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The Northern Pacific farmer., 1882-11-09

the rebel; ion-in which men were re-
peatedIy hurt so that death ap-
peared inevitable. No sooner would
they recover from one apparently NOR
tai wound than they would receive an.
other The Hartford Times not long
ago published story that was widely
copied of a man whose history was told
by himself to correspondent in
Michigan, and whose personal ap-
pearance bore out his story, SO
the correspondent said. He clai med
that his troubles began when he was
only five years old. when he fell through
the roof of a shed, breaking all his ribs,
both collar bones, his breast bone, his
right arm in two places, his left arm above
the elbow, and tn bones of his left hand.
1t was thought that he could not recover,
but he did. Ten years later his hip was
his right ankle was broken. In 1856 he
was snot in the ankle in Fl f5ht on Mis-
sissippi steamboat. During this time be
had had Asiatic cholera, yellow fever,
and in Central America, the spotted fe-
yer. This last disease staid with him
four months and "peeled him like
snake" 1t was not until the war broke
out, however, that this remarkable man
had full play for his talents. Joining the
army he vas bayoneted in the left kn &c
in the battle Of Gainesville and captured
by the Confederates. During his i'm
prisonment of three months he
was sunstruck and afterward nearly
starved to death, and was only paroled
when his captors supposed him to be
without the ability to do further service.
In long march the veins in his left leg
burst. and he almost died fhemorrhage-
A( IL I.iT,
by spent cannon ball, and while lying
PROSTATE was run over by "a field piece
OF six-peund calibre, which passed di-
rectly over his head and body. After
recovering again and getting his dis
charge he undertook to cut down tree,
but by not uncommon accident the butt
of the tree few up as the tree fell, and
this man standing in the way, las Was to
have been expected of man OF his llAD-
its, was knocked d.stance, he Iays,
of forty feet. He lay on the snow i'lsen-
sible for eight hours, ard on getting his
senses again found that his skull was
broken and his brains were leaking out,
and that eight Of his teeth were gone.
In three months lie was entirely
we'll l-tnat is, all that was left was well,
but in handling some blasting powder
he managed tc ignite it,, and the loss Of
one Of his eyes was the consequence.
These were the principal accidents this
man related, but he said he had many
minor ones. In spite Of all he had been
through he was we'll, and claimed to be
ready to fight any man Of his tss,e and
weight, but complained that his blood
WAS 50 thin that he was unable to keep
warm even in simmer. In olitn time
such man would have been thought by
the superstitous to be destined for the
gaIlows, but there is some question
whether hanging would be a successful
operation Whether the story j. true or
not, it is all possible, and there is moth
ipg in it that can not be duplicate : in
the medical records, excepting the
fact of SO many accidents occurring to
the same yictiln
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1882-11-09
TIEESONSOFR RICH MEN
The ineDriate Asylum.

The iDcDriate Asylum
Correspondence of the Cincinnati. Enquirer.
While was talking to a New York
officer we were passing up he New York
bay. O;1 the Long Island shore side is
red br.ck bnilding. He Remarked:
This is the kIns county l..e!,ris,a
asylum; any person sent there has to ue
committed by law for drunkenness hab-
itlally, and after that his friends an
pay large sums Of money and have him
accommodated with special, oiteA lux
tIrious, rooms"
The officer mentioned the son u :.
very conspicuous man who died long
ago worth several millions of dollars; a
nan one time mentioned in the news
papers as an available candidate for
President of the United States. He
said:
"There till recently, Nr.-'son served
i term for habitual drunkenness. His
father lett him $1,000 per year, whit.il
was equivalent to being CIT OFT iii the
will. The son WAS drunk for years, anG
although he was out Of the asylum and
abroad he has been drunk ever slice
In reference TO another, rich man 8
son, the officer said:
''lie bas not been home for four wears.
His father, who has 4 Very large income,
found that he, in a fit Of reck ?e>sntsS. had
deliberately married q prostitute in Il
public house, having the ceremony per-
Iormcd there. They had barely got Linn
out of that svrape when st was ieun,i that
he wanted to marry an upper servant ii
his fathers house. Consequently the
young man was sent to Europe, ana Was
kept literally supplied with money, but
is not allowed to come home
"WelI," said 10 the officer, "do ricn
mems SONS in New York give them
much trouble Of that kind7'
"Yes in number Of cases-a manr-
ity certainly-the sons of rich men in
New York city turn out worthless or
worse. Their parents have no time to
devote to their children, being engaged
in battle with their own generation
for wealth and power, and they furnish
their sons with money, preferrlng to let
them tave money rather than be
source of annoyance. The sons 60 out
Lave at home. They find their way to
some dive or costly house of lewd enter
tainment, where they are fattered,
courtcd and solicited for money and
presents, until they consider it fire.
quently smart to play the landlord, the
husband or the distinguished ii iiend,'
and the hrst thing their parents know
there is large bill for wine. &C.. and
suddenly the money-making sire awak-
ems to find his son a complete wreck,
sapped in principle and selfrespect-
perhaps in bodily strength-and utterly
averse to women under the wholesome
restraints of matrHnopV.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1882-11-09

