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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-05-20
Changes OF Life.

Change is the common feature OF 80
ciety-oi all life.
The world is like magic lantern, or
the emitting scenes of panorama. len
years convert the population OF schools
into men and women, the young into
fathers and matrons, make and mar for
tunes, and bury the last generation but
one.
Twenty years convert infants into
lovers, fathers and mothers, decide mems
fortunes and distinctions, convert active
men and women into crawling drivelers,
and bury all preceding generations.
Thirty years raise an active generation
from nOnenity, change fascinating beau
ties into bearable old women, convert
lovers into grandfathers, and bury the
active generation, or reduce them 10 de-
crepitude and imbecility. .
Forty years, alas! change the lace OF
all society. Infants are growing old, the
bloom of youth and beauty has passed
away, two active generations have been
swept from the stag of life; names once
cherished are forgotten, unsupported
CauuluhttS Jul IdhC nav oso's
the exhaustless womb of nature.
And in fifty years-mature, ripe fifty
YEARS. half century-what tremendous
changes occur. How Time writes her
sublime wrinkles everywhere, in rock,
river, forest, cities, villages, hamlets, in
the nature Of man and the destinies and
aspects of all civilized society.
Let us pass on to eighty years-and
what do we desire and see in the world
to comfort us? Our parents are gone
our children have passed away from us
into all parts OF the world to fight the
grim and desperate battle of life: Our
old friends-where are tEey2 We be-
hold world of which we know nothing
and to which we are unknown. We
weep for the generations long gone by
for lovers, for parents, for children, fol
friends in the grave. We see everything
turned upside down BY the tickle hand
of fortune and the absolute despotism
Of Time. In q word, we behold the
vanity of life, and arc quite ready tt
lay down the poor burden and b gone
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-05-20
gas Good as Old Wheat"


The Elizabeth City On. c. neighbor-
hood is in a state of great excitement
over the recent sensational elopcment
and marriage of gushing young couple.
Jonathan Ivy has for some time been
counting the handsome daughter of a
respected and well-to-do citizen. The
Young girl name was Florence Sey-
mark. Her parents did not approve Of
young lvy's advances, and finally for
babe him the house. The lovers, how
ever, managed to meet clandcstinely,
and had made up their minds to an
elopement, which was to have occurred
one night. Old man Seymark, by some
means or other, got wind of the proposed
escapade, and went cunning that day
for Jonathan. Coming up with the gay
Young lover, he blazed away at him,
shooting him in the left shoulder and in
flicting a painful but not dangerous
wound. Florence was overwhelmed with
grief by her fathers hasty conduct, but
her passion for her wounded lover was
intensified a thousand fold. She sent
him letter telling him she would fly
with MIN tnaJ uiSht IL ho "ouiu Solllc
for her. So that night young Ivy put in
appearance with ,ose carriage, about
one o'clock. Miss Florence was in a
terrible dilemma, for her cruel parents,
to insure against any escapade, had not
only locked the girl in her room, but had
also taken every stitch of her clothing.
But she was not to be baiiled She made
a rope out of the sheets Of her bed aud
let herself down 10 the ground, with no
other garment but her night.dress
covering her blooming charms.
She told the coachman I" to look
the other way" and after her lover
had helped her into the carriage and
covered up her shivering form with the
carriage robes, she made him sit on the
box with the coachman. They drove
to the house of friend, where Florence
was attired in proper garments, and they
proceeded to the house of sympathiz-
ing preacher, some distance from town,
where the lovers were speedily united in
wedlock.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-05-20
The Tramp.

Should not the dictionaries revise
their definitions of the word tram, now
that legislation in SO many of our States
has made the person criminal? Mas
sachuseJts, following her New England
sisters, offers the tramp the advantages
of her State workhouse and houses OF
correction, but in such compulsory
way as to deprive the boon of the attrac-
tion which it might otherwise have for
him. For the tramp is too sincere
lover of liberty to be grateful for any
act which relieves him of it, even while
insuring him those two prime necessaries
of his life, free board and lodging. The
selection of workhouse as his place OF
confinement is peculiar indignity to
the tramp, whose existence is based on
the avoidance of work. Whether his
practice in this respect is the result OF
a thoughtful consideration of labor as
the primal OF consequential curse, or is
based on an intuitive perception of thu
value of leisure, it is not now necessary
to inquire. 1t is enough to exercise the
rigor of laws which not only assume the
criminality Of the tramp, but affix to it
punishment which is especially often
sivs TO his sensibllities.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-05-20
The Examination System in Education.
Willard Brown in the Atlantic.


