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Real Estate Agency Office.
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ATE OF Newark, Ohio, respectfully Informs the pub
IL lie, that he has located himself permanently In st.
Paul. in the Territory OF Minnesota, where he proposes
offer his direct and personal services Agent the
purchase, sale and exchange OF all descriptions OF Real
Estate, such Lands, Far,ns, Town Property, Lease
bo d ), Ground Rens-to the payment Of Of nun-
Residents, examining ttes collecting debts, &C., &c.
And will negotiate Agent for Loans cf Money Bond
and Aortgage Town Property, &C.; also, FOR The pur-
chase OF stocks such have bona ie value, and ti
act ali otter business ccnnecied with such Agency.
OFFIcE-CoRxER OF ID AND wABAsHA~r.-
All property will b. duly advertsed, and charges,
whatever wiiibe made unless the asgoatos t0i-
ly and satisfactorily effected.
BY permission, he refers tor
;:s:, !; ;,,s. Is..; = 's;ss; nsss.s
sses ss. q pwasslsr :. aS'srs Banker zan.sv Ohio.
Sa,s SSl 5I Oh wiI!as Mlis, TssSnan' Marietta Ohio
CSl Csn d 9 5 NIf1Ss, j%nes Mount Vernon, Ohio,
Hon Thomas Ewing, Lancaster, Ohio.
Henry Stansbury, ESD, Aty Genera Columbus, Ohio.
Hon Joseph Eanc., Ex-GUvcrnor, Crbana, Ohio.
Hon VIM BcIh, Ex-Governor, Ohio, Illinois.
lion Brady, Carlisle Pennsylvania.
Wsi$y WIZ ) N Wiz Wlii,'on, Baltimore.
VIA X IL Miller, Miller's Hotel, Baltimore.
y y, 5s5:; ;55 ;sS: = SS:s s' Washington cg'Dc.
IT Vim Kn!sl.t, Plilalelph, Pa.
Elias Fasse;t, E-I. Wall street, lSovyo-x
Alfred Avery, Merchant, 10 broadway,
George Hog, Merchant, Brownsville, Pa.
Hon Lewis taSS, Detroit, Michigan.
Hon Whi.co:lD, EN-tioVcrnOr, Indiana.
II Rice, Esq, Saint Paul, Minnesota.
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WELzkiN s. VAN ETTEN.
Dr. IL, EABBirg.


CONNECTING AT GALENA WITH THE AMERICAN
EXPRESS COMPANY.
r. and from St. Pail and all the principal towns and
/ cites in the United States aud Europe.
Semi weekly the land route U tera with L-anch
10 the river towns.
For conveyance Of passengers sht freight,
clGle !acsa -es, collection of NOTES, DRAFTS, BILLS
&C.; tr;nspcriatoroi MONEY, purchase and sale Of all
MERCHANDIZE, &c., &c.
Competent messengers will travel constantly the
whole rUute stopping AZ ali the towns any iniuOrlancs
from ST. Anthony to GGlca, both the river AID interior
or land route.
The proprctors hold themselves responsible for al on-
and goods entrusted To their care Passengers may
also depend upon Lc;ng conveyed in speedy a;d
Portable
Agencies and Offices:
Rice s Co., ST. iaal, II stevens s. Co. st. Atlfy,
steele. ESQ. Fl. Smelling, Cnrcii Nelson, water
ErhleoACnP p LaCrossc, J NJ Whaity, WilhNriyer,
W bgisoOr'S, Pr ca Chien. J EroUEes, Esq, Caena.
BURBANK, F!.NCEITE y co.
ST Paul, November u, 1851 10
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There are more landholders in the State
Of Massachusetts alone, than IN all Eng
land and Ireland together.
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E'K2ssa ANSsEs

CLASS will be opcped Ter INSTRUCTION In the Art o!
PennuaiIShil Combs book store, the Isl IltS-
day in December, IL O'clock Terms tor afuli course
Of instruction $500.
w. s. COMES,
Cor. st. An;h. & Cap. Sts
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E.IFsNGE.p sxm su'lA Fs"sTN
- Mssx.s ~ u.n W ~ SlSj

nODNEY PARKER late of the American House Low
IL ell. Mass, having lease of thc large hotel at the
upper end Of ST. Paul. with everything in prprr order
10Y the convenience travellers buardcr. or families de-
string furnished apartments, respectfully invites ms
friends the pubic give him call, believing that
can mach for their comfort as can be- expected
ia new country, *: sypplled with regular i,aets
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St. Ccoix Hotel.

