davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-10-07
A NOBLE BOY.

The following touching episode in street
life-life in Pars-is beautiful gem, and
should be in all memories surrounded with
pvufis Of sweeTespInou9nI afd gentlest SYM
pathy:
About nine o'clock in the morning, little
boy of twelve, whose jacket of white cloth
and apron ditto, distinctly indicated that he
followed the profession of pastry cook, was
returning from market with an open basket
on his head, containing butter and eggs
When he had reached the vicinity of the
church of st. Eustache, the little fellow, who
could only with difficulty make his way
through the crowd, was violently jostled by
stranger who was passing, SO that his bas.
ket tipped, and fell to the ground with its
contents. The poor lad, when he saw the
eggs all broken; and his butter tunibled in
the gutter, began to cry bitterly and wiring his
hands. A person who happened to be in
the crowd that gathered around the little fell
low, drew tensou piece from his pocket,
and giving it TO the boy, asked the rest who
stood around him to do the same, to make
up the loss occasioned by the accident In
fluenced by his example, every one present
eagerly complied, and very speedily the
boys apron contained respectable collec.
tion of coppers and silver. When all had
contributed their quota, our young valet,
whose distress had vanished in moment
as though by enchantment, warmly thanked
his new benefactors for their kindness, and
forthwith proceeded 10 count the sum he had
received, which amounted TO no less than
twenty-five francs and thirly-fve centimes.
But, instead of quietly putting this sum in
his pocket, he produced the bill of articles
he had lost, and as IFS total amounted to on
ly fourteen francs, he appropriated no more
than that sum, and then observing in the
group that surrounded him, poor woman
in rags, the gallant little fellow walked up to
her, and placed the remainder in her hand.
Certainly it would have been impossible to
have shewn himself more deserving of pub
lie generosity, or to acknowledge it in
handsomer manner. The boys noble con-
duct was greeted with the applause of the
crowd, who were delighted to find such del.
icacy and propriety in one SO young.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-10-07
Advice TO Young Men.

In his valediclory address, ex-Lord-Rec-
tor, Glasgow University, Sir E. Bulwer Lyt-
ton, lately offered the following excellent
maxims to the4students:
. "Never affect" said he, "to be otherwise
than you are, either richeror wiser. Never
be ashamed to say 4 do. pot know Men
will then believe you when you say Il do
know Never be ashamed TO say, whether
applied TO time or money, Il cannot afford
to waste an hour in the idleness to which
you invite me Il eannetd <fdse -th1 guinea
you ask me to throw awaJ.,s Once establish
yourself and your mode d life as what they
really are, and your foot j on solid ground,
whether for the gradual ,tep onward or for
the sudden spring over aprecipice. From
these maxims let me deduce another
Learn TO say mo- with decision, Yes with
caution. mo- with decision whenever il
reefs temptation; 'Yes' With caution when
sserit implies promise. A promise once
given is:a bond inyiolate. A man is already
OF conEe4pence in the world when it is
known ihpi ee can implicitly rely, on him
| have ffsqnAntly seen in life such a person
preferred toa iong list of a pplicants for some
important charge; he has been lifted at once
into station and fortune merely because he
has this reputation--that when a man says
he knows, he knows; and when he says he
will do thing, he will do it.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-10-07
What q Woman Can DO.

AS wife and mother, woman can make
the fortune and happiness of her husband
and children; and even if she did nothing
else, surely this would be sufficient destiny.
By her thrift, prudence and tact, she can
secure to her partner and herself compe-
tence in old age, no matter how small their
beginning, or how adverse fate occasion.
ally be theirs. By her cheerfulness she can
restore her husbands spirit, shaken by the
anxieties Of business. BY her tender care
she can often restore him 10 health, if dis.
ease has seized upon his overtasked pow
ers. By her counsel of love, she, can win
him from bad company, if temntatlon in an
evil hour has led him estray. By her ex-
ample, her precept, and her sex's Insight
into character, she can mould her children,
however diverse their dispositions, into
good and noble men and women. And by
leading in all things true and beautiful life,
she can refine, elevate and spiritualize all
who come within reach, so that with others
of her sex emulating and resisting her, she
can do more to regenerate the world than
all the statesmen or reformers that ever leg
islated. She can do as much, alas per-
haps even more, to degrade man, if she
chooses to do it.
Who can estimate the evil nat woman
has the power to do? AS wife, she can
ruin her husband by extravaganza, folly, or
want of affection. She can make a devil
and an outcast of man, who might other
wise have become good member of soci-
ETY.. She can bring chickering's, strife and
perpetual discord into what has been
happy home. She can change the innocent
babes whom God has entrusted to her
charge, into vile men, and even viler wo-
men,, She can lower the moral tone of so.
ciety itself, and thus pollute Legislation at
the spring head. She can, in fine, become
aninstrument of evil instead of an angel of
good. Instead of making flowers of truth,
purity, beauty and spirituality spring up in
her footsteps, till the whole earth smiles
with loveliness that is almost celestial, she
can transform it TO black and blasted des-
ert, covered with the scorn of evil passions,
and swept by the bitter blasts of everlast-
ing death. This is what woman can do for
the wrong as well as for the right. Is her
mission little one? Has she no tsworthy
work." as has become the cry of lates--
Man may have a harder task to perform, a
rougher path to travel, but has none loftier
or more influential ihan woman's, Womdn's
Aduosate
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-10-07
GOOD ANECDoTE.

