The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-04-27
Facts and F'ancleS.

Oyster breeding in France is becoming
an important industry. It IS reported that
in the months of January and February
al,,Ee 100000 of young French oysters
,ere laid down in the English beds, and
tie work is to be continued during this
month.
Cotton land in Arkansas has just been
purchased by Boston company to the
amount of 1900 acres, and negotiations
are in progress for 20 600 more. on all OF
which cotton is to be grown on large scale
on the system OF the Dllrymple wheat
farm.
The crews of the Maltese and Portuguese
vessels in the London docks perpstrated
the Good Friday custom of admin >terings
sound thrashing to the efiyy of Judas Is
esriot, the figure being hanged at the yard
arm, then scourged, spat upon. kicked into
fire and what remained thrown oye.-
board. The sailors then marched to the
church to pray for tho second advent Of tie
betrayed Redeemer.
The London World asserts that suicide
is Oh the increase IN the Un,ted States and
that Americans are. on the who e, rather
proud Of the fact; that suicide is symptom
Of nerve disease, and that people who can
ford to be nervous must have u good deal
Of leisure on their bands They must be
free, continues the Verdi from the whole
some necessity of finding the wherewlthai
for four meals per diem, and are therefore
entitled to consider the megIims OF gen.
t. eel kind of trouble.
Thirteen students Of Trinity College, at
Hartford, Conn, have been suspended in
definitely for the otfense of hazine. The
Punishment was earned by the brutal abuse
of three sophomores, and the lesson is one
which IL Wi ho 1nc 9TH
colleges and schools.
If there be cap which fits any one and
be likes to put it on his own head and fy
into a passion about it, that is his fa1:lt not
NINE" 1t is with sentences like this that
Dinah Mulocn Craik introduces the series
Of practic Il essays under the title of = lain
Speaking" They torch upon some social
follies with general wisdom, and if they
show little Of the talent which created "John
Halifax" nowhere fail in good sense.
4 special cable says that the steamers
Samaritan and Phenjcan have sailed with
700 and 900 passengers, resre ctivelv, u
large proportion with c,pi.al. f3r Manitoba.
A wealthy party Of Earl Derby's tenants
has left to report on Manitoba, and proba-
bly, to settle there. 4 similar party from
Earl Dudley's estate will leave in few days
The Dominion steamers are already filled
with several sailings. The Dominion
agent, Pyke, has left Liverpool for Europe
under Sir A. T. Gslts' instructions, to Sc
cure a share of the enormous continental
emigration that has set in.
Our Continent says: The exercise that
is best adapted to develop all parts of the
body in natural, healthy manner is do
nestle labor. It is always at hand: it can
be taken regularly every day, and there is
such variety that aim ;st every muscle can
be exercised" This is addressed to the
girls and means that they must bang the
piano at least an hour every morning,
and embroider slippers for the minister III
Beecher says: "Don't put on sackcloth
if you have better clothes to wear. Don't
bow your head like bulrush, bat 90 with
head erect as son of Gol. D0a't whine
before God. You are not a slave. will
not crawl before God on my belly because
am SO filthy sinful. I am not filthy and
sinful and won't say so. I go before God
as nobleman, saving, I acknowledge my
imperfections; nevertheless, am you: son.
Rejoics in the Lord always"
This mec. orandum fell out of the pocket
of the head of an eastern family: Father
fetch from Troy: one box of acksil greece
yards Of WALLER calllker fore libbie from
Hocombs; 10 pounds Coffin battln; II
yds dark Calliker fore gran mas dress; IL
yds buf ribbin; l l 2 blew the same kind:
tow lapths STOW pipe; 2 nuttmegss;
Pounds ten penny males; kandil molds;
10 Ponds Brown Shugor; l Pare Gum
Shoes for Katie"