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For The Star Of the Moth.
FACTS AND FANCIEs.

The evening was lovely. The sun was
sinking behind the distant hills--all nature
seemed at peace, 1t was time for reflection,
and my thoughts turned 10 the days of my
chlldhood--lo line bright happy scenes of the
days of my infancy-to those hours OF in
nocent mirh and gayeiy that will nev.
er, never return and pictured TO myself the
pleasant white cottage among the hills, and
memory led me back 10 the cool shaded
spring where large willow threw it's grace
full branches over the pure cold wafer, and
near by was a rustic arbor, over which my
sister, brother and had trained with so much
care luxurlant grape vine. For several sum-
mers we used all the means in our power 10
have il bring forth fruit, but in vain. In spite
OF all our efforts, our toll, our training, not a
single grape made its appearance. Yet un-
grateful as il seemed to us, we cherished 1t
s,iIl, aud when our father would have de-
stroyed il, we enrealed Kim Ia spare il; for
though il bore no fruit, yet It's beautiful ioii'
age sheltered us from the summers sun.
All! mus, not forge, The orchard that grew
on the hill side. Oh what delicious peach
es we used to gather, and apples too. With
what delight would we ramble through the
woods and meadows and gather the lovely
wild flowers. And remember wha, pleas
ure took in calling them fairy thrones, and
imagining that perhaps there sometimes
dwell, in each violet little spirit tha! had its
home in that bright happy place ta, our
mother used 10 tell US of, melhinks she call
ed il HEAVEN. Yes often would she gather
US around her, aud point TO the skies, and talk
10 US of that delightful place, and tell us that
before long she hoped 10 dwell there. And
leave us alone mother we would ask, what
will we do without yon! Then she would
tell us Of a being who was always wiling 10
take care Of us, even though our parents were
gone.
And remember too with what satisfaction
would watch the stars as they made their
appearance one by one in the evening and
fancy they were windows in Heaven through
which The angels looked down and watched
US.
A thousand other fancies fitted through
my brain and busted myself in building
splendid glass castles in the air, when
tie shrill but we'll known voice OF fe-
male fell upon my ear like ;hunder-bolt:--
"Why Jemima Ann, what upon arlh are you
about? | thought you went out an hour ago
TO milk the cowsm Istarted, looked around
me and with some surprise aud chagrin found
myself seated on the top of a si1 rail fence sta
ring toward the Wes, with all the interest OF
practced gazer, weaving bright fancies and
building air castles which faded away al
the sound OF that shrill voice like mist before
the SUM- Jumping down from my exaaed po.
sition, seizing the milking pail which lay al
my feet, went 10 perform my duty with a
heart neither heavier nor lighter than !, had
been an hour before. EFFE.
Buck Horn.
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A Country singing Master at the Opera
NEW YoRK, August /, 1854.

NEW YORK, August =, 1904.
Dear jake 1--we seen sights since left
home. pve seen ships and monkeys, and
the 'clips of the sun, and Barnum, aud organ
grinders, and Julien and the Musical Con-
gress pve been in the Crystal Palace, and
the tombs, and lots of other places too nu.
