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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-28
THE MORMONs.
what brigham Youns's Daughter Thinks
OF the Church OF tho Latter-Day aaiuss.

Several weeks ago five Of the daughters
of Brigham Young, late head Of the
Mormon Church, were expelled from the
church for the crime of having gone to
law with certain of the brethren who at
tempted to rob them. Afterward the
elders, wishing to make peace with the
expelled litigants, sent couple OF
teachers" to interview them. They re-
paired to the residence of Miss Dora
Young. What occurred there is told by
the Salt Lake tribune, as follows:
"We want b, gee, Sister Dora, if you
will not come back to U.S."
81 have received note calling on me
to appear to answer charge; what would
You do?"
"Oh," replied Brother Morris, 81
should go by all means-by all means"
"But | won't do that" replied the
heiress, mot for the world"
"Oh, come now, Sister Dora, don't
say that If you have done anything
wrong it will be forgiven"
"Yes, but / hayn't done anything
wrong. What have / done?"
"You had suit with your brethren
didn't you?"
"Yes, and wish to gracious l had an
other one"
"Whnt, with the brethren?"
"Yes, with the brethren?"
"Don't say that, Sister Dora; we don't
want to hurt your feelings, but
"And | don't want you to hurt my
feelings. If you do you'll go out cf my
house good deal livclier than you can
in. have stood just as much from Il o
Iormons as / intent to bear, and il you
two offend me any way you will go out
OF that door which q carpenter put there
for just such people"
"Oh. we don't want to hurt"
"Wcll, then, don't ask me to return to
the church; you can't insult me worse
than 10y requesting that
"Sister Dora, think d your father and
mother, and"
Don't speak to me Of my father, Mr..
Morris, " she interrupted; "you and the
whole church know that my father,
prophet though you called him, broke
many womans heart II it is required
OF me TO break as many hearts and ruin
as many women as my father did, l
should go to perdition before would go
back into the church again. and"
"Oh, Sister Dorap exclaimed the
teacher
ITS fact, and you know it is fact.
You know that many of his wives died
of broken hearts, and how did he leave
the rest? Look at my mother and look
at all the rest of them! A religion which
breaks women's hearts and ruins them is
of the devil That's what Mormorism
does. Don't talk to me of my father;
brt | IL tel you one thing, if my father
weie living at present you wouldn't dare
to do wha' You are doing now You
wouldn't have stolen our money from us
either. You mofess to regard my father
as prophet, and yet you have John
Taylor standing III my fathers shoes,
when you know he is the worse enemy
my father has on earth. And around
him are gathered those brave apostles,
all swearing against father, while in his
lifetime they couldn't be servile enough.
They are brave now"
The teachers were dumbfounded at the
honest girl estimate of her father, Brig
ham Young, and said nothing.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-28
A Milkman's Mathematics.

When Thomas drove up to the house
on Elizabeth street, the other day, to
deliver the usual quart Of mixture,
the gentleman of the house kindly in-
quired;
"rhomas, how many quarts of milk dc
you deliver now?"
"Nincty-one, sir,
GLOW many cows have you'"
"Nine, sir"
The gentleman made some remarks
about the early spring, state Of the roads
etc, and then asked:
"Say, Thomas, how much milk per day
do your cows average?"
"Sevcn, sir
"Ah-lm," said the gentleman, as he
moved Off
Thomas looked after him, scratched
his head, and all at once grew pale as he
pulled ont n short pencil and begin to
figure on the wagon cover.
"Nine cows is nine, and l set seven
quarts down under the cows and multi
ply. That's sixty three quarts of milk.
told him | sold ninety-one quarts per
day. Sixty-threG from ninety-one leaves
twenty-cight, and none to carry. Now
where do get the rest of the milk? III
be hanged il haven't given mysel
dead away to one Of my best custom
ers by leaving burned big cavit
in these figures to be filled with water!
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-28
Frightened.

