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The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-08-11
4 BACHELORS PLIGHT.
He IS Chased in Awful Fear From Field by
Bevy of NJ aitlens.

He is Chased in Awful Fear From a Field by
Bevy of NJ aitiens.
From the Charlottesville (ya. Jeffersonian.
There lives not a thousand miles from
town fascinating young bachelor, who
tills his ancestral acres with his own hands.
During the recent heated spell he was en-
gagged in blowing his corn, and the excess
sive redhotedness of the temperature con-
strained him to she'd more than the regular
amount of clothing, in order that he might
extract as much comfort as possible from
the shy breezes that occasionally fitted
about his undraped extremities. While
the amount of his d1apery was limited al
most to that one snowy garment which the
lines of Hood have immortalized. some
evi! spirit moved bevy Of fair maidens to
call upon the industrious bachelor. Finding
bis mansion locked they proceeded to the
field. At the turn of row the unfortu-
nate plowman caught glimpse of the fair
invaders. His pantaloons were at the other
end and terror seized him. What should
he do? Should he meet the maidens at so
great disadvantage or should he escape to
the friendly shade of the neighboring thick
ct? Discretion finally gained the mastery
and his two stout and unencumbered legs
bore him homeward witt the velocity Of
the wind. At o. convenient distance his
tormenters followed, and as they reached a
crest overlooking the bachelors hall they
saw figure half draped in robe Ct flowing
white disappear through the window of his
rustic lodge. They had come; they had
seen; they had conquered.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-08-11
GETHSEMANE.

In golden youth, when seems the earth
A summer land for singingamirth,
When souls are glad and hearts are light,
And not a shadow turks in sight,
We do not know it, but there lies
Somewhere, yelled under evening skies,
A garden all must sometimes see,
Gethsemane, Gethsemane,
Somewhere his own Gethsemane
With joyous steps we go our ways,
Love lends halo to the days,
Light sorrows sail like clouds, afar,
We laugh and say how strong We are,
We hurry on, and hurrying 60
Close to the border land of WOO
That waits for You and waits for me;
dethsemanc, Gethsem,ne,
Forever waits Gethsemane.
Down shadowy lanes, across strange streams
Brldged over by our broken dreams,
Behind the misty cape Of years,
Close to the great salt fount Of tears,
The garden lies, strive as you may
You cannot miss it in voilr way.
All paths that have been or shall be,
Pass somewhere through Gethsemane!
An those vino Journey, soon or late
Must pass within the gardens gate;
Must kneel alone in darkness there
And battle with some fierce despair.
God pity those who cannot say
Not mine, but tbine;" who only pray,
ct this cup pass" and cannot SEQ
Tie purpose in Gethsemane.
ethsemane, Gethsemane,
cd help us through Gethsemane.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-08-11
A New 1.inCOln Story.

When Lincoln was praeticing in the old
Langamon county court house, in the days
of the old fashioned slat settees, tall, slim
lawyer, noted for wearing very short coat,
slid along on the seat to be nearer the advo-
cate addressing the jury. A protruding
nail tore the seat of the lawyers pantaloons.
Obliged to follow his opponent Immediate
ly, there was no time to sew UP the rent in
the garment A legal wag present wrote q
subscription paper: ave, the undersigned,
agree to pay the sums set opposite to our
several names for the purpose of purohas-
ing Crother Brown new pait of pat1ta-
looms" Several of the lawyers put down
sums ranging from fifty cents to ten cents.
The paper was presented to Lincoln, who
sat opposite the rear of the advocate, who,
bending over in gesticulating, made quite
an exposure. Lincoln took. out: his. pencil
and wrote upon the paper: Il have nothing
to contribute to the end in view" The law
yers reared with laughter; the judge asked
to see the paper, when he, too, in turn, had
to roar All this time the unconscious
victim of the fun vas ignorant of the cause
of the laughter, and at last joined in the
merriment.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-08-11
HOUSE AND FARM.
Farmers Miscellaneous GATHERINGS.

An old housekeeper recommends putting
piece Of charcoal or a red pepper with tho
skin unbroken into the pot, when cabbage,
tu-nips, onions. or any other strong odored
vegetable is cooked, to obviate the unpleas-
mt smell otherwise emitted. s -.
Draining we'll is estimated to return from
40to 80 per cent. on the yearly cost. In
the sume way good stock pays far better
than poor; good fencing, we'll selected fruit
trees, and carefully looked after homesteads
repay the money laid out and add immense.
ly to the comfort of the occupant.
Twenty-Five millions Of dollars is the
gross amount Of the tobacco crop Of the
United States. IF each dollars worth cause
the expectoration of a gallon of saliva, the
British navy might swim in 1t.
Sassafras bushes may be eradicated by
blowing deep and narrowing. This will
bring the roots to the surface. Plant corn
or potatoes. and keep the crop well hoed,
to kill any sprouts that may appear. Two
years of this treatment will thoroughly de-
strOy them.
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FRUIT CANNING.
Something for the Ladies of the Household to

Something for the Ladies of the Household to
Read.
Time for canning fruit is at hand. Hints
upon this important household operation
are therefore reasonable. Good canned
fruit is a stranger to tables of thousands of
farmers when it might as easily be used.
Fruit is often left to spoil, though slight
expenditure would preserve it for winter.
If they can be had cherries are among the
incest canned fruits. Peaches, apples,
plums, apricots, and, indeed, all eatable
fruits, are worth canning. Dried fruits can
never wholly take the place Of canned fruits
for family use. Glass jars are preferred
by most persons. aud are cheapest in the
years, though new rubber bands must be
procured when needed. In canning, sugar
should certainly be used, and. it should be
OF the granulated white grades as poor SUI
gar hurts the favor of the fruit. The rule
is to rut one quarter of a pound of sugar.
with one pound of fruit, but this quantity
may be doubled if tho fluit be unusually
acid. Some persons think that fruit is good
when canned without sugar, but in that
case IL loses color and firmness. The fruit
nsed for canning is to be of the best
quality, and as freshly picked as
possible. Well ripened fruit, not, however,
dead ripe and soft, is in every way prefera-
BILE. In fact, a canpery should really be
located near the orchards, fos there is E
manifest deterioration in the quality of the
fruit between the time it is picked and the
time it is ready for the cans. Coarse grain
ed market varieties seldom can so we'll as
the more highly favored kinds. When the
fruit has been peeled and pitted, place in
preserving kettle and properly cook; but if
it is still boiling hot the cans are to be filed
full, to the very brim, and elastic put On,
the Jar wiped, and the top screwed down at
ward. AS q writer on the subject said re-
Gently: Good fruit, put boiling hot into
the perfect cans, filed full, and sealed up
at once, will be fresh and pure when open
ed, though years later" Simply pouring
boiling water over fruit does not expel the
air. Partly filed fruit jars will spoil.
Canned berries are to be put in a preserv-
ing kettle, with layers of sugar, and boiled
from five to fifteen minutes. The syrup
can be bottled up. some Of it., for other
uses. Some persons prefer to cook barries
in the jars in which they are to be canned.
In this case the jars. filed up with fruit,
are set in a wash boiler, on wooden slats,so
as not to touch the bottom. Cold water is
poured in until it comes close 10 the rims
OF the jars, and heated until the fruit is
we'll cooke d, when the fruit in one jar is
used to fill up the others, and they are
glass jars Of fruit should be put in q dry,
dark, and cool place, where the tempera-
ture is equable throughout the season.
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How to Drink Milk.

fopular oclene monthly Tor August
Milk is food that should not be taken
in copious draughts like beer or other fluids,
which differ from it chemically. If we
consider the use of milk in infancy, the
physiological inges!ion that is Of it, we
lid that the sucking blbs inbibes little by
the natural fooa provided for it. E.ch
snail mouthful is secured by effort, and
slowly presented to the gastric mucous
surface for the primal digestive stages.
1t is thus regularly and gradually reduced
to curd, and the stomach is not oppressed
with lump of half -coagulated milk, The
same principle should be regarded in the
case of the adult. Milk should be slowly
taken in mouthfuls, at short intervals, and
that it is rightly dealt With by the gastric
juice. If milk be taken after other food, it
il almost sure to burden the stomach and 10
cause discom Tort aud prolonged indi-
gestion, and this for the obvious reason
that there is insufficient digestive agency to
dispose of it. And the better the quality
Of the milk. the more severe the discomfort
will be under these conditions. Milk is in
sufficiently used in making simple pud-
dings Of such farinaceous foods as rice.
tapioca and sage. Distaste for these is en-.
gendered very often, believe, because the
milk is stinted in making them, or poor
Skinned milk is. nsed. Abundance Of
new milk should be employed, and milk, Of
cream, should be added when they 90
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-08-11
Revised Predictions.
By Henry s. Vennor:

~ slouIy d t0uuOT.
AUGUST, 1881.
l. Probably warm and oppressive.
2. Generally pleasant weather,
3. with fairly warm days and
4. cool to cold days, and fall-like
5. evenings and nights.
6. Fair and pleasant.
Z. Sunday-Heat and storms.
8. Sultry weather, with heavy
0. showers-cooler evenings and nights.
10. Ditto.
II. Heat again in the United States,
IL. with cloudy and sultry weather,
-. with storms in Canada.
IA. Sunday-cooler-ch change
Is. Co. lerto cold, and cloudy ana pleasant
16. Storms through portions of Virginia.
II. Hailstorms and frosts
Is. probably in some sections.
10. Heat and storms. -''e'-s-7->
20. Ditto.
81. Sunday-Sultry and showery.
%. Sultry and windy.
%. Heat and wind.
"a. Ditto.
25. Heavy storms on the lakes, St. Law
rs. renee, and around New York. go
q. Cooler weather, with
%. Sunday-rains and frosts in
20. northern sections.
80. Fair and pleasant, with cool evenings
81. and nights, with indications of
returning heat.
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walked quickly to the desk, and struck
the bell. The children looked wondering
~. Listen to me boys, said I. "You all
know TINT Frank Dunbar is one Of our best
scholars"
Yes, 'm-yes, M" came from all parts
of the room, but two or three of the larger
boys sat silent and unsympathetio.
"Yon know how ambitious he is in
school. and what 4 little gentleman, a.
ways"
"Yes. m. That's so. We know" Only
two unsympathetic faces now; but one Of
| them, that of a sulky boy in the corner,
looked as if it's owner We're mentally saying:
Cant think what your driving at, but III
never give in-never
"You all know how brave he was when
Joe Willis dropped his new knife between
! the boards of that unfinished building on
| Corliss street. How he did what no other
boy in school would do-let himself down
into the cellar, and CROPPED about in the
dark until he found it for him"
I'VE know that-yes, m. Hurrah for
"Stopa minute. One thing more"
Sulky- boys companion was shouting with
the rest, and Sulky- boys own face had re-
laxed.
"You all know" said I, chow he took
care of Willie Randall when Willie hurt
himself upon the ice. How he drew him
home on his own sled, Eoing very slowly
and carefully that poor Willie might not be
jolsea, and making himself late to school in
consequence"
"Yes. IN. Yes, ma'am. Hoo-ray for
little Dunbar!" Sulky. boy was smiling
now. and kne" that my case was won.
Every we'll" said I. 'Now let US talk
- IT,
of course I ought to punish him."
him! We don't want him whipped"
''But have given my word. 1t will be
treating you all unfairly if break it. He
has been such faithful boy that I should
like very much to forgive him, but can
not do it unless you are all Wiling"
Were willing. Well give you leave.
Well forgive him. We'll~"
stop! want you to think of it care
fully for minute. am going to leave the
matter altogether with you. I shall do
just as you say. If, at the end of one
minute by the clock, you are sure you for
give him, raise your hands"
My dear, you should have seen them! if
ever there was expression in human hands,
l saw it in theirs that day. Such shaking
and swapping of fingers, and eager waving
| of small palms, breaking out at last into
hearty Simultaneous clapping, and Salky-
boys the most demonstrative of all!
"Disordery," do you say? Well perhaps
it was. We were too much in earnest to
to think Of that. looked at Frank. His
blue eyes were swimming with tears, which
he would not let fall.
AS for me, turned to the blackboard,
and put down some examples in long divi-
sion. If made all the divisors larger than
the dividends, OF written tho numerals up
side down, it would not have been at all
strange, in the circumstances.
And the moral to this-concluded Miss
Jenkins (she had just been reading Alice
in Wonderland )-is that teacher is hu-
man, and human being doesn't always
know just what to do.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-08-11
D;sihtectins Poultry Yards.

DR.. Salmon, in his report Of the agri-
cultural department, recommends sulph1rio
acid as a disinfectant in poultry yards
where there have been or are likely to be
cases of chicken cholera. Three pounds
of the acid are sufficient to forty gallons of
water, and this should be sprinkled over
the ground in the yard and on the roosts
and floor of the poultry house, after thor
ough cleaning out of the droppings and 9TH
or filth. Sui huric acid is cheap, and there
is no doubt of its value for destroying the
germs of disease, as we'll az the small para
sites which annoy fowls during the summe4
month.
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POlygamy's Fit Recruits.

from INC O0oyouuo IL ducI.
Those who visited the depot last evening
and witnessed the arrival of the 74O Nor
mons who recently arrived from Europe
will never forget the scene. About 8 o'clock
two trains of nine cars each, making in all
eighteen cars of moving humanity, stopped
for half an hour. The men were the most
ill formed, i'll shaped specimens that the
writer ever looked upon. There was no
appearance whatever of intelligence in the
men, and they belong, no doubt, to the
lowest class of humanity. The women
were deformed, homely, and unintelligent
also, and the children, the offspring of these
crude people, were terribly misshapen. The
heads Of many have grown to an enormous
size. the limbs are crooked and there were a
large number of dwarfs. The entire TAO
were low of stature, and had no spare flesh.
They were packed together in the emigrant
cars, and seemed to have no sense what
yer of decency.
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DRIFT.

l had ewo~n to be bachelor,
She had sworn to be maid,
And NO both agree III doubling
Whether matrim my paid
Besides this, had higher aims,
For science filed my heart,
And she said her young ambition
Was all bound up in art
So We laughed at those wise mon who cay
That friendship cannot live
'TWixt man and woman, unless each
Has something else to give.
We would be friends and friends az true
As e'er were man and man,
Ill be second David,
And she Miss Jonathan.
We liked each other, that was all,
And quite enough to say,
So we jnet shook hands upon it,
III business sort Of way.
We dreamed together Of the days,
Those happy days to come;
We wero strictly confidential,
And called each other "chun."
And many day We wandered
Together DER the hills,
seeking bugs and butterflies,
Aud che the ruined mills.
And rustic bridges and the like
Which pisture makers prize,
To run in with tho waterfalls,
And groves and summer skies.
And many quiet evening
In the hours of full release,
We 1oated down the river
Or loafed beneath the trees.
And talked in long gradation,
From the poets to the weather,
While summer skies and my cigars
Burned slowly out together.
And through it all no whispered word
OF love-tale vow or sigh,
Told aught of warmer sentiment
Than friendly sympathy.
we talked Of love as coldly,
As Ne talked Of nobula,
and thought no more OF being one
Than We thought Of being three
Well: good bye, old fellow, took her hama,
For the time had come to go;
My going meant our parting,
When to meet We did not know.
had fingered long and said farewell,
With very heavy :eart,
For though We were but friends, you know
lis hard for friends to part.
Well, good-b bye, old fellow, don't forget
Your friend across the sea,
And some day when you've lots of time,
Just drop a line to me.
The words came lightly, gaily.
But great sob just behind
Rose upward with story
OF very different kind.
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PeOp,e in Glass Houses, etc.

st: louis Evening CnfOnlcld
While it may be proper that those living
in glass houses should never throw stones,
we think it is eminentiy proper that those
working in glass houses should say "a good
word" for anything of benefit to them
selves. In this connection, Mr.. Isaac Cor
rey, Manager Salem, N. j., Glass Works,
remarks: am pleased to say that I have
used the Great Remedy, St. Jacobs Oil,
rheumatism with excellent results; other
members of my family have been greatly
benefited by its uSe
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-08-11
A Testament Keyiser's Opinion

A TESTAMENT KeVserH OP1n5On.
The eminent author, Prof. A. G. Kendrick,
D. D., LII D., who is professor Of Hebrew,
Latin and Greek in the University Of Rochester,
and was one of the revisers Of the New Tesla
ment, in general conversation with number
of gentlemen, q short time since, said: Il have
received from the use Of Warmers Safe Kidney
and Liver cure very marked benefit and I can
most cordially recommend it to others.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-08-11
uOrnless Cattle.

The opinion is growing that, in cattle
economy in state of domesticity, horns
are worse than useless. When the animal
Dos exists In a native. state, roaming over
the prairie or pampas, the formidable corn
ferrous projections may be necessary for
otfense or defense, but as appendages to
the heads of gentle mixers their absence
may be deemed advantageous. Therefore,
since the late exposition of Paris, France,
at which the Scotch polled cattle carried of
the highest prize, efforts have been made
to Introduce them into this country. The
polled Angus are, as the name indicates,
in color. good feeders, hardy and we'll
adapted to withstand cold winters. They
are inclined to be beefy, rather than dairy
cattle, although selections of good dairy
COWS are said to be obtainable. Hopes are
entertained that these cattle will be very
valuable for crossing upon the wild or ma
tive cattle Of our western plains.
Waste Material From Towns.
From the Lancaster, tPa~) Farmer.
Nearly every farmer goes to the nearest
village to trade, visit mechanic or obtain
his letters and papers, at least once week.
He often takes load to market. but he
rarely brings one homo. He can with very
little trouble, haul a load Of material that
may be obtained for nothing, and which
will be of great value to his land. Most
village people make no use of the ashes
produced in their stoves, or of the bones
taken from the meat they consume. Scarce
~ any brewer has ahy use for the hops that
have been boiled in his vats, and the black
smith hardly ever saves the clippings he
takes from the feet of horses. All these
materials make excellent manure. A bar
rel of shavings, cut from the hoofs of horses
contains more ammonia than is contained
in a load of stable manure. Applied to
land without preparation they might give
no immediate results, but they would be-
come decomposed in time and crops Of all
kinds would derive benefit from them.
They may be SO treated that they would
produce immediate results. BY covering
them with fresh horses manure they will
decompose very rapidly. They may be al
so leached in barrel and the water that
covered them drawn Oft and applied to
plants. Water in which pieces of horns
and hoofs have been soaked is an excellent
manure for plants that require forcing. II
stimulates the growth Of tomatoes, rose
bushes, and house plants very rapidly, and
emits no offensive odors. A vast amount
Of fertilizing material is. wasted in towne
that farmers could obtain the benefit Of
with very little trouble.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-08-11

A number of British peeresses and other
ladies of distinction in England are talking
about patronizing wool fabrics in order TO
make wooden goods popular, and assist in
building up wool manufacture. which has
suffered greatly of late owing to the heavy
importations of goods from foreign coun-
kriaa
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-08-11

A good disinfectant for the mouth: Per-
manganate of potash and binoxide OF bari
UNI, of each twenty -four grains, are to be
rubbed up into mass with sugar and gly.
cerine, and divided into IA lozenges. It
is said that the use of these will remove all
dlsaoreeahle odor from the breath.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-08-11

A C~mn a,~.n HrA Dslno

Do you know what it is to suffer with Piles?
If you do, you know what is one Of the worst
torments of the human frame. The most per-
fec: cure ever known is Kidney-Wor ltcures
constipation, and then its tonic action restores
health to the diseased bowels and prevents re-
currence of disease. Try it without delay.
The dry and the liquid are both sold by drug
psta.@GlObo.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-08-11

Lawrence Barrett says Ellen Terry is the
best actress he has ever seen. Mr.. Barrel
will be remembered as very estimable
psrson who plays julius Caesar with his hair
parted in the middle and pasted into but.
teFscotoh scallpps on each side. 8.
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A Builders Testimony.

dEand Rapids I1mes.
Chas. s. Strickland, Esq, of 9 Boylstoa
Place, Boston, Mass, after relating his sur
prising recovery from rheumatism by St.
Jacobs Oil, says: cannot find words to
convey my praise and gratitude to the
f9isoovoror of fbio 1inipnnt
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-08-11

man didn't have but thirty Mexican dollars,
and that she counted 'em over aud over
jest to fool me. Don't marry for money,
boys, specially for silver dollars. Is
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-08-11

In q recent sun di sturbance: q portuber-
ance was thrown up from the surface
which was 255 900 miles long, but in few
hours it subsidized to only Is, 600 miles.
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p Consshoo

You have allowed your bowels to become
habitualy costive, your liver has become tor
pid, the same thing ais your kidneys, and you
are just used up Now be sensible get pack
age of + idney Wor::, take 1t faithfully and soon
you will forget you've got any such organs for
YOU will be q we'll man-Albany Argus.
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Refined benzine will dissolve the disa-
greeable odorous oily substance which is
secreted from some peoples skin. After
which plenty of soap and water will remove
it. This persevered in will make the skin
;ro loro,1c