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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-02-27

BENEFIT OF NEwspAprRs.-The news.
papers of a town are its life. blood
W lthout them, it cannot prosper. The
better they are sustained at home, the
more powerful will their influence be
abroad. In young cities or towns the
papers have done more to aid in build.
ing up the towns in which they are
published, and to increase their busi
ness, than all the merchants together
To the merchants they are indispeusa.
Bile as those who have made use of
them as a medium through which to
reach the public, well know. And they
largely to the prosperity Of
every citizen, for their influence is felt
in a thousand different ways and exer
ted in thousand different directions.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-02-27
The story is told Of a distinguished

The story is told of distinguished
member Of the Nashville Bar who was
blessed with superauity of negro do.
mestics before the war, that he told
them one day, being shocked at their
idleness and general inipudence, that if
they did not do better he would quit
practicing law and let them all starve.
He was too kind-hearted a master,
though, even to put that sanitary threat
into execution. The story serves to
remind us, however, that just now Un-
Gle Sam is blessed with an overplus of
idle darkies, hat are not likely to ."do
the State some service" as long as the
great emancipated are used only as so
much material to elevate place hunters
to Office. II Congress would quit prac
ticing law 90 much and let the negroes
starve q little e-not that We should re
joice to see them come to absolute suf.
fering-but starve them just enough TO
make them scratch about for living,
instead Of wasangr their days around
stuffed ballot boxes and their nights in
loyal leagues, it would be all the better
for the country and the African.-t
lyashsilh Bannsy. Yrucrrrrt
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-02-27
Death and Burial OF q Japanese
In New York.

1t has already been stated that Ha
yah ta-kec. the leader Of the Japancs
troupe recently arrived in New York
died in that city a few days ago o
heart disease The New York 81,
thus descibes the honors paid to the de
ceased by his companions
AT the head two lights and thre,
cups--one containing rice, one water
and the third crackers--were PLACED
together, with paper containing the
name OF the departed chief. On Sun.
Gay the body was covered with white
lineh' on which was laid the passport
and other papers Of the deceased. Late
IN the afternoon the body was placed
IN n black rosewood coffin, lined with
white satin and having silver clasps.
Inc name, age, etc, of deceased were
engraved on the collin-plate. All his
best silk clothing was laid on the coffin,
and all will be deposited in the grave
together. He is the first japanese that
ever died in New York.
The Japenesc believe in the trans.
migration of souls, and the souls of
those who die the death Of the right,
eous will take possession Of a human
body, while the souls of those who die
after life Of wickedncss will be CON
demned to reside in the bodies of infc-
rlor animals, and the worse the life the
worse the animal, The companions
OF the deceased, numbering twenty,
lour, feel his loss severely, and refuse
TO be comfortcd and to eat They sit
onthe floor praying and mourning, and
swaying their bodies to and fro, not
speaking above q whisper, for fear Of
disturbing the repose Of the deceased.
The most to be ppitied among the num-
Der is the blind and aged mother of the
deceased, who was compelled by the
luws of Japan to accompany her son,
he being her only support. His wife
and two children have been left a wild
oW and orphans in strange land. They
believe that his soul will remain among
mem lor seven days before it is con-
signed to its future abode, and thev
VII not cease to mourn his loss for
orty-two days. Hah'yah -ta-kce was
veil to do in Japan, and was the pro-
'rletor Of some houses and land. The
'ody was taken to Greenwood Gene
ry on Monday morning for temporary
1termcnt in the Strangers Receiving {
)nb. No funeral ceremonies, except
ne prayers and monotonous chant /
lg OF the relatives took place, owing I
the fact that no minister of their
llth Is in this country. Tie company c
Ill not perform at present, their rclig.
III requiring them to spend \ month '
prayers and funeral ceremonies out II
respect TO the memory of the dead II
n the return Of the troupe to their own p
'untry the body will be taken with a
EN-. All the Japanese, adults and
ildren, attended the body to the lt
ave, together with small number of
ncricans. Il
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-02-27
a. Contemplate NObleman.

That exhalted birth, rank, title, and
high moral association, will not ALWAYS
oolltoratc and suppress the lowest de-
pravity, or the meancst instincts OF hu-
manity, is shown in trial which was
recently had in the Queens Bench, Lon
don, Lord d'Erosby, the Hereditary
Lord High Chamberlain of England,
after having seduced the French Count,
ess dAlteyrac from her husband, and
living with her rs his acknowledged
wife seventeen years, she bearing him
daughter whom he always recognized
and who is now married, deserted her
Tor her maid, and agreed to give her an
anndity. But he failed TO do this, and
sold $4,000 worth Of her propertv.
the proceeds Of which he kept, and for
the recovery which she brought the suit
through which all this filthy and Auml
iatalg scandal was brought to light.
The noble chamberlain rcsortcd to all
sorts Of technical chicanccry to avoid
paying the woman who had left every !
thing for him, and who ha,, been as
true to him through all the best part
OF their lives rs she ought to have been
to her husband proper, but the court
finally suggested u compromise, to
which, urged by the universal dctesta-
ton which his conduct had produced,
the contemplate defendant consented.
And yet this fellow is called gentle
man! In the early part Of Nictorias s
reign one of the roy al maids Of honor
was suspected of being in condition
At variance with vestal ,irginity, and
vas excluded from the Court. She
lied of shame and grief. A careful ex
after death prove that the
'oor girl had been uniustly suspected.
f the Queen could not brook the bare
uspicion of guilt in one of the veal,
'oung girls near her person, how can
he tolerate the approach of moral ;
eper such as her Lord High Chamber l
and stands revealed and confessed be. |
ore civilized millions of people? To
olerate him longer--to fail ofshowino q
t least some marked disapprobation |
f his disgracetul meanness and immor- a
lity will be equivalent, on the part of t
is sovereign, to an endorsement of I
lie scandaOus affair, and will encour- t.
ther noble gentlemen to rob, and then Il
I'm out their victims to die as if they a
ere old horses. q
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-02-27

QUEsTIoNs.-How many soldiers
died that Jay Cooke might amass fif-
teen millions of dollars?
How many soldiers died to found a
bondholding aristocracy Of the United
States?
How many soldiers died that South
ern negroes might be transformed in
to Abolition President makers
How many soldiers died that the
masses of the people might be crushed
beneath an intolerable and oppressive
debt?
How many soldiers died in the false
belief that their lives were given for
the preservation of the Union ?.-died
victims Of false pretenses.-[ Crawford
County Forum.
Those are questions for the voters of
the North.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-02-27

A moral debating society out West
is engaged in discussing the following
questions "If husband deserts his
wife, which is the most abandoned, the
man or the woman 7"
"Why do the swallows build in NV
chimney" said Squibob to Quilp.--
tlnilp gave it up. "The swallows build
in my chimney" remarked Souibobs
'because they have ca tendency to nv
CRATE (migratc.)
"Why does the operation of haurino
Kill a manI' inquired DR.. Whately.-e
A physiologist replied, "because inspi-
ration is checked, circulation stopped.
and blood suff'uses and congcsts the
brain" ''Bosh,' replied his Grace
ut IS because the rope is not long
enough to i<t his feet touch the
ground !"
During recent performance of"Ro.
meo and Juliet" at Marblehesd, Mass.
TIE fair Juliet's question in the solilo.
guy before taking heslccping draught.
"What ifthis mixture does not work
well p was answered by an urchin in
the pit, Then take dose of pills.
The effect upon tho audience can be
imagined.
"Why don't you trade with me {"
SAID closet listed tradesman to friend
'he other day. The reply was charac.
corIstlc: "lou have never asked me,
'lr' ! have looked all through the pa
'ers Tor an invitation in the shape Of
III advertisement, and found none. I
lever go where l am not invited"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-02-27

Assurances OF Peace in Europe are
MOTTO be derived from the energy witt,
which Louis Napoleon is pushing the
organization ofhis new National Guard
throughout the Empire, or from the
constantly increasing amount of bul
lion in the Bank of France. There is
more hard cash in that institution than
was ever there before, at least under
the present regime, and the Emperor
keeps adding to the board as fast as he
can. Armies and money are the mate.
rial of war With those, peace may be
laughed TO scorn. Does the French
Emperor organize the one, and accu-
mulate the other, to guard and furnish
beds of roses for his peoDleY
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-02-27
There is an engine ON the NIissi

