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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-05-31

AN ArrAiR.--Lady and gentleman en>
tered Pittsburg Theatre Saturday evening
last-selecled front seat-were attentive
TO each other-big whskered husband came
in shortly afier-look a seat in the par
quel,e-looked daggers at the lady, and
thirty lwo- -pounders at the gentleman
husband suddenly left his seat. gallant his--
both met in the lobby-police officers par
ted lhem-galant and faithess wife were
elected from the theatre-husba nd pursued
lhem--gallan, escaped-iair one lodged in
the watch. house, above story occupied
half column of Pusburs paper-now
it's something shorter.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-05-31

A LIEUTENANT The
German journals announce that a
ieutenantof huzzars has been safely
delivered Of son. This mother in
spurs is The famous Amazon, Marie
Karl. who served in the army of the
Hungarian insurrection. and who,
si6ce, has pariaken Of the captivity
Of her husband, a captain Of artillery.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-05-31

IDLFNEss.-No matter what may
be the fortunes or tho expectations OF
a Young man. he has no right to live
a life of idIeness. In a world so full
as this of indictments TO cxertIon and
of rewards for achievement. idIcncss
is the most absurd of abSurdllics and
the most shameful of shamcs. In such
a world as ours the idle man is not so
much biped as Il bivalve; and the
wealth which breed, idleness. oil which
the English peeragc is an example,
and of which we are beginning 10
abound in specimens in this country,
is only a sort of human oyster bed,
where heirs and heiresses are planted,
to spend a contemplate life of sIoth-
fulness in growing plump and succu-
lent for the graveworm's banquet.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-05-31

The New Orleans Picayune, in an ar,l-
Gle on the subject Of coliee>houses and ca
bareIs in New Orleans, says the whole
amount Of licenses granted and recordey! TO
sell liquor by the glass in that city is 4S2.
but there are many licenses granted which
are never recorded, according TO the ordi-
nances. The money received from this
source alone into the dIfieren, treasures a
mounts TO over 100000. The business
of keeping these houses ls, in spite of this
large drawback, one Of the most profitable
carried on IN the city.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-05-31

What pity doing wrong is so much
pleasan:er than doing right One bad
sheep will lead a whole flock aslray in less
than week; and what is true Of sheep is
equally true of people. One vixen in a
street will turn the whole neishborhood in-
to scandal pedlars in less lime than you
could teach them the alphabet.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-05-31

Almos, everybody fears God less than
they do the Police Magistrate. Men blush
not when they are caught in it. The bible
is all very well, but, in our opinion, one
constable has more lerrors for scamp than
all the denuncialions TO be found IN Levitt
icus. Churches keep good men from be.
coming worse-,here are few thing, bette:
than peasoup and solitude.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-05-31

A friend writing from the gold mines,
says he has slept for The last six months
on bed stuffed with broken bottles, with
nothing but a ceIlar.door for blanket
He changes his shirt by turning two shins-
les. Nine Cot, what countrys.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-05-31

The Hon. John Hubbard. Demo-
craft having a majority of l.l5s( vote
over al other candidates for Covers
nor OF Connecticut, was accordingly
declared the Governor elect. on Mon.
day last, and inauguIated as SUCH
The vacancies in the Senate have all
been filled by Democrats.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-05-31

|, is astonishing how much more
tcnaciou,ly people cling to error than
to truth. 1t is life labor to convert
a Mahommcdan or a Pagan 20 the
truths of Christianity. yet who does not
believe that il a disciple of the Prophc,
or Grand Lama should attempt tc
prosclv.e in our country. he would in Il
short time have a crowd Of followers
The teiacity with which the hcatl.cn
cling 10 their faith should teach Chris.
tians a lasting lesson.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-05-31

CuRtors ErrECr or FElR.--Thc
passion of fear, SAYS the Earl Of Shaft
bury. determines the muscles of the
knees. which are instantly ready to
perform their motion, by taking up
the legs with incompatible celebrity.
in order TO remove the body out OF
harms way.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-05-31
HINTS FOR WISE FOLKS.

