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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-01-13


The Anir.M,nnesot'dn, with its usual con-
Germ for the truth u history, proves yester.
day, by the most convincing arguments
that the Five Million Loan Bill vas party
measure. Ii says;
SO far AZ /, could be, without tn, formal &c
ton Of party conventions expressing their sen
timents upon IL. the question Was de tscto ,
rARry one and the Repub icsa party With a
few exceptions, was ranged oga,rsf II, VITA
nearly as much unsnimity as the Democratic
party vas ranged IA tsr~ OF the policy Of Sat q
Debt and Taxation involved in the support Of
the $1,000 ,Io Loan.
We grant ye, hedgehog aud so let j. bs
placed upon the record. Our readers may
estimate for themselves, upon the basis OF
this admission, the relative strength OF the
parties In this State. The total popular
vote in favor Of the Loan WAS ?S,02s /;
against the Loan. $3.50. The former u
these hgures. according 10 the .frs,. M,nns-
sosian, represents the Democratic party OF
this sla,e--,be latter the Republicans. The
Democrats having by the showing OF the
inis- MnnSsS,dh. majority Of 1925 over
the Republicans
The vote 10 the Legislature Was &, in f.
vor Of and - against the loan IN the House.
and % tor 10 seven against, in he Senate
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-01-13
u. 0,us ratte tiotory.

by the following despatch. il will be aeen
that The place Of Mr. II.Rars, in Congress,
has been supplied by sound Democrat
To thu Kailors Of he Fiaossr aud Democrat
CuroAao, Jan. q.
Hon. CnARLss IIopGEs, the Democratic can
didste for Congress, TO all the vacancy in the
sixth district In ,his state, created by the death
Of Maj HAWRIa, has been elected.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-01-13

u thp Esilip ~ Do lhihs"f Hh1
MILWAUKEE, Jan. q,
HYrrnss A. DocGLAs was Yesterday, re-
elected United States Senator, from Illinois for
sx years from the fosr,h Of March next. The
vote In Joint Convention stood DoueLAs, 81;
LiscoLs, ~. The announcement o. the result
vas received with tremendous applause. from
spectators in attendance.
The last hope Of the enemies Of DoudLAs
yanishcs with the above announcement.
The storis sc Industriously circulated that
members elected "a his friends. would desert
him, IL proven by the vote, to have been the
base coinage Of Abolilonists and pani'es
An honor to the incorruptible Democracy
Of Illinois and their noble Senator
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-01-13

GENERAL JAMS GApspxS. Of South Ca.
rolina. who d,cd in Charleston on the 26,h
inst. was at one time an aid Of General
Jackson. and also the pego,iaior Of the
Gsdsirn ,rca,y. by which a. purchased
Arizona irum Mexico.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-01-13
Refreshing pisg,s,ism ,Net tr,m ihs Reeves,

A curious example OF the extensive circle
descrlt~,i by local news. before i, reaches
the liHnsso,,1n. is exhibited in tina, paper
ycs,,rday. An article which app ard in
the PiosSsR h DSsocs.r. on December
10Th, on the Fur Trade OF - Paul, and
which has sncc travelled extensively through
the Eastern and Southern Journals, finally
rvappars On the s,h Of January, in the
Mnnsso,,da credited to the Nafoscl baisih
geno,r . month after its publication in the
PIoSEER.
Bu, as the only items Of value in the
Mansso,,an consis, in this chap appropria.
tion OF the labors OF other journals, We may
pardon the roundabout theft for the relief
il affords TO the usual monotonous inanlty.
and scurriloas fol-Gis-rol OF that paper
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-01-13

BrcHAsas, and will continue 10 do 20, believ.
ing that the time will soon come, when the
American people, without distinction Of party,
will look back upon his Administration with
admiration and pride.
am truly yours.
". N. RICE.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-01-13
~. ~ v. W. Il. II Co.

