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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-02-08

The Knoxville Press and Herald
says: I'VE give the good people in
Chattanooga iowlands timely warning
that the flood is coming. The amount
OF snow in the mountains orupper East
Tennessee, Southwestern Virginia and
Western North Carolinu, is unprece.
dentcd. Since the time when Daniel
Boone first penetrated the country. the
like has never been known. The bar.
omctcr, at this writing, indicates that a
warm aud protracted rain will soon su.
pcIycnc, and then will come the rush.
ing of mighty water as in the times
Of 1867. Let the water craft he in
readiness, and the depots securely an
chOred.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-02-08

Miss Annie Wood, the woman Who
introduced Fisk to Mrs. Mansfield, is
playing in Syracuse under The name OF
Annie Sutton. She says the indict
ment against Stokes was found on her
testimony before the gran jury. She
testified that Mansfield had told her
that she intended TO get all the money
she could out Of Fisk and then let him
20. Miss Wood says that Mansfield is
II cold, relentless, unfeeliug woman,
who never cared FIR any one. She i,
utterly without principle, and in in
decd a whited scpulchre. Fisk, Miss
Wood says, was "A man OF the most
generous impulses, who always be-
iriended the poor and needy.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-02-08
Non-R Resident Notice.

Jas. I. Hamilton, ct. ais, VS. Ransom Da-
wilson, 1T. ais.
(Bill and Cross BILL
Upon motion, and it appearing to the
Clerk and Master from the bill, which is
sworn to, that q. F. Hamilton, defendant
in Cross Bill, is n nonresident of the State
of Tennessee, so that the ordinary process
of law cannot be served upon him.
1t Is therefore ordered that publication
be made for four consecutive weeks in the
Home journal, published in Winchester
Tennessee, requiring said nonresident
defendant to appear on or before the
fourth Monday ir June next. before
the Chanccry Court ut Winchester, Ten
nesssee, and plead, answer or femuI
to defendants bill, or the same will be
taken for confessed and set for hearing eX
partc as to him. Witness my hand at
Office, this Jan. 80. 1872.
Il. II. FINCH, G. & NJ.
feb1-4t 81 30
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-02-08
Executors Notice.

The undersigned having suggested the
insolvency oft e estate of Sarah b. SIAM
per. deed, all persons having claims
said estate are required to file
them. duly authenticated. with Glen. Ar
Clerk OF the County COurtof Frank
lin county, Tenn within three months
from this date, or they will be forever
barred. L. &. STAMPER.
Dec. 18th, lS7l-3m Executor.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-02-08

The lease of the Memphis a. Charles
ton Railroad, NJ. J. Wick's, Pres't, to
the Southern Railroad Security Co.,
G. w. Cass, Pres't' has been confirm
ed by the Stockholders Of that road.
The lease goes into effect lst of July
next, and continues 80 years. All the
branches Of that NJ. d. c. road are in
Guided in the lease except the Tullaho-
ma d McMinnvillc road.
The completion of the Winchester d
Ala, road TO Fearne Switch. near
Huntsville, on the NJ. q c. road is
stipulated in the lease. The NJ, " G,
company will continue the extension
North from McMinnville, as though
there had been no lease made Lin
coin County News.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-02-08
Trustees Sale.

By virtue of a deed Of trust executed tn
me by A.. n. Rutledge. on the 18th day of
November. 1870. registered Mt Winchester,
in Book No. 4. page 3Ss, l will, as Trustee,
on
Monday, March 18th, 1872.
Offer tor sale. to the highest bidder, for
cash. in Gold. at the Courthouse door in
Winchester. Tenn, Il tract of land contain
ing about 200 acres, situated in civil dis
trict No. 4. Franklin county, adjoining the
lands of John Staples. Shipman Reid, VIM.
l.ipscomb and Others. and upon which said
Rutledge now lives.
The proceeds to be applied to the pay
mcnt Of debts due Mrs. Susan A. Smith.
in said trust deed.
Full particulars given On day of sale.
SANFORD W. SMITH,
febS-tds Trustee.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-02-08

