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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-01-10
Sex Of Eggs.

A correspondent Of tho London Jour-
xdlcf Horticulture says In reference to
this question -" Last winter nm old
poultry keeper told mo he could distin-
gnish the sex In eggs. l laughed at
him, and was none tho less skeptical
when he told me the following secret:-
Eggs with the DIR bladder on the center
OF the crown Of the egg will produce
ooukercls; those with tho bladder on
one side will produce pullets. Tho old
man was 50 certain Of the truth Of this
dogma, and his poultry yard 80 far con.
firmed II, that l determined to make
experiments upon II this year. / have
done so, carefully registering the air
bladder vertical or bladder on one side,
rejecting every ono In which II was not
decidedly ono or the other, as in some Il
was only very slightly out Of the center
Tho following Is the sult:-Fifty-eight
chickens were Matched, thrco arc dead,
eleven are yet too young to decide upon
their sex. OF the remaining forty-four
every ono has turned out true TO tho
old mans theory. This, OF course, NAV
DO an accidental coincidence, but | shall
certainly try the experiment again"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-01-10
A Shark Caught by n Clam.

Among the discoveries recently made
In tho great Dead Sea of tho West, ac-
cording to an exchange, were some d.
gantlc oyster shells more than six feet
long, each pair Of which once contained
an animal that the average boy could
not lift. To-day tho only really large
shell-ish Is of the clam family. 1t Is
named 7ritiaena 0iqdS, aSontemporary
tells us, and Is found in the Pacific
Ocean, the length of It's life being sixty
or seventy years. 1t grows imbedded
in tho coral and is fastened TO. the rocks
by q cord called the byssus, which is so
tough that IL can DO cut only with an
ax. The shells themselves are six feet
long. each valve weighing moro than
$50 pounds, while tho animal part often
weighs thirty or forty pounds. When
alive tho tridaena lies with It's great
valves aiar, capturing any food that
may pass within It's scalloped edges. A
shark was once caught in this way.
Swimming along in search of food, he
unwarily passed In the door OF tho great
CLAIMS house, his tail rudely striking
tho animal. Like q flash the tremend.
GUS jaws snapped together, squeezing
tho man-eater as II he were in viso
and rendering him utterly powerless.
AS the tide went down tho sharks head
appeared above water, dashlng about
and churning up the sea. The hubbub
attracted the attention of some thieves,
who soon captured both shark and clam.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-01-10
FIocks and Fleeces.

As there is no excellence without Ia
Dor, so the highest success in sheep fat
tening and wool growing, cannot be OK.
pected, ii the grower Is neglectfui OF
any part Of his duty. With regard to
feed, II is not sufficient that sheep have
merely ..plenty Of it, such as 1t Isl"
thew must have plenty Of the most suita-
BILE kind, to produce the best results.
Take our country over and we have
plenty of sheep, ''such as they are,
but in the matter Of well-bred and we'll
fed sheep, there is hardly more pow
erty.stricken community on the globe.
It Is not numbers. but quality which we
lack. To reach the grandest results we
must make the best use OF what we have,
by infusing purer blood into our flock.
We have the common sheep IN great
numbers, and now the thing to DC done
is to gradually but steadily and surely
raise The standard of excellence by the
infusion of some of the "blue blood
which so many OF our behlnd-the-tiine
breeders are wont to- consider rs only
suitable for "sristocratic" breeders who
pursue the business of breeding more
as pleasant pastime than q means
of multiplying dollars. Who has
not met with men who could not
afford well bred stockp And what prac-
teal breeder who has adopted the most
approved methods OF breeding and feed.
inc. considers that he can again afford
to take up the out-of-date ways and
means of mutton and wool growing.
The man who feels himself too poor 10
afford highly bred stock, may some day,
when he has bought wisdom by hard
experience, come to the conclusion that
he never had been able to afford any
other kind. The old popular notion
that only rich men are able to support
well.bred stock is being rapidly ey.
plodcd, however, as sensible people are
coming to the conclusion that poor men
are not able to stand the questionable
luxury of low grade stock. A very
common idea Is that the example Of
highly prosperous men is too extrava-
giant for those OF less means TO initiate,
but It is nevertheless true that such
doctrine is false. because men neve'
reach the highest success purely upof
their own merits and by their own man
agcment without exercising the very
best Judgment and employing the YER.
means which many who are unsuccess
full consider "tOO high toned" or cx
trayagant.-DroUer'S Journal.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-01-10
HOME AND FARM.

