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The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-12-23
Horace ThOmpson's Property.

Tho report of Gen. H. H. sibley, G. H. Big
Glow and E. NJ Van Duzee, appraisers of the
property left by the late Horace Thompson. of
st. Paul, have been filed in the probate Office
of Ramsey county. It is very long and com
P]ete in details. The estate in Ramsey county,
including real and personal property, amounts
to $1,215, 695, 66. Besides this MI. Thomp-
son held real estate in sixteen counties in Min
nesota, and one county in Iowa, as follows: Blue
Earth, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota, Jackson
KKandiyohi, L. sueur, Martin, Murray, Mobiles,
Otter Tail, Rice, Rock, Stearns, Wantonwan,
Wilkin, and Sioux, Iowa. This is notappraised,
and, OF course, is not included in the above
amount. The personal property is as follows:
Bills receivable, $146, SO7: 81 accounts, $685.
5O1.35; stocks, 1861 ,4S9 SO; bonds, 1926,
neous, sis, e29. Sc. Tctal, $i,o57, 619.S &C.
Real estate, $158, O76.OO Total real and per
sonal, 81 ,2156, 81, SO. It is believed tho total
value Of the estate will be about So, OOO, 600 the
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-12-23
A LOST SON.

He Returns to His Home After an Absence Of
nearly Fifteen Years
From the Providence R. L Press.
Fltteen years ago the 8th of next NAV,
Lewis W. Irons only son of Waterman Irons,
OF this city, quilted Providence Plantations
for the West. Since that time I'D to last
Saturday his whereabouts was unknown to
but few OF his friends, many of whom cred
tied him with being dead, but Saturday he
arrived here alive and we'll, and gave them
an good surprise. After leaving Rhode
Island he proceeded over land to Salt Lake
City, Where he resided several years. Tir-
ing OF this place he went still further west,
and settled down in the wilds Of Big Horn,
on foWder river, Wyoming Territory,
and began the life of a herdsman with two
Englishnen, who put a million dollars in
to the business. There are now $4,000
head OF cattle on the rancho and next spring
4,OOO more are expected. The rancho is
2Oo miles from any railroad, and $50 miles
this side OF the country infested with red
skins. Mr.. Irons left the State without any
capital in his possession beyond the
go-aheaditives nature had endowed
him with, but to-day he is in
very comfortable circumstances. Two weeks
before he leftthe rancho to come East he sent
letter to relative requesting him not to
FORWARD any letters until he heard from him
again, as he intended to locate farther down
the river. Having thus put the folks at
home off their guard, he quietly packed up
the effects needed for such a trip and
started for the home of his youth On ARR
val in this city he was escorted to the resi-
dence Of the relative he had written to, and
then taken to see his aged mother Time
had worked many changes in his general ap-
Pearance, andin place Of pale faced strip
ling, he is now a big, quare-shouldered,
weather-bronzed son of the frontier. In
spite of the alterations in his form and coun-
tenance, a mothers heart could not be ds-
ceived. When he entered her presence the
aged form stood erect, the dimmed eyes
scanned his face, and traced in it the features
Of the only son. In the first moments of
surprise the heart almost stood still, and it
seemed as though she would faint, but in a
moment she regained her strength and threw
herself into the arms of her boy, weeping
tears of joy. The reunion of mother and
son was happy one, and will not soon be
forgotten by those who witnessed it. MIR.
Irons intends to remain East throughout the
Chaistmas holidays and into january, when
he will again depart for Powder River and
resume his duties at the rancho. To-day
he has been calling on his old associates and
having good time in general.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-12-23
THE ROTHSCHI Ids.

Gossip Regarding This Phenomenal1y Rich
Family in Paris.
Foreign correspondent of the Boston Journal
The Rothschilds have been attracting no lit
tie attention to themselves here in Paris by
the announcemento of their extension of their
act of partnership, which expired Septem-
Der 80 of this year, to 1905. The Paris
branch of the famous family is quite large.
The dowager Baroness Rothschild, who
lives in the family mansion in the Rue Laffitte
had five children. Baron Alphonse, who is
at this time the head of th5 family; Baron
Solomon, who died long time ago; Baron
Gustave, Baron Edmond, and the Baroness
Nathaniel Rothschild. The venerable dow
ager is a yeritable fountain of charity. She
gives away hundreds of thousands Of francs
every year. In summer she lives in splen-
did country house in Boulogne, where apart
ments for each one Of her sons and daugh-
tiers are kept constantly in order. Baron and
Baroness Alphonse Rothschild live in
the old mansion in the Rue Saint Floren-
tin, where Talleyrand once resided. They
are gay and extremely fond Of society, and
are seen everywhere in the monde; the Bar
oness is one ofthe most ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
riennes who frequent the Bots dc Boul-
ogne. Her husband is an enthusiastic pat
AOAA VI CAC WILL. AAC AAtao oIeO4Co ~ OAC<tuCAA
and at Chantilly, and lavishes millions on
them. Solomon Rothschild was a delicate
minded man, fond Of conversation, books,
pictures, and society, His widow has q
daughter who will, it is said, be the richest
heiress in the Paris family. Baron Gus
tave is the only one who has married out
side the family. One Of the sons Of the
late Nathaniel Rothschild has just purchased
the splendid mansion Of Count Tolstoi, in
the Avenue de Friedland; and another,
named Arthur, spends his life in collecting
books. It is said that no one else in France
except the Duke'd Aumale possesses such
inestimable treasures Of rare editions and
luxurious binding as this young Rothschild.
One of the latest additions to the delegates
of Paris of this phenomenally rich family is
Baron Adolphe Rothschild, of Naples, who
has closed outhis business, and retired with
the serenity of conscience promoted
by the knowledge of the possession of q for
tune of 180,000,000 francs. He may be
seen now and then in>the Bots, lolling neg
ligently in the blue carriage which is one
of the peculiarites Of the house. He is a
great collector, and will spend hundreds of
thousands of francs upon any trifle which
he happens to consider that he must have
There is but one catholic in the family,
and that's the young Duchess of Grammont
who, it will be remembered, was the daughter
OF Baron Rothschild, of Frankfort on the
main, one of the richest members of the
group.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-12-23
THE CHURCH PORCH.

Although I enter not,
Yet roam about the spot,
Sometimes hover,
And at the secret gate,
With longing eyes wait,
Expectant of her.
The Minister bell tolls out,
Above the citys rout
And noise and humming;
They've stopped the Ginning bell,
hear the organ swell
She's coming, she's coming!
Ny lady comes at last,
I1mid and stepping fast,
Fastening tither
With modest eyes down cast;
She comes-she's here-she's past
May heaven go with her!
Kneel undisturbed, fair saint,
Pour out your praise or plant
Meekly and duly.
will not enter there
10 sully your pure prayer
With thoughts unruly.
But suffer me to pace
Round the forbidden place,
Lingering a minute,
Like outcast spirits who wait
And see through Heavens gate
Angels within it.
THACKERA,
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-12-23
Another Boston Notion.

Boston is to have new sensation in the
way of swimming school-a natatolium, it
is called-a large lot of land having been
leased in central location for the erection
of the buildings. The stock is. already
a long time before they come on the trace.
Then they find that the bags are rotten, and
gold and notes are all spread about and COW
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-12-23

cred with dirt, the latter being scarcely dis
tinguishable. Then there is gathering of
it up to be washed, and in the end not much
is lost, although throughout the proceedings
Pepys is in dread that the neighbors will see
and hear what is going on
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-12-23

afterlife, that may be enabled to preserve
cheerful, patient spirit. Robert and
expect to have home of our own before
another Thanksgiving day comes, and then
we shall have the dinner, and you will all
come and eat it with u.s.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-12-23

There is rumor, though unauthentcased that
dered the position Of secretary of the navy.
New-York tribune., 1880-02-08
SE1-COOKS.

There is no stronger epithet of contempt in
the sailors vocabulary than "sOn of a
"sea-cook." The phrase is at once a reproach
and revelation, and gives more exact
idea of the horrors of the ordinary ocean
kitchen than traveller could convey by
columns of description. On the British trans
atlantic passenger lines the kitchen is the
only part of the service which has not under
gone revolution within the past thirty
wears. The size and speed Of the vessels have
been almost doubled. Luxurious saloons have
replaced the close and cheerless cabins. There
are good beds, comfortable sofas, roomy
decks. electric bells, bath-tubs, water on
tap. revolving chairs, plate-glass mirrors,
clean linen, attentive servants. But the sea-
cook is unchanged. He still loads the tables
with gigantic dishes of the very best attain
able viands, prepared in the very worst imag-
inoble way "Delicate ladies and not very ro-
"bust men," says The London Daily Telegraph,
"who have made one round trip from Liver
nool to New-York have often been heard to
.declare that the too, too solid flesh of the
enormous joints thrust daily before them
upon each recurrence OF dinner, and the
"sauces, which are at all times the weak
"point of English cookery, rendered trans
atlantic voyage such a purgatory as never
"acain would they knowingly and willingly
endure" There is a famous English line
which used to outrage the susceptible
land we dare say does so stilD by printing on
the daily bill of fare not only the names of
the dishes, but the quantity of the rations
issued-as, one roast pig, four loins of veal,
twenty fowls, sixteen ducks, etc. From such
an inventory the discouraged passenger fled
appalled,.
1t is announced that one of the most popular
lines is about to attempt n reform by intro
ducing the system OF diner Ia carte instead
of the ordinary table d h6te-a plan which has
already been adopted on some OF the steamers
between New-York and Havana. The change
will be an improvement for the manner of
serving the food on most English ships is as
| bad as the manner of cooking 1T. The average
New-York tribune., 1880-02-08
ENGLAND And CHILL.

The energetic efforts of English holders of
Peruvian bonds to complcate the strife in
South America by asserting as against Chill
q nrior claim TO the deposits of nitre and
ouano which that Republic in honorable war
has cabtured and now holds, would be
surprising if it were not thoroughly character
istic So long as the Press of Peru and her
President were pleasantly proclaiming their
intention to "raze Santiago to the ground"
not hint of interference came from Eng
land. although there is British capital enough
in Valparaiso and Santiago to pay in full
peru's enormous debt. But no sooner does
Chill. in a sharp campaign, demolish the
military and naval power of the allies than
the English press bristles with threats against
the victorious Republic. Even The London Times
of January 10, in its money article, assumes to
saw that "a compliance with the wishes
of the bondholders would be of more injury
to Chill than q series of defeats" 1t is nat
ural to suppose that If the property pledged
for the bonds had any value as guarantee
il would have been worth something as bind
ing the original borrower. But the bonds
steadily deprecated until four months ago
they we're peddled in the London market and
offered ut less than one-tenth Of their face
| value, with few takers; and although not a
penny of interest on these securities has been
paid since 1870 the most adventurous of
British fnanciers has never invented any
scheme for foreclosure. But now that Chill
] has made herself the mOmentary possessor of
New-York tribune., 1880-02-08
B,DMG BEHIND THE MAJORITY.

The devil came as an individual when he
tempted Eve, but nowadays he usually at
tacks men as a corporation. Take the aver
age business man. for instance 4; 1t Is sale to
assume that he Is an honest, conscientious
fellow he would not wrong his grocer or
bootblack of Il penny. But give him the
smallest share in partnership, and he will
calmly consent. that 1.-THE Works " should put
China clay in their drillngs or sand in their
sugar TO the cheating OF thousands of poorer
purchasers. or should even adulterate their
d,ups 10 the destruction of human life. lndi-
yidually, he will 90 to church to-day and drop
his money in the box for foreign missions with
the sincere prayer that 1t may be blessed to
the conversion aud civilization of some poor
heather; tomorrow. as one of the firm. he
will issue orders to his statesmen TO get rid of
certain unsalable stock to unwary country GUS
toners ut maximum prices; or he will instruct
his new shipping-clcrk how to cheat the GUS
TOMS of the usual per centage OF the duties.
lie knows well enough that such teaching to
lads and young men beginning business life
infects their souls with the dry-rOt of cOrrup-
tou; but it is not he, it is 81 the trade" that
does 1t.
Or. take another man, who is in temper
ament tender-hearted and sensitive as q
woman, who would not look on to see q worm
needlessly hurt yet ne belongs to little
sect that triumphantly consigns all the rest
of mankind to eternal and inexorable torture
because it does not submit to its dictalon in
certain dogmas and the idea of this whole
sale cruelty does not revolt him at all. If he
had lived. too, in the time of the world when
his sect had the power, he would have ap-
nroved its use of thumbscrew, fagot and rack
70 do to death It's helpless victims. Remember
how many merciful men and gentle women
consented to these things in the old time
simply because their hideous creed came to
tbem sanctioned by a great majority, a host
of their congeners and forefathers. Or take
others of our readers of a still higher class,
refined and honorable Christians as CONNER
cial men, scholars or clergymen, whatever
their domestic life or business relations may
he. they are scrupulousy careful to fulfil every
duty. Yet gigantic frauds, and cruel injustice
may be carried on by the political party of
which they are nominal members or by the
government which they help to form, and they
do not stretch ont finger to reform either.
The good man sitting by his chimney corner
shakes his head sadly when he reads of the
corruption in his own party, and thanks
God that he knows nothing of rings and
long since ceased to take any part
in politics. He read two years ago of the
cold-blooded murder by order of one depart
ment of the Government of seventy-fve help
less men, women and babies he reads now
of the robbery, the banishment and slow
starvation of whole tribes, and 1t sounds tC
him like disagreeable but far-off song. "Il'
"has nothing to do with it." Has he nothing
TO do with it The decent honorable citizeI
who refuses to take part In politics, who pas
siyely hands over the control of his city o.
New-York tribune., 1880-02-08
Jn0es 10 ADVERTISEMENTS


AyrstNrNTs-lln Pace 9th column
RAIIs-lIM Pa0s--6th column.
PoARD AND ReoMs-SM P0oe-5th Column
RpsIsFss CHANCEs-11h PGge-zth cOiumn'
BEsrstss NoTICEs-6M Pe1e-lst coritnh
CoPAsrrERsHIP NOTIcEs-Sh Page 9th column
pANcISG AcADEMTEs-eh Paqe-5th ccmnn
DIVIDEND NOTICEs-11m Pa0e- Sd coiumh'
Dry GooDs-11M PGoe-5th column. -.
ELEcrfoS NOTIcEs-11G Pd0e-Sd and 4th con'Hpe-
FINaNcfAI-l1h Pdg, ID and 3D. columns
HELP WAKTKI,-SM Pdoe-6th column
HOTELS SM PoGe-5th column
lex CaEAM-SM PGge-6th column
IssTRucT1oN- sM Pace-4th and 5tii columns
Law sCHooLS-sM iace-5th coumn
LECTURES AND MEETINGs-1lh PaQe-5th colunlh'
IoeT AND FoUND-SM Pd0e-5th column.
MlRRIAGEs AND DEAIns-7h Pade-6th colutn' ~.
MISCELLANEOUS Paqe-4th column l-W TeVe~
4th, 9Th and 9th columns.
NEw PUBLIC ATIore-sh Pdos-4th column
PRoPesALs-sM fdoe-5tb column.
REAL Es1ArF- -SM Pase-6th column 49, ,
SITUATIONS WANTED-MALEf-Sm Fdge-oth eoi"hH' >
FRNAIFs- eM Pdce-6th c0lumn
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STgAwpoArs ANp RAILKo Ds-11M PaGe--4th COL
sTrAsEHs- -OCFAN-11M TG0e-5th column.
1KACrPRs-em P0Os-5tb "oinmi -
TO WRcM IT MAY CoNeERN-sh Po0e-5th es'umn'
New-York tribune., 1880-02-08

tional Conventions has been the laughing stock Of
the country because the delegation did not move In
a body In the accomplishment of their purposer
He thinks the action at Harrisburg makes Granss
nomination reasonably certain. Blaine, however.
he considers, popular than he was in 1915
He seems to forget that the delegation from Penn.
sylvana in 1876 we're instructed 10 vote as unit
but did not do il because the Convention decided
such instructions were not binding.
Now that the Supreme Court has removed Com.
missioner MacLean. Mr.. Tilden viii be more sorry
than ever that Mayor Cooper was so rash in his
zeal for reform as to appoint him without Mr. Til.
dens knowledge.
If VOORHEES, wants any more Democratic opinions
on the causes Of the exodus he might summon the
editors Of The Nec- Orleans Times and The Vicksburg
Herald. Both these gentlemen have repeatedly de-
clared that bad treatment of the negroes was the
main cause, and that so the white peope
would convince the negroes that they could have
fair chance in the South the exodus would cease
New-York tribune., 1880-02-08

State to rings or men whom he knows TO be
knaves and swindlers is just as responsible
for its management as they are. The voter
who knows of a blot upon the National honor
and crime like that Of slavery, or the slow
slaughter Of the Indians now going on anu
does not protest against it, is personally guilty
of it. 1t is against him, not an lmpersonai
Country that tho voice of his brothers blood
cries aloud from the ground. 1t Is not In
garden that the Cain of to-day hides from
God it Is in majOrities. IT," sings Hosea
Biglow, "you take a sword and draw It, 20
"and run fellow through, Government amt
"to answer for 1t, God II send the bill TO
"you.n
The habit of throwing responsibility OH OF
our own shoulders on to party, sect or cor
poration has increased in modern times. Ihere
are very few men who are not guilty OF IT.
We suspect that one reason why women are
considered more conscientious and religious
than men is because they seldom work ID as
sociation or corporate bodies The routine OF
their lives makes them personally accountable
to God. That the tendency is IN them Is
shown by the fact that they are just as ready
TO be dishonest provided the victim Is cor
poration. What woman thinks it wrong to
smuggle or cheat the Government In ola
Zines the individual man stood face TO 'ace
with God: the terrole .PTesence forever
held perpetual reckoning with his soul, though
he fled to hide in the uttermost parts or tne
morning, or made his bed in hell. Now, ne IS
n part of a sect, of s0ciety--he IS so much
church member. Republican, an American
that he forgets he is a man with SOU LOT
which no man can answer but himself.
OF one thing he may be certain, that there
will come time when neither his firm nor
his church nor his country will be present Tor
him to hide under. Out in that solitude his
soul will stand alone with God in judgment,
and answer for its own shortcomings.
New-York tribune., 1880-02-08
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoREIGN-1he special cable dispatches to THE
TRIBUNE from London mentions that public feel
ing is thorou ghly reused against General Roberts ;
the Napoleon statue is to be placed in Westminster
Abbey after all the reception of the Queen by the
public last Thursday was really respectful but not
cordial. - Paris telegram to The TRIBUNE
describes grand ball at the Elysee. 60 In Ger
many the Centre party is opposing the Army bill III
order to get concessions from Prince Bis
marck. - A committee of the French
Chamber of Deputies has reported against the Cen
eral Amnesty bill - General Grant has re-
turned to Havana - General Arthur Jules
Mrfin is dead.
DoMEs uC.-The week in society at Washington
has been unusually attractive. - The Dem
ocrats in Congress are excited over the DE
Lesseps canal scheme and the Monroe
doctrine. - An international commission
to settle claims against Nicaragua is prob
able - The American Minister 20 Colombia
thinks the United States should discourage the De
Lesseps canal project. - A cottage robber has
been arrested at Boston, and is now in Jail at
Newport, r. ]. Baldwin, the Cali
fornia distiller has been acquitted OF
fraud. - An extra session of the North Caro-
lima Legislature is to be called.
Cry AND SUBURBAN.-Justice Lawrence, OF the
Supreme Court, yesterday reversed the judgment
of the Mayor in removing Police Commissioner
Nichols. II 1t was reported that Commission
ers Voorhis and MacLean would be arrested
for conspiracy. - Marmont b. Edison,
late President of the Shepherds Fold, believes the
Rev. Mr.. COwey is a persecuted man. -
The subcommittee of the Wallace Commit
tee continued 70 investigate election arrests. -
Gold value of the lega-tender silver dollar (412i2
grains), ,SS.13 cents. g. Stocks dull and Irregular
closing without character.
The WFATHER-TRIBUNs local observations
indicate colder and clear or partly cloudy weather
Thermometer yesterday Highest, 420 lowest
ESQ; average. 32Ao.