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WING HESTER
APPEAL.
A FAMILY NEWSPAPER-DEVOTED TO POLITICS, LOCAL INTERESTS, -FOREIGN. AND D'JlIEiTIC NE.Vi, 'AMWljtfintlS, MECHANISM, EDUCATION INDEPENDENT ON ALL SUBJECTS.
VOLUME 1.
WINCHESTER, TENN., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 185G.
NUMBER 40.
WEEKLY
. Wrlttenrbrth9WltichenterApp.il'
My Mother Knows Best."
A WORD FOR CHILDREN.
I remember we J I of my mother's re'
peating to me, while nt home, these
Words "My motherknow s best." And
when I wanted anything that she did
not wish I should have, or when she
and I though differently, she would re-
peat, "My mother knows best.' Sho
would ofen read or tell me stories of
children who had suffered severe ac
cidents from disobedience, or when 1
they would persuade their mothers to
let ihem act contrary to their better
judgments
But never could she have related to ;
mo a more shocking instance of this
kind than I received from her in a let
ter a few days ago.
The accident occurred to one of the
hoys ol my native town, and of a fami
ly with which I was intimately ac
quainted. The letter read as follows:
"I have at present one of the most
painful accidents to relate that has ;
ever happened in ourquiet town. This!
rtffnrnnnn cptropnl email lnv U'orn irn.
4il IIWVI J TV trillion MWJ 3 1 IV.
ing out to hunt. One James H
who had been a very good boy i his fore
noon, asked his mother if In cuu'.d go
She told him no. James not, being
satisfied with this answer, continued
to urge his plea, saying:
"The school is now ou ai d I v. on!
some recreation and sport."
How reasonable and how natural for
a child. His mother at length said:
"James, as you have been a very
good boy to-day. you may go."
How little did M.S. 11 think
of what, awaited her boy. In a few
hours he was brought to her a lifeless
corpse. What nioiher's heart could
bear this? Tho boy who was with him
said they were both looking up in a
tree at a squirrel, James, in some man.-
ner, dragging his gun after him. It,
caught on a bush and discharged, the
contents lodging in t' e side of his
head. The boy who was with htm 111 "' "''e i;t a;1 reasonf
asked him if he sho!, the squirrel, but j Can you keep your temper when
receiving no answer, turned and s tw1.11 '' riot listened to?
him lying on the ground. IIv- went to ' Cil" ou tI( wl'at 'oU are told with"
it., i.. iou! being told whv?
It I 1 1 . iir nil iri sum.
"Bill, I am dying," and died.
James hits cone. N; lonirer niroi
than yesterday evening, he was one of " can lay your hand upon your
the performers at the exhibition at the answer "yes," take your b
closeoffhe .-nr.nmer s.ssion, in the .'cnse and marry not rise.
V,no- Arndemv. Who would have I To this a lady writer makes the fob
thought, on scein- bin there, with
glowing cheeks, and in all the merri- "uesiionsio a i oeiore i.inj ing. , npj.areil to Henry, came at last, witli
ment and happiness of a schoolboy, to ' Are you aware of the price of cigars, ' jls n,,.,.,. mo: lis privilege of school, and
have seen him io-day a mangled :ubs and oysters? ;i! glorious long evenings that he
corpSej Do you know how to make a piece mjgi,t Sp nd as he chose, with no
I knew James well. He was a no- of ough, dry meat. rich, juicy and jS,M.ctrr.s 0fhuge heaps of corn to husk
blc-hearted. industrious, intelligent t'ndi-r? ; or vast fields of potatoes to dig, loom-
and pns-vering boy. and the first in 1 Can you 'gctup' an abundant, taste- ing up in lhe distance,
my sundav school class." ! ful an! savory dinner, o . short notice, Hmv weU those hours for study
Children, from this let us learn a,1(1 wi,h ty-fivC cnts in your Vorc improvi;I. or how highly prized,
these lessons. First, the uncertainty of rct- i the bright light which the blazing pine
life. Second, the importance of fash- C f"" ,car.,Je rrMnt "hcd fr0'n U'C &ttic windoW'
ionin our lives so that we wiil a,..at.on "I b.lls without money to meet Lntil ,ong past the hour of tweve,
ways be ready to take our departure ,th;m- , might tell. (A pine splinter, because
from earth, should we be thus sudden- j J our . t0C . , ' the mistress was a careful soul, and
ivc ii do ' an you ar ,:r"'s sav(,fl t,,P cam11e ends to ,ight IIenry
But, children, above all thin uren pinched by overgrown shorhl !t()l)(,,.) He advanced with surpris
should teach us to obey our parent,- Ciin, wa,t n' m" : -g rapidity in his studies, and what
And when you make a request of your, 8UI'I'"' . . . . ! wonder? Ardent, persevering effort
auu wucnyou ii 4 J j Ca(1 you mamtain your ,t rcmfy du- w.Vf n;V(,r unsiicc,-ssful. When the
i , 1 1 i i .
uiajKiimu.1 .uuuiu -v
think and SRV
"Mr mother knows best.
