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The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-02-06

Fifty years ago Hayti was noticed
for its extensive plantations OF sugar,
coffee and cotton, but they have now
almost entirely disappeared. except
those of coffee, which are much reduc-
ed.
All but three of the members Of the
Kentucky Senate, are married men,
and the single gentlemen are said to
be anxious to share their Senatorial
honors, with an equal number of the
fair sex.
The Hon. B. L. Clark, of Kentucky,
has been appointed Charge d Affairs
and Minister Plenipotentiary at Qua
temala, with San Salvador annexed.
The salary of the office is worth $ll,
250p annum.
It is said that Judge Douglas and
his friends were greatly rcjoiced at the
election of Messrs. Shields and Rice
to the Senate, from Minnesota, who
arc expected to sustain him against
the administration.
How TO MAKE A SHORT WINTER
Get 80 days note discounted in bank.
Spring and pay day will come round
quite as soon as you arc read y for
them.
Counterfeit 25 cent pieces, said to
have been manufactured in Troy. are
in circulation. A man and two wo.
men have been arrested in Albany for
passing them.
Senator Tazewcll, of Virginia, now
an old and infirm man of so, is so
wealthy that it is said he once forgot
for twenty years that he had $4,000
on deposit in certain bank.
The new Constitution of Oregon
contains the following clause: mo
money shall be drawn from the treas
ury for the benefit of any religious in,
stitution, nor any money be appropri-
ated for religious services"
Mr.. J. G.. Hendrickson, ofMonmoth,
Co., N. j., has invented a perpetual
motion which goes, and has been go
ing for a long time. He has attached
it to clock, and from it the clock re-
ceives its motive power.
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How TO GET TO CoNGREss.-Thc fol-
lowing story is told by the Mobile
Tribune Of Judge Hawkins, the pres
ent representative to Congress from
the State of Florida--a man, by the
way, brimful of genuine wit. During
the war with the Florida Indians he
commanded a volunteer company.
On one occasion they fell upon a par
ty of the enemy concealed in swamp.
The captain sprang upon a log, with
more valour than discretion,) waved
his sword, and cheered his men to the
charge. Just then he was shot down.
One of his officers ran to ask fhe was
much hurt. Not very badly said
Hawkins. Jist about enough to send
me to Congress- The prediction has
now been verified.
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Coon ANE BAD NEws.-Bad new

Coon ANE BAD NEws.-Bad news
weakens the action of the heart, op-
presses the lungs, destroys the appe-
tito, stops the digestion. and partially
suspends all the functions of the svs-
tenn. An emotion of shame nushes
the face, fear blanches, joy Eliminates
it; an instant thrill electrifes a mil
lion of nerves. Surprise spurs the
pulse into a gallop. Delirium infuses
great energy. Volition commands.
and hundreds of muscles spring to ex.
cite. Powerful emotions often kill the
body at stroke. Chic, Diagoras and
Sophocles, died of joy at the Grecian
games. The news Of defeat killed
Philip V. One Of the Popes died of
an emotion Of the ludicrous, on seeing
his pet monkey robed in pontificals
occupying the chair of State. Mulev
Mouch was carried upon the field Of
battle in the first stages of an incura-
Bile disease; upon seeing his army give
way, he rallied his panic stricken
troops, and rolled back the tide of bat
tie, shouted victory. and died. The
door keeper of Congress expired on
hearing Of the the surrender of Corn.
wallis.
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A KNoTTY QUESTION. "A correspon-
dent Of the New Orleans True Delta
puts the following knotty question to
that paper. Possibly some lawyer
hcrealolts could solve it:
"Allow one of your subscribers to
ask the following questions: | visited,
last night, in company with numerous
others, the wonderful phenomena now
exhibiting at Spaulding q Rogers
Museum, | mean the Siames Twins
what | wish to ask of you is. should
Chang, one of the Twins, infringe the
laws by something worthy Of death,
should he be punished and justice be
satisfied, if it could not be without the
death of the innocent"
Now suppose both Chang and Eng
should be concerned in a murder, and
Chang should turn States evidence.
Then how?
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DF To be elbowcd, or winked ont
from crowd, is considered somewhat
doubtful, lately, as to whether the
Individual is a creditor or a Candidate
AS good criterion from which to
judge in such dilemma read the pa
pers. The approaching election is
bestirring the latter, and every day
they appear more numerous. One
will approach you while busy thinking
Of something else; soon another comes.
and a third, and still more, until you
are bewildered, and cannot tell when
you have run the gauntlet, or what is
yet to come. As a general thing,
when you see mans name in his
county papers, as a candidate, YOU
may be sure he is in earnest, and that
he'll do.
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NUMBER 5.

