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kA9~ VA 2Sa d a seS .:,,. S.,,o
~ pS'2 Specimen of Lithotypmg.
IN rKESS' and viii be ready soon. u .
GRAINS OF GOLD

VI COLLECTION of Social. Moral a,,J - -,
r., g., , turl Maxlms, '''''''
I" hegH OF Catharne II OF Russia, .tg ""Ft
Of nm his nnd' ube4Iy viii be the most in.o,..,;n
lain s en% 1 casr sSsf ru6ifhs N Amera % "0s coS
wrought INTO over seven hundred IKE nesl gold
anJ Ais id independent Reileciions wip w. maj
@ anI Iroound Aphuri>ns vino r'sr m lSe Saws
adapted 70 the %oh referring To- aud espcci"y
paies i"rmed by The new Lvihntyn,n, w prhed from
If VIII, uG las, number of The Menhy Rai%l"S 'i"N''
- VIII; without doubi, he the banJs'm'',
il viii be- prnag gPernee ems ever before published Sn%
cE.Ients will make il attractive onJ STYLE and IIs
i VIII be, postpaid. "'S copy Tor which
no2;-Im Address, GEO. a. CROFT
50 Dock street PbiI,dorL;
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"a I AYDoCK & FIDLER. No. l2 sop,b <o..
"a street, PhIladephla Dcaer, '""'W IN W Second
vo-, C We, amd Sverwafe, have O hand aIg,s
Goid Levers inll jewelled, Is carat co.o. CO.,,
Goid Hnnting Case, full jeweiled levers 3uo
Silver Lex ers. fnIl ;c,yeIlod zUUO
Silver Hunting Case ,,II ;a,,,, 900
Silver Lepine Wstcbns 1''ie"' l3UU
ana some snil cheaper than the above and Soo
assortment OF Jewcry of every desrrn,,o "'1 large
ons1 ru nr as g'"a an "a assortment OF Silver and isl Syrt n
"h'ch we viii sell low Persons vi>L,, @ @'''A' all oi
Any ANY "rcie IN our ne VIII do well 10 gl9e y. r,'1e
ana examine our sIock before purchase u, CALL
ro,n us "[ motto W !; - sell luck aud cheap 'GHnfe'
declO, j6-ly N0'' "''IeirhIa.
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The Coming HOLIDAYS,
Great prennroI;on.I .

Great Preparations!
WIN: r. FRY. in returning thank to his nume,.
~ M ,tn!. lehuS ana resluens of Smyrna and ycini.
m ~ ~, .elr very liberal patroi ag aud anticpaling
aI increased demand for articles Of his own
u re ana mps riatos, has made extensive pI
the eIy anS e IS SAME e IN his stock SURPASSED BY none in
.lohs from Europe, of the .west styles can auul
pe ,ouh1 q choice selection Of articles suiI.hIe ~
rscsr, Dra1 Dnday @ and Holiday Presents of the mos
Rich Drssan "%u UYne descrpon, nprising m m
6renze ssqus and Parian Figures Musical rams
opera blasNes and rich variety Of the tsss YES
Mah aen.al IN Vrmou, Bronze. She'll M sale Paner
cles. "'''s S,a ana Il, IMlet Arti-
,,.am l@o AKCH'st Opposite the 'rita're).
Phlladelphla
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sales Of Stocks by Aucfiou
JOHN WM cTIip thOkf'

,,,.,, Auctioneer of Stocks oniy.
Will, held, at the PbiIadol1l,. rI 'y
vi S1sks Bonds aud Securities gemeraIIv IT, ,I
,;u" new IN PmladelPha) he will giys unrom,,
"enon and soliclts orders for sale or purchase
to the smoue, n advances can always draw al sight
stock Sa'e accompanying the
cent aSOn uuoS xn Sneuding every charged OF per
o. Pi par Vaiue' except IN case of ndyonce ,vIn
est, will be charged. o' "i'hcurrehi inter
,no,., ils OF Stocks &c, in the U. s. with lo,ss.
South Third Street, '''' 0iii'e' NOS 45 and Il
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BUSINESS CARD,
GEORGE W.. CETMygrNS

orFIOE on Main street, first door abova the
Bank of Smyrna,'' '"e
DEALS IN all kinds of Grain and SooJ.
STOCKS Bills of Exchange, Drafts. CbScLs
ana Specie; Guano, Lime, Plaster, BrIck. .Wo"d
p,ti his Vessels ply regularly between this md
IN .mi1SeiPhla and New York, prepared to beor
any freight at the lowest going rates.
Smyrna, March 81, lo56-1y.
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JOHN WIN. GUIREY e CO
BANKERS

-'.."oved r" &c No 64 South 4th St., Philadalnbia
, toregn and DOmesl Exchange (oLJ and I'r,'a.
scs ;'ss aa al uhcurrent Bank Notes. purchased al tto
t so On ali available points in the United S,o,as
eepl when at par ""u' c'arge' ex-
. 0pon iIne and Call Deposits. such interest will no
Foreign and American Com llirnish.I M@afranIs, M rants,
anu cnsom house purposes, tut sh'ppins
,,, cnange available any where in the British Kin.
:, e's"' of sixty days, IN sums of Il, and nnwaras
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| MONEY is receive i in any sum. arge or small ..
~ ~ Interest paid from The day of deposit. 81
me oiice - open every day from o',Irct in ,I
a, .i't COCK IN the evening, and on Monday
dhu IhurstaV evenings iii 9o'ciorL '
Am INTEREST, FIVE PER CENT
@ nl sums Ia GO or sIHall, paid back in gold ON
'eiIiI,I NI, M!ih"ui notice ~ any amouat w
urriCE-Walnut street, S. w. cor. Third
ST., Philadelphia. wiz "'''
rRE>IDENT Hon IIFNRY T.. Er.vra
VICE PRESIDENT --R0BERr SFtryiurr
SEcRErARY-W LILLIAN J. RErp
u plRECroRS- Henry l.. Beumrr. Edward l. C,,r,o,
~ samuel X. Ashton. james l, SuiIb
L"ndreil hlunms. f. Carroll Brrv.ier Isoi ~
o1rTy' Henry L. Churchn,an Francis Lee. i'' -
,I ne Investments nov umnHutu To ,nocc tor ONL
NIihLlON OF Doiars,ir accordance iih Ibe ,ci ~.
'a o are made IN MorIg GrounG Renls
PER security 10 the derosl'ors AMI place bey nd ala
N '' Feiin"hency and stability of ,his Old aid yyeiI
"'"i' may 1-ly
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Mone'! Money! Money

WHY BE WITHOUT MONEY! wboS1 :,
Is Just as easy for any one to be around ,n;,L
Pocket fui as not. if they only think So I. Iana
So, sue new article, from which from five -
% .wgn'y dollars day can be made. eitber 10 70
S"n;1 ae or lemaie. 1t is a highly re, psct.bis
BUSINESS ana an article which is wanted ,o
gpe,y m9iiy IN the United States. Encio.a :"
tar.9 ne Two dollars by mail, at my risk, and 7 viii
s,rn",;y u oy return mail Circular, with fulI in.
sasn ms IN the art. The business i, verv
and 90, ,: ~ IT, II you are out of employment
tsr sUu w'.i never regret it; for it will be bet
GOOD hyU you 70 pay the above SUN, and insure .
far snnr;n nesT' man to pay twenty-five cents
bno .ious advertisement. This is no hum
Oug' Try 4" Try iD Try az ~ A"'"-
ADDRESS your letters to
DWIGHT MONROE Nou, vi
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TKE EsUSSHAE xuAn

w n,n",. JusI pu6llshe a edition of ,bi.
IT, p'puar and saleabe work and can ,1' -. 'i .l'l'
P'{ ouL agents and Cauvassers without delay sup
., D's'ues tt complete History Of the va
s.e,chn. t. - AN1 rr2, REIGN OF NICHOLAS A. WI,
tes OF SCHAMfL, the Cireassian Cbiar VIII s.'I,
Hnsr distinguished characters; also descrin,;., ana
~ SoClEFY and GOVERNMENTS = VI
snhI, tAhs one OF The most interesting works eve,
pIon shed. - beautifully illustrated wmh na .
ed plates and bo IN The best manner me unit
=, cory with particulars agency 10 ony ~
oae Nned States Tree Of postage, oa rece ~ pa'
g J. w. BRADLEY, Publisbo,
Dov26-lm. "iiautIp Pa
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Fall Cloaks and MantiIIas.

