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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-02-16
Putting I'm Sardinps.

The little town of Eastport, Me-, stu
ated as it is ut the most eastern extremi-
ty of the United States, and frequently
called the dumping of place." has,
within the last few years, become the
center of quite an industry--the putting
up of sardines. Extensive factories
have been built on most of the many
wharves out into Passamaquoddy bay,
and from small beginnings the putting
up of these little fish has attained largo
proportions.
The fish used are very small herrings,
which few years ago were considered
almost worthless, being used only for
pomace. They are very abundant at
certain seasons of tho year, and are
caught in large weirs, constructed for
the purpose, along the shore of the
neighboring islands. Tho weirs some
what resemble rustic fence extending
out into the water. The fish swimming
in with the tide are left rs the tide falls
below the weir, and are taken by means
Of dip.nets, by men who 60 into tho
weirs in boats for that purpose. Some
times hundred hogsheads of fish are
taken at one time.
On reaching the factory tho fish go
through process of drying, and then,
when partially fried in olive oil, are put
up in small tin boxes bearing French
brand, and cannot be distinguished in
appearance from the imported article.
Thousands Of these boxes arc put up in
a day, almost a thousand persons being
employed in the business. These fac
tories are controlled by New York firms.
There are, too, other ways of prepar-
ing these fish. One variety resembling
very much the pottcd herring, and pre-
pared with mustard, arc called marines,
and find ready sale in tho Western
markets. During the winter great guam
titles of herring. which ara too large to
put up in this manner, are frozen, and
are shipped in barrels to all parts of the
country.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-02-16
The Glossy Silk Hat.

Civilized man considers his silk hat
the highest form of head-gear. tt is the
chosen article of Sunday wear. But
why? 1t is in the way at church. How
many men have had their feelings di-
yi,led between their worship and the silk
hat under the seat, the world will never
know. Place it anywhere, it is in dan
ger. We have known men to carefully
put it in the aisle, only to he caught up
by the train of fashionable dress, and
thus dozens of hats have been spoiled
beyond repair. Others have placed
theirs in the furthermost corner, beyond
the reach of supposed danger Alas!
their expectations were doomed to dis
appointment. The under corner of seat
is the most favorite place Of deposit, but
so eager have men been to put it there
that the first hat placed in that corner
has been crushed out of all recognizable
shape. To put it on seat is even worse
folly, because it is sacrificed to the
crushing dignity OF the first lady who
enters the pew. She has no regard for
either the hat or its wearer. Some have
tried to hang it on peg under the book
rests, and when thought has become at
tracted to the service Of the hour, some
fair one, in her careless haste to get her
hymn-book, upsets the row and down
tumble the hats. Each gentleman grabs
for his property at the same time, and
the result is a knocking Of heads, a scat
tering of hats-and, we fear, a COM
mingling Of mild invective. For those
who wish to maintain worshipful state
OF mind, the soft felt hat, however un.
digniied in appearance, is preferable to
its aristocratio brother.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-02-16
STRIKE NOW.

There's nothing more thou cansl command,
The past has gone beyond thy hand,
With many broken vow,
The coming moment is not thine
Life stands bel wsen, a narrow line,
Strike while the irons hot-strike now,
Now ia the time 10 DO the deed
Now the time 10 uproot the weed,
Act, nor pause to ask the how;
Each passing moment chlIs the glow,
Good forging twins the thought and blow,
Strike while the irons hot-slrike now.
Plan as we will, strike as we may,
All power, hope, growth from day 10 day,
To the crushing now mus, bow.
Results Of reason leeGng, tact,
An are sunuse, the now but fact,
Strike while the irons hot strike now.
Greatness the now has always won,
Well s0wed, that this Is all the sum
Of life, who can disayow?
Work in the now from first t. last,
IFS always with you, never past.
Strike while the mons hot strike now
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-02-16
A Chinese Execution.

