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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-12-09

lie can make them slight wherever you
wish. Try him, remarked the kami prince
through the interpreter.
Mr.. II requested that one might
alight upon each car Of the juggler. No
sooner expressed than complied with. Gentle
fluctuations OF the fan waved them slowly TO
the required points, aud there lett them
comfortable seated. Now, whether this
command over pieces Of paper was obtained
simply by currents Of air or by the power Of
q concealed magnet. Mr.. Il could not
tell or ascertain. One thing, however, was
certain-the power was there.
Let US turn from jugglers to theatres. 1t
seems that there are only four OF the latter
in Jeddo, and that they are alongside OF each
other. Hence, if Japanese on the edge Of
the city wishes 10 attend one of them, he
must take some foot exercise before able to
do 80. | say be must walk. for no one but
princes in Japan are allowed to ride, as
general rule, and they must ride, either in a
chair or horseback as they choose. 10 the lat.
ter case the horse is led by groom on each
side, and is never allowed TO get out Of
walk. While passing by these theatres Sir.
II expressed wish TO attend the
performance, but his princely conductor was
very much shocked, telling him that none but
the COMMON people ever went to such places,
il the nobility wanted to see anything OF the
sort they made the actors come to them.
Speaking Of the stores OF Jeddo, Mr..
Il observed that we would he sur
prisei At their size, at their contents, and at
their great number Of statesmen, each Of
whom had his dozen or more shops boys
standing behind him To execute his orders
Upon entering the immense building you
sen no goods at all." he said. They are all
stored 10 fire proof buildings in the rear
When customer enters and asks for any
thing, the salesman orders the shop boys
the shop boys apply at the fire proof, the
keeper OF the fre-proof checks against each
one that which be takes, the salesman makes
his sale, each shop boy returns 10 the fire.
proof his part of what remains, and at night
the salesman accounts to his employer for
the difference. This business is conducted
in large houses OF Japan.
expect that the "world Of mariners 1"
would like to know il fresh provisions are
yet to be obtained at Japan. The answer
is-yes, as much as you want. At IIako
dadi, fresh beet. Irish potatoes. buckwheat
and wheat -four, Cne fresh salmon, &c at
Simoda, chickens, eggs, fish, sweet potatoes.
rice, &c. and at Nagassti, the same as at
Simoda, as well as a few foreign articles
through the Dutch Of Desima. And then
the prices which they ask for all these
things. Let me give you an example
have Just bought 270 pounds OF the best
rice in the world Il except no country,) for
So 81, fraction over one cent pound, IN
China, at this moment, some OF the worst
rice in the world are selling at four cents
Comment is useless here but | may men
ton Chiuca is but four days sail from ia
pan.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-12-09

