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The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-05-13

The Government sold last year one
hundred and fifty millions of postage
stamps. Pretty fair correspondence
Uncle Sans boys carry on.
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NOTICE..

All persons having claims against the es.
tate of Patrick Mcbride, dec, are hereby no.
tilted to file their claims with the Clerk ofthc
County Court of Franklin County. duly a,l-
&C., on or before the 25th day of
June next, the insolvency of said deccdant's
estate having been this day suggested to said
Clerk by the undersigned.
ORVID BELL,
Apr | Admir- of Patrick Mcbride, dec.
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NOTICE..
lNlD 4 EVNT-
l will sell to the highest bidder. on

l will sell to the highest bidder. on
Saturday, The 18th day Of My.
1.-THE late residence of Maj. Venable, in Win
chester, Tennessee, on twelve months credit
lot of household and kitchen furniture, con-
ssting in part Of beds, bedsteads, bureaus,
&C., &c. Also number one Gold Watch
a fine piano, two-horse wagon and two nor
SEES. There will be at the same time
some six or seven negroes to hire until
25th December next. Notes and good secu'
rity required of the purchasers aud heirs
F. #. ESTILL, Admir-.
N. B.-All persons having claims against
the estate of Maj. Venable will present them
duly authenticated; and all persons indebted
to said estate will come up and settle lmmedl'
ately. F. L. EoIlLL'
April 20, 1858 1t
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The first step toward love is to play
with n cousin. There is "lreedom
from starch in the intercourse oil
young people Of this relationship, that
ripens as naturally into affection as
buds into fruit, or tadpoles into bull
frogs.
The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-05-13

We have received q copy Of Frank
Leslic's Illustrated News, which con-
tains an elegant and correct cngrav-
ing Of the Hon, Geo. ", Jones, our
ncmbcr-cIect to Congress, besides an
account Of his life, which we shall
publish noxt week. 1t will be Of in
tnrcst.
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SUNDAY One of the most beautiful
expressions of Longicllow is this :
Sunday is the golden clasp that binds
together the volume Of the week"
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Cheerlulness makes men and women
better, removes world Of care, and
renders life a pleasure rather than a
burden.
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FRA NKLIN COUNTY AGRICUL-
TURAL SOCIETY.

The next meeting Of this Society will be
held Mt the Court llousc on the first Monday
in June next, The propriety OF purchasing
new FUR Grounds will be considered at this
meeting; and this being matter Of GREAT
Importance, the members are ALL requested
to attend
May 6. I'd ABE, FRIZZELL, Sec'y.
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FLOWERS.

Some one has said that flowers are
theaIphabet ofangcls, whercwith they
write the mysterious truth on the hills
and plains. We can fully appreciate
theremark, for an angel e. terrestrial
one) has this week presented us n boz
quct, equal in size almost to the one
"lNayy Queen OF Scots" received, and
composed Of an alphabet Of flowers
that has written indellibly on our heart
70 "mystcrious truth" which we cher
ish with as much affection as II flower
does the morning dew. But the bo-
Quct! OIL it IS nice, very nicc--lra-
grant, very fragrant, and we are thank
full, aye, very thankful to the amiable,
intelligent and highly esteemed
"Quccn of Girls whose tiny fingers
twincd it, and, in twining it, almost
tyincd our heart therein. She bears
the sweetest name that was ever CIV
en- to woman, and were we talking
now to angels, we'd mention it.
when not a flower on earth is left, and
pleasure is flown, may she sind a home
where Der namesakc, who sat at our
Suyiour's tomb, now lives in glory.
The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-05-13

The fellow who kissed the face Of
nature says he likes the faces young
ladies better.
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MAnnlED-On the 10th ul,., Mr.. VIM
Bean to Miss Sarah l.. GrecnfeId.- Er.
If fate shall to their wishes yield,
And fate to true love leans,
Time may bestow on this Greenfield
A lovely crop Of Beans.
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SPECIAL NOTICES
THE GREAT ENGLISH REmrn,
sir JAMES CLARKEs

