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The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-06-29
MOnstrOllS IcebergS.

Captain Hansen, of the Hamburg
steamer, Frisia, says that, June S, on the
way to New York he saw aniceberg, and
cts height above the water was fully
two hundred feet, and as thai portion al
ways represents but a seventh part of the
entire mass, it must have been fourteen
hundred feet high. On the rear portion
Of the iceberg number of Northern
birds resembling na elder e.e ducks were yisi
which one of the men who saw it through
a telescope declared to be sea-horse.
We saw two more icebergs of an average
height of one hundred feet before the
day was over. This was latitude 42O6.
longitude 1904"
Nearly all the steamers arriving at New
York report encou,ntering vast quantities
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-06-29

The most rapid sales Of the revised
version of the New Testament were nat
aally when it was first issued, but suf:
ticent time has elapsed to show that pre-
aictions that it would soon supplant
the TRANSACTIONS in common use have not
been verified. Rather the reversa
seems to be the fact. The demand for
the revised version is reported as very
light, though, as yet, a very small portion
ofthe people have been supplied. 1t
has steadily lost in public regard, and
throughout the country is now little used
and seldom quoted, save by scho!-
airs and critics.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-06-29

The total increase Of population in this
country by immigration from 1920, when
the record was first kept, up to May 81
1882, is eleven millions four hundred
and ninety-threc thousand, eight humid
red and eightv-three. The calendar
year 1881 gave us 10000 additions to
our DOpulatiOn.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-06-29
NeaUs Of the Railroads.

1t is now almost definitely certain that the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st Paul road will Gil
ter Kansas City from Council Bluffs, via the
St. Joseph and Council Bluffs ne, upon the
completion, its road to the latter city.
w. II. Vanderbilt is reported to have prr-
chased IS, 600, 900 worth of stock in the Mil
waukee d St. Paul and a large interest in the
Manitoba.
The earnings ofthc Chicago, St. Paul, Min
neapolis & Omaha for the second week in
June were $93,62l, a decrease O! s., 739
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-06-29
Record Of Fires and Casualties.

Black measles and scarlet fever arc lag
ing fearfully amongst the children o. IS
sian half breeds in Alaska. The liqu
law is enforced SO strictly that no pre-
scription in spirits can be had for medical
purposes.
At Toledo, a planning mill, sash, blind
and door mandatory owned by G. H.
Schroeder was burned. Loss, 1925, 1000; in
surancc S135OO
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-06-29

America is far ahead Of all other ma
tons in the number of patents issued,
the number thus far reaching 25O, 900.
"A large portion, Of course, are Of no
practical value, but they show ingenuity
aud inventive genius.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-06-29
SATURDAY, JUNE "a.
SENATE-NOt in session

HOUsE-A resolution was adonted e,r
journment on July 10. The day was con-
sumed in the discussion of the bill reducing
internal revenue taxation, and great confil-
sion and uproat prevailed much Of the time.
Ex-Speaker Randall introduced an amend
ment looking to the repeal Of the taxes
on tobacco, cigars, cigarettes and chcroots,
to go into effect the LIST of july 1883. Mr..
Kelley stated that he had introduced the
! plli the 18th inst, which was now pending
lar to the amendment proposed by Mr.. Ran
dali, except that it went into effect july lst..
1854. will you vote for the amendment If
l. change tile time to conform with that in
your bill?" asked Mr.. Randall MIR, Kelley
would not promise to do this.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-06-29
Grand Grove of Druids.

dran0 Grove OF DruiuS.
The Grand Grove held its session at Vino
ma on Tuesday last New officers were elect
cd as follows, and installed:
S. V. Hanft, st. Paul, n. G. A.
L. V. Kytt. Waverly, d. G. A.
J. p. Lcitncr, st. Paul, grand secretary.
John A. Gilman, Minneapolis, grand treas
urer.
m. Olsen, Winona, grand marshal.
NJ. d. Manning, Willmar, grand guardian.
Romano Shcire, st. Paul, grand sentinel.
The following statistics were presented:
The membership of the order in this state
on May was 9S1. Nine members died dur
:.lg the year. Number of members relieved,
IS; paid for sick benefits and relief, $2,155,-
05; for burying dead, $71S.50; paid to heirs
of.dcceased members $4,000. The revenue
of the subordinate groves was SIG, 656.SS; the
value of property is $19O20.99.
1t was decided to hold the next annual
meet.-.g of the grand grove in St. Paul on
the third Tuesday in June, 1888.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-06-29

The University of Wisconsin turned out
ninety-one graduates, including law stud
ents and women
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-06-29
Alleged EmbezzIement at Hastings
Nfinn

There is good deal Of talk on the streets
and among business men at Hastings on &C.
count of the arrest of N. F. w. Kranz, ex-
register of deeds, on an Indictment found by
the grand jury charging him with the en-
bezzlement of funds belonging to certain
parties who had placed them in his hands
for loaning purposes. Mr.. Kranz was regis
ter of deeds of Dakota county for twelve
years and since his retirement, last January,
has been engaged in the real estate, insur-
ance and loan business. He is also Justice
of the peace of the First ward of Hastings
and director of the Hastings Union Indus
trial association. He was at one time one
of the most influential citizens in the county,
but lately it has been known that he was on
the verge of bankruptcy.
Red Wing Advance Another new swim
die is being perpetrated ON the farmers in
different parts of the country. The mode of
operation is as follows: Two rogues watch
the paper for estray notices. When one is
published one of them goes and looks at the
animal. OF course, on application the un-
suspecting farmer shows the beast, and the
fellow DECIDES it is not his, and then returns
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-06-29
County Officers Must File their Bonds,

County Officers Must File their Bonds.
Public Examiner II. M. Knox, in view of
the fact that there are 1877 cases of failure of
county officers to file bonds as required by
law distributed through So counties, has
sent out the following circular.
OFFICE OF PUBLIC EXAMINER, ST.. PAUL.
DEAR SIR The bonds of the county Of
ficcrs named below are required by law to
be filed in the office Of secretary of state at
St: Paul. All must be forwarded by the
register of Deeds after recording, except his
own bond which must be sent by the coun-
ty auditor. See secs. 4 and S, chap 40, g.
J.. 1881. 1t is absolutely necessary for the
purposes named in secs. 6, I, and of the
chap and also that may fulfill my duties
under sec. 81, chap. 6, G. S., 1878, that
these bonds may be promptly forwarded.
Bonds of officers of your county not
marked off below are not found in the Sec
rctary's office. Will you not see that the
obstacles are removed and the bonds for
warlcd at once, or acquaint me with the
rcAons for delay that may try to remove
them. Respectfully yours.
HENRY NJ. KNOX, Pub. Exam'r
Auditor, treasurer, sheriff, register of
deeds, judge ofprobate coroner, clerk of
court, court commissioner.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-06-29
Congressional Districts.

The five congressional districts of Mime
sofa are composed of counties, as follows:
FIRST DISTRICT.
The counties Of Houston, Fillmore, Now
or, Frceborn, Steele, Dodge, Olnstcd. Vino
IA, and Wabasha.
SECOND DISTRICT
The counties Of Faribault, Blue Earth,
Waseca, Watonwan Martin, Cottonwood,
jackson, Murray, Mobiles, Rock, Pipcstone,
Lincoln, Lyon. Redwood, Brown, Nicollet,
Yellow Medicine, Lac qui Parle, Sibley and
lie Sueur.
THIRD DISTRICT
The counties of Goodhuc, Rice, Dakota,
Scott Carver, Mcleod, Mccker, Kandiyoh
fcnville, Swift and Chippewa.
FOURTH DISTRICT.
The counties Of Washington, Ramsey,
Henncpin, Wright Pine, kaMbec, Anoka,
Chlsago, lsanti and Sherburne.
FIFTH DISTRICT
The counties of Mile Laos, Benton, Nor
rlson, Stearns, Pope, Douglas, Stevens, Bi.
stone Traverse, Grant, Todd, Crow Wing,
Aitkin, Cation, Wadcna, Otter Tail, Viii
Kin, Cass, Becker, Clay, Polk, Bcltrami,
Marshall, Kittson, Itasca, st. Louis, Lake
and Cook.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-06-29

