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The Whig 81 Democratic Tarifis.-Which
Was for the Good of the People

Many of cur friends say that they do not
understand the d iflerence between the Wing
Tariff of '42, and the Democratic Tariff OF
1876. We will endeavor to illustrate the
subject The Wings laid a small duty, or
none on luxuries' or on the raw materials
imported for the manufacturer but raised
the taxes on articles required for daily con-
sumption by the poor. They rated different
qualities of goods, at the same price per
yard, and then laid the same duty on each,
thus making the poor pay as much on the
yard, of the coarse article, as the rich paid
on the one. So of articles that were pur-
chased by measure, or weight; and they
even went SO far as to rate goods by the
pound, to exact more duty Of the poor.
The following comparison of the duties of
'42 and '46 are taken from the Report of the
Secretary of the Treasury, made officially to
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Horrid Depravity.

A base wretch in the form Of man, was,
q few weeks since, introduced to lovely
and confding girl of sixteen. He pressed
her hand and said III thrilling tone, that he
thought the "recent fine weather had rem
dered the laoies more lovely than ever"
She blushed and said Every" Her parents
considered the matter as settled, but he base.
r. deserted the young lady, after addressing
shis pointed language to her, and has never
called Of her house since. We are glad 10
lean that her friends have taken the affair
in hand, and caused the monster to be ar
sested in suit for breach of promise-dam.
ages laid at $4,000. The scamp will be
cautious in future how he trihes with their
loving hearis-the toughest muscles, by the
way, in the Whole body.
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= wing newspapers, oIlce-holdefs ana CT
-fice-seekers, may try TO raise panic TO at
feet the public mind as to the tariff of '4s,
which is correct in principle; yet who can
modify the details but Democratic Con-
gress, for such it is for two years to come!
And is it not shameful humbug to alarm
the country for nothing, derange business,
and keep up delirium about what is mere
moonshne! Can it be that our farmers,
mechanics, professional men, &c., are to be
alarmed and ruined, because the Demo-
Gratis lessened their taxes, as The above Ia
BILE shows them 10 have been? The great
body of this nation is composed of farmers
and planters, and mechanics, who want
cheap goods, groceries, &c., in exchange for
their products or labor.-Now, who are the
panic makers? Our farmers, &ca No. 1t
is the meddlesome demagogues in cities,
political partizans who want Office, and whig
editors whose heads are 'obfuscaied on the
science of political economy, and it is not
the hard-fsted yeomanry of the land who
complain, and but very few, even among
prudent manufacturers.
Are the farmers TO complain because they
get their ploughs and axes at 80 per cent.
duty? Because if they buy them from a
broad, they pay 80 cents in the 100 for what
they formerly paid 10 or 1907 The domes-
tic manufacturer receives 80 per cent. on
his fabrics more than he would receive, if
he were to get them abroad and the farmer
pays that much more in proportion. Is it
for this that the manufacturer expects to
raise panic among the farmers, and make
them believe that the whole country is a.
bout to be ruined?
By placing large variety of articles with
in the power of the body Of the people, we
increase the general comfort and advance
the public prosperity.
Is it not curious 10 hear poor mechanic
defend the Whig system of imposing taxes I!
What is the tariff but tax? Every other
tax is looked upon as burden, and yet men
| talk as if it were matter of rejoicing to
pay 81 more on yard of cloth for coat,
by way OF indirect tax than if they got it
! for dollar less We formerly paid 81 cent
tax on each pound Of sugar, and sold here
for 10 cents. Now, under the 80 per cent
tariff, we get as good sugar for cents. Shall
we go back, and take the Wing scale above
| or remain where we are?
Our fathers fought against British taxa
tion, when placed on tea, without their con-
sent, and are we so needless of our rights,
that we will lei few planters, or few
manufactures, fleece the millions of their
all 10 build up few Abbott Lawrence's, or
king Biddle's, who, with chartered capital,
can raise or depress, at will, the price Of
food or the wages Of labor? 1t is ques.
tion Of principle as well as of dollars or
cents, and we leave the public to decide for
themselves. Wheeling argus.
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Eloquence.

