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NJ advertising coa;rietc for u9on liberal
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T.. c. h Ebert Fowler,

j. pubhshed every Friday At 500 per an
NUN. II is furnished TO clubs Of ten at 81 90
per copy.
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IAILOh> a .L0IHIhfS
{EJ LILLIAN G. STRATTON,
Merchant Tailoring Establishment.

One door East of |. L. Dunn & Co.
Ny stock of Cloths, Cassimers and
and Nestings is far the best ever offer
ed in Bristol, and | am prepared to
furnish clothing made to order at very
low rates. During 1871 | will adhere
to the Cash system and will guarantee
satisfaction.
w q STR ALTON
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and has Larger Calculation than
INV Paper ever PnoIisiirs; in Bristol.
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ERRORS OF YOUTH.

A GENTLEMAN who suffered for years
y frem Nervous Debility, Premature De-
cav. and all the effects Of youthful indiscre-
tion. viii. for the sake Of suffering humanity,
send free to all who need it the recipe and
direction for making the simple remedy by
which be was cured. Sufferers wishing to
profit bv the advertiser experience can do
50 by addressing, in perfect confidence.
JOHN Il. OGDEN,
no. 42 Cedar Street New York.
Nov 2S-ti. s--xst L.ssxzzl
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KING & Hill call attention to
their large stock of fancy article.
suitable for Christmas gifts.
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The Elitors of the News are not response
ole for OPINIONS expressed by correspond
nts.
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For Sale ny PEPPER BROS. and all Drug
gistS. Jan. T-ly.
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LIB. J. G. EDWARDS, General Agents.

Office No. 81, Up Stairs Gay Street, Knoxville, Tenn
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-09-14
Don't Sell Your Sheen

As there has been considerable of q
decrease in the number of sheep in
this country the last year, and great
numbers are being sent OffalmOst dai
ly TO eastern markets, we call the at
tentiOn of our farmers to the following
from an exchange in relation to sell
ling of young sheep:
''It is very evident that there will be
a scarcity of wool next winter, and
that high prices will prevail for the
clip of 1872. Sheep are now being
sold off farms and out of the hands OF
farmers that ought to be retained
We do not think that any farmer who
can keep them ought to part with his
yearlings at this season. Their increase
in weight and their fleece during the
next season, if they are reasonably
well taken care of ought to bring in a
fair return from the feed and labor ex-
pended upon them. Besides, the eff
feet of retaining generally so many of
the sheep that are now going to mar
ket for butchering purposes would
have tendency to advance the price
Of both mutton and beef. At present
there are thirty thousand sheep gOing
weekly into the New York market
ten thousand into Boston some fifty
thousand into Philadelphia and Balti-
more; and the number consumed
throughout the country in other cities
adds materially to the numbers. The
saving of the yearlings alone, out of
this vast aggregate, would probably
add to the number of sheep from
which wool could be taken next year
nearly 20 per cent; and this is an in
crease which the pasture lands and
wool consumption could sustain with
out creating any panic among dealers
of either mutton or wool. 1t is the
business of the farmer at present, in
view of the prospective high prices of
wool, and the declining tendency in
beef cattle, to save all his young stock,
and to retain them out of market
where it is possible.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-09-14
A Bee Story.

General divers experience Of bee
sagacity is related by the Boston
Traveller: "Many years ago ne was
an amateur bee keeper, and was a
great favOrite with those wise little
creatures, as with his own kind as
we'll He kept a hive or two in his
own garden in Salem-Which, as
everybody knows, is full Of gardens -
and took great delight in cOmmuning
on the most intimate terms with
them. One day, after removing a
small swarm to a new place in his
garden, he went down town 10 the
reading room, and, while standing
near an open window, was suddenly
accOsted by "a honey bee which seem
ed To know him and TO have sOme-
thing Of importance % communicate
% him. But il did not occur to him
that this visit had any particular sig
niticancc, and so, after looking over
the papers awhile, he went about his
business, entering on his way another
public room; where, to his surprise, ,he
WAS followed by the same bee, or
another very anxious 10 gain his at
tentiOn- At length it occurred to him
that this might be one one Of his own
bees, which had been sent tO apprise
him Of trouble in his garden. He ae-
cOrdingly returned Immediately home
10 find his suspicious fully verified.
The little new swarm had been At
tackled by a larger swarm, which was
then i'm the act Of Tubbing the hive of
all its treasured honey; and the bees
which the General had met down
town had been sent Off in pursuit Of
their friend and master, to apprise
him Of what was going on, and 10 i'm
plOre his timely aid. But, alas, their
good friend was not quick enough to
read their notes Of warning and cries
for help; and the poor little busy bees
were all cleaned out by their stronger
neighbOrs before their general could
be got to aid and defend them.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-09-14
4 Potato Race.