Eduoation should be training to pro-
mote insight, power of thought, and
facility in acquiring knowledge, Per.
ception, not memory, should be cult.
waited, and as the student can advance
only by his own endeavors, he should
be led through such course of labor
and original thought that he may come
out an independent thinker, as well as
q thorough scholar, in such branches
of education as he has inclination for
To obtain such training examinations
should be means, not ends. For ex-
ample, instead of the student in polit-
icaI economy, history, philosophy, or
mathematics being obliged to work, as
now, with an examination, perhaps of
catch questions, ever in view, the exam
nation might consist in original essays
in the first three subjects, and the per-
Torrance of a paper in great severity in
the last, all being done at the students
leisure and with such assistance as he
can get from books Here isa training
similar to that in actual life; the best
qualities in mind are brought out, while
Rotations can furnish the students with
practice in answering questions, and the
instructor with opportunity OF guiding
the students and CORE ting their errors.
The same principle should be extended
as far as ossible in all studies, and also
in preparatory schools. 1t has recently
been tried at Harvard with signal sue
cess in the examinations for second-year
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-05-20
A Search for Thirty Years.

Light has at last been thrown on mys-
terry that has been inexplicable for over
thirty years. The developments are of
a startling nature and concern a man
named Griffith, sexton of the First
Presbyterian Church, Allegheny, Penn,
who disappeared about that time. He
was addicted to habits of intemperance,
and it was supposed had run away from
his family and gone to parts unknown.
After these many years it has been re-
vealed that he was murdered. The
strange story, which comes from what is
considered a reliable source, is as fol-
lows: 1.-TWO butchers, when going to
Pittsburg with their meat in the dead
hour of the night, in passing an old
graveyard on Point of Hill, in ALE
gheny, saw dim light in it. They ap-
preached quietly, and saw Griffith in
the act of lifting body out of a grave
which he had opened. One of them
took in his hand piece of board and
struck him blow, the edge hitting him
on the head, splitting the skull He fell
dead on the body he was stealing. Being
alarmed at what they had done, they
concluded to fill up the grave on the
two, holding that the murder would
never be known. In course of time one
of the butchers left for some other parts
and there died. The other became dis
sipated, and once while under the in
Auence of liquor, stated these facts to
some friends, who concluded to keep the
matter secret, as the occurrence took
place many years ago, and nothing'but
trouble could be made out of it at thin
late date. This man died few years
ago, the friends keeping the secret until
the present time.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-05-20
Alleged AtiQuarian Discovery.

A curious story comes from Jerusalem
by way of Rome as to the finding in the
grotto of an avaricious old hermit at the
hill of Gethsemane of a manuscript said
to be in the handwriting of st. Peter.
This old hermit, who had the reputation
of great sanctity, left no kins ok, and
when the authorities took possession of
his grotto they found it luXuriously
carpeted with tiger skin, the couch
being composed of the costliest furs.
Beneath the floor in an underground
room an iron-bound oaken chest wao
found, which, on being opened, was found
to contain gold and silver Of total
value of $40, O00-supposed to be the
total of aims and bations which he had
received from the crcdulous people who
listened to his appeals. In the bottom
of this chest the manuscript was dlscov'
cred, wrapped, first, in an old and rotting
newspaper, then in magnificent cash
mere shawl of undoubted great anti
guilty, and then in an inner covering OF
green silk, so old that it crumbed to
pieces on being touched. This inscrip-
ton was upon the MS: 81, Peter the
fisherman, in the name of God, finished
writing of the word of love in the fftieih
year of my age, the third Easter after
the death of my Saviour and Master
Jesus Christ, Son of Mary, in the house
of Belierl the Scribe, near the Temple OF
the Lord" The papyrus Of the manu-
script is described as strong and flexible,
while the ink is very black. Scholars
who have seen it say that no man of this
age could write old Hebrew of such
pure style and with such knowledge of
the meaning of many obsolete words and
forms which belong to the period in
which the epistle purports to have been
written. 1t is also urged that, as the
papyrus of the manuscript has long
since ceased to be made, that also makes
for the authencity of the document. 1t
is said that the Bible Society of London,
on being asked to do 80, sent out COM
mission to investigate and pronounce
upon the matter. The members pro-
nounced it the veritable work of st.
Peter, and offered 100000 for the frag-
ment, which was refused, though the
authorities were willing to allow photo
graphic reproductions of it to be made,
which was done.
1t must be remembered that there is
no proof of Easter being in existence as
a Church festival so cary as the year so
A. d., every Sunday being kept by the
early Church as the day consecrated to
the memory of the Resurrection. Again,
st. Peter would never have styled him
self "the fisherman" that being a term
not used TIL long afterwards by the
Roman pontitfs. Nor would he have
called our Lord the " Son of Mary" the
titles of Christ for long after the year
so being "Son of God" "Son of Man"
"SOn of David"
ITO the thinking mindt does seem a little
strange just how st. Peter managed 20 gel
hold of an cold newspaper" in which to wral
up his manuscripts. Newspapers are com
paratively new thing under the sun. Although
we dislike to question the authencity of 81
valuable document, the originator of thi:
story seems to have inadvertently missed con
ncctOns in its preparation.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-05-20

