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JSo. NJ. BORIS FOR FILLMonS-John Minor
Bolts. who was an asprant for the nomina
ton, has written letter on the subject Of
Mr. Fillmore's nomination, from which we
take the following extract:
OF Mr.. Fllmore's qualifications need not
say much few men however have had bet
ter opportunity of forming an accurate esti.
mate Of him rs public man, than has fallen
TO my lot. l served with him not only on the
Committee Of Ways and Means during the
arduous Sessions Of Al and AZ, but we were
together for neal y seven months in q com
mittee room, on the celebrated New Jersey
contested election in $50 and 40; we were on
the same committees during the whole time
We served in Congress together; and n COM
mittee room is no bad place to find out Of
what material a man is made.
will therefore bear my testimony in his
behalf to the effect that he is, in my belief, a
cafe. sound, conservative, Union man, il
whose hands both the foreign and domestic
interests OF the country may he conhded
without detriment. A man that will not
forget IN the administration Of the govern.
ment that there is a-North ne well as q SoHh;
aud South as well as North. A man who
will secure to us the inestimabe and inap.
proachable blessings Of peace, so long NJ the
integrity Of the country can be preserved
without an appeal 10 arms; but il war should
come would accomplish something more cred.
table to our fame and more flattering to the
pride OF the nation, than was the lombard.
ment Of Greytown. A man who would not
surround himself nor fill the public offices
with those who had borne the reproach Of
seeking the dissolution of the Union.
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Heads Up! Eyes Right!

FORWARD march to the North side of the
A. Public Square, one door East of McEwen
It Gillespie's store, where
5EEToRNJ
has just received and opened splendid ms.
sortment of Jewelry, Perfumeries, de-, which,
added to his former large stock, makes it the
most complete of any in this end of the State
Among his new purchases may be found
Watches; Jewelry;
Port Monies; Cigar Gases; .,
Tooth, Nail, and Hair Brushes;
Ladies Puffs and Puff Boxes;
Toilet Soaps of all kinds; Hair Oils;
Cologne and Extracts for the Handkerchief
Extracts for Cooking Purposes
Snuff Boxes; Work Boxes;
Lily White; Mcenfun;
Chinese Wash Balls; Transparent Wash
Balls;
Pistols-Colt's Repeating Pistols; Aliens
Self cooking Pistols and Revolvers;
Shoes and Boots, at reduced prices, certain;
Cheese and Crackers;
Raisins; Figs; Dates; Prunes; Pickles;
Oysters; Sardines;
Candies, in great variety; Almonds;
Tobacco; Cigars; Snuff;
And nine hundred, ninety and nine other
articles, which time and space will not permit
him to enumerate, but which he will take
great pleasure in showing to his numerous
customers-and all Of which he will sell very
cheap. Call and see Jan
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rsg-"What have done to you, that you
should treat me in this manner You sold
me liquor years ago, which sowed the seeds
OF dissipation, and now you're going to send
my soul to hell. God dam You, III meet you
here!'
The above are among the last words of a.
F. Monroe, made to one of the individuals
who was assisting in putting the rope around
his neck, that soon strangled him into the
other world. II is the confession of n dying
man-"You sold the liquor years ago, which
sowed the seeds of dissipation" 1t is an as,
sertion made under the most terrible circum-
stances that could surround any human be-
ing.
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KANsAs-A NEw Commemorative learn
ftom the Washington Union that there is a
third claimant to the place now occupied by
NJ. whitfield as the Kansas delegate in Con-
gress, to wit:
1t now seems that the contest for the Kan
sas seat is riangular-General Whitfield
claiming it by virtue Of his certificate as the
duly elected delegate; Governor Reeder seek
ing to Dust him by virtue Of the illegal elec
ton of the Topeka free State party; and Mr..
Delehay insisting that Kansas is a sovereign
State, and that he is its chosen representative.
Upon the same ground that Mr.. Delehay
claims to be the Kansas representative IN the
House, we take it for granted that some two
of the Topeka champions will soon claim to
be recognized as entitled to seats in the SEN
ate.
The House Of Representatives therefore,
must push this contest to a solution. or Kansas
will be State before they have decided at
Washington upon the Government Of the
Territory.
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Chanccry Sale Of Land.

