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The home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1857, 1857-02-27
TERMS or SUBSCRIPTION.
BOOK AND JOB PRINTING.

elaborated drawing story or poem in
some incautious paper, talk daringly and
dashnglv Of journalism, and graciously
inform US how they would make this fly
round, il they were only editors.
Singular, every man. no matter how
stupid he is, always seems to be morally
convinced that ifeverytling else fails, he
can either manage small farm or edit
paper--and experience shows that where
there are hundred educated young men,
capable OF successfully practicing a pro.
fession, there is not more than one or two
who is really enough Of genius, scholar,
and man Of practical sense, ,o'make u
good editor. In fact, though all the world
reads papers, there are very few GU, Of the
business who have ever taken the pains
to acquire much information relative to
it-and the natural consequence is. that
its difficulties are unappreciated. Phil
Bulletin.
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EDITORSHIP.

We have known a very learned gentle.
man to obligingly bring US contribution
with the remark, that as we were contn.
ually occupied, it must be doubtless quite
an accommodation to receive a good al.
ticle once in awhile-and on examining
the good" article in question, We have
found three gross grammatical errors, di.
vers sins Of awkwarlness, and two words
missPelled in the first and second sen.
fences. A lecture, which will bear print.
ing as it is delivered is an exception; and,
in a word, there are very few men, who
have not served regular apprenticeship
to the types, who can sit down, and, with
out shalt or lst," express their thoughts
readily and fuently in writing. Ysyo ,,1'-
all this, we daily meet wilkfeGEHEt.
who, because they hav-'er. +,
sionsl hW in a lsu- q,
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- . 90
WEBSTER'S ESTIMATE OF BYRON.
WASHINGTON, April 8, 1886.

WASHINGTON, April s, 1896
My Dear Sir
have read Tom Moore's frs, volume
Of Byron's life. Whatever human i'm.
aginstion shall hereafter picture of hu.
man being, | shall believe it all within
the bounds Of crodbili,y. Byron's case
shows that fact sometimes runs by all
fancy: as steamboat passes by a scow
at anchor. 1have tried hard to find some.
thing in him to like, besides his genius
and his wit, but there was no other Ikea.
bic quality about him. He was an incar.
nation Of demonism. He is the only man
in English history, for hundred years.
that has boosted ofinfdslity and of every
practical vice, not included in what may
be termed, wha, his biographer does term.
meanness. Lord Bolingbroke, in his
most cxtravagant youthful sallies, and
the wicked Lord Littleton, were saints to
him. All Moore can say is, ,h2t each Of
his vices had some virtue or prudence
near it, which in some sort checked it,.
Well, ifthat were not so in all, who
would escape hanging
The biographer, indeed, says his moral
conduct must not be judged by the ordi-
nary standard! And that is true, If ia.
vorable decision is looked for. Many
excellent reasons are given for his being a
bad hucband; the sum ofwhich is that he
wasa very bad man. confess was re.
joiced then, and am rejoiced now, that he
was driyen out OF England by public
scorn; because his vices were not in his
passions but in his principles. He dem.
ed all religion and all virtue in the house,
too. DR.. Johnson says there is merit in
maintaining good principles, though the
preacher is seduced into violation of them.
This is true. Good theory is something.
But theory of living, and dying, too,
made up Of the elements OF hatred to re.
ligion, contempt Of morals, and defiance
of the opinions Of all the decent part of
the public--when before has man Of let.
tiers avowed it?
lfMilton were alive, to recast certain
prominent characters in his great epic.
he could embellish them with new traits
without violating probability.
The home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1857, 1857-02-27
ARRAZONIA.
THE PROPOSED NEW TERRITOR,