HARD TINES NEARLY OvER.--We are
glad to see evidences all around us
OF returning confidence and prosper.
ity. Every one seems to be encour.
aged to look forward with high hopes
The ". Y. Erpress says that perhaps
we have, under pressing circumstan-
ces, been disposed to apprchend great
err difficulties than were really neces-
sary. This very fact has its effect in
operating against trade. Nothing
serves so well as q stimulant to &C.
tivity, energy, and enterprise, as the
inward conviction that whatever may
be determined upon can be accom-
plished. To sit down and believe,
with all the world. insurmountable
barriers are ahead, enervates courage,
paralyzes confidence, and leaves US
in a condition of inertness. There
should be no such word as fail. Let
the dark side of the picture be no Ion
ger looked upon, but turn to the bright,
and determine henceforward to view
it in the most pleasant aspect.
Every merchant, every busiS4 man
all who are engaged in industrial
pursuits--should convince themselves
Of what we think is now indicated as
true, that more cheerful prospects are
in the future. We may be now said
to have passed the Rubicon, and be-
lieving SO, let our march be onward
and upward. Money is alrcady'somc-
what easier; exchanges are assuming
a more equal standard, and, all things
considered, there arc flattering rea.
sons FOR those in the various pursuits
of life, to nurture confidence. which,
in itself is one half the battle. We
shall hope henceforward to hear of the
complaints of hard times having
hushed, giving place to accents more
cheerful and encouraging.
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CAUSE OF TIE Mild WINTER.-We
have no hypothesis to advance cxpla-
natory Of the mildness of the season,
but give our readers the benefit of the
following suggestion of correspon-
dent Of the Journal of Commerce.:
"What is the cause OF this, ! believe,
unprecedented mild winter 1t is said
that the Gulf Stream has approached
nearer our coast by forty or sixty miles
than was over before known. If any
navigator has noticed such fact, he
would benefit science and put many
minds, to rest, if he would make it
publicly known.
The farmers noted during the fall
that the corn husks were unusually
thin, a never-failing indication of a
mild winter. We leave our readers
to determine whether this was the eff.
feet of the approach Of the Gulf
Stream TO our coast, or whether it
resulted from some at present undis-
covered material laws.
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10 EiCkIeness.
Ono year ngo-one year ago
An

One year ago--one year ago
l told my love to thee .
And would have staked my very life
Upon thy constuncy;
For the pure echoes Of thy heurt
Responded to my own,
And like fairy instrument,
Gave back affections tone.
One year has passed, and now come
To find within thy breast,
The love you once bestowed
And made me sweetly blest.
Opposition thy heart has changed
Another shares thy lot
Another has won thy love,
And IL am forgot.
One year-one short and tickle year
Is this the life of love?
Is that deep passion changing as
The Aeecy clouds above!
Are passing shadows and sunbeams,
The emblems of its stay.
And all its hopes and honest faith,
But dreams of yesterday?
~ X X X X X X II.
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For Everybody to Read.

