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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-11-10
Dress.COat Misery.

A man of considerable note in the
journalistic and literary world was at a
crowded evening party in New York,
some years ago, standing in an upstairs
corridor.
To him q lady, in q magnificent dress,
and sparkling with jewels, came with
great eagerness Though she was I'M
known to him, he naturally supposed
she had recognized him by the light OF
his genius, shining on his Hyperion
brow, or knew him by reputation. He
was, therefore, prepared to. receive her
with smiles.
Are you the waiter?" she demanded.
"No !" rretorted he, with looks OF
thunder. " Are you the chambermaidY'
Aud he darted down stairs.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-11-10
OUR YOUNG FOLKS.


Our Baby.
Two little shoes,
Out at the toes,
Trotting about
where'or mother goes;
Boiled bingham dress,
Put on Just now
They do get 30 dirty,
No one knows how;
Little black face,
Black each wee hand
Been making mud pies,
And playing IN Hand'
Dear, precious head,
Touseled and rough,
Bright, laughing eyes,
Can't FEC enough
This IN our baby
All day.
Two little feet,
Rosy and bare;
Two chubby hands,
Folded in prayer;
Tired little head,
Dark-riuged with hair,
Soit baby face,
DiInpled and fair,
Pansy blue eyes,
Heavy with sleep;
Sily'ry sweet voice,
Iisping "Fathcr, us keep"
This " our baby
At night.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-11-10
Manners Two Hundred Years Ago.

A curious little book, called "Thc
Rules of Civility," which was published
in 1875, throws amusing light on the
manners OF our ancestors two centuries
ago. being in discourse with man,
we read on one page, "'tis no less than
ridiculous TO pull him by the buttons,
to play with his band strings, belt or
TO punch him now and then on the
stomach" Again, "lt argues neglect,
and TO undervalue man, to sleep when
he is discoursing or reading. There
fore, good manners command 1t to be
forbid besides, something may happen
in the act that may offend, as snoring,
sweating, gaping or dribbling." More
explicit are the rules for behavior at ta-
bic. "In eating observe olet your hands
be clean. Feed not with both your
hands, nor keep your knife in your hand.
Din not your fingers il tho sauce, or
lick them. when You have done. II you
have occasion TO sneeze or cough, take
your hat, or put your napkin before
vour face. Drink not with your mouth
full nor unwipcd, nor SO long till you
are forced to breathe in the glass.
There are rules also for the drawing
room. of n person OF quality be III tho
company of ladies', Tia too juvenile anC
light to play with them, to toss or tum
| bio them, to kiss them by surprise, t'
force away their hoods, their fans, o.
their ruf1s. 1t. is ,nhandsomo among
ladies', or any other serious company, t
/ " ..... =
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-11-10
That Terrible Infant,

Little Nellie was looking at some
pictures of wild animals when Mr.. Jor-
kins called, and appealed to that gentle
man to explain one of the pictures to
her. "That is wild boar" said he,
and the little lady looked at it thought
fully and replied: "It,doesn't look like
you, does it, Mr.. Jorkins?" ~ hope
not, !" responded the guest. "Why?"
Because" said the artless infant,
"mamma said, when your card was sent
up 'There is that old bore, Jorkins,
here again. y
To GET clear Of flesh worms, wash
your face in warm water and then rub
with q coarse towel. This will destroy
the Hesh worms, which are nothing more
than CONCEALED fat. ~,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-11-10
How to Keep a Husband ut Home.

"Julia writes us long letter ask
ing how she can keep her husband home
nights. She says she has done every
thing she can think of to please him,
but he will insist on leaving her alone
each evening. We fear Julia doesn't
make her husbands home pleasant for
him, or he would certainly not go away.
Now, Julia, you go down town to-day
and buy keg of beer, placing it in one
corner of the dining-room. Strew saw
dust over the floor, and put half dozen
coarse, wooden boxes about the room
for spittoons. Hang sheet across
one end of the room, invite half n
dozen of your husbands male friends to
spend the evening. Then, Julia, you
and your servant dress yourselves up in
long stockings and night-dresses, and,
when your friends have assembled with
their cigars, pull aside the sheet you
have previously hung up, and skip from
one side OF the room to the other, on the
tips of yonr toes, singing, "Tra-la-la-le"
and jumping MS high as you can at every
third step. This will prove very inter
esting exercise for yourself and servant,
and prevent your husband from straying
away. Ii your husbands male friends
are married, invite their wives to assist
you in the evenings entertainment. If
this doesn't keep him at home evenings,
you'd better trade him off for yellow
dog, and keep the dog chained up
oil Citu DerSck.
TaR Chicago Times say; Warmers Safe
ministers, Judges, physicians, surgeons, by men
Of literary and scholarly distinction, and by in
diyiduAls In al The walks Of life.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-11-10

