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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-01-06

Ladies' chatclains with watches at raylors.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-12-22

TIE proposed, Hennepin canal, about
which We are likely to hear great deal in
the future is to begin at point on the Mis-
sissippi river, at or uear Rock Island. in
the state OF Illinois, and extends eastward
Tor distance OF sixty-five miles to, and
connecting with, the improved Illinois river,
at or near Hennepin, thus completing an in.
terrupted waterway from the..city of St. Paul,
via the present Illinois and Michigan canal,
to Lake Michigan. at the city of Chicago.
and thence by existing water routes to the
seaboard. The line is wholly within the
state OF Illinois but by its termini it be.
comes highway and q utility to all the
states and territories Of the northwest be.
tween Lake Michigan and the Rocky noun
tains. u
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-12-22
An Austrian Diphtheria Cure.

In paper read at the Medical Society of
Victoria, Australia, DR.. Day stated that,
having for many years regarded diphtheria
in its early stage, as purely local affection
characterized by marked tendency to take
on putrifactive decomposition, he has trust
ed most to the free and constantapplication
Of anteseptics, and when their employment
has been adopted from the first, and been
combined with judicious alimentation, he
has seldom seen blood poisoning ensue.
In consequences of the great power which
salt possesses in preventing the putrefac-
tive decomposition Of meat and other or
ganic matter. DR.. Day has often prescribed
for diphtheric patients living far-away from
/ med cal aid the frequent use of garele COM
posed of tablespoonful or more Of safe
dissolved in tumbler Of water, giving
children who cannot gargles teaspoonful
or two to drink occasionally. Adults to GUS
the gargle as q prophy tactic three Of four
times daY,& 2sss
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-12-22
MINNESOTA NEWS

E Mr.. McDougsll Of Worthington from fork.
acres Of land raised 1, 81 bushels of oats.
Wilson's hotel, At volga, was burned Tues
day morning, with portion OF its contests.,
Loss, $1,000.
A doctor in Faribault vaccinsted in one day
last week 1913 persons, including nearly 100
at the Shattuck school.
improvements the past season in Alexandria
ame unit to SO ,43O, in Sank Center YSO,OoO,
and Melrose $50, 600.
The report that Tyrer, the Albert Lea forger.
had made q confession duplicating pronDens
parties Is confirmed by special. who also
sought an interview with the confessor but.was
repulsed.
George Cooper, about fifteen years of age,
son of Hon. joseph Cooper Of Winona county,
received fatal injuries by sliding from hay
stack upon rake handle, which penetrated
his groin.
The elevator in the stste prison shopz at
Saltwater fell recently while lowering large
threshing machine destined for Mexico, and
containing q citizen and q convict, bruising and
Earring them considerably but breaking no
bones
Mr. J. B. Merritt, and empIoye at the West
Side paper mil at Minneapolis, received let
tar on Monday, informing him that ne had fall
en- heir to $4,000 in cash and $4,000 In
Canadian real estate by the death OF bis grand
father.
The directors Of the state institutions ID
Faribault have insured the buildings - fol-
lows: Institute for the deaf and dumb, $780,
600; furniture in same, $4,000; institute Tor
the blind, $40, 900; institute for lmbecnes,
$15 1000.
Before the state railroad claims commission
deposition from Selah Chamberlain was Iead,
| in which he emphatically asserted that all the
| men engaged on the roads which he was build
| ing-the Minnesota l. Pacific and the Southern
Minnesota-had been paid in full.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-12-22

Hon. JAMES B: BECK. of Kentucky, lust
reelected United States senator, was born
in Scotland and came to this country when
young man, was without family or other
aids to success, his sole stock in trade be.
ing COED name. q sound education, hon
zest purposes. q clear, strong brain, and
plenty Of energy. He graduated in law at
T1ansylvania University, Of Kentucky,
teaching school between times to support
himself. He and Janice G.. Blaine taught
in adjoining districts, and became ac-
quainted and friends through that accident,
and have remained friends. ever since,
though differing sharply in their political
opinions. Ee applied himself vigorously
to the practice Of law, and never sought OF
accepted Office until he gained compe-
tence. His first official position was in the
Fort1eth Congress, and he was SUCCESSFULLY
reelected three times. At the end of his
eight years in lhe house he was chosen sem
ator. and took his seat March s, 1877. His
career affords another splendid illustration
OF Whist American opportunities may do for
% poor boy Who i made Of the right stu3sf.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-12-22
Thief al Well "a TRAITOR

