Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1837-01-14
RICHMOND. la, JANUARY IA, 1881.

A"AAOS 4<Ao9 OAIX " ~ Il II IL
4 TaoucHTs yoa MEcHAxrcs.-Od BE,
Franklin was one Of the wlsest. VIDE,
and greatest mechanics Of his day. n;
: Poor Richard will make any poor man rich
what 10 the secret Of his success?-man,
L. m.chan1: may ask. All! this is the thinei
when We fnd out this secret, we can oil s.
Franklins, and we can al be rich.
\ We have often studied the character n
n this great man, from the time he was stick
ling types in Boston, to the time when h,
, wandered through the streets of Philadel
! phia with q loaf Of Bread under his arm or :,
with Kings and Queens in Paris, or brought
down the lightning from heaven by his kite
The secret Of his success, have thought r.
part was industry, which very many have
virtue very many also have
but above all, he thought and acted for him.
was no mans man but he was Ben Franklin
man.
| But, says some one you say industry and
ifrugality are common virtues with mechan.
les. Why then are not all mechanics rich
The reason is that there are many who will
not think for themselves in an affair of bust
ness for example, instead Of setting down
and making their own calculations, tEey trust
others to sit down and calculate for them.
Instead OF Employing their leisure hours in
studying out for themselves, and reading for
themselves how the world Is going they cit
ld0wn and listen to others, and take their saw
$50 that this 10 right and that Is wrong.
The great obstacle in the way Of the ad-
vsncement Of the poor, and Of the working
men OF this country IS, that they do not al
ways think for themselves, and that they too
often suffer others to think for them. But
let them remember, that the verv moment
they cease to belong to themselves. thew
belong to them with whom they have entrusi-
ed their thinking powers.
For what else has God given US our eyes
and ears but to see and hear for ourselves?
IL we trust these eyes and these ears to 9th
ers, we are slaves, white though we be.
Above all then, Think for yoxrselues-act for
yosrselues.
Tra1slaiion Of letter from the Sxlsa. Of
Mnscat to tie President Of the u States.
AIN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN"
To the most high and mighty Andrew Jack
son, President ofthe United States of Amer.
lea, whose name shines with 80 much splen-
dor throughout the world. Ipray most sim
cerely that on the receipt Of this letter it may
end his highness the President of the u.
States in high health and that his happiness
may be constantly on the increase. On a
most fortunate day and happy hour had
the honor to receive your Highness' letter,
every word Of which is clear and distinct as
the sun at MONDAY, and every letter shone
forth as brilliantly as tie stars IN the heavens.
Your Highness' letter was received bv your
faithful and highly honorable representative
and ambassador Edmund Roberts, who made
me supremely happy in explaining the object
of his mission, and / have complied in every
respect with the wishes of your honorable
in concluding a treaty Of friend
ship and commerce between our respective
countries, which shall be faithfully Observed
by my self and Successors rs long as the i
world endures. And his Highness may depend
that all American vessels resorting to the ports,
within my doninions shall know no difference
in point ofg0od treatment, between my coun.l
try and tina: Of his own most happy country.l
where felicity ever dwells. most firmly
hope that his Highness the President may ev-|
er consider me as his firm and true friend and |!
that I will ever hold the President of the VI
n;ted States very near and dear to nv heart.
and my friendship shall never know any Dr.
intuition, but continue to increase. till time
is no more. l offer most sincerely and tru-
y to his Highness the President my entire
and devoted services. to execute any wishes
the President may have within my dominions,
Or within any ports or places wherein pos
sess the slightest influence
'This is from your mos. beloved friend"
YED Elm SULTAN
'Written ON the 23d day, Of the Moon, Ja-I
NADIA Alawell. in the year Alhaira, l24e.s
1t the Royal Palace in the city Of Muscat.
This letter is to have the address Of be-
ing presented to the most high and mighty
Andrew Jackson. President Of the United
States Of America, whose name shines with
70 much briliiancy throughout the world.
Corresponding to the 9TH Oct. 1886.
NV YoRx CrrY REaExnED.-The revolu-
ion in New York IS complete and decisive.
At the election on Wednesday and Thursdav