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The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-07-08

PRiNrIsG TEXTILE FABRICS. the
last half century, a surprising development
of printing textile fabrics in color and dying
has taken place. That which was for merly
the labor Of weeks is now performed in
day, or less. A piece of cloth is printed at
the rate of hundreds of yards in day
The printing machines are marvels of inge.
nuty; the pattern is applied by the engrav-
ed surface of one or more copper cylinders,
which have received the pattern from a
small steel cylinder, or mill, capable of i'm
pressing several with the same design. At
first, only one color could be applied; now
several are applied in constant succession.
Formerly the application OF colored designs
TO fabrics of various kinds was entirely ef-
fected by what is called block-printing--a
block of wood or metal, or a combination
of both, being engraved with the pattern,
received the color by the ordinary means,
and this was then transferred by hand to
the fabric. For every different color, diff.
teren block was required, and in complca-
ted patterns with many colors, the process
was excessively tedious. II is, however,
still employed in work Of particular char.
acter.-Ledger.
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A ID ID IL T. = \,

To The ministers and Churches m connection
Whh the General assembly Of the Presbyterian
Church.
DEAR BRETHREN-The undersigned, mem
bers of the General Assembly now in session
in Cleveland, Ohio, are constrained 10 ad-
dress you with reference TO the state Of our
beloved Church, and 10 indicate the course
which should be pursued by all who adhere
10 the principles of our Con stituon, as inter-
preted by its trainers, and as practically ac'
knowledged during the almost entire period
of our history as church.
The action of the present Assembly on the
subject Of Slavery, especially when consd-
cred in connection with the spirit apd mani
fest purpose of several OF the Western Syn.
DDS, has impressed with the belief that peace
and harmony can no longer prevail amongst
us-that The Assembly as at present cons'i-
tuted instead OF being bond OF union be.
tween different sections of the church, will
continue 10 be the theatre Of strife and dis.
cord and that The glory of God, 'hs welfare
| of our churches, and the good OF The country
demand separation of the discordant ele-
menls, and The existence of another Assem-
bly, in which the agitation of the slavery
quest ion will be unknown.
We had hoped that our brethren who have
been disposed TO introduce this subject into
the General Assembly would ere this have
been convinced that no good could result to
the church from this a9ialion-that it was
alternating brethren of common Christian
faith, and was calculated 10 render the con.
dilon OF The slave more undesirable, and to
suEder the lies that bind our union together.
In this regard we have been sadly disap-
pointed. In consequence of the political ag'
ilalion of the subject, and OF the pressure
brought 10 bear upon thom by Congregational
Churches holding tue most ultra abolition
sentiments, many OF our Western Presbyter-
ians have become more urgent in demanding
progressive action o! the Assembly. They
have not been satisfied with the past decla.
lons of the Assembly. They have desired
the Assembly 10 express its views Of the sin
oi siaVeholuluS so eiod'J 'ha' hey "a" oo
made the basis of discipline by the courts OF
the Church. This action has now been vr-
tually taken by the Assembly. 1t has avow-
ed that the relation of master and servant
WHICH necessarily involves the idea OF prop
erly in the services of the la,ter-s sin in
The sight of God, and an offence in the sense
i'm which the term is used i'm the Constitution
of the Church. This declaration has been
made, although confessedly there is not the
most remote allusion 10 saveholding in our
standards, pnd also with tho knowledge Of
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Uboiee i}oetrp.
TME rIsnER,s corrAGE.

