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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-12-03

DEsP1sING HOUSEHOLD DUTIEs.--From q
variety of causes nothing is more common
than to find American women who have not
the slightest idea of household duties. A
writer thus aludes to this subject:
"ln the neglect of household cares Ameri-
can women stand alone. AGerman lady, no
matter how lofty her rank, never forgets that
domestic labors conduce to the health ofbo-
dy and mind alike. An English lady, wheth-
or she be only gentIeman's wife or dukes,
does not dcspise the household, and even
though she has housekecpcr, deyotcs por-
tion Of her time to this, her true, her happi-
est sphere. 1t is reserved for our republican
fine ladies to be more choice than even their
monarchical and arstocratic sisters The re-
suit is lassitude of mind often as fatal to
health as the negcct of bodily exercise
The wife who leaves her household cares to
the servants pays the penalty which has been
affixed to idlcncss since the foundation of the
world, and either willis away from ennui, or
is driven into all sorts of fashionable folics
to find employment for her mind"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-12-03

cy" "Ancording to our record, says the n.
o. Price Current of the 9th, the total sales in
this market reported since September, are
293,5Oo bales The receipts in the same peri
cd have been S55,S04 bales, and the stock
unsold on the lst September was estimated
at $500 bales. This would show a stock
in factors hands unsold, of G6,0OO bales, the
great bulk of which has been received the
past week.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-12-03

cB"We have just been shown one dol
lar bill of the Exchange Bank Of Tennes-
sce." 1t is engraved in the very finest style
of the art, and is one of the most beautiful
designs we have ever seen. This Bank was
established by Messrs. W. g. J. Spence un-
der the late Free Banking law, and is located
at Murfrcesboro.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-12-03

The relation of walking to thought is re-
markablc. More than one distinguished
writer, of whose habits literary biography
has informed us, found the influx of ideas or
the flow of expression more ready and sa-
lient when under the influence of this move
ment. 1t undoubtedly relieves nervous excl
liability knew an eminent divine whose
choicest productions were penncd by means
of an ink-hom attached to his button-hoe
and scraps of paper held upon book, as he
paced his study floor and we are told that
the most prolific novelist of the age dictates
his manuscript to an amanuesis while he is
engaged in an absorbing promenade,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-12-03

A PROFITABLE MEADOW. A farmer in
Canton, Massachusetts, has cranberry mea-
dow Of twelve acres in extent, lying near
Punkapoag Pond, from which he has rnked,
the present season, upwards Of 1000 bushels
of fine cauborries, for which he has realized
S5COO in cash.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-12-03

WHERE DID THE ABoLITIONIsTs Go?-Full
returns from some Of the States, and esti-
mates based upon partial returns from other
States, Justify the belief that John p. Hale, in
the recent Presidential contest, received an
aggregate vote in the neighborhood of $780,.
600. In lS4S Van Buren received 292,82S,
showing diminution of more than hdB in
four years. Where did these voters co.
Certainly not to Gen Scott. They went for
the man who hates and dcpIores slavery Of
course, and they elected him.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-12-03
New ORLEANS. Nov. 10.

Yesterday corn underwent further de-
cline, 5000 sacks sold at 60 cents. The mar
ket in other respects unchanged no Ohio flour
here Steamboats, have great difficulty in
getting laborcrs to load and discharge. Men
are scarce, and wanted at high prices.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-12-03

CONSCIENCE AN AvENGER. .-Conscencc is an
avenger 1t stands ready at its post to yindi-
cate the majesty Of broken law. 1t rcbukes
sin with stern voice, and passests sentence
ON the transgressor. There is torture Of
rerret felt for evil deeds, neglected duties,
corrupted mind, and wasted life, which in
depth and kecnness, surpasses all other SUI
rernr. Il an eternal fact, that we cannot
reject the guardian care Of conscience, or cs.
cape the pains Of its aycnging lash. Though
its avcnging power may not be felt at once
and we may sin and seem TO prosper and,
absorbed in the cngrossing cYciicmcnts OF
the world, dcspise demands upon us until we
think we have conquered conscience, i Will
come and have its debt of us; it will claim its
prerogative; it will rake open the ashes OF
our indifference, and rckindlc the cNtlngulsh-
cd fire. In some season Of thoughtluIness-
in some day of disappointment and trouble
when our yanities and pride are thrown
down-in some restless hour when sleep
flies from the pillow, when gain and ambl-
tion must fail to excite and satisfy the heart,
tbot outraged friend will return; that delled
ambassador will come back, no longer to win
ms with his gentle tones, or charm with hlss
loyinp eve, but to scourgc the recreant soul
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-12-03
A correspondent at BurksyiIc, Kcntuca!

