The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-06-23

THE GREAr SUsPENsIoN BRIDGE OVER
THE NIAGARA.-The Lockport Journal says
tina, laborers are busy employed in pushing !, e
niagara Suspension Bridge to completion. II says:
Imagine span Of 500 feet IN length, forming
straight hollow beam, 20 feet wide and about
Is feet deep. with top, bottom and sides There
will be an upper floor 10 support the railroad and
cars, 20 feet wide between the railing, and sus
pended by two wire cables, assisted by stays.
"rhe lower floor. 10 feet wide aud 10 feet
high in the clear, is connected 10 the upper floor
by vertical trusses. The cohesion Of good iron
wire, when properly united into cables OF ropes,
is found to be from 80, 900 10 $50, 600 lbs per
square inch, according 10 quality. The limestone
used IN constructing the towers viii bear press
IRE Of 300 tons upon every square foot. The
towers are 60 feet high, ID feet square al the
base. and at the top. When III bridge Is COW
cred with d tram Of cars the whole length, i, will
sustain pressure Of no, less than 405 luns The
speed is supposed to add 10 per cent 10 the pres
sure, equal to oil tons. The weight of super
structure added. estimated At 7s2 tons makes the
total aggregate weight sustained, 1878 tots.
Assuming 2, goo tons as The greatest tenson 10
which the cables can be subjected, II is consider
ed safe TO allow five times the regular strength,
and providing for weight of 10000 tons. For
this thirteen thousand miles Of wire are required.
The number Of wires in one cable Is three thou
sand. The diameter Of cable, about inches
The bridge, we believe, IS the longest between
the points Of any in the world.
"if your hu.band looks grave, ie him alone; don't
disturb him annoy him
Oh pshaa! were | married, the soberer my hus-
band looked, the more fun I'd rattle about his ears.
Dont disarJ amf guess 50, I'd sal, his coffee
and pepper his tea--aad sugar ms beeiseak-and
tread OF his tocs-and hi lie his newspapeI-and sew
Up bis pocketsi,nd put pins in hs slippersand dip
Ms cigars in waterand wouldut stop 70, the great
Mogu', till had shortened his face to by liking
Certainly he'd 'get ,cxcd:" there woul!n'l be any
fia in teasing him if he didn't; and that would give
his melancholy blood heathful start; aud his ewes
would snap and sparkle, and he'd say, 'lanny,
Will YOU be quiet not!' and | should laugh, and
pull his whi>kers, and say decidedly "-Nd!" aud
then should tell him he hadn't the slightest idea
how handsome he looked when he yoNed, and
then he would pretend no, hear the compliment
but would lul up his dickey, and take sly peep IN
she glass ('r all lhst) and then he q begu to grow
amabe and get of his silks, and be just as agreed
be all the rest Of the evenin. as ne wasnf hus
iaad: and ali because sdu follow that stupid bit uf
advice ''to let him alone" Just ii didn't know!
Just imagine NE. Fanny. sitting down cricket
the corner with my iorciinscr IN my mouth, look
ing out the sides Of my eyes, and waiting TIL the
got ready TO speak 10 me- on can see at once it
would bc-he-. Well, the amount of it is, 4
s.oIlf'f DO ~ FANNY FERN.
TIE Coon NArURrp BAcUELoR.-Is Jolly,
Sleek and roy-poy. Lift. al tie little school girls
over the mud puddes and Kisses them when he lands
them the other side. Allorcs lii,le babies With
out regard to the shape Of their noses, and tho
strcngth OF their lungs. Siucezos himself into
infniesina fragment in the corner oi omnibus To
make room Tor that troublesome individual ONE
MORE. facates his sat any number Of times a
crowded lectIsre for distressed sing ladies. Orders
cupid Gao drivers off the only dry crossing save
pretty pair Of feet from immersion and don't forge,
q look the other way when their gathers up
the skirts of her igcs, tip Is iuet cyii
to shop-girl as il she were Duchess, pays regular
for his ne~.paper. knds h. umbrella aud goes home
with beaver: has clear conscience. good d.
gestiop and ''ecr"s the women 20 be all angels with
their wings ohled np. Here's hoping niat,imony
may never unIccc I've him. FANNY FERN.
PROFESSOR DoSr BRowx.-As Professor
Anderson was booking the various American and
European newspapers shich are 10 be found in the
publication office of the Boston Dali, Times, he
that he closely scrutinzed by gentleman If tall
stature, aud rather swarihy appearance evidently
not Bostoian
This individual. after sho,; SPACE bad elapsed,
at ieagh mustered courage, and Tins addressed the
wizsard
'isay arc you P,oiesso. Anderson hesl'
syes sir
Wall, You're tarnation smar, man, hcar--
Yon amt 60, that bottle of yoarn with ye, have
yout
well I'm from dawn East, having been raised in
Maine. and shool Ike To purchase duplicate OF
that ere hottie, | goir, Siun'pins Tor -
guess II had Your bottle, or is tain brother. I'd
coon swamp the Scottles, without tkin, politics
eiher.'
Il never carry ny bottle with nc, nor have du-
rliciac OF it,
Sorry 60, that sir said tic -'nnpcr; how
ever he continued, y was once taught uick when
& bov, hut almost forge, how the Thin. was done
now; ii tell you how it vas, stranger, as near as
Gao. used to take red cent and change 1t into a
ten dollar gold piece
'oh.' said the Professor. 'thlt j. very simple, a
mere ,rick, a scight Of hand
.WeI know II is no, very difcut lm rs 7 for
get how will YOU show nel at TIC same time hand
ing cent to the wizaid.
sOh, YES sir, J ALL show YOU in a noInrst Hold
you hani, said The wizard; this IL your cen, Is 1t
not!
sfss sir
sCtose y,u- lard Thc down-caster closed HI,
hand fast. Are you cure SO" hasei,, said the viz
Il guess have said he, 'and II bet Won dollar
you can't charge it into ten dollar gold piece
sDonc, said the wizard, snow hold fast
yes sw! reckon W1R, bui stop, down wi your
dollar, here's uine, SAID the Yankee.
The wizard covered his dollar.
'Now, sir, are YOU ready! SAIL the wizard.
Il amt nothia else, said the dow n-eastor.
'Change. said tie wizard, nov, sis, open your
hand
lie did So, and to h;s utter aston;shnent he held
bona fae ien dollar gold piece
well sir, said the wizard, you sec you have lost
roxr dollar
4 guess have said he, handing over the two
dollars.
Now said the Professor. III bet YOU another
dollar, III change the ten dollar piece you cent
again, much quicker
IN, yer don't said the gent from Maine, placing
the ten dollars in his pocket, and butoning il IN
tight; In' rnnch obliged TO YOU, Professor, bJt
reckon III ieave it Good morning old hossr
said he, waking oi the office. and turning round
he: reached the door, he placed his dgitas in a
close approximation to his proboscis, saying Il guess
there Amt snyhng green about this chiid and left
the Professor IN utter anazemeu al his coolness-
tBoston Times.
81 REcsoN NORA friend just returned from
lower 'Esy,t, has amused Us with relation of some
of the characteristics OF the queer people who IN
babitthat part Of the Prairie State where among
thcrartcles of produce is raised cotton, .rum which
the seeds age picked with the fingers,
AIs,ins ate evening at cabin, our informant
inquired what The naine Of the place was
sP,r-dise.'