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Vision is matter Of the viii, Of Il
may be the fancy. You see no beauty
10 the girl who has jost jilssa ysu.
You never see man who n htptinx
for you to have bill paid. You never
know that you meet q shabbily dressed
acquaintance. You don't recognise tho
fellow who saw you lcldiug upis laahp-
post the other night In short, ths
vision is very queer. .,, s1,,;asss..s
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ATTORNEYS.
CIRCUIT & REIFSNIDER.

ATTORNEYS-ATLAW AND SOLE-
CIT0RS IN GHaNCERP,
WESTMINSTER, Nh.
w & have formed copartnership in the
w practice Of Law in the Courts OF
Carroll and Howard Counties, and viii
promptly attend to all business entrusted to
our care. Particular attention paid to Col
lections and procuring DEGREES for the sale
of Real Estate. ao,
Also, Applications filed for Back Pay and
Bounty due heirs Of deceased soldiers.
Office adjoining the residence of CnAs. 7.
RRIFsNIpER. ,4 -i d no80-tf
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NOTICE.

THE undersigned hereby give notice that
the Accounts Of the firm Of Herring 4
Billingslea, may be found with DR.. Herring
atthe Union National Bank Of Westminstcr.
All bills unpaid on the LIST Of July next,
will ha placed IN the hands Of a private Col
lector for The purpose Of closing the affairs
Of the Copartnership,
j. W. Herring, NJ, D.,
J. II. BILLINGSLEA, NJ: d.
nn1e--ff
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o. considerable depth when clsverly

4nt ibtTouuctlon Oh Womanklnd be-
longing to favsrite male circumstances
Of lower social condition affords spIen.
did opportunity for the display of femi.
neue anicnity. The presentation cannot
be refused, yet il is resented as an in
trusion and the smaller woman il
made to feel that she has offended. /
"Another daughter, Mr.. CT You must
have dozen daughters surely peer
ess said disdainfully to commoner
whom personally she liked, but whose /
family she did not want to know. The |
poor man had but two, and this was the |
introduction OF the second. Very pain. |
ial 70 high.spiritcd gentlewoman must |
be the way in which superior ereal |
ture OF this kind receives her, if not Of |
the same set as herself. The husband |
OF theinferior creature maybe aadored"
as men are adored BY fashionable wo
men who love only themselves, and
care only Tor their own pleasures. AR.
tist, man OF letters, beau saJreur, he is
the passing idol, the temporary toy of
certain circle; and his wife has to be
tolerated FOR his sake, and because she
Is lady and it to be presented, though
an outsider. 30 thcy patronize her till
the poor woman's blood is on fire, or
they snub her till she has no moral con,
sissency leit IN her, and Is reduced to
mere mass Of pulp. They keep her 10
another room while they talk to their
intiinates or they admit her into their
ehcie, where she Is made to feel like
uentile among the faithful, where either
lhey leave her nnspoken to altogether,
OF eise they speak to her on subjects
qul'e apart from the general converse
e.on, as II she was incapable OF under.
standing them on their own ground
ihey ask hes to dinner without her
husoapa' ana take care that there is no
que 70 mee. ner whom she would like
70 see pa1 they ask him when they
,ie As 'neii srahaest, aud express their
ueep regret tnat nus vile tuninyited)
canpo' accompany MN, they know every
.crh ana twist tnat can hamiliate her
u snehas 'esensions which they choose
" aemS'lsh, ihey praise her toilet for
.ts sIOu .as'e ~ simplicity, when she
s"'aAs sne 70 one oi the finest
ou aa oeVasion on Wnieh no one can be
Nv mug lsey ten her that pattern Of
aess = Psiiee', and made just like the
ussa uuoness famous Dress last season,
WIEN she peneses that she has Mad
I ene 1osePuipss iast, freshly imported
| ltoW aIls they celebrate her dinner
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WESTMINSTER, MD.
Office on Main Street few doors East Of
Court Street. Can be consulted in the
German language. All claims against the
United States and State, for Pensions, Back
Pay and Bounties, promptly collected.
dec5 II
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TM. p. MAUIsRY. cHAs. n. ROBERTS
iMAULSBY q ROBERTS,,

ATTORNETS-ATLA " AND SOLICITORS
IN tHAyCER Y AND BANKRUPTCY
Having associnted themselves IN the prac-
tice of Law in Carroll county, they will at
tend promptly and carefully TO all business
entrusted to their charge. Mr.. Maulsby
will visit Westminster whenever business
requires it. Office directly opposite Court
House. jan4.1y
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DR.. Dani. 8. COOnan,

tLately with Or. Thos. W. Wells, Hampstead,)
nFFERS his professional services to the res
I idents Of Westminster and vicinity. or
Ace and residence Littlestown Road, few
doors above Union Street.
dec26-6m
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-05-06

WASHINGTON has lapsed into its nor.
NAL dizziness, the special session Of the
Senate being over, and the swarm o.
office seekers having buzzed back tc
their homes. During the session over
thousand nominations were confirm.
d dozen or SO were rejected, an6
about thirty were left on the table,
Among the latter was James Kelly, re.
appointed Postmaster at New York
AS the Senate did not take the trouble
to say whether Mr.. Kelly should have
a new lease of office or not, it is under.
stood that he will hold over until Con
gress reassembles in December next.
Mr.. McElrath, reappointed Apprais 1
of Merchandise at New York, after the
office had been declined by Mr.. Dana,
went over in the same manner as Mr..
Kelly, and like him he will continue to
hold his office. -Four foreign nomina-
tions failed in the Senate-Mr Sanford
for Spain, Mr. Carlisle for Sweden,
Mr. Pile for Brazil and Mr.. Hutchinson
for the Sandwich Islands. Grant may
now fill these offices at his discretion,
and the Senate will confirm his work
at the next session.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-05-06

IAterestins IA The Farmers. y
We notice that there has been . new
Farsitxrs as1 Carpet .Roxss started II
Nashville, Under the style and firm Of
McKoin q Co., who, 1t seems, are COM
mencing In earnest 70 do q large trade
in their line. They propose to keep
one OF the most complete assortments
Of Furniture in the State, consisting of
all grades, from the highest to the low
est. Their stock Of Carpets, Oil
Cloths, &C., is surpassed by none in
the city, and they will keep it full and
complete. Their motto 10 "Quick
sales and small profits" andwe would
say to all Of our subscribers, give
them a call, far they come from sister
city GAINESVILLE, Tenn.,) with as high
recommendations US men can possibly
have. The head Of the firm, Mr..
McKoin, has been in the Furniture
business for thirty-1ve years, hence his
is unsurpassed. So, in fine,
we bespeak for them a liberal share of
Their place of business is
SO College street. See their adver-
tisement, in another column.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-05-06

We have the usual budget of conflic.
ting rumors from Cuba. One day the
insurgents are sorely passed every
where, and the next they are strong,
confident, and holding their own 1t
is almost impossible from so many
contradictions, to CLEAN positive and
absolutely correct information regard
ing the condition Of affairs. The ru-
NOR that Prim would supercede Dalcc,
turns out as we intimated last week, to
have been entirely unfounded. Rein.
forcements OF Spanish troops contin-
ne to arrive in Havana, and are imme-
diately put in the field against the in
surgents, who appear to have the mir
aculous gift Of disappearing instantly
when the volunteers and regular troops
move against them. The reports put
in circulation by both sides are too
numerous to be taken up seriatim, and
would present avery perplexing BODICE
podge ifgrouped together.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-05-06

A Canadian boy, in the quiet town
of St. GATHERINGS, had been punished
by his father with solitary confinement
for lying. He showed on his release
that he had been employing his time
in theological reflections instead of
using it for self-mortifications. He
asked his father: "Pa, did you tell lies
when you were littleY' The father,
perhaps, conscious smitten, endeavor-
ed to evade the question. But the
child persisted. "Did you tell lies
when you were little 7" "Well, no."
said the father; "but why do you ask ?"
"Did ma tell lies when she was little ?"
II don't know, my son, you must ask
her." SWELL" retorted the young
hopeful, tone OF you must have told
lies, or You could not have had a boy
that would do it,"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-05-06

THE Southerners who remained at
home planting corn and cotton, and
minding their own business generally,
are likely to reap better reward than
those who struggled themselves off to
Cuba. We learn from Southern pa.
pers that the crop prospect is usually
good. Mississippi reports "corn uE
and large crops planted" Louisiana
announces "the corn crops coming
forth with great promise and Texas
says "corn is generally planted, and Q
great deal Of it already up" In Geor
gia "the corn stand" is pronounced
"the best the State has ever known
This is very gratifying intelligence,
much better for the South, we think,
than the wild rumors about what South.
ern men are doing and what they pro-
pose to do in Cuba A good field OF
cotton or corn is worth more than all
the glory these gentlemen are likely to
achieve in their new field.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-05-06


MONDAY, the Sd inst, being County
Court day, we might have supposed, as
usual, would have brought a & rcat
number of people to town, hut not SO.
There were fewer people in town on
that day thap on any other County
Court day since the organization OF
our Courts. We were glad to know,
however, that they were at home pre-
pairing their lands and planting their
crops. The season being unusually
late, the farmers could not spare time
to come to town, and one result was, a
failure to meet and organize the Agri-
cultural Society. This is unfortunate !;
bat it must not be abandoned. There
IS yet time to get up this enterprise,
and it is hoped it may dot be put of
to another year.. This is the special
cause of the farmer and merchant, and
surely they will be alive to their pecu-
liar interest.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-05-06

