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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-16
The Limc-Kiln Club.

In view Of the recent disastrous con-
flagrations i'll different parts OF the
country the Committee on Personal
Safety of the Lime-kiln Club have re-
commended rs follows:
No member of the club will be al
lowed to scratch match on his leg in
Paradise Hall.
No smoking within ten feet Of tho
wood-box, which has not been cleared
out in three years.
All clay pipes must have a brass
cover with hinge, and all cigars must
be smoked over an open tin pail.
In case of fire during session of
the club the ianitor will consult with
the guard in the ante-room and asce. =
tain il all escape has been cut off by the
stairway. If not he will quietly move
that the meeting adjourn to see n dog
fight II the alley. If the stairway IL
! one solid shoot of flame, which will
probably he the case, the jamtor will
calmly raise all the alley windows and
inform the meeting that there is no par
ticular hurry about leaving.
! In case the members have to leave
the hall by way OF the windows, the safe
will be thrown out first, followed by
Elder Toots, Old Man Jackson, Gum
Arabic Smith and Bless Me Taylor.
Brother Gardner will by this time have
soft spot to strike ON, and he will he
followed by the other officers in regular
order,
In case there are any broken legs the
victims will be carried into the nearest
grocery for temporary treatment and &c
he interviewed by the reporter. Each
one will claim that Paradise Hall was Il
roaring sea of flames before he woul,
consent to leave it.
In caso Samuel Shin attempts tC
crowd his way to the window before his
turn comes, Gveadam Jones will be
prepared to stretch him lifcless by a
blow from n sand club.
If n fire takes place in the hall out
side of n meeting, the members will be
expected to make their way there with
all possible dispatch and use every cx-
crtion to save the valuable books and
relics and works of art.
1t was further recommended that the
hall he insured for six times its value,
so that the club would stand some show
OF securing actual damages in case of a
fire.
Also, that the janitor remain for thirty
s,iuGtcs after the close Of mae''>'
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-16
A Case OF Conscience.


"Speaking of conscience money,
said Collector Robertson of New York,
al had nm nncommonly interesting ex.
perience some time ago. was sitting
alone in my Office one morning, when n
well.dressed gentleman came in. is
this the Collector?' said he. ! assured
him that was the Collector of the Port
and he said that he had come to see me
on delicate matter. He was n member
OF q prosperous business firm in this
City, and ho had but recently ascer.
tanned that one of his partners had
either willingly or unwittingly de.
irauded the Government by undcrvalu.
ing dutible goods imported by the Arm
The oitenscs Ind been committed nrior
to my appointment as Collector Il
consider, said my visitor, that INV Arm
is Justly indebted to the Government 10
the amount of $40, and here il NV
check for that sum- or course. I took
the check and reported the matter to
the Treasury Department, and / pre.
sumo that the $4,000 was covered into
the conscience fund. The mans name
Oh, no, it would not be right for me to
make that public.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-16
Venus Resumes Her Reign.

L Anybody who watches the southwest.
ern sky Just after sunset will see bril-
liant stnr cleaning in the twilight very
near the point on the horizon whore the
sun disappeared. II il the planet Venus,
and this il her first evening appearance
before the public since she made her IN
nous transit ncross the sun year ago.
Other planets sometimes are called even
ing stars, hut Venus alone can complete
" fill that role by outshining every star
in the heavens. During the winter Venus
will be splendid ornament of the even
ing sky, growing brighter as she rises
higher above the horizon and draws
slowly away from the ncighborhood of
the sun. II will be most interesting
occupation for those who have telescopes
To watch the changing phases of this
brilliant world, passing from the form Of
n gibbous moon to n half moon, and ii.
nnlly to slender crescent.
IT will be remembered that one Of the
most beautiful phenomena of the transit
of Venus in December last was the ap-
pcarance of the planets atmosphere
which surrounded its dark globo like n
ring of silver. Unfortunately, this Mt
mosphere OF Venus, or the clouds which
ilont in it. reflect the rays of the sun no
dazzlingly that very little of the planets
surface can be seen from the earth
There is reason to believe that il we
could penetrate with our Telescopes tho
splendid envelope of light surrounding
Venus some very interesting discoveries
might he made, for in many particulars
the condition of Venus closely resembles
that of the earth, and she isyery nearly
of the same size as the earth.
Reasoning from certain analogies it
appears that if intelligent beings dwell
upon any of the suns family of worlds
besides the earth, Venus is the most
likely to he the favored planet. For
this reason the shadowy spots that are
dimly seen upon Venus under favorable
circumstances of telescope observation
possess singular interest, and pique
curiosity more than almost any other
visible feature of the celestial bodies.
But the brilliant veil of reflected light
behind which the most beautiful OF the
planets conceals her face seems to be
impenetrable, and the half glimpses
which astronomers are occasionally able
to obtain must, for long time Mt least,
constitute the sum of all our knowledge
of the real features of this most charm
ing sister of the earth.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-16
Tlcklcd with Life.

