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LnnE, LIME. LIME,

We are prepared to furnish excellent quality Of
feah wood burned Lime to the trade ut as reasonable
keep ON hand all Of the best brands Of imported and
domestic Clements, Calcned Plaster. PasteTers Haar
Kim and once: 18th street and Chesapeake and Ohio
Ceuni %. G. CARTWRIGHT JOHNSTON.
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Mothers.
If you falling; broken, worn out and nervous,
use 'WellS' Health Remover" 81. Druggists II
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UlHE WARRINGTON SAFE DEPOSIT COMPANY.
No. sas Pennsyivania avenue northwest
with II FIRE and burglar-proof vaults with AL the
lafeof irueoyefneDts and structure UNSURPASSED In
charnctR end completene0 by any building Tor stm-
lar purpooo IN the country.
John g. Inman, EP wv. Greenaeld. Asst Sec.
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CITY ITEMS.


Hats for Spring and Summer 1854.
SILK and pearl cashmere dress hats, IS;
Light brown. pearl and nutr1a mixed derbies;
The leading style for young and dressy men)
Plenty OF gentlemens black and colored soft hats
closing out balance Of boys felt hats at cost
NOW opening. the largest stock OF boys and child
ren,s straw hats ever shown in north Washington,
at e. Lewis, $40 9TH street, bet. and NV.
&c, &C
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DrvoRcRD.-To-day Judge Cox made a decree OF
divHce In the case Of Harry Colbert against Eliza
COtoetc Tney were married May 10Th. 1878. and he
charged that she committed adultery and gave
oo0 70 An tilegitimate child IN the fail OF 1888
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The KNIGHTS OF ST CoLrMBEuLE-The Knights
OF ~ Colurnos1lle last evening elected the follow
Ing oilieerS for the ensuing year. Commander John
Malone; nrst deputy, John MalOney: second dep
ufy, James l. Common. third deputy. Hugh Bresna-
nan; recording secretary. William Murphy: f1nan-
cial secretary = Il. McGrath: treasurer. Maurice
stack Handsome gold medals were presented 10
MT Il. A. Duffy, the retiring commander, and Mr.
John Maloney. retiring third deputy.
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HE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSoCIATfoN.-It is ex-
pected that nearly 2,O0O delegates Will De present
a. the tnirty-nfth annual meeting OF the American
MesNcal Association. 10 b. held at the COngrega-
tion4 church next Tuesday. Tuesday evening a.
tui oIess reception Will be given TO the members
and the ladies OF their families at the Executive
mansion by the President. "Wednesday the Med
1ed society OF the District OF Columbia Will give
the visitors an evening reception at Of the pub
uc halls
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FOR MAY BALLS.
1000 Pieces COLORED TARLETONS. (fine quality,
in Pink. Blue Buff Green, Cardinal. &C. at I5c per
yard, at
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The FUNERAL OF GILBERT VI. WIGHT-There
was large attendance at the funeral OF Mr..
Gilbert W. Wight, which took place yesterday
afternoon from his late residence. No 5o2 street
Rev. DR.. Bartlett. OF the New York avenue PreSby-
terrain church. Ofhciated- The pall-bearers were
Messrs L f. White. VIM. b. Webb, Moses Kelley.
Nm- b. jackson. {. b. Jewell and Or. Toner. The
DOdy bearers were employees of the deceased.
Messrs John I. Dom, Joseph Alder. Thomas
Bishop. Samuel Gr1gg. Frank Dom and George
GebhardL The remains were Inferred In Rock
Creek cemetery.
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ThOrntOn'S Emulsion
and colds D1
nutrition and general debility; easy and pleasant
to take. Prescribed by Physicians. Sold by Drug
giStS. Large bottles, soc. Manufactured by W. E
Thornton, corner Baltimore and Harrison streets,
Baltimore, Md. m,w,f
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fISB RESIDENCE FOR SALE.-Attention Is cailes
10 the sale OF the home OF Mr.. Stflscn Hutchins
advertised elsewhere, by Fitch. Fox & Brown
Mucb care and thought were bestowed upon In,
oeslgn OK this house Ii Is seldom that an oppor
soEl.y for securing 50 desirable property is Of
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Our department for PARAsoLs In greatly enlarged
and displaying all the novelties for
carriage wear. plain and trimmed. and With unique
handlea
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-23
A Letter-Carrier's Story.