One of the comic papers revives an old
story that is better now than it was before
these days of spirit seeing and hearing. It
seems that an old sea captain, who had re-
tired from service and was living on farm,
had wild harumscarum nephew living
with him. He could not drive or frighten
said nephew to do anything in its proper
time. Among other things he could never
get him to drive up the COWS to be MIXED
before dark--he had to drive them up from
the back pasture through sugar BUSH
Finally, the old captain asked the lad wheth-
er he was not afraid to go through the woods
in the dark.
"Fraid What is thatf never seen q
Ifraid, !" replied the boy. i Il
"Well, never mind, my lad; you will see
one some of these nights if YOU do not
bring the cows in before dark" said the
captain meaningly.
That night the boy played until dusk be-
fore he went for the cows as usual. The
captain took sheet and followed him
Now the captain had a tame monkey, who
saw the performance, and monkey.like,
took table cloth, and followed the captain
at respectful distance. The captain went
into the middle of the woods where there
was big log by the side of the path. Co.
ing to the further end of it, he wound his
sheet around him, got upon it and stood
still. The monkey got on the first end with
out noise, and did the same. So the parties
stood when the boy came whistling along
with his cows. They SHE'D little at see-
ing the ghost, which caused the little boy to
look ahead.
"Hello, what is thatw he shouted; "by
gelly guess its afraidp and then spying
the monkey, he sung out, "by Jerusalem, if
there amt two fraids "a big fraid and lit
tie fraidm
This caused the captain TO look around
when he saw, for the first time his ghos,ly
companion. He thought he was fraid,
sure enough. The old captain streaked it
for home, the monkey chasing him, and
the wicked nephew clapping hands and
shouting, "Run, big fraid, or little fraid'l
ketch youW -...a. ...... ...
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-10-07
THE YANKEE mARKsM AN.

The following took place during the Rev.
oIutlonary War. Lord Percy's regiment was
about TO commence firing at target or
Boston Common one day, when an awk
ward looking country boy that had out
grown his jacket and trowsers, came up.
aNow my boys, for trial Of your skillp'
said the Lord Percy; "imagine the mark to
be Yankee, and here is guinea for who.
ever hits his heart"
Jonathan drew near TO see the trial. When
the first soldier fired and missed, he slap
ped his hand onahis thigh and laughed inn
moderately. Lord Percy noticed him.
When the second soldier fred and missed,
Jonathan threw, up HE QId hat and laughed
again.
"why do you laugh, fellow" said Lord
Percy, Grossly.
"To think how safe the Yankees are, if
you must know" replieh Jonathan.
"Why, do you think you could shoot bet
terp'
"I don't know; I could try"
"Give him gun, soldier, and you may
return the fellows laugh" said Percy turn
ing to one of his men.
Jonathan took the gun, and looking at
every part of it carefully, said, "It won't
burst will it? Fathers gun don't shine like
this one, but think it is rather leetle bet.
ter gun"
"why? Why do you think soa" asked
Percy.
"Cause l know what thapll den, and I
have some doubts about this 'ere," replied
Jonathan. "But look o'herei You call that
'ere mark Yankee, and won't fire at a
Yankee"
"Well, you may call it British regular
If you please" said Percy.
"Well, a regular it is then. Now for free
dom, as father says"
Jonathan fired.
"You awkward rascal, that was accident.
Do you think you could hit the mark againl"
inquired Percy.
~ don't know indeed, but can give it a
trial.n
"Giye him another gun, soldiers; and
take care that the clown don't shoot you
| should not fear to stand before the mark
myself"
"Well, guess you had not better try it."
"Why, do you think you could hit me 2"
~ don't know indeed, but 4 could try it,"
y f;T;-e e-yaJ- tirs.a. - -
Jonathan fired, and again hit the mark.
"IIa +! ha how father would laugh TO see
me shooting at halfgun shot"
Why you rascal, you don't think you
could hit the mark at twice the present dis.
tance from you." -..
"I don't know but I'm not afraid to try"
Give him another gun, soldiers, and place
the mark farther off,
jonathan fired again, and hit as before
There, guess that 'ere regular is, as the
private that father says the Judge hangs un-
til he is dead, dead, dead-three times
dead; and that is one more death than the
scripture speaks on"
'There, fellow, is guinea, said Percy,
tossing the coin 10 him.
''Is it a good one w Inquired Jonathan,
ringing it on the pavement
Goods fes rowGiE the way"
''I should like TO stay, and see them fel-
lows kill some more Yankees"
"Begone! or shall have 10 put you un.
der guard. Officer give him pass to Char.
lesion, but never let him come among our
troops again"
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-10-07
THE USES OF HomB.

