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really only security against oversal
ting the meat, while it secures its per.
feet curing by the antiscptic proper
ties Of the sugar instead Of portion OF
salt For bacon to keep a long time
we should prefer the use Of The salt
alone.
To keep bacon well through the sum.
mcr the smoke house should be perfect.
y d0rh, but while in salt and during
the smoking there should be ventila.
ton. To secure this, some air-holeS
should be left about the top Of the
square, and as soon as the meat is smok-
ed, these should be carefully stopped
and remain c osed all summer as per-
fec. security against the fly and skip
per. We would advise that, as soon
as the smoking is finished, all the joints
should be wrapped up in paper and
pat in bags made Of strong cotton or
naburgs with draw string at the
mouth, and then hung up again. As
the hams are used these bags are wash
ed and put away for use again. In
this way they will last many years,
particularly if hung up in the smoke
house while the meat is smoking, as
the smoke will preserve the cotton
much longer than it would otherwise
last. While smoking, the meat should
be hung as high in the roof Of the
house as possible, but when it is put
in bags and hung up for the summcrit
is better to hang it as near the middle
of the smoke house as possible, as the
hot sun Of summer bcaming upon the
roof makes it so hot at the highest
point as to make the meat more or
less oily. but. if hung as low as the
square Of the building, this does not oc-
cur, and the meat will keep perfectly
dry and pure.
A writer in late number of the
Homestead advises that the bags in
which the hams are put should be first
dipped in very strong salt brine, to
make them ilnpcrvious to insects. We
have found good cotton oznaburgs a
perfect security without it, but if com
mon domestic cotton is used this may
be necessary precaution.
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HAPPY HOME.

Who wrote the following we know
not. But whoever did, estimated right
ly the spirit and conduct which makes
the family happy and inviting. An
unpleasant home, with fretiul and
taut-nnding companions, is next akin
to the perdition of which the Bible
speaks. Home should not be unhap-
Ply. Better infinitely break it up, and
scatter its elements, than live amid
the burning flames of anger, disgust,
and discomfort. Unhappy families,
read and ponder well on the following
extract. Is there hope that your cir
Gle can be impressed! Ifnot, sad and
dark is your future!
"In happy home there will be no
fault-fnding, overbearing spirit--there
will be no peevishness nor freti'ulness.
Unkndness will not dwell in the heart
or be found on the tongue. O, the
tears, the signs, the wasting of life. and
health and strength, and time, of all
that is to be most desired in happy
home, occasioned merely by unkind
words! A celebrated writer remarks
to this effect, namely, that fretting and
scolding seem like tearing the flesh
from the bones, and that we have no
more right to be guilty OF this sin than
we have to curse, and swear, and
steal. In perfectly happy home all
selishness will be renewed. Even as
"Christ pleased not himself" SO the
members of a happy home will not
seek first to please themselves. Cheer
fitness is another ingredient in hap.
by home. How much sweet smile,
ernanating from heart fraught with
love and kindness, contribute to rem
der home happyl How attracting,
how soothing is that sweet cheerful
ness that is borne on the cOuntenancc
OF a wife and mother! How do the
parent and child, the brother and sis
ter, the mistress and the servant, dwell
with delight on those cheerful looks.
those conliding smiles that beam from
the eye and burst from the inmoSt soul
Of those who are near and dearl HOW
it hastens the return of the father, light
ems the cares Of the mother, renders it
more easy for youth TO resist tempta-
ton; and, drawn by the chords of az
lection, how it induces them. with low
ing hearts, to return TO that parental
roof o, that parents would lay this
subject TO heart. that by untiring eff.
fort they should so far render home
more happy. that their children and do
mestics shall not seek happiness in for
hidden paths" ses |
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THE VALUE OF TIME.

