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The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1856-01-03

velvet carpets Of adiawingroom, or the inside
OF close carriage, are trailed through the
mud Of public streets.
We believe there is no city in the United
States where SO great an amount of good
taste is 10 be seen in ladies' dress as iu Phil
adelphia, and this is owing TO the quiet avoid
ance OF all extremes, the, perfect modesly
that avoids conspichonsne6s. AT present in
this country, we have generally followed the
fashions OF Europe, and particularly those of
France, because there is class of persons
there who devote themselves 10 the study of
what is becoming in dress. They know how
10 introduce endless variety of costume,
sll harmonious and becoming, without be-
ing unpleasanty conspicuous, because all
.ssIo3g Y 90. tsassSl5ll which c6ssdtiss,
eoI.s > 9 10 80 '.'ls'''' s
ss Bli i must be, boEns mind, shsI !. our Chi
'pfilssl t1Ai6xsb sbis iSSdiss d fars f'we hope
NY ever may be so. In France /! is well
Known that the revival of fire gorgeous cos.
tunes Of Louis XVI and Madame de Pompa.
dore, is, in fact, The representation in dress
Of The political fort of Louis Napoleon's ca.
reer, that is, 10 reproduce the gorgeousness
and splendor of the fashions at Versailles in
The most luxurious days of that iniqsitous
monarchy which destroyed France 10 build
palace
1t is said that we republicans are as fond
of gaieiy and exlravagance as rny other peo.
pie. But persons Of good taste, in every part
Of the world, by degrees adap, the fashions to
their own circumstances, and.a due knowl-,
edge OF the philosophy of dress has in it the
advantage of enabling the possessor 10 unite
convenience with good taste, and 10 ensure
all the advantage of comfort and even econ.
omy; without Inconvenience or conspicuous.
ness.-Ledgsr,
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A short PolittIkie SefmtLt.

My BRETHERISG, will take for my text
the same which was preached onto you by
my brothers, at Brandon, Mississippi, OF which
you have doubtless heerd :--"And he played
on a harp Of a ihonsaud striugs-sperits of
just men made perlic."
My bretheriDg, there is as many strings TO
poilix as there is 10 lyre-an good many
liars 10 eenymost every string; then there
aint but one on 'em all that rings ou, the
music of The union 10 which every true pa.
iriot had ought TO keep sep-iur che played
on a harp Of a Thousand strings-sperrils of
Just men made perfic."
Fust the.e's the know noihin'! His name
expresses The amount Of his information,
but it don't convey an idee OF his resources.
He's The most extraordinary animal in the
show--he Is fur aud against variety of 10.
pics; he's temperance, an he drinks--he's
fur the Maine law SO pervided he can violate
it-he's fur an against fusion-he's an abol-
itionist an he aint an aboltionisl--he's here
an he's lhar-and he will be no whar in No
vember-lur he played on harp OF thou
sand s,rings-sperrits Of just men made per-
fic.n
Then there's the politlikIe cobbler, goin'
round like roarin' green bay Jackass seek.
in where he may humbue somebody. He's
all the colors OF The ralnbowl, an more
changeable than the Cameia Joponiky. He
is wbig and an anii.whig-and know moth
M and anli-know nothin'--fur furriners and
agin fnrrihers, fur every body and agin every
body, but principally a long-heeled, wooly-
headed, ranlin', raviu niggerist and aboitIon-
ist and disunionisl- fur Che played on harp
Of a thousand strings-sPerrts of just men
made perfic."
Then thar's the straightout whig-a re.
spectacle character in contrast with The pre-
ceding, who represents The fusiopist. He
don't want 10 see the UIion destroyed but he
knows he can't help it if he runs on his own
hook, an that he'd better run wild der ma
sheen that's bound 10 be ahead and wash the
other tubs. He plays on harp Of single
string, but his execution is impertec.
Then thar's The liberal and the genuine
old.fashionsd democrat. They dom go whirl-
ing round in circumbendibuses they ain,
afeerd Of nobody nor notbin'. They carry
their Union flag aloft ;--the bunting all xiv.
cred DER with stars and stripes ;-glorious
and victorious because it's the banner of the
Union. AlR se sG t8t
They 60 for personal freedom fur popu-
lar rights i--fur justice 10 all men and all
paris Of The country ;--fur Light instead Of
midnight cabai fur self.goyernnient and
not fur oIigarcky land they go In 10 win,
| for their Instrument is tuned with poplar
feelin' ;--snd they play on harp Of . thou
sand strings, and every string an honest prin.
! cipis.--Boston Post.
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oFsupp6seu crime; 10 wha: way, and how
far, does such crime originate in the early
home? What can, and ought each comm
nifty to do toward presennont
7. What effect has much Of the light
reading of the present day on the character
OF the young? and what is TO be done with
reference thereto,
8. How can it best be ascerained sor
what occupation in life boy has the most
natu:al filnessa and should any difference be
made in the previous education at home or
schools, with reference to hisa
9. Should not children be early trained 10
work with their hands for the sake, at least,
!. of forming useful habit, whatever the con-
dition of the parents as TO wealth.
TO- How do Injuries for the palate, 10.
selher with The irregular use of them, affect
the health of children2 What is the influ-
ence on. the moral chafacler?
IL. What is the cause of the early decay
Of female health in this counlrya and what is
the remedy?
IL. Would not sanitary investigation
and report by commiiiee, be of great ser
vice in every town, by making known ex.
isiDs and possible causes of sickness, espe-
cially those apperaiuins to the location and
oiher material conditions of dwelling?.
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!. COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA. THURSDAY. JANUARY g. 1856 Z