Where lie The clearest proYfs oi hesyeniy
waichfulness over our hssds. Y no, in the
shelters where we lay ,hase heads ct hight
Consider what .seoari,ee hesaa, affections
bind about tempted virtue; how the man OF
business carries zone of moral purity wo.
ven about him by ahe caresses of children,
from his house 10 his marketplace; how the
1alse and fraudgId Pura1 A.! conceived
in the counting isfe nd put to
shame by The innocence tbasgaze into his
eyes aud clings about his mock when he
goes home and shuts The door on the world
at night Consider what hindrance house,
hold love interposes 10 stay the erring feet OF
disposition a triple shield it holds up
against the sins of prodigality, indulgence,
or dishonor Consider that, with most of
us, whatever impulse of generosity visit the
soul, whatever prayers We breathe, whatever
holy vows of religious consideration we
pledge, whatever aspiring resolves we form,
are apt 10 spring up within the sacred en-
closures of the house! Consider how the
mere emory of that spot, with all its pre-
cious endearments, goes forth with the trav.
eler, sails with the sailor, keeps vigils over
the exposed heart among The perils of the
foreign city, sweeiens the feverish dreams
and sofens the pain Of the sickly climate,
and, by calling his love homeward, calls his
faith 10 Heaven! Consider that the disci.
pine of disease, the publication Of bereave-
men,, the tears of mourners, are all elements
in the sancily of home; that closets of de-
volion are parts of the architecture of the
house,that Bibles are opened on ts tables;
that fhe sSes of newborn chldien open,
and ilsgirsl brea,hs are drawn in its cham
bers; anu That the dead body is born out of
it's door; how fast do the gathering proofs
accumulate, that the human dwelling is a
sanctuary OF The Most High !-Hatinytoa.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-10-07
why NOT Successful !

The young mechanic or clerk marries and
takes house which he proceeds to furnish
twice as expensively as he can afford, and
then his wife, instead of taking hold to earn
livelihood, by doing her own work, must
have hired servant to help her spend her
limited earnings.
Ten years afterwards, you viii find him
struggling under double load of debts and
children, wondering why the luck was al
ways against him, while his friends regret
his unhappy destitution of financial ability.
Had they fromthe first been frank and hon
est, he need not have been SO unlucky.
The world is full of people who can't i'm
agine why they don't prosper like their neigh
bors, when the real obstacle is not in banks
or tariffs, in public policy nor hard times,
but in their own extravagance and oslen-
tation.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-10-07
Partial Deafaess and Discharges from the
Far.