The extract below is from the Fran
lin Revie,o. The ideas are good and
we hope our readers in Franklin coun-
ty will profit by them. All the mon
ey paid for the Home Journal, except
what we give for paper, circulates in
Franklin county. Remember when
you pay for ourpaper you are not send
ing the money out Of your own coun-
ty, for we Immediately pay some debt
we owe some citizen Of the county, or
buy some of the necessaries of life
from some of the farmers. Bat to the
extract:
We know there is not much money
in the country, and this is one good
reason why you should support your
own paper first-keep the money at
home by subscribing and payiag for
your home paper. The publishers,
editor, and all hands live among YOU,
what money they have they spend
here, and if instead of sending away
for paper--for if you send North or
East for a city paper you must pay,
and in advance 1oo--you would pay
it for the Review, it would circulate,
both the money and paper we mean,
here at home, and help to relieve the
tightness of the money market.
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PURCHASE OF Mourn VERNoN.--It is
stated that upwards of seventy-fve
thousand dollars has already been rails
cd, and put out at interest, of the sum
required for the purchase of Mount
Vernon. Two hundred thousand dol
lars is the sum demanded fov the land
and buildings.
About five times as much as it is
worth.
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never yet could understand
How men could love in vain;
hold it weak and wrong to love,
And not be loved again.
For me, | must have heart for heart,
Deny me that, and we must part.
There be who love, or think they love,
Without return for years:
They waste their days in fruitlcss 81 CHS
There nights in hopeless fears.
Not such am |; my heart is free,
love not her who loves not me!
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WIGHTMAN ELLIOT.

IMPORTANT Bp.L.-The following Bill
has been introduced in the House of
Representatives:
A BILL, for the Relief of the Peo-
pie.
Sec. l. Be it enacted by the General
ASSEMBLY Of the State Of Tennessee,
That the Bank of Tennessee be, and
is hereby authorized to issue for the
relief of the people, one million of
dollars in post notes. payable twelve
months after date, and that the said
stun of one million of dollars shall be
distributed and apportioned among the
branches and the Parent Bank, ac-
cording to the apportionment of cap
ita!, appOrtioned under the original
charter of the bank; but, if any branch
bank has lost portion of its capital.
there shall be deducted from such
branch bank, the sum thus deducted,
shall BIO distributed among the other
branches. rs-
SEC. 2. BE it further enacted, That
three fourths of the issue thus author
lied, shall be for the discount of notes
by the parent bank and branches. the
remainder for the purchase Of bills.
The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-02-06

CONGRESSIONAL On Monday, the
18th, Mr.. Zollicoffer, of Tennessee,
introduced into the House ofRepresen-
tatives, the following Resolution, to
wit: ..
Resolved, That the Committee on the
Judiciary be instructed to enquire into
the eXpediency OF reporting bill to
regulate and restrain the immigration
or Importation into the United States OF
foreign paupers and criminals.
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Oldest Married Couple Living
There is now living in Burnside, Pa,
a Mr.. Ludwick Snyder, III years old.
His wife Jane is lO7 years old. The
date of their marriage is not given,
but supposing that Ludwick was 81
years old at that distant epoch, they
have been living together as man and
wife ninety two years.
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DOul)JG Suicide.

Extraordinary Letter.--It will be
recollected that short time ago two
young men were found dead in tho
same bed at Fayetteville, N. G. In
their room was found the following
letter directed to the finder:
"l23M.--lt is our desire that the
jury OF inquest be assured that we did
it coolly, calmly, collectedly, uninAu-
enced by any one whatsoever. We
preferred dying natural death to dy-
ing with disease, especially galloping
consumption, with which one of us at
least would. This course has been
contemplated by one ofus(Wightman)
for two years, but now finding good
company, have concluded to 90. I
wish Drs. Haigh and Gillian to ex.
anime my brain, that the jury may
come to a right verdict, as am as.
sured that these physicians will be
satisfied that | was not laboring un.
der temporary arrangement.
1--WE wish both of US to be buried
in the same grave. We have no en-.
nifty against any individual on earth,
and hope no one has against us. Tho
reason why we do this is nobody's bu.
siness but our own. We are deter.
mined to try another world either bet
ter or worse; if worse, it is policy, at
least, that we hasten in order to get
used to it,"
WIGHTMAN ELLIOT.
There was another, written by Mr..
Wightman and directed to his broth.
er, which reads as follows:
"Dear Brother:-It is my wish that
you attend to what business | leave
unsettled, and thatyou bury my body
in the same grave with that of MI.
Elliot, he being the only true friend
ever had on earth, and lin death we
are not divided;" by which you will
confer the last kind act upon your UNI
happy brother" WILLIAM.
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NEWSPAPER LAW.

