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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-30
Did not Miss It.

Moses P. Handy, managing editor OF
the Philadelphia Press, told the editor
of the Journalist that he recently had
curious experience with serial story.
II had been running along Sunday after
Sunday, in the Press, taking up about
three columns of valuable space, and
Handy could not find out that anybody
was reading it. He got all the mem
bers of the editorial staff to ask their
wives or their female relatives ii they
we're watching the story, and the repor,
was that they were not, so he concluded
to adopt heroic treatment and leave \
out altogether for one Sunday. III
made up his mind that if there were an.
inquiries he would put it back again .n' '
next week. He followed out this Soo,st ,,s,
and he reported that there had ;..;ns mv'
been solitary inquiry for the na''cme = cop'
story up to date. He says thas ~ otn .,
tinued story in a daily paper Is 0u' "
favor.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-30
The Latest Thing in Music.

Saws the Gross Valley (Cal. 7tdtngS:
We are informed by James Judd that
there is a man living near Tar Flat who
is soon to travel with quartette, Ihe
norty in question has spent most OF his
lie IN catching different kinds OF frogs
and other little animals, and is quite a (,
naturalist. The party has now on hand
four different kinds Of frogs, which ne
has had for two years, and in that time
has quite successfully taught them to
s;np the "Sweet BY and By" A little
marsh frog is the tenor, and he is placed
in n bowl Of water and partly buries his
month in the water when he sings ten
ur This gives the voice a bird-like
sonnd that is said to be very charming.
A very large bull frog is the basso OF the
tronpe and he is fully equal to the occa
sion, doing his part well. The soprano
and alto are very good songsters,, ant
When two or three persons are gathered
to hear them the soprano is said to pu
on as many airs as any other OF tnat ilk
nv The owner of the curious four Is nov
taach;np hnc the soprano a solo, and whel
.e;o !. " inapned he intends travelling. Th'
~ sonrano, ~ when small leaf is thrown to
! sophie s,,ard her after a song, will hop out ant
wal" 'S;oI II m make graceful bow and re
sumo her place. Then the ai'o ID DUN
70 turn green with envy
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-30
OYSTERS AND sTARFIsU.

The destruction Of the oyster industry Of
Long Island Sound is said to be certain unless
somc method can he devised to check the dep
relations of starfsh upon the oyster beds.
Capt. Thomas Scott, well known submarine
expert, mas been engaged 10 dive down among
the oysters for an investigation Of the work OF
the destructive ''iiye fingers" and if hc finds
that staliish can be removed from the beds in
'pursa nets" hundreds Of oystermcn will soon
be- engaged in the use Of such nets along the
Connecticut coast. One theory Of the pest Of
which the Sound oystcrmcn complain is that
the exhaustion Of mcnhaden by the manufact.
urcrs Of oil and fertilizers has resulted in the
rapid increase Of stari-h, as there are not
mcnhadcn enough to destroy the starfish
spawn as formerly. Whether the theory is
true or false it is certain that the government
ought TO restrict mcnhadcn fishing. Connec-
ticut Is the chief New England pro iucer Of
oysters, and her beds in the Sound arc so yalu-
able that their destruction would be great
| calamity.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-30
IT WASN'T HIS FAULT.

John Lestwick is an Austin citizen OF
a convival turn Of mind. Not long since
he came home from q banquet at q very
late hour. =,
"were you not the last one TO leavef'
asked his wife. :,
"Yesh, wash the lasht one to leave"
admitted the wretched man.
"It's shame and disgrace that you
are always the last one to go home" re-
sponded the exasperated wife.
"Tain't my fault, responded the I'M
happy man, "that all the resht OF tne
o,,estsb leaysh before do. i can't make
en- sthay, can If"-Zsras SVff'gs'
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-30
nsIsIS nRI\ININ(,.

