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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-11-03
Gen. John G.. Breckenridge.

From the Paris True Kectuckian.l
A gentleman who recently happened
to be at the village Of Niagara, in Can.
ada, spcn, a few pleasant hours. with
the distinguished gentleman whose
name heads this article. 1t will be
agreeable to the friends of General
breckenridge to learn that at the time
referred to, he was in the enjoyment
Of excellent health, and never looked
better. He was living in modest style,
and giving his personal attention to
the education to the education Of his
younger children. He has since sailed
to Europe, and in all probability will
settle for the present in the south of
France, or in some locality having Il
similar climate. He designs to place
his two younger children ut school in
Switzerland.
The reports which have been cir
culated, of large contributions of mon
ey made him by his friends in the
United States, are wholly untrue, or
greatly exaggerated, for we learn that
the money upon which he has been
living since his %sojourn in CaNda was
Il few thousand dollars saved from his
salary as q Confederate General and
obtained in gold in Cuba. The tx.
penses Of living in Canada arc com
paratiyely light, as General Breckcn
ridge occupied aneatly furnished house,
sufficient for his family and the pru-
dent entertainment Of such friends as
sought his society, at a cost Of only
twelve dollars per month. Other OK
pcnscs Of living were at the same rea-
sonable rates.
As would naturally be supposed,
General Br ,ckenridge takes q lively
interest in the grave issues now pre-
scented to the people Of his native land,
and feels n deep solicitude for the re-
establishment Of the liberties of the
ank the preservation Of the IN
Gent form of government.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-11-03

Observation-Disclosures THE Charles
ton News, in one of its recent issues,
has the following concluding paragraph
Of a political article:
"Disagrecable as the prospect may
be, w.a'e forge ed to conclud' t ut
without any power in lis to control tn,
tide OF events, we are drifting slowly
back into the Union on the basis Of the
Constitutional Amendment, and that We
will only cease to occupy our present
anomalous position when we are repre-
scented in Congress by men who can
take the test oath, and when our State
offices are filed by men who have never
violated an express oath of allegiance
to the United States
Drifting into the Union on the condi-
tons proposed! Why, we would ten
thousand times rather that the State
should drift out into mid-occan, as far
from such a Union as possible, with
every true Carolinian on board and,
like the officers and crow ofthe Italian
war steamer Palestro, go down in
honor rather than in disgrace.
No explanation, no excuse, can pal
late the words above written. 1t is a
libel on the people Of South Carolina
to say that they have no power to con
troll the course ofevcnts--they have
the power to secure themselves from
dishonor and disgrace, by rejecting the
abominable proposed amendments.
Any newspaper advocating such a
policy requires watching Columbi'a
P0nir, DIST
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-11-03

JEFFERSON DAvIs.-From a private let
ter which we have received from the
estimable wife of the distinguished
prisoner ut Fortress Monroe, We learn
with inexpressible regret that bis
health continues ~ decline, and that
the %pecuniary circumstances Of bis fmi-
~ are becoming very embarrassing.
Nothing is known to Mrs. Davis of
the probable future of her husband, and
we confess TO see little encouragement
to hope for his early release. 1t is now
rendered quite probable that his trial
for treason will never take place. and
there is but little danger to fear from
tue assassination charges after the
Conover exposures which have been
recently made. Meanwhile the pr;s-
oner is dying from confinement, and his
family are brought to the verge of.
starvation. whilst the Gov rnment dc.
ciines To restore him to liberty and re-
fuses to try hiiu.-M aries.on Courier
2SM ut.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-11-03
4 Good Word for the talicS.

Some orthe papers are occurring the
womcn upon Extravaganza in dress,
and advising them to retrench, espcc-
tally during the present financial din.
Guilty. Doubtless there are many cases
Of m%worrantablc extravaganza in this
way but do people ever consider that
two or three glasses of brandy and half
q dozen rcgalias indulgcd in daily by Il
man, to say nothing of extra dinners
and snppers, amount to more in a year
than would be required to dress n wo-
man up to the full requirements of the
fashion. Mnch of this talk about the
extravaganza of women is nonsense.
They are almost universally careful,
and many an insolvent man would to-
day have been safe and soand if he had
listened to the prudent counscls of his
wife, rather than the reckless prompt.
ings of his own ambition, 1t IS natu-
raj for mean men to endeavor to shift
the responsibility Of their folly to other
shoulders, but is rather too much to
charge q commercial revulsion like this
upon ones wife aud daughter.
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THE CROPS.

