Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-02-23

free, than you pay your debts and we ali keep
moving? As we agreed, we have worked for
you; as we contracted, we have furnished cur
paper to you; as We promised, We have waited
upon you but as you don't pay, we dun you
Here are agreements for job work contracts for
subscriptions; promises for long credit; and
duns for deferred payment. Who is there 80
mean that he don't take paperf IL any, he
needn't speak; we don't know him. Who is there
so green that he don't advertise? II any, let
him slide, he amt the chap either. Who is there
so bad that he don't pay the printer If any, let
him shout, for he's the man we're after. His
name is Legion, and he's been owing u, for one.
two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, years
long enough to make US poor and himself rich ct
our expense. If the appeal to his conscience
doesn't awake him to o sense of justice, we shall
have to try law, and see what virtue there is in
writs and constables.' .,.,., "a. g... ~
HrAwArHA IN EScLAND.-The London Journal
high critical authority, in review of 'IIiawatha"
says: 4r.~a
This Song of IIiawatha will add shining and
fresh laurels to the brow Of Longfellow. Though
peculiar and singularly uniform in measure, Vet
from the opening line to the last we experience
no sense of WEAKNESS, no desire that the rhythm
should be more caprcious: Very pictorixl 10
this poem-a picture painted with exquisite sim
plicity of taste and yet with force, breath,
an durability of color which plainly shows the
there is never any mawkish sentimentality, no
vers6ed cant, no dwelling, no diabolica gloom.
His bold broad brow catches the sunlight
from the four ponts Of Heaven, and disperses It,
glittering and fructifying, through the home
steads of his readers. Longfellow is the health
| lest, the heartiest and the most harmonious Of
all the American poets. True to nature, he is
| truest to himself. The most barren legend is
made fruitful by the warmth and fcrvor of his
| intellect; but when, as in this Song of Hiawa-
| tina, he adopts tradition intrinscally charged
wi tn the elements of social progress his genius
bearing its broad pinions to the sky, shows us on
" the more enthusiastically how yearninsly it leans
| to mans, happiness. @ ~ .ia...a- l.:.4 -..}
FACTS WORTH NoTING.-Thc whole number of
languages spoken in the world amounts to 2,523,
viz: 5S7 in Europe, 396 in Asia, 276 in Africa,
and 1864 in America. The inhabitants of the
globe profess than 900 different religions.
The number of men is about equal to the number
Of women. The average of human life is about
33 years. One-quarter die previous to the age of
years, one-half before reaching IL. OF every
1000 persons one reaches loo years of life Of
every 100 only six reach the age of IS, and not
more than one in 500 lives to 80 years Of age.-
There the earth LOCO, 00O, 900 inhabitants.
OF these 49,, 1888 die every year, 81 1874 every
hour, and 60 every minute; or, one every second.
These losses are about balanced by IN equal num-
Der of births. The married are longer lived than
the single and above all, those who observe
sober, industrious conduct. Tall men live longer
than short ones. Women have more chances of
life in their favor previous to being SO wears of
age than men have, but fewer afterwards. The
number of marriages is IL the proportion of IS
to every 1000 ind viduals. Those born in spring
are generally more robust than others. Births
and deaths are more frequent by night than by
day. ....
HYDRoPHoBiA.-A dog and n cat belonging to
Mr.. p. ID. Henderson,, died short time ago af-
ter having exhibited strong sym ptOms of madness.
The dog had bitten a calf which has now been
sick for several days and froths at the mouth,
bellows almost constantly, and lies great part
of the time stupid. 1t was pronounced by those
who ought to know, mad. In attempting to give
it medicine, on the superstition that it was pois-
oned, Mr.. Henderson,, who has very diminutive
sore on his thumb, and girl living with him who
had fresh cut on her finger, got some of the
froth on their hands-they had the ssMad Stonc''
applied at Ellenboro. 1t adhered to the girls
finger nnmb'r of times. but did not indicate
the presence of any virus in Mr.. Hendershot.-
Plattrille Ame,ican.
SEPULcHRz FoRrY-EIGnr Miles IoNG.-The bones
of 5000 Irishmen line the railroad from Aspinwal
to Panama. Set this down to the credit Of tman's
inhumanity to man. to the almighty Dollar to
yankee enterprise or to what you will-call it
mercantile, o diabolical an astrological fact
it is undoubtedly true. But tho road is built
the continent is spanned; and our onward march,
our manifest destiny has made another demon
stration. We may well look at the entire grim,
CHASTITY facts all at once, to pick out the glori
fcation alone and sink the CORY reality. The road
is fact, and the gulf that swallowed up the hu-
man life is another. The sinews that toiled to
build the structure seem to have been destined to
rs ignoble an end as Falstaf's ragged regiment or
the British army before Sebastopol- for
POWDER As great undertaking, there is no In
ternal or external Improvement of modern times
that is to be compared with it.
ATTACHMENT OF THE CoUNrRY.-Horace Greeley
delivered lecture at the Erie County Fair, New
York, a few days since. He said the truth he was
most anxious to impress upon the people was,
that poor man could novsaHord to be a poor
farmer. In concluding his address, Mr.. Greedy
deplored the tendency of young men to seek en-
| plOvment in cities, and said of his own case.
passed my early years on farm in the coun.
| try, and there is nothing which now gives me so
much satisfaction as to retire, rs am now in the
habit of doing, to my little farm one day in the
week, and see my crops growing around me, and
| enjoy the improvements of which | claim to be
the author. l am farmer only on Saturdays,
but next year, instead of spending one day in the
week on my farm, hope shall be able to de-
vote to it two, and to increase the number till l
| nm rescued from the turmoil of that whirlpool, a
great city, and can spend the evening Of my days
in those quiet agricultural pursuits which are SO
much more congenial to my feelings. r, -
GTHabit in a child is at FIRST like a spiders
web; if neglected, will become as thread or
Irvine; next a cord or rope, finally cable, then
| who can break it.
O. ga" writes to the Hartford Times, that
about twenty years since the resident physician of
the place now called Old Saybrook, vaccinated
three children belonging TO different families,
two boys and q girl. The vaccine virus used
proved TO be . viruient poison its effects de-
stroyed the health of all the children. The health
of one OF the boys was partially restored by the
immediate use of efficient remedies the other
was made cripple fer life, and cannot now walk
without the aid Of crutchss. The effect Of the
virus on the girl was not 50 Immediately percept-
IDLE, bot increased with her growth, and sitter
years Of great suffering, she died % the 18th day
Of Oct, 1855, aged %. The parents Of the chill
drcn we're remarkably healthy, and are now liv-
iog, except the mother Of enc Of then.-keU Ha-
zen Palladium. 'aslq tntfaAs4 1t3
| sAPEARAxcEs--Upon the subject Of dress and
appearaBces, the New York Times thus remasks
ga csas that has the marks Of use upon it is
= recommendation TO people 81 senes, add o hat
with too smooth = nap and too high lastrs 10
a derogatory circumstance. The best coats 10
BFoadwsy are on the backs Of penpiless tops,
broken-down merchants, clerks with pitifui ssl-