A NEAT little story is told about the
way in which Mr.. Jay Gould makes use
of the few social opportunities he enjoys.
Being invited to private dinner upon
his recent return from the West, he de-
clared in postprandisl effusion to the
dozen or 30 of gentlemen present that
he had made more money than he could
possibly find use for, and that the great
object of his life henceforth would be to
improve the great consolidated concerns
which he nov controls and to place them
on the basis Of solid, dividend-paying
securities. He suggested indirectly
that Union Pacific would be the first to
benefit by the new consolidated
arrangements. Upon hearing this,
an old gentleman present went
next morning to his broker and bought
one thousand shares Of the stock al
ninety three and fraction. He had to
sell it out . few days later at eighty
eight.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-05-20

The latest Yankee idea is described
by the dignifed English papers as a
game "played with fifteen little disks OF
wood marked consecutively from one to
fifteen, which are placed unfortunately
in a shallow box, constructed to hold
sixteen, and thus allowing room for one
to be moved at time. The game,
which is in principle something like
that called solitaire, consists in bringing
all the disks into numerical order, the
first row counting one, two, three, four,
and so on, until the the fifteenth is at
aimed" The puzzle is not appreciated
in England. 1t is condemned as the
most senselessly improbable method of
wasting time which has ever been de-
vised.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-05-20
CHARLES BRADLAUGH, of England

CHARLES BRADLAUGH, of England
we'll known as the publisher of a
small pamphlet some years ago in con-
nection with Annie Bessant, which gave
them both considerable trouble-at the
late election in England was elected a
member Of Parliament. As he doesn't
believe in God or the Crown, he could
heather swear nor affirm, as required of
a new member of Parliament before en-
tering upon the discharge of his duties.
In consequence the seat will be declared
vacant, and Mr.. Bradlaugh will miss
the grand opportunity of his life.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-05-20

A SINGULAR case has occurred in Iowa.
A man wanted an office and told the
people ii they would elect him he would
serve for less than the usual salary paid
and turn the difference into the public
treasury. He was elected, but has been
turped out of Office on the ground that
he bribed the free and enlightened citi-
zens who voted for him.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-05-20

ALEADING paper manufacturing house
in Massachusetts, has reduced the price
on all grades of paper one cent pound.
This example will probably be generally
followed. The paper men, like the iron
men, have pushed the boom too fast
and the wisest are they who soonest rec.
ognize that fact.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-05-20

In Behring island the Swedish
Arctic explorers claim to have discov-
cred the future dairy farm of the re-
mote East, and say that anglers who
have used up the European rivers may
there find excellent sport. The rivers
abound in trout and salmon too unac-
customed to human enemies to be afraid
of thap,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-05-20

A BILL has been introduced in Con-
gress proposing the taxation of oleomar-
garine at the rate of ten cents per pound.
Should the measure prove successful,
according to the published statistics of
the sale of this article, the annual in
come from this source alone would not
be less than 100000
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-05-20

IT is rather singular that such an
enormous sudden atmospheric disturb
ance should have given no sign
by which the Signal Service
might foretell its approach. 1t
shows that the patient and systematic
study of meteerology which has been
going on for a number of years past has
made small Roadway.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-05-20

Mr.. GLADSTONE, since his triumph,
has got into a charming mental condi
ton. His speeches breathe nothing save
peace and good will to all men, Lord
Beaconsfeld included. He has even, for
the first time in his career, essayed the
role of humorist. But his efforts have
been very clumsy, and in most coarse
contrast to the light and graceful rail
lery and irony, cold and polished as a
Damascus blade, of Beaconsfield. Seri-
GUS business is the new Premier's forte.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-05-20

AN insidious worm called the fuke is
causing losses among the sheep in Great
Britain, actually exceeding, in the ag-
gregate, the cost of any of the wars
which have figured in the indictment
upon which the Tory Misistry is said to
have been found guilty. In some parts
of England, chiefly in the Southwestern
provinces, whole Hocks have persisted,
and not sheep is sound.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-05-20

1RoNMAsTERs say that their trade
has not been 20 dull for years as now,
and the laborers at many mills are
striking. There seems nothing better to
do under the circumstances than to drop
iron for while and go into politics for
a living. This year Offers some unusual
opportunities.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-05-20

