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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-02-12

Sir Matthew Hale's golden maxim
regarding the proper observance OF
the Sabbath is applicable to every con
dItion Of life:
A Sunday well spent
Brings week OF content,
And health for the tolls of the morrow
But Sabbath proflned,
Whatso'cr may be gained,
Is n certain fOIerunner OF sorrow.
| have found, he says. by q strict
snd diligcnt observation, that II due
observation of the duty of this day
hath ever joined to it blessing upon
he rest OF my time; and the week thai,
hath been 80 begun, hath been blessed
and prosperous to me; and on the
other side, when have been Negligent
of the duties of this day, the rest Of
the week hath been unsuccessful and
unhappy 10 my own secular employ
ment, and this do not write lightly
or nconsidcrateIy, hut upon long
and sound observation and experience.
Superstition
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-02-12

There is nothing more dcrogatory
to the character of the human race
there is nothing more painful and hu
initiating to contemplate, there is nc
darker page in history, than the pcrse,
cutious, the imprisonments, The cruel
ties, the tortures, the muir iers, which
have been inflicted in the hul|owc,
name of Religion,
"Oh Christ. all suffering and mcrriful One
What damnng deeds have in Thy name
been donew
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-02-12
Lime! Lime !!

The very best quality of Lime always
on hand. and delivered to suit purchasers
Address G.. Y. MILLER. Decherd, Tenn
aprl7-1y
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-02-12
BUSINESS MEN !
PLEASURE.SEEKERS and EAIGRANTS!
To whatever point YOU are going-North.
East. South or West-the
NASHVILLE, CHATTANOOGA,
ST. LOUIS RAILWAY

is your best route. Business men and
Plcasure-seckrrs. this route oilers you
good time. good connections. and good nc
commodations. Round-trip tickets can
ne purchased at principal ticket Offices toi
Resorts. both in Northwest and Southeast
This Is your
Shortest, Best and Quickest Route
by which to reach Memphis, st. Louis
and cities OF the Northwest.
Emigrants wishing to 30 to the great
Southwest. you are offered hettes time and
connections by this route than 10y any
other.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-02-12

\ Washington CORE. pondenl says &.
" Nothing has occurred this So sSIOn
that has attracted more attention lhan
'hc fact that lo-day the Military Cons
niitec Of the House appointed Gcu.
Joseph Il Johnston To rcorgaoizc the
| United States army. All agree that
he is the best soldier in Congress, and
fully equal to the important task i'm
posed upon him, but it seems strange
to many that even the greatest sur
wing captain OF the Couicdcracy
should be called upon to rcorganlzr
The army now under the command OF
the general TO whom he surrendered.
This shows what II wonderful country
this is, and now rapidly we woul be
one people if the politicians would or
" let us alone. Tue army officers will
be better satisfied that General john
stun should do this work than that it
should be committed to civilians, who
10 not understand when changes and
reductions can he probably made
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-12-17
4 Spider Eating FLY.

