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Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-04-19
Not a Bad One.

The Washington Commonwealth has the
following joke, al The expense of recently
appointed Associate Judge Of The Coun oil
Quarter Sessions, which lacks only one in.
gredient-trulh-to be frsIrale:
A capital joke is told of well.known
Pittsburgh auclioneer, recently appointed
Associate Judge of one Of The Courts Of AL.
leghany county. The story runne.h some-
thing in this wise: During The delivery OF
an unconsciouSly long, rosy speech 10 The
Jury, his Honor, who, for several nights pre-.
viouS, had been broken oil his rest, fell into
comfortable doze, which for some time he
was permiued 10 enjoy, ill the attorney,
commencing on the value OF cerlain articles
involved in The controversy, had occasion 10
use The term 'six.y.two and half whereal
his Honor became partially aroused, and
iancying himself in his auction room, ham
mer in hand, sung ou, in thai senalorian
voice for which he was markable-'sixiy-
Two an 'all, AN 'alf, AN 'aIf, all done gent.
men, an 'aIf, an 'alf, 'an 'alf, why. gent
men will you lie, properly be sacrificed in
that way.-an' 'alf, am 'alf, an 'alf, an
'alf-Dol third the value Of il--an' 'alf
an 'alf, an 'alf, an 'alf-why, gen.'men
is il pos AT this s,age Of The SALE,
his Honor was suddenly restored TO enlr.
consciousness, by The uncomfortable merr
ment oil the audience, and has never sine,
engaged IN the business Of aueIioneering OF
The bench,
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-04-19

LOOKING. GLASSES FOR BIRDs.--A CORE
spondenl Of the GARDENERS Chronicle says:
The following plan is perfectly efficacious
for soaring birds from fruit and olher pro.
duce. One Of my servants having by acci-
dent broken looking. glass, it occurred to
me that The broken pieces, suspended by a
string, SO as 10 turn freely in every direction,
would give The appearance of something
moving about, which would alarm the birds
| accordingly Tried The plan. and found lha,
no bird, not even the most looI.hardy oI
Them, dare come near. They had attacked
my peas; on suspending a few bits of the
looking.glass among them, the marauderl
left the place. The tomIils attacked my
seckle pears, to which they seemed very
partial. A BIZ Of The looking. gass suspend
ed in front Of The tree put STOP 10 the mis-
chief. My grapes were then much dam
aged before they were ripe, by lhrushes and
s.arlines: piece of looking-gass drove
these away, and no, grape was touched
afterwards. had before tried many plans
bul never found any SO effec,ual as this
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-04-19
PoMEROY TUESDAY. APRIL l9.. 1853.

Senate, and both we're confirmed amid loud
laughter. The former being a king among
the Hard.Shell Hhnkers and the other a
Bornburner leader, and BON being now in
importan, and lucrative offices, the mouths
of both factions must b stopped, so far MS
their friends are concerned, and ORDER
AGAIN REIeNs IN WARsAEl' by this stroke
of policy Gen. Pierce Steers his bark safely
between ScylIa and Cbarybds, and gains
among his friends the name Of consum.
mate political manager. and among his foes
that Of the mos, triumphant OF irimmers.
He should bo knigh,ed, and his Goa. of arms
should display the lace pf Janus, with The
"Ln medic lutissimRs i6isi"
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-04-19
Dickinson and Dix.

The Detroit Advertiser has The following
notice Of the appointment Of these TWO
New York leaders. The Statesman has,
however, learned that neither Of them will
accept The appointments, so ,ha. the old
quarrel, instead of being hushed up, will
break out with len-fold fury:
Let Pierce alone for gelling himself out
Of difficulties. Failing 10 unravel The Cor
dian knot which The nomination OF Marcy,
and the subsequen. rejection Of Dickinson
as member Of The Cabinet had presented 10
him, he resorted yesterday 10 the expe.
dent Of his prototype of old, and cut il al
blow, by sending the names ol Dickinson
and Dix 10 the Senate upon his opn respon.
sibility, the former as Collector Of New
York, with heavy appointing power, and
The latter as Sub,reasurer, without pairon
age. The announcement Of these names
produced most comieal surprise In the
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-04-19
Horrible Adventure.

