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RsIaHTs OF aONOR.

DEMEFlLODGE No. les. K. Of H.-Meets
Ii on the first and Third Friday nights Of each
month ct Teutonia Hail. corner Church and day
j. T. Ambrose. II D: Harvey Clark. Reporter.
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Wanted TO Live In the Stars.

Very near us sat two young people
He wore the face Of II man who shaVcs
three times dny, and TINT white neck
tie had never seen the starlight before
There was pearl powder on the shoulder
If his coat, and tender, dreamy look III
her lovely eyes. They sat and looked
up ut the stars, and they didn't care Tor
any solitary thing amy nearer TO inns
earth. "Mortimcr," she murnured,
softly; "Mortimor his name appeared
10 be Mortimer, though ] couldn't learn
whether it was his front name Or ms
after name -" Mortimer, dear, she
said 'if we could only live apart from
this busy and sordid, unsymp"thetIc;
world, in one of yon gIittenng orbs Oh
golden radiance, living apart from an
else only for each other, forgetting the
busc THINGS Of earthly life, the coarse
creed of the world and it's animal m
rtjucts, that would be our heaven, would
it not, dear? :,
And Mortimer, he said that it would.
"Whcre, heart Of my own" he said,
and his voice tremhlcd with earnestness,
"my own darling Ethel, through all the
soTtgncd radiance of the day and all the
shlmncring tenderness OF nIGnt, oui
lives would pass away IN an exalted at,
mosnbere above the base-born wants OF
earthly mortuls, and far beyond the
chnttcring crowd that lives but for to-
day, our lives, refined beyond the com
mon ker--' -,
And lust then the man with the gonE
"a
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,ow IN Arab Lady Perfumes Herself.

In the floor Of the tent or hut, as 1t
nav chance to be, small hole is eXca-
vated sufficiently large to contain com,
or Ol Of simply glowing emIers is made e
about about to be scented throws handful OF
drugs drugs She then takes off the cloth or or
- tanse " which forms her dress and
cronches naked over the fumes while me
s she arranges her robe to fall as mantle anti
from u her neck to the ground like tent
She She begins to perspiro freely in the ,, not,
o a;r h o and the pores of the skin being
t thus s@ opened a and moist the Volatile nao@ o
;sI Immediately absorbed. By the time
the fire has expired the seeming process
is ise completed na and both her person and
ber robe are redolent with incense
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Distressing Condition Of the Russian
Peasantry.

Tho Russian correspondent of the
TENNIS sends acknowledgement descrlp-
ton of the decentralization, the drunken
ness, the misery, and poverty OF the
Russian people. His accounts are lully
confirmed by a series OF articles IN ihe
Goioa. The Russian writer doubts
whether the peasantry have been gam
crs-whether they have advanced III CIV
ilization-since their emancipation III
1861. Assurcdly they are no longer
sold like cattle; their children are no
longer taken from them they are not
logged, nor are they subject to the dls-
cretionary arbitrary power OF the nooie
or his bailin Nor are they driven IN
herds to work for him five or SIX days IN
the week. But they have less land, less
wood. less credit than before. Inc
landlords, their owners, formerl y pro-
tccted them against the police, who now
bounce upon them for various KINDS OF
imposts unknown to them before. Then
| thcy had but one master; now they are
subject to the Mayor, to the tax-Sather-
cr. to the Chief Of the Commune, to
| the tribunal Of Xemstvos, to the Judge,
and to other iunction0ries. Against
their exactions, arbitrary an.l frequently
illegal, they have no appeal. With then
Wanted self-government they have les'
security and order than before. All the
hopes which were raised by their eman
cipation have been dispelled; they have
fallen into apathetic encouragement. al
because they who are charged with TIT
administration Of affairs are not am
mated with the Cars liberal intentions
After having granted a somewhat too
extensive autonomy, the authorize
sought to impede its development. III
rural police and other functlonares wcf
invested with arbitrary powers to lmpo
fines and penalties. Additional yexi
: tious restrictions we've imposed III l6l'
and the dishcartened pcasantry, seem
the hopelcssness Of their plight, HAY
| fallen into the most degraded drunEel
1 ness and its attendant misery. Mutt
4 tudcs who were wcll-to-do peasants ha'
: seen ali swept away from thcm--thc
a cattle, their homes, and all they No
c prnyel like the bcnSts of the field, Wlle
6 shelter can be found NJ. ko5helcf, Il
d author of these articles, insists that &
=. state must begin by enforcing n8rcu
Z tural improvements; the moral and
j. tclIrctual development OF the peasant
= would follow, were the tribunals to
st reorganizcd so that the peasant cou
IS have confidence in the integrity OF
~ arbitrators.
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in England are also the poorest because
of the constantly -increased demand upon
their resources Poor Richard may not
be the best guide in the world in every
thing, but he is certainly safe one IN
domestic economy. There is no earthly
need Tor dong always what other people
do, or thinking always what other PEG,
ple will say. If American women WIZ
but dare to insist on becoming house
wives Of the good old sort, Of regulating
their homes, not OF necessity as otncrs
do, but as Their own sense OF ri8'it "n t
length Of purse Justify, with IN eye 10
the future us well as the present, thefG
viii be fewer breaches Of trust ana
broken fortunes in the business world
hereafter than III the ten sad years that
have been, as well as much soundcr, be-
cause much safer, enjoyment OF life
among business men.
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Rjoying The Horn