Dr.. HARTLEY generously offers 10 attend oil
persons suffering from affections Of the ear OF
his Office, 7so Broadway, N. Y, without
charge until cured, thereby proving his sue
cess unequal, and protecting The deaf from
being swindIed by paying self-siyled aursis
exhorbilant fees in advance, and the inficlon
of still more serious evils BY permitting the
application of dangerous remedies by inex.
perienced and unskilful hands. DR.. H. may
here state that he has no connection whatever
with any person advertising to cure deafness,
neither has he given permission for the pub.
lication Of a certificate purportingto emenate
from him, and cannot, therefore be response
BILE from any alarming ccnssquences resulting
IRON rashness and desperation. TIE less Of
money may not be material 10 some persons,
but The deprivation of one Of the most i'm
ponant of the senses ought TO be regarded
and treated with more than ordinary solici-
iude. Deafness, noise in the head, aud all
disagreeable discharges from the ear speedily
and permanently removed, without causing
The least pam or Inconvenience. A cure in
all cases guaranteed where malformation does
not exist. Thirteen years. close and almost
undivided attention to this branch Of special
practice has enabled him to reduce his treat
ment 10 such degree Of success as to find
the most confirmed and obstinate cases yield
by steady attention TO the means prescribed
The following testimonials are submitted
with confidence. They will show at least
in what estimation his professional qualifi-
cations are held by some of the most distin-
guished medical men of the country:
TESTIMONIALS.
"I have had the pleasure TO meet DR..
Hartley in practice, and have been led to
form favorable opinion of his character,
both in profession and as gentleman.
"W. H. Parker, M. D., Prof. of Surgery"
"From my intercourse with DR.. Hartley I
have found his department to be correct and
gentlemanly. Valentine Mott, M. D.n
Reference of cures.
Mr.. Goodwin, 18th street, near Broadway
Mr.. VIM. Silvey, 70 Courtlandt street.
Mr.. HIP. Herdmau, Counsellor at Law,
l6 City Hall Place, N. Y.
DR.. Bell, Dentist, Auburn, N. Y.
Mr.. Seth Paine, Editor, Chicago.
MIR. James r. Burtis Gas Works, Chicago.
Mrs. Hawley, and Mr.. F. Dean, Spring
field. I'll r.. 49, -
Mr.. B. F. Stephen, jacksonville, III.
Miss Sarah Swaine, Nantucket.
Miss R. D. Howard, Fairhaven, Mass.
James Burnett, Pleasant Valley, near POI.
keepsie, NY.
TERMS.-For cure, S25. In compliance
with the request of large number of cor.
respondents in the country, whose circum.
stances will not admit of a visit to New York,
DR.. H. will forward package by Express,
containing all the necessary treatment, ap-
pliances, &c., with ample instructions to ef-
feet cure, on receipt of $40, and the Bal
ance when cured. These Terms continued
for One Month only.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-10-07
Old Advertisement---Fran Breeches
| stolen.

From the Pennsyloania Gazette, FEB. %, 1888.
Stolen. on the 18th inst, by one William
Lloyd, out of the house Of Benjamin Frank
lin half worn Sagathe coat, lined with
silk, ruffled at the hands and bosom, a pair
of black broadcloth breeches new seated
and lined with leather, two pair of good
worsted stockings, one dark color and the
other of lightish blue, coarse cambria
Handkerchief marked with an F in red silk,
new pair of .calfskin shoes, boys new
caster hat, and sundry other things.
N. B. The said Lloyd preteuds to under
stand Latin and Greek, and has been a
school-master; he is an Irishman, about 80
years of age, tall and slim; had on light
ish colored great coat, red jacket, a pair Of
old silk breeches, an old felt hat, too little
for him and sewsd on the side of the crown
with white thread, and an old dark colored
wig; but may perhaps wear some of the
stolen articles, sementioned.
Whoever see les me thief SO that he may
be brought q IHz6ce, shall have thirty shil-
lings reward, ana charges paid by s
J s'r BENJAMIN FRANKLIN,
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-10-07

MILITARY STATE CosvEsTIoh.--The Major
Generals of the several Divisions, and Bfiga-
dier Generals Of the several Brigades of the
Uniformed Volunteers of Pennsylvania, will
inject in Convention al Harrisburg, on Mon.
day, the 9th day of November next, for the
purpose OF devisiug some plan whereby the
General Assembly of the Commonwealth b
may be induced TO organize its forces on a
sound and salutary basis, and the ancient
pride OF PennsyI citizen soldiery-
be restored 10 its former position.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-10-07

A RELIC OF THE PAsT-Among the curios.
tiles which the ladies of Worcester couaty
have forwarded Ior exhibition al the Mechan-
ics' Fair in Worcester, is an infants blanket,
wrought a hundred and forty years ago, by
The hands of The mother of Samuel Adams
Of revolutionary fame. I, now belongs 10 q
lady of FiIchbnre who is descendant from
that family, and ii is known to bes,bs. ideni
tical blanket in which the Iniant linlks|
that noble old patriot, Sam Adau5 esFe
wrapped when he was carried TO chntchIl %
he chrislened.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-10-07

