The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-12-29
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r tion OF the world hundred years hence, SAYS:
There are in this world this year no less than
sixty millions OF Anglo Saxons. Now, S they arc
doubled IN number in half a century, in 1852 they
will have swell d to the enormous amount of two
hundred and forty miilIons! Two hundred and for.
iy millions OF human beings, all speaking one lau-
gIn5o, borrowing inspiration from one literature con-
tF'mlIag equally TO the sorehouse of SCIENCE anima-
ted b, kindred sentiments, worshping tie same
shrine, and all and each of them intelatgaby con-
trbu.ing 10 the iuhllnent of the mission specially
gwen to the race 90 renuovae, consolidate, ensht-
e, srcns then, and chrIsainize the and dauph-
tiers of Adam, SO that in the appointed time thew
would he indeed the and daughters Of the bright
and heavenly morning: What prodigious famil,
he mind staggeTs under the bare conception of It's
masnicencc, and we pause to glance some oi its
coming incidents M their sober entirety. Upon mod
crate coDputa.ion one hundred and fifty millions Of
this population viii be located the continent Of
America. vast proportion of il will he maritime
population, situated the shores Of tho Pacific
where LiverpooIs and New YorIs will send cut their
ships 10 trade with the islands of the Pacific Ocean.
with Australia and New Zealand, and further west
ward, with Japan, China, Buruah lnia, and even
Persia, although it may then be Russian province
From the promises rf the future which have aIreadv
peered the horizon. quite manifest that tho
British and Anglo-Saxons in America and our pres.
ent Australian group of colonies viii be lords of tho
seas IN the Southern world. In the physical regions
created and controlled by there will undoubtedly
be many stupendous revelations In travelling, whcth-
er on land water, the people Of that day will call
! US slow, called those who lived century ago
slow. The voyage New York viii probably be-
effected in two days. India Australia in eleven;
which would be just at the rate Of about sixty miles
an hour, the present speed attanable a railway
SIR JOHN FRANKL1N.-A, late dinner party,
the celebrated navigator, Sir John Parry, expressed
the opinion that Franklin's expedition up Well
lnston Chauneltoo far to be able to return, Ho
said, speaking Of The Arctic regions
"fou cannot Imagine the changes that take place
IN the ice there. have myself sometimes been be-
set Tor two three days together by me ICE in such
a way that from the masthead could see sufi-
cicnt water 10 float bottle in; and IN .wenty-fo
hours there a bit Of ice to be seen nobody
could tell why-l cannot tell why; and YOU might
have sailed about as you may in your own river, as
tar as ice Is coacerncd." !"
lie said
g Ia speaking of Franklin, every one will feel sor.
ry for his probable fate. NJ friend Franklin was CD
wears of age when he left this country and shall
never forget the ZEAL the almost youthful enthus ias,n
with which The entered upon that expedition.-
La the whole course O! my experience have never
known man like Franklin; J never knew "A man il,
whom different qualities were SO remarkably COM
bned. Nnh al the tenderness of heart d! n sinpo
child, there oil the greatness and rasnanimty of
a hero. 1t is recorded Of that man, that he would
not even Kill musquiio 'at was singing HIM But
whether that be tue or not II is true type Of tho
LOUIS NAPOLEON AT AHoRsR RAcr.-A Paris
correspondent Of the New York Tribune gives the
following interesting item ia relation TO the Emperor
of France at a horse race;
"1he Emperor and Empress came on the field in
open caecho, drawn hy -four horses, with four sim
liar carriages following, containing their suite, but
without military escort. They stepped Of their
carriage into the crowd, and passing through n narrow
at "A I1r thfn hy
people without the and Of policemen, they passed to
the imperial stand in font oi which six soldiers were
drawn up TO present arms, while another gave the
imperial rap, tap, the drum. As the Emperor
passed along, recognizing here and there acu.ain-
tance, the people tOok OF their hats they do on
meeting friend; hut there was cheering; the
bourgeois shout Niyc iEmpcror'' they leave
that to hired ohfoners. The Emperor has again
that saow bloated appearance which he wore more
than year ago. and from which he had partly recov-
cied he begins to stoop, and when he walks, bears
heay! on his stick. if he required ts support
sustain himself. Sclemers against the lie OF Louis
Napoleon have need to ieopartiise their lives in
attempts upon his. for nature will have accomplished
its work with his body bo fore years roll around.
Ii Is exceedingly rare 10 see man with his peculiar
dead appearance Of the skin, With such manifest in-
dications OF imperfect secretion, hold to life
tenaciousiy as he does. 1t is still more see =
man recover from this condition.
A MAGICIAN Pur TO FLIGHr.-At vicksburx
recently, coniucr, who called himself WYMAN,
after going through the usual cais Of sIeght of hand
such as burning card, loading pistol with the
ashes, and firing into d waaat where the identical
ea,d Was found unba, med, taking egg alter egg
from an empty bag, pouring twcnt, kinds OF iluor
from and The same bottle, bteak ing watches into
4 thousand pieces, mixing together the fragments,
ani alter certain magical wol:S, restoring them to
their owners just he had received them, with
nous other exhibitions Of like character, exposing
the absuTdy of the old adacc that seeing is beev-
L'--inOrmCd the spectators that he Mas abput tn
proceed to the wonderful experiment cf allowing a
gentleman 10 load and fire pistol, and he would
catch the ball in ms hand At that announcement
decent ook ing man in the crowd called out TO him
to be oa his guard Take good airn" said the ma
eican, So OF / may miss the bal'' The pistol was
fired and WYmAs with look Of triumph, held up
his hand with the bullet. The applause that follow
ed had hardly subsidized when two pistols were fred
IN moment he was seen PLAYING with ball IN
each hand. . You should not fire, without not ce,'
said he; you might have Killed me-" Scarcely
were these words pronounced, when voice ia front
called out, you devil, be on your guard" WYMAN
saw pistol levc!ed at him, but there time ior
excdmation--the report followed accompanied by
crash that told the ball had entered plank his
head For Gods sake. gentlemen, th,s is Joke''
Z" Here IS ano,hef--you may have better luck in
catching this time" report and a crash followed
as before. The magician could stand it longer,
but, ui,erug Of livery u,icrously made
his exit side door, amd the shouts and laug her
of the company. The audience waited time,
but the wizard dad rot appear. The confusion tn-
creased, benches demolished, lights extingush-
ed, ladies shrcked, &c, but WyMAN was not forth,
coming. He had made his escape the steamer
General Pix. internally resolving never again to
catch bullet 10 his hand or the banks Of the Mis-
sissiIpi
EFrEor OF RAILRoADs.-The New York Eve.
ming Post refers to many particular facts, to show tha
immense benefit that is esulting and is to result to
the Western States Gom the construction Of our rail.
roads. II concludes.
"In lS40, Illinois produced Of her staple, Indian
corn, twenty two millions OF bushels The crop had
swollen in 1880 to more than ffty-seven millions of
bushels. Since 1850 leas, 2 900 miles Of railroad
have been begun in that State, and much Of it is fn-
ished, which viii bring into cultivation immense
district, before uninproved. An area Of twenty-five
milious OF acres, four hundred thousand square
miles will feel the stimulus Of these roads, IN State
whose is bu, 50 405 square niles. 1t is difficult
to estimate to what extent they will affect production,