The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1859-09-14
Tate and Hardy's Magic,

Lew l.. late, formerly from the rugged
mountains of Clearfield county, silly COM
munication attempting 10 find fault with
certain local article that was published in
our last issue in relation to street brawling
and certain iiinerant gentlemen retailing
their cure ahs and humbuging the people
AS publisher of newspaper it is our duty
to notice such things, and all good and SEN
sible men give us credit in so doing. Our ar.
ticle appears 10 have pinched the toes of
Levi, consequently he publishes flmsy
article over The signature of proprietor of
Hardy's Magic Remedy"
We were not aware at the time that our
neighbor had supply OF Patent medicines,
(such as Rowland's Fever and Ague Mix
lure, Hooaand's German Bi,ters, Horse Lin
iment, Pills, &c.,) on hand for sale, or we
would probably have modified our article
slightly; for we ahhor interfering with the
business of neighbor, especially if we
know that he has a genuine article for sale.
|. the ignoramus is not betrayed by his
squeaking voice, he is certainly betrayed by
his ignorance, as we did not state in our ar
ticle that pills and ointment were offered for
sale during Court. Had we stated that pills
and ointment Were offered for sale and Levi
or the Mogic man did not offer any, why
then should they disturb their shallow brains
al writing communication.
1t is plainly 10 be understood why Levi
opens his columns in defence of pills and
ointment By glance over his paper the
whole secret is solved to perfection, as all
kinds of pills and on,ments will. there be
seen conspicuousy advertised. More, he
keeps the articles Tor sale.
In a former number OF the Columbia Dem.
ocrat Levi announced, and he wished it dis.
tinctly understood, that he would not hold
communication with the STAR nor never con-
sent 10 hold respectable intercourse with its
party. In this case he has made false as
sertion; one that we had not expected Of
the sarcastic Levi. Although this is charac.
lerstic of the man ard his paper.
Another proof that he or his paper can
not be relied upon for verac;y presents its
elf to us. In the twenty-frst number oil
his paper, present volume, previous 10 the
County nomination, he stated that all an
nouncements of Candidates are required 10
be prepaid 10 appear in the Colu,ubia Demo,
crat. That is TO say, no announcement can
appear in his paper unless paid for in ad,
uanee This is the inference people would
draw from from his language.
Well, did he carry this out? We will an
swer the question by saying that we heard
him complaining to friend of ours, saying
that for six announcements in his paper he
had received pay hut for one, and that one,
if we understood him correctly, he said had
better not have paid, intimating that that
one would be defeated. We understood
who his allusion was TO.
The public can safely put Levi down as
humbug, not because he upholds hum
bugism for pay, in his paper, but that he is
a humbug in every instance, and half a
Judge would be satisfied with that fact.
We will now use Lewis language, as il
was undoubtedly written by himself for his
own history NOW the best thing he can
do, is 10 retire into private life, [why did he
not say as he undoubtedly will have tol (as
he would not be missed) or learn TO lei Other
peoples business alone, and try TO make d
living by minding his own business"
So say we them's our sentiments. Sup
pose you set the example, you are the old
est, and you can never learn younger. By
strict attention 10 your own business you
might have accumulated considerable wealth
by this time and be fully prepared 10 "retire
into the shades of private life" with char
acter, in the estimation of your neighbors
much better than the one you possess