The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-03-12

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the term drunkenness is not generally under
stood by the numerous victims" who are daily
brought before the Police Court, is often made
| apparent to the officers and other gentlemen
having business in that Court But not until
the present week has there been any criterion
gwen, upon which the charge of drunkenness
could he clearly established. The thing is now
fixed fact.
a day or two SINCE in the Police Court the
Justice inquired Of Waterman. What signs of
lntoxcation he saw in the defendant ?" The
Waterman replied, "Well! your honor, he was
so drunk that when he went to put on his boots
he couldn't find the hole to put his foot in.''
Yesterday in the Municipal Court, a girl 10
years of age was put on the stand as a witness
IN favor OF her father-in-law, the defendant
The question put to the child was in effect-Ii
she knew that her father was at home on Civ
en- night some three weeks since, and ho,c knew
it?
The child in the simplicity of her little heart
stated that she knew it because father was
ttght.' The counsel then put the question
How do you know your father was tight ~
to which the innocent little girl replied. BE
cause mother had to pull off his boots for him. -
From these two cases, one of which occurred i'm
the Municipal and the other in the Police
Court, and both within twenty -four hours OF
each other, the fact seems to be established.
that when a man can't find the hole to the boot
In order to put his foot into it-then he is drunk
and also, when a mans better half is obliged
to pull her iege iOrd's boots off from his feet.
then he is tight.-Boston Journal.
BECOMING A MEDIUM.-The fascinating spirit
ual rapping is, without doubt gaining strength
among us, and some very ludicrous incidents
often grow out of it at times, as well as more
serious and dCDlOrable ones
Anew nights since, within this week. young
male friend OF ours, who, from sDeerng skep
TIC, had become a devout believer, retired tC
| rest, after having his nervous system partially
destroyed with the information. through the
spirit OF his grandfather, that he would become
a powerful medium. He was in his first com
Portable snooze, when a clicking noise in the
direction of the door, awoke him. He listened
lntently the noise was still going On-very
like the raps of the spirit on the table indeed
who's there?'
There was no answer, and the noise stopped
"Anybody there? -
''NO," was the answer.
ut must have been a spirit" said he to him
self Il must be medium. I'll try-[aloud]
If there is spirit in the room it will signify
the same by saying 'aye'-nO, that's not what
mean. If there is spirit in the room will il
please to rap three times ~
Three very distinct raps were given in the
direction of the bureau.
rs it the spirit fmy sister?''
No answer
lis it the spirit of my mother.'
Three taps.
Are you happy?'
Nine taps.
"Do you want anything?'
succession Of very loud raps.
"Will you give me a communication if get
up?"
No answer
"Shall hear from you tomorrow ~
Raps very loud again in the direction of the
door. He waited long for an answer to his las
question, but none came. The spirit had gone
and after thinking on the extraordinary visit b,
turned over and fell asleep.
On getting up in the morning, he found tina
the spirit of his mother had carried off his watcl
| and purse and his pants down into the hail. ant
his great coat off altOgether.-Detrot .4dr.
| AMBrGUITIEs.-In Campbell's Lives of thu
Chief Justices of England. we find the follow
ing ambiguous language in regard to Sir Ed
ward Cole: "AlthOugh he was drcadfully pun
| ished when he entered the state of wedlock 9
second time he lived in entire harmony with
his first wife, who died, to his inexpressible
grief, leaving him ten children"
Did his wifes death. or his ten children cause
his ineypressible grief?
Should the passage in Macbeth be read -
'l1ang out the banners on the outer wall the
cry is, still they comet" or, "Hang out the
banners on the outer wall, the cry is still
they Gomez
In the well known couplet of Goldsmith:
ga man he to all the country dear,
And passing rich with forty pounds a year,
did the poet intend to represent the Parson as
feeling rich upon his moderate income, or con
si1 rio lvh OH
The Number of Steamboats, in the United
States, according to the just completed report
of a. Guthrie, Steamboat Inspector, is 1875, O
which only 347 are low pressure. The tota
tonnage of these steamers is .503 TONS st
Louis takes the lead in numbers, having I26
Cincinnati, lO4 and Pittsburgh lOl. New York
city has the largest steamer tonnage lowing tc
the ocean marine, GA. 447 tons. San Francisco
New Orleans and Buffalo are next in point Of
tonnage.
a thriving trader in Wisconsin, claiming the
paternity of eleven daughters, greatly to the
establishment of his neighbors. succeeded in mar
rying them all off in six months. A neighboI
ofhis, who had likewise several single daughters
called upon him to obtain the secret of his hus
band obtaining success, when the latter informed
him he had made it rule, after young mar
had paid his attention to one of his girls fort
night, to call upon him with a revolver, and re
quest him to choose between death and matri
nony. You can imagine continued he
(which of the two they preferred"
STATIsTICs-The number of newspaper in the
world is set down as follows: In Austria, 10
Africa, IA; Spain, Ia; Portugal, 20; Asia, 80
Belgium, IS {; Denmark, IS Russia and Poland,
90 /; Prussia, 30O other German States, 800
Great Britain and Ireland, 500 United States,
1928. Besides these we have few newspapers
published in the British Provinces, India. China,
Mexico, the Sandwich Islands, the different
South American States, and stray one here
and there in the other nations of the old world.
1t is however, a significant fact that the New
World, with comparatively small population,
far exceeds the Old in the number of its period
ical publications. In the issue of books how
ever, we are yet in the background.