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The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1879-11-06

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They now offer to ship your sam
Piles from St. Paul and Minneapolis
to:New y ork !; enter them fol. prizes
in their appropriate classes place
then on exhibition; give them proper
care and attention; sell them at the
best possible advantage, at the close
of the Fair, and remit to all exhibit
ors the amount within cts. per
pound ON butter and cts. on cheese
of the price sold for in New York,
and all prizes awarded returned to
exhibitors. Who will respond?
This fair is not only for the United
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1879-11-06

We publish this week Il Call to ev-
cry dairyman in Minnesota and Da-
kota to prepare and ship samples of
butter and cheese to tile officers Of
the Minncsot. Dairyman's Associ,-
ton. We lead the world in The
production of the "staf of life,''
now let us show them that we also
produce the s'crook." "Chccse it,
we didn't intend to make q joke ont
of this item. But send your samples
for the great International Dairy Fair
without tail.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1879-11-06

A writer has said: But every wear
has been to me like another step on
all upward path to paradise" That's
just the way we feel. Our path in
that direction is very ''upward," and
we are convinced at every step we
take that ''Paradise is lost;" and we
are also convinced that nearly every
country editor will agree with US in
this conviction.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1879-11-06

70 Sir Rowland Hill-whose death
occurred on August 9th at Hump
stead, England-Great Britain owes
u debt of gratitude as the author OF
the penny postal system. lie was
eighty, four years old at his death,
and first turned his attention to pos
tai reforms in lS37.-Ex.
So he is the man who studied 80
years to devise a cheap method of
sending laundry bills through the
mail which should act 1T once as q
dunn and 4 "givc-a-way" on the
recipient.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1879-11-06
To Tile Dai1y7nen Of Minnesota and
Dakota.

The Annual First Information Dairy
Fair will be held in the American In
stitute Building in New Yory city
the 2np and I'd :wacks in December
next.
In Il circular letter Of June 2d last,
your attention was called to the adj
vantages Of having your Dairy pro-
ducts represented at this coming IN
formation Fair, and a proposition was
made you for having your exhibit
forwarded cared for at the fair, and
sold ut the close, under the auspices
of The Minnesota Dairymens' Asso-
citation.
We have decided to attend the
"Fair" with all samples Of butter
and cheese contributed for that
purpose, without regard to quantity.
Please. carefully observe the fol-
lowing Instructions: Ship all SAM
pies Of cheese to Levi Longfellow,
Minneapolis, or Hoxie d Jaggar, St.
Paul, (pre-paying the freight). Ship
in time, that the above named firms
may receive all samples in store be-
fore Nov. Goth. Samples OF cheese
should be shipped at once. Securely
attach a " tag" orcard to each pack.
age, with the following rs an illus
tration:
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1879-11-06
The 1lh Of NOvnmbor hoo nm

The 9TH of November has come
and gone, and many an oficc-sceker
is now forlorn: Some, of course,
Ivy good fortune blessed, have
been elected ;. to ''feathcr their
nest" While those of the former
class, by way Of consolation, con-
vince themselves of the public's uon-
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1879-11-06
1n0ther National Loss.

Senator Zach Chandler, the great
Michigan statesman, died very sud.
denly in Chicago at the Grand Pacific
Hotel, last Sunday morning, between
the hour of midnight and 7 o'cloc k
Il. m, alone in his bed. lie had made
what is generally conceded to be the
greatest speech of his life in McCor-
mick Hall the night before, and the
truths he spoke are still re-ecl,oing
all over the greatest nation of the
age. Since the death of Morton, the
stalwart statesman of Indiana, no
pnbllc man has departed this life who
left such vacancy, and created such
profound sorrow throughout the
length and breadth OF our land as
has the death Of Mr.. Chandler. lie
was one of the most powerful and
important pillars in the superstruc-
turc of our Republican government.
Firm and unflinching in the cause Of
right, Away presenting all uncom-
promising and inhcxiblc front wher-
ever our nation has been assaulted
by that worst of enemies, treason.-
The loss of such man cannot be
estimated, unless we compare him as
one Of the most important planks in
our great ship of state: which has
carried and is still conveying the
most prosperous community on earth
over the turbulent wa. ers OF Treason,
Finance and Social disorder, and the
question is, WHO will take his place
to prevent the ship from leaking?-
Can the young men Of the rising
generation know these facts; know
that our ancestors, who have watched
over our country and preserved it
from the breakers, arc now disap-
pearing over the brink Of rcceding
time; know that the national ship
has got to pass into the hands of our
geEt ration, :nt the old masts, the
hull and braces are I'LL gradually fall
ing away, anil their places must bc
filed, else the whole will go to ruin
Know these facts and not feel q deep
interest in ''politic, the ''dry dock
through which all who conduct our
administration must pass?
Verify, the young man, OF all pro-
LESSONS and all pursuits of life, who
cares anything for the prosperity O
the country in which he is gaining q
livelihood, for the government which
affords every man on Gods earth a,
opportunity to make HIMSELF free
holder; for the administration which
gives us free schools, free air, ant
liberty combined with protection
should take an active interest il
"politics." 1t is not below the mln-
lister or above the man in the lowlies
walks of life.
The nation needs young shoulders
t~ the wheel. Young men of Amer
lea, put yours there.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1879-11-06

