The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-08-19
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Mrs. P. T. Barnum, wife of the great
Snowman has been seriously i'll at New
port r. I.
cpl join you presently" as the min
lister said to the young couple as he
went for the church key.
A Saratoga ball is called a grand dress
parade.
The war cry Of the army of tramps-
! To aims.
Mary Anderson has lust celebrated
her 21st birthday.
Stephen Massett ("Jeems Pipes") is
in London.
| A Bartlett pair Burlett- Coutts and
her husband.
Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild is
still seriously i'll.
Southern cities are getting tired of
the English sparrow
People at Block Island carry great
white sun umbrellas.
/ General O. E. Babcock will build a
new lighthouse at Cape Henry.
What is a lady in the middle of the
river like? Like to be drowned.
THE Queen of Siam and her little son
are reported to have been drowned.
Mile. Blancha, the prima donna of
the Vienna opera, is small and slender.
A wife should be like roast lamb,
tender and nicely dressed. No sauce
required.
A son of Judge Hilton has written a
waltz which is played by Saratoga Or
chestra
'Love," says the Philadelphia Chrou-
icle, ':makes many good right arm go
| to waist
American residents in London pro-
pose erecting an Episcopal church at a
cost Of $4,000.
By this time DR.. Tanner ought to
know as much about true inwardness
as Henry Ward Beecher.
Associate Justice Field, of the United
States supreme court, and his wife, are
guests of w. B. Lawrence, at Newport.
+. I.
Robert Raikes the. founder of Sunday
schools, turns out to have been patent
medicine peddler. What is fame?
The female population of Indepen-
dence, Iowa, is said to exceed that OF
the male by 212 "Go west" young
gal, ''go west" Peoria Transcript.
Mark Twain works every day. Some
times he writes all day and throws
away the manuscript. Sensible man.
An English journal warns General
Grant against making second trip to
England, saying that he may not be
twice lionized.
They went fishing. She looked Ian
guidly at him and said: II wish the
fish would bite at your hook; if was
a fish I would.
The attempted "Spanieh bulLfght''
in New York was not success in any
way. 1t was too much like "Hamlet''
with Hamlet left out.
''Counterfeiting, remarks the Dan
bury Neus, .'has finally got down to
where it really concerns us. Bogus TO-
cent pieces are afloat.''
The man who leaves two-thirds of a
cigar in Il dark nook on the front door
stoop. when he goes to see his girl, will
make a thrifty husband.
Ex-Empress Eugene intends to quit
Chiselhurst. She will take with her the
remains of the Prince Imperial. Her
destination is not m entioned.
Senior Zamacona, Mexican minister
to Washington, has been elected to the
Mexican congress by two districts. He
will resign his position at Washington.
Young Farmer-"Are you fond of
beasts, Miss Gusherton Miss Gush-
erton-"Oh, really Mr.. Pawker, if you
mean that as a declaration, you must
speak to mamma"
The Partisan says that, as the ten
dency now is, the ladies will soon wear
dresses SO tight fitting that they will
have to soak them in warm water in
order to take them off.
In Cincinnati almost every portion of
the hog is put to some use. A distin-
guished philosopher of that city is now
trying some method to turn the squeal
to account.
A young physician of Lyons, in
France began ON Monday fifteen days
fast for 1900 francs if he succeeds. He
forfeits 100 francs for each day of
failure.
my DEAR" said fond father to his
3-year old boy, as he entered the nurse
ry, you have little sister baby,," ooh,
let me run and tell mamma was the
quick demand of the youngster.
THREE desperadoes attempted to es-
cape the sheriff's posse in Masserich
County, Texas. One of them was kill
ed, another was wounded while attempt
to escape across the Rio Grande, and
the third was arrested.
II didn't know said an old lady as she
put down her newspaper, ':that thieves
were so scarce that they had to adver-
tise for 'em and offer a reward for their