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have been at least two thousand ladies pres


nave been at least two thousand ladies pres
ent.
l mad the pleasure of meeting here with the
charming lady Of 7. j. Evans, ESQ.,, the gen.
tlemanly Grand Scribe of Virginia; also Mr..
taylor, OF Stanton, Va, his lovely bride and
bridal party. To Mr.. T. and the brother of
his bride, (whose name l regret being unable
TO remember,) am / indebted for MANY acts
OF gallant attention, which were highly ap-
preciated, as my chaperon was engaged in
the N. d. most of the time.
In company with the friends above named,
paid a visit to Paramount Water-works. and
Laurel Hill Cemetery. Here hundreds o fbeau-
tlful objects and enchanting scenes meet the
view, and in the latter classic and patriotic re-
miniscences are brought to mind but l have
not time now to linger, lest / be too late in clo-
Sing this letter to reach the Office in time for
the next number of the Age. There is a
piece of brown stone Statuary, in the latter,
which especially attracted my attention on
account of its historic connections. It is a
rude statue of "Old Mortality" with his faith
full, antique pony by his side, while he is en-
gagged retrieving the obliterated inscriptions
on the ancient tomb stones. Seated by the
roadside, as if in conversation with him. is a
statue of Sir Walter Scott, whose large and
finely developed head and strongly marked
face, the sculptor has been remarkably happy
IN conveying to inanimate stone. But I must
pass on.
The National Division closed on SATURDAY.
morning, the 4th, when, in company with our
~compagnous de voyage, Mr.. and Mrs. Evans.
we started for Niagara Falls, uig New York,
Hudson river, &c.
Our stay in New York was rather brief to
see much, and as we had our time limited
we did not set out on extensive curiosity see
ing excursions. We visited some of the lar
gest and finest Parks, walked out on the hat
terry, had pointed out old Castle Garden of
which we have heard SO much, but which has
now been converted into Emigrant offices,
&C., attended church, visited Museum, &C.,
N~N
and promenaded Broadway, which after all
has as great attractions to one coming from a
quiet rural town, as almost anything else to
be seen. The noise, confusion, Babellike
sounds, the sea of faces rushing in wild agi-
tation like the waves of the boisterous sea.
presented to my view a living panorama as
instructive and entertaining as it was unusu-
al and exciting. Amid the rush of ten thou
sand vehicles, and twice ten thousand hu-
man beings, it seems wonderful that fearful
accidents are not of almost momentary occur
renee ; but men, women and children dodge
wind and turn, hop, skip and jump, pass and
repass-a thousand hair-breadth escapes oc-
cur all around you, and yet all escape un-
harmed. But | must close my remarks on
New York, for the present, with a word of
commentator in behalf of the metropolitan
HOTEL" the model house it has ever been nv
good fortune to meet with. / close this letter
here, and in my next, which I hope will, also
be in time for the same No. of the Ace IN
10y Wilt apy.rs~;n give M N.Y.
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urgent invitation, they remained a week with
her, during which time Minnie grew devoted
to her father, whom she had so long wished
to behold, and now was gratified. 1t grieved
her, however, to see he was by no means
well or strong.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-06-22

INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT BoARD.-Welearn
that a meeting Of this Board will be held at
the Executive office in this city, on the 21st
inst.
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Beautiful, fowery May has come once more
to gladden. us. Seated meath a large wide
spreading tree, on a rustic bench-watching
the playing of the fountain, is Minnie Forest.
She is indulging in pleasant r~everie, though
a neglected book lies on her lap. A we'll
known footstep arouses her. Mr.. Singleton
stands beside her. She bushes very prettily
as he seats himself at her side, and bends
those dark eyes tenderly upon her. Soon,
dear reader, her hand lies a prisoner in his,
and she has promised at some future day to
become-Mrs. Singleton. Pray, do not frown,
young and beautiful lady, and cry pshaw +!
because | could not help it. Inerer could be
sentimental.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-06-22
CHAPTER XIII.

