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The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1862-10-08
THE EMIGRANT'S DYING CHILD.

Father Pm hunger'd give me bread:
Wrap close my shivering form
Cold blows the wind around my head,
And wildly beats the storm,
Protect me from the angry sky;
! shrink beneath its wrath,
And dread this torrent rushing by,
Which intercePts our path.
Father these California skies,
Ycu said, were bright and bland
But where, TO. night, my pillow lies,
Is this the golden land
Ills well my little sister sleeps,
Or else she loo would erieve
But only see how still she keeps
She has not strr'd since eve.
I'll kiss her, and perhaps she'll speak
She'll kiss me back, | knSw
oh father, only touch her cheek
'Tis cold as very snow.
Father, yon do not shed tear,
Yet little lane has died -
Oh promise, when you leave me here,
To lay me by her side
And when you pass this torrent cold
We've come so far 10 see,
And you go on, beyond, tor gold
Oh think OF Jane and me
Father, I'm weary rest my head
Upon Thy bosom warm
Cold blows the winI around my head
And wildly beats the Storm
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No. I, enough TO make one thoughtful 10
find whittier we are drifting. Our only OBJ
iect is 10 stale, in plain and Ineligible
terms, the dreadful meaning we attribute TO
these Executive manifestoes
Whether they will avail tc crush out the
spirit OF freedom which used 10 animate not
merely the Democratic party bat the Amer
lean people, we do moi pretend TO say II
they do, then we may as well get ready for
No. 3, which will be that, on the second
Tuesday of October, the people of Pennsyl-
vania shall not be allowed to vote, or, at
least, that the privilege shall be confined
TO those. who are "loyalV to the Powers that
'be. We hourly look for such procIama-
lion. Ours is the day of downward prog
ress, and we slip on careessly-almost
Say ly.- Constitutional Union
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From the Weekly Scotsman.
The Confederate Forces and Prospects.

The Times publishes a statement from
George Saunders, late American Consul in
London, who has arrived in England by the
Jura, direct from Richmond He has inn
poriant advices from The Confederate Com
missloners. He says:-The army in Vir-
ginia numbers 200, 1000 fighting men, with
400 pieces of well-appointed field artillery
and 10 900 splendidy mounted and armed
cavalry The army was in fine condition,
marching on the enemy and anxionss to
give them battle, and no one in or out OF
the army doubted the result. i50,00 in
fantfy and artillery and 10 600 cavalry are
in supporting distances in North Alabama,
East Tennessee, and Son,h Eastern Ken
incky, and were making concerted marches
upon the front and rear of Buell's and
Grants armies, supposed to be less than
10000. The Confederate cavalry, under
Generals Forrest and Morgan, had cut off
the Federal reinforcements and supplies by
river and rail, desioying the bridges, tun-
nels, trains, and transports from close pfox-
unity TO $50 miles in Buell's rear II was
confidently believed al Richmond that Gen.
Buel's army would have TO capitulate-
To hold ST. Louis and Missouri against the
Confederate forces would require 150, 900
men. Accounts from Tennessee, Missouri,
Kentucky, and Mar land represent that the
young men are ready and anxious to take
up arms as soon as the Confederate army
snail advance; that the Confederate Govern
ment calculate upon adding TO their nnm-
Der in the field no, less than one HUNDRED
and fifty thousand from these States, they
having furnished scarcely regiment to the
Federal army under the last call, and that
The health of Richmond is particularly
good" The Times believes the above state
meut TO be genuine.
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capital story is told OF an old farmer in
the northern part of the county, who had
been Saving up to take up mortgage of
$4,000 heids against him by a man nearer
the sea shore. The farmer had saved up
all The money ia gold, fearing TO trust the
banks ia these war times. Week before
last be logged down his gold and paid i,
over, when The following colloquy ensued
why. you don't mean 10 give this $1,000
IN gold do you 2 said the lender.
'Yes. certainly said the farmer, Il was
afraid OF The pesky banks, and SO I've been
saving mp the money in yellow boys, for this
long lims'
All right responded the lender, sonly |
thought you didn'i take the papers, that's
all
Take the papers No, sir, not |. They
have gone OH so since the wars been asoing
that ] wont have one Of the dish things
about. But The money is all right, isn't III?
Yes, all right, $4,000 in gold. All right,
here's your note and mortgage
And wen he might have called ii all right
as the 2remlnm on gold that day was 22
rev cant, aud hie soid ~os no, onfy wvftt,
The face of his bond, but $40 besides. en-,
oush 10 have paid for his village newspa-
per for himself and posterity at least three
centuries It pays 10 take the papers
NO' tcak Gosette.
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Gboitc poetrp.
HUMBLE WORTH.