At the period when MURAT was about to
invade Sicily, the Cheyalier r. pay
master genfral Of the Neapoliian forces
was travelling through Calabria for the pur.
pose of joining the army, having been to Ma.
Piles 10 make arrangements for the transmits
sion of quantity Of specie. He had SEM
on his servant b. fore him 10 prepare his
quarters a. the town of --, expecting 10
arrive there by night fall; bul the day being
very sulry, he had loiIered on the road,
and, at nine O'clock in The evening found
that he was a, considerable distance from
the proposed end Of his journey. He was
so much harrassed and faiigued that he de-
,ermined TO put up foi the night at The FIRST
convenient house. He al length entered an
old romantic building on the road side, in.
habi,ed by man and his'wife. dse former
stout muscular figure with swarlhy coun.
lenance almost wholly shrouded in mass
Of bIshy whskers and mus,achios. The
traveller was received with civilily; and after
par.aking Of a hearty supper, was conducted
up crazy old staircase 10 his apartment for
the night. Not much fancying the appear.
ance Of the place, and finding no lock on
his door, he fixed chair against ii; and af-
Ter priming his pistols, put them carefully
under his pillow. He had no, been long in
bed before he heard a noise below. as oil
some persons entering the house; and some
lime aflerward was alarmed by the sound oI
mans foot on the staircase. He then per-
ceived light through the crevlce OF The
door, against which the man gently presseC
for aimilance, but finding some resistance
he thrust il open sufficiently 10 admit hi
hand. and with extreme coulion removed
he chair and entered The apartment. The
Chevaier then saw his host, with a lamp ir
one hand and knife in the olher approach
ing the bed on tiploe. The Chevaler cock
ed his pistols beneath the bed co,hes, lha
the noise of The spring might no. be heard
When The man reached the side Of his bed
he held the light 10 The Chcvaier's face
who pretended 20 be in profound sleep
but conuived nevertheless, 10 steal an oc
casional glance AT his fearful host. Th,
man soon turned from him, and after hang
ing The lamp on The bed.posl went 10 lh'
other end Of The room and brought 10 lh
bed side chair. upon which he immediate
y mounted, with The tremendous knife sill
in his hand. AT The very moment III
ChevaIier was about TO slarl up from tn
bed and shoot him, the man in hurie'
manner, cut several slices from piece o
bacon lha. wus hanging over The bedsead
and which had been entirely unnoliced b.
the agilaled lraveIer. The host ,ben passe
The light before his eyes again. and left III
room in The same cautious way in which h
had entered, and, unconscious of the DANCE
he had escaped, returned 10 crowd of ne'
hungry guesls below, who were, of course
not very sorry 10 perceive thai he had save
his bacon.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-04-19

New PROCESS OF MAKING BUTTER.-Mr
Jas. Subj, of Cuuyhunk Island, informs US
Of new and simple process OF making bul.
Ter from the cream, which promises 10 su-
percrde the labor of The churn, at least dur.
the warm season. AT his dairy recently, d
quantity Of cream that had obstinaleIy re-.
fused 10 become butter under any reasona.
Bile amount Of agitation in the usual mode,
was al length emplied into clean salt bag,
of coarse linen, and deposited al depth OF
Twelve inches below the surface 10 cool.
On The following morning it was found that
the buuermilk had entirely separated and
disappeared, and The butter remained in The
bag perfectly nice and sweet. He has since
frequently manufactured by this method
with invariabe success, in from TO IL
hours. As an efftclua preventive of any
ear.hy taste being impaired TO the butter
Mr.. Stubbs suggests that the bay containing
the cream be placed in another bag Of cloIf
Of The same material. .-NeD Bedford Mer.
curry.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-04-19

