The North-Carolina standard., 1843-12-20
THE HARPER,s GREAT HOUSE.

| Well and widely known as these eminent pub
fishers are, throughout this country and Europe,
it is not probable that the public generally are
aware of the immense scale on which their opera
tions are conducted. The statistics Of that estab
| lishment would asonish the uninitiated and, to
give them in full, would require more space than
it is in power to devote to such subject
The enormous buildings on each side of Cliff
street, IN which their steam engines propellng
nearly half hundred presses constantly at work,
their type foundery and stereotype establishment
their subterrGnean deposit of at least hundred
tons of plates, ready at any moment to be called
into use as they wanted-kept thus under
ground to secure them against fire-their army Of
clerks, overseers, and young women employed in
the various departments of their business, really
make up literary world Of which comparatively
few people have any conception, and which is
pouring forth daily food ofletters Of magnitude
enough to enlighen and educate q Continent; and
what is of paramount importance to the public,
this immense laboratory oflearnng is in the hands
of four men, whose intelligence, talent and enter
prise furnish full security for proper exercise of
the great intellectual leeer they WELD. No ap-
prehenSions need be entertained OF the tcnd ncy of
any thing that is permitted to appear from the
Harper Press. We have known these gentlemen
for many years. and that knowledge enables us to
express the opinion that their character is good
guaranty OF the value of their literary issues as
that of Rotchschild to any amount of mercantile
paper, and it gives pleasure, therefore, to know
as we do that the business establishment is, at this
time, much larger, much more popularsand more
profitable than it ever was before.
1t expresses a world of experience, 10 say that
these gentlemen commenced life as iourneymrn
printers. Two of them, ere knew Philadel-
pha, were working at their business in this city;
and now they are al the head Of the largest prn-
ting establishment in the United States.
KEEP 1T BEFORE YOURSELF, young man,
that Industry and good morals will be a passport
for YOU in good society and will make you re-
speced and esteemed by the good and wise.
Keep 1t before yOurself young lady: that kind |
ness of heart, a sweet disposition and an even tenn
per, wiR make you an agreeable companion with
the old and young.
Keep 1t before yourself farmer, that you should
returnto the earth at least much as you take
from it-that you should make your land richer
each year let it wear out, that you should have
neat house, large barns good sheds for your
;attle and show that it is your ambition to make
two spears of grass grow where one grew be-
rore"
Keep 1t before yOmrself merchant, that 'nim-
Dle sxpence is better than slow shilling" that
one price for goods or dealing with every person
alike, is the right way TO give general satisfac-
ion; and that to secure customers and trade, you
must advertise freely.
Keep 1t before yoursef mechanic, that work
should always be done at the time, and
we'll done; and then you need give yourself no
ears of a want of business.-Ex. paper,
WHAT'S The News-Why, the democrats have
'ocemty and the Wings si1 out OF the twenty.six
States.
" o, Ginny get your hoe-cake done, my love-
HENRY CLAY-General Harrison remarked
of him: g" have always been warm friend of
Mr.. Clay and done him many favors, but he has
returned them with the blacklist imgratitudc."
A1eoays Ready-During the last war revo-
utonary veteran, living near the ocean, never
went to bed without having wefloaded gun by
1is side. One hight there was violent thunderl
storm, which shook the house to its foundation.-
8 Husband husband p screamed his wife, "get
1pl the Britthers have landed, or the Day oft
judgement has come-I don'f know which l"-
: Well" said the old soldier, jumping up, " let
hem come on-they'll find me ready for either of
hem"
Federalism. g Henry Clay first, Henry Clay
asst Henry Clay ali the time"
Dsmoerocy Principles first, principles last