The criminal ia conveyed to the execu-
ton ground in basket slung on bam-
boo between two coolies. Half stupe-
sed by fear and rendered almost insensi,
BILE to the fate about to be suffered from
the effects of samshoo, which is given to
the victim i'll abundance, the procession
wends its way between throngs of Celes-
tials. The road is lined with sedan
chairs conveying the officials, both high
and low, to witness the sight.
Upon arrival at the place of punish
ment, crowd Of chattering Chinese may
be seen, some engaged smoking their
pipes, others discussing their early bowl
of congee at the stall of the perambulat-
ing vendors Of edibles. Not the least
trace of any feeling of awe or compassion
is exhibited at the tragedy about to be
enacted. A stolid Indifference marks
the countenance of the assemblago, and
it is only when the cortege files into pc.
sition before the dais, wherein the
Viceroy and the provincial Judge have
taken their seats, that any observable
emotion animates the crowd. The Grim
inal is made to kneel, while subordi-
nate officer reads the edict Of the Vice
roy. This sets forth the crime and the
penalty, and exhorts the culprit to con-
TESS fully. All the victim can do is to
cry for mercy, of which quality there is
apparently lack. AT n given signal
from the Judge the two executioners
step forward and seize the unfortunate
wretch. Divested of every particle of
clothing he or she is bound hand and
foot to twoupright pieces of wood in the
form of Saint Andrews cross. The
minions of the law draw from their belts
two short, sharp knives. They are now
ready for their bloody work. With
devilish skill they commence to slit the
skin and flesh at the wrists, Proceed
ing up the arms until the neck is reached,
their attention il then directed to the
lower limbs. The ankles upward, the
fleshy part of the legs and thighs right
up to the chest are under operation.
Tho whole body is now one qmverln8
mass of strips Of skin and flesh, from
which the blood is pouring in streams,
dying the ground and the e1ecutioners
clothes vivid red color. By this time
the vast crowd are on the tiptos of ex-
pectation, straining their bodies to get a
glimpse of the CORY figure, and eager to
watch the least sound of sigh or groan.
After the shrek of pain which attends
the first use of the knife, frequently
nothing but low, agonizing means es-
cape the lips. While this horrible scene
is being enacted, the peanut hawkers,
the beancurd and candy hucksters ply
their trade, oblivious OF the fact that a
human being Ifs undergoing torture.
With head dropping on the breast,
closed eyes, and face bearing an unut-
terable look of pain and agony. the vic
tim now stands. The Judge, seemingly
tired at the disgusting sight, claps his
hands. The chief executioner, at the
signal, plunges his knife into the breast,
and with one hand tears open the flesh,
while with the other he pulls the quiy-
ering heart out by tho roots, holds it ny
to view, and then dashes it to the
ground. Thus justice is indicated.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-02-16
Capacity for Sleep.

Public men, subjected to severe men.
tai strain by exhaustiug duties, learn to
sleep anywhere and at any time. Napo-
lean once slept for an hour in the middle
Of a battle, with the roar Of artillery
about him. Brougham slept for twenty
four hours at the close of an exciting
week in the courtroom.
A story told of William Pitt, when
Prime Minister Of England, exhibits this
facility: -.
Amutiny had broken out on a ship Of
war. and the mutineers had imprisoned
Admiral Colpoice. and threatened him
with death unless their grievances were
redressed. 1t was feared that the exam
pie would become contagious, and the
mutiny become general.
Several members Of the Cabinet, led
by Lord Windham, went in dismay 10
Pitts house for counsel. He was asleep,
but they forced their way to his chamber
and reused him.
The great statesman sat up in bed.
heard their exciting story, and wrofs
calmly:
"If Admiral Colpoics ID not given mp,
FIRE upon the ship from the batteries IN
til abe is destroyed 80,
he then by down on biz pillow, and
was snoring before his surprised col.
leaaues had left tho room. They could
not understand how sleep was possible in
sueh an emergency
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-02-16

New Orleans with the cities of st. Louis,
Milwaukee, Chicago, Cincinnati, Louis.
vile, Richmond, Baltimore, Washing,
ton Philadelphia and New York, TO CON
slider the cxpedicncy of placing on their
joint account "A semi-moAthly line of ocean
steamers connecting the port of Aspin-
wall, Central America, with the port of
New Orleans, receiving as a contribution
by the United States, the sea postage to
accrue upon such route, with such ether
appropriations as Congress may he in.
duced to make for that purpose.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-02-16
USEFUL SUGGESTIONS.