how much ought we t0pflZc lnc gin
Of time. for yet u little while and the
commissioned Archangel will lit up
his hand and proclaim that time shall
be no more" Then however anxious
" may some negligent lnorta's WISH
and beg for a IiItlernore tin"--it only
for few moments to repent i''-~th"'e
abused opportunities will never re-
turn. A truly wise man counts his
minutes, allowing no time to pass UNI
osed, for we'll he knows that time is
life. Make the most Of your minutes,
says Aurelius, and be useful while you
may. Understand thoroughly the real
value Of time, and enjoy its every mo-
meni, by never putting off till to-mor'
row what can readily be done to-day.
Let US read the actions of our lives as
well as our books, and learn to divide
our time rightly. The great and wise
King Alfred is recorded to have divi
dcd the day and night into three parts
Eight hours be allotted for sleep and
food, eight hours for business and re.
creation, and eight he appropriated to
study and prayer.
To come but once into the world and
trhe away our right use Of it, making
a burthcn of what was given for
blessing, is, to ythe least of it. very
strange infatuation. Time is what we
all want most but use worst, but must
account for it when time shall be no
more. There is bat little use to drive
time away by foolish advertisements,
which flies away so swiftly Of itself.
and which, when gone, can never be
recalled. An idle person is u sort Of
living monster when all nature is busy
around hirn. How sad it is to hear
people complain Of the day hanging
heavily on their hands, or that they 90
not know what to do! 1t is really
wicked for civilized people to say this,
because they have the duties Of life
constantly before them, and can cxer-
else their mind DIS, if not their bodies, in
the never-ending pursuit acknowledge
and improve themselves every holr.
There is no man but hath soul, and
if he attend carefully to it, he need
not complain for want Of business
Where there are 50 many temptations
TO resist, so many inclInations to watch,
SO many graces 10 improve, sure y a
man need never be idle, for all these
things require much time. Vespasian
made it practice to review at night
the ac'ious OF the past day, during
most OF his LIE. and whenever a day
was passed without a good action, he
wrote in his diary, Il have lost day
Iftime, like money, could he laid away
while not in use, there would be an
excuse for idleness. Time is one OF
the most precious jewels we possess,
but its real value is known but by
few until its close is near and its loss
cannot be redeemed. The present on.
ly is ours. The uncertainty adds much
to the brevity of time, and its velocity
urges it's improvement the more.
Seneca remarked:
"We all complain ofthe brevity Of
time, but use it as though we had too
much"
Our time ought to be measured by
our actions, not by years; then would
each man receive IA proper amount Of
respect from his fellow creatures.
--&---
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THE RAILROAD.

The following paragraph from the
Fayetteville Observer, relative to the
construction of the railroad, may be
interesting to our readers:
1--WE are gratiiied in being able to
state that MIR. Garland b. Miller is
again in the field, as agent to procure
subscriptions of stock for the building
OF the railroad. We trust he will re.
ceiye a cordial greeting. The road
can be- built, and with ease, itaIi who
are in favor Of the enterprise will sub
scribe according 10 their mears An
uud crtaking so we'll calculated 10 de-
velope the resources Of the county--Ol
the UhoLe county-has never before
been pat on foot. Il now remains 10
be seen whether We Will avail our.
selves of this, the las chance. Ii the
road is to be built, every one who de.
sires TO see it in operation. must sub
scribe himself, and not wait ior his
70 do the work. Il won't
do for part to furnish the wind, expect.
ing others to furnish the subscriptions
If Lincoln Is 10 have as good "A price
for her productions as other counties,
we must all put a shoulder 10 the
work. That will bring it and that
alone. Such are the facts, Think of
hem" sT ..-a -s.rr
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MISCELLANEOUS.
FAST TR.NNESSEE
M Al BILE WORKS.

BY CHARLES SCHMITT.
Knoxville. .............,T Tennessee.
Continues the business Of Marble Mnnufac.
turing Mt The old stand, adjoining William
Ingle's Mills and Ware Rooms, on Cumber..
land Street, opposite the Coleman Housf
and west of Collins old stand, where be-
keeps constantly Oh hand large assortment
o!'work, such as Monuments, Tombs. Grave.
stones, Stotuary, Fountains and Urns, Of tho
lates, style and of the finest and best East
Tennessee Marble, which is highly spoken Of
here and elsewhere. SLY
Ho has had experience in Marble Manu-.
featuring for the last twelve years, especially
in The lnrgcst cities Of Europe, and in the
United States; he fia,ters himself that 10
feels able to fiji all orders concerned with the
above business 10 q satisfaction, at short notice
and cheaper than the cheapest.
Drawings Of the above work will be sent to
any Post Office in the State; so persons abroad
have chance TO purchase by letter, as we'll
as if they were here personally.
. OF The East Tennessee Marble Works
received the premiums offered by the Fairs
held at Loudon, Tenn, October 23d, 1865,
and ut Knoxville, October Both, 1855, for the
best work in Marble. Uses @,
Refer TO James Harris, c. R. Embrey, B.
s. Tempeton, Nathan Frizzell, and Others, in
Winchester. c. Nj. FARMER, agent for
Frankln county.
Particular attention will be paid to boxing
and packing for transportation.
Feb - SO ~
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Prospectus OF the nseriean organ.


The American Organ having been adopted,
by the Executive Committee OF the American
members ofCongress, as the central organ of
the American party, the proprietor. with
view 10 lis general and extensive circulation
throughout the country, has determined, on
consultation Nith his political friends, to fur.
nsh the same 10 subscribers whose subscrip.
tons are RENTED after May lst, and during
the months Of May, June, and July, on the
following reduced terms, to wit: ta
l'ally Organ, for one year 50 90
Daily Organ, for six months 2 90
Weekly Organ, for one year to single
subscribers 80
Weekly Organ, for six months, to sin. .-
gle subscribers / 90
Weekly Organ, for one year, 10 clubs
Of eight or more, each Is
Weekly Organ, for months, 10 clubs --,s
Of eight or more. each Is
Weekly Organ. for the campaign. to. q
wit; from Isl July to 18th November, 4..
each so
or All communications should be directed
to the american Organ" Washington City,
D. c. VESPAsaAN ELLIS,
aug2 st ,---. J-esi Proprietor.
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Winchester, Tennessee.

Winchester, Tennessee.
THANKFUL for past favors, beg leave to
inform their friends and The public generally,
that they still continue the Cabinet Business
at their new house, Southeast side of the
Public Square, Winchester, Tenn.
FURNITURE
Constantly on hand, or made to order. So
fas and Chairs re-uphostercd, and old furn-
ture repaired. Mattresses made to order on
short notice. Collins made and conveyed to
any part of the county without extra charge.
ROBINSON s. HALL.
February l6, '56-ly.
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ETtERICAN ORGAN:
A NUi|u ard W7eehly Newspaper.
VESPASIAN ELLIS. Editor.
Washington, d. G.
CIRCULAR.


THE uniorsI- ned, riemhers Of the Nation
a. Executive Committee Of The American par
~, have pleasure IN announcing 10 the REQ.
pie, that Satisfactory arrangements for The fu.
lure maintenance Of the American Organ, ss
All authoritative exponent and advocate of the
principles the American party. hsvc been
completed.
Recommending is labors, under .hes. new
auspices, The undersigned cheer ulIy commend
the American Orgen 10 the generous conf.
dcnce Of The American party, in every section
ofthe Confcteracy, and they hope IFS columns
may command the widest circulation.
HUMPHREY MARSHALL, Of Ky.
SOLOMON G.. HAVEN, of N. Y.
J. MORRISON HARRIS, Of Nd.
JAceB Broom, of Penn.
Washington City, D. c., May 10, 1855.
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NASIiV VILE.
EsUGlsk.S BEOFsaEi,S,
MR~sa-s1syA
I4GD
Photographic and Da-
Uv,nvua.s.a a l1islR

gEerTc3l Artist,
20 Union Street, Nashcille.
AMBROTYpES, PHOTOGRAPHS, plain
or coored in Oil, and warranted a. permn.
ncnt as any other style Of painting. Dagucr-
rcotypcs, Stancoscopic. Crayon or Vignette'
and every other style of Pictures taken at this
establishment in the highest sly le of the art,
and warranted to please or no sale. ..
AfnbrOaypes.
Although these beautiful pictures were but
recently Introduced by the subscribers IN this
city, they have become 80 popular that we
have, at very great expense, secured the
services of celebrated artist from New York
to attend to this branch Of the business eXclu-
siycly.
Bring along The Juveniles.
Children can. by this process, have a faith
full likeness taken in few seconds, and war
roned perfect or no charge will he made
Bring them along and have them taken before
trying elsewhere. ..
A full assortment Of Arnbroype, Photo.
graphic and Daguerrean stock and apparatus
kept constantly on hand and for sale at the
lowest market cash prices. Marl5 ly
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SIMS HOUSE,

North. East Garner Of tie Public Square,
WINCHESTER, TENNESSEE.
Mrs. Sims, formerly Of the Wincheftor
Springs, hns opened house of PUBLIC EN-
TERTAlNMENT in the town Of Winchcs-
ter, whore she would be pleased TO receive n
portion of the Public Patronage. She pledges
herself to render all comfortable who may
give her acalI, promising to furnish her table
wi'hthe hes, the country affords.
Marl5 If
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RECIPE.

