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The Northern Pacific farmer., 1880-03-25

AS winter fingers in the lap OF
spring. get everything in readiness
for lively springs work-but do
not try to do too much the first few
days. The teams with but little ex-
ercise or work, are "soft," hence
they sweat and tire easily. Give
them light work and little of it at
first. If one horse frets more than
his mate, examine the harness and
find out the cause Of it. Keep the
collars clean by scraping them every
morning before putting on the har-
ness, and wash the breasts Of the
horses with cold water at noon and
night, to prevent collar galds. Ad-
monish the driver who jirks the rains
or whips the team over their heads.
A second offence should result in his
discharge.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1880-03-25
WRIGH1,STOWN.

The beautiful snow, is becoming beauti-
fully less, now. mud is the order of the day.
Geo. Miller has moved from Bluffton to our
town, where he intends to buy him a farm.
Mr.. Whipple of Houston county, is ex-
pected to move to this town, in few weeks;
having decided that the Northern Pacific
country, could not be beat.
Mrs. Wood, from the southern part of
the State, is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Barber.
A little son Of Mr.. Miller, fell Oh the ice,
few days ago, and broke his arm.
Thos. Goodale, lost valuable young
horse, few days ago.
L. A. Perkins, and B. F. Abbott, have
just ordered mill for the manufacture of
Amber cane syrup. Ed. understands the
business of making g,od article of syrup;
call and see some he has now on hand
little unpleasantness, having occurred
between the families of Francis c. Mills, and
H. NJ. Dibble, of Stowe Prairie. Mills, had
Dibble arrested, and brought before J. C.
Bu'lac% Esq. and he, thinking, he would
fail to get justice done him there, took a
change Of venue, and brought the case be-
fore Esq Abbot, and the trial was to take
place the 2c'h OF this month, and an ad-
jour"ment taken accordingly and prisoner
was sent to Long Prairie to await his trial,
but the county Attorney, sent him buck,
with orders to the Justice, to discharge the
prisino', on the ground that he had no iu-
risdiotion over the case, and Dibble departed
this morning for home, we'll pleased. a
A few bushels of snow flake potatoes, for
seed, can he obtained by applying soon to
Mr.. Barber,of Wrightst"wn. The snow flake
is all excellent variety Of potatoes, and out
yields all 'ther kinds, he having raised the
last season. 81 bushels from one half buslel
Of seed. - s~ sy@.. II -.a.- <.E~ #.
TO parties living in the vicinity Of Wrights-
;own wishing 10 plant sugar cane tl.is spring
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1880-03-25
zNeighbprhood Ne,pS,
Items collected from different towns by intelli-
gent reporters, for the Farmer.
BLUFFTON.

Snow has almost disappeared in the woods
and the change to mud does not appear to
be very acceptable, Judging from the express
ions, more forcible than polite, heard to fall
from those who have business on the roads.
Mr.. Lowe is at work on Mr.. Doty's new
building, which he expects to have ready
for occupancy in about two weeks.
George Smith will commence the erection
of Mr.. Barber's new store building next
week.
It was decided at our town meeting to erect
guide posts at various points in the town,
which we think is a move in the right di-
Fection, and hope to see it generally adopted
tn roughout the county, IS strangers and
sometimes old residents have serious diff
Guilty in keeping the right road.
Thos. Barwise's thrashing engine is driv-
ing Effort & Co., saw mill, their own being
under repair, and it is, they say, doing won-
derful work for so small an engine. FACT.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1880-03-25
Leaf RIVER.

Snow is gone, sleighing played out and we
are glad to see the face of onr Makers foot
stool again. Now the next thing to look af-
ter is making sap trouglls, furnaces and pre-
parations to tap trees when the first sugar
weather comes, as the first run is generally
the best.
Still they come. Mr.. McMurry has taken
land on section 20, town l36, and expects
to bring his wife and family as soon as the
weather gets warm enough to start prairie
schooner.
Mr.. Barbour has come home for short
stay with his family. He don't seem a bit
discouraged with the woods.
The supervisors for this town are rather
liberal. they only give US four days poll tax
this spring well our roads need it if we
don't.
Mr.. Schlegl has got the bridge DONE
Guess he feels all 0. K /.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1880-03-25
Potatoes for Horses.

