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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-05

The Chattanooga Herald (Radicol)
says: "The Nashville Banner, the
Memphis Avalanche and the Knoxville
Press and Herald are in n sad straight,
They want to join the Republican
party, but, like the young man the first
time he went "a c0urtng,' they are too
bashful to speak out Each Of them
thinks Grant may yet prove himself
equal to the emergency and become Il
great man. No doubt Of it,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-05

A cavity in the East side of Stone
Mountain in Georgia is attracting some
attention. A midnight passer by has
been seeing strange sights; Il bright
light was seen in the mouth OF the cave
and large powders of rocks danced up
and down like India-rubber balls in the
hands Of an Indian giant. After per.
forming many wonders and holding a
conversation with the author, the In
dian is dismissed. Uses in mid air and
disappears.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-05

Ed. r. Pcnnebaker, Secretary of the
State Board Of Railroad Commission
crs, advertiscs to sell the Winchester
and Alabama Railroad to the highest
bidder on the 3lst day of December,
1872, at the east door of the capitol at
Nashville. at l2 O'Clock NJ. The sale
is to be made because the second Gin.
staIlment Of $4,000, due the 2lst dav
OF September, 1872, is unpaid" The
McMinnville and Manchester Railroad
is to be sold ut the same time and
place, and for the sane causc.-[Fav-
ctteyillc Observer 2S,h instant.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-05
Death OF Horace GrccIcy.

The death Of the distinguished cd;.
tor Of the New York Tribune, and late
candidate for the Presidency Of the
United States, is discussed at length
by most Of our exchanges, The Nash,
vile Union and American, in the course
Of an article upon the death of the dis.
tingNishcd man, says:
"Thc general familiarity with Mr..
GrccIcy's calccr--cnhanccd by his re.
cent prominence in the eyes Of the
contemporaries the necessity Of
extended Geographic detail. lie was Il
native Of New Hampshire and of hum.
bic parcntagc, and would have reached
his slXty-second year in February next.
By the time he was Of adult age, lie was
y printer, and like everything else that
he was, he was Il good one After a
year or two spent on the provincial
press, he entered New York city with
Il scanty purse and scarcely 4 change
in his wardrobe, unknown. and un-
rricnded save by his own stcadlast
soul and manly mind, After a year or
two spcnLal the c~ompositor's case, he
established the Morning POST the
first penny paper cv,r issued. but this
venture in journalism soon failed. In
Il brief time, this was seconded by the
New Yorker n weekly political and
literary sheet, which, in connection
with editorial labor on several other
journals, engaged his attention until
1910. In this year, he issued the Log
Cabin acampaign paper in the inter.
est ofthe Wing party which rose to
power in The autumn Of that year. In
this time, his frank, incisiyc pcn-the
master Of a sterling style Of writing,
and tecnlnS with bold thoughts--had
achieved an cnyiabIc reputation. His
accurate observations, prodigious mem
Org, and trcnchant views Of public af,
lairs had made him an ally sought bv
'he leading politicians Of the school to
which he belonged, and the foundation
OF his subsequent brilliant journalistic
'''erI was securely Itld'
Mi' "tecIeyS political tencts,
"nu ~ me licTcc carhestneSs with
"n'cIi nc enforced them, and the pro.
Io'''o a',' permanent elect they have
wrought in the Republic, it does not
bchooNc us in this hour to speak. It'll
enough to say that we disScnLed, but.
WINE differing, none could but admire
he chlValrous ability, and the noble
cancer OF the man. lie lived to see
mem triumph, ana MS last notable la
was II struggle to prevent their
'crvc!sIon and prostitution, and though
unsuccessful, nothing IN his great ca
'err, 50 Splcndldly displayed the ma
crIal Of his character, AS q candi
late (ol the presidency, be passed the S
ordeal Of misrepresentation and |
IeIama'ion, but his own course was t
IhblemIshcd by a fault. His letter Of
cccptance was u brief manual of 20 J
tIcaI wisdom adapted to the time, and
nc series OF addresses he carefully de !
yered, were matchloss in matter and
Nprcsslon-rlcar. candid and conyinc c
~. Those who knew his power as a /,
ritter, were called to admire him rs a
ungcnt and forcib!c speaker. lie was +
clcatcd, and this is not the place for L
oIitical comment on the event; but
ne consideration rises to tlo n,i,l
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-05
Advice To Writer'S.

