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The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-02-10

~ Judge Jessup, Of Montrose, Pa, has il.
duced some thirty boys to leave the city OF
places are provided for them among the farm
ers of that State. All the lads went out to-
gether. under the care of a son of their bene-
factor. The world might he worse than it is
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-02-10
MONDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY S, le5;
A Few Remini.cenee. and Some Decided Facts.

A Few "Reminiscences and Some Decided Facts.
1t is now nearly one year since the present
editor Of the Pioneer made his advent into St..
Paul. He came here from Wisconsin. at the
instigation Of Wisconsin men, and, without a
doubt, with the understanding before he left
the State, that he would get hold of popular
newspaper press in st. Paul. and proceed from
the very date of his connection with that press.
to do all in his power to defeat the great North
and South line Of Railroad contemplated
through Minnesota. and give to Wisconsin the
benefit of that stupendous thoroughtare.
He found here ready hackers in the remnants
of an old Indian trading firm, the members o!
which are and always have been opposed to al.
lowing the Territory to get beyond their con-
troll. so far as financial and business matters are
concerned
But it was soon discovered that TVhig at.
tachment was needed to be placed on to the
tail of the Pioneer. and so the Times was start
ed. The Times came ont under the Wisconsin
Railroad colOrs and despite its assertions and
averments to the contrary. has steadily oppos
ed the Minnesota Railroad. connecting the wa
tiers of the Mississippi and Lake Superior and
aided with might and main the Hyatt Smith
Wisconsin project. Chas. II. Parker. banker
of ST. Paul. and the handspring of the (inanc; al
wheels of the Times. is one of Hyatt Smith.
and John B. Macy's men. He has worked faith
fully for them. and were he here in St. Paul to
day. he would cry as bitterly over the milk
which our Legislature has spilled.-just as Wis
consin interests thought it safely appropriated
to their use-as any other of the ten or twelve
nominal citizens of Minnesota. comprising the
leaders Of the opposition to our Minnesota
road.
Our citizens, with a unanimity seldom wit
messed, are now fully awakened to sense II
the awful danger which threatened Minnesota.
had this Wisconsin conspiracy succeeded and
are disposed to visit condign punishment upon
those who attempted to entrap them into a
Railroad policy which would have ruined ST.
Paul-ruined St. Anthony-ruined the macni
ficen' farming region north and south of St
Paul--ruined the ST. Croix Valley, and in short
ruined the Territory.
A"""nS " 'nc Soou SENSE oI the people OF
Minnesota in their sober second thought
they have triumphed over the Wisconsin con
spirators. The Pioneer and Times, however.
in the feeble chickering's of their expiring illu-
limitations. q still attempt to bolster up the
Wisconsin railroad scheme
Well. no matter! 1t is all right now and
if not the true friends of Minnesota can make
1t right before the session ends
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-02-10

I'D A Maryland officer named Pope, has
been trying to get the Sheriff of Montreal to
help him run back fugitive slaves in Canada.
Pope is promised an introduction to Judge
Lynch should he cross the line after colored
fugitives.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-02-10

DEATH OF MEMBER OF THE LEG,s,. ,7r,v
Capt. George Cannon. a member of the IInnso
OF Representative. from East Boston. died very
suddenly yesterday morning. at O'Clock from
disease of the heart. Captain Cannon was in
his seat Wednesday in the House. aud. until !
short time before his death was AS we'll a, ma.
ual. The deceased formerly belonged to Nan.
tucket, out Of which port he sailed for many
years "a master of a whaling ship. lie wa.
worth considerable property. and was a MAJ,
universally respected. He has lcf. wife and
TWO children to mourn his loss.--Boston TUmt.
l2h cit.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-02-10
TRENTON. N. J.. Jan. Is.