Ir YOU would do IN act Of kindness, tell your
friend who suffers with Piles, that DR. Tabler
has prepared an Ointment that will cure that
dreadful disease, the common Buckeye being
the chief ingredients Use Tabler's Buckeye
Pile Ointment Price 6Oc. For sale by al
druggists.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-11-10

IMPURE BLooD.-In morbid conditions Of the
blood are many diseases; such rs salt rheum,
ringworms, boils carbuncles, sores, ulcers and
pimples. In this condition of the blood try the
VEGErINE, andcure these affections. As blood
purifier 1t has no equal. Its effects are won
Inrful
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-11-10

MALAR1AL levers can be prevented, also other
miasmatc diseases, by occasionally using Dr;
San orGs L,uer InuiJorator, the Oldest general
Family Medicine, which is recommended as
liver. Eighty-page book sent free. Address
DR.. Sanford. i62 Broadway, New York.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-11-10

CARDS are said to have been invented
in France in 1891, to amuse Charles ~.
during the intervals Of melancholy dis
order. Piquet and all the early games
ora French
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-11-10
His Reasoning Powers.

A couple of old darIiies met and be-
gan talking over matters and things.
GLOW is ole Col. Jones comm on,
what used to own you before de war?
He is so old he must be gcttln' to he
childish and losin' his reasoning powers.
"Dont know muffin about him-haint
seed him since bcfoah last Christmas"
"Why, what's de mattcr?'
"Ain't got no use for such ole gem
mans. Last time I was dar | fetched
him big reddish | had cotched. tole
him ef he would gimme II tablc-kniie
| would scrape an clean de fish. What
do you spose he said?"
asked yer to come IN and get q
dram, and chat awhile about ole times
on de ole plantation.
"No, sab he tole me ct l couldn't
borry table-knife from some of de ma
bors dat he would raider clean de fish
himself. Ispose he was afcard I'd be
keerless in handin' de knife back when |
got done wild it. j..
The other darky rubbed his chin and
remarked 80,
81 see by dat ar dat de ole mans still
cot de use Of his reasonin' powers"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-11-10

Much valuable time Is saved by promptly
treating Cold at its first appearance. Nothing
takes the place Of DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup for
Coughs, Colds, Irritation of Throat, etc. Price
Of CENTS
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-11-10

4 ARE you wearing out from excessive labor,
care, grief or old age2 II so, then no food Or
medicine can restore your strength, your sleep
and your spirits like Malt Btters, made OF I'm
fermented Malt, Hops, Calisaya and Iron
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-11-10
Runaway Horses.

The horse that has once acquired the
habit of running away will bolt ON the
first opportunity. If you suspect his in
tcntion, the best plan is to check 1t the
moment he begins TO move, taking hold
of one rein with both hands, and giving
it one or two such violent jerks that the
rogue must pause or turn around. Then
stop him, and, if you doubt your being
able TO hold him, get off. Perhaps n
too-vgorous "plug may make him
cross his legs and fall-not a pleasant
contingency, but anything is better than
being run away with IN street. In
open country you may compel the runa-
way to gallop with u loose rein until he
is tired, or to move in n constantly mr.
rowing circle until he il glad to halt. A
tcn-acro field is big enough for this ex-
pedicnt But the great point is to stop
n runaway before ne gets into his stride !;
after he is once away few bits will stop
u rcnl runaway--a steady pull is waste
of cxertion on the riders pat. Some
horses may be stopped by saving tho
mouth with the snallc, but nothing will
check the old hand. Another cXpedeht
is to hold the rcins very lightly, and or
the first favorable opportunity, as II ris-
ing hill, for instance, to try succession
Of jerks. But the cunning, practiced
runaway il not SO much to be feared as
the mad, frightened horse. The mad
horse will dash against n brick wall, or
Jump Mt spiked ratings of impossible
height. once saw II runaway horse,
after getting rid Of his rider, charge and
burst open his locked stablc-door.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-11-10

