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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-05-18
A Growing Country.

Tho London Times, in the course OF q
long article reviewing the wonderful
progress of the United States, as shown
by the last census returns, says:
"a nation has never exhibited mere
magnificent picture of material progress
for ten years. Since 1870 more than
1l,500,0 900 have been added to the popu-
latlon, at a rate OF 80 per cent. increase.
Except China and Great Britain and
Russia, no Government can count more
subjects. In the number of citizens
moved by similar impulses, and recog-
nizing common ends, the British empire
itself yields to the great trepublic. Fifty
millions of human beings in land like
America more than match the S6,0OO,-
600 of European and Asiatic Russia.
The 42J, 900, 600 Of China are not to be
compared with them as n force among
mankind. The growth Of population
may generally be understood to imply
the growth Of wealth and resources. As
each census in European state indi-
Gates II numerical advance, it may for
the most part be inferred that fresh
means Of support have been made avail
able. When, however, every successive
census in the United States reveals an ex-
pansion by bounds and leaps, faith in
the instinct of human nature not to
multiply beyond the power of existence
is scarcely needed 10 reassurc anxiety.
The granary which il to feed the new
millions which have come, the millions
which are to follow, piles its stores for
the whole world to certify them. Each
added American citizen has not to search
for the livelihood nature hides somewhere
or other for all its children. He is born
or imported with his inheritance labeled
and allotted. He has but to 60 west, or
north, or south there it is awaiting his
advent. European populations, even
the home population of Great Britain,
it must be acknowledged, have rather in
their decennial polls look of boys
growing out of their clothes. An elbow
or an ankle is sure to be seen betraylng
want of proportion between past re-
sources and present demands. On the
other side of the Atlantic there is n
magazine of clothes warranted to fit MI
ages and sizes. Good soil is crying ont
everywhere for its owners to come and
possess it..
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-05-18
HOnOrs TO nm Enemy.

That "dogs delight to bark and bite "
and also to worry the cat, hath been
said and sung in song and story through
many English-speaking generations. 1t
was with no little surprise, therefore,
that few days since the denizcns Of nm
uptown neighborhood witnessed n novel
funeral procession which wound its way
slowly through several backyards to the
place of interment. First and foremost
marched old Towscr, shaggy and
highly respectable family dog, carrying
by the napc of her neck the disiigured
corpse of grimalkin, whose voice and
form were alike well, if not fayorably
known, in all the regions round about.
Behind him followed Jupe, a handsome,
silkcn. haired spaniel of aristocratic lin
cage, who moves only in the most select
canine circles. Jupe is generally frisky,
but on this occasion he followed stately
Towser with staid dignity befitting the
occasion. Neither dog betrayed any
watching the singular proceedings, but
each kept on his course as though his
mind was absorbed i'll his peculiar occu-
patton to the exclusion OF all other af
fairs. The march ended at large ash
heap, the aggregations of contributions
rom the stoves and furnaces of several
surrounding houses, and then Towser
laid down his burden. Both dogs then
assisted in digging grave in the mound.
When one of the suitable dimensions was
finished Towser picked up all that was
left of poor grimalkin and deposited it
in the soft yielding bed. Then he stood
by nh idle spectator while Jupc Sc, to
work to cover it from sight. As soon as
this task was completed both dogs sat
back on their launches and INDUCED in
one long funeral howl, and then as if sat
isfed that all had been done that could
be asked of two such respectable CANNES
they wagged their tails in unison and
trotted off to their respective homes
Ne,D HaUen Pdtiadi I'M.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-05-18
Height of Clouds.

rLo Loi,,ht ~ N clOud NAV sOmptimos
lho holbh' Vi - oi' 10y .',1rra. o., tIo
be measured III the same MAINE, manner ns % 1he
height OF any other inaccessiple cpleG!'
by simultaneous oDserVatlohs ol l's al-
rection at two stations. more Sa.lslic,
tory results may, however, pe Obtained
ny asceha,ilB n.or IN pn,t ~ M ,ho % ;natant S of
height OF tne barometer nS ',,I Iam s,%n. VI
entering cloud, and again wnen emer8-
ing from III, tne Dhioihctcl "iioioinb tLio
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-05-18
Causes of Decline AmOug American
Women.