A. Steamboat Landing, Willow River. Wisconsin
rsSHE above house, formerly kept by
4 .ohn G. Putnam, under the name of
"Buckeye House, h; changed hands,
The 81. CroiX Hotel has undergone thor
ough repairs aud is now kept by the sub
scriber, who is at all times ready TO ac-
commodate customers On short notice.
G. BELLOWS.
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ST. PAUL HARDWARE STORE.
ST. PAUL HAT AND CAP STORE.

o. THIRD STEET TWO DOORS BELOW wABASHAw.
I'VE subscriber. having Just received his ran stock OF
Has and Caps, would call the attention OF purcilas-
large and better selected assortment VI goods IN
his line than can be toun! north OF St. Louis.
Ali of hiclI lie offers FOR CASH, small advance on
eastern prices.
y b. Hats purchased .tt.s establishment, irocd
of charge. II. WEST NCCLOtD.
Oc,obur 2. 1S5l-i-cu.
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PAPER EIiNG!NGS.

". S. CONDES, COR. or ST. ANTHoHr CAPITOL
STREETS, OPPOSITE AEEEICAN House.
TAS just received Few lot Of rich and beau;ifnlpa pa
teri,s Of parlr, hal. an! chamber wall papers, h"r-
d.rs. curtain papers, ami ii:rbOar Prints, al of which
VIII be so!d at the r- Cal and The Franklin
Book Store.
nov. -.
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NUMBER Is.

Kossuth has been making another
speech at dinner given him by the first
division of the n. Y. State Malta. The
following is an abstract from his opening:
+ livery often happens that while am
scratching Tor the proper words | forget
the ideas. And to be sure il there is any
thing necessary to eloquence it is ideas.
1t is only the lark and The nightingale to
whom is given the power to warble forth
their melody without thinking. am
very dry, prosaic man, and besides, / am
growing o!d. Suffering and toll have
worn out the freshness Of my mind; and I
apply my humble ability according to the
eXigency OF the time, and according TO the
cXigencies Of the present time. freely
confess my brain is more filed with tao
ties and tegies than with rhetoric. l am
new rather soldier tlan an orator; but
you ares citizen soldiers, glorious title
to which have the ambition Of aspiring.
So, | hope you will kindly excuse me, iii
do not givc you an elaborate speech, but
rather endeavOr to speak to you as soldiers
| forward and plain, without any preten-
lions to skill. Do you know, gentlemen,
the finest speech ever heard or read?
1t Is the address os Garabaldi to his Ro-
man soldiers Of the last war, when he
tod them:-'' Soldiers, what have to Of
ttr You is fatigue, danger, struggling, and
death--the chill Of the cold night, the
open air, and the burning sun-no lodg-
ings, no munitions, no provisors-but
forced marches, dangerous watch posts,
and continual struggling with bay yonets
against batteries. Those who love free
dom and tn, ir CO ln,ry f low M" That
is the most g lorious speech ever heard
IN my lie. But, Of course, that is no
speech ior to day. will speak so when
| again meet the soldiers Of Hung ary to
fight once more the battle Of freedom and
independence. And before God know
there is no Hungarian who would not
follow his Governor. So it must be, and
SO 1t will he. There is another fine
speech which remember. 1t is that of
The old Puritan, who spoke TO his soldiers
these words Now boys, trust in God,
and Ike p your powder dry
NEw LIGur.-Itis is said that Mr.. Bates,
of Cundas, Canada, has discovered mode
Of producing beautiful light from pc
cu!iar decomposition Of common air-clear,
smokeless, brilliant, perfectly safe, and
produced at i .riiling cost. These ..new
Light inventions have promised so much,
The public will put 10 confidence in their
prctensions, until they give public, prac-
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The San Francisco Herald estimates tie
product Of gold in California, for 1851, at
$65, 1888, 3,676, to which sum the Herald
says, ten per cent. may be safely added
for items that arc omitted in the calcula-
ion. This would show the annual yield
20 be over seventy millions OF dollars.
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Forty-nine miles Of the telegraph wire,
TO be used in Boston, in the new system
OF fire alarms, have already been spread
over that city. Every house will be with
in fifty rods Of l. signal box, where, by
turning crank, instantaneous commuui-
cation will be had with the central office,
from whence the alarm will he given TO
every district in the city, simultaneously,
with information Of the locality Of the fire.
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w HIsKEY - the barrel larger quantity for sale by
W l. Il 'l.AGAE
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Wa. HENRY WOOD,

