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The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-04-29

THE New York Tribune feels conf.
dent that the XVIII Constitutional
Amendment will be ratified by a suf6-
cient number Of the State Legislatures
to secure its incorporation as part Of
the Federal Constitution. -.
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The third edition of Col. Hewitt's
pamphlet, "Minnesota It's Advantag y
to Settlers" has been issued. Il con-
tains vast amount of desirable infor-
nation and is in great demand. Poo
pie can do the State a good service by
making out list of their friend, in
the East and forwarding 1t to Col. Hew-
lit, at St. Paul, by whom the PAM
phlets will be mailed to their respective
addresses, FREQ of postage,
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TIE st. Louis democrat thinks that
no editor should hold federal Office.
Thai is exactly our opiniou-or it has
been for the past two years. -,
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In urging the purchase Of a park,
the Minneapolis Tribune says: "Let
US buy park while We are small and
pay for it when We are large" That
is just what St. Cloud wants to DO
about hotel. Give bonus now, get
a good hotel, aud pay the bonds when
our population Is trcbled.
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NOTICE.

s.A. - ), Mrss1.orA, s.oouD coll.c,,os Ds.nc,)
J, Assnsso1's OFFICE, s..
81. Paul. April 18th, 1869.
IN ana enumerstions Of tho annual tax for 1858,
made and teksn under tho excise law Of the United
States within the Division numbered seven, compris
Ing the Counties Of stsarns Douglass, Pope Otter
and Grow Wins, WIN b. open for examination at the
ealcs Of L. 0otton, Esq, in st. Cloud, on tho 4rH
DAY OF NAY, 1910; and inaneately thereafter, t,n-
t the business Il completed for the purpose of hear
ing &pSeads thst may be taken from any assessMssts
Or Valuations by tho Assistant Assessor Of said Dvis
lon. s5i& @Ss'EI 1':&"2 ''-Z = ~: !. '.'".
:. RN. McLAREN,
: apr22 AsseSsor secOnd District Of Minnesota
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We are glad to hear that our friend,
q. Il. Davidson, editor Of the Austin
Register has received the appointment
Of Postmaster at that place. It re-
quires good deal Of nerve to success
fully manage both a newspaper and q
post Office, but We gucss Mr.. Davidson
il equal to the task. 800"
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s 8 s s s s

To the working Class II am now prepared to fur.
nsh all classes with constant employment At their
homes the whole of the time, for the spare mo-
cents to Is per evenin easily earned by persons Of
eituer sex. and the boys and girls nearly much
- men, Great Inducements offered those who will
devote their whole time to the business and, that
address and test the business for themselves make
the following unparalleled Offers To all who not
well setished with the business will send 81 to pay
TORS, &C., sent free Sample sent by mail IL cts
Address +. e. ALLEN. AuRusia Me-
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Later advices from St. Thomas
via Havana, make the appalliug an
nouncement that one Of the Peruvian
monitors, which started from Samava,
was caught in = gale and foundered
with all on board, save four persons.
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TO BUILDERS :.
SEALED PROPOsALs-For building a
UNION SCHOOL HOUSE

in the City of st. Cloud in accordance with plans and
specdcstfons by sHER1E BRO. Of St. Paul, will be
received by tho n. :
BOARD OF EDUCATION
of said city Of st. Couduntil Thursday, May 1860.
Separate proposals for tho Stone Work. Carpenter
Ing Brickaving and Plasterng, will also to received
vt the same time ,:r..:.. -. ~ ~.
material required for tho construction Of sad build
Ing.
Each contractor contractors will be required to
ave sufficient bonds for the faithful performance of
Eli or their contracts. Tho Board the RICH.
to reject any all bids. Plans and specifications
b seen ct the ONCE of tho undersigned. 49,. :,
N. +. BARNES,
aur22 . CLERK Of the Board Of Education
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= IT is generally considered that Sena.
tor sprague is revealing himself, in biz
late speeches, as q FIRST class ninny. -
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! The question Of rates over the Psci-
70 railroad, from Nov York to San.
Francisco, is being considerably discuss
ed. Tho present charge on the Union
is five cents per mile and on the Cen
trail ten cents per milo in gold. Re-
ducing tho entire distance to gold rates,
calculating at IS cents on tho dollar,
Grst.class through ticket would cost:
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HON. IeaNATIUs DONNELLY IN ST,
PAUL.