In the notice Of the case Of EDNuND
RIcs rs. the Minnesota aud Northwestern
Il. Il Go, ia the Nnntsot,hn. the o,hsr day
there was very impcrian, error. Our
utighbor stated that the argument before
the Supreme Court, was on the mer-
its of the case, involving the validity Of the
law Of Congress repeating the grant Of lands
made to construct u railroad from the Iowa
line to Lake Superior. The decision Of the
Court does not affect this question but was
merely refusal to reius,a,e the case in it,
old place on the calendar, and thus permit
OF its being argued the present session Of the
Supreme Court. The refusal carries the
case TO the foot OF the calendar. and there
will be no decision OF the important ques-
ticns Involved during the present year.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-01-13

Micu.kL C,scrsi marderer II policeman
ANDERSON, has bScn scn,encrd 10 the peni.
tertiary for life by Judge l,esAaAs. Of New
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-01-13
FILLMORE County Contested Election

e. ". COrr0x, Winona.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-03-17
Plant Trees.

Plant trees for yourselves, your childreni
your Eeighbors and generations to Come
Plant trees Tor orchards of luscious fruits.
Plant trees around your dwelling, and BY the
roadside it will make home more pleasant
and harpy.
Don't ask yourselves if it will pay three
or six per cent month, for the FIRST or
seconJ year Ii trees are planted and cared
for, they will suon pay even more than money
at six per cent. month.
They will pay in luscious fruits and rich
foliage. They will improve the sppesrancs
of your iarms and dwellings. Don'I delsy
planting trees, tur 'procrastiRstion is the
thlei of Tine He will not only steal your
time, but viii cheat you out of muny bas.
ket OF rich fruits.
Don't delay because your means or terri1
tory is small. Plant few; give them COED
culture, aud they will soon richly repay you
with bountifuI harvest Dent delay be-
cause somebody has got big orchard. and
fruit will be SO cheap that it won't sell for
anything. Good fruit viii pay, and it will
alway pay, besides giving heath and hap
2iness to thousands.
Plant trees, vines, and f1wersi Live as
though life was worth having. Where eau
We be more happy than under our own vine
and tig tree. with DO one 10 mplest or make
lis atraidG
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-03-17
The Oracles of God.

1t is a matter of congratulation that the
B ib'e has passed trumphantly through the
ordeal of verbal criticism. English infdels
of the last century raised a premature pesn
over The discovery and publication of so
many various readings. They imagined
that the popular mind would be rudely and
thoroughly shsken, that Christianity would
be placed in imminent peril of extinction,
and that the Church would be dispersed and
ashamed ofthe sight of its Magma Charta
But the result has blasted all their hopes,
and the Oracles OF God are found to have
been preserved in immaculate integrity
The storm which shokes the oak only
loosens the earth around its roots, and it5
violence enables the tree to strike deeper
intD the soil. So it is that Scripture has
gloriously surmounted every trial There
gathers around it a dense "cloud of wit
nesses," from the ruins Of Nineveh, and the
valleys of the Nile; from the slabs and bas
reliefs of SIENNA cherib and the tombs and
monuments of Pharaoh; from the rolls oi
Chaldee paraphrasis and Syrian versionists;
from the cells. and libraries of monastc
scribes, and the dry and dusty labors Of
scholars and aniiqusrians. Our presen,
Bibles are undiluted by the lapse of ages.
These Oracles, written amid such strange
diversity, of time. place and condition
among the sands and cliffs of Arabia, the
fields and hills of Palestine, in the palace
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-03-17
Chapter of First Things.

