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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-11-22
Moths.

The word moth was derived from two
Gothic words meaning to gnaw and to
eat. 1t was formally applied TO moth
worms only, but is now also applied to
millers or "night butterflies" When
we say moths we generally mean the
little wormike catcrpillars that eat
woolen goods. In May or June the
cloths moth miller (7fnea fapitrontel1a)
is of q light buff, brown-color, with q
silky luster and long narrow body. II
flies around at night, and every one seen
should be killed if possible. When it
rests it does not fold its wings out
straight, but rather rolls them around
the BODY. The miller searches for a
rood place where plenty OF wool Is
found and after depositing the eggs 1t
dies. The eggs hatch in about hiteen
DAYS. The larvn begins to gnaw little
burrows through the substance in which
thew are, covering themselves with its
small particles. In the fall they cease
eating, make sort Of little cocoon out
Of their food, rem lin dormant all win
ter, and in the following spring change
into pupm before emerging. The good
old plan of house-cleaning in early June,
summing and beating all wool Articles,
and the use of tobacco, camphor and
carbolic acid, are well-known to all
good housekeepers. Furs may be kept
from destruction by placing camphor in
the box and sealing them up by pasting
paper over the crack between the
cover and the box. Dealers pack furs
In common tar roofing paper. One
man recommends petroleum paper for
the same purpose.--Aiice B. Walton, N
Iopd St0tS Rs0istsr. ----
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-11-22
HUMOROUS.

"A young lady says that males ara
OF no account from the time the ladies
stop kissing them rs infants till they
commence kissing them as lovers.
"A facetious boy asked one Of his
playmates how q hardware dealer dif-
iered from n boot-maker. The latter.
somewhat puzzled. gave 1t up. Why"
said the other. "becauSe the ono sold
the nails, and the other nailed the
soles."
--"Does your sister Annie ever say
anything about me, sissy" asked an
anxious lover OF little girl "Yes,"
was the reply. "She said II you had
rockers on your shoes they'd make such
nice cradle for my doll."-M y
LCdger.
An intelligent youth, recently en-
gagged in n commercial office, made out
a shipping bill for "fourty' barrels Of
flour. His employer called his attention
10 an error in the spelling OF forty.
"Sure enough" replied the promising
clerk. "I left out the gh"
Nearly 50, 500, 900 is invested In the
printing and publishing trade in Boston.
and the yeaNy product is valued at S5,-
467 900. This does not include the
amount paid 10 writers who furnish the
matter for printing and publishing, and
which. if all added together, aggregates
several hundred dollars more. .-Phila-
deiphia NecS.
"A promising youth Of five summers,
being about to retire for the evening.
was asked by his mother TO kneel BY
her side and repeat the Lords PRAYER.
The little chap, whose m nd was evil
dently intent on the beauties Of the ma
tional game, having reached the middle
of the prayer, paused. looked into his
mothers face and exclaimed: BILLY
Brown is boss short-stop." and pro-
ceeded with his devotions as II nothing
unusual had transpired. Boston Post
A little ive-year-old friend who was
alwal allowed to choose tho prettiest
kitten for his pet and playmate before
the other nurslings were drowned was
taken to his mothers room the other
morning to see the two, tiny twin new
babes. He looked re'Iectvely from one
to the other for minute or two. then
poking his chubby finger into the cheek
OF the plumpest baby he said, decided
ly: Save this one. Chicago Tribune.
H. NJ, Selma, Ala; "How can 1
permanently remove an indelible grease
spot from broadcloth coatp" Tho
only way to permanently remove an in
deliblc grease spot from coat is to saw
1t out OF the coat, but that would posi-
bly, injure the coat. On the other hand,
il YOU would saw the coat from tho
grease spot-but really we feel made
quate TO the task of furnishing the right
brand of advice in this case.-Ie1ds
| SittiUgS.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-11-22
Overfed Pigs.

WhsS young pigs are sick 1t may be
pretty certainly understood that they
have been ovcrtcd. The general treat
ment of pigs seems TO be based upon the
idea that they are naturally greedy and
glut,onous animals, and that this habit
should be encouraged rs much rs pos
sibc. Hence all the diseases which so
frequently affect pigs When young a
pg is tender animal, with n stomach
not much larger than that of human
infant about - old, and yet people will
cram the little creature with sour slop,
grease, milk, and corn meal until it can
swallow no more. And when the pig is
sick one wonders what is the matter.
We do not feed lambs or calves, or
colts, in that fashion, hence these are
rarely diseased. Cough and difficulty
of breathing is caused by indigestion,
and the common disease Of which par
tial paralysis of the hind parts is the
chief symptom, and which is cerebre-
spinal meningitis, is caused by indiges-
ton and mtnuuiion, which cause dis
turbancc OF the circulation and conges-
ton of the brain and spinal marrow,
with loss of nervous power. The treat
ment is to give dose of salts and ont
scruplc of saltpeter daily afterward, ant
feed very sparlngly.-DaJttn Farmer
(jlzeLie
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-11-22

The Russian Royal Commission to
abate drunkenness recommends l.
liberty to committees to close all drink.
ing shops. 2. Permission to communi
ties to establish communal monopolies
for the sale of drink. 3. No public
The Postofiice authorities will urge
the Senate to pass, at as early day rs
possible, at the coming session, the bill
that passed the House for the mudlica.
tion OF the money order system. DR..
Mcdonald, the Chief of the Money Or
der Division, is Of the opinion that if
that bill shall become law the rates
will so largely increase the business If
the department rs to be large source
of revenue to the Government. An cf-
house to be established above % per
cent. in excess of one per 1850 df the
population. 4. Tea and food to be sold
wherever drink is consumed Oh the
premises. 5. Rigorous supervision Of
public houses
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-11-22
What Is Cruelty TO a Catl

The trial of Hugh Devlin fer cruelty
to cat called forth interesting medical
testimony at Providence recently. Dew
lin had confessed that, having been an.
noycd by a huge tom-cat, he had
chuck,d d it alive under the ground. not
wan,only, but because he thought it
was the surest and most merciful way
to take the animals nine lives. Inc
agent of the Humane Society contendcd
that Dcvln had done cruel, wanton
deed, but physicians testified for the de-
fcnse that death by suffocation under
ground was for any animal as easy and
painless as death by drowning. The
popular horror of being buried alive
had its origin, not in experience, but
in the imagination, which pictured such
a rate as terrible. Whatever Devlin's
intent, he had caused the cat no more
death agony than if he had followed tho
orthodox method and drowned it. Pos
sibly, said one physician, the cat lived
longer by three respirations than it
would have done under water. Devlin
was found not guilty of cruelty toa cat.
-SpringGeM (MaSs.) Republican.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-11-22
Korea.

Fruits are abundant, but have sc0rco-
" any flavor, and, while. flowers are
everywhere to be seen, they have IIt'le
or no fragrance. Valuable drugs are
found in the wild and almost mae esN'-
bic valleys and table-land' OF the IN O.
rior, their collection allording scanIy
means of subsistence TO numerous
class OF mountain dwcIlcrs' There Is
but little in the country to attract lor-
eioners, as has been before remar ed'
its resources being almost att. and the
wants of its inhabitants few lao
French missionaries, who have iof so
many wears undergone prlvalloh ana
suffering in their cndeavors to plant
the Christian religion within its borders.
aro responsible Tor the statement that
Korea is rich in mines OF gold and sll-
vrr ,he working of which, however tho
Government forbids 1t is this, per.
baps. which has given rise to the bel ct
that its rulers are buried in golden cof-
fins. s.-Coy. L0nlon NeOS,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-11-22

Six years ago an eccentric Spaniard
was in keokuk, Iowa. He died in Spain
last August. He had an only Child, Ia
girl, twelve years I'D. 1t seems he
wanted her raised Protestant, and in
his eccentricity named George Band, a
colorcd blacksmith Of Keokuk, as her
guardian. He made contract with n
priest III Spain for carrying out his WILL
The will provides that the priest is to re-
ceive S6S,0OO in case the conditions Of
the will are fulfilled otherwise nothing
George Bland, the colorcd man is TO
have the same amount and the guar i'm
ship of the child, who gets $3j0, coo aud
II large amount of diamonds and jcWely
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-11-22

SO far MS we can form any correct
Judgment, Burns was one Of the nohlcFt-
looking men Of his ngc Walter Scott,
at the age Of Is, saw the poet, amt 1t
made an enduring impression, He DE-
scribes him as follows: His hoiy was
strong and robust, and his appearance
WAS rustic, but not clownish HIS man-
ncr, though plain, was marked by dlgnl-
fed simplicity. His coutcnancc was
more massive than it appears in his por-
traits. His eyes were large and glowcd
q say literally glowcd) when he spoke
on any subject with feeling or deep in-
tcrest. Incyor saw such another eye IN
any other man, though have seen the
most distinguished characters of the
ago" The aforementioned interview
il, interesting, as the picture Of one poet
given by another, II occurred nj So
cial dinner when Scott WAS merely n
spectator, hut he attracted attention Ivy
replying to question which no other
person in the room could answer, and his
reward was n smile and an approving
word from the poet How little did the
inspired plowman imagine that the lame
boy, who then attracted his attention,
would reach such a distinction-stlIl less
that they two would divide the highest
honors in the literature of their native
land The Burns statue will attract
more attention than that of any author
in Central Park Except Irying), not be-
cause he won the admiration OF Scot.
land, but because he touched the hear,
with peculiar mastery. He thus won
place in human affection which ho vii
probably always retain. Hence the
Statue is one OF the most welcome anc
appropriate benefactions the Centra
Park has thus far enjoyed. .-Neao Yor]
Cor. Rochester Democrat.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-11-22
Ridiculous Fashions in Dress.

The tall hat of civilized life appears
to DR.. Alfred Carpenter mOnstro'ity.
Ii is by universal consent neither beau
ti!ul nor pleasant. Boots are made on
the theory that their first duty is to dis.
guise and misrepresent the contour OF
the foot. In fem nine dress garments arc
loose where they should be ti9ht, and
tight where they should lie loo,c.
Places are protected VIII cl woul be
better without any protection, and
Others lc unguarded which need it the
most. Materials are seect d without
any relation to fitness for the Office they
have to III. If the e. ternal substance he
appropriate, n l.nng is commonly
appended which spols IFS whole Use.
The animal, vegetable and mineral
worlds have been liberal in exquisite
dyes for the cmbcl shment o hrmln
cloth ne. Yet the wcarers connye glad
ly at the supcrluous employment
by manufacturers OF active poi,ons.
DIR. Carpenter is as disda niul OF the
taste Of the fabrics in which his contom.
po aries enclose themselves rs of their
wholcsomcncss. They contraycnc the
! mes true Icauty, in his Judgment, as
Grim nall, as they violate correct sani-
tary principles.
There = some consolation in the adj
vanIages the pre-ent general, II pos
se,Scs over mere than one Of its prcdG-
crssors in these IN tiers. Gentlemen
OF position are no longer required to
shave their heads in orlcrto make room
Tor wiz. They have escaped from
powder They are not obi gcd 10 put
on clothes so I'm omprom sing that
their owners, il is recorded. were forced
TO have themselves dropped into them
from height They no longer spend
fifty or Il hundred gunras on u single
gor cuus suit The 81 k hat, if urliGr,
is cheaper and handler than the courtIv
beaver OF the days OF George Ill and
the Prince Rcgrn'. Mas ulne attire is
easier an less pa'nW than formerly.
So little docs il var, that II is pcrmi,si-
bile TO drop out OF the fashion without
being i'agran " ridiculous. lis cheap
and unostentdlious. Tor. men how'v
er, there remain many points Oi costume
to which USAGE a'OnC and aversion ol
the trouble Of change can re 'oncle tn,
mind ln'rnS ca'l there can BE- moth
ing more absurd than the whole anpp
ratUs OF rigid collars and cuAs and ne k
ties, Only the clcrgy rs yet have In.
the courage TO cmauripa'c thcmsc!ye
from the ,crvitude OF stiIf hats
| Than nVnnintr ,tv,sy ,ntnr uvar ~
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-11-22
Extraordinary Tidal Waves.

