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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-08-19
SmOthered In Their Beds.

A Geneva correspondent of the London
Times writes: A strange occurrence
happened few days ago ut st. Cierge,
village in Jura. The principal room
Of an auberge there, known as the Cert,
was lighted by n hanging petroleum
lamp, above which had been placed, for
the protection of the ceiling, metal
plate. In course Of time the woodwork
above the plate became desiccated, and
one evening last week it took fire, and
when the inn-keeper and his family re-
tired to rest, was aglow--a fact, however,
which they do not seem to have noticed
From the ceiling the fire was communi-
Gated to the room above, and was first
discovered by neighbor who, early
next morning, observed smoke issuing
from the nuberge door, gave an alarm,
when, as none of the inmates could be
reused, the door was broken open. The
fire, having gone on smoldering without
bursting into flame, had done little
material damage, and was easily extin-
guished; but all the people in the house
the aubergiste, his wife, and sister
were dead. After the manner Of country
people, who have often horror of fresh
mir, they had firmly closed their windows
before going to bed, and the smoke,
having no exit, had asphyxiated every
one Of them.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-08-19
Origin Of Some Nurscry Rhimes.

"Cindcrela or the Glass Slipper" is n
very old story. Thousands Of years ago
II wns told to boys and girls The orig
inal rend TINT an eagle stole the slipper
Of very pretty Egyptian lady and bore
u of. IT." eagle dropped it, and some
one carried it to the King who made it
known all overthc kingdom TINT he would
marry the lady whose tiny foot il would
III. And 40 Cinderella, the cindcr- girl,
became Queen. In France, Germany
and this country the story has taken
several shapes, and has always been II
fnvorite.
Little Jack TIorncr" has the follow
ing history: In England in the reign of
Henry VIII, there lived Mr.. Homer
Henry, the King, wished to tear down
all the fine inconsistencies and abbcys Of
England, sell their lands aud pocket the
money. This Mr.. Homer was butler, or
something, TO M old abbot. who thought
he would gain favor with Henry by Civ
Ing him twelve of his very best and rich
est inconsistencies. Sotheabbot sent deeds
OF them to the King by this John Hor-
ner. But Horncr thought, IA he ISN'T in
the corner" Of the carriage on his way to
the King, that he would see what all
these great papers which he was carrying
should mean. "lle PIT in his thumb
and pulled ont plum e., he opened
and read the deeds, put the one for the
largest piece Of land in his own pocket,
gave the rest to the King at London. and
came home and told his muster that
Henry VIII, for his fidelity, had made
him present of one of the large tracts
4 land.
"Blue Beard" too. is very old He
h supposed to be Giles Dclaval. Lord Of |
Rails, and was Marshal of France in
1920.
Jack. the Giant-killer," came from
India. He breaks forth in all sorts Of
doings all over the story-books of the
Young. And 80 of "Jnck and the Bean
babes in the Woods" is n very touch
ing story. think the origin of this
nay be considered very, very old bal
I'd, which tells Of Richard III. murder
ng his own dear little nophews.
The story Of Little Red Riding
Hood =" is found in the German, but not
'1sctly a. we tell it in English.
The Germans have great variety of
or stories for little ones.
Mother Goose" was n real person.
The lived in Boston. Her daughter !
Elizabeth married the printer, Tom J
leet, who gathered up the nursery mel !
'dies OF his mother-in-law and published
,em.
/ must now tell You of the meaning of il
old nursery rhyme: -Four and @
'enty blackbirds made into n pie" =
80 are the four-and-twenty hours Of "
. day. The "pie is the space be. "
cen the earth and the sky-the flat "
King ground being the bottom h
ut, the birds in between, and the n
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-08-19
knowledge OF the Ancients.