CHAPTER XIII.
And soon the many cloudsthat hang
Their solemn drapery Ger the sky,
Will pass in shadowy folds away
Lo! mark them now ! they break-they fly,
And over earth in one broad smile,
Looks forth the glorious eve of day"
Red Wing sentinel., 1859-12-24

SQUIRE WIS M1srAKE.-A CORES.
pondent of the Mobile Tribune, tells
the following: io .,asa'E ai.5 <'7'i;...'t
~ Old Squire W., is an honest, jovial
soul, with few religious,scruples-fon.l
Of . hearty laugh or a good joke al
any time. He relates the following on
himself as. an actual occurrence.
Zone night, boys had a very strange
dream. l thought I was about "a
get to heaven. A long ladder like
Jacobs reached from the ground to.
wards the good place, and it was on
this ladder that / went up. When
reached the top T. found a space ot
seven or eight feet intervening between
the last round and the celestial. gate
I could see within and catch sglimpses
ofthe fine things inside. Peter stood
at the cntrance-he leaned over reach.
ed out his hand and told me to make .
bigjump. l,aM jump boys, and 60,
one of the d--dest falls you eve,
heard Of for found mysclfsprawline
on the floor having jumped out of bed
while l was tryinti to jump into l.eav'
n & F r -sry
Red Wing sentinel., 1859-12-24

A RED FACED ghost, who not quite
sober, attempted to play in Hamlet at
country theater. At length the cur
tain rose and the play commenced.
Everything passed of quietly enough
till the. ghost made his appearance,
when there was continuous roar OF
laughter. A ghost with red face
was . novel thing, and the said ghost
keeping lis legs will: extreme difficult
ty.. But the noise subsided, and the
play progressed smoothly till the scene
in which Hamlet Horatio and the
officers appear. 10 sbam ase5 Gl 54osa3
Hannzst-What! looked he frown.
ingly? Ts5Ia ,Ss,1tsaa 2h y sgii}ca ID j
Horatio countenance more in
sorrow than in anger. ,.... s2e9 ...s... ,.s'
Han.iet-Pale or red? 81 .'st'lg.'. .,.
Horetio Nay, very rcd! $50 red
indeed that he looked: "A il he ca,ne
from the very depths OF the infernal
regions, my tord.''
Red Wing sentinel., 1859-12-24

Hate NOT. 1t is not worth while.
Your life IS not long enough to make
1t pay to cherish ill-will or hard tho'ts
against anyone. What if that man
has cheated you, or that woman has
played you false? What ifthis friend
has torsaken you in your time Of need,
or that one having won your utmost
confidence, your warmcst love, has
concluded that he prefers to- consider
and treat you as q Stranger, Let il
all pass. What difference will it make
to you in . few years, when you 60
hence to the .'undisconvered country. )
Red Wing sentinel., 1859-12-24
1-7-7-7:.7fs~ r.:TI 5 -


BEAUT1FyL, .IPHoToGRAPHs OF THE
Moox.--A gentleman of this city, well
known as an astronomer and amateur
photographer, has succeeded in taking
photographs Of tic moon, With a beau
|ty and accuracy far far exceeding any-
thing of the .kindtepreviously accom-
plis!,ed in thisacoailsrv sor Europe
The other evening, at : prisate exhi-
bition of the, Dissolrio9 views of
Messrs. Marsh and Kaye, who have
recently arrived from England, these
exquisite delineatiens, Of lunar scenery
being subjected to the operation Of
their apparatus, were ,reprpduced and
|magnitied with the most vivid effect
each view being twenty-five feet
square. The result is of the greatest
interest not only to astro ronhtomers, but
ito those with less scientific curiosity.
A larger moon Gthant was ever seen bv
moral eyes before, was projected up-
on the screen The picture OF the
half:,noon, the volcanic. hollows. one
side Of which, the sun was lighting,
while the other remained in gloom,
made a sylciidi.l, show In, the full
moon, besides the great seas, the most
striking object was the mountain Ty-
cho, from which great mountain ridges
Of light streamed Of in every dircc-
ton like rays from i sun.-Brother
.lohnathQ,a, 2sE 55ao = = = eh5 -
Red Wing sentinel., 1859-12-24