Translated from Heinrich Heine, by Le
land. How vague and wild-yet how many
pictures does it summon 10 the minds eye
Hene is the Rembrandt of poets:
We sat by the fishers cottage,
And looked at the stormy tide;
The evening mist came Using,
And floating far and wide.
Que by one in The lighthouse
The lights shone out on high;
And far on the dim horizon
A ship went sailing by.
We spoke of storm and shipwreck,
OF sailors aud how they live;
OF journeys twixt sky and water
And the so:rows and joys they give.
We spoke of distant countries,
In regions strange aud fair;
And OF the wouDdrous beings
And curious customs there.
OF perfumed lamps on the Ganges,
Which are launch'd in the twilight hour;
And the dark and silent Brahmins,
Who worship she lotus flower.
or the wretched dwarfs. of Lapland,
Broad-headed, wide mouthed and small;
Who crouch round their oilfires, cooking,
And chatter and scream aud bawl.
And the maidens earnestly lisien'L,
Till al last we spoke no moro;
The ship, like shadow, had yanish't,
And darkness fell deep on the shore
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" Bobbn.net Lace, which was formet-
ly manufactured by hand-machincs, as stock
lngs are knit upon frames, is now made by
steam or water power 1t is an elegant tex
ture, possessing superior strength and reg
ularity; and may be said TO surpass every
other branch OF human industry in the COM
plcX ingenuity of lis machinery of
the "spotting frames" being as much be-
yond the most curious chronometer, in mul.
tlplici,y Of mechanical device, as that is be-
yond common roastiug-jack. The ordina-
ry material of this lace is two cotton yarns,
of from No. 1870 10 No. $50, twisted into one
thread; but sometimes strongly twisted sim
Gle yarn has been used. The beauty of the
fabric depends upon the quality OF the ma
terial, as well as the regularity and small
ness of the meshes. The number of warp
threads III yard in bredth is from six hund-
dred 10 nine hundred, which is equivalent 10
from twenty TO thirty in an inch. The size
OF the holes cannot be exactly inferred, how
ever; from that circumstance as il depends
partly upon the oblique traction of the
threads. The breadth of the pieces of bob
bin-net varies from edgings OF quarter of
an inch, 10 webs IL, or even 10 20 quarters,
that is, five yards wide --Lcdgg.
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judicial review. Where they make appro'
priations TO inst utions of learning, or chari.
iy, or gran, lands or pensions 10 persons who
haxe served in the defence of the nation, it
is presumed TO be q compensation .or the
good that has been done or is 10 be done 10
The community. Where they grant TO the
same institutions or individuals all exemption
from taxation, such grants, fos the same rea.
son, are not regarded as violation of the
rules of Justice and equality. So long as
there is no contract which may tie the hands
OF succeeding legislatures against repeating
such exemptions-and so long as they are
not repealed, they seem TO have been en-.
forced as legitimate exercise of legislative
power-l s. s. R. 60, 6 Watts, 4s5.
But when there is no prslonce of an inten.
ton TO equalzs the iaxaiion among the peo.
pie, but an avowed purpose 10 sell 10 one
class of citizens an exemption from all taxes
forever, and thus 10 throw all the public bur.
thens upon the other, for all time to come, ii
rs, TO all inenls and purposes, imposing a
tax upon them without the consent of their
representatives, aud is such plain, papa-
BILE and open violation of the rights ard lib
critics Of the reople-such clear case Of
transcending the just limits of legislative
power, lha, the judiciary is bound 10 pro.
pronounce such an act null and void.
No class of corporations stand more in
need Of the proiectio of the government
or occapy more OF the time Of the Legsla.
ture and the courts of Justice, or occasion
more expense TO the government than rail-
road corporations. From the extensive ma
Iure Of their operations, the power TO take
private properly for the construction OF their
works, and their continual collision with
each others interests, and with the interests
Of individuals and municipal communities,
they require the constant and the energetic
protection of the strong arm of the govern.
meni. Withdraw that protection, and they
would be left to the mercy of popular out
breaks, manIIesting themselves by opposition
TO their progress, and the destruction of their
works whenever the location of their roads
or their depo!s, or any OF their numerous
and necessary operations come in conflict
with the interests of particular locahlics.-
These corporations should he the last 10 cons
sent that the government should be eu(eebed
by the diminu,ion OF its revenues, or to ask
that ii should be bound TO exert all its ener-
gies, and incur large and constant expendi-
lures for their protection while they are eX-
empt from contributing their share.
These principles are not so inirm as 10
stand in need of the staff of authority for
support. They are the result of that liberty
and equility which was established by the
Revolutionary struggle Of our ancesturs-
They are perfectly understood by every one
who has capacity 10 comprehend the nature
of our free institutions. They are deeply
impressed on the hearts of the people, and
they are fully recognized by the history, the
objects and the language OF our Slate Con-
siilution.
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SILK IN AusTMA.-It appears that, of all

SILK IN AUsrma.-It appears that, of all
the States OF Europe, Austria possesses tho
most abundant supply o: silk. The pro-
duc'lon OF silk is conducted on the most i'm.
porIaut scale in the Lombardo-Yenitan king
dom; next in order OF importance comes The
Tyrol; the same business is also carried on
IN the military frontier Corr and Gradiska,
and also in Islra aud Trieste, in Dalmatia,
aud south of Hungary. The production Of
cocoons amount, on an average, annually,
i'll Lombardy, TO 250,OOO cwt., and in the
province of Venice 10 200 900 cwt The
cocoons are prepared at the reeling estab-
lishment into raw silk. III Lombardy there
are 5000 OF these reeling establishments,
which employ 70, 500 operatives. The en-
tire production amounts 10 2,5l2 900 Vien-
na lbs, and since IL lbs. oil cocoons weld 1
ID. of raw silk, there are required for This
aggregate OF raw silk, 800, 400 cwt. of CO.
coons. The whole production of raw silk
! obtained in the Austrian monarchy is about
4,l0s, 200, and the waste about ZIG, 400 lbs.
| The number of working hands employed is
not less than l60, ,OOO.-Ledger.
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THE lSTER.OcEAsIc CASAL-Since the IA
vorable report in reference to the practica-
hility of ship canal across the Isthmus, our
government, il is said, has ordered ship
on the service of exploration, with a view TO
definitely settle the TACT OF its feasibility
This has been a iavorite project for cen,u-
ries. Commercial nations are able TO esti-
mate the great advantage of such a commu-
nication between the Atlantic and Pacific,
and companies have been formed in Eng
land to effect il, but the natural obstacles to
the enterprise, and It's enormous cost, have
always deerred the commenceme nj of any
such work. Several rouies have been sug-
ges;ed, but none seemed practicable till the
recent report, and it is 10 ascertain this fact
,ha; the further investigation is deemed de-
sirable. The region OF country through
which such a canal will pass is but little
known, for it is inhabited by Indians, IN
friendly 10 strangers and suspicious OF their
designs.
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THE sPINNER's SONG.
FROM THE GERMAN.

Whir away, my busy spindle,
Ask not rest or quiet now,
Bridal bed and swaddling raiment
And the shroud preparesl thou.
Golden threads-ah who can tell vs.
What your destiny may be
Whether Joy or whether sorrow
At the last shall come 10 thee!
Otherwise than we expected
May our iondest wishes fall;
What is spun for .estal uses
Soon may chance to be pail.
Whir away, my spindle, softly,
Life is changeiul like 10 thee,
Joyous starting on our journey,
on return we mourniully.
Soon our voices die in silence,
Dark clouds dim the brightest day,
Onward rolls the tide of pleasure,
Love and friendship will decay.
Whir away, my busy spindle,
Rest and peace are not Tor thee
Aud my tears, SO gently flowing,
Still flow OH increasingly.
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CT- The Secretary Of the Treasury is Of
opinion that there will Re surplus Of so,
Ooo 600 IN the governments strong box al
the end Of The presen, year. He moreover
anticipates an increase of revenue under The
new tariff, which will be in operation on the
first Of July next In view of these consii.
era,ions, Secretary Cobb has already, ii is
stated, determined 10 Tecommsd TO Congress,
IN his report, an extension OF the schedule
Of articles of merchandise on which no do
ties shall be levied.
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THE STAR OF THE NORTH
IsPusLlsnED EyEaY WEDNESDAY MORNING n

IsPuBLlshED EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING by
II. w. WEAVER,
OFFlCE-U Upstairs, in the ne,o brick build.
ing, on the south side Of Main Street, third
square be9ow Market. .-st
TEK Nj S:--Two Dollars per annum, il
paid within six mouths from the time oil SUBJ
scr'b,ng two dollars and fifty cents if not
paid within The year. No subscription re-.
ceIved Tor a less period than six months no
dlsconiinuance permitted until all arrearages
are paid, unless tthe option of the editor
ADvERrIsEMENrs not exceeding one square
VIII be inserted three times for One Dollar,
and twenty five cents for each additional in
fetlion. A liberal discount will be made TO
those who advertise by the year.
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lRoS AND STEAM rs. WooD AND CANVASS
\ British publication predicts that before The
end Of th,s century iheie will not probably hs
a wooden hull navigating the Atlantic under
canvass. Upwards Of eighty steamers, mos
y screw propellsrs are being buili in England
for The Atlantic trade. In This eonnIy. il is
said, thai there is no, a single scfew propeller
on the socks Il may we'll be asked how
the mercaruls interests Of the Caned Sales
intend 20 main,sin themselves sg.ins, this
great competition, unless they prepare st
once ior the struggle, Tue indicsaicos are
plsin that wool aud canvass will Be supss-
ceded by iron and steam, asd ihoss who osre
firs, prepared for The change VIII toag sn5oy
snpeuenIy in the advantages.
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II Alady in AsAsrn was in her gsrsen.
the other day, when she suddenly rushed
into The house exclaiming that sAe was al
tackled by . snake and fsiosea, When z
was found tAs, one Of her hops bad gsysa
way, and caused hel fright. .eE5
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u Strong minded women in Albany and
the parts adjacent thereto, have commenced
cutting their hair short, Ike men, What
pity they can't raise nousiachss,
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u TaSRE is many good wife who can
neither dance nor sing well. ..-
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far tbe farmer.
Value of Fallen Leaves.