merous 10 write about. But want TO tell
yon lha, have been 10 the opera of Massa
Yellow tonight, 10 see 'em operate. None
hardly but big bugs and US musicians go TO
the opera, for j, costs dollar, and that's more
than some people can pay for singing, and
preaching whole year. cant tell you
much about it, for several of the operators
belong TO the choirs in the fashionable church
es in The city, aud have larned 10 sing that
nobody can understand them. Now, Jake,
Pll tell you what opera style is. When you
see girl, OF anybody else, wriggle and twist,
and iptn her head, and roll her eyes like a
pious duck in shower, and not speak plain
enough Tor you to understand word, that's
'opera slyle.' That's the kind most all choirs
hsreabouls are trying 10 initiate, and some of
them come mighty nigh ii too. Well, as
could not understand the words of the opera,
will tell you what can remember about
the operation,
When went in, there was only three OF
four hundred people; for this is very select
opera, and but few go 10 it, because they
can't appreciate it. Some fellows sat in froa,
of big platform playing on some fiddles and
brass horns, and such like. ] tell you, they
made ,em screech. The racket beet the
nanny roogias when they went round town
dressed up SO funny. Well, after they play
ed awhile, great painted sheet was rolled
up II was covered with pictures, you know,
like the pretty bed Of ours that tha, fellow
stamped those pea-fowls, and elephants, and
wagon wheels on. When il rolled up, there
stood fellow dressed like monkey. He
sung and tried 10 walk, but went one way
and then another way, then sIrutted just to
show his fine clothes. After he had sung in
some heaihen language awhile, out came
lots ofgirls with no dresses on--ouly Just pet
ticoats all sorts Of colors, and some of the ug-
liest looking fellows you ever did see, with
'em. They sung song, and then woman
came out with shiny dress on. She had a
scoloped thing on her head. suppose it is
what they call the 'primas du.no;' but
should call it a crown. She was mighty proud
Of il, but soon something hurt her; for oh
how she put her hand on her bosom and
squalled! Then she went round to the fel.
lows, who bowed, and that made her feel ca
sy, but soon che squalled again, and every
body clappsd their hands as If they were glad
but lpilied her, and wanted her taken off and
given dose Of paregoric, OF someihn. Al
last, ailer hard squall, she sat down in q
chair when out ran girl with her sisters
clothes on! Jake, its fact her coat didn't
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COLUMBIA COUNTY. PA. THURSDAY. JULY 26, 1855

from the people the shadow of moral light
10 give their sanction TO that, OF the proprie-
iy OF which, they are not informed. More
over, this principle of organization will prove
utterly subversive Of The Constitution of the
United States. by placing the Legislation OF
Congress in the hands of an irresponsible as
sociation of its members; in body unknown
| 10 the Constitution, distinct from Congress
| its self existing within but independent of
all responsibility 10 any public or recognized
law. The Congressional Council, itself at
war with The Constitution, will be under the
contfol oflhe National Council ); and the re-
suit wall be, that the Congress of the Uuiied
States will become, under The full success of
Rnow.Nothing principles, mere registry of
DEGREES 10 body in the heart os the county
unknown to the onstitulion--existing no
one can tell where-aiming at, no one can
tell what. 1t is principle of party organi.
za'on, which, BY demanding the unlimited
submission of the minority TO the majority,
annihiiales The balance power OF a Para.
hohHuy SPpospiOn, duu all tue dufdHtdSes
that belong 10 ii. texiinguishes the person.
al independence of the voter, destroys the ju-
risdietion Of conscience over the political con-
duct, and make il condition 10 the preser.
valon of his integrity, If the voler should
happen 10 sc.uple measure or man pro.
posed by the Order that he absolutely aban-
don the party altogether.
Lastly, if This principle OF secrecy and OBJ
legation under oath, is legitimate FOR one par
iy, II is legitimate for all: every party may
adopt it: the Sag Nicht' clubs of the for
eigners of the West, are wholly justified
and the whole political deslines OF the coun
Try may be controlled by secret oath bound
orgnizalions-a hybrid mixture of Masonry
and political caucus, with all good in either
spoiled by the conjunction. Can any man in
this nation Contemplate such prospect-the
legitimate result of the principle of organiza.
tion adopted by the KuowNothlng party
without emotions of alarm amounting TO ter
ror? 1t is principle, legitimate in condi.
tion of society, where. the lives of men are
dependent on the fidelity Of their political as
sociates: it is utterly abominable ia any 9TH
er. Yet the accomplished writer in the Crit
ic Tor may, would place such principle, in |
point of political morality on the same foot
ing with the vote by ballo,2
We have only TO a Id, that if the National.
ity, the Federal Union, and the Protestant
civilization of this country is dependent upon
tho conservatism of This new political com5i-
nation, its past acts indicate most iearfully
that gloomy times are ahead.