A cotemporary sa's: "In our opin -
Ion. the result of a Ions' experience and
observation, an editor of a newspaper
. deserves far more credit for whu' he
keeps out of his paper, than for what
he puts in it."
A country editor has received the
following "stop my paper."
"Dear Sir. I have looked carefully
over your paper for the last six months
for the death of some individual that I
' was acquainted with, but as yet not a y bathing in Ihu Missouri liver, wc
, single soul I care a) tilling about has I ing number of lad.es approach,
dropped off. You will pleusn have my .d-owned himself t-om motives of deli-
woe erased." ' pacy.
Education of Husbands.
Punch gives us nn excellent article
on 'lie education of husbands, worthy
of the best days of Caudle, as follows:
How suggestive is the new yenr of i
V
Lills, nnd bills ol housekeeping! It is
j fearful to reflect how many persons
rush into matrimony totally unprepar-
iP(l fr ll"1 awful change that awaits !
om A mon m., f..l-, ir. 1
mem. a man ma take a w te 1 1 .vcn-
.......
i)-oiiii, neiure nn knows me uinercrice
between a chip nnd a Leghorn. We
would no more grant a in irriage li
cense to anybody simply because he is
of age, than a license on that ground
only to practice as an apothecary. II us-
hands ought to be- educated. We
would like to Imvr the following ques- i
tionsput to young, inexperienced per-
sons about to mairy:
Are you aware, sir, of the price 0f
..... '
conl and candles.'
Do you know which is the most eco-1
nomical. flicli bone or the round?
How far, young man, will a b
j
of
mutton go in a small family
H;v mtich dearer, now,
hM Ll'liHUKt?
ivei
Please (ogive the average p;ioe of
a four-poster?
D.-c!are,rash Youth, if v.u .".;: the
sum per annum 'I.e.!
lerines cardinals, !;-
ribbons, flown s iiif
Inrs would eon.," k 1
If uiubiti to an.iw (
! ; : f ; i s i
i
iri'' s. van.. p .
gloves nnd col
i !' ' mp;
i !.; ye i:i !'il i( s,
we would say !o I
urn.
school."
lie that would be a h n.l.i r : -i should
also undergo training, physical and
moral. He. should b fur! her examin
ed thus:
Can you ivnd or writ
mid ihe noise
and yells of a nurs ry?
fnn ,'fin writ fn: oi'i-i-n film. Cur
breakfast.
Can voti retain your serenity during 1
VWM 1"" ' IJ.''" '
!l washing May
lav?
Ciin you cut vourold friends?
Can you stand being contradicted
In one word, young man, have you
jthe patience of Job?
Irving addenda, under the head of j
. . ill P 1 I '
ring no iticai discussions:
n!inv..ii L-p(n vour temiier when
r.-.n v.,ii L-pcn vour temiser when
Jou are not 1 stpned fo? , . ,
Can you do what you are told with -
'out being told why?
j Can you bear io hear the oft repeat-
ed 'wonder when: the money all goes.'
j whenever you humbly ask i'ora barrel
o: fl'jur or a ton t eoa
In one word, have y; Imicc ihe p i-
titnee of Job?
The man "what wa-; op-
icsed f o
newspapers," paid a huiiJred dwilars
last week for a galvanized watch.
An exchange very gravely informs
us that a young man. who was recent-
GOD SAVE THE UNION.
God Fave the Union of t lie States !
And hrifh'er mike ih'wij slurs which shone
Around the Imllnw'd ginry.duy ,
Ul freedom a birth m Lrxmptou j
;or a "" wlw bcen ,ied' '
hnH .1 II lil t nnlHinli.t .Lwi.ln
For nil the hearts which for us hied,
Oh sure ihu Union of tho States I
God sivn thn Union I By it Mnnd.
