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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-17
OPIUM EATING,

The increase Of opium eating in this coun.
try as consequence Of the efforts to suppress
the use of spirituous liquors, is so remarkable
that we hear Of it in various quarters. The
subjoined paragraphs are from the New York
Times:
"The craving for stimulants seem to be na-
tural and universal--and shutting off its IN.
diligence in one direction uniformly increases
it in another. Thus, about the year 1899,
when all England was jubiant with temper
ance festives and societies, and the hearts of
the phanthropists were gladdencd with the
hopes of the reign of sobrety, it was sudden.
" discovered that the poorer classes were be-
coming frightfulIy addicted to the use Of
opium, and, that they had forsaken their old
vice to take up one still more destructive"
$50 also with us, as the use of ardent
spirits becomes more and more disreputable,
we have constant evidence that the secret use
of opium is increasing to m alarming extent!
Frequent paragraphs in the newspapers make
mention of il. The increased sale of opium
makes il manifest. And the personal obser.
walton Of very many who read this article will
confirm the truth OF such an increase. Very
many vii! be able to call TO mind within the
circle of their acquaintance those who are
known to be given to the SECRET use Of opium,
and some will be able to testify to the de-
struction of the happiness of families caused
by the use of this drug by one Of its heads"
The extent of the evil does not begin to be
known. The secrecy with which the vice
may be INDUCED prccludes the possibility Of
knowing its extent. Every person addicted
to it preserves secrecy just as long as possi-
Bile; and the horried reality is not revealed
until the opium-eater is past reclamation.--
The Times adds:
"The eating of opium is admitted on all
hands TO be infinitely moro destructive and
incurabe than indulgence in ardent spirits.
In China where incredible sums are expended
upon it and immense quantities consumed,
despite the prohibition'of the Government, its
effects on the system, although very injurious,
are far less destructive than with us. There
il is prepared and consumed MS tobacco is
here, by smoking; and this species of indu.
gence, when not carried TO excess, is far less
noxous than when il is eaten. II is well TO
be watchful, lest, while SO strenuous efforts
are being made to suppress intemperance in
ardent spirits, more terrible indulgence in
opium may become firmly established in Ger.
tain classes of society,""
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-17
COST OF THE WAR IN EUROPE.

>OoA VI SAsH ''NA.S ~ ~O.
We take from the Journal g. Courier the
fo,Iow;no abatement of the enormous amount
-. 49, -, -.,,, ,,,..,.. =.
VI "o.e! ""'o" ""' o'en ""U "' ""sy ~
expended 10 the prosecution OF the war now
raging between Russia and the Allies To
say nothing of the evils which follow in tho
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49," '" 49, . - W go, NV
'"'e''' s''' '',s"'u' e"Pe"u''u'e VI n'o"oy
should make other nations pause before eh'
gaging in similar contests. We DO not know
whnt nmount Of o,orv the yespective com.
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""y "'"' o"' We o.s" '"o"Sv /"
incline 70 'he OPINION mat 'he loss OF th,hgs'
equally important to the strength Of both
governments now battling in the Crimea. will
s,,h., ovo,t, ,i,n.. ,ho ..eoun,.
~. ~ ~ ~ ,, ., a.
,hccolo'ns 10 tne rew iork neraln, tno
who'e amount raised oy rance, since .ne wat
oeg"m, n, 1nc,uu,ns n 'ne new loano 9loo,ooVooo'
Gzoo'ovVooo' 'ne amount raisru oy Ene,,
'""u '"1 We same purpose oeslaes ''e usual
nn,ua, nnn @ @supPnes LOT the army nhc navy, Sioo-
ns"T"S ~, .mo ,Sv,s VIII. r ~ - a,uauy sx-
rfsoo,,o, Lii. ~ I.s"' ~ .'... =, !.
ionSnn T,,.tor ss som.aI ~ qho .ho ~, 81. ~is
noo 90" 't;n st, :, w asns.ss s"s nss ~ ~
v wor ,Hus s T,r ta ,ho "' ,,I;oa eape nno 400 H.
10 h. He'd d.. hns;Jaa 81, JoS,.,,;" -
nrooo.,', r.on, o' ,,'l;.h p's.;. % hs. s,,m,..J
ponn o9o non mU WY" .u.s'a t. n"s cu,vus ~
"oo'HJV'oovu ;' ";o.ef n"se Pssseu non VIC
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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-17
THE UNITED STATES WHEAT CROP
IN Is49 AND 1855.

siN AcNo hiND sOvO.
Our railway enterprises are so intimately
connected with the great agricultural inter.
ests of the country that no excuse is needed
for devoting some considerable spnce to the
consideration Of the amount and extent Of
crops. The European War and the eonse.
quent withdrawal Of some million of men
from labor, and mostly from agricultural Ia.
Dor, gives good reason for supposing that the
overplus of our cereals will find ready mar.
ket in Europe at remunerating rates. In view
of this matter, we have already devoted a
word or two Of caution to our railway mana.
gers, to the end that they may not be want.
ing in the necessary means for expedting the
crops to the points Of export as fast as they
may be wanted. Hundreds of thousands of
dollars have heretofore beeii lost to our rail.
ways merely from want Of equipment to carry
our overplus Of gr,in from the producing re-
, gions to market ,S'fs hope this year they
will be found ready to meet the avalanche that
must come forward. We notice that the
New York Herald is not satisfied with the
estimate of the wheat crop of the present sea.
son as compared with ,hn. of ls49, made re-
Gently by the Cincinnati Price Current, and
therefore makes an estimate of its own
which we have no doubt is nearer the
truth. The Price Currents figures were
ll4,5O0,00O bushels. We quote from the
Herald:
Since the senson of ls49, and including
the present year, in nearly all the Western
States ut least one third more ncres of land
have been placed under cultivation; while in
New England, New York, New Jersey, Penn
syIvanio, Maryland and Virginia, the number
OF acres cultivated have been but slightly
if Mt all augmented. But this years crop
according to all accounts, will yield probabl,
one fourth more bushels of wheat on the
same number of acres than the soil produced
six years ago. II we acknowledge thes,
facts, and we see no ground for contradic
tion, the above aggregate OF one hundred anG
fourteen and half million of bushels, or AZ
increase over the yield of ls49 of but twent,
two millions of bushels in the fourteen State.
named, does not even approximate to thu
| probable actual result For instance, the es
timated yield OF Ohio is put down ut sxtecr
millions, while an average crop in that Stat,
would be twenty-five millions Of bushels; anc
in Illinois, from whence We have report illa
the crop would be twenty-five millions, which
however, we regard us altogether too hlgI
figure, our figures only allowing thirteen
millions.
In New York the increase over 1870 is pu
down ut l,s79,OO0, while, in fact, it will no
fall much short OF being three million bush
els greater than the comparative meagrc yiel,
of that year. We have prepared the follow
ing table after a great deal Of calculation
which We give for the benefit of spectators
aud which We think will bs acknowledged
and will no doubt be found to be grea
deal nearer the. actual aggregate oil til,
wheat crop this year in the States name,
than that Of our contemporary in Cincin
natl:
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-17

and locofocoism- that II would never do
to create the suspicion that 1t was either the
one or tile other in disguise--all Of which
was Just considerate enough talk for regu.
lar member of the Know Nothing order; but
not exactly suited eltlief TO an independent
whig, or an independent democrat, for the
reason that both had the right to CO operate
with the American party, without being sup
posed to endorse each and every one Of its
principles, or each and every particular fea-
turc of its organization. Yet the strange
and lunalic idea seemed to prevail nifiong n
portion of the Know Nothing leaders that it
was neither respectful nor decent for any bo-
dy to co. operate with them against common
enemy, without first uniting themselves with
the Order. The first time, surely, In the his.
tory Of any party in any country, savage or
civilized, where any one who wished to act
faithfully the part ofan ally was discouraged
and rcpelIed! We had thought 1t was the
true policy Of every party to get al the votes
il could without requiring of the individual
voter, n, condition precedent to his being
allowed to vote with it, that he should first
make formal profession of his endorsement
of its principles und organization, in the
whole md in detail. And such, to our view
! is the true policy Of all parties. II is simple
! tomfo0lery in any party, when It is satisfied Il
man means to vote with II, TO ask him any
further questions. We speak not of cnndi.
dates for public office, but of the voter in
his individual capacity. He may believe that
the moon is made oi green cheese, or that
! Mr.. Pierce Is statesman-bnt what do we
care for all that, SO he votes with US on eec.
ton day!
| We advise the American party, or rather
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-17
ARRIVAL OF THE BALTIC.
New YoRK, Aug. 8.

