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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-02
A Drunken IIcadSman.

All Denmark, says the Copenhagen
correspondent Of the 81. JGmcs'S G0-ctte,
WAS thrilled by II general feeling Of hor-
ror when the papers brought the details
of the execution of u criminal in II pro.
viacial place the previous day-dctails
which painfully remind one OF the dis
grace ful manner in which Sofia Potrows-
kaya was executed last year at st. Peters
burg. According TO the Danish law
criminals condemned TO death suffer the
last penalty Of the law by d'capiiation
by means Of IN aX, the block being
placed ut some conspicuous place rs near
MS possible to the place where the murder
was committed. A man condemned to
death was to he executed one morning
lately, and, as usual, 3 large crowd
Of people from the surrounding districts
had assembled round the spot, only one
constable being present to keep order.
When the usual formalitics were gone
through, the criminal laid his head ON
the block: but the eye and the hand OF
the executioncr, who had been drinking
heavily ON the previous day, were I'M
CtlIlU, NlNl lllt HliVht l'll pNNl '''h
shoulders, the crimiualuItermg a smosh-
cred cry Of pain. The eXecuioncr
wrcnchcd the ax out Of the wound,
welded it again, and struck the criminal
high up on the back Of the head; again
he wrcnchod the nx out Of the wound,
and succeeded mt last i'll cutting the head
oil. The crowd rushed to the hcadlesa
trunk, some to try to catch some drop
of blood, which the peasants think has
some kind of magical effect to cure Ger
tim diseases; others TO satisfy their NOR.
bid curiosity. In fact, horrible mC
disgusting scene took place, several mel
and women fainting. Every one agrees
that such dissraccful spectacle mus
never more take place in Denmorli, an,
the Minister of Justice has already, will
praiseworth speed. declared his inten
ton to bring in short bill providing 10
execution by means of the guillolinc an'
within the precincts Of a prison.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-02
AMERICAN FABLES.

A Fox who was gamboling about had
the ill-luck to fall over n cliff, and rs he
lay on the ground, unable to rise and
suffering great pain, along came Hare.
"Well,' said the Fox as he looked up,
"the tables are turned. / am your Bit
ter enemy and have often pursued you
with intent to murder, but now l an
helpless and you can take your revenge"
"Do you expect me to kill you ?"
Naturally 1 do; and / ask the favor
that you kill me with club instead Of
slowly torturing me to death by singing:
'Only Pansy Blossom.
But the Hare determined to hemp Goals
of fire on his head and prove her own
forgiving spirit. She therefore brought
him water and food, and nursed him
until he was quite able to takc care Of
himself. The very next day after they
separated the Hare was crossing field
when she found herself pursued bya Fox.
After running long distance she was
oycrtaken, and MS she was knocked over
she recognized in her assailant the very
Fox whose life she had saved.
"Why, you are the Fox whom
nursed !" she cried.
"ls that no ?"
"Of course it is How could you fail
to recognize me -
"Well, fools look 30 much alike that
il is hard to tell who from who. For
fear of making mistake shall eat you
and let the next one 60
ruI trnN Avn THE JlrEATs
One day two Jactals were having q hot
dispute as to the origin Of man, aud were
about to come to blows, when along
came the Lion, aud asked:
MY friends, what seems to De the
rumpus hcrc?"
81 claim that man originated from tho
ape" exclaimed one.
"And / contend that he descended
from the fish" added the other.
Have either Of you any documents
or aililayits ?'
"Nonc."
"rhcn | shall claim that man is de-
seconded from the giraffe, and being able
TO roar louder than both OF you together,
shall carry my point. BE of with you,
and remember that arguments on theories
test the wind more or as much rs they
appeal to the head. ."--DctroN Free
! Press.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-02
A TERRIBLE RESPONSIBILITY.
The Man Who Carried the Money for
Uncle Snm.