GREASE SPoTs ON PArER.--Grease
spots may be removed from paper by
applying q little powdered pipe clay, on
which place a sheet Of paper, then use a
hot iron. Remove the adhering powder
with piece Of India-rubber.
SCoRcHED LINEN.--Peel and slice two
onions, extract the juice by pounding
and squeezing cut up half oil ounce OF
fine white soap and add to the juice
two ounces of fullers earth and half
pint of vinegar; boil all together; when
cool spread over the scorched linen and
let it dry on it then wash and boil out
the linen and the spots will disappear,
unless burned go badly as to break the
threads.
WHEN TO Cur TDiBER.-July and
August are the best months for cutting
timber, that il may be the most durable.
The growth OF the year is then well-nigh
over, and if the trees are allowed to lilo
until the green foliage dries upon them,
the greater portion Of the sap is thereby
withdrawn from the wood, and the seas
oning is rapid and perfect. Gut in mid
summer, insects are much less liable to
attack the wood, which is an important
point with some kinds OF timber, like
hickory.
DAMP WA11s.-An exchange says
Moisture may DO kept from q brick
wall by dissolving three.quarters of
pound Of notified soap in one gallon OF
boiling water and spreading the hot go
luton steadily with large flat brush
over the surface of the brick work. tax.
ing care that it does not lather. This is
to be allowed to dry for twenty-four
hours, when solution formed Of II
quarter of pound OF alum dissolved i'll
two gallons of water is to DO applied in
n similar manner over the coating Of
soap. The soap and alum mutually de-
compose each other and form an insolu-
bic varnish which rain is unable to pom
citrate. Tho operation should be per.
formed in dry, settled weather"
RESTORING FADED Flowers. The
majority of flowers begin to wither after
being kept i'll water for twenty -four
hours. A few may be revived by giving
them fresh water with pinch of salt
peter in it; and even quite withered
flowers can be restored by placing them
in cup of boiling water deep enough to
cover at least one.third of the stems.
When the water has cooled the flowers
should be bright and rectagain. They
may now be inserted in fresh cold water,
after having shortened their stems by
about an inch. Thin-petaled, white
and light hued flowers, however, do not
revive so completely under this treat
ment as deep-hued, thick-petaled bios
sons.
UNINFLAMMABLE WooD.--Prof. Ked-
zie, of the Agricultural College of Mich
igan, an expert chemist, Gays that a
paint or wash made of skim milk, thor
oughly SKINNED, and water brine, will
render wood unmtiammable, and he
proved it by experiment. He says this
paint or whitewdsh is durable, very
cheap, impervious to water, of agree.
able color, and, as it will prevent wood
from taking fire, he urges its use, par
ticularly on roofs, out-buildings, barns,
etc. This can easily be tried, and, il
found to answer, the knowledge will be
very useful. There is many building,
as well as wooden fixtures near boilers
and tire-places, where the mixture could
DO well applied.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-02-16
The Inner and Lower Eyes.

"There are two pairs Of eyes in man,
and it is requisite that the pair which
are beneath should be closed when the
pair that are above them perceive, and
that when the pair above are closed.
those which are beneath are opened. .
The lower eyes see only the surfaces and
effects, tho upper eyes behold causes
and the connection Of things. And when
we 20 alone or come into the house OF
thought and worship, We come with pur-
pose TO be disabused of appearances, to
see realities, the great lines Of our des-
tiny, to see that life has no caprice or
fortune, is no hopping squib, but a
growth after immutable laws, under
benefcent influences the most immense.
The church is open to great and small
in all nations, and how rare and lofty,
how unattainable, are the aims it labors
to set before menl We come to educate,
come to isolate, TO be abstractionists;
in fine, to open the upper eyes to the
deep mystery Of cause and effect, to
know that, though ministers OF justice
and power fail, Justice and Power fail
never. The open secret OF the world is
the art Of subfiming private soul with
inspirations from the great and public
and divine Soul from which we live
Emerson.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-02-16
81. IOuis Va, Detroit.

