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The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-02-12
WRIGHTSTOWN.


| From our own correspondent
A great many noses around here plainl y
show the effect of the late cold snap.
T'.e recent decline jim the price of ties has
cansed many to haul off from the business.
Elder Wright and his amiable wife "Aunt
Myra' are moving back to their old home
| from Leaf River where he has been running
his steam saw MILL. Assmuch as we regret
ted to have you leave us, Elder, we cordial
ly extend to you and yours the right hand
Of fellowship again hoping you will now re-
main with us.
Mr.. Barber, who is teaching his third term
of school in the town Of Scramble will soon
be at home. Any district desiring to secure
the services of a good teacher for the sum-
mer term will do we'll to correspond with
him here .-
As the time Of the spring election is close
at hand the local politicians begin to wake
up and agree with cur efficient Town Clerk
that in most OF the new and sparsely settled
towns there is not any too much good mate
rial for good sett of officers, and advises
that all the voters in the town to meet in
eau and select the best men to be found to
fill the different Offices and then elect them
at the ensuing election:
Quite number Of land hunters have al
ready made their appearance here looking
for 'home in the woods:'' They say they
have had enough of the northern prairies
this winter to satisiYsAhem. n. s..s..4.., i
Is the s,i
there has not been as much clearing done as
usual this winter. ~.
Mr.. D. O. Spencer, who has been teaching
school i'll the Bo.temiller district, had a
spelling school last Friday evening. Quite
number of scholars from this school attend
ed and reported having had a good time.
Johnnie Barber, from Dis, IS was victorious
Henry Wright, the newly married man,
gave dance at his house last Friday eve
ming, and all enjoyed themselves hugely.
Nj. l.. Dockster and David Morehouse are
talked of for Supervisors, and two better
men for that position could not be found.
There will be preaching at the new school
house next Sunday evening by Rev. Wolcott.
Hoping that the influence extended over
the Northwest through the columns of the
N P FARMER may every week grow more and
more extended, remain INVISIBLE.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-02-12
VADENA. MIMI THURSDAY, FEBRUARY II. 1880 -:

enlighten us little in regard to the racality
and deviltry carried OH under the cloak Of
the church, and without doubt by a little ex
animation he will discover that from the
priests and head members Of our churches,
he can produce as many (if not more) ras-
calls according to the number of individua Is,
as from any other class of persons. The
above subject brings to my mind an old say,:-ssll
ing that "people who live i'll glass houses
should never throw stones.'' :
The gentlemen are all OH the qui vive in
regard to the Leap Year party which ZONES
off the Goth CHh1 PRI.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-02-12

Abner Darling is home fora shert visit,
but leaves for Dakota again this week. i.
Joe Nee and wife are over from Blutfton
this wee k visiting friends. They will come
back to stay in March. -.
Another lively runaway took place, few
days ago. George Nee Went about 3 miles
from home for load Of hay, laid down the
zines and climbed upon the stack, when his
team took a notion to go home without a
load and they did The RESULT was numer-
GUS cnts and bruises about their legs which
laid them up for a few days.
Another No. spelling school came off at
section 8 school house OH Friday evening
last which was we'll attended and hugely en-
joyed. We shoull like to give the details III
full, but safice it to say, the readings, reci-
tations and declarations were excellent and
showed the most thorough training. "The
Stag at Bay" by the teacher was especially
we'll rendered. The singing by the scholars
was spirited and appropriate. Miss Ella
N1anlove and Willie Ecker were the cham
pions in the first spelling contest, Mrs. Nc"
Quillen the second, and Willie Ecker the
third. After tue audience were dismissed
there was a side show, not down on the pro-
gramme, of impromptu speeches, declama-
tions, dialogues, gessiculations and ha'
rangues. In two weeks there will be anoth-
er entertainment of the same kind (Side
shows omitted) the programme for which is
already partly filled.
In reply to Facts query as to what is the
matter with Muggins We would reply that we
were actuated in the matter solely by the de
sire OF giving everybody their just dues and
we did not wish to hurt Facts feelings by
crediting Compton with his 'four or five lit
tie Facts" MUGGlHs. r:
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-02-12
WING RIVER.
from our own correspondent.

