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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-12-26
In A TwO-Acre Garden.

Now that this years working season IL
past am thinking over successes and
failures, and, while everything IS fresh
in mind, determining upon my line OF
action for next season. AMI, what is OF
more consequence, am writing 1T down
In my year book, where / can read 1t the
first thing next spring. Some things 1
am going TO do just as / did this year,
with the expectation of like success.
/ am going TO plaut sweet corn in
drills four feet apart, and thin the stalks
TO ten inches apart. This season my
corn patch gave me l25 ears to every
100 feet Of drill. This yield was at the
rate of 1880 ears TO the acre-more
than think possible Wy the hill system.
The advantages i'll case OF working the
crop are obvious. and the saving OF time
in planting aud plowiug is nearly 6o per
cent.
shall again plant my early peas on
the ground where my corn Is to be
planted later, putting the rows in the
middle OF the four-foot spaces OF the fll'
ture cornfeld. Peas ask little OF the
soil, and are gathered and of before the
corn needs the space. The vines may
be plowed in TO help the corn.
Another success which l hope to re-
peat WAS achieved by planting out late
cabbage in the patch OF onions grown
from sets. The onions were sold, IN
lunches for the most part, before the
cabbages wanted all the soil, and the
latter seem to be entirely free from the
attacks Of insects underground. If the
onions secured them this immunity, why
not put few sets III every cabbage hill
when the plants are set? The rows OF
onions were fifteen inches apart, and the
cabbage were set three feet apart III
every alternate row.
A partial failure of turnips in matur-
ING good roots seemed due to toe C.Cs~
planting. The distance apart was six
teen inches, and only the outside rows OF
the plot gave fine roots. On one siae
were the onions, which were smaller III
the row next to the turnips than In any
other. On the other side OF the turnips
were carrots, which did very well. l
shall, therefore, try two methods next
season /, planting the turnips in rows
twenty inches apart; 2, planting them
twenty -four inches apart with inter
mediate rows Of carrots. think the
latter plan will give the best return from
the area occupied. In all cases have
found it more profitable to use unoccu'
pied space between rows OF growing
crops, which require such space to be
saved for their use later in the season, IL
, raising some quick. growing crop, lk'
: spinach or radishes. Very little more
fertilizer is needed, and the cultivation
\ is not increased beyond the necessities o
t the main crop.
g Another scheme for increasing return
is that of dropping quick-growing bean
r where the vegetables have been gathere
:, for use. 1 plant twice n week unt
a there is no chance of ripening them b'
II fore frost. L then substitute fodd'
l. corn and get considerable stack frol
y my two-acre garden. - Rwat Ne
e Yorker.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-12-26

JAMES A. GARY, proprietor OF the Al
berton Mills, on the Patapsco, who is
largely interested in the Laurel Mills,
said The South for the past five or ten
wears has had mania for putting up
cotton mills. Then the improvements in
machinery are such that each spindle
will produce three times as many goods
as it could fifteen years ago. With the
exception of the skilled operatives, who
we're drawn from the Maryland mills, the
wages there are 25, 80, and even 5o per
cent lower than we pay, and the hours OF
labor are longer. Their operatives live
cheaply and know n thing Of the domes-
tic comforts which ours have. The
Southern mills are among the best IN
point of construction. The Southern
railroads make tariffs by which the mil
nroducts are carried North as sixth-clas'
Goods, while they charge the same good
node North and sent South first'class
Cotton goods from the mills at August'
and Columbus, Georgia. are carrie'
North for forty-eight cents a lMn'lre'
Wounds, but the same goods sent iron
tho North must pay $l.25. This is pro
,notior Of the South against Norther
ooronetition. The railroads claim tina
sn';',ht snJ' rather than send cars back fror
,ha South empty, In the thirty,hv
wears Of my business experience thin
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-12-26
To Cure Sleeplessness.

