Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-02-16
THURSDAY, FEB. IA, 1885,
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Yesterday morning T. M. Newson, ESQ.,, editor
of this paper, left for the States y attend The
National Republican Convention about to meet
at Pittsburg, as one of the delegates from this
Territory, and upon business connected With this
Office. During his absence we have to beg the in
diligence Of our patrons for the necessarily mper-
feet manner in which the machinery ALONG. of the
Office will conduct the editorial department of the
paper. tbs oldthercfore grave. 1T has SO long
been accustomed to utter truth that its statements
viii not vary therefrom, and unless the fellow
who does the mischief of the Office, breaks
into the sanctum, this department will show neith
err hoof, name nor horns during the absence of
the thinking part of the establishment. Oh the
scamp is looking on and asks If this does not
show ears. f..c
tsaBy referring to our advertising columns
it will be seen that Combs & Brother have re-
ceived by express. fresh supply Of new pub
LEGATIONS. Among other interesting works that
they have received, we notice the great poet
zeal production of LongfelIow, --'Hlawatha.
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ANOTHER RELIC GoNE.--The old log shanty on
the corner of Third and Minnesota streets, was
demolished yesterday, by the progressive march
Of modern improvement. Workmen are engaged
on the spot laying the foundation of a building
the appearance of which will be more character
istic of the present ago. sr9
s3- The first copy struck off of the New
port Mirror. IL new paper recently started at
Newport, Wisconsin, was sold at auction for
sixty-fve dollars, the second for ten dollars,
and the third for five dollars. These papers
were purchased and paid for by men who in
tend to preserve them as memcntos of the be-
ginning of city which they expect to see
spring up about the spot--now Wilderness
where the papers were struck off 80
FROZEN FoTAToEs-IIow TO RESTORE TIL EN-.
We are assured by one who has tried the
experiment, that potatoes, though frozen ever
so hard, if put into boiling hot water, without
previous washing in cold, are as sweet and pal
atable as though the frost had not touched them.
lnasmuch as frozen potatoes are ovcr-plenty
just now, this is a fact worth knowing. ..T
YANKEE SuLLIvAs,-The Eve. Post learns
by gentleman Just returned from the Sand
witch Islands, that yankee Sullivan" is bask-
ing in the sunshine Of Royalty! He gives
private lessons in the "noble art of self-defence
to the Royal family, and is bottle companion
and body-guard to the King in bar rooms and
billiard saloons. He has given two public ex-
hibitions to full houses ~
Eey- NTessrs. Longman recently paid to Mr..
Macauly the sum of $4,000 for his two new
volumes. The time devoted to these volumes
was four years-making the pay $4,000 per
annum for the labor.
Es5T The Woonsocket Or. ~ Patriot says
that the late cold weather has been very DIES.
tructivc to tie birds Great numbers of quails,
patridgcs, and other birds have been found
dead in the woods. Many Of the poor things
were probably starved TO death
Ee9@ A Richmond paper states that young
German employed for several years a, man
ufac,uring establishment in that city, and upon
the public streets as a common laborrr, has,
within a short time, ascertained that his father
is wealthy clothing merchant in Boston, who
saw fit, about twenty years ago, to desert his
family and lusin,ss and Cml ark for America.
EGy It's worth something to be a Council
man in Chicago. The Citizen says tIat at the
last meeting of the Board an appropriation for
the purchase or gold headed cane for each
member was made by a vote of nine to six
The entire cost OF the canes is estimate at ST.
900! New York Aldermen talk of emgrat-
ing these. .-
ESas@ 1t is stated that measures are i'm pro.
gress all over France to provide and cheaper
tie food for thc.poorer classes. The. Munich
pal Council Of Orleans has voted $4,000 for
the works of public utility, and for the distribu-
ton of bread tickets. In the department of
Lairet the wealthy reople have formed COM
mission for the purchase of rice Wholesale, in
the seaports, and selling at reduced rates to
the poor. AT Marseies similar association
is importing oxen, and selling the meat at cost
The manufacturers in different parts furnish
their workIen with bread at a low fixed rate.
EY@ We like mschievous children, and for
this rcason--tbey are apt to make old men,
Good boys generally die in the fifth year; not
because they are good, but because their quiet
habits make them strangers to mud puddles and
oxygen, dirt piles and out door exercise When
a friend tells us he has little baby who never
wants to leave his books, the knob of his front
door Immediately becomes an object Of interest
to US; we knew, as if we are blessed with FORE
knowledge, that in less than year a strip
Of black Grape will be throwing shade across
his path that time will never eradicate.
DRY, va GREEN WooD.-A writer in tho New
York Times combats the opinion that burning
green wood is more economical than dry, upon
scientific principles. He says that: in burning
green wood, the carbon unites with the oxygen
of the air and gives out heat; the water does. not
burn, but is converted into steam, and in that
condition conceals or renders latent certain
amount of heart. A cord of solid green wood
weighs from 5000 TO 5000 pounds, and when
dry from 1000 to ), 900 pounds. a difference of