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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

E'Ths triumph Of woman lies, not IN the
Arbitration Of her lover, but 10 the respect Of
her husband, and TINT can only bs gained by
a constant cultivation Of those qualities which
she knows he mos, values. 'tT f-F
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

WXsHfseroN, March 2d.-The House to
day passed the bill to distribute the surplus
revenue amongst the States.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

CAPITAL PoSlsHMENT.-The House Of
Representatives Of Rhode Island, by the
casting vote of the Speaker, have passed a
bill to restore capital punishment for murder.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

~ "A deeision has been rendered in the
New York Marine Court, that a party who,
previous 10 un slectiou, hires room for a
political purpose, 10 not liable for the reat---
ihs law for bidding sny such nee of money.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

"Hnrry, did you ask Hicks for that moneyi"
"Yss." .What did he say" 4Nothing: he
just kicked me into the road. That's all
he said." IA f-,-r. Iao -Tel >. :
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

Hlt is stated that most oil the inhsb.
itants Of Cape May co., N. J.. are temperance
people and church members. There is not 4
lawyer among the number. The county
court ats but one day, and the Jail s tenant.
less. ,..,,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13


THE POST 10 published every Friday at ~ per year
payable In advance or o. payment 10 delayed until
he expiration Of the year.
Advertisements will be charged u per square
on2nes or less for the hrst Insertion 80 cents for
each continuance. liberal deduction made to those
who advertise BY the year. ~ Persons sending adver
tisements must mark the number OF times they desire
them inserted, they will be continued until forbid and
charged accordingly.-A
For announcing the names OF candldatesfor once,s
CdsA
Obituary notices over 10 lines charged sttheresuisi
advertising rates. ..
All commuuica cations intendedto promote the private
ends interests Of Corporations, Societies. Schools
tndividuals, will be charged as advertisements.
Job Work, such as Pamphlets, Minutes, Circulars
cards, Blanks Handbis, &C., viii be executedin good
style, and on reasonable terms-
Aietters addressed to the Proprietor, post paid ,w
be promptly attended to.
Persons at q distance sending the names OF -four
subscribers, viii be entitled th copy gratis
No communication inserted unless accompanied BY
che name Of the author.
~ Once Main street, nextdoorto the old Jack.
cen Aoteh
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

yRsLrcs OF FEuDAL DAYs.-The custom Of
uncovering the head and taking off the hat OF
even simply touching II, is relic Of the old
disarming-the removing Of the helmet to
indicate that the party thus exposed himself
to the mercy Of an enemy. To take of the
glove was In like manner 10 ungauntlet the
hand. the mere removal constituting an offer
Of friendship. Even now II Is considered
uncivil to shake hands with the glove on.-
Shaking Of hands was formerly token Of
truce, In which the parties took hold each Of
the others weapon hand, to make sure against
treaehery. II was also token of good will.
Frenchmnn, priso, er in England, once
made most ingenious use Of this CUSTOM
Having been "put up" against negro boxer,
and knowing nothing of boxing, he nvailed
himself Of the sinking of hands before the
encounter, to crush the negro's hand in his
iron grip. II is said that a few years since, a
brutal fellow in Connecticut crushed friends
hand in like manner, though he did il in
sport. 4 -......
The bow, it is said, which is now aJmark Of
poteness, is but an offer of the neck to the
stroke of the adversary, while the courtesy
peculiar to the ladies' is the form of going on
the n b to sue for that mercy which, In
earlier ages, was difficult to get. The hair
pins worn by ladies' are reduced poignards.-
In some pnrts Of Sicily they nre still worn Of
such size ns to be convertible into weapons.
The earrings were anciently badges of slave
ry, and were soldered SO that they could not
be removed from the ear, their form indicated
| the owner of the slave.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13


OLDEST Man IN AMERIcA.-A correspond.
ent of the Cassvile Standard, says there is
aow living in Murry county, Ga., on the wat.
ers of Holly Creek, Revolutionary veteran,
who has attained the nge of one hundred and
thirty-four. His name is John Hames. He
is known throughout the region 10 which he
lives by the appellatve of"Gran'sir Hames."
Grun'sir is contracted for Grand Sire. A
grand sire he truly is. As | was on my way
to visit this rclict of the expired eighteenth
century, ] inquired of an oldsh gentleman of
about sixty if he knew him. "Uh yes,
know him." said he, she is my grandfather"
John Hames was born in Mecklenburgh
county, Virginia, and was lad ten years old,
when Washington was in his cradle. He
was thirty two when Braddock met bis disas.
trous defeat on the Monongahala. He, with
several Of his neighbors, set forth to join the
head strong and III fated commander, but af.
ter several days march, were turned back by
the ncws Of his overthrow. He migrated to
South Carolina nearly hundred years ngo.
He WINS in thirteen considerable conflicts du.
ring the war Of Independence, and in skir.
mishes and rencountsrs with Indians, with
tories, and with British, times beyond msm
ory. He was with Gates at Camden, with
Morgan ut thr Cowpens, with Green at Hills
borO' and Eutaw, and with Marion in many
bold rush into a tory camp or red coat quar-
tera.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

