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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-04-22
TENNESSEE.

LMtRnER IN Polk CoUNTY.-Nc
learn that n man named Blackwell,
living near the IIiwassee Gap in Polk
Ubunty; was shot and killed last week,
by sli Unknown person, while sitting
Mt tlas,' table eating supper. The ball
passed thunugh his breast and lungs,
aud he died instiiOtly. The wifeof the
murdered man fled to a neighbours for
assistance, nad during her absence the
murderer entered the house and rob
bed IL of what money he could find, n
pair of boots, and solne fir1arms. Sus-
picion Is strong against n notorious
character in the neighborhood, though
at the time our informant left no facts
had been developed that would justify
his arrest.--Athens Post, 18th.
IMPROVEMENTS. - Tho new depot
bidding Of the Alabama * Chattanooga
Railroad, at Chattanooga, is now near
IN finished. The offices are fitted with
gas and water pipes, and are as conve-
niently arranged as possible. a strong
vault Is built In the centre of the build
ing, for valuable papers, dc. The shops
of the Alabama & Chattanooga Rail-
road are also progressing finely. These
improvements are inducing the cree
ton of number of stores and dwell
ing houses on the adjacent property,
MD that portion of the city now pre-
scnts ye,y lively appcarance.-Chdt
Times, 18TH.
iPRRsBYrERIAL-T HolstOn Pres
.Iytery will meet I'm the Second Presby-
terinn Church Mt Rogersville on the
18th dast.. and will be opened by SER
nNu,st IL a.jn-. by Rev. Nathan Bach
Jfsah, of .K,nsxwsaic. The Sabbath
School Institute, to be held ON the
night previous, promises TO be an in
teresting feature of the OCCASION
Press a Herald, ilth.
BURNED depot building n
Chatata, six miles cast of this place
was DESTROYED by fire on Thursda,
night last.-The building was small
and ocdlnary, and consequently tn
loss was not very great. The acciden
was caused by removing leaking ker
Osene barrel, the oil igniting non
u lantern i'm the hands OF the Agent
Cleveland Banner, lifh.
AN AGED CITIZEN GONE. jaime
Seabourn, a highly respected citizen .
this county, died at his residence, 81
miles northwest OF this place, on SUI
day morning last, after long an
paInfuI illness. The deceased wa
about 65 years of age.-I0id.
Among the bills fayorabiy reporte
upon In the United States Senate
the 9TH inst, was one giving S64, l2S
Cowan & Dickinson, of KNOXVILLE
Tenn, for two hundred and fifty 81
bales OF cotton seized by Gen. Burr
side, In November, 1868, and used !
making the defensos about Knoxvii
against Longstreet. -GrccneriHe On'o
18th.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-04-22
roIi.h Tor ratcn, Leather Coed.

Take half pound of molasses or SUI
gar, l ounce of gum-arabic, and .
pounds of ivory black; boil them well
together, then let the vessel stand UNI
til quite cooled, and the contents are
settled; after which, bottle off. This
no brushes for polishing being required.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-04-22
Sriemtiff.
rnhsallhlulness Of Iron sloyes.

Considerable discussion having aris-
en as to the permeability of cast iron
10 gases, and to their morbitic effect In
ill-yentillated rooms, the conclusions
OF Gen. NORM, as given I'm a report TO
the French Academy, will be read win
interest. The experiments extended
over year, were performed at the
"Conservatoire DIES Arts ct Meters,
In Paris, being terminated IN February,
1869.
His conclusions are as follows;
|. In addition 10 the immediate ana
grave inconysnienees arising from lle
facility with which stoves OF the Of
binary metals attain red neat cast
iron stoves, at u dull, rcd heat, cause
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-04-22
DIR. j. j. ENSOR,

WHERE he has been engaged in the prae-
tice Of Medicine for The past twenty years,
has removed TO Bristol, aud will attend TO
professional calls from town or country.
OFFICE-Ensor's Drug Store, where he
may be found; or at his residence, tformei-
ly occupied by Mr.. VIM Powell } on Virginia
Hill mh25 -6m-pd
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-04-22
LINES.

In H.omory Of little Cora DeilS Leo Coax dang :
ter Of Charles y. aid AaItha A, huk, Of Jones
yhle Lee county, Va who died March 2ath 1870,
aged 5 yoAFs Ahd months.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-04-22
L~e0as.


