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The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-11-14
NIatri,noney and the Panic.

10 the unmarried who have been wait
ing Tor the good time coming and who
Gee in the crash an indefinite postpone
ment, we would suggest that on the con.
trary, the next twevemonth will afford q
most proportions time for matrimonial
investment. When other securities are
all deprecated, good wife or good
husband is above par. The return 10
economy and prudence which will now
be the fashion, will give young people
confidence to begin the world as our
grandfathers and grandmothers did, at the
right pitch Of expense and style of house.
keeping. Young people need neither
postpone marriage till their hearts are old,
nor attempt matrimony as specul alton,
with the household expenses graded above
the sale standard, to give the fictitious
air oil prosperity. They can marry aud
live, if they will, like sensible persons,
with their fortunes yet to make, and help
each other in doing it. They need not
be ashamed Of their economy, for pru-
denco is now in favor, for the present at
any rate Shams have had their day,
and it will take long time to bring
them again into general tolerance. We
shall be much more republican hereafter,
till new generation comes On the stage
to make new crash. In the lull of the
storm, it is just the time to secure a wife,
young gentleman, and husband young
lady, before matrimony gets up again to
the speculative price imposed by false
and anti-republican ideas. In our own
immediate vicinity we know of several
young men and quite as many young la
dies, and old ones tool who are matri.
monially inclined, and wo would say to
them, eco in Lemons" whilst times arc
propitious, and be particular to mot for,
get the printer"
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The Doom Of our World.

What this change is to be we dare NOT
even conjecture, but we see in the heav'
ems themselves some traces Of destructive
elements and some indication Of their
power. The fragments ofbroken planets,
the descent Of moteoric stones npon our
Globe-the wheeling comets welding
their loose materials at the solar furnace
the volcanic eruptions Of our own
sattelite--the appearance Of new stars.
and the disappearance of others-are all
foreshadows ofthat impending CONFUSION
to which the system Of the world is DOOM
ed. Thus placed upon planet which is
to be burned up and under heavens which
are to pass away; thus trcadlng, as II
were, on the cemeteries and dwelling OH
the mausoleums Of former worlds-let us
learn the lesson OF humility and wisdom.
if we have not already been taught it i'll
the school OF revelation .-Northern Brit
ISL Reuiew. T.. ".. r
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b0r The following eccentrically.con.
structed epistolary effusion was sent us a
day or two ago through the Post Office.
The composition and hand writing both
justify the belief that it was pcnned by
some tiny, snowy hand--and we might
say, one that has been betrothed. Al
least, she gives one room to conclude
that she is not novice in love affairs
But we opine, Miss "Female," that your
remarks should not be thrown 50 broad.
cast. There arc many, very many, hon.
est, reliable and sober young men, and a
goodly number of such are to be found
in Winchester. In fact, we think you
must have been excited when you init
mated that the men are in the habit of
drinking at parties. We think that allu.
sion unjust, at least so far as our knowl.
edge goes, and we have had the pleasure
Of being present at good many social
gatherings Of the young in this place.
You have not given US your real name,
yet. Agreeable to request, we will violate
our rule by making you an exception,
believing as we do that you an acquaint'
ance, friend and a lady for whom we
cherish profound admiration and esteem.
Yes, we believe we know you fully in
connection with this but edo hereby
pledge ourself, heirs &C., jointly and sew
orally, firmly by these PRESENTS never to
divulge thy name, so long as we are sin.
gle. "And we do further agree and prom
Use" to burn your communications, agree.
able to request, so soon as they are put
in type. Winter is here, and we have a
good stove, than which a better recepta.
Gle for such dissertations Of inscrutable
density and Loubly.distilled emenations
Of fowery genius, cannot be found.
But before giving the letter, we must
compliment the writer for her neat hand.
writing, correct spelling and appropriate
punctuation, which betray for her thor
ough teacher. Here is the letter, as writ.
ten
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FEMALE.
A FREAK OF NATURE.-The Courier,

A FREAK OF NATURE.-The Courier,
published at Lafayette, Indiana, says that
a lady in that county recently gave birth
to child only seven weeks after a pre-.
vious confinement. The FIRST child was
a boy and was born OH the 10th of June.
The second child was a girl, and was
born on the LIST day of August. Both are
living, and the mother is doing 'as we'll
as could be expected. She attended TO
her daily household duties between the
births.
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Fusion FRlNG-Why do they Shoot?
The following, from the Cleveland
Plain Dealer, is not bad It is center
shot:
The Fusonists Of Cleveland actually
had the impudence to fire several big guns
on the square on Saturday night. Not
to be bullied out of our own well.earned
thunder, the Democrats opened battery
upon them, and fred two guns to their
one. ...
After the battle was over the Demo.
Gratis asked the Fusionists what they
were firing for? After the close of the
Revolution, King George ordered a day
Of thanksgiving throughout the British
domains. His Prime Minister did not
understand the object Of tho order, and
thus questioned the King: ...
Your Majesty. is this giving of thanks
for the recent loss Of the thirteen Amer.
can Colonies? . H.. ...
BY no MEANS said the King.
Your Majesty, is it the loss Of two
hundred thousand Of your Higness' loyal
subjects, ...r
Not at ALL said the King.
Then, your Majesty, it must be for the
two hundred million pounds sterling sunk
in the war; ......... .r.
It is not that, either. said the King
but to thank God that things are M
UoTSei .. ...
SO of our Fusion friends. They hav,
recently lost Connecticut, been terribly
beaten in California, buried ten thousand
fathoms deep in Pennsylvania, have lost
Canal Commissioner and both branche:
Of the Legislature in Ohio, sunk out o.
sight seventeen thousand popular majority
they had on Fremont, and have probably
elected al old rickety, broken down
broken wnded Aboltionist by less thar
the Niger pote of the State! and nov
they are thanking God it is no worse!'
The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-11-14
New Style OF Hoops.

A correspondent iu Caroline has sent
us a specimen Of country hoops, which
he suggests, If put on exhibition in the
Mechanics Fair, will give our Richmond
ladies an idea Of economy in the hoop
line. The article is nothing more nor
less than grape vine, and is said to be
q most excellent substance for whale bone,
and to set off the graceful forms Of the
fair danes Of the country to perfection
Indeed, begirt with this grape vine, they
may be themselves compared to pyra,
mds of delicious grapes, surprising in
quality the most exquisite vintages Of the
Rhine, and in size rivalling those mag,
ni6cent clusters Of Canaan, one bunch
or which was as much as a single man
could carry. There can be no better use
of a grape vine, which is associated with
the most enlivening, inspiring and even
Intoxicating ideas, than after it has borne
its golden and gladening product, to en-,
circle and embellish that fair fruit oil
humanity that yields the choicest wine
of life. Even after it has served this
appropriate purpose, its uses are not yet
exhausted, for it may be converted into
a triumphant crown to encircle the brows
Of a successful sutton, Or strong natural
rope whereby discarded lover can es,
cape his woes.-Richmond Dispatch. .
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The French papers have interesting
accounts Of newly bored artesian wells
in the Sahara Desert, in AIgiers. They
are six in number, and some Of them are
275 feet deep. The appearance Of the
water in each case produced the greatest
excitement among the desert tribes. -
Their Joy over the first we'll was unboun.
ded, and news Of the event spread to.
wards the South with unexampled rapid
ty. People came from long distances
in order TO see the miracle. The Marad.
outs, with great solemnity, consecrated
the neHl y. created we'll, and gave it the
name of'the we'll Of peace AT another
place, as soon as the rejoicing outcries
ofthe soldiers had announced the rushing
forth Of the water, the natives drew near
in crowds, plunged themselves into the
blessed waves, and the mothers bathed
their children therein The names i'm.
me1iately applied by the people, such as
the wei! Of bliss and the we'll Of graft
tnlo,' sufficiently attest their feelings
1t is said that these wells will work an
important part in social revolution Of
the tribes in their mel hborhood. Having
been obliged, like their ancestors, to
wander from place to place as the desert
springs dried up, they will now remain
around the constantly flowing wells,
cultivate the land, and take the first steps
towards civilization.
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The bank paper circulation Of tho
United States, at the present time, is es'
timated to be sl7O,oO0,ooo; Of which
seven millions are in bills Of less de-
nomination than FIVE dollars; forty mil
lions of five dollars; thirteen millions Of
ten dollars; thirty five millions Of twenty
dollars; thirty millions Of fifty dollars;
and forty. five millions Of bills Of tho
denomination of one hundred dollars and
upwards.
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A Contemporary saws "Tbere is a ma

A Contemporary says "There is man
up in our county who always pays for his
paper in advance. He has never had a
sick day in his life-never had any corns
or toothaches-his potatoes never rot
the weevil never eats his wheat-the frost
never kills his corn or beans--the chick.
ems never eat his tomatoes-his babies
never cry in the night, and his wife new.
scolds." We believe he will go to
the Good Plsce--if he don't, he'll not go
TO the other. poo b..
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The following is speech made by the
manager of an Irish theatre. There were
only three persons composing the audi
ence "Ladies and gentlemen As there
is nobody here, I'll dismiss you all the
performance of this night will not be
performed, but will be repeated ,o.mor-
row evening" ...
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NUMBER A.
The Printiag-OMce.

There is an atmosphere in the printing
office, which, some how or other, puts
notions into boys heads, and into mems
heads, toe, An atmosphere which isvery
apt to mako quick blood run quicker
and impulsive hearts beat higher and ac'
tive brains work harder, until those who
were only invented to set up types for
other peoples thoughts, are suddenly
found insisting on having other people to
set up types for their own thoughts.-R.
C. Winthrop. .-a ia
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The Yelled savior.

Suppose that one to whom you were a
stranger was wrapl in thick veil, SO
that you could not discern his features.
Still, if the lineaments were pointed out
to you through the folds, you could form
some idea Of the beauty and form of the
yelled one. But suppose that some one
whom you know and love, whose features
you have often studied face to face, were
to be yelled up in this way. how easily
you would discern the features and form
of this beloved one! Just so the Jews
looked upon the yelled Savior, whom
they had never seen unveiled. We, un.
der the New Testament, look upon an
unveiled Savior; and going back to the
old, we can see, far better than the Jews
could, the features and form Of Jesus the
beloved under the vel.-WCheyne!
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Rousseau used to say, "that to write a
good love letter, you ought to begin with,
out knowing what you mean to say, and
to finish without knowing what you have
written" Good gracious how true.
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CENTRAL BANK OF ALABAMA.-The
Montgomery Advertiser states that this
bank, which suspended on Saturday last.
has good assets to the amount Of more
than s7OO 900 over and above every liza
bility. ..s >. ..#3 ... vi.
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Autumn n.

w. have reached that period when the
v.ar begins to change, and the sunset
,nos earlier and cooler, and everything
.,oc,aims that summer has ended and the
harvest is passed Already the line is
being crossed when hereafter the nights
.ha,l be longer than the days, and be-
fore US are the reports Of the wrecks and
disasters Of the gale, which are looked to
as making that point in the calendar
There are some things unpleasant in the
last days Of the year. The atmosphere
goes from one extreme to another-now
hot and now cold--now calling for thick
clothes, and now casting off even thin
.gaments--almost daily and hourly. 1t
is somewhat melancholy, too, to mark
the paler and more delicate green and
the yeIlowsh tints as they first appear in
the foliage. But when once the ups and
downs of the thermometer are settled,
and the fulness of autumn is upon US, as
it now is, there is perhaps no season
moro rich and delightful. 1t is then, if
ever-when the harvest is gathered and
all the crops stacked or housed-when
the languor of the hot season gives place
to pure and bracing air--when over the
face of earth, its waters and hills, its
men and its animals, seems to be the
calm, quiet stiffness of the descending
year--it is then that day unto day utter.
eth speech; and as we look upon the.
heavens, brilliant with their blazing gems,
night unto night showeh knowledge:
20 Autumn! shall dare
To paint the gorgeous hues--
The softness of thy morning air,
Thine evenings peafIy dews!
The solemn grandeur Of thy night,
Whose starry crown is set
With gems more radiently bright
Than earthly caronet?
The beautiful lesson that God teaches
in nature is at no time so (orcibly pre-
sented as in the decadence OF the year'-
II is the death shadow that falls upon
mountain and upon meadow, the lake
and the streamlet, and that wraps It's
mantle around and mpafls its nature to
man, appearing to elevate the mind a.
bove The transtory TO the Great w orkef,
whose 6nger.prints have vatiagated the
gamiture Of earth, and lent splendof and
composure TO the ending year. TO all
that we see about US, there is touch of
divinity which we catch in our hearts; in
everything there is a lesson Of instruc'
ton that points to the ripened age when
the autumn of life shall come, the frosts
Of time rest upon US, and we fall like the
leaves to the earth, to spring up again,
as we may hope. to new life hereafter,
and to forms Of beauty, such as Heaven
may desire:
Ever, O Autumn, shalt thou be
10 US an emblem meet,
OF spirits sinking peacefully
To slumber, calm and sweet;
Tho thy delights not long may last,
Yet ours shall still increase;
Thy reign be soon fore'er past,
But ours shall never cease.
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MEDrcAL.-The Memphis Eagle and
Enquirer says: t.naa-. r
memphis is the best point in the
Union for Medical students to learn an.
atomy. Fresh killed subjects to be had
every morning at the dead house," i'
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The Athenians raised a noble statue to
Esop, and placed slave on pedestal,
that men might know the way to honor
was open TO all.
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Mr.. EDITOR:


Mr.. EDITOR:
| seat myself this evening by my work
stand. not for the purpose of sewing, nor
for studying, but with the intention Of
writing brief communication for the
Home Journal-a paper Of which | am a
regular reader, and for which | feel the
deepest regard. Wistfully do | wait for
Saturday to come, so that, unencumbered
by my School studies, can have the ex.
quisite pleasure Of perusing its columns,
which arc always filled with such good
reading. And when Benny" is little
behind time, oh, how approximations
Ue1ed | feel love to read the Journal
for several reasons. First, because it is
a home paper, and talks about home
matters, our parties, frolics, &C., &C., al
infmitum. Second, it tells all about
what our stores have for the ladies' ; and
last, 5at not least, it contains love poetry.
And might add, in very soft tone, that
it is printed by young man, whom i
but | perceive in my minds eye that you
are blushing now and imagining my talk
to be Inappropriate. Or, perhaps, you
may think am talking thus ia order to
secure the publication Of this, the first
communication ] have ever started to
write for newspaper. Now, if you do
conclude that would resort to deceit in
order to carry out an object, you can just
burn the manuscript of this up. In fact,
feel quite uncertain whether you will
publish it OF not, as you do not know my
name in connection with this, and quite
likely never will. know editors rules
respecting anonymous articles, but still
small voice whispers that your gallantry
and respect for lady friend will prompt
you to treat me as an exception to the
general rule Just this once If SO, a.
gree to write you quite number OF COM
munications which, though insipid to
certain young men, yet will please most
of your lady subscribers, of whom you
expect an additional number during the
publication Of the premium Tale"
My subject shall be, "The Other Sex"
introduce it and the foregoing as prelu'
sive to more in the future, if you say go
ahead. Now, | do not expect to make
any great gain by these remarks, yet am
willing to lose little time in telling the
young men that the young women do not
consider them the sum and total Of theiI
ambition. 1t is often said that all wo.
men desire to be married. So they do, to
greater or less extent. Marriage is
divine institution, and in many instances
it is attended with happiness to the grave
But in this age what an awful risk does
young lady encounter who is united IN
the holy bonds of wedlock Not in one
case out OF an hundred does she know
the habits and disposition Of the thing
she takes as lawful protector. And
how can it be expected for her TO know
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One of our exchanges tells US Of lazy
genius up his way, who, being asked, as
he lay summing himself on the grass,
what was the height of his ambition, re.
piled: ITO marry a rich widow what's
got a cough ........ .,.... Vi,
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Students of Natural History, attend ::
A child wanted to describe snake to his
aunt. and said it was thing all tail clear
up to tho head.
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A man down East has invented scare.
Glow so hideous that the crows are bring
ing back the corn they stole two years
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A Spanish proverb says, "What the
fool does in the end, the wise man does
in the beginning" l
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In order to live justly and be respect.
ed, VIC must abstain from doing that
which we blame in others,-in other
words, practice what VIC preach Ger.
tain people will please take notice.
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The Mormon currency is on the pfia.
ciple Of the wit Of Douglas Jerro.d's
comedies. He says, :" My notion Of a
wife Of forty is, that man should ex.
change her, like a bank note, for two
twenties"
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A young lady, fond of dancing, traveE-
ses about four hundred miles in the course
Of single season; yet the same lady
would boot at the idea Of walking that
distance in four years. Veil. vot Of it.
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Marry in haste and repent at leisure.
Young ladies will please notice.
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Never Jest with single woman about
the anxiety OF all women to be married;
mol tell your wife you married her be.
cause you pi,ed her lonely condition.
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A coquette is rose bush, from which
every young beau plucks leaf, and the
thorns are left for the husband.
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Philosophers say that shutting the eyes
makes the hearing more acute.-Er.
We guess this accounts for so many
closed eyes at Church during sermon
time.
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What kind of meat does the Bible say
Noah's Ark contained? Ham.
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WINCHESTER:

Notes on the Bank Of Tazewell, Clai.
horne. Jefferson, Lawrencoburg, Shelby.
vile. Trenton, cambridge, &C., taken in
payment for new subscribers to the Home
journal, ah,H. .sn IT,
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B1- The late Commander Hemdon
was btother.in. law Of Lieut.. Maury.
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b% An honest farmer thus writes to
the chairman Of an agricultural associa'
ton: ..
Gentlemen. please put me down on
your list Of cattle for bull"
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Some impertent rogue went into Sher-
if Morgan's garden after he had retired,
and took therefrom all the peas and Gu
cumbers, and left the following lines up
on his door: r,..f AZ. ... .......
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The cheapest way Of fattenins your
hogs is to turn them into your neighbours
corn field every night and attend Church
regularly every Sunday. Looking pious
will scare away all suspicion.
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"Shcrif Morgan
Whileyoure asleep taking your ease, y
I'm in ysur garden, stealing your pease."