The magnificent spell of weather,
which has blessed this section for three
weeks, has put the farmers in fine spirits,
has opened their hearts and prevailed
upon them to make some admission
about their crops, that are quite con-
soling to the hungry folks, who are de-
pendent upon them for bread. The
corn crops is turning out very good.
The only matter Of regret is, that so
little was planted. This was a great err
ror on the part of the farmers, All error
it seems impossible to talk Of with
them. The hay crop was magnificent,
and the oats, wherever sown, yielded
abundantly, so that for man and beast,
there is ample made for home consump-
ton, and some little, though not much,
to spare. Wheat was very good at ms
tHity, hut from the severe winter, the
stand vas very poor, hence the crop is
very light, not sufficient for home de-
mand even. Cotton may not he King,
but it certainly is cock of the walk
among the Maury county farmers. II
is their pet, and all other interests have
been either overlooked, or made ia
give way for it. AS Il consequence
The very best that could be done has
been done, and the result will be about
five hundred pounds Of seed cotton to
the acre, taking the country over
| Columbia Herald.
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Wilkes BooTH,--.In a recent mn

j. WILKES BooTH,-lna recent nu n.
Der Of the Lacrosse Democrat, we find
the folio wing: "The papers are now
having much to say about John Wilkes
Booth, whether he be dead or not,
John Wilkes Booth was alive on tile
18th day of July, 1865. The man who
was killed was not Booth, but another
person, murdered in order to obtain tho
reward offered for his capture. Time
will unravel the ball Of mystery now
connected with this affair, and show up
the beauties Of Stanton's detective sys.
TEN. Again we repeat, earnestly and
certainly, that John Wilkes Booth
never was taken to Washington, either
wounded or head, and that he was
alive in July of this year"
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True.

Show as newspaper whose columns
are at all times crowded with advertise
ments, and We will show you com
munity alive with business and enter.
prise. A man that stands still in these
latter days, will, in a short time, find
himself behind his competitor. Is
business dull in Winchester 2-lOok at
our columns. Is your neighbor doing
better business than you are9--see
We advertise.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-11-03
Why 1t Pays to Buy Gold.

The establishment ola new Gold Ex-
change in the lower hall of the New
York Stock Exchange, under the
auspices Of leading members of both
Boards of Brokers and quite a number
of leading banking houses, has led to
inquiry into the soundness of the rules
which govern the trade in gold
Among other rules, the one which i'm
poses a penalty of one.quarter Of one
per cent. for non delivery has been
a~nxiously discussed. For the benefit of
our readers out OF Wall street, we may
explain that when a broker agrees to
deliver to another broker one hundred
shares of Erie ut q given price on a
given dav, and fails to deliver the
stock, the buyers remedy is to buy in
the stock publicly in open market,
through an official of one of the boards
and to hold the seller for any differ
ence between the price at which he 80
buys in the stock and the price at
which he had originally purchased it of
the d~efaulting vender; if the buyer neg
leets or elects not to avail himself of
this remedy, he is held to assent to the
postponcment of the delivery till the
following day.
With gold the rule is different. II
a man sells $4,000 in gold and neg
lects to deliver it on the day it is due,
lie must pay one-Quarter of one per
cent.-say S25-to the buyer by way
of penalty for non-delivery, and a like
penalty for each subsequent default
The rule was established at a time when
transactions in gold were loosely con.
Quoted, and it "a highly desirable
that spectators should be taught the
necessity of a strict adhere, ce to con-
tracts. But in practice the rule has
had an effect which was not anticipa
ted by its trainers, 1t established a
nOrmal-thOugh ficticiOus-value for
the use ofgold. 1t started the idea
that, instead of borrowing money to
carry gold, holders might, by a judi
cious manipulation of the market, and
by q combination among themselves,
exact from shOri sellers and borrowers
o bonus for the use of specie from day
to day. II accustomed operators TO
the notion that gold was 80 scarce that
it ought to command o premium for
immediate delivery. and 10 this way il
led ultimately 10 the great speculative
combinations for The rise in gold,
which very nearly ruined the Govern
ment in the last year of the Wal, and
which now keeps the premium twenty
To twenty-five per cent. higher than il
was in March las.
1t has been calculated that a man
who bought a million of gold ON the
iirst Of March last, and has steadily
lent ii out ever since, has made 81 per-
cent. on his investment. 1.-The bought,
his gold ut TT. which was the average
price in March, his gold now cost him
9O per cent. as he can sell it at IA, he
IAN realize "a per cent or 10000 dol
lars IN currency. by selling out. What
business, oilers such profit,
Is this!
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ADVERTISING.

