The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-03-19
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less than an hour you will see a snake larger
than a hawser, devouring eight blue-haired
| children, who have Just escaped from a mon
stcr with sorrel eyes and a red hot overcoat.
! Backwood. for February thinks that if it
had not been for the vast quantities of gold
which California has produced during the last
/ two years, there would have been universal
bankruptcy in England.
At a recent Conference of Churches in Gro
ton, Mass, the identical Billie used by John
Rogers, the martyr, and carried 10y him to the
stake some of the leaves of which bear the
marks of the flames, was brought to the Con-
ference hy descendant of the martyr,
CLOSE SnAvrxe.-Daniel McBrain, Wing, has
been elected Mayor of Toledo, Ohio by
majority of one; the democrats have ma
iorty of ono in the councils, and one member
is doubtful.
Every animal in creation, as it grows older
grows grnver, except an old Woman, and she
grows frisky.
| "Olfensivo and defensive" as the little boy
said when he saw two skunks fighting.
Col. Benton has gone to Clay county, Mo-,
to attend the trial of libel suit brought
against him by Judge Birch- on account Of
words spoken by the ex-senator in late pc.
litical stump speech.
Why is n storekecper who does not ndver-
tise likely to do heavy busnessl
because all the people 90 6y there!
There are two things modest men should
never undertake--to borrow money or study
law
The Schuylkill county (Pn.) Wing Convcn.
ton, which met last week, passed strong and
ln.l, ,1,,t -, e
the Presidency.
The Union Party of Gorgia will hold a
State Convention at Milledgevillc, Oh the 22d
of April, for the purpose of taking into con.
sidcration the proprietv of sending delegates
to the Baltimore Presidential Convention.
Ninety par,ons were killed in the State of
New York ~ railway accidents, during the
last var, and forty-seven wounded.
i sir. Yate, of England, has received pa.
ten! IOr building ships on the life-boat princi.
pie which can neither be capsized nor swamp
cd
Mr.. David L. Payne, merchant WINS re-
Gently waylayed between Warsaw and Quin-
cy, ILL.,, and robbed Of $500 in coin and bank
notes.
A Jamaica journal publishes the appalling
year 10000 persons were carried off by the
fatal ravages of cholera in that island.
Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell is delivering a
course OF medical lectures to ladies in New
York.
The first step to love is to play with cousin.
There is n 'freedom from starch" in the inter-
course of young people of this relationship
that ripens as naturally into affection rs buds
into fruit, or tadpoles into bull frogs.
PUT TO SHIFT FOR AN ANswER-"Pray, Miss
Sophia, what are You making." said DR.. J. to
a young lady who was at work on garment
of certain description. "a Sophy covering
Doctor" was the reply
A Pennsylvania has invented collar for
horses which is made of India rubber 1t is
said to be great improvement or fcomforta-
bic substitute. q
There is a maiden in this city so virtuous
that she has discarded her beau, because he
asserted that he always took clear con
science to bed with him.
Lately, in Michigan. two neighbors agreed
to mutual exchange of their famlies--one
giving ms wife and two children for the
others wifel - ''N
BAD JrpcMryr-An organ grinder exerci.
sing ms weary instrument in front of law
yer's office 49,.
BE not ready to pronounce that what Won
think bad youth will necessarily become n
bad man. 1onder sturdy oak may have
grown from an acorn that had been rejected
by hog. -.t -.
Addison has left on record the following
important sentence 1.-TWO persons who have
chosen each other out of ali the species with
design to be each others mutual comfort and
! entertainment have in that action bound
themselves to be good-humored afiable for.
giving, patient and joyful, with respect TO
each Others fraities and inpcrfeetions, to the
end of their lives I-0.
NOVEL USE OF JAII--The county Jail at
llarrlsonburg Virginia, has been purchased
by the OddFelows and Sons of Temperance
of that place who intend to convert il into n
Hall in which to hold their usual meetings.
Erchange " ia ~
Dean Swift said, with much truth. at |,
useless for us TO attempt to reason n man out
OF a thing he was never reasoned into.
An cXtravagant man having moved into n
costly mansion, remarked to friend--"Now
everything will go on like clock work =
Eyes" was the reply, lit will be tick tick"
The Murfrecsboro' News learns that Tho
business OF Tullahoma is rapidly increasing.
FoUR CHILDREN AT A Bmrn-It Is said that Il.
lady residing in West Philadelphia, onWednes.
day, gave birth to four children two girls
and two boys. AT the latest accounts, both
mother and little ones were doing well.
Did You ever know man too poor to taks
a paper, that did not spend dollar week for
rum and tobaccof We never did. r.
We notice scores Of poetical illusions d.
rected TO friends who are in beaven Ro,.n-
| give poetry of the heart utterance in worJs
and deeds of Kindness to friends upon earth.
The people of tho United States ont oru..
year thirty-two millions of pounds Of mani.
sugar: So the census says Not quite
pound and half apiece 1''
lie that blows the Goals in quarrels he has
nothing to do with has no right to complain II :
a spark fly in his face.
| 1t is estimated that 1900 persons mos,,v