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The Ottawa free trader., 1881-01-29

Texas, WiIi un area ot more OF than "a, 100
square miles, has great variety of soils, but
until recently but little has been known of
the country between the BrazOs and Rio
Grandc and north Of the thirty first parallel of
latitude. Formerly It embraced the hunting
grounds Of the Apaches and Comanchcs. lrhe
wild horse, the buffalo, antelope, bear, deer,
anu turkey toasted and fattencd upon the rich
grasses, and were found in vast numbers
When the Fort Yuma stage line was started
and forts were located and occupied, adven.
turous stochmen established ranches. Then
the superiority of this vast area WAS manifest
as Il grass producing and ca,tle-g grazing dis
trict. The grasses were vastly better and the
water more abundant and lasting than in
most of the other parts of the state. When in
1878 1t became known that the Pacific Rail
way Company were arranging to push their
road to speedy completion, enterprIslng
grangers began their encrouchments upon the
stock ranches. They found the land most
slightly to the eye. The wheat corn, cotton,
oats, rye, barley, millet and vegetables yield
ed far better crops than they had anticipated,
and in 1870 when drought had caused the
great grain and cotton fields of south and cen.
tral Texas to withcr and dwndlc away, they,
with poor tillagc, raised fair crops; the RAIN
fell in season, the grass grew, and the country
that had been deemed worthless as arabic
land soon became known as the best in the
state. This knowledge has extended, the Sec
,ion is rapidly filing up, and tins years crop
far exceeds that of 1879.
The Ottawa free trader., 1881-01-29
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Try it, and you will find travelling luxury
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Through Tickets via this Celebrated Line
for sale at all offices in the United states ana
Canada.
All information about Rates Of Fare, Sleep
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The Ottawa free trader., 1881-01-29
HURRAH FOR THE LAND LEAGUE OF
IRELAND!

Written for the Ottawa Branch, by j. Herbcrt'I
AIR: "The Dear Lille Shamrock"
Come now, my brave boys join our GLORIOUS
,Gainst the thieves who have robbed us OF oul
sireland. ~
And we'll send forth three cheers, with gal
hnrrah fnr the Land League OF Ireland.
For it grows like wave, and twill sweep Ike
tlrebrand ~,
All the tyrants who've trampled our race IN oo
Ireland.
Then hurrah for the land league! Three cheers
for the land league!
The gallant the noble, brave land league OF
Ireland!
May God bless the men who are boarding our
foes .
Our brave Parnell, our Dillon and Davtt-
Their banner Of freedom shall cure Erihs WOES
For the land is our own, boys, we'll have IL!
It was given to us bright and green as our sire.
And belongs to the sons and the daughters OF
Ireland
Chorus.
With two hundred thousand brave men in the
field
Oh, what foe of our race can defy us?
Men sworn like brothers to die ere they yield
IL land lOOOtrs want HgnL tncy can LiS W.
For we're up in the breach for the freedom OF
sireaud,
And wen soon teach the land thieves lesson in
Ireland
Chorus.
Then give your best aid from Coumbia's shores,
Ye brave sons and fair daughters OF Erin,
To Danish the wolves from the dear cottage DOORS
And the victory you shall all share in.
For we're up in the breach for the freedom OF
sireland,
And we'll soon teach the land thieves lesson in
Ireland.
Chorus
The Ottawa free trader., 1881-01-29

Three Philadelphia girls had contest to sc
which could dress the quickest. The winner a
complished it in the extraordinary time OF thre
hours and thirteen mlnutcs.
A man who will take newspaper for an
length OF timc, and then send II back 'Refused
aud unpaid for, would swallow q blind dog
supper and then stone the dog for being blint
-Ercited En-
He would do worse than that. He woul
marry girl on trial and send her back, wit
the word Doesn't Suit" chalked on her bacI
after the honey moon.-Another Ike the preceding
Worse than that. He would steal chalk
write it with, aud after that he would use II o
his shirt to save expense OF washing, and the
sue his wifes father for months boarding.
And another.
Worse yet. He would chase a sick rat owe
a corduroy road, and then institute post-mol
TEN In order to recover Il stolen grain OF corn
Blgtton Banner.
THE WICKED NEvvY-A BALLAD.
II was wicked nephew bold
Who uprose in the night,
And ground upon huge grindstone
HIS penknfe sharp ard bright.
And while the sparks were flying wild
The cellar door upon,
Quoth he unto himself, n will
Dispatch my Uncle John!
"His property is large, and if
He dies and leaves n will,
His loving nephew Chats MYSELF
Won't get a dollar till.
"I'll HE unto my uncle's he'd,
His chamber well know,
And there III find his pocketbook
Safe under his pillow.
"With this bright steel I'll slay him first
Because that Is the way
They do such things, understand,
In Boucicauts new play"
BY this the anxious moon retired,
(For all the stars were in;)
"'Ts very dark" the nephew cried,
But | can find my kin.
"Conc forth, my trusty weapon nowr'
(Or words to that effect
He shouted to his little blade,
Whose power ne did suspect.
Then out he starts His uncle's door
Ia thirteen doors from his;
He gains the latch, which upward flies,
And straight inside he Isl
One pause upon the entry stair,
And one upon the mat
How still the house at such an hour,
How mewless is the cat!
~, nephew, nephew De not TabHi
Turn back, and then turn in;
Your uncle still Is sound asleep,
And you aey0id OF sin.
"The gallows tree was never built
For handsome lads like you-
Get to your bed Gas kind Macbeth
Wished his young man to do)"
He will not be advised he stands
Beside the sleeping form
The hail lcgins to beat outside
A tattoo for the storm.
"'Tis not too latc-repent, repent,
And all may yeti well"
"Repcnt yourself" the nephew sneers,
Aud at 1t goes pellmell.
To right and left he carves his way
At least thus did 1t seem;
And, after he had done the deed,
Woke up from his bad dream.
And swift to Uncle John he ran,
When daylight climbed the hill,
And told him all-and Uncle John
Put nephew in his will.--J. T. Fields.
The Ottawa free trader., 1881-01-29
Rncklen,s Arnica SalHe.

The Best SALvE la the World fu Cuts, Bruises,
Sores, Ulcers, salt Rheum. Fever Snres. letter,
Chspped HaAds, Chilbains. Corns, and siI skin
Eruptions, and positively cures Piles. tits guar
ant,.rd to give perfect satisfaction pr money re-
funded. Price 81 cents per toI- For sale ~ {.
Y. Grigg's.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-08-11

Big crop of house flies.

Big crop of house flies.
Harvesting is well along. Grain is
in very fair condition, and promises a
good yield. We hear of spots Of
blight in some fields, but it is not
general around here.
All kinds of garden stuff are greatly
benefited by the rain, which fell co.
piously last week.
Flossie Monroe, the little sixteen
months old child of J. p. Monroe,
met with serious accident last Sat.
urday evening. She was playing
about tho yard, when she fell head.
first into the we'll l8 feet deep. Her
mother Immediately swung herself
over the we'll, and jumping down,
snatchsd the child out of the water,
seemingly not much hurt, but badly
strangled. Mrs. Monroe was obliged
to remain in the water until help ar
rived, when both were drawn up witt
ropes. The next day the child sud
denly grew worse, and DR.. Babcocl
was sent for. The result is not ye
known. Mrs. NJ. is quite i'll. Mr.
Monroe lost horse last week. w,
understand that it was choked t
death by it's rope halter.
G. L. Ramsdell has = fine span O:
matched colts.
Another boy at John Howell's, ant
John is thereby happy. MraG1Ns.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-08-11
Commissioners Proceedings.

WADENA, July 25, 1881.
Regular meeting of the Board of
County Commissioners of Wadena
county.
Present-H. Lyons and ]. NJ. Cook.
Commissioners.
On motion, H. Lyons was elected
chairman pro tenn, in the absence of
Com. Potter.
Minutes of last meeting read and
approved.
The time of hearing on school petit
tions of Marvin Schermerhorn, w. S.
Harris and Peter r. Oliver, were post
poned till September 9Th, 1881.
On motion, Board adjourned to
meet at l p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Board called to order by Com.
Lyons. ..
Petition for county road through
the towns of Wadena, Aldrich Thorn
astown, signed by A. Townsend and
others, was read, and Commissioners
Potter, Lyons and Cook, appointed as
the COMMITTEES to examine said pro.
posed highway. Sept. lst, 1881, at
the school house in district No. Is,
were appointed as the time and place
of hearing on said petition.
On motion, the following resolution
offered BY Com. Cook, was adopted,
viz: ss sss s@ ss
BE It Resosred, That the following
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-08-11
Salt the Sheep Regularly:

: A prominent flock thinks if
salt is not so placed as to be under
shelter and at all times accessible to
the sheep, they should have as much
as they can eat once or twice a week.
The flock should also be counted at
each sailing. The sheep are made
much more gentle if frequently called
about the hock.master by their desire
to obtain salt.
There is no question but what sheep
require good deal of salt, and that
rs general rule they are not fed
enough of that article. We have
reference to sheep if Minnesota:
our own experience is, and We are
assured by others that not only sheep,
but horses and horned stock require,'
or will eat more salt in this State
than they will in New England OF
course we do not know why it is so,
but the. absence Of all saline matter
in our State is tile probable reason:
We have no salt springs. consequent:'
" there are no salt licks as there
! are in many Of the states.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-08-11
WAnENA. July q, 1881.

w AnENA, Jul -, Aoct'
Board of equalization met pursuant
to adjournment.
Present-Commissio Lyons and
Cook, and F. G.. Field, Co. Auditor.
Board proceeded to review the re
turns of the assessors.
WADENA.
Personal property of Jesse Apple:
gate was reduced $3.50, on account OF
team being assessed in Aldrich.
Valuation of ;(arehouse OF A. j..
Sawyer was reduced $500.
Valuation of warehouse OF Barnes
& Magill was reduced $500.
On motion, the personal property OF
C. G. Strasburg was raised $lOO on
manufactured articles.
ALDRICI.
No change in personal property,
with exception of Barnes 4 Nagill $
warehouse, which was raised $500.
THOMASTOWN.
On motion, the valuation OF person
al property of John Rowe was reduced
$3.50 on improvements on govern
ment lands.
LEAF RIVER.
On motion, it was voted to raise
class one (I horses, three years old or
over, $40 per head. And class two
(2) COWS 25 per cent.
On motion, the personal property
Of A. r. Wiswell was reduced in val
uation $50 on horses.
No change of valuation a. returned
by the assessor in Wing River.
On motion, Board adjourned.
F. C.. FIELD,
County Auditor.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-08-11
W0oD9IDE PRAIRIE.

The boom in harvest is the boom.
INCEST boom we ever had on our prai.
rie.
Wheat is damaged some by the dry
weather, yet tho farmers all have
reason to feel that we are blessed,
and if we save it all We will have
enough and some to spare.
Noah Bryant has a felon on his
right hand, 50 he is not able to work
any.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. James David.
son, a girl, the goth of July. Mothe,
and child are doing well.
1t is q cowardly act to draw a knife
to fight with, and the next time that
young fellow is silly enough to do it.
he may get moro than the knife
kicked out of his hand, for the gentle
man that did kick the knife out Of
his hand can walk through about six
just like that fellow. There is con
siderable that might be said on this
subject, and perhaps it would be GOOD
for some Of the simple minded people
If the law concerning carrying knive.
and pistols, was moro generally
known. ..s:~ s... 1z=
Tho social parties in our towr
would be enjoyed by our ladies fal
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-08-11
EASTERN WADENA.

Mrs. Aldrich is better, but her
eldest daughter, Minnie, is very sick.
They are undecided whether it is
measles or what it is.
Ben Welch is harvesting for Mr..
Pelton, Of England Prairie.
D. Welch has his grain cut on his
place. Mr.. Aldrich did the cutting.
Everybody and his wife are more
than busy with their harvesting, SO
items are scarce.
Mr.. Schermerhorn returned from
Iowa Saturday. Reports wheat crop
thin, but corn good. He seems quite
improved in health.
A shower of minute last night.
BY the way the thunder roared, we
thought we were going to be favored
with big rain, but was doomed te
disappointment.
We heard the world was coming te
an end the 10th of this month. Some
one was enquiring why it could moi
just az we'll have come to an end be-
fore harvest. ART1cHoKEs.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-08-11

more, If Wadena saloon keepers did
not sen quite SO much poor whisky.
In my letter about dogs the last
Word ~as omitted either me or the
printer, which was friend. But hay.
ing and harvesting makes: a MANS
hand so lame THAT it is not to be
wondered at if MANY mistakes occur.
INCoG.
Plenty of raih..'
Beautiful shower the End, and yet
I heard one man say d-the rain.
Uncle Dave Carr bought = pump to
keep the children from falling in the
we'll.
Anyone wishing to teach a short
term Of school this fall, apply to S. O..
Daniels, Wrightstown.
Farmers here have taken advant-
age Of the dry weather, and there is
more hay in the stack now, than I
remember of ever seeing at tl{fs sea-
son of the year since this town was
first settled.
Some of the farmers have finished
their harvest.
Our gardens are looking fine since
the shower.
We are harvesting our early pota-
toes.
Harvest hands have been very
scarce.
The season of the year has come
when unruly cattle begin to exhibit
their love for corn and garden sauce.
One of my neighbors (who is Grip
ple) has about three acres of ground
planted, and all that he has planted is
nice and promises to yield all that he
will require for his winters supply.
His fence is a good one; not the best,
but good enough to turn all orderly
cattle, and yet he has to watch his
neighbor's unruly cattle. Now this
is all wrong, and my advise is for every
man to take care of his unruly cattle,
for they might get into the same kind
of a pound that MIR. Abbot's OK did,
and don't forget 1t. 1Ncoa.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-08-11
An Apology.

In the last issue of the FARMER /
notice some theological questions.
They are Of no Importance rs
far as explanation is concerned, for
they have been explained centuaries
ago, even when christendom was yet
4 baby. Nevertheless, they have the
tendency Of leading estray the youth
and the unconcerned, and / should
advise the FARMER to be on the
guard, and send such questions as
these to the clergy and they will ad-
wise them, for the FARMER is an or
gan of which three-fourths of it's
readers are religiously inclined, and
they very we'll know that to raise a
family successfully, it must be done
in the fear of the Lord. For teach
men that they will die like a beast,
and they will soon live like one. But
to the object in question. lst, IF
an angel became devil by sining,
was Adams the original!" l answer
that angels were created OIL altogether
different principals than mankind,
consequently had nothing to do with
it's originality. End, ''Can the Deity
be universally good if endless punish.
ment is meted out to single soul?''
1 should say not, if one soul should
be punished by Deity's. fault. But
how different it is after God has done
everything and anything to save every
soul, and day by day extends the va
rious means of grace consistent with
the free will Of men, but are refuted
and disregarded in selfesteem, travel
ing according to the dictates of his
deceitful heart, deliberately chooses
tho way of obstruction. Now what
could God do to save this person!
Say by almighty power pluck her out
of hell and bring her in his own pres.
ence; but just that would be the Sc.
verest punishment for a sinner.
They cannot bear the presence of God
and light. They wish to be excluded
in utter darkness. Salvation is only
consistent with the free will of man.
and cannot be forced onto him with
out violation of the laws on which hi
was created. In regard to God max
ing the devil. God never made :
devil, for he made himself. W.
might as we'll accuse God of making :
drunkard or the inhabitants of hell
They have all made themselves
And lot that exemplary christian, ant
real good brother be assured that tn
new version has not knocked hell on
: of the Bible, and never will, and
would advise the brother to buy hin
copy at once, or come around to m,
study and 1 will lend him one lon,
enough to see, for the matter is to,
important to be trified with.
REV. ]. HEPP.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-08-11

Harvesting is progressing finely.
A majority of the grain is cut. There
are quite number of late pieces, and
some that is very ripe yet to cut.
Last week We had good deal of rain.
Very hard showers which made it
bad for harvesting; yet we cannot
complain for it is just what we need.
ed. At this writing it looks as if it
was going to be a wet time, The
wind is blowing quite hard. With
this week Of fair weather our harvest
will be all cut, and good share of it
in tho stack. I think that the grain
is going to average better than was
thought before harvert. The late
rains have done great deal of good to
potatoes and corn.
Items are scarce this week. Every
one too busy to have any news.
DENGO.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-08-11
Neighborhood News.


PARKHRs PRAIRIE.
In our last communication, as it
appeared in the FARMER, the word
patch, should have been hotel.
Farmers are well aloug with their
harvesting. Some have finished cut.
ting.
The late heavy rains and hot
weather, ripened off the grain very
fast.
During the thunder storm last
Thursday evening, the lightning
struck tho Lake House, doing some
damage to tho roof, stove pipe, and
floor of the bar room. It is one of the
best roded houses in town. F.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-08-11
Proceedings of the County Board
Of Equalization.
County Audltol

WADENA, July l8, 1881.
Board of equalization met as re-
quired by law.
PRESENT. Commissioners II. Lyons
and J. Nj. Cook, and F. C. Field, Co.
Auditor.
Each having taken his oath of Of
fee, II. Lyons was elected chairman.
On motion, Board adjourned, to
meet on Wednesday, July q, 1881.
F. G.. FIELD,
County Auditor.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-08-11
FARM NoTEs::
From tho Minneapolis Tribune.
Sodo from the &c adside.

From tho Minneapolis Tribune.
Sods from the &c adside.
Most every city and village in Min
nesota requires Il good many sods each
year for the purpose of making nice
lawns, but the practice of obtaining
them from the roadside is a bad
one. 1t is, however, at this time a
universal one, but it should, if possi'
BILE, be prevented, because ii damages
and mars the beauty of tho public
highways, and unsightedly spots by
the road side, just on or outside of
the city or village limits is what nc
one likes, and yet it is suffered in toe
many instances. 1t is just as neces'
sary that the suburbs of city or vii
lage should be attractive and pretty
rs it is that the city or village should
be 50. We do not know that there is
a remedy for the evil, but we wish
that there could be.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-08-11
The Best Way to Keep Tomatoes

An old Illinois farmer, who is
blessed, as most all farmers are, with
an excellent wife, has during the
whole year, when occasion requires
it, the choicest tomatoes served up
on his table. In answer to the ques-
ton how he was able to keep them in
such an excellent manner. replied
that it was the handiwork of his wife;
that the tomatoes were dried, which
preserved all of their original quail
ties. Here is the way she manages
them: The fruit to be fully ripe,
scalded, strained through sieve,
slowly cooked half an hour, then
spread on clean plates and dried in an
oven, the whole process requiring
about two days before the fruit will
be ready to be packed away. It will
keep for years, and be just as good
and fresh as if just plucked, of the
vines. - =
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-08-11
Difference Between Grades and
Crosses:

A gentleman well posted thinks
there is disposition on the part Of
many breeders, and stock growers to
confuse the two terms, ''grade" and
:'cross.'' These two, however, should
Ivy no means be indiscriminately
adopted in many various classes of
CATTLE. If understand properly Il
"cross'' is indeed in one sense a thor
oughbred. for sire and dam are i,f
this case both thoroughbreds. For
instance, the calf of thoroughbred
Shrthorn by "a thoroughbred Hereford,
is 4 :.cross-breed'' animal: while this
calf of the native COW with a thor:
oughbred sire. is strictly grade APP
preaching according to the number OF
crossings, it taking three to n1tkc q
thoroughbred; entitled to be register
ed in the herd-boUk. But yet calf
by Thoroughbred sire with native
COW. could be called a ':cross" be-
tween a thoroughbred and a native.