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been tried, and nothing effected beyond The
satisfactory discovery CT the value of earth
irorks 10 counteract them all. 1t seems as
if it were war made expressly 10 exhibit
the vanity of war and nothing else. So far
it has not laid bare quite so much of IFS wick
edness, perhaps, as usual. Fewer cities have
been sacked, and fewer innocent, peace
full inhabitants Slaughtered, because Ketch
and Baaklava have been the only towns
captured. Thus far the horrors of war have
fallen almost exclusively on the armies, and
not the peaceful citizens on public, moi on
private properly; on the officers with more Sc
verify than on The men. In fact, il seems 10 be
an unmitigaisd exposure of the curse Of war,
without any one thing 10 arouse The sympa-
thies of spectators in favor of eiher party, but
simply TO awaken feeling Of pity for both.
Wha, sympathy can the United States feel
in behalf of the Allies ? Louis Napoleon is
not less an Emperor than Alexander. His
gopernmen, is more al war with the liberty
of its citizens, and is a greater outrage on
freedom, because there is in France great
g. sense of freedom 10 outrage than in Rus
sa. The Allies, if they had been success.
ful as they hoped, would have been very
apt, in the flush of victory, to turn against
this country. In Europe, the alliance with
France has tied The hands Of England, SO as
to make her policy less in favor OF liber.y on
the continent, and more for upholling des-
polism, than il has been for generation. Il
is equally idle 10 talk Of our sympalhizing
with Russia in this Struggle. A perfect des-
polism the destroyer of Hungary, the prop OF
absontism in Europe, bent on extending its
dominions by conquest, it is impossible 10
believe the world has anything TO hope from
her success as nation. True, her Emperor
has always been polite and liberia in his in
tercourse with the United States has EN-.
ployed her citizens, contracted and paid lib
orally for their locomotives and their ships,
but her people are half barbarous, the best
apology perhaps that can be made for them
eor enuspping and firing upon flag of
truce.
Nor is III ere any hope of liberty, or coed
Of any kind, growing out of The present con-
test Even the sick man. Turkey, will bs
bed 10 death BY his physicians, as much as
by his Toes. If France and England capture
the Crimea, they will quarrel over the spos /;
and if they fail, they will quarrel through
mutual recriminalion. ALI Europe is COM
ing round, increasingly, to the position Of
the Upited States, in seeing nothing whalev-
er to hope from the present struggle, let ii
terminate as ii may. II ii only make all ma
,ons less lsposed TO msddle in each others
quanels, less in favor OF war, and more dis
posed for peace, it will not, however, have
been without lis utiliiies-Ledger.
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A GooD CLAlm--Mr. Albert Stoughton. Of
Boston, was recently killed by being thrown
from his horse, in consequence Of some boys
throwing bunch of fire crackers in the street.
The friends Of Mr. Stougbton have brought
suit against the city for damages, alleging
that as the crackers were fred in violation
oflaw, the city is responsible for the mis-
chief which occurred from neglect.of en-
ploying The proper means TO see the ordinan.
ces enforced The family have undoubtedly
a very good legal clam, and enforcing IT In
this manner will probably have q good effect
on the city authorities.
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THE AGRICULTURAL FAIR AT PowELros.--.
Ex.Governor Bigler has accepted an invita-
,ion to deliver The annual address on the occa-
sion of the eaxt Agricultural Exhibition, To-
be held at Powellon, on the 1lth, 18th, 18Th,
and 18th of September next The exhibi,
lion promises to be one Of the mos. brilliant
and successful affairs of the kind ever held
in this State. $50
In connection with the subject Of Agiicul-
tural Fairs, we see the list Of prizes for tho
State Fair, a, Harrisburg, is published, and
makes more liberal allowance, and embra-
ces a much larger range than usual, which
will tend tomake the exhibition better a.teus
ded and more interesting soths public.
II Never make money At the expense of
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~ Never make money At llls expense Of
yom reputation.