pp1, ,,xA At WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
4 uEo bULPlN d CO., importers and Manu-.
taclurers of CLOAKS and MA NTII sS ~
cnEdNUT street, "a few doors above Svsn,S H. .o,,h
as' rniladelphia, lin connection with Geo RuI
.o. Sos sfGadway N.Y. the largest Of these
ser,i' ~ Of %s W Shed States beg leave to call the al
Fall Trade! AH'Hias' &c Vr, Tor the
ali the .tss Sseellon comprises complete as., nent of
u9ne Cloth. Plain Silk, &c, &c: e eEe,; Molre;An-
lscnr'n y aheir connection with the largest Mann,
urng House tof these goods) in New Vsrs h,r
wba,s !; ualalee better value Than is obninabe else
aug21.3m -, ~ I'm " 70.
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Ladies' Fancy R5um.

ro,,, nadiFs' Fancy R'mrs.
TOliN FARElRA, No. slMaRKErS,.
I'd nl nshIh. PhlIafe elphIa, Importer. Mmularr,r'.
nu Dealer IN all kinds and qualities of Fmc~ EiT!I
WI i",iies ana Children. j. +. wnad Gail I6e ,tI,.
u"n VI 'he Ladies and others 10 his imn .nso go,
ienI NE beIng the direct Importer and AInnuact,,ror -,
aE ny uhS ! feel confident in saying Ihpi en-
% ner Tue greatest inducements 10 those m ,SomI mi ~
I" seerI from. -" e'S' uSaoi'ihehls
III iHi'SSr@krepers and the trade will please Civ. me-
eau before purchasing as my Wholesale a,e
nuPpleu 70 meet The demand for every article in
49, VI iiie anu Ut Tie lowest pOssible mann inctn,.r
P.IS, PIr JOHN FAREIRA
2SI MnrLct ,t.a., ,n
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DIR. Williams Anti-DySnrnMt;r tie
EE Il M2& p - '0

~ - NIjlIlIC
,,.r, ~ n "a .~9EA q e
e,i' elgleen year" private practice. is vI ~
'cISe" confidence IN lis efficacy off;.r,. - WIN III
lor lIc positive cure of al! disc. ~ tit PuhIc
fcit@'i' Snch rs Nausea Headache V4rI n O1S'
u 'iSH' Deoliily OF The Nervous Sy>l.,u II.," 'eSS
urIa' JialHice, Loss OF A2petue VIZ io,nroI'
] '' 'a"ielce with ircqucnI bes.llg nC ;' '"e
Ri 49, '>oiisl patton aiId Hneasiie.s of h,,,
'.o''S 'ouil'!'g BnrnHg Sensation M t " =
Nirn'ch Liver Comp!aIni OpIrs - I' . ! II "i lIe
"'Il' 'to" oi ihe Heart Pam IIi e nj, ~ l.'"s'
-'i' n o"arHS lhe lgl SIDE Saillv,n.,.r ~" S'h
sc. ''''''"i.y oi Tempe!
~ ArrE$rArioy.
We h4Ving used Williams Ami n......
N4lh ihe most perfect saila;lcri, ,,, sepic tliT
7'N"' fthaufe III rUroi;in, n. il II; ,lI " Fe
5 WI" dyspepsia a We :.re fully ram, ,,,,i i'
"9' 'S'''tihit qutlIiIeS IN rr>guc,n., ,ta ~ =" ls
r,i',' '1'i'' i"S an pain and umc.sitcss ~ M
t'"fIi'@ ttcil,iy lone the sl,,. h. anu mi
J'hH @hrisc, 81 Su,Hh Wl,r,,.. C,
AGONY Thomas Aiilpnie. Pre,lJrui n ' :'I"FriS'
'En'''i'' Amer Lines. Aisrk,i streat l, =, e''i
W""iS a. Nofi haN Is; Michael n ~ ~ ="
81 M"friaHia Exchange. Nu''''' ou,'t
e,a 'tS' oi names could he extended 10 almo.,,
a. put lie foregoing deemed ,,}; M '''''' h'y
ana AGENCY, / Sonlh SENE\T,I Sta. .
fi''' ldlU-5m
Ez9~ VA AS2 Wm s,S C;,,.x,,o
lT; GnIer'lgned offers at Private S,Io ,v,.
eAch containing 2l2 ACRES ,i,i w.
,c -. 10 al NJ W ahd IN good order ueor ,l, ;"
~ Ii iinIGc'sOofongh Md, WiIhln a shnrt ,, i"M"
', !'iu ana Delaware Rai!road and ucar n'' w. ''s
; nv, r''h Farm has abundance f NJ %:p"n' -
It. These Farms will be sold an ,ni 'HhF'h "h
"uliioiaiihg terms Fur.cr parIcnl,r' 'I 'u af
.! "PPucatl"h iO lac sGbsrrIner ''De A'iO"h
dec3.3m L. LoBSTEIN.
HreeIisbOruagh Md
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EMGB - zvxT-