N IKENTON, n. D.. Jan. %.
Inc House has passed the Prohibitory Ii
qnor Law. ny 81 to %. It is uncertain whe
Their It passes the Senate.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-02-10

FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS REwARD--R. 3. Ma.
sol. Esq. L ,gineer and Superintendent of the
Illinois Central Railroad. offers reward O,
500 to any person who will give such iuform-
toh as VIII lea" 70 The detection and convic-
t'n ofthc person or persons who displaced the
rails between Dixon and Amboy, on Monday
night. the 18th of January. so as to c,,so th.
passenger train to be thrown off the track
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-02-10

ISDIASs.-The following delegation of VIM
nebago Indians, on their way to Washington,
to make a treaty, left St. Paul yesterday morn
ilg accompanied by Gen. Fletcher, Agent. and
Peter Manige. Interpreter. S. 3. Lowry, ESQ.,,
also goes on with them.
ChiefS-We-nO Shiek, Watch-hatta kaw. Lit.
tie Hill, Baptste Lassallier, Little Thund r.
Little Decor, Big Bear. Little Priest.
Braves-One Horse. Yellow Bank
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-02-10

Hc- A company has been formed in Sal
Fla cisco. for the purpose of building tclc
graphic line from that city to San Diego.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-02-10
10 The snow is said to be six feet in some
of the nothern towns in New Hampshire.

@- The n. Y. Mirror says: There has
just arrived in this city. via Halifax. g adult
and IL children panpers. from Switzerland
They testify that they were paupers at home.
aud were sent to this country by the Mayor oi
their village. who paid their passage direct
to New York. but they were wrecked off Sable
Island. and some party to them unknown paid
their pa;sas e. from II ,lifax to this city prob
ably the Swiss Consul.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-02-10

FALSE Maj. Fridley authorizes us to state.
that the man who says he ever. either before
or after his election to the House. pledged him
self to vote for memorial asking Congress t,
annul the Railroad charter, tells most decid-
ed and unequivocal falsehood. The extent o.
his pledges on this question he has redeemed
by voting for the bill amendatory of the char
ter, which now only awaits the signature of the
Governor to become law.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-02-10

70 A Canadian Brigade tenders its ser
VICES in the war against Russia.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-02-10

~ The. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal il
again opened and several thousand barrels o
-four have arrived at Georgetown within the
last month.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-02-10

GD- There arc now 80 night schools in Phil
adelphia.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-02-10

10 Gov. RAMSEY arrived home from hi:
Eastern visit 10y the Dubuque stage, on Thurs
day evening. The Governor was warmly vel
coined yesterday by his old friends and neigh.
bOrs.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-02-10

TERRIFIC STORM IN BALTIMoRE.-A terrible
storm swept over Baltimore on the 22d ull.
Ten schooners were sunk in front of the city.
Houses were unrOo!cd. and numerous min0l
Disasters occurred. There were rumors that
some lives were lost, but they were not gen
orally believed.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-02-10

~ Miss Emma r. Coe was. on Fri 'ay :,
Jan. II, registered at the Office OF the District
Court. Philadelphia. as "a student at-law in the
office of William I. Pierce, u member of the
Philadelphia Bar. Miss Coe is known as one
of the leaders in the Woman's Rights move
ments
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-02-10

~ The net earnings Of the Central Rail
road for the five months ending LIST December
amount to slSo,2i9.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-02-10

POULTRY Snow.-Thc National Poultry Show
at Barnum's Museum, is larger and better than
it was last year, yet it has not attracted so
large u crowd. The Shanghais are very nume-
rOus. and some of them are Of the best forms we
have ever seen. 1t is remarkable how much
this awkward breed has been improved. Still
we cannot commend them. except rs curiOsities
in a show. For that. we don't think the pre-
sent has ever been equaled. Bnt there is al
most every other variety of fowls, forming. in
the whole. a sight well worthy the attention OF
everybody and - the rest ofmankind."-.E: Y
Y.r,h
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-02-10

MAr>E.-The finances of the State of Maine
are in very satisfactory condition. The re
ceipts from all sources for the past yeai
amounted to S46l 025 As and the expenditure:
to 1913 SIS o.. leaving a balance OF Sl0S, III.
Al. The State debt is only SI3l.5O0. exclusive
Of the $3.50 600 OF the Massachusetts land debt
which is rcdeeInaLle in ten sums OF S24OOt
each before 1872.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-02-10

@- When one lady kisses another. what
command OF scripture does she fulfil 81 do un-
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-02-10

Ss- A healthy male child. says the Mil
waukee Sentinel. about two weeks Old. snugly
slowed away ina basket. wa. ltft at the
house of one of our citizens living on WiscQn.
sin street, recently. =
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-02-10

WESTERN BLIsS--An Oregon widow writes
h-r experience during her sojourn Oh the Pa
c.iic cOas:: Il have indeed been most unfort,i.
nate /; both o! my arms have been slightly pal
sled each Of my legs have been broken ; my
health has been generally bad; 1 have had
four husbands in my time, but they all up and
died, poor things; and had four yoke of OK
ken. aud the cussed Indians stole aud eat
them"
~ Why is a schoolmastcr like chair
maker? Because he canes bottoms.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-02-10

10 General Eodgc. Senator from Wiscon
sin. lost $4,000 ly the failure of Seldom 4
Withcrs. 1t was all the savings of his Senate
rial career, and formed large portion OF his
fortune.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-02-10

10 1t has been beautifully said the veil
that covers the face OF tuturity is woven by the
hand Of mercy. Seek not to raise that veil
therefore for sadness might b. seen to shade
the brow that fancy had arrayed for smiles O
Ula1upSs
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-23
SCIENTIFIC BASIS OF PROHIBITION
kRGUMENY OF z. L. Y0UAlNh
The following letter Of Mr. Deisvan, Win Ne 70
NV Of Mr.. youmsns has been communicated TO %
=, p,brc.,ion. The argument Of Mr.. Youmsns viii
saask Cor itself
LITTIR or Nm. pILAvAN.


IETTIR OF Mr.. pILAyAy.
BALLsros, Saturday, Sep. u.s. l3|
MrDIAA SIR: The views Of the prohibitory ques-
ss which yss recently 70 ne IN eonver'soos
vs Ia spon the sb.es thnh widely ereases would b
q pe,tsnt the Temperance cause 1hey %" lie
os and certain light Of science upon grave question OF pm
vs,. and p.b, duty In county where the people are the
samse Of power is important that they b well 90
sssibtsd with the principles which lie At the 0end'aeo OF
so,snmebt and lsw Thee may change bat the 'fon
Of nature and science uDebsnsshe eeve here never
he's been lime when The broad diffusion Of so'fee view"
:. ,,,h a.n.ns.d a. in the present crs OF sed'n Your
. Of t.sps be sobet to me 70 open ne route
n .ebtee denomination to the probibiory policy Just
VIA, qur.S should he greatly Obliged ard have no
bou..pds Of others would &so be glad you would vhIs
ont a. esily possible for newspaper aud tact pR5eton
., fol for whs. you heretofore done in developing the
spp.ticp Of science to this important subject smsn,
as. air. Very sincerely yous,
FL Yorn.rs EDWARD G. DELAvAN.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-06-23
wiz, and without d Purpose.

The secret ofmuch Of the discomfort and
want of success in life, is the lack Of we'll
defnd purpose. To man who has no OBJ
jsct for which to live and strive, life can have
but little to commend it. To suffer ourselves
to have no aim above the mere act Of exis.
tence, is debasing mans lofty nature below
the brute, to the base level ofmere things.
Itrequires no examples drawn from the past
to illustrate this principle, though the pages
Of the past be replete with instances Of
heroism and dishonor-success and disgraceS
each condition growing to agreat degree
o0t of the possession or want Of frmness
of purpose. The present to. day IL filledSS
we'll with spiritless, simless, purposeless
drones, as with active, inspirited, earnest
souls. To the latter class, every day, hour,
moment is conscious life; and every exer-
cised energy q Development and strength.
ening Of the power of mind or will. The
former float lazily upon the surface of times
tide. Efortless and aimless, they are CEN
sors Of all Gods providenceSsand ingrates
of his mercy. Nor need wevisit unciviliz-
ed races, nor quote the loathed mendicansof
Of Europe or the East, to prove the exis.
tence of such an useless class. Our. own
land abounds in such. They lounge in ev-
ry city and town. They are among our
acquaintances, our relatives--we find them
in our homes. We do not believe It is natur-
al for mankind to be lazy,-but must admit
it bad habit very easily FORMED. Indiaer-
ences to future circumstance and exigen-,
cies may be very comfortable condition OF
mind, Il ouyh it sap the brain and heart 81
all their vital energies. AL men who have
no apparent business object or aim, are not
lazy, or deserving reproach. There be
those in community. honest, industrious,
worthy men, who toll faithfully ard hard,
and yet accomplish but little in the way Of
bettering their own condition, or Of adding
to the general stock ofwealth, or conven-
ence, or information Of society. But %
not such, toll more for present qualification
than for any future good. Do they not ex-
pend their energies to provide "daily bread"
merely, for themselves and families, rather
to accomplish some cherished plan-some
honorable, carefully adapted, but welldein-
ed purpose. a
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-06-23
THE OLD CHURCH BELn.

