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, 1882-12-30

The Toronto Globesays that one OF the
questions put to the candidates at a re-
can, s,,mina,ion for the civil service
field in that city was: a man
left $50. 900, by his will. the sum to
he divided between his two sons, one OF
xbom was to receive sl 900 more than the
other" The question was "tOo hard TOR
the applicants. Every one of them an
.xsrsd that one son was to rscsivssll ,OOo
and the other ~ 600.
, 1882-12-30

FATAL ACcIrENT-B fall from an clf-
ratGr IN the business home Of Murphy.
tir.Lt & Co, IN Portland. on Wednesday.
Constant McMil.en wl- almost Instant 4
killed. Mr. McMii'en was the son OF James
McMrll-n Of Eis, Portland, and was h,re IN
WsIIa WalIa not more than m"nth s2", in
the employ o. the o. K. & y. Co, in the
-upo!y dsptr,m-nt Of the Pendleton branch.
He has a brother ss-i..ant 10 Cashier NoIon.
a youuc naa oi Il client qualities.
, 1882-12-30

says Ia. y at;I, y. !. Last year ID.
Minor put three Chm Sc rhe.,san:s On fto-
ty-r:iCu | NJ, In FHget Sound. There are
npw over a hundred q; thee beautiful rls
rn tie isl.I.I $ result The b r,ls are saI,l
10 b. - large = rroGsr, wi,h rorgcou plE
maSe.
Tie .dit"r q! The :, attle InfeiE:,e.,..I :. ~:
There ace un4uest!0I ably too many papers
~ i:ia tear. tory, hut We believe II tar letter
i2 have I q many psPeFs than too feS.
The irJas /. wrothy At sun Bo.les for
h;s wrc:,hci description Of Port TownNen'i
iu the Springfield Eps65rra, AMI Ne don I
illme IT III.
The la:e Ecry TAILS flied the uip-r Co
iumba 50 ful OF dr ftwood as 10 prevent
ste1u.hoaI:".a-
Gra. S9r,cue has not irra no .ent though,
Of quitting his reail,nce IN New Tacoma,
but all Obey TIE advice Of his rhysician hy
sp,rinE irE months in California.
The Sprssue He,''H says The Par=-
pharu la arrived yesterday tom f.rtland
Tor tie rai'r,li llah otii t 10 be located at
tl.is Place. Nj Willis, who superint nded
the apP;1is, meit nf rail,oad lands IN this
c"ulty, ia. oha-re of the office.
ItIs reported that MIR. J. w. Walsh has
Icught the material fornerly used i'll pub
Eshirg The L,sn0~4U;c Pres at Port Town
seid, Will take 1t N Montesa, 0, AMI com
u..nse tha p,,b.isati. n 1i a nea=p.pyr there.
Tie SAITH raPeFs advertise o.'c Jesse
,'urti~ 10 a ,,"n-'sn,u.s.'e lax, Dh" !. now
ssryI- cut ss,Utcnee tor vsgr1Try IA .hlt
;ily.
, 1882-12-30

The longest street in Paris is the Rue
des Pyrenees, II ,345 feet; the shortest,
Hue BrognArt, 70 feet.
In the dead body Of q whale that wAs
washsi ashore near Wsstbrook, Conn,
waa found = harpeon stamped 1885.
, 1882-12-30

FrsL There Is h;iie "a the P'eaeI-t tenn
r-tature - .f,slca-e tat there ever has be II.
or ever fe iUyt-uE ! - rel sIn'er sesthei
her IA NaEa VsI.a but IT l. undoujt, diy
tn. Hi-,r Co-r-- 20 aecert tie "id German.
plTo.aghy ami .'in i'm. Of war, Irrpare Tor
pe.r,.T We h,v, 4 n :ht 70 'Tp-ct, s'.n in
THIS ci.t, q - of .oab = crop oi chrfr.e. and
s,ravb -srie.. cone hi...ng ali eager AIR,
aud ia .A., ,v-nt !. you'd not IA. a al pan
e. !-v H. s.s.r- Of lirev o,-a AID o1Il At the
p-es=..t reasonable pa e. The Oregon In
Irov. mont c u9,ry ii.trud 70 kip b'2
: sex Of coaI AMI wood On hand, but the
element, Elay get aSry, and hinder them
from nliing contracts. Bt er take time by
TIE h=ngs and tnen You MI! b. ssf-.
, 1882-12-30

LOST y TIE FL"0D-ihe stsge from Yak-
Ifn. CIty l. Golleniale did rot arrive on
Wednesday l.ght last, aEd Ia, mkt Jay In
for.ia ion vas brought II at the heavy rain
0: Tuesday hal ss.Iien tie bsaueh Of she
hErki.at. jgst above MiiI,r'- saw mill, 70
much n, when the h 70, vrre driven IN,
the czrreIt .gept :he.B oi th.lr feet. thus
n, ping the soy otrf. Toe PasfeDgers Sc
ing their dsa.e. iampei oHt and sared
thrnseivys, bHs the diver, FrsLk Crocker,
WAS backed IN ani d. fore h- oolld free hin.
sell wa dragged down ~ilh the stage AID
drowned, as was al the team. The mail
,acks we're all iost Tut one
, 1882-12-30

HoNE AGiIS.-Ait.r tour. shd quite a
prolonged stay in EuTop-, Dr. J. Z. B:bg-
Wallu Wal.a By tue e,ering tran. 4 Dum-
ber Of the friei d. Of these ira, el,rs met them
a, the d-1ot, and eKterded a m"st cordial
welcome.
, 1882-12-30

IsJrNcTIoN FILsp.-The Dunni~ay Pub
li-hing Company and proprieiors OF the NS'r
N,rtL.r--, newspaper ih,ye fled . biii OF
iGjuncti M to restrain the puhii'iers OF the
new paper u b. Issued soon IN Portland from
using the name E9rlk.ces No.
, 1882-12-30

There were ae,Oc0 weddings in New
York last year.
A veterinary surgeon states as TACT
that horses suffer from malaria
DIR. Hermann Muller insists that bees
have . preference Sor blue amongcolorA
The consumption of thread OF the best
GRADES in the United States in II 900, ,Ooo
spsss psr alagn.
, 1882-12-30

The LAST Cause.-The lat chance b'-
fae Christmas 60 mate yOIr better baiSes
handsome Christmas pEes.nt il tn ga 10
Schwabacher Bros. AMI buy wint-r cloak.
Pr,c, are n.aI ked 50 !o. down that they are
lit. rally g.virg taem aaay- The sime III
other departments Of this mammoth estah-
li-hmert; everything is cher1 tine aud sub
s;aut.ai. Not onl; can gcr tie:nen find hand
some pres.nts for their wives, but ladies can
also have their choice Of Il thousand aIticis'
% present. D. Their husbands, brothers and
friends
, 1882-12-30

PAEK STREET S,HooI--LIst summer We
,o"k occasi To say that som.ihirg ought {"
be done 10 make the Park stfCet school
premises mnIe attractive: tree and shrub
berry planting ii nntLing more That Is still
to bc done. While thc ek:ati II ls bad
.na augh, tie interior certainly Ought 10 have
so,re at en,ion Tnere is large school IN
:hi, building. hut not map. Chart, or any
If the lips t. instruction SO cannon IN the
pubic scl.oois Of TIN, crnn,ry- We think
a it'll. money coriI bc very advantlg,Ous!y
expel,iri iE this direction
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-07-19
Bees, Mice, Cats, and Flowers.

