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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-12-13
Clinalng Reindeer.

On our way north, we had telegraphed
TO liaminerfest TO sond down from the
hills given number Of Iapps and rein
deer, ns per ORDER forthe benefit Of such
Of orr passengers as had not yet seen
either, the money for the show being iu-
trusted TO the Captain. Unluckily, the
steamer arrived late; the Lapps, getting
tired Of waiting. went off into the mount
ANS again, and the deer, finding nobody
10 attend them, wandered away toward
the upland pastures. Thus, when We
landed, our "giew Of Lapp encamp-
ment was ike the Irishman's picture Of
"Isrncl crossing the Bed Sea" in which
nothing was visible but the sea itself, the
Egyptians being all drowned and the Is
raclitcs gone by, So, as the reindeer
would not come 10 MS, we had to go to
the reindeer, and ascertain, by personal
experience, not how many laps go TO one
mile, but how many miles 90 to one
Lapp. Away we trudgc, as best we may,
over n country suggestive Of continent
Of sponge-cakc crumblcd into an ocean
OF m0lasscs, after an hour Of which en-
liyening exercise we sudd1uly perceive
tigt tho bcrl-wlich hes been grazing
Dolow rs in deep hollow Is showing
signs Of making for the mount
Girs again. There is not monen-
10 lose. While the rest Of the party amt
bush behind a rock, the Captain and !
strip 10 our shirts aud trousers and start
or At full speed round the elboY Of tho
ridge, 10 head the deer back. Down, mp,
down again, splashing through black
Guagmires, stumbling over mOs5.gown
rocks, sprawling upon beds Of wet
heather with our breath comin1in gasps
and our hearts humping Ike hammer
Al Inst came out upon the higher end
of the gully. with my bar3 tcet bleeding
at every step; Init between mo and the
dcor lies broad sheet Of hard snow,
mud before | ca cross IL the wary herd
have takon the alarm Iiiglt past me
tlicy scuTy, the long process ion thrown
ont in bold relilf against the background
If snow, and tossing their anilertl heads
disdniniully as they DIRT away tJward
thcig sanctuary in thc misty heights far
above. There is nothing for it but 70
IUb'if Uilth is0 ilNh 40 lAN il'Ifll i'tn
will let me, and strive 10 thrust away
The haunting presence Of c0nundium
which suddenly reculs 10 mo 49, il H. nit
Ter m1ckery: "What i3 the difference
between hundred Ae' Of deer and n
deer w,h hundT"l heads?' "rho one
isa herd Of dor, and the other an nm
hcard.of deer. "-No,10cgiaH Cor,y-
0pontvacc u Ncw york 7iDtcs.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-12-13
GENERAL.

The fashionable coat 2or this winter
will be cut so tight across the back that
the butt of a pistol sticking out of hind
pocket will look like the hump on cir.
Gus camel. Free Press.
"A writer in Figure calls attention to
the number of French citizens who are
getting rich in the slave trade. Five
hundred negroes, at $500 per head, he
says, is cargo which pays admirably
Boys can be lawfully removed from
the rear platform of cars, when stealing
rides, but the New York Court of APP
peals has decided that the removal must
be so gentle as not to injure the ur-
chins.
The bedroom OF a young lady named
Witemer, at Upper Milford, Lenigh
County, Pa, was entered by an unknown
party the other night, and her head rob-
bed of a fine growth Of hair. Nothing
else was taken.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-12-13
The Horn Industry.

