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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-16
Rugs.

Now that it is tho fashion ia dispense
with carpets and the use of rugs substI-
tuted, the following homemade ones
might be found useful in small bei.
chamber, Instead of the Persian and
other expensive bought kinds. OF
course the floor should he painted, oiled,
or have mating. For II room that IA
used simply to sleep in, nothing can he
nicer, us they can bc taken up amt
shaken without any trouble, and ono
can breathe without feeling that they
are inhaling dust from carpets at every
inspiration.
Very handsome rugs can be made OF
burlap canvas mt small cost. The pieco
of canvas must be fastened to II stout
frame of the desired size for the rug, and
then narrow strips Of red, green and
gray flannel can be "drawn in, in any
pattern desired. Tho border should be
Of solid color-gray is the prettiest, and
is n neat finish. Loops must be lett on
tho surface and the whole carefully
trimmed off when the pattern Is conf
plete. ,ons.
If one wishes to have more exPens'
i've rug and purchase the material, iurh,
ish toweling will be found capaoie or
oroat m ornamentation. Pieces Of cloth or
SSelvet can be cut into leaves from ore
tonne and stitched on. 1t is not best to
emf each leaf separately, for the effect Is
better if large cluster is laid on, and
veins made in the leaves OF bright, heavy
silk.
A cheap, common table cover mgen-
ious fingers can make by taking gray
canton flannel and cutting the cloth
large enough to cover the table and
form deep drapery. Then procure
some red velveteen or canton flannel
and cut out the leaves Of 0 rose or othel
flower, place them in shape around tn
edge and overcast the edges with silk
The stem or foliage may be cut OF som
green velveteen similarly treated, an
then the veins and hearts may be worke
With light-brown crewels.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-16
TIE WRITER OF "HOME, SWEET
HOME"


a stranger in London, all frlendlcss, alone;
he walked through tho city, raheedcd, un.
known;
The lights of the houses sbano forth on hi,
face, ~
There were thousands of homes but for him
hAweary and hungry, dlsheartcncd and sad,
inc tline mad been long since his spirit was
And he sat on the steps at n nobleman's door.
ana lor solace he sang the refrain DER ami
Home, Home, sweet, sweet Home.
DC u ever so humblc, there's no place like
ilc had not Il shilling to pay for a bed,
When he wrote what In luxury many have
said:
" Mid pleasures and palaces though wo may
roam,
De it ever so humble, there's no place like
The words full of cheer from his sorrowswere
wTlng,
He sighed, what in thankfulncss others have
sung:
e charm from the skies seems to hallowus
Which, seek thro' the world, is not met with
elsewhere:
Home, Home, sweet, sweet Home,
DC 1t ever SO humble, there's no place like
Home"
Old London looked fair to his eyes growing
dim,
But the lights of the city no welcome gave
him.
" An exile from home, splcndor dazzles in
vain,
Oh, give me my lowly thatchcd cottage
ngun;"
>o sang the poor stranger, aud went on his
way.
But millions Of voices hnyc sung since TINT
day:
'1hc birds singing gaily that camo ut my
cell,
Give these, and the peace OF mind, dearcr than
Home Home, sweet, sweet Home,
lie 1t ever so humble there's no place like
Home"
Did II need that one heart thro' deep anguish
- should learn
That others the truth might more swiftly dis.
Germ
4 triumph of love by the singer was won,
Our homes are the dcarcr for him who had
none,
We weep for the exile that longcd for Il home,
And yet was compelled rs Il wandcrcr TO
But he had sOmo rapture 10 banish his pain,
As he heard In all lnnds the familiar refrain:
Home Home, sweet sweet Home,
be It ever so humble, there's no place like
Home"
But the toll and tho sorrow are over at last,
And the journeys and loneliness things of the
past;
America finds him with honor grave.
And England above him the laurel would
wnVc;
IN all climcs and countries the man has his
fame,
And Old men and children are speaking his
name.
But the best of nll is he no longer shall roam,
The homeless, tired stranger at length Is at
Home
"IiOmc, Home, sweet, sweet Home,
BE II ever so humble, there's no place like
Home"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-16

