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The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-05-18
LAND OFFICE a.r Fergus Falls.

LAND OFFICE ar Fergus Falls,
MIMI, April 10Th, 1882.
Notice is hereby given that the
fellowing-named settler has filed no.
tice of his intention to make final
proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will he made before
the Register and Receiver at Fergus
Fall, MIMI, on May Goth, 1882, viz:
John r. Barker, homestead No. 1862,
for the nell Sec. 20. Town. 1872.
Range 81. He names the following
witnesses to prove his continuous
residence upon, and cultivation of,
said land, VIZ: Torger Nelson, Panl
Olson, Edward Embertson. West
Mott, all of Parkers Prairie, MINI.
SOREN LrsroE,
1856 Register.
LAND OFFICE at Fergus Falls,
Mimi, April l4th, 1882.
Notice is hereby given that the
following named settler has filed no
tice of his intention to make final
proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before
the Register and Receiver at Fergus
Falls, Mimi, on May 9th, 1882, viz:
Douglass Magill, homestead No. 1854,
for the el-2 nwl-4 and sw1-4 nwl.4
Sec. 6. Town. 1874, Range 81. He names
the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon, and ctslti-
walton Of. said land, viz: Isaac. Ro-
per and Alexander McCrea, of Comp
ton, Mimi, and Nelson Preston and
John Il. IIomp, of Deer Greek, MINI.
48-5t IS SoREN l1sTOE,s
s>a Register.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-05-18
Oak Park.

Having purchased an interest in
that Beautiful Addition, we are pre-
pared to Sell Lots 50xl5O for $50.
Terms to suit purchasers.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-05-18

\ piece of land adjoining the town.
site, containing about IL acres; all
fenced. and one half under cultiva-
ton. Price 1885,. Just the thing for
garden farm.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-05-18

We wish also to call attention to
our property in
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-05-18

\ splendid 80 acre tract on Eng
land Prairie; all fenced and nnder
cultivation. For sale Oh easy terms.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-05-18

which We are prepared to sell on easy
terms:
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-05-18
Old papers for sale ct. this Office ct
80 cents 3,or hundred 81. s.

6O-5t Register.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1882-02-25

gwen signal. aad must guass the country
shown or pag forfeit. The key OF the
king g garden. The plan Is for one to give
sentence: II give ynu the kew OF the
hing 9 Garden" The mex, person repeats
the words with an addition: / give you
the s'ring that holds the key OF the Kings
garden Then the third adds: II give
you the scissors TO cut the string that holds
the Key OF tne Kings garden" A fourth
give You patent file to sharpen tue
SCISSORS 70 cut the string that holds the
key OF the Kings garden" A fifth: II
give bo1 TO hold the patent tile to shsrp-
en- the sclssoss 10 cut the s:rns tha, holds
the key OF the Kings garden" and SO on
til one player fails and pays forfeit
Inc secret that travels. A game of
the simplest character, but which among
young people Will often be found to afford
genuine Amusement. l. has ITS advantage
that any child Can join in it without
having previously possessed knowledge
OF the pastime. The players sit round q
table; or at least, dispose themselves in a
circle. One player starts the game by
whispering sentence iu the ear of the
player on the right hand. This sentence
Is the secret. The player, to whom the
secret has been conf1ded, tells it to hi
right hand neieh hbor, and so on. all around
the table circle. The last player repeat,
aloud the sentence as he understood 1t. anC
then the first player gives out the sentence
In Its onginsl FORM AS general rule, il
will be found tha. in passing from one tc
another, the words have been s. altered 8.
to be almost unrecogizabe
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1882-02-25
Ge: aniusns. in the Window.

