The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-06-02

seed last autumn, appears to have been
resuscitated with the daisies and cabbage
plants. This singular vegetable may be
recognized by its bark. We cannot assign
it any place in Botany. except Botany Bay,
where it ID believed TO be indigenous. 1t is
. creeping plant, constantly reaching out
its tcndrils for support, to which it clings as
the ivy to grave stone. 1t grows on the
prairie near Traverse des Sioux. 1t bears
no fruit, although it blows luxuriantly. Its
leaves are Of all colors except one, it Is never
read. II has been used TO die and can raise
any hue the occasion may demand. 1t is
lot nuuitious, and though Of q suspicious
smell, is not supposed to be particularly
poisonous, especially after being thoroughly
roasted. In the process Of cooking it exhi-
bits the amusing peculiarities Of a parched
pea, hopping from the frying. pan into the
fire, with an animated sensitiveness which it
is fun to witness. 1t is Of mucilaginous
sweetness Of taste, and distils an oil as balmy
as the juice OF olives
Considered as newspaper, the Free Press
Of the 18th, has the following interesting
items
Az IsptAN OrrRAG Ion Sunday morning
last, q couple Of Sioux indians who had been
lacked the family Of Frenchmsn by the name
Of Laramie, cutting and brusing one Of the 70.
males, who Is also OF indisn blood, badly. A
very ssseIe sssn vas ~. 1e.wses INC nIs. Aha
seconu nuse,s on pug manu-, s.S va. ,s scseie
p''.en A"1 pIuiseu spout 'ue sn1u'ue.s aho
SsI"r; hafan.s ieoeNeo an uRIy sul rom
atomana"A, uneoay o.e' one eys, sau usu ms
shuM u' nsAiiy o,.'eh on n' S.uGs. e
fanny neu III .no! nlgn. ootnes-t pcIng apous
o'oeA a. s,' ~ "o'saD = nouse "ncIo
lucy rehaneu uil'n inoihiss, "ueh tnc ina aus
were aIIes.eu anu PiAcea IA tns IAn u 'nls
p'ase w ews %n eN.So 49,, H,iuo' 80 20
s s., was ~ .ne oo'sola o. we ein'ouy. hs
u,mcu,'y oiisIh.Sng uvn. SUING o,u quAirei eA'
We should like 10 know vhv the Indian
Agents do net keep these Indians on their re-
hers wba,.ver' '"' '''''
Ihh no "a'e, - slowly reGeaing ~
INNS punt a"o spoNe. h'noush inc "issiSsipPi
mas oeon anu now mgheI IMAM ever before
hno"n our I"e. nss ho' ooeu sohlgh ~ nsay
tnfee ieet a. IL was last august. Inc state
meht that farms nave been devastated ana
towns g.catiy injured 'h,ough the vaiiey ha:
no iouhdauon N rum. no damage Oh any kihd
mas seeh zone, eMoep' Inc Inconvenience OF
o'oss'"s s"a "a'enps'
The Fa-ibault Herald has gone up in a
.l..o.;.,h.u. III. :, A.
'"e'o'''"' o""'o"' ms 10 '"o way he "en'
up
a, the triune head Of the P,ons.r .stabli.omeny,
seemstoo Of 81. Paul, that i was the Fixed and
ton. around which The sun moon. and starry
hosts performed their periodlcal REVOLUTION
and that there was no other place east. west
north. or south. upon which the great Greater
ever bestowed a passing thought excspt some
T,marack swamn or half hresJ viiIags nm m.
Red River or lake Superior. in which onr moe
casin mast.rs-if we had apy--were deeply in.
terss,ed. an 4 were sunporti,v our naisI hv
bIacL mailing onr masters We shonld prohahly
O.. L.. .,u,
-otop, LOT your aear chiiureh sake
exhausted reader and take breath
10 20 .ne 'o"s.I a"v:, W. up st"o.ooiun'n
breed adiuncts every week. regardless OF the
curses OF settlers who were Induced by our
puhs to locate themselves IN some OF the Sibe.
RAN regions on Lake superior or the iar.tamed
Qar-famed we mean rs tho Pioneer crculAfesl
swsmps OF the Saskatchewan plains, We should
be on the watch to chronicle the passage
through the streets o! every distinguished IMAM
other Government Treasury plunderer of the
o. on, M. )" ~ sO o ~ s,,rsc, ,hs
ton OF strangers to our town, snd-
-------snd and 1.-The rest will be given
when we feel equal to the effort.
The Glencoe Rsg'ster OF May l4,h, says: