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Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-08-02

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The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-11-13
Origin Of the Hat.

We owe the hat, as we owe most OF our
manufactures, TO Asia. II was in Asia that
men first learned the art offeting wool so as
10 compose the substratum of the fabric -
Wool,so long as il contains the natural yolk
or animal grease, refuses 10 feli-that is Ills
fibres will not mat together into a compaci
and close grained mass, such as constitute
felt When the yolk has been extracted by
chemical process, the wool has tendency
10 interlace its fbres, and TO adhere firmly
TO the union thus formed, and from very
remote period this secret was possessed by
the Orientals. The hats which are constant
ly alluded to in scriplure-those,f for instance
which were bound upon the heads Of Shad
rach, Meshacn and Abednego, when they
were cast into the Assyrian furnace-were
genuine hats, but probably adorned by tur-
ban cloths wound about them. | have seen
the self same hals-ialI, narrow cylinders of
gray felt surrounded by handkerchief or
cloth-on the heads Of the Jews of Asia
Nor vas the use OF the hat Hebrew mono
poly. The Kurks, Persians ,Armenians and
some tribes of Turks and Tsrtars wear The
hat, as their fathers did in Saladdin's day -
The high lambs wool bonnet OF the Per-
san is but brimless hat, with nap of ex-
aggerated roughness. The Nerlorian Chris.
tlans OF Kurdislan wear hats almost exactly
similar 10 a battered irish caubeen, only OF
brown or dirty while coioI. Throughout
the East,th dervishes and wandering iakins
may be known by the tall, narrow hat OF
light huet felt, adhered by rag, and tower
ing upward like chimney pot.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-11-13
,IA COUNTY, PA. WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 13 1861.
GOFnstalkS. Wheat Bran, &c.

Old Hurricane says, "there is a great evil
and mistake in feedingtoo much coarse ma
terial 10 animals" If he means musty straw
or mouldy, frost bitten cornstalks, 50 ch as
farmers had last fall he is right But we
have farmer here who keeps nearly one
hundred equines great and small and many
blood bovines, entirely on chopped corn
stalks, through the winter months, adding a
little corn meal. and have seen his heifers
leave hay to eat the finely cut cornstalks
without meal. But all the stalks are cut ND
as soon as the corn was glazed but in small
stocks at first, and then two or three OF these
were bound together.
Cut up your garden sweet corn as soon
as the ears are piucked, and throw The hall
dry stalks in the hay NOV. Your COW in
The winter will eat snch stalks, butts and all,
before she will touch mouthful of la~e cut
timothy hay. 'Tis true that straw and late
cot stalks are poor in nutriment, compared
with early hay cured in cock with its juices
intact; bu: in winter coarse material will
supply carbon 10 suppor; animal heat and
respiration as well as fine. How often you
hear farmer say, "my cattle won't touch
straw until cold weather sets in," then il
they don't have straw, they must have more
hay or suffer
Hampden contributes a capital article in
the last Co. Gent, on the "Comparitive val
ue of Wheat Bran and Indian Meal"
knew horse iaucer who said that wheat
bran was the best substitute for oats, as it
was both oats and hay. Its analysis shows
that II contains much more niirigenized mat
Ter, lproIein compounds while 1t has much
less oil and starch than Indian Cora. But
when bran or oats cannot be had scalded
Indian meal would be safe substitute even
tor working animal yet as fas: troter
would have more nerve, and perform better
if fed oats or ev en- bran.-Count,s Gentle
man.
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The Duke of AthOI's Dairy.