The United States Consul at Nuremburg, in
recent report, said that Bavaria, which isone
of the Southern kingdoms of Germany, with
population of 5,2si,77S, produces 500, 200
barrels of beer in year, 0S per cent. of which
is consumed at home This makes a record of
about 26O quarts per year FOR each man, wo-
man and child of the population. In the Uni
ted States the average is but i5 quarts per
capita, but the Germans who come to this
country are as fond of beer as they were at
home, ard to shut off their supply on the one
day in the week when they care most for it and
have more time to enjoy it no doubt seems
hard,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-30
CONVENIENT LOCATION.

CITY Boarder thought you said
this place was convenient"
Honest Farmcr-"Yes, marin. We
have found it very convenient" :"
"Bnt it is two miles from the station"
"Oh, it amt convenient to the sta
tiou. Of course. When said the place
was convenient was thinking about the
malaria"
"Nlalaria Good gracious !"
"Yes'm. It's mighty convenient
then"
"In what way, pray|
"We are only half mile from the
cemctery."-Phiia. CAL.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-30
WHOSE

81 have great mind to go down town
tonight" sad Mr.. JObbleswizzle to his
wife.
"What ?" she replied, with surprise.
81 have great mind to go down town
tonight.
"VS hose ?" she asked.
"Whosc what p
"Whose great mind?"
"My own, of course, madam
"Ohr
And the rising infection she gave the
ciaculntivc was very provoking to man
OF fine feeling Merchant IurctGr.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-30

TIE existence OF plot TO blow up the pal
ace at Warsaw during the cars stay therein
has been discovered
THE steamer Thctis Hear, aud Lock Garry,
of the Greedy Relief expedition, arrived at st.
Johns y. f., with six survivors Of the OBJ
Jrrt Of their search including Lieutenant
freely OF the twenty five members OF tho
G"cly colony, seven wcr, rescued on June -,
near the mouth Of Smiths sound, when ut
the point of death from starvation.
One of these died on the way TO
81. Johns. Lieutenant Grccly's retreat
begun on August ., 1883, was entirely
successful until Cape Sabine was reached in
September Supplies of food gradually gave
ont during the winter but II WAS not until
last April that starvation and exposure began
L. carry of the men one 10y one. The Groely
expedition was sent 10 the Arctic regions for
purposes OF observation
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-30
I(lNIlON.

The great metropolis IL without rival for
size and population. 1t contains 100000 OF
people and covers an area of III square miles.
Its population is almost equal to that of Can
ada it is quite equal to that of Holland it is
greater than that Of Scotland and double that
of Denmark. 1t adds 10000 people, or city
more than half the size of Toronto, to its
population annually. Over its bridges every
day $4,000 pedestrians and $4,000 vehicles
pass, while its railways carry $4,000 persons
daily. London is Que of the wonders of the
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-30

Fond Father-"Welcome home, my
son. You have been much missed and
am glad you are through college ut
Inst"
Graduate-"Yes. SO am ]"
"Did you bring your books backT'
Books? Books? Books? Oh, yes;
know what you mean. No; l forgot
them"
"You we're hurried in packing, / sup
pose. Well, my son, your four years at
college have cost me n sight of hard
earned mouey, and hope you improved
your time" ,
"You better believe l did. Just feel
the muscle on that arm. ."-Phila. Even
| in0 Call.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-30

The census Of Mexico gives the population
at gGsG,777. No State has l,OOO,OOO; two
States have less than 100000, and several
States have less than 200, 600 inhabitants. But
Senior Romero thinks that the population is
really not far from l2,OoO,OOO. Eishty-two
per cent. of the population lies south Of tho
parallel of Iampico. More than half the
wealth of the republic lies south Of the north
ern boundary Of the federal district in which
Mexico City is situated.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-30
except as medicine. Pork and tobacco are
also numbered among the forbidden articles. "
A HINT TO DRINKERS.

