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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-14

VINO WOULDN'T DE CELEBgATED.-Capt.
Watkins. of the ill-tated Steamer San Fran
cisco, had occasion lately to sell his furniture
at auction. A correspondent says that every
thing sold brought enormous prices; that one
dollar a piece was given for small plates;
n common corkscrew worth about nine pence,
sold for ga tca.set of India china, Gmconl.
plete brought $50. Two small crickets
with open canc-tops, brought 81 each! Peo.
pie were crazy 10 obtain something once be-
longing to SO celebrated a man. 1t is calcu.
lated tla, the entire furniture, originally worth
$1,000. sold for over $4,000.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-14

70" In the House of Representatives on
Thursday last, bill was reported from the
Committee on Naval affairs by Mr.. Florcnce,
providing for II system to encourage the
thorough training of youths, to the business
of seamanship in the Navy, the Revenue Ser
vice, and Commercial Marine of the United
States
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-14

A NUTSHELL OF TRUTH.-llere is brief
paragraph into which a big heap of truth is
squeezed: Did you ever scratch the end Of :.
niece of timber slightly elevated with pin'
Though scarcely heard at one end, it was
distinctly heard at the other. Just so it is
with any merit, excellence, or good work. II
will sooner be heard of and aPplauded and
rewarded on the other side of the globe,
than by your immediate acquaintences.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-14

~ A coxcomb, talking of the transmi.
grafton of souls, said:-"ln the time of Moscs,
have no doubt was the golden calf
Very likely" replied lady. "timc has rob.
hei YOU Of nothing but the guiding"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-14

A WONDERFUL CLocK.-Thcrc is now in
the possession of, and manufactured by, Mr.
Ceilings, silversmith, Of ofGlOucestershirc, Eng.
land, most ingenious piece of mechanism
an eight day clock; with dcad.bcat escape.
mcnt Of maintaining power, chimes the quar-
ters, plays sixteen tunes, plays three tunes in
twelve hours, or will play at any time rcqnir-
ed. The hands go around as follows; One
once Il minute; one, once IN hour: one, once Il
week; one, once Il month; one, once Il year.
1t shows the moons aye, the time Of rising
and setting of the sun, the time of high and
low water, half ebb ard half flood; and, by Il
beautiful cOntrivancc, there is Il part which
represents the water, which rises and falls,
lifting the ships at high water tide rs if it
were in motion, and ms It recedes, leaves these
little automaton ships dry on the sands. 1t
shows the hour of the day, day of the week,
day Of the month, month Of the year. In the
day of the month there is n provision made
for the long and short months. II shows the
twelve signs of the zodiac; it strikes or not
chimes or not, as you wish it; it has the cqnn-
ton table, showing the difference of clock
and sun every day in the year. Every portion
of the clock is of beautiful workmanship, and
performs most accurately the many different
objects which are called into action by the
ingenious proprietor, who is most wiling to
describe all its various achievements to any
one who may feel pleasure in paying him
visit.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-14

DoN'T DE EXTRAvAGANT.-l! the poor
house has any tcrrors for you, never buy
what you don't need. Before you spend
three cents for u jewsharp, my boy, ascertain
whether you can't make just as pleasing Il
noise by whistling, for which nature furnish
ed the machinery. And, before you pay Sc
ven dollars for figured vest, young man,
find out whether, your lady-love wouldn't be
just as glad to see you III plain one that
costs half the money! Ii she wouldn't let
her crack her own walnuts! and buy her own
clothes When you see man paying five
dollars for Frcnchificd toy, that philoso.
phc baby will pull all to bits in five minutes,
the chances are five to one that he will live
long enough to realize how many cents are
in dollar; and if he don't he's pretty sure
to bcqueath that privilege to his widow
When man asks you to buy that for which
you have no use-no matter how cheap it is
don't say yes!-untll you are sure some
one else wants it in advance. Money burns
in some folks pockets, and makes such pes
by hole, that everything that is put in, drops
through, past finding.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-14

