The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-09-25
Odds and Ends.

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RELArIoNsHIp.--AP Persian merchant con =
planning heavily Of some uaius, sentence Of The
lower court, was told by the Judge to 90 TO the
cadi.
"But the cadi is your uncle urged TIE plain
saT
'sThen you can go to the grand vizicr.'
''Bni his secretary IS your cousin"
"Then you may 60 to the Sultan
"Bui his favoIite suana is your niece
swell, then, go TO the devil
"Ah. that Is still closer family connection, :"
sad the merchant, a. he left the court in des-
pair.
A Coon ONE.-Whle passing down From,
street, yesterday, "c saw two gentlemen some
what the worse for having been in conversation
with Capt Wbiskey." Just we approached
them, and for some unknown cause-peThap s
PsychOlogy--one of them plunged into the gutter
HIS companion assisted him to rise, and CON-
menced rubbing the dirt from his cont
"Ioure rubbing him down, ch?' exclaimed
"NOt exactly," he replied, "mereIy scropiag
an acquaintance"
FATE OF SMALL RIvER.-The Fl. Smith
tArkausas) Herald gives the following sa,isfacto-
ry explanation Of low water, making the whole
thing clear mud:
"Our old Indian friend, Head Thrower, says
that large drove Of cattle ca,ne TO the Arkansas
river, few days ago, up III the Nation, and, as
he expressed il, Drank Z; in two,' and passed
over dry shod, like the Children of Israel, when
crossing The Red Sea. The Arkansas river is
lower than ever known before, fordabIe at
almost any pont
Wien men wish to get out Of trouble, they
seek advice from lawyer-the only man in The
world who can make money 10y sowing dissen-
sions. When they wish for health, they apply TO
doctor-the only man in the world who can
make money by keeping people sick. Queer
animal, that human being-vvell he is.
"Gen,lemen of the jury" said western
lawyer, 81 don't mean TO insinuate that this
man Is n coyetous person, but will bet five
10 one, that if you would bait a steel trap
with new three cent piece and place il
within six inches from his mouth you would
catch his soul. wouldn't for a moment
insiDuate that he will steal. but may il please
the court, gentlemen of the jury, wouIdnr
trust him in a room with rcd hot milstones,
and the Angel Gabriel To watch ,hem.'
Some eastern villain has concocted tho
following "con":
Why are certain ladies' Of the present day
like the "foriorn hope" of besieging
army.
Because they are about to throw them
selves into The breeches.
WHATS IN A NAME?-A drinking house
on Pacific street, California, has out a sign.
stating that IL is "The Green Devil" with
full length picture of his Santanic Males
~ painted 10 u1exceptionabte green There
is an appropriateness in that name
WABASH SENTIMENT. The most inter
esting sight is that of young lady, with
eyes like "gazelle," voice like a "silyer
trumpet" and ''cheeks that have stolen the
earnation Of the desih!y rose," with her
mouth--full OF gingerbread.
A lady in South Carolina, saws she goes
heart and soul for the Union, for If the
States may separate when they please, af.
ter making a bargain of Union, the mex,
thing will be the right of the men claiming
the right to secede from their wives the mo
ment they disagree or happen to get offend
cd with them.
TRrE-PLANrING.-Horace Greeley in q
late letter descriptive of Lombardy in Italy
makes the following sensible suggestions in
regard TO ,ha planting Of fores, trees:
GAS to tree-planting, there can be no en-
cuse for neglecting it, for no man needs hi,
neighbours CO operation to render il econom
ical or effective. We IN America hav,
been rrckless!y destroying trees aufe Ion,
enough; il is high Time that we began avs
tematically to reproduce them. There !
scarcely farm of fifty acres or over in an,
but the very newest States, that might no
DO increased in value $1,000 Ivy Si10 Judi
ciously expended in tree pls ming, and n II,
tie care to protect the young trees from pre
mature destruction. All roadsdes. siee,
hillsldes, ravines and rocky places, shout
lie planted with oak, hickory, ches,nur. r;ne
locust, etc., at once, and many n far
would, after few years, yield 500 wor,
Of timber annually, without EXTRACTING TO-
dollars from the crops otherwise denends
on. BY planting locust, or some Other r..
growing tree, alternately with oak. bict or,
etc., the former would be ready for nSs ,
sale by the time the latter needed The mb -
ground. Utility, beauty, comfort. nros,
all combine to urge irnnediate and a ro"'
ssye tree-Planting; shall it not be comns men,
ed!"