The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-12-25
Word 10 the Wise.


we have received number of lessons in
human meanness- Some people are na,u
rally meau-ii is born in them-itis an in-
stinct Of their--soiils, We had almost said.
but we beg pardon, We don't wish 10 ac-
cuse them of being burdened with any such
appendage, but il is an instinct of :heir
small, contem 2tible, sneaking natures; and
il is as natural to them to do mean thing,
as il is to duck to swim. These indivdu
ais seem to make common Pres on editors OF
newspapers. They subscribe for a paper
without any intention OF paying for ii, and
comes back ttirou gh the post Office, marked
"refused, "or they very cody tell the carrier
they ''don't want the paper any nore.''-
When this establishment passed into our
hands, nearly four years ago. we Concluded
to send the paper to all the subscribers OF
the STAR, and al the same time published
notice. week after week, 10 the effect that
those who did not wish 10 continue their
patronage should notify us. But very few
discontinued al that time All the subscri-
bers had perfec. right to do so, if the saw
fit, and we have nothing TO say agans
those who al that time discontinued their
subscriptions. for we had then incurred no
expense on their account nor had they re.
ceivej any benefit from US But there ere
a number of individuals who took our paper
from the siart,-have received il regularly
week after week, which was tacit and i'm
Piled declaration that they wished it sent 10
them, aud now within the past month or
two, have concluded TO "discontinue."-
Perhaps these persons are not aware that
the law of newspapers provides that their
reesiuing the paper: ,chether they haze ever or
deTed Il or not makes them subscribers, and
liable 10 pay for il and thus affords some
protection TO publishers against the Jeremy
bidders and swindlers with which this
world is infested Perhaps, also, they are
not aware that it is customary, and that the
lGU requires, that they should pay for their
paper, for the time they have had ii before
they can discontinue. If they have been
ignorant upon these points, we gladly fur
nsh them gratis. The number who have
attempted to play this trick upon US is so
small, and the amounts due US from them
so Insignificant, as 10 be scarcely worthy
of notice, but merely 10 lei them know that
we consider our time, labor and capital, o
some value. and that although we are a news
paper publisher, we have rights in common
with other people, we shall make out and
forwaru the bills of such Of them as reside
out OF town, and this we would do, IF the
bills amounted 10 but twenty five cents =
when those bills are paid, we shall discon>
iinue their papers if they desire it. Thos e
who reside in town, if any such there be who
wish 10 stop their papers, can do so by
calling at the office and paying their ARE
RACES. But We want 10 have il distinctly
understood at this stage of our eduori al ca
reer, that we do moi mean 10 submit quietly
10 imposition, as seems 10 be much the
case with country newspaper publishers =
We furnish our paper al as low a rate as we
can, and as every boly should take paper
we are willing TO furnish a limited number
gratis, 10 persons whom we know 10 be un
able 10 pay for it, Bu. we would say 10
those who are a5le 10 pay, aud lake The pa
per with the deliberate intention of cheatiag
US out OF the price, that if we cannot gel
them 10 pay what they honestly owe US
they shall at least have the pleasure of see
ing their names in PRINT.
\ -<s~-se-
DEcLINED-The publisher of the fsNew
I York Mercury" a paper devoted 10 the
poisoning of the minds OF the youth of ou
country, by publishing "blood and thunder
noveIetts, &c, &c, has favored Us with
Prospectus about column in length, more
or less, with an Editorial notice of about two
squares, assuring us that if we publish the
one five times and the other once we shall
be favored with two copies of his delectablt
sheet. While we appreciate the disinter
ested kindness oil The said publisher we
m lst respectfully decline his generous uffe T
and earnestly beg OF him not TO send US hi'
trash, as we have children in our family be
fore whom we should be sorry 10 have