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the most manly and honest policy, TO pro-
hibt the entry Of a Catholic and q Foreigner
altogether, into the country, and TO the rights
of citizenship, rather than invite them 70
come and then begin to annoy them by
whole series of political disabilities, which
are assumed TO be essential TO defence a.
gainst lhem. Indeed, the inference of the
Know-Noihing creed, on both the issues il
has raised, is logical and practical blunder
from It's own premises II assumes in the
strongest sense Of an exialing fact, not as
logical inference from the Catholic.creed, The
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-06-26
Corrsspondenos Of the Times.
HENpHRs0N, June IL, 1866.


WEI are drying up here. Our ferry is rapidly
becoming ford. In fact, to those who are
aware Of the shallowness of the water, the fiat
boat serves no other purpose than to enable the
ferry-man to collect his dimes. To teamsters
it is nothing more than toll-gate.
The steamer lola arrived at this port week
ago. The water was rapidly falling, and after
a little bargaining between her owners and a
mill-wright residing in the village, the Hender-
son Manufacturing Company was formed, and
the removal of the machinery Of the boat to a
frame erected last winter for saw-mill, was
actively commenced. Those who remember
the frailies and misfortunes of the lola, will be
gratifed to learn that in her dismembermen,
her engines have been promoted to higher
sphere of operations than that of driving an
egg-shell against snags and sand-bars. One oil
the engines will drive sash saw, and the other
will be used for lath and single machinery
With this Mill and Klattis, (already in opera
tion,) Henderson may safely be set down as
good for 10000 feet Of timber, or its equivalent
per week.
Within the last three weeks two surveying
parties have passed through this place. They
were those Of Simpson and Rockwell, and
WEIGH. Baggage has been left here for another
party who have not yet arrived. The two par.
ties above named will operate North of the 4th
standard parallel and from lS to 80 miles west
of this. Yours, X.
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WHAT A FALL WAS THERE.-One Of the
Marshals of civic mounted procession, says
the n. Y. Times of the 9Th, met with an I'M
expected mishap in the Park yesterday. The
procession was being reviewed by the Mayor
at the time, when the unhappy Marshal afore-
said, in attempting to make a very low bow to
His Honor, tumbled head drst from his saddle
to the ground. He was instantly picked up by
two stars, and conveyed before Justice Osborne,
who sentenced him to five days Imprisonment
in the County Jail. His horse was soon after
wards sent to the public pound.
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STRING News FROM THE CRIMEA.-The prophc-
ces of speedy and decisive action in the Crimea,
resulting in change of the French Commanders,
are fully realized, and the Atlantic brought US
accounts of active operations, with great success
on the part of the Allies. They have carried i'm
portant portions Of the Russian entertainments
around Sebastopo!, and have seized upon the
heights near Tohernaya, thus cutting off Russian
rcenforcements-and met with complete success
in their expedition to the northward. All these
things have not been accomplished without great
loss Of life on both sides. Hopeful Of complete
success, it seems that France and England have
refused again to enttr conference at Vienna. We
are impatient fer the details which the mail must
bring.
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E0% A recent French writer says: "No one
can say word while Theirs is talking, and it
is only when he shaves that one can get a
chance Of being listened to by him. Only while
the razor is at his throat is he silent, and vouch-
safes attention. Theirs can speak from morning
till midnight unwearied, ever new sparkling
thoughts, ever new plays of wit flashing forth,
rejoicing his audience, teaching, blinding-one
might say spoken firework"
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MORGAN HORSES.

One of the editors of the American Agricul-
turalist, who attended the Vermont State Fair,
makes the following candid and judicious re-
marks in regard to this stock of horses:
zone of our correspondents has recently
characterized the Morgan horse as humbug.
