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The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-12-26

selves in slip Not,s, which, of course, turned
out noose-an
ACCORDING TO CocKBR.--J. Diddler, Esq.:-
"Not honest I've always paid twenty shil-
lines in the pound. What dye sayH Been
through the Bankruptcy Court eight times
Well, but l paid two-and sixpenoe in the
pound each time, aud ii eight half-orowns
don't make a pound Pm out in my arith-
metic ~
LITTLE OLIVER.
Earl joyce he was kind old party,
Whom nothing ever could put out
Though eighty-two, he still was hearty,
Excepting as regarded gout.
He had one unexampled daughter,
The Lady Minnie haha Joyce
Fair Minnie ie-haha-"Laughing Water''-
So called from her melodious voice.
By nature planned for lover-capture;
Her beauty every heart assailed;
The good old nobeman with rapture
Observed how widely she prevailed.
Aloof frem all the lordly foclxings
OF titled swells who worshipped her,
There STOOD in pumps and cotton stockings,
One humble lover-Oliver.
He was no peer by Fortune petted,
His name recalled no bygone age;
He was ne lordling cOroneted-
Alas he was simple page
With vain appeals he never bored her,
But stood in silent sorrow by
He knew how fondly he adored her.
And knew, alas how hopelessly!
Well grounded by a village tutor
In languages alive and past,
He'd say unto himself, "Knee-suitor,
Oh, do not go beyond your last ~
Bnt thouch his name oonld boast no handle
He could not every hope resign;
As moths will hover round candle,
SO hovered he about her shrine.
The brilliant candle dszed the moth well,
One day she sang to her papa
The air that Marie sings with Boutwell,
In Neidermeyer's opera.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-05-28

" A gentleman of Henry county re-
latcs the following, which he yopches for
\ negro preacher, hollinga protracted meet
ing in the county, having called up the penitent
sinners to the anxious seat, got himself down in
the straw to labor with them. Finding thebur-
den Of sin hard to remove from the soul of a
y,;lTart colorcd man Of huge dimensions, he
very generously slirrcl his hand in his pocket
and relieved him OF the hindering cause, in the
shape of rocket-book, containing about thirty
SIX dollars ingrccnbaeks. Ee was sentenced to
the rcnaenGorY for term OF years, but is now
running nj large, having been pardoned by his
EAcelleucy, W. G. Brownlow. lie alleges that
he ;ool the pocket-book for fear the man would
lose It in the straw, and forgot to give it back to
him.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-05-28
Comptroller and President Finance Board.

4 Growing CouNTY,-Otd, Roanc is
slowly but surely rising to cminence as a
manufacturing county. In addition to the
extensive works of the Roaue Iron Com
pany at Post Oak Springs, where some
seyenty-ive mechanics are ut present en-
ploycd, mandatory for buckets and
brooms will shortly be started at King
ston by Mcssrs. Colt, Fcttiug Il Go. They
have already received thcir machinery,
and being live, energetic men, buta few
weeks will olapsc before it will be in full
operation. \ Steam Saw MIL has been
recently erected upon the site of the old
mill near CIark's Spring, and is busy tur-
ming out all kinds of lumber, which will
add not little to the convenience as we'll
as prosperity Of the town.
Mos-rs. Williams & Reno also have an
extensive manufactory for Furniture and
Wheat Fans at Williams Mill. We un-
dcrstand this firm contemplate erecting a
large and commodious waro-room in
Kingston upon the lot of Colonel James
|. Ddil.--K gSi0n East TenneSSeeaa.
srsz,,znrxsyugssgisz.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-05-28

" Attention is directed to the ad.
vertiscment OF Mcasrs. VandigriiIt & Ellis, sue
ccssors to Carter sheldon and Taylor. The
reader will see that these gentlemen talk fairly,
and all they asl; for is trial. We are certain
they will not wish to trade with those whom
they cannot entirely please.
In this connection, somewhat, we would ask
those of our country friends who are in the hab-
it of trading elsewhere, to take the first omor-
tunisy of giving Swcetwatera trial. Weare con-
flcnt they will not lose anything by it, and We
believe it will BE 10 their advantage. Our mer-
chants are all honorable, high-minded men,
Who though they engage in friendly business
competition, would scorn to take advantage OF
any one in their dealings. They have complete
stocks, and You need not bc afraid Of not finding
what you want. The only procauton We would
suggest is ;hGt you consult the FUlunrNNER and
call first ON those who advertise. If you have
no FoR&RuNX~H, let The VERY FIRST thing you
90 be 10 call at our Office and subscribe. Go,
will more than get your two dollars back bctor
YOU leave town.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-05-28