"But, as I said before, we have proved to
you where that town line is. Yes, genle-
men of the jury, there it is, and there it will
remain forever; and all the ingenuity Of
my learned brother can never efface it-can
never wash it out. No gentlemen he may
plant one foot on the utmost verge of the
outerTost ring of the planet Saturn, and
plan, the other on Arcturus, and seize the
Pleiades by the hair and wiring them till
they are dry, but he cannot wash out that
town line."
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A Clever Turn.

A story lie told of sully, the painter, a
man distinguished for refinement of man.
ners as we'll as success in art. At party
ono evening, Sully was speaking Of belle,
who was great favorite-
'Ah,' said he, she has mouth like an
elephant W
'Oh, oh, Mr.. Sully, how can you be SO
rudep
Rude, ladies' rude what do you mean ,
say she has got mouth like an elephant,
because 1t is full of ivoryW
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~ II is somewhsre related that two shi

~ II is someWhsre related that two ship
wrecked sailors clineing TO tile same plank,
were thrown upon the shore together. For
a while the poor fellows feared that they
had escaped death on the water, only to
meet il in more terrible form on the land
At length they espied, at distance, some
thing which bore the appearance of an ar
.ificial structure. One of them assembled a
hill, where he could gain better view of
the hopeful object. Calling back oyfully 10
his companion, said, "Thank Heaven, Jack !!
We are in civilized land. here is galiotns!'
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~ To be sold, thrashing machine, in
good working order. Has birch, cane and
strap barrels. to lick school Of
fifty boys in twenty minutes, distinguishes
their offences into literary, moral and i'm
pertinent. Only parted with because the
owner has flogged all his own schools away,
and his sons are too big to beat. Don't all
speak at once
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1851-09-25

~ A fellow was doubling whether or
not he should volunteer to fight the Mexi-
cans One of the flags waved before his
eyes bearing the inscription "victory or
DEATH" somewhat trorbled and discouraged
him. "Victory is very good thing" said
he, "but why put it victory or death7 Just
put it" said he, "yclory or cripple, and I'll
60 that.n
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EY" A certain young clergyman, modest
almost to bashfulness, was once asked by
an apothecary of a contrary character, in a
public and crowded assembly, and in tone
of voice to catch the attention of the whole
company
''How it happened that the patriarchs
lived 10 such an extreme old agew
To which impertinen! question he imme-
diately replied,
"Perhaps they took no physic."
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Bad Emphasis.

A certain preacher read from the pulpit
with such an emphasis as to give il stran-
gely ludicrous effect; "Saddle me the ass so
they saddled h'm."
The same man read hymn in which he
gave the word bears in the following couplet
SO that it seemed to his congregation no un
instead of verb
He takes young children in his arms,
And in his bosom-bedrs.
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w "Does your arm pain you, sir ?" ask
cd lady Of gentleman who had seated
himself near in mixed assembly, and
thrown his arm across the back of her chair
and touched her neck.
"No, MISS, it don't but why do you ask 2"
III noticed it was out of place, that's all p
The arm was removed.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1851-09-25
A HOME PICTURE.
BY FRANCES d. GAGE.

