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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-07-06
SpOOpendyke Starts a Fire.

"Mr. Spoopenkyke!" called Mrs.
Spoopendyke from the head Of the stairs
the morning after the sarlincs had been
disposed of. "Mr. Spoopendykc" she
called again shrill falsetto. The only
answer from the bed was loud snorc,
Mr.. Spoop-"
"Well, holler again p yelled Mr..
Spoopendyke, spriuging up in bed,
"What ais You? Think I'm deaf in one
car and cant hear out Of the other'
Think /"
"Why, no, my dear, but thought
you might be asleep. You know [
called You twice before You answered.
4 don't think you heard me.
did hear You, too but ] thought 1t
was n fish horn All it would take to
make steam whistle Of you would be a
locomotive to put you on. Do you
want anything?'
"'The fire in the furnace has gone
out, said Mrs S.
ooh, has it," yelled Mr.. S., and he
dropped over aud laid his nose against
the wall "What has it conc out for,
TO take walk? Como down 10 hear the
news? Gone to Washington? Sposo
I'm going TO get up and start 1t tins
time Of ngIt?'
:" But it's six o'clock, and | have been
up an hour
Mr. Spoopcndyke bounced ont Of bed,
caught up his coat aud tried to get ms
feet into the sleeves.
Mrs. S. went down stairs TO get the
kindIlng. Presently Mr., $. came down
and stalkcd TO the woodshcd A few
moments he called his wife to know
where she kept the saw.
"Why where did You put it when you
had it last?'
ooh, dug n hole in the garden and
buried it, then planted cabbage over
its grave. Don't think | swallowed it,,
do you? Going to find that saw? Oh,
you've got it, have You? Where did you
find it? Here, give it TO me, and ho
grabbed it and sawed his fingers across
the teeth to see how sharp il was, Every
tooth left its mark. He dropped it ON
his toes with n yell Of despair, and
howlcd and danced around the room rs
| ~ II' IHi II hHIhh Jug NV IllN l''i's
"Did it hurt You, dcarY asked Mrs
s., sympatheticalIy.
ono, dod gust it, Of course it didn't
hurt, I'm Just dancing TO keep warm,
just trying to work off my spirits, YOU
know"
And with terrible grin he grabbed
his saw and started to file it. just n,
the family We're sitting down to break
fast, Mr. $. walked III with basket Of
charcoal and his saw.
"Come to brcakfast," said his wife
al have started the irc."
Why, have you, my dear? Where
did you get the kindlmg?'
81 split up II board ] found i'll the
barn.
"Ihe deuce you did, you'll ruin me
yet Did you know that was black walnut
and / paid n dollar for it? o, you ought
TO have been business man. All it
would take to make IL Jay Gould Of you
would be hatful Of United States bonds
and few railroads.
And Mr.. S. helped himself to II plate
Of bocistcnk, and let his victuals stop his
mouth.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-07-06
A Sad Experience.

q,
lie was on llS way nome rom I"h"-
VILE. tie hod ON " rugged old summer
SUIT, ana ne ',"o n''h 'ak'n8 MS l''' ~!
about thIrty hours apart 10 mako HIS
money carry MN lhro""h' q,
"Nrs, iINr the country out ,l, thot way,
he replied !" the query. me ''il"o'o
~ good, tine scenery me- ana some ~, o'
the people rs honest us ho'l 'G' 'H
trouble IL to Know now 10 take inc Oaa
ones. w 49,, -,
! should tlll'lH tllat "o''ll oo ch'N
was tine reply
Veg, II looks I,lH' way "'t ! mao "
il'''' 'APr'l''''o' J ''''' ''' "''"','I' "'.,-
klv'rrr "i inc rlo'IoSt hlilloF h"'''lu I""'
Nlllc.
u thnt 40
yes SIR ! am inc very man. ''lou%,
you W3,'Idn I'''l'N II 10 see my u"
clothes,
men you don I own IL now
Not hIt OF II. II explain: was
p"k'hg around on 'ho mus Tor S'H'"'
collected some specimens Tor assay,
S'akcd oNt cl''''h ana %en' 10 '''o "SSoS-
cr5, u was wv" dnyS before ne itC me
Know II was tho Tlch''t ore no ''no ever
seen, ana th'h l n"rtl"" PACK W my
clam. Hang my buttons II IL haull I
been Jumped.
How q,
why, gang Oh hIti !''IH H'l i"''''',
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-07-06
A "Reminiscences.

Still another incident in connection
with tho great review occurred during
the march through the city of the Poto-
mac. Custer, the cavalry leader, was
riding at the head Of his men down the
avenue, the recipient of cheers which
seemed to never end. '"Custer !" "Cus-
ter p Hurrah for Custerp was shouted
from a thousand Threats. The young
commander took off his cap to make his
acknowledgements, when some far adj
mirer threw from q window heavy
wreath of flowers. This he caught upon
his arm. The motion frightened his
fiery horse. The animal reared high IN
the air. The Generals cap fell from his
hands. His saber was dashed to the
ground. and the horse rushed OIL at II
mad gallop. an ,m
"My God! He will be killed. was
exclaimed by dozen spectators in "
breath. eo.,
They did not know Custer. Still
clutching the wreath, he never forgot to
guide his mad stced He was unable to
check its career, but he firmly kept his
seat, and, after the animal had exhaust
ed itself by mad race of nearly mile,
tbe rider brought it under control and
rode quietly back to his command, amid
the renewed applause of those who wit
messed his wonderful horsemanslnp.-
IoShiuQtOH letter.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-07-06
Lincoln and Father Blair.

Respect and reverence for old age was
ono of Ilincoln's marked characteristics,
rs was strikingIy shown in m instance
which occurred on theroutc from Spring
field, ILL.,, to Washington before the cerc-
monial Of his first Inauguration.
The sulen roar of civil war was heard
in the distance, and spirit OF apprchcn-
society. as was made manifest in the vast
crowds that assembled everywhere along
the line to either greet the President with
enthusiastic cheers or muttered mad
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-07-06
CnsmnliCS and Cnmns.

Paint yous faces, girls, but first let
the undertaken have your measure. Such
at least is the lesson so often found in
the reports Of our medical practitioners,
We thus learn that poison is poison,
whether it reaches the vitals through
the stomach or the skin. A well-known
pantommist VINO was wont to set the
audience III Il roar, became paraly2cd by
thcpaint necessarily applied to his face,
and no died in an asylum in untimcly
dotage Such was the fate Of the once
popular G.. Il. Fox, and now we have tho
case of Fanny Blanchard, whose death
was also due to cosmetics. Her physi,
clan made a prolonged effort to effect
restoration, but it was too late Tho
poison had become lixcdin in the system
and the poor girl died by uuintcutionol
suicide. - Utica NGrGid.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-07-06
SCRAPS OF SCIENCE.

A NEW form Of thermometer indicates
the temperature of any place at con-
siderable distance through the agency Of
electricity.
THE Uranium in giants is usually small
in relation to their stature, but enormous
in absolute measure, although their III
tclligcnce is generally small. An exam
pile was Brocas giant Joachim, credited
with very slight amount of sense. Yet
| this great imbccilc had a huge Uranium,
and his brain weighed nearly as much rs
| that Of Cuvier
The drawings Of the planet Mars,
made by Prof. Hardness in 1877, have
been transformed from the photographic
representation to Mercator's projection,
and map Of the planet has been con
| structed. General tables have been
computed which give directly the areo-
| graphic latitude and longitude of the
center Of the disc of Mars and the posi-
ton angle Of its axis as seen from the
rGrth :,
The value Of spongy iron upon large
scale in the filters OF water works is be-
ing tested Mt Antwerp. The water is
first allowed to pass through o mixture
Of iron and gravel covered with sand, and
| then it goes into n second basin, the bot
! tom Of which is covered with sand. The
| experimental results have been more
satisfactory than those from ordinary
filters, and there arc no indications of
Of. any necessity for renewing the iron,
which serves TO oxydize the organic mat
tcrs suspended in the water.
Dir. SIEMENs has lately experimental
on the fusion Of metals by means of cleo
tricity and has succeeded in melting
/ ! ITO pounds into a compact ingOt iu4f
minutes, In melting large quantities this
electrical method is rather more than
twice as costly rs the ordinary furnace,
but for the fusion Of precious or rcfrac,
tory metals, for chemical purposes, and
for OthcrappIicntious whore the question
Of economy is secondary, the new method
is convenient and practical In melting
small quantities it may even prove eco
nOmlCaI.
A STEAM carriage has been used for
some time i'll Berlin. The Leipzig Ga-
acltc mentions that another German city,
CLcmuitl tLn non,,f,rturi,r rrntcr II
Saxony. with population Of about So
600. is also using steam car for the
trnnaport of merchandise tLrouph the
streets without the use Of rails. In TIVE
months it made forty-four trips, carving
lOG 800 pounds, which were easily dis,
tributcd in all parts of the city, on GRADES
and curves as well as on levels, without
cansiug any accident 10 vehicles or ne
destrians.
TuroortI,, q eastward rototion toootbcr
uit, iho innr,a"o u, rota frnm tLn nolns
~ fbo eouotor has n tendency 70 throw
tho wotcry nr stronms AGAINST ibci,. woet.
crn Ln~I,s enIIicicnt re nro1mro nnite
,a",,aJ nn;,oto II, noony nortg ,f Tho
world II ia noticeable in large rivers
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-07-06

As the hot day, Of summer draw near
people ere debating the question:
Where laIl | 20 for = trip" II has
been ia5l louaJIc for Il year or two to
visit the Northern lakes and mountains,
These resorts are very pleasant in hot
weather, hut they have serious draw
backs. First, it j. very expensive get
ting there and thcu back again. Then
it i4stIl more costly to remain, IA one
should, until after Southern Irost- for
if one returns Nome during tn" maariaI
season he is much more liable to suffer
the effects of the poison than he would
have been had he remained South all
summer. Then their distance from bus
mess and other connexions is an Ohlcc
ton All these can be- avoided and more
than equal benefit secured by the cN
prnliturc of less than half the time,
money and trouble of preparation nee
cssary for a Northern trip. We have
within easy reach resort whose claim,
have been before the pubic fifty year
aud never been riyallrd or disputed In
all that ministers to health or pleasure
it i, the peer Of amy place in the United
States, and It's charge, are very rcaNOna-
bic. Railroads give its visitors cX ur.
sion rates. We refer to Bailey Springs,
Alabama, Ellis n Co.,, prQprictJrs. IN
addition to its merits asa pleasure re
sort its power to cure all diseases Of
debility, poverty Of the blood, nervous
exhaustion, drop,y, scroluIa, dyspepsia,
a 4 4 l.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-07-06
Prejudice Hills.

eleven years our daughter suffered
on u bed OF misery under the car" oI
several of the best (and some Of the
worsD Physicians, who CAV, her disea"
various names but no relief, and now
she is restored 10 rs in good health by rs
simple a remedy us Hop Bittcrs, that we
had pouhcd at for two years, heforc
using it, We earnestly hope and pray
that 20 ono clsa will let their sick suffer
us we did, on account oil pCeJuiice
against 50 good u medicine ms Hop Bit
nrs.'-The arenls.-Tclcgram.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-07-06

IspIuEsuoa, dyspepsia, nervous prostrauon
and all forms Of general debility relieved by.
taxing MENsMAN's rEpTOSIzED BEEF Tonic, the
only preparation of beef containing ita entire
nutritious properties. 1t contains blood maxi
ns, forcc-gonerating and DEMONSTRATING prop
critics; is invaluable in all enfeeblod conditions,
whether the resnt OF exhaustion, nervous pros
traton, oyeryork, or acute disease, particularly
II resulting from pulmonary complaints, Cas-
well, Hazard L Co., proprietors New York.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-07-06

SuE was II young lady fresh from
boarding school, and she went into the
laundry to learn how to iron shirts. She
did not succeed very well, and she
smd: ooh, Katy. | shall never be able
to get any polish on this bosom. n
"Suro, miss" was the answer, "you
want to put little elbow grease on it,"
please get some for me right away,
Katy was the innocent response.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-07-06
A Days Work in France.

The French Assembly has passed bill
reducing the hours of labor for women
and children. Louis Blanc tried to Sc
cure reduction also for men. Under
present regulations days work in
France means twelve hours labor, and
this is continued through six days Of
each week, falling alike ON men, women
and children. NJ. Blanc pointed ont
that the labor performed by mechanic
in France in q weeks service of seventy.
two hours was not so great as that done
by M English mechanic in weeks
service Of tiity-eight hours; the toll in
the former case was SO excessive that,
after the rest of Sunday, by Tuesday or
Wednesday tho energy for the work was
exhausted, and the work itself dragged
on the artisans hands. From his long
residence in England, VI. Blanc has had
an abundant opportunity for making
comparisons between methods Of labor,
and thinks that much more is lost than
gained by these long working hours i'll
France
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-07-06

The eminent author, Prof. A. O. Kendrick, d
D., LII. D., who Is professor Of Hebrew, Latin
and Greek in the University OF Rochester, and
In general conversation with number Of gen.
tlemen, q short time since, said II have re-
oeived from the use Of Warmers Safe Kidney
aud Liver Cure very marked benefit. and con
most cordially recommend II to others"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-07-06

AMAx in Albany having announced
that he "hsd historical pitcher"
fourteen baseball clubs have written
him asking what the pitchers terms
we're for the season.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-07-06

ArRopos of the great fire in Paris q
correspondent offers the following adj
vice. 'In disasters Of this kind one
should proceed with the strictcst order
and method. Accordingly, one will
first of all save the children, who arc the
future; the women, who are the present.
the old men, who are experience; then
the furniture; and, if there is time, the
collateral relations and the mothers-in.
lnw
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-07-06

$50 eIoVMou on mo =! :lqop lr'U 20
luomfUd ON II! SOL 1V5u am 'lq2p'n 81
ouI mot 20 puoQ HIoAo 'I1lV5nUp An
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-07-06
And again:

WITH an average price per nnnum Of
1888, and M aggregate daily circula
ton Of 1851 1877, tho people of the
United States appear TO pay out annually
the sum of $2G, $50, l0O.7l for their daily
newspapers. These totals are subject to
certain obvious qualifications. Every
newspaper has FREQ list, moro or less
large, the chief item Of which is in its
exchanges. Allowance must also be
made for small percentage Of papers
printed regularly, but not sold or circu-
lated and including toar and waste On
tho other hand and especially in tho
large cities, n considerable per cent. Of
the total circulation is disposed Of by the
single copy at tho retail price. While
the average cost to the annual subscriber
is "a cents per copy, the average retail
price per copy for the country is nearly
A. cents, tho largest average for q State
being Nevada, whore it is twelve cents,
and the lowest in Delaware, where it il
II cents per copy. IL il probable that
tho added cost Of tho papers sold Mt
retail is quite sufficient to offset the de-
auctions which aro to DO made i'll the
total cost given on account of the causse
enumerated In the census year the
number Of daily papers throughout tho
United States was 9G2-mOrning, 436;
evening, 526. OF this number New
York has rs, Pennsylvania 0S, Illinois
70, California 81, Missouri AZ, Indiana
40. Massachusetts 50, Texas 80 and Vir-
ginia 81, and so on, dow to 8 in West
Virginia. During the year ia wcro
established and Sc suspended. Tho ave-
rage circulation was $500, and the aggre-
gate circulation 1851 1877. In tho same
year there were $50 weeklies and 1873
Sunday papers running.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-07-06
Something About Kissing.


This subject has recently attracted
more attention than has usually been ac-
corded to it. 1t may be that n dearth
of spring poetry has left the editorial
repertory without suitable supply Of
sentimental material, and it may be tho
weather had something to do with it, but
whatever the cause, the fact remains
that the subject OF kissing has been given
unusual prominence by both the pro
vincial and metropolitan press. 1t may
not have been n wise thing to do, for
several very apparent reasons, chiefest
Of which has been the tendency to lower
ones estimate Of the real value Of the
transaction by having too much said
about it, and thereby bringing it into
general use, One can readily understand
how a pastime, sufficiently pleasant with
reasonable Indulgence, may lose half its
sweetness by being allowed too much
freedom Of expression.
We object to being told that "kissing
does not require an act Of Congress 10
make it legal" So long MS We can feel
that some restraining power is neces-
sary, that the inclination does require,
if not congressional enactmC t, at least
some prohibitory measures, kissing will
be kept mp to tho standard Of genuine
enjoyment. Nothing enhances the pleas
nrcs of some things more than q feeling
that their indulgence is prohibited, or at
least opposed by objections sufficiently
strong to impart just little flavor Of
naughtiness to the proceeding, Ever
since the transaction i'll the garden Of
Eden forbidden pleasure have always
been sweetest 10 the daughters and sons
Of men, and tho great majority OF pco-
pie would prefer some jurisdiction on tho
subject that would insure continuance
of the plcasurable emotions experienced
by kiss,
We offer few quotations to show how
much pleasure some people derive from
this source ana deprccate anything which
has n tendency to dctract from such ex.
quisite enjoyment
" You kissed mel My soul, In bliss 20 divine,
RecIed and swOOncd like drunken man foolish
with vino;
And thought 'twero delicious TO die there II death
Should come while my lips were yet moist with your
BREATH
M" th'hu "N w" V'''''''' '''A WY "'' ''t"'t
M 10y LII ,'S Ev O h "%ee s"G cs ran "S and
bliss '''' - '''''' ''
A,yoIr lips chung to mine N mat passionate ri"
,Gen ''
And II you were here would you kiss me ngoin''
We are inclined to think we would,
even whiic not recommending just ms
style IOr genera use, M inc Tclctloi
from such cXhilaratlOn would not be de-
sirable. We think it would have tend
ency TO shorten life, AZ our lives are
measured by heart beats, not by years;
and anything that 30 stirs the blood and
maddens the pulse should be held in
reasonable subsection. Once or twice in
n lifetime would be nlI that ordinary
mortals might hope to endure.
Tennyson seems 10 have IN apprccia-
ton Of what kiss should be when no
makes one Of his hcroincs say:
40 Love, o hrel Once he drew
WIN one long Els ny whole soul through
NY "T p %S"" a,ao " ,',s, h " hoa oor,o
~" 10y non, aus" n',"V h",' h 1,'" "u,"'
""''' wa lo ,.', -, .,n',aa,a..H,
-- Mil. ....,. r.II..
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-07-06

WHEN young man wants to protec'
young lady. he naturally puts his armor
round her,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-07-06

Dr. noaErs WORN ,YNUr instantly destroy,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-07-06

OPPORTUNITIES are very sensitive
things if you slight them ON their first
visit, you seldom see them again.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-07-06

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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-07-06

rAGG~s rAS rASAcEA cures pain in Man ,nd
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-07-06

15c. box "Rough on Rats" keeps house free
from flies. bed-bugs, roaches, rats mice, &c.
Democratic messenger., 1881-11-12
The Expenditures for Pensions.

The annual report of the Pension
Bureau at Washington shows that on the
Both of June, 1881, there were 26S, $50
pensioners, classified as follows Army
invalids, 153, OPS; army widows, minor
children and dependent relatives, 76. .683;
navy invalids, 2,187 navy widows, ETC.,
zoos; survivors of the war of 1912,
S,89S widows of the war of 1912, &c, ,029.
There were added to the roll %, TAO
pensioners, and the names of 1912
were dropped, leaving net increase of
18,028. At the close of the year the
annual pensions averaged $107, and the
aggregate annual value of all pen
sions was S2S, 100, ,937. The total
amount paid for pensions dur
ing the year exclusive of certain
arrears in claims allowed prior to Janu-
ary 25, 1870 was $40, 723, lat, the diff
ference being accounted for by arrears
of pensions or "accrued pensions, ="
covering periods dating back to the dis
charge of a soldier still living, and to
the soldiers deaths in the claims of
widows or minor children. The amount
paid out during the year as " first pay
ments" to new pensioners was $23, ,623,
lit.
Democratic messenger., 1881-11-12
THE WHIPPOORWILL.
There's a shy, brown bird, that I've oftc
heard.

There's a shy, brown bird, that I've often
heard,
AS l sit in the evening shadows;
But sad is the note that comes from her throat
While she sings in the dewy meadows:
"Whippoorwill ! whippoorwill !'' Hark ! from
under the hill
Comes the mournful refrain of the brown
whippoorwill.
There's shade of pain in her plaintive strain;
and often and often wonder
What under the sun could Poor Will" have
done
To distress that shy bird so yonder.
"Whippoorwill whippoorwill and the sad
notes seem more shrill
As she sings the last words of her song:
''Wbippoorwill ="
Did she go to keep tryst with will-othe-wisp
In the rushes down by the river?
Did he whisk ont his light and leave her in the
plight
or poor, broken Shaft in loves quiver?
'Hhiproorwill! Whippoorwil" :" with a heart
rending thrill
She repeats and prolongs; "Whippoorwill !
whippoorwill
She will not forgive, her anger will live.
The complaint is repeated over
From her swelling breast, full of wild unrest
And it sweeps through the upland clover.
'Whippoorwill whippoorwill! = oh, be still :
oh, be still
And forget the sad tryst of perfdious viii.
Democratic messenger., 1881-11-12
At Liberty.

The Khediye of Egypt is reported to
have set at liberty last month nearly
hundred slaves that had been brough
to Cairo. Among them were some sixty
girls, ranging in age from 10 to Is years,
most of whom had been sold by their
own parents for sums ranging between
800 and $500. The greater number
were black, but some who had come
from Abyssinia were of lighter complex
ions, or even white. There were four
sisters among them, who were anxious
to be sold to the same master, so that
they might not be separated. 1t is said
that the girls thus set at liberty were
pretty sure to sell themselves into slavery
again before long for lite in 70 one
harem,
Democratic messenger., 1881-11-12

A SCIENTIFIC journal explains in
long article 'How thunder storms come
up" We haven't read the article, but
we know how they come up. They
wait until the Sunday school picnic
reaches the grove and gets fairly to
business at copenhagen, swinging, flirt-
alton, croquet and other innocent games,
and then they come up like thunder
and lightning. 1t takes the average
thunder storm not more than ten min
utes to come mp in the neighborhood of
picnic.