Matters in Egypt continue compara-
lively dull. The discovery that Arab
Bey is to be thoroughly defended in pub
lie by competant English advocate dis
appoints those who predicted his prompt
conviction and execution, and it is now
announced that in all probability he will
be hanished. Though actual host'ities
were of very short duration, as all wars
are likely to be hereafter, Egypt will be
in turmoil for long time. 1t is beg
CARED country at the best; with no pros
pect Of emergency sfrom the slough ofde-
spond. Nothing but the jea'onsies Of
other nations prevents its seizure at
once,
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1882-11-09
Singular and Dreadful Affair,

A railroad conductor brings news of ter
rible affair near Worthington, Mimi, Thurs
day night. A farmer whose name tho con-
ductor was not able to learn, living about
nine. miles from WORTH, gton, went out to
milk his cow, taking with him two Ii tie
sons aged five and seven years. One Of the
boys held the lamp while the father milked
In the stable where the COW was there were
also two horses. In the loft Ov, rhead was a
quantity of hay and orn. The corn was
heavy, and while the farmer was milking
crushed the fDor of the loft in, letting the
contents fall down on those below, and
cause the lamp to explode setting fire to the
h Y. The man succeeded in crawling out
between the horses and COW, with badly
burned hands. One little boy VS. not
heard to utter cry The other boy could
be heard crying by the agonized father, who
was making superhunan efforts to rescue
him without avail, and the little fellow con-
tinued imprisoned bcneath the burning
mass aud roasted alive. The horses and
cow were also burned to ieash. One of tn
title boys was probably killed by the fall
ot,he floor or slnothered, the other was heard
to shrek in agony until his legs burned off,
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1882-11-09
Only Her Way.

In hunting up the battlefield ofJones,
borough came across tue usual score Of
blind roads leading no one knew where.
and in following one through the woods
came to point where a fence blocked
farther progress. On the other side OF
the fence was farmer hoeing corn, and
after the usual talk about the weather
asked
roa,l?'
'"This is the end"
"Don't 60 any farther?"
"Not a rod"
"And I've got to. ride back?"
~ reckon SO; but you'd better come
over to the HI use and have bit tirst?"
won't it put you to any trollble?"
''Not bit. Ride down into the scrubs
and you'll find a low spot where you can
Jump the horse"
When | ha'i followed directions and
reached his siie he continued
Stranger, | want to post you in ad-
vance. When the Yankees come down
here they ripped open our feather beds.
broke open ourc chests. smashed crockerv
up agin 'em, bat my wife can't forget it.
a squint at yer and ask if yer from the
North. You'll say yes, and then she'll
open on you and call you all sorts of hard
names.- You won't pretend to hear a
word, and she'll heave chairs and boot
jacks and tiatirons at you, and yell at our
four dogs to chaw We up. That's whim
of hers, We see, but she can't hit yerif yer
are good at dodging, and the dogs dasnt
bite anybodvn'
"But don't want to be greeted that
way"
You never mind. It's only whim,
and after she has tired herself out jawing
and throwing and tearing around she'll
set to and cook the best meal in the state
of Georgia There was a chap here from
Chicago last week, and after he had
lodged three chairs, dozen sticks of
wood and six milk pans, the Oh woman
pulled him off the hoss and made him
feel so much to home that reckon he
may marry our eldest gal this fall"
l positively declined to take dinner
with him and l think hear him callixx
yet as galloped away
Stranger, if ye can't face one old wo-
man with whim nov, l Idon't:reckon you
bothereta --- c~'i- -ery much during the
war"
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1882-11-09
-ANANTUCKETlD lDYI
Where the summer breezes mfngle
Perfumes with the laden air,
And the honey suckle blossoms
knte1lli lhpir fra ra nee aVerXRh0rA.