"A poultIce Of fresh tea leaves moist
ened with water will cure stye on tho
eyclid.
Black corn has been raised in Lv..
ingston County, N. Y. 1t Is described
as being as black as an African, as sweet
as sugar, and retains all the attributes
when cooked.
Bread Pie: Two cups of bread
crumbs, one cup Of water, one cup OF
sugar, one teaspoonfnl Of tartario acid,
and one teaspoonful of essence of lemon.
Boil together. Bake two crusts and
place mixture between.-1He House.
hold.
Indian Meal Cruel: Use the finest
and best quality of meal. Wet two
spoonfuls in cold water and beat till
there are no Jumps; then stir it into a
pint and a half of boiling water, and let
it boil half an hour, stirring constantly.
Season as liked best.-C0untry Gentle
man.
"A son OF Rev. J. r. Battle, of Thom-
asville, Ga, has won prize of twenty
dollars In gold offered by a Southern
agricultural paper to the boy under six
teen years of age who would report the
best yield of any crop on half acre OF
land. Master Battles crop was $50
bushels of sweet potatoes to the half
acre.
Fruit Cake: One egg, one cup of
sugar, one and q half cups of flour, half
cup Of butter, two-thirds of cup of
currants, one cup Of raisins, half tea
spoonful of baking powder, three tea
spoonfuls Of sour cream or milk, one
teaspoonful each of cinnamon, Glove,
and nutmeg in place OF baking powder
and sour milk you may use, If you
choose, two teaspoonfuls of yeast; in
this case it will not need to stand in tho
tin TO rise for an hour.-DetroI Post.
Ammonia is very useful in the
kitchen. A few drops mixed in the
water will take off any grease from
plates, dishes, etc., better than soda, and
does not injure the skin of the washer as
the constant use Of soda does. Ladies'
will find this q useful hint when they
find themselves in the capacity Of i'm
pr0nlptu maids-of-all. work. Sponges,
hair-brushcs, etc, are best cleaned with
diluted ammonia-in fact, it is very
useful thing for many purposes in the
house.-N Y, Herald.
"A nice addition to beef soup just
before sending TO the table is to drop in
poached eggs which have been cooked
in sailed water and neatly trimmed, one
for each person. Some add slices Of
lemon or yclks of hard boiled eggs, one
for each plate, just before sending to the
table. Bread dice is also a very nict
addition to soup and should be prepared
in the following manner: Cut bread in
to dice an inch square and fry hand
some brown in butter. They should bt
prepared several hours before Dime
and left near the fire to crisp and dry
Tile HOitSekeepcr.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-01-10
Digging The Panama Canal.