The WHEAT CRor-What we have
seen ourselves, and from what we have
learned fron the farmers, VIC are satisfied
that the wheat crop in this section will be
a partial failure. There las been so much
wet weather daring the spring that it has
caused it to shoot up spinglmg and look
sdkIy and too scattering. In somo local
tiles the rust has already struck the crop,
au,l course fields that are struck this
early will make nothing. TIA half crop
il realized We will beagrecably surprised
we are no crcal,er, but fear our convict
ions rs to the yield will. be too true.
5 Ciegeiaad Banner.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-05-28
NOTICE.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all persons
" owing income tax for the year 1868, and to
all persons engaged in business for which a
Special Tax is required, under the United States
Internal Revenue Law, that the same is now due.
Parties residing in the Comfy of Monroe will
call upon me at PHILADELPHIA, on Monday
and Tuesday, the 18th and 10Th days of May
1868; Mt SWEETWATER ON Wednesday and
Thursday, the 27th and 18th; and at MADI-
S0NVILI.E on Friday and Saturday, the 10Th
and SOth and pay their Tax. A penalty of )
per cent. additional is imposed by law if not
paid within 10 days from the date hereof
WIN. MCWIIINNEY,
Deputy Collector I'd District, Tenn.
Knoxville, May l6, 1868. 2t.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-05-28
CoNpTRoLLER'S OFFICE, !
NASHVILLE, May Is, 1868.

~ ASil lLbA1 49, - $500
To he Board Of Finoace
GEYrLEMGN:- Finding it to be impos-
siblo to support the financial scheme adj
vocated by the President Of the Bank Of
Tennessee, and now supported by his l.X-
celloncy, the Governor, and being fully
satisfied that | cannot advance or protect
the interests of the State through the
Board, by longer continuing to be men,
Der thereof, and being unwilling to be
connected with measwes-oyon by impli-
catiou-which | do conscicntiously believe
will rebound to the financial injury and
disgracoof the State, | hereby tender this
my resignation as a member of said Board,
at once dissolying my connection with
said Board, as a member thereof.
G. w. PI,cKRUpN
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-05-28

" Our subscribers who commenced
with the first number of the paper and who have
paid one dollar will bear in mind that their time
WAS up with the last issue. They should notify
lis at once of their intention to discontinue or
send along the money for new subscriptions
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-05-28

" We are requested to announce
that there WILDE general meeting of the lovers
of sacred music at Fountain llill Academy, in
the town Of Mouse Creek, on the second Sunday
in June. There will be good singing, and a
large gatherin. is expected. All are invited to
attend.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-05-28

THE New TARsrr LAw.--iho leading
features Of the new Tariff arc as follows :
The duty On tea is 25 cents per pound !;
sugar cents; refined sugar 5 cents; con-
fcc;i nary, II cents molasses'S cents per
gallon; brandy, first proof, $3.50 per gal
lon; other spirits, first proof, 81 per gals
lon; bay rum, 81 so per gallon; cham
payne, S6 per do1en qts. :; all other spirit
.nous liquors, 100 per cent. ad valorom.
Tho duty upon cigars is almost prohibito-
ry. On cigars of all kinds valued at SIS
or less per LOCO, 10 cents per pound, and
20 per cept. ad yalorem; valued at SO.
and not over $50 pertl,000, 1925 pei
pound, and 40 per cent. ad yalorcm; pa,
per cigars or cigarettes, including wrap
poFs, shall be subject to the same ,lutie.
imposed ON cigars. On snuff, Of all de-
s,riptions, 80 cents per pound. On tobac,
co in leaf, manufactured and not stemmed
IS cents per pound. On tobacco manu-.
facturcd, 40 cents per pound.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-05-28