CHANCES OF LIFE.--Among the interest
ing facts developed by the recen. census, are
some in relation 10 the laws Of lille and
death. They are based upon returns from
the State OF Maryland. and comparison
with previous ones. The calculation, i, is
unnecessary TO explain, bu, the result is
table from which we ga.her the following
illustrations:
1O,268 infants are born on the same day,
and enter upon life simultaneously. OF
these, 1,243 never reach The anniversary Of
their birth. 9025 commence the second
year, but the proportion Of deaths still con.
lnues so great, that at the end Of the third
only 8,l83, or four-ffhs o! the original
number survive. But during the fourth year
The system seems 10 acquire more strength,
and The number Of deaths rapidly decreases.
1t goes on decreasing until twentyo one, the
commencement Of maturity, and the period
Of highest health. 7,l34 enter upon the
activities and responsibilities of life-more
than two.,hirds of the original number. AT
lhir,y.fve comes the meridian Of manhood;
$500 have reached it. Twenty years more
and the ranks are ,hinned. Only 4,727, or
less than one.haf of those who entered life
fiiiy.fve years ago, are left. And now death
comes more frequently. Every year the
ratio of mortality steadily increases, and al
seventy there are not a thousand survivors
A scattered few live on TO the close Of The
century, and at the age Of one hundred anc
six years, The drama is ended, The las
man is dead.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-04-19

Hear how the editor of The Vermont
Mercury talks Of the borrowing individuals:
Got paper 10 spare?' Yes, sir; here's
one Of our last. Would you like TO sub.
scribe and lake it reguIarly?' Il would but
! am 100 poor!' Tha, man has just come
home from The circus, which cost him fifty
cents; LOST limo from his farm, fifty cents;
liquor, judging from the smell, at least fifty
cenIs-m making dollar and half actually
thrown away; and then begging for news
paper, alleging that he was 100 poor 10 pay
for ii! That's what we call saving al the
spigot and losing al The bung.hole.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-04-19

MUSCULAR STRENGTH.-The muscular
strength of ,he human body is truly wonder
(ul. A Turkish poner will iroi al rapid
pace while carrying weight Of three hun
dred pounds.
Milo, q celebrated athletic pedestrian, in
Italy. early accustomed himself to carry The
greatest burdens, and by degrees became a
monster in strength. He was several times
crowned al The PyIhian games, and six times
asthe Olympian. presented himself The
seventh time, but no one had the courage 10
enter the lists against him. He was one ol
the disciples ol Pylhagoras, and 10 his un'
common strength The learned preceptor and
his pupils owed their lives. The pillar
which supported the school room suddenly
gave way, but Milo supported it, and gave
the philosopher time TO escape.
his said that Augustine II, King of POLAND
could roll up silver plate like sheet OF pa
per, and twist the strongest horseshoe asun
der.
A Frenchman who was attached TO a cir
Gus in this country, was able 10 resist lht
united strength Of four horses, as was wit
messed by hundreds, in various paris of III,
country. "a.
The most prodIgious power nj muscle il
exhibited by the fish The whale move
with velocity through the dense medium
Of wafer, that would carry him, IL continues
a. The same rate, round the globe in less tha
a fortnight.
|, has been calculated that the deltar
muscle alone, which is situated near the to
Of The human shoulder, when employed i
supporting weight of fifty pounds. exer,
a force equal 10 Two thousand four hundre
a dsixty pounds.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-04-19

CHEAP CORN CRoP-The first premium
or crop of corn was awarded by The Craw-
ford county, O., Agricultural Society, 10 Mr..
Linas Ross; 1876 bushels per acre being the
amount raised by him. 1t was raised on
new, plain lands, pastured the last twenty
FIVE years. strong blue grass sward, pIowed
The 8Ih Of June, planted the 9th of June
with spade, without narrowing The grounds;
planted three feet one way and twelve inch.
es The other, three TO six grains TO hill.
Expense of the culture stated to be-Piow.
ing one acre. 50; Planting, rs cents; CuI.
ting up, Sc. Total cost per acre $4 85
Great crop at Iriding COST True Democrat
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-04-19

