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West-Jersey pioneer., 1871-07-07
WORRY

This short Saxon word is the name of the
state that large number of housekeepers
will live in during the months of April and
May. House cleaning, moving, spring sew
ing, flower garden, vegetable garden, chick
ems, calves, milk, butter-all these come in
crowd, each clammoring to be attended
to. LII the poor woman who has to attend
to all this to look after is physically weak
she will as the Israelites did at the Red Sea
mountains on either side, the sea in front.
and the Egyptians behind. And what they
were exhorted to do the very best thing that
can be done under the circumstances-to
stand still till way is provided out of the
difficulty. Some rod will be stretched out
over the sea and path opened through it,
for whatever difficulties press upon us on
every side we do keep on sailing down the
stream of time through them all. More
flesh is worried off peoples bones than is
worked off, and with no possible return for
flesh invested in that kind of stock is ALWAYS
total loss, ard continued investments of
that kind will soon bankrupt auybvty.
When so many things press, the more i'm
portant should be attended to first, and the
rest allowed to wait in quiet their turn.
Any woman of good common sense can do
more for the accomplishment of these vari-
Gus tasks by judicious use of her brains
than by the most strenuous and continued
exertion of her muscles. Worrying upsets
the balance of the thinking faculties and
puts wedge into the oarlocks so that the
household craft cannot move but with great
strain and friction. But how is one to keep
cool patience spanked on her perturbed
spirits? Use philosophy, common sense,
laughter, merriment The inevitable must
master us, why then should we quarrel
with it. What we can let us do; remember
ing that it is impossible to work more than
twenty four hours in day, and when we
have acted according to our best judgement
and gone to the limits of our capabilities,
we have no reason to reproach ourselves
Opportunities are always galloping past us
which we cannot mount, scaling ladders in
viting ascent, up which we cannot climb
cart is long and time is fleeting," ''Life's toi
and endeaver is endless" II is we'll some
times to recount what has been accomplish
ed that we may be encouraged to go for
ward.
West-Jersey pioneer., 1871-07-07
JOSH BILLINGS, WHIsTLINa.

have spent great deal of sarching, and
sum money, tew find out who waz the fust
whistler, but up to now am just az much
uncivilized on the subject az l waz.
| kan tell who played on the fust Juice
harp, and who beat the fust tin pan,
| and kno the year that the harp ov thou
sand strings was discovered in, but when
whissling waz an infant il az hard for me
tew say az my prayers in 10 dutch.
Whissiing IL wind instrument, and IL
did by pucking up the mouth, and blowing
| through the hole.
Ii had boy who couldn't whsle, I
don't want to be understood that I should
feel at liberty tew give the boy I'D for lost,
but would much rather he would kno how
tew whsle fust rate than to kno how tew
play second rate game NV cards.
wouldn't force boy of mine tew whis-
sic against his natural inclinashun.
Wimmen, as kind, or in a lump, are
poor wisslers. l don't kno how l found
this out, but l am glad of it, it IL good
deal like growing in a hen.
Growing IL an unlady- like thing in a hen
tew do.
L have often heard hens try tew kro, but
never knu one to do herself .justiss
rooster kan kro we'll, and a hen ken
kluck well, and sa let each one of them
stick to their own trade.
Klucking IL just az necessary in this
world az knowing, especially if it IL well
did.
But | want it well understood. that am
the last man on rekord who would refuse
woman chance tew whissel, if she was
certain she had the right pucker for it.
never knu good whistler but what had
good constitution.
Whlssling IL composed of pucker and
wind, and these two accomplishments de-
note vigor.
Some people alwus whissel where there is
danger. This they do tew keep the fraid
out ov them. When l waz boy l always
considered whissling the next best thing
tew kandle tew go down in the cellar with
in the mite time.
IN OSSS WiiSSlCiS nave ever ncdTu have
bin among the negroes q make this remark
with the highest respckt to the accomplish
ments ov the whites. l have heard a
South Caroliny darky whissel so natral that
a mocking bird would drop worm out ov
his bill to talk back.
don't want any better evidence ov the
general honesty thare il in whissel than
the fact that thare amt nothing which 8
dog will answer quicker than the whissel ov
his master, and dogs are az good judges oy
honesty az emmy kritter that lives.
1T IL hard work tew phool q dog once,
and it IL tew impossible tew phooI him the
second time.
amt afraid tew trust emmy man for a
small amount who il good whistler.
wouldn't want tew sell him farm on
credit, for l should expect to have tew take
the farm back after while, and remove the
mortgage myself.
You can't whissel mortgage open from
farm.
A fust rate whistler il like middling
fidler, good for nothing else, and the whis-
sling may keep a man from getting lone
sum-it won't keep him from getting rag
ged.
West-Jersey pioneer., 1871-07-07
RICH WITHOUT MONEY.

Many man is rich without money
Thousands of men with nothing in thier
pockets are rich. A man born with good
sound constitution, good stomach, good
heart, good limbs, and pretty good head
piece, is rich. Good bones are better than
gold; tough muscles than silver; and nerves
that flash fire and carry energy to every
function are better than house and land
1t is better than landed estate to have had
the right kind Of father and mother. Good
and bad broods exist among men as really
as among herds and horses. Education
may do much to check evil tendencies or
to develop good ones, but it is good thing
to inherit the right proportion of faculties
to start with. That man is right who has
flavor of wit and fun in his composition.
The hardest thing to get along with in this
life is mans own self, A cross, selfieh
fellow, a desponding and complaining fellow
a timid care-burdened man-these are all
born deformed inside. Their feet may not
limp, but their thoughts do.
A man of fortune, on the brink of the
grave, would gladly part with every dollar
to obtain q longer lease of life.
West-Jersey pioneer., 1871-07-07
J. B. COUGHS STORY.

friend of mine seeking to relieve the
poor, came to fight of stairs that led in
to room reaching under the slates He
knocked. A feeble voice said sCome in"
and he went in. There was no light, but as
his eyes became adapted to the place, he
saw, lying on heap of chips and shayings,
boy about ten years of age, pale, but
with a sweet face.
"What are you doing there ?'' he asked
of the boy.
'Hush! hush! am hiding"
Gliding? What for ?" And he showed
his white arms covered with bruises and
swollen.
''Who was it beat you like that ?''
Don't tell him; my father did it.'
'What for?"
'Father got drunk, and beat me because
I wouldn't steal"
"Did you ever steal"
eyes sir, I was a thief once" These
London thieves never hesitate to acknowl-
edge tit is their profession.)
"Then why don't you steal now?'
because went to the Ragged school,
and they told me Thou shalt hot steal and
they told me of God in heaven. will not
steal sir if my father kills me''
Said my friend, 81 don't know what to
do with you. Here is a shiling.-I will see
what l can do for you.''
The boy looked at it moment, and then
said:
"But please sir, wouldn't you like to
hear my little hymn?'
My friend thought it strange that with
out food, without fire, bruised and beaten.
as he lay there he could sing a hymy, but
he said: eyes I will hear you.' And then
in a sweet voice he sang:
Gentle Jesus, meek and mild
Look upon little child.
Pitymy infirmity,
Suffer me to come to Thee"
"Fain would 10 Thee be brought,
Gentle Lord forbid it not:
In the kingdom of Thy grace,
Give little child place"
That's my little hymn, goodbye!
The gentleman went again in the MORN
ing; went up stairs; knocked at the door
no answer; he opened it and went ill., The
shilling lay on the floor. There Law the
boy with smile on his face-but he was
dead. In the night he had gone home
Thank God that he has said, ''Suffer little
children to come unto mer' He is no re-
specter of persons Black or White, bond
or free, young or old. He sends his angels
to the homes of the poor and destitute, the
degraded and wicked, to take the blood
bought little ones to his own home.
West-Jersey pioneer., 1871-07-07

Stephen NJ. Wells, who recently died very
poor, near St. Paul, Minnesota, once owned
forty acres on which the business part of
the city now stands, but sold it because he
wanted money and had not sufficient knowl-
edge of business to mortgage his real es-
tate. Had he kept his property he would
have been the wealthiest man in the State.
West-Jersey pioneer., 1871-07-07
A Faithful Husband and Father.

About a year since the wife and three
children of Elijah Munsell, of the western
part of Monson, Maine, died of smallpox
and were buried in pasture near his house.
Mr. Munsell himself had the disease, but
recovered, and has since lived alone in the
home where his family died.
He could not bear the idea of having his
loved ones buried in a pasture, and finding
it impossible to obtain any one to assist in
removing them to the common burial ground,
he undertook the task alone. On ono of the
moonlight nights of the past winter he open
ed the graves of his family, and by means
of ropes and levers raised the four coffins
and loaded them into wagon.
He carried them to the burying ground,
where he had previously dug graves for
their reception, and buried them. This sad
and lonely act occupied nearly all night.
Few men would have had the courage to
perform such an act, but the husband and
father who had tended his family in their
fatal sickness and had dressed them all for
the grave, shrunk not in the performance
of this last token of affection.
West-Jersey pioneer., 1871-07-07

PoIsoN.-If person swallows poison,
instead of breaking out into multitudinous
and incoherent exclamation, dispatch some
one for doctor; meanwhile run to the
kitchen, get half glass of water in any
thing that is handy, put into it teaspoon
full of salt, and as much ground mustard.
stir it an instant, catch firm hold of the
persons nose, the mouth will soon fly open,
then down with the mixture, and in a Sec
ond or two up win come the poison. This
will answer in larger number of cases than
any other. If, by this time, the physian has
not arrived, make the patient swallow the
white of an egg, followed by a cup of strong
coffee because these nulify larger number
of poisons than any other accessible arti-
cles), as antidotes for any remaining in the
stomach.
West-Jersey pioneer., 1871-07-07

A mother was amused the other day to
hear this bit of argument from her little
boy. mamma don't sec how Satan
could have turned out to be such . bad fel-
low-thera want any devil to pat hina up
to it p
West-Jersey pioneer., 1871-07-07

II meant to have told you Of that hole, !"
said gentleman to his friend who was
walking with him in his garden, and STUN
bled into pit full Of water. mo mattsr, .
said the friend, II have found It"
West-Jersey pioneer., 1871-07-07

The Warsaw Ne,o Yorker tells little,
story at its own expense. Recently it adj
vertised for copy of its own issue for July,
z, to complete file, and an appreciative
lady subscriber, who carefully preserves her
papers, reminded the publisher that he had
patriotic or lazy spasm that week, and
skipped one issue because of the occurrence
of the Fourth of July, circumstance
which had entirely escaped his memory.
West-Jersey pioneer., 1871-07-07

An editor who served four days on jury
says he's SO full Of law that It is hard to
keep from cheating semebody.
West-Jersey pioneer., 1871-07-07

An exchange mentions a case beyond the
ordinary oculist. 1t is that of young la.
dy who instead Of a common pupil, has q
college student in her eye.
West-Jersey pioneer., 1871-07-07

OMER PAsHA.-The death of Omer Pasha
is reported by cable. He was probably the
most widely known Turk in the world at
the present time next to the Sultan. Born
in Croatia in 1906, he was educated as
mathematician and merchant. In 1884 he
adopted the faith of Mahomet, and, drop.
ping his original name of Lattus, took that
of Omer. He obtained position as profess
sor of penmanship in a military school in
Constantinople, and, attracting the atten-
tion of his superiors in rank, gradually rose
in position till in 1858, after twenty years
service in the Turkish Army, he was made
generalissimo of the Turkish forces. He
was prominent in the Crimean war, and
was afterwards made Governor of Bagdad.
Of late years he has been commander-in-
chief of the Turkish Army. He was a
we'll educated man, and looked and dressed
like a Western European.
A MIsTAKE.-That editors are delighted
to get anything to ''till up," the paper.
That they have plenty of time to correct
bad manuscript.
That they should .puif'' everybody for
nothing.
That they must have no opinion Of their
own,
That they should know every thing
whether informed of it or not.
That they have plenty of money.
IL.
show that travels.
That they should have news, whether
there is any or not.
That they should print every mans name
who attends a dog fight or horse race.
That they have time to talk an hour with
every one of the hundreds who come into
the Office every day.
West-Jersey pioneer., 1871-07-07
JUST RECEIVED

JUST RECEIVEDl
40 600 feet 5.4, 64 and 81 WHITE PINE PLANK.
s6e0Oo PLASTERING LATH at the Cumberland
Lumber and Manufacturing company's Yard
kcoct 21Sf
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8asiness 9ireetory.
JOHN >. MITCHELL,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
BRIDGETON, n. J.


HENRY LANING,
SURG EON d TIST.
HENRY LANING, having pursued regular course
an Dentistry, with the most skiful Dentists in New
Jersey and Philadelphia. would offer is professional
services to all who may see fit to give him a call
All work warranted to give satisfaction no charge
OEFIcE-in the Building opposite the Surrogate's
Office. Entrance to the Dental Department through
che Hall sdjoining the Jewelry Store.
mar 2.
West-Jersey pioneer., 1871-07-07
DRY GOODS DEPARTMENT

Is also well stocked with goods suitable for
all seasons, and at prices as cheap as the
cheapest. -. e. - :
West-Jersey pioneer., 1871-07-07

Thankful for the liberal patronage re-
ceived for the past, the subscriber would
solicit continuance Of the same. Fair
dealing, with small profits and quick sales
is the motto
L. j. BARKER.
aup5-'7a
West-Jersey pioneer., 1871-07-07

- Ia W
West-Jersey pioneer., 1871-07-07

Many human being has passed away for whose
death there was no other reason than the neglect Of
known and indisputably proven means of cure Those
dreamless sumber into which, they calmly adopted
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Chips, and 'H'hir,gs.


The fires III Wisconsin are reported checked
by rains.
The Washington Fire Company, New Yorl,
has suspended.
Mrs. Flagg, Of Franklin, New HAMPSHIRE.
has uniurlcd from her husband. taking 81 500.
Trial by jury has just been introduced into
the Italian system of jurisprudence.
Htmbold has been beaten in four mile race
by three year old.
Rev. G.. w. Coleman, NJ. T.. Church. is TO
divide his time during the year between Lou
don and Kingston.
George Wright, respectable citizen of
Hawkins county, committed suicide by hang
ing himself with u rope, on the 10th inst.
n negro charged with rape Oh white wo-
man, was tried in Greene county last week and
sentenced to IS years in the pcntcntiary.
Tim Homer had his leg so badly injured ut
Chattanooga last week as to render amputa-
ton necessary.
~ lady was recently Rugged to death in
Minncsota'-another Illustration of "tho pow
er of the press
The loss Of the Mccormick reaper establish
ment at Chicago was three quarters of q mil
lion. II rebuilds Immediately.
The Philadelphia Ledger says the failure of
c. 7. Gcrks & Co. involves a loss to the city of
Si7S,OOO.
The Fredericksburg Herald says that num-
Der Of the Radical candidates in Virginia were
formerly negro trddcrS.
This is Chicago pluck. On State street. near
Washington. is posted the following: "Wm.
kcrloot opened at 30 Union Park Place. Eve
rything gone but wife, babies and energy"
A loyal sheriff in North Carolina is missing.
This would be considered Il KuKluX outrage
had he not carried of seven thousand dollars of
the peoples money.
Sam Smoot. the Radical tax collector of Tai
ladcga county, has been arrested for stealing
the public money and then swearing that he
had been robbed
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NisiaG.irangsii;lg.

Married. on the 10Th instant, at the resi-
dcnce of the brides father, by the Rev. r. II.
Parker SAAIuELJ. y. FRAZIER, Attorney Gen.
cral Fourth Judicial Circuit, to Miss ANNIE
i. KEITH, daughter Of Col. y. II. Keith of
Athens. No Cards.
On the Path instant, at the residence of the
brides father, by Rev. j. W. Mann. DR.. j. II.
G. FOSTER to Miss BERTHE GAsToN-ull of
McMinn county.
AT the residence of the brides mother in
Abingdon, Va, on the 18th inst, by Rev. W.
w. Neal, Rev. HENRY c. NEAL, of this coun-
ty, to Miss r. ID. l.. MITCHELL, of Abingdon.
May joys bright rays gild all their days.
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SEH1iAsEEHn GALE,

Rf VIRTUE or kN ORDER OF SALE
} issued from the office of the Circuit Court
Clerk. OF McAlnn county. Tennessee, and ia
me directed, will olicr for sale for cash in
hand. Mt the Courthouse door. in the town of
Athens. on Monday. 9TH day Of November,
ISL, al the right. title and claim that Jacob
Sligar, y. j. Sli@ar and J. y. Sligar have in and
TO Three Hundred and Fifteen Acres of land.
lying in the 3d civil district Of MrMinn coin
ty, Tennessee. adjoining the lands Of Joseph
Brown. Sterling Lewis and others. being tbc
lands that JACOB and Adam Sl.ar live on
Levied ON rs the property of said Slgars. TO
satisfy Il Judgment and costs recovered against
them in favor OF Thomas stephens.
Oct. %, lSIl-it-prS fee $4,OO-2OI
ALSO-At the same time and place, by yir-
tue Of an order Of sale, and to me directed. (
VIII sell all the right, title and claim that II,
j. only has in and to one undivided half of the
following described lot of land. to-wit: Lot
NO. -. III the town of Calhoun. McAlinn conn
~. Tennessee, bounded by II. Gates store
house lot, Main street in Calhoun, Graves &;
KnoN's storc-houSe lot, and the L. r. Va. K
Ga. Il. r., il being the undivided half Of said
lot which Il. j. only bought of j. l.. Alice
Levied on rs the property Of said Only. to sat
iSiy judgment and costs recovered against
him in favor Of Knox Il Graves.
JOHN A. GOULDY, sheriff.
Oct. 20, lSIl-it-prs fee S'l.0O-2OI
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ECO! for Can.reIg's X nsouds.

Jim Williams is in receipt of another train
laden with Fall and Winter Goods. selected
with an eye single to the occasion and to the
eXigencies of the seasons. We need not tell
the five thousand readers of the POST in
McMihn that Jim is one Of the hest mor.
chants in the country, and u clever fellow, too,
who is willing to live and let livc-who knows
what his customers want ana accommodates
them at short profits. "Sharp and Quick" is
the word. Read his advertisements in another
column, and then go right over there and sec
for yOurSnIVnS
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Richard Spreading rs. John Spradling ct ais
TT appearing TO the Master from the affidavit
1 iiIcd in this cause. that the defendants John
Spmding. Embcr."n Nli@ar and wife Amanda
Siiyar. are non-rasidcnts of the State Of Ten.
nc>>ce: II is therefore ordered by The Master
that they each one enter their appearance be.
fore CT within the first three days of the next
term Of our said Chanccry Court. to be held
1T the Courthouse in the town of Athens,
tennessee, ON the 18th Monday of November
next. and plead. answer or 'dcmur TO com.
pIainantS said Bill. or the same will be taken
for confessed and set for hearing er partc: and
that copy Of this order he published for four
consecutive weeks in the Anthem. Post.
J. NJ. HENDERSON, c, an.
Y. c. Allen. Sol. for compl't.
Oct. II. lS1l-it-prS fee s.. 00-o0i
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Athens E9iSaTtrts.B 6'Onfcvs
cerp: l'iI.Ss uROuaaR,

Athens circuit. Wc>lcvana. October %, 20.
philadelphia cir, Cave Spring. Nov. 10.
Kingston station, Kingston. Nov. II. II.
kingston cir, swan Pond. Now IS. -.
troS>villc cir, CroSSyillC. Nov. -. 2G.
Madi-onyillc cir, Elcazcr. Dec. g.
Riccyilc cir. Tranquility. Dee. .. 10.
Maryvillc cir. AXlcys Chapel. Dee. 1G, Il.
Athens station, Athens. Dee. -, y.
Winters Gap en-. ----- Dee. 80, 81.
Wartbur% cir, Wartburg, Jan. 6. :.
jamestown cir, Pau's Chapel. Jan. L.. II.
| earnestly desire to meet all the district
Stewards at Kingston, saturday. the 18th of
November. j. w. MANN. p. Il.
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Our old aud highly respected friend. Rev. d
X. McAnally, Of st. Louis passed up the road
last Saturday morning, en- route for the Con.
ference ut MOrristoWn.
ia. McKcldin and wife. orthiS place, reach
cd home, from Sew York, Saturday morning.
Mr.. Speaker Vaughn, of the State Senate
and Hon. j. II. Magill, Of the House of Rep
rcsentatiycs, both came up on the train Satur-
day morning, upon Il short visit to their fami-
lies.
Our young friend. DR.. b. G. Atlcc, left on
Tuesday mornin" for Texas, where he intends
to make his future home.
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Nashville 6Hrornrsas-

Charley Galahcr, of the Wholesale Grocery
House of :. Il. Spurlock 81 Co... Nashville. left
that city few days ago, and will be in this
section on or before the 2Sth instant. Parties
in want of Groceries will do well to make note
of the fact here mentioned. 1t is n first class
house and Charley is first class fellow.
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/ B'G saaiNIas CORN.

Frank Smith left at the printing Office. Il few
days ago. Il halfdpzcn ears of corn. the largest
we have seen this season. They me really
splendid specimens of the great staple of Nc
Mimi. and were grown on the land of Charles
NJ. Keith, near Athens. which Mr.. Smith cul-
tiratcs as Il tenant. Mr.. smith informs lis that
he gathered $50 bushels from lG acres. which
is pretty good. considering the drouth.
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Nlo..e E.in.gat Tor Atlacrra,

1t is gratifying to learn that our municipal
authorities have purchased Il number oflamps
and lanp-posta for the purpose Of having the
streets Of Athens lighted up ON those dark and
moonlcSs nights. This is work the necessity
for which has long been felt. and will Justly
cntitlc the authorities to the thanks of the en-.
tire community. y live and prosperous town
like Athens should not lag behind other places
in such commcndahlc improvements.
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East Team. EsNOtS Egcgse---EznOx.
yEI!p.

Now that the grand rush for School Books
has somewhat abatcd, Mcssrs. Williams, Stur.
Ses IL Co. offer Us new attractions in the way
OF Pictures, Chromos, Musical Instruments
&c. with special emphasis ON wan PQpers.
of which they claim to have the largest, most
varied, and elegant stock of latest STYLES ever
offered for sale in East Tennessee, and all at
the most reasonable prices. Send size and
height of your rooms, with quality of paper,
and they GUARANTEE satisfaction.
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'l'l,c Asrnmslcr suit.

In the ease Of Baxter vs.. Sanders, et al, in
which the jury in the Court below gave plain
till verdict for $4,000, the Supreme Court
revcrScS the decision and rcmands for a new
trial. The opinion. delivered by Judge Snced,
is entirely too proliX and volumnous for our
columns