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The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1879-11-27
A COUNTRY THANKSGIVING; SERMON

Az, goodman, close the great barn door;
The mellow harvest time is DER;
The earth has given her treasured meet
OF golden corn and bearded wheat.
You and your neighbors we'll have wrought,
And of the summers bounty caught,
Won from her smiles and from her tears
Much goo1, perhaps for many years.
You come a tribute now to pay
The bells proclaim Thanks giving Day.
Well have you sown, we'll have you reaped !;
And Of the riches you have heaped,
You think, perhaps, that you will give
A part, that others, too, may live.
But if such argument you use,
Your niggard bounty refuse.
No gifts you on the altar lay
In any sense are given away.
10! rings from heaven a voice abroad;
Who helps Gods poor doth lend the Lord"
What Is your wealth? He'd have you know
To hold it, you must let it go.
Think you the hand by Heaven struck cold
viii yet have power to clutch it's gold?
shrouds have no pockets, do they say?
Behold! show you then the way;
Wait not till death shall shut the door.
But send your cargoes on before.
Lo! he that giveth of his hoard
To help Gods poor doth lend the Lord.
To-day, my brethren do not wait;
Just yonder stands Dame Kelley's gate;
And would you build mansion fair
In heaven. send your lumber there;
Every stick that on her wood-pile lies
May rise a dome beyond the skies;
You stop the rents within her walls,
And yOnder rise your marble halls;
For every pane that stops the wind,
There shineth one with jasper lined.
Your wealth is gone, your form lies cold,
But in the city paved with gold
Your hoard is held with hands divine;
1t bears name that marks it thine.
Behold the bargain We have made,
With usury the debt is paid.
No moth doth eat, no thieves do steal,
No suffering heart doth envy feel;
Ring out the words, who of his hoard
Doth help Gods poor doth lend the Lord
60, get your cargoes under way;
The bells ring out Thanksgiving Day.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1879-11-27
Mechanics of State Residents.

The nicknames of the citizens OF the
several States are as follows: Alabama,
Lizards; Arkansas, Joothpicks; Cali
fornia, Gold Hunters; Colorado, Rov-
ers; Connecticut, Wooden Nutmegs;
Delaware, Muskrats; Florida, Fly up
the Greeks; Georgia, Buzzards; Ill
nois, Suckers; Indiana, Hoosiers; lowe,
Hawkeyes; Kansas, Jayhawkers; Ken
lucky, Corn Crackers; Louisiana, Gre
oles; Maine, Foxes; Maryland, Craw
Thumpers; Michigan, Wolverines; Min
nesota, Gophers; Mississippi, Tadpoles;
Missouri, Pukes; Nebraska, Bug Eat
ers; Nevada, Sage Hens; New Hamp-
shire, Granite Boys; New Jersey, Blues,
or Clam Catchers; New York, Knick-
erbockers; North Carolina, Tar Boil
ers; Ohio, Buckeyes; Oregon, Web
feet; Pennsylvania, Pennanites and
Leatherheads; Rhode Island, Gun
Fints; South Carolina, Weasels; Ten
nessee, Whelps; Texas, Beef Heads;
Vermont, Green Mountain Boys; Vir-
ginia, Beadles; Wisconsin, Badgers.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1879-11-27

AN unfortunate mistake: Magistrate
You are charged with having emp
tied a basin of water over the plaintiff"
Irishwoman-"S Sure, yer Honor, ye must
forgive me; in the dark took the gen
tleman for my husband"
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1879-11-27

AT a trial of a criminal case, the pris-
oner entered q plea of mot guilty." when
one of the jurymen put on his hat and
started for the door. The Judge called
him back and informed him that he
could not leave until the case was tried.
"Tried?" queried the juror. "Why,
he acknowledges that he isnot guilty .
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1879-11-27
A True Hero.

