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Tbs BRIrIsH IN JAPAN.-WhiIe the heart
of the nation is filed with emotions Of gra-
titled pride, says the National Intellgen-
Ger, by the peaceful triumph won by Com.
Perry in Japan, by concluding treaty Of
amity and commerce with that distant and
long secluded Empire, brief history of the
latest effort of our opposite neighbors, the
British, to secure for their own maritime
enterprise the benefits of similar conven-
ton, cannot fail to be interesting to our
readers.
The British squadron, under Admiral
Stirling, consisting of a frigate and three
steamers, mounting eighty guns, anchored
on the 7th Of September last, at Nagasa-
ki, where, Notwithstanding the success of
the American expedition, which must have
been well known to them, they quietly, if
not patiently, submitted to all those vexa-
tions which for ages past have been SO sue
cessfully practised upon all others except
onr own countrymen. The British ships
were constantly surrounded by guard,
and it was not until the twenty-seventh
day after his arrival that the admiral was
permitted to visit the shore.
An account OF the expedition is publish.
ed in the London Illustrated News. In
this narrative it is expressly stated that
nothing Of any Importance was effected,
and that "the treaty made contains nothing
about commerce" This result strongly
contrasts with what was accomplished by
Com. Perry in concluding q treaty which
secures to us free access to two of the prif-
cipal ports, where American consuls are
permitted to reside, where supplies may
be obtained, and commercial intercourse
established and in the vicinity of which,
within the limits of radius Of seventeen
miles, the citizens of the United States
shall not be subject to the restrictions aud
confinement imposed upon the Dutch and
Chinese, "but shall be free to go where
they please" The treaty further express
ly stipuates that if. at any future day, Ja-
pan shall grant to any other nation privi-
leges and advantages not already guaran-
tecd to the United States, that immediate
ly, without consultation or delay" the
United States shall be placed upon the
footing of the most favored nation.
The British account makes no reference
whatever to the proceedings Of our squad
ron except in a single sentence, in which,
after admitting that Sir james had effected
nothing Of Importance, it says, with great
complacency, that 'it Is highly probable
that what has been quietly done by Sir
James Stirling at Nagasah may exceed in
value and durability the work done at Jed
do by the Americans"
A Dutch expedition sent out to Japan
after Commodore Perry's expedition has
returned, having been promised, it is said,
the same advantages as those granted to
the United States.
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hereafter to be born, to be born white
Laughter. Thus, being born in this
free and happy country, and being boru
white, they will he born free. But, Mr..
President, this is the length and this is the
breadth of my connection with the new
and mysterious order of patriots And, il
there shall hereafter come among us per.
sons who, because from ignorance they
may not he able to profit by my advice and
counsel shall be born in foreign lands or
even if there shall be any who, in despite
of my counsel Shall persist in being Roman
Catholics, or Jews, or Turks, or Chinese
or if there SHAH be Others who disregard.
ing my persuasion, shall insist uron coming
into the world with blackencd faces and
twisted hair, all ! can say in regard to them
is, that have done my duty, and ] shall
not add Il feathers weight TO the disabili.
ties which they will incur by their presump.
tion and pcrycrscncss.
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AGENTS.

