Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-05-27

LOST OR ST0LEN.--It is a long while
since men began to consult oracles, use divi-
nations, and all that, to learn what human
wit could not discover. Our forerunners in
democracy, the Ancient Greeks, consulted the
most venerable Oak of Dedona, the Delphian
Oracle of Apollo, and a thousand Others, about
everything i'll life, from the loss of shoe
string, Of there had been shoes in those days)
to the fate of an Empire; and they always re-
ceived answers very much like Loco Foco
principles, which mean one thing before and
another after the election. But the divnes
say that these old fortunc-tcller who deluded
the early ages of men, were inspired BY the
Devil, ard that his satanic majesty has been
~-NAo" stte"pea - those parts. I'm some
iater ages he has been thought To reveal ,;s
wisdom TO the witches. At first every ugly
Old woman was called WITCH and pitched
into pond, to drown if she was not a witch,
and ii she floated, TO be burned for being one
but the march of mind has led to the discov-
cry that the only witches of the sex are the
young and pretty ones. However men of all
ages must have their oracles-somebody to
foretel the fall of kingdoms, or to discover
lost spoon, TO describe the future husband
with his coach and six, and to read in palm OF
cards, all the hidden things of futurity. Learn
ed, but not very reputable, professors of these
arts are found i'll the fairs and markets, and all
public shows in all countries. None of their
accomplishments so please the vulgar, as their
power to ferret out goods that have been lost
or stolen. In this department the gipsies
have probably excelled all others, some sup
pose because they live in tribes and have al
ways two ready TO steal goods for one that is
skilled i'll finding them. We had lately be-
gun to think that all the older modes of ma
king these difficult discoveries. were about tn
give place to animal magnetism. But sud-
denly an unexpected competition for the hon
ors and emoluments of those mysterious now
ers, springs up in our neighbor of the Argus,
who informs the world that he can find lost
or stolen goods! For the price of 81 he has
already found wallet worth dime. How
he performs, is not quite explained. There are
Locos who could find stolen goods in the gip-
sy iasliOn-suCh as Swartwout and the like
Whether our neighbor sits on tripod like a
Pythian pricstess, and gives answers by the
Inspiration of Loco-focoism, 1--WE are sure il is
not the Dcvil,) or whether he consults the
lights of the sky or the "larks" of the earth.
whether he works by wand, or book, or charm
we know not, but thus he modestly propounds
to the public his new trade:
BENEFIT OF ADVERTISING.--A short
time since, gentleman of Welsburgh. while
ona business visit to this city, unfortunately
oSt his Pocket Wallet containing some money
and many valuable papers lie came to our
Office and after describing it particularly. to.
gether with its contents, we wrote out an add
veIiisament, gave it, place in the Argus. and
on itssecond appearance, III was observed by the
person having possession Of the Wallet, who
promptly came in and informed Us of the fact
The gentleman now has his wallet, and is
inlly convinced Of the benefit of advertising.