Gam ] tired Of life?' said cheerful
old man the other day, in reply to the
question. "Not bit of it. / remem-
Der landing in this town with chip hat
and hickory shirt and pair Of breeches.
I've been way up, and I've been fiat on
my back, yet I'd like to begin and go it
all over again-chip hat, shirt, breeches
and all. Whyp Well, you see, when
you come to the end you don't know
what's beyond. Pm dead sure OF this
tmng; and, on the whole, this world
Just tickles me 10 death I"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-16
WHAT He DIED oF.-RURAI EDITOR

WHAT He DIED oF.-RUBI EDITOR
eyes, sir. Burglaries are becoming
altogether too frequent around here and
something has got to be done"
DErEcTIvE-"You have not been both
cred by them, OF course"
Ep1foR-"H Haven't /, though? My
house was entered last week and every
thing Of value taken" 49,.
DPrEcnvE-"You don't say so; have
you no clew?" N III,
EproR--"Oh, yes, I have something
better than a clew. / have the man HIM
self, but he is dead.
DrTRcrrvE-"Dead ! Then you shot
ct him. n
EpIroR-"No; he was found deac
about four days after he robbed my
house" ....
DErEorIvE--"What did he die ofY'
EDIToR--"Well, the coroner's Jury de
cided that he died OF starvation"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-16

In another column will be found the adver'
tscment of the FARM FIELD AND FInEsIDE,
offering $50, 900 in presents toncw subscribers:
This publication ranks among the best and
handsomcst of family and agricultural papers
and its proprictors are fully able to carry ou'
any offer they may make. An award OF iorty
thousand dollars was made in December to III
subscribers, all Of which was carried out a'
shown by the names and addresses, in the adj
yertiscment. of some Of the receivers.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-16
Dividing Profits With His WOrkmen

At the French Association for the Adj
vancement of Science an interesting
account has been given of the successful
application of the system of admitting
workmen to n share OF profits in the
large cotton printing establishments of
nj. Besselievre, near Rouen. The Pail
Mall Gazette, referring to the subject,
states that M. Besselievre does not in
deed, give his hands share in the man,
agement and risks of his business. He
keeps his books to himself, and pays
them the wages ruling in The district,
like ordinary lnborers. But in addition
to their wages, he has since 1877 distrib-
uted among all the workmen who have
been in his service for five years an an
nual bonus proportiopate to his own
profits, which has amounted on the
average to twelve, and, in one instance
reached seventeen per cent. of the wages
earned by them during the year. Half
OF this bonus is paid to the men in cash,
and half il retained to form sick and
pension fund and to provide for the fam.
lily OF the workman in the case of his
death. This money is invested in the
business at the rate of four per cent,
but it is not confscated if the workman
is dismissed. To give the best of guar.
antees against capricious dismissal,
moreover, the right to discharge work
man has been coded by M. Besselievre
to q committee, Of which the majority
consists OF persons engaged in the fac
t tory. NJ Besselievre has disbursed 80.
900 francs in the last six years in these
extra payments to his workmen, but
considers himself to have been CONNER
cially the gamer by his liberality, owing
to their increased devotion to their work
and attachment to their employer. The
success of such experiments wherever
they have been tried ought to encourage
more frequent imitation.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-16
AUTU1fNAL DREAMS.

