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The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-04-08
WING RIVER.

Old, stern winter has returned Oh his
traces, aud blighted somew hat the opening
prospects OF our spring.
Our county road is now 'desad certainty"
for the Commissioners have ordered il
opened, and took another look over this end
vi the road. This news will make some OF
the town people throw up their hats and
shout with joy.
VIM. O'Conners, who was elected town
clerk, refused to serve, and j. Barton has
been duly appointed in his place.
Mr.. Shook, who arrived from Canada a
short time ago, intends building on his son s
tAndrew Slook) farm, and Of breaking up
quite 4 number OF acres, this coming season.
CORRESPONDENT
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-04-08

of the commandments" in his vain
efforts to halt the exodus.
Last fall a gentleman WAS here
from this Illinois paradise, who told
Of his discouragements wien he and
his family was afflicted will, the te-
yer and ague; when corn was worth
10 to 20 cents per bushel. His equal
ly dissatisfied neighbors wanted him
to look for u better location. He
travelled through Missouri, Arkansas,
Texas, Kansas, Nebraska, and finally
struck this Northland, 80 miles north
of tie line of the great Northern Pa
citic r. R., he found the long desired
and long-looked-tor location, where
the soil is three feet deep with prai.
RE, timber and abundance of good,
pure water; where abounds all the
natural al santages that u great ma
ture can, in it's most }avished gifts,
bestow Oh man or beast. Here he
stuck his stakes upon q fine home-
stead, and now he is here again with
a little colony of his Illinois neigh
bors who came with teams and wagons
all the way from that State. Here
they claim that with $500 or $500
they can make more than III the Sec
tion they leave, with ten times that
amount. This we think q sufficient
reply and refutation to the Tribune
statement. A word to the wise will
do. The exodus to this region is
not wholly from Illinois but also
from Our neighboring states of Wis
consin and Iowa. They are coming
in large numbers, and, OIL arrival, are
pleased with the country and are
satisfied. They are building for
themselves and children homes sur
rounded by every convenience, where
with limited means, they are soon
independent, free from the curse of
debt, and envied by the ':suckers''
OF the flats and the stump digyers
and stone rollers OF the east.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-04-08

newly settled country, whose families
are clothed in rags, whose children
go barefooted in the winter, who sub
sist on ''horse feed," who occasional
ly have meat when the husband Can
stay at home from town to kill a rab-
bit,-these are the men who COM
plain of hard times, who demand less
hours and higher wages for IN honest
days work. Who can have any great
sympathy for the man who swallows
a garden patch before breaAfast,-an
acre in a week, and who whines for
bread for his supper?
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-04-08
They Didn't Have the Sand
Birmingham, Ill. Mar. 3lst, l;

birmingham, LII. Mar. 3lst, 1880,
Editor Northern Pacific Farmer:
shall start from here for your fair north
ern cline on or about the 10th O: April
prox., accompanied by very small train OF
immigrants. The news OF recent cold weather
in your country that has reached us has
chilled and cooled the ardent intentions OF
many who were making preparations to go.
You may send me one more copy OF the
FARMER after receiving this note, the next
; copy will receive at Wadena.
KIT EvERsoN.
t. Our friend has evidently had the misfor-.
tune to come across some people who have
not the courage Of our Northern Pacific far
mers. The fact is, we Lave had the best
winter for northern Minnesota farmers that
they have had for years. 1t is also true that
the winter has been cold, but the ground
been an enormous business in the lumber
CAMPS; the soil will be far better for the
long rest it has lad, than it would have been
had it been freezing and thawing all the
while; farmers have got up full supply Of
summers fire-wood; new settlers on timber
claims have been greatly aided in keeping
out OF debt by the tie and wood business;
our roads have been passable all winter, and
i'll excellent condition during most of the
time. We do not claim a tropical climate
for this country: but WE DO claim Il country
where wheat, corn and all cereals grow to
perfection, where all kinds of vegetables can
lie raised in quality and quantity fully equal
to Illinois or I''wa. Where the shipping
market is equal to Illinois and superior to
Iowa or other western States man who lets
his fears OF cold weather keep him from this
country is Of no particular Use in any coul-
try; hundreds and thousands of farmers 10
live here and are making themselves richer
every year and this to our notion is sufficient
evidence that the weather does not interfere
with the farming operations of any body
possessed OF a reasonable degree of sand
We admit we have cold weather, bu5 we
have all the facilities for keeping warm, and
i'll the spring, summer and fall months, the
weather is superior to any that we ever saw
in any country whether in Maine, Wisconsin,
Illinois or Iowa.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-04-08
Neighborhond eMetrS,
Items collected from different towns by intelli-
gent reporters, for the Farmer.
PARKER'S PRAIRIE.

