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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-10-30
The Leg.

Some Frcnchman once declared the
human leg to be the most philosophical
of all studies. "Show me the leg" says
Gautier, land will Judge the mind :"
and it does seem quite as natural that
the leg should indicate the disposition
as the shades Of the hair should indi-
cate the temperament.
What sloth, for instance, does the
obese limb betray? What shrew is
the possessor of limb like q walking
stick! But what gentle woman is she
Of the arched instep, the round ankle
and the graceful pedestal, swelling to
perfection and nodulatlng to lightness.
What dogged obstinacy the rumpy leg
with the knotted calf exhibits. What
an irresolute soul does the lanky limb
betray! How well the strong ankle in
Inmates the firm purpose---how the flat
ankle reveals the vacant mind!
Young men about to marry-observe
The dark girl with large leg will be-
come fat at thirty, and lie abed until
midday. The brunette with slender.
very slender limbs, will worry your soul
out with jealousy. The olive skinned
maid with pretty rounded limb will
make you happy. The blonde with large
limbs will degenerate at thirty five into
the possession OF pair of ankles dou-
BILE the natural size and afflicted with
rheumatism. The tair-haired damsel
with thin limbs will get up at half-past
five i'll the morning to scold the SER
wants, and will spend her nights talking
scandel over tea. The little rosy girl,
with a sturdy, muscular, well-turned
leg, will be just the girl you want.
1T you can find red-haired girl with
a large limb, pop the question at once.
The short lady should always possess
a slender slimb; the tail lady should
possess a large and ample one.
No doubt these hints are reliable, and
the prevailing fashions make them quite
practical and available. ......
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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-10-30
Putting it Fine.

"William," said one Quaker to anoth-
er, "thee knows 1 never call anybody
names; but, William, if the Mayor of
the city were to come to me and say,
Joshua, want thee to find me the big
gest liar in all Philadelphia 1 would
come to thee and put my hand OH thy
shoulder and say to thee, William, the
Mayor of the city wants to sec thee"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-10-30
Good.

AT an agricultural dinner in England
a gentleman rose to reply to the toast OF
"The ladies'" when from the ladies
gallery came q voice, est down, sir!
He did so, with thump, and lady
arose and responded to the toast, fam
ming herself meantime, and giving the
gorged agriculturists lecture on the
improperly of eating by themselves
while the ladies whom they toasted
looked on hungry. fa. ..'0
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-10-30
A Lost Bird,

a Northern exchange says large ca
gle was seen flying around and over
Lake Bombazine, Castleton, vt. 1t has
a bell around its neck that can be heard
and seen quite distance, indicating
that it was tame. 1t is no doubt the
ghost of the American eagle that once
scared proudly in his native condition,
but is now hampered with the radical
bell which it is doomed to carry about
to its own degradation and the destruc-
ton of its pride. 1t is mourning over
the degencracy of Vermont.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-10-30
The Decay Of Field Sports.

The Richmond Wing deplorcs the de-
cay of field sports in that vicinity, but
suggests that they shall be restored to
their former supremacy as matter
likely to affect even the political status
of the Virginians. If, quoth the wig,
we could once get rpet-bagger OH
horseback, and warm in a fox chase, he
would be made man forever. The
spectacle might be funny, but it would
be civiIizing.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-10-30
GreenbaclSs and Bonds.

The bondholder demands gold for his
bonds. The soldier, and the soldiers
father, and widow, and sister, and dau-
ghter, and son must take greenbacks for
their pension.
The bondholder demands gold for his
bonds. He gets it. The laborcr who
tolls for him must take grcenbacks for
his daily toll. lie can get nothing else.
If he asks anything else, he is repulscd
and insulted.
The bondholder demands gold for his
bonds. The farmer and mechanic must
take greenbacks for their productions.
The soldiers pension of fifteen dollars
is worth but about ten dollars in gold ;
the bondholder's fifteen dollars in gold
are worth twenty dollars in grcenbacks.
One dollar in gold will buy about as
much as one dollar and half in green
backs.
The bondholdcr gets his gold, and he
grows richer, richer, and richer. The
soldier, the soldiers widow, the SOL
dier's son, and daughter, the laborcr, the
mechanic, and the farmer, must take
grconbacks and grow poorer-that is,
be swindled.
The bondholdcr pays no taxes, his
bonds being exempted from taxation by
law. The soldier, the soldiers widow,
the soldiers father, the soldiers mother,
the soldiers son, the soldiers daughter,
the laborer, the farmer, and the mechan-
ic, pay their own taxes and the taxes of
the bondholders besides.
The bondholdcr gave greenbacks for
his bonds when grccnbacks were at q
vast discount. lie has drawn the inter-
est in gold, and now he demands gold
for the principal.
In 1868, the average value of q green
back dollar was seventy-one cents. In
1864, fifty cents. In 1865, fifty-nine cents.
In 1864 the bond-buyer paid two hum
dred and fifty dollars in gold for five
hundred dollar bond. He has drawn in
terest in gold upon it to the amount of
Sl20, worth at least $500 in currency
If his bond is paid in gold, he has clear
ed $3.50, worth 1915, and this, added to
the interest, makes net profit of S575
in four years on an investment of $3.50.
The gold to pay both principal and in
terest comes from the taxes that the 60
vernment imposes on everything that
the poor man and his family consume.
Every pound of tea pays twenty five
cents to the bondholder. Every pound
of coffee pays five cents to the bond
holder. Every pound Of sugar pays
four cents to the bondholder.
The national debt is now, confessed
ly, three thousand millions; it is proba-
bly, five thousand millions.
What is to become of the nation p
Let the nation say.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-10-30
Grecnbacks in California,

A California correspondent Of the
Cincinnati Commercial. who has been
travelling on the Central Pacific railroad,
says at costs ten cents mile lin coin)
TO ride OH it, and if you tender your
fare in greenbacks, and insist on their
reception, the conductor halts and push
es you off the train. A few days ago a
passenger offered grcenback dollar for
Il ride Of ten miles. He was promptly
ditched"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-10-30
More RadicaliSm.

The following is from Mobile, dated
the 22d:
A white lady, sixty years of age, was
assaulted and ravishcd by three negroes
in the outskirts Of the city yesterday in
broad daylight. Her life is in serious
danger from injuries inflicted. Citizens
are in pursuit of the negroes.
"A market man was assaulted by ne
groes yesterday morning a short dis
lance from the city. lie was MORALLY
wounded by muskct shot, and while
insensible was robbed of everything,
even his shoes.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-10-30
ChlOrOfOrn.

A dentist was recently tried and ac-
quilted in Galveston, on charge Of TAX
ing improper liberties with lady pa
tient, who was under the influence of
chloroform. The jury decided that the
lady's conviction in the premises were
" the stuff that dreams are made Of"
There was strong array of medical
testimony to show that the effect of
chloroform was to destroy the percep-
ton of real occurrences, and to pro-
duce illusions in the mind of the sub
iect ..H To-
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-10-30
Is Grant n Democrat L?

Some of the extreme radicals are
growing FESTIVE about Grant-afraid, if
elected, he will Tylerize them--that he
was always Democrat, and so forth.
Such speculations are not worth much,
but as plausible and well-grounded as
some others that have been put in cir
culation recently.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-10-30
How to Receive u Proposal.

Josh Billings, i'll his advice to young
lady as to how she shall receive a pro-
posal, says:" You ought TO take it Kind,
looking down hill with an exprcshun
about half tickled and half scairt. At
ter the pop is over, if yure luver wants
tew kiss you, don't think would say
yes, or no, but let the thing kinder take
its own course"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-10-30
The gust.
Athens. Friday, Oct. 80, ls6s.
MOrmOnism Doomed.

The Mormons do not like the APP
proach of the Gentiles. They may squirm
and protest, and pass resolutions, and
frame rules for keeping the civilized at
distance from their fircsides; but we
tell them that the locomotive is the de-
mon that will destroy their creed and
their domestic policy. They have but
TO tremble and obey.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-10-30
Louisiana,

New ORLEANS, October 22.-The Of
flee of the Rapides Tribune at Alexan-
dria, was destroyed three nights ago by
q mob. All quiet in st. Mary's since
the troops arrived. A large meeting of
ex-soldiers passed resolutions to-day,
calling upon the United States and Gem
eral Rousseau to protect the eX-soldiers
and loyal citizens.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-10-30
South Carolina.