A TTCRNEY x cor NsELEOR AT LAW. Notar.
~ Plhlic, anl Land Agent. Sauk Rapids, N:nncsot
Territory.
St. Mary's beacon., 1852-10-07
FLOGGING An EDITOR.

About twenty years ago, . certain
Western State (Which We shall no, name
WIS territory, and with a few inhahi,
,srts. q young lawyer from one Of II.
Old States, emigra,ed thither, and settled
in The town of f.. He succeeded ad
ulirablv in his profession. and rose rapid
~ in popular favor. lie had been there
nearly Two years, when he had induced a
printer to come and print weekly paper,
Of which he was editor and proprietor.
Squire S. was much pleased for
while with editing a paper. He was d
man OF very low stature, but he used the
editorial " We" as frequently as il there
was dozen Of them. and each as big as
Daniel Lambert or the Kentucky Giant.
Strange to say, there were men then in
Office who were not particle more honest
than they should be-a thing which proha.
hly rever happened before, and never
will again. Squire $ felt all the
patriotism Of son OF rs, and poured out
grape and canister against the public
abuses This stirred up hornets nest
about his ears; but as there was no other
psper in the territory. there was no reply
and he enjoyed his wsrlike propensities
in security.
Al length he published an article more
severe and cutting against malfezsance in
Office than any that had preceded it. In
fact, though pointed a, 10 one individual
in particular, i, was a scorcher. His pen
vas busy with . paragraph. when the
door opened wilhou, much ceremony, and
in stalked a man about six feet in his
stockings. He asked. Are you s..
the proprietor Of this rsper!" Thinking
he had found rev patron, the little man,
with one of his very blandest smiles,
answered in the affirmative. The stran-
ger deliberately drew the last number
from his pocket, aud pointing 10 an article
against rogues in Office, told the afTrishted
editor il was intended for him. Ii was
10 vain that s. protested that he had
never heard of him before. The wrath
Of she visitor rose to fever heat, and from
St. Mary's beacon., 1852-10-07
miscellaneous.
From Harpers Magazine.
WMEMORY OF HALLOONING."

Mr.. Green, the great London aeronsut,
| who has assembled some hundred and fifY
times from Vauxhall Gardens, London ;
who has taken his air journeys al all times
Of the day and night who has sailed over
continent with passengers in his frail
| bark, when il was so dark. that, according
to the testimony of one of his fellow voya
gers, it seemed as though the balloon was
making its noiseIess way through mass
OF impeneirable black marble-ihis same
Mr.. Green--to come back from our long
sentence-once gave out, by hand. bills
and the public prints, that on a certain
afternoon in July, he would ascend from
Vauxhall Gardens, London. at fouro' clock
in the afternoon, with distinguished lady
aud gentleman, who bad volunteered 10
accompany him on that occasion.
The day and The hour at length arrived.
The spacious Enclosures Of the Garden
were crowded with an excited multitude.
awaiting with the utmost impotence for
the tossing, rolling globe to mount up and
be lost in the blue creation that spread out
far above the giant city, pavilioned By
its clouds of smoke: But the hour passed
by, and the $ distinguished lady and gen.
tleman" came not.
"It's an OAK y exclaimed hundreds.
simultaneously among the crowd: "There
isn't no sich persons"
Mr.. Green assured them Of his good
faith read the letter that he had received
from "the parties" and his answer; but
still the - madness The people" increased,
and sill The Distinguished lady and
gentleman" came not. Matters we're
growing more and more serious, and
row" seemed Inevitable.
St. Mary's beacon., 1852-10-07

am old and blind
Bien point at me as smitten by Gods
Irown,
Afflicted and deserted Of my kind.
Yet 1 fbam cas-, down.
"a ,lankxlggsArss sfrensl
! murmur not that no longer see:
Poor, old, and helpless, the more belong,
Father supreme TO Thee.
o merciful One!
When men are fsrihest, then Thou art
most near:
When friends pass By, my weakness shun,
Thy chariot hear.
Thy glorious face
Is beaming towards me, and its holy light
Shines in upon my lonely dwelling place,
And there is no more night.
On nv Bonded knee
I recognise Thy purpose, clearly shown {:
My sision Tnou hast dimned, that may
Thyse.f; Thyself alone.
have naugIit to fear;
This dark ness is the shadow Of Thy wing ;
Beneath ii am almost sacred here
Can come no evi! thing.
Oh, I seem 70 stand
Trembling, where foot of mortal ne'er
hath been.
Wrapped in The radiance Of Thy sin!ess
land,
Which eye hath never seen.
Visions come and 60;
Shapes Of resplendent beauty round me
throng;
From angel lips | seem 10 hear the flow
OF sof, and holy song.
II is nothing now,
When heaven is opening on my sightless
ewes;
When airs from Paradise refresh nv
The earth in darkness lies.
In purer cline
My being Nils with raPture-weVes oil
thought
Roll IN upon my spirit-strains sublime
Break over me unsought.
Give me now my Tyre!
I feel the STRINGS of gif1 divine
Within my bosom siows nnearthly FIRE,
Lit by no skill of mine.
St. Mary's beacon., 1852-10-07
From the illustrated Family Friend
ARTIFICIAL BEAUTIFlERS.

The chemistry OF The toilet.iable has
provided many reps'ajions under the
name OF Cosmetics, for external adcrn.
men, or artificial Identifying. Hair dyes,
poma,um>, ponIades, depilatories den!i.
frees, tooth. powders, &c, may all he
deemed more Or less as belonging to the
class of cosmetics but the name is usual.
ly confined 10 those preparations which
are applied to the skin.
The best cosmetic is plain soap and
and water. To soften the skin, however,
many substances are used, such as almond
soap, Naples soap, Castle soap, milk Of
roses, cold cream. or almond paste.
Sometimes il is desired 10 harden the cuti.
Gle or outer skin, and this is done by
spirit, astringents, and acids. For re.
moving or hiding frsckies, various lotions
aud washes are employed. To give an
artificial Tin, or bloom 10 The skin is the
chiet work of The cosmetic artist. Rouge
aud carmine are much employed to give
a red tint; starch and magnesia TO imparl
. delicate Wilderness. Several OF the salts
Of bismulh and lead, under the various fine
names OF pearl white, fake white, cream
OF roses, &C., are often employed as COS.
metics bdl they have an injurious effect
on lhe snin, and sometimes produce sort
OF skin poisoning.
A want of attention to the chemical
action Of colors has sometimes led ladies
into an embarrassing Predicameni. Bis.
Huth powder, sometimes sold as subs,i.
iute for genuine Pearl-powder, has the
property OF turning black when in conlscI
with fnmes of sulphur, or with sulphuret.
ted by drUgen gas. A lady who painted
with This Cosmetic, happened TO baihe in q
mineral wafer imPrrgns,ed with this gas
and the consequence was, that the arIi6
cialIy ~h.Iened skin turned nearly black
and 30 retnaiosd tor several weeks
Another lady, VINO used The same cosmet
ic, attended q lecture al Ha.roga,e OF
mineral walers; AMI the Lecturer han
dsd round DOa.ie containing sulpnuSe.ted
St. Mary's beacon., 1852-10-07