sir JAMES CLARKE's
Celebrated Female PILL
Prepared nom Prescription of Sir ]. Clarke. NJ ~ -,
stefan Extraordinary TO the Queen - :" rhy'
rINIllS INVALUABLE MEDICINE Is UNFAur,o
l. the cure ofall those painful and dangerous diu IN
which the emalc constitution IL subject II 10
excess and removes all distractions. and sncoa
may be relied on. 'p'V'y cure
TO MARRIED LADIES,
II IL peculiarly suited. II will, In short timo ,
the monthly period with regularity. '' ''"g on
Each bottle--prico One D0llar--bcars the Govo,,
stamp of Great Britain, to prevent counterfeit
h CAUTION.
These Pills should NoTBE TAKEN by females aur,
FlRSTTIiREE MONTHS PREGNANCY as thcv a,s lho
to bring on MIscARRIAGE, but at any other time U nuo
SAFE. ..f' - '"'' avn
IN all cases ofNcrvous and Spinal Affections Pain IN
Hack and Limbs, Fatigue slight cxcrOn, Palpitn"
the Heart Mysteries, and Whites, these Pills viii oa
cure when all other have ailcd and altho"os
powerful remedy do not contain iron, Calomcl au,n",
or anything hurtlhl to the constitution. "'ny
run direction accompany each package
sole Agent For tho United States and Canada
a JOB MOSES
(Latc ]. c. baldwin Coz
Nm n, MAJ, = .. Rochester, N Y
authorized Agent will insure bottle ofthc Pills b l
turn mail. ~ 10
For sale by Houghton g. Loughmiller, Winchcs,or,
Dec l9--Wly, ''
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We have several pieces of original
poetry written for the Home Journal,
which shall appear next week.
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Married P0litenes.

into every day rcquisition, helping to
strengthen and brighten the ties Of
social affection, in the subjoined brief
article taken from the Ladies En-
tcrprisc,')
"WiIl YOU" asked II pleasant voice.
Aud the husband answered, eyes,
my DEAR with pleasure"
It was quietly, but heartily said;
the tone, the manner, the look, were
perfectly natural and very affection
ate. We thought, how pleasant that
courteous reply, how gratifying it
must be to the wife. Many husbands
of ten years experience are ready
enough with courtcsics Of politcncss
to the young ladies Of their acQuaint-
ancc, while they speak with abrupt
ness to the wife, and do many rude
little things without considering them
worth an apology. The stranger,
whom they may have seen but yes
tcrday is listened to with Difference,
and although the subject may not be
Of the most pleasant nature, with a
ready smile; while the poor wife, II
she relates q domestic grievance, is
snubbcd, or listened to with ill-cOn-
ccaIcd Impotence. o. how wrong
this is--aIl wong.
Does she urge some request ~,
don't bother mc!' cries her gracious
lord and master. Does she ask Tor
necessary funds for Soay's shoes or
Tommy's hat! "Socms to me you
are always wanting money" is The
handsome retort. Is amy little extra
demanded by his masculine appetite,
it is ordered, not requested.
"Look here, | want you to do so
and so; just see that its donc;" end
off marches Mr.. Boor, with q bow
and smile Of gcntlemauIy polish
and friendly sweetness for every eau
sual acquaintance he may chance to
recognise.
When we meet with such thought
lcssncSs and coarscncSs, our thoughts
revert to the kind voice and gentle
manner Of the friend who said, "Ies,
my dear with pleasure" 81 beg
your pardon" comes as readily to his
lips when by any little awkwardncss
he has Disconnected her, as it would
in the presence Of the most fashiona-
bic strcklcr for etiquette. This is be.
cause he is u thorough gentleman, who
thinks his wife in all things entitled t.
precedence. lie loves her best: why
rro,,J ho hos;to+o 70 chow i. ro+ i,
:,r, ,,n,,l,;, a,ton+;ons ,nt :, nro
rcrr;nc her pleasure, and bonoring he,
!, npL,ic ~ we'll as nriva,c He
l,nnws her worth: wbv should he hcsi.
totc IN attest il? oAnd her husband
ho nr,isctb her." saith IJoIv Writ:n9t
NV f,,.omo ,dpIatior NOT NV npShino
bor charroe info noticn brt Nv sneol.
mo as onnortunity occ1rs in a manly
vav Of her virtues. Thonab words
NAV seem LITTLE thinos and slioht #.
tcntions almost valucless. vet. DEPEND
upon it, they keep the fame BRIGHT
ospoc;allv if thov are natural, The
chill Iron CROW mn in q better mara
...-..,.i.,., a,,l I,o,,,, l., ,,,,..,,o ~, ,,,.;,
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Winchester May 10th.
Editor Home J0WR0i:


