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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-02-16
A Celebrated Book Stealer.

The great pattern Of biblioklepts, a
man who carried his passion to the most
regrettable excuses, was Spanish
priest, Don Vnccnte Of the Convent Of
Pobla in Arragon. When the Spanish
revolution despoiled the convent librar-
les, Don Vincente established himself at
Barcelona under the pillars of Los En-
cantes, where are the stalls of the mer-
chants of bric-a-brac. and the seats Of
them that sell books. In gloomy den
the Don storedup treasures that he hated
to sell. Once he was present at an auc-
ton where he was outbid i'll the COM
petition for rare, perhaps unique,
volume. Three nights after that the
people Of Barcelona were awakened by
cries Of Fire The house and shop Of
the man who had bought Ordinations
per los Glorosos Reys de Arago," We're
blazing When the fire was extinguished
the body Of the owner of the house was
found with pipe in his backened hand
and some money beside him. Every one
said: " He must have set the house ON
fire with spark from his pipe, Time
went on, and week by week the police
found the bodies Of slam men, now III
the street. now in ditch, now IN the
river There were young men and old;
all had been harmless and motlcnsIye
citizens in their lives, and all had been
bibliophiIes. A dagger in an invisible
hand had reached their hearts; but the
assassin had spared their purses, money,
and rings An organized search was
made in the city, and the shop OF Don
Nmccnte was examined. There, III q
recess, the police discovered the copy OF
"OrdinNcions per los GIOrloSos ReyS de
Arugo," which ought ny rights to have
been burned with the house Of its pur-
chaser. Don Ninccnte was asked how
he got the book. He replied in n quiet
voice, demanded that his collection
should he made over to the Barcelona
Library, and chen confessed long array
OF crimes. He had strangled his rival,
stolen the Ordinations" and burned
fine house. The slain men were people
who had bought from him books which
he could not really bear to part with. At
his trial his council tried to prove that
his confession was false, and that he
might have got his books by honest
means. IT was objected that there was
in the world only one book printed by
Lambert paImart in 1872, and that the
prisoner must have stolen this, the only
copy, from the library where 1t was
treasured. The defendants counsel
proved that there was another copy, in
the Louvre; that therefore, there might
be more, and that the defendant S might
have been honestly procured. Here
Don Vincente, previously callous, uttered
an hystcrical cry, Said the Alcalde;
at last Vinconte, you begin to under.
stand the cnormitv Of your olence?'
"Ah, Signor Alcalde, my error was
clumsy, indeed. II You only knew how
miserable | am?' "If human Justice
prove inhoxible, there is another justice
whose pity is inexbaustibIe. Repentance
is never too late. All, Si9nor AlcaIde,
my copy was not unique" With the
story OF this impentent thief, we may
close the roll Of bblioklepts.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-02-16
The Improved Method OF Kissing.

How to kiss scientifically, and still c1-
tract all the plcasurNble essence Of a
kiss is at present q subject of extreme
interest in social circles, where young
people have nothing better to occupy
their minds
The day whcna young man could grab
girl around the neck and gobblo kiss
in rough but comfortable manner is
past. The time when he could circle
her waist with one arm, get his shirt
bosom full Of hair oil, and pirouettc his
lips over every square inch OF her cOun-
tenance, is no more. Science has pro-
claimed against it, and man shudders,
but remains silent.
The old style Of kissing, which sounds
like some one tearing the clap-boards of
a smOkc-house, is now considered bad
taste, and consequently going out Of fash
ion; although tho majority Of the girls
admit that science has cruelty destroyed
all the comfort Of long-lingering, heart
thrilling kiss, and causes them to express
no little regret at the change.
The improved scientific mcthOd of kiss
ing is to throw the right arm languidIy
around the fair ones shoulder, tilt her
chin up with the left hand until her nose
is pointed at an angle Of forty-fve de
groes or rather until he has the aspect
resembling the bowsprit of a clipper
built sloop-thon stoop slowly and Craze
about herIips in aqnliet, subdued sort of
way, and tickle hernos with your mou-
siache until she rics'"Ouch.' This is
scientific kissing; but there is no consola-
iion in it nothing to make man feel
like couple of galvanic batteries were
galloping along his spinal column. 1t is
Hat, lukc.warm; it lacks substance, and,
if not stale, Is at least unproltablc.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-02-16
What Girls Ought TO Learn.