NEW York, October GA Charles
ton special states that Governor Scott
has issued proclamation stating he
had received accounts of outragcs in
ten counties, showing that life and pro-
perry are unsafe by reason of lawless-
ness, and that in those counties the laws
of the State are defied.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-10-30
A Level Head,

The Richmond Dispatch. of the 18th
instant, contains the following:
"The Dispatch is mistaken in saying
that abused my neighbors and friends.
] have no neighbors; Pm ostracised
and Pm sure l cannot have abused
friends; l have none, Pm scallawag.
: Very respectfully yours, 60.
81. M. SHrMAKEP
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roe. The Romans insist that Garibol

BeeR The Romans insist that Garibal-
dian volunteers and enrolments still ex-
list and that the Spanish revolution has
added fresh fuel to the flame of Ital-
ian liberty" If the Italians consider
the demagogucism of such men as Ga
ribaldi the doctrines of liberty, we hope,
for their sakes, they will never be IA
vored with practical ratification there
Of .'.'.. .. .fE.4tr. af f.. .'
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-10-30

bag Some dogs belonging to j. c.
Merry, of Patton, Mass, recently freed
bear near his residence, and Mrs. Mer-
ry very coolly took her knitting work,
and went out and sat down as guard
over them till her husband came.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-10-30
Infallible Cure for Sprains.

A friend has handed us the follow
ing: .t|
For Sprains-Take dry Beans, of any
of the ordinary varieties, boil to the
consistency of poultice, and apply to
the spraincd place warm. Relief will
be immediate, and the cure permanent.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-10-30

Bsyp A man in New Jersey has recov-
cred a verdict Of $500 against another,
because a child of the former was
drowned in tub which the latter had
placed at his door.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-10-30
Preparing for War.

The total military force of France is
now stated at 100000, of which all but
half a million are regular troops. The
Prussian force is l,l40,0OO strong, the
Landwehr numbering 100000, and all
the rest are regulars.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-10-30

kas~ The peanut crop of North Caro-
lima is represented to be good one. The
yield will be one hundred thousand
bushels.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-10-30

Bay The Radicals claim all the mo-
rality. Judging from the columns of
their organs they have also all the
6rag'R's. ..ssp ~a,.4s ara. ...,r 81.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-10-30

ras- The official majority in Pennsyl-
vania for the Radicals is 9,677. That can
be overcome without much trouble.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-10-30

An excellent cure for dyspepsia is to
give hungry dog n piece of meat, and
chase him until he drops it, t., q .,t Cd,
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-11-30
Gravel Roofs.

Gravel Roofs.
Mr.. George Crumbacker, of this city,
is fully prepared to put on gravel roofs
in the most improved method, and war
rants his work to give satisfaction,
either ir resisting fire or turning
water. The tar used is put through
process that frees it from oil
and benzole, and no matter how great
the heat, it will not run. 1t is equal
ly, efficient in roofs of every con-
ceivable pitch. Mr.. Crumbacker keeps
on hand roofing cement and cement for
tanks and sidewalks of the best quality,
and for sale at the lowest rates This
has stood test of fifteen years in Pitts
burgh, and is the cheapest in use. Call
at the Factory, head of Lindsey street,
East Wheeling, or address him through
the Wheeling Post Office.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-11-30