Some people have an idea that adj
vertising is proltless, because they
cannot see n return from each dollar
which they invest for such purposes.
One might as well complain Of insu
rance premiums because while his prop
erty is safe the company which %insures
him is under nc liability. As the insu.
rance company protects the property Of
the insured, so that he can feel himself
safe while about his business, SO the
newspaper is continually calling atten-
ton to the stock Of the advertiser, I'M
Til the nam Of the trader becomes Il
household word among those who con
sumo the articles which he has to dis
pose Of.
Advertising is the oil which lubri-
Gates the mercantile machinery Of the
age. Without it, the wheels Of trade
turn slowly and harshly. Old firms
may get along after a fashion, without
it, and their business may not decline,
except so far as their customers die or
remove. Even these old firms rum out
after awhile, if they do not rcp!cnish
their list Of customers; and this they
cannot do 50 clTcctually or so chcaply
as by q judicious course of advertising.
TO young men who are just com
mencing business, advertising is indis-
pensab!e. They can never make any
Roadway unless they make themselves
known, and there is n way in which
they can acquire 50 great an SO cheap
publicity as through the advertising
columns Of n newspaper. 1t is Il com
mon, and perhaps Il correct impression,
that those who do not advertise their
goods generally charge more than
their neighbors for similar articles.
One thing is certain, that those who
do not advertise do less business tl!an
those who do, and therefore they must
charge more profit on what they sell.
Whoever chances ut the successful
firms Of our cities, will find that the
most Of them Owe their success to adj
vcrtising in the incipiency Of their mcr-
camille career. The stores and Shops
which arc most f%rcquentcd are those the
names Of tie occupants whereof are
most conspicuous i'll the advertising
columns of the newspapers ofthr place;
and where one pcrccivcs men with cap
ital and industry whose stores are un.
rrcqucnted, he may be sure that they
have not taken the pains to let the pub
lie know where obey are, and what they
have TO sell.
The amount expended FOR advert.
sing bring back u larger equivalent tha.
the merchant derives from any other
investment. We frequently hear Of
hundreds Of thousands ordollars being
paid for advertising by publishers, in
ventors, and traders, in some Of the
Eastern cities. Many call such cxpen-
dilurcs recklcssncss, and yet there is
scarcely II Of these bold operators
who has not amasScd or is not amas
II fair fortune. But our people
suffer their business to drag along from
year to year, hardly paying its cxpcn-
'es, when, by resorting to the ADVERT ,
ing columns OF our newspapers, they
would soon acquire II brisk run Of Gus.
ON, and place themselves on the high
Dad to fortune. Let those who doubt ,
'ur position try it, and they may set us ,
Town for n false prophet if they do not
the truth Of what we have said. I
Fry it. !
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-11-03
ne Millen is paying a big price for
Dried Fruit-either money or goods.

ID ""Good morning, sir! Where did you
get that good fitting suit of clothes? That
is the neatcst fit l have seen, must have
a suit just like it,"
Il got WEAVER to make these for me.
He has just received the New York styles,
and l am sure he will give you a good fit.
Give him a trial. No fit. no pay"
N. B.-Strict attention given to Cutting,
Repairing and Cleaning. Grease spots and
paint removed. See sign! Tailor Shop"
southeast side of the square.
octN ct j. w. WEAVER.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-11-03
FIRE IN NEwHAn, Cattle Cove.