Druggists tell us that there is n
growing demand for various medicines
and preparations containing opiates in
one shape or another. People wreck
their nervous systems by injudicious
habits OF life, and the result is unsound
sleep, dyspepsia and countless other
evils. A little advice to such persons
may not be Qut of place. They should,
of course, be careful to abandon that
method of life which brings them into
physical disorder. Their complaint
may be fed by tobacco; narcotics
should be avoided. One cause of their
trouble may be that they take insult
ficient exercise. Perhaps they drink
too much tea or coffee, or eat too much
flesh meat There are thousand
practices allowed by convention which
are in themselves harmful and prcjudi-
cial to health.
The quantity of sleep may he i'm
proved by diminishing the length of
time spent in bed A hot shower bath
at bed time clcanscs the ski and pre-
disposes to sleep. Many toiling
business or literary man goes to bed
tired and worn out, only to toss from
one side to another. His brain is hot
and full of blood, while his feet are
cold. He thinks over again the thoughts
that have been engaging his attention
during the day, or does over again the
business TINT has called forth ms en-
ergies for twelve or sixteen hours past
His night il round of tossing to and
fro. Is there any wonder that, failing
to find out what Is the true and natural
remedy for his pains, he resorts tC
opiatcs, which he knows will give hin
Temporary relief?
There is one sure and safe way t.
remedy his pains. If, after leaving
work, he would take Il brisk walk of I
mile or two before going to bed, an'
then, after the walk, hold his head I'M
der stream of cold water, he would fin,
relief-that is, suppo-ing he does tli
when he is first troubled with slecplcs
nights. But, no; if he lives half
mile or more from his work he takes
car home, and, throwing off his clothe,
goes to bed AS quickly as possible.
| The want of balance between mentI
and physical labor is fruitful cause {
sleeplessness. Many business maj
whose duties keep him in an Office a
day, would improve his health grei
deal if he were to fit up his attic as
carpenter shop and spendan hour ther
in after supper. This, of course, woul
be beneficial only if he happened
have liking for mechanics; then |
would find his occupation afforded lii
amusement, mental occupation an
muscular effort in just the proper pr
portions. s.-Herdld of Health.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-12-26

THE hammerless gun is one OF lhe
latest fashions in firearms, and some
patterns are quite expensive. A hano-
some twelve gauge, seven-and-a-hail
pound gun can be had for 800. Ihe
barrel is ofthe finest Damascus steel, ana
the artist who engraves the lock-plates
receives q salary of $500 q year. Ihe
hammers are inclosed within the lock-
plates, and ore brought into cooking
position by the dropping OF the barrels
inopening the gun, an automatic device
at the same time locking the triggers SO
the gun cannot be discharged by pullin8
them until the little slide ls plisheo
forward. These guns are considered
quite safe, and it is predicted that they
will come into general use. Another
charge in gun fashions is the growing
popularity Of smaller gauge and hgn'e'
guns. The American cheap guns III
improving and sell readily over mpor'eo
guns of the same grade.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-12-26

the outlook at present is the least salts
factory have known. The warehouses
ire full Of goods, for which there is no
market except at prices that either would
shoS loss or no profit. Maryland cot
ton manufacturers have lost more by the
competition Of Southern mi Is than those
of any other State. We make the co lrso
goods which the South is making, and
feel the over-production most There
are too many spindles, and the spindles
increase more rapidly than the popula-
ton which is TO conbuhe the manufac.
tured products.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-12-26

bird street, s per cent; Broadway and
Seventh avenue, 12 (and IN extra diyi-
dend Of Q per cent On real estate sold),
Dry Dock Eas Broadway and Battery,
4; Forty-second street and Grand street
Ferry, l3; Third avenue, IT; Harlem
Bridge, Morrisania and Fordham, St +;
Second avenue, 10; Christopher and
Tenth street, 8; the Ninth avenue line
and the Houston, West street and
Pavonia Ferry paid expens o but no
dividends. The twelve roads carried in
the year 145, 100000 passengers or $685.
900 day.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-12-26

abig pearl, make brooch; diamond
horses galloping through q horse shoe,
and poodles leaping through hoops are
also in high favor for buckles and
brooches. A new idea in jewelry is
simply thin spot of gold SGT irregularly
with precious stones, asif bit of molten
gold had been dropped on the table and
then strewn over with emeralds and
rubies and diamonds. Black silver Jew
elry is also new.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-12-26
Manners and Customs Of the Last
Century.

The Philadelphia gentleman OF the
last century, if he were a man OF fash
ion or means, wore o three corncred
cooked hat heavily laced. His hair
was done up in a cue, and its natural
shade concealed by aprofuslon OF pow
der. His coat was light-colored, with
diminutive cape, marvelously long
back. and silver buttons engraved with
the letters of his name. His small
clothes came scarcely to the knees; his
long stockings were striped, his shoes
pointed and adorned With huge buck
les; his vest had flap pockets, his cuffs
were loaded with lead. ' When
he bowed to the damsels that passed
him, he took half the sidewalk as he
Aou7ished his cane and scraped his foot.
The historian proceeds to convince us
that the dress Of the lady, as she gravely
returned his salutation and courtesed
nearly to the earth, would seem no less
strange to us. "Those were the days of
gorgeous brocades and taffetas, luxu-
riantly displayed over cumbrous hoops,
which, fattened before and behind,
stood out for two feet on each side; of
tower-built hats, adorned with tall
feathers; of calash and muskmelon bon
nets, of high wooden heels fancifully
cut; of gowns without fronts; of fine
satin petticoats, and of implanted
teeth" 1t appears that in 1854 this
curious custom Of transferring teeth
from one woman's jaw to another had
been lately introduced in Philadelphia.
In an advertisement yet extant one La
Mayeur announces to his fair but pre-
sumably mature patrons, that his bust
ness is to transplant teeth, and that h,
has within the six months just preced
ing transplanted 1913; and he assure
those having front teeth for sale tina
he will give two guineas for every sount
one brought to him.-McMasterS' His
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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-12-26

THE manufacture Of paper pulp into
substitute for wood is attracting favorable
attention. It is believed that it will
prove much cheaper than wood, equally
rs durable and fully as good for fine
work. The paper board will take the
finest polish, as well as any tint, shade
or color. 1t may be made waterproof,
and can be marbleized and grained. In
the construction of buildings as roofing
material, in making bridal caskets or for
furniture purposes it is believed that pa
per lumber will, ere long, come into gen.
eral use.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-12-26

MARTIN LIHY sRLbs RAILWAY tickets
in the company's Office at Koppang Sta
ton, IN Norway, and he is an honest
clerk withal. Two Englishmen relate
that, on a certain day this year, they
bought two tickets of him for Ohristiania,
paying as they supposed the proper
fares. Three hours afterward the con.
ductor Of the train brought them dis
patch saying that they had paid two
kroner too much and should be repaid
that sum when the train stopped fol
dinner at Hamar. And this accordingly
vas done.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-12-26

FASHIONS in jewelry are now materlalis-
tic rather than decorative. The designers
seek models from every source. We find
pins, clasps, ear-drop, and brooches IN
the form Of saws. hammers, blow-plpes'
watering pots and shades. Whole scenes
reproduced in gold and precious stones
On golden roof two swallows in dia-
monds are shown building their nest
the head Of terrier in brilliant emerges
through the crevice of golden board III
pursuit Of a silver rat a couple Of kittens
in diamonds and emeralds playing Will
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-12-26
EDITORIAL NOTES.

SENATOR INGALLS, will soou introduce
a bill providing that any person who in
closes an acreage of public lands to which
be has no title shall be liable to fine OF
800 day for the time such inclosure is
maintained, and any person who OBJ
structs the passage Of another over or
through the public domain shall, for
every offense, pay the aggrieved person
$500.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-12-26

THouaHrnrss people will listen year e.
o,ter wear to the stale jokes OF the
ornyedigger, in Hamlet" and laugh at
thcm every time, knowing beforehand
sractlv s what the actor will say; but IL
noor negro minstrel comes along with
ioEes not more than half AZ old as those
of Shakespeare these same people will
;ck--Ne,D orleans Ptcdyune.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-12-26

THE Mormon church now embraces
President, twelve apostles, iifty-eight
patriarchs, 1886 sentinels, 3,153 high
priests. II, 900 choirs, 1,5OO bishops, and
4.4OO deacons. In Arizona there is a
membership of 2,262; in Idaho twice as
many, and missionaries are at work all
over Europe and the United States. The
time appears to be coming when the
Gentiles will have to hide their women
folk if they expect to keep up their pre-
sent domestic style.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-12-26

In England war taxes per capita
amount to $4.45, education to 75 cents;
in France the respective amounts are
IS. II and 33 cents; in Prussia 1888
and So cents; in Russia $2.45 and 8
cents; in Italy sl.S5 and 16 cents; in
Austria 81. 60 and 80 cents; in Switzer-
land 81. 16 and 81.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-12-26

FROM all accounts the synchron9us
multiple telegraph system is destined to
maugurate q marvellous revolution in
telegraphy. 1t is claimed that syn
chromium has been obtained between
distant rotating systems 30 absolute as to
secure their rotation for weeks at time
without a variation between the two OF
1000 of a second. The application of
this principle will divide On ordinary tele-
graph wire into number of electric cir
cults, each of which is entirely indepen-
dent of the others. The inventor of this
system is Patrick H. Delaney, New
Yorker, of Irish descent. The principle
carried out in his system is capable OF in
finite possibilities 1t renders certain the
practicability Of telesraphing by sound
and it is possible that the transfer OF OBJ
jects photographically by telegraph may
be realized.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-12-26

One of the largest sheep ranches in
America is on Santa Rosa Island, Cali
fornia. On this island of $4,000 acres
fully $4,000 sheep are kept. Last June
the wool clip from these sheep was
415,7 ,740 pounds, which sold for 27 cents
spound, bringing the owner 1912, ,349. so,
q clear profit of over $4,000. Even this
was low yield. -Four men keep the
ranch in order during the year, but i'll
shearing time an additional force is, Of
course, necessary. A shearer is paid five
cents clip, and S4 30 day is frequently
made by good hand The Santa Rosa
sheep require no herding, but two hun.
dred trained goats run with them, answer
ing all the purposes of shepherd dogs.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-12-26

DIR. YATES, of Shanghai, says the
Chinese pay 1854, $4,000 annually to
quiet the spirits of their ancestors,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-12-26

JULIA WARD HowE says: "Poor Pee,
pie cannot be kept out Of goo'l socieIy;; ~.
No, but they can be made mot ~ wy
uncomfortable while they are IL
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-12-26

KRUPP, the famous manufacturer Of
heavy ordnance, claims that he has sent
forth more than 10000 Of his terrible
engines of war. His pre.eminenceis due
to the fact that he first substituted steel
for iron in the manufacture of heavy
guns. He was also one of the first to per-
ceive that breach loading cannon would
completely take the pace of muzzle
leaders. Krupp's guns have been sold to
every country except England and the
United States. AT present Italy and
China are his best customers. His largest
gun is over fifty-fve feet in length,
and it is said that not single part of it
could be made in America, as we have
no means of hammering or working such
enormous masses of metal.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-03-18
CLAY COUNTY.

correspondence OF the Gazette.
Henrietta, March Ill. Is, Collins
and +. C.. Shoemaker are among the
late arrivals as guests of the National.
They will remain here and at Wichita
Falls during the cattle shipping sea
son.
II. A. Lewis, editor of the Wichita
Her0M was III the city yesterday. He
intends in the near future to locate III
New York city for the practice of his
profession, that of law. We wish him
unbounded success in his profession.
Ralph A. WE'LL, connected with the
editorial staff of the Hey0id was in the
city this week. We can say with inn
punity if II well developed mind and
experience in newspaper writing has
anything to do with It's success the
Hcrdld will certainly get there.
Miss ineH MaXey an accomplished
and pleasant Young lady of Wichita
| Valley was in the city few days this
week visiting friends.
Mrs. j. =. Cochran is carrying a
nice selected stock of millinery goods
in her newly finished store room oR
! the west side of the square.
j. n. Ozee has let the contract for a
fine dwelling in the west part of town.
We are glad to have such neighbors
and will extend hearty welcome.
Itsjust too awful bad that Henrietta
has such rooms of accommodation
One of the rooms used by the guests OF
the National blew over the other day
when the norther came, almost soaring
the inhabitants cut of what to do.
Commercial, men should have better
quarters. We will just have the mat
ter attended to ut once. Come again.
Messrs. Miller & Matthews of Dallas
intend TO open up large stock OF
machinery, plows, mowers, and reap
ers and wagons here in few days
Knowing them to be live energetic
gentlemen can assure them success.
The weather has not been spring-like
for the past two days. Something
else
We see nlenty--wel we will say
goodly number of ladies young and
older going and coming every day
but we can't know where from OF
where to, when we know these things
To be n fact we will be sure and tell tn,
GAZETTE; rs they are all admirers o
this welcome enterprise into theil
sanctum.
II. Gross, Galveston; j. A. Kemp
Clifton: y. a. Lewis, Wichita; Ralpi
\ Well and g. b. Bethel, Wichita
edward Hatch, U. $. army; VIM. III
Davidson, Hartford, Conn; A. ID
Goodenough, j.. w. 4, y. G. r.. r..
l.. w. Hart, wife and daughter, Ar
cher ID. c. Ramsey, Mt. Vernon, Ind.
q. t. Collins; Il. G. Shoemaker; Col
Jones, TT. Sill; Il. Il. Boiling, Dallas
J. NJ. Otlield and Jno. Matthews, bal
/, las, are the arrivals Mt the Nationa
l Hotel
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-03-18