It is very rare to see well-grown
geranium in window culture. Even If
the plants bloom fairly, they are often
drawn up, misshapen things, not plea
sing to look upon. In the majority OF
cases, plants that have been set ont IN
garden for the summer, are allowed 70
"go as you please" The ro4ts finding
abundance OF rich soil, the tops grow
off at famous rate. At the approach
OF cool weather the plants are taken up
rs they stood; if any cutting is done, II
is at the root to bring them within limits
Of a pot, and the plants are placed In
the window. As a consequence OF such
treatment. the majority Of the leaves
fade and fall, and show q lot OF long
lanky stems with tuft 0; leaves at the
top. This condition Of the plants Is due
either TO the lack Of knowledge or tc
,imili.y. Amateur cultivators, - gen
.rl thing, seem TO fear 10 use the knife
could the plant suffer pain they would
/ no, he more reluctant TO cut. The prop
er method Ia To prepare the plansz iol
] taking In long before the time Tor hfone
them: In, i. is too late 10 advise that. -
j, is to .n:ge.. pruning them up. Ever
a, this la.e day i. is better 70 cut haci
the eerani,t.ns to q good shape than te
let them remain as they Are. Oi coufse
each plaut will have its Own needs
this respect, and only general adv'o'
can te gwen. Cat back the long stem
N such a manner that the piAut VII
form q low, rounded head, AID remov'
altogether such branches "A VIII max
the head t,o much crowded..
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1882-02-25
just Appointed General.

In the country of Gerolstein There
is war in the land. A colonel In shot
through the head. He is carried To tho
hospital, and on examining the wound
the surgeon decides that in order to
suitably dress the wound The brain must
be taken ont Of the skull.
The operation OF removal Is snccessiul-
" performed. But while the surgeon II
preparing to examine the brain. before
replacing it. an orderly dashes up and
requires the Immediate presence of the
Doble patient at headquarters.
He promptly obeys-
Shortly after hor-einan paas*-s the
hospital at tuIa rallop.
The surgeon tri.-- to stop him and re'
store - him hi. brain
Colonel, FColonel," he sh uss after
him holding up the objec'
Without stopping, the colonel shouss
back:
Thanks I've no further nessi Tor II :
I've JUS, been appointed General
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1882-02-25
4 Few ParlOr Games.

One player says: ''Have you seen my
cat?' The next replies: "les. I've seen
your cat. ''Do you know what my cat
is doing ?" YES, know what your cat Is
doing ''Do it," And then if the player
neglects fo purr or scratch she pays for
felt. Of course, this game may be varied
considerably by choosing any animal.
The interrupted reply. The company
are seated in circle. when one whispers
to her right hand nelghoor. Say that she
asks: '-of what use is a book2" The an
swer would naturally be: To read But
instead, she asks. another squestion-of her
right hand friend. and When the questions
have gone arouni the circle the original
question and the last answer are gwen
a.oud-of course producing much laus h er
among the party.
Puzzle music One player leaves the
room, and the res; deter dime on some
| thing he must d. on his return, Say he
| has 10 dance aroun i the room 20 discover q
hidden person, or TO touch q particular Oh.
| ject. When he e;ters lie 3 informed by
song or piano when he IL near Or far fioa
his object; the singing or playing bccon-
| ing louder or soiter IS ne approaches Q,
reCe6es from The solution. With little
trouble this may De made most amusin.
game. Il is, in fac, hut q modification
| Of the cid nursery iro.lc, "Ho. BJilee
| Beans and Bacon"
The Traveller. The traveller leaves It,
room. ard then me Company determine 0,
the county he is - visit, and prepare &C
cordIns!y, Say he IS 10 guess Germany
yeu have student With long pipe.
book AMI spectacies: Turkey, a lady IN
u.ban, reclining on !. so.a-cusaion; Lap
land = tent with na,ivcs sitting arolE'
ire. This nay be made by iew chair
turned upside down and ,sb:e-clos.
thrown over them, ihe natives wrapped i
shawls, &c. The traye er comes III q,
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1882-02-25
The Sons Of Sunny Italy.

Nearly all the rag and bone piehers-
in New York are Italians, mep, wom-1,
boys and girls. A reporter thus refers
to flle matter:
Il had the tenerity to go into a. iF-
ing room of q company of Italians 1t
was half full of paper and rags and dsrty
in the extreme. A clothing dealer who
does business in building the upper
floors of which are occupied by Italians,
described their node of living. Some
times as many as twenty live in :. single
room, for which a rental of from 50 to
Sc week is paid. They use no furni-
ture and sleep inthe rags The sex $
are indiscrimina,ely mixed, and clean
illness is disreeardea entirely The
people are peaceful, but 9 great deal
worse in their habits than the Chin
|. esq.,"
AS the reporter went up the street he
saw an Italian bending over barrel in
front OF. a restaurant and stoprnd +c
watch-hiBn. TIE man drew out with
his hook lumber of steaming bones
and several pieces of meat, which lie
carefully wrapped in sheet Of paper,
doubtless with the intention of taking
them home and eating them.
"Howlw1l these people live in the
winter ?'') the keeper Of market, was
! asked.
II don't know how they live pow,'
! was the response. Il suppose the make
a living in the same mysterious way IL
the winter"
| The Chinese would live on what q
German would starve. The Italian. il
turn, will live on what ye man from
China would starve. In New York the
average Italian can live on two cents a
day. He gets his roast beef out of the
ash barrels, and keeps himself in Hava
ma segars by picking up stumps in from
of theatres, hotels and restaurants.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1882-02-25

A young lady gave "her young man"
beautifully worked pair of slippers,
and he acknowledged the present by
sending her his picture, in handsome
frame. He wrote note TO send with
it. and at tho sau,e time ,o,,l;"l anqril~
to an oft repeated dun for an unpaid-for
suit of clothes. He gave the boy ten
cents to deliver the package and notes.
giving explicit directions as to the des-
tinations of each.
It was boy with freckled face, anu
he discharged his errand Iii manner
that should give him niche i'll the tenn
pie OF fame.
The young lady received note in her
adored ones handwriting, and hew 70
her room to devour its contents, She
opened the missive with eager fingers,
ard read:
"I'm getting tired Of your everlasting
attentions. The suit is about worn out
already. 1t never amounted to much
anyway. Please go to thunder!"
And the tailor was struck utterly
dumb when he opened parcel aud dis
covered the picture Of his delinquent
| customer, with q note that said
| when you gaze upda the features.
think how much l owe you"
When the unfortunate yonug man
called around that evening 10 receive
the happy acknowledgements Of bis
sweetheart, he was very ostentahously
showed off the steps by the young lady
father
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1882-02-25
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Harvest Time In Italy.

At harvest time there is feasting and
rejoicing. Ham, eggs and wine are con-
sumcd in great quantities. During
"mietitura' scarcely any one stays at
home. and all other work is neglected.
The harvest home is usually celebrate d
by dance, and it is at this time that
marriages are chiefly arranged, The
vintage is quieter proceeding. for, al
though the soil is favorable to the vine,
It is not 80 extensively cultivated as corn.
For some times before the grape gather
ing, peasants, chiefly women and girls.
NAV be seen guarding their vines, and
forming picturesque groups beneath the
festooned trees. Were it not for this
precaution, all those fine clusters OF
grapes would disappear rs if by magic,
respect for their neigh bors prope1ty-not
being amopg the virtues OF these Area
diaos. After the gathering, wagon iosis
Of grapes, some as fine as any In hot
houses, are TO be met, drawn by the
SLOW oxen along the roads. on the'r way
to be deposited in vat with hole IN
the bottom. This is placed on the top
of cask, and on it mounts q man or
boy, who begins trea>ling the grapes.
| the juice of which falls into the cap
tacie beneath. This Is hard and very
unpleasant work, for swarm OF wasps
follow the grapes. and severely sting
the naked feet, which tread upon them
The sigh. Of the muddy feet iucre ass''
nv tlis,aste for the wine Of the country
so much that, In Indifference 20 my prsjn'
dicts. our wine-traders were made &c
was their feet before beginning then
work-a CEREMONY they considered sup
erlous.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1882-02-25

Ihe magnificent farming Of Belgium
ON poor soil Ia due to. first. the perfec.
tion of both plow aud spade wo,k. sec
ond. each field has a perfection of shape
given to il to facilitate cultivation and
drainage; third. most careful husband
ing Of the manure; fourth, the great
variety OF crops. especially OF industrial
plants. such Is solza. hax. tobacco.
hops. chickory, etc, fifth, second, Or
stolen crops such ~ turnips, and car
rots, English clover. sparry. &c. ;; where
by the cultivated area is in effect in
creased one-third: sixth, abundance of
food for cattle. Although the SOIL Il not
favorable to meadows, yet taking tho
second into account, one half the avail
able superfcies is devoted to the keep
ing Of live stock. Seventh, house feed
ing of cattle. by which the cows give
both more milk and more manure.
Eighth, minute wedding. The Belgian
laborer goes With Iii. wheelbrrruw to
the village to buy sack or two Of guano.
undertaking to pay for it after the har.
vest. The dealer trusts him. gives him
| credit. having n lien on the crop pro.
Fduced by the aid of his manure. In No
vember he gets his money: the produce
has been doubled and the land improved.
The small farmer does Just as the labor.
er does. Each opens an account with
the manure dealer, who is the best of all
| bankers. Flemish small farmers invest
from 50, 900, 600 to 81 900, 600 IN guano
every year, and quite as much IN other
kinds of manure. NJ. DeLnvclcy says:
Tho Flemish farmer scrupulously col
lects every atom OF sewage from the
towns; he guards his manure like 4
treasurer, puts 4 roof over it to prevent
rain and sunshine from spelling it; he
| gathers mud from rivers aud canals. the
e1cretions Of animals along the high
roads and the ways for conversion into
phosphates.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1882-02-25
WHAT DOES 1T MATTER.