4, ,
"neh 'ne maple 'ufn' " , " ''''"'
anu .iio 'a''a''"' " bo'u'
And the aster on the wOld
When tho noon II Tapped in yapor,
And the night IL frosty cold,
WHOM ,bo cbos,nut l,urrs oro onened
49,, ~. aoorns1,ar In,oh.d
la ,i,o '', Ia, os," ai IT, 81 s,ar,In1
Mi'll lhe 'hui'pinSoi VIC ''"i
WIN inc drumming oi 'ho phi'ii's''
ana inc "iiiS'lc VI ul' q'"Hi
Tbrouoh the rustling woods wander,
Through the Jewels of the year,
From Tho YELLOW unlonds calling,
seeking her Nho - ''''' u'a'
phe u near n'e ~ 'no ""''''''
she, the beautiful, Is near
Tbrouoh tle smoke Of burning summer,
when ,bo voarv winds are still.
Team zoo her in tho valley
Ta.,,I.o.I,oro,,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-16

SEAsoNABLE hint to young men
Don't throw any obstacle in the way OF
your lady friends when they express
curiosity about the size of your feet.
Christmas is coming, and if you lie
about the matter, the chances are your
new slippers will be four sizes too small.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-16

Sure cure for Blind, Bleeding and Itching
Piles. One box has cured worst cases Of %
years standing No one need suffer five min
utes after using williams Indian Pile Ointment
1t sbsorbs tumors, sllsys itching, acts as poul
tice, gives instant relief. Prepared only fol
Piles, itching OF private parts. Mailed for 81
Frazier Ned. Co.. Cleveland. o.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-16

FOR dyspepsia, indigestion, depression OF
,ul1t, and general debility, in their various
forms, also as preventive against fever and
,guc and other Intermittent foyors, the Fcrro--
Phosphated Elixir, made by Caswen, Hazard
a Co. New York, snd sold by all druggists, Is
the best tonic; and for patients recovering
from fever and other sickness, it has no equal.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-16

SAFETY In rebuilding Rochester,
MIMI, they are mindful OF the tornado
That recently devastated the town. They
are making strong stone vaults in the
cellars large enough to contain n family
ana strong enough to withstand any
tornado.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-16

Mr.. J. Roehsler, 266 Court Street, Brooklyn
says: az have suffered for ycass; paid ovel
81 900 for doctors and medicines, without nell
to my terrible sciatica, after which nine DOT
tea ofDr. Elmore's Il. q. cured me-"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-16

This magic balm, which is in truth
Petroleum sweet and clean;
1t gives To age the charm of youth,
The matchless Carboline.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-16

Do all that you can to stand, and theh icar
lest Won may fall, and by the grace oil uod yo"
are safc.-Edwards.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-16

Dr. W. D. Wright, Cincinnati, o., sends
the subjoine profess onal Endorsement: II
have y cScrbed DR. VIM Halls Basam for
the Lun,s III great NUM- Or Of eases and
always with suCce 5. One cue in particular
wa, given up by several physicians who had
b IN ale in for 60 sultation with myself.
The atent la all the symptoms Of con
irmcd cuu5Lm tion--c1d night sweats, hec-
IT, fever, harassnS C ughS ct. He con-
mcnced imTeda ely to get better, aud was
soon re torcl to his usual he ,lth, | a'sl
found Dr. VIM. Halls Balsam Tor the Lun s
the most valuable eNIectoIant for br,aAlns
~ 0iStressi & cCu2h s and colds
Old truths are always new TO iS II they como
NTH the smell Of heaven upon them.
Ladies and Clirldren's Boots sand Shoes cannot
run over il Lyon Patent Heel Stiiiers are used
Go after two wolves, and you will not even
catch one,
IL yonr liver sound? 100-page book free. Ad-
dress DR.. Sanford, "a Duane ST., New York.
Have the courage to wear your old clothes
until you can pay for your new ones
Consumption in any stage may be cured by
Piso's Cure. 70 cents bottle.
Never take crooked path while you can see
q straight one
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-16

j. W. Thornton, of Claiborn, Miss, say
"Santdriidn Nc1'rne cured my son OF fits"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-16

Wakefulness at night is error, Samaritan
Norine cures it, d hence is blessing.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-16

Lose not thy own for lack Of asking for it. 1t
will bring thee no thanks.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-16

The dentists take the stump during politi'
al campaign.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-16

Practice flows from principle, FOR as man
thinks, so he will act.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-16
Piles, Piles, Piles.

HUMAN foresight often leaves its proud
est possesSor oniy choice Of evils.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-16

The beat education in the world, Is that got
by struggling to get living
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-16

Go after two wolves, and You will not even
catch one.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-16

Ladies ana clirldrcn's Boots and Shoes cannot
run over if Lyon Patent Heel Stiiiers are used
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-16

Old truths are always new TO rs If they como
NTH the smell of heaven upon them.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-16

IL your liver sound? 100-page book free. Ad-
dress DR.. Sanford, "a Duane ST., New York.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-16

AFTER missing his tenth rabbit-"ll
tell you what it is, Bagster, your rab'
bits are all two inches too short here
bouts p ..- ..s grrr H.I
The Dawson journal., 1884-02-14
Danger Signals.