The fact becoming known that Mr..
Douuelly was in St. Paul, compli-
mentary serenade was given him by an
enthusiastic crowd, at the Merchants
Hotel, on Tuesday evening. After
the playing Of severel airs by the Great
Western Band, Mr.. Dounelly, in re-
Spouse to loud and repeated calls, ap-
peared on the balcony and thanked the
assemblage for their kindness.
He referred briefly to his return, to
the growth Of the State, and to the
favorable condition of national affairs.
Speaking of the Northern Pacific Rail-
road, Dir. D. said:
1t had been my hope that before Il c close of my
official term, subsidy would lave been granted by
Congress to the Northern Pacific rarUaL. This has
been prevented for the present by the pressure OF
our financial dicultics bnt have faith to believe
that Congress- at the next session, will the
essary legislation. and the construction Of the road
will at once proceed from the head Of Lake Superior
to the waters Of Pugets Sound.
Although through an unholy com.
bination the Republican party WIS de-
trauded of MIR. nonnelly's seat in Con.
gress and of his able services there, il
is an undcniable fact that he has the
confidence and esteem of the great
majority Of the party. His defeat was
their defeat.
In referring to this screnade, the
Pioneer says:
The demonstration afforded conclusive evidence
that Mr.. Dounelly's defeat has not diminished the
number of his friends in this city, who still swear by
him, and yet deem him invincible in fair fight.
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"A Minnesota baby, only three
months old, is certified BY "many re-
spectacle citizen.," to be "a good plain
talker" already. ut speaks clearly aud
coherently," according to the testimo-
ny. We need hardly add, it is a girl.
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TEE FRANKLIN
BRICK MACHINE..

Makes $500 to $500 Elegant Brick per hour,
With only eight men and two horses, or 1000 to
5OOO per hour by steam power. Has no complex ma
chinery to be getting out OF order bre king down.
DEFY the world to equal it. No pay required until
after the machine has pei formed above On the yard
OF the purchaser. J. II. KENICk, Room rs, II
Broadway, New York City.
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The farm known "a the BURNS FARM,
twenty miles above Richmond, on tho Fort
Absrcrombis road; and containing 200
acres,
60 Acres under Cultivation.
with good buildings, we'll watered.t &c.,
and IN excellent location for = Country
Tavern. Inquirsiof "a: ''%2 '1~ -.
II. G. BURBANK .
n40.4w St. Cloud, MINI.
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w ANTEL-AGENrs-S75 to $500 per month
w every where, male and female, to introduce the
GENUINE IMPROVED COMMON SENSE FAMILY
SEWING MACHINE. This machine will stitch, hem,
foil, tuck, quilt, cord, bind, braid and embrUde, in
most superior manner. Price, only SIS. Fully war
rsnted Tor i've years. We will pay 81 ,OOV for any
Machine that will sew stonger moro beautiful, or
more elastic seam than ours. 1t makes the "Elastlc
Lock Stich." Every second stitch can be cut, md
still tue cloth cannot DO pulled apart without tearing
1t. We pay Agents from SIS to 500 per month and
expenses. or . commission from which twice that
amount can he made. Address SECOMB l. CO.,
P1TTSBURG, PA, or BOSTON, MAS.
CAUTION-Do not be imposed upon by other par.
ties paming off worthless cast-iron machines, under
the same Eame or otherwise. Ours is the only genu
inc and really practical cheap machine manufactured
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r AND OFFICE, ST. CLOUD. MINI.
- Anril 0R 1850

I o@EA00S 04. CLVVUs AINN.
April %, 1869.
SIR: You are hereby notified to appear e II. once
on tho lsfa DAYOF JUNE 1869 at loospsk IN INC
ofenoo1 the said day andthen and these .use
Why Your Homestead Entry No. $685., psae ~ yen
Jane2+ 1867 upon tho v i swH section 81: tewnsnse
Ill range g. in the District ofands
81. Cloud MINI. should not be cancelled - AndfewC
Hansen alleges an abandonment thereof ~ yo9, ana
proposes then and there to show the same when yon
viii bs permitted to contest such showing.
- nc. WAIT, Register,
apr2>8wl H. G. BURBANK, RecsiveJs
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The extra session of the Senate ad.
journed sine die on Friday.
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: PARKER & co.
Nos. % ana HOO summer st., Bost