II rome OF orr humble friends with
four feet could give preston to their
thoughts, thoy would perrin $ accuse
man o! being II terribly rapacious ami
nal. Not only, they might say, does he
eai our esh, but he even utilities our
skin in various ways, and tho very
horns OF our heads arc Gu: and shaped
and polished and pieccd together, until
they assume Il hundred shapes which
nature never intended the should llkc.
" hat shockmyly selfish n graphing
creature this man, a. he calls himself,
mus. he! 1t may be urged that ii our
four-footcd brethren could speak, they
might not have these or any other
thoughts to communicate. This how
ever, is II frivolous and superficial OBJ
lection, for does not the power of
speech necessarily involve the ability
to thnkP But even II this is not SO
and in our present mood we are not
concerned TO dispute The pont-ii is Mt
least certain that ii animals could think
and speak, The reflections we have put
into their mouths would be cry natural
and appropriate, and from their point
OF view, even reasonable.
Time was when, from this point Of
observation. we were much greater sim
ncrS than we are now. In former days,
and not so long since, either, the horn
industry was OF considerable importance
in this country. There are, indeed,
plenty of people who are by no means
willing to con esS themselves old, who
remember when this material was used
Tor multitude OF purposes for which
glass and various metals are now en-
ploycd. We are apt to think with pity
OF our lOrelathers, who used il for their
lamps, and lanterns, and windows; but
1t is as well to remember, on the Other
hand that it possessed several recon.
mcndations, by no means to be despiscd.
True, it was not so transparent as could
have been wished, nor in those earlier
days was il turned out Of hand so artis-
ticallY rs it has been by the skill OF
more recent times. But then it required
good deal of breaking, and so cur an
cestors were spared some of the irrita-
tons which We unfortunate mortals
have to endure In other directions the
substitution of glass for horn has more
to be said in its favor. The modern
tumbler, for example, is u distinct i'm
provemcnt upon the drinking-horn
which it has supplanted.
At the present time-to come to sopcr
facts-horn is used Tor the most part in
the manula ature of combs. knife.han-
dies, and mouth-pieces Of pipes, al
though it is employed also, to a limited
extent, for fancy articles. 1t is still
utilized, too for the huntingdon, but
The orchestral Instruments denomnated
"horns, arc now made of brass.
Strange to say, one of the best kinds of
horn 'or artistic purposes is that for
which we are indebted to the comedy
and graceful rninooeros, and it Is so be-
cause it is solid instead of being hollow,
MS most other horns are. II is worth
not ng, too, that although the breeder
has done much to improve the flesh of
domcsllcated animals, it does not an
pear that any Improvement has been
$ perinduced either in the size or tex
iure of the horns. IL is suggested, in.
deed, that the horns of wild animals
are more permanent than those of the
domestcated races.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-12-13
WIT AND sIsDOM.


When Won fret sbd fume at the pet
by ills OF life remembAr that the whees
which 20 round without creaking last
Longest. N T. Heu,d.
One Of the best rules In converse
ton is never 10 say thing when any
Of the company caA reasonably WISH
had been left unsaid -SWHt.
90 A COW at Pittston N. T., ate up a
section Of spring be ! before her own
or noticed that she had a wiry appear
ance. Some men are 50 absent-minded,
you know. -DctrOu Free Press.
The verdict OF thu Coroner's jury at
Tunhridgn Wells Oh the death Of o
ciu'd wls: The Oh ID #aa sti'ocaied,
but there is 10 evidence TO show that
the 1t, Jrl,i n WIS before or after
Heath -. No!lai GAd Snrgicai RePp'Lcr
"A Hsw York paper says Las
n.glt t;u tayus SchwaGkheimer. a Ger
man, h,tamitpd 70 commit suicide" etc
1hs explanation that Gistavtis Il "a
German Vas necessary. FEEDERS
oil hAro supposed that he was an
lr.tlm n from Tippcrary. --Norrf"tow"
Xern9.
We alo told by a recipe book That
eggs may bc kept in good order Tor
six mu9th By dipping them into warm
tailuw, aud altar they are cool packing
thcm in saw dust; cover with sawdu,t
aud maSe ns nearly air-tight as posi-
be. ani ru, Away in Il dry, cool place.
Thi. costs but III G more than twice rs
mu Il ns il would TO throw away the
egg- you haze aud buy fresh ones when
| YOU waHt en-. " J. !OI.
-.No:hing IS ever lost by being pleas
ant and Agreeable. You ask for Two
mounds o. steak no more. no less. One
butcher ROW hat be can : cut or just
two pyunds, and you leave hinI, thor
Dughly yeXcd Mt the next stall, the
man NJ mrat hcu3 JOir request with
unu led ,sage, cuts Of Il pound and n
hal. .lsps il mo the scale and out
aga II druble.quick time, rolls it up
neatly. and says with a sweet smile;
'JusI two pounds, lnd am" He is the
man ~ho stlnceedd, -rHtca1o Tr'dH'le'
-"What IS yonr iusirc's" inquired
city merchant Of acomtry youth with
" ON he vas playing an innocent game
ol euchrc "Oh I'm one of nature .
humorsls," replied the yerdant lat.
81 fail 10 catch on aid the merchant,
uncon-c oas.y dropping into siahg;
'what are You giving me" Just
what said, boss responded the boy.
'Wcil. what do you mean by nature 5
hamori5t" "Why. tickle the ground
with hoe" explained the young
granger, "and the earth smiles with
| r!cnty." The merchant passed, and the
youth made it spades.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-12-13
Mr.. Travers ana Two Confidence Men.