Miss LAI SUN, a Chinese woman edu-
Gated in this country, has married Cap
tain Anderson, of the Chinese gunboat
Kwashing. The ceremony was per-
formed at Shanghai, China, by the dean
of the English Cathedral.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-05-20

The Registrar of the Philadelphia
Board of Health refuses TO issue burial
permits unless the physicians who sign
the certificates of death can exhibit a
lawful diploma, qualifying them for the
practice of medicine.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-05-20

DANIEL MCFARLAND, the slayer of
Albert Richardson, OF New York, and
once so wealthy and influential, is now
a friendless and penniless patient at
Leadville Catholic Hospital. He only
wants to die.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-05-20

IT seems that during the present ses-
sion of Congress, four hundred pages Of
the Congressional Record have contained
speeches thatw never delivered in
Congress, but which members were al
lowed to print for distribution among
their constituents.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-05-20

THIS is the year for the temperance
Of the seventeen year locusts. The last
visitation was in 1868, and if the theory
of the appearance at regular intervals
of seventeen years is csrrect, they may
be looked for in the coming month.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-05-20

For some time past serious conflict
has been expected in the Council Cham
Der in Leadville between the two politi-
cal parties. The members sit with
drawn revolvers, prepared for an emer'
gency.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-05-20

A GAvEL is to be made for the use of
the Chairman of the Chicago Conven-
ton out of a piece of swamp oak taken
from a sill in the Lincoln mansion.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-05-20

The largest hog in the country is a
Poland China, four years old this spring,
lately on exhibition at Junction City,
Kansas. His length is seven feet, girth
Of neck 81 feet, girth of chest " feet,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-05-20

IT is alleged that paying quantities of
gold and silver have been discovered
at two or three points in Wisconsin,
and there is some excitement in conse-
quence.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-05-20

In Mississippi any Confederate who
lost hand or foot in the war, is per-
mitted to peddle in any county in
the State without special license.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-05-20

"PosT no bills under Penalty" Thus
read the sign, without the sign of point
or comma Three stories above at a
window, sat an old man, smoking. A
boy, in passing, read the sign, and look.
ing above, told his chum: THAT'S or
Penalty up there, on the watch"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-05-20

REV. HENRY WARD BEECHER has
posed in his 7th Regiment uniform in
seven different attitudes for photo
graphs.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-05-20

A COAT which President Andy John
son made for customer in 1856 has
Just teen presented to the Tennessee
Historical Society.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-05-20

Two hundred years ago in Massachu.
sets the ordinary fine for plain drunk
was f2. In Virginia, in 1863, "com-
mon swearer" was fined sixty pounds of
tobacco, that commodity being sub.ti
tute for money.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-05-20

ALL the summer resorts, it is an
nounced, will be opened this year ear
lier than usual. This announcement is
in the interest of summer resorts.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-05-20

The Liberal majority over the Tories,
in the new British Parliament, is H..
Over Tories and Home Rulers together
the majority is ST.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-05-20

BALTIMORE Is quarantlned until No
vember l against all vessels, except
from ports north of Cape Henry.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-05-20

The President has appointed Post
master General Key to fill the vacancy
on the bench in the United States Court
in Tennessee.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-05-20

The Gar of Russia celebrated the
six.y-second anniversary of his birth
by liberating six thousand prisoners.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-05-20

DURING the month of April 46, 1l8
emigrants landed at Castle Garden,
New York.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-05-20

FORTY TWO thousand acres of min
eral land in Scott County, Va, have
been purchased by company of North
ern capitalists.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-05-20

RALPH WALDO EMERSON Keeps cows
and sells milk to the Concord house
keepers.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-05-20

JOAQUIN MILLER will read a poem
before the Army of the Potomac, which
meets at Burlington, VT, June l6.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-05-20

The suicidally inclined of New York
HE them.elves off to Central Park.
They can shuttle off there undisturbed,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-05-20

The world-renowned publishing house
of Houghton, Osgood & Co., Boston,
has been dissolved.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-05-20

THE Montana valleys, where the snow
has melted, are alive with grass
hOpIers,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-05-20

EDISON is receiving gold "trailings"
from every part of the country for ex-
perimenting purposes.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-05-20

A BLINDlNG snow-storm prevailed at
Ottawa, Ont, on the 30th ult.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-05-20

CHINA manifests something of an
earnestness in her preparations for war.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-05-20

FIVE Cinnamon made application for
citizenshipin New York the other day.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-05-20

THE public debt, during April, was
reduced twelve million dollars.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-05-20

girth of centre eight feet, width across
the hip so inches, and weighs 1888
pounds.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-05-20
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

ITALY is about to send party of dis
coyerers to the South Pole.