The causes of the decline Of American
women. writes the Kingston FrremaR,
are not due wholly to their own folly or
that Of their parents. Too much tune,
perhaps, is wasted on the "acromplsh-
mcnts;" but it is to be noted that III
schools for girls more and more atten-
ton is being given to physical culture.
The day of waSp-like waists, tIm shoes,
low and thin dresses and French cosmet-
les is nearing its close Our women
becin to appreciate the value OF good
health, the comfort Of feeling well, and
the advantage of amiable and sunny
tempcrs. But they labor under some
natural disadvantages Many OF them
had foolish mothers and inherit ther
weaknesses. ailments and disfiglWcmcnts.
But the great destroyer OF female health
and beauty in America is malaria. Our
country is new and great portion OF 1t
is not yet drained or cleared OF forests,
Even foreigners who come to us rosy
and rubicund sometimes show the
effect Of bad air and noXious vapors IN
sallow complcxons and debilitated bod
les Every man and every woman who
moves into u new section must 60
through course of "fcver and ague,
which sometimes leaves them with shat
tered constitutions. The next generntian
is sure to feel the weakening effect OF
this, even though the miasma may have
dried up long before they came upon the
stage OF life. Consequently there Is a
process of deterioration going on, the
most serious effects Of which are mani
tested in women, because they have not
The opportunity to repel them by yigor'
Ous outdoor lfe.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-05-18
A Pessimist's COrpse.

The singnlarities which marked the
existence Of Schopenhauer, the German
pessimistic philosopher, did not cease
on his death-bed. He expired on the
2lst of September, 1860, and two per-
sons were appointed by the medical at
tendant to watch the body until the fu-
neral. They agreed to perform their task
by turns, and one of them, who had
been the barber of the deceased, sat
down the first night to watch at the
foot of the bed, while his companion
took some rest on sofa. The moon
was shining brightly through the win
dows of the room, which was on tho
ground floor. The time and the circum-
stances rather awed the poor Figaro,
who was of n timid, superstitious nature,
and, while his companion was snoring
on his couch, he was absorbed in fearful
considerations on the Immortality of the
soul. Suddenly the clock on the wall
struck the ghostly hour of midnight,
and the last stroke was followed by II
sharp sound from the bed the head
moved, and then came noise of some.
thing falling on the ground. Brover
men than the barber would have been
dismayed. No illusion was possible; the
hcadof thecorpsc must have comGoff. In
moment the barber had opened the win
dow and leaped into the deserted street.
His comradc woke up and followed in no
! less haste. Both were pale ns death.
But after some reflection they began to
comprehend the gravity of the situa-
ton What would be said the next
morning il they were not at their post? !?
Mutually encouraging each other, they
decided on returning and clearing up
the mystery. Two tapers were burning
in the room, and at one of these they
lighted a candle and approached the bed,
and their surprise was great when ON
looking on the ground they saw, not the
head of Schopenhauer, but IL set of
teeth. The philosopher, who was Y
years of age, had worn false teeth. The
spring Of them had caused them to be-
come detached from his mouth, and
then to fall on the ground, causing the
terror of the watchers,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-05-18
About Hornets.

Old jerry Grecning, the hunter, says
that on one occasion he shot bear and
was going to drag the carcass home,
when he discovered the bear had just
been robbing II yellow jackets nest and
was still covered with the fiery little in
sects. "'F that bar he'd only been
wounded I'd waltzed right in an fixed
'im," said Jerry, "but couple o them
cussed little hot tailed critters came arter
me an / skipped, an | didn't dare go
arter thet bar n two days.
Hornets build their nests high up in
the branches Of trees or fasten them to
the rocks. But as cute as these insects
are the bear is more than their match.
A bear discovers a hornets nest far out
on limb beyond his reach. He climbs
the tree, breaks the longest branch he
can get, and, holding it in his fore paws,
hits the nest until it drops to the ground.
Sometimes he dances or stamps on the
limb till the nest is shaken of. Should
the nest be on q rock the bear goes up to
the top of the ledge above it, where he
gathers stones and sticks and rolls them
down the side of the rock till one hits
the nest and sends it tumbling to the
ground below. The hornets appear to
know what has caused their ruin and all
remain in the fallen nest till the bear
appears, when they attack him.
"a hornets sting" says Jerry Green
ing. sis bout s strong s q whack from
a sledge- hammer, an one hornet II
knock q bull down, but their bite won't
raise a lump bigger'n buckshot on a
bar, an the shaggy critter thinks its
fun. He'll stan on his hin legs an
square off with his fore paws Jest as OF
he were q boxin' with somebody, only
he's durn keerful t keep his eyes shet.
Then he'll lay down an roll over 'em
Jest or if he didn't keer cent for EN-.
Once't seed she bar knock hornets
nest bigger'n a half-bushel basket off n
q rock an pick i: mp an tuck 1t under
her arm an wslk of with it ez cool az Il
t we're one O. her cubs. ."-COrrespond-
ent PhihldetDhia Times.
WHY is eIhilaration like the oonse,
ouence Of breaking rum bottleP Be
cause it il q dow Of spirits.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-05-18
Edward Everett.

