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American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-04-18
AQueer Temperance Bill.

The following bill was introduced in
tho Assembly of New York, on notice
by MIR. Hapford--read twice, and tn So.
lect committee OF the suhject--reported
favorsbly from said commil,ee. and
committed to the committee of tho whole:
AN ACT TO LICENSE DRINKERS OF iiNTox.
IcATtN0 LIQUORS WITHIN THIS STATE.
The People ofAe State Of New York,
represented tn Senate and ASSEMBLY,
do enact as Ioiio,cs;
SECTION 1. Mcpherson resident of this
State, shall drink any strong, spurious
or Intoxicating liquor as beverage,
within this State; unless he or she be
licensed as hereinafter provided.
S 2. Any juslice of the peace of a
town, or alderman of ward, NAV
grant to any person license to drink
which shall terminate on the lhirty.irst
OF December ensuing the granting of
the same, upon receiving therefore the
following foe:
For lager beer, currant or any do
nestle wine, fifty cents.
For strong beer, porter. ale or cider,
seventy five cents. as
For whiskey or any domestic distil.
led liquor, one dollar.
For brandy or any imported spiri,ous
liquor, one dollar and fifty cents.
For champagne or other wines, inclu.
ding every kind Of wine or liquor what.
over, five dolla,s.
Such license shall be signed by such
justice or Alderman. before the same
shall DO deemed valid, and shall have
annexed there to certificate, by the
county clerk of the county in which,
such justice or alderman shall reside.
under his seal of office. that the sigma
ture of the justice or alderman issuing
such license is genuine.
3. No license shall be granted Ia
any married woman. except by the writ.
ten consent of her husband, nor to any
minor or apprentice, except upon like
consent of his parent or master.
5 A. No person shall sell or give
away any liquor, except upon the actu.
al production, at the time of each sale
OF his license, and then only the kim DIS
OF liquor specified in such license; any
person offending against the provisions
Of this section, shall be deemed guilty
ola misdemeanor. > "
5 5. The money received by any jus
tice or alderman, for granting any Ii
cense, shall be paid by him. within ten
days after the receipt thereof TO the
county treasurer of the coun,y,to be APP.
piled towards tho maintenance Of the
poor of said county. fs
Sc. lfany person be arrested forgross
intoxication, his license may DO revo-
kcd.
5 1.-THE provisions of this act shall
not apply to any licensed clergyman OF
TO any member Of the press.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-04-18

Curious Tert-On Sunday night, at
New DIRK, theRey. ID. S. Burnet preach
ed to a large congregation, in the Camp.
bellte Chapel, in Seyenth-strcet, near
Sixth avenue, from the following extra.
ordinary text, selected from morning
paper.
"A chance for some man. For gale,
corner liquor store, opposite facto-
~, where there are 500 men employed
winter and summer.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-04-18

The London Lancet says that there
are quarter of q million persons liy.
ing in Great Britain, constantly under
ground, in the darkness of mines.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-04-18
A Free Church Minister. in

A Free Church Minister, in G,as
cow, one Sunday morning gave out AZ
the morning lesson the fourth section
OF the l1OPsalm; and while his congrc.
CATION were looking out the ..portion"
In their Bibles, the doctor took out his
box, and Selling a lusty pinch with flu.
ger and thumb, RECALLED his nose with
the snuff! He then began the lesson:
My soul cleaveth unto the dust. The
utter that ran round the church, anu
the confusion of the poor priest, Show.
ca that both the congregation and he
felt the Psalmist's "pinch."
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-04-18

There are 33 Catholic theological
seminarics in the United States, with
5l4 students, besides 225 abroad or in
establishments of hcregular clergy at
home.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-04-18

The whole line of the Iowa Central
Railroad has been pvt under contract,
from Sabula, Iowa, on the Mississippi,
due west to the Missouri, u distance Of
$50 miles in direct line.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-04-18

HoRRIBLE. The other morning, Just
alter dinner. about the time the people
were going to bed. q email boy about
thirty years of age, only daughter of an
old maid. with three orphan children.
was alarmed by healing dumb man
cry murder, aud looking out saw
blind man peeping Into window where
a no,armed man was whipping his wife
when u no'iegged man ran in and kick.
tho dog Though tho side of tho house
and slightly killed two dead pigs that
the hen hatched day or two after that.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-04-18

A Merchant, just returned from New
Orleans. informs ,heCincinna,i GAZETTE
that the coming sugar cropof Louisiana
bids foir To be the largest ever made.
The high prices realized have Induced
planters To bring into cultivation every
acre ofland that is available. aud the
planting has. consequently, been nule
extensive than in any previous year
The new cane presented the most ll.ti'
wing aud lu1u'iant appearance.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-04-18

The recent hostilities at Canton have
interrupted seriously the labors of A.
merican missionaries in the Chinese
empire. A large amount of mission
property has been destroyed, and the
prejudices Of the natives against for
eigners and their religion have acquir-
ed new force and sharpness. A long
time must clapse before operations can
be resumed in that vicinity with cheer
ing hopes of success. Two of the ma
tive assistants of the Ningpo station
are now imprisoned, and many fall vic
tins to the irritation which pcrvadcs the
Chinese officials against all who have
dealings with the hated foreigners.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-04-18

The Intelligenccr, published at Aus,
tin, Texas, notices the death Of littlo
girl some 5 or 6 years old, from the eff
fects of taking snuff. She was so adj.
dicted to its use, child as che was, that
she literally atcit aud lived on it. Let
this circumstance be q warning TO all
snuHdirpcrs.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-04-18

Hoops Denounced IN tie Bi6le. Tie
following is an extract from Isaiah iii.
Is:
"ln that day the Lord will take away
the bravery oftheir tinkiing ornaments
about their feet, and their combs, and
their round tire like the moon"
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-04-18

Thirteen slaves were manumittod a
few days ago under the viii of A. Phil.
lips, deceased, of Kentucky, the wild.
ow presenting each Of them with $115,
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-04-18

"Thoro never was any thing so rdi,
culous as the effort to identify the De-
mocracy of the present day with the
Democracy Of Jefferson and Jackson"
exclailns poor Know Nothing.
Democrat.
A rich Know Nothing might well say
the same thing, for it is undoubtedly
true. Prentice.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-04-18

Worth Knowing.-1t is said that a
small piece of rosin dropped in the wa.
ter which is placed in vessel on the
stove, will add peculiar property to
the atmosphere of the room, which will
give relief to persons with coughs. -
The heat Of the water is sufficient to
throw off the aroma of the rosin. 1t
is preferable to combustion, because OK
poration is more durable.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-04-18

Cutting Dom Shade Trees "A man
who plants n shade tree does good
thing, cit4stian act, for it tends by
ministering to the comfort Of man, to
elevate his feelings and clarity his m.
ture. But he who destroys q shade
tree does the reverse, for he destroys
source Of innocent pleasure and .
beautiful thing. Their destruction
creates gap which cannot be fillcdon.
til the lapse Of a quarter of o century.
a man Of taste would as soon think Of
shaving the hair All or his head. US Of
cutting down Shade tree by tse road
side.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-04-18

Liberia a,Sugar Producer. Letters
from Liberia states that the culture Of
sugar has been carried on so prosper.
ously that several sugar growers are
talking about exporting it largely to
the United States. One of them, ma.
med Richardson, expects to ship two
hundred hogsheads of sugar, Of his grin.
ding.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-04-18

We commend the following article
aiken from the Dollar Weekly News,
10 the especial attention Of the friends
Il American Liberty. ....... ..
The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-07-04
n. II. Pense's Agricultural works.