A son of General Robt. f. Lee, the
noted southern leader during the civil
war, is the president of an educatio nal
institution at Lex ington, Va, and the
desire and taste to aid in the solid and
di.ciplning of the post-bellum genera
ton in the South of which this is an
example, has many other illustrations
One of Lees staff, Maj, Mcclellan, i
similarly situated at Lexington, KY, at
the Sayle Female Institute, and Gener-
al Kirby Smh!, is a member of the fac
ulty of the University of the South, al
Sewanee, Tenn; Gen. j. f. b. Stuart
widow controls an Episcopal school IL
Staunton, Va.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-16

THE career of female lawyers has not
been extraordinarily brilliant in this
country. They seem unable to resist
the temptation of "sassing" the Judge
w en- that AUTHORITY overrules them.
Kate Kane of Milwaukee, who last week
threw a glass of water in the judges
face, because he assigned another law
yer to thedefense of burglar, appeared
to think herself governed by sanitary
rather than personal motives, because
she remarked as she threw it: "Take
that, you dirty dog" She adorned him
with other choice names, and was taken
bowling out of the courtroom, declar-
ing she would rot in Jail before she
would contribute her fine to the courts
treasury. She insists that the Judge mas
been trying to drive her from practicins
lin his court. He seems to have Succee1
ed--for thirty days at any rate-uhIeN
she pays her fine
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-16

IT appears that British capital is
about to be invested in American land
to large amount. A son of an NJ, P,
who now is visiting this country for the
purpose of buying land, says that there
il an enormous amount of capital lying
idle in England, and that syndicates
have been formed to invest in this coun-
try. Among those investing are Barring
Bros, the bankers, Mr.. LabOuchere, Of
Truth, Sir Thomas Brassey, civil lord oI
the admiralty, and many of the bank
ing houses and numbers of large country
landlords as well as members of parlia
ment.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-16
DO Birds Bury Their Dead?

You aro all fumiliar.with the story Of
"Thc Babes in the Wood" and remem-
her how the robins, finding the babes
lying dead, side Wy side, covered their
little forms with leaves, wrapping them
in windmg-sheet Of natures own pro-
viding.
Did You over ask the question, "Do
birls bury their own dead 2
Let me tell you an incident that came
from an eyewitness of what | relate.
In tree near an old.fashioned farm
house, way up in Vermont, two robins
built their nest. A lady watched them
day by day as tl>Sg 5iodgk5 stnaws, a bi
of cotton or thread, and weaved then
deitly in, to form their summer home
One morning she found three blue
speckled eggs in the nest, and, on an
other, three tiny little birds Ill their
place. How busy the father and mother
birds were, providing for Their wants
and how prettily and tenderly they cared
for them
When they were large enough, they
gave them lessons in flying, and herein
Comes the point of my story. Wine
they were trying their wings, one d@y,
cat caught one, and, before inc lauy
could rescue it, it was injured peychu
recovery. She put the poor trembling
little creature back III It's nest, aud lett
it there for the mother-blrd to nurse
back to life if possible.
II was of no use. The cats cruel
claws and sharp teeth had done their
work, and their victim died. A few days
after, the lady, seeing and hearing moth
ing Of the other birds, went to the nest
and found they had built n thatche'
roof over the poor little bird, and ther
he lay on his back, with his claws stick
ing UP through the straws. They ha
buried their dead and deserted the nes'
YOUTHS CompaniOn.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-16

PROF. SPENCER BAIRD, OF the Nation
al Museum, has acknowledged to Cen
eral Superintendent Kimhall, OF the
Life.saving Service, the receipt OF re-
markable specimen of the whale family
which wa, captured off the New Jersey
coast by Lifc-saving crew several days
AGO. Prof. Baird says the porpoise
proves to represent a species never be-
fore seen in the United States 1t
belongs to group of small sperm whales
characterized by the absence of perma-
nent teeth in the upper jaw. Its pro-
iecting head and general appearance arc
not unlike the sperm whale, although
in miniature, this specimen being abou
nine feet in length. 1t is now bein'
cast in plaster for exhibition at the Ma
tional Museum.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-16
The Pay Of BOOk.keeners.

