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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-11-18
THE WEEKLY PIONEER AND DEMOCRAT

are rich great emigration TO them will
occnr next year from this side and by hav-
ing the northern route open the coming
spring, the whole emigration will be drawn
that way. 1t will open the country, espe.
cially on the western side Of the Rocky
mountains, and in five years the whole will
be settled up. The best method of subdu-
ing the Indians is to plant white settlements
compelled to keep quiet and peaceable.
This route is the natural way tor convey
ing merchandise to the west Of the Rocky
Mountains, to the eastern portions Of Ore
gon and Washington and all the military
stores for the posts to be established might
be carried by this route. The expense
would be nearly one hundred per cent. less
than is now submitted to in sending them
around by the Pacific side. II has been
practically demonstrated that it costs three
dollars to take one dollars worth Of freight
from Walla Wala to the Flathead country
whereas it can be delivered from this side
a. cost of not more than half dollar.
The country on the Missouri river, from
Fort Benton TO Fort Union. distance of
eight hundred miles, is very barren and bro
ken but there is Il coal lead on the bank
of the river, running almost the whole dis
lance aud cropping out almost everywhere
The finest specimens of camel coal are also
found on the Maras river, some Of which
were brought 10 ST. Louis and pronounced
as fine camel coal as was ever seer and
there is great quantity OF it. brought
specimens OF five different kinds from the
Pend dOrcillc, on the other side. In add.
ton to the coal, there are extensive deposits
OF lead. The Indians brought Inc several
specimens of lead ore, one Of which was a
large piece twice the size OF II mans fist.
Ia regard TO wood, will mention that on
the Missouri river, from the mouth of the
judith down, wherever point puts out IN
TO the river some cottonwood will he found.
Below Fort Union, il is well timbered ON
;he points, and il il a good grazing country
although not very well watercd above Fort
Clark. Here we bcgrn TO find cultivated
lands, and 10 get into the settlements
The mail proposals referred to by Gov.
STEVENS, are to carry the mails from Seattle
in Washington Territory, via Crur d'Alene
Mission, Hellgatc, Fort Benton and Fort
Union, to st. Paul, 1900 miles, twice
month, in covered wagons or post coaches.
The Department made proposals Tor semi
monthly mail leaving st. Paul and Seattle
on the LIT and 18th Of each month, md ma
king the distance in - days
We trust that Gov. STEVENS suggestion
will be acted upon, and that there will be Il
united and yigorou, tilort made by the PEG.
pie Of Minnesota and the Pacific slope OF
the continent, to secure a liberal nppropria-
ton from the next Congress, for mail pur-
poses, between 81 Paul aud Washington
Territory The lberally Of the govcrnmrn,
10 ordering the movement 10 carry the mails
between St. Louis and San Francisco. by
the Southern route, will render the accom-
pi-hmcut Of tbs OBJECT q matter Of but
little difficulty
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-11-18

PorrLtrtps - ~ L1is.- According
- ;i,e ate cliyIs returns, ~ I,uz has a
I. .aiiaf. 81 ~ 40. ciasss-d lbBs
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-11-18

I, IL contested that the Democrats have
elected The following msrnbcrs 10 the Dext
HOUSE Of Representatives

To thIs we may adj California Two. and
Oregon one, making 'wen,y-sir We have
not included in the above li.t IiIcysAs and
scHwssrz Of Pennsylvania; ADRIAN, Of
New JcrSy; CLAng, IiAsKiss and HgY.
sDLBs, New York. elected ~ lndeIcndent
Dmacrais, bat who were vord im md
cicdi by the Fusion Opposition. There
are ning,y members from the Slave STATES.
oi th,se Il n.ay be saiely estimated that the
Democrats will e!ect cagbty.two The mex,
HOVE, therefore. would stand upon th'ss
I'll ..r.
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Overland Journey from the Columbia 20
the misunderstanding Letter from
Gov. stevens, Of Washington Territory.

We present herewith, an interesting letter
addressed to Gov. SiBLEy, by Hon. Isaac
i. STEVENS, delegate in Congress from
Washington Territory. Gov. STEVENS is
favorably known in this State, as the ex-
plorer and energetic friend of the Northern
Pacific Railroad route -
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FIRE INSURANCE.

