Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-07-24
WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1855.


SMoKrSG.-We must confess that we are nc
LIVER Of the weed, and the smoke from rank
cigar is as obnoxious TO our stomach as the
stencil which emanates from the carcasses OF
the dead horses on the river banks in the immc-
diate neighborhood Of St. Paul. There are
others to whom cigar smoke is equally as Of
fensive as to US, and hence he who wantonly
puffs his cigar in the face of his neightor-
male or female--while walking the street, OF
in any other place, commits an act which stamps
him as no true gentleman. We have been ex-
ceedingly annoyed in Railroad Depots, in Stage
coaches, and in bar-rooms of hotels, by the
smoke Of some old " "soger," which nearly took
away our breath and sent US expeditious.y into
the clear air to counteract the upheavings Of a
weak stomach. In all these places smoking
should not be permitted, and he who will per-
s:st in annoying his fellow citizens with the
smoke Of his Havana, is worthy place among
the Hottcnto,s or the degraded Indians on our
frontier. Our friend OF the New Haven Journ-
al, who, by the way, loves good cigar as well
as any one, talks thu, sensibly Oh the subject :
I'VE find no fault with good cigar, and are
quite willing to look upon the pleasant counte-
nance OF a friend through the Eazy atmosphere
engendcred by the burning weed, while lie EN-
tertains with agreeable conversation. But
we never yet appeared in the crowded street
with lighted cigar without an inward convic-
ton that we had no business to be thus inter-
ferlng with others enjoyment. It's all well
enough when one gets off from the pave and
wanders among the fields or under the shade
OF suburban woods. TO puff away at high fla
vored Havana, tut in the city streets, one ought
to respect the pref julices Oh those who have no,
been SO fortunate as himself in acquiring love
for the aroma Of tobacco. and it is especially
due to those ladies' who wont even let their huS-
bands s:noae, that strangers should not annoy
thcm-cspccially those strangers who only pay
five dollars thousan for their cigars. We do
not recommend any lac against smoking ex-
cept that law Of propriety and gentlemanly
courtesy which forbds the indulgence in any
practice under circumstances which make it an
noying to other people"
We feel quite sure that the ladies will en-
,orsc every line Of the above and will use their
en1eavors TO bring about rriorm.
SAN HousroN AS A DuELLisr.-Judsc J. (savs
,'eyas paper) tells tale about I'M Houston
which is ''gooi enough to print During the can
sass that rc>ulte in Sans beating Burnett for
he Presidency of Texas, some rather harsh terms
.ad passcl between the parties, when Barnett
ook occasion to send Houston IL chll!cnrc.
Previous to its reception, Sam got information of
the intention of his opponent and when D..
Archer, who was sent bv Mr. Burnett to deive,
the challenge, was Introduce in'o NJ. Houston,
room, he found the gentleman in bed, grooming
apparently suffering the most excrucating pain
1t was some time before the di>tingu shed visi-
tor was note ID by the invilid; but finally, afte,
listening to the reid;n, of the ch ,llcngc, Sam
groaned out: Tell him I'll fight him when his
turn CONS. I've seventeen on nv Ii before him
when they arc disposed Of, this affair of honor
shall be settled! The doctor took his leave, and
WAS ushered from the apartment by deep groan
from the invalid.
Our Western friend of the st. Paul Times, will
not, we are sure. attribute TO US so great Il want
of rrpr citation of his kindness and the hos.
pitnble attention of his fellow citizens as to sup
pose th,t we comp'a OF the reception Of thu
Rock Island excursion last summer. While We
may be permitted to al!ude to the undOubtcd
swlnile Of the te1msters upOn the OCCASION, we.
well rs the great bo " of the editors present.
have acknowledged our obligations to the citizen.
of st. Paul, and if it is necessary will again
record our delight and gratihc alton ut the cOrdi-
alitv with which our unexpected arrival was well
come l-Aer Hdren Journal.
CO We thought that the artcl, pcnned by the
ed tor of the above paper, reflected unjus,lv up
on our citizens, and tn nix so still, and hence
our desire thlt the facts in the case should be
duly set forth, ana tn, m liter thus fairly placed
before the people. We are glad to find our
friend so willing to record his appreciation of
" the hospitahlc Intentions of oar citizens, and
trust that some future occ ,s;on we may he
abed to demonstrate to him more fully the
truth of our po>ition-that the people of Mime
sofa are as hospital as any people in the western
country.
NJ M-RDER AND SUICipE.-rhc Ga enr Adv. states
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