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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-21
The German Egg.

The people of this country, says q
Western paper, have an opportunity to
get even with Bismarck now, on the pork
question. Large quantities of eggs are
being sent here from Germany, owing to
the scarcity of home product. American
people should at once strike on these
foreign eggs. Having been laid by hens
living under monarchial form Of govern
ment, and fed on brewery slops. they are
liable to contain treason, intoxication and
pin worms. Those things are worse than
the little trichina to be found in our
pork. What star-spangled American
citizen would eat one of these foreign
eggs, and thus go back on the loyal
United States hen? Let us hurl these
debilitated eggs back to Bismarck, and
not send them to our reischstagg. Not
darn reischstagg. Don't let's. even
throw those eggs at lecturers and bad
actors. Let them lay on our docks and
spoil, and send them back with our de-
fiance with big 3D." Don't eat q con-
founded egg unless there is certificate
accompanying it from the American hen
that laid It, witnessed by the rooster who
saw it laid. We can never be free men
as long as we allow Bismarck to refuse
our hams and sausage, and force upon
us his old back number eggs. Let US
form societies with bloody oath, or at
least an oath covered with egg yolk, that
we will see Bismarck in Copenhagen be'
fore we will eat his confounded eggs.
We need not mean any disrespcct to the
German hens. Let them come over ana
be naturalized, and lay eggs here, and
We will eat them, but never, as long as
they are laid on German soil, under Bis
marck.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-21
THE CHOLERA.

The periodical pestilence scare is familiar to
everybody. This year the rumors come early.
Well defined cases Of cholera are reported in
eastern Europe and Asia, and at Marseilles and
other French ports active preventive measures
have been taken. Now there is no sense in a
premature alarm. But we have a long sum-
mer before us, and Egypt the nursery of tho
disease is giving it terrible vitality and start
ing it out betimes on its death dealing march.
While medical men have their doubts as to the
pathology Of cholera ITSELF there is no doubt
that its allies arc famine, filth, cold. and
dampness, and the first outbreaks in any coun.
try are generally in the slums Of the great
cities. When tho pestilence once gets started,
however, every wayward breeze carries it into
the dwellings Of the rich, and into the health
lest localities. Prevention is better than cure,
and it is not too soon to begin the work. Vigil
lance and Gle .nliness at our seaports, and in
our inland cities and towns will preserve us
not only from cholera visitation but from
many other dreaded summer diseases. II the
sanitary authorities will put in their work well
during the next thirty days, all will be well.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-21
DEMAND ElR EAI,TS

The crratic journalist who objected to facts
because they hampered writer" will soon
ind his occupation gone. People Of the pres
ent day want their fiction in tho shape of fc-
ton, and they will stand a good deal of it, but
there never was time when there was such
universal demand for facts. In this country
the writers who command the widest circle of
readers are practical well.posted, busincss-ike
men who know how to handle attractively the
salient points OF interest about people, places
and things, The country is going ahead with
such rush that people have the keencst, live
liest curiosity to keep up with it. This ac-
counts for the popularity of newspapers. What
the modern reader wants spread ont before
him every day is map of busy life. its fuctua-
tions and vast concerns.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-21
Mrs. Thompson was mortal y injured

Mlb. thompson WhS H1OTJul lUJH'u
THE steamer b. S. Ford caught fire while
at her pier at Chestertown Md, and was
burned to the waters edge. She cost $4,000
TO build, and $4,000 moro had been ex-
Tended on her in improvements.
A GRASS fire started for fun by boys in
Cecil county, Nd, tIaversed q tract Of terri
tory eight miles long anl three wide A large
number Of bans and other buildings, with
much valuable timber, were consumed.
A FIRE at Gainesville Fla, destroyed
thirty five buildings. The total loss was esti.
mattel at $4,000.
VIOLENT storms have destroyed much prop
clty in portions of Iowa, illinois and Arkan.
sas. AT Lit 10 Rock, Ark, u sh-d fell ON
number of convlctS employel In brlck-mak-
ing, xii ins oae and s.rious y injuring an
other
JOSEPH L. MURRELL, Jr., died at Mobile,
Ala, the other day, OF strange malady
He was subj I TO 10 rible Convusions when
asleep only. His father or some Other at
tendant was, therefore always present Mt
night to prevent his falling asleep aid tho
on rest obtained for dozen years was
state Of doing.
NJ V. WAGNER, q prominent business man
Of Marshall, Mi'h., has just been reelected
mayor Of that lively iy by largely IN
creased majority.
STRONG feeling against the British govern
ment exist among tie people OF England IN
account Of the aJand onment OF General Cor
don to his fate.
CHARLIE FORD, one Of the brothers who
killed Jesse James, tie no orous Mssou i
bandit, commit ed sui idc cat Rch nond, Mo {,
with pistol shot.
A PASSENGER car and two sleepcrs belong
Al Il. 4.
bloken rail near Begat II, IL. Thr @ persons
were fatally and twenty seriously injured.
TIE twenty nm II annual reun on OF tho
So tern Bapti conycniln was held in
Ia timore, Rev. Patrick II. Nell, of Georgia
being 60 ted president.
AT the General Conference Of the colored
Me'hodists, in Ba tiwo:o. the quadiennial
address WIS delivered by Bishop Dickeison
of North CarJlInL
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-21
WASHINGTON MONUMENT.