The total eclipse Of the 18th ot
next July will be a very i,nportan,
one to the scientific world. The direct.
|ors Of the Dorpats Observatory were
the first to remark that at the momen,
Of obscuration .fonr Of the. planets
Venus, Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn
will sppear in the vicinity Of tbs
eclipsed sun, as a kind Of rhombodia
figures; a pheno nomenon Of spct, extra
ordinary rariSy @thxt. many centurieai
Twill elapae before It's repetition.
Red Wing sentinel., 1859-12-24
That ':lady with curls," must have
been dull-for q woman. Why didn't
she stick pin in the .sYork State gall
That would have "made her git"
THE GREAT NORTHWEST.

fo To tie Editors of the Cbur;e- and
Enquirer The Hudson Bay Compa.
ny, abandoning the dangerous route
into the Hudson Bay, through which
it has been accustomed to hold COM
mnnication with the outer world, and
seeing nothing attractive in the old
route Off 8 ancient rival, the North.
west Company, by Lake Superior, has,
within the past year, begun to toward
its supplies by New York and st. Paul,
up the valley: of Red River to its i1fe.
rior posts. Public, meetings on this
new route to the Pacific have been at.
tended in the towns of the Upper Mis-
|sissippi1 with enthusiasm. ri hss asa.
/ Expeditions, well equipped, have,
during the past summer, gone through
this whole region to- open up more
thoroughly it's capabilities. aud to test
by experement, its Possibilities. Two
steamers, the Freighter and Jeannett
Roberts, moved up the Midkesota river
during she high stage Of water in the
spring, for the sake of passing across
from Big Stone Lake to LAX Traverse,
and so of entering up 1.-The navigation
of the inland waters. Another steam.
|er, the Anson Northrup, was taken
apart in the winter and was drawn OH
|sleds from Grow, Wing on the Missis-
|sipi, TO, Breckenridge. on the; RED
River +, where it was rebuilt, and this
summer it has actually begun the nav,
igation by steam en- the Red River of
the North. So private enterprise, un.
aided by Government patronage, is
gathering the laurels, and, we trust,
profits also, on this realm of promise
for the future: f+ .g4a ,.ni.gy. os.
"The truth is" says the Edinburg
Reviewer, "that though the accidents
of political organization have decided
otherwise, the district Of the Red Biver
is, according to all geographical con-
siderasions, a part Of the State Of Min.
nesota.5 It's, beyond all question,
that the natural approach to, aud out.
let from, the Hudson Bay Territory,
is through. the State of Minnesota.
Such commerce AZ the country has, is
destined to 60 to the South, and as far
As its intercourse with the rest of the
world is concerned, the Red River Set.
tlemeuts Is part of the States which
are watered by the Mississippi. .
+ a#..cra .aa mi New ENGLAnD. /.
Red Wing sentinel., 1859-12-24

Iprolong the arrangement, and would
come to him in. the morning, perhaps
that very night, and sue fora recon.
citation. a'1ii j 2 ssai % fan9as t2s, NJ
g But then came the recollection OF
that indexible countenance, Of. that un-
bending will and Of that laughing and
unpitving eye, and he felt convinced
that he vas hoping against hope; and
despairingly he turned TO the wall for
oblivion from the wretchedness. Of his
thoughts. usl 9!9H L{5r(' tsia ,'s3.;74' 81.
The secen3Ss.aay was asrepetition ol
the first. ma allusion was made to the
subject on either side. There was a
quiet happiness and cheerfalness about
|6is wife that puzzled Jack soreIy, and
The felt that an idea Of forcing her to a
Surrender mnst be abandoned. 4 a~
The third right he was alone! His
reflections were yet more serious than
the previous nights what they were,
of course, was only known to himself;
but they seemed to result in something
decided; for about midnight. three
distinct raps were made at his .wife'e
door: No answer. The signal was
repeated in 4 louder tone-still all was
silent A .thira time the deer shook
with the violent attack, -.,,a,,o ~, Re. - !.
l'@ts re Who's there q cried the. voice oi
his wife, az if aroused from q deep
sleep. i.,ts nsa5 1s e.,es ,sta 4sd.ocl Il, ii,
! H little tie best Democrat you eve,
<1;1 ann n, .. sfi H. #gs;i 90 .Glt
The revolution in his opinions was
radSenl and pern,,sae,st. He removed
to another county and became popu.
lar-offered himself as a candidate on
,the Democratic ticket for the Legisia,
tire, was elected, and fos several ses.
sions represented the county as firm
and decided Democrat. - .ge7" =
Il u. y
Red Wing sentinel., 1859-12-24
WHOLE NUMBER l77
!. TOADs AND. THEIR SKINS.