Liquor dealers, it is said, pay on an average
of $2a gallon for whiskey. One gallon con.
tains an average OF sixty-Gve drinks, and at
ten cents drink man pays $3.50 Il gallon for
his whiskcy; or. rather. he. pays 81 for the
whiskcy and $3.50 to the man for handing it
over the bar. In view Of these figures West
crn paper makes the following practical sug-
geston to drinkers; "Makc your wife your
bar-kecper Lend her So to buy gallon OF
whiskcy for beginning, and every time you
want drink so and pay ten cents for it. BY
the time You have drank gallon she will have
$3.50, enough to refund the 81 borrowed from
you, to pay for another gallon Of whiskey and
balance Of $3.50. She will be able to conduct
future operations on her own capital, and
when you become an inobriatc, unable to sup
port yourself, stunned and dcspised by all
respectable persons. your wife will have
enough money to Keep you until you get ready
to fill drunkard's grave.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-30
A Daring Test.

The world is full of fatalists. 1t is an
easy and comfortable belief. / have
been told a peculiar anecdote ON the
subject. At frontier post the officers
mess was engaged in IN ardent discus
sion. Wine had been freely partaken
of, and, with one of the strange caprices
of intoxication, there was philosophy at
the bottom of the glasses. The Mahom-
etan religion was the subject of argu-
ment. Mussulmans believe in fate for
them n mans destiny is written above,
the time of his death is set, and nothing
can advance it. Every one had some
thing to advance or relate in pro and
con argument In answer to one OF the
officers, who demanded to know OF what
use and to what purpose was reason and
it's controlling power, if we were born
with the tag Of our destiny attached :?
another, n new conner, arose and said:
"Gentemen, what is the use OF dis
cussion? Make a practical test OF the
question. Take me rs the subject. Can
man wilfully dispose of his life, or is
the fatal moment chosen by higher
powerP Try the question on me. VINO
will conduct the experiment
No one answered. Then some one
proposed a wager.
"Done, was the answer. The sub
ject drew pistol, showed that it was
loaded, and held it to his temple
"Twenty dollars, 1 believer Who viii
pay if I lose ?"
He pulled the trigger, and the pisto
missed fire.
"a joke p cried the crowd.
The fatalist cmiled. He recocked th'
pistol, and with steady hand aimed a
a clock on the wall. He fired, and tn
bullet went right through the center o
the dial.
"Apologize now,' said he, 81 hay
won the bet. I always did believe Il
fate. ."-Spcncer Ne,cs- Letter.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-30
snIrmEnN ENTERpRIsE.

The latest statistics show that during the
last six months nearly $4,000. 900 has been
invested in now industrial enterprises and en-.
arging those already established in the South,
For the past twI months the amount invested
was :l37H,OO a falling off from the earlier
months of the year, due mainly to the usual
summer dullncss. The list of new enterprises
established during the first half Of the year
shows a wide range Of industries, including
cotton mills, wooden mills, flour mills, saw aud
planning mills, iron furnaces, agricultural im-
plemcnt factories, machine, shot foundres,
cotton seed oil mills, fertilizer factories tobac-
co factories, ship building yards, paper mills,
and many others. The aggregate investments
foot up 500 22l, 900, Alabama heading the list
with sl3.SIO.OOO, Kentucky sl3,497, 600, Vir-
ginia 81, ,O3l OOO Texas s7,9]iOOO, Tennessee
s4.si9, 900, Georgia :3,7j9OOG Maryland 81
S32. .OOO North Carolina s2,73s,0O West Nir
gina 50, 42S 900, Louisiana sl,73O,OOO, soutf
Carolina sl,j2aO0O, Florida sl,jOS,OOO ant
Mississippi S767OOO.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-30
| Drci.Il.

THE Canadian courts have refused to extra.
dite John c. Emo, the defaulting eX-preSl.e,hoa
of the New York Second National banH, Wil,
fled 10 Canada curing the recent Imam lo'
crash, and was charged with forgery
ORANGE celebrations in Ireland resulted ~
serious distur ances between OrangemeH 'ad
Natlonalists at Belfast, NewlY and i'a.ol.
Two or three persons were killed and many
were wounded.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-30
Washington.

