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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-10-20

NorlcE.-Next year we shall have
no boy with US to learn the printing
business, ard have concluded to take
one if a good one can be found. lie
must be a boy who will obey us-one
who has a good naturs and in every
way well qualified. He must spell
well. have a knowledge OF grammar.
aged about II or ! 4, be apt at learning
and expect when be comes 10 work
diligently. We want no boy TO be
bound to US, for if he failed TO suit, we
should be sorry to have him. lis
yictuas and clothes will be given him.
ard as thorough a knowledge OF lhe
printing business as he could get any
where. One from the country pre-
ferred. .tns4
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-10-20

MALES AND FEMALES BoRN.--There
seems to be a universal law that more
males than females are born. This
is sustained by the records of every
nation whore records have been kept.
The excess of males varies with diff
fcrent people, but so far as known.
the excess is greatest in the United
States. 1t varies widely among the
different States, the excess in South
Carolina and Kentucky being more
thad three times as great as Massa.
chusctts' The effect of climate and
other appreciable causes producing
this disproportion in the sexes, is not
settled. The excess is greatest in the
extreme climatcs--Russia and South
Carolina.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-10-20
4 q mr. G..

1.-THE following is not the form of
initiation Of the A. o. II. C.'s, let all
who wish to, join the Order, and learn
for themselves:
"You are first grappIcd and thrown
into Il tub Of cold water, and forth
with several large men begin to stick
pins into you. Hauling you out of
the tub Of water, they rush you into
another department, and new mn
make a lungc after you, dressed III
disguise, and Immediately commence
rouring hot molasscs into your hat
and boots. Meanwhile u stream Of
cold water is flooded on to you, and u
man dressed in black thrusls II snuff
box under your nose, and all at once
You begin to snceze vocilcrously and
the eager crowd begins to laugh and
hurrah. Showing you further along
the chief men and washers grab
YOU by the nose, hair and coat tail,
and in this way rip every bit OF the
dry goods loose from your person, and
again the crowd roars with tumutu-
Gus laughter at your nude state; then
five or six men, holding on to your
hair and toes, force you up Il soaped
pole with pins and sharp sticks. You
now begin to think YOU are iorsaken
by all Gods people, and that the devil
has certainly got possession oil you'
knocking you OH the head 80 that you
see stars as numerous as they are IN
the milky way. You are handled in
This sort Of tanlaiizing way fer two
hours, VIXEN the officers give you a
large dose of liyerwort and tar, and
then they let you co.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-10-20

The Philadelphia Press, comment.
ing upon the personal disputes which
often occur in newspapers, very pro-
perly remarks that the time for that
sort Of thing has passed; and that the
public, in truth, care but little if any
thing about the quarrcls of editors.--
If the journal is a good cue, industri-
ously and ably conducted in all its de-
partmentS, it will be sure to be ac-
cepted by the mass; but if its COL
umns are filled with personal recitals
and assaults upon rival contemporaries,
the indifferent citizen will throw down
the paper and ltake up that which
doyotes itself TO more general and
practical use.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-10-20
Number Al.

LITTLE TnISGs.--Springs are little
things, but they are sources of large
streams "a helm Is q little thing, but
it governs the course Of a ship--a
bride is little thing, but see its use
and powcr--nails and pins are little
things, but they hold the large parts
of large buildings together word,
u look, a frown, all are little things,
but powerful for good or evil. Think
Of this, and mind the little things
Pay that little debt--its promised, re.
deem tiff it's "A shilling, hand it over
you know not what important event
hangs upon it. Keep your word sa.
crcdly keep it to the children, they
will mark it sooner than anybody else,
and the effect will probably be as
lasting as life. Mind the little things.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-10-20
CULTIVATION OF TASTE.