which be bad found only knee-deep on eros
sing it 10 the morning, had become waist
deep. This was owing, singular as it might
seem, to the river beginning to freeze at the
bottom. When be got to the quarteN be
was wet and frozen his men had TO cut his
moccasins of his feet, and beat bis clothes
till they could be taken of.
They lived in snow houses, which were
far better, even for use on journey, than
tents To build them, one had to select
piece Of good STOW Of one drift, cut blocks
30 inches by Is by = from the centre Of .
circle, and build up circular spiral wall
around him, curying it inward until the
walls meet over the centre. This was build
iny ones self in, and in thi. way the snow
would support itself all the while in build
ing. When one wanted to be very partic-
ular be could put in piece Of ice for win
dow. 1t was singular that no previous
Arctic expeditions had used snow houses.
He taught every one Of his men to make
them. and it saved them from carrying
much large, heavy baggage. They had on.
ly deer-skiD blanket TO lay on the ground
and an ordinary blanket for every two men.
Other expeditions used at least q pounds
Of bedding to each man, besides the tents.
The snow house was perfectly warm in o
storm OF wind their time in building them
was from twenty five minutes TO an hour
Our fuel was little grease and alcohol.
Spirits for any use but burning were the
worst thing TO have in q cold climate
When their snow houses were finished they
,ynulI k, III thar yvNnoa.;na ,,,t,,b loI
severa! pieces OF blanket between them and
the foot, take out these pieces and place
them next their hearts to dry. On about
half dozen occasions they took snow into
bed with them. so as to get little water to
drink by melting it. His men were so fond
Of smoking that he had to have little snow
house for himself, as he did not smoke. The
temperature in bis house was degree or
two below zero, while in theirs it was only
about twelve below the freezing point
They made passages under the snow be-
tween their houses. During the whole
winter none oil them warmed themselves BY
fire. aad yet they were perfectly healthy
all the time. The rations allowed by the
Hudson Bay Company in these attitudes
was eight pounds OF buffalo meat per man
daily. The Esquimaux did not eat more
than white men found themselves compelled
to. After a very short time they could
have eaten tsllow candle without any thing
on it. They got into their snow houses
about the end Of October.
Starvation, be found, carried Off the Es.
quimaux at times. Sixty of his old friends
died oft in one season. When the sea ami
mails shifted their ground, they were par
ticularly liable to this. On this occa-
sion, the conjuror Of the party strangled
himself; one OF the men froze himself to
death, and two young girls, whom be saw
again, maintained themselves by eating 9th.
ers Of the party. The Esquimaux were
cannibals only to keep of starvation. They
would not even eat their dogs, unless COM
| RELIED to.
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that there are dozen girls inside, and to
knock or ring with absolute certainty that
in two minutes all their eyes will be upon
him is q severe test Of courage. To 20 be
fore these girls and make satisfactory tour
Of the room, without stepping on their toes,
and then to cit down aud dispose OF ones
hands without putting III, m in ones pockets.
is all achievement which few boys can boast,
IL boy can get 30 far as TO measure of ten
yards Of tape with one OF these girls. and
cut it short at each end, be may stand
chance TO spend pleasant evening, but let
him not fatter himself all the trials OF the
evening are over. There comes at last the
breaking up. The dear girls don their hoods
ami put on their shawls, and look 30 saucy
aud mischievous, and unmpressible, as if
they did not wish any one to go home with
them. Then comes the pinch, and the boy
that has the most pluck, makes up to the
prettiest CIR, his heart in his throat, and his
tongue clinging to the roof Of his mouth,
aud cr0oking his elbow, stammers out the
words, Shall see you homer She touches
her fingers to his elbow, and they walk home
about foot apart, feeling rs awkward as u
couple OF gOslings. As soon as she is safe
within her own doors, he struts home, and
thinks he has really been and gone and done
it. Sleep comes to him at last, with dreams
Of Caroline and Calico, and be awskes in the
morning to find the doors Of lite open to
him, and the pigs squealing for. breakfast.
CONCLUDING REFLECTIONS.
We have passed over churning and learn
ing the catechism, because we are fearful OF
making this article too long, although we
might have talked Of butter that would not
be persuaded TO come, and perplexities of
literary turn OF mind, and head that meas
ured seven and o quarter when asked what
the chief end Of man was. Boyhood is q
green passage in mans experience in more
senses than one. 1t is q pleasant thing to
think over and laugh about now, though it
was serious enough then Many Of our
present trials are a. ridiculous as those
which now touch the risibes in the recol-
lection, and when we get TO the other world
and look upon this, and upon the infancy oil
the soul through which we passed here, we
have no doubt that we shall grin over the
trials which we experienced when We lost
our fortunes, when our mills were swept
away or burned, and when we didn't get
elected to the Legislature. Men are but
boys Of larger growth.
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/ Novice Grain Spectator tells his
Expo tteaCe,

From the Chcsgo Journal
Generally speaking, wheat is very good
grain. 1t shows very wel;in the field and 10
statistical reports It looks well in stacks
and in the granaries and when well ground,
Intellectually kneaded, judciously baked, and
properly Drowned into toast, there is no one
who Will speak more respectfully, not to say
enthusiastically OF the vegetable than will
For am, in the main, man too well bred
TO do otherwise. But, az an article of COM
merce, medium Of speculation, am EN-.
phatically down on the whole institution,
both " Winter and Spring; tie one has
proven the winter Of my discomfort" while
the other has sprung" trap on me like
that projected over unwary birds which
nibbie al the same bait, These remarks
may seem severe, but they drop as naturally
from me as the kernel would from head Of
wheat that has been well thrashed.
As every body knows. | am the son
OF poor bat respectable parents started
in life with this tal.smanic maxim for mo-
ney making: Bay when every one else ia
selling; sell when every one is buying.
Well, some few weeks since, wheat, which
had been very buoyant, suddenly fell.
Every Que was selling, had a little money
AMI conhdlug in my golden rule, pitched
in, an bought at /" eishty-fye." Very soon
the staple commodity dropped to sixty eight.
Now, thought |, is the time TO get d mar.
GIN; so mortgagins the irst lot, bought
more. And a venture to say that nv old
mother never prayed 80 dcvouily for her
breal TO rise, as did my wheat. But still
i, dropped The ia1lt they said. was in the
East-(eNcuse the pun. " the pun is
obvIous) until as 1t sti'l kept dropping
thought II nay duty to 60 to Chicago and.
put stop to it. The first greeting that
met me Ne stepped into the fremont was
a telegram on the Bulletin board" WHEAT
is TLAr.' Wheat probably was fat enough,
| but this announcement struck me as rath, r
sharp truth. Al hall-past seven | went
down on Change" 1t Is perhaps needless
7 10 say that found things materially chang.
ed SINCE had bought Buyers we're Of.
fering hily-fVe; every body appeared to
( be buying therefore, following out nv
aphorism. | sold. Tbs result may be sum.
med ap thus
Two months since | had money and 10
wheat subsequently | had wheat and no
money. Non. by the mas, have neither I!
The second lot was poor Iot--,s poor. in
! Iact, a. The second edition OF Pharaoh 4
! Atue' since II swallowed the frs,. Bu,
bought 20 make q margin, and made i,
+ think that most operators viii concur
3 win ne AZ tie io,oSiAg couelaslOu
/ That To boy at e,gliy-6ge aEl sell 81
tRy-aTs Wi.i 10. pay, unless a man d5ts
a very large business. That wheat when 4,
n,SHs - iaii, i. long time u Nacbiug Tia
bottom. Tat xheu Il uDce Bogus t. heat.
&, yery 900 boc0mts TO hot 30 AoI. Ih.t
a'ier the giryst way % make in1,,av IN
Wh4i 3 IN plant It 10 god soiL And llst!v,
i.At q Ran sOius .at0 To " b.. Market,
s.A eyeG very s...A.. F.-., be = in.
Agsir.rs an per~y-r,, ..v y.ry soao
,gcCrol % oNiUg more ta4a i i, pf.U..b.s
as 49, ss,s IA sYs,... sAAp,
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The Springfield Republican has capital
article on this subject. Here are some of
the extracts
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

'PEG-LEG' SMrTH.--Thc alta says that poor old
Peg Leg Smith, having failed 10 get indemnlca-
ton for $4,000 spent in rendering aid to emf
grants in 1919, has determined to go back among
the Indians:
With persistent enterprise worthy n man of
half his years he has conceived the idca Of start
ing for some obscure place at the head waters of
the Sacramento whore certain tibe of Indians
are located. Knowing their customs and under
standing their iargon, he proposes to establish
himself among them in the position Of a ruler.-a
post he occupied COR many years on the other
side of the Sierra Nevada and end his days
there Such life is congcnial to his tastes, and
if matters go on as he expects he will shortly
take up his journey for that section Of country
Meantime, some of his friends are taking notes of
the principal adventures Of his quarter Of cen
tury OF wild life, and propose giving them to the
world in an octave volume
Some charitable movement should be set on
foot for the benefit of Peg Leg Smith Among
all the cases which have excited public sympathy
in behalf of INDECENT aged persons, his stands
conspicuous He is completely worn out in the
race of life and after all his adventures and ear
ly associations with the great West, where his
life has been spent, seems about to end his days
in poverty on the very soil which should at least
yield him comfortable subsistence for the rest
Of his life H. is a curiosity of himself aud all
who have read Cooper's novels would do well TO
take a good look at one Of the last of that class
of men described so graphically by him. and who
are fast disappearing in the rush Of events and
the spread of civilization.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

How THE DUTCHMAN Cor IiUNG.-In the win
ter of 1851, queer looking little German came
to Coloma one day while the Court was in scs-
sion, and stated to the Grand Jury that he had
been hanged This statement was strongly cor
rOborated by the appearance Of the poor fellow Is
neck, which bore unmistakablc indications Of IA
recent stretching 1t appeared from the run Of
his story, that two or three days previous mule
had been stolen from somebody who resided at a
place known as Spanish Bar Dry Diggings; some
how or other suspicion fastened upon the little
Dutchman. and party Of miners determined to
put the fellow through the inqnisitorial process
of strangulatiOn, and thereby frighten him into
a confession Of his supposed guilt but we shall
let Duchy tell his own story. Said he = De dam
rascals, dey takes me nnd dey ties De rope round
niue droat, und day bulls ne over de oak drcc,
und day hungs mr bout cooplc dimes. De first
dime ven day hangs me, day bull me over der
drrc, den dcy hangs me a lcrtle vile, and den dey
lets me down agin and de say You scounrel
yOu within you no tell us we're dat mOol is, We
vast hang you so dead you never lives any moren
Den no tell him. By uud by, day hangs me
nOder dime agn. q lcetle vile, und den day lets
M down agin und dat dime ven day lets me
down, vos yust so dead as mine schmoke bipe
und bout five minutes ago day kicks me; feel
dem und den | wakes up, und day say You
scounrel you tam rasheal you no tell us dis
dime we're dat mOol sh, We yust hangs you so
dead you no lives any more again leetle vile,
/ can tcll youn Den yust tell dem Gentle
mems, you can yust do init me vot you tam bleas
i ish dead now + !''--PidcerUiHe Ilder.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20
sight Seeing.

A nation must have its amusementS, as we'll as
its religion and poetry. In barbarous ages the
multitude sought in amphtheares, to satisfy
their love of spectacle, by watching the contests
of gladiators, or in seeing captives torn by wild
beasts Afterwards, their bards composed rude
verses celebrating the deeds of heroes, and reel
ted and sang their compositions in public places
until at length the singers began to represent the
characters they sang of, and thus originated the
more refined spcctacles, which, in time, superce-
dcd the barborous tragedies Of the arena, and
which, with the addition of the scenic painters
art and the tribute of the greatest geniuses OF
intervening ages, have been refined to the pres
ent drama.
1t is impossible to eradicate this love OF sight
seeing from the human mind. Not all the intu-
ences of Christianity can do away with the idoIa-
try of man worship The first proposition is
exemplfed in igOus paintings. sculpture and
imnosing ceremonies of the church, and the other
is attcsted Ivy the hari-trodden path leading to
the grave of the great hero or statesman. Proof
of Ih. first is heard in the sounding organ, and
seen i'm the elevation of the Host the truth Of
the last is proclaimed in the roaring of cannon,
and the waving of flags. on the birth day Of u
great warrior.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20
E.1s- CATION! CiUTlON!-Beware of Conn

EaS- CAUTION CATION Beware of Conn
rERFEITs !-Hostetters Bitters.--Thr public
are aware that for some years past Hostctter's
Bitters have, by their intrinsic merit, as the best
tonic of the present day, won n nam" and celeb
ty beyond any other compound of til" lik" kind.
The immense and ready sale which IIost"tter's
Bitters met with, induced number of persons tn
engage in counterGeitng them, by buying up the
bottles, and filing them with spurious and noX-
ious compound. Also, several worthless prcpa-
rations gotten up in this city, with the evi-
dent design of being palmed off as the genuine
Hostetter's Bitters, having similar bottle and
label, and directions etc. taken off verbatim, save
the omitting of DR.. y. Hostcttcrs name, and then
making sale of the articles to saloon keepers and
others, at reduced prices, under the representa-
ton that they are the genuine article. Purcha
sers should always examine the bottle and see
that it is covered with metallic caps, with the
name of j. Hostetter's Stomach Bittcrs' stamped
on, and not with tin-ol or wax, is the case
with the counterfeit.artiee. The above name is
also blown on the glass on one side Of the bottle.
Sold by PARK Il WHITE, San Francisco, sole
Agents for the Pacific Coast, 1872 Washington
street, opposite 10 the Market.
And by PIERCE, CHURCH & CO., Whole
sale and Retail Agents for Weaverville. 7.lm
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20
Oxygenated Bitters in Europe
From REV. |. DoOLIrTLE,


highly respectable Clergyman
PARIs, Nov. !, 1852.
Dear Sir About two years since made use
of few bottles OF your Orygendtea Btters, for n
lieved.
Since my stay in England and France, I have
found my old enemy, rritabilty of the stomach,
returning again. | have not found any prescrip-
zion to afford me relief, and | made inquiries in
London for your OTygenated BiHers but could not
ainf any. write now to beg you will do me the
favor to send by the earliest steamer to Havre,
half dozen bottles.
An old friend of mine in Enoloud. Cant lack
son, OF the British Army, found on my arrival,
suffering from Asthma, manifestIy the result Of
dyspepsia. Send an additional half dozen bot
ties, should like to have the Captain trv the
medicine.
am not aware that my name is known to you
have been the resident Clergyman for twenty
three years. in Sherbrook and Lennoxville, Can
ada East, to which charge | hope to be able to
return in the spring
remain, dear sir, your obedient servant,
L. DOOLITTLE
Seth W. Fowle & Co., 1873 Washington street,
Boston, proprietors. Sold by their agents every
where.
Sold by Henry Johnson & Co., Wholesale Drug
glsts, LAG Washington street, San Francisco, sole
Agents for the Pacific coast.
Agent in Weavervile
r. A. IA GG, CRY DRUG STORE.
Religious Service
Al the Court House every Sabbath morning
at l0t o'clock n. REAsONER Pastor.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

