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FIsK,s PATENT METALLIC


TNNIIE subscribers, Agents for lower East Tennessee
n for the sale of Fsks Metallic Burial Cases inform
the public that they have just received and intend to
keep on hand supply, from the largest the smallest
which they offer for sale reasonable terms.
These ar-tight and understandable and when
used have the gratifying reflection that the bodies Of
deceased loved free from irruption water
or depTedailons Of vermin. RIDER & BROWN.
Athens, Dec. l. 1s5i--Gn $40
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ts.
James T. Moorehead, Isaac Benson, William u. Cozby
and Thomas c. Johnson.
ORIGINAL INJUNCTION BILL.
appearing from allegation In the bill filed in this
n cause that the defendant james Moorehead,is
resident citizen of the State of Tennessee 1t Is therefore
ordered that publication be made in the Athens Post,
newspaper published in the town Of Athens, McAiinn
County Tennessee for four consecutive weeks, notifying
the said James T. Moorehead to make his personal APP
pearance at next Chancery Court to be held In Deca
tur aforesaid the second Monday In March, 1855 to
plead, answer demur to compliments bill filed against
him in said Court the will be taken pro conesso
and set for hearing exparte as to him.
g, W. MCKENZIE, c. an
BY W. T.. MCKINNEY, D. C. 4 81.
Nov. 10, 1854-1st Prs fee $3 800
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by Royal Letters Patent.
L He H YDR0M AGEN,
OR,
WATERPROOF, ASTECOHSTRPTTTY
. q IA * - OIL
MANUFACTURES 1T
n n & o ITRT. AnEru 4. ~,


II A II c CURT, BRADLEY A. IN
a MARKET STREET, MAScnSsrrR
Principal Warehouse, IO3 Wood street, C1ea,.s,,
London, ERgtdRd. 4taericdn ESfdIlisL,a-sf n,
Inn street dEd iO2 NdssaH street, Ner York a. Is
WNHE HydromREen Is valuable discovery for pro.
II tecting the feet from damp or cold, and therefore
preventative Of many Lung diseases triAOm dHV dcr
foriAg tchdtecer. The lydromagen Is in the form Of
sole, and inside the boot shoe Its BedicIf-s
character is powerful antidOte to disease.
For Gentlemen will be found agreeable, warm and
healthy, TO In the coolest ralnirs weather s
the foot cannot become II the ydrnmagen Is Insert
ed. Ladies may the lghteSt soled boots shoes
In the most ncement weather with impuny. while Con-
sumption, prevalent among the young Of copntry
may he thwarted by their general adoption. They
Tey upercede oversoes and the latter the feet
to perspre In very unhealthy manner; and besides
are not dangerous wear to pedestrians in icy weather.
like india rubbers While the latter cause the feet to
appear extremely large the liydrOmAgen being mere
thin slice vt cork prepared peculiarly placed inside,
does not increase the size OF the boot cause the foot
TO apper untidy To Children they extremely valu.
able, they may engage in exercise with comfort and
healthy effects Their expense Is so slight as to
need mention; besides, those Who paifonEe them will
find their yearly doctors bill much diminished thereby
As the nydromagen is becoming more known its sale
increasing to an almost incredible extent Last year
In London, Manchester, birmingham, Liverpool, Glas-
gov, Leeds, Dublin, Paris, Antwerp HamburRh, and
Bern our sales reached 1872 40 pair If Cork soles
This year the number will far surpass that.
Ask the Faculty their opinion OF their value az pre-
ventive for CouGHs, Coins, BRoScnIrs, ASTHMA, and
CONSUMPTION.
Mems size, pair. cents
Ladies size, n pair ......................S do.
Boys and Misses Size, q pair ..........25 do
NOtice.-from the Retail Prices We make a very
liberal allowance TO Jobbers and Wholesalers that
any sorekeeper may make fine profit on their SALE
while they are article that mag be kept In any store,
among any class Of goods. tlt
For terms, apply to
HAICoURT, BRADLEY co,
SO Ann street, Nee York, Q. S
Nov. II, ls4-8m 1921
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Commission and Produce Merchant,
Office on Broad street, opposite Union Bank,
Augusta, Cre.,
NXTILL give prompt and personal attention to the
wv sale of Bacon, Lard, Grain, Flour, Cotton, and
ali articles OF Merchandise consigned 10 him. Also, to
the forwarding of Goods for the Interior and Northern
markets at the customary rates. Liberal advances, ell
her in cash by accepances made on articles In store
or when bills of lading accompany drafts.
REFERENCES Baker Wilcox & Co. ". H. Wilkinson;
j. c. Fargo, cashier" Augusta, Ga. Hand, williams
Wilcox Thos. Trout Co., Charleston, s. o. VIM Dun
Sturges, Bennett Co., New York. j. c. Wilson Co;
d. Stuart & SON. Baltimore. Wood Low, New Orleans.
c. D. welborn, Dalton, Ga. GrenvIle sample, Chat-
tanooga. Tenn Bearden, Son 4 Co, Knoxville, Tenn.
s. K Reeder Athens, Tenn. W. Shapard 4 Co.; Berry
& Demeville, Nashville, Tenn. NOV. ~, bt-tf-Sl2
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Chancery Court Mt Decatur, Tenn.


