The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-01-24
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! teacher, it took long time for him to become
/ SATISFIED That he bad rendered sentence
/ ~, But he persPvered until he read six books "
] Virgil Sallast, three books Of Tactiius and
portion. Of The Odes Of Horace. He then com
menced Greek. and can read aud translate it with
considerable facility. He has also learned the
French langrage. He has read Telpmaehus
Hn!Znts History of civilization and several other
French works. The language he reads with
great fluency
During the five years Mr.. hmes has been pur-
snnng these Studies. he has found lime tu make
himself familiar with the historical works of
Josephus, Rullin. Gihbnn and Bancroft He has
JnSt commenced studying the German language,
WIN tniI determination 10 persevere. Though
he has pursued his stUdies without teacher he
prononnceS the different languages he has learned
with a good degree OF accuracy
Ia looking our long list of subscribers, we
discover that scarcely 1.-THE Of thuse who hold
Office under the General, Stste. ar Municipal Gov
eminent, take democratic paper The honest
Democrat who fights for his party because Of lis
principles is always the first 10 sustain the press
win his support Those, however. who do hold
office. and take Democratic paper, are the de-
serving men-those who do not, are not worthy
I" participate In the patronage of a party To elG-
Vate which, the DemocraiIc press make SO many
sacrifcos.-N Y. Giobe
Let no one say that desire u slave insurrec-
ton but, sir. donbt not That suadreds If thou
SANDS " honest amt pairi0tic hearts ,riH
rId"gh al y0Hr calamity, and yaock trL.n you.
fear c0nlefh'
The above IS sentence from paragraph in
speech recently delivered in Congress bv Mr..
Glddings, of Ohio. In regard to his man the
journal of Commerce remarks. lf war shonld
come, these fanatics will need lnnkng after.'-
we think with the Journal of Commerce that
Mr.. Glddings needs looking after not however
on account of his opposition slavery So much as
"A resolution which he offered. and which was
adopted by the Glasgow Emancipation Society in
which he s0llcs the cooperation Of Tho English
people for "Me dissolution IF me american
Cnion, as The gigantic enrniy Of freedom and
me rights q MULTIPLICATION Eagle.
Price or REIICs-A French Journal bavjnr
recently alluded 10 the notorious love o! relics and
the extravagani prices paid for them by the Fuc
lah. IN commenting upon the price lately paid by
Prince Albert fur the coat worn by Nelson whcl,
he received his death wound a the battle of Ira
iaIgar, we are enabled TO gather few items Of
interest on this point. TIE ivory chair received
by Gustavus Nasa from the Town of I,ubpck was
sold in 1888 for SO Geo furhs, or S26,640 The
coat worn by Charles The Twelfth of Sweden mt
al The battle of Putawa, was sold in 1925 at
Edinburg for S91 $50. An Engshman offered
100000 francs fr0ne Of the teeth of fEeluse: while
Lord Shattshury gave, in 1916, 1924 for one
OF the teeth OF Sir lSacc Newton. But the head
OF Des Carries. teeth aud all, was literally given
away for The sum of 81 francs VolIare's zane
sold in Paris for 500 francs. Russean's wais,coat
was sold for SlS francs, and his copper watch for
500 francs Rants wig sold C,r 300 francs,
while the wig of Srerne sold in London for
200 guineas The hat worn by Napoleon at the
ballle of Eylean sold for 500 francs and
Sir Francis Bnrdeit paid for The two pens, used
in signing the treaty of Amrns, 1920!
PEINTERs LooKING UP.-Three members of
the L. s. Senate NIessrs. Cameron. Niles and
Wesicoi'-"ere once jouneymen printers En-
change Paper.
Well, suppose they were! Franklin. who
was also jpnrneyman prioter g iook,d me he
fore either oiIheur. The =" iooking n.y. consists
ih bscoming qualified to be good jonrnpyman
printer, rather than in any change of profession or
employment thereafter. There are dozens of
members of the L. S Senate who were once moth
ing hut iaryers and we'll bet big apple that
one ever duly qualified to be ionrneyman
printer ever hiicbed that head To that paragraph
-Lcdge.
MONSTER BREWERY.
Barclays celebrated Brewery in London. covers
area Of fifteen acres. 1t contains conduis half
mile in length, railroads, hoppers, s'eam engines