The late DIR. Chapin was once asked
what he lectured for. Fame" he re-
piled, 1850 and my expenses" Those
were in the days when lectures were be-
coming popular. Since then Mr.. Beech
er and Mr.. Cough have been paid from
$500 to $500 for single lecture. A cor
respondent of the Cincinnati Gazette,
gossiping about the pecuniary success
Of Edward Evcrett's lectures, says:
Everett was hardly lecturer in the
ordinary sense Of the term, and yet his
address on the character of Washington,
delivered i'll behalf of the Mount Vernon
Association, was Of this nature.
The amount cleared by the various de-
liveries Of this address averaged $400
for each occasion, and it was repeated
1870 times. In fact, Everett's oratory
has done more for charity than that OF
any other speaker On record.
Including tho Mount Vernon effort,
the aggregate is nearly 100000. Imay
add, as special feature, that his address
on the early days of Franklin, which
was repeated five times, yielded "a, 900
for charitable objects.
Another address which was repeated
fifteen times brought $l3, 800 for similar
purposes The eulogy on Thomas
Dowse, delivered twice in behalf of two
institutions, brought 81, 800.
Everett was the most accomplished
man of his age, being at home in states
manship, literature, oratory and the.
highest walks of learning.
His versatility was such that 1t de-
served the expression which johnson
applied to Goldsmith, that there was
nothing in literature that he did not
touch, and nothing that he touched that
he did not adorn.
Everett's memory was really wonder
full. As a preacher he frequently mem
orized the hymns to be used of Sab.
bath, because it aided in reading them
to the congregation.
He committed to memory almost
everything that came under his attention
for many years in other words, what
entered the eye was fixed upon the
brain.
To this is to be added rare personal
beauty, statuesque dignity, and charm
ing power of sratory. How surprising
that this admirable concentration Of
gifts never inflated their possessor, who
was through life 80 marked by simplicity
of character
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-05-18
Here I am" said soft voice by her

Here am" said soft voice by her
side.
She raised her head. She opened her
astonished eyes, Frank standing before
her.
"You have been asleep" he saiA,
smiling kindly.
"Asleep?"
"And dreaming, too, should say
not pleasantly, either"
"DreamingP" murmured Katie; "and
Is it all dream?"
81 hope 80, replied Frank, taking her
hand.
"You could not mean to send me
from you so cruelty, know | waited
in your fathers study, where | have
been talking to him all of an hour.
came back to plead my cause once more
and found you here where left you-
asleep"
"Oh, what horrid drcam,' murmured
Katie, rubbing her eyes. 1T was Sc
like terrible reality, that | shuddcl
now to think of it. | thought | wa
married.
And would that he 80 horrible?'
asked Frank, Il hope ther you did moi
dream you We're married to me-"
"No-l thought gave my hand, with
out my heart"
"Thcn, if yon gave me your hand, il
would not he without your haart?"
"No, Frank, said Katie, her bright
eyes beommg happily through tears -
"and here it is.
She placed her fair hand in his--he
kissed it in transport.
And soon after there was real mar
riagr; not splendid, but happy one;
mo- followed by life Of luxury, hut by
u life of love and contrntncnt: and that
was the marriage of Frank Minot and
Katie Yale.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-05-18
NUMBER 10.
HUMORS OF THE DAY.


TURN abont Is i'Ar play III CIRCUS
Is n mushroom city buiIdc1 Win
toads' tools?
AN ice education can be had at freeze
school.
IN u battle of the clements, they gen
orally get the drop on us.
TUE chap that puts the meat into the
brine is the real corner in beef.
TP tbo shell Of an EGG was as hard Ms
thn shell of an oyster, There would be
loss moor actors ON the American stage.
or. She was nice to cor
Remarked the oIIg'tori
Sh, ,4'Iru aye, '"Iy lr a|gyl
,,r -. r,...
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-05-18
Deaf and Dumb BARRIERS.