No manure is so well worth the saving,
in October and November, as the now
falling leaves of the season. According
to Payne, they contain nearly three times
as much nitrogen as ordinary barn-yard
manures; and every farmer who has strewn
them in his trenches late in the fall or in
December, must have noticed the next
season how black and moist the soil is
that adheres to the thrifty young beets he
pulled! No vegetable substance yields
its woody fibre and becomes soluble
quicker than leaves, and from this very
cause they are soon dried up, scattered to
the winds and wasted, if not now gather
ed and trenched in or composted before
the advent of severe winter. =;
As leaves are poor in carbon, and rich
in alkaline salts, as well as nitrogen, they
are especially valuable in compost with
menhaden fish manure, and dead animals,
poor in potash, but Astounding in carbon
and lime phospates. But the great value
of leaves is in the extra nitrogen they
contain. Prof Jackson truly says, that
the compounds of nitrogen not only de-
compose readily themselves, but they also
induce the elements of other organic mat
ter with which they are in contact to as
sumo new forms, or to enter into new
chemical combinations; and according to
the long continued and varied Brothamst-
ed experiments of the indefatigable Lawes
and DIR. Gilbert, nitrogen, in its COM
pound form, ammonia, also exerts the
same potent influence on the inorganic or
mineral elements of the soil, rendering
even sand into the soluble food of plants,
Yet every farmer or gardener ought also
to know that his own mechanical aid IN
trenching Or blowing, in order to keep
his soil permcable and absorptive, is in
dispensable to aid nature in developing
her chemical process. ...-
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HsffuI alb Gurriiuus.
Interesting Facts.


The fsthom, 6 feet, Is deriveaafrom
the height of full grown man0A han d
in horse measure is 4 inches
An Irish mile is 2240 yards; Scotch
mile is 1888 yards; an English or statute
mile. l76O yards; German, 1906; Tur.
kish, 1926.
An acre is 1850 square yards, or SO
yards, 1 foot, ST inches each way. A
square mile, 1850 yards each way, con-
tains $40 acres.
At per cent. interest money doubles
in IA years; at I in 10t years; and at
10 per cent. in Z years.
The Persians give names to every day
in the month, just as we give them to
days Of the week. Ea-
A man with an anger exerts force of
100 lbs; with a screw-driver, 81 lbs;
with windlass, 60 lbs; hand plane,
so lbs; hand saw, SO lbs.
Most authorities rate one horse aEequal
to five men; some at six, and the French
at seven.
Locks have been made with "a move
able wards, so as to spell any word, and
no key will open them but the one ad-
justed to that word.
A man is taller in the morning than at
night, to the extent of half an inch or
more, owing to the relaxation of the ear
tilages. 1.i.sE ret6
The Esquimaux attain the height of but
4 feet 8 inches, and the Mongol Tartars
but 4 feet 9 inches.
The human body consists of 240 bones,
9 kinds of articulations or Jennings. 100
cartilages or ligaments, 400 muscles or
tendons, and 100 nerves, besides blood,
arteries, veins, &c.
Riley asserts that Arabs in the desert
live 200 years.
Jeffsry Hudson, the dwarf, was but Is
inches high until he was 80 years of age,
and then he rose to SO inches. Bebe,
the Pole, was only 80 inches at his death,
aged %.
The foot of Chinese female, from the
heel to the great toe, is only four inches
long.
Total abstinence from food above seven
days is fatal to man, but there are instan.
css of surviving after a longer period. A
religious fanatic, in 1889. determined to
fast 40 days, but died on the 18th.
In marching. soldiers take Is steps
per minute; quick marching 108; and in
changing $50 steps.
A field of wheat buried under an ava
lanche for 25 years, proceeded ini:s
growth, DC. as soon as the snow had
melted. - ..- tr
The mahogany tree is full grown in
200 years. Cypress trees are known to
be 8 or 900 years old.
An oak tree in three years grows 2
feet lO4 inches; alarch, feet II inches;
an elm, s feet inches; beech, l foot s
inches; poplar, 6 feet; willow, 9 feet
8 inches.
The surface of the sea is estimated at
$50, 900. 900 square miles, taking the
whole surface of the globe at 1917, 900, 900
miles. Its greatest depth is supposed to
be equal to the height of the highest
mountain, or 4 miles.
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PREPARED BY
DIR &c AVER 90
Howard Association, Philadelphia.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT I I

