THE STAR OF Till] NORTH R. f, Weaver Proprietor.] VOLUME 3. TUB STAR OP TIIE NORTH It published every Thursday Morning, by R. W. WEAVER. OFFICE — Up stairs in the New Brickbuilding on the south side of Main street, third square below Market. TWMS :—Two Dollars per annum, if paid Within six months from the time of rubscri bing; two dollars and fifty cents if not puid within the year. No subscription received for a less period than six months: no discon tinuance permitted until all arrearages are paid, unless at the option of the editors. ADVERTISEMENTS not exceeding one square will be inserted three times for one dolla r,and rwanty-five cents for each addition! inser tion. A liberal discount will be made to those who advertise by the year. 1 REMEMBER. 1 remember, 1 remember, When 1 just began to creep, How 1 crawl'd straight into mischief— How 1 wouldn't go to sleep- How I pult'd the table linen. With its contents on the floor; How my mother spanked me for it ; Till my tender llesh was sore. I remember, I remember, When I first began to talk ; And 1 also well remember Well the day I tried to walk ; Firm I grasp'd old Jowler's collar, But he gave a sudden hop, So into a pan of waiter, Jowler spilt this child "ker slop." 1 remember, 1 remember, When I used to go to school, How 1 kept u watchful eye on The Schoolmaster's rod and rule ; How I cut up monkey-shines Every time bit back WBB turned— How 1 sometimes used to catch it, When I'd not my lesson 1 .ariied. 1 remember, I remember, When 1 want a booking peaches, Jlow a dog caine on*, and caught me I By the surplus of my breeches ; How I hung on to the bushes— How the dog hung fast to me. Till my crying brought a man who Flogged me most "orful-LE." I remember, I remgmber, When the girls 1 used to kiss, How I thought it rather funny, But it gave no oxtra bliss ; Now it seizes me with rapture, Now it fills my soul with joy ; Yet with manhood's blissful pleasure', Would that I were still a boy. THE THREE MAXIMS. . An old soldier entitled to his discharge from ilhe army, on the score of long service and many wounds, being on the point of quilting < his regiment, went to make bis adieus to his ; captain. Ah well, mon brave," said his officer, "so I .you are about to leave us—to exchange the of a soldier for that of a citizen. Now, s this ctreor will be somewhat novel to you, | ■my esteem and friendship, -which you have ■won by bravery and good conduct, prompt •ine to give you a little advice before patting, .end if you will submit lo the conditions of .that advice, without at present seeking to di •viee their motive, you will never have cause ao regret having followed my counsel. What money.havejou about you V' "Duly three louis d'or, captain, and a few fraacs to defray the expensos of my jour-! ney." ■"Very well—give me the ihree louis d'or, : ind I will give you three max ins for your , guidance." "The slate of my finances renders that' , rather a dear bargain,,' said the soidier, -•.'nevertheless, as wisdom is more precious ' lihan gold, and in order to prove to you the confidence which 1, in common with the rest of my comrades, repose in vou, I consent to it" And the soldier handed the Ihiee louis •d'or—all hit fortune—to the captain. "Very good," said the Caplnin; "now my -friend, listen to, recollect, and put in con-: alant practice these three maxims : Keep the atraight road ; Never meddle with the affairs of others; and Postpone your anger to the morrow. In the meantime, await me here a few moments." The old soldier remained, pensively lean ing on hit musket, and somewhat repentant of bia bargain. "Keep the straight road— Never meddle in the affairs of others—and , Postpone your anger to the morrow,—very j aviso assuredly, and very well worth three , louis d'or ; only it is rather unfortunate that that sum should happen to bo the whole of j my fortune." In a few minutes the Captain returned and placed a small loaf of bread in the hands of! the soldier, exacting from him a promise ' that he would not cut it until that moment arrived which he should consider the happi est of his life. Then embracing each other with that sincerity and affection which char acterize all Frenchmen and old companions in arms, they bid each other adieu. The soldier took up his line of march for homo. Having been joined by a compagnon da voyage, towards the evening of the same day they arrived at a point where the road \ separated into branches; the one wide and apparently easy, turned a little to the right;; while the other, narrow and difficult in ap pearauce, was the direct coutinuatiop of the grand route. The travellers hesitated for an instant, deliberating tvhi ch road to follow > when the soldier suddenly recollecting the iicst parting maxim of his Captain, said— "! keep the straight road." "And i," said his comrade, "shall choose the easiest." But the unfortunate