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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-01-27
Lost Women.

We Join the Shelbyville Commercial
iE commenting The following, which it
clips from an exchange, for careful con
sideration and meditation:
"Has it ever occurred to you what a
commentary upon our civilization are
these lost women, and the attitude OF
society towards them? A little child
strays from her home enclosure, and
the whole community is on the alert
to find the wanderer and restore it 20
its mothers arms. What rejoicing
when it is found, what fearful sym
pathy, what heartiness Of congratula-
tons. There are no harsh comments
upon tired feet, be they ever so miry,
No reprimand for the soiled or torn
garments. No lack o fkisses for the
tear. stained face. But let the child be
grown into womanhood; let her be
led from it by the scourgc of want
what happens? DO christian men and
women 90 in quest other? Do they
provide all possible help for her return
or, if she returns of her W notion,
do they receive her with such kindness
and delicacy AS to secure her against
wanderingY Far from it. At the first
step she is denounced as lost-lost
Echo, friends and rclatives-we disown
you don't wei como to disgrace us.
Lost, says society, indifferently. How
bad these girls are. And lost--irre-
trievably los.-is the prompt verdict
of conventional morality, while one
and all unite in boiling every door be-
tween her and responsibility. All! will
not those lost ones be required at our
hands hereafter"
And, the Commercial asks: What
if the great Jehovah was to apply the
same rule of action to his protested
followers, that daily t-ansgressh his law ?
What would become OF them if he
we're to say unto them Depart from
me ye accursed, | never knew you!
TO be a Christian you must keep your
self unspotted from the world. Men
NAV deceive their fellow men, but God
they cannot. Many protested Chris
tians are like the Pharsee, they thank
God that they are not like other men.
In the eyes of the world they are re-
garded as the anointed of God, but be-
fore his all.seeing eye they are as
whited sepulchres."
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-01-27
From Texas.


We promised last week TO publish
a synopsis Of a letter from Texas writ
ten to a gentleman in Winchester. Tue
whole letter was not intended by the
writer for publication, and he has not
been careful In the use OF words to ex.
press his dislike Of the "Lene STAR
State. 1t is dated at Dallas, January
9th, 1876. and oar personal scquain-
lance with the writer leads us TO be
lieve he does not speak without suAl
cient grounds. lie says to his friend 4;
GAS / passed you on Jackson's
corner, en- route for this God.forsakcn
country, ! promised to write to you.
ITO say the least Of it, Texas is a
d--n poor country. There are more
people here without a job than you
ever saw in all Of your life, There are
some here every day trying to get
something to eat, just naturally beg,
ging their way, Dallas is very good
business point-people come 100 to
$50 miles to trade. Provisions are
very dear in the city.
"Tell all persons that you see com
ing to Texas that they arc n pack OF
d-n fools to come 10 such Il country
as this, II do not get to doing bet
ter than | am now, | am going to land
myself back in Tcnncssce--tho best
State in the Union. would not give
it for them all.
"Bosque county is too d--n poor to
raise a disturbance. The buzzards
have quit flying over ii entirely, it is so
poor. 1t is inhabited entirely by
wolves, wildcats and h%ealhens, and al
such "varmints,"
"Tcll all your friends to stay ii
Tennessee.
wallace Jones is guarding the jai
at $50 per month-haIf cash, balance
in county scrip. Hop. Estill is still
clcrking. The Skyrme boys are doing
well. Fulton LoughmiIler is here in
music store. | saw John G. Brazeltor
and Pines Ingram yesterday, on thell
way to Fort Worth. They looked very
bad. "Pines" han been on the roat
six weeks.
"Out in Comanche county every
man you see has about three pistols
six. shootcrs-two around the horn oil
his saddle, and one around him
Judges, jurors, sherifs, constables
magistrates and lawyers, all carry pis
tolls, For Gods sake deliver me from
such n country.
al have heard that if a man comes
here and stays a year that he will not
20 back to the old country. Th'
reason is, that he cannot get back--no
a "red cent has he left, | am afraic
that will be my awful condition. | an
going to try it for awhile, any way
Maybe / may like the country better.
"Tell all the boys to stay in Ten
nessec, and not to come to Texas, fol
if they do they surely are 'left," ant
that badly.
1.-The ladies' in this country say tina
it is a good country for dogs and men
/ have not seer u single lady yet thai
likes Texas, and | cannot blame then
for it.
ave ere having some cold weathe.
now. Pork offered at DC.
II want you to put this much in thu
Home Journal, to-wit: Boys, all o
you stay at home as long as you
'papas' will let you stay, and when the.
run you off do not come to Texas
You had better go TO h-ll than t.
come here. Yours. "I."
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-01-27