The GcSt printing was done April I4th;
l4I4
Printing was first brought into England
March %. l47I.
The first Total Abstinence Society was
organic Feb IS, 1926.
Steam navigation was first successfully
app led. Feb. IL. 1899.
The first English steamer for India sailed
Auaust Is, 1915.
The first commencement OF Harvard Col
lege took place Oct ., 1913.
The lrst Cardinal was made Nov. 24,h,
1874. ..f..
The first mariners compass was made
Nov, 81, 1902.
Gunpowder was fist used Dec %, 1871.
Chris mas ~ ss first celebrated December
25th A. D 95.
The first trial by jury took place Nay
II h \. d. go.
The FIST debate in the United States
House of Representatives was on the sub
iect of tariff. In the debate, one Of the
members from South Carolina favored q pro-
tectise duy on hemp.
The first wJolen mill on the Pacihc
coast has been sci in operation at Salem,
Oregon, with four hundred and eighty spin
dies.
The first building erected in America to
collect the Kings duties, occupied the site
at the corner vi Richmcnd and North sts.,
BJst3n
The earliest reference 10 music we have
in the book OF Genesis (chapter w.. verse
2i, where juhul, who lived before the DEL
uge, is represented as the father OF all such
as fandle the harp and organ
The fEr, daily newspaper printed in Fir-
gina was in 1850. and the subscription
price was $50 per dnnum.
The first religious newspaper issued was
The Herald of Gospel Liberty, which WAS
published by Elas Smith, in Portsmouth,
! New Hampshire, in 1908.
| The first cut nails ever made we're pro-
duced in Rhode Island, and the Historical
Society of that Stale has the machinery
! employed at their Introduction.
| The first iron works established in New
England, were at Lynn. The first attempt
/ TO melt The ore was made in l643.
! The first paper mill in New England was
produced at Milton; the first liGen at Lon
conderry; the first blankets at Ipswich; the
| first scyIhei and axes at Bridgewater; the
| first powder at Andover; the first glass at
Quizcy York Wauerly.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-03-17

of Babylon and in the dungeons of Rome
have come down to US in such unimpaIred
fullness and accuracy, that We are placed
as advantageously toward them as the gen.
eratiOn which gazed upon the book of the
law, or those crowds which hung on the lips
of Jesus, as he recited parable on the
shores of the GaIilean Lake, or those
Churches which received from Paul and
Peter one Of their epis;les of warning ex-
position. Yes! the river of life, which
issues from beneath the throne of God and
OF the Lamb, msy, as it flows through SO
many countries, soWetimes bear with ii
the earthly evidence of its checkered pro-
gressj but the great volume of its water
has neither been dimmed in is transpar-
ancy, NOR bereft Of lis healing virtue
North British Rerie,r
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-03-17

SWEARING TO CHARaCTSR A dsrkey
who Wac N trial the other day in the Police
Court. found it necessary to bring in wit.
nesses to p'oye his previous good character.
Que cf these was Mathews, the old darkey
who toors horn around the street, and
trad,s in bottles and any other truck tia,
people have on hand. He swore to the de-
tendsnt's coed character poin,-blank. Asa
ciuchsr ON his testimony, the court asked
hun lf he was sure the deisndan, wouldn't
et.a. chicken. At this he baked in his
pro 'iic flow OF language. scratch d his head
cooked tirs, at the court snd then at the de-
frndsnt, and then debersted. Al last ho
answered with grin: lord bre's you.
Mister Bagg dunno nufhn' about de mig.
ser, but tell We, If ] was chicken. and
kuoxd he wss a conin'. &c git elsr Up, sg's.
Il svsr In puie,. he amt gwire 10 Ei'
no chance 1t ne. ease l'm gwins up INTO
ds LOT, sbery tine. Ish! !ah."-p.trois
Free Press.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-03-17
A Sumner Stunned.

