Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-04-19


siaiemen, in the MarysvIe Daily Express
on The advantages of advertising. He states
that he commenced business in Boston, in
1910, with cash capital Of SIS 600. that he
was industrious and attentive to business, but
that customers did mol flock TO his store
as he had hoped. In the course OF Two
years he Jailed.
After opening out again. he circulated
cards and hand bills, and advertised liberal.
y in the newspapers. After paying up his
old debis, he is now worth abou. $4,000.
and is doing good business. ss.-Alhsns Mes.
A western editor says, il contemporary
makes laces al his sister again, he must
make up his mind 10 wear a slice Of court
pluser over his nose for The next three
months. II strikes us this is only round.
abourway Of saying ,thal"ihe parry Of The
second pur," must look out for what vulgar
people term, "a oat over the slneller."
The Gardiner case drags It's, slow length
along a, Washington. There is vast
amount of hard swearing somewhere in it,.
The Washington Union sales that the
luie delenson Of The Ohio al Havana has
been made the subJecl Of governmental in.
quries, and means will be taken 10 prevent
its recurrence.
BuIwer makes one Of his characters d.
vide tho human family into Two classes.
those who are wise and those who IRE no,.
This is equal to The French quick doctor,
who divided all diseases iato Iwo clas es,
viz: 'Of one you die--ol The other you
don't.
This reminds us of The man who could
only recognize two tunes, one Of which was
Old Hundred, and the other wasn't.
ChivaIry has left the face Of man, and
the dollar is stamped upon il. Woman, loc
has los, the ideal, and even children are nC
longer Mortified with ghoSl stories and hob
gobllns. Imagination has not ceased 10 be
queen, but il has gone TO service, like sonl'
of The beautiful girls in the cigar stores, be
hind the counter.-Reu. Mr.. Giles.
Ii is related as an anecGote Of the cele
braled Tolieyrand, thai when he took The
oath Of allegiance TO Louis Philippe, ant
The then new constitution, he JokingIy, il
not sneeringy said, well, this is onIy the
eighteenth oath have taken 10 support
new constitution IN France
AT a recent examination Of girls in Ches
hire lor the rle of confirmation, in unSwe
10 The question: 'Whal is The outward all,
visible sign and form in baplisml' The repI!
was, The baby, SIR
One boy in shop is as good as q man
Two boys, however, are worse Than none a
all. If there be but one youngs.er in
room, he is as quiet and sedale as u Qua
F.. ker. Introduce another, and ground anc
lofty lumbling and somel scls over The STOW
will be the order Of the day. from sunrise
ill dark.
A queer remark made by an urchin of fv
years, who had lost q sister by DEATH 10
neighbor who was attending The luneral
'Wha. are YOU CRYING loi?" said The lilll
: fellow, 10 the laler, who was shedding lear
. --'t'S none Of your .taneral.'
, Sir Walter Scott, in lending a book on
+ day 10 friend, cautioned him 10 be pune
lual in relurnDgil.
This !s really necessary said the poet
. in apology, for though many Of my friend
are bad ARITHMETlclANs, | observe almos
$ all of them are good book Keepers
A miser gels rich by seeming poor, an ex
lravaganl man grows poor by seeming rich
Y A humorous old gentleman having hand
; ed few coppors 10 an lineranl music grin
' der, has entered the disbursement in hi
y petty expense book us organic changeP
: A NOVEL CoNTRlvANcE The Bosto
Y correspondent. of she Springfield Republican
finishes sketch OF member OF IN
LegislaIure-a political opponenl-as 70
lows:
"li is said lha, he brings his noon meal
= the House in lealhern saIchel, and for IN
T. purpose Of keeping his repass warm, sit VI
. on his bag until dinner. time. This is
n cont.yance of Tartar origon: and canno
OF course, be patented in America
g the Concord Democrat is responsible f
); the following. 1t is decidedly rcn:
!. One of our exchanges praises on ce
l. which il says was laid on our liable
;. Rev. Mr.. Smith. Mr.. Smith seems 10 be
!. iayman gas well as minister"
B. A paper oul west, says that smoking ciga
t. and pipes is not permitted in any church
thai community
COL BENTON is announced as candida
Is for Speaker OF the nexl House Of Represer
: aIives.
r. The New York Ca"al is ordered 10
opened for navigation on the 2OIh OF III
9. month.
4 A bill has been premhied in The Ne
e. York Legislature authorizing The cons.ru
8, lion of ship.canal around lhe Niagara Fa
ol on The New York side.
a, A vocalist says he could sing Way dow
,d the old Tar river il he could get the pile
'e Somebody askes The editor of The Sto
Ie Register if he deals in "Iancy fowls"
a, a, replies mo-" and remarks thar in his OPT
u ion an editor should be free of all "Guu
" transactions. Just so!
10 The Belkaap Gazette says, there is can
III date for The office Of Postmaster up in CIR
~ ION county, who "founds his claim on Il
lac, that he once played cards all nigh' wi
The President"