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The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1849-11-08

1t is serious evil that many a young
man has fallen into, to be above his bu-
siness. A person learns trade, but he
is too proud to work at it, and pust 60
to shop-keeping, or street-loating, or
turn politician. Fool. If he cannot
make a living at his trade we are sure
he cannot in any other way. And then
young men brought up to shop-keeping,
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David Iamheri.

ATTORNEY AND COUNsELLOR AT LAW,
And Land Agents.. Paul, Minnesota Territory
IB Pre-elnp'ion claims secured, and entries
made by Military Warrants.
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MINNESOTA PIONEER.
PUBLIsHEp EVERY THURSDAY MORNING,
By JAS. VI. & ISAAC n, C00DIit T..
Il l. X VI y ::

OFFICE ON THIRD STREET, NEAR THE
GOVERNORS RESIDENCE.
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VIM. ID. Pbillips.

Procureur, Avoeat en- droit, ct Agent desterres.-
81. Paul. Reclame mis- ensurete et des terres
entrees par des ordres miiitaires.
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attorney and Counsellor a; Law'a and Land Agent
Presumption claims secured, and entries made
by Military Warrants. Office on st. Anthony
street. nearly opposite the Upper Landing
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Edward Patch,
Carpenter. Joiner, and Honse buiider.-NeaF the
Upper Landing
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References. Kapports u.
Hon. II. II. SIBLEY, ,,;on..so,,
Franklin STEELE. EsQ,
Hon. Henry DoDGE, Wisconsin.
d" 4. {. DoDGE, }yowa.
{" GEo. ". JONES,
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Henry Jackson,
Dry Goods and Groceries.-Corner OF 81 Charles
and Bench streets.
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David Lambert,

David Lambert,
Procureur, Avocat EN- droit, Ell Agent des teFres-
ST. Paul. Reclame mis- ensGrete ct des terres
entrees par des orares Dares.
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Joseph Brown,
f!orseshoeing and Biacasmithing. the Up
per Landing.
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John j. Dewey, VI. d.,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Office OF Third street
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BOwles & BOnette,
Stone Cutters Stone anu Brick Masons. Corner
of Bench and Roberts streets, 81. Paul, Mn
neso,a. iy.
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Freeman. Larpenteui IL Co.,
Forwarding and Commission, Dry Goods and Gro
ceries-Corner Of Jackson and River streets,
south side.
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The American Doctress.

The following is from the Paris cores
pondence of the Journal of Commences:
"The medical community of Paris has
been set a-talking by the arrival in this city
Of the celebrated American doctor, Miss
Blackwell. The lady has quite bewiIdered
the learned faculty, by her diploma, all in
due form, authorizing her to dose and bleed
and amputate with the hest of them.-
Some Of them are certain that Miss Black
well is Socialist Of the most furious class,
and'that her undertaking is the entering
wedge to systematic attack on society by
the fair sex. Others, who have seen her,
Say that there is nothing very alarming in
her manner; that; on the contrary, she APP
pears modest and unassuming, and talks
reasonably on other subjects. The ladies
attack in their turn. One of them said to
me the other day, sOh, it is too horrid; Pm
sure could never touch her hand! Only
TO think that those long fingers of hers have
been cutting up people!' | have seen the
doctor in question, and must say, in fairness,
that her appearance is quite prepossessing.
She is young, and rather good looking; her
manner indicates great energy of character;
and she seems to have entered on singular
career from motives of duty, and eneour-
aged by respectable ladies of Cincinnati.
After about ten days hesitation on the part
of the directors of the Hospital of Materni-
ty, she has at last received permission to
enter that institution as pupil"
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The Ladies of Lima.

