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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-10
What Frightened a Diver.

"No. I was never frightened bu
once in my life, and you will laugh
when / tell toh how it happened. ]
have been in some mighty ticklish
places, as you know, but never knew
before what kind Of feeling it was to
have the cold chills run up my back
bone, making my teeth chatter thou
sand times minute and my knees knock
together like pair of drumsticks. y
Tie speaker WIS T. y, Wilson, the sub
marine diver. The occasion was when
he descended to find out what had
caused the wreck Of large lake steamer.
when reached fifty feet" he said,
81 began to feel the pressure considera-
bly,. But this was nothing, for | had
been below that depth q number of
times. Sixty feet, seventy, eighty /!
Great Cesar where was /? 1t was
darker than pitch, and | couldn't see an
inch before the glass in my helmet. I
thrust out my arms and touched some
thing cold and hard, which seemed to
be nll around me. At first / imagined
that / had gotten into big hole in some
way, hut Just what kind of hole /
couldn't say. | climbed up little, but
my cylindrical tomb still surrounded me.
I climbed ten or fifteen feet further
down, and it was the same. Stories Of
extinct species of immense and horrible
sea sopcnts that were still found in the
ocean began to float through my mind,
and felt my hair begin to rise little
as thought that possibly bad gotten
into one Of their dens.
"'By the shades Of my fathers, ]
n. rst get out Of here, said /, and 1
yanked that signal rope to come up for
all / was worth. Up 1 went, and when
| was pulled up on the scow and my
helmet taken off was met with loud
burst of laughter from every side.
What's the matter? asked !. trying to
look unconcerned. ooh, nothin', Tom,
except we guess yon got down the
smoke-stack by mistake, didn't you ?
said the other divers. / looked down at
myself, and sure enough, was caked
over with soot from head to foot. well,
yes 1 replied, that ladder fell in the
wrong place and didn't find it out till
/ had gotten down step or two. But
hand her up said /, bravcly, and VIC
will try it again. They suspected that
I was a little scared, l guess, but l tried
mighty hard TO make them think differ.
emily. SO, assuming an off.hand man.
ner, began the descent again. This
time | steercd clear of the smokc.stack
and accomplished the task that had beeI
assigned to me-"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-10
ChcWcd Goldfish.

"Would you like to buy some con
dcnscd codfsh?"
"What is condensed Goldfish p
The man opened box and showed {
preparation which he said was simpl,
ground Goldfish.
"What put it in your head to grind i
in this manner?"
"Well, was in the fish business
barely making enough to keep body anC
scr'l together, when friend came in anC
cl allcd me for not going into some othcl
business. He picked up big codiisl
scornfully and said
"'Now, that's pretty thing to offel
q man; it's just n mess of strings that no
body can chew
"And to chafl me still further, lie sale
IN sort Of iocular way:
"'You ought to hire boy to chew
that fish for yonr customers
~ got an idea from that, and bcfor,
night had grinding machine, an,
nextmorning Iput ont a sign 'Condense'
Goldfish Everybody wondered VIVA
that was, and most of them bought som
to try. 1t took like fire, and in less thai
u month / was clearing 35 dollars dn,
Oh that alone, and had dozen insteat
of one boy to do the chewing for m,
customers. 1t is n big business now.
am shipping it all over this country an,
am about to close arrangements for sup
plying the English market through
New York house. If that succeeds
can retire in five years with fortune
My friend is keeping the books for m
and says he is the inventor OF chewo
goldfish"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-10
The TclcgrapllIc Project.

II in said that tho latest scheme is for
tho Government TO purchase tho West.
crn Union and 60 into tho telegraphic
business as it is now in the postal bust.
ness. A Washington dispatch says that
Mr.. jay Gould intends to offer to give
up to the Government the whole of tho
Western Union property upon the basis
OF yearly payments IF tho surplus earn.
ings for twenty ycars to come. The pay
mcnt is to DO made in bonds or cash. n
the Government prefers. This new plan
would give the Government tho immc.
date possession ofthe lines for nothing,
since the yearly payments would consist
only OF tho money earned over and
above the expenses Of running the con.
Germ upon the basis of existing rates for
messages. 1t is by similar arrange.
ment that tho British Government pur.
chased tho telegraphs, and Gould secs
there very acceptable precedent. The
effort, il successful, would give him and
his associates in twenty years something
like $3.50, 900, 900, for the net earnings
are estimated at 81, 900, 900 u year. A
strong lobby is said to be getting ready
to carry out this scheme.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-10
Like a BOmbshclI 10 the Dog.