The Philadelphia Press publishes five-ool-
umn interview between staff correspondent
aud Gen. Joe Johnston, in the course Of which
he charges Mr.. Davis with stealing large
amount of money. Gen. Johnston is quoted as
saying: 49,
1tfollowed or preceded the head of the civil
government Of the confederacy to the south
about the time Mr.. Davis went in that direction.
Col. Paul, an eminent artillery officer, said
there was q car load OF 1t boxed ready for ship
ment Gen. Beauregard, who was in immedl-
ate command 1T Greensboro while the president
was there told me that he was convinced that
the president had So, 100000 in specie at
Greensboro. Mr. Davis has never given any
satisfactory account as to what became OF il,
and what is strange thing to me, the southern
people have never held him to an account for
it. A short time before the evacuation Of
Richmond the bankers in that city placed in
Mr.: Davis hands $3.50, 900 in specie for the
defense Of the city. There was never any SER
vice rendered for this money. but it was trans
ported south with the specie belonging to tie
confederacy. A committee of Richmond bank-
ers succeeded in getting back between $780,
900 and 81 20, OOO, but it was captured and
turned into the United States treasury. It is
now there and in litigation.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-12-22

FIGURES showing the growth of France
and Germany since the war between these
Two counties indicate that at the end Of
The century, provided emigration does not
interfere with conditions as they now are,
Flnnce will have scarcely 10000, 900 peo-
pie to the 6o, 900, 900 that Germany will have.
And this increase OF Germany is in de-
spite OF immense emigration to the United
States and other countries, while nobody
leaves France. The fact is that the Ger
mans have large families, whils the French
are just the reverse in this respect. The
average French family consists of but two
or three children, while the Germans num-
Der at least half dozen.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-12-22

THEpaat and unprecedented activity of the
over the country, is regarded as an in
dcation that the financial condition of the
mass OF the people is better than ever, and
no allowance is made for what many
thoughtful people consider as a craze that
should be checked. OF course, hard times
would necessarily check extravaeance in
some degree.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-12-22
BLACKMAUING IN NEW YORK.
A Talk With Inspector Byrnes Abou

A Talk With Inspector Bvrnes About it.
Does the punishment of crime prevent
its recurrence?"
"Well," said Inspector Byrnes, who had
Just effected the capture of the man Welies
who had threatened the life of Mr.. JAY
Gould, Il can answer yes and no to that
question. That it does not, the casual OBJ
server OF affairs is led to believe by the
consideration of the many cases, such as
one for which Welles was arrested, which
have occurred in this city within the past
few months. l mean instances which are
known to every one, and which, at the timer
attracted widespread notoriety. It has
been only short tiu1e since Rev. DR.. Nor
gan DIX was prosecuted by blackmailer.
This man was arrested, convicted and SEN
fenced, and died shortly after entering Sing
Sing prison. Witain the current year the
blackmailer Sagert was shot dead in Lex
ington avenue. This fellow was after $780,
coo. you remember, reatenipg if the
money was not quietly handed him to stea!
the child of the father from whom he de-
manded the money.
THE punishment" the inspector con-
| tinued, (which followed both these crimes
was swift. If the punishment did not pre-
! vent the recurrence of the crime it stayed
| it for time"
II
| very large corporution," the inspector said,
| "came to me one day with big bundle of
| letters. These letters I have received,
| threatening me with exposure of improper
| conduct with some of the young women iu
lhy employ he said.
Are you guilty'' asked.
No. he replied. but that's not it. I
| don't wish the accusation to be made pub
lie, for every four ont of five people will
! believe it, People like to believe bad and
| evil against one.' ReciIing the story Of the
case, he said: To day q woman is to call
at my office to get 81 900 to hand to the per-
son who. if do not give the money, is to
make her accusations known
well. sent a boy to his Office with IN
structions, and located two detectives few
doors from the place. In the afternoon
the boy, who was known to the detectives,
came from the office following the woman.
The detectives Swallowed both away up
town until the woman met we'll aressed
lady. While they stood conyersing the de-
tectives arrested them, and who 90 you
think they were' The blacknailer was the
sister of the wife of the- mans most nsl-
mate friend Thet evening, when ques::
toned him, he spoke very highly OF bus
friend aud wife. To the question, DO
you know the Woman's sister, he replied:
VERY we'll; an estimable woman.
q Would you think her guilty OF perse cut
ing your
oh, no! S. 81
II opened the door Of my room, and,
pointing to her, said:
g yet she is the person. There was .
scene. Nothing ca ne OF the case. how-
ever, said the inspe sss.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-12-22
Sad War "reminiscences.

