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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-06-29

ONlco up staIrs in the Insurance Building"
next door to the Merchants National Bank.
A. WILSON, Prss't.
II. c. MCAFEE, Sec'y. janG9
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HEAT FROM THE MOON.

A long-vexed question-one which
astronomers and physicists have labor
ed and puzzled and even auarFelled over
for two centuries at least-has at length
been set at rest. Whether the moon
lends us any appreciable amount of
warmth has long been mooted point.
The most delicate experiments had been
tried to determine the matter. De Saus-
sure thought he had succeeded in OBJ
tanning heat from the moon, but it was
shown that he had been gathering heat
from his own instruments. MelIoni
tried the experiment, and fell into SIM
liar error. PiaZI Smyth, in his famous
Tcneriffe expedition, tried the effect of
seeking for lunar heat above those low
er and more moisture laden atmospher-
ic strata which are known to cut off the
obscure heat-rays SO effectually. Yet
he also failed. Professor Tyndall, in
his now classical Lectures on Heat,
says that all such experiments must in
evitably fail, since the heat rays from
the moon must be of such a character
that the glass converging-lens used by
the experimenters would cut off the
whole lunar heat. He himself tried the
experiment with metallic mirrors, but
the thick London air prevented his sue
ceeding. The hint was not lost, howeF-
er. 1t was decided that mirrors. and
not lenses, were the proper weapons for
carrying on the attack. Now, there is
one mirror in existence which excels all
Others III nght-gathering, and therefore
necessarily in heat-gathering, power.
The gigantic mirror of the Rose teles-
cope has long been engaged IN gather
ing the faint rays from those distant
stellar cloudlets which are strewn over
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GOOD LISTENERS.

Good listeners are scarce, almost as
scarce as good takers. A good listener
is no egotist, but has moderate opinion
of himself, is possessed of a great de-
sire for information on all kinds of
subjects, and of a hundred other fine
qualities. 1t is too much the general
impression that listening is merely a
negative proceeding, but such is very
far from being really the case. a per-
fectly inert person is not a good listen
er, any more than a bolster ia You
may require the recipient of your talk
ing to manifest intelligence, to show
interest, and what is more. to feel it,.
! The fact is, that to listen Weli--as to do
anything else wells not easy. 1t is
not easy to listen well, as we observe
notably in the conduct of bad actors and
stage amatuers, who break down in this
particular more often and more conn
pletely than in any other; You will see
one of them listening-or rather not
l1stening-to the most thrilling state
ments without being in the slightest de-
gree affected by what he hears, thinking
all the time of his own speech which is
coming presently, or perhaps of his silk
stockings and trunk hose, but not of the
murder of his wife and children, which
| is just being announced to him by a
fortunate survivor among the last. Ii
As uAihS IllCh, cNei ~ aPPc.ti ~ ilsIcH'
whether on the stage or off it; and an
experienced talker will almost always
know whether the person whom he is
addressing is attending or not by the
expression of his countenance. When a
man stares wildly at you while you talk,
you may generally have your doubts
whether he really understands what you
are saying to him, and when he repeats
the last words of your sentence after
you, in a soft tone of voice, you may be
quite sure that he does not.
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HOW TO PREPARE A STRAWBERRY
BED.

Col. CoLAfAN: AS many of your read
ers will want 10 set new Strawberry
bed next spring, / propose to tell them
how to make it and if my advice is
followed, they will thank me for the sug-
gestion.
First, then, let them select their spot,
whether ten or hundred feet square.
Scatter overit half rotted straw, four or
five inches deep; or forest leaves are
better still. Spade it in, and over this
spread fresh straw in March to . depth
of several inches. Set it on fire imme-
diately, and when done burning spade
up the bed again. Rake it fine, and set
your plants in rows two feet apart and
a foot apart in the row. So soon as you
done planting, place straw or leaves two
inches deep, all around the plants until
the ground is entirely covered. Cut of
ell runners as fast as theysappear, and
hand pull what few weeds appear.
About the middle of December cover
the ground and plants all over an inch
deep with straw let it remain until ear
ly in spring, then take it from the
crowns Of the plants only, and the fol-
lowing May and JuEe of the same year
you will reap a precious reward.-COE-
mans Rural World.
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L1vINGsTONE,s EXPLORATIONS.

