Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1806-06-13
JOHN ALBURTIs, =:
Ka. it ]" contemplation, If efficiently
tS'rsnized, to print an elegant saiti'" sf
AddreAes to Young Men,
BY JAMES FoRDYcE,

AoQfe1leS 20. 1oung MenS
BY JAMES FoRDYcE,
And for that purpose submits the follow
ing proposals to the consideration Of all
who feel for the welfare Of the present
and rising generation, whose happiness
h :se Addresses are 90 admirably calcu-
lated to promote. =-.1
rRRMs:
The above Addresses shall be printed
: wiih an elegant and entirely new type,
On good paper, in an octave form, and
win contain about 500 pages.
They shall be neatly bound and lettered
for So 2S-or SO half bound, paya.
BILE on delivery Of the work.
They shall be put to press as soon as q
anficient number Of subscribers are
obtained, and finished without delay
TO THE PUBLIC.
TIE present publisher, as member
Of that class Of the community, to which
this highly valuable work is addressed,
recommends h particularly to his young
brethren--butevery person who feels for
the good Of his country, and for the well
fare Of society, he doubts not, win con-
slider It = duty TO patronize work ofthis
kind.
The dispositions and manners Of
Young Men may be regarded as Of the
greatest consequence both to the present
and future generations-An intercourse
with those Of worthy manners and digni.
fed department, is evidently, much
more efhcacious in moulding the minds
and directing the actions of others, than
the highest authority, or the wisest ex-
ample, ofage. How deeply society will
be affected, by the connections which
Young Men shall form, and by the con-
duct which they shah hold, as they adj
vance, It is not difficult to immagine; nor
can it be necessary to prove, that, as the
behaviour of individuals in their early
days gives for the most part turn to the
rest, 90 from the character Of our Youth
IN general, We may prognosticate favour
ably, or otherwise, concerning our own
times, and those that shall more imme-
ONaeSAy ouCCCGo tucms
TIE above work, tho more particu.
ialry addressed to, and intended for, the
Improvement of the minds Of Young
Men, inculcates principles that would
add dignity to age,-and be ornamental
TO the nature Of either sex. To persons
acquainted with the author and his writ
ings, any recommendation thar could be
offered, would be superAuous but to
those unacquainted with both, it may be
proper to observe, that the work here of.
tered, has stood the test of time and ex.
perienee, and has been universally ex.
toIed BY the virtuous of every sect and
country where is has been read. ~
1T would be valuable present from
APPARENT to child, and for which they
xpect remuneration in the rational
improvement made in the minds of their
progeny. .
To complete this work, in style that
will do itJustice, will subject the publish
er 70 very considerable expense; but he
doubts not but he shall be compensated
tor his expense and trouble, a. every one
viii acknowledge, that the dissemination
OF books ofthis kind are an actual rood
to the eommunity at large, and will there.
fore feel disposed to patronize i.-for
this purpose all who feel inclined to do so
reinyitedso the Dice of the 1n,elligen.
ssr, Martinsburg.