The Northwestern L,mbern,an men,
tons an experiment which may have i'm
4. portant results for lumbermen and grist-
millers. Sawdust and bran compressed
mt little cost into n space which will
mach reduce the cost of their transporta-
ton. Into block Of compressed saw
dust IN eight-penny nail was driven. SO
firmly that it broke in the attempt to
draw it. Yet the block was easily FIRM
hle. Three pecks of bran were com
pressed into roll six inches long by six
inches diameter, capable of enduring
much handling, yet easily broken ~ the
fingers. The process will probsb!y
bring sawdust largely into use for bed
ding horses, and will reduce the cost Of
bran to consumers distant from the
milla
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-11-10

The decline of the drama is probably
owing to the fact that the public never
sees but about one-tenth of aplay; the
rest is bonnet.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-11-10
Sir William HarcOurt.

Twelve gentlemen, whose spirits were
high. once agreed to dine together to
Greenwich, England, on q fixed day,
and, on the principle of "the more the
merrier." 1t was arranged that the num-
her of the party should be doubled by
each bringing a friend. The friend
in question was to be the man whom
each of the original twelve severally and
respectively disliked the most heartily.
When the guests arrived at the Irafal-
oar there proved to be but thirteen In
all, everybody having invited MI. Yer
non Harcourt. So runs the story, which
is probably as true as most others, FOR
some unexplained reason, Sir William
Harcourt has never been a popular per
son. Probably two reasons initiate
against his social success. He is ex-
tremely learned, and has habit OF dem
onstrating to gentlemen who argue with
him that they are proportionately igno-
rant of the subject under discussion. AS
was said of Macaulay, she is so CON
foundedly cocksure about everything"
A RECENT observing tourist in Portu-
gal says that he has never been in a
Roman Catholic country where there
are SO few outward signs OF religious
feeling, or even of worship. 1t is rare
TO find a service of any kind being cele-
brated in the churches, which are nearly
always shut. AGght is seldom burning
before the altar, the few shrlnes and
images by the road are neglected and
often in ruins, and the monasterles have
MI been suppressed.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-11-10

The Vsltaie Belt Co., Marshall, Mich.'
viii send their Electro-voltaic Belts to the
afflicted upon 80 days trial. See their adver-
tisement in this paper headed, son 80 Days
Trialn retg
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-11-10
Weather Wisdom.

"Gemlen," said the President, 81
fink dat de inhabitants of dis kentry am
pawn altogether too much tenshn to
dis wedder queshun. Oars groan o
dispair when it's hot an n growl O dis
pleashur when it's cold. If it rains
somebody raises row, an if it's dry
somebody else has bone to pick wild lie
powers above Ebery red-headed, one
boss white man-ebery broken-down old
two-cent darky, has got de ideah In his
head dat de Lawd am boun' to send him
long list de sort o wedder he wants, no
matter bout de rest of de kentry. De
ole man Rubottom, libin' up dar by my
cabin, has got about fifteen cents wort O
garden truck back of his house, an when
It's hot or cold or wet or dry, he am so
agitatcd dat he forgits dat any odder
soul in dis kentry has sot out an onion
or planted 'tater. Mo dan fifty Vars
ago | come to de conclusion dat | mus
put up wild SIGH wedder Us de Lawd gim
me, no matter whedder it brought on
chilblains OF rheumatics, an it was a
great burden off my mind. 1 take it iist
as it comes, keepin' de ole umbrella in
good repair, an / doah' know muffin
bout almanacks an I doan' want to. -
Lime-K3ln Club Proceedings, Detroit
E5.pe D,oSs
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-11-10

GET Lyons Patent Heel stiffeners applied 70
those new boots before you run them over.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-11-10
Mahogany Trees.

The full grown mahogany tree is one
of the monarchs of tropical America.
It's vast trunk and massive arms, rising
to lofty height, and spreading with
graceful sweep over immense spaces,
covered with beautiful foliage, bright,
glossy, light and airy, clinging so long
to the spray as to make 1t almost an
evergreen, present rare combination
of loveliness and grandeur. The leaves
are very small, delicate, and polished
like those of the laurel. The flowers are
small and white, or greenish yellow.
Lnmbermen in telling a tree build n
platform, thus relInquishing twelve or
fifteen feet of the largest part of the
tree. Yet some trees have yielded 1000
superficial feet OF lumber, and have sold
for S15, 600.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-11-10
WILL CURE