T. matters little where was born,
or il MY parents were rich Or poor
Whether they ehrank At the cold worlds scoru
or walked Ia the pride Of wealth secure;
pu, whether live an honest mau,
And mold NY integrity nrm IN my clutch,
fteny1u brother, PAN as can,
i, matters much
/, matters ...l.e how long stay
word " sorrow, sin and care,
Whether IN youth am called away;
or. !yr III my bones AMI pate are oafe'
But. whether do the best can
TO soften the weight Of aiversity stouch
ON me faded cheek u my fellow man,
! matters much
II matters little where be my grave
on the land or on the sea-
nv pulling brook or meath stormy wave,
II matters little or naught 10 me;
Bu, whether the Angel Death comes down
And marks myihrow with his loving touch.
As one that shaE./,eAr the victOr's crown,
II matters Eiuch.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1882-02-25

Til. well known man u the Oldest
member oi the French Academy, which
has among it. members Legouv", Ans'
leg. Fshilies. SArdou, DumAs. jules
Simon Blame. Tame and Ctserbuliex, the
brightest novelist. sid newspaper winters
IN France. ChA,sAubriand, I4amartane.
Scribe. Theirs and Gir2rslin were mem
t..,s al the time of their death.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1882-02-25

The Cficd Herald thinks siloAe IN the
atmosphere is q rrally good thing, and IN
proof 0. its assertion cites the slLohing OF
haule and other meats 10 preserve then
The editor Of the Herald may need 10 be
ken, swee, in this way, bu, mos; people
will prefer pure air. uncontaInli ated ny
the products OF factory chiuneys
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1882-02-25

The annual production IL The ai'ed
States for several year, past has o<ea soous
:, ,00o, ot0, 90 pins
Daily globe., 1882-07-16
THERE WERE FOURTEEN.

A stranger who appeared to have seen
much of this cold and unfeeling world
entered 6 saloon, and, after warming
himself for moment at the stove
around which was large circle of mari
ners, he advanced to the bar and called
for whisky and two glasses. A stiff
drink was poured into each, and, taking
up one in his fingers, the man turned to
the crowd and said:
Gentlemen, if there is liar present
1 invite him to step up and drink with
me-"
A sort of tremor ran through the
crowd, but no one moved. The stranger
gazed around in blank astonishment
and finally said to one old tug Captain :
"Well, this beats me. What's the
matter?"
"The matter is" slowly replied the
Captain, as he took his legs off the stove,
"that any man who expects fourteen
Liars to drink out of one tumbler at the
same time Il too fresh for this locality
You are no gentleman, sir-no gentle
noap l"-Detroit Free PreSa
Daily globe., 1882-07-16
PUBLIC BUILDINGS OF PARIS.

Paris is enormously rich in public
buildings, parks and other things which
attract tourists. A calculation of their
value, recently made, sets the figures at
$212, 600, 900, though, of course, this can
be only rough guesswork. Who, for
instance, can give in francs and CEN
times the worth of statue of Napoleon
or drinking fountain? As it stands
the appraisal includes forty-four parks,
squares, etc., at total value of $751;
100000; sixty-four churches, at $685.
600, 600; nineteen cemeteries, at &c..
$4,000; eighty-eight canals and reser-
voirs, etc., at $23, 600, 600; twenty bar
racks, at $5,OO0,0O0; 143 primary
schools; at $12, 500, 900 three theaters,
at $4,000, 900, and so on through the
score of things that municipality can
possess. No valuation of this kind, it
is said, has ever been made of that other
even more wonderful great city, London.
Daily globe., 1882-07-16
MCRE -ITTR4CTIYE.

A French actor named Hyacinthe,
once illustrated the saying, " the better
part Of yalor is discretion" 1t was dur
ing the days of June, and company of
the national guard, of which Hyacinthe
was member. was engaging party of
insurgents behind barricade at the
other end Of short street.
One of the insurgents in particular
from the corner of the barricade was
making remarkably effective practice on
the assailants.
At tnat moment up came General,
who was informed of the state of things.
1--WE must get him to expose him.
SELF" said The General 'one of you
must Chamber up on top of the barri-
cade; then, when our friend at the other
end of the street shows himself to take
aim, two or three of you fetch him down.
Up with you, Sergeant p
"Beg your pardon, General, but per-
haps, you see, an Insignificant nom
commissioned officer like myself may
have no attraction for him. But hand
some, distinguished man like you. in
thatstylish and becoming uniform he'd
be more than mortal if he could resist
the temptation I'll lend you a hand.
General r Youths Companion.
Daily globe., 1882-07-16
President Harrisca's Charge.

Many of our old readers can recall
the gloom cast over the nation by the
death of President Harrison. He was
the first President who had died in office.
His administration had endured but
cone little month"
It was reported that he had been
killed by the hordes of politicians who
beset him day and night, clamoring for
offices. His successor, Vice President
Tyler, was unknown to the country, and
there were many fears that the Wings
would not gather the fruits of their great
political victory.
Newspapers appeared in mourning
lines, churches and public buildings
were draped with emblems of woe, and
clergymen preached funeral discourses.
1t was day of great mourning in the
nation.
The report that the politicians had
killed the President had basis of fact.
The opportunities had so overtaxed his
physical powers that he was unable to
resist an attack of pneumonia.
He was an early riser, and used to go
to market. The spring was cold and
stormy, but the President would not
wear an overcoat. One morning he was
wet by shower, but refused to change
his clothes. Pneumonia seized him the
next day.
Washington life, with its late hours
and ravenous ofice-seekers, had en-
feebled the old man accustomed to the
simple life and early hours of his plain
Ohio home.
He became delirious. His broken ex-
pressions showed that the politicians had
oyerburdened him.
"My dear madam" he would say, "I
did not direct that your husband should
be turned out. I did not know it. I
tried to prevent it."
"Itiswrong" he exclaimed at another
time. ST won't consent it is unjust. "
"These applications-will they never
cease?
His last words seemed addressed to
his successor. Clearing his throat, he
said with distinctness, "Sir, 1 wish you
to understand the true principles of the
Government. 1 wish them carried out.
I ask nothing more
Daily globe., 1882-07-16
Remarkable Bets.

A very remarkable bet was made in
England 130 years ago between the Earl
of March, subsequently fourth Duke of
Queensbury, and one Mr.. Theobald
Taate. The bet was that the Earl of
March should find a four-wheeled car
riage with four horses TO be driven by a
man nineteen miles within the hour.
Lord March won his bet, for the car
riage performed the distance in So min
utes 27 seconds. 1t was a vehicle es-
pecially constructed for the purpose.
and was SO light one man could easily
carry it over his shoulder. So careful
were the precautions of Lord March
that the wheel-boxes of this extraordi-
nary conveyance were provided with
reservoirs of oil calculated to drop at a
given rate and to last for dav. The
same Lord March was the one who
wagered that he would send a messape
the distance of quarter of a mile. and
without the aid of horse, faster tban
any horse could carry it. He won his
bet by inclosing the message In a cricket
ball, which was thrown from hand n
hand by relays of professional crick.
eters.
Daily globe., 1882-07-16
morHER,s BOYS.

Yes, know there are stains on NV carpet,
The traces Of email, muddy boots;
And see your feir tapestry glowing,
And spotiess with flowers and fruits.
And know that my walls are disfgured
With prints Of small fingers and hands
And that your own household most truly
In immaculate purity stands.
And 1 know that my parlor is Uttered
With many old treasures and toys,
While your own is in daintiest order,
Unharmed by the presence Of boys.
And 1 know that my room is invaded
Quite boldly al hours Of the day;
While you sit in yours unmolested
And dream the soft quiet away.
Yes, know there are four little bedsides
Where must stand watchful each night,
While you go out in your carriage,
And fash in your dresses so bright.
Now. think I'm a neat little woman;
And like my house orderly, too;
And I'm fond Of all dainty belongings,
Yet would not change places with you.
No! keep your fair home with its order,
Its freedom from bother and noise;
And keep your own fanciful leisure,
But give me my four splendid boys.