FIRE IN NEWMAN, Cattle Cove.
ia House, at Newman, Ga, was des-
troyed by fire a few days since. Many
refugees will remember the hospitality
and good eating they enjoyed at this
house, while it was under the manage.
mens Of our icllow-citizen, Hon. A. 5.
Colyar. There was no insurance on
he building.
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l;rO WnlUW in Boston.


The Boston Post, in commenting on
one Of Brownlow's negro war speeches
in that city, speaks the words of truth
ia the following: "You are to have
another war" quoth this reverend pro
motcr Of hatred and strife ancs~hcn
it docs come he wants to have q "in-
ger in it. We never heard that lie
had SO much MS Il finger in the war now
ended; on the contrary, it was popu.
larry understood that he studiously
preserved a pleasant distance between
himself and danger. But he desires to
anticipate next time, because us he
hopes, it is to he a war of cxtcrmina-
ton, of indiscriminate devastation, Of
sweeping unchanged robbery. lie il
careful to charge the initiative upon
1.-THE Southern mind" but We need not
wander beyond his WI speech for the
means of dsterlnining who it is that de-
sires war, and does what he can to rem
der it inevitable. We believe that TO-.
day the list Of the rebel army contains
no such enemy of the Union or Of
peace as this demagoguc from Tenues.
sec--a "loyalist', in profession, but the
mos. pestilcnt rebel in practice who
could be found in o weeks journey.
And Brownlow has q worthy mate in
Hamilton. The former ~proclaims
war the latter demands the impeach.
men. and deposition of the President"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-11-03

The Comptroller ofthe currency has
published an abstract of the condition
of the National Banks on the LIST Of DC.
tober. The item of profits for the
quarter ending on that date is set down
at over thirty-two and q half millions
ofdoilars.
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NOTICES.
PISTOL FOR SALE
OR TRADE!

Il splendid Revolver, sir shooter.
entirely neT. acith Jine Mahogany
CUse, Sc,'eW drireT, tube Wyench.
bHtlef mOtds, and Wa,1 GHied eQatal
to the best. WV sell for cash, or
trade for a good double bdrrelIed
Shot Gan. 1pply at this office.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-11-03

1t is said that the eldest daughter Of
The late Gen. Scott died broken hearted
in u French convent, because her father
would not give his consent To- her mar.
rage with a young French noblcman
aud officer.
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Governor Orr has authorized the
South Carolinian To say that he Is ut.
terly and unequivo,all opposed to the
constitutional amendment, ind will not
recommend its adoption by the Legis.
)ature.
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Es' If you want to get the latest
style of Ladies' Cloaks, 60 to Millcn,
where he is receiving Cloaks every
week, from the mandatory.
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To the Ladies'.

Ladies and School Girls wanting their
measures taken for shoes. will be w;itcd
upon at their residences. If they will send
word to the shopof the undersigned.
T. J. benson.
Winchester, Oct. %, 1856.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-11-03

10 re CONJEsTED.-Wc learn Cha
John Clitwood, the Radica! candidat,
for Representative III Franklin county
intrAis to contest the seat Of +. a
Lougnmlllcr, Conservative. II is al
legged that only two PR ~cin,,,, the frs
ana tHe eighth, voted according to til,
franchise law. All the Remaining pre-
tincts failed to property qualify lhci.
judges and clerks. On these ground,
Mr. Chltwood purposes 10 contest II,
seat IN the House Of Representatives
--IreSs ond Times.
There must be some mistake % (,
Mr.. Oh twood being u Eadical. How
is it, wc would ask, that the Press ant
1~imcscalls him 4 Radical? II we arc
not most egrcgiously mistaken, he pro
claimed himself Il Conservative before
the election, which resulted in his dc.
Feat. One thing is sure: II Mr.. Chit.
wood had declared himself a Radical,
he would not have received a dozen
votes in the county, if Indeed he got
that number, as ii was. Yot, we pre-
sumo he will gel the seat, if he contests,
the election. Only let him declare he
Is q Radical, we douh say he will. J
and the Radical majority will give him
the seat, even if he had received only
n vote from the people.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-11-03