that she will again visit our little city.
Mr.. VIII Ross is recovering rom
his recent Illness.
Mr.. w, Il. Dupree has an attack OF
measles.
Mr.. r.. B. Killough has gone on q
trip 10 Atlanta.
Miss Fannie strauss Of New York IS
on visit To Mrs. Ben Ettflson.
Mrs. Lusk, who has be.n spending
several weeks In San Antonio, has re-
turned home.
Mr.. A. Powers and wife have gone
to Monterey, Mexico.
Miss Laura Brush, of Austin, Is Wis
ting her sister, Mrs. G. w. White.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Orland left for
a trip 10 New York OH Sunday.
Mr.. Geo. w. Cleveland has gone for
a months rustication In st. Louis and
New York.
Judge John G.. West has received
the painful news from Columbia, :. G.,
of the death of Mr.. Lamar Stark,
brother OF Mrs. West.
At n recent banquet given in his
honor, Major John II. Herbert, super
intendent of the Waco compress, was
presented with handsome service OF
silver as testimonial of the apprecia.
ton entertained for him by the cotton
men of Waco.
Haverly's Merry War; opera com.
pany with Miss Dora Wiley rs stan
actress, played to good audiences on
Wednesday and Thursday nights The
"Black Crook is now here, and every
body Is going, or wants to go.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-03-18
AcRIcuLrURE IN TEXAS.

The recent heavy rains are makmg
corn planting and oat sowing i"''i0'
late Ennis Record.
The following patents were recently
granted to Texas inventors =. ~
Wilson. Rusk. horse detaeher; W. -
Craip, Courtney. corn-choppef.
4 scientific citizen of Johnson coun-
~ claims he has matured plan LOT
irrigating low lands in such u periect
manner rs to overcome the longest
drouths. Also to furnish the country
with pure lake water and plenty OF
fish.
There has been an unusually large
acreage of oats sown, and there seems
To be n prevailing sentiment among
our planters to have more home pro-
duce and less cotton the present year
Clifton Sentinel.
An exchange wants To know how
cattlemen can harmonize the two
conflicting statements. They say eat
tie are worth twenty dollars per head,
and only render them into the tax as
SCISSORS at eight dollars per head
Kaufman SIM.
a bill has passed the lower house
of the legislature increasing the pen
alties for violating the local option
law. Also bill Furnishing persons
for the wilfully or negligently setting
on fire prairies or woods.
The heavy rain of Monday impeded
! the work of farmers somewhat. But
the nice spring-likc weather since will
serve to bring up the seed already
planted. A great deal of corn was
/ planted last week and no doubt much
/ more will be planted during the re
mainder of his.-Betton Journal.
1t is to be deplored that, notwlth,
standing the many precautions taken
! to prevent and if possible exterminatt
cattle stealing that the crime is on the
! increase. Statistics show that double
the number of cattle were stolen during
! the past year over the proceeding one
- Wichita Herald.
Crop prospects are anything but flat
| tering. Cold rains are keeping Tho
( farmers from planting their crops
consequently they wear long faces
The ladies smile through their frown;
at the lateness of their gardens. Nege
tables that have been up for some time
seem to have the sulks. They stan'
still and don't grow, waiting fer th'
smiles of Uncle Sol.-Cor Cleoarn
Chronicle.
The citizens of the Wethersby neigh
borhood, three or four miles east o
Brenham, are seriously contemplate;
drawing up petition requesting L
b. Barnett, one of their neighbors, t.
move out on account of the example
he is setting them. He is noted TO
being the hardest worker in that sec
ton, and raises more corn and cottol
to the acre than any of them. Hi
products this year We're 30 bales o
cotton, corn, $50 bushels, and 50
bushels of oais.-BoRhdm Airo cate.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-03-18
HOOD COUNTY.

Correspondence OF the Gazette.
Thorp Springs, March l5.--Rev. DIR.
A. j. Martin died here at his residence
to-day at eleven O'Clock. He died of
pneumonia brought on by exposure
during rain ten days ago. He was a
learned divine, and his loss will be
deeply felt in various western commu-
mites, as well as here at his home. BY
his efforts the Presbyterian church
buildings at Mineral Wells and Cisco
were built last year
The Grandbury precinct voted again
yesterday on the whisliey question,
and again prohibition carried. Hood
county remains as firm as a rock in IA
vor of temperance, mainly on account
of her important school interests.