,.Al subscribers who do not give express notice to
A. .nntrSrv are considered wishing to continue their
subscriptions. ,.. tho discontio,,ncc of their m.
.rs Tho publisher MAY continue to send them until ar
sf subscribers neglect or refuse to take their papers
COW e most office to which they are sent, they are held
snonsble until the bills are settled, and their papers
orIered TO be discontinued.
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A couple were married in Missouri
a few days ago who had never met be-
fore the day of the wedding. They
courted by letter. The bride was a
Massachusetts school teacher, and the
groom citizen Of Knox County in
Missouri.
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READTuE NEwspApER.--An exchange
says: "Show me boy or girl who
has been allowed the reading OF a
newspaper, especially at their home,
and we will show more intelligence in
that boy or girl, at twelve years of
age, than others have at eighteen
A newspaperreadcr has better knowl-
edge Of nature than one who does not
read the current history of the day
Mems faults and virtues are made
known and as the proper study of
mankind is man,, a newspaper is an
Indispensable article for both young
and old"
We know that the foregoing is true
to the letter. And if any of our rea-
ders doubt it just let them question
amy printer boy, and if his general in
tolligsnee is not far beyond that of any
boy ofhis age--we care not with how
much Greek and Latin his head has
been crammed, if he does not read the
transportation VIC will give it up.
Read the papers by all means,
boys. Never neglect to do so. Read
the news; the literary essays; the po-
litical articles; as well as the maria
ges, the deaths. Read, too, the adj
vertiscments. In so doing you will
doubtless read much trash; but you
will find a great deal that is instruc-
tive, valuable and interesting--much
that will add daily to your knowledge
Of the world; to your knowledge Of
man and things. Try to profit, too,
while you read. Think Of Him who
who gave you authority, who will re.
ward your strict fidelity with such
blessings as He bestowed on Abra-
ham, or punish your criminal neglect
with such curses as He visited on Eli.
Religious Herald.
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A young lady lately appeared in
male attire at st. Louis; and one of
the editors says that the disguise was
so perfect that she might have passed
for a man, had she little more mod
esty. What a stupid fellow that edi-
tor must be.
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" An English writer says in his
advice to young married women, that
their mother Eve married a gardner
1t might be added that the gardner, in
consequence of his match, lost his sit
uation.
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TENNESSEE BoNDs.--At tho Stock
Exchange Sale, in New York, on the
23rd uIt., $4,000 Tenn, bonds sold at
sSc; $4,000 at SO IA; 10000 at SO l-2;
and $4,000 ut soc. An additional
sale Of $1,000. at auction, at 81 3.4c'
took place the same day.
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U A child beginning to read be-
comes delighted with newspaper be-
cause he reads the names of things IA
miliar, and will make progress ac-
cordingly. A newspaper in one year
is worth a quarters schooling to
child. .... ... . ...
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ORITUAKIES.