The largest dredging machine ever
constructed will he launched in this city
within n few weeks. This Immense
mud digger is one of the three being
constructed by Slaven Bros, of Caliior-
mia, at Pot,y's Island, for the Panama
Canal Company, the aggregate cost of
which will be over 100000. The one
now so near completion is 100 feet long,
60 feet wide, and Il feet deep. When
all the machinery is in place it will con-
tain $50 tons of iron. On each of the
three monster dredges there will be
eight separate engines, the pair Of high
pressure engines which run the dredge
being of 25O-horse power each. The
dredges are of II new patent and work
with n series of buckets on on endless
chain. There are eighteen of the buck
cts to each machine which can dig and
dispose of ,G20 cubic yards of diri in an
hour, or u combined capacity per hour
for the three drodges of 1850 cubic
yards. Thus in four months, working
twelve hours day, they would dig out
1920, 900 cubic feet, or a canal eighty
feet wide, twelve feet deep, and nearly
fifty miles long. After the dirt is
scooped up in the buckets it is run up
the long arm of the dredger fifteen or
twenty feet below. The hopper Is made
Of iron, and weighs five and half tons.
From the hopper the dirt Is forced by
machinery into and through huge
pipe, three feet in diameter and $50 long
to its place of deposit. The pipe has q
fall of eighteen feet, and to insure the
easy passage of the dirt through it, a
heavy stream of water is constantly
forced through. Tho stoppage in the
work of digging is never very
long. The drcdger rests upon
"spud" or pin, upon which ii can be re-
volvcd without stopping the dredging
buckets, thus enabling the operators to
dig from side to side at will. The ma
chinery for tho first dredger, which was
manufactured in California, is now here,
and Us soon as the hull is launched will
be placed on board. Before taking the
big digger to Aspinwall number of
preliminary tests will be made with it in
the Delaware River. Tho second
ureubcr VIII DO commenced rs soon rs
the first is launched, and work on tho
third will DO started "a soon as the Sec
ond is finished.
The Canal Construction and Banking
Company, of which the Messrs. Slayen
are agents, in addition to the building of
the dredgers, have contract with the
Panama Canal Company to dig out ten
miles of tho canal, for which they are to
be paid 100000. Mr.. L. Ward, who
is the Superintendent of Construction in
connection with the building of the
dredgers in this city, has just arrived
here from the Gsthmus of Panama, where
he has put up sixty-eight buildings along
tho route of the proposed canal in con-
nection with this S2,000,0O0 contract.
He says the work preparatory to the
commencement of digging out the great
canal is about finished. The canal COM
pany has so far spent about s20, 000, 900,
and he has no doubt that the canal will
be completed within the ten years speci-
fed by the engineers. There are, ho
states, about 5000 men at work.-Phil.
adelphia Record.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-01-10
How 10 SaY II.

Say ~ would rather walk" and not
81 had rather walk"
Say 81 doubt not but I shall, and not
81 don't doubt but ! shall"
Say "for you and me. and not "for
you and l."
Say whether be present or not, "
and not present or no"
Say "not that know, and not I" TINT
I know Of"
Say "return it to me-" and not "ro-
turn it back to me'
Say 81 seldom see him." and not
"that / seldom or ever see him."
Say "fewer friends" and not "less
friends
Say if mistake not" and not III
l am not mistaken"
Say "game is plentiful" and not
"game is plenty"
Say ~ am weak in comparison with
you," and not ito YOU"
Say ait rains very fast" and not
Every hard"
Say "in it's primitive sense" and not
primary sense"
Say che was noted for his violence. n
and not that he was man notorious
for violence"
Say "thus much is true" and not
"this much is true"
Say 81 lifted it" and not "I lifted il
up"
And last but not least, say II take
my paper and pay for il in advance"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-01-10
Economy on the Farm.

On the farm, and in all the various
details III rural and domestic life, pro-
dence and just economy Of time and
means are incumbent in an eminent de-
gree. The earth itself Is composed Of
atoms, and the most gigantic fortunes
consist of aggregated items, insignih-
cant in themselves, individually consid-
cred, but majestic when contemplated
in unity and as whole. In the man
aeement of farm, all needless exPend-
iture should be systematically avoided,
and the income made to exceed the out
lay as far as possible. Pecuniary en-
barrassment should always be regarded
as contingency of evil boding, and II
contended against with energy and per-
scvering fortitude, it must soon be over
come. Debt, with but little hope Of Its
removal, is milestone dragging us
down and crushing the life blood out OF
us. Be careful. therefore, in mourning
any pecuniary responsibility which does
not present clear deliverance with the
advantages which wise use Of 1t ought
always to insure.
A farmer who purchases q good farm
and can pay down one third OF tho price.
give mortgage for the other two
thirds, and possesses the heart and res
olution to work 1t faithfully and well,
enters upon the true path to success.
He will labor with the encouraging
knowledge that each days exertions
will lessen his indebtedness and bring
him nearer to the goal when he shall be-
disenthralled anil becomes freeholder
in its most cheering sense. But without
due economy in every department, in
the dwelling as well as In the barns and
in the fields, this gratifying achievement
may not be reached until late Ia life, or
may be indefinitely postponed. A pru-
dent oversight, therefore, over all the
operations Of farm,in order that every
thing may be done that ought to be done
and nothing be wasted, will exert pow.
crful influence in placing family on
tho high road to an early independence.
-Gcyjla0toUu Telegrlph.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-01-10
Sleep.

