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The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-05-09
A Description---By Mike Hooter,

That Yazoo, said Mike, is the darndesr
place that ever come along. If it aint the
next place 10 no whar, you can take my old
head for drinkin gourd-you can ard a.
for that ar DEVILS camp-ground, what the,
calls Saiartia, if this er world was er kitchin
it would be the slop. p.hole, and er mighty
stinkln one at that. pledge You my word
1t comes closes bein the jumpin off place Of
any | ever hearn tell on. Talk about Texas
1t aint nolhin 10 them .Yazoo hills. The tar.
nalist out Nv the way place for bar, an pan.
ters, an wolfs, an possums, an coons, an liz
ards, an skeeters, an frogs, an mean fellers
an drinkin whiskey, an stealth one another:
hogs, an gittin corned, an swappin HOSES, ar
playin h-ll ginerallS, that ever you see i!
pledge you my word, it's enough to sink it
And as for snakes, whew don't talk rve
hearn tell of the Boa Constructor, an the An.
nagander, an all that kind NV ruptile wha
swallers er he goat whole, an don't care e
switch OF his tail for his horns an SEQ the
preacher tell about Aaron's wakin stick
wha. turned itself in,o er serpent, an swal
Tered up ever so many other sticks an rods
an bean poles, and chunks o. wood, an wa:
hungry yet-and all that kinder heller.baloo
but that's all moonshine. Just wait er mini
till you've hearn bpn, the snaks- whs, a=ur,
'sshesup bout my stoppfn gfoun''. an how one
NV EN- come precious nigh chawin up my
dar,er Sal, an if you don't forgit everything
you ever kuow'd, then Mike Hooters the
durndest liar that ever straddled er fence rail
Jeeminy, criminy just 10 see one Nv them
are great big, rusty ralilesnakes, an hear him
shake that are tail of hzzen | tell yer
what, if yer didn't think all the peas in my
corn-6eld was er spilen on the floor, there
aint no simmons Talk about the clouds
Dustin an the hail ratilin down in er tin pan!
Why faint er patchm 10 il! Cracky IFS
worse nor er young earhquake--it beats
h-ll!
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-05-09
The Sonnies' Secret.

The following is an extract from an al.
ress, delivered on the occasion of a ban
presentation BY an unmarried lady, TO {.
vision OF the Sons Of Temperance, in Geor-d
GAS lady, might perhaps com2lla
that by your organization, you exclude
from the secrets of your Order You gro
yourselves tosether--you talk--you ,.7.-
you act No listening ear of woman is
to catch the words which fall from you. :
no prying eye to mark your deeds T..
secret-as you think. But in spite ofyo.. q
secret will get out, and Ve iadie, kno,o il.
"You talk and plan--but we see ne =,
man who, just now, by his devotion tc
cup, was wreckins all of good for urae
all of hope of eternity, mingling in yo,r I;
ociation, safe from ruin which betided
The grayheaded father looks upon HI,
they saved, ard 4 smile, radient with
hsh, OF Joy, plays brightly upon the oil 81
countenancc.
awe see The husband, who stood t-e-
bling upon the verge Of volcano-anc!. :! i.
step or two, ard the fearful plunge had bca
taken--retreating from his perilous pos.,s.
and seeking safety in the assoc alion O. yoa
Order; and then the wife, whose aca.,
heart has long endured in silence the Il.
ity OF its grief. stands Up with the noa
pressure gone, and linkslher anectonto %.
soberel husband. These are your @o
You dry up the tears Of grief, you hush
sigs Of the broken hearted, you stop the p.-,
igsl in his career--you give light for dorkat-
hope for despair, and roll upon the bose {
society a stream which has healing i'll .a
w.ter. 7aisis sou~ secret"
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-05-09
Science and the Working Man.

