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BIISCEL,L,A\Y, 



From Ihe Providence Tatriot. 

 PRINTING OFFICE MELODIES. 



THE PRESSMAN. 



Pull up, my boys, turn quick the rounce, 



And let the work begin , 

 The world i." pressing on without, 



And we musi jiress within — 

 And we who guide the public mind, 



Have influence far and wide, 

 And all our deeds are good, although 



The devil 's at our side. 



Let fly the frisket now, my boys ! 



AVho are more proud than we ? 

 While wait the anxious crowd without. 



The force of^jou'er to see ; 

 So pull away — none are so great. 



As they who run the car-; 

 And who have dignity like those 



That practiseat the bar. 



And you who twirl the roller there, 



lie quick, you inky man ; 

 Old Time is rolling on himself, 



So beat him if yow can ; 

 Be careful of the light and shade. 



Nor let the sheet grow pale ; 

 Be careful of the monlcy looks 



Of every head and tale. 



Though high in office is our stand, 



And^i-ous is our case. 

 We would not cast a slur on those. 



Who till our lower place ; 

 The gaping world is fed by us. 



Who retail knowledge here ; 

 By feeding that weyVeiZ ourselves. 



Nor deem our fare too dear. 



Pull up, my boys, turn quick the rounce. 



And thus the chase we'll join ; 

 AVc have deposits in the bank, 



Our diawersare full of coin; 

 And who should more genteelly cut 



A figure or a dash? 

 Yet sometimes we who press so much. 



Ourselves are pressed for cash. 



FIRST STEAMBOAT. 



It may surprise many of our readers to learn, that 

 the first Steamboat which ever floated upon Amer- 

 ican waters, originated, in its design and accomplish- 

 ment., with a native of the Connecticut Valley. In 

 1785, John Fitch, a native of East Windsor, Conn, 

 conceived the design of applying steam-power to 

 propelling vessels, but being indigent in his circum- 

 stances and meeting with innumerable obstacles, so- 

 licited Congress to aid him in his design, but scepti- 

 cism and doubt prevailed over his solicitations, and 

 assistance was denied ; not being discouraged, he 

 succeeded in forming a company in Philadelphia, and 

 after unwearied e.xertlons, liis first rude attempt was 

 launched into the Delaware in tlie year 17i)d; his 

 education had been imperfect, but his strong luind 

 and habits of industry as.sisted him in perfecting his 

 boat ; the idea of wheels had not occurred to him, 

 but oars, working in frame were substituted, and his 

 experiment was tested. 



Fitch was regarded as an enthusiast and a vision- 

 ary man, and many looked upon his attempt with ridi- 

 cule and coldness, but his success, propitious thus 

 far, was to be met with humiliating misfortunes ; his 

 Boat, completed with the most sanguine belief of its 

 final success, sailed for Burlington, twenty miles from 

 Philadelphia, and she approaclicd the wharf, the 

 Boiler burst! Chagrined and mortified, she was 

 floated back to the latter city, and after unwearied 

 efforts, a new Boiler was procured, and he again 

 sailed for Burlington ; but from some cause, she only 

 made three miles an hour, and the expense of pro- 

 curing other machinery being too great, his friends 

 were discouraged, Fitch disheartened, and the enter- 

 prise abandoned. The boat was left to rot at the 

 docks. 



NEW ENGLAND FAllMER. 



Thus itwill be seen, that eftbrts of genius and en- 

 terprise, if unaccompanied by wealth, too often suffer 

 and languish, and frequently are abandoned and lost 

 to the world, from the scepticism of the public mind 

 with regard to improvements and inventions of doubt- 

 ful utility ; Fitch, depressed in spirit, wearied with 

 unappreciated e.xertion, and oppressed by creditors, 

 was seized with the Yellow Fever, and died in 1793 ; 

 he continued unshaken in his faith to the last, that 

 steam boat navigation would finally be successful, 

 and it was only from want of pecuniary resources, 

 that he did not complete what was left for the tri- 

 umphant genius of Fulton to accomplish. A friend 

 has furnished us a little genealogical history of Fitch 

 and his ancestors, which may be relied on as accu- 

 rate : Joseph Fitch who settled early in Northampton, 

 was great grandfather to Jolin Fitch, the subject of 

 the above notice, and projector of the first Steam 

 Boat ; John's lather lived in East Windsor, Conn. I 

 whose name was Joseph ; he was second cousin to ] 

 I'homas Fitch, Governor of Connecticut from 1754 

 to 1761. Ebenezer Fitch, who now resides in Hat- 

 field, was first cousin to John, who would be 88 years 

 old, if he was now living. So it appears, the first 

 inventor of Steam Boats had his early origin in 

 Northampton, and still has connexions living in the 

 neighboring village of Hatfield. — JV.Courier. 



