The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-06-26
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

o. The following anecdote was told by one of the
speakers at meeting of the Jews Society, held in
the Music Hall on Tuesday lady went into shop
to purchase some goods, but when she discovered
that the trader was Jew she instantly said TO him,
s'Y on are Jew, and was taken in the other day
by of yonr brethren, that will not buy anything
from YOU" "Madam," said the Jew in reply, I"
very sorry to BY the newspapers that your
sister hanged the other day for poisoning Of
her children" ''My sister hanged said the lady,
quite terrified. eyes, madam added the Jew; was
she not Christian and as much your sister the
person you complain Of my brother The ar
gument seemed to have produced proper effect the
lady acknowledged she was wrong in suspecting him.
and the fact was she actually did buy from him.
OsTEN-SAcKEN DFcoRATEp.-The Gar has
decorated the General for his glorious victory at
Odessa victory crowned by the destruction of the
French aud English fleets, and the capture of their
respective crews, now on their way, marching to the
music of their letters, to Siberia. The order by
Nicholas the conqueror was the 'O,der Of St.
Andrew" As Nicholas is said to be fond of grim
Joke, why not make it the "Order Of St. Merry An
! drew!''
POPULAR WAR.-Who can say that the pres
ent war is not popular one! Will even MeSsrs.
Brish t and Golden take upon themselves to contra
dict general, cheering fact, when 1t Is public
" known that the British troops starting for the
East were, to man, trown into transports, and that
when they landed there they were found in the same
condition!
SHAKESPEARE TO THE LADIEs.-The Shade Of
Mr.. William Shakespeare, late of Stratord-on- Avon,
presents his compliments to the ladies', and begs to
refer them 10 short speech written by him for a GER
tain Hamlet, and addrt ssed to Osrc. The speech
| is this
! ''Your bonnet to its right USE
HoLD HARD.-In a biographical sketch of late
" deceased Professor, told that che held his
chair for nearly fifty years. This is Violently mis-
take for it must be obvious that instead of the Pro-
tcssor having held his chair for half century, hrs
chair must have held him.
FEMALE TYPE-SErrERs. - The Davenport
Commercial speaks as follows: 1t is wOman's right
to do whatever nature and her talents have qualified
her for. As Npe-seters, we have had experience
with both sexes, and decide in favor of girls. They
set type faster, and more correctly, keep cleaner
office, do drink whiskey tobacco, and OBJ
Office rules generally better than boys, to say
nothing Of the boques furnished the editor, and the
music between times, and kind and pleasant faces ell
the while Pshaw-Our office can no more he L.
kened to some of the old school we Know Of, than a
g Parlor TO pIS-sty!
o. The following recipe for making model re-
public, which we find in recent California paper,
is not a bad hit
Take half hundred seedy vagabonds, with MOTH
ing but life apiece to lose, bag of bread and ba-
con- one scavcd i'' lawyer, pistols and whiskey ad
Hbtum, strong minded woman, two yards of red
and white bunting, to be well shaken in the Interior
Of small fishing smack for ten days, from whence
eject upon the shores of bowling wilderness. Sea-
son with DEGREES of bomas and fIstian, proclarna-
ons and baIderdash, and the article will be found to
genuine, though preparation hard to swallow.
A;- As the diamond is found in the darkness
Of the miue the Lightning shoots with most vivid
flashes from the gloomiest cloud, does mirthtuneSS
frequently proceed from heart susceptible OF the
deepest melancholy y.