A rather good-looking, intelligent man
related the following true story ~ de-
liver in the Clifton District, and some
Of our best and wealthiest people are on
my route. Two years ago / delivered n
letter at certain residence to beauti-
tul young lady, who went into raptures
on recognizing the writing, and thanked
me so heartily that it far outweighed
all the incivIliiy | met that day. II WAS
some months before | called again, and
then with n mourning envelop, adj
dressed to the mother of the young
lady. Several months passed, each day
of which | saw my young lady friend
standing in the door at the end of the
approach looking for my appearance. 1t
was so regular and continuous that it be.
gan to W, rk on my mind, and / won
Tered what was the cause. Shortly after
had letters for the mother, and on 60
ing up to the door was met by both, and, q,
boys, the change in that Door child's
ooks went through me like n knife.
Sunken eyes, with an empty expression,
wasted flesh and color. and an indescrib-
able air of melancholy, which troubles
me every moment | am disengaged. |
delivered some mail to n groccr's place
in the square, and could not help asking
about this poor young lady. i was in
formed that she was betrothed to a
young man who went to India as a mis-
sionary, but soon fell prey to the
deadly cholera of that pestilential coun-
try, and that his death was hidden from
his aflianced wife in the hope that she
would ultimately forget him, but / tell
you. boys, Moore was right when he
wrote:
The heart that has truly loved never forgets,
But as truly loves on to the close,
As the sunilowcr turns on her god when he sets
The same look which she turned when lie
rose.
And so it proved in this case. With the
kind-hcarted grocer rs a middle. man
regularly deliver letter twice month.
purporting to come from India, and
written by her mother, and / receive in
due time the answer, which | leave with
the grocer, who privately sends it to the
mother. IT is by the advice of the
family physician, who fears formy young
friends reason. - Cincinnati NeDs.
JOuJnai
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-23
Playing at Marriage.

The Young people who play Mt mar
riage. and produce such cheerful .pecta-
cles as the Higbie- Vaughan trial, need
not only large infusion of wisdom, but
n copious JUNCTION with the essential oil
of birch. They ought to be soundly
spanked, until some faint glimmering OF
reason and decency and of respect for
the most solemn Of obligations comes to
them.
It seems to be favorite pastime among
some young people to mimic every cere.
mony, legal or ecclesiastical, no matter.
how serious. At Coney Island, scape-
graces pretend to perform the rite of i'm
mersion on each other; mock funerals
are o standard amusement with children;
more than one fatal strangulation has
occurred from playing at hanging; and
if marriages are also parodied, there need
be little wonder, If parents would be
more careful to teach their offspring thai
some things in life are not fit subject,
for sport and scoffing, this silly playing
at nuptial ceremonies might be less com
mon. .-New York Sun.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-23
Homes for Soldiers Widows.

Many of the Grand Army posts in the
west are moving in an effort to get a
National Home for the widows and
Orphans of Soldiers. Several posts
adopted a framed memorial to Congress
setting forth the need of national homes
for soldiers widows. The measure will
be laid before the Grand Encampment
of Wisconsin soon to be held at James
vile. 1t is proposed to petition Con-
gress for the establishment of orphan
homes at the public expense, somewhat
in the plan of the present soldiers
homes, where the needy and infrm and
aged widows of veterans may be sup
ported, maintained, and cared for. 1t
is held by those who favor the project
that the expenditure of public money
for such purpose will be more feasible
and more proper than that of providing,
Mt present at least, for pensions to all
soldiers.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-23
COUNTRY SCHOOLS.
The Trials cfi tie Chlldren and the Exposure
That Endansets Their Health.

Dr. s. g. Reeves in an address 10 the
Public Health Association said:-1n
country districts school li.c has many
tt,ore exposures to unhealthy influences
than are st.lered III towns and cities.
For example, it is no Uncommon expe-
rience for some children to Walk two or
three miles es.-sometime double that dis
tanCe=erery day they attend school;
and, when the reethar il wet and the
roads muddy, they are ffodueutly com.
PEELED to enter their classes with Sold
feet and damp clothing and remain IN
that sbilly, uncomfortable condition I'M
til the period Of yecess arrives, or, may
be. until their return home iu the even
ing. In the winter time, when the roads
ore icy and slippery or when the grounds
covered with snow, and travel on foOtmost
disagreeable and fatieuing, those who
have long distances to walk must hurry
their footsteps to escape being tafdy IN
their appearance at roll.call, and, when
they enter their classes, are all aglow and
perspiring. In thst condition they take
their seats, soon feel chilly and are too
sleepy and stupid 10 take interest IN the
lessons. At noon. when the hour ior
dinner arrives, they eat hurriedly the
cold food contained in their little baskets
and buckets, but not usually with rs
sharp appetite and good digestion M
when they are at home. Immediately
after dinner they engage too vigorously
in all sorts Of play-running, Jumping,
"chasing the fox, base ball and various
other inhguing and relaxing EXERCISES
30 that by the time of the call "to books'
they are IA tired aud indisposed to study
as when they reached school i'll the morn
ing. Then, after dismissal i'll the even
ing, they are again tired ont by the walk
home, and thus they are more or less ex-
posed to unhealthy influences every day
during the school term.
The management of country schools
should provide special accommodations
for the relief and comfort of children
who come with damp clothing and wet
feet. This can be easily accomplished
in well-appointed reception room for
each sex, where should he kept always
on hand and ready for use IL sufficient
| nlnDcT Ol pHlT VI ShOth hlu ntoChulb5 vi
different sizes, also several warm wraps
with which to clothe and warm the
tcnderest of the exposed pupils until
their own shoes and stockings and other
garments are dry enough to put on and
they are ready to enter their classes.
Parents who are able to do so should
he encouraged to supply the school store
room with nm extra suit of clothing for
each child they send, and 10 doubt in
every community there could be gath
cred enough subscriptions of that kind
from humane, well-to-do persons and
families to meet the wants aud needs of
! the poorer children Mt school, whose
| wardrobcs are already too scontily sup
piled to afford them comfort and proper
protection i'll cold weather. Nowadays,
however, rubber shoes, gossamer circu-
lars and gum coats have become so
cheap and common 1t would seem that
even the poorest families should be able
to provide such articles of protection
for their children.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-23
TRAVELLING ON A PASS.

81 suppose you travel on free pass ?"
was the question put to newspaper
man recently while riding on train. .
ooh, yes, travel on free pass"
vas the reply.
"The railroads extend great many
courtesies to you newspaper men, don't
they?"
"Yes, indeed. A little courtesy was
sent to the office only day or two ago.
After it had assumed local habita-
ton and name it appeared in the
shape of Il 5000 notice Of the road"
"You get paid for that, of course ?"
"Oh, yes, | get free pass. l am
now going out to the end of the road
and back to reduce the amount little,
and then my partner will take his turn.
In the course of few months we hope
to get the amount down so that we won't
have to charge over half of it to profit
and loss. No, stree, it doesn't cost
newspaper man very much to ride on q
railroad train-not over five dollars .
mile, e,"-Philadelphia Euening Call.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-23
The Public Lands.

Bills for the disposal of the public
lands are already flocking into Congress.
Senator Pumb's gives land warrant
for 100 acres to every person discharged
from the United States army during the
Civil War, within two years from his en-
listment, on account of disability in
Cured in the line of his military duty !;
while Senator Logan's gives 80 acres to
every honorably discharged soldier or
sailor for service of less than year, 100
for service between one and two years,
and 100 for service over two years. One
trouble with this form of land bounty is
that corporations and spectators mis-
use it. Mr.. Beck declared in the last
Congress that it was usual to buy SOL
diers' scrip at about dollar an acre, and
then to locate that quantity, apparently
by collusion with local land offices, and
contrary to law, along streams in regions
scantily supplied with water, so as to
practically control many times the
amount of land thus bought from the
soldiers.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-23
THE DEADLY MOUSE.

Alady, while engaged in the pursuit
of her domestic duties, encountered 1.
mouse i'll the flour barrel. Now, mUst
ladies, under similar circumstances,
would have uttered few genuine
shrieks and then sought safety in the
garret, but this one possessed more than
the ordinary degree of genuine courage.
She summoned the man servant and told
him to get the gun, call the dog and sta
ton himself at convenient distance.
Then she clambered upstairs and COM
menced to punch the hour-barrel with q
pole. Presently the mouse made Its
appearance and started across the floor.
The dog started at once in pursuit.
The man fired and the dog dropped
dead. The lady tainted, fell down the
stairs, and the man, thinking she was
killed, and fearing that he would be ar
rested for murder, disappeared and has
not been seen since. The mouse es'
capped.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-23

The Manufacturers Record gives the
name and location OF every option mill in
the South, with the number Of spindles
and looms in each. The figures ne thus
compiled, show that there are no* 3il
cotton mills in the South having 1876,
ADJ spindles and "a, ,S73 looms, while at
the time the census was taken in 1880
the South had only 180 mills, with Tts.a
$3.50 spindle- and i5,222 looms. The
largest increase in the number Of mills
was made in North Carolina, where a
gain of 43 mills and 10, 800 spindles is
exhibited, while Georgia made m In
crease Of l39, l56 spindles ard % mills.
In 1880 the value Of manufactured cotton
produced at the South was n little over
$2l 100000, while in 1883 the value had
risen tO between $35, 900, 900 and $780,
OOO,O0O. The record figures mp that
during the lust three years and n ha (
about 5000, 10000 has been Invested by
new and old Southern cotton mills in
machinery, The bulk Of which has been
paid to the Northern and Western ma
chinery manufacturers.
AT the end of the present month a
splendid view of Mars can be obtained
through the telescope. As the diver j.
fed surface Of this distant world comes
into view it appears a real globe marked
with continents, oceans and islands and
partially covered with clouds. The tele-
scope plainly shows the sDow cap cover
ing the antarctic region of the globe Of
Mars. A darkening around the snow
field is supposed to be n sea. Large
telescopes enable the observer to see
that the two tiny moons of Mars revolve
so close to the planet that the inner one
goes through all the changes from new
moon to old moon in less than n day.
Another interesting thing to be studied
is the mysterious network of so-called
canals covering large part of the
planets surface. As these canals are
about sixty miles in the width it is diff
cult to believe that they have been
constructed by the inhabitants. 1t is
tolerahly certain that Mars has reached
later stage of planetary development
than the earth, and if 1t has inhabitants
they may have attained degree Of civ
ilization incomprehensible to us. At all
events, the ruddy star in our midnight
sky is wonderful world.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-23

KRUPp, tho great gun manufacturer
has Just taken out patent for flat.
headed projectile. This novel form has
been given to it with view of preven.
ting its glancing off on striking the ar
mor-plate of vessel at great angle of
inclination. The form has further been
adopted with the object of penetrating
n ships armor below the water-line, an
operation hitherto attended with bnt
little success, owing to the pointel heal
of the shot In order not to cause n loss
OF We ocity, point of wood or thin iron
plate is attached, which, on striking, is
Immediately shattered, and, ut the same
time, being filled with oil, which is to
grease the proiectile, is said to increase
its power of penetration.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-23

Few people have any idea of tho
number of free passes granted annually
by leading railroad. First come the
exchange passes given to the officials of
other roads. tits nothing uncommon for
a railroad to issue 800 of these passes.
In some States members of the Legisla-
ture and Congressman are furnished
with passes. Editors of leading papers
are also favored in this way. One OF the
western road issues editorial passes in
form of little books. Each book con-
tains thirty six coupons, and coupon IL
taken up for each division the editor
travels over, if it is not more than two
miles. A Ablack list of editors who sell
passes has been completely the national
ticket agents association, and this has IA
tendency to restrain the editors OF one
horse journals who are tempted to sell
their passes.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-23
WOULDN'T MOVE A STEP.

An old maid was visiting city friend
in whose hotse was telephone. Early
one morning there was call for her and
the servant went to the toom.
"Miss Jane" she said, "there'sa q call
for yon at the telephone"
"I'lll lbe there in n minute"
"Come now."
w'm not dressed"
"You can't wait; it's gentleman and
he's in a hurry"
"a gentleman Good heavens, then
won't move step till / get on my
clothes. Do you think I'd go down to
that telephone and talk to n man with
out dress on? / don't know what
your city styles may be, bat do know
what is proper in the country, and that
man can wait t.N Tn ROAD or not sec
me, that s all. "-lerchGnt a.. Ger.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-23

IT is asserted that as much nutriment
is contained in twenty pounds of cheese
as will be found in n sheep weighing
sixty pounds. The English say that the
cooking of cheese is practically an un-
known art i'll America, the only form
commonly known being the We. sh rare
bit. A cheap, savory and highly nutri.
tious food may be prepared by adding
grated cheese to oatmeal porridge, boiled
rice, mashed potatoes, hasty pudding,
etc. A scientific lecturer, who upholds
cheese as a staple food, also takes the
position that "bosch," when honestly
prepared from good beef and mutton, fat
and sold as "butterine," or "oleomarga-
rine," is I'm excellent substitute for
cream cheese.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-23
THE JOKER'S BUDGET.
WHAT WE FIND IN THE HUMOROUS
PAPERS TO SMILE OVER.
DEnRAyRD.

bEHEhNhD.
o brightly CLEANS the sunshine in the blue
setaphic sky,
some hours fly,
And all around is wondrous fair, as II some
fairy hand
Had touched with glowing colors the bright
and lovely land;
But What to Bill are all these scenes2 To Bill
they bring no Joy
Since he saw Jertlsha at the show with Jim, her
other boy.
He didn't know he loved her 30, but now each
little word
To him was sweetest music his ears had ever
heard;
Dark visions OF that lounge he had that stood
behind the door,
Since now he knew anothcrs form It's bending
bosom bore;
For what ~ Bill were all the nights that lounge
he did enjoy,
Since now he felt Jerusha's arm around that
other boy?
II. could not sleep, he could not live, yet was
no, fit to die,
He could no, cHt--unheeded stood the festive
pumpkin pie;
The ginger snap the doughnut, too the genial
Johnny-cake,
All scathless pasecd-hc scorned the buns his
mother uaed 10 bake.
For what to Bill were all these pomps and
vanities once glad,
While his Jcrusha leaned upon anothcr's liver
pad2
Farewell, frail girl the spell is passed, and
Bills himself once more,
He lived for love, for glory too, but now he'll
live for gore
No bomb-hell or banana peel to deyastate the
land
Not these, but worse, with iendish JOY he joins
the German band.
And now, when Jim would warble soft beneath
the mellow moon.
SO likewise doth tho Bill on his big B-Aa,
bassoon.
R,i,liu1lOn Hdlrkesp
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-23

THE chief cooks in leading hotels, res
taurants, clubs and mansions in Phila-
delphia receive salaries ranging from
$1,000 to $4,000. The cooks are mostly
Frenchmen. A French chief is an i'm
portant parsonage. He is treated by his
assistants with the greatest Difference.
be has his distinct table and servants to
wait on him. The finest wines are sery-
ed at his meals, a d his footing in tho
house is that Of mn honored guest. With
him cooking is one Of the fine arts, and
he regards himself as the equal OF
sculptor or n painter. Some of the New
York and Philadelphia clubs boast of
cooks as skillful as can be found in Eu-
rope.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-23

IT is a settled fact that good cham
pagne will never be cheap. The labor
necessary IN producing it and the loss
Incurred by bursting bottles is so great
that prices must always range high. No
wine owes more to the skill of the maker
and less to the quality of the grape than
this siayorite beverage. Tire "sparkling"
quality is the least of its merits. Indeed
it is better to wait until the carbonic
acid has partially disappeared, for then,
if the quality be good, it will be found to
have retained its body and flavor which
was before concealed by the cfferves-
cence. But as long as people will drink
wine by the label, they will continue to
be deceived
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-23
A WAR "REMINISCENCES.

eyes" said Dumley, 81 served three
years in the late war, and if ] do say it
myself made a good soldier"
'"You have soldiery bearing" said
young Brown, admiringly.
80 have been told" replied Dunn
ley. "Even to this day" he continued,
"strains of martial music will set my
pulses bounding, and like a war horse
scent the battle from afar."
"Were you ever wounded, Mr.. Dunn
lev ?" asked Miss Simpson-Hendricks,
considerably excited.
"N-no," he said, II never was; l was
very fortunate in that respect"
dYes, indeed, ventured young Brown.
"a gun.shot wound is an ugly thing.
suppose you can attribute your good
fortune to your noseP'
"What has my nose got to do with
my not getting wounded?" demanded
Dumley.
"Why, its--its ability to scent the
battle from afar, you know. ."-PhitadeI'
Dhia Call.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-23
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Epson, the electrician, is enthusiastic
,yer the growth of the electric light
business. The cost of this light is
being gradually cheapened, and many
small towns have found it n matter of
economy to introduce it. In some places
the competition has forced gas compa-
MES to put prices down to ninely-fve
cents per thousand feet Edison pre-
diets that within five years the electric
light companies will furnish oS per cent.
of the light. He even goes SO far as to
intimate that the electric light will some
day be cheaper than kerosene. The
prejudice against the new illuminator is
rapidly disappearing