traveller lounJ that t^groad, se wide and easv at its entrance, term tested in a gloomy forest, the haunt of wild beasts and lawless men. He paid the penalty <4 hia unwise choice that night, and BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA~ THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1851. on the morrow the old soldier learned that his companion of the preceding day had been assassinated. i "Ah, my dear Captain," thought lie, your I first maxim, at luast was not a dear one ; | truly, wisdom is more precious than fine : gold." j The same day be arrived at tho auberge of I a small village ; and in conversation with i some of the peasants, they advised him to | visit, in his quality of a soldier, a certain | Marquis, the proprietor of a neighboring i chateau, who made a pleasure of dispensing the most liberal hospitality lo all military ' men who might happen to pass on that road. ' Following their advice, lie was received with i courtesy and politeness, assured of a hearty ! welcome, and invited to the table of the no bleman. But, wonderful to relate, in the midst of ilio supper, a lady clothed entirely in black, with slow step and downcast eyo, entered and took her seat at the table; and ibis lady of noble birth, and a. Frenchwoman, drank from a human skull! The soldier, however, took no notice ap parently of this singulnr circumstances, and the conversation proceeded as usual, without interruption. It was not that he was the less curious to discover the meaning of this ex traordinary conduct, but the substantial ben. efit which he had derived from the principle contained in the first maxim, caused him to appreciate the second—"Never meddle in the affairs of others." After the supper, when the lady had been some time absent, the Marquis* addressed himself to the soldier, and regarding him fixedly, said— "My friend, you are no ordinary man; for a most remarkable scene has been enact ed before ycur eyes, and yet you have not made the least remark." "Monseigneur," responded tho soldier, "it is one of my principles never to meddle in the affairs of others." "Brave man !" exclaimed ihe Marquis, "1 perceive that I can trust you, and that you are a man of honor and prudence. Follow me, and you will learn the value of your dis i retion." Taking a torch lie led the soldier by a winding passage to a subterraneum vault. But, oh, horror! the pale and vacillating light of the flambeau was reflected on all sides by ghastly skeletons, which its flicker ing seemed to reanimate, and which appear ed to menace the two visiters. "Listen, my friend," said tho nobleman; "the black lady whom you have seen this night, is the lady of the chateau, condemned to drink at my table from tho skull of her lover whom I have killed. These bones are those of travellers who have seen precisely what you have seen, but have not been pos sessed of your prudence. 1 have satisfied their curiosity, and their death alone could protect me from tho consequances.—Y'our discretion has saved your life ; and now, my [ friend, as a proof of my appreciation of your prudeuge and good judgment, accept lht* purse. Y'ou are at liberty lo remain at the chateau as long as you choose, or if you pre fer, to continue your journey." Conceive, if possible, tho emotions of tho old soldier. Who would wonder if ho had that night often repeated in his sleep, "Never meddle in the affairs of others." The next morning ho continued his route, and the remainder of his journey passed without any further adventure of interest- He at last arrived in eight of his cottage, where all that was most dear to his heart awaited him—that heart heat quick as he paced his foot on the threshold. Withou l announcing himself, he eulered ; hut alas, what a reception !—tho first object that met his astonished gaze, was a young priest tenderl v embracing his wife ! With lha decision of an old warrior, the soldier levelled his musket, and in another instant a ball would have pierced the heart of the unhappy priest; but a thought arres ted his hand, penetrating his heart like an electric shock—"Postpone your anger to the morrow !" and he lowered his musket, and hung his head, overcome with bitter disap pointment and despair. His jealousy, however, was not of long deration; for behold, upon explanation, the priest was his son! Adopted in his infancy by a good curate of the village, who had di rected his studies, he had recently taken ho ly orders, and had preceded but a few mo ments, the arrival of his father. Thus the soldier, after a long absence, had at last returned to his family, and had found his son a priest—the neplus ultra of human perfection in the popular estimation. When had he ever conceived of such happiness as this? It was assuredly the moment to cut his loaf of bread—but hardly had he done so, when a playful kitten, wishing to share the general joy. sprang tow