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The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-01-05
The Green Room at the White House
From the Washington Star.

As now improved, the green room at the
executive mansion will probably be regarded
as the prettiest in the house. Everything
in it is new. The paper on the walls is q
delicate green, and the furniture is of the
same shade in brocade satin, while the car
pet has small figures in neutral shades in
the center, with broad border OF olive
green. A variety In styles Of chairs is no.
ticed in this, as we'll as the east room. In
the east room the walls and woodwork re-
main as before, and the carpet also. The
furniture and door and window curtains are
all new. The curtains and lambrequins are
all very dark old gold satin brocade. The
chairs and sofas are plush, the same color.
upholstered on ebonized wood. The door
curtain is costly tapestry, hung on gilt
rod. The woodwork In the main corridor
is red, striped with gold bars perpendicu.
larly. The walls are pale, grayish green.
with red plush border and olive FREEZE
The furniture is old gold brocade uphol-
stored on the frames used heretofore. The
red parlor has an elegant new carpet, aud
is all newly furnished in crimson velvet, ms
Guiding the curtains. The walls have been
freshened BY kalsomining over the same
paper. Thsblue parlor i unchanged. :.
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The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-01-05
RAILROAD RUMELINAS.

W. c. Van Horn arrived at Winnipeg Satur-
day by special train from St. Paul, with Vice
President Hill, and on Monday assumed tn
ciic A. B. Stickney, on retiring from the gen
eral superintendent of tho Canadian Pacific,
has been presented by the officials Of the road
with an elegant silver service, which cost
81 900.
It is reported that Land Commissioner Mar
bio Of the Northern Pacific will conduct land
sales on An entirely different plan from tina!
p-acticed by any other western road.
A. ". Sanborn OF Mower county, Mimi, has
been appointed route agent on tho La Crosse
and St. Paul railway, vice ssntet.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-01-05
NORTHERN PACIFIC FARMER
WHITNEY & WHlppI.E, Publishers
WADENA, WADENA, 20, AljNNESO TA.

MISSOURI has been struggling for years
to attract nna retain within her borders the
vast crowd of settlers that have gone be-
yond, kut until last year with Indifferent
success. During the year just closed the
tide turned, and the state immigration So
ciety's report states that over 100000 new
settlers have found homes in that state,
and that the prospect for this year is full of
encouragement. Tho new settlers came
mostly from Kansas, Michigan and Iowa,
the only southern state contributing any
considerable number being Kentucky.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-01-05
Postofics Changes During the Week Ending
December 20, 1881.
MINNESOTA.
Established-Huff, Morrison county, Dav


, Established-Hufr, Morrison county, David NJ.
Brooks, postmaster.
Postmasters Appointed Campbell, Wilkin couu-
ty, Milton ]. Paine: Elbow Lake, Grant county,
Anders Picop: Fort Ripley. Crow Wing county,
John L. Berg: Lisbon, Yellow Medicine county, L.
E. Larson: Neapolis, Anoka county, Gurdon P.
O9sburg; Northcote. Kittson county, Peter DAILY:
Ortonville. Big Stone county, Frederick G. futile;
Storden. Cottonwood county, Sven Monson.
WISCONSIN,
Establfshed-Boyd. Chippewa county, Francis F..
doodfellow. postmaster; Elmhurst, Langlade coun-
ty, Frederick Spoehr, postmaster: Hattey Marathon
county, Thomas L. Moody, postmaster.
Discontinued -Malakoff, Door county; Tousley,
Jefferson county.
Postmasters Appointed IDodge's Corners. wau--
town. Greene county, J. w. Lynch; Eureka, VIM
nebago county, H. Il G.. Bradt: Heath, Clark
county. A H. Towne.
Names Changed-Red Cedar, Hamilton county.
10 tunnel. and Gilbert Perry appointed postmaster.
Postmasters Appointed-Albaton, Monona coun-
y, Jonathan Polly: Beckwith. Jefferson county,
James T. Davis: Cambria, Wayne county, A. e.
Dent: Hancock, Pottawatane county, Henry Seif-
1ert; Humeston, Wayne county, W. II. Henderson;
Moorhoad, monona county, VIM. Dryden; Oakley,
Lucas county, }: H. Mitcholl: Rivetton. Fremont
county jas: ". Beard: Updegraf. Clayton county,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Washington county.
=, Established-Dawson, Kidder county, Irving E.
Philleo. postmaster: Gardner, Cass county, Cornelius
Byerly, postmaster; Medford, Walsh county, Sher.
Durn 3. Worthing. postmaster; Crandon, Sphinx
county, Jas. P: Christie, postmaster.
Observation-Disclosures. Barnes county.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-01-05
Mrs. Langtry and the Decline OF Profess
siOnal Beauties.