\ resident of sydney sends the fol
lowing: Australia is the land Of con
;rarietv in regard to animal and vecc-
table life such as black swans, tn"
duck IL ole, fish which Ii nb trees, cher
ries with the stone outside, and vCrita-
Die wooden pears but Ole fact regard
ing spiders and flies is equally strange,
for here there is u fly which catches
spiders. He is wiry, energetic, hard
boxing customer; body longish and
narrow; color, literally half mourning,
and about three quarters of an inch
long; lie builds clay nest for his lary:c
generally inside locks, under verania
caves, Or even in cracks of woodwork,
and sometimes in the folds Of curtains
or clothes.
"In one case, while staying at a
Friends house about twenty mies from
Sydney, left Lay waterproof coat hang
ing untouched for about four dayF, and
on taking it down there was u nest near
" built in one of the folds, OF about
the size of ones little finger and three
or four inches in length. On replacing
the coat, and leaving it for another few
days, and then examining it, the nest
was finished had three compartments,
one little white grub in each, and for
its food several small green spiders,
not then absolutely dead. but appa:-
emily in state Of COMA. These spiders
were evidently taken out of the orange
orchard, as there were plenty of the
same kind alive about the trees; but
recently, whilst up in tho mountai.s, l
watched one of the flies carry Oft u
black house-spider quite as big as itself;
and during the course of the day saw
him three separate times, aud on each
occasion with a large spider. | could
not find the nest, but the farmer tells
me that he has occasionally done so, and
found as many as twenty good sized
spiders of various kinds, all apparently
dead, but not decayed, ana generally
five or six Larvae of the lily.
"There is also large spider which
actually catches small birds occasion
ally, and kills and deyours them lie
is like wasp in color; body, shape and
size of small hazel-nut; legs long and
wiry; and he also looks hardskinned
customer. The web is always double,
one about half as large again as the
other, and made of such a strong yell
lowish fiber that, if accidentally walk.
ing into it, you feel q sensible stoppage
of your way for ,moment. One bird,
the wreck of which 1 myself saw left in
the web, was rather smaller than the
English wren, and the web WAS strong
enough to stand all its struggles, al
though little broken here and there.
AS regards size of some spiders. we
have fat-bodied, gray-co!ored one
here, which builds no web, but lives
under bark of dead trees, behind boards,
ETC., the body of which is about the
size of a shilling and not much thicker,
b ut the legs are quite as long as the
fingers OF an ordinary-sized hand. and
the whole spread of the brute is about
a hands breadth. This is for the fullest
sized ones; but the common run of them
are five or six inches across, and the
style in which they pounce upon and
double up the smaller cockroaches is
caution.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-12-17
Dropping n Seed.

The land WAS still, the skies were gray with
weeping
Into the soft brown earth tie seed she cast
Oh, soop, she cried, will come the time Of
respisg,
The golden time when clouds and tears are
past.
There came whisper through tie autumn
haze,
"Yea, thou shalt find it after may days. .
Hour after hour she marks the fltful cleaning
or sunlight stealing through the cloudy
lift;
Hour after hour she fingers. idly dreaming,
To Sc, the rain fall, and the dead leaves
drift;
Oh, for some email green sign 0! life! she
prsys;
Have not watched and waited many days."
At early morning chilled ard sad she hearkens
To stormy winds that through the poplars
blow;
Far over hill and plain the heaven darkens,
Her field ID covered with shroud of snow
Alb, Lord she signs, are these thy loving
ways
He answers" Spake not OF mary days 2:
The snowdrop blooms; the purple violet
glistens
On banks OF moss that take the sparkling
showers;
Halfehetred, half-doubting yet, she strays
and listens
To fnches singing to the shy young flowers;
A little longer still his love delays
The promised blessing" after many days"
o happy world she cries, the sun is shining !
Above the soil l see the springing green;
could not trust his word without repiping,
Icould not wait in peace Tor things unseen:
Forgive me, Lerd, my soul is full of praise;
Ny doubling heart prolonged thy many
days"
Il. L. CoSHAH.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-12-17
The Tehuantepec Inter-Ocean Rail
road,

The Tehuantepec Inter Ocean Rail,
construction of a railroad across the
Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico, in
tends to send in few days three par
ties of engineers from this city to the
Pacific Coast. One of them will survey
the harbors on the Pacific side to ascer-
tain the cost of completing improve
ments there. Another will lay out the
route of the road on this side of the
Isthmus, so that the work of grading
can begin early in winter. A third will
make more extensive surveys OF the
line of the road in the interior. The
Isthmus railroad shortens the route be-
tween New Orleans and San Francisco
about $500 miles, or seven days, as
compared with the Darien or Panama
route. The Company is authorized to
establish Board of Directors in the
United States, having an agent in Mexico
duly empowered to transact all neces.
sary business in that country. The es.
timated cost of the road is SC, 200, 900,
which includes the building of harbor
at each end. The engineers say the
harbor on the Gulf side can be cheaply
made the best harbor on the Atlantic
side Of the continent south of Norfolk
and north of the equator. The harbor on
the Pacific side is not yet examined.
The country through which the line of
the road passes is fertile. It produces
the finest tobacco, coffee and corn, and
all well-known tropical fruits grow in
abundance and attain great perfection.
Oranges are very juicy and OF the finest
flavor. Bananas are abundant. There
is plenty of game, such as deer and
birds of the pheasant family; the rivers
and lakes abound with fish of excellent
quality. In the forests grow mahogany,
cedar and other valuable woods, with
plenty of oak and pine on the noun
tains. The climate twenty miles from
the coast is healthy the year round and
on the mountains as delightful as any
where in the world. A case of yellow
fever has never been known. In the
lowlands near the coast, mild form of
malarial fever attacks unacclimated per-
sons, but the natives do not suffer from
it.--Nac York Times.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-12-17
The Wedding TrOusseau.