Fergus Conner. in his book on
" Small Farm,'' says there is nothing
like boiled potatoes as food for
growing horses. They possess more
nutriment for the making and form
alton of bone, flesh and tissue than
any food Of the same bulk. He fur
nishes his readers with some of his
experience, and among other yarns
tells the following: "Some years ago
a relation of mine purchased a two
year-old tilly, the produce OF pony
mare by a stolen leap, the breed of
which had been in my family for
a great number OF years. The name
OF this gentleman was the Rev John
Henry Madris. and the history of the
filly was this; )" She was fed upon
boiled potatoes and nothing else, and
his son hunted with her from three
years old to six, astonishing the field
with her performances, and she was
always tresher at the end of the day
than any other horse. I resolved
upon having the mare at any price
when she was six years old, and I
tempted the owner with a large price,
and bought her. I was skeptical upon
the point of potatoes constituting
her only food. and I tried her with
the best hay and oats, Doth of which
she refused. then treated her to
her old dish, and for two years that
she was in my possession she seldom
or never tasted any other food than
boiled potatoes. She was not even a
large pony .and I have seen her hunt
ing with the fastest fox hounds
which / was obliged to part with be-
cause they were so fast that the gem
tlemen in the neighborhood could
not ride with them, and I have seen
that pony carry the huntsman up to
their tails three days in the week and
never tire. Again, after riding on
her back during the whole week OF
the Clonakilty races, and having
ridden her on Saturday from l
o'clock till 5, at that hour l put her
into a handicap with five other
horses, some OF them thoroughbred,
with more weight upon her than any
of the rest, for two mile heats. She
lost the first heat from being over
weighted, when I changed the jockey,
putting up a light boy without a
saddle. She won the second heat.
and distanced the field the third heat
and carried me afterwards a distance
of some miles, prancing the whole
way, and supped comfortably off a
bucker Of boiled potatoes"
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1880-03-25
WING RIVER.

Again has our weather moderated, and we
hope it may stay so, as think we all ought
to be satisfied with our winter. so now let
him resign his place for the more tgenial
weather Of spring.
Our neighbor F. L. Bennett and wife have
again made their appearance among us, hav-
ing returned from their southern visit a few
days ago.
Our election passed off very pleasantly
with the following officers elected: town
clerk, VIM. O'ConnerS; supervisors, A. F.
Amidon, chairman, w. F. Robins on, Jacob
Kohler; treasurer, Fred. Amidon: assessor,
Peter Newans; justices, James NJ. Cook and
Henry Subbong; constables, George Hickok
and James Carman. understand that some
Of those elected refuse to serve. In such
cases would it not be we'll to have law like
Wisconsin, i. e., fine them.
D. and S. appear to be very solicitions for
the welfare of our Wadena druggist much to
the materia! injury Of neighbor J. Neighbor
J.would kindly inform those much interested
friends that he would be more than obliged
to them if they would attend to their own
affairs; he thinks he is perfectly able and
always willing to pay his honest dues, with
out their interference, and furthermore, if
they would pay little more respect in that
line themselves their many creditors would
feel more kindly toward them.
1should judge from the quantity of lum-
ber drawn past our door by private individ-
uals of Verndale, that they intend to i'm
prove the town this coming summer.
Mr.. G. w. Shocks father has again made
his appearance among us, from Canada, this
time for final stop. 1t appears that our
climate agrees much better with him than
that of Canada. A young gentleman come
with him, who intends settling here some-
where; he will wait until the snow goes off
before he will locate.
We would like very much if some of our
Wadena ministers would call down our wav
and give Us good sermon, as I think we,
stand much in need of it, and We will enter
tain them to the best of our abilities.
CORRESPONDENT.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1880-03-25

to split his milk in two and make
two inferior articles. 10 make it pay
in that day, poor cheese or butter
will stand poor show in our mar
kets; that will be a great day for our
dairymen; poor day for Oleomar-
garine. Young man of this day,
hurry up the time. expect to sleep
with my fathers before it dawns.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1880-03-25