One would not think that there was
such difference between the people OF
st. Louis and the people OF Detroit IN
the matter of committing suicide. In
St. Louis when n young woman has
made up her mind that life is a burden
too heavy tobe longer borne she sits down
and writes dying lament to three differ
ent daily papers. Then she writes let
ter to the Coroner and tells him to buy a
5000 lot to bury her body in, erect $500
stone in her memory, and to select jury
of poets and clergymen to view her re-
mains. Then she dresses IN her best
and starts for the river. 1t is always a
wild night. She always reached wharf
boat without being seen. Her wild,
despairing cry as she leaps into the
murky river always floats to heaven on
the shrieking gale, and when the body is
found a smile of angelic sweetness is
PLAYING around her mouth.
How different such things are in De-
troitl The young women write no
poetry. and have no thought Of the Cor
oner. They care not for a burial lot
centrally situated nor monument with
cherub to crown it. They never go out
TO commit suicide on wild night, as it
might spoil their clothes. Some one
always sees them as they go down to the
river They never say anything but
"Ohr' when they jump. There are
always a dozen men on hand to pull them
out, wiring them dry, furnish them with
a class OF cheap lager, and send them
home with the warning:
"Now, gal. ii you come fooling around
with your drinking water any more we II
have you sent up for six months!
There isn't any romance here in De-
troit. Everything is cold, stern reah'
tv and our greatest poets ard sentiment.
slists give their personal attention to
bnvipg the family cabbagcs'-Detro''
FREQ Press.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-02-16
How DO You stand!

One cannot lay out his work to ad.
vantage without knowing precisely how
he stands with regard to his business.
The beginning Of the year is the appro-
pirate time for ascertaining it. Free
quently an account of business is kept
for month or two and then neglected.
If it is only to encourage habits Of regu-
larity and perseverance it will be time
we'll spent to keep an account, not only
Of money affairs, but record Of events
for every day. This tends to beget
promptness and system in every detail
Of farm work, and in business affairs
that foresight and economy which are
everywhere the prime essentials to suc-
csss,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-02-16
Inventions OF Women.

Thelist of woman inventions OF recent
date is by no means blank. One of the
best machines now in use for the manu-.
facture of paper bags is the invention OF
Mary f. Knight, Of Springfield, Mass.
The accomplished wife of Father Hya.
cinths holds a patent for an improved
corset. The Empress Eugenie invented
the many Aormced bustlc-the precursor
of the extinct crinolins. Mrs. Walton
has devised way of deadening the noise
on the elevated railroads, and spark ar
roster for locomotives. Women obtain
from the Governmental average of about
sixty patents yearly. During the year
ending July, 1880, women received some
seventy patents, list Of the subjects,
which is appended, as useful showing
of the tendency of the inventive faculties
Of the sex. As might be expected, the
plurality of articles relate to the tighten
ing Of womens work Among them are
jar-lifter, a bag holder, pillor-sham
holder, a dress protector, two dust-pans,
a washing machine, hutinS iron, a dress
chart, n sh-boner, slseve-adjustsr, q
lap table, scanning machine treadls, q
wash basin, an iron heater, sad-irons, a
garment stifiener q folding chair, ward
robe red, a window cleaner, a napkin, a
olothespin, a weather-strip, q churn, an
invahd's bed, strainer, milk-cooler,
a sofa bed. dipper, paper dish, and a
plating device. In the line Of purely
mechanical contrivancss appear q car
step, baggage attachment for vehicles,
q shoe -channeling machine, = guard fer
sleeping berths, loom for tubular fab
RIGS, window frame, an oil burner, a
life-raft window fastener, locomo-
tivss chimney, buckle, paper bag ma
chimes, dumping wagon and a bsle.tie'
Besides these are braces, corsets, hat
cover, collar. doll supporter, shawl
strap, corset clasps. undergarments, .
game, a shoe and hair-w wash.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-02-16
BOOkbinding.

The bookbinders' craft was at it's
zenith Just before the invention OF
printing; it has waned since, because
nobody would care nowadays to give
such prices as were cheerfully paid for
books in the days when it took twenty
five months of patient scribe's work to
produce one copy Of the Bible. The
bindings of such costly books were
works of art. Milan first, we are told,
acquired reputation for its bindings OF
Spanish leather, arabesqued and gilt,
which superseded the old-fashioned
bindings Of wood, metal, or ivory but
until the close of tho fifteenth century
the bindings of presentation volumes
and of church books used on the high
affairs OF cathedrals were mostly of solid
gold or silver. Bruges produced some
beautiful works OF this description, like
wise bindings in cloth Of gold wrought
with silk OF many colors. At Ypres, the
great cloth mart OF North Europe, were
first made plain bindings Of cloth, en-
broilered more or less; but these were
used only for small volumes Of jests aud
ballads, and for the horn books out OF
which the children in noble families
learned their letters. Venice had a
name for its bindings in ivory and woods
from the East Florence, like Client in
Flanders, abounded in brass arti6cers,
and produced brazen bindings gilt or
silvered, each one the work of master
craftsman, for none ventured to make
book-covers who were not skilled with
their tools; but the most gorgeous bind
ings Of all that were made before the
invention Of printing came from Rome.
Here the guild Of Italian goldsmiths had
its chief hall and there was always .
sure sale for rich bindings Of wrought
gold, seeing that the Kings and
potentates who came to visit the Papal
See invariably gave and received pres
ents Of splendid books.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-02-16

