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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-01-01
THE EMPTY CRADLE.

Sad is the heart of the mother,
Who sits by the lonely hearth,
Where never again the children
Shall wakcn their songs of mirth;
And still through the painful silence
She listens for voice and tread,
Outside OF the heart-there only
She knows that they are not dead.
Here is the desolate cradle,
The pillow so lately pressed,
But far away has the birding
Flown from its little nest.
Grooming the lullabies over
That once were her babes delight
All through the misty spaces
She follows its upward flight.
Little she thought OF moment
So gloomy and sad as this,
When close to her heart she gathered
Her child for its goodnight kiss.
She should be tenderly cherished,
Never grief should she know;
Wealth, and the pride of II princess,
These would a mother bestow.
And this is the darling's portion
In hcavcn-wherc she has fled;
BY angels securely guarded.
BY angels securely led.
BrOoding in sorrowiul silence
Over the empty nest,
Can you not see through the shadows
Why it is all for the best?
Better the heavenly kingdom
Than riches of earthly crown,
Better the early morning flight
Than one when the sun is down;
Better an empty caskct
Than jewels bcsmirched with sin;
Safer than these without the fold
Are those that have entered in.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-01-01
The Electrict Light in the German
Army and Navy.

The Year Book for the German Army
and Marine states that the electric light
has been employed for military and navy
purposes-among others, for lighting up
the ground in front of n besieged fortress,
for the illumination of ships at sea, and
notably for carrying ON work under wa
ter. a transparent bell with an electric
lamp has been immersed to depth of
sixty meters, while magnestic electro
cal machine placed at II distance OF one
hundred meters has been able to MAIN
tain strong, unbroken current for a long
time. The same authority states thatex-
periments are now in course of being car
ried out for the purpose of testing how
far the electric light can be usefully EN-
plOyed in marine warfare, and especially
as defense against torpedo attacks.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-01-01
bibition of feeling.

MARK TWAIN is a heartless satirist as
Pwell as sort of wag. Not long ago he
wrote to the Hartford Courant, making
onths at the postmaster-general for in
{ wa county should be used
y .uures's,ns ii letter. The other day
homas B. Kirby, Mr.. Keys private sec.
Fetary, replied to Mr.. Clements person.
Plly, upbraiding him in what was intend
Fd to be funny manner for the grow
n the Courant. Now, Mr.. Clements,
addressing Kirby as "my callow friend
trenches him with ink, and poursa whole
Ruart of it down his throat. 81 was
talking to TIE deg, not to the TAIL" says
4 mosS ''if stepped ON this tail,
Il was not to call the tails attention to
: nything, but only to direct the atten-
Fen of the main body of the animal.
You perceive that, being private secre-
|ary, was talking to the department,
OF to you-its irresponsible, inexpensive,
Unnecessary appendagc." Mr.. Clements
Alds, that when he rings bell, his bust
|}ess isn't with the bell, but with the
n Of it. Mr.. Kirky is not the
Z sJGs jack; not the molasses
but the bung the barrel; not the light
Hng but the lightning-rod.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-01-01
Why He Quits Journalism.

The editor of the Warren Or. ~ Ga
zettc, who lately retired from the ranks
of journalism, says in his valedictory adj
dress:
Our reasons for quitting the business
may seem odd to some people, but to us
they are sufficient. We can earn our liv-
ing with less irritation and discomfort.
If we want dollar why should we
stretch hawscr around the whole State
of Rhode Island to get it ? Why not
earn itquictly, in our own time and in
our own way ? Alone in the world, and
feeling oursclf to be one who, like Gold
smiths Hermit, wants but little here
below, nor wants that little long" we
can see no good reason for torturing our
self by counting unnecessary annoyances.
For the last three years our position has
been such as would be exemplifed by
that of Il crow, which, though requiring
for its sustenance only few kernels of
grain, and for its rest but perch in Il ju-
niper, should be foolish enought to rent
an entire cornfeld and twenty acres of
woodland, with all its consequent cares.
Surely the mind is worth something.
We have felt out of harmony with our
situation, and gladly return to the owner
ship of ourself.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-01-01

r A MINNESOTA farmer, watching his
children as they sat on the floor "play-
(ng car" with large spool which they
,ie room, conceived the
f.. ii transporting grain, ore, coal and
Pther natural products in large cylin-
r.ca, cars pro, 'ded with wheels and
connected with frame-w ork, so as to cou-
} 70 with ordinary cars. The following
"nd claimed for the new pat
|h.: i. U,.oaphess of transportation. 3.
fafety of cargo. 3. Speed. 4. I'm
Provement of grain while in transit. 5.
Entire weight of the load on the rail, in
|tead of the axle. 6. Ease of draft. Z.
less liable to run off trr /" s. Saving
f rails and road bed. Cheapness of
ar. 10. Durability car. II. Occupy
Sheldrake wilfr'. II. More eas-
Ava. .s-..,ioauC1. IL. Will not
Grind lain on the rolling, as centrifu-
r. FORCE holds grain on the inner
|urface of cylinder. The inventor esti-
mates that a cylinder car will weigh H.
PIG. pounds less than box-car, and that
nIgh~ # freight will be effected.
m""sS' ne is altogether to sanguine,
put his invention is an interesting one.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-01-01

In February last Senator Sharon, OF
Nevada, drew two years salary, mileage
And communication, when in fact he had
hot been in his seat in two years. But
Secretary John G. Burch has revived
Action 40 of the revised statutes, which
Avs the secretary of the senate shall de-
duct from a senator's pay for the days
Ne has been absent from the session of
Nc senate. This law, which has been
/ dead letter for many years, is to be
Enforced and a new departure originated
h Sharon's case.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-01-01
. TWenty-Fiye Rich Widows,

Cincinnati Commercial: twenty-five
rich widows have joined in petition to
Congress, representing that they are
taxed to support the government, in the
management of which they have no
voice. that they are taxed to support
pauperism and crime, which are the di-
rect results of the liquor traffic, while
they have no voice in making the laws
under which that traffic is permitted and
regulated They, therefore ask to have
sheir political disabilities removed. and
if this is not done, that they be relieved
from taxation. This is only one OF thirty
seven thousand petitions which the
women sutlfagist sw fnd into congress
this session SS 80.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-01-01

|II'HE Archduchess Christine, now Queen
Spain, was greatly beloved in Vienna
d her departure has lefta void in the
Ircle in which she lived that will not
|slon be filled. She is described as gentle,
/ oreful, tender, amable, interested in mu-
bic the drama, and the fine arts, and Of
=, on in public with her mother, who
n still a handsome and majestic woman,
With head like Maria Theresa's The
emperor was extremely fond of Chris
|Gne--fully as allectionate, probably, ms
Me father whom she lost some years ago,
At her departure for Spain Christine
|Eept bitterly, and would not be comfort
vi; the assembled princes of her family
Embraced her with ill-repressed emotion,
lo.--..2n-or had to withdraw hastily
80. 2 y to an unkingly ex-
Bibition of feeling.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-01-01

ment, had the presence of mind to
grasp his arm and drag him further away
from that house.
"What brings you here ~ sternly de.
manded, "Why have you followed u.s."
81 did not follow you; 1 am no spy; it
was chance that brought me in this
direction tonight. Nay, not chance"
he added, with sudden vchemcnce, but
the providence of God"
Then, before | could say a word in
reply, he had freed himself from my
grasp and was striding down the shadow
haunted street
Ten minutes later my mistress came
out. She drew deep breath as she
clasped my arm, and felt her trcmblc
"Come, Jenny, let us get away from
here quickly, | shall be glad to reach
home again--so glad
She looked so miserable and dispirited
that had not the courage to tell her
what had occurred outside the cottage
while she fingered within.
Next morning, while she was at break
fast, and the mystical stir of the bridal
preparations was going on in the house,
one of the servants brought in a large
package. She cut the cords, and out
fell Il heap of lettcrs-the pure, dainty
letters she had. written from time to
time to her lover-and the few books
and kccpsakes she had given him.
| saw her staggcr, turn pale and catch
her breath. Then she looked at me with
Il bewildercd air. q
"I-I-don't understand. DO you,
Jennyw
The package and a brief note it con-
tanned were Dcane Hollis's farewell.
My lady did not cry or faint. Fling
ing the note away, she claspcd both
hands to her forehead.
Ny God Thi, sincomprchensiblc,
What-what-docs he mean y''
81 can tell you, madam" And | did.
When she learned that Mr. Hollis had
s2en at Holmes Cottage the night be-
fore, and wnat he had overheard there,
instead Of sinking to Inc Noor in shame
and confusion, as | half exp cted, She
sprang towards the door with smoth-
cred sob of joy.
ooh, heaven. she said. Come,
Jenny, we have another mission to per
form.
"Whcrc are you going ~ said look.
ING at hcr wonderingly.
"Corla and see. Heaven grant that
we be not too late.
Scarcely wo;tiru for her bonnct and
shawl .ha hur,inj mo rrnn ,ho hnnsa
Presently we rnochrd ,h,ul.nmern,r.
s;on--NIr Hnllis,s countrv srnt 4 r.n.
ri,ro Stood hnrorc tLn door and .n,u,
one was inst stenninr into il.
NV Ldv scrcanrd ONT nj fine siabr and
rushed frrworI ovritcdlv.
"OL Dc,nc dnn't on dop't leave nr
AT least until have been Given =
chance to explain You have misiudgcd
me; it is all Il terrible mistake Come
. with me to Holmes COTTAGE, do come
God knows | do not wish to keep any
secrets from you; not one"
We all entered the carriage together
and drove to Holmes Cottage.
We were met on the threshold by tn,
same forIorn looking woman who haC
brought the note She burst out sobhin.
in our faces.
"My son is dead she cried
ole breathcd his last soon after you
went away last night. Oh, ma'am, won
you come in an look at him. I'm SURF
it would please him could he but know
We entered the poor little room anr
stood beside the couch onwhich the dea,
man Law.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-01-01

The Elmira Gazette gives the code of
hat Irritation signals: Wearing the hat
squarely over the head love you mad
ly tipping it over the right ear--my lit
tie brother has the measels; wearing it
on the back of the head-ta, ia, awfully
awful; taking it off and brushing it the
wrong way-my heart is busted holding
it out in the right hand-lend me a quar-
ter throwing it at policeman lovo
y)ur sister; using it as fan-comc and
play with my aunt carrying brick in
it--your cruelty is killing me kicking it
across the street, am engaged putting
it on the ground and sitting on it-fare-
we'll forever.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-01-01
Beck ana the Navigation Laws.

Senator Beck yesterday renewed his
effort to secure Americans the privilege
of buying ships for their ocean carrying
trade where they can buy them cheapest
process which our navigation laws pro-
hibit, and which prohibition Gompels
Americans to pay not less than one hun
drcd and ten million dollars Il year to
foreign ship-owners to do their freight
ing 1t is Il fact that these navigation
laws have not built up our merchant
marine The American ship yards are
doing little or nothing. A great interest
has suffered, and if an American want
to buy an iron steamer he is told to 80 to
one of the few builders on the Delaware
and pay big price for the ship. There
are two OF three ways of meeting this
difficulty. One is to repeal the shippins
laws; another is to abolish the duties on
shipbuilding material; and another is to
rebate on custom dues on all goods i'm
ported on American vessels, England
became supreme in her merchant marine
by repeating her navigation laws in 1919,
since which her tonnage has increased
four hundred and fifteen per cent"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-01-01

Mr.. JA'IEs MACLEoN of the Saint Rol-
BIZ chemical works, has informed the
Glasgow Philosophical society that after
experiments since 1866 he has succeeded
b obtaining crystalized forms of carbon
which Professors Tyndd and Smith and
Mr. Moskelyne of the British museum,
10 not doubt are diamonds.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-01-01
WAITS AND WHIMS.

WHATEVER objection may be opposed
to whipping, it is at least undeniable
that it makes boy smart.
A MAN never recognizes the exquisite
beauty of the hat he. is wearing until he
sees a duplicate of It on the head of Il
charming girl.
THE Vesuvius railroad is finished. The
mode of traction is by two steel ropes
put in movement by a steam engine at
the foot of the cone.
AN egotistical clergyman of this coun-
ty, gin the good old days" when mar
rying couple, invariably said, "Whom
God and have joined together, let no
man put asunder,"
A MAN and wife, newly-married and
making a wedding visit to New York
went to sleep in Il theater We'd
nesday night, and were found sitting
there at o'clock in the morning
II i" said that minister in a country
kirk in cotland stopped in the course of
his sermon to ask Il member who was
deaf. care We hearing, John" ooh
aye" was the response; II am hearing,
but to vera little purpose"
AT ten, a child; at twenty, wild;
At thirty, strong, ii ever;
Al forty, wise; at fifty, rich;
az ''N''' S'''' VI ''''''
GAN, Louise, my heart is very de-
spondent. Ever since ] have gazed into
the depths Of those lovely eyes /"
"Iiush, John! Put an airbrake on that
train of thought. Pa has introduced
me to his new partner, and Pm his for
two million dollars. That settles it."
MOTHER to her daughter Just years
old; "What makes you look so sad.
Carrier Carrie, looking at her baby
nIol t "'DH> o'4 M,'S lu'. '',,n ,'.
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~ T"'V"T t''"vu i,U"' 'm.' .J'Lvi..,',
,a' 'ou'' Dy 'u.' my" n' Dnt N' Ut
Innr 49, thc hott9mlo.. nil is doom and
Lig rnrnd nnnurh usn fine eouotor for =
g,rtnr if wonljn't En1d rnourh to satisfy
1Ic Christma. wishes If g, cnrlv.hnired
% ,i' If five tand"r hut nror;ous Years
rr,,yru pr'ta.t,nti aro ro;o;nina ovor
tba i,i,.I ,ho, - prntcst"nt oJ.emhiy has
boon mcrmittoJ in tLc nnI,rc Of Vrrsnil.
lns Thr,mrh ,bo rcoIc.t of N Fovre
whose wife is , P,atcstont fine minister
" ''" rorsIi, arontoJ tLo postnr Rassa nf
Versailles the privilege OF holding rci'-
glou9 services III Il part on 'hr Paiace
"h'IeaheW cnVfGR Is rrccLINE' Inc Iir'l
services was heiu ON sunday November
~
SIX-cARLoAps of silk worm eggs en-
route. rom Japan to France left Council
Bluff, qlday NIGHT rs 4 special section
of the 4 Iania cxprc,, train of the Chi
cago and Northwestern railroad, and
arrived here Yesterday afternoon. They
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-01-01

LONDON TRUTH proverbs are the
refuge of fools. They may be the wis
dom of nations, but in their application
they show that in all nations there are
very silly persOns.h
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-01
MONEY AND TRADE
yEsrERpAy,s MARKET SITUATION.
The position of Cotton Corn duh ana
Neutrality-suspicious. do-Deeiine
i'm Wool Meats nrm-fhe
state OF Trade, Crops.
Financial and Conn
mercial Notes.
DALLAS, saturday Afternoon, !
May 81, $50. I