The Coat of Mail. — Just before Napoleon set | 

 out for Belgium, he sent to the cleverest artizan of , 

 his class in Paris, and demanded of him whether he 

 would engage to make a coat of mail, to be worn I 

 under the ordinary dress, which should be absolutely 

 bullet-proof: and that, if so, he might name his own ; 

 price for such a work. The man engaged to make ! 

 the desired object, if allowed proper time, and he j 

 named 18,000 francs as the price of it. The bargain ; 

 was concluded and in due time the work was pro- j 

 duced, and its maker honored with a second audience l 

 of the Emperor. 'Now,' said his Imperial Majesty, 

 ' put it on.' The man did so. ' As I am to stake I 

 my life on its efiicacy, you, will, I suppose, have no 

 objections to do the same.' And he took a brace of 

 pistols, and prepared to discharge one of tliem at 

 the breast of the astonished artiste. Tliere was no 

 retreating, however, and, half dead with fear he 

 stood the fire, and, to the infinite credit of his work, 

 wilih perfect impunity. But the Emperor was not 

 content with one trial ; he fired the second pistol at 

 the back of the trembling artist, and afterwards dis- 

 charged a fowling piece at another part of him with 

 similar effect. ' Well,' said the Emperor, ' you have 

 produced a capital work, undoubtedly — what is to be 

 the price of it ':' Eighteen thousand francs were 

 named as the agreed sum. ' There is an order for 

 them,' said the Emperor, ' and here is another, for an 

 equal sum, for the fright that I have given you.' 



Bkief Correspondence. — ' Mr P.'s compliments 

 to Mr Q. and thinks it unnecessary his pif^gs should 

 go through his ground.' Whereupon Mr Ci. replies 

 thus : — ' Kr Q,.'s compliments to Mr P. and thinks it 

 unnecessary to spell pigs with two gees.' 



A boy about 12 years of age, son of Dr Paris, an 

 eminent Loudon physician, has obtained a medal 

 from the Society of Arts, for having modelled with 

 a common stick of sealing wax, held before a light- 

 ed taper, — a greyhound in miniature, in perfect ac- 

 tion, and with the most beautiful symmetry, a horse 

 leaping a five-barred gate and a warrior onhorse- 

 back, in fjU vigor. 



.Tune 15, 1831. 



Valuable and Cheap Land — for Sale. 



The subscriber oilers for sale, 14,000 acres of ch<.K 

 Land, situated in the town of Piiickney, county of Lt\- 

 ami state of New York. Some of the land is impro\ 

 and under cultivation. The country is remarkably h;- 

 thy, being entirely free from the fever and ague and tn 

 the common bilious fevers which often afflict the tow 

 upon Lake Ontario, this town being IS miles east of |l 

 l.dic. The .soil is principally a sandy loam, much of 

 covered with rich black mould. The timber is chiel 

 Sugar Maple, Black Ash, Butternut, Beech, Elm, & 

 The land yields first rate crops of Grass, Rye, Oats, E; 

 ley. Potatoes and Flax; and on some lots, good Whc 

 and Corn may be grown. To tho^e wishing to obtain s 

 perior grazing farms, a fine opportunity now otTers its€ 

 The pioduce of pasturage and hay from an acre of tl 

 land, is very large, fully equalling if not surpassing tl 

 from the same quantity of land in any other of the 131a 

 River townships. The land is admirably well watert 

 there being but few lots which have not durable runni 

 streams upon them. The land is well adapted to Orcha 

 ing — the Apple tree thriving very well in this coud 

 Slock of all kinds maybe disposed of with the least pos 

 bie trouble, and to the greatest advantage, the drov 

 purchasing at the very doors of the farmers, and payi 

 the lushest cash prices for their cattle, which will read 

 find purchasers at all seasons of the year. Several f 

 mers at present residing on this town, were origina 

 fiom the New England Slates, and some of them fn 

 Massachusetts, who are in thriving circumstances. T 

 above described land is oflered for sale at the very 1- 

 price of from two dollars and a haJf to three dollars ] 

 acre, lor the uncleared land, and from three dollars an 

 half to five dollars and a half for the improved lots. 1 

 land will be sold in lots to suit purchasers, and from t 

 to five years' credit for payment, in annual inslalmei 

 will be given. As a further convenience to purchase 

 the subscriber will receive in payment. Cattle, She 

 Pcik, Grain or Grass Seed, for which products he \ 

 allow the highest cash prices. The title to the lane 

 indisputable, and good Warranty Deeds will be givei 

 purchasers. Persons desirous of purchasing will pie 

 to apply to the subscriber, at Henderson Harbor, cou 

 of Jefferson, State of New York, or to David Ca.nfie: 

 Esq. on the town. JAMES H. HENDERSON 



March 9. epl6t 



Ammunition ,^^Ji 



Of the best quality ai.il luieest prices, {or sfovtin 

 conslanlly for sale at COPELAND'S POWDER STOl 

 65 Broad Street. 



N. B. If the quality is not found satisfactory, it r 

 be returned, and the money will be refunded, tf Jan 



To preserve Cheese from Miles. Red pepper, so 

 called, is a complete antidote against flies impren-- 

 nating cheese so as to produce maggots. Take 

 one and put it in a delicate piece of linen, moisten 

 it with a little fresh butter, and rub your cheese fre- 

 quently. It not only gives a very fine color to your 

 cheese but is so pungent that no fly will touch it. — 

 Mass. Jlgr. Rep. 



' They that marry old people merely in expecta- 

 tion to bury them, hang themselves in hope that one 

 will come and cut the halter.' 



Hickory. 



This astonishing fleet liorse was raised in Montrea 

 fi'om an English blood mare, (sire unknown,) is not 

 ferior to any in the U. Slates for speed, action and be 

 ty. He is a fine sorrel, well built, good size, and [ 

 nounced by (good) judges in every respect a first i 

 horse ; trots a .3 minute gait, fast walker, and has pa 

 around the trolling course. Long Island, in 2 minutes 

 seconds, and was offered publicly to match against ; 

 horse that could be produced. It is considered unne< 

 sary to say more, as his qualifications are too well knc. 

 to be doubled. 



He will stand at Abbott's Inn, Holden, during 

 season. Terms $8, the season. 6t May 11 



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