being 50 long restrained, boiled over with
double fury. He gave the choice. either
10 publish q very laudabIe rscanistiou, or
take aogging on the spot.
He agreed TO retract. and as the visitor
Insisted on writing IL himself, he sat down
to the desk. Squire s. made an ex-
cuse to 90 TO the printing office, sith a
promise that he would be back in season
to sign il as soon as il vas finished. /.
ss--t- bal tzral, eass CIR yards iehet,
he encountered Q maa who inquired where
Squire SIS Office was, and if he was
q; home. Suspeciing that he was on the
same errard as the other suitor, he point.
ed to the Office, and told him he would
fird the editor within writing mos, abu.
site article against office holders. This
was enough. Tie eyes Of The conner
flashed FIRE. He rushed into The Office,
and asssiled the stranger with the cpl.
,lets liar" "<cour!rel," coward" and
icld him he ~Culd teach him how 10 write.
The gentleman supposed it was some bull
~ sent there BY the editor, sprang TO his
feet, and fgh, enSued. TIE table was
upSet.ard smashed into kindling wood
tue contents Of large jug Of ink slocd
puddied on ihp hoOr-lhe chsirs had their
legs and backs broken bevord the skill Of
surgery to cure them. This seemed 10
inspire the cornbatants with still greater
fury, blow following blow, with the 70.
Pidny of lightning. First one was kicked
on the floor, then The other, each taking
il in turns pretty equally. The ink on
the fonr had found rs way To their faces,
ill hG'h Of them Gu. The mn-t ridiculous
figures imaginable. The noise and Up.
roar vas tremendous. Tie neiyhtor>
ran TO the door aud exclaimed tha, two
negroes were fighting i'll Squire S.
office. None dalrt! TO separate them.
Al length the circumstances becsCe
knp~n. and the next day hardly able TO
sit on horseback, their heads bound up.
they started homewards, convinced rhsI
tina. they had obtained very little salts.
faction from their attempt 10 flog an editor.
St. Mary's beacon., 1852-10-07
TO FARMERS
AND
Agricultural Dealers


O& JOHNSON. Man.
u.s6NN1.- ufacturers ofP Dug h 8,
gricuIturai Implements,
&c. No. l21 Pratt, Street Wharf, corner
Of EIollingsworth and Pratt streets, Balh;
moro, keep constantly on hand a general
ssortment, and are prepared 10 execute
al orders for AGRICULTURAL M
ELEMENTS AND MACHINERY, al
The shortest notice and on Us favorable
terms az can be had in the City. ilav-
inv recently fitted up Factory. in
PAIR SrxEEr, between Eutaw and Pacs
Streets, Cor the purpose, where they are
prepared to manufacture every article IN
The line, and can assure their friends
and the public, that their work VIII De
executed with faithfulness, and the mate
rails OF the best quality, and they fatter
themselves that all articles sold by them
will favorabiy compare with any TO be
obtained elsewhere.
The farmers and planters of MARYLAND
and the neighboring States, may ind IT
20 their interest TO call aid examine their
stock. and Judge for themselves
Among the machines they keep on
hand. will be found Cotlirgham & Will
let's improved Fi,z's Horse Power. with
wrought shafts, and various o'h"r ever,
stationary and rail way powers and
Thrashers Of various size and patterns.
~ PLOUGT4S Of every variety. Fan
ming Mills OF approved patterns. Har,
lows, Cultiyators, Drills, Horse Kakes,
Straw Cutters, Crushers, &c, &C.
Castings Of every description.
CAr Al! Of the abote are warranted.
Repairing done with EXPEDITION and
6de,;iv. April I.
St. Mary's beacon., 1852-10-07

