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ST. PAULAND ST. ANTHONY
CITY LOTS FOR SALE.
NO NONE REQ UIRE d.

NO NONE REQ UIR e d!
NTACKUB1N & EDGERToN have for sale num-
1 Der Of handsome building lots in the suburbs of
Alss-Two valuable business lots OH Robert street,
of rs feet each by $50 feet.
ALso-Three other lots OH Robert street, the
hotel oil A. G. Fuller Il Co., of 20 feet by l45.
ALso-Twelve very handsome Bluff lots adjoining the
beautiful mansion of VIM l.. hmes, Esq.
Also-A number o lots admirably adapted to garden
iEg, containing from 2 to 90 acres, at the distance of
from "a of mile to miles from the city limits.
For the purpose of facilitating improvements, they
will sell persons who will build the of the above
ENTIRELY ON CREDIT.
Requiring cash down Interest at IL per cent per
year. MACKUBIN e. EDGERTON,
May g. '55-d3m No. 9 Winsow House.
SAN FRANCISCO CITY.
THIS new city, situated the Rapids of the ST. Pc
l. tiers Minnesota river, the head of navigation,
and accessible to steamboats, from below at all seasons,
rapidly hilng up with emgrants, and oilers great in
and commodous hotel, a saw mill, and a number of
buildings have been erected. Many others are going
up as fast materials be procured.
The steamer Black Hawk plies regularly San Fran
cisco, and the rates of transportation are cheap.
Those who are seeking new home should look at
san and its natural advantages as
point where the business of great range of interior
country must inevitably centre.
San Francisco, May 4, 1855. If
TO IL EMIT.
A FINE, large we-ghted room for an office, to rent
"A in the Empire Block, St. Anthony street-can be
made into wo fine rooms. Apply to
NJ. b. PATTERSON,
May 10, 55-dtf On the premises.
Cottage Homes !
100 LOIS OF FIVE ACRES EACH.
beautiful and commanding situation, about one
mile from the city limits. Soil, rich black loam.-
Price $500 per loS200 cash and the balance in and
two years without interest. HENRY McKENTY,
St. Paul April 27d&wtf Dealer in Real Estate.
City Lots !
1--WE undersigned will sell few lots those who wish
l. to build for themselves, residences upon favora
terms. ap2Idt CHAS. II. CAKES.
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SCARRITT a. MASON'S
MAMMOTH FURNITURE HALLS.

No. 60 Washington Avenue Louis, No.
nUR EXTENSIVE ESTABLISHMENT is so we'll
" known that it is scarcely necessary to do more in
an advertisement than to assure friends and the
public that have been eminently successful in getting
PIP splennd assortment of FURNITURE for the
all Trade the most superior in style and quality, and
articularly suited to large and varied demand both
It wholesale and retail. ~ 81 NNNfNs
An examination Of our stock will show il to be
posed, both of home and foreign manufacture having
every advantage 10 be gained in either including the
expensive.
Chairs from so cents $50 Bedsteds from Sc so to
S!O0 Tables from 81 80 $50; Bureaus from $40 IT,
$lOo, and so on in almost endless variety. , = .-
Besides we have Spring, Hair, Cotton Moss and shuck
mattresses, and all kinds of bedding. SAY
We can furnish q kitchen, bedroom parlor hotel or
steamboat in part or throughout, odd or to match IN
call and see. ~ 1000, :. -I7I-I ---'-Hs - $500
sep15-d&wtf SCARRITT & MASON.
EMERY'S PATENT HORSE POWER
MACHINE. : :
EHMERY,S PATENI Horse power, Thresher, Separator
III and Cleaner combined-for sale by
-.l.r ALEXANDER REY Agent
Also, MeCormicKs Patent and
Moving Machine.
Jan. 3o-dtf ALEX. REY.
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III o s II II Y.

For Ladies, Gentlemen and Children's wear,
ALEXANDER'S KID GLOVES.
FANS-Of every description. GTPlain Swiss and
Dotted Muslins.
All these goods will be disposed of lower than the
same qualities have been sold in Minnesota; and
arrangements have been made for a continuous supply
of every variety in the Eastern markets at the earliest
possible period.
=" Our stock is the most complete in the Territory
and no pains will be spared to keep il SO. $685..
CATHCART & co.
May IS, l855-H
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MINNESOTA RIVER OUTFIT!

MINNESOTA RIVER OUTFIT!
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
1h,d Street, betueen Roberts and Minnesota.
p PRESLEY, has just returned from below with an
d. extensive assortment of Groceries and Provisions
and also large stock of Fancy Articles to be exhibited in
the Fancy store, next door, and ready for sale.
His Groceries and Provisions consist in part of the fol-
lowing viz:
BACON. MoLAssEs.
hhds country HAMS 10 brls Belchs H in hfs and
b sugar cured do quarters
shoulders, 5 I" Golden syrup,
8 g clear sides, l2O kegs do.
3 casks do. Beef. FISH.
TEAS 2 casks Goldfish,
chests Y. Hyson, 20 brls Mackerel, in hfs and
5 % Imperial, qrs, Nos. l, 2, and 3;
90 Gunpowder, brls Herring;
Also, variety of u ID, " fresh cove OYSTERS
Id, 2 3, AMI ID. boxes. 20 doz small box sardnes.
PRESERVES GLASS.
20 sacks Rio Peaches, Ounces Pears;
10 g Government Java strawberry, Raspberry and
g Iaguayra. Currant jelly
SUGARS. Pickles of all kinds.
II hhds New Orleans, CANDLES AND SOAP.
8 hhds prime, do. Fifty boxes star Candles;
so bis of A and clarified, " g pressed do;
10 50 crystalized boxes solar sperm.
10 I" crushed, PORK AND FLOUR.
10 I" powdered, Fifty brls Mess Pork;
5 " loaf 6 e Jasper Mill Flour
MISCELLANEOUS FAMILY GROCERIES.
Hominy Corn meal Rice Beans bag salt, box do sale
rus soda and acid Yeast powders Chocolate Cocoa and
BrOma Corn starch Coffee, ground Coffee Matches
Brooms Brushes and Mops with handles, Clothes Lines,
Bed Cords stove Backing and Lamp WcSng, Cider Vine
gar Dried apples and Peaches Buckwheat Flour and Rye
do Pepper sauce Walnut Catsup Tomato d. and Lemon
syrup WOOD AND WILLOW WARE
Painted Tubs, Cedar do; Ladies' Rolling Pins and
Zinc Washboards, Dippers; Knife Trays;
Dppers, Keelers; Potato MASKING Boxes;
Chopping Trays and Bowls; Buckets, Axe -heves;
Spoons, Butter knives; Market Baskets;
Clothes Baskets.
CIGARS AND TOBACCO.
We always have the largest and best stock which
bles US to sell lower than any else in the city.
In word-my stock includes everything in the Gro
Gerry Line, which will he sold cheaper than the cheapest
and respectfully inform all my friends and the public
generally that whatever they may wish my line of
ness can be obtained either at wholesale retail.
B. PRESLEY,
st. Paul. May 20, 1854 Diff
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ftlsttraMte.
JOHN s. PRINCE.