Very few people know the inside his.
tory of Bristow's fight with the express
companies when he was Secretary OF the
Treasury, says u Washington letter. The
express companies made what Mr.. Bris-
tow thought were cXorbitNnt charges for
carrying currency to the great distribut-
ing point of the New York Sub-Treasury
He told the companies that lower rate
must be conceded or ho would take the
business away from them. The conf
panics were defiant.
: This il the way the express companies
were circmvented. The Secretary Sc
lecIyd Il trusty special agent Of the
Treasury, who simply put the currency
in yalise and went over TO New York as
an ordinary passenger on the night train.
Thomas Cayanangh, the Deputy Ser
Gcaut-at-Arm5 under the gallant Colonel
Hooker in the House, was the special
agent selected for this work. He is n
tail, broad-shoudered, dcep-chestcd,
mully-looking specimen of humanity.
Ills square, rcsolutc, sm-browned face
is acccntuatcd by crisp, curling NOUS
tacho, completely hiding his mouth.
Ills struight nose clear blue eyes, and
square jaw stand ont III II face remnrkn-
Die for its combination of good nature
and iron resolution. Mr., CWnnauRh
used 10 set ont from the Office OF the
Secretary Of thn Treasury after night
with yalise simply stuffed with govern.
mpat currency.
one might he had in his bag $50, 900
in grouianks. Every dollar ever en-
tru ted TO him was safely carried. Not
q penny was ever lost. His pay from the
Treasury was his regular one, - per day
and his travelling expenses. He gave no
bonds for this work, MS the law rccog-
niltl no such way Of carrying such
funds.
The Secretary had absolutely no pro.
lection beyond Caymaugh's individual
honor. ii hc lad run away with an odd
million Mt any time, he could not have
been pros cutcl for moro than n breach
of trust. In ihc carrying Of this money
CWauaugh carried more than his life in
| his hanHs. II il were even suspected
that he WIS carrying such sums over i'll Il
section Of n New York sleeper, as an or
binary passenger, he would certainly
have been attacked. Ii he had been
robbed, nothing but his death in defend
ing his trust could have saved him from
tn scandal ol being ca,scd by many rs
guilty participant in the robbery. To-
| ward the las. CavauOugh became very
nervous Hemad to start out with his
| money in one hand and u revolver in m.
! other, hidden in the pocket of lis great.
coat.
\ close coupe took him down the ave
auc. In the slcaping-car, toward th,
last, he slept hut little. Some one wa
always reaching across his gashed throa
for the money placed i'll his trust. ]
was n prgat rIigl when this dreadful rl
spmsiNlity came to an end and he wa
able to go back to his ordinary dutics
Today CWmaugh is again carryin
Government money. He is the Ollicii
who takes from the Treasury the none
needed in the business Office of the SCI
grmt-ut-Arms' Office, where the men
bers oro paid.
Bank cashiers and men in high trus
could find much to learn in the rugged
wassuming integrity Of Thomas Cavt
Aaugh.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-02
New Years Opportunities.

Rev. DR.. Pullman in his New Year
sermon argued the Importance OF begin
ing well The new year. To DO tins they
should initiate the example OF the prudent
merchant who balanced his accounts
regularly at the close of each year to
ascertain the amount of his gains and
losses with the view Of shaping the
future management Of his business. No
man could shirk the responsibilities OF
| his actions by finding another willing to
take upon himself the burden OF his
nost transQressions; nor was it possible
to renoir fully in after life the misspens
,;va ~ IF earlier years. Many persons IN
this itso life souandered away their youth
ond , then went about the world in their
old age to find some scaReSoa' upon
whom to fix the responsibility. IL was
therefore wise to consider now tney
sbould enter upon the new year. Tho
regularity Of the year before them was
hat although it would be like the years
that had passed away so far as the sue
cession Of the seasons was concerned 1t
would be to each individual entirely
different from all that had preceded 1T.
It would involve each one OF his hearers
in a new set Of circumstances and sur.
roundings unlike anything experienced
in the past and giving birth to new hopes
and aspirations. 1t was in the power OF
very man to shape his own course in the
future, and nothing was more certain
| than that men would continue to follow
through the new year that course III IN.
heated by the angle at which they on
tered upon 1t.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-02
A FERITABLE LEPER.


