The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-11-24

ENGLIsu DIVISIONS OF American STATE Pa
rERs.-rhe London News remarks: -. From the
tune oi AeNsndcr Hamilton to that oil Edward Ev-
ciett the rci{'is and correspondence b. con-
Gressiona' tnitees aad heads of departments have
been OF such ing merit aS to fix the at.cutinn f
society in Europe, wherever the English language is
faniliarly read. The wonder is less TO re, sons IA
miiaf with tie structure and wokinss of the Ame,-
can governments thar TO those who only know Euro
pan ways. The statesmen at Washington are u,u-
ais educated gentlemen and men OF business at once :
usuaiis professional men, who vet have had occa sion
nj the cou OF their lives, 10 do with their own hands
much OF the real business OF life; and there is nothing
like that sort of experience, when combined with a;
liberal education, iOr enabling take and express
sound and ccar views of political subjects Webster
used TO say chat he dad his business an the better for
having taken his fathers horse io'wa,er before he
went 10 college; and Clay boasted OF his manual ton,
one Of the chief preph If his craftsmanship
Chosen toin among the people, the great officers of
government know how To address the popular mind
aad the popular mind in America, when dspassiona,e
Is Il mind Of high ordor.'
The VISIBLE INvIsuBLr-You telI The comr,-
ny that YOU will place a candle in such manner ihat
every person IN the room, except one, shall see II
Yet ycd viii not biIndiold him, nor in any MAY rc
strain has person, offer the least resistance To- his
examining or gong to any point of the room he plcas
es The trick is accomplished nv placing the candle
on the party's head; ha it cannot be Performed #
ioohing-eiss Is IN the room, that Ill enable him
20 turn the laugh asains: you.
The Bastrop (Iexas) Advertiser gives the follow.
ING account OF fatal fight that occu red there atel,
between two young men, named Butler and Goacl.,
Butler struck Goacher with pistol, hoidn, the b,r
rel In his hand. The force of the blow was sucb
that the cock Of the pistol was buried in Go,che,'
skn and at the same time, by the DISCHARGE of ,ba
pistol, Batter received its in his abdomen
The St. Louis Inclligencer gives an accou,, IF
some raised in Illinois, the stalks Of which
measured twenty-five feet eight inches in h, ;oht-
pRc farmer, 1t is stated last year raised twelve hu,
dred and sixty Bushels OF sheiied corn on twelve acre.
This, however, does not Up old kentuckv
where farmer raised huni.ed l,shel, Of beileJ
corn on one acre. # certificates are To be relied M,
The Hermann (Mr.) Wacbenilstt speaks of the
wine harvest Ia that quarter a. bcns all that The cl
tivators could ask. No estimate has vet been made
Of the quantity made, but il is already clear iha il
large. ln some vineyards the graz, es have ,ipened
slowly, and thus required great amount Of labor in
the gathering-in others. almost once but in l,,h
cases the i'ut has been Of an exec llent quality
The Mobile Adveriises SAYS that a man named
Hooman recently committed suicide IN Macon whit
nuder the influence Of liquor, BY cutting his thr.a,
lie borrowed knife from acquaintance went IN , i
rcoan the hotel, cut his hoat then got into bed
covered himself mp. and suon bied TO death lie ~,
marked 10 friend that the devil aud "a eeinp of nj;
angels had been pursuit. of him all that oay with
hong ksves aod that be feared they would catch him