An interesting case III regard to sur
vivorship has recently arisen in Con
nccticut. A man and his only daugh
ter were drowned ut the same time at
East Haven, ana the complex question
has to he decided which Of the two
died first. If the man died first his
property would have passed to the
daughter, and thence to hen heir, who
/, her mother, but who has been di,
vorced from the father. IT the daugh.
ter died first. then the property goes to
a half sister of the father. Several
other suits have arisen out Of this &C
cidcnt, which was caused by the break.
ing down Of a public causeway. A
similar question Of survivorsIip was
raised many years ago IN the case Of
the drowning Of q man and his wife hy
the wreck Of n steamer running to
CharIcstown. The rule appears to be
settled, that in these disasters the pre-.
sumption is that the males survive the
hardsAips longer than females, and
adults than minors.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-02-08
The Presidency.

The New York Herald, discussing the
next Presidency, comes to the conclu'
sion that Grant is to be re- elerted. 1t
admits, however, that he might be de-
feated If all the hostile forces against
him would form a compact coalition;
but that, now, the editor thinks, is
growing more and more unlikely.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-02-08

"Why don't you trade with meT'
asked a close listed city tradesnan OF
a friend the other day. The reply was
characteristic. "You never asked me,
sir. | have looked all through the pa.
pers for an invitation in the shape OF
an advertisement, and found none.
never 60 where l am not invited.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-02-08
Things to Remember.

IC YOU do not keep your paper, cut
this out and put it where you can
find it:
A surveyors chain is 4 poles or 70
feet, divided into 200 links or 792
inches.
A square chain is l6 square poles ;
and 10 square chains are an acre.
-Four rools are m acre, each con.
tanning 1910 square yards, or 34'7SI
feet, or "a yards rs inches on each
side.
A pole is 81 wards each way.
An acre is 4,S40 square ffards, or %
yards / foot 81 inches each way and
three acres are 100 yards and q hall
each way.
A square 1,760 yards each way, is
GAO acres; half a mile. or $50 yards
each way, is 100 acres a quarter or {
mile or 440 Yards each way, Is a park
or farm, or 40 acres, and q furlong, Of
800 wards each way, is ten acres.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-02-08
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
FOR SHERIFF.

We are authorized to announce j. p.
Wellington II candidate Tor Sheriff at the
election in August.
We are authorized to nOun II. p.
Stewart u candidate tor Sheriff OF Frank
lin county, at the election in August, 1872.
We are authorized to announce Tilman
Arledgr a candidate Tor Sheriff ut the next
election.
We are authorized to d. C..
Rice u candidate for Sheriff. Election in
August next.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-02-08

At a ''leap-year party" in Chatta'
nooga, recently. the young ladies who
formed the committee of management
had posted up in conspicuous parts of
the hall such notices as the follow
ing: I'VE mean business" "None of
your poverty lodges" waiting is tie,
dious," etc.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-02-08
Creditors Notice.

Thos. Gore, ex'r ofSamuel Tanning, decd,
ct ais, VS. Mary Z. Tanning ct ais.
In compliance with n decree in this
cause, at the January Term, 1872, l hereby
notify all persons holding claims against
the estate of Samuel Tanning. decd, to APP
pear and make themselves parties tO said
suit. and file and establish ther claims in
the manner and in the time prescribed by
law, or they will be barred.
T. IL. FINCH, C. & NJ.
fel SIT 81
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-02-08
Administrators Notice,

Those indebted to the estate OF John
Mullikin, deceased. are notified to come
forward at once and pay their indebted.
ness; and those having claims against said
estate must present them within three
from date. or they will De forever
SMITH ". HOUGHTON.
dec 9Th 70-3m Admir-.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-02-08
ILLITERACY AS a BASIS.