In referring to the habit some people
have of carrying concealed weapons,
the Nashville American speaks our
sentiments exactly when il says:
1T is the worst evil that ~atlicts our
social conditional libel on the man.
hood of correctional stigma upon
our civilization. That we know and
deplore. There is no other vicious
custom that we hold in such detesta-
ton. We have long cherished the
hope that a body of legislators might
come up from the people. approaching
the pernicious tendencies of the abuse,
and with backbone enough to reform
it altogether. The severest penalties
should deter the baser order Of man.
kind, whose instructive brutality in
vests the secret arms. bearing bully
with a sort of ideal heroism. With n
higher order of humanity the compul-
sorry legislation is not needed. Men
Of true courage-whatever the emer-
.gency--can have no sympathy with
the dastardly spirit Of assassination
which the concealed weapon implies"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-01-27
THE BLUE AND GRAY ABOVE
THE RED.

-
When the mad passions Of the war
that ought to have been over a decade
ago are sought to be again aroused by
Blaine and other Republican leaders
who launt the shirt Of %sanguinary hue
in the National House OF Representa-
tives, it is a 6 good time TO publish this (:
so mother, what do they mean by blue2
And what do they mean by gray 7"
Wa heard from the lips Of u little child,
As she bounded In from play.
The mothers eyes filled up with tears;
She turned to her darling fair,
And smoothed away from the sunny brow
It's treasures Of golden hair.
4" Why mothers eyes are blue, my sweet,
And grandpa's hair is gray. go,
And the love we bear our darling child
Grows stronger every day"
but what cid they mean 7" persisted the
child;
FOR | saw two ripples to-day,
And one of them said he fought for the
blue;
The other one, he fought for the gray.
Now, he 0 fthe blue lost a leg,
The other had butoU arm,
| And both seemed worn, and weary and
sad,
Yet their greeting was kind and warm
They told OF battles in days gone by
I'll it made my young blood thrills;
The leg was lost In the Wilderness fight
And the arm on Malvern Hill.
"They sat on the stone by the farm-yar'
gate,
And talked for an hour or more,
Till their eyes grew bright, and thei
hearts seemed warm,
With fighting their battles DER.
And parting at last with II friendly grasp
In u kindly, brotherly way.
Each called on God to speed the time
Uniting the blue and the gray
Then the mother thought of other days
Two stalwart boys from her riven-.
How they knclt ut her side, and, llsping
prayed
"Onr Father which art in Heaven"
How one wore the gray and the other TIL
blue,
How they passed away from sight,
And had gone to a land where gray am
blue
Are merged in colors oflight.
And she answered her darling with COLDER
hair,
While her heart was sadly wrung
With the thoughts awakened in that SAL
hour
BY her innocent, prattling tongue; =,
"The blue and the gray are colors OF God
They are seen in the sky at even;
And many n noble, gallant soul
Has found them passports to Heaven"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-01-27
Nothing for the Centennial.

In the debate in the Virginia Lcgis.
lature on the Centennial appropriation,
Peter j. Carter, the colored delegate
from Northumberland county, arose,
and urged on BY the cries of "Hear
him hear him !" sounded in the WELL
known voices Of ex-Govs. Smith and
Letcher, finally silenced another mem-
Der who a advocating the bill, and
with a lapidity Of articulation hereto.
fore unknown, proceeded to speak.
The noise and confusion prevented his
first remarks being heard, but, when
order was restored, his voice in clarion
peals rang through the hall, sounding
death to the Centennial:
Wherefore is it, and why I'm AKIN
never; no, sar. What? ten thousand
dollars fur to be Civ away to Pbiladel
phia. fletcher, Good" Smith,
"Hear him." Ole Fagin neber tire.
Cheers. Where's dis thing guyin to
end? Let 'em go to see de show, but
you hears my voice a sayin still, prox-
innate your own expenses. Look at
that statuary Of Ginra. Washington
Look at Clay, Calhoun. What is their
fust thought2 Yes, sab. Dc boy
stood on de burnin' deck. [Applause.
and cries for Letcher, Smith, "Go on"
Logan is de friend OF de white man.
Mr.. Logan is down on de black nan.
Stop and constitute dis expensive trip.
Ticket to Baltimore, $3.50. Supper,
lodging and breakfast 81 more. Ticket
to Philadelphia. S2.65. Admission to
de show, and side show, at least Is
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-01-27

