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The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-02-10

SCHOOL EXCURSION The school in this place, IN
der the charge Of Mr.. Cressy, was treated BY the es-
teemed gentleman and teacher to a delightful excursion
on Saturday last. Mr.. Greasy provided a 6ns four horse
team. in which all his scholars who were inclined, were
taken to Hastings, where they spenta few hours with
the scholars at Mr.. Traver's school, in their Saturday
exercises Of defamation and recitation. Afterwards
sthey rode out to the Vermillion Falls, when they re-
turned home delighted as only happy children can be
With their excursion. Mr.. Cressy deserves much praise
for the ~judicious course he has pursued with his school
training. In this instance he has combined much use.
full information with healthful exercise, and in their
delight attached bis scholars to him and their school.
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For Sala

For Sale.
A first rate grist mill, with Two run Of stone, on rsa.
sonable terms. Apply to,
II. II. SPENCER.
eff Louisville, u. +.
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Prices Current 1t Nlnlsser and ylsially.
Dakota County, NJ. T,(
@"& aEf## Feb. 81, 1855.
FLOUR-$2 per sack.
BUTTER-3O cents per ID. sax A&
PkOVIS. ONS-Pork, $25 per Dbl, and l2} cents
per h.; Hams, II cents per ID; Potatoes, 80 cents rr
bu.; Cheese, Is cents per TO-; Buckwheat Aour q per
100 lhs.; Turnips, 37} censs per bu.; Onions $3.50 per
buShel.
FRESH MEAT-Beef by the quarter, ! to Q cents
GRQCERIES-Molasses, 81 co per GAL; Oils, Lin.
seed, Lard and Sperm. $40 per gal.
uAY-$6 to % per ton.
MlSCELLANEOUs-Nails, IS per key Lime, 81
per Dbl. -
> CANDLES-Tallow, 2Octs. Star, IS cts. tfsr IL.
GRAlA--Qlats 5v cents per bu without ssek Corn,
50 cents per bu. without sack Corn Assl, $t.75 per
100 lbs; Beans, 3 per bu:
LUMBER SIC per 1000 fsx
WOOD-Green, 81; Dry(@ u per cord.
LIVE STOCK-Cows, so TO $50 each Oxen, 1920
to $l1a per yose.
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FlsAsc1AL-we hope to keep our readers fully posted
up on Eastern financial matters, having made arrange
ments for special correspondence from headquarters
wall street, New York; We shall also have interest
ing general correspondence from the same source.
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- MeteGOlOglc0l T0ble. ~:
Prepared by Mr.. William b. Reed, corner Of Clarke
venue and Seventh street. rs IA ~er5sH@t Il tsf &.
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ROBERT F. FISK,
OFFICE Saint Anthony street.
with John Kiainser, E.q)
St Paul. NJ. T.
REAL ESTATE BOUGHT AND SOLD.
And LOANS Negotiated on Commission.
Lots and Lind for sale in Niniuxer. Saint Paul. s.;,t
Anthony. and Minneapolis ST.
D. 3. EYRE,
Dealer % Staple and Fancy Co...
G r 0 G R ES.
CkOCKERY, CUTLERY. PAPER uAH0lN0S.
BOOTS AND SHOES,
Fancy Candies,
Choice Cigars, 4
Wooden Ware,
Farming Tools, ke.
Corner Of Second aud Ramsey streets,
say HASTINGS, MINI.
Smyrna times., 1858-08-19
HUMOR US,

Gk5-A young man without money among the
ladies, is like the moon on cloudy night-he
can't shine.
OL5- Theodore Hook, in describing a badly
dressed dinner, observed that everything was
sour but the vinegar
o. When young man complains bitterly
that n young lady has no heart, it Is pretty
certain sign that she at least has his.
Ct5-"A borrowed horse and your own spurs
make short miles," is a Danish rendering of
rather universal practice.
o. Some say that the quickest way of de-
stroy ing weeds" is to marry widow. 1t is,
no doubt, most agreeable species OF haSdandry
ny A man advertises for a "competent per-
son to undertake the sale Of new medicine"
and adds that, :" it will be profitable to the un-
dertaker."
ft5- There is young man in New York SO
bright. that his mother can hardly look at him
through smoked glass, for fear Of hurting her
eyes.
Or" Why, my dear sir, are you always ga
zing at the sunsets Z" "Just because they are
the only golden prospects ever have before
me-"
o." What ugly child is that under the win
dow, Susan!" "Why that is mine," replied
Mrs. j.. "Oh, call the dear, beautiful, pretty
little creature in, and let me kiss her,"
6rA popular author gives the following ad
| vice to wives: "Should you find it necessary
as you undoubtedly will, many ofyou, to chas
tise your husbands, you should perform this af
fectionatc duty with the soft end of the broom
not with the handle"
OF A sea-captain, being at ball had beer
accepted by a beautiful partner, who. In thu
most delicate manner possible, hinted to hin
the propriety of wearing gloves. "Oh," wa
The elegant reply, never mind me, ma'am
shall wash my hands when Ave done dancing
! @A sturdy-looking man in Cleveland.
short time since, while busiIy engaged in COW
hiding a dandy, who had insulted his daughter
being asked what he was doing, replied =
" Cutting a swellq" and continued his amuse
ment without further interruption.
Smyrna times., 1858-08-19
M0S4uttoeS.

