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Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1882-05-04

The Chicago Inter Ocean heads
a column Of items, Facts ,anf
Opinions" That is TO shov that
us opinions differ from the facts,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-05-24
Kentucky Romance.

In Boone County, Kentucky, not many
miles below Cincinnati, n few years ago,
there lived wealthy widowcr by the
name of Joshua james, who, having
reached his SEVENTEEN year, concluded
to again try the pleasures Of married
life, being childless, and having spent
forty years in single blessednoss. He
proposed to neighboring tenants
daughter, Miss Malie Stokes, n young
girl of eighteen but the rustic beauty
rejected him with scorn. Enraged at
the fair ones refusal of his hand and
wealth, he undertook to punish her by
wholesale defamation of character. This
attempt Mt revenge landed the old lover
into Court rs the defendant in suit for
$4,000 damages. While the case was
pending i'll Court, Mr.. James met ut n
public gathering Annie, the sister, and
n year younger than Male, his first
choice, and spoke TO her Of the trouble
in Court, which, he said, had all been
caused by Malie foolshly rejecting him,
and which he didn't believe that she
tAnnie) would have done.
"No, indeed" she replied, az
wouldn't have treated you that way"
"All right" exclaimed tho amorous
old fellow 81 will make the same offer
to You. Get in my buggy and we will
go right off and get married."
Without moments hesitation the
girl obeyed. They drove to Cincinnati,
were married, and returned homo before
her parents knew what had happened.
Tho SANDER suit Of the older sister was
finally compromised, but the husband
would rot allow his wife's folks to visit
her or allow her to visit them. He kept
his child-wifo locked prisoner in the
costly home he took her to, and spent
his days in cruelty tormenting her He
would whip, storvc, and in varions ways
inhumanly treat her. Finally, to evade
his prosecutions, she made her escape
from the socond-story window and
sought refuge in neighboring house
two miles distant. Tho enraged hus-
band pursued, overlook and carried her
back to his home, where, after tying her
fast and shooting his revolver over her
head several times, he made her swear
sne would never again attempt to leave
him. This varied cruelty continued for
nearly year after the marriage, when
the brutal husband took sick with n fe-
yer, and in n few days released his wife
from her torments by dying Left tho
only heir to large fortune of $4,000,
the young widow spent several months
enjoying her freedom, when she again
married, but this time young man Of
her own age, named Williams, who,
though poor, gives promise of making
her kind husband, and, with the wealth
OF the first husband and the love of the
second, the honeymoon for the bride is
filed with happiness. - Cincinnati En-
guirGr.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-05-24
Surroundings OF tho Great French
Realist.

Zola is one of the most industrious Of
men. He rises early every day, and
works steadily from s o'clock until !,
and in the evening again resumes his
writing. He is foe of the noisy life of
the world, and spends the greater part
of his time in his country seat at Medan,
where he lives for nine months of tho
year-a remarkable trait for one whose
writings are SO identified with the every
day life of Paris. And it is just as re-
markable that this apostle of realism
should live among tho most idyllic sur
roundings, in Paris as well as in tho
country. His Paris dwelling is lux
uriously furnished. There are fine old
rugs and tapestries. In the midst of his
chamber stands bed in the style of
Henry H., and the light streams through
old staiued-glass windows upon thou
sand fantastic objects standing in every
available place. Antique things are
seen on all sides ancient embroideries,
century-old-altar carvings, and the like.
In his house Mt Medan, it is still more
strange looking. His residence consists
vi ~ huuulO IONCi, WIN u hhitlOoSCHiS
cottage attached. There is no park, no
tree, no alice; only a little front yard,
hardly more than vegetable garden,
with a simple fence separating it from
the railroad line. But in the authors
sanctum the splendor is 80 much the
greater. lola works in the midst of q
great and lofty hall, which is lighted by
large atelier window reaching to the
ground on one side. This immense room
is filled with curtains, rugs, draperies,
and furniture of oil ages, and all coun-
tries, medieval weapons, either genuine
or counterfeit, japanese furniture, and
beautiful things of the eighteenth cen
tury. The stove is of truly monumental
design and size, and an entire oak could
be burned in it in one day. The ceiling
is gilt, and bric.a-brac is scattered
around on all sides. Zola has no passion
for making regular collections he buys
as he pleases, just as the chance or his
fancy may dictate. He follows the mood
of his eye, and purchases an object for
some quality of form or color which
chances to please him, without needing
the real worth or origin OF the thing
Boston Herald.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-05-24
A Fair Average.