ana CASIINGS, Of the following kinds.
Al All sizes of Concave and Wiley plo,ps. u.s.
rlo" OF our own pattern-3 sizes: said to ho
superior 10 any now in use. We also manue,o,
lure the Michigan Double Plow fir ,vh1o,,
we are the sole agents; and an entirely n",,,
Pa'[eTn PI OF very superior NEW -GR0JTNn
rhOW' " CASTINGS of all descrint;nns
made to order, STOVES repaired at the t'UnS p5nr,
I'm Inc public is invited to give us a call
~o' oe Tie PRATT g. DAVIS
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1855. Fall Stock! New coed

french MerIL oes. all co.Ors: S
rashIannble Cloak Cloths
Fail Silks. the new slvIes
Magnificent Vow DeIsines
Best Styles Fall CaIiooes ..
~, Very large Stock of New sho,,.,.
tlsnnSls, Welsh English and Ams,c"m Snsw'S'
Sioihs' Veslings anu all kinds Msn,s "a,
sneetings, Table Linens, Towel;ncs ~
EYRE y LANDEIf W.
s,o..L Fourth and Arch SIS, PhiIadainL,.
olorekeepers are invited to examine our niue
ramllies can be well suited in ev,sv s;n goods.
.cIss Co. we make Black Silks and shawls sad,n ~ D
Nsw vo-SoBs VI Received daily from The Aue,io,. .e
sel0-jm
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NUT PARTICLE OF MERCURY IN IT
| Let the Afflicted Read and Ponder!
| AN inialble Remedy for Scr0ula Kings Evil Pbeu
hallsm Obstinate CuIaneOus Erupii0ns Pimpes on
r"stules on The Face, BlOIchcs, BOils, Aeue and
| feVer, Chronic Sore Eyes, Ring Worm or Teller
Scalu Head Enlargement and Pain ofthe Bones and
IolhIs, stubborn Ulcers Syphilitic Disorders Lum.
bdgo. Spinal Complaints, and all Diseases ar;sna
from an lnjudcious Use Of Mercury lmprudence Is,
Lie or lmpuriy of the Blood.
p,SI ms great alier'tlve medicine and purifier of
loou is now used by thousands of grateful pa,iens
from all parts OF the United States who testify daily
10 "e relnarIabe cures perl0med by the greatest F
al n medicines, CARRIERS SPANISH MIXTURE >
Neuralgia, rheumatism. Scr0fula Eruniinns on H.
oGil, Liver Disease, Fevers, Ulcers old Snrns Af,
Mons OF the Kidneys Diseases of The throat Femoio
complaints pains aud aching of the Bones and Jn1s
unable remedy " W 0'
FOR all diseases Of the Blood nothing has vet boo,
iouhu 10 compare with II. Icealises The system of NH
IPuFileS arS gently and efficiently on The Liyerand
stnnoc "tis'itil' me Digestion, gives tone the
s.IIhaci makes the SKIN clear ami healthy and ra
es me Constitution, enieebed by disease or prokcn
strength " P''9'i'ie ''gor ana
% tne LldleS, II Is incOmparahy better than all The
cosmetics ever used. \ few doses oc Cor,er' So ~
nIiHue n VIII remove all saOWness OF coInDlexnn
niins Tue roses miniIg 10 the check give c osc;,,,
morrftF; ana improve the general health in re-
