Democratic banner., 1849-07-23
A CENTURY AGO.

eIgn news, and what has still more SuodueG
our moralizing propensities the tremendous
heat of the weather last evening and night,
we should have ventured a homfly this
morning upon the text Of q copy, now lying
on our table, of The Pennsylvania GGzette'
benjamin Franklin's Pennsylvania Ga
zete--of the date of June %, 1749-that is
to say, of this day one hundred years back!
A look at this piece of brown wrapping pa
per, just thirteen by sixteen inches square,
in which the philosopher was content to ad-
dress himselfto the w~orld--or wilderness of
Philadelphia-at. that time-not to speak Of
an inspection of its contents-would satisfy
every one that a great many things might
be said with propriety on such an interest
ing subject, III relation to newspapers--in
relation to the world, which has changed
quite as much as newspapers--to America
Ito the mighty Republic which Benjamin
Franklin, although at that time suspecting
and about to trace the existence of electro
city in the clouds of Heaven. never dream
ed was to flash out with more than the light
ning's power and splendor from the misty
future of the Colonies. We have space for
a single glance at one or two of its cEarac-
teristics.
What do our readers suppose is the sub
iect of the s'leader" in our ancient and re-
vered ante-temporary, edited by Benjamin
Franklin? For their satisfaction We ex-
the whole, which is only two lines
long, is stuck away in the modestest corner
at the bottom of the third column of the
third page, and is about all the matter in the
whole paper that bears unmistakable evil
dence of its origin. 1t is in the following
".All persons indebted to B. Franklin for
a years Gazette, or more, are desired to
pay"
Another more remarkable feature about
this ancient Philadelphia paper, is the adj
vertisements it contains of the sale of slaves,
Of which we find three or four, one relat-
ing to a whole 'ssnow" load of "men and
women servants" with "indentures; )" "s
negro wench, 10 years DID," who "can wash,
iron, and cook very well !" "a likely negro
woman, with a young child,' oft for town
or country business;''"a young negro man.
''who has had the small pox," &C., &C., SC.
Decidedly, the world is one hundred years
older in Philadelphia.-NIrM .4mer,can.
OLD BAcHELoRs.--These poor fellows
it" from all quarters, in the news
papers. One would think there was agen-
eral conspiracy to ridicule and sheer at
them. The last thrust is from the Baltimore
American, which says the chief use of such
is to count one in the census.
1t is generally agreed now, that Esq at
the end of a mans name, in many instances,
is like the "quirk" in a hogs tail-more for
ornament than use.
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following excellent cholera preventative
from DR.. Good Common Sense-a physi-
clan who has but n limited practice at pres
emf, but whose patients are invariably heal
thy. Try it,
Conscience, Agreeability and Con-
tentment, 3 scruples
Essence of Soap and Hubbard, 3 lbs.
of Courage, 3 drains
Oil of Happymint, 40 drops
of Laughter, 1907.
of Gaiety, = 3galls.
Shake chem all well together, and take a
little of the mixture every hour in the day
and you can bid defiance to the cholera
A little boy, not over ten years of age
was seen the other day examining his mouth
of "fne cut" when a gentleman stand
ng by, somewhat amused by the spectacle,
asked him what he chewed tobacco for
sWhatI chaw tobacco for" replied the
10Y ; swhy, sir, / chaw it to get the strength
,ut of it, to be sure! what dye think | chaw
t for ?"