The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-11-07
Miscellaneous Items.

| LIFE AhustTatcu says: AnOtnef writer
suggests the propriety Of universal aban
donmcnt of the use of liquor and tobacco. in
which alone our country would save enough
to pay our Indebtedness in single year. II
this hint could he reduced to practice, we
would get rid of an evil worse than ten thou.
sand financial pancs like the present. It
would at once transform great evil into one
of the greatest Of blessings"
THERE is nothing innocent or good, that
| dies and is forgotten. Let us hold that faith
or none. An infant, prattling child, dying
in a cradle, will live again in the better
thoughts of those that love it, and play its
part, through them, in the seeming actions
of the word, though its body be burnt to
ashes, or d owned in the deep sea, there is
not an angel added to the host of Heaven
but does its blessed work on Earth in those
that loved it here.
HEARTS, we have reason to believe, are
made like fower-pots-in nests-so they are
not all of size. The larger the heart, the
more it will hold, and the power of receiving
or rejecting happiness, is like the capacity
of planet for shedding light the broader
the world the greater the moon.
A NEW reading has been found for the oft
quoted and truthful saying There's divini-
ty that shapes our ends, rough hew them as
we WILL A miserable friend of ours, who
finds that every thing goes wrong, and moth
ing turns up TO suit him, says that in bis COPY
OF the bard of Avon it reads: There's d.
vinity that shapes our ends rough-hew them
how we will.
IMPOSSIBLE is word only to be found in
the dictionary offools," said Napoleon. 1t is
not intellect that makes a man great, so
much as earnest purpose. The men in all
times who have deeply impressed their char
acter upon their age have not been SO much
men OF high intellectual power, as men of in
domitable will and unceasing industry.
THE chattanooga from Louisville, had on
board several Kentucky families. with their
nggers and other chattels, all coming to re-
side in Missouri. The Randolph, from Mem
phis, has also four chattels, male, from twelve
to fifteen years old, for which their owner.
Missouri landed proprietor, paid 5000 each.
They were valuable looking goods. s.. l..
Rep. a
The Hartford Courant says that COL Colt
is receiving more orders for his pistols than
he can fill. The instruction in India is the
cause of the increased demand.
IT is said that the Iarpers only wanted
$S25 900 to carry them through, and that a
Bank which had promised it, broke its PROM
lse the very hour the amount was to have
been loaned.
AN old gentleman in Virginia, pridng him.
self on his excessive politenass went to spend
the night with friend who was equally DO
lite. Each being too polite to mention $50
ing to bed," though their topics of converse
ton retired, the servant found them in the
morning still sitting over few Goals.
AN old lady was asked what she thought
OF one of her nelghbors of the rame of Jones,
and with knowing look replied, Why l
don't like to say anything about my neigh
bors; but as to Mr.. Jones, sometimes think,
ard then again, don't know, but. after ALL
[ rather guess he'll turn out to be good deal
such sort of man as take him to be
Mrs. GENTLES takes exercise every day.
She walks round flour barrel in the back
yard. Mr.. Gentle thinks there is nothing
like exercise, as conductive to health He
takes divers daily walks toa barrel in the Gel
lar, and considers himself livigoratcd there
after.
EXTRACTS FROM New DICTIONARY
Duck-An immersion against ones will, in
cold wat-r. Ducky-A term of endearment
applied by wife to her husband when she
wants new shall, or that love of bonnet
PHILuRA, dear, said a loving husband to his
loya spouse, who was several years his junior,
whGat 10 you say to moving to st. Paul,
- I'm delighted with the idea. You
, ,nas ns hen Morgan moved out there he
"as 80 PE' S,we are, and when he died he
Minneapolis have selec ,',4:c ~ ~. c ~
the burial of their dead, neuu'' nia ss'e ior
mile back from the river. "a ., VIC I."ns onI
new made graves are roundcGG.saay az. TI La
side and the grounds are being nro 'me ''"'
.NcWS.
In the museum at Hifaluten is fl CHI,
containing seven msers' souls, seven :ol,
mems consciences, the 'principles' of sew,
leading politicians seventeen old bachelors
hearts, and all the remaining sweetness O
seventy old maids.
AN exchange, speaking of heavy grass thi
year, says it is in contrast with what it wa
when the farmers had to lather and cut i
with razor. That is barbcrous joke, an
the author ought to be shaved with blad
of grass.
"Pompey," said good natured gentlema
to his colored man, 81 did not know till to
day, you had been whipped last week.
'Didn't you, nassau replied Pompey, &c
: knowed it at de time"
A SYRACUSE paper says that at picnic tn
following words were discovered on lady
undershirt Extra Genessee-49lbs."
AN Irishman was challenged to fight due
but declined on the plea that he did not wis