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The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-11-27
A COnteniCd Farmer.

Once upon tine, FfedrIck, King of Prn-
sia, surnamed Old Fritz took a ride and
espled an old farmer pIodging his acre by
the wayside, cheerfully singing lis melody
sYou must be we'll off, old man. said the
King does this acre belong to you, which
you so induslriousIy labor I?
No, sir replied the farmer, who did not
know that it was the King. 4 am not SC
rich as that; plow for wages
How much do you get day @ asked the
King.
Eight groscban,' said the farmer.
This is not much replied the King
can you get along sith tsisp
Get along, and have something left
How is this 2
The farmer smiled, and said
Well, if must tell you, two groschen
are for myself and wife With two pay my
old debts two lend and two | give for
the Lords sake
This is mystery which cannot solve, ,
replied The King.
Then ! will solve it for you,' said the
farmer. l have two old parents at home,
who kept me whsn was weak and needed
help; I keep them this is my debt toward
which I pay two groschen a day. The
third pair OF groschen, which lend away,
spend for the children, that they may re.
I ceiye Christian instruction. this will come
+ handy TO me and my wife when we get old.
With the las; two groschen maintain tw c
sick sisters whom would no! be- compel
led to keep this ] give for the Lords sake.
The King, well pleased with this answer
said -'Brayely spoken, old man! Now
will give you something TO guess. Have
you ever seen ne. beiorep
Never sad The farmer
In less than i've minutes you shall SEE
me fifty times, and carry in your pocke
fifty of nay likenesses.'
This is a riddle which cannot unravel,
said the fafmer.
Then Will do i, for you,' replied tn,
King.
Thrusung his hand into his pocket, an,
counting him fifty new gold pieces into III
hand, stamped with his royal likeness, h
said 20 the aslonished farmer. who knew
not what was coming The coin is ais
genuine, for it also comes from our Lor
God, and am his psymas err
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-11-27
TelegFRphiCallY Drunk.

A citizen OF ST. Louis being brought be
fore magistrate on a charge of drunken
ness, the following dialogue took place
Judge-"What is the charge against
this individual o.
Getting drunk completely
drunk. attempting to destroy private prop
erty, and collecting a crowd around him.
Mr. Ersklne, lrsing painfully "Thars
a mistake, a calumny beyond description,
was not drunk, am not drunk, shall not
and will not be drunk never drink any
;hing bat wafer ask Thompson. In order
10 prove TO you have my senses perfectly,
I will proceed to sing the StsF- SpangIed
Banner without missing note. Gotapian-
ophere I"
The Judge-"Poor lunatic 2"
Mr.. Erskine-'Indeed that's moro'n like j.
ly. Reading he newspapers has brought
me into this state. like TO know the war
news. read all dispatches printed on the
subject That's the way lost nay reason.
The second edition contradiCis the first ;
the third contradicts that again, and so on.
You believe you know and you don't know
anything. You learn all at once that what
happened yesterday didn't happen yesier-
day, but is going 10 happen io-moHow.
That's enough 10 shatter the best organized
intellect. 1t produces the effect of mixing
your liquor-you go swallowing, without
knowing how much you take.'
Judge-'So you have been mixing your
liquor then l'
MIR Erskine-''No I've mixed my de
spatches Oh Telegraph Telegraph =
you're my ruin !
Notwithstanding this ingenious system
Of defence Mr. Erskine was sent TO work of
his whiskey at the station house On his
way theither be promised the police officer
not to read any more newspapers, and
above all, no more dispatches from the sea-
of war.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-11-27
Western ElOqnsnse.

They have SONS brave orators out West
that fact their is no disputing, If we ad-
mil that the reporters translate them Alright,
and of course they don't do any thing else,
as the folIwing specimen of lofty and burn
ing eloquence will testify :-Americans
This is great counuy-wide-vast- and
in the south west unlimited. Our Repub-
lie is YET destined 10 re onner all South
America--to occupy the Russian possess
sions and again to recover the possession OF
those British provinces, which the prowess
Of the old thirteen celunies won from the
French on the plains of Abrahaml all right.
faIly ours 10 re occupy. Ours is great and
growing country. FaneiuI Hall was its
cradlel but whar-whsr will be found timber
enough fer its coffin Scoop all the water
out Of the Atlantic Ocean, and its bed would
not afford a grave sufficient for It's corpse.
And yet America has scarcely grown out
of the gris,Ie of bcyhoed- Europe lswhar
is Europe She is no whar, nothing,
circumstance, a cypher, mere obsolete idea.
We have faster steamboats,, switter locomo-
ives, larger creeks, bigger plantations, bet
ter mills, privileges, broader lakes, higher
mountains, deeper caiaracis, louder thunder,
iorkeder lightning, braver men, handsom-
er wanen, aEd more money than England
Il = .[ = ~ q t.e
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-11-27

