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Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-11-22

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Attorneys at law & land Agents,
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W Ill pEaetiee ~ Ohio, Asrsal and lyetzeI counties
W Particular attentip on VIII be gwen collections and
LAID ilsiless- Al kinds OF land Constantly Tor sale
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Wit OF WIrSEss.-By- -the-hye, speaking oi
lawyers the acute reasoning Of IN impertinent
lawyer was well repulsed in another e ilk quite
recently. A prosecution under,the Maine Law
xa1 on trial. The States attof 81, who though
he wasa "cute chap Was trying to make out
his case through circumstancial evidence, BY
showing that the defendant had the means oi
crime in his house. He called "a undoubted
customer" to the stand, man who would
know running "at sight y and with him held
the following colloqS ~
Benjamin Kimbalps bar-room!
Witness Yes s-i-r-r!
did you see any liquor there!
W.-Nos-i-r-r 8 IL & III
Ibid you zee any thing eossaissaisg liquors
dere! 20 -. ss1ss. J. I, y
W.-Not Al ssI knows 81.
did You see any dscanters o. tnmblers
here? 5 8. '
W.-Ne s-i-r-r! s|5 -.
Ibid you see any barrels or kegs there
YVES: see some kags there
L-Ah, yes, (exultingly, yon did, then see
'eue kegsf Now, sir, toll the jury Whist there
sas in those kegs? 81 81. d
WI do no; didn't look III.
L.-Yes sir; but were there 10 marks upon
Tie outsides tickets, or labels, or printing, Or
writing Of some kind ! 5s.7
K-Yes, well there pas; I remember sit
.sow: veow should have forgot it il You
Aadn't put me in mind.
L-Oh yes, you Do remember: just state,
WA sir. before you forget, what there was
rinted or written 81
VI. xas different On Ill u 'sm; mona Of
~ had il alike. 81 d s.ss Sssz
L-Well, sir, tell Us what Il s.id % ths J1.s
80 you saw. Il a54assss s - qs=s u
x:-Well, / mostly frget meow. but b1svs
40 gin On the fust 'un. ssss t.ss,
Gin! Then sir, guess 10 can And out
.aas there was in those kegs, il you dGda'f look
Nov, sir, tell US what it said on tho next
wen. On she next one it said "Ben kim
oa.l Sss 4 dids't ssgpose Ben Kimbau ~ T.
- ~ kag. s -
Aosdnego Baheock, Esq, Of whom ..Ollapod'
sete years ago, would have been awakened
Lsm ~ stapoF. and startled from his gravity,
1ne iosr which was heard in court after this
s1swer.k kaickr6ocker. ).
alr.ols We have received ! letter from
- f Pattee, OF South Dedham, MAJ.
n ne states that at about the same hour.
- sene night in the month of September,
fs..s when bright meteor wss sen Ii
rs..a @ 3 ~ i 1t North Enfield, N. H. It
N,ge N appearanceas the fall moon, and
s..s. .oaent made night appear hks day.s It
xIesss sas heavens from west to east with
M ~ s.s II n less than three seconds ffom
III ~. ,ss - nFst seen BY him, it burst With
BE esans. - - noase into splendid streams Of MANY
in,os', @ a'sap appsared. He has been often
81 s.s ~ sut ~ not done s nnt;I rov n !. s..
OH - knbla th;r. N !. $3.50, - = ...
Thibodaux minerva., 1853-10-22

THE CosT OF WIFE In CH1sA.-Leutenant
Cunningham, an English officer, recently in China
gives curious statement concerning the manner
in which certain matrimonial transactions are
effected among the celestials. He says:
"When was at Hong Kong, the harbor was
often filled with gaily decorated boats, bringing
young ladies from Canton asa mercantile spec
ulation, for the purpose Of procuring husbands.
Those boats arrived with drums and gongs beat
ing and colors flying, generally coming at an
chors immediately under my window. Tables
were soon arranged, and the young ladies, from
twenty to forty, in number, arrayed in their
smartest jackets and trowsess might be seen
endeavofing to bewitch those visitors who flock
ed to the boats.
/ was informed that the price, generally speak
ing, averaged from enc to two hundred dollars
Thisa ey was transferred to the mother of
the Kg lady, q due proportion being deducted
for the expenses attendant upon the voyage, to-
gether with commissions, &C., upon the bargain
have known instances Of some Of the natives
Of India becoming purchasers, but in that case
they were solely the refuse of the community
Upon one occasion . ktmutger, or table servant,
native Of Bengal, complained to me, and en-
treated my interference. stating that he had COM
missioned friend OF his own rho had gone to
Maco, with one hundred dollars, all his savings
to buy him nice, comely wife; but when she
arrived, she by no means answered the descrip-
ton given oeAl(er, being too short and too old,
and BY no mSans hundred dollar wife, but
scarcely thirty dollar one. Much to his grief,
as well as surprise, he only got laughed ~ for
his pains
Thibodaux minerva., 1853-10-22