Just now the manufacturing inter
ests Of the middle and New England
states seem to be in a restless and
partially disorganized condition. In
Massachusetts a number of the lar
gest cotton mills suspended opera
tons during last week, throwing
thousands of operatives out of en-
ployment. The cause assigned is
the shrinkage in value Of manufact-
ured goods. This rendered necessa-
ry curtailment of expenses. the
wages OF the operatives were reduced,
and thousands quit work rather than
submit to the reduction. In all this
there is significant note of warn
ing.to the farmers of the South. Not
withstanding the almost universal
drought of last year the final sum
ming up will show large crop of
cotton made. The stock on hand
from 1S82-83 was very large and
this added to the large crop of last
season has so increased the supply
above ordinary consumption that
the price of the staple has ruled low,
and that of manufactured goods has
been altogether unremunerative.
With the present outlook there
seems to us no possibility that the
Southern farmer will realize a living
price for his cotton next fall. And
yet Judging from the amount Of
commercial fertilizers shipped to this
country and hauled away by the far
mers they still persist in planting a
large crop. Forewarned is forearm.
ed Let our farmers conduct theil
farming operations this year so that
whatever may be the result as to the
cotton crop, enough supplies will be
made to meet all the demands OF
home consumption.
The Dawson journal., 1884-02-14
ID. SastrouS Flood.

During the past week a raging
flood has swept through the country
along the banks of the Ohio and its
tributaries more disastrous than has
been known for years. At Cincinna-
II on the 9Th the river had reached q
depth of sixty three feet and ten
inches. Telegraphic communication
was almost entirely cut off, Nearly
all of the railroads leading into the
city were submerged and their trains
abandoned. and thousands of people
who could get away left the city.
At Pittsburg the estimated loss from
the flood is 100000. and may far
exceed that figure. Between FIVE
and SIX thousand buildings were sub
merged including $500 residences,
and ten thousand people were not
able to occupy their homes. Fifteen
thousand men were thrown out of
employment by the stoppage of mills
and factories. At Wheeling the river
was 81 feet 6 inches and still rising.
The loss in property is estimated at
more than a million of dollars.
Houses, barns and villages were
floating past the city all day. The
gas works were submerged leaving
the city in darkness. The streets of
ha'f the city were navigable in boats.
Many other smaller cities and
towns along the river have suffered
severely, and hundreds of houses
have been swept away leaving their
occupants homeless. Fortunately,
while the destruction of property has
been enormous, but few lives have
been lost. Relief committees have
been organized in the various cities
and large amounts have been sub
scribed for the relief of tue destitute.
The Dawson journal., 1884-02-14
Senator Brown Again.

Senator Browns attempt to com,
NIT the Democratic party against the
policy of suppressing polygamy by
the strong arm of the law has met
no favor in this State. He made q
mistake. Democrats do not intend
to follow his lead in the matter.
They do not intend to allow as
mere venial fault in Utah what the
laws Genounce as a felony in Geor-
gia,-Telegraph and Messenger.
Viii our contemporary please
specify what paragraph or sentence
of Senator Browns speech commits
him against the policy Of suppress
ing polygamy by the strong arm of
the law" Is their anything in that
speech that does not favor the try
ing of the polygamists of Utah just
as a man would lie tried for the same
crime in Georgia-by Indictment of
grand jury and trial by traverse jury,
with permission to have counsel, and
process to compel the attendance OF
witnesses in his own behalf? We
have read his speach, and for the
life of MS, we can't see anything in it
10 justify the abuse that some of the
papers are heaping upon him for the
position he takes. He condemns
bigamy and polgamy as emphatically
as the most strait laced Presbyterian.
Methodist or Baptist of the land. All
he contends for is. that the polyga-
mists shall have the same privileges
that other violators of law have
legal conviction before punishment.
What's wrong in this ?-Early Coun-
ty News.
The Dawson journal., 1884-02-14
Fourth District Items.