by Wendell Philips: A dark colorod man
once went 10 Portland Me, and attended
church He went into good pew, when
the next ueighbo- to the nan who owned it
0aid-"What DO you put darkeY into Your
pew fer ?" "Darkey! he's no darkey, he's
a Haytian." Cant help that he's black as
the ace OF spades" ''Why, sir, he's cor
respondent of mine" ''Can't help that
tell you he's black" ''Bui he's worth
million of dollars." 'Is he, though ? Intro
duce me -
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-11-27
Gboite' poetrp.
LORINA.

The years creep slowly by LORNA;
The snow is on The grass agaIn,
The sun is low down the sky LORNA;
The frost CLEANS where the flowers have
been.
But the heari beats on as warmly now,
As when the summer days were nigh;
Oh, the sun can never dip so low
Down affections cloudless sky.
A hundred months have passed LORNA,
Since last held that hand in mine
felt thy pulse beat fast LORNA,
But mine beat faster TAR than thine.
A hundred months-'twas howery May,
AS up the hilly slope we climbed,
To watch the dying OF The day,
Aud hear the distant church-bells chime
We loved each other :hen, LORNA,
More THAI we ever dared 10 tell;
And what we might have been LORNA,
Had but our loving prospered well
But ah, It's gone--ibe years have passed,
III not call up their shadowy form,
1'lI say to them-loud years, sleep on,
Sleep on, nor heed lies pelting storm,
The story of the past, LORNA,
Alas care not TO repeat;
The hopes that could not last, LORNA,
- ney iit0d- Out cItJ tlhSu 10 Cucd1'
/ would not cause e'en one regret,
To rankle in that bosom now;
For, eff we Try, We may forget"
q Were words of thine long years ago.l
Yes, these were words of thine, Lorinai
They burn within my memory yet;
They touch a tender chord, LORNA,
That thrills and trembes with regret
Twas not thy woman's heart that spoke,
That heart was ever true to me;
Adieu twas sterner press that hToke
The lie that lined my soul to thee.
Il matters little now. LORNA;
The past is in the eternal past,
Our heads will soon lie low, LORNA;
Lies tide is ebbing out so fast.
There is future. Oh, thank God
OF life, this is so small part
sTis dust to dust beneath the sod
But there, up there, lis heart to heart9
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-11-27

The following is a good story about
clergyman who los. his horse one Saturday
evening. After hunting in compan,r with a
boy until after midnight, he gave uE in des-
pair. The next day, somewhat del ,cted at
his loss, he went into the pulpit, ar took
for his text the following passage fro Job !:
30, that knew where [ might fin him. y
The boy, who had just come in, suppo-
sing the horse was still the burden of his
thought cried out;
81 know whers he is--hs's in Deacon
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-11-27

An old black horse, as lean as washborG,
and as innocent of life and animation as
superan uated hair trunk, was turaed on the
commons, in Pitsburg to die. The other
morning the boys captured The animel, and
after astonishing him with peck of oats,
paiaded him through the streets with a
large placard suspended from his convnen,
rump, aud labeled as follows "FThe las, Of
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-11-27

Gaping Siorv.-A Scotch paper speaks
of fox having been seen trying to spring
a steel trap by means of a stick that he
carried in mis- mouth We knew a fox once
that took we'll poa from the we'll and
pushed a turlv of the lower limb of tree
with it, and pot he pole back in lis place.
At least be gothic turkey, and the pole
was all right in the morning.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-11-27

At marriage in Leeds, after the ceremo-
ny, the bride burst into tears OF course -
Whereupon the bridegroom, stout six foot
fellow following the example, blubbered
like a calf and on being demonstrated with,
roared OUTLET me alone feel as bad
about ii as she does, in course"
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-11-27

MUsT HELP UNCLE SAM FIRsT.-A farmer
in Wisconsin had a son xho joined the
Eigih regiment of that state without his
fathers consent. Several letters were writ
ten by the father 10 the son while the regi-
menl were in quarters at Camp Randall, for
the purpose of Persuading him to return
At last he wrote him that he must come
that be had q large amount of threshiug TO
do that he could not afford TO hire help, if
it were 10 be had, which was hardly possi-
BILE owing to the number of enlstments, and
that he must return home and help him
even if enlisted again aherward. The young
man .eplied
Dear FaJher:-I can go LONE at pres
en- should be very glad to h elp you but
Uncle Sam has got mighty sight bigger
Job of ,hreshing on hand Than sou have,
aud I'm bound 10 see him out Of The woods
first"
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-11-27