Below will be found an extract, from
the Albany IN. " Express, in relation
to these machines. which are advertised
in our paper by Michael ShoTner, agent
for their sale o, Shebyvillc, Tenn. Mr..
Shofncr has sold large number during
the past IL months, in fact, more than
any one agent, having received the pre-.
MUM awarded to that agent who might
sell the greatest number in given time.
But Mr., S. knows how to do. Not only
is no energetic, but he knows how to ad.
vertlso, and to his liberal advertising may
be attributed the sale Of many Of his ey.
cellent implements.
One OF the most extensive establish.
men's for the manufacture Of Agricultural
Implements, is that Of r. H. Peasc in
Bath, connected with which there is a
very lsrge warehouse This branch of
manufactures was unknown in this city
a few years since. Now, several hundred
men are employed in making Agticultu.
raj Imp Iemonts OF every possible dcscrip.
ton, and large capital is employed in
carrying on the business.
Mr.. Pease has one Of the most com.
Ple,e factories in the country, and his
machines enjoy an enviabIe reputation
throughout the length and breadth of the
country. They are to be found in every
State in the Union, we had almos, said in
every village. When once used they
will never be dispensed with, for i, has
been clearly demonstrated that for dura,
bIli,y, efficiency and workmanship, they
are no, excelled by any machine now
manufactured. They have received Di.
plomas and Medals, almost without
number, from State and County Agricui
tural Societies, and are recommended by
all the best farmers in the country. Our
citizens will remember the display made
by Mr.. Pease at the last County Fair,
when he was awarded the first premium by
highly competent committee Of gentle.
men. At the State Fair in WATERFOWL
the same success crowned their efforts,
ana thcy were awarded the FIRST premI.
INNS, Notwithstanding tho competition
was much greater.
Mr.. Poaso's factory is run nigh, and
day, employing two set Of hands con,
etantly. This is rendered necessary by |
tho constantly increasing demand for the
articles they manufacture, and although
they arc extending their already large
Works, it is utterly impossible for them
TO fiji the accommodating orders.
4 visit to Mr.. Pease's establishment in
Bath, will satisfy the curious, while their
warehouse, South Broadway, is filled
with large stock Of Implements required
10y every farmer, who desires to meet
with success in his undertaking, and we
take pleasure in calling their attention
10 the manufactures of our townsman.-
They will find everything they can de-
sire, and their wishes will be attended to
with the creates, possible despatch.
The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-07-04
sheriff. AshAr.

By virtue of an order Of sale to me is.
sued by the Clerk Of the Circuit Court
of Franklin county, Tenn, on the first
Monday. being the 9th day Of July, 1857,
at the court house door in Winchester, |
will offer for sale, to tho highest bidder,
for cash, a House and Lot situated and
being in the town Of Winchester, upon
which Grin Hill has blacksmith shop,
and boundeaby the street leading from
the square to the Methodist Church, by
A. G.. Blacks livery stable, by George
Gray's lot, and the lot that Grin Hill now
lives upon-to be sold as the property of
Grin Hill, TO satisfy an order of sale in
my hands for collection, in favor of Fl. S.
French, and against said Hill. Sale IN
legal hours. l.. w. GONCE, Sh'G.
may %, 1857 I'd prs fec 60
The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-07-04

TRIED IN SEVEN STATES AND HOW IT
HAS WoRKrD.--Thc Main law, says the
Providence Post, has been fairly tried in
seven States Of the American Union, and
in every one i, has proved complete
failure. From the eastern boundary OF
Maine to the western line Of Michigan
it has no, permanently closed single
grog shop. IN Rhode Island there are
three grog shops to-day where there was
one when the law was enacted In Maine
the law has been repealed.
The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-07-04
The LARGEST Man.

The Funern! Sermon OF Mr.. Miles
Oarden, who died at his residence in
Henderson county, will be preached on
the 4th Sunday in this month, five miles
south west from Lexington, Tenn. The
Masonic fraternity will be in attendance
IN full regaIia on the occasion.
The deceased was, beyond all oues.
ton, the largest man in the world His
height was Z feet 8 inches--two inches
higher than Porter, the celebrated Ken.
lucky giant. His weight was a fraction
over one thousand pouadsi Ii required
seventeen men to put him in the coffin.
Took over 100 leet Of plank to make his
coffin. lie measured around the wais,
xix feet and four inches.
After the funeral services, a friend in
Henderson county, who has long knowr
Mr.. Darden, has promised 20 give US
brief sketch Of his life, embodying som,
interesting facts.-Jackson Wig.
Now, Mr.. Wig, we'd like TO know
the above is no, a take TO-" Wo ar
willing to believe him 7! fee, high, which
contrary TO your statement, is still 3 an,
half inches less than the heigh, of Por
tcr,--bul we think the "frac,ion over on,
thousand pounds" rather tough If h,
was so very large, why has he no, beer
heard Of before! What you state ma,
be true, but--bui--it's quite romantic.
The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-07-04