London letter 10 the New York Times
says: The report that Mrs. LanGry intends
shortly to visit America is repeated, and on
good authority. It is pity she elects to
appear on the other side of the Atlantic
simply as an actress. This is her decision,
SO am told BY one who is q prince in the
upper Bohemian circles, where the beau
ties, as dear Oscar calls them, once
reigned supreme. A beautiful woman will
never 40 out of fashion, but tbs profess
sional beauty" craze is already . thing OF
the past. The very popularity Of certain
ladies who posed. before camerts, inspired
the muse of Wilde, the worship Of society
journals, the scandal of the envious and
the wonder of the weak, has been theil
downfall. It was too intense 10 last--too
utterly "too-foolish" to be maintained.
Moreover, the appearance of TIE beauties
in police court prosecuting Jew news
paper man, who had doubled their virtue
In q scandalous publication, was olsen
chanting. It rubbed the bloom Of aristo-
cratic mystery from their wings; it lifted
the veil upon their attitudinzing photo
graphic studios, and placed them on 9
level with more ordinary mostals. The
downfall of the idols was complete when the
husband Of one took his wife into the
country, and the husbands of two others
disappeared and left their wives to the d.
vided alteration and scandal of the town,
and Mrs Lantry's household gods were
dispensed under the auotioneer's hammer.
And now it is snid that this pretty lady
must seek living on the stage. That she
is poor is fact greatly in her favor, and il
tho best possible answer to calumny. She
is undoubtedly beautiful woman, though
there are many who have more charms on
both sides Of the Atlantic. A gentleman
who has seen her act in private theatncals
says she is intelligent and clever. have
met her, and did not think go. Mrs
LangIy will sooner or later challenge pub
lie opinion in America. She is woman
and pretty, md therefore may court on
criticism as we'll as n welcome In land
where women are especially endowed both
with beauty and freedom,
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-01-05
The A. T. Stewart Will Case Settled,

A telegram from Proctorville, Vermont, says
that the celebrated will contest is ended, and
the suit OF Alexander Stewart against Henry
Hilton, for the recovery of 500, 600 from the
estate of the late merchant prince Of New York,
United States court, by agreement of all parties
interested in the litig alton. This case was set
down for hearing at the coming term of court
Under the settlement Alexander Stewart has
been paid Sc, 900 and has signed release of
all claims on the Stew art estate 80 originally
agreed upon at the June term Of court. <Coun-
eel for plaintiff have been paid some 81 5000
for services, and Matthew Stewart receives
handsome amount, variously estimated to be
from $25, 900 to $4,000. The settlement
Of the suit creates much public comment in
Proctorville, aad the sentiment of tho people
validity OF Alexander Stewards claim and a be-
lief in bis relationship to the late A. T. Stewart
Of New York city,
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-01-05
Unprecedented Immigration.

From the figures furnished from Castle Gar
migration are unprecedented. The arrivals Of
of steerage passengers alone up to December
20 amounted to 431 ,239, as against SIC, $3.50
for the same poliod OF time last year. Ger
many heads the lat, with Great Britain and
Norway and Sweden next in order. The great
and growing empire of the northwest claimed
the majority of these.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-01-05
9. II. Slocum. Of Blue Earth City, Mime sofa
Arrested for RObbing the Mail.