MCGEE & WILLIAM S AGENTS,
FOR RALEIGH, N. C.
GREENSBORO MUTUAL INSURANCE co.
W Such has been the care and economy of the
officers of this Company, that we are free from
debt have made no assessments, and have now
on hand a large capital. viz in premium notes
$457, 1859 O3 in cash $13,345 S9-making a to-
tai of $470, 504 90 to meet any losses that may
accrue; we therefore have no hesitation in saying
to the public, that there is no safer Company in
the southern country. The most of the Risks in
this Company being in the Western part of the
Sta te, where the danger from fire is much less.
OFFICERS:
JAMES SLOAN, President.
E. W. 0GBURN, Vice President.
c. P. MENDENHALL, Attorney.
PETER ADAMS, Sec. and Treasurer.
W. J. Mcconnell,
J. A. Mebane, Executive Committee.
J. M. Garrett,
All communication on business connected with
this Office, should be addressed to
PETER ADAMS, Secretary.
Greensboro, N. c., July 81, 1857. 4S-tf
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From the North Carolina Planter.
Heading back, or Foreshortening.

In our warm, sunny South, all fruit trees
and plants, form more luxuriant or rampant
heads, than they do in q colder cline. In
fact, in some trees, such as the Peach, Plum,
Apricot and Nectarine, there appears to be
an uncommon proneness to longate at the
extremities Of the vertical branches, while
the ~latterals and inner limbs perish, to a
great extent, for the want of a sufficient sup
ply of sap. There are two prominent reasons
why trees should not be permitted to grow
thus. The first is, that oil fruit trees should
be trained low, in the Southern country, so
that the branches may shade the trunk of
the tree from the %scorching rays of the sum
mer's sun. And the second reason for low
training is, that if a tree is permitted to
grow tall, it is not strong enough to bear up
a heavy crop of fruit at the extremity of its
branches, which must inevitably break, OF
split off from the main stem and if the
limbs of the tree are not mutilated by the
weight of the fruit, then the roots must give
way, because the whole weight of the tree
and fruit, is acting upon them with lever
power. Now, while these are tDo prominen
reasons, at least, why fruit trees should no
be permitted to grow tall, there are severa
advantages secured in low training and thu
foreshortening system The first is, that th
fruit grown upon such trees is much large
and more delicious and juicy than that grow
upon trees that are not cut back. The sec
ond advantage secured in low training il
that the fruit can be gathered much easie
and without bruising. And in the thir
place, if the system of foreshortening is PROF.
erly carried out, a greater number of tree
by one-thiId, can stand on an acre of land
and the product will be much greater, an
the trees will last longer than if they wei
permitted to grow without training orformin,
In performing the work, one-third or on
half of the new wood of the outer brancht
should be cut back smoothly to a leaf-bud
and the upright thrifty shoots should |
pruned off to the first fork, and even lowe
if necessary, to form the top of the tree int
an obtuse cone. All s%uperfuous branch,
or limbs should be trimmed off from the inn
portions of the large limbs but let tn
portion of the work be lone with care f
If the larger limbs Of a tree are made ba
by clean pruning, they are as liable to
blighted by the rays Of the sun, as the trur
of the tree when it is exposed. The Peac
Plum, Apricot and Nectarine, may be fol
shortened any time between the time of d
f~oliation and the time Of blooming, but
would be better to defer any inside pruni
until April, at which time the wounds W
heal more expeditiously.
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YORK COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE.

REV. PRoF. BRANTLEY YORK, PRESIDENT,
Moral and Mental Science, Elocution, Eng
lis6 and Literature.
W. r. GAULTNEY, Ancient Languages.
JOHN E. RHEIM, Mathematics.
RICHARD W. YORK. Modern Languages.
THE Fifth Session of this Institution will COM
mence on Thursday the 2lst of January, 1858,
and continue Ten months without vacation. Stu.
dents, however, will be received for a half term,
or at any time during the session, being charged
from the time of entering.
With regard to the modes of instruction, adop-
ted in this Institution, it is enough to say that
Prof. York's improved system is fully carried cut,
and the surest test gifts excellency and efficiency
is, that the most sanguine expectation of all who
have tried it, has been fully realized.
Such students as desire it, can be prepared for
any class in College, and those who may wish to
prepare for teaching Common Schools, will have
ample opportunity for doing SO by entering the
Normal Department. Every possible attention is
given to the moral as well as the mental training
of the pupils.
For a session of Ten months, 1926 soiU coue'
every item Of expense, except text books, and for 6
half term, $62,50. The money, for half the ex
penses, must be deposited with some member 0
the Faculty on entering school, the other to b,
paid at the close of the session.
York Collegiate Institute is located in Western
North Carolina, Alexander county, 4S miles from
Salisbury, 20 miles north of Statesville, and 81:
miles east of Taylorsville. 1t is surrounded by
fine Mountain scenery, and, in its immediate Vi
cinity, is an excellent White Sulphur Sprine
which is well calculated to improve the health {
~invalids; and the water, with which the institu
ton is supplied, is not surpassed by any. Str
dents coming here by the N. c. R. r. can leav
the cars at Salisbury, and take the stage to States
vile on every Monday, Wednesday and Frida.
where they will be met by Mr.. L. D. Bagwell
Hack. on anv of the ahova namnd dauS eycnl
Mondays. Several students coming together, ca
by informing Mr.. Bagwell of their arrival befo
hand, procure seats at reduced prices, though M
BagwelPs charges from Statesville to the Instit
ton, are very moderate.
~ For particulars address the President
the Institution. Fl. L. SMITH,
Chairman of the Board of Trustees.
naooDobar 9th 1877 1e 4
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From the North C.rolina PIantar

