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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-12-28

The Mutual Union Telegraph Com
pany have suffered a severe loss at the
threshold OF their start in life through
the death of their President, John o..
Evans, who died in New York on Christ
mas morning. aged A years. The Nut
ual Union office in this city was ittingly
draped in mourning in recognition
Of the sad event.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-12-28

A COLLISION. last Friday
morning freight train or thsNorthwest-
ern Railway going south collided at the
Junction with an eastern bound freight
train on the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul Railway. The Northwestern en-
CINE was thrown from the track and ba d
ly damaged and several of the St. Paul
cars were considerably demolished by the
collision. Fortunately no one was hurt.
A dense fog at the time, caused the acct
dent, the engineers being unable to see
far enough ahead to avoid the disaster.
A Waterman ut the Junction would not
be bad idea.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-12-28
HOME MATTERS.

Examine ''THE WESTMINSTER
base burner the most perfectly construct
ed hard coal stove on the market.
We guarantee them in every particular.
ew4 VIM. WEBER & Co.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-04-07
What Great Authors Saw.

George Eliot: No story is tee same 10 os
after the lapse of time: or. rather. We who
read it are no Longer the same interpreters.
Dickens The old, old fashion! the fashion
that came in with our frs: garments, vii;
last unchanged until our race has run it's
course. and the wide armament is rolled ur
like a scroll: the old, old fasLion-Death!
Alexander Dumas: We must needs have
been very sinful before we we're born: or We
must enjoy great happiness after death.
since God permits us in this life tc endure
all the pains Of temptation, and ali the
tortures Of exp:ation.
Hilda Kruger: mans selt-esteem de-
creases in the ratio that his learning in
creases. When one sees man who is both
conceited and learned, be very sure that he
was the most arrogant fool before he &C.
CURED the wisdom he possesses.
Scott: He that does good, having IN
limited power to do evil, deserves praise not
only for the good he performs, but for the
evil which he forbears.
Steele: The world will never be in any
manner Of order or tranquility until men
are firmly convinced that conscience, honor,
and credit are all in one interest.
Auerbach: Every one rejoices that there
are others lower down in the scale than
himself, and is willing, on that account, to
suffer some to stand above him.
Voltaire: Women are capable OF doing all
that We do. and the only difference between
them and US is that they are more smiable.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-04-07
Lincoln and the Office Seekers.

Mu-at Halsted, editor Of the Cincinnati
Commercial. now in Washington, tells an
anecdote Of Lincoln which contains q hint
for Office hunters: During Lincoln S time
there was great row over the postofhce in
Dayton, Ohio. Two hotspurs we're in the
field. Petition after petition in favor of
one or the other poured in upon the rresi-
dent, and delegation after delegation hast
ened to Washington to argle the case. Mr..
Lincoln was long suffering man: but his
patience gave out at last. He could not de-
te:mine that one applicant was in the slight
est degree more competent or more ra*z1
otto. or better supported than the other.
Finally after being bored by fresh dele
cation, he said to his secretary: This nat
ter has got to end somewhere. Firing 4
pair Of scales The ecslee were brought.
Now put in al! the petitions and letters III
favor of one man and see how much they
weigh, and then weigh the other fellows
pile. It was found that one bundle was
three quarters Of q pound heavier than the
other. Make out an appointment at once
for tho man who has the heaviest papers,
said Mr.. Lincoln, ard it was done.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-04-07
Supreme Court Decision On the Contes
Lieutenant GoveFnoFshfp.

