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some tilings that are " rich and rare," and very clever, 

 and many of the best came from the forward part of 

 the ship. 



Its appearance makes quite an event, and, as a 

 hygienic agent, its importance cannot be too highly 

 estimated. The project set everybody on tip-toe of 

 expectation, and for several days past very little else 

 has been talked about but " the paper." All the de- 

 tails of its getting-up have been conducted with a 

 most ftircical adherence to the customs prevailing at 

 home. There is a regular corps of editors and report- 

 ers, an office for " general news," an " editorial depart- 

 ment," and a " telegraph station," Avhere information 

 is supposed to be received from all quarters of the 

 world, and the relations existing between the sun, 

 moon, and stars are duly reported by '' reliable corre- 

 spondents," and pictorial representations of extraordi- 

 narv occurrences are also received from " our artist 

 on the spot." 



Of course, much depended upon the eelat w^ith which 

 it burst into being ; and, conscious of this important 

 fact, the editors spared no pains to heighten public 

 curiosity, by the issuing of " hand-bills " and " posters," 

 and all other means known among the caterers for 

 { the popular intellectual palate. McCormick lent his 

 i assistance, and directed the preparation of a somewhat 

 better dinner than usual ; so that, no matter what 

 might be the merits of this eagerly expected prod- 

 igy, it was sure of a hearty reception. Mr. Knorr 

 had charo;ed himself with the mechanical execution, 

 and was known to have the infant periodical in his 

 keeping ; and accordingly, after the cloth was re- 

 moved, loud calls were made for its production. 

 While he was hauling it out from under his pillow, 



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