The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1856-03-20

rooms, and behold the clerks and porlers Sc.
leciing, packing boxing and shipping TO State
after Staie--one is ready 10 cry out, great 10
the American Republic and destined 10 per-
petual yohlh the land thus demanding intel.
lec!ual stores of wealth. The sales effected
OF their Normal Series of School Books alone
are enough 10 sustain any publishing house.
They consist Of Sioddard's Arilhmeiical Sc
ries--the Mental Juvenile, American Intel
lectual, Practical and Philosophical Arithme.
tic. u. - #ts@
Webb's Series of Normal Readers come
next in order, consisting of the Normal Pri-
mary lessons, and five ranges of Readers, of
which The Hon. j. S. Randall says they are
the best practical Readers that have come
under his notice, and all and every thing they
should be, They are arranged on the plan
of teaching the child 10 read before going
through tine tedious process of learning the
alphabet and the abs. The philosophy Of
this is neve: TO present to the child sign
that does not express an idea. The word
DOG conveys an idea, but the letter d only
represents a sound The auhor claims for
his sy stem ihatthe child by progressively COM
pretending what he learns is always inter
esied, and that he does not acquire that me-
chanical habit so fatal 10 progress in educa.
tion. Following these are GoodrIch's Geog
raphies Fl,ch's Mapping plates, the Sym.
boIical Spelling Book; and Hazen's and Miles
Spoilers. a."
Besides the above this house publish sew
eral Standard Works in Literature, Theology
and Art, which gre passing through edition
after edition, and having constant and in
creasing sale. AS an instance il may be
mentioned that "The Napoleon Dynasty, or
History of the Bonaparte Family" which
bad fair sale and nothing more as its pub
licalicn, has recently revived. and is now sell
ling better Than al any period since the imme-
d,ats time of publication.
Another work "The Origin of the North
American Indians" by John Mcintosh, pub
lished by the same house, has for five years
had steady and remunerauve sale. This
work the North British Review said was line
best one that haG ever been produced in
America upon the Aborigines Of this country.
1t embraces an account of their supposed Of
isin, with description Of their manners, Gus
toms, language, sc.
But, concludes the Editor, time and space
would fail Us 10 specify all The publications
of This house. Suffice it 10 say that they are
all good, reliable works, which will bear ster
eotypins, and will selkon year after year; and
we are The more eralified in being able 10
thus speak of this house from the fact that its
leading partner is an old Alabamian, who is
well known here as an enerprsing and sue
cessfuI merchant, and who is deslinedto reap
anotner rich harves, of profit in the highes!
ranks of the New York Publishing Business.
New Musrc.-HonAcE WATERS, the great
Music Publisher & Piano Dealer, 333 Broad
way, New York, has sent us the following
popular piece of music:-
"JEAnNIE MARSH OF CHERRY VALLEY" Song
| and ChoruS-Words by General Morris
Music by Thomas Baker Price % cents
JEANNE (who, by the bye, we understand
10 be no ideal perscnase) has excited The
poetic muse Of General Morris, and furnished
a new inspiration 10 The most original and
melodious of all our ballad composers, Thorn
as Baker, who has produced an admirable
melody, light, sparkling and graceful as the
I fair theme OF both poet and musician. This
song possesses all lhe elements of immense
popularity, and will soon be found on every
piano throughout the. county. For The BEN
eff, of our fair readers we, copy the words OF
the song, as written by the General
Jeannie Marsh of Cherry Valley,
AT whose call the muses. rally;
OF all The nine none so divine
As Jeannie Marsh of Cherry Valley.
Sheminds me of her native scenes,
i Where she was born among the cherries
Of peaches, plums and nectarines,
Pears, apricois and ripe strawberries
' Jeannie Marsh of Cherry Valley.
JEANNE Marsh of Cherry Valley,
In whose name the muses. rally;
OF all the nine none so divine
! AS JEANNE Marsh of Cherry Valley.
A sylvan nymph with queeniy grace,
An angel she in every esn:s;
The sweet expression OF The place,
- A dimple in The smile Of nature!
a JEANNE Marsh of Cherry Valley.
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