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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-05-31
Preaching nv Meight.

The question is agitated among church.
going people, "Why are so many Learned
ministers poor preachers :" The trouble
is that many OF the learned ones are
content to load themselves with mighty
stores Of knowledge, never thinking OF
how they are to benefit their fellow men
by giving it out. Unfortunately, some
OF our most learned clergymen are the
driest of preachers. To learn or prac-
tice the ordinary arts Of oratory does not
seem TO have occurred to these good
men. The art Of pleasing their audi
ences is something TO which they can not
conveniently descend. Perhaps they do
spise it because there arc 80 many
empty-headed men who have succeeded
in holding their congregations spell
bound. They may think that to interest
an audience is an evidence OF sensation
alism. Therefore, they are content to
plod on in the delivery Of matter which
is really valuable, but which loses Its
value because uttered in such lifeless
fashion.
One Of our most learned preachers
used to have habit OF meanderlng
along in sing-song monotone for the
first fifteen minutes OF his discourse
The effect on strangers was to weary
them or put them to sleep, under the
impression that the whole discourse was
to be delivered in this style. On those
who were accustomed to hearing him 1t
was different. They knew he would have
something Of interest for them, and
waited for it, After \ while he would
wake up to most earnest style Of de-
livery and continue in it to the end OF
his sermon.
Some great scholars are 80 pompous
that they can not preach as if to ordl-
nary mortals. Some preach fairly well,
but, because they are such great men,
do not stop short Of an hour and half.
This may impress tho weary hearers
with sense of greatness, but at the
same time Expresses them with the
righteousness Of it.
Learning and good oratory are not
necessarily out of harmony with each
other. There is no reason why learned
person should not add to his other ac'
complishments the art of imparting his
wisdom to others in tho most graceful,
attractive, and convincing way.-Phila'
deiphia Times.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-05-31
Healthfnlncss of Fruit.

Fruit need not be considered q luxury
while apples are in the market; and they
possess nourishing and medicinal proper
ties of no mean order. This is not new
statement, but it is one that will bear
repeating. 1t has been said, with good
deal of force, that n truth has to be
proclaimed seven hundred times in tho
English Parliament before the least at
tcution is paid to it. 1t is known among
editors, as it is among advertisers, that n
similar rule prevails with respect to what
is published in the newspapers. A raw,
mellow apple is ordinarily digested in an
hour and half, while boiled cabbage
requires five hours; and again, ON au-
thority, "apples, if eaten with break
fast, emitting meals for the time, have
an admirable effect on the system, re-
moving indigestion, correcting the acidi-
ties of tho stomsch and cooling every
febrile tendency"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-05-31
Dizziness OF knowledge.

The fact is, the world is accommodating
too many materials for knowledge. We
do not recognize for rubbish what il
really rubbish. AS each generation
leaves its fragments and postherds be-
hind it, such will finally be the desper-
ate conclusion Of the learned,-Haw-
MOrnc.
This sentiment was arrived at by
Hawthorne thirty years ngo Just after
he had taken an excursion through the
British Museum. He came out Of the
marvellous place bcwildered and de-
pressed. His quick mind had taken in at
a glance the countless objects OF kuowl-
odge spread ont before it in this museum.
He could see the vast range, but knew
that he could not compass it.
There il was that he felt "life is short
md art is long" When lie went to his
room after the rambl9 lie wrote in his
Note Bco.s: at is a hopeless, and to
me, generally, depressing business, to
60 through an immense, multiiarions
show like this, CHANGING at u thousand
things, and conscious Of some little it'll
lation Of mind from them, but really
taking in nothing There are minds
one often comes in contact with which
are spacious museums OF knowledge.
We say they know everything. Their
minds arc Of tue cncyclopiedemn order
Every granny OF their mental stOrchOuse
is stuffed with facts. Their memory is
scroll which never gets done unrolling.
On and on it comes. We know these
tircsome people who know everything,
and escape them when We can. Who
cares always to be in the society of per
sons WHO ARE parpetually exlding nc
quired information? 1t is usually the
character of these human knowledge
boxes that they possess little or No orig
inalty They must tell us many facts
We did not inow, hut they Nre given ont
in such dry, chceress manner, that one
hears them without receiving them.
Here is whore our system Of education
has 50 far been n partial failure. 1t has
been conducted mainly on the crnmmlag
process. Only rs it has broken away
from this has 1t been successful
The mind which has learned to think
will, rs Lord Bacon said, always find
plenty Of "stu1" ON which to exercise
its powers. Very few who know every
thing can do anything well. They can
accomplish feat mechanically; but
they can give it no originality. What
ever they do will be in imitation ChorIcs
Sumner is said to have known SO many
things that the immensely Of his knowl-
edge was u burden upon him. When he
came to speak he hardly knew what to
omit from his great storehousc. lie was
II man Of genius, aud could light up his
words. Webster knew much less than
Sumner, but his mind was alive and
touched every subject with originality
and new life. A free, active mind that
has been taught to think for itself vii
create, but the mind that lis dull with too
much knowledge will model and initiate
-HtdianapOiiS Hcr0M.
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C0RINTu. Miss. An

CORINTH. MISS, April =, 1871.
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-
arrh~a. The exharsting discharges,
and absence of assimilation of food, with
painful liberation of the bowels, had
reduced me from vigorous health to
an almost hopeless condl.ion. My ply,
stefan advised a trial of the celebrated
Bailey waters. In Il few days after my
arrival the functions of the liver and
Kidneys were favorably affected, my
digestion became comfortable, the IT.
ritable condition of my bowels rapidly
disappeared, and comfortable state OF
health soon established, This occurred
two years ago, and have ever since en-
joyed good health. attribute my re-
covery entirely to the medical virtues
of Bailey SpfingsSsVery Respectfully,
ID. S. MALONE
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Public Opinion.

Men of any character can not escape
tho praise or blame Of public opinion.
Every public decd invites Judgment
md IL usually calls forth expression.
What we do or say, il it have vitality
beyond our own organism goes before
the court Of public opinion for trial.
Sentence is passed either for, or AGAINST
Nature has 80 endowed us with con-
science that we arc not Indifferent to the
character Of the sentence. Only the
shameless dopi.o tho opinion Of Their
fellows Public opinion is generally
correct-nftcr time. We must give IL
time 10 think. II will not, except 1t be
raised or lowered to n frenzy, decide
hastily. The measure il makes and pre-
gerves Of n man is not far from the cor
rect standard Give man time and he
finds his level in the community. SO
rive public opinion few days IN which
% get rid Of the smoke and prejudice
Of the present moment, and its conclu-
sion will not miss tho mark Of merit.
Especially is this true Of the ability and
character OF men. Precedents and Old
facts" may be changed by better ap'
preciation Of tho right, aud by n wider
application Of knowledge. But with
men it is not often so. Tho living gen
Grafton seldom reycrses the Judgment OF
posterity touching tho character Of men.
BY virtue Of transcendent greatness OF
genius, some people, sooner than others,
gain exalted places in public opinion.
Lincoln md Garfield died. In their
case the operation Of public opinion was
swift. Immediately they were placed in
the highest inches in the temple OF fame
md honor. "And nothing can touch
them further" Every generous heart
stands guard over them. George Elio
did not wait on tho "slow processes Oh
the nges" before sho took up her abode
with the immOrtals. Her work has al
ready received the undying stamp Of
posterity. Her fame is secure. Jeering
critics can not reach herr Already
public opinion has placed upon hen
works the seal Of its Endorsement. Who
now would bc brave enough to attempt
to pull her down? Tnlmagc is tho only
ono who has tried TO defaco the monu
mcnt Of her greatness. OF course hC
did the monument no harm, but If Inc b.
not inscnsiblc, he must DO very sor
from tho cuffs which have been give
him by public opinion Courts O
Justice do not formulate or dominat
public Judgment now, MS in the past
Their acquiital is not any longer receivc
with favorable sanction, il it be not i
accord with the ideas Of right and wron
na held by people. Public opinion
becoming impatient Of tho practice {
deciding cases by precedent. 1t lose
confidence in the present court if til
court is not itself wise enough to make
precedent There aro times, too, an
tho world has reason to be grateful f
them, when n man must stand up an
ncquit himself, though public opiniC
condemns him. When he is right, NJ
uniustly suffers in the public jndsmen
postcrity comes to his relief aud revers
The public docision.-iadinaPolis lie
Qld
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-05-31

If Aman means what he says he will
be deliberate in his speech, and state
his purpose in plain, simple fashion.
Intending suicide, he will not make
motions at himself with razor in the
presence of his family five or six times
day. Mr.. Micawber's style of speech
is associated with his style of action.
All difficult, vaporing, tragic, superlative
words exhaust the speaker. His strength
ell goes out through his mouth, and he
is thus left helpless TO do anything.
Lyman Beecher said that when he had
not much of a. sermon he always thumped
the pulpit and "hollered.'
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-05-31
american Nervousness.