Nothing is more painful, 70 one WHO
knows what mothers may do for thcr
children, or wives for their husbands,
who are not compelled to work for lly-
ing, and to find how empty-headcd they
are. This may seem small matter III
itself, but the moment a woman is mar
ried she has to learn how to be interest
ing in her home to her husband, and, IA
soon Ms she is n mother, the training OF
her children IL the foremost duty Of the
hour. In these two spheres Of life,
which are essentially the goal OF wom-
ans existence, everything depends upon
what the wife and mother brings to her
several positions, everything for her
own, her husbands, and her chiIdrcn's
happiness. Women are pcrpetually los
ing their husbands because they rely up
on cyaucSccnt personal charms to up
hold affection, but the snrcst way to pro-
vide against the decay Of the early en-
thusiasm of married life is to cultivate
those mental and moral qualities which
make women always charming and at
tractivc.
Nothing is Burcr 10 do this, aside from
personal manners, than tho improve
ment of ones mind, the growth Of liter.
nry tastes, the interest Of what imports
now and wholesome attractions INTO
ones home. II may be the microscope,
or French or German translation, or
botany, on English literature, or history,
or music, but, whatever it is, the stimu-
Ius of knowing ono thing thoroughly is
worth immensely more than the know-
edge itself, because it gives one the pow
rr to know more and to enjoy more.
These studies, even in themselves, are
refining, but, pursued in the genial at
mosphero Of home, they are more than
simply refining; they arc agencies by
which the spirit Of the home ischastcncd,
made moral, even made religious.
Religion in ones homo is best when it ia
least insisted upon, when it's lifo ~ tho
unconscious poetry Of the household
when it seems to be the natural culmina-
ton of tho amenities Of life; and religion
and culture 90 together III the wcIl-or-
dered life OF every woman. But it ~
when the wife becomes mothor,
"l'lI wv iNI'bh'li INV 'h'pbi' iiI' ~
congenial sphere for development within
tho sanctltcs Of home, when among
children and among friends and neigh
bors tho tone is always uplifting and i'll
spring, that literary culture and the de.
vclopment Of n woman's mind and heart
seem to mako life sweetest and best.
Fortunate is tho boy or girl who has
such home. IT il from such quarters,
he they tho log cabin on the house
with brown-stonc front, TINT men and
women go forth with the idea that con
qucrs the world. Every leading person
has had IL start somewhere, and usually
IT is traced to one Of these mothcra
whose native or acquired culture has
been impaired to her bright children.
Here is the true importance Of literature
ut home II paysior itself hundreds of
times over in its influence upon parents,
and in the early direction it gives to
their children.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-02-16
HOuse of Nuremberg.

The house of Wurtemberg, it is said,
derives its name from the following le-
gend:
"a poor burgher fell in love with the
daughter Of the Emperor of Austria, and
MS the young people saw no prospect Of
obtaining the imperial consent to the
union, they fed together into Suabia,
where they bought a small piece of land
and established an inn. 1t stood at the
foot of n mountain, and its possessor
therefore went by the name Of Writ
am Berg, or the Landlord at the
Mountain. Ono day the Emperor was
travelling to Frankfort, and stopped ON
on his way at his daughters house with
ont recognizing her She knew him
directly, aud persuaded her husband to
make himself known to the Emperor, and
to beg his forgiveness. Accordingly,
taking their little son they fell at his feet
entreating his pardon, which he willingly
granted. Moreover, the Emperor ere
ated his son.inIaw a duke but in mem
DRY of this occurrence he WAS to keep
his name 'Wirt am Berg, which subsc.
sequeutlv became Wmtembcrg,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-02-16
His Month Saved Him.

