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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-28
Buried Under the Snow.

The early winter was 80 pleasant In
Colorado that hundreds Of men, disre-
garding the advice Of old settlers, re-
mained in the mountains. The fate Of
some OF these is already known. As TO
others there 10 great and increasing
anxiety. The men who have been scour-
ing the country on snow shoes, riding
on avalanches, and sliding down glisten'
ing mountains OF ice have some strange
stories to tell OF their experiences. AZ
Crested Butte, Irwin, and oil surround
inc places the snow lies ten to sixteen
feat deep on level by actual measure
ment Two story dwellings are buried
10 the roofs, and In numerous instances
Il has been found necessary to piece ont
chimneys with sections OF stove'pipe.
The people have tunncled out as best
they could and cut air holes through the
solid masses which surround their
habitations. A man living in one
story cabin delves out to the surface with
a shovel in hand, and after clearing q
hole for his smokestack and opening up
holes for the windows, sets about con-
structing snow stairway leading down
to his door. The snow is packed so
hard that this becomes comparatively
easy. Getting the pitch Of his steps to
suit him, he has but to lift the chunks
out as they are cut with the shovel, and,
with the aid Of small pieces Of wood,
which serve to protect each step, the
passageway remains firm, growing hard
or with use. Coming out of his hous,
man has but to climb to the surface o
the snow, don his snow shoes, and sal
away over the tops Of houses and store
at will. Many "city" which cuts q
big q figure on the map as Denver does
consists at this moment OF twenty o
thirty stovepipes stuck In the snow
That is the way IL looks 70 4 newcomer
| NJ any rate, --~.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-28
nIsEASE AND OLD AGE.

A prominent English physician says that a
great many people who are afflicted with NOR.
tai maladies manage to live to a good old age.
In his opinion more people are killed by fear
than by disease. There are innumerable in
s.ances Of persons dragging along for years in
daily expectation Of death, and yet living to
the average age Of man, Medicine is valuable,
but it owes more to the influence Of hope than
it does to drugs. The brain, or mind organ, is
just as much part Of the body as the liver or
the heart. The influence OF hope is frequently
manifested when there is consultation Of
physicians in the sick room. Generally the
treatment is not changed, but the patient feels
the presence OF skillful medical advisers, and
he at once calls up his reserve forces to fight
against disease. A resoluto and intelligent
hopefulness and confidence will do more to
ward of and cure sickness than anything else
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-28
ROUMANIAN TORTURES.
How Prisoners are Treated In Order 10 Ex'
tort Confessions.

Recently there was lawsuit az boz
deni. near Galatz, between n landowner
and some peasants. The magistrates
lodged at the landowners. The peasants
believed the latter would bribe the mag
;strates and about two hundred OF them
went with cudgels to the landowner,
struck him dead and would have set hre
70 the house had not help come. AS IN
the inquiry they refused to tell who
had committed the crime many
were tortured in different manners, Some
we're bound to trees without their hats,
their faces toward the sun, and water was
raiussd % them. Others had their hands
tied on their backs and piece OF wood
set M in, The magistrates threatened tc
s sst Are to their boards if they did not
stand s ID upright. Other sorts Of crueities
are related with other prisoners: A SINH
lar case also occurred recently. The
Mayor Of village tortured few moi,
tens;ye men TO make them confess tina!
thew had stolen. One Of the tortured
men. Costache Negoitse, said that TN
Wayor. Gavril Neculan, otonly whippe.
him without ceasing. making his bod.
black and blue, but gave him during nv
! lays neither food nor WAFER,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-28
Foreign

A W1NNIpEG CNIanitoba) dispatch says that
startling developments have just come 70
iight, which show that the United States and
CANADIAN governments have been sys.emati-
cally robbed for years by collusions between
their Indian agents and contractors ior
supplies for the Indian departments. An
Indian agent says lie has document; when
will prove that gigantic system OF s"ln-
ding the American anl Canadian govern
ments has b, en- carried on for years by such
col usion
OUT of $50 senator's elected in Spain l5o are
SUBJ orters OF the government
BY an explosion in dynamite factory IN
AYRSHIRE, England, ten women were
' blown to atoms AMI two others severely
wounded.
THE British government has decided upon
scndinu an expedit on or tn, relief OF Ten
eral 6 ordon 10 Khartoum in July,
A MASSACRE of Christians by native
.ibe is reported fr m South Africa.
AN anti.socialist law has been adopted by
| Che German reichstaS.
BtsMARcK's long { ontemrlated retirement
from the German ministry has at iast' peei
sane, med by tic emp.ror
THE bark Venus nr.i cd ut Montreal ir9n Il
7 ondon. inglarfd, with seven oil the crw :, y
nineteen b,lcn int Ito fish ng s;hooner ~
hoard Ther had | cen coll SION; anu ~
s,hooner ha gone to tae 10 TIN "i'' '"'i'
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-28
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