COLLECTORS NOTlCE.-The un.
~ dersigned takes this method Of announcing to his
friends and The public that he is prepared to receive for
collection al kinds of and prom ssory for
any part of The Site; aud hopes, by strict attention
all business cnnfded to his care be deserving their
liberal patronage. J. A. ROBICHAUX
Thiboiaux, March S. 1858. l3-tf.
Thibodaux minerva., 1853-10-22
Daguerreotype Likenesses!
TAKEN RYC. FREIDAL. (late of M

II, st. Charles street, New Orleans) The advertiser
respectfully to the citizens of Thbodaux and
surrounding country that having had long experience in the
Art and having procured all the late improvements he feels
assured Of giving all who may favor him with call satisfac
ton. His PICTURES taken with fe-ke colors and
perfect fac SMILES Of the originals Children and groups
taken in superior style. ROOMS AT THE BANK.
Family groups Of from to TO- companies Societies. Glasses
of Schools numbering from 10 to 20 over taken in
superior style Pictures copied miniatures or ockets
nd large daguerreoype pates large daguerreotypes
copied in small size for lockets rings All Of which will be
done satisfactorily. pay. je15
In order to conform to the rules of the country and
in consequence of the difficulty of obtaining money this
of the year, Mr. informs the public that he WILL
when desired extend the usual credit till the LIST March,
responsible who patronze him to the amount of
FIVE dollars or UPWARDS.
Thibodaux minerva., 1853-10-22

ANEcDoTE or DAN RIcE.-The editor Of
the Memphis Eagle tells q good one on his
business partner" Dan Rice had RENTED
10 him, among other sums, = TWO dollar bill,
which he returned to him, informing him
that II was counterfeit, and requesting him
70 send another" Il was sometime before
hs heard from Dan again, but "a spis:ls
came q last, with the required enclosure.
and ~ apology tot the delay, as Dan had
found sone difficulty in procuring snother
counterfeit two dollar BILL"
Thibodaux minerva., 1853-10-22
~ The london Punch thus wittily hits Of
the Z .sanswe1Sto correspondents appearing in
cnrfain reankIu m ar,ers

~ The london Punch thus wittily hits Of
the Z sanswe1I % correspondents appearing in
certain weekly papers
Sigkt-Seer. You may walk into Buckingham
Palace whenever yon please, and without any
ticket. But if You enter the room in which any
Of the Royal Family are sitting, you should put
out your eigar, and politeless, II not loyalty,
dictates your making some complimentary re.
mark on the elega1eeof the building. If you
have apples Of otl fruit ID Your pocket. you
msy offer them to se younger. Princes Of prin.
cesses; but VI believe there Is an objection "a
their RaH. accepting slicesof cocoa-nut or taffy.
M,aphy. we al not profess 10 be weather
wise, but No believe that II has been observed,
that before rain swallows Ays high, dogs are un-
usually brisk and active and will not eat grass,
waterfowl keep on the surface Of the water, fish
bite gneedily, toads disappear, and sheep and
esttle SEEM remarkably calm and comfortable.
We can hardly TIL sou z how to avert the con-
sequences 1etn, but good deal might be
done BY staying within doors. 4.
A Moshev Your aexcuse il 4 common one,
hut it ii your buSldess 10 know that he is out.
ReEpecting the demand of your youngest son
fera cigar mony snd latch key, we think you
perfectly justified id refusing either until he il
eight years old. And though We weconsider all 90
ercion as questionable, We cannot blame you
for fastening the street-door top-bolt, which ID
above his reach, to prevent his going alone to
Vauxhall It half past eleven Ut night. But be-
ware Of severity, and talk to him Of the beauty
Of virtue, and the social advantage Of subordi-
nation.
sA Novice always happy TO give any infor-
nation On etiquette. II yon are on the top OF
~ omnibus. and see lady walking, to whom
yoa are but slightly known. call out q Hi!' snd
kiss your hand to her ii facetions manner. Ii
she be Of superior rank, it is usual, though not
necessary, to put your hat on the end Of your
stick and spin II round, but discretion must be
your guide. True polteness il that which
places every one ut ease
Thibodaux minerva., 1853-10-22
A GENTLE K1Ne.-George IT,. being in,