After the yellow fever had ravaged
Memphis in 1878, such was the terror Of
the people that it became impossible to
findany one willing to nurse the sick or
bury the dead. James Forbes, an en-
gineer on a railway running into the
city, had a fireman named George,
gruff, silent fellow, who had worked
with him for years.
One day, the engineer was sent for.
His boy, lad of Is, was struck down
with the plague. As he left the engine,
George struck his shovel into the coal,
and pulled on his cap.
where are you going?" said Forbes.
"Along, with you. I'll see you
through this pull, Jem.'
Forbes lived in small house on the
edge of the Bayou Gayoso, a sluggish
stream, laden with impurity, which
oozes through the city. The boy had
been seized with the disease in its most
malignant form. He died that night.
Forbes and George nursed him, car
ried him out in the coffin, and, with
their own hands, dug grave and bur-
led him. When they came back, they
found that Forbes only other child, 6
little girl, had been seized. The moth
er, few hours later, was struck down.
Both died. The two men stood beside
them. The air was heavy with hor-
nble odor, literally the breath of death
you've done all you can, George"
said Forbes. @Save yourself. Fly be-
fore it is too late"
mo, I'll see you through" said the
fireman, grufay.
Collins were no longer to be had.
They made a box, laid the mother and
child in it, dug grave, and buried
them.
Before the task was finished, Forbes
turned to go home. The plague was
npon him. George carried him to the
house, nursed him tenderly until he
died; then alone he buried him beside
his wife and children. After the last
sod was heaped upon the grave, he
turned away and went quietly back to
his work.
George was not the only hero who
justified his right to live in that ter
nble, dark day. There are hundreds of
them still living, or at rest beside those
whom they vainly tried to save.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1879-11-27

IT is anticipated that gold coins will
circulate beautifully within yean
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1879-11-27

a BROKEN perseverance, suggests the
Chinese language, because It is jar
gone.
Daily Republican., 1879-04-24
sheriff Sa,Gt

We feel warranted in saying that
Sheriff Pyle will advertise in the Re-
PUBLICAN, any property that he may be
called upon to sell at public sale, If the
owner thereof or the attorneys employ
ed in the caso, rec uest him t. do so.-
The REPUBLICAN is the best advertising
medium in the State, and as both debt
or and creditor are interested in Ob
tanning the highest possible price for
property sold by the Sheriff, the NIT
ter is worthy of their highest conside'- :
alton. The best possible medium should
be used for making sales fully known,
and the pecuniary consideration should
over-rid" that Of party. The object of
advertising is to obtain purchasers-to
reach the greatest possible number of
citizens-and democrats as we'll as Re-
publicans acting in private capacity,
avail thems elves of the columns of the
REPUBLICAN when they wish to dispose
Daily Republican., 1879-04-24

formed in regard to him having resign
ed the Office Of director and attorney in
the New Castle County Mutual lnsur-
ance company, but we are not wrong in
saying that the appointment would
have enforced a resignation OF those
offices, as the law positively prohibits
the appointment of any person as lL-
surance Commissioner, who Is In
any way connected with any Insurance
Company, and the fact that Mr.. Bates
at the wish of his friends consented ia
be candidate, is sufficient to show
that If he had not already done so, he
would have resigned those Offices on his
appointment.
Daily Republican., 1879-04-24

THE MORNING "EIerald" is shocked
because we stated yesterday, that 1.-THE
Nav term Of the Democratic court for
New Castle county will commence on
next Monday two weeks" 1t says our
attack strikes at the foundation of pub
lie order, and tends to produce a spirit
of disrespect and disobedience suIe to
end in trouble. II also praises up the
pure and unsullied character Of the ju
dietary which is part Of the "Demo
cratic Court We have poquarrel with
the "lIerald" hut would simply re-
mind it that it is striking at the wrong
party. 1t is not us, nor the Republican
party that is turning the court into
Democratic court, it is the Levy Court
that does so, and the "Herald" should
direct its remarks to that partisan
body. 1t is true that the judiciary is {
component part Of the court which W.
are bound to say is as near non n-parti-
san as can be, but a court without ju
ries under the present laws would in
deed be a strange phenomenon. W.
could do without judges, and we ar
sure we could without lawyers, hut no
without juries, and when the latter ar
chosen on account of partisan affilia
tions, then the whole court becomes in
huenced. Let the "Herald' pay it
respects to the partisan Levy Court tina
is making trials by jury a mockery
but for the present we See no cause 70
receding from the name we have giveI
the approaching term of court.
Daily Republican., 1879-04-24
Pura Water.

