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NUMBER SEVEN.
From Al The lear Round.


Number seven is moro fAyo1od in tho world
than any other digit r. is true that, in Ger
tsiu conventional sense, Number Ono ls aaid
to OCCUPY more OF each mAnts attenhon but,
this selfsh aspect set aside. the palm must
certainly be gireu In Ill other respects to Num-
ber Seven. The fayo1itism OF this number ia
rs5iously explained. 1ngpen, in 1924 sstiaaad
Seven IN tlie following ingenious way: :" i is
compounded Of one and Elk, two and hSo,
thtee and four Now, evesY one Of these be-
ing excellent Of themselves (ss hath been
a.munAtratAd}, how can this number but 10
fAr more excellent, consisting Of them Eli,
and participating, As It wa1e, Of Al thelf OK
ce1lent virtues" Numbsr Seven was largely
in tha plain &ad ordinary eense ana
IN typical OF GGuratiye mAnner- Besides the
seven days Of tho vcek, there wara jewish
1easta OF festivals connected with period OF
seren weeks; seven tiuaas scvru years const~
tuted 1uhilco CT period Of rejoicing; the
.Sandlees'ek OF Moses had sovcu branches, etc.
Then there are the many passages rotating in
Sa1ions w1ys and 1T different c1as in the Hbli-
cal narrative, to tho ecvcn churches Of Asia,
the Seven Wise Men. the eeycn cifts Of tho
Holy Ghoet, the seventh day Of the seyeun,
month, THO freeing Of bondmen IN tho ser-
'enth year, the seven mysterious seals, tho
seven symbolic trumpcta, the seven heads Of
tho dragon, the seven angels, the seven wit
uessea, etc. The Roman Catholic Church Il
rich In number seven, In doctrine aud in ritual
There are the seven deadly sins, the sevcn sae
raments, the seyen canonical hours, tho soves
joys and seven sorrows Of The Virgin Mary
and the Seven peuitenhA Palms. The can
.onical honrs here mentioned arc the time
fixed for Gy7nn service In the churches; the,
divide tho ecclesiastical day Into seven pArts
and, besides having mystical relation to ces
tain sacred occurrences, they are rcgardcd a
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sz,bYc Reading OF Public Men.

souo scars since. member Of Congress
from nl;nois in the course of debate, guotedthe
following lines aa coming from the Bible:
"And wn!se the lamp holds ont 10 hu,n'
Two members Of the State Legislature, At
the close Of the session, addressed c1rcn-
lar to TO their constituents, commencing IN
tms way - We hope the course We have pnE;-
sued and the votes We bare gisen you VII
to NJ, - Nathan said 10 David, ''Tcll done,
good md faithful servants"
u Mr.. Speaker" said 4 member Of leg
islatiye Body, earnestly Opposing ce1tai9
measure before the house-"Mt. speakar, !
would no moro vote for that measure than - :
Eo1a ,S.1 l tn aoan aas md ~ spsEe ss e
clsined anothe. member, II beg leave to cor
rect The gentleman it WAS not Abraham but
NfEtchadneznr. that made tho golden. csl1.
4 certain editor, when giving m opltua.S
NAV ~ say Of him, as the Holy Scriptures have
60 Beautifully expressed IT, .........
"An honest mans the noblest work Of Cod
Another editoE q clergyman wishal) refers
| to Daniel as having persec21ted tho saiuA DE-
| fore be tecaua Christian.
Tho author OF sARecollcctions OF Mexico,
| in speaking at the Hospital Of Lazarus.
says 1.-The inmates would nave nvaaoo, NM M u
In Enclish lord closed one Of his charges Il
fury ss follows " Einzly, gentleman,
would ca1l your attention TO The example, =
be Roman Emperor Julian, Who vas 30 DIS
iusuishea for every Christian yastoe ss to y
allied Julian 1ae Aposae.
! tiu,id maux when relating his e1petsenc
in obtaining the object Of his heart . adeehons
ststed, that after alternating between hop
spd fear, until he coula 70 longer endure "a
tuapenBe, he As length determined to "gax
! -. s1an,, J., b;a aresH I'll the WISE Bett4t6
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J1at t1us was once an offence aEAinst good
u:r ners, we learn from CURIOUS little book
published for the hohoof Of tho sons OF cur
Enehsh gentry ia 1911, and again "a 1873.