The Washington monument, now Al feet
high is visible at distance Of miles from the
city. The blocks Of white marble Of which the
obelisk is composed are Of all sizes and quail
ties, and come from all parts of the world.
Among some Of the most interesting are a
block from VIM. Tells chapel on lake Lucerne,
erected in 1888, one from the ruined palace OF
Hannibal at Carthage, large white ma bic
froma temple erected by Augustus on the Nile,
massive block from Russia, and finely CHS
elcd stones from Braddock's Field, Bunker
Hill, Vesuvius, the Buddhist pile of Siam, the
temple of Esculap'ns III the isle of Paros, and
from other places of interest in every country
under the sun.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-21
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

IT Is said thai Mr.. Matthew Arnold 'carl
six thousand collars from the sweetness and
light he distributed among is.
HARRISON the royivali,t, says that tho
hymn, Jesus Saves wa, writ by tho
most gOdly woman hc ever saw
NJ. DE LEssEps often sleeps for twenty
four hours on n stretch, and t zen goes who o
week without moment DOING
GENERAL "lEw' WALLACE, cur minist r
TO Turkey, will devote himself entirely to
literary pursuits on his return from Constan.
tnople.
GILBERT DE LA MATYR, the Grccnback nd
vocate and ex Congressman, is pastor now Of
n fashionable church at st. Paul, into viii h
he has introduced an orchestra
AT recent ball in New Orleans in The
most conspicuous box, the cent 'r of all eye,
sat Jefferson Davis the daughters of General
Lee, and the wife of Stoncwall jackson
GOVERNOR ROBINSON, oi Massachusetts
wants Questionable drinking attacked no Il,
and hopes the tine will soon come VIII m wine
will cease to be necessity at wedding enter
tanmcnts
Mrs. MCELRoY, tho Presidents sister, does
not expect TO return to the White House, sho
ays, before January next She has mod ST.
yet atfabe manners, and has become great
'avorite in Washington.
IT is said that tho health of United States
senator Farley, of California has been scri :
ously impaired by the use, on his beard, OF a
, hair dye, which has been found to contain
poisonous ingredients,
CUsTIS LEE, the eldest sou Of General Il,
Il. Lee, has the reputation of being the hand.
soonest man in Virginia. His bearing as he
grows older is remarkably like that of his
father. The youngest son Of the family is a
quiet farmer near Richmond
Mrs. GENERAL LANDER, who Is working
for the Garfield Memorial Hospital, in Wash
inSton, says that five hundred dollars year,
or the interest of ten thousand dollars, will
endow u bed to perpetuity, and the donor will
have the privilege OF saying who shall oc.
cupy it.
GENERAL ROBERT TooMBs, speaking the
other day of Liberty Hall, the home of Aley-
ander Ii. Stephens said: ~ want tho people
of Georgia to buy the property, and when
they do will endow it with enough TO mako
it such college as little Aleck would like to
see there il he were alive"
SECRETARY FRELINGHUYsEN occupie, a
large third floor in Washington furnished in
walnut and light brown leather, with Turk
ish rugs on the hardwood floor At the side
of his desk is small stand bearing polyglot
Bible, with notes and index. In writing thu
secretary uses gold pen in cork hold n
LIEUTENANT WAGNER, of the Sixth In NJ,
try, has been awarded the gold medal OF the
Military Service Institution of the United
States lor the best essay on the "Military Ne.
cessities of the United States and the Best
Provisions for Meeting Them Gener.
ais Sherman. Franklin and Tower were the
judges.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-21
NEW THING IN sTATIONERyy

