The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-05-16

AUTOMAroN PAPERFEEDING MAcHINE.-Dr-
Little, Of this city, obtained this week one Of the
two patents applied for by him for feeding PAPER to
printing presses by sel(acting mechanism. The DR..
has devoted several years endeavoring to bring to
perfection this great invention.
We had the pleasure Of seeing this beautiful inven-
ton in operation few days since, and must confess
that we were completely astonshed at the rapdity
with which the sheets taken up and carried for
ward, one by one, TO the press We given to I'M
derstand, that were it possible to the press at
sufficient rate of speed, it would feed itself with 1OO-
600 sheets per hour each cylinder. Consequently,
having eight cylinders would be able to print
SOO,OOo sheets per hour.-Utica Herald, April II.
A minister while preparing his next Sunday SER
mon, stoI ped occasionally to review what he had
wrue"' ana, as matter OF course, to erase some
portions, which, consideration, seemed TO require
Improvement While doing 50, he was accosted by
ms te son, about three years of age "Father dc Is
God tell you what to preach! CcrlainIy INV child.
Then what makes you scratch it OUT
l.afittc said that he had never been a worshpper
OF Nap"leon's but he then had the opportunity Of
convincing himself that the Emperor possessed, in
'ne hShest degree, the art Of popularity: "He was
very confidential with me-" said Lalftte espoke
without reserve, and once made striking remark
concerning our nation. To govern the French he
said lone must have arms OF and gloves Of vel
vet" MY readers may probably have heard this re-
mark, but not the reply Immediately made by Mad
"o A-a"'" . I'Sht naild neighDOr yes, SAID he,
TINT very true, but he often forgot to put on his
gloves" The remark apt and true that all
present laughed heartily. ! asked my nexi neshbor
VINO The witty foreigner was, and learned that it was
the Marquis Of Lansdc wne - Biack,cood's Mag.
fhe viii Of Sir Thomas Noon TalEourd was made
ia 1910. when he was sergeant-in-law, bcquealhinx
the VIII lie Of his property, real and personal to his
wife, appointing her sole execurix. Her ladyship
has administered thereto, the personality being sworn
under f16,OOC.
The Lantern calls divorce cloves Labor Lost.''
An itinerant minister was one day preaching to
''pack OF hardened sinners,'' when he made use of
the following original and rather striking smiIe:
"My hcarcr<,'' said he, 81 can compare YOU to
nothing but parcel OF knoy hickory butts the Cos
pei is the wedge, and''-,hrow ing himself into the
attitude Of a woodsman-''by the grace of God, Im
the beetle 10 'd-rire 1t nfo you!'"
INDIANS FOR WAsHINGTON-Maior Wander.
slice arrived here yesterday from st. Louis, with the
chiefs and head men of the kIckapoo, Sac and Foxes
Of Missouri and Iowa, tribes of Indians, enroute for
Washington. The party numbers, in all, H. viz
kickapoos, Sac and Foxes, fowas, interpre-
ters and their agent. The several tribes are located
within the boundary designated as Kansas territory,
and have empowered their respective delegations to
sell part the whole Of their land to the United
States Government Cincinnati Times, 29th