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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-10-05
A Judicial View OF Turkeys.

In King against Mann, Suprem.
Court Of the Hawaiian Islands, the de-
PENDANT had been convicted Of stealing
turkeys. Two questions arose: whether
the turkeys i'll question wore wild ami
mails, " and thus not subject Of larceny;
and whether ownership had been
proved. Tho court said: son the
mountain range of this island, back Of
Waialua, called tho Waianm Mountains,
are numbers Of turkeys. These birds
were brought to this country 50 long
ago that there il no remembrance cX-
listing as to tho exact time when OF by
whom they were imported. These
birds are now in wild state, afraid OF
of man, breeding in the unfrcquontcd
pnrts of the mountain and bush coun,
try, and have been hunted down and
caught by devices, precisely rs if thc1
were tcrn uUturm. 1t is well known
1lat the domestic turkey is descended
from the wild turkey, first found in
America, modified by breeding and the
care Of man, and this perhaps account!
for the tendency to revert to the wlI0
hlNIt NlilNl ~ ~ NlI'lklN lllhHll'N' Nv
them These turkeys, although wild,
are not properly speaking wild am
mnls. Where hcphrasc wild animals
is used the word wild il used as n gen
erie term 10 Indicate that they are Of a
species not usunIy domcsticated anf
docs not refer to their comparative do
cIIity or familiarity with mon. We con
slider that these turkeys are not properly
speaking animals .fcrr mtUr~, though
pnrtaking Of their habits. In the nh
scucc OF proof of ownership Of these
turkeys by the prosecuting witness,
aside from tho fact that they were
caught ON his hand, aud it being proved
that they can not be distinguished from
any other turkey on contiguous lands,
they are not the subjects of larceny"
This IL in harmony with State against
Mary Turner III North Carolina. Mary
was indicted for stealing Zone turkey
of the value Of five cents" Thus it
seems that turkeys are cheap III North
Carolina. The report doc- not disclose
the date of the oIlrnsc, but We infer that
it was shortly before Thanksgiving,
Mary having been convicted, II motion,
in arrest Of Judgment was made upon
the ground "thnt the Indictment was
Insufficient, for it failed to stnto that the
turkey stolen was n tame turkey that
the turkey was u native fowl OF Amer
lea largo numbers arc found in every
part of the State, wild and unrccIaimcd,
and that the Indictment should have
ncRatIycd the presumption that tho tlr-
key in question was Wild and unro-
claimed" Tho motion was sustained,
but this was reversed 10y the Supreme
Court. The court said His Honor
was mistaken III this case, III surprising
that our domestic turkey IL II creature
Grn ndiTW. We take the case to be
clear, that where II creature, for tho
stealing of which dcfendcnt isindictcd,
is n fcrn natU~, the indictment must
further allcge that the creature was
dead, tuned, confined, or reclaimed.
But surely this can not be the case when
the defendant is indicted for stealing ono
Of our domcsticated turkeys. Aibony
La,C JoWnai.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-10-05
The Sorrows of the Critic.

Criticism is MS impairment in the world
rs it is IN II drawiug-room. In a kindly
and wcll-bred company if anybody tries
to please them they try TO be pleased if
anybody tries to astonish them they have
the courtesy to be astonished; if people
become trcsomc they ask somebody else
to play or sing, but they do not critcisc
A bad critic is probably the most mis-
chicvuus person in the world
and n good one the most helpless and
unhappy; the more he knows the less he
is trusted, and it is too likely he may he
come morose in his unacknowlcdged
power. A good executant in any art
gives pleasure to multitudes and breathes
an atmosphere of praise, but strong
critic is every mans adversary; men feel
that he knows their foibles, and cannot
conceive that he knows more. His
praise, to be acceptable, must be always
unqualified and the heart of correction,
which he has learned so laboriOusly, only
fills his hearers with disgust-Mr. Rus
kin's " dyvOWs Of the Chase"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-10-05
When Marksmcn Miss.

This is 4 French story: II is a we'll
known fact that the best marksman's
aim is often unsteady when he has an
animated target opposite him. One Of
these "crack shots was showing off his
skill beforea numerous company, and the
ground was soon strewn with the rem
nants of the plaster figures he had sue
cessively brought down. All present
were in raptures except one spectator,
standing apart from the rest, who after
each shot observed, in perfectly-audi-
bic tone, /" He would not do MS much il
he had a man facing him."
This remark, several times repeated,
at last 30 exasperatcd the performer that
he turned toward the speaker and in
quired if he would be the man t. face
him?
Certainly was the reply, "and what
is more, you may have the first shot. ~
As every one was curious to witness
the result Of this singular duel the
whole party adjourned to the Bots de
Vincenncs, and, the word having been
given, the hero of the shooting gallery
fired and missed. His adversary
shrugged his shoulders and fired i'll the
air.
"What did | tell you ?" he said, and
walked away as unconcerncd as il moth
ing had happened.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-10-05
lhe Wcalthicst Chnaman in New
York.