"John Hall, you we're very drunk last
night" said his Honor, as send-off.
81 think not, sir"
"Well, you have a right to differ.
Officer, was this man drunk"
He was, sir.
GLOW drunk p
"Well, he fell down four times in
crossing the road, and the last time he
fell he settled down for nap"
"Thats our case, Mr.. Hall. Have
you any defense ?"
81 have, sir. | had not tasted any
liquor of any sort all day long. just
before | net the officer ] got choked,
and that was what allied me when he
picked me mp.
"Choked What WITH"
"With an apple.
"Have you got it?"
eyes, sir When the officer shook
me he shook the apple out of my gullet
and put it in my pocket to bring and
show You"
He thercupon pulled from his coat
tail pocket frozen greening larger than
a colIee-cup and laid it on the desk.
"Do You mean to tell me that you
had that apple in your mouth ?"
eyes, sir. / was going to take bite
when it slipped down into my gulIet,
and if the officer hadn't given me a shake
| might have su1ocated."
"You can't get the apple into your
mouth No such story will go down
here"
"See here, Judge" and he opened a
mouth big enough to take in n quart
bowl tossed III tho apple, ratified it
around and dropped it into his hand
again with a smile Of triumph.
"You may go, said his Honor, after
a long silence. "With such mouth as
that you'll eat more than You can earn
in any prison. Take your frozen apple
and 60 your way"
"Thank You, I'd like to bring nay
brother in some day and let you see his
mouth. He can hold pint Of hickory
nuts aud sing song at the same timO. y
--NcW YOrk Hcr0M
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-02-16
The smaller Boy Took the Cuc.

A jolly clergyman in Rondout, n. Y,
has two sons, both bright, obedicnt, and
well-traned lads, but mischievous and
fun-loving as boys can be. 1t is the Gus
tom of the father to have his sons learn
a verse of Scripture every day, and re-
cite 1t each morning. In accordance
with this custom one day the lads were
called upon by their father to repeat
their verses for the day. 1t happened
to be n time when the skating was good,
n sport of which all active boys are devo.
tees, and the boys naturally burned with
eager desire to De of to the frozen field.
But discipline must be maintained, rs
they well knew, and there was no escape
from the daily Scripture recitation. The
elder of the boys had learned his text
and was ready for the ordeal, and when
asked to repeat it promptly replied: 81
had rather he a door keeper III the house
of God than to dwell in the tents of
wickcdness;' and he "slid out" happy
at his release. The younger lad had
quite forgotten to learn his text, but his
wit came to his rescue. $50 would |,
father he shouted and of lie went to
Join his brother.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-02-16
lie Wasn't q Clergyman.

There is more than one broker in Wall
street whose general look might deceive
n stranger into believing that he was
member of tho cloth, but the particular
broker wo have in mind looks the pro.
fession more than any Of his fellows.
Business called him into Pennsylvania,
and at the village tavern he was sup
posed to bc at least bishop. He
heard tho boys talking about horse
race which was TO come off in tho after
noon, and without asking any useless
questions he picked up his cane and put
m an appearance at tho proper time.
Three horses were to start, and there
was crowd of fifty or sixty villagers
md farmers at the track. By-and-by
everything seemed ready for the start,
but there was hitch somewhere. Nearly
an hour passed, and yet no one mounted
the Judges stand. The broker had held
aloof from al, and was becoming i'm
patient, when ono of the crowd edged up
to him and said:
Waiting here to zee any one in par
ticular?"
80 no."
This isn't country fair, you know.
mo; | didn't expect it was.
It's horse.race--a regular horse
race"
" Yes, understand
The man returned to the crowd, held
a short confab, and then approached the
broker again and said:
Say. stranger; l want 10 ask you IL
question"
$50 ahead"
1.-The boys have set you down for a
clergyman, and they bate to hurt your
feelings by starting this race. Would |
yoli take if kindly if should ask You to |
step outside the fence?"
I" I'd like to sec myself stepping out!'
exclaimed the broker. al came here to
see the race. and I've waited whole
hour for the horses to start. Ring EN-
right up, and, in case you are one Judge
short I'll see fair play for every
The boys followed his advice, but they
haven't got it all straight in their minds
yet, and the broker is referred to as that
lallen clergyman from New York. -
|(aH Street Daily NeUs.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-02-16
llnbidden Tears.

81 acted Werner languidly,' says
Macready in his Diaries. "a circum-
stance in the play amused me good
deal, and at my own expense. l was in
convenienced and rather annoyed by
Uric looking on the ground, or any
where but in my face, as he should have
done. My displeasure, however, vanished
on seeing the tears fast trickling down
his check, and forgiving his inaccnracy
on the score of his sensibility, ! continued
the scene with augmented energy and
feeling, and left it with very favorable
impression of the young mans Judgment
and warm. heartelness. In the course OF
the play he accosted me, begging my
pardon for his apparent inattention to
me, and explaining the cause, viz, that
he had painted his face so high on the
check that the color had got into his
eyes, and kept them running during the
whole act. What an unfortunate dis
closurep
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-02-16
Republics q Success.

This significant remark is made by
The London Echo "While Italy is
accumulating deficit; while Austria is
bending under deficit; while Spain can
scarcely make both ends meet. and while
the alleged improvement of the financial
condition Of Prussia has proved to be
illusory-to say nothing Of Russia--it is
worthy Of notice that Switzerland, as she
has done for ages. maintains in govern
ment matters the even tenor of her way;
that France, under the Republic, feels no
financial strain, and that the United
States, the greatest Republic Of all, is
going forward to prosperity by Leaps and
bounds" This would indicate that re-
publican institutions are striking sue
cess from business point Of view on
both sides Of the ses,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-02-16
Taking or the Shoes.

In Syria people take off their caps or
turbans when entering house or visit
ing a friend, but they always leave their
shoes at the door. The reason is that
their floors are covered with clean mats
and rugs, and in the Moslem houses the
men kneel on the rugs to pray, and press
their forehcads to the floor, so that it
would not be decent or respectful to
walk in with dirty shoes and soil the
SHADY on which they kneel to pray.
They have no foot mat or scrapers, and
it is much cheaper and simpler to leave
the shoes, dirt and all, at the door.
1t is very curious to go to the Syrian
ool-houses and see the piles of shoes
at the door. There are new, bright red
shoes and old, tattered shoes, and kob
Gobs and black shoes, and sometimes
yellow shoes. The kob kobs are wood
en- clogs, made to raise the feet ont of the
mud and water, having little strap
over the toe to keep it on the foot. You
will often see little boys and girls run
ming down steps and paved streets on
these dangerous kob kobs Sometimes
they slip, and then down they go ON
their noses, and the kob kobs fly Oft and
go rafting over the stones, and little Ali
or Yusef, or whatever his name is, be-
gins to shout, "Ya Imme. va lnme"
C"Oh, my mother and cries just like
little children in other countries,
But the funniest part is to see the
boys when they come ont Of school and
try to find their shoes. There will be
fifty boys, and, of course, hundred
shoes, all mixed together in one pile.
When school is ont the boys make rush
for the door Then comes the ting Of war
A dozen boys are standing and shu1ling
on the pile of shoes. looking down, kick
ing away the other shoes, running their
toes into their own stumbling over the
kob-kobs, and then making Il dash to
get out Of the crowd.
Some times Sims will he kicked, and
hair pulled. and tarboOshes thrown of,
and great screaming follow, which will
cease when the teacher comes with
"Asia, or stick, and quells the riot.
That pile of shoes will have to answer
for a good many school boys fights and
bruised noses and hard feelings in Syria.
You will wonder how they can tell their
own shoes. So do I. And the boys of
ten wear off each others shoes by mis-
take or on purpose, and then you will
see Seim running with one shoe on and
one of lbrahim's in his hand, shouting
and cursing Ibrahim's father and grand
father until he gets back his lost prop
eyty.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-02-16
"l'LL WORK FOM MOTHER
WHILE IIIyE.o

"why don't you take your comfort, John,
And spend your money as you go,
Nor dress 40 plainly AZ you do,
Although you're always neat, knos2'
Said John, and laughed merry laugh
"Why, VIII, your pockets like a sieve;
Two got q duty to perform.
III work for mother while live.
uAnd such mother as va have
Father no left her 10 our care;
That's mother sitting mid the flowers,
with sweet brown eyes and silyery hair.
We mean to buy that cottage homo
By saving up-it can be done
Brother and | yes, hear me-, WILL
Before We lads arc twenty-One
wha, heartfelt 10Y that mother had,
An he, her son, passed In the door
What though they lived in humble style,
No costly pile upon tho floor
but lOyo was there and should God viii
To call that ron by His decros,
That mother mid her tears could cay
"Ho always did his best for mo
Young men IN all the walks ~ life,
And blessed with mothers kind and dear,
All would that You might pryo them well,
And % your duty BY them here.
Fortune may Ftrew your path with flowers,
Or wealth may not be yOurs to give,
but never maniler words than there:
am work for mother while iigG'"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-02-16
The Pleasures of Business,