~. II. SlOCunO, postmaster ~ OAuO GATt0 ClCy,
Minnesota, and editor Of the Blue Earth DIV
Post, was arrested and brought to st. Paul
on charge Of robbing the mail The accused
was brought before United States Commissioner
waived examination and gave bonds in the sum
OF S 900 to appear and answer at the next
term OF the United States district court
About July last letter was sent from Vail,
TO-, to james Dowlan, Blue Earth City, con.
tanning adraft payable TO the order Of Dswlan.
During July Dowlan called at tho postofflce
several times and inquired for the letter but did
not get it. On the 10Th of December Postof-
fee Inspector Childs made an investigation Of
the office and among tl!el assets found this
draft for $1O6 which Mr.: Slocum claimed
to have purchased from Dowlan. The draft
not being endorsed by Dowlan the suspicion Of
the postot1ice inspector, childs, vas aroused,
draft had since July last been in possession Of
the postmaster. Mr.. slocum claims that the
whole matter is subject to such explanation as
will clear him of any guilt, or intentional wrong
doing, except that the letter was held beyond
and sent to the dead. letter Office
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-01-05
Cost Of the Guitean Trial

Washington Special to Cincinnati Gazette:
The expenses Of the Guiteau trial will be enor-
nous. The costs Of theprosecutiop, not in
Guiding witness fees, will amount to nearly
$1OO,OOO and the fees Of witnesses on both
sides, which the government rays for. viii
probably be as muoll moro. Some of the ex-
perts have charged very high, though the fig
ures are not known -
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-01-05
Good Cause TOR Indian INDIGNATION.

Last Sunday morning Sitting Bull, at Fort
Randall, complaine d to the colonel of the post
mat three OF the soldiers (colered) violated the
virginity Of one of the squaws Of his camp.
The equaws claimed that Jshe could identity
the soldiers who committed the outrage.
There has been an investigation and two ar
rests have been made The squaw identified
q man by the name Of Lincoln and also one
called Mac. Another of the soldiers is reported
dignant but has made no threats.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-01-05
Rock Island, Davenport and Moline,

The Davenport, Iowa, Gazette publishes re-
view of the business transactions in Davenport,
Rock Island and Moline during the past year.
Ia Davenport, the five mills sawed u 600, 600
feet of logs, is, LAG, 900 lath and 16, 10000
shingles. The exchange sold foots up $27,-
667, 645, and the building Improvements
sawed 70, 774, 76s feet Of lumber: The other
manufactures are valued at 81, 885,O5O. The
exchange aggregates $40, 552, 557. In Moline
the total manufactures are valued1at So, 343,
600, and the exchange sold at 50, 900, 900.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-01-05
Flinner Follows Vht<+aLor

ripper FOLLOWS W Whitaker. s" -
Advices at Washington from San Antonio
Texas says that the records Of the Fiipper
court martial have reached headquarters in
charge Of Acting Judge Advocate Glous, who
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-01-05

will have to be granted. ana that the prisoner DC
placed in the dock, and do not mean that he shall
be exposed to any danger whatever. He shall have
the full protection Of the court accorded him.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-01-05
From greenhouse from sales of plants and

From greenhouse from sales OF plants and
flowers have been received. ............ lag 20
Total cash received from above. so
While the above statement shows no large
profits it is gratifying to note the fact that
these industries are more than self-support-
ing. To make money by these operations is
by no means the object. The boys ale con-
fined for time for their reformation aud edu-
cation, and hence it is sought to train them in
branches of skilled labor and to qualify
them for eclf-snpport, and ifsthis is done with
baton Of all good men is to he safely ex-
pected. More than half OF the boys in the
reform school are too young to commence
learning trade in the shops; they can be en-
proyed only in such light and unproduct;ve
labor as is suited to the age of such children.
The receipts during the year were:
Current fund. ,259 so
Special appropriation. .............. 1910 w
Total. ...................... .....$4S.759 SO
Expenditures:
Current fund .&4O,lO1 ca
Special appropriation. ................ 1888 %
Tota. ...... $46OSo 81
balaoce. ............,,.....s.ss~ Ssf|1 W
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-01-05

was nudge advocate at the trial. The records
cover 2, 500 pages Of foolscap, and the find
ings are understood to sentence Fhpper to dis
missal from the army. s#:
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-01-05
The State Reform School .