aids some bril liant object which rolled from the loaf upon the floor. H was the three louis d'or, which had been placed there by the good Captain. t? Tire way the whig tide is retting for President may be inferred by the fact that 23 papers in Virginia have expressed a pref erence lor Mr. Fillmore for President in 18- 52. In addition to which the Buffalo Com mercial Advertiser, a paper called "the do mestic organ of President Fillmore," says: —"The campaign on tho Rio Crande elec ted one president. Nothing more can be made out qf that teries of brilliant exploit!." I - * i■• • • fy The Turks believe, that after Adam l was driven out of Parodigp, he did penance by standing ttine hundred years on one leg. From the Burlington llaukey. EARLY TIMES IN INDIANA. Said Major Ondesley, as ho casually drop ped in, ffa:ed. "We come to get married,"saidtheyoung man to the old lady, my mother, who was properly busy among the pots and kettles. "That's very good business," sa d she, smiling graciously, "though you appear to j look vety young ; but there's the Squire, just drove up ; he'll splice you in less than no time." So out she bolted, to give the fortunate functionary due notice of the bu siness in hand "I can't stop till f unload this wood," said the old man ; "tell them to come out here." Out they cattle. The old man was on the top of the cart, and every time he threw ofl a s'ick he ask ed a question. Before he was fairly unload ed, he had the youth's whole story, having ascertained the hames, ages, and residence of the parlies, hew long he had known the young woman, if he really loved her, and was willing to labor honestly to promote her happiness, &c. The youngster gave simple and satisfacto ry answers to all tho questions propounded. In the mean lime, the old lady, perfectly understanding Dad's way of doing things, had sent out to say to the people that a wed ding was coming off at the house ; and by the time the wood was unloaded, quite a crowd had collected to witness thj ceremo ny. Tho old fellow, having pitched out the last stick, and picked up his long goad, I stood up in the cart and commenced the performance. "Jest jino hands," said ho to the young couple. It was done accordingly. ' I am satisfied with both of ye," contin ued he, "you've a perfect right to got mar ried and he united 'em in short order. "As the rollers on this house nre joined to gether, so 1 jine you—you are man and wife—salute your bride. I dou't charge you anything for the operation. "Whoa haw, Buck ; get along, Bright!" and with an eloquent flourish of his long stick, he started for another load of wood, leaving the newly wedded pair amid the vil lagers, kissing each other with a very dis tinct and particular evidence of satisfaction. "That was a wedding worth having," said Major Oudesley ; "I knew the couple afterwards, and know them yet, for they are both living in a high state oi prosperity. And I know their children after them, too, and mighty fine children they are, for one of them is at this very time Governor of the State of Indiana. I?* A Western editor says that "a child was run over by a wagon three years old and cross eyed, with pantalets on, which never spoke afterward and adds that "in consequence of careless driving, the shafts of death are constantly through their vil lage." It is said that the diiprence between I eating strawberries and cream and kissing a ! pretty girl is so small, that, it cannot be ap preciated. POTTSVILLE SPIRIT.— It seems that one of the principal peyons in the recent revolu tion in Northern Mexico ie a l'ottsvillian— j Major McMicken. Troth and Sight—Rod and ony fo||try. Curiosities at Hie World's Fair. Specimens of silver lead ore, 'weighing 350 lbs., front the Great Coward silvof lead mine. A block of pure silver, weighing more than 140 lbs. Cansister of boiled mullon, supplied to Arctic Captain Sir John Ross in P rinceßegent's lu let, in 1849, in a perfect st'ite of preserva tion. Pure Southdown ewe, stuffed, seven years old, aoif which was never shorn. Length of the wool 25 inches, weight 36-lbs. Working model of "a pair of non-conden sing stegm engines, standing within the compass of a shilling, and weighing three drachms. Sewing machine, capable of sewing 500 stitches per minute. A sporting watch, which shows the time to one sixth of s second. Clock in a case which occupied thirty" four years in completion, with astronomical, chronological, and other .movements, wind organ, &o. Tuniag fork, with chromatic scale, by which any note may be tuned at pleasure. A boot and shoe made from a single piece of leather. Patchwork quilt, in 13,500 pieces of cloth the sole work of the exhibitor, and has oc cupied his leisure hours for eighteen years. A horse she, designed to permit the natu ral expanding action of the foot ol the horse. Bed cover of patchwork, the number ot pieces nearly 91,000. Self-acting calculator of surface. The a tea of any figure drawn on a plane, is found by moving the tracer over the outline, how ever irregular it may be. Oval medallion of her Majesty, produced by a single line of equal thickness, and 259 feet in length. A piece of white linen, spun and woven by hand, having 7,000 threads in the warp. A lump of gold ore weighing 3 cwt. A second wa'.ch made of ivory, with gold screws and steel moving powers. It works in ten rubies, and weighs (glass and vase included) half an ounce. An octagonal table [of inlaid wood, con taining 3,000,000, tho arms of England a lone in a space of three inches by two, con sisting of 53,000 of these pieces. A watch going one year. A Berlin wool carpet, executed by one hundred and fifty ladies of Great Britain. l'hn (iimorcioua o£ ibie oar,.t ..... thirty fool in length, and twenty in breadth. Tho car pel has been produced in the following man tlet ; The pattern originally designed and painted by the artist, has been subdivided into detached squares, and which have been worked by the different ladies ; and on their completion the squares have been united so as to complete the design? In the pattern, which consists of geometrical and partly of floral forms, healdic emblems have been in troduced. The initials of the executants are o rnanientahy arranged so as to form the ex ternal border. The whole design is connec ted by wreaths or bands of leaves and foli age, the centre ol the group representing the storo from whiclih they Lave been distribu ted.—London Family Friend. Extravngance in Livinfc. ' One cannot wonder that the limes ocna stonally get bard," said a venerable citizen, the other day, "when one sees the way in which the people live and ladies dress.'' We thought there was a good deal of truth in what the old gentleman said. Houses at from five hundred to a thousand dollars rent; brocades at three dollars a yard; bonr.els at twenty ; and shawls, cloaks, &o. &c, from fifty dollars up, are enough to embarrass any community, which indulges in such extrava gances as extensively as Americans do For it is not only the families of realized wealth, who could afford it, that spend money in this way; but Ihose who are yet laboring to make a fortune, and who, by the chances of trade, may fail of this desirable result after all. Everybody almost wishes to live, now a days, as if already rich. The wives and daughters of men not worth two thousand a year, dress as richly nearly as those of men worth ten or twenty thousand. The young, too, begin where their parents left off. Ex travagance, in a word, is piled on extrava gance, till j "Alps o'er Alps arise." The folly of Ihis is apparent. Tlio sums thus lavished go for mere show, and neither refind the mind nor improve the health. They gratify vanity, and that is all. By the practice of a wise economy, most families might, in time, entitle themselves to scch luxuries: and then, indulgence in them would not be reprehensible. If there are two making a clear two thousand a year, and one lays by a thousand at simple interest, while the other spends his entire income, the first will have acquired a fortune in sixteen years, sufficient to yield him an ;ncome equal to his acoustomed expenses, while the other will be as poor as when he started in life. And so of larger sums! In fine, any man, by living on half of what he annually makes,Jbe it more or less, can, be fore he is fotly, acquire enough, and have it invested in good securities, to live for the rest of his life in the style in which he has been living all along. Yet how few do it! But what prevents 1 Extravagance, extrav agance, and again extravagance ! — Phil. Eve. Bulletin. CP" WtTEB is the best of all drjpks. What Constitutes a Gentleman. To be a gentleman is a laudable ambition and every man should aim to attain that character. But difficulty arises fiom the va rious fancies lba( more or ross prevail as to what constitutes a true gentlemen. That j-oung man with a diminutive shoe brush on his tipper lip, imagines himself a fine specimen of the genuine article. How elegantly he is stiffened and starched with corsets, straps and dickey ! His boots are just the fit, and tho tailor made a "dead hit" when he cut that suit. He has no visible means of sustenance, and yet ho picks his teeth, with elegant nonchnlence, in front of the most fashionable hotels. He c nrrics, too, a gold-headed cane ; wears a quizzing glass, swells like a toad, while talking of his upper-ten acquaintances; goes to the thea tre ; criticises learnedly ; dances divinely ; is admired by the ladies ; and, after dark, prowls the streets to insult the poor girl who is returning home wearied with toilsome la bor. But thai youth makes a great mistake. lie has not a single element ol the true gentle man in him. Strip him of his gewgaws, and the dialitio ion between him and the monkey wouldn't be worth mentioning. Brainless and heartless; they are the mere scum that float upon the surface of society, of no use to themselves or any body else, except as dolls. A million of them wouldn't be worth as much as little black Billy Button, who flourished in Middle street, for he did do something, although he made a mistake when he whipped his wife for letting the lightning gel into his closet. If the tailori the milliner, and the laundress, were to des ert these minikens, the ditference between the false and the true would soon appear. But look at that well-dressed man with black whiskers. Is not he a gentleman ? We bhould,hardly dare to tell him to his face otherwise; if we should, he would probably knock us down, and we can assure those of our readers who have tried il, that the position is neither comfortable nor grace ful. Yet we will whisper in your ear, pri vately, mind, and while his eye is turned another way—that he is not a gentleman ! "on the contrary, quite tho reverse." He lives by victimizing at the gambling table; or by oilier still more dishonorable practices. He is worse than lite semi comical animal above described in possessing greater ability to injure.—Yet, superficially, though the foulest bogus, be tries to pass tolerably well as current coin in society. Very likely, the State Prison, or the gallows—if banging is not meanwhile abolished—will snap him up, and close his eventful career. Some men have a notion that to be a true gentleman , they must scofT at religion, avow disbelief in a future life, sneer at professors of tho christian failfi, repudiate nil virtue, boast of their licentiousness and seductions, drink deep and long, and swagger '.heir way ,downdard to eternity. Faugh ! such miserable wretches are to society, what the green, putrid, stagnant, miasmatic waters ure to the beautiful garden, exhaling the poisonous odors of death all a rotind them. Dress does not make a gentleman.—lf it did, (hen the greasiest fool and knave in the world might lay claim to the character, pro vided lie had money enough, or sufficient credit. Fashionable accomplishments no not make the gontleman. A man may be exqui sitely courteous in his demeanor—be may touch his hat and make a bow with the re puled grace of Chesterfield—he may be all smiles and suavity—yet "He may smile and smile, and be a villain." It is an old adage, "that mind makes the man." The exterior is but the covering. Many suppose that this outer packing of muscle, and botte, and sinew, is the real man; and ladies sometimes say, "What a handsome man be is!"— Why, if they could only look beneath this fine frame work, and seethe interior life, they wculd behold a de formity utterly loathsome—all snarled and twisted out of shape by demoniac p: ssions. The HEART makes 'the gontleman. We have seen men steeped to the eyelids in dir est poverty, battling manfully, hour after hour, and day after day, with adverse fate, I for the mere permission to live; and we have felt that they deserved our profoundest homage. We see such, indeed, daily. Un dismayed they struggle on with their hearl s warm, and their hopes ever on the wing. In a little circle of their home—a place sacred and glorious, and beautiful to them, however humble, thoy manifest all (be amenities, and drink iri all the joys that home is designed to produce. With firm confidence in Provi dence and the final rest in Heaven, they meet all the trials cheerfully, and breast the heaviest waves on the rough ocean of life with strong rrms. Through all, forever beams out the heart-smile. Theso are gentlemen, not fashioned by the tailor's skill, not spawned from the mon ey-chest, but made and moulded in elegant proportions by the artistic band of the Great Architect. On our way to church on the Sabbath day, wo somolirnes see a young man leading his venerable mother to tke house of God. We mark the watchful eye with which he guards 4ier tottering steps—how gently he leads her along—how his whole mind is nbsorbed in tender regard for his mother. Her face is seamed all over with wrinkles—but she has I no wrinkles in him. Who denies his title to a patent nobility 1 He may dress plainly, perhaps meauly—he may make you an awkward bow—he may lack all the graces and charms of refined manner—yet he is in the noblest sense of all, the TRUE GENTLEMAN.— Ike Eclectic. SALLY BROWN. A NICE NtV DALL.VD. i Not far from a place c illeil Liberty town, J There lived a young lady y'elep'd Sally I Brown ; A lady of merit as soon will appear, | If you will have patience to listen and hear, Derry down, derry down, derry down. Her dress, I'll describe you in less than a minute, So be you attentive and hear me begin it; ; Her head is adorned with a nice collage bon net, With knots of red ribbon in abundance noon it, Dorry down, derry down, derry down. I Her shawl is dark brown and her gown it is drab; I And Iter eyes much rcsemblo the eves ef a crab; ■ Hrr mouiti is no wiilo tin an ovoo, I'm ruru, I Or (to use the old proverb) as any barn door, Deny down, derry down, derry down I Now listen, ye gallants, of every degree, This lady's not married, bu'. wishes to be ; . So he who may think a good wife is no curse, j May take the sweet damsel for bclteror worse, Derry down, derry down, deiry down Never Give Up! The Albany Knickerbocker asks who are our rich men ?—our distinguished men l— our most useful men ? Those who have been cast clown, but not destroyed—who when the breeze of ndvereily swept away their props, Eought new standards—pushed on—looked up, and then became what you behold them now. A glorious sentence and worthy to be inspired—Never give np ! Men are not made—they make themselves. A stea dy perseverance—a determination never to sink, though millstones were hanging about iheir necks—is the doctrine. It is this (the Knickerbocker eloquently continues) thai has made the wilderness to blossom—that has given wings to the ocean, filled valleys, lev eled mountains, and built up great cities of the world. Who, then, is a tool, and.'yields simpeiing before the blast I—who is a suck ling, and cowers before a cloud ? Is it you, young man, strong and healthy as you are 1 Shame, shame on you ! You arc big enough to possess an iron heart, and to break down mountains at a blow. Up, and let this be the day of your redemption. Resolve to le a fool 110 longor, even if you are obliged to stand with a red-hot iron upon your brow— i nover give up I— City Item. Horse Power Ditching Machine. ! Mr. cnartes Bishop, or Nor walk, Ohio, j has invented and taken measures to secure a | patent for a good improvement in Ditching ■ Machines, whereby the old spado method of j ditching by manual labor is entirely thrown j Into the shade. His machine is worked by j horse-power, and is provided with a revol ving excavator, the shaft or axle of which lies in the direction of the length of the ! d'lch. Iho excavator is of a screw forijp. and operated by an endless chaii. The I ditch is cut of a semi circular form, and it I deposits the cut clay, or other kind of exca- I vated earth in a box, from whence it is ile j livered at one side on the road by scrapers attached to the endless chain. Tha machine being propelled forward try a friction wheel | or roller, moving in the ditch, and operated j by the excavator shaft. A Second Band President. | We heard the following good story a few days ago, related by one of the high dignita ries of the land—Tom Corwin--whose inim ; ilable manner of relating the same, we art! I sorry cannot be committed to paper: President Fillmore upon his elevation to the Presidential chair, was obliged, in con formity with the dignity of his new station, to purchase a carriage and horses—'.he bor ses were soon obtained—and Mr. Preston, of South Carolina, olTered to dispose of his ffue coach, which was accordingly sent to the new President for Ins inspection. ! Irish Jemmy, the While House coachman, was on'hand when Mr. Fillmore called at ; the stable to inspect it, and wishing an opin j ion from Jemmy, as to the lilness ol the : coach, asking if he thought it tine enough, i *'Ooh, it'o a gaud cuach, your horror," said Jemmy. i "But is it good enough, Jemmy V said the President. . Jemmy, with a doubtful scratch ol bii bead, again answered in the same manner; ! when Mr F., wanting u positive answer, said— "Jemmy, do yon think a second hand car riage would do for a President V j "Och," said Jemmy, "remember youriion or's a second hand President, and suie it's jusl right!" The President took the coach.— Cincinnati j Commercial. tW An Knglishman observed a stone roll 1 down a staircase. It bumped on every stair 1 till it came to the bottom ; there, of course, l it rested. "That stone," said he, "resem bles the national debt of my country ; it has | bumped on overy grado of the community, but its weight rests on the lowest " ! ty A gentleman, speaking of Cincinnati, said its most appropriate name would be j Ham-burgh of America.—"Yes," replied J another, "I think it would be the meaf-ropo ' lis of the United States." ! ST "Will yov clasp my cloak,sir f" asked | a young lady of the gentleman who was to ; accompany her home from a parly. "Yes, ! and ita contents," replied he, putting his a.