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The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-02
Funny Things.


"Did you call your brother a liar?" asked
the stern parent, and the culprit REPLIED
"Well I said he was a sewing machine
agent"
King John of Abysinia is dead. He
was an estimable gentleman, and always
liked his missionary we'll done.
A new chuddah dress for spring, Judging
from the description, is calculated to make
q man chuddah when his wife asks him to
pay for one.
A readjuster has turned up in Boston
grocery house. The amount he took with
him is about 500, 100.
We don't wish to be personal, because
we have great respect for the temperance
movement, but the following story is not
without point: Garrick heard noise in
the street one morning. "Whats all that?"
he asked. "A temperance procession, was
the answer. "What nonsense" he cried;
Il don't make such row when 1 get
SOBER"
'You say" said the rector, that you do
not like the church service, and take no in
terest in thu sermon. Is there any part of
replied 1dlewild, eagerly; Il am perfectly
infatuated with one portion of the service.
| think SO much of it, that thoughts of all
things else are crowded out of my mind.
No sooner do I take my seat than begin to
look forward to that supreme moment. All
interest is concentrated in that one feature
of the worship. Hong for it with all the
eagerness of my soul" Indeed" exclaimed
the rector with interest, whist feature is it
that you love SO much?" "The benediction, 1"
replied Idlewild. The rector continued
the subject no further. It bad suddenly
become dull and uninteresting.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-02

cellar, the cesspool, the privy, the we'll, and
the pig sty are not infrequently SO managed
that they bring disease and death into the
household. The cellar, W here fruits and
vegetables have been stored during the
winter, is sometimes left uncleaned and un-
ventilated all through the summer, and the
odors Of rotten apples, decayed vegetables,
unsavory meat barrels, and dead rats is
difused through all the house from cellar
to garnet. The family breathe the vltiated
atmosphere by day and night, while they
ore in the house, and nothing but the out
of-door life that most of them lead saves
them from sickness and death. We cannot
have pure air in house without clean
cellar. Every particle of vegetable and
animal matter should be removed, and the
cellar windows be kept open from spring
until freezing weather comes.
There is still greater peril to health in
the drinking water used upon the farm.
The we'll in itself may have an abundant
supply of pure soft water. and yet be poi
sonous by filtration from the surface. It is
desirable to have the we'll near the house
for convenience in furnishing water, and
the cesspoOl and water closet near for con-
venient use. The possibility of drainage
from these places into the we'll does not
seem to have entered the minds of house
builders in past generations. The sink
drain discharges, as rule, only few feet
from the house, and not infrequentiy upon
the surface, where all the foul water and
mud of the filth of the kitchen lies fester-
ing for months In the summer sun, pollu-
ting the atmosphere and soaking through
the porous stlbsoil into the we'll water twen-
ty feet from the mouth of the we'll. Moth
is more certain than that water will find it's
level, without any regard to quality, and if
the cesspool is deluged with barrels of soap
suds and kitchen waste every day, some
portion of it will reach the WE'LL if grayita-
ton can carry it thither. The reports of
sanitary committees show that the poison
ing of wells from the sink drain, is not infre-
quently the source Of disease and death In
the rural districts. The danger is always
greater in summer, especially in seasons of
drought, when the water level sometimes
sinks ton or fifteen feet, and of course, re-
ceives the drainage from greater distance.
A cemented cistern for these recept.cles of
filth will effectually guard the we'll against
and prevent this source of dis
ease. It will furnish, also, what Is always
wanted upon the farm, valuable fertilizer
and pay large interest on the first essen
tials to health, and cheaper at any price,
American AOriculturist.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-02
= What Beaconsfield Owed to Women.

