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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-05-14

gEs~ Taxes mean, sometimes. more
than the sum paid to the receiver once
a year. Every article of food and raj
ment, every necessity, comfort, or luxu-
ry, every hours service rendered us by
any one else-these are all raised to an
altitude by the common bur-
den.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-05-14
The Next Slice.

The Chattanooga Republican says:
"The question in financial circles now
is, 'WhO will have the next slice Of the
school fund p" 1t is family matter
with the Radical party, and the Repub-
hcan has a perfect right to ask the
question. .,.l.s..
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-05-14

Be9r An Irishman recently soliloquiz-
ed "What a waste of money to be
buying mate when You know tho half
of it is bone, while you can spind IL for
rum that hasn't bone in it.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-05-14

lD9y" The celebrated race horse, Mug
gins, was sold ut Nashville last week
for. the sum OF $500, the purchaser be-
ing Mr.. Alexander, Of Giles county.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-05-14

Bay- The Corn crop of 1868, accord
ing to the last report of the Agricultu-
raj Bureau, will yield 905, ,l7S,000 BUSH
els against 7G7, $4,000 bushels in 1867,
an aggregate increase Of l37,35S0OO
bushels. .i
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-05-14
Chattanooga.

An exchange says: "The population
of Chattanooga, Tennessee, is estimated
at 10000" The estimate is just 1000
out of the way. N
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-05-14

Des~ The first negro who voted in
Minnesota is making money by selling
photographs OF his enfranchisGd coun-
tenanCC. |... ....
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1869-03-18
StoDDing Supplies

Is the favorite Radical mode of getting
rid of a man who goes against the party.
When Mr.. Harvey, the Minister to Por-
tugal, wrote letter to Mr.. Seward, in
dorsing President Johnson's course, Con-
gress cut off his salary. When Mr.. Del
mar published statistics damaging to the
Radical party, Congress abolished his Of
fee. Special Commissioner Wells is the
latest subject of this sort of treatment.
Mr.. Wells was appointed for the special
purpose of investigating the operation Of
the revenue system and the condition of
the various industries. He prepared a
report, showing that the high tariff system
is injurious to the interest of the working
classes, ard that the tendency of Con-
gressional legislation is to make the rich
richer and the poor poorer; and when the
appropriation bill came up in the House
last Thursday, Mr.. Morehead proposed to
strike out the salary of Mr.. Wells, and
the House did strike it out Next day,
however, this was reconsidered, and a
proposition to abolish his office next yeal
was adopted instead. And this Mr.. Wells
is the same man whose figuring in regard
to the public debt was scattered all ovel
the country last fall, to offset Mr.. Del
mars letter showing the extent of Radical
mismanagement and extravaganza. When
he served the Radicals he was fine fel.
low, but when he made report that told
against them, they abolished his Office.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1869-03-18
Don't Believe in Tele-
graphs.


There was man who lived in Cass
County, Georgia, many years ago, who
had once been in the State Legislature
and never neglected an opportunity to
emphasize the fact. He was perfect in
idel as to new discoveries and new scien>
ces, being perfectly satisfied that if the
world should turn over all the water would
spill out of his we'll and only giving in
to steam cars by slow degrees. But all
the vials of his contempt were poured out
upon the idea of telegraph, and he was
wont to say that nobody need try to come
"the green" over him that wa, for he
had been in the Legislature. Finally, the
State road was built, and one day work.
men began to put up telegraph posts right
in front of his house and to stretch the
wire. His eyultant neighbors thought
they had him on that occasion, and asked ;
"Well, old fellow what do you think
of telegrOphs now r.
He was cOrnered, died game. Drawing
himself up an inch taller, he said;
"Gentlemen, when I was in the Legis-
lature gave this subject my very atten-
tive consideration. And said then, as |
say now, that it may do for letters and
small bundles, but it will never take a
cotton bale-never p'
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1869-03-18
A Little Band of Veterans.

On Washington's birthday little band
of veterans, twenty-threo in number, as
sembled at a hall in the Bowery to honor
the memory of the great Virginia patriot.
They were the survivors of the war of
1912. These old men, whose ages average
about Is, are helpless, impoverished and
almost forgotten. At their little meeting
last week, they signed petition to be
presented to Congress, and in which they
say that "many of them are in abject want
at the present time--living on theN cold
charities of friends and neighbors. Some
are living with their children, who in
many cases are unable to support them ;
some are living in garret bedrooms, their
rent paid by the church to which they
belong, and trusting to friends to furnish
the means to subsist on from day to day ;
many have no friends to appeal to, and
some are inmates of our ahnshouses, glad
to get pauper's food to keep souls and
body together for little time longer, un-
til death relieves them from the cares and
wants of this uncharitable world. There
is one whose home is in the cabin of an
old canal-boat, suffering from want, with
out friend or relative to appeal to for
assistance" Surely the country could
better afford to appreciate few thousand
dollars annually to keep these old men
out of the almshouse than to bear the dis
grace of leaving them in their present
wretched condition. Thousands of vagrant,
lazy negroes have been supported out OF
the public Treasury while these helpless
veterans, who perilled life ana limb for
their country, are left to the chilling
charity of the world.
Metropolitan Record.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1869-03-18
Laws of Newspapers.

For the instruction and guidance of some who
may possibly need information on the subject,
we copy the following:
"Postmasters are required to give advice b.
letter when a subscriber does not take his pa
per from tie office; and give the reason for its
not being taken. Ncglecting to do so, makes
the Postmaster responsible to the publisher for
payment.
"Any person who takes the papers regularly
from the POstoflce, whether he has subscribed
or not, is responsible for the payment of the
subscription.
"Any one ordering his paper discontinued
must pay all arrearages, or the publisher may
continue to send it until payment is made, and
collect the whole amount, whether it is taken
from the office or not.
"rhe Courts haze decided that refusing to
take n newspaper o. periodical from the Post
office, or removinu anl leaving them uncalled
for,is prima tdcia evidence OF intentional fraud
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1869-03-18
Signs and Omens.

We heard story the other day which
pleased us ''much," and here it is:
"Nell, don't dinks mooch of dem dings,
und l don't pelieve ayerydiugs; but I
dells you sometimes dere is some dings in
sooch dings as does dings.
'Now de order hight sits and reads
mine newspaper, and mine frau she speaks
and say
''Fritz, de dog ish howlin."
"Vell, don't dinks mooch of dem
dings, und I goes on and reads mine pa
per, und mine frau she says:
"Fritz, dere is Something's pad is happen
de dog ish howlin."
Sand den gets oop NIT mineself, and
looks out troo de vines on de porch, und
de moon vas shinin', and mine leedle dog
he shoop right up and down like avery
dings, and lie park at de moon dat vas
shinin, so pright as never vas. Und as l
hauled my het in de winter de old wo-
man she says:
Mind, Fritz, tell you dere Something's
pat is happen. De dog ish howlin."
"Vell, [ goes to pet und shleeps, und
all night long ven wakes up dere vas dat
dog howlin' outside, and ven l dream, ]
hear dat howlin' vorzer as nefer. Und in
de mornin' | kit oop und kits my preck-
fast, and mine frau she look at me and
say ferry solemn:
"Fritz, dere is Something's pad ISL hap
pen. De dog vas howlin' all night" r
"Und shoost den de newspaper comes
in, und | opens him-und by shings! vat
you dinks! dere vas man died in Phil
adelphia !"
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1869-03-18
Benzine and It's Workings


