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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-31
An Irrigation Scheme.

The Los Angeles Herald says:-
The most gigantic irrigation enterprise
ever inaugurated in the State of Califor-
nia has been commenced in Fresno
county, the canal for which will be the
largest in the State, and fed by Kings
River. The water is intended to irri-
gate 10000, 600 acres of rich land, at
present barren through lack of water.
The source of supply of this canal will
be higher than any other debouching
from the same stream. It's dimensions
are rs follows: One hundred feet in
width at the bottom; levees, M average
of Is feet in height and 8 feet wide ut
the top, broad enough for wagon road.
The depth of the water is expected to be
five feet, with fall of IS inches
to the mile. The dam in the mountain
canon, whence the water viii be taken,
will be wonderful and permanent one.
1t il 25 feet high, 800 feet long, l40 feet
wide at the base and 25 feet wide on top.
It's rip-rapped on the inside with heavy
rock, and every precaution taken to
make it sufficiently strong to securely
hold the great weight of water that must
be supported. The water is led into the
canal from large headgate, constructed
OF heavy timber, 100 feet in width and
IS feet high. 1t is planked over so as
to make q bridge for heavy wagons and
has wings to protect it from the floods.
The canal is expected to carry 1900 Gu
bic feet of water per second.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-31
Puns and Punishment,

"Well, that's n ncc-looking man,"
said Justice Patterson, sarcastically, as
Joseph Slosser stood mp at the rail.
The prisoner looked Ms if he had had
hard season. His clothes were in rags,
his hair was matted over his eyes, his
hands and face wore black with dirt, and
he acknowledged that it was long time
since he had made home happy.
"The officer says you were drunk,
Joseph" continued the Court. as
that SOP"
"Spec' l was."
"What is your business"
"Confcctioner.
"What?" said the court, in astonish-
ment.
"Candy maker, yer Honor"
"Aren't you giving me tafiy?"
"No; I'm Il sweet one, / am"
eyes, you look like n sugar plum; you
will be in season about Christmas time.
guess you can go up where you will
keep. The rain might melt YOU"
"You can serve me better than that,
Judge. TO be candid"
"Stop that! / do that sort of thing
here myself. / feel it my duty to pre-.
serve you, as l did similar punster
last week. 1t will be sweet meet be-
tween you. They want coniectionei
on the island, too; so | guess III make
it three months. You will see mo
lasses-"
"Make it year, only send me out a
once" gasped the prisoner, and com
mitment for ninety days was laughingl.
signed by the Judge.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-31
"lIcr Little Serene Higlncss."

In letter from Robert J. Burdette,
at Nantucket, declining IN invitation to
lecture at Chautauqua, is simply told
the touching story of the favoritc humor-
st's home life, and Of his devotion to
the wife who hns inspired oil his work
and by her inspiration has made him
worldrenowned:
Seriously, and in all truth and sober
ness, | cannot come. Mrs. Burdettes
health-if the poor little sufferers COM
blnation of aches and pains and helpless
hess may be designated by such sar-
cstic appe'lation-has been steadily
aLing oil winter, and we have come
down to the sea-girt island to see if old
Ocean and its brcezes may do what the
doctors and mountains, and prairies
have failed to do. And here we are
waiting-'Her little serene Highness'
in utter helplessness, unable to stand
alone-for years she has been unable
10 walk-her helpless hands folded in
her lap. She must be dressed, and
carried about, cared for like q little
baby, suffering countless pains and
aches day and night, and cannot leave
her even for few days. No one at
Chautauqua will feel the disappoint-
ment rs we do, for we had planned to
80 there together. If she could go
with me I would be glad enough to
creep to Chautauqua on my knees. Her
life has been fountain Of strength to
me. In her long years I have never
seen the look of pain out Of her eyes,
and for more than half so long have
seen her sitting in patient helplessness,
and have never heard complaining
murmur from her lips, while she has
served as those who stand and wait,
never questioning and never doubling
the wisdom and goodness of the Father
|4 whose hand has been laid on her SO
heavily. The beautiful patience of her
lie has been constant rebuke to my
own npatienoe, and her sufferings
nave seen and known, and believed the
H love that knows no fear and the faith
| tLat knows no dOubt.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-31
GENERAL NEWS,