il is not modern show thing; a would
be palace for animals. No, 1T is chlrac-
terized by airiness, proper Temperatures { lean
illness and usefulness. Five of M. Kinnel's
ventilators pour in the pure air and suck
away The foul. The walls are panneled all
round, some four feet from the botto n
Each stall holds two cows; and the atalls
are divided by low wooden partitions like
small table trevises,so that the cows do not
grind and injure their horns, as where ,tone
is used. There is a strip of wood half way
between the pannelng in face Of The cows
and the ceiling, aud on he strap is fixed
the name, well printed of each cow, above
where she stands,so that person una ccus.
toned TO cows might think that they went
correctly TO their places from seeing their
names. Each COW has fixed square feed
ing trough formed of states; and between
the Two ieeding troughs is similar drink.
ing trough for both cows. The floor is of
Arbroalh pavement, which is covered with
soit mating on two-thrds forward Of the
space where the cows stand or lie. The
grips in their whole length, are perforated
iron, so tha; all liquid drains off the tank =
At each end of the byre is a water tanl; near
the ceiling to supply water to The drinking
trough by direct communication with each
and also TO enable the floor to be flushed
and made thoroughly clean and swept
Connected with the byre are PLACES for hold
ing hay, straw, roots, meals and also the
apparatus tor crunching, ,steamng and other
wise preparing the food through which and
the byre, from end 10 end, is a continuous
railway for the conveyance of food All the
woodwork is painted with mixture Of as
phalIc and linseed oil giving i! fine CLOS
sy appearance, and showing distinctly the
natural makings of the wood.-A Rtnfresv
shire Ddir1man.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-11-13
The Force OF Language,

II IS OF language TO express what is con-
seiously working in The soul; language is
the express image OF spirit. AS soon as
the mind is raised above The obscure state
of spontaneous feeling, or The rude percep
ton OF sense, it begins 10 express it's feel
ings and indicate its perez ptons in audible
language. In its whole training, words
thought or uttered, are The great instrument
as well as the result of its progress And
so !! comes 10 pas, that though language
be not life, yet there is not deed or deli
Gale emotion, not a subtle distinction or
large concatenaiion of hsman thought, not
an abstract principle or simple idea, which
language, by simple words by imagery, by
definition, by description, or by system, is
not adequate 10 convey. And though single
words, when taken singIy, may have many
sense, yet the single words only give Us
the separate paris OF speech but take Ian
guage as whole, put the word in a sen
tence, qualify ii by adjuncts, limit il by It's
relations define by logic, fix it in system,
and The single word may have such an i'm
movable Significance, that 40 other term
can be exchanged for that simple sound
Ii may have had It's origin in the regins of
sense; but, the action of the soul upon il,
has been diSfigured it has passed through
all inferior stages and al length has been
claimed by or reason for its exclusive use
so that only philoloisI known It's earthly
origine, aud to all others i; is apt and direct
symbol OF The highest Ideas OF reason the
loiliest objects OF faith.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-11-13
Uhoile poetrn.
OUR BOYS GOING TO THE VAR.
BY MISS +. NJ. oLmsrkD.

Asdown the red October hills
Their swooisn torrents leap their rilss
Past broken fumes and waiting mills
With rushing noise
So, hand TO hand, With parting thrills,
Sweep forth our boys.
Not fierce 10 hate but strong to dare,
They hunt the traitor in his lair
The lonliest cot has one 10 spare
From homes sweet Joys;
The fondest heart sill hreathes the prayer,
God speed our boys
Noshireiings from Oppression's hold,
N1.lawless mob in rapine bold,
No patriot cast in freedoms mould
With base. e.alloys;
Fresh from the mint, ear;h's finest gold,
Our sterling boys.
What hopes, what faith enesr ri them round
What songs of cheer TO heaven resound,
What prayers that peace may yet abound,
Each heart employs;
While tears fall on the haIlowed ground
Where sleep our boys.
One thought. one prayer 10 Fin all>wise
AT morn and evening sacrifice,
Till Freedom. stopping from lie skies,
Berswings shall poise
And one victorious anthem rise,
God bless our boys
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-11-13

FAMILY TRorBLEs.-Was there ever a
family without its troubles 2 Adam and
Eve had their troubles in Eden and all
families have had their troubles Every
family has a skeleton behind the door
every person has thorn in his side. 1t
is said that misery loves company, so take
courage, hapiess man wearied woman.
You are in the majority. "Man is bora 10
trouble as the sparks fly upward" A use
less family would yours be il it knew no
trouble Trouble is our great teacher. 1t
nerve US with strength 1T gives US courage:
it tempers our mental it develops our sell
control it quickens our inventive powers.
Troubles are TO US what the winds are 10 the
oak, what labor is 10 the muscle, what study
is 10 the mind. Life is a school and trouble
is one of the great lessons. Troubles are
not to be coveted, but when they come we
must get over them the best way we can,
or bear them with the best fortilude we can
arouse. Take courage, therefore, tronbled
one. No: in vain are your trials. They
make you brave, strong, aud, il Is TO be
hoped better. Be not cast down, cheer
up cast aside your weeds and woes. Look
hem in the face do y our duty take every
trouble by the horns, overcome 1t with the
courage OF a true soldier in life's great cam
paign, aud stoutly contend for the vic tory
of will and wisdom.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-11-13