q TOAD3KN THEIR SKINS.
Mr.. Editor !; in short articl. in tn.
Farmer about toads jts says: III,
rolls his coat up in : pile and swal
lows Il. . 49, .1t'..,t, ..ls l
Now Is I have seen him pull Of hi.
coat and pants, and . friend hay seer
another do the same thing, in precise
" the same way, it may be interesting
to others to know the process. Abou
the middle Of July. I found 4 toad OF
= hill o. melons, and wanting him i
move, hoed around him. He appear
ed sluggish and not inclined to move
Presently I observed him pressing hi,
elbows against his sides, rubbing down
wards. He appeared 50 singular tha,
l watched to see what he was up to-
After few smart rubs his skin began
to burst open straight along his back.
Now, said I, old fellow, you have done
it !; but he appeared to be unconcened
and kept on rubbing until he had
worked down all his skin into folds
on his sides and hips; then grasping
one hind leg with. his hands, he hauled
Oft Oft one leg Of his pants the same as
anybody would, then stripped the 9th
ers in the same way. ,-~,t
He then took his cart off cuticle for
ward between his fore legs and swal
lowed it; then by raising and lower
ing his head, swallowing as his head
came down, he stripped off the Skin
underneath until it came to his fore
legs, and then grasping one Of thest
with the opposite hand, by oonsidera
bic pulling, stripped off the skin
changing hands, be stripped the othc'
and by q slight motion of the head h.
drew it from the throat and swallowed
the whole. The operation seemed t,
be an agreeable one, and occupied bu
Ia short time.-M E.. Farmer.
Red Wing sentinel., 1859-12-24
DElEPsEA F souNnfNG.-

i
Some persons are surprised at the
statement that, the waiter upen the
telegraphic platsau between Trinier
and Vatentia Bays, = fsem two to
three mites deep ii its deepest parts,
having been told 'that titere it 10 com.
paratively shallow. "A comparison Of
deep:sea soundings will show that the
idea ofits shallownesGiaoofrect, when
measured by the, almost incredible
|Isbysses To- which the plapment has
been; g sen. Lieutenant Renyman, in
1853; made . sounding u The .Atlantic
Ocen 49,60b feet ii: depth, equel to .
little over ~ miles; and Capa Denham
of the British Navy, HIS obtsised
soudningsest tho vasf depth Of 4e,2ss
feet, or about sk English gpilsa The
highest mountains upon the globe
might1be hurled into these immence
chasms, and still Lleaveitsd7ast ocean
above their ta|lest peaksyF The giant
Hiasalayf, thet orertep ~ tEher noun:
tains. would br s*ol6Hed - easily y
the Alps The highest peak Of the
chain Is on 2s, ,17s feet above the sea
level, and It's summit mIiiile6 DC submerged
merged obout three MI ,at' the point
of Capt Denha,n' Z deepest soundings
Red Wing sentinel., 1859-12-24
. 9GENrLRmANLY LADIES.