-nt | around her waist. [Two Dollars per Anqgßa NUMBER 47." Gambling;in JCorope. The enormous sums of money which dai ly change owners at Wiesbaden, Carlesrhoe and other watering places which aro gene rally resorted to by the fashion and aristoc racy of Europe, are almost incredible, and of course this high playing'!, frequently at tended with tragical results. A few weeks ago at Carlesruho" a gentle man named Tissard, who had long bean considered the most successful gambler of his day, and who lias frequently won SIOO - 000 in one night, suddenly took it into his hea lto send a bullet through his heart, be cause on one occasion his good luck had de serted him; which though it would not be the cause of his ruin, yet he thought would dishonor him. Playing wiih a German Countess he lost every time : though they continued for thirty.one hours without the slightest interruption, except while occe ta king a die). of coffee. At last finding him self minus the sum rf 400 000 francs ho coolly rose from the table and requesting the lady to excuse him for a moment, retired Afler the lapse of some time the Countess having become a little fidgety about his re turn. seat a servant to seek him, who finding his door locked, knocked several times for admission, but receiving no answer, lie at length broke it open. There lay the gam bler extended on the floor with a bullot hole through the heart, and beside him on the ta ble an envelope bearing the address of the Countess, and containing in bank bills the amount she had won from him. The Conn less, it is said, when she was informed of the catastrophe which occurred, remarked, "well, at least, ho might have told ma he was never coming back, nnd not have kept me here wailing so long " About a month ago a Russian Princo Bonbegliii at Rade i-baden, broke the bank two days in succession, a thing which has not occurred for jseveinl years. The Duko began by staking a Louis D'ro, and in terf passes broke the bank, gaining from 130,- 000 to 135,000 irar.ks. Tlio saloon was im mediately evacuated ; half an hour after wards the doors were again opened. The next day the Prince-again broke the bank, winning about 127,000 francs. One of his adversaries lost 50,000 Irancs. The next day the Prince gave a dinner to his friends which cost hi in 2,000 francs, and the next left for \\ isbaden, declaring his intention of breaking the bank, there also. Obstinacy. An obelitia'e man does not hold opinions, but they hold him ; for when lie is onoo possessed of an error, it is like n devil, ouly cast out with great difficulty. Whatsoever he lays liolJ on, like a drunken man, hs : never loses, though it does but help to sink him the sooner His ignorance is abrupt and inaccessible, impregnable both by art and nature, and will hold out out till the last, though it has nothing but rubbish to defend It is as dark as pitch, and sticks as fast to. anything islays hold on. His skull is so thick, that it is proof against reason, and never cracks but on too wrong side, just op-* posite to that on which the impression is made, which surgeons say dooa happen very frequonlly. The slightor and more inconsis tent his opinions are, the faster he holds them, otherwise they would fall asunder of themselves; for opinions that are false ought to be held with more strictness and assurance than those tlutt are true, otherwise they -wilt be apt to betray their owners bdfore tbay aro aware. He delights most of all to differ in things indifferent, no matter how frivolous they arp, they are weighty enough in his weak judgment; and he will rather suffef self-martyrdom than part with the least scru ple of his freehold, lor it is impossible to dye his dark ignorance into any lighter color. —He is resolved o understand no man's rea son but his own, because he finds no man can understand his but himself His wits are like a sack, which the French proberb says is lied faster before it is fuff than when it is; and his opinions are like plants thai grow upon rocks, that slick fast though they have no rooiing. His under standing is hardened, like Pharaoh's heart, and is proof against all sorts of judgmontS whatsoever. The Right Stripe. The Editor of the Pcnnsylvanian in a speech at New York, recently, related the following anecdote, which is illustrative of the true democratic character: "Before I take my seal, let me tell yon of an old anecdote of John Randolph, who was placed on the Democratic ticket for Congress in Virginia, a number of years a-' go. He got into a personal quarrel with Col. James Carter, who was a staunch Dem ocrat. A challenge war given, which 'was to be fought after the election. The electors voted in that State not by ballot, but vtt-a voce, and as Col. Carter came up there was a good deal of curiosity to know how he would vole in reference to his personal ene my. Amidst breathless suspense, he said in a loud and distinct vnice, "1 vote for Jdhrt Randolph." Randolph, overcome by this act, went over to htm and offered him llt hand, Carter refused and said, "Nb, sif, f' did not vole for you, but for the great Dam-' orratio party ; for regular nominations ; and" d—n you. 1 will shoot you on Monday next. (Great laughter and applause.) IT There are lour sets of twin children, of four different mothers, all at home in a row of foud different bouses, on Beech, St., 1 St. Pauls, Minnesota. "Now, By St. Pauls, ! ihe-wwdt K** bravely on."