There is an engine on the Mississippi
Central railroad which was purchased
before the war. and named "W. Booth. !,
in honor of gentleman of that name
who was many years ago, Sheriff of
Carroll county, Mississippi. An order
was issued by the military to stop the
road from running it, We understand,
on the ground that it was named in
honor of Wilkes Booth, which upon
explanation has been rescinded The
lie has gone forth, however, in the in.
terest of the Radical party, as showing
the continued wickedness and audaci.::
rebels. - Exchange.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-02-27
The Library Of JOnn G.. Calhoun

A correspondent of the New York
Post, who has visited the shomc of
Calhoun" says: 81 suppose it will oc
caslon astonishment to hear that Mr.
Calhoun's library was lately sold, with
some other personal property to satisfy
debts, ct about $3.50. Whole shelves
of books were knocked down for from
four to six dollars shelf. AS i have
said, the sale of the house and land
were then advertised to take place, and
expected to follow that of the library
and furniture within short time; but
General Canby's order, reserving to ev-
cry family house and twenty acres of
land, will for the present enable this
widowed lady and her children to re
tain their home" r..
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-02-27

Alabama has seven electoral votes
and these must be secured at all hazards
lor the nominee of the Chicago Con.
Fcntion. Ofcoursc they can only be
secured by ajugglc, or cheat but
as juggling and cheating is now the
principal business Of the Ru,np Con.
grcss and It's camp-lollowers elsewhere,
we may as well make up our minds that
the rotten borough will be formally de-
clarcd "restored to the Unioc."
That is what the Washington con.
spirators are going to do. But what
say the people? the people Of the
North. Are they going to submit to
have these seven votes thrown against
them in the coming Presidential eloc.
ton? Are they going to have all the
other rotten boroughs then united in
solid column against them, and thus
dictate who shall be President of the
United States for tue next four wears i?
Are they going to contemplate with res.
lgnation, the spectacle Of those rotten
oorougs sending negroes to Chicago,
to give that declaration its preliminary
shape and form? Are States, the real,
6onaJtde population of which are deni
ed the suffrage, to be thrown into the
scales, to weigh down and negative the
wishes and the will of States, whose in
habitants still call themselves freemcn I?
We do not take it upon ourselves to
advise anybody in the matter. We do
not think the People, especially in this
part ofthc country, need any advice
We believe their minds are made up,-
and that if this "cheating round the
board" Gust now so bravely going on
1T Washington, is to be persisted in,
.he cheats and the jugglers, before this
Rump Congress sees the end Of its
crm, as We have heretofore warned
hem,) will be glad to call on the rocks
md mountains to hide them. There is
worse land slide in reserve for them
han any that has lately carried terror
nd dismay to the dwelers on the
lopes Of Vesuvius.-N y Erpress.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-02-27
Leap Year Party.

y We heard Of a very agreeable Leap
lear party which took place in the city
a few evenings since. The gentlemen
were escorted to the tables, the ladies
standing back and waiting upon them
"hiie tney discussed the substantials
and dclicacies spread before them. The
ladies then conducted the gentlemen
from the dining to the drawing room,
and afterwards repaired to supper, and
during the evening made ali the en-.
gagements for the different SETS.
-FaShviHe Gazette.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-02-27

Civil war is indeed a terrible evil ;
the suffering and misery consequent
upon it are almost indescribable. But
it is not the greatest of evils-uniyers.
al slavery is incomparably greater
When il is distinctly understood tina.
people love their liberty enough to fight
for it, attempts to deprive them Of It
will be made with great reluctance
But let it be understood that no fight
need be apprehended, and the cowsftk
ly faction will soon become the cruel
ttrant. +sfvi'. .sal ~
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-02-27
NUMBER /
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BUNCOMBE.
Ihe Lower House and the Ku-Klux-They
Gail for Gen. Thomas ana Ballot Box
Force for "Protection

Inc LowerI House and the Ku-KluX--The,
Gail for Gen. Thomas ana Ballot Bo.
Force for "Protection
In the lower House Of the Genera
Assembly, of Tennessee, the following
preamble and resolution offered b,
Doughty Of Anderson were adopted IN.
der suspension ofthe rule, and trans.
mitted to the Senate:
Whereas. There exists in many coup.
ties ofMiddlc and West Tennessee, a
large and secret organization, which
patrols the country in squads, noun
ted, armed, masked and disguised in
such Il manner that its members cannot
be recognized, either by night or day,
ana many outrages have been, and are
being committed upon loyal and peace
full citizens, both white and black, their
certificates registration being forci-
by taken from them, and threats made
on every hand by said organization that
colorcd men will not be permitted by
them to go to the polls or to"'vote at
The election for county officers, now
close at hand, and circumstances war.
rant the belief that peaceful election
,annot be held in many portions of
Middle and West Tennessee, without
ne presence Of the military, therefore,
DC it
Resolved, by the General Assembly
'I the State ofTcnnessee, That his Ex-
'eiiIency the Governor be requested to
'all upon Maj Gen. George II. Thou
IS TO make such disposition Of hia
roops IN the counties of Giles, Mar |
mall, Maury, Lincoln and Gibson, and
u such points rs may seem necessary,
o protect loyal citizens in the exercise
VI the elective franchise at the election
or {, ,Gy county officers on the first Saturday
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-02-27
Going North.

The Aberdeen (Miss.) Examiner
says:
ut is with pleasure that we state that
Mississippi is rapidly losing the negro
majority that enabled the convention
to prevail at the late election. Not n
tram passes up the Mobile and Ohio
Kallroad but bears many of them to
tennessee and Alabama, while we learn
that they ale leaving the counties on
the Mississippi river by every steamer
passing up to Missouri, Illinois, and
the other States of the Great West. We
wish the departing blacks all possible
prosperity in theirnew homos, and con-
sratulate our people on their loss.
ihose who profess to know inform rs
that the decrease ip Monroe since mid.
die OF November is not less than three
or four hundred. Well, we can spare
as many more, and then have as manv
left as VIC require"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-02-27

Very laxative little girl used often
to annoy her mother by making re-
marks about the visitors that came to
the house. On one OCCASIONS q gentle
man was expected whose nose had been
accidentally a: aattened nearly to bis face.
Ihe mother cautioned the child to say
nothing abou. this featore. Imagine
her CONSERVATION when the little one
silently exclaimed: ma, you told ne
not to say anything about II. Smiths
nose. Why, he hasn't g,t anye'
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-02-27

A MILITARY SHop.--A good story is
told offs certain Colonel in the late war
The aforesaid Colonel was riding in a
stage-coach. with several other passeu-
gers, when he accidently dropped his
hat outside ofthe coach. Putting his
head out Of the coach window, he ex-
claimed in n stentorian,,voice:
"Charioteer, pause! have lost nv
chapeau."
The driver paid no heed to the de-
mand. Again the pompous fellow au-
thoritatively spoke:
"Charioteer, pause! have lost nv
chapeau."
No attention being paid by the dri.
yer to this fast command, plain, blunt
man, who had become disgusted with
his fellow travellers sillinesss and pom
poslty, put his head out Of the window
and said:
Driver hold onl this id fool has
lost his hat"
This was perfectly ineligible to the
driver, expletive and ALL, and the hat
was secured
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-02-27
Fred Douglas to the COlOred
People.

In recent speech in Akron. Ohio,
to the colored people, Fred Douglas
said slavery was destroyed not from
principle, but from policy.
Exactly SO, Fred, and it is a wonder
that you and your darkie brethren did
not find it out long ago. Of course
there was no principle IN it. The Pu-
ritans have no principle in ANYTHING.
They went into the abolition busi.
ness as they start factories, run distil-
leries and practice pious frauds gener.
ally-for profit and gain.
They saw that they could make some.
thing out Of it, and they went in.
And they will stick to the darkev
just so long as they can make the dar.
key business pay, and when they can't
then they'll drop the darkey La Crosse
Democrat.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-02-27

On the 31st nlt., at Great Salt Lake
City, Brigham Young was married for
the thirty first time, the happy bride
being Miss Merivine Van Cott, and
formerly, while a. Gentle, the wife of a
MIR. Cobb, from whom she was duly d.
vorced, SO that she resumed her maiden
name. She is now the thirty first of the
Mormon prophets wives, not counting
those who have been only sealed, or
formerly married by him, for the sake
merely of securing their salvation, since
none but married women are admitted
into the Mormon heaven. .slsis
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-02-27
Cheering Signs.