where the summer breezeS m1nglo
Perfumes with the laden air, !:
And the honey suckle blossoms
ep:ead their fragrance everywhere
Just within the broad veranda,
" q shady. cool retreat,
Lay ou' hero. Dick reclining,
Eunuied, o'ercome with heat.
Hark! step upon the carpet,
"Coming here? By Jove, it's ul
Happy thought! I'll felgn slu bef
Just to see VIII she will do"
And his eyelids then descended
Ger his laughing hazel eyes,
And with blissful expectation
There he waited for the prize.
Nearer, nearer came the footsteps.
Lightly as fairy's tread,
While within his wicked ambush
Richard waited for the end.
Softly they approa ched the sofa
Surely he it is they seek
And, surprised and joyed, he felt Q
Timid kiss upon his cheek
Thrilled with fond imagination,
Up he sprang with ardor then,
And with loves own burning passion
Clasped-his faithful pointer, Ben!
Clasped nim with delicious triumph,
Pressed him fondly to his breast,
Then with madness gazed upon him
Well, we'll omit the rest!
George w. Hills, in Boston Gazette.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1882-11-09
Crimes 07aG Criminals.

A fatal shooting occurred at Eureka, Kan
sas, on Main street, between James A. An
derson. formerly Of New Orleans, editor of
the Eureka Evening Leader republican
newspaper, and George F. Reck, republ eau
candidate for superintendent Of public in
struction. Anderson was shot through the
bladder and lower bowels. Reck was not
ut. Anderson is in dying condition.
Reck after emrtying his six-shooter ran up
the street. Anderson pursneing and irving
to fire third time at him, hut desisting he
cause Of the crowded condition of the streets
or because the hammer Of his pistol got
out Of gear. The cause Of the trouble was
quarrel in regard to politics. The stories
as to who fred the first shot are conflicting
He was the son Of we1l-to do-English pa-
rents. On his person were found seven locks
Of hair, evidently from seven different ladies'.
James Lamev and WIFE,, while on their
wav from Wabasha to their home near
Weaver, were wavlaid and robbed by three
men Of $3.50. which they had cot to nav off a
mortgage on their place. One Of the men
asked for ride with the Lamevs, and when
mar the n'are where the other two men were,
grabbed Lamey by 'he collar an] ,erekd him
ont Of the wagon. while his pals grabbed the
horses hridles. Mrs. Lamev had the money
and delivered it mp to the robbers when they
were about to pnt threats Of killing her h,1s-
hand in execution. They knew they had
The money. as when he told that he had but
ter and that he had over 5000 with him.
As the robbery was committed after dark
the Lameys are unable to identify the rob-
bers
The drug and iewelrv store of Jesse B.
Stinehour in Wadena was entered Tuesday
night by burglars and robbed ofmonev and
iewe'rv to an amount between 5000 and $500.
Mr. Stirehour had large and valuable col.
lection Of rare coins. together with lot oI
valuable iewelrv. which were taken hy the
fhiet. His money drawer was broken in
pieces too fine for kindling wood and the
desk drawers broken open. contents over
hanled and valnables all carried awav. The
loss is heavy one to Mr. 3tinehour, who is
yo1ng man inst starting in business. No
clue as yet to the perpetrators.
Last Tuesday night Sheriff Richter ol
Ramsey county, was in the Winona jail
looking after man who escaped from Jail
July 6. He found the man presented to
him was not the party he was looking for,
hut as he glanced around the room he found
an old guest named Schmicker who was
one Of the escaped. Schmicker appeared to
have jumped out Of the frying pan into the
fire, as he WAS arrested under the name ol
James Baker. July IL for stealing horse
and has received sentence Of five years in
Saltwater.
Theodore Hand, tax Office clerk, arrested
in Philadelphia for embezzlement, says that
in four weeks, if allowed to make his inves.
tieation in his own way and allotted such
assistance as he might require, he could show
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1882-11-09
One of the James Gang Convicted

Huntsville (Ala.) Special: Dick Liddell,
on trial several days for conspiracy con.
nected with the robbery of Alex Smith, at
Muscle, Ala, August, 1881. was found guilty
to-day. 1iddell had proved that he was in
Kentucky at the time Of the robbery, which
ne says was committed by Frank and Jessie
James and Bill Ryan, who were hidden
from the officials; that he did not know of
the intention to commit the robbery.
He admitted that he at other times and
places ran aud robbed with the gang. The
verdict is peculiar. 1t recites belief in &C.
cordance with what Liddell testified, but
says he is guilty of conspiracy nevertheless.
which said actual partici pa t in crime OF
knowledge it was in ended was sufficient
proof Of conspiracy in which the prisoner
was guilty participant. The jury signed q
petition for executive clemency.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1882-11-09
Northern Pacific Farmer.
GEO. A WHITNEY, Editor & Publisher.
MINNESOTA