4 GENTLE KING.-GeoTge q, being in
formed that an impudent printer was to be
punished for having published spurious
Kings speech, replied ~ hope the mans
punishment will bs Of the nildest sort, be-
cause, have read both Of them, and, as far
as understand either Of them, like the
spurious speech better than my own.
Thibodaux minerva., 1853-10-22

PAYrNe Ikea SrNNER-Several years
ago, III North Carolina, where it is not Gus
tomary for the tavern keepers to charge the
ministers anything for lodging aud refresh
ment, preacher presumingly stopped at a
tavern one evening, made himself comforta-
BILE during the night, and in the morning
entered the stage without offering to pay
for his accommodations. The landlord soon
came running up TO the stage, and said
There was some one who had not settled
his bill" The passengers all said they had,
but the preacher, who said he understood
he never charged ministers anything.
What, you minister Of the gospel; !; a man
of God" cried the inn-keeper. :" You came
to my house last night, you sat down at the
table without blessing, lit you up to your
room, and you went to bed without praying
to your Maker, tfor stood until you retired,)
yon rose aud washed without prayer; eat
your breakfast without saying grace; and
as you came to my house like sinner, and
ate and drank like sinner, you have got to
pay like sinner" Ia
Thibodaux minerva., 1853-10-22
s. ri35fS
Fern Leaves. ! .,
Fern Leaves.
HAVE WE ANY Men AMONG US Walking
along the street the other day, my eye fell

Z
HAVE VIZ ANY Men AMONG US Walking
along the street the other day, my eye fell
fupon this placard -
!. Men Wanted. We'll; they have been
wanted for some time. but the article is not
IN The market, although there are plenty Of
could decline writing for a newspaper with
from the editor. invading the sanc1ity OF her
cline writing without the editors revenging
himself By asserting falsely that g he had
often refused her offered contributions !"
Time was, when if an editor heard a vague
fumor affecting lady's rep19saion, he did
moi endorse It BY republication, and then
meanly screen himself from responsibility
by adding. We presume, however that this
is only an On dit ~ Time was, when lady
could be successful authoress, without
being obliged to give an account TO the
dear public of the manner in which she ap-
propriated the proceeds of her honest labors.
Time was, when whiskered braggadocios
in railroad cars and steamboats, did not as
sert, lin bIissful ignorance that they were
looking the lady authoress straight in the
facet they were 'on the most intimate
terms Of friendship with hern Time was,
when milk and uater husbands and friends
did not force detained woman to unsex her.
selfin the manner stated in the following
paragraph:
Man SHOT By YouNG WoMAN-One
day last week, a young lady Of good char
aeier, daughter of Col -, having been
ca!umniated BY a young man, called upon
him, armed with revolver. The slanderer
could not Or did not deny his allegations.
wherupon she fired, inflicting dangerous
ifnot a fatal wound in his threat"
Yes; it is very true there are Men
wanted" Wonder how many 1853 can
furnish
Thibodaux minerva., 1853-10-22

CURIOUS FAcTs-A London letter in the
National 1ntelIigencer contains some very
remarkable facts respecting the population
IofGreat Britain:
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-07-06
extract from them the carbon which was not elab-
GRATED on the first chewing. zss-s. -szsE-.- :

extract from them the carbon which was not elab-
GRATED on the first chewing. zs5zz .zszsEzz.as. 81
"The time and labor required by horse or an
OK to masticate 25 lbs. of dry hay, completely
prevents his being able to work for man as many
hours as man can work. A man, can work
twelve, hours, a horse only eight. The reason is,
that when the horse has finished working for his
master, he must turn Miller and spend several
hours in grinding his daily grist for supper, before
he can lie down. Mans hours for labor would
not exceed eight if he were obliged to chew his
raw wheat and corn, instead of availing himself
of the services of the miller and the baker
Hence, in Holland, horses are frequently fed with
grain reduced to the form of loaves. A wise econ
omy would lead those who use beasts of burden,
to have their food prepared for them just as sys-
tematically as for their own table.
'sA large portion of the carbon in hay and
grain, which is burned in the lungs Of animals,
goes merely to supply animal heat, without con-
tributing to motive power or nutrition. A warm
barn, therefore, saves the unnecessary combus-
tion of much costly organic carbon IN the lungs
to sustain the due temperature of the blood heat oil
cattle clothed with short hair. Certain animals
to econonnize the limited provision of carbon and
hydrogen treasured up in their bodies, in the form
of fat, to be burnt in the form Of fuel, in their
lungs, are motionless and torpid during winter
Fuel is as necessary for motion in bear or in a
horse as in a steam engine. By this economy
only is the bear enabled to prevent the freezing
of his body during winter. For like reason
the animals of the polar regions have white in
stead of dark coverings, as in the tropical eli
mates, because the white color diminshes the
radiation of heat.
at commonly requires the combustion of about
ten cubic feet of ordinary cord wood per day, to
develope steam power equivalent to the power OF
single horse. An acre of land, it is estimated
will produce annually one hundred and twenty
eight feet of wood, which will operate an engine
of one horse power eighteen days. At this rate
the annual growth of twenty three acres would be
required for three hundred working days of the
year.
'Wood contains about so per cent. of carbon,
and FIVE of hydrogen. An acre of land will an
nually produce about 5000 lbs. of wood, which
contain above 1000 lbs. of these elementary sub
stances-carbon and hydrogen.
"The cost of fuel for a steam engine on the
Atlantic seaboard is less than half the cost of
food Cor fueD for work horse to develope an
equal mechanical force. The ratio of cost will
be as SO to 68.'' @F sa-
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-07-06
some Facts worth Remembering.

"A vigorous man breataes forth from his lungs
each day, about thirteen ounces Of pure carbon.
This quantity of corbon is equivalent to an equal
weight of pure charcoal, burnt daily in his lungs,
to deveIope the electrody excitation or con-
stItnting animal heat and animal motive power.
this rate a man burns twice his own weight of
carbon every year. and in the allotted term of
thfee-score years and ten,. consumes about ten
tons of carbon or charcoal, in developing animal
heat and motive power. --s~
.sBy exposing dried blood in covered crucible
to red heat, residum of charcoal will be left,
which cannot be distinguished from the charcoal
left in The same crucible after wood, bread, sugar,
flesh, &C., have been similarly exposed. .
sThe quantity Of air passing through the lungs
ofa man Of ordinary size every twenty-fouf hours,
has been found to be 266 feet, Of which 90 2-s
cubic feet are changed into carbonic acid gas.
eff the supply q oxygen and hydrogen is cut
Of e. diminished, the combustion Of carbon will
diminish in q corresponding proportion, and the
physical strength and locomotive power of animals
will also diminish. Hence, on ascending noun
tains, az the air becomes more dense, it contains
less oxygen, and men and animals sooner begin
to pant, as if they had been running, in order to
supply themselves with the oxygen with which to
consupae the carbon ia their food. ~.-5
"Actiye exercise produces rapid breathing and
consequently greater amount Of oxygen enters
the system. and produces more rapid combus-
ton Of carbon. If the supply of oxygen IS cut off
in any way, as by working in unventilated apart
ments, the power Of the operators is soon exhaust
ed. Hence. the most improved workshops in
England are supplyed with fresa air by the me-
chanical power Of fan machines.
'sA horse consumes about eleven pounds Of car
bon and hydrogen daily, in the form Of food, but
only about FIVE and a half pounds ayoirdupois ap-
pear to be burnt IN his lungs, from whence it is
inferred that half Of his food is wasted.
This is owing to the imperfect plastication ot
wiry dry hay on which he is fed Liebig consid-
ers the faces Of animals to represent the imper.
fectiy burned Of okidized poftions Of their food
and compares It to SCOT or lappblack, resulting
e1from imperfect combustion in ordinary furnaces
asassT prevent this wasteful expenditure of car.
sbons Illuminating animals. are provided with mus
eles for bringing back from the stomach to the
mouth the solid ligneous fhres of the grasses, sc
az to subject them to new mastication, and te
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-07-06
THR P)RTAGH... .SBNlINBL,
The Last Look.