The Bombay Gazette, of October 20,
contains further particulars of the eX-
plorations and discoveries of DR.. Liv-
ingstone. The British Consul at ZanZi-
bar, under the date of September 18th,
1869. forwards to the Government Sec
rotary at Bombay extracts from letter
that day received from DIR. Livingstone.
The Doctor says:
l have had no news from anywhere
for two years and upward. For Cap
tain Frazer and our friends at Zanzibar,
may say that have found what l be-
lieye to be the source of the Nile, be-
tween ten degrees and twelve degrees
south, or nearly in the position assigned
to it by Ptolemy.
1t is not one source from a lake, but
upward of twenty of them. Lake Lii
emba, which possibly is an arm of the
Tanganylka, has four rivers flowing in
10 it. One L measured, and found it to
be 294 feet, say 100 yards, wide, and
| waist deep, and flowing fast in Septem-
Der. No rain had fallen since the 18th
of May; elsewhere it almost requires
canoes. This has eleven good-siZed
''buons" flowing into it. Taking these
four rivers as one line of drainage Ga
fifth from Norengo must be added) then
the Chambezi flows from the sind into
one center of the great valley, and re-
ccives these streams as large as the Isis
at Oxford, or the Avon ut Hamilton.
Chambezi enters Bangweolo Lake and
receives two streams, then changes its
name to Luapula, and flowing north, re-
ceives two streams about fifty yards
each. Luapula receives one, and enters
Moore Lake to receive five streams one
is eighty yards broad, and always re-
quires canoes; on leaving Moore it is
called Luababa, which receives two good
sized streams, and it forms Ulenge, either
a lake with many islands or division
with many streams, which are taken up
by the Lufira, large river, which, by
five branches, drains the west side of
the great valley, which probably is that
of the Nile.
have still to follow down the Luaba-
ba and see whether, as the natives as
sert, it passes Tanganylka to the west.
or enters it and finds an exit by the
river called Locinda, into lake Chow
ambe, which conjecture TO be that dis
covered by Mr.. Baker.
/ shall not follow the Luababa by ca
noes, as we did the Zambei from near
the Victoria Falls to the Kebrabassa.
That was insanity, and am not going
to do any more mad things merely to
please geographers, who are mostly in
sane. Ny positions have been altered
for the most idiotic reason at places
where no one else observed or will OBJ
serve in our day; and after all our care
in laying down Lake Nyassa, 200 miles
are tackled on to its northwest end, the
which 200 miles of water are perched up
on hight of 5000 feet above the rest.
Yours, &C., ID. LIVINGSTONE.
Dated near Lake BaHgweolo, July s,
1869.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-01-28

The Welsh Fasting Girl, who has at
tracted so much attention in Great Brit
ain, it is reported by the last foreign
mails, died at Pencador, Wales, on De-
cember 18th, in a state of delirium.
The parents of this girl, who derived a
handsome income by means of the pres
ents from visitors to their diseased
daughter. asserted that she had eaten
nothing for more than two years. The
account of this supposed phenomenon
spread over England, and many persons
asserted that the girl was secretly furn-
ished with food. In order to refute this
| assertion, the parents invited an invest
igatiOn, and short time ago four pro-
fessional nurses from Guys Hospital,
London, were sent as watchers. These
persons, in parties of two, stationed
themselves at the girls bedside, and re-
manned there, one on each side, night
and day. When the watching COM
menced, the girls pulse was SO per min
ute, and gradually rose to over l12, and
no food was administered to her dur
ing the seven days and a half which
elapsed before her death, in a state of
delirium. The English papers say chat
this girl, Sarah Jacobs, was probably an
impostor, but not to the extent that has
been imputed. Historical sufferers can
abstain from food for long period,
anu arc OIteH pFeuiSpOSeu 10 THIS 1OfHl
of self-denial, but that this girl should
have been able to live for two years
without ordinary sustenance is incredi-
bic. Her death was undoubtedly hast
ened from her being watched SO strict
ly while in a miserably low condition of
body, and although measures were ia
ken rather to detect impostuTe than TO
effect cure, yet the result will be to
defeat future attempts to gain reputa-
ton for miraculous fasting.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-01-28

