The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-10-10

HINTS TO FARMERS BoYs.--There
is one thing that | would like to inn
press upon the minds of the farmers
of this country. TO all of you who
have boys that can write, get each
one memorandum book, few sheets
of paper will do. if nothing better can
be had, and in that let each one keep
an account of every days work done
in the year.
If in sowing, mention the kind Of
grain and amount of seed to the acre
the time of planting and of rcapng.
In fact, ] should have them note all
the passing events of the farm; and as
they grow older, they will find more
Of importance to note.
Five cents will buy a book that will
last one year to commence with. My
word for it, If the farmers will bu:
adop. this course their sons will be
much better farmersthan their fathers.
1t may seem like dry business to
commence on the first of January. but
as the spring opens the green grass
spears, and the bright prospects arc
in our paths. the task will be more
pleasing every day until the close of
the year. Who would not give twice
what the paper and ink cost, could he
but obtain II memorandum book writ.
ten by his grandfather one hundred
years ago.
George Washington, one ofthe hest
farmers in America, KEEP! a journal of
his farm.
Try it farmers, young ana old;
keep a journal of every day and you
will become race of scientific book
farmers, not to be imposed upon.
THE MODEL WIFE.--She that don't
know a word of French, Italian or
German, never read anything but
"Hnts to married Women" and "Thc
Cookery Book"--don't play on the
piano, don't keep but one girl, does
half the washing and ironing, makes
all the cakes and pies. cuts her hus'
bands vests. her own dresses, mcnds
all the stockings, turns her husbands
pants inside out and hindsde before
when they get shabby, does all the
marketing, buys the wood and coal,
never goes out except on Sunday,
don't know whether small or big
bonncts are worn, keeps awake at
night, never sleeps in day time. always
looks pretty, never looks tired. wears
a smiling face though every bone, in
her body ache. and presents Mr..
Shocks with an heir once a year.
Wouldn't speak to any man but her
husband for the world likes him to
talk to all the pretty women. Rocks
the cradle and darns the stockings in
the forenoon, then-darns the stock.
ings and rocks the cradle in the after.
noon - stays at home in the evening
and mends her husbands old trousers,
while he goes to hear Jenny Lind
sits up in the rocking. chair half the
night, nursing young Shocks, for fear
it will disturb papa--has great in
ward sensation Of goneness in the
mornirg, nevertheless rises at
o'clock, takes out a clean shirt for Mr..
Shocks, washes the faces and combs
the heads Of nine little Snookses
scrubs their eighteen dirty hands. and
nurses the baby while papa is shaving
for fear its CRYING will make him cut
his face with the razor. Helps the
nine and her husband al breakfast
time. then eats a cold egg and some
burnt toast when they are gone.
Thinks her husband an Adonis-o
Solomon--a Joseph--is perfectly vii.
ling he should engage himself to be
married coming home from her tuner.
al hopes No . will be more worthy
of such treasure than ever she was
MysTERlous.--We are informed
+ that a negro boy last week found in {
BODY of woods belonging 70 Col. Hun t
Of Culpcper county.a pair of boots ii
which after taking them home an,
attempting to put on, were discovere,
some bones Of human feet. DR.. Wei
ford being informed Of the fact. wen
in company with the bow ana sont
gentlemen 10 the woods and there
discovered the remaining bones Of ;
human skeleton. with the exception o
one of the arm bones. In the search
pocket book. containing large
f roll of bank notes and letter, were
also discovered not lar from the skel
cton. The notes, however, were Sc
much mutiIated and injured BY long
exposure to the weather, that theil
value could not be ascertained, though
supposed by the bulk to be of large
, amount. The letter was also toe
,,,h Joc,ced IN occertoin IN whom i