The reported damage done by tida
waves on tho Panama lsthmus during
the tropical cyclone and earthquake OF
the 1th ut. is suggestive not only o. tho
connection between these phenomena,
but also of the possibility of predict ng
the destructive oroan waves which org
mate under combined tidal ani cyclon-
ic influences The tidal waves reported
from Panama ma, have been partly duo
TO the earthquake, but ii as violent Us
they are represented they must have
been intensified by the great lluctua-
tons Of air pressure going on at the
time over the Carl bean Sea and its Vi
cinity. The highest spring tides of the
year occur in March, shortly before the
vcrnal equinox, and in September,
shortly after the equinox. But, AS has
been recently pointed ont by Kew
James carson, an English astronomer,
ait is only when combination OF
astronomical and atmospheric clrcum-
stances favors their development that
Their effects become rem rkable. Ob-
servations at Brest have shown that
with depression of one inch in the ha-
rometer the tide rises sixteen inches
above high water mark, and similar
though less differences are noticed at
Liverpool and other ports. Low ba-
rometer causes high tides, and, Vlre
versa, the abnormal rise of the barom-
eter, as was strikingly illustrated last
January in New York Bay, gives rise
to unusually low tides. Instances also
are recorded in which high winds have
obliteratcd the tides, us during the Brit
ish hurricane of January 8, 1889, when
there was no tide at all on a part OF the
river Trent During the passage OF
West India cyclones along our Atlantic
seaboard we may have at any time ex-
traordinary tidal fluctuations. rs have
often under such circumstances oc-
cured, with disastrous effects. As the
periods when the highest and lowest
tides due to astronomic causes alone are
known, it would 5e easy TO make fore
casts of the development of very extra,
ordinary tidal ranges due to the con.
currrnce of astronomical and weather
ag ncics, which would occasionally
give great additional value to the daily
weather reports " Y Hcrafd.
.-Dr. T. Popoff has an article in tn
Critic showing that American literatnr
is read in Russia. Longfellow heads tn
list. Coopers Indian tales are bette
Lib ed than any other foreign novels an'
there are few educated Russians wht
have not read Mrs. Stoves "Uncl'
Tom" Bret Harte and Mark Twain als'
are popular among the subjects OF th'
Oar; but we doubt if even they car
make His Imperial Majesty laugh very
M much, while Watching to hear where tht
mkt Nihilist bomb will explode,-De
&on FrH Pres, ..
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-11-22

y. II. BUTCHER, of Oxford University
young man of less than thirty-fve, has
been elected to tho Greek Professorship
at Edinburgh University, place, says
the London Spectator, worth $4,000 A
year. "With Mr.. Butcher at Edin.
burgh, Jebb at Glasgow. Geddes at All.
erdeen, and Lewis Campbell at st. An.
drew's. the new generation in Scotland
should know Greek"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-11-22

eldest eighteen years and the youngest
only ten months, arrived at Now York
recently from Ireland. having been com.
PEELED to make the voyage alone by the
father being arrested, charged with
abducting young girl whom no had
hired to nurse the infant The father
has since arrived to take charge Of his
family.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-11-22

O,TRIcHFs are worth 81, 400 each. and
there is duty OF 20 per cent. on their
feathers. A man from Buenos yres has
just brought twenty-five Of the birds TO
this country, and will establish farm
in the South. If his experiment sue.
ceeds, it will find many imitators. 1t is
cheaper and pleasanter to run an ostrich
farm than to shoot down the wild birds
on the plains of Africa
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-11-22

BABY insurance companieH are bccom-
ing quite popular in New England. Ihe
lives of children from one to twelve
years of age are insured to amounts not
exceeding $3.50, the charges being few
cents weekly. 1t is expected that the
business will become profitable accom-
paniment of the paby farming industry.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-11-22

A BILL is before the Vermont Legisla.
ture prohibiting divorced person from
marrying within year, and n person
from whom u divorce is obtained from
marrying within five years or ever if
the ground of complaint is n crime, in
which case criminal prosecution must
follow the divorce proceedings.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-11-22

The immense cost Of living in Egypt
is very serious matter for the British
troops whowill have to remain there. The
prices for everything are enormous, and
the whole days pay Of n subaltern will
purchase him but one meal at hotel.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-11-22

The Ting Yueng. the formidable iron.
clad that has just been built in GERMANY
for the Chinese Government, Is TO be
lighted by 24O Edison electric lamps.
This mysterious method of illumination
will probably be as satisfactory evidence
to the magnates of the Flowery King
dom that there is something in Western
civilization as sny that could be fur
nished
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-11-22

"PLUNGER" WALTON lost 81, 500 on
his first horse race wager duing his
present visit to England, according to a
correspondent of the Boston MrlM, and
for several days his luck was generally
bad, but by winning $40, 600 on single
horse he came out $l5, 600 ahead on the
whole week.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-11-22

Mn. EDWARD ATKINSON has written
letter to the managers Of the proposed
Cotton Exchange in Louisville, Ken.
tucky, warmly approving of the project,
and making some valuable suggestions
as to the construction of the building.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-11-22
West India Superstitlons.