Mr.. Goodrich offered an amendment
TO distribute the fund for the frs, ten
years according TO the States Of litter
ary in the several states as shown by
the last census.
Mr.. McNcrly offered an amendment
admitting printing material free OF
duty.
Mr.. Burchard suggested certain
amendments in the details of the bill.
He expressed his JOY at hearing the
Democrats avow themselves in favor
Of education, and that their only op
position to the measure was that it
would interfere with State rights, nut
they had failed to show any invasion
Of State rights. The bill did not COM
pei or iniorcc the school system in my
State. 1t was simply intended to per.
suade the State to establish a free school
system br otlrrcng them a portion Of
the proceeds OF the public lands.
Me-. Shel.aharger q lvucatel the pas
sage OF the bill, and defended it against
the charge of unconstitutionalily. He
cited various acts Of legislation which
formed presidents for the provisions
OF this bill
Mr. Blggs defended his State (Dele.
warc) from the aspersionS of Mr..
Townsend, OfPenn.. and remarked that
rs that gentleman lived near the Dor
der line Of Delaware it was no wonder
that he and persons who were given to
his practices should he a little afraid
of the whipping post. Tue i%usinua
ton against the member from Pennsyl
yania was so ludicions as to provoke
laughter all over the House.
He next turned his attention to the
speech made by Mr.. Hoar some weeks
ago, in which some illusions were
IN lde to the discredit of Delemarc
and said that he would read the crimi-
nal statistics Of the
SANITY STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS.
He would read the crimes in their
alphabetical order. They used up all
the letters OF the alphabet except the
last Tour. Laughter. He found that
in four years, 1867 8 and 1869. the
number OF criminal prosecutions in
Massachusetts, were l0.U36. They had
increased from l,945 in 1866. to 3,459
in 1869, and what were these crimes I
adultery, burglary, biyamy
laughter conspiring to defraud,
drunkenness, defacing tomLstones
laughter, forgery, horsestealihg
laughter, highway robbery, keeping
without a license laughter night
Walking laughter, obtaining none, ,
Under false p~rrtenses laughter, perjn-
5, poligamy laughter, playing cards
IN Sunday, attending cock fighting, J
to pay railroad fairs, selling I.
lquor. selling obscene prints, selling !
diseased meat, threalning to burn ,
churches [laushter]. When the hon. Z
'rable gentleman from Massachusetts 7
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-02-08
TAX COLLECTOR.

We are authorized to nnoun John G,
EnOclis a candidate for Tax Collector al
the election in August next.
We are authorized to announce John G.
Hannah a candidate for reelection as Tax
Collector at the August election.
We are authorized to announce Herndon
Green a candidate for Tax Collector at the
August election In 1872.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-02-08
In Chancery.

Martin Sharber VS. Valentine Dehn.
Upon motionr and it appearing to the
Clerk and Master from the bill which is
sworn to that Valentine Dehn is a nom
resident of the State of Tennessee, so that
the ordinary process of law cannot be
served upon him.
1t is therefore ordered that publication
be made for four consecutive weeks in the
Home journal. published in Winchester,
Tenn, requiring said nonresident de-
PENDANT to appear on or before the next
term of the Chancery Court. to be held in
the town of Winchester, Tennessee on
the 4th Monday in June next, and plead
answer or demur to compliments bill, or
the same will be taken for confessed, and
set for hearing ex parte as to him. Wit
ness my hand, at Office. this Jan. Both,
1872. T. II. FINCH, G. Il NJ.
febl.4t g. 30
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-02-08
ffoME J%ouRNAL,


a prominent Northern Journal draws
Il dispalaging parallel between the mil
itary abilities OF General Sherman and
Won Moltkc. 1t deprcciates the latter
in comparison, because lie beat Frame
w. a thorough scientific campaign with:
out %eXhausting her resources; leaving
her unfortunately for the result, as
powerful to-day a. she ever was,
With conscious pride it then points TO
SAcrman's campaign in which mot on.
IS were the rebels conquered, but their
whole region utterly exhausted" thus
proving conclusively Shermau's supe.
ZION military capacity to Won Moltke's
Almost everybody win now understand
how poor Won Moltkc suffers by :hc
comparison lie was, it appears, only
=, soldier. and did not add hummer and
rayugcr to his other qualifications
Thus, history loses a hero. HAD he
been utterly without compassion OF
charity had he burned, starved desc
lated and made his track n barren DIES
crt, he might have been worthy to hole
Shcrman's stirrup; but being only
soldier, weak enough to be still affect
ed with old time absurd ideas Of chiv
airy and deccncy, there is no room lief
for him in The temple Of tame, as rear
ed according to the Yankee style o
architecture, in which Attilla and Atari
are the types Of excellence rather thai
Bayard or the CID. Won Moltkc, "
dismiss with q Fish Goo ia his way
perhaps, but 50 utterly beneath Gu
standard of hcruism as to be scared,
worthy Of notice.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-02-08