| 1HB GAZETTE Is rlSSnt III oPPosihS 'ho
privilege gi-en TO the Messrs. Bancroft
to food the Brandywine race from which
A, 900 people obtain their drinking
water, with vile poisonous dye stuff
refuse every now and then, even il they
do notify the Chief Engineer OF the
water works of the time when they in
tend to open their flood gates OF death,
and that officer stops the pumps until
it is over. Can it be possible that the
Brandywine race can one day be used
in conveying pure water into the city
pumps, and then change suddenly and
for few honrs convey the most deadly
matter past the pumps without some
portion of tho poisonous water being
pumped up into the basins and from
thence communicated through the city
for use This kind of theory does
well enough to talk about, but we are
afraid it won't pan out well in the
practice.
No doubt Chief Engineer Mclntire is a
very efficient officer and does all he can
to give the citizens pure, wholesome
unadulterated water, but we doubt the
ability of Mr.. McIntire or any other
officer, however expert they may be on
the question of hydraulics, TO furnish
pure water all the.time from race
that is used in bringing down pure
water to the pumps, and the next day
used for carrying sickening poisonous
dye stuifs down around the pumps and
past them without the city getting
some portion Of it. Even if the pumps
we're not in operation at the time, some
portions of the poisonous stuff could
not help setting around the pumps
ready to lie forced up into the basins as
soon as the pumps should be started
again. As there seems to be a quietus
put upon the question Of removing the
pumps farther up the stream there
should be something done to keep the
race that supplies us with water
clear of the refuse matter that flows
down from the Messrs. Bancrofts
huge chemical labor atories and dye vats
at Rockford. 1t is dificult to See how
this can be done but by Messrs .Baucrofts
adopting the same plan that Jessup q
Moore across the creek did for the St.
Augustine paper mills. The latter
rather than impregnate the water that
the..citizens drank and to avoid trouble
some visits from the Board Of Health,
laid three foot iron pipe sewer from
their mills 70 a point below the city
mill race, in consequence of which nc
more trouble is experienced from that
source. What Jessup & Moore have
done Bancrofts can do, and should do,
no matter what the cost would be.
This thing Of allowing the race to be
used at stated periods for the carrying
of poisonous matter from their manu-.
factories is all nonsense, and the Soon
er the difficulty is remedied efectually
the better il will be to all parties con.
cern-d, and especially for the good
health of our citizens.
Daily Republican., 1879-04-24

of their property to advantage. We as
sert most positively that the RErUBLI-
CAN reaches tar greater number oteit-
liens in this city as well as in the coun-
ty, than any other paper, and persons
Sho wish to obtain the best possible
price for their property should See thai
IL Ia advertised in 1t.
Daily Republican., 1879-04-24
bad Effects OF TOO Much Money.

Saturday night was the one upon
which the employees of the Gautien
steel works at Johnstown received their
pay. A couple OF balls were given,
and matters assumed an old-time ap.
pearance of what they we're before the
panic. There were fourteen fights,
whisky flowed like water, the chief Of
police received black eye and his
entire force, fguratively speaking, was
"chewed up"
Daily Republican., 1879-04-24
A NOTE.

The ssRepubiican'' sttll leads In
sirculastOn. Advertise where you
get the most for yONr lmOney and
lhe ssRepubiican" IL that DaDer.
Daily Republican., 1879-04-24
Religious J.

There will be regular religious servi.
ces at the Household of Faith church
this evening, at 7.45 o'clock. All are
Welcome.
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ton for their respective precincts IN said
to,yu IF IA Sale

ton for their respective precincts IN said
town of La Sale.
Supervisor Checver moves that Arthur
Lockwood, John Stout and VI. +. OCroWley
be appointed judges of election for the first
nrccinct IN the town of Ottawa, and that
Wm. Kneger, b. +. Phelps and Patrick
Ryan BE appointed judges of election for The
second precinct in the town oi Ottawa. Car.
RED.
supervisor Mcintyre IN y presents the fol
lowing resolution, which ON motion Is
adopted
Be,oired. That the clerk of this Board hc
authorized to publish the proceedings ol tins
session of the Board in the RcpUbijron, FIRE
Tyd9,y and IFocheAblott, according to law.
Supervisor KlOye, chairman of the finance
committee, presents the following report,
which ON motion Is adopted:
mr. Chairman dHd GsHtiemcHCt Mf Hodrd
of Supervisors: Your committee on hnancc
would respectfully report that they have eX-
amined the financial condition OF the county,
and recommend that the sum of slNtj thous-
and dollars be levied and extended on The
collectors hooks of the several towns rs
county tax for the year 4 ID. 1873 To pay hp
prourIations made by the Board, and the
usual county expenses for the year ending.
And we would further recommend the adop.
ton of the following resolution:
R,Soiced, That the county clerk be and he
is hereby authorized and directed to extend
upon tho collectors books of the several
towns for the current year according TO law,
and upon the assessment of the taxable prop
crty of the railroad companies within this
county as returned by them and equallzed
or amended by the State Board of Equallza
ton ;.rhe state taxes AS certified by the Audi
tor of public accounts of this state, and such
rate per cent rs Will produce the sum OF
sixty thousand dollars, which amount is here
by determined and levied for county pur-
poses the amount required for school pur'
poses AS certified by the directors of the sew
cral school districts; the amount required
for municipal purposes rs certified by the
proper authorities the amount required by
the several towns for town, road, bridge and
other taxes according to SAID certificates now
on file in the county clerks office. We also
recommend the adoption OF the following
resolution:
KeSolced, That the county treasurer, togeih-
er with the chairman Of the Board of super
visOrs. he authorized to borrow such sums of
money rs will be needed from time to time
to pay the ordinary expenses of the county
until the taxes can be collected.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
\. \. kIOYE Chairman.
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From Texas.