Fine sermons at quarterly meet
ing in Dover, but attendance small.
The stand of oats is generally very
poor Some have sown over.
Weather fine. and corn planting
will commence soon in this section.
Rev. John Martin is serving the
Baptist church at Dover this year
Mr.. &. W. Odom formerly of Ter
rell county, but now of FarmersviIle,
Texas is married.
A Sabbath school will be organ
lied at the Nj. E. church in Dover
next Sabbath.
The members at New Hope are
much pleased with their new pastor,
Rev. L. H. Green.
Mr. Larkin johnson is now i'm
proving the lot of land known as the
Gopher lot. 1t is said that the own
er came to look at it about forty
years ago and finding large gopher
hole, threw the titles down to him
saying that he had the best right,
as he was in possession.
An old colored man (Uncle Hiram)
went to Dawson a few days ago.
While on his way he said he felt
mighty poly, was nearly sick, and
dis was one of the po'est farming
counties in the world, dat it tuck q
fellers berry hes to make libbin."
But when he got to town he bought
him a new buggy and harness and
a quart of the overjoyful. On his
return home he said: Dis is one Oh
de bes counties dat God ever made,
don't see what any body wants to
Leah dis country fur. It's de sho'est
place to make a crop 1 eber seed,
and jes as healthy as de Stone noun
tain. When he reached home he
blessed out (cursed) all the darkies
on the place declaring Il don't want
nun of yo' device nor rectitude, is
going to be guberned by my own
stability A new buggy and a quart
of whiskey prove too much for
uncle Hiram at once.
The Dawson journal., 1884-02-14
Wards Station Items.

BY Il.
Every body is busy.
Oar town is booming.
Only one vacant store.
Lumber is in great demand.
Several buildings are in course of
erection.
Prayer meeting every Thursday
night.
Gardening is now the order of
the day.
Matrimony is still increasing in
our midst.
Our merchants are preparing for
their Spring trade.
We need few more good mer-
chants in our town.
Dwelling houses are in great de
mand just now.
Our literary school is still iucreas-
ing.
Guano is rolling in by the car
load and the planters are busy TAX
ing charge of it.
Mrs. Clarke has charge of the
music department in our literary
school and we predict for her a
large class.
A good wood, tin and shoe shop
would pay III our town.
Our farmers are all hard at work
preparing for their new crops, and
we trust that this will be the year
when they may reap all of their
wishes and wants.
We venture the assertion that
there are more newly mrrried people
in Ward than any other town of its
size in Georgia.
Let some live man who wants to
make money start brick yard at
this point and thus stop our town
from having to order q car every few
days.
Our town is in need of a good
hotel AMI soma man desiring to
go into the business could find nc
place where he could obtain better
returns on his investment than at
Wards.
We hear it rumored that Maj. B
F. Brimberry, one of our best and
most enterprising citizens, is soon tc
locate i'll the city of Americas, aud We
feel quite sure that our community
will regret his departure.
The Dawson journal., 1884-02-14

The correspondent of the Nashville
World, gives the following beautiful
pen picture of the Empire State of
the South which will strike a chord
in every Georgian's heart.
A state magnificent in her noun.
tains of minerals, consisting in
all that are known to the miner.
magnificent in her scenery. where
the water, falling as bridal veil over
= her mountains, and hurriedly and then
slowly descending over the pebble
beds into gurgling eddies down iuto
the valleys, through banks of flowers,
through meadows of growing wheat
and corn, to fairy land where May
Is constantly queen, where mingle the
violet and lily, on down until it is
caught up BY the swell of old ocean,
where the storm blows her emerald
waves into settings Of sparkling
beauty. Where the sun rising on the
one and sitting on the other, makes
scene as transparent in the witchery
of its prismatic hued beauty, with
the swiftness Of the kaleidoscope, we
have a scene of panoramic lowell
ness as the caves of Aladdin or the vine
clad hill of sunny France. Pas
sing through TO land where the sun
Is warm, the sky is clear, the waves
;, are dancing fast and bright, blue isles
and snowy mountains wear the purple
woods transparent light, l see the
deeps untrampled shore, with green
and purple sea-weed strewn; l see
the waves upon the shore like light
dissolved in star-showers thrown.
Xes, magnificent in her soil, COM
Rrising every variety of product, eve
ny variety OF climate, from the icy
rivulets of the mountains to her
erange-girted streams of the sea
coast, and greatly grand in the men
and, women, who have made Georgia
:: illustrations on the tented field. on
the hastings, In. the forum, at the
bar, in literature, science, art, and tbs
family circle.