A man dressed in q thin summer
woolen suit and II dilapidatcd straw hat
entered our sanctum.
"Sir," he said, "you see before you
a reminder of the summers sun, 30 to
speak. | am not from the tropics,
neither am | dressed for enjoying all the
comforts of a trip in search of the North
pole. Excuse me, no North pole for
me-" and his teeth chartered, while q
culver of icy chilliness seemed to run
across his whole frame.
"Are you cold2' we asked. "If so,
walk up by the stove and get warm.
"No, sir, no warm as the sportiye
African who swings his juvenile upon
the equatorial line. | am needy, busted.
broke, sir. You see before you n specu-
lator whose cart is keeled over and
broken, with the horses on run so far
ahead creased streak of lightning can
not overtake 'em. Four months since |
started barber shop. Now, thinks l.,
I'll strike a new beat. So just goes
and hires four deaf and dumb tonsorial
artists and then put up notices that GUS
toners coming to my shop would have
q quiet shave by deaf and dumb BARRIERS
and no questions asked. The thing took
on the start, but, when the confounded
BARRIERS pulled their states and began
writing out the usual questions, blow
me if I didn't discover that was III.
ined man. Yes, sir, BARRIERS is BARRIERS
and, when 1 closed my shop, busted ur
and started on tramp, l just says to
myself it's no use. Ii dead men could
be learned to handle the razor over 9
mans face, the blamed things would
have spiritual mejiums asking their vic
tins the same old line of questions-Ah,
thank yer, sir; ta-ta. With this dime
I'll send a counter-irritant down my
throat thatll knock the thinness out o.
this summer suit and give my stomach :
cleaner shave than any barber can.
And, as the shattered vase retired, the
perfume of the roses remained in thu
sanctum until an open window restored
the natural tone Of the atmosphere. =
| Wh{kehdU Times,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-05-18
Able to SuppOrt Themselves,

The imperial family of Germany is
quite able tosupport itself. If the Crown
Prince we're deprived of his Inheritance
he could easily win bread and butter by
his skill as u turner; while his eldest son,
Prince Wilhelm, is an excellent amateur
artisan. On the Emperor's cabinet are
several samples of his dead grandson
Waldemar's proficiency as bookbinder.
This acquisition Of trade Is In accord
ance with the traditionsry customs in
the royal family, which prescribe that
every Prince Of the blood shall learn
some useful hsndicraft, so as to strength
en- his spirit of independence and make
him wise through actual contact with
the material world. ..
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-05-18
A Deserted Village.

Years ago Mr.. Boomer, young man
from New England, appeared IN the then
and still solitary country on the lower
Usage river, in Missouri. Missouri was
a slave country and this was about the
most unprogressiVe part OF it, though
near the capital of the State. The young
New Englander set thousand men at
work getting ont lumber in the forests
that line the stream. He conceived the
idea, too. of founding in the Missouri
woods New England village, and stores,
mills and many dwellings, arose on a slop-
ing hillside on the river and the village
was called, after a cliff on the opposite
shore, Castle Rock. The enterpriSlnS
founder built "a little church, with the
proviso that any denomination Of Chris
tians might occupy it. .
All went well and for time there was
no such village anywhere as Castle kock.
Then came the war The people OF the
country were divided in sentiment.
Boomer rallied the loyalists Of the neigh,
borhood and joined Missouri regiment,
marched away to the southward, rose to
a lieutenant culonelcy aud fell in one OF
tbe battles around Vlcksburg. With his
death a blight fell on his ambitious
plans, framed, as his letters published
after his death showed, not tin the interest
Of business alone, but for the best good
Of the people among whom his lot had
been cast No friendly hand took up his
work, The sound Of the ringing ax was
heard no more along the Usage. The
great business he had built mp ceased,
and few years ago the village OF Castle
Rock had almost ceased to exist, eSceps
in name. The mills were silent. Dls'y
and forlorn weeds encroached upon ,is
highways and the door oi tne ne, aesel.s" sr,on'
church swung idly to and iro: me oleani ei,i
of New England village, WITH It's Neeh. q, !.
day business and its Sunday calm, III 'ns
wilderness had faded away forever,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-05-18
RIDING DOW T.