A TTORNEY-AT-LAW
N AND NOTARY PUBLIC,
Bsy- Practice i'm the Courts Of Wash
ingtOn and Scott counties, Virginia;
Sullivan and Washington, Tennessee,
the Courts Of Appeal and Federal
Courts.
Will attend promptly TO all business
entrusted to him as Notary, such ms
Convcyancing, Protests, Acknowledge
ments and taking Dispositions.
Once in Law Building, west end
Nickcls Bouse,) Jan ~
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-04-22
I JOHN KEYS, Md. D. D. o.

A GRADUATE in both Medicine aAd
N Dentistry, but who devotes his time az
elusively to Dentistry. viii be found st hts
Office, next door to Ensor's Drug Store, ~
all times, except when professionally absent.
lie will visit Dlountville ON Monday Of
each Court week. He will also be at jones'
vile. Lee county, at the Circuit Court.
Aug l4-u
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-04-22
Dental.
DIR. DUNN,

Resident Denfist Q1ffW
"HL be in my Once regularly
Wv sVory Thursday. fuidAy and Saturday ana
other days wheR not Visliing Biountville snd sssa
Courts aug. IL ly cd. apr. 10
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-04-22
BS GOTN AL
Medical.

DIR. VIM. N. VANCE,
7 ATE Of kingsport, resides in BRISTOL
Ia lie will attend to professional sarb
rom town and country.
OFFICE, in Kings Block-hrst door On
he rght-up stairs aug ", "
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-06-09
A Spioey Letter.

The Grand Army Journal publishes the
following letter:
The United States pension agent has
been favored with the following juicy let
ter from one Of the Jones family, who,
though crippled soldier chivalrously de-
clines to become pensioner on the gov
eminent:
WErUMPKA, ALA, March ~, 1870.
Dear Sir Il am just in receipt of
your circular dated the 24th of Nov,
1869, inclosing blank to be filed by me
as an "lnvalid Pensioner" upon the Gov
ernment of the United States. / am
unfortunately an invalid, having lost my
right leg at the battle of Murfreesboro,
Tenn, while in the service of the then
Confederate States, (Thirty-fourth Alaba-
ma regiment, company +, but up to this
time, am pleased to state that l am not
penSioner upon any government. On
the contrary, am now laboring daily, on
one leg, to assist in paying pensions to
those who shot the other off. Not being
able to use the papers sent me, and not
knowing any other William Jones in this
country, formerly member of the Twen-
tieth Massachusetts volunteers, | reclose
them to you.
Hoping that you will yet succeed in
finding theItrue and loyal William Jones,
with affectiOnate regard for yourself and
your government, remain truly &c.
WILLIAM JONES.
Z. S.-Should you find that your Bill
Jones lives in Elmore couldn't you fix it
with the government so that I can pay
him his pension myself, taking his receipt
as voucher against the internal revenue
man, Strawback? This arrangement
would be safer and more convenient for
both Joneses, and perhaps for the govern
ment. ~
N. Bit is highly probable that VIM.
Jones of whom you are in search is eff
teenth Amendment" (as Massachusetts
filed her quotas in the United States ar
my during the late war mostly from that
class Of population and has gone to assist
in 'recOnstructing' our sister State, Missis-
sippi. We may expect him to return to
Alabama, however, in time to take part in
our fall elections, and though an "inva-
lid" he will be able to vote in several
counties. WI.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-06-09
THE ENTERPRISE.
THURSDAY, JUNE, ., ID
True.

4kud.
"The man that will take newspaper
for a length of time, and then send
it back "refused," and unpaid for, would
swallow blind dogs dinner, and then
stone the dog for being blind. ."-Er.
ale would do worse than that. He
would marry a girl on trial, and send her
back with the words don't suit chalked
on her back, after the honeymoon. p
Iron City.
"WOrse than that. He would steal the
chalk to write it with, and afterwards use
1t on his shirts, to save the expense of
washing, and then sue his wife's father for
a months boarding."-Standard.
"WOrse yet. He'd chase sick rat 10
miles over a corduroy road, and institute
post-mortem examination after he had
caught him, in order to recover stolen
grain OfcOrn."- MOrgantown Star.
awe endorse every word of the above.
lie would steal rotten acorns from blind
pig. He would steal all the winter meat
of an editor. r."-Somerset Herald.
''He would be as mean as the man who
cursed his poor old mother for stopping in
his door yard to beg for bread and who
gave his only child penny for going to
bed supperless, and the next morning
charged him penny for his breakfast
Torch light"
Stronger yet. He would sponge liv-
ing from the hard earnings of his poor old
father until the poor old gentleman became
unable to work, and then let him die in
the poor house, and afterwards sell his re
mains to the medical students for anatom.
ical purposes.-Blufton Banner.
"Worse STILL" He would dig up the
bones Of his mother and make dice of
them, and play "chuck-a-luck" on his
grandmOther's tombstone for copper cent
which horse theft had stolen from the
eye of dead "l5th Amendment. Quit.
man Banner.
Yes, the man who would subscribe for
and read gentlcman's paper and neither
send it back nor pay for it, would steal
the pap from his infant child, starve it to
death, and sell its bones to guano facto-
ry, in addition to doing any and all the
the mean things enumerated above.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-06-09
Fertilizers.