VI A. ANOAbA S0AOAAA0 L LAuJCEs
MEssRs. EDITORS: Great fears are enter
tanned in the country, as to the fate of the
hogs next summer, in consequence of the
large bitter mast to be found In the woods
and on which the hogs are now luxuriating.
The fear is that next summer the hogs will
all die, as it is certain the bitter mast has a
bad effect on them. / desire to ask some of
your contributors, what plan to adopt to
counteract the bad effects Of the bitter mast.
FRANKLIN.
Feb. 1858.
We have heard considerable anxiety ex-
pressed on the subject referred to by our
correspondent and hope his inquiry will
elicit something that viii prevent the appre'
hended disasters to the Hogs. The Hog
CROP" is a department that must be better
attended to in North Carolina, or our citizens
must suffer for the want of their necessary
annual supplies. The difficulty in procuring
Pork this winter demonstrates thisfact. The
scarcity was attributed to the great number
of pigs destroyed by the severe weather o.
the previous winter. 1t is to be hoped tina
the "Bitter Mast" will not cut off the Hor
crop the coming spring and summer
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NOTICE

HAVING made arrangements to enter into the
IL mercantile business at Sassafras Fork in
Granville county, I now offer my town property
in Henderson, on the Raleigh and CASTOR Rail
Road, consisting of a well improved lot of 1--WE or
ten acres, and two unimproved lots, with a lot of
wood land in half a mile, sufficient to supply
wood for several years.
I will sell this property low and make the terms
easy.
ihave p~ractised medicine here for seven years,
and can recommend the location as an excellent
one for q physician. There is a male and female
school in the village; Episcopal, Methodist, and
Baptist Churches also. Persons wishing to pur-
chase the property will please make early appli-
cation. Az G. HARRIS, n. D.
Dec. "a, 1857. 19-52-tf.
Standard and Register copy till forbid.
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A little boy in Cambridge describes snor-
ing as " letting off sleep"
"When thou art buying a horse or choos.
ing a wife," says the Tuscan provcrb,
shut thine eyes and commend myself to
God"
A countrymUn going into a probate Of
fee, where the wills are kept in huge vol
umes on the shelves, asked if they were
Bibles. "No, sir" replied one Of the
clerks, "they are testaments."
"Good morning, Patrick-slippery this
morning" ~"Slippery! And be jabers,
it's nothing else, yer honor; upon my
word, l slipped down three times without
getting up once"
The President of a Western Bank rush
es up to his friend Charley, can't you
give me change for a doIlarY l see the
Bank Superintendent is in .ewn, aud l
want some specie in the vault.
A woman who complained of the i'll
usage she received from her husband, was
asked what pretext he had for beating her.
She replied; "Please, sir, he did't have
no pretext; it was a thick stick"
Islands six feet in his boots !" exclaim-
cd Mrs. Partiugton, what will the world
come to, l wonder? Why, they might
Just as reasonably tell me, that the man
bad six heads in bis hat"
Say of a woman that she is wicked, OBJ
s~tinate, and frivolous, but add that she is
beautiful, and be assured that she will ever
think kindly of you. Say that she is good,
kind, ~virtuous, sensible, but very homely,
and she will never forgive you in her life.
A Soul OUT OF PURGAToRY.-The fol-
lowing spicy anecdote we find in a letter
from 'Kirwan' to the NeW York Observer.
An Englishman in Ireland was introdu-
ced to a Popish chapel there, when souls
were to be delivered from pargatory. The
place was brilliantly lighted. The priest
sat at a table on which the relatives Of the
departed whose souls were to be released
laid money as they passed. Having col
lected his wages, the priest commenced hi
operations and soon announced that thu
souls were liberated, and would speedil,
MAXI tnclE dppoaIdhOO' AmmSuiaIolJ
part Of the floor opened, and there issuec
from it small living creatures of red color
to the joyful amaEement Of all present.
One Of these creatures jumped near to tn
Euglishmau, who seized it, aud, putting
in his pocket, rushed out. Breathless, b
soon entered the parlor Of his friend, ez
claiming, as he flung the living creatur
upon the table, There is a soul Just deliv
cred from purgatory.' It was found to
Gfrog dressed IN red flannel! He W,
told, as he valued his life, not to reveal Il
deception, at least until he had crossed Il
channel.
"Peter, what are you doing to tn
boy 7" asked a schoolmaster.
"He wanted to know if you take 1,
from seventeen, how many will remain
took ten Of his apples to show him, a.
now be wants l should give 'em back"
"Well, why don't you do it2"
"Cos sir, be would forget how ma
are left !"
A young man by the name of Johns
has been arrested in Albany for perpet
ting . pew dodge" He fastened br
ties in the tail Of a rat and then sold it
ssquinel.
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From the North Carolina Planter.
The Winter Oat.

