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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-05-31
OH! BE NOT THE FIRST!

Oh, be not the first to discover
A blot on the fame Of a friend,
A flaw in the faith Off lover. :,
Whose heart mayprovetrucinthe END
We none Of us know ono another,
And oft into error We fall;
Then let US speak well Of our brother,
Or speak not about him at all
A smile or n sigh may awaken
Suspicion most false and undue;
And thus our belief may be shaken,
In hearts that arc honest and true.
How often the light smile Of gladncss
Is worn by the friend that we meet,
To cover i soul full Of sadness,
TOO proud to acknowledge defeat
How often the sigh Of detection
Is hcavcd from the hypocrjtc's breast,
TO parody truth and affection,
Or lull II suspicion to rest.
How often the friends we hold dearest
Their noblcst emotions conceal;
And bosoms purcst, sinccrcst,
Have secrets they cannot reveal.
Leave base minds to harbor suspicion,
Aud small ones TO trace our defects
let ours be Il nobler ambition,
For base is the mind that suspects,
We none Of us know one another,
And oft into error we fall;
Then let us speak well Of our brother,
Or speak not about Kim III all,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-05-31
THE FALSE MAID.

She Is born of noble stem,
Eaircr than the faircst gem
Which upon her robe doth shine,
Graceful, beautiful, divine,
Whatavails it all to me?
She Is as false as false can be.
She has eyes like damsons black,
Shining like the comets track,
Mouth Of witchery-lightning glance
Heaven Is in her ~countcnancc.
What avails it all to met
She is us false as false can be.
Neck of a~labastcr, lips
Crimson roses to eclipse,
Chin Of marbles smoothcst glow,
Shoulders piled of purest snow.
What avails it all to me?
She is rs false as false can be, .
Fair when distant, fair when near,
Fair her smile, and fair her tear;
Fair when bending, fair erect
Unadorned or gcm-bcdcckcd.
What avails it all TO me-
She is false as false can be,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-05-31

A Coop REpLY.-A native deacon
named IIagop, has now the charge of
the Protestant American church at IRE
! bond, Asia Minor. 70 showhis shrewd
quickncss in reply, the following anec-
dotc is related
Some years since, the deacon was en-
ploycd by an English mercantile house
in Sansum, and required to work on the
Sabbath. This he steadily refused to
do, His employer used all his ingenuity
to convince him that it ms necessary
and right to do 50.
"What ~ said he, ono day, "if IN ass
fell into II pit on the Sabbath day, does
not the Saviour say, that it is right to
pull him out p
"Ccrtainly," replied Ilagop, "but if
the ass have the habit Of going every
Sabbath and falling into the same pit,
then the owner ought to fill up the pit
or sell the ass"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-05-31

INTERESTING CASE OF EMANCIPATION.
In the year 1898 Wallace EStill, Of
the county Of Franklin, Tenn, in his
will, provided that II number Of his
slaves should be worked on II certain
farm for Il period Of twenty years, and
that at the expiration Of that time the
farm should be divided up into convc-
nicnt lots ard given to the negroes, and
that they should be free from that time.
There was Il provision in the will, how
ever, providing for their continuance
it scrvitudc il, during this period Of
twenty years, they should conduct
themselves in Il disObcdicnt and retrac-
tory manncr At the expiration Of the
time provided by the will, % soon there
after, II number Of these cmancipatcd
slaves came to this place and have been
here cvcr since. Recently the heirs Of
Wallace EStiil have commenced action
for the rc-cnslavcry Of these negroes,
and the Court has ordered that they be
hired out until August Court 1--WE be-
licvc,) which was accordingly done in
This city this week. There are about
% in number. We hope when the case
comes to trial that the jury will be gov
.crncd by the facts in the case, without
regard to any pr, judicc that may exist
either for or against the negroes. We
doubt not this will be the casc.-Chd-
MhOoga gazette.
The above appeared in the Gazette
some months ago. There is no need of
trying to influence the jury by any
prejudice thatImay exist. The provision
in the will to which the Gazette alludcs
has been broken, by all Of them, and
even if has not, it would be a disgrace
and Il banciul source of evil to free them.
Hon. Abraham Lincoln, the Black
Republican nominee for President made
Il speech before n Republican convcn-
ton, in Springfield, Illinois, June 10,
1893, in which he said:
ain my opinion, it 1.-THE slavery agi-
%tatiOn will not cease until Il crisis shall
have been reached and passed. a
house divided against itself cannot
stand believe this government can-
not endure, permanently, half slave
and half free. do not expect tho house
to fall, but | do expect it will cease TO
be divided. Il will become all one
thing, or the other. Either tho oppo-
ncnts of slavcry will arrest the further
sprcd of it, and place it where the public
mind shall rest in the belief that it is in
the course ofultimatc extinction, orits
advocates will push forward till it shall
become alike lawful in all the Saes-
old as well new, North as well as South
Nothino ia pvar wall done i'm n small
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-05-31