The shades of fashionable writing paper now
In use are white, drab, cream, golden rod
cream, perfection cream, mazorine blue, cof-
fee, burnt cafe, peach, wild rose, moss green,
fea shell, old gold, chocolate, shrimp, tor
quoiso and dozens OF others, some new tint
coming up every day. Damask paper in tints
is in fair demand to-day, and Irish linen paper
both rough and smooth, will always be popu-
lar. One OF the present styles known as the
"Forge' has the appearance Of having been
hammered by blacksmith and hence its
name. A pen glides over its undulating sur.
face without any trouble.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-21
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

DAN RICE, the clown, is lecturing in tn,
| South
LoTTA leaves England In Angus her sea-
son here beginning at Washingto ton the follow.
ing month.
THERE are thirty-seven dime mucums in
the country now where there was only ono
five years ago.
No circus is nov complete without whits
elephant-a sacred white elephant; and they
are all complete.
WILLIE EDouIN talks Of bringing a large
burlesque company from En- sand TO thi,
country next year.
LIZZIE PRICE Mrs. Charles Fcchter died
recently in Florida, where she had 10 n
| spending the winter.
julius PRowER, nine years old, Is startling
| Vienna by his apt ulo in music He Is said
to be as wonderful as Elind Tom.
GEORGE ELIoT's Adam Beler Is being
dramatiled, and the adaptation will be pro
duced 10th In England and America.
PAsQuALE. a new tenor Is spoken of very
highly by the Nerono papers He has ben
appearing at the Teltro l,Ltori In that city.
Tue managers all have but one story to tell
of New York: "It has been n graveyard this
season, and more money has been lost than
made"
HENRY IRVING and Miss Terry sailed ro-
Gently from New York for England. They
took along $l25,oOO of nice United St,t5,
money.
ALL the horses, carriages and farming
utensils belonging TO Mary Anderson at Long
Branch, were sold, rs she will stay abroad
anoth year.
MILE. RHEA, the actress will never leave
n theatre by any other door than the one
throusl whicl she entered. She says it would
bring her bad luck.
CHRISTINE NILSSON says she never goes on
the stage without trcpidation, and when she
feels weak or has an important part, always
kneels down and says her prayer.
JoHN ROGERS has b cn advertising in Lon
don for twelve bald-head d men willing TO
walk in process ion with the name minnie
Palmer painted on their shining roofs,
WHEN Eela.co, the author Of MAY Bios
SON" was called upon the stage Of the Madi.
son Square New York theatre by the audi
encc the first night Of the play, he grew so
rvous that he soon tainted away.
Miss GENEvIEvE WARD rivals the late
Nine. Ida Pfeifr,r as traveller. She was last
heard tIom at Colombo, Ccyloa, where she
hal among her audience Arab the Unblest
She had Travelled li,jEi miles: had visited
Bombay Jeyhorc Delhi. Agra, Lucknow,
Penar and talruttl, in all of which places
she played get-Me-Not.'
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-21
TIN DEPOSITS IN THE UNITED STATE.

There will be no need of sending abroad for
Tin in future. Last year We imported "a, ,OOO-
600 pounds Of block tin, worth more than &c.
O,OOO, and Of tin plate and other manufact.
urcs we received nearly S2O, 100000 worth. The
lin deposits o! California, North Carolina and
Georgia have been pushed to their utmost,
with the exception Of the North Carolina de-
posit, which is newly discovered one. Re-
Gently, however, an immense field of tin has
been found in the Black Hills. 1t is believed
that this new field is practically inexhaustible.
The tin is found in tho granite region, and
was discovered by miners who were prospect
ing for mica.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-21
NIiR NATIVE lNanns

There arc in the United States 80 varieties OF
oak, "a OF pine, 0 Of fir, Jof spruce, Of hem
lock, Of pcrsommon, u Of ash, Is Of willow,
and . of poplar. The New York museum Of
natural history il to have complete collection
OF the native woods OF our entire country. The
logs are being prepared in the arsenal at Cen.
tral Park. They are, for the most part, five
feet long. At one end section OF half the
thickness Of the log is removed. III this way
the Longitudinal aud transverse grainings are
both shown. There is also diagonal cut on
the seciion which displays that granting also.
The remainder Of the log remains in its natu.
raj condition, with the bark attached.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-21

