The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-09-16


drink as much as he wants. The law only regulates
the through which he shall obtain it-srovides
merely that it shall be offered b, another person
to him, for sale. The purpose Of the law, then, would
seem to be this:h, removal Of public temptations to
use spirits, and it may be added, that another effect
in the law, is to induce the buy whole
sale prices rather than retail, and thereby diminish
the general expense to the community The retailer,
and not the consumer, is in fact the loser. Liquor
retail prices, costs two hundred per
more, than by the cask or even the gallon. Besides,
it takes adral of time to drink in public than
IN private. Whatever may have been the philosophy
in which the ilea Of tho law conceived, the law
would seem b. aimed at tie seller alone though
is true, may be sail on the other hand, that il is
privilege for the consumer to buy his liquor By the
glass, rather tha the denohn, if he pleases. 1t is
tf'c also, that poor inan when a-dry has pic in
his pocket. AMI dollar. 1t is,n(oriunalc that he
has not the dollar, to he s:me; vet without any very
deep research into political economy, he will sec that
il he could coatgye to get his dollar beforehand, it
would b, better or h to eNpend il all at once, than
at twenty different tmcs--onc dollar ought to buy
more than twenty roln charges" The abstract Of
the said decisions givcn below, is taken from the ST.
Louis Ne.cg.
The Supreme Count of Maine have decided that
the inhabitants OF that STATE may keep liquor in their
houses Tor Their own use, and that liquor may b,
brought INTO and transported within throughout the
State IL IT be not intended for sale The amount of
the decision seems to be, that the Legislature may
prohibit the sale, keeping offering for sale OF IL
quor, bat cannot prohibit It's This decision makes
the law analogous to the laws concerning other poi
sons. Only licensed druggist and apothccaries
sell arsenic. These only sell under certain
regulations, aud others cannot sell it all. But the
law does not prohibit the Hence any body may
use arsenic IN any act anI il is much used in pre-
parlns the skins O. animals and birds for stulnig
And any body may take it, even with the felonous
intent of suicide, without incurrne any penalty
Hence II one should take arsenic other poison with
such intent, and should be saved from death, no pros
ccution for taking the poison could be sustained.
AMUSING INCIDrST.--Whcat the steamer Bltci-
hank arrived on last Sunday evening, the following
incident took place, which, Notwithstanding its pecu-
tar delicacy, is too good to be lest. Therefore, in
tiansrendng the privileges OF accidental confidence"
it is to be hoped that the Old adagc of kissing goes
by favor, does not apply in all cases, will be
There were some lady passengers the boat several
Of whom expecting their husbands on arrival at ST.
Of the ladies boasted that when The husband Of one
of the others 3 hove in sight she would have the
8 FIRST Hiss, Notwithstanding the imnnitcs If mat
ruony-that is 10 say, she would cheat the wife out
OF the FIRST embraces Of hsr = lesser half The
boast having icen made inadvertently it was passed
As an Idle remark. Em 10 . when Scptinius" ai)-
pearcd, expecting the loving head of Acme to be
piliowed on his breast, the Fury true to her boast
rushed forward, and casping him in her arms I'M
printed the threatened kiss upon his iorchcad--and
in the 80 confusion worse coni,unded" Of the moment
mistahing the lady for his absent one, the victim
returned the favor with ri .ht good will. much to the
amusement Of those who We're in the iohe But
when the gentleman discovered that her,
s." Whose ruby lips tho greeting gave"
was not his wife, but a poJed stranger, the tabieau
u,am was complc;c-hs features the miu led picture
OF disappointment, surprise and anger, and in this
dilemma, we draw the curtain, leaving to
: Fancy undis,urbcd, the thoughts
That kindie in the mind of man." y.
press says:
" Illinois has perhaps never enio,ed richer ha,-
vest than the present year. The wheat crop is now
~
and the husbandman is now enjoying the avas. The
quantity Of wheat grown unusually great the quail
ty better, and the price good. The corn crop
is very promising Oats and small nr,:. ;,rc very
good OF peaches there .:ic Dut few, but apples are
very abundant, and o! superior quality. The potato
excellent and very abundant. The same is true of all
the roots. On the whole abun lant crops have sell
dom been seen in Illinois, where USUALLY the labors of
the husbandman better rewarded than in any place
that we know Of
The Suckers would seem to be joyous for the
oNrbrrant harvest of this year, after many successive
seasons OF disappointment, the Egyptians were
with their ssven years Of peay before the flnnc.-
Observe this ha, been of droanh all through
the country from East to West within parallels that
laclaoc Illinois. This being the next season after
SIX successive wet seasons, a drought was mcdctcd
last year; and the drought has come What do the
the circumstances show! Why, that Illinois is
great slough, bearing tails six years and the seventh
year, through the grace Of drought bearing chris
tan grains Well may they rejoice and strike the
um5rei, bat they will have still more occasion for
songs OF joy, when they delivered altogether on,
Of that land Of cves and agnes aud SIX -years-of.fm-
inc and one Of plenty In Minnesota we shall. judr-
Ing from the past, have six seasons of copious show
ers and one OF comparative drought the seventh year.
being sort Of hallowcd year of rest, from gathering
in the cxubcrant harvests OF the preceding Years
CHURCH Music IN ST. PAUL.--Somc ono saws
the tongue is divine organ but the devil sometimes
plays tune upon it,. Previous to the erection of our
truly elegant houses of public worship in ST. Paul.
there lay hidden talent in people, that but far
those churches, might never have been known, or if
Known, 1t might not have been disclosed now, in
sacred service Scarcely any other Accomplishment
has SO happy an effect upon the morals and ntellec-
io'i taste o! IFS possessor music and may be adj
ded that no Intellectual art, in it, public exercise ha,
more ecvating and refining effect upon the moral
tone OF community, than good music in the churches
Three wears ago. happy that religious society in
ST Paul, whose pastor covll pitch "Oli Hundred,
and whose deacon could drawl it through. Now We