those
henchcs in England, Scotland, and Ire
land. She has witnessed the funeral of
every Premier who has served under
her. except Lord Benconstield and Mr..
Gladstone. Not single Cabinet Min
ister Of her uncle and predecessors days
now survives: and Of those who held in
fcrior Offices under her first and fayorlte
Premier Lord Melbourne, there can be
found among the living only Lord Hall
fax nhcn Mr. Charles Wood and Lord
Howick now Lord Grey. OF the mem
hers Of the PIivy Council who sat IN
,Tunc 1877. to administer to her the oaths,
only four survive. She has recclT2d the
homage Of four Archbishops OF Cantor-
bury. of rour Archbishops Of York, and
of i've Bishops of Chichester, Lichiield,
and Durham successfully. She has filled
each OF the three Chief Justiceships
twice at least; she has received the adj
dresses of four successive Speakers OF the
House Of Commons; she has entrusted
The Great Seal OF the Kingdom to no
fover than nine different Lord Chan
ccllors: and she has commissioned eight
successive Premiers to form no fewer
than thirteen different administrations.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-12-15
Statistics Of Immigration.

Up to 1920 no statistics Of imM gra-
tlonlntO this country were kept officially,
but the numbers were trivial, only 1886
foreign immigrants being reported for
that year. In 1880 the number was %.
300; III lSlO $1,000; 1912, lOi, 500; 1850,
800, 900; 1854, I27,S0O That was the
maximum number for nearly 20 years
| In 1850 and 1888, the number was but
about 2OO, COO each; it rose TO 25l 900 in
1857; 1873, $40 in 1860; i'll 1861 and 1862,
for the Obvious reason that our war WIS
II deterrent, fell to $1,000; the labor
| demand 50 far Ovcrcame this that the
number arose to 100000 in 1863, I93,iOO
in 1864, and 2i0, ,OOOin 1865. From 1869
TO 1873, during the term Of postwar pa
per prosperity, when labor was im-
mcnscly in demand, immigration was
heavy, reaching the highest figure in
1S73-ij0, 500. 1t fell to BIB, 900 in lS7L
227, 900 in 1870 170,OOO in 1876 li2,O0D
in 1877, l3S, 900 in 1878, but trooc to 49,
600 in 1879, and was, Of course, very
much increased in 1850 England and
Ireland tubmg 1873 ii, q standmdl send
about onc-third-Ij2, 600 out Of i6O,Olo.
1t may surprise most readers, however,
to know that those two countries send
about an equal number, and that in 1872,
1873. and 1868 Engluudacutmore than
Ireland. Thus, for 1879 2IOOO imnl-
grants were of English nationality and
%. 600 were Irish Scotland contributed
l3, 900 in 1873. Germany sends nearly
a, many as ENGLAND and Ireland COM
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-12-15
SOU HERN NEWS.

soon in Little Rock.
The Libby prison, in Richmond, Va.
has been sold for $1,000, and will be useG
as tobacco factory.
The survey of the Savannah river ha,
been completed, and the estimated cost
Of improvement is $4,000.
\ farmer in pickcns county, Ala, hu
made Ia gallons Of molasscs from les.
than half an acre of sugar cane.
Gov. Wilt, of Louisiana, has ordered
the planters to take care of their owl
levees, as the State is unable to make III,
necessary repairs,
Mrs. Catherine Coycncy, of New Or
leans, was bitten by black setter dog il
August and She died Tuesday Of hydro
phobia, She was seyenty-two years old
c, A. Pcyton, Il negro Of M2mphis
was sentenced to one years impri,on
mcnt in the pcnitcntiary Wednesday fol
marrying Lcyinia Washington, white
woman.
Mrs. Cbgnip ofCborI..,or : G. rro.
scntcd Il petition to the City Council of
Charleston against DiouorIiccp.cs II wa.
sioncd by : eco ncr.ons
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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-12-15

hi't'' i'hh -li''i'A'
There is np table Of the average dura-
tiuu ug fortunes; but the statistics Of
| business failures In tLs country since
1866 show that the average gcorIiI fail
urcs ranged from ! iu lG3 in the year
| 1871 TO / I'M r. in 1876. How mny bust
ness men i'm % thousand fail, once or
more, during their business lifetime,
cannot learn. The proportion used to
| I'VE estimated for New EpaIpud at 81 per
| cent That is probably TOO hiph a tig.
urc for the busiur,s Of to.day. conduct
ed. as il is. mou much shorter credits
than Formerly But fhr pronortion Of
traders who fpil is mob9blv NOT lower
than r. per cent Of thr whole number
How many Of our people live upon
their invested mcnusg I'm 1866 our in
comp-iay returns showed m 900 in
comes OF 5000 per wear and over and
5000. OO0 incomes of less than $500. But
these were not incomes from capital
they were mostly earnings or wages.
Probably not one in hundred of these
smalIcrIucomcs. mduot over lOperccnt.
Of the incomes over $500. represented
the interest upon investments. In
France. ten wears later, the census re-
turned no less than 100000 people,
ToHijD'y who live entirely upon their
invested means. In 1877 $500, coo Of
people, onc-tilth Of the population. were
enrolled as rcutcs-holicrs or savings
banks dcpositors but it must be added
that the savings banks do not often fail
in France, and that sooner or later they
are ant to fail with us. Most of these
deposits are small ones. But no less
than ,. .OOO, 900 Of the French can say
with Pctalrch, P,ur0 Hcd aDta Hiihi g.:
II is little enough, but it will do for
me-"
Thus. in spite of the resources of the
country, in spite Of the almost universal
search for wealth, and in suite of the
fact that we have u nrpat many rich
men at any given time. We still do
not have LARGE class Of permanently
rich men: We do not even have. like the
French. IL large class OF persons who
have permanent thoueh small COM
pctnncc. The rich Americans wealth
Is extremely Volatile: in nine cases ont
of ten if il "rairy cold The old
landowners form the chief execution
les where the increase Of values has
been orcnt
Rut if our class Of permanently
wealthy people is small. SO also is our
class Of destitute pcoplo. We are fortu-
nate in having no such immense and
harmful iueouaIity OF fortunes rs we see
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-12-15
AFTER a holiday the rabbi accosted a

AFTER a holidaG the rabbi accostad n
bright-cyed little daughter OF Judah "
with the inquiry: "Why were you not
III the synagogue yesterday" After
twisting in her mouth for some moments
the end of obviously clean apology for
pocket handkerchief, Rebecca, with
downcast look, replied: Because my
hat was not clean, sir Not clean?'
said the rabbi, somewhat sternly: Don't
YOU know that God cares not for outward
appearances? that He looks to that which
is Of infinitely more importance-that
which is within?' But quickly in-
terrupted the seyen-year-old matron,
as perfect solution of the difficulty,
the lining WIS dirty, too. And that
settled the controversy without further
argument. -Harpcr's .HaGa:iRe.
NINETEEN men out of twenty can pull
n shotgun toward them by the muzzle,
and go their way in good health, but the
twentieth man always happens to be a
citizen whoss loss is deplored by whole
community.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-12-15

81 AssURB..you, gentlemen said the
convict upon entering the prison, that
the place has sought me, and not the
place. Ny own affairs really demand all
my time and attention, and may truly
say that my selection to ill this position
was an entire surprise. Had l consulted
my own interest / should have perempt-
orily declined to serve, but as / am i'll
the hands of my friends see no other
course but to submit And he submit
ted. boston transcript
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-12-15
Provoking Typographical Blundcrs.

iV'Nh'hS IH'S HiAi' APi'ihNl ~
There is no better field for au Amusing
article than the subject Of tyuoormhicgi
errors. Not long since one Of thc rdi-
tors Of the RcDuLEc0,l wrote: "Seroul-
". to moIlifv the later Southern clement
which could not stomach two Iowa,
records on the ticket, and thirdly. the in
dispcnsabcncss OF barrel 10 meet fine
absolute necessity there was of carrying
indiana" and il came barl, to Inn in tine
following shape: 'Sccondly. 10 molifv
the later Southern clements, whichcould
NOT have stomachcd two L,10i ,ror,iy ON
tine ticket, and thirdly. the indispcnsu-
blencss of bOtrcI to meet the absolute
necessity there was Of coaqLi,,g U,rdi-
cine"
Recently in an editorial article the
words "forloln hope" were transformed
into 'Iusome home This is almost us
ludicrous as "sympathizcrs Of the pco-
pie appearing in proof as ''syrup-eatcrs
Of the people" and "subscrying' being
set up as "scrab servelency." or mat
ms i'm IA rhIrTb notice uDDpurinp no
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-12-15

SOMEBODY notes that love is more in
teresting than marriage, for the same
reason that romance is more enticing
than history.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-12-15

And so on. The children looking on
at what was new experience TO them.
What mattered? They would have to
learn themselves some day, though they
were beginning early. And II had to
listen to it ALL
| have not seen her since. For some
cause her happiness stuck III my throat,
and ! left Ryde that evening. may
never see her again. Ere this, doubtless,
she is anothcr's wife. But when | think
of her. even to this hour, it is as My Lit
tie Sweetheart
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1880-01-01
the Treatment or Horses.
PHILADELPHIA Record.l

Every owner OF q valuable driving horse,
or even q working horse, should thoroughly
undel stand the disposition OF his horse %
well as know how to take care Of the animal
Such Information the owner of o horse, We
repeat, shouid invariably possess. whether he
does the work Of taking care Of the horse OF
has others to do 1t for him. It IL we'll known
that horses have dispositions peculiar q
themselves: and they must be treated %
cordlnely, el.a the animal will lose in con.
dition and therefore become le1 able to Per
form the service assigned 1t. We havo some
intelligent horsemen in this city who pro
fess to know all about horses, especially theil
own. But We were not surprised to ind one
of these gentlemen, . few days ago, Who
could not even tell how much food and VateI
q horse ought to consume from day to day In
order to keep the animal In good health and
do labor to the hes. possible advantage. Too
much food and water given irreguierly doe
more harm than too little food and water
given TO the horse regularly. The horse, IN
der the former neglect Of good care, becomes
ley, inactive, and - apt 70 stumble from
latter treatment loses In oondilI6n aad De.
comes feeble from wait OF nour1shmsnt. III
owner of the horse that gets too little food 4
not % apt to Be preyed upon BY the feed
dea'er q he Ii to Be cheated By his unfAith.
fol groom. The horse that gets too much
food and water irresularly u usually cared
for both by the owner and the memberS o.
the family when he u absent, and u Of coursl
neglected.