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sown, and did not cut stalk of it; in fact there
was nothing to cut every leaf was as red as rust,
and very little Of it shot or headed out. Nearly
all the oats in the country was q failure. Dry
hot weather commenced about the middle Of
June, ripened the wheat too rapidly, and some
ofthe heads were blighted, and great deal OF it
shrivelled. The dry hot weather injured the
corn crop and ruined the late potatoes. see
field of eight acres from the window where /
am writing, that was sown in barley, and was
not cut. 1t was not q foot high. The dry
weather continued till the middle of September,
and burnt up all our pastures, and prevented
the ploughing of the ground for wheat. Some
ploughed and sowed, but the ground had not
moisture enough to bring it up, and it sprouted,
and persisted. Many ploughed the ground over
again, and sowed the second time. Showory
weather coming on, brought it up but it is all
late, and looks very bad, and some nights OF
hard frost is throwing it out of the ground and
killing it, in the absence OF straw to protect it,
We feel the loss of our pastures; there is not
blade OF grass for the sheep 10 pick. We have
had to feed entirely on hay, and two hundred
head use heap of it, but the hay crop was good
We had no fruit of any kind, and very poor gar
den stuff. hear of hogs dying by the score
with "the disease and by starvation Few
persons have any corn to feed them. You have
above catalogue of real ills, and no croaking.
am happy to be able to say that my stock Of
all kinds doing well, and we have a good
pile of wheat for sale. If each of your sub
scribers give you as long letters, God help you.
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fore the coming steps of any officer warned
him to destroy them.
They were letters such as any one might
account himself happy in dungeon or on the
scaffold to receive such letters as few women
could write, such as few men could call forth
sweet as the consultations of angels, fervid as
the alterations of saints. The poor girls who
wrote them, as well as Edward, were leaving
no stone unturned, far or near, to obtain his
freedom. That, he did not need to be told.
They were kept from coming to him only by
his command and entreaty. They spent hours
on their knees, daily and nightly, with their
arms around each others necks, in prayer for
him. They drove; they walked. They soomld
be strong, and cheerful, for his sake.
TO BE CONTINUED
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ORDS PROPERLY TERMINATING IN RE,
WHICH WEBSTER SPELLS Err.

"This list contains secenty-t,oo words, which.
with their derivatives, chiefly in class III, las
trdrelling, travelled, frareiier,) may amount to
one hundred and forty, in all. Some words
may have been omitted but one hundred and
sixty would include every item of Websters in
novaton. ...
"We omit such words as public, music, phys-
&c, etc., formerly spelled with final K, and
honor, faror, etc, formerly spelled with u, be-
cause those two classes of changes have been
gradually adopted by good writer's in America
without any reference to Webster. Webster's
friends, indeed, claim these changes as Web
sters; but every educated man knows the
claim is without the slightest foundation.
"The sum of the matter is, that for the sake
of doing some new thing with one hundred
and sixty words, in dictionary containing
eighty thousand words, Webster has managed
to perplex and confuse the photography of our
vernacnlar for (past, present, and future) per.
haps three generations. This is the actual ecR
he has done. The good he has done, in this
behalf, is best expressed by a figure with the
tail cut off,
We have, therefore word of advice to the
publishers Of Webster's Dictionary: while you
are about the work of reformation in etymology,
which is voluminous, reform your photography,
which is no ,colx at all, for we have here done
1t to your hand without charge. Your book
will then deserve the patronage you have so
long claimed for it, aud we shall be able con-
scientiously to do what we never yet have
done-recommend it to our friends.
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AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT

Scotch and bish-Crops and Mst5rtunes
NoRrH MADISON, IND.
To the Editor Of the National Era:
had good laugh at you and ]. s., who no
doubt is a Scotchman. You got smoothly out
of the scrape without giving your authority. 1t
is very fortunate for Scotland that she has so
many Irish an whom she can father all her fail
ing, getting children included. A Scotch paper
stated that "the Scotchman that was hanged
at the cross on Friday last was an Irshman."
The Irish think nothing of hanging, as they are
used to it and, give them plenty of whisky,
and potatoes, and girls to kiss, they are as hap
Ply as princes, as the song says Of Paddy
He courts ami he marries, he drinks and he fights,
lis loves, U, he loves, for in that he delights
have been in the three capital cities, and
in Glasgow and Manchester saw more whisky
drinking in Glasgow than in any other place,
and more beer drinking in Manchester than
in all the rest put together. ! don't think all
the driakers Of all the other drinks in any of the
other cities would equal the beer drinkers of
Manchester. A good many Of them are Irish,
as well as in Glasgow, but not all but sup.
pose the others learn to drink from the Irish.
Evil communications corrupt good manners.
will give you sketch Of eur farm opera
tohS uuiihS soce oCetoSuiy run WHICH you Will
understand Why the prices of produce are so
high, ip the absence of nearly all foreign de-
mand. The last week of April and the FIRST
week of May, weather fine, we planted three
acres of potatoes and ten acres of corn; uncom-
mon heavy rains came Oh, aud the potato
seed nearly all rotted in the ground. Our corn
ca.ae up very well but any corn that was
planted on wet or fiat ground rotted Heavy
rains continued till the 25th May, when we had
the browning shower, that raised our creek two
or three feet higher than ever it rose in my
time, twenty years. and swept away half
mile of my fence and that Of many others. 1t
continued showery till the middle Of June, and
prevented us from planting the remainder of
our corn till about the first Of June; this was
too late, and produced very little, The oats
took the rust before shooting, Ia new thing and
were completely destroyed. l had only FIVE acres
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For the Naiinnal Era
Thc LUNe CHILD.
BY LILY l..

Nestled IN sorrow and Graded in grief
Soothed on heart that knows 10 rest
flushed by a voice that is sharp with pain,
Nourished by tears and hapless breast
FoaT iule babe
Christmas is passing the New Year has come,
Loving, and heavy with gifts they came;
What has the world for the liule one
Nothing, nothing, not even n name
Wronged lillle babe
Welcome, nor greeting, nor hail have we here,
Lips dare not utter thing 80 bold;
Charity hrngeth her meeAesi gin
Wishes but sigh, and each smile grows cold
PLY the babe,
Pearly fair, lily pure, fresh the dew
Colored and shaded like pet rose leaf
Moulded and pencilled by Beauiy's hand,
Lies all unconscious, the child OF grief
innocent babe
Gently the little hands stretch in the air,
Grasping and failing, but reaching sill;
Earnest and patient the soft eyes grow,
Waning for something their light TO fill
Sweet liItle babe
Ay hule stranger look up ana smile.
Earth shall yei yield thee thy heritage;
Passport aud welcome surely thine,
Entered on many a waiting page
Dear liiie babe
Life shall yet offer her mingled cup,
Press thee 10 taste Of its JOY and woe,
Bid thee to drink OF IFS wealth and want;
Deep is the draughi tina, Thy lip shall owe,
Beautiful babe
Christmas and New Year aud name thou shalt hav,
Present and future thine own shall be
Work shalt thou find for thine eye and hand
Work for the God who created thee,
Blessed young babe!
Pleasure has Baskets ihy hand must ope,
Sorrow = shade that Thy check must bear;
Earth has path that thy foot must tread
Heaven crown that thy brow may wear
God loves the babe.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-01-27
ACQUISITION OLE CuRA.

The following is tho substance of the
resolution recently offered in the United
States Senate, in reference to the acqui.
sition Of Cuba by Mr.. SliLell, of Louis
lana, q short time since:
WHEREAS, The Island Cuba, gcograph,
ically possesses a commanding influence
over the largo and annually increasing
traJo. bothloreign and coaslwisc, of the
Mississippi valley.
WHEREAS, The Island, in its present
colonial condition, must continue a source
of injury and annoyance, endangcring
the friendly relations between Spain and
tho United States. and the aggrcssions of
its local authorities upon American com.
merce and citizens, for which tardy 10.
dress can only be had by c%ircuitous de-.
mands OF Spain. And whereas. in the
opinion OF Congress, in accordance with
tho views Of the President, as tho last
means of settling existing and removing
future difficulties. it ~isexpedicnt tina, ne.
gotiations for the purchase Of the island
should be renewed. Therefore,
Resolued, That 80, 600, 900 dollars be
placed in the Presidents hands for cx.
pendilures, either from tho cash in. the
Treasury, or BIO borrowed on 8 per cent,
bonds of 1000 dollars each, rodeemable
IN from IL to 20 years.
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LAND AND NEGROES FOR
SALE,