In this city, where business ia widely
extended, book-keeper who has his
employers confidence can keep the lat.
ter continually blinded in points OF great
importance. The merchant will inquire,
"How much money have we in the bank,
Mr.. Brown?" Mr.. Brown will reply
generally in q correct manner; but he
may, by ingeniously altering figures,
make delusive show. 1t is said that
"fgures will not lie" Naturally speak
ing they will not, but in the hands Of n
skillful accountant they may be made to
do so in very surprising manner. Tho
book keeper McGutchen, of the Ocean
Bank, succeeded in robbing that institu-
ton of $685. before detection, while
the book-keeper Leverich, OF the CITY |
Bank, obtained $i00, 900 Of that institu,,
ton. This, however, was an unusual
haul, and will not soon be equalled, but
itshows what can be done. III lack oi
pay could be urged in extenuation, the
book-keeper would have powerful plea.
This is always small i'll proportion to tho
work required. They are not aud never
will be paid more than enough to exc out
hard living, Some who have an unu-
sually laborious and responsible position
may get what is called high salary
say s., 900; but such instances are very
rare, ard you can hire expert hands at
81. 500. The hardest worked book-keeper
ever knew got only $1,000, and his
labors nearly occasioned blindness. He
had vory extensive set Of books, and
his neat hand and immense columns OF
figures were matters of admiration, but
it was killing work In large houses the
book-keeper is occupied chiefly with the
ledger, aud has enough to do to attend
to "posting accounts" and keeping the
books balanced. He will have his
monthly balance sheet commonly called
"trial balance, ready by the first OF
the month, and the accurate balance
between the debit and credit side VIII
prove that the ledger has been kept cor
rectly. If an error, even of only dime,
appear, it must be discovered at how,
ever great cost of time and study. and
I have known book.keeper to spend
three days looking up just such an item;
Hence the work requires great care and
an habitual exactness in figures. -Neu
York Letter.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-16

SOME of the best English Jockeys are
women daughters of farmers, Or of
country squires, who have lost their for.
tunes. They have been accustomed to
ride to hounds from their childhood,
are perfectly fearless, and their light
weight in the saddle makes them desira-
ble as jockeys.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-16

THE Farnham type-settlng machine
has been on public exhibition in the
Goodwin block on Haynes street, Hart
ford, Conn.,, and attracted immense
crowds. It both sets and distri butes
tyre, and, it is claimed, can do the
work Of FIVE compositors. A syndicate
Of Connecticut capitalists have pur-
chased the patent, and will soon take
measures to bring the machine into
practical use.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-16

A LAD in Georgia was arrested as "
suspected murderer, and to escape tlo
callows established an abb Dy pro.
Sucing the watch which he had stolen ,.h. AZ
y certain time and place. That brought
him in unpleasant proximity to the
peniteniiary, and to dodge that issue no
pproved that he had escaped from tho
Iunatio asylum, aud WIS returned to hia
old quarters, -- -s-.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-16
A bill has been favorably reported in

A bill has been favorably reported in
the New York Legislature, compelling
all makers, proprietors anu yenders Of
medicel preparations "afecting the hu-
man or animal body" to place upon the
label full and true statement of the
Ingredients of which it il composed.
The sale of all medicines without such
label is made misdemeanor. If passed,
the law will be what the Yankee deacons
cali very "s'archin'."
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-16

IT is reported that one Of the largest
amounts ever granted in any country as
compensation for a railroad accident to
one person was recently given in Scot
land to an engineer. The loss of foot
was compensated by fs,25O or Sal, ,25O,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-16

THE number of graduates from West
Point this year will not equal the vacan.
cies in the roll of Second Lieutenants in
the army, and the deficiency will be SUP
piled from civil life.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-16
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

GEN. STRorHER, Consul General to
Mexico, reports general impetus in
mining and other public enterprises in
that country, the result of the rapidly
growing railway system.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-16

BosToN total abstinence people are
now excited against the Rev. DIR. Barloi
On On account of sermon of his on the evil
q q lntemperance. He took the ground
uat the war, as commonly waged, is
worse than useless. "Beer is not
wrong" he said; swine and ale are not
wrong; rum and whisky and brandy are
aOI wrong; nothing purely material
could be wrong. Insobriety, inordlnate
sen'lndulgence is wrong, be the fleshy
appetite for particular meat or drink what
may, and eating or drinking to excess
I'm. not the cause of prcAigacy, murder
Gelt, arson, house-breaking, or any
.ie' indecent assault, any more thar
pne fowl is the cause Of the flock Oh
urood DR.. Bartol's idea is to educate
man man That he will take to intellectual en-
pyMents, and thus lose his appetite TO
intoxicating beverages
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-16

