Minnesota weekly times., 1855-02-27
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The following il copy Of the bill ,extspsdinag
ing Military Reserve, which has passed the House
ct Washington, and will no doubt pass esS@-
"se' o. 10 fu* .yrisieiK usz zgToi Of betiFEi
n Bill TO amend an act approved tEenty-sisih
Augnst, eighteen hundred and tty- -tico, entitled
s'An act to reduce and define the boundary of
BE- the sniljtarysessste ut s.. fetsrs ricer,gin tbs
Territory If A9anesotat n and for Other par
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b BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives Of the United States OF America in
Congress assembled, That the act approved wen
ty.sixths August, eighteen hundred and. ifey-swo,
s'to reduce and define the boundaries Of the mih-
tary reserve at the Saint Peters river, in the Ter
ritory of Minnesota - shall be, and the same is
hereby amended, 80 that eiands authorized to Be
sold At public ssle BY that sct shall sdbsct to
the operations ofsthe laws fegnaating Ne sale md
ever, That where any Of said lands are Claimed
by pre- -emption, under settlement and cultivation
made prior TO Che passage Of this act, proof and
payment shall be made within three months after
its passage and where, any Of said lands come
within the provisions of the act of twenty y-third
May, eighteen hundred and forty -four, for the Ie-
lief OF citizens OF towns upon the lands Of the
United States, under certain circumstances, shall
also be made within three months after the pass
age of this act and in either case, if the entries
are not made within that time, the claim shall BE-
forfeited Provided further, That where two Or
more psrsons are settled upon the Same legal sub
divisions, they shall be permitted to enterit joint
yethe right Of each TO be in proposition to. the
extent OF his improvements. ..,s,s .x, o..y
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That tho
Reverend E. g: Gear shall be, and he is hereby,
authorised to- enter lots inuxA1ersonc sand two and
the west half Of the northeast quarteEpf section
four, in township twenty eight north, Of range
twcnth-four west, Of the fourth principal Iaerid-
ian, in the Minneapolis district, at one dollar and
twenty Eve cents per acre. &a9 NJ astafsA aohIS
SLEEP.-The Chicago Journal, after dwelling
at length on the beauties Of sleep, thus winds
up :-"Five thousana snoring aitoEfve thousand
snoring bass. Five Thousand under rags. Twen-
ty. thousand under Calico A hundredor two be-
meath silk Some weeping -some smiling ia their
dreams -others dreamlcss as the grave Ringlets
twisted up in cigar lighters--tresses streaming
over the pillow--no tresses at ALL ,Hsfa Eai-oT
j. Even asleep, humanity preserves its peeuliafi-
ties. Even in dreams, men are distinctive still.'
HEARTLEss ExTRAyAcANcE.-A Boston paper
says that ssa lady in that city has spent, during
the year 1854, at a lace and embroidery store,
the sum Of $4,000; and that several ladies haze
each contracted bills at the dry goods stores Va
ryingg from 5000 to 1000 each. a. .ssniasas
bT CO The Dubuque Tribune is out in strong
leader, advocating the claims Of VIM. II. Seward
to the Presidency. We believe Mr.. Seward
would gil the Presidential Chair with honor to
himself and credit to the country, but as we have
remarked in former article, his time has not
yet come Public opinion, however, is ripening,
and if he lives 6vo years longer, his chances for
the highest position in the gift Of the people, will
be second to nonA. e2a9 wcr e7a edE hsGi79u
g. A quaint. writer, in aliuding to youthful
affections, says: % although mustard and ham
will turn two innocent slices Of bread into sand
wich,- yet there still will be an unbuttered out
slde.' - " .Ql .na lh&n- aaLl La. .s11aaaEta
NY- OF the total amount of $500 900 900,
said to be invested in railroads in the United
States, one fourth, Or $l50, 600 OO0-is sstimsted
to be entirely sunk to the stockholders. els
CO Mr.. Geo. W. Curtis, in lecture at New
York, spoke Of those pious people who clasped
their hands SO tight in prayer that they could not
get them open when the contribution box came
round. q s!lid aa93iie4 cd.I--.zgIrA-1sIos
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