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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-11-23
THE POST.
ATHENS, FRIDAY, nov ps, 1855.

The CLERGyMAN's HlGu DAY.-"Pleasant
viewer, 'is the arrival of Sunday! Somewhat
at disadvantage during the week, in the
presence of working.day interests and lay
splendors, on Sunday the preacher becomes
the cynosure of thousand eyes, and pre-
dominates Mt once over the Amphitryon with
whom he dimes, and the most captious mem.
be. of his church. He has IN immense nd.
vantage over all other public speakers. The
platform orator is subject to the criticism of
Kisses and groans. Counsel for the plaintiff
expects the retort of counsel for the defpn-
dant. The honorable gentleman on one side
of the House is liable to have his facts and
figures shown up by his honorable friend on
the opposite side. Even the scientific or
literary lecturer, if he is dull or incompetent,
may see the best part of his audience quietly
slip out one by one. But the preacher is
completely master of the stuation no one
may hiss, no one may depart. Like the writer
of imaginary conversations, he may put what
imbecilites he pleases into the mouths of his
antagonists and swell with triumph when he
lns refuted them. He may riot in gratuitous
assertions, confident that no man will contra
dict him; he may exercise perfect free,will in
logic, and invent illustrative experience; he
may give an evangelical edition of history
with the inconvenient facts omitted-all this
he may do with impunity, certain that those
of his hearers who are not sympathizing arc
not listening"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-11-23

A SOLEMN WARSIsG.-We mentioned, n
week or two ago, that man had been ar.
rested in Newark, N. j., for stealing an UNI
brela. The case was so extraordinary, if not
unprecedented, that we have looked for the
result with deep interest. Last week the
criminal was convicted and sent to Jail for II
month! The plea of minimis non curat lee
was overruled, and umbrellas were decided to
be property. Whether, says the Newark
hdverti,er, jndgn,Sn, IN thia i"aN
enced of the example of the remarkable pu.
rity of the police courts of n nelghboring city,
as evidenced by recent indictments, or by the
kind of sancti,y that surrounds whale bone
under the present female patronage, it is moi
easy to conjecture.
Our own opinion is, that if it is not attri
butabe to the latter, it cannot be because
petticoats and hoops do not ill large space
in the public eye. If they have not had any
agency yet in putting men in Jail, it will mo-
be great while probably before they will.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-11-23

THE PRlcE OF SuccEss.-Effort is the price
of success in every department of human ac-
ton. From the attainment of rudimental
knowledge to the salvation of the soul, every
step in our progress is made by undaunted
toll. The boy drones over his book, the
slave to lstless Iaziness, thereby securing for
himself place at the foot of society. The
christian, who, like Bunyan's Timorous and
histrust, fees at the Voice of lions, is undone.
The man who shrinks from difficulty in his
business or profession, who refuses to climb
because the rock is sharp and the way steep,
must make up his mind to slide back and to
lay in the shadows below, while others use
him as n stepping-st to their own rising.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-11-23

OF 1t is only in later days, when the
treasures of love are spent, and the kind hand
cold which mnistered them, that we remem-
Der how tender it was; how soft to soothe;
how eager to shield; how ready to support
and caress! The ear may no longer hear
which would have received our words of
thanks so delghtedly. Let us hope these
fruits of love, though tardy, are yet not all
too late; and, though we bring our tribute Of
reverence aud gratitude, it may be, to grave.
stone, there is m acceptance even there for
the stricken hearts oblaton of fond remorse,
contrite memories, and pious tears.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-11-23
AN ARKANSAS LEGISLATOR

a member elect Of the lower chamber Of
tho Legislature of Arkansas was persuaded
by some wag of his neighborhood that If he
did not reach the State House at ten o'clock
on the day of assembling he could not be
sworn, and would lose his seat. He imme.
diately mounted with hunting g.frcck, rifle and
bowie-knife, and spurred till he got to the
door of the capital, where in the chamber of
the lower house on the ground floor he found
crowd walking about with their hats on,
and smoking cigars. Those he passed, ran
upstairs into the Senate Chamber, set his rifle
against the wall, and bawled out
strangers, whars the man that swars mo
IN !" at the same time taking out his ere.
dentas.
"WaIk this way" said the Clerk, who was
NJ the moment igniting real principle, and
he was sworn without inquiry.
When the teller came to count noses he
found that there was one Senator too MANY
present. The mistake was soon discovered,
and the huntsman was informed that he did
not belong there.
Stool pho! with your corn breadm he
roard, "you can't funk this child, no how YOU
can fix tim elected to this here Legisa.
lure, and I'LL go again all banks and eternal
improvements, and if there's any of your
oratory gentlemen wants to get skinned, Just
say the word, and I'll light upon you like a
higger on woodchuck. My constituents
sent me here, and if you want to floor this
TWO legged animal, hop on, just rs soon US
you IKE, for though I'm from the bnck coun.
n In al
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-11-23
II TER =.