The "Scientiic American" describes the
origin of these annoying insects as follows:
These pests of summer proceed from "an
nGcules," commonly termed the "wigge
tails" 7 u bowl Of water IS placed in the sum
ner sun Tor few days, number of '.wiggle-
tails" will be visible and wall continue to in
crease in size until they reach three -sXteenths
Of an inch in length, remaining longer on the
Surfuce as they approach maturity, as if SEEM
,ug TO live on the influence derived from the
'wo elements of air and water; finally they
will assume a chrysalis form, and by an in
creased specific gravity sink to the bottom; t
few hours only will elapse when short, black
lurze or hair will grow out on every side OF
each, md it assumes the form of a minute cat
erpller. Its specific gravity being thus coun-
teracted, it is waited to the side of the bowl by
the slightest breath of air. In short time a
iy will be hatchcd and escape, leaving its tiny
mouse On the surface of the water. Any one
who has had a cistern in the yard has doubtless
observed the same effect every summer, al
though he may be ignorant of the beautiful and
simple process of development lfa pitcher OF
cistern or other water is placed in close room
over night. from which all mosquitoes have
been excluded, enough mosquitoes will breed
from it during the night to give any amount OF
trouble. The necessity of keeping yards and
the surface of the ground near houses entirely
free from stagnant water, in order to diminish
the number OF these "night BIRDS" is evident.
Smyrna times., 1858-08-19

and | felt sure that you would not refuse it, at
least to my grave"
This romantic affair has created the great.
est sensation al! over Sweden.
Effects Of Tobacco.
The Dublin Medical Press asserts that the
pupils of the Polytechnic School in Paris have
recently furnished some curious statistics bear
ing on tobacco. Dividing the young gentlemen
OF that college into two groups-the smokers
and non-smokers-it shows that the smokers
have proved themselves in the various COMPETE
tive examinations far inferior to the Others
Not only in the examinations on entering the
school are the smokers in a lower rank, but in
the various ordeals that they have to pass
through In year the average rank of the sno.
kers had constantly fallen, and not inconsidera-
Oly' while the men who did not smoke enjoyed
cerebral atmosphere of the clearest kind.
Smyrna times., 1858-08-19
RareV on e Blinkers.U

Mr.. Rarcy sends to the London Times his
opinion of the use of "blinkcrs'' on horses, as
follows:
GAIL my experience with and observation of
horses proves clearly to me that bnkers should
not be used, and that the sight of the horse, for
many rsssons, should not be intertered with in
any way. Horses are only fearful of objects
which they do not understand or are not ia
miliar with, and the eye is one of the principal
mediums by which this understanding and this
familiarity are brought about
The ksEse, on account of his very amiable
nature, can be made in the course of time to
bear almost anything in any shape, but there is
quicker process of reaching his intelligence
than that OF wearing it into him through his
skin and bones; and he, however wild or ner-
vous, can be taught in a very short time to un-
derstand and not to fear any object, however
trIghttul IN appearance. Horses can be broken
in less time and better without bIinkcrs but
horses that have always worn them Will notice
The sudden change, and must he treated care
fully the first drive. After that they will drive
better without the blnkers than with.
have proved by my own experiments that
horse broken without blinkerS can be driven
past any omnibus, cab or carriage, on parallel
line as 1t is possible for him to 20, without ever
"aVcrlng or showing any disposition to dodge.
have not, in the last eight or ten years, con-
stantly handling horses both wild and nervous,
ever put thinkers on any of them, and in no case
have | ever had one that was afraid Of the car
rlagc he drew behind him or of those he passed
in the streets.
The horSe's eye is the life and beauty of the
animal aswel as the index Of all his emotions.
1t tells the driver, in the most impressive char
acters, what the horses feelings are. BY it he
can tell the first approach of fear in time to
meet any difficulty; he can tell if he is happy
or sad, hungry or weary. The horse, too, when
permitted 10 see, uses his eyes with great judy
ment. He sees better than we do He can
measure distances with his eyes better than we
can, and, if allowed free use of them, would
often ave himselfby The quickness ofhis sight
from collisions when the driver would fail to do
so by timely pull Of tie rein. 1t would also
ave many accidents to pedestrians in the
streets. as no horse will run Oh to any person
hat he can see"
Smyrna times., 1858-08-19
MIS- CELLAN ECU S.
nThe Worlds a Stagen-A Romance,