From the Boston Traveller.
Mrs. Disraen brought to the future pre-
mier not only considerable fortune, but
perfect companionship. She wes ten years
his senior, and if passage in "Endymion"
is to be trusted as photographed, she
relieved him of fully half of the embarass
ment of popping the question. To her in
auence he always largely ascribed the suc-
cess of his after life. Women will do much
for you, says Myra to Endymion Ferrars,
(Disraeli's mask), and certain it is that
Benjamin Disraeli believed implicitly that
they had done more for him than all other
instrumentalities combined. Truth is
stranger than fiction, and it is the simple
truth that Mrs. Bridges Wyllyams, of Tor
quay, Devonshire, out of her woman's adj
miration for his genius, made him heir to
her estate, worth some $3.50, 900. She only
exacted from him in return his friendship
while she lived, and promise that she
should rest after death among the Dlsraelis
at Hughenden. Nor will it be forgotten
that to the queens high personal esteem
for him he owed series Of favors in his
conduct of thegovernment such as Victoria
has never shown to any other of the long
line of able statesmen who have served as
her prime ministers. 80 -.'.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-02
Why <tAds.' are Read With Interest.

From the Albany Press.
Good fresh advertisements afe net the
least interesting and valuable portion of a
newspaper. We have been told That pron1i-
nent New York journalist hoped to see the
day when the profits on the circulation of
his paper would be SO large that he could
dispense with advertising altogether. We
think he is mistaken IN his opinion of ad-
vertising and newspapers. Advertisements
are news. They tell the readers what they
want to know-where goods can be bought,
what they are sold for, who has houses to
rent OF sell, who wishes to purchase real
estate, where employment and labor can be
obtained, and a thousand other things that
they want to know. 1t is an error to sup
pose that only the editors and reporters
supply news worth reading. The skillful
advertiser furnishes good share of it, and
If there are any readers who fail to look
over the advertising columns Of their paper,
they miss good deal of information that
would prove valuable to them.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-02
Disease Breeding About the Farm House,
From the American Aoricu1&rr;at

Fr0m the Amerlcan Agrlculturist
Attention to sanitary matters upon the
farm is of the utmost importance during the
bot season, and they should be considered
in time. Although statistics show that
farmers are longer lived than any other
class in the community, still there is large
amount of disease, and premature dessh
among them, from preventable causes.
Much ignorance prevails, and there is need.
of line upon line in the science of health,
Nothing is more common about the farm
house than the breeding Of disease. The
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-02

New and truly sincere form of invitation:
Mr.. and Mrs.-----request the favor of
Jour presents at the wedding Of their daugh {
ter" ..::F<'.' -.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-02

NOW do Most Unhesitating,y Aver,
az al old practitioner, that Warmers Safe Kid
ney and Liver Cure is among the most valuable
discoveries of the 10Th century. I cannot cay
too much III its behalf. [Sgncd1 J. II. Con-
$500,
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-02
Killing the Cabbage Worms.

Letters to New York Tribune.
We have used rood ashes for cabbG0e-
eco'm three or four years, and it is the only
harmless and efficient remedy among many
we have tried. Our manner of applying It
is to take large pail of ashes and a small
| hre shovel and throw on each cabbage all it
Will hold in and around the head as soon as
the worms appear. The application must
De made anew after any considerable rains.
There might be some objection to tho plan
for early cabbage for market on account of
looks. butfor family use are easily cleaned,
and the worms are pretty much gone and
the cabbage washed clean by fall rains be-
| fore it is time to take care Of them for win
ter. We raise the Filderkaut for late cab.
| bage, and think the extreme hardness and
| closeness of the head some protection
! against the worms. We have had to give
up raising cumleQowe,, as the ashes are not
! applicable to that. I wish some one would
tell us how to treatit, as lam very fond of it
and raised it before the advent of the cab
bage worm.
Contents Of the Scrap Bag.
ALI feathers or plumes can be cleansed
| by washing them in warm, not hot, soap
suds, and dried by shaking IN the air Oh
sunshine or before bright fire. Keep
them in motion until thoroughly dry.
Lemon juice, buttermilk, and other mild
acid waters ore good for the removal of
freckles. Use at night and wash off in the
morning. Freekles do not mar the beauty
| of face unless too numerous.
A writer in the Garden says he never
| saw healthier or more free towering Gala
lilies than those cultivated as aquatics.
Unless the tub is very large, it will not be
of much use to attempt to grow other
| plants with the callas, as they root 40 freely
in-water that they speedily fill the tub. Per-
| haps a few common crosses or white water
lilies ought to be able to hold their own
with the calais, and hang over the sides of
the tub and SO far cover it; or the tub
might have rough bark tackled on to it, and
lycopodiums, dwarf ferns, and the creep
ing tradescentias be thus made to cover the
as the inside"
A writer on painting gives the following
directions how to remove the disagreeable
smell of paint. Fill three or four tubs
with about eight gallons of water, and an
ounce of vitriolic acid, and place them in
the newly painted room, near the wainscot.
The water will absorb the effluvia from the
paint in about three days; but it should be
renewed each day during that time.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-02

In putting away iron or steel shovels,
tongs, tenders, etc., for the summer, much
trouble will be saved if they are carefully
rubbed with cloth dipped in melted para
fine or fresh lard. They should then be
wrapped in paper and set in dry place.
If any pieces are rusty, first rub with kero-
sene oil; allow it to remain on some time,
then polish with fine emery powder and
flannel; emery paper is very good also.
Stoves stored for the summer should be
tive BACKED before setting away and not
placed where they will collect dampness.
Cheerful attention to things of this kind
save much labor and expense in the end.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-02
THE LATEST MARKETS.

ST. PAUL.
WHEAT-99c for No. /; &c for No. 2: SEC for
N. ); 7Gcfor No. 4.
rLoUR-Paten9s, Sc 25a7 co; straights, 5.Ooa6 SO:
clears, 4.5Da5.2 %.
FEED-Bran, $500: ground feed. 1890; corn
meal, 1900.
LIVE ocK-Cattle, $3.5oaI Is; hogs. 5.25a5 GO;
sheep, 5.5Oa6.O0.
WooL-Unwashed, 1sc; fleece washed, 2Gc; tub
washed, SIC.
MINNEAPOLIS
WHEAT-osc forNo 1; 9oc for No. 2; $50 for
No
1UMBER-Common, boards, $500: Gull
and dimension boards, 100: timber joist and di-
Ing, matched and dressed ist Ssao5 3D. $500; oS 3d.
o. 90; 4th, 1900: siding dressed, LIST, 5000; ID
Is. 90; Sd, o. 90; 4th, 1900.
MILWAUKEE.
WHEAT-No. 2, $1071-A
BARLEY-No. 2, SIC:
WEEAT-No 2. $1.O7l-
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-02

One ofthe gratifying features of the times
is that all right.minded physicians gladly
use, as an auxiliary, the absorptive treat
ment-the HOLMAN PAD Co.'s remedies.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-02
A Terrible Disaster Recalled.
rom the Boston Journal.


The death of Thomas O. Goold at Port
land, Me-, on Thursday, recalls the terrible
disaster in Long Island Sound in 1848, in
which some fifty passengers on board the
steamer Atlantic persisted, and in which
he bore himself SO bravely as to win the
plaudits of the entire country. Mr.. Goold
was express messenger on the Atlantic and
had on that trip valise containing $85, 900
and other valuable packages. When no
foresaw that the steamer would strike he
closely packed these in beef barrel with
blankets and bound il securely with cord.
He placed the barrel on the stern deck and
took his station by its side to await the
shock. When it came the sea took the
barrel over the stern, Mr.. Goold, being an
expert swimmer, followed it, and soon OBJ
tanned teothold and got his barrel into
secure place. He then returned to the surf
and induced many passengers to Jump into
the water, whom he assisted out of the
surf, some in a helpless condition. The
account published at the time said he saved
the lives of more than twenty passengers.
The wreck of the Atlantic remained on the
shore during the winter, and the motion of
the sea caused the bell on the "gallows
frame to continually toll requiem for
many months. For his gallant conduct Mr..
Goold received gold medal from the
Humane society, tokens Of thanks from
many passengers, and from several moneyed
institutions Of New York and Boston, for
whom he had funds; and from Adams & Co:
he received valuable gold watch appro-
priately inscribed.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-02

1t cannot be denied that Perry Davis Pain
Killer, which has held the frs; place as fami-
~ medicine for the past forty-one years, has
relieved moro ffering, externally and Internal
~, than any other similar preparation. 1t
should be kept i'll every household.
Tho marriage Of Miss Maria Clarkson
Potter, daughter of the Honorable N. Potter,
to Mr.. Leslie Cotton is announced to take
place early in June, at Mr.. Potter's country
seat near New Rochelle, N. Y.
Lydia E, Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is
remarkable remedy fer all those painful COM
plants and weakness so common to our best fe-
male population. Send to Mrs. Lydis E. Pink
ham, 233 Western Avenue, Lynn, Mass, for
pamphlets.
, Err Dyspepsia, In'!jsestion. Depression of
Also Fever fanf ost
! ! Fevers,. the .Ferro Phesplor.te,i
a Saw Yof sS9 :od S$ !. r 5 re-
tonic; and for patients recovering from Fever or
other sickness, it has no equal. -:
J. Fl. Wade of Cleveland, Ohio, is about
to propose to the city the condition on
which he will donate to it his elegant park
in the eastern part Of the city, valued at
half million. He will reserve sufficient
for a college site. =,
Carboline, a deodiorized extract of petroleum,
cures badness. This is a positive fact, attested
by thousands. No"other hair preparation in
the world VIII really 90 this. Besides, a. now
improved it is delightful dressing.
The Grand Opera House of Paris was
built at the expense of the Government at
a cost Of s., 100000, exclusive of the land
on which it stands. :. .
TERRIBLE Loss OF LIFE.
Millions of rats mice, cats, bebugs reaches lose
their lives by collision with Trough on Rats" Sold
by druggists. 15c. boxes.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-02
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In noray is the power OF the press more
surely shown than in the universal knowledge
that has in less t!l:,n a year, been diffused
throughout fifty millions of people Of tho Won
derful curative properties Of that splendid
remedy Kidney Wort. And the people from
the Atlantic to the Pacific have shown their in
telligehce and their knowledge of what is in the
papers, by already making Kidney Wort their
household remedy for all diseases Of the Kid
ncys, liver and wes.-Herald
An eccentric and wealthy unmarried lady
of Ste:tin, Pomerania, has bequeathed
100000 to the city on condition that it
shall found an asylum that will give shelter
to forty single women more than fifty years
old and to ten old bachelors.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-02

Over $50, eco were contributed by south
ern Presbyterians last year for the endow-
ment of their theological seminary IN Co.
lumhla, S. C.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-02

r1,nn~ rn-n IT,. <l,n ID

Sick headaches incessantly disrac ct many.
Let such use ''Seller's Liver Pills." Zoe. q
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-02

Every one will find a general tonic in "Iind-
sey's Improved Blood Searcher." All drug
nyists self IL
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-02

The Bank of England was fou nded in
1904. The capital is ETA 500, 900.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-02

Best Watches and Lowest Prices.
Write for illustrated catalogue to Standard
American Watch Co., Pittsburg. Pa,
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-02
FROM the Harrisburg Pa.) Indcpendent

From the Harrisburg pa Independent
For. five years, says MIR. j. Eohter, this
city, I have been afflicted with rheuma-
tism, and for two years have had sore on
my leg the size of silver dollar, which
nothing would heal. St. Jacobs Oil cured
the rheumatism and healed the sore.
Andrew Johnson's estate will net over
800, 900 or more. The widow of Andrew
Johnson, Jr., has suitagainst the admin
strator ana the heir which is going to the
Tennessee supreme court for settlemen
One interesting question to be decided is
the character Of some cotton mill property
whether real or personal.
From the Nashville Daily News.
TERRIBLE.
Such is the term Mr.. G. W. Purcell, of
the National Stock Yards, Chicago, ILL.,,
applies to his sutferings. He says: I for
one, wis b to speak word Of praise for St.
Jacobs Oil. I suffered with pain in my
shoulder and arm for some six months and
at times it twas terrible. One bottle of St.
Jacobs Oil, however, cured me thoroughly.
II thought it was cheap when bought
it, said Jay Gould IN his testimony ex-
planning the philosophy of his transactions,
land when I thought it was pretty dear I
sold it," It is very simple,--buy on the
dump and sell Oh the jump. That is all
there is Of il,
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-02

Cheap Guns Fer the People.
Large illustrated catalogue free Address,
Great Western Gun Works, Pittsburg, Pa.
CATARIaH OF THE BLADDER.
Singing, sInarting irritation of the urinary pas.
sages, diseased discharges cured by Buchupaiba.
81. Druggists. Noyes Bros. l. Cutler. st. Paul.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-02

Col. Gardner A. Sage. of New York, has
given 500, 600 to the Theological Seminary
of the Reformed Dutch church in Ameri-
ca, situated near Rutgers College, in New
Brunswick,
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-02

EmIneNt Physicians.
are prescribing that tried and true remedy,
Kidney Wort for the worst cases of bilious
ness and constipation, as we'll as for kidney
complaints. There is scarcely aperson to be
found that will not be greatly benefited by
If you foel out of sorts and don't know why,
tiya package of Kidn ~ Wort and you will
feel like new creature-Indianapol Senti-
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-02

Millions of rats, mice, cats, bed-bugs reaches lose
their lives by collision with Trough on Rats" Sold
by druggists. l5c boxes
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-02

FTNEAMS WANTED-Wanted to contract for breaking
L 10000 acres of prairie, for Close Bros. Co., in
Northwestern Iowa, the line of the S. C. ST. P
Railway. Renters wanted for 100 OF these farms.
Houses barns, &c, will be built for them. Inquire
Of G. w. Slayton, at St T. & S. c. L nd Office. 1872
Fast ir1
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-02

The Grand Opera House of Paris was
built at the expense of the Government at
a cost Of s.. 100000, exclusive of the land
on which it stands .
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-11-11

An Associated Press dispatch, dated
New Orleans, Tuesda y, says:
The Governor has issued proclama
ton convening the General Assembly
in extraordinary session on Monday,
Dec. 9Th, in this city.
The subjects of legislation are: TO
make an appropriation for the support
of the Government for the years 1882
SO, and also concerning the State House
aud payment of interest on the public
debt; to enact laws for the levy, and to
enforce the collection of taxes and IL
censes; to provide an annual revenue
for the State;'to provide for the collec-
ton Of back taxes and licenses; to pro-
vide for the judicial expenses of the
Parish of Orleans; to dispose of the
Stute-house in New Orleans, now
known as the St. Louis Hotel; to en-
force certain articles of the Constitu-
ti"n; to dispose of unappropriated bal
anc, > in the State Treasury. The ses-
sion is limited to twenty days by the
CONSTITUTION, and the power to legislate
hunted to objects enumerated in the
proclamation.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-11-11

The young Chinese students who
have been recalled by the home gov.
eminent, end who made halt in San
Francisco on the way, attracted in
that city by the fashionable cut of their
clothes and their general appearance OF
elegance and refinement. They espe-
cially provoked the admiration Of their
compatriots in the Chinese quarter,
who evidently regarded them as the
of the Flowery Kingdom.
They were treated with much courtesy
wherever they went
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-11-11

A darkey came to a Galveston justice
of tho peace and asked for warrant
for tho arrest of Tim Webster.
"What's he done?' tsHe stole my
chickens; dar's dc folders in his yard"
elbow do you know those feathers
belonged to your chickens?'' "I kin
prove it by Col. Jones, but I doesn't
like to have him brung into court, case
matter with Col. Jones?" "Nothing,
but, to tell troof, cher since 1 stole his
chickens 1 loses all confidence in de
man as soon as he looks me squar in de
face"
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-11-11

A lodge of knights of Pythias at Bay
City, Michigan, was astonished a few
days since to discover that a newly in
itiated memper was a young girl. She
had been clerking in store of that
place for some time wearing mans at
tire. When her Sex was discovered she
went into Mysteries and had to be ia
ken to her boarding house in a car
riage. 1t is said that she will marry
her employer, having fallen in love
with him and assumed male apparel
that she might often see him.