Icy. Mr.. Barnum is taking active measures
in tho Worlds Fair business. As a specimen
of his success, il is stated that in one instance
ten thousand tickets were subscribed for as
BEGINNING.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-14
BALTIMORE. April

BALTIMORE, April D.
The Gadsden treaty was under considera-
ton in executive session Of the Senate on
Tuesday. 1t is rumored that the amendment
protecting the Sloo Grant was defeated.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-14

sy- The Sunday School children Of tho
Methodist Episcopal Church, in Philadc'-
pha city and county, have had prepared and
sen, on to Wa shington beautiful block Of
marble, suitably sculp.urcd, for the Washing.
ton National Monument.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-14

WILD OArs.-We once saw young man
bravcly turning up the glass-he was fres
hearted. glorious fellow-and was, sowing
his wild oats We afterwards saw police.
men hauling miserable d:unkard from tho
gutter to the tombs. The wild oats were be-.
ing harvested.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-14

~ There has been great rejoicing at
Albany on account of Governor Scymour's
veto of the Maine Liquor Law.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-14

~ A lover wishing TO concentrate his
ardor into one burst Of passion, exclaimed I;
-~Oh, Angelina Augusta, ] feel toward you
lust like the burning bush which Moses saw
I'm al FIRE but amt consumed
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-14

AsorHER FEMALE FiLLlBusTEE.-It IS
said that Cora Montgomery" is in st. Do
mingo, and that she is cndcavoring to effect
measures TO have part Of liayti annexed
TO the United States. Her husband lately
sailed from ST. Thomas to join her. 1t is
also said tina, she has not hesitatcd to as
,uro the people Of st. Domingo that the
country wouId belong TO the United States
in six months and TO recommend them 10 DO
of good courage
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-14

EDIToRs-GRATUITIEs EXPECTED OF THEM.
On this subject the New York Tribune
makes the following very just and sensible
remark:
There is many n journalist now langush.
ing in poverty, while dozens to whose success
in life he gave the first impulse, roll by him
in their carriages, and have forgotten his very
existence. There is no country save ours, in
the world, where journalists are expected to
do so much work for the special benefit of
others without rccompcnce. Generally out
of this, editors are inaccessible, if not anon
ymous; they may let you know what they
think but not who thinks it. You cannot
walk into IN editors room in London or Pa
ris, and ask him to devote his time and his
columns to your own advancement or profit.
Here this is done every day, even by utter
strangers.
Hall IN editors time-sometimes his whole
day, throwing over his proper work into the
nights given up to receiving calls, listening
to the stories, and obeying the requests OF
one good natured friend after another, who
drops in to try his chance of getting ten
times rs valuable IN advertisement out OF him
for nothing, as he would be likely to get out
of the publisher by regular paying. II he
fails, he loses nothing, for he has plenty OF
brass left--if he succeeds, he has used his
time to decided advantage. And this is ci
Witty abused-thus is good feeling imposct
upon.
Many an editor receives several letters in
day requesting him to do this or that to doc
uments for the benefit of utter strangers o
mere acquaintances, who have no shadow o
claim to tax him.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-14

"COMISG EVENTS CAST THEIR SHADOWS
BEFORE" In the latter part of the year 1886,
and the beginning Of 1887, occurred the sin
gular fact in the commercial history of the
country, of flour, then ranging from ten to
twelve dollars per barrel, being actually I'M.
ported from Liverpool to New York, when
it had been previously exported from New
York to Liverpool. This strange event was
symptom Of the disturbing elements then
at work in the commercial world, and which
resulted in the terrible explosion that con
vulscd the country in May, 1887. This ex
posioI caused many thousands of bankrupt
cies and debts, which amounted to more thar
five hundred millions Of dollars, all of whicl
were wiped off by the application of til,
bankrupt law.
"Coming events cast their shadows before.
Flour is now sold at very high prices; and We
find that it returns from California after hav
ing been sent there from New York. The
distu, bance and confusion in the state Of
trade at present developed, ought to throw
out a warning to all business men to take
very good care of themselves and their busi
ness for the next year or two.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-14

OF Col. Sam. Medary, Of Ohio, who was
appointed U. S. Minister TO Chill, which he
subsequently declined, has paid back to the
government the $4,000 outfit which he drew
hrinrc his dcclcnsion.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-14

FARMING IN CALIfoRNIA.-Within forty
miles of San Francisco there is one farmer
who planted 100 acres of potatoes, $500
acres of wheat, and 2,5 % acres of barley
lie owns one steamboat and two schooners;
which are exclusively employed in bringing
his produce TO market. The capital invested
il about half 4 million.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-14

sR- A late number of the Knickerborker
in its budget of "Chi!dren's Talk" has the
following.
a little girl, the idol of friend Of ours,
was sitting by the window one evening, du-
ring violent thunder storm, apparently stri-
wing to grapple some proposition too strong
for her childish mind. Presently, however, a
smile of triumph lit up her features as she
exclaimed
10! know what makes the lightning. It's
God lighting his lamps and tirouins his
py,-lcs iorr here"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-14

The GIATITUpE OF An ALDERMAS.-ln
Springfield, recently, there was an Alderman
elected, whose gift for gab" was not of the
first order. So, when party of his political
friends gathered together to congratulate him
on his success, he returned thanks" as fol-
lows ws:-"Gcntlemcn-I am d. glad ] am
elected. You will find bread and cheese and
brandy in the next ROOM"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-14

SEVEN FooLs.-l. The Enyious man
who sends away his mutton, because the
person mex, to him is eating vcnison.
.. The Jealous Man-who spreads his bed
with singing nettlcs, aud then sleeps in IT.
2 The Proud Man-who gets wet through
sooner than ride in the carriage ofan inferior.
a. The Litigious Man--who goes TO Jaw
in the hopes of running his opponent, and
gets ruined himself.
s. The Ex,ravagant Man-who buys a
berrinr, and takes cab TO carry il home.
s. The Angry Man-who learns the ophi-
Glide, because he is annoyed BY the playing
of his neighbor's piano.
+ The Os,entaiious Man-who illumin.
s,es the outside of his house most brilliant
Ir. and site iu.ido in the dark Pu--i.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-14

ORIENTAL MoDEsTY AND PoLITESEss.-A
traveller in the Oriental countries relates tho
following:
"At the town of Dear got acciden.ly In.
to little adventure that might have proved
extremely unpleasant. Small rs the place
was. contrived to lose my way, and become
eutunglcd among Il number Of garden walls
and narrow passages. Proceeding along one
of these tancicd heard female voices, and
presently, emerging into Il shady court, be-
| held young Circassian in the bath, attend
| cd bv II black female slave. In Christendom,
the lady would certainly have shreked, and
brought forth the whole household in n mo-
mcnt; but her oriental education had taught
her great caution. Casting on me look OF
surprise, as she stood upright in the marble
basin, rs white us the marble itself, she asked
how came hhcr. replied that had lost my
way, and knew not how had come or how
to depart. Percciving my pcrpleXity to bc
unicisned, she rcplied--'Stranger, YOU are in
much peril, but follow the slave, and she will
conduct YOU to n place Of safety So say.
ing sha waved her hnnd towards y dark cor
ridor, through which, after bowing to the Ia.
dy, followed the negress, till We reached d
small door opening into the street. AS it
; would be extremely awkward to meet any
gentleman Of the establishment within tho
walls us they might have shot me first, and
then inquired how came there, felt con.
sdcraLly eascd by escape.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-14