The dispatches from Spain during
the week relate chiefly to the sction Of
the Cortes on the new Constitution
Among the articles agreed upon are
the one guaranteeing universal suffrage
and articles providing for the liberty Of
the press, the freedom Of public meet.
ing and association and the right Of pc.
tition. A Republican deputy introduc.
ed measure calculated to forever ex,
clude the Bourbons from the throne OF
Spain, but it was rejected and a substi.
tute limiting the exclusion to Queen
Isabella and her children was proposed
and adopted. The most interesting de-
bate that has yet taken place in the
Cortes was on the question whether the
government shall beIrepublican or mon
ar chical. Prime Minister Serano dc
clared the choice Of Montpensier for
King, or the declaration Of republic
were the only possible alternatives. A
republican deputy maintained that the
Cortes must either inaugurate repub.
lie or restore the Bourbons, and one
on the other side declared that q repub-
lie would be a national calamity and
that the majority would certainly sue
coed in obtaining king. A dispute is
said to have arisen between Serano and
Gen. Prim, but its cause is not stated
Prim remained silent during the dis
cussion in the Cortes, and there is said
to be wide spread belief that he is
not unwilling to accept the Presidency
ofa Spanish Republic.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-05-06
A New Court Rule.

Judge Smith, of the Nashville Crimi
nal Court, has caused the following
rule to be entered on record in his
court:
7 "Ordered by the court that hereaf-
ter any practicing attorney of this
court, under indictment for any crime
declared Infamous by law, shall be sus-
pended from practicing as such ,attor-
ncy in this court until the final dispo-
sition in his case"
This is progress. Under the old
regime, forfeitures Of right were de-
clared upon conviction and not upon
indictment for crime. BY little false
swearing before Grand Jury any one
Of the graceless scamps who dishonor
the profession at Nashville, as else.
where, could suspend the Nashville bar
for term or two, and thereby "turn an
honest penny >" probably. .i.F
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-05-06
Substitute FOR PREsERyEs-A lad

SUBSTITUTE FOR PREsERvEs.-A lady
writer contributes to an exchange the
following bit of information, obtained
where she took tea last "a dish
that I took to be preserves was passed
which, upon tasting, I was surprised to
learn contained no fruit. The ease
with which it was prepared and the
tri6ing cost Of its materials are not its
chief recommendations, for unless my
tasting apparatus deceived me, as it is
not usually wont to do. it is a tip-top
substitute for apple sauce, apple but
ter, tomato preserves, and all that
sort of thing. Its preparation is as
follows: Moderately boil pint OF
molasses from five to twenty minutes,
according to its consistency, then add
three eggs thoroughly beaten, hastily
stirring them in, and continue to boil
a few minutes longer, then season with
nutmeg or lemon"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-05-06

S.cKLEs IL to be sent to Spain In
place Of Hale. The Senate rejected
Sanford, and as Grant promised the
place to Siclsles only few days before
he nominated Sanford he is now will
ing to make good his word. Grant is
to appoint him within two weeks and
he will be of to Madrid immediately.
The appointment of such q man as
Dan Sickles to an important foreign
mission indicates Grants estimate of
propriety. With the notorious roue
Fitzpatrick representing this country in
Chile and the equally notorious person
Sickles as Minister to Spain, we shall
certainly have q good deal to blush for
What with murderers, roues, cattle dri.
vers and negroes in foreign missions,
the country must see that moral ideas
are rapidly coming to fruition. Perhaps
after all, the appointment of Sickles
should not be set down as greater
disgrace than election of Grant.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-05-06

In noticing the card of our friend
DR.. Marks. in our local of last week
we spoke Of him as young man. IL
seems that in this we did him injustice.
lie has the experience of nearly ter
years in the practice Of his profession
While he is not gray, he does not de.
sire to be called green; though it is
safe to say he is somewhere between
We will venture the assertion tina
his patrons will not find him novice
in the art of healing, and we speak 70 I
him liberal share of patronage in the
practice of the profession lie has es-
poused.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-05-06
Clearing Nine Hundred Dollars.