The traveller Cotterill, in ono OF his
studies of African character, represents
the annoyance of being situated where
there is no "penny-po and no
people who dare carry one. The fol-
lowing is not the only testimony TO the
negro barbarian's dread of n piece of
"paper that talks"
| was in part of Central Africa
where no white man hal been before.
and was separated from my companions.
who wero hundred miles distant. War
was raging around me- the road was
difficult. | wished to communicate with
those whom had left behind.
"Who will RETURN asked OF the
savages, "to the white men and carry
them something from meP'
Numbers volunteered, glad to earn
ward of cloth for the job. \ letter was
written and offered to n man, and he
was told that this piece of paper would
inform my friends what wanted-that
IL would speak to them. lie dropped
the letter and ran away.
Other natives were tried, but IT was
useless. A great crowd assembled, ant
at safe distance, gazed at the little bi
Of paper fluttering on the ground, =.
ut is medicine, they said, "lt il
charmed
In vain tried to reason them out o
terror. None would touch it.
"Will no ono," | said, keep it ant
give it to the white men as they pas
this way
A yell of refusal and excited gesticu
lations answered my request. -.
"Then l shall place it here in tn
tree" | said, moving toward it, whil'
the crowd dispersed in flight, "and yo.
can point it out to the white men wher
Even this they refused to 40. MY
friends passed close under the tree, ou
no one dared show them the charmct
thing; and there it is probably 10 thl'
day, iluttering on the branch ol Una .l,
stnnted fig tree, like an evil SPIRIT th'
awe and terror of the tribe.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-28

Hartford, Conn, is enjoying a social
sensation. A wealthy citizen Of that
place becoming displeased with the con-
duct Of his wife, ordered her to leave
the house. This she declined to do,
whereupon he dismissed the servants,
had the water and gas turned off, and
himself found other quarters. The wife,
who is described as being woman of
uncommon intellectual 'endowments, has
prov ed her ability by remaining and hir
ing other servants, and also by punch
ing holes with poker in all the valuable
pictures in the house. She still holds
the fort,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-28

In THE carnival pageant at New Or.
leans February King Rex had twenty
cars in his section, the Phunny Phorty
Phellows fourteen, and the Independent
Order of the Moon sixteen. The streets
were thronged with visitors and bril-
liantly illuminated. The drama and
opera and familiar rhymes were traves-
tied, while one division illustrated the
modes of life of the inhabitants of
plato's lost continent, Atlantis. In all
there were 120 characters and 70 pieces
of papier mache work. The Knights of
Momus, with eighteen cars, portrayed
scenes from 'the Moors in Spain" and
the days amusements wound up with
Rex's reception and numerous balls.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-28

CONCERNING the origin Of the word
'blizzard," the Milwaukee wis RopuJ.
lcan, says: Undoubtedly, the word
was first used in print in the Northern
Wndicator, about 1904 journal
published in the officers quarters
Of old Fort Defiance, at Etherville,
Wisconsin, when o. G. Bates, the edi-
tor, essayed to describe the character
istic nature OF these storms which visit
tho frontier. A genius known on the
frontier as lightning Ellis, who was re-
parled as kind of weather prophet, is
said TO have coined the word, to whom
the VindicatOr gives the credit, but FUR
ther investigation tends to prove that
border settlers used it as as early as
1873"
THE Adjutant General of Illinois re,
Gently received n curious memento oil
Lincoln, which has been placed in the
Military Musem of the Capitol at Spring
field. 1t is only little pine board SIX
by eight inches square, with holes IN It,
and in the center black spot about the
size Of silver quarter. 1t was used as
target by Mr.. Lincoln while an inmate
of the White House. A pencil memo
randum Oh the board explains that the
seven holes were made by seven consec'
xtive shots fred from Spencer rifle at
a distance of forty yards, by Mr. Lin
coin, at Washington, August 49, 1868.
One shot was q "center," and all the
rest but ono were planted close around
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-28
JudIcIOus Advertising.

A man denouncing newspaper advcrtis-
ing to n crowd Of listeners: "Last week, +"
said he, 81 had an umbrella stolen from
the vesiibule of the - church. 1t was
n gift, and, valuing it very highly, spent
doubleits worthin advertising, but have
not recovered it." "How did you word
your advertisement?' asked q merchant.
Here it is, said the man, producing
slip cut from a newspaper. The mer-
chant took it, and read: "Lost from the
vcstibule of - church, last Sabbath
evening, black silk umbrella. The gem
tleman who took it will be handsomely
rewarded by leaving it at No., San
Fernando street." "Now," said the mer-
chant, 81 am liberal advertiser, and al
ways found that it paid me we'll. A great
deal depends upon the manner in which
m advertisement is put. Let lis try for
your umbrella again, and if you do not
acknowledge then that advertising pays,
/ will purchase you new one" The
merchant then took slip Of paper from
his pocket aud wrote: "If the man who
was seen to take an umbrella from the
vestibule of - church, last Sabbath
evening does not wish to get into trouble
and have stain cast upon the Christian
character which he values so highly, he
will return it to No., San Fernando
street. He is well known" This duly
appeared in the paper, and on the follow
ing morning the man was astonished
when he opened the front door of his res
idcnce. On the porch lay at least u dozen
umbrellas Of all shades and sizes that had
been thrown in from the sidewalk, while
the front yard was literally paved with
umbrellas. Many of them had notes at
tached to them saying that they had been
taken by mistake, and begging the loser
to keep the little affair quit.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-28
FACTS AND FIGURES.