No human mind is Contcnted without
occupation. No human soul is satisfied
without IN aim or purpose in liio. The
greatest success III life consists not in
tho mere accumulation of riches, but in
being able to acquire wealth with dis
position to apply it in such manner
| that 1t shall be n comfort and blessing
to othcrsnot in tho mere giving away
OF money, but i'll putting people in a
way to labor and help themselves. There
is no pleasure IN oppression. There is
no Joy Ill grinding and e1acting gold
from the poor; but there is a great deal
! OF genuine satisfaction in being able to
offer steady and honorable employment
to the many willing hands that have
nothing to do. One of the greatest EN-
Ioymcnts OF the prosperous business man
consists in being able to comfortably
provide for the many employees in his
house or manufnctory. In doing this
he Is fulfilling his obligations to society;
he becomes q useful and honorod citi.
zen business to him is a real pleasure !;
he enjoys his successes, when they are
fairly won, because he feels that he de-
serves them.
When business mnn has the right
kind of purpose in life he enjoys his
occupation, he feels just and worthy
pride in his prosperity, he is pleased
with the respect and gratitude OF those
whom he directs and controls in the
management of his affairs, and he feels
that in benefting himself he is confer
ing favor upon others. -Criterion.
A WRITER tells story he heard The
other day about Mr. Grierson, the mana.
ger of the Great Western Railway. He
was travelling in the same compartment
as friend Of the writer's Tho train
drew up at Acton station, when an ener-
getic porter loudly vociferated: "Hacton!
Hacton," A littls while later the train
stopped at Hanwell, when porter of
even greater energy than his confrcrc at
Acton screamed ont: "'Anwell, Anwell"
upon which Mr.. Grierson turned round
TO gentleman he was with, and said:
- You see how difficult it is always to
get the right man in the right place. |
must have that Acton porter brought
lere, and send that fellow to Acton, ont
# respect both for our passengers and
he Queens English.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-02-16

Mr.. ORAFFERTY Is sitting in his
room with his head tied up and his arm
in a sling, when little boy sticks his
head in and asks, "Me feyther STINT mo
to inquire how yer eye was coming on
this morning "Tell yer feyther to Mt
tind ward meeting himself, and call
the Chairman liar, and he will fond it
all out widout askin'."
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-02-16

OLD maids and old bachelors are so
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them upon the sympathy Of their friends,
especially if rheumatism is added to their
affections. but Coussen's Lightning Lin
imcnt cures rheumatism. lame back,
sprains, bruises, etc. Price of sample
bottle 2Jc. or SOC. for one of regular size.
For sale by NIL druggists.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-02-16
ELEGANT IEWElRY CHEAP,

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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-02-16

VIZ do not often speak OF any proprietary
medicine but from what we have read and
heard Of Aliens Lung Balsam, We shall take
the liberty Of saying to those who are troubled
with Cold. Cough or any Throat or Lung A.
lection, that from the testimony afforded, We
have such confidence in this article. that we're
we afflicted in that way, we would make trial
Of its virtues. Beware OF the fatal consequent
ces of neGlecting this timely warning. Now.
before il is too late. rise Aliens Lung Balsam,
which will cure the disease. Every druggist in
the land sells it,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-02-16

FoR dyspepsia, Indigestion, depression OF
spirits and general debility in their various
forms, also as preventive against fever and
ague and other intermittent fcvcrs, the FERRo
rgOspHoRATED ELIyIRoF CALIsAYA BARK. mado
by Caswell, Hazard & Co.. New York, and sold
bv all druggists is the best tonic; and for pa
tionts recovering from feyeror other sickness it
has no equal