The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-08-18
Things in General.

The house of representatives of New
Hampshire has passed bill redistricting the
state for the election Of representatives in
congress upon the passage of the national
apportionnlent act, allotting New Hamp-
shire two representatives, being one less
than under the old apportionment.
The Sun states that the famous "On to
Richmond" articles which appeared IN the
New York Tribune during the war were
written by the late Gen. Ftz Henry Warren.
AS the od1um of having published them at
tached to Mr.. Greedy, and as he is general
ly believed to have been their author, his
friends and admirers will be glad to learn
that they we're not the production of the
great journalists pen.
The London World, in speaking of the
professional politician in America, admits
that such person does really exist in Eng
land, and that he sits on one side or the
other of the house of commons. Some of
the finest spirits in the United Estates, re-
fusing to take part in the public life of
their country, have, says the London
World, sought refuge in literature, whose
presiding spirit and genius have as little as
possible in common with the actual affairs
journal, will occur in England.
The Spanish Ell impartial has discov-
cred that Portugal is awaking from the leth-
argy in which for many years she has been
kept by the "perddious cajoleries of the
ing exceedingly fond of Spain, from which
country for long period she has, in view
of the latter's national bankruptcy and an
almost chronic state of civil war, keep Sc
verely aloof. England's sole bond of SYM
pathy with Portugal has hitherto been gen.
orally supposed to be port wine.
lis this an American city," is one of the
headings given by New York paper to an
article on the curiosities of the marriage and
birth records of the metropolis. OF the
1928 couples married during the last quar-
ter, IS per cent. of the men were of foreign
birth; and "a per cent. of the women were
natives. OF the G, 1892 children born during
that period, only 1876 had Americans both
for father and mother. The deaths num-
bered 81. 937, of which only $3.50 were
deaths of persons of full American parent
age.
The bishop of Carlisle says that he once
told one of the chief portrait painters of
our day that he had heard third person
remark that when the artists pictures came
to be looked at in future centuries people
would say: "How handsome our ancestors
werew Then said the celebrated painter
to the bishop: II assure you honestly
that have never yet succeeded in commit
ting to canvas one-half the beauty I have
seen in any face that have ever painted.
There can hardly be fuller acknowledge
ment of the power of intellectual express
sion.
Said Mrs. Younghusband, Charley, why
is it you never talk with me as you did be.
fore we were married? l notice that you
talk fast enough with other VOL en-" Dear
est" replied Charley, without taking his
eyes off his newspaper, don't you know
that people talk to conceal their thoughts?
I have nothing to conceal from you, love. "
In another moment he was deep in the
stock market rep rts, while something that
sounded very much like "4humbug" trem-
bled on the lips of Mrs. Younghusband as
she slowly left the room.