The Baltic has arrived.
1t is rumored that en.Simpson and Omar
Pacha have resigned.
The French continue their approaches up.
on Malakof, which tho Russians continue to
fortify.
There had been neither sorties nor assaults
since previous dates.
The position of all parties in the open field
is unchanged.
The British in the sea Of Azoff destroy.
ed the bridge boats ut Central without
loss.
Operations in the Baltic are unchang-
ed.
Preparations for a campaign on the Danube
still continue.
Basha Bazooks mutinied and committed
great excesses.
There is formidable iusurrection of the
Arabs ut Tripoli.
1t is reported that the Russians remain
near Kars, but have not invested the city.
The British ministry will all be able to
keep their places.
The French loan has all been taken, hav-
ing made narrow escape, or British loan
bill.
The Russians made sortie on the oath,
but were repulsed.
1t is runored that secret expedition will
attempt to force Sebastopo harbor while the
land forces assault.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-17

ArrErIrE.-A medical writer says that
the failure of appetite in the summer is apt
to be considered as perse, an evil, 10 be doc.
tored and removed; while it is onIya sign Of
mischief, not the mischief itself. Instead
therefore of resorting to stimulating condi.
ments or medicines to force an appetite, one
should live absteIniously for few days, and
us the system works off the causes Of disease,
a natural appetite will come back. In those
rare cases in which failure Of appetite de.
pends on absolute deficiency OF food, n re.
turn to more generous diet presents the only
hope of relief.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-17

tY- DR.. Turripseed, Of Tennessee, entsr-
ed the Medical staff of the Russian army in
the Crimea about IA months since, with the
understanding that he was tn continue du.
ring the war. But his health declining,ps
applied for discharge, which was promptly
granted, and he is about to return tot,
home in Tennessee. In accepting the resig'
nation Of DR.. Il. the Emperor conferred up
on HIM the order of st. Ann, in consider.
alton of his valuable services, and as token
of his personal regard, presented him TOO
silver roubles.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-17

THE FoRTIFIcATIoSs OF SEBAsToPoL.-Se.
bast0pol is not so much n fortress, for that
term can even now scarcely be applied to it,
as town defended by n Chain Of forts and
field Notifications, most Of which have been
erected by the marvellous industry and ener.
gy of the Russians since the commencement
of the seigc, upon principles admirably adap.
ted to the peculiar contiguration of the soil.
Thus Major Biddulph observes in his val.
liable remarks, that "they have, in fact, pro.
duced the most perfect specimen of field for.
tifcations pbssibe, particularly since the out
works on the Mameon have been construc.
ted of enormous strength, and not the less so
for its being simply formed of EARTH"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-17

An ALARM BEDsrEAD.-An ingenious chap
in Lowvile, Lewis county, Va, has invented
an alarm bedstead. This bedstead is attach
ed to clock work in such manner that at
any hour which is desired, an alarm is set of,
and if the sleeper Goes not heed it, in about
five minutes thereafter he or they will get =
practical illustration of the adage, "Time and
tide (and the alarm bed) wait for no man." by
being rolled out upon the floor, without
ceremony
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-17
THE POST.
ATHENS, FRIDAY, AUG. ~, 1888.

SUPREME JuDcE.-Judge Totten having
resigned his seat on the Supreme Bench OF
the State, it will become the duty of the peo.
pie Mt an early day to elect some one to fill
the vacancy. We see in the West Tennes.
zee papers the names of two gentlemen in
that division Of the State, for the position.-
In the Jackson Wing the name Of Mcnjah
Bullock, Esq, of that city is mentioned. In
the Memphis Eagle g. Enquirer, we notice
the name Of VIM. K. Poston, of that city.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-17

tW- Railroad Iron, It is stated, has ad-
vanced to the enormous price Of S62 per ton
in the New York market, the renewed demand
being greater than the supply. The last nd.
vices from Wales gives the quotation Of 81
i5s there on shipboafd, with large orders un-
der execution.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-17

THE PRICE OF Wharf.-The opinion is
expressed by Mr.. Kettell, of New York-a
good authority on commercial matters-that
fair prices for wheat will be sustained at
home during the whole of the ensuing year.
The supplies from Dantzic, and the Russian
ports, being cut off, it is argued that all the
surplus crop of the United States will readily
find market in England or France.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-17
YOUNG AMERICA.