H One who has had some experience,
thus defines "wild OATS" "a cereal crop that
is generally sown between eighteen and TWEEN.
ty.fve; the harvest usually sets In about ten
yeara after, and is commonly found to con.
sist Of broken constitution, two weak legs,
bad cough and trunk filled with smsli
vials and medical prescriptions. t
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

B- Those who have experienced Il say
it is pleasant thing to repose 10 matrimo-
nial shades. ..s
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

EE The clown at Hengler's circus in
Chester England, having heen noticed for his
constant attendance on church services three
clergymen of the city presented him with q
handsome Bible. A daily paper calls it IA sin.
gular testimonial to clown." 1t certainly
ought to not be singular" There are peo.
pie in whose dictionary fun mems sin, and
laughter is defined to be the expression Of
wickedness, who may consider that clown,
as such, has no more business with a Bible
than toad with side pocket. The natu.
raj melancholy fool hates the artistic and
lively fool. The real fool who grins with
conve&ity Of his mouth upward, to please
himself, detests the fool who grins with il
downward to please other people. The
Bible is only out of place in the hands Of
that clown who embexzles trust money, steals
shares and disposes Of securities confided to
him, singing psalms oil the while, and who
is a solemn, dull, and drcary clown, and q
sad rogue. t
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

EThe Albany "Knckerbockcr" gives
the following receipt to destroy fleas:
"Take a boarding house pie, cut It into
thin slices, and lay it where he inse cts can
have full access 10 II. In less than fifteen
inmates the whole coboodls of them sill be
dend with the colirln
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

How TO MEND CHINA.-From m English
almanac we cut recipe for mending China,a
long time since, and the opportunity having
occurred for trying, we found it admirable,
the fracture scarcely being visible after the
article was repaired. 1t is thus made-take
n very thick solution Of gum arabic IN water,
and stir it into plaster of Paris until the mix.
ture becomes n viscous paste. Apply Il with
brush to the fractured edges and stick them
together. In three days the article cannot
again be broken in the same place. The
whiteness Of the cement renders it doubly
valuable Exchange
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

A JOURNALISTIC NovELTY.-The Prussiau
periodical press can boast of great novelty,
namely political newspaper written in the
Hebrew language. II is published a, Johan.
nisbrrg in Eastern PRUSSIA, and its editor ia
Rabbi Silbermann at Silk. The title is "Ifa
Magid," the "Announcer." II is n weekly
paper, and it's cost only 3s quarter, or
threepence the single number. The circula.
tion Of Ha Magid is not limited to Prussia;
i has also large sale among the Jews o.
Poland and Russia. During the Emperor
Nicholas's reign this would have been i'm
possible, but Alexander II. has removed the
prohibition against Hebrew printing and He.
brew literature in the Russian Empire.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

HWe cut the following from the bus.
mess column of the banner, printed at Black
River FALLS, and give Mr.. Clapp the benefit
of an interesting gratis: "a ,ssl
MN. cLAPP, Eternally a. Law aud So.
licitor at the bar. ~ n
He Registers deeds, makes convsyancss
aud plays He'll generally. = 'e 'aaa q
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

nesota, paper says Some ground was leased
on Third street, just above our Office on
"Wednesday, contract wa. entered into for
building on Thar.d'y h!s.a s tn; building b. S. x.s
(rsuted on sunday,) was raised on Monday,
and fell down on yesterday aissmoop--ili
In the spaee u 6ve days. - - 4.s
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13
THE POST.
ATu1Ns, FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1851

