The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-12-11

SouND DocTRIxE.-The following argu-
ments in favor Of advance payments for news
papers, were advanced BY member of the
Ohio Editorial Convention at its recent ses-
sion:
"What would you think Of farmer who
had raised a thousand bushels OF wheat, and
soattssed all over the State, asvA agree to wnit
a year for his pay from each Of them, and If
one half Of them did not pay at the end Of
the year, he should give them another bushe
of wheat, and ngree to wait another year for
his pay, and thus go on year after year? How
long would such n farmer escape bankrupt
cy! Probably not very much longer than
publishers Of newspapers who followed such
practice. II costs the editor of n weekly
paper as much to supply thousand subscri-
bers with it for one year, as II costs far
mer to raise thousand bushels of wheat
The farmer sells his grain in bulk, and either
takes the cnsh, or a note Just MS good ms cash
upon delivery. The editor cannot sell his
tn ousand papers in bulk. They urc sold
to a thousand different persons, living in diff
ferent towns in the county and different coun-
ties in the State, md he must wait until the
end of the year before he can get his pay
ment, and then he depends wholly upon the
honesty and responsibility of tine subscriber,
for it is impossible that he should know the
character Of all his subscribers. 1t would
not pay him to 60 around or send around the
country to collect his dues. II would cost
more than the collection would come to-"
DIps'T Know His Own BABY.-A citizen
of Jamaica Plain, l.. L.; went to answer a
ring at the front door, on the request of his
wife, where he found nothing but basket.
On the covering being removed, beautiful
little child appeared, some five months old.
The lady screamed, one of the lady visitors
took up the baby and found note pinned to
its dress, which charged the gentleman Of
the house with being its father, and implor-
ed him'to support it. A rich scene ensued
between the injured wife and the indignant
husband, the latter utterly denying all
knowledge of the little one and asserting his
innocence. The friends interfered, and n,
last the wife was induced to forgive the hus.
band, although he still stood to It like q
Trojan that he had always been faithful
husband. Finally the lady very roguishly
told her husband that 1t was strange that
he should not know his own child, for |,
was their mutual offspring, which had just
been taken from its cradle up stairs by the
nurse, for the very purpose of playing the
joke. 5lx lss
CoNsrpERArE.-Ah halter in one of the
large cities presented clergyman with hat
of the finest quality.
"What is the value Of this hat!" he asked.
''"Ten dollars"
"That is n high price,"
alt is a present, and never make poor
one" % ttit
"Wont you make IN exchangel'
81 might" ta.s ;.s1. sI..i sl.f
"Well, would not care to make one, i
you agree"
"Whnt do you propose"
q "Well, this is too good and high-priced :
hat for me, and propose that you take Y
back and give me five dollar hat and fiy,
dollars in cash." Z, so Hil
This rather staggered the halter, hut h
agreed. fs
W- II is estimated that there is one liquol
shop for every eighteen families in New Yorl
city, and for some nsighborhoods in the cit,
one grog shop for every ten families. NJ
wonder then at the deplorable state ofmoral'
prevailing In that modern sodom.
tY To ascertain the weight Of q hors,
l.-put your too under the animals foot.
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