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The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-06-08
GREAT LAND MONOPOLY.
| The Canadian Railway to Sell $780,.
100000 Of Bonds, and Accept the
| Same for Land at $40.

The Canadian Railway to Sell $780,.
600. 900 Of Bonds, and Accept the
Same for Land at $40.
The largest land purchase, perhaps, ever
made, with the possible exception of Alaska
from the Russian government by the
United States, has been consummated by a
distinguished party of American and foreign
capitalits. The scheme in itself is of grand
and enormous proportions, involving, per.
haps, 10000, 900 acres of land and SIS, 600, 0OC
in money.
The gentlemen connected with the scheme
are the duke of Manchester, George Ste
phens, president, and r. B. Angus, vice
president of the Canadian Pacific railway,
Robert Tenant member of parliament from
Leeds, England, Stephen Angus, Lord Ell
phinstone and Mr.. Todd of W. f. Kennedy
l. Co. representing the Scotch interest, and
w. r. Kennedy representing the New York
capitalists, and W. B. Scarth and Mr.. Oster
representing Toronto. These gentlemen Or
ganized the land corporation of Canada.
The duke of Manchester was elected prcsi-
president. The Canadian Pacific
railway received . land grant from
the Dominion government Of 25.O0O, 600,
acres have been sold. The company, up to
date, have issued about 8, ,OOO bonds in
their land grant bonds which are aid 10 be
held by syndicates IN Paris, New York and
Montreal, the banksof Montreal holding, it
was stated, goodly block. The land com
|pany Of Canada Is 8 consolfd Ation Of Ill the
smaller land companies in Great Britain and
Canada which have colonization in
Canada as their great objective
scheme. The corporation agrees to
perchasc one-half the land, along the Can
adam Pacific, which is left of its grant, in
Guiding, of course, half of the town sites.
These lands lie in northwestern Canada
clear up to the line of British Columbia, il>-
Guiding in the neighborhood of 100000
acres. The Canadian Pacific bonds issued
amount to $90OO,000. The land company
will take these up at par and will receive 5
per cent interest upon them as they are held
by them. The land company will pay for
these lands in the hands of the
Canadian Pacific, which will thus
pany will take all together SIS, 600, 900 of the
bonds at par. When the land is taken with
them the railway company will receive them
at the rate of 10, thus assuring large profits
in the enterprise.
The company, it is said will employ it's
surplus capital in loaning money to settlers,
and building houses for them and facilitat-
ing the rapid development and improvement
of the country.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-06-08

The report that the old Racine Silver
Plate company would be removed tc
Rockford, Ill.,. is untrue. -,
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-06-08
POstoftice Changes During the Week
Ending May ~, 1882.

M1NNESOlA.
Established-Boon Lake, Denville county,
Nelson H. Shafer, postmaster; Buffalo Lake.
Renville county, John G. Reibe, postmaster;
Moland, Rice county, Peter Judd, postlnas-
ter.
Postmaster ppointed-Hadley, Murray
county, Herman Nelson.
WISCONSIN.
stablished-Dickeysvillc Grant county,
John A. Schmidt, postmaster; Harmony,
Marietta county, Franklin L. Murray, post
master.
Postmaster Appointed Charlesburg, Cal
umet county, John Bersch.
DAKOTA TERRITORY.
tablished-Broadland, Beadlc county,
Cornelius Blount,. postmaster; Blount
Hughes county, Seth r. Price, postmaster;
Mardell, Griggs county, Theadore +. Kern,
postmaster.
Postmaster Appointed-Blue Lake, Day
county, Edwin r. Thompson.
IOWA.
Established-Laddsdalc county, Charles
G. Ladd, postmaster; Percy, Marion county,
Israel Putnam, postmaster.
Observation-Disclosures Chickasaw coun-
ty.
Names changed-Page City, Page county,
to Page Center; Polo, \ppanoose county, to
Plano.
Postmasters appointed-Gregg Johnson
county, II. K. Simonson; Havre Washing
ton county, Frank Trebelcock; hardwood
Lyon county, Mrs. Hannah Frucius Oak
land, Pottawattamie county, L. 8. Robin
son; Victor. Iowa county, Joseph M. Bu-
chanan.
How They Build in New York.
New York Special: Mr.. D. o. Mills who
came here decillionaire, took his place al
once among the lnagnates ofWall street. He
has strengthed his position by putting up the
best building in the metropolis, dipping sue.
cessfully into stocks, and acquiring Whitelaw
Reid's new baby for grandson. I walked
through the Mills building the other day, to
find the new office of the Northern Pacific
The building presents two and three-fourths
acres Of floor room. 1t has 1888 offices. II
has six lively elevators to convey passengers
to its ten stories. The first floor is twenty
one feet between JOINTS the eighth is twelve
and one half feet The total cost of the
ground and building was about 5000, 600
and the offices rent at from $500 year tt
s., 900 each-an aggregate of something like
100000. OF all the buildings that have las
year gone up in the vicinity of lower Broad
way this last year, not one, believe, is ]ex
than seven stories high, and most ofthenl
arc ten or eleven, Another feature quit az
conspicuous as their tremendous height is
that all of them are built Of brick and ever
faced with it-being pointed and decorated
generally, with grey sandstone.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-06-08