The man who just stepped out of
the back door in his bare feet to get
a few pieces of wood to kindle fire
to make cruel for a sick vile after q
condensed rain storm q few nights
ago, has since been seen with blool
IN his eve looking for the poet who
wrote beautiful Snow
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1879-11-06

appreciation, the latter class, in self
congratulation, '*in their minds" be-
come the first men Of the nation, in
either case, in victory or defeat, al
though on this subject we did not
propose to treat, the mind of man
with self-guaged eyes, sees the choice
OF the people rs ''foolish" or "wise.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1879-11-06

. = g.
States, but all other countries on the
globe. It is in the interests Of ALL.
dairy mcn EVERYWHERE! Our pres
ent dairy interest is not local buss>
mess; not the manufacture Of butter
and cheese for a city, county, or
State; but is business with all the
world for customers. Let us have
generous display OF samples that
will show the world that young, Wig
orous powerful Minnesota can make
a creditablc exhibit Of dairy. produce
tons. S. S. GARNER,
Pres. Minnesota Dairymens' Association .
Wadena, Mimi. Oct. 80, 1879.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1879-11-06

To prevent chickens feet from
freezing during the winter, cut their
legs of in the immediate vicinity of
the right ear, and bring them to the
printer the day before Thanksgiving;
Christmas or New Years.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1879-11-06

1t is now that the young man who
has just got married and started out
in life to make home for himself,
wishes he had remained single and
let his father get up and build the
fires in the morning.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1879-11-06

Wadena had a snow storm last
Saturday, and so did Verndale; so
the two towns are even on that score,
and neither can find fault with the
clerk OF the weather for showing par
TALLY.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1879-11-06

Mr.. Parker, of Vcrndale, is devel-
oping considerable talent rs a news
paper correspondent. Too bad,
Charlie. You should have travelled
and become an Eli Perkins.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1879-11-06

It is now lawful to kill deer and
call it venison. Mutton is no longer
to be found in market.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1879-11-06
EDITORIAL EFFUSION.

What hotel does Ole Bull like best !?
The Viol Inn.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-13
PENSIONS.


The law for paying arre;rages OF PEN
sions 10 the soldiers OF she late war, which
Senator Ingalls, was instrumental in carry
ing through the Senate at the last session,
is being rapidly carried into effect. Up TO
the close OF business last saturday, appli-
cations under the set, had been received al
the Pension Office to the number of 10000.
They are now being fled and sorted, ard
no action will be taken on any till the 25th
of this month, when the work OF adjudics-
ton will begin, and certificates will be is
sued to successful pensioners. Applica-
tions are coming at the rate of 400 daily.
Il IL estimated that 80 900 will be received
of which so coo will be acted upon favor
ably. After the 25th OF this month it il
expected to adjudicate and issue certificates
at the rate OF about ten thousand
monthly. The first notification a
pensiouer will have of the allowance OF his
claim will he the receipt Of a certificate
which entities him to the money, and which
he can then get if it is in the Treasury and
not o;herxise appropriated. The sppro-
pri atoms of the last Congress we're so heavy,
however, that prompt payment of pension
ers ia doubtful. The average smount re
ceived BY each psnsioner under this act will
be about $500. II the Commissioners esti-
m ate is correct, OF 81 OO0 valid claims, tie
amount called for ~ill be S3l, 800. 600, for
pensioners already on the rolls.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-13
aGOnD SHOWING.