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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-11-23

THE BRITISH WEST INDIA SQUApRoy.-A
Washington correspondent of the Baltimore
Sun says that similar movement to tha. of
the present reinforcing Of the British West
India squadron was made last year, and that
"the British government then explained that
the ships would be wanted in the spring and
must be kept meanwhile in condition of
efficiency, and could be more conveniently
wntered on the West India station than else
where" This is plausible and sensible ex.
plaraton; but, if it be the true one, what be.
comes of the tremendous broadsdes which
Marcy and our Minister at London have been
pouring into Lord Palnerston on the Central
American and Cuba questions! Can there
be such m awful smoke and smell of gun.
powder and Cuban filibustcros and Irish re-
volutionists, without n spark OF fire? Per
haps it is but dodge of the administration tc
humbug the democracy.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-11-23
WASHINGTON, November l:

WASHINGTON, November l3.
The act oc the British Government in send
ing large fleet into our waters is regarded
by our Government with indignation, if not
as an incipient hostile movement, and the
Department issued orders to-day to the Navy
Yards relative to preparations being made to
meet any emergency.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-11-23

sB- A telegraphic dispatch from Wiscon.
sin says that the result of the election in that
State is still in doubt, but that according to
the latest returns, the Senate will stand IA
Republicans TO ii Democrats, and the House
80 Democrats to 80 Republicans.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-11-23

MASLIsEss.-Learn from the earliest days
to insure your principles against the peril of
ridcule. You can no more exercise your
reason, if you live in perfect dread of laugh
ter, than YOU can enjoy your life, IT you live
right to differ from the times, and to make it
point of morals, do it however rustic, how
ever antiquated, however pedantic it may ap.
pear, do i, not for insolence, but seriously
and grandly, as man who wore n soul of
his own in his bosom, and did not wait till it
was breathed into him by the breath offashion.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-11-23
APPETITE.
The following hints arc from late number
of Halls Journal of Health:

The following hints are from late number
of Halls Journal Of Health:
The fact is not recognized us generally as il
ought to be, that proper attention to the
'askings' Of nature, not only maintains health,
but is one of the safest, surest, and most per.
manent methods of curing disease.
II is eating without an appetite, which, in
many instances, is the last pound which
breaks the camefs back; nature had taken
away the appetite, had closed the house for
necessary repairs, but, In spite of her, we
forced doDn some tood,' and days. and weeks,
and months of illness followed, il not cholera
crnmp, cole, or sudden death.
In disease, there are few who cannot recall
instances, where person was supposed to be
in dying condition, and in the delirium of
fever, or otherwise, had risen, and gone to the
pail or pitcher, and drank an enormous quan.
tity OF wnter, or have gone to the pantry, and
eaten largely of some unusual food, and forth.
with began to recover. We frequently speak
of persons getting well, having the strangea
Kind Of an appetite, the indulgence of which
reason and science would say would be fatal
We found out many years ago, when en-
gagged in the general practice of medicine, that
when the patient was convalescing, the best
general rule was eat not an atom you do not
relish; eat anything in moderation which your
appetite crares, from a pickle dozen 10 sole
leather. Nature is like perfect house keeper:
she knows better what is wanting in her
house than anybody else can tell her. The
body in disease Graves that kind of food which
contains the element it most needs. This is
one Of the most important facts in human
hygiene and yet we do not recollcct to have
ever seen it embodied in SO many words. We
have done so, to render it practical; and to
make il remembered, we state fact of recent
occurrence.
Some three years ago, a daughter of James
Damon, of Chesterfield, fell down fight of
stairs, bringing on an illness from which it
was feared she would not recover. She did,
however, recover, except the loss of hearing
and sight. Her appetite, for some weeks
called for nothing but raisiBs and candy, and
since last fall, nothing but apples were eaten.
A few weeks ago she commenced eating ma
Pile buds; since which time she has nearly re.
gained her former health and activity, and her
sight and hearing are restored.
We all, perhaps, have observed that cats ard
other animals, when apparently i'll, go out and
crop particular grass or weed In applying
these facts, let us remember to indulge this
asking for' of Nature, in sickness especially,
in moderation; feeling our way along by
gradually increasing amounts; thus keeping
on the safe side. We made this one of our
earliest and most infiexible rules of practice.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-11-23
New ORLEANS, Nov. l3

