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Show I OLD NEWS NE'VS NEVS ' ITEMS . r rOLD Items fiom flom from old newspapeis newspapers are of interest mterest to many , and hele here heleare hereare heieare are a few fiom flom front the \ - Massachusetts I\-iassachusetts I iassachusetts Sun , published in m \Vorchester Vorchester mVorchester Worchester \ Worchesteron Vorchesteron on July 17 , . 1776 , the fiont flont page of , which vhich was devoted to the Dec Dec- Declaration Declaration Declaration - laration of Independence , then less than two weeks old . A news newsletter newsletter newsletter letter fiom flom from New Yolk Yoik said smd ; newsI I "OnVed"esday "On On " ' \ Wednesday \Ved"esday Ved"esday Vedesday Wed"esday Wedesday " last the Declaration Declarabon of Independence wasI waslead waslead was I llead lead at the head of each bl brigade gade of the Continental Army at or ornear ornear ornear near New Yolk Yoik , and eveiywhere evelywhere everywhere received with loud huzzas and ut- ut utmost utmost ut utmost - - most demonstrations of joy boy . . The same evening tl the tle e equestrian equestrian"tatue equestrianstatue equestrianstatue "tatue tatue statue " of Geoige GeOlge George III ti ' was 'as as ' as by the sons of freedom laid lald piostrate plostrate prostrate In Inthe inthe inthe the dll du dut t . t . The lead wherewith this monument was made is to be berun beiun run 1 un into mto bullets buIIets to assimilate with the brains of our adversaries adversaries'ho adversarieswho , \\'ho 'ho ho 4ho \ \ ' to gain gam a peppercoin pepperCOln peppercorn , , have lost an empire . " ) A resolution resolutJOn by the House of Representatives Representabves of\Vatertown of Vatertown ofVatertownlequested of ofvWatertownlequested . . Watertown Watertownrequested ' \ lequested requested that people of that colony donate their leaden window windowweIghts windowweights windowweights weIghts for the making makmg of bullets bulIets . Among the notices was one stating statmg that there weie wele were "consid consid "consId- "consIderable "considerable "considerable " - - erable numbeis numbels numbers of pusoners pllsoners prisoners in m the town , who weie wele were willing to go goout goout goout out to service if proper persons pel sons should appear to hire hu'e hue ' them . " theyhave Delinquent subscnbeis subscl'lbels subscllbels subscribers ' weie wele were a problem in m those days , as they have been ever since smce , it appeals appears from a card from the publisher publisherwho , who thanked those readers who paid up , adding addmg , "He He " begs that thatsuch thatsuch thatsuch such as have not paid him h1m would be so considerate as to think of ofthe ofthe ofthe the great disadvantage it must be to him to have so many small smallsums smallsums smallsums ! sums in different hands , therefore would now request that they theypay theypay theypay pay theirhumble their'rhumble their respective balances , which will wIII vlll greatly oblige obhge theIr their'r theirr ' humble servant Isaiah Thomas . " After 159 years a good many publishers may still sbII find Mr . T Thomas's Thomass mas's mass ' courteous suggestion suggesbon quite applicable apphcable to present con con- - ( ditions litions conditions conlitions . - |