1t is said that the senior editor of
the New York Observer laid the foun-
datlon OF his fame as n writer by a sin.
gle article, which he was persuaded to
re'wrlte and condcnse two or three
times, after he had offered it for pub
!icatIon, and which, thus prepared, was
copied all over the country. The 90.
server gives the following good ad,
vice to writer's:
"Omit the beginning of your essay.
Most writers, not accustomed to the
press, imagine that Il newspaper article,
like an Grafton. should have m exor-
dunn, an argument, and conclusion.
Not at all. The argument is all that
is wanted. That is, state your case,
say your say, and stop. DO not take
time and space to get out Of it; but
get out of it instantly, and stop when
you are done.
"Be short, The time is short, the
world is very fast now, and readers of
newspapers do not want long articles.
Pack your thoughts into short words,
sentences and short essays. If YOU
never DO a great thing, never do u long
thing.
"Come t" the point. If you have
no point lay down the pen, and do
something else rather than write. 1t is
not every one who can write for edif.
cation, and you may not be one who
can.
"Write the article two or three times
over carefully, making il shorter each
time.
"Be very modest in YOU estimate
OF your own productions, and do not
fret if others esteem them even less
than you do"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-05
Chancery Land Sale.
Nj. D.. harrolson vs. Susannah Hamilton

M: j. harrolson VS. Susannah Hamilton
by virtue of Il decree of the CHANGER,
court Of Franklin county, Tenn, pro,
nouhced at its August Special Term, 1872
III the ABOVE cause, will sell, at the Court
mouse door IN Winchester, Tenn, on Mon
na}; december 2nd. 1872, to the highest
1luucrior cash the lob acre tract of land
IGstrioe9 IN the plcadings. lying in civil
nIstilct NO. :, OF Franklin c)nnly, Tenn,
auJplhlhg the lands Of Lewis Anderson
"mu ollerS, subject 20 the dover of the
mtuo" ousannali Hamilton. To be sold TO
satisfy complainant's debt and conrt cn,tS
Nc. a plat of said land will be exhihitcI
DAY of sale. This Nov End, 1879.
I. ii. FINCH. G.. IL NJ.
novI-tds ~
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-05

Here is a Georgia personal, from
the Macon Telegraph and Messenger
"Flower.-Wc went to church Sunday
saw you and your sister all sitting ncal
a window, next to the front door.
will call before leaving for Savannah
probably at II on Thursday morning =;
Saturday morning or Friday night |
leave will be gone a week or more. |
expected to have heard from you. The
engagement made viii be broken un.
less | hear from you before Thurs.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-05


The Selma (Ala.) Argus, in allu lin.
to :he results Of the late election TO
President, says:
We have at no time since the wa
expressed Il belief in the possibility O
restoring in this country the republican
government Of our fathers.
All history teaches us that absolute
power once attained is never volun.
tarlly surrendered and during the war
and upon pretexts ofmilitary necessity
the government at Washington, with
the acquicscence and support of the
people, subordinated the states in every
particular, abrogated the constitutional
limitations upon its own authority,
and by precedent and practice pro
claimed the total responsibility ofthe
president and the congress and assert.
ed their right to define the extent of
their prerogatiyes and to exercise all
power without hindrance or question.
In fact, whatever may have been the
intentions and purposes of those who
led the northern people in their war
upon the southern states, however little
they may have have thought of the log
ical and inevitable consequences ofthat
action, the declaration of wal by the
federal government against some of
the states of the union was q procla,
nation of Capitalization, and the over
throw ofthe confederacy in a contest
waged solely in behalf of the federal
$ system made the Empire at q period
not very remote inevitable.
The situation presented this apcct
to us the moment the heroic and pa.
trlotIc effort ofthe people of the south
Tor local self: government had tcrmi-
and from that day to this our
course has been shaped by a convic.
ton too deeply rooted to be removed
by the dcceitful promises which from
lime to time have cleaned upon us
only to disappear on the moment and
cave our path eEveloped in a pro-
darkness.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-05

The Cincinnati Commercial, in an
%nouncing that a certain marriage notice
published in its columns was false, SAYS
1t is presumed to be the work of a re.
Jected sutton, and the fact tina. he
could adopt this course toward the
it justly adds, "shows how fortu
nate she was in declining to become
the wife of a coward and u scoundrel."
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-05

Inc editor of an exchange, who has
evidently been there, says: The mel.
ancholy days are come-the saddest of
the year-when piercing winds and
drifting SHOWS tempt loving wives to
remark, oh, what a beautiful
set of furs Mrs. Jones has got. Only
hundred and fifty dollars, dirt
Il really must have a set just
ike it,"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-05
Tennessee Tax onsMerchants.