The advantages Of education was
forcibly illustrated the other day by a
negro, who having completed his col
lege course, and devoted q portion OF
his time to reading the newspapers,
thus delivered himself on politics to a
less unfortunate brother:
"You see dey is passed anuddcr
damnasty bill, aud dey is done elected
jeff. Davis President Of de Confedera'
cy agin, and dere'l be the debbil TO
pay" -,
"Oh, g'long; you don't say SO ?"
said his listener.
"Coursc | do; and dat amt all, dey
is got the Freeman's Bureau up in a
corner, and a Committee is 'pinted to
blow it to thunder, and ole Boss Grant
he's Gxin' to fight the whole world, and
deys goin' to have centenlendum burnt
up, and deys gwine to knock the heads
outen all the barrels of whisky, and
spill it on the ground, and
"%Shoo-pee, but amt dat gwine to
ruin US, dough p interrupted the other
as he strobe of, troubled by the fear
full climax Of coming events. Muir
freesboro News.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-01-27
Marks-Turney.
the MeMinnYllle New Era.l

From the McMinnville New Era.l
The Winchester Home Journal pre-
diets that Hon, A. S. Marks will be the
next Governor of Tennessee, and pre-
sents Peter Turney as a suitable person
out of which to make one Of the United
States Senator's to be elected by the
next Legislature, We hope tho pre-
diction may come to pass and agree
with the journal on the second propo-
sition. There are bat few men we
would rather see In the United States
Senate than Judge Turney-feeling
that he would I'll the position with dig
nifty to himself and honor to the State.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-01-27
From the New York Sunday Dispatch

From the New York Sunday Dispatch.l
The preacher who receives the high
est salary in this country (excepting
possibly Cardinal McC!osky, the Arch.
bishop of Baltimore, the Bishop of
Quebec, and some Of the other digni-
taries of the Catholic Church, whose
expenses are paid from the common
revenues of the church. is the Rev.
Henry Ward Bcecher, pastor OF Ply
mouth Church, Brooklyn. For seve.
raj years past his salary has been $780,
600 per annum. In addition to this, it
is safe to say that he received $4,000
per annum cor various lectures deliv.
cred by him in the winter season in the
principal cities of the Union. His sal
airy as the editor OF the Christian Union
WAS $4,000 per annum, and from the
| Christian Union Publishing Company
he one year received $4,000 for a Life
OF Christ, which, by the way, has mo-
yet been finished. Besides all this, he
10 in the receipt of an annual income
varying from year to year, as authors
per centage on the sale of his publish
cd works, "Star Papers," etc. So tina,
here is II preacher whose income fol-
several years past has been in the
neIghborhood iof $4,000 per annum,
and sometimes considerably more.
What he has done with it is a mystery.
He testified during the late trial that
he had %mortgaged his house in Brook.
Ign for $4,000 to provide Theodore
Tilton with means to start the Golden
Age.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-01-27

1t is surprising, says an exchange,
that 80 few of the revivalists who are
prominent at present belong TO the
clerical order or have had a theology
cal training. Brother Moody, the
most renowned of them all, is not a
clergyman. Peter Dwyer is not one.
Widow Van Colt, Mrs. Lowery, and
the other three female revivalist
preachers, are not ordained ministers,
One of the rcvivalists now carrying on
operations is a converted pugilist
another is n converted actress; anoth.
or is a converted minstrel.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-01-27

A leading minister of a popular
church in Memphis has announced a
new rule in church matters. 1t is that
the church must sustain itself, and no
boxes, bags or baskets will be poked
under the noses Of visitors for dimes
during the services. Boxes will be
put up in the church, near the doors,
into which the members are expected
to put their Sunday donations, and if
strangers so desire. they also can vol
unfairly follow the example, but no sc.
ductive invitation at the end Of the
pole, in the shape of q basket, bag, or
plate, will be seen again in that church,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-01-27

cents, Multiplying Of this by five,
count up dc boxes, curiosities, trunks,
policies, carpet bags, Immense APP
plauSe, Look at de treasury, look at
de money de governor have spent in
postage stamps aiixin' fur dis occasion.
Ole Mother Hubbard she went to the
cupboard fur TO git a poor dog a bone,
when she cum back the dog were
eloped. Jess SOFT will institution on
err err. No. sab I'm talkin' atraight
American language. Bunkum Hill,
George Washington, John Brown,
whar is your Rise from your seats
say is I r~ight--say is | ~jestice, truth,
and %jestice agin."
Ex.Gov, Letcher-"Mr, Speaker, |
move that a medal be awarded to Viz
ginia's son-the good, the great, the
glorious Carter" Seconded by Smith
The motion was carried, and the Leg
~islature adjourned,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-01-27

"Rah for Johnson" bawled \ mar
the other day, who had put himself
outside of a pint of benzinc.
Hes dead, you fool" said a by
stander.
"'Rah for Gentry" plated Benzine.
"He's dead, too" said the man.
swell, confound i'll" shouted the
booty individual, "'Rah for Brown.
low! I'll bet you a billed owl you'll
never hear Of that cd coon going
mead" Athens News.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-01-27

The Winchester Home Journal is in
favor of Hon. Peter Turney for one
Of the U. S. Senators to be elected in
1877 from this State, and the Shelby
vile Gazette "goes one better" by
nominating Hon. A. S. Mar
shall Gazette,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-01-27

The U. s. Senate begins to look like
a body Of great men, with the increase
of Democratic representation. j. Il.
Beck, of Kentucky, and L. Q. c. La
mar, of Mississippi, arc noble add.
tons.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-01-27

Gov. Conner, of Maine, recommends
that %juries be authorized to pass SEN
tence upon criminals in capital cases,
which, he says, has been successful in
California.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-01-27

Grand preparations are being made
for Mardi Gras, Goth of February, in
all important cities. The Memphis
papers say that the celebration in that
city will surpass anything ever wit.
messed in America.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-01-27

Blaine's "bloody shirt" rawlings
don't seem to 60 down with the Re-
publicans Of Pennsylvania. Their
State Committee have refused to pass q
resolution favoring his claim to the
nomination.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-01-27

"But Catholic or anti. Catholic, it is
plain enough that No candidate can
stand before the country who Is not as
straight as a rsmrod on the subject OF
crooked whisky" ssgsly observes the
New York Herald.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-01-27

The famous Second Adventist, the
Rev. DIR. Cumming, has now given no
tico that the world will DO burned
up entirely sometime before Scptcm-
Der, 1876.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-01-27

A colossal fortune in England has
fallen to the descendants OF the Earl OF
Durham. Henry Watterson, Of the
Courier Journal, and Hon, Jefferson
Davis are among the number, says the
Milan Exchange.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-01-27

The Pulaski Citizen says: at is
thought II next Legislature will be
elected on a six per cent. platform.
Even that would be an improvement,
as the members we have had during
the last some time have not averaged
more than one and "A half per cent"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-01-27

Ii appears from evidence in a New
York divorce suit, in which DR.. Jos.
Walker, of "Vinegar Bitters' fame, is
the plaintiff, that Walker was a ,laborer
for the corporation of New York city
at $l.l2 per day IN 1854, and that in
l874-'75 he had M annual income of
moro than Sl76,0OO. Advertising did
it all.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-01-27

A large number Of the citizens of
Shelby county have pctiLioncd their
County Court to reduce the taxation
on realty thirty three and u third per
..rut
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-01-27

The National Republican Committee
has decided to hold the next Republi.
can National Convention in the city Of
Cincinnati. The 14th Of June has
been appointed as the time.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-01-27

The other day a would-be fashiona.
BILE lady called on a friend at what she
thought would be supper time. "Come
in,' said the neighbor, "we are having
tableaux." ''Pm SO glad" said the
visitor; ~ thought l smelt EN-, and ]
like EN- better than anything for sup.
per-
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-01-27

Mr.. Knott, Of the Judiciary Com.
mittee. has reported a proposed amend
ment to the Constitution as follows
"N' person who has held or may here.
after hold the Office Of President shall
evcr again be eligible " said Office
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-01-27

The Wisconsin papers are advocating
the early repeal of the law giving q
bounty Of three dollars for every wolf
scalp. They allese that the sharp
shooters in the far. Off woods keep nu,
merous wolf breeding establishments,
and that the culture Of wolves pays
better than horticulture.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-01-27
Some time since Hon. jefferson d.