Feline not that he's poor man,
That his dress is coarse and bare
Tell me not his daily pi,lance
Is workman's scanly fare.
Tell me moi his birth is humble,
That his parentage is low:
Is he honest in his action
That'Is all want 10 know.
Is his word to he relied on
Has his character no blame
Then care not If he's low-born
Then ask not whence his name.
Womb he form an unjust action
Turn away with scoruful eye
Would he then defraud another,
Sooner on The scafold die :
Would he spend his hard gained earnings
On brother in distress
Would he succor The afflicted
And the weak ones wrongs redress?
Then he is a man deserving
Oh my lore andsmy esteem;
And cafe mol what his birth place
In The eyes of mel may seem.
Lei il be low, iha;ched howell;
Let il be clay bnilt cot
Lei il be a parish work house,
In my eyes IL matters not;
And 1t Others viii disown him,
As inferior to their caste,
Lei them do il; III befriend him
As brother 10 the last.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1862-10-08

TIE FIGHTING FoRcE OF THE CoNF EDERATe
gives the statistics OF the fighting force of
the Confederate States, professedly derived
from The United States census table of 1910
and 1850, and assuming that the ratio of
increase from 1850 TO 1860 is as great as
that from 1s40 TO 1850. The census tables
for 1850 show that the fourteen slave states
had white male population between the
ages of Is and so of ,470 600; and if The
States increased as rapidly between 1850
and 1860 as they did during the preceding
len years, their present white male popu-
laiion between Is and so will he 2,O3O, 900.
Assuming Tie census tables 10 be correct"
says ahe Richmond Whig, tive now have
IN the fourteen Southern States, upwards Of
two millions Of white males between the
ages of Is and So and il is idle to talk about
cong uering them. They ate not shopkeep-
ers, ,aifors, iactorymen, buiion-makers: &C.,
turned loose upon the world. and forced 10
enlist from want: but they are use to hand
ling the shot gun and rife from the age of
* 0idbt, BONofcI, tudt tHis ceilfudio Is
extravagant, let us suppose that the ages of
Is and 40 should govern as the limit. Still
this would not reluce Us 10 despair; tor, by
no rule ot calculation could our fighting
forces be reduced TO one million of men,
This force can be kept in the field as long
as the North may assai Us, and il will not
interfere with our producing and agricultur-
al population. When the present crops
are gathered, the South will not again feel
any want of food for man or horse. Insub-
ordination among her black population,
upon which the North counted so largely,
does not exist; our slaves can be safely
trusted 10 The management OF the boys uu-
der Is and the ol6 men, and abundant
crops be thus secured while our fighting
men are in the field. Not so with the
Nouh. Whenever she puts anything like
her military strength into The field she
weakeus her power TO feed her people; and
though her white population in 1860 was
10 600 600, against 8. 700 600 whites of the
South, and though she ought, therefore, 10
be able TO send out two soldiers where we
can send one, yet we question much if she
can send out one million as readily as the
South can. The proIongation OF this strug-
gle will develop more of the resources of
the South than OF The North"
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reached Washington but the answer may
be said to depend very much upon wheth-
er The last regiment coming in is Mackerel
or Confederate.
The contest, my boy, has assumed a
profound metaphysical aspect and the de-
velopemenI OF little more military genius
on our side will tend roi. utterly confound
our enemies and-every body else.
Yours ponderingiy,
nRPHEUS C. KERR.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1862-10-08

a CALL TO ARMs.-The following sexcit-
ing' call 10 arms has been extensively cir
cnlaied in the State of Connecticut, United
States -
" Invalid Brigade! Pour in Patriotic Sons
of Connecticut, and fill up the Ranks -
Glory, Hallelujah Yonr Country calls.
Let 'er call. Get your certificate. and join
the glorious Brigade OF General Debility =
The first Regiment of this Brigade will con-
sisi of the following companies Com
pany A. Sapheads and Minors; Company
B. Underakers' Zouaves: Com'y c, Cruich
Company, lin amhulances): Company D,
Only Sons Company; Company E, Peace
Guards in Private Carriages; Company r,
Substitute Corps; Company G, Disabled
Patriots Company H. Forly-six year olders
pet lambs: Company /, Invited CHESTS,
(foreigners); Company K, Canadian volti-
genrs. There will be grand inspection
OF The corps on Saturday; every ill that
flesh is heir TO- is expected to be in the
ranks. The Uuderiakers' Zouaves will form
The right of the line. A few more men
wanied for ihis company. None but able
bodied men need apply. Each man will
be armed with pine coffin and 'cerii-
cate p Bounty Land-A Farm f. x.I,
! will be- given 10 each recruit
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TT i advefiisef having been resiered to
health IN a few weeks, by very simple
RENE dys after having suffered years with a
Fevei e lung affection, and that dread dis
ease, Consumpfon-is anxious TO make
know n 10 his iellou-sntTerers the means OF
cure.
II all who desire it, he viii send copy
of lhs prescription used [free of charge,
with The direction for preparing and using
The same, which they will find a sure cure
or G Presumption. Asthma, Bronchins, &c.
The ,nIy pbjeei Of the advertiser in send
ing The Prescription Is 10 benrfiI The afflic-
led, ind spread Information which he con-
ceive 10 be invaiuable, and he hopes eve
~ 50 fsrer will iry his remedy, as il vii
cost hem noihins and may prove bless
ing.
Parties wishing the prescription will
pleaie address Rev. E. A. WILSON,
williamsburg, Kings county, ~. Y.
October I, '62.-sm.
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A CARD 10 yonag ladies and Gentle
men The suhscsibpr viii send free OF
charse] 10 all all who desire il, the Rscip..
and directions Iur making simple Veee
table Balm, that will. in .om two 10 eiahf
days, remove sP,mples, Blolches, Tan.
Freckie~, Saliownes< snd all impurities
and roughurSs Of the Skin, leaving the
sam,s-as. Nature intended il should be-
soft, clear. smeo h and. beautiful Those
desiring tie Rsceipe. with IuIi instructions
dire,aions, anj ADVICE, will please call on
or address with return postage
Tii0S. F. CHAPMAN,
Practical Chemist,
s3l Broadway, New York
May 81. '62.-2m-
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1862-10-08

Efaie of Franklin Longeabereer decspsed.
Z 1sTTERS OF administration on the estate
- of Franklin Lougrnbefeer late OF CO.
inmha eounsy, deed. flave-been granted
by The Register nf said rcnuty. TO VIM. K
LongenbeEger. OF Beaver Twp, Col co.,
AL perses,r Assis.s ,rssissass -sesnas,ssss
aga nst lie eslaie ef the deeeden,, will
present them 10 lhr administrator Tor seitlem
eD;, aud those indebied 10 the estate are
rrq.iesied 10 make pa, nlent immedi lately
10 Tie undersigned
Vim K LOsGENBERGER.
admir-.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1862-10-08

To make lager beer the following new re-
ceipt is given Take barrel aud fill it with
rain wafer, put in pair OF old boots, "a head
OF last falls cabbage,iwo short skies, sprig
of wormwood and a lille yeas, Ksep il
for year and then s'dish ouI."
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1862-10-08

A noiorions scamp was brought not long
ago before an 0nandago Justice. He was
accused of having come The Z" srrap-sameu
over a native. The portly Justice wishing
to decide understendingly, requested the
cnlPril TO give him a sample of his skill
The party instantly produced leather sra D
gave it scientific whisk across the bench.
and remarked
"You see Judge, the quarter under the
strap o.
"Whai ~ interrupted the diguifed fune-
tionary, ''do you mean 10 say tha. there is
quarter there l'
''Sa.in ~ was the re2lv.
'No such thing" said the Justice.
"l'll go you dollar on ILL.," said the pris-
oner.
"Agreed = said the Bench
With accustomed adroiiness the strap
was Withdrawn, when To- there was The
quarterl
''WelI," said the asionished Shallow,
wouldn't have believed il if hadn't seen
with ny own eyes! There is your dollar,
ard you are fined fre eoRars for gambling,
contrary TO the statue in such case made
ard provided !"
The elongated couRienance of the discom-
flied gamblef required no additional evi-
dence to testify his Appreciation OF the
suckn
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1862-10-08

FARMING on SHAREs-Connecticu boasts
OF some good farmers. They have a curious
way OF doifg things ou shares, and the result
OF these operations sometimes offer fine
field for the display OF logic One OF their
farmers leased 10 his son>n-law three acres
OF land TO be planted with corn and culiiva-
ted by him at the halves. In The fall the
lessee said that was the poores; land he
ever worked on 'for,' SAID he, 81 worked
hard all summer. and al harves, time, when
We came TO divide crop, moi only had no
corn le:i for myself, but had to go and buy
five bushels OF sheled corn TO make out rly
father-in-laws half
Here is anoIher case illustrating the
workings of this peculiar institution Of doing
things on shares Farmer A-happened
10 have more pigs than he could keep.
while his neighbor B-had more milk
than he could dispose o.. One day A.
hroush, two pigs over and deposited them
10 BIS pen, saying that he wished B.
TO keep them, on shares, and that he might
keep them two months, and have one OF
them IS his share. B. replied that as
he had plenty feed he would keep them
four months and have them both as OF
course that would amount to the same
thing A. left, saying that he suppo-
sed il was all right but guessed he wouIdn',
bring any more.
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"Why did you come back ~ asked a
sleek, well.ied citizen OF poor hals-sick
Federal soldier just returned from McClelI-
ans army sIVhy don't yOu go sD replied
the soldier.
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A peddler being asked by long spindle,
shanked wag, II be bad any tin overalIs-
answered mo, bu, have pair OF candle
moulds that will Just fit you.n
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STAR OF THE NORTH

- = NJ ~ E7DN EsH "a Z BI
Wm. u. JACOBY,
Office on Iain st.. 3rd Square below Market.
TERMS:--Two Dollars per annum II paid
within six months from the lime of subscri-
bing two dollars and fifty cents If not paid
within the year. No subscription taken for
less period than six months no discon,
tinnahcs permitted until all arrearaoes are
paid, unless al the option CT the editor
The Terms Of qdrertisiag scia Be as .foaotcs:
One square, Twelve lines, three times. 81 90
every subsequent Insertion, %
One square, three months, 90
Que year, 500
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"There's two ways OF doing it," said Pat
10 himself, as he stood mnsing and waiting
for job, s'if ! save me four thousand dollars
! must lay up two hundred dollars year
for twenty years, or can put away twenty
dollars year for two hundred years-now
which shall do :"
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A New Barber shop.
COLUMBIA tOUNTY

AGRIc ULTURAL FAIR
The Executive COMMITTEES Of the Column
bili County Agricultural Society, have fixed
npon the
l5ih. 18th, 18th. 18th days Of October
next, as the time oi boldsng their Sevenh
Annual Far,
August i3 1852
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scott, May 2s.h, 1852.
NEW BARBER SHOP.

OPPOSITE he Court Eonse and nert door 10
Democrat Office
THE undersigned re ~pecHully informs his
friends and cnsIomrrS that he has opened
A New Rarber Shop.
In Court House tlley, next door below
he Office OF The Columbia Democrat, where
he wiil be hsppy 10 wait upon all customers,
anil hom long experience aud strct aiten-
tiol TO bn-iness, he hopes TO merit and re-
csive liberal sllars OF public patronage.
~ All ihings here done in deceucy and
in orderp THOMAS BROWN
Bioomsbnrq March 8. 1867
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IBTA COUNTY. pa WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 8, 1862

We have done with retrogade movement
No more lines of retreat win be kept oper
and henceforih the Mackerel Brigade, is /
make nothing bui captures.
Re- ordaraf tha
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1862-09-18
RAILROAD.
GREAT NATIONAL ROUTE

Terminates at Washington and Baltimore on
the East. and Wheeling. Benwood and Parkers-
br.re on the West. at which places i. unites with
railroads. steamers &C., for ard from all points
in the WEST. SouTh-wEsT AND NORTH WEST.
THREE THROUGH TRAINS leave Wheeling
TWO NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Parkersburg
daily Sunday excepted) ;,
direct connections are made by these lines FOX
ALI, THE EASTERN CITIES.
This is the only route TO Washington City
PASSENGER, by this route visit Baltimore,
Philadelphia. New York and Boston ut the cost
of n ticket to Boston alone by other lines.
Through tickets to the Eastern cities can be
procur I'd ria Washington City at an additional
charge of two dollars.
Time as quick and fare as low rs by any other
route.
SLEEPING CARS ATTACHED TO ALL
NIGHT TRAINS.
Inquire for tickets ria BALTIMORE AND ON
RAILROAD at any ofthe principal railroad Ollie
in the West.
jill. SULLIV AN: General Western Agent.
l.. NJ. COLE. General Ticket Agent.
w. P. SMITH, Master OF Transportation.
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We find in the Philadelphia correspond
ence of the New York Observer, very sad
statements concerning the "shepher ds" In
the United States army. One chaplain is
reported to have preached but twice since
he entered the regiment" Another too K
no notice Of the privates. but was Every at
tentivs to the officers" 4 third "play ed
cards regularly every day, had preached but
once, and then to little squad, portion of
whom played cards during the service."-
Many of the soldiers seemed astonished
when they were informed, on a certain &C.
casion, that it was Sunday-remarkin that
they did not know that they ever had any
Sundays in their regiment. If all accounts
be true, full as discreditable stories can be
told Of some of the Michigan Chaplai u.s.
Exchange.
We believe the almost universal testimony
from the Army is. that the Chaplaus, as a
general thing, are about the greatest NUS
ances in camp. Many Of them are employ.
cd as letter writers to abolition papeIs, and
when sober enough to write, labor more for
mischief than good. They are costip Nc the
Treasury Of the United States near two mil
lions of dollars a year, without auv return
OF good to counteract the evil. War will
never cease while such men rule.
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o~-Tb, Des Noines Uowa) Times says:

