Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-08-27
EAST FORK CANAL:

EAST FORK CANAL.
The different meetings which have bsen
held, and especially the proceedings OF the
Richmond Meeting which appears IN our pa
per to-day. show that the spirit OF the White
Water Valley is aroused upon this subject.
1t gives evidence that the People Of this
branch of the beautiful White Water will
. not remain silent when the spirit of Improve
ment is abroad. and pervades all parts ct tho
Union. And is this stir about the east Fork
Canal all wind and show! No. Rest assur.
ed it is not We have conversed with ma
ny indv iduas along the line Of the Canal.
and at Richmond, and we find there is de-
Termination which prevatles the hearts OF
this vast and rich population whose farms
and dwellings reposc on the East Fork III
/ White Water, which will not be satisfied
short OF the completion of the object Of their
wishes. That we are able none dare deny.
We arc able for any thing. The day has
gone By, when we were weak and feeble
lcom.nunity. Every dollar we spend adds
five to the purse; and the more we spend the
more able to spend. Then let not
the idle and diffident deter us from our onward
Ecourse to unexamplcd wealth and prosperity.
) Broosville was always more smiled upon
by the prodigal favors of Heaven than have
been acknowledged and improved by men.
: Here are at the junction OF two rivers
) lequal TO any in the Union, for hydraulic or
water powcr, surrounded by as rich aud Ter
. tile u country as can be found in the west,
; and enjoying uninterrupted health; and ad-
: ded to these we have been placed IL a situa-
: ton where two very important public mn
I provements must join. rendering it the centre
: of trade, travel, and speculation. There Is
e not another inland town in the West which
+ has superior advantages to Brookvilc, tor ev-
.iery convenience, which can add to our hcaiths
I wealth, and prosperity. Whilst spectators
are putting places for towns and cities which
u are not better calculated for such improve
d ments than the middle of the desert Of Zahara,
7 why is not attention turned to our village
&c where there is every prospect of in few
! years building up another manufacturing Nam
e chestcr.-[ Ind. American.
1 A CURE FOR IMpERTIxEN1 CURaosrTY.-In Z
:. clearinghouse lived Mr.. Ezekiel Little.
:, whose size was the converse of his name, tol
- he was gigantic. This individual was pos
rs sessed by an impertinent curiosity, which led
al him to pry into every letter. with broken
ne seal, which happened to be left in his way
n His felow-boarders, having detected hum %
~ this ungentlemanly conduct, determined q
he effect cure. They accordingly placed y
ca his way letter, which had the appearance o
n HdSile OCC0 OpC1Cus auu 1917 SSs~~ 20
- ed female hand. 10 a gentlehaan in the house
IL No sooner had Mr.. Little observed the letter
n. than he pounced upon it with his usual avid
-, i,y. The conspirators put themselves m I
-. convenient position to observe his movements
al They soon saw him open aud read what cur
>. ed his impairment curiosity. 1t was the fol
81 lowing
,re EPirAPH ON EZEKIEL LITTLE.
nd Beneath this stone Ezekiel Little lies,
i'm Little in every thing exce7t in sure:
of Although his giant body ellis this hole.
Yet through h-lrs key-hole crept kis little souL
6ostoo A0sA
abb
ri Wild BEasrs-The owner Of = travelling meu
sgerie lately calculated, that il sn the fesoe'oa
no y animals which arc now confined in Europe wee
Of e: loose in an immense forest, il would co0sai|
mt s25 lions 2S9 tigers 3O9 Dsspards, go psMho
te. 81 elephants. 10 rhinoceros, 200 w0lves.5
cit slesrakee 2l6 boa constrcsoS, l04O hyeDss, an
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