"A very uncertain, mysterious, inexplicable
creation is boy-who can define hint"
II will try. A boy is the spirit Of
mischief embodied. A perfect teetotum, spin.
ming round like jenny, or tumbling heels
over head. He invariably goes through
process OF leaping over every chair In his
reach, makes drum.heuds of the doors, turns
tin pans into cymbals; takes the best Of knives
out to dig worms for bait, and loses them;
hunts up the monsses cask, and leaves the
molasses running; is boon companion to The
sugar barrels; searches up all The pie and pro
serves left from supper, and eats them; goes
to the apples every ten minutes; hides his old
cap In order to wear his best one;cuts his boots
accidenily, If he wants new pair; tears his
clothes for fun; jumps into the puddles for
sport, and for ditto tracks your carpets, marks
your furniture, pinches the baby, worries the
nurse, ties frs-ce,skers 10 the kittens taili
drops his so'iool booksin the gutter, whiie he
fishes with pin, pockets his school masters
"specks," and finally, turns sober household
upside down If he cuts his little finger. He
is provoking and unprovokable torment,
especially to his sisters. He don't pretendto to
much until he is twelve. Then begins the
rage for frock coats, blue eyes, curly hair,
white dresses, imperfect rhymes and diekies.
Atfourteen he is "too big"t split wood Or 60
after water; and at the time these interesting
Offices ought to be performed, contrives to be
invisible-whether concealed in the garrett
with some old worm eaten novel for company
esconsed on the woodpile learning legerde.
main, or bound off on some expedition thai
turns out to be more deplorable than explo.
rable.
At fifteen he has tolerable experience Of
the world; but, from sixteen to twenty, may
We clear the track when he's in sight. lie
knows more than Washington; expresses his
opinion with the decision of Ben Franklin;
makes up his mind, that he was born to rule
the world, and new lay the track Of creation,
thinks Providence is near slghtedunderstands
theology; and the science of the pronoun ];
informs his father that Gen. Jackson fought
the memorable battle OF New Orleans; asks
| his minister il he don't consider the Bible n
| lille too Orthodox. In other words, he knows
more again. Just call one of these young
specimens "boy" at sixteen, how wrathy he
gets! Ii he does not answer you precisely a:
the little urchin did, who angrily exclaimed
"Don't call me boy, I've smoked these two
years." he will give you whitening look tha
is meant to annihiIa.e you, turn on his heel
and, with curl of the lip, mutter dIsdain
fully, "who do you call boy!" and oh! th,
emphasis! But jesting aside; an honest, blunt
merry, mischievous boy is something 10 b
proud Of, whether as brother or son; for al
his scrapes his good heart gets the better @
him, soon to repentance, and be sure he wi
remember his fault-at five minutes.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-17

H- We see it stated that the cholera has
broken out at the Insane Asylum, at Lexing
ton, Ky, in a most malignant form. 1t is
reported that forty deaths occurred in that
institution last week.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-17
lI,7s2,OOO
l5s,7oo,ooO
Ia States in pre-.
vious table, 92,Os6,00O
Grand total, IOO,46S,OO0
l6S,572,OOO

Grand total, IUO,468,UO0 l68,572,0UO
BY the above it will be seen that our eiti-
mates make one hundred and sixty.eight aud
yield Of the present season. which is sixty'eght
of the wheat crop in that year is put down in
the census report Mt $lO0,000,000. If we
value the present crop at a dollar and quar-
ter bushel-which will probably be its nv.
erage prce-it will be worth m aggregate Of
more than two hundred and ten and half
millions of dollars.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-17

AGRICULTURAL PRoFEssoRsHIP-Itis is sta.
ted that the board Of visitors at the Univer-
sity of Virginia, have signifed to the com.
mittee Of the agricultural society of that
State, their willingness to enter into an en-.
dowment of an agricultural prolessorship a,
the University.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-17

A SAFE ISvEsTmEST.-A Hartford (Ct)
paper tells story of an American who de.
posted 500 in the hands of an Englishman,
for which he was TO receive S25 per month
until Sebastopol was taken. This was the
lst of November last, and the American has
received his S25 per month ever since that
time. One hundrd dollars-could hardly have
been invested better.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-17

