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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-15
THoUGHTs ON THE TIMES.

We are the most terrible people on the face
of the earth, and do the most tremendous
things. Our swindlers beat all the world TO
nothing They don't stop at hundreds of
thousands, in the business of diddlinr the
community; they make away with millions
and society, from end to end, vibratcs to the
vast monetary shock. Men say that honora-
BILE confidence is dead, and look askance at
one another in alarm. Then see how people
will 60 to railway track and pile it with
rocks or logs-as the other day near Green.
wood Tunnelih Virginia til the train comes
laundering on and men are hurled awfuly
into eternity. Last week, in Cincinnati, a
desperate went and set fire to near 800 kegs
of gunpowder, the explosion shaking the city
to its foundations and killing one woman
with fright! Then look at the burnings.-
We are the greatest confagrationists in the
world-the most diabolical pyrotechnists.-
Cambridge was iatelyreddened by fire kin.
died by an incendiary. But why particularizel
Everybody knows that il master or employ.
er offends any of his workmen, his workshop
or factory is at the mercy of fire. People
make no more of burning store or district,
than of taking brandy smash. These are
the abuses Of n free country where the laws
are left in n great degree, to the sense of So.
ciety; and the administration of justice is
neither vigiiant nor severe. In despotisms
the laws, whatever they are, are much better
administered and respected. These atrocities,
however, prove one grand fact-the healthful
character of democratic institutions. The
monarchy which would tolerate such things
would be fatally shaken and disorganized.- -
But our society has vast recuperative powers
sit works hopefully under such wild irregu.
larities; and its great protection and help is
the press. But for public opinion, the law
and its officers would be helpless-the incen-
diaries woud burn them up in the court.
houses. Let us call out, then, in the name OF
goodness, and draw attention to the terrible
work going forward. Let us protest against
these enormous robberies, homicides, confa.
grations. ...l- t...
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-15
,g- Some chaps il Wheeling. last satu

tF- Some chaps il Wheeling, last Satur-
day night, placed themseles under the win
dow of young lady for the purpose of n
serenade. After listening TO their excrucat-
ing "strains" for while, the lady threw up
the sash, in suppressed tone informed the
serenaders that she could not admit them
through the front door, but invited them to
present themselves at certain door in the
back building. They were accordingly ad-
mitted, in the dark; the lady excused herself
"for momert," left the room, and turned the
key of the door upon them; and in few
minutes afterwards their ardor was considera-
bly, dampened by a copious flow of water
from hydrnnt in the room. We need not
add that the mischievous girl had invited them
into n bathroom, and voted them its priv
ileges.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-15
REMEMBER THs-Tbe late A. J. Down.

REMEMBER THs.-The late A. J. Down
ing wrote book Oh the subject of physical
health, and declares that one.half the con-
sumptions engenderedn in this country are the
offspring of the vitiated air of close stoves,
and the unventilated apartments which nc
company them. No doubt of il. Dickens
calls n stove red-hot demon, and he could
not, If he had tried for n century, have found
better name for it. 1t will shortly be time
to use stoves freely, and we beg those who
have them to remember these facts, and keep
their rooms well aired, morning, noon and
nipht
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-15

| CAN'T, AND I'll TRY.-"l can't-it is
impossible!'' " said foiled lieutenant to Alex
ander. "Begone!" shouted the conqucring
Macedonian, in reply-"there is nothing i'm
possible to him who will try" and to make
good his words, the naughty warrior, not yet
come to weep because there were no more
worlds to subduc, charged with phalanx the
rock crested fortress that had deiied his timid
subaltern, and the foe were swept down as
with the bosom of destruction. 81 cam" said
a daring sculptor to the same warrior, "hcw
Mount Athos into statue of Alexander; and
so doubtless he could, but the Macedonian,
satisfied with his faith and will, put him not
further TO the test.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-15