The Athens (Ga. J Banner reports tna'
many wears ago Athens had law forbid,
ding the sale Of liquors in Quantities less ,,ss
than quart. Whenever a man came
. aI'no and bought a quart he could not,
" a. n6urse drink it all, so the bar keeper
~ u,on,J On TO the door and blow blast Oh
s "1 and the loafers all around town
" "nnId hasten to help the purchaser dis
pose of his quart When, by any chance nance,
= Gallon was purchased, the 6ar,keeRei
would blow rams horn, and then tht
bows would say to each other, p" No use
~ hurry SO, he's got q gallon.
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A Mother and Daughters.

once met ut was ut a garden pnrty)
Il clcreyman'B wifo--a graceful, accom-
phyhei women who introduced her
thrco daughters, all SO much after tho
mothers type that | could not help @d-
miriug them.
"Ncs," she snid, with n tender pride,
81 think my gn'Is are nice girls. And
80 useful, too. We are not rich, and we
have nine children. So we told the ell
der girls that they would have either to
turn out and earn their bread, OF etny ut
home and do the work of the house.
They chose the latter We keep no
scrymt-only u chnr-womm to scour
and clean. My girls take 1T by turns TO
be cook, housemaid and parlor maid. IN
the nursery, Of course happy mother
vino could say 'of course , they are "ii
III all to their little brothers and sisters,
" But how about education 2 l asked.
"Oh, the work being divided among
so many, wo find time for lessons 700.
Some we can afford to pay for, and thch
the elder tcuch the younger ones. "her'
there's will there's II way. My glrls
are not lgnOrlmtEe5, OF fec'uaOH ''i'''
LOol, at them now"
And rs | watched the gracious, grace
full damscls, in their linen dresses anc
straw hats-home manufacture, but rs
pretty MS any of the elegant toilets there
i saw no want in them; quite the con
trnry, They locked 80 happy too--s'
gay and mt ease
Eyes" answered tho smiling mother
ait is because they nro always busy
Thoy3oyer have time to pet and NOPE
especially about themselves. do believe
my girls are the mcrriest ind happiest
girls alive"
could well imagineit. Mrs. Mulocl
Craik, in Ba.ar.
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The downfall OF this or that unhappy
person NAY be commonly imputed 10
speculation or misfortune III business or
to other causes but the origin OF the
great bulk of these disasters, If carefully
sought out and verified, will be found
We believe, in extravagant expenditures
in everyday life. American women
have task set before them to which
they should forthwith put IN earnest and
willing hand. 1t is to return SO far as
may be to the old and frugal ways, the
fOrohanded and sagacious domestic man.
agement OF their grandmothers. By ex-
ample. no less than actual saving, they
may do n world Of good. Let them show
their husbands that they are determined
70 oppose wasteiui and unseemly outlay
AS q matter of principle. The family
NAV be able to afford such an outlay to-
day, but may not be able to afford it to-
morrow.
A useful lesson is TO be had here from
the King who insisted that his children
should be taught trade; and this APP
plies TO girls as well as to boys. No one
can tell what his future circumstances
may be. Some Of the richest noblemen
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-11-24
Prehistoric Wheat.