J. G. Riheldafer, superintendent of the State
reform school, has presented Gov Pillsbury
with summary of the condition and working
of that institution during the year 1881, from
which the following extracts are taken: There
have been connected with the school durin g
the year 166 inmates, of whom forty-seven
were received during the year. There have
been discharged thirty-eight, and there are
now in the school 1875. The inmates
have been blessed with almost IN
interrupted good health. The discipline and gov
eminent have been up to the former sian
dard. Education in the school and in branches
of useful industry have been carried forward
as of equal importance. and have shared
equally IN the time devoted to thom. Most of
the older boys are engaged in the various
shops, and show comnlendable progress in
knowledge of the several branches of labor
upon which they are employed The growing
Of eeeds has been introduced with encouraging
SUCCESS. This is not only q higher grade Of
farming, but better adapted to the juvenile
workers, and is also more remunerative than
would be any other use to which tho small
acreage belonging to tho institution might he
devoted.
The following statements will show what has
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-01-05

NJ: Med Tag I'll Of Wor5hingtoa from forty
acres OF land raised ], 81 5 bushels OF oats
The supreme court is busilv engaged in de-
Gliding the cases which have been argued and
submitted, and expects to citsr the docket by
the first OF tho year.
NV. Austin found near Fergus Falls the
remains of 8 young Norwegian woman named
Peterson, who wandered from the home Of
ELr. Smith, in Western, last summer.
Edward Carey OF sVinona claims that he was
knocked down by unknown parties. who took
his money and then threw him into the river.
He admits he had boon drinking, but was not
drunk
Mr. Peterson of Norway Like Gays few
days ago an unknown nlss rode by bis house
alightot, shot the horse, killing it almost in
stant'y, and then taking the saddle and bride,
went his way.
At meeting of the miIlers' ASSOCIATION and the
wheat buyers OF Farioault, the schedule OF
grades aud prices recently adopted by the
wheat buyers Of Minneapolis was agreed upon,
viz, making q difference of five cents between
No. and No. 2.
The convicts 10 the state prison at Saltwater
enjoyed on Cnristmas day feast OF good
things in addition to an unusually good dinner.
They we're allowed to purchase anything in the
li2e of confectionery, fruit, nuts. books, e.o'
and to visis and talk with each other, slne'
dance, and make themselves generally merry
Nonew cases Of small pox have been report.
ed in Tie McCauleyville district within Inc Past
two weeks. Up t. date tteece have been e.ecs
ecu deaths within radius of four miles lronI
the village of McOauleyville, but none IN tne
been four deathA The authorities are ssns-
fed that they have the soSarge Wen under co on
troll. and hope for IN entire aoetemeut VI Tug
dioease in short time.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-01-05

sued At this stage of the trial the object to
close. Some six weeks have elapsed since the he
ginning. These gentlemen have had ample oppor-
tunity to make up their judRments and aye now in
and country. On Saturday for the lrst time. as l
said, an application was made to me to remand the
d Of the se 1na ien the vna
been accomplished, It seems to me incumbent upon
me now that the application made to impose such
restraint upon the prisoner as the circumstances
of the shall admit aud as shall conduce to the
more orderly conduct of the what is left of
it. considered this motion because I doubted
tho expectancy Of it and wished to be clear in my
prisoners constitutional right 10 has right
against ,. him: a.. He ha. q right t. to hssT
He has right to have counsel assist him or con-
suit with counsel. He cannot be gagged or sent
out of court I had considered the application ana
proposed, but I had hoped tho mere making Of
the motion would have had its moral effect on the
conduct Of the pFsonsr The proper place for
ment or receive sentence. If the court
grants him the privilege Of sitting beside his
sci within the bar. It is privilege which confels
light in itself, but like any other privilege It
may be Withdrawn summarily at the discretion Of
the court While the prisoner has an undoubted
constitutional right to act as his own counsel be
heard by counsel, ne cannot exercise both rights
simultaneously. Having asked for ana had counsel
assigned him, or availing himself Of the assistance
of counsel in any other way. he has there
as such in person. 1t is well settled
that party cannot waive constitutional
right expressly intended for his benefit and sub
seoueptly invoke its protection. The behavior Of
party IN court. whether prisoner or counsel. is
standard by which to gauge his privilege Of ex-
pressing his constitutional right. II he abuses
,leees, and the mere claim of such right has no
weight In the presence Of disorder created
by the party himself. since the first
duty Of the court IL to protect
its jurisdiction against intrusion and the admins
tration Of justice ageinst any attempt to bring it
into contempt. Section 6. Blatchford 1856 and
uniform precedent, within my recollection, Is :
matter Of indulgence to allow prisoner to sit With
his counsel ct the bar. Thkt regard @ simply .
tdextne Al hees drc1pstauces I think III notiqp
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-03-16
THE SHORE OF ETERNITY.
REV. FREDERICK W. FABER.