The Columbus train was unsuuall,
full from this city to Berea. Howev
eE,s one gentleman occupied . whole
seat. to himself, and his wife another
to herself They were strangers tt
this part Of the country, wore good
clothes, and apparently thought the,
were more pumpkins than other pco
|ple were. Tie lady was youug, and
had tantalizing curls, and commenced
looking for q seat, ,.ra4 81 sse1sH '8
!" Il this seat engaged2'' she affabl,
said TO- the lady with cnris. asa ,oa -
II calculate to occupy it myself
was the reply" '2is!z 6's'751oslE' -,'a.j rss
!" .".. Is anybody occupying it with
%..That makes no difference I intend
to occupy it MYSELF - II tf5 goIF '',
q sSeWill you see me stand mp 2"
"You can do as you please o.
g So saying the pleasant lady sa'
down. but instead of striking the seat
she found herself in the lap Of the
lady with curls, who had suddenly
moved with the intention Of blocking
the lady out. .'-.. w. T.. ..:- ...l. : :. - y
Very well,'' said the, latter, a,
pleasant as summers morning, "]
am comfortable enough" )" 5s-a, 81.
But the lady was not; the moun
tain of consolidated crinoline was ra
ther too much for the narrow space
besides the pleasant lady was rather
heavy; and curls darted angrily on,
of the seat and swept into the mex
car. The pleasant lady, when she
found that she had the seat an L
herself, leaned back and laughed out
right. The husband of eurls had
awokc from nap, and expressed .
desire to whip somebody-didn't ex
actly know who, for insulting his wife
put the passengers laughed him ou'
Of It. The pleasant lady said she wa.
la ork State gal.' o. Cleveland Plain
deuler. -, ..,,. .,...,..,, atI..t'
/ That 'slady with curls,'' must hav.
been dull-for a woman. Why didn'
she stick a pin in the "sYork State gal.
That would have semade her git
Red Wing sentinel., 1859-12-24
CENTRAL POIN r HOUSE.

This lIouseis pleasantly located on the shere
/ ofLake Pepir, within = few rods Of the
Steamboat Landing. Persons wishingto spend
few days Of recreation and leisure, will find
shis tie place to do it. A good and we'll sup-
piled barn is ut: ached to the house. and acom-
potent ostler alwaysin attendance.
ular house and having thoroughly reprinted
and furnished In superior style. would say to
the pnblic that thing that they can do to
make III. calling. comfortably and pleasantly
situated, will be left undone. -
NAV 18 1859. .tt.t."''' r. '-'..' 95y
Red Wing sentinel., 1859-12-24
THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

The Church Almanac for. 1860 con-
tains the usual yearly summary of facts
and information relating to the Epis.
copal Church, from which we gather
as follows: s1''' .,'S .''.-,i 80
The Episcopal Church in the United
States has SO diocescs. The present
number OF bishops, provisional bish-
ops and assistant bishops:is 43; priests
and deacons, 1880; parishes, 2,llo.--
There were ordained during the year
7s deaeons and SO priests. -Numbe,
|of candidates for holy orders, 2sl.--
Churches consecrated, SO. The bap.
|tisms were as follows: Infants, q, ;.
Ais; adults, 5,l21 not stated, 4s7
total, 3O,023. Number Of conirma:
tions, 1866 ;: COMMITMENTS added,
l4,794; present number, l35, ,767; mar.
|riages, 1859; burials l2,442 ;, SUNDAY
School teacher, II ,O9l scholars, 49,
063. Amouht of contributions for
missionary and charitable purposes,
|$l,627:is3 IL. It will be observed
that the number of persons brought
into the Church by baptism is more
than double the number taken from it
by burials; that an addition of over
one-tenth Of the,rw whole number OF
communicates has been made during
the past year, and that the number Of
scholars in tho Sunday Schools of the
Church is only about seventeen thous-
and less than the total number Of com
|municants. ''ts' p .i'i 80 ''''s'' !"
Red Wing sentinel., 1859-12-24

In youth, We look;ueen life through
the small end of the telescope; i; in Old
age through the broad. They are tho
same objects, and yetwe wonder shat
what once appeared SO large, shoald
now seem so very small. Alas! that
happy time, when all things were
sweet as , 9 oonfec vi ',li ionery to our young
taste will never come againI---llor .shah
We care much if it never does. ,' :;
Red Wing sentinel., 1859-12-24

LOVE ELEvArEs WoxAx.--ThGree 81: Is
nothing 50 elevating ito ias wsoenani as
the love OF a truly. greati1snii mobile
mau. The Worship i she pays hinn,
whether it be that Of friendship;orof
love, cxalts her mind, and fills ller, soul
with . holy joy. there is nothing 50
degrading, 50 crushing M the, sppif,
as 10 be the slave 81 q chnrfl.-N1krs.
Cro.oe,
Red Wing sentinel., 1859-12-24
7oLUME 4, NUMBER { Il 2l..
HOTELS.