Tho Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany runs 235 trains day through
Newark. and $4,000 pedestrians and
$500 wagons cross the tracks in that
time.
In the Massachusetts Legislature
there are So lawyers, 23 farmers, Is
manufacturers, IL merchants. II real
estate agents, 8 grocers, 6 boot and shoe
manufacturers, 4 physicians. 8 clerks.
b builders, editors. 8 shoe-makers and
s stable-keepers.
Last year 838, 167 acres of Govern
ment land were sold in Alabama, Ar
kansas, Florida, Louisiana and Missis-
sippi-the only Southern States where
there Is Government land. The amount
received was 81. 10000 OF the land
sold $40. .032,26 acres are in louisiana
in 1877, the year Of the discovery Of
carbonates in Lake County, Colorado.
the output of the mines of that State
was in round numbers $1,000, 900, in
1873 it was $40. 900. 900, in 1879 $15,-
000,0o in 1880 $4,000. 900 in 1881
$4,000, 900 and in 1882 about $25,500,-
900.
The new city hall at Philadelphia 10
the largest public building in America,
covering an area larger than that Of the
federal capitol by 63,6S5 superficial feet.
1t is built Of marble, has absorbed over
$1,000, 900 bricks besides, and has thus
far cost but Ss. 500, 900. or "a, 500, 900
less than the unfinished capitol at Al
bany, N. Y.-Hiiadeiphia Record.
The City Government of New York
costs the people 1923. so head yearly, .
dollar more than last year. OF the
5,98l persons in its employ at cost Of
$7,5ll,0l3.7l annually, the Mayor gets
$40, 900. the Comptroller $40. 600. the
corporation counsel Sl2, 900; but the
fattest pickings fall to the Sheriff who
gets $75. 600, and the county clerk and
the register who get 800. yearly,
each N y. Graphic.
The work of the French postal ser
vice has been augmented in q striking
degree during the last four years. The
following figures are taken from the last
returns The total transmissions in
creased from S65, 000.000 in 1877 to
1850, 600, 900 in 1881 letters went from
374. 900, 900 to 563, 900. 600, and news
papers from 2l9, 900, 900 to 354, 900, 900.
Postal cards. however, are becoming
less popular in France. There are now
6,4S7 post-ofices open.
In introducing his bill to prevent
the further sale of Adirondack lands by
the State Of New York, Senator Lam
sing said that the number of acres now
held by the State in the counties to be
covered by the bill was as follows; Clin-
ton County, ,35,6O6; Essex County,
173,16l; Franklin County, l63. .9Sl;
Fulton County, l5,428; Hamilton
County, 10000; Herkimer County,
1882; Lewis County, 8, LEA; Montgom-
cry County, 16; Saratoga County, TO-
430; st. Lawrence County, 42,064;
Warren County. 24,607; Washington
County, 7S7. Total, 6O6, 236.-M y
| Tin1eS
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-28
Deceived by Appearances.