DURSUANT to decree of the Chancery
Il Court at Decatur, Tennessee. at the
March term, 1856, will sell at public out
cry, on Saturday, the Sd day of May next, at
the Court house door in Decatur, the follow
ing described LANDS, belonging to the estate
of William Locke, deceased, and lying and
being in the county and State aforesaid, to
wit: l60 acres, the South east quarter, and
also so acres the North half Of the South
west quarter of section 81, 2d fractional
township, North and Sd range, West of the
meridian line. lliwassee District. A credit
of nine months will be given on all except
the sum of ten per cent, which must be paid
down. Bond and good security will be re.
CURED and lien retained on SAID Lands for
the residue of the unpaid purchase money.
G. W. MCKENZIE, G. d. IT.,
Per W. l.. MCKINLEY, D. c. IN.
March 81, 1856-6t-prs fee S7-391
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ONCE MoRE TO THE BEACH."-We are not
Of those who are disposed 10 let the State Of
Virginia alone, because she is apparently
"joined to her IDOLS" BY no means. Let us
bring our batteries to bear upon the old Glib
rater OF Democracy once more. MIR. Wise
owed his election to the votes of Wigs
Without that reinforcement the citadel
would have been taken by the American
party. The votes thus east for Mr.. Wise
by members OF the old Wing party will be
gwen in November next for Willard Fillmore,
and if the Americans hold their own, the
Electoral vote of Virginia will be cast in the
same way. Let us orgaize, then, thoroughly,
systematically, and make the effort in right
good earnest. No other man in the nation
is as popular with the people of Virginia as
Alillard Fillmore. Victory is nearer to our
grasp than ever before, and if we make "a
long pull, a strong pull and pull aItogeth-
er"--it is ours. "Once more unto the breach,
dea. friends, once more."-C Charlottesville
Advocate uf
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A REMISTscENcE On the day when the
news of General SCOTS nomination for the
Presidency was received here in 1852, we
stepped into barber.shop and their met fine
old Democrat who seemed quite distressed
"Oh," said he, "why did you not nominate
Fillmore! He has been n most excellent
President, and his nomination would have
put an end to all party strife. should be We.
ry glad to sea him President again."
We hope that our old friend IL gratified
now. The American Convention has done
what he was so unhappy ut the failure of the
Wing Convention TO do. Let him swing his
hat and shout for joy and tell his friends to
initiate his example. Let us all shout and
be glad together.-Lou Jour.
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oMTCRoN,
Chancery Court at Decatur, Tenn.
Stephen G. Winton,
John NJ. Afford, Pleasant Hollamon and Alex


John NJ. Afford, Pleasant Hollamon and Alex.
ander Brown.
Original and Injunction BILL
TT appearing from an allegation of the bill
Il filed in this cause, that respondent John
NJ. Afford is nonresident citizen of the
State of Tennessee, it is therefore ordered
that publication be made for four consecutive
weeks in the Athens Post, newspaper pub
lshed in the town of Athens, McMinn coun
ty, Tennessee, notifying aud requiring said
nonresident respondent to be and appear be-
fore our next Court of Chancery, to be held
for the county of Meigs, at the Court house
in the town of Decatur on the 4th Monday
of October next, then and there to plead
answer or demnr to compliments said bill,
or the same will be taken for confessed as to
him, and set for hearing accordingly.
G. W. MCKENZIE, g. d NJ,
Per W. l.. Mckinney, d. O. IN.
March 81, lS56--it-prs fee 1881
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Chancery Sale of Land, Lot
MICROBES.

LN A5 1N)@Ss
Allen Boone in his own right and as Executor
OF Samuel Hardy, deceased, and Anna
Boone, wife of said Allen,
Margaret Hardy, widow Of sad Samuel, decd,
James Hardy, Jane Allen and husband By
ram Allen, Thomas Hardy and his children.
viz: William, Susan Jane, Taylor, Cathe.
rine, Angelo. Angeline, Samuel, Martha and
Finnce, who appear by their Guardian ad
Titan heretofore appointed by this Court,
Susan Dodson and her husband Marcellus
Dodson, Mary and her husband Milton Rob.
erson, Samuel Hardy, and Martha and hus-
band W. f. Edgman, legatees Of said SAM
uel Hardy deed and james Gettys
DURSUANT to q decree of the Chancery
L. Court at Athens, rendered in this cause
at the February term, 1856 / will sell, ut tho
Court house door in the town of Athens, on
a credit of nine and eighteen months, except
the sum of two hundred dollars, which will
be required in advance, on the 3lst day OF
March next, one TOWN LOT, known in the
plan Of the town Of Athens as Lot No. 100.
the late residence of Samuel Hardy, decd,
and about 45 acres of LAND, bought by the
testator from James Gettys, adjoining the
Land Of VIM. Lowry, James Bayless, Reed
Owens, McKeldin, and ID. Cleage, being .
part of the East half of the North east quar-
ter OF section 2S, 4th township, range LIST,
West, lIiwassee District, McMinn county; and
also, tract of about lO4 ACRES in said
county, known as the Ewing place" adioin-
ing the Lands now owned by W. Il. Edgman,
James Russell, and Allen Boone; ard at the
same time and place. the following NEGRO
SLAVES. viz: A woman, named Nancy; boy,
named Ben; one named Alex and one named
Stephen; and girl named Lucy. Bond and
security will be required of the purchasers,
and lien on the land until paid. Sale at
| o'clock. WIN LOWRY. O. d. H.
Feb. 20, lS56-td-prs fee sl2-8ss
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BP A man in ZanesYilIe, o., who has
suffered much from the use of Intoxicating
inks, advertises that he will hereafter
prosecute TO the extent of the law any man
who shall sell him glass of liquor. His
nvme is Z. G. Wees. The Pittsburg Dis.
patch asks: Why should he not stake the
law against the man who places his body
in the gutter, with the contents of bottle
of whisky, just the same as if he had knock
ell lin there with the emty bottle!
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Augusta Market.