For full Ave hundred years I've swung
In my old grey turret high,
And many different theme I've sting,
As the time went stealing by!
I've pealod the chant of wedding morn,
Ere night have sadly tolred,
To say that the bride was coming, loye-lorn,
To sleep in the church yard mould
Ding, dong, my ceaseless song,
Merry and sad, but never long.
For full five hundred years I've swung
In my ancient turfet high,
And many different theme I've sung,
As the time went stealing by.
five swcll'd the Joy OF country's pride,
For q victory, far of won;
Then changed to grief for the brave that died,
Ere my mirth had well begun!
Ding; dong my ceaseless Bong;
Merry and sad, but never long.
For full hve hundred years I've swung
In my crumbling turret high;
'Tis time my own death song were sung;
And with truth, before die!
I vercould love the theme they gave
Ny tyJannized tongue to tell;
One moment for cradle, the next for the grave
They've worn out tho old church bell.
Ding, dong, my changeful song,
Farewell now, and farewell long.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-06-23
An Incentive:

Some years ago farmer in Frederick
county, Maryland, owed a neighbor $50,
and as he could realize the sum he promtly
paid it over. The morning he called to pay
it his friend appeared to be thankful. Re-
marking that he was also in debt to anoth-
er person who needed the money, and he
would take it to him. This remark started
train of thought in the mind Of the first
person, who said to himself here IL
$lOO paid with $50. will at once follow
up this matter and see where il will end
He then followed up payments et debts by
this one note of $50, until he traced il 70
the large amount Of $3.50! when Il got out
of his reach. ~ @ .Ha sai
Now here is the moral: A owes B Bill
which. if he pays promptly, viii be paid By
to C, and so on through the whole alpha
bet, and il will be surprising to every ono
what a small amoont Is necessary to payoR
hundreds Of thousands BY keeping the asSs
gle on the wing" Now when The money
market is SO tight, and the banks are an-
able to discount all the paper offered. iet
persons begin to pay their bills. and bydoing
this, they themselves win be paid back III
turn. Itisa machine which feeds itaslE,
and propels. BY offal. the executioasf essst
exploit. AZ word 70 the wise Il ever sun
cies, we think It only necessary 70 give sais
x s1N5
toour business men who win Be- s5le Il o6cs
to see the vast amount Of good The payment
Of even . small bill win accomplish III tKe
community. AesA N
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-06-23
TO INV FELLER CITIZENS.
on LrcxER DR1xK1a'.

sang about the LocHs lately
In straynes that tuck;
And now tewn my harp
To uther objects.
T., i - t 5s
The greatest evil Of the day
Is drinkin' ticker;
And rayse my warnig' Voyoe
To all my feller citizens,
To warn them Of their danger.
There's hardly young fellur
About this town but loves
To take soshel horn, and
sumtimes, too, they get upon bust
And break things all 10 smashes.
Now doin' so Is what Hs
Iwsnt to make 'em quit,
For jest as shure as they
Keep on, they'll waist their
Time and mummy, and perhaps 10
Injur their helth.
Thar's an ole felleT .#I a -
Reals about the streets
Most every day, that cusses t.s r
Dreae, and its ticker
Makes him do II. Now ef & q
You don't intend to do as he does,
You must quit goin' to t-. ss..a.
The Grocerys and imbybing';
Or you may get to be like him. ttta
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-06-23
WHOLE NUMBER 500
~ against the children 70 withhold

treaehery against the children to withhold
il. tFTGs
8. Itoughtto be read, studied and though
upon by all. 1t is profitable for doctrine,
for reprOof for correction, for instruction In
righteousness. But it is an old book, the
Oldest extdnt. Every one has seen II. read
II, had lessons init. many have associated
Il in the minda/ /with seasons Of constraint.
There are multitudes Of new booksspapers,
pamphlets, more than we can read, and the
danger isthst it will be pushed aside q
forgotten. But it is not not we'll; no 50
stitute can be found for ii. 1t is better to
60 to the fountain than to drink Of the dii-
uted, il not polluted streams. ''@
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-06-23