The following gentlemen are authorized to receive
subscriptions for the PIONEER AND DEMOCRAT
L. FISHER, Merchants Exchange Building, Sac
ramento st., san Francisco.
J. D. BILEs, Vancouver;
PA. CHENowETH, Cascade;
DR. PAGETr, Cowlitz Landing
L. 3. DCRGIN, Grand Mound
JoHN r. JACKSON, Jackson's Prairie;
IT. SAYwARD, Port Ludlow.
gro. NAsGs, Shoalwater Bay;
Mr.. va. ArxINsON, Victoria, Vaneouvers Island.
4. BsNroN MOSES, SteilacOom.
RoBEKr THOMPSON. Portland, Oregon.
l.. r. HASTINGS, Port Townsend
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STATISTICS OF OLD AGE.-The census Of
1854 shows us that the oldest person then
living in the United States was lao. This
person is an Indian woman, residing in
North Carolina. In the same state was an
Indian aged l25, q negro woman Ill, two
black slaves ITO each, one mulatto male
l2O, and several white males and females
from l06 10 ia. In the parish of Lafay-
ettee, La, was female, black, aged 100.
In several of the States there were found
persons, white and black, aged from ITO to
lis. There were,in the United States. III
1850, 1855 persons over 100 years. This
shows that about one person in 5000 will
be likely to live to that age. There are
now about 10000 persons in the United
States who were living when the Declara,
ton of Independence was signed in l776
They must necessarily be nearly so years
old now, in order to have lived at that
time. The French census Of 1851 shows
only lO2 persons over 100 years old
though their total population was neal
81, 5000 Old age is therefore attained
among US much more frequently than il
France.
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QUEER MATRIMONIAL FREAK.-A letter
from citizen of Livingston county, Ky,
to the Danville Tribune, relates the follow
ing bit of family hstory:-A widow lady
took an orphan boy to raise, quite small,
and when arrived at the age Of eighteen
she married him.. she then being in her Gf-
tieth year. They lived many years togeth-
er happy as any couple. Ten years ago
they took an orphan girl to raise. This
fall the old lady died, being ninety-six years
of age, and in seven weeks after, the old
man married the girl they had raised, he
being sixty-cight years old, and she eight
/ cen
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A CoIING MILLENNIuM.-A London
correspondent of the Dorer Morning. Star
states that at a recent crowded meeting in
St. Martins Hail. in London, Mr.. Robert
Owen predicted that the long promised
millennium would commence this year, and
would be formally inaugurated on the l4th
of May next, by great meeting Of dele
gates from all governments, countries, re-
ligious sects, parties and classes:
"In the millennium, which would CON-
mencc on the l4th Of May next, the human
race would be emancipated from misery
and vice, and universal attractive sys-
TEN would be put in operation. Every
thing was prepared for the commencement
Of this new system, and nothing was want
ing to secure its complete success but the
union of the various classes Of society. He
felt every confidence that it would put an
end to war and all divisions among men,
and that it would create lasting paradise
on earth. The world was at present de-
mon mandatory, but he would change it
into mandatory Of angels without
wings. He denounced the present none
tary system as the great obstacle 10 the IL
limitable creation Of wealth, and it would
be part Of the duty Of the delegates on the
l4th of May, to specify time at which
metal and paper money might be done
away with. Tho delegates would also
take measures for securing universal peace,
although children would be trained to
arms, so as to resist foreign invasion; and
means would also be adopted for promo
ting a perfect equality amongst all classes
of society according to age"
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The Nile begins to rise in June, and at
tains "a to % feet of elevation in the mid
die of August, and then foods the valley
of Egypt, l2 miles wide. The Ganges ri
ses from April to August 80 feet, and then
creates a food 100 miles wide. The Eu-
pirates rises between March aud June l2
feet, and covers the Babylonian plains.
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IA A genius remarked the other day,
with grave face, that however prudent
and virtuous young widows might be, he
had seen many gay young widow-err,
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Execution IN JAPAN.--The mode Of exc
cution, as practiced in Japan during the
sixteenth century, is thus described by
Capt. Sayris;
"When any are to be executed, they are
led out of the town in this manner there
goes first one with pick-axe; next follows
another with shovel to make. his grave
(if that be permitted himl; the third man
bearcth q small table whcrcon is written
the party's offence, which table is after
wards set upon post on the grave where
he is buried. The fourth is the party to
be executed, his hands bound behind him
with silken cord, having a little banner
of paper whereon is likewise written his
offence. The executioner' followeth next
with his cattan by his side, holding in his
hand the cord wherewth the offender lis
bound. On either side Of the executioneI
goeth soldier with his pike, the heaC
resting on the shoulder Of the party up
pointed to suffer, to scare him from at
tempting to escape.
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Thirteen hundred and ten persons were
naturalized in the courts of Baltimore last
year, and thirty-two hundred and sixty
eight persons declared their intention o'
becoming citizens
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has been in the mouth of all the Majors enc
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sure we had to encounter the same charge a
thousand times, when he was our candidate for
Sheriff that length of time ago.) Why the rea-
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have been at great expense to fit up their office
with an extra amount of material, all with the
view of having the Territorial printing which
Maj f. thought they had no right to expect,
and voted against them He has also seen pro-
per to act an independent part in regard to
memorializing Congress in relation to the grant
and has not suffered himself to be led by the
temerarious Hotspurs of certain junto. Of
the merits OF these several acts of Major Frd-
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tempt. even to the extreme of mendacious ma
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higher reason than his refusal to be made an in
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against his own conscience and the interests of
his constituents. It is scarcely three months
since this same editor hailed the election of
Major F. with unqualified evidences of Joy. How
then. is it possible to account for his present
coarse assaults, on any more charitable eXpla-
nation than the one we have given?
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Major F. will scorn these lying rumors, and
'purn as the loathsome lizard, their shameless
authors.
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STORMS AT THE EAST.-Our Eastern exchange
are filled with accounts of the disastrous effect
ofthe severe snow and rain storms which have
recently prevailed in Maine. New Hampshire
and Massachusetts,. The Portland State O
Maine publishes the following account Of dam
age by the storm at Rockland:
Five wharves were ruined, three swept en-
tirely away and all more or less injured The
marine railway was so badly injured that il
will require long time to repair it. Lime
sheds were blown down. More than thou
sand cords of kiln wood were tumbled from the
wharves. Five thousand casks of lime were
swept away and spoiled. One hundred and
twcnty-iv tons Of coal were swept away by
the waves. A pinkey was sunk at the wharf
Numerous boats were stove and sunk. Men
were up all day and two nights, attending to
the fastening of their vessels and there was not
vessel in the harbor but what lost from $40
to $3.50 in hawsers cables and anchors.
The ship yards were swept clean of great
deal of ship timber and other stuff.
Three ships upon the stocks were very near
being launched prematurely. AS it was, two
of them lay pretty well over upon their sides,
and the third sat pretty we'll down upon her
stern post.
Altogether. the letter adds, we had a very
lively time. The gale Is said TO have destroy
ed more property in Rockland than the great
fire did.
Such was the severity of the storm and the
force of the Winds at Bangor. it was with
great difficulty that the citizens were enabled
to travel on foot in the streets.
Up to this date, Feb. s, there have been no
storms in Minnesota, to interrupt travel or bus
mess for single day. There has fallen. in all,
about one foot of snow, which has made excel
lent sleighing. There has been no drifting Of
the snow. and of course no impeachment to ira
vel, and no labor spent in shoveling snow OR
breaking roads. And to this we may add an
almost unbroken season of clear, mild and de-
lightlul weather. Our intelligence from the
pineries of the st. Croix, Rum River, &c. &C.,
are of the most encouraging and satisfacto
character. Our lumbermen are doing up an
excellent winters operation, and our business
men generally are in the best of spirits. Every
interest of Minnesota is bright and promising.
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will be Troublesome, unless the snow is trodden

down. -srs. ....,... -.--.r. -..-.--.
In the case ofpears and plums, there seems
to be but little trouble from the fact that the
wood ripens early in the season. They need 9
richer soil and better culture-dwarf pears in
particular must be we'll attended, or else they
will not be very profitable.
TRANsPLAATTNG.-The best time in this lat
itude is in the spring. All decayed and man
gled roots should be cut off smoothly when the
tree is planted, and the branches likewise
shortened in corresponding manner.
Dwarf Trees need cutting back every spring,
say one-half or one-third of the previous years
growth; but in doing which, be careful to give
the tree proper form. The head should be
round or in the shape of a pyramid. and kept
near the ground. For more particular details,
we would refer the fruit-grower to "Barry's
Fruit Garden" or "ElliOtts Western Fruit
BOOK" and no one who attempts to manage
trees particularly the ounce, should be with
out one or the other of these valuable works if
they have not over dozen trees.
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St. Paul Mutual Insurance Company.

St. Paul Mutual Insurance Company.
Capital Stock $4,000, and Constantly Increasing.
ALEX. WILKIN, President;
W MURRAY, Vice President;
GEORGE W HARRINGTON, Secretary;
g ii PARKER, Treasurer;
Are prepared TO issue Cash Mutual Policies at
favorable of premium any other responsible Com
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Franklin Steele, Alexander Ramsey,
Chas W BOrup, Alexander Wilkn,
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Levi Sloan, William Murray,
John Harrington, Geo w harrington,
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Office on ST. Anthony street, in room formerly occu-
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MAREGEEY & KERN.
DEALERS L.