Ar the present time there are estima-
Ted to be, in the United States 4O,OOO,-
900 sheep, 40, 0OO,0 cattle and 20, ,OOO,-
400 horses. In two-thirds of the country
these animals require to be fed from
three to five months, and they will con-
sumo an aggregate of 10000, 900 tons,
which, at $5 per ton, represents the enor-
nous sum of s450,t0),OOo. rs not hay
therefore, king?
TEE sale OF liquor is now prohibited,
in whole or in part, in seventy -one coun-
ties in Georgia, leaving less than half of
the counties in which the sale is unre.
stricted. The last Legislature prohib-
tied the ,ale in nine counties more and
provided for elections in thirty others.
In jacksonville, Fla, the other day
one wall of store settled several inches
and the sidewalk fell in. Upon exami
nation it was discovered that rearly the
whole length of the foundation wall and
part of the front wall, and sidewalk, had
been wholly undermined by rats.
A BRIDGE over tho Miss ssippi river at
New Orleans, where the river is 2,4O0
feet wide, is projected. An engineer pro-
poses seven spans of 300 feet each, one
be draw. The piers arc to be creo-
oted piles, driven in clusters, and heav-
ly capped aud cased in iron. The depth
Of water will be no obstacle, as the piles
can be spliced. The estimated cost will
he $l3,0OO,O00.
DIR. BASIL MANLY, Of the Southern
Baptist theological seminary, in his ad-
dress before the educational convention
at Louisville, said that statistics proved
that the south before the war had more
colleges, college students and professors,
more academies and parochial schools
thar the north, only lacking free schools.
This, he said, was IN evidence that the |
south has always had n strong interest in
schools, and will not fail 10 manifest it |
now.
NBw ORLEANS States: Paso Del Norte
is $50 years old. 1t has one lore street |
exactly seven miles long. Its principal |
point Of interest is the Guadalupe Cath.
edral, which is over 300 years old, and
has had no repairs for at least 300 years.
1t has no pews, There is only piece Of
carpet spread in front of the altar, and
on this the worshippers kpeel one at
time. Generations have come and gone,
and nothing has b en- done to improve
this ancient town until now, when they !!
have begin the restoration of the Grand
Plaza. The Mexican Central railroad
depot is the only modern edifcc in the
place.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-31
A Business Melody.

There was n man in our town, and he
wos wondrous wise, for when he marked
his prices down he then did advertise.
And when he saw his trade increase;
with all his might and main he marked
still lower every price and advertised
again. ,, ~, -;
walls loudly swore, to see folks rush with
might and main to patronizo his ftore;
And while they sat in solitude and
saw him custom win, that man behind
the counter stood and raked the shekeis
And when he raked the shekels in,
and saw his fortune rising, he took
goodly lot of tin and kept on edvertis-
ing. 49,, ..
and demonstrate full plain the more one
pays for printers ink the greater is his
gain.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-31
ANOTHER KIND OF ROARING.

She had n little boy with her as she
sat down in the street car beside lazy
acquaintance and drawled out; ,
"Oh you don't know how glad am
to get home again. We were awayseVeh
weeks.
$50 long MS that?' ,,,
eyes. indeed. You don't know now
monotopous the roar Of the sea becomes
after week or two"
"I've heard SO" .,u.;,o
"Ma what sea are you talking
about ?" suddenly put in tho boy
"Hush, child. " :. :, ,ho
"But Uncle George lives up IN tn1
woods in Isabella county, and IL was W,
woods and mosquitoes and snakes, anu anu
such old beds and poor living that you
cried TO come home s.that the KIM
of roar you heard?" >, -, S,,o
The other lady was awful good. one 3l
looked out of the car window, ana pe-
ey can to talk about the weather.-Detro''
Free Press.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-31
UNDER THE SOD.