V' '" n"n who revere it laws,
nnn, :n: re npninor v nsinmiton,
in , .
Who cri rilnii oppression b iphting cause.
no mumm to those men who pave
To Freedom lite, to Wronpn prove !
Be faithful now, if yon would wivo
Tho sacred Union of the Slates.
God save the Union ! By it slnnd,
Yo men whosu lovo is Union's miplit,
Ye men whose hearts nnd hands uphold
Tho preat omnipotence of Right.
lie faithful toonecnuse the just
Tho Constitution is your trust;
"7
Goo ove the Union! When it breaks
1 hen Freedom lulls the .Might expires ;
An, whnt W(ls birn ftt Lxington
Mpe,l ',catl1 Disunion's tires.
iir.ii t i i t , . . , i
then ! r i k r , ye men ol war, lor right,
bet not Disunion liring its bl i f?1it,
By snlTr.ige exercise your might,
And Mive the Union of the S;ates!
Where there's a Will there's a Way.
II--
:ett was not quite twelve
i years ol'a;e when his father die.!; and ;
fast ashls tears fell when he knew that
!fs find pup i would be with him no
;'-. lie wept, if possible, more vio-
liit;y. when his mother told him thry
must leave the pretty ctiage. the on-:
ly home l hey hud ever known, and i
that Ik rea 'U r he was to live with
fa i u.i r Howard.
' We are poor, Henry," she said,
"very poor, and young as you are, my
boy, you inns! now earn your own sup
port. Hut keep a stout heart you can
'doi
Fie on those, tears!" and she ;
'turned li.'istilv flint lie mi flit tint nor.!
I . , ,, , '. i
,,
pav,TlP'r Hownrd was a hard mas-!
-...i ., K, ..,.. .;,... t.,,,1 n.l01, nfnr,.
ter. and a sorry time had poor llenr,
durinir the bn-r summer davs that sue-
3eeded this interview with'his mother.
It was work, with no relaxation, from
the earliest dawn until the twilight
had quite faded. Often did his cour
age fail, and despondency and indo
lence urge liitn to stop, but a stern ne
cessity wns on him, he must do or
starve; and he kept at it, wearily
enough to be sure, until the last apple
was in thee liar, the last ear of corn
in the crib, and all things secured
against the winter, with the most pains
taking thoroughness.
The winter, tardy as its approach
, . , r:,,,, ,...,r
ame h' wns quite master of
i i ...... k:-
Ij'-'i .r.inn n . "an uriu-
niu to read in ibis language with
iS()mo (rr(M.ofc;lse- The summer,
wi'h its wearisome round of duties.
colIj( ,K)t tlamp his desire for knowl-
j Evrrv sp!ir(! moment was care-
ft,iy seized and sedulously employed
j n;s favorite study. 1
j 'p,(l winter came again, and wi h
g! lul heart 11 -nry bounded away to
tl,." vi-iage school. On the way a elass-
m
ite overtook him; one who had often
jeered him for his bashfulncss, and
plain, hotnespuii attire, and who, with
every advantage had uninterruptedly
pursued his studies.
"Hai ha, how are you, Hal?" said he.
"Jon't you wish you could read all
that?'' triumphantly holding up a Lat
in Reader, and spreading his palm
completely overt he open page. Hen
ry kept his own counsel, and together
(hey proceeded towards the school
house.
Soon after the opening of thn morn
ins: exercises, the class in Latin was
called to the recitation bench.
"Henry," said the master, "I think
you will not be able to go on with the
elans you were in last winter, you must
fall back with the beginners."
"I should like to enter tho Virgil
class, Sir."
Virgil class! Nonsense, boy, you
could not read one word. Just let me
see now," opening the book and plac
ing it in his hand.
"How far shall I read?"
"As far as you can," replied the mas
ter, with a sharp twinkle of his grey
eyes, and an involuntary sarcastic
smile.
Henry commenced unhesitatingly
to read, nnd had turned the first, sec
ond and third leaves before the mas
ter had sufficiently recovered from his
surprise to arrest him.
"Stop, sir! Where did you learn all
this
v
Henry told him where. Taking him
by the arm, the. master led him to the
centre of the room, and placing his
hand upon his head, said:
..Attention, boys; here is a greater
conqueror than was Caesar or Napole
on. Give him a round; three times
three, now,"
Cheerily, heartily, rang out that ap
plause, penetrating the fartberest re
cesses ol that timeworn building, mak
ing the windows fairly shake again.