ATLANTA, May 10.
Com-$l.00 per bushel, dull.
Wheat-white $40 per bushel; Ten
nesseo red, $500, dull; Georgia red,
$500.
Bacon--shoullers, De; clear sides, 10;
hams, lGal7.
Meal-9l.OO per bushcl.
Lard-in barrels, l0c,; i'll Grkins, 20.
Butter-25a3Jc.
Eggs-l5GlGc.
Irish Potatocs-Tcnncsscc $l,O0al, 80
per bushcl; Northern $G.50o7.0O per bar
rel.
Onions-l.00 per bushel.
Green Apples-$lO.O0 per barrel.
Field Pcas--rcd 81 .30al. IS per bushcl;
white-l.40.
White Beans-$2.5O per bushcl.
Virginia Salt-$2,75 per sack.
IIides-dry, 2Oc. per pound,
misunderstanding.
Cotton Yarns-$2.0 0a2. 10.
Fenison lIams-ISa20c.
Dressed Poultry-None in market.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-05-28

" There is a certain class of poets
whose efusions we never much admired. Some
one OF two in this town, in the absence Of place
better suited for Il display of their genius, have
ayailel themselves OF The. newly-paintcl door
frames Of the FoEERrNNER Office. This may
suit them, but it don; US, at all. Thc nexton
we catch at it We intend to daub all over with
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-05-28

" If our subscribers feel any interest
in the success of the FoRERUNNER, and we know
they do, they ought to exert themselves to pay
up promptly whether their accounts are pre-
scented or not. Most of them know to u dot how
they stand with u.s. We arc anxious to increase
the size of the paper, and promptness on the
part of our patrons will enable lbs to do so in a
few weeks.
The success of our enterprise has been much
greater than we had any reason to hope for.
Our subscription list, already as large as that
Ci most county newspapers, is receiving almost
daily Occessions. We feel very hopeful of the
future, therefore, but we know that the memo
ries of newspaper delinquents require frequent
jogging, and so we jog. Would that we could
do so to the repentance &every sinner who owes
us dollar and is not afraid to die without pay
ing it.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-05-28


" The. following, from Fanny Fern, is
as true as preaching, and prettily said besides
Iftho ladies smoked, which the gods forbid!
do you suppose onelady would allow another to
stop her in the street and lighta cigar from her
lips, when She was never introduced? When
she didn't even know who her drcssmaker was,
or where she bought her bonncts? Good heavens!
Did you ever notice if there is anything UNI
expected occurs in the mutual path OF men
through the same street, how naturally and
frankly tlleyaccost each ether, though perfect
strangers, and converse about it, and go their
several ways to their tohrbstoncs, after it Not
so sweet woman ! Catch her speaking to ''tllat
nasty thiug!" How does she know ''who OF
| what She is n
| Children are so delicious about these matters,
saw two little girls the other day trying to
crack nut upon the sidewalk by pressing in
turn their tiny feet upon it. Despairing ofsuc-
cess they said TO- a gentleman passing, "Man,
lnln, crack this nut for us, will youW His
| handsome face was luminous with fun as he
pressed his polished boot upon it, to the delight
OF the youngsters, and myself. Now these little
girls wouldn't have thought of asking lady to
do that, or il they had, do.you think she would
have stopped to do ill., f.t.'
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-05-28

" The distressing news reaches US
through the Kingston East Tenncssecon and the
Warsaw (Keutucky) Signs of the Times, that
poor Ben Macbeth has been kickcdto death by
Charley Caunon's horses.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-05-28

" There were a number of distip-
guished arrivals in Sweetwatcr ON Friday last,
all on their way to Nashville. William Mich
OILS, convicted at the late session of our Circuit
Court, of horae-stealing, was sent up for fifteen
years; john Prince, FOR Grand Larceny, three
years Monroe Land, for Arson, two years,
and q colored woman, whose name we did not
learn, for Grand Larceny, five years. We should
not be surprised to see them all back in a few
weeks.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-05-28

The Fayetteville Observer states that
Judge Steele, at the present term of the
Ghapccry Court for Lincoln county, has
decided that the law is complied with if
sales are advertised alone by h&ndbills,.i
obedience to decree of court, and no! in
u newspaper.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-05-28
SWEETW
Thursday, May 2S. Is0s
Agents for the Forerunner.