One evening while travelling in Spail
| reached solitary little inn. Close IL
the stove lay dog, warming itself il
comfort
What can You give me for dinner p
/ asked the landlady.
Some eggs, was her reply; and the
dog looked fixedly at me.
"Eggs2" repeated I. "That's poor
sustenance for man that has come thirty
miles on horseback. Have you nothing
better ?"
There's a bit Of bacon" SUGGESTED
the landlady; and the dog looked nj me-
more intently than ever. 'i'
I'm not passionately fond OF b,cor u
replied !, what else have you ?"
Santa Anna," cried the landladv ct
can give you chicken p
AT these words the dog iumped ~
dow. op'neo Win'
4 Good gracious p said L: "wbv Al.
word chicken was like a bombsbs,l ' 10
him." 'n'i 10
"Ah, smiled the hostess, otis becauss
10 turns the spit"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-10
AFTER A CYCLONE,
Phnbs Censins's Account Of the Rerent
Tornado In Minnesota.

Miss Phoebe Couzins visited Rochester
soon after the tornado and thus de-
scribes what she saw.
"The country, for many miles, is lai!
WASTE. Farmers crops and barns and
improvements are strewn in every direc'
ton, but the loss of life is not 80 great
as at Rochester, although the few that
are killed and wounded In the cotlntr,
are most horribly manglcd. Tie wife OF
one farmer, who was in the field, started
for the house, but failed to reach it.
She ran for stake in the field, but was
blown almost to pieces. The stake was
driven through her body, and her limbs
torn of so that they have not yet been
found. One young woman is so fearfully
mangled with ashes ground into her
flesh that she cannot live. A boy had
his spine 80 filed with nails that he will
die OF lockjaw. But the most frightful
of all scenes was that ut Rochester.
The scene in tho north part OF the city,
where stood 800 houses and n large
number of trees, bcggars description.
Not dwelling or tree remains. The
debris is piled up in huge masses, or
scattered over the plain in hopeless en-
tanglement. Cattle, horses and pigs lie
about dead in all manner Of attitudes.
One COW we saw had her head completely
blown from the body and the horns
sticking into her bowels. A horse tied
to tree was blown on his knees, and
his eyes in death bespoke the terror
which possessed him.
"The Hon. John Mccall, Of Winona,
was killed near his elevator. He had
started for the house, across the way,
but had evidently been caught in the
air and whipped on to the earth, for the
grass was swept clean where no was
found and every bone in his body was
broken. A long train Of grain cars was
thrown from the track and some of them
were pitched into the river beyond.
Among tl;o trees bordering the bed Of
the river all sorts of garments were fly.
ing from the limbs, and while we were
there the bodies of n woman and baby
were found. That hundreds were not
killed was marvellous. But the time
being seven in the evening and the storm
seen by everyone, men had gone home
to their families. and everyone had taker
refuge in the cellars. All who were
mangled or killed were those who hal
no cellars TO go to. In almost ever,
instance everyone saved was in the eel
lar.
"The most heartrending sight wa
the big hall with the houseless anC
homeless and killed and wounded. Nea
the door Of the hall, improviscd as
hospital, lay five children, all dreadful,
hurt, whose parents had both beer
killed. A sixth child, the baby, never
has been found. This sight moved tn
stoutest hearted to tears. Over fort,
were in hcre-men, women and children
in most pitable condition. On
cunning baby which reminded me o
Is little one, which no one claimed
with one of its eyes pnt out, lay an,
gazed with its one eye at every perso
who passed, with the most intelligcn
questioning look, MS il TO say:
"'WLat does all this mean? Can n
one find my mammal"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-10
COULDN'T OMIT THE KISSES.
Wasted Sweetness md What II Cost
a Trnin FnIl Of Passengers.