Mr.. Huntly is building the school house
in tho En-, bertson district,
}. Refers hotel is looming up and will
soon he enclosed. J. Cievnoe will soon fol-
low suit.
Supt. Cowing's lecture on the evening of
the 25th, was voted SUCCESS 10y all who
heard him. Quite a large number OF teach
ers were at the examination.
Those late snow storms will put back seed
ing few days.
There will be a large amount Of improve
ments made this season. in buil1ing, iencing
and breaking. T..
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-04-08
Editor Home Col1.1aN::

Although am subject to fits of
indisposition, I am still in existence,
and take interest in the Home COL
umn. | was glad to hear from 'sPen-
elope;' hope she has not forsaken us,
as | am young housekeeper and
anxious to learn how she keeps house.
Wish she would write soon and tell
us how to make soft soap; the old
fashioned kind, with ash lie and
scraps OF fat left from cooking the
meat. Also, how and when to plant
garden seeds SO rs to have early vege-
tables. What is the best moth ex-
terminator? Will not some Of the
lady readers in other parts of the
county write us their sorrows and
joys in housekeeping?
1NQCIs1T1vESEss.
SPONGE CAKE.-Six eggs, beat yolks
with three cups OF sugar, add three
cups Of flour with teaspoonful OF
cream Of tartar stirred in one cup OF
sweet milk, with one-halt spoonful of
soda dissolved in it; essence OF LEM
on, one teaspoontul; the whites of the
eggs beaten stiff; this will make two
loaves; bake in q quick oven. This
also makes q delicious jelly cake;
bake in long tins; spread jelly on
while warm, and roll.
BEET PlCKLEs.-Wash the beets
clean but Go not cut them; place in
the oven and bake; when done plunge
into cold water and take the skins off;
slice them and slit on pepper and salt,
pour vinegar over and set away to
coil.
Common I've made of ashes will
soften putty in few minutes.
J: BANNocKs, OR DAT MEAL CARES
One pint Of sour milk, one-ll1lt tea
cup of cream, two eggs, one half
spoonful of soda, oatmeal enough to
lake !: thick batter: spread thin on
buttered tins: bake in a quick oven.
A good way to keep cut flowers
fresh is to lay them in wet cloths.
Take them out of tie vases at night,
sprinkle with cold water, and then
wrap tlicm in cloths made very wet
with cold water. The weight OF the
cloth will not crush the most delicate
flowers, while it keeps out the air and
prevents their falling to pieces or
opening farther.
In answer to the question of a cor
respondent we say that the best
method of clearing hullse of rats is
to cut Il few slices Of bread, and put
OH the under slice little butter, then
spread this over with c;4lolnel until it
becomes white, and cover it with an
other slice. Put three OF four of these
calomel sandwiches ct places most
trequented by rats and mice, and put
by the side of each sandwi,.h Il small
hasln OF water. After giving this 81
!hofough Trial we know it to he effect
I'VE: Inc rats instantly leave the
mousse a Ill, L eating the bread amt cal
olnet. e theory is that the calomel
ol1a'es " burning t!'irs*. ami the
:s''o'n:. and water gives them a grip
ny pun which makes them scamper
lo' >'s'A life.-Fa1naers' ,Journal.
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The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-04-08
3onse 1eparf11fnt.

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-
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-04-08

An acre of government land within
railroad limits costs but $3.50 per
acre; other lands near a railroad
in this and other parts of the state,
near to good markets and schools,
costs but $5.00,-tine: highly fertile
lands, as good us ''lays out Of DOORS"
There is many Il man who will spend
in drinks, tobacco and cigars, to say
nothing Of the value Of ''lost time,"
$3.50 every week at the saloon Or
corner grocery, or in other words, one
acre of government land; in three
years liz squanders a quarter section.
These are generally the men in q
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-04-08
Dogs VS.. Candidates for Office.