Far superior to the men, physically and
intellectually, are the women of lima
Nature has endowed them with many of her
choicest gifts. In figure they are usually
slender and rather tall, ana they are es-
peciaiiy remarkable for small, elegantly
formed feet. Their fair faces, from which
the glowing breath Of the tropics Danish ev-
cry trace of bloom, are animated by large
bright eyes. Their features are pleasing,
the nose being well formed, though, in gen.
eral, not small, the mouth invariably adorn-
ed with two rows of brilliant white teeth,
(the women of Lima clean their teeth sew
eral times day with the root called raiz de
dientes, literally rootfor the teeth, of which
they keep piece constantly in their pock-
ets,) and their long black hair, arranged in
pIaits, falls gracefully over their bosoriis and
shoulders. Add to all this captivating
grace of manner and department, joined TO
an exceeding degree of gentleness, amiabii-
ity, and it will be readily admitted that the
Limana is noble specimen of female love-
illness and beauty.
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Airs at Hotels.
s'shalI not take mine ease at mine inn''

"Shai not take mine ease at mine inn!''
Shakespeare.
The man of the world and the man of
the worlds wife and family are aware that
hotels are public caravanseries, kept for the
accommodation of all who travel by land or
water, and therefore they do not turn up
their noses or give themselves ridiculous
airs, as some of our exclusives do, when an
honest mechanic happens to come betwixt
the wind and their nobility. 1t seems to be
the peculiar misfortune Of descendants of
Iwcrkng-men and women, (brick-layer's Ia
borers, washerwomen aud other useful MEM
bers of society," who have been enriched
by tina hard toll of their mechanic ancestry,
to feign or feel a contempt for the equals of
their grandfathers and grandmothers in po-
sition, and their superiors in intelligence.
AT one or two watering places, which shall
be nameless, we have observed specimens
of this parvenU pride during the present
season. At one fashionable summer resort
especially, we have seen the second genera
ton from an honest man who carried pack
on his shoulders, looking down upon the
family of an intelligent artizan, who, al
though well to do in the world, is guilty of
soiing his fingers by contact with the saw,
the chisel, and the plane, thus rendering
them unfit to handle knife and fork at the
same table with a nobility two removes from
the hod and the washing tub. We learn
from 4Esop that dunghiil cock, on finding
a valuable diamond in manure heap where
he was accustomed to scratch, considered
himself at once the cock of the walk-yet
he was only "fuss and feathers" after all.
Had he borne his honors meekIy and not
strutted so fercely, the whole barnya
would have respected him, but as it was,
every winged bped in the establishment
looked upon him with contempt. There is
a moral in the story if the eiite-heaven
save the mark !-coud only apply it.
Gentlemen and'ladies are courteous TO all
with whom they come in contact. If they
meet at public hotel or elsewhere, persons
with whom they do not desire to associate,
they know how to decline or avoid their ac-
iquaintance with dignity, and without giving
offence. 1t is only the vulgar counterfeits
of gentility, the brass and pnchbeck imita-
tons of 'genteel society,"" who sheer and
Singer at persons whom they choose to
consider below them in the scale of fash
ionable life.-N. Y. Sunday Times.
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Denmark and the Duchies.

DANISH VicToRY.-A signal victory has
been gained by the Danes over the Holstein-
ers in North Jutland which is announced to
the Minister of Marine of Copenhagen ia
the following telegraphic dispatch from the
Commander Of the Danish squadron:
"Thc Commandment at Frederick has de-
manded transport vessels for upward of -
500 prisoners, thirty of whom were officers.
expect they will arrive at Copenhagen to-
morrow morning. The enemy is totally de-
feated and our victorious army is pursuing
them. All the enemy's battering guns are
taken and several pieces of field artillery"
1t is said that the Danes have retaken
Kolonig.
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10 The old poets are not all passed away
Yet. Some foreign correspondent has re-
treshed his vision with sight Of several of
these favored bards, as he would gather fra
GRANGE from the last flowers of autumn:--
Ed. PIONEER.
"Here is w ordsworth, aged seventy-nine,
travelling from Westmoreland and joining
in court gaieties, besides writing sonnets
There is Samuel Rogers, aged seventy sew
en-, running about to routs and picture sales.
James Montgomery, at Sheffield, ih his sew
snty-seventh year, is still intent on poetry
and benevolence; and Thomas Moore, the
Little, Who, upon Monday, entered upon
seventy, sings his Irish melodies with as
much gusto as ever, sips his pint of cIaret,
and now and then indites honeyed verses to
rosy lips, blue eyes, and 'all that sort of
thing.'"
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Free Soil Convention--.Letter from
Mr.. Clay. ffl1 sssi