The will of Mr.. Lawrence Johnson,
the Philadelphia %typc-ioundcr, lately
deceased, contains the following be-
quests, providing that his real and per,
sonal estate shall exceed S33l,000 one
year after his death: To the Printers
Benevolent Association, 1000; Ameri.
can sunday school Union, $4,000, Union
Benevolent Association, $1,000; Tenn
porary Home for iricndlcss Children 81,
600 Pennsylvania Intuition for the
Blind, $1,000; Deaf and Dumb Asylum,
81 ,OOO.
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State of Tennessee.
W. d. Faris, next friend, &c,

w. ID. Faris, next friend, &c,
VS..
+. r. Horton, ct. ais. E.
On motion of complainant and il appearing
to the satisfaction of the Clerk e. Master tina!
A. G. Green is a non resident OF the oAs
o! Tennessee SO that the ordinary process VI
aw cannot be served upon him. !.
tits therefore ordered that publication "
made for four consecutive weeks in the hom'
Journal. a weekly newspaper published ~
the town Of Winchester, Tenn, requiring
said nonresident defendant TO appear hefe,n
on or before Wednesday after the third MTn-
day in August next, TO plead answer OF u
mur 10 said Bill, or the same will DC .oA.
for confessed and set for hearing exPar,e ~
to him II. X. ESTlLL, C.@ y"
May10,
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n TYCInEVv IN THE CARS.

AN INCIDENT IN III" oAho'
On the whole, pleasant traits ana IN
cidcnts are not common III inc cars, i
think. This opinion | expressed to my
friend Turner the other day. In reply
to my remark, he related a little adven.
,ure, which, as it is apropos, and more
owe, involves u little love and senti.
mcnt, | give it without apology, in his
own words. ltappcars that inthe most
unlikely places love and sentiment may
DO discovered.
81 was cscorting home the lovely
Charlotte D, to whom ] was ut
the time quite devoted; we got in one
ofthe crowded avenue cars. Charlotte
could scarcely find room to spread her
crinolinc and arrange her vo|umlnouS
%hounces; | stood up near her, there be-
ing no vacant scat.
After Il few miAutcs calnc in II poor
woman, who deposited II basket Of
clothes on the platform, and held in her
arms u small child, while II little girl
hung to her dress. She looked tired
and weary, but there was no vacant
scat; to be sure, Charlotte might have
condensed her hounces, but she did
not, Beside her, however, sat Il very
lovely and elegant young woman, who
seemed trying, by moving down closer
TO others, to make space enough for the
stranger between herself and Mis-
D. At last she succeeded, uno
with the sweetest blush ! ever saw, she
invited the poor burdcncd female to bC
seated. Charlotte D drew hen
drapery around her and bIushod too
but it was not Il pretty blush at all, and
she looked annoyed at the proximity OF
the newcomer, who was however, clean
and dcccntly though thinIy clad.
The unknown lady drew the little
girl upon her lap, and wrapped her vel,
vet mantle around the small haIfclad
form, and put her muiI over the half
frozen little blue hands.
SO great was the crowd that ! alone
seemed to observe. The child Shiycr-
cd-thc keen wind from thcsloor blew
upon her unprotected neck, | saw the
young lady quietly draw from under
her shawl II little crimson wooIlcn shawl
which she softly put On the shoulders
of the little one, the mother looked on
with confused wonder. After IL short
time she rose to leave the car, and
,,,n,,ll In,,, ,,,,,l,.nl Il.n cha ,Flt I,it iln
unknown gently WI ispcrcd, No; keep
it on; keep it for her. The woman did
not answer; the conductor hurried her
out, but her eyes Swam in tears, which
no n saw but mc, | noticed her as
she descended to Il basement, and !
hastily marked the house.
Soon after my unknown also rose to
depart. | was in despair, for | wanted
to follow and discover her residence,
but could not leave Miss D.
How glad, then, was | to sec her
bowling rs she passed out to II mutual
acquaintance who stood III the doorway.
Fron him, ere many %.ainutea, | had
learned her name and address.
70 shorten the story rs much as pos.
siblc, that lady SNOW my wife. IN the
small incident which introduced her
to me she showed her read character
A few days after our marriage, showed
her the blessed crimson shawl, which !
had redeemed from its owner, and shall
always keep as u mcmcnto. There are
sometimes pleasant things to be found
ever in unexpected places. Certainty
] may have said to have picked out my
wife in the cars"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-05-31