WILLIAM McliUGH and Enoch Brown
lcolored) were hanged for wife murdor-thc
fax Court House, N. G. For similar crimc
William Brooks (colored was swung into
eternity at Alexandria, La.
For stealing $3.50, a colored boy olght on
years old was taken out to- Of jail at Burlington,
Ky, by party OF lCO masked mon and
hanged to tree.
A TORNADO which struck tbs town of Dol
Rio, Texas, killed one man, badly Injured
Owe mo. o, swept away the now Epiccopal
church se'eral cabins, and damaged
many other buildings.
EDWARD THOMPSON, of Roland, Iowa.
struck his wife with an az, when his bro hor
in.srfered. Struggling together, tho two
man fell into q well and were both killed
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-21
Fate Of the Lepers.

The Hawaiian kingdom has q leper
population Of 1000. OF these less than
one-half arc in custody. There is no
physician on the island who knows
enough about leprosy to convince any
other physician that the truth has been
reached. There are no white lepers
under restraint, and probably not more
than 80 or GO whites are afflicted with
the disease. The chief item OF the
Budget represents the sums used for the
segregation and support OF confirmed
lepers. When leper Is reported to tho
police Of any district in Hawaii, an officer
is sent to fetch him or her to Honolulu,
where there is detention hospital put
on the outskirts Of the city and OF the
bank of the beautiful bay. Then they
are examined by the doctor, who decides
whether it is case Of leprosy or not
Once declared leper. the person is
civilly dead, and the person is incapable
of suing in the courts or being sued. At
the hospital there is accommodation for
about 100. 1t is filed every two months.
The hospital full, steamer comes to
take to the island Of Molokai those whose
condition is most advanced, there to re.
main until death. IT has been my lot
to witness many sad scenes, but none Of
them approached in any way those
which attended the separation Of families
as these handful Of lepers sailed away
10 their exile. Daughters reached out
their arms to their mothers, whom they
might not embrace wives held up their
mouths for kisses which their husbands
could not give; babes, held in The arns
of strangers, laughed and ooced @ ~. tns.
mothers, to whose breaking hearts sncy :
might not be held in one last iov,ns s'asi Ell
brace. And sobs--such sc. scps - hssrts
that come irom the dsP'hhs ,s 3 honeIess ~ aeon oon.
d;,;on M, Presently the lines were cast
Of 9TH The little steamer turned her head
away @ and steamed slowly toward the
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-21
(OI0RJ,U COEEEI,.

More than half the coffee sold ia artificialy
colored, aud the health officers of New York
have made some startling discoveries They
procured samples of the cooring matter used,
and Of the unroastel beans so treated They
found that the colorins matter contained both
arsenic and lead, also chrome yellow, Prussian
blue, yellow ochrc, umbcr, Venetian red, lamp
black, gum Arabic, soapstone and charcoal.
The dealers try to make tho cheaper grade of
coffee resemble the genuine Java, which has a
yellow color produced by the long voyage.
Several of the large coffee houses in New Yorl,
claim that while they color their coffee they
use no injurious dyes The matter will be
thoroughly investigated.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-21
CUBAN Politics.

Dscontcnt, financial disaster disorder and
revolutionary symptoms are the main features
OF the situation in Cuba. There are, too, no
less evil conditions and forebodmgs Of open
outbreaks Of violence in Mexico, nominallv re-
publican and actually free, but unframed in
either in republican government or free inst-
mtions. The worst feature of the Mexican
situation is the utter worthlessness OF most OF
the local authorities. Universal distrust pre-
walls and no wisdom or leadership adequate for
the crisis seems to exist.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-21
DURATION OLE IIEE.

According to DR., Farr, il we take the march
million children through life, the follow
'ng will be the result; Nearly 10000 will die
tho first year, $4,000 the second year, %, 600
'hC third year, and less than 1900 in tho thir-
henth year. At the end OF forty-fve years
100000 will have died. At the end OF sixty
years $4,000 will be still living; at the end OF
eighty years, $4,000; at eighty-tive years, 3s,
UO and at ninety-fyc years, 2,lOO. At the
end OF 100 years there will be 22S, and at the
end OF 1903 years thcro will be one survivor.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-21
OUR EXPORTS,