Tom Lee Is short, slender man Of
modest manner, and Of an cXtrcmoI y re-
trng disposition. He wears n stiiI
Derby hat, into the crown Of which he
pokcs his queue. This causes the hnir
ON the back Of his head TO stand out like
the quilts Of an angry porrupInc or the
hair on cats back rubbed the wrong
way. He has tiny black mustnchc, aud
u sparse growth Of why blacl, hair ON
his chin. He wears diamond pin innn
old .fashionod scarf, and an cight-omcr
gold watch-chain bangles from tho third
button of his waistroat
He is wolI-to do owns three toa farms
in China, and is worth n few thousands,
perhaps He is very influential mar
smong Cinnamon. He is Christian,
citizen, deputy sheriff, and is married
to girl who was born down town some
where in that ncighborhood. She has
borne him lovely little daughter, Of
whom Tom lee is justly very proud lie
talks pigeon English, but he dresses as
you and do, except that he wears his
queue. Very many among the 5000
Chinese in New York retain their pig
tails, not because they cannot 20 back to
China without them, or because of any
heather notion about them, but because
a good many Cinnamon who wcrc cigar
cite or cgurmokcrS in China have come
here from Cuba without their queues.
They were rid Of those 0ppcndagrS in
Cuban prisons, where they were sent for
/ / :, l..,,.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-10-05

DIR. BARETY, OF Nice, has successfully
employed turpentine vapor in the treat
mont Of whooping cough. The drug is
allowed to stand in plates in the room
occupied by the patient, a resort to
which simple expedient is believed to
greatly lessen the severity and duration
Of the malady. DR.. Barely was led to a
trial Of this remedy by observing a
marked improvement in the case OF a
child seyerel y affected who had been al
lowed to sleep in newly painted room
redolent with turpentinc odor.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-10-05
RIGHT AND LEFT.

II man lose his left hand the right will remain;
But being Of one hand bercft
IL Is 10 my thinking concluslyely plain
That that which remains must be left,
On the other hand, too you'll agree with mo quite,
Though the right hand the left hand must be,
BY right Of position It still has the right
70 he called the right hand-aS you see.
Whereas - let's transposc--i the left should bs
there
The right being taken away
II t.erc right that the left had been left as 1t were
Then the left were this right, ~ to say,
But though either be right and though each may
be left,
'Twerc better that neither should iall'
For spite Of all lUgiG-O either bereft
No man IS rIghl-handed al all.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-10-05
Bcautt iiprs.

Ladies, you cannot make fair skin
rosy cheeks and sparkling eyes with all
the! cosmetics of France, o. bcautiiicrs
of the world, while in poor health, and
nothing will give you such good health,
strength, bouyant spirits and beauty rs
Hop Bittcrs. 4 trial il certain proof.
See another column.--Telcgraph.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-10-05

Az indianapolis exchange mentions
that St. jacobs Oil cured Mr., J. IL.
Mattcrn, lcttcr-carricr Of thnt city, Of
severe sprain, contracted in the war --
UeirOii lEch.) Western WOmc JOui1tdk.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-10-05

REV. DR.. T,LMAGE said that mod
ern young ladies were not the daughters
OF Shem aud Ham, but tie daughters Of
Hem AMI Sham
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-10-05

THERE is a true saying that the bung-
hole of an unthrifty mans barrel is
where the spigot ought to he.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-10-05
Solid Comfort.

81 don't see how I'd git along without
Mary, nohow," Mrs. Butcher observed,
pausing to wipe the pcrspiration from
her aged features and put another ladle
of soft soap into the steaming suds,
while her daughters voice at the piano
could be distinctly recognized, floating
out from the adjoining parlor 81 don't
see how Id git along without that gal,
nohow. Al'ays on these days, when l
hey the tiringest work, she jest picks
out her incest pieces, like Sweet rest by
and by and Mothers growing, old
and sings EN- fur me afore she goes out
on the lawn to play croquet with the
other young folks. faint every gal as
nd be 80 thoughtful, ! kin tell you.
Now, most on EN- nd jest bang away
with Jordan il hard road to travel,
or 'Whoop 'em up, Eliza Jane, but she
amt none o'that sort. She's pile o
comfort to me--a pile o comfort" and
Mrs. Butcher famed herself vigorously
with her soiled apron, preparatory to
running the clothes through the second
water. -TOledo american.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-10-05

