American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-03-08
T.dLUE OF NEWSPAPERS.

If the long continuance OF custom can emit.
tie it to receive the appreciation and sanction OF the
public, ha; oil mankinds recommending the articles
they have dispose oil, must long ago have been
fully established. Many the paragraphs which
have been written to inform the readers OF news
papers. that the money expended for them, and the
lime occupied in reading them, should never be
cause Of regret We know of no paper that can be
Justly called The circle Of science: and on the other
hand, know OF none so poor that ttty ttcO OF
them are not worth tico dollars. No man, who
gives four cents for little book TO amuse his child,
which does contain hall so much reading as one
column OF newspaper Will suspect that he has part
ed with his money impruGeny; but how many Wi
draw their purse strings still closer, when prop
osition is made to pay the tflfling sum Tor
newspaper! When The understanding is addressed,
plain truths serve best 10 ecidate the subject; aud
the following Story is substantially true:
In pleasant little village in New England lived
two brothers, Edward and Henry. Although their
dispositions we're in many respects similar, IN one
they were essentially different.-Edwa'd had thirst
to acquire information while Henry seemed re-
gatdless Of knowing any thing beyond the mmedi-
ate sphere OF his action. Thus disposed, you can
Ieasiy imagine the contrast bewe en- them when they
Iarryed at manhood. AS they were nearly oil an age
there was much difference in the time OF their
marrying. II Edward obtained an amable wife in
consequence OF having his mind well stored with
useful information; Henry's personal appearance
secured to him a partner of equal merit. And now,
we are coming to The point Those two marriages
were crowned with numerous offspring. As soon
las Edwards children could read land they were In
svructed at an early age they had free access to Sc
veral public journals which not only gave them
little fund oil knowledge on variety oil subjects, but
operated as an Indictment to investigate more nin-
uley, in books, many subjects which had been only
briefly noticed IN the papers.
| MANY years ago, when on visit to the village,
and while a, the house of Henry, gentleman called
to ask his name as subscriber 10 new paper,
about to be established in Boston. Henry replied,
that he bad never found time 10 read newspapers.
But, said the solicitor yout children nave leisure 10
pernse them Very true, said Henry, but Cannot
afford to take observing the chlldrtns eyes
sparkle with hope, when the gentleman appeared TO
interest himself on their behalf, we were on the
. point of paying the subscription money, that their
/ wshe. might be gratlGed, bu; re,oeeting that
Henry was in easy circumstances, and fearing The
procedure would give offence, our generosity was
depressed. We cast our eyes upon the list oil names
obtained, and saw Edwards though he was before a
subscriber to three different papers
i Several years after. when paying second VISIT TO
the village, we found the sons oil Edward Intelligent
and manly in conversation, and afiabie in their man
|ners.-The sons Of Henry could only make lew
rough and groveing remarks aud were rude aud
|diseus,ina in the demeanor.-ln the countenancs
of each was lesiby seen the index OF Jolly. The
last news we received from the village, Edwards
oldest son was an intelligent farmer his next re-
spectacle trader; his third was prohlably engaged
lin manufactures and his youngest was studying
law. And here we would gladly finish the story but
duty forbids Heniy's first son was corporal in
1.-The militia his second horse Jockey; his
third was iddler and his fourth bids lair Tor max
II imp nothing al all. Portland Statesman.
4 The legislature Of Massachusetts have incorpo-
rated the Bank IF flare, and appropriated ten
i Thousand dollars, to be paid in The hammering OF
stone at the State Prison, for the purpose OF erecting
1.-THE Bunker Hill Monument.
Golden LucL.--A wood chopper lately found 90
golden guineas in the Trunk oil tree winch he ieiled
Ia the woods near Utica, New York, An auger
hole had been bored into the tree, the gold deposI!-
ed, plugged in, and the bark grown over me ap=''