A Hartford jeweler directed The atten-
ton OF friend to rough appearing old
farmer sauntering down tho street, and
remarked, "Ive been worse sold on that
man than on any other in my whole busi-
ness life" The man, fully three score
years and ten, wore shabby pantaloons,
rough cow hide boots innocent Of the
slightest trace Of backing, q vest soiled in
front and with the back partly in tatters;
was in his shirt sleeves, without collar,
and his head covered by tile fashionable
many years ago. "That was about his
style" continued the merchant, "when
he dropped in at my store one day during
the war, and said he wanted TO buy n
watch. Judging from his appearance
that he meant sometime in the future,
after the scarecrow season was over, and
that he had drawn his money, / didn't
hustle around very lively to make n trade.
l thought $40 silver watch would about
close out his pile, and showed one across
the to counter him. He merely glanced
at it, and guilty asked, Don't you keep
anything better?" This nettled me, and
for a bluff I hauled out an American
watch, one of the costliest we had in the
store, worth Sl75 in gold, end gold was
worth about 200 then. He examined it
carefully, asked its price, and then to my
amazement said, 'That'll do" He divcd
down into his pantaloons pocket and af-
ter fishing out of the way a roll Of green
backs as big as Your hat he hauled up
purse of gold, counted ont the Sl75,
showed the watch into his vest pocket and
walked out. You may imagine that this
excited my curiosity, and after while |
ascertained who my strange customer
was. He lived few miles down the
river and was worth enough TO have
bought out the whole establishment.
Since then L haven't tried any more bluffs
on plainly dressed men. You can't al
ways tell by mans clothes what he's
got down in his pockets"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-28

THERE are almost score of incnhators
in operation at Hammonton, New Jersey.
and there will be more chickens Matched
ihere this season than ever before, the
climate and soil, as well as location, being
'pecially adapted to the raising of poul-
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-28

Rev. RUSSELL JENNINGS, OF Connect.
cut, who amasscd large fortune fifty
years ago by manufacturing augers, was
married few days since at the age Of
eighty years to bride of twenty-five
He celebrated the event by presenting
$1,000 to each OF seven churches.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-28

YANKEE ingenuity leads in the Patent
Office records for 1882. One person out
Of every 7S2 in Connecticut secured q
patent. Rhode Iseland is next in the
ratio, and Massachusetts, next. The in
ventive mind in Alabama is only ono to
81, ,445. All other Southern States are
low in the ratio.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-28

A SUIT against a New Jersey hotel
keeper for extortion brought out the lact
that his receipts were 81, 900 per week
OF which $1,000 was clear profit. That
is, person paying 81 day for board
gives the landlord 81 80 for his owr
pocket
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-28
resorted to the use Of sleighs. The con-
test was good-natured one.

Prominent wheat operators at Mil.
waukee express the belief that the crop
OF 1882 has been largely overestimated;
that when it was harvested it went into
granaries completely bare OF grain; that
the floods in America and Europe, nc.
companied by rigorous weather, have
materially injured the growing crop,
and that higher figures for wheat may
be justly anticipated.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-28

MAJOR PHIpPs, the notorious Phila.
delphia Aims House plunderer, is still
in prison in Canada, but is "as well as
might be expected under the circum-
Stances" He is treated with all the
consideration due to man who wears
the unique distinction Of having stolen
the roof of the building intrusted to his
care.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-28

GOVERNOR BENJAMIN T. BUTLER, o
Massachusetts, in declining regretfulIy
tho invitation to the Sherman dinner in
Washington, wrote: "a sincere friend.
ship has existed for many years between
myself and General Sherman, whose
Sixty.third birthday you and his friends
commemorate. Alasl that they are so
many, and that we have him not now at
the same age as when he earned his
triumph in the war in 49,"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-28

HANNIBAL HANGLrN stated in q lecture
At Bangor, Me-, a few nights ago, that he
lid not see an intoxicated person while
he was in Spain as United States Min
ster, and he thought that the reason
vas tho national use of light wines.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-28

The number of insane, idiotic and
blind persons in this country in 1850 was
5O,995, and in 1880 it was 25l ,G08. The
increase Is surprising, and it is painful to
contemplate. 1t far exceeds the per
centum of increase in population.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-28

SEEDS Of the cone-bearing trees OF
California we're formerly In demand
abroad at from 800 to $l25 pound, and
there are millions Of trees now growing
in England and on the Continent Of Eu'
rome from seeds sent from California dur,
inr the last twenty-five years. Many OF
the trees are now bearing seed, and hence
the demand for seeds trosa California mas
greatly decreased.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-28

A VERDICT, with $4,000 damages,
was obtained at the Northumberland
Assizes by Miss Pattisman, a young lady
aged twenty five, Of Tweedmouth, against
William Richardson, aged thirty, for
breach Of contract OF marriage. One Of
the objections Of the defendant was that
the lady was left-handed.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-28

GOVERNOR PArTIsoN. Of Pennsylvania,
has sent to the Legislature n message
asking for the abolition of many State
and city Offices; the making of laws for
The government Of EMPLOYERS and wage
workers; the annulment Of charters which
have been taken out especially for pur
poses Of barter and sale; the prohibition
Of railway or canal discrimination, and
The enforcement Of the constitution with
the view OF giving equal rights to all.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-28

