Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-04-17
~ l'e'f'.f g. SPRAGUE.
Cor. Sec Board IF Agriculture. !.

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BoARD OF VIslToRs To WEST PolNr 49,
The President has appoin,pd the following
Board of Visitors IL the Military Academy:
p tlunl Amos Wisw,ll. ofhMaine. .iat as n
H. Hon. lsuac Davis. ol Massachusetts. b Y 4
bd Rev. GurdanfOaiI. otConnsc,bnIas or q 4
Rev Franc,s V,nlnn, D. lJ.a Of fN.w York
Col. II Shubsn, Of Penus lvania.
Er A. h. Hanson, Eq.,of Mv,lamsit7 4
2 S,ephenli i.reaklq of Nor,hl Carolina.
Hon. .E w. Chas,n;n Of GeOrginas
I Han t;5nre% 8 liaus,op II Alnbsmi.ii
l iJolge J. N flqwsy. af slississppi. s
III Prof5J james Jies, 81 Lnnsiana.
WaMah Arnoi' Ulln. s5sal'iaQi
Ia3lnhaCs At'Grhbea Esq ,sof RlnridloNI
s8 Charles NJ NtgasaE;qny "f "fIDwailaf,d,l lqdt
In9CJl. Hans Creckpr. of WiscaGyn.I isyil
Eii hnDo'o tue gd Wdshington S.niinelsd
The TribiWs r,'prris: lht Mayer hns q
Elis,@ .he gampNpg, houses in, iI.e clIyywhh
abe papIPs eG ths pYnels of dlheh bphding-
tand. hc yhgllpfs spE mqtIgegTs ylHHn i. rI.iIe,n e,n
MANY exenplary cbprcc rcchbl,gosrs cchblg rprs Ilsn b.
founI aypppg ths, ,oynsrs. ,lf .lhsseo grp.lf
m -, church g@rspnd plherYises dNpGAfph
heuer husiness for ,shsir rtral sslaia by ne
frapf Nay. thfi Mayer vi give Ihr a5rnf
6i n(t ,grauipus aivfr.isrpirpl-he will
publish ihe liN wi,h, lbe, namYs. 4 similar
course viii lbs pursued with lie houses Of
prosli,u,on. r. rne gamblers are preYadng
10 60 TO Jersey. whilher The LOTTERY men
hnse,hidlo ,syr gdl 40 81 rgaa engs yt
q PULLlNG Down THE TELEenAPni WIRES
A disposition is evinced by ibe people
in many sections Of ,he country tn drs,rn,
,he telegraph wires 10 a arecsnt instance
In Mis- ,ssippi, the populace assembled anti
rnrried off four miles Of The wir,sl " ap-
p.nfs that some learned Theban had de.
inonsira,ei, on escien,i6c, principles. 10 .hr
th,. sa,kfaciaG oi the p',ople ,l,hnl the cause
1t The long drOulh, which had so much te-
nrded vegetation. was solely owing 10 III,
telegraph wires. aud, that, in few years
when eyery,seciioS of the cuupry wi b.
beI,cd by ligh,ning wire. rain will ccas'
ul.ogeiher. as. ugsa a.H5l g4rg.nr Isl.
There are now in Georgia between six.
I,y and seventy couon tacunies In 9Th,
full Tide Of successful experiment. Tn,
degree Of success they have attained, ma,
be inferred from thr following statement o
Eihs condition Of The Maco1 Manufac,oriu.
Company. During tho las, six months IL
clear profits have been ut the rate Of seven
teen per cent. per annum on the amount q
slock: 1t has declnrrd dividend Of te
!, per cent. and has accumulated during tll
las, righieen months, over lae dividends
reserve fund Of lhrly seven thousand dol
\ lars. 'Se'''" p.a e1s'' - 'sHI 4H'iii t1'fe
4. The most effective, engraving we bav'
seen in Punch for a. long lime, is IN The pres
3 ent number. |. represents scene in III
, Crimea "a desola,e waste covered wit
snow. with no living in sight bn, a raveI
+ and Two soldiers. One Of the soIGiers ]
. suing down on ltlls bank, smoking, viii
r his fee, wrapped round with rags, his brecch
; es legs torn of exposing his naked limbs 1
/; ,hs cplJ. aud his coal louking like the Who'll
budy had been torn nut and he had pull I
, the ,nll ever his shoulders like u shawl =
Ca mon balls. ana skulls anh carcases u
: dead horses can b.. seen half cbversd IT, ih
snow, which il driving down IN heav,
= Storm. A comrals SIMILARLY dress.ds %
I rather unirrs,rd.is ls,ning on musksi
T anil suying, "Wtll. %Jack, here's god new
from home. We're ~ have a nicial J
e AMI the other replies: fha's very kim
n Maybe one rf these day tosH haze a coh
10 stick IL on. o.n ~ a'tw 3a 2 % e.si
WHAT IS a ,SNoBl--A snob, says Thhck
eray,, is that man ar woman, wiit j. olSay
[prsisndIng hsipre the world ~ b. spnrtiiIl
I6surr--cspeciaIly rich or more fashimlall
: --lhan ,llsy are, lis one who thinks hi
i pSsilim,ip lie c6n,smpiibIs. and is alwas
n yearong or striving u Iorce himself iiii
|, 1ne above, wi,iou, ihe education or rcha,ac
Peris,ic, WHICH bling . +; que wh,i iodk
u down upon, y spise; anl 9yeftdes his i,ie
!. HIS. Of q e +n rqnal, Il his awa sldn.l,n.
e aud is ever read, 10 worship, lawn updIraii
= dn,st a rich sr titled man, %. because b
lis a gpod m,p or q Chris'ial man; but b.
! cause 'he has lhs luck % e'rich Or ,const
A'Y"s sindqrci's efi etp' ,dQa,a7iqi ON
= 'mWhen man comes home and ,tIes 4
A IUUtt tUb uVut WtU u oWcct V'"u"' V'"V0 WI
/ fire with the spont Of the coffse poi, a,,emp
) 10 wind uprhis clock with his booj,ck, vi,
!. 10 cut kindhng (nr his mornings 6rawuh a
ivory paper knife. ,akas a cold lMIs'l pM al
] 10 his hand 10 light him 10 bed, and prefer
!. 10 sleep in his boots and hat, you NAV re.
q sonably infer tliav he has been making II
ncquainmnce Of some vary friendly psonl
Y CHM ATE. OF, JAPAN Com. Prny,in'
letter on The characler % the trade .hai MA
u be carried on by ou people with Japan. sn,
7 ihe climate Of Thar country Corresponds
many respects wllb lhot af our AIant
o States from Maine 10 Sou,h Carolna incl,
!, sive, and requires FOR the comfort Of the Il
= hhbiianls warmer veslman,s Than can b
: made from our coiion goods. They hav
. no material Tor the manufacture Of wooie
cloths, and are therefore obliged to accuslo'
!; themselves to cluihihg altogether uusuhe
2 10 the weather. they raise no sheep. an
npsusaF0. quadruped besides the horse ior II
? road and war purposes, nhd d few cH,ls 4
. lbe' plough Theisrelieion eibtbius ahel d
Z s,ruc.loh of w1fln-bloodod animals for foo,
llitir dletis therefore mninly fish. veeeta
blrs and eggs. The climate Of the H.
olChew siAI1dsis' milfer. cDtdn dhtwefin
7 If ior theit cidlhing. The Inhabitants indllg