Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1857-02-26
The VaSwc of Scientific Men.

the above subject. The following extracts
from il will give onr readers much pleas
Iurc -
"To many, the scientific men Of ma.
ton seem bat drones, without practical
utility, trying all sorls Of impracticable cx-
pcrimcuts in their laboratories, mixing
acids and albalics. aud talking learncdly
on subjects far removed from practical life,
hut doiHg nothing for mankind. Solomon
tells rs too, of poor wlsc man who de-
lWcrcd Il city, yet. no man remembered
him. ..
"lf there Is one sign Of these times more
hopeful than another, it is that scientific
men are, as class more honorcd than
ut any former ncriod Of the worlds his
tory. James Wait, who discovered the
steam engine, has enabled England, with
Il population Of twenty-five millions, TO do
work that as uiany hundred millions of
men could not have done without. II is
thus that science has created the fnhplous
wealth Of that monarchy. She is doing
the same nt this moment for our own
country. Who can tell the value to this
with his steamboats,, or even above him
our own glorious old Franklin, who wrcs.
ted the lightning from heaven, and the
sword from the hands of tyrants Doubts
less many man who hoastcd of his own
great practical business powers, smiled,
if in passing he marked him, with kite
and key demonstrating. in this, our own
city, the Identity of lightning and electro
city, and laying the foundation thus for
those electrical tclcgraphs now ready To
convey tidngs from continent to continent
round the globe in an instant. Who can
calculate the value of such man asProf.
Morse 10 the country and to the worlds
The scientific man, thcn, is Of value
to the community just in proportion to the
amount Of labor he saves TO other men
while producing similar rcsus.-Liebig
has increased tho production Of all the
farms in England, by applying The prin-
ciples of analltlc chemistry to soils, man
ures, and agricultural results seneralIy-
he has been worth millions of bushels
of wheat already to Europe The sri
entiGc medical men Of that country have
lenghencd the average of life several
years. The same is true of mental sci
cnce. He who has better knowledge Of
those laws which enable n man at once to
distinguish truth from error, can write a
book which will save thousands from some
popular mistake, or from years Of labori.
Gus thought, enabling men to form Just
conclusions without deiny. His empire IS
over the mind Of man. # .. .le.
p1B~ When quite youth. Franklin
went to London entered printing office,
and inquired if he could get employment
as a printer. Where are you from 2"
inquired the foreman. America" was
the reply. "Ah," said The foreman,
"from America n lad from America
seeking employment Ms n printer Well,
do you really understand the art Of print
ingf Can yon set type !" -lraublin
stepped up to one Of the cases, and in a
very brief Srace set up the following pas
snge from the first chapter If the Gospel
Of ST. John ;--''Nalhaniel smith unto him.
can any good thing come out of Naza.
reth RiIip saith unto him, come and
see" 1t was done so quick, $, accurately,
and contained a delicatc reproof, 50 ap-
proptiate and powerful, that il at once
gave him character and standing with all
in the Office. -.t.r.....-
l,17 A good-iooEibg young fellow
stopped all one week al MAJOR Bells
Hotel, Cahawln, Alabama. aud ordered
his laxage down to the Loaf, and was
about 70 leave wiihon, paying bis bill.
Said the Mnjor:-"Sir, You must not
leave without paying your bill Il can't
afford to hire servants, buy provisions,
and board people for nohing.% You
can't" mo" "Weil, then, why in
creation don't you sell out your tavern to
some one who can e. 'a'u i-.| H.E .-.f.a
Finsr YAvKrr Paornlr.-Nfr. Ouin.
cy says thai joe Smith was the onlv Van.
kcc that ever undertook Co b. prophet.
lie conducted the business 81 ell entirely
new plan, and considering ihc disadyap.
tagcs under which he hJorcd { - iatel-
ligencc Of the masses in the l9h century.
sc. J, his succcss is crcdhalie to Yathec
skill and ingenuity. . ..
FARMiNG iS CALIroRNIA.-A farmer
in California states that he has plowed
seyenty-ive acres this year wah a yoke
Of cows. He says dicy'are faster walk
ers than oXen-,hat lhey give milk aud
save the cypen,cof keeping another team.
~ Five u,Llemgn-lAe Marquis VI
Broada'lane, the Dui,es Of Argyll Alhol.
Sutherland aud Buecluch-arr said y
own one-fourlh Of the land in all Scot
land.