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The Wheeling Gazette says, that Messrs. Peterson and BolIs, have in op- eration Il machine for preparing floor ing plank propelled by steam. The boards after being cut to the proper width and placed in lhe machine come out ploughed and grooyed, and planed to uniform thickness. This is truly the age of invcntion. What would the greatmep-- the philosophers and sages of antiquity say, could they drop down among us, and witness our advances in science and the arts. All the great dis eoverics upon which they prided them. selves, would sink into insignilicance be- fore the genius of some of our unletter- ed mechanics.

 A letter from a gentleman in Paris to a friend in Philadelphia, dated the lst of Feb. says, The great news of to-day is, that Inc Duke of Nemours, second son of the King of France, has been chosen King of Belgium; and this, its believed,s will cause war. It is not yet known what England will do; but it is certain that she is arming ships of war. In France the troops arc all marching. All those of Paris and its neighborhood are 10 set off in two days; so that xTe shallH barc nonc left but the Natioaal Guard. z

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