Seize opportunity by the forelock, II you
can; if you IaiI, grab him by the nap of the
neck
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-11-27

If you wish to keep your enemies from
knowing any harm OF you, don't let your
friends know any.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-11-27

Iftime is money, come people have
good deal more thaa they know what TO do
with.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-11-27

Many a man is rich without money. Thou
sands of men with ao,hiug in their pocket,
and thousands wlhou, even a pocket, are
rich. A man bora with good sound con-
stitution,a good stomach, good heart, good
limbs and a pretty good head~piece, is.
rich. Good bones are better than gold tough
muscles then silver, and nerves that fash
fire and carry energy TO every function, are
better than houses and lands.
Il is better than landed estate TO have
the right kind of father and mother. Good
breeds exist among men "a really as they
do among herds and horses Education
may do much to check evil tendencies, or to
deveIope good ones, but it is erea. thing
to inherit the right proportion of faculties
to Start with.
That man i rich who has a good disposi-
iion-who is naturally kind patient, cheer
full hopeful and who has flavor of wit and
!un in his composition, The hardes, thing
10 get along with in this life il mans own
self A cross selfish despondine cor plain
ing felow-a timid. care-hurdened man
these have al been deforned on the inside
Their feet may not limp but their thought:
do
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-11-27

A poor fellow who pawned his wa,c h
says that he raised money with lever.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-11-27

NV SoNG -"How DO you like the clam
song 2" asked an old lady of her daughter
as they stepped ont into the street after
popular concert.
"Clam song - exclaimed the Young n
dv in a='onishment. "Why, what do you
refer 20 mother7"
"WhY the first one she sung
ooh you mean Shells of the Ocean,
don't Won, mother -
''Well yes" said the old lady, ~ do
think'that was it : it was something ahnnt
clans, any way and you know 7 DO like
them so we'll Didn't you like il -
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-11-27

DON'T you mean to marry, my dear sir ("
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-11-27

Oar ladies must be grea, heroiue-, il we
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-11-27

A promising young man nav do .,
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-11-27

An Irish ssaiioner. after advertising va.
risiy of articles, gives the following aOta
bena--s To regular customers I sell waters
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-03-08

DIscoNTKNTMBNT AMONG THE FLORIDA VOL
UNTEERs The Pensacola Observer, Feb 26, has
considerable to say Of the shameful manner In
which the Pensacola company, on duty before
Fort Pickens, have been treated by Gov. Perry.
Says the Observer:
More especially have the Rife Rangers been
the objects of his displeasure. These men have
now been In active service since the 18th Of jan
uary, without relief, without proper arms and
we might say without provisions, saving the salt
pork and hard biscuit left behind by Uncle SANS
officials In the hurry Of removal 1t costs each
member Of the Guards and Rifles IS cents a day
10 live. In addition to the rations they receive
This expense has been cheerfully borne by them;
but when inviduous distinctions are made in
favor OF later organized companies In the distri-
button OF arms, then we do not blame them for
grumbling.
Had they disbanded on the receipt Of the intel
ngence that the 60 Maynard rifles, for which they
had waited so long, were for a cavalry company,
every right-thinking person would have sustained
their action. Many Of these men have left their
STATE; and how have they been re9uited, With
indifference to their wants to say the least Of It,
In refusing to furnish them with proper arms
wherewith to fght her battles.
Florida will soon be called upon to furnish her
quota OF men for the regular army OF the South
ern Confederacv. Thisquota has benn put down
at 1000 men. With an empty treasury, we can
not imagine how she can enlist, equip and arm
this number. IL our State 10 bankrupt at this
sells out the better III the State government can
not be carried on for want Of funds, let Florida
be divided between our sister States Of Georgia
and Alabama by the line Of the Chatt1 1hooche
river The sooner this Is done the better, for to
this must 1t come at last.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-03-08