Now that the elections are over it is a
reasonable supposition that we may have
a truce to politics for while, but it will
be found thut the meeting Of congress Oh
the first of December will renew the agi-
tation, and perhaps, with tcnfold inten-
sity, for the more politicians, who com
prise vast majority of congress, are in
capable Of rising to the higher plane of
sfotos,,apSI hin
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1882-11-09
IMPORTANT LAND DECISION.
Commissioner Mcfarland Gives an
Opinion of Value to HOmestea(lers
and Prc-emDtOrS.

commissioner MCEarilnd Gives an
Opinion of Value to Honesteaders
and Prc-emptors.
Washington Special: The commissions,
Of the genelal land Office, in a comnuni
cation to firm Of lawyers, answers some
very pertinent questions ofintcrest to home
stead and pre-emption settlers. In response
to an inquiry relative to the location Of
soldiers additional homestead rights on
non-contiguous lands the commissioner
says the land office does not cons,rue the
law so as to require that the
tracts entered must be contiguous.
Two OF the questions relate to
mortgages and quit claim deeds to secure mon
ey loaned to nOmeste .der or pre-emptor
for the purpose Of making mprovements,
and to agreements to give warrant or dee Is
to secure advancements ofmoney in making
final proof on honl. se d and pre- EN- ption
claims, and to the validity of these claims
when sue, deeds and contracts are made or
entered into. The commissioner replies that
it is a fundame ntal principal of the home
stead and pre-empliun laws that entries un-
der those laws cali be made only for the use,
occupa ion!and benefit of homestead or
pre-emption party. The commission er
says:
Any transaction that tend to an evasion OF
the restrictions Of the law or that involve
coilusion for the illegal obtaininment of
title to the public lands of either homestead
or pre-emption entries. made or perfected in
the interest or for the benefit of others than
the entry parties are illegal and entries so
made are vitiated thereby. Attention is
called to decision OF the secretary OF the
interior, in which i, is held that mortgage
given by a pre-empto: for security fer
money loaned him with which to pay the
government price of land is not an
alienation Of the land, nor an agree
nent as prohibited by law
Another question, as to the time within
which settler on unsurycyed lands may
make proof after filing Of the township plat
to survey in the local land Office is to be
answered accordin. to the circumstances OF
any case That may be presented. A settler
is entitled'to credit for The time of his actual
settlement, whether the land is surveyed or
lns,rveyed, and the facts of settlement, res
idence, cnltiva ion and Improvement to-
gether with the good faith of the settlers, are
matters primarily to be shown in every case
to the satisfaction of the register and re-
ceiVer.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1882-11-09
Personal and I1nDerso7eul.

The Danish ambassador to the United
States Minister de Billie, has returned from
his Northwestern trip, and stated in an
interview that he went west to Miles City and
north to Fergus Falls He was particularly
well pleased witch the country around James
town and north OF that place. The land
about Miles City would need irregation to
become productive, so that portion of the
country did not strike him so favorably as
Minnesota and Northern Dakota He was
fairly surprised at the capacity of the coun-
try i'll the Red River valley and in Dakota,
and was certain that the wonderful re-
sources of~the Northwest as whole, could
not be understood and appreciated unless
person i.spected the country by actual visit
He found that the Scandinavian settlements
were very prosperous.
It was learned on high authority that
Rear Admiral Shufeldt, when in China was
offered the highly important position of ad-
miral OF the fleet and commander in chief
OF the Chinese navy. The position is one
of large power, important duties and great
influence. The offer was declined, although
the tender was made in the most flattering
terms, chiefly because of the opposition OF
the all-pervading British influence around
the court OF the emperor. He felt that he
could not enter upon the work of reorgani.
ton expected of him facing such head
winds.
New York tribune: The question which
agitates the gay world just now is whether
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1882-11-09
NP2ES Of the RUiI3'ON1S.

At the meeting Of the general passenger
agents held in Chicago they ageed upon a
basis for making rates for the Knights Temp
lar who will next summer attend the grand
triennial conclave to he held at San Fran
CISCO Rates west Of the Missouri river are
to he s75 for the round trip to GO and return
hv the same route; to travel by one route
ard return by another. $1oO East Of the
Missouri river the fare for the round trip
will be one-halt current rates.
The earnings Of the Chicago & Northwest
ern road were. from Jnne !. to date: Passer .
eers. $3.50. ae3-increase s4755OO freight
SPOIL. .5l5-decrease 1881 ,276: exrress S149.-
n56-increase $21, ,11O; mails $3.50. .967-de
crease $34 94S; miscellaneous $500 2S6: in
crease $41, ,563. Totals, $9,031, ,588. decrease,
S279S4.
The Omaha line will begin running regu-
lar trains between St. Panl and Superior
next week. and through trains will be put
on between Chicago and Superior at an earlv
date which will make close connection with
the Northern Pacific for the West.
The Wabash will run through trains to
ST. Paul and Minneapolis he, eater over
what is known az the Iowa route, composed
the Chicago. Burlington & Quincy, the
Burlington. Cedar Rapids & Northern, and
the Minneapolis & ST. Louis.
It is believed in Wall street that the North
western and the st. Paul lines will beat the
record in the matter Of earnings for Octo-
ber. Omaha and Duluth indicate pheno-
menal increase in earnings.
An agreement has been signed by the Of
ficials Of the St. Paul, Minneapolis e. Man
itoha and Northern Pacific. adiu>ting the
railroad territory in which the two lines are
mutually interested.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1882-11-09
Record Of Fires and Casualties

At Wheeling, yesterday, Patterson
Crow'es. voungests son ofFrank Crow les. was
accidentally shot and killed by his elder
brother Will.
A fire at Usage City, Kans., destroyed
about half block Of business houses, en-
failing loss of $4,000.
William Gibbs was struck bv an express
train near Cleveland last night and killed.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1882-11-09

than 81 600, 900 of state taxes were stolen.
He says that he can also expose the COM
plete list OF we'll known politicians who have
been benefited by remission of the tax
penalties.
Charles B. Mahan, from Lebron, N. Y,
who carried on an extensive agricultural i'm
Plements works in Montreal has disap-
peared, leaving liabilities to banks, brokers
and farmers to the extent of$l00,O00.
William G. Russell, trusted teller 9
the Pennsylvania Insurance company for
twenty-one years, i missing. His accounts
are only 100000 short. OF course there's a
woman in the case.
The habeas corpus case of Mark Gray, the
would-be- assassin of Edwin Booth, was con-
cluded at Quinct, III. It resulted in all or
der for his discharge froEl the asylum for the
insane at Elgin, as cured.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-11-11
Teaching Calves TO Drink.

In the late issue Of tho Propisioner,
England, there Is q very funny account
of a mans ATTEMPT TO leach n calf how
TO drink. There is n fine description Of
the approach 10 the calf, with his great
stupid eyes in full amtze. Tho man
strsddles him and attempts 10 push his
head down into the milk. when the
cali rises in his wonderment and carries
tho man acrosst tho stable and lands him
head foremost in the milk-pall Then
come the proycrbial n0idayits Of strong
LANGUAGE. a nonndino Of Tho calf over
the head with the empty nail. and the
determination ia lot Tho bloody beast
starye h death. MI going 10 proye that
calye. If the aid %ronntrv have The .,me
calf nature hat they have In this
country. which IA. pcrhaps. no great
wonder after all. AZ The trouble hero So
graphically described. does not really
come from The calf. but from IN, jpnor.
anee and stup'ditv of the gengs homo
that has. ns some one says. n vast
amount If human na,ure IN Il wbercyor
he IL found.
I'm Teaching c,lves IN drink tbore il n
right way as well as n wrong way ia 90
about n and tho chances ara n hun.
dred 10 one that the mar who never
Ia ,rned the business will have A. much
trouble in his first efforts as he would
IN trying 10 steer n setting hon.
I'm Tho frat place. The calf should b,
made TO fast until his annette Is nuit,
shnrp. lie should then be handled h,
two persons instead OF one. unless m,
ono has Ind n great deal of experience
II ono holds his body still the other car
readily manipulate his head. and as 400,
as no gets a good taste OF the milk hi
wits seem 10 come about him. and a III
tic coaNing will do the rest; but, Of al
things. have a little patience with him
In the largo breeding establishment
that are now scattered ali oycr N.
country, Il Is the universal practice l.