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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-10-21
The TcrrOrs of Carving.

The misery of habitual carving can
hardly be exaggerated. The man VINO
comes home tired from his days work
and sits down to dinner needs quiet
and easy meal. Instead of having this,
he is compelled to undergo the labor OF
carving, and to postpone his personal
dinner until his appetite has vanished.
II is no small labor to carve for family,
say of six persons. The joints of the
spring chicken are apparently made OF
combination of steel and India rubber,
and can neither he cut nor dragged
apart while the roast beef, toughened
by long years of service in its original
shape of an OK, requires more strength
of wrist on the part Of the carver than
would suffice to saw twclve-inch log.
When mt last the work of carving Is
done, the delicate and difficult duty OF
"helping" begins. There can he no
peace of mind for the man who helps
his family and his occasional guests TO
any food except soup or oysters, both
of which can be accurately and ialrly
divided. In the case of children he can
never give satisfaction. There is no
rule in this matter beyond that OF giving
the chicken legs to the boys, which can
be followed To ask people what part
of the chicken they prefer Is simply
madness. Either everybody will tell
the truth and demand the best cut, in
which case all but one will be exasper-
ated by failing to have their wishes graf
flied, OF everybody will reply "Any part,
ct makes no difference" or words to
the same mendacious and aggravating
effect. Of courre, when the man who
says at makes no difference is helped
to anything but the breast, he becomes
the enemy of the carver for life, and
nothing can disabuse him OF the i'm
preston that he has been wantonly IN
suited. 1t is far better to boldly help
people without making any pietense OF
consulting their wishes. They will then
regard the carver as rude and careless
host but they will acquit him OF any
intention to press open insults on MS
guests.-Nev York Times.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-10-21
A Gentleman,

John Ruslsin presents his idea OF
gentleman in his wcll-known work
"Modern Painters The primal, lit
eral, and perpetual meaning Of the word
gentleman, he says, is ga man OF pure
race" well-bred, in the sense that n
horse or dog is well-bred.
The lower orders and all orders have
to learn that every vicious habit and
chronic disease communicates itself 10y
descent, and by purity OF birth the en-.
tire system of the human body and soul
may be gradually elevated or-by reck-
lcssness of birtn-degraded, until there
shall be as much difference between the
well-bred and iil-bred human creature
whatever pains may he taken with their
education) as between the wolf-hound
and the vilest mongrel cur.
A gentleman's first characteristic is
that fineness of structure in the body
which renders it capable of the most
delicate sensation, and of structure in
the mind which renders it capable OF the
most delicate sympathies-one may say,
simply, "fineness of nature.
And though rightness of moral con-
duct is ultimately the great purifier of
race, the sign of nobleness is not in this
rightness of moral conduct, but in sensi-
tiveness.
Hence ID will follow that one of the
probable signs of high breeding in men
generally will be their kindness and
mercifulness, these always indicating
more or less tineness of make in the
mind, and miserliness and cruelty the
contrary, hence that of Isaiah:
"The vile person shall no more he
called liberal. nor the churl bountiful."
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-10-21
Feeling the Waiter.

Had poluboircs been known in the
time of the Pharoahs they would Ger
tainly have been reckoned among the
plaques of Egypt. 1t is nowadays I'M
possible to go anywhere, to take the
slightest refrcslment, liquid or solid,
without being obliged to tip" the gar
con, who in reality does not profit one
whit by our generosity. In most cafes
and restaurants these pourboires form
nm additional source Of revenue for the
proprietor, who not only does not pay his
waters, but even leyies blackmail on the
gratuities they receive. This is not all,
however. In well-known cafe, not
hundred miles from the Place de Opera,
the owner, finding that his garcons made
too much by their tips resolved on
sharing them with the latter. His plan
is as follows Every morning the garcons
severally purchase a certain number OF
jotonS at different prices, and with them
pay beforehand for the refreshments
ordered by the customers. The ingcn-
ious patron in question has hit, we hear,
on the idea of making his walters pay
him with the .jCtOns, or counters, Mt the
rate Of fifty-tive centimes for every fifty
centimes' worth ordered by the GUS
toner. In this way, il the latter refrains
from giving more than the traditional
two sous, the garcon gets only one sou
for himself, and if 10 porrboirc is be-
slowed he has to give his master one sou
out of his own pocket. If this plan is
generally adopted by restaurant keepers
it is very easy TO understand why the
garcons occasionally make mistakes III
the customers change. La Prose-.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-10-21
Rocking Stones.

Scattered over certain portions OF the
British Isles, and here and there in other
parts of the world may be found masses
of detached rock, often of great SIZE,
poised so nicely on narrow base that
they move to and fro under very slight
pressure, and known in Great Britain ny
the name of Logan" or Rocking
stones. In some cases the action OF the
wind alone is sufficient to set them IN
motion. Formerly these stones, from
their peculiar characteristics, were CON
sidered to he the work of human hands,
and were classed among "Druldic re-
mains the common belief being that
they were connected with the religious
rites and ceremonies of the Druids.
One of the absurd beliefs was that If n
supposed culprit was brought to rock.
ing stone, his guilt or innocence would
I've at once proclaimed-if guilty the
stone would vibrate on his approach by
unseen power; while, on the other hand,
his innocence would be proved by its
remaining stationary. An opposite be-
lief-that the stone would "rock Mt
the slightest touch of those pure at heart,
but would withstand even giants
power when exerted by the guilty-is
thus well expressed by the poet Mason;
Beyond yon huge
And unhcwn sphere Of living sdamant,
Which pOise by magic rests Its central weight
On yonder pointed ro,k, firm "a II seems
Such Is Its strange ani vIrtuous property
Itmoves obsequious to the geutlest touch
OF him whose heart is pare; but to traitor,
Though een giant prowess nerved his arm
II stands a, liked as Snowdon.
These beliefs, like many others con.
nected with the so called cromlechs and
other remains, are, however, exploded,
and it is now very generally agreed that
rocking stones are not works of art. but
the result of natural causes. -ChamOers
Journal.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-10-21
The First Life.BOat.

The first life-boat of which there Is
any record was designed in 1884 by
Mr.. Lukin, a coach-builder in London,
and, strange to say, a native OF an in
land town. He chiefly aimed at max.
ing an unsuitable boat, or, MS he termed
il. an "unimmergible' boat. This he
accomplished by attaching a considera-
BILE amount of cork outside the boat
above water. and by constructing inside
the boat series of watertight spaces or
COMPARTMENTS. The volume to which
water could find access, If the sea
broke over the boat, was thus reduced
considerably, and the buoyancy OF the
cork belt helped to keep the boat afioat
if she were thus swamped. An iron
keel was fitted to increase the stability.
The plan of construction was sound 50
far as it went, although far inferior to
that now adopted, and it is matter of
regret that only one boat on Lukin's
plan was placed on the coast.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-10-21
rHE EASY WIFE.

There's lust one thing man can have
In all this world Of woe and strife,
That makes the business not too bad,
And that one things an easy wife.
Dost fancy that love my girl
For rosy checks or raven hair?
She holds my heart because she laughs
Because she laughs, and doesn't care.
Iput my boots just where 1t suits,
And find them where put them, too;
That Is a thing, you must allow,
A chap can very seldom do.
leave my papers on my desk;
She never puts them in heap,
Or takes TO light the kitchen stove
The very one want 10 keep.
On winter night my cOay dame
Will warm her toes before the FIRE;
She never scelds about the lamp,
Or wants the wick trlile higher.
On Sundays she is not so fine
But what her rutiles can hug
light NV pipe Just where please,
And spill the ashes on the rug.
The bed is never filled with "shams"-
A thing some women Wiley plan
To worry servants half to death,
And spoil the temper Of n man.
She lets me sleep to any hour,
Nor rises any horrid din
II it Just happens, now ard then,
To be quite late when come in.
tell you, Jack, if you would wed,
Just get a sirl who lets things run;
She'll keep her temper like a lamb,
And help you on to lots Of fun,
Don't look for money, style or show,
Or blushing beauty, ripe and rare;
Just take the one who laughs at fate
Who laughs, and shows she doesn't care
You think, perhaps, our household ways
Are Just perchance little mixed;
Or when they get too horrd bad,
We stir about and get things fixed.
What compensation has man
Who earns his bread by sweat Of brow,
II home is made battle-ground,
And life one long, eternal row.
--Hdrb0'S Maodeins.
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to the stye, where she amused herself
with tossing the fruit, one by one, to the
eager, pushing crowd within.
$50 You take an interest in those poetic
animals?' remarked her companion, as
he stood curiously looking on.
81 feel sorry for them, they are so
ugly and dirty. Nature seems to have
treated them unjustly, poor things, in
making them so inferior to other animals.
But then, the little ones, with their pink
noses and funny eyes, do look so chubby
and innocent"
She tossed some apples to the little
ones, and looked thoughtfully
"They remind me of picture | saw
lately-Circe, surrounded by herd of
swine, into which she had transformed
her admirers, and would never have i'm
agined how much expression there was
in the way that they wriggled and
groveled at her feet"
81 see that picture now, at least some
thing like it," the gentleman remarked,
looking from Sue to the pigs.
And again Sue repeated to herself,
"What an impudent puppy" as she
dropped more apples into the stye.
And this was the spectacle which
greeted the mortified gaze of Mrs. Mel
lington as she stepped on the veranda
where her husband was reading, and
looked across the lawn to the orchard
The tea table was ready, and she was
expecting Sue.
"Mercyon me p she gasped "Why,
Mr.. Millington, only look ! There is
actually Sue with Col. Hanley's son feed
ing the pigs.
Mr.. Wellington chuckled.
"Well, my dear, / don't sec the harm
of it, if they like it. Though where she
could have picked him up can't i'm
agine."
Meanwhile, Sue and her companion
leisuely crossed the orchard and the
lawn
"Now, I'll introduce you to papa,
she said. "Only / don't know your
name"
ooh, perhaps he knows it, and will
introduce me to you. Meantime, call
me anything you like
So Sue walked straight up to her
father, and, putting her hand on his
shoulder. said:
Papa, I've had an awful fright. I
was chased by raging mad bull and
my puppy ran away from me, and an
other with the very same name, saved
me; so I've brought him home with me, 7"
nodding in an Introductory manner to-
ward the guest
"Eh?" said papa, looking up; and
catching the expression of the two faces
before him, he fell into the humor, and,
as he rose, said with wave of his hand
toward the waiting tea-table, VERY
well, my dear, well feed him"
SO Mr. Roland Hanley sat down to the
table with the family, and with an utter
absence of that unpleasant restraint
which Mrs. Wellington had remarked III
his intercourse with Miss Radstock; and
despite her vcxation at Sue, the meal
passed off agreeably.
OF course this was not Mr.. Hanley's
last visit to the Mlllington's-of course
there we're frequent calls, with walks
and rides, in all of which he full
filed his promise of taking care of Sue;
and when. at length, he asked the priv
ilcge of taking care of her through life,
she did not say nay.
Lately, when Mr. Hanley was Roasting
that his wife had accepted him on their
very first interview, by referring him to
papa, Sue looked around and said:
"You were an impudent puppy that
day, Rolla, as you are still.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-10-21
Manitoba.

This, than which perhaps there is not
to be found n more inhospitable region
below the latitude of Greenland, is pic
tured as n Northern paradise, and rem
dered magnifcently attractive on paper.
A fiat country, almost without timber,
swept during the greater part OF the
year by high winds surcharged with
snow and sleet, called, in the expressive
phrase of the lenizens. "blizzards.
frozen during the winter hard as an ice.
berg, and to fearful depth, and deluged
with water in the spring, 1t possesses
MANY attractions for an EsQuimauH.
Horses and cattle fare poorly i'll Mani.
toba, since if they escape the loss OF
their ears by frost, they are subject to
gradual starvation during the long win
ter. II is doubtless pleasant enough
during the brief summer, and returned
explorer gives it as his opinion that the
land is productive, although he found it
difficult to reach correct conclusion IN
regard to it in the spring, while 1t was
several inches under water.-Canadid"
Letter in Cincinnati Gazette
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-10-21

KING LOUIS of Bavaria has contracted
a mania of fondness for Bismarck, his
former animosity having passed away
but the other German sovereigns hate
the iron Chancellor as much as ever for
having wiped out their petty courts.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-10-21

SIR Thomas HKskErH. says the San
Francisco Chronicle, Is engaged TO %
married to Miss Flora, daughter OF
United States Senator Sharon, Of Ne
vada.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-10-21
dizzy Heights.

French journal contains the follow
ing statement of the height OF the differ
enf highest spires and monuments on
the globe:
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20 SEfGV VIEWS.

War has broken cut assio ia South Af.isa.
Edwin Booth is at tho Likes of Killarney,
Ireland.
Taruot's fist in Ms Yuk is txei Ing ciri
ositY 10 Londor.
The report CT The !tcndel marriage OF Bro.
ncss Burtett-Cou:isi is coo.adic:cd.
The Irish relief bill has faally passed The
House of Commons.
Tho Queen tf Greco, has goue 10 Copeuis.
gen. whsre TIE King Of Greco, will meet her.
Mr.. Psrncll has accepted he pr, siierc7 Of a
movement for complete anue!ty to Irish poli,.
cal cx'les.
Lieut.. O9z,is. who assissioated Nine, Sko.
tc'eff, Committed suicide. TIL, o!j,ct of the
crime was robbery.
Austrian ADD Spanish physicians sra q isrrtl.
lpg over tie question whether the heir appar
eDt Of tho klpg CT Spain. to DO born pty,
mouths. shall! he born in Madrid or the snn
mer palace at LIS Grana.
The application of tie Porto fer Ger.
man officers to assist 10 tho reorganization Of
Turkish tioarces was made Eve months ago,
and the German government has assured Fog.
land that Germany cordially sets vii European
concert.
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SEsL-s ar ysfE MY.

Dr.. Tsn1cr has hs: two cas- 10 h, ish, ,ie ce
Lis ifs; began.
Tho &C or Il A. Sothcrn, The L,rd Dan.
drterg Of Tie stage. IS yiog Dangerously III 10
L,rdor.
C,nprcts ty tho ocnoCrl's Of tic 9Th Missi5
,ippi dsric'.
OTc'al reports Of B;iii.h ,xpers for Jlre
show @ very greet la'llrg III in The txocrts Of
British iron atd steel to the uni;cd States.
The storm ,5:seidag c.used damages
throughout Baliucre 10 tic txt,n! Of about
$50, 0C0 which l.reol" fails npop TIE poorfr ass
Of people.
A shock Ct rarll qlckc was til:i,ciy felt at
CoCtoooDtk, Manchester and Milford, N. II !,
last evening. Dishes AID pictures were shaken
down 10 several iusnIc brit o. s'rious damsge
isteported
Senator L,nsr. Of Mississippi. il in such
poor health that the doctor has fob!ddeo the
preparation Of an address which ho was expect
cd TO deliver at the cjDmeu ceme ut tfa S1uth.
eru college.
The sbaik have b. GONE 81 um=rous 10 Nov
York Bay aud The Narih aud East liv,fs from
the dumping of garbage that it IS 20 longer
safe Tor boys to 70 in sw;nG leg from the city
wharVCs,
Senator Vests Two souz, nccd IG snd IS years
respectively. recently had bit Of !cIimmega
natr Stdalie, Mo-, duriog which hcck, The
e'dest, stabbed Georlo 10 tho shoulder. The
wound is sot GsogeIouS.
Foil census reiur;a g'va u ah 10 r5uod tum-
bcIs poi ulai)D Of Ill., GOO. and increase OF C5
per C 'nt. 10 ten ycirs. The hormona claim
I ~ l,o,;oo
Mormons. 10 1870 The ION Mcrmon popu aion
was l.ss than 10 0O0.
The investigation or tho Nara: a1scit stasm
boat dlSsstrr Was cnn'ipueI at New Lnndon,
Conn.,, yesterday. The less Ct lie IS peIhsrs
largely accounted for By the par 10 on the Mar
raRaDsett, and The failure Of many of the pas
senGets 10 Use the lie YrcSrIScrs That were at
hand.
Count l. ,uis FraLcJis dc Peurttl ti.L Mon
day 10 Beverly, Mss, The Count was native
Of Neuschattl. Ilo WIS torn March (, 1929
was eduoated IS sn cngi0cer, and came to this
country about tac ssmo tine es Agassz. whose
pupil aud fellow worker DO became. Alter the
death of Agass'z te wa5 appointed Eecrcc OF
tho Museum Ct Comparative Il 'ology, which
position he retained to the close Of his life.
Thu steamer d oug. With the Esyptisn
obel:sk ou board, is uo~ anchored eff West
Twenty third stree, New York, awaiting
orders. TIE park commissioners will meet
to dsy ard Gocidc upon tho line OF transferring
tho moroii.h TO its resting plac, 10 Central
Park. The D,sscug lad pleasant voyage,
but broke her craik shaft on July 6. ard was
DELAYED six days Gti'ng il . new coo. The
obeii-k suffered 10 l. Try during The voyage,
aod remained retl'c.Iy s.aiooarV throughout.
+ = n 81 ~
square at the hasa, mi feet and 81 inehes as
tho ton
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months Of the 5ear, end MIR. JsEuiry, Mr..
February, Nl7. MaIcb, &c., know their Names
IS well as you do.
The proprietor tell, NC some strange facts
abcu: cats. Ill says that real black cats are
c)lor, the !eualss being Invariably notified or
plebhlt. He is extremely anxious 10 get five
more like those described above so IS to have q
full dcz,n, aud TO fOish the months Of the year.
and he will pay aoy ore ten dollars who will
sell him real back cat Without speck or bem
ish. Those 1ho have such thing will address
MIR. Harrison Fl Gius. Proprietor CT Old Point
CcmtoEt, Va.
The tip from Cd Ptiot to GIBBS Island is
very fa'iRuipg one, aud takes about Zinc
hcurs. have witten 10 this Island several
times, and won't fall into the error of what Ham
let calls "damuablc iteration" 1t is great
place fer these fond of sport a. vel as these
who wsn; fresh air aud good livicg There is
decil, d Improvement 10 tho management of
the place this season.
The tuosts runb.r same stv!Div i've and
hail ir,n tto North, AID arc all Yarkses.-
They are like the titters one places 10 his cock
tail. 90 eduirsbIo Infusion, but when taken
Il Don pure, rather uupaliabe 10 The Southern
| taste. Th re is not sinsle visitor from Vr-
| giIia.
Tue Nor'h tn ladi, arc decidedly pretty as o
general thug but they haveb't that develop
| Dent OF the tems form dirioo that i, 50 al
Turing AID captivating to the masculine eye,
besides most Of them have biz feet and hands.
sud, tut come to Think Of it, it is upgalsnt to
draw courari5ons which Mrs MAlsprop says are
| odtr;us. CUASSEUR
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PUBLISHED DAILY AND TRI-WEEKLY BY
EDGAR SNOWDEN.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 81, 1880
MIR. Secretary Schulz. 10 bis speech in lndi,