Salem, Mass, is in CONSERVATION over
q case of leprosy The victim is Charles
Derby, who contracted the disease in
the Hawaiian islands. Excluded from
the country, he went 10 San Francisco
and finally to Salon His first knowl.
edge Of the fact that he was leper came
with the discovery Of a blotch Of perhaps
the size Of ten cent piece on his LETT
temple. Slowly, but surely, has his
case grown worse, until now there is u
large scale on aithcr side OF the Losa
which organ is much enlarged by the
disease, while the cars are swollen, ono
foot is badly infected about the toes, and
one hand has been attacked. Small
tubclcles appear ON different parts Of
the face. In rubbing his hands to-
gctller rs one would do in washing pr
feet shower Of white particles falls 10 the
floor. His voice is hoarse and his throat
sore. One eye is in irightlul coudi.
ton, and the other, from which the yis-
ion has not entirely fed, is fast following
the course Of its companion. And vet
he suffers 40 pain. The numbncss char.
a2ttristic Of lemosy holds perfectly in
his case OK III every other. Thrust apin,
needle or a sharp knife into his hands,
feet or face and he feels it not. Eycnhis
eyes cause him no Inconvenience, save
the horrible thought constantly IN his
nindth the hight Of day will to linn
very soon he shut ont forever He eats
all kinds of food with n relish, sleeps
soundly and well, moves about with com
plrativcly little Inconvenience, battles
and TO some extent takes care Of his dis
eased limbs without on ide help. Great
care is used. by his attendant to sec that
none of the utensils OF clothing used by
the lcper are handled by other persons,
as incubation might occur, in which
ease the party or parties so inoculated
would inevitably become victims OF the
frighiful disease. Aside from methods
such as these, there is thought 10y All
thorities on the subject to be no danger
of communication OF tho disease from
one person to another. In fact, at Hon
oluh. where the sentences Of Danish
ment are so surely and so impaitiMly
carried ont, there seems to he 10 hesIIa.
ton ON the part of any one to converse
witha leper, as long as care is taken mot
to come in contact with the person oithe
unfortunate. Banishmcnt becomes nee
cssary from the fact that whatever the
lcpcr uses or handles is liable to convey
the contagion through I'm abrasion Of the
skin OF otherwise to the next party hand-
ling the article. Consequently, ii il IL
decided 10 keep this Salem lepcr in that
city. Il person will he engaged for the
special purpose of taking car' of Derby
and of everything that Ire uses. Perhaps
an effort will he made, however, to Sc
cure his admission to II colony Of lepcN
in New Brunswick, where he could re-
ceiye better attention than almost any
where else.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-02

GAIT. HoLsTEIN, OF the Danish army,
has invented, for tho use Of infantry sol.
diers, shield, which, though weighing
only seven pounds, is bullet proof and
handy. It is of steel, tventyinches long
by eighteen broad. Two spikes AT the
bottom enable the soldier to tx il firmly
in the ground, and a hollow at the top
can he used as rest for his rife. The
experiments that were made with the
shield at Copenhagen a short time ago
were deemed highly satisfactory, but
will be repeated on larger scale before
the Danish Government decides as to its
adoption for the army.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-02
An American Lord.

Mr. William l.. Wmans, who was de-
ieated tn, other day in London in his
great lawsuit against his landlord, Mac
kenzic, is member ot the Baltimore
family Of that uamo, hut he has long
lived in the British capital and will prob.
ably spend the remainder OF his life
there, rs he has IL horror Of crossing the
ocean, and has been heard to say that
he would not do so again for million
dollars. He has rented Il decr-hunting
range sixty miles long, extending clear
across Scotland. 1t WAS to compel ono
# fhn owners TO cvict all other tenants
If the property that he brought the suit
which he has Just lost. Mr. Winnns's
cucrmous wealth il principally invested
n London real estate, and he lives in one
Of the finest private houses in that city.
One o, his great passions is to attend
The circus. 1t is related that once
certain circus manager tried to play
upon this fondncss by charging Mr..
Wmans and his companion eXtortionate
prices for seats. The millionaire indig-
nantly asked il the other wanted him to
pay for every seat in the tent. "Ihat's
iu,t what | do want you to do" replied
In, knight OF the sawdust. Very WE'LL"
iaid Mr.. Winaua, 'I'll take every seat,
out nobody except myself and friend l
an going to bring shall enter, and you
ne 10 give us everything on the bill. |
have bought the whole performances, and
Imaan to have it." True to his word
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-02

LIQUoR SELLERS in Maine are put 10
strange devices in order to conceal their
contraband wares. On recent police
raid in that state, in one house the
hotties were found in the well, tightly
corked and with strings round their
recks for convenience in raising. l.
another the bottles were under the cook.
ing range III the ashpit. One liquor
aellcr, woman, hal two fiat bottles
hooked to belt which she wore under
her overskirt, and another dealer con-
cealod his under trap door beneath
pile OF hay in cock loft.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-02