George Locke Harriet Locke Sarah Catherine Locke
Victor Mereau Locke, Susan Allenta Locke, BENJAMIN
Franklin Locke, Elisha Sharp Locke, Ralph b. Locke,
Manerya Locke, addison Locke, Adeline Locke, Lin
naeus Locke Jas n. Locke, Thomas j. Locke Rebscca
Gibbons and Nicolas q. Gibbons, Susan Buttram and
liza Ru,tram, Almyra r. Shoemaker and c. V. Shoe
maker, Albert o. Locke, Eliza Robertson and Lanta A.
Robertson Elizabeth Eayes and Pleasant Eaves Ons-
low Beam James Bean, Franklin Bean and Samuel
Greer and the other Heirs OF Polly AnnGreer deceased
a..
Franklin Locke Elvira Paine, Orvle Paine Elvna Gun.
ningham, Willie II. Cunningham, Newton Locke, Hugh
II. Mckinley Louisa Ann Mckinley, Angelne MeKin-
ley, Thomas A. Mckinley, William l.. Mckinley and
Francis Marion Mckinley.
appearing from the allegation Of the Bill fled In
II this cause that the defendants Hugh H. Mckinley
Louisa Ann Mckinley, Angelina Mckinley and Thomas
A. Mckinley are resident citizens OF the State Of
Tennessee II is therefore ordered that publication be
made in the Athens Post, newspaper published In the
town Of Athens McNinn county, Tennessee for four
successive weeks notifying the said Hugh H. Mckinley,
Louisa Ann Mckinley, Angene Mckinley, and Thomas
A. Mckinley, to make their personal appearance at
Chancey Court he held In Decatur aforesaid on
the End Monday in March, 1855 then and their plead
answer, or deniur to Compainants' Bill filed against
them in said Court or the will be taken pro con
fesso and set for hearing ex-parte to them.
q. W. MCKENZIE C. d IT.
By his Deputy, W. l.. MCKINLEY.
Nov. 10, ls54-4t Prs fee So $40
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IooI. ana AZ OnlrrfarE.iLst

in horses or cattle Is the hest remedy In the world where
an external application is required
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Hay, Oats and Fodder.
NNyE wish to purchase large 10, Of Hay shenf Oats
w and Fodder, for which we will pay the hohe1
market price, IN Cash, ..
Oct 6, 1874 HEYEs 4 HENDERSON.
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VSoo,s md shoes.

IN list received fine stock Of Boots and Shoes; some
% extra heavy Shoes for Negroes-and for sale by
Nov II q. W. ROSS.
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&S Reward.

II 0sT along the main road leading from Madlsonyie
n Il to Charleston, large old fashioned twisted link
Gold watch Chain, with an imitation of snake
enclosing the two strands, with large ring end
holding the head part Of key. will give the above
reward of Five Dollars to any person who may find 1t
and hand il to the editor OF the Athens Post myself
at Cleveland, Tenn. JOHN G.. BROWN.
Dec. /, 1S54-4t 323
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InsoIvent Notice.

InsoIvent Notice.
a IL persons having claims against the estate of
"A George Kncannon, deceased hereby notified
to appear and file the same, authenticated in the
prescribed by law with the Clerk of the County Court Of
Megs county, Tennessee, before the first Monday
in April 1885, said estate having been suggested to be
insolvent. MARTIN RIGG,
Administrator Of George Kincdnaon, decd.
Dec. ], 1S54--4t 1913
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Last Call.