EMMA ABBOTT goes to Europe this summer.
COMIC opera will be given on the iron per
ut Coney Island this summer
A MONUMENT is to be erected in Paris 70
Berloz, the eminent composer
ANNA DIcKERsoN. it is said, will hence
forth be seen in public only on the lecture
platform
MARIE VAN ZANDT has been appoin cd
co rt singer by the king OF Ho..anL This 10
an ho ior rarely conferrS
BARTLEY CAMPBELL has written -four act
drama, which will DO produced at the Union
Square theatre, New York, next season.
MARY ANDERSON will make tour OF
Spain before returning to tue Lyceum thea,
tire, London. for revival OF "Romeo and
Juliet"
THE Metropolitan Opera house New York;
has swallowed fully $35O,O00 during tho dis
astrous season that used up Mr. Abbey SO
badly.
THOMAS MAST Is going to locturc next sea
son Te yearned fer pay III winch he
| might show hi; skill q, drawer Of cartoons,
but could not get one.
"DEsIRIE,n o new American comic opera,
the m,isic of which Is by John Philip Sousa,
leader of the marine band in Washington, has
made decided hit at the capital.
| MINNIE PALMER continu $ her success in
London, and there is somo talk now OF herre
manning In England another season. AT any
rate it Is not at all likely that sho Will return
in August, as arrange sonle timo ago.
RuBEysTEIN's "Nero' was recently giver
seven tim,s n sticc ssion at Moscow, th'
ho ise being sod out co. timo. This opera
viii h Rubinstcin considers his best work, II
also in preparation at Vienna, Berlin, an'
other German cit.os.
IT is rumored that Italian opera will onl.
be continued another season at st. feters
burg. In 1885 the Marie theatre Is to be de
molished and the sums hitherto consumes
by the Italian opera are to be devoted toVi
Russian opera.
AN old lady from the country goes for tn
first time to the opera After a few solos th
troupe all sing together "AhN remarks tn
old lady, "they don't caro- now that they hav
our money SEQ, oil are singing together,
that they can got through sooner"
Mr. EDWIN BooTH, tho distinguishc
: actor, is acquainted personally with but fc
| members of his profession. Ho prefers I'll
society Of literary men, Of painters, and
sculptors to that OF actors, and Is very muS
at home In the studios that he frequents.
personal appearance Mr.. Booth Is getting
: resembleh his celebrated father, Juntus Brat
| Booth
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-28
TRUE TO THEIR MOTHER.
A Woman Charged with Murder and her
Children Refuse to Testify.

Amnsstional scene Of an unusual kind, even
m Irish murder trials, occurred at Currick.
ou-Sur, county Tipperary, Ireland. The
victim OF the supposed murder was
Michael Blaney, OF Rilcash, whose body
S,s recently eIhumed and was found to show
traces Of arsenic In sufficient quantity to cause
Se,ih. Suspicion rested upon the widow, and
shs was arrested and placed on trial at Carrick-
on.suir. Her two children, Of very ten
dsr wears, were produced as witnesses, but on
Ming placed upon the witness table they
stnbbornly refused TO utter word. They were
threatened with imprisonment, and we're evil
dently much frightened, but threats and per-
msscn alike failed to elicit from them single
morsel Of evidence. They were therefore com
mitted for contempt Of court and ordered to
~ kent in confinement separate from their
mother until they purge themselves Of con-
,empt by giving their testimony in open court.
The severity Of the Judges action under the
ntculisr circumstances has caused great rem
'stion in the neigbborhood and has turned the
,ympsthies Of the people in. favor Of the widow,
xho has hitherto been regarded by most Of the
rsipbbors rs guilty.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-28
SOLID WHISKY.

The old story about the invention Of solidi-
fed whisky comes uD in new shape. This
time the story goes that German named
Peterman, living near Pittsburg, Penn, has
discovered a way Of solidifying whisky and
packing in plugs like tobacco. A plug ol
whisky is rather light in color, and can b'
EASILY carried in the vest pocket. 1t can b'
dissolved in water or chewedup. The inventor
says he can do nothing unless he has perfect.
pure alcohol. He therefore claims that hi
plidifed whisky will be the pure article, AM
will drive ont the adulterated stuff which is s.
extensively used at present.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-28
CONSIDERATION OF A MOTHER.

A dwelling house took fire in one OF
The chambers the other night from an
exploding oil lamp. The flames were
extinguished after sharp struggle by
the woman Of the house, who had her
hands pretty badly burned. She was re.
lating her adventures to neighbor next
morning, and the woman asked:
"Why didn't you raise an alarm
where was Bessie"
"Bessie and her beau were courting in
the parlor," was the calm reply.
"And you never called on them?"
"Not word. / have known Of cases
where q sudden alarm has upset q young
man just as he was about to propose ano g
changed the whole future OF Two nvss'
Chicago Sun. issf
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-28
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

A TRAVELLING show hns secured Sitting
Bull for an exhibition to1r
JONI WANAMAHER, tie emf ent Ihiladel'
phia m ,rchant, ,ondict, Bible class mum.
lerng 2.5.
JAMES COUPON BENEFITS income Is est,
mated at s.. 900 day. He is forty-fiye and
the richest bachelor III the world
SIR MICHAEL ARTHUR BASS, who died re-
Gently in England u, the age Of forty nine,
was II, nd of { 10 English brewing firm.
COLONEL ROBERT beatty, aged eighty four
years. o. Uni N county, South Carolina, has
held the oiii, o Of sheriff ia taat comfy since
1876.
King CnuLALoNKoN Of Siam, il not ORR
en- nj in appea, ancc Tut looks like Euro
pan prince wlo s willing to marry an
Am ri an hrresS fot her money. He SPEAKS
English very we'll
Dir. XALDivAR, the president OF Salvador,
now visiting this cot nry, lSa laniard OF
fine n ldro and cordial manner lie is as
brown a berry, and is regarded a hand
Q me specimen of the tropi al Ame lean.
THE resident of tho regon Pacilicrai,wa.
| rejoi = in the nam o L, Eg linton ito5g
He is n very efficient and popular o1ii !, bu
| he is said to have ,unmariy Hacied sew
| tldi 'N'H Nhu oh"NN' w ''-
rs Ham and Eggs.
GENERAL SWAIN, th" Judge advocate gen
cral of the army, an former coe friend o
Garfield, Is pictured as short, stout man
with rustic air He las dari hair ant
whsk rs, a forid fn Is carecs In h S Dire 5
usually has ii Jar in hi mout AM Il quiet
ard retiring in hi manner.
john RUsKIN, the eminent English ar
| critic and auth n, is sixty five yours o.d. bl
| is & 4 | to act like u man of forty-ive. He u
| not more than Ave feet five in hos in height
lndeel, he is pett Hi complexion original
ly was probably fair, though now his fac,
pretty nearly up to the eyes is covered witt
an iron gray bard; the abundant hair is un
coaventionally long, and though he isp,rona'
" neat and trim, his hair seems to hV
hal no recent speaking acquaintance with
brush, The forehe nj is low and retreating
tn, eyes gray and sparkling -quilzing an
| mis- hieNols
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-28
Condition Of tho Crops.

The returns Of the Department Of Agricul-
ture for May make the wheat prospect nearly
n favorable as In April. Then the general av.
,rsre was within Ave per cent. Of the standard
n iuIl condition. The May average is "a. 1t
vss S3l< in 1883. Barring the changes of the
future, = winter wheat product Of about $780,.
100000 bushels 10 indicated.
The temperature Of April has been lower
than usual, and low-lyiDg lands have been sat
u,ted with moisture, retarding growth. Well
drained wheat soils are nearly everywhere
bearing vigorous and healthy growth.
Al few reports Of injury by the fly have been
received, but the aggregate loss from insect
rsyages will be trivial.
The winter wheat Of New England is q
scarcely appreciable quantity. Its condition
Il quite uniformly high. The Middle and
Southern States make averages ranging from
% TO 100. The Ohio basin makes a less favor
able showing, with little difference in tho
States on the north side Of the river.
HIGH AVERAGES FOR WHEAT.
The States OF largo production make the fol.
lowing averages, 10 representing not an aver.
ace condition, but full stand Of healthy
plants Of medium growth: New York, 81;
Pennsylvania, 98; Kentucky, 90; Ohio, S5
Michigan, IS; Indiana, 85; Illinois, 81; Mis-.
souri,, 94; Kansas, 103, and California, 95.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-28
MISCELLANEOUS.