A wife lay dying. Suffering had asted her
beauties-bu but from the wreck of her former
charms, through the sweet medium Of her meek
and faded eye. there peered the lustre ofa soul
prepared 70 goas through the crevices of some
hoary and crumbling bastion, shoot the rays Of
the evening moon. And as earth: grew darker,
and the dash Of the sullen waves of death began
toreach her eur, she turned her pale face to him
who wis weeping beside her-the object of her
frat and latest love-and with one long glance
-one beaming smile-one lingering kiss-de-
parted to the better country And he went forth
a mourner-but that last look mingles in his
duties and controls his visions.
A youth left his early home for the active the
atre of the world. Standing upon the hill, be-
yoad the brook, he cast his eye backward upon
the picture from which he would soon be separat-
ed forever. There stood the cot, green with the
woodbine his own hands had planted-there were
his parents and his darling sister looking through
misty eyes after their departing idol He gazed
but q moment--snch scenes are too tender for
the stoatest hearts-and casting silent kisses to,
wards the group Of beloved ones, he dashed down
the hill and returned no more.
An old man whose hair was thin and white
like the hearfrost, was summoned from the ceun-
cil-chambeFs of the nation to enter ga way in
sysssssh he had not walked BEFORE" The sage
sank down within the halls that had so often re-
verberated with his fervid eloquence, and look
ing upon the strong men weeping around him,
m,irmured, 81 am content" And his last look is
like living picture inscribed with those sublime
last words, even to the present, upon the bosoms
Of men- .s.. -
"A lover left bis idol. Beneath the trysting
tree Of earlier hours, there went they for their
parting. With promises strong oaths-with
kisses sweet as boney--with tears as plentiful as
rain, they tore their hearts asuuder. The last
look was exchanged, and the sickness Of absence
commenced. The maiden dreams there often
of his eoAfng-of his unbroken companionship
Alas, for her. when she awakes from that delu-.
siva vision. sr
EVERY beginning hath an eiid.' The most
painful ingredient in the cup of life, is its uncer-
tainty. A parting with the assurance Of reun-
ION, would not seem SO grevious-t is the sting
Of such an hour--that we MAY not meet again.
We do not possess life butby precarious ten
ure. Each look may be our last. Each day may
be next to eternity. The morning begun amid
those who love us, amid the busy haunts of men,
may terminate in the loneliness and silence of
the country beyond And only he can be at
peace who carries in his heart the assurance that
his last look at earth shall herald his first look at
the gorgeous beauties of Heaven. With such
an assurance one may smile at dangers and sleep
upon bed Of flowers. Bgfalo Erpress.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-07-06
rhe Danger of sleeping in Church,

The Portland Eclectic relates the followng:-
An old-fashioned sounding-board, of huge dimen-
sions was suspended over the pulpit of one of the
churches of neighboring city, by means of a
rope that passed pulley, and was Delayed
under seat in the gallery This seat was occu-
pied by sailor, on one of those sultry Sabbaths
in August, when Morpheus is so apt to come un-
bidden, and spread the mantle of sleep over care
less worshippers. The clergyman, who had once
been a sea-captain, was illustrating some doc
trinal point by nautical anecdote, while Jack,
lulled into state of emi-consciousness by the
monotonous bumdrum of the preachers voice
was imagining himself to be again afoat on the
bosom of his favorite element. The minister's
story approaching its climacterie, his increas-
ing earnestness had already awakened large
part of his audience, and the more exciting part
of his narrative was being told with great dramat-
ic power. Suddenly, Jack, in his dreams, was
startled by what appeared to be the sharp, quick
command of his SUPERIOR" Stand by to let go!
Let go there!' He sprang to his feet, confused
and halfawakened, and seeing nothing else to
alet co." cast off the line by which the sounding
board was suspended. SAY, ay, sir, all gone!"-
Down whizzed the heavy sounding-board. and the
minister ducked his head under the pulpit, just in
season to save himself from being extnguished!