Orange Cake.-One cup sugar, but
ter size of an egg; cream; then add
two cups -four with teaspoontul of
cream tarter stirred in one cup sweet
milk with one-tourth spoonful of
soda dissolved in it; this will fill
three jcm pans. Bake in quick oven.
Filling-grated rind of ole orange;
slice the pulp in thin slices; add one
half tea cup OF sugar, one table spoon
of corn starch. enough cold water to
mix; then pour OIL boiling water
until a teacupfull OF the mixture is
made, let boil until clear; place be-
tween the cakes. Make the following
frosting for the top: Beat the white
of one egg stiff; add three table
spoonfuls Of sugar that has been
boiled until waxy; beat until cold
and stiff, So as to lay on with a knife.
Orange Short Cake-Onc quart Of
flour; rub in thoroughly juice of but
ter size of an egg; two he;aping spoon
fuls of cream Of tarter, one-halt of
soda. wet with sweet milk TO form 4
soft dough; divide in halt; roll about
half an inch thick into ollon. shapes,
mark on top with knife. Bake in q
hot overn. When done split, and
butter we'll. lay ON layer Of sugar,
then one of oranges sliced hin, more
sugar, place the cover on; pile one on
top the other. This must he made
in the morning so AS to be eaten cold.
A good dish for supper.
Scrambled Eggs.-Take one egg
for each person, break the yolks with
\ spoon, add salt and cup Of milk;
if six )eggs are used turn into ::
grease q griddle which has been heat
ed hot; keep stirring until creamed.
Serve ion buttered toast. J,
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1880-03-25
PARKERS PRAIRE.

Mr.. James Clarnoe is preparing to build a
hotel l8x30x14x20, two stories high. in our
village this spring. This Will give us two
good hotels and O. K. can then be accommo-
dated. Also several nice frame residences
are to be put up this spring and coming
summer.
Mr.. Mott is ahead, and of course is highly
elated, and he should be, for its boy and a
12pounder. Next.
The town OF Inman appears to be ahead in
jurisprudence: Miss Emma McMahn's school
is out in Deer Creek and she has returned
home. F.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1880-03-25

The Northern Iowa Butter and
Cheese Association recently held a
very we'll attended and interesting
meeting. Hon. H. D. Sherman, of
Monticello, was elected President for
the ensuing year, and the venerable,
genial Col. R. M. Littler, of Deven-
port, elected Secretary and Treasurer
for the ensuing year. Among the
papers read was the following, by
Israel Bois, of Illinois, on
THE GOOD TIME COMING.
1t is not time yet to advocate the
soiling of COWS, land is too plenty and
labor too dear; but gentlemen the day
is surely coming, and that day not
very distant, and when it does come
and it's advantages proven by actual
test, many man will wonder that it
had not been done before. When the
COW has nothing to do but step into
her stall and eat her dainty meal.
prepared with the utmost care, made
up of purely dried tame grasses, corn
meal and bran or oats, sweetened
with one pint Of oil meal each end of
the day; and when thirsty step from
her stall to pure fountain, kept con-
stantly supplied by the winds of
heaven; when she returns to her stall
she finds it clean, a clean bed laid for
her, a groom ready with brush and
comb in hand to prepare her for a
quiet rest and sleep, I say, when all
this is done the COWS and the dairy
man will wonder it had not been done
sooner. The weighmaster at the fac
tory will wonder; the man that skins
the milk will wonder; tile man at the
lever will wonder why he could not
make such butter before; the con-
sumer will wonder if this is John
Stuarts, Centennial or H. D. Sherman
international. but the waiter will re-
mark, this, sir is Baraboo Sweep
stakes butter.
In this day there will be no heated
milk from the COW, spoiled milk made
from slough water, leeks Or wild on
ions, sour grass or weeds, or black
ened milk by COWS having to wade in
mud to their knees. In this day the
COW will be happy, with no dogs to
trouble her, and her food is sweet
and relished. The milk-maid is hap.
py because she does not have to sit to
two or three COWS to FIJI her pail; the
manufacturer will he happy because
300 COWS are filling his pans fuller
than 600 used to do. The owner
will be happy because he has to buy
two purses now to hold his coin,
whereas in olden times he had one
scantily filed. I tell you, gentlemen,
this will be u great day for the dairy
man. A COW can he kept one year
in this way at q less cost, and I fully
believe at 50 per cent more profit.
In that day the dairyman won't have
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1880-03-25

A minister went to Vesndale to preach
and found no lights in the school house.
The following is his expense account:
Paid for coal oil cents
Collected from audience. Al
Balance out of pocket. Z. 9. "a cents.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1880-03-25

can obtain good article Of pure early am
Der cane seed by applying to E. a. Perkins
on the place known as the Neal farm.
The officers elect for this town are, viz:
supervisors, M. S. Doc]sstoder, VIM. john
son, D. Morehouse; town clerk, S. .. DAN
iells; treasurer, Zeba Wright; assessor, j. d.
Reese; Justices, S. .. Danialls, j. II. Reese
INVISIBLE.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1880-03-25

WE have received copy of the
Musical Herald, published by the
Musical Herald Co., Music Hall, Bos-
ton. 1t is a large magazine Of %
pages,handsomely printed and edited
oy the best musical authority in the
country. Subscription $3.50.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1880-03-25
LETTER LIST.

