The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-07-18

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Chambers, in the Edinbr1z Joprnal, says
thatupon examiRinga Biographical Diclion-
ary, containing five thouSand distinguished
characters, of all ages and nations the grea-
test proportion were Hehchmen,, next Eng
likh, Scotch and German and next Italians,
Dutch, and others-~The reason given for be.
ing greater number OF Frenchmeu is that
in France genius'ismore parorizcd, no mat q,
ter in what circnmsances it occurs, while
in England few persons of talent, if they are
not rich or we'll dressed, have any chance Of
being known, ise 7o sps
One half ofthese five thousand were des.
cendents frorn POOR parents, and raised Them
selves from the depth Of poverty by Their
own exeriisas.
The following are among those who have
struggled with poverty, but have succeeded
in beneftting tim wo,ld .-.-.,
Escp, Terence and Epictetus, men distif
euished in ancient times, were slaves at
their first outset in life. Professor Heyue OF
Gollingen, one oflhe first classical scholars
OF his age, was the son of poor weaver,
and Tor many years Struggled with the most
distressing poverty D'Alemberi, the Fresah
mathematician, was lefl at The steps Of
church b, his parents, and was brough. "
by poor woman, lIs. arrived at p-eat .ce-
lebrity, but neyeriorgot IS nurse. bIaseas.
clio, who headed asuoeessfal ssrolt, agains,
the Austrian government at Naplee, was II
poor seller of FISH. Sir Richard .irkwf ht,
the inventory of the machinery sof cotton
spinning, was country barber, or dealer IN
hair.-Mis Benger, the auihoress of the
Life OF Mary Qneen of Scots,v aud other
productions of merit, was SO poor in -eariy
HE, that, for the sake ofreading, she used to
pernse the pages Of books in the bookselers'
windows, and returned day after day to see
# another page had been turned over.
Sir Edmund Saunders, Chief Justice Of the
Kings Bench in the reign of Charles Sec
ond, was an errand boy. The famous Ben
johnson worked some years as brick layer,
Kepler spent his lie in poverty. Pope Adri-
an vi, could not in early life afford candle;
he often read by the light ofthe street lamps
Claude Of Lorraine was the apprentice of a
pastry.-Sir Humphrey Davy was4he son of
carver on wood, and was apprenticed 10 an
apothecary Or Isaac Miller, professor Of
mathematics at Cambridge, was a weaver.
ir. White, professor&f Arabic at oxfor,'
was weaver in his youth. Rdmund Stone;
the famous matematcan, was gardier's
boy, and taught himself to read. Buchanan,
the Scottish historian, was born OF poor I,a.
rents, and underwent many difficulties.
William Hutton, the historian. was the sog
OF wool comber. Buny an, the author ofthe
Pilgrims Progress, was the son of tinker,
and himself followed the profession y =
II is well known that Burns was a peasant.
and followed hasittw Captain Cook, tho
circumnavigator,. gas at first cabin boy.
Daniel Deioej theauther of Robson Crus 70,
was tie son of abuicher, and had 10 struggle
with many nlisforiunes. James Ferguson,
the astronomer and philosopher, was The son
OF poor laborer aud !, was shepherd:
George Fox, the founder of the society Of
Friends, or Quakers, was the son of a wea.
yer Clifford, The distinguished editor of the
Quarterly Review, was at one time so poor
that that he could not buy paper, and
would work algebraical questions with d
bluned awl on Fragments of leather. ,,.e
John Harrison, who received Of parliament
100000 forh his time keeper. to determine
longiiudes at sea, was the son ofa carpenter'
an instructed hlmselfia mechanics. 1.,.,
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