Mr.. William Il. Travers tells the fol.
lowing story on himself, and vouches for
its being n new and true one AS he was
leaving his office on Thursday last a
well-dressed man approached him and,
greeting him very cordially, said
allow do you do, sirp am very glad
10 SEQ you. When did you arrive in the
cityP"
brotherhood me- mo,
SIR" said Mr.. Travers. "You-vou have
evidently INSTRUMENTATION me for
s-s-s-s-somebody else."
"Are you not Mr.. Andrews, of POUCH.
keepsiep" queried tho man.
"N-n-no, sir; my name is Tr-Tr-Trav-
crs," he replied, whereupon the man.
with many apologies, made Off
Mr.. Travers quietly walked up Broad
way looking in the shop windows, as is
his habit, when he was suddenly stopped
by n man, who, rushing up to him, of.
fered his hand and said: slow do you
do, Mr.. Traversp am so glad To see
you'll l heard you were in town and
nave 1een looking out for you every
where"
r"Pa-pa.par-pardon me. SIR" said Mr..
Irravers, blandly. "My' name is not
Ter Ter rravers; LII am Mr.. An-An-
an..Andrews, from Pok. Pok- Poughkeep.
sic. IN Y. World.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-12-13
The Dead Horse Festival.

This amusing ceremony often takes
Mace on board of English ships sailing
10 Australia. On joining ship tho
sailors are advanced a months wages,
with which they are supposed to have
Bought horse, which dies at The end
OF four weeks. a dummy steed is pre-
pared in the forecastle, the body being
in old four barrel, the neck and head
Of canvas, stuffed with straw and
painted. III place OF a saddle, hole Is
out through the body, large enough TO
Ldmit the legs OF the rider.
Abou half-past seven in the evening
small pro es5ion. beaded by q man
who carries bhol, furnished with a
rude imitation OF a human iaoe. issues
rom the lOreclstlc. following hin is
sailor with long white whiskcrs, who
no d, can or pc ny contributions lie
IL protected by a number of policemen,
armed W III canvas clubs ike those ugcd
IN pant,mimes, with which hey lay
about them as freely rs Nv I"rk
policeman. hut with NJ olhec edo,
Than eli iling shouts of laughter h.
process ion 10 closed BY n''n'nr, ID
sailors who sing jolly sea i0nYs Il rin
the march. After the colc"tirt Ia'
been taken up, the party returns 20 the
io,e'astle.
shortly sterward larger pro
cassiop issues from the forccasllC,
with number Of comic character
in addition to those Just men
toned, among them the auctioneer, in
lrock cont and tall hat, with a roll Of
papers in his hands, and attended by q
clerk. medately after the auction
cor comes the horse, ridden, or rather
carried, by sailor dressed as y jockey,
and led by II groom. The procession
parade3 about the deck. the rider max
ing The horse prance in the most lively
and amusing manner.
The auctiOneer then mounts a barrel
IN the quar- or deck, and after long
ind laughab'e harangue on the mer Is
Of the horse, puts up he animal for sale.
PIeyious to all this the hat ha, been
passed round among the passengers aad
officers, aud en- to ileon pounds have
been collected for the benefit OF the
sailors. The bidding is spirited anl
amusing, aud cease when il reaches
the amount collected. which is then
handed to the sailors by one OF the lady
passengers.
After The auction. the leading chsac.
tiers move OH 10 the Ice side, nea The
mainsail, and Il sol mn rlrae is chan.cd
about the poor animal dying suddenly,
ea verse ending with "I'oor old
lIorscw The horse aud rider are then
hosted To the end o! tho mainyard over
the ships side, b'ue.lighls are let oil,
giving a ehasily aspect to the scene,
and a. n gwen sigma. tho rope is cut,
and the horse 'alls nlu the sen Leaving
the rider suspended N the air, and
floats ast"In in the darkness. The pro-
cess on again forms aud marches around
the deck, the sailors singing "RulC
Britannia
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-12-13
Locked His Pocket.BoOk Ont Doors.