Mr.. VAN BUREN's Non. CoMMlTTALIsM.-.
The Knickerbocker Of September is respon-
siOle for the following hi. at Mr.. Van Blu.
ren's non.commiualism:
Coming down on the upper deck Of an
Albany steamer One day, many years ago.
a party Of gentlemen, as the boat neared
kinderhook landing, were discussing The
merits Of Martin Van Buren,. Some prais.
ed, while others condemned him; and while
they were discussing the question, The boat
landed, and 10! Mr.. Van Buren, himself
came on board. One o! the party had been
dwelling on his non.commillalism, and com.
planning tha. "a plain answer TO plain ques.
ZION was never yet elected from him. elc
IN wager champagne for the company
said he, at length, that one of US shall 90
down now, and ask Mr.. Van Buren, the
simplest question that can be though, of
and he will evade a direct answer. Yes
and l'll give him leave 10 tell him WHY he
asks The question. and ,ha, there is bel
depending upon his reply This seemed
fair enough, certainly, for to be lorewarned
was 10 be Iorearmed. One of the parry wal
depuIed 10 60 down and Try the experimen,
He found Mr.. Van Buren,. whom he knew
well, in the saloon, and said to him: Mr.
Van Buren some gentlemen on The uppe
deck have been accusing you Of non.cOm
miualism, and have just laid a wager ,ha
you wouldn't give plain answer 10 lh'
simplest question: and they have depulet
me 10 les. The fact. Now, Mr.. Van Buren
let me ask you, where does The sun rise?
Mr.. Van Buren's brow conIracIed-he hest
taied moment-and replied, The term
east and west, NJ. -, are conventional
'That'll do interrupted the interrogaIor-
We've lost the bet!'
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-04-19

A CIVIL WAY OF GETTING ROUND IT.
The Examiner, of Manchester, England,
has peculiar way Of calling a man a liar,
as The following exlrac, will show: We fear
the Rev. Hugh Slowel has moi so effeciually
schooled himself in The habilua practice of
verlctly as 10 have overcome altogether
those venial impulses which sometimes urge
the purest zeal into Sigh, forgelluIness ol
our most elementary obligation
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-04-19

house once, and contained a mothers Jew,
els. The old red Cradle, for all the worid'
And you occupied it once. and over H. 'ne
only horizon you beheld, bent the neaven
of mothers eyes, and you rocked IN 'ha'
lille bark Of love, on The hi'her shote OF
,ime--fas, by mothers love TO mosner's
heart.
And there, attached 10 two rai'ers, are
the fragments Of an untwis'ed rope DG
you remember il. and wha.i. was for. and
who fastened il. .,herel Twas the chidren'i
swing. You are here, indeed, but where
are Nelly and Charley? There hangs MS
little cap by ,ha. window, and there The h"ie
red frock she used 10 wear. crown Is
resting on his cherub brow, and her rooe'
are spotless in the better land
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-04-19

IMPORTANT TO LAWYERS Briehess and
furnishing attorneys ore Informed .ha. west.
ern Texas, at present, offers grea, induce.
menls to laborers. High wages-plen.y ol
hog and hominy'-plen.y Of work for BRAN.
less heads and nerveess erms, such as open
ing farms, hoeing corn and cotton, and maui
ing rails. Only THIRTY lawyers in San An
tonic. Come on, gentlemen Of The bar,
there g plenty Of area io--lOesis.--Ss~ a..
toaia Herald.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-04-19

