Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1845-08-20


ry requirements, mesgre abilities, and consum-
mate knavery; but even these have that kind OF
Skill and Knowledge of business matters which
enable them to De successful ksdres. The only
way by which other classes can hope TO compete
with lawyers ia Influence, will be by competing
with them in those qualifications, whether honora-
BILE or otherwise by which their influences is ac-
tqoired and maintained. we sJAf So Eei
ADVERT sEMENTs VS. '"SHINGLEs. Since a
certain strolling vagrant passed through this place
selling Stencil plates at from ST.. to S1,25 per al
phabet we have observed number Of places of
business orDamented with "shngles" announcing
the wares within. r,f seef
| To this we have no sort of objection whatever
Stencil printing like all small potatoes has IT'S
uses Where a man has fresh fish for sale to-day
and does not wish to cry 'stinking fish," to-mor-
row. out with The .shinge.' When the market
becomes nearly destitute of any article, as butter,
eggs, etc. and single dealer has 1t on hand, fin
all probability the deslitu,ion will last but day or
two, then the Stencil single has decided advan.
tage.
| But where the article to be announced is one
easily found In every shop, and of which the mar
ket is rarely destitute, like to see trader in
stead OF insern square in the paper OF his place,
a paper which employs number Of hands, who
perhaps are his customers, aud who if they are
not, are only prevented from being SO by bis neg.
iect to patronize them, paper which gives en-
ployment TO paper mills aud consumption to rags,
which pays taxes to The support of government
and lends It's influence to the support of society
instead we say ofinserng square for weeks
for here it will be read the first day of pub
LEGATION by several hundred persons, and during
the time perhaps by as many thousands. for PEG.
pie do borrow papers prodgously in this country,
We like to see regular trader, pay vagabond,
whose business is to get all he can and keep all he
gets, who will go without his board or lodging un-
less be can exchange his ware for it, whose skill
is confined TO cutting out SieanciI paies whose
Tax in support of Gov. is O. whose benefit to 9th.
ers is D. whose Influence in society is O. and whose
everything is only 0 @ o. as far as you NAV please
to extend the list. 81 for a set of Stencil plates
get his brush, backing, and hrs "shinges," spend
half an hour in dabbing on his letters, and placing
II out where perhaps dozens stores are to be
passed at each of which "cusomer" can be ac-
comodated before he comes in sight of the mighty
i'shiDgle'
This we say We like to see, not that we object
to Stencils. not that object to seeing every shop
in The place 'shiugled from gable to GUTTER but
wish to say to the shuglers, if they would consult
their interests. '']'hs ought We have done aud
not 10 haze left the other undone.'
PERFECT NoNsENcE,-not the fact mentioned, but
the mi erence drawn. t-e
Elihu Burritt, The learned Blacksmith, is to add
dress the Literary Societies of OberIin College at
their commencement Aug. 81. Whoever heard
of such thing before, real practical sooty faced
leather aproned. big-6sted black smith becoming
the chosen Orator of Societies of College gradu-
ates lfsuch persons are TO be admitted among
the learned what is the Of going to College
Signal Of Liberty fa a'N f. e e5t
The "learned blacksmith, if his history is cor
rectly reported to US. received his first mutation
INTO The mysteries of Greek and Lain, from his
brother, graduate from some College east. tho
we do not remember which. When The desire of
learning had been thus awakened. he sought the
assistance of teachers, persons also graduates OF
Colleges, in modern languages, When he sup
posed he had exhausted all the advantages his ma
tive State afforded hun, and wished to pursue his
researches in languages further, he proposed TO
set out for Europe, that he might enjoy the advan
| tages of older Universities, and more extensive
Libraries, IN pursuit of the Information necessary
to effect this object he casually learned that the
scholars of Massachusetts, graduates of Colleges,
: had provided abundant opportunities such as he
!, sought, and would gladly place them before him.
He awaited himself of them, as any yankee might
ha We done, was first brought Into notice, if We
mistake not by Edward Everett, a College gradu-
aie,' as an incentive TO other young men to 60 and
do likewise. and is now the "learned blacksmith .
10 more a 'selT.made man, as this term is very
erroneousy taken, than the Oldest 'Feilo(' of Ok.
ford, Edinsburgh or Yale son = H''e -
Al present he is engaged in the publication oil
D an excellent Journal; whether he continues to
work at his trade, we know not it is equally mo
credit to him. if he does, aud no disgrace i: he
does not.
a 'sHoDor and fame from condition rise
Actwell your part there all the honor Iiesn
A The Republic of letters" is the only pure re-
4 public on earth. and we challenge the world to
show an instance where true learning in the
Prince did not recognize the merit of its counter
lpart in the Peasant, - 80,
RI Young man, away 10 the school, TO the College