Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1833-10-10
New Series-No. 50.

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that will urge man through the world
like Impotence. tits property which
should be cultivated, for il is of inn.
mense advantage TO any individual
whatever may be his occupation or
standing in life. II is better than wealth
talent or strict moral principle. Il
causes man to be respected, his so.
cieiy courted, and frequently raises
nun to offices Of profit and dignity
Demosthenes said the three great re.
quisltes for an orator were action. action.
action. We say that man who wish.
es to mingle in society, and ACQUIRE
responsibility among his fellow men.
must have impudence, impotence, I'M.
|PUDENCE. II is sine qua non
Reader, il you are young man ofta.
lent, modest and retiring withal; and
have no friends TO puff you, and intro.
duce you to the great world, throw
modesty to the dogs, or you never will
be able to purchase salt for your pud.
ding. Study TO become bold, forward,
talkative-in word, acquire Impu.
donce, and whether you are merchant.
a lawyer, a farmer, a mechanic, a ply.
stefan or divine, you viii soon be on
the high road to wealth and perfcrment.
Lo,ceH Journal.
Epery Body has Bu6bly Jock. The
following anecdote ofthe late Sir Wal
ter Scott has genuine appearance,
and we do not recollect of ever seeing
ii published. A gentleman, in converse.
ton with the illustrious author re.
marked that he believed that it was pos.
sible that perfect happiness might le
the lot of somebody or other. Sir Wal.
ter dissented. .Well,' said the gentlo-
man, there is an idiot, who, I'm GER
tain will confirm my opinion; he seem
the very beau ideal OF animal content.
ment.' The dcafindividual wassnoov.
ing along, humming TO himself, when
Sir Walter Scott addressed him. sWcel
Jamie, hoo are we to day7' 'Brawley.
onbrawley,' answered. he. Now, jamie,
have you plenty to eat and drinkI
'Ou, ay.' And keep you warmr Gu.
ay.' 'And are a. the folks kind to
ye!!' 'Ou, ay.' There said the
poets antagonist, growing, lis per.
feet happy creaturep Not so FAST
continued Sir Walter. is there moth
ing, jamie, that bothers ye at az 'Ou,
ay,' said the idiot, changing his merry
look, there's muckle Bubbly Jock
that follows me wherever gang
Now said Sir Walter, you see by
this, that tho very simplest and stupid
est of mankind are haunted by an evil
one of some kind or other; in short,
every one hasn't Bubbly Jock. .-Edin-
burg Erening Post.
Newspapers. seems to us Difficult,
TO imagine how the world could havo
lived SO long as it did, without news.
papers. They are to us SO indispensa-
BILE that we can hardly conceive Of
living, without them. The first news.
paper appcard in Venice about the mid
die Of the sixteenth century, when that
republic was carrying on war against
Soloman IL. The news was sent in
written sheets, which were read at a
particular place by those DESTROYS Of
herring them, and who paid for tho
privilege in coin called gazetta whence
arose the name gazette. The first pa
per in England appeared under Eliza
beth in the epoch Of the Spanish Ar
mazda, several numbers of which arc
now preserved in the British Museum.
These were, however, extraordinary
|gazettes, not regularly published. Pc
riodical papers came into general use
during the civil war in the time of tho
Commonwealth, and were called week.
lily newsbooks. Some of these had very
curious titles, such as "The Parlia-
lment Kite "'The Secret OWL" ssThe
Discoverer Stript Naked" &c.--In tho
time of Queen Anne there was but one
daily paper in England. The number
Of newspapers published in London in
1920 has been stated at So; in other
parts of England l58; in Scotland SO;
in Ireland IA; total 325. The extent
of the circulation of one of The London
papers, the Times, may be learned
Iron the fact that it pays between fifty
land sixty thousand pounds year IN
Istomp duties.
| The first paper printed in British
North America was called "The Bos-
lton News Letter" The first number
was published April "a, l704, and il
lcontinued seventy four years. The
second one was established in 1870,
also in Boston, and was called "I'he
New England Courant. This was
printed by James and Benjamin Frank
lin, and our great philosophers earliest
printed compositions appear IN II. Inc
loldest paper now in existence IN me Y.
Estates is. If we mistake not, published
lin Newport--the name of which has