Oh, lid you see him riding down,
Ana riding down, while all the town
Came out 10 see, came Jut Il see,
And all the bells were mad witt gleey
q, did you hear those bells ring out,
The bells ring out, the people shout,
And did you hear that cheer ON cheer
That over all the bells rang clear2
And did you see the waving flags
The futtcrUg flags, the tattered flags
Red, white and blue, shot through and through
Baptized wit battles deadly dew2
And did you hear the drums gay beat,
The drums CAV beat, the buglCs sweet,
The cymOas' clash, ii cannons' crash,
That rent the sky with sound and hashf
And did you see me waiting there,
Just waiting there and watching there,
one little lass, amid the mass,
That pressed 10 sIe the hero pass3
And did yon see him smiling down,
and smiling down, rs riding down
with ,low"st PACE, with stately grace,
lie caught the vision Of a face
My face, upliftcd red and white,
lurnrd red anu white with sheer delight
To meet the eyes the smiling e,es,
publishing in their swift surprisc2
o, did You see how swift II came
How witt it came, like sudden tllme,
Tnat Smile TO me- TO only me,
The little lass who bluShcd to see1
And at the windows all along,
O, al along, a lovely tlnoug
Oi faces fair, hcyond cpupT
Gnamrd out upon him. riding thcrel
Each face was like radiant gem,
a ~ r,lug S'uI, aud vet Tor them
Np,w # Sm,lr cInc, like Su llrn llAme,
40 arrowy glance uk c.Iiiu aim
lie tgrn'G away from all their grace,
Irou ill 'h ir grace OF perfect face,
II 'Iuru,d tu me tu only me,
Toe little las, who bluNhed to seel
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-05-18

A DELICATE compliment is worth pre-
serving and repeating. When lady
asked Quin why there we're more women
in the world than men, he at once re-
piled: ut is in conformity with the
other arrangements of nature, Madame;
we always see more Of heaven than
earth"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-05-18

WHEN the samo man plays high
low," does that ina.cate an unsettled
and 1uctuating market?
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-05-18

WHY is eIhilaration like the oonse-
ouence Of breaking rum bottleP Be-
cause it il how Of spirits.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-01-01
The "Star of Bethlehem "

Professor G. A. Grimmer, Of Kingston,
Jamaica, who is scientist Of fame, re-
Gently made some wonderful prophecies in
connection with the action of the planets
and other heavenly bodies. He says OF
the "Star of Bethlehem: In 1887 the
"Star Of Bethlehem will be once more
seen in 9 Casseopia's chair" and will be
accompnied by total eclipse of the sun
and moon. The star only makes its ap-
pearance every 315 years. 1t will appear
and illuminate the heavens, and exceed in
brilliancy even Jupiter when in opposition
to the sun. and therefore nearer to the
sun and brightest. The marvellous bril-
liancy of the "Star of Bethlehem" in
1887 will surpass any Of its previous vista
tioDs. 1t will be seen by monday, shining
with quick, flashing light the entire
year, after which it will gradually decrease
in brightness and finally appear. not to re-
turn to our heavens until 22O2, or 315
years after 1887. This star first attracted
the attent ion of modern astronomers in
the year 1875. 1t was then called new
star. 1t was no new star, however, for
this was the star which shone so brightly
4 B. c., and was the star that illuminated
the heavens at the nativity of Christ
Washington Republican.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-01-01
Tho Garfield Political Gifts.

Gossip among particular friends of Gen.
eral Garfield is to the effect that he
is very free in asking advice and susges-
tions from all of his old friends and
party associates in reference to the
proper policy of his admistration. It
is said very positively that he has deter
mined to have no one from Ohio in his
cabinet, and that he has SO expressed
himself frequently within the past few
weeks. The secretary of the treasury, it
is reported, will be a Western man, and
the name most frequently mentioned in
this connection is James F. Wilson, of
Iowa, who was formerly one of the most
respected and influential members of tho
Houseof Representatives, and who de-
clined to go into General Grants cabinet
as secretary of state. 1t is thought
also by General Garfield's friends that
there is foundation for the rumors that
Mr.. Filley, of Missouri, will be invited
into the cabinet, most likely as post
master general. If General Ben. Harri-
son is not elected senator from Indiana,
it is stated with confidence that he will
be appointed in the cabinet. Either
Representative Levi P. Morton or
Thomas G. Platt, of New York, are put
down as a probable member of the new
cabinet. It is represented that General
Garfield has signified to Mr.. Hayes that
he will be very much obliged to him if he
will take care to fill all vacancies that oc
cur between this time and the 4th of
March, as General Garfield says he wants
to escape the opportunities of Office
seekers as long as he can.