LIST OF letters remaining in the Post O1ice at Wa
dena, Ninn., March 4th, iSSO:
Ai1den; Henry Kelley, Miss L.
Allen. Mrs Ienslnda Lusia, J. l..
borred, L: A. Nelson, Ole
Bullock, Mrs. En-. Shenev WIN
noslahd, alex. Toomy, John
Balm, Wallace Trayes. James j,
I5ourserS, =. b. Townsend. Abner
Campbell Barney T.2 Thompson, Thomas
nVehs: r.: Williams, Tulaski
HolWtt, Mrs NJ Z. Warren, Mrs. Martha
keneday. James
In calling for these letters call for advertised,
Aetters." GILES PEAkE, p. NJ.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1880-03-25
MINNESOTA MAMMOTH,
A SEEDING GRAPE THE Colon OF
THE DELAWARE

THE LARGEST HARDEST EARLIEST or
GRAPE PRODUCED IN MINNESOTA.
/
n"s s'"o' me test for Is Minnesota winters,
oe.r'nk 1r"'' Without any protection or being tax
en- n''"m the trefiis. 1t is double the size of any
o'nef grape grown in Minnesota two weeks eari
CT 'n"n 1ne concord. Has line spicy flaver DO,
c"n"r 70 Itself aid is as hardy as any Wild vipe
gown in Minncsota.
:, 1ncse vines were raised Mt Excelsior where on
''e parent stem can be seen over 200 clusters on
one vine'th's season and the vine has grown over
IS feet in length.
esrons vines for sale 1t 81 eacn; IS per half
aose". s'oPer dozen. Cuttings 10 cent. each.
eat cy mail securely packed on receipt Of price.
I.. L W sTRArToN,
Exeslalor, kia.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1880-03-25
1ontt 4eparf'Vqnt.

Dedicated to the interest of the
lady readers of the n. P. FARMER
who are invited to contribute from
week to week, any items and recipes
that may be of interest to housekeep-
ers.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1880-03-25

"Agricola struck the right key
note in the FARMER of last week.
The article should be read twice, at
least, remembered and practiced.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1880-03-25

If not already done, let the fam
ming mill rattle and thoroughly clean
all your seed grain.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1880-03-25

Don't sow seed grain that contains
foul seed. II does not pay.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1880-03-25
A STRAW.

The following is an extract from
a letter received by James Franks
from a:friend of his in England and
is so plain and significant as to need
but little comment:
Well, now I must tell
you that we have had five bad years
for the farmers; the last two all rain
and spoiled the average Of corn. the
term ''corn" = in England signifies
wheat, rye, barley and other small
grain.-ED. Many of our gentle
men farmers are leaving their farms.
Lord Manvers is farming 1000 acres
Of his own, because he cannot let it;
that is at Colgrove. At Mr.. Hell CARDS
estate of Flintham, they have all
given up their land. He has it in
his own hands, and many more be-
sides. They will not loecer rents. In
our own Parish there is Mr.. Loves,
Of Gamston, Mr.. Sundays and the
Burgesses all leaving, so you may
judge what land is worth with US. We
cannot compete er.th you americans. \
This letter was written by all in
telligent English farmer, who sees
the {" true inwardncss of the con.
dition Of affairs, but he did not state
in his letter where all these farmers
were going. The inference, however,
is that they are coming to northwest
ern United States. Coming where
he who chooses may own his own
farm and be accountable to no human
''lord;" coming where there are free
schools in abundance and free air.
Coming to Northern Minnesota where
nature, in her kindest mood, has be-
slowed lavish gifts for the use of
man; she has provided him with
a great forest containing hard and
soft wood of all kinds, from which
he takes the timber for his house
and barns, the rails for his fences and
the fuel for his stoves. In this for
est are numerous opening, or prairies
waiting only for the plow, under
which the rich loan sod turns grace
fully, ,discharging fresh, ,healthgiving
aroma, the very inhalation of which
is enough to make man feel good, IN
the fullest sense Of that short word.
These prairie openings are often
crossed by meandering streams of
the purest water, on the banks of
which the sweetest and most nutri.
cious wild grasses grow in abundance.
Again the forest opens upon lakes
varying in size from a few acres to
miles in circumference. These lakes
in many cases are connected by the
streams referred to, and abound with
many kinds Of fish, while in season
the schoolgirl laugh of the handsome
loon and the squaking of wild ducks
and geese echo from it's CLASSY sur
face. Here and there are lake open-
ings but in place of the water is the
rich meadow Of wild grass.
Is there anything more to be de-
sired in the way Of farming and stock
raising facilities? To those seeking
locations for farms, either grain or
stock, we say, examine Northern
Minnesota. especially the truly beau
tiful Park Region, before you decide
upon permanent home. A view
from the cars as they pass through
the counties Of Wadena, Otter Tail
"'"l Becker, does not do the country
Justice, but a few days spent in driv.
Ing out over our good roads and a
sight of the growing crops in sum-
mer, cannot but convince the most
skept'cal as to the superiority Of
these counties.
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WE have received q cOnv IF tho !
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1880-03-25