- Man yoax xke severess 'sno~
.ssorn of the ssa 81, 80 s'hpanied BY a tire
mendous gale, is nov sNging.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13
loroEvrrY or sruptrrs.-It ID ,dbulor


error to suppose that scholars and literary
men are shorter lived than other men. But
the fact Is "oE the, contrary quite the re.
verse;" Consider for O. moment that the
class compared with what are called the
"professions," is a small one, and compared
with the "trades" Is very small ndeed--and
then mark tbs result. Hardly an eminent
author ef modern times but nffords an ex-
ample Of the longevity. Byron and Keats, il
Is true, died youns--the latter by consump.
ton, the former by Irregularities that would
have killed snybsdy. But Wordsworth,
Southey. Tom Moore and james Montgom.
cry lived to an advqned age.
Rodgers. ut his iecease, was above ninety,
and DrQuincy, Walter 8. lAndor and Hum.
bodt are still ali,e and at work, at pas,
three score and TED. Our own country fur.
uishes slpinA exnuples in Benton, Silliman
Irving. Halleck siid .Pierpont--all old men
but still strong in health and mental vigor
The truth Is, men oftener rust out than ware
out, and there is no doubt that habitual men.
tai employment tends to keep the body
young, both in fact and in appearance. Stu.
dents very rarely suffer from study, but, in
common with the rest Of mankind, are NOT
proof agains. physical laziness or excess.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-01-24
farmer's DcpartmtNt.
TraIsplaIGrg Forest Trees.

In transplauting forest trees, We havO al
ways cuduayored TO plUcGre those growing IN
open ground, on the margin Of woods, or IN
the most exposed situations, and c. seQGeht-
l. have had but limited experience with those
growing in dense shade. \ tree in the depth
of The forest is more easily killed by the
sans rays, not having been Injured 10 them
and is more liable to injury by the cold of
winter, having always been protected from
severe eXpoSure.-I'gesS from open grounds
are not usually difficult TO transplant, ii care
be taken in the removal Of the roots. When
he roots are much mutatcd, the tops must
be lopped accordingly provided the tree Is
sort that easily sends out new shoots. The
sugar maple, for instance, will bear much
Topping, as it quickly replaces its branches
and for this reason trees often succeed which
are careessly dug and trimmed of 10 bare
poles. They would however, make quicker
and better growth il greater care were taken
IN removal aud portion c! the branches be
allowed to remain We should in oil cases,
leave part Of the breaches, and shorten
these back in proportion 70 the amolAt OF
roots secured in the remoyr!.-'l. elm,
hickory, tulptree, and others, 90 not quickly
reproduce shoots, and therefore grest care
shOGid DC taken 10 dig mp al the roots prac-
tleable, and 10 remove less .. tie tops. The
wild plum may be cut back freely a. i soon
sends up vigorous sprouts, and is generally
tree easy 10 trausplaut. RaspLerries should
be cst back in transp!auting but ualess very
dry aud in bad condition NC To1ld nos cul
them down 30 the gTuund. Currsnt3 and
gocseberries, when set cut, should haze last
years shoots freely cut back oil oyer tho
bushes, say niue-tenths OF the growth, leay-
ing only the main stems and breaches, with
buds for new shoots. Last spring We pro
cured few hundred Of gooseberry busaes,
came several thousand miieS, and were t"o
months on the way. ~ few days after their
arrival they were examined, and ioaad to be
rapidly drying up witherng. They were
pruned by cutting Oh all The one
year shoots to within an inch OF the older
wood; they Immediately revived, commeaesd
nex e,ew1h, and ssse non f9gasd new ala
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-01-24
THE SNOW.
~ 4 DISMAL MAN,

~ \ DISMAL MAN.
Fierce blasts chill airs like those Of Co.
quetto,
Canadian noses, blue and frozen toes;
Sidewalks of glass, over which the walker
goes
Shambling alcng, in agonys cold sweat;
lceland's drifts, in which you fall,
At Suitocatioa'a risk, and sadly feel
The iiend rheumatic through your vitals
steal,
While furious drivers ct your lingering bawl
The basins water all mask Of ice7;
Holes in your boots that ne'er had holes
before;
Expensive sleigh-rides, called by school girls
nice
The iingliRg halls th~ 49, '' g.
And then to feel that folly, fsost and flaw
Are ba: precursors Of splashy thaw
Lgh!
In this delightful contrast to the above,
read the following. !. is like whipped sylla-
hub after sour croIt:
On tao sano Subject.
by a YOUNG LADY.
Dear! aint it nice Q, what a charming
How sweet it ials--so Feathcry soft aud
white
Scene Of cuchantment, fairy-liko and
bright
And how the wiuds romantically blow!
., won't we have glorious sleigh ride now I?
With lovely bells, the dearest little horse !
And Harry, be will go with me Of course,
And We Will galop, Lord caa't tell how
Wen have tho ride Wen have 4 splendid
dance,
And supper too, and some of that mu!led
wine
And afterward his dear devoted glance,
As We come back by moonlight go divine
Aud then one pleasure must De'er forget
Twould heavenly be if we could just upset
WTrQh! BuGdi0 paper.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-01-24

WHEAT AS SUBsTITuTE FOR COFrEE.--
NeSsrS. Editors " our paper has been daily
served at our doors for years, and in which l
have often seen articles upon food for the
poor VIII you allow me to state through
the columns of your paper that wheat makes
excellent coffee? 1t can be lad for three
cents per pound, while Imported coffee is
sixteen. Mixed, one half wheat, The great
est lover of coffee would net discover the
difference. We have often used clear wheat
in our family, and think it excellent. 1t is
certainly to he preferred to the extracts 50
commonly used and is also useful for per-
sons whose health will not allow them 70 use
the other coffee. 1t SHOULD be well dried
and roasted or will boil thick Ike starch.
NJ. d.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-01-24
WAS BUGR 4 TRAITOR.

Type SETTING in early times was not re-
markable for its accuracy and eXactuess. In
the yaar 1861 book was printed, called the
Anatomy Of the Mass. 1t had only l72 pages
in it; but the author, pious monk was
obliged to add 10 pages to correct the blur
ders. These he attributes to the special in-
stiguation OF the devil" to defeat the work ;
and hence may have come the use Of the
little printers Devil" A printers wife in
Germany lost her life by ieloniOusly med
ding with the types.-She went into the
Office by night, and took out the word lord"
in Genesis ill.,, Is, where Eve is made subject
to her husband, aud made the verse read
"he shall be thy fool" instead of "he shall
be thy lord" 1t is said that she was put 10
death for her wickedness, 1t is well known
that printers of an early edition Of the Scrip
lures were so heavily fined as to be utterly
ruined, for leaving out the word mot" from
one Of the Ten Commandments. There is an
edition of the Bible called the Vinegar
Bible" from the parable Of the "Vineyard'
being printed vinegar"
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-01-24
SStIi5ttIlanons,
Littlo Graves.

| We End the following beautiful little gem
! floating about, uncrodited, in our exchanges
There's many an empty cradle.
There's many u vacant bed,
There's many lonely bosom,
Whose Joy and light has fed
For thick n every graveyard
The little hiliocks lie
And every hillock represents
An angel in the sky.
AK ALEXANDRIA NousE.--Tha house Of
! A. Jameson, cracker bakery, Of Alexandria,
Virginia ike that OF IIowland & Aspiuwa!l,
in New York, has decended through grand
father, and father and sou, and stl retains
its old character for the excellence oiits MANU-
iacture. 1t used to be an annecdote Of the
elder Jalnie5on-a good and worthy gentle
man, whom we well reincmbeT--that he oucs
made o bpt that George the Third had AI
gl0ug1; III turned out that the King, at his
luncheon, invariably used the Alexandria
crackers, with the well known stamp, "A.
Jameson. n."--IieEaadriA Garcue.
BEAUTIFULLY SAID.-Mr. Crittenden, in
his speech in the Senate delivered on the
occasion Of the death of Mr. Clayton, indul-
ged in the following beautiful remarks:
N must be pleasing to us all to learn from
the honorable oenator from Delaware (Mr.
Bayard,) that MIR. Clayton died Christian.
So he should have died, Such death gives
10 humanIty its proper dignity, Full OF this
worlds honor he died full Of the more pre-
coas hopes that lie beyond the grave. OF
him who 50 dies we may well eScam, Q
death where is Thy sting! . grave where
IS thy yictory:"
j PoIsoNoCs SyAEE.--A traveller in tho
interior of Africa, Charles l.. 2eyher, gives
an account in Hooker's journal Of Botany OK
serpent which spitr poison, known By tho
natives as Sp"gy,SlGag, or splitting snake.
This serpent is not rare, he gays, in tho
southwestern districts Of Africa. j defends
Itself by throwing ont o very caUStic aciu,
having the odor of formic acid, which is sure
to blind person if it touches the eyes. lie
gives aG instance Of one of his dogs which
was poisoned by one Of these snakes, and
/ which recovered after having been forced to
| swa!loW great amount Of new milk.
Tho Editor of tho Sandusky Register
! la;c!y called at tie house Of the girl he is
after" when be had the following coGversa-
/ ton with the Irish servant girl;
| Geut.-Is Miss W at home lWith
u sweet SMILEY
! Biddy-She is, sir. Scratching hor head
GeuL-lS she ehg"geu ! '"""'g "'S nut.
"hI try.hg 70 iooN sung ;h o,,r o.,,t
say, siri BIZ ne kissed Mlsther v last
egeniHg, as II she had never seen Ire ne
oy him and its engaged that b'laye they
/ are sir.
/ The last seen the Editor wes engaging
massage TO Toledo where they had tho cholera
It is stated that President Comoufort in
! ,.eg Of the fact that he Is surrounded with di!-
Gcu,ties has sought for means 10 secure at
! least some fntnre for Mexico, and has propo-
sed to the United State. an alliance which
! shall strengthen MS Go'efhmeuc ana oHhg
| tho influence o' our osn 10 eea' upon the re-
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-01-24