When they build railway, the III, ms. !:
thing they do is to break ground. T,an mn,s
is often done with great Ceremony ~, inea y
thew break the shareholders. Ihis "
done without ceremony,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-16
York Lette

Evils OF Hor BRBAD.-There is no
law in this country to prevent the CON
sumption of hot bread than that OF com, J.,
mon sense, and unfortunately that is Il
dead letter as governing principle, IN
the lives of great many people. IhaI I!,I
hot bread. in nine cases out oil ten, VIII
produce dyspepsia, is no newly y-discoy-
cred fact, and this terrible result 10 sule a',
to follow the persistent indulgence Oh
the part of those whose pursuits are
quiet, indoor and sedentary. And yet
those who call themselves reformers-
tbe men and women who have given the
matter some thought-will continue t(
eat hot bread, as the sot continues t.
drink,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-16

,Da iaE II, complete independence Of man
ivy I WIS, wie, where property is concerned,
. nowhere carried to such point as
;Iuohg the Indians of Central Amer
@ ma, Every day the husband buys his
hi,s's hiOs irom his wife, who purchases from
NV NV material tog tho tabls, -.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-12-07
The Fast Secretary.

The San Francisco Post Of Tuesday
gives some additional facts in regard ia
young Jacobus, the d~efaulting Secretary
Of the Eureka Con: The ex-Secretary,
Percy Jacobus, received 9 salary of but
$3.50 per month. but, despite this, man
aged to keep q large establishment on
Jackson street, Oakland, have his tandem
teams, several servants, and to dress his
wife better than most m~illionaires. Jaco-
bus was Assistant Secretary under the late
W. W. Traylor, and on the latter's death,
in January last, succeeded him as Secretary.
Jacobus, through Mr.. Traylor's illness,
had beer virtually Secretary for several
months previous, and managed, by appro-
priating the Superintendent's drafts, to
steal some Sis, 900.
On becoming Secretary, the young swell,
it Is alleged, stole some $50 900 from the
assessment receipts. This large deficiency
and heavy assessments consequent upon
them caused Eastern stockholders to in
quire into the matter. The result wa dis.
satisfaction with the old Board and the
election of Q new body, with DR.. Mckenzie
as President. Investigations recently
made proved that Jacobus had appropri.
ated SIS, 500 since the induction into office
of the new Board. Abraham Halsey was
appointed Secretary, while Jacobus went
on . hunting expedition, but was found in
the San Joaquin Valley by one Of Morse's
detectives, who persuaded him to return.
Jacobus is q years of age, and has cut
quite a figure in San Francisco and Oak
land society.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-12-07
Editorial Trials.

Brother Davis OF the White Pine News
took a trip to Hamilton, week before last,
and didn't connect with the return steamer
for Cherry Greek. So that, though full OF
items, his psper missed a week, and the
editor had ito preserve his news for the
next issue. On the principle that misery
likes company he may find pleasure in
reading the following paragraph which
tells Of q -down-East editor who likewise
slipped . week:
All this Fall the editor has been afflicted
with a cold, which, settling on his lungs
and p~ermeating his bones, has bunged him
up completely. However, he has worked
right along, sometimes when he felt unable
to drive his pencil. The cold and
overwork and matters of business in
Boston induced him last week to take
couple of days from editorial tasks. the
first vacation for over two years. He went
to the Hub, caught more cold, and, com.
ing home, was obliged to succumb to the
inevitable and, instead Of getting out the
Independent, go to bed and indulge in the
gay and festive mustard plaster, psragoric,
soaked feet, and the other charming &C.
complishments Of q fit Of sickness. The
Independent thus has skipped an issue,
and both advertising and subscriptions
thereby are due one week later.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-12-07