The advantage resulting from the judi.
ciOus application of fertilizers to the soil
is pregnant fact. The increased yield
of products FROM the soil, where the cul'
tivation comes anywhere near what is de.
manded, demonstrates more clearly thar
words, the pecuniary benefits of their use
The irregularity and uncertainty of the
labor system demands of our planting
friends less area and thorough cultivation
One acre must be made to yield as much
as four or five.
Deep plowing and thorough pulveriza-
tion Of the soil, liberal use of barn-yard
and green manures !; with liberal and iu-
dicious application of fertilizers, will alone
help the planter to produce, with small!
force and less area of land, more than he
formerly did with twice the number ofei-
ther hands or acres.
Our advice is to use fertilizers liberal.
ly. BE certain that you get genuine ar
ticle. Then give it thorough test.
Our necessities for the present year de-
mand large crops. With good cultivation
and the use of fertilizers, if the seasons
are favorable, we cannot fail to secure
them.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-06-09
Tarts and Cheese Cake.

The Washington correspondent of the
Baltimore Gazette thus writes of Radical
divisions and personalities:
"We are upon the eve of stirring events
IN the way Of 'lovers' quarrels.' l firmly
believe that these people cannot hold to-
gether much longer. There is 80 much to
teii-and men are getting afraid Of. being
superseded. When all is told, how the
people will stand aghastp'
Well, we have been looking for that
"fretful porcupine," the people, to stand
ashast, during three years. Let the mon
ster leave off his damnable farces and be-
gin.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-06-09
A Usefnl Table.

10 aid farmers in arriving at accuracy
in ascertainiDg the amount of land in diff
erent fields under cultivation, the follow
ing table is given by an agricultural con-
temporary r
5yards wide by 96S yards long contains
an acre. $500 .-.-...-
10 yards wide by 4s4 yards long con.
tains one acre.
20 yards wide by 242 yards long con-
tains one acre.
40 yards wide by l2l yards long con-
tains one acre.
l6o yards wide by sO4 yards long con-
tains one acre.
22o feet wide by l6S feet long contains
one acre.
ITO feet wide by S96 feet long contains
one acre.
90 feet wide by 726 feet long contains
one acre.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-06-09
Water your Tomato Vines.

A correspondent of the Country Gen.
tleman says that the tomatoes want water
almost as much as ducks, but as the vine
is hardy and will stand almost any amount
OF heat and drought, few supply the water
it demands. In order to make tomatoes
ripen quickly, they should be watered at
least once day. The evening is the best
time to water them.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-06-09
Punched.

Is it not funny to read this paragraph
from the New York Tribune's report Of
the late election:
''One or two colored politicians, sus-
pected of aiding the Democrats, were
watched with lynx.eyed sharpness, and
one unlucky fellow who allowed himself
to be humbuggod into depositing Demo-
cratic ballot, was punched in the head for
his stupidity"
What comment upon "the inestima-
BILE privilege of free election!" The do
mestic slave of 1860 was wept over be-
cause he occasionally got a lashing. The
political slave of 1870 is punched by the
mOurners.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-06-09