A correspondent at Burksyilo, Kentucky
says:-
Mr.. Eb1ToR:-I think the following too
good to be lost A very worthy Democrat
in this neighborhood, during the Mexican
war, was called upon to pray Mt regular
church meeting, upon which he perpctratcd
the usual form upon such occasions, with this
addition: "Oh, lord, be with our army in
Mexico, whether it is right or whether il be
wrong, bless it. We of the Democratic par
ty are charged for making war forconquest;
but we believe it to be a war of defence
But, oh Lord, we would not enter into an ar
gument of the subject before you, but for
further particulars, would refer you to the
Presidents Message"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-12-03
THE POST.
Athens, Friday. Dec. 3, 1852.
BALTIMORE, Nov. %.

INV'' -V'
Advices from Boston state that the returns
of the elections held on Monday to fill va
cancies in the Legislature, show that the
Wings have majority, thereby cnsuring the
election of a whig Governor.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-12-03

rTy"Pig metal has advanced in Cincinnati
to $45a5O per ton, Pittsbug $40, and nails
A cents.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-12-03

The subscriptions to the Lennon Indcm-
nifty Fund, at New York, up to o'clock on
Friday, amounted to $2930
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-12-03

The Odd Fellows Of the United States
spend more than halfa million year in aid
of sick members, &c
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-12-03

The counsel for Mr.. Lennon, the claim
ant in the late Slave Case decided by Judge
Paine, in New York, intend, it is said, to take
the matter by certiorari before tho Supreme
Court.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-12-03

The New York Rcyelle has II caricaturo
entitled "Just in Time; or an American Citi-
zen of the Patent kind"
Politician Crushing forward and cnthusi-
asticaly embracing obese Gcrman.) )-Ah, my
dear friend you're just in time TO save the
country, and rotc ON our ticket! Eve II car
riage in waiting; we'll be mp to the City Hall
and have you naturaized in less than no time,
if not sooner; we haynt moment to spare!
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-12-03

A AGrYrlE llNT.-A middle aged man and
his Young wife were enjoying winter eveA
nipg costly together; when the conversation
turned on religious matters us described by
the Bible, which the man had before him.
"Wiie," said the former, 81 have been
thinking what happy society Solomon must
have had in his day, with 80 many wives, &c,
as is here represented"
"ildeed," replied the wife somewhat mined,
"you had better think of something else,
then. A pretty Solomon you would make
truly You can't take proper care of one wife.
What figure you would cut, then, with u
dozen wives, and all Of them as spunky as !
am"
Thc farmer took his hat, and went TO tho
stable 10 feed the cattle for the night.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-12-03

TIE BURIED ALTyE.-The following from
the Edingburgh Review will go far to nou-
traIize the effect of the absurd rumors, fro
quently stated, of persons being buried a.
live
In the midst of cxaggcration and inyen-
ton. there is one undoubtcd circumstance
which formerly excited the worst apprchen-
sions--the fact that bodies were often found
turned in their collins and the grave-cothes
dsarrangcd. But what WAS ascribcd, with
seeming reason, to throes Of vitality, is now
known to be due TO the agency OF cOrrupuon.
A gas is developed in the decayed bodies
which mimics, by its mechanical force, many
of the movements of life. So powerful is
the gas in corpscs that have lain long in the
water, that Mr. Devergie, the physician to tho
MorgHe at Paris, and the author OF text
book on legal medicine, says that unless SEE
cured TO the table they are often heaNcd up
and thrown to the ground.
Frequently strangers, seeing the motion Of
the limbs, run to the keeper of the Morgue,
and announce with horror that the person is
alive. All bodies, sooner or later, generate
gas in the grave, and it constantly twists about
the corps, blows out the skin till it tends
with distcnton, and sometimes bursts tho
coffin itself When the gas explode with a
noise, imagination has converted it into an
outcry or groan; the grave has been reopen
cd; the position of the body confirmed the
suspicion, and the larceration been taken for
evidence that the wretch had gnawcd his flesh
in the phrensy of despair. So many are the
circumstances which will constantly occur to
support Il conclusion that is more unsubstan-
tml than the fabric Of dream
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-12-03

A woman of lick, has discovered the art
90 aro.sinr the breeds of silk worms with
success, 81 aud producing at will silk Of several
cOlors.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-12-03