When you 60 to 4 party, go bare
foot, and put vour boots in your hat
You will thus save the polish. and not
soil the carpet when you arrive.
When you wish to sncczc, have
p'uegcrs, and plug up your nose in
stan,iy, lfyou should split your head
by the explosion, you will have proved
your regard for good manners, and it
is noble to die in the cause of virtue.
When YOU buy butter. give three
loud cheers. You will attract a
crowd, some of whom may be better
judges of butter than yourself, and
you can ask their opinion.
When you are asked to hold the
baby. trot it hard, pinch it, and make
faces at it when the mother is not
looking. You will soon be relieved
Of the precious charge.
lfyou are poor and apt to squander
your money do not earn any. A
number Of lazy people have tried this
remedy with great effect.
When your stockings become holcy,
have them lined with sheet from
They will last till YOU are tired of em.
lfyou are troubled with any severe
complaint, drink nothing bu: worm
wood tea, and eat saw dust for six
weeks. You will never complain
again.
If YOU have rich victuaIs in the
house, and wish them to last, give all
the children an emc,ic.
If you have lost your pig. steal your
neighbours and hide it. He will make
search and perhaps find your pig.
Always buy the commoncst kind of
goods. It is better to be cheated out
of little than great deal.
you wish to be happy after mar
riage, look as homely as you can be.
fore it. Wear old, faded clothes, and
be generally disagrecabIe when you
90 to court your sweetheart. The
contrast after marriage will be a per.
pctual delight.
If YOU wish 10 become as rich as
Abbot Lawrence, go along and earn
the money.
When you take pew, have the
cushion filled with tacks. They are
hard to sit upon. but will keep you
awake for wholesome instruction.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-05-31

AMusIYG-to see little short fellows
about as long as they are broad-pay'ns
respects to young ladIes-chewing lobac-
cigars. and wearing kids"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-05-31

There is an old lady in the up town
range, so nice about every thing, that she
puts her plgs' tails up in brown paper 10
make them curl we'll.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-05-31

There is man living back in the woods.
who being invited to a New Years dinner,
ate so much bears meat that he went
home and hugged his ,cife-a thing he had
never been guilty Of before-CurIous, amt
n3
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-05-31

A man without enemies will soon be
without friends. As long as John Tyler
was abused, he had half the country on his
side. AT present, no one can tell where he
lives,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-05-31

The devil lies do,cn in a miser's chest.
The devil he does! We wish he would
s,ay there. Itwouid be turning the miser's
chest, for once, 10 good account.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-05-31

REPORTED SJICIDE.--Th failure of the
house of Frank Ward & Co.. of San Fran
cisco, was among the items Of intelligence
blythe arrivals .on Tuesday. A letter re.
ceived IN Newark states that Ward, in
consequence ofhis failure, placed pistol
10 his head and blew his brains out
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-05-31

The "Journal of Commerce" predicts
that any descen, upon Cuba will be defea.
.ed. II says:
"These lawless attempts upon neigh.
horlng county, with which we are al
peace, are no better than piracy; ard #
every individual engaged in them should
be shot. or hung up by the neck ill he was
dead. he would have no right to complain.
We presume that such will be the fate OF
any who, with arms in their hands, may
be taken prisoners by the Cubans. But
we doubt very much if any will he so ia.
ken. We do not pretend to understand the
details of the expedition, but it must be a
small affair at best-a desperate movement,
designed rather TO save appearances than
anything else. Its leaders must be very
short OF funds, and short Of brains besides
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-05-31

The New York Tribune says: ga well
known manufacturer of Patent Medicine,
IN this city, has lately disposed OF his es-
Enlistment and given up the business
He recei1ed for the machinery S2S,00O,
and for the good will 100000. The man.
ner IN which he has built up such a pro-
ftabe concern was very simple-a liberal
and iudiclous course of advertising.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-05-31

The editor ofthe .Methuen Ga-etfe makes
the following very sweeping assertion:
"What. a man, and never in love2-
Pshaw! Such man must have a heart
Of ice, soul as liieless as corn cob. the
gizzard of a goose. and head as sapPy as
a cocoa nut"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-05-31

Avoid tight boots as you would getting
tight yourself.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-05-31

A fire engine has just been introduced
into oSa Of the back towns of Wisconsin.
The editor. in speaking Of IT, calls it a
"fdur- wheeled squirt"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-05-31