The subj dining unecdote of candidate
for the Legislature of Western State is
worth telling: .e7 .- --a
There was q "stump speaking" and Ab-
ner had been on the platform enlightening
"the unterrifea" long and loudly. Fellow
citizsns,' said he'll Row come 10 SANDER
Gus report which has been most dastsrdly
circulated against me, irum one end OF the
country to the other My enemies, not con-
tent with eHdeavoring TO ruin my pOliticai
prospects, have assassn-lke attempted t.
blast my good name by their nsidicus re-
ports" Abner then stated what the ru
mos was, and continued: Il rejoice, my
feliow-citiZens, TO have it in my power n
staHtly to fasten the lie upon this malicious
and atrucious sunder. | SEE smopg you
une of the most estimab!e citizens of this
county, whose character fer truth and in
tegrity is above question. Squire Schooler
TO whom | allude, is acquainted with all
the facts, and | call on him here TO say
wht ther this rumor is true or false. pause
for a reply" WhereupUn Squire Schooler
slowly arose, and in his strong. slow and co.
norous voice, said, IL ratLer think you did
it, Abner," ''You old scounGrel!" txclaimsG
Abner. "wiy do you interrupt me while I'm
discussing great constitutional questions
with your low persunalties!" And he sc-
companied this ohjurgatory exclamation
with such surge" OF gesiiculution tina,
he stepped back beyond the platform, fell
backward on big dog, amid tie howls ol
which, and the deteniHg roars of the sovsr.
eigns the meeting was effectuaIly broken
up. ....
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-03-17
q D try.
From the Knickerbccker)
At Sea.
BY II. W LoyGFELLow.


The night was made for cooling shade,
For silence, and for sleep,
Ard when i was child, laid
Ny hands upon my breast and prayed,
And sank TO slumbers deep
Childlike as then, lie tonight,
And watch my lonely cabin light.
Each movement of the swaying lamp
Sipws how the vessel reels;
As DER her deck the pillows tramp,
And all her timbers strain and cramp
With every shock she feels; .r ....
il starts and shudders, while it burns,
And in its hinged socket turns.
Nov swinging slow, and slanting low,
1t almost level lies;
And yet know, while to and fro
watch the seeming pendule go
Win restless fall and rise,
The steady shalt is still upright, ,-...,sz,.
Poising its little globe Of light.
o hand Of Godi o lamp OF peace!
Opromise OF my soul
Though weak and tossed, and i'll at ease
Amid the roar Of shifting seas,
The ships convuisive roll.
own, with love and tender awe,
Yon perfect type Of faith and Law!
A heavenly trust my spirit calmsl
My soul is filled with light;
The ocean sings his solemn psalms,
The wild winds chant cross my palms,
Happy as il tonight
Under the cottage roof again
lheard the soothing summer rain.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-03-17


0TSome yeas ago Ben Brown opened
store in Swoptewn, and in order to hook
everybody in to trade he offered to treat
every ore that bought unything a. his store.
Money being pretty scarce, there wss =
good deul OF barter going On in lhose days.
So Sam Jones called into the grocery and
dry goods store of Mr.. Brown and asked
Tor darning needle, Offering in exchange
an egg. A ter receiving the needle, Jones
said:
Come, ainr YOU going 10 trestl"
"Wnat. on that trade!"
Certainly; trades trade, let it be big
or little
"Wel! what vii. you take!"
"a glass OF wIue," said jones.
The wine was poured out, when Jones
said:
Would it be ask ng too much TO requesr
you % put an egg into the wine. am very
fond of wine and egg"
Appalled, by the mans meanness, Brown
took thr. r.identical egg which he had ived
tor the darring needle, and handed it to his
customer, who, ON breaking it into the wino
glass, discovered that it contained double
yolk.
Look here" said the spong,, don't you
think you ouIht 10 give me another ddrning
needle! This, you zee, is double yolk."
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-03-17
CHURCH ErtouETrE.-We think there is

CHURCH ETIQUETTE. think there is
good sense in suggestion made by an
American who thus writes from London:
'.ln The churches, whoever comes first,
whether gentleman or lady, takes the fur
ther seat IN the slip, and those that follow
fill up the remaining sea:s, and thus pre-
vent the aW kard disturbance which occurs
IN our churches here, in the process ol
filing out and in by men, in order to isolGte
women at the further end of the pew. IL is
said the habit GO universal among us, origi-
mated with the curly settlers, who sat near
che doors of the pews, SO that in the case O.
an attack By the Indians, they might be
ready for action. In many Instances this
marching out and in, like parcel of so Idiers
IS perfect Nuisance, and The custom might
well be changed"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-03-17

OE-VoItaire had perfect horror CT in
quisitive persons. lie said to one of these
numbers: ''Sir, an glad TO see you--but !
give you fai, wsrning-l know Eothins
about that which you ate going to ask me-.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-03-17

,Ny''l'd have YOU know. Mrs. StokNr,
tina, my uncle was bannister Of the Law ="
"A ig tor your banister." reiortsA Ms
Grumley, turning up her n1se; "asyenr l. .
sousin as is e,rr.dor N ag sass,"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-03-17
4 RAT-SKIN SUIT.