What a proud day wns that for llen-
I rv! How his heart leaped and almost
bounded out of his bosom how the
hoys shook hands and envied him-
' how the girls nodded and blinked their
pretty eyes at. him he has not yet for-
! gotten, and although at lhe present
time the laurels ol a country s regard
are clustering thick about, his brow,
he often says,
"That was the. victory of my life.
It was at farmer Howard's I learned to
labor unflinchingly for a given end."
Children, this is no "fancy sketch.
Such a hid as I have described really
existed, and from his example may we
not learn to plant for ourselves eleva
ted standards, and never give over un
til we have mastered every obstacle
and reached our aim?
It is not, always lessons to be learn
ed, or wood piles to be demolished or
rebuilt. There are bad habits to gov
ern, vicious inclinations to restrain,
selfish dispositions to overcome; many,
many wrongs to be righted. There is
room for a life long labor in our hearts.
Up then my young friends, with a
strong purpose of life. Shrink not at
the sight of difficulty. Remember
that "where there's a will, there's a
way," and that pcrscverencc is a sure
guaranty of success. New York Inde
pendent. Vote of Franklin County.
The following is the official vote of
the sixteen districts, in our county.
We republish it that those who failed
to secure a copy of it last week may
get this:
Districts. nuciiAXAS. fillrore.
o I Winchester 310 110
" 2 Owl Hollow 64 31
" 3 N.Salem 03 4'J
" 4 S. Salem 62 31
" 5 Pond (no election)
" C Kulman's 121 fi
" 7 Ruck Creek. 103 17
" 8 Gossage's 124 10
" 0 Hockerville 14J 21
10 Cowan 113 10
11 Thui man's 33 .
12 Crow Creek GI 22
13 S. Cove 32
14 Anderson's 28 6
15 Byrom's 70 . 4
10 Wade's 13
Total 1427 331
MAIDEN RESOLUTIONS.
DV MAlir J. TUCKER.
Oh! I'll tell you of a follow,
Of a fellow I have wen,
Who is neither whito nor yellow,
lail is nh'igetlier grf.f.n !
Then his name isn't clnrmin?,
For it's only common Bill;"
And ho wishes mo to wed him,
But I hardly Uiinlt I will !
lie has told me of o cottage,
Of a collage 'niong the trees,
And don't yon think the gawhey
Tumbled d iwn upon his knees !
While ihe l ears the creature wasted
Were enough to turn a mill ;
And lie begged mo to accept him,
JJut 1 hardly think I will !
Oh, ho whispered of devotion,
Of devotion pure and deep,
13ut it seemed so very Eiliy
That I nearly fell asleep !
And ho ih inks it would be pleasant,
As we journey down the hill,
To go hand in hand together
But I hardly think it will !
lie was here last night to see me,
And he nnde so long a stay,
I began to think the blockhead
Never meant to go away.
At firi-t I learned to hale him,
And I know i hate linn still,
Yet he urges nio to have him
But I hardly think I will !
I am uno I wouldn't choose him,
But the very deuce is in it;
For lie says if I refuse him,
That he could not live a minute.
And you know the blessed Bible
Plainly says we "musn't kill,"
So I've thought the matter over.
And I rather guess I will !
Teonsssee.
The following table gives the gains
of the Democratic and American par
ties in Tennessee. Most of the fig
ures are gleaned from official reports,
This table only comprises 57 counties
there are 81 in the State. Wo shrill
probably bear lrom the remaining
counties in the course of a week :
r.i.ciiANA.v. Fiu.Mcnn.
Davidson 105 Decatur 3-1
Sunnier 71 Wayne 1
Franklin 18S Hamilton 91
Maury lati Warren 41
Robertson 1? Marshal! 3
Montgomery 1(!7 Gibson 145
Hardin 71 Jackson U2
Bradley 4'J Dyer, (rep) 100
Lincoln 120 Greene 20
Giles 222 Blount 314
Wilson 25t) Hancock 40
Williamson 50 Bledsoe 41
Rutherford 40 Hawkins 38
Bedford 119
Dickson ,r,2 'J90
Delvalb 85
Lawience 27
Coffee 90
Madison 0:
Smith 01
Stewart 09
Shelby 317
Hickman 17
Carroll 20
Humphreys 220
Grainger 450
Jefferson 170
McMinn 45
Monroe 20
Knox 151
Cocke 175
Weakley 239
Polk 100
Meigs 35
Haywood 120
Tipton 200
Fayette 210
Campbell 213
Sevier 108
Anderson , 138
Washington 35
Perry 33
Henry 80
Sullivan 121
5503
090
Dem. gain 4573
Salt. The sea is still tho chief source
of the salt wo use. There are one hun
dred and forty-five millions of square
miles of sea each gallon of its water
containing foitv percent, of sail. The
whole mass, therefore, amounts to six
thousand, four hundred nnd forty-one bill
ions of tuns; so that, if the feu were evap
orated and tho salt crystalizeil, lhe latter
would form a layer seven hundred feet
thick over the bottom of the sea, or two
thousand feet thek over tbe solid laud of
the earth.