of. ~ VIC ''e"loI"es ever heard
ne large number Of certificates which we have re.
Gu 'oh persos from ali parts of the United States
~ IN. 'c peS evidence lla there !inmhua atouiIi
press h"let kee"era, ms gis;aIcs slr,l,. ,,
puD''c h"n, Wel! k!iown 10 The en:,iu mr., 80
tnclr testimony 10 hs word, Iiul ctf; cis I
Blood Further. " - '"S "iea
';'il on me Agent "nd g.; Circular and tlmon,,
aI Iu ie.a inc wonderful cure, ls liul. srcs, 81 ~,
i;i> l'crlo~me.l - "'
NN. 5 BEERS & CO, Prop'rs,
~, 304 b 'oaIway, New York.
r, FOR sal" by D. LOCKWOOD, Snyrna
y T"X = " NrIcer' LeiPsic; aud by j. Cowgirl and
ID. Barton, Dover. Un.5}
ADAMS & STAGERS'
Saving Fu'saS Clothing EEo;:sc
wa ,,, Nlors lle and Il. laiI
w. 222 MARkE'" STREET.. IL, Jn.r Io...,,., |
~, PHILADELPHIA. '';
" her" can away, be found n s,,rl Of ,,i, I
''IS'"eIy,c an superior male Cl ,ll,,,t 9,
II. PifI'reH 10 Sr!l af The Loves, Rate. hi? ,'u.h
. AS we nN rAr nsivry for Cash W., feel yirr,,,,od
y r"""l''S l." iur'i'sh good allicir OF (rI;,', -,
"" aS Any house III Inc city. Oar siock = u,r,i "
u Ca'I' eA mime aud be satisfied F'''
r. II. ADAMS.
, en- IIlEO. II. SFAGEPS
- - I' aS'nr mcni Of Un-rni goods aivn..s,u I,n,
I'' % VIII "@ Iha.ie 10 order N supr.Ior sty aI ii
apiG ~.
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TO FARMERS!
L k "A II II & DAVIS

IRON FOUNDERS.
'Vn'meTce Street, above DeloUare, Smvrua
respectfully invite the attention of tbc;r
i'ienus and the public generally. TO their s,oct af
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oe;oo LOB PRINTING neatly executed q, tbi.
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,ho NJ. -, 'sHeu Has opened an Office In
p"I Due own OF Smyrna, Kent county, Del. for the
uscnase ard Sale of REAL ESTATE. and
aS u"w - on hand, for sale, number of VERY de.
OT He also Rents Farms and H.
L;"d leutS ana money, and does all and eyery
able terms. WIG "ioS' reasoh-
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Mems and Bows ClnthinnI

& A. - =, -. heIi,
sh;'o1g choice Of The best most de.iIabIe aHd
linen dr,Ii;na o a,lu frock Coats, habit cloth do
,octos. ShOIHLNG, consisting of Sack Coas pg,ta ~
"o G Monkey Jackets Vests and Round ,c"ia roK"
tsymer. h weed Linen Drilling CloL Alpaca Ker
,,an,isNG ,iMNsiING GooDs-ConsI.ting of Shirts S,ooL.
a,ukerchieis. etc. all Of which nre oGa,e KS
Cnb,m cash prices, aud as cheap as anv o,bsr
Parents who desire Boys Clothing oro oo.,o.,,.
Vi!ed to examine the stock ''o e"'"eSty IN
very low rates GI,oiS' ~ 20 t.1Smn nGe9mn OdV I'd
"PpV o. f. corner oi Market and Ssc.,d s,.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-10-28
BIOOMsBURG. COLUMBIA COUNTY. PA. WEDNESDAY,