THE RIGHT KIND OF A WoMAN.-The AL
bany Knickerbocker says that considerable
excitement was created in Broadway, recent
ly, by young woman who had been in search
Of her husband all the day, finding him seat
ted on a dry goods box, dead drunk Sho
took whip from under her manttla and ap-
piled il to his back very severely, and then
ordered him home remarkng at the same
time she would correct him for his miscon-
duet. There's n wife for YOU as is a wife,
The only regret is that her like were not
more plenty in the land, and then the order
of things would be changed, and in stead Of
Maine ick-hcr law we should have n
Maine ck-him law, II is the duty of a wife;
if it be in her power, when her husband ne
elects his family and lowers himself below
the beasts, TO elevate him, even if cowhide
persuasion is necessary.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-12-03

| The MoRMoys AND THEIR Mlss$ss 80;
progress made, and making, by thiA siSsS,s
sect is really extraordinary. 1t is fNlySSap-
derful-there is nothing resembfnait f%ie
chronicles Of the present or pas 0aakiry, Ftat
now recurs to our mind. In the lfFsticisms
of the past there was nothing pra ;aT, not!.s
ing calculated TO develop the reso es ofse'
country, to add TO the general tfi and
prosperity, to contribute to the st6lchouse a
aRation's agricultural or manufacturing great5
ness. Downright ianaticism ruled everything
practical results were counted rs nothing
and mere theories, in the hands of enthusi-
asts, ruling for the moment, crushed, blasted
and prostrated, tiIe prospect and happiness of
millions. Not so, however, with the Nor
mons. Although fanatics ~ the most odious
and repulsivc description, morally, still they
have proved themselves good agricuIturists,
first rate mechanics and builders, enterprising
manufacturers and wherever they have set
lied, or even portion of them, they have
left marks OF Improvement. Look at Maui
VOC for Instance, whence they we're expelledg
Look at the City OF the Salt Lake, now their
headquarters, and it will lie seen that they
improve the surface Of the earth, notwith-
standing the degrading tendency of their
spiritual doctrines. r.f
We have been led into these remarks by
looking over the printed proceedings of the
Mormon Conference, held in the Tabernacle,
at Salt Lake, on the 26th Of August last. A
large number Of missionaries were appointed
to visit various quarters of the globe. Faith
ful to the duties imposed by their church,
most of them immediately departed for their
respective locations The appontces 60
abroad, some for three, others for seven years,
during which time they are to lay aside.
worldly interests, forget wives, children, and
friends and devote themselves to the propa-
CATION of their doctrine and the making of
converts. They go without "purse or scrip"
or hope Of prospective pccuniary reward
Fanaticism of any Kind never exhibited great
cr disinterestcdnoss, or devotion, This fact
all will admit
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-12-03

Avery common impression of the Koran is,
that it is aeolnpound of malignant and alb
surd doctFines utterly opposed to all we have
been taught to believe. A few extracts, here
and thefe, will show that many of the notions
in regard to Il nre vague and erronoous:-
From tho Koran of Mohammcd.
There Is 10 God but God, the living, the
selisubsisting-
WHO so commiteth wickedncss, cOmmitcth
it against his own soul God is knowing and
wise.
Surely they who devour the possessions of
orphans uniustL>shall swallow down nothing
but fire into Il kellies, and shall broil in
salute the \better salutation, or
at least, ~ pr God hath taken
To q 'ast and the west;
theseford! turn yourselves
10 prav. tll 5f God; for God is
omniprcsclIc mt.
God will M |u for an inconsider-
ate word in yJ but he viii will punish
YOU for that vi kearts have asscnted
unto God is Iiic|q and graciolls,
Deal NOT ujustl3 with others, and Re shall
not be dealtuujustly. If theroz zea.ny debtor
undcr di|fcnlty of paying Iiisoebt1let his
creditor vi lit tin il be easy for him t0,i it;
but fpc rcrnit il as aims, It will BE- bo/ II for
you, ~ ye knew IL
NJ |ap)medis no more than ai,apestlo; the
other SHosf|cs have already deceased before
him: if he die, therefore, or be SIAM, will yc
turn back on yourhcels. But he who turn
eth back on his l@es, VIII not hurt God at all;
and God will surely reward the thankful.
Verify Christ Jesus, the son of Mary, is
the apostle of God, and his word which he
conveyed into Mary, and a spirit proceeding
from him. Believe, therefore, in God and his
apostles, and say not. There are three Gods;
forboar this; it will be better for you. God
is but one God.
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FRENCH FREEDOM.