| Nnch ~ SAID, IN lhese days OF enllghl'
ened inlcllccts and refined manners, OF
the cultivation Of taste. But we are
obliged to believe that there is as much
pcmicous as salutnry teaching abroad on
this subject. Many persons seem TO
mistake the production and qualification
OF morbid appoionccs and desires, for tho
cultivation Of taste and many writers
appear to regard the cultivation Of taste
as consisting essentially in the mu'iipIl'
cation of human wants, without leler'
enco to the purposes accomplished
through the inslrumentality OF such
wants.
II would be very easy TO trace tho dis
astrous consequences Of these primary
errors through all the ramiGcGlions Of hu.
man society, and to point to their desc
lOting footprints in every stage of human
existence !. for the very efforts which ole
employed with the view Of cullivolmg
the taste, often render the whole organ.
ism of body and mind more unnatural
and Goprayed.
Taste is a very complex idea. II ap.
plies to all the instincts OF the body, and
TO all the powers Of the mind, 1t concerns
every propensity Of the aIlrctuous, and
every faculty Of the intellectual nature
Of man. These are, one and all, the
proper subjects Of education, training,
development, and just as thoy arc dcvcI'
opcd normally or ubnormally will the
whole being DO virtuous or vicious
Hence the importance Of correct cuItiva.
ton Of taste; and hence the incalcuIablo
evils resulting from improper training.
The infant comes into the world as
pliablc as the clay in the hand of the
potter. 1t can very easily be moulded
into vessels Of honor OF dishonor
''Just us the lwg is ben, the trees inclined"
The marrcd and bruised sapling may
become one OF the oaks of the Forest
But tie sears oil its trunk and the defects
Of its branches will proclaim for ccntu,
rics the maI.trcatment of its infancy,
And so the impressions which are first
made on the delicate and plastic organi.
zation of childhood will tell, for good or
for evil, through life. If its senses and
its organic instincts are, on its first ad.
vent into this world, subjected to the de-
praving influences of a foul atmosphere,
improper food, mAaming stimulants, stu.
pelyjng narcotics, etc, its whole bodily
constitution becomes contaminated, ard
it soon acquires a a"second nature which
runs into Gthy and vicious ways, as nat.
uraIIy as the lrstnature seeks purity and
virtue.
1t is precisely so with its whole men.
tai nature. If the intellectual and moral
powers are wrongly trained, the child in.
ovitably grows up, just to that extent, in
the "laIses" of life; and an eccentric,
wayward, sin.loving, and virtue hating
monstrosity stands before US, instead Of
mortal with immortal qualities, imaging
the attributes Of the Creator life H..
lu9trated.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-10-20
WINCHESTER, TENN, OCTOBER 20, 1850
THE OLD MA Ms DREAM.

~ OlLi' t' - 'ihI'sl .Nls
Oh for one hour OF youthful oy
Give me back my twentieth spring
I'd rather laugh, q bright-hair'd boy,
Than reign grcy'bcard king,
on with the wrInkled spois ofage
Away with lcarning'S crown
Tear out lIfe's wisdom'wrillen pago,
And dash its trophies downl
One momcntlc let my ife-bood stream
From boyhood's lount of flame,
Give me one gIddy, rccling dream
or hie all love and fame
My listening angel heard tho prayer,
And calmly smiling, said,
If but touch thy silver'd hair,
Thy has'y wish hath sped,
"But is thorc nothing in Thy track,
10 bid thee londy stay,
While the swift SEASONS hurry back
TO find the wished for day -
All lruost soul Of woman kind,
Without thee, wha, were life
One bliss ! cannot leave behind,
I'll take my precious wife!
The angel took sapphire pen,
And wrote in rainbow dew,
"The man would be boy again,
And be IL husband too"
"And is there nothing yet unsaid
Before the change appears
Remember all the gifts have fled
With these dissoIving years I"
Why yes; Tor memory would recall
My fond paternaI joys;
could not bear TO leave them ALI
rIl take my girl aud boys.
The smiling angel drop'd his pen:
"Why, this will never do,
The man would be boy again
And be u iather too"
And 50 laugh'd (my laughter woke
The household with its noise,)
And wrote my dream when morning
broke,
To please the gray-huircd boyo
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-10-20