scrofila acrofulous Humor, Cancer Canceron' Hunor
Ery.ipelas, Canker, salt Rhe um, IimpleS or lu-
NOR in the Face Coughs and Colds Ulcers
Bronchitis Neuralgia, Dyspepsia,
Rheumatism, Pans IN the eide,
Constipation, COstlycnes'I
Piles, Dizziness, Head
ache, Nervousness,
Pains IN the
Back.
Faintness at the Stomach, Kidney Complaints Female
Weakness and General Debility.
This preparation ia scientifically and chemically COM
bIned and 80 strongly concentrated from roots, herbs,
and barks that its good effects realized immediately
human system for which the VEGErSE cannot be used
with PERFECT SAFETY it does not contain any metallic
compound. For Graduating the System OF az impurities
of the blood ii has no equal II has never failed to effect
cure giving tone and strength To- the system debltaei
Nv disease Its wonderful effects upon The comlIains
named are surprising all Many have been cured by
the VEGETLsE thathave tried many other remedies 1t
can we'll be called
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-11-10
Narrow Escape from Death.

I'm my judgement ,ll' il'''o 'c 1l'''
is doomed sald "8ch'le',l"l' 10 lli1 COLL r
pamon IN Long lsiah', r",lroao car
The train was on a Side track ana the
little fellow referred 10 was :" po,''o-p'G
craving mten'ly along across thn crest
OF another track. Yes was tIs re-
spouse, when ne encounters the down
train he IS apt to get cohSiaerlnly 1hG
worst OF 1t. a blpck-eyea li'''e B''i
heard these words ana saw th1 pug III"
her whole heart went out TO me iihPtr,
lied creature, ION. poor nue. t'l1hB
she sud why doesn't 1t cllmb down
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-11-10
FACTS FOR THE CURIOUS.

The date of the earliest eclipse Of the
sun, recorded in the annals OF the Ch1-
nese, when " on the first day OF the last
month of autumn, the sun and moon did
not meet tremendously in Fang. or In
that part of the heavens defined by two
stars in the constellation of the Scorpion,
has been determined by Prof. Won OPP
polzer, of Vienna, to have been the
morning of Oct. 80, 2l37 B. Q.
A CORRESPONDENT of the London
Times gives the following singular but
interesting information for the benefit
of those who are interested in the study
of the transmission of hereditary quail.
tiles: Tho following cases are taken
from list of seventeen candidates for
election to al institution for the instruc-
ton of deaf and dumb children: l. A.
b. has six brothers and one sister, two
of the brothers and the sister being deaf
and dumb. 2. 9. ID. has fodr brothers
and one sister, two of the brothers being
also deaf and dumb. 3. Il. +. has two
brothers and one sister. Father, mother,
two brothers, grandfather, two uncles
| and an aunt are deaf and dumb.
A RAPID penman can write thirty
words in minute To do this he must
draw his pen through the space of a rod,
sixteen and half feet In forty min
utes his pen travels n furlong. We
make, on an average, sixteen curves or
turns of the pen in writing each word
Writing thirty words in minute. We
must make $50 to each minute in an
hour, 28,80O; in day OF only five
hours, IA, 900; in year OF 300 days,
43, 100000. The man who made l,OOO,,,
600 strokes with his pen was not at oil
remarkable. Many men, newspaper
writer's, for instance, make 1000, 0O0.
Here we have, in the aggregate, mark
of 800 miles long to- be traced on paper
by such writer in year.
THE proportions of the human figure
are six times the length OF the feet.
Whether the form is slender or plump,
the rule holds good. Any deviation
from it is a departure from the highest
beauty in proportion. The Greeks made
all their statues according to this rule
The face, from the highest point of the
forehead, where the hair begins, to the
chin, is one-tenth of the stature. The
hand, from the wrist to the middle o.
the foretinger, is the same. From the
top of the chest to the highest point o
the forehead is seventh. Ii the face
from the roots of the hair to the chin
is divided into three equal parts, thu
first division determines the place wher,
the eyebrows meet, and the second thu
place of the nostrils. The height from
the feet to the top of the head is thu
distance from the extremity of the fling
ers when the arms are extended.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-11-10
ON 80 DAYS TRIAL

We will send our Electro-Voltsic Belts and 9TH
Electric Appliances upon trial for thirty days to ha
afflicted with Nervous DEBILITY and diseases Of Pramt
nature. Also OF the Liver, KidGeys, rheumatism, ID
ralysis, &c. A sure cure guaranteed or no pori
Address yOltaic Ecii 90. Marshall. Mich.
c7O O week, si2 day at home easily made. C@tI
SfE Outfit free. Address TRUE & Co., Augusta, Maine
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-04-17