PEABoDYIsMs. 1t is not generally
known, I believe, that the late George
Peabody was q Government pensioner.
George served in the war of 1872 as q
private soldier, and received a pension
from the Government yearly down to
his death, also a land bounty warrant.
He was as particular in procuring the
pension when it was due as he was in
meeting obligations involving hundreds
of thousands of dollars. AS an instance
of the closeness of the man in his bust
ness transactions, it is told that in the
course of his dealings he suffered GER
tain important account to remain unad-
justed long time, simply because the
figures fell short thirteen dollars in a
transaction of one hundred thousand
dollars. His relatives in Peabody, Mass,
think he should have made a provision
in his viii covering his funeral expenses.
According TO the plans laid out, the ex-
penses viii nearly absorb the sum willed
by him to those who are required to
bury him. His sister, Mrs. Daniels,
formerly Russell, unsuccessfulIy at
tempted to make the funeral arrange
ments a strictly sectarian affair. This
sister the committee have found a tough
subject to deal with, on account of her
peeuliarities.-C or'sce. Chicago EUeniag
Journal.
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PRAIRIE SOP AS FUEL.

A correspondent of the Iowa Home
stead writes as follows concerning the
subject of the future supply of fuel:
al agree with Heinrichs, of the State
University, that the great fuel makers
of the earth are sunlight and air. Fuel
is all around us, particularly beneath
our feet Prairie sod, cut few inches
thick with a breaking plow, in mid
summer, and put away in dry shed,
makes the very best of fuel. Do you
suppose the people of Omaha aud Coun-
Gil Bluffs, who pay three Or four prices
for cotton wood fuel, and dirty soft coal,
more than half clinker and birthstone,
know this?. When prairie sod can not
be procured, that from any pasture is
equally good, provided it is dried and
kept so. l put lot of it away last
fall, and have been using it extensively
this winter. A sod a foot square re-
tains its shape for "a hours, if not bro
ken up, and gives ont a surprising
amount of heat. Turf, as il is called, is
the only FUSED by the Irish peasant,
where peat is not found. This reminds
me that every " sloO" which does not
wash out with current in the State of
Iowa, and every other State, is filed
with this valuable carbonaceous deposit,
waiting only for man to dig it out in a
uE4 llIHe, anu keep warm ana cOInIOrC-
able by its heat. 1t is the very best of
fuel, far superior to any coal we have,
and exists in unlimited abundance ev-
erywhere. While on a trip across the
State, during the excessively dry season
of 1864, L saw a great many of these
deposits which burned for months, and
made holes six feet in the ground. A
beneficent Providence has been much
more kind and attentive to the unwor-
thy jewellers here below than is gener-
ally supposed. There is certainly no
lack of fuel anywhere, if we hook for it
prOperlY.0
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-01-28

KEEPING APPLEs.-The best way we
know of is, to have shelves erected in
the cellar expressly for the fruit-pears
and apples. Let them be about two feet
wide and one foot apart, and as many
and as long as may be desired, commence
ing six to twelve inches from the bot
tom. The shelves should be formed of
Stats, two inches wide and one inch
apart, and the fruit laid in single LAYERS.
The tier should have a close board bot
tom, which should be covered with an
inch of fine, fresh lime, which should
be renewed two or three times during
the winter. The cellar should be venti-
lated at midday for an hour daily Gas
every cellar ought to be under all cir
cumstances), unless the weather is in
tensely cold, and the temperature should
of course not be allowed to fall below
the freezing point which can be done
by closing the windows and doors care
fully. II, from the fact that the tenn
perature should be raised above fifty,
by reason of a heater, it must be con-
tracted by the admission of outside air.
The fruit should be sorted over weekly
This is not nearly so troublesome as
il appears to be when once adopted {;
and the fact that it will preserve swim
ter" apples and pears until March and
April, will render the labor one of
pleasure as well as proft.-RuraI
World.
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ROss-wENDELI CORRESPONDENTS.
UNITED STATES SENATE CHAMBER,
WASHINGTON, January 4, 1870.
Cornelius WendeU, Esq, Washington