From our own correspondent.
Everything quiet here; between parties
andwr:ting schools the young folks are kept
real busy Of evenings.
The fire fend visited our locality a few
days ago, burning Mrs. McConnell's house
and furniture, but through the energy of her
two daughters who were all alone they man.
aged to save part Of their wearing apparel
and bed clothing. She has another house
rapidly approaching completion through the
untiring will and energy of John Semler and
Jonathan Bailey to whom much praise is due
for the self sacrificing manner in which they
have pushed the work along I. ...-
Our quiet little community was thrown
into excitement at the news ofthe separation
Of 7. II. Witherell and wife; all llthrough the
lemons drink, Alchohol. This is only one
Of tile many cases of misery caused through
that damning curse, the traffic in liquor.s sThs
community all know that the above parties
one year or less ago lived happily together.
and not until recently did Mr.. Witherell get
SO terribly carried away by its influence that
he became unendurable to her, although she
tired hard to persuade him for her sake
alone to give up the habit. Now people Of
Wadena cor.utY, you all see the baneful eff
Efects Of this traffic; can we not put forth our
hands during the coming election and stop
the sale Of this rniner5 Of happy homes?
AS the sleighing is excellent our neigh
borts ere makingthe best use Of It possible,
in hauling wood, ties and lumber.
a Mr.. IA. Dolson's party the other evening g
vas 8 grand success; and all parties attend !
ing enjoyed themselv Ives finely until the5wee =
s,nn' hours of orn. 2 AMP ':5s
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-02-12
PARKER'S PRAIRIE.

From our own correspondent. +
There is some talk ola saw and feed mill
being pnt up here this spring.
A new frame school house is being built in
District 80, this township, 1924, to he
ready for the spring term.
Evening meetings still continue at the
Baptist church. Quite number of conver-
sions and still more coming. It has been
decided to seat the church with chairs.
The tax gatherer is here taking the loose
change of the farmers. F.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-02-12
Ncighbor]l0od News.
BLUFFTON.

From our own correspondent
We are having the best sleighing that we
have seen here for four or five years, and as
a eonseequnce logs are rolling into the mill,
and Ties, wood, eic., out to the tracks. Ev-
eryone seems anxious to put in their "best
licks' while the snow lasts. ,x.--,l,. :. d. W s.
& Kelly, late with Mr.. Maltby, is now
selling the lumber and keeping books for
sEiford & Windsor at the saw mills and since
leaving town has already lost little Of the
polish SO characteristic Of him during his
city life. #Ss 4. .EgS@: g=>@ m ss \ ~.
+ Willie Miller the little fellow who had
lis arm broken last week, is doing nicely.
and vii, soon be around again. 81.
5@ s.4' NJ, Webster Ia, bought Mr.. Rice's claim
near town and will shortly move j. in Withhis
family .ts FACT FACT I
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-02-12
LOCAL. .