An Augusta (Ga.) dispatch Of last
Sunday says: Accounts from the inte-
rior represent that the recent frOsts
lave killed vegetation, and that there
can be no more maturing cotton balls.
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SOMETHING BTERYBODY
NHED6

A GOOD STENCIL PLATE for mari
Ing Clothing, Books, Cards Envelopes or
anything else. All orders left at X. &.
Handly's Store, will be promptly iilled.-
Go and see specimens.
WIN. ". WORD,
octD II Stencil Cutter.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-11-03

A Western editor, in dunning his
subscribers, says he has responsibilities
thrown upon him that he is obliged to
meat.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-11-03

GE- If you want a suit of Clothes,
Millen is the man to fit you. They are
New York Clothing, and cheap.
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lhere Sas no candidate in favor of
ue constitutional amendment elected
10 the North Carolina Legislature.
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North and South.

We wish to furnish q little practica
illustration Of the operation at the pres
ent time Of the hostile feeting displayed
at the north toward the southern people
The New Albany lind Ledger o.
Thursday says:
The unsettled condition of the South
consequent upon the unfortunate policy
Of the radical congress, is driving the
best and most substantial southern
families to the western states. Many
families that had pleasant and profita.
BILE homes in the south, rather than
trust the uncertain legislation Of a fana
teal congress in regard to restoration,
are willing to take their chances for
peace and quiet in the solitudes of the
west.
In connection with this, permit us to
say that within two days we have been
assured by q merchant Of Memphis,
whose partner Was in the nc TIL, with Il
nv. " cash ca ital to invest, to com
plete his seasonablc stock of merchan,
disc here, he had written home that he
must positively decline such invest
ment the signs ofthe times were
sickenins and although he was no
stock jobber, goldbroker, bull, bear, or
cornerer, he intended to convert his
~grcenbacks into gold. as the safest
investment memphis. appeal.
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The CoSFEDH4AIE DEAp.-Gen,
Wade Hampton in his recent speech to
his old comrades at Walhalla, S. c.,
in referring to the Confederate dead,
paid the following feeling tribute:
ITO record the names Of the brave
men who gave their lives to the coun-
try to perpetuate the memory of their
heroic deeds; to deck their humble
graves with flowers, rs we mourn their
untimely fate, are the sad and only
privileges we have. In OIL poverty,
we are not able to raise suitable mon
uments to mark their last resting place /;
in our defeat, we feel that, as far as
human wisdom can fathom, they died
in vain and in u grief at their loss.
we can scarcely reconcile their death
with the perfect justice aud the infinite
mercy Of the Almighty. 1t was not
permitted to surviving kindred and
friends to consign their loved remains
to their last home, with all the tokens
of respect and honor; but they sleep,
nevertheless, in honorable graves, and
their duty nobly done, they have
Sunk to rest
BY all their country's wishes blest.'
No pious hand collects their sacred
dust. They sleep wherever the folds
of the Southern Cross have waved in
triumph, and they find ct resting places
on the fields their valor won. Your
Government sets apart and conse.
crates great national cemeteries on
your soil for those who, while invs.
ding that soil with fire and sword, were
welcomed to hospitable graves; while
the men who died on and in defence
OF their native land sleep in unmarked |
or perhaps unknown graves Their
ashes arc not permitted to repose in
national cemeteries; and branded as
rebels while living, they have not the
privilege, accorded 10 their foemsn, of
Christian sspultars-vbso dead.
1beiy's w. upeeosesra1ed slsy.,S
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Admiral F'arragut receives $4,000
~ his share Of the Mobile prize money
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-11-03

Why is II loafer in a printing Office
like q shade tree2
Because We are glad when he leares.
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IL A large and complete stock Of
Dry Goods and Groceries at Millen's.