TIE United Treasury statement Just re-
ceived-corrected up to Feb 81, ult., makes
p very healthy showing of the business Of
the country during last year. IA compared
with 1877, our imports and exports for 1873
were as follows: In 1877 We exported SI40,-
600 900 in merchandise and sol 600 600 in
hnIlion, more thsn We imported. In 1878
We exported S3O5 C0gCOO IN merchandise
more than imported, aud imported $4,000
600 in bullion, more a. IN we exported
thai il, We sent abroad il goods S30j 000,-
900 more than we purchased, and Imported
in bullion 100000 more than we ex-
ported Adding the 81 OOO,OOO in bullion
to the excess Of S305,OOO 900 in oure1ports
over our imports of merchandise, and the
result shows that in our trade with the rest
of the world, during ISIS, We came out
sSO7 900 600 ahead-maie just that much
more than W spent
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-13
THE CULTURE OF CORN.
Virginia Cor. American Agriculturist

iTSlnla Cor. American Agtlculturist.l
In preparing for the seed we break
ground early in March, the planting being
done toward the end Of April. We drop
the corn according TO the fertility Of the
s1il;;" on high land, in rows four feet spsrt.
the hills three i-et apart in the row; on fer
Tile low lands, the rows are three to three
aud 4 ha feet apart, with two feet between
the hills. Two kernels only are put in each
hill. and when the plants are about eight
inches high the poorest one IL removed,
leaving each stock growing hy il
-elf. The ordinary custom mere j.
to plant much further apart Jus,
before thinning We run a single plow
each side cf and close to the row, throwing
the soil away from the plants. \ few days,
later this earth l. thrown back upon the
rows by plowing in the opposite direction.
Later still, when the weeds get troublesome
he plow is run through third time. 1t
is s1metimes necessary, also, to afterward-
run three toothed harrow or cultivator
between the rows to keep the weeds down
and loosen the soil. have found that ex-
ira labor in killing all the weeds doe. not
pay in the crop returned;neither has it paid
me, TO Use other fertilize.s than those made
on the farm.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-13
H,rsJEAp iNHLaMES.
a Bi>astrous Five, saturday Norm
ing.


ing.
HALsTEAD, KAN, March s.
EDIToR TINES About two o'clock Sat-
urday morning TIE people of Halstead were
aroused by cries Of fire and alarms Of bells
and upon repairing 10 the scene found the
German printing Office engine room, a one
story frame building in the rear Of the
Zrr Hefmutl ofice enveloped in flames, this
was close TO several frame buildings and
strong wind fromth south added furry as the
Il lme- spread out. The first building it
reached was the resiGeDce OF Mr. Ingalls,
out Of which they had scarcely time TO get
anything worth mentioning and then il
took Ingalls, drug store, both OF these build
iugs were one story frame and we're
wrapped up in the consuming element in a
very few minutes, most of the shelf goods
being saved In the drug store, but the
heavy goods were lost. From these the fire
came IN the Germsn printing office, two
story frame building, destroying most Of lis
contents aud then 10 the general store of
John Lehman & Co, which WAS one-story
and built against the printing oftice. About
half of Lehman's goods were carried out
and saved, but the flames were too yisor-
ous to save them all, here the
fire was checked and a warehouse
about ten feet from Jeihman's store. used
by them as a warehouse. was saved ~, the
bucket brigade. which did some Valusble
service in saving property. The estimsted
loss is SIS 900, and insurance about s., 800.
1t is great damags to the town, as we'll as
a heavy loss TO the owners. The Western
CompsnY, who run the steam
engine that set FIRE TO tie building, sre the
heaviest losers, they having had 5000
power p-ess and much other valuable ma
chiuery burned, as we'll as a large smount
OF book and news paper and an $500 job of
book work that was nearly completed, in
the shape Of a Mennonite hymn book, and
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-13
NEW YORK PRODUCE MaRKEr
NEW YORK, March Il

NEW lthhr NAdrCD IL.
FLoUR-Buyers favor superfine western and
stale, - 5Ot,3 10, Common To gOou, sS SOlyS ~;
GOOD Z" choice, 81 90. 30, white wheat eAtra,
ss 5jG5 p, ~. Loul~, sS e0e5 30
HEAr-UEseJsleG; No 3 spring, 9ic: uu-
grade Il rad winter, IL O'@ll Is, No. 3, IL lO5S,
No do. y gal 10, No -mher, IL liSl 10,
Nc white, - %; NJ. do. 81 i-sz.
hNE-IluIet anu steady; Western and state,
90 l.GSc.
sAKLEY-Sttady-
Coz S-Du.! s'ld lower: uDgraded, ~ sdI6c;
NJ s, Htgc; STEAMER, i5>Ii5l4c; No :, b14J
- g; o. d. de- i6s
pAIs-buI AMI lower; mixed western, S3.3
81 ~; Whit GO, 3iG,i5c
.OfFEE-tlu uIvt and steady.
SUGAk-l'aH and Unchanged
MoLAs>tS-IuII and EomInaI.
RlCE-NomlnsiIIy unchanged.
kGDs-~l, auY, WesteIu lac
FoKk-FIIm, IIess - 81 :, Old; SO la9ll %
70 new.
BALF-Steady.
Ur MEsTs-Steady; long clear middles,
81 - y; >EO- clear, ) Uyd5 90
l>hD-tSlr dc maLu and firm prime steam
So ..
bTTrER-NCminalIs uuchang d.
CHEEsE-kt IA; western, 2Aye.
hIskI-Sl Jbt..
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-13
KANSAS NEWS.

