The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-08-12

ton Is of the most commanding CHAR
actsr. II il such a. should make him
the keystone in the srch of Virginia
reconsiructioD. All classes in Virginia 4
can rally around him-Whits men,
black men, Z publicans and ex-C Con-
federaies. He has been the friend OF
all, aud honest and true in his sep
crate relations with each. II has been
his evident aim TO make good Gov
eTnOr of Virginia, and he has com
passed 1t. He deserves TO be re cleo
led by accIamation. Such a man in
such times az these canpOt be TOO
highly appreciated.
THEE QUEsTIoHs.-Can any one
tell how young men who dodge their |
washerwomsD, and are always behind
with their landlord, can play billiards
night snd day, and are always ready 1
FOR q game Of poker or seven-up7 Can .
any one tell how men live and support /
their families who have no income and .
do not work: while others. who are in I
dustriDus and constantly employed,
half starve7 Can any one tell how it
- that \ man who II too poor To pay I
for a news paper il able TO pay dollar
or two week Tor tobacco, whisky and 1
cigsrs!
TaIETY uupubliahed letters Of John
Wesley were recently sold in London
at an auction Of manuscripts and rare
books. The collection Of which these
letters are part appears to have been
a good one. II contained specimens of
the autographs OF Dean Swift, which
are scarce; Cowper, David Hume, Gar
rick, Colman, Washington, Burns, the
latter being the original manuscript of
''ScOts FhA haze wi Wallace bled, be-
sides historical letters Of Charles the
First aud Second, and Cromwell dis
patches.
DR.. ROGERS, ia his new book con-
corning Scotland, tells Il story OF Robert
Burns never before published:
"Burns, at public ENTERTAINMENT,
WAS seated opposite young tOppish
nobIeman, who, to evince his contempt
for one whom he regarded as a literary
npstart, fillipped some OF his wine In
the direction Of the poet. We do much
better in our country said the bard, as
ne raised his glass, mud threw the en-
tire contents in the face OF the aggTes-
sor."
THE QUEENS BooK.-The London
star thus speaks OF the early Life Of
Prince Albert":
To England the book has au interest
OlutT Anhu
II is the story OF II love, union, aud
sorrow such as the chronicles OF Courts
can hardly parallel, and which cannot
fail to awaken a thrilling emotion and
sympathy in every English heart.
This book is the true Albert Monu-
ment.
A SEw club, THE Decemviri," has
just been established in London. As
Ia, ,t,Io ,,It.. tI,a rnn,I,ar ~ yna1n
beers is limited TO ten. II Is represen-
tative club. literature supplying we'll
known poet, science an eminent saVant,
the army general officer, society a
member of famous historic house,
etc. Mr.. Swinburne is one of the mem
bers.
"IP Kentucky has voice." says
Prentice, "Iet her utter IT now or be ST.
lent forever. Let her speak on Mon
day, or let her lungs perish in her
bosom. But she will speak, and that
too as II in each lung she had ten
Thousand trumpsts.n She spoke, and
the sound shows what material the
twenty thousand trumpets were made
OF.
CONFERENCE.-The Boston Post is in
clined to take cheerful view Of things.
1t says: 1.-THE social evil' is thought to
be on the increase in Boston. So, too,
is social good. We grow iu all direc-
tons. People given to feel bad about
this matter should widen their range a
little. There are fifty saints among US
to every Nfagdalen." AZ
WATCH HER EGR.-It is more diff
cult to mako the eye lie than any other
organ we are possessed OF. To tell
what IA woman says pay attention to
her tongue. II you wish to ascertain
what she means pay attention to her
eye. To talk in opposition to the heart
Is one of the easiest things in the world
to look this opposition, however, is
more difficult than algebra.
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The Uniontown (oHio) Standard says
that "it sheep are kept in the same lot
with cows or fat cattle, ne dogs will
disturb them. AS soon as the dogs APP
proach them they run to the cattle, who
drive off the dogs. a farmer of thirty
years in Shelby adopted this plan, and
never lost n sheep by dogs, although in
the neighborhood thedogs killed sheep
70 An6 HOElh anu HOuNA Va AAhAAs
-$S~--.
COLLEGE FuNDs.-The total income
of Columbia College is Sl26, 900; but that
OF Cambridge, England, is sISS, 900,
equivalent to $3.50, 600 in gold, of which
94O. 600 is received from tuition fees,
and SOS, 600 comes from benedces. The
total income of Oxford is 9l52, 600.
SEASIDE GAYErIEs.-Some of the
New England watering places are very
lively this Summer. The Boston Post
says: "Nahant is gay this season.
There has been one negro minstrel
concert, and visit from an organ
grinder.
ASTIETAN CENETERY.-The Grand
Master of Maryland has accepted the
Invitation TO lay, with Masonic honors,
on the 18th of September, the corner
stone of the monument TO be erected ON
the grounds OF the AnIietam Cemetery /