The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-04-20
The Pioneer Corr es,eendance.
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haze surpassed the limit set TO Mundane things
by TIDE prophetic Miller. aud seen the ascension
robe re stitched into Inc more seryiceable che,
r,isc we have nlarYellcd Al the loray OF strong
minded women, and Tie thickness Of Bloom
3Titc :,uclas we have ever been surfeited with
lprccocious Young America, smoking his cigar
in pinafores, and making love in big shirt col
lars at nine years OF age. Our itching curios-
lily Graves ireohcr excitement So toddlc out
babies for the grand baby fair, TO be held al
! Barnums Museum the coming June. TO save
aspiring parents needless trouble we might as
we'll Announce that common infants. born In
the old fashioned way one at a time, will stand
80 chance for the prizes. Babies IA triplets,
in ,iuar;oms, in quintems, babies by the litter,
according TO method prescribed 10 nature and
mothers ~ high priest Barnum, can alone cz-
pecC 10 compete successfully. Nor will il an-
I sW3. 20 dif,.s0--So TO speak one baby into
several, and increase the number at the expense
OF individual quantity Oh, no. Each of
them, four FIVE or half dozen. ~ the case may
be, must shine out :, perfect specimen OF baby
loo. .o'c to notch many pounds Of honest
avon. duDois. adpose. oily ,without wart. irecklc
{. l.tIish IN short must be able to undergo
the close -ccutiny Of tho committee Of expert
clv4d in& sons who VIII decide their respective
.dcrics, and a6luIe the prize. They must lave
the fUrtitul3 30 be IN rCYs all along the Muse
mn, to stare cnblinkinrly, Ike Chinese dolls :;
TO smile ,Acn Strangers pinch their plump
limbs, ard concealed pins goad them to suck
their little thumbs prcttily,ard Noar nice caps.
They must serve a molots, SO that mothers,
whose previcas efforts have fallen short Of this
pattern excellence, may De stimulated toSfur-
thor ventures, and maiden candidates fer The
honora Of wiehood and maternity, may await
the crisis with beau-deal full in their minds
eye. Uarnun has now on exhibition 3 tat la
dy--a Daniel Lambert in pctticoats weighing
as per tls bill, 500 ihq.. and girthne t feet IN
! th- waist anG i.ar Little pug n0scd attendant,
soYecA, times each tay. after randy slic!ciGng
her lif3 70 the gaming spectators, composed for
tho most part of country folk, who have come
10 town to see The shows. calls aloud :.eN ow.
.lies ala! .;cntcp;el, this interesting and IN
tclIiseat you1c V oman viii turn around, That
sou niav see he byeaIth OF her back" ,ho
dc = turn ronn6," an! grea. is The wonder
acns thcreat. Bat VIC can safely p-e1ic hat
when The show Of Gat babies has worked is
prcner results, alnpiLCle Of waist ana brc2d.h
Of bAci- viii become TOO common lor 7oaler.
Piacc oar eqfaa:s.
Several plan for the extension and beauiiry-
ing Of The Oily Hall. age now waiting the
choice q lie Common Council One Of these
proposed by Mr.. Gilbert, is III good favor,
and if adopt edNili gi5c Us a building perhaps
unsurpassed iii Tho world for municipal pnrpo-
sec, r conteuplatos ! four 5toricl structure,
with ront7 on Broadway, Chambers and Cen
ire streets. forming quadrangle with the pres
ent City Hall, and enclosing central open
Court or Two acres. The principal ircut on
Chambers street, -riiI be go feet, the wings
on Broadway and Centre sts., 365 feet, the
whole to contain about 80 rooms. The struc-
ture is il ne OF white marble. with an elabo-
rate AID costly ornamantaton The cost,
which is roughly estimated ut two and 2 half
m.i;o4s IS pe,hars tho strongest argument
against It and may cafs9 lis rcjoction.
One Qf Inc n,en who never read newspa-
per ca,ac 10 town on the Both inst OF course
he wasn't posted, and rsl a victim to the Pa
tent Safe >windc, {. trici, which has been
explained probably in ever news sheet in the
country. He went inaocenuy over to Hobo
ken with two newly made bat ardent friends,
and allowed one Of these 10 stake. his e'.tirc
pile that the piece Of White paper rcs in The
pretty curiosity inst brought from Canton
by the other. The borrower loses. and gives
our vcrdani NV Hampshire friend check
;0r $500 which, on prcscntation he linds to
his surprise j. worthlc2s.- A years slbscIip-
ton to his countrv paper would have saycd
:, him 3IeG
A'u. tie chari.ably disposed among US nave
been bed for the LAST two months under q
much cieyerer imposition, cIelercr because Ne
y;.2d - = qr.i..il, who, when she mails up her
mind 70 be nanghty, is crnningly So i'here
are amiablc ladies wbo harc heen y he
thatitFof soliciting co;itri'nti5ns ~ e'Hrities
!--oDe Distribute breads 81 blael, silk dress
! ans, con1erses with intelligent gentility The
other has soft eyes mach pioas cxhertation,
a dektersive warll che, a1dscQraintancc with
meat Of the crowned heads over the water,