FRIDAY JUNE 70.
SENATE.-A large number of bills were
passed, including QUE creating the Oregon
short line railway in Utah, Idaho and Wy
oming, and one for the relief of Nebraska
and Kansas public land settlers. The bank
ruptcy bill came up and Mr. Hoar offered as
substitute what is known as the Lowell bill.
The house resolutions commemorative of
Representatives Allen (Mo9 were received,
and after impressive remarks G upon his x, life
an aHeS Vest of "1 No., tR throw" usual resoin
tions were adopted. Senator Vest
is one of the very few orators of the
senate and his speech was gem. 1t was
waited for with interest by warm and
hungry senate. 1t was eloquent and simple
as all such efforts should be. Just before he
sat down Vest referred to the custom among
the Hindoo women when their loved ones
lay dying of placing on the Gauges lighted
candle in an earthen vessel and watching it
until it was out of sight, confident that if
the flame burned until the vessel could be
no longer distinguished that the spirit }oos-
ing itself from the body before them, would
pass as TRANQUILITY out of mortal sight. $50"
said the eloquent little senator, "thc dear
ones of our dead friend watched, through his
long illness, the Pickering flame of his life
float down the river of time until it passed
out of mortal sight to burst, we trust, into
grand effulgence on the ocean of eternity"
HousE.-Debate was resumed on the bill
to reduce internal revenue taxation. Mr..
Hewitt of New York made vigorous
speech in opposition to the bill, and Mr..
Dunnell also spoke against the measure.
Speeches eulogizing the late Representative
II on were made Interest in tn.dav's nro-
ceedings were entered on Alexander H.
Stephens of Georgia, who wheeled his in
valid chair into the area facing the speaker
and in weak voice signifed his approba-
ton of the bill reducing taxation. He even
went farther and favored total abolition
of revenue taxes, including those on whisky
and thbacco, on the ground that it was in
the interest of the poor man to remove the
embargo on the necessaries of life.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-07-28
GoeD WORK on sesE.

IL Is rule that works man must fol.
low his employers orders, but no one
haa right to make him do work dis.
creditablo to himself. Judge NJ,
well know jurist, living near Cincinnati,
loved to tell this anecdote OF youpg
man who understood the riak of doing
a shabby job, even when directed to.
He once had occasion to send TO the
village after q carpenter, and sturdy
young fellow appeared with his tools
al want this fence msnded to keep
out the cattle. There are some un-
planed boards--use them. IL In cut Of
sight from the houss, 10 you needs not
take time to make Il neat job. ] win
only pay you dollar and half"
The Judge then wen. to dinner, and
coming out found the man carefully
planning each board. SuppOsing that be
vas trying 10 make costly job Of II.
he ordered him 10 nail them on at once
just ~ they were, and continued his
walk. When he returned the boards
were all planed and numbered, ready
for mailing.
81 told you this fence was To be
covered with vines," he sAid angrily.
al dc not care how il looks"
81 do,' said the earpenter, grufiiy,
carefully measuring hrs work. when
il was finished there was no part oi
the fence as thorough in finish.
"HOw much Do you charge r Asket
the Judge.
IA dollar and half" said the man
shouldering his tools.
The Judge started. "wby dc yer
spend all that labor on the job. II no
for money T.
"For the job, Sit"
Nobody wouId have seen the pOoI
work on II"
"But / should have known il wa
there. No I'll only take dollar an
q halt" And be took il and wen
away.
Ten years Aftcr~srd the Judge ha
the contract to give for the building {
several magnificent public building
There were many applicants anon
master builders. but the face Of on
caught his eye. at was my man Z
the fence" be said. 81 knew =
should have only good, genuine wOr
from him. | gave him the eoutrAc
and II made rich man Of him"
1t is pity that boys were not taugl
in their earliest years that the highs
success belongs only TO The nan, be !
, n a.carpenter, farmer, author or arti'
whose work is most sincerely and tho
r oughly dsne.-Living Age.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-07-28
PoPuLAR SCIENCE

Niue millions eggs were found in
examining n single eel.
Thirteen and six-hundreths cubic
feet of air weigh one pound.
Water will freeze and Ice will melt
at the same degree Of temperature.
At the distance Of Neptune tho snl-
ar attraction is 900 times less than at
the distance Of the earth.
The microscope has been success
fully used In studying the noises Of
volcanic eruptIoRs end earthquakes.
1t Is said that there are upwards Of
5000 steam plowlng machines now
employed In England and Scotland,
Steam at ordinary pressure, when
'ent into saline solutions, raises their
temperature considerably ab0ve It's
own.
The present fax yield In the Unit
cd States Is between 2,00o, 200 and
8 coo, 900 bushels OF seed and about
l9, ,000 tons Of fibre.
When chlorate Of potash is mixed
with loaf sugar. drop Of sulphurIc
acid let fall on the compound will
produce brilliant fame.
The change In tint of morning glo-
rles under the influence Of atmospher.
ic moisture IL said 10 be due 10 the
presence of some acid In the air.
The cheaper quality of absinthe
often contains sulPhate OF copper, and
absinthe drinkers often show symp-
toms of copper poisoning.
The best Havana tsblcco contains
less than fwo per cent Of nicotine,
Virginia from six TO seven per cent.
and poorer qualities even more.
Madeira Is said to consist almost
wholly of sheets of basalt lava Of var
liable thickness inter-stratifield with
tufa, scoria and red bale, cut In In
Vulnerable dikes.
1t Is said that the paper made from
strong fibres, like linen, can be com
pressed into hard substance which
cannot be scratched with anything
but dimond.
The marine fauna of the coral reg
ion of south Florida Is said to be
West Indian colony, engrafted on the
Nerth American fauna OF the east and
west coasts Of the peninsula.
A process for making gum from
Atlantic and Pacific alg@ has been
devised inIFrance. The resulting pro-
duct Is said to be useful Ia the arts,
especially Ia the manufacture Of
leather substitute.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-07-28
A esmp,imens.