Good sleighing now.
Next Saturday is St. Valentines day.
Law yer Luce went to Brainerd yesterday.
Tuesday and Wednesday we're beautiful
days.
S. S. Gardner returned from St. Paul las t
Saturday.
Violins and Sheet Music at the Wadena
Drug Store. oH
Remember the Market Register appears
next week.
Be sure and bring your job work to the
FARMER Office /
About 40 tons of ice is being put a5i in
Wadena this winter.
Mr.. Peach has his new building on Avedll
street nearly enclosed.
Several loads Of ice have come in for John
Ostrander's ice house.
The frame work of the new Court Jfouse
was erected this week.
A. S. Capehart, of the Fargo Argus, made
us pleasant call last week.
Royal Ostrander returned from short
visit to St. Cloud last week.
Rev. E. 5 Peak will lecture at the school
house next Saturday evening.
The frame work Of several new buildings
have been erected in town this week.
Harry Presson swings the dinner bell With
all the dexterity of a lite-lo ng landlord.
Geo. Luce has commenced the erection OF
his dwelling house south of the school house
Il is estimated that Wadena county will
double in population next spring and sum-
1ner.
One week from next Sunday, the 22d, is
the anniversary Of George Washington's
birthday.
The nurmurs of the *tgentle zephyrs'
were somewhat loud and noisy the first part
of the week. .., .@,.
Mr.. Whitney. spent last week in Mime.
Z apolis and st. Paul. and returned toN TINS 8
city last Saturday evening.
Don't forget that the Wadena Drug Store
has the best assortment Of Valentines OF any
n,oce in town. Call andssee. 37tf
Mrs. C. H. Dixon and daughter Abbie, OF
Brainerd, spent Sunday in this city. They
came to attend the funeral of Mrs. Kelley.
NJ. Hurst, the former saloon keeper here
has quit the business and is now engaged III
building store for Mr.. Apologize in yern'
dale.
John Viets spent few days last week in
q this city. He was on his way to Sixteenth
Siding, D. T., to take the position of tele-
graph operator.
Everett Kelley was confined to his bed the
FIRST part of the week with diphtherla but
we are glad to say that he is able to be up
and around again. =
The passenger train due here atalO:40 ION
Saturday night did not reach this place un-
til about. or o'clock Sunday afternoon
Cause, snow blockade near Hawley.
The FARMER Office has the finest and best
lob press along the line and we are now pre-
pared to print Letter Heads, Bill Heads, Re-
ceipt books, Blanks, ETC., ETC.. aotf
g. Aldrich is going to celebrate Washingtonls
, birthda; by a grand ball and supper. MI
Nichols is arranging the affair which IS sum
cient guarantee that it will be success.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-02-12
TERMS 81. so PER YEAR.
IN ADVANCE.
/, W. FULLER, T. r. OSTRANDER Notary Public.
Fuller & 0strander,
H. w. FULLER,

Colecons made and promptly mtted Convey made good
style Taxes paid for Wadena
County the St Cloud Land Office St Cloud
and Fergus Falls Land Offices -
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-02-12
COMPTON. 2,

! II. COMPTON. .5#5y s q
From our own correspondent. s@$ ss5z3
Dan Owens las hauled 600 ties 10 town
this season; who can DO better.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-05
How Fashions Originate.

Most of the fashions of past times
were due to the anxiety of some reign
ing beauty either to conceal a blemish
or display charm. La Belle Ferron-
Mere had the misfortune to burn her
forehead. The accident left an awk-
ward scar, which the famous beauty
craftily covered with gem, and from
that time all the ladies of the French
court, who were not ugly and venom
GUS, wore precious jewels on their
brows. Anne of Austria had lovely
arms and shortened her sleeves to show
her charms, and all the artists of the
day had to paint wrists and elbows as
well as hands and faces. Nine. de
Pompadour was little, so she thought it
best to wear high heels. But Nine. de
Pompadour was also great invalid, and
SO she introduced these beautiful dress
ing gowns knotted with lace ribbon,
which soon were worn at every court in
Europe. Poor Marie Antoinette, in her
anxiety to display her lovely blonde
cbevelure, piled her faxen locks upon a
cushion and wore the crown Of France
several inches above her head, while the
Empress Josephine, {" to exhibit her
figure, at once Greek and creole" in
vented cachemire, and brought its use
into fashion. The Princess Of Wales
wears on her swanlike neck, as the new
fashion. s'uches of lace and velvet collars
ornamented with silver carvings.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-05
The Philosophy Of Corsets.

It is said that the natural figure is
much more like an lei than V, and
therefore Mrs. - objects to an artif-
cial contraction which draws us out of sim
iitude with an H, experimenting her
1protestations by physiological diagrams,
extracted from some medical work, ex-
hibiting the terrible consequences of
tight lacing. That many women do
possess figures more like an FL than V
no one will deny, but to the ideal figure,
such as that which is based upon an in
innate knowledge Of the human frame,
and which should serve as q guide in all
suggestion, the very converse of this
description applies. Whenever exercise
is taken which develops every part of
the body, the waist naturally becomes
slim-and not only slim, but SO plant
as to succumb to pressure, and need it
for excepting one together" ALI peo-
pie habituated to athletic discipline both
wear and have occasion for cinctures of
some kind. The use of corsets, then, to
which the lady in question objects in
toto. is dictated by physical require
ments, and does not, moreover, necessa-
rily lead to tight lacing. Extremes of
all kinds are Objectionable, but an occa-
sional indulgence in them is no argu-
ment for the abandonment of those
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-05

at last to such degree that the firt be-
gins to be talked about" and event
ually the husbands ear catches the
whisper. Then comes suspicious, harsh
looks, harsh words. Madame, to turn
suspicion aside, drops the favorite who
has caused the "talk," and directs her
attention to a young fellow who is be-
trothed to her dearest friend. What
does it matter to her that endless heart
burnings, little jealousies, and, finally.
broken engagement is the result? She
has succeeded in escaping detection her
self just at a most critical time; that
fact suffices to allay any qualms of con-
science should such arise, which is
doubtful. Instead of this experience
serving as warning, it but renders the
Irritation piquant, for now comes the
relish of forbidden pleasure. SO, as
soon as sufficient time has elapsed for
gossip to have grown cold, she returns
to her former admirer with double zest.
After time comes the terrible denoue-
nerat. A husbands outraged honor
seeks retribution, and a tragedy shocks
the community. When viii these fatal
lessons impress themselves on women
minds Once enter the crooked path
OF dalliance and moral shipwreck ensues.
and sad castaway, despised and con-
demned by all, takes the place of the
erstwhile happy wife and mother. A
dishonored home is left as her legacy to
the sad ones at the family freside, and
all this woe and desolation caused by
the vanity and selfish wickedness of one
unprincipled married tlirt.-,San Fran
cisco Neacs- Letter.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-05
Virtues Thrust Upon Them.

Housekeeping affords excellent disc1-
pline to women, and mellows and per-
fects the character, if they will allow it
to do so. If every woman would set it
before her as al aim worthy of all that
is strongest and best i'll her to conduct a
well-ordered home, great deal of hap
piness and real beauty would be gained.
How many faces, once lovely, are trans
formed by the addition of those wicked
little lines about the eyes and mouth,
which come from having fretted over
necessary work ?-work, too, which, if
properly engaged in, would not injure
the doer. It is worse than useless to
fret over petty annoyances, and since the
danger of falling into the habit is great,
every sensible woman will endeavor to
look on the bright side of all her
troubles. Suppose that baked potatoes
should be eaten the moment they are
done, and an important member of the
family, knowing the dinner hour, is
late; don't worry over the matter; ev-
cry such little worry INDUCED in is like a
chisel deepening the lines already formed
by some real trouble. Everybody, it is
to be feared, knows women who never
seem really to rouse up to enjoy any
thing unless it is misfortune, and who
remind their guests of the dinner Charles
Lamb describes where roast lady was
served with every course.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-05
The Legal Meaning of Some Common
Words.

"Toresort means to go once or more.
In State against All Sam, the Nevada
Supreme Court, under statute forbid
ding any one "to resort" to any place
to smoke opium, said: "The appellant
also contends that the District Judge
erred in instructing the jury to the effect
that going once to a place kept for OPT
um-smoking for the purpose of smoking
is an infraction of the law. What the
statute forbids all persons to do is to
resort to such places, and it is argued
that resort means not to go merely once,
but to 60 and go again in other words,
to make practice of going. The ety.
mology Of the word resort lends some
support to this argument, but the def
nitiops given in the lexicons show that
whatever may have been its original
meaning it no longer means anything
| more in the connection in which it is
employed in the statute than to go
| once"
eggs are not "meat" nor "poul-
try" within statute prohibiting the
sale of such articles when unsound.
Boring through a floor with an auger
constitutes burglary, say the Alabama
Supreme Court, in Walker against
State. This was where the prisoner
bored hole through the floor of a corn
crib, stopped it up with cob, and
afterward, on separate occasion, drew
the shelled corn through the hole into
q sack underneath the crib. "Brass
knucks" is used in the statute as the
name of a weapon, without reference to
the metal of which it is made. There
fore a conviction of unlawfully carrying
"brass knucks viii not be set aside
because it is proved that the weapon
was lead or pewter. "Terms cash is
| not equivalent to "received payment. )"
"Terms cash - on an unreceipted bill of
goods sent by wholesale to retail
dealer cannot be held as matter Of
law to imply that the goods were paid
for before they were shipped.
A farm oyerseer is not "laborer, :"
within the Lien law. Notes, bills, etc,
representing money loaned on interest
by corporation, are property" liable
to taxation. A railroad depot is a
warehouse" within the statute of
burglary.
A supervising architect is a person
performing "labor,'' although not a
"laborer," within the meaning of the
Mechanics Lien law. A widow keep
ing clearinghouse, with female
friend residing with her, and female
servants beside the boarders, is the
"head of family" But a single
man, who keeps house and has no other
persons living with him than servants
and employees, is not the "head of a
family" or householder. And an
unmarried man, who does not keep
house, but supports his mother and his
unmarried sister in another town, is not
the "head Of family. Albany Loa0
Journal.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-05
Children at School.

DIR. jacob has made this special
study from the standpoint of physiol-
ogy. His conclusion is that, as rule,
child should not be sent to school be-
fore he is 8 years old. Not until this
age is its brain-substance sufficiently
developed. An infants brain is soft
1t contains large percentage IF water.
1t Is deficient In fat and phosphorus, on
which, to alarge extent, intellectual &C
tlvity depends. The convolutions are
fewer.
The different parts of the brain do not
grow in size and weight alike-the nor
NAL proportion. of the front, back and
lateral portions not being reached before
the age of 10. So, too, the proportion
OF the chest to the lower portions of the
body is not attained until the 9Th year.
while that part of the back (the lunbar)
on which the sitting posture depends is
even then only moderately developed.
About the 9th and 9th years the base
OF the brain grows rapidly, the frontal
bone extends forward and upward, and
the anterior portion grows considerably.
Still, the white substance gray is
the basis of intelligence-and the largo
gangl1a preponderate. 1t is not till
about the 9Th year that the due proper
ton of parts is reached, and q certain
consolidation, both of the brain and the
organs Of the body generally. Before
this period, memory alone can be safe-.y
trained.
F'roebel, the founder of the kinder
garten system, reached the same result
by observation. Meanwhile, JacoG
recommends that the children be enter.
tanned and gradually developed IN the
kindergarten. Here" he says, "their
activity is regulated, their attention ex-
ercised, and their muscles invigorated.
Both imagination and memory are taxed
to slight degree only. With increas-
ing years, the gray substance becoming
more and more developed, their think
ing powers are gradually evolved. The
secret OF thorough education lies in
the uniform development of all powers.
To develop one at the expense Of the
others is to cripple ALL"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-05
Moments Conversation.

What a good thing it would be if
women would only speak their minds.
There is nothing that honest men desire
more than to understand that mysteri-
GUS race that is so like them and yet so
unlike, who shares their homes but not
their thoughts, who are so shrewd, SO
practical and so irrational. The poor
men yearn to break down the invisible
barrier and see into the real life of those
they love so well ; but the loved ones
smile and chatter and say pretty things,
and ingenious things, and things they
have borrowed from men and improved
in the borrowing, but never one word
of the real thoughts that are working in
their busy brains. So the men fiatter
and lie because they think the women
ike it, and the women accept it all be-
cause they think it is mans nature and
the men think women are empty-headed
angels; and the women think men are
fine intelligent brutes and the two
classes go on loving and despising one
another accordingly, and all for the want
Of little truthfulness in conversation.