1t is very unlucky to tell the name OF
n boat before il is laun he'd. recOE
lect once when worthy old creole,
connection of the French savant Geof-
froi st. Hilaire, and who. as | hope, still
owns small island in the Grenadines,
was about to launch a sloop. l asked
what name he proposed to give it He
led me to where ! could see strip of
canvass covering the stern, and told me
it was not good TO tell the name before
the vessel was ahOat. A oalabash
turned upside down in boat is sure
forerunner of ill-luck, either in weather
or fishing. The oil obtained from
sharks liver rubbed over the kin is Q
protection against the alta kof shark.
Fl h brought into place where arrow
root or other starch is being prepared
pre-, ents proper separation OF the
Starch ,ediment from the impurities
81, pended in the water used. To turn
your boots upside down brings loss OF
money, and TO open an umbrella in the
hou o prevents your ever marrying.
Never wa h your hands in water which
another person has ed unless you first
make the sign OF the cross over It, When
glass cracks suddenly in hou Q 1t
foretell' death and horse stopping
be ore house and neighing is also
sign OF death. If cock crows ina
house stranger may be expected. In
the South American colonies no good
Catholic cuts banana ross. Tho
fruit when so cut shows mark which
is thought to re -emble q crucitix. The
number of wears 1t will take before Q
pine plant bears fruit depends
on tho number of "chops" Civ
en- with the hoe before placing
the plant in the ground. Black
people. M a rule, before drinking pour q
small gu ,ntitv Of the liquid on the
| around. "When hen drink she lift sh,
Mead to God and say: Tank YOU whel
uan drink he drink and say nuffin."-
Notes and Queries.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-11-22

THE latest phase of the Egyptian
question is the completely Of the Sultan
in Arab Bey's revolutionary movement.
This has been often affirmed, though as
often denied, and it is now maintained
by Arabs counsel that direct encour-
agement was given him from the Sultan
as well as from the Egyptian people and
clergy.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-11-22

IT Is stated that q pastry cook at
Bologna hns produced very novel sub
stitute for newspaper. 1t is composed
Of very dclicate leaves of pastry, on
which witty articles are printed, not with
ink. but with chocolate liquor. Thus,
after its literary contents are devcured,
the reader may devour the production
itualf
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-11-22

An exhibition of skill with the lariat
at Austin, Texas, few days ago. drew
a crowd Of 10000 persons. Ten cowboys
conte ,tei for q silver trimmed saddle
worth $500, to be given to him who
roped, threw and tied down a steer IN
the shortest space Of time. The winner
ACCOMPLISHED the feat in one minute and
forty-fve seconds.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-11-22

The wife Of the Chinese Minister at
Washington is seventeen years of age.
She dees not receive visitors, Of course,
but with an attendant she drives out
She is studying the English language.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-11-22

A FEW miles away from Philadelphia
are living family Of triplets, two men
md a woman, who are sixty years OF age.
They are the children of an old Lutheran
clergyman named Rollers, and are oil
hale and hearty. These triplets have
always lived together. The brothers are
married, but the sister has remained o
sninstar
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-11-22

Mr.. EDWIN BooTH will spend the
Christmas holidays in Rome, aid soon
after go to Germany, where engage
men ts have been made for him at Ber.
lin, Hamburg, Leipsic, and several other
large cities.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-11-22

"What's your name ?" aslsd one little
four-year-old miss of another. ~ do
declare !" replied the second little girl,
"you are as inquisitive as grown peoples.
They always askses my Names, where l
got my new boots, and oil such fpgs,
until I'm almost as'amed OF sm.'
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-11-22

The Oldest printer actively engaged in
his profession is Grandpa Prescott, in
Iowa, who, at the age Of ninety years,
sets type every working day in the com.
posing room of the Corning Gazette.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-11-22

AT recent test OF plain boiler flues
in England against corrugated Aues the
former collapsed at 225 pounds pc.
square inch, while the latter withstood
] l,C20 pounds per square inch.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-11-22

BEEcuER has looked over several
Sunday school libraries, and it is his
candid opinion that eighteen books ou,
OF every twenty are too boshy for any
intelligent child TO read.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-11-22

A ROSE bush bearing 1000 buds is the
pride OF n gardener in CharlestowD,
Mass. 1t is thirty-fve years old and
covers over 100 square feet of ground.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-11-22

ARNoLD's Light of Asia" has reached
It's tenth edition in London. More than
100000 copies Of tine poem are said to
have been disposed of in America.