In every trade and occupation there is sci.
ence. Every laborer is practical philoso.
pher, though too often. like the bee or bea.
yer, working in the dark, performing prodi-
gies Of science without having the least idea
of his own skill This ought no, 10 be. An.
imals may work from instinct, but reason
aud science, are the only proper guides fol
mankind; nor should the workman be a
more mechanic, moved by the skill or phil
osophy of others; his mind should be as
well versed with the science of his trade as
his hand is with art and TO arrive at this de,
gree of knowledso is-ae. -sSN 4---S -v~--sour
suppose, because there are truth and philoso-
ply in everything. The quarrymsn, in hewing
stones, the mason or statuary in sharpening
them, or the poor man breaking them, have
had volumes of facts before. their eyes, which
ifregstered, might have settled all the knot
,y points in mineralogy. And the same may
be said of him who sinks mines, levels hills,
cuts through the hearts OF mountains, or e.
ven lays down the gravel or pebbles in the
garden walk. How true the words, that the
thinking find
Tongues in trees, books in'the rnnuing brooks
Sermons in stones, and good in everything"
Every worker in iron, brass, tin, copper,
steel, silver, or gold, is perpctually expert.
menting in those metals, and therefore las
an immense sphere of natural science and
philosophy gli,tering before him. Wha, a
physiolosist the butcher obSht-to be What
a botanist, entomo:osis,a aud, a,1f Indeed, nalur.
alist, generally, every farmers man and 1ai-
rymaid might become! Many of these have
Ten thousand more advantages for study than
Solomon. The philosopher walks miles in
pursuit of truth but truth follows and envi.
fons the cowherds, shepherds and plonghmen.
The experimentalist has put hp forges or fur
nished laboratories at great toubIe and ex-
pense but the smeler, the blacksmith, the
founder, glass blower, and a bundled other
mechanics and operatives, have all This app
aratus daily before them, and, therefore with
out any trouble, might sound the depths and
scan the heights of knowledge. Nothing
would be required but little observa,ion.-
Working MANS Friend.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-05-09
A Daughters Love.

There is no one so slow TO note the foles
or sins OF father as daughter The wife
OF his bosom may fly in horror from his en-
brace, but his fair-haired child cleaves 10
him in boundless charity. Quickened BY
the visitation of pain TO the pa ernal dwell
ing, her prayers are more brief but more ear
nest--her efforts doubled and untirng--and
II she can but win transient smile from
that sullen and gloomy face, she is paid-oh,
how richly paid for all her sleepless cares
and unceasing labor. The father may sink
from deep 10 deep-from a lower TO yet
lower depth-Satan's kinsman and Satan's
prey. Those who, in a happier hour, recei.
we'd largely of his benefactions, may star,
when they behold his shadow, anJSccelerate
iheirpace TO get beyond il--all, all may for
sake him-God and the world-al but Satan.
and his daughter. Poor child, if thou cans,
not save, thy feeble torch, made as bright as
thy power canst make it, throws, at least, a
hickerins light upon the path, I'LL the object
OF thy unquenchable love has forever left
Thee, and is shrouded in the thick darkness !;
and when undone-when gone from thee,
and gone forever-though thou mayst wea
thy early love, and know in him all that thy
young heart pictured, yet, again and again,
in the midst of thy placid Joy, even with thy
smiling infant on thy knee, the lost one will
not be all forgotten. Seeing the past, as if ii
were only yesterday, forgetful of thy little
darling, thou with exclaim from the depths of
thy ever mindful and affectionate spirit "My
father oh, my father p
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-05-09
fields yielded a harvestalso ?

fields yielded a harvestalso :
have seen a teachet make his entrance
into school by readiky list of rules, two
or three feet in length E'You must do this
you must do that" witlPut single remark
upon the propriety or iapropriety, the why
and wherefore of the tling, but only "you
must do it."
You might as well Expect 10 cure man
OF stealing by pelting hi IN with bibles. The
truth cer'ainy hits h;ia enough--and SO
would stones-,et mat feel the beauty as
well as the violence OF he law, and he viii
be quite as apt to profit BY il.
Julia Wescptt umg - human nature.
She made it her stud ,sst {ery teacher ought
TO do She roo:ed out erbr and prejudice
from the minds of her pulls, showed them
the evils of sin, and the besniy of virtue, the
advantages of education, ,andthe conse quence
OF ignorance. taught them their own capa-
bilities, and adapted her in jructious to their
capacities and necessities Aud thus she
went on, year after year, s1ttering the good
seed into good ground, and she has reaped
an abundant harvest
From many happy hone and high place
comes blessing upon her and there is no
one who breathes her name with greater
reverence, or remembsIs herwi,h more grale.
full affection, than Tom Jones who has filed
with eminent ability, one ofshe highest iu
dicial offices in the Union; and who freely
acknowledges that he owes lis present char
ac,er and position entirely d her treatment
and instructions.
Truly, che that goeih forth weeping, bear
ing precious seed, shall CONT back again re
joicing, bringing his sheaves with him."
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-05-09

To know the worth of women, just imug-
the world without them once.-Where would
you spend your Sunday nights Who would
hold your head when you had the tooth ache!
What would you do for buttons to your shirts
or partners for your cotilions Without
girls sleighride sqeeze would be worth less
than sqeezed orange-cold weather would
have an extra chill added to it, while suicides
and broken breeches would be multiplied by
an hundred. To take the women from the
world, would be 10 take tae rose from the
garden-the nightingale from the songsters--
summer from the year.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-05-09
The School Mistress.
by MRS. b. NJ. SEYMOUR.