-McPheTson is to have a bank.
-N;cPherson will soon build new union
depot.
Papers in The southern part Of the
state already begin to acknowledge the Ie-
ceipt Of boque;s.
-Meszrs Coniaat and Easley are publish
ing daily edition of their paper al Hutch
inson during the sitting OF the South Kan
sas Conference.
The Valley Falls Ner Era has been
enlarged and changed to quarto in form
Ii is now called The Nerr Era, which makes
the head look much heater We are glad
10 see that Bro. Iugersoll is prospsring.
NOT ARE YOU But WHERE ARE YOU !?
Valley Falls New Era,sI
"WLere are you going to build ~ ia the
prevalent interrogation in Valley Falls.
M'PHERsoN COUNTY.
lMcPherson Freeman.5l
Mcpherson county offers the best in
ducemeuts TO the industrious firmer Of any
county in the State.
THEN, NOW AND HENCE.
Parsons Sun,s.l
Eight years ago this month where Parsons
now stands was a tare prairie Today it
is live, bustling town Of {, 500 inhabitants
with bri ght future.
AvIcIoCs HORSE.
ikinsley Graphic,
Phil. Bradshaw, a colored man that
works iu Cronk II Co.'S livery stable, was
badly bitten On the chin aud lower4ip, last
Saturday, by stallion.
A HEAVY FORCE
IWichita Herald,
The combined weight Of the city Marshal
and three of bis policemen is 9lS pounds.
They ought to be big enough and ugly
enough to keep pesce and order in the city.
A LITTLE EVERY YEAR
[McPhersonF FreemaD,7l
Every farmer should plant out a little
hedge every year, until his place is all en-
closed and fenced into lots. Ia a very few
years every isrm may De made safe from
stock.
WILL FEEL RELIEVED WHEN IT TERMINATES.
Council Grove Republican, 81
The Legislature will doubtless adjourn
next week. 1t is impossible now to esti-
ludtc thc aiHouut VI SoSt, ii any, tndl u6s
been done; but the people will feel relieved
when the session terminates
THE ? RsT WHITE WOMAN IN KTSSLEY.
iEinsiey Graphic, ST.
Mrs 4. D. Glue has roue to Topeks.
Since che tir-t came to kinsley az the first
white woman 10 reside, six years ago, she
has never lett the town until last night,
unless it has bsen merely TO call on some
friend in the country.
KANSAS FINCIALLY.
The isilure OF commercial houses in The |
len Western States during 1878 we're rela- |
lively as follows: In Nebraska, a. to IS;
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-13
THE sEoFELptr uIFCHEIL.

In the daily report Of the Methodist con-
ference st Hutchinson we find a paragraph
SAYING that Elder Mitchell is to be called TO
account for dabbling in politics. We DO
not know Of any good reason WHY a minis
ter has not as good right to take part in
political matters as any other man,
provided he is honest ard con-
sistent, but the conduct Of Elder Nit
cbel will not bear scrutiny in ills respect.
He WAS the Greenback candidate for Gov
ernor, ard in his canvass oi the State de-
clsred, upon every occasion, in favor of the
most rsdica. Greenback doctrines In the
Senatorial election he made coalition
with one of the most ultra hsrd
money men in the country. and
was Just "a loud and earnest in his efforts
for the hon3LolGer, as he had been, a few
weeks before, for the Greenback, thus show
ing that he was actuaied not by a regard
for principles but by love Of the spoils
There was nothing honest, nothing sincere
nolhlHS Spis~tSsSul- III his CoN4uCl- IneGe
was nothing. to him, in politics, but the
flesh pots. ii lfdishonesty, and recresncy 10
profesaed principles, for the sake of
plundsr. constitute cen.urable cond net then
the conduct Of Mr.. Mitchell is ceusurable,
aud IL the church desires TO aid in the work
of purifying the politics Of the country, it
shoald give no Uncertain sound in the csse
Of ihis trailing rnlifical rrea cher
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-13