A great many people entertain the idea
that the progress of mankind has been
invariably from barb arism to civilization.
In what follows, Chief Justice DAILY
shows in Popuiar Science MonthW that
people did know something four thous-
and years ago:
"From one Of those books, compiled
after manner Of our modern encyclo-
pmdias and the compilation Of which il
shown to have been made more than
1000 years b. O., it has been accrtained,
what has long been supposed, that Chal-
dca was the parent landof astronomy; for
it is found from this compilation and
from other bricks, that the Bahylonians
catalogued the stars, and distinguished
and named the consultations. that they
arranged the twelve consultations that
form ollr present zodiac to show the
course Of the suns path in the heavens
divided time into weeks, months, and
years; that they divided the week, MS we
now have it, into seven days, six being
days Of labor and the seventh day Of
"sabbath, and which day, az n day Of
rest from all labor Of every kind, they
/ observed as vigorously as the jew or the
Puritan. The motion Of the heavenly
bodies and the phenomena of the wealth
/ en- were noted down, and connection,
ns have before stated, detected MS NJ.
de PcrviIIc claims to have discovered,
between the weather and the changes Of
the moon. They invented the sun-dal
to mark the movements Of the heavenly
| bodies the water-clock to measure time,
and they speak in this work Of the
spots ON the sun, fact they only
could have known by the aid Of telc-
scopes, which it is supposed they possess
ed, from observations that they have noted
down Of the rising Of Venus and the fact
that Layard found crystal lens III the
ruins Of Nnoveh These "bricks" contain
an account Of the deluge, substantially
the game M the narrative in the Bible,
except that the names are different.
/ They disclose that houses and land were
then sold, leased, or mortgaged, that
money was loaned nj interest, and mar.
kct-gardencrs, to use an American phrase
worked on shares" that the farmer
when blowing with his oxen, bcguilcd
hlS labor with short and homely songs
two Of which have been found; and, Il
connect this very remote civilization
with the Gsagcs Of to-day, | mny i'll con
cusion refer to one of the bricks Of this
/ library, III the form of n notice, which is
/ TO The effect that visitors are requested
b. give TO the librarian the number Of the
book they wish to consult, and that il
will be brought 10 them; at the perusal
Of which one is disposed to fall back up
on the exclamation of Solomon, that
there is nothing new under the sun"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-08-19
Albany In the Olden Days.

At reminiscent meeting at Albany,
NY, one Of the Oldest inhabitants gave
n very graphic picture OF the old Dutch
town it used to be. He asserted also,
what is quite true, that it is one OF the
few cities that have individuality. 1t
seems to have preserved in great de-
gree the staid decorum Of its Holland
bringing up. No one ever hears any
thing very sensational or loud from Al
bany. In the old time it seems, by fair
and profitable dealings in the fur trade,
to have kept on the sunny side OF the
Indians; and its merchant waxed great
in purse as well as in person, and built
themselves typical Dutch houses with
the gableend to the street. Brick fronts
they were, with the sides and rear of
wood. People who complain OF the lack
of picturesqueness in one street archi-
lecture would have been solaced by those
gables running up to the peak in series
Of crow-steps, the top-most angle invaria-
bly, surmounted by wind-vane in the
form of q rooster. Wooden troughs
along the caves projected two or three
feet into the street, sending down del
uge on the passer-by in rainy weather,
until they we're abolished in 1719. Then
there was the ample porch, where Mein
Herr NIT frou und girls, during the long
evenings, sat smoking and knitting re-
spectfully. Through door that was
divided into two, and upper and lower,
there was caught glimpse of the quaint
interior. A hall twelve feet wide,
great Dutch clock on the stair landing,
the square parlor, with tire-places; stiff
straight backed chairs, sofas without
springs queer, crooked-legged tables,
and drawers and brass handles, and cab
inets, with cut glass and Oriental china.
Evidently the taste of bric-a-brac is not
altogether modern. There was some sill
yer, and once in while q spinet or
harpsichord. The maple floor never had
its sincerity insulted by carpet, In the
spare bedroom was the great state bed
a mahogany four poster, with lofty can
opes and valence down to its heels,
and standing SO high that steps were
necessary to mount up to it. in some
| such fashion as this Albany lived in the
long-way-off days when her gorgeous
capital, with its historical-symbolical
decorative art, was not yet as tangible as
dream.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-08-19
New Substitute for Ice In Skating.

Anew kind of floor for skating Kinks has
been put down in London. tbs the inven-
ton of Dr. Calantarients. of Scarborough,
and consists mainly in mixture of the
carbonate and sulphate of soda, forming
a crystalline mass, which offers about the
same amount Of resistance to the passage
of n skate-iron as ice. 1t is claimed for
the new floor that it will Hast for many years
at small expense. 1t cuts up just like
ice, but is easily repaired and smoothed
by specially adapted steam apparatus.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-08-19
Making Amends.

A dramatst sitting by friend at a
th"atcr contriycd TO extract handker-
chief from his pocket and transfer it to
his own. Presently II man behind him,
/ tapping him on the shoulder, whispered:
"ticR pardon; here's yonr purse Didn't
/ know you belonged to the profession;
all right at the same time slipping into
the amotrurs hand the purse he had cx-
tracicd from his pocket. The story may
pass, for altogether honor among thieves
has no existence, 1t is probable that reg
uIar practitioners act ON the principle
that dog should not eat dog That they
ever 20 IN inch beyond that We do not
believe, even though we have it ON the
authority Of the GuUiOiS that Charles
Dl'kcns once lost his watch at theatre
in Paris, and found it ut his hotel with
note running:
"Nw I hope you will excuse me; but |
thought I was dealing with Frcnchman, and
not couutryman. Finding ont my mistake,
hn7Dyu to repair it by returning herewith the
vat 1t ! stole from you. | beg yuu 10 receive
the homage Of my respect, and believe me. my
dear ruuntryman, your humble and Ubcdicmt
servant. \ PIcKPoCREr.
'lrillcrs with feminine affection. donot
always get off chcmIy. A young clergy
man, wise enough to choose well, but
foolish enough to allow himself to he
ruled by his friends, after proposing to
young lady, declined to fulfill the en-.
ga8cmcnt; and being sued for breach of
promise, was east in damages -E5, 600.
This brought him to his senses. Seek
lug the plaintiff, he owned that he had
behaved UNANIMOUSLY, but vowed that he
had loved her all the while and loved her
still, and prayed her to forgive and for
get. "My friends" said he, "can make
no objection now; they cannot say You
are without n penny, since You have
C5, 600 of your very own" His pleading
proved irresistible, and the lady and
money were soon hisown again. -Cham-
bGi''s JOuIy at.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-08-19

A cLERaYMAN once visited a lady OF
his parish who had just lost her hus-
band, in order to offer consolation, and,
upon her earnest inquiries as to the re-
union of families in heaven, he strongly
asserted his belief in that fact; and
when she asked with anxiety whether
any time must elapse before friends
would be able to find each other in the
next world, he emphatically said, "No !!
they will be united at once" He was
thinking of the happiness of being able
to offer the relief of such faith, when
she broke in upon his meditations by eI-
claiming, sadly, I" Wen, his .frst wJe
has got him, then, By this time"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-08-19
OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
A FASHI0NABLE LADY.
I.-oPENIRd DAY.