An ingenious individual of Liskeared, +,
Cornwall, has for some time past been ex-
hibitiEg Itself in dress composed from top
to toe O. rat-skins, which he his been COL
lecting for three years and half. The
dress was made entirely by himself; it Con-
sists of hat, neckerchief, coat, waistcoat
trousers, tiPpeI, CATERS and shoes. The
number ot7irats required TO comp ple.e the
euit was six hundred and seventy; and the
individual, when thus dressed, appears ex-
actly like one of the Esquimaux described
in the travels of Parry and Ross The tip
pet, or boa, is composed of the pieces Of
skin Immediately round the tail of the rats
and is very 7curious part of the dress, con-
tanning about six hundred tails-and these
none of the shJr;est. '
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-03-17

0rGenius may eAisi WITHOUT the pres
ence o heart, but 1t is tbs temple without
the Shekinnah.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-03-17

0TLile Is a beaub,ilul night, in which
not one star goes down, but another rises to
take its place jean Pcm.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-03-17

6THoland describes certain dismal
class Of people-the grumblers-as "stiine
on the North sde of the tree Of lie, peal
ing wormy apples with rusty knife"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-03-17
Now ] ley me down 90 sleep,
] pray The Lord my soul To Keen:

When she had stopped. he whispered,
"Good night, father; good night, mother;
good night, baby; and he then breathed
deeply, lifted up his eyes and whispered,
1.-The room Is full of little children. hear
them singing. Now the Shining Man who
carries the Lamb in His bosom is coming
down. H
At this great awe fell upon us. Then
he whispered again, but with voice more
low, ale is here. He has just touched my
side. ] shall ne, er be sore again. Some
thing seemed saying to my heart, Give mp
your darling" | made a great effort. Ii
was hard. At first | could not; but then,
after another trial, managed to say within
myself, he is the Lords; let Him do as
seemeth good. At this my boy once more
spoke, "Thank you, father--yuu were hold
ing me back. Now can 60" Then he
put out his poor thin arms. as If reaching
for The Shining Man. of whom he spoke, to
take him, just trembling all over with a
kind oil heaving motion such as have seen
cocoon make when the butterfly is pre-.
pairing TO leave it; and then | felt, as il
seemed. something fluttering past me. Ny
poor sick boy was dead. No! | will no,
say "dead." cannot! Take back thy
questioning, oh fond and foolish heart =
He is not dead. He is where they never
die .-HeraH Of Light
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-03-17

ETrhe general rule is that nature cures
our maladies, and the doctor charges for L.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-03-17

OTEmploymeGt 10 NATURES physician.
Gdtea.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-03-17
A YANKEE STORY.
A COLLEGE RAT.

In my college rooms at Christ Church,
bachelor rat had taken up his quarters, but
where these quarters were j never could
find; he used toappear on the floor whsn
all was quiet. and disappear again on the
slightest noise.igI never could catch him,
but he was a terrible nuisance, for he made
great noise running about during the
night. The scouhused to put out the break
fast before the chapel hour, anpwhen | re-
turned frequently found marks of the RAYS
paws and teeth on the butter-pat. What
-tDVdmc of hir-si - cAti.,a sniill
no; tell. On my return 10 the looms ne s0oT
reappeared. AT last found his retreat. 1t
was under heap of papers on side table,
and he had made his nest in an old college
cap. He had lined it with pieces gnawed
off the carpet, and had made a fine store OF
provisions in the shape of bits of bread,
cake,a cheese, and everything edible he
could find about. The collection was so
varied that made catalogue at the time.