In n recent work on american Ner-
vousncss Mr.. Beard cites competitive
examinations in schools aud colleges as
one Of the causes which subject Ameri-
cans TO great nervous strain. "They
seom," he says, "to hayo been invented
by some one who wished TO bother rather
than benefit mankind, and whose phil
osophy was that whatever is disagree
able il useful, and the temporary accu-
mutation of facts is true wisdom and an
accurate measure of brain force,
Crammed knowledge is ignorance in
Montaigns words; Knowing by heart
is not knowing; : the greatest fool may
often pass the best examination no
wise man can always tell what lie
knows.
This view is enforced by the attempted
suicide in Now York of u young girl
who failed to pass her examination for
the Normal School in that city. Her
teacher says she was very studious and
made such progress in the lower school
that in the course Of three years she was
admitted to the highest class. At the
first examination for admission to the
Normal College, which she was very
ambitious of entering, she failed. She
returned to her studies for tho second
competition. Though she applied her
self to her lessons with tho same energy
ms before, tho end of the second year
examination resulted rs tho first
Another year passed and sho appeared
for the third time in the preliminar,
examination of candidates. The rcsul
showed her to DO OF fair standing, he
percentage being three below the per
centage for admission. 1t would not b
singular ii several of those who wor
just three per cent. ahead of her, wer
not any better fitted, perhaps not as wei
fitted, as she was, to teach school. Some
thing beside "tine points" and small
percentages below perfect answers t,
questions, is needed to convey instruc
ton and mold the minds and DISPOSE,
ton Of children.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-05-31

The origin of one of Leigh Hunts
most charming stanzas not generally
known. Lord John Russell, meeting
the poet during stroll in the gardens of
Holland House, told him that the Queen
had granted Carlyle pension of G200 u
wear. His Lordship commissioned Hunt
to acquaint the philosopher with the
good news. Mrs. Carlyle received Hunt
at Cheyne Row, and was so delighted
that she threw her arms around his neck
and kissed him. On the next day she
received the following delicious lines
Jenny kissed mo when we met,
Jumping from the chair she sat In;
Time You thief, who love to get
Sweets into your book, put that To
Bay I'm ugly, say Pm sad,
Say that health and wealth hava missed me
Say I'm growing old, but add,
Jenny kissed mel
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-05-31

In recent lecture, Professor Edward
Franlkland stated that six millions of tons
OF coal are probably burned in London
during the winter months, and the
quantities OF steam, SCOT, tar and sui
phurous acid discharged into the air as
products Of this combustion are enor-
nous. These products unite to form
the London fogs. Steam supplies the basis
of all fog, and the vapor particles become
covered with tar, which renders them
more permanent; dirt is necessary to
produce fog, while sulphurous acid pro-
NOTES it. DIR. FARMLAND illustrated
these points by experiment. To prove
tho effect Of dirt in the mir he filed q
large flask with moist air freed from dirt
by filtering, then cooled the flask, when
slight mist was formed which disap-
peared in q moment; repeating the
experiment with air containing its nor.
NAL charge of dirt, the fog was much
more dense and lasting. larry matters
render fogs Persistent by retarding evap.
Grafton. He believes that the general
substitution of anthracite for bitumin.
Gus coal would do much toward freeing
the metropolis from its fogs, as the dis
charge of tar and SCOT. into the atmos-
phere would thus be vastly lessened.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-05-31
Hanging Gardens OF Babylon.

Ntocris, the spouse Of Nebuchadnez-
Ear, is described by NJ. Baudrillart as the
soul of his works, and to her is attributed
the design of the lake named after her,
which served the double purpose OF
fertilization and dam against the Eu-
pirates when in flood. The famous
hanging gardens are also attributed to o
female influence, to the longing of q
Median princess, born in more ele-
waited region, for the GOODNESS and shade
of her native mountains. There were
five of these gardens, about four En-
glish acres each, on terraces supported
by columns and covered with mold thick
enough for the largest trees to take root
in it. One of the columns was hollow,
and contained hydraulic machine to
raise the required quantity of water.
In fact, The art of gardening, with all its
modern appliances, including irrigation
and the transplanting of grown trees,
was practiced in Babylon as effectively
as in the Bots de Boulogne or Hyde
, Park
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-05-31

IT is generally believed that "a Mr..
Richardson, of New Jersey, first intro
duced lung plague from England, in a
shipment of short horns, and, discover
ing the true nature of the disease,
stamped it out by the slaughter of his
whole herd, valued at $40, 900. A sequel
to this is that some of the neighbors had
their stock infected by using the hay
taken from barn where the diseased
cattle had been. There are, however,
no recorded facts by which this story can
be corroborated.
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Mother shIpton No. 2.

The New York Sun thus starts her in
business
The world shall come to an ond-'tIs true,
In 1882.
Tho world itself shall no longer be,
In 1858.
Tho world Itself shall be no more.
In 1874.
The world itself shall not survive.
In 1885.
Tho world shall vanish into nix,
In 1865.
The world shall burn in lrcs from heaven
In 1887.
Tho world shall end ms sure as fate,
In 1883.
Tho world shall end, II rhymo's sign,
In 1859.
The world can't possibly come to an
end in 1890, for there is no rhyme to
let il die on.
But certainly to an end twill run,
In 1891.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-05-31

THOUSAND men can 60 to work at 7
o'clock in the morning without the ring
ing of a bell, and why is it that 800
people cannot assemble in q church
without aprevious ding-donging lasting
half an hour ?-FrGe Press. Why, man,
it's because they go out at 7 o'clock to
get money. Put $40 gold piece in
each pew every Sunday, and you may
sell your bell for old metal. Courier =
Journal.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-05-31
German Orders and Decorations.

Orders and decorations arc anything
but rare in Germany, as every one
knows, but the real extent of them will
surprise most persons. 1t appears from
tho new army list that the Crown Prince
possesses no fewer than sixty-fve stars
and crosses; that his uncle, Prince
Charles, has iifty-fve; his cousin, Prince
Frederick Charles, fifty-fve; Count
Puckler, the Empsror's chamberlain,
forty-nine; Bismarck, forty-four; Moltke,
forty.three; Prince Albrecht, thirty
five; Manteuflel, thirty-three, and Blu
menthal, thirty-two.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-05-31

THERE is nothing in this world so pure
and undefled us the love Of lawyer for
his client. A recent case in this city
proves this. The lawyers won n big
case for their client ana got him pile
of money, and, with generosity never
before heard of, they have insisted upon
not keeping above half Of what they re-
covered, for their own use, and have
compelled their client to take the other
half. Never again let it be said that it is
better to lose all than to go to law and re-
cover everything.-FaU River advance.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-05-31

PROF. DUFoUR has presented a new
and interesting proof that the earth is
round. The images of distant objects
reflected in the Lake Of Geneva in calm
weather show just the degree of distor-
ton which careful mathematical cal
culation would predict on account Of the
ahape of the earth
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-05-31
THE lorpest trees known are probat

The largest trees known are probably
eucalyptus amygdalino, or pepper
mint tree" growing in Daudenong dis
trict of Victoria, Australia, which is
said to measure $40 feet to the starting
point of the crown, and AT feet to the
top, and another specimen of the same
species, mentioned by Baron Ferdinand
Won Mueller as having attained the hight
of $50 feet.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-05-31

People who snore are supposed TO
sleep heavily, yet experience has proved
that shrili sound like the chirp OF a
bird will wake them. Don't Kill the
birds. the pretty birds, that fly about
your door, for think, oh, think, how OF
they stop your next-door neignDor D
annra
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-05-31

Miss JULIA JACKSON, tho daughter of
Stonewall Jackson, has will of her
own. Remember" she once said to
her mother, haughtily, that l am n
Jackson" eyes, answered Mrs. jack
son. "and am your mother"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-05-31

The farmers Of the South are unan-
imous in pronouncing mixed farming a
great success, while exclusive cotton
planting is apt not to pay in the long
run. detroit ~ &c Press.
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alike n CIinrn.n

COLUMBIA, s. O., Feb. TO, 1881.
II. II. WARNER Co.: Sirs-I have used your
Safe Kidney and Liver euro in my practice as
physician, and in every case l find II WORKS IKE
a charm. Rgv. B. L. PORTER.
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PERFECTLY hmnzed.