Communications Oh the subject of farm
ing, in any and all of its details, are ear
nestly invited.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-12-03
Remarkable and Fatal Accident.
Madisonian, 9th.

Major N. J. Isdell, Of Pony, in letter to
Hon. Henry N. Blake, gives the particulars
Of terrible and fatal accident which hap
pened on the Jefferson river on the morning
of the nineteenth instant. From the Majors
letter it appears that s. d. French and -
Halves are mining in the Jefferson canyon,
about half mile below South Boulder. On
Friday morning, as Mr.. French was going to
his claim from his cabin, he heard a noise in
the river which he supposed to be made by a
beaver, as he had shot one in the vicinity a
short time previous. He went back to his
cabin, got his gun, returned to the bank, and
saw an object in the water about a hundred
yards distant which he took to be n beaver.
He fired and, as he thinks, killed it, as it
ceased to make noise shortly after he fired.
The ice was too thick to permit of going out
in boat and too thin to bear a man afoot.
The shooting was done about nine or ten
o'clock in the morning. After dinner Mr..
French and Mr.. Halves attempted to go out
on the ice to secure the supposed beaver,
which lay frozen in the ice. On approaching
the object as near as the ice would permit
they found 1t to be the body of a man. They
could not get any nearer than about one hun
dred feet of the body. They went to South
Boulder and got several men to go down af.
tor the body with ropes and boards to get the
body out. Their efforts were fruitless, and
they were compelled to leave the body until
the ice freezes thicker or else breaks up. The
body is supposed to be that of William Davis
generally known as "Crazy Davis") who
lives on the Jefferson, on the opposite side
from French and Halves, and little lower
down the river
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-12-03
Our Electoral system.

NEW YORK, November 26.-The Tribune
says: The unexpected, but premeditated,
Garfield elector in California is balanc-
ed by the unexpected Hancock elector In
Indiana. The Indiana case involves hard
ship which the California does not. Califor-
mia voters who scratched the name Of one of
the Democratic electors did so deliberately,
with the knowledge that so far as it lay In
theirpower they were depriving Hancock of
an electoralvote; but there is no question
that the majority of the people Of Indiana
intended that Garfield should receive all the
fifteen electoral votes of the State. Their
failure to give him all is due TO purely
clerical blunder onthe part of those to whom
the mechanical duties of the canvass were
assigned. To this extent the Indiana Han
cock elector will misrepresent the State.
With two hundred and thirteen electoral
votes assured for General Garfield, the loss
Of the 2l4th is perhaps no great matter; but
in such q campaign as that Of four years ago
mistake like this would have reversed the
result and revolutiopized the administration.
It is certainly great defect In the electoral
system that it would be possible for care
less clerk or printer to elect q President in
this way, in actual opposition to the will Of
the people. While we still have an electoral
system, II will be well to bear this incident
in mind to point the moral of absolute accu-
racy In future campaigns. Other journals
are criticising our present very defective
system and demanding change for the rea-
son as given above. a... a..