The New Constitution Promuigeed by Louis Ma
poleon gives to himselElhe Lions shaTe-ihe people.
in fact, have no voice IN public affairs. BE Is
President for ten years-aPPO aCOnneilo
and President Of both the Legislative bodies In.
case ofbis death before the expiration of bis tsrs
the President OF the Senate acts as President 2t the
sO-caIled Republic until a successor be chosen
The sittings OF the Senate TO be private, aud Ths'
body is 10 be composed of cardinals uIaTshals and
admiraIs and Of citizens whom the President may
think proper to raise to that dignity.
The Legislative body is 10 consist QfOne member
for every 900 electors, and chosen by universal
suffrage. fa 10 .z=.-s.s5 40. ,sa-,-..-.s..--5.
prorogue or dissolve the legislative body. ei $500
Many OF the prominent leaders, upon seeing this
mockeTy of freedom, decline 10 be candidates for
the Legislative body, since they consider The Con-
sitution complete annihiIatio Of all tree institu
tons. - - : - = .--..---- -. -------
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TRANspLANTIaG SHRUBS.

Elm transplanting shrubs, as well as very small
trees, a common error is'tO place them too deep
in the earth.r This has arisen fromihe fact thai,
by receiving more moisturesthey often succeed
best in The first summer, atsthea expense, howe7
ver of their subsequently, healthy growth 1T is
much better to plant shallow8impatting the ne.
cessary moisture by meapsEof- a deep mellow soil
beneath, and by mulching above, The material
for the latter, MAJ be short litter, manure, moss,
spent TAM, inverted tuFfs uld
raised surface, consisting OF these materials,
to the height of six inches, will occasion no in
Jury whateverfor a year or two, and admirably
equa!ze the moisture Of the soil. Manure used
in this way operates henehclally, not onlyin pre-
serving the moisture but increasing the fertility
bv the liquid manure carried downin solution by
rains, especially ifappIiedtln autumn or5wlnteE;
The contrast between sthe hard and baked sur
face too often witnessed whepfte ground is lett
bare aud the moist and soflened earth, between a
coat of manure or litter, can be only sufficiently
understood by actual experiment. It's advan:
tages were strikingy exempli6ed a year or two
since in planting out bed OF lnthe y;
middle Of an excessively dry summer. The
roots, after being fixed by water ntransplantIng.
were protected from drought by a coat Of ma.
uure three inches thick, and although they were
watered but once, not plant Perished.
Stalking may be, in some instances necessary,
to prevent swaying by the vine, or a one.sided
growth, where there are. imperfect or unequal
roots. Butusualy, If the shrub is furnished with
good roots, and ii cateis taken while the earth
IS shoveled in, to spread them all out. like the
arms Of an umbrella, they will serve to brace it
evenly, and prevent a ohe.sided growth Fixing
by water, as it stermed, is often sufficient, alone,
to preclude the necessity of stalking. 1t is most
conveniently done three persons-one spread
ing. out the roots with his fingers. second slit
ing in the earth; ;%htleEthe third settles it by
pouring waller from the nose Of a watering pot.
Although saft at first, the soil in few hours
dries ana tardens sufficiently to hold firmly the
newly-set roots. An additional stifsning,, If
needed, may be given, BY encirclipg, the stem
with small, Temporary mound of earth. -.
In transplanting roses, and some other small
shrubs, sufficiently pruning Of the top is rarely
given. Climbing roses, and those generally
which throw up rapid and vigorous shoots, will
make better growth by autumn, by cutting
downto a flew good huds,w whenysst eout.p pthanIby
leaving; long portion of stem and branches
which, indeed notiunfrequentlyd lhardupG
on. thesroots as5toicause 4heideath plant.
On the other,hand, we haveqseen shrubs trans
planted in wetSWeathe wishentres successi after
having grown siS inches, by taking
and drenching the Soil we'll with water, ,at the
same tirnesyeTy freely yshortenng back the shoots
and looping most oflthe leaves. gu
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rHE HEART,sIcnARIrY.