DEALERS IN
II D w ARE, TOOLS AND CUTLERY
On St. anthony ST., near the american House,
XNOULD call the attention of the citizens of St. Paul
w and vicinity 10 their new large, and well assorted
stock of
HOUSE FURNITURE,
Such Nails, Locks in all their variety wrought cast,
Parliament and Strap Hinges, Bolts, Skaters, Fasteners,
Brads Locks, Screws Latchcs, Bell Pulls, and Door Rap
pers.
MECHANICS TOOLS.
Hand Buck, Mill, Y, Back and Rip Saws; Hatchets.
Axes. broad and pitching AdZe, Spoke SLAVES, Drawing
Knives; Finer, Socket, Turning PAIRING Chises; Au-
gur, Braces Trowels Jack, Smoothing and Planes,
Plows, bead Guages. boring Machines Hatcets
Flat, Round and Saw Files, Two and Four Fold
Rules.
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT.
Forks Rake Scythes Scythe-snaths, Hoes
Trace, Back Breast, Timber Loci Chains Grub Hoes
and Picks.
HOUSE FURNISHING.
Trays, Looking Glasses, Knives and Forks Spoons;
fine assortment of siver-piated Britannia and Japan
Ware Boilers, Kettles, Fre-Dogs, Shovels and Tongs,
Waffle irons, Coffee Burners, Patent enaneed Iron Kct-
ties, Ladies, Swimmers, Gridrons Coffee Mills, Flat Irons
Butcher, Cook and Carving Knives.
They have also fine assortment of Saddlery, Trim
mings Strrups, Bits, Buckles, with Chain Pumps, Door
Scrapers Corn Mills Patent Balances and Scales.
st. Paul May IS, 1854. WITT
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HAMLINE UNIVERSITY.

FEyHE PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT., under the
T. direction of the REV. JABEz BROOKS, A. M,
will commence its second session Thursday the 1st Of
February next The University is located at
RED WING, GOODHUE Co., ..-e
the Mississippi river, Do miles below st. Paul. Its
intended that the Department shall prepare young ladies
and gentlemen for college, ana furnish to such do
not design to college, thorough and complete ed
ucation afforded by the ighest seminares The Aca
demical year divided three terms of IA weeks
each. Tnition from 81 90 10 $685. per term.
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IL do Music, with of Piano, 1900
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ness. Scholarships to be available for tuition must be
presented at the time of admission. Board reasonable
Letters Of inquiry addressed the Principal at Red
Wing, to Rev. David Brooks, st. Paul, Agent of the
University, will be cheerfully and promptly answered
Red Wing. Jan. 25, 1855. 4tw
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Cheap Cash Store.
I. FROST,

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Wholesale and Retail Grocer,
TX EEP constantly on hand Large and we'll selected
-EA- stock Of GROCERIES and DRY GOOD suitable
for the St. Pnu and Minnesota market - Fresh Goldfish
lrect from Boston, by the hogshead;
All kinds Of Sugar;
Molasses and G. Syrup;
Sack Salt Barrel;
Nails, Coffee and Tea;
Oysters, Extra Flour;
Corn Meal; Butter and Cheese;
Mess Pork, Soap and Candles;
d. Peaches;
Fresh add preserved peaches;
Also. every thing else that customers think Of or
e likely to want.
No. 81, THIRD STREET, ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.
Nov. 9, 1854. d&w1y
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FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY Q. 1888
A Veto.

The Governor of Minnesota yesterday re-
turned to the House Of Representatives, with
his objections, the bill to amend the act enti.
lied " An act incorporate the Minnesota and
Northwestern Railroad COMPANY We shall
embrace the earliest opportunity to lay the
Veto Message and the vetoed bill before our
readers.
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= lS- Dickens is the reverse ofBulwer, and is
never happy unless he has his wife and eight or
nine of his children, with almost as many OF
their nurse maids, travelling about with him.
When Abd-el=Kadir was prisoner in France,
Charles Dickens and his numerous family circle
entered provincial town in a long string of
carriages, and after refreshing, were about to
resume their journey, when they were detained
by the Mayor, who had sent on telegraphic
dispatch to Paris, stating that Abd-el-Kadir
diguised as an Englishman, had entered the
town with all his harem and all his children.
GOOD DEFINITIONs.-At the printers festival
in Lowell, the following definitions were
given:
True Progress in adrance!
Old Fogyism-Owing printers bill.
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WILL LEAVE
ST. Paul every morning at NJ, and upon the arrival
of the st. Anthony Falls Stage.
WILL LEAVE
oilwaer every morning at A. NJ, and arrive in town
to connect with st. Anthony FaIls' STAGE
SALTWATER AND TAYLOR'S FALLS.
WILL LEAVE
Saltwater on Tuesdays, THURSDAYS and Satrrdavs at =
A. NJ, and return alternate DAYS,
SUAKOPEE.
coach for Shakopee Will leave st. Pan, on Mondays
Wednesdays and Fridays, at O'clock, p. NJ, and
returneon alternate days.
Passengers will be called for at the Principal Uo-
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