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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-12
PERSONAL.

Judge PORTER, the Republican candi-
date for governor Of Indiana, it is stated,
has been assessed ten thousand dollars for
campaign expenses.
Friday is national day ut Chatauqua.
The programme includes an address by
SCHUYLER COLFAX, a lecture by Joseph
Cook, a telephone concert in the amphi
theatre, fireworks, an illumi mated fleet, an
electric fountain, etc.
w. B. CARTER, of New York, challenges
Rowell, the English pedestrian, for a
walking match for the Ashley belt, and
suggesting tho middle of October as the
time and Agricultural hall, in London, as
the place for the contest. q.
The marriage of the Baroness BuRDETT-
COUTTs will soon become an accomplished
fact, unless the remonstranccs of !lcr
friends prevail. According to the will of
the Dutchess of st. Albans the baroness
has absolute disposal of all her property
except the Coutts land, which passes to
her nephew, Mr.. Money, if she marries an
alien.
The funeral of Ex-Governor BIGLEE was
very large. All places Of business and
manufactures were closed. Appropriate
services were held at his late residence,
Rev. Henry S. Butler, of the First Presby-
terian church, officiating. Ex-Governor
Curtin, General James A. Beaver, S. T..
Shugert and P. Gray Neck, of Bellefonte !;
Hon. A. H. Dill, Hon. J. Simpson Africa
and P. A. Keller, esq, were among those
in attendance.
The Lebanon Dauphin- Northumberland
Democrats talk of nominating GRANT
WEIDMAN, esq.,, for Congress. His would
be an excellent name to print at the head
of the ticket. Sam Barr who is on the
Cameron slate for tire Republican nomi-
nation is the personification of Cameronism
with a big c. His selection will cause
quite revolt which could not bc better
turned to Democratic advantage than with
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-12
No Abduction at All.

Annie Pung, the New York girl alleged
to have been abducted by Mr.. Barbour, a
citizen of Philadelphia, on the Fall River
boat, Saturday night last, was at police
headquarters Yesterday, in company with
her father. The gentleman accused of
taking her away stated that serious in
justice had been done him and told the
story of his acquaintance with the girl in a
manner to satisfy the authorities that q
mistake had been made. The girl also en-
cd to 20 to Boston to sec her aunt and went
on board the boat. She asked tho accused
to get her ticket. After being talked to
and severely reproved for her conduct by
Superintendent Walling, the young girl
father by her side, to her home.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-12
The Texas and Pacific.

The Texas and Pacific railway, which
for SO many years was ut the door OF
Congress asking public aid for its work,
now publishes a report showing its sue
cessful progress, although it received no
such aid. Notwithstanding the financial
disturbance which SO long oppressed the
country and paralyzed public works this
enterprise has lived and flourished
showing very clearly the needlessness of
the appeal it made for public charity.
The work had virtue in itself and has
commanded the capital necessary to its
construction. Had it been otherwise it
should not have been built. Any rail
road that is of sufficient Importance to
justify its building, can secure its con-
struction by private capital, which is
abundant and always on the alert for pro-
fitable investment. The present Pacific
road would thus have been built without
government aid. The money contri-
buted to it out of the public
treasury all went into the pockets of
it's originators and the stock which they
got for nothing is now worth about par.
When the Texas and Pacific people
found that they could not make a similar
speculation at the national cost they
went to work without it, and now de-
clare that they have made profitable i'll
vestment of their money. No doubt they
have. The great land grant they have
received was more than they ought to
have had, and it was the sheerest au-
dacity to ask a pledge of the government
credit in addition. Men without money
who are ambitious to own Il Pacific rail
road succeeded once in getting the gov
ernment to pay for the building of one
and give it to them. Oakes Ames' SONS
think that they were not overpaid fortheir
idea which is all the original Pacific rail
road projectors advanced to the enterprise.
A number of other men of like wild am
bitiOn have had great domains of the
public lands contributed to their rail
roads and have finally found men of
money to advance the needed cash.
Those who come hereafter, possessed of I,
desire to own big railroad, will have to
find all the means themselves. The gov
ernment has gone out of the business.
The Texas and Pacific people were the
last of its beneficiaries. We hope they
will prosper. No doubt they will. With
the advantage they have had from these
munilcent national gifts they ought to
float their line of railway, if it is of
any value to the country it is to traverse
and if too much of that country is nct 4
desert.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-12
STiTCVOLENCE,
AR Act of tho viii.

idea was advanced in Yesterdays paper, in
regard to Statuvolcncc. am forced to
correct it.
Statuvolencc, rs the word implies, is
self-induced, (by instructiors.) Persons,
therefore, cannot he "put," forced or
kept in the condition by any one.
With regard to it's TRUTH have but to
add--that "If-'' the prejudice of per-
sons will permit them to go where it can
be demonstrated, the facts exhibited vii
soon dissipate all their scruples.
Respectfully,
WM. i. FAHNESTOCK.
Lancaster, Pa, Aug. 12, 1880.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-12

THE news of the terrible ocean disaster
in the East, in which a thousand pilgrims
were reported lost, turns out happily to
be untrue. The. master who abandon.
ed his ship naturally thought it was
lost because it had lost him, as
the Indian conceived his wigwam
to he lost because he couldn't find it.
The general congratulations that the
ship, crew and passengers were saved.
are only alloyed by the lregret that such
4 captain survived to hear that despite
his cOwardice his ship is safe.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-12
The Soldier lsOys,

At the inspection of the national guard
in Philadelphia Tuesday. Co. /, sth rcgi-
mcnt, of Wrightsvillc, Captain Frank ].
Magec, turned out 81 men. The Columbia
Co. II, nth regiment, Captain d. Il. Case,
had Sc men in line.
The Philadelphia North American says
Old Lancaster, which sent heaps Of men
to the war, and which is one of the most
populous of our counties as we'll as the
greatest producing county outside of Phil
.delphia in the United States, is said to
have sent less than fifty men to the encamp-
mcnt of the national guard. This is not a
subject to brag of, and it ought to spur
the Lancasterians up to 4 better showing
in military way.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-12
On tho Road,

Thomas Hogan and Lawrence Malteer,
while driving loaded beer wagon from
Albany to Newtonville, N. Y, fell beneath
the wheels and were killed.
Edmund L. Fitzsimmons, a boy, was
crushed to death by a steam street roller,
in South Washington, D. C.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-12

Weidman as his opponent. On the food
tide of Hancock boom and with old
Northumberland stirred to her borders un-
liklier things have happened than Weld
mans election would he.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-12
FOLLOWING is one of the verses of 4 Re.
publican campaign song:

publican campaign song:
The Garfield train is booming fast
Children children, won't yo9 follow me:
Halle. halle, halle, hallelujah!
When the war began with 4 rebel row,
Children, children, won't you follow me?
Halle. halle, halle hallclujah!
CHoRus-In the morning in the morning by the
whens Sflsa Gariieid 1lfhd blows his trumpet in
the morning!
1t was written by Joyce, one of the St.
Louis whisky ring thieves pardoned by
Grant. He is in regular Republican hire
to write such songs.
THE story of Amos r. Bissel having
been driven from Brazonia, Texas, for
making Republican speech is effcctually
exploded by the investigations of cores
pondcnt of the Chicago Inter- Ocean, the
Radical paper which first published it,
who was sent there specially to investigate
it. lie says no such state of things exists
there at all, black and white Republicans
do and say what they please, and that he
never heard greater freedom of speech
than the Republicans down there engage
in, even to a large prcpondcrance of Dem
ocratic auditors:
VENNoR's weather prediction for August
was as follows: Heat will in all proba-
bility extend through the first half Of the
month Of August, and equal if not exceed
the heated terms of July. August will
| likewise be characterized by severe storms
and heavy showers of rain, Or in places
hail; but on the whole the month will he
comparatively a dry and hot one in Canada
and bordering United States. A cool to
cold term with frosts may occur between
the 18th and Goth days, after which heat
may again bc expected up to September 1.
The month will resemble that of the year
1876. l already foresee very early and Sc
we're cold, with snowfalls in October, but
Of this more again.
MIR. JUSTICE MERcUR, Of the supreme
court of Pennsylvania, was in Chicago the
other day and gave his views to = Times
reporter Of the Credit Mobilicr swindle.
lie says that while in Congress he knew,
and everybody else knew, that congress
men were holding stock in the Credit Mo-
bilicr, and aothiag ''0s thought Of 1t more
than would be i: they owned any other
property. The 'chole trouble arose from
the Mrh Of bolaness in the men themselves
if they had come and declared that they
had the stock, and asked what of it, moth
ing would have been thought of it. But a
sort cf moral spasm struck the country at
that time, and it was held to be wrong for
congressman to hold stock Of any kind. :"
that Amcs distributed his stock "tO pre-
vent uni;,yorablc or unjust legislation"
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-12
The Dangers of Travel.
"A Chapter of Accidents.