In the San Francisco Evening Bulle-
tin we observe that Mr.. Rosenthal, of the
well-known printing firm, Rosenthal &
Roesch, 53S California Street, that city,
said to one Of their reporters eve all
know of st. Jacobs Oil, and are perfectly
amazed at the suddenness of the relief it
affords. If you know of any one who is
suffering with rheumatism, brHise sbr
sprain, tell them to use st. Jacobs OIL"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-05-31

IT is now announced, on the authority
of an eminent physician, "that it is not
healthy to rise before 8 o'clock in the
morning." This applies only to men.
Wives, it is said, can rise as early as 7
O'Clock and start the fire rs heretofore.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-05-31

REV. Mr., LYON, of Bridgeport,
preached Sunday night on the national
sin. There was universal exchange Of
umbrellas the next morning. -Danbury
Nome
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A RAINY DAY.

4 rainy day-a rainy day,
The heavy drops fall thick and FAST
The skies irown down in Threatening gray,
The clouds are crushing in the fray
Our lives arc as a rainy day,
The sun will shine al last.
Lam pt0n
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-05-31

WAX candles instead of gas are used
OF many Fifth avenue houses on occa-
sions OF entertainments, much to the
disgust Of the gas companies and to the
pleasure Of the esthetic crowd.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-05-31

"GoLDEN Medical Discovery" Is not only a
sovereign remedy for consumption, but also Tor
conSumptiye night-sweats, bronchitis, coughs
influenza, splitting OF blood, weak lungs, short
ness Of breath, aud kindred affections OF the
throat and chest BY druggists.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-05-31

PURE cod-liver oil, from selected livers, 90
the sea shore, by Csswe Hazard Il Co., n. Y.
Absolutely pure and SWEET Patients who have
once taken 1t prefer it to all others. Physicians
declare il superior to all other oils
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-05-31

DIR. PIgRcR's "Pelets little liver pills
(sugar-coated)- tho blood, speedily cor,
rect all disorders OF the liver, stomach, and
bOMelB. BY druggists.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-05-31

AT q game Of football in England five
players had to be carried off the grounds
for medical treatment. A mule couldn't
have done better.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-05-31

If one dog can be placed on a scent,
how many dogs can be placed on Il trade
dollar?
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-05-31

10 COUGH and at the same time be enter
tanning is impossible. DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup
will reach your case. Price 25 cents bottle.
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File. and Rugs.

Flies, reaches, ants, bedbugs, rats, mice,
gophers, chipmunks cleared out by Trough on
Raia.h l5c.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-05-31

A DULL head aud bilious stomach can be
best conquered by Kidney-Wort.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-05-31

ONE-THRD of France is owned in largo
estates, one.third in estates of moderate
size, and only one-third by the peasants.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-05-31
Ranu,ifuI W0n,en

Are made pallid and unattractiye by functional
irregularities which DR.. Pierce's " Fayorte
PRESCRIPTION" will infallibly cure. Thousands
Of testimonials. BY druggists.
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DR. ttOUte FchhIc PIIIs
Cur.s all Femamc diseases, Enlarged Spleen,
ct. The best pills in the world. Price .]l
pcr box. will also send my Chill and Liy'
rr Pal, which cures all liver diseases. War
rnnted 10 care the chiIs in fifteen minutes.
Price 1925 by mail. Address DR.. j. sToutT,
Oxford, Miss. AZ
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Aror Of farmers who had been listen.

AIor Of farmers who had been listen.
ing to O railroad land agents praise OF
Arkansas Valley soil, at last asked him
sarcastically, if there was any thing that
wouldn't grow there. "Yes," said the
agent quickly, pumpkins won't" "Why
not?' "The soil is so rich, and the
vines grow so fast that they wear out the
pumpkins, dragging them over the
oround "