Young Horn
Whatever maybe your choice of fu
ture occupation whatever calling or
profession you may select, there is cer
tainlynoiie more honorable thah that,
of a farmer; The patriarch of tho
fields, as he sits beside his cottage doof
when his daily toil is over, feels an in
ward calm never known in the halls ol
pride. His labor yields him unpur4
chasable health and reprtsCi 1 have
observed with more grief and pain
than I cart express, the visible tokens
which appear in all directions of a
growing disposition to avoid agricul
tural pursuits, and to rush into some of
the overcrowded professions, because
a corrupt and debasing fashion has
thrown around them the tinsel of inf .
aginary respectability. Hence the
farmer, instead of preparing his child
to follow in the path of usefulness
himself has trod, educates him for a
sloth; labor is considered vulgar- to
work is ungcntcnl, the jack-plane is
less respectable than the lawyer' green
bag: the handles of the plow less dig
nified than the yard-stick. Infatu
ation! How melancholy is this delu
sion, which, unless it be checked by a
wholesome reform in public opinion,
will covet our country with wreck and
ruin! This state of things is striking
at the very foundation of our national
greatness; it is upon agriculture that
wc mainly depend for our continued
prosperity, and dark and evil will bo
the day when it falls into disrepute.
What'other pursuit offers so sure a
guarantee of an honest and comforta
ble support for a dependent family?
Where else can we look but to the pro
ductions of the soil for safety of invest
ment, and for ample return? In com
mercial speculations all is chance, and
uncertainty, change and fluctuation,
rise and fall. In the learned profes
sions, scarce one in ten makes enough
to meet his incidental expenses; how,
then, are we to account for this fatal
misdirection of public opinion?
The cultivators of the earth are the
most valuable citizens, ihey are tho
most independent, the most virtuous,
and they are tied to their country, and
wedded to its interests by tnc tnosc
lasting bonds. Jefferson.
Quantity of Seal per Acre.
There is a great discrepancy in the"
practice cf farmers with regard to the
quantity of seed allowed to the acre.
There are scarcely any two who pro
ceed upon the same basis in this mat
ter; and yet every person is morally
certain that his system is the lest.
In the Farmer's Dictionary we find
the following table, showing the quan
tity of the several kinds of seed nam
ed, which is allowed per statute aero
by the English farmer. This state
ment, it is to be recollected, refersonly
to broadcasting.
Wheat,
2J to 3J bushels.
4 to 6 '
3 to 4 "
to 3J
3J to 4J
2 to 2J "
12 to 16 pounds,
3 to 4 "
Mixed. 2 "
2
1 peck.
2 to 3 "
Oats,
Barley,
Rye,
Peas,
Buckwheat,
Red Clover,
White Clover,
:"
Trefoil,
Red Clover,
Rye Grass,
Turnips,
It will be seen by the above tabular1
exhibit that the quantity of most of
tbe seeds named, which is allowed to
the acre in broad casting, in England,
exceeds greatly the quantity we. cus
tomarily allow here. The soil there,
however, is much deeper, and much
more efficiently worked, than it is
with us, and a vastly greater amount
of manure is allowed. The after cul
ture is also more thorough in all its
details. Ex.
Love. Love is the golden thread that
runs through thesombre-hue.l woof of life,
like a single ray of light beaming out on
a darksome midnight. It is "the one thing
bright" that makes life pleasant the ba
sis of all our enjoyments; and without it
everything would turn to bitterness and
sorrow. It is like oil upon the troubled
waves of the ocean; it allays our fiercer
passions; it tranquiiizes us, and makes ua
more humane. Yet there are some who
scoff at it. To them is unknown tba bo
best and most ennobling emotion of which.
our nature is capable; and such persons
w should father pity than deapiaa.