A IL persons indebted to us, by Note or Account,
"a would do well TO call and pay up Immediately and
save cost as we must have the needfll
McsPADDEN & HORTON.
Nov. 10, 1sktt-tf. $50
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Wanted,

"antod,
I'm profitable and respectable business In one OF the
y leading business cties Of tlm South, n Partner,
with capital Of $4,000 or NJ 1000, who can come
well ended and Is well acquainted In the state
~of Tennessee. Applicants eau gain further mforma.
tiop In the matter by calling the proprietor Of this
paper Nov. "a, is5i-4t---322
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Look Out--I Must Have Money.
yuyHOsE indebted TO me are earnestly requested to
come aud pay up. Ifthey do not must put Notes
and Accounts In train for collection. -
Nov. II, 1851 WM. BURNS
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A GENERAL assortment Of BOOTS and SHOES,
IN which we promise TO sell as low az they can be
bought elsewhere Call snd judge for yourselves. We
Athens, Dec. ! G. T. 7. T. GIBSON.
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Served Him Right.


a drunken husband having advertised hfs
wife in the Kosciusko Sun warning the public
not to trust her, she addressed the editor the
following note:
VINO IS RESPONSIBLE ?-Mr. Roy: find In
your paper an advertisement over the SIGMA
ture of I. Cottreil, forewarning all persons
from selling me any thing on his account, and
that he does not consider himself responsible
for any debt may contract. 1t was altogether
unnecessary for Mr.. Cottrell to insert such nm
advertisement in your paper, for no one who
knows anything about his character viii credit
him on his own account. I shall not degrade
myself by replying 10 the scurrilous advertise.
mcnt of man who has for many years been a
drunken inmate of wllisiley doggery, and
whose reputation, deeency, character, and
credit have left him long since; but in concIu.
sion, viii remark, that forewarn all persons
from letting Mr.. Thos. Cottrell have sslythine
on my account, as I have heretofore paid his
debts and supported him, and caniiot consis.
tently with my own feelings and intrest to do
SO any more. Martha Anu McCary.
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THE LILY OF THE VALLEY.

e.Wbat an angel:''-<sSay rather lily of the
valleyl''
The speakers we're two young sportsmen in
the Highlands Of Scotland, who, wearied by a
long days shooting, were approaching hill
side spring, famous in that wild district for the
coldness and pureness of its waters. They had
lust reached the brow of the elevation over
looking the rural fountain, when the sight Of
Young girl, in the first blush of womanly beau
ty sitting by the spring, drew these CALCULATIONS
from them in succession. As they spoke they
stopped, by common Impulse to gaze on the
fair vision a moment before it should be dissi-
pated, which they knew it would on their ai1-
pearance.
The Young girl was sitting on a low rock that
rose by the side OF the fountain, her dlmpied
elbow resting on the cliff, and her head lean
ing on her hand. The attitude was one OF ma
tnre,s own choosing and graceful IN the eX-
treme, as all such careless postures arc. Inc
figure of the maiden was slight and syipn-iike'
vet exquisitely proportional; nor could oanova
have modelled bust of more undulatlng out
line, or rounder and fairer arm.
<.See. was not right? ?'' said the last of the
two speakers, in whisper to his companion
e.She has been gathering lilies; there are some
still in her hand and bunch nestles in her DO
som. but only to be outvied by the. purity
around it,
eyes Duncan she is more than an anger
she is peerless Scottish lass-a lily OF the
x,,,,,oy indeed What a pity SO much beauty
was not noble bornH'
e.Tush,,' replied his companion, impatient
Iy; ssBurns says
The rank is but the guinea stamp
The mans the gowd for a that;
and. to my thinking, lovely woman is oof'
countess. at least, if she has graces OF mln'
equal to those of person. But let US desceno.
He had been leaning careless on his gun as N
spoke, and now, preparatory to proceeding
threw it on his shoulder. Unfortunately tn
trigger had caught in a bramble, and the pee
went off, lodging its contents in his SIDE. IL
staggard and fell.
seGood heavens!'' cried his companion
springing to his assistance, aud lifting In
wounded man up. care you killed. do yo
hear me, Donald? Merciful Fathern' he eS
claimed, as he saw no sign of life in his friend,
what shall we do7 He is dead or dying, and n
aid to be had for miles!"
The young girl we have described had bee
buried in profound reverie, but at the repol
of the gun she started like frightened birt
looking wildly around to see whence it PR
ceeded. In moment she caught sight OF u
wounded man lying on the heather above ne
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a HAPPY LAND.-A writer from Florence says
that in some respects Italy is the most delight
full country in the world. 1t is a land, for ex-
ample, where cleaning house, washing days and
all other such interesting cpochs in the Amer
lean calender, are moderated and unknown
This exemption from the great domestic evil
of cleaning house is owing not so much to
love of dirt as to tho peculiar construction OF
the building. Thus, for instance, where the
ceilings and wall are frescoed, or the latter coy-
cred witas-sflk Or paper hangings, there is no
need ofwhitc-washing, and where the panels
and doors are of marble or oaks there is no
necessity for securing paint. The ceilings
and walls are kept clean by long -handled brush
es. The carpets there are fastened to iron
rings in the floor, by means of large hooks In
the binding, and thus can be raised and laid
down again as noiselessy and easily As .,,ss ns
covers In lily larna " NJ u : sen
washing, cleaning ssisrs.as = y = : :,
is done at an carly hour in the morning, before
the family are awake for the day and so qui-
city is it accomplished that to a stranger Il
seems as if the invisible wand of some niphfy
magician had changed all in the night.
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WORK! WORK.