AN IscipEEr,--A Washington cores
pondcnt writes that the speech Of Hon, JEFF
lerson Davis, lately delivered at Vicks'
burc was shown to Mr.. Buchanan the
other day, probably with aview Of sound
ing him on the Cuba question "One at
a time" said Old Buck, "one at time
We have the Central American question
on hand now, then the New Granada Of
fair comes up andso on, Cuba can wait;
che INNS. TAKE her turn Mr.. Buchanan
then carefully folded the paper and hand
ca il back 10 its 0wner
The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-07-04

MARRIAGE ON THE Cause.-The Mem
phis [renn,l Appeal, Of the Goth uItimo
says;
YESTERDAY on the down train of the
Memphis and Ohio Railroad, Nj. '. B
Sewer, of Brownsville, was united in
wedlock to Miss L. 7. Weslbrook, OF
Shelby county. The knot was tied by
Rev. Albert Thomas. The fair one, whose
parents were opposed to her marrying SO
young, had informed her betrothcd by let
ter, that she would be found at certain
point on the road, and true to her prom
Use, she was there. The happy pair so
jeurned few hours in the city yesterday,
and then departed for Brownsville, by
way of SomcrviIIc.'
The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-07-04

la A patent expanding augur is a.
mong the latest inventions. |, is a curl.
Gus device, and will make holes Of %
different sizes, varying five Fights Of an
inch in diameter. /, is simple, and easi
ly adjusted. and is not liable 20 get GU,
Of order. or clog, as does the common
augur. The holes made with it are very
smooth This lie certainly an age Of i'm.
provement.
The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-07-04

AwrrL!--A Geographic dispatch from
Quebec, of the 9th ultImo, says that the
steamer Montreal was destroyed by lire
there, and tro hundred passengers were
drowned or burnt to death, What an
awful loss of human life. .
The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-07-04

EsJ' \ western editor and his wife
ware walking in the bright moonlight one
evening The wife was of exceedingly
poetical nature, mud said to her mate,
"Noticc that moon--how bright, and
calm and beautiful"
Couldn't think OF noticing it," re-.
turned the editor, "for anything less than
the usual ratcs--two dollars and half
for twelve lines"
The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-07-04
Individual Enterprise :enl AIS ace"
suits.

A large proportion of mankind fail to
improve their condition and to enjoy a
portion Of the luAu.ies of life, simply be
cause they are deficient in individual
enterprise. A prosperous man is sure to
act quickly and obtain a result either
good or bad, which neither elevales him
too much on the one hand or depresSes
him upon the other He goes steadily
forward treating life as it is, as success
sion of haps and mishaps, in which the
boldest navgators are the most success.
rul. Thus some men will gain prize
or even a fortune, ia lottery, while
thousands through timidity and fear Of
losing little, which they are sure to
consume in some way, live on to envy
the success Of their neighbours MesSrs.
Swan 4 Co., Of Atlanta, Georgia, dis.
tribute through their Lotteries, one OF
which is drawn every Saturday, millions
Of dollars every year. BY sending them
ten dollars for a ticket, or proportonate
sum for a half or quarter Of a ticket, any
cnerprising person mey obtain one OF the
prizes, which range from twenty dollars
to sixty thousand.
The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-07-04
The Kentucky Marvester.

lnc hSRINChy hhhENesIGT'
We were called out on Monday last
TO witness the working Of the "Kentucky
Harvester" new machine for reoping
and moving, just purchased by James
Davis, Esq, Of this place, from Macy
& Hamilton, agents at Nashville. The
trial was at the wheat field Of Mr.. Davis,
Upon arriving we found quite number
who had assembled 10 witness test OF
its efficiency. Mr.. Hamilton, of the firm
of Macy 4 Hamilton, was there him
self, with coat off and sleeves up, hard
at work, and as we watched his move
ments we could but think, with him, that
ga good farmer was spoit when he was
put to merchandising"
TO les, the rapdity Of this machine,
the company selected Pery--a negro
man and an excellent crndler--to cradle
the wheat from a certain point TO another
Perry was fifteen minutes in doing his
task. Tho Harvester was then brought
round, and required to cut an equal a
mount or distance, which it did IN onc
minute ind thirty seconds, and in fine
style, leaving no stalks, but taking all
clean as il went. 1t was q fair test, and
resulted much TO the character OF the
"Harvester." Mcssrs. Macy & Hamil'
ton are agents for the sa e Of this ma
chine, though they are unable now TO
supply any more, in consequence Of the
large demand.
We feel glad that the people of Frank
lin County are waking up to their inter
ests in relation 10 agriculture. and we
hope and firmly believe that next year
most Of the work now laborously per.
formed by manual labor, will be done
with the aid Of the mony valuable pat
en,s now being brought before the public.
The experiment in question fully and sat
sfac,orily proved, to all present, that the
Kentucky Harvester could reap as much,
aye, even more wheat in one day than
egh. negro men can in the same time
Great improvement that! And all over
the country the people are finding out
the necessity Of having machines to per.
form the immense amount Of labor at.
tendant upon large farm, Besides, the
raising of wheat is fast becoming, if it is
not now the most extensive and profla'
bic employment Of the farmers in Ten.
nessee. Our wheat is better, and we are
more successful with it than any other
crop. When corn, cotton, oats, NC,
have failed, wheat has done we'll. The
past several wears have demonstrated the
truth Of this assertion. And on some
farms it is almost impossible to save all
the wheat that is raised, unless the own,
ers can bring 70 beaI "A greater force than
the cradle
And still farther, let Us examine into
the necessity of other and different, ma.
chimes that are much needed. Read the
advertisements of Michael Shoflncr and
John Hart on our fourth page. The ma.
chimes they advertise have been tested
also, and demand the attention Of every
farmer. But more anon.
The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-07-04
Latest from Kansas.

James Lyle, County Recorder, has
been killed by man named Halter, a
free State man. Halter was arrested.
and rot was apprehondcd. Consdera.
bic excitement prevailed.
The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-07-04

RSy. We know of man not Tar from
hereto whom a sixpence always looks
as large as a cart wheel--who is in the
hab, Of holding his breath while the tail
or measures him, so that his gormentwllI
require less cloth!
The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-07-04
NV. Women are called "sol,cr sex,

pzyp Women are called "soltcr sex, "
and we reckon it's because they are so
easily humbugged. IT'S a lac'-sorowlul
onc too--that out Of one hundred girls,
ninety five would prefer ostenta'on to
happiness-a dandy husband to an in
dustrious mechanic
The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-07-04
MAGNIFICENT SCHEME !
TO BE DRAWN
Each Saturday in JpIy
Approximation Prizes.
prizes amounting TO
lole tickets $40; Halves So; GU
Plan OF the Lottery.

The numbers Um to 10000, corresponding with those
numbers the tickets printed separate slips Of paper
are eucircled with small III tubes and placed in one
wheel.
The first 262 prizes niary printed and cncircled are
placed in another wheel.
The wheels then reyoyed, and nHmber Is drawn
from the wheel of numbers, and at the time pIipc
is drawn from The other wheel The number and PRIV
drawn out are opened and exhibited TO the audience, and
registered by the Commissioners; the prize being placed
against the number drawn This operation is repeated
until all the prizes drawn out,
APPROXIMATION PRlXB'.-1hc two preceding and
the two succeeding numbers TO those drawing the FIRST
II prizes will he entitled to the g approximate prizes.
For examples If ticket No 1880 draws the CO,00s dol
prize, those tickets numbered l2lS, 1929, 1881, il22.
will each he entitled 90 go dollars. If ticket no. 80
draws the 10000 dollar prize osr tickets numbered f4s
3D. 061 5j2 will each be entitled to 800 dollars and so
on according to the above scheme.
The 5000 prizes Of go dollars will he determined by tho
last figure of the number that draws the CD 0Oo dollar
prize. For example: if the nunbT drawing the GO,0OO
dollar prize ends with No l. then all the tickets where
the number ends in will be entitled to2O dollars, 1.-THE
number ends with No. 2, chen all the tickets where the
number ends in will be entitled to 90 dollars, and so on
to 0.
CERTIFICATES. OF PACKAGES will be- sold at tie
following rates, which is the risks
Certificates of Packa yes Vi 10 Whole Tickets sSl
10 Half ~
10 Quarter %
10 EIGHTH 10
The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-07-04

FtY~ II is etimated that the crop Of
sugar in Porto Rico 10 million pounds
more this year than j, was in 1855; mo.
lasres 22O 900 gallons mere. and coffee
800 900 ponnds more. Coed news this.
-,rnow We may expect the present high
ate. soon 70 come down