means which neither the taste nor tie law
OF this country world allow. The journals
make pleasant remarks on the "weakness"
Of such "concern," or the amount of such
a company's bills, and the "sweainess" of
the "lot." The public are carefully inform.
ed of the difference between company's
deposits and discounts; and when a few Of
the more distinguished have been duly slig-
matized, ii is added that the list is very far
from complete. No doubt we have had as
bad state of things in this country. The
peculiarly of the N. York panic is that il is
industriously and avowedly got up, aggrava-
ted and prolonged; and this Is done with the
most entire success and with The most formid.
able results upon every class of debtors; and
that 10 thus market, thus in the hands of the
money-Iender, ana liable TO these fearful
fluctuations, most of The American Railway
Companies have 10 come for The means OF
completing their works, pay ing The interest
on their bonds, and the dividends, If any, on
their shares.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-10-28
+, A Miracle Worker.

A we'll known French Missionary, Father
Bridaine, was always poor, for the simple
reason that he gave away everything that he
had. -Ies F..I
One evening he asked for nights lodging
of curaie IN the village through which he
passed, and the worthy man having only one
bed TO share with him. AT daybreak Father
Bridain rose, according to custom, and went
10 say his pray ers at a neighboring church.
Returning from his sacred duty he met a beg
gar who asked for aims, "Alas! my friend,
have nothing!" said the good priest. me-
chanicaiy putting bis hand in bis breeches
pocket, where TO his astonishment he found
something hard wrapped up 10 paper, which
he knew he had not left there. He hastily
opened The paper, and seeing four crowns in
IL, cried out that il was miracle! He gave
the money TO the beggar, and hasiened 10 ihe
church 10 return hanks TO Cod The curale
soon arrived there, TOO, and Father Baidain
related The miracle with the creates, uncion;
the euraie turned pale, put bis hands in his
pocket, and 10 an instant perceived that Fa-
ther Bridain, in getting up In The dark, had
taken the wrong ps,r of breeohes; he had
performed the miracle with the ouraie's
crownsl e" sls' t<eAiaF .tsftf TF7 4
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-10-28
A Camel's Revenge

A few years ago il chanced that a valuable
camel working an oil mill in Africa, was Sc
veTely beaten by its driver whe perceiyne
that the camel treasured up the injury, and
was waiting favorable opportunity for re-
venge, kept strict watch upon the animal.
Time passed away; the camel perceiviug
that il was watched, wos quiet and obedient,
and the driver began to think that The beating
was forgotten, when one night after lapse
OF seven months, the man who slept on a
raised platform in the mill, whilst, as is Gus.
iomary, the camel is stalled in corner, hap
pening 10 remain awake, observed by tho
bright moonlight. that when alkwas quiet the
anlmal looked cautiously aroundsxo softly,
and stealing towsrds the spot where bundle
or CLONES and Defnous thrown careIessly
on the ground, resembling sleeping figure.
cast itself with violence upon them, rolling
all its weight and tearing them viciousIy with
its teeth. Satisfied that it's revenge was com.
plete, the camel was returning TO the corner
when the driver sat up and spoke, and al The
sound OF his voice and perceiving the mistake
it had made, the animal was SO mortified at
the failure. and discovery of ils scheme that
il dashed its head against the wall and died
on The spot. ,-....t
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-10-28
From the London Times.
Opinions of the English Press on the Fi-
BaHcIai Troubles In the United States.