Clearing Nine Hundred Dollars
In the days before the war, when
"freedmen" were not essentially an
"institution," there were to be found in
almost every State numbers of negroes
who had at some time in life been
slaves, but who had finally acquired
their freedom. Some Of these were
fugit!ves, some had been uncondition-
ally liberated by their masters, while
Others had purchased their liberty by
some eminent service, or by money
which they had gathered by an indus
trious use of their leisure allowed
them, and rigid economy which en-
abled them to retain it,
The following account, furnished a
traveller by one of them, who had
"bought himself" shows that there
was sometimes the slightest bit of de-
ception practiced by Sambo, and that
in this case, at least, the colored party
drove a sharp bargain: My friend,
said the gentleman who mentioned the
incident, asked Anthony Rox, superb
engine driver on the Ohio River, how
he came to get tree. "Why, massa
Vincent, my health was berry bad
when l was in Kentucky; l couldn't
do no kind of work; was berry feeble;
twas jess as much as I could do to hoe
my own garden and eat de sass; and
de missus what owned me see dat l
was a mis'able niger, and Iaint worth
nothing, and l think you'd better sell
me, I'm such mis'able niger. Now,
masss Vincent, l SIGH poor niger
that missus greed to sell me for hun.
dred dollars, and l greed to try to
work to earn the money to pay her,
and did, and my health has been
gitten' better ebber since, and 'spects
made about nine hundred dollars
out of dat niger. Wah wah massa
Vincent"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-05-06
Public Boarding House.

Mrs. Mary A. Wright gives notice to
the public that she has to-day opened her
house in Winchester for transient, day
and regular bOarders. Her house is fitted
up in good style, and the best accomnlO-
dations can be given. From her long ex-
perience in hotel keeping, she confidently
assures all who may give her a call a
pleasant home and entire satisfaction.
feb2j-tt MARY A. WRIGHT.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-05-06

The story is told Of q beautiful
young lady In St. Louis, who is i'm
prisoned by her father to keep her
away from young man who loves her.
All day long she is directly under her
parents eye in his store, and at night
he locks her up in her chamber, and
places large bulldog under her win.
dow, fastened achain long enough to
enable him to spring upon any solitary
serenader or wondering Romeo who
may come to steal away his treasure.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-05-06
The directors of the Kentucky Sta

The directors Of the Kentucky State
Agricultural Society have decided to
hold the next annual State Fair on the
ground Of the Jefferson County Asso-
cistion, near Louisville, commencing
September Is, and continuing through
the week. There will be offered for
the contest q large and fine list Of pre-
miumA The directors are determined
to make Il the most attractive fair held
in Kentucky. .-lk ht'-4 = "a
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-05-06
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 :

THOSE Of our subscribers who are in
arrears for subscription would do us
quite favorin q time Of need, to think
Of the printer when they have any sur
plus change in their pockets. 1t would
be small matter with them, but much
TO us. Come, gentleman. square up
with the printer. We mast have money
printers must live, as well as other
people. money makes the mare go"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-05-06
rur storo.house of Syler g. Man

The store house Of Syler d Mann
was broken open last week, and a con-
siderable amount of groceries and dry
goods taken, a portion Of which was
sound in stable loft in town, and rec
ognized as the property Of this house
There is a regular system of burglary
carried on in our town. Somebody
will be caught after awhile--it is only
A question of time.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-05-06

A family feud in St. Louis was near
ly settled the other day. One of the
agrieved parties put a lot o. gunpow.
der in the cellar Of his enemies house
and attached fuse to lighted candle
The candle tipped over and went out,
and the whole apparatus was found the
next day.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-05-06
Administrators Notice.

All persons indebted to the estate OF
7. w. Newman, decd, are notified to come
forward and settle the same without delay
and all who have claims against said cs-
tate are required to presentthcm to me.
or to II. w. Newman, properly authenti-
Gated, within the time prescribed by law,
or they viii be forever barred.
SARAH G. NEWMAN,
Abb 1-tf Administratrix.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-05-06

JAMES R. HARRIS, Of Nashville, Tenn,
is our authorized agent to. procure SUBJ
scriptions and advertisements for this pa
per in that city, and to receive payment
and receipt for the same.
MIR. HARRIS can be found at the Drug
Store of Fl. l.. Crutcher Il Son, No. "A COL
lege Street.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-05-06
Administrators NoticeI

All persons indebted to the estate of w.
L. Handley, deed, are notified to come for
ward and settle the same without delay I;
and all who have claims against said es-
tate are required to present them to me,
properly authenticated, within the time
prescribed by law. or they will be forever
barred. ROB'T G. IIANDLEY,
ian7-6m Administrator.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-05-06

"John Paul. says "the illumina-
ton in the heavens on Thursday night
was not flashing out Of celestial Ian
terms to see that no relative Of Grants
had been overlooked in the distribution
Of Offices. The powers above know
that such contingency is impossible. I"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-05-06

2 An Iowa woman experienced relig
ion" at . revival meeting but when she
got home she was 30 much In fear OF
"fallins from grace" that she killed her
self immediately In order to prevent
any such calemi,y. - u