A paragraph is going the rounds of the pa
pers relating how man named Frazer was re-
Gently arrested near Baltimore, and committed
to the Jail at Morristown, ~ j.. from whence he
had esca ped, when under confinement for coun.
erieitlng. The story is touched up with a lit
tie romance concerning a sister of his, who is
said to have struggled hard for livelihood in
her young days, but who is now a great lady at
the Court of France. All OF which is true.
This Frazer was once a resident of our coun-
try. lie came here with Lucien Murat-son
of the illustrlous Murat and the beautiful Paul
inc onaparte-nephew of the old and cousin
TO the present Emperor, Lucien, assisted by
this Frazer and French chap, p,whose name we
cannot recall undertook to build city, on
Indian River, between Evans Mill and Theresa.
This was some twenty three years ago. This
trio were a precious set. Horse racing and
cOck-fghling were more industriously attended
10 than legitimate business; still, grist-mill,
few shops, aud store were put up, but in the
end, went down under the Sheriff. hammer
Thus began and ended the great city of " Joa-
chin" The old mill is still standing as a
monument of Lucen Murat's failure in this
country. The wright who built the mill still
holds an expensive memento of Lucien in the
form of "promise to pay" given for 81 800
worth of labor performed.
After our adventures left this country, FRA
ger went TO New York and got rich-Murat
went to Bordcntown, N. j., married Frazer's
sister and remained poor. His wife actually
supported him by teaching school. Meantime
the brother continued to wax fat and fast lie
became noted as gentleman of wealth, lei
sure and pleasure, without giving thought, it
is said, to his relatives, who were under the
frowns of fortune The throw of the dice-box
Of destines which gave France into the hands
of Louis Napoleon, also gave peace and glory
to Lucien Murat and his very worthy and hard
working wife. He is now one of the high dig
nitaries of the Empire, and she is one of the
| finest ladies of the Court Thus. while the
sister occupies the EIysee Bourbon at Paris,
the brother is awaiting his sentence to serve in
a New Jersey State Prison. So, the "play"
goes on.- Watertoon Journal
Smyrna times., 1858-08-19
G Ii o &c e p O E Nj
The Atlantic Gable,

Slx thousand years have passed DER earth,
While Science, like STRIPPING, bore
The trophies of its timid hth,
In various FORMS from shore to shore;
But now, her latest mghticst child,
Which Franklin viewed and Morse caressad,
With glory ripe and undeGled,
Is laid within the oceans breast!
The mighty lightning herald sleeps,
Till human touch awakcs its fires,
To send beyond ten mornings reach,
New lldings, ere pulse expires
lis laid! Old ocean feels thrill
Throughout her time-seaIed bosom now,
And yields - mans victorious will
The crown long placed on Neptune's brow.
Calm as the deep in summers reign,
And wild, as in lis wintry wrath,
Shall be, with varied joy or pain,
Each message through lis ocean path!
Within lis grave, henealh the storm,
1t lives, a breathing thing Of lie.
As they shalt live who gave il form,
In fame, when called from mOrlIl strife!
Soon, like Orion's belt Of fire,
Its broad, electric arm shall hold
With all monarch strong desire
The world and all lis varie fold!
And from It's tongue. through every sphere,
Till Time and Earth together cease,
Mankind the glorious tale shall hear
Oh Commerce, brotherhood and peace!
Smyrna times., 1858-08-19