There Is n man in this city who is
considerably given to speculation; goes
out into the country and buys few
carloads of potatoes or anything else
that he thinks he can turn to advantage.
The othor day he gathered together
every cash dollar he had, and borrowed
nil the spare cash that merchant friend
o. his had, the whole aggrcgaling quite
u largo sum of money, with view TO n
speculative trip with plenty. That
night no was very careful to see that
all the doors md windows in the house
were securely fastened When hn arose
in the morning he threw M the window
TO see If the mil man had got around,
when, much to his horror his eye lit
upon his pocketbook in tho grass near
the garden walk. The first idea was
that II had been stolen, riiled and
thrown there, He rushed down stairs,
and much to his Joy found the potket-
book all sa!o, with contents intact. 1t
seems that he had stepped into the gar
den tho previous evening TO get plant,
md in STOPPING tho wallet slipped from
his pocket. Portland (Nc.l Press.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-12-13
Weeds Live where Usclal Plants Would
ulc,

In the dricst weather our gardener
was Il rectod to use n long, narrow lmi q
In cutting of the roots the dandclun
plants nj n IOint -four or five inches
from the surface, with The view Of dc.
stro,ing them. within sixty hours.
without drop Of ram, and the soil
without moisture, the plants sproulcd
frou the root-stunp aud came up viz
orousIy, and covered The spot rs before
The cutting OF the plans again, aud
covering the fresh incis on with few
grains OF salt. did not arrest growth;
but II drop Of strong sulphuic
ncIl applied drccily 10 the wound
apparently destroyed vitality IT i,
not certain, however that in the
spring thcy will no, a"an appear IN
unusual fro,l'ness and yigor What has
been stated rcga ding the dandclon
and It's lenacit, ol life applies to most
noXIous weeds. aud the quest on come
up; Why is II ,ha plants that we do
not want, that are m injury 10 tn
fields, have capabilities OF growth,
when valuable plants around them are
killed II seems 10 be a lazy in nature
that Whatever IL dctesicd and or. ,
are made Ia destroy possesses powers
OF endurance AMI resistance winch en-.
dow II with { marknb.u vitality. We
can see no good reason why worthless
W eds ehoud east Mt all; apparently
they serve no good purpose in The
world. Ii we could remove them rom
our fields ms readily and rs effective Y
rs We can The wheat or the maize
plants, it would not be long before they
would cease 10 annoy us II is prob.
able that everything that crows G\ists
for purpose and whatever is regarded
MS an cncmy, and needs protection, Is
endowed with tcnacity Of lie CORE
spending with It's needs, --Bosioa Jour-
nal OF ChtmiSirN
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-12-13

Good taste is sometimes as useful MS
money; indeed it has n pecuniary value
of its own. How often do we see n
cheap but tastefully planned and ar
ranged cottage exceeding in attractive.
ness the spacious and costly but ill-con.
trived dwellings, The difference be
tween taste and the want of it is strik.
ingly manifested in the laying out Of
grounds and the planting of trees and
shrubs. And it is also manifest in other
ways. One person always appears well
dressed another never Yet the one who
is addressed may pay hir tailor twice as
much in the year as the other.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-12-13
The Tomato as n Dietary.