BURSTING OLA BoILER-A MAN KILL
ED.-A terrible accident occurred on
Saturday forenoon, about eleven
o'clock, by which man lost his life.
The boiler attached to the soap factory
of Edward Reid, it having been placed
outside of the factory walls, blew up
with terrible explosion. The concus'
sion was so great that houses some three
OF four squares distant were shaken.
The State House, fully three squares
distant, was shaken so as to be percept-
ible by the members of the Legislature.
To give our readers an idea of the
force, we will mention that the boiler
passed some forty feet without coming
in contact with any obstacle. There it
came in contact with the Oil Factory.
1t passed directly through the walls OF
that building, making but little larger
aperture than the circumference of the
boiler. Thence it kept on in a straight
line across the Creek and plunged int
the bank on the opposite side under an
old building near Messrs. Hobbs & Tay-
lors Machine Shop. The distance it
thus reached must be some three hun
dred yards frem the bed whence the
boiler took its departure. And what
seems strange, the angle of depression
from the point of starting to the place
where it now lies, cannot be over two
degrees.
The man who was killed and whose
name was Peter Cahill was at work
near the boiler inside the factory. Life
was not entirely extinct when first dis
covered, and he survived, perhaps some
fifteen minutes. The deceased being a
Catholic messenger was dispatched in
haste for a Priest, who arrived in time
to administer the last sacrament. His
body did not have the appearance Of be-
ing bruised or mangled to any great ex-
tent.
He was buried yesterday in the Cath
Ollie burying ground with the rites and
ceremonies recognized by that Church.
He leaves family to mourn his untime-
ly departure. May He, who tempers
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-11-30

BOLD AND SUCCESSFUL ROBBERY
Either on Friday night or Saturday
morning, it matters not which, some
skillful adopts in robbery broke open
the front door of J. s. Rhodes fine dry
good store, in the Merchants Block, on
Main street, and distracted therefrom
goods amounting in value from $4,000 to
$4,000.
The perpetrators of the deed COM
pletely understood their business. The
marks on the door are conclusive evil
dence that they had the necessary i'm
plements for such kind of work, with
which doors can be opened without
much noise. That this was done very
quietly is inferred from the fact that
two boys slept in the store and heard
nothing of the entry or of the doings OF
the robbers while selecting their valua-
BILE booty.
That the villains understood some
thing about the dry goods business, is
supposab,e from the fact that they Sc
lected the most costly and lightest
goods. Their whole stock was lLade up
of silks, satins, silk and tabby velvets,
&c. 1t is almost impossible for Mr..
Rhodes to reach anything like accuracy
as to the value of his loss. He is posi-
tive that $4,000 will not cover it, and
thinks that $4,000 may. The loss is
serious, but it happens to fall on the
shoulders of one who is able to stand 1t.
No clue, as yet, has been obtained
towards tracing ont the bold and, so
far, entirely successful robbery. The
city is swarming with villains of this
kind, but, as general thing, when APP
pearing on the street they wear the
garb of complete gentlemen. Therefore,
unless caught in the act, or some clue
is soon found to trace up the chain OF
circumstances, the rascals escape de-
lection and punishment.
Perhaps business men might make
their houses more secure, but Mr.. K. in
formed us that he was laboring under
the impression that his store was about
as secure as he could we'll make it.
Persons cannot be too vigilant, how
ever, and thus many scoundrels may be
detected.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-11-30

HAIR JEwELRY.-Oxtoby g. Dufield,
jewelers., lO3 Main street, have made
special arrangements with one of the
first houses in New York to have orna-
mental hair work done to order, and
they can, in three or four days notice,
have braiding done in the neatest style
of the art. A specimen book, contain
ing al almost endless variety of styles,
can be seen at "103." Relatives and
friends who have preserved locks of
hair once worn by departed loved ones,
and all others who may desire to have
hair jewelry finished in the best style,
will do we'll to leave orders at Oxtoby
& Dufield's Jewelry Store.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-11-30
TRUSTEES SALE.

VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST,
.,.lntsd 10 me by David Joshua Davis,
- II Cowl, James b. Falloure, George w.
g yo'P and Charles w. Faults, dated the 18th
TO- october, 1866, and Of record in the Re-
aH y, once Of Ohio county, in Deed Beck No.
co.. :, n,ge one will offer for sale at public
d. - A. the front door of the Court House Of
go county. on Monday, the 30th day Of
Vy .s 1868, at IL o'clock A. NJ, piece or
.'..sI Of land. containing about 81 poles, in the
E.,S ward OF the city Of Wheeling bounded
"a described as follows: Beginning ut stake
A.,Einr the northwest corner Of piece OF
Nd conveyed 10 George w. Marquiss by
49, NJ Eotf. executor Of John Eon, de.
DN,.cI thence with said MARQUES north line,
- N east 10 feet TO stake, corner OF said
V,rI,is.. thence north 20, east 100 feet TO q
~. thence north 70, west lO) feet TO stake;
-. ,1uth o. west leo feet to the beginning,
~ Jfsrgusted as Lots Nos. and 81, in b. N.
80. addition 10 the city of Wheeling.
Tg.ys-Ol c hundred and eighty dollars and
,lir.r,eyrn cents, and the expenses Of sale, in
s,.b and the residue in two equal payments. ut
s-s and two years. with interest, secured by
Jssf Of trust VI all in cash, at the option OF the
rr-sbaser All cOnvsy1ncing at purchaser
expense. IL ~ - AZ 49,,
uoyls.tdS 1lus'eo'
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-11-30

A BANTER, A BATTLE AND AN ARMS
TIcE.-On Sunday afternoon: as we
were vending our way up Market
street, and as we came pretty near the
office door, two very large Newfound-
land dogs, both as black as the ace Of
spades, met just at the Office door. They
seemed to salute each other with due
cordiality for the canine species, but
suddenly both reared up to their full
height and began to act in belligerent
mood. They took bite or two, and
then quietly separated. One walked
over toward the Mcclure House, while
the other reclined his majestic frame on
the pavement and appeared as though
nothing had happened. Wise dogs!
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-11-30

WI This road lies altogether among the gold
and producing regions, and its revenues
are received In coin.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-11-30

the chilling winds to the shorn lamb,
be the protector of the widow and or
phans SO suddenly bereft of their earth
ly protector and support.
The cause of the explosion seems to
be involved in darkness and doubt.
Some aver that the water was nearly
out of the boiler, and that the engineer
went to running cold water into it.
Others say it was defect in the boiler,
The true cause will perhaps ever re-
main mystery. t..I
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-11-30

II Ia commonly known that the General Gov.
enm0nt for wise purposes, has given its aid
and encouragement 90 the construction of one
cihc Ocean across the Territories 20 connect
with the various Eastern Branshes OF the Pa.
citic Railroad system, and which viii form the
GRAND TRUNK ROUTE 70 the Far West,
upon which the mighty trans-oontinentAl traffic
will concentrate.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-11-30

RICHARD HIMSELF AGAIN.-The wealth
er was so unpropitious on Saturday that
it was thought the exciting game of
base ball would not come off between
the Battles and Osceolas. But the ex-
element ran high, and the spirit OF
victory ruled the members of both clubs
Rain or no rain, the contest must go on
So the clubs went to the grounds. The
game, on both sides, was played with
great caution. On the completion of
the sixth inning the score stood IS for
the Battles and IA for the Osceolas. So
the Battles were declared the yictors.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-11-30
DChristmas Tables already spread
at A. w. PAUL & Co.'s.

POLICE CoURT.-But little business
was up before this Court on Saturday
morning.
Gideon Grey, who had been cutting up
nearly all the week abusing his family
and making much tumult and disorder,
had become so bad on Friday that his
neighbors had him arrested, and lodged
in the lookup. For such unbecoming
behavior, the Judge fined Gideon $40
and cost.
1t appearing that the prisoner had
spent all his money in his long contin-
ued frolic, Gideon was sent to Jail.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-11-30

FREE LUNcH.-We learn that Mr.. f.
Hosenfeldt has opened new and ele-
CANT Saloon in Centre Wheeling. he
will receive his friends with Free
Lanch on Tuesday morning from III TO
u o'clock and with a fine Oyster supper
the same evening. All are welcome
Drop in.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-11-30

GIVE HIM CALL.-By referring to
another column of the REGISTER it will
be seen that Mr.. F. Hosenfeldt, of Cen
tire Wheeling, opens q saloon this day.
and invites all his friends TO call be-
tween the houru of 10 and II and par
take of q free lunch.