I\iSSOLUTION OF COMPREHENSIVE
u Notice is hereby given that the CO.
partnership heretofore existing between
the undersigned under the firm name Of
Alexander s. Co., has this day been dis
solved by mutual consent. All accounts
will be settled by Davis Brothers, who will
continue the manufacture Of the Eagle
Tanning Mills at the old stand.
J. B. ALEXANDER,
s. L. DAVIS, -:
en.,..,. >,.,,,. w. W. DAVIS. Il
st. Cloud, April 10, 1869. ns9.sW
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FOR SALE OR RENT.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
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This would be of considerable tempora.
~ advantage to those who most need
employment and money. And yet the
permanent and lasting benefits which
would be derived are 80 much greater
that this sum, fifty thousand dollars, is.
really but slight.
In looking over the ground involved
in the discussion Of this project, and
seeing the many solid reasons which
urge the granting Of the bonus and
finding the very few and trivial ones
which are Or can be urged against it,
We wonder that any man should hest
tate as to what is his duty or interest
in the matter: That the only objec-
ton Of any moment made by the oppo-
nents Of the hotel viz. that. cheap
building might be put up and filled
with costly furniture sufficient to raise
the value to Fifty thousand dollars
(what pueri!e reasoning should have
no foundation upon which to rrst, the
Council met on Monday evening and
adopted the following resolution, which
covers that point completely:
R.,oloed. That the resolution relative to
tho "Hotsl Bonus" submitted by the Com
mon Counsel Of the City Of St. Cloud to the
legal voters Of said city, to be voted on at
tho next annual charter election. contem-
plates tho. building Of . substantial Brick
or Stone Hotsl-to be kept, when complet-
Cd, - 6rsi class house in evcry .espect;
and to cost (ezslusive Of fu,n.ture) sum
not less than THi'ty;f0s lhousand Dol1ars.
We believe there is no man living in
81. Cloud, whether he be a merchant,
msehanic, laboring or professional man,
but will unbesitatingly say that'a first
class hotel, such as is required by the
resolution giving this bonus, would
be Of great advantage to him in q Pc
ouuiary Of business point Of view. Fri
this be 50, why not make 40 effort to |
get . thing 80 desirable 1t cannot be |
had for nothing. >''.,
Let every voter, then, 20 to the polls !
and deposit lis ballot in favor of the !
bonus. The city needs tho hotel-the |
business prosperity Of the place de-
mands it--and tho way is now open. |
We urge every man to dispassion.
ately consider the matter, and act with
|, view to what will in tho end be for
tho greatest good Of the town:
Shall St, Cloud have 4 hotsly :
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Lines Impromtu.

shrll december winds are whistllng through the
leafless trees Tonight,
And we gather round the freside in the warmth
and in the light.
Silent sit we here and ponder, thinking of thee
far away,
And,I wonder, ,diist thou miss me in thy distant
home to-day?
As l sit and think and ponder, loneliness doth
gather power,
And upon the sky of pleasure, deep dark clouds
begin to lower,
And the shadows in the freight nitting Der the
gilded wall,
Seem to my excited fancy covered by a gloomy
pail.
Ever and anon tn ey ask nae, "why art thou SO
sad Tonight,
Art thou thinking OF the loved ones in the city
out of sight?
Be not troubled they are happy in that bright
and glorious land;"
But shake my head and whisper, am not
thinking of that band.
ALI, the winds are wildly whistllng and the bit.
ter cold doth freeze,
Strangely. with the weather keeping, chilling fear
my heart doth seize,
Weary, sad, and lonely hearted in the midst oi
many friends,
-'"""y "u"t"v, mummy HiSStHV siVe WP ttVW fHl
presence lends.
| While linger dreaming of thee, longing for on,
| loving glance
From thy bright, deep glorious eye, dost thor
| think of me perchance;
| Is my absence e'er regretted? dost thou miss IN,
| while away?
Tell me. loved one, doa thou miss nes as / mis-
| thee all The ddyf
| Catawissa, Dec. 1850. I.Ly
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ALL Nonsense.