THE FRENCH ARMY.--ln the papers We
find some interesting information relative to
the stature Of the men who compose the
French army. 1t is derived from the report
for 1852 Of Marshal Arnaud, French Minister
of war. We extract the following:
The average height OF the men OF the class
of 1851 was the same us that Of 1850, viz -
One metre G5l millinctrcs, equal in our
measure to 8 feet lilo inches. This is
probably less average height than is obtain
ed in any other civilized nation The French
army is remarked By all strangers to bc com
posed of very small men. But in these days
when heavy armor and arms are no more
used, they are not the less efficient soldiers
for that. They are wiry and sinewy men,
encountered with no extra flesh, capable Of
performing long marches and enduring great
! fatigue The small stature of the men at the
present day in France is attributed by some
to the wars of Napoleon, which consumed all
the tall and proper men Of the country.
1t seems from the army records that the
stature of the men in France is constantly
diminishing; and this fact has caused the sue.
ccssive enactment of several laws diminishing
height required for military service. In 1918,
the average hcig ght of the men composing the
regular army was $40 mctra; o feet 3 8 10
nches.) In 1887 it was l,G6l metra; in 1910
! it was $50 metra; in 1852, il was, as above
stated l,651 6 feet 5 LILO inches.) The
number OF exemptions for want Of legal
stature is every year considerable.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-14

THE UNITED STATES INVITED TO JOIN
RusslA.-George Sanders, Esq, the rejected
U. S. Consul at London, received lately, it is
said, letter from distinguished Russian
dplomatist, intmat!ng that England and
France will soon become united rivals to the
United States, and urging the latter to join
Russia against those two powers. The writer
makes an adroit appeal to the commercial
jealousies of our country, and hints are held
out of the great service which Russia can
render the world BY establishing the Polish
independence, and by checking the suprcma-
cy which England is rapidly acquiring over
other nations. He also says
Russia is the best friend America has at
this moment, and America can help her in the
work Of regeneration. America has money,
and Russia is in want of it; and no doubt
Russia will be glad to contract debt with
America at the rate of six per cent-nct by
obtaining cash, bm for cash ,corth in ships,
and the means Of keeping up The mar wnh those
mhO oppose her. America can build her ships
to any extent, large and small, and American
ships can take out Russian seamen for them,
ms passengers, and which neither France nor
England can prevent. England would break
with France tomorrow could she go back to
her original position with Russia; but this
she must not be permitted to do, if the world
has a right to be free! She fears America,
but she does not respect her, and | trust the
people of the United States are not blind to
this fact; and they never had n better oppor.
tunity than they have at this moment to teach
England to understand her duty.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-14

Aud continued her melancholy chant until
We reached the steamer Mount Vernon, on
| board of which we descended the magnii
cent James river, the unhappy brother and
sister occupying the ladies' cabin. His was
4 sorrow too profound for ordinary consoa
,ion : and no one dare intrude SO far upon
his grief as to satisfy his curiosity.
We were standing on the promenade deck,
admiring the beautiful scenery of the river,
when at one of the landings, the small boat
pulled away from the shore with the unhap-
pv pair, en- route for the asylum at--.
She was standing erect in the stern Of the
boat, her head still uncovered, and her white
dress and raven trcsses fluttcring in the breeze.
The boat returned, and the steamer moved on
for Norfolk. They were gone that brother
with his broken heart, that sister her mclaa-
cboly union of beauty and madness.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-14

Another attempt to rise mp WAS prevented
and she threw herself on her knees beside
her brother, and gave him such II rnonrniul,
cntreatng look, with plaintivc-"Savc me,
my brother! save your sister, that scarcely
a passenger could refrain from weeping. We
say scarcely, for there was one man (was he
n man y who called on the conductor TO "put
her out of the car" lie received the open
scorn of the company. His inscnsiblity to
such scene of distress almost defines be.
lief; and yet this is, in every particular, an
"o'cr true tale" Should he ever read these
lines, NAV his marble heart be soitcned by
the recollection of his brutality.
Again the poor benighted beauty raised
her bcwitching voice to one Of the most So
lemn sacred airs
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-14