How gobblers and geese in manner mos
e serious, .,t sq.
Each night disappear in a style most myste
How dead-heads BY dozens with innocent
y faces, @ nsg
10 take, atthe concert, the very best places.-
Hw the old labor on for much coveted Ia.
-i' Gre, y a5a on
Willie The younger most leisurely spend it
in euae. q s!
TO rhyme or reason on these themes
Mightsadly discompose your dreams;
Besldts, our ''SrAR," of steady ray,
Dlspsases light bo.h night and day.
So hpw, good fnends, with your consent,
To end my rhymes is my intent;
BN bsfois 60 one Thing I'll INCEPTION.
4, sust pou,H tttt.xx yttu mr. 9r2 infe1fAo15 4
pslh ! j aa il zay / had ii ofiss
It's ttiz--FR thaak ,opJ nj e Fss Z,
=; =; ,:s,,' =, Eo IL v, BElbbE y y 4 3
- Va Il. u 49,. IA HA4Hks
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That's the. Place for Lncy Stone.

The Constitution framed by the recent Con.
vonton of The people Of Kansas, contains the
following provision: ,...
RESOLVED, That the General Assembly shall
have no power 10 pass any law whereby the
separate estate of a married woman, either
in property real, personal or mixed, shall ev-
er be made subject 10 The disposal OF The hus.
band, OF subject 10 the payment Of the debts
of the husband in any manner unless by
written consent of the wife first obtained, du-
ly acknowledged and recorded, witnessed by
al least two witnesses TO be named by lid
vile. That the General Assembly shall hay3
no power TO pass any law depriying the malhs
er OF an equality with The father in the fnainl
tenance, education aud care of their chldrens
and in no case shall the mother be deprived
of her children except per account of in.
sanity, inlemperence or other gross impropri.
cites.
Thus foriune-hunters will stand but very
poor chance in Kansas, since they will have
but very limited conlrol of The purse.onal
suits may however flow from the regulation,
which allows husband and wife an equal
shaTe>in the management and education OF
the children. Suppose the Infant Johnny to
have violent ache under The apron, and tn .
father to be a believer IN the Thomsonian
system Of medicine while the mother is
decided Hydropalh. Think of them divide.
ing their management, be sweating ant pep
pering the infant 10 within the sixteenth of an
inch of its life, during the morning while the
mother freezes her darling itty phenomena in
Silz baths and sheets of cold water Or, sup.
pose them TO be of different religious; will
The difference be split by sending the boys
and girls TO one church Sunday morning and
to another in the afternoons Suppose the
mother is Baptist and the father PresSy-
terian, the children must be both sprinkled
and dipped to fulfil The law. Or will the
mother have the girls and the father the boysa
How will they manage The schooling OF their
offspring; suppose one wants The young hope
iuls OF The family 10 become learned and the
olherwants no such stuff, will they be obliged
TO Learn Algebra, Latin and Greek one week
and sedulously sci to forgetting it the next
week? Or, suppose the parties differ as to
politics, how will the sons vote? They can
only stay away from The election, and COM
mil themselves neither way. These are a
few Of the difficulties that will bese,. women
in securing their rights la Kansas.
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A STIRRING WAR SONG.
AIR--fSir Uaels Md"

There, was an old Briton, whose name was
johnny Buff, - = = 1 ~
And he lived far away, far away,
And he had some brains in the top Of his
~ scull
Inithe place where his brains ought 10 stay.
Then lay down The Minnie and keep cool,
Hang up the sword and the Colt,
For there's no fighting here Tor old Johnny
Bull
And he's gone ne'er 10 be such doll.
And bis finger has been itching like those of
the Gear,
But he has yet come eyes for 10 see;
And though he. showed his teeth al the signs
of war,
He found very soon he'd better let il be.
Then lay DOVE the Minnie and keep cool
Hang ~ the sword and the Coli,
For there 8 no fighting here for old Johnny
Bull,
And he's gone ne'er 10 be such doll!
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SMART CHILDREN.