RoBINsoNvILLE Texas, Sept. Is, 1879.
The terrible arouth which has prevailed
throughout our state for eighteen long months
has grown to be of serious magnitude, for
while people as yet have plenty to live on, the
entire failure OF water is only a question OF
time in many localities. Even now in many
places, water has to he hauled distance of
from five to eight miles; on every side wells
and springs are drying up, diminishing the
supply daily. Numbers of stock are perish
ing in want of both grass and water, III conse-
quence of which many herds are driven west
ward to "a more abundant range.
Cotton will not average onefourth of crop
while corn is cut short one-half, and that OF "a
very interior quality, SO Texas Will have to
draw her years supply from her northern
brethren. Already men are engaged IN the
business and Kansas and Missouri will find a
ready market for their grain.
Wheat.panting has already commenced and
a much larger acreage of the cereal will be
sOwn than usual.
Cotton shipment from Waco for the year
ending Sept lst amounted to $4,000 bales,
while this years crop Is estimated at about
half that amount
| The extension of the Central railroad from
! Waco westward furnishes employment for IA
number of hands, who would otherwise have
! been thrown out, as the stringent state of al
fairs has greatly deprecated the demand for
labor.
Work has already commenced on the st.
4 l.. nnl hl
company propose To reach Waco within twelve
months from the time OF beginning.
The smuke-house and corn-crib tax, rs cur
rcntly named by the farmers, was submitted To
"A vote of the people as an amendment To the
constitution on the first Tuesday of this month
so no more objection to the onerous law should
he urged if 1t is not repealed this time. The
drummer tax enacted by the 10th legislature
which is nothing more nor less than an an
lnual stipend of $3.50 land on any and every
drummer regardless OF outgo or income, met
with severe disapproval by the host of com
ImercIal men that travel ON Texas soil, but all
their petitions and circumstances were in vain
so the average ~. Louis and Chicago drum
mer has Ia step down TO the capital and pay
over Ia the treasurer his annual bonus before
entering upon his duties.
The late Sunday law, which lorhds The
lopening of any commercial house, shop or sa
loon drug stores eNcepted) ON sundays, Is
curscd rs being unconstitutional by both pres
and people throughout the state; that Is to say
by these wLo love whisky and especially 10y
the vendors Of the fiery evil.
Owing to the financial embarrassment OF thu
state, public free schools will be reduced near
ly onehalf The usual appropriation for tina
purpose, ard rs il was very small before, u'
present win be little better thsD nothing.
LITTLE THAN.
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the county agent, which was read and on
motion was received and placed ON file.

the county agent, which was read and on
motion was received and placed ON file,
Supervisor Lauf moves that the committee
on paupers investigate The matter of Ger
tain paper residing in the town OF Rlch-
land and If they deem 1t necessary that they
furnish such pauper necessary transportation
that the clerk be authorized TO draw his or
der on the treasurer for the amount deemed
necessary, Carried.
Supervisor Lewis, chairman of the com
mittee to settle with the county treasurer, pre-
scented the following report which, on mo-
ton. was adopted:
7o TIE BoGrd IF Supervisors If Ia safe
Co,uty: GENrLEMEN--lo our committee TO
settle with the county treasurer would re
spectfully rcpor, that they have examined
the treasurcr's report hereto annexed and
find the same correct; that they have com
pared, cancelled and destroyed all vouchers,
orders and witness certificates that they fad
the balance as stated 10 be in the treasurer's
hands in said report 10 be correct
Respectfully submitted,
+. {. LEWIS, ChdjiUi0H
SAMUEL W. RAYMOND, County Treasurer,
In recount run La sale county;
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Special 7orn Tar-Otawa sa,62s.12: Rutland, *25n;
Utica 1900. o.
High School Tar.-BruCe, s22lO; OTTAWA, *i2tDo.
SDeciul BIidgs Tar.-CrOtty. 81 400
Library tax-Earl. | mill tCity tax -Croty, 5000
Manlius, 1890. Especial road tax-Serena
Supervisor Klove moves that the clerk be
authorized to draw his order on the treasurer
in favor of the several supervisors for their
mileage and per diem, Carried.
On motion it is ordered that this Board
now adjourn to the day and date heretofore
set 10y this Board
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Board Of Supervisors.
ln.,,, ..l,,.led fro,u third page.l