It's 50 fashionable to write rhymes
about the layers who dwell in "brown
stone.' trinoline and French broad.
cloth, that we don't know that any
one will condcsccnd to perusc a few
humble verses, in which is relat d one
Of those little episodes as apt TO oc-
cur in the coy glow of the farmhouse
kitchen fire, as on the sofa, "by the
light Of the chandalicr -
a youth and maid, one winter night,
Were sitting In the corners
Ills name, were told was Joshua White,
and hers was Patience WOiner,
Not much the pretty maiden said,
3esdc the young man aittingi
Her cheeks were flushed Il rosy red,
Her eyes bent on her knitting
Nor could he guess what thoughts Of lin
Were to her bosom ilocknt,
Az her fair fingers, swift and slim,
Flew round and round tho stocking,
While, as for Joshua, blshNIl youth,l
His words grew few and lcwcri
Though all the time, to tell the TRUTH
Ills char edged nearer to her!
Meantime hor ball of yarn gave out,
She knit 30 fast and scadyi
And he must give his aid no doubt,
70 get another ready.
llchclithc skcin i.Of course the thread
Got tangled, snNrlcd and twstcdj
'IIayc Patience % cried the altIcss maid,
10 him who her assisted.
Good chance was this, for tongucticd ChmI
Toshoucn all pal0vcri
'llavc paencc" cried he, 'dcarcst girl,
And may really have her p
The deed was done NJ more, that nielt.
Clicked needles In the corner -
And she Is Mrs. Joshua White
That once was Patience Warner.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-10-20

The Supreme Court OF Alabama
has recently decided that the law by
which it was provided that no liquor
should be sold within five miles of the
town of Greensboro is constitutional.
This settles the question. The liquor
shops have al been closed, and the
knobs hung in Grape. The decision
frees he town of n great nuisance for
five miles, taking them into the open
prairie, or into the midst of planta.
tions, whose owners 60 not wish any
dram shops TO currupt their negroes.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-10-20

The Euraula (Ala) Spirit oil Tie
South states that young man re-
oo,,,v iunor.ed from the North, but
of foreign birth, was ridden out OF
,,,,r on n rail on Saturday night last,
or account of repeated expressions OF
Addition opinions indulged in after
beiug warned that a persistence in
spch conduct could not be tolerated.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-10-20

A letter in the London Times,
speaking of the Revival in Ireland,
says: that during the last three months
the number Of persons committed to
the Belfast Jail as dangerous luna
ties is stated at sixteen, of whom ne
less than twelve were laboring under
religious dclusions.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-10-20

A Rciou Direct. "A clergyman
from neighhoring town and one OF
his elderly parishioners were walking
home from church one icy day last
winter, wien tn old gentleman slip
ned and fell flat on his back. The
minister looking at him moment
and being assured be was not much
hurt. said TO him. "Friend, sinners
stand on slippery places" The old
gentleman looked up, as if to assure
himself of The fact, and said, 81 see
they do, but can't
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-10-20

The Press "Bcught Up.'-John B.
Murray, a wealthy banker, has bought
up the old Printing Press upon which
Franklin worked when in Boston,
He also has the one used by the Phi
losopher while in London.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-10-20

An American editor says; ave
don't mind recording the deaths of
people without being paid for our
trouble, though that is not fair; but
banegyrcs on the dead must be paid
lor-wc positively cannot send peo-
pie to heaven for nothing.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-10-20

AFreuchman has recently Invented
an apparatus for stopping a locomo-
tive almost instantaneously when at
its highest speed; and it is said tohave
been tried successfully.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-10-20

A home without a girl in it is only
half blessed it is an orchard without
blossoms, and spring without song.
A house full of sons is like Lebanon
with its cedars; but daughters by the
frcside are like the rose of Sharon.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-10-20

A machine has been invented for
pegging shoes. 1t does the work of
twenty or thirty shoemakers, pegging
a large bgogan in less than a half a
minute, which would employ work.
man ten or fifteen minutes.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-10-20

An old journal says the first we'd
ding that ever took place in the Uni
ted States was in New England, and
in Nav 1851. The names Of the coup
/, ,yere Edward Winslow, and Savan-
nah White.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-10-20

The way in which Napoleon ~
disarms is to withdraw old cannon
from his ships and Qualifications ana
have rifled ones to replace them al a
minutes notice.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-10-20

The average income OF the Mex'-
can Church is twenty-five millions "A
wear. while the revenue Of the nation
al government OF the Republic is only
fifteen millions. f.t.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-10-20

There is nothing which so improves
human character at the patient endu'
rance Of wrong.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-10-20

Here is o sermon in four ords, on
the vanity Of all earthly possessions I:
"Shrouds have no pockets"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-10-20
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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-10-20

Youth is the golden period of life
and every well-spent moment will be
like good seed planted in an auspi-
cious season.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-10-20
ilrrEN EXPRESSLY FOR THE JOURNAL.
! THINK OF TIL Il Il .
ny O. LEANDER EBERlIART.