The National Convention OF the ANU .1.,
Monopoists' NO party met in Chicago. Ihe n. Pla.,
form calls for the enactment and vigoLho.us gg;mh.a
execution Of ali Just laws and equality IN ISn';;
burdens, privileges and powers asserts Una, oucs
is the duty of the Government 70 bo,ds that thst
regulate commerce among States; hIad the ths
bureaus Of statistics must be estsarnod. estaDiisod do.
national eight hour law must nasa DC Sebt as il
mands the payment OF the ponueu ~ vi IInited
ss,s stases % Senators should be by direct vote OF
' tSs neople: calls for graduated income tax; Ak
sempnds @ thst the tariff, which is tax uPon. .ho a..
people, shall be 50 levied as to boar q NY: snSs AZ.
. possible upon the necesssries Of lisi , a., n
nounces the present tariff as being iar9ey =. !.
The interest q monopoly, and dsmsnpaS 'nA' y
be speedily reduced, -. ." ID
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-28
A NEW POWDER.

Gunmaker Krupp has new powder that Is
aid to be more powerful than the powder here
tofore used. It is called brown powder to dis
tnsuish it from the black powder Of everyday
uss Tho brown powder contains tho ingre'
dents Of the black powder, but in different
proportions. The brown powder has, 1t is
claimed, many points ever the old-fashioned
black powder. 1t is good in guns Of all sizes
hsxplodss only in atightly-encloSed space. II
hnon-e1plosive when not so confined. 1tdoes
DOT fll the air with smoke, and better than al
Nthe gunm,ker, It produces a greater volo
tty. 1t Is thought the new invention vii
mpersede the black destructive agent
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-28
BIG GUNS.

Krupp, the German ordnance manufacturer,
claims TO have settled the contest which has
been waging for several years between armor
plate and heavy guns. He is constructing
guns at present Of l6-inch bore and 35 caibers
length, which weigh l2l tons and carry pro-
jectile weighing more than ton, with charge
Of TO pounds Of powder. These guns can
penetrate, at several miles distance, any armor
which it is possible for vessel to float with.
They cost about sl75, 900 each, and 1t requires
over two years to complete one. Krupps 10
inch gun carries a projecte of about half a
ton, and it is claimed that at a distance Of two
miles 1t can penetrate the armor OF the strong
est ship in the English navy, consisting OF 26
inches Of iron plate and II inches of teak.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-28
tsO IN THE suADE.

II Is wonderful how Europeans stand the
summer in Calcutta, but they contrivc to worry
through it by living in state Of perfect idle
ness. Servants fan the sleeper all night, wash
and dress him in the morning, and attend to
every want. The Thermometer frequently goes
up to $50 in tho shade and 1870 in the sun.
Every summer the heat kills people riding in
tho railway cars. The main business Of life
here is to keep cool. The climate seems to be
the one thing which is fatal to tho develop.
ment Of this wonderful country.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-28
CHANGING THE SUBJECT.

"Your mother and father arc we'll,
Miss De Cook 2" asked young Featherly,
who was making an evening call.
"Papa is enjoying excellent health"
replied the young lady, toying grace.
fully with her fan, "but mamma, l am
sorry TO say, is far from robust"
"indeed p said Featherly, putting on
an anxious look and getting in a little
genteel work; cher condition is not ser1-
ous, / trust ?"
"Oh, no; nothing alarming: We have
been without servant gin for : woeA
past and dear mamma Is peginning "
feel the effects Of it, that is oil. II is
greaffrial to us. Are you an admirer of
Whistlers etchings, MIR. Featherly T.
Db;I1 C1H
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-28
HE WAS INsULTED.

An individual who was very unsteady
in his movements wished to obtain more
liquor at one the boulevard cafes.
II shall not serve you anything at
ALL" said the owner Of the cafe. "You
have drank like sponge"
"Monsieur," replied the intoxicated
individual "you have right to put me
out of doors, but forbid you to insult
me-"
~ have not insulted you; ] have sim
ply stated your condition"
"What have you not insulted me in
comparing me to sponge2 Please to
remember that sponges are emily filled
with water French Fun.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-28
A Trniu Disaster.