a correspondent thus describes a
"DOtatO race" i'm New Hampshire, a
fashionable sport there: A very Gu
riOus trial Of strength and speed it Is.
Three lines of potatoes were laid.
Each line is Of fifty-each a yard
from the other. Of course each line
is fOrty-nine yards long. At the end
OF each line is basket, by which at
the start contestant stands. In this
case there are three competitors. At
the word ego, each one begins where
he chooses on his line to pick up pota-
toes that he may bring them to the
basket. He must pick up but one
each trip and turn to bring it back 20
the basket. Your mathematical read
ers will see that this involves seven
thousand, three hundred feet Of run
ming, with such deductions as may be
made for an Outstretched arm, when
one comes to his basket; and, with
the serious addition Of two turns for
every potato, or one hundred turns in
all. Three spirited contestants enter
ell, and one Of them, named '"Thrash-
er," distinguished here as as having
won tub race in the last sports,
which were aquatic, performed the
feat in little more than nine min
utes. The other two were close be-
hind him. II you have ever any Oc-
easiOn To try, let me tell you that the
scientific performance IS to take your
long runs first, when your wind is
good When you want TO regain your
breath, take your short runs, which
involve the delay Of turning, but are
easier for breathing. You see how
good the time was for the distance Of
a mile and a half.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-09-14
From the Woman s Journal
Who the Healthy Girls Are.

Girls, whose ages range from II to
Is, have an ideal standard of size,
and if by chance nature determines
otherwise it is punished for its pre-
sumption. What corsets cannot ef-
feet, arsenic, state-pencils, chalk and
vinegar can, and when all these aids
are brought into requisitiOn, the saints
are rewarded by pallid cheeks, pussy
physiques-waists that a hand can al
most span. The mother knows that
in the hour her little girl mOdestly re-
quests that "the hooks or buttons be
set back, for, mamma, see, l can run
my hand between my dress and my
self, and l do feel so untidy with such
bag hanging around me-" that the
warfare has begun, and until the day
Of her decline the apostles injunction
to keep the flesh in subsection" will
be scrupulously obeyed.
Between the eras of the sWaddling
band, and cOrsets and crinOli1e, there
used TO be u period of few years,
when arms and limbs could climb
trees and scale heights like their pro-
genitOrs mentioned by DIR. Darwin,
and muscle, sinew and blood bade fair
to hold their own. The little bare
headed, tanned girl of ten, astride a
bridleless and saddleless horse, or pad
ding down the stream on n raft OF
her own construction, had a season of
pure animal enjoyment, aud 10 was
thought enough if she grew plump
and rosy, was early to bed and early
to rise, and could sing the "fves'' to
the tune of Yankee Doodle. She must
have been far in her "teens'' or out Of
them, before she caught a glimpse of
the model young lady, with tapered
waist, pinehed feet, fastidiOus appetite,
and general air of languor peryad-
ing every movement and utteranee.
She looked upon the lay figure with
admiration, and forthwith commence
ed remOdeling herself, but with indif-
ferent success. ''As the twig is bent
the tree is inclined" Nature had a
good start, and she could not yield to
art without hard struggle. The few
robust women of forty to-day, are the
ones whose young lives were free and
careless as the birds, whose clothing
never fettered limbs nor pressed lungs,
whose impulses and instincts were
never checked or killed outright by
Mrs. Grundy's structures.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-09-14

Genius never sleeps-at least editor
ial nautical genius. We learn by
way Of st. Paul that a proposition is
on foot 10 ferry loaded freight cars
across Lake Michigan, upon the same
plan that ears were formerly passed
across rivers. Such an achievement
would be possible in quiet weather
but we fear the ferry boat would be a
triiie tOp-heavy when old BOreas was
out Some Of the finest and most
powerful steamers have been lost on
these occasions, even when the freight
was In the hold. What effect a deck
passage would procure on the vessel,
would be better known after trial. II
it IS safe to ferry eighty miles, why not
the whole length Of the lakes ? And
how much more does IL cost at pres
ent to load and unload a vessel than il
would cost to navigate 50 pOnderous
and marvellous q craft as one Of these
boats would easily be? The idea is
highly original, and the ancient mar
liners will no doubt marvel much over
such a genius for invention. BAT
Milwaukee had better send her pro-
duee 10 market around this end Of the
lake
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-09-14

NEW YORK, Sept. 5th.-A core
spOndent writes from st. PeteTsbuTgh
under date of August 10Th that the
Russian Government has not recalled
Minister CatacaZy. The relations be-
tween Secretary Fish and Minister
Cataeazy We're unpleasant, and the for
mer asked for the minister's recall,
but in the absence of Prince GOrt-
chaeOff, the acting Premier of Russia
declined to recall him, and expressed
indignation at the attacks made upon
hlm by American journals and Oflici-
ais, and although CatacaZy himself
desires to return 10 Russia, his request
is not likely to be complied with until
the visit Of Prince Alexis is over.
A correspondent writing from Rome
August 10Th, says that several of the
most eminent Cardinals and Bishops,
who are strong infailibilists are be-
ginning to become reconciled TO the
political situation. Cardinals are free
ly appearing in the streets, and meet
with respectful regard from citizens.
A Madrid journal contains the state
ment that at a meeting Of the Central
Committee of InternatiOnals, held in
London, it was resolved to shrink be-
fore no obstacle i'm order to insure sue
cess to the principles of the Interna-
tiOnals. In consideration that the
greatest of those obstacles are NJ.
Thlers and the Kings of Belgium,
Italy, Spain, and Portugal, il was re-
solved that they he assassinated. It
was also resolved to set fire to all
factories and workshop establish
ments, so as thus to compel the
hungry and unemployed wOrkmen to
take part in the social war. Felix,
Pyatt, Bergerct, and other refugee
members of the Commune, took part
in the discussion.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-09-14

h.a5l tipsg, fufher, because It make,
her hOttc tJOu tUhen she tries 50 hard Il
lore gOt, and make lis hnppy."
Mr.. LawtOn covered his face with
his hands, and remained silent near.
~ a minute. Then he stopped down
and whispered, ''Thank you for YOU
secret, Minnie. / will try to remcm.
Der il, only don't tell mother that yoI
have told me-"
Seeing that her father was very
much distressed, Minnie readily prum.
ised that she would not.
"iSurely it must have been the good
God who prompted me to call my dar.
ling to me-" ne exclaimed, when hi.
daughter had gone back to her moth.
er, "and with the help Of Him who
alone can save sinners, you shall see
your foolish, wicked father tipsy nC
more"
Shortly afterwards he entered his
wife's presence; but the events Of the
previous day were in no way alluded
To.
Nearly twelve months had passed
away since the night on which Mr..
LIawton had stayed out so late, when
his good wife, with heart full Of graf
itude and gladness, ventured to tell
him how happy she felt now that he
didn't seem TO care for rliquoror public
house company.
''Nay, dear Polly, you must thank
our angel Minnie for the change" he
said smiling. "She told me her secret
and confessed my folly. From that
day forward / resolved that you should
have no more cause to hate me, Polly,
and the longer / live the firmer am /
convinced that a working man cannot
support the public house without rob
bling the private house."
Mrs. LawtOn smiled tOO-a smile
that spoke more elOquently of inward
joy than words could have done.
How true it is, that a loving,
thoughtful child may sometimes ac-
cOmplish more than grown up men or
women! Minnie got her sweets, and
they are not done yet.-BTitish Work
ICOHlolH.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-09-14
4 SuspleIous COuntrrman.

y Jealous representative Of the
Young Mems Christian Association
was few days ago drumming up re-
cruits fCr the "nOOn prayer-meeting.' ?
On the street he met Mr.. -, now
residing Outsiding the city limits
The representative Of the Y. NJ. c. 4
accOsted him, and the following con,
versatiOn ensued:
''DO you reside in the city, Mr.
"NO, sir, live in the county,"
1--WE have 4 prayer meeting around
here, and would be glad to have friends
from the country meet with Us; will
you cOme?''
lSuspiciously.)-"A prayer meet
ing?'
''Yes, sir; come in and get a bless
ing.v
More suspiciOusly)-''N you don't;
you can't come none Of your conf
dence games on me, sir -
He had evidently been reading the
papers.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-09-14
LINES on A SKELETON.

fsSOme forty years ago the following poem
was printed In the London Morning CItrOn
cle. Every effort was vainly made 20 di'
I cover the the author, even TO the Offering {
a reward OF hny guineas. All that eve
! transpired was, that the poem, In a fail
| clerkly hand, was found near a skeleton {
! remarkable symmetry Of form in the Mus
| cum OF the Royal College OF Surgeons, Lin
! coins Inn, London, and that the Curator q
/ the Museum sent il 10 the London Moram
/ Chronicle.
| Behold this ruin Twas a skull
I Once Of ethereal spirit full.
l This narrow cell was LIES retreat,
| This space was Thoughts mysterious seat.
What beauteOus visions filled this spot,
What dreams OF pleasure long forgot!
Nor hope, nor joy, nor love, nor fear,
Have lef. one trace OF record here.
Beneath this mOlderlng canopy
Once shone the bright and ready eye;
But start not at the dismal void
II once with love that eye employed,
II with no lawless fire il cleaned,
But through the dews Of brightness beamed
That eye shall be forever bright
When stars and sun are sunk in night.
Within this hollow cavern hung
The ready, swift and tuneful tongue.
II falsehOod's honey IL disdained,
And when il could not praise, was chained
II bold In virtues cause il spoke,
Yet gentle concord favor broke!
This silent tongue shall plead for thee
When time unveils eternity.
Say, did these fingers delve the mine?
Or with the envied rubies shinse
To heW the rock or wear the gem
Can little now avail 10 them.
hut II the page OF truth they sought,
Or comfort 90 the mOurner brought,
These hands a richer need shall claim
Than all that wait on wealth or fame.
Avails IL, whether bare or shOd,
These feet the paths Of duty trod?
II from the bower Of Ease they fed,
To seek afIiictiOn's humble shed;
II GTaRdeur's guilty bride they spurned,
And home TO Virtues cot returned,
These feet with angels wings do vie,
And tread the palace of the sky.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-09-14
BOy'sLetter.