While fragrant aowory fingered May
Extends her hand to welcome June,
We come, with mourntul tread to-day,
10 claim this ever precious boon
VI Offering on each hallowed grave
Our loving tributes to the brave.
Oh, brothers, dead while side by side
We marched with you through scenes Of strife
AND gave your country all but life,
lon marched, and fought, and fell, and died
Dicd IN cause as old as time;
Diod in cause more scanned and SCARED
IN strife with cruelty and crime,
Than any veteran In tho guard
Of Tamerlane or Ghengis Khan
Dlod IN the war-worn cause Of man.
! zee gray hairs before me now,
Which had not lost their darker hue,
And burrows deep on many brow
Where Care has driven his plow share through
Where yet no mark of age were laid,
But for the haste which war has made.
I cannot tell the awful story.
Tho bleeding heart is still too sore
For bitter thoughts to journey o'er,
Zen though it feel the balm Of glory.
Their deeds shall shine, like jewels set
In Freedoms gittering colonet
But thow they fought and how they fell,
And, falling, died, let others tell,
Who, looking backward through the years,
Can read with eyes undimmed with tears,
And tell, with more than patriot pride,
Their children how their fathers died!
W. w. FINK.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-31
TRAVELLERS IN ARKANSAS.
Tho story that Was Told Them BY nm OLD
California Niner.

Here IL the substance Of the recital Of
the old California miner, made when
the four friends had bcen joined by sew
eral of the many miners who are pros
pecting in the Boston, Ozark, and
White River Mountains:
II owned mountain Of sulphur fifty
miles ont OF San Francisco, and was sup
plying California ut something undaf
the price OF the imported article. had
sure fortune. 1 knew that every one
ofmy teamsters had killed his man, and
that their leader was n noted desperate.
But they had given out that they were
going to work that route, and as l could
afford to pay their price ! deemedit pru-
dent to say nothing. At length, after
night In which they had filled them
selves with rum, their leader came into
my office, armed with two pistols in his
belt and said that the men had deter
mined to demand an increase of about
twenty-five per cent. He then said,
clapping his hands to his pistols, that
no other teamsters should run tlrat line.
knew | could not pay the increase and
undersell the importers; but without
betraying myself said in IN uncon-
cerned way, All well; go back to yom
hauling and load up for San Francisco
CATER the train had got well off
hastened to the Sheriff of the county.
Hurry down, he said, and see Jim
johnson. ten miles from here. He
knowns your teamstcrs, and they fear
him. He has killed his man, but in self
defence. He has a hundred horses, Just
thrown out OF employment and they'll
cat their heads off and ruin him. Get
him and his men to your place before
your tcamsters get back, and the instant
they see him they'll COVER
81 found it as the Sheriff had told me;
but Johnson required me to buy him out,
as he had debts to pay. promised
him the SIG, 600 that he demanded, and
two days later his teams and men were
Mt my place. My tcamsters were there
also There was blood on the moon.
After nights debauch the leader en-
tered my Office wanting to know the
meaning Of Johnsons presence. ! re-
piled that | had bought Johnson out,
and should thereafter do my own haul
ing. The leader returned to his men,
and was soon confronted by Johnson and
his teamsters. The desperate quailed
as Johnson babe him get out of that
ranch, saying, 1'll kill You the first man
if You are here NJ sunsetp
"rhcrc was n consultation, and then
one after another of the desperate team
stcrs came in to be paid off. They were
dumlomdcd when they saw that l had
tie money ready for them. l had also
two good pistols under my counter, and
johnson and his men right at hand like
wise ready for.thcm, They took their
money, and walked away. They van
ishcd that afternoon, but not long after
that they attacked Johnson's tcamsters
from ambush. johnson killed their
leader, and the rest fled.
"Wcll some months later, discoveries
nearer San Francisco made my sulphur
mountain worthless, and after several
fruitless efforts at compromise aban.
doned the place, and to-day the sulphur
mountain and the machinery stand there,
utterly abandoned. Moral: Keep out
of Mining. '-NeW York Sun.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-31
New Paper Stock.

The consumption Of paper Is now so
great that the supply OF rags for 10
manufacture cannot keep pace WIN tne
demand. Hence various other ma.en-
ais are being constantly impressed into
the service Of the paper mills with vary
ine success. NJ. Reynaud has found IN
thn Algcriau dwarf palm o valuable ad-
dition to these, and he ntilizes the whole
oi the plant except the roots, which are
reserved for fuel. The stalks and leaves
are treated with q special lye until the
fibre easily separates, after which it
passes between rollers, and is subjected
10 constant washings. The product is
finally tied into bundles for transport.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-31
AMERICAN FABLES.
Tho sleek Rni-Thc Two Citizens - The
Wagon Wheel.