OkITED STATES SENATE CHAMBER,
WASHINGTON, January 4, 1870.
Cornelius WendeU, Esq, Washington,
ID. c.:
SIR: The Cincinnati Commercial of
December 25th contains q report of an
interview alleged to have been had with
you by a reporter of the Sun, in which
you are represented as having said, in
speaking of the trial of the impeach-
ment of Andrew j ohnson, that ''there
were three Republican Senators who
tious convictions :" that those three
were Senators E'Trumbull, Fessenden,
and Grimes :" that somebody was sup
piled very literally with more substan-
tiaf arguments to induce the other four
votes, and there is every reason to be-
ieve those arguments were the infiuen-
tial cause of the votes being given as
they were," and that "most Senators
have confidential man who attends to
these little outside business arrange
ments for them"
AS these statements charge, by I'M
mistakable inference, that my action in
that cause was induced by q money con-
sideration, am constrained to take no.
tice of them, and to ask you the follow
ing questions:
First. Did you make the statements
attributed to you, the words of which
are partially quoted above?
Second. Have you any reason to be-
lieve that money was paid to me, by any
person, in consideration of my vote for
the acquittal of AIr. johnson, or that
that vote was induced by improper in
fuences of any nature whatever?
Third. Have you any reason to be-
lieve that any person received money
with the understanding on expectation
that my action in that matter would
be influenced thereby and if SO, who !?
Fourth. Have you any reason to be-
Heve that any person was offered mon
ey, or any other consideration, with the
understanding or expectation that my
action would be influenced thereby !;
and if so, who, and what was the con-
sideration?
AS this matter has again been brought
prominently to public notice in the pre-
tended revelations attributed to you, l
shall now seek redress in the courts, if
necessary. 1 trust you will answer
these interrogatories fully and explicit
ly. You must see, as l do, that it is due
to myself and to the public that you
should divulge all facts in your posses
sion, and even grounds for suspicion,
that have any relation whatever to my
self. Very respectfully,
your obedient servant,
e. G. Ross.
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How GOETHE LooKED.-Twenty-se
en- years ago thus described him: I'm
Goethe j beheld an elderly man of ter
rife dignity; a penetrating and insup-
portable eye,-Ethe eye, ike JoYe, TO
threaten or command, "a somewhat
aquiline nose, and most expressive lips,
which, when closed, seemed to be max
ing an effort to move, as If they could
with difficulty keep their hidden treas
ures from bursting forth. His step was
firm. ennobling his otherwise too cor
puleDt body; there was ease in his ges-
lures, and he had a free and enkindIed
air." Now ! beheld the same eye, in
deed, but the eyebrows were become
thin, the cheeks were furrowed. the lips
no longer curled with fearful compress
sion. and the lofty, erect posture had
sunk to a gentle stoop. Then he never
honored me with look after the first
naughty bow, noU he was all courtesy.
well, you are come at last" he said
Hwe have waited years for YOU Hen
~ Crab Ro6insoa,s Diary.
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IMPORTANT DISCOVERY AT PoMPEII.-
The Chronique Des Arts gives the
following particulars of late import
ant discovery at Pompeii. They are
contained in letter from Mr.. G. DaviI-
lier:
The treasure just brought to light
consists of seven hundred coins, Consul
lar or Imperial, some of gold, with a
quantity of jewels, among which is a
magnificent chain ofplaited gold wire,
forming a thick round cord not less than
eight feet in length; it has a clasp
formed of two thick hooks, and orna-
mented with two rings and an amulet
shaped like half moon. There are,
besides bracelets, some of the kind
called 0phis (serpent), ear-drops set
with pearls, rings, &c. The large chain
is, however, the most remarkable of the
jewels. To form an idea of its beauty
is impossible. l know of only two
others of the kind; the first was found
at Cervetri, and the other at Boulak, in
an Egyptian tomb, and was to be seen
at the Paris Exhibition of 1867.
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WASHINGTON, D. c., January 8, 1870