THE BIBLE THE WORD OF GOD.
For th, prophecy came not in old time by tile will
6f man, but holy of God spake as they were NOV
edb the Holy Ghost-2 Peter !: 81:
The text has reference to the Scriptures,
the written prophecies of the Old Testa-
ment, and by comparison with other texts, it
may be taken as embracing all the Scrip.
lures, the Old Testament and the New
the declaration is, that these prophecies
came not by will of man-that they were
not devised by man; and that they were not
given to man in accordance with his own
will and wish. They had no choice in the
matter as to when they should speak, or
what they should say. They spake as they
were moved by the Holy Ghost, and mas
much as the assertion is here made not of
bral prophecy; but Of Scripture, written
prophecy, the affirmation is, that they wrote
for the instruction of the church in after
ages, that and that only, which they were
moved to write by the Spirit. Their judg-
ment and will had nothing to do with it.
The words are, therefore, the words of God
The affirmation may be extended to the
Scriptures Of the New Testament; for the
commission Of the Apostles and the promise
OF Christ gives to them the same authority.
and they every where claim it for themselves
and for each other.
The Bible, then, is the word Of God. This
Is the truth wish to establish for the con.
viction of the unbelieving, and for the con-
firmation of the faith Of those who receive
the Bible as coming from God. and the
quickening Of those who neglect it.
I claim, then, that this book 10 Of God
that ell the parts Of it are inspired. This
question is entirely distinct from the ques-
tion Of the present integrity Of the Holy
Scriptures. though it might be shown thai
they have been kept SO entire and uncorrupt
that no doctrine is at all affected BY any
ef oil the variations. The attempt has been
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-06-23
4oetrp.
(From the Knickerbocker'
TELL ME A STORY.
BT WILLIAM r. HART.


BT WILLIAM r. HART.
The lamps have not yet been lighted,
But over the quiet town,
As the fret light snow Of winter,
The dusk Is falling down.
The lamps have not yet been lighted,
N Aud we sis alone In the gloom,
Alone In the silence together,
In the old familiar room,
sit on tho lowly footstooi
That you used to place for me;
Your hand on my head rests kindly,
And my head rests on your knee.
Tell me some simple story,
Some old and familiar tale,
That my heart for time grow lighter,
And my cheeks may be less pale:
Not such as the ancient harpers
Sung in their stormy rhyme,
Great deeds Of blood and OF battle,
That ring through the mlsts of time;
MOI OF tne mlgnty heroes,
VINO stalk, all gauut and grirl,
In the halls Of the Middle Ages,
Shouting battle-hymn.
lheard the ,eiarg Of their arfnor,
And saw its shadowy CLEANS,
When roamed In the star-lit midnight,
Far down In the Land OF Dreams!
But tonight I am worn, anu my eye-lids
Are throbbing with unshed tears,
So long for the tales you told me
In the twilight Of other years:
Bome pleasant and simple story,
or the many you told to me,
When we used to sit In the twilight,
with my head upon your knee:
OF the fairies that danced by moonlight,
Or the forester, bold ROBIN HeoD;
Or how the little birds buried
The dead babes in the wood:
Or the history, grand and ancient,
From the scriptural page unfold
or the wandering Red-Sea pilgrims,
Who sleptin their tents Of old.
Or Of RUTH, who CLEANED with the cleaners,
In the distant harvest.land,
TIL her love and faith went downward
On the ages, hand in hand.
And the sadness shall leave my spirit,
The sadness that reason scorns,
As the mists float up from the hill-sides,
In the still September morn:
And the years roll softly backward,
And my heart from their weight bo free,
While we 81. in tho gloom together,
And my head rests on your knee.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-06-23
Sermon OF Ret. j. G. Hart,

DELIVERED BEFORE THE
PORTAGE COUNTY BIBLE SOCIETY
HELD AT RooTsTowN, MAY 18TH, 1865.
Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1855-03-22
THE SONS OF THE sIRES,

A History If the rise, progress and destiny Of TIE
AMERICAN PATTY and Its probable influence on
tn next Presidential Election, 10 which as added
re,ew of tile letter of Henry A. Wise, against
tn Know Nothngs, by an Alaercan-Fur sale at
Cursc's.
This work purports to give some account
Of ''Sam"-the origin, object and aims of
this fabulous individual, who is supposed to
represent large party 10 this counEy. AS
We are not well posted in The mater it is i'm
poss bic for US 10 determine whether it is n
reliable work or not. If herc be any Know
Noihings hcreabou,s it is to be hoped they
viii examine the book and let US know about
it, SO the public may inform themselves.