Warrcn's competitors" have
been so hard on him that thought u
few days ago there was not q greasy
spot Of him left. Bat fortunately for
"thc world and the rest Of mankind'
the Ajax TcIcmon ofnoWspapcr scrib-
blers is still alive and "doing WE'LL
See the editorial Of the NcV Era OF
the 9th inst. It seems that this Ajax
TcIcmon Warren wrote some articles
about the Senatorial election Of 1874,
that he has reported all the important
events Of his country since that time,
and that he has even wrote some artl-
clcs about the location of the Univcr-
silv Of the South. lie now has but one
more article to write to render his
name immortal-that article will be
description Of the Hydraulic Ram, and
will be illustrated by the Lookout
Mountain mule machinc. Clear the
track for Warren and his Mulc-Ram
FRANK.
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EIS,i'I,

Taken up by Graves Pennington, living in
civil district No. s, one brown mare Mule,
some II or 10 years old, some white spots on
her back; has her tail shaved; branded on her
right thigh; supposed to DO an old Spanish
brand.
JOHN ~. SLATER, r. +, G..
Winchester, May 9th, 81
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If the doctor cures, the sun sees it,
but if he kills, the earth hides it.
The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-05-13

Compromise is the word that men
use when the devil gets n victory over
Gods cause.
The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-05-13

E@9H Land warrants were selling in
New York, on tho 4th inst, and had
been for some time previous, at the fol-
lowing figures, io'wit;
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Miss Helen Cunningham, Of Bur
dell notoricty was married last week
to a Young New York dentist.
The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-05-13

1luT--a thing that holds a young
lady's hand without squeezing it.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-04-17
Washington Matters.

WASHINGTON, April l3-The Senate's re-
guest Tor Committee of Conference on the
Kansas bill, will, by general agreement, be
acted upon by the House tomorrow at / o.
clock There is strong probability that the
House will grant the Committee. The Lee
eomptonites firmly calculate on joint arrange
ment to admit Kansas under the Lecompton
Constitution-if not in the precise words Of
the Senate BILL with snch modifcatioT7S as
will not sacrifice the principle of the measure.
a private despatch to the Boston journal
says that the opposition have hopes ofdcfcat-
ing the, Puoposed Committee of Conference in
the House, but the Democrats count on tie.
with the Speakers vote in favor, or perhaps
one or two majority.
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DoNfh Of Col. penton.

Hon thomas Hart BENTON died at Wash.
ington, April 10. His age was 70. The
Washington correspondent of the New York
Tribune writing on Saturday, snys;--
"Thc supposed time of Mr.. Bentons death
was 1.3d, though he glided of so gently that
It may have been few minutes earlier Last
evening, when Mr. Appleton called, he was
too exhausted TO converse and merely signi-
fled tomorrow At times through the night
he was seized with spasmodic pains of great
violence, otherwise he rested gently. His last
connected words were about two this morn
ing, when jacob, his sou.in-law, who was sit
ting up, asked him how he felt, to which he
family whispered, Comfortable and content.
About o'clock this morning Jones' an
other spn.in.law, relieved Jacob. and in an
hour afterwards his children and family were
at the bedside till the final summons. A few
minutes before his death the nurse applied
ice TO his lips, which were consciously moved
for the acceptable refreshment.
His sustenance for three weeks past was
hf t%'y s. ft,jent for an infant, and il may be
tina; ~ ,.tc a'.S prolonged by the effort of
the W.! om... r., constitution was sound in
every !, l,-ss, lLe the disease which prccipi-
lated his i'2th Sls strictly local"
The following Is the closing paragraph of
an article IN tae Boston Journal 1t contains
q matter Of so mach importance that we copy
il ~ l.I
In one important respect Mr.. Benton nev-
or bad superior among the great men Of
this couptry, aud it is a trait which will ever
make his example Of peculiar value to young
men. We refer IN that we'll ordered life,
which was The result OF temperance and the
pure and healihfGi indulgence of the home
bred affections. No vice threw its shadow
upon his powers, and the bitterness of the
world could net citing 10 nature kept sweet
by the daily delights of the Preside His
morning exercise and the instruction of his
cMGrcn mcrc nnlaE u4tegniinel las the grav-I
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The Administration Party Coming 20
Their Senses,

| Every one Is surprised o. the passage Of
/ tho Miunes0ta bill through the Senate yes
| terdlY almost uucDutesled, and 10 asking
I the reasons why Reasons are as plenty az
blackberries, We will give some Of them.
The Firsi reason TO- the vote IN the House
Of Representative against the Lecomptnu
/ fraud. This vote appeals especially a. the
aega,b.litiss 81 tho pfe-iesEtr g..s FI=ked eF
eything upon The mclsuie, and lost
/ a Second reason T. the Connecticut election.
which gives the Republicans the Governor
an overwhelming majority iu -the legislature,
and large Increase upon The Republican
popular vote. This result impIuges the
"knobby Para' Of the Secretary Of the Navy
more particularly
IhTd, The Republican triumphs. In De
trpli are signal and pleasant ~ record, They
will not fail 90 eVIghten the Secretary OF
State Ia regard 20 ph'A- opinion al home.
Fowh, The S. Louis election, which has
resulted iu tho success Of tho lreesoil'ticke
by over 900 majority, and iu sustaining the
vote and speeches Of Z, T., Blair, IT,, the rep
reseututye in Congress from that district
and the election Of the whole lreo-slate ticket
ln Jefferson City, and James Is GardenhIre o
thoroughbred Republican, tur NnlGr, are
events calculated ~ timber the joints OF Mr.
Senator Green, the chnt engineer Of the Le-
compton constitution Ia the senate, and %
make bordcrruanism In general lremble,
iVH The election az Cincinnati, which
has resulted in the choice Of thirteen anti Lc-
] compton Councilmcn out Of seventeen, and
the entire anti-Lccompton ticket by maioritles
ranging from thrfe % four thousand, Is cal
culated 10 thruwhn instructive shadow upon
the path Of Senator fugh, Of Ohio who lacks
nothing More, than correct information in re,
gard 10 bis own position and influence among
his constituents,
The saith reason Is, the election on Tues
day at Annapolis, heretofore regarded ~ the
only mpregnuble fortress Of democracy in
Maryland, That. venerable city has also
borne ils testimony against Leeomptonism,
Here arc siK good reasons, which have
been developed within week, for change
of territorial policy, addressed TO all the live
icst seusibiIitics Of the President and his
pnrlislu, Tho fact h., freedom H. 20 day,
after sleep Of near twenty years, once more
in thc ascendant at Washington, J.
Post, bN.
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mIs. spraEaeis Lselare.

The writer Of his 10 not a spidualist, and
has bad strong reasons % disbeIirya in the
ruth Of this doctrine, "a taught by its be!iry.
ers. In fact be has never had commuuica-
ton from any Of the kindred spirits, thar have
passed over into the regions Of the unseen
and unknown and be cannot nov Gay that
hs ever will receive such communication.
Caudor eomptls him, however, 10 say that
the lecture on Wednesday evening, vas an
effort worthy Of our greatest orators, whether
grummaiioally, logically, Or oratodoaly con-
sidrred The writer watched with critical n-
tercst, and with blas against feminine lee,
turing, but WA with the entire audience, as
tonished at Miss spragueb power Of Lam
guage. lie has listened 20 Chaplin, Beecher.
and other distinguished speakers, and Il was
flir 10 admit that Miss spugue Il their equal.
She wa, inferior iu no respect, and was hr
superior In tho fact that Il was poured forth
extempouneously without the le4si Lesiia-
Goa, and without one apparent blundcr dur
ing the entire discourse. The lecture vas
well attended, II this effort Of Miss spraguu
sprung from mere human power, she Il a
prodigy IT, on the contrary, Il Is, as she
claims the spirits Of tho departed speaking
through her. how strange, how ineompambly
strange Who shall read Us the marvel.
who uurayel The mystery? q.
I'VE would ask all those who have any de
sire to hear this spiritualisi lecture to read
the last four lines Of an article ON the frat
page, entitled melancholy Inflluauon. -
En-. Gail
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out aud weighed and We must have bill Of
H." The young man understood what the d.
reltion meant, and ho knew also shat was
requisite 20 v1erute IT, The neat day AZ
eleven tluc. the merchant entered the count
ing room, aud seeing hs clerk there and sup
posing his commands could not have been
performed, said 20 him with some severity,
"Didnot direct you n see % the unloading
Of tfsi earEp II eptton to-day ~ o. Certain
81" replied tho CLERK, aud 80 ! have aud
here h the bin Of a." From that moment
his character was understood confidence was
established for whatever there wac 20 be
done, he was railways found 70 be on hand,
willing and able 10 do 10, IL required but a
short time 10 satisfy his employer that his
services could not be spared hom tbe esiab-
lishmenti ior though the youngest and least
experienced of lhe clerks, he was as neeessa-
~ % the firm as any one Of the partners
Soon he was invited to become one Of the
sdrn and accepted the invitation, contributing
10 the stock Of the partnership simply his ca
pacity and character which constituted oil he
bad 20 invest Ia the business, Time showed
that his was the most productive part of the
capital, and he realized in end tho saying Of
the wise mani "seesl thou q man diligent
IN businc', he shall stand before princes, be
shall not stand before mean men"
IN like manner every young man Of ofdl-
nary capacity, and IN the ordinary business
Of life, may acquire wealth and elevate him
self TO places Of responsibility and honor
Only let him discipline himself 70 habits Of
patient and persc'erIng industry, be Punoiu'
al to his engagements, and maintain, always
and everywhere an incorporating fidelity
to honor truth and duty, and with Code
blessing on his efforts, he need not fear that
access to the honors or influence Of any alta
ton, however exalted, will be foreclosed
against him.
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4 warning TO Young Wen.