The map of the Uniled States IN any En-
giish atlas twenty or even len years old is
about as much ont of date as the geogra-
phes which occupied hall the middle of Eu-
rope with "Polonia," which described
somewhat less area as the kingdom of Mos.
covie, and gave 10 few broken outlines OF
coast in he Indian ocean the single name of
"New Holland" Regions that in our school
map OF the estates" were traversed by the
Otoways or the Ojibbeways, Sioux or The
Mohawks, or generally "the Red ludians,n
are now as thickly fretted with railways as
Lancashire or The suburbs OF London. The
wonder is first how the railways wore naade;
then, how they can pay. We are told TO
look 10 The vast cities that have sprung up
in the wilderness, and TO the lakes and the
canals. Then certainly the railways must
help one another; yet one cannot help notic-
ing how often one route has two or three
competitors. 1t is true that even here we
may go 10 Birmingham, TO Nottingham, or
TO York by different routes; but this a thick.
ly people1 country, containing good many
peol lie who can travel for pleasure. in s.---
son and out OF Samson, IN bad times as well
as in good. Then il is comfort 10 those
who have invested their savings in a Michi-
gan or Illinois railway TO hear that it has
been doue so cheaply aud rudely that no
Englshman in this country would ,lrnss MS
limbs 10 lis light rails ani-.imoer bridges
Yet. copsias.;rg The mileage, something
enormous, and the fact that the population
OF the States, aflerall, is not so great as thai
of the British Isles and moi nearly so veal.
thy, the most sangune believer in improve.
menl and progress must have his misgivings
as to the paying qualities of these long thin
lines. But how were they madea II was
State Bonds and Canal Shares that Sidney
Smith invested with such halo oil notoriety.
The States borrowed and then repujiaied.-
This was but an elementary stage of Ameri.
can progress. aud the British public has long
since hallered itself that it is awake 10 the
dangers OF simple reputation. How is it
done, then, in these days: Our correspon-
dence from New York throws some light on
this difficulty. That gay and lively ely
adds now to its other excitemeuis. a panic,
which our correspondent hkeus TO yanons
gtegarious teIrors and mishaps, such as BIZ
sons rushing over preeipice, and sheep run
ming through a bedgegap. But ii is evident
that panic in New York has lis redeeming
features; for there are people there who
thrive on apanic, and can even gel u2 one.
Ii is evident, too, that a panic is we'll com-
pared to rush, ior il has a direction, aud
tina, direction IS as gainful to one side as il
is ruinousio another, Il represents run OF
money, leaving avoid at one suarierof the
compass, and giving 10. another rather more
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placency as great as if he were not COM
mitling lingual murder OF every BREATH
He boasts of the lager beer of his native
city, ard triumphanlly exhibits 10 you pint
specimens of this delectable fluid fand glori-
ous stuff it is too-thers's no denying that.
IG word, Philadephian is genilemsn,
but is little hard headedJ on the subject of
Philadelphia; you leave him with regret,
wishing you could put him in your pocket
and carry him home. But he cam: take
joke-he don't know what il is. tried
joke with hotel clerk, whereupon he in
slanty called for assistance, and | escaped
BY begging for mercy on my knees; it was
of no use to explain, il wonld- ha1A h-~- L.
Jouu mrs comprehension. He regarded me
with an evil eye during the rest Of my stay,
and when he made out my bill he charged
me an extra days board with an air of fiend-
ish maligni,y. Perhaps that was biz. idea Of
a joke; il SO, do not like Philadelphia
jokes-ihey are one'sited, 10 say nothing Of
being expensive.
Conteniedly,
@. K. PHILANDER DoEsTICKs, P. B.
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The Bible Twsnx.

Once upon time an elderly Scotch womsn
gave her grandson a newspaper TO read, ,sIl-
ing him to read it aloud. the only reading
aloud the boy had been much in, The way Of
hearing was at the parish kirk, and he began
10 read in the exact tone in which he had so
often head the minister read. The good LADY
was shocked al the boy's profanity, and Civ.
ing him box on The ear, exclaimed, swhatl
dost thou read The newspaper with the Bible
twangp
Many a minister has atwang, or tone
for the pulpit, ihathe never uses in conyersa.
ton. II lawyer at The bar should address
aiury in the preaching lone, he would make
them laugh when he wished to make ihem
weep. Preaching would be far more eificient
in the ordinary tone, such as is used between
man and man; but many preachers pitch on
key 90 variant from ,heif natural voice, that
they would not be recognized unless ,hey
could be seen.-K Y 06srpcr, 'sFh '''5