New ORLEANS, Nov. l3.
R. G. Wckliffe, the Democratic candidate
for Governor, has beaten Charles Derbigny,
the American candidate, by 1000 minority
Three Democrats and one American have
been elected to Congress. The Legislature
is Democratic.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-11-23

AN ARMY OF OFFICE SEEKERs.-The New
York Times says the number of candidates
for office in that city, at the late election, was
little over eight thousand, being equal in
numbers to the entire army with which Gen.
Scott made his descent into the valley of
Mexico, at the time of the war with that
republic.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-11-23

sW A Quaker lately popped the question
to fair Quakeress as follows: Hum, yea and
verify, Penelope, the spirit urgeth and moveth
me wonderfully to beseech thee to cleave unto
me, flesh of my flesh and bone of my bone
Hum, truly, Obadiah, thou hast wisely
said, and inasmuch rs it is written that it is
not good for man to be alone, 10! and behold
will sojourn with thee
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-11-23

BoTs IN HoRsEs.-J. NJ. Tanner, of Kirt.
land, informs us that strong tea maze of the
common garden sage, (salria oGicinalis,) and
from one to two quarts administered luke
warm, will Immediately remove the bots. He
states that he has never known the remedy to
fail, and that horses viii! commence eating hay
within half an hour after the tea has been
administered. 1t is worthy of trial at all
events.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-11-23

ovER SESsIrIvE.-Samuel Weir, highly
respectable citizen of Clinton county, Indiana,
committed suicide few days since. He had
been drawn as juror, but owing to his lin.
tied knowledge of the language, he was set
""ide no ine"mpe,vn.. lie seemed 10 cons,o.
or 1t as a reflection upon his honesty, and
put an end to his life in consequence
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-11-23

AWFUL CRlMINALITY.-Some wretches re.
Gently formed the following plan of blowing
up passenger train on the Milwaukee and
Mississippi Railroad: The plan was to sink
joint Of stove pipe filled with powder and
stopped up at the end under the track-to
have train of powder leading from the mine
several yards alongside of the track, mixed
with percussion caps; so that when the loco
motive crushed and ignited the caps and fired
the train of powder, the passenger car would
be directly over the mine, and suffer de-
structve explosion.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-11-23

A SLIGHT MIsTAKE.-A few days since Il
German was riding along Sansome street, in
SACRAMENTO, when he heard the whizzing of
a ball neal him, and felt his hat shaken.-
He turned about and saw man with re-
volver in his hand, and took off his hat and
found n fresh bullet hole in it.
"Did you shoot at me!" asked the German.
"Yes," replied the other party; "that's my
horse. 1t was stolen from me recently"
"You must be mistaken" said the Ger.
man: 81 have owned the horse for three
years"
SWELL" said the other, "when came 10
look at him believe | am mistaken. Elk.
cuse me, sir; won't You take drinki'
The rider dsmounted and tied his horse
The two found II drinking saloon, they drank
together ard parted friends. This is thu
California way of making acqnaintances.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-11-23

Coal FIELD ON FIRE.-The rare phenom-
enon Of n coal vein on fire is now to be seen
at Beaver Meadows, Pa. The fire originated
from the outside dirt heap, and thence com.
municated to the vein, filling the subterra.
mean avenue of the mine with sui phur, and
rendering its abandonment necessary un-
til the fire can be arrested and extinguish-
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-11-23

.B-A Mr. Sinclair, of GAINESVILLE, Wis.
consin, having fortuneof one hundred and
0fty thousand dollars, cut his throat a few
days since for fear of poverty.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-11-23

The WHEAT CRoP OF lS56.-The Sheboy-
gan (Wis) Journal says;-Wheat in many
localities is so large that it is necessary to turn
in the cattle and feed il down. We have a
good report, says the Milwaukee Sentinel,
from the winter wheat from all quarters Of the
State. The season has been propitious, and
the grain stands thick and green.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-11-23

A SHORT LESSON ON Young
men should not 60 into places of business
with cigars in their mouths, putting smoke
over the shoulders and into faces of people,
not knowing whether it is offensive or not
No well bred person will go into strange
place, il it is dedicated or used for such pur.
poses, carrying habit with him that may be
offensive to occupants.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-11-23

"MoRE'N you'll KEEP.-Some years ago,
an old sign.painter, who was very cross, ve-
ry gruff, and n little deaf, was engaged to
paint the Tenn Commandments on some tn.
blets in church not five miles from Buffalo.
He worked two days at it, and at the close
of the second day the pastor of the church
came in to see how the work progressed
The old man stood by, smoking short pipe,
as the reverend gentleman ran his eyes over
the tablets.
"Eh!" said the pastor, as his familiar eye
detected something wrong in the wording of
the holy precept; "why, you careless old per.
son, you left part of one of the command
ments entirely out; don't you Sect"
"No; no such thing" said the old man,
putting on his spectaces; "no, nothing left
out! where!"
"Why, there" persisted the pastor; "here,
look at them in the Bible; you have left some
of the commandments out"
"Well, what il have?" said the old obsti-
macy, MS he ran his eye complacently over
his work; "what if have? There's d-d
sight more there now than you'll keep"
Another and n more correct artist was en-
ploycd the next day.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-11-23

WHAT IS A MoRMoN?-A Mormon is n
living paradox; he says grace before cotil-
indffrrently from the Bible, the books Of
Mormon, an almanac, or the Presidents mes.
sage, and is perpetualIy quarreling for the
sake of peace. His religion is joke, and he
makes the best story teller n chief of the
quorum. He assumes dignities hut has not
the slightest respect for them; and the effect
of his piety is apparently to put him on
level with the greatest reprobates of the
time. In short he is the Latter Day Saint, or
in other words, the last one you would think
of calling a saint,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-11-23

s-s9 The ClarksviIe Chronicle learns that
another new Bank, under the Free Banking
Law, Will be established there, to be called
the Bank of Clarksvile.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-11-23

A Doctor advertises in country paper that
"whoever uses the Vegetable compound Uni.
versaI'anti-purging Aromatic Pills, once, will
not have cause to use them again." Very
likely,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-11-23

sag- Betting is immoral. This involves
an ethical question-Ilow can the man
who bets be worse than the one who is no
bett ter!
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-11-23
New YORK, Nov. IL.

New York, Nov. IL.
The steamer Northern Light, has arrived
from California.
Finances are easier. The mail steamer will
bring two millions.
Walker has concluded treaty of peace
with General Corral. Don Patrice Rovas has
been appointed Provisional President
The American plurality in New York is
1000.
PAcIFIc.-The steamer Pacific has arrived,
bringing one weeks later news from Europe.
Liverpool, November 3.-Cotton has nd
vanced i'd, in consequence of false rumor
that Mr.. Buchanan the American Minister,
had demanded his passports. Mr.. Buchanan,
has telegraphed to the Liverpool agent of the
New York associated press that the rumor
has no foundation in truth. Sales of the
week, 65,OOO bales.
Breadstuffs are unchanged. Consols ss
to sst.
THE WAR.-Nothng important from the
war. Both parties preparing to go into win.
ter quarters.
The excitement in England was great
almost panic-in relation to a war with the
United States.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-11-23

Meershaum is mineral of white earthy
appearance, and composed of siltcn and car.
oonlc acid. 1t is found in Piedmonte, Wales
and other parts Of the world. When first
dug up, it is soft and greasy, and lathers like
Snnn
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-11-23

.a7 The man who :magines himself wise
because he detected some typographical er.
rors in newspaper, has gone East to get a
perpendicular view of the rainbow.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-11-23

Nathaniel Allen, residing near Warenton,
N. c. recently shot an eagle measuring f..
~ inches, from tip to tip of his wings.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-11-23

e Dont't think of knocking down anoth-
er person because he may differ in opinion
from you. 1t will be as rational to knock
yourself on the head because you differed
from yourself ten years ago.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-11-23

GT The fortune left by the late Baron
Dietrich, of Vienna, to his grandson, Prince
Sulkowski, amounts to eighteen millions of
forms, ($9,OOO,OOO.) There were found in
the cellar % bags, each containing 1000 du-
cats in gold, and in different chests securities
out of date and lost for sum of 10000
forins. This practice of boarding gold is said
to be very common in Austria where the pa
per currency is greatIy deprecinted.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-11-23

AN ITEM FOR LADIEs.-The ladies' dress in
Greenland consists of seal.skin stocking,
with the fur next to the foot Of such length
MS to reach above the knee. Over these is
drawn pair Of seal-skin boots, with the fur
outside, so that the boot is in truth a seal
skin of double thickness, with the fur outside
and inside too. The pantaloons are of seal
skin, something in the form of old-fashoned
knee breeches. A jacket of seal-skin, fur
inside, fits closely to the body. The outer
habiliment is loose jarah of calico. Around
the neck is ruff of dogs fur, but underneath
this is white or black handkerchief tied
snug to the neck. The dress when orna-
mented, is quite handsome one, us il is the
best of the Boomer style,