LITTLE six-year old was taking his first
lesson in addition, and when the teacher
asked him: "1f I were to give you two
cats, and another nice young lady gave
you two more, how many cats would you
have?" he quickly replied: "Why,
pretty soon I wouldn't have any, for my
mamma would break their heads with
the broom. She don't like cats"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-02-16

A sTATIsrrcrAS, who claims to have
made accurate calculation, declares that
the pine forests Of Michigan will be ex-
hausted in thirteen years, and those OF
Wisconsin and Minnesota in thirty or
forty years. Twenty years ago this
region had scarcely been touched by the
AZ,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-02-16

They talk about "a girl horse thief"
in Illinois. The thief finds that style Of
horse very rare, y
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-04-06
A sure Thing.

DR.. Kings Syphiltic Remedy is gusran
teod to cure syphilis in the primary, sccon-
Diary and tertiary stages, and in all its varied
and complicated forms, and will cure the
worst cases of venerial diseases, cases which
have resisted the treatment of the most emf
nent physicians Of America. II cures the
first a'"o" and heals the ulcers in f,w days.
Itc' Ulcers in the mouth nose, throat,
heac "', and legs; also, hard pains in the
bon Joints, syphilitic rheumatism, etc.
in short time. Price, $500 per package
sent everywhere by express. A treatise on
sexual diseases free. Sent sealed for two
stamps. DR.. J. Dinsbeer, 4l5 North 9TH street,
st. Louis, Mo. Cures guaranteed or money
refunded. DR.. Dinsbeer makes chronic dis.
eases specially. If you are afflicted with
no no matter what, call or what.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-04-06
The Big Four,

The enterprise of N. E. Craddock is pro-
verbal in Dallas. Starting in the liquor
business in this ty few years ago, by close
attention, honesty of purpose, fair dealing
and the buying and selling OF only the very
bcst and purest class OF goods, he has bull, up
an immense business. With two class
saloons in the city, one in Corsicans, and
one In Denton, the "big four is capturing
all the trade. Just 90 to Craddock's saloon,
corner OF Main and Austin streets, and visit
the store room, and you will DO astonished al
the quantity Of goods there to DO found.
Great rows of whisky barrels full Of the pure
old Monarch, with bungs open, and mellow.
Ing with age, imported wines, ales, fancy
liquors. mineral waters and cigars without
end. Buying 10 large quantities for cash, he
e always enabled to get the very finest quail.
tiles OF goods for less money than the small
buyers have to give for Inferior qualities.
You find the same liquors In all his saloons,
and attentive, courteous attendants 10 cater
TO you desires.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-04-06
Notice to phy.,c,n., nua v.m,,,..


l am making speciality Of fine, old and
pure liquors, for medicinal purposes. have
in stock, in bottles. 4. Mestresu & Co.'S. 3
leaf brandy, p years old. Olsrd brandy,
10 years old; old peach brady, extra fine;
London Dock, old Jamaica rum; De Ruy-
ters Arrow brand, old Holland gun, Nectar
Bourbon % years old, Jsmlson's Irish whisky,
years in bond in the city of Dublin, Loeb
kstrine, ."Thistle" brand Scotch whisky, 6
years old, and Cream of the Highland whis-
Ky, Port wine, private stock, 80 years old, Dry
Union port, Is years old, Assmanushsusen
Red Rhinewine, Duff Gordon, * Y Golden
sherry, Benedictine cordial. McEwen Scotch
ale. Burke's Guinness Dublin Stout Can
trell Il Co.'S. Belfast urish) Ginger ale, Piper
Heidsieck champagne, Motifs Sparkling
champagne. cider, quarts and pints, ali
kinds OF wines and liquors by quart or gallon.
Also full stock Of fresh canned goods,
staple and fancy groceries
Respectfully,
L. F. HVaHRs,
Grocer, 720 Elm st.