The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-12-27
GhagateILilaelleen
mIscEI.LANRous lIArTERs.

The people OF Belfast, Maine, are
said to be talking Of buildlnEa q blidgs
across the Passaga wassawamkeag riy.
er, which rims. In that nelghborhood
Perhaps they had better, abridge the
name Of the river.
The American Artisan says, that II
pegged boots are occasionally dressed
with petroleum between the sole and
the upper leather they will not rip. II
the soles are dressed with petroleum
they will resist wet and wear well.
The pegs are not affected by 'dryness
after being we'll oiled.
Count Bismarck's yearly income.
since he received the gift from the
PrussIan Parliament, Ia between forty
and fifty thousand dollars. He lives
very economically, aud, according to a
correspondent, said some weeks ago to
Rothschild that he had no doubt thai
he would by.and.bye become a mil.
lionare. Until 1866 he was heavily In
debt,
The Maine BdTmer Is facetlous on
the bonnet question. 1t recommends
country ladies to take a medlum.sIzetl
pumpkin seed, carefully cut out the
meat on the under side, put a narrow
strip Of fur around The edge, and fasten
the strings TO the sides, aud they will
have u bonnet In the pink OF fashion.
The broad end OF the bonnet, Il adds,
should be worn In front 10 keep of tho
sun and wind.
Some time ago when a number of
workmen were fitting tire on a awheel
at the Royal Arsenal, woolrlch, Eng.
land, 1t was found necessary to give a
bevel to the tire OF about three -eighths
OF an inch. One OF the men suggested
that the bevel could be given by heat
Ing the tired red hotand then immers.
Ing II one-half Its depth In cold water.
This was tried and found 10 answer
perfectly, the part which was out OF the
water being reduced ln diameter, The
tire was three Inches wide, a half inch
tire, and I our feet two inches diane.
ter.
The Cunard passenger steamers
are to be entirely withdrawn from 'Bos.
tor, because that eminently genteel
little city has not trade enough TO rem.
der them profitable. The Boston mer.
chants have naturally,protestetl against
the removal, but Mr.. e, Cunard an.
swers them that while New York shin.
pers were paying him 40s and 6Os a
ton for freight, he had difficulty In get.
In 2Os ton In Boston, often took IS a
ton, and sometimes when he offered to
take freight for nothing could not find
goods enough in all Boston to fill his
holds, and had to sail with stone bal
last. Boston, he thinks, may be very
nice place, and, perhaps, In the course
OF time may develop respectable com.
merce with the Old World; but at
present he finds New York and Phila.
delphia much more important sea
ports.
The Washington Star says that our
postage stamp is too large. Cut 1t in two,
and the government saves one. half the
weight, in the mails. of four hundred
milliOnsof stampsl 1t saves, also, one.
half the paper, the ink, the mucllage,
the stowage, the general bulk, and lie
cost OF transportation. Take away the
vignettes-tthe figure heads)-froln the
stamps and substitute what is valuable
and essential-namely, the value OF the
stamp, In heavy figure 9, 8, 10, l5, or
90 cents. Look at the aggregate size OF
the figure head on the two.cent stamp!
1t may be large enough for "famiiy
pOrtrnIt," but ridiculous for mere
stamp TO denote the value OF the post.
age. We are glad TO know that the
Post Office Department has sIgnifled lis
Intention to consider these suggestions
In adopting new style Of stamps.