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The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-04-21
WADENA, MIMI, THURSDAY, APRIL 81. 1881.

ure, she was heard to remark: Go!
yes glad to see you co.
Who knows but seeding will be
commenced here yet, before the 4th
of July!
Well, our settlement has had
dance in the new school house. It
was quite well attended, and there is
more to follow. Expect to have an
other one this week. The other was
a free dance. Believe they are going
to have numbers after this and charge
something, as they want to raise some
funds for furnishing the school house.
Mr.. J. B. Lucian started for Crooks
ton last week, to join his wife, who
went two or three weeks ago.
There has been an exodus for the
tie camps again. n. j. Palmer, w.
D. Welch, E. Lenerville, Mr.. Gochie
and his brother-in-laws, Zach and
Dan Palmer, &c. The way the men
have been standing around on one
foot, waiting for the snow to go off,
could only be equaled by hen stand
ing around on one foot, waiting for
eggs to get up to ten cents
a dozen. Minnesota hens don't have
that drawback, however.
John Aldrich had the misfortune
to lose one of his horses last week,
which bled to death with hemor-
rhage of the nose. It will quite in
convenience him, as: it was one of
his team.
We could imagine We heard Mr..
Bereman singing softly to himself:
"The SNOW. the beautiful snow," as
he went grinding through the SHOW
banks by our house, week ago Sun
day, in buggy.
Need not expect a communication
from us oftener than every other
week, until we get released from
blowing our nose so much.
ARTICI1OKES.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-04-21
wOODSIDE PRAIRIE.

Monday the 18th, Ed Wilson moved
his family into the house built by
Lamphere, on section IS.
The wrestling match between the
snow drifts and the sun is hard one
this spring, but we notice the former
is weakening some.
In a few days, several Of the boys
will start west. to get work on the
railroad and the big farms.
There is some wild geese in the
river.
| Charles Batchert is the boss shoe
maker.
Mr.. Holmes tells me the school
house in district No. III, is nearly
finished.
would like to speak all encour-
aging word to the firm Of Webb &
Peake, of Wadena. There are sever
al articles produced by the farmers
that heretofore have had no market
ut Wadena. Messrs. Webb & Peake
tell me they propose to make a mar
ket for every thing the farmer grows.
The merchants of Wadena have al
ways kept these articles for sale, put
up in jars and cans, but they pur-
chased them ut foreign market.
A short time since, young man
from our prairie, passed an afternoon
and evening with the genial Mr.. r.,
of Stowe Prairie. and he tells us that
while there, Mr.. r. read to him sew
eral letters from different parts Of
the country, in Iowa and Wisconsin.
where the snow during the past
winter had made such formidable
blockade, that the people were obliged
to do their milling on hand sleighs,
and some were glad to get their
wheat ground into graham, with cast
iron burrs, run by horse power, which
some well-to-do farmer owned and
used prior to this winter, for grind
ing feed for his stock. and wood for
fuel was drawn miles on Il hand sleigh.
We think we have had Il severe win
ter here in Otter Tail and Wadena,
but there has not been any time
during the winter that l could not
drive to Wadena, distance of Is
miles, except the six days during the
storm from the southeast. Score an
other for tue Northern Pacific coun-
try. .-- 1NCOG.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-04-21
NORTHERN COMPTON.

A few days more of pleasant wealth.
er, and seeding will he in full blast.
Chas. Pike is a happy man sgain,
having finished up his numbering bus
mess last week.
Squire Anderson is busy nova.
days measuring out seed wheat, and
taking in the ducats accordingly.
Parker Balls, of the town of Run
ion, is letting the light Of his s1nil-
ing countenance shine upon his nu-
merous friends in this community
for few days. He reports perfect
food Of immigrants to that town this
spring.
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Terms: $3.50 Per Year.