II is worth noting that typhoid fever
IL most prevalent among the poor, to
whom This expensive vegetable is almost
unknown sailors, too, Just after land
ing, are parlicu arly liable TO TYPHOID,
and in them we may ALWAYS expect u
more or less scorbuic condit on. But
the question of the protection against
disease by certain diets, and by such
habits as the use Of nj Ohol, tobacco
and opium has as yet been hardly
inquired into. Experiments are now
beng made on the tincture OF tho
tomato which will help in determining
its therapeutic value. Meanwhile, eaten
cooked with hot meats, and in the form
o, salad alter cold lunch, IL is n pleas
ant and useful addition to our ordinary
regimen. The fruit-acids il con
tains, combined with the mechani nj
elect of the seeds and skins, render
II to some extent an enemy TO
scurvy rs well as u laxative, and tho
sulphlr, with its known power over
septic cond ions, would probably con-
tribute TO make its use a protection
"S"Hsl lHo poiSol germs OF tnJSe ulS'
eases like typhoid, that lind their way
into the system primarily by the ali
mcntary canal. enc caution is needed
to the lovers OF this cSculcnt. The taste
for it being nm acquired one, it is the
more likely TO be ndUlgcd in to excess,
and we have known almost as many
tomato -maniacs rs .muniacs. All
kinds OF raw fruit, it should 10 remem-
bered, except used with care, are liable
TO irri,atc, and we have known nm in.
stance where II person working hard all
day On raw tomatoes only, was seized
with inflammation OF the bowels, which
proved fatal in few hours. AS an ar
tlcle of diet, then, two or three toma-
toes will be found es effective AS, and
certainly safer than, dozen. --A0stra-
liam Medical JOUrDuL
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-12-13

THERE is quaint story told us about
a Texan preacher who had falling out
with his congregation. While the con-
gregation and pastor were at daggera'
points, the latter received an appoint
ment as chaplain of a penitentiary. When
he came to preach his farewell sermon,
he took the following verse for his text :
81 go to prepare place for you, so that
where l am We may be also. "-GalveSton
NeiUs.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-12-13
A Gigantic Rock Story.

A gigantic rock fell into the narrow
canon between Rock Creek and Cham.
berlain Flats, Klickiiat County, W. r.,
recently, from ledge one thousant
seven hundred feet high, 1t struck Il
baud of sevcniy-Gvo sheep, killing nearl,
all OF them; then bounded and struck
the mountain on tho opposite side,
breaking in twain, one part flying into
The swamp and Unfolding itself out of
sight, while the other ground itself in
pieces against ledge Of rock, making
nm unbearablo sulphmous smell and
Rreat hoat --M1hO NM Snlnn
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-12-13

Pale pink and silver and white and
gold pekins, with alternating stripes Of
satin and MORE, are very pretty and
very fashionable combinations for Young
ladies' evening dresses. These iatri 5
are made up without the admixture OF
any other materials they have short
skirts, plcated panicrs over the h ns.
ana arc very boullant in the bac n
Wa'tenu elect beng med n, in the on.
tire c's'umc. hine silks are also shown
ioryonng girls wear, in scattered pat.
terns single flowers on White. pnlo
blue, or crcam'colortd grounds, ca,yt,t
up with loops oil black velvet ribf,,n
over \ short mdcr-drcss ( black velvet
or plain ntcd satin; corsagc and Over.
dress IN the Louis Nv. st, 10 above.men.
toned of these new silks are cxtremel ,
RlcluIesqucand nre'tv v T. Erepi,ls,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-12-13

A LITTLE boy was walking with his
manmu, aud there fell from above his
head IN avalanche of scot blown 10y tile
Wind from u neighhoring chimney
liclloa !" cried he, quite astonished,
y .nmn ninnnr snnW Y
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-12-13