By virtue of a decree of the County Court
of Franklin County. Tennessee, pronounced
ut its January Term, 1850. in the case of Ben
jamin Higginbotham, Admir-, &C., ct ais, u
gainst Jacob Brazelton, ct ais, | will, on
Wednesday, 10th February, 1850,
offer for sale to the highest bidder on a cred
it Of one, two and three years, except one,
hundred and twenty-five dollars, which must
be paid down, at the late residence of Daniel
Braze!ton, ST., deceased, tie tract of land re.
naming after the allotment of dover, which
he, the said Brazelton. died, seized and pos
sessed, lying in Franklin county, civil dis
trict No. B., in the neighborhood Of Salem.-
The bidding to al $40 per acre,
and the purchaser required to give notes with
two or more good securities, and a lien re.
tanned upon the land until the whole of the
purchase money is paid.
| will also, at the same time and place, Of
fer for sale to the highest bidder on a credit
of one year, except one hundred and twenty
five dollars, which must be paid down, the
following negroes, belonging to said Brazel;
ton, at the time Of his death, to-wit:
The biddings to as follows:
For Mahala, $500, for Ony and her child
Lewis, Ito be sold together) $500; for Chany
and her child Tandy, Ito be sold t~ogether(
$500; Susan 5000; Mariah $500; John $500.
Sarah $500, and Jim $500.
The purchasers will be required to give
notes with two or more good securities, anda
lien retained upon each negro until the whole
of the purchase money is paid.
r. F. SIMS, Clerk.
J.anl3 ids o 60
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| A VENERABLE Typo.-We enjoyed
the pleasure, yesterday, of welcoming:
into our sanctum, Col. Robert Carr OF
Philadelphia, Pa, who is a rep,resen,,
~tative ofthe "Art Preservative,' ana
has attained the ripe age of 81 years
He is here on a visit to his niece, Mrs.
J. N. Feaster, and it is probable ne
will make this city h $ future home.
Col. Carr, Notwithstanding he is an
old gentleman, is upright in carriage
and can walk his thirty miles a day;
He served as an errand boy to good
old Benjamine Franklin, and remcm'
bers him well.
In the wal of 1879, Col. Carr held
the important office of Lieutenant
Colonel in the 18th Regiment U. 3.
Infantry, under Col. Pike, and was
honorably mentioned for his g%allantry
in several important engagements
with the British, and served several
years, subsequently, in the State Leg
islature.
We were surprised to find that. at
his advanced age, he could read print
ing from Diamond Type, without the
use of glasses; and stranger still, he
has never been confined to his bed by
sickness since Columbia Bul-
letin.
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A distinguished medical gentleman
says in a letter to the proprietor: at
may be a little irregular for me to say
anything in favor Of a patent medicine;
but still | must bear witness to the elf
cacy of'Dr. Hollands Balsamic Cor.
dial My wife had long been suffering
under Il violent cold, which defed all the
curative means at my command, when,
without my knowledge, she purchased a
bottle of the Cordial, and was so visibIy
relieved that | myself procured a second
bottle for her; on taking tho contents Of
which she was radically cured"
This invaluable remedy, TO the efficacy
Of which other medical men have testified,
as well as the writer Of the above, is pre-
pared only by DR.. G. NJ. Jackson, AS
Arch Street, Philadelphia, and for sale by
Druggists generally throughout the United
States and Canada. Price Is cts. per
bottle.
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TnE NEWSPAPER no other way
can so much, so varied, so useful in.
formation be impaired and under cir
cumstanccs 50 favorable for educating
the chiId's mind as through IA judicious
well conducted newspaper.
TO live in "A village, was once to be
shut up and contracted. But now a
mar may be hermit. and yet a COS,
mopolitci lie may live in n forest
walking miles to "A post Office, having
n mail but once II week, and yet, he
shall DO found as familiar with the
the living world as the business actor
in it. For the newspaper is a spy
glass by which he brings near the
most distant things-a microscope by
which he leisurely examines the most
minutc-an IL trumpet by which he
collects and brings within his hearing
all that is said and done all over the
earth-a museum full of living pic
lures of real life; drawn not on can.
vass but with printers ink ON paper.
The effect of liberalizcing and en-
larging the mind of the young, of this
weekly commerce. with the world,
will be apparent to any n who will
ponder on it. Once, a liberal educa.
ton could only be completed by for
cign travel. The sons only Of the
wealthy could indulge in this costly
benefit. But now the poor mans
son can learn as much at home as a
hundred years ago a gentleman could
learn by jourmcying the world over.
For while there are some advantages
in going over the world, it is the poor
mans privilege to have the world
come to see him. The newspaper is
a great traveller, a lecturer. 1t is the
common peoples Encyclopcdia-thc
yccum, the coIIcgc.--H. w. Bcecher.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-01-27

DENTIsTRY.--Wc failed to notice
last week the following deserved com
plimcnt paid to one of Winchcstcr's
"boys' by the True Union, at Shelby.
will:
"As will be seer by advertisement
DR.. u. S. Logan, late Of Winchester,
has permanently located in this place,
to pursue the practice of his profess
sion. He has taken the rooms for
merry occupied by DR.. Walsh, on the
East side of the square, and is now
ready to attend to those who may
need anything in the Dental line. DR..
Logan has enjoyed many advantages
in acquiring II thorough knowledg of
his profession, and we doubt whether
there is anywhere to be fonnd a Den
fist of his age who can successfully
comgete with him in point Of genuine
workmanship. lie had as his preccp-
lors, the Drs. Baird, of Winchester,
who have distinguished themselves
in the profession; and he has had
several years eXpcriance. in constant
and active practice. always giving
satisfaction in every particular. We
take much pleasure in welcoming
him to our town as II citizen, and
trust that he may meet with unbound
ed success. Such a young man as he
may well be considered n valuable
accession to any community. Moral,
intelligent, ond generally useful, he is
bound to do good wherever he may
be found"
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We clip tho following from the Sci,
ma Sentinel. Such an occurrence is
indeed well worthy of scientific invcs.
legation:
A SUBJECT FOR ANATOMIsrs.-For
some time past DIR. Paisley ofihis city,
and Of the firm of McAuIy a. Paisley,
has been engaged in preparing Il set
of artificial teeth set in gold, for an
old lady Of this vicinity. During last
week no completed the work by plac.
ing it in the mouth ofthe old lady who
was same 60 or 10 years old, and who
has been quite deaf for twenty years
past. As soon as those teeth were
placed in the mouth the hearing of
the old lady become quite suddenly as
good as il had been, and the old lady
was so much eIated at the return of
her hearing that she was unable TO re-
frain from shouting thanks to her re-
storer.
This is the most remarkable case
we ever heard Of, and it is well worthy
the investigation of scientific medical
men.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-01-27

At tho city Of Medina, in Italy, and
about four miles around it, wherever the
earth is dug, when the workmen arrive al
the distance of sixty.three feet, they come
to a bed Of chalk which they bore with
an auger, five feet deep. They then
withdraw from the pit before the auger is
removed, and, upon its extricaeion, the
water bursti up through the apeturo with
great violence, and quickly fills the new.
Up made well, which continues full, and
is effected neither by rains nor ~droughts.
But what is most remarkable in this oper.
ntion is the layers ofearth as we descend.
At tho depth Of (ourteed feet are found
the ruins Of mn ancient city, paved
streets, houses, floors, and different pie.
ces OF Masonic work. Under this is found
a soft oozy earth, made up ofvegetables,
and at twenty.six feet deep, large trees
entire,such as walnut trees, with the wal.
nuts still sticking to the stem, and the
leaves and branches in a perfect state OF
preservation. AT twenty eight feet deep
a soft chalk is found, mixed with a vast
quantity of shells, and the bed is eleven
feet thick. Under this vegetables are
found again.-Ex.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-01-27
STAVE OE TENNESSEE.

A Dcsport.
vs..
Lewis Metcnlf, ct ais
On motion Of complainant, onh it appearing
to the satisfaction OF The Clerk and Master
that the defendant. r. b. May is a %nonrcsi-
dent of the State of Tennessee, 50 the ordinary
process of law cannot be served upon him.
1t is the efrc ordered that publication be
made for four successive weeks in the Home
journal, n paDer published in the town of
Winchester, Tennessee, reqnirei0g said non
resident to appear herein Oh or before the
first day of next Clare Gerry Couri, on Wcdnes-
day after the third Monday in February next
and plead answer or demur 10 said Bill, or the
same will be taken for confessed and set for
hearing eyDarte as to bim.
Jan. 10Th, Fl. K. ESTILL, C& M.
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ONE OF H GROCERIES.

We recollect of a grocery which ex'
listed not a thousand years since, in n
stable. The grocery keeper had a Ii.
ceuse' to retail BY the drink. His bar
was in one side of the stable. The
stable run back about 100 feet. and
contained a large number of stalls
In these stalls, which, prior to then,
were used for horses, the grocer keep.
er would stall his customers when
they became too drunk to pavigale
well. Sometimes, too, they we're quite
in demand, for often, we have heard,
they were nearly oil occupied
Now, we do not intend to abuse this
method of Jisposing Of drunken men.
On the Other hand, we feel like com.
mending the keeper for the appropri.
atcness of the thing, for what is a bet
ter or more proper place for an incbri.
ated man than a good stall in a sta.
bic, with n little fodder or oats scat.
tered under him for a bed? And we
are indeed sorry that the grocery in
question has changed its "modc of cx-
istencc'--has forsaken the stable in
order to occupy house built cxclu-
sivcly for a grocery. But our object
is to tell n Of the good effects of
this keeping of a grocery in II stable
and stalling the men who got drunk,
for it had even some good effects. A
certain man, whose name we Withhold
for reasons best known to o%urscIf, call
ed at the stable grocery-drank freely
and often, and--got drunk-was ac-
commodatcd to a st~aII--slcpt on his
bed of fodder and straw all night
Day dawned, and with it, n little rca-
son dawned upon u friends brain,
The d%cadcning effect of the strych.
nine had subsidized and he began to
survey the coast around to sec whittier
his frail bark had launched. He was
in a stablc-in a stall--a trough before
him, and a few grains of corn. How
he come there he knew not nor when.
lie studied. cam | u horse" he at
last asked himself. of not, why am
| here? Has it come to this, that | am
stalled in n stable Is this a fit home
for me? Ina staHI What shall |
dot"
Thus VI friend soliIoquizcd. FL
.nally he made his way secretly from
the back end, went home, refused TO
crafty his thirst for n little to "cool
of on" and from that day to this he
has been n sober man. Thus it will
be seen that even groceries do some
good.
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"When a stranger treats me with
want of respect" said n philosophic
poor man, 81 comfort myself with the
reflection that it is not myself he
sights, but my old and shabby coat
and hat, which to say the truth, have
no particular claim to admiration.
SO if my hat and coat choose to fret
about it, let them, but its nothing to
me-"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-01-27

ARE You KIND TO Your MoTnERl-
Who guarded you in health and COM
forted you when illl Who hung over
your little bed when you were fretful,
and put the cooling draught to your
parched lipsl Who taught you how
to pray, andgently helped you to treadl
Who has borne with your faults, and
been kind and patient in your child
ish ways' Who loves you still, and
who coutrives and works and prays
for you every day you live' 1t is your
mother, your own dear mother! Now
let me ask you, "Are you kind TO your
motheri"'
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-01-27

Hon. James Guthrie, of Louisville,
Mr.. Picrcc's Secretary Of the Trcasu.
~, is said to be the richest man in
that city. IIis property at the pres.
ent time, is estimated to be worth
81 ,3s2,G7G. We suppose he enjoys
about as much ofthis immense pile of
wealth, as any poor man thus bur
thened, could be expected to do; and
that is precious littlc.-N ashuiNe dai.
In Nems.