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insured for $l,OOO-au they were worth.
Browns building WAS not insured,

The following is . list of insurance received
by the various sufferers at the late fire in Aus
tin: " P. Sergeant, So, 600; Knatvod Bros.
e. Gd 3-Ee5 $$S :as ss;uss En- sHH
man estate, $500; Williams & brake, 81, 500;
W. W. johnson, 1905; FRANKIE 4 Borleske,
1885; total, $l4,815.
Ole Finguson Of Rock Dell lost his house by
fire last Tuesday. Loss, $500; no insurance.
William Hanson, injured recently while At
tempting to board moving train ut Alexandra,
died on Saturday. He was forty years of age,
and leaves wife and elk small children.
Articles OF incorporation Of the Minneapolis
Syndicate, formed for the purpose Of dealing
and investing in lands and buildings and public
capital stock is $500, 600, divided into shares
Of $50 each. The names of the incot porators
are Dorilus Morrison, r. B. Langdon, W. w.
Eastman, Eli B. Ames, G. d. Side, Charles II.
Loring, Clinton Morrison, Chas. II. Prior, John
De L.ittre, R. E. Grimshaw, John Martin and
Of the Church of st. john, the Evangelist
EpiscopaD, located in the city Of St. Paul, in
charge Of the Rev Henry Kittson.
COL Geo. d. Johnston of Detroit, chairman
of the Fifth district congressional committee,
has requested the committee to meet at Detroit,
Becker county. on May 10, to decide upon the
time and place Of holding the district conven-
ton.
The prisoner William Flaherty, who o.
capped from Saltwater Jail, has been captured
in BrainerG.
Rev. Thomas Harrison, the Methodist evsnge-
list bega1 his work in st. Paul on Tuesday
night last
Articles of the Savings Building society OF
the city of st. Paul have been fled at the cap
ital The amount OF capital stock is $500, 900
divided into 10, 900 shares OF $50 each. The
names of the incorporato1s are E. F. Berris-
ert, VIM. Egan, G: F. Kuhles, Thos. Riley, s.
A. Blapquist, Ed~ in Warne, Hans A. Ander
son, J. W. Mackinson, Chss Liedman, @. q.
Stahlman, Munroe oheire, and Phillip Reilly,
all Of st Paul
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-05-04

Statistics show remarkable decrease in
the death-rate from consumption in twen-
ty-four years. This is attributed generally
to more comfortable living, in.
creased attention to ordinary rules of
health, and especially in consequence of
more seasonable and wholesome fashions
of dressing. Thin shoes" was once sug-
gested as a synonym for consumption as =
cause of death, especially in the case Of
women. insufficient underclothing would
have been another. But within the east
twenty years stout leather boots with heavy
soles, and thick flannel under garments
have come into general use, and these SEN
sible changes in fashions have been not the
least of the causes of the improvement in
mOrtnarV statistics,
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-05-04
MIS- CELLANEoUR.

A La Crosse special gives sensational &C.
count Of panic in the neighborhood of Foun-
tain, MIMI, because of the ravages of disease
called black diphtheria, which is very prevail
ant and fatal The daughter of VIM. Bolles,
eighteen years old, died Of this disease In the
afternoon her mother, and At night the father
was dying. Several others are ILL., Fountain
contains population of about 200 persons,
business men and mechanics who are depend
ens on the surrounding farming community.
The village is the first station on the line Of
the Southern Minnesota division OF the Chica-
20, Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad, after ris-
ing from the Root river valley to the high
prairie land, and from the purity of the atmos-
phere, is among the last places that an cpl
demic Of this character would be expected to
appear.
The crop outlook in Kansas was never bet
ter. Last year, while not exactly disastrous to
crops, was not good one, and the yield fell
far short of expectations. This year, however,
the prospects are most encouraging, and 1
most beautiful yield is expected. Especially IL
this the feeling in regard to the wheat crop.
The acreage this year is less than last year, but
for ell that the yield will be far in excess Last
year many fields we're ploughed over and 9th
ers yielded fourth Of crop, while this year
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Home atead Lands:

A Washington Special Of the 25th says: A
report will be made to the house upon MIR.
Straits homestead bill, favoring it's passage az
amended. 1t provides that any lands that may
become subject to entry under the law of the
United States within the limits Of any grants to
any railroad company or any military road
company, shall be open to settlers under the
homestead laws. to the extent Of 100 acres to
each settler, any pereon who has taken home
stead and been restricted to less than 100 acres
may enter any Of the public lands Of the
Uulted States, subject to the homestead entry
act, when added to the quantity previously en-
tered, shall not exceed 100 acres. The resi-
dence and cultivation Of the land embraced in
his original entry shall be considered . resi-
denoe and cultivation for the same length of
time upon any of the land embraced In his
additional or new entry, and shall be deducted
from the fve years. residence and the cultiva-
lion required by law. In no case shall . pat.
ent be::isaued upon additional or new Homestead
entry, under this act until thu person has act
ually cultivated and improved the land en-
braced therein for ct least one year, and proof
of such cultivation shall be made upon the A.
ddavit Of two disinterested Witnesses Of the
company In which such additional land 10 sit-
uated. A proviso ct the end makes the bill ap-
pncable only 10 lspsed and uneaEned Land
RantA
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-05-04
CRIMES.