SENArE.-The vice president pro tenn OF
the senate was in his accustomed seat, wear.
ing button-hole boquet, and apparently
live]ier for the few days of vacation. When
the journal had been read he submitted all
apology for designating successor last
Thursday and as he appeared really contritu
it was decided to let the committee ON rules
settle the matter, that committee being
instructed to examine and report upon
the question of the power of the president
pro tenn. to appoint senator to perform the
duties of the chair during his absence. Mr..
Beck offered resolution authorizing the
proper committee to report necessary appro-
priation bills to provide for the support of
the government, the house having neglected
to pass these important measures. The
ARMY bill was discussed and all amend
ment fixing the age of officers subject to
compulsory retirement at sixty four instead
of sixty-two years, as in the BILL was adopt
ed. Resolutions were introduced inquiring
into the alleged levying of political assess
nnents upon government employees. Mr..
Mcmillan introduced a bill for an agree
1nent with the Sioux Of Dakota for the ces-
sion of q part of the great Sioux reservation.
House tilt occurred between Mr.. White
Of Kentucky and Mr. Kelley regarding the
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-10-28
Mass Meeting.

There will be a Democratic Mass
Meeting at the Court House in Win
chester, Va, on Wednesday, the first
day of November, 1882, at which a
number of distinguished speakers will
be present.
aDn The B. & O. R. R. will issue
round trip tickets from Summit Point
and Strasburg and intermediate sta
tons on payment of fare one way. A
special train will leave Strasburg in
the evening, and returning leave Win.
chester after the night speaking. The
last train for Summit Point will leave
about 10 clock, P. M. Tickets good
on regular and special trains.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-10-28
Close Elections.

The majority of men in advance of
an election fail to appreciate the i'm
portance of the individual voter and
incline to think that the cause may
without hazard lose this or that vote.
How often the whole result turns upon
one or half a dozen votes it is only
necessary to recall instances in every
mans recollection, to see.
In West Virginia, Wilson, the Dem
ocratic candidate, is elected over Ma
son, Republican, by only seven votes.
West Virginia has four members of
Congress; had Mason been elected
they would have stood two to two, and
in the not improbable event of the next
Presidential election being thrown into
Congress, and West Virginia's vote
being needed for the Democratic can
didate, it would have been tie and.
would not be counted. As it is, the
votes Of eight men have saved the
State to the Democracy, and may de-
termine the policy of the Government
for years to come. In our election,
should Mahoneism triumph because of
some such accident, it will be because
this and that man, here and there fails
to register to pay his tax, or to vote.
The aggregate of voters scattered here
and there make the mighty whole, and
the only way to win is to gather them
all together. The only way to gather
them together is to see them moao !; to
know that they are duly qualified to
vote, and then to see that they go to
the polls and deposit their ballots
The danger is not past until this is
done, and no man knows but the res
possibility of the whole election may
rest upon his vote or upon that OF
some one whom he might have but did
not influence to vote with him. Think
Of these things, friends, and thinking,
act, and act at once.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-10-28
The Outlook.

Massey will beat Wise. O'Ferral
will beat Paul Tucker will beat
Rives. Fulkerson will beat Bowen.
Cabell will beat Sims. Garrison will
beat Mayo Barbour will beat Farr
Geo. Wise will beat Smith. In the
Second District Dezendorff, anti Ma
hone Republican, will be elected. In
the Petersburg District the Mahoneite
candidate will prevail. Thus there
will be 8 Democrats, one straight Re-
publican and one Malone Republican
in the Virginia Congressional delega-
ton. All the chances are in favor Of
this result, and the wisest political
prophets thus forecast the event. But
all the calculations are based upon
eoery Democrat casting his vote. Dc
not forget it. We can make this so il
we will, and if we will we may disap'
point the brightest expectations thai
we have had for five years of shaking
off this Old Man Of the Sea.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-10-28
Do Not Forget

