The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-08-19

MICHIGAN BED-DUG STORY.-Thc editor oil
the Grand River Eagle las friend who has
been stopping, as he alleges, at one of the no.
tells in Kalamazoo. His story is pretty fairly
told, and he possesses talent i'll the way of spin
ming yarn that would DO credit to one VIII .
has entertained his mess in the forecastle of a
whaler, or relieved the tcdium Of watch On
deck:
You see went to bed pretty all fired used
up, after hull day on the Old road before the
plank was laid ca!culatin' on good snoozc
WAL, just as the shivers began 10 case Oft,
kinder felt suthin' tryin' to pull off my shirt
and diggin' their feet into the small of my back
to get good hold. Wigglcd and twisted dou-
bled and puchercd-all to no use-and kept
goin' it like all sin. Bime-by l got up aud
struck light to look around spell-found
about peck of bed-bugs scattered around and
more dropped off my shirt and running down
my legs every mint. Swept place on the
| floor, shook cut a quilt, lay down and kivcrcd
up for nap. No use-mountcd right on me
| like parcel of rats on meal tub-dug a hole
in the kivcrlid. and crawlcd through and gave
me fits for trying to hide. Got up agin, went
down stairs and got the slush bucket from the
wagon, brought it up and made circle of tar
on the fioor-lay down OH the floor on the in
side, and felt comfortable that time anyhow
Left the light burnin' and watched 'em. See
them git together and have q camp meetin
| about it; and they went off in a squad with an
| old gray headed one at the top, right up Oh the
wall, on the ceiling, till they got on the right
spot, then dropped right plump into my face
Fact, by thunder! Wall, swept 'cm up agin
and made circle on the ceilin' too Thought
had 'em foul that time but swan to man, il
they didn't pull straws out of the bed and build
a largr bridge over it." Seeing an incredible
expression on our visage, he clinched the story
thus : "ltis SO, whether you believe it or not
and some of 'em acaiked across on stits Bed
bugs are curious critters and no mistake; 'spe-
cally Kalamazoo kind"
Coon NEWS FOR NEwsPAPERs.-Mr Nolan, OF
New York, formerly of the city of Dublin, has
invented and patented paper-making ma
chine and pulp. by means of which paper can be
made and furnished to the market at a cost OF
about four cents per pound. DR.. Antscl's che
mlcal knowledge brought the pulp to perfec-
ton, and if We may believe the statement. it
will cost in its raw state not more than a sixth
of a cent per pound. The editor of the Long
Island Nindicator thns speaks of it -:
1.-The material from which the pulp is manu-
featured, will flourish and grow abundantly in
ground that is at present useless to the farmer
and here, too, the community will he the gain
ers. We have seen and examined specimens OF
the pulp. and have no hesitation in pronouncing
| 1t just the thing wanted. 1t is as white and
clear as the most clearly blcached cotton. and
Is capable of the most delicate tint. The harsh
ness and transparency of the straw paper is not
to be found in it, while it is capable Of tie
highest finish, maintaining all the plancy and
toughness OF the pure linen rags
This will be good news to editors. whose
other expenses are so heavy that an abatement
IN the price of paper of sixpence per pound will
De relief worth "crowing over" We hope
tnls statement is true to the letter.-Louisriile
Courier.
NOT THE FIEsr.-Mr. Wyle, the minister Of
Foreign Relations Of the Hawaiian Islands.
states that ours is not the first international
treaty with Japan. The English did receive a
letter covering important privileges in 1912.
during the reign of James 1. But the authori-
ties Of Japan afterwards refused to recognize
their existence.