The Oil City Derrick has heard 60
many stories about narrow ESCAPES.
thrilling incidents and strange coipci,
dences during the late war, that it begins
to think the whole number of truthful
anecdotes of this kind must be pretty
near exhausted. Itwould certainly seem
as though they had all been told, and
what arc now being related are for news
paper purposes; but we don't know.
There were n good many instances in tho
late war where somebody came very near
having narrow escape, but missed, and
he is now fertilizing Southern soil. There
were also lots of what would have been
strange condolences, but they did not
quite make the carom; and there were
thrilling incidents that nobody knows
anything about, for sufficient rem
sons. No; we guess it is hardly time vet
to stop relating new anecdotes of the
late war. Those that are now being re-
lated may BIO bald faced fabrications,
and we presume many of them are; but
they will serve to supply the place Of in
cldents that occurred of which no one
was left to tell the tale, and upon the
whole there will DO fair average.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-05-24
Canada's Only Hope.

Say. the Canada First: CONNER.
cial union with the United States would
give Canada market Of 80, 600, 900 peo
pie right alongside of her borders, with.
out any custom-house or other restric-
ton to prevent the freest commercial in
tercourse. Practically, for all business
purposes, we would be one grand people.
extending our operations from Mexico to
the North Pole without any transhir-
ment Of cars. Property in Canada would
immediately increase 100 per cent Our
cities and towns would be dotted with
manufactures to keep at homo the pop
ulation now seeking employment across
tho lines. Our farmers would receive for
their produce the duty now paid Mt the
frontiers on every bushel of grain and
head OF cattle exported to the United
States, and which amounts to millions of
dollars. Politically, we would remain as
we are, with our local and federal gov
ernments. Every business man under
stands that commercial union means
prosperity to our people,"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-05-24
Why are Ministers Funnyl

A man was arrested in New York for
laughing at q meeting Of the Salvation
Army" and when brought before the
Judge and asked why he laughed he said
at the close Of the services man said,
"a collection will now be taken up.
Trade dollars will be accepted" The
Judge decided that the remark was made
to create laughter, and acquitted the
prisoner. This incident may be food for
thought on the part Of certain ministers
who are in the habit Of making "cun-
ming" remarks in the pulpit What do
they do it for? Do they want people to
laugh, or do they want them TO come as
near laughing as possible, and not laugh.
Every attendant at churches can remem-
Der remarks made by ministers that were
evidently intended to touch the risibles,
and yet if the audience laughed, the
minister would be offended. Beecher
often makes remarks that cause broad
smile all over the house. Suppose n
hundred people in the audience could
not stop at smile, but that they should
laugh 30 rs to shake tho roof, wouldn't
Beecher DO the one TO blame? We have
hearda Methodist ministers in Wisconsin,
who is now President OF n college, say
funnier things in the pulpit than we ever
wrote--which isn't saying much for the
fun Of his remarks-and it was all we
could do to keep from brushing into a
laugh. II we had laughed rs hard as we
did next day, in conversation with the
same minister, when he said things not
half as funny, he would very likely have
instructed his sexton TO fire the red
headed man out Of the church. What
did he say the funny things for, in the
solemn church? Certainly it was not TO
make his hearers cry. We have heard
an eminent preacher, formerly OF this
city, say things in the pulpit that we're
rs full Of humor and sarcasm as words
could be, and yet his face was as mourn
full rs the tune, clark from tho Tombs
Doleful Sound" Let him say the
same things in camp, while tho boys
were sittinRs around trout dinner, and
the woods would ring with laughter.
Now, what was ho driving at? Did he
want his hearers to laugh, or did he
want them to smile and look around Mt
friends in other pews rs much US TO say,
"Wcll, mes trump" There ought to
DO an understanding about this thing,
If preachers want us to laugh, when they
say funny thing, let them say 80. We
do not suppose tho minister who started
bis prayer, 80 Lord, we come before
thee under the auspices of the Rock
County Agricultural Society,"" wanted
anybody to laugh, though he might Just
as well have added, Admission twenty
five cents. Children half price" Guess ,
the next time We go to church and u
minister says something funny we will |
laugh, and get arrested. -Peck's Sun.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-05-24
He Couldn't Believe II,