After the result Of the various con.
tests at Albany last Tuesday were an
noaneed, the Chief Enginser Of eur de-
partment was heard 10 say, "our boys
have taken every prize for which they
competed, and il the girls were offered
. prize for the haDdsomest delegation,
four girls wonld have taken that also"
This is certainly . high compliments -
sour girls, . and il our Chief was .
single man, We would advise .'Oue
girls to send him . hequet as . sow.
enir for the compliment, but a. suek
is not the case, he viii have TO be con-
tented with the girls silent admiration.
Benton Leader. They would prsb-
ably have taken the prizs the same -
the Corvallis prizes wsrs taksa, ssnsr-
ally, through misunderstanding or ss-
cideAt. Itsomes With poor grace "a
crow ever victory wen through the
ill-luck Of an opponent, ss bath prizes
were.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-07-28
CURIOUS FACTS.

An observer says that toads. will eat
bees greedils.
Most kind Of sandstone are nearly 80
porous rs loose sand.
Iu Burmah childrea are to be seen
smoking in their mothers arms.
The thread which forms the coceea
Of the silk-worm is eleven miles long.
Crabs possess compound eyes borne
at the extremities Of highly movable
stalks.
The mean elevation Of Colorado j,
higher than that of any other State OF
Territory.
A catalpa tree large er ouGA for four
railroad ties can be grown from seed
in twenty years.
Three thousand FIVE hundred pounds
Of whalebone have been obtained from
one whale.
The probosois Of the mosquito consists
Of flexible sheath containing six dis
tinct surgical instruments.
The Greenland whale possesses nc
teeth in an adult state, though before
birth teeth ara found in the gum.
During the late Storm 10 Indiana q
water-spout is said to have chased a
railroad train, which madS the best
time possible to get out Of its reach
and succeeded.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-07-28

"Dssd drunk" Is described By saw.
ants ofthe Paris Biological soeisty TO
be condition In which there is pre-
portion of enc part Of alcohol to l95
parts Of blood in The circulstion.
Should the proportion ever come 10 BE
one part Of alcohol to 100 sf blood /,
death would snsue. This might hap
pen, and, in fact, has baPpened repeat.
edly, wbsrs q very large quantity Of
alcoholic liquor is swallowed ct one
eims aud quickly. In ordinary drink
ing consciousness il lest, Asd With it
the power 10 drink more, before the
proportion Of alcohol in the circulation
becomes iataL-E. Y. Sata. Tbsrs
must be some mistake about this, for
We have men here whose systems are
soaked with liqnor 30 that the proper
ton is 100 parts Of alcohol TO emo Of
blood, and they hsven't began 10 think
Of dying yet.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-07-28

Tomorrow morning twelve iDsar-
sncs agents will leave Portland for
Colfax, to adjust tha losses caused by
tie late destructive Ere In that tswn.
Nearly every company in that city 10
represented. Il will b lard for asfer-
tunate Colfax to sustain "a infiction Of
this character after their late bitter ex-
perienee-a whole dozen Of insurance
6ends descending upon the Inflated vii
lage at one and the same noment.-
Mercury. 1bs affection tbosgh Is ss
the other ehd of The horn VIXEN the
companies pay out about $50. 900 70
this unfortunsts people They will
not be quite 50 big tends then.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-07-28

Late hatched chicks should he fed
until they are two or three weeks old
on stale bread crumbs sopped in milk,
hard boiled eggs, broken fine, cottage
or cream cheese, oatmeal and a little
boiled meat occasloDally, until they
are able to search for insects.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-07-28

Several bronze hinges, remains Of
ancient Egypt. are in the British
Museum. One Of them is seven inch.
es high and eleven inches long. The
basalt socket of the lower one is also
in the same museum. They are from
the granite sanctuary of the great tenn
pie of Karnak.' The doors of the tenn
pie of Solomon had hinges Of gold.
The ancient Egyptian hinges were
crude affairs and were similar in con-
struction to those made in our early
Western lag cabins. A pin. project
ing from the upper edge of the door
was socksted in vertical hole made
in bracket attached to the wall, and
similar pin on the lower edge Of the
deor was slipped into socket in the
a,or or threshold.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-07-28


