Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1847-02-06
The Ne,c Planet Gun Cotton S.c.-Profes. |

sor Gouraud, delivered on Friday evening
in New York a most interesting lec,ure.--
He descanted at length on the new planet,
and INDUCED inssome learning remarks, 90.
ing to show the vast Importance Of Lever
ier's discovery, in bringing 10 our bnow
edge new world 22O times larger than the
earth.
The lecturers experiments with gun cot
ton were truly astonishing. He said an
odd thing, however, viz: that as gun cotton
was thousand fold more powerful than the
best powder, it would yet be used to hurl
shell without the circle Of the earlh's at.
traction, and eventually be made means
OF communication between the earth and
the moon! And when information OF its
power was made known to the man in the
moon, we should then have daily comm
nication with our lunatic brethren.
We omitted TO mention Mr.. Gouraud's
description Of Leverier the Astronomer
"He u.s." said the speaker, ga tall, spar man,
lives upon bran bread, and looks like-Hor.
ace Greedy "-Spirit Of The Times.
BLACK FEET TRAnITIoNs.-I encamed on
the banks of two lakes 10 the east OF the
Rocky Mountains at several days. distance
from each other, which the Black-feet call
the stake IF men. and the lake of Uomen !"
According to their traditions, from the first
Of these issued band OF young men, hand
some and vigorous, but poor and naked
From the second, an equal number Of inge-
NOUS and industrious young women, who
constructed cabins, and made themselves
clothing. They lived a long time seperae
and unknown to each other, until the great
Manitou Wizakeschak, or the old man, (st
invoked upon him by the Black-!ect,) visit
ed the men--he taught them to slay ami
mails in the chase; but they were yet igno.
rant Of the art Of dressing the skins. Wiz
akeschak conducted them TO the dwelling Of
the young women, who received their guests
with dances and cries Of joy. Shoes, Iegg.
ings, shirts, and robes, garnished with porcu.
pine quilts, were presented them.
Each young woman selected her guest,
and presented him with dish Of seeds and
roots; the men desiring to contribute to the
entertainment, sought the chase, and return
ed loaded with game. The women liked
the meat, and admired the strength, skill and
bravery Of the hunters. The Young men
were equally delighted with the beauty OF
their trappings. and admired the industry OF
the women. Both parties began to think
they were necessary to each other, and Wi
zakeSchak presided in the solemn compact
in which was agreed that the men should
become the protectors Of the women, and
provide all necessaries for the support;
whilst all other family cares should devolve
upon the women.
The Black-feet squaws often bitterly com.
plain of the astonishing folly Of their moth,
ers in accepting such proposition; deciar-
ing If the compact were Yet to be made
they would arrange it in different manner.
The Black.feet Heaven is "A country com.
posed of sandy hills which they call Epqt.
chekie. whittier the soul goes after death.
and where they find again, all the animals
they have killed, and al! the horses they
have stolen. The buffalo, hind, and stag
abound there. In speaking of the departed,
the Black-feet never say suc!ra one is dead
but ESpatchekie etapc~-to the sand hills
he is gone!
Col. CroghQn.-A soldier OF the Tenncs.
see volunteers writing home gives the fol-
lowing characteristic incident Of the brave
old Croghan, at the storming OF Monterey:
"We were exposed to atire for one mile
and half, from three of the enemy's bat.
teries. Soon after we started from our last
position, they opened most calling and OPP
pressve fire upon US. Just at this moment
we met old Col. Croghan, the hero of San
dusky, with his hat Off, waving it in the air;
he rode between us and The enemy's fire.
and said, waving his hat, go on boys, go on
Tennesseeans, remember you are from the
land Of Jackson! Go on and take that fort,
and bear in mind that you are from the land
of Old Hickory. The gallant Tennesseeans
returned loud shout, and on they went"
REvERsEs OF MERCANTILE LlFE,--Gen
Dearborn of Boston, in a number of Hunts
Magazine says, "that among one hundred
merchants and traders, not more than three,
in the city of Boston, have acquired indie
pendence." General Dearborn was col
lector Of the port Of Boston, for nearly
twenty years, and had, therefore, good OPP
portunities of seeing these vicissiudes.-
Another writer in the same magazine states
on the best authority that of one hundred
merchants on Long Wharf, Boston, doing
business in 1900, only five remained in
1910. They had all failed or died desti-
tute of property. 1t is also stated tina, of
one thousand dealers with the Massachu-
sets Bank in 1900, only six remained in
1910.
Coon ENOUGH FOR HIM.-A wealthy farmer
living little East Of this, stall fed fine lot Of