The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-04-16

items of the last Democrat. We hope the head
ing is careless mishap, and not sentiment or
opinion of any one connected with that journal.
We cannot believe there is an American this
far West, who is SO great toady as to think
one of his countrywomen promoted by being
appointed member of the household of Her
Imperial Majesty the Empress Eugenia-
We're either of these New York ladies' rela-
tives of ours, We would consider them far high
er promoted at finding them the wives of some
industrious American farmer or mechanic-at-
tending to dairy and poultry-yard duties, or
cooking dinner, busting floors and furniture,
and taking care of the young kings and queens
OF their household. 'Promoted,' indeed! no,
they are disgraced and degraded--unworthy
any longer to be called t.ameriean ladies'
There is nothing American about them. They
deserve to be expatrated by act of Congress-
Ii this is to he the standard of Judging the posi-
ton Of American ladies abroad, well may Eu-
ropeans sheer at our national hatred of royal
ty and the tinsel trappings of kingcraft.
Blum, Jr. hourly expects his brother with
the spring stock for the Bazaar which will
be opened up in the new store on st. Anthony
street Those milliners will also be along.
| Take glance at our advertising columns
to-day. They present about all that is on sale
in the St. Paul market, of whatever commodity
or character.
FLOUR DOwN.-It will be seen that Mr.. Bass
at the Wharf Boat, advertises good -four at
very reduced rate.
THE STEAM PREss-We have received from
New York number of a neat and tastefully ar
ranged sheet of the above title, published by
| Baker, Goodwin Co. 1t has the character of
an advertising medium to their extensive steam
| printing establishment in the Tribune build
ings, corner of Nassau and Spruce streets. In
the editorial columns are some good maxims
and practical hints in regard to the advantages
OF advertising, few of which we extract and
commend to the attention of our business men.
Messrs. Baker, Goodwin & Co. have got the spr-
it Of the age right by the HORNS and no mis-
take. Hear them:
| Blow your own horn. Yes, blast and let
modcsty blush if she will This false delicacv
has been the stumbling block gilmore really good
and capable men, than we could enumerate in
a twelvemonth Make noise; let the world
know that you are awake. IfyOu don't blow the
horn, somebody else will; but not for your bene-
! fit. except SIN a hOrn.'
! You might as we'll try to stop water from run
ming down Niagara Falls, as to keep the people
from running to the stores and shops of those
traders and workers, who avail themselves of
the printing press to let the world know what
they have got or do, or where they are
! This is a lively world. The slow coaches of
old days won't answer now. There is no luke
warmness in life A man must either make a
stir and noise, or hang his harp on the willow
| If you want to 90 ahead, let the world know it,
and they will help you along.
A handsome biiihead is almOst indispensable
nowadays to the business man. Beside the
waste of time in writing out bill there is be-
hind lineage look about such thing that is
quite intolerable.
The habit OF the people is getting more and
more in the way of depending upon oversight.
lfyou go upon a journey, and ask when the cars
start, ten to one you don't fully believe what is
told you, but look around for the handful or adj
vertscmcnt, where you can read for yourself So
l.you wish to buy or sell. don't go about look
ing for customers but call in the aid of the Prn-
ter and address thousands of your fellow citi-
gems at once.
! Never TO up package Of goods without put
| ting in circular, card, or handful. Thus YOU
will compel all your customers to assist in max
ing you known, and at the same time be setting
a good example. We need hardly tell you
where you can have your work done to the best
| advantage.
MIR. AND Mrs. SMfTH.-We don't refer to the
entire Smith family, but to particular branch
of it, and one or two historical incidents relat-
ing thereto. Seha Smith, the original Jack
! no
as well as talent, had a wife, who some years
ago, when she first commenced writing love
stories for the magazines, signed herself Mrs
Scba Smith. BY and by it was changed to Mrs
E. Cakes Smith. but We never learned the cause
Of the change until the following met our eye
the other day from the Albany Transcript
She is the same who now, in her lectures upon
woman s rights culogizcth such lustful and
depravcd characters Of history as Cleopatra
and the like. and maketh typewomen' of them
How truly sympathetic q tellow-feeling makcth
people!
That despscr of men. Mrs. Z. Cakes Smith,
is OF the opinion that husbands would improve
in their manners and morals if they were snub-
bed at home She insists that they are mean.
arrogant and dishonest abroad. and suggests as
a remedy, little domestic discipline on the
Caudle plan Poor Mrs. Smith. She is not
aware OF it perhaps but she pays a very sorry
compliment to her husband. The unhappy
man is to be piticd.-Cty Htm
You never said anything half so true. Poor
MIR. Smith is indced-or rather waste be pit
led. His better-half used to treat him with
the severest and most rcmorsclcss tyranny
She even refused to allow him TO dine with her
at the same table when they had company, or
to go to the Saturday evening '.ircc and eases''
at Miss l-ynch's. For some time past, however,
he has been separated from his Oppressor, and
has lived single. He has been so hardly used,
however. that his spirit is nearly gone. and he
Will never be anything but cowed and broken
down misantlrope. He was originally man
OF much talent. and was the originator, and for
some years the writer of the celebrated Jack
Downing Letters He now maintains himself
by reporting for the New York Press and
seems only anxious to go quietly unobseryed
through the world to seek that rest of which
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