CHARLES +. FREENAN the religion.
fanatic Of pucl,s t, Mass, who, in 1919,
slew his little daughter rs Il sacrifice t.
God, has ba3n pronounced sanc, and will
now have to ho tried on the ucndiup in.
iictmcut for murder. lie now says TIA
h. was iu,tigated by the devil, and Ii
cligiJus belief is entirely overturned
Mrs freeman, too, has renmnucclthrS'c.
0ud Advent dclusion, and feel morcE E,el
" than does her husband the tcrrihleman
ncr OF her chids death. The Attorney
General will bring the case to some set
lemcut before the supreme Court et
Barestabc in My. Freeman will prob.
,bly be acquitted on the ground OF in
sanity, OF be allowed to 90 on his owl
rccoguizance.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-02

river parishes Of Louisiana and Mississip
pi, in the same manner as the overflow of
last year. and cattle. horses. and mules
are falling before their deadly attacks
Tho Vicksburg Ha'dH reports that in
the neighborhood Of Mound Landing in
Bolivar County, Miss, forty.seven fine
mules fell victims to these dreadful pests
on Thursday and Friday of the first week
in April, Several counties above Vicks.
burg have been invaded by the gnats.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-02
Protecting his Character.

Entering the shop of his tailor tho
other day, he said;
"Sir, / owe you sixty dollars"
eyes, sir, you do"
"And L have owed it for year.
"You have"
"And this is the fifth postal card you
have sent me regarding the debtY
81 think it is the fifth.
"Now, sir, while | cannot pay the uop'
tor perhaps another year. 1 propos9, 10
protect my character as far as possible
r Iere U. nro twelve two.cont stamps. You
can an nse them in sending mo twelve
monthly mo, statements Of account, and can
tbns saye your postal cards and my feel
If il said that tho tailor has credited
the twenty.four cents on account, and
frels that he has secured more OF the
debt than he had any reason to hope for.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-02

letting the surface water off through the
underground streams known to exist all
through this section. Ills will rive
him hundreds OF acres of the most fer
tile lands for cultivation, and of its sue
cess there can be no doubt Several
large, sickness-breeding ponds have thus
been drained of within the corporate
limits of Albany within a few years
mast
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-02

TIE reports FROM the great cattle
ranches OF the West and Southwest in
dicate that the cattle have wintcred well
and are in fine condition. Already large
numbers of them are being gathered ior
shipment and driving in Louisiana
Texas, Kansas, Arkansas and lndinn
Territory. Prices are good and the
rauchmen are juhilaut over the prosprc,
of prosperous year. The business s
likely TO he very largely extended iii
Indian Territory, through system Of
leasing large tacts from the various
tribes who occupy that sc,li,n The
public are Waiting anXiously for the
business TO increase sufficiently 10 in
ducr lower Ircc5 for itci.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-02

OVER 1900 persons waited in the
dlizzling rain to have n last look at the
face Of Peter Cooper as he lay dead in
lis coffin. Among the procession was
an old gentleman who had walked with
Mr.. Cooper at the funeral OF Washing
TON
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-02

PERSONS in this climate who grumble
because of harmless insect bites ought to
lecl comiorted when informed that as
many us 20, 900 deaths occur annually in
India from snake bites, and since 1870
from 10000 TO 100000 persons have
perishcd in this way.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-02

A NEW remedy for the headache hn.
been found by DR., Haley, IN Australia
physician, who says that for some yeas
pnst he has found minimum doses O
iodido Of potassium Of great service i
frontal headache; illat is, heavy, dul.
headache, situated over the brow, an,
accompanied by languor, chilinols, and
a feeling of general discomfort, vi !
ii,taste for food, which sometimes ap
proaches to nausea, can be completed,
removed by two-grain dose dissolved
in hall winegassful Of water, and this
quietly slipped, the whole quantity boiue
taken in about ten minutes. In many
cases, he adds, the effect of these small
doses has been simply wonderful, ~, for
instance, person who quarter of Al
hour before was feeling most miserable
and refused all food, Wishing only for
quietness, would now take good meal
and resume his wontcd cheerEuncss. II
this cure of DR.. lIaley's is in reality a
practical one, he will merit for the dis
coyery the gratitude Of suffering mil
lions,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-02

DR. plcHAuD.thinks that trees in streets
do more harm than good, because they
impede the circulation Of the air wliile
Prof. Goyet says that the evaporation
from their leaves keeps the surrounding
mir moist and cool, and that they are n
protection against dust; they absorb the
corbonic acid and send out oxygen,
while their roots draw up stOgnant water
and absorb the organic matter in the
filth from which the streets oil n town
arc never free, acting as a disinfectant'
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-02

MATTHEW ARNOLD insists that in re.
vising the Old Testament, beauty ana
power shall not be destroyed, even to
obtain Il more correct rendering, and
that ever where the meaning is not at
all clear, the charm and music Of the old
words shall remain.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-02

A NEW enterprise in illustrated jour
nali.m has been undertaken by the
Pjctorjal World of London, for whose
proprictors Capt. Morton, the aeronaut'
has lust built balloon. They intendto
send experienced artists into the upper
air in charge of experienced aeronauts,
and the results of their work and de
tailed account of each voyage willoppear
in the Pictorial World. They have ais
arranged for a series of experiments in
balloon photography.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-02

RAcINa in Paris has become species
of fashionable madness. With the mul
tiplication of suburban race courses,
horse racing has become colossal
swindle, like thimbleIigging and card
sharping, carried on by associations of
thieves and blackcgs of all cdtegories.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-02

JUDGE DAVID Davis proposes to turn
"Durley Hail." the principal house OF
amusement ut Bloomington, H., into a
business place aud to build in the same
town theatre that shall surpass any
thing OF the kind in Illinois.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-02

FREDERICK DOUGLASS is soon to marry
young woman, who il described as
''nearly white" Mr.. Douglass is sixty.
years old, and receives largo .ces as
Recorder of the District OF Col .mbia.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-02

Mr. TABOR, the one. month Senator,
said to reporter the other day: 81
never saw the like of some OF these
newspaper mcu-telling how much Il
man pays for his night.shirts and all
that sort OF thing"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-02

GENERAL LEES monume at Lexing-
ton, Va, will be unye' d on June 3.
Jefferson Davis vii reside, General
Joseph T.. Johnson ii be chief marshal
aud Major John w. Daniel orator
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-02

Ok DurY.-Thc fireman detailed for
luty On the stage of Slp Francisco
theatre had not been told that ron'la-
grafton was one of the scenes OF a new ,,
nloy When he saw the flash OF ihe
lnme he concluded that the honaa was
nn fire. Saoingan AK, he chopped down
n big piece OF the scenery before hs
could be stopped.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-02

A COUPLE OF ostriches in II California
200 got into u fight recently, during
which they knocked the fence down, ana
ran over crowd Of school children, in.
iuriDg several Of them severely.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-02
Boots and Buyers in Maine.

A few frosty mornings and little mua
have co-opcrated in starting a demand
for cowhide boots, which have played
such an entertaining role in Maine poll
tics for three or four years. The fact is
the shoe dealers recognize no such thing
as n cowhidc boot nowadays. Every
thing is called "kip' whether it came
from heifor, cow, OK or bun. A hoot
which would be called cowhido III old
fashioned parlance sells at $500 to $3
Der pair this fall. A good pair Of kip
boots, handmade, may be bought for
50. so a pair. Split-leather boots sell for
50. The rural trade demands a hand
made boot, and the result is that most
manufacturers stamp their boots "Sided
by hand" When man buys pair OF
kip boots in the fall he expects to- get
something which will "wcar him" TIL
after planting in the spring and through
the early blowing next fall. lie IS gener-
ollv anxious to know whether they nre
"hot-liduor tanned OF col1.l liquortanned," ="
and if they are made of "Sonthem
hides or slaughter hides. 10 cllnch a
trade tho dealer has TO usually "throw
in" n set of heel irons. Lumbermcn and
woolchoppers have adopted wool boots
and rum-rubber covers, almost eXclu-
siyely, The boots and rubbers cost $3 a
mir this yeal-50 cents advance of last
years price. Very few moccasins are
now used in New England. .-Le,ciston
| ,HlRyHdc.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-02

FRENcH policemen in Paris are paid
rewards Of from one to five dollars for
making arrests and capturing offenders,
and the Minister Of Justice has decided
10 increase these by one Third.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-02

MALARIA affects by preference low and
moist localities. As such localities are
the natural abode Of mosquitoes, a sci.
eatifc gentleman asserts that malarial
Diseases are produced by the bites OF
tlpge inqpciq
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-02

Tn; sc5icty for the Preservation OF
the Irish Language has made II report
which shows that ut the beginning oi
the present century there were not more
than 400 persons who could read and
write Irish, while at present $50 OOO
speak the old language. This nearly
equals tho Numbcr of Welsh speaking
npnnle.