The value of exportsof domestic cattle, hogs,
beef, pork and dairy products for March, 1884,
was $500 OO5; for the same month in 1888,
$40, 43i,325. For tho three months ended
March 81, 1884, s2l,G57,5S2, against s3l, ,2O5,-
100 for the corresponding period last year.
Beef and pork products for the five months
ended March 81, 1884, s3s, 42l 200, against
AS,O 900 for the same time in 1883. Dairy
products for eleven months ended March 81,
1884, sl5, 2O4 O4S, against sl2, $685. ,o72 for tho
corresponding months in 1883.
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WESTERN LIVE STOCK,

1t is expected that 200, 900 head of cattle will
DO driven from Texas into Colorado this year.
and that $4,000 moro will come from other
western states. The calf crop of this year is
about 25O,OOO, and when all the new cattle are
there Colorado stock will amount to 1000 900.
The largest purchasers of Texas cattle have
been tho Pryor brothers Of Pueblo. They will
drive 45, 600 head into Colorado, and to do that
1t twill require force Of iOmen and 400 horses.
The journey will last from sixty to ninety DAYS
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-21
A HEAVY (.I.

There was successfully cast at tho South
Boston iron works, in fulfllment on contract
with the United States government, Of tho
largest gun ever constructed in this country.
When fully completed il W Il lie about 80 feet
in length, of. twelve inch rifle bore, and will
weigh l2,2OO pounds. The cost Of the gun will
be s2SOO or about one-half the sum steel gun
would have cost. 1t is calculated to throw
proectile six miles.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-21

Dy frost having been confined exclusively to
scattered points in the two former states. The
plant in Missouri has evidently been badly
damaged by cold weather. Wisconsin reports
q falling of in the acreage of spring wheat, as
the farmers arc giving greater attention to the
dairy. Dakota and Minnesota have larger
acreage than last year, and there Is prospcc,
OF the largest yield for years. no damage from
insects being reported from any point.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-21

;nue department that intemperance Is
decreasing. In 1870 the consumption
OF distilled spirits in this country was
about five quarts per capita, and in 1880
1t was but turee and half. In addition
to this proof the book speak, of the GUS
tom Of fifty years ago, when every house
kept liquor on hand, when all visitors
were given liquid refreshments, and
when all harvest hands considered Jug
OF rum anil water as part of the refresh
ments to be furnished by their employer,
Reports from ffty-four asylums contain
ing 36,07 patients show that 2,5S8 in
mates were made insane by intemper,
ance, or less than seven per cent Of the
whole number. That beer drinking
leads to spirit onnking is answered by
figures showing that in Munich where
the annual consumption of beer is 235
quarts per capita, out of 10000 hospital
patients only twenty.one were sufferers
from alcoholism. That drunkenness is
the chief cause of poverty is opposed by
the statement that, according to the
Massachusetts census, of 4,342 paupers
only 5Si had been incorporate or the
children Of intemperate parents The
Brewers association will have a big job
on hand if this statistical warfare is to
be kept up. When the medical men,
prison wordens and judges of the crimi-
nal court are heard from, the temper
ance people will have The best Of the
argument.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-21
Foreign Seamcn

A good deal has been said and printed
of late about tho superiority Of nom
British over British seamen. Conse-
quently, British sailors have been hold.
ing great demonstrations in South
Shields against the employment OF for
eigners to the exclusion of natives.
They allege that foreign Seamen arc pre-
ferred because they are, as q rule, Of u
more quiet disposition, and submit to DO
overworked, half.starved, and ill-used.
Moreover, it is said that there is an Or
ganized gang Of crimps who virtually
buy and sell foreign seamen, and who
become rich by a process very closely
resembling slave.dealing.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-21
DESERTED VILLAGES.

For new state, California has greater
number Of deserted villages than can be found
In any other section Of the country. In some
counties scarcely vestige exists of the thriv-
ing towns Of quarter of century ago. or
the 5000, 900 sheep in this state probably one
nall are Subsistcd in he old mining counties,
grazing among the forgotten camps, cities,
gulcheS, bars and canyons, ont of which hun
ureds OF millions have been taken, adding to
The general wealth of the world, but impoyer-
ishing California.
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TO BLY, Cuba.

The proposition for the purchase Of the
Bland Of Cuba has been revived. In this con-
,necton 1t is interesting to recall the fact that
before the outbreak Of the rebellion Senator
Shdel introduced bill in Congress approprie-
nng s3O, 200, 900 for that purpose. lie wanted
nmake slave state Of it. Nothing ever
came Of the measure. 1t is interesting to re-
all also that in 1926 Spain was willing to cedo
Cuba to the United States in return for some
commercial concessions, but our government
would not consent.