Cured in hiring teachers, without
the concurrence, or consultation OF
all the trustees. 1t was stated that
this district pays it's teachers in cash,
which is favorable for competition
and low wages, and that this fact
should be utilized in employing the
teacher. The opinion was freely ex-
pressed, that our teachers had some
times been engaged more by favor
than by fair play, and as the opinion
prevailed that it was intended to
hire the teacher in a similar way for
the ensuing summer. it was Resolved
''That the trustees should advertise
in the Wadena and Verndale papers,
for applications, and then consult to-
gether and select the best offer, COM
bining price and ability Miss
Franks has taught this school during
the last two terms and given very
general satisfaction, and Il large ma
jority Of the district would prefer t o
her terms compare favorably with
the competition they are inviting.
Miss Annie Craik, who applied for
this school last autumn, and taught
during the winter at Stowe Prairie,
is now teaching the IIawley village
school in Clay county; and boards
with her brother James Craik, pro.
prietor of the Iawley mills.
1t will require some care in our
trustees, to discriminate between the
worth and the wages, of the teachers
applying. The cheapest offer may
prove very dear, when compared
with the equivalent, in the improve
ment of the scholars. and Il competent
teacher may be made carless by hav-
ing the wages shabbily cut down. I
know barber who can shave for 4
penny, but never knew IL customer
to take his penny shave second time.
Mr.. Paddock advocates excessively
low prices for teachers. Let us see
if he is consistent in his ideas. He
contracted last year to make the pub
lie ro;d,' through the marsh between
Giles, and Testers, for $775, but the
wet summer prevented. This year
Mr.. Paddock has an additional $75
for making the same road, and he
strongly advocates the economy of
increasing the appropriation still
higher. This contrasts badly with
his proposal to diminish the teachers
pay, to between twelve and eighteen
dollars per month. Those fine drawn
theories, which elevate the motives
of teachers and preachers, high above
the vulgar love of money, still leave
our instructors mostly human, and
they continue to worship the almighty
dollaT, like physicians and lawyers,
and other frail mortals.
Mr.. Paddock's brother, the stock
farmer, of the Yellowstone Valley,
has bought Albert Pclton's 80 acres,
cornering ut the school house. 1t is
we'll fenced, and about 60 acres ready
for crop. The price paid was $500.
Seeding will commence here this
week, if the weather continues favor
able. Yours, D.
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This looks some us though we were
going to have spring after all. The
snow is nearly all gone, and the last
two or three days have been quite
warm. should not wonder if we
did have spring yet. Six months the
10th of April since the ground was
first covered with snow. 1t has been
long cold winter, with III average
of about two feet of snow, up to
within six days ago. and if it keeps
good weather three days more, we
can so to seeding. What other coun.
try can beat that!
We have had no flood. as many pre-
dicted that we should have.
Spring birds are around again. and
we feel glad to once more hear their
cheerful songs.
Tie business is played out for the
present, although there are quite a
number to be hauled yet, as soon as
the roads get settled.
Mr.. Gordon Allen has sold his
claim on section -, to his mother.
and intends going out to Montana, to
see the country.
Mr.. l. NJ. Barrett lost one of his
oxen the other day; and by the way,
there are good many cattle dying
this spring, also 4 great many very
poor and weak, many being on the
'lift.''
Matt Knox has bo3ght him another
horse, and is fixed for team again.
Lon Gould cut his big toe nearly
off the other day, and consequently
is laid up for the time.
VIII Hough is busy putting up his
new house. Iexpect a. he is build-
ing the cage, he must have found
the bird, for of what use is in empty
cage. DENaO.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-04-21
EASTERN WADENA.

The snow is going, and we feel
very much like the girl with two
beaux when they took their depart
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-04-21
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

Peake & Burch have taken down
their ''heater,' and are having their
store kalsomined, preparing for their
spring stock.
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BLUFFTON.

The tie and wood inspectors have
been round during last week, making
lively times. Everyone seems we'll
pleased with the inspection, and GER
tainly the class of ties put out here
this year, would, with one or two ex-
ceptions. be hard to beat.
John Valentine commenced Tues
day to run his logs down Leaf River.
He will boom them at the old ford,
south of r. r. bridge, at present,
hoping to perfect arrangements to
saw them up right there. We hope
he will succeed.
Quite a trade in work oxen has
been going on here the last two
weeks; Mr.. Signour having bought
five pair for himself and friends, for
them Dakota farms.
Ducks are putting in an appearance,
and our gunsmith is kept busy put
ting things in order for their 1ecep-
tiOn.
Bluff Creek is booming quite full
bank. We expected to see two feet
of water all over Leaf River bottom
this spring, but so far have been
agreeably disappointed, owing to the
snow melting so gradually. The
road across the bottom was never in
as good shape at this time of the
year, as ut present.
We do not know just when it hap
pened, but within I. week. We do
not know the exact weight, nor the
color of it's eyes, nor who it is the
image of-but We do know tl:at
George Brikett set up the cigars, in
honor of a boy, for we smoked one.
FACT.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-07-07
sentimental People.

Oh how / detcst yonr sentimental
people who pretend to be full Of feeling,
who will cry over a worm, and yet treat
real misfortune with neglect. There are
your fine ladies that have seen i'm Il dining
room. and when by accident TN earaig
has come out Of a peach, after having
been half-killed in opening il, Oh. would
exclaim. "Oh poor thing yon have
broken its back--,lo spare i'll can't
bear 10 see ii suffer. Oh. There. my Lord.
how Won hurt it; stop, let me open the
window. and put it out Aud then the
husband drawls out, Ny wife j. quite
remarkable for her sensihiliiv | mar.
rlei her purely for that. And then III.
wife cries, "Oh, now, my Lord, yon ar,
too good to shy that II | Id not had !,
grain OF feeling, ! should have learne,
II from yon." And SO they 40 OH prals
Ing each other; AMI p rhtps the mex
morning, when she h getting into he
carriage, poor, ha,f-atHreei woata,
legs charity Of her. and size draws M
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-07-07
Profit in Black Walnuts.

The smartest Texan, and, in fact, the
smartcst farmer, / have ever met, is old
Sim Graves, who lives on l,OOO-acre
farm west Of Waxahatchie, in Central
Texas. After Mr.. Graves had shown me
his cattle and cotton, he took me over to
see his woods.
well, what Of it?' / said, as he
pointed to ten-acre forest.
..What Of it?' Why, them's black
walnuts, sir. Ten acres Of 'em.
Planted 'em myself ten years ago See.
they're nine inches through. Good trees.
eh?"
And sure enough there were ten
acres Of hand rlanted black walnut
trees. They stood about twelve feet
apart, 200 to the acre - in oil 1000
trees.
swell, how did you get your money
back 2" / asked.
"Black walnuts are worth $3.50 q
bushel, amt they? LII get 400 bushels
this year. That's $1,000. A hundred
dollars an acre il good rent for land
worth el5 an acre, amt it 2"
"Well, what else ?" inquired, grow
ing interested.
.The trees" continued Mr.. Graves
"are growing an inch year. Wher
they are 20 years old they will be nine
teen inches through. A black walnu
tree nineteen inches through is worth
SIS. My 1000 trees ten years from
now will be worth $4,000. Ii / dom
want to cut them all, can cut half o
them aud then raise bushel Of walnut
to the tree-that is, get $500 yea
for the crop. Two hundred and tift,
dollars an acre is fair rent for Sl5 land
amt ii ?"-Letter from San Antonio
| Teas.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-07-07
4 Suider,s Intelligence.

Almost all spiders leave cable be.
hind rs they travel from point TO point.
The common geometric spider (epeira
diadcn,a) shoots out lines with great
facility, % correspondent found OUT
one day. He says: Zone day, when
holding an epeira suspended to nv
finger by its cable, 1t disappeared % il
by magic. To discover its naodus oper.
andi, / tried another in bright sunlight,
and observed that while it was hanging
thus suspended and perfectly motionlesa
it was shooting out threads in various
directions. These threads Aoated on,
spreading out into three or four radii,
and covering about sixty degrees, but
all in common direction. At length
one came in contact with post and ad-
hered to it. As soon as the spider found
that one Of the cables had found an an.
chorage, it cut the one by which l held
it captive, ran up this cable Of hope, and
regained its liberty.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-07-07
He Didn't Catch On.

He was tender.foot, new to the wild
scenes smong the Bushmen of Nebraska,
and when the rancher slapped him on
the shoulder and asked him ii he would
.'irrigatc." he said:
"Nhat"
'Mois,en yor larynx."
'How,'
s'Smllcs"
Il don't catch your reference"
'.nrive another nail ="
'lou have the advantage.
"rry some Of the hair ot the dog which
bit you."
Il cannot grasp
inmate Your poison"
my poison"
''Cook your elbow
"Tm in the dark"
TEST the tpple ?"
.Don't-"
.'Cat the phlegm?"
ssrhe-s
sampler"
sample whats"
Paint your nose?'
PAINT my nose''
Take some whisky-gin-c ognac--
drink something strong with m. ? You
don't seem to catch onto no kini Of Il
hint Won't drink some whisky and
sugar ss-t.ntrat city ND. H.,n.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-07-07
Noble,Men Is Walters.

A story il ailoat Ia the effect that a
foreign authoreSs who went to Del
nanicu's uptown restaurant t. dine
10 wait upon her Was her own brother.
The item Was shown Id the manager nj
Delmonieo's. aud he was asked II there
were any truth In il. He shook his
head and smiled.
.Ev,ry now and them" he said,
"s.me story of the kind is SGT atioat.
Generally. however, j, is about waiter
Who il nohleman.
Is il not a fact that occasionally you
have nohleman among youg"
1T Is not III MI unlikely. There arc
plenty of nehlemen abroad who are very
poor, and sometimes arr hard pnt to il
Tor good meal. In such cases they
often drop their titles. II they come Il
this country. why should they not work
nj waiting ~ well as any other business.
Then there are fast young nohlemen
who run through their means and emi.
CRATE. They have no, been brought ur
IL any business: they are unacqaaintei
with the Ways of American lite. Blu,
they know about table service, and d
leh rs waiter is the thing they are hes,
fitted far. Nnhlsmen are not scarce ii
III" Old World. In Germany the It'll,
goes 10 all 1t the sens III Ii nebleman.
lave no doubt there are nohlem,n Jerk
ing beer III the Boaefy. We have hat
nohlemen occasionally among our eorps
III walters. There Is nothing surprising
| In ii. We Sec msn-merehan,s, brokers
ete.--aho make great deal II money
They live fast. spend freely, ami make
big figure in the world tor time. an.
then rames a smash, and they disap
pear. Perhaps we may aiterwafd hea
III them working in n.ine or heriini
catti, on the plains. There is nothin,
- surprise any one Ill finding tGat Tia
waiter who takes Your order is Bsral
" 4 Count. "~-N.W York SUM-
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-07-07
PLATFORM OF PRINCIPLES

Or THE NATIONAL observation-disclosures PARTY,
ADOPTED AT MARsHALLTowN, JUNE 2, 1881.
1. The right to make and issue money il 4
sovereign constitutional power TO be MAIN
tanned by the people for the common benefit
We demand the abolition of all banks Of tissue
and the substitution Of full legal-tendcr green
hacks in lieu Of their notes.
2. We oppose tho resundng of the national
debt or the issue cf lntereet-bcaring non-taNa-
lie bonds upon any pretext, and demand the
payment and destruction Of those standing
al the earliest possible moment.
: We demand 4 gradual income tax where
hs capital shall bear juet shase OF the public
parden.
4. We regard the act substituting railroad
commission for laws governing freight rates in
Tits State a fraud procured BY the railroad
companies through Republican Legislature,
AMI demand its repeal. While We favor liberia.
NATIONAL appropriations for the crcatioifand
improvement IT waterways. We demand laws
protecting the people Of Iowa from discriinina.
ton. pooling. watering Of stock, drawbacks OF
relates. and all unjust charges on the part ei
railroacs, until such time as tho people. who
IA Ii most III these roads with land grant,
taxes aud subsidies. shall own aud operate OF
Tally control them.
& We demand 4 revision u our ratent-lisht
.aws. placing fair limit alon the royalties Of
nv nsors, aud protesting the people from in
justice.
Z. We demand that all land grants forfeited
IS reason Of the nUn-ful.il!ment Of condi tons
ls railroad companies shall be ut once reclaimed
~ the Government. aud hcncefo,th that the
pubic domain te reserved exclusively for home
I, aders or c,ul settlers.
I. We demand absolutely democratic rules
| Tor the government Of Congress aud state
legislatures, placing ell representatives Of thu
.sopic upon all equal footing, aud taking from
| Ill committees vito power upon proposed
legislation.
4. We a.nonace as most dangerous the re-
stfietions OF the right Of suffrage III many States
| ana It's aLu islaa III tie District of Colnmb!a,
and dema,d equal Political rights for all men
and women.
3. Believing that all questions affecting the
pub l. interest should lie decided by this people.
we favor the submission of the proposed con-
| stitutonal amendment TO the popular vote.
/ 10. We demand that ali ballots in this State
shall be Of uniform sixe color and material,
and that each party having State organza-
| ton shall have one member on the Election
Board Of each township precinct.
| IL. In the furtLcraLce Of these ends, We Ask
the cooperation II all meE and women with
ont regard TO previous party afhilatlon VI
i rryllai
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-07-07