Many Of our orchidaceous plants abso-
lutely require the visits OF moths to
remove their pollen-masses and thus to
fertilize them. / have also reason to
believe that humble-hees are indispensa-
bic to the fertilization of heartsease,
Viola tri-color), for other bees do not
visit this flower. From experiments
which 1 have lately tried, | have found
that the visits Of bees are necessary for
the fertilization of some kinds of clover !;
but humble-bees alone visit the red
clover, Crrifolium pratense), as other
bees cannot reach the nectar. Hence 1
have very little doubt that if the whole
genus of humble-bees became extinct or
very rare in England the heartsease and
the red clover would become very rare,
or wholly disappear. The number of
humble-bees in any district depends in
great degree on the number of field
mice, which destroy their combs and
nests and Mr.. H. Newman, who has
long attended to the habits of humble
bees, believes that more than two-thirds
of them are thus destroyed all over
England. Now the number of mice is
largely dependent, as every one knows,
OH the number Of cats, and Mr.. New
man says: "Near villages and small
towns have found the nests of humble
bees more numerous than elsewhere,
which l attribute to the number of cats
that destroy the MICE" Hence it is
qnite credible that the presence of q
feline animal in large numbers in dis
trict might determine, through the in
tervention first of mice and then of bees,
the frequency Of certain flowers in that
district.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-07-19
Appearances Of Arsenic Eaters.

"Whenever you clap your eyes on a
woman as plump as partridge, with a
milky whiteness of complexion, puffy
eyelids and swollen skin, you've found q
victim Of the habit" said physician to
a reporter, in alluding to the growing
use of arsenic among ladies. "If there
is delicate tinge of red on the checks,
don't be deceived. Paint, not Nature, is
responsible for the bloom, made hideous
and ghastly by contrast with the corpsey
whiteness Of the rest Of the face. The
arsenic eater is seldom downcast or de-
spondent, come what may, for the drug
not only affects the skin, but produces
mental exhilaration. The plumpness
produced by arsenic is not natural
plumpness, but rather dropsical condi-
tion of the skin. Cessation Of the habit
causes this water-distended skin to col
lapse, and wrinkles and sallowness are
the inevitable results. OF course, nc
woman is willing to submit to this ordeal
when it may be prevented, at the mere
sacrifice Of health and intellect, by q
continuation Of the use OF the drug. The
inevitable results of the arsenic habit
are hideous and incurable cutaneous
eruptions, loathsome diseases OF the
scalp. falling out Of the hair, dropsy,
and oftentimes insanity. But what care
the footlight favorites or the society
belle for those trifing after-inconyesn-
| fences so long as they can borrow iliu-
s;ve charms and fictitious beauty by the
use Of the deadly drug?"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-07-19
10 Sleep, Eat Onions.

/ venture 10 suggest a new but simple
remedy for want of sleep, says man
who has had experience. Cpiates, in
any form, even the liquor opii sedat and
.chloroform, will leave traces of their in
fuence next morning. I, therefore,
prescribe for myself and have fire..
quently done so for others-onions
simply common onions, raw, but Span
ish onions stewed will do. All know the
taste of onions this is due to q peculiar
ESSENTIAL oil contained in this most valu-
able and healthy root The oil has, I
am sure, highly soporific powers. In
my own case they never fail. If I am
much pressed with work and feel that l
shall not sleep, eat two or three small
onions, and the effect is magical. Onions
are also excellent things to eat when
much exposed to intense cold. Finally,
if person eau not sleep, it is because
the blood is in the brain, and not in the
stomach. The remedy, therefore, is OBJ
vious. Call the blood down from the
brain to the stomach. This is to be
done by eating biscuit, o hard-boiled
egg, bit OF bread and cheese, or some
thing. Follow this up with glass Of
milk, or even water, and you will fall
asleep, and will, trust, bless the name
of the writer.-Erchange.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-07-19
How 10 Saw II.

