Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-04-21
NEWSPAPERS.

The following observations are so lust. that
~e cannot forbesr inserting them.
There is hardly any thing SO much
needed IN family as a new spaper,
and yet nothing. comparatively speak.
ing. Is esteemed Of SO little value. II
a man undertakes 10 retrench his ex.
penses, instead Of Topping off what is
really useless and extravagant. the FIRST
to be amputated is the newspaper
Tie VIII not drink bottle of wine less,
nor SNAKE the less tobacco, nor di,est
n'mself OF single unseemlv habit
but he sits down and demonstrates Ia
certainty that paper neither feeds
nor clothes him, and therefore II is a
great tax. Then a note is DESPATCHED
10 the printer; Sir, | cannot afford to
take your paper any ionger;' or tines
are hard, money scarce ergo you NAV
discontinue sending my paper. or with
any excuse that may come uppermost.
Now. we believe that every one who
Will make a fair trial, and observe the
influence OF reading over his family.
VIII lind at the end Of the year that lie
IS not shilling the poorer for having
oseh subscriber Ia good newspaper.
lie Will have accumulated more real
intelligence OF the every day concerns
OF life and the movements Of nations
we take IL for granted that he has ne.
rused every number with avidity-
than he would have done in a serie. Of
years deprived Of the sight thereof.
HIS wife will have picked up much in.
formation relative TO the government
oi her children, many useful lessons OF
household economy, and no snail
share OF instruction suited 20 her sta.
ton. The children acquire a habit Of
reading and degree Of intelligence
worm The price Of subscription ten
times told. In fact, good " ell.con-
ducted newspaper in family, is the
best economist OF time. aud lhc aptest
instructor Of the nind.''
A remarkable instance cf natural
powers Of calculation has lust present.
ed ltsclI at Naples in The person of
SIeilIan boy, only seven years old.
Being admitted at Court, the Duke of
Calabfla asked him how many minutes
there we're in 500 years, reckoning
each year at 365 DAYS six hoars. he re,
piIeh IN few moments aG2. $50. 900.
Prince Pignatclli IN turn put tie FOL
loving question. a gardener being
ordered TO water 100 trees IN a line
each distant from each other Eve PAGES
taking the water lrom we'll 10 PAGES
beyond the first tree, how many PAGES
VIII be have gone wien lee has ua,ered
the last tree. The child answered
promptly and correctly $1,000 PAGES.
Oiher questions. even more con,plica
ted, ~efe answered ilh tbe same pre.
cisiOn.
IL New York. twelve individual.
formerly associated together Tor tb.
purpose Of drinking in secpet. without
the knOSledgc Of lhcie I.iend. or EN-.
p'oyers. Al bat one are gene. The
i'rst victim, IN fit of delirlun. caused
.oy drunkenness. put weights into his
pockets and walked ca the dock into
the river, Anniher. in the same si,u.
aiion, blew his brains oat With q ri,f.a
some swallow eel poison" saws the
only survivor; - some bsnr sbe,a
selves, end the last CO, bis throat uoi
mary months SINCE, add While Bleeding
and expiring. be fcqaesjed p,e 70 siss
h'n 4 Glass Of Gle. The eleven died
By Their opn hsnds." ~ their meet.
IHss they bad ridicaied tie Bible. the
say'ear ,aad ~ religion. ~ J. Es.
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