Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-10-12

the performances VI Cho DOu"S ">" 80
equestrianship. was good, and that they
all deserved credit and praise, as well as
premiums.
Other parts of the exhibition not par
ticularized, were creditable to the exhib-
itors and mechanists. In conclusion OF
this notice, l will add, that fairs furnish
favorable opportunity for a free inter-
change of social feelings, undisturbed by
differences of political and religious senti-
ments long may they be entertained and
enjoyed by the intelligent citizens Of
Meigs. A VISITOR.
%A A professional juryman at Troy, New
York, wnen he gets on = jury, has way
of his own in making it pay. IL is ingen-
| ious: Take a sample:-
| He finds out the name ofevery party and
attorney that has II case to be tried. be
waits upon them individually, and blandly
requests the loan Of little mon =. AS
an assurance of his ability to repay it. be
advises the parties that "he is on the jury.
and will return the loan as soon as the
"court breaks up" People anxious to
secure the friendship of at least one person
upon the jury. readily grant the loan, re-
garsling it as good investment II 1t is
never paid. ."'
If there is one department in our false
state of society more or less corrupt than
the above specimen, we should like to
know where and what it is. .
Eg Barnun being at dinner one day
with Albert Smith, at the Albion a bort
said to him, on the removal OF the cloth'--
"Wby don't you drink, Barnum?'
mo. thark you, Mr.. Smith. said the
great Snowman, who to his other merits
adds that of being tetoialler; I've had
a very gooh dinner, and if you're disposed
to stand anything more, Will take IT, II
you have no objection, in cash!'
/, REThe Court at Burksville, Ky, re-
Gently pave a verdict against the owners
; of distilery for the value of negro man
+, for having sold the black a jug OF whlskey
: on which the slave became intoxicated, ant
{ was i'm con sequence drownediD attempting
: to swim, on horseback, swollen creek
: This verdict, it is thought. will have ar
5 important influence inarresting the sale o
d whiskey to slaves. We don't think SO
however. ....-. .--#gr,; M ID. ag..
NOW IAUGH -NO IHuy WIN "
4 TO the next Womans' Rights Convention
It who does not shave and sing bass. More
over, the officers are expected TO wea
moustaches! -~
II Phunny, amt it? Well, it is. Goo
thing to laugh--better to have something
70 laugh at. :-.-..- .. ....... ..r....
EwAn old soldier, whose nose had bee
10 cropped off by a sabre cut, happened
r, give a few pence to poor beggar, who eH
=, claimed, in rcturn,-
- "God preserve your eyesight!'
"Why so?'' inquired the veteran.
20 "Because, sir,'' was the reply" il YOU
t. eyes should grow weak, YOU couldn't kee
c. your specs on themP'
o. Ey Confined to the same little spot
; earth, many bright genius grows up fro
5s childhood to old aye, who might hay
become an ornament to humanity, but
No only like rusty nail in door. The wor
us is growing wiser about the use OF man
S observing faculties, however.
n Ew"Good news, Belhoul," said WI
ng of Balsora, ''the Caliph has appointed "
n governor of all the apes and hogs in Il
m province" o..
20 "Prepare, then" said Belhoul. &c
~ obey my commands.
he Exit wag with flea in his ear. .e.
lty NwWith even the most common ed
ull cation, send your. sons and daughters
lir, travelling. if only for thirty or forty mi
NO. and returnable. They will always COZ
- back with enlarged ideas. The world j
:. big school-house
-. EE Carracciole. the Eeapolitan min
u ter, remarked the only ripe fruit he
ney seen in England was roasted apples,
Ich that he preferred the moon of Naples
tri- the sun of England. A nof great tas
,se. sartain.
the n"It is always best" says an
- writer, ''to ascertain who is in error bef
pronouncing judgment" We think
Ut" too, but only lis not yet quite SO fashI
the able about these times as we should
low to see it.
and Rv Marble. who has been digging
tiles Dungeon Rock, at Lynn. for six yea
, be under the direction of the spirits,
al made cave 80 #. deep-but there are
' signs of Captain Kidd's treasures yet.
- PRENr1cE's LAsr.-The announcer
= of the marriage, at Auburn, OF Mr.. Edv
. o' Straw to Miss Eva Smiley, suggests
now. probability that he ticklcd her with a
the pos 81. and that she laughed consent