The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1851-04-10
From tie -dlbany Dutehman.
Crumbs for All Kinds Of Chickens.


Even the truth of to-day Is not the truth of
yesterday. In chem istry, the facts Of Staehl
were overturned by the newer facts of La
voisier, while Lovoisier's sefevident creed
was knocked into cooked hat by the later,
truths of Christianity once consisted in yisi-
ting the sick, and preaching without salary.
AT the preseut time, they consist in visiting
Europe, and looking out for "number one."
G. MUS will show itself even in vices
Some men, for instanc will actually squirt
tobacco juice with grace; while there are
others who will sa toss off whiskey punch
as to make it appear like an'accomplishusnt.
To excel, even in an improperly, requires
talent far beyond the average. We have
| seen blackguards whose profanity exhibited
as much plot a1d genius, as Bulwer has dis
played in the Lady Of Lyons.
Rover says man should take measure for
fortune, before his rnerils have had time
10 raise him up enemies. The very moment
that your friends discover that rou are wor-
thy of "bread, /" that moment they commence
peting you with "stones."
If you would go down to rosterity, you
must become either famous or Infamous
Benedict Arnold will live as long in history
as George Washington. Men who are only
moderately bad or passably good, never get
into "the papers" but once, and that's when
they die.
How frost adds 10 the looks of the girls
Don.il! We met one in Broadway yester-
day, with such pair Of strawberry -colored
cheeks on, that if the chisel of Praxiteles
had seen her, it would have become love-
sick and lost its temper.
Bulwer says, that for a person to enjoy
this world, he should have lots of health
plenty of spirts-a good heart--a congenial
temper--enlightened opinions-a fair share
of humbug, and plenty of money.--To which
Sir Frederick Blount adds--a "pwaper deg
wee of pwudence."
Graves says that the principal products of
Great Britain are east winds, fogs, rhehma-
tism, pulmonary complaints and taxes. Her
imports, he esays, are logwood for her Port
\ wine drinkers, and cbicory for the lovers of
! Gold Mocha"
Dobbs says, that TO start into the Milk bu-
siness requires less capital than most people
imagine. He was in for it a year, he says,
and all the money he spent was laid out for
barrel of chalk and new pump handle.
witness at the police court, the other
day, being asked how long he had known
Harvey K, replied "ever since he turned
! rascal" AS This was going back farther
than any other witness, the testimony was
considered decisive.
Mulloney says that the first thing an Irish
mans children learn in America, is to forget
their parents. Out OF family Of fourteen,
he says, he hus only one boy, (and he can't
fght,) who ever condescends to call him any
thing but d-furrener, from Michaelmas
to January
The greatest pleasure in this world con-
sists in making other people envious Who
the deuce would care for riches, if he could
not make other people talk about them p
Miss Fantadling wears a 500 dollar shawl,
not because it adds to either her comfort or
contentment, but solely because Mrs. Grun.
dy will hate her for ii. Were there but one
woman in the worltl, she would dress infan-
mel spencers and wear thick boots.
civilian Rufus" poetry has been recei.
we'd. In regard 10 his inquiry as to whether
we intend to insert ii or o,1-we would re-.
ply-yes-,he first time we catch the stove
door open
There is a majesty about death that com.
mands respect in every station. We care
not how ragged little boy, let him lose his
father, and all the other little boys in the
neighborhood will stand in awe of him for
week.
Cor IT BAp.-A poet out west, in speak
ing of his "heart's ease" says her lover is
| equal to seven heavens to obtain which, he
would swim through dozen hells. Before
our friend sets out, we hope he will get his
muslin insured against fire.
A friend writing from Tilytudlum says
that the sickness is raging in his vicity like
mad bull. -Four of Mr.. Siggins' children
are down with the hopping cough" while
the other eight h ave got the cough without
the "hoop !" but as the old man ia cooper,
he says even they stand a good chance Of :
getting tiff no where else, across the cordu-
foys..
Mr.. Butler is an opponent oi free schools
from "principle." He goes "agin edication"
not because of its unconstitutonality, but
because it's unnatural. Ignorance is "NatuE"
he says. We are born ignorant, and ought
to BIZ kept SO. We should not wonder il our
men Of wealth nominated Buster for the Sem
ate al the next election,
According to Solomon and David Scott,