Z
DEAR JIMMY: Ask your mother 10
bring you up here right of. It's gay.
There's fishing here, and plenty OF
worms to catch EN- with. You can
stick the hook in EN- and they wrig-
gle bully. Fishing is funnier when
you don't catch the hook i'm the seat OF
your pantalOOns, so you an'tsit down
and can't fish all the way home.
did that the other day, and Mr.. Jenk-
ins, cousin Laura's beau, ask't me if
was a sole or a heel. Suppose he thO't
he was gOin' to be funny, but didn't
see it. Bimeby, ] saw him cut q piece
out of cousin Laura's hair, where her
hook caught, and kiss il, like n great
baby, and put it in his pocket. So 1
told on 'em at tea, and everybody laft.
The have cows here and l go to see
them milked. They don't pump it
out with their tails, like you and /
thought they did, but they squeeze it
out of bag, that comes on purpose,
suppose. / MIXED the other night.
1t was very hard to squeeze and it
would not go in the pail. Some went
into my eyes, and the rest went up
my sleeve. / don't like milking. I
uDu liht Turkey J-COCk5 uGlLlcIs 1utY
ruffie themselves up and run at you.
They are a pherOciOus birds, and dis
agreeable to live with. Chickens are
nicer. We eat 'em. They put them
under a ''baril" at night, and kill
them in the morning. We have bully
fun wringing their necks. You'd bet
ter come here right off, and bring a
shot gun, for there are bears here
anyhow I saw a fOX-and candy, be-
cause we can't get any here, and a
pop gun, and some bows and arrows
and things. Perhaps we can shoot q
deer. l think Mr.. Jenkins is a blam-
ed fool. He made me believe he
found a deer's track the other day, and
when looked at it, it was only the
mark Of cousin Laura's boot. 1 don't
see what makes him so sappy about
girls. We won't will we? I'd be
ashamed. / am going to ride old Sam,
tomorrow. He's a horse. You ride
him bareback and its very hard to
stick on, he feels 50 squirmy. Give my
love to all the boys, and tell them Pm
having n bully time, only / hate old
Jenkins. No more at present from
Yours truly. ROBBIE.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-09-14
Plain Explanations OF Obscure Pre-
verbs.
lGHhe more the merrier- \,

''Hhe more the merrier."
Multitudinous assemblages are the
most provocative of cachinatOry hill
arity.l
"Rirds of feather flock together"
Habitants OF ether, similarly
plumed, gregariOusly assemble.
'Out of the frying pan into the
fire."
[Emergence from the culinary uten-
sill into the deYOuring element.1
''TOO many cooks spoil the both"
A superhuity of artists deteriorates
the mock TURTLE
"a stitch in time saves nine.u
A connecting cotton link, properly
established, is nine fold more econ
OmicalIy.l
az is a long lane that has no turn
ing"
LThat rustic pathway is indubit-
ably longitudinal that hath no cir
cumlOcutiOn.
Glove me, love my dog"
[Evince an amatOTy disposition to-
ward myself; let your department
to my quadruded be also affection
ate.
''ThOse who live in glass houses
shouldn't throw stones"
jewellers in crystal palaces should
refrain from the propulsion of irregu-
lar shaped PARTICLES of granite forma-
ton.
otis i'll an wind that blows nobody
good"
1That blast of Eolus is indeed ma
levOlent that benefiteth not, though
hOmepathically, some portion OF
humanity.l
"a bird in the hand is worth two in
the bush.n
IA natural production Of the feather
ed tribe, properly secured is more
than equivalent to a greater number
in a comparative state Of freedom.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-09-14

An old miner who has experienced
explosions thus describes them:
| As soon as the explosion occurs it
drives like q whirlWind, and with
force enough to drive every weight be-
before it in the direction of the near
est vent. In going it sweeps along
the ceiling, tearing away props, brait-
/ tices, and everything else, even the
pillars of coal. The unfortunate miner
who may be within its influence in
Istinctively throws himself upon the
ground. Before he can rise the gas
has encountered the body of air NOV
ing in an opposite direction. They
come together with an elastic shock,
sufficient to change the direction of
the gaseous tornado, and back it comes
with 4 rush, lifting the miner and
flinging him probably a distance of
| fifty feet against the ragged coal. Be
hind again there is a shock ofpure air
and foul, and again the gas whirls
back with undiminished fury, lifting
| the miner once more and dashing him
back from whence he originally came.
Again and again this terrible game
of battledOOr is repeated. Nothing
can resist its impetuOsity. Mean
while the terrible after damp accumu-
lates with surprising rapidity. This
is composed of the black damp which
hangs along the roof and the white
damp which gathers along the floor.
1t joins the gas at every rush, and
adds power and volume to its fury.
The helpless miner struggles with su-
peThuman strength to resist the buff
fetings of the mine fiend, but now the
damp begins to seize upon his senses.
The sensation is not unpleasant. He
feels slight dizziness; he becomes
weak and sleepy; he staggers; his
knees loose all their power and he
falls.