The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-12-02

sixth and seventh week. is provided with eau
dial prolongation. This prolongation disap-
pears among men in general, but remains
among the Ghilanes. and that is all. Therefore
the sngularity witnessed among them is in per-
feet conformity with one of the most general
laws OF organic nature. %. % . aa..r-...-r r
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Nor BAD.--Tle Piscataquis (Me.) Observer is
responsible for the following: at..1 ...
A gentleman called at hut in the ARGOS
took valley, aud requested some dinner. The
lady. her spouse Icing absent refused to sup
ply his necessities for money or the love OF hu-
/ maD!ty.
VERY well" said the hungry traveller az
he turned his footsteps from the nhospitable
abode you will want nothing to cat to-mor-
row.
why not?" answered the woman.
because" answered the weary man. "thc
Indians are digging tunnel at MOosehead
Lake. and they are going 10 turn all the wa
tiers of the lake into the Aroostook valley. and
You and all the rest of the people are to be
drowned n - .... -e.-. ...
Upon this intelligence, the old lady hurried
of to the priest to inform him that a flood was
to overflow the valley. and to ask what was to
be done in the sad emergency.
| The priest cndcavOre,l to quiet her fears by
telling her that God had promised that lie
should never send another food upon the
earth.
Bat" said the afIrightcd woman lit ism t
God that's going to do 1t F.; its the cussed In
dians.
/ Never borrow you can possibly avoid it.
! Be just before you are generous.
Keep yourself innocent, you would be hap
py.
! Save when you are young 10 spend when
you are old
Never think that which you do for religion
is time or money misspcnt.
! SPOrriNG.-Wc understand that politician
in town the day before election. was very busy
/ in threatening to SpOt' every old Democrat
who abandoned the Administration and I'll e
tribe.' He had used up his marking pot sew
eral times. and has been busily engaged ever
since He says its very much like taking the
census.-Iolcd0 Blade.
~ No men arc so deep but that shallow
places can Lc found in them.
GLOW is your husband, dcar?' asked one
lady ofanothcr.
| 90 he's in a very bad state" was the reply.
| "And pray what kind of state is he in," still
persisted the other.
In State Prison.
| VALUABLE: MiNEEAI.-A few years ago, a bed
Of what some scolo.ists cal ed bitunnous coal
and others slIalc. was found in Scotland 1t
was found TO produce an Illuminating material!
of excellent qualities, and one firm who have
manufactured from it what they call para:.inc
OIL. sell about 5000 gallons per week at Us
per gallon. They do il business amounting to
ne rly hall a million dollars per year, in the
manufacture aad sale OF this oil. 1t Is not GER
taia that a similar material cannot he found
here in some Of the coal districts Of this coun-
try.
IisroRY CoREECrED.-The Muscatinc journal
tells the following story of that extremely nc
dcst individual Senator Douglas. OF Illinois:
Moscow NEVER EuENEp--Comng up on
boat. a few days ago. we happened to tail in
with Senator Douglas. Who came OF board al
Quincy. Oh bis way TO Nursaw. In the coarse
oil very interesting account OF lis travels ia
i;uss.a. much OF winch lave been published BIZ
letter writers. ne stated Il fac: " h Oh has never
yet been published. but which startlinciy con-
trat:cis the received historical relation If one
Of ia" most extraordinary events that il ever
i"i! to the lot Of history 10 record. For thi.
reason the JuGga said he fell G"!cacy in max
ing the assertion that tie city Of .nosco,c neru
traS burned!
Az ETIso3F: ~ TIE i.L.:CTiON.-Thcrc is much
wire pulling going on during every election.
which is hidden from the pablo eye. but y lci,
IS very amusing to those WHO are posted. We
have IL case in point
The day before The election which has close d
Senator Don -ias called Oh Dr.. IIclmu,h. then
holding Office OF Surgeon Of The L. = Marine
Hospital. and directed him to go over to the
| North s.d". find I,r. Hoffman the independent
German Candidate. and induce him TO with
draw. lis withdrawal the senator considered
necessary 10 D.vcrsey elcct;on and TO induce
Hoffman to comply. Mr. Douglas authorized
ilcimOnth to inform him that if he Withdrew
he should never he forgotten by the grateful
hearts o! The great Democratic party. that he
should have hat Office i:r pleased i'll The future
AID should be taken under the especial pro
tccting wing of the Senator himself. Mr. Iiof.
man. knowing that it was easier TO promise
than to perform. refused to withdraw and
ilciinilth. alter cNhaustng al his powers OF
persuasion. returned to Douglas having com
United the deadly crime oftailng to obey his
mandates.
Inc Judge hcard his report in silence, shook
| his head. as Bill Brown OF Indiana did on a
similar occasion. and motinned to him to re-
tire. He did SO, and awaited his fate with fear
and trembling.
The election passed by. and as Douglas had
! tOrcsccn. Divcr-y was nowhere.
The next day Mr.. lIclmuth received his dis
mlssal from his Office. dated at Washington
some three weeks ago, and which had been in
the pocket OF tic Senator ever succ.-Chic0co
Tribune.
lloHE ATTEACr;oNs-Sec what 4 picture here
drawn (in an article OF the y. Y. Ti.ncs) of the
rcpul>ion given to the sacred place of home by
fashionable LIE in New York
"WEy should boy spend his evenings at
home: What is there to charm him in that
great mansion where pulses alternate fever
and gloom one light a hot. crowded party OF
rougcd women and silly men the next aCull.
desolatc array OF empty chambers, with the
tired master of the house snoring on the sofa.