Free Soil Conventions assembled at
Cleveland, Ohio, on the ! 3th inst, for the
ostensibie purpose of celebrating the ami
versary of Jefferson's celebrated ordinance
of 1877. The Convention was addressed
by speakers from several States, and among
the names we find that Of John Van Buren,.
The following leIler from Henry Clay,
declining an invitation to attend the Conven-
ton, it will lie observed with great graiifica-
ton by every sincere friend aud admirer Of
that great man, breathes true and patriotic
spirit-o moderation: 9T
ASHLAND, June 16, ls49.
GENTrEMEE:-I received your official
letter, in behalf Of the Freenen of the Re-
serve, inviting me to unite with them, at
Cleveland, in celebrating the anniversary of
the passage of the Ordinance of 1857, on
the 18th of July next. concur entirely ia
opinion as TO the wisdom Of that great
measure, and am glad it has secured to
the States, onwhich it operates, an exemp-
ton from the evils Of slavery. But the
event Of the passage Of the ORDNANCE, has
never, within my knowledge, been celebra-
ted in any one of tine sixty lone years which
has since interviewed. 1t is proposed for the
first time to commemorate il. Ii is inpossi-
bic to disguise the conviction, that this
purpose originates ont of the question now
UNI fortunately agitating the whole Union, of
the introduction of slavery into New Mexi-
co and California. While no one can be
more opposed than am to the extension of
slavery into those New Territories, either
by the authority of Congress or by individ-
ual enterprise, should be unwilling to do
any thing to Increase the prevailing excite
ment. lhope that the question will be met
in a spirit of cainness and capdor, and
finally settled in manner to add strength
and stability, instead Of bringing any dam
ger to the existence Of our Union. In all
our differences of opinion, we should never
cease to remember that we are fellow citi-
zens of one common and glorious country,
nor to exercise mutual and friendly torbear-
ance.
But, Gentlemen, waving all other con-
siderations, indispensable engagements will
prevent my attendance on the occasion
which you have done me the honor to invite
me. With great respect am
Your friend and obi servant,
H. CLAY.
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Some years ago venerable Boston editor
discovered that nous Uerr0ns was a more ex-
prcssive phrase than zoe shall see; and now
every village editor, after giving his view Of
national affairs, gathers himself up in his
armchair and utters the doubtful prophecy,
f" nous Uerrons."
Now all this is exceedingly silly, if not
positively injurious to both writer's and read
ers. Our intercourse with thousands of
teachers has satisfied us, that if they are
more defective in one thing than in another,
u Is IN ability to write pure, easy, expressive
English, and this they can never acquire
while they allow themselves to read inferior
authors, or to expect that the use Of few
foreign expressions will atone for want of
sense, or neglecr of styae.-Common School
Journal.
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The OLDEST iHHABrTANT DEAD. A
writer in the Savannah Republican mentions
the death, on the 29sh Of March, of Mrs
Lourania Thrower at her residence on the
Ogechee, who was at least one hundred and
thirty-three years Of age.
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A gentleman who has gone to California
writes an account of his travels TO relative
in Salem, which is published in the Register.
We give the closing part Of his letter, dated
Monterey, April 22:-
MoNDAY-AII very still in Monterrey
Men at the mines. There is good society
here-Mr. Bolts and family, (brother of
Hon. John NJ. Bolts, of Va; General Riley
and family Capt. Westcott and family;
Maj. Candy and family; Mr. Little and do,
and others. There are several pianos in
town, and next to nobody to play. We do
not go to the mines TO preach, because Of
the enormous expense of living there-$S
or more day-and because people are en-
tirely scattered and moving. No service
can be obtained of any sort, without the
greatest difficulty. Ladies have the worst
Of it. Mrs. B. (known to be one of the
most elegant women in the world, } never
did any work in Virginia, among troops of
servants, but now she does all, and is obliged
to do all her work, think, including wash
ing. Very good-when she saw she must
do it, she DOTTED all ceremony, and does it
nobly, and is not the worse for it. So, Mrs.
c., a woman Of complete education and re-
inement--she can do 10 other way, and she
grows fat on it. Mrs. w. is a beautiful
woman, and was brought up in luxury at
home by an uncle. She brought out hired
servants, and they had not done the first
house cleaning, TO move in, after they ar
rived, before they announced their intention
to leave at once. Well, Mrs. w. cried
while about it, and her husband offered $40
per month to the maid; but it was no in
ducement, and away she went; and Mrs.
w. has cleaned her own house and is sc well
to DOB yet.
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age-venders and Cleons of the Republic in.
their true light? How long will the richest
field of national folly in the world remain
unreaped, save by the crotchety sickles Of
dull moralists and didactic pamphleteers?
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iMmGaAxrs AT BosToN The Travel
Ter has statement of Immigrants who have
arrived at that port from Europe within the
last quarter from April to July /. The
whole number Of vessels conveying them
was 407--of immigrants, l4,334. OF this
number, 6,670 were from England. princi-
pally Irish; 3,327 from Ireland direct; and
5000 more from British provinces. Nearly
s, 900 paid head money.
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~ DR.. Johnson, speaking Of a lady who
was celebrated for dressing well, remarked:
Tie best evidence that can give you of
haE perfection in this respect is, that one
cea never remainder sohat she had on. p
Deiicacy Of feeling in a lady will prevent
bet putting on any thing calculated to at
dFtss correspond. Thus, while she avoids
what is snowy and attractive, everything
uci}lbe 50 adjusted as to exhibit symmetry
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po The Boston Chronotype, speaking of
Powers Stataary, says, !" his bust Of Jack
sos Is wonderful likeness of the strong
wilied President, and reproduces bis favor
ifeoath without tina aid Of history" BY
this il means It's fame is " eternal"
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p9- Sheridan Knowles, the distinguished
dramatist, has purchased church and is
pteaching in London.
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| 90 The Mexican Minister of War 10
ibis late report to his government states the
number Of Mexican women and children
annually captured and carried off by the
hostile Indians to be upward of six hundred.
1t is the practice Of the savages to murder
the men and hold the women as captiyes.
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% A German paper says that suspension
of life caused by prussic acid, is only APP
parent; life is Immediately restored by pour
ing aestate Of potash and common salt dis
solved IN water on the head and spine. In
that country rabbits have been at once re-
covered from the effects of prussic acid by
this means.
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POETRY.
For the Pioneer.
The Death Song Of Dacota Chief.


The following song was composed by one Of
e greatest Of German poets, SCHILLER. 1t
as translated from the German by the distin-
lishcd British astronomer, Sir JOHN HER
cHELL, and was probably suggested by reading
le travels Of HENNEpIN or CARVER:
See, where upon the mat he sits
Erect before his door,
With JUS: the same majestic air
That once in life he wore.
But where is fed his strength of limb
The whirlwind of his breath,
To the Great Spirit when he sent
The peace pipes mounting WREATH
Where are those falcon eyes, which late
Along the plain could trace,
Along the grass dewy wave,
( The RENDERS printed face:
Those legs, which once with matchless speed
Flew through the drfted snow,
Surpassed the stag's unwearied course,
Outran the mountain roe?
Those arms, once used with might and main
The stubborn bow to twang?
See, see, their nerves are slack at last,
All motionless they hang.
IT'S well with him, for he is gone
Where snow no more is found,
Where the gay thorn's perpetual bloom
Decks all the fields around;
Where wild birds sing from every spray.
Where deer come swesping by,
Where fish from every lake, afford
A plentiful supply.
With spirits now he feasts above,
And leaves MS here alone
To celebrate his valiant deeds
Aad round his grave to moan.
Sound the death song, bring forth the gifts,
The last gifts of the dead -
Let all which yet may yield him joy
Within his grave be laid.
The Ratchet place beneath his head.
Still red with hostile blood;
And add, because the way is long,
The bears fat limbs for food.
The scalping-knife beside him lay,
With paints of gorgeous dye,
That in the land Of souls his form
May shine uiumphantly.
Sir JAMES GRAHAME in note appended to
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% The latest wrinkle" in New York
lis an adrertising> fan--inyented, but not
patented, by some Ingenious fellow, which
are distributed gratis. and which while it
serves to create 8 breeze" informs you
who makes the nea,est- boots, where the best
ice cream is to be procured, who takes the
most supberh daguerrosypes, &c.
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Sir IA MES GRAHAME in a note appended to
the second volume Of his Colonial History Of the
United States, remarks that "various European
bards have essayed more or less successfully, to
wake, or at least to initiate, the Tyre of the In
dian muse. OF these European compositions, the
best in print for fidelity to Indian sentiment and
character have ever met with, is little German
poem by ScHlLLER.''
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CANADIAN ANEExATloN.-We find that
some of the leading Journals of England are
as much ia favor Of annexation as the Can
adas are themselves. There is aa important
party in England in fayar of dissolyiDg the
connection with the British North american
provinces. The London Examiner, a Wing
paper of considerable influence, has an arti-
Gle directly in favor Of the annexation Of
Canada to the United States, and the editor
SAYS: g We hesitate not TO say, that II we
and the North American colonies can part
in peace and friendship, the departure would
undoubtedly be gain to both parties, but
more especially to ourselves And the
Times says, annexation is an idea of grow
ing familiarity. -Leager.
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The following remarkable instance Of sa-
gacity i'm the OK was related by an old farm
err, who assured me Of its truth, although, as
he expressed it, he was so young when it
happened that he would not be willing to
qualify TO it now:"--
I" 1t was on the farm next to my fathers,
down in Hampshire state. The farmer had
an OK that acas the most onruiest crittcr my
two eyes ever beheld. There warn't no
fence could stop him. If he couldn't jump
over, he'd get under, or fall on it and break
it down. He was continually in some mis-
chief or oIher - eatin' up folks's garden
sauce, and destroying their crops. His
owner put boards over his eyes-put Jokes
of all kinds on to him--but all to no pur-
pose: so finally he tuck and shut him up in
his barn-yard. But the 'tarnaI critter would
ondo the button on the barn door and open
the grain boxes, aud get up on to the hay
NOW, and commit all sorts Of devastation.
He tried all manner of ways to fasten his
barn-door, but the OK would circumvent all.
SAT last he made large button. out Of a
piece Of hardA God scantlin', got ladder,
and fixed the button right over the top cf
the barn-door. So he walks into the house,
and told his folks what he had done. And
now says he, | guess old Brin won't get
into that barn again IN hurry
's His words was scarcely out of his mouth
when he heard a dreadful FoundIn' out in
the barn-yard. He run to the winder, and
what do you 'spose he saw? " by! the OK
had seen him fix the button, and knowin' he
couldn't never reach it, he had tuck up two
year old bull that was ruunn' in the yard,
and held him up, and actually made that in
nocent critter turn the button for him.
Shirt of the Times.
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% The following is said to he the rates
of dinner bill furnished a California pill
grim during short stay at Rio Janeiro:--
Six eggs, $l2; one beefsteak, $I2; radishes
So; bread, IL; one bottle of wine, $40;
segars, 81 80; coffee, 81; milk for coffee,
50. Total, 50 80.
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o. A gentleman residing in Albany, as
the story goes, seeing an freshman removing
an enlbankment from a dwelling, enqured ]:
sPatrick, what are you doing!"
"rm opening the cellar window to be
surer'
"And what are you doing that for?"
sMay it plaise your honor, replied Pat
rick, ssto let out the dGrk?"