"Where ain 2" asked Henry Slater,
as he balanced before the desk and
looked around him.
"You are in court for being drunk, +"
replied His Honor.
"Well, did l ever Is this court? ="
at is.
"And l was drunk"
"You were.
"Great lands but the idea When
did / get drunk"
"Last night"
:" Is it POSSIBLE What did l gel
drunk on ?"
Beer, think, by your looks"
Glands alive And what did do ?"
"You lay down on the sidewalk"
"Do tell 1t doesn't seem possible
Am in Detroit ?"
"You are"
"Grcat snakes Well, who'd thought
it Then this is courtp"
"Ycs."
"Sakes to gracious but ] can hardly
believe it Why, / never got drunk in
my life before, and this is the first time
l was ever q prisoner Will you fine
me?"
eyes, five dollars
" Horn spoons and sultpeter Well,
if this won't be news TO tho old woman
Here's your money, Judge, and if YOU
would let mo sit down here spell to find
out who ! am, aud where am, I'd be
powerfully obleeged. Well, did | ever
The old woman won't believe it, and the
boys will think I've turned out crank.
Drunk-arrested-fined S. | Land and
oceans but what on airth has got
into mo
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-05-24
What n Suryayor Nioool

" what are You going to do nowP'
asked tho old man of the surveyor WI,
was surveying the line between two
farms.
Find the exact line," was the replv
AT this the man wheeled and went of
on the Gallop, and he was seen no moro
until the hne had been run. The sur.
yeyor and the first named farmer had
just completed the work when the other
came up to within about ten feet of them
end asked:
"Well, have you got throughp"
Yes, all through"
"And is tho fence foot on his farmp"
:" No; he has two feet of yours md
the fence must be moved 30 that YOU can
have It," WI
The man sprang upon a stump. faced
a thicket about five odsaway, and yelled
, lyon there-Reuben and James and
Samuel! The survey is made and wa
are all right You kin shoulder them
shotguns and go back to the sawmill
and II you meet the old woman COMING
with the pitchfork, you kin tell her to
turn back and git up squar' dinner for
the surveyor !"-DetroH free Press.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-05-24
A COIOred Gath.

There Is negro boy employed at
Buhr's Hotel, Frankfort, Ky, to make
fires, black boots and render himself
generally useful. His popularity is To
exploit his personal acquaintance with
people. He is sort If "Gath" in
| ebony.
"What is your name, boyp"
"Julius," he replied.
"Any kin TO Julius Casar?" wishing
to be facetious at his expense, and there
being q listener or two within hearing).
ooh, no; Julius Caesar was my NAM
my's old master" Julius is as black
as midnight in the gasless Valley OF
FrankforD.
"Was, ell ?"
eyes; lived on Elkhorn, six miles
from heer. 1 member him well. He
only died few years ago."
dHe died in the Capitol, I believe ?"
"No, he died heer 1T was fore de
Capitol was bilt." Julius was evidently
thinking of the Capitol HoteD.
"Did you ever see Brutus?" con-
tinued.
causing moment to relect)-" You
mean dc nigga that was killed at the de-
pot? Yes, / knew him. Used to haul
down dar, and got run over by de cars. E"
"What Of Cassius did you ever see
him."
(IIesitatingly)-"Y You mean de niger
dat WAS sent up? Va, ] knew him.
Went to the Pen'tentiary FOR stealth
coat. He died dar, / thinks"
"You seem to have large acquaint-
ancc, julius, and must know Marc An
tony"
"Guess / does" mot looking up, but
giving extra energy to the brush). "Giv
him an extra shine yesterday mornin'.
Paid me nickel with hole in it.
Meanest man in Frankfort.
"Did you see Cleopatra when here
last?"
"You mean do woman wat played in
do theater? Yes, indeed, boss; she
stopped here in dis house. Mighty nice
woman"
A gentleman to whom I related this
consolidation with Julius told me that
the boy was Dragging to him one morn
ing about his knowledge of horses. He
asked him if he ever saw Alexander's
Bucephalu8. "Over in Woodford 2" he
answered; ''yes, indeed. broke him
when colt l was the first boy that
ever straddled him. "-CincinndH Com
Dlerci1L
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-05-24
The Cow g IOisted.D