4 ehi'd Three gears Of age, i1ih book in is
infant hands, is a fearful sight. II is TOO often
the death warrant, such as the condemned
stupidity looks at--falal, ye. beyond his COM
prehension. What should a child three years
o,d--nay, five or six years oli--be taught
Strong meats for weak digestions make no
bodily strength. Let there be nursery tales,
and nursery rhymes, would say to every
parent, especially to every mother, sing to
your children, tell them plea SAINT stories; il
in the country, be not too careful lest they
get little dirt upon their hands and clothes
earth is very much akin TO Us all, and in
ohildren's cut of-door plays suits them not
nwardly. There 10 in it a kind Of consans
gpinity between all creatures; by il we touch
upon the common sympathy of our first subi
stance, and it begets kindness for our rela.
lions, the brutes. -
Let children have free, open, air sport, and
fear not though they make acquaintance with
The pigs, the donkeys, and the chickens--
they may form worse friendships with wiser
looking ones; encourage familiarity with o"
,halslo TO court them--dnmb ANIMALS Low,
children, and children love them, THERE'S
language among them, which. the worlds
language obliterates in the elders. II is of
more importance that you should make your
children loving, than you would make ihem
wise. Above all things, make Them loving,
and then, parents, If you become old and poor,
these will be better than friends that will new
er neglect you. Children brought up loving
at your knees will never shu. their doors up.
on you, and point where they would have
you CO. Blaekwoods Mdgazine daiaa
''+Aer -As '' fs5 f .s.sgioa
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Coon AT GUESSING G.--"Well, Pat, which is
the way 10 Burlingon?"
"How did you know my name was Pat"
"Oh, guessed IT,"
"Then by the powers, if ye are so good al
guessing, ye'd better juess the way 10 Bur.
lingion," - aH
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1856-01-03
QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION.

l. What combined movement OF nsiah-
borhood or town could be entered on for The
improvement of schools, and especially TO ef.
feet reform in the morals and manners Of
tie young? .l
2. How much should paranls depend on
school teachers 10 correc, The bad dispositions
and habits OF their children! and how far
are teachers justly resposible for the conduct
OF their pupils out of school?
8. How early should a child be made to
obey The parent; and how shall reverence be
induced and authority maintained, without
that fear on The one pan, and GOODNESS aud
distance on the other, which formerly pre-
vailedl
4. A, what age, and in what manner,
should the religious impressions be made
and how should spiritual culture be contin.
ued?
5. What is the best method OF suhksnz
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1856-01-03

"Mster, whar's your houseW asked GU
iious laveler, ofa half horse, half alligator
squat;er.
House, eha Dye think Pm one of them
sort, slrange:s Islcep in the praire; sais
raw buffalo, and dinks out Of the Mississip.
pi."
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1856-01-03

gA i0'itsr in one of Ihs northern papers,
on School Discipline, says, sswi,hou, a liber.
al use Of the rod, it is impossible to make
boys smart" .
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Wise men are instructed BY reason, men
Of less understanding BY experience, the
most ignorant by necessity, and brutes by
nature. sss5 t.sss
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-01-09
Hon. Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War.

a return has just been made in England, in rela-
ton to the auteraton of tea, coffee cocoa, choco-
late and pepper, from 1874 to 1854, &c. AS regards
tea, there twelve detected within that Pc
Rod and four convictions regards Coffee twei We
hundred and ifty-nin objections (whereof eight
hundred and sixty-three in 1853 and three hundred
and forty-two in 1861 and eight hundred and fifty
one convictions; regards and chocolate,
there wers detcctionS of aslullcraton made; and
asreSards pepper, there two hundred and seven.
ty-two objections of adulteration and hundred
and ninetytwo convictions. In only does
Imprisonment appear to have been inflicted the
guilty party.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-01-09
An acute Anglican angle that enables you to cross

An acute angle angle that enables you to cross
street so as not to run against "a creditor.
The Salem Gazette says the following notice may
be seen at backsnith's shop in Essex: mo hos
SIS shod on Sunday 'cept Sickness Or Deth."
Why is associating with bad characters like get
ting leg crushed during the dog days? Because
i; is apt to lead to ''mortiticstion" g,.ss
"liave sou said your prayers, Johu3' ''No
ma a'n-it amt my work. Bill saystl. prayers aud
the an,ens? We agreed to do il, because ii comes
shorter" ~
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-01-09
COMPREHENSIVE,

ID F. PESCUD, HAVING THIS DAY FORMED
u n C"-Parnersh:p with his brothcr-:n-aw, George
c,nduc the Hn"'rsu n"I Refill Druy Business under the
firm If PESCUD l. GATLING.
We contemplate a SHIRT time charging and impr0v-
ing our store and shall keep much larger sock Il" article
IN our line than hcreto're which with our increased IA
ctes justify us in offering friends and the public
generally unusually inviting Inducements.
We are pleased To inform friends and customers that
We have secured the valuable services of Mr. Charles G.
Scott, for five years with Williams Haywood.
and late of the firm of Haywood & Scott who with
former assistant, Mr.. JOS. L. Ward will unite with
attending promptly to their wants. the favorable
terms, at all hours of The day and night.
Our store will be closed the Sabbath but Mr. Scott
Ward VII, be in attendance orders for the sick
ony and their attendants will please ring the alarm bell
Our accounts will be presented for settlement the LIST
July and January of each year. unless specified
with the purchaser.
T.. F. PESCUD, GEO. ". GATLING.
$4,000 WANTED.
a I'll PERSONS INDEBTED TO THE UNDER
IA SIGNED by bond or account aftctionateky
appealed to for payment his old business must be closed
Pr PEscUD
Raleigh, January &, 1856. 80
ERESH GARDEN SEED.-THE SUBSCRIBERS
u expecting To receive this morning their stock of
Foreign and American Garden Grass Seed which is
They prepare! i,Hexecute orders from merchants in
part of the STATE the favorable terms and will
allow Them the privilege of returning all unsod BY 18th
June. -
Families wishing seed will please send their orders while
stock full All seed warran: fresh and gen
uine and am"ng them and splendid varieties
PESCUD GATLTNG,
Druggists and Secdsmen
Raleigh. n. G..
Jan 3, 1856 10
~ Spirit of the Age In l Register copy
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TRITST SALE.


HlY VIRTUE OF \ DEED IN TRUST EXECUTED
AO:o ME BY Elizabeth s. Ryals shall proceed sell ut
public atIciion Monday the I'D inst the following pro-
perry, to-w;t: q
One negro GIRL and two boys. all the household kitch=
en- furniture cooking utensils and fixtures pertaining tn
carriage and rckaway As, pair horses waen
an harness. all the stock of fodder sucks aud grain
hand. 80
Terms and place IF sale will be made known ii, dine time
WIN. r. RICHARDSOxSTrustac,
January ). 1856. sTiS[tS -
EREsH OYSTERS RECEIVED DAYTYIT
II THE KANE HOUSE, - = 9
Raleigh Dec. y, 1855.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-01-09

The YEAR lS5G.-Thc year Just commenced is
the latter part of the SOth and beginning of the
Sist year of the Independence Of the Unes States
the 6569h year Of the Julian period; the latter
part of the 56l6th and beginning of the 56l7th
year since the creation Of the world according to the
Jews the 26O9th year since the foundation Of Rome
according to Varro; 2632d year of the Olympiads.
the latter part Of the l272d, and beginning of the
l273d year Of the twelve !uratons since the IEe,-
RA or flight of Mahomet, whicl took place 9th july
A. ID. 622.
The Aphonsinc tables make this year the 7Oa9th
from the creation: the Greek church the 6362d
and some ea .rn churches date it sixteen years later
than the Greek church. The Chinese ADOPT the Sex
agerary cycle, of which 60 cycles have now elapsed
their commencing 300 Il. C., so tilcv now deem
thenlsev yes in the year 1855 The Tamud makes
this year 72OO; the Septuagint f757 and the Sama
rian Pcnateuch 1855.
Amid all the abStruse and painful calculations
which have been made relative to the chronological
progress OF the world the Christian era is unoubt-
eiy the most correct and authentic According to
that the w"rii created 555J years ago the del
u2e swept the Garth 35 years ago. and 234s wears
before Christ; and are now living in the wear
1856, dating from the Christian era.
IMPORTANT DISCOVERY AT BABYLoN-Col Raw
! hnsoifs has just discovered among the ruins of
ancient Babylon extensive brary-not indeed
printed paper, but impressed on bakesl brick
containing many and vo!uminous trca,ises on
astronomy, mathematics, ethnoosy, and several
other most Important branches of knowledge These
treatses contain facts and arguments which, ii, his
OPINION will have small operation OH the s.n.;y
Of the sciences to which they relate and which throw
the history Of Our race.
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CLIP ES.

Tiers will be four Eses this Of the Sun and of the Moon
THE SUN April 9th, invisible here The MOON o'clock
minutes in the visible The SUN September
here The MOON October 18th, evening
VISIBLE
Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1856-02-09

Coon CouNsE1.-It is not by mere &C
emulation Of knowledge, that you can
hope for eminence. Mental discip pline the
exercise of the faculties Of tho mind, the
quickening Of your apprehension, the
strengthening Of your memory, the forming
Of sound, rapid, and discriminating judge
ment, are Of even moro Importance than the
store Of learning. Practice the economy Of
time Consider time, like the faculties Of
your mind, Z precious estate; that every
moment Of it we'll applied is put out to an
exortitant interest. The zest Of amusement
itself, and the successful result Of application,
depend in a great measure, upon the econo-
nv of time. Estimate, also, force Of habit.
Exercise consts,nt, and unremitting vigi
lance of the acquire,pent Of habit; in mat
tsrs that are apparently Of entire indifference
that perhaps are really 50, independent
of the habits they epgender. Il is BY neg
lect of such trides that bad habits are ac-
quired, and that the mind, BY tolerat'ng
negligence and procrastinstion in matters
Of small account, but frequent occurrence
matters of which the world takes no notice
becomes accustomed to the same defects
in matters Of higher importance. By mo-
tives yet more urgent, by the duty ofobe-
dience to the will Of God, by the awful &C.
count you will have to render, not merely
Of moral actions, but Of faculties intrusted
to you for inprovement-by all these high
arguments do coniure you $50 to number
your days, that you may apply your heart
unto wisdom that wisdom which,
directing your ambition to the noble end Of
benefiting mankind, and teaching humble
reliance on the merits and on the mercy of
your Redeemer, may support you in the
time Of your wealth." and in, the hour Of
death, and in the day ofjudgement," may
comfort you with the hope Of deliv.rance.
Sir Robert Peel.
Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1856-02-09

RECEIPT FOR MAKING TArTLERs.-"Take
one handful of the herb called roundabout
the same quantity Of the root called nimble
tongue, sprig Of the herb called backbite,
lat before OF after the dogs) a tablespoonful
Of don't you tell it" six drachms Of ma
lice, few drops of envy-which can be
purchased in any quantity at the shop Of
Miss Tahitha Tea-table and Miss Nancy
Nightwalker. Stir them together, and
simmer them for half an hour over the fire
of discomfort, kindled with little jealousy
then strain it throug gh the rag of miscon-
struction, cork it up in the bottle Of male
violence, hang it up on stem street yarn,
shake it occasionally for few days, and will
be fit for use. Let a few drops be taken
lust before walking out, and the subject will
be enabled to speak all manner Of evil, aud
that continually.
IN. B.-Should the neighborhood at
at any time be troubled with too much tat
Ting, let them administer small quantity
of do-as-you- would -be-done-by, and the
operation will cease. Yours truly,
YEs-I-KNow-H1M-B
Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1856-02-09
aOLD, OATS AND. OoRN.:

i Mr.. Osgood recently presented to the
New York Historical Society an estimate
Of the amount of gold imported in six years,
and makes it amount to $455,000,00o.-
Exported in about the same time, $414,
100000, leaving in the country $41,o0o,-
900. He also estimates the crop Of Indian.
corn, raised in the United States this year,
to be 1000 millions bushelA and the Oats
at 400 millions of bushels. Wheat l85
millions of bushels. "It will thus be leen,' .
says Mr.. Osgood, that our crop If Indian
corn, If We value it at but half The present
market price, amounts to more than all the
gold IN the country; while the moderate
growth Of oatA with ell reasonable allowance
for sxagge,adon, more than equals any. two
years produce Of the California mines" p"
Tho gold and Tie OATS differ ii their .,es
the Que can Bs'dlsd many '6,1e1 over, sliks5
the half -bushelsthat me- sure 4hsuAtl willie
the lattsr can be used but once: