The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-08-19

mon connected with the project from th'
start. We would do this now If the col
umns OF the Journal afforded sufficient
space. AT present the excitement is sc
intense that the laying Of several othol
lines across is talked Of And in order
to meet the business demands Of our rap
idly growing country we have no doub,
but that in less than ten years VIC shall
have a dozen Atlantic Teleeraphs. But
enough of the Telegraph now, so that we
may tell Of our whereabouts.
Well, hero we are, seated in an ele.
gantly furnished room in the Girard house
-one of the first hotels anywhere. We
stopped at it for two reasons: i. e.,
because it is the best hotel in the city
and because it stands convenient to Messrs
L. Johnson & Co.'S COG, SAMSON Street,
where we have been spending few hours
this morning in the examination of the
concern and the purchase OF new press
and new material for the Journal office.
And we would state that we have pro-
cured a most excellent press and splen.
did lot Of Job type, &C., so that people
Of Winchester and adjoining towns can
be accommodated with the very best Of
work in the printing line. Being a
number one practical printer ourself, and
being here in person, you may rest assur.
ed that we have made good purchase,
though at a considerable outlay. We
are fully determined to make the Journal
office splendid concern of the kind, and
our paper valuable Home Journal
We hope the people ef Franklin County
will appreciate our efforts and endeavor
to extend our subscri ipton list.
Agreeable to a statement in our for
mer letter, we viscted the Patent Office
at Washington and the capitol. The
Patent Office, though, we found to be
the principal place of interest to u.s.
In it is collection Of everything--yes,
everything. We cannot describe it, nor
tell the feelings we experinced on seeing
such collection Of articles of an,iqui.
ty. The coat worn by Gen. Jackson at
New Orleans; the camp chest, coat, pants,
vest, a.board, table, chairs, sword, &C.,
&C., used by the Father Of our Country in
the evolution, and ten thousand similar
collections, were enough TO fill our heart
with solemnity. and make our minds for
get the present to mediate upon thepasl.
In one place, too, we found the very iden.
ticaI press at which the great Ben. Frank.
lin worked in London, in the year 1928.
1t was indeed curiosity and in con.
nection with it we have noted down some
facts for future revelation. When we
think of this old wooden press, once con.
sidered the A jax in its line, and yet in
capable of printing a sheet larger than
Goolscap, and then we think Of the nigh
ty invention Of Hoe--carried by steam
and turning off thousands Of papers per
hour-our wonder is excited to a degree
beyond expression, and Involuntary we
wish that that the great Franklin nigh.
once more see earth and its rapid strides
in art. To Mr. Smith, Of the house Of
L. Johnson & Co., we are indebted great.
ly for his poiteness in showing us round
and Of what we saw shall speak in the
future.
As to the the differen, places of inter.
est about the Quaker City we are yet
unacquaGted, but shall employ the drift
of our next letter in talking Of them.-
We shall also tell little that we have
learned of the ways Of the world, and the
frdaks Of women-of which last article
Philadelphia can boast any quality and
hey too pretty for susceptible young
nan like ourself TO look at, and not fall
n love with, especially when they acci.
aen!aly drop their mantillas,-we be.
ieve that is the name-an make it nee.
,ssary for one, as matter OF courtesy,
% pick them up and replace them over
heir fat, smooth, glorious and electriy.
ng snow. white little shoulders. We do
know of such an instance having occur.
ed in this city this morning, and we do
,now that the young man who did the
Iced received, as a compensation for the
courtesy, one Of the sweetest looks, from
pair OF the sweetest black peppers. and
he sweetest "thank you, sir" from the
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