A man came to the Office with black
rye, n strip Of court plaster across his
check, one arm in sling, and as he
leaned on n crutch and wiped the per
SEPARATION away from around lump on
his forehead with red cotton hundker-
chief, he asked il the editor was in. We
noticed that there was quite healthy
smell OF stock-yards about tho visitor
but thinking that in his crippled condi-
ton we could probably whip him, il
worse came to worse we admitted that
We were in.
"Well, Iwant to stop my paper" said
he, as he sat down on one edge Of chair,
rs though 1T might hurt. "Scratch my
name right of You are responsible for
my condition"
Thinking the man might have been
taking our advice to deaf men, to always
walk ON railroad track if they could
find one, We were preparing TO scratch
him off without any argument, believing
that he was n man who knew when he
had enough, when he spoke up as fol-
lows:
"The amount of it is this. | live out
in Jefferson County, and | come in on
the Northwestern Road, just to get re-
creation. l am farmer, and keep cows
recently read an article in your paper
about n dalrymens convention, where
ono of tho mottos over the door was,
Treat your COW as you would lady,
and the article said it was commended by
our best dairymen that n COW treated in
apolite, gentlomanly manner, as though
she was companion, would give twice
MS much milk. The plan seemed feasible
to me. ] had been hard man with
stock, and thought maybe that was one
reason my COW always dried up when
butter was forty cents n pound. | de-
cided to adopt your plan, and treat COW
us l would q Indy. had brindle COW
that never ha6 been very much mashed
on me, and / decided to commence ON
her, and the next morning after | read
yonr devilish paper, Iput on my Sunday
SUIT, and the whipping hat that bought
Tho year Greeley run for President, and
went to the barn to milk. | noticed the
Old COW seemed to he bashful, and fright
ened, but taking off my hat and bowling
G''.N ~ q p'lu, 4hhu'ihN ,cACuSe IncbcpIl-
ing improperly of the request, but will
you do me tho favor to hoist? At the
same time l tapped her gently on tho
Hank with my plug hat, and putting the
tin pail on the floor under her / sat down
on the milking-stool."
Did she hoist?" snid We rather
anxious to know how the advice had
worked.
odd she hoist? Well, look at me-
and see if you thing she hoisted. Say,
tell You in confidence, and I don't
want it repeated, but that cow raised
right up and kicked me with all four feet
switched me with her tail and hooked mo
with both horns, all at once, and when I
got up out of the bedding in the stall.
and dug my hat out of the manger, and
the milking stool out from under me. and
began to maui that COW, / forgot all about
the proper treatment of horned cattle
Why, she fairly galloped over me, and |
never want to readyou old paper again. "
We tried to explain to him that tho
advice did not apply to brindle cows ut
all, but he hobbed out, the maddest
man that ever asked COW to hoist in di. |
plomatic language. --Pcch's Sun.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-05-24
From Mississippi.
CoRINTH. MISS, April 2, Is