We copy the following paragraph
from the Georgetown True Republican,
Of Wednesday morning:
PICKED Ur.-Wc are informed upon
pretty reliable authority. that Mr..
Timothy Coward, who resides at God.
frey's ferry on the Pee Dee, while
engaged in fishing some few days
since, heard the cry Of a child, and on
looking in the direction whence the
noise came, he discovered an object
floating rapidly down the current of
the river. He Immediately went in
pursuit Of the object, overlook and
raised it into his canoe. when it proved
to he a wooden box containing a lice
infant, apparently some three or four
days old. The box seemed to have
been made with great care, we'll fin.
ished and wafer proof, and was well
lined inside with flannel; and the little
equarian-if we may go speak, very
handsomely dressed in its "bcst bib
and tucker
Fortunately for the poor babe, and
equally fortunate for the peace Of
mind Of the d'abolical wretch who
placed the infant in SO pcrious a con.
dition, it las fallen into the hands of
Il humane and generous man, who
sets up a claim of salvage covering
nothing short of the vessel and cargo
entire. Mr.. Coward would not cx-
change the little Moscs-a name we
take the liberty to suggestion al!
other babies aHoat.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-05-31

In the vicinity Of the Mormon settlement,
there are rats as big as Shetland ponies. and
with tails so long that the people cut them
of and use them for hoe handles.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-05-31
TE-1f POST
ATHENS, FRIDAY, MAY 81, 1850.

A SETTLER FROM HEAD QUARTERs.-.
AS a significant and conclusive commen-
sary on the croakings of the Democratic
papers over the assumed want Of confidence
on The part of the people in the Admins
tration, we give the folio wing from the great
organ of that party, the Washington Union:
"We have no Doubt" SAYS that paper,
"lhe time Is close at hand-and we warn
our friends OF il-when the democratic
party will have to choose between total dis
organization and defeat, and the repuda-
Won O! certain individuals who have once
been prominent in support of its principles,
usges. and candidates. but who are now
its deadly enemies, clinging TO its skirts,
and holding on to its name, that their par
fcidal lhrusls at its vilals may be more els
tecIual and fatal. The time has nearly
come when The true democratic press
should speak boldly, and call both persons
and actions by their proper names. Such,
al The appropriate time. will be our course,
regardless Of the consequences"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-05-31

Questions for the debating soceties-ln
sickness, which suffers the mosl-a short
man or along one2 Ia other words, ''n'l
there more pany in SIX feet OF pain than in
five feet fourl
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-05-31

Hit him again. What business has a
dog 10 be happy? That's you-,hump h i'm
and kick him and drive him away.
f'ha, boy has no father. What's the use
Of being kind 10 him? Tie has no friends
and but little leeling-siye him another
shove.
This is the world IN an acorn shell.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-05-31

A letter from Ennis. Ir eand. states thHt
during The recent ravages of Cholera IN
that district, where the deaths in few
weeks amounted to one thousand Two huns
dred and sixty, not oac member oIG tenn
perancc society," fell a rictim.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-05-31
Curious FACTS THE Washington
correspondent of the Charleston Neys

Curious FAcrs THE Washington
correspondent Of the Charleston News
says:
The second part of Mr.. Ewbank's
Patent Office Report contains much
valuable matter, procured by a labo-
rlous investigation. 1t appears that
the consumption Of Sugar in the world
is estimated at near v million of tuns
annually. In 1914, Cuba alone furn.
ished 100000 tuns.
From record in the Post Office
Department. it appears that the first
stage between New York and Phi|a-
dcIphia commenced running in 1856.
and occupied three days. Newspa.
pers were carried by mail. free Of
charge, until 1853, when, by reason
Of their great increase. they were
charged with postage OF Sd. each year
for so miles, and 1sd. for 100 miles.
Professor Rodgers has commenced
his Geological Lectures at the Smith.
sonian Institute. In the course of his
remarks he states some very interest.
ing facts relative to our great rivers.
1t appears that the Mississippi River
drains an area OF 300, 1000 square miles;
and the to:a amount of water dis
charged per annum, in cubic feet,
5000. lS,9lO,OOO.
The amount of scdimentary matter
in the Mississippi water is estimated
at about one twelve hun1redth part,
by measure. of the whole volume dis.
charged per annum; and since the
aliuvial deposits in the delta arc esti.
mated to have mean depth of so
feet. and TO have been wholly deposit
cd by the Mississippi and its tribu,a.
ries, the least possible time upon these
hypolhcses required for the deposition
OF The delta, would be 1858 wears.
The water discharged in the same
time would fill a sea $50 niles square
and one mile deep.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-05-31