THE PROPOSED NEW TERRITORY.
The Washington correspondent Of the
Baltimore Sun gives brief description of
the Territory Of Arrazonia, the inhabit-
ants of which have sent delegate 10 Con
gress. to present their claims for an or.
ganlzed territorial government. 1t EN-.
braces the territory acquired by the Gads.
den treaty, in addition to the Messilla
Valley, which We had claimed under the
former treaty, and comprises twenty nine
thousand square miles. A portion of the
territory is said to be arabic and we'll
watcred, and another portion is undoub,.
eddy rich in mines Of gold, silver and cop.
per.
Wagons have traversed the territor,
from the Rio Grande to the head of the
Gull OF California. The territory is chief.
ly valued however, as presenting the short.
est and most practicable route lor rail.
road to the Pacific. TIL, distance from
the Rio Grande to San Diego. or San Pc.
dro, by routes which have been indicated,
is about 1000 miles. This is the route
to which the Secretary Of Wnr gives tho
pre77VT7:.es, among those which the gov.
cement have caused to be examined and
surveyed. The cost Of a railroad by this
.s'oule will be very moderate. according TO
= ,c estimates, and they are believed b,
% Secretary TO b. WITHIN III. mark
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GEr A HoME.--Get home, rich or

GET A HoME.--Get home, rich or
poor, got home, and learn to keep that
home and make it happy to your wife and
children by your beaming presence; learn
to love simple pleasures, flowers Of God s
own planting, and music Of His own--the
bird, wind, waterfall. So shall you
help to stem the tide Of desolation, pow.
erty and despair, that come upon so many,
through scom Of little things. Oh, the
charms Of home, though it be but lit.
tie home; comforts dwell there that sun
the gilded halls Of society. Live conten.
teddy in your little home, and wait for
God to give you nobler one.
The home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1857, 1857-02-27

LONG SERMoNs.-At the South Carroll.
ma Conference Of the Methodist Episco,
pal church, the presiding Bishop decided
long sermons, except on very special oc.
casions. to be improper, contrary to the
discipline, to the practice Of ".he Faith.
ers," and to some extent, subversive Of the
ends Of the Christian ministry. The lin.
it. on ordinary occasions, according TO the
Bishop. should be from thirty to forty five
minutes.
The home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1857, 1857-02-27

Some think that the great cure for i'm.
morality is education--in our opinion,
the only antidote is high wages. 1t is hard
for man to support family and be hon.
est, at six shillings day. There is many
a person who now passes fora saint, who
would be one Of the biggest scamps in the
world, were his income reduced from roast
beef to No. 8 mackerel.
The home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1857, 1857-02-27

N "THE Pooh Down TRoDDEN SLAVES
Many Of the hired negroes in the tobacco
factories in Richmond make from SO to
$l2 per week, over work, without any ex.
sraordinary labor. How many poor white
folks are there in the North that would
like to make such sum by hard labor
for the entire weeks employment.
The home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1857, 1857-02-27

An Irshman, who had commenced
building wall around his lot Of rather
uncommon dimensions, viz: four feet high
and six feet thick, was asked for his object
by friend. ITO save repairs, my honey;
don't you see that If it ever falls down it
will be higher than it is now"
The home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1857, 1857-02-27

LUCKY ,EDIToR-An editor in Arkan.
sas, was lately sho, in an ARRAY. Luckily
the ball came against bundle Of unpaid
accounts in his pocket. Gunpowder
couldn't get through that!
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MOTHER.
WINCHESTER, Feb "a, 1867.


who can appreciate its beauty
Oh, mother, get my bonnet, do,
want to 90 and play,
And hurry, mother, tic my shoe.
Or Sis will run away,
On. mother, do unite this string,
It's in hateful knott
And tell me where put my bling.
lreally have forgot.
Mother, see here, my dress Is loose,
wish you'd hook it up,
Oh dear, / want drink so bad,
Ma, take me down the cup.
Mother, want a long. strong string
To make my kite fly high
Give me more paper for the tail,
III make it reach the sky.
I've cut my finger, mother, on,
DO tic a rag upon IL,
And mother, here, do sew this string
Again upon my bonnet
And mother sew this button on
My pants, see how they look,
And mother, wont you stitch those leaves
Into my spelling bookl
OH mother mother, comb my hair,
And wash my face right clean,
The girls are all a.soing to walk
Tonight, upon the green.
Tonight, Just after school, you know,
The mistress said we might;
And mo'her, must have some cake
And cheese to fix things right.
Oh, mother, pick these stitches up,
Pve dropped half score;
And see! there's one all ravelled down
dozen rounds or more.
Mother, where is my jumping rope7
Mother, where is my hat!
Mother. come help me build my house,
Mother, John plaques my cat.
Thus hour by hour, and day by day,
These little things intrudc,
Till many mothers anxious heart
t.,
And to her ever troubled car,
The sacred name of mother,
BY being ever dwelt upon,
Sounds worse than any other.
But let each mother pause and think
How much she has at stakej
How many thousand drops
1t takes to fill lake.
Remembering that her noisy boy
A statesman bold may be,
And strong in truth and right, may teach
nation to be free.
With glowing words ofeloquence
Maintain Jehovah's plan,
Till vice shall hide its head for shame,
And nations bless tho man.
Or when her head is growing grey,
The daughter kind and true,
With feeling heart and ready hand,
The "little things" will do.
Let these reflections nerve and cheer
Each weary, fainting one,
With patient hope to do her work,
Till all her work is done.
For not on earth can there be found
Through all life's varied plan.
A nobler, greater work than hers,
Who rears an honest mani
The home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1857, 1857-02-27

TIE most delicate and the most sensi.
Bile Of all pleasures consists in promoting
tho happiness Of Others.
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Written for the Homo Journal.
TO M********.

Thou, AMI thou only ask for none other,
One star Ia enough my footsteps to guide;
Thee truly III cherish,
Though all else should perish;
Thou, and thou only, my loved one--my bride!
Thou and thou only! though others should tempt me
To follow their light, bright beaming from fari
Forgetting thee never,
III turn to thee ever,
Telling them thou art mine own chosen star,
Vain be their tcmptings to cause me to follow
Aught other than thou beloved 0? my hearth
In vain they'll caress me.
In vain strive to bless me,
Or lead me nom thee, my dearest, to part
True to my vow, will ever prove htlfulj
Trust me, III prove myself worthy thy lovci
! ncer will forsake thee,
To pleasure III wake thee,
And love thee, as angel loves angel above.
The home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1857, 1857-02-27

PtcruRE OF LrrE.-In youth, we seem
10 DO climbing a hill on whose top eter.
nal sun shine appears 10 rest. How ca
gerly we pant to reach its summit. But
when we have gained it, how different is
the prospect on the other side! We sigh
as we contemplate the dreary waste before
us, and look back with wistful eye up.
on the aowery path we have passed, but
may never more retrace. Life is like a
.portentious cloud, fraught with thunder,
storm, and rain; but religion, like those
streaming rays Of sunshine, which clothe
u with light as with a garment, and fringe
its shadowy skirts with gold.
The home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1857, 1857-02-27

j You want to kiss pretty girl. why
kiss her. if you can. II a pretty girl
wants 10 ki'sysu, why lethsr. like q man.
The home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1857, 1857-02-27

ADVERTISING Alphabetically i'm.
mense sums spent annually by people in
business and by professional men in adj.
Ersrtising their respective articles or call.
'ings, must prove thatit is paying invest
ment OF money to the advertiser whatso.
ever its advantages may be to the prin.
ter.
On this subject the Southside Demo.
crat. an energetic paper published in Pc.
|tersburg, Va, says: ..I
"ADvERTfsINo AND ITS ErrEcrs.-
There is merchant in this city who, on
ibis arrival here, went TO work and earn.
ed fifty cents, with which he paid for an
advertisement announcing himselfin want
Of clerkship. He obtained situation,
became apartner, and advertised; and is
at this time worth aquarter Of a million
Of dollars, bears an estimable character,
and is in fair way to become one Of our
leading men in the country. See what
an advertisement will do.
The home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1857, 1857-02-27
TERMS OF ADVERTISING.

Advertisements inserted at one dollar per
square for the first, and fifty cents for each
subsequent insertion. A liberal discount
made on yearly advertisements.
The home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1857, 1857-02-27

CunroUs.-Tho 21st verso OF the 7th
chapter Of the book Of Ezra contains all
the letters Of the slphabst.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1857-10-07
LUMBER CITY scRiBslINGs.


cvLeft for Tyrone-thc man that drove tho
pale horse over the river with a club.
WExpccts to be sucd-the man who found
the medicine bottle, on Sunday morning.
O~Failed TO come-the candidate with the
1.sweet German accent" on Thursday last.
UNot good pluck-"Old Driver''-from
the1act that an Irishman's dog licked him
last week.
DGal-lant-the Pennsville chap, on Sat.
urday night, promenading with three ladies
on each arm.
lcWorth farm-to see the s'Governor'
laugh; especially when attended by ssthat leg
accompaniment
u(Ought to be kicked-any man that will
deliberately IRE, ) ounces of powder and a pint
Of shot, at pigeons.
IA great institujon-that new road down
she river. w ouId it not be good idea to erect
fighf-hou,e, at the first bend
uIFun-to see the man wot rides the pale
horse chase Ball-o'-wax up street and choke
him for getting drunk, while he was show
come We so'' himself Va Rock!
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A MENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITU-
~ TION: PKOCLAMATION.