To everything beneath the sun there
comes last day-and of all futurity this
is the duly portion of time that in all cas-.
es can be infallibly predicted. Let the
sanguine then take warning, and the dis
heartened take courage for to every joy
and to every sorrow, to every hope, and
to every fear, there will come a last day,
and the man ought to live by foresight,
that while he learns in every state to be
content, he shall in each be prepared for
another, whatever they may be. aa.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-06-09
What Is Radioalim2

|
hadiealism to mean, going down TO the
root OF matters-tearing up old founda-
tions, and turning them tOpsy.turvy:.
1t is an ugly word, and still uglier in
its consequences. As exemplifed by
the present dominant party, we know Of
no term more Outlandish. In the higher
circles of intelligence, it is regarded with
distaste, and looked upon with the utmost
adherence. For reasons like these, it has
been a curious problem with us, to know
why any one of broad intelligence could
sanction the doctrines which it represents.
1t is not only suggestive of narrowness,
but what is infinitely worse, of purpose
to ride down all law and order-to subyert
the constitution, and to rule the country
with rod of iron.
1t has no patience with conservative
principles, despises moderate counsels,
seeks to undermine and to overthrow
those sturdy foundations upon which all
national security is based, and aims TO OBJ
literate every landmark of the past. It's
advocates do not recognize reason as their
polar star. Passion, unbridled and furi-
Gus, rules the hour. Rule or ruin, is
the terrific incentive which impels them
onward.
AT what particular time in the history
OF the country, we are'not prepared to say.
That 1T has existed for many years, though
under other forms, there can be no doubt.
The AbOlitiOnists were confessedly, Radi-
Gals, for the best reason in the world, that
they we're disorganizers. They we're nev-
er satisfied with the government as it was,
declared the constitution null and void /;
indeed, dead letter, league with hell
to cheat the negro out of his rights. They
advocated higher lava law above and
beyond the organic law of the land. They
annoyed, persecuted and bounded the
Southern States for more that half a GEN.
tury, and could not rest until they smash
ed the government to accomplish their
purposes. If such were not Radicals,
then we are at loss to know what Radi-
calism is.
Now the very same set that thus defed
the constitution, are to-day the prominent
leaders and actors in the Radical party.
Who was the Garrisons, the Summers,
the Greeleys, the Tiltons, and the Will
sonsl Are they not Radicals of the deep
est dyel Have they not favored and advo-
Gated every damnable scheme which has
been concocted to oppress, and to tyrran-
nize over the South since the war closed 7
Have they not maintained that the negro
was better than the white man, and have
they not given proof to their assumption
by suddenly elevating him to the right of
suffrage, and to civil position, and degrad-
ing the white man by disfranchising
him and making him an alien in his own
land Are not these monstrous facts
true to the letter are they not ingrained
Into history of the past and the presentl
Such is Radicalism. m.-Knorpille Whig.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-06-09
Sound on the Goose.

There is woman in Joliet with few
emphatic ideas on the topics which agi-
tate the bosoms of portion of her sex,
and she talks in this way:
just don't believe in these new wo-
men notions. have raised six boys-four
of them vote now, and the others will soon
be old enough. Then 1 will have six
votes. Now these good.for-nothing wo-
men who have fooled their tine away, and
never raised single boy, come around
and want every woman to vote for herself.
| don't believe in such nonsense. have
raised my six boys, and l am going to
have them vote for me. Those women
who 60 lecturing around the country in
stead of raising boys, have no business to
vate any way. And when they say that
they are just as good as am, and have a
right to vote themselves, if they have no
boys to vote for them, it is not true. If
they areas smart as m,.why did they rot
raise some boys to vote for them ! Itell
you, I do not intend to be cheated out Of
my six votes by any such good-for-nothing
folks. | guess that the world will come
to pretty pass, in mighty short time,
if the women all took to goin' around lect-
uring on wimmin's rights, instead of rails
ing boys.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-06-09
SWEETW ATER
UNION INSTITUTE.

THE Trustees take pleasure in announcing
l. that the Rev. VIM. H. Crawford capable
and experienced instructor, will take charge Of
the School in the Institute. 1t will be High
School. where the pupils can procure an educa-
tion qualifying them for all the ordinary avoca-
tions of life, or to enter Colleges Universities
with credit, to complete course for learned
professions.
TERMS OF TUITION:
Preparatory, $500 per month
Higher English Branches, 50 80
Languages and Mathematics, $500 "
Contingent fee SLIGO in advance
Payable one half in advance or within two
months--remainder at the close of the Session.
Session to commence 3lst day of January and
end goth day of June, 1870.
Board can be procured ingood families at req
sonable rates. l. 7. LENOIR, Pres't Board.
H.J. PATTON, Sec'y. jan20--tf.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-06-09

Alta debating cltb the question was dis
cussed, "Whether there is more happiness
in the possession or pursuit of an objectl"
"Mr. President" said a young orator,
Suppose was courtin' gal and she was
to run away, and I was to run after her;
wouldnr ] be happier when cotch'd her
than when I was running after her Z" The
young man gained the victory.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-06-09

In Alaska, if native murders his wife.
her relatives won't be satisfied until he
gives them lot Of blankets. They think
a wife is worth fifteen blankets in the
Summer and twenty in the Winter. Most
wife murders are committsd in the Sum-
meE to save blankets.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-06-09

AN unfortunate man named Attaway
passed through Waco, Texas, q few days
ago. on his way TO the lunatic ASYLUM at
Austin. He was from Georgia, lawyer
BY profession, though teaching school at
the time he became deranged. Disap-
pointment in love is assigned as the cause.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-06-09

A young man met 4 rival who was
somewhat advanced in years, and wishing
to annoy him, inquired how old he was.
ii can't exactly tell" replied the other,
"but can inform you that an ass is older
at twenty, than man at sixty
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-06-09

Asa proof ofthe fact that girls are use
full articles, and that the world could not
very well get along without them, late
writer states that it is a fact, chat if all
the girls were driven out of the world in
one generation the boys would all go out
after them.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-06-09
Rampant But Honest.

Col. Don Piatt says: "The Southern
rulers were beastly aristocrats, and whip.
ped no end of profit from the backs Of
their slaves. But they Mould not steal.
And what blessed dispensation that ap.
pears to us now."
Yes, there is good deal of truth in
that; but more remains behind. If the
Southern rulers "whipped no end of profit
from the backs of their Slaves" the Yam
KEGS stole more than half the profit before
the war, and, since the war, are ashamed
to let these honest men confront them in
the Senate and House. Hence, Recon-
struction means the Rogue's Paradise.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-06-09
Is it Anybody'S Business 2

Is II unybOdies business
If gentleman should choose
To wait upon a lady,
If the lady don't refuse
Or to speak a little plain,
That the meaning, all may know, -
Is it anybOdy's business
If a lady has beaug
If a person on a sidewalk,
Whether great or whether smaIf
Is it anybody's business
When that person means to call ?
Or if you see person
AS he is calling anywhere
Is it any of your business
What his business may be there
The substance of your querry
Simply stated, would be this
Is it anybedy's business
What anOther's business isY
If it is, or if it isn't
We would really like to know,
For we're certain, if it isn't
There are some who make it SO.
If it is, well join the rabble,
And act the noble part
Of the tatlers and defamers
Who thrODg the public mart :
But if not, we'll act the teacher,
Until each meddler learns,
1t were better in the future
10 mind his own concerns. 70
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-06-09
SWEETWATER HOTEL,

known as the J. G. Vaughn House.l
CHARLES H. BEAN, Prop'r.
SITUATED IN FEW STEPS OF THE DEPOT.
MO PAINS WILL BE SPARED TO RENDER
Iy Guests comfortable in every respect.
Baggage conveyed to and from the Depot free
Of charge. Persons from this and surrounding
counties can have their horses we'll cared for.
Prices moderate. dec2tf
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-06-09
BOLIVAR FEMALE ACADEMY ,
MadiSOnVi1Ie, Tenn.

THE EXERCISES OF THIS INSTITUTION
L will be resumed on the LIST Monday in Sep
tember, under the charge of Professor R. H.
Ramsay, who has had charge of the same for
the past four years.
Board can be procured at reasonable rates
in the best families of the city.
The Music department will be as heretofore
under the dharge Of Prof. Wassemer.
VIM. WILLIAM Pres't. Board.
8. P. HALE, Sec'y. aug, 19-tf.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-06-09

An exchange says: "No man knows
the full worth of woman until he has
loved her." Yes-but many poor devil
finds, after the honeymoon passed, that
the market ruled entirely too high.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-06-09

Jones was one day told by a silly fell
low that he was no gentleman "Think
so," quoth Jones, "are you one 7" eyes
SIR" "Oh," said Jones, "then I am GER
tain am not"
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-06-09

A lady examining an applicant for the
Office of "maid of all work." when she in
terrogated her asfollows:
"Well, Mary, can you scour tin ware
with alacrity! No ma'am," replied Ma
ry, ri always scour them with sand"
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-06-09
j. M. M LON
Attorney AT Law,

MADIsoNvILLE, TENN.
Will Practice in the Courts of Monroe
County. Particular attention given to all
business entrusted to his care. feblO-ly