.,fsy<,,+, 15gs-a, ny ELIzASCooR,s stG
j. A rich; man wa lkeds abroad one day . -
And a poor man walked by the selt-s5me way, )
+, When pale. and starving face came by
With a paIIid lip and hetess eye,
: And.tl1ai starving face pre- esumcd TO stand, &
And ask for bread at the rich matFs hand
Bur the rich man sicntls looked q k ikancS. t5
With agathcfing frown and a doubtful glance
al have nothing, said He.ii 9 to give to you,
For any, such rogue of.a capting crew;
r Get work, get work ! know full welt
And he fastened hi; ;p6eket and on he went,
With his soul untoae and his conscience content
Now this great owner Of golden store 4
Had built a church NOT long before,
Z AS noble fame as man could ralset RAJ
And world had gieetis him thanks and praise,
And altyyho beheld itiay ished tame
On H. CHRISTIAN gift and cody name
The pa6r man maj pas ld the white lips dared
e9a.d e.. A. be spssedb s,s
And he saw that the i hitc lips could not speak.
Z He stood for sEnosnenit but not to pause
On the trith Of the tRle, or the parish laws,
I He was seeking TO though IT was but small,
For a penny, a sinel penny was all;
But he gayesitiyith aikindly word, .5a3i
Whilst the warmest pulse in his stirred;
twas tiny seed his charity shed,
But the -wirite lips got ates!c of bread
And the beggar's blessing hallowed the crust
That came like spring IN the;d desert dust. att
The rich man and The poor man died, .s,4E9 - haf
As all Of must, and they were tried t~s5
At the sacred Judgment seat above, NJ,
q
The balance fjuSicc thGresSvas true, .' i;fl 2
!. And fairly bestowe ed what was due, 5t.sa as
And the two fresh comerS through HcaVen's gate
Stood there to learn their eternal fate. -
The recording angels tod Of things "a
That fitted them both with kindred wings; -
But as they stood on the crystal light,
The plunes of the rich man grew less bright
The angels knew by that shahowy sign, ~
That the poor mans work had been most divine;
And ttcy brought the uncrring scales to see
What the rich mans falling off could be.
Full many deeds did the angels weigh,
But the balance kept even sway;
And at last the church endowment laid
: With its thousands promised and thousands paid,
With the thanks of pre- lates by its side,
In the stately words Of pious pride;
a nd it weighed SO much that the angels stood
To sec how the poor man could balance such good.
chcrub came and took his place
Bythc empty scale, with radiant grace,
And he dropped the penny that had fed
White starving lips withla crust of bread.
The church endowment went up with the beam,
And the whisper OF the Great Supreme,
AS he bcckoned the poor man to his throne,
Was heard in this immortal tone
'sBlrsscd are they who from great gain
Give thousands with reasoning brain,
But hoIier still shall be hispa't
Who gives coin with plying heart"
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THE FREDER ECK

WAS never III more ospeTous condition
w than at present. 1t has az able and eff.
cient Board of Professors and Teachers, is in
successful operation, with laege number of
Scholars-it has large, airy and elegant apart:
ments, furnished with such comforts and conve-
-nences as are calculated TO promote the happ-
ness and facilitate the progress of the pupils.--
1t has good Library, excellent Musical Instru-
ments, an extensive Chcunic;el and Phi
lOsophIcaI Apparatus, and it is conf
IDENTIFY believed that this Institaicn offers as
many facilities for imparting a:thorough ex-
tensive and refined education az! any Seminary
in the land. 5#a
Scholars will be received at any time during
the year, and will be charged propoTtionabiy
from the dateof their entrance tO;the close otth"
Scholastic year, in July. 1
pFnr board and tuition, inc!iiding furnished
Rooms, Lights, Fuel &c, $500 per Scholastic
year, payable half yearly in advance.
For Circulars aud other particulars address.
H. WINCHESTER,
Dec. 80. 1851 :: President.
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.CAMERON,s DEPOT.

TaNHE subscriber takes this method Of inform
Il ing his friends and the public generally
that he has taken charge of the Transportation
Bnuse, known as Cameron's Depot, where lie
will be glad to have calls from all persons having
produce5to transport He will also receive goods
from ariy of the Depots on the Baltimore and
Ohio and Winchester and Potomac Railroads.
Being determined 10 give his undivided attention
10 the business and use his best efforts to accom-
to g certainty to receive liberal portion of the
patronage of5thc Valley trade sra a.aa
Having made arrangements TO have on hand
all limcs Cars at his disposal, persons bringing
produce to the stand, may rest mostassured that
il: will be despatched at the quickest possible
ton. knowing that strict attention to business
aid 2semptitnde on all, occasions wilemeritsuc-
cIss ana custom. lie feels certain that he will be
worthy ihe confidence of the community.
JOHN sDONAVIN., 3