"The Rules of Ciyi1ty Or, Certain Wa5sa OF
Department observed 10 France, amongst ~
Persons Of Quality, upon several DECISIONS . :
After Divers precepts,- ,-n 1T is not s.sl,
during the repast, 70 criticize a or nc aasat 1au1t
and he company With perpetual discourses Of
DeIly-tinber.--this old book Of eti9uette
says: ut sayora too much OF familiarity %
siP our vine, and u,.1s ts9 o. shss , d,sagata as
With Our eyea in The glass (not staring about
the room), aud be snFe ON mouth ba not fuii );
I nay grayelJ and deliberately. leat7 gu1zling i
down loo fast, we ahoaId be forced to bring il
up .g,tn, which would he g5eas Eudenesa md
| il down our throats u into \ tunuol, would bt
! n action mora At for a 1ugglsr than gsusle'
man.
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POE.
The story II Els. Song OF s. The
DcIls.ss

Tbc story 1t Els. SonE OF s-10e
UcIIs.s7
TIE following incident vas rela.ea by =
member Of the Baltimore bs7, Tho At re una
of its oecrtreoce WAS but recently Admitted to
ursctice. The tnth of the statement may be
deueu3ed Gu and even the conversation IN,
ssoauced give, think, nearly word for "osu
as reported to me ,...-...--,
tircle-sta:;ed houses on the esst side OF St
Paul et1set, between Lexington and Saratoga
.heets< zach Of which contained but two
rooms. They were rather nassire!y-aecora-
>, inc to. prese1t ideas-const1ucted Of brlck>
hit have hetn Tor long time displseei By
te,i and an stately buildings Ous OF these sim
l. cIe-eto1jed houses WAS occupied by my nfor-
Tment The front apartment WAS used as = law
of1ice. the .ear as sleeping room
One calm and clear moon3iSht WINTER nfsns.
when the snow lay deep npo1 ihe 1y,sstons e.y
TO- to 1etire 70 bed, when his front-door bell WA
rr7e. He aroused his regro servant bog, who
| ras nodiling on his stool By the chimney cor
rer, and sent him to open the doos @ % a5i sae Gs
F;4itor. The bor alrucst iuau1es'iatslE FefnInea
( alone. He eaid that nobody WAS At tha door,
! Lut that eentlemsr,w was stanu!ug 10 s1a iF snor
in lbs middle OF tho street, talking to hi13sen
and tossing his arms shout , Vim.
! Mr., now went 10 the front ooot n,u~
self Then he opanel it be tound3 one VINO
was evidently = gantleman--he could see that
bv The notwithstanding On the pavement
st#.s It yaa who rang ny bella" Lo
aEked-
apology for disturbing yuu At aa hour 80 IN
reasonable. Bat tbs fart i. some thousnse
have come iato my hesd which wish to com
nit to paper; and seeing Light in your osea
window he house stood Dpon the coInes o.
an alley), sand cunsitteanS it na!'st ~, ~
coasss hst ls.yes;s 9iEee is sap2nea ns rour r,u
1Yo1sra 7erz ra1cone, indeed, salo s-s7
xounr LAWYER, :. Walk in. SIT.
Th6 stranger followed him into the 1hnes e.
, nr.rtuent, where bright tire us ovtns ~ -,
tie CRATE TIE 2, asnnef s5iot th,. 3, y o1sscl
: Ii & bis bed tat the visitor oniJ ss1. sse1 =,
. - - . r;air tab1e and wE1unF nASsl.1e p
= ths necro hox Lay dowa upon " pa1si - -
Hoor. nd The Fonng iss5ol 1oenso ~ -. t.i,i.,
: / leaving tia Stranger oeooi'5 o's@
L ~H11ns N,-ayakenedin the morning ha
,,.rCa visitor waa sitting II = cssatr Win Ms
br.d npon the table, asleep. 1he mooont to11s
b- The young lawyer On awakening Aousso
!. "a srranceT, The latter seemed At onco 70 BE-
4Ts swafe. ua arose from his seat, thans.d
= his hest fo1 his hospitality, and gracefully
i sDolcr-izel for his Intrusion on the psaFtous
MONS He vas Een shout to iea7e tho rnou,.
= s.You are forgetting your nannscE1pt, SAT-
!, the young lawyer, pointing to some paeeea e'
= sapf1b brxe w ~ = eopy Of vhat havs composed.