Say "I would rather walk" and not
az had rather walk"
Say 81 doubt not but shall, and not
81 don't doubt but SHALL"
Say for you and me-" and not .'for
you and /"
Say "whether I be present or not, I"
and not "present or no"
Say "not that Iknow," and not that
/ know Of"
Say "return it to me-" and not "Ie-
turn it back to me-"
Say "I seldom see him." and not
"that I seldom or ever see him."
Say "fewer friends, and not "less
friends"
Say " if I mistake not" and not "if
] am not mistaken.
Say "game is plentiful" and not
"game is plenty"
Say ~ am weak in comparison with
you," and not "to you."
Say cit rains very fast" and not
every hard"
Say "in its primitive sense" and not
"primary sense"
Say she was noted for his Violence"
and not that che was man notorious
for violence"
Say "thus much is true," and not
"this much is true"
Say "I lifted it," and not "I lifted il
up"
And last, but not least, say 81 take
my paper and pay for it in advance"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-07-19
India Proofs.

There are various ways in which de-
ceptions are practised. For instance,
"unlettered India proof" as it is
technically called, is, from being taken
Of the engraving at an earlier stage,
very much superior to. what is called q
"lettered India print" which is obtained
after many impressions have been taken
off the engraving, and when the plate
has, consequently, become worn. and
the picture lost its clearness and sharp
ness of line. To turn an "India print, I"
therefore, into on "India proof" the
India print is cut down all round close
to the engraving. A clean sheet Of
India paper, OF the same tone as the
India print, but Of larger size, so ns to
show q clean, blank margin, is then
mounted on piece Of still larger plain
paper, and the cut down India print in
turn is mounted in such position as to
show the usual margin all round. Before
drying, the manipulated print is sub
jected to immense pressure, which 30
forces the mounted print into the India
paper as to entirely hide the difference
in the thickness Of the material. A true
impression taken off plate leaves the
mark Of the plate all round the picture;
and to add this to the "doctored" India
proof, q plain steel or copper plate Of
the proper size is laid on the face OF the
print, which is again subjected to pres
sure, and the deception is then 30 CON-
plete as almost to battle detection. A
volume belonging to collector was sup
posed to contain India paper impressions
Of engravings to the value Of f3O0, but
on examination they were found to be
"doctored plates, not worth G30 in
all. -Chambers' Journal.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-07-19

ALEXANDRIA, the port of Egypt now
threatened with bombardment by the
English and French fleets, is city Of
$50, 600 inhabitants. 1t lies flat, is well
built in the European quarter, while
the Turkish section is squalid and dirty.
Its ancient walls arc broken. but it has
two strong fortresscs. II has two ports,
All eastern and western, the latter some
times called the Old Port, being tho
larger and better Of the two. 1t is about
mile and half wide, and has three
entrances. The foreign war vessels in
the neighborhood numbered thirty-two
week or two ago, and their aggregate
has.. Increased. The period is critical
one. England has determined on &c
ton, and France seems to have thrown
off her fears of Bismarck, and will join
in the bombardmcnt of the place, unless
Arab Bey backs down, of which there
is no probability.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-07-19
A Lively Subject.

There used to be story current Of q
perplexing incident in the life of John
Hunter, the celebrated surgeon, which
has certain grim drollery about it.
One night, on receiving from Jack Ketch
4 Subject" who had been hanged that
morning at Newgate-such hangings
and such subjects were very common in
those days-he perceived somehow or
other the vital spark was not quite ex-
tinct. His professional zeal was in
stantly aroused he applied all his skill
to the task, and, in short, succeeded, to
his scientific satisfaction, in restoring
the laws victim to his entire faculties
again. But his satisfaction was some-
what short-lived, for the resuscitated
ielon insisted upon looking to his bene-
factor for his future subsistence. He
argued that, as he had striven to bring
him, as it were, a second time into the
world, he must be regarded in loco
PARENTS. Hunter, always q nervous
man, and by no means convinced that
he had not offended grievously against
the laws in his little experiment, had no
alternative but to comply to the demands
of his ungrateful patient. who was by
no mcars modest in his visits. After o
time, however, they ceased; but even
that brought no comfort to poor Hun
ter, who lived in perpetual terror Of his
tormentor unexpectedly popping upon
him. AT last he reappeared before him
again. One fine evening another New
gate importation was brought to the
private door of the dissecting-room, and,
to his intense satisfaction, he once more
recognized the well-remembered feat
ures. Hunter used to say, with grim
smile, that he took speedy care mot to
give him q second chance.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-07-19

There is q way that seemeth right To
man, but the end thereof are tho ways
Of death.-Prov. Svi., 25.
There ID no vice so simple but assumes
Some mask Of virtue In It's outer parts
Merchant Of Venice, iI,2
How can ye, Being evil, speak good
things. (Seeming virtues proceeding
from an evil source are not genuine) ~
Mat. Tii., 34.
Where an unclean mind carries yirtu.
GUS qualities, their commentators 20
with pity-they are virtues and traitors,
too.-AWs Well That Ends Wei, l., |.
Another law in my members warning
against tho law Of my mind.-Rons.
vii., %.
The fiend is at mine elbow and teInpts
me, saying: "Use your legs; take the
start run away" My conscience says !:
"No f; do not run; scorn running with
thy heels" "Budge," says the fiend.
Bulge not" says my conscience.
Merchant Of Venice, d., 2.
He that increaseth knowledge, in
creaseth sorrow.-EcclesiaSteS L., l8.
l had rather have fool to make me
merry, than experience to make me aad.
as You Like II, iU., /.
/, yet not I.-Gal. H.. %.
Ihays kind of self resides with you,
But an unkind self, that itself will leave
To be an0thcr's fool
Troll. and Cress, ill.,,
But whosoever shall keep the whole
law and yet offend in one point, he is
guilty Of all.-James H., 10.
That these men
Carrying the stamp, I say, Of one defect,
Shall, In the general censure take corruption
From that particular fault. The dram of Ill
Doth all the noble substance often doubt.
Hamlet f.,4.
Whosoever hateth his brother is O
murderer. John ill.,, 5.
Hates any man the thing he would not
kill P-Aferchant Of Je,sice, ~.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-07-19
Frauds In Brandies.

They are chiefly practiced with in
ferior spirits in order to make them pass
for cognac. 1t is many years now since
the smaller growers began to add to
their wines before distilling a certain
quantity of inferior cognac or other
spirit, such rs Montpelier brandy, or
barley, beetroot, moasses, rice, or po-
tato spirit. Such is the richness in
aroma of the pure and true cognac that
1t has enough and to spare for these adj
ditions of insipid alcohols. This fraud
and many maintain that it is no fraud
is undiscovered except by very ex-
perienced faster indeed, gifted with a
most sensitive palate; detection Is
easier when the foreign spirit Is add
ed after instead of before distilla-
ton. Then the biting harshness Of
new brandy is taken olfwith two drops OF
LIQUID ammonia to the bottle; the alkali
neutralizing portion of the essential
oils which are chiefly given out by the
grape-skins. Cream Of tartar and
candied sugar are also used for this pur-
pose. The color of age is got expedi..
tiously without molasses, either natural
or burned; and this last is employed to
produce the brown brandy of the Eng
| fish. But moro elastic consciences,
helped on by the scientific chemists,
have descended by little and little. to
making cognac out of beelroot, maize,
potato spirit, or any other alcohol that
turns up in the market. For this a
whole laboratory is required, embracing
such matters as grape-sirup, burnt
sugar, infusion Of bitter-slmond shells,
vanille. tea, the root OF the Florence
iris (Which we corruptly call orris-root)'
angelica seed, lemon-rind, walnut
husks, liquorice, camomile, gun
catechu, and Tolu balsam. st. James
Gazette.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-07-19
Jute.