have seen and heard of people who thought
1t beneath them to work-to employ them
selves industriously at some useful labor Be
meath them to work! Why, work is the great
motto Of life; and he who accomplishes the
most by his industry,i is the most truly great
inan--aye, and is the most distinguished man
among his fellows, too. And the man who
fogets his duty TO himself, his fellow creatures,
and his God-whe so far forgets the great bles-
sings OF life, as to allow his energies to stag
nate in Inactivity and uselessness, had better
die; for says Holy Writ, ss He that will not
work, neither shall he eat.' An idler is cum
berer of the ground weary curse to himself,
as well as to those around him.
Beneath human beings to work! Why,
what but the continued history that brings
forth the improvement that never allows him
to be contcnted with any attiremcnt he may
have made-of work that he may have effected.
what but this raises man above the brute ere
alton, and, under Providence, surrounds him
with comforts, luXuries and reffnements, phys
ical, moraland intellectual blessings2 The great
orator, the great poet, and the great scholar,
are great working men. Their vocation is in
more ldDOTlOuS l1tu tlldt VI INC
craftsman; and the Students life has more anx-
iety than that of any other man. And all,
without the perseverance,, the intention to real
industry, cannot thrive. Hence the number
of mere pretensions to scholarship, or those
who have not strength and industry to be real
scholars, but stop half way, and are smatterers
"a shame to the profession.
Beneath human beings to work! Look in the
artists studio, the poets garret, where the
genius of Immortality stands ready to seal his
work with an uneffaceable signet, and then you
will only see industry standing by his side.
Beneath human beings to work Why, had
rather that child of mine should labor regu-
larly at the lowest, meanest employment, than
to waste its body, mind and sole, in folly, idle
ness, and uselessness. Better to wear out in
a year, than to rust out in a century.
Beneath human beings to work! Why what
but work has titled our fields, clothed our bod
les, built Our houses, raised our churches, prin-
ted our books, cultivated our minds and souls
ssWork out your own salvation,'' says the in
spired Apostle tothe Gentiles.
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God Seen in all His Works.

In that beautiful part of Germany which
borders on the Rhine, there is noble castle,
which, as you travel on the western banks of
the river, you may see lifting its ancient towers
on the opposite side, above the grove Of trees
about as old as itself.
About forty years ago there lived in that cas-
tie a noble gentleman, whom we shall call Baron
-. The Baron had only one son, who was
not only comfort to his father, but blessing
to all who lived on his fathcrs's land
1t happened on certain occasion that this
young man being from home, there came a
French gentleman to see the Baron. As soon
as this gentleman came into the castle, he be-
gan to talk of his Heavenly Father in terms
that chilled the old mans blood on which the
Baron reproved him, saying, care you not
afraid of offending God. who reigns above, by
speaking in such maner 7'' The gentleman
said he knew nothing about God, for he had
never seen him. The Baron did not notice at
this time what the gentleman said, but the next
morning took him about his castle grounds,
and took occasion first to show him very beau
tiful picture that hung upon the wall. The
gentleman admired the picture very much, and
said, &c whoever drew this picture, knows very
wellho to use his pencil.''
ssMy son drew that picture,'' said the Baron.
e'Then your son is very scleYer man," re-
piled the gentleman.
The Barren went with bisvisitor into the gar
den, and showed him many beautiful flowers
and plantations of forest trees. "a
s'Who has the ordering of this garden ?,'
asked the gentleman.
s'My son. replyed the baron, &c he knows
evry plant, I may say, from the cedar ofLeban-
on to the hyssop on the wall.''
sc Indeed said the gentleman, seI shall think
very highly of him soon.''
The baron then took him into the village and
showed him small, neat cottage, where his
son had established aschool, ,and where he caus-
ed all young children who had lost their pa
rents to be received and nourished at his own
expense. The children in the house looked
SO innocent and so happy, that the gentleman
was very much pleased, and when he returned
to the castle, he said to the Baron,
:" What happy man you are to have SO good
a son!'
sc How do you know have so good son?''
g Because have seen his works, and know
'e nc Hiusl nc S0vd vrr'rrs-
all that you have showed me-
&C But you have never seen him."
g No but know him very well, because I
judge of him by his works.
s' True,' replied the Baron, g and this is the
way Judge of the character of our Heavenly
Father. know from His works. that He is
being of infinite wisdom, and power, and good
ness.''
Inc frenchman felt the force of the reproof,
and was careful not to offend the good Baron
any more by his remarks.
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THE OLD TURNPIKE.

We hear no more the changing hoof,
And the stage-coach rattling by,
For the steam king rules the travelled wrld,
And the old pixies left to die.
The grass creeps per the fiinty path,
and the stealthy daisies steal
Where once the stage horse. day by day
Lifted his iron heel
No more the weary stager breads
The toll of the coming morn,
No more the bustling landlord runs
At the sound of the echoing horn;
For the dust lies still upon the road,
And bright-eyed children play
Where once the gathering hoof and whee
Ratified along the way.
No more we hear the cracking whip,
Or the strong wheels rumbling sound,
And, ah the water drives US on
And an iron horse is found?
Tho coach stands rustling in the yard,
And the horse has sought the plough;
We have spanned the earth with an iron I'll,
And the steam king rules US now.
The old turnpike is pike 10 moro,
Wide open stands the gate;
We have made US road for our horse to stfle
Which we ride at flying rate; his
We have fll'd up the valleys and level'd nc
And tunneled the mountain side;
And round the rough crag's dizzy verge
FearlessIy onward we ride,
on-on-with naughty front.
puff, shrek, and bound;
While the tardy echoes wake too late
To babble back the sound :;
And the cid Pike read is left alone,
And the stagers seek the plow;
We have circled the earth with an iron rail,
And the steam-king rules US now.
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I.f
BEAUTIFUL ExTRAoT.-The annexed beautiful
lines are taken from Sir Humphry Davy's Sal
monia Il envy no quality of the mind or in
teiiect In Others, be it genius, power, wit or
fancy; but if I could choose what would be
most delightful and useful, should prefer q
firm religious belief to evry other blessing, for
1t makes life discipline of goodness; creates
new hopes when ali earthly hopes vanish; and
throws over the decay, the destruction of ex-
lstence, the most gorgeous of all lights; ava
kens life even in death, and from corruptions
and decay calls up beauty and divinity; makes
an instrument of fortune and shame, the ladder
to Paradise; and far above all combination Of
earthly hopes calls up the most delightful vis-
ions of palms and ama-anths, the garden of the
biest, the security of everlasting joys, where
the sensualists and skeptic views only gloom,
decay, annihiiation and despair.
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NO. |.

A DEAooN's QuoTkTIoN OF SCRIPTURE ON THE
USE OF WINE AND Cold WArER.-Mr. Secreta-
ry Marcy recently told an anecdote at a dinner
party in Washington, which runs thus
He said that few weeks since Governor Sey-
mour of New York wrote to him, that since he
had vetoed the Liquor Law he had received
various letters from gentleman in different
parts of the state, both approving and disap-
proving of his course in the premises. Among
them was one from an honest old deacon, who
resided somewhere in the center of the State,
which commended his action in the strongest
terms. The old gentleman alluded to informed
the governor that he was deeply interested in
tho debates on both sides of the question: and
did not let one got or title escape him. He
had, too, he said, slooked up his Bible from
Genesis to Revelations, in order to see how the
liquor question was there treated, and after ma
ture dedication he came to the conclusion that
all the great and good men, as Noah, Moses,
David, Solomon, and Jesus, not only were par
takers OF the srosy,' but recommended it to
others: in word, in his researches he only
found one instance where man called for cold
water, and that he was in III, where he ought
to be-" This cut direct at old Dives, who was
rather wroth at not being allowed to spread his
blanket in company with Lazarus, in the bosom
OF Father Abraham, raised something OF q
smile, perhaps We should say rather broad
grin, among the partakers of Mr.. Marcy'wine,
at the convivial set-to in question.
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A BOY called doctor to visit his father,
who had the delirum tremens; not rightly re-
membering the name of the disease, he called
it the DEVILS Notwithstanding bad Latin,
but very good English.
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W-In recent familiar chat between Madam
Aimz and the celebrated DIR. Humm, the lady
took occasion to remark that GO the men of the
present age, if for any one thing above another,
are celebrated for wearing falls hearts 9' eyes,
my dear madam, ]" pithiIy rejoined the doctor,
s.s and the ladies' for false bosoms n, Madam
-Aimz screeched. s.75 s-s-ss