The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-04-22

And you can better Judge how blest
The farmers life may be.
PRIDE IN PATcHEs.-A little fellow. from four
to five years old, having perforated the knee of
his trousers, was intensely delighted with q
patch his grandmother had applied. He would
sit and gaze upon it in q state OF remarkable
admiration and in one Of these moods suddenly
exclaimed
"Grandma must put one on tother knee, and
f,ro behind, like Eddy Smiths
II this boy lives, he will beat Gov. Marcy two
to one.
A Coon JoKE-Two females escaped from the
Jail at Rome, a few nights since. In the morn
Ing constable was despatched after them. On
the way, he overlook two "young ladies'" who
asked him for ride, and he CALAMITY took them
In his sleigh and carried them to Utica. 1t
turned out that they were the ''girls" no was
after. But don't know it.-.7D. Jour.
A PRoPHBsY.-Jean Jacques Rousseau has
somewhere written" The Empire of Russia
will attempt to subjuguate Europe, but in the
struggle will herself be conquered. Her Tar
tar subjects. or her neighbors, will become her
masters" The man or the nation who seeks
support by his or her power to crush others, is
doomed always to be crushed in turn. The on
lyquestion is one of time.
The CALoRIc SnIP.-The New York Courier
and Enquirer, says:
eve take pleasure in announcing on the au
thority of one of the parties interested in the
Caloric ship Ericsson, that they succeeded yes
terday in obtaining nine and ten revolutions
per minute with only one of her engines, which
has been improved in important respects since
the last experimental trip. This secures the
same number of nine or ten) miles per hour in
motion, with only half of the power in use
The other engine will be got in order by the
first week in April, and about the middle of
that month it is intended to despatch the ship
to Havre, either direct or via. Liverpool. The
owners now feel assured of success surprising
the most sanguine expectations ever INDUCED
Dy the Inventor. If their hopes are as we'll
he u.an ~ a. no. this statement they appear to
Impending, great n"-''"al revolution is indeed
The CRYSTAL PMLAcE-The speculau,v.-
the New York Crystal Palace has not met the
expectations gifts projectors by long way.
by q late report of the Board of Directors, the
company owes $4,000. The loss on the exhi-
bition is estimated from the LIST. of January last
to the 9th of March. has been sic, 900, or about
1884 per day. 1t appears, therefore, that the
company has sunk
Its whole capital. .is4s9OG0
All lts receipts. .............3 $4,000
And is in debt. 10000
Total, sl,Os9, 900
Against this the building is insured for $751;
600. The stock at one time sold for premi-
UNI OF nearly 100 per cent. The failure is at
tributed to the Encouragement of the Direc-
tors.
taxpayers must prepare themselves for q
heavier tax than ever for the ensuing wear.
The appropriations for the present session will
Iar exceed those of any of its predecessors. Old
Claims that have been frequently rejected hi
therto are allowed; all kinds of appropriation
oils pass with the utmost facility. The claim
OF W. w. Brown, Esq. which passed the last Lee
gislature, but was vetoed by Gov Farwell, pas
sea TINS morning by heavy vote. The State
treasurer was yesterday allowed $500 for TAX
ing care Of bank securities, during the mast
year. We used to think the salaries of our
state Ohicers too low, but what with their
stealings," and the extra compensation allow
ca tnem by divers Ingenious lodges of the con-
stitutional provisions fixing the amount OF
Their salaries, We believe they are better Maid
than those ofany other State in the Union
Madison, WIS, Journal.
A NEGRO SERMON" While residing few
years ago, in the Monumental CITY," writes N.
.. s., IN pleasant gossping letter, az used
sometimes to 60 on Sunday to a small church
near my residence, to hear a somewhat famous
negro preacher. The church had been. built by
anew benevolent gentlemen, as a place of wor-
sniptor their slaves. The preacher, himself a
slave, was an old negro, famed throughout the
city as perfect original specimen of imagina-
tion and humor and more especially for his
very unique construction of various portions of
tne Divine Word. He frequently numbered
among his hearers the elite of the CITY. drawn
thitner in the hope of hearing some new thing
ana truth to say, they were seldom disappoint.
ed. 10 give some idea of the style-necessarily
imperfect to an outsider, for his gesticulation
was peculiar and forcible-I will narrate two
,norceamr. In describing Christ entrance into
Jerusalem, he said - Well, my bruddren when
depeople in Rusalum heard de Lord was com
IN dey 'bandoned der ockerpashnn. and cut for
nc suburb crowding tru de gate, Use no doubt
like q flock Of sheep; and some broke off de
branches off de trees, and t'rowed em down.
ana some trowed down straw and hay, and de
rest TOOK on der clothes-not all of dem,
Spect-and tru 'em down in de road
but twas no use, my brudren wild all dew
coulo DO, dey couldn't stop dat are colt he kim
along and went right in de gate, easy as nuf.
hn: on another occasion, when striving his
UTMOST 10 BRING about a revival, he elevated
MS humble nock several pegs in Importance.
ne SAID il any OBJ you niggers tink dat cause
you is piack, and poor, and misble, you'se of
no great cOnslkense in dc Lords ewes. you'se
vastly 'staken, 'spect, as | could nrcve hv
many pints oh de divine word ; but one will be
.hcient Tor your dull comprehension De Lord
says In one place God will not let. even
eparrar fall to de ground widout His notice !:
ana IN 'nudder place He says Are not two
;;Psrrers sold for farden? A farden, / would
.u,orm you, is 'sposed to be bout as much as a
een'' We'll, den, il de Lord takes SO much care
mi sParrer, worth only half cent, of how
svs sn more 'portance, my dear brudern, in His
knieker6ocker. N'''"' "issers' -
Cao.saA IN GREAT BRrrA1N.-Cholera of a
co.S ~ ~ n type has broken out in Calm
SoJ,i. w a. sEun.y OF Limerick, Ireland. II