WHEREAS, have been directed by the Cover
nor to give notice that joint resolution, propOs-
ing amendments to the Constitution Of this Com
moDwcath, has been agreed TO by majority of
the mem bers elected 10 each House of the Legis-
lature. at two successive terms of the same. and
that it is provided by the Constitution, til at any
amendment agreed upon, shall be submitted to
the people for their approval or rejection. There
fore, for the purpose of ascertining the sense of
the citizens of this Commonwealth in regard there
to, l. JOSIAH X. REED, High Sheriff of the conn
ty of Clearheld. do give notice and proclaim to
the qualified electors of said county. that ecc-
tion will be held in each of the townships wards
and districts therein the SeconI T1eSRay of
October, Il. ID. 1857 for the purpose of deciding
upon the adoption rejection of the said amend
ments any of them which said election shall
be held at the places and opened and closed at
the time at and within which the General Elec-
tions of this Commonwealth are held. opened and
closed and it shall be the duty of the Judges,
Inspectors and Clerks of each of said townships,
wards or districts to receive at the said election,
tickets either written printed. or partly writ
ten nd partly printed, from citizens duly quail
fed to vote for Members of the General Assembly,
and to deposit them in box OF boxes to be for
that purpose provided by the proper officers;
which tickets shall be respectively labeled on the
outside "Pfrst Anenamentn Second Anaea1d-
nse,it.'' ssIHird amendments" and '.FonyM A.
ment," and those who favorable to said A.
mendments, any of them, may express their de-
sire by voting each many seperate written or
printed, or partly written and partly printed bal
lots or tickets containing the inside thereof the
words "For the dBsend1Hsnt, and those who are
opposed to such Amendments, or any of them,
may express their opposition by voting each as
many scperate written printed. or partly writ
ten and partly printed ballots tickets, contain
ing on the inside thereof the words, against Lhe
amendments -
And further, do hereby give notice. direct and
proclaim, that the election on the said proposed
Amendments shall be opened and closed at the
time. and in all respects be conducted, the
General Elections of this Commonwealth are now
conducted, well respects the qualifications of
voters. the time and manner of making returns as
in all other particulars.
Given under my hand and seal, at Clcarfeld
this ninth day of September, A. d. 1857
JOSIAH R. REED. Sheriff.
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4 FINANCIAL CRISIS is said to exist in Ger
many y letter from Vienna, dated Sept. z,
SAYS :-ssI.ast week several failures occurred
here, as well as at Prague and Pesth. The
most important of these IS 4 hardware cstab-
ishment, with liabilities amounting to several
hundred thousand guilders: and having exten-
siye connections abroad. There never was a
tine-not excepting the years lS4a and 1S4S
when the failures were so numerous as now /;
every day one or more suspensions are announ-
cad. The worst is, an early improvement
cannot be expected. The Bank of Credit
has limited its transactions, and refuses all
applications for new loans, giving as the
reason, that it is not in a condition to expand
i.s business If some of our fnanciers were
"a Germany they wenid preach. in the face Of
the facts calling for contraction, that it was
necessary for the bank to expand its business,
80 save the community ftom disaster.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1857-10-07

How THEY ARE OFF IN THE WEsT--One OF
our Illinois exchanges, descanting on the f.
nancal arrangement which everywhere pre-
walls, thus consoles Itself and its readers =
'.What debts We may be owing to the East,
pay. We have not speculatcd in stocks, or
other fancy securities, but our expenditures
have been made in purchasing, enclosing, and
breaking the richest soil, with which Heaven
ever blessed the agricnlturist. These kinds
of investments have something to fall back
npon. The stocks they produce (corn stalks)
protect from depredations of all "Bulls and
RearS >,
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1857-10-07
Nor so BAD OFF AswE sEEa.-In the infla-

Nor so BAD OFF AS WE SEEa.-In the infla-
tion of prices produced by the abuse Of cred
it in 1887 the prices OF food ran up to an enor-
nous height, in some cases exceeding the
high prices of the present year. Flour was
S12 per barrel, and other articles In the same
exorbitant proportion. SO completely had
industry been deserted from labor to spccu-
lation, that We were actually obliged to import
grain from Europe, a fact unexampled in our
history before or since. Now, however, the
case is different. Bountiful crops have every
where blessed lal'or with rich reward, and,
instead of having to import grain, we have
plenty of it to export.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1857-10-07

On Saturday evening, September 10, an un-
known person attempted to ride away mare,
belonging to Mr.. Joseph Jordan, of Lawrence
township, which was taken from a pasture
field. After riding about mile at full speed,
the fellow saw neighbor of Mr.. Jordan's APP
preaching him-whom he evidently recogniz-
ed-when he jumped off and took to his heels.
TIE mare was returned to Mr.. Jordan, who put
her into another field. The next morning
when he sent for her she was dead.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1857-10-07

SLIGHTLY PERsoNAL.-The editor of the
Louisville Democrat lately said, eve live
neighbors to the Free States, and we see some
of their people every day, and they look and
talk pretty much as We do" To which Prem
tice. of the Journal, adds. sWell, really, if
the people of the Free States look pretty much
as you do, we cannct wonder that large por-
tion of the South is in favour of dissolving
all connection with such an ugly race. We
don't know but we shall have to go dissolu-
tion ourselves"
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FJ,HE SUBSCRIBER PROPOSES OPEN

ii Il L
Il ing school for youth, male and female. on
the 18th day of October 1857 provided sufficient
encouragement be given.
For this purpose, in connexion with the Board
Of Trustees" he is fitting up a room in the lower
story of the Clearfield Institute where he hopes
to render his pupils comfortable in the pursuit
of their studies.
No effort will be spared TO promote. the moral
and intellectual Improvement of the pupils attcn-
ding this school.
TUITION PER TERM OF ELEVEN WEEKS
Orthography, Reading. Writing. Arithmetic, Geo
graphy and English q Grammar. 81 90
Higher branches of an English Education
and the Classics, 90
No scholar received for less than a term. and no
deduction made for absence, except in cases of
protracted sickness. J. BUCHANAN.
CIcarfield. September q 1911
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RETIRED PHYSICIAN 75 YEA,

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IA of Age whose sands of life have near
fly run out, discovered while in the East Indies,
a certain euro for Consum ption Asthma, Bron-
II chitis, Coughs, Colds, and General Debility
The remedy was discovered by him when his
only child, daughter, was given up to die. He
had heard much of the wonderful restorative and
East India Hemp, and the thought occurred to him
that he might make remedy for his child He
studied hard and succec led in realizing his wish
es, His child was cured. and is now alive and
we'll He has since administered the wonderful
remcd to thousands of sufferers in all parts of the
world and he has never failed In making them
much good as possible he viii send to such of his
afflicted follow beings request it, this recipe,
with full and explicit .-directions for making it
up and successfully using it,. He requires eaeh =
applicant to inclose him shilling-thrce
cents to be returned postage on the recipe, II
and the remainder to be applied to the pay u
meut of this advertisement. Address,
DIR. H.tJAMES, No. 10 Grand street, II
Sept. %, lS5T-lm Jersey City, n j.
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= Cry IpEA.-THE SUGAR CASE.-A new
idea with regard to the Chinese Sugar Cane,
of which we hear so much nowadays, Is sug.
gested by the Montgomery (Ala) Mail. IL
is, that the cane will degenerate into Groom
csrn sbout the third year of ifs culture. II Is
a matter of Importance to the planters every
where, many of whom have considerable guam
titles growing and some of whom have pur-
chased machinery for grinding their crops,
that this question should be determined 1t
would be well if every person who has Held
of the cane would examine it and see II por-
tion of 4 is not in all respects like broom corn
and entirely without the sacharine juice. The
Nail knows this to be the case in at least two
tehls, and hears that il is the case in others.