AN exhaustive treatise On the laborlnB
classes of the world, their condition, etc, Is in
course of preparation at the state depart
ment.
SECRETARY FRELINGHuNsEN has M
strlctcd hv cable the consular officers at Lon
don, LIVERPOOL Mal>cillCs Havre, Bordeaux,
Bremen and Hamburg at once to appolnt
competent physicians to inspect oli vessels
and pnsscngcis departing for the United
States from th,se ports, -. consular ON.
GERS are instructed to refuse clean bills or
health i'm all eases except upon the recommen-
dntion of the auitary inspector such ollls
be Given. The Coasus are Instructed 10 10
port by cable any case OF infectious OF CON
tagious disease known to exist on board of q
vessel II, the time of her departure tor 'le
| United States. This course is 0iopted III
order that the health officers in United states
ports may have timely warning OF approach
Ing danger and be prepared to take suct
measures as shall prevent the srourge IRON
gaining a foothold in this country.
LUTHER HARRISON, chief clerk of the ten
eral Land Office, has been appointed TO MI I'M
new position Of assistant 'mmissloher ol th'
General Land office, created at the last ses
sion of Congress
THE Indian o.licc has been informed tina
Koshiway, chief of the sac ana FOX lhula
trr- now upon the PottnNWoime reserNouo
IN kan,g, wa, Murdered It lew days ago an'
his holy thrown INTO the river kolhwa
was opposed To the policy ot the other chief
of the tribe, who wished to remove INTO tn
Indian Territory. IlcvDnm ssoncr OF India
affairs has authorized The agent to oicr r'
ward of $500 for Tie detection and arrest q
the murderer.
MoRE than Z promotions have Just bN,
made in the clerical fore, OF tue pension o
fee.
THE court of Alabama claims Sol IN
point of completing n scries OF lu neh'
numbering between 1000 and 5000 ue az
grepatc o the awards, including interest, b'
~ about $2, 100000.
IT has been learned 10y the treasury dePar
ment that paper rags supposed to have bee
collected IN the cholera infected districts
, Erypt, Turkey and the south ol France al
heinz imported into the United hiat9't 'throuE
Canadian posts .,
. Tpr treasury department haS luNt lsSu
. warrants fer In luNm'nt ol Sn'o''"o
Q account O! p'a>luaF.
=. AMONG the visitor, 10 President Arthur I
n other dnv were ,N Minister Salten', Ntnel
4 Butler, General sheridan AMI senator wa
/, HamDtOn
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-30
A HAPPY BOY.

"whar ye bin?" he asked, as the
other boy suddenly came around the
corner.
"To the DOCTORS"
"Fur yer mother?'
"No; fur me.
"What ails yorP'
"Tongue all coated-see there"
"What does that mean"
"Hcaps," chuckled the other. THAT
means rhubarb, to begin on, and loaf
sugar, sweet cake, velocipede, roller.
skates and jack-knife before | git
through Don't you wish You VIVA
mo P"-D Detroit Free Press.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-30
THE J0KER'S BUDGET.
WHAT WE FIND TO SMILE OVEh IN
TIE HUMOROUS PAPERS
AN INGENIOUS WOMAN.

"Nly wife is the most ingenious wo-
man who ever lived" said Jones.
"I believe YOU" said Smith, po-
litely. ,,..
"But you don'tknow why you believe
me-" intimated Jones. >,
"To tell the truth l don't" frankly
replied Smith, looking bored.
"Well, III tell you. We've been mar
ried twelve years and lived in the same
house all the time, and this morning she
found new place to hide my slippers. !"
And Smith was paralyzcd with ad'
miration. DCnucr Opinion.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-30
A SAFE REASON,

Grocer-"How much sand have you
put in that sugar."
Clerk -"About peck"
"Mcrcy on me only peck +! Put in
IL couple Of bushels"
"a couple of bushels Great st.
Saccharine ! Do you want to ruin your
tradeP'
Certainly not; but n hushel of sand,
more or less, won't he noticed now."
"Why won't it?"
"This is strawberry time. Phiia.
Epc. CdH
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-30
THE SNOW Plant OF THE sIERRAs.

Prof. Thomas Price returned to San Fran
cisco yesterday from visit to Plumas county,
bringing three fine specimens of snow plant,
in perfect condition. They were obtained
from the fanks of the Sierra, on the snow line,
over 1000 feet above the level of the sea. The
plants are about two feet in height from the
base of the bulb TO the top of the Towering
spike The bulb resembles fine apple about
the size of mans fist, from the top of which
scarlet Towering column springs, the scarlet
colored leaves interlacing between the small
cup-shapcd blossoms. The plants had to b'
carefully packed in ice to preserve them il
transit
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-30

commander schrey was found on n the ,,.e HetS ts
of his vessel ut st. Johns. lie SAID IN reply 10
inquiries , ,vhila ,v;ro i, the drift
;o M nF % cane Sabine, in Smiths sound latitude
IS deares As minutes north, longitude q de.
srees 30 minutes west, and which forms part
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-30

GROVER CLEVELAND, OF NEW YORK.
Grover Cleveland, the nominee Of the Demo-
cratic Convention, has attained that distinc.
tion in spite Of perhaps the most determined
opposition ever made to candidate from his
own State. lie was born in Caldwell, New Jer.
sey, March IS, 1887. At eighteen years of age
he arrived in Buffalo, as he describes it,
"frcndess, unknown and poor and was re-
ceiyed by his uncle, who gave him a situation
as clerk to support him while studying law.
After admission to the bar he was appointed
assi'tont district attorney, and in 1865 elected
sheriff.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-30
A BRILLIANT RECORD.

The record OF young Irving Hale, of New
York, who carried off the highest honors at
West Point this year, beats any record that was
ever made at that famous institution. The
boy commenced at the head Of his class He
was first in every study in the first year he en-
tered the academy. In the second year he held
his first position in all his studies but one, and
in the third year he found himself again at the
head in every branch of study. He now stands
first in the graduating class in all but one
study, Spanish, and in that there is but one
tenth of mark between him and Cadet San
ford who is first Hale is the son of n schoo
teacher. lie will be assigned to duty in the
engineer corps of the United States army.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-30
THE GROWTH OF TIE ORANGE TREE,


The orange tree is the longcst-lived fruit
tree known. 1t is rcputed to have attained
the ago of 800 years. and it has been known to
have ilourshcd and borne fruit for more than
hundred years. No fruit tree will grow and
produce fruit so well under rough treatment
1t commences to bear the third or fourth year
after budding, and by the fifth year 1t Will
produce an abundant crop but its yield VIII
Increase gradually under favorable clrcum-
stances, and as the years pass on it will be-
come very productive tree The early
growth of the orange is very rapid, and by th'
tenth year it will have increased more than II
the next fifty years, 80 far as its breadth anc
height is concerned; but its age multiplieS 1t
fruit stems greatly, and an old tree Will some
times bear several thousand oranges.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-09-30
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY.
A sunday ARRAY at Port Republic which
Resulted in the Shooting Of Samuel Bree-


A sunday ARRAY at Port Republic which
Resulted in the shooting Of Samuel Bree-
den.
ICoIrospondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
SEPTEMBER %, 1854.
The quiet town 81 Port Republic, in
Rockingham county, was thrown lntO a
state OF excitement BY the shooting OF Mr..
sam. Breeoen at s a. NJ. Sunday. The cir
cumstances Of the case are about as follows:
Immediately after the arrival OF the
norih-bOund train on the Shenandoah Val
ley railroad. Messrs. Simpson Morris, Jo-
seph Pearle, Samuel Breeder. and johnnie
MoI ris, being little the worse Tor liquor
commenced an alteration with Mr.. Bup-
1ie, a track-walker for the shen1ndoai
Valley railroad. which ended IN a general
Tnsike. Mr.. Buppie, being wOrsted, pro-
ceeded with as much speed as possible
across the river. aud swOre out warrants
for the arrest OF the attacking party. In
the mean time, however, they had turned
their attention 10 the pursuit Of an ino!fen-
siye cOiOred woman, who unluckiiy
happened TO be abroad. She took refuge
in lie house OF Mr. Bailey, who IS also
railrOsd employe. Upon the arrival OF her
pursuers Mr.. Bailey informed them that she
had passed through the house and taken
refuge In the thlckets. High words en-
.ued. and the pursuing party ended by
stopinQ the house. Mr.. Bailey warned
them OF. and threatened 10 shoot the next
man who threw stone. As 10
who threw the next stone the
evidence is rather conflicting, Dut
Mr.. Bailey fred, the whole load OF shot
taking effect In Mr.. sam. Breeders nae,
and iuficting a mortal wound. Breeden
was carried 10 bis mothers house, distance ~
OF tbreefniles, suffering intense pain. ne
was thy Sole support Of his mother, ana nau
alwayfbeen considered temperate, nsIu'
working man. AT last accounts no warrant
had been Issued for the arrest OF MI Dii'
l9x IL.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-09-30
CAMERON AND MAHONE
The Virginia Governor Questions the >ena-
tors Power and Judgment.

4 New York special Of sunday to the
Philadelphia Times says: Governor Came
ron, Of Virginia. whOi is at the Fifth-Avenue
Hotel, said to-day that there i, no denial on
the part Of himself or his friends that Sena-
for Malone is the Chairman Of the regular
Republican Committee in that state.
There is much" he added, "of Senator
Mahone's policy with which ! do not agree
as 10 party management, but his legitimate
use Of the power properly attach
ing to either OF his positions wlll not be
contested by any large element OF Virginia
Republicans, or by myself. But | believe
Il large majority OF the party in Virginia
agree with me in believing that no man
should have the power which is claimed
for him in the control Of political organl-
zation. do not wish, II il can be helped,
to have Virginia cXphasize the verdict OF
1882 in New York and Pennsylvania that
there is too much discipline IN the RepuD-
lican party.
.'Senat0r Malone has the legal pow0'
this year to control the party in It's relations
10 the electoral ticket; bis i the power, to
be used or abused, and his must be the re-
sronsibi,iy."
"Is there any complication IN your con-
grcsslOnal districts"
" 1tH. Ntll ll'iBtaf "i' 49,
Piled Governor Cameron. "IhcTe i IN
INV own. the Fou. tn district. The comph'
cation Is that Colonel Brady is not the resn-
lar nominee, that his support, such as it Is,
was not only irregularly but Improperly
obtained, and that neither as the candidate
nor as the nominee was he or Is he the
choice Of the people,
In answer TO further questions the doN-
ornor said in substance: Evans. the can
ddate opposing Brady, had nearly TWO
thirds OF the delegates elected by the people
TO the Convention. The state Committee,
through its district representatives, eXer-
cised the power to appoint the chair
men Of the county organizations. These
eppointoes in their different bai!lwicKs
paid no attention to the voice OF
The people assembled under their own
call. No matter what the majority was, II
not for Brady, it WAS oyer-ridden, ana the
chairman would then take of the minority
and appoint delegates As already ordered.
When the Convention met. under the rep
rcsentation TO me Of this state OF Facts,
urged that the popular voice should tie
enforced. The result was two conventions
One. in my judgment. spoke for the people
and the action OF that shall support. You
NAV add. too, II you choose, that Sir. Ma
homes man, Brady, will be Overwhelmingly
defeated"