The Chicago Times, in speaking OF
the tax on merchants in our State,
says "Pcrhaps it Is not necessary to
go so far from home as Tennessee 10
find examples Of barbarous taxes, but
certain it is that at least one rather
striking example may be found by
going there, in the tax on merchants.
The person who follows m~erchandisiuo
III lhHt state pays taxes on his capita
mt the same rate as persons enpapcd
III oVlcr pursuits, and n heavy tax be.
sides for the blessed privilege Of buy.
Ing and selling goods and taking the
risk OF bad debts. Attempts have
been made a. different times to secure
the repeal Of this absurd and odious
bit of class legislation, but they have
invariably failed, for the alleged reason
that the abolition of the tax would be
unpopular with the farmers and plant
ers. This reason, however, las every
appearance OF being sheer buncombe.
1t looks as though the movements for
repeal had failed not so much because
the people are opposed to it, as because
the politicians in the Legislature have
thought 1t the popular thing to sustain
the iniQuitous tax, The farmers and
planters Of Tennessee might not ay-
er2ge very high if subjected to com.
pctilIvc examination under the civil
service rules, but they can hardly be
SO stupid as to suppose that they can
tighten their own load by putting an
extra burden IN the backs of the mcr.
chants. After their experience Of the
tariff, and different kinds of United
States taxes, during the past seven or
eight years, they can hardly help know
ina that ,o,,, ,rI:. H..
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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-05


The SeImT(AIa) Argus says: 9Th,
election Of Greeley would not have
turned back the revolution; but it
would have given to the country, and
particularly to the South, four years OF
rest from sectional and race agitation.
OF confluence, Of reconciliation, and OF
prosperity and II single chance in Il
hundred OF achieving this justified the
struggle made in behalf Of his ticket
by those who laborcd for its election
with an energy and ability and zeal
worthy Of success. The support we
gave to him was cAecrlully and heart
Ily, not reluctantly or hcsitatingly,
given. Notwithstanding the serwhcl.
ming defeat he has met, we have vet
no reason to doubt that he was the
strongest man that could have been
run against the administration and led
the most formidable opposition that
could have been organized. He has
been beaten as Hancock or Hendricks
or Hoffman would have been, not be.
cause he lacked strength with the PEG
gle, but because the time has come
when the ballot is a mockcry and the
purse and the sword unit2C in the
hands OF a single man control the
lie has been beaten, not be
cause of any personal unpopularity on
his part, not because the cause he rep.
resented was not worthy Of success,
1ut because the people Of the North,
atcly the instruments of our subiuua. {
ion, have themselves been subiunated )
md have no will and no voice of their G
'wn-bccausC the peopc Of the North +
re not worthy of postponcment OF :.
he degradation family forcshadowcd !.
the domiciliary visits and unauthor Il
.ed arrests made by order of Com. II
Missioner Davenport in New York and II
} which the people of the South have ~
subjected for years" y
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-05

AS there is much curiosity to know
what Woodruff & Claflin published
about Bccchcr, it may be sufficient to
say that it was a great deal worse than
what one Indiana editor said about an.
other; and here is what one Indiana
editor. said about another:
In his mothers womb, Omniscienco
knew the vile imposition that was as
suming shape; knew the unboundcl
liar, the base pluudcrer, the liccntious
Icchcr, the unstinted thief. embodied
in the human form, developing there,
and in His infinite pity for humanity,
sent him forth so marked by dctormity
that the world should know tue villain
and be on its guard.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-05

1nE QUESTION SErTLED.-A Geor
gla colorcd lyceum discussed the cues
ton, (Which is the most uselu,-pa
per or gunpowder? The debate was
closed by a disputant, who spoke as
follows; Mr.. President 'Spose dar
was a bar out dar at de door, and you
was to go dar and shake de paper at
him, you'd see what de bar would do.
But jess shoot y cannon at him and
mark the result. | calls for de que
ton" The president forthwith de.
cidcd in favor Of powder.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-05