William Stull, the Georgetown murderer,
was cornered in dense woods near New Frank
lin, fourteen miles southeast Of Canton, Ohio,
by the Columbian county sheriff and posse
Sunday. Finding escape impossible he drew
the revolver with " ich he murdered Mis-.
Summers and fred two shots into his head in
quick succe ssiOn, producing instant death.
The excitement was intense in Stark and Co.
lumbar counties.
Employees of the extensive lumber mills at
Muskegon, Mich, have been demanding ten
hours instead Of eleven for days work. On
Monday 800 strikers marched to the mills Of
McCracke1 g. Hovey, Tillotson & Blodgett and
A. Y. Mann & Co., drove out the workmen,
pitching two of them into the lake, pounding
the rest with clubs and damaging the machin-
cry. The Workingmen's union disclair1s SYM
pathy with the overt acts.
Rev. Mr.. Kochler, German Lutheran min
court at Grand Rapids pleaded guilty to the
charge Of sending indecent end insulting COM
munications through tue mails, and was sem
tencel by Judge Whitney to pay fine of So,
600. The money was paid and the preacher
discharged. The letters we're sent to his wife,
from whom he had been separa ed.
The grand jury of the Surrey county court,
Virginia Booth (colored>, aged respectively four
teen and fifteen years, indicted for the murder
Of Mrs. R. c. Gray and Travis Jones, of that
county, on the 9TH Of this month. The victims
were killed from drinking coffee in which
strychnine had been introduced by the &C
cused.
In New York, Edward Hovey, an ex- convict
and idler, after supper. Wednesday night
stepped up to his sister-in-law Mrs. Fannie
Vermllye, aged nineteen, and pointing a pietol
at her, said: ''Dont you want this?" He i'm
mediately fred, and the young woman soon
dieo Hovey was arrested.
Robert Scott, one of the Nor hampton bank
robbers, who oled in Concord PRISON, made bis
will on Monday night, giving 81, 500 to bis
wife and $500 to James Dunlap, his bank
robbing associate.
Peter Yookley at Camden, Ark, has accept
ed a life position at the Detroit house of cor
rection for holding up a mail carrier and
spelling him Of the registered packages
At Danville, Va, DR.. John P. Lipscomb was
shot dead by his father-i law, Sterling Ed
munds, owing to family grievances.
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Great Sale OF Northern Pacific Elevator.

Great Sale OF Northern Pacific Elevator.
It has been known for some time that nego-
tiahons were pen ling between Messrs Barnes
and Magill, owners of the Nor, hern Pacific sys-
tenn Of elevators. and syndicate of Mlnneap o-
lis millers and capitalists, but no results were
reached until last week, when Mr.. Barnes dis
poeedof his interest to the syndicate referred
to. and will retire from the business on account
ofimpaired health Practically the sale was
made to the Minneapolis Nillers' association;
but the purchasers will organize as distinct
corporation, as was done after the purchase of
the Davidson system. While the controlling in
terest is thus secured for Minneapolis,
Col Magill will retain his share
in the business and will be
entrusted with its future management The
line Of elevators and warehouses purchased are
over thirty in number and their original cost
is estimated by Mr.. Barnes at about $2Oe, 900.
They are located at different stations on the
Northern Pacific, in Minnesota and Dakota, ~
follows:
Dakota.-valley City, Tower City, New But
falo, Wheatland. Oasselton, Napoleon, Fargo,
Hayvi'le. Blanchard. Arthur and Hunter
elevators.
Hinnesots-GlyndoD, HsWley, Lake Park,
Audubon, Detroit Perham, Blunton, Wadena,
Yerndale, Belle Prairie, Royalton, Sank Rapids,
Henning and Rioe's
AT these stations warehouses are included
except Glyndon aud Wadena, where elevators
are located. The capacity Of the elevators and
warehouses embraced in the sale ia estimated 81
1,5OO, 900 bushels.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-05-04
R3LPH WALDO EMERSON.

The Great Transcen<irntal Philosopher Of
Massachusetts Passes Away So Peacefully
that He Makes no Sign at the Moment VI
Final Dissolution.
Ralph Waldo Emerson died at his home in
Concord, Mass on the 9th after an illness;
which began, as Longfellow's did, from taking
q cold, and resulted fatally in almost