The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-03-17

SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH FROM BALAKLAvA To
VARNA.-On the 18th of December, Messrs.
Newall & Co., of Gateshead, the submarine
telegraph contractors, received telegraphic
message from the government to make subma-
rine cable to form telegraphc communication
between Balaklava to Varna; within an hour
after receiving the message, Mr.. Newall had
bargained with Messrs. Palmer and Co., of Jar
row on- the-Tyne, for a new iron screw-steamer
which was not then half finished; Messrs Palm
er employed their men day and night to COM
plete the vessel, which is named the Black Sea,
and Monday afternoon witnessed tho last 400
miles of the telegraph cable paid into her
The distance from Varna to Balaklava is about
400 miles, the measure of the length Of the tel
egraph On the following afternoon she pro-
ceeded to sea, and it is confidently anticipated
that by the middle Of February, Messrs. Newal
ing the cable between Varna and Balaklava,
and by the end of that month, a direct tele
graphic communication will be opened between
the headquarters of the allies in the Crimea
and the two great western capitals, London and
Paris; for the French and English governments
have made such arrangements that the gentle
men who are proceeding out with the Black
Sea- confidently expect, by the time their yes
sci reaches the EuXine, the overland telegraph
from Varna to Bucharest will be finished, thus
completing the electric communication of the
Crimea with England. The expedition which
is proceeding in the Black Sea, consists of 60
persons, who take with them their own carts
and horses to be used when employed on shore;
for the wires will be taken up to the head-quar-
tcrs Of the generals, and portable telegraphc
apparatus, neatly fitted into boxes of the size
of an ordinary medicine chest, and about the
weight each Of q knapsack, with wires coied
ready for use, which can be joined to the main
line, will be taken out, SO that in whatever di-
rection the army moves in the Crimea, the head
quarters of the allies can keep up communi
cation with Europe.
A SCHOoIMASTER NOT ABROAD.-On the out
skirts of Woburn, adjoining Reading, says the
Boston Herald, there is public school taught
by one of the cold masters"-a fossil of the
iOIUcT ScHcIdtiul, WIN HOuIISHeu TIC ici uAe
and birch when learning was little more
scarce than it is now. He is one of the school
teachers who believe that much learning is, if
not dangerous thing, an unnecessary acquisi
ton. He, for instance, is of the opinion that
too much geography is taught in the schools.
F" What's the use," he asks the school commit
tee, " of learning more than the capitals and
principal rivers of foreign countriess Take
England and France, for instance we spend a
good deal of time in studying into particulars
about 'em, but it isn't probable that one scho-
lar in fifty in my school will ever 60 there.
What's the use, then"
This schOolmaster shines in grammar and
philology. In parsing lesson, a few days
since, he went into an analysis of the sentence,
: the sheep ram" and asked one of the BOYS
" What is the plural of Sheep"
~ don't know, sir" was the reply.
yes, you do know, if you'll thin a minute.
What is it p
The boy still pleaded ignorance.
SIT is s,cine % Numbered the teacher.
We think he'll do.
~ traveller observing peasant at work
ana seeing he was taking it rather easy, re-
marked;
my friend, you do not appear to sweat very
wages" '"''Ds