The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-11-25
MIN ESOTA AIRS.

on the wing NOW a sermon, INC IN euiloriai "f d
soup can he made out of anything, provided the ma
ker has hand enough material with which to thick
en- in The moral of the discourse is said TO have
been thisthat takes breast Of courage to shay
hon, and especially on snowy day, so we have
The vaor To meet trials and do our daty IN discoura
siug times, then we have greater merit.
Mond. The ice is thawing in the river. Tues
day. a feshct RACES on the side of the island,
and the passing is Of strong currents cutting
diagonay across the neck between the t~" islrnds,
and leaves an abrupt bank the upper side.
fierce curren, is evidently deepening the west chan
mel while the channel remains composedy bound
in ice.
We may perhaps see here, an instance of the sud-
den changes frequently wrought in the bed Of the
wild Mississippi. This stream Ike a reelins vasrant
makes his bed wherever it happens, and sometimes
it home again. The distance of the
bluffs from each other they less remotely
wall in the stream, mark its waywardness in times
past The stream has, hitherto ever since pres
ent population have lived here, lain afcconaiely up
against the bluff of 81. Paul. We can only hope that
it will not roll over the other side, and leave the
town baie---on the sand.
TAYLORs FALLS.--That point on the 81. Croix
is said to have improved wonderfully this last season.
$50 new buildings have been erected there.
Mr.. Joshua Taylor is now there. lie was a set
ter on the St. Croix II years ago. Two years AGO
he went to California. lie is now fixed again in
Minnesota.
" L.. ,I.,,,,
for saving that there sis no seasoned lumber in town
that we know off, If he should take the hint 90 an
the fact advertisement, the error would
stand corrected to his profit.
TnE D.NocRAT.-Thatp print raised suls in its
last week ; number account Of our hayinr atlvcred
TO its practice Of ind,c inmate soaping. 1t express
shudd.ring scrupe making notices Of business
establishments and asking pay for them. We GER
niniy should wonder if the subjects Of its notices
should be ready pay that print for such as it gives
IN late number notccs OF eleven different, con-
Germs all IN row-it was in tact whole washub
fall, poured on At once.
OF what use is it to individual to be noticed,
where every body else is noticed the same time!
Or though kissing goes b. favor, what does it profit
where the same lirs smack all around
The following anccdote from the ..old al:nanack -
illustrates the FOLLY and wo.thessncss of such inlis-
eliminate overturcs.
"Hoes Pa kiss yon because h loves you!'' in1iir-
ed little snubby urchin Of his maternal anccs-
ter. the other day. so BE- sure SONY WHY -
Wal, guess he loves the kitchen girl too for
seen him hiss her more'n forty times last Sunday
when You was gone To meeting.''
CALFoRNIA.-We have just seen private let-
ter from California, in which the writer curses the
man who beguied him there. Hunger and sickness
and onencss, cannot be compensated for in gold vet
undus. The idea Of lonely enterprise in that land
of GOLD and Of disappointment is well expressed IN
the following description. \ daikey having been to
California, thus speaks OF his Introduction TO San
Francisco
GAS dey landed in de ,il,ler, dar moufs b.
gan to water TO be d. hand, aud as soon as dcy
wlded TO de shore, dey didn't find no gould but dcy
found such large supply OF muffin to eat, dat dar
Gums cracked like baked clay in u brick yard
SwAGGFRTRs.-''I'm 4 great run" said a tip>y
typo who had been Il bender ior a week
''i cs, said the foreman, ''you'rc great gun and
halfcochcd, and YOU Consider Yourself discharg-
ed.'
Have I'VE not seen few Of them ia ST. Paul That
class Of individuals commonly arrive here Just before
an election and have great deal more to say about
the qualifications of candidates. than our old c-
zens have the assrancc say, and after elections
armed witt! knives and rcyolvers, they are first aud
foremost in every street brawl, aud in many matters
OF other peoples concern. They remain among Us
as long they bcguiie their landlord or borrow
money After that their occupation is cone and they
discharge themselves down stroa.n Our peor.e are
glad to see such fellows loayc
SHAKING UANDs.-Saa Sick saws s.Ifa G.ller
cant b" let shake hands VITA gal except he has "A
glove on, why amt he made to cover his lips and
Hiss through kdSkln too!" II Is a common custom
among Americans to take OF. the glove before shaking
hands The book of etiquette informs us tina, this is
avui5ar custom. At Il party we wear gloves Tor the
very purpose of avodin. The natural and u..ct,ous
contact Of each others hands. Especially should the
old law Of this usage I've abrogatcd in high latitude
like oars The Inconvenience of the cold should cover
the sin in addition to the glove.
SochIIrY.-It is To be presumed tha; oar people
at THIS season Of the year will lay of their cares and
enjoy some Of the pleasures they have been so long
laboring for. Social Intercourse, after we are we'll
fed and warm, is the great boon Of existence Our
people should make it matter Of business to
visit each othe, and cultivate social feelings Ry this
means, we become ccmentcd in good fellowship, and
become a cultivated and happy people.
1t is true that business men have 50 lone Kent
themselves oct e the circles of pleasure and society
that they feel repugancc to such an essay as SIX
ing up aud making calls; but in fact, these men are
the choicest elements Of society; they have seen
much and can linpart much. Ii they fail 10 render
themselves agreeable it is for the reason assigned in
the following extract:
"A man in love is "A who wishes to be more
anlate and agreeable than he can be- and this is the
reason why almost all men IN love are ridiculous
THE PRESS IL MINNESOTA There is search,
an interest in Minnesota. if it make any money, that
is not morally indebted to the press. What power
has brought together these budding masses but the
proCia OF the press What has r;ye, 10 s,o,