OLD, EUr GooD.-"Falher. what does
the printer live on ;"
"Why do you ask, child ?"
"Becapse you said YOU hadn't paid him
for four years. and still take the paper"
"Wife. spank tha, child"
LAWYERS ToAsr.-Beloneing as he said,
TO the profession which had the reputation
OF being fond Of fees, he offered the fol-
owing lines:
Fee simple, and a simple fee,
And al. the fees in tall
Are nothing when compare, to thee,
Thou hes, of ipes-T'EMALE.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-05-31

One Of our friends OF the Assembly
was 50 far overcome at the Masquer-
ale. that the bows had to raise a cry
Of fire and carry him home on an
engine. This is very wrong. As
Harry Hammer scnlcntlously re-
marks. man in office should never
be a man in liquor; but then as the
same philosopher further remarks. if
a man never gets drunk. how the
devil will he know when he is sobefl
As the subject is getting rather intri-
cate. we move that II he referred to
the Standing Committee on pump
handles.
Love, like the plague. is often com.
municated by clothing and money.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-05-31

How RICH HE lVAs.-A gentleman
from Salem. former master OF n vessel,
who recently returned from CaIlfor.
mia, where he had been operating for
about Il couple Of years. was accosted
in front of our office on Saturday
week. "Wcl. Captain H.. suppose
you have made enough this trip to
s,av AT home and Law oil the rest Of
your days ~ swell. yes, have made
something" Pursuing his interroga-
tons still far,hcr-"Wcll, Captain.
how much of the stuff did YOU bring
home. ANYHOW ?" "Wcll. sir. about
as much as good healthy jackass
could haul down hill on the ice +
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-05-31

To GET RID OF GRAIN WEEv,Ls.
-Agricuturis,s who wish to get rid
of wcevls have nothing to do but, as
soon as he is aware Of their presence,
to pitch the surface of some old boards
and place them in his grararies; the
pitch must of course be renewed sew.
cral times in the course of Il year. id
order to keep the insects away. The
mere fumes Of the pitch is disagreea-
BILE to the wccvis, and will prove
aliflcng inhaIcd.-[ English paper.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-05-31

WHAT IS D'Rr.--OId Dr.. Cooper,
of South Carolina. used to say to his
students, "Dont be afraid of a little
dirt, young gentlemen. What is dirt
Why nothing at all offensive. when
chemically viewed. Rub a little alkaIi
upon that dirty grease spot on your
coat, and it undcrg0cs u chemical
change and becomes soap. Now rub
it with little water and it disappears,
it is neither grease, soap, water nor
dirt. "That is not a very odorous pile
Of dirt" you observe there. Well.
scatter little gypsum over it and it
is no longer dirty. Everything you
call dirt is worthy your notice as stu.
dents of chemistry. Analyzc it,
AnaIyzc it! |, will al! separate into
very clean elements. Dirt makes
corn. corn makes bread and meat, and
that makes Il very sweet Young lady
that saw one Of you kissing last
night. SO after all YOU were kissing
dirt--par,icular!y Y if she whtens her
skin with chalk or FuIIcr's carth.-
There is no telling. Young gentleman,
what is dirt. Though must say that
rubbing such stuff upon the beautiful
skin of II young lady is dirty prac.
tice. pearl powder, think is made
of Misunderstanding but dirt"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-05-31

Sir JonN FpANKLrs.-We think Of this
adventurous mariner and his comrades on
" with the hope deferred that make,h the
heart sick. But the editors Of The Provi-
dence Journal. who are said TO have
watched such matters with more attention
than any other paper in the country. are
de Hat ilv OF opinion lha, ST. John is still
alive. They suppose he is further to the
west and north than the English navga-
tors have Imagined. and that he is rather
TO be sought for through Behring's Straits
1t is supposed he might have entered the
sea which is believed to he around the
pole, and have progressed too far to the
ives, to be reached through Bailin's Bay
Some naviga,ors alter passing over an i'm
mense icy barrier. have discovered an open
sea beyond, through which Sir John may
have passed.-Washington Republic.
"i'ou hare fairly got on the breeches,"
snared an alTecllona:e husband TO his bet'
Ter half.
"rhen, why, IN the name of wonder,
didn't you keep them on yourselr?" asked
she. "lf you had been in the way of your
duty couldn't have taken possession Of
them. They certainly ought to be worn
by one Of us--and il you leave them emp
". take i, for granted Pm expected to fill
1hemn - Wasn,Is he more lhan half Elgkl !
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-07-17
DIR. Martins Syrup OF wild Cherry and sar-
sapnrilIa.

fy'Ht WILD CHERRY AND SARSAPARlIlsA,
Il which, on the basis of this preparation, have
long been celebrated in Consumption and Scrofula,
Diseases of the S<!n, Coughs, Colds, Splitting of
Blood Asthma, &c. Though this remedy has been
but short time before the public yet il has gained
perhaps more character and reputation as a cura-
tive in those diseases than any remedy Of the day.
The Bishop Of the Protestant Episcopal church,
(the Right Rev. w. X. Nottingham authorized
10 say he has used il in his person with de-
cided bcneft-Dr. $. Harper, Of Kent Island, has
written 10 ne, he has used il with great success in
his practice tsoe his letter in the pamphlet And
in letter from a lady the Eastern Shore Of this
State, she says II had letter from Miss =
Tuesday; she says mother has requested her 10
say Isabel derived almost instantaneous relief from
DR.. MARTINS SYRUP OF WILD CHERRY.
Her disease was Consumption in its forming stage.
The Boonsborough odd FeiiOto, Of Washin rtOn
county, Maryland, June 10th, lS4S, says: when
an article has afforded relief TO many persons az
DIR. MARTINS COMPOUND SYRUP OF WILD
CHERRY has done, feel bound 10 make IL
knswn. There never an article in this coun-
try that has afforded relief and gave satsfac-
ton than this. In the neighborhood Of Brownsville,
in this county, II has effected several important
cures, and, from our own certain knowledge Of IL,
pronounce it unequallcd for the cure of Coughs,
Colds, and diseases Of this kind"
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-07-17

9. yEsEYi JR.'S REPORTS, edited by Charles
Sumner, 30 vols. royal Svo.
10. REPORTS OF CASES IN THE SUPREME
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REPORTS IN THE UNITED STATES CIRCUIT
COURT, First Circuit before Hon Judges Story
and Woodbury.;
Collisions Reports, . vols; ID edition.
Mason's Reports, vols; 2d edition
Summers Reports vols; 2d edition.
Storys Reports, , vols. 2d edition.
Woodbury. and Minot's, 2 vols; (yo in press
MASSACHUSETTS REPORTS
Massachusetts, Reports, II vols; stereotype edn.
Pickering's Reports, "a vols; stereotype edition.
Mctcalfs Reports, II vols; stereotype edition;
(vol. Is IN press
Thatcher's Criminal Court Reports, by Wood
man; vol.
GREENLEAF'S MAINE REPORTS; Q vols.
SMEDES AND MARSHALL'S REPORTS, Mis-
sissippi; - vols.
Digest to the same.
WARE AND DAVIES'S District Court Reports
for the Maine District; . vols.
IL. TIDD's PRACTICE, vols royal svo; with
forms.
- Mn. JUSTICE STORY's works on CONNER
cia, Equity, and Constitutional Law. New and
revised editions.
49, GREENLEAF ON EVIDENCE 2 vols. royal
syo. New edition.
II. DANIELL's CHASCERY PRACTICE, from
the last London edition" Edited by Hon. w Per-
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ABBOT ON SHIPPING Edited by Hon. w.
Perkins; Svo
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Hon. w. Perkins.
SPENCE'S EQUITABLE JURISDICTION of the
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