The Winter Dat.
We believe that this is now consid-
cred to be decidedly the best Oat
known in this part Of the country;
and We learn that some of our practi-
cal Farmers, who have been testing
them for the last two or three years,
are so we'll pleased with them, they
are gradually discarding all other va
~rieties.
They will yield, it is said, one third
more to the acre than the common
spring oat-and the straw being finer
and much softer to the touch, is of
course better adapted to feeding pur-
poses, as stock like it better and will
eat it cleaner, while at the same time
the qrain is heavier. When these oats
were first introduced here, it was
feared, and not without some ground,
that they would not stand u hard
freezes ; and experience has sadly
taught some of US, that unless they
are sown early enough in the fall to
enable them to take good root before
hard weather sets in, there is great
danger of their being killed out"
especially by such winters as was the
last. This may be considered an OBJ
lection by some, but it is one that viii
apply equally to wheat, and othel
winter crops.
During a mild winter-such as tn,
present one-these oats, having re
seeded themselves, as it were, on tn
last years stubble, afford at this tim
a capital pasture for stock and for
tunate are those who may happen t
have a good pasture of this sort a
a period when milk and butter are a
scarce as these commodities seem t
be at present. Indeed, we have hear
several gentlemen say, that they ha
such fine stands of these voluntee
/ OATS" they were strongly tempted t
let them remain, under the belief tn;
4 they will produce a good "secon
CROP" without the trouble Of re-so1
ing Now, if they will do this, the
are bound, we think, to become a ge
, eral favOrite-especially in old Wax
Wehope some of our friends willtry Il
n experiment and report to us the result
There is another fact, connect
n with this Dat, which we do not THU
is generally known, viz they m,
be sown in February or March, wi
nearly as good returns as in wint'
s. Indeed it is deemed advisable by the
who have fully tested it, to defer so
ing until Spring, unless they can
seeded in October, or early in \
a vember. H.
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NEW BOOKS.

FL STAR CLOUDY A. s. Roe, Author of
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AUTUMNAL LEAVES-being Tales L Sketch
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GRASSES AND FORAGE PLANTS-A prac
tical Treatise on Grapes and Forage plants, com
prising the Natural History, Nutritive value, meth
cd of cultivating and curing, and the manage men
of Grass Seeds-by Charles L. Flent, A.. M.
Gray's First Lessons in Botany.
Also a New Edition of Gray's Manual of Bota.
ny for Colleges, &c.
RELIGIOUS TRUTHS-Illustrated from Sci
ence, by DR.. Hitchcock.
The Bible in the Workshop-by Rev. John W,
Mears.
Also the Religion of Geology by DR.. Hitchcock
Books recently published worth Reading.--Lit
erary Criticism, by Horace Beeny Wallace.
Art Scenery in Europe, and other Papers, b!
Horace Benny Wallace.
Violet or the Cross and the Grown, by Mis-
Mcintosh.
Chesterfeld's Letters to his Son, New Edition
John Halifax, Gentleman.
! North Carolina Geological Survey, by Profess
Emmons, being the Report of the Geological III
vey of the Midland counties.
Price SO. Postage when sent by mail q cents.
For sale by w. L. POMEROY.
RALEIGH. Anril Z. 1897
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III Il m o 0
For the Spirit Of the Age.
Geographical Enigma.


Ny name is composed of thirteen letters
My 2, 3, o, l, 9, is a town in Maine.
My 6, 7, 8, 8, 0, 10, 10, is u county in
New Hampshire.
My 0, II, IL, 2, IL, 6, is a river in
Vermont.
My g., 5, 10, 8, 10, Az, l, is a town in
Massachusetts,
My 7, 4, 10, 1S, l, 4, II, 6, is a county
in New Jersey.
My4, 10, 8, is a river in N. Carolina.
My 6, 10, 7, 8, II, 9, II, is a river in
Pennsylvania. =.
My6 7,8 10, 10, II, is a county IN
Kentucky.
My 6, 10, II, IL, 4, 9, IL, is a county
in Iowa.
My whole is one Of the United States
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9utt's Gurntr.


For the Spirit Of the Age.
Lines on the death Of Agnes =. Oliver.
10 nEA PARENTS.
w.ep not for Agnes, for she lives
with God, above the sky,
ri, can YOU. weep when Agnes says
She did not fear TO die
wsep not for Agnes Father, dear.
Oh ! meet me in the skies,
oh can you mother, drop a teal
To see her spirit rise.
w,ep not for Agnes, Mother, kind,
Meet ma in Heaven above
/ shall be with that happy band
Around the throne Of love.
Weep not for Agnes, though far OF,
Her sleeping dust repose,
Gods Providence shall guard her tomb,
Till the last trumpet blows.
Weep not for Agnes, though she died
From parents far away;
Yet kindest friendship watched her coucn
Aud wiped each tear away.
Weep not for Agnes, though not there,
Beside her dying bed
God aid provide a mother there,
To cheer her sinking head.
Weep not for Agnes, can you weep,
That she shall weep no more,
Or would you snatch her from the skies
1fGod would give thee poweri
Ali no in sweet submission bow,
Before a gracious God
Confess your sins, receive the blow
And humbly kiss the rod.
Conwayboro', S. @.
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FORM BOOK.

VNHE R CAROLINA FORM BOOK
- containing all the most useful FERNS which
occur in business transactions between man and
man, as we'll as in official stations together with
the Constitution of North Carolina, and of the
United States the act fixing the fees of Clerks,
Sherifs, &C., calculated for the use of the citi-
zens of N orth Carolina, and made conformablc to
law. Complied by a member of the bar. Prico
81. For sale by II. D. TURNER.
H. I. will send the above work by mail, pos
tage free, upon the receipt of 81.
RalaiCh. 1887. "a
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FRIEND WooD 1t was a long time after I saw
you at Rlissield, before l got the bottle Of Restor-
alive for which you gave me an order upon your
agent in Detroit, and when I got it We concluded
to try it on Mrs. Mann's hair, as the surest test Of
its power. 1t has done all that you assured me it
would do and others of NY family and friends.
having witnessed its effects, are now using and
recommending its use 10 others as entitled to the
highest consideration you claim for it.
Again, very respectfully and trulylyours,
SOLOMON MANN.
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PhRLOR AND CHURCH ORGANS.
TIT NTnC O. NHET nnHnNO
PIANOS & ME

THE subscriber furnishes lower than they can
be procured of any dealer in America, The
celebrated Alexandra Church and Parlor Organs.
Princes, Manning's, Mason & Hamlins, do and
oil other American make Of Harmonious and Me-
lodeons. Chickering'S, Nuun's 4 Clark's; Gilberts,
Boardman q Gray's; Worcester's, Stoddarts, Gates,
aud all other prominent manufacturers' make OF
Pianos. Harps, Guitars, ViOlins, Stools, Covers,
Instruction books, and Music at Wholesale or Re-
tail. Churches, Schools, and Ministers supplied
| at q large discount. Every instrument guaTan-
teed. Circulars and Prices sent free.
Address J. NJ. EDNEY,
Sc John Street,
New York.
Sent. 18th, 1857. i5-1y. COW
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PETERBOROUGH FEM
MRS. L. B. BRENT,
MISS s. A. BRENT
SEMINARY,
Joint Principals.

THIS School commences its first session We'd
nesday' the 9th of January, 1853, and closes the
first Wednesday in July. Board, eight dollars per
month. Tuition in primary classes from 81 so to
10, higher English classes from IL to Is dollars.
French and Latin each 5 dollars, Music on Piano,
20 dollars per session. Ornamental expenses so
cents. Pupils received at any time and charged
from the date of entrance.
For particulars, address the principals.
Dec, 14th. 1857. IL 6n