A barge containing about 1000 excur-
sionists struck ioOd-rock in the East
river, N. V, last evening. Great excite
ment cnsued, but all were rescued.
a severe windstorm prevailed yesterday
Urbana, Ohio, prostrating telegraph poles
and doing other damage.
An accident occurred in England on the
Midland railway, between Leeds and Lam
caster, where passenger train left the
rails. Seven persons were killed and twenty
injured.
A despatch from Canton, China, says
that news has been received there of the
destruction of 4 large town OH the North
river above that city by an inundation, in
which 4, GOO people are known to have per-
ishcd.
A despatch from Alden to Reuters tele.
gram company says: "The steamer Jed.
dah, which her master abandoned, did not
founder as he reported. She arrived at
Alden all safe ut o'clock last night, having
been picked up and towed into port by the
steamer Antcnar."
The body Of an Afghan in the Russian
service has been found near Katta-Kurgan
on the Samarcand road. He is said to
have been OH the way from Afghanistan
with important papers for the Russian
governor general. The murder is attrib-
utcd to political intrigues, as the papers
were stolen, and the cOachman of the
murdered man has disappeared. The
Russian authorities have reasons to sus-
pect another Afghan of committing the
murder.
A terrible accident occurred last even-
ing about Z o'clock Oh the Atlantic City
branch Of the West Jersey railroad, by
which one man was killed and thirty
wounded, fifteen of them seriously. An
excursion train conveying St. AIMS liter
ary society of Philadelphia from Atlantic
City was divided into two sections. When
near Mays Landing, the engine of the
second section ran into the rear car Of the
first, and, the cylinders of the engine be-
ing broken, the occupants of the car were
terribly scalded by the escaping steam.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-12
MINOR TOPICS.

THE city council Of Quebec, few nights
ago, as matter of economy, ordered that
street lamps should not he lighted. Since
the gas has been turned off fifty at
tempts at burglary have been made in the
city.
THE national Democratic committee,
with headquarters at 1873 Fifth avenue,
New York, want all Hancock and English
campaign and other Democratic organiza-
tions to send to that address 1st. The
name and location Of their organization.
I'd. A statement of the number of men,
bers enrolled. Sd. The name of officers.
4th. Accounts of meetings held.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-12
NOFlOWers.

In the published funeral notices of the
late John G. Bremen, of Philadelphia, an
peared the request: 'tPlease ONT ,usp~zs'
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-12

There is pig at Jerseyville, ILL.,, with
two distinct bodies, eight legs and only
one head. A horse at Granville, KY, and
a cat at Rochester, N. Y, have two per-
feet tails apiece. A dog at Milwaukee has
six legs, and calf at Omaha has no legs
at all,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-12
SERIOUS CALANlITIES.

Lancaster, Pa, Aug. 12, 1880.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-12

the field. The fruit trees arc laden with
fine fruit. Farms will sell, on an average,
at S15O per acre. Several large farms were
shown US few miles out of Lancaster city
for which $500 and over Dcr acre had
offered. At an early date this sec
tion Of country was settled by the
sturdy Germans, and by thrifty economy
they have continually added to their
broad acres until nearly all Of them
now own large estates. These arc handed
down, generation after generation. 1t is
something similar to the English system
OF fprimOgeniture or more properly cntailed.
There are lots Of people born and raised in
Lancaster county who cannot speak or un-
derstand = word Of English. The revenue
derived from the land is almost incredible.
man $41 1.GG for the tobacco from one acre,
and ut price Of twenty four cents per
pound. Another received $500 from
three acres of tobacco, part of which had
yielded 5000 pounds to the acre. OF
course these are exceptional cases, as
when there here is so much produced there are
Having written so much in general Of this
"lOvely land Of Lancaster" l will give my
own opinion of the crOpin comparison with
that of New York. In the first place the
tobacco growing district of Lancaster coun-
ty alone produces at least ten times as much
as does Chemung and It's tributaries. On
the average the crop is better than ours,
but you must remember that while they
produce large quantity of the best tObac-
co, much Of the lower grades are also
grown.
The soil is mostly a loam, with lime
stone foundation, although in some portions
Of the county it is sand without any lime.
The farmers never use lime directly OH
their tobacco, but in their routine of crops
use it once in three years !; or, as Col.
Duffy says, cline is best to produce wheat
and grass, and from that get plenty --.Ins
nure," which is one srsSastusMAN & BURNS
success as lnc.e6dR lowest Orange Sire
Witbtli
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-07-29
CUT YOUR WHEATi

Is your wheat in the dough? 1t you
do not know, make an immediate ex-
animation and if you find that it IS,
lose no time in putting your reaper
at work. But the stalk is green yet
and the berry is not hard, you say.
This makes no difference. You have
probably large heavy straw which
is fully capable of developing the ber-
ry without further aid from the soil,
and it has been repeatedly proven
that wheat cut while the berry is in
the soft dough turns out the best
wheat from the thresher. They who
have the good judgment to cut early
will derive several advantages. First
they will secure better wheat and
heavier. Second they will get through
with their harvest in good season and
if they own machines will undoubted-
ly stand q chance of keeping them
busy and thus make them pay better
interest on the investment. They
will guard against storms that may
come on later and mayhap avoid loss.
BY all means cut early.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-07-29
7ARxERS PRAIRIE.

On the night of Tuesday the Goth.
Fred Eyslin.a German living at Alex
andric. connected with certain par
ties III that town in erecting d brew
cry, committed suicide by shooting
himself with revolver, at the R. R.
bridge Just west Of town, over the
outlet of Lake Agnes. It appears
that he went down off the grade to
the edge of the water, and there SHOT
himself just under the chin and a lit
tie left of the center. the ball rang
ing back to the brain, he falling into
the water where he was found early
Wednesday morning, about eight feet
from the shore in about three feet Of
water. his revolver laying near the
body on the bottom. The revolver
was first recovered and then the body
WAS taken out ana removed to the
shade of a tree near by. and an in.
quest held hy Dr.. Vivian, the coro-
ner. It WAS found that the chamber
oprosite the barrel of his revolver
had 1cel discharged, and that the
cartridges found ilhin his pocket TT
ed the. chambcr-: $2:e0 in cash, VAS
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-07-29
Milk and Milking.
place.

It is a common practice to give the
animal q feed before beginning to
milk, so as to make the cow quiet and
contcnted. But is this Il good plan?
Should not this important and deli
cate operation, over which the COW
has SO mach control, receive the un-
divided attention of the animal RS
well as of the mixer! We think it
should, and that feeding at this time
is bad practice. 1t is Il amatter of hal-
it, anyhow, and the COW may rs well
be taught to attend solely to the milk
ing as to eat. OF course She must be
quiet and contented; but this should
result from general treatment. and
not from Il co;n;ing feed.
Here is hag full of milk which we
propose to draw. The cow is healthy:
the milk must he Il perfectly natural
pzpduct, and: we must kceg it ST. =,
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-07-29

We are in receipt Of the Tribune
and Farmer, of Philadelphia. Sever
al others in town have also received
''specimen copies' of the same jour-
nal. We cannot see anything so very
startling in the line of ''extraordinary
merit about it, and in consideration
that it seems to be of considerable
less merit, as q farmers paper, than
the Wadena FARMER, published out at
a little village on the Northern Pacific,
we advise those who have been fa-
vored with a :'specimen copy" not to
go clean crazy about it, until they can
examine the Wadena FARMER.-Du-
luth Tribune.
We appreciate the above kind words
from our brothers of the Tribune,
and assure them that the FARMER
will strive to become more perfect in
the future than in the past, and make
an agricultural paper of which our
friends naay feel proud.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-07-29
WADENA, MINN THURSDAY, JULY 90 1880.

Partly right-but not so fast! Is 1t
certain that the milk is all right now!
BY no means. for the milk may be
effected while yet in the udder. 1t
the food has been bad the milk has
suffered in quality; if the COW has had
impure water to drink it has beyond
doubt directly injured the milk; II
she has suffered from thirst the milk
will be less in quantity and in fats;
if she has breathed foul air, whether
in stable, yard or pasture, it has effect
ed the milk, perhaps made it unfit for
use. Do not forget this: carrion in
the pasture, offensive fish manure in
an adjacent field, or any sickening
OdOr, even if from a distance,
may have a very injurious effect.
So may emanations from ma
nure cellar, without the proper
precautions of tight floors and VEN
tilation. Pure air is as necessary to
the making of good milk as pure wa
ter and pure food. If there has been
insufficient shade in the pasture, and
the animal has suffered from extreme
heat, the milk will show it in a di-
rect loss Of the fat and sugar elements
and an increase in undesirable a}bu-
minoids. 1t will be very poor milk.
The same result follows worrying by
a dog, fast driving from pasture, or
any fright or harsh treatment. \
rough, noisy cowboy, or a worthless
cur, may directly diminish the butter
yield from one-third to one-half, by
injury to the milk yet within the COW,
and the mixer may hardly notice it.
Land and Home.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-07-29
Terms: $1.5o Per Year.

found on his person., besides notes.
He was about 33 years of age and ull-
married. 1t was stated under oath by
P. OFT that he had attempted suicide
a week before. It was reported that
trouble in his business relations was
the cause Of the act. F.
INMAN.
It is rather warm nowadays, and
it is feared that the wheat will be
slightly damaged by the heat, but it
is all right yet, it is filling nicely and
ripening slowly; those cool nights are
just the thing for wheat. Barley is
all cut and there are some pieces of
oats and wheat that are nearly ready;
by the last of this week harvesting
will be here in earnest.
Everybody is haying and consider
able has been secured; we have had
the finest kind of weather for haying
and no time should be lost in securing
a good supply of hay.
Mr.. F. II. IIursh has purchased a
fine team Of horses and a harvester.
Glad Of it, he neads them.
Quite anumber from here went to
Parkers Prairie to attend the Sunday
School Convention and the dedication
services Of the new church, and had {,
splendid time as we'll as very profit
able one, especially all Sunday school
workers.
Mrs. Smith and daughter have gone
to Osakis on visit for short time.
The boys are all going to start out
harvesting this week.
Parents look out for your little ones
now, wild cherries and other hurtful
fruit snd vegetables are plentiful, and
unless great care is taken diarrhea
and dysentery will be around more
plentiful than is desirable. Mr..
Hugh had two children taken sick
with cholera-morhus, caused by cat
ing of unripe choke cherries. lie
himself is quite unwell. Children,
let the cherries alone entirely, or at
least until they are quite ripe or some
very serious cases Of sickness may he
the result. DENGN.