The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-04-09

AUTOGRAPHS or HENRY CLAY.-Application
q being continually made to the family of the
late Henry Clay for autographs and other me-
mentoes of the illustrious dead, the Lexington
Observer has been requested to say that all
such articles as they can part with have been
disposed Of The number supplied has been so
large as to leave the family only such memori-
ais as they wish to preserve.
We understand that the American COLOMBIA
ton Society'is in possession of some blank GER
tifcates Of liie-membersbip signed by Mr.. Clay,
as President Of the Society, few months pre-
vious to his death. And we are authorized to
say that one of these certificates, with the
donors name inserted. and attested by the
Secretary of the Society, will be forwarded by
mail to any person who will send to the Secre-
tary, Rev. W. McLain, thirty dollars, the
amount required by the constitution of the
Society to constitute life member.--.NotionaI
EnfeAigeneer.
A Coon LITTLE Gmi--A very little girl who
often read the Bible, gave proof that she under
stood her obligations to obey its precepts One
day she came to her mother, much pleased. to
show some fruit which had been given her.
The mother said the friend was very kind, and
had given her great many. Yes said the
child, every, indeed; and she gave me more
than that, but have given some away" The
mother inquired to whom she had given them !;
she answered, II gave them to a girl who push
es me off the path. and makes faces at me'-
On being asked why she gave them to her, She
replied, because thought it would make her
know that wish to be kind to her and she will
not perhaps, be rude and unkind to me again"
How admirably did she then obey the command
TO overcome evil with good. A tear stood in
the eye Of little Charles. and he promised his
mother to try and do so too. Will my little
readers. under similar circumstances, Ego and
do likewise
CHEAPER THAN MATCHEs-The editor of the
Albany Express in the course of an article up
freaks and Wonders of Electricity" writes out
the following spiritual manifestation -
Happening to be in the parlOr of friend
few evenings since, he favored us with the ex-
hibition of very pretty electrical experiment.
His daughter walked brskly across the floor
once or twice. and then rapidly approached an
extinguishcd gas burner, touched it with her
fingers, and instantly the escaping fluid burst
into flames twas an entirely new way oflight-
ing the gas, and involved great saving of
matches Any person in the room, if their shoes
and boots were not wet, could produce the same
effect. The sparks of electricity emitted at the
instant of the contact with the metal of the bur-
ner ignted the gas
A female toy dealer, in London, recently re-
ceived a letter stating that f,centy- seren years
ago the writer stole trifing article from her,
and being afflicted with qualms of conscience,
had sent her half a crown. The thief prayed
for forgiveness
The Ohio (Carrollton) Picayunc states that
there is young lady; the owner Of some fifty
acres of land in that part of the State. who per-
forms all the manual labor on her farm without
any assistance. She even takes her own saw
logs to mill.