AUGUSTA, March II.
Herewith hand statement Of our Produce market.
Bacon hog round, ~ 40 Zoe; hams 10 al lie; sides
10 a. t0%c shoulders 90 9Nc. Lam 10 40 lic BpEy
81 "a &c. poRK I 40 re. Wool 90 40 Csc. DRy
llDEs 70 a l3c DRlED BEEF HANS l2 40 1ic DRigp
vESIsoN ~ a &c. DRIED fRuir Peaches peeled $50 al
-, unpeeed Al a Lar Apples, peeled 81 40 LIE
FEArnERs IS a 40c. wnrAr, nominal, 40 40 si,5O-
FLouR $3.50 40 90 y Dbl CoRS 10 40 05c. ME,L 10 90
zoe OARS 40 40 i5c. sruuK Pas SO a SIC wurE
BRAN, LIS 40 ~. DurrKR15 a 9oc. Eoes iOes l9ise
GRouSp PEAS 81 20 % 100.
Yours, very truly,
J. A. ANsLEY,
Commission and Produce Nercb1nf
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CULPABLE NEGLIGENcE.-ln reference to
the dreadful catastrophe on the Portsmouth
and Weldon railroad, paragraph in the Rich
mond Enquirer says:
"All attribute the accident to the unsound-
ness of the tressel bridge, the wood, in many
portions, being much dccayed. A gentle.
man residing in the vicinity of Margaretts.
vile, stated, ut the scene of the disaster on
Monday, that fears relative to the safety of
the bridge had been entertained for twelve
months pnst"
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Chancery Court ut Decatur, Tenn.
William L. Brown and wife Mary Brown, and
James Maze,
Henry Colbough and Abraham Cox ar.

Henry Colbough and Abraham Cox or,
ORIGINAL AND INJUNCTION BILL
TT appearing from an allegation of the bill
4 filed in this cause, that respondent Abra-
ham Cox, sr, is non resident citizen of the
State of Tennessee, il is therefore ordered
that publication be made for four consecutive
weeks in the Athens Post. q newspaper pub.
lished in the town Of Athens, McNinn coun.
ty, Tenn, notifying and requiring said non.
resident respondent TO make his personal ap.
pearance before our next Court of Chancery.
to be held in the town of Decatur, on the
second Monday of March, 1855, in tho
State aforesaid, then and there to answer
compainants said bill or the same will be
taken pro confesso and set for hearing er par.s
as to him. G. w. MCKENZIE, c. d M,
Per W. L. MoKrNLry, D. G. AN.
Feb. G, lS56-4t-prs fee 1886
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March IA, 1856.