The richest bridal dresses worn re.
Gently have been made of white satin
or brocade trimmed with lace, or Surale
silk embroidered in bouquets and vines.
They are cut in the princess style; the
overdress of lace, or lace arranged as
scarfs, forms the entire drapery. The
garniture consists of Aounces in masses
and trailing fringes of pearl or chenille.
Some of the brocades are white or
pale gold, white or lilac, on delicate
blue, and on white, and one is in shaded
colors on an ivory-tinted ground. A
handsome wedding robe recently seen
was cut in the classic style with heavy
graceful drapery at the back. The en-
tire front was of silk corded with gold,
edged with white lace and embroidered
with blush roses, gold buds and pan
sizes. The flowing sleeves were short,
edged with lace and lined with the EN-
broidered sllk. 4 cashmere dress of
the sar.o outfit VAS Of me palest blue.
The skirt OF this costa ne was short.
and killed the entire length. The Jer-
sey bodice YVES nearly covered with an
embroidery of daisies and violets. A
similar toilet of mauve was rendered
more elaborate by the addition of pan
iers OF lace, thus making it suitable for
ordinary dinner dress. Another ele-
giant robe for bride was of brocade
and white satin trimmed with Langue.
doc lace. The skirt had g. long train.
short front, which was massed in
crimped silk, chenille fringe and lace.
Lavender, mauve, pearl-color and the
pinkish lilac tints are worn as the prin.
cipal evening dress, next after the we'd
ding dress-in brides outfit. These
shades have always been the first choice
for the dress in which mother accom-.
panies her daughter to the altar.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-12-17

THE YOUNGER S1sTER.-There is much
in the social training of young girl,
says the Philadelphia Times, for which
mother and the elder sister are direct
ly responsible. While it is true that
children should not be unpleasantly
forward in conversation, it is just as
right that they sholld be heard, and
among kindly hearted people their
speech is always welcome if put forth
properly. the person who snubs a
younger sister and crowds her out OF
sight when others are present, does her
sad injustice. The child is to be a
woman, aud is rapidly becoming one.
She needs kind and pleasant culture in
everything that tends to make her
womanly. A lift On her wGy helps her
to that mental growth which nobody
can enjoy if held down under pressure.
Her mind needs to be quickeped and
strengthened by converse and contact
with TIE minds of others. With this
lifting and helping and quickening she
has chance to grow in every proper
and worthy direction. Without it she
retires out of sight and shrivels into
melancholy existence. The Chinese
bind and cramp the feet Of their girl
children. We call it unreasonable.
To bandage child's mind and to with
hold from her the chance to attain that
for which God has made her, is as M
desirable and as cul, az anything
the Chinese do IN the ~ "rippling
their girls.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-12-17
A Mean Reb.

At the second battle of Bull Run q
Michiga regiment, in making change
of position, came upon u Confederate
soldier sitting astride of Federal, who
was lying on his back. Each had a
firm hold of the other, and neither
could break the hold. AS the troops
came up tho Rcb was taken in, and as
the Yank arose he was asked how he
came to be in such fix.
"Why, | captured the blamed John
n.y." he replied.
Then how did he come to be on
top?'
That's what makes me SO internal
mad!' shouted the bluecoat. He
captured me the same time I did him,
and then be would't toss up to see who
had the bulge! He's no gentleman-no,
sir, he aint!
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-12-17

A couple were married at Newport
and it took seventeen dry goods boxes
in which to pack the wedding presents.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-12-17

1t is not generally known that q bar
rel OF whisky saved Washington during
the last war, but such is the fact. When
Gen. Early struck our line of defenses,
in 1864. he found them without men or
means of preventing him from march
ing at once into the city. Yet he en-
tered into camp on the magnificent
farm of Hon. L. Z. Blair, and made the
family mansion his head. quarters. In
the cellar his staff found a barrel of the
finest whisky, on which the officers had
huge carouse and orgy, some of them
dressing in womcn's clothing and
nasqueradipg over the building till
morning. A prompt advance of the
army was not ordered, as consequence
OF the debauch. In the meantime, the
gallant 9th Corps, whose coming had
long been delayed, was enabled to reach
the entertainments in Early's front, and
when he did advance it was but to meet
check which sent him back to Shen-
andoah Valley. Strange to say, three
months later, at Cedar Creek, the ap-
pie brandy found in our tents during
the mornings disaster got his men into
disorder, and led to his crush ing defeat
IN the afternoon Scientific RecOrd.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-06-11
Repeating Potatoes on the Same
Ground.

ROTATION of crops and in holding
Office have long been popular rules, but
to both there are occasionally valid ex-
ceptions. The advice is frequently
given to correspondents of newspapers
not to plant the same ground twice in
succession with the same crop. Al
though this is good advice it does notfol-
low that good crops cannot be had of
the same ground twice in succession.
We lately saw it stated that good
crop of potatoes could not be had from
field having them in the previous
year. This is not the experience OF
those who have tried it, and those who
desire potatoes on the same ground
may continue raising them for several
years and raise good crops. We have
in mind one who has for six years
raised potatoes on the same ground.
and he has had as good crops as his
neighbors who have changed their
ground. He manures every spring.
This proves that good crops can b.
| raised in this way, and those having NJ
choice of ground should not be afrai,
to use the same land for their CROP.
| Christian at Work.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-06-11
Fruits Not Suited to Field Culture.

IT is inevitable that there should be
more or less disappointment in mutt
growing. Exceptionally large profits
under certain conditions have led thou
sands to engage in the business who DO
not understand it, and whose soil and
location are not suited to this purpose.
Comparatively few men have the pa
thence and care for details necessary to
successful fruit-growing on large
scale. There are. beside, some kinds
of fruits which only succeed in particu-
lar localities. The craze for fruit
growing comes from taking the profits
Of q few trees which happen to be in
Just the right places, and making these
the standard for expected gains on a
much larger area. Some apple. pear.
plum or ounce tree, standing in a rich
garden, or where it gets the slops from
the house, is found to yield an album
dance of fine. large fruit. But it by nc
means follows that the same fruit, il
planted largely in a field of ordinary
fertility, will do as well 1t is very
rare that we can get field OF deep
rich soil in sheltered position suitable
for growing the ounce. The same i
true of the more prolific varieties o
plum, as the prunes. Even the apple
and pear require more fertility thar
they find when grown largely though
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-06-11
Our Young Readers.
CoNsTANCY.

I11r1E Ruth looked at her dolly one day, 8 O
Said: dolly, they wish me to give you
They Say Sou are old. and know fits quite
81. true; u - - ~
But, dolly, dear dolly, I can't part from you.
" Your color has faded, your nose is quite
gone,
Yet love you as well as the day you were
You've great cracks on your face. and scarce
Yet dolly, my dear, t. me you are fair.
+" Though you're hurt. darling dolly, too Often
fear.
But you are so brave that you won't shed
tear; ~ - - 80 -
And although you've one arm, one leg and
You're dearer to me because of your woes.
I" But what was the hardest and cruelest sting
Was that father once called you horrid old
He said: What battered and wretched old
Do take her away, pray, out Of my sight
" And, dolly, he said that new doll he'd buy;
To find me nice one he really would try:
She would have two legs, and more than one
lam sure that papa did not mean any harm
"Pray what would they all say If I asked
To 90 out and buy me nice new papa,
Because father dear is old, bald and gray?
should like very much to hear what he'G
say"
-Hdrper's Young People.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-06-11
Peas. and Brush or No Brush.

It costs more time and labor to stlcx
peas than to plant and cultivate them.
Market gardeners do not stick peas as
a general thing. We farmers do not
have an abundance of peas. We are
afraid of the trouble of sticking them.
Consequently the majority of farmers
families have peas about ten days. and
do without the balance of the season.
Our plan is to plant McLean's Little
Gem as early as possible, and make
paintings every ten days until in May.
We make also a larger planting iu
April of Champion of England. 1t is
doubtful if there is anything better
We have not yet found it. Peas should
be planted from four to six inches
deep in very rich ground. The rule
that all kinds of seeds should be GOV.
cred about four times their diameter
will not do for peas. When peas art
about four to six inches high, turn {
furrow to them, or draw up the dir
! with hoe. This will helpto keep then
up and will keep them from drying VI
so soon. Frequent planting will extent
the season. Fresh, tender, melting
peas are dish for an epicure. We pit.
our city friends who have to eat pea
from two to ten days old. Peas, lik
! eggs, are best when fresh. Buy you
seed by the quart or pint. Remember
! there are two great varieties-th
wrinkled and smooth. The latter j
not so likely to rot in the ground
planted early. The former is the ten
der, sweet, melting pea.-Neao Hor
ErDreSS.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-06-11

for the pear, the manure should not be
applied early in the season, lest iteansa'
blight. Currants require deep rich
and damp soil. The lower side OF
garden, where they are often found,
and where they receive the wash OF the
manure applied every winter, is just the
place for them. In such location they
will yield vastly more than it grown
with ordinary field culture and manur-
ing.
There are other kinds of fruit for
which excessive richness is not desir-
able. For peaches a warm. dry soil Is
better than a very rich one, especially
if the latter be damp. The bulk OF the
peaches grown are produced on sandy
soils, rather poor than otherwise. But
fertility is advisable wherever it can be
had without loss of dryness. There
are hundreds of acres of vineyards,
planted few years ago, that have been
given up as improbable. because
planted on cold. wet and unfavorable
soils. The grape does not need high
manuring; in fact, too great growth OF
vine is the difficulty which mostly
troubles inexperienced cultivators.
Then comes mildew of fruit or foliage.
or both. and the vineyard soon be-
comes nearly worthless. For most Gull
tivatols rather poor soil, provided it
is dry and warm, is best for grape
vines. 1t will not be as troublesome
for them to manage, and they will be
less likely to make an entire failure.
Good culture is much more important
for growing grapes than great fertility.
Coarse manures may be entirely dis
pensed with if the soil is kept loose,
and some mineral fertilizers are Occa-
sionally given. The vine-dressers OF
France use no manures except ashes,
and these mainly from burning the an
nual prunings.
The habit of tree or plant should
be studied with especial reference to
where it has been most successful. The
low banks of streams with deep, rich
deposits are the places hes. suited to
the ounce. Old fence-corners, where
the fence or something else is high
enough to shield from violent west
winds, are also excellent. The ounce
is not entirely hardy, and more than
any OCner Tree neeOS SOue WlHuOicdA.
Neglect in supplying this is the frequent
cause of failure in growing ounces on
large scale. In places where the
thermometer goes very low, ounces
cannot be grown even in sheltered To-
cations. They blossom late, and are
rarely injured by spring frosts; but it is
the severe cold of winter that does most
harm, tn this frnit-tree
The apple, pear and cherry seem in
the order named most adapted to gen.
eral field culture on any kind of soils.
think would place the pear ahead Of
the apple as an easily-grown fruit bu,
for the blight. An orchard OF pear.
trees, even of standards, if the right
varieties are planted, will yield a good
many crops before anything can be sold
from apple trees planted at the same
time. But the losses from pear-blighi
have been such that it is probable there
have been more failures in attempting
to grow this fruit than any Other.-Wn'
j.. Fowler, tn Examiner and Chronicle
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-06-11
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