DocToRED TO DEATH.-At an examination
by Coroner Hilton, into the causes of the de-
cease of a man named Joseph Connolly, who
died in New York, n day or two since, it was
shown that the man had been i'll for some
days past, and haG employed two physicians
neither Of whom was aware that the other
was prescribing for the patient-and swal-
lowed the prescriptions of both. The poor
fellow might have survived one of them, but
he could not stand two, and death put stop
to the doctoring. The coroners verdict was
rendered accordingly.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-15

ANcrENT.-Somc time since, some grains
of wheat, which had been taken from an old
Egyptian SarcophaeHs at Carlo, were given
to the Agricultural Society of Compeignc, by
whom they were sown with the most surpri-
sing results. The stems which have risen
from this seed are MS large rs reed, the leaves
are more than an inch in breadth, and the
ears have each one hundred grains of very
large size, so that several ofthe original seeds
have multiplied 1000 fold. II is thought
that the seeds date M far back rs Sesostris.
The wheat seeds can lie 1900 years in the
tomb, and yet arise to beautiful life-but the
nthest will let man live only his three score
and ten.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-15
A CAUTIoS-SrcKSEss AMONG VIsIToRs TO
III Da.na ii.

A CAUTIoS-SIcKSEss AMONG VIsrToRs TO
MARIETTA.-Persons leaving the city, wheth.
or called off by business, or Withdrawing for
the purpose of avoiding the epidemic should
in no case fail to take with them medicine and
medical advice. The malady may develop
itself several days after their departure
where physician cannot readily be obtained,
or if obtained, his prescriptions will be less
trustworthy than those Of members of ;he
faculty who have been for days or weeks in
constant attendance on the disease.
We are induced to make this suggestion by
the perusal of All extract from 4 letter of a
physician of Upper Georgia, to one of his
brethren in this city, enquiring the mode of
treatment adopted here. In it the letter
speaks of the death of Mr.. Savage, of this
city, at Roswell, in few days after his arrival
there, of yellow fever. He also conveys the
painful intelligence that the disease had made
its appearance among citizens at Marietta
which is "hooded with people from Savan-
nah" "Thcre is now, Aug. 29th, some five
cases-(he writes) persons taken since their
arrival. IT has raised quite panic. ."-Saran.
nah Georgia, Sept. !.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-15
New YoRK, September 4


Politics, like misery, makes strange-bed
fellows. The Hard Shell Democrats of this
State having strained all their energies to
elect General Pierce President, were rewarded
by seeing their old enemy, Mr.. Marcy, called
to the State Department, and nearly ali the
lucrative offices filled by Freesoilers. This
was their grievance number one. BY some
strange fatality Judge Bronson was, after the
most urgent appeals, made to accept the Col
lcctorsip of this port He made his subor.
dinate appointments, like one disposed to act
and think for himself He neglected The Free
soilers. They appealed to the rulers in
Washington. Their appeal was listened to
and granted. Judge Bronson was command
cd TO rescind his former action, and give the
Freesoilers no cause for complaint. With an
honorable Indignation very rare in these days,
he refused to be made the broker of the Ad-
ministration spois, operating for mcrcenary
union of the two factions, and bargaining for
Administration support. I;dgc Bronson was
removed, and the Hards and Softs were diyid-
cd by an impossible gulf This was grievance
number two
The Hards grid up their strength for a
stern conflict, though their enemies had pos
session of the fortress for which they were
striving. They nominate for the highest
office in the State, the man who was TO have
been sacrificed for his stubborn refusal to de.
sert them. Their party grows in public favor,
and draws around it men who cling to the
skirts of no sect or party. The Softs begin
to count their strength, and look for their
champion. The one makes sorry show, the
other is no where TO be found. With shame.
less treason, unparalleled in political knavery
they seriously discuss the propriety of going
over to the Hards to the support of Bronson.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-15

DEPRESSION OF RAIL RoAD SEcURTTIEs.-
The New York Courier expresses the opinion
that the present extraordinary depression in
railroad securities is not attributable either 10
any political crisis or insecurity, to a general
depression of trade or reduction of tariff, nor
yet to pressure in the money market, though
the latter cause has operated to some extent.
The true explanation lies mainly in the fact
of want of confidence in the perfectly hons
est management Of Railroad corporations
The recently developed frauds; exciting the
fear of contingent losses, and the dissimua-
ton which has been too often practiced in
making inexplicit and imperfect reports, that
have been ccniided in for a time only to end
in the disclosure of liabilities before unknown
or unheard of BY the stockholders, have pro-
duced distrust, which has operated most
unfavorably upon Railroad Stock of ali de-
scriptiOns, and depressed very many of them
far below their intrinsic value. This distrust,
however we believe, is temporary, for it
springs from n remediable cause. Stockhol-
ders themselves, taught by experience, car
institute investigations, and devise guards and
securities that will nearly or altogether pre-
vent the possibility of such abuses rs they
have hitherto suffered under; and if any legis-
lation is needed to help them, it can easily be
obtained.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-15
GALVESTON, TEXAS, Sept. /.
The yellow fever in this city is unabated.
II is, also, prevailing at Houston.

H A dispatch, dated Lebanon, n. H., the
4th inst, says IA riot occurred here yester-
day and last night, in Sea-street, between the
Native Americans and the Irsh-whch ragged
quite fercely for some time. The police were
assaulted whilst attempting to discharge their
duty and quell the mob. Some fifty persons
were arrested, and the rioters finally dispcrs-
ed. Several persons were more or less in.
jurod, but none killed
"A riot, chiefly against The Irish, also oc-
Cured yesterday at SomerviIle. About 25c
persons in all were engaged in it. A number
of the belIigerenis we're wounded, and many
of the participants finally arrested"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-15

Is THE World BAD Almost every day
we hear somebody complaining, that "this is
bad world" Such grumbling faut-fnders
having encountered a good many bad people,
and being somewhat wicked themselves, pre-
sumo as a consequence that the whole com
munty is composed of similar workers in ini-
guilty. Moreover, these discontentcd indi-
viduals are intoIerably quarrelsome, and can
in nowise comprehend that if they are selfish,
depraved and vile, their neighbors may be
honest and clever enough. We are told in
holy writ that little leaven will eaven the
whole; nevertheless, there are many excellent
people who arc not, nor ever will be, corrupt
ed by the influence of so much serious de.
pravity as really exists in our midst The
world is both good aud bad, but moi wholly
lost TO salvation. 1t was originally created
by an Omnipotent Being who then pronounc-
cd it good; and, admitting it to have become
much deteriorated, it still retains enough of
its primitive purity to be entitled to tolcra-
Bile share of rcspectability
We dislike to hear the world run down by
people who have been done many good turn
by it, in thousand ways. For our part, we
have great amount of friendship for it, and
must acknowledge it in every respect the most
desirable one we were ever in. Those who
have travelled so much as to have soiourned
in any of the neighboring planets, may have
discovered, perchance, that the orb called
Earth, with all existing thereon, is a miscra.
BILE concern; but above such-if any such
there be-we enjoy the "blss of ignorance"
and shall stand up for mother Earth and her
family of living things, like dutiful son,
contending for its goodness, despite the groans
and lamentations of other mortals to the con-
trary. Indeed, those who are eternally find
ing fault with the world, are themselves about
the worst part of it, and when the hour of
their departure arrives, they will be the least
willing TO risk the chances of better fortune
in another.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-15

A TEA PARTY.--A venerable matron Of
North Adams, Massachusetts, nincty-three
years of age, gave an 'Old Folks Tea Par.
ty," a few days since, and among the guests
who we're present were four ladies' of the re-
spective ages of sc, SO, So TO- and three
gentlemen of 50, 80, 73, making the united
ages of tho eight persons Gncluding the
hOstess) 649 years, an average of eighty.Onc.
Six of these persons own farms on which
they reside, all in one neighborhood of less
than mile squOre--and have been residents
Of the town over City years.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-15

EpucATIoS-The perfection of education
was pronounced by the Romans two thousand
wears ago to be "a sound mind IN sound
BODY" Modern education consists in school
inr, and in accordance with this idea we have
some perfect prodgies, many children aro
scbooled into their graves. The exercise Of
The body should be- vigorous and as sys-
tematic ms that of the mind, and should be
attended TO in its proper time and place.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-15

iF- The Boston Daily Mail states that n
wagon, freighted with gunpowder, the wheels
of which were tir ed with leather, 10 prevent
the possibility of ignition from sparks that
might be produced by the contact of an iron
tire with the pavement, was seen passing over
Cragie's Bridge, between that city and Charles.
town, few days since, on the top of which
was seen an lrisinpan, with apipe and some
matches in his hands, with which he was en-.
deavorlng TO get up a smoke" a.r
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-15

Mcssrs Barreda g. Brother, of Baltimore,
announce that they have reduced the price of
guano from to So per ton, according to the
amount Of purchase. The prices fixed are for
to 8 tons, $58, cash; 6 to 10 tons, s52 cash;
| TO 20 tons, S5l cash; 81 to 25 tons, $50,
cash; larger quantities are sold at $50, with a
credit of from 80 days 10 A months, or n dis
count for cash. The price heretofore has
been s55, and the agents refused to sell lots
of less than so tons. -... .rr
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-15


THE BEST MODE OF sTorrfNG DrTcHEs AND
WAsHEs-It is web known that to fill large
washes and bitches with loose bruslwood.
but little good is effected, as the rushing wa
Ter must have an outlet; and being obstructed,
naturally seeks new avenues by which it flows
and finds its level. More injury has been
done by attempts of, this kind certainly, than
good. Our friend Chancellor Johnston, of
Newberry, has shown US a cheap mode of
remedying the evil, which is both effectual
and convenient to adopt on titled lands. Itis
simply, TO drive line of stakes across the
wash Orditch, every ten or fifteen feet-these
stakes to be twelve or fifteen inches from
each other. A waiting Of pine, cedar, or
any fine spray, is then interviewer between
the stakes, which must be extended beyond
the line of high water mark, ana this allows
the water to drain through, whilst it leaves all
the earth and coarser vegetable matter behind.
The first dam is soon filled up, and the Sec
ond then receives the benefit, and so on sue
cessively until the entire wash is "healed and
haired over" These washes make the rich
est portions of the field, and when they are
again rendered fit for cultivation, it is easy to
protect them permanently by guard drains
and bitches. There is always sufficient
quantity Of brushwood growing on the mar
gins of streams to furnish the material for
this improving protection to the soil. We
can safely recommend this plan, as we have
practically tested it ourselves. .... ......
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-15

sg- An old lady, the other day, in con-
versing with friend, says that her darter
went to female cemetry, and was larnng Mt
great rate, having got as far as Mdty Mat
tocks, branches of education not hearn of IN
her days! But, for her part, she did not see
why they could not get shet of sich schoolin',
rs the gals began to run after the men nrly
enough ~ tf t
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-15

JUST So.-Somebody writes TO the Gospel
Banner, thus: "Br Drew: The following has
tilv written piece is at your service If you
approve, please publish; if not, you will give
it TO the flames" Upon this the editor makes
the following pitly and sensible comments,
which echo the sentiments of all his cotem-
porarics :-"Such is the frequent preface TO
communications which we receive. We
would take this occasion to say, that whatcv-
or is hastily written especially by writers
not long accustomed to preparing articles for
the press, never should be sent for publication.
A hastily hoed corn-feld, a hastily made coat,
n hastily baked brown-loaf, may be borne
WITH but a hastily written article for news
paper is condemned by the very confession of
its author We prefer to have nothing sent
us which is not written with care, and rs well
prepared by good spelling and punctuation
and fair hand, for the journeyman printers
who putt in type, as the frame OF building
is for the workmcn whose duty it is to put
the parts together. As for the liberty, so
kindly offered us, of approving or rejecting,
that is one Of the editorial rights, which we
shall exercise, whether allowed us or not"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-15

MATRIMONIAL FELIcITY.-"My love-" says
Mrs. FoozIe to her husband, @oblige me with
twenty dollars 'to day, to purchase a new
dress" S
ashanti do any such thing, Agnes-you
called me bear yesterday" =.
"law, that was nothng-l only meant by
it that YOU were very fond of hugging."
"You're a saucy little puss, (sound heard
like the explosion of pistol) but here's n
tit1v"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-15
THE POST.
ATHENS, FRIDAY, SEPT. Is, 1854.
New YORK, September 8.

NEW YORK, September b.
Vermont held her State election yesterday,
and elected the entire Anti-Nebraska ticket.
Judge Royce, Mime Law Free-Soil Wing
was elected Governor by $4,000 majority, in
the place of John S. Robinson, Democrat
The Legislature and three members of Con-
gress elected are Wings. A Wing Free-Soll
United States Senator will, therefore, proba-
bly be elected to fill the existing vacancy.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-15

COMMON ScHooLs.--ln an o.aiion at viii.
liams College, Mass, Hon. Edward Everett
once stid
81 would rather occupy the bleakest nook
ot the mountain that towers above us, with
The wild wolf and the rattlesnake for my
ne'ghoors, with a village school well kept,
Mt The bottom of the hill than dwell in
paradise OF fertility, il must bring up my
children IN lazy, pampcred self-sufiicient ig-
norance."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-15
CROPS AND THE DROUGHT.
The New York Journal of Commerce, al
ludinr TO the corn crop, saws:

The New York Journal of Commerce, al
luding TO the corn crop, says:
ain conversation with n f.imer in this
county and an observant gentleman of Clarke
county, Indiana, the former informed us that
he would make seventy bushels of corn to
the acre, and in Clarke the yield would aver
age thirty bushels to the acre. If these
statements are correct it would seem to indi.
cate that the corn crop will not he as deficient
as supposed, particularly in the vicinity of the
Ohio river A few weeks will determine the
matter"
We are fully persuaded that there is much
more apprehension expressed about n def
cheney in the grain crops of this season than
is well founded. There has been more than
an average crop of wheat, rye, and oats
throughout the country, and at least half an
average crop of Indian corn. Let us see what
all this will amount to.
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TER VI =:

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DUTCH EEGIIsH.-Jacob Felzer, middle
aged gentleman of Teutonic origin, his mp.
parel well incrusted with dry mud, and his
hat looking like collapsed steamboat cylin-
der, with the top blown off, was brought up
on n complaint of dry goods man for steal
ing piece of corduroy, valued at seven dol
lars. .. ....r .#. ...I
The Mayor asked him If he understood
English.
'Yaw, talks him foorst rate
do YOU know what steal meansp
'Yaw, him is iron vat is made hard a--
yes, that is one kind of steel, but not the
one mean Do you understand this /: How
came you TO steal this corduroy 2
'Pecause mine preches vast nicht goot to
go to church. aae.
Does it take thirty yards to make you a
pair Of brecches .........-..
'Yaw, ter schneider must have some for
cabbage, and fodder watts left might do for
my vrow, when / gets married. 1t would
make her goot coat" .r.ri .... I..t.
j see that YOU are man OF foresight, but
don't you know that this way of getting the
brcec,es and petticoats is against the lawr
j ton't care about the law. I'se 'ruclI-
man.. . .t .-...-.r .fI ....-s- aVI
Have you rot any friends who will go
bail for youY'
'Blenty of frends and more dan 7 suppose
you have yourself Dey como and dcy
schwear anything. 7Dey schwear vcr vas,
and dey get me cler.' r......-i,. .s.-...
Oh, we don't want them 10 swear; we
want them to give security for your appear
arce at court You confess you stole the
corduroy, and there is no occasion for any
body TO swear TO it. -. ..... ......t. 10.
Yaw; you find nicht dell any lie; Tuch.
man never do anything vich he fraid 10 tell.
Yaw, | did steal deer stuff, bu, was going
to steal der monish to pay nit
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-09-15

~ The final result of the election in
Missouri is now known. On joint ballot in
the Legislature the Wings will have 60, the
Democrats 81, and the Benton party 80. The
Wings have plurality over the Democrats
in the House and the Democrats have n pa.
rality over the Wings in the Senate, conse-
quently the Senatorial election cannot take
place at all without the consent of both these
parties.