E,rg H,ur. in q recent issue says: "But
one Of the most important Developments
concerning II. JACOBS on is the discovery
that it nn, properties which are beneficial
70 the animal as we'll rs 10 the human
species. 1t has, Of late, been in active de-
manl among livery mon and Others iorusc
ON horses suffering from SpNinS or ahra-
sions. The most prominent instance known
of in this connection, is that related by Mr.
David Walton, wcll-known Friend, who
kccrs a livery stable nj 1913 North Twelfth
street. Mr. Walton states that he was
boarding a valuable horse belonging 10
BENJAMIN Nrtlurr, also n resident OF
North Twelfth street. \ few weeks ago
the animal slipped and badly sprancd his
Ieg, making him very lame. Mr. Walton
used two bottles Of ST. JACOBS on on the
animal and found within Jess than one
week, that there was no need for any more,
for the animal was as well as ever
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-10-05

TIE art of education has been ~.
duced TO so fine II point that even a
uawsCr can be taut.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-10-05
No woman need SuHer

when Warmers Safe Kidney aud Liver Cure
an be 30 easily obtained aud so safely used.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-10-05

Pwcu paper, the same as that used in
covering roofs, when cut into slips and
placed in convenient situations under
carpets and behind sofas and chairs III Il
room will clloctualIy ropcl the moth mil
Ter from dcpoaitiug It's eggs. If similar
strips are placed inside the backs and
seats of parIor suits they will render the
furniture moth proof
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-10-05

ASK your druggist about kidncy-Wort. il'
will toll you il always succeeds.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-10-05

- Fauey Written CARDS for lse,i 50 fot ~ 100
/ - for si.iS By mall. OK. BE.a, SSe'eo, Ia
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-10-05

EdG socials, at which the young men
are expected to shell out, are popular all
oya the West.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-10-05

Publishers Union, Atlanta, Gs-.....".~.'-,l
The National tribune., 1881-09-10

guests were thunderstruck paraly yzed-speech-
less as one after another entered and beheld such
an accretiOn of the turner's art.
1t was Il study to see their faces when they
caught the first glimpse Of the pyramids, there
were two Of them before the evening half
spent, as they peered in through the partly
opened door to reconn0itre the situation before
stepping upon the scene. Some hesitated about
entering at all Something like a dozen sent
their presents rolling down the hill, and made
proper excuses for not bringing some testimonial
OF their regard.
Everybody, upon entering, would first look at
the bowls, and then glance savagely at Tom, Who
meantime sat, seemingly, sweetly unconscious Of
them all.
BY ten o'clock all the guests had arriyed-so
had all the wooden bOwls-one hundred and
f0rty-siX of them!
The festivities then began There some
restraint at first but the wine and other good
things soon set all tongues wagging, and the
wooden wedding became an assured success An
interchange of views among those present soon
developed the fact that Tom responsible for
the unanimOusness," as they expressed it, of the
gifts. He had spoken privately to every person
he met suggesting a bowl as good joke" ha!
ha! get the largest, you know he would remark
keep it dark, so no one else can follow suit
good thing-I'm mum and his advice had been
followed to the extent already shown.
Everybody eventually admitted that it was
Jolly good sell, and a double one at that. Tom
had sold the bowls and the people too. There
after, and that his only cause for complaint,
he was called "Old Bowls" If you ever come
across him. ask him, and he will tell you we have
stated nothing but the truth GRIF
The National tribune., 1881-09-10
HE WOULDN'T STOP.

A correspondent of the Philadelphia Times
tells how at the battle of SpOttsylvania neigh
boring farmer, McCool, bachelor, with his two
maiden sisters went into the cellar, and there
one of them, Miss Millie, sitting by the side of
her sick sister wrote the following note:
GRANT, GENERAL, SIR: [ desire that you stop
this nasty fighting. There is a sick lady in the
house. MILDRED MCCO0L.
"And would you believe it," Miss Mile was
wont to exclam in chats with her neighbOrs
many a year thereafter, "and would you really
believe it," the Yankee General wasn't gentle
man enough to grant ladys request" One
morning. two days afterwards, it was so quiet
that the occupants of the cellar concluded that
the storm had swept. over and Farmer McCool
cautiously thrust his head up from below a
Union soldier who saw the head grabbed it and
the old man ducked down, leaving his wig in
possession of the laughing shapshooters,
The National tribune., 1881-09-10
GARFIELD.

Garfield our Nations nObleSt son,
Honored for noble deeds well done,
a cruel foe hath laid thee low,
And Life. with faltering, sluggish flow,
Would yield thee up, with fainting breath,
To undeserved untimely Death
But rouse thee. Chieftain, rouse and hear!
Nation calls. thy heart 10 cheer;
And earnest hearts on Heaven call
To hold thee up nor let thee fall.
We fain would prove our love with deeds
And meet with lavish gifts thy needs
With flying feet we quick would go
With willing hands quick help hestow-
With tenderest care would ease thy pain,
And bring thee back 10 life again.
But. while we may aid bestow,
We call on Heaven to mercy show
To stay the ebbing food of Life,
Restore thy strength, and quell the strife
Already fought with Death 50 long
The strife begun by cruel wrong.
Heaven grant thee, Chieftain, brother, friend.
New lease of life, whose far-off end,
Crowned with the honors of long years,
May help us to forget the tears
That flow to-day, and prove, in part,
4 Nations sympathizing heart.
C s. HeSiep in Chicago Trtbat
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SUM NATRAL HISTORY,
BY JOSH BILLINGS.

BED-BUGS-I have never seen ennybOdy yet
but what despised bed-bugs. They are the mean
est of all crawling creeping, hopping or biting
things,
They dozent tackle man b daite, but sneak
in after dark and chaw him while he IL fast
asleep.
A muSketeer will fight YOU in broad daite, at
short range, and give you fair chance to knock
in his sides-the flea IL game bug, and will make
a dash at YOU even in broadway-but the bed-bug
is a garrOter who waits till YOU strip. and picks
out mellow place to eat you.
If waz in the habit swearing, | wouldn't
hesitate to cuss bed-bug right to his face.
Bed-bugs are uncommon smart in small way
one pair Ov them will stock hair mattress IN 2
weeks with bugs enutf to last small family Il
whole year.
1t don't do emmy good TO pray when bed-bugs
are in season: the only way to get rid them IL
to bile up the whole bed in aquaforts. and then
heave it away and buy new one.
Bed-bugs, when they have grOne and they in
tend TO- are about the size blue jays eye and
have a brown complexion, and when they start
out garrotting are az thin az grease spot, but
when they get thru garroting they are swelled up
like blister.
1t takes them ? days to get the swelling out ov
them.
If bed-bugs have emmy destiny to fill it must
be their stummucEs but it seems to me that they
must have been made by accident, uSt slivers
are, to stick into somebody.
If they waz got up for sum wise purpose they
must have took the wrong road, for thare kant be
SIo m, oh all
raising a family besides to follow the same trade.
If there IL sum wisdom in all this, hope the
bed-bugs will chaw them folks who can see it,
and leave me be bekauSe | am one Of the heri
ticks
The National tribune., 1881-09-10
Answers to Correspondents.

We are obliged to answer certain inquiries of the
nature in each Issue of paper While cheerfuy
furnish information to subscribers in this column
suggest that much labor time and expense may be saved
both to ourselves and correspondents if the latter
and other subscribers would keep a file of the paper
They could then at any time to the file and proba
bly, find the very inquiry answered about which they
would have written We that each and every
subscriber will profit by this suggestion
The present post office address of the following
persons are required by Subscribers to The NATION
AL TRIBUNE. Any one sble to give information
touching their whereabouts will confer favor by
corresponding with Us.
Col. Kippard, 1o4th Pa.
Dan NJ Loughlin, 1O4th Pa Wounded at
Cedar Greek, Va
3 Any officer or member of CO. A. 9th Mich
4 Any officer or private Co B. 39th H. Vols
). Any member of Co. ID or K. 2Oth y. Y. Cav or
D or K, }5th n. y. Inf'y.
Any officer member of Co A. I'd Mich Cav
: DR.. WIN. HornbrOOk, surgeon, 42d Ills
5 Walter, Winnie, and Henry Holdridge TO- h
Goth \. \. Cav.
Q Capt. Enoch W BlaisdeIl or other officer of Co.
d, 18th Ohio.
10 John Diehl and Andy Mcmillan East Tenn.
Chas. Wynne, Both Ills all of hospital No. )
Nashville Tenn, in May, 1868; also Surgeon
W. u. ScOtt, VINO TOOK charge OF said hospital.
May y. 1853 also of the kilsO brothers, of
Peoria, III. cooks iii No. g. Bowling Green
Hospital.
10 Victor A. Smith, Lieut.. Co. X. 10th y Y H. A.
IL Thomas Green, during the war in Wisconsin
regiment; formerly lived in Vermont 1t
dead, time and place of death.
II Surgeon \. A. Webber, formerly of Detroit Mich
13 Surgeon August Wilbar, and Surgeon William
Watts. any of the men of Co. d, 9TH H. Cav
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Vile, Tuscoa Co. Mich
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