Some time since Hon. jefferson Da-
Wis brought suitin the Chanccry Court
ut Vicksburg, Miss, against the heirs
and lcgatces of his brother, Joseph +.
Davis, for the recovery of $4,000.
purchase money of the Brierljcld plan
%tation, situated in Warren county,
Miss. Tho suit has just been decided
against the complainant.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-01-27

The Democrats Of Memphis, for the
first time in four years, have elected a
mayor on a straight ticket. Judge
Flippin was elected by over for thous-
and ma. GRITTY. 'rsh for Memphisi
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-01-27

John G. Fremont is now called
"John the Silent" He lives in New
York city, patronizes mn humble cor
ner grocery, and seems to want to be
let alOne.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-01-27

Six per cent. interest is the popular
sentiment here, and it will not be very
healthy for any man to run for the
Legislature, in Dyer county, on the
ten per cent. platform ND yersburg
Gazette.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-01-27
Tax Sale.

By virtue of q Distress Warrant placed
in my hands as a Deputy Tax Collector Of
Franklin county, Tenn, and levied upon
the following cars belQDging to the Ten.
nessee Coal and Railtpsd Company-Nos.
ITO, 129. III: l2G. and l4h-ana levied upon
to satisfy the State, County and School
Taxes assessed against SAID Company for
the year 1874. by the Assessor Of said
county. | will sell said cars Mt Cowan,
Franklin Co, Tenn on Saturday. JAM
uary 10Th, 1876. to satisfy said taxes. inter-
ests and cost thereon, the same being lev
led upon as the property Of the Tennessee
Coal and Railroad Company.
This Dec 2lst, 1875.
10. TURNEY.
deJO-td Deputy Fax Collector.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-01-27

The hotels of Washington City are
crowded with the baggage of disap
pointed oflce-seekers, who didn't have
money enough left to pay their bills.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-01-27

Gen. Bcaurcgard has petitionod Con
grcss for the removal of his political
disabilities, 50 that he can serve on
the Board Of Levy Commissioners in
Louisiana.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-01-27

Those who have been thinking that
thc war ended some ten years ago, arc
referred to Mr.. Blaine's late speech on
tho amnesty bill for n correction.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-01-27

1t seems that the Republicans ''can
never forgive us for being so hard to
whip, although We have since kissed
the rod that licked ua.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-01-27

Nine jurors in a panel oftwelve will
be permitted to return a verdict, &C
cordlng 10 the. new constitution OF
Texas.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-01-27
PRE- NUNS,

New subscribers applying early for
the year 1876 may have, without charge,
the numbers for tho last quarter of 1875
of such periodicals as they may subscribe
for.
Neither premiums to subscribers nor
discount to clubs can be allowed unless the
money is remitted direct to the publishers.
No premiums given to clubs.
Circulars with further particulars may
be had on application.
Tho Leonard Scott Publishing Company,
ii Barclay St., New York.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-01-27

d. l. Rivers has sold the Humboldt
journal to X. w. Leigh, who assumes
the editorial and business management
Of the paper.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-01-27

At its late session in Charleston,
the South Carolina Annual Conference
passed a resolution forbidding Metho
dist ministers acknowledgements.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-01-27

j. Il. Childress, OF Columbia, has
been appointed Clerk of the Supreme
Court, tosGlI outsthe u%ncxpired term of
i. G. Huntington, decd,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-01-27

Judge II. W, McCorry, Of Madison
county, has sued out a writ of manda-
mus, to compel the Comptroller to pay
$500, the amount Of his quarters
salary.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-01-27

The Home journal (of Winchester
desires that Hon. A. s. Marks (of
Wiuchester) shall be next Governor,
and Judge Peter Turney (of Wlnches'
teri United States Senator. II there is
anybody else (of Winchcstcr) that our
contemporary desires an Office for, Just
let him say tho word Lebanon Her
aid.
No. sirl We go upon the maxim
live and let live. Although Win
chester aud Franklin county have
plenty more material that would adorn
any Office within the gift of this "best
government the world eve saw" yet
we want all to have n chance-cven the
editor Of the Herald, who, by-thc.way
is a Caesar, except that we hardly be
lieve no would refuse the crown quite
so often as the first Caesar did.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-01-27

Cod was quoted in New York Mon
day at il3. Tennessee bonds--4i for
the old and iG for the new.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-01-27

The public debt statement for De-
cembcr shows an increase of nearly
two millions Of dollars.