WASHINGTON, D. c., January 3, 1870.
Hon. E. g. Ross:
SIR: Yours of this date received.
In reply to your first query / unhes-
itatingly reply in the negative.
To your second, would state that
have no reason to believe that any mon
ey was paid you in consideration OF
your vote, or that any improper influ-
ences were exercised to procure it. My
belief is directly to the contrary.
To your third, reply that have no
reason TO believe that any person what
ever received money with the under
standing or belief that it was to be used
in affecting your vote. Ny information
and belief is the reverse.
To your fourth and last inquiry l
state that Perry Fuller was offered sew
eral thousand dollars with the expecta-
ton that ne could influence your action
in the premises. / state further that
Fuller declined receiving the money,
replying to the offer that he could not
accomplish anything Herewith. and
that your action on the question of i'm
peachment could not be affected there
by. Very respectfully, yours,
c. WENDELL.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-01-28

Hon. Josiah Quincy has called the
attention of the Boston Board of Alder
men to the Franklin Fund. When the
great Bostonian," as Mr.. Winthrop
termed him, left his pounds for the ben
eft of the young mechanics of Boston,
he did not dream that before the time
arrived for partial disposal of the
amount, the methods of doing business
would change. 1t would be easier for a
young mechanic to borrow money of e
savings institution than to go through
the red tape which is requisite before he
can finger a dime of poor Richards
legacy. The fund will not reach the sum
anticipated by the Doctor at the end of
hundred years by many thousands of
dollars, and any legal change which
would make it useful and add to the
principal is certainly desirable.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-01-28

A young milliner in Fort Edward,
n. Y, to whom her affianced lover, q
young English nobleman, left 81, 600,
600 at his death, some months ago, is a
native of Glover, n. Y, and the niece
of Daniel Gray, OF. that town. All at
tempts to set aside the will have been
abandoned, and she Is informed by her
agent in London that an installment of
S5,O00,000 win be forwarded the present
month
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Franklin once wrote :

--He who by the pillow would thrive,
Must himself either hold or drive"
These lines were very popular in their
day, and even now they are occasionally
quoted by old fogies. But some person
has eelipsed them by bringing out the
following:
''He who by his biz would rise,
Must either bust or ADVERTISE
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-01-28

jefferson Davis has entered upon the
duties of President of the Carolina Life
Insurance Company, of Memphis, Tenn.
1t is stated that he is utterly impover-
ished by the war. He has appointed as
the General Agent of the Company, to
reside at New Orleans, Gen. Braxton
Bragg
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REGENEEATING INFLUENCE OF s0R-
ROW.

And this too myself have learned OF man
When sorrow lays on him her wintry hand,
Man takes the sembiance of "A chrysalis.
lie sbrinkk and quiFers ~ the slightest touch,
And hosers, through long moons, IN still suspense
And only n thin thread attaches him
To the earthly life But 10 at length his grief
Has grown by slow deg rees u coat of mail.
Fast woven round him, and so caSed about,
He nourishes and fashions to himself
From the materials of his earlier state, .
OF all their earthly grosSness purified.
His silently TRANSPORTED soul, renews
His youth and ripens toward a higher nature,
And SoaES, with pinions never known before.
A fair new creature into u new world.
-Le0p0I ScASLer-LdNzIun's RreriGrY.
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Some Congressman are determined to
continue the franking swindle, and are
fixing up documents in answer to the
Postmaster General.