THE AMERICAN MILLIoNAIREs.-ltha has gen.
orally been supposed that the mlionaires oe
the U. States are to he found in the greatest
abundance in Wall street, New York; State
street Boston; or in tile other popular money
marts of the country. The cotton manufac.
turers of the East are generally considered
rs very wealthy men, and in II few instances
the Lawrcnces, the Boots, the Alandels,
and one or two othcrs-this may be the case.
There are also few cotton Planters and su.
gar raisers at the South, who are very veal.
thy. In New York the niIionaires are yer;
transient people us regards position and char.
acter With the exception Of John Jacob
Aster and his descendants, there have been
but few milionaires in this city who have not
evalorated after two or three Years of sun.
shine.
There is now \ new set Of wealthy aristo-
Gratis arising in Pennsylvania, which will at
once Outstrip all competitions; and its mem
bers are the owners of coal lands. They re.
ceive u certain sum for ,Yery ton of coal min
ed on their lands; and as the price of other
fuel goes up and the supply Of coal remains
ineXhaustlble. there is no limit to the incomes
of the owners of the mines. By certain state
ments which we have seen, we learn that the
incomes Of the owners of these lands from
rents, run from thirty thousand dollars up to
two hundred thousand dollars per annum.-
MIR. Hecscher, formerly well known mer.
chant in this city, (,c married one of the Cos
tar fanilyD has an income Of fifty thousand
dollars from this source; Henry c. Cary is
another Of the wealthy ones, and his income
is stated at fifty thousands Matthew New
kirk has one hundred and fifty thousand n
year; Swain, one of the editors and proprie.
tors of the Philadelphia Ledger, holds, in con.
nection with his partners. coal lands which
rent for thirty thousand year. Mr. Wether'
ell has two hundred thousand n year from the
same source.
Hereafter, the gay young men about town.
the fashionable counts from Europe, and all
other adventures who are in search Of for
tune, will have to turn their opera-g asses to-
ward the coal lands OF Pennsylvania, for there
are the real sound, solid, moneyed aristocra-
cy Of the country, and their owners and de.
sccndants will have all the money.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-14

CoSJuGAL TEYDERNEss.-The Squire al.
luded to the following touching "'necdote,"
seems to have had very different idea Of
windows from that entertained by the elder
Mr.. Weller:
''Oh :" says the Squire, "I wisht I was
married and well Of it, dread i. po,ceyful, I'd
like to marry n widow, alters liked widows
since knowed one down in Georgia that
suited my ideas adzactly. About week af.
ter her husband died, she started down to
the graveyard, where they had planted him,
rs she said, to read the prescription on fis
monument. When she got there she stood
n minute looking at the grave stones which
was put Mt each end Of the grave, with m
cpithet on 'em that the minister had writ for
her. "Oh! boo hoo!" said she, "Jones-ho
was one of the best of men; remember how
the last time he came home, about week
ago, he brought down from town some su.
gar, and little tea, md some store goods
for me, and lots of little nccessaries, and a
little painted hoss for Jcenls, which that
blessed child got his mouth all yallar will.
sucking it, and then he kissed the children
all round, and took down that good old tid.
die Of his'n and played up that good old
tune,
Rake her down Sal, oh rang dang diddle,
oh rang dang diddle, dang dang da.'
"Iiere," says the Squire, "she began to
dance, and just thougt she was the greatest
woman ever see"
"The Squire always gives u short laugh
after telling this anccdo.e, and then filling
and lighting his pipe, subsidies into an arm
chair, in front of the Exchange" and indul.
yes in calm and dreary reflection.
Butte record., 1854-09-09

The IMMIGRA There has been
very large amount of stock through
on this route the present season. Du
ring last week, twelve droves of cattle
and horses arrived from the plains. One
drove contained seven hundred head of
stock in very fair condition. The bal
ance Of the droves contained from one
to four hundred head each During the
present week, we have not noticed the
number of drovcs passing, but think they
will not fall far short of the number
mentioned above Had we kept cor
Iect list of the amount Of stock arriving
on this route, it would have spoken vol
umes in its favor. As it is, ten thous-
and head is low estimate of the stock
that has past this point up to the pres
ent time. Two or three droves day
are still arriving, and we doubt not many
are remaining in the vallies above re-
cruiting their stock.