William Goodell the young clerk who de.
frnudcd his employer John Bacon, Esq. of
the Cen;rc,)and who was arrested in Boston
and brought back here, where he has lain in
joil the past four months, was bailcd out by
his friends few days since, and has nov gone
20 seek e2,homc among strangers and where.
we Hope, he may live a better life. There is
- salutary lesson in this case, which all Young
men will do well to heed. In this instance.
las well as almost every case, we believe
WroHg drHk was the incentive to and promot.
en- Of crime. And although many other vices
80 there Fiii,J yFV T the poiS-
ouous cup had not been tasted, an would
have bccn'wcli and young man full Of
promise, and in whom unboundcd love and
confidence h'd been placed, would be s,ill in
q position Of honor and respect among men
and an cvcr.indulgent father would not have
had to mortgage tho home of his declining
years, nor loving sister give Of her hard
earned wages to save a dear son and a below
ed brother from the penalties Of the law
Young man, standing on the threshold Of life.
huoyant in hope, don't drink! Your charae-
ter success and happiness in this lifc--your
immortal destiny beyond the gravc-are all
at stake. Look not on the wine when il Civ
eth color in the cup for at the last IL 6iteth
luxe Il 2e'7'e''t-ftef sttHgrth the an adder
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About tie 9th inst, complaints were made
in the village Of Burke Hollow, thrt barrel
containing what III" Hibcrnian peasant calls
the good crathur' was taken from the depot
at West Burke and lodged in the barn of ono
/ Thomas J. Doyle in the westerly part Of the
town that a son Of said Doyle by the name
OF Erasmus, precocious youth, was selling
the article al hbHUm. Soon complaints
were made -hy some of psslriv- peaeablr
ncighhors, TO a magistrate at Burke Hollow,
stating that a largo number of young men
were about Doylcs premises making disagree.
able noises, especially in the night time. A
legal application being made to John S. J.
Bcmis, Esq, he issued his warrant TO search
Doyle's premises for the secret agent The
warrant being placed in the hands of Sheriff
Woodruff, who with aid, repaired to Doyle's
on the Sth inst, and learned from the elder
Doyle that the article sought was in the barn
under lock and key, and requested the officer
not To NEEDLES but the officer applied the
son side. of an iron bar and readily forced the
the lock, found the article, and conveyed the
same to Burke Hollow for safe kccpinp.--
But so much had the good crnthur been cher
ished and beloved from the first Of that week
to the sth, the day of seizure, that not more
than eight or ten gallons remained. II an.
pears that young Doyle had a prcsentiment
on the morning of ;he Sth, that put him on
the look out. He harnesscd his French ponv
to small gig mounted the gig, and horse,
gig and rider, looking like Young America.
started OIL to reconnoitrc the. roads lendinc
from Burke Hollow to his then domicile. but
did not discover danger until he saw the oc.
iicer carrying his barrel and contents towards
said Burke Hollow. Erasmus then thinking
that he might next be wanted, headed for
New Hampshire, and thinking that specd
would be of more consequence than ballast
eJeoted bottle containing some of the joyful
which fell on terra frma unbroken in oorso-
quenee Of the bottle being enclosed by viii.
low net work. Young Doyle has many times
before used the same bottle and the same No.
ny IN the wars of Bacchus.
On the 9th inst, the liouor soiycd =. ar.
said was by tho order Of the magistrate
spilled on the ground in presence of poodI,.
number of people. SO far were the homes
and good wishes of Bacchps. disciples disan.
pointed and as TO this transaction tbev car
only say sac transit gloria aqua uilae.
fSigncd TR'RrY ~ rrrr rropry