The following is.an honest address of
a gin mill keeper to his patrons:
Friends and neighborsl Having just
opened commodious shop for the sale of
''Liquid Fire." embrace the early op-
portunity of informing you that on Satur-
day l shall commence the business Of
making drunkards, paupers, and beggars,
for the sober, industrious and respectable
to support
I shall deal in "familiar spirits" which
shall excite men to deeds of riot, and
robbery, and blood; and by so doing di-
minish the comforts, augment the expense,
and endanger the welfare of the commu-
nifty.
| will undertake at short notice, for
small sum, and with great expedition to
prepare inmates for the asylum, the poor
house, the prison and the galleys.
| will furnish an article which shall in
crease the amount of fatal accidents, null
tiply the number of distressing diseases,
and render those harmless incurable.
l will furnish drug which shall de-
priye some of life, many of reason, most
of property, all of peace; which shall cause
fathers to be fends; wives, widows, chill.
dren, orphans, and all mendicants.
l will cause the rising generation to
grow up in ignorance, and prove burden
and nuisance to the nation.
will cause mothers to forget their
sucking infants, virgins to forget their
priceless innocence.
+ | will corrupt the ministers of religion,
cbStruct the progress Of the Gospel, de6le
the purity of the church, and cause tenn
poral, spiritual and eternal death; and if
any be so impertinent as to inquire why
had the audacity to bring such accumu-
lated misery upon comparatively hap
py land, my honest reply is,rgHomeyi
The spirit trade is the most lucrative,
and protesting Christians give it their
cheerful countenance.
have a license from the court, and if
do not bring these evils upon you, somc-
body else will.
l live in land of liberty.
have purchased the right to demolish
the character, destroy the health, shorten
the lives, and ruin the souls of those who
choose to honor me with their custom.
know that the bible says "thou shalt
not kill" that it pronounces woe upon
him who giveth his neighbor strong drink;
and also read in the Divine Record that
no drunkard shall enter the Kingdom of
Heaven and | cannot expect the drunk.
ard-maker to share better fate.--- Yet
Vhat can / do ?
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1869-03-18
First Love.

Ask a very young lady what she thinks
of first love and she will tell you that it is
the ouintesseuce of all that is ecstatic,
compared with any so-called love that
may come after it, must be as sky-blue
skinned milk to clotted cream. Put the
same question to an enaMored young gen.
tleman of eighteen, and he will VOW that
it is the Cliquot champagne of human ex-
istance, to which all subsequent emotions
dignifed with the name of love, are mere
cider. But the nature of both sexes, in
nine cases out of ten, can tell different
story.
Boy-and-g girl love is but faint shadow
of the intense passion which often over
comes and enthrals the middle-aged. The
capacity for loving is not fully developed
in the young miss who has just cast aside
her doll, nor in the youth whose chin is
but newly acquainted with the razor
, The enthusiasm in these novices in the
tender passion is generally evanescent.
OF course there are exceptional cases, but,
as general rule, love does not take firm
root in the heart before the age of twenty
five. Professions of undyng devotion
from young men of nineteen and twenty
are not to be trusted. The question
which lady who receives an offer of
marriage should consider, is not merely
whether she has won the affections Of her
admirer, but also whether if won, she can
keep them. To have and to hold are two
things, .3a9.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1869-03-18
How Vain are the Hopes that Beckon

How vain are the hopes that beckor US on
As we tread DER the pathway of life
They vanish and fade as we press for the goal
Mid battle of turbulent strife.
Tho glorious the morn that ushers in life,
And fair seems the promise fits day,
Yet swift speeding time advances the night
When the vista Of sin clouds cur way.
'Tis sad to reflect on days that have past
Misspent, and looked back to with shame
While desires Of good for times that may como
In that time finds perysrsion the same.
And only the love of HIM who has died,
That the erring repent;ng might live,
Cal brighten the gloom surroundingthe tomb
And repose tothe weary sou; give.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1869-03-18

A Rich EDIroR.-Somebody says edi-
tors are poor, whereupon an exchange re-
marks; ''Humbug! Here we are, editor
of country newspaper, fairly rolling in
Wsalth. We h4ye good.oEcns a paste
pot, oubled-barrelod gun, two suits of
clothes, three kittens, a Newfoundland
pup, two gold watches, thirteen day and
two night shirts, carpets on our floors, a
pretty wife, one corner lot, have ninety
cents in cash, are of out debt, and have no
rich relatives. If we are not wealthy, it
is pity"
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1869-03-18
SNYEETWATER HOTEL.

THE UNDERSIGNED TAKES pleasure IA
l. in informing the public generally that I.;i.I
he has opened the above house, formerly
kept by Mr.. +. A. Ramsey, where he will be
glad to receive all WHO may favor him with a
call. He will also, as far as practicable, be at
the Depot on the arrival of the trains, to assist
those who may desire to stop at his house, and
hopes by attention to the comfort Of his guests to
merit a liberal patronage.
j. P. CHUMLEA, Proprietor.
November 10, 1863. 3mOS
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1869-03-18
Josh Billings' Lexicon.