From the Detroit Free Prcssl
A Rat who had grown lat and sleek and
nested undisturbcd in Peasants Corn
Crib was one day visited by the Badger,
who inquired:
GLOW long since you have had any
Cheese p
Cheese? Why, I haven't even smclt
the article for year 20
"Ah me but you mast be n curious
Rat not to help yours t TO cheese. /
wouldn't stand it single hour if were
i'll your boots You will never be n
happy Rat until you have cheese
After the Badger had gone the Rat got
TO thinking the matter over. He was
fat, content and safe, but now that Cheese
had been mentioned he felt that he mus
have taste. He left the corn-crib and
went nosing around until he discovered
apiece of Cheese hung to n wire. He
rushed for it, heard click, and turned
around to find himself in Il Trap and to
hear the Peasant call out:
"Ah here is another Rat who didn't
know enough to remain in the corn.
cribl"
MORAL
Let corn enough alone.
THE TWO CITIZENS.
A citizen, having painted the front of
his grocery, hung ont Il sign bearing the
word paint"
"Ah SO you have been painting?"
qucried the first man who came along.
eyes, sir"
'Is it fresh paint?"
at is"
"Will it rub OFF,
at will.
"Ah ycs-I sce-so it does" con-
tinucd the man, ns he rubbed his hand
over the boards and brought it away
covered with daub.
MORAL:
Never leave fcllow-mnn to find out
anything by rubbing his back against it.
THE WHEEL AND THE WAGON.
Upon an occasion one of the front
wheels Of wagon became sulky and OBJ
stinatc, and called out to the other parts
of the vehicle
81 am tired of being dragged around
as il had no mind of my own. As the
tongue bends must follow, and ] am
always behind it, | not only have
mind of my own, but unless can here
after run this business | shall refuse to
move"
The Driver of the vehicle thought the
matter over, and finally told the Wheel
to 60 ahead.
"The first thing shall do is to get
out Of the dust" replied the Wheel, and
it made for the grass. 1t next decided
that il was easier to travel in the meadow
than upon the highway, and it halked at
| every hill and rested so often that little
progress was made, and two of the other
wheels were finally crowded against the
bank and broken.
"Alas that did not know better p
sighed the Driver, as lie jumped down
TO contemplate the wreck. cone who
undertakes to steer II ship from the
cooks room will surely bring up on the
beach,"
A house whore tho head isn't boss
wobblcs as it runs.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-31
Death OF a Queer Being.

Death has just put an end, at the vii.
lage of Bois d Haine, in Belgium, to the
sufferings of strange being, Louise
Lateau, whose case has puzzled many q
doctor. She was called ella Stigma
tisee," the Catholics declaring that
every Friday blood flowed from wouna.
visible on her hands, her feet and ner
si,lo in remembrance Of the Crucinxuo,
| rho "miracle" attracted innumeraple
sieht-seers, whose contnou,lon' contributes, .,"a. "
suIlIcient to enable the practical snow
s'an 10 rebuild the little vallage church
and parsonage in most luxurious style
London 7ruA
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-31
A Determined hen.

California hen, while recently en-
gagged with her brood Of chickens in
Plowlng up n garden, was charged upon
y full-blown rat. The hen imme-
alately established herself as q Gordon
round ~, her flock and awaited the on
.,haught y whereupon the rat, somewhat
SSaecked y! by the bold front presented by
aa sns antagonist, crouched for moment,
Ia .l then made q dart for one Of the
SSa.cks' ~ In an instant the old hen opened
~ Tsf caCkle battery and commenced bat
~. ~; she flew at her enemy, and striking
S,a Sa with her bill, grabbed him by the
~ uack and threw him into the cir. Tie
"su a' came down with thump upon the
,. ,.Mk, hut before he could regain his
,,e' s1s tne hen repeated the performance,
~, sha Kept it up until the rat was only
- io'e 70 crawl away few feet and die
is,, asgrace. After contemplating hel
,a,len Toe for few moments the
srH Ssn called her brood around her ant
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-31
A Great Year for Pears.