AGENT FOR
THE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO..
New York. Office, No. Is WaU Street
AS ;,S Cash Capital Of 900, and will insure
against Loss or Damage by Fire.
DIRE CTORs:
WILLIAM v. BRADY . President
Dan II. Arnold, A. studwel,
Geo. Griswold, Jr., Lycurgus Edgerton,
watts Sherman, s. b. Chittenden,
John Caswell, Peleg Hail.
David Lane, Sheppard Candy,
Samuei u Babcock, Lowell HolbrOok,
WIN. N. vail, Charles NJ. Connolly,
Johh falne, Horace d. Clafin
Cnaries Booth, Geo. 8. Stephenson,
Thomas Smul, c. F. Dambmann,
James A. Edgar, Aurelus b. Hull,
Daniel Burgess, Joseph w. Patterson,
Joseph Battell, Hiram Barney
Thomas TilestOn, ]. ii. Ransom.
Wilson G. Hunt, G.. A. Avery
James Freeland, Robert ii. McCurdy,
E. T. II. Gibson, William w. stone,
Wellington Clapp, Henry c. Bowen,
Geo. w. Lane, A. A. Low
Edward Lambert, Bradish Johnson,
Charles LamsOn, Thomas Fraser,
CHARLES E. Beebe, Henry Eyre
VIM. NJ. Richards
GEORGE T. HOPE, Secretary
Applications for Insurance upon Dwelling Houses
and Personal Property, can be made to
JOHN s. PRINCE,
Feb. &c, 1s55-dtf At the Winslow House.
Capital Stock $4,000.
AND CONSTANTLY INCREASING.
ALEA. WILklN, President.
W. z. MURRAY, Vice President;
GEORGE w. HARRINGTON, Secretary;
G. II. PARKER, Treasurer,
Are now prepared issue Cash or Mutual Policies,
as favorable rates OF premium other responsible
company.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Franklin Steele, Alexander Ramsey,
Chas w. BOrup, Alexander Wilkin,
Chas. II. Parker, Henry M. Rice,
Chas. ID. Fillmore, William L. Ames,
Levi Sloan, William P. Murray,
John harrington, George w. Harrington,
Abram M. Fridley.
Office on st. Anthony street, in the room formerly
occupied by the Territorial Secretary.
February. 1854. 45-ly.
THE AMERICAN MUTUAL LIFE IN.
SURANCE AND TRUST COMPANY,
Ne,U Hares, Conn.
PRfEIUAL CHARTER .CAPITAL S254 QUO.
A PUBLICATIONS. received and Policies given by
n VIM SPRIGG HALL. Agent.
Office corner Third and Wabashaw SITS.
SAM. WILEY, NJ D., Medical Examiner.
Narcl
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Straw Goods at Wholesale and Retail,
JUST OPENED
e. HATCH & CO.,
st. Anthony street, merit the Presbyterian: Church.
DEALERS IN
LADIES' BONNETS
Neopolitan Soft Straw, Leghorn Swiss,
GRIP PEDAL, FLORENCE BRAIDE CHILI,REN'S
BONNETS, &c. &c,
AT ALL PRICES.
II EGHORN, NeOpolitan Swiss, Chip Pedal Soft
Straw &C., &c; also Silk, Straw and Leghorn Flats
Ladies' Silk Satin Poult Sole Mode and Lace Bonnets
at all prices Ladies' Lawn BOnnets various cclors styles
and prices. Chdrens Hats, Cashmere with plumes,
plain Cashmere, also with coored trimmings, Ioghore
Pedal, Shell Straw, &c, &c. '
LADIES' RIDING HATS,
Finest qualities.
wREATHS,
FRENCH FLOWERS
Innings, &c, &C., &c,
Wholesale ard Retail, cheap for Cash
GENTLENEN'S HATS.
White Drab Beaver Hats Chocotah cid Cashmere Hats
Black do do Drab Maros do
lie Bon Ton do Panama Hidalgo do
lie Midaille Cashmere do Planters; Nankeen do
Nankeen MariOs DO Planters black c'hmere do
White Dernier Mode do Imposition de IS do
Brush and Felt Hats of all qualities; also Curacao,
Leghorn, Maracabo Panama, Pedal Sonnet, Nankeen
and Straw Hats, of all kinds and all prices.
Caps, Cloth, Silk Leather, Morocco Glazed, Wooien'
&C., &c
Silk Embroderies and Bingham of all qualities. Also
q fine assortment of Parasols.
Weinve retailers to call and examine our stock peore
ordering goois from the East F. HATCh az az
June Z. H--.F ~
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BUILDING COLUMNS.
WINDOW CAPS, and Stills, Sash Weiehts etc. q,
w '"e s' Eaui Eoundry. April1e-d3n
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Atkins AutOmatOn.
OR SELF-RAKING
AND MOWER.
WARRANTED GOOD

S e L F-R KING REAPER
MOT only has it proved to he good Reaper, but it
saves the hard labor and expense of raking of by
hand; does the work better than man. particularly
cent by the care full handling of the grain. The bun
des too deposited in good order for binding that
farmers say oneth one-thrd Of the hands are
ed in binding Besides the grain being laid straight,
1t well secured in the shesf and does drop out
In tae after handling, and is not exposed in the stack
Price Of Self Raking Reaper, $40; 1926 to accom-.
pany the order. Or $155 in Cash in advance, on
receipt of the Reape. -. ,..,..... ... ...-ssa
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CITY Lots

NHE undersigned will sell few lots to those who wish
to build for themselves residences upon favorable
terms. ap2Idtf CHAS. II. CAKES
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MUTAULLIFEI INSURANCE COMPANY
OF NEW YORK.

MOIAO IL LIZ 4 lNSU RANCE COMPANY
OF NEW YORK,
OFFICE Ill, BROADWAY, TRINITY BUILDING.
NETT ACCUMULATED FUND, FEBRUARY ], 1858
$2,O1S,775 64!!
TINHlS Company has now established itself such
l. firm basis, that it offer those desiring in
vestment their lives greatest of all desderatums
in life insurance, viz: full and perfect security Its his
tory is almost, if not quite without parallel. Com.
mencing LIST February, ls43, GO years ago. without
dollar of capital except its receipts for premiums has
now actual cash capital which is 'nvested in Bonds
and Mortgages Real Estate, principally in the cities
of New York and Brooklyn, worth double the amount
loaned thereon, of Its receipts for pre-
miums during the past five years have been nearly g.
200 000 and for interest investment $3.50 000
and has paid policies terminated by death during the
same tme nearly 100000. Its dividends after
ing fund sufficient reinsure all outstanding pocies
were SO cent the first five years, and SO 3 per
the last five, the amount of premiums paid being
average of over AZ per cent per annum for years
These dividends added to the policy at their
sIonary value, payable death with the amount insur
ed be applied to the reduction of future prem
ums the option of the insured The business of the
Company is conducted strictly on the cash plan-no
credts-and it is believed to hold greater induce
ments than any other COMPANY, whatever.
Its rates of premium low those of any good
Office and believed to be lower than some who pro-
TESS to insure from 25 to SO per cent less.
FREDERICK s. WINSTON, Pres't.
ISAAC ABBOTT, Sec'y.
Charles Gill, ACtuary.
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r n. W. CHASE 4 CO., 81 .....
H Manufacturers and Sole Proprizors, Rs .-i.l
n Office No. East Swan street, Buffalo, New York
WELLS WEBB, Agents for New York. ....-tF
n
7, Messrs. E. s. GOODRICH CO. at the PIONEER ONee
ut Saint Paul. Agents for these Presses and will re-
ceve orders for them at manufacturers prices adding
transportation One of them constantly be seen IN
operation at the PIONEER Office. We recommend chem
after full OF their capacity for good work and speed
+ june 29-dtf s. COOnRTCH \ w.
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LIFE insurance.! !!

NEW ENGLAND MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO.,
% State Street, Boston, Mass.
ESTABLISHED IN lS43.
GUARANTEE CAPITAL $50 CAPITAL 1895 900
WILLARD PHILIPS, President.
DIRECTORS:
Willard Philips, Charles P. Curtis,
George H. Kuhn, Thomas A. Dexter,
Charles Browne William Perkins,
Sewell Tappan, N. F. Cunningham,
Marshall p. Wilder, Charles Hubbard,
A. w. Thaxter, Jr.
BENJAMIN F. STEVENS, Secretary.
GNHIS Company has now been established eleven
: years. Its directors of high standing, and
its business is conducted high and honorable princ
piles.
Forms of applications and pamphlets of the Company
and its reports to be had the Office of Newell
Tompkins, on Third street, opposite Mayo Co.
WIN. H. TOMPKINS, Agent.
G. S. SPERRY, M. D., Medical Examiner.
Saint Paul. Nov 22-dtf
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GENERAL STEAMBOAT AGENT;
Attends exclusively TO delivering, collecting, and all
other business for Steamboats,.
OMce Lower Levee Saint Paul.
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Bonka s. STATIONERY.
DAHL In THE FIELD ONCE MORE
Books, Stationery, Pepper Hamgings,
ENGRAVINGS, AND FANCY t.oons,,


All the late publications in light literature including
The Slave of the Lamp; Katharine Ashton; the mi
tals; The Lawyers story; stanhOpe Burlegh; Harry
Harson; Julienne; The Coquette; Wild Scenes of Hun
bles; Working Mans Way in the World &C. &C.
RELIGIOUS BOOKS.-Bbles of all sizes and finish
Psalm and Hymn Books; Religious Tales &c
LAW BOOKs.-A large assortment of the most re-
Ger nuhl
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GIFT BOOKS FOR 1855.
"M. DAHL has the largest and BEST selected
w stock OfGift Books for the approaching holidays
in the city. For sale cheap for cash.
Nov. 80. 1854. noy3Odtf
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-05-09

Six MONTHS IN THE DARK.-The officers and
crew of the North Star-Arctic ship now at
Sheerness-have suffered the privations of two
winters of three months each, total darkness
with the thermometer Sc degrees below zero, or
SO degrees below the freezing point. They have
been without a single human being to associ-
ate with except their own little company, for a
period of two years and half During the
whole period the officers and crew had ceased
to use the razor, merely scissors cutting and
trimming their faces and heads, and there has
not been one solitary case of liberated or sore
throat among them. Until within week, the
razor was only known by name in the ship, and
strange to say, Immediately after their faces lost
their warm clothing, several found that the cold
took effect on their throats. Not single man
or officer has been lost from sickness. The du-
ties of the clerk in charge of this ship have been
most onerous, he having had to be up at all
hours, supplying travelling parties with provis-
ions, who have on many occasions with their
sledges and their dogs travelled sixty miles in a
day. A few rare specimens of birds and eggs
have been preserved and brought home. She
brought home the crews of the Investigator and
Phoenix and the crews of the Resolute and En-
terprise. a. e
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-05-09

How TO PLANT CUCUMBERs, SQUAsHEs, AND
MELONS, TO AVOID DESTRUCTION BY BUGs.-As
the cost of seed is trihing, we have for the past
few years always succeeded in getting good
vines by the following process Instead of
planting few seeds in hills at the distance they
would ultimately be required to grow, we have
put in large quantity over the whole ground ;
so that at first we had hundred plants where
only one was needed. Sometimes we have had
plant come up on every two inches over the
whole bed. "'
AS fast as the expanding leaves of the vines
interfere with each other we cut off the weaker
ones with pair of shears so as not to disturb
the roots of those remaining The bugs" have
always assisted materially in the thinning pro-
cess, but we have never failed to find that where
twice or thrice the needed number of plants are
removed and solitary vine left here and there
that it has been enough to cover the ground
The same ground will yield much better, by
having the vines at equal distances from each
other, than if two or three are left together in
the same hill, since the roots have more room
to grow, and they find greater amount of nour-
ishment when thus isolated. The fruit will al.
so be more solid and of better quality.
1t should also be remembered that air and
light are essential to growth and maturity of the
fruit; and it is better to occasionally cut out a
thrifty plant, than that the ground be too dense
ly covered, the ground will produce better than
with double this number.
American Agriculturist.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-05-09
" PLANTING POTATOES IN THE
q IS atr.g NOON" sj

There are many farmers who believe that po-
tatoes planted in the dark of the moon" that
is, during the last quarter, will do better than
those planted after the new moon, or during
the first quarter, and make it a rule always to
plant at that season, while many others, and per-
haps the largest number, believe this TO be mere
~ superstitious notion-an old woman's
whlm. But those who scout the idea of plant
ing potatoes in the moon," do not understand
the philosophy Of the theory. The reason of
the rule" is this: rd Ha ,fatt
In the spring time, when farmers begin to
plant and SOW, rains almost always accompany
the change of the moon from old to new, and
potatoes planted four or five days or a week be-
tore the new moon, will receive the benefits of
the warm rains which generally attend the
change of the moon, and will grow vigorously
aud produce abundantly, even though planted
late in June; while those planted week or ten
days after the new moon, will stand good
chance of lying in the dry ground for days with
out the benefit of the invigorating rains which
may reasonably be expected at the season of the
change, and hence will be likely to yield poorly,
even though planted early. But potatoes plant
ed Immediately after the new moon, or after a
rain, while the ground is yet moist and warm,
will still do WELL A knowledge Of the reason
for planting during particular change of the
moon, would induce many to plant at that sea-
son who would otherwise rdcue the idea. 1t
is not because that particular change of the
moon has any mysterious effect on the seed,
but because, when that change occurs, certain
state of the weather may be reasonably expect
ed which will cause the seed to take root, grow,
and come early to perfection.
Cor Democratic Press.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-05-09

A FAMILY friend of ours met his
neighbor's coachman looking remarkably face
tious, on Monday morning last As the man
touched his hat he said to him: a
SWELL, John, what has happened to make
you look so pleasant to-day"
"Why, sir" was the reply, "what do you
think? We are a pretty lot at our house, that
we are started with FIVE Of us in the old car.
rage yesterday morning. First of all | drove
the young mistress to the church, and then old
master to the Wesleyans; next took young
master to the Romans; my wife went to the
Ranters; and when had put up the horse, /
took turn myself with the Calvinists.n ~ Q.
We certainly did laugh outright at hearing
the account Of this "happy family" The rain
bow is nothing to it. ~"
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WHY THERE IS NO RAIN IN PERU.-In Peru,
South America, rain is unknown. The coast is
within the region of perpetual southeast trade
Winds Though the Peruvian shores are on the
verge of the great South Sea boiler, yet it new
er rains there. The reason is plain. The
southeast trade winds in the Atlantic Ocean
first strike the water on the coast of Africa.
Travelling to the northwest, they blow oblique-
ly across the ocean until they reach the coast of
Brazil. BY this time they are heavily laden
with vapor, which they continue to bear along
across the continent, depositing as they 90, and
supplying with it the sources of the Rio de La
Plata and the southern tributaries of the ANA
zon. Finally they reach the snow-capped An
des, and here is wrung from them the last parti-
Gle of moisture that very low temperature can
extract Reaching the summit of that range,
they now tumble down as cool and dry winds
on the Pacific slopes beyond. Meeting with no
evaporating surface, and with no temperature
colder than that to which they were subjected
to on the mountain tops, they reach the ocean
before they become charged with fresh vapor,
and before, therefore, they have any which the
Peruvian climate can extract. Thus we see
how the top of the Andes becomes the reser.
vor from which are supplied the rivers of Chilli
and Peru. Lieut.. Mau-y.
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A GoNER.-The Van Buren, (Ark.) Intelligen-
Ger of the 30th ult says: ol.s5..t
at has been automatically proven and prac.
tically demonstrated that the Arkansas river will
no more be fit for navigation. The banks have
fallen in to such an extent as to widen the bed
of the river immeasurably, requiring larger
volume of water than usually comes down in or. or
dnary rises to furnish its thirsty bars and to fill
the bed. The only dependence now is the rail-
road" fri -. 80 afl llii4''