Surprising the hogs are killed at
daybreak as is usual among farmers,
they should hang from twenty-fourto
thirty-six hours before being cut up,
or until the animal heat has entirely
departed. Upon each joint upon the
skin side rub well half tea-spoontul Of
saltpetre; then rub salt Of good quality
on both sides well, leaving the salt
about one quarter inch thick on the
flesh side of n piece of meat. After
sailing, they should be packed in a
close trough or box, tight and close
enough to hold brine; lay them in the
box with the skin side down, taking
care that the pieces do not touch each
other, being kept separate by the salt.
lflarge hams, let them remain in the
box undisturbed for five wecks:il small
size for four weeks. Take them out,
scrape off the salt, rub them all over
with hickory ashes, hang up in the
smoke house hook down; smoke mod
erately for four weeks, making only
two fires day, and they are to be
made of hickory chips. About the lst
Of March take down the pieces and
and rub them again with hickory ash
es, and hang again in the smoke house
where they can remain the whole
year. Care must be taken not to let
the hams touch each otherin the smoke
house. If a little green mould should
appear on the outside it only insures
it against spelling"
After copying the above recipe, the
Journal makes the following addition.
al remarks:
Hogs of about 900 pounds net are
the best size for family meat. 1t is
good practice to make two killings,
one as early as the weather will admit
and the other in four or FIVE weeks az
ter. By this means the spare ribs,
sausages, &c, are used frcsher, and,
by selecting the fattest hogs for the
first killing, those that have not fatten-
ed so fast will have better chance, as
it's rare thing to see a pen of hogs
fatten uniformly. In regard 10 the
time that the meat should lie in salt,
the size ofthe joints and the tempera-
ture of the smoke house will have TO
be considered. rthe joints are large
and the weather very cold FIVE or six
weeks will not be too long. Should
the weather be warm and damp, three
or four weeks will thoroughly salt the
meat. The art, to be acquired by ex-
perience only. Of making it just salt
enough, has more to do with making
good bacon than anything else connec-
ted with it. To-. |
The use ofsugar in curing hams is
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BATHING SALOON AND BARRIER
=. SF3GT.

EzGmry, the Barber, calls the attention Of
the citl2cns Of Winchester and vicinity 10 his
EXCELLENT BATH ROOMS
he has just fitted no in connection with bis
BARBER SHOP.
These Rooms are supplied With water from
twoot he hest Cl-'erns 10 Ne found anywhere,
holding near four hundred barrels. Warm,
Cod, Shower and Pouring baths, ako an as
cenGiDg D0uchr, very convenient. He feels
confident that better f0cil,'es for bathing can.
not ho found anywhere North or South.
And as h9 cleansing Of the body is thin z.
condac.,e to heal!n and pleasure. he fater
himself lhat he will receive liberal patrons
age Shaving and halr-dressing alsO cont a.
ned as uzual, after 'he riosttpproved styles.
4 sGpply of the fsmest Cigars always 90
hand. HENRY, the Barber.
Mar22 em
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CURING BACON.

The following wcl-iimed article we
take from the Louisville Journal, and
commend il 10 the careful considrTa.
ton Of our readers:
As the season IS 1T hand when far
mcrs are preparing to kill their hogs,
it may not be amss TO say something
about making bacon. Nearly all our
old farmers are adopts in the art, and
take o commendable pride in the OK
celIency oftheir bacon. Indeed it is a
rare thing to find inferior bacon in
Kentucky; though the rule is not with
out exceptions, as witness the follow
ing letter from an old Virginian, who
sends US his recipe for curing hams:
Editors Of the Journal:
Gentlemen--Encloscd you will find
n celebrated recipe for curing bacon
shoulders and hams, which you can
publish for the benefit of your numer-
GUS readers, or not, just as yon deem
proper. ! Withhold my name, from the
fact that | have no wish for public no.
toricty of any sort; but being an old
fashioned Virginian, fond Of good liv-
ing, and good bacon in particular, |
feel sadly the want in my new home of
this most essential element of d mans
comfort in living, and have no doubt a
strict Observance Of the recipe would
produce hams as fine in flavor and as
sound for keeping as the very choicest
Virginia bacon. Hams cured by this
recipe will keep perfectly sweet and
sound for six to ten years, and took the
premium at the two last State Fairs
held in Virginia. Respectfully,
-.. VlRGINIAN.
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Man KILLED.-About II O'Clock last night
after the workmen in our Office had retired for
Che night, we were disturbed by the cries Oh
Watch" man killed. The alarm was caus
ed by the aluraer Of Mr. CT w Murray, keep.
er of a billiard saloon on madison street. 1t
appeared that Mr.. Murray and Mr.. Hudson
were engaged playing cards in the bedroom
back Of the saloon, when a difficulty occurred;
words passed, and Hudson, with knife in his
possession, some eight inches in length, plunged
it to Murrsy's heart. He die almost instan-
tly. Several men were present at the time
the difficulty commenced, bat left before the
closing and frightful scene. But one man was
present. and his report we have not space
to give. Hudson was arrested soon afterwards
on Adams street, near Centre alley, and lodg-
ed in jail 9l.sA . }-tEa
Acoroner's inquest was Immediately held
and a verdict rendered that, according to the
testimony Of Mr.. Forrest present said Murray
came to bis death BY wound inflicted on the
left side by a knife in the hands of Mr.. Hud.
SON. Meaphis Appeal, 4th.
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The Yanaerbprg pe.egates.