1t has been claimed by several writer
that more than one Of the so-called "an
nual rings" Of trees may be formed in :
single season, but the question has nevel
been conclnsively settled. The observa.
tions Of Mr.. L. Kny in England last veal
seem to show that two rings may *
| formed in the small branches of trees
during season, but that the interrup.
| ton of growth in summer causing the
division Of these rings is too slight to
extend to the trunks. Consequently, it
may be considered that the number Of
concentric rings Of wood in the trunks
of trees represents very nearly their
actual age i'll years.
"A peculiar substance has been found
by Prot. A. Scacchi ID the lava which
issued from Vesuvius during the year
1851. He supposes it to be a new metal,
and gives it the name Uesbi~m.
An analysis has been made of the
soil Of cemetery in which no interment
has been made for thirty years, and the
products Of animal decomposition are
found to be still present.
"A small quantity of the essential oil
Of aloes was recently exhibited in Edin-
burgh. It is believed to be the only
specimen in the world. The Oil exists
only in very minute quantity in alocs,
but two fluid drachms having been OBJ
tanned from five hundred pounds of aloes.
Some two years since, according to .
foreign medical report, a girl Of seven
teen received a severe fright, which
within few days thereafter resulted in
a total loss of her hair. None has grown
since, and she remains completely bald.
"A process has been patented in Ger
many whereby fur-like material is pro-
duced from feathers in combination with
other textile substances. The product
can he used for variety Of purposes,
such as rugs, carpets, and some articles
Of clothing. Feathers otherwise value
less can be utilized by this means.
In Prussia one person in every four
hundred and fifty is insane. A Berlin
scientist attributes this large proportion
to intemperance among the lower class,
and to educational examining in early
years among others.
Fragments Of papyri are still being
found in Egypt, some of them bearing
epistles in Greek characters.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-04-17
Town Of Donaldsonyille.
Scientific Miscellany.

MIR. Hannay's diamonds are pro-
duced by the freeing Of carbon from a
INTERNATIONALLY means Of the affinity
of the hydrogen for certain metals at a
high temperature in presence of stable
nitrogen compound, under the conditions
Of rod heat and great pressure. The
action Of the nitrogen compound causes
the carbon to crystalize. The pressure
required is enormous, and forms the
great difficulty of manufacturing carbon
crystals by this process. Tubes, con-
structed on the gun-barrel principle, of
only half an inch bore and an external
diameter of four inches, are torn open in
nine cases out Of ten.
The pitcher plant of Borneo has been
found to be . natural insect trap, in
curving ridges effectually preventing the
escape of any creeping insects which
may enter. In order to safely reach the
prisoners thus entrapped a species of
black ant ingeniously perforates the
stalk Of the plant and tunnels upward to
the pitcher, providing il, this manner a
highway by means Of which ready access
is had to sumptuous fare of dead and
decaying insects.
The hats of natives of British Column
bia are adorned with figures resembling
tattoo marks. DR.. Daily has discovered
that these marks all have q definite
meaning. being, in fact, records Of events
which have taken place in the lives of
the wearers. Each individual thus dis
plays his history upon his head.
An estimate has lately been made by
Herr salzer placing the number of optic
nerve-fbres ut about $4,000, and the
number Of retinal cones ut 1860, 900 in
each human eye.
M. Raoul Pictet suggests the use Of
great parabolic mirror thirty-tiv feet
III diameter rs Il means Of concentrating
the suns rays aud securing a degree Of
heat far greater than any ever produced
artificially. He suspects certain suL-
stances NOW considered as elementary to
he compounds, and he believes thew NAV
be divided into their elements by the
application Of the intense heat in the
mirrors focus. m5M...r.. u...
The idea was long prevalent that
the living bodies Of human beings and
animals might, under certain circum
stances, take fire spontaneously and be
more OF less completely eonsumed. AL
legged causes ct this kind were even
placed on record. The utter inpossi-
bility of any such result was demonstrated
by Liebig. who showed that no amount
of fat, alcohol or phosphorus which a
living body conld possibly contain would
render it combustible.
"A remarkable discovery was lately
made in the region Of the Pyrenees. in
Il cave Of the paleolithic or cold stone"
period there were found te.tk II the
save-bear adorned with drawings, some
of which represent human beings covered
with long hair. These rude pictures
snnst date many thousand years bcfor.
the dawn Of historic times