Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-04-05

JONAH OUrDoNE.-Thc Petersburg Express,
fishes mp the following paragraph from paper
published in 1867:
Con passage to Jamaicl, with troops on
board, little boy who lifer, sitting on the
gunwalc, by sudden roll of the ship fell over
board, and vas directly swallowed bv a shark A
hook was baitcd with piece of beef and thrown
over the stern, which was seized by the shark, and
he was presently hauled on board. On opening
him, the boy was found snug,v seated between two
ribs, and unconcerned, playing tune on his fife.
HARVESTING Gun ARABIC.-In Morocco about
the middle of November, that s after the rainy
season, which begins in July, gnmmy juice ex-
udes spontaneously from the trunk and principal
branches of the acacia tree. In about fifteen
days it thickens in burrows, down which it runs,
either in a vermicular (or worm) shape, or COM
monty assuming the shape Of oval and round
tears about the size of pigeons egg, of differ
erent colors, as they belong to the white or red
gum tree. About the middle of December, the
MOors encamp on the borders of the forest, and
the harvest lasts six weeks. The gum is packed
in very large sacks of leather, and brough; on the
backs of bullocks and cames to certain ports,
where it is sold to the French and English mer.
chants. The gum is highly nutrcious. During
the whole time of harvest, of the journey. and of
the fair, the Moors of the desert live almost en-
tirely upon it; and experience has proved that
six ounces of gum are sufficient for the support
of man twentv-four hours. rt r'
"ALwAYS HAD 'EM."-Smooks rushed to the
doctors with terror depicted ON his viSagc in un-
mistak able characters. lie looked pale : his
nostrils were dilatcd and there WIS an uneasy
look in his eyes. The doctor noticed it immeii-
atey, and inquired, with as little exhibition of
excitement rs the case admitted Of
ssWhy. what's the uatter. SnOOks %
Snooks dropped into chair in an all .goneative-
ness. peculiarly touching.
81 do'no," said h", II believe l am going
to have the small pox, Pve got tie very first
symptoms sure.'
'Why,'' said the doctor, Chow do you feel 20
"Oh, do'nO, hardlv," replied he, @but feel
great reluctance to doing dnyihing.''
The fellow had been reading Gunn's Domestic
Medicine.
The doctor inquired how long he had had the
symptoms.
'Wcll," said Snooks, s'I've always had 'em.''
Cy One Sabbath afternoon in 1884, was
vending my way from the porch of an 'sauld
kirk" in Scotland. In nv front two auld wives
were slowly progressing toward their humble
cottages.
''Wsel, Maigaret,'' says Jenny, swha's this
we've had preaching for to-day ?''
so, do ye M ken that's Johney Lawson, the
professor o. divinity?''
''Professor o. divinity-what's that"
''lts him that learns a. the young ministers to
preach.''
'Ah, he's very charitable man: he's sIen
AVA a his divinity, and left naething tn him.
sc,!'
In those days the professors in Scotland were
something like some of the professors of the
present day-professing more than they can
perform.
The material used in the casting of the
great equestrian statue by Crawford, ut Munich,
was chiefly old Turkish bronze guns, of a very an
cient model. These guns contain about ten per
cent. of tin, the rest copper. By exposure to a
certain degree of heat, portion Of the tin mets,
and is drawn oE-this, at temperature which
leaves the copper unmelted. 4 certain per Gen.
tage of zinc is then added, to give the compost
! ton lustre and malleablity, and to prevent the
statues from becoming green by years of exposure
this greenness being the carbonate of copper
| (malach;te,) the carbonic acid in the air forming
gradually the deposition of this salt of copper
Lead is also used, acting as purifier and plux
being tself dissiPated BY the intense beat.