Yes, she was pretty and very charm
ing, and was the saucy possessor Of one
u the most kissablc li.tle mouths that
man ever set eyes on. There was no
doubt at all about that. She liked to
kiss and he kissed too. At least she dc.
monstratcd the fact to the perfect salts
faction Of n car full Of people. II all
happened in just the easiest way pos.
Slble. She and her Young lady com
panlon took seat in the forward part
oi n car on train that stood in one Of
the railroad stations of the Hub. Tho
train happened to bc m express, which
run ten miles ont Of the city before stop
ping, but Of this the young lady was
most charmngly ignorant. She laughed
and chattcj and chattcd aud laughed
with her companion IA if there were 70
such things M express trains, or at least
that they would stop at her own sweet
! will The warning bell struck, the en-
g'no backed into the depot, the man
with the signs shouted his monotonous.
| "All aboard" and the train was Off.
The conductor qnicklypu in an appear
ancc and was presented with n ticket
for town about mile ont Of the city.
"Wo don't stop there, miss don't
stop till We get to b. Express. you
see. You'll have to get offat NO. Moth
ing station Just this side of I-Qhe
place at which she wished to stop.
That's the best can do for you,' and
off he went. At first there were threat
cnings of slight April shower, but by
the time the "No-N Nothing" was reached
the clouds Ind vanished and the skies
were clear. Only an instant's stop is
ever made at this station, but the young
lady with the kissablc mouth seemed to
be in most bliDsful ignorance Of this fact.
To he sure she started off all right To
alight in good time, but when she had
reached the door she returned quickly,
rctraccd her steps, and in the most naive
manner imaginable, and, as if the whole
world were at her disposal, threw her
arm about her companions neck and be-
slowed upon her two crispy little good
by smocks. Then she trippcd through
the door and the train started. The
April showers came and likewise the
conductor. Ho was chivalrous man
and she pretty woman in tears. II
she had been homcly the result would
undoubtedly have been different, but M
it was the bell rope was rcsortcd to and
the train brought to n standstill. Pro-
fuse in her thanks, she alightcd, and
then M she started, womanlikc, she
turned and threw n kiss at her friend,
whose asxions face pccred at her from
the car window.
"Ycs," said the figure ficnd, who has
not grain of sentiment in him, "but
I'll wager fo'pcnce she never thought
how much that kiss cost. just see
here. These cars scat sixty people
apiece, there arc ten Of them and they
are nj full. That makes GOO people.
Wo were delayed one minute. That
makes COO minutes, or ten hours-a
whole working dry. Reckon it m M
you nrc mind to, there was money in
it, Thunderation All for kiss, too p
and the ficnd settled back in disgust
BOSTON GiObe.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-10

WHEN g young man becomes impatient
waiting half an hour for his girl, who
left the room with the remark that she
would "be ready in two minutes" he
should not manifest his uncasiness, but
let his mind revert to the stock of pa.
ticnce exhibited by the physician who
counted the holes or cells in the human
lungs and discovered that the whole
number was $4,000, 900. -Noristo,vn
Herald.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-10
spanish beauties.

i almost think, says newspaper cor.
respondent, that the finest beauty in
Saratoga this summer is Cuban OF
Spanish, and there are many of them.
They are worth watching in social in.
tercourse, having slight fire and more
affection. They roll of the Castillian
language like battle going on in a sea.
shell it comes from such lips, too, and
such lashes release the amber eye TO do
Its flashing and the noshils swell as il
they also ought to have eyelashes to
modify the transulence of their sensi.
bllity. Ihear that their beauty does not
wear. 1t wears on me from yesr TO
year. Some Of these maids are white ma
snow. You think they are going to talk
TO you in the Vermont or the Iowa
tongue, till suddenly they shoot out A
sentence which sounds like 30 hoto
poto, cas- ada tornado, bangr
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-10
canadian ISnznnr.

Mr.. John Osborne, Musical Bazaar,
Toronto, Canada, writes that his wife was
cured of rheumatism by the great pain
banisher, st. Jacobs OIL that he has
found it IN invaluable remedy for many
nilments.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-10

uo Inc penetrating qualities OF petroleum arc
W; wen known to those who have any knowledge ~
,.s properties at all, and that is what makes Il
49, w .aiu nm as hair producer. Carboline ia
oruue on deprived OF its odor and color.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-10

Dr. u. A. Davis, 200 Jorallum st., BROOKLYN.
says; physicians generally know no cure.for
rheumatism and Brights kidney disease. Dir.
Elillore Is the first to discover one. His Rheu-
-Gontaline realty cures boN.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-10

IF you are real man, then do real
mans work and say nothing about it,
and if you are only rooster, why, OF
course, you can't help growing at
nothing.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-10