"What are you writing there, my
boy p asked Il fond parent the other of
his hopeful son, Il shaver often years.
"My compothithion, thir.'
"What is the subject"
"%Intcrnational law, sir" replied the
youthful Grotius. "But really, | shall
be unable to conthcntratc my ideas, and
give them relation, i'll am conthantly
in%tcrrnptcdin thin manncrby irrelevant
inquiries"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-05-31

Some fellow who has most unaccoun-
tably taken up the notion that he is Il
poet, says:
i scorna man who boasts his birth,
And counts his titles and his lands,
Who takes his name and heritage
From u dying fathers hands
This is just the way with some men;
they profess to 'scorn' tho man who Is
born to wealth and titles, but at tho
same time they would be deuccd glad
to swap places with him at u moments
warning, and give any sort ofboot, AS
for our part, we happened, by the MGR
est accident, to be born to nothing par
t%icular, and we have never ceased to
rcgrctit
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-05-31

CoNDTION or THE NEGROES IN New
YoK.-Thc NV York Herald publishes
II lengthy account Of the condition Of
the negro population of that city, from
which We condcnsc the following facts;
The whole number Of this class Of
persons il about II 900. About one.
third of them are paupcrs, receiving
their substance from the public and pri-
vate charities Of the city, onc-lhird arc
engaged ut labor by which they are en-
ablcd to make Il bare living, and the
remaining third live from hand tomouth,
by their wits and by thcivmg and pill
tering in II small way, The whole
amount Of taxable property in the
hands Of the colored population Of the
city is about S3OO,O0O,H and is, owned by
about twenty persons. Their social
condition is Of the lowest and most de-
graded type, being much below that Of
any class in the Union, whether bond
or free, The religious culture is sadly
deficient, and hence the proportion Of
crime among them is very great. The
number Of arrests for the last year was
one in eleven Of the entire population.
But their crimes arc generally of pet
ty description. They appear to be in
capable Of committing outrugcs which
require great boldnss or grca. ingcnui-
ty, except in rare instances.
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by w. j.

gIy" 1HE NAME or NO NEW
SUBSCRIBER rs ENTERED UP-
on TIE HOME JOURNAL list
UNLESS PIID IN ADVANCE-
Unless this rule is complied with no
attention will be given to orders for the
paper. lJNn. ~, ISOV.l
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-05-31
THE A ELECTION,

THE TAX ELECTION,
1t is over, and by the ror popuH the
tax is carried, The people, BY II major
ity Of III, have said we must have the
Turnpike, and for this noble decision
We say from the very bottom Of our
heart GaudGamw 0gitW. We thought
the people would do right, and they
hare done 50, Scores Of persons who, II
few months since were against It, final
ly changed, aud not II regrets to-day
that lac voted for it. Those who voted
against it, wW regret the vote some day,
we verify believes for many Of them
were misIed by appeals to low pas
sions in reasoning, Many were made
to overlook the merits Of, not only the
Turnpike, but the University itself
that magn"m op0m ofthc present ccntu-
ry which, when completed, will be able
20 boast Of no equal in ail the history Of
the word, And why were they made
to overlook these merits. Because, for
sooth, the Magistrates first voted the
tax, aud in u spirit Of revenge many
became opponents Ola work TINT should
have b en- considered without the least
shadow Of bias by other circumstances.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-05-31

Gen. Santa Anna, Ex-President Of
Mcxico,.with his family and suite, pass
ed through Lynchburg, Va, on Monday
21st inst, en- route from New Orleans
to New York.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-05-31

\ New York subcommittee has gone
to Washington to offer the freedom of
the city to the Japanese. Hurry up,
Boston
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-05-31