- ssId tba stranger, s'an1 leaye the of1sln2l VII;
10u IA soma acknowledgement 81 yo1f KILL
:. rreea uuder circumstances - tryaoS:,
a The stronger left Iha lawyer dit not kaos
until bn1 time zstesaaE3. when the >" sss
1. Of tho Bells "-of which he slaA nss t1s VI,
i1al,had beep pa6l;;tsnea ~ sn1 TaesT Pos.
a th.t hss 7snss9las 1'ats9 VIA AoSAe - 1S
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An 1[tE 70 fE le4 . G1+ &c ENaT-
Wa!, ulgh on 70 fory year ago,
Le' uno eec! Ha1yted In rwentJ-six; ...
FTwn1 = new house then, N ye moved right Ii |
Don't lo1k quite 50 new to-day! It's 4ucE2 =,
II ever VIZ, taorgt-ueat q pin! |
our Mlmy, he picked iae bstt O. ls tot
Yc axeA mf advice, r.n.eE,,.cr: "4le Ant
The tmaItts' frner IN ou ereat1on,"
Says !, 81 nts Joa wun1t end him q aatlks
Well OF, thoagb, an ttax8 consideration
Manage gusas Je can1 do no bet1ss1.
sAysL An 5e found .r ,es' bout sa
Ye becnn 1th htrI right, olrafa said
F xotzt2n expec1 tn hoe her tnw
With Nan.keepAn meeby 2 lect1e Aheab-
She mus st1rt In seAKo: Aim chance she'll sean,
Unce give him fa!1ty Tho uppet-hxrs
Then got mursted- Ak-wal, poor Aurl
She made = good wife, iAo1xh sha wuzn1 st1ong.
fon neTes looked Into heo saner dssfJi
With tea' The pertyts kin of vice.
never hAd rcason TO rue ny chico,
got wife an q farm to boot:
fe canltnr hetch me napptn tnese'
The f11m1l he suihln' TO make tntat Bquare;
No tesk bc1t &hsti An where's tne haI0,
Shed nntTal 1arnIn,-hriehtsa iollH! -.
Kruns IN the GIi1neses-she WIZ clea1 Grime4
In Il. o. 1pfyy didn't folfer
Eur ceun6cls more'n did, scmeumeA-
The wE-u1 n6thu' t,ur wbaf eae undtEytepd:
An her jcdgmept III matters wuz oilers good
it might ben we'll II haa-Io'uo.
'Twant never ny Way 10 6e led. Ihato
Ecman at wears the brooches; an' 50,
Arbh{, By tJtn' to stan' TOO straight,
When she'd have nens nc little, I fell
Over back now an tnen-dono'; can't teu.
sns4 l nssa iuesns nn c,s naT e1sa a1a. mea opes
-.ssad S ~ ynssnH ~ .aen1 tst.-
Sshe ! snowsa =, tTe1a ~ s sos' hke ,a I'll srsaaon9
~ %s,..a a1I ,,a ~ ~ ~ nHrs ~, MnE,r
Al "os'c c-'nas'e' '0s Aoos ~ nanoe'.
.hot that notion might cool q knel,
t10e 11eTe1m rs1: snt font fnsSe E = enaIre1.
An, I'd rubbed through the world perty welt.
X M ihe rnis = trttr a. knnulciic1.
Ennurh fer tS tesch. 1uiahs kelu m snr,e:
1snt Ihnt they could have 'tAOui eoin' I'm NUN.
10 dn' good husoau's I'm SURE, sayst t
They1l make good Wiyes, too. guess. they
NJ.
Fer 10 mix pudn' an set CHEESE
~ mean to bring up our sarn,r aayBI,
A., .,i - ~ ~ ~ f1,,. ~ =, o15 s.st.g nt-s
An b ; good farmer, M nob'iys fool
l An e1re him schaoIln' cnonsts. .Eon he
! Can lske good csze Of bis pzpppltS-
l .
In lie doctrine, and pop1or enough ter 10 go
10 the Gin'ral Court when tho time conses around
(poh1 1ake much schoolln' fer thAt, ye knoF>,
l al u consider" says !, I've done
/ A rayruhiE hull dootJ 10 son.
| IS hut trattp' IN French an rlaner-rlAy1n--
Ff5 ssls VI M p ! ri! i. xs, = Is 81 4s!!a',
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letter wss forwarded to me from Hong-Eong,
and he Was then about to rets1yn To Japan 10
that there are difficulties in the way Of q per
.o1al inta1TieF."'
"Really, Mr.-Mr. Flel," said the widow,
g}1cci1g At the c1rd which had been given
her, II hardly know what 10 make OF ali thus.
wzs certainly awAre that ME. Lobyesz had
! | father very much dsvpted to VARIOUS branches
OF natural history, who, il alise, Was supposed
; | to to somewhere in Japan. but that he takes
,, any notice Of his sons affairs, or Processes to
exercise any authority over him, Is quito anow
| fdea to me-"
/ | very nnusuI proceeding. on bis part Bat
marriage is IN exceptionally important thing,
; Is bis son is under age'-
"Cndef 1ge Thomas under age! 1mpossi-
lie !" cried the widow.
9 "It Is facs, madam but were It other
> | wiee, it would be Of no importance, since Mr..
: Lob!eaI is entreiy dependent upon his father,
It | Who il determined to discontinue his allow.
snce, and cut hun ont Of his win, i be ma1ries
Q without bis consent 2nd approval"
e Mrs. Auntacute rern&incd in pensive couten
8 | plation Of ve1y pretty foot }or some little
il | time before Ehe replied: Excuse me for b.
2 ing osercsutious, Mr.. Fiel but yon Ass \,
Il utter stranger, you know, and should Ike 4
5. eco tho 'e.teI from Mz. lobyeafs father, /
T. you hayo If about YOU"
b q Certainly, madam" replied tho Avyer
's "AveEy natu1l and proper precausion, q
y yout part, might be u rivAl, prompted b.
motives Of Jealousy. Here Is the letteE, which
le however, ! fear may gise you pain
at Evil tougnea,~ he confined, as Ii
is widow took the document And san her eye
rapidly over it.. owl tongues hAve eyidontl
n | traduced you. Alas! tho best and fairest cAn
Is | not escape slander! Indeed, the groAteE tn
merit, the nore yi7ulent the envy"
C. "Eridantty genuine. Thank you, sa,d th
Il. widow, returning the letter with e1traon1ina1
n composure, considering how she waa ueate
1e in It, and Elen. once mora fixing hsr gaze upo
Oh her boot, which she idgeted about, she r.
b IApeed into Bi1cnce and meditation At langs
lcr rho raised her eyes slowly to the lawyers, an
o. looking At him quietly, bat very dxesil5, st
or- raid: Ms. Fiei, you have como to nc tfes
is ine this Affair ~ \ pure matter Of busines
~ | and he1efore will rot apeAk to you Of Il
i'll aEeesions; It would ptolong the intazEie7
i: and probably you will rot understand ma
.cr will speak Of the marriage Engagement b
q tween myself md Mr. Thomas Lobye.r, the
precisely as II II were nacre commercial ttan
IL action. In order to fulN my part, have le
M India, WHERE had home, and hATe come
de England to i've on my ueasro pension; +
in MI lis threats, I consider It veEy uni9ely u
in. Mr. Lob5eax vii 1ea1lJ diainhe7t h's o1
Lnc child"
70. "Parion my interzupting {nu, mAdaI
nd nothing ia more probable. The ndos VI
Tel Which he pursuea fis t&yorits ecienoe amour
nv to ruaniA, aud fesz th&s hs would b hAss
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n SIIErHkRD.
The third seventh daughter.
TthAfHuRu

A Yorkshiro Id 4 a school vas purposely
intended to studv Afterwards for ths medical
profession, because, as he told his schoo3.iel-
lows, "The seventh Of the seventh nAks tha
Iicg st o. doctors-" Another story is told Of
M irish lad, who, rs an e5Tand-boy, WAS ire:
aud Gii,tory when on his c1rands. His excuse
on one occasion took the following form :
"rm sure wouldn't help it, sir, Tn eure
wouldn't I've only bin On m act o mercy:
Ye see, sir, Tn seventh Of eeyonth, N. !
touches for sickness, rir an I've been 70 two
eAlder this NOM. Hr. = long way. sppSif.
his wonderful properties should be developed;
and bis palm xas crossed by piece Of silver
va!sying tn value from fou1penny t4eee to
hat crown, aooording to tho social position
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md sunmoning III my courage, ]. went in, de-
clsred my suit, and secured the p1izo. o."-QNeT
Opties Aeqaztas>
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Senior received information from friend that
his sons principal reason for dosiring to visit
England was the hope Of meeting NTH 40 I'd.