Inc par, Is taken lrOn al ChSIeLu hu" 1oui
nal, and is 30 decided bit that we put il
afioal once more. The examination COM
mences:
DO you smokei'
i do, sir
Have you spare cigari
Yes SIR (extending short aix.
Nov, cir, what is The first duty Of a law.
yeri'
To collect fees
Right. What is the secondi'
To increase the number Of his clients.
when does your position towards your
clients changel'
when making bill Of COST
Explain
when they occupy the an,agoni,lic po.
s,ion: | assume the character Of piain.iti
and they defendants
"A sui, decided, how do you stand with the
lawyer conducting the other sidel'
Cheek by jowl.'
Enough, sir, you promise TO become ar
ornament TO your profession. and wish you
success. Now are you aware Of the duty
you owe met
Il am. SIR
Describe it,
1T is to invite you TO drink
Blu, suppose decline
Candidate, scratching his head.) There
is no instance of the kind on record in the
hooks! cannot answer the question:
you are right; and the confidence with
which you make the assertion. shows tina
you have read the laws alten,ively. Lett
take o drink; we will sign your certificate
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-04-19

FERTlLlzERs.--Relusc leather, cut into
small pieces, and after being strewn over the
ground, pIoughed in, is very nuIriIive lc
plants. lis decomposition is so gradual
that lis effects will continue for several years
|. may be used al The rate of 20 or 80 bush
els per acre. Its peculiarly serviceable or
gravelly or sandy soils.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-04-19
) THE TFLEGRAPH.
where is Nothing biat love Above

There is Nothing but love AboV'
,Gstre ~ JOHN WESLEY WHITFIELD.
's''- There's nothing but love
Above,
t- And nothing but woe
.ae eva ti if.t Below;
.s'o Ia There's nothing but tears
va. s1 And fears,
'-lsI gae g- For years,
an. ID Wherever on earth we 60.
e-.' How often will grief
=. The ihiefl
Come in to destroy
o. Our joy
How often our breath
LlA. Brings death.
Which saith
That beauty il toyl
How full is eur life
.......u OF strife.
'TiS seldom the eye
I. .... I'D, IL dry!
How often the heart
Must smart
And part
With loved ones called to die.
'tf How sweet is the thought,
.. That nauEht
-' Shall trouble the breast
When blsSt
With its wings Of light,
AL white,
And bright
Like those in the land of rest.
From sorrow set free
Wen bs
... With our God and King,
And sing
Attribute Of praise,
And raise
Our lays
Till the realms Of glory ring.
There's nothing but love
Above,
And nothing but woe
Below!
Then who would not sigh
To die,
And fly
Where tear-drops never can flow.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-04-19

The School Commissioner of t1alena, ILL.,.
has decOmped for Australia with $1,000 be
longing to The school fund,
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-04-19

Rich EXAMINATION N,--The following racy
examination of candidate for admission to
the bar, is taken from an Eastern Law Jour-
nal, and is so decided bit that we put ii
ahoal once more. The examination COM
The Cedar Co. news-letter. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1853, 1853-11-26
Mails.

Mails.
N. J. HAWLEY, Stage Proprietor,
Upton, Iowa.
ROBERT NJ. LONG, ESQ.,, Pos,
Master, Upton Iowa.
ARRIVALS.
Fom Davenport, every Monday and
Thursday. =
From Muscatine, every Monday and
Thursday.
From Iowa City, every Wednesday
and Saturday.
From Marion every Wednesday and
Saturday.
From Dubuque, every Friday.
From Fulton City, every Friday.
From Prairie DuChein every Tuesday
DEPARTURES.
For Muscatlne, every Wednesday and
Saturday.
For Davenport, every Wednesday
and Saturday
For Iowa City, every Monday and
| Thursday.
For Marion, every Monday and
Thursday.
For Dubuque, every Tuesday.
For Fulton City, every Wednesday.
For Prairie DuCLe n every Tuesday.
The Cedar Co. news-letter. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1853, 1853-11-26
ST. LOUIS MARKET.