-o~11V" TT VIrN
The following named gentlemen are authorized
to act as Agents for the FoEERCNNER. Their
receipts for subscriptions will be acknowledged
10y the proprietor; -.'- .a+..
L. L. GRIFFITH, jacksonville, Tenn.
j. VI. SANS, London, 81
IhFAYETrE JOHNSON, Benton. 80
Dr.. \. G.. CARTER, Tcllico,
Rev. W. \, NELSON, liceyilc, 60
DR.. LEONARD, Jalappa,
joins Z. VAUGHN, New York City, n. Y.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-05-28

" Just received at Ii. l.. Fry's, Ia
dies Collars, Cuffs, Corscts, and u nice lot Of
Braids. Give him call.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-05-28
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
JAMES M. GRANT,

SWIGETNYATEIs, TEN NJ,
HAS JUST RECEIVED A FRESH AND
III we'll selected stock Of DRY GOODS and
GROCERIES,, consisting in part of the following
named articles
IEats. Caps and Bonnctsi,
Boots, shoes and Clothing,
Prints and Domcsst IcS1,
Coffee, sugar, salt,
and in fact everything usually found in u first
class retail establishment all Of which will be
sold at thc-lowest prices possible. iLf'Pro@rce
of Ill kinds taken in exchange for goods. Come
and examine our goods and compare prices an1
quality with those Of other houses
May I, 1868.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-05-28
ATLANTA sEMI-wEEKLY MARKET REPORT.
FURNISHED by II. T. cox 4 BRO,

Commission Merchants and Wholesale
Dealers i'll GcncralProducc, Forsyth Street.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-05-28

AN IrEM.-From the report Of the
Tennessee River Survey we learn that the
different plans presented for the complete
improvement'of the river from this place
to its mouth involve an expenditure Of
more than $1,000,000 The amount ask
cd to be appropriated by the present Con-
gress, is $6l5,000. This is to improve the
river from its mouth to Florence; to re-
pair the existing canal from Lambs to
CampbelPs ferry; to remove the obstruc-
tions between Chattanooga and Decatur,
and for a-detailed survey for canalsaround
the Elk river and little Muscle shoals.
For the first item $4,000 arc required
for the second, $500, 000-for the third,
the removal of distractions between Chat
tanooga and Decatur, $4,000, and for
the fourth $4,000, making in all the sum
of $Gl5,00O. Fhis appropriation will be
considerably in excess of Col. Claws esti-
mates, General Weitzel being Of opinion
they were entirely too low.-Chattanooga
Republican, q.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-05-28

The Chicago correspondent of the Gin
cinnatti Gazette says, under date OF the
20th,instant:
''Twooor three more negro members
have turned up in these Southern delega-
tions. Among them is a Erenchman from
I,ouisianay wealthy and educated, whose
tingo of negro blood is so faint that no;
body knows it till the fact is mentioned
He is stopping at one Of the tirst-elasa
hotels.p
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-05-28
CORRECTED WEEKLY BY
a. A. BOYD,
General Dealer in Merchandise.
AMERICUS (GEORGIA) PRICES CURRENT,
CORRECTED WEEKLY BY
Nj. HI. STEPHENS,

Commission Merchant, Loylcss' Block
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-06-25

Things do not change in the Easts
As Abraham pitched his tent in Bethel,
so does an Arab sheik now set up his
camp; as David built his palace on
Mt. Zion, so would a Turkish pasha
now arrange his house; in every street
the hairy children of Esau may be
seen, squatting on the ground, devour-
ing a mess Of lentils like that for
which the rough hunter sold his BIRTH
right along every road plOd the sons
Of Rechab; whose fathers one thons-
and years ago, bound themselves and
theirs to drink no more wine, plant no
tree, enter within no door; and their
children have kept the oath at every
khan young men around the pan Of
parched corn dip their mOrseI into the
dish Jobs plow is still used, and the
seed is still trOdden into the ground
by asses and kline; olives are shaken
from the bOughs, as directed by Isaiah;
and the grating of trees is unchanged
since the days of Saul. The Tyrian
house is still, as formerly, only a stone
tent. What is seen now in Bethany
may be taken as the exact house Of
Lazarus, where Mary listened and
Martha toiled, or as the house Of
Simon, the lepeF, where the precious
box of ointment was broken and
Judas set out to betray his Master
TAI the Year Round.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-06-25
Another Comet.