INO all persons afflicted with Sexual Diseases,
Il such as SpermatOrrhOea, Seminal Weak
ness, Impotence, GOnorrhBs, elect, Syphilis,
the vice of Onanism, or Self Abuse, DC, &s.
The Howard Association, in view Of the
awful destruction of human life, caused By
Sexual diseases, and the receptions practicsd
upon the unfortunate victims of such diseases
by Quacks, have directed their Consulting Sur
geOn, as a charitable act worthy Of their name,
to give Medical Advice Gratis, to all persons
thus afflicted, who apply by letter, with Q DEE
criptiOn of their condition, (age, occupation
habits of life, &c.,) and in cases Of extrems
poverty and suffering, to furnish Medicines Free
Of Charge.
The Howard Association is benevolent In
stitution, established by special endowment, los
the relief of the sick and distressed, afiietsd
with "Virulent and Epidemic Diseases" Il
has now surplus of means, which the Dirss-
tors have voted to expend in advertising the
above notice. II il needless to add that the
Association commands the highest Medical
skill of the age, and will furnish the NEST Gp-
proved modern treatment.
Just published, by the Association, q Report
on Spermatorh9a, or Seminal Weakness, the
vice Of Onanism, Masturbation or Self-Abuss,
and other Diseases Of the Sexual Organs, By
the Consulting Surgeon, which win b sent By
mail, lin sealed envelope,) Free Of Charge.
on the receipt Of two stamps for postage.
Address, DR.. GEO. z. CALHOUN, Consult
ing Surgeon, Howard Association, No. 2 South
Ninth Street, Philadelphia, Pa. By order Of
the Directors.
EZRA D. HARTwELL, President
GEORGE FAIRCHILD, Secretary.
June 4, 81, ly.
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Has been before the public more than 20 years,
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Fresh Wounds, Sprains, Bruises, Fistula, Sit
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Rot in Sheep Garget in Cows, rheumatism,
Bites of Animals, External Poisons, Painful
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Whitows, Barns and Sealds, Chilblains,
Chapped Hands, Cramps, Contractions Of the
Muscles, Swellings, Weakness of the Joints,
Caked Breasts, Sore Nipples, Piles, &c.
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CAUfroS.-Lst the Purchaser observe that
the name, I" G. W. MKRCHAST,Y in his own hand
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Of the bottle. None other can Be genuine.
ESP For sale by Druggists and Merchants
generally, through the United States, BriiiGh
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Hints.

lfyour hat-iroLs are rough and smoky,
lay little fine salt on fiat surface, rub
them well, it will prevent them from
sticking to any thing starched and make
them smooth. PAIN .r-.r-r-r
Rub your griddle with fine salt before
you grease it, and your cakes will not
stick.
When walnuts have been kept until
the meat is too much dried to be good,
let them stand in milk and water eight
hours and dry them, and they will be as
fress as ever #...
1t is good plan to keep your different
kinds of pieces, tape, thread, &c, in sep
crate bags, and there's no time lost in
looking for them.
Dat straw is best for filling of beds,
and it is well to change it once a year.
Cedar chests are best to keep hannels,
for cloth moths are never found in them.
Red cedar chips are good to keep in
drawers, wardrobes, chests, trunks, &C.,
to keep out moths.
When cloths have acquired an unpleas-
ant odor by being from the air, charcoal
laid in the folds will soon remove it.
If black dresses have been stained,
boil handful of fig leaves in quart of
water, and reduce it to pint. A sponge
dipped in this liquid and rubbed upon
them will entirely remove stains from
grapes, bombazines, DC.
!nlaying up furs for summer, lay a
tallow candle in or near them, and there
is no danger from worms.