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Year: 1859

Mickey, employed to attach the flag to n


liberty pole in Norwich, having made n sue.
cessfu ascent of 40 feet lost his hold, and came
to the ground with great violence. The force
Of his fall was broken by catching brief hold
OF the rope, but the last twenty feet was n
clean passage. lie struck on the shoulders of
man at the base of the pole, and bounded
Year: 1859




School MATTERs-The monthly meeting
OF the School Committee was held last eve
ming. The Boarl voted, on the motion of Mr..
Stone, to petition the City Council to pro-
vide room of sufficient capacity to ac-
commodate double school, or two rooms
Tor single schools, in the proposed building
for the accommodation of the Fire Department.
1t was thought that this would obviate the
pressing necessity of new school house in
the vicinity of the Common or the South
part OF the city. The report of the committee
on defining the duties of the Superintendent
was adopted. The report, among other things,
requires the Superintendent to procure propo-
sails for supplying all books and stationery
needed to be used in the public schools of
the city, and to keep a strict account of
all books furnished to INDECENT children,
or at the expense of the city. 1t also
requires that he shall have final iuris
diction on all applications of transfer from one
school or district to another that he shall pre-
sent written reports to the board for each term,
prepare the annual report of the committee
and imposes other duties intended to simplify
and facilitate the duties of the general commit
tee Miss Anna E. Ayres, recently teacher in
the Worthwhile District, will assume the charge
of the New Worcester Grammar School at the
commencement of the ensuing term Miss NJ.
g. Bigelow resigned her place as Principal of
the Pleasant street north Secondary school,
to take effect at the close of the present
term. The Superintendent was author
lied to provide means of lighting and
ventilating the entries in the Sycamore stree4
school house, and make other needed repairs,
The subject OF providing for nonresident
scholars in the public schools was referred to
the Mayor, the Superintendent and Mr.. W.
Ward. Some further routine business was
transacted when the Board adjourned.
Year: 1859

AT the appointed hour, the friends of
the slave poured in from all quarters and peo-
pied the beautiful Harmony Grove and the
meeting proved to be one of unusual interest
and profit. The speech by Wendell Phillips
was eloquent and scathing its arrows
of noise and patent patriotism, would not have
been entertained here. But Abolitionists who
have counted the cost, and mean what they
say, found it good to be there. Mr.. Higgin-
son of this city presided.
Year: 1859

fHE BoDY OF LESTER FoUND.-The
Little Rock Gazette and Democrat Of tho
18th inst, says:


The body Of young, Lester who was mur-
dered in the vicinity Of this city on the
night Of the 10Th ul;. was found some Is
miles below, on Thursday last


A cut was found upon his head, and
he was stabbed in the throat Immediately
under the car, and his throat cut to the
bone, from ear to ear. He was also stab
bed in the abdomen.


He had his clothes on, and his watch
in his pocket, also the key Of his carpet
bag. He was recognized by many who
had seen him at different times during
his short stay in this city.
Year: 1859

Our State Agricultural Society met at Albany
yesterday, chose their officers for the current year,
and designated Albany as the place for holding the
next fair. A resolution was adopted requesting
the Legislature to provide for taking agricultural
statistic, il the next census
Year: 1859

The New.York City Railroad business at Albany
begins to be agitsted. There was discussion yes
terday before the Railroad Committee on the Sew
enth avenue proposition, opposed to the parallel
railroad
Year: 1859

How to KEEP HIS BABIES QuiEr.-An old
bachelor having been seduced against his
will into the commitment of matrimony,
and being troubled alter a certain length OF
time with prosperity of young bachelors,
contrived the following plan to keep them
quiet: GAS soon as the sweet little creature
awakes, and begins to squall, set it up In
bed, propped up by pillow if it can't sit
alone, and smear its fingers with molasses
then get half dozen feathers into his hand
and it will commence picking the feathers
from one hand TO the other, till it drops
asleed. AS soon as 1t awakes again more
molasses and feathers should be applied
Immediately, and instead of the nerve as
founding yells Of the dear, there will be a
sweet and calm silence, producing the most
profound enjoyment and rapturous domestic
felicity. A cup with molasses can be KEEP,
at the head OF the bed, in a stand drawer
for use. Syrup is preferable to common
molasses."
Year: 1859