Tim HAYWOOD has made one important
1iscnvery in his life, and that is that
, a,%cot was raised in this country long be-
s Snoa tbe advent of the adventurous Cor
to lin bases his discovery upon
T Sen Of wheat which he dug out OF al
adobe brick in the walls OF the r ,1 o.
Church ruin The grain was as hard a.
a rock and was 50 well preserved that II
,roye a hole through three pockett-pook:I,
hefore jim got tired Of it, He threw II
owov for its general uselessness' La
Vonos IN. M optic.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-11-24

"ou HOW MY BACK AoHEs!"-How often we
boar Il said. Well may the victim complain,
for the kidneys are suffering; and when that IL
tbo case there is always danger-great danger
Kidney diseases, if LET rum too often end fatal
". There is however, sure cure Tor tne n
HINTS Remedy is medicine that does not fail
TO cure kidney, ladder, liver and urinary com n
nlaints Even Bright's Disease, the terror o.
physicians, is 'ured by Hunts Remedy IN. nt
treat kidney and liver medicine. Try IT, ane
e s your backache before it terminates lnsome
thing worse. Sold by all druggists. lrlai siz'
Is cents.
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The Oldest FreemasOn Alive.

Mr. Parkinson, of Brockway, st. CLAIR
County, Mich, and native OF County
Down. Down: Ireland, in letter to a brother
Mason, writes: 81 am the oiaes .n ma o1th
in America. was initiated on the 2 cna
Of December, 1918, in Lodge l,6o9,
which met in Clough, County Down. in
those days. The Lord has blessed me ne
With With lopg life, good health, and comfort
IN NV old age. We have five sons and
five daughters. I have seen them az
married, most of them very. comiortaply,
with thirty grandchildren living and hVe
or six dead"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-11-24

VERMONT takes the lead in the produc-
ton of maple sugar, producing from
5000, 900 to 100000 pounds annually.
New York comes next, producing one
third less. Ohio comes third, and pro-
duces about half as much as New York.
The States of Illinois, Indiana, New
Hampshire, Michigan and Wisconsin
produce annually about | ZOO, 600 pounds
each,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-11-24

READER, do you admire the rosy tints of
clear complexion2 portOline, or Tahlers 'ege,,
table Liver Powder, will remove sallowness and
bnpart healthy glow, byrtmoving all impurlty
of the blood and arouaing an inactive liver.
Price of package Soc, sample bottle csc. For
sale by al druggists.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-11-24

M,,ARIAI levers can be prevented, also ot1 ne
miasmatic diseases, by occasionally using 1T
,Ianf orfs Ltuer Inuidorator, the Oldest gsi'era.
Family Medicine, which is reconlmeanioeu, rs
cure for all diseases caused py ai'Vi Lies
liver Fiphty-page book sent free. Address
DR.. Sanford, i62 Broadway, New York.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-11-24

"MY cousin, whom I sent you last as
week, doctor, is an imaginary invalid
isn't he ?" "Of course he is. The fel
low has constitution which dehes al
any rnmnl:n,N
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-11-24
AbOlishing Dog Latin.

An attempt has been made on the oIher
side Of the water to abolish the dog Li'tih
hleroglyphics used by physicians III
writing prescriptions Tor druggists IL
has been asserted that tins hldcous jar
gon, together with bad penmansl,ip' mas
been responsible for more fatal bllihoers
in making up prescriptions thah care
lessncss or Ignorance on the Fart OF tne
druggist. Doubtless in the "cultured
nineteenth century 1t seems supremacy
ridiculous to commence directions W
druggist with ar, which ~ the trans
formed sign Of Jupiter, and, OF course
mn invocation to that planet to exercise
n favorable influence over the Subsequent
course of the dose to be swallowed,
However, most people think the N
with the down stroke is a contraction
| for "Recipe," while they do not profess
to understand (nor is it desired that they
| should understand) the cabalism when
| covers the rest of the sheet: ar. Spr.
Scot. ziii. Sue. Dem. opt. Iii. LID. Lam.
exp. q. s., ad. zviii. Nj. ct Sol. sec. ar
tenn. Sig. il coch. mag. sum. intcrvcllo
brew" Who would suppose that tins
| WAS Only uuulpi'o."ii ihN"
recting that the patient should take n
powerful glass of whisky punch on gong
to bedp However, the obscurlty OF the
words is Just one of the reasons why
they are so dear to the practitioner. 1t
is not advisable that crochety OF nerV-
GUS people should always know what
they are getting.
The Stafford, (England) borough ana
lyst reported to the Town Council lately
the results of his examination OF som'
samples of "unfermented wine. One
sample consisted of sugar, tartarlc acid
some salicylic acid, some colorinS mat
ter, and quantity of copper. Another
was an artiiicially -made article, and con
tanned alcohol. One, labeled Select
ed Wine of the Temperance Fraternity,
contained large amount OF alcohol
Only ono sample was pure, and wa
what it was represented to be.
IHAvE suffered from kidney difficulty fo
the past ten years. accompanied with nervous
.pasms. Physicians gave me but temporary re
lief. but after using three and one-half bottles
u Warmers Safe kidney and Liver cure, m,
nervous spasms were entirely relieved. My ag'
is II years. recommend this great remedy L
all suffering from nervous troubles.
! Easton, Pa. Mrs. MARY REESE.
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What We Cali "Tcrra Firma."

lmOnB DWSlUcSS HNIl' | 4
What We Cali "Tcrra Firma." {
The rivers Of the sea- apart from inc |
establishment and wonder when ulcir
proportions must arouse III
the mind Of the student Of nature, pre- :
sent themselves to us rs snbIect Oh I
interest, when we coilS'ucr
the part which they have played ana are
still playing in the building up OF tiio
toupost layer Of the solid earth crust IN
the perpetual changes Of climatic cohdl-
tons, in the distribution OF Vcstt"nie
and animal life over the surface Oh lilo
planet, and last, not least III the recent
advance Of ocean navigation, ny winch
fine inhabitants Of the most distant lands
have been brought into close intercourse
with each other. The crosiyc "clioli 81
currents constantly tends to after liio
confirmation of the const lines, by tax
ing away land in one place aud deposit
inc it elsewhere Again, immense guam
titles Of sediments carried by all the nv
era OF the world into the sea nre taken
M by the currents and spread over inc
bed Of the ocean. GcoIoGsts tell US ,
that nearly all, il not all, the dry lahd
at present existing has ut one tune pcoh
al the bottom Of the sea, an assertion
confirmed by the fact that the Straus
which compose some oil lla IotI'c'V
mountain ranges have evidently bcch
deposited in ages long past upon tne
floor Of the ocean, and still retain the
remains OF the animals when disppftcu
| themselves in the Bens Of former days
! What we are still in the habit OF ealing
"trra frma" is proved 10y modern oo-
scryutops to be in constant motion, ria-
ing and falling like the hcaying breast
Of some mighty monster, whose arms
stretch far beneath the waves. hy lhc
notion Of the hubtcrrUncnA forces, AS ytI
uucyphGncd vast areas OF the earth
crust are depressed below OF hIted up
above the Lowell Of the sea, ana We are ne
Ginning ut last to understand the lruth
Of the maxim, that there is nothing 8t"'
bile in the universe Of created things cH-
cent the nstable.-Scicncc for Az.
One Hundred IAshcs on the Bare Back
NJ. s. Root, Of this city, a gentleman
WHOSE E'lu'ltl VIII NV W. ,';,,
= Tins community gives us 'Ilo lGio ,'''',n
statement OF u scene wl'lch no "i''' ','';,
n short Time since IN inc e"StoIn POI '',,
I ol inns county; WIS "' o""'p1'
t INDIAN ma been louhH Huhty VI uiV nm,
t ing INTO the house Oh ME- iieili'N a.,
| stealing some blankets nc was =, NV ~. ,,
before Justice on the fGaeo , ,I ~ ",',
turned over I" one oa mum, ,,M A'','o ,',
s!XclloisiorpuhiaHmGh'; lhcy I Sr','.,o,,
him to receive luo inHiioS' i"'S w"
\ Just getting ready 10 'io MN up 40
4 started Tor dlhner, "lter pa'Ii'l8 "u' ~,
+ team The prisoner was l"iBo you"i
y man, SIX leet hlgh ana wen Prol"}r''"i,o ''
= lie was tlrd up by the "ri9'7 WIN II i",'i
is rope, ana the rope was l"SSeu 'n ';,n
the springs OF hIBn seat On ollo S'''I a. !,
i wagon ana over inc o'htr SIH n;,, s ~
II victim beng drawn up 10 Vi'"' i ti'' e.,
" would JUST touGl uno Rf1",'". n'a ~,
in was SpfoNa ana oHcn tiou y" Wv, ','T VIZ" "t n
az RpOhch, anu ms bo'N wa" Wv" ~
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-11-24
Vegetine
WILL CURE RHEUMATISM.
Rheumatism is a Disease of the bloot;
70 Cure Rheumatism it must De 're"'
ed as a Blood Disease.
Raw. wNn. r. WORTH,

Recommend, yegettne for Rheumatism and se'a'icA'
FALL RIVER, Mass, May ID, 1871
Mn. II. Il. SrETySs; .,,,,., r,nc,
D,gr 81, For some years hevc been, " "'s ciaIly
'f rn-tup. from scatict. BY the alvce VI S"an
Who n,w no ben.a's conferred By EsEatih s%
" N'r' ",' ,,tr'sI For some time past have nag no
r ofie ,,oubs, except occasionally mH ,mV VIA.
HAM, which dssppeaged IN Iakng r"'e' ~. in
ia excellent effect in Abatins an h?etr"e b,'.
onn md CONT no small pleenrstG hsGe TyTa 'H''
muIe zee H''F-N 'Pauor First NJ, Ii Church.
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,, vo,,.,, yc,,Co, sIarsiiul,, Mich.

Will send their Electro-Voltaic BeltJ TO inc
afflicted upon 80 days trial lice then . AVE..
tscmcnt in this paper headed. "on ~ Days
Trial ~
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-11-24

$4,000 will lie forfeited and paid by the Malt
Bitters Company if MALT BITrERs, tanhly
medicine prepared by them, does not excel III
pounds now before the public called "Bitters.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-11-24

GET Lyons Patent Heel stiffeners applied 70
,,osa now boots lc,nrc von run them over.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-11-24
A ClScrNNArI dyer went insane IRON
noJ;t;rnl excitement. We suppose the
more he read the madden he got.

The thoughtesness of people 10 80 great IN
regard to watchfulness against Colds, etc., thal
were it not for the wonderful curative power
Of DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup, we should shudder
at the fnle Of ouch.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-11-24
A yoraciOus Eater.

A remarkable feature of eating and
drinking against time is reported by the
Hungarian press, and said to have been
performed by II youthful Magyar resid-
ing in Grusswnrdien. This surprising
hencherman laid ~ wager, and Is de-
clnred to have won it with several mln-
utes and i'm omclctte to spare, that he
would, between the hours of $3.50 p. III.
and midnight, devow the following
comcstiblcs, it being clearly understood
that there would be II full portion Of
each dish i'll succession, any two OF
which portions mny be estimated as CON
shutting hearty meal Tor II full-8rown
adult blessed by nature with lively APP
petite: Roast beef with paprlca sauce
and potatoes Vienna veal outlet with
pears IL fllet OF beef with dumplings
drilled pork with pumpkins half II fowl
fried in batter; bubble and squeak n
bccfstcak with poachcd eggs fried
calves liver; calves brains and kidneys;
picked veal; stewcd beef broiled
goose liver and fricnsced fowl with
carrots. He not only contrived to stow
away all tho articles enumerated IN thi'
comprehensive menu, washing them
down with two quarts of beer, four bot
ties of oil wine, and three Of acrated
water, but when he had cleared the last
of his appointed dishes-the clock dial
then marking 10 minutes to The
asked for three-egg omelette, which
vanished down his throat before the
| hour strllCk
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-11-24

Mq II. +. SrEvfS': ...,...a,
Ma, Having in our family received great otne"t
rd,r NE vlGrcSr manufactured oy yon tuU ,, Sao
w,Id Nv, you the facts oi ilr Gi'e hvt'.s hhntvsd
h,ye ,raudcAi aboutten years Z. t4r, WIN, Nv" u a.,
tn hr ysr had q severe attack of rheumatism l.h o
~ , y.nr, WAS under the care Of good phyat'nn
WV IL, ths county, and yptall hs tune grew ""I sri
MI we lave her mp and thought 20" hGss ao; n"f wi" "Ss
much deiomed and We were tod NJ nI'', "a Wa
NM .bo !, today perfectly wall and straight "a an
@rc, List December we aonaoGru al. m"pS
%,'r dang ,ry tiung for hor, and rommGHceu usn5
trrn,Cinp 10 YOUR directions when the hF'
10 va, rscd up We could not see n,.h otH .s
v r,ntiuutd on the second bottle, ana e2Hld 81
ul we ,, r y,,n She took xix bottles HAd, thAhS
Sod complete w" "1,s W." q. BURGESS
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-11-24

JUST before visiting the menagerie,
Johnny Ind passage at arms with the
Young aunt who assisted at his toilet,
and with whom he flew into n rage. Ar
rived ut the mcnagerie, Johnny was i'm
mediately interested by strange foreign
animal with long, 1.-the body. What
animal is that, mammal" he asked. 1t
is called an ant-eater, my son." After
a long silence Mamma, can't We
bring Aunt Mary here some day ?"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-11-24

A Brooklyn butcher has an intelligent
German clerk who is trying to learn En-
glsh by looking up in the dictionary
every word he hears but does not under
stand. A lady customer, in her effort to
explain what cut of meat she wanted,
and why she wanted it. mentioned that
she ate her beef cooked rare. Rare p
he repeated. "Rare Vat ish dat?
o, yes; I know. R-ar-e-very seldom. y