The train operator at Connelsville, on the
train, bearing forty-six workmen, to "run
wild" to Ohio Pyle Falls, station sixteen miles
,aSt Of Connellsville, on the Baltimore and
Ohio RAILROAD. A few minutes after the train
left the operator remembered that the second
section of freight train No. 80, which was due
In Conncllsville at four o'clock in the morning,
was not in yet, but had just left Indian Creek
station, and was constantly bearing down on
tile camp train at that moment. The operator
tried to stop the camp train at Gibson station,
but found ltc was too late and collision oc-
Cured in which IA mon were killed and
many ncriously injured.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-28
HIGH AVERAGES roB WHEAT,
WHEAT CROP.

The present outlook Of the wheat crop is
generally favorable, though large part of it is
backward. The returns indicate that the con-
dition is now 90 as compared with 100 repre-
Hntng full average This implies that the
present outlook is II percent better than year
AGO. The area Of the crop reported this season
Is about 1000 900 acres, and it is believed that
the yield will be about $50, 900, 900 bushels.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-28
A HOME THRUST.

A humorous editor, living in Austin,
Texas, received n cruel rebuke from his
wife not long since. She had been to
the theatre, and on her return home,
gave such very amusing account of the
performance, that her literary husband
exclaimed:
"Why don't you write that out just as
you have told it to mep II would make
tirst-cass copy. You ought to write for
the paper"
"No, thank you. One crank in the
family is enough" was the cutting reply.
-7eras SifingS.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-28

The U. g. House Committee on Invalid PEN
!lcns unanimously agreed 10 report favorably q
bill which provides that oil pensions now on OF
hereafter placed on the pension roll, who while
N the Military or Naval service OF the
United States lost an arm or leg,
ihan be entitled TO pension OF
40 per month, and those who have
bst . hand or foot, shall be en-.
titled 10 a. pension Of $50 per month, and II
they have received q wound or other disability
IN addition thereto they shall receive pension
q go per month. All persons who have iee
.nputated st'the hip Joint and al persons who
have lost an arm at the shoulder joint shall oe Y
entitled to . pension Of $50 per month, ana AZ
psroons who have lest an arm and leg snail pe
entitled 10 . pension Of $72 per month.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-28
A sHREWD MOVE.

Minks-"Yes, my boy, am going to
Salt Lake City to live."
Finks-"But you don't expect to be.
come Mormon, do you?"
Minks--"C Certainly not; but don't tell
Mrs. Minks l said so. You see, have
special object in settling where man
can have as many wives as he wants,
though, of course, will never have but
one."
Finks-"A special object?"
Minks--"Yes; l never can get Mrs.
Minks TO keep my buttons sewed on, but
| think there will be no trouble about
that after we settle in Salt Lake City,
-"Why not?'
Minks--"When the buttons are OF l
will just gently hint to Mrs. Minks that
she needs more help, and they will go
on in a jiify."-Phita. EUentnq CdH.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-28
PLANTATION PHILOSOPHY.

PLANTATION PHlLOSofHf.
De bes' work whut man does is allus
slow. De con sprout doan rush its way
through de clod.-When coward takes
up de notion o fightin', he ken whup q
brave man. De snappin' dog what backs
inter dc fence co'ner il awful.-When a
oman comes ter me an tells me dat ono
O. de neighbors is bad, l knows dat one
O. dem is bad, but dc oman whut does
de talkin' is de one. DO man what am
allus at work ain no sign dat de neigh
borhood kahn do widout him. De suck
aig dog is pekin' rom while de fox honn'
is er sleep.-De prospecks o man is allus
greater den de fack whut follows. De
fish pulls mighty hard fore yer git him
outer de water an yer thinks dat ounce
cat fish weighs ten poun's.-Arkansav
Traveller
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-28
VERY HARD LUCK.

VERY HARD LUCK.
Jones--"It is too bad. Ibelieve / was
born on IN unlucky day."
Smith-"Why SOP
"Here am, :. - ere obody, and yet
the man that made sits to-day in the
halls Of Congress, and he don't ac-
knowledg ehis debt, either.
"That is strange. To whom are you
referring"
"To Colonel Blank"
"But he owes all his political success
TO his brilliant war record"
Eyes; but il it had not been for me
he would not have had any war record"
"How so?"
az was drafted and sent him TO the
war as my substitute. ."--Phiiadeiphia
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