(Conclu,Ied from Mtrd page
ma, nav IN exceed twenty dollars III cases
where n most morcm examination Is dlrec'e"
10 he made by the coroner to physicians hiaN'
;,r snch most norton examination,
Sunoryisor Mclntir CA, c. presents the
following resolution:
Resolrfd, That the county attorney NC au'
thor,zrd Ia lismlsss the SUITS against Tue as
SCISSORS of Mendoza and Msriden II IN MS
Indictment he sees tit SO to do.
Snnervsor Fades moves to lay the reSolu,
ton on the table. The ayes ana noes ne'nS
demanded, Supervisors Barton ta'ElChb
Reach Butte, Concrlon, Cooper, Fades r IA
hcrty. Fox, Grove, Hlckok. MOVE, n"u,'
Miner. Nelson, O'Donncil, q l.aughilh' ran,
pickens, Thornton, Trout, Wylie (AleXJ anu
Mr. Cbairmali-22- voted in The all ImaiiNe'
Supervisors Adams, Barton o., Beillng-
hansen, Carey, Checver, Fischer, llGInlg'
Hossack, Lewis, McIntire CA. Co., Mcintyre
1Ns,hanieD, Palmer, Read, Robinson, singer
Stevenson. White, Wiley Is. e. and W iisoh
--1g-votcd ~ the negative hesoiu'ioh I'd
bled. ,cI
Supervisor Belinghauscn presents 'he iol'
lowing resolution, which, on motion, Is ios.,
Res0Ic,d. That the pauper committee shai!
instruct the overseers of the poor Oh lhe uil-
tcron, towns AS 10 what articles shall be iuT
nishrd TO paupers when It becomes necessary
m extend aid To paupers in their respective
towns. , Oh
On motion board adjourned TIL ;oo
O'Clock this T., VI.
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All OF which Is respectfully submitted.
l.. b. HICKOK, ChdirmdH.
Supervisor Grove, chairman of the com
mittee ON fees and salaries, presents the fol
lowing report, which on motion was adopt
ed:
To tie Board If Supervisors If LIZ Sdie
County, Hia0is Nix. CmAIRMAN-Your
committee on fees and salaries would respect.
fully make the following report, viz:
That the salary of the County Treasurer is
hereby fixed at $500 per annum.
That the salary of The reasurer's clerk is
fixed at s 600 per annum
That the salary of the mine inspector is
fixed at $3.50 per annum,
All of which is respectfully submitted.
SAMUEL GROVE, Chairman.
Supervisor Mcintyre (NathanieD presents
the following preamble and resolutions:
WHEREAS, The people of La Sale county
complain that all visible and tangible prop
erty bear an undue and excessive proportion
of the taxes of the county; and
WHEREAS, They do assert that personal
property, moneys and credits are not assess.
cd Ia proportion to other property; and that
personal property, moneys and credits are in
many cases concealed from the assessors,
and that some persons owning or controlling
such personal property, moneys and credits
refuse to,schedQie such property 10 the as
sossors a. the proper time; and
WHmEAs. This Boand Is of the opinion
that Just and true enumeration Of all the
properly of the county, including moneys
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I W. BREWER, Attorney and Counselor Ut Law
II. ana Notary Public. Rooms No. H. II ana -, Opera
House Block Ottawa m. JahfS
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Il. y. LEWIS. {. p HobEhI,
I f,WI Is ~ fIOI}t,Itr, Attorneys ana tounseiors
l. at Law, Opera House Block ottawa, ILL., sepS''lI
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- O'CLOCK T., VI.

Board called to order by the Char. Pres
ent same AS this A. VI.
Supervisor Hickok, chairman Of the com,
mittee ON miscellaneous claims, presented
the following report, which on motion was
adopted; ,..,
Mr.. Choiylaat dnR Gentieme" IF the Bo"W
0f SlpercisOrS Your committee on mlscel-
laneous claims would beg leave to report
that they have examined all claims present
ed before them, and recommend the payment
of the following, and that the clerk be direct
ed to issue orders for the several amounts TO
Tho several claimants To wit: