, 1864-01-23
NUMBER g.



review of the fur trade of the northwest,
for the season just closed, from which we
clip the following statement of the business
of St. Paul, which, is claimed to be the
largest fur market in the country.
On looking at the books of our dealers,
we find that. 3 800 bison or buffaloes have
fallen victims to the arrow or bullet on our
northwestern praires, to supply civilized
man with robes to keep him warm while ri
ding in winter. These robes will always be
a standing article for such purposes. They
cost about 81 raw An equal number of
wolves-which fact one hears with pleasure
have also bit the dust to supply our fair
country women with the elegant sleigh
robes worth 81 each, to keep out the biting
air while gliding over the SHOWS of Our
northern winters. The bruin family bewails
the loss of $50 ursine members These
skins, costing from $40 to $40, are also used
for sleigh covers, and for military purposes,
as are also ST ,050 skins of the red fox,
worth about $3.50 The mink, now merci-
lessly pursued since his pelt is worth from
$500 to So, contributes $4,000 skins to-
wards those elegant mantles and cloaks that
every lady so covets The muskrat species
are prolific, and have given us fully 100000
skins, worth 80 to 80 cents each
OF the more costly furs 2:258 offers have
been captured from their lacustrine retreat,
and will soon do duty in the shape of gloves,
etc, at Sc to 81 per pelt, and $40 "fshers"
have been trapped, yielding the fortunate
hunter So to So The marten family, one
much priced, lost l600 members, enriching
the trapper at the rate Of So to SO each,-l
Of the cross fox, very scarce and rare ami
NAL, only 70 have been caught. Good spe1
cimens bring $40.
During the winter, trapper brought in,
among a lot of peltries, two skins which, as
nothing had ever been seen here like them
before, were called the blue fox. They seem
to be hybrid between the cross fox and
the silver fox No one knew their value,
and they were sold at 81 each. The skins
brought 25 each in New York.
In LOVE WITH AN ACToR.-It is by
no means uncommon for romantic young la
dies to fall in love with actors who perform
daring lovers or gallant heroes. A story is
told Of a celebrated commedian, who, one
night, after performing Don Felix in the
"Wonder," was followed to his home by
respectable, middle aged lady, who request
ed private interview, and entreated him To
answer her sincerely whether he was mar
ried or engaged. Having replied to both
queries in the negative, his visitor took
leave, and he never saw her again for long
time, when he addressed her as follows:
"You must certainly allow, madam, that
l have a right to put one question at least
10 you, and to demand true reply"
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questions you put to me, since | was never
more to hear from you +"
"a beautiful young lady, she answered,
"of considerable fortune, whose time has
been chiefly spent in the country, was at the
theatre when you performed Don Felix
She was enraptured, fell in love with you,
and directed me to put the questions. While
she was contriying the means of forming an
acquaintance with you, the bill announced
your appearance in the character Of Serb
She saw you, and was cured Of her pas
sion. She could have united herself to
Don Felix, but not to a Scrub"
The CROWNED SKELETON .-Aix-la- Cha
pelle, in Germany, derives its name from the
tomb of Charlemagne. He gave instructions
that when he died he should be buried in
royal position-not PROSTATE, as slumbering
dust, but seated in the attitude of a ruling
monarch. He had the mausoleunr erected
over the sepulcher of our Savior at Jerusa1
lem. In a tomb within this chapel he was
placed upon throne. The gospels, which
it is supposed he had often read while living,
he would appear determinedly to study thor
oughly after he was dead. He directed
they should be laid on his knee before him.
By his side was the sword upon his head
was the imperial crown, and a royal mantle
covered his lifeless shoulders. Thus was
his body placed, and did his body remain for
about one hundred and ninety years.
One of his successors resolved he would
see how Charlemaene looked, and what had
become Of the riches that had adorned his
tomb Nearly a thousand years after Christ,
the tomb was opened by the Emperor Ohio,
The skeleton form of the body was found
there, dissolved and dismembered; the va
rious ornaments spoken of were all there,
too, but the frame had sank into fragments,
the bones had fallen disjointed and asunder,
and there remained nothing but the CHASTITY
skull wearing the crown still The various
articles were taken up, and are now pre-
served at Vienna aud they have often since
been employed in the coronation of the EN-
peror of Germany, in order to satisfy their
greatness and their being successors of Char
lemagne.
CATs.-In August, 1861, a German, whose
name we forbear mentioning at the request
Of our informant, left this city as a volunteer,
leaving behind him wife and a house. cats
which he thought much Of He made his,
wife promise that whenever his favorite cat
had kittens she would not kill them, but
keep them and their increase until his re-
turn Faithfully the women has kept her
word and this forenoon, as we saw ourselves,
has about her house in the Third ward in
which she lives, in a shed adjoining, and ra-
cling about the premises, the old cat and her
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