Ron Fisher had finished his hard dav,s work
And he sal at his cottage door:
His GOOD wife. Kate. sat by his side.
And the moon .ligh, danced on the floor
The moonlight danced on the cottage floor,
Her beams were clear and bright
Talk'd love in her mellow light.
Ben Fisher had never pipe of clay,
And never dram drank he:
So hsloyed at home with his wife TO stay.
And they chalted right merriIy; -
Right merfily chaited they on, the while
Her babe slept on her breast;
On his fathers knee found rest
Ben told her how fas, the potatoes grew,
And the corn in the lower field
And The wheat The hin was crown to seed.
And promised a glorious weld -.
A glorious Weld in the summer time,
And his orchard was dong fair:
His sheen and his stock were in their prime,
His farm all in good repair.
Kate said that her garden looked beautiful.
Her fowls and her calves were fat;
That the butter that Tommy that morning
churned,
Would buy him a Sunday hat:
That Jenny sor Pa n new sb;rt had mode
And twas done too bv the ruje
That Neddy the Garden conld n;celv snade.
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~ $50, here am, between two tailors,'
said beau at public table, where q couple
of young talors were seated, who had just
began business for themselves. -ss.g
"True," was the reply, I'VE are new be-
ginners, and can only afford to keep one
goose between u.s."
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~ A dandy, remarking one summer day
that the weather was so excessively hot
that when he put his head in a basin of wat
crit fairly boiled, received for reply, "then,
sir, you have calf's head soup at very lit
tie expense.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1851-09-25

= w Said one apprentice to arother-
"Bill," I'd much sooner work for my boss
than your old man." "Why so" Because
my boss amt always round the shop, inter-
fering with his own business.p .3let..,
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II "I see you are in black are you
mourning for friend 2" was propounded by
one friend TO another in the street the other
day. "No, am in mourning for my SINS"
81 never heard that you had lost any" was
the instant and keen reply.
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The Whole 10 conclude ,rifh q

Grand Shakspearing Pyrohgneous display
of Frauurl
Maroon Bulbs, changing TO q spiral weel.
wich changes to the Star of our Union af-
ter, TO butiful p'nts of red lites TO finish
with bursting into brilliant Respiration
During the performance No. of Popular
Airs will be performed on the Scotch Fiddle
and Bagpipes by Real Highlander.
Real Highlander, Mr.. MULLET.
And boy making muss, will be injected
to-once.
As the Bankum Museum is temperance,
no drinkin' aloud but any one can find the
best of lickers in the. .Sloon below.
Admission 25 cents caildred on the usu'
al terms-Kniekerboeker Magazine.
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70 An exemplary young lady uptown is
very particular about closing the window
curtains 10 her room before retiring for the
night, in order TO prevent ",he man in the
moon" from looking in.
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~ Women are called the "softer SEX"
because they are go easily humbug-
ged. Out of one hundred girls niue-five
would prefer ostentation to happiness
dandy husband to a mechanic.
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g Alexander Gum was discharged from
the Custom House at Edinburg, for q NAL
Z practice. The entry in the books stands
thus :--"A Gum was discharged for making
false yeportp
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N A little girl asked her sister, what is
chaos, that papa reads aboutW The older
child replied, "why, it is great pile OF
nothing, and no place TO put it in"
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E" "What's that 90 asked schoolmaster
pointing TO the letter X. "Its Daddy's
name" "No, you blockhead, it's X"
"Tsin't X neither, it's daddy's name, for !
seed him write it many time" t
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AZ A woman offering to sign deed,
the Judge asked her whether her husband
compelled her to sign! "He compel -meW
said the lady, "no, nor twenty like him"
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1851-09-25

~ A mans wedding day is called his
ttbridal day" The photography Of that word
is wrong--it should be written bride day.
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II A lover has been pithily described as
man who, in his anxiety to obtain posses
sioe Of another, has lost possession Of him
self
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1851-09-25
PART TWO.

PART TWO.
Bey of Naples, Illuminated by Bangola
Lites.-The laver gushes down. Through
the smoke is seen the city in state of con-
nagration. The last family! "Whar is
your parents r A red hot stone of eleven
tuns weight falls onto 'em. The bearhoad.
ed iather falls scentiess before statooi De
numong!
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A PARODY.
BY EFfIE ELwooD.


