Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1857-02-28

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| a. The Pioneer Guards pAfaded on Saturday,
and made fine sppearance. ce.srea s'.z' as0soi E
seT venerable old man says Let the slan-
derer take comfort-it's only atfruit trees thieves
| throw stones. sa2Rss9s5 Gro 60 sgsszs . fsi
minute after q fifty two pound weight has fallen
on his toes, may be called excrusiatingly funny.
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GT Il is said that the common oyster deposits
,1OO eggs, which, If they were to progress TO full
sized oysters, would 6Il 200 barrels! -. -''.
a. A man recently drew 81, 900 in . Georgia
lottery went on q spree, lost his money and died
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ca Mr.. Stephen Hull, residing ct the g Nsr-o
rowso on Lake Minnetonka,, has made some SUI
periorz zwinsfrom the native grape. asas .sepaa
a. It requires 2,2oo full grown trees, or the
inatdred cropof fortv-four acres Of wood land,
to furnish timber for : seventy -four gun-ship. q
a. a resolution declaring the emancipation
Of Slaves in Missouri impractcsble, passed the
Senate Of that State By . vote of 2stoE 9ar
wThs Chicago Press says that trains are
running regularly onlthe Chicago, 81. Paul and
Fond :du Lac Railroad. Hear the whistle? no
a. Dred has been produced as an equestrian
drama, with unqualified success, at Astlsy's Am
phitheatre, London. All the chief incidents are
given on horseback.
Ca Bayard Taylor, in letter from Hamburg,
remarks that the Germans are undoubtedly at
present the best geographers in the world, and the
French, despite their claims, the worst. Fl 3 ra.s
"a venison is selling at Prairie du Chem for
from 50 to S. per l00lbs. What think our east
ern readers of the chance Of starving in Minne-
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e. A large building in the business part of
st. Louis, fell short time since, burying three
persons beneath it. Falling Of buildings is be-
coming quite fashionable. ~tte,. ssz, ~,4o.,r -.
GTA'female dog in Tonawanda, N.Y., that
had loet the whole of her interesting family, was
seen trying to poke piece Of Grape under the
door of a sausage manufactory in thdt village.
W The Home Journal asks-ss How many
wives are responsible (by cxpensiveness,) for the
two Thousand seven hundred AMI Eve failures
which occurred in the United Stairs last year
stT Another scheme is on foot to make Kan
sas slave State, and if the plan is carried out,
will prove successful. It originated in the Ls-
gislature of Kansas. 4. zaIs q ses fraea els ,4,
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,GV Gen. Shields has been invited to accept q
banquet in his honor given id New York city, but
declined. The old General prefers cultvating his
farm over in Faribault Co., about 60 miles from
st. Paul.
"a Lady of the house, We are sadly short
OF gentlemen, Capt. Fltzdrawle. Pray let me in
tro luce you for the next gallopg'
Able bodied Swell--ss Aw-tha-a aa.nkf YOU,
no, aw--fact is-aw l've given up gymnastics-
they-disawange ones dwess SO % s.E ,.ss
| eeI We see that the sprigbtly though naughty
| authoress, who calls herself George Sands, has
expressed herself very strongly in favor Of being
burned after her death. If there is truth in the
scriptures, We guess she will have her wish.
a. Eight thousand dollars will be required to
pay three Of the companies. Of Kansas militia,
employed in the late disturbance in that Terrific
| ry. The retarns of the ether companies have not
yet been received at the War Department.
| e. Those who admoulsh their friends. saws
Plutarch, SHOULD observe this rule, not to leave
them with sharp expressions . Ill Language de-
stroys the force of reprehension, which should be
always given with prudence and circumspection.
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| Ia Michael Brown, colored resident of Phil
adelphia, cleimed as q slave byr.a soul-hunter
named Getchell, of Baltimore, has just been de-
livered over, according to the tender mercies Of
the Fugitive Slave Act-another Democratic VIC
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0~ Our exchanges say that although last W.
was leap year, the number Of marriages in the
course Of it was less than in ordinary wears. -
This seems prove that either the women are not
as good at courting as the men, Or that the men
are harder to court than the women. sse'asaa sf3
bPRorrABLE.--The Lawrence (Mass.) Courier
states that the Psci6o Mills Of that city have just
made up their lf-yearly accounts, which show
aclear net profit Of a,trias over $22O, 900 beyond
interest and expense. This is equal to per oent.
on the entire capital for months. sss paw, i,
! a. Dr.. Durbin, sthe great Methodist orator.
once attempted TO preach from the text g Remem.
Der Lots Wife, - and made q failure. After
wards femarking to DR.. Bond thar he did NOT
know the reason of his failure, the Variable DR.,
replied that he had better thereafter let ,ther
peoples wives alone.' Asts.t9 eAs ~ .38o7s
| O. very le rned man has said /" The three
hardest words to pronounce in the Euglish lam
euage are, was mistaken, and when Frederick
Great wrote his letter to the Senate, 1 have lust
lost great battle, aSd it was entirely my own
fault Goldsmith says This confession display
ed more greatness than all bis victories.' Z %
1as LAST RED ,CsNr.--The Cat has zone forth
There are to be no more copper cents. This
wealthy nssion rolling in ssurplus revenue, in 4
few yesrs will have snsry red, gisd. 'gas aa
The Cent was proposed by Robert Morris, the
great hnaucier Of the Revelation, and vas named
hy Jefferson two years later. II began 70 msks
iss appssrs1ce from the mint in 1872 IL bore
then the bead Of Washington on one side, and .
chain Of thirteen links on the other. grasses,eell
i The French Revolution SOON after craatad a