The New York World, in view of the
marked Democratic gains in the town
elections in that State lately, thinks
they may be confidently accepted as
"Almost positive indications that the
State will give Democratic majority
of 100000 next November, instead of
the $4,000 generally conceded"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-02-27

What we call rubbers the Philadef.
phians call "gum." A gentleman N
that city and his vile coming to spend
the evening at q house where they were
very much at home, he entered the par
lor alone, and to the question, sWhy,
where is Emily ?" answered, "Oh, Emil.
y is outside cleaning her gums upon
the mat !" whereupon there was q mo-
mentary look Of astonishment and then
peal Of laughter.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-02-27

The Revolutionists in Mexico pro-
pose to split the Republic and form a
new one to be called "rhe Republic of
the Pacific" Juarez, although by far
the ableSt man who has for many years
presided over Mexican affairs, appears
to be losing ground, and the new move
ment is not likely to be killed without
much expenditure ofblood and money!
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-02-27
TO CORRESPONDENTS

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tlons. Whatever is intended for insertion in
The Home Journal, must be authenticated by
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ossarlly for publication, but as guarantee for
good faith and responsibility.
All business letters for this Office should bo ad.
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All communications for publication must be writ
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matters connected with the editorial depart.
ment, should be addressed: Editor Of The Home
Journal Winchester, Tenn.
We cannot, as rule, undertake to return articles
not found suitable for publication.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-02-27

Concerning "hollering' in meeting
Aunt Judy, an old colored woman, said
to one OF her sisters: "Taint de yals
grace, honey; taint de sure glory. You
hollers too loud. When YOU gifts do
dove in your heart and dc Lamb on
your bosom, you'll feel as eff you was
IN dat stable at Bethl'em and de blessed
virgin had let you hab de sleepin' baby
to hold"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-02-27

A bill for the prevention of quackerv
is now before the legislature of New
York. This bill seeks 10 establish a
medical censorship in the form of a
board of physicians, to be appointed by
the Governor and fed by the State -
This board is to examine all candidates
desiring to practice medicine or sur.
gery, and give or refuse them diplomas,
NO one is allowed to set up as a doctor
IN the State without having previously
obtained this diploma of the censors,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-02-27

The women are getting a full share
of the attention of Legislative bodies
just at present. In Arkansas, it is pro-
posed that they shall vote like men :;
Massachusetts,, at the same time, refu
ses to permit women to take any official
share in the superintendence of their
children's education. This is giving
the female what she don't need, and de-
priying her of what she ought to have.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-02-27

Girls, do you want TO get married,
and 10 you wait good husbands (? If
so, cease to act like fools. Don't take
PRIDE IN saying you never did house.
work. never cooked a pair OF chickens,
never made Il bed, and so on. DON'T
turn up your pretty noses at honest in.
tell your friend that YOU
are not obliged to work. When YOU
go shopping, don't take your mother
with you to "carry the bundle"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-02-27
"A Point Well Taken.

kentucky and Maryland have given
US surfeit of that sort of restoration
Il New York Tribune.
Why do you talk about any ~sort of
restoration" in regard to Kentucky and
Marylandi Did they ever go out Of
the Union2 If Kentucky and Mary
land have been all the time in the Un.
ion, what mean you BY their restors.
ton !-l Louisville Journal.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-02-27

Daniel Webster, in discussion on
the influence of the Press, spoke as fol.
lows:-"Everylparent whose son is
away from home at school, should sup.
ply him with a newspaper. 1 we'll re.
member what a marked difference there
was between those Of my schoolmates
VINO had and those who had not &C.
cess to newspapers. The first were al.
ways superior to the last in debate.
composition and general intelligence .
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-02-27

Au.kLUx.-A nocturnal parade of =
body ofhorsemen dressed in the strange
garb Of the weird Ku-Klnx, took place
near Pleasant Grove, Maury county
One Of them is said to have worn a hot
four feet high, from which a hundred
lights streamcd out into the darkness,
making an illumination Wch as few
mortals ever behold.