There are three ways in which men steal
Ones heart from out your breast;
And very hard 1t is 10 say
Which OF the three is best,
Against them all, however,
! enter protest
You're riding through shady grove,
In carriage with your beau,
He puts his arm around your waist,
And whispers soft and low,
That sleepless days and nights he's passed.
Because he loves you so.
It's hard to have the question popped
When in the forest shade;
It's hard TO promise that he shall
Be cherished and obeyed,
But oh its harder far than this
To perish-an old maid.
You're at an evening party,
Some cold night, bright and clear,
A handsome gentleman comes up
And whispers in your ear
He hopes you will allow him
To be your cavalier.
And then he tells you, going home,
You are his love, his life,
That if you don't accept him
He'll stab him with knife;
And so you see, in pity,
You say you'll be his wife.
You're sitting in the parlor
Reading books eager DER,
Thinking that 10 be alone
Ii a most awful bore,
INh.,, ,,Jdapl., rouVl he startaI
Bye ring at the front door.
You hear slow, familiar step
"a Resembling through the hall
You seat yourself more gracefully,
And round YOU iold your shawl
A visitor steps In, VINO say
He comes to make call.
And for while all goes on smooth,
The hours fly by on wings;
You talk of balls and operas,
And all such sort OF things,
And of the Swedish nightingale,
How beautifully she sings,
But soon you get exhausted
With topics dull as these;
And then he takes your snow white hand,
And gives a gentle squeeze;
II cannot bet is--it is
The man is on his knees.
No refuse TO aid the beggar
That accosts you at your door,
And turn away with pride and scorn
From the sufIerings Of the poor;
Blu; do have pity on the man
That's kneeling on the floor.
And If you do not love him,
Dont his agony arouse,
BuI tell him you are sorry
That at such shrine he bows;
But that all things considered,
You cannot be his spouse.
But if you love him dearly
- Don't raise unkind alarms;
But give him the full benefit
OF knowing all your charms;
Then with fond smile throw yourself
Right plump into his arms.
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VIVE LA BAGATELLE.
BANKUM MUSEUM.

Just opened, with 100000 curiosities, and
performance in the lecture room; among
which may be found
TWO LIVE BOAR CONSTRUCTORS,
Mail and Femai
ALSO!
A STRIPED ALGEBARA, STUFF,
BESIDES
PAIR OF SHUTTLE COCKS, SHUTTLE HEN,
ALIVE! THE SWORD WITCH GEN. wELLInGs
Ton FIT WITH AT THE BATTLE OF
WATERLOO whom is six feet
long, and wide in proportion.
WITH
ENORMOUS RATTLETAIL sNAIK, regular
uorper AND THE TosHEs OF A HIP
PoTUNURE. TOGETHER WITH
BENGuL TIGoR-sPoRTED LEpRosY
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GREAT MORAL SPECTACLE OF "MoUNT vEsUvIUs
PART ONE.
Seen opens. Distant moon. View of Bay
Of Naples. A thin smoke arises. II is the
beginning Of the Eruction! The Naples
folkes begin 10 travel. Yaller fire, follered
by silent thunder. Awful CONSERVATION.
S,dhin rumbles II Is the Mountain prepa-
rim to Vomic They call upon the Fire De-
partment. RS no use! Flight of stool pi-
geons. A cloud of impenitrable smoke
hangs over the fated city, through witch the
Napelers are seen maxim tracks. Awful ex-
plision of balbs, kurks, forniquets, pinweels,
serpeniiles, and fourbillions, spirals The
Moulting Lava begins TO squash out!
End of part one.
COMIC SONG.
The Parochial Reedle, MR. MULLET.
Lius Ini,tn on the Slack Wire.
Live Injun, Mr.. MuLLET.
Obligations on the Corueopia SIG VERMIcELLr.
Signor Vermicelli, MIR. MULLEr.
In the course OF the evening will be an an
exhibishun of Exhileatin' Gass upon a
Latin Hlghhena.
Latin Highhena, Mr.. MULLER.
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THE Undersign take this method
Il of calling the attention Of pur
chasers to a large stock of Groceries,
both in Augusta Ga, and Hamburg
S. @. Consisting in part of
BAGGHNG, both Gummy and
Dundee; 4A to A6 inches
wide, amd heavy.
Bale Rope aHAd Twime.
SUGAR COFFEE iSALTIRON
M0ldSSes, Cheese, MackereI,
Flour, Bacon, Nails superior quality,
CANDLES, TALLow, AND PATENT
MOULD, of all kinds,
Sole Leather, Oak tanned, q
and Hemlock, do,
Powder, Shot, Lead, Soap, Starch,
Indigo and Madder
WINDOW GLASS, t't7F
l.f, sa,a. ~ PUTTY,
au ys ~ GINGER,
PEPPER,
SPICE
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TIL E X 60 WE ID COURIER.

bright as at sunrise. The Easterns
are picturesque and handsome, as is
no nation with faculty. The coarse
costume ola Nile sailor shames in
dignity and grace the most elaborate
toilet of Western saloonsl It's dra-
perry whose grace all men admire,
and which all artists study in the an
tique. Western life is clean and
comely and comfortable, but it is not
picturesque Notes. is,) ,,ra
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@@DgW'S AADW'S BOOK
FOR 1880 a
THE BOOK OF THE NATION
The Oldest Magazine in America.
EDITED BY MRS. SARAH j. HALE.
COMPARISON BETWEEN Cooley AND THE OTHER
PHILADELPHIA MoNTnLfEs.

PHILADELPHIA AONTHLIES.
In1S4S, the Lady's Book gave 916 pages
whichis lI6 more than one and. l4S more than
the other Philadelphia monthly. He gave 2sI
engravihgs- among which were 90 oOlofed, and
98 full pages--which is 1876 more than one, and
lS0mOre than the other
We give, in each number, a piece of music.
printed separately on tinted paper, "a pages, or
twelve pieces in ayear. To show the cheapness
of the Lady's Book, this music, if bought separ-
ately at the music stores would cost exactly the
price of the whole years subscripton-$3.
SOME OF OUR Peculiar nEMBELL1smMENTs
dies work table-whch comprises every kind OF
needlework embroidery, knitting netting crotch
ct patterns for capes, chemesettes childrens
CLOTHES, wcdding-dresses, indoor and outdoor
costumes; birds of America; colored flower plates
model cottages and furniture; fashionable dor
lace-work; Yignette plntes at the head of articles
tc., etc. All the above are illustrated by enga
wings
And, in 1850, will also be given n set of engra-
wings illustrative of the costumes, of all nations
with descriptions by Mrs. Hale, Most of the old
features of the Book that were so popular last
year, will be retained, and new ones addedas
they may suggest themselves to the publisher.
A NEW NOVEL BY w. GILLMORE SIDMS.
Will be one of the features for 1850
We have long stood mt the hoad of the Maga-
zine world for our contributions; they are always
moral and instructive, and such may be placed
o''Vtc f'',lil9 Wl'nouC hcsltatlon. rms depart
ment is under the control of of Mrs Sarah Jo.
sephR Hale, whose name alone is a sufficient
guarantee for the propriety of the Ladys Book
We may say the same of our engravings We
will never, as is done by a cotcmporary, publish
entmodcl-nrist pictures, such as no parent
would allow child to look at
GoDEY's LADY's Book for 1880 shall surpass
thatofi iS49, and exceed ALI magazines, past pres.
ent, and to come.
Terms: SD ayearin advance postage paid
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A GREAT NATIONAL PICTURE.
w ASH INGToNl
rom Stuarta mos eelebrAted Painting


This large and magnificent portrait of
Washington, from the bnrin ofan Ameri-
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seen it to be one of the most beautiful speci-
mems of art ever published, and correct
likeness of Washington, The size of the
plate is eighteen by twenty, eight inches,
which will make handsome Picture for
he Parlor, and should be in the hands OF
every American citizen. s.. .8...
It's correct COP from Stewards cele.
brqted original Painting, now at the State
House, Hartford Conn
It's finely engraved. and printed on sa
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the means of all. the publisher has reduced
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