! think OF thee when morning bright,
On silent wing comes o'er the sea,
And ba'hcs the world in rosy light;
think Of thee, think of thee.
When cv'ning gales sweep gently by,
They heav'n'Iiko voices bear to me,
That seem to come from climes on high
And tell me e'er 10 think Of thee,
Oh ! ev'ry star and ov'y now'r,
Ey'ry sweet lono that comes to me,
AT morn, or noon, or even'S hour,
Doth tell Of thee, dear one, OF thee.
Yes /! ! will ever breathe thy name
With Joy ccStalic, wild and rree;
My love is an undying flame,
My soul one living thought oClhcc.
NAsnuLLE, Tenn, oct 10TH 1869.
Daily national Democrat., 1859-09-25
The Central Route Selected.

Now, that the Pacific Railroad Convention
at San Francisco, composed of delegates from
the two great States of the Pacific, California
and Oregon, have decided in favor OF the
Central Route as the proper line of the trans
continental railway from the Atlantic, 1t Is to
be hoped that our Representatives at wash
ington, two of whom are the same we have
had before, will consult the wishes OF their
constituents. 1t has been charged that VIM.
NJ. Gwin is directly interested in having the
road traverse the Southern route, owing to
the fact that he has large tracts of land lying
along the contemplated track. If this be so,
it might be well enough for the legislature to
drop him, as a U. S. Senator at the expira-
ton of his present term. We very much
fear, however, that it will not be done, es-
pecialy as the people have lately so thor
oughly expressed their liking to him at the
polls.
One thing is true, nevertheless, and that
is that the road can be built under the aus
pces of Oregon and California rs States and
their citizens as capitalists, without any par
ticular assistance from either G win or Scott
or Burch, provided the proper plan be de-
vised for the work. This plan ought to be
distinctly laid out by the present Convention,
and such aid solicited from the General Gov
ernment as may be necessary.
There is no doubt that Oregon and Cali
fornia ought at once to begin the work The
beginning is great point, for, once begun,
the details of the mode and manner of its con-
struction will more fully be developed by
experience and observation. The State of
California at least is abundantly able to af-
ford all the means to build the road from San
Francisco to her eastern limit, and the legis-
ature should be appealed to in this behalf in
strong terms.
We are happy to see what we conceive to
be a proper spirit in the Convention, and the
earnest desire manifested for the common
good of the Pacific Coast, must, we think,
result in something of definite and practical
advantage.
Daily national Democrat., 1859-09-25

PHoNoeRAPHY.-We are requested to state
that Mr.. Dye will give instructions in pho
biography, gratis, to all persons desiring it,
every Wednesday evening. at the Public
School Room, under the Methodist Church.
lie offers this as a matter of more convent
enoe to himself than teaching persons as he
now does at random. The business is per.
fectly agreeable to him, but he can command
his time better by having a regular and stated
period for instruction
Daily national Democrat., 1859-09-25

THE SAN FRANcIsoo AND MARYsvILLE RAIL
RoAD.-There are at present working on this
road about 500 hands. One hundred and
fifty of these are Chinese, employed by 4
Chinese sub-contractor under Nc. Atchison.
This Chinese sub.contractor, we believe, ha:
been operating in the mines near Orovile
for some time past until recently, with these
same Coolies We understand that they dc
vigorous and expeditions work. Atany rate
their labor is much cheaper than any other
which can be obtained. The Contractor,
Mr.. Atchision however we believe, prefers
white hands The work on the road is pro-
crossing rapidly.
Daily national Democrat., 1859-09-25

A TREAT FOR THE PEOPLE OF TIMBUCroo.-
Bayard Taylor will deliver a lecture to-mor-
row evening" to the people of Timbuctoo on
the subject of his experiences and observa-
tions among the Arabs Of the Desert. We
congratulate our ellow.citizens of Timbuctoo
on the treat in store for them 1t is not every
day in the year that we meet with great
traveller like Bayard Taylor, and one possess
ed of 50 felieitous and extraordinary power
Of describing what he has seen.
Daily national Democrat., 1859-09-25