YOUTHFUL BURGLARS AT CoLLEGE-Por
several weeks, if not months, our citizens have
been annoyed by the depredations of burglars
Some SIX weeks since the matchmaker shop of
Mr.. j. U. Steel, on Hanover st., was broken
open at night and robbed Of several articles in
his business. About the same time the book
and stationery room Of Prof Marshall of
Dickinson College, was forced, and robbed of
books, paper, postage-stamps, &C., to the value
Of about 500. VIM. Wetzel's carpenter shop
was subsequently, robbed of numerous tools.
and several students lost articles from their
rooms. No one could conjecture who the rob-
Der was, as no trace of the stolen goods could
be discovered. At last, however, tie mystery
was explained, and the burglars were discov-
cred. A student Of the college was suspected,
and during his absence on Saturday last, The
was on . visit home, y his room was searched by
an officer. The carpet being removed, loose
board or trap door in the foor was discovered.
This was raised and the stolen booty found
watches, jewelry, cigars, books, carpenters
tools, pistols, knives, &c. The articles were all
identified sy those who had lost them. In ad-
dition to the articles, complete set of burg
lars tools were found secured in the same
place-night keys, skeleton keys, nippers,
ehisels, &c. This student had accompiices
One of these Ia son Of one of our most respect
able citiZens) has confessed that he assisted in
the robberies. Others will be implicated, We
presume. We suppress the names of these
guilty young men for the present.-Cariisle
Volunteer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-03-08

AT the opening of Parliament Her Majesty
wore robes Of state. her dress being composed Of
silver tissue, striped with gold, and superb
train Of crimson velvet lined with ermlne, and
embroidered with gold. which was carried by
the ladies In waiting and two pages. On her
head was a demi-crown of brlliants, and with il
were wore en- suite necklace, earrings, sto-
macher, and bracelets Of diamonds The Prince
Consort wore his uniform as Field Marshal with
the riband Of the Garter. The Persian Ambassa.
dor, who was the frst diplomat to arrive, created
quite sensation In the house, which was by no
means lessened .by this disiing uished Oriental's
indecision as to where to 90. He was finally re-
lieved from his embarrassment, being shown to
his proper seat His costume was rich, quaint
and peculiar, his breast being covered with Jewels
concealed under a fur-covered steeple hat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-03-08
SOUTHERN PosrAGEs The editorial cores
pondence Of the Mobile Register from Mont

SOUTHERN PosTAGEs The editorial cores
pondence Of the Mobile Register from Mont
gomery says:
The abolishing Of the franking privilege
(under the new postal act) will give general salts
faction. Members Of Congress will not, under
the old government, lavish such enormous sums
In public printing when they are compelled to
pay two cents ounce on the books they send
their constituents, and ditto for their speeches, Of
which, likewise, they will be more charry. The
flank Is properly restricted TO official business
and is no longer personal privilege Of those who
exercise il on such business The doubling OF
newspaper postage do not think necessary, nor
that on printed matter generally, though should
hail with unqualified satisfaction a discriminating
postage against northern papers and periodicals
i would charge them five cents apiece, and
twenty-five cents for illustrated ones, or better
still, subject them all to letter postage The ridi
culons failure, the registration of letters is good
riddance, and ne one will regret 1t under the new
postal system -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-03-08

Or SHRovE TUESDAY, the usual time honored
custom Of tossing the pancake" took place
in Westminster school. The chief cook OF the
college was ushered into the school-room with
all honor, attired in kitchen dress by verger
of the abbey, about III o'clock. The boys were
of course engaged in their usual studies when
this annual separation in the shape Of the chef
de eaisiRe entered the domain Of the Rev. G..
.. Scott and his assistants. The cook bore in
his hand q farinsceous compound Of peculiar
appearance, which popularity were supposed to
be q psncske, but looked suspiciously like a
very aged trumpet. Posing the pancake on a
fork he cleyerly threw 1t over bar which sep
arates the upper from the lower school, and
then Withdrew. As he was tossing the PAN
cake all the boys rushed to clutch il, and ss it
fell a struggle took place for its possession, q
glorious game at football, shining, bullying,
1c., ensuing. This custom is provided for in
the statutes Of the school. The cook receives
IA fee for the performance Of the duty, and il
any boy can catch the pancake and preserve IL
whole In spite Of the attempts OF the other
boys, he is entitled to guinea from the Dean
of w estminister.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-03-08
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-03-08

WHAT SHALL WE DO Sow!-The dastardly man
Der In which Tennessee has acted leaves us very
little hope Of Convention In Arkansas The in
terests Of the major portion Of this State are
fortunately, too nearly allied with those Of Ten
nessee to warrant the expectation that she will
In Arkansas taken place a week earlier, there was
a possibility that she would have risen from the
thraldom which a continuance I'm the Union must
entail; but alas delay has been doubly danger.
Gus, and we have little now to hope and much to
dread.-Laks (A,k.) Village Press, Psb. 81.