The following persons We're the Delegates
from Yanderburgh county in the Old Line
State Convention: Judge Loekhart, Ben.i
Stinson, Judge Law, John Smith Gavitt, Col.
Drew, J. B. Hall, J. P. Dunn and DIR. NJ. j.
Bray, according to the Sentinel. All ofthese
but Dunn are represen tatiyes ofthe Evansville
Old Line clique-the gentlemen who do all the
political business of their party in this county,
have the nominations 'cut aud dried' for
county and city conventions, &C., thus taking
great Of trouble off the hands Of those inno-
cent members Of such conventions, who go
through the motions at such times and oeca-
sions, and imagine they are making. nominal
tons and acting as independent citizens. OF
these gentlemen, three holds office under the
Pierce Administration, and fourth has just
been holding paying office, and is ready to
pick up any little crumbs the party may give
him. The fifth is now holding an important
office in this county. The sixth is now hold
/ ing the Office of State Senator, and could act
as such in case of an Extra Session. The
i seventh, has been trying his best to get an
Office, but fortunately fer the country didn't
succeed He was candidate before this Con-
vention, but was repulated. The eighth has
held Offices under his party, and we presume
would have no objection to something again
The ninth, DR.. Bray, is the only one on thS
list with whom possession of or ambition t.
get office, may not be considered the leading
i principle ofhis action. We believe the Docto
(serves his party for his party's sake. Thes
delegates certainly aptly illustrate the govern
{ ing principle of Old Line leaders iu Indians
: A great deal about principle care they. 0ffic
: and nothing but Office is their motive powel
! 1t is this class Of men honest Democrats al
: supporting and pushing into Office, under tn
deception that they are voting for "Demc
cratic principles and nothing else"
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ErAnsvills Libraru AsaoOiation.


This Associations held an election Of officers
last Monday evening, which resulted in the
election Of the former President and Board
without opposition. This is a compliment
they deserved. The Reading Rooms of the
Association are now visited regularly by citi-
gems and strangers. The desks are well sup
Piled with standard newspapers, and the rooms
well warmed and Of evenings lighted with
gas. Orders have been sent to Boston for
about five hundred volumns Of choice works,
to form the necleus of Library. These may
be expected in couple of weeks, when the
Library will be at once opened to the subscrib-
ers of the Association. This Institute is yetin
ats infancy, but it has already accomplished
much. 1t has supplied the city with fine
reading room and will soon open better pub
lie library than we have yet had. We antici-.
pate that IFS usefulness and its means of use
fulness will increase every year, and that the
Association, enlisting in its interests form the
great mass of our substantive citizens, as it has
already, in a great measure done, will annually
become more important. 1t should now have
the aid of every citizen who can spare few
dollars for noble purpose. We trust that
those. who are rot already stockholders viii in
quire into the principles and objects Of this As
ISOLATION. and lend it the aid Of their infuceen.
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FRANKLIN FESTIVAL AT YIScESNEs.--The
printers of Xincennes intend giving Festival
oa the evening Of the 18th inst, in commemo-
ration Of Benz. franklin. Wethank the Conn
mittee for an invitation to be present on this
occasion, and nothing would afford us more
pleasure than to be able to accept the invita-
ton But whether there or not in person,
our heart will be with the printers Of sYin-
cennes ON the evening ofthe 18th.