Tho extraordinary consumption Of
East India jute, and its now conceded
right to claim permanent place among
"the raw stuff" for carpet mills, calls
periodical attention to the future Of this
homely weed. "But what" it may be
inquired, "has iute to do with carpets2"
With some carpets nearly as much as
wool, and with others great deal more.
On an average, fourteen ounces of jute
enters into the back Of each yard Of
standard tapestry carpet, while each
yard of American floor-oilcloth is but
roll Of decorated jute. The bright and
taking hemp carpets, so-called, are in
reality not hemp but made Of jute.
Aside, also from those fabrics, which
boast little Of their iute per centage,
there arc carpets which claim it as their
sole constituent. The fiber being capa.
bic Of a soft and singularly smooth
"pile," and the goods which for some
years have invaded the market under
the name Of "Jute Velvet" Brussels
and Tapestry" - their very thread
being made Of East India jute-are as
tonishingly like the wood-faced article.
Jute is made into elegant curtains,
hosiery, colored silks, and other fine
textile fabrics. Jute bales our American
cotton crop, and sacks our grain crop,
and it is subtly entering nearly every
fabric invented for the comfort Of man
kind.
Regarded fifty years ago as fibrous
weed of uncertain future, jute has since
found quotation in every civilized
market, and adapted itself to infinite
needs. No commodity save cotton
promises just now to run the sheep so
close race; none does so much, 30 we'll,
and for so little, as does this mysterious
Indian plant Its peculiarly wool-like
affinity for dyes gives it fitness for the
face Of some fabrics, while certain ad-
hesive, clinging quality renders it in
valuable for the back Of others. These
familiar facts are given new Importance
by the present efforts to cultivate India
iute on American soil, and the yarns
now shown of Louisiana and Carolina
growth are claimed rs equalling in soft
ness and finish the best products Of the
Dundee and Scotland mills. The Car
net Trader
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-07-19
Senat0r's Experience.

One day in 1864 Senator Zach Chan
dior was passenger on the train from
Owosso to Lansing and, strangely
enough, no one in the car had any idea
Of his identity. Two men had the seat
behind him, and from talking OF war
thew drifted to politics, and naturally
enough Chandler's name became mixed
up. Both men were red hot against
him, and directly one Of them observed:
cts wonder to me that some one
doesn't shoot the old blood.letter :"
"Oh he'll get his dose yet, and don't
you forget it |" replied the other.
The Senator turned slowly around,
took a good look at both, and then
said;
"Gentlemen, please speak little
lower-I am Senator Chandler myself. "
He thought he had them frozen solid,
but he was mistaken. He had scarcely
turned his head when one Of them
leaned forward and replied:
"That's all right. pard, II you can
beat the conductor with il but don't
try to stuff us We met the old chap
back in Owosso not an hour ago, waiting
to 20 East, and il cost me $22 cash and
A silver watch to call his hand II you've
got new racket trot it out-we are not
ciyeaways
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-07-19

EX-SENATOR CHRrsTIANoY had a lu-
dicrous interview with Mrs. Christian
cy Che other day. Passing her house,
he heard tap on the window, and
looking, saw the author of his domestic
troubles waving q letter at him. He
concluded to get the letter, and with
that purpose in view, started for the
door; but the door opened before he
reached it, and before he was able to en-
ter, pair of white arms was clasped
around his neck. What did he do
Well, he was stern-loosened her hold
and pushed her aside, and in reply to
her "Please take me back" he told her
"No not to-day, nor at any other time, -
and Withdrew.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-07-19
Recognizing the Cook.

The papers are making great ado
because Queen Victoria has the name Of
the cook written beside every dish on
the bill-of-fare at her dinners, so she
knows who cooks every article on the
table, and can compliment or censure,
as she pleases. That is nothing. For
fifteen years we have adopted the same
plan, and when the liver comes on q
little burnt, or the Goldfish is underdone,
we know who to blame, and we know
that all We have got to do is to 60 and
pay the girl her back salary and It will
be all right We don't see that Queen
Victoria holds over us very much on
style. .-PooEs Sun.