THAT:
Massey will vote with the Demo
Gratis in Congress.
Wise would vote with the Conkling-
Guiteau-Stalwarts.
Wise two years ago was a so-called
elector on Hancock ticket
Wise at the same time was stall
wart Republican candidate for Con-
gress.
Wise said he would live and die a
Democrat.
Arthur gave him 100000 Office,
and he became stalwart Republican.
Wise drew and advocated the odious
Commissioner of Sales Bill.
Massey rallied the big Four" and
defeated it.
Wise favored the Judiciary, Appor-
tionment and Railroad bills.
Massey rallied the big -Four" and
defeated them.
Wise never voted Readjuster ticket
in his life, but is now rampant Re-
adjuster when there is nothing to re-
adjust
Massey was Readjuster until the
debt question was settled, but that
being done, refused to follow Malone
into the Stalwart Republican camp.
Wise's father hung John Brown, and
because the colored people are down
on him for it'll says that John Brown
was a saint and hero, and better than
any Democrat.
If Wise is elected we will have an
other Malone legislature with all its
horrors.
If Massey is elected the people will
rule, and the Boss will step down and
out.
Wise's election means more debt
agitation; higher taxes corruption
bribery incompetent men in office,
and wasteful extravaganza.
Massey's election means quiet and
peace ; no more agitation economy
low taxes; the rule of good men, and
the return of power in the State to
the hands of her honest citizens.
Choose we between them.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-10-28
Public Sale !!

The subscriber will offer at public
sale at his residence near Stephens
City, on WEDNESDAY, the 9Th day
of November, 1882, at 10 o'clock, A.
NJ, all his stock and farming utensils,
viz: l Good Brood Mare, l Farm
Horse, 3 First-class Mich Cows, 2
Calves, Fine Hogs, l Two Horse
Wagon and Harness, New Cart,
New Spring Wagon, Buggy, l Oliver
Two Horse Plow, l One Horse and
Two Subsoil Flows, Single and Double
Shovel Flows, One Harrow nearly
new, Cultivator, new Singletrees, sin
gle and double, and other articles found
on frst-class farm. A lot of CORN,
HAY and FODDER. Household
and Kitchen Furniture, consisting of
One Large Buffet, Comfortable, Bed
steads, Chairs, One Large Sponge Mat
tress, Carpets, Cooking Stove, Cooking
Utensils, one Barrel Vinegar, and 9TH
er articles too numerous to mention.
TERMS OF SALE.-All sums of 800
and under, cash; all sums over 500, a
credit of nine months will be given on
notes with approved security If
notes are not paid at maturity inter
est will be required from date of sale.
S. H. WILLIAMS.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-10-28


1t seems that the bit of poetry we
published last week in reference to a
certain Middletown beauty has wa
kened up the efforts of the muse in
another direction. Listen to the fol-
lowing:
I am not poet and all people know it,
And never aspired to be;
But cannot allow it, declare and avow it.
To see Partially
Our girls have all shown 1t, and you might
have known it,
That they would become very mad,
To allow in your paper such wonderful
caper
By love sick Stephensburg lad.
Now I'm going to show you, and / very
well know you
With me will quickly agree,
That Newtown possesses both maidens and
dresses
As pretty as they could we'll be.
We have eyes, so they say, from black to
grey
l rely upon hearsay for that
For, to give you the fact, sir, | hardly know
black, sir,
To color being blind as bat.
But one thing do know, and that not a
few know,
That of sizes we have all kinds
From tall, thin and slender, to large, fat and
tender,
And just as distinct in minds.
And again, we have creatures of beautiful
features
Yes. of hearts, too, to make great mashes;
There's nothing they lack, sir, and I'll not
be slack, sir,
To beat the denyer to ashes.
OF beauty they've plenty for any young
'genty"
Who should dare to ask for their hand,
And if they don't mind, sir, they'll very
soon find, sir,
Their chances as worthless as sand. N',r
IT'S very great pity can't make tiitty
That's longer and better than this .is3
But ! must get peep, sir, at some little
sleep, sir,
Or surely my duties I'll miss,
And now bid adieu to the ladies and YOU
With the hope that in futureyou'll try,
If hint should be made their fine charms
to degrade,
To knock the vile traitor sky-high.
For in Stephens City-'tis by no means a
pity
We have charming and beautiful girls,
And for one will try to, and might even
die to
Protect them from ISLANDERS of churls.
L. d. L.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-10-28
EVERY LETTERS CONTENTS.
WARSAW. Jefferson County, Pa.

The swelling is all gone. am as
we'll and natural as l ever was before
l was enlarged. ! am delighted with
Pe,uma and Manolin. S. P SHAFER.
My son is still improving in health.
Your Peruna is just the thing for him.
w. BAUER, st. Mary's, Pa.
The large chronic ulcers, of fifteen
months standing, are entirely healed.
The swelling, pain and itching have
all subsidized, the leg is healed, and l
am perfectly well. Peratna is won
derful remedy. w. NJ. GRIFFITH,
Ashland, Ky.
If you desire health and to save
money, ask your druggist for Doctor
Hartman's Ellis of Life"
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-10-28
See Steele g. Dinges' new advertise

See Steele g. Dinges' new advertise
ment in another column.
Selemuel Keller has just completed
the erection of a fine new barn and
re-roofed and otherwise improved his
dwelling house.
Our postmaster, Mr.. Grove, has Ia
ken to raising pumpkins. He shows
as specimens 6 Of these "berries for
pies, raised on one vine, aggregating
200 pounds. Who can beat them :?
Best New York Cream Cheese only
Is cents at Steele & Bro. s. The larg-
est and best selected stock of Boots
and Shoes (without exception in the
city will be found at Steele & Bros.
We were yesterday shown potato,
of the Baltimore White variety, rails
ed on the cross roads farm of Henry
Dinges, which measured ten inches in
length, 81 inches in circumference,
and weighed two pounds.
At Steele & Bros store customers
and clerks are compelled to mount lad
ders to get at the tops of the piles OF
goods covering shelves, counters, floors
and every available space. They
should sell out doors as long as the
weather will allow.
Mr.. M. B. Steele dwelling, as wei
as the storehouse of Steele g. Bro, are
undergoing repairs. They are putting
on new fronts on both, streets, with
pretty bracket cornices, and are GOV
ering both dwelling and store with a
substantial tin roof.
We beg pardon for the annoying err
ror which crept into our Middletown
Personals" last week. The fault was
altogether our own, and can imagine
how unpleasant it must have been to
the feelings of the refined and accom-
plished lady to see her name appear as
it did.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-10-28

Practices in the courts of Frederick Clarke
and Shenandoah counties, and in the U. s.
Courts at Harrisonburg and the Court Of
Appeals at Staunton.
Particular attention given to the security
and collection of debts; to drawing deeds
and wills; to advice and securing home
stead rights, drawing business contracts,
agreements, sc.
Office at his residence. 25y
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-10-28
PUBLIC SALE /!

The subscriber, administrator Of
the estate of Mrs. Permelia Lee, de-
ceased, will expose to public sale in
front of the store of I. W. McArtor,
in Stephens City, on Tuesday, Nov. z,
1882, at clock. P. M, the following
property, wit: Sideboard, l Trav-
cling Trunk, l Feather Bed, Silver
Table and Teaspoons, Counterpanes,
Blankets and Quilts, China Tea Set,
Pillows, Bolster Slips, and numerous
other articles.
Terms made known on day of sale.
II. M. MILLER, Admin r.
October 81, l8S2.ts
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-10-28
The Meeting.

The citizens of our town and vicin-
ity on Wednesday night last were
treated to joint discussion between
Messrs. w. R. Alexander, of Win
chester, and R. R. Farr, Liberal Re-
adjuster candidate for Congress. Mr..
Farr opened in all hours speech. in
which he foated down the political
stream from the outbreak of the re-
bellion to the present time, making
use of the usual clap trap promises to
catch the colored vote. He declared
that they were the only real party in
the issue; the only party that had
any platform that Democracy was
dead, past resurrection, and therefore
could have no platform.
Mr.. Alexander followed, showing to
his interested hearers the platform
upon which the Democracy of the
aOhole country stood; declaring against
protective tariff, in opposition to one
man power, and in favor of legislation
for the common good, instead of laws
making the "rich richer and the poor
poorer" He drew a true picture of
the platform upon which the Read
justers had placed themselves, having
no foundation in fact but fraud. 1t
was party born of factions-a kind
of cross. breed--a mongrel half-and-
half-made up of Readjusters and
Stalwarts, with Readjuster father, a
Republican mother, and an old Lib
eral'' for nurse; its cradle official greed,
and its feod corruption.
Every Democratic listener was proud
to see the Readjuster candidate SO
vigorously and thoroughly handled,
and Mr.. Alexander's logical and tren-
chant presentation Of the current po-
litical issues were thoroughly enjoyed
and appreciated. In short the Dem
ocrats are jubilant over the results Of
this meeting, while the few Readjust-
ers are respondent and crestfallen.
l
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-10-28
Personal.