De vent from the old heme hearthslons,
Only Nx years aka,
a Laughing, iralickins fellow,
1t would do yuu RauA N know.
kthcc thtn w have mi Nj. him,
Aud ~ aay, with raMsless palm,
The hoy that ~ kHew aud loved 10
We shall never Mo- again.
One bearing tho name We gaze him
Comes hume ~ III to-day,
Hut this II iiut the dear lellaw
n We ktssed and seni away.
Tall ~ tho man hc calls athrT,
With 4 nuns ioak In hiA fAee,
u hc who .akea by the hrar,hAtons
Tho lort boy . olden place.
We mis- tho laugh that made music
wherever tho lost bov went,
Thia man has smile lMuAt wiRsouae,
10 eyes have grave intrnti
W. knnw he Ii thinking aud planning
Ills way III the world I'll men.
Aud ~ cannot help hut love him,
Hut " long Tor our boy again.
We are proud Of this manly fellow
Who comes 10 take his pinre,
With hints vi the Vanished 1ayhood
In his cArhei, thoughtful fas~;
And yet rOntts hack the longing
For Tho boy " heneeiutth must lniAs
Whom w sent Away from the hrarthstone
Forever with hin.
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from the editor. which tha oil mnn ran1

from The editor, which the old man rcad
to The crowd, II run ~ follows:
dear friends. you all think You
know how to run a newspaper, anti when
you come to mo with Your suggestions /
hate 10 tell you differently. ~ | have fol.
lowed your advice and You seq whit you
have IN tho result. II You will III kind
enough ~ mind your own business half
~ we'll as | do mine. and try 10 think
/ know little something, while yos
don't know II all. will give Won q good
newspaper. and whenever | don't give
You your moneys worth. then come md
tell mo Nj, but don't come telling mo
how should do my work. when l have
devoted years to II. and You have never
given II All hours study.
II nm yours truly,
"hrzrKIAH JoNEs,
Editor F1npdoodit.
Then these good people looked at
their blank piper aud their blank faces,
and not ono said word except the pro.
fane mnn. who remarked, "Damme, the
editor Ii right: let's 20 md mind our
own business, and Jones crcpt ont from
behind tho counter, and ihat evening
issued 4 tip.top paper. chuck full Of all
sorts Of personal and local items. and
news. and everything, and there was
peace In TINT town for the space Of a
long time.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-07-07

IT IS great thing for man to be
able to tell to q second the time when
there will be an eclipse Of the sun ten
years hence, but it is greater thing to
be able to figure mp how to sit OH cor
ner and whittle dry goods boxes and
support large family.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-07-07

WHEs a boy walks with a girl as
though he Were afraid some one would
see him, the girl il his sister. If he
walks so close to her as to nearly crowd
her against the fence, she is the sister OF
some ono else.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-07-07
ORGANIC WEAKNESS

Immediately cured and full vgor restored. This a.
dicon-which renders life burden and marriage
impossible-ist the penalty lnid by the victim Of Inn
proper indulgence Young persons are too apt e
commit from not being aware Of the dread
full consequences that may ensue. Now who that
understands this subject will deny that procreatior
in lost Iy thore falling into improper habitl
than by the prudent2 Besides being deprived OF
the peasurc 81 healthy offspring, the most serious
and DE<E4UCEIyE symptoms Of both mind
and body arise. The system bAcomes deranged, thu
physical and mental functions weakened, lOss OF pro
creative power, nervous irritabih. dyspepsia, pal
ptation Of tie heart indigestion, constitutional do
bility, wasting Of the frame, cough, consumption
decay aud death.
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| the glass and tells the footman another
time not IT, let those disgusting people
stand mt her door.-Lddy .Sfdnh0pe.
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4 CURE WARRANTED.
DR.. FIsHeIATT,
TAKE PARTICULAR NOTICE,

DR. f. addresses all. those who have injured them
se,yes by improper indnlgences and solitary habits,
which ruin both mind and boly, nnfi ting them for
business, study, society marriage These are some
Of the sad and melancholy effects produced by the
cary habits Of youth. viz. Weakness in the back ad
LIMBS pain in the head, dnness Of sight, loss a
power, palpitation of the heart dyspepsia,
nervous irritabiity, arrangement Of the digestive
functions, debility, consumption, &c.
eEP. S.-A1 correspondence will receive prompt
attention. Address
T.. n. ElSaIBl.AT.r, VI. D.,
surgical and Medical Institute,
29m6 RBnrliM. tOM. Iowa.
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DR.. FISHBLAT1

Married PERSONS or young men contemplating mar.
rage of physical weakness Qoss of procrestivl
powers, mpotency), nervous debilites or any othel
disqualification, speedily relieved. He who placei
himself under the of DR. Fislblatt may religious
Is confide in his honor gentleman, and conn
dently rely upon his skill g . physician.