"The school ma 'ams con1ng-vihe school
ma 'am's coming shouted dozen voices.
at the close OF half an hours faithful watch.
ing to catch glimpse of our teacher. Ev-
cry eye was turned towards her with the
most scruinizing glance, for the children a.
well as others always form an opinion Of a
person, particularly of their teachers, at first
sight.
"How tall she isw exclaimed one. ooh,
don't she look sweetW cried ano,her ''Ho,
/ amt afraid of her, nor dozen like herr
cried the big boy of the school, sNor |
nei'her," cried the big boy's ally. ~ could
lick her easy enough, couldn't you, Tom r'
"Yes, and will TOO, If she goes TO touch
me-" "Hush." cried one of the girls, "she
will heary you" By this time she had nearly
reached the door, round which we were clus-
tered, and every eye was fixed upon her
face with an anger yet half bashful gaze,
uncertain, as yet, what verdict TO pronouuc &C
upon her.
"Good morning, children" said she, in
the kndest voice in the world, while her
face was lighted with the sweete st smile i'm
aginable, "lhis is abeaulifulmonng 10 COM
mence school, is il not ?''
IL know shall love her, whispered lit:
tie pet in my ear.
We all followed her into the school room,
except Tom Jones and his ally, who waited
ill the rest were seated, and then came in
with staggering, roisy girl, and sort of
dare devil, saucy LOOK, as much as 10 say,
"Who cares for you?'
Miss Wescou looked at them kindly, bit
appeared not to notice them farther. After
short prayer and reading chapter in the BIZ
ble, she passed round the room, and made
come enquiry of each one in regard to them
selves and their studies.
land what is your namew she asked,
laying her hand upon Toms head, while he
sat with his hand in his pockst swinging his
feet backward and forwards.
'Tom Jones, " shouted he at the top of his
voice.
elbow old are you, Thomas7n she asked.
-'Just as old again as half" answered
Tom, with a saucy laugh.
"What do you study, Thomas ?"
Nothing"
"What books have you!"
"None.n
Without appearing 10 be at all disturbed by
his replies, Miss Wescott said, ~ am glad TO
have one or two large boys in my school; you
can be of great assistance 10 me, Thomas, and
If you will stop few minutes after school
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-05-09

SUPREME CouRr DECISION Mon
cry Ledger says; The Supreme Court h;,- .e
cided in case-'The Burgess and Town
Council of the borough o. cfAllentown VS.. 5 "a
Bridges"--that money at interest, stocks, Sc.
could not be taxed for boroug purposes The
following is an extract from the decison.
owe are not bound 10 carry taxation =
thef than the Legislature has carried il an =.
has done no more than make the basis G
for county and township purposes; the
by the s2d section of the act of 1871. e
the second as consequence Of it, b. the
of ls43, which had made the count Hssi
serve as the basis of taxation by the ;cy..
ships If,he intent had been to includ 4.
les, boroughs and other municipal cornoi'
tions, why was it not expressed The CT
ofthsse usually contain special provisio..
for the subject; and when il has been oTar-
looked, the county basis which existed at The
time of its organization, has been take
There is no provision in the charter Of lars
bore ugh, and the tax, ofcourss, illegal. judy
msnt reversed
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-05-09
ny MRS. II. J. W. LEWIS.

SoFTLY the wildbird sinks
Into his downy nest when twilight falls,
Aud not one care his trustiul spirit links
To the wide world without his fragile walls.
Untaught by those who wake TO watch and
weep,
He knows God giveth His beloved sleep.
The rangers of the hills,
Unnumbered herds that roam the verdan,
The gliding serpent, charming while he
The bee that homeward bears its luscious
gain,
These rest when o er them evening shadows
creep;
They know God giveth His beloved sleep.
The very flowers are bowed
When cooler airs caress them, apd the dew
Hangs on their tinted petals, anda crowd
OF gliu'ring stars look out from fields of blue !;
Then, while the songs Of angels DER them
sweep,
They res,-God give,h His beloved sleep.
To ALL most holy Night!
To the green leaves, the mountain springs,
the flowers,
Thou coinest with thy silent wing Of
might,
And blessings greet the for the tranquil
hours;
While Man, o'erborne with grief, forgets to
weep,
Knowing-God giveth His beloved sleep.
And they all sleep in peace.
Passion is hushed, the toll, the strife are DER;
The struggling spirit hath obtained re.
And plumes its wings, though but in dreams
to soar:
Oh, blessed Night! that bears through shad.
ows deep
The charm that giveth Gods beloved sleep!
And when the mellow light
From eyes We love grows dim ard fades a
way,
When the low, grassy mound conceas
from sight
One who had made the brightness of Lifes
day;
When floods of grief the spirits chambers
sweep,
Oh think-God giveih His beloved sleep:
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-05-09

V' Youth is a glorious invention. While
the girls chase The hours, and you chase the
girls, the months seem To- dance away "wi,h
down upon their feet" What pity our
summer is so short, isn't it ? Before you
know it, lovers become deacons aad romps
grandmothers.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-05-09
BLOOMSBURY. COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA, THURSDAY. MAY

The following bills have passed both bran.
ches of the Legislature and been signed by
the Governor:
Relative to Ground Rents.
That from and after the passage ofthis act,
vhenever deed or other instrument of wri-
ting, conveying r,al estate, shall be made
wherein shall be contained reservation Of
ground rent to become perpetual upon the
failure of the purchaser to comply with the
conditions therein contained, no such cove
naLt or condition shall be so construed rs to
make the said ground rent perpetual incum-
brance upon the said real estate, but it shall
and may be lawful for the purchaser thereof,
at any time af,er the said ground rent shall
have fallen due, TO pay the full amount Of
the same. and such payment shall be COM
plete discharge of such real estate from the
incumbrance aforesaid.
The Rights of fMarrisd Women
That the true intent and meaning of the
act of Assembly, 10 secure the rights of mar.
ried women, passed April II, 1s4s, is, and
hereafter shall be, that the rea, estate of any
married women in this commonwealth, shall
not be subject to execution for any debt a.
saiist her husband, on account of any inter.
est he may have, or may have had therein,
as tenant by the courtesy, but the same shall
be exempt from levy and sale for such debt
during the life of the said wife.
Serrice Of Process against SherGs
That in all suits which may hereafter be
| instituted in any court of this commonwealth
in which the Sheriff of any county may be a
party, where there is no coroner in commits.
sion 10 serve process, it shall be lawful for
any constable in this county where the pro-
cess has been issued; to servo the same and
perform the duties in relation thereto, which
coroners are authorised to do under the laws
of this commonwealth
Relative to Aldermen 4 Justice Of the Peace
That every alderman and justice of the
peace, and every person exercising or hold
ing any office OF publ trust, who shall be
guilty OF wiIful aud MALICIOUS oppression, par
tally, misconduct or abuse of authority in
his Official capacity or under color Of his office,
shall, OIL conviction thereof in any court of
quarter sessions in this commonwealth, be
adudged guilty of Of misdemeanor in office
and be punished by imprisonment in the
county Jail for term not exceeding one year,
and fine not exceeding five hundrel - ~
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-05-09

A "PIsr" In NAvIeAToN.- Suppose ca
nal-boat heads wsst-nor'.ft the horse's tail,
and has the wind abeam, with flaw COM
iEg up in the souih-woulc tffs captain accord.
ing 10 maratime law, be justified in taking a.
reef IN the stove pipe without asking the
cook.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-05-09

"tsay, clem, cried two disputing darkie',
appealing for decision to a sable umpire,
(Which word is right--dy-saetiy or de-saetiya"
The sable umpire reflected a moment, and
then, with look of wisdom, said--I can't
tell psr.saetlp"
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-05-09

"Why is certaintree calfed toesping will
ow" asked schoolmasler, addressing one
Of his pupils. because you take whips
from it to whip the boys with"
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-05-09

u Somebody says he nexeIknew poll
tcian abolii onist TO put negro into his bed
nor poor man to obtain a premium at a
fair where there was a rich ono 10 complete
with him.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-05-09
THE STAR OF THE NORTH
IL published eve,y Thursday Morning, by
Wen var A. EiImore.

0FFTCE-Up stairs in the Ne,O Briek building
on the south side Of Muin street, third
square beiv,o Market.
TERMS Two Dollars per annum, if paid
within six months from the time of subscr-
bing two dollars and fifty cents if not paid
within the year, No subscription received
for less period than six months: no discon-
tinuance permitted until all arrearages are
paid, unless at the option of the editors.
ADVERTISEMENTS not exceeding one square,
will be inserted three times for one dollar, and
twenty-five cents for each additional insertion.
liberal discount tciH be made to those acho ad-
,ertise by the gear.
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1fyou wish to be trueiy pdite, exhibit real
kindness in the kindest manner. Do this,
and you viii pass al bar in aay society with
out studying r-les ofetique,ie.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-05-09

Ttspeaks we'll for the people of Texas that
already tnirty-one newspapers have been e.
established there, two Of which are religious.
The southern press., 1850-09-03
SPEECH OF

Hon. T. II. BAYLY, OF Virginia,
On he Proceedings Of The Executive in Calyor-
mia and Neo Merico, delivered in the House Of
Representatives, Wednesday, August II, 1850.
The southern press., 1850-09-03

ried to California as soon rs mining there should
become systematic pursuits The only diff
Guilty is one which is not properly appreciated
the inadequacy at this time of the supply OF
them. They are all now proftably employed
the demand for them exceeds the supply, and
consequently large number of them could not
be removed from any of our Southern States
without creating deficiency of labor, and aug
menting its price. This difficulty is rapidly dis
appearing under the natural increase OF that
species of population which, in short time, will
require new fields of employment, to secure the
comfort of both the black man and the white.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-04-20
Judicial Proceeding, in California.

A correspondent of the Acr Oa,oas Do10 thus
describes the remarkably free aud easy way in
which Justice is administered Ia California
Sometime n December last. whilst judge -
was giving his decision upon the admssibIy Of
some evidence. one OF the lawyers rose, and said
YOU decision i perfectly ridiculous You isst
del,dod the question the other way.
Jdgc hue YOU ten dollars, for impertncucc.
Counsel Here : the ten dollars at the same
time throwing over the gold piece of that dcnomi.
nation. which lodged IN his honors bosom and
caused Inn 20 uuboton b,iorc be could c,t his
hue
some o.her question soon after arose and whilst
The Judge was giving his decision with becoming
gravity, the iollowiug scene occurred
ysIe Sher,ii- not wishing to interrupt the
Judge-gO up 70 the City Hotel aud bring me
down brandy cock tail and one of the best cigars
Jadye SIR, hadn't You better wait until am
Though
Jror: Certainly, / % wait bu, Ina most
onoundedly thirsty
The juror then turned around TO Col W eller. who
Mss associate counsel for the defence when the
b.iowinc dialogue cnsued
Juror "Colone' don you Know me ] N from
Warren county 0olO arl was introduced 10 YOU
two years ago, by Tom Corwin. at the Pear street
Hotel Cincinnati. used 10 associate with gentle
men when home, but 'c,e they pat me on their iu-
iernS iaries
CO.. ~. Wei, We viii soon be Through with
the case, and You MI be relieved
JHror Nou used 70 be counted some in the way
o. bear fight, IN Ohio; and hope YOU wall give
TOE lawyers on the other side, particular hel.-;hey
deserve il
CO. " Oh, no we get along very peacea-
@y. I've Just come into the case. and have not
vel been abe 70 determine uudsr what iqi- We
a'e trying Il
JsrOr-"Why the law Of common ,cs>s~-the
COY lsw worth d-u anywhere.
40 l'gplng the case before the Jury. one Of the
"1i'A slr the defense. after speaking Of the man
sc, which California had been acquired, a. al
.s'N 10 the vast number OF Spanish law books pro-
@'ees on the other side. and exclaimed" has eye
- Is renzy rolling 49," Here, sir. upon the virgin
- Vaiornis. with the meridian sun OF The
--s'eeain century shining upon as, are We 10 be
SSoNa by authorities printed at Maird two hun.
80. ears sso, and recently dug up by some legal
r. t'% ,h irom the ruins OF the Spanish lnqui>i-
tbs Is lswr '''' NAV
.-gf-' No sir,,-not by id sisht" It's
1Vty necessary to say that the counsel soon
~''eSr and the defendant gained his suit
~ r. D3G7s o. Havana states thu, tl,s o,,.r
u the spanish steamship GuaGslopiye- winch
- On the Cuban cdsst have contracted f,- ,l,s
sGoocton ln the United Sostes, OF another lsro,r
afe 70 run IN connection with the G Tho Goa.
1--we IS the private property OF Young Queen
oe,o' SPAN, and she derives a handsome in
- nerehom, so profitable that It appears al
i "oe'aced 10 build another. The Gsadalqqiyer
"a ron steamer. built 70 the order o., Queen Lea
De- England ~"''" ~"
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