Ginger-pop-Gimnastik water.
Man-Live dirt.
Friends--BOoks, paintings, and stuff
birds.
BashfOllness-Ignorance afraid.
Conservatism-A bag with a hole to it.
Radicalism-A hole with bag to it.
Aristocrat-A demokrat with hiz pock-
cts filed.
POliticks--The apology ov plunder.
Tin watch-Faith without works.
Mule--A bad pun on horce.
Patience-Faith waiting for a nibble.
Sparking--Picking buds oph from the
bush.
Malice-A blind mule kicking by guess.
< sSssternal Gods epitaff.
NCare-Cat pizen.
Faith-The soul riding at anchor.
Buss-Happiness bileing over, and run
ming down both sides ov the pot.
Marriage-An alter on which man lays
hiz pocketbook and woman her luv letters.
Quack-A dOktor whOze science lays in
hiz bill.
Hash-A clearinghouse confidence
game.
Fuss-An old hen with one chicken.
Twins-2 mutch.
Boarding-School--A place WHARF wry
coffee and Airtashun il taught.
Ezperiment--Energy out of job.
Perfection-God in man.
Virtue-That ingredient whitch needs
no foil, and without which nothing else IL
valuabel.
Solitude-A good place tew visit, but
a poor place tew stay.
Sloth-Life in tomb.
Health--A call loan.
Memory-The shadow that the soul
casts.
Politeness--sixty day paper.
PoVerty-The only birthrigLt that
man kant lose.
Accidents-The dismay ov phools, the
wize mans barometer.
Ease-Discounte time.
Wealth--Baggage at the risk of the
owner.
Trials-W Whetstuns.
Fortune-The aggregate ov possibilitys;
a goddess whom towards count by stealth,
but whom brave men take by storm.
Economy--A fust mortgage on wealth.
EnOugh--Jist leetle more.
Dignity-Wisdum in tights.
Mischief-The maliss ov fun.
Cook-One who manufakters appe-
tights
Dseases-The whipping post and
branding irons oy luxury.
rDruukenness-SlsIne lost and shame
found.
owardice-Pluck on ice.
Glutton-A man with drunken appe-
tight.
Examples-Foot prints in the wilder
ness.
Nuonery-Piety in chains.
Ignorance-Raw happiness.
t,--Sin--A natral distemper, for which
yirtnw haz bin discovered to be an anti
dote.
Friendship-One ov loves pimps.
Envy-A disease original with Cain,
but which hiz brother Able afterward
caught, and died suddenly ov.
Bele-A females boss of the situation.
Fancy-The firtasum ov truth.
Sarcasm-An undertaken in tears.
Sulks-Deff and dun madness.
Courting-A hugg and kiss match,
generally drawn game.
Fiction-A lie with holiday clothes on.
Hen--A lay member.
Law-The shackels ov liberty.
+ Soience-Ihe literature ov truth.
Decett-A ded wasp with live tail.
Babys-Dividend
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1869-03-18

One swallow doesn't make summer,
but young men should remember that two
many swallows are certain to make one
fall.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1869-03-18

The hopping around of Grecian bend
in ballroom reminds one forcibly of a
kangaroo. trying to escape the attacks of
sand-aeas.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1869-03-18
Grant Doegeral.

The following is literal transcription Of the
prescription of letter put in the post office in
Louisville. 1t has gone on its way rhyming,
and Grant will doubtlass ere long see that it all
ends in smoke:
Mash this stamp I'm bound to go,
ITO stop me now you can't)
want to see the President,
Ulysses S. Grant.
My trips, know, long one,
T. ride upon the cars,
But then will be useful
To light up his cigars.
So check my baggage through,
And start me on the run,
I'm going to see the President
Who's now at Washington. D. c.
Courier Journal
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1869-03-18

Josh Billings says he has "seen some
awful bad sore throat diseases completely
cured in three days by simply jineing a
Temperance society,""
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1869-03-18