/. Blessings" exclaimed Sancho, ION
him that first invented sleep. II wraps
: man all round like cloak" II Is a
aehciou. moment ccrtainly--that of be.
ing well nestled In bed, and feeling
snat you shall drop gently 10 sloep'
The good y TO come, not past; The tbc
limbs have been Just tired enough to
, Ienaer ths remaining in one posture do.
ngnuui inc labor Of the day Is done.
A gentle failure Of the perceptions
como creeping over one--tho shirt oi
consciousness discngagcs itsclf mora
and more, with slow and hushlnr ds.
grees, like a mother dctaching her
hand from that OF her sleeping child;
che mind seems to have q balmy lid
closing over 1t like the eye; It's closing
its more closing-'tis closed The
mysterious spirit has gone to mako its
airy rounds. Leigh Hunt
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-01-10
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

From ten 10 twelve thousand tons
Of salt have been gathered along the
shores Of Great Salt Lake this season.
There Is large surplus Of common salt
left over from last year, and this caused
gathering Of q less amount than usual
The blood of crabs and other crus-
taceans has been proved by NJ. FREDERICK
TO have the same saline constitution and
the same strong and bitter taste as the
waters they inhabit. But the blood OF
sea fishes Is yory different. 1t has not
the same constitution as the water, and
thus shows marked superiority over
that OF crabs.
M. Gey, a French Psychologist, has
attempted TO answer by experiments
made upon himself the question: What
arc the effects OF intellectual work upon
the cerebral circulation? When he APP
piled himself to a subject which he had
q difficulty in understanding thoroughly
and had therefore TO concentrate all his
energies upon ii, the rhymth OF the
heart was far more accelerated than
when he took up some matter with
which he was well acquainted.
To copper or brass objects with Ill
yer without difficulty or loss of time, tho
following process is given: Mix two
parts Of chloride Of silver with twenty
parts of powdered cream Of tartar and
fifteen parts Of powdered common salt.
Moisten q suitable quantity OF the MKT
ure with water, and rub it with piece
Of blottng paper upon the metallic OBJ
icct, which must be thoroughly clean.
The latter is afterward rubbed with h
piece Of cotton upon which precipitated
chalk Ia busted, then washed with water,
and polished with dry cloth.-Prairie
Farmer.
"A cheap black paint or varnish for
iron work Is prepared as follows: Clear,
solid wood tar, ten pounds; lamp black
or mineral black, one and 0ne.half
pounds; oil Of turpentine, five and one
half quarts. The tar is first heated in Il
large iron pot to boiling, or nearly so,
and the heat is continued for about four
hours. The pot Is then removed from
the fire out Of doors, and while still
warm mot hoD the turpentine, mixed
with the black, is stirred in. II tho var
nish is too thick TO dry quickly, add
more turpentine. Benzine can be used
instead Of turpentine, but the results are
not as good. Asphaltum is preferable
to cheap tar.-ChicagO Times.
AT the Munich Electrical Exhibition
one Of the curiosities was q telephone
transmitting music performed at Ober-
Ammergau, over distance of sixty
three miles. AT the palace huge tele-
phonic arrangement brought over music
from the English Cafe, so that the
whole immense audience could hear the
pieces quite distinctly. But perhaps the
most significant exhibit was single
wire which conveyed electrical energy ;
distance of thirty-seven miles from tn,
coal mines Of Miesbach, where it wa
generated. This augurs future for tn,
economical use of labor which may hay,
far-reaching results.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-01-10
. s.,.,a,a n. medy for Lung Diseases