We wish there were more such agricultural
humbugs He has equally failed in character
izing this fine family of horse flesh. He has
evidently drawn his ideas from the throng of
miscellaneous brutes that have been picked up
by jockeys of every hue, and palmed off among
the unsophistcated, wherever such customers
could be found. Of course there is no such
thing as pure Morgan horse. as their origin
dates from single animal, and not less than 60
years ago. But they have had about the same
time to form a peculiar race as the Ayrshire
cattle, and their success is fully equal. They
are not homogeneous in form, appearance OF
character; but they are enough so to be entitled
to the possession of distinctive NAME There
are very wide departures from the general re.
semblance in many of the progeny that are bred
sixteen hands high, and some scarcely twelve;
some with steep rumps, big heads and dull
eyes, or sluggish gaits, that were called Nor.
gans, and probably enough, were gotten by them
but the characteristics of the dam were too pc.
tent to be subdued by single cross. In con.
clusion we are compelled to say, that the hut
type of the Morgan horse is as desirable an
animal for the road, whether our taste, or con.
venience, or pockets are concerned, as we have
ever seen in harness; and success, say we, to
the Vermont enterprise of rearing and main
tanning new and highly creditable family
horse ~
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NIAGARA AND MISSISSIPPI.

No finer tribute to our noble river has ever
been written than the following from the pen
of the Rev. Charles Adams, ID. d., of Indiana.
His preference for the Mississippi rather than
the Niagara is not singular, and will find re-
Spouse in many bosoms that have chosen a
home by the side of its dark gliding waters:
"The cars are still rushing; but what is that
lake-lke, blue expanse OF waters Just opening
TO view on the right? The Mississippi saith
fellow traveller. Whoever expected to tell
of the sensation, when, for the first time the
father of waters rose on his vision! The I'M
preston is too wonderful Tor description. To
Inc the watery wilderness of Niagara was rot
half so grateful. Niagara is wid.-the Mis-
sissippi is gentle and serene. Niagara is rush
ing and raging, and laundering and crashing,
the Mississippi is calmly flowing, and still, and
placid, and dignilied. Niagara is restless
dreadiuly restless,-a sea forever troubled
The Mississippi lay before my eye fair EN-
blem of quiet and long repose. Niagara is
wild beast, his jaws forever open, and his roar
eternal. The Mississippi is some mild and
friendly genius, and his voice is soft and pleas
ant, as whenthe summer zephyr breathes among
the forest trees;-Niagara repealed and fright
ened. beg the whole world of travellers to
forgive me here; know shall loose caste; but
so it is. On the other hand the Mississippi
seemed to bcckon to me, and love me, and a
nameless charm Possessed me as | touched its
sparkling waters. | turned away from Ma
CARA, and never asked or desired to return.
With the glorious Mississippi fingered and
along her vast expanse gazed again and again,
and | am glad that there is no other path to my
Indiana home than across those fairy waters"
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EsDr Near Eaten, Ohio, rare reptile has
been killed, snake four feet long; and the horn
at the end of the tail-through an almost i'm
perceptible hole from which the poison is eject
ed-was about an inch and a half long, spiral
sharp at the point, and so sharp as to defy the
effort to cut it with knife"
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D@r The Paris American gives the follow
ing List Of American exhibitors at the universal
exhibition in Paris, Mr.. Quincy, Of New York,
daguerreotypes, Mr.. Caneyah, of New York,
a wig; Messrs. Merriam, Brewer & Co., Of
Boston, cotton fabrics; Mr.. Pierce, Of Boston,
machines for cutting canoes, bending boards,
ETC.; Mr.. Mccormick, Of Chicago, two machines,
one reaping, the other a reaping and moving
machine; Storm Bros, Of New York, cedar
ware. A -
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saa- Be careful ofyour diet after dark. -Four
Juneau to tall carrying with them several
bottles of champagne, which they deposited in
box in a garnet, and going to it afterwards in
the dark drank part of bottle Of bed bug poi
son which was in the same box. Two Of them,
it was thought, might survive.
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A short time since swarm of bees passing
over train Of cotton wagons in Texas, became
alarmedby the noise, and setting on wagon
er's hat, they piled after the style Of grena-
dier's bear-slin. The whole swarm were thus
secured.