~Tbe Des Moines Qowa) Times says:
Before the Hawk -Eye. Gate City, or other
Secession assisting journals ever whisper the
word treason again. let them attach them series
to a political o1yaaization ,ohich can oford Ia
snfif mare than SEFENTEEN SI4RS
at it, State Coaventioc At the late State
Convention held in this city, which nominal
ted the ticket these journals support. flag
was brought into the hall and partially un-
folded so as to disclose but !SEEENTEEN
STARS! Just the number of States they
deemed loyal We have made this charge
before, and have waited long to hear it con-
tradicted! When 50 contradicted, evidence
can be produced. putting its truth beyond
the slightest stc1io,o Of a doub!
Directly in front of these seventeen stars
stood the Chairman of the Convention and
said. The old flag will EN- ergs from battle
with no such miserable sentiment as the IN
son soiM slauery!" There Grinnell. Nourse
and Benton preached Wendell Phillips
treason. aud Butler said: farm tie negro,-let
hin, march. burn, Kill and destroy"
We advise these one idea BOLTON -Ssces-
sion-assistiDg sheets to leave off playing
their harp of thousand strings" TO Look
to myself nor deem thy falsehood safe."
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Manners make a man.

Manners make man.
Study men as well as books.
Positive men err most of any.
Never wade in unknown waters.
Look not gift horse 10 the mouth.
Never wish thing done, but do it.
Sell not virtue to purchase wealth.
Prudence is not satisfied with may-be's.
The present is the mold of the future.
Remorso very often barbs the arrows OF
affection.
Some snowy quality often screens num-
Der Of unsightly ones.
Mems arguments often prove nothing but
their wishes.
None are SO weary as those who never
work.
Men are often resigned but never con-
tented.
Uudeserved popularity is the prelude to
contempt.
When men try to get moro good than
comes from well doing. they always get less =.
Most men die before they have learned
to live.
We can not escape The evils of life by
shrinking from its duties.
If life improves the character, death will
improve the condition.
Injury must never provoke a good man
to do wrong.
1t were base first to raise a conf 1ence
and then deceive it.
Learning is preferable to riches and viz
tue to both.
=, Maids want nothing but husbands, and
then they want every thing.
Make choice Of your wife by tie ears.
not by the eyes.
Make no enemies, he is Insignificant in
deed that can do thee no harm.
Make other mems sbipwrecks thy sea
marks.
Many come to bring their clothes to
church rather than themselves.
Marriage has many pains, but celibacy
had no pleasures.
Men take less care of their conscience
than their reputation.
More credit can be thrown down in a mo.
ment thai can be built up in an age.
Most men employ their first years so as to
make their last miserable.
Though virtue gives ragged livery, vet
she gives golden counteLance.
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The REBEL JAcKsoS's OATH TO HIS PR1s-
oxERs OF Wharf.-The following is the oath
administered to prisoners on the field by
General Jackson:
You solemnly swear, as soldier of the
UBited States, that you will not rebel or tax q
up arms in any shape against the so-called
Confed crate States. SO help you God.'
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An itinerant phrenologist stopped at a
rustic farm house. the proprietor of which
was busily engaged in threshing. Sir Il am
. phrenologis:. Would you Ike me to ex-
anime the heads of our children, will do
it cheap WALL said the farmer, pausing
between the two strokes, Il rather guess they
don't need t. The old woman combs them
with q 6ne- tooth comb once week,