MIR. Secretary Schulz. 10 bis speech in lndi'
annapolis last night. wbiIo acknowledging tho
irreproechablo character OF General Har cock.
said that his political friends ran the risk Of
spelling 40 excellent General 10 their attempt
10 mako poor President. The objections
urged by the republicans TO the election of
General Hancock upon tho ground Of his mill
tsry education ard lie are without the slightest
foundation, for history abounds With instances
IL which military men have rendered them
selves famous by the excellence of the laws ca
acted by their direction aud by the superiority
Of their civil government. CG,ar and Napoleon
afford apt cases 10 point, and because Grant is
one notable exception is Nd reason Why Genera
Hancock should be another.
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Tho Mahopites are not acting with tie pc
liical asluteuoss that obart cerizod their course
at the las election. Ia their present effort sue
cess will be as disastrous t., them as defeat,
though every body at oil familiar with Il c pc.
litical condition OF tie Safe Knows that their
success is out Ct The question. II is COL c,ded
that the next presidential election will not depend
upon the vote CT Virginia aoDe that whoever
i elected will be chosen by moro mt ri'y than
the eleven votes that Virginia will cast. This
boing so, if Garfield BIO elected, his p,ry, as
the preteptiously assumed defender CT tic bird.
ing obligation Of contracts, will havo neither
cause nor disposition to grant them any favors;
and if Hancock be successful they will be 10
even worse condition, for tho national party
tba! supports him knows that THY srs d,ing
oil in their power 10 defeat him. That they
c,n carry tho State is an utter impossibity, and
what nobody believes. They may, but even
that is hardly possible. dIaw enough votes from
the regular ticket to enabl. the republicans to
carry the Stale, but in every aspect in which
their case is presented success to them will be
even worse than defeat.