PRAYER is ever profitable; at night it is
our covering; in the morning it Is our ar
NOR. Prayer should be the key of the day,
and the lock OF night Prayer sancnfies all
our actions. He is listed In all Gods ser
vice and protection, who makes it his first
work to be enrolled by prayer, under the
standard of the Almighty. He carries an
assistant angel with him for help who begs
his benedictions from above and without
it he is lame and unarmed
Year: 1859

A CLERGYMAN was lately depicting before
deaply interested audience, the alarming
increase of intemperance, when he aston
ished his hearers by saying ga young
woman in my neighborhood died suddenly
last Sabbath while was preaching the Cos.
pei in a state OF beasty intoxication F'
Year: 1859

OEE OF the best reasons yet heard for dis
union, is related by a fellow who went to
call on the President. He said he waited
four hours, and could not get to see him,
"and concluded" said he, "that ifhe was
SO cursed busy as all that, one President
was not enough to attend to the affairs of
this Republic, and we had better have an
other"
Year: 1859

We are satisfied that at least FOUR MIL.


LIONS OF MEN must soon become in one way
or another involved in the fearful contest
The war has commenced with Austria on the
one side, against Sardinia and France ON the
other; but all the leading great powers will
doubtless become fully engaged within the
next few months. The physical forces which
will be hurled against each other will be tre-
mendous. and the world may well stand in
awe at the coming strife


Fearful as are the numbers of the armies 10
be engaged, the effect of the death -dcalin. in
strumcn wbi..f, modcrn science has given to
the art OF war, mast be tried in crd n 10 b.
appreciated. Artillery will now do execution
for miles, and MIME rifles and self-adjus;ing
percussion caps have taken the place of mus
kets and match-locks. Railways can trans
port and concentrate hundreds Of thousands
of men in half dozen days, where it would
have taken as many months in the days of
Napoleon |. to place them, and the telegraph
in as many minutes may order them when,
where and how, to use the engines of death


In every aspect Of the case, therefore, the
world is likely to witness apore awful con
test than is recorded in all the history of the
past If MIME balls and round shot can
sweep away the old rotten dynasties of Eu-
'ope and give liberty to the people, we say
Tod speed them in their work. We look with
,ope upon the coming conflict, bloody and
.wful though it be.
Year: 1859

AS near a total failure as was the crop of
1858 in Minnesota, it is estimated that her
surplus products were exported to the value
of from 100000 to s25O,0OO. But last
years harvest, or even the exuocrant one OF
1857, are scarce an item compared with what
the harvest of this year will be, if nothing un-
toward occurs to blast the hopes of tho far
mers. All our country exchanges speak en-
eouragingly of the aspect of the crops, and
mention that double the area OF last year is
being prepared and planted. With hvora-
BILE season, next fall will see the earth groan
with harvest that will gladden. all hearts,
make fat the hungry, and pour wealth into orr
State. This fine weather is urging it forward
favorably.
Year: 1859

have always considered Advertising literally


and long-to be the great medium of success in


business, and the prelude to wealth. And have


made it an invarable rule, tOo to Advertise in the
| DULLEST TINES, a long experience having


taught me that money thus spent is we'll laid out


as by keeping my business continually before the
public, 1t has secured me many sales that would


otherwise have lost.-Stephen Girard


| Whether the wise old skinflnt who in


life was known as STEPHEN GIRARD, the French


Millionaire of Philadelphia, ever wrote the


above paragraph which we find flying through
our exchanges, is quite doubtful, though it is
shrewd enough, in business point of view,


to do no discredit to his paternity.


tits indeed true, that dull times is the sea-
son of all others, for the enterprising man,


who has goods that the public need and who
can sell at prices to accommodate their neces-
sites, to unhestatingly advertise in the fullest
and most liberal manner In good times, when
business is brisk in every direction, and in CIV
cry avocation, advertising seems to many
work of supererogation. Men then say to
themselves, we are doing all that we can at
tend to-why seek to do more?" But this
philosophy, doubtful at all periods, will not
answer for certain when it is the season of


ow water in the stream of business. Then
the steamboats, on Pigs Eye Bar must puff
and sweat and blow and make huge noise if
they would not stick fast in shallow water,
falling eventually in pieces, hopeless wrecks.


The words of success then are, to" Man
the capstan bars--carry anchors ahead in boats
and make the men step lively around the FORE
castle-rig out the walking poles and stir up
the very foundation soil of the rivers bed !"
this is the policy that always wins steam
boats headway in dry times on the Missis-
sippi river.


Our business men should all take lesson.
from this steamboat experience, as number
of them have already, to which our adverti-
sing columns bear witness, and with, we
know, marked profit to every one of them.


Along with this lesson, we would have them
remember, likewise, that the daily circulation
of the Mnnesotian, being much greater than
that of any other press in Minnesota, an ad-
yertsement in its columns reaches more
readers, and as consequently worth more in
its returns to the advertiser, than in any other
paper. Some advertisers do not sufficiently
comprehend this point in the economy Of ad-
vertising. They insert an advertisement in a |
paper, without making inquiries as to its REL
stive circulation with other papers, for.
getting that it is circulation, and not size of
type or paper, that measures the value of an
advertisement to the advertiser


We trust, therefore, that our business men
will particularly adopt the maxim of the as.
tqte and money-making Girard, that g adyer
tising literally, and long, is the great medium
Of success in business, and the prelude to
wealth nor forget this truth too, in prsc.
icing upon the ak iom, that the MIxSEsorrAs I
'ftords more daily circulation to an advertise ,
nent for the same money, than is offered bv i
my other newspaper in St. Paul. c
Year: 1859

There can now be doubt that Europe is to
be the scene of a tremendous conflict, the re-
suit of which, the Chicago Press and Tribune
says, no human ken can foresee. The EN-
perors and the Kings, the Courts and the Cab
inets of the leading nations of the continent
are yielding themselves to the control of the
worst passions of our nature, and the people
will become equally involved in the death
struggle that must ensue.


At the commencement of the war, we pre-
sent the following statistics, showing several
important elements which must exercise
controlling influence in the nature and the ex-
tent of the contest.


The figures for the army and navy show
only the peace establishment" of the several
nations. We have no data to show what they
would be in time of war, but we believe safe
estimate would be as follows:
Year: 1859

crat.


The Pioneer and Democrat seems inveter-
ate in its opposition to every measure of finance
adopted by the City Council, at one time or
the other, having for its purpose to pay the
interest on the City Bonds, and to keep the
faith of the city inviolate and its credit unlm-
paired i'll the money market Of the East. The
PEAsE d Co. arrangement was one of these
measures which was adopted for the special
purpose Of getting us par funds enough to
meet the interest coupons on the city debt
1t answered that purpose, and benefited eve
rybody, though bitterly opposed by the Pio-
n,eer.


This year the city has over $4,000, prin-
cipal and and interest, of City Bonds to meet.
By strict economy, the entire payment will be
promptly met. This is the end sought to be
attained by stopping the street improvements
and by the recent cutting down Of salaries,
on every hand and this is the purpose now
in view in seeking to prevent the scrip circu-
latiug as currency, and requiring the wharf
age dues to be paid in par funds.


But true to its instincts of hostility to the
financial reputation of the city of st. Paul, the
Pioneer again would Illustrate the objects thus
sought to be attained by denouncing the meas
ures proposed, and abusing the men proposing
them, including our worthy Democratic
Aldermen, Gross, and O'CoNNoR, who
had the good sense to unite with the
rest of the Council in passing the very meas
ures which the Pioneer objects to and would
have Mayor ROBERTSON burn his fingers by
voting!


1t would really seem, from its course, as
if the Pioneer was the organ of some brokers,
bankers or other persons who would find
their interest in keeping the city from paying
its interest, and then make money by buying
up the dishonored bonds of the city at de-
depreciation The "bears" of the Pioneer
establishment, or behind it, will fail, however,
of success in the mischief they are bruin!
Year: 1859

A correspondent sends us Il Report made TO our
last Assembly by Messrs. Ii. A. Lyon l.. Ranney
and S A. Law, majority of Select Committee, in
favor of granting the prayer of certain petitioners
who asked the Legislature to enact:


/. That all property carried by railroads shall be
classified into the various orders OF glasses, upon which
dferrnt rate, of freight are imposed.


,. That railroads shall impose rates for freight Mt
sum certain pc, mHe org short distances pro rata


3 That rail oaos shall advertise such classification
and rate oG freight upon each article or class oi art
ces. by keeping copy of the same posted at Their
depot with the price for transportation opposite each
article or class of articles.


A. Winter tariffs shall not be increased to exceed
trcR :hre per cent. additional 10 Summer tariffs.


OF these propositions, Nos |. and 3. seem to
Us just and proper No. 4. probably So As, how
ever Winter transportation il manfestly dearer
than Summer we do not feel sure Of this.


As to No. 3. we have just this to say: Should
the Legislature see fit to adopt and enforce the
rule here prayed for, we must in common fairness
insist that it be made uniyersal so that every man
ufacturer shall be obliged to sell coatpattcrn at
the lowest price per yard that he will accept Tor
thousand bales of the fabric and the merchant
supply u qaart of molasses, a pound Of sugar,
stick of haywood, nutmeg, quart Of beaos, or q
jackknfe at the lowest price for which he would sell
like article in the largest quantity. But, since We
are not able to do our own business according to
the principle here indicated, but do and must sell
copies ofour journal by the hundred or thousand at
lower rates than We do or could afford to sell them
singly, We cannot be instrumental in forcing upon
others rule 10y which we could not live ourselves
Nay: as the cost of freight transportation on Rail-
roads is maniiesty made up in part OF the labor Of
loading and unloadng--as twenty lots Of goods
carried fifteen miles each must cost the company
than one lot of just such goods carried three
hundred miles-we must wholly decline 10 counten-
ance in any way the legislation asked for by this
proposition. Its injustice and inequality must be
papable to every unprejudced observer.
Year: 1859

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We understand that many persons in this
vicinity are bidding on mail lettings, in ac-
cordance with printed schedules sent out
from the Department We are sorry to dis
appoint expectation. but it is all labor lost
as no Post Route bin passed Congress, and
even if it had passed, it would have been
entirely different from the list In the pam
phlet schedule. There can be no service
put on any route, until it is declared to be
a Post Route by law. and as all the Missou-
ri and Kansas routes in the list are aesc, of
course they have gone by the board. The
bill as it passed the House, had only two
routes to the gold mines. one from Dia-
mond Springs. on the Santa Fe road, and
one from Fort Kerney, on the Platte river,
while the pamphlet has about fifty. The
bill had also route from Kansas City to
Emporia, and one from Kansas City to Lib
erty-heither of which are in the list refer
ed to. The whole thing has to bedone over
again.
Year: 1859

Notwithstanding last Monday was one of
the worst days of the season the people OF
Forest Hill Township turned out en- masse.
They polled one hundred votes-eighteen
more than Emporia township, and we ven
ture to say twice as many as any of the 9th


er townships of the county-although we
have not heard from all of them, and can
not say for certain. Ninety seven votes
were given "for Constitution and three
against. Well done Forest Hill She well
deserves the title of ''the banner township
Year: 1859




WITH THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE
w New Year wish to return my hearty thanks
for the liberal support and eneourag agementthat has
been extended to me in my business for the past
two years. This Office was opened here about two
years ago. not with the expectation of realizing
fortune, but with the hope of contributing some
thing towards the settlement and improvement of
this beautiful valley, by means of direct personal
effort, and by furnishing information to those at
the East who were seeking homes and occupation
at the West. I have endeavored to keep steadily
in view the Future of this to1Cn and country, and
by means of considerable labor and expense, re-
gardless of present profit, my business is now es-
tablished upon firm and reliable basis; and
can offer to all who entrust their business to nv
care, intimate knowledge of the country, Its in
habitants. and their circumstances, derived from
extensive travel, and constant intercourse with
settlers, upon and since their arrival. claim to
be thoroughly conversant with the wants and ca
pabilites of this country, and shall never advise
correspondents or emigrants aught they cannot
realize. My facilities for the transaction of bust
ness are unequalled by any Office in the Neosho
Valley. shall attend all the
Year: 1859

New GooDs.-Hornsbys d Flick have got
their store room GRAINED full of new and
fashionable goods, ready for the spring trade.
See their new advertisement in another place.
There they tell the people what they have.
Give them call by all means. .H5s
Year: 1859

We have made arrangements with seve-
raj of the Emporia company of Pixies
Peakers to write letters for our paper du-
ring the summer, from the gold regions
We shall thus be able to give to the read
ers of The News reliable information from
that quarter.
Year: 1859

There will be meeting of all those in this vi
entity who design going to the gold mines, on
Saturday, the eth instant, at EmpOria, to consult
upon the time of starting, the best route etc.


By order of Committee.
Year: 1859

The population of the whole territory in
1850 will be about ten to square mile
The density of Ohio is go to square mile
which being extended over the whole
Northwest, as in a few years it must ee'wiii
give 50 900 900 Of people.
Year: 1859

This will b. onc-thiri the white popula'
ton. In twenty years from that these
States will have majority Of the Repre-
sentatives in Congress. The following IS
the decennial increase of the above district
Look at their past progress, including the
whole territory above described
Year: 1859

Tom Darling was darling Tom,


(Excuse all vulgar puns)
A type of California's bright


Rising and setting sons.
His father was an austere man
An oyster man was he,
Who opened life by opening


The shell fish Of the sea.
But hearing of richer cline,


He took his only son,
And came where golden minds are lost,
While golden mines are won.
They hoped to fill their pockets from
Rich pockets in the ground.
And midst the boulders of the hills,
None bolder could be found.
For though mining minor, Tom
Was never known to shirk;
And while with zeal he worked his claim,
His father claimed his work.
Times record on his brow now showed
A fair and spotless page;
And, as his age became him well,
He soon became Of age.
Thinking that he was up to all


The California tricks,
He now resolved to pick his way
Without the aid of picks.
In less than eighteen circling moons
Two fortunes he had made;
One by good luck at trade in stock,
And one by stock in trade.
With health and wealth he now could live
Upon the easy plan;
While every body said, of course,
He was fine young man.
But Thomas fell, and sadly too,
Who of his friends would thought It;
He ran for Office, and alas


For him and his-he caught it.
Mixing no more with sober men,
He found his morals fleeing;
And being of jovial turn,


He turned jovial being.
With Governor and Constable


His cash he freely spends;
From Constable to Governor,


He had host of friends.
But soon he found he could not take,
AS his old father would,
A little spirits, just enough


To do his spirits good.
In councils with the patriots


Upon affairs Of State,
Setting no bars to drinking, he


Soon lost his upright gait.
His brandy straightway made him walk
In very crooked ways;
While lager beer brought to his view
A bier and span Of grays.
The nips kept nipping at his purse
(Two bits for every dram,)
While clear champagne produced in him
A pain that was no sham.
His cups Of wine were followed by
The doctors painful cup;
Each morning found him getting low,
AS he was getting up.
Thus uselessly, and freely did


His short existence fit,
Till in drunken fight he fell


Into drunken fit.
The doctors came, but here their skill
They found Of no avail;
They all agreed, what allied poor Tom
Was politics and ale.
CAL, June oath 1857.
Year: 1859

TREATMENT OF Peach TREEs.-.R. Sea.
mans, of Ceciton, Maryland. thus gives
his plan o: treatment Of peech trees,
which he cutivates on large scale -


They should be carefully examined
every year, and all the worms and ora
destroyed. A shoseIful of wood ashes
thrown around the roots every spring is
beneficial. When six years old, the soil
should be cautiously removed for about
two feet around the trunk, so as to exam.
inc the root. a strong wash OF lime and
some salt should then be applied to the
top OF tie root at the trunk and Tor about
eighteen inches above it, prior to which
application the rough bark should be
scraped off. The removed soil is left open
for one week, then placed in its former
position. A yeary y examination for worms
rich soil, and csrful cultivation are al
necessary for the prosperity OF the peach
tree.
Year: 1859

WHAT THEY WONT OWN To.-A witty
writer says There are several things
which you never can by any accident get
a lady-be she young or old-to confess
to- Here are some Of them - That she
Iaces tight. That her shoes are too smaH
for her. That she is ever tired At a ball
That she paints. That she IS ss old as
she looks That she has been more than
five minutes dressing. That she kept you
waiting. That she hlushed when GER
:ain persons name was mentioned. That
she ever says thing she dosen't mean.
That she is fond of scandal. That she
cant keep secret That she-she Of
all persons in the worlds in love. That
she car do with one single thing less
when she is about to travel. That she
hasn't the disposition of an angel. or the
temper Of a saint, or how else could she
go through one half she does 7 That she
doesn't know better than every one else
what is best for her. That she is a frt
or coquette. That she is ever in the wrong.