A PATRIOTIC NAP.-Day before yesterday,
as the story goes, devoted member OF The
-Church, and most devout Uuon
man, attended divine worship, according to
his invariabie custom but the weather be-
ing warm and oppressive, the worthy cit
zens iell asleep in his pew during the early
part Of the service
He slumbred pleasantly, and just before
he erVlce began, the choir and congre-
gallon sang patriotic hymn, that filed the
sleepers mind with love oil country that
could not be resisted. The text was, And
~hat think of ye Christ p' repaired em phai-
ically several times by The minister.
This appeal TO The slumberer was too di
rect and his thoughts becoming confused
in his half wakeiul, half dreaming stale, he
forgot where he was, and the exact nature
OF the question, and responded so loudly
and distinctly that he could be he ard
through half of the church
'Think think and know be S all right;
he's for the Union all the timel"
The effect OF this unexpected and alto
gether secular utterance upon the piou S
brothers and sisters may be better fancied
than related.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-11-13

DfDE'T HURT THE Boors.-Rather racy is
the following incident of life on the cars as
reaed by clever letter writer
Near at hand was a gentleman of nerv>
Gus temperament and excitable disposition
who was guilty of the egreerious folly of en-
deavoring to transport safely a new and
glossy silk tile, more commonly denomnaied
"plug" hat, and which, through fear its
shining surface m light be rufled, he had
carried in his hand for a considerable num-
Der of miles. The hal was carefully wrap.
ped in paper aud deposited in what was
deemed a safe pla"e, where none wonld be
apt TO sic al or modest it. The gentleman re
tired. Morning came. and his hat was no.
where discernable. After searching long and
anXiously il was at last discovered in the
rear Of the car, with brakeman standing
upon it, looking out OF the window at the
beaniies OF the scenery as the glorons rays
OF the morning sun dared up from the cas-
tern horizon.
Inc gentleman was angry-not to say
mad With frantic rush at the offending
employee which nearly upset ;hat individ
mails equilibrium, he seized The once shin
ing but now dilapidated hat, and holding it
aloft exclaimed, chow dare you. how dare
you, sir. say stand with your boots on my
hat!" The employee glanced first at the
gentleman whose property he had injured,
next al the hat which looked like a lin ket-
tie after having passed through charavari,
and lastly al the boots which had done The
deed, then slowly drawled out, 'give your
self no uneasiness.s the boot are old ones
and don't think it has hurt 'em any r.
"Crushed again." groaned the injured one,
as he settled down in his seat with a look of
agony which would have made the fortune
of any play actor who could successfully
have initiated il.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-11-13

AN EXPLANATION Some able and excel
lent men are never able 10 adapt their phra-
ses 10 the comprehension OF children. A
man of this class, learned theological pro-
lessor was once engaged 10 address a Sun
day School, He read number of verses
from the Bible, and then said ''Children,
taught in this portion of the Scripture."-
Here the pastor touched him, and suggested
that he had better explain TO the children
what summary" meant. So he turned
around and said TO the children "Your
pastor wants me to exrlain what summary
means, and will do so. Well, children
summary is an abbreviated synopsis of a
thing"
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-11-13
A Weapon of Death.

/ A Whiskev bottle mounted on a gun car
riage, as field piece, is the latest conceit
of Binninger the great, who is welcome to
This advertisement we shall give him. The
design is an excellent one and highly ap.
propriate. Never cannon unlimbered, or
| columbiad brought to bear, that has equalled
Whiskey a. weapon of death.
Talk of long range guns-three, four or
five miles. Why, Whiskey once killed a
brave young fellow on the Pacific coast
and the same shot went clear across the
Continent and killed the sailor boys mother,
IN Maine. That's range that will do to
talk of.
We are in the midst of war and prepara-
tions of war. An immense activity prevails
in the invention and manufacture of the
weapons Of death.
Rifle factories are busy and huge forges
groan as the coumbiads take shape beneath
the hammer Yet not weapon shall go
forth in this war more destructive to the
armies Of the Government and Rebellion
alike than that which is before us in the
similitude OF cannon mounted upon a
Tiny truck Whiskey
The list OF the KILLED and missing" be-
fore the war is over, will be something
fearful to contemplate, and what list OF
wounded" will come back TO US, all TO be
sill down 10 this destroyer that vii follow
the camp and more than decimaie every
company of the brave fellows, who will
meet no iercer or more relentless foe. 1t
will entrap and slay them singly, guer lila
fashion it will mu ddle the brains OF the
field officers, whole ranks will be moved
down as the penalty.
1t will do no harm for our soldiers to be
warned OF this IN time for the appointed
power be times 10 advise of the necessity
that no friend TO this enemy OF our troops, be
placed in command, where the Colonel
or The General of Brigade or Division may
be wrought upon by whiskey and brave
men pay .he penalty.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-11-13

TIE HisToKY OF Hail CoLUMBIA-ln The
summer of 1898. young man connected
with The theatre at Philadelphia, as sing
er, was about 20 receive benefit on a GER
tain Monday evening. On the Saturday af-
ternuon previous, he called OIL Joseph Hos
kins, rising young lawyer, % years OF age
with whom he had gone to school when
both were boys. The actor said he had
but twenty boxes taken, and his benefit"
would be loss unless he could get palri-
otic song written 10 the Presidents March,
then popular air. The poets of the the
a'rical corps had tried their hand, but were
satisfied that no words could be made 10
suit The air. Hopkins promised to make the
attempt.
At that time there was grea: discussion
in the country as TO the policy Of America
joining either France or England in The war
then waged between those two nations, and
party spiri; ran high. Hopkins endeavored
TO write a song that should be independent
OF and above the Interests, passions and poll
cy Of both beligerents, and look and feel
exclusively for American honor and rights.
He wrote Hdu Columbia. Ii was announced
on Monday evening, and the theaire was
crowded TO excess, and so continued during
the season, the song being encored and re-
peaied many times each nighttime audience
Joining in the chorus. II was also sung at
nights in the streets, by large assemblies of
cilisens, including members of Congress,
and has now become National Song.
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the FlrSt Victory.

Our boys are full oil fight. Tha, is good,
il j, is on the right side. But remember.
boys, your first victory must be victory
over yourself. Some soldiers objected 10
their Colonel in command, because, lhey
said, she could not command himseHn-
No person that cannot do that, is not ft to
command others.
Two strands in the ihreefoId cord which
bound together Kane and his little crew.
were the strands OF self conquest; they
were these-no swearing and no drinking
Master yourself and you can do brave
deeds
The heroic officer, Elmer Ellsworth, be-
gan his brilliant career with selt-conquest.
When he and his band of Zouaves emerged
from Chicago, and astonished the country
by their wonderful evolutions, old officers,
with experience in military drill, looked
with delight and surprise on The precision,
PromPtness vigor and obedience of their
well-lrained muscles. How was it done
They had fret conquered their apperiles.
Not drop of wine or beer or cider was
drank :; 40 smoking or chewing was allow
ed-no,hing 10 unmanly health and vigor.
These indulgences weaken They slowly
but surely enfeeble the body and mind
Let your first battles be waged against temp
tation 10 seli-lndulge nee, against bad habits
if they have their claws on you. This will
prepare you for brave and noble life, and
fit you for either ca mp or council Childs
Paper.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-11-13

The Cow BELL DoDGE.-Tne rebels have
resorted to an ingenious way of Turing our
men into their snares. II is know as the
'cow-bell DODGE" and it was very success
ful Tor time, especially with newly arriv-
ed regiments and companies which were
placed on picket for the first time. Ap-
preaching within thirty or forty rods of our
outposts and concealing themselves in the
woods, they commence the irregular tinkle
of a cow-beiI. The uniniiiated picket, not
snsPecting the ruse, and not reconciIed to
drinking his coffee without milk. goes out
to obtain supply from the supposed COW
OF some Virginia rebel, fatiering himself
thai he has go, "big thirg on Secesa." /"
Not until he finds himself surrounded by a
half dozen or SO armed rebels does be learn
his mistake. In Richmond are nearly doz-
en- of our soldiers who are probably now
regreiting their ready creduliiy and appe-
tite for milk.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-11-13


GEs. McCLELLAN's WAR HoRsc-A wri-
ter in Por:er'S Spnh thus describes the
horse which some gentleman in Cincinnati
bought in St. Louis and presented 10 Gen.
Mcclellan, when he took charge of the ar
my in Western Virginia:
Dan Webster, or Handsome Dan" the
familiar sobriquet by which he was known
TO the men, women and children throughout
the city, is gelding of a beautifully dap
pied mahogany-bay color, with three white
feet and star, very heavy flowing black
name and tail The latter a regular spout'
He is sixteen hands high, and weighs, in
ordinary flesh, ,260 pounds He was sired
by Gen. Jackson, dam OF Sir Archy and
Messenger blood. He has fine, bOny and
intelligent head, delcately tapered ear, and
a proud beautifully arcaed neck, capital
shoulders, very long and muscular arms,
whose symetry could not be improved were
they carved 10 order his chest is broad
and deep, his legs fine, fiat and bony, with
his locks aud knees well down 10 his heels,
and his feiIocks almost 10 the ground, with
Length, and line aud hips remarkable ior
strength aud beauty indeed his fine points
and evenly balanced proportions make him,
IN the fullest sense of the term motel horse
not orly for symetry, bot Tor speed and
siouiuess. As field horse, never saw
his superior, being very ''topy" when in
action, with proud and nervous step, his
riders when mounted, and his throal>latch
and the tips of his fore ieet almost on a
perpendicular line when in repose. He
possesses many characteristics common 10
no other one OF his species | have ever
known. For instance, he will not stamp
his feet nor shake off hy If there were a
thousand on him, seeming 10 entertain a
coBiemp for all lesser animals and bis
confidence in and affection for the human
species is such that he will not, under any
circumstances, suffer his attention to be
drawn from his master by any m inor object
To his own species he pays no attention
passing among the m without deignng them
the slightest notice, even when ,urned loose
in the same yard or field. He will follow
his master up any fight OF STAIRS, or along
any precipece where he can get a ioothoid
relying on his masters judgement for his
safety will stand anywhere he is left with.
out conslraint, and is as brave as lion and
as discreet as Judge. May he bear his
noble master on TO victory-conquering and
to conquer-until this foul rebellion is crush.
ed out and peace and union once more re.
stored to our DISTRACTED country"
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A CLEAR CASE OF FRAUD-It is related by
one OF the dispatches from the battlefield al
Edwards Ferry, :hat when our brave boys
were trying to make their way from the trap
into which they had been foolishy led,
back across the Potomac poor negro with
small skif employed himself the whole
Eight in ferrying over the fugiiyes. He
succeeded, in this way, saving the lives, or
in securing the escape, al least OF no Less
than one hundred persons. His master all
the while was probably on the Virginia
shore trying TO send Minnie ball into the
hearts of our men.
Now, as The "service'' of this fellow did
mol belong TO himself, but, his master, what
right had be to lead his labor to our suffer-
ing soldiers Was he not defraudlng his
ownerl Will not some of our Generals in
sist upon delivering him up" to be prop.
erIy punished for so audacious use of his
muscle OF course, no one will be so in
sane as to propose that he should be eman-
ci2ated for this timely rescue of SO many
loyal troops. That would be abolisionism !;
that woule be interfering with the sacred
institution that would be confessing that
negroes are men and ellsitlsd tc decent
rasnecf - Eueufnc Pozf
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An Irishman who had been but few
months in this country, and in The employ
OF a gentleman in suburban towi, being
sent with note, with the command to
make all possible haste, found on ais way
a turtle, which. he picked up snpposing
it 10. be pocket-book. Determini ig TO be
faithful to his errand, he did not stop TO
TO examine his supposed prize, bit placed
it in his pocket, anticipating rich reward
when his errand was finished. B q fore he
had reached home the turtle had made its
way yearly out of his pocket, an Patrick
quietly reconsigned him to his ~po iket. On
his arrival at the house he took it out, and
to his great disappointment but fu of ex-
element, he rushed wildly into tn kitchen,
excIaiming to the cook rBessit, Bessie
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The great cry with everybody is, "Get
on get on !" just as if the world were a
travelling posi-. How astonished people
will be, when they arrive in heaven, 10 nd
the angels, who are so m uch wiser, laying
no schemes to be made arch angels.