A WORD FOR BoYs.-Truth is one of
the rarest gems. Many youth has been
lost in society by allowing it to tarnish his
character, and foolishly throwing it away.
Profanity is mark of low breeding.
Show us the man that commands the most
respect; an oath never trembles on his
tongue. Read the catalogue of crime.
Inquire the character of those who depart
from virtue. Without single exception
you will find them to be profane. Think
of this, and don't let vile word pass your
lips.
Il Honesty, frankness, generosity, virtue
blessed traits ! Be those yours, my
boys, and we shall not fear. You are
watched by your elders. Men who are
looking for clerks apprentices have their
eyes on you. If you are profane, vulgar,
theatre-going, they will not choose you.
If you are upright, steady, and industri-
Gus, before long you will find good places,
kind masters and the prospect of useful
life before you.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1869-03-18

A lover writing to his sweetheart, says;
"Delectable dear, you are SO sweet, that
honey would blush in your presence, and
moasses stand appalled,"
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1869-03-18

A good sermon is like kiss---it requires
but two heads and an application.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1869-03-18

A lady said to her husband, in Jerrold's
presence: "My dear, you want some new
trousers" No, l think not, replied the
husband. Well, said Jerrold, Il think
the lady who always wears them ought to
know"
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1869-03-18

When you pass door after nine o'clock
at night, and you see a young man aud
woman, and hear a smack, you may know
that the young man don't live there.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1869-03-18

Gen. Logan, Of Illinois, isn't we'll yet.
If christmas was a Semi-annual institution,
he would have been dead years ago.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1869-03-18
RATES OF ADVERTISING.
NO VARIATION FROM THESE PRICES.

Obituaries. of more than 10 lines, .......l 90
iCTs No attention paid to orders for the paper
unless accompanied by the Cash.
Persons sending advertisements should mark
the number of times they desire them inserted,
or they will be continued until forbid and
charged accordingly.
Transient advertisements must he paid for at
the time of insertion.
Communications to secure insertion, must be
accompanied by the name of the authors.
lCSNccessity compels us to adhere strictly to
the CASH SYSTEM, and payment will he re-
quired in ADVANCES, or on DELIVERY, for all Job
Work or Advertising.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1869-03-18

"Hunting Parties--MOthers with daugh.
ters to marry.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1869-03-18

Brownlow says that like Paul, he has
fought with wild beasts at Ephesus." If
he has, he has fought with his betters.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1869-03-18

Gen. Thomas denies that he was ever
Democrat. Thank you, General.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1869-03-18

A woman confined in Jail at Toronto
had three babies at once.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1869-03-18

If you want to get rich in u hurry, start
out upon the enterprise Of prosecuting ed
itors for libel.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1869-03-18

Don't carry your pocket-handkerchief
under your vest. You shouldn't take a
wiper to your bosom.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1869-03-18

A crab isn't very nice animal, but he
always has good sidewalk.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1869-03-18
A /. "A. B OK ID ,

A !. "A. B YD,
MadiSonville ............: Tenn,
HAS CONSTANTLY ON HAND A FULL
Ill stock Of everything usually kept in first
class East Tennessee Retail Store, such as
Hats, Caps, Bonnets, Boots and Shoes,
Ready Made Clothing, Prints, Domestics,
Family Groceries, &c., &c.
tTs Liberal advances in Goods made to per-
sons having Claims against the Government for
Services, Arrear, Bounties and Pensions.
Very Respectfully,
nov2-5-tf. A. A. BOYD.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1869-03-18

A beautiful extract---a handsome young
lady just helped out of a mud -hole,
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1869-03-18

Senator Chandler isn't like the angel
that sometimes went down into the pool of
Bethesda. He never "troubles the wa
ter,"
If your pecuniary promises are broken,
you will be likely to break.
Radical leaders think that they can't
afford to be honest.--life is too short.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1869-03-18

A miller, in giving testimonial to th
proprietor of powder for destroying yer
min, astounds us with assertion, 81 wa
full of rats fortnight since, and now
don't think | have one" .s..
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1869-03-18

A pragmatical young fellow, sitting al
table opposite Lord Eldon, when plain
John Scott, asked him, "What difference
there was between Scott and Sot p
"Just the breadth of this table," was the
reply.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-07-02

Blanks Printed to Order at the
Once of the Post, ~
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-07-02
FLOUR AND'RACON-

A GOOD LOT OF FLOUR AND BACON
"A on hand and for sale ut
May, 2S-7Sl MCKELDIN & DEMENT'S.