The Circulation of the BLOOD is justly
esteemed the greatest ordination of Divine Providence
by that beating engine, the heart, it is driven to all
parts OF the SYSTEM giving vgor and strength to the
complicated machinery of man. This living flood,
whether We sleep or wake, sallies brisky through the
arteries and returns softly through the veins How
cessary that 1t should be kept free from all impurty
and yet how negligent many respecting This great
ment in tho Liver and Nerves is generally the primary
cause and Jaundice, Indigestion and all the harrass-
ing feelings attending dyspepsia, which makes life a
burden, result from IT, Suicide would rapidly follow
suicide, If there was no cure No one would suffer
long II he Is able to obtain bottle Of IIooand's cee-
brated German Bitters, prepared by Dr. O. NJ Jackson
Philadelphia; they rarely fail in eIectng permanent
cure. See advertisement. marli
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AsIATIc VS.. AFRTCANs.-A Cuban cores.
pendent writes: By the British ship Austria.
lia, arrived 23d inst, we have another cargo of
Asatics-voluntary emigrants- three hundred
and fity-eight in number, for colonization
and labor in the cane-heds of Cuba, as
substitution for the Africans. AS have be.
fore stated, this trade has all the pernicious
features of the African coasttraiic The same
violence, deception and fraud practced upon
the ignorant. The number introduced into
Cuba under royal privilege since the 10th of
April last, with this cargo, makes 1916 and
others are to follow as fast us contracts can
be made for them and suitable vessels obtained
to reach, according to the proposed plans, 90.
600 this year. A divson for the same cooni-
cation from the coast OF Africa, will probably
be c0nsumated in the course of this year, with
the appreciation Of the British Government
and the sanction Of the Ministers at Madrid.
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GENTLE HINT.-A country parson, who
was not over promptly paid by his parish
toner's, on entering the church one Sabbath
morning, met one of the most wealthy of his
flock and asked the loan of dollar.
Certainly" said the man handing over the
coin i 2 '"-'
Domino put itinto his pocket and preach
ed his sermon in capital style and on com.
ing down handed the identical dollar to the
man from whom he borrowed it.
"Why," exclaimed the leader, "you have
not used the money at ALL"
at has been of great service to me, never.
theless,' replied the parson. Il always preach
so much better when | have money in my
pocket" :
The hint was taken and the balance of his
salary made out next day.
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Valuable Farm for Sale.

T WILL offer for sale, on the I'd day of May
l. next, to the highest bidder on the premi.
SEES, the valuable FARM where now live,
three and half miles South of Athens con.
sisting of 600 A-CrOS, about two
hundred and twenty-five or thirty of which
are in cultivation, about fifty acres of good
bottom land; three good Orchards, comforta-
BILE Dwelling House, good Barn, together
with good out buildings.
Persons wishing to buy will do well TO call
on the subscriber and examine said property
before the day of sale. Terms made known
on the day Of SALE S.P. HENDERSON.
March T. lS56-td-3S9
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Married.

On the cath January last by VIM W. Dickey, ESQ, Mr.
WILLIAM I. FERGuSoS, Of Roane county to Miss NAYcI
Il. DICKEY, OF Monroe county.
On 14th ultmo, by the same, Mr.. RoBERr HULL Of
Roane county, to Miss MARGARET NJ. DIcKEY, of Mon.
roe county.
MATRMoNY.
What Is there in the vale OF life
Half so delightful as n wife
The man must lead happy life
Who Is directed by a wife
Who's free from matrimonial chains
Is sure to suffer for his pains.
Adam could find no solid peace
Until he saw womans face;
Wen Eve was given for mate,
Adam was In a happy state.
In all the female face appear
TRUTH darling OF a heart sincere.
Hypocrisy deceit and pride,
Meier known In woman TO reside.
What tongue Is able to unfold
The worth In woman We behold;
The falsehood that In woman dwell
Is almost mperceptible. ,
Cursed be the foolish man, say,
Who will not yield to woman's sway;
Who changes from his singleness
Is sure OF perfect blessedness n.
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Chancery Sale of Land.

DURSUANT to a decree of the Chanc0ry
Il Court at Athens at the February term,
1856, will sell at public cutlery, for cash, at
the Courthouse door in the town of Athens,
on the 9Th day of May next. the interest OF
James Crockett, being an undivided ninth part
of the Lands of John Crockett deed, to take
effect in possession after William Crockett,
who is now about thirteen years DID, shall
arrive at the age of twenty one years. which
Lands are described as follows, to wit: The
"lIome Quarter" upon which John Crockett
resided at the time of his death, and which
is the Southeast quarter of section s. and the
tract of Land known as the "Dry Quarter,
being the North west quarter of section 90
aud all lying in the 18th Civil District in
McAIinn county, Tenn. Sold for the salts
faction Of debt due to David Crockett. Elk.
ecutor of John Crockett, decd, and Nelson
Crockett from james Crockett.
WIN. LOWRY, C. d. IT.
March IA, ls56-tds-prs fee $500
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any dear" said Mrs Dogbcrry to her
daughter, ."you should not hold your dress so
very high in crossing the streets. "fhen
ma, replied the maiden, show shall | ever
show the beauty of my founced pantalettes
that nave almost ruined my eyc.sght to
manufacture! I'm sure don't caro- if the
beaux do look at me-" Mrs. Dogberry spoke
of the "sin of vanity" and the beauty Of
decorum, and retired to her chamber.
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PROGRESS OF MoDEsTY.-A delicate
swell holding up his long coat previous to run
ming over dirty crossing on the avenue, du-
ring the late sIoshv weather, remarked,
"Good gracious hope to goodness no lady
will see my ankles'
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| PRAYING TO THE PoIAr.-A Ttain law
yer who dwet in one of our New England
towns, noted for his over,reachings and short
eomngs,dur revival came under the con.
| vction, and requested prayers for the furtlI-
erance of his conviction. His appeal was
responded to by one of the saints, an eccen-
tric but very pious old man, honest, plain,
blunt, square-tocd and flat footed, who thus
went at il: ave do most earnestly entreat
thee, q Lord, to sanctify our penitent broth
err here; fill his heart with goodness and
grace, so that he shall hereafter forsake his
evil ways and follow in the right path
We do know, however, that it is required of
him who has appropriated worldly goods 10
himself unawfully and dishonesty, that he
shall make restitution fuur.fold but we do
beseech thee to have mercy on this erring
brother, us it would be impossible for him TO
do that, and let him off for the best he can
do without beggarng himself entirely, by
his paving twenty-five cents on the dollar"
The next supplicnnt at the same meeting
was an elderly maiden who got her living by
going into different families and spinning for
them. She also, had been famous for her
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS giving full counts of
her yarn; the forty threads TO knot was
point which she never reached. The blunt
old man thus briefly disposed of her case:
Reform, o, Lord, the heart of thy hand
maid here before thee, we besrech thee; and
wilt thou enable her to count forty!"
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G o. III E R CIAL.
Macon Market.