Mrs. A. W. Dean, after a pleasant visit
among her friends, returned to Strasburg
on Saturday last.
Robert II. Long, of Wardensville, W.
Va, who at one time carried on heavy
mercantile business in Stephens City ar
rived here on Thursday to visit old frIefds.
Mr.. Frank Stalking, after completing the
job of frescoing the new M. E. Churchhere
in the best manner possible to the art, left
for Front Royal on Monday last to do some
similar work in that place.
Mr.. Lawyer Carpcr and Mr.. Perego, two
prominent gentlemen from the now Demo-
cratic Buckeye State, are visiting their rel
atives, the M. A. Wise and Canter families.
They are highly pleased with their visit,
and speak in glowing terms of the people
and thriftiness everywhere visible in our
Valley.
The conductor of the morning train that
went west last Monday boasts that he had
three of the liveliest, prettiest, wittest and
most charming lady passengers he has ever
had the pleasure of carrying. They were
Misses Mollie and Maggie Harry and tleil
cousin, Miss Leoni Kronk. The former
were on their return home, after Il long and
pleasant visit to our village. They took
with them the kind wishes of all our young
folks, and report says they took something
else-that is-we-mean to say-the feel
ings of some of our young gentlemen were
considerably harri-ed when they learned Of
their departure. and the prospects Of their
being mollie. fled are not very flattering,
unless something magical should inter-
pose. (P. S-N. Bit is thought that old
bachelor will survive)
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-10-28

The VALUE OF PRINTERS INK -
We took occasion in our issue of the
18th instant to give an account of the
vast. mercantile establishment of G..
F. Mayors, and the immense stock of
goods filling every department. As
an evidence of the power of printers
ink, when backed up by indubitable
truths, and that the people fnlly APP
preciate the facts then stated, we are
pleased to say that his sales have since
been running from two to three hun
dred dollars per day. He has marked
his goods at prices to suit the masses,
and invites all to come and examine
for themselves. No undue solicitation
to buy need be feared, and prices are
alike to every body.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-10-28

For an old and valuable remedy see
advertisement of Simmons Liver Reg
ulator.
Don't fail to examine Steele & Bro. s
stock of Boots and Shoes You will
save money by SO doing.
Adams g. McCarty are fast disposing
of their immense stock of cheap, fash
ionable and seasonable goods. =
Rev. Charles S. Allemong, of the
West Virginia M. E. Conference, has
been appointed to the Moundsville
Circuit.
D@The County Local Option Com
mittee will hold it's next meeting in
Stephens City on the third Tuesday in
January next.
We hope to be excused for emitting
the advertisements of several of our
home advertisers. They will, however
get fifty-two insertions.
Rev. L. L. Smith, of Augusta, has
accepted the call of the Evangelica
Lutheran Church, of this place, and
will enter on the duties thereof De
cember LIST.
Pumpkin stories and pumpkin pies
are now ripe, and we this week take
occasion to say that Mrs. Ann E
Funkhouser, living on Sandy Ridge
FIVE miles west of Stephens City, RAISED
fifteen full grown pumpkins from one
vine. Who can beat it?
Walter Chapel, a young man resid
ing about two miles east of Berryville
Clarke county, accidentally shot him
self on Tuesday of last week. Th
ball entered the left eye and wen
through the brain, causing instan
death. He was the only support OF hi
aged and widowed mother, and wa
highly esteemed by all his acquaint
anceS.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-10-28

That blatant fool and toe-nail parer
of Malone and Wise, hailing from
Winchester, who speaks of our paper
as the Bee, has been for the last three
months endeavoring to obtain a little
notoriety by getting his name in the
Frederick county papers, but they one
and all treat him with the contempt
he deserves. We would say to him,
however, that Bees do not feed on car
ron, and pass him by with the gentle
reminder that our type are kept too
bright and clean to be polluted to such
purpose.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-10-28
Blacksmith Shop :!

The undersigned has rented the
shop formerly occupied by B. 7. Ar
genbright, and will carry on the black
smithing business in all its various
branches Horse shoeing speciality.
All work entrusted to him will be done
in the best manner and on the most
reasonable terms. All he asks is a
trial. IL S. A. RUST.