A spleu aid Re medy for Lung Diseases
DR. Rob't Newton, late Pfasident Of the Elec"o
College Of the CITY Of New York, and formerly q
Cincinnati, Ohio. used DR. VIM Halls B'issm very
:, sp,iysy In his practice, as many oil his patens
nov l,vius, and restored TO health by the use u
an, Invaluable medicine, can amply testify He
always said that 90 good remedy ought not 10 Do
considered merely as patent medicine bat INA. "
ought TO DO prescribed freely by every phyH''an
q sovereign remedy In all ca's' oil Lung d'eA'''.
II 1, sure cure for Consumption, an has no gun
tor all psctoraI complaints
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-01-10

Kentucky grows over ono third Cog
per cent of tho entire tobacco crop OF
tho country, and IS States supply 30
pounds out OF every 100 pounds grown;
y other states and Territories report a
small amount-togother only per cent.
The yield varies all tho way from ~
pounds per aero in North Carolina to
1,620 pounds per acre in Connect Gu,
In which State fertilizers are largely
used.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-01-10

Since the death OF Thurlow Weed,
Chauncey Morse. OF Canandaigua, is
said to BIO the senior printer in New
York State. Born in 1894. he became,
in 1911, an apprentice in the oil CO OF tho
Ontario RepoSitorH, at Canandaigua.
The lato Lewis II. Rodtield had entered
the same Office just four years before
Atterward Messrs. Morse and Redfield
were partners in publishing the Ontario
Register. Since 1921 Mr. Morse has
been connected with various newspa-
pers in various places. and has only re-
c. ntly returned to spend the late alter
noon Of his life's long day in Canandai-
qua. His faculties arc scarcely whit
impaired, andl his hoalth is hale and
hearty.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-01-10
New Haven tConn.) Unisn,

/, David Strouse, Of New Haven, Con.
necticut, was attacked with q severe
rheumatism in my right arm, hand and
foot, so that I walked with difficulty and
could hardly use my hand to eat with.
! used one bottle Of st. Jacobs Oil, rub.
bling well three times . day, and OBJ.
tanned instant relief and perfect cure.
DAVID SrRousB, Attorney.at.L a,p.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-01-10

Percy: "Are you asleep. Rosey"
Roscy, mo, Percy. Why" Percy;
IN tell you what l wish, Rosey."
Kosey' .'What do you wish, Pcrcy~
Percy: Il wish we kept q gooseberry
shop. and couldn't sell en-"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-01-10

Roucu on Rats" Clears out rats, mice nee
aies reaches, bed.bugs, ants. vermin' loc'
MOTHER SwAss WoRM SrnUr, TOT ieser-
IsbneSs restlessness, worms Tastoless' loc'
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-01-10

Some young Canadian boys met q
lynx and thought il was dog, and act.
ually tied q tin kettle to its tail and sent
it bowling into the woods.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-01-10

"A young girl OF the Sioux Nation
e described as chiefly remarkable for
her fine dark eyes Why not cali hor q
Black Eyed Sioux.thenp-Riasbnvgh
ghie6r0pk 49, 49,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-01-10

AN Ogdensburgn girl ate sixteen
average-sized apples in twenty minutes
on a wager.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-01-10

The British House Of Lords will NOT
last long IN its present form, according
70 the London zrukh, which says that Il
has only existed up to now became there
has has never been Q democratic House a
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-01-10

Correct your habits Of crooked walking by
using Lyons Patent Metallic Heel StifYeners
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-01-10

"A Mississippi man has discovered
that an excellent quality Of sugar can
be made from sweet potatoes.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-01-10

1T Is better TO hit tho nan on the
nc. ncaa 4 twice than it is to hit the nail on
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-01-10

KcIlinger's Imminent,
Applied TO the head relieves hesdisns' anu PFC
wants the hsir tsom falling out.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-01-10

Tho man who scissors on coupons
y tho genuine ''reyenue-cutter,n
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1883-11-10
LATE MARKET REPORT.
ST PAUL.