L-oPEsRa DAY.
Scarcely walked up In the morning
Ii the Lady Dandelion,
When little yellow bonnet
Gayly she begins TO try on.
She was born 10 lead and dazzle,
And her followers will be plenty,
And because Of that one little
Yellow bonnet, there'll be twenty.
1.-THE CLOSE OF THE SEASON.
Scarce q week has scattered sunshine
On the Lady DandeliOn,
When q little snowy head-1reS
drayely she begins to tie on.
All, ! acc old Time Ia busy
With this stylish little lady;
Ruffled white-cap Is night-cap'
She Is past her bcauty's heyday.
Nothing now she cares for fashion;
All she asks bed TO die on
Blows gust and In a moment
Gone Is Lady Dandelionl
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-08-19
A aropv il told in India of a parrot

A STORY is told in India OF a parrot
which had learned 80 many phrases OF
English that it constructed grammar
of the language, and, being missed one
day, was at last found perched ON the
top of a tamarind tree, instructing all
the parrots of the neighboring Jungle on
the rudiments Of syntax. There are
people disposed to disbelieve parrot
stories, vet some of them can be posi-
lively substantiated. SO, for instance,
one Of our respected citizens, wooing a
widow, was interrupted at critical
moment in his fervent address by a voice
from the cage in the window, asking in
sorrowing tones: "Who kissed the
cook ?"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-08-19

A YANKEE came running down to n
pier Just as q steamer was starting. The
boat moved off some four or five yards
as he took jump, and, coming down on
the back of his head on deck, he lay
stunned for two or three minutes. When
he came to the boat had gone the best
part of quarter of mile, and, raising
his head and looking to the shore,
the Yankee said: "Great Jehosa-
phat, what a jump"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-08-19
r AIDES AND SrORE.KEEPRRs-Yo, ..

T AIDES AND STOREKEEPERs-Yo can
- get choice Goods cheap, by writing Us An order
order goods by mall the best way and see the
many kinds OF merchandise keep for sale at surprs.
ingy low prices. We send samples Of Hsmburps Laces
Ribbons Fringes, &c., II requested We sell Wholesale
and Retail for Cash down. A new combination system
which we have Just started enables quote very close
which can not be bought for twice the money else
al vented In every family Money returned II not .ssis
ncsory Tor any purchase. HOUGHTON BUTTON,
% fremont St., Boston, Msss.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-08-19

lr was the first experience a couple
OF Vermont men had enjoyed with a
hammock, and the fellow who tried to
step into it and then lie down went over
head first and got his nose rooted into
the ground and scoopcd q lot of dirt into
his mouth On getting uphe said to his
friend: Don't try it that wayp And
the friend Indignantly replied: "You
bet ! won't Do You take me for a
burned fool"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-08-19

DR.. MARCHisps UTERINE CATHoLICOy will posi
lively cure Female Weakness, such Falling OF tn,
Uterus, Whites, Chronic Inflammation or liberation
the Uterus Incidental Hemorrhsge or Flooding Painfu
Suppressed aud Irregular Menstruaon &c. An old and
reliable remedy. send postal card for pamphlet viii
treatment cures and certificates from phyiieians ana
patients, to HoWARrH BALLARD, UricA, New York
sold BY all Druggists-sl.50 per bottle.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-08-19

II the Liver is the source of your trouble,
you can find an absolute remedy in DR.. SAN
lords LIVER INyIGORAToR, the only vcgeta-
BILE ca hartic which acts direct on the Liver.
Cures all Bilious diseases. For Book address
DR. SANFORD, ls2 Droadway. Nav York.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-08-19

THE most troublesome and dangerous effects
hymetimos arise from the slightest cause, and
often tho Baby's serious sickness could DO pre-
vented by promptly using DR.. Bills Baby Syr-
up at the beginning. Price only 25 cents
bottle.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-08-19
Vegetine
Purifles the Blood, Renovates and
Invigorate' the Whole System.
IT'S MEDICINAL PROPERTIES ARE
Alternative, Tonic, Solvent
and Dluretic.

yrox,,su n made exclusively from tns iuicss Of care
fully selected barss roots and herbs and 70 onsv o''
eenrated that It will snsctuAy eradicate from me "'em
every faint OF scrofuia, Hcrofalous humoT'
Tumors, Cancer, CancorOus HumOr' ErS-
sipeIas, Salt Hhoum, syphtlitio Diseases,
Canker, Faintness at tho Stomach. ana ~
diseases that arise from impure blood. Sciauce'
Infammatory and Chronic Rheumstism'
Neuralgia, Govt and Spinal Complaints can
only be ef,ectually cured through The blood
For Ulcers and Erurtivs Diseases OF INC
Skin, PustuIes, Pimples, Biotches, boiis'
letter. scsIdhead and RingwOrm. VrerrT'
has never failed to effect permanent cure.
For Pains In tho Back, Kidney COM
plants, Dropsy, Female Weakness Leu
corrhGa. arising from internal liberation ana
uterine diseases and General Debility, Vrehrir'
acts directly upon the causes Of these complaints IN
ygoraes and strength the whole system acts upon the
secrctye organs aays Inflammation, cures liberation ana
regulates the boweA.
For Catarrh. Dyspepsia, HAbitual Cos
tiveness. Palpitation OF tho Heart, head-
ache, Piles, Nervousness, and Geherai
ProstraiIOn Of the Nervous System, nc
medicine hos given such perfect satisfaction as e
vroEnsE II purines the blood. eleanses all OF The
organs and possesses controlling power ever the nerVou
system.
The remarkable cures effected by vEorTiHz hav'
induced many physicians and apothecares whom w
know to prescribe and use II in their own familieh
In fact vEGErisE the best remedy yet discovered fs
the above Diseases and y tho only reliable BLOOD
PURIFIER yet placed before the public.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-08-19
TEACHERS, authors, and othsrs Of ssdsnta1y
habits highly prize Malt Bittsrs.

THE trouble in this country is not 80
much that we cannot raise coffee rs that
we cant settle it.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-08-19
Are You Not In Good Health,

CORRECT your habits OF crooked walking by
using Lyons Patent Metallic Ieel-StiGenoTs
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-08-19

VEaETIsE Is not stimulating bitters which
creates fictitious appetite but gentle tonic
which a.sists nature to restore the stomach
70 healthy action
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-08-19
Vegelin Is Sold by all Druggists.

$3.50; III SAs4!sS S:,': Man,
ccc N week IN your own town. Terms and s5 Ouths
VoU free. Address II. HALLErT CO., Portland, Name
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-08-19
A Disastrous Lemonade,

A gentleman in full dress -broadcloth
cont, white gloves -bolted into drug
store prccipltatcly recently.
''Can you fix me, right off, ho painted,
"a preparation of castor-oil that can be
taken without anyone ever detecting the
odor, or even suspccting that it's medi-
cine, and yet that will-you know, one
| that IL"
II should say could said the drug
gist
In five minutes the apothecary came
ont with glass Of pleasant looking liquid
in his hand
Monsieur" he said, with a smile,
"wlile You are waiting, permit me to Of
fer you glass Of lemonade"
Certainly, but hurry, please"
The customer drank the beverage has.
tily. Several minutes passed, when he
growlcd impaticntly,
Come, come, where is that prepare
tom"
Monsieur said the apothecary, 81
am happy to observe that 1 have exactly
met your desire. That preparation you
have Just taken, without the slightest
suspicion Of its character"
Beast william Ah-h! 1t wasn't for
myself that | wanted it I'm to be mar
ried in an hour, and it was for my pros
pective mother-in-law, who has Just been
taken ill.
WHEN Jones is asked by the "boys,"
in the presence of Mrs. j.. to go on a
gander party, and the lady Of his heart
says, with her peculiar rising infection;
Jones !" he knows that the unit rule
will be enforced, and quickly answers:
" Should like to go, boys; but, pom
honor, ] believe I'm engaged that
night"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-08-19
G. GILBERr's Starches are always pure.