Nov. nth.
Flour, s. 60 to Sc per Dbl.
Buckwheat -four, per cwt., @ to -.
Wheat, prime, 81 ~ to 81 Is.
do spring, Csc to 81.
Rye, AZ TO 80. -..
Barley, So 10 60.
Corn, Gin sacks,) 4oto 44c.
Beans, white, 81 Is.
Coffee, Havana, IL to l2ic.
Leather, sole, 1910 23c.
Harness, $40 to S2s,
Males, per kcg, IS to S. so.
Pork, s. to S. 50.
Hams, Q to l0c pei ID.
Lard, &c. ....
Butter, fresh, II to lSc.
Chez Sc, w. r. l0c.
Eggs, l6- ..... .....
Salt G. A. sack So Is.
The Cedar Co. news-letter. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1853, 1853-11-26
EstINy Notice.

TAKEN up by William Tucker in Springdale
l. Township, Cedar County Iowa, one bright
red Steer, without spots, except white brush
on the iaii, with no ear marks except those APP
parently made by dogs ,,hree years old past, and
Of good size. with horns inclined together, and
the right one a little the lowest. Appraised at
s23 %, returned to this office BY Thomas James
Esq J. w. CATTELL. County Clerk.
Upton, Nov. ODD 1853. n3 3m.
The Cedar Co. news-letter. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1853, 1853-11-26
MUSCATlNE MARKETS.

November IS, 1853.
Wheat, So to 6oc; Flour S. pr. bbl.; Corn
Csc; Oats lsc; Potatoes zoe; Onions SOC; Rye
35c; Hides to &c; Wood So to sc; Coal
25c; Beef cattle to SC; Apples 81 pr. bu.; Su-
gar Is to re; Coffee l2i to lac; Gotten yarn s2c
pr ID +; Domestic to Zoe: Salt &c pr. bu.; Mo-
lasses, 40 10 6nc; Butter, zoe Eggs l5c
Pork--it is supposed the market will open at
So 0O--probably 81 80.
The Cedar Co. news-letter. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1853, 1853-11-26
Attention TH.r PAYERS.

THETaxes for the year 1853 are now due.
L Gold or Silver will he required IN payment
for State, School, ana Railroad taxes
j. {. BETS.
Treasurer Of Cedar County.
Upton NV. Goth 1893 n3 Il.
The Cedar Co. news-letter. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1853, 1853-11-26

The Orders.
CEDAR LODGE, No. IL, F. & A.
M. meets each Saturday on or before
full moon, in Upton Iowa.
GOLDEN RULE LODGE, No. "a
F. l. A. Nj. meets Friday proceeding
full moon iii Rochester Iowa.
MANITOU LODGE, No. 8, l. O. o.
+. Meets Thursday evening each week
in Upton Iowa.
RED CEDAR LODGE No. 90, l.
O. q. F. meets every Saturday even.
ing in Rochester Iowa.
The Cedar Co. news-letter. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1853, 1853-11-26
MARRIED.

In Dixon, on the 10th inst, BY Rev. ]. f.
Ball, Mr.. B. +. Shaw to Miss ANNA F. Eus.
rAcE.
On the same day and place, by the same
Mr.. I, w. EUsrAcE 10 MISC MARTHA SHAW
all of Dixon ~
The Cedar Co. news-letter. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1853, 1853-11-26
CHICAGO MARKETS.

Nov. 20, 1853.
Flour--No. 1. IS IS; No 2, IS IS l. So SO;
No. 3, $i,75; Wheat, 81 to 81 10; Corn az to
SOC Oats, IS TO Is; Rye, Sc to 60; Pork, s. to
S. so; Hams, II to 12i Shoulders, Ito 9; Po-
tatoes, Is 80; Butter, IL to II; Eggs, 10 to
II; Cheese to III; Lard, II to IL; Beans,
75c per bu.; Salt, ). as per Dbl; Pork, out.