There was an improved demand in whole
ale lines moro goods being shipped than
any day during all last week. In retail cir
Giles quiet prevailed. There are indication
nointing to a good business during the week
it being the first of the month when more
{ beral purchases are always made.
Corn was quiet, not to say dull, and
unchanged in prices, IS being paid
for mixed store lots. None was reported
received. Stock IN town nextto none.
New wheat is quotaolo at 50 to 20 cents,
with little offering on the spot,
New ats t arrive were oiler Ut ~
cents D bushol and refused; % cents bid.
Small lots were selling nj % cents per pun
die.
Bacon is firm and in activa demand for
country and railroad consumption. AS on
Saturday it was selling AT s. to $. clear
sides. Dry salt lie. cheap +. Hams and
lard in fair trade and unchanged. stock OF
hog product in town equal the msnd.
Wool has declined in tn Dallas market
buyers to-day r fusing to pay over % nt5
for thu best They say the season SO far has
been q disastrous one to thom-7heavy
loss upon every purchase mad
and that they are not anxious to buy
at all until the Eastern markets become more
satisfactory. They have either been weak or
actually going down every day since the sea-
son opened. 1t thus with buyers all over
Texas and sellers are holding back their
lleeces or storing it at their railway stations.
The price is not now much above, ifany, last
year, when, as soon rs growers parted With |
their crop, the markets everywhere went up.
Growers insist that syndicate is operating |
against them to the Same and this time, and |
that in all reason they should be paid more
than they were last yoar-that business has
revived, everything gone up, prices Of all
goods higher and money great deal more
plentiful This is the view they take Of
1t, and those who can afford 10 hold are doing |
80.
Hides continue firm at II cents, and with |
light receipts.
Country produce was quiet. There was u
liberal amount offering, and rs u rule, last
weeks prices generally prevailed. Potatoes
are weak and lower to sell, Eggs firm and
scarce. Butter in fairsupply, and heldat l24
cents for a mercantile article, Hay is liber-
ally offered at SIS per ton from wagon, loose.
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AND PLAIDS.
DUCKS.
TICKING,
A Sure Thing.

DR.. Hunters Specific and Injection No. l
are warranted to cure Gonorrh9a, elect,
Cordee, Structure, disease of the Kidneys,
Bladder and Urinary Organs of males and
females.
DR.. Hunters Specific No. 2 is sure REM
edy for Shermatorrhea, Seminal weakness,
Nightly Emissions and Loss of Power, csus-
ed by self-abuse or excessive indulgence
Price of DR.. Hunters Specific 81 per bottle
injection 81. Sent everywhere by express.
DR.. j. Dinsbeer, sole proprietor, No. AIS
North Seventh street, st. Louis, Mo. Send
two stamps for treatise. Cures guaranteed
or money refunded. a4-d&w-ly.
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EInur. Grain and HAY.

FLouR-City Mills Magnolia, (cwt.l $3.50
Todd Mills, 8 81; State CoutralS lj;Stsr Mills,
Q IS Ores, ent, so; SUn Jacinto, i0;Empre,
3 -; NX2 80; xxx 20; eagle, rs, Impor.
ted, NX, per (cwl = 60; NIX, 5 90; XXXX;
20; Fancy, 3 80; Patent; 5O Patent-Fancy
10
RYE--In sack, soc.
BARLEY SOC. per bushel.
BRAN-We1uote at voc
GUNNY BAGs--Second-hand in-good order, 6
cents piece.
CoRN MEAL--On track large lots 81 So. In the
store jobbing lots 81 49,
OArs-New r xas, 33 No old in town,
WuEAT-We quote: From wagon, prime mill
ling, 30 Fair to inferior, soc. From eleva-
tor, cents higher.
CoRN-We quote mixed bulk on the track ,5Sc;
white do, b5c mixed bulk in store, Sc;
white do COO In sacks, 80 higher,
HAY-Texas Prairie loose, from wagon, IS,
Same baled. rem store, fl2.
GRAHAM FLoUR-s34l; hominy, per 100
pounds, 80 30; grits, 81 so; corn hour, 50 .25;
crushed corn and cob, 81 per hundred, corn
bran, 60c.
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situation of Texns Crops.