LIEUTENANT BURBANK, the officer in
charge Of the guard at the tomb of Presi-
dent Garfield, denies the reports that the
remains are exposed to the view of
strangers. The Lieutenant states that he
has an order from the Secretary of War
which says: "Until otherwise ordered
by competent authority, no one save
Mrs. Garfield will be permitted to view
!he remains" This order is rigidly en-
rcrced, and no one but Mrs. Garfield is
permitted to 90 inside the vault.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-28

CHAs. M. HARRIS, travelling for Chi
cago house, won the affections of Mrs.
d. P. Smith, the mother of four children,
and wife of a wealthy livery stable keeper
of San Antonia, Texas, and their Unison
has caused great sensation at st. Louis,
where the lady recently came to visit re-
lotivaa
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-28

NOTHING more sensible has been said
during the prevailing epidemic of dis.
cussion about fire escapes than by
Hartford architect, Mr.. S. W. Lincoln,
who says "the best fire escape is a cool
head"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-28

A WESTERN paper recommends that
those who arc compelled to do much
walking during the icy season should
TACK piece of Brussels or other heavy
carpet, an inch square, 10 the bottom of
.heir boots.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-28

"A big Chicago firm is going into the
business Of preparing beef for the East
ern market on huge scale. They have
a capacity Of slaughtering one thousand
cattle a day and for chilling" three
thousand, and say that they can chill
meat for exactly what it costs to handle
the ice. The chilled meat will be sent
East in immense quantities In refriger.
ator cars.-M Y. Herald
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-28

BARTHoLDI's statue of Liberty is
nearly completed. 1t is TO be a free gift
from France to the United States, and
as yet the subscription to tho pedestal
Is not sufficient to pay for n corner
stone.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-28
Henry Irving says that the London

Henry ITVluR bdy6 thSV Vfho DVuuo"
public is led by q few persons. When
an actor, artist or author once becomes
q favorite he always maintains some
thing Of that position, no matter how
much the quality of his work falls on;
But Irving will como to the United
States with different view Of our p4e'
Die. $50 far - I know the.
says, "thsy srs or rs%s5 e - ssdisssS IN
viii make up his mins na.hf whf,S I ~
have certain INN sseSss' sssrs Viii s. many e
nos css -Uc of ne. Here n Engl.od
| nv ifIsnds hare become so'''
them"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-28

Rev. ROBERT LAIRD COLLIER, writing
from London, says that it is mortifying
to ones patriotism to know that no other
people on earth can be SO easily i'm
posed upon, socially, as the American.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-28

The faith cure evidently has reached
its climax in Beaver County, Pa. A
minister in West Middlesex owns q dog
that has been paralyzed in its hind legs
for three years. A few days ago some
strange dogs chased rabbit across the
minister's lawn, and the paralyzed dog
thrown into fever of excitement, leap
ed through a window to join in til,
chase, and caughtthe rabbit. The faith
cure that can equal this is yet to come.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-28

- - =; vzar Is the only crowned widowe,
~ ,'sx0ria, the only crowned widow
- ae European potentates. AL.
srsnd snd Christine, Of Spain. are the
iusTsssss welded couple; William and
~ of Germany. tho oldest,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-28

The City of Mexico is almost destitute
OF fish supplies. With a population of
72,OOOit is said that its daily receipts of
fresh fish do not average more than
twenty pounds.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-28

Some adventurous mountain climbers
made the attempt of ascending the Alps
this winter, but such was the accumua.
tion OF snow that they could not succeed
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-28

In regard to milk much complaint is
again heard in New York that many
milkmen with fanciIul, misleading names
on their chariots do not supply pure
article.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-28

EUROPEAN critics of America discove:
that while the American public, being
distrustful Of railway management, has
refused to invest in railway securities,
leaving them to the sport Of the stock
exchange gamblers, the sinking of money
in various ways, and especially in ox.
tensive house building in all our towns,
may produce such an insutlicicncy o.
available capital that suddenly there may
be financial crisis. This idea has lis
effect upon trade.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-28

THE Mayor of Chicago is credited with
asserting that from 100000 to $780,
year can be raised by letting out the pc
lice patrol boxes foradvertising PURPOSES