Alone to land alone upon that shore
With no one sight that we have seen before;
Things of a different hue,
And the sounds all new,
And fragrance so sweet the soul NAV faint,
Alone! Oh, that first hour of being saint
Alone to land alone upon the shore
On which no wavelets lisp, no pillows roar,
Perhaps no shape of ground,
Perhaps no sight or sound,
No forms of earth our fancies to arrange,
But to begin alone that mighty change
Alone alone to land on the shore,
Knowing so well we can return no more,
No voice or face of friend,
None with us TO attend
Our dsembarking on that awful strand,
But to arrive alone in such land
Alone to lend alone upon that shore,
To begin alone to live forever,
To have no one to teach
The manners or the speech
OF that new life, or Put us at our ease;
Would that we might die in pairs or compa-
mics
Aloneg No, God hath been there long before,
Eternaly hath waited on that shore
For us who were to come
To our eternal home;
ana ne main taught MS angeiS w prepare
In that way we are to be welcomed there.
Like one that waits and watches He hath safe
As if there were none else for whom to wait,
Waiting for US, for us
Who keep him waiting thus,
And who brings less to satisfy his love
Than any other of the souls above.
Alone? The God we know is on that shore,
The God whose attractions we know more
Than of those who mag appear
Nearest and dearest here;
Oh. is 1t not the lifelong friend we know
More privately than any friend below.
Alone9 The God we know is on the shore,
The faithful One whom we have trusted more
In trials and in woes
Tnan we have trusted those
On whom we leaned most in our earthly
strife
Oh, We shall trust him more in the new life !!
Alone The God we love is on that shore,
Love not enough vet whom we love far more,
And whom we've loved all through
And with love more true
Than other loyes-now shall love him more;
The love of Him begets upon that shore
So not alone we land upon that Shore
Twill be as though we had been there before;
We shall meet more We know
Than we can meet below,
And find our rest like some returning wave,
And he at home at once with our eternal Love!
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-03-16
Let the Frost Help You.

Few fully appreciate how much a
freezing of the ground does to set at lib
erty the plant food locked up In almost
all soils. Water, in freezing, expands
about one-eighth of its bulk, and with
tremendous force. Water, if confined in
the strongest rock and frozen. will burst
it asunder. The. smallest particles of
soil, which are in fact only minute bits
of rock, as the microscope will show, if
frozen while moist are broken still finer.
This will go on all winter in every part
of the field or garden reached by the
frost; and as most soils contain more or
less elements that all growing plants or
crops need, good freezing is equiva-
lent to adding manure or fertilizers.
Hence it is desirable to expose as much
of the soil as possible to frost action, and
the deeper the better, for the lower soil
has been less drawn upon, and is richer
in plant food. Turn up the soil this
month wherever practicable. If thrown
into ridges and hollows in field or gar
den, the frost will penetrate SO much
deeper. Further, blowing or spading the
soil now exposes insects and weed roots
to killing by freezing. Still further,
soils thrown up loosely will dry ont
earlier in spring and admit earlier work.
ing, which is often great gain when a
day or two may decide in favor of q sue
cessful CROP American Agriculturist.