SUCCESS OF MARYsvILLE MAN.-In the va
rious branches of the mechanical trades and
arts Marysville has always furnished first
class workmen and artists. We perceive,
what does not at all surprise us, that our
friend W. L. Lawrence, of this city, (who is
located on Second street, near Maiden Lane J
has received the first premium at the State
Fair for team harness and the first premium
also for carriage harness. There was heavy
competition against him for the premiums,
from all parts of the State, but his superior
skill and talent triumphed over all. We con-
gratulate him on his success.
Daily national Democrat., 1859-09-25

NEWSPAPER PATRoNAGr.-Ths is O curious
thing in the estimation of some people. A
man lives near you-never took paper 1t
is too small-dont like the editor-dnn't like
the politcs-too Young Americanihs-too
old fogyish-or too something else-yet goes
regularly to his neighbor's and reads by good
tire-fnds faults with its contents, disputes
with the types. Occasionally sees an article
that he likes-saves quarter and begs a
number. This is one kind of newspaper pat
ronage.
Daily national Democrat., 1859-09-25

ADDITIONAL EUROPEAN NEws.-The follow
ing appears in the special dispatch to the Bu!-
letin from st. Louis
1t was rumored at Paris that Marshals
Canrobert and Neil had fought a duel, in
which the latter was killed.
The Paris correspondent of the London
News, intimates that the news from Italy
had much to do with the Emperors amnesty
and that the impossibility of carrying ou
the peace of Vilafranca, in accordance will
the views of Austria, had made Napoleon re
fleet seriously on the necessity Of rallyinl
men of all parties about his standard
1t was reported from Vienna that the En-
peror of Austria was getting inpatient a
the delay in the restoration of the Crane
Dukes; also, that an Austrian corps darme
was concentrated near Rovigno, on the roat
to Modena.
Daily national Democrat., 1859-09-25

On Saturday evening last our citizens re-
ceived the news of the death of the Hon. D..
G. Broderick, who expired at o'clock on the
day previous. Expressions of sorrow and re.
greet escaped the lips of persons Of all classes.
1t was received as a calamity by both his
friends and political enemies.-SoBora Dem
Daily national Democrat., 1859-09-25

RETURNING.-Quite batch of Marysvil-
lains returned, yesterday, by stage, horseback
and private conveyance, from the State Fair
The most of them looked a little haggard
from dancing all night on Friday They say
they enjoyed themselves remarkably well,
but are glad nevertheless to get home.
Daily national Democrat., 1859-09-25

SELLING BRANDY BY SAMPLE-The ca Sc Of
August Martinon VS.. j. Millou ct al, was con.
cluded yesterday in the Twelfth District
Court An agent of plaintiff exhibited to
defendants in April two samples of brandy
and the latter agreed to purchase ten casks
of the better quality at two dollars per gal
Ion. The liquor was forwarded to the store
of defendants, who, on examination, found
it to be inferior to sample. They refused to
receive the brandy and notified plaintiff to
take it away, 1t was afterwards stored by
defendants, in consequence of Martinon re-
fusing to comply with request. The terms
OF sale were part payment in sixty days.
Millou refused to pay, and Martinon brought
this action to recover 5000, for three hundred
and three miles. Verdict for defendants.-
s. f. Herald, Friday
Daily national Democrat., 1859-09-25

ATTEMPTED SUIcIDE-R. E. Whitney, who
lives in San Francisco, attempted to commit
suicide in that city on Thurday evening, by
shooting himself in the mouth with a pistol
He was found lying upon the ground, with
a severe wound in the left cheek, which had
evidently been made by holding the pistol
in the mouth. The wounded man on being
questioned, declared he had swallowed the
pail lie has a wife and two children.
Daily national Democrat., 1859-09-25

AT a banquet lately given by the French
Emperor to the principal chiefs in the army
he said
a portion of onr soldiers are about to re.
turn to their homes; you, yourselves, are
about to resume the occupation of peace.
Nevertheless, do not forget what we have
done together. Let the remembrance of OBJ
staeles overcome, of dangers eluded, of i'm
pertections discovered, be ever present to
your minds in commemoration of the Italian
campaign. l shall distribute a medal TO all
who took part in it; and | wish TODAY that
you may be the first to wear it, Nav it re-
call me sometimes to your memory: and
while reading the glorious names engraved
thereon, let each one exclaim, IfFranee has
done so much for friend, what would she
not do for her own independence" l now
propose the health of the army.