SUDDEN DEATHS OF Two FRIENDs or PREs-
IpRNT BucuANAN.-The town aud neighbor-
hood OF Fiutona We're thrown in state Of
CONSERVATION on Sunday morning last, by
the sudden demise of Alexander Buchanan,
Esq, second cousin to the New American
President, who up to the moment of his
enioying good health. His brother, Beaver
Buchanan ESQ, Tullybroom, Clogher, was
Immediately sent for aud after arriving had
a severe attack Of disease Of the heart, which
he had been laboring under Tor some time
and which ended fatally on Tuesday alter
noou, while the remains of the former were
being conveyed to the churchyard. They
were of the nearest relations IN this country,
to the new American President, both about
forty years OF age, unmarried, and highly
esteemed by all classes Of the community for
kindness and bepeyolence TO all. without sx-
eeption TO par,.cSFgms1ai Md.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-01-24
Selett 4oetrp,
"NEVER COURT BUT ONE"

! have finished it, the letter,
That will tell him he is free;
From this hour, and forever,
He is nothing more to me2
And my heart feels lighter, gayer,
Since the deed at last is dome
l will teach him that when counting,
He should never court but one
Everybody in the village
Knows he's been wooing me,
And this morning he was riding
With that saucy Anna Lee.
They say he smil'd upon her,
As he canter'd by her side,
And III warrant you he's promis'd
To make her soon his bride.
But I've fnishd it, the letter,
From this moment be is free
He may have her if he wants her,
If he loves her more than me.
He may go-it will not xii! me
| would say the same, so there,
If / knew it would, for flirting,
lis more than can bear.
1t is twilight, and the evening
That he said he'd visit me
But no doubt he's now with Anna.
he may stay there, too, for me
And as true as I'm living,
Gf he ever comes here moro,
I'll net as il we never,
o., Never, never met before.
1t is time lie should be coming,
And i wonder If he will;
/. he does, I'll look SO coldly-
What's that shadow on the hill2
l declare, out in the twilight,
There is some one coming near
Can it be Yves, it's d figure,
Just rs true as | an here
Now, almost wish Ia written
Not 10 him that he was FREQ,
For perhaps twas but story
That he rode with Anna Lee,
There he's coming thro' the gateway,
will meet him at the door,
And III tell him still | love him,
If he'll court Miss Lee no more!
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-01-24

Our AT LAsT.-An old man named Gregg,
who has been confined in Fauquier county
Jail since the first of October, 1876, for debt,
under the old law, was released an Christmas
day by jaier Gross, there being nothing lest
in the hands of the law to pay his Jail expen-
ses. We learn that this man had property
enough to pay this claim against him, but
that he preferred spending his weary hours
within the gloomy walls of the county prison
TO paving the debt which he owed. The per-
son who had him confined has been dead some
years, but we learn put provision in his Will
appropriatng sufficient amount To keep
him in limbo as long as ne lived, Some how
or other this stipulation has given ont. and
Of course Gregg becomes free again. When
ne left the jail door he appeared to be per-
fectly bewildered aud did not know which
way to travel, bu: IN short time he become
fully conscious ofhs freedom, and strutted
about with the air Of one who knew what Ii
berty used TO be in "by-gone days. .'-iidrren-
ton Va Wig,
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-01-24

james ThorptonJr., Of Byberry 22d ward,
planted | Z OF old corn ground with the Cali
fornia or black Mercer potato, last spring.
The potatoes were planted every other iurrow
aud manurod in tie row On digging this
fall, the produce was 49l bushels, or about
$50 busels per acre Some Of the potatoes
weighed lbs, o. Most OF the crop has
been sold, averaging, large and snail, about
20 cents per bushel