1t is said that the deaths by consump-
ton among the stone cutters Of Quincy,
Milton, Rocktort, and the marble works
Of Vermont, since they have ceased sha-
wing, have decreased fifty per cent
Thousands of artizans, whose employ
ment is %prejudicial to healthy lungs,
have decreased their liability to disease
in the same or greater proportion by
letting the moustachc grow.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-05-31

CONNECTICUT SgNAroR--Thc l.2yisla.
ture Of Connecticut has reelected Hon.
$. Foster TO the Senate of the United
States, for the term of six years. lie is
II Black Republican.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-05-31

The election for Attorney Gcncralin
the several judicial circuits in this State
come oil last Thursday. In this tho
Sth the result places Miller Turncy, Of
ourcounty, in office by about 600 majoi-
ity. 1t may be more, it may be less,
yet he is elected, any way. In this
county Mr.. rs home, he done we'll
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-05-31

The English gold coin, the guinea,
was SO called from the fact that it was
made from gold brought from the coast
Of Guinea in 1873 1t. was then worth
thirty shilIings.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-05-31

More than double the usual number of
acres have been sown with wheat this
year than were SoWn in 1889.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-05-31

The Richmond Wig calls the recent
Republican Convention at Wheeling,
Va, "another John Brown INVASION"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-05-31

We clip the following %portcntious
paragraph from the New York ES
press:
The 18th of June, the day to which
the Douglas Democracy have adjourned
their Convention, is the anniversary of
the battle of Waterloo. Is the Little
Giant to be the great Napoleon?
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-05-31

A boy was recently arrested iorthctt,
His father pleaded guilty for him, but
said, "Jamcs is Il good boy, but he will
steal"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-05-31

WONDER WHAT SMITH MEANS I'm
looking over thcprocccdings ofthe Ohio
Sunday School Convention, we find the
following Resolution offered by Mr..
Smith, u pious and promising young
lawyer:
Resolccd, That a committee Of ladies'
and gentlemen be appointed to raise
children for the SABBATH School.
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y
We omit the prefix %"lIon.," for we
deem it unnecessary and ont OF place.
Who would think Of referring to the
Hon. Henry Clay, Hon. John G. Cal
houn-no, We say Henry Clay, John
G. Calhoun; and may we not for the
same reason and with the same propri-
city, in referring to the orator, patriot
and statesman Of the South, say, VIM.
IL. Yancy. Tho spirit of liberty, wan
dcrlng almost an exile in the land Gifts
birth AT last found Il congcniaI home in
thy swelling heart. Thrice happy man.
while the nations of the earth shall
bless and honor thy namc-shaIl make
the welkin ring with pcans of praise,
unborn millions will catch the duIcct
sound and prOlong the applause. Yes,
the fathtrs of future generations will
gather their son around their sacred
bcarthstoncs and learn them to lisp the
name of VIM. u. Yancy. Yes, thy mem.
DRY shall live cnshriHcd in the lcrvcn,
affections ola grateful count yncl whcl
thy calumniators shall sleep the slecl
that knows no waking Georyia PAT
form.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-05-31

We know some men, who, when they
are pcrplcxcd in argument, get out as
poor debtors get out Of iail-thcy swear
ont.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-05-31

AN Not,
To "cpcal all laws, and parts Of laws, author
ling Lotteries in thr State Of Georgia, and
for other purposes.
SECTION l.. The Gea"ruI .~igscnbiy Of GEAR
gin no enact, That from and after the LIST day
Of June, 1860, all laws and parts Of laws al-
thorizing Lotteries in the State of Georgia, or
the vending Of Lottery Tickets in said State,
bcand the same are hereby repealed.
Approved by the Governor,
December IL, 1853.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-05-31

Mr. Turncy has cause to feel proud OF
the decision Of the people with whom
he was raised, for they voted almost
unanimously for him. Tho tax qucs-
tIoh was urged against him By some,
but without doing much damage. 1t
was n local thing, and pcrtaincd not
all to the Office, consequently anti tax
men voted readily for him. However.
we do not intend our remarks TO CON.
vcy the impression that Mr.. Turncy cv.
or said anything'pro or con the tax qucs
ton. Ifhc did, we heard him not.
In e%lcvatil CHIN t. the posi-. ion asked,
We think the people have selected well,
for Mr.. Turncy isa gentleman worthy
and well qualified. We said nothing
for or against any candidate before the
election, and of course We are perfectly
excusablc to say this much ofour hon
eat conviction after the election is deci-
aed. AS for us, We are proud of II
attorney General, and we know 1123
otherS IN this county who think like us.
% we are not alone.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-05-31

Franklin says: "a poor man must
work to find meat for his stomach, and
Il rich one to find stomach for his meat"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-05-31

IMPROVEMENT IN FEMALE EDrCA.
TIoS.-Wc understand, says the Ftierdi
Union, that in the Monroe Female Col.
lege at Forsyth, under the direction of
Rev. WIN. G. Wilkes, in addition to the
usual branches taught in such institu.
lions, the young ladi,s are learned to
cut and make their W dresses, and
also in turn. occasionally to oversee and
direct tho cooking and other domcs.
tic arrangements Of the institution
We are glad to learn that this ins,iin.
ton is well patronizcd, and is 10 a very
Aourishing condition.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-05-31

OpENIEG OF THE JAPANESE PRESENTS.
The Japanese presents were opened
in Washington on the 18th Of May, for
inspection, and then transferred to the
naval commission to be delivered pri,
vatcIy to the President in the name Of
his Imperial Majesty the Tycoon. The
articles are Of Il most magnificent de-
scription, saddles richly embroidered
and embossed with gold and silver, bed
curtains, and bed ]scrccncs, similar to
those used by the princes Of Japan, and
inScniouSIy elaborated; two swords
such us are worn by princes in Japan,
superior TO amy ever manufactured in
this country or in France; paper hang
ings ornamcntcd with gold lacqucrcd
ware, including writing cases and Il lot
of miscellaneous articles, all Of them
exhibiting the most refined taste and
advanced artistic skill, IL superior to
any which haW ever been brought to
this county lroM Asia
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Glass Fruit Jars.

Three varieties: and different sizes-aIl sen
AIR tight, for sale bye u. A. ShVoA
May 2i-?m.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-05-31

Nothing is ever well done in a small
household if the master and mistress are
ignorant of the mode in which it should
be done.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-05-31

What is the best to prevent old maids
from dcspairing? Pairing.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-05-31

Howard Paul, in his Patchwork, tells
a good story of a gentleman just retur.
ned from q continental tour, who was
asked how he liked the ruins Of Pompeii
Not very we'll" was the reply, "thcy
were 50 frightfuily out @repdjr"
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Notice !

In pursuance Of the foregoing order of sale,
will, on Monday, the I'd day of July, 1860,
before the Courthouse door, in the town of
Winchester, offer for sale, for ,'caRy cash, the
Town Lots and Tracts of Land mentioned in
said order Of sale, or so much thereof AS will be
sufficient Of each of them. to satisfy the taxes,
costs, and charges annexed to them.
THOS. j. JACKSON,
may II, 80. Tao Collector.
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w If AZ is " DhSE THAN ~ !IF--A II
exchange says truly that it is not
crime such ms murlcr and ROBBERY which
DESTROY the peace f society, so much
Il, the con,ompliblc gossip, the family
mIgrrcIs. icalousics aud chickering's be-
nycrn nciglbors, mcIdIcsomcmcss and
atIing, which are the caukcr worm
that eats into all social happincss.'-
How iorcibIy the truth Of this remark
must come to the nind5 Of many who
have witnessed the misery produced by
t%attIing ina ncigborhood. Better by
lar hive in u noighborbood Of thieves
than o|fliarsj and all tattIcrs are
liars. and what il worse than that
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Wood
John
Mass.

Fearing they may not, we give the
solution Of the apparently sensclcss di-
r%ection. 1t is-Joha Uaderrood, IN
dOrcr, MdSS.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-05-31

Can any of our readers interpret the
following supcrscription with which Il
witty school.boy lately directed his let
ter to a friend?
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A Card.

The Legislature Of the State ofGcorgiu hay
ing passed the following Act, at its Session of
1883, prohibiting the drawing Of Lotteries
within it. Jurisdiction, after the lst June,
1860, W. will, on that day, remove our entire
business to Wilmington, Del.
WOOD, EDDY 4 CO..
Wilmington, Delaware, .
Owners and Managers Of the Delaware, Mis-
souri, and Kentucky State Lotteries.