A KISS THAT DIDN'T PAY.-The Toledo
Record gets off good one in regard TO citi-
zen of Iowa, whose wife, in his absence, had
been kissed by drover, while giving glass Of
water. When he heard of the outrage he
started at once in pursuit. found the drover after
q hard days ride, and accused him of the theft.
The drover admitted the truth of the soft
impeachment-said he had been long time
from home, was sorely tempted, and in an un.
guarded moment of frenzy purloncd the kiss
but that he had not damaged the woman in the
smallest particular-was very sorry-thoUght
it was no matter to make a great ado about, ant
therefore begged to be excused
! The husband finally concluded that this wa:
the right view of the matter, and agreed t.
settle it upon the receipt of rs for bis day
ride. This being satisfactory the drover hand
ed over $40 bill and received IS in change
But when the aggreved Benedict returned
home and consulted his detector, ne found tn
bill a counterfeit. lie found he had suffere
the indignity of haviP,- his wife kissed by
4" nasty drover." passed one day in the saddle
and lost FIVE dollars, and concluded tbati didn'
pay.
Smyrna times., 1858-08-19
~ The following Printing Office Rules
should be carefully observed by visitors:

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should be carefully observed by visitors:
l. Enter quietly.
2. BE short.
3. Transact your business
H. Don't touch anything.
3. Say nothing unnecessary.
6. Engage in no controversy.
T. Don't smoke.
8. Keep six feet from the table.
8. Don't talk to the compositors.
10. Hands off the papers
Ii. Eyes off the manuscript and copy.
Ifyou will always observe these rules whGn
you go snto printing Office, you will greatly
oblige the printers.
THE FALL OF MExIco.-The London morn
| ing Herald thinks that the fate of the Spanish
race en- the American continent is no longer
doubt il" as a ruling race 1t is doomed 10 in.
evitable extinction" 1t thinks Mexico must
fall under the protectorate of the United States,
and it adds:
When the republic of Sierra Madre-should
it be erected-comes to take its place along
side of its sister province, Texas, under the
star spangled banner of the great North Amerl-
can Union, who will venture to say that its own
interests and the interest of humanity have not
been benefited.
THE FALL ELECTIONS Between now and the
eiuhtA of November next, the free States will
elect l27 of the 236 members OF the next United
States House of Representatives, leaving nine
To he elected in March and April neXt-threc
in New Hampshire, four in Connecticut and
two in Rhode Island. Vermont will commence
the election of members of Congress September
7th. and Maine will follow six days later in
the same month. The Middle and Western
States will elect their ll8 in October and No
! vembCr.
| A PLAN FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF DUELING.-
The Vicksburg Whig proposes new plan tor
the suppression of dueling which, II 1t obtains
sanction, will, now, hereafter, and forever, put
an end to the burning of gentlemen at ten pa
ces The arrangement proposes that when
difficulty occurs between gentlemen, the mat
ter shall be referred to court of honor, who
shall settle it or decide whether it is necessary
tn Grht OF not. In case of the court deciding
in favor of a fight, the parties to be compelled
IN fire till one is killed and then the other to be
arrested and hung for murder.
Gray HA1R.-Some English writer has re-
Gently asserted that an undue proportion oi
lime in the system is the cause of premature
grav hair. and advises to avoid hard water, eli
ther for drinking pure, or when converted into
tea. coffee, or soup, because hard water is al
ways strongly impregnated with lime. You
may soften water by boiling it. Let it become
cold, and then use it as beverage.
VALUABLE PAPER MoNEY.-Judging from
the following notice of Minnesota Bank, tht
i. money in that State must be below par: +" u
may be proper to add that bushel OF notes are
traded for an iron spoon at the place issued, anC
gradually lose their value while travelling t
emote sections Of the country"
Smyrna times., 1858-08-19

HARD TINES IN KANsAs.-The Herald of
Freedom. published at Lawrence, Kansas, says:
"Men in the East having money to invest in
Western property, should send it to Kansas,
and invest it now, during the present ruin0us
times, when men would almost sell their hopes
OF Immortality for a few dollars 10 enable them
to realize means to pay their debts, and thus
/ preserve their earthly honor Unless change
! tor the better comes over tle country by au-
tumn, 1t Will become necessary Tor the Legisla-
ture to take action on the subject, and suspend
the laws for the collection of debts until the
times get easier. From all parts of the Terri
tory we hear complaints of the stringency Of
the times, hence it IS evident it is not limited
to this locality alone"
! CAMEL RANcHERo.-G. w. Kendell, OF the
New Orleans Picayune, thus writes of the
Government camel ranchcro:
al have good accounts of the government
camel raHchcro or farm at Cape Verde, which
is some twenty-five miles west OF my sheep
walk. ! have not visited these oriental am
mails yet, but friend who was at Camp
Verde month or two said they were increu sing
! in numbers, and the young camcls (what DO
they call Juv2nlle specimens OF this gGnius!)
were thrifty and disposed to be frolicksome.-
TO me 1t seems as though the antics OF d camel,
however young, would be Of the clumsiest-
something on par with the dancing Of a COW
on tIgh' rope. | trust, however, that this OK
pertinent OF raising canCls in our midst Will be
successful, for they will prove very useful beasts
of burlhen on the dry prairles."
CULTIVATE CHEERFrLNEss.-An anxious
restless temper, that runs to meet care on its
way. that regrets lost opportunities too much.
o1I4 4l,,f; =, l..
happiness, is foolish and should not be indulged
If you cannot be happy in one way, be happy
in another, and this facility in disposition wants
but little aid from philosophy, for health and
good humor arc almost the whole affair. Many
run after felicity, like an absent man hunting
for his hat, while it is on his head, or in his
hand. Though sometimes small evils, like in
visible insects lnttlct great pain, aud a single
h2lr may stOpa vast machine; yet the chlet Sc
cret Of comfort lies in not suffering trIiies to
veX one, and in prudenty cultiyatng al under
growth Of small pleasures, since very few great
ones, are let on long leases.
SMOTHERED IN TRUNK.-A boy, ten wears
DID, named George Prckncr, the son of Ger
man widow, residing in Brooklyn, suddenly dis
appeared some time since, and was missing un-
I'll Monday morning week, when his dead body
was found in trunk or chest, in the house Of
his mother. On Friday, while the mother was
absent, the deceased was a play with COM
panon, and evidently got into the trunk TO con-
ceal himself, when self adjusting lock closed
the lid upon him and he was smolhered. Du-
ring Saturday and Sunday the friends and
neighbors looked in every direction to find the
boy but without success. On Monday morning
the mother was induced to open the chest by a
strong smell which seemed to cmanatc from it,
expecting to find the body of rat, but to her
astonshment she found the body of her missing
son.
Smyrna times., 1858-08-19
Correct Speaking.

We advise all young people to acquire in ear
ly life the habit of using good language, both
in speaking and writing, and to abandon as early
as possible any use of slang words and phrases.
The longer they live, the more difficult the ac-
QUESTION of good language will be; and If the
golden ago of youth, the proper season for the
acquisition of language, be passed in its abuse,
the unfortunate victim of neglected education
is, very probably, doomed to talk slang for life.
Money is not necessary 10 procure this educa-
ton. Every man has it in his power. He has
merely to use the language which he reads, in
stead of the slang which he hears; to form his
taste from the best speakers and poets of the
country; to treasure up choice phrases in his
memory, and habtuate himself to their use
avoiding, at the same time, that pedantic pre-
cision and bombast which show rather the weak
ness of a vain ambition than the polish of an
educated mind.-Star.
National Greatness.
"Three things" says John Dc Witt, the emf
nent statesman of Holland, "are essential t
national prosperity and greatness-Popula
Liberty, Perfect Religious federation, ant
Peace" Nothing, he says, is SO utterly waste
full Of national strength and riches as War
Its cost all comes upon the people. Itenriche
nobody but contractors, demagogues, and ty
rants. 1t always ends by increasing the powe
of the few aud diminishing the rights and lib
critics of the many. Republics must mind thei
own affairs. and let other nations fight out the
own quarrels and settle the ba!aace of powe
to suit themselves. So long as Holland kept
these maxims of her great statesman, she wa
irst-rate republic. She has long ago fors,
ken them, and is now about fifth rate mo,
erchy.
Smyrna times., 1858-08-19
Working for an Object.

The artificial nature of the present age, and
the too great indulgence in luxury, which cha
racterizes it, have produced a melancholy effect
upon a large class of young persons, by depriv-
ing them of the consciousness of living for a
definite aim--of working for some specified OBJ
Ject. Nothing can be we'll done, which is not
earnestly done, and no person can be in earnest
unless his task is the means to an end. He
VINO labors on, from day to day, merely to be
able to labor on in the same way next year, can
never produce anything worthy Of, or credita.
bic to himself
Yet this is the history of thousands of young
men at the present day-young men in all walks
OF lie. There are clerks, book keepers, and all
other kinds of business men, without number.
who seem totally devoid of any higher ambition
than that of receiving their generally pitiful
salaries, and being physically comfortable
Even IN the professions, which are supposed to
be almost sustained by enthusiasm. we find
similar cases-young doctors, physicking and
bleeding with no other aim than fee-younU
lawyers reading mechanically and practicing
bllndly--young writers frittering away their
time over common pieces that anybody might
write, and all for the lack of an aim-an object.
We would say to every young man, on his en-
trance into the battle of life, find an aim
seek something to work for, and work for it re-
llglously." Without this, there can be no sue.
cess, no triumph, and no reward