ventures, whose acquaintance be had made At
Calcutta, and whom, in tho ardoF Of first
rsssiop, be desired 10 marty. The lady hAa
osher siewa at tho time; ; but had since smiled
l,v letter Oh his suit and she is most unde-
tirable wife for him. This news having come
the ycnnSs.er:s actual ar7iyal: andmj mission
is to prevent this marriage This can bo done
! With comparative case while he il \ minn1
lut he will come Of ago IN eight months, md
it would be poor Suecess merely to dolay mat
ters for that time. hope to break it on
altogether"
EXACTLY. And don't ynu think that il he
were thrown into tho society CT IN innoeaut
accomplished, End attractive siri. his infasua
,ion for this czeaturs would tho sooner be go'
. ovcr5 I" =
"weI1, veil; send for Sarah Il you like: sht
oua1ter. Only, don't put her up TO thinking
father 1nxy have other children, and olds
} ones, for aught know. Or he may spend al
! his money N building pagodss, q aquaziums
cede1a to aesoTe1 sho soah 'p po ou
o really ought to hare turn, After al tha fus
: t made about tho North. am not by sn
+ means sure that 1t Is good thing, Martha"
, As Mr.. FIel uttered these last words b
o | looked II LIS NtIc0. ana I0cN LOOK cigar on
) of his case whereupon Mn. Ftel brushed hi
d bat, and brought it to hun. together with
/ Nsht- Something hkA wIo! And eso M
i could cry: Conductor, hold" tho CITY Ats
is had deyoused him up.
l. It is one Thing for sailing -ahip 70 b. sel'
70 grabbed. and another for it to azsiro In pot
4 heavy gale tantalized the crew and paase1
gers OF the Chipchow, and il was uoek hoto'
Mr. Ficl and his clients eon met. by "hit
tine the accomplished Sarah Tas SAFELY est,
Y lshed under the pate1nA roof; {or hes mosh
!, thought the lawyer exaggerated the euaaes &
y. a9ainst the young mans inhershnS Gooo io
na tune, aad stuck 10 her little intngue- Il
OF certain that she he1seH over estimated q
70, oaughters attractions. SArah was good s.
'M enough, but commonplace, and not beautlfu
se penet hardly calculated 70 drivo out anoth
n SEes5 firmly a1ed in Tho pop gun heart Of
y; However, the designing mother and INV
l ung daughter had = faif chapce, for ron
NO LobJeaE aecepted the ofYer of hoanitaIisy ms
IT. him BY HI. F1el, and cstAbNahoa himself
,At their house unth he could loof ahout hi
d; Travel In hot climates had matnrn.l il.s var,
'ar man, whom you would hayo tsfen for A.
to and lxenty. Il hsd likewise tannod hin. =
ion his face md hAnds weto 70 dirk sac Nh p
Naa induced to make lnquirea about The !
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1rhting, and perpetuaily changing the fashion
of their cluthes, we're sharply sAtrzed, and
giving ! synopeis OF the MAhou,etan creed,
which ne fear Is not 1tosethsf aninens,c,
time, II it please us. to tell ct the
borders, md isles, and divers beasts, and Of
various peoples beyond these borders Ae-
ceptiuR his Invitation. we bsart him company
been most uncomfortable region in those
day., for the eea there was, higher than the
l,ne, and the sun was 90 .hotthat the vaters
were always boiling. Why: tho country Was
| not, therefore, aoused in steammg. Kissing
! Hood, We do not know Sir Iotm himself ev1-
I deutly thiuks it strange. In Little Ernouy,
which We take to be Ausnia- he found some
thing Almost equally strAnEe- That WIS the
Castle Of the Sparrow-hAHk, where L SPARROW,
hask Perpetual}y sat upon fA,r perch k!4a ana
I watch the bind seyen- @ys and ssveo ntghts
! | without company and without sleep, ehaI be
granted by tile fairr the first earthly ~ish thAS
be shall wia,a; but il assep overcome him. 9e
!. tho careful travoller, hath been pEoyed ofssn'
!; times, and he mentions several pctsonf
wko performed tho long task ans
5 got their best wishos- ut. Ar.
fat il another marvellous foatare II
NILES s hish, and Soah's arS stl
rests upm it, and in clea2 weaths
q may be eean afAr on Some men say. tia
= they have besn up and touched tho ~ an' z
even pat uaen Angets in the parts where th
}" devil went cut when Noah said =" Beuedxite,
!" (unfo1tunste]y We do not know tha legand t
n which thie refers J but our traveller warns u
ID not to belisve such things. becsuss they a
not hue! No paan ever set up tho mountain
q except one good monk; and he WIS mirac1
, lously favored and braught down With him
to plank which is still preserved IN the monster
+ At the foot Of the monntat. It is ine
'e pressiblys T., gr.ttiyDs to observe thst IT,, :
90 that were told him, bnt e1ercised lit
., judicious Discrimination: and We ehan ther
Pc lore pay morn respectful attention to the G
20 t1aordinAry things be tella Us about the d
g Isonds OF India They are found most col
q. monty, he BAYS, upon ths rocks Of the seA,
q, ehe IN connection with gold They grow MAJ
led together, male and female, and are nourish
=, BY The dew Of heaven, 90 that they engend
11o Ard bring forth email children that naultif
and grow al the year. II hive ofesnhaa
tried the e1peEinent," !" he continues; i;t.la t1s'
|ns- Tho rock. and vel them VI
y" Nay-den often, tzay ehaQ gRo" az
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-06-29

A correspondent of the New York
Tribune writes .....,.
Prot. Henry. Secretary Of the Smith
soniau Institution, in his recent letter on
the proper construction of lightning rods,
describes substantially the old-tashioned
round rod, which he says any blacksmith
can nut up, and which he states aCCords
with all his knowledge on the subject.
He has no decided opinion on the ques-
ton Of insulation, and thinks it unimpor-
tant! 1t has been u common practice
during many years for persons Ignorant Of
the science Of electricity to put up light
ming rods. Moreover, patents have been
frequently granted for grotesQue forms Of
rod and insulators, and combinations Ofdif.
ferCnt metals in rod, for which, in almost
every case, recommendations have been
obtained from professional men, certifying
generally that the particular continuance
was the best lightning rod in the world.
Prof Henry name among Others has been
freely, and, as We suppose, unauth0r-
izedly, used by patcntees Of lightning rods
The consequence of all this has been the
more or less successful sale of such rods,
and great number Of accidents" $50
called from lightning to buildings which
were previously supposed to be protected.
The opinion has therefore largely obtain
cd that lightning rods arc Of no use, be.
cause what had been professionally ccrti.
fed to be the "best rod in the world" had
failed to afford protection.
But the writer has investigated hun.
dreds of such "GccilCntS," and has found
in every instance that the inefficient light
ning.rOd was either dGlcctively construct
ed, or unscicntifcally placed and arrang-
cd on the building injured. 1t should be
understood that there is no inherent vir-
tue in the rod ITSELF that il may be made
of any metal, and that its efficacy as n
means OF protection from lightning de-
ponds entirely upon the exercise Of the
necessary knowledge and judgment to
properly adapt it to the particular cirCum-
stances of the building designed to be pro-
tccted. Complicated contrivances in the
shape of lightning rods with their accom-.
panying certificates belong in the category
Of GuaCk medicines and their indorsers.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-06-29
The Fortunes Of Davis,

From Tie Chicago Tribune.
l have talked with q gentleman from
Warren county, Mississippi, the county OF
ViCksburg, and Of jeff. Davis, who in
forms me that the great renegade is now
ut Memphis, living in poor health, and
that not only his property, but that of Joe
Davis, his richer brother, is almost entire
" lost 10 them. Joe Davis plantation is
now owned by Ben. Montgomery, former
" negro slave in the family, who was
taught to read by white people in New
Orleans, Washington and other places
which he visited us bOdy.serVant, and
who afterwards became the chief over
seer and accountant Of his master. After
the investment OF NiCksburg, and when
the Daviscs were refugees, Montgomery
had chance to plant three full crops Of
cotton, and he made enough money to
pay the first instalment Of the purchase
price OF the plantation, viz: 100000.
lie has made several payments since, aud
he is now esteemed among the ablest
planters in Mississippi.
The Davis plantation is now cut oil
completely from the mainland, the Missis-
Sippi having changed is course between
New Carthage and the Big Black River,
and created large island there. Tho
Duvises are us well nigh ruined rs any
planters family in Mississippi, everything
having gone wrong with them, whilesO
of tho neighboring plantations are in bet
ter condition than ever before. The city
Of Jackson, the State Capital, is now re-
built i'll better style than formerly, and,
except few caves which remain in the
bluffs, ViCksburg has completely recover
ell from the war. Free labor has proved
great success, and all the plantations are
now cultivated on shares, the black labor
er receiving halfand being provided with
seed; while on almost all wcll-regulatcd
plantations the proprietors offer an annual
prize Of 800 for the best ten acres Of cot
ion and $50 for tho best ten acres Of corn.
Good order and fair political intelligence,
and remarkable love of money pervadC
the enfranchiscd population, while the
vote is divided, rs many negroes have re-
voltld at the cocrcive measures Of the
carpet bAgginE politicians.