CoRINTH. MISS, April 2, 1877.
Capt. w. ?. Ellis, Bailey Springs, Ala.
Dear Sir-It gives me pleasure to
state the result of the use of Bailey
waters in my case. had for several
years been the victim of Chronic Di-
arrhea. The exhausting discharges,
and absence of assimilation of food, with
painful liberation of the bowels, had
reduced me from vigorous health to
an almost hopeless condition. My ply
stefan advised trial of the celebrated
Bailey waters. In few days after my
arrival the functions of the liver and
Kidneys were favorably affected, my
digestion became comfortable, the ir-
ritable condition of my bowels rapidly
disappeared, and comfortable state of
hoalth soon established, This occurred
two years ago, and have ever since en-
joyed good health. attribute my re-
coyery entirely to the medical virtues
of Bailey Springs. Is Very Respectfully
d. S. MALONE. :, :.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-05-24
Russia as n Military Power.

Railroads lead from subject but hostile
Poland to Moscow and st. Petersburg.
These cities, therefore, are not more i'll
accessible than several other European
capitals. Moreover, the Crimean war
proved that Russia can DO exhausted and
defeated on her frontier.
The Russian Government is based on
force. The theory is simple; but it
renders large standing army essential.
Without this coercive element the gov
eminent could not exist day. Where
the consent Of the governed is regarded
as something wholly irrelevant, power
full substitute is required. Under such
conditions an empire that includes a
seventh part Of the habitable globe, peo-
pied by nearly 10000, 900 Of inhabitants,
OF many different races, speaking many
languages, can only be successfully pa
troled by an immense military force. AS
this patrol must be kept up in time Of
war even more vigorously than in time Of
peace, it Is always difficult for the gov"
eminent to bring large force into the
field without weakening, to dangerous
extent, the foundations upon which the
empire rests.
In 1872 Napoleon invaded Russia with
force Of 450, 900 men; but the aggre-
gate of the Russian strength was some
what less than 100000. The govern
ment COPIED with the difficulties of the
situation with unaccustomed energy in
the late war with Turkey. The avowed
intention was to make the contest short,
sharp and decisive. In November, 1876,
the Russian army on the Danube was
composed OF 10000 men. Another
army of $4,000 men marched against
Kars, in Asiatic Turkey. in the follow
ing April the principal army had been
swelled in numbers TO 246, 600 men, in
GLIDING 10000 Servian and Roumanian
auxiliaries, and 5000 Of the Bulgarian
militia. The army in Asia had also been
increased to 10000. Renewed and con-
tinual efforts were made to augment the
number Of the troops; but the greatest
number brought into the field at any one
time was 81 600, including both armic
of attack, nth 73,4l1 men scattered
along the shores of the Black Sea.
This seems to be rather an impotent
result when we consider that in Febru-
AIRY, 1871, Prussia, with so much smaller
population, invaded France with force
1850, 900 men.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-05-24
Men Vipers.

A Santa Fe paper tells tale which
recalls Holmes novel CT "Elsie Ven.
ner." 1t says that there is resident ot
Guadalaiara an individual having n scolv
green skin, exactly like viper's, which
he sheds every year. 1t comes off in n
single piece. He has no hair on his
head. His sister, who died short time
ago, had similar peculiarities. Toward
the close OF her life this viperous skin
enciroached on her eyes, so that she
could only see through narrow aper-
ture. The same fate overhangs her
brother. These unhappy people are
known rs "vipor men and women"
These phenomena is attributed to the
foct OF their mother having las is COM
mon IN Cuba) eaten an excess of viper's
hesh 10 cure disease Of the blood.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-05-24

A CORRESPONDENT OF the Yonkers
Statesman has this to tell "My boy is
three years old. The other day / was
showing him some pictures, and in
answer to the familiar question, What's
that? I replied, that's crown He
looked up with bright smile and said |:
Yes, papa, | know Jacks have crowns. ;
was aghast, and thought, Is it posi-
BILE the butler has been teaching the
child to play eucher? 1 finally asked
him what he knew about Jacks. He
said: Why, papa, don't you remember
Jack fell down and broke his crown, and
Jill came tumbling after"