TO show the universal value o. immi-
grafton, says the Nashville Enterprise,
suppose that Tennessee should induce
100000 emigrants to settle on her va
vacant lands-almost this numiler wen,
into Texas last ycar-accordiGg to Mr.
Kapp's estimate, this would increase
the wealth of the State about as follows A.:
100 900 at Sll25 apiece as developin.
labor, Sll2,500, 600. They would
bring on an average 500 each, amount
ing to SlO,000,0O0 in cash. They
would take on'-hrfofour uuimprOved
land. say l0,000,0 600 acres ut 50 per
acre, S2O,00O coo Total, SAP. 800. 600
simply the direct value. The indi.
rect value, as increase in value Of real
and general resources, making
markets, etc, would more than equal
the direct value.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-02-08

The Atlanta ga Constitution says
the parents ofthe marriageable young
men of that city have agreed to enforce
as a rule that young ladies paying at
tention to their sons must not stay
later than 10 o'clock at night.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-02-08
ToBE TURNKEY. IL. W. NEWMAN.
TURNKEY & NEWMAN,
Attornegs at gaw,

WINCHESTER, TENN,
Will practice in all the Courts In Frank
lin and adjoining counties, aud in the Su-
preIne Court.
II Prompt attention given to collec
tfons Jana
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-02-08
COUNTY COURT CLrRK.

We are authorized to %oun Glenn. Ar
ledge a candidate for County Court Clerk
at the election Ia August next.
We are authorized to announce VIM. NJ.
TAFT a candidate Tor County Court Clerk.
Election mex: August.
We are authorized to announce James
W. Byron a candidate for County Court
Clerk of franklin county, at the election
in August, 1872.
We are authorized to nnoun Thos. J..
Middleton a candidate for County Court
Clerk Of Franklin county. Election Au-
gust 1872.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-02-08
CALL AND SEE Us,
And supply yourself while the stock Is full

tB- Remember, TO call at the little house
the corner for your cheap goods. W.
will have a BOOT AND SHOE SHOP IN
connection with our store. You can rave
Boots made to measure. Work guarsn-
teed.
M. M. q. & N.
January lSth-6m
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-02-08
In Chancery.

e. & I. Lasatcr VS. Miller & Wicof, and
others.
Upon motion. and it appearing to the
Clerk q Master from the bill, which is
sworn to. that the defendants, John Miller
and William Wicoff are non-residents
of the State of Tennessee, so that the or
binary process of law cannot be served
upon them.
1t is therefore ordered that publication
be made for Jour successive weeks in the
Home journal, published in Winchester,
Tenn. requiring said nonresident Defend
ants to appear on or before the next term
of the Chancery Court, to be held in the
tow of Winchester, Tennessee on the 4th
Monday in June next, and plead an
swer or demnr to compliments bill or the
same will be taken for confessed, and set
for hearing cX parte rs to them. Wine IS
my hand, at office. this Jan. 80. 1872.
I. II. FINCH, G. & NJ.
feb1-4t 81 90
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-02-08

The Mex cuzic Times, in urging pco
pie to take their home pape says :
1--WE have heard the following argu-
ment advanced for refusing TO take
home papers, Il get a much larger pa
per from the city at the SANE price,
True, but is that larger paper dcvo
ted to your interest /, Not a bit Of it..
Does it speak Of your advantages
abroad? You cannot say that it does
Does it make known your wants: Not
often. Does it devote its columns IT,
rither Your local or general interests
No, it ha, other interests TO scrvr.
This kind Of argument reminds us OF
the nan that bought the largest pair
Of boots in the case because he could
yet them Tor The same price that he
could the smaller ones. just so with
the papers. You can get n larger city
paper for the same price that you do
ours, but it docs not fit you. Had you
not better get one that will fit, and civ,
YOU Your nome news, and advocate
your home interests Just think OF it,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-02-08