The only scientific Iron Medicine that
does not produce headac' e. &C., but gives
10 the sys en- all the benefits OF ir with.
out its b d effects. is Downs lion B tters.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-10

Your Skin Cure is super-crceilent His
fast curing mNddughter's ring-,Dorrn, phich
had spread dN orer her body."-Mrs. T.. l..
D. Merriam, Blue Hill, Mass. Druggists
keep ii. 81 per package
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-10

A MAN urged, as one Of the reason
why girl should marry him, that he
mad a collection Of over four hundred
different kinds Of wood. She said IL II
was kindling wood she'd think about II.
Huntington Hatokeye, fe
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-10

BosToN girls who got lost in the wood,
in the White Mountains the other day
did not cry Help" but "Three ladies
in this direction are in urgent need Of
assistance"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-10

a, Gastrine. ..
All unpleasant feelings, the result of inter.
rnpted digestion, are speedily removed by
dAsrRINE. All druggists.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-10

It Is easy finding reasons why other people
should bc patient.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-10

CHAfrEn hands, face pimples and rough
skin cured BY using Juniper Tar Soap made
" Caswell, Hazard 4 Co., New York.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-10

A Russian proverb says: The devil lies hid
den where the water il stillest.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-10

oid truths are always new to us if thew
come with the smell of heaven upon them.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-10

Nething is 30 great an instance of i'll man.
nor ms fattery. If you fatter all the company
You please none. lfyou latter onyone or two
you ailront the rest .-ISwfti.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-10

Hungry and restless, that is what we all ara
Until He takes us up and feeds us.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-10

Disparage and depreciate no one; an insect
has feeling and an atom n shadow.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-10

hl me Scholastic scanolding falls as ruined
e"iice before the single word-Faith.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-10

LADIES' chldren'sboots & shoes cannot run
over IL Lyons Patent Heel Stiffcners are usod
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-10

OTTAWA, ILL. DIR. +. A. ) nurr, says
B'osn's Iron Bitttrs give entire sat STAG
tinnU
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-10

,n nes, satliied with doing well, leave others to
TAX OF You as they please. w
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-10

-. ah n FIRST DUDE. we believe, was Yam.
I N.e u nOne who went to town upon Q
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-10

To what Atrocities cannot that mind reach
which is impelled by savage ayarice? ''Seh
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-10

Front ROYAL, VA. DR.. g. II. Hill says:
"Brown'a Iron Bitiers seems TO give general
satisfaction. recommend it strongly"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-10

Dr. Bensons Celery and Chamomile Pills
are worth their weight in gold in nervous and
Nck hendnche. "-Dr. Schlichtar Rnltimore
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-10

PUEB codliver oil, fr,m selected livers on
the sea shore by Casweil, Hazard & CO., New
York, Absolutely pure and sweet Pa
tients who have once taken il prefer 1t 10
ali oiLeIs. Physicians declare it superior
10 all other oils.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-10

Sweep first before your own door, before you
sweep before your neighbours =
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-10

Wool batistes in checks and white
ana black mixtures will be much worn
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-10

A wise man is like a spring lock- always
more ready to shut than open.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-10

%70A WEEK. sl2 day at home easily made
VI hoo'tl1 OUTFIT free Address Trus Co. Aurusta Ma
A GENTS WANTED for tho Best and Fastest selling
~ Pictorial Books and Bibles Prices reduced SO per
rent. NATIONAL Publishing Co., Atlanta "a.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-10

prircs below all others. Agents wanted. The New
t;,h ,lonsehcd light running sewing machine Of the
ssengh durability, speed and utility buy d,rect from
'"ctory at factory prices. Utility Co.. s9Wam NY
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-12-22
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

In the Senate, on the 18th, bills were
introduced: For civil government Tor
Alaska and in regard to the election of
President and Vice-President. The cleo
ton of officers of the Senate was taken up.
Arson j. McCook was chosen Secretary;
Chas. w. Johnson, Chief Clerk; James r.
Young, Executive Clerk; Rev. f. d. Hunt
ley, Chaplain; w. p. Canaday, Sergeant-at-
Arms. A long debate took place ON the
proposed rule giving the President pro tenn.
of that body power to appoint a Senator t.
hold his place for three days in case of his
absence.
THE English Government has been
moved TO increased precautions against
Fenians.
| The Mayor of New Laredo, Mexico,
has been arrested tor completely in the
recent train robbery in Mexico.
f A NUMBER of vessels were lost with
all on board in recent great storm in he
Mediterranean.
A BILL to tax incomes on personal
property has been introduced in the trus-
sian Diet
Ir is stated G. F. Adams will succeed
Sidney Dillon as President of the Union
Pacific Railroad.
POSTAL service was placed on 5000
miles of new railroads from July l to De-
cemher 10.
By the explosion of the boilers of an
oil refinery at Pittsburgh, Pa, on the lStA,
several persons lost their lives.
A NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. fire
occurred at Farmland, near Muncie, Ind,
on the 18th.
TIE report that Governor Hendr.ck
of Indiana, Aas gone abroad Tor medical
treatment is declared to be utterly untrue.
In the Emma Bond case at Hillsboro,
, ILL.,, on the iS5h, he prosecution ANNOUNCED
! their evidence was all in.
SIDNEY GREAR, member of the Illi-
nois. Legislature, died at his hpln~ in
Jonesboro, ILL.,, on the 18th after an illness
of eight days.
FIFTEEN hundred workmen in Ben
nett a. Co.'s mills, Pittsburgh, Pa, ac-
cepted a reduction of ten per cent. on wages
on the 18th.
JOSEPH POOLE was hanged at Dublin
on the 18th for the murder ol Kenney. The
execution took place in edmond Bride
well. Kenney was killed by Poole on tho
night of July 4, 1892, in Seville Place. Dub
lin.
THE conference of glass manufa ,tur-
ers and their employees at Pittsburgh, Pa,
failed, and the struggle is now to be settled
by endurance.
GENERAL N. +. BANKS was confirmed
United States Marshall of Massacnu ,ot. b,
and John X. Tanner Marshall of the South.
ern District Of Illinois on the 18th.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-12-22

THE Milwaukee boy incendiaries,
on the 18th to the Reform School until
twenty-one years of age.
OK the 10Th ex-Policeman Coney. o
New York, who shot Peter Kienan, was
found guilty of murder in the first degree.
FIVE Chicago gambling-houses were
raided by the police at one O'Clock the
morning of the 18th, who arrested eighty
keepers and inmates. The faro and rou.
lette tables, chips and other gaming outfits
captured were taken to the station and
burned.
The estimated loss by the burning of
the Standard Theatre, New York, is S72,.
900; insurance, $4,000.
The undertaking of the proposed
erection of a memorial church to the MEM
DRY of Daniel O'Connell at Cahirciveen,
Ireland, has been approved by the Pope.
THE Glasgow dynamiters have been
taken to Edinburgh for trial.
On the 18th the Mexican Transatlan-
tic line was formally opened.
AN attack was made on the nom
union moulders at Troy, N. ", on the 18th.
The wife murderer, Dillman, will be
hanged at Easton, Pa, February ~.
On the 18th two train robbers were
captured at Clifton, Arizona.
For the week ended December Is the
issue of silver dollars was S37S4!4.
AT New Bedford, Mass, the cotton
mills have shut down on account Of strike
of the weavers.
ACCORDING to the weekly review of
the English grain market trade is de-
pressed.
AN indictment for arson in the first
degree has been found against the stage
carpenter who tried to burn the Casino in
New York.
BY the suspension of work in the
mines on the Monongahela River two
thousand coal miners have been thrown out
of employment.
The iron moulders at Pittsburgh,
Pa, it is thought, will accept the ten per
cent. reduction of wages announced to take
place January 1.
ACCORDING to the report of bank
clearngs for the week ended the 18th a de-
crease both of total and outside New York
compared with the same period last year
! is shown.
| On the 18th the Convention of Iron
and Steel Workers at Joliet, ILL.,, agreed tc
accept ten per cent. reduction of wages in
the North Chicago Rolling Mills. 1t was
not known whether the mills would concur
EGYPT has been notified by the British
Government that Great Britain is unable &c
interfere in Soudan, but will try to induce
the Porte to dispatch an expedition thither
| by way of Suakem.
A DISPATCH from Hong Kong of the
18th says French expedition of 5000 men
with flotilla of gunboats and amlaunch
es, started several days ago from Hanoi fol
Sontay. The troops landed seven miles
from the town and encamped without meet
ing the enemy or firing shot. The assault
upon Sontay was expected December -
The enemy's force is estimated at 10000
| men.