The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-09-23

| he the happy and prosperous husband Of Il
most Industrious and estimable lady. What
is it woman cannot accomplish when with
earnestness she undertakes the task"
Fortune iayors the brave, and rascality fa-
vors the bravo.
~ Some people think that Gar Nicho-
las will, as regards the treaties of 1915, be
himself the arbitrator.
"THE SIEGE OF BoLoGNA,"-This celebra-
ted bombardment has just been pictorially
caricatured by French paper 1t consists
Of brindle dog tugging at an overgrown
sausage. Not Il bad put in, that.
MEAN MEANINGs.-We hear great deal
about the mean temperature, although we are
scarcely able to recognize its distinguishing
properties. Our ideas Of mean temperature
is warmly pressing friend to take glass
of wine, and cody leaving him to pay for
it.
The Shelbyvile EXpostor in recording
the death of Mrs. Solomon of Lincoln County,
saws this is the third wife Mr.. Solomon has
lost in the space of twelve months.
SEVEN CHILDREN AT ONE BIRTH.-The
Mississippi Times notes an incident of wo-
man giving birth TO seven children at one
time. That paper says: "rhe most astOnish-
ing parturtion recorded in the annals of the
human race we are informed, occurred last
week in the vicinity of Salem, Tippah Coun-
ty. in this State. Our information is from
gentleman of veracity, who states that lady
of that neighborhood has just become the
mother of seven children at one BIRTH"
There is an anecdote of Sheridan and
certain baronet, that both being drunk in the
streets, the baronet fell into the gutter; and
Sheridan, having in vain endeavored to get
him upon his legs again, stammered OUT
"Nly dear friend, cannot help you; but I'll
do all | can for YOU'LL lie down in the dirt
with you!"
At Cork, bill-sticker, recently, in posting
some bills relating to Purgatory, stuck one
over railway announcement, which, at a lit
tie distance, read-"Reduced Fares to Pur-
gatOry."
SOMETHING FOR BARNUM-A very odd
monster was exhibited recently at the Aca-
DENY of Medicine, Paris, which created the
utmost sensation. 1t is the produce of COW,
and this horrible being has the head ola child,
with the mouth of lon his four paws, like
those Of pretty dog, are garnished by nails
similar to those of Il pig. The body rcsem-
bles that of calf, but there is no sexual
part to be seen anywhere.
A LITTLE JoKER.-An irregular appren-
tice frequently keeping late hours, his master
at length took occasion to apply some weigh
ty arguments to convince him Of the terror
his ways" During the chastisement he eX-
claimed
GLOW long will you serve the devi!"
The boy replied whimpering; "You know
best sir; believe my indenturc will be out in
three months"
s9@ The State of Maine newspaper says
II granite boulder from the summit of Mt
ashngton---eyidentl deposited there dur
ing "the draft epoch, while the mountain was
submerged been selected and set aside
for the apex or browning stone Of the WASH
ington monument.
Fay William Lloyd Garrison stated, at
the recent convention at Metropolitan Hall,
that he was opposed to the Maine Liquor
Law, because, by voting for it, he would be
recognising the laws and constitution of the
United States, which he could not conscien-
tiously do.
lay" The sum subscribed TO aid the suffer-
ers by the epidemic in New Orleans and sent
to the Howard Association, now amounts to
t,oo hundred and t,centy three thousand seren
hundred and fourteen dollars. New York city
alone has subscribed Si9,65i
sSy" Virginia, although the another Of
Presidents" is not very careful Of the memo
ry of her great men. Jeilerson's tomb is in
ruins; The grdre Of Madison cannot aoio be
recognized; and the estate of Washington she
has permitted to be sold to company of
spectators.
The Mobile Daily Advertiser of the l4th
inst, says that the editorial chair of that
journal is almost literally n snecure, there
being actually only one composition al work
upon what is generally designated as "rcad-
ing NATTER" and he can only give part of
his time to it. No others are to be had for
"lovc or money!
Always do the best YOU can, with the ex-
pcctation of being blamed by your most init
mate friends for not doing better. You will
thereby preserve a good conscience and avoid
DAMAGE ny FRosT.-Thc Joliet Oll.) True |
Democrat says the recent frosts have done
much more damage than at first anticipated.
Il has quite ruined the corn crop in the north
western part of that county. Around Plain
ield thousands of acres have been totally
blasted. Buckwheat is total loss, and so
With nearly all the tender vegetation.
e-S5- II is stated that bull fights will soon
become as popular in France rs they are in