The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1859-01-05
gtar of the NORTH.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY s 1850.


BEwARE Of running into that vice of age
which can discern nothing wise or good in
the young
My FRIENDS hold not The three e.cent piece
so near thine eye that thou canst not see
the dollar beyond,
To PROMOTE his own virtue, and the good
of his fellow beings, is the cons,an, aim of
the truly good man..
HAPPINESS consists not in having such
and such professions but in having fitted TO
enjoy what we have.
THouoH you cannot successfully initiate
eminent men in every particular of conduct,
strive 10 be worthy of emulation in some
There are over one hundred and fifty
Young Mems Christian Associations in the
United States, having an aggregate mem.
bership OF about 10000.
The Protracied meeting which was icing
held in the Methodist Episcopal Church at
This place has came 10 close. A large
number has been converted and added 10
tthe church.
PHIEosoPHY OF CMPosrrIoN.--A friend
complained TO a clergyman of the length of
his discourse. "Yes,n said the preacher
"but then you see had no time TO make
il shorter"
ThoccH age is ready 10 plead exemption
when service is required, danger encoun-
tered and hardship undergone, it is just as
ready 10 put in its claims when honor is
expected and gain 10 be reaped.
NEw YEsRs Day was rather quiet in town.
everything passed off harmoniously The
day was pretty generally observed. The
Carrier Boys were around on that day Gas
thick as hasty pudding" with their ''jingles
and rhymes"
lris now decided where the permanent
Depot at The Bloomsburg Station, on the
Lackawanna & Bloomsburg Railroad is TO
be located. We learn that il is TO be erect.
ed few rods below where the temporary
one now stands. This is, by the proceed.
iuSe ol tHe DIRECTORS, liked iact
OK LAST Thursday the School Directors of
this county met in the Court House at this
place and raised the salary Of the County
Superintendent of Common Schools to 5000.
Two hundred dollars year more than the
former Salary. This had ought 10 enable
the Superintendent 10 perform the duties of
tho offi vufb oil
Hon. Paul LErDy, our worthy member
OF Congress, will please except our thanks
for Patent Office Ag,ieuifurai Rtpon which
proves 10 be of interest 10 the reader and
very useful 10 the farmers. Particular atten-
tion is paid 10 the raising of animals, with
a view OF much improving the stock, 10
make i, mo:e profitable, and the auimals
more prolific.
nE UNION Brass Band Of this place paid
ayisit 10 the village of Light Street OH New
rear's day where they were cared for in the
'nost hospitable manner. They treated our
citizens to a few pieces of their thrilling
music in the morning before leaving for the !
the above named place. It was a pretty
good New Years present.
PAPER.-We are receiving paper from the
Cattawissa Mills, manufactured by C. w |
M'kelvy y Co, of superior quality. II |
VIII fayorably compare with The paper used |
III any OF our exchanges from different parts
OF the State. 1t is better than their former
manufacture; whiter aud heavier, with
smoother surface. We can recommend il
ut home and abroad without any embarrass.
mens
On MONDAY lasta pretty large delegation
Z Of Pine .opashtp people came TO this place,
i is said, 10 extract the colored man from
within the walls Of the Jail, and take the
Jaw in their own hands and put period 10
his existence. Thelnegro man was com
mitted 10 jaIfor an outandish crime, perpe,
k1fated upon white woman, but the people I
Of that territory were ia day after the fair,
10 add any more notorieiy TO the inhumane
as:.
HARDENING TALLow CAEDLEs.-Take one |
pound OF alum dissolved in one pint of wa
ter and ten pounds of talow place them in
an iron kettle; heat The mixture sufficiently
for the scum 10 rise freely; after carefully
skimning it, stir il for some time; then put
it away for the tallow to get cold; when it
is hard, remove all The sediment from the
bottom of it. The tallow is ready to be
made into candles.
The REFUGEE's CAvf The Bucks county,
Pa, 1nislTgsHtTf says, that on Saturday last,
some boys, while playing about the stone
quarries of DR.. Chas Matthews, in Bucking-
ham Valley, discovered a large cave in the
limestone rock, running back about thirty
iees. On the stone was carved the follow
ing inscnriion: "M Doan, l775v Hence
the cave is Supposed 10 have been the hid
ing place OF the notorious refugee brothers,
Doan, ofRevolutionary memory.
D. L. EvERHART, Proprietor of the Light
Street Hotel, in this county, prepared an
excellent dinner on New Years Day for the
UNION Brass BAND, of this place, which was
invited 20 that town TO spend the day and