The Magnetic Telegraph. The services of
the magnetic Telegraph yesterday were re-
quired 70 an extent unprecedented since it's
establishments. 10 Ave hours yesterday, al
the siugIe office in this city, Eve hundred and
nine messages were despatched over the
wires. In these times of panic and excite
ment in money matters, such an instfument
is invaluable 10 business in the speedy intel
ligence il gives, and qnick calling in OF
means which may be done through he aid
Ledger. s4 ~. stss tl i,ses "a
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-10-07

" Al Havana the yellow fever is very
severe-ihere being more Than 1900 cases in
the military hospital alone. 1t is especially
raging among The troops and sailors. Some
OF The men-ol-war bave lost nearly all of their
crews The steamer Herman Cores has been
abandoned, having lost her people. A large
proportion of officers have died, and hardly a
day passes withou, military funeral.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-10-07

n Lorenzo Dow, the celebrated itinerant
preacher, once came across man who
was deeply lamenting that his axe had been
stolen. Dow told the man if he would come
to meeting with him he would find his axe.
AT the meeting, Dow had on the pulpit, in
plain sight, big stone. Suddenly in ths
middle of the sermon, he stopped, took up
the stone, and said can axe was stolen in
this neighborhood last night, and if the man
who took it don't dodge, ] will hit him on
2the forehead with this stonem at the same
time making violent effort TO throw it. A
person present was seen to dodge his head,
and proved to be the guilty paFty.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-10-07

Information about Iron.--Last session Of
Congress the sum of $2boe was appropriated
TO lest the difTerent irons in this country, for
the purpose of asceraining whether the Uni
ssd States produced iron which oxidizes less
rapidly Than The iron Of other countries. The
Secretary Of the Treasury has issued circu-
lat requesting iroumastersio forward to the
department, by mail or express, two or three
samples Of iron, and sample Of ore from the
mines worked by them.H
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-10-07

~ Fory.four acres of land d Pequea
township, Lancaster county, beIonaInR q 1he
estate of Christian MyIio, deceasas
sold few days ago at $3.50 5gYsfiacfs.
This does not look like bard times among ihe
farmers. q
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-10-07

Acc,dent 10 an Eronaui. Chas. Wise
made an ascension in The balloon 'Old Amer
ica,' from Tamaqua, on the afternoon of the
12,h inst, taking .ihe place Of his father, the
wellknown eronsut, Mr.. John Wise, the lat.
Ter declining 10 make the ascent himself on
account OF The inefic;ency of gas supplied by
the works in that town. The balloon came
down in the Pines of Luzene county, and
landed in tree total wreck. The pronaui
was uninjured, and arrived at Hazeton a.foot
the same evening.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-10-07

AZ Piusburg is not the only city that has
to complain of the unprofilable character of
her railrosd subscriptions. Cleveland is be.
ginning to find herself in similar fix, and
grumbles ACCORDINGLY.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-10-07

"WILL YOU give me them pennies nowl"
said big newsboy to little one, after CIV
ing him severe humping.
"No, won't" was the reply.
"Theu I'll give you another pounding"
"Pound away. Mean DR.. Franklin a
grees; DR.. Franklin says: Take care of the
pence and the pounds viii take care Of them
selves.n' sse.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-10-07

Eg-lThose who indnlge in the tweed"
have been considerably exercised of laie by
The reports of short crop ofiobacco, both
in Cuba and the. Southern States. To res
lieve their feafs, we should state that there
are several cargoes Of guano on their way
here, which is equally as nasty as tobacco.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-10-07

~ Rev.. w. Gougler, formerly Pro-
fessor of Music, and lately ordained minis
Ter Of the Protestant Episcopal Church, has
taken charge Of St. Matthew's Church, Sun
bury, and St. Mark Is, Northumberland, which
have been vacant for more than year past.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-10-07

AZ An editor says tha, 4 little garden
patch Of his was very profitable last season.
The snails aseup the cucumbsfs, The chick
ems ate up the suails, tho neighbors cats ate
up The chickens and We are now in search
OF something that will eat up the cats. Can
any Of 7our agricultural friends aid US?
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-10-07

A BEAuTIruL THOUGHT. little Swedish
girl, while walking with her father on a star
ry night, absorbed in contemplation OF the
skies, being asked Of what she was thinking,
replied-"I was thinking if the wrong side
OF heaven is SO glorious, what mustfhe right
side ha ~