Advices from Kansas mention that great
excitement has been created concerning the
new Governor. The Legislature distrusts his
soundness on the slavery question. Petitions
are being signed by the members, asking the
President to appoint Secretary Woodson if
Davson jeclnes
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-17

TRUE WoMAN-I'he true woman, wheth.
er she be the modest virgin, the pruden,
wife or the careful matron, more servicble
in this life, than al the heroines of novels
since the days of Cervantes. She who makes
the fire of virtuous emulation spring in the
heart of youth-she who rears a family in
virtue and honesty, renders n nobler service
to the world than ever was done by Joan
of Arr
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-17

B The Pennsylvania papers are filled
with accounts of terrific rain storms, floods,
dams carried away, barns struck by lightning,
horses and cattle killed, &c. In one township
four barns, one grist mill, and dwelling
house, were either injured or totally destroy
ed by lightning, on Tuesday last
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-17

TURKISH WHEAT.-rhere have been re-.
ceived at the Pattent.office one hundred
bushels of Turkish flint wheat, procured by
the United States dragoinan at Constantine.
pie from the foot Of Mount Olympus. This
wheat has already been tested in Virginia
and Maryland, and has proved both hardy
and productive. 1t possesses in remark
able degree the quality of long keeping, as
was brought to this country by Captain Por.
ter, of the navy, four years ago. We learn
that the Sultan takes lively interest in the
affairs Of this country, and has intimated that
there nre other wheats in his dominions
which would be highly desirable for our gov.
eminent to obtain.
A plan has been ggested-which would
undoubtedly prove highly advantageous to
the agricultural interests of this country
of importing large quantities of wheat from
the shores of the Mediterranean and Black
Seas for supplying our farmers with seed at
about the cost ofthe original purchase, freight,
etc. 1t has been proposed that the store
ships Of the navy, which usually return from
the Mediterranean in ballast, be freighled
with seed wheat, purchased by government,
and sold TO agriculturists nt IL nominal rate,
on condition that they shall cultivate the
same, and report the result to some proper
authority, by whom the excess of cost may
be refunded to them.
We understand that wheat Of an excellent
quality can be purchased at Constantinople,
under ordinary circumstances, for less than
half the usual price in the Atlantic markets
and in the United States. IL this be true, il
would be cheaper and more profitable to the
farmer in the end TO sell his own, and pur
chase his seedwheat from abroad, as the
change of soil and climate would often
cause his crop to mature earlier, and give an
increased yield.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-17

EPIscoPAcY.-The New Haven Register
says, that the rapid growth of Episcopacy in
New England is in a great degree owing to
the fact that the Church avoids the discus.
sion Of oil extraneous matters, and Is more
proverbia for preaching the Gospel according
to ST. Paul than that Of Kansas and Ne
braska.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-17

MISSISSIPPI PoLITIcs.-Gen. Quitman has
been nominated for Congress by the Demo.
cra.s Of the Fifth District of Mississippi, and
accepts on the condition that he shall be un.
derstood to advocate the following policy Of
government-yiz: Resistance to all lcgisla.
ton, directly or indirectly hostile TO the insti.
tuition Of slavery, which he rightly considers
"a natural and normal condition Of the supe.
rior and inferior races when in contact" the
acquisition Of Cuba rs the only means Of pre-.
serving slavery in that island, and ultimately
in the United States and the encouragement
by all proper means by the government, of the
diffusion of American Republican principles in
the gradual absorption Of Mexican and Other
territories South. Hc is also of the opinion
that no national organization will help the
South, and consequently that she must help
herself. Gen. Quitman was nominated by
accianation.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-17

1t has lately been found that water satura-
ted with lime produces in bread the same
whiteness, softness and capacity of retaining
moisture, MS results from the use of alum,
while the former removes all acidity from the
dough, and supplies an ingredient needed in
the structure OF the bones, but which is def.
cient in the cereala.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-17

" The Boston Times says that Mr. Ten
Eyck, of Louisiana, who always means what
he says, has offered, in the city of New York,
to bet $4,000 that Gen. Pierce will obtain
twenty States, and $4,000 more that he will
be elected President at the next election, if
nominated by the democracy.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-17

WHEAT.-During the month of July, the
trains of the State Road brought to Atlanta
6l,l9l bushels Of wheat, all destined for
the seaboard. Of this amount 100000 BUSH
els went to Savannah, the remainder to Char.