The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1859-07-28
News OF our Own state.

NsWs Of our Own state.
The editor Of the Winona Democrat re.
cords his enjoyments thus
PRorEcrio> PROM MrsQrIrogs. gs.--Sleep by the
side Of pretty woman. IL II = sure pfotec'
tion. as We can testify from experience. They
never bite man when they can lind something
better aud sweeter.
And his suItrings thus
RnErMArisN --Amputatc your leg and with
ragged piece of iron hoop dig out the marrow
from the bone, above the cut of, - and scrape
IL smooth That's rheumatism. Now drive
into the hollow plug, twice - large Is the
hole. I'LL you split the bone 70 the next joint
that's iniiammatory rheumatism. II you cant
get plug TO drive in, fll the cavity with mol
ten iron.
A LAD of five years Of age, u son of Mr..
kERRor. of Faribault, was drowned in
Straight river, while bathing, on the 10th.
THk Mankato Record, gives the follow.
ing desert ption Of the Falls OF Mipneneopa
three miles from Mankato.
These falls are on Il large stream which forms
the outlet Of Crystal Lake and its tributaries,
and are two in number. Al the first fall the
water slides over a rough, rocky precipice IT.
teen feet IN height, with an air Of negligence
etic mind but the main falls being but lev
steps below the first, is passed hurriedly by
and receives but u small share Of that notice TO
which by its beauty II Is entitled. AZ the main
fall sheet oi water forty feet 10 width ru,hes
with bewilderng force overa projecting rock
into q chasm eighty feet below. liude steps
have been formed IN the side OF the chssm BY
which visitors can descend TO the bottom,
where a temporary foot bridge has been thrown
across III. stfeAm by which you can ctcs- aud
get magnificent view OF this Wild Young Nj.
agara. The dark, frownDg rocks over head,
the smiling howers. the spray. the tiny rain
bows, and the incesssni roar Of the falling wa
tiers can only be appreciated by being seen.
The grounds Immediately about the fall, are
covered with heavy giowth OF forest trees.
a. yet entirely unimproved. From the laige
number Of health and pleasure seekers who
have ,i,ited these falls this season. and from
the praise bcsiowed upon them by all, We baz
ard nothing In saying that the time il not far
distant when they will be known and attract
attention from abroad ~ one Of the greatest
cgrio-ties Of Minnesota.
OF Ginseng and the trade ~ that article
the Reoord says:
We learn from parties engaged IN the bnsi
ness that between u 900 and l. 900 pounds of
dried root has been shipped from Mankato ~
tar tins season. A. n.M as ~ can learn the
00G pounds Msnka,o and 81 Peter have pro.
dueed about hall ofthi- amount. We have three
dry hoases here, VIZ: Messrs. Gosh0tn &
McCdnhay Chiffon, Pratt h Co. and Anga.
tus Ball. Mcssfs. Gurhotna McCouihay have
also a house At Lake Washington. Mr. Bal II
the only person now buying. and h- pufchaps-
are limiteI. he t. paying from five to .ix cents.
and owing 10 the scarcely Of the root, aud TIE
fall IN prices but few digger. are at work.
Jhr root Is .A,d 10 be better IN She fall than
At any other time and Il IL stated by eastern
dealers that Is no, ~ 70 dry al any other sea
son. aud that the products oi Minnesota, II The .
samples examined by them are tar criterion. .
"a wholly uusui'c1 for expectation. aud y,fy
indifferent article for home consumption.
Ma Swis.uEtN. suiEring- :, lntolerA
bic. On the IN Of July, one LsASDsR
G0RroS inyeigcJ her tno,blng disrspctsl
meant TO a celebration, at which the Dee. .
lara,ion Of Independence was read This /
made Mrs ;. ma1-nOw when that il sad, .
It means u great deal, and she accordingly /
pitches into the Declaration
Arrived at the hall We took seat far for. [
ward. and when the house was a perfect Jam,
Hr. G0rtoD took a seat upon the platform.
~th Hon. e. l. Stesrn. and Rev. Phillps
and after few prelimiBarie,, got up and de-
libersteiy began read the Dsctaf af,On Of
iadspsnd,no II had begun 10 rain. We hal
On thin Md slippers but by the time he hal
20, ,o " the course of human events we had
got through the crowd 10 the door and when
he drew up a. " our lives, oar fortunes and osf
sacred hauofs. were q mile OF safe Ia or
office. The Declaration OF lndepeh
Iehce read over an American audience on tie
anniser-sry Of that day when our foreiather.
publicly announced their determination -
MAINTAIN Il IN the face oi an Onlookipg wofld,
10 an insult 10 their memory. III unwoftly
of even Us. their reerssu, descendants. to cal
up the memory o. their weakness ami shor'.
eOminzs. We al least might Jet their a.hs.
rect IN peare aud not be forever reminding tie
world that but afer short year, after they hai.
under the most solemn eiteum.tsnces. declared
tha; AL men are born free, they should haze
yielded 20 tbe ih.olen; demand " trader o.
human Ae.h - tolerate their business ~
twenty Sesry yesF.. hoping that they xhs
came after them would maintain the D.ciar..
ton they had made.
Tbsn follows much more of the same .or,
Won Mrs. :. please dry up, not lar,,.
ally. but o,berxise.
TIA Csors--Frofs -. part. Of ,Ais an al
joining ccuaiiss we have fsynfsb,e sccOuit. -
The gro~ing crop.. a.! never before were the
indication. better Tor bDunieOl. harvest ihsg
TIE present ~~Asou. "b@At ~ fsf sdyahggs
agd look. timely sBl N'l The corn rfos he
rnsssr'-warfn Eeaihs' . tnAkisg amen 'of
'ts I'sv %. b.rs~aftn's. Z" the .sa..a.--
N1niaio H,o@d
J u. CHAgyfs. ha. ts-en elected dey..
gats 10 the STATE Convention from .Ises-0u
c'1u,y. snd Hon W W PHsLp.. Fggs.
VaS fibtyE D.. I. WuDys r. Wp.r,z.
gir 4Ii =. Vas 'avrsv RON - I.