Deeds Of violence seem to be con
]siantIJ multiplying all over tho land
This IS owing to two things mainly
First, the ~intcmpcratc indulgence III
strong trink, and second, the PERM.
cIous habit Of wearing concealed wel.
pous. We have referred to this mat.
ter heretofore and urged the enforce
mcnt Of the penal enactments against
wearing concealed weapons. Nothing
but this will ever correct the evil. 1t
any one has reason to appiehend per
sonal assault let him wear his arms
openly. But the practice Of wearing
III ores person concealed deadly wca
pons IN ordinary occasions to be used
upo9 Slight ana trivial provocation I'm
der 4 sudden parOXysm Ot passion with
results that may forever mar our own
happiness, send Il soul hurricdIy to its
dread account and clOtIie households
in mourning, is as unjnstItiablc rs /; is
cowardly.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-02-08

janis
The Van Buren press., 1872-07-23

MuRMURING i was tirel of washing
dishes; was tired Of drudgcry lthad
always been so, and was dissatisfied. |
never sat down moment to read, that
Jamie didn't want a cake, or piece Of
paper to scribblc on, or a bit of soap to
make blubbers. I'D rather be in pris
on" | said one day, ethan TO have my
life teased out so, - as Jamie knocked
my elbow, when l was writing to a
friend
But morning came when | had one
plate less to wash one chair less to set
away by the wall in the dining room,
when Jamie's little crib was put away IN
to the garrct, and ithas never come down
since. | had been unusually fretlul and
disconnected with him that damp May
morning that he took the Group. Gloomy
weather gave me the headache, and had
less patience then than at any other
time By-and by he was singing in an
other room, 4" | want to be an angel
and presently rang out that metallic
cough. | never heard that hymn since
it did not cut me 10 the heart; for the
croup rings out with it. He grew worse
toward night, and when my husband
came home he went for the doctor AT
first he seemed to help him, it merged in
to inhammatory Group, and all was soon
over
Il ought to have been callel soonc',"
said the doctor
| have servant TO wash the dishes
now and, when visitor comes, can
sit down and entertain her without hay'
inc to work all the time. There is no
little boy worrying me to open his jack
knife, and there are no shavngs over the
floor The magazines are not soiled
with looking at the pictures, but stand
pyim and neat on the reading table, just
rs leave them,
Your carpet never looks dirty, say
weary.worn mothers to me.
"Oh, no, F" ] mutter to myself, there
are no little boots to dirty it now.
But my face is as weary as theirs
weary with sitting in my lonesome par
lor at twilight, weary with watching for
the little arms that used to twine around
my neck, for the curls that brushed
against my check, for the young laugh
which rang out with mine, rs we watch
ed the blazing fire, or made rabbits with
shadows on the waQ, waiting merriiy for
papa coming home. have the wealth
and ease that ! longed for but at what
price? And when see other mothers
with grown-up sons. driving to town or
church, and and my hair silvcrcd over
with grey, wished had murmurcd less.
The Appedl.
The Van Buren press., 1872-07-23

\ TRBuTE TO THE Sourn.-Mr. George
Alfred Townsend pays this tribute to the
! snuth
Did you ever think what a great race
Of men live at the South, 10 have been
subject to the licentious and prohigate
contact Of SLAYER for twenty generations
and still preserve such energies and so
much manly character! We miss them
from our public counsels to-day How
capable and direct they were in foreign
diplomacy--courtesy and cAiyalry and
truth in their address! Then, slavehold-
ers as we were, the world knew we said
no more than we meant. We did not
n,cdlcssly irritate our peers among the
nations with sardonic sentences, like Ban
croft Davis with the glove in his
hand, and the talk Of a kings herald, the
Southcmcr made his proposition to the
foreigner. Ofhim it might be said, as
of Cromwell; "While he lived, no
Dutchman swept the narrow seas
No Castemaines dishonored the high
places Vice and folly tremblcd in his
eye, and all good things lay safe beneath
his mighty shadow ~
The Van Buren press., 1872-07-23
Harness and Shoe Leather.

JUST received u large lot Of Sole and Up.
- per Ioathers, also, an assortment OF Har.
ness leather, and for sale low for cash.
oct NJ LYNCH.