MACON, March II.
We have no change to notice since our last weeks
report Of this market. We quote
BACON, hog round, 10 90 1OHc; choice hams retail
12Hc; sides, retail, II 90 l2c shoulders, retail 10 40
luxe. LARD by the Dbl, II 40 llNc In cans liz 65
90 10 Conn., 80 90 eOc 3, bu. OATS 40 a. doc n bu
Cow Pas 50 90 90c. BEANS, white, % 40 Si5O-
RYE, dull. 75c. HAY, Tennessee ~, 80 a 16039 cwt-
BurrER Tennessee, good article 20c Fees 12 a 12X
FE,rIERs, dull, 3T% 90 40c.
EXCHANGE on Augusta and Charleston Y; New York
u n ct. prem. Respectfully,
w0OrrON 4 HOLLOWAY,
Commission Merchants
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GEE Great evil has arisen to communities
and to individuals, from allowing falaces
and falsehoods to pass uncontradicted, and
unexposed, in those channels through which
the poison is conveyed to the public and pr
vate mind. Some Northumberland il is daily
growing more common-sit and listen to
things at which they seem startled, and are
credulous enough to believe them all without
making any exertion to find out whether they
are correct or not; and the person often re.
ceives the sentence Of condemnation without
even having a criminals chance--that of re-
futing what is untrue.
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0yDr. WIN. richardson, of New Kent
county, Virginia, charges n vaccine agent in
that State with having furnished "genuine
vaccine matter" TO him in consequence of
which eighty persons who had been vaeinaied
in that county with il, are now sick with the
small poS, and some of the cases very critical.
The subjec, is now before the legislature.
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Ncura1gia.-T formidable disease, which seems
to battle the skill of physicians, yields like magic to Car
ter's Spanish Mixture
Mr.. r. Boyden, formerly Of the Astor House, New
York. and late proprietor OF the Exchange Hotel Rich
mond Va, is of the hundreds who have been cured
Of severe Neuralgia by Carriers Spanish Mixture
Since his cure, he has recommended to numbers Of
others, who were suffering with nearly every form Of
disease, with the most wonderful success
lie says is the most extraordinary medicine he has
used, and the best blood purifier known.
See advertisement mar
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THE BACHELOR.

A Bachelor sat by his blazing CRATE,
And he fell into a snooze,
And he dreamed that DER his wrnkled pate
Had been thrown the nuptial moose.
And a rosy boy came to his side,
And bounded on his knee,
And back from his beaming face he shook
Fair curls ip childish glee.
Then clear rang out his merry voice,
He shouted aloud "Papa
| don't love any body else
But you aud dear Mamal"
OH the Bachelors heart Ger ran with joy
SO long by love unit,
And from its unseen depths poured out,
Affection infinite
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ADVICE To BoYs.-You are made to be
kind and generous. lfthereis a boy at school
who has club foot, don't let him know you
ever saw it. If there is a boy with ragged
clothes, don't talk about his rags in his hear
ing If there is II lame boy, assign to him
some part of the game which does not require
running. If there is II hungry one, give him
part OF your dinner. If there is dull one
help him get his lessons. All the school will
show by their countenance how much better
1t is to have great soul than great fist.