Sheriff Sweeney has been on the sick list
for several days, and is still confined to his
house..
Mrs. J.. Hazen, mother-in-law Of Judge
klves, returned from San Francisco last
night.
Mrs. Col. Perry has completed another
oil painting. 1t is executed naturally and
represents . pretty home scene.
The Centennial Guard have decided to
give q ball on New Years eve at the Ruby
Hill Miners Union Hall. They intend
making it 9 grand affair.
A letter was received here yesterday
stating that the condition Of little Maud
Rives had improved. This will be well
come news to her numerous friends.
In response to an inquiry by the Austin
Reveille why Mr.. Powning was not elected
TO Congress last Fall, the General aptly
replies, that ii was because he did not get
votes enough.
The Truth of the Matter.
Ed. SENTINEL: / only desire q few words
to reply to the Leaders article, but par.
ticularly in answer to Mr.. Penrose's quo.
tation OF my remarks. They are not mine,
but his own. I did say, in effect, that ]
thought, taking everything into consider.
ton, our resolution WAS somewhat strict,
and would try and obtain Q compromise.
This compromise, made Monday afternoon,
was taken at Mr.. Penrose's own dictation.
The Union drew up q resolution to please
his desire, exactly, and then Mr.. Penrose
went back on his own proposition. / did
not say the Union was wrong, but that it
had q right to do as the majority pleased.
I did not say the SENTINEL printers were
running the Union, but exactly the re-
verse. / did not ask our local Union to
allow me to work in the Leader Office.
1t would take up too much Of your space,
Mr.. Editor, to put Mr.. Penrose Alright on
his many other untruthful assertions in
last evenings Leader.
/ merely say this in defense Of myself.
I do not, and never have, spoken for the
Union. What the Union says is signed by
the President and Secretary, and accom-
panied by the seal Of our organization.
IVES. B. GEORGE.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-12-07
District Court.

In the Sixth judicial District Court,
Judge R. R. Bigelow, OF the Fourth Dis.
tsict presiding for Judge Rives, the fol.
lowing business was transacted yesterday:
Spencer ct al. vs.. N. G. Catlin ct al
Judgment in favor Of plaintiff in accord
ance with the findings OF facts and con.
illusions Of law to be hereinafter filed.
White Pine County Bank vs.. R. Sadler-
Demurrer overruled; plaintiff given 5 DAYS
in which to file amended complaint, and
defendant given 20 days thereafter in
which to answer.
State OF Nevada VS.. Smith and AIRING.
toh- Defendant ~withdraws his plea hereto.
fore entered Of not guilty, and enters the
plea denying the truth OF the accusation.
State OF Nevada vs.. Pietro Curto-Sen.
Nnce OF 8 years at the State Prison for
n~anslaughter; motion for new trial was
Serruled.
state OF Nevada vs. VIM. Arlington and
!. Smith-Counsel for defendant AIRING
0n moved the Court to have separate
WAS Is soon as possible; motion taken
under Amusement.
o'clock, A. NJ, ~
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-12-07

San Francisco Exchange: The Virgins
City papers have at last something to talk
about, to wit: Treasurer Nevin's assault
on A. L. Edwards. The Enterprise goes
for Nevin, who insinuated that the editor
of that paper, Col. Shaw, has . wound in
the back. The Colonel's reply ia that
''the penetration Of modern firearms is so
great that q bullet from an army gun, if ii
gets the right angle is very apt to tear its
way through the frsil flesh Of man, and
find an exit somewhere behind" Editor
Sam Davis Of the Carson Appeal filings
himself into the fight, and declares that
the wound now borne by Col. Shaw is
an honorable one, received in front.
1.-The bullet passed clear through his
body" says Mr.. Davis, ''and came out
alongside the spine, tearing away q piece
of flesh, nearly the size Of the hand" A
committee should now be appointed
to examine Colonel Shaw's wound, and de-
eide whether the bullet came from the
front or rear. 1t does not take much to
interest the Comstock these times. We
should like to see a big show under the
ground, in the discussion Of which the
editors wound and Mr.. Nevin's assault
would be completely forgotten.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-12-07
n

Under the proper head will be found the
notice of the death of Mrs. Eliza A. Will
son, wife of John A. Wilson. The de-
ceased had been sick for a long time with
a cancer which penetrated to the lungs.
Mr.. Wilson left here about two months
ago, to be with his wife in her last illness.
Mrs. Wilson. sister Of Gid. j. Scanland,
was we'll known in Eureka, having lived
here altogether some ten years. She was
an amiable and worthy lady, and her very
many friends in this community will hear
of her demise with sincere regret. She
leaves two little children, one boy about 4
and a girl about 8 years old. The burial
occurred at Normal, on Thanksgiving
Day.