Democratic banner. (Bowling Green, Pike County, Mo.) 1845-1852, 1851-03-17
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Iftii fti l. = 4 ssmmsrk q rksbie, and most iatstsstiRg
fact, that the very. Art nsssto which the
Iptbauction Of the Holy Bible. Ihis vas
laccompiished at Mentz between tho years
| T45O ana f455.. RGuttenbesg Wis the ihsen-
tor of tkstart! sn3 Faust, Sgoldsmi.hJ faF-
lnished the ans sGessary ,fpa1Ai 4 Hsdissbt
Ia single pages or; eTsn an entire sheet, YhlGn
was then produced. there might baye peep
less oc casion to have noticed II; but there
was something in the whole character Of
the affair, which if'nof unprecedented, rec
|dened5it sinsularlip the iuansl cnrrsnk OF
human ,eysn.s. This Bible IVES in TIVE ie-
Llio volumes, which have been justly prslss,
ea for the strength and beauty Of the paper,
the 'exactBess Of the register, and the iastfe
of ske ihk. TheHwsrk7 confirmed twelve
hundred aidd deighty-tyocPssss, and beng
the first ever printed, Of course ipy9lgedoA
long peripd time and aD immanse smcpnt
Of mental, manual, and mechanical labor;
ana YET, for long time. after It had bsen
finished. stSd offered fofs sale, net 4 slnsis
hhmsnsbsi6g, save the ssrtistsb thsmssisess
khav iiow isibsA.heen AndoSaplisbe9ssi SD
Of the aEst Ei REiptea P. Bible sigbtssn cops
les are knowP to be in existence, forS 95
which are printed On tellnm: Two 6f these
afe In England; ;6ns Being n The Gsesnviils
: 'OnsIisini their iRsyshLitTaSyof
Berlin, and one ini The Royal LibFaENo
Paris. OF the fourteen remaining copies,
ten ere 10 Englapd-there being copy in1
Tie libraries OF Oxford, EdiHburgh, and
London, and seven IN tis eoilsctions of dh9
fersnt noblsmeh. gi5asb br0 bshiagstT ;pd
1.-The ssllum copy has beensold ss high
as 81, ,S00,i baa uoi;uii;gnog sjiiio sbssiJI
Thus, as if to mark the noblest purpose
10 which the art would ever be applied, the
Rfst book printed With movable metai
types was The Bible. sdF .ssi; 7eGHsb ed'
sfaH ad!-neil-L IL q A.aesifs sTs siTosq
"a off tciM his Hend = Hon, LAtwooasths
Democratic cspdida.a for Geyerpor 10 New
Hampshire, having expressed doubts as TO
The constitntiouallty Of the slave law, the
State committee Have called d cohventionto
put another man in nomination. Fhis ID
Just as.itt should bs. iidf ilheo party IN The
Horthern States will, invariably enk Of oaH
who betFay Free Soil teHdescies, the fpnati
ical excitement win be suppressed, and Che
power and suPre macy Of the party Win Be
restored through0tit tBe JUaiOh..i" sS'iqsTs
iushti8 eHc ciSl----++-ssA-!ltl l-=oId;TsVo OF $40
saAss ESyIAsIE PQslGlos enc Rspapes
payyh yhs 1estFpysd atnight. il, may iglka
cigar or i may curl lady's hairi Alb on,
" think 6f that, girls: An editof's idess
completely ,sweetly yaihd exqUifssiiteel wrestiis
ed iuevi.h your richtressss, and-Ses,sn6
pestling down with you ins youE Pidpiebs
sIumbers, to ogsnily guard and Psarefnlls
keep watch over your happy dreams. Ie.
rusalem! who would not be--ap Editor?-.
Ex. paper: 53o3 hhH Iq97a'aa''a9 sH'a2ss1a
sure; but iii under Ill the ci circummstaln, n tan
ces we wodld rather In that case be an ed
itOs'spatagrsPh- Baltimore Sun. ~"
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9s,tWBATis che, future state, lnylittie girl7H
asked clergyman. h; .rai,efl ,su.eyf aois
"Nsw Mckee, v ss the reply. ,--,.;r,.s
".No, MOI meant what is the, future
condition Of young men and womenP''. e''''
-a"Why,p replied the girl, hssitatihgly,D"I
suppose they are forget marriedsi ed gls7ss
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FA clerk insops ofAour mercantile ss-
tablishments writes TO his friends at home,
81 have plaguy easy time otit nowadays
livery little work TO do--our firm HoBr
l1i DaEEgi dssc afad ssosFTs@
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siTHE VERY BrsT.---Ai iwag wss jogging
home rather late, and little happy, when
passing by dark alley, a too 6stsd fellow
stepped out and demanded his money!
eMOney," said ihsowsg; s'moneyl lshaVs
il you'll stop . moment I'll give
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