Supreme Court Decision On the Contested
Lieutenant GoveFnoSshfp.
In The Minnesota election Of 1879. c. A. Gil
man was the Republican candidate for leuten-
ant governor, and received majority Of 20
600 over F. P: Barnuna, the Democratic. nom
inee At the tine OF Ginaan's nomination he
was a State representative, and Bsrnnn
claimed the seat on the ground that the
former was ineligible, institutng proceedings
in the supreme court in support OF bis claim,
and asking leave to file &n information in tho
nature of quo warranto. Mr.. Jcs!ice Cornell,
has delivered the ma iority opinion Of the court,
10 the effect that . person who receives less
than plurality of the votes cast at popular
election for lieutenant goTerror is not enhtIet!
TO the Office, though the next highest candidate
who receives such plurality IS ineligible to the
offce-the fact Of such ineigib;lty not appear
ing upon the ballots which be 60 received. \
quo Varranto will not be sssued without the
consent OF the attorney general upon inforna-
ion Of a private party having no personal in
terest in the question dietinc1 from tie public
70 try the right of an incumten: Of a Pablo
office to hold the same
Chief Juatce Gilfllen delivered a. ntn con
ccrrent opinion in Whist wsa eaid ty the ina fnr
Try Of the conr; on the question of the respond
ents eligibility TO The Office ct lieutenant GOV
erpof, and on the meazing Of ,ne constitutional
provision referred to, and concurred IN she de-
c1sion tina, Bazrum docs rot appear entitled to
the office, and that Therefore he CO mot, With
cut the coneent OF the attorney general, have
the writ OF quo warran:s 10 test {Iilmsn' e
right to the Office.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-04-07
Development Of a Barber.
New York Tim<s.

view IUfh iM>S
In the town Of Altoona. Pa. there has ap-
pea:ed q new and improved type Of barber.
This admirable rereon tseatbes through
his ears. There appear, 70 Re q small pas
sage in each ear. passing &C enc side of the
tympanum and correcting the throat with
Che outside ear. Through this passage the
new barber c.n breathe With perfect ease.
while his hearing dees rot Seem to be any
less acute tLan tia: q the usual sort Of bar
Der. He is sa!d to te very rrcrd Of the Pc
culiar!ty which makes him to differ from
other BARRIERS. anG is IN the habit of permit
ting his customer TO place a plaster over
his mouth. and rs:eEAey wrench on his
nose in order 70 prove that he can breathe
with both nose and mcuth closed. OF
course be car NOT talk through his ears. for
if he could he would be utterly useless. He
can not even make the slightest sound by
way Of his ears end VIXEN his mouth and
nose are closed. he is e. silent as the grave
This is the kind Of barber for which we
have vainly longed. That such a barber
should finally have appeared nay seem to
many people to be only beautiful dream
but it is nevertheless splendid reality.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-04-07
Funny E'ancies Of Funny People.

Il think Well have an early spring. re-
marked an Oil City woman as she noticed
her husband in the act of sitting down on
the business end Of carpet-tack.
Women are such inconstant creatures!
We heard young lady remark-rather in
elegantly, it must be confessed-that she
hated *that Briggs fellow. he is such soft
cake" Well, in less than three months she
took the cake.-Bostor Transcript.
A little boy in Belfast, Me-, attended
church last Sunday for the first time. On
returning home, he was asked what was
done al the church, to which he replied:
First they sang, than man prayed, and
then one passed around a corn-popper."
ibid you serve in the war, uncle?" mo,
sab, Was cowardly niggah. Twas Ken
lucky niggah. And what did want to list
for?" ''Were not the white men fighting
for you?" dispose dey was. Dat was no
sign why We should fight. Massa, did you
ever see two dogs fightin' over bone?"
Well, what's that to do with your Aghting?"
"a heao. massa. Did you ever see de bone
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-04-07
Chat About the Women.

4 rnan in d neighbo-lng city calls his wife
Roe. BECAUSE she's & little dear.
4 haze Observation-Disclosures wLjeE sfe
nurse carries to III anxious husband.
Il is very mean to asE q man whose wife
is a eh-ew j; i is lot enough fc- Kim. OF il
il s:old enough fc5 him.
When d married woman buys pug dog
for low price SIZE gets {, bargain: and LeG
husband gets sone:Elng to toCt.
''Lectuzing makes ne Jolly" says Olive
Lossn. Ucuttlese eke referred 70 curtain
Lectures. In this connection it would lie
Interesting 20 know via: Ar. Skies thinks
about It.
This IS little ooettacaticnal sce1c; Pro
fessor-''Who will sec Eir. b before
next Monday?" LG0y S:udevt (hesi!ating
nd flushing ~ lit:les-'I shall see him
s.oday night, probably. Obs: lady stu
d*1s>@ gig;s1e.
81, t~as c:'ccrg ant: beautiful: he was old
and ugle He took ne, hand and squeezed
it tende:.y: and then she put out her
tongue at him. Then he laid his hand
gently On her breast. She was eighteen and
be was seventy. hut still it was an affection
Of the heart. Oh, yes Was, Her heat
was affected and he was doctor, trying TO
see how far the the michief had gone.
A San Francisco lady wanted her little girl
to lathe in room, the windows of which
opened into the yard, in which were some
fowls. But" said the little girl, "I don't
want to battle before the chickens" "Ok,
never mind the chickens. said her mother.
Well, said the little woman, Il won't
battle before the rooster anyhow"
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-04-07
SOPHIE PIEOFFSkY.

Highly Connected and Of supericrEti nca,ion
She was the Leader Of the Murderous Con-
spirators.
Dispatch from St Petersburg.
All the five prisoners Will he charged With
belonging 70 d secret society tor suhvert;re
the existing ORDER q thirgs aud with COM
rh1ty IN the assassination Of tie emperor
Public interest cerIers in tie female pris-
oner. Sophie Pieoife sky. whose arietocratic
connections. social position and superior
education excite general wonder. She is
the daughter of fo,E:er provincial govern
or and neice Of an officer of high rank in
the army. According 70 the confession Of
Pieofsky and Jalahoft, they both knew and
they alone knew: Of the attempt to be made
on the cars life, aud the time and place.
Their fellow consfnyatprs il London and
elsewhere knew IL general way that anoth-
er attempt would te made. I6'ussakof was
only ln2r7med Of wat WIS reGIire &. of hilh
on the day ct the murder lelakoE ard the
chief director IL The mater, having been
:szrcs.ed two days before. Pieofsky became
the ending spirit, and sent R<5Issakof ard
:Ae other rnurGere,e with Eortss. TO the sta
lions assigned 10 them. Eo1ebahcf pro
tests That Ie Vas not in Az way admitted
X, the counsel OF the prisoners. hu! was
merely a fellow wcrEcr. He asserts that the
n:hilists had no money: TIA: there WAS COZ
siderable disagreement am: rg them. and
they would probably Eave dispersed had
their last ATTEMPT failed. Roussakof seems
to be a Eih!As., pure ano simple: hay ing
10 project or desire beyor:! tre destruction
of the present order Of things. Pieofsky
; and ,Jelekof avow .Las tie object Of their
operations WAS to terrozsZe Tie government,
disarrarse the n.ac hirery Of tie government
and bring atou: three possible socialistic
republics after the fashion OF the Paris
! commune The oth=- Two prisoners, Nj
chaeloff ard the woman HelfMannA. seem
Of less importance: Both refuse tosanswer
the charges Maie against them.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-04-07
StreaE1s of Luck in Eining.

fron, the Los Angeles (Cal) Hcrald.i
Six months ago middle-aged man, a
former resident Of Gospal Swamp, had to
borrow money to buy burro to 60 to Santa
Catarina Mountains, prospecting. He sold
the other day, mine for $4,000 and has
better mines Still for sale. Another former
resident of Los Angeles discovered mine
in the Dragon Mountains and kindly plac-
ed friend III the claim. After while he
WIS offered $4,000 for it, and, on finding
the other halloween, discovered he WAS in
Ell advanced stage of intoxication. The
whisky eyed individual. who had not put Il
dollar in the claim, concluded; worth a
million, if it's worth cent. Won't sell for
$4,000. Our wives will be dressed in silk
down in Los Angeles" The result was the
parties bought out the sober partner and
are now engaged in freezing out the would
be millionaire. Another instance and I
will leave mining matters. A certain miner
here owed q merchant $110, and on coming
to pay his note had only 500. The mer-
chant tore up the note, remarking . that it
WIS all right. Put me on some claim that
you discover" The miner did it, and the
claim has since been sold for SAC 900.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-04-07
6ght?~ The qaestio1ef left amid gene.-
al laugh. -Citrekdnd Leader.

6ght?H The questioned left amid gener-
al laug h.-Ctereland Leader.
A man in Guilford, Connecticut, who was
too poor to indulge in any Injuries other
than children, was presented by loving
but unreckoning wife with triplets- three
boys-and he sought for some family to
adopt them. Mr.. Clark was rather inclined
to take them, but his good wife thought one
would perhaps be enough. They were
talking over it before their little eight
year old daughter, who said: why don't
we take one of them. ma? o. don't they
war: to break the sct?"-Hu~per's Druu-
eT.
Roofing grunter, lowry pix,
Awake! Arise! thy fame is big:
Thy name is passed from raoutA to mouth,
From east to west, from north to soctE.
Men c: business, men of wealth,
Where'er they meet, ask Of pur health
and meE renowned--our Lowell, Noyes--
With one accord lift up their Voice
And tell the natives over there
That t,icbincsik is scare
DC but good
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-04-07

astonishing The metropolis. Mr. George T..
6ene?y. president Of the Metropolitan Ma
t;onai bank, has been noticed for some
time to be giving way large sums Of money.
To All impairment reporter, who bluntly
asked the reason, MIR. Seney replied that all
bis life his object had bean to get money
that he might enjoy life. and that lie now
found more solid comfort in giving
away his accumulations than he had ever
before enjoyed in heapixR them together.
MIR. serey has succeeded in setting an I'M
co1aeon esssnre Of selashRess-one which,
unfortunately: is Got likely to become
epidemit.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-04-07
Scientific Seintliati0Es.

By means of g wonderfully constructed
apparatus, comprising series OF "continu-
Gus" rolls handling the metal automatically,
railroad spikes are now manufactured with
great rapidity. The i.cr. in the form Of
biliets two and a half inches in diameter
and three and d half feet long: is taken in
by the machine and IL thirteen seconds re-
duced in diameter and increased in length
70 q rod thirty SIX feet long and nine six-
teeEth Of an inch square: in forty seconds
more, this rod is Gu. IL tuo. an6 IS passed
through two spike machines. from which
finished spikes shove. at the rate Ct forty
tons every ten working Eo0rs.
Scientific men have proved by actual
measurement that most Of the gre.: silver
mines lie 10 600 feet above the present sea
level, and among the riches, are some which
lie 1000 feet higher still. Very zich mines
is notable fac. that az q rule the richest
silver mines lie over 10000 feet above the
sea level The mines or Ruby Hill are &C.
tween 5000 and 9,C(sO re: above tbe level
Of the sea.
4 trial recently made Of - neg FIRE extir-
gushing f7id ese!ns according 10 tte Lon
don INSURANCE World to have been very
satisfactory. Two pilee ct timber crossed
AID their inte,st;ces FLIED With inftani1nable
material. the whole drencLed with benZjne
aud petroleum and allowed Eve r,inutet t.
become thoroughly ign2ted, were then treat
ed with twelve gallons C tie solution Of
sillicate OF sodium ard twenty-five gallons
Of water respectively. The FIRE or which
the solution was thrown Was extingishea
in one minute while The other lasted much
lcnge.. One Her: Windsperger il the re-
puted inventor Ct tEjs Kew chemical TIE Gu
6nguishe-.
Iron and steel CO poC rrs: when i'm
! meEsed in solutions II caustic soda and
; canstic potash.
Prot James Z. Dana, a New Haven,
Conn. amply proves from several papers
published by him. and especially from hie
Mammal Of Geoiog7,' that he had long ago
been fully convinced that the continental
/ areas had always beer continents. He is
sure that this conviction Of lis would new
e. have been set down among speculatons,
even by the most exacting Of British geclo-
eis:s, had attention been tai,'y given 10
| An er.cAn fGcle.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-04-07
Personal Paragraphs.

Secretary and Mrs. Window have three
children, son who is in New Hampshire
preparing for college: a daughter. Eelen
Window, who is iii her teens, and another
daughter. child of seven years.
Maj. John ". Booth. the founder Of the
commission honse Of John ". Booth +
sons. one Of the oldest merchants Of st.
Louis. is dead.
The Allentown pa Register reports
that Gen. Grant has lately bough* farm of
104 acres in Radnor township, Delaware
county, in that State.
The Astor family of New York cwn / LOO
dwelling houses, and most of them Of the
brown stone front class.
Michael J. Cramer, Of Kentucky who was
is native of Switzerland Heis Gen. Grants
brother-in-law, and was appointed Minis
er-Reeident to Denmark in 1870. In 1876,
when that mission was reduced, Mc. Otamer
remained at Copenhagen as Charge d A.
fairs, which position he still holds.
General Mcclellan would hardly be rec
ognized by his old soldiers. He was once
fat. sunburnt, and had a large Black mus
tache, and bade fair to be very portly,
bull-necked man. He is now q Sigh: point
ed, and gray person, hardly weighing over
$50 pounds, and wearing 8 blue skirt, blue
collar, aud blue cuffs.
Avealthy Spanish beauty in Paris. the
Duchess Fe-nan- Nuez, has an income Of
$500, 000 year. She takes twenty-seven
newspapers, gives 800, 600 every twelve
months to deserving girls, and distributes
$50, 900 in the same time in various chart
ties.
Cora Williams, the daughter of wealthy
hardware merchant at Boston, living near
St James square, at the South end, ran
away to New York some time ago to become
an actress, her father and her step mother
opposing her dramatic bent. The New
York police took charge of her at the request
of her relatives, and she returned home on
tho promise that sue could do as she pleased
In Boston.
Senator Malone has two sons and q
daughter old enough to take their places in
society at the capital. His wife very &C.
complished woman, who is the exact con-
trast to her husband physically, weighing
more than two hundred pounds, is the
daughter OF Mr.. Butler, formerly treasurer
Of Virginia, and is said to have been q
beauty in her day.
4 New York banker has suouaded in
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-04-07
The Modest Circus Agent.
Ftf1n Il e Df-.1nit Free Press

An advertising agent Tor one OF the great
circus combinations has teen in Detroit for
o week past: and yesterday he sat down
long enough TO ans@.cr q few questions.
The interview started OF rs follows
How many diamond pins will ycu wea,
this summer, and what will be their valuei'
FL shall not wear any. Our show has
made new departure in that matter. and
melody except the nan il the ticket wagon
will be allywsd TO we&r diamonds. I an
juss EgoEg up to the eEpress crtfce to
send my seven pins, fcur rings and sleeye
buttons home to Ivy trothe-.
How many consolidated shows DC you
advertiser
Only u. but We nave exactly Il. We
CO not intend to 60 any bic wing this sum
uer. but will practice the modest dodge.
We have IL clowns, hut advertise only 10.
We have 10 elephants, but advertise only S,
and SO Oh right through.
Have; you the only nan in the world who
Can turn a double sonersauIt over Is
Lcrses!'
NO; there is another man who can do it,
and although be is IN state prison we thdat
want to say We had the only one. We shall
practice no deception and carry. no hum
bugs -. =,
Eyes, sir, but We dent advertise it. We
don't want to be mean toward other comb
natiols.a
Have you twice rs much capital invested
as any other travelling show"
Yes, sir, but we don't say SO on the
bills. The public don't care about the cap
it'll, but want to sec the animals"
win your street parade be mile long?''
Two Of them, sir but we don't advertise
that fact: We let people ce1ne and he
aggreoahly surprised
"Hase you got an elephant which has
killed seven men,:
"Seven! Whyhes laid out eight this very
winter! think the list foots up 81, but we
don't advertise it. An elephant is an Gle
phant, and what's the nee OF blowing about
it,
':Ion lave two or three man eating IT,
gers. OF course?'
OF course-seren or eight of them, and
We also have a list of names Of people who
have been eaten by them, but We make no
blow about it,"
eHave you boa constructor As feet
long:" n
: longest and largest snake ever imported,
but we give him only one line on the bills. "
"Hase YOU the sacred COW OF 1ndln;"
Yes, sir and the sacred OK of Japan. and
q sacred calf and a sacred pig, but We don't
blow over EN-. We let the public come in
and separate the sacred from the uneecred
themselves
:"Will you have two circus rings?'
we shall have four, but We don't put il
on the bills, as I told you: at the start we
are making d new departure. We shall not
exaggerate. - We shall not even tell the
plain truth. No diamonds-no trumpets-
no snide challenges-no humbug offers
no fields of the cloth of gold. We are 60
ing to sail along in a gentle, modest way and
give the people FIVE times the worth Of their
money. That's a]l-children half price and
10 lemonade sold inside the tent.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-04-07
TIE SUICIDE.

A Swallowed form tetore the light.
A cleaning face against the night.
Clu:ched hands across halo bright
OF blowing hair-her fxed sight
Staree down where moving black below,
The rivers eeathly waves in murrnurouE e!,ence
flow
The moon falls fainting Oh the sly,
The dark woods how their heads in soy.oU,
The earth sends up misty sigh:
4 soul defee the morrow!
Hose Hawthorne Latbrcp.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-04-07

Prom the Battle Creek (Mich.) Daily Journal
Upon being spoken to, concerning st.
Jacobs Oil, our fellow townsman Mr.. Theo-
dore Wakelee said: / had been suffering
with rheumatism, and obtained the great
est relief from the use Of St. Jacobs Oil.
It has also been used in my family for some
time, and has never been found to fail in
giving prompt relief.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-04-07
Time for Seeding Wheat.

C. c. Miller, Of Rochester, Mimi, the largest
OF his commencing seeding for the ]ast ten
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1881-12-22
II " 81 /, ..

Gin franS6fider 3eih,nes @orr,ipon.
bent beridt.t BON oem r@e5eimbnno Der
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Nihiliittn aussurotten enti9loii.n i.in
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fen @4uweloif, 3oron3of- 9aidtoff
San Donate uue Mnoeren mebr BE-,
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einen 6onb oon nebr ale 5 9sin. Grs.
perfiisen, 3u ruel4tm Dal4toff ALIEN
|2 Mfill. b.iit.uerte, unb iotl ben @rob.
flrE.n Malbimir, ben Bruoer b.s Raj.
lers, gum G6renptdToenten gewd6lt b..
Gen.
9ie beilise 2isa faBte in Rir3e fol.
senoe 8ei@llKt:: Sic nil Y.tersbure
bur@ administrative Mfabreoeln, oos
min iasen gerbannune. Obne iebe rid.
terrible 9roetur, idubern. iie nil bic
p.r1m.ii.lteiten Nlittel, i.lbft @ift unb
Gold, aur 3trR6rnug Der 6Dcialiiten
uno 2iberalen anueno.n; he min Brei.
lie auf bic Ginli.feruHe gefdbrli&er Sn.
|oipibuen ousitben. re Mil faIi@e reDo.
luiiondre @eieQi4aften btloen. nm bic
l. 80 80 90