Waco Examiner: DR.. q. q. McGregor re-
turned Yesterday from n visit to his farm near
Comanche Springs, in this county, perfectly
enthused over the magnificent crop prospect
the country now presents The like, he thinks
has neer been seen before.
Lampasas county: Fine rains all over the
country. Crops better than they have been
for many years. There were several mill
dams washed out of Lamposas river by the
late rise in tho river. The ont harvest has
commenced.
=. Robertson Parties in from the eastern part
Of the county report n heavy wind, hail and
rain storm MS visiting that section yesterday
evening, leyeling fences to the ground, blow
ing down few houses and running crops
Corn and cotton stripped of blades and
leaves; oats smashed to the ground. One man
SAYS hail stones knocked his mule down. Thi $
immediate vicinity sustained nodamGgc.
Austin county: Crops ara good, and if
the weather continues favorable the season
will result in increased prosperity for the pep
pie of this county
Taylor county, We had n hard rain in
this section last night. Harvesting is delayed
and whea and oats damaged some. Corn
and cotton were benefited, especially the
latter, as the worms, which were doing seri-
Gus damage, will be drowned out,
Limestone county: We had " lne rain
here this morning, which fell in good time for
the crops The crop prospect is more flat
tering now than it has been for several years.
The farmers, being encouraged, arc trading
literally. The oat c OPP is AS tlneas uli BIZ
wished Wheat has not done so well and
but little is sown in this part of the country.
Genuine cotton eaterpillars have appeared
in Colorado county.
The wheat harvest is progressing in Bosque
county, and the yield will be good. All
crops are looking fine
The grain crop in Caldwell county Is ripe
for the harvest, but oats have been injured by
rust.
The crop prospects in Fayette county are
good, though the web worm has appeared in
some localities.
Farmers from different portions of Bastrop
county report that cotton worms have APP
peared In great numbers and with damaging
results. Rain is necessary to the production
of good corn crop. The oat crop is heavy
and wheat good.
Greenville Herald: The harvesting sea-
son will open in harvest next week. In
every section of tho county the oat crop il
better than for several years past, and there
will be more than an average crop of whea,
n some sections, but the average is not a.
arge as usual.
Sherman Courier: With the prospect
ahead now, for corn and cotton, the farmers
had rs well be arranging for boards TO cover
their corn in. There will be too much tc
gather. If j. w. Maddox doesn't get hi:
patent cotton plckers in operation by fall
We can't tell how the cotton is to be gathered
There are not hands enough in the State tc
pick it. Corn isin manner made. Cottor
is better than ever known, all things consd
cred, and there is more acreage than evel
before in Grayson county. Times are dull
now in all the Texas towns, but all of then
are bound to enjoya good trade this fall,
the cotton crop turns out anything like wha
II now Indicates.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-01

CArrtE-Comfcd, none; grass do yeNrings,
s5aSs; steers, from 3 to years old, sli@EUf
barn cows, Si5@ Sis. .,o. g..
HoRsEs Mustang ponies, SO q SD; farm
stock, tlDmB15; buggy horses, SG0@SlOO; sad
die, 500 to sl2j ,,..,,.,.
MuiEs-From fifteen to sixteen hands high,
S7j to li0. ,,.., Observation-Disclosures.
HoGs-Ou foot, 3, 3liaic. for inferior toprime
MurroN slEEp--Thcy are quotable at 50 ,5O@s5
nor hcNN.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-01
pouItry and Game.

Pn,1Rrr CmcKENs-We quote.at zoe. apiece.
RNuBlTs- Per dozen, common, Coo; mule
eered, u N.
SouInwLs Per dozen, soc.
ClncKENs We quote $500 for spring; for
grown, 81 20.