"A Missouri teacher makes the study
of geography interesting to his pupils by
beginning at home. taking five counties,
locations and boundaries; next States
upon The same plan; then the United
States, untilIhe whole sub ,ect is mas
tered.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-12-13
u,,,x.r,, .,ptop,ied b.si tonic, th. only

MEssxAS's psptoniled beef tonic, the only
preparation Of beef containing IT, entsrs nutr1
kou, properties. II contains biood-miEns,
force generating ana life sustaining propertes
Invaluable for indigestion, dyspspsis' nervous
prostraton, and oil forms Of general aeDlhty
also, IN sll onfeoblea conditions, Wnetno1 une
r.sult Of sibs e,tion, nervous prostration, over
gotl or acute disesse. particularly II resulting
rom sulmenAry complaints Csswell, Hazard
so .soItaslor., New York se!d by 1-ngylstt
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-12-13
A High Opinion.

Capt. John ]. Dawson, late OF the
British Army, residing on Love street,
between Vaudeville and Spain, this city,
says he used st. Jacobs Oil with the
greatest possible advantage when nf-
hicted with rheumatism.-Ne,0 Orleans
Times Democrat.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-12-13

Alta cornhlsking in Genesee County
n. Y, a young man was caught WIN
five red ears in his pocket, and the IN IN
dignant girls ducked him in the m ~ u,
bond. They were mad because he oio
bot have more.-FhilodelDha Mems
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-12-13
25c buys a pair Of Lyons Pat. Heel sum sum
eners. makes a boot or shoe last twice as long

soME one, who knows all about it, says
that "to ride velocipede successfully
a Young man should see that his mar Is
carefully parted in the middle, having
no more one side than on the other, In
the way OF balance"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-12-13

"A new sect has arlsen In J,n,aod
which elevates women to tho he"a
the family and the ministerial Office.
and the delightful position OF coolies . ~,
to her husband, with weekly rehearsal
Of sins of omission and commission -
BAPTIST Weekly.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-12-13

The art of shorthand is, it appears,
to be superseded by one of the queerest
Inventions on record. The revolution
is to be effected by means of machine
called q "glossograph," consisting OF
six levers, forming a sort of cage, each
communicating with tracing pencil.
The use to be made of the "glosso-
graph" Is rather curious. While the
orator or lecturer Is holding forth, the
reporter is 10 repeat the words of the
speaker with his tongue in the cage.
Thus the quickest conversation, some
London journals tell us, may be taken
down with ease The ludicrous aspect
which this new invention assumes may
be an obstacle to- its adoption.-N. y.
SIM
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-12-13
flower (o.or Changes.

hlr. Grant Allen SAYS that changes In
color o. overs appear to follow regu-
Ia, ali lie ME order. AL flowers, it
wou ,cem, were n their earliest form
yellow; then some OF them became
white after that ew OF them grew to
BE- red OF purple; and, finally, a com
parat vc'y small number acquired
SHADE Of ilac mau G, violet or blue.
wen he Successive stages OF single
over sometimes afford us hues of a
FRO s,iyr law Of color change from
yc..o" TO blue. For example, an m
g,sh sgct me.not, NgoSotis rerSiroior,
is ae - .ow when il opens, gradually
become, autly piukish, and ends by
lcirg blue. and a LaHn mn noticed in
ou h ncri.a ~ Fritz Muller was yell
low on i. r,t day, orange on the
scrou!. aad purple on the third. Such
cIaug are not rare among flowers, and
the ru 3r always varies in The same gen
era! ,lr,ciiuu
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-12-13

THE Youths Companinn, of Boston, Is a
sprightly paper, deservedly popular and
without exception the best of its kind
nublished.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-12-13

RouoH on Rats" Clears out rats, m iSo
s,ss reaches, bed-bugs, ants, vermin' loc'
MOTHER SWANS WORM SYRUP, ioI ie, ,ec
,shn.ss restlessness, worms TastelesS' ioc'