Commodore Sands, Superintendent
Of the Naval Observatory at Washing
ton, officially reports Brorsen's period
ical comet as approaching the earth.
He says: The comet is now approach
ing the earth, and is bright telescope
object, with a round and well defined
nucleus, but probably will not become
visible to the naked eye. 1t is visible
in the northwest early in the evening.
The comet was discovered by Mr..
Brorsen on the 26th of February, 1886,
Its time of revolution around the sun
is five and onB-half years, and the
present is, therefore, the fourth return
since its discovery.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-06-25
Lottery sWfndIes Broken Up.

The " Kelley's Weekly - gift swim
die received its death-blow yesterday,
at the hands of Judge Brady, who
placed a perpetual injunction on the
operations of the bogus firm, and took
steps to have its correspondence con-
fsCated and the money returned to the
senders. It is too much to hope for,
however, that the exposure which has
been made of the swindIe will iniure
the 90 gift " business in the least. The
bogus lottery establishment of France,
Smith & Co., at COvingtOn, Kentucky,
has. also been shut up by an Injunction,
and the parties really responsible have
run away to escape arrest. At the
same time the pOst-Ofice authorities
seized a great number Of letters sent
to the so-calIed firm, and sent them to
the dead letter department. These
letters contained 81 $50 in money, all
of which will be sent back to the Gre-
dulOus writers. This concern has Op-
Grated largely in this city, and its vic
TINS here are numerous. It is some
satisfaction to hear that some of the
innumerable bogus lotteries have found
justice. The Gettysburg affair opened
a good many sleepy eyes, the exposure
of France g. Co., will open a good
many more. The public will Under
stand that any dealings with the firm
are now under ban of the law, a regu-
lar injunction having closed, in legal
form, their power to swindle. IN. Y.
paper.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-06-25
Miscellaneous.
How Coffee came to be USED

How Coffee came to be Used.
The manner in which coffee came
to be used as a common beverage, is
somewhat singular. At the time Co.
Iumbus discovered America, it had
never been known or used. 1t only
grew in Arabia and Upper Ethiopia.
The discovery of its use as a beverage,
is ascribed to the superior of a mon
astery in Arabia, who desirOus of pre-
venting the monks from sleeping at
their nocturnal services made them
drink the infusion of coffee, upon the
report of shepherds, who observed
that their fiOcks were more lively after
browsing on the fruit of the plant.
Its reputation spread through the ada
cent countries, and in about two hun
dred years it had reached Paris. A
single plant brought there in 1714,
became the parent stock of the French
coffee plantations in the West Indies,
and the French and Spanish all over
South America and the West Indies.
The extent of the consumption can
now scarcely be realized. The U. States
alone annually consume it at the cost
on its landing of from fifteen to six
teen millions of dollars.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-06-25

WHEN TO CLEAN TEETH.-AlI ad-
NIT that acids are the almost exclu-
sive agents in commencing to decay
the teeth. The action is'undoubtedIy
begun in sleep. Through the day a
person is occasionally drinking, eat
ing, ETC., and acids are continually
disturbed in their action, but during
sleep they are active, and, if present,
will certainly prey upon the teeth.
Therefore, before retiring is the prop
er time to clean them if done only
IoRoe q day.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-06-25

NEwsPAPERs.-Of all the amuse-
ments that can possibly be imagined
for a hard working man after a days
toll, or in its intervals, there is nothing
like reading an entertaining paper.
It relieves his home of dullness or
sameness, which nine cases out of ten,
is what drives men to the ale house, to
their own ruin and their family's 1t
transports him to a gayer and livelier,
and more diversified and interesting
scene, and while enjoying himself
there, he may forget the evils of the
moment fully as much as if he were
ever so intoxicated, with the great adj
vantage of finding his money in his
pockets. or at least laid out in real
necessaries and comforts for his wife
and family, and without headache.
Nay, it accompanies him to his next
days's work, and gives him something
to think of besides the mechanical
drudgery of his every days Opera
tions-something he enjoys while alb
sent.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-06-25

Mrs. Stowe, in one of her Chimney
Corner essays, gets off the following
good thing, which it would be well to
think of: 'In all this talk about the
rights of men and women, the rights OF
and the rights of children, the world
seems to be forgetting what is quite as
important-the duties of men, women
and children. We all hear of our
rights till we forget our duties; and
even theology is beginning to concern
itself more with what man has a right
to expect of his Creator than what the
Creator has right to expect Of man"