A. D. Hopkins. Corresponding Sec
rotary Of the West Virginia Sheep
Breeders and Wool Growers Asso-
citation, writes as follows to the
Wheeling InteXiqence2::
"We do not seem to appreciate
sheep now as they d.d when Spain
was ''riclA in her hocks," and had
shlps and money to furnish the reck-
less young man who desired to so
west in 1872. It has been remarked
to ME Of late by prominent men in the
State THAT rs long as there are more
voters Interested in dogs than in
sheep, there is no use trying to enact
laws that will discourage dog hus-
bandry." They say that some Of our
representatives are afraid to say any,
thing against the dogs for fear that
II they should be candidates tor office
again they would lose the support of
the dog owners.
II the majority OF the voters of this
State were more interested in the
support Of wolves than in feeding and
clothing their own children, and
would desire that there be no laws
enacted that would prevent the wolves
from depopul;sting the land, would
such honorable (?) gentlemen encour-
age the advancement fwolt husband
~ for the sake OF being elected to
office :sgain?''
1t would appear TO "a man up a
tree" that the law makers and voters
of this State are more interested in
dog than sheep husbandry as the on
II reason that Minnesota does have
a law for the protection Of sheep
against the ravages of unnumbered,
worthless ours. We have hoped that
ere long a law would be enacted for
the protection of what should he one
OF the leading industries of this State,
but when calling at a farm house (as
we have done recently and have
four dogs bid us welcome with their
united chorus Of musical whines and
bowling, hope has declined below par.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-04-08
WRIGUTS7'OWN.

The song entitled 'beautitul SNOW, - is now
sung to the tune called ':horrible n,ud.'
Farmers are now ptod,tiny around through
mud and slush making nipple sugar, but
THUS far the season hos been very uniavora-
bic for the business
Seeding will soon begin here in the tim
Der. Many will not put int as much wheat
as they intended, owing to the scarcity of
seed. Quite a number have had to 90 to
Psrher's Prairie to buy tlair seed wheat.
john SolOman lost another horse last week
which makes two he has lost this winter.
Mr.. Abbotts boasts of getting ''boss''
yield OF flour, lately, from the Blutfton mill
He says he sent four and a half bushels of No.
wheat there and got 81 pounds of flour.
Several other neighbors report getting HEAR
~ us good yields
We are glad to hear that the Wadena mills
will soon be in operation.
Our district school will close this week
Mr.. Webb has taught a good school, and is
we'll spoken OF as /. teacher
Elder Wright has sold his steam saw mill
to a Mr.. Tuttie, OF Todd county. l under
stand that lie will continue the business
! where the mill now stands Oh Lea! River.
meeting will be held at the school house
next Sunday, at IL O'Clock !. n, to organize
a Sunday school.
MIR. Turner has sold his house on section Z
to Mr.. Warehouse, and has moved across
Wing river.
MIR. Bonar has returned from Iowa, where
he has been OH business. lie likes Todd
| county better then ever, and reports that sew
eral will soon emigrate from Iowa to his vi
cinity.
Mr.. Barber has made the largest clearing
this winter of any man in the woods, not
withstanding the cold weather and deep
| snow lie had to contend With.
Bad weather prevented US from attending
the last monthly fair. Ixv1s1BLE
IN.K1N.
The weather is rather d;sagreeab!e Just at
present. 1t is seldom we have such bad
roads us we are having this spring. The
frost is, coming out Of the ground very fast
and a few days of warm weather will fix the
ground tirSt-rate for seeding.
Everybody in this ,ieighborhood are busy
making sugar; not much has been made yet,
as we have only now and then day that sap
rams good.
In,nan must be getting its 'name' up
There are some very stirring people living
here; only a few days ago one Of our peace
loving citizens was sent to Fergus Falls to
await his trial for assault with intent to kill,
and last Sunday another man Of the same
stamp, went into the school house and with
out any cause whatever, commenced abusing
the superintendent, using thr mort protane,
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-04-08
FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF WADENA
COUNTY. MINI,

AND THE RESOURCES TO DISCHARGE THE
SAME.
For the Fiscal year commencing March /, 1879, and
ending march l, 1880.
County Treasurer in account with County Reve-
an1,r Fin
, 1880-10-12
WHY

OHIO snou1.D GO Largely ltErulnicAS.
Sp<tt4t N,paseh to 7Hs chtsdeo JFtbans-
. CoI.u,lI,us, o., Oct. LITTLE work Of tho
,soxt desperate campaign ever carried Oh In
OI,jo c!osed Tonight All the le,nonstra-
tons aru over save two OF three large ward
meetings which were held thEs evening.
partly fur the purpose Of organizing 10 pro-
tecs tho polls and do political work on the
,,.ossow, As thu time appyoaches far the
opening OF the great contest, these Is por-
ctptl1le Notvousheas apparent lest trouble
1uay arise at the POLLS, resulting In bloodsheti.
Men of wealth aHd influences will take their
places at each vot!ng-prcci1lct IN the lnor,l-
Lux, aud wilt reslatu ou duty to the close, III
an Interview with
THE HON. FRANK A'is1NHEY,
the Democratic Chairman, to-lay very little
Information could be gtoaned from him ~ 10
the result Of to-morsow's election, further
than tint he fe!t confident that the majority
given Fostor in .l811 would bo cut down. 1t
not entirely obiitegaaaps 10 far as Congress:
men were concerned: 1Nt thought IT quite
probabto that Maj. Hutterwortl,, n tha First
district, would be defeated BY the 1loll Saul
uel +. Hunt, Democrat. and that NcM4h0n
would defeat s. Shultz III tho Dayton Dis.
'trict. This, he said, would be gain OF two
over what the Republicans Intended they
should haye. As regards this Congressional
, 1880-10-12
OHIO.
cIECISHATI Views.

3psetat Dispaleh to This Chitaoo Tribune.
CINCINNATI. o., Oct 1l.-Thcre is more
confidence among Republicans to ulght, bath
as 10 Ohio and 1uliana, thnn there i,as been
fur three weeks. Estimates of Ohio run ull
the way from 1900 to 2, 600, and even 1000
Republican majority. 1t IL BY no nslns I'LL
probable TINT the Inter figure will be
renched. Secretary Scllurz said to a Cli'c!n-
natl editor fcw days ugo that lIo thought
the result In botl, OllEo md Indiana would
be important un one sEdo or the other. There
were undercurrcnts and influences ut work
which 1t WINS difficult tO measure, but
wllclr would effect tic result powerfully.
Tho Republicans nre sure these untiercur-
rents arc III THUR favor. Hundreds Of DGns-
ocrntic business ll,ell In this city, who fear
the effect of change III administration, but
who d0n't wish to break With tllc1r purity,
will quietly stay at llone. Two
DEMoCRAT1c pIREc1olss or AN IRON con-
rASr
were converted thu other day on receipt Of
telegrulls during session OF thelr ooards
withdrawing oricrs fur iron ut SO Ton, on
tho ground that II Hancock WIS elected 1t
would go down s.. A ]eaalng Gornaan
Catholic brewer who llas In previous
lnterest of the Denocrntic party tells them
NOW l,c will not recommend them to yoiu tho
Den,ocrntic ticket. lie 1tas q large Int ut
Government bolltls locked up III his safe. aid
it scares him 10 sec their value declining.
IN HAMILTON COUNTY
tile Republican ticket will be elected. prob
ably by Z, 2,oo01mn1orlty. This, 1t Is believed.
will elect both congressman, but there is
doubt about Duttcrwo1tt. SIR. Butterwortl,
Is a lnan OF good promise, but Ae jlns been
tnliscreet In antagon!z!ng porxons identified
with the Into Grant movement, ail1 II iluEl-
tlred OF two ol tl!olu will quietly scratch his
name oil the ticket.
Is rainy and 'foa1s arc entertained OF bad
| day tomorrow. This, under ordinary cir
cu,nsta,,ces, wouiA be considered q haA
oluei, for the Republicans. but, 50 great Is
tho interest III sle contest TINT nearly asl tlla
Republicans will yolo this year.. what.
ever tho obstacles. III ne& Second
Ward In Cincinnati fifty woll-known
Businessmen haye, without solicitation,
volunteered 10 10 to tha polls
! at i O'Clock tomorrow morning, nnl 1en,asM
III tho polls CLOSE ut night. This shows the
extraordinary interest felt In tic result III
Cincinnati, Columbus, Cleveland, alM other
largo cttles, tho preparations ta prevent fraud
arc COMPLETE. The LtMcoln Club of this city
has y voluntary organization OF good tnell,
covering every precinct In the city. anu
ple.sge.i 10 remain at tho polls unt!! the vets
| Is counted.
| THE TRADING.
Information Is received at Republican
headquarters that tue Democratic Cotasntttee
has Issued instructions to committeeman
| throughout TIC State to tra4e anythtng ou
tha!r ticket for o vuta for Laug. Dy tradlng
OIL in this WAY It Is expected that ths Nepub'
llcan majority OIL tho head Of tbs ticket can
bv largely reducod+
H. ACTIVE WORK.
~ 7, 6p<ttat N4p1teA 70 1hA 0Ateaao Ttthssns.
Co1.t}ulus, o., Oct. lL-:The eaaalts "of
tha psst H1p weeks hare placed ths Aspub-
, 1880-10-12

,>,.,.,, ro,n.v s,s,,i; Iost satnf,,av. has
snn,o,shst u smI,.fietf stlil considerable bitter
Soai,no axists. Int not sut]lrieut to cause
fnr,t,rr hfoodxhrI. Ymuur Kennedy. who
.lt, tha sl,no,inv ID sti1l nj large although, It
],os tnI.t, rcuortei tl,at llc wns caught this
morning In Columbus, this State. The re-
nnrt IL rontrahtcletI hy the of|tcers. The re-
syard ~ st I'M ,1at ia ;,tFrred for, hjs capture
viii m tio,,ht src,,ta ],,s return in a short
linn
, 1880-10-12
district, he did not feel incl
Vh-t1fpff Il was tiEscnYcrgt1 b

atsffict' ne a1o not 1eel 'ne,} - , ,ak'
1o"liRht u was disco7eiea G.-:9 i'e",.
ocfat'c Cnalrnan ''aa te'pg1aphen 70 ~
points IN the Sta!e 10 tfade OH everything on
the Democratic tEcketior soscs tor l1onR' t1o
lead OF the Ticket Chatrmah NasEs upon
learning the program OIL tt'e DemocraH sehs
teiesfams warning Inc nepnol,cans VI ulo
schefnes oi Tug Den'ocfats, aau tsa"es.'ns
u1em To cntef INTO no alcKer WIN tne Dem-
ocrats when "osila ef'aD!e mem 10 VIII one
vote Tor TUG mead OF tl1e't uckel'
THIS last nop"E 81,
OF the OenoocFat'c chlelta'h VIII as su1e'y
ia1i ~ tlle recent 't'lpo3ut'o'1 OF '9tels' Who.
by the way nave peeh spo1ted. III 'nakme
up a prediction ot the result OF thc contest
Tomorrow several elements must OF ''cces-
s@y io9nl patt u I'll. plot'M'' oA tcAsonS
for tho belief that tho Republican party will
win great Victory. The reasons which 60
far III establishing this bclef nre these: Tho
Republican party Of O1,so came out OF tho
canvass last year rnl'lt'tetIs strolig, anu
vigorous. The administration OF tile Nh
t!on Is recognized to have been stroMg,
honest, a'1tl without blef11lsl'. IAe
administration OF the State 1n'Ecr Gov Fos-
| ter has f'ecn pure, aid no scandal las been
| attached to It.
THE BENEVOLENT INSTITUTIONS
| have been conducted III manner creIItaolo
to the State. and tlas, tou. wlti,uut fcsort1ng
| to being dlsorRnn'zca Tor political feasolts
, 1880-10-12
The Thunder Taken Out Of A. J.
Streeter's Windbag-His Rail-
Eroad Demagogry.
Valuable Election Figures-Pistols in
South Carolina-The Florida
Plan.

INDIANAPOLIS.
a MEETING OF BUSINESS MEN AND PROM
f,rrtyENA

INDIANAPOLIS
4 urrr,so or BUSINESS MEN AND p1,oA1-
SEST CITIZENS.
Special Dttpaseh 10 7hs Chicago TFtbnnt.
1Sn1ANApoL1s, Ind, Oct 1.-THE political
atmosphere today llas been less ngttated
tl,un 1t was yesterday, and everybody l'as
gone about thoughtful and call% ns !le COLI
tcmplatet tho Important business OF to.nioE-
TOW. Tllere has been very little loud talking
or bowling. The wholesome respect Ut the
Democrats for their political adversaries, I'll.
gent1cred through tho knowledge that tha
latter wore up to all Of their tricks, md we're
prepared to clrcumvent them. WINS only in'
creased BY tho call Issued yesterday Tor a
meeting Of citizens this morning, Irrespective
Of party. to take steps to sucuro
fsir and and peaceablo election. ne-
tween tho time of Issuing tic
call and holding the meeting, however
the Republicans received assurances from the
municipal and county authorities tllat every
prccantion would 10 taken to preserve tho
pence ana to protect every legal yoter in his
right TO vote. Tho meeting liad very llttio,
therefore, to DO except to express Its "pln-
iolls on the subject OF fair elections. It was
held III tho Court-liouse, and brought out
humber Of prominent men. politically anil
business wise, OIL bott. sides.
AMONG THOSE PRESENT
were Senator Mcdonald, W. II. English, who
would be V1ce-President; Judge Clnypool,
J. e. Shoemaker, X. j. Bright, Cass
liy1ell, candidate for Congress; Dr.
". u. Fletcher, and others, representing
the Democrats, and j. 4, Wilmar, District.
Attorney 1iolstein. Dr.. j. II. Woodburn,
Judge Gresham, Gen. G. II. Chapman, E: +.
R[mcr, W, =, Fisl.bark, arid others, repre-
sentfne tho Republicans. This presence oj
Mcdonald and English showed about as well
rs anything cbu1d that the Democrats Worr
determined On at least making n show o1
1nirutss, In tho hope that It would have tt1