Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-11-24

Iiarly 40 with Harper; and we think L no
great compliment to Yankee shrewdness 70
say that he has been 50 successful in pass
ing of his ''pistareens for quarters" The
story told BY Scripture Dick," to ridicule
party platforms, weuld illustrate our mean
ing much better than the insurance story.
A gentleman having purchased number
of pigeons, put dozen alive into basket,
tied cloth over it, sent his Irish servant to
carry it to friend, with note, begging
his friend to accept the pigeons as pres
ent. On the way, Pat united the cloth to
see what was in the basket, and the pigeons
escaped. He-tied the cloth carefully over
again, went to the gentleman, and delivered
his note. "Ah, my good fellow" said the
gentleman, II see you have dozen pigeons
for me-give my thanks to your master, and
here's quarter for you" "And is it on
the paper that you said they were, " inquired
Pat. Certainly" said the gentleman, "the
paper says you have dozen live pigeons"
"By St. Patrick" said Pat, "I'm glad you
find 'em on the paper, for divil one is
there in the basket"
Terms of Graham--Single copies, 50;
2 copies, $5; copies, $40; 9 copies, $l5;
l9 copies, $50, invariably in, advance. We
hope our friends will get up large list this
year. The next volume will contain an Is
lustrated Life of Gen. Washington, by J.
T. Headley.
GoDEY's LApYs Book for December is 8
most excellent number. We seldom see SC
admirable an engraving in magazine as
"Christ healing the SICK" in the number
before us. Cooley has long been favoritt
among the ladies, and we presume our fail
friends will see to getting up large clut
for 1854. Terms, the same as for Graham
THE PARLoR MAGAZINE, published il
Cincinnati, by Jethro Jackson, has beer
greatly improved within year past. 1t il
now one of the best magazines we receive
The purity of sentiment, and high mora
tone which characterizes it, certainly de
serves high commendation. twill be greatly
improved on the first Of January. Terms
$2 per annum, with liberal deduction TO
clubs.
1 PUTNAM's MoNTHLY.-It is sufficient t
remark that this is our favorite. We rea,
this with more pleasure and profit than an
other American magazine. Others ma
differ with us in taste and opinion. This
of course, they have right to do-if a
agreed with us, in taste, a majority of thes
publications would find but little support.
KNIcKERBocKER MAGAZINE still sustain
its high character for wit and poesy.
, was a favorite with us long ago. Ho'
inseparably is "Old Knick" linked with ou
/ memories Of "Auld Lang Syne." Ho'
r often has its fun and pathos reinvigorate
our drowsy, wearied faculties, for fres
assault upon Davies Bourbon or the Gree
; Verb. Scarcely difficult problem in OF
whole mathematical course, but is associate
with one or more of "Old Knick' 81. storie
} In glancing at some of the recent number
we discover that is still the same old Knick
Some day, when we have more leisure, "
t may send its editor some few incidents col
t nected with our school-boy days, for
:. future "Ollap odiana."
r The GENIUS OF THE WEST, is the nan
e of new monthly periodical published |
c Howard Durham, of Cincinnati. We ha'
6 the honor of an acquaintance with sever
It of its western contributors. We hope
1t may be sustained. Terms, 81 per annu
WESTMINSTER REv1Ew.-This able Britt
Quarterly, re-published in America by
I, Scott q Co., 79 Fulton street, New York,
n worthy of more extended notice than
have room for. The articles in the Oc
al Der number are as follows: Religion in Ital
er the Progress of Fiction as an Art; Pa
ce nership with Limited Liability; the Book
ce Job; School Claims of Languages, Ancit
u and Modern; German Mysticism in the II
IT, Century; The Universal Postulate; I
ed Progress of Russia; Contemporary Lite
re ture of England, America, Germany, a
France. The articles found in these Bl
ish reviews have one prominent PECULIAR