"This is n remarkable year for pears"
said Washington Market fruit dealer
TO New York reporter. 81 have
never known them to be 80 abundant
and of such excellent quality. Pears
are fifty per cent. cheaper than they
were last year. The finest Bartletts
bring six dollars per barrel, while these
rough-loolsing pears Of the same variety
,ell for three dollars and fifty cents per
barrel. The appearance of fruit deter
mines its price more than anything
else. These pears, put up in neat-look-
ing baskets, and arranged with an eye
TO artistic effect, will sell for twenty-five
DER cent. more than they would Dring
IN ordinary baskets.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-31

dow. AT length she died, in the spring,
week or two before her sister had the
year before. Tho season wB u little
more advanced this year, and the apple
trees were blossomed ont further than
they were then. She died about ton
O'Clock in the morning. The day before
her niece had been called into tire room
by shrill cry of rapture from her:
"I've heard ii I've heard it |" she cried
"a faint sound o music. like tho dyin'
away Of a bell. "-Hurpcr's Bazar.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-31

SPEEDY JUSTICE. Mr.. Book
walter was in China he became ac-
quainted with q Judge who invited him
to nee case tried. The culprit was ar
raigned for larceny. Within thirty min
utes that Chinese court tried the prisoner,
convicted him, sentenced him to death;
took him out in an alley and cut bis head
of,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-31

ma, is Long Branch an awful dirty
,msS pMser why no, my child what
.d ,Ssae you think SOP" "Why here is Al
tSs'teattlsement :. that says that it is washed
" the tide twice a day"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-04-04

SOME of the BOss-wOrshipping McKin-
ley Republicans are talking of scratch
ing the MCKINLEY scratchers," whose
names may be found on the several tick
cts now before the people. Gentlemen,
in all kindness we suggest to you that
you go slow in this business. fhe In
dependent Republicans are looking a
little out" for this thing, and just SO
sure as you attempt it they will be more
than even with you. If you desire the
supremacy Of the Republican party in
Lexington township. be manly enough
to cOncede to your Republican neigh
bOrs the rights you claim for yourselves
Don't be led any longer by the silly sap
heads who have no interest in the party
and never support its nominees except
for a cOnsideratiOn.-Alliance Re
view, March Both.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-04-04

THE taking of depOsitiOns In the Wal
Mckinley contest was continued at
the law office Of Lynch, Day g. Lynch to-
day, and five votes cast for Wallace were
found Illegal. Frank Walters and James
Rigler, both Of this city, voted In the
wrong wards. Frank OFT also of this
city, voted, and he had never been nat
uralized. Martin Silk had not resided
long enough in the ward in which he
voted One Illegal vote was also shown
from Beach City. Several others will be
examined.-HepOsitOry.
The foregoing shows the usual un-
fairness and lack of candor. The leading
consideration in an election contest by a
deliberative body or by court of law Is
to ascertain the intention of the honest
voter and carry that out. Hence, In
Ohio, under our laws, incorrect spelling
is not fatal objection; and mere mis-
take, devoid of wrongful intent and re-
suit, will not affect the case. Thus far
in Canton but one illegal vote has been
found to help Mckinley, and that was
found after much and long searching.
In fact, one Of our police, tool of Nc
Kinley, has been al work on this busi-
ness for weeks, and this is all that this
fellow and many others have been able
to find. And yet the Mckinley organ
blows it's horn.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-04-04

ACCORDING to the National Car Build-
or, 100000 new railroad ties are used
every year for laying new track and re-
laying old. 1t estimates the average
life of ties at seven years, by which time
they become deeayed and worthless.
This immense consumption causes q
heavy drain on the stock CT suitable
timber, and efforts are already making
to devise some means of preventing a
scarcity In some quarters the catalpa,
which makes excellent ties, is cuItiva-
ted especially for the purpose. The sub
stitutiOn of iron for wood has also been
tried, but the main reliance seems to be
on processes Of treating wood 80 as to
prevent its decay. Thus lar the in
creased cost has prevented the general
use of any of the various processes.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-04-04

A STUBBORN contest has broken out
between Governor Butler, of Massachu-
setts, and the Council of that State.
Butler nominated Noah M. PlymptOn,
Chairman of the Democratic Executive
Committee, Insurance Commissioner,
but the Council refused to confirm. OF
course this opposition is purely factious.
There is but one Democrat in the Council
to seven Republicans; and this blOated
majority propose to make the chair Of a
Democratic Governor of Massachusetts,
anything but an easy one. 1t was right
and natural that Butler should have
nominated PlymptOn, and ever lover Of
fair play hopes he may prevail. If he
were anybody else but Butler we should
have our misgiVing for him. but as 1t is
we think the Massachusetts, Council
have bitten off more than they can mas
ticat0 f.