RETlsOtO1 HOTEL
l.eveeAtreet, imme liately opposite tie Steam
~. boat Landing, Red Wing, Minnesota,
A. A. 4 E. L. TEELE, PRopn1Ero oRs.
THIS new, spacious and commodious house
Is now open for tho reception Of guests.-
It has been constructed under the tiinmedists
super,isiono Of the proprietors, aud noth,rg has
been omitted to insure the comfort and conven-
ience Of tho.e who may favor them with their
patronage. The numerous rooms are all we'll
lighted, ventilated and furnished in . superior
manner. In connection with the house 10 .
good and commodious stable.
/. Red Wing, March I, 1855. SStf
Red Wing sentinel., 1859-12-24

~ .Mad'lle Piceolon,ni is now in
Italy, indulging in tlJesrcpose she1 has
|so fairly earned.
Red Wing sentinel., 1859-12-24

q schoolmaster, who had a. i.steler.
able habit oftalking to. himself was
asked by . neighbor what metise he
could have in talking Is, himself r.
Jonathan replied that he had two good
and substantial reasons. ''In the first
place he liked 10 talk TO-. = sensible
man; in the next place, Re liked to hessr
4 sensible man talk, ,''li'al.l 'ssl .s'os
Red Wing sentinel., 1859-12-24
FAsnlONABLE NATIONAL SONG

BILE NATIONAL SON(
go Long live our gracious Queen,
II Who won't wear crinoline, IL: ]
Long live the Queen
G" Nay her example spread,
Broad skirts be narrowed,
Long trains be shortened .-
Long live the Queen ..g.~
"' o storm of scorn arise,
Scatter French fooleries,
And make them pail. ,....
Confound those hoops and things,
Frustrate those horrid springs,
And India rubber rings.
Deuce take them all!
May dresses Haunting wide
. Fine figures cease to hide
Let feet be seen ;!..,g ..rt
Girls to good taste return,
Paris flash; modes unlearn,
M more catch fire and burn,
= Thanks to the Queen! A
-,.,'' -..aa .3t .a ,.sls' Punch
Red Wing sentinel., 1859-12-24

HONEY Dew. as it is called, is a
toundatuIson. the leaves of
the oak in various parts of California.
1t has received this name from its
exceeding sweet taste aud the manner
in which it settles upon ,theltrees. The
P!acerville Observe se. 81 Gays it r. SO pl.n-
tiful in some portions Of its county the
present season, that its approach to
the trees IS at times distinctly seen in
the form Of q faint mist and may be
noticed upon the leaves in . thin CLOS.
sy coating or in small sparkling drops.
Trees bearing, honey dew are visited
by immense numbers Of hornets, bees,
ants, and, other sugar eating insects,
1t is 'undoubteal ) this singular = ipglrot,duc~
ton that renders the bees, off Cslifor.
ME 20 exceedingly prolific, and .as, j. /.
spontaneous production Of 4 much aad-
mired luxury. is q subject of mach
|co1igratulation to Californians.
Red Wing sentinel., 1859-12-24

1850. RED WING 1850.
STEAM PLANING MILL.
SASH, DOOR AND BLIND FACTORY.
Zone Block above Freeborn's Saw Mill.)
WE SHALL BE PREPARED TO FUR
w nish ut all times, anything in the above
line of business, and shall keep on hs6d all
kinds Of plansd and matched Lumber, Mould
ings, etc. -aTr-s hrs az n4a s,5 = s0rr.c o."
Orters promptly attended to, which may al
80 bo left with Brown & Betcher. ".
Produce Of all kinda taken in exchange fol
work. COGEL & .BETCHER.
Red Wing, April 70, 1859. 142-ly