If your EDITORS drawer" writes
Correspondent of Harper's Magasins, is
not already full, you may think the in.
closed, although an old story, worthy Of
being squeezed in.
"S6on after the clo.s Of the American
Revolution. g depu,siion Of Indian chiefs
having Some business 10 transact with the
Governor, were invited 70 dine with come
Of the officials in Philadelphia. During ,hs
repast, the eyes Of Q Young chief were at.
'rac,ed TO castor Of mustard, having in
it a spoon ready for use. Tempted BY
its bright color, he drew h TO him, and had
soon Drumming spoonful in his mouth.
Instantly detecting hi, mistake, he never.
theless had The for,itude to swallow il.
although it forced the tears from his eyes.
"A chief opposite, at the table, who
had observed the consequence, but not
the cause, asked him VIVA, he was cry.
ing forF He replied that he was think
ing of his father, who was killed in battle
Soon after, the quesiisner himself, prompt.
ed by curiosity, made the same expert.
ment, with the same result, and in turn
was asked by the younger sschem What
he was crying for?' Beeause you uers
moi killed ichen your father sras,' was the
prompt reply"
St. Mary's beacon., 1852-10-07
-" thiekly sPresd
On corresponding ehunks Of bread"

On corresponding chunksS Of bread"
One day the landlady, whose patience
had become exhausted, said 10 him -
THAT butter, Mr.-, that you are
eating, and appesr 10 like 50 much, cost
two shillings and sispence O pound"
did it though 7" asked the gourmsnd;
then reaching oui bis knife, ne took up q
big lump, and putting it npon little piece
Of bread. he rolled il round in his mouth
sppreciatingly. saying:
"Weil, now, I should say that butter
was really worth III"
St. Mary's beacon., 1852-10-07

A fellow stole a::wood-sa~..and. On trial,
told the judge he only took il 10 . joke.
"How far did you carry sf' asked the
Judge. Two mile" answered the pris.
oner. "Tha;'s carrying the joke too far"
remarked the Judge. and the prisoner was
committed foe further examination.
St. Mary's beacon., 1852-10-07

at is the gift of poetry 10 hsllow every
place in which il moves; TO breathe round
Nature an oder more exquisite than the
perfume Of the ROSE, and 10 shed over IL
u tint more magical than The blush Of the
morning.
St. Mary's beacon., 1852-10-07
CHARLES II. DRURY,

uio,lIug,yur,h street, corner Pratt Street, head
OF the Basin.)
BALTIMORE.
HAVING COMPLETED his IS.
- Enlistment, with Foundry
%-S connected for m akingh sown
MSMAAan. castings. Is prepared TO inr'
@4HzAAEaaas nish al varieties OF
SCaICUL TUR9L IMPLEMENTS IND
CASTINGS,
made 70 pattern Of the best material.
The following is Q list Of PbOW . Kept con-
atantly on hand Davis. of the diteren'
nuu,hers for cast and wrought shares; :. K
AZ Cheuoweth. Wiley, & 5 furow, No. o..
No, g. 2 Hillside, No. l < Connecticut,
Reach improved tor Posy) with common Da
Wis east share, Self skarPner or Wrought
Share.
Cultirasors, Wheat Fans. HaT'c:fs, &c.
Corn CuItivatozs. plain and expanding; To-
Aaceo DO; Wheat Fans; Corn Ssell%T, with
double hopper Old Vertical aud Virginia Shell
Ter: Harrow; superior PennSvlv2nia'made
Grain Cradles, Revolving Horse RakeS; Cy-
Iindrieal Straw Cutters.
Horne Pos-.rs, ThyesRing Machine, and Grist
Mill.
Horse power Grist Mills, = very useful and
aayiug article and coming into very general
nae Horse Power and Treshing Machines
of these need not say anything. as wherever
thew have been in use any time they are pre-
ferfed to all others
Snail si:e PoTtr and Thrs'hsr.
CHI. DnuRY will this year make smaller
sine Power and Thresher-price OF Power.
500: Thresber $50; Band, SO; or, when
purchased together, $3.50.
Persons in want OF Implements made oil the
very best material, and put together IN the
stronsest and best manner. TO answer the pur-
rose TOT which they are made, are invited 10
call on the subscriber.
January IS, 1850. Z. II. DKUh1.