When an Individual - reported ts
have died Of disease Of the heart -
are in the habitiOflregaidiag.it as -
inevitable event, ~ something which
could. not have been foreseen or pre-
vented !; and IL Is toe much the
habit, when persons suddenly falf
down dead, to report the heart as the
cause. This siIences al inquiry and
investigation, and saves the treuhle
Of q post morten. 4 true report
wsuld have tendency to save many
lives. Il Is thrsughi disease Of the
heart that many an opium-eater il
led of into the grave thai covers &C
once his folly and his crime ; the
brandy-drinker, too, quietly slides
around the corner thus, and 10 heard
Of no more !; In short, this report or
disease of the heart Is the mantle of
charity which the petite Csronsr snd
sympathetic physician throw arsusG
the graves Of generous people. Ata
scientific Congress at Stsassurg il
was reported that Of thirty.six per-
sons who had suddenly died, an Inn
mediate aud faithful post mortem
showed that only two persons had
any heart affection whatevsr-one
sudden death only IL thirts-three
from disease of the heart. Nine cut
Of sixty die Of apoplexy-one cut OF
every seven-whiIs fOrty.six, more
than two out Of three, died Of lung
affection, half Of them from conges-
ton Of the lungs, that l., the
lungs were 50 full of blood they could
not work there v > not roon
enough for air to get In to support
life. 1t Is, then, Of practical interest
to know some Of the causes Of esnges-
ton Of the lungs--these are cold fsst.
tight shoes, light clothing, eostive
bowels, sitting stilI until chilled
through after having warmed up hy
hard labor OF long, hassy walk
Halls Journal efHsaltk
Four-fifths Of the wheat raised In
England Is sown in Autumn, from
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-07-28

The correspondence Of Rachel, the
famous actress, is soon to be published
la Paris.
Mr.. Clarence King, Of the United
States Geological Survey, is travelling
In Europe.
The Fairmount Park Association Of
Philadelphia intends TO erect IN the
park bronze equestrian statue Of Presi-
dent Garfield.
The boys Of Eton School are permit
ted 10 60 to the Ascot races II they
walk, but II they drive or even accept
life they are liable 10 be punished.
James Gordon Bennett has provid-
cd for the support OF Jack Cols, the in
sane beatswain Of the JeanDett, whom
Lieut.. Danenhow~r brought home with
nIm.
Sir George Elyey, the orgAnist Of st.
Georges church at Windsor Castle, 10
sosn TO TO married for the fourth tins.
The bride-elsct is young and wealthy.
Mr.. w. w. Corcoras, the veberabI.
Washington banker and philsnthrOPist,
has so far recovered bis health As to b.
able 10 take daily rides shout the city
Mr. Jacob Lorillard is still deter
mined upon the scheme for running sx-
press steamers which will cross the
Atlantic in 5ve days The project is
purely and American one.
Hon. Samuel J. Tildsn is at his coun,
try house, "Greystone," near YoAkers
n. Y. Here hs raises Jersey cattle,
bloodel horses and thoroughbred dogs.
and seems TO take great delight in the
occupation.
The Prince Of Wales (As commodore
Of the Il. Y. 8. has offered . cup 10 Be
sailed for at the club regatta in August
IL is TO he opened TO all yachts Of not
less than thirty tons, belonging ID
members OF any yacht club, British Of
foreign.
The grave Of Lydia Maria Child, In
the old mossgrown cemetery at Way
land Centre, Mars, IL marked only By
. plain white marble slab, bearing be-
name in full. age, date Of death, and
the words "You call us dead. W.
are not dead. but truly living now"
The newly-apPointed Psymaster
general Joseph o. smith IL aid 70 b
very fond Of horses. He is the owne
of tho great stallion Goleduss, which
on Gen. Beale's stud farm Ia Washing
ton, where Gen. Grants Arabian horse
are kept. lie is about forty-two year
old, and has been in the service sine
1881.
The following good story IL told I
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher when b
was pastor of small church in Indiai
apolis. He vas disturbed one Sands
evening ia the midst Of . long pray'
by sudden commotiou in the eongr
CATION, followed by an almost Pretern
tural stiffness. or course his ey
we're closed, but the silencs soon seer
ed 80 sspnlchral in its intensity that
could endure It no longer, so he open'
: them. Net living being beside hir
!. self was in the church. An alarm
fire bad sounded down the stregI, an c
:, gine had come trunding by, and eve
70 run with the machine"