A GREAT many years ago there was
clergyman in town in Massachusetts,,
whom we may call Rev. Mr.. Cogswell,
who had an old and favorite servant by
the name of Cuffee. AS was often the
case, Cuffee had as much liberty to do
as he pleased as any body in the house;
and he probably entertained high re-
spect for himself. On the Sabbath, he
might have been seen in the minister's
pew, looking around with grand air,
and. so far as appearance indicated,
profiting quite as much by his masters
preaching as many Others about him.
Cuffee noticed, one Sunday morning.
that several gentleman were taking
notes of the sermon, and he determined
to do the same thing. So, in the after
noon, he brought sheet of paper and
pen and ink. The minister happen
ing to look into his pew, could hardly
maintain his gravity, as he saw the ne.
gro "spread out" to his task, with one
siGe OF his face nearly touching his pa
per, and his tongue thrust out of his
| ihOutu. SuHSC hCpt .tV hio hoeNoj nv" :
ever, until the sermon was concluded,
knowing nothing and caring as little
about the wonderment of his master.
When the minister reached home, he
sent for Cufiee to come to his study.
"Well, Cuffee," said he, "what were
you doing in meeting this afternoon?"
"Doing, massa? Taking notes" was
his reply.
"You taking notes ?" exclaimed the
master.
"Sartin, massa; all the gentlemen
take notes"
"Well, then, let me see them," snid
Mr.. Cogswell.
Luffee thereupon produced his sheet
of paper; and his master found it
scrawled all over with all sorts of marks
and lines, as though dozen spiders,
dipped in ink, had marched over it.
"Why this is all nonsense" said the
minister, as he looked at the notes"
"Well, massa," Cufiee replied, 81
thought so all the time y0u lrdS preach
ing"
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If those Santa Cruz punches, if you

of those Santa Cruz punches, If you
please.
The Empress Josephine said-"Not
for Jo-" and could get no further.
Cleopatra said-"The old guard dies,
but never surrenders."
Sir Walter Raleigh said -"Execution-
er, can take your milestone moment,
please?"
John Smith said-"Oh, / would give
my kingdom for one moment more. 1
have forgotten my last words"
And Red Jacket, the noblest Indian
brave that ever welded tomahawk in
defense of friendless and prosecuted
race, expired with these touching words
upon his lips-"Waw kawanpanoosac,
wiune OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
chewan." There was not dry eye in
the wigwam.
Let not this lesson be lost upon our
public men. Let them take healthy
moment for the preparation, and con-
trive some last words that will be neat
and to the point. Let Louis Napoleon
say
81 am content to follow my uncle;
still l do not desire to improve On his
last words, Put me down for tete
d'drmee.n
And Garrett Davis-''Let me recite
the unabridged dictionary"
And III. G.-"I desire, now, to say
few words on political economy"
And Mr.. Bergh-"Only take a part
of me at time, if the load will be IA
tiguing to the hearse-horses."
And Andrew Johnson-'I have been
an Alderman, Member of Congress,
Governor, Senator, Prest-adieu, you
know the rest"
And Seward-"Al !-ka."
And Grant-"0."
All Of which is respectfully submit
ted, with the most honorable inten-
tions.
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Last Words of Great Men.
by MARK TWAIN.

There was Chesterfield. Lord Ches.
tertleld had labored all his life to build
up the most shining reputation for affa-
bility and elegance of speech and man.
ners the world has ever seen. And
could you suppose he failed to appreci.
ate the efficiency of Characteristic "last
words" in the matter of seizing the
successfully driven nails of such a rep
utation and clinching them on the other
side forever? Not he. He had prepared
himself. He kept his eye on the clock,
and his finger on his pulse. He await
ed his chance. And at last, when he
knew his time had come, he pretended
to think new visitor had entered, and
so, with the rattle in his throat empha-
sized for dramatic effect, he said to the
servant, "Shin around John, and get
the gentleman chair" And then he
died, amid thunders of applause.
Next we have Benjamin Franklin;
Franklin, the author of poor Richards
quaint sayings; Franklin, the immortal
axiom builder, who used to sit up
nights reducing the rankest old thread
bare platitudes to crisp and snappy
maXims that had nice, vanished, or
iginal look in their regimentals: whC
said "Virtue is its own reward" whC
said "Procrastination is the thief o
time;" who said "rime and tide wal
for no man." and Necessity is the
mother of invention" good old Frank
lin, the Josh Billings ofthe eighteenth
century-though sooth to say. the lattel
transcends him in proverbial originali
ty as much as he falls short of him il
correctness Of orthography. What sor
of tactics did Franklin pursue? Ill
pondered over his last words for a
much as two weeks, and then when tn
time came he said, "None but the brav
deserve the fair" and died happy. ii
could not have said sweeter thing
he had lived until he was an idiot.
Byron ma ie a poor business of il
and could not think of anything to sa
AT the last moment but "Augusta-sis
ter-Lady Byron-tell Harriet Beeehe
Stowe" &c.; but Shakespeare wa
ready, and said England expects ever
man to do his duty" and went Off wit
splendid ectdt.
, And there are other instances of 5,
gaclous preparations for felicitol
closing remark. For instance
Joan of Arc said-"Tramp, tram
tramp the boys are marching"
} Alexander the Great said-"AnOth'
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DEAD HEADS UP TREE.-A couple
of lads at Portage city, Wisconsin,
climbed tree outside the tent to get Il
"dead head"view of Forepaugh's circus.
What came of it the Register says: LAS
soon as the elephant was through with
the ring, the manager brought him out
and hitched him to the identical tree,
from the limbs of which the lads were
viewing the circns. TO the boys up in
tree this thing looked II little out of
order but they kept as quiet as death,
fearing they would either lose the clos
ing views of the performance, or be sub
jects of the displeasure ofthe circus man,
if he should discover them dead head
ing the show. In due time the perform
ance closed, the crowd dispersed, and
horror of horrors! the keepers of the an.
imals now added to the rerils of the sit
uation by hitehing two elephants and
camelopard to the same tree. Our lads
now discovered that they were in for the
night, as all hands had left excepting
only themselves, and the animals on
guard below. All hope of escape was cut
off. About this time Romeo commenced
to investigate matters above him, and
with his trunk commenced trimming
out the smaller branches. Our boys
commenced climbing also until they
had got above his reach, and now the
giraffe took up the investigation, aud
poking his ugly mug among the limbs,
he drove the boys to the uppermost
branches of the tree, where they were
discovered at day break by their anx-
ious parents, who had been searching
for them all night, writhing and tossed
about like the blackbirds on the top OF
a rice stalk on windy day. The boys
saw more of the animals than all the
rest of the boys in town and "for moth
in, too"
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"PRIsoNER, have you anything TO
say before the sentence Of the law that
you be hanged be carried into effect"
Such was the question addressed TO a
criminal about TO be swung off in avid
Western town. The prisoner had moth
ing to say, in which he was wise. An
American of the period, however, for
ced himself TO the front, and up the steps
of the scaffold and, jointly addressing
the criminal and the sheriff, submitted I:
"That if the gentleman would yield
the platform for u few minutes, he would
like TO make a few remarks upon the
necessity of new protective tariff"
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C,hoitt poetrp.
Dreaming.
ny MARIAN ROSS.

sittiAg where the fitful freight
Burneth with ruddy glow,
Watching, through the deep'ning shadows,
Where the thickly falling snow,
Driven by the sobbing night-wind,
Softly, nolselessly and fleet,
on the darkened pane Is printiag
"Ghostly tinger-tips of sleet."
Watching flake on flake that gathers,
While the wind and storm doth rage,
Till each pane, in solid wniteness,
Seems fair unsullied page;
Like to that which lies before me,
Whereon | would write theme,
While my thoughts are backward strayinI
To the Summers idle dream.
To that smiling morn in Sum ner-
All how 10th was to part
Morn whose dawn IL past recalling
Yet cngraven on the heart
And wonder to me only
II that Summer morn return,
bringing thoughts both sweet and bitter,
Thoughts that soothe, and thoughts tina
burn.
Thoughts that turn to Idle dreaming,
While the freight burneth low,
And the sobbng night-wind playeth
with the cver-falling snow.
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COL. DEM. VOL. XXXIII-. NO. As.

balance upon completion OF q little pro-
jcct which l told them had in view,
and for assistance in which / solicited
their services. By these means for
they were ignorant mem / found little
difficulty in gaining them over to my
purpose.
TO BE CONTINUED.