SrRENGm OF A STORM During the recent
storm on Deer Creek, AN anvil weighing l5e
pounds, was blown from block which was solid
ly planted in the ground distance OF eight rect;
an iron axle tree was blown Il distance of eighty
steps.-Sa .Age.
You don't call that much Of blow, do you p
During the late storm here copy of the We MB
State Journal, with six or seven soggy leaders IN
il, was blown fifty rods, without once touching
ground. Its great weight, however, caused the
wind to puff and blow prodigiousy, and several
green, white-oak s'umps were torn up by the
roots So we understand
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

MARySyILLE RAuRoAD.--Th Sacramento Union
is uneommonly fncetious over the Marysvllc
railroad enterprise thinks it won't amount TO
anything. We are not surprised at Sacramento's
opposition. but the Unions opposition will neither
build nor pull down much railroad. We think
that tn Uaoa's hostility to the road is because
it is likely TO run into certain 'sWamps and over
flow d land. OF which the Union has bad unds
puted possession, for long time.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

EDITORIAL PEcC11ARITGES-The Marysville Ne,cS
thinks that Ridge, Of the Ma'ysviIl" Errress, and
Mcdonald, Of the Trim ty Journal, have an aston
ishing partalty for mountains The editor Of
the Neacs, like the man Of thu Sacramento Union,
has ii great preference for " "swamps and over
flowed lands" 1t is related that be was recent
iy found sticking in mortar bed, trying to skull
out with the tails of his coat.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

DrvISIoN.--The San Francisco IyraH and Globe
and Sacramento State Journal are the only Dem
ocratic papers in the State that advocate the adj
mission of Kansas under the Eecompton Consti-
tuition. The two last mentioned are entitled to
no conside ration the one depends on Custom
House support and the other is an agush thing,
without independence of thought, or brains to
think ut all
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

NORTHERN Man. RouTrs.-The Sisiyou Chron-
icle complains that Yrcka is provided with only
a weekly mi H. At Calahan's Ranch, with a com
munity of 600 persons, they have no post Office
nearer than twenty milee. We are no better pro
vded for here, and if it were not for the obiging
disposition of our Exprcssmen, who carry the
mail for nothing, we should at no time OF the
year have more than weekly mail.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

HAPPILY ApArTED.-A correspondent Of the
Sacramento Union thinks that "naturc has done
much if not more'' towards fitting Folsom for
State Prison location, than she has Cor any 9th
er place. We are of the same opinion, if the ex
pense of taking prisoners to confinement be con
sidercd Hardly any other place has fewer visi
BILE means Of support, or more vagabonds who
are invisibly supported
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

Why He LEFT.-There seems to be great con
lecture why Henry Shipley left the Gtate Journai
We are Of opinion that it was because OF a pres.
ent and prospective vacuum in the abdominal
region. which, owing to the ilsuccess of the pub
fishing business, and superauity Of gastric
juicr, threatened 10 terminate in an intestinal
collapse. Mr.. Shipley was advised to try emf
grafton, which he did he took it personally,
as the Yankee took Castor Ie
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

INDECENT Sick FuND.-On the 10th, Mr.. Ncb-
lett introduced an Assembly bill, authorizing the
Trinity Supervisors to lay a special tax for the
care Of INDECENT sick it passed the Assembly,
and the next day, on motion Of Mr.. Burch, the
rules were suspended and TIL" bin passed the Sen
ate. The pl ompt action Of our representatives is
very praiscworthy
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20
STELLA ENCAMPMENT, No. I2, L. q

STEEEA ENCA AMFWENT, No. II, I. o.
o. F.-Meets on the evenings of the first and
third Satr--Aay of each month, at Odd Fellows
7 Hall I" Magnolia" building, Main street. Patri-
&pchs from abroad are cordially invited to attend
,,-FIcEns.-A Shepard, c. p: Jereh. Bennett
H. r; F. w. Blake, s. W., Fred. Walter T. V.
" Wilson J. W. ID. E. GORDON, Scribe.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

THINKS FOR HMsELF.-The editor of the Ma
rysvlllc Express having been charged, by a tri-
cling fellow, Of 'reAccting' Others opinions, says
The editor of this paper reflects his own views,
and always will He does not run around the
streets asking this man or that man what he
thinks about anything, before he proceeds to give
forth his opinions. He claims to have principles
OF his own, and sentiments Of his own, and wiclds
aa- own pen, let it be Of what quality and !smbei
it may.