MIR. Henry Maddox, of Newton
county, Ca, dreamed that his father,
who has long been a sufferer from
paralysis, was dead. The dream SO
impressed him that he went to see his
father, and while he was present the
old mag died.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-05
Wouidn't Knccl to the Popc

Mrs. Flora Whit, we'll known in tn,
fashionable world forty years ago, was
one OF the most beautiful, accomplish
Ell, elegant and attractive women o
her day, She was the daughter OF
General Adajr, of Kentucky, and hel
llrSt husband was Joseph NJ. White,
The second delegate sent to Congress
from the Territory Of Florida. High
y educated, full Of genius, and with
inc manners and bearing. Of a queen,
her society was courted by the most
elevated circles in Washington, New
Orleans, New York and Boston, She
was Il brilliant convcrsationalist, ready
ana effective at repartee, and q sincere,
warm hearted gentle woman of the
most gracious and generous impulses.
On one other visits to Rome she was
presented to the Pope.
"hncel my daughter" said he, as
she stood erect in her imperial grace
before him. "All kncel to me except
the daughters Of sovcrcigns."
anu a princess in my own right,
your Holiness she replied.
".liow can that be when you are an
American born -
I'm my country the people are SOY.
eteIgns, and | am a daughter Of the
people,"
The Pope smiled q gracious assent,
rcjoining, "Thcn receive an old mans
blessing"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-05

The State Railroad Commissioners
have finally settled the vexed question
as to what the attorneys for the State
in the settlement of its railroad mat
tiers are to have. The three are to be
paid $4,000 in warrants upon the State
Treasury in payment for their services
-cndered.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-05

They tell Il good story about Col o.,
Davidson, Adjutant General Of Texas.
He received a bogus dispatch from
Bell county, indicating his election, to
the State Senate, w%hcrcupon he
promptly accepted. lrhe had to do it
again, lie would wait for the official re
turns.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-05

There is a mar named Stanton out
West, slowly moving toward civiliza.
ton, having in custody a ruby worth
S25O,OOO and a $4,000 diamond. At
last accounts the OK team on which he
hauls the two jewels was begged on
the plains.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-05

The following is thc official voto' OF
Tennessee in the late election Gree,
ley, 94,2l9, Grant, Sj,G53 GrccIcy's
majority, S,57G. Brown, for Govern
or, 81, 700 Freeman, S3,S89 difference,
1851. Maynard, for Congress, &c.,
S25 Chcatham, G5,j7S; johnson, 81
900 Maynard's majority over Chact-
ham, 1921 over johnson, 1926.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-05

NJ. Theirs has been threatening res
ignatior again, and again with success
But NJ. Theirs should.remcmbcr tina
the pitcher always goes nee too Otter
to the well, and success purchased al
such a wholesale stake is really no sue.
cess at all. A man who thus plays the
game Of politics is not to be trusted,
as in the French Presidents place he
lacks dignity and exhibits guarrulous-
ness, two qualities invariably fatal to
greatness. Some of these days, prob
ably ere long. France will suddenly
find itself without a President, and the
people, as usual in such issues. will
to find what q poor one they
have put up with for so long a time.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-05

The ladies Of Oshkosh are compiling
a list of the disrcputabl houses in the
city and the gentlemen who visit them.
There arc nine hundred able bodied
men in that city who have inquired the
price Of tickets to California within Il
week.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-05

There are some limitations in the
Washington letters that Grant is about
to adopt Il very vigorous foreign poll
cy that he will bully Spain, seize Gu,
ba, and establish u p"otcctorate over
Mexico, and DO divers other things of
n beIligercnt character. likely to EN-.
brOil u in a wal with some foreign
power.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-05
PREPARED FOR CHRISTMAS,
MoNTGOMERY 81 CADZOW,
WINCHESTER, TENN

have thoroughly reprinted and cmbel
il,ied tnclrSaloon, and will keep on han,
ior retail, or for sale in large Quantities
an Kinds ofliqnOrs, such as Whisky. Rrnn.
Gy. GIN; Rum, Wines, &c. Also. yenuine
oc0,ch Porter. Cream Ale, &c.
nney keep the largest supply of Chew
ing n Smoking Tobacco. Cigars. pines
anu Snuif kept in the town. p
oysters Sardines and condiments al
ways on hand. III
thankful lora liberal patronage in the
past: they intend to labor in the fnture to
merit an increase thereof. -
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-05

Some Of our State journals are pro
testing against the payment by The
State Of "thc Torbclt issue of sccuri
ties amounting to between $4,000 0C
and $3,OOO.O00. The Columbia Her
aid says that this Issue was made foI
wal purposes against the United States,
and therefore it is wrong to pay it 1t
says that a "ring' has been formed on
it. that it was bought up at as low rs
one cent on the dollar, and that now
the cunning spectators are working
industriouslysto have the issue rccog
nized and paid by the State.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-05

Mr.. COrcoran, whose bencfitencC
has already accomplished so much.
has recently presented the Washington
and Lee College of Virginia with $780,
600 in coupon bonds of the city Of
Alexandria. A short time before, he
purchased and presented TO the college
the best classical library in Virginia.
Mr.. Corcoran, it is understood, has
determined to devote the balance of
his fortune TO the establishment in
"ashin2ton of scientific university
III which the best features of the Euro.
peln polytechnics is to be adoptcd
His first step in this direction was the
gift of a tract of land, worth $3.50, 900
10 Columbia College, of which Pro
fessor yelling is the president. The
views Of that ell-known educator are
understood to have greatly impressed
the benevolent banker, and rccognizing
the peculiar advantages of this city =,
the study Of all the practical =
sciences and professions, especially as .
to administrative affairs, he will :.
make Columbia College the basis of a,
is proposed university. The plan y,
utlincd suggests, it is understood,
IA: the public school system be, likeI
at Of Michigan, linked to the higher in
BY examinations, ETC., con. PHI
Icted by its faculty, with admission. sla
of the public school pupil. sio
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-05
Chancery Land Sale.

Isaac billiard vsC NJ. Hunter.
by virtue of a decree of the Chancerv
a. oour r ~ Winchester. Tenn, pronounced
lii oane Term, 1872, in the above cause
l VIII offer for sale, on
Monday, January eth, 1873.
Teeore the Courthouse door in Winchester,
ienn - to the highest bidder. for cash. the
mousse and lot OF defendant G. NJ. Hunter.
in the pleadings, Containing
ABOUT . acre, situate in Winchester, Tenn,
y by the lots OF NJ. F. Boswell. n
Sale to enforc, iI;on Thi.
Goth, | IL"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-05

A mulatto school teacher, residing
in Griffin, Ga, has put forth a pam.
phlet in which he sho VS. that American
had a mission, and that mis-
sion has been accomplished.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-05

1t is said BY those in the secret, to
be the purpose Of President Grant, in
his forthcoming message, to recon
mend to Congress universal amnesty
for all past political offences.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-05

"A little girl on her way to school at
Bombay Hook, Del, was recently
chased by a bear, which had escaped
from its keeper. but threw him her
dinner and managed to escape while he
was eating it.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-05

HoNoRARY.-Not bad is this remark
OF a pastor, "Two thirds of the mem.
bers Of my church are honorary mem
bers. They don't come to prayer
meetings; they don't attend the Sab.
bath school; they don't add to the life
Of the church they are passengers on
the gospel ship they bear nosburdens ;
add no strength; their III are on
our books; they arc honorary mem,
bcrs."
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-05
journal.

Mr.. Maynard is being spoken OF by
quite q number Of Radical members Of
Congress, in connection with the next
Speaker Of the House Of Representa-.
tivcs.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-05
II OLD Love.

| met her, she was thin and old,
She stopped and trod with lettering feet,
Her locks were gray that tnce were gold,
Her voice was harsh that once was
sweet;
Her cheeks were suEken and her eyes,
,RobbcG of their girlish light oftoy,
We're dim; felt Il strange surprise
That had loved her when aboy.
But yet a something in her air
Restored me to my youthful prime;
NY hetrt grew young and seemed to wear
me impress 0 fthat long losttimc;
! took her wiltcd hand in mine,
us touch awokc a world ofjoy;
| kissed her with u reverend Sigll,
FOR | had loved her when a boy!
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-05
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Troubles.

Never be cast down by troubles. II
a spider breaks his web twenty times,
twenty times will he mend it again
Make up your mind to do u thing. and
you will do it. Fear not if trouble
comes upon you; keep up your spirits
Troubles do not stop forever:
The darkest day will pass away.
If the sun is going down look up at
the stars; if the earth IS dark, keen
your eyes on Heaven. With Gods
presence and Gods promises, a man
or a child may be cheerful.