The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1821-12-19
MlSCELLAN SOUS ARTICLES.

Difficulty Of onbrehenatng he palse V hsA
num6ers.
AS very high numbers are somewhat diff
cult 10 spprobend, it Doy not be amis, to IL
ins,rs,e, by few examples, tho value of the
vo dis million, billion, lrillion and qnadrilion
.-." Suppose that q person reckons bundled
pieces a minute, and continues to do so for
10 hours in zach day, he will take fourteen
days 10 reckon miili9n. A thousa0d men
would lake thirty eight years 10 reckon bill
lion; II we suppose the whole Inhabitants ol
Gneisnd and Wales had been constantly EN-.
pioyed in counting money since the birth OF
our Ssv,our, they could no, as Jet have rsck-
oncd q on,--Tbough We admit tho earth
from its cres,isn 10 have been rs populous as
II is al present and the whole human race TO
bave been counting money, without inter mis-
tion, they could scarcely as yet, have ,eckon.
ad the fve-hundred,h part OF n qusdrflion Sf
uicces"-- Morrison's Com. .frith
Clerical Nodesfy. - Tue Clergyman who
preached al Wintu, bourne, village IN the
West OF England, a few Sundays ago, had
reed he Liturgy and was sbou, to eseend the
pulpit, but be found that he had lett his ser-
zion al home. Ito whispered Tho clark for
an expedient, when, on recollecu0g himself,
hc addressed his parishioDsrs In this manner !:
---" have not my sermon with me to-day,
but will read you a chapter oui of the book
ai Job, which is worth Two OF my discourses J.
He did SO, anG gave general Satisfaction.
-
On the letter B.-Anhougb almost every
setcr in the Alphabet, from n to 4 has done
i,s duty, 90 one has sorno the b,ont Of battle
wrh more bravery than Il. Btown beat the
NJ Rat dor
l}akciy, Burrows, the two Bddles, Beai,
Dudd, have battered John Bull, ull it has be-
Come impossible for him not to believe, that
ifhe does no, behave better, We will, win
bullets, bo,nbs and 5ayonets, eivs nin bel
Iy full,
Cross xaar i's ofhVusA you saeH 'rrons -
Capt, Of scbr.---, while at one OF tho
West. India Islsnds, received the following
order, among others, from hrs owner: +"
vani you TO get me 100 Monkeys Tor Par,i-
kler purposs--Dont fail" In consequence
of he word being mis- isspeiied, and the not
being crossed, tho captain put himaef 70
Syea, expsnsc and considerably pr prolongsd kis
voyage 20 accomplish the order 10 the sense
be gave it. Where have you been so long {"
'ssid the anxious owner, on his return. "Look-
ing for youe--monk, vs." said the enraged
captain, "sp9 with all my pains, have been
vble to get but sirty out Of the ioo." SI'fy
Monkeys =" exclaimed The owoer, "why,
only wanted tspo" {" Hero is your order Tor
them sir" replied the captain, coolly pulling
ept tho letter.
II Conpie,'s lener.--A gentleman 10 this
town, received letter, lew days since. from
che S,me Prison, Chariestown, and signed by
."a Conuief" Il states among other things,
4" That tho lsto robbery Of the store of
Messrs. u. d Tucker & Go. was planned.
and a. may say, adds the letter wsi,er, part.
ly executed in this place, as the machinery
for that, and variety Of other purposes
equally destructive TO tho peace and welfare
of society, was made here. would likewise
INFORM you, tha, in nosicins the progress Of
infsmy, in THE place, fhSve numbered twen.
ty.fvc stores 10 Boston, against the propric-
tore Of which, conspirscios arc planned Tor
thei' robbery, and instruments for the exccu.
tin OF the ssms are now prepared, Si7. false
keys, mschioe,y for cutting of the heads Of
bolts Of very compact and curious construc-
iion-together with instruments for opening
tiadow shutters, the ingenuity Of which
would command patent II exsrtcd In q good
lcouse. .l-9ssrsa 0sx. '