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The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-23
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

Commissioner Fink under the AGREEMENT 81
March IL. has authorized general Reduction
OF grain rates on Basis of twenty cents ner
lOOpornds from Chicago to New York.
From . circular issued by the bureau of
STATISTICS, treasury department, it appears that
the exports of domestic breadstuff from the
United States during May amounted to $40
oO4, 575, against $40, O32, 43l for the same
month last year. About the same proportion
ls preserved in comparison of exports dnrino
eleven months ending May 81, 1880 and
-. X: Vanwormer will assume the position ~
Chief clerk OF the postof6ce department on tha
tetP Mr: Vanwormer came to Washinpton
from New York with Postmaster General James
mr. Vanwormer has been fully cognizant OF the
operations OF the postoffice department in
bringing the star route thieves to Justice. and
his service has been Of value to the govern
Wbittaker's friends are determined not n
Jet bis case go with the adverse finding If the
military court. They claim the evidence fakan
does not justify verdict ST guilty. anal nronosa
70 make argument to this erect before tho
Judge advocate general, and if he approved th o
nndng OF the court Whittaker's friends pro-
pose TO go before the p esident and ask h,m to
msaPProve. They make no point Of the color
question, and will not In spite Of their efYorts
IL 10 more than probable that the finding Of thss
court will be approved s y: 'as'
psssed 70 Secretary Wiadaas {bst t l5y found f. :
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-23
Things ii General.

A citizen of Atlantis has In his possess
sion rare natural curiosity in the shape
of an amethyst recently found in Kabt1n
county. The pec::liaf feature about this
amethyst is that it contairs drop of water.
Is tie centre of the stone. There is q
specimen Of white crystal on exhibition in
Philadelphia Containing drop OF water,
but this is the only f7setance on record OF
any amethyst 50 peculiarly formed,
4 fastidious Ottawa girl wouldnt 10 mar
RED at the appointed time because nor
dress that she had spent large amount OF
time and money on did not fit or hang
nrepet1y. And so the Spirited" husband
postpoHed the wedding week Tor her,
k's iiot hard to tell who will be master IN
thu: house. , r..
.Walnut timber is becoming SO scarce as 70
o;va furniture manufacturer in all parts OF
the country much trouble: The NORM
, ar Lwrnbermen states that IN conse-
ouence of the rapid decrease in the supply
If thie wood some grades OF it have, IN
several Of the leading markets OF the country
advanced at least twelve dollars thousand
IA the past year. Dealers, ttsays, are tn1cA
in the walnut regions, eagerly, i not raven
ously, picking up the green l4mhes:r
Hereafter # British soldier is kl q n
action. or dies of wounds within sig thopthss
after being wounded, his. widow Is 70
1eeeiyes gratuity Of one years nsy: =.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-23

General hongestreet, since his return
from Turkey, has becu interviewed in re-
gard to the condition of that country. He
says it is a country without ruler; that the
men at the head of affairs in Turkey are
not statesmen. They are brought up in
the harems, and know no more about the
world than the women of the harem, who
hardly ever go out and never read. The
result is that there is little postiveness of
character-not enough to say 1880 that
other nations can do about as they wish.
If there was some man at the head Of the
nation able to govern properly It would be-
come powerful again. The natural resour-
ces OF the ountry are very great, the peo-
pie are honest. hard working, industrious,
and have faith in the government that is
almost marvellous. The soil is rich and
productive, but the natural resources Of
the country are undeveloped.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-23

Tho victories of American horses over
the best blood of England and France, fill
American horsemen with exultatlon, and
the result will be marked advance in
equine development all over the land.
People who are very careless about their
own genealogical trees, and utterly indifer-
ent whether their own blood has crept
through scoundrels ever since the food, "
have become intensely interested IN the
pedigrees of their ho-ses. They are learn
cd by heart and reeled off as easily as the
multiplication table. Horse nobility, un-
ainted by single ignoble strain, is likely t.,
be more highly priced than ancestral honor
or kins1y patents, and certainly it Is more
profitable to the possesor. It is not alto
gether harmful or even a useless craze,
butmay be made both; though appreciation
and admiration of good horse, and prid g
of possession need not blind peopleto every
thing else in the world.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-23
A SURPRISE PARTY.

Runaway chippewas from Wisconsin Call On
Indian Commissioner Price and Receive a
Lecture.
Washington dispatch.
Three runaway Indians, from tbs Chippewa
tribe, Wisconsin, accompanied by an interpre-
ter, all in war paint and feathers, marched into
moniously fer rcw WOW. The four arrived,
and went to the fremont house, announcing
that thcy had come to see the great father.
They registered as Ben New Mexico, interpre-
ter; Contee Mack, Coon Scar and Bare Wrist.
Commissioner Price was astonished when
they appeared before him. The interpreter
stated that they represent 175 families, who
had sent them to Washington in hopes Of &C.
curing new reservation. AS this particular
tribe is especially well provided for, and has
more land in their present reservation than any
have actual use for, the commissioner thus ad-
dressed his visitors:
You can get no lands + think you had better
go back and work your corn and potatoes.
There is more for Indians to do besides hunt
ing and fishing. They should raise products
from the soil and learn to work, as have done
many times, with their hands and arms and be-
come respectable citizens. The buffalo ale all
gone, and your own sense shotild teach you
is time to throw off those feathers and rings
and devote your time to earning a living in an
other way. This running over the country
won't do: You are well provided for and can
gain nothing by coming to Washington, and
you must go back and so inform your peo-
pie.
Ben New Mexico enlightened his companions
as to the reception accorded him and the en-
only response was an occasional ugh" and
dissatisfied shake Of the head. They were
then sent back to their hotel with repeated ad-
monition to return home at once.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-23

King Charles 81, Roumenia was crowned
with q. crown of steel, wrought out of a
cannon captured from the enemy at Plevna.
and his queen with one of gold. Wrought
out Of captured gun" said the king in
his coronation address, lit is sprinkled
with the blood of our bravest soldiers and
sanctided by the church. It shall be .
testimony to future generations OF
Roumania's valor and Of the perfect unity
that reigns between the nation and her
king. Peasants in their national costumes,
sent from various districts of the kingdom,
were conspicuous feature of the coronation
procession. Among them twere turbaned
delegates from the three newly annexed
districts beyond the Danube.
Mas ter Jakey Galert, of Waterville; is an
infant phenomenon He has the singular
faculty Of being able to tell the day OF the
week u pom which any given date will fall
without stopping to reckon. The boy ls
about even years old or thereabouts, and
he has been tested over and over again and
always answers correctly. When asked how
he told tho day he replied: ! don't know;
it comes to me,
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-23
Boston ditl;s ambition.

20 papa!" joyously exclaimed Z tait
young nymph Of Beacon Hill, her eyes
glowing with the intense raidence that pro-
ceeds from the intellectual attrition inoi-
dent to the pursuit of Boston "culchaw,
20 papa! there's such rare book want
You to get It for me. sallie Standish has
asked fol, it III ali the Libraries, and can't
find it. / Understand it CONSTITUTES the
ground work of all our modern fiction. y
Certainly, with pleasure, my child, he
affectionately responded, passing his hand
over his highly organized head, and not
ing tho extraordinary development of the
thfobbing bumps with genuine parental
pride: "Whnt ls III" "Boccaccio's Don
CAMERON 80 shsTTefed tie, tatdent maiden,
while the father covered his fac6 with the
Saturday edition Of the. Advertiser and
SLOWLY slid under the table.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-23
The Lorillard Brothers.

~-s"A @,"" o"e~
The two HofilM=d btethers, Pierre and
George, are clear ahead of all ti7als IS turf
men. Neither can be called sporting man,
in the common sense, but both are ardent
lovers of the particular sport Of horse racing,
and It may be said that they are proud of the
eminence they have reached as owners IF
fine horses and patrons Of tho turf. Bel
mont, w6o was stthe front in the same way
not many years ago, seems I'd hste fallen to
the rear. His interest in racing lids hot
diminished, but the prestage Of his stable
has gone down, and the LQzillards now
carry the chief honors in the turf circles,
There is a good deal of rivalry between
them, but it is entirely Of q friendly sort.
Pierre's stable ranks highest, but Georges
is only little lower. At the close OF the
season Last year it was said that Pierre's
stable and cleared him aver 900. 600. It is
said tAat b e4Peete IS d. even better this
.mony, is not always tAfe thing to dis
much whether theft stables bring in any
money or not. They Naturally prefer to
make them pay, but evsA they did not
pay it would not make nSTeh diHerence, go
far as bank accounts are dohcerned' in e:
Stsst tobacco business 90SSs 'on as It do
before tbsy beeeesspe turf eaHesas ., ana taea
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-23

The cultivation of grapes and the manu-
facture of wine are yearly interesting more
capital and skill in California In 1880 the
State produced 10, 000, 900 gallons of wine,
45o,000 gallons of brandy, raisins to the
value of 100000 and grapes for table use
to the value of $150.00O. The total yield
from the culture of the grape amounted to
$3.5o0,000. Over 10000 acres were plant
ed in grape vines also, and it is said that
this year 10000 acres will be added. Be-
sides the land olready used by grape Gull
ture, there are over 10000 acres of unsur-
veyed land in California suitable for this
purpose. Over 10000. 600 are now said
to be invested in grape lands and vino
making on the Pacific const.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-23

The prospective shortage of several hun
dred millions of bushels of wheat this year,
thus diminishing our exports to an amount
equal in value to the balance in our favor
last year, is beginning to be fruitful topic
for financial writer's, some of whom say such
q reversal of the monetary current will
cause sort of financial cyclone. A milder
suggestion is, that the shortage of the wheat
crop, now certain, will deeply affect the
railroads, and through them the whole
column of speculative stocks in which the
respectable gambling of the country is
done
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-23
CURRENT EVENTS.


Capt. Iapere, an old lake captain, died at
Cleveland
'tBigger-man- than Grant Fitzhugh is dying
at his home in Texas.
Earthquake shocks were felt at Newburyport
Mass, last Sunday night
Sir Josiah Mason, we'll known in connection
with the manufacturer of steel pens in London,
is dead.
George r. Stuntz claims to have discovered
. very fine bed of fire clay in the vicinity of
Vermillion lake, and capitalists are having it
carefully prospected with q view to having it
actively worked.
An extraordinary story comes frem Jackson
county, Tennessee, that q woman has given
birth TO seven children in the course of one
night, weighing from four to five pounds each,
81 having blue eyes.
The Mississippi reservoir improvement work is
Interrupted by misunderstanding between the
war and interior departments, in the matter Of
payment Of damages to tndi6ns In connection
with the Lake Winnebagoshish dam. But it is
expected that the matter will be settled so that
the work will be commenced this season.
The battle of Bunker Hill was celebrated
with unusual enthusiasm by the Bostoniaus
this year. The exercises commenced shortly
after daylight with ne parade Notwithstapd
ing the early hour there were near:y 100, 900
people assembled in the vincinity of the Bunk
er Hill monument
Gen. W. II. of Payne Nsrrehton, Va, is
prominently mentioned as the Democratic
nominee for governor. 'sHe can't rum" said a
Virginia democrat to member of the press
He is disfranchised for having aided and
abetted duel, and the sooner his name is
dropped the better for the democrats.
Lieut. Jas. B Lockwood, q. s. A. with fifteen
men has sailed for St Johns, N. F., to join tho
steamer Proteue of the Greeley expedition to
Lady Franklin bay. The following compose
the party with Lieut.: Lockwood: ". II. Cross,
W. 3. Jewett D. 8. Brainard, D. Linn, D. L.,
Starr, J. Ellison, W. Saler, P. Grenium, J.
Frederichs, VIM: Ellis, c. B. Harry, W. Whist
Ter, +. Long, J. Bender and H. Buderbeck.
Gen Longstreet says of JEFF Davis structures
on Joe Johnston: 81 tA1hk the attack is wholly
uncalled for. Gen. Hood, after he assumed
command of Gen. Johnston's forces, carried out
Mr.. Davis plans and made failure. That. of
itself, in my mind, il sufficient evidence that
Cen Johneton's plans were the most practical.
However, at that period of the war, everybody
recognized the fact that they were leading q
fOrlorp hope,
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-23

Mr.. JAMES REpPATH, the sensational
American correspondent, has sailed again
for Ireland, avowedly for the purpose of
agitation; and before leaving he make a
speech in which he dared the American
government to leave him in dungeon cell,
should he be put there by the minions of the
British government. Mr.. Redpath labors
under the mistaken impression that he can
so to Ireland, violate the laws. and then
claim the protection of his government.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-23
GEN, GRANT. for taciturn man. is talk.

GEN. GRANT, for taciturn man, is talk
ng politics good deal, personal and gen.
eral. and freely criticizing the leading mem
bers of his party. He has boldly declared
he will never again support dark horse"
for president, which looks like very reck-
less assertion, or notification. But times
change and men change with them. and it
may be that he whom Mrs. Grant said was
a very obstinate man" is just as likely to
mount dark horse as anybody else.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-23
A Meteorite Obtained In Kansas.

Tr6m tne hdh1as Wellington,
One day last week Mr.. Herrel left at our
Office quite a curiosity in the shape of q
messenger from another world, which fell q
rev miles les east OF Hunnewell, this county.
The falling of the aerolite was Witnessed
by several ladies and gentlemen and is de-
scribed as grand sight. The pieces which
fell covered piece of ground twenty feet
long by ten feet wide, and burned the
green sod entirely away from under it. The
piece left us strange looking specimen.
It's Of darkish hue, the Lead color pre.
dominating, and is exceedingly poroua.
looking much like formations that are
sometimes created in the burning Of a straw
or hay stack, or that which is often used in
bottoms Of stoves or furnaces in which eobs
are used as fuel, S'''
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-23

estate, one Of the largest in New York,
grows more valuable every year. A laree
part of it is located in the best business
quarters, and has trebled and quadrupled
in value since the founder Of the house, ofss
Lorillards invested his surplus profits ii it:
Their real estate income one would enable;
the Lorillasds To- live royalty, even if they,
gave up businesssA Altogether, and their slab-
les did not bring5hem dollar
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-23

GAMBErrAs defeat, excluding French
sechnicalities, was simply on his PROPOSE
ton to change the order of the elections
Ct the members of the assembly from dis
tricts to departments-as if in this country
we should ele ct members Of the national
house of representa- tives by state tickets
instead of by districts. He carried his
scheme through the assembly but failed in
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-23
WORDS or STRENGTH.

Thorn are three lessons would write,
Three words as with = burning pen,
In tracings Of eternal light,
VpopAl pc hearts of mon
i've h61e. Though clouds environ now,
. Aad kdness hides her face in scorn,
Put la Che shallow from thy oro"-
ddght, but hath it, morn
Have faith Whs7s'er thy bark is driven,
49, Thesalm's disport, the tempests mlltn-
Know this-God rates the hosts Of hearan,
The inhabitants of earth.
Have love- Not love alone for one.
But man as MAI, thy brother falL {
And scatter, Ike tho crcling' SUM- ~
Thy charities on all
Thus grave those lessons on thy SOU,
Hope, Faith sad Love, and thou shat nn0
strdhgth, when ffe's sprles rudest rolf
Light, when sheu el:e 5ert Phnd ss,A,or
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-23
the senate,

PROF. RILEY, of the United States en-
genealogical commission says that the To-
Gusts now appearing in the west and south
are two districts broods; that one is the
thirteenth and the other the seventeenth
year locust, and this is the first time they
have appeared in the same year since 1850.
He is Of the opinion that both will soon
disappear without having done any dam
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-23
THE FIN tF IT,.
YesJsck and have quareled fnd vo1ld

YessJsck and I have qualreled y1d vo1ld 70
apart M.S sl%Iss@@rs
Fos1Hes, and his image from my heart -
I've sworn 70 tear, aud both are to forget 49,.
That te have ever loved, sor even met. 49,
I'VE said farewell forever. That was--oh, -
81 seems perfect agsEthree days go:
Pm just as miserable as can be. az
And Jack is quite hear tbroken; that know; --
For when we quarrel, always he is 80,
Although he won't acknowledge it. Yes, we
Have had two other quarrels This makes
three.
What is the fuss aboutY Just naught at all;
We felt like quarreling, and that was all,
And go we wont to work and had a tiff.
You say you think we're very foolish, if
There is no cause for disagreement Oh,
What splendid fun 1t is you do not know!
Parting heartbroken, neer to meet again,
IL pretty hard n bear, Inpwn. But then
For that you have Repayment, ten tiuaes DER:
The ecstacv Of making up once more.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-23

The much Wanted economy of the
French people evidently does not extend te
their postal affairs 4 package containing
dispositions taken in France relative to .
suit in this country was received st the
New York post Office on Tuesday, which
bore upon its face 219 stamps, of the value
of $65.37. The package could have been
sent with equal safety by any of the express
companies for five dollars.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-23
PACIFIC FARMER
WHITNEY + wHlppLE, Publishers.
VADENA, wADENA, CO., MINNESOTA.

The Albany business is getting to be
very monotonous, even to ardent politi-
clans, but there is glimmering prospect
that decision of some sort may come be-
fore these lines reach the eye of the reader.
But let no one imagine that the end will be
reached in decade
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-23
RECORD OF CRIME.

At Marshall, Texas, Isaac Herge, and
Robert Dill had an alteration, in which Herge
was killed. Dill refusing to surrender to 4
sheriffs posse was shot and killed.
DC Mcmahon, a travelling agent for Halls
Safe and Lock company, was arrested at Far
go, Oak, by Sheriff Hassgar,t for swindling
by means of a bogus draft last fall
w. 81. Whitcomb, we'll known young man
of Milwaukee, who has been in business at Alb
bottsford on the Wisconsin Central for year
or TIVE past, has disappeared. An examination
of the books of the firm shows that he has en-
bezzled neaaly 81, 900.
At Bradford, Ind, William Brannan was shot
and killed by John HUFF, his son-in-law. They
had been bitter enemies, and recently agreed to
meet at Wards church, a lonely spot, and have
the quarrel out. Huff fred first and killed
Brannan.
At Fargo Jonathan Emmons was acquitted
of the charge Of murder, the jury remaining
out but Fifteen minutes. He killed one Knute
knudsoh on the 14th Of March last in scuf-
ae Arising from a misunderstanding about
wages. James Hill was sentenced to eighteen
months in the Detroit penitentiary for grand
larceny.
IMAM who gave the name of Hugo Won NAL
Eort, jumped from thesummit of the ChicagoWa-
to" works tower 100 feet to the ground aud lay
dead on the grass at the foot of the tower when
found The suicide caused little stir at first, but
it was soon learned that Malport was connected
with one of the oldest and noblest families in
Germany; that the family name was Neuvillo;
that his father is chamberlain to the present en-
peror and that his brother is now a compagnon
steamer Primrose Edinburg which is making
voyage round the world; and that, although
only twenty-five years old, he had been an
officer in the German army.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-23

regularly organized ring, which has been in sx-
istSnce for years, and has been misapproriating
iilonoy and defrauding tho government. The
With the ring viii be determined 1T = more
complete aud thorough investigation, which
will be ordered. An facts heretofore report
ed relating to the selling Of carpets and other
frauds of tho ring are reported by the commit
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-23
Judge Stanley Matthews on Judging.
Recent Speech at aoldisrs, Henniun,


Recent Speech at Soldiers Reuniun,
Let me say. comrades, that if any man
knows what an honest man is going to de-
eide, they know more than he does, until
the time comes after hearing testimony and
reading argument, he deliberates In the
chambers Of hts own conscience and settles
his judgement under a solemn sense vt
responsibility to God. If know anything
Of myself think I shall be influenced onlv
by that consideration to administer the law
Tor the purpose of doing Justice between
man and man without fear, favor or affec-
non, impartial and equal, and 20 to build
and in which alone, w ean Ind peace and
prosperity. Aad What 7 Sba1l endeavor to
do do is to east behipd me every bias, ev-
p1gsibly' dtay' the nina away from a
Just comprehension Of the truth as it NAV
be presented il the present lite, and to treat
every qnesaan coming before the tribunal
o. o.. 9osn EMe as new subject Of investigation
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-23
COntented to Wait,

One of the old abolitiohists, Mrs: Oliver
Dennet of Portland, was buried Monday,
and, at her funeral, Mr.. A. G.. Grover of
Chicago said: Our friend did not believe,
or disbelieve, in the life to come. She used
to say Belief must rest on proof. have
no proof that shall live OF that shall hot.
But Of one..thihg fell sure. An Infinite
Wisdom has created the universe SO vast;
SO incomprehensible. He has a1sb fixed
human destiny; whatever it is, for the best;
and ! am content to Tait until / find out
w a....s :. Is. i have learned something Of
this life; I will wait patiently until I find
myself in the pext life, then I will try to at
bury, who made the principal addfsss H*et
her remains, says: within two days of her
death she expressed the same thought to
me. She said: I can get no glimpse of
what is to come, no tidings from another
world, but I feel safe in the hands Of God"