Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-08-16
CROMMEL.L,S RONES-

uHIb 'Ath ltN's win MS neal on the I
gaO.e OF Westminster llail, ANA two cen .
turtles now OF muXcd cursing and rrlicule
from all manner Of mcu. Ills dist lies
under the EiIeware road, near ryburn
turnp.kc,tt this hour. We believe there
Is no ryburn turnpike nov bat the bones
olOlivar rest beneath tie mIlcuo,t on the
Park side or the way which serves rs the
Lord Protectors tombstone. Carlyle.
ARDENT SPIRITS.
II is not eNtravaguut to suppose tina:
spurious liquors destroy more lives
than the sword. War has intervals OF
destruction: bat spirits operate az all
times and seasons upon human life, and
not unircquenuy upon persons who are
exempted from the dangers Of wal bv
age Or sex. If we loJk 10 the effects
OF spirits upon property, we shall find
that among the inhabitants OF cites they
produce debts disgrace, ana bankruptcy,
and, among farmers and other classes
OF society they produce ideHess and ruin.
PRESERVED APfLES.
A CORES pOndent Of the Gardeners
Chronicle says; tasted some apples on
the 10Th Inst aS fresh as when picked off
the tree; and found from my friend, a,
whose house | wa, dining. thai he had
preserved them la sand mot sea SANDY in
boxes They were carefully wiped before
put IN, and the sand was perfectly dry.
SHAKESPEARE.
Shakspelre's verses are not exactly
wood notes Wild lie was indebted 10 4
most extensive reading rs well AS 10 a
most transccndInt genius. He dill 10,
pique himself upon his originality, but
sat down 10 wri,e his plays Tor the simple
purpose OF the moment, and without IA
glimpse or an ambition Of the immortal
lty they were 10 acquire. lie made use
OF whatever he recol ected and thought
desirable, with TIE contrivance Of an or
binary play writer, all! only grew orr.
gInai, and vast, aud exquisite, in spite of
himself. Ii 1t DC true that 'he wrote not
for an age, bat for all time,' still there
was no one who knew less Of fact than
he! tie imagined himself writing only
for the day before him, and it is 10
this very circumstance that we owe the
ease, the Hastings, All tae solrinIs OF
his spirit. He was never ovcrpowereI.
by the INTENDED holiness Of the occasion
lie made no efforts that were laborious,
because his mind was always superior
TO his ect,and never bowed down To il.
lie possessed, too, that afiluence Of gent
us which rendered hi II not only prod
gal in It's use, but almost unacqIainteI
with its existence. lie never stood up.
on It's dignity; he was never fearful OF
Its loss, nor Of its denial. The swan Of |
Avon, like the swans from which poets /.
derive their tiIl3, was all strength aud 7
grace and beauty, without "A cyn c.ou. |
ness OF either. And THIS character of!
his genius accords wi n that character
oil facility, Of uncsientation, which be
longed TO the man. lie knew of nothing
within himself Of which lac felt il worth
while lS be sai55f hIs power St1 10 pnt one
foot before another, as Of mis- power 10 /
write The Tempest or .Mackbcth.' Il
beIoags,ir the midst Of ablndance,to pe.
mus, as to bcauty, 10 be thoughtlesss |,
Of itself
GAULlSl ANTIQUITIES.
There has just been discovered in the
ground excavated for tho railroad be
tween StLeu d'Essevens and Montai;ar
u glrdle Of solid gold, wrought TO initiate
Z cord, having hook al each end. The
weight IS 324 gramnes, and the god is
valued at $50 fir. It was found within
q feet Of the surface, and no other arli
Gle was discovered near il. 1t is CUP.
posed to belong TO the Gaulish period,
about Julius Caesars time.
ASPARAGUS.
The advantages Of this plant are not
sufficiently estimated By tho e who slf |
fer from rheumatism and goIt: sliuht /
cases OF rheumatism are cured in q few /
days by feeding on the delicious escuIent; /
ana more chronic cases are much re /
lleved, especially if the patient avoids I
all acids The Jerusalem artlchoke has /
a similar effect in relieving rheumatism.
ITALY.
The augsburg Gazette quotes letter
from Rome, stating that swarms of
grasshopPers had suddenly made their
appearance in the county adj inIng Palo,
on the western coast, aud had laid the
fields completely waste, Thence they
extended their ravages to the plains Of
the Champagne. The means adopted
for their destruction having proved IN.
available, the Pope ordered professions
aud prayers in all the churches 10 i,n-
Plorc Divine protection against the
scourge.
USEFUL HINTS.
Never enter sick room in a state Of.
perspiration, as the moment you become
cool your pores absorb. DO not ap.
proach contagious diseases with an emp.
" stomach; nor sit between the sick aud
The FIRE, because the heat attracts the
Thin yapour.
IL was formerly the cousfon Of pbv.