81 M
WHEAT-The week opens with the market steady
1t about Saturdays quotations., tie growing
strength Of the outside market still encouraging
holders to maintain their extreme position, not
withstanding the freer movement of wheat IN the
country. For spot No, l hard, a buying ofer OF
81 Oh was made: for December, $l,02: January,
81. D 8 MAY, $1.05. No. 2 hard, 96c bid.
CoRN-There continues to be a fair demand and
the market is about steady; No. 2 spot, November
and December is held at 48c: for No. 347c is
asked. The sales of one car Of No. 3 at 47c and
one car ditto at as iac were recorded.
OATS-The stock OF oats is still very limited, and
The market c~on.inues strong. Quotations.: No. 2
mixed. 2719c was bid, and 2Slac asked: November
and December, 29lsc bid; January. 2Sc bill; May.
3ll4c bid. No. 2 white, 2Sc bid and Soc asked.
One car of No. 2 mixed was sold at 2Siac: / car
No, 3 white az 29c and 2 cars No. 3 white at 27c.
MINNEAPOLIS.
CORN-Dull and nominal No. 2 was bid for at
46lhc, and 47l2c asked. October and November,
47c: year. 4Gc: condemned. 42@46c.
OATs-Quiet aud steady; holders asked 29c for
No. 2, white; No. 2 mixed, 28c bid: rejected 26
BARLEY-Unchanged at $50 for No. q; extra
No. 8, 4Sd50c: No. 3 aud rejected. 35@945c.
FLopR--Tbe market is steady and active; 0uots-
lions: Patepts, .S6@6.2 % straights. S., 25& 3 30:
a.3o: best low grades. 2.50G3: red dog. 81. rs.
o. 20. Boston quotations are asfollows: Mime
sofa patents. Sc. 9O@ 7. 90; strairbts, SO. 35@6. 20:
first bakers. So. 60@5.s5s red dog. $2.6OS2.75.
In bags.
MILWAUKEE M~ARKET-Flour. dull and dropping
Wheat. strong: 94c for November: 06i9c for
December: 97las for january: Corn, frmer; No.
3O0x SOFA; No. 2 white. Bic. Rye. higher; No. !.
SIC; No. 2, SEC. Barley. stronger; No. 2, Goa
60l4c Provisions steady; mess pork. $l0.55 for
November: &1l.35 for January. Prime steam lard.
$3.50 for November; So 40 for January, Butter
firm; 27@29 for creamery; 20a22 for dairy.
Cheese scarce and wanted at l2GI21tc- Eggs
firm at 23@24c- Receipts-Flour. $4,000 bbls;
wheat, 47.0O0 bu: barley. Al. 900 bu. Shipments
Flour. 1900 bbls; wheat, 1000 Blu; barley.
$4,000 bu.
CHICAGO MARKET-Fiour, ouiet and steady.
Wheat opened dull. but c.osed active. strong an l
higher: November. 9bc: Deeesnbef, 9o4Ua67 sc;
january. I~9gscg977sc: February, 9salc: May.
l.n47s: No. 2 spriag. 9ABcs No. 3 spring. STAG
nominal. active. and stronger, at A8MsG49c cash;
4ac November; d8c December: 47#94sc year:
47Me January: 49&819ssc May. Oats, nrm aud
fairy sesiya: 2Szsc cash and November; 2SAc
December: 28l4c year; 2S9509XS%c January;
1Xc May. Rye. quiet and steaey. - VI