Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-06-28

brings sorrow sooner or later Ii you
even suspect that anything is wicked
do it not until You are sure your sus.
picions are groundless. -a
Mr. G. was a most inYeterate pun
ster Lying very i'll of the cholera, bis
nurse proposed to prepare a young
tender chicken. "Hadn't you better
have an old HEMP said G. in a low whis-
per, Che was to i'll to speak louder,) 'for
she would be more apt to lay on my
stomach?' i-e a
'Fsller cihsens,' said candidate for
Congress, recently somewhere out
West. "Feller citizens you all are
well aware I never went to school in
my life but three times and that was q
night school. Two nights the teacher
didn't come, and t'other / hadat any
candleh
Straw beds are much better for be-
ing boxed up at the sides, in the same
manner upholsterers prepare sticks for
feathers. If straw beds are stitched
through like mattresses they are great
ly improved, and need no string up.
Say, Sammy why don't your moth
er mend that rip in your trowzers?-
L<NI
"Oh, she's gone to the sewing circle,
10 make clothes for poor cH2drenr
A lady being asked what business
her husband followed, said he was en-
gagged in Finishing" Further expla-
nation was necessary, and after brief
hesitation, she continued, "fnishing his
time in the States prison."
BAD WORK FOR FARMERs.-Two far
mers of Knox co. O. quarreled about
two sheep worth So went to law had
three jury trials before Justice, and
then verdict in commonpleas for de-
fendant. Costs seventy five dollars.
Warts on the hand may be cured
by washing them several times a day
in strong soda water, and allowing
them to dry without wiping. So says
correspondent and he is correct.
''Tom whom did you say our friend
B. married?"
Gle married forty thousand dollars
! forgot her other name
The oftener carpets are shaken the
longer they wear; the dirt that collects
under them grinds out the threads.
DO not have carpets swept oltener than
absolutely necessary; broom wears
it very much. Pick up shreds by
hand and brush crums into the dust
pan. ....
Rogues are apt to wink faster than
any other men, 1t pains their eyes to
have them looked into, for it requires
a strong effort to prevent the eye from
guilt and winking is a relief toit
Bounty TO SALoRs-Tho Washing
ton Union Publishes an official notice
from the Navy Department. that a
bounty Of $50 to able, and $50 to
ordinary seamen will be paid to all
enlisting in the navy after the first of
June.
To KEEP AWAY MosolToEs--AttachI
a piece of flannel or sponge to thread
made fast to bedstead, wet the fan
mel Or sponge with camphorated spir-
its, and they will leave the room.
A young lad of tender years who
had left his parents home, and set out
in life for himself appeared in groco
ry in Sandusky the other day. He
was asked why he left his father. The
young sprig rolled a large quid of TO-
bacco to one side of his mouth, and
replied: "Why the fact was the old
chap got so saucy I couldn't stand it
with him any longer"
ACQUAINTANCE TABLE.-Two glances
make one bow-two bows one how
dye do-six how dye dos one con-
versation-four conversations one ac-
quaintance.
spa, will you answer me a ques-
tion?"
Certainly my boy"
swell, Pa, is the world round?"
a"Ycs of course"
"Well, then, Pa, if the world is
round how can it come to an end?"
There is said to be a man in the
West SO liberal that he never needs a
fire, the wmmA Of his generosity an
swers every purpose. r-s,
Miss Virginia Herman has brought
suit agninst the New Orleans and Car
olton railroad to recover $4,000 dam
ages for killing her husband.