Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1827-01-06
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/ [No. .46.

-. IVO. 49,
IN the heart !; Cologne water. cannor
u throw a fragrance over an impure
!, mind nor will all the rubies Of Col
~ ~ condia dazzle the rscording angel intn
u a iorgettulness filling up the leaves
2 Of the book Of retribution.
el There are now in England Is, 900
= steam engines At work. some Of almost
J incredible power in Cornwall there
is one six hundred horse power. TAX
. ing 1t for granted that on an average
; these engines are each of twenty five
horse power, this would be equal to
three hundred and seventy five thou
sand horses. According TO Mr.. Watts
calculation, FIVE and half men are e.
quail to the power ofa horse we have
thus, therefore, q power through the
medium Of steam engines equal to near
two millions of men. Each horse for
his keep per year, requires the pro-
duce Of two acres Of land, and thus
| 730. 600 acres are at the disposal Of the
inhabitants Of Great Bra,n, more t.an
if the same work, which is now done
by steam. had to be performed by hors-
eS.
had Singing, There was some
thing OF novelty it Is true, but not
less of reason. in the preceding Of a
late esteemed minister of New Eng
land, who at the close OF very bad
ly sung psalm, read another, to the
cboir,saying---''You must try again.
for it is impossible to preach after
such singing"
FLORIDA LANDS. A traveller
just returned from Florida, being
asked his opinion aboht tho fertility
ofthc country, observed-.-" that il
was tho most fertile country he ever
saw. for the lands generally produc.
cd about forty bushels Of: frogs to
the acre. and aligators enough to
tsncc it J" Salisbury, ". C. pap.
Frauds tp0rhe Revenues. The
following extract Of letter from q
responsible Source in New York, to
the editor of the Boston Courier dis
closes new schemes Of fraud on the
public revenue by foreign agents.
." SVt0ad cloths arc entered at our
Custom House, invoiced unfinished
cloths.' and from their rough appear
ance, are, with the best intentions i'm
the world on the prrt Of the apprais.
rrs, passed for about one half what
they are worth. These cloths ars
taken to one of the finishing estab-
iShlnenls. of which there are several
in this city, and at an expense of an
y four cents yard, whence they
arc carried 10 the auction room for
sale.
Tie MilIsdgevilIe paper says. it
$ distinctly understood that, Gov.
rroup is not candidate for re-elec
ion. and the general sentiment is
hat Mr.. Forsyth will be the only
audidate before the people.
II is said melancholy man i'm
attempted to assassinate
.iston. tho Actor, for playing Paul
'ry SO often.
Reuben Rankin, sentenced to cx-
cution in Kentucky, poisoned HIM
elf in prison.
Thefts never enrich, alNs never
npoverish, prayers hinder no work.
Dutch PrOvcrb.
a Toast. Old Bachelors and Old
iaids, a coId set I; may they bo
'asted till they are melted togsth-
r,"
Flatter not yourself Of your faith to
cd.if you want charity for your neigh
bur.
When we are alone we have our
oughts to watch in the family our
mpers in company, our tongues.
Is il not better that your friends
ould tell you of your faults, than that
'ur eaemies should talk of them
'bhckly.
Those children who are most chas-
ned rarely prove the best men pun
,ment, il not productive OF good. will
i, family he ybs csuse Of nuch iniurv