uom and after this date November ist, 1Sb7) We Shall
v rN LINES for obituary, butSal over that viii be
az The rate OF one dollar for every ten lines or
cnais0 W. w WILL NOT VIOLATE THIS RULE FOR ANY
PERSON and we shall continue to keep this notice stand
n az that no one may be- surprised whensour bill is pro-
se,ted for payment.
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A dying man on the gallows lately
affirmed that the first step in his ca
reer of crime was that of not paying
for newspaper.--Erchange.
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lncendiaries are endeavorng to
burn up Nashville. Nearly a dozen
fires have occurred there lately, and
considerable damage has been the
consequence.
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~ The editor of the Nashville
Gazette is said to be so handsome that,
when he walks a broad, he is COM
PEELED to carry a club to keep the la
dies of.--Tallapoosa Times.
Our Alabama co-tem. has certainly
walked up the wrong passenger We
are not half as handsome as his para
graph implies; and even if we were so
pretty as to cause the ladies to assault
us with loving embraces, no matter
how numerous or how violent, we
should not for a moment think of re-
sisting them, for we can conceive of
no more blissful mode of 'shufling off
this mortal COLI than that of being
crushed to death beneath the precious
weight of two or three hundred pretty
women. So we take it for granted he
does not mean us he NEARLY said US
by inadvertance.--- NashviHe Gazette.
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G. D. Prentice, editor Of the Louis.
vile Journal, has suffered two years
past from paral ysis of the hands,
His editorials are written by the aid
of amanuenses.
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U Wives are great help-matcs.
They help many husbands to dispose
of their cash.
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A Paris correspondent of the New
York Courier says that "the ladies are
coming without hoops, hustle, wadding
or anything eIse!" We hope there is
some mistake about this statement.
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ihe Medical Gazette, of Libson, as.
'erts that all the persons of that city
quo reside in houses lighted by gas
f"Ve escaped the yellow fever.
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W. G. Brownlow, writing to the
huntsville Independent from New Or
leans, says:
The Banks of city never were in a
PETER condition. They have ten mil.
|''ons and half Of specie against a
Circulation Of four millions. No won.
|aer they refuse to suspend! Grocer.
! are cheap, and business is becom.
ing more brisk. Sugar, ordinary, is 8
= 4 cents--a choice article s. Mo.
asses, prime, 10 cents. Rio coffee,
rlme, 0 cents, with a very fair stock
hand, say several thousand bags
'ore than at this time last year.
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CIDrR.-A gentleman recently re.
ceived a bottle of delicious cider, with
The following bit Of sharp poetry at
tachcd 1t is good, and no mistake.
Old friend, accept this bottle
Your mouth then open wider.
FIRST to imbibe, then to exclam,
BY George! what glorious cider.
Perhaps some fair young damsel,
Whose looks have meier belied her,
Will not object to take swig,
. When you are down be-cider.
And if she thus INDUCES,
You may then have to guide her;
But she will say its owing to
The stuff which is in-cider.
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The two sons of Patrick Henry are
about to erect q monument over his
grave, at Red Hill, in Charlotte coun-
ty, v, which has not even had a head
stone to mark it. He died in 1899.
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Nashville Bank Note and Exchange List.
PrOSpcrity's Friends

One of the hardest trials of those
who fall from af1luence and honor to
poverty and obscurity,is the discov-
cry that the attachment of so many
in whom they confded was pre-
tence, a mask, to gain their own ends,
or was a miserable shaIlowncss.--
Sometimes, doubtless, it is with regret
that these frivolous followers of the
world desert those upon whom they
have fawned; but they soon forget
them. Flies leave the kitchen when
the dishes are empty. The parasites
that cluster about the favorte of for
tune, to gather his gifts and climb by
his aid, linger with the sunshine, but
scatter at the approach of n storm, as
the leaves cling to a tree in summer
weather, but drop off at the breath of
winter, and leave it naked to the sting
ing blast. Like ravens settled down
for the banquet, and suddenly scared
by noise, how quickly. at the first
sound of calamity, these superficial
earthlings are mere specks on the hor-
lion! ...
But q true friend sits in the center,
and is for all times. Our need only
reveals him more fully, and binds him
more closely to us. Prosperity and
adversely are both reyealers, the diff.
erence being that in the former our
friends know us, in the latter we know
them. But Notwithstanding the in
sincerity and greediness prevalent a.
mong men, there is a vast deal more
OF esteem and fellow-yearning than is
ever outwardly shown. There are
more examples of unadulterated af.
lection, more deeds of silent love and
magnanimity than is usually suppos.
ed. Our misfortunes bring to our side
real friends, before unknown. Be.
nevofent impulses, where we should
not expect them, in modest privacy
enact many scene of beautiful won.
per amidst plaudits of angels.
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