S8u var "reminiscences
There is certain melancholy interest in
"reminiscences of the war of 1901 which
the French are never tired of relating. An
officer who went through the campaign Of
the Loire was recently giving some idea of
the state Of decentralization of even the I'M
beaten soldiery who deserted in hundreds
and gave themselves up to the enemy. At
times, when provisions and transport were
scarce, the Prussians" would not make
them prisoners, but only broke their rifles
coutrements. In such cases the wretched
bands had to be driven off at the point of
the bayonet. This officer alleges that some
French general commenced shooting their
few German prisoners, in the hope that the
enemy would make reprisals, and SO deter
the crowds OF French deserters; but "the
Prussians" saw through it and did not
fall into the trap. The late D'Au-
relies de Paladine was discipline
rian of the strictest kind. All men telling
out OF the ranks were disarmed, tried, and
shot out of hand; and if an officer alone
encountered straggler, his positive orders
were to blow his brains out. On one oc-
casion . sergeant major, passing 0 peas
ants house, took fowl, telling the owner
he had no money with him, but would re-
turn from the camp near by, III ten minutes
and pay him what he asked. When he
came back, according to his promise, he
found the man, who fancied he had been
robbed, telling his wrong to D. Aurelies de
Paladlne, who was passing on a tour of in
spection. WAS it you, said the general,
that took the mans fowl?" 4Yos, my gem
eral, said the sergeant major. saluting,
aand have now brought him the money"
He was Immediately put under arrest, tried
by court martial, and shot the next morn
ing. "y..,>h.E f. s .g4.-=z 7 !
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-12-22
OUR CRIMINAL CALENDAR.

Fred Blank; who was found guilty Of murder
at GAINESVILLE, Wis, was sentenced to four years
in state prison. Blank had a quarrel with a
woman named Mrs. Walrath at Indianford.
Mrs. Walr ath fred q shot gun twice st his
house in front of which were his family and
himself. He went across the road to Walrath' g
house, took the gun away from her and hor
SOD, and hit her over the htad, death ensuing
the next day. =.
Alexander 81. Hickey, late chief of police at
Nebraska City. has been convicted at that place
of granddaughter, for killing y man named Nc
CURE, prisoner, who attempted to escape
from him. The defense claimed that the shoot
ing was accidental. The prosecution main
tanned that the prisoner was not escaping, and
that the shooting was wilful.
Investigation into the management of the
Kings county, N. Y, penitentisry, show that
the number of convicts charged to the cour ty
were from 161 to 1875 in excess Of the actual
number.
Very damaging disclosures are being made in
the investigation Of the Kings county, N, Y.
penitentiary affairs, now taking place in Bro ,k-
]yn
A German living near Springfield has been
held for trial on charge Of incest with his
thirteen ear-old daughter.
Ia row at Reno, Tex, white man named
Warner was mortally wounded. and one negro
killed and two wounded.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-12-22
Another Cowboy ARRAY in Kansas.

Adispatch from Caldwell, Kansas, of the 10Th
has the following: Last night and this morn
ing a party of cowboys named Sheer, alias Tai
bot Jim MortoD, Bob Muaing and Bob Bigtree.
with George Sharp and fellow named Lowe,
this morning they began to show disposition to
raise row, and as preliminary Sheer shot off
his revolver into the sidewalk on Main street
Through the efforts of the police the disturbance
was suppressed. About 1 o'clock the party
turned loose and began to shoot indiscrimi-
nately. Talbot shot Meighen from the rear of
the bank building, killing him Instantly: Citi-
zens turned out at once, with such guns as
they could get hold OF, and attempted to take in
the party, who, in the meantime. had proceeded
compelled the man in attendance to give them
horses, mounted and started off. Speer at
tempted to saddle horse near the Red Light
dance house, and while doing 80 was shot by
some one of the citizens. The latest accounts
are that the cowboys are surrounded in the
timber some twelve miles south of Caldwell.
Rumors Of an engagement IN which three or
four of the citizens and two of the cowboys were
killed were rife, but nothing definite can be
learrod
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-12-22

JACOB LoR1LARD, New York capital
ist. is at the head of movement to start q
new line of American steamships to Eu.
rope, which will take passenger from New
York Monday morning and place him in
London before Saturday night. Each ship
will cost 1850, 900, and will carry no
freight, but will have accommodations TO,
500 first class passengers, at little highe,
than present rates. The ships are to be of
steel and of great power, and time is also to
be gained by lnnding at Milford Haven,
which is 200 miles nearer London than is
Liverpool.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-12-22
CASUALTY RECORD.

John Deitz and John Turner were killed by q
gas explosion in the prospect mines at Wilkes
barre, Pa.
The elegant stone ediice of the Baptist con.
gregation OF L. Crosse was dismantled by fire
Sunday forenoon. The organ and some Of the
furniture was saved, and the walls are still
standing and understood not to be irreparably
tect the society against material loss. :.
The casualties BY the Vienna theatrical ca
tastrophe reach tho, appalling aggregate OF
794, many Of whom might have been saved
had the police not declared prematurely that
the theater had been cleared, when hundrede
were inside, but stilled by the sitting smoke
and heat The calamity has stimulated public
sentiment on the subject, and theaters through
out the continent are being reconstructed to
provide more effective FIRE escapes. The tragic
affair ought not to be void of valuable and
timely lesson on this continent
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-12-22

some OF the Minnesota newspapers think
convention to form new constitution is
greatly needed; others are of the opinion
that it will be better to wait awhile. The
sarge number of amendments from year to
year have made the constitution thing Of
shreds and patches. 4 more symmetrical
constitution could doubtless be prepared,
oat once open the door of a constitutional
convention and there is no knowing what
would be the outcome. The constant
tinkerin9 OF the laws is bad enough, but
not SO dangerous as tinkering the constitu.
ton,
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-12-22

TWO tons of public documents, that cost
the government large amount of money,
were lately sent from the capitol to the
warehouse OF man who had purchased
them as waste paper at 1-2 cents pound,
or $500 for the whole lot. Some of
the documents were handsomely printed,
Ake the report Of the fish commission, and
illustrated with maps, charts. pictures and
diagrams. There is great deal of rubbish
printed at the expense Of the government,
that would not be read by anybody in his
senses. but works of value should 90 to
pubic Libraries or to the people free of
cost; and not to the paper mills.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-12-22

ONE year ago. at this time, We had sur
fered and endured over two solid months of
winter; but up to date Of writing, this year
there has been no real winter weather.
What my come hereafter, nobody, not
even Tice or Venner, can tell, and it isn't best
that it should be disclosed in advance.
Let US all enjoy the good and not fret too
much about what may follow.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-12-22
Expediting Supreme Court Business

The committee of the American Bar asso-
citation appointed to devise, q plan for expedlt-
ing the business Of the supreme court Of the
United States is now in session in Washington.
Three plans are under consideration:
First-The appointment Of additional justices
and division Of the court into sections, each
section to have . class Of cases. - $. Fl
I Second-The establishment Of an intermedi-
ary court Of appeals in Washington, 80 AZ to
lessen the number Of appeals to the supreme
court -, -. -. *, 49,,
and establish in each district an intermediate
court Of appeals. &sS
The docket of the court is more than three
years in arrears and cases are constantly &C.
cumulating.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-12-22

ANOTHER book has made its appearance
in which it is assumed that the worlds be.
lief-unquestioned for three hundred years
in the Shakspearisn authorship of
Shakespeare's plays is nothing more than
the credulous acceptance Of myth. The
author can find no proof that Shakespeare
wrote Shakespearo's plays, and therefore
he did not write them. If this iconoclas-
tic business goes on for three hundred
years longer. Tennyson's poems may be
attributed to Topper and vice versa.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-12-22
A Minister'S Rad snecnta,ion

Lorenzo Baker, prominent citizen Of TROY,
N. T., has been sentenced to one years i'm
prisonment for embezzling money belonging
to Rev. W. e. Meeker, of Hoosio Falls. twas
alleged that Meeker gave Baker $40, 900 in
installments to purchase 100 shares of New
York Central, and that Baker used the money
for his own purposes. Baker said he acted &C.
cording to the rules of the New, York Stock ex-
change and lost the money in speculation, Of
which Meeker was cognizant.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-12-22
Shot Through a Window.
Dispatch from Des Moines, Iowa.

OAoP"NA 41Ou Doo mOAueSs 4OW@.
Ludwig Reinsmidt farmer living in Wash
ington township, ten miles east Of this city, re-
Gently sold his farm, receiving 81 900 in
each. which he had in his house: Wednesday
evening he had concluded his chores and
stepped inside the kitchen, where table stood
in front Of q window, and lamp thereon, then
turned his face to the window and saw the face
OF man aud the shadow Of several other per-
sons, and at the same instant bullet from
revolver came through the window, striking
him on the right breast, glancing on rib and
passing round to the back: He fell to the
floor, upsetting the table and extinguishing the
light, to which accideut he probably owes his
life and the saving Of his money; the assassins
evidently concluding that the light was extin-
gnished purposely. Frank and Charles DON
aldsQn, yonng men Of bad reputation living in
the neighborhood, were suspected and arrested
One at Peoria and the other elsewhere Sew
eral young men were passed before the win
dow tor identification by the wounded man,
and when Frank Donaldson came up he was
immediately recognized as the one who did the
shooting .
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-12-22

The late census of Japan shows a total
population Of very nearly SO, 00O,O 900. The
mikado md his family are shown at the
head Of the statistics as twenty men and
seventeen women. Yeddo, of the vastness
Of which the old biographies used to tell
such tales, contains only 957,12l inhabi-
tants. Kioto approaches it closely with
822, 09S. and Ozaka comes next with $780,
66S. Males are more numerous than f.
males in the proportion of % per 1000
that is, there are 1923 men for every 1000
women
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-12-22
RAILROAD RuMBLINGS.

Three cars, containing $50, 900 cords Of
silk worms eggs, each car having 10000 eggs,
passed over the Union Pacific to New York
The total value is $25O,OOO. The eggs came
from Japan and are bound for Milan, Italy
Formerly shipments we're made via India
Four Italian merchants have charge of the pre-
cious cargo.
Tho title Of Mr.. E. O. Sewall in the Office of
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul at Mil
waukee will be COMPTROLLER. The position is a
upon vouchers and pay rolls, etc., thus reliev-
ing General Manager Merrill of that work.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-12-22
Two Years on the Road.
What Pope Leo Says.

The pope on Tuesday gave a farewell audi
ence to the prelates assisting at the canonical
service. The holy father said:
"Uaction ia more necessary now than ever.
Gods church is being attacked dispite its pow
or Of bridging human passions and restraining
the masses from revolt. The benefits con
ferred by the holy see upon populations are
denied with no less madness than audacity.
Any ono can understand what she might do in
behalf of liberty and right The papacy will
not bring her dangers but prosperity.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-12-22

GOOD many people become panic
stricken in the presence of danger while to
very few is given the faculty Of exercising
unusual GOODNESS and judgment. The
small pox scare in some places has verged
on the ridiculous. While insensibility or
sto'clsm may not be best under perilous
surroun aings, the cultivation of calmn ess
should be encouraged that the true situa-
ton may be understood and The best thing
Done at the best time. And under all cir
cumstances OF danger it will be we'll to
treasure the truth contained in the COUP
let.