The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-04-21
Miscellaneous.

Miscellaneous.
In Worcester's new dictionary. among
1000 words admitted, the word boom has
place. 1t is deinedas meaning AN en-
thusiastic and spontaneous movement in
favor of person.
The Boston Herald asks If the famous
governor of North Carolina" could have
proved such bill in reference to treating
as the Wisconsin legislature has just adop-
ted. r,,., .-
The property Of Bipghampton College
has been sold for 1923, 500 to Bishop Nc
Nierney, of the Albany diocese of the Cath
Ole church, for the use of st. Marys Or
phans Home, and the college year has &C.
cordingly come to premature close, much
to the disappointment OF the graduating
class, who had made all their arrangements
for their commencement.
A man built house worth $4,000 ut
Andover, Mass, wittout spending dollar.
He bought all the material on six months
credit, and at the end of that time refused
to pay. All the stuff was fast in the house,
which he had sold to his wife. The labor
was obtained on the same plan, and even
the widow who boarded the workmen was
swindled. The man lives placidly in his
fine residence, but is not greatly loved by
his neighbours
II think we pray too much" MI. Beech
err said in his prayer meeting last Friday
evening, considering what sort of stuff it
isl Lord be merciful to me, a sinner is
just as good as if it were yard long. Most
of the prayers people make are like soup
for regiment, made out of one chicken.
And what should we read? A Florida
negress told Mrs. Stowe, I don't make
much out Of the Gospels, but like the
Revelations; can understand that
In the Office of the Secretary Of New Mex
Gent official documents in the United
States, running back nearly 100 years before
the landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth.
One of these historical treasures is journal
of the conquest of New Mexico in 1904,
signed by Diego de Nardras, and contain
ing full account of the campaign.
During the freshet Of the Coosa river, in
Georgia, it inundated the farm Of Mr..
Frank Perry. As the waters rece ded bur
led battle field came to view. Skeletons
and parts of skeletons lay strewn upon the
field, and bones of every portion of the HUI
man frame. In addition, every variety of
Indian beads was unearthed. A large Indian
pipe, carved into a likeness of the human
face was also found. The field was strewn
with implements of war used by the aborigi-
nese and here and there could be seen the
remnants of Notifications.
In spite of all the accessible evidence to
the contrary, some persons persist in be-
hevlng, or at any rate in asserting, that i'm
migration is responsible for most of the
crime that keeps our courts busy and our
prisons full. Chicago has a very large for
eign-bo population. The Chicago Su-
perintendent of police reports that %, 48O
arrests were made in that city last year.
OF the persons arrested, 1850 were born
in Germany. 5,014 in Ireland, 1912 were
born in other foreign countries, and 15,-
1856 were born on the soil of the United
States.
MIR. Henry Bergh is wanted at Cape
Colony to stop the farming of ostriches for
their plucking. 1t is only twelve years
since the business was started in Cape
Colony, and the industry most profitable.
Last year ostrich feathers to the value of
So, 500. 900, were exported from the Cape.
A guaranteed good pair of birds, aged about
four years, can be purchased for ST. 900 and
these bring in the first year 800 for feath-
ought to hatch twenty chicks, which, when
six months old, are worth from $40 to $50
each. Thus in the first year, the farmer
is often repaid for the whole of his outlay.
The first plucking takes place when the
birds are about twelve months old, the
feathers being then worth about $3.50. The
next plucking realizes about $3.50, and so
on, increasing in value as the bird a yes.
Ostriches require very. little room, the
breeding birds being kept in small pad
docks Of about four or five acres in extent,
and they feed upon Indian corn, or almost
any kind of grain.
That the price of genuine pictures by the
old masters is steadily maintained in Eu-
rope appears clearly enough from the recent
purchase by the Crown Prince of Germany
of Ruben's magnificent picture of Neptune
and Amphitrite, which has hitherto been
one of the principal ornaments of the cele-
brated picture gallery of Count Schonbrun,
in Vienna. The price paid for the work
was 200, 600 marks, or ego, 900 sterling: En-
glish art is also marking its way on the con-
ineht, the authorities of the National Gal
lery Of Berlin having just decided to hold
an exhibition of the works of English etch-
ers. It will be loan exhibition. There
has hitherto been no opportunity for the
public in Germany to become acquainted
with this now important branch of English
art.
Facts and FancieS.
Reports received from southern Illinois
indicate that there will hardly be half
crop of winter wheat in that section.
The New York Sun has an inquisitive