The weight of the average male adult
is 40 pounds.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-08-19
L. R-it Co., Marshall, Mich

Ihe soithr brN To-. WNrsiiRit Wtch.,
Will send their Electro VOltac Belts to the
afflicted upon 80 days trial. See their adver-
tisement in this paper headed, "0n 80 Days
Trial"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-08-19

DR.. c. E. Shoemaker, the we'll known aural
surgeon of X aiding, p, offer, to sen by mail
free OF cha geavtluI lie tile hook on deafness
and diseases of tn, ear, espec ally on .unn nj
ear and catarrh and the ,r per treat nent-
giving reter-Lces AMI testim mails that will
satisfy the mo'i skeptical. Add ess a, above.
We believe in Hendricks for the Presidency,
and are opposed to frauds Of every character.
We have faith also in Coussens' Lightning Lini-
ment, the only genuine remedy for rheuma-
tism, lame back, SpraiDs bruises, etc. Try .
sample bottle at 25c. or regular size bottle FOO,
For sale by all druggists.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-08-19

PAINTINGS before eating, pain and distress
afteward, prevented BY Malt BittGh
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-08-19
To Consumptives.

7 ODERS EMULSION OF COD LIVER OIL AND
- Wild Cherry Bark, the most paatabls combination
Of these renowned remedies sIant An unequaled reo-
dy for Consumption, Scrofula, all Lung Affections Ner-
vous Debility, and all wasting diseases. The manner in
which the Cod Liver Oil : combined with the Wild Cher.
ry, enab II to be assmated by the most decae sto.
ach, sures complete digestion Of the OIL tones up the
system relieves cough, causes increase Of flesh and
strength. Endorsed by the most eminent physicians A
well.known specialist in Lung affections has used II in
overtwo hundred cases, and SAYS there Is no combns
ton equal 10 II for Consumption Scrofula" etc. Thou
sands Of sufferers need and desire take combination
OF Cod Liver oil but have been unable to do so. They
vii find that they can take this preparation readily and
with excellent results Price, One Dollar per Bottle
Blk Bottles for Five Dollars. Circulars and valuable in.
formation to all sufferers sent free receipt OF dsscrp
tion Of case. Address all orders to
c. q. A. LODER, Manufacturing Chemist,
639 Chestnut st., Philadelphia, Pa.
Daily Republican., 1880-04-12
An EnsurAnue Suit.

The ;co house Of Walton & Bro, OF
this city, that was damaged by fire
abs9s q year ago, was insured in the
pa!tsytlle, (Pa.) Mutual Fire Insur-
auco Company aud o Company in Nav
York. The damsSe was appessed st
81, ,440 and the latter sompaay prompt.
iy paid. The Pottsv:lle company rs-
fused TO psy the full GmOuBt Oh the
ground that Its contract with poiisy.
holders reqxirsd it to pay oAiy three
fourths of the snsuat Of damages ascer-
tainsd by tho examination and assess.
nsnt. Salt was.'sntsred in the U. s. Cir.
Gait Court of Philadelphia, and Friday
the suit was dsciasd,a "a verdict OF t73e..
II being given in the plaintiffs favor.
This is the ancunt the dsfoudaAts ds
aired ~ give In the drst place except
ing new they have to pay costs, which
alnsat equal that awcurt.
Daily Republican., 1880-04-12
Another Runner.

The Newark "Lsdgss" gives lhls as
the latest Railroad rumor: tho Penn,
sylvanis Railroad Company have beer
making strenuous efforts to gain con
troll, by lesss, Of the entiro line, o.
present forming the only railroad con-
nsetinn bstxeen the North and South,
of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore Railroad. This proposition
has been made several times, both by
the Pennsylvania Company and tho
Baltimore and Ohio, bu. tho p, W. 3
B. has held OF probably thinking tha,
It would pay better to run upon Its own
hook, or now that there Il a prospective
new lice 10 ba built TO lease to 1t as q
last resource. Meanwhile the Penn
sylyania Company are afraid that such
will b. the case which will entirely
leave its passenger traffic, North aud
South, at the mercy of the B. d o.