Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1861-04-17
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The Steam powcr:of Great Britain,
in ships, locomotives and manafacto-
RIGS, is estimated at 10 less than TO-
DOC, 900 horses, or about one hundred
millions of mch. We CAN Infer from
this how the steam engine increases
the productive power oflabor.
Tue Northampton Free Press says
that an ambitious young lady was
talking very fast and loud about her
favorite authors, when literary chap
asked her if she liksd Lamb. With
a look Of inetfable disgust she answer
cd her interlocutor that she cared
very little about what she eat compar-
cd with knowledge.
THE steam fire engine which, a few
years age, was the ridicule Of the
newspapers in this city, is now intro
daced into every city in the United
States, nearly all the interior towns of
Importance, and now even the larger
villages arc making arrangements to
have them. That which is really use
f"l will make its way to favor, in spite
opposition.
MAYOR Moody, of Belfast, Maine,
was inaugurated on Monday last. -
After being sworn into office, he adj
dressed the City Council as follows:
"Gentlemcn of the City Council
presume that those WHO. voted for me
on Monday last, knew that I was not a
talking man but a working man, and
now, gentlemen, am here, ready to
60 to work. t-".t ...s"..
This is certainly;;"'short and sweet
rs we'll as to the point.
During the reign Of Catharine II,
of Russia, an ingenious Russian peas
ant, named Kalubin, constructed a
musical watch TO perform single
chant. The machine was about the
size of an egg, within which was a
representation of the tomb of our
Savior, with the Roman sentincls on
watch. On lightly pressing a spring,
the stone would be rolled from the
tomb, sentinsls fall down, the angels
appear, the holy women enter the
sepulchre, and the same chant which
ISSUING on Easter I've be accurately
performed.
TnE Atlantic Telegraph Company
stall continues in existence in England,
hoping some day to realize the object
Of its formation, the union Geographic
ally, OF the Old and New World. The
failure Of their cable they attribute to
the haste in which it was constructed.
They think thata cable could be con-
ssructed without difficulty, and worked
bstween ireland and Newfoundland
1t the rate Of Is to 20 words per
minute. " ..
A Mr.. Legg, of Penn Yam, has
invented a machine that husks, shells,
cleans and puts corn into bags,
A. German chemist asserts that he
has found out how to manufact urc
pure silver by artificial means, at a
coast of Is cents an ounce.
Among recent deaths at the South,
iSnotioedthat Of an individual by the
rame ofSt. Clair Morgan, who claim.
ed,the honor Of firing the first shot
At the Star of tho West while cndeav-
oring to reinforce Fort Sumpter: He
was klledin duel by capt. O'Hara;
IN officer in Bragg's<army.
NNASAE OlllCN luC udCkIUSn
Of Washington, D. c., says that the
Republicans are singular chaps, for
they are all walkers. They walk to
the White House, they walk to the
Capitol, they walk to the Navy Yard,
they walk to Georgetown, they walk
the avenue all day, and then walk to al
ball then walk home and take another
walk after they get there to sttaighten
their legs before going to.bed. Such
chaps are good for shoemakers, but a
poor set for hackmen. One Of these
prairie chickens, thy say, can walk
down any hack in Washington.
CAPITAL JoKE.-A military compa.
ny in full uniform was called out al
short time sincc,by the Sheriff of
Worchcster county, Nd, to capture a
'pungy" which was taking oysters
against the law. The company, in a