The Golden Belt extends through
Central Kansas and il traversed by the
great Kansas Pacific Railway. In 1873
the organized counties Of the Golden
Bslt' produced Il, ,3S5 ,324 bushels OF wheat
and counting the productions OF unrsport-
ing counties, over II, ,OO0, 900 or more than
Is per cent. Of the en'ire crop Of the State
Besides this the ''Golden Belt Wheat Re-
gion" produced an average of a bushels OF
winter wheat per acre while the av,rsge for
the State was oniv Il blshels, which SHOWS
tha, the Kansas Pacific ispds will produce,
at the present price Of whest, over four dol
lars more per ere than the average Of the
State "The Golden Belt" lands in 1873
produced 81 per cent. of sil the corn raised
IN the State, and il should be noted that
over 40 per cant. of all the settlers moving
into Kansas in 1873, located on the lands
of the Kansas Pacific, and that As per cent,
Of the increased acreage in Kansas in 1873,
occurred on the Golden Wheat Belt" Re-
gion.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-13
A SIMPLE WASHING FLUID.

tIOr thic1SO inter ocean,
\ simple washing fluid il make by put
ting one pound OF saleratus, or soda, IN a
gallon jag ; Til up With water; let stand
one week, and it is ready for use to Use it,
put two pals of clear wster into your tub.
put one ieaeupful OF the aIid ID, and all of
the clothes it will wet nicely; let soak
twenty five or thi tv minutes; wiring out
suds and boil IA usual add lite more
fluid tp the water lsf. in the tub, and put
your calico cloths through the same. l.
will not fade them at all, but loosens the
dirt so nicely. Try il.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-13

ICor. New York Iudepeni.

ICor. New 1ofh independent
There is secret in growing blackberries,
shich, il once knoSu. makes their culture
very simple matter Strange ss it may
seem, they sand neglect or apparent i'll
treatment better than pro@ps rIty or rich
c ciitivatiOn. This secret Cf success | will
nov explain; and that il to omit all cult
walton af'e- the 10Th or 18th Ci June each
year and TO De very sparing in the quantity
u fertilizers given after the first season.
This Tenders the blackberry one of the
-heapest and easiest of fruits TO grow, "a If
put on half rstions, in the way | mention,
The harder and more productive do the
plants become. The roots are easily trans
planted in March or April, in the s4m,
way "a raspberries, and are Of strong vital
ity, being sometimes sent in the mails 10 u
distance Cf two or three Thousand miles.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-13
WANT oF BACK Rome.

Az article which We copy this morning
from the New York Tribune, enti,led-
Comes Very Near Low Comedy" is about
the severes, slap that our present extraor-
dinary legislature has ever received. The
Tribune thinks the next time the Western
Union Telegraph Company wants to make a
test Gaze in regard to the inviolability of its
dispatches, ii should pick out Legisls-
ture with bacS honen
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-13
gEsT GsIsTE NAV,

In an editorial paragraph Sunday morn
ing we stated that Mr.. Hall, the Democrat
ic member Of The investigating committee,
was charged with being guilty of treacher-
uos conduct, and violation of his oath, in per
mitting Pargborn TO take copy Of the re-
port ard evidence in the hands of the in
vestigating committee prior to Its submis-
sion TO the House. An article copied else
where from the Topeka Commonwealth con-
firms this. and shows that the report could
not have been obtsined in any other wsy
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-13
ST. LOUIS STOCK nssKET.

Il 7.
tAITLE-Price7 for shipping grades main
Ia n'd ON light r,cvI.t>. tNp,.rt >t.vTS. sI 9OtG
- AOrd IL choice heavy - U5dt ~, bet u.
rs grades steady: atlNe -I,tr~ as 20:
co - -nd eIivr>, - al ~, cor. lea Texans,
s CtuIUO, fttdIu. - {. ~ -; >togksr~ a.. sJgC
.; COiuradO>, 50 JJsi -, Tuc,I IPIs >tU, suIp-
mrnt>, IUi-
HOGs-Fairly tive; NOskers and Balti-
mOrv>, sj J0OES 20; NAKED p.tg klug sS I'rsS o.;
I.gu az, dO - UtI 60; baICUeI- L. fancy.
- 90, receipts, 2 100; shipments SEQ.
SHEkF-EUtCnrT utu. tins from figst y
grade lower, common t. f.,IT, sl =, IS -. guut
l. choice, s. 2ldE sj, export muJIOns, - tUs
D >. Receipts, 80, shipments, S.N-
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-13
Gas FOR R,l.wAYClRS.

Gas has been introduced in an expert
mental way in some Of the railroad cars in
New York. Compressed Illuminating gas
is carried in cylinders beneath the car, its
own pressure giving it sufficient head"
The gas is conveyed to the chandeliers mid
way between the middle ard the ends OF
the car, the burners being provided with
glass shades. Four burners replace six
oil lamps, with double the illImins'irg g