Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-09-10
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1881.
WIDE, WIDE WORLD.

The fund for Mrs. Garfield has reached
$4,000.
A baby weighing thirty-twO pounds
was born at Washington. Its father is
an undertaken.
Last month was the hottest August
for ten years, and had the smallest rain
fall for the decade.
Pere Hyacinthe Gather Loyson), the
French reformed priest, will visit the
United States in the spring.
Uncle Sam settled about $14,OO0,OOO of
his debts last month, and hardly missed
il out of his pile. He is "a blsated old
old bond" payer.
During the month of August over ST.
100000 worth of foreign gold coin was
turned into bullion at the United
States assay Office.
Five tons Of gold were received at New
York last week to pay for grain; and
four tons on the way. Europe is good
customer anu pays CASH.
In Central Indiana and Illinois cattle
are suffering greatly for want of water.
Near Warren, Ohio, sheep are dying by
hundreds from the drought.
Electricity is the last new appliance
employed to separate mingled bran and
midlings, and it is reported to be supe-
rior to all other known methods.
Mr.. William M. Evarts, late Secretary
of State, has been compelled to pay $4,000
in arrears of taxes in New York City,
which he has fought for five years.
MinnesOta's wheat crop is estimated
at 11.30 bushels per acre, making 33,771,-
511 bushels, which is falling off from
last years crop of about 10 per cent.
In Chicago day has been fixed in
1882, after which all telegraph wire must
go underground. A similar movement
will ultimately reach all American
cities.
Canada is suffering from many de-
structive forest fires. Crops and farm
buildings are burned in many places
and some villages have been seriously
threatened.
Montreal dispatches state that the
water in the Ottawa river is so low that
boats drawing four and One-half feet
have difficulty in passing from CastilliOn
to Montreal.
The latest adulteratiOn discovered is
artificial honey. The comb is moulded
out of paraffine wax and the cells are
filled with glucose. Now look out for
artificial eggs.
A manufacturer of nitrO-glycerine in
New York reports an enormous increase
in the demand for the article recently.
Is the Irish skirmishing fund being in
vested in this sort of property?
Tobacco has exhausted the Virginia
soil and many farmers are turning their
attention to cotton. A fair crop was
raised in the southern tier Of counties
last year, and large increase in acre
age is this year reported.
There is great suffering from the
drouth in Pennsylvania. Streams are
lower than ever before, and in some
places water is being carried to farmers
in oil tanks. The ground is parched
and all late crops are badly injured.
Captain c. M. Foresman, bOOkkeeper
in the Wisconsin Land Office, was de-
tailed to ascertain the amount Of swamp
lands in that State, and the amount of
such land belonging to the State, but
disposed Of by the General Government,
He finds that there are 100000 acres of
swamp lands in the State, that there is
due the State from the government over
100000 acres, and that the State will
realize, in land and cash, to the extent of
100000 acres.
Country Journalism,
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