Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-09-05
letter from Minnesota,

CT. IACL, Sept, =, l6iS.-LeaVlns tue
main line of the Northern Pacific Railroad, on
my return from Bismarck, at Glyndou, ran
up branch of the said railroad some seventy
six miles to place called Crookston, on Red
Lake River. Crookston is another jackson
city. 1t is The terminus Of civilization and the
centre Of lssoation. II ia, however, good
site for town, but not much Ola town tor a
sight. 1t has water power end timber. The
log trade constitutes its only commerce. The
river, at this point, islo completely filled With
logs as to present the appearance Of floating
stockade. Legs arc everything uthls section
| what the onion is 10 Bermuda, rabbits to
Prince William, and apple butter to the Val
ley of Virginia, legs orc to Dakota. Logs ere
| cuwcncy--a man labors week, and Is psld
off Saturday night in saw logs. If lie COZ
tract. debt at restaurant. or hotel, or gam
bling house, he liquidates his Indebtedness with
saw log. If he goes to Sec a play, he must
carry logif ho negotiatcs loan, ne must
| deposit log And if, as some cnttrprIslng
felloHa frequently do. he should change the
mark on the log, with intent to deiraud, aud
Get caught, he is summary shot without ap
praisement, trial or benefit Of clergy.
| There are many sad sad things IN lille,
but the saddcst Of all is not loving; nor is q
"sorrow's crown Of SORROW" the remembrance
| Of happier things, the poets to the contrary
notwithstanding. The saddest thing 10 life
aud tho most sorroW(u is to see al American
Indian trying to play civilized. 1t don't fit
| him. 1t is like sick man cracking Jokes, an
| old hen with brood Of young ducks, MN.
srcl troupe at Sarcpta Hall gazing at empty
chals 1t is sad, it is sorroWtu but t!9 true
have been trying to flod place without
lawyer sud it IL supelhuous to tell you that
have failed Even at Bismarck, aud James
town and Cfookst0n-- three OF The most God.
| forsakcn places on the 2lobe-tho first gam
ling hell, the second nothing and the latter
icss-l have met the carbon crows CT litigation.
This language would be unprolc5slonal II ap..
piled to aoy Of the gentlemen CT The par and
| farmers ia the South-hut when spoken or
written OF these brithesJ but burglariouS shys
ters of northern Dakota it il altogether too
| complimentary.
The same may be said Of the ply sclars Al
Jamestown met man. carpenter By trade,
named Goodrioh who has iust been efeC:Gx q
physician. Think Of it, yo learned disciples OF
E.culapius who have trimmed the mid
! night lamp year in and year out IN pursuit ii
medical education and knowledge; think OF it,
&c who have graduated with tho first honcrs Ut
| your nrottssion at half o dozen Of the best unl
versitics 10 the land, and the walls Of whose
| Offices are decorated with the great red sealed
| certificates and diplomas OF your prohcicucy
and skill--think Of this Ignorant trontlersman,
Who don't know calomc from strychnluc-0r
cloves from grscDic-being elected by the pop.
ular vote to assume the overwhelming respect
sbitics Of pracicDg physician. Think OF
il, sc tender and loviGg mothers when sou
iecl the fresh breath OF your first b0ro growing
fainter and fainter, and the little heart thIob
binp weaker and weaker as the fever, or cholera
infautum, IN lis mercess rapidly hurfc5 Jour
darling away-thnk Of tbs unlcltcted back
woodsman--this NJ. d. Of the forest aud pop
ular suffcagc-eiVing you q priscrlrtl1n he
don understand, for your baby Tblnk Of
al this doctors and mothers AID realize therein
the difference between the South and the Nts:.
The same may be said Of tho preacheTs.-
At JanestoEn--a white settlement-thcy have
a negro, who has never seen the pictures 10
Comep's Spelling Book, to eZpound tho Cos
pei, He cxpopnds, with vengeance no doubt,
tho "knotty places which have ba e ID tho
brain power OF so many eminent d9ues. and
when e1pouuded by him, ills p:s:lbc that the
aforesaid "kuotly' places become to tho IN
| tclIigent mind as clear as mud
One OF tho great features OF the State lair.
to be held in St. Paul, commencing to day will
he what they advertise as bench show ol
dogs By the Minnesota Kennel Club." There
! viii be dogs Of every description rs matter or
c0ursc-~whi.c, yellow aud red--ver coored,
black and tao.-short dogs and long dogs-b!g
dogs and small observation-disclosures and
'cuis of low degree but whether each one
will have bcnah attached [ know not, and
r,spe c.fulIy refer you to the Kennel Club if
you desire 10 ascertain.
spoke of tho gambling at Bismarck. 1t Is
the Wcisbalen Of America. They gamble pub
licir, there being no statutory prohibition
against it. Every game known to the art is
played there. They play, fight, take drink,
make up, and play again. On approaching the
town your iuqusitive cars arc greeted With a
concord OF sweet sounds, IN circus accent,
Here the place to get your money back
here's your tiger, slip in and wiring his neck
but you may depend upon it, the wringiDs is
generally reversed. Hoylc knew nothing Of
"gambling. Bismarck knows it all. By policy,
chuck luck, lrctz, Out, hazard, keno and
faro it lives and brea!hs and has its being. Send
out your missl0uaIlcs.
said something about Inc Alexandria Saloon
|
Blythe by, SEQ but one reason to prevent the
success of that company. Montaigno says tho
more ignorant tic meD, the better the soldiers;
even Rome was more warlike before she be-
came so learned" That settles it.
Did you ever travel on the Virginia Midland
Railroad Who has not, and enjoyed at the
same time feast Of reason and low of SOUL
10 listening to those cattle men discussing Them
| Icitcrs" and "tbaL thar steer until he could
almost hear them the cattle, chew their cud and
benw in his cars ? Travel few days on tho
Midland road and if you don hate beef.cak
forever attcrwarl. set up a slaughter house
aod 60 Into the business. You will succeed.
What those cattle men are to Eastern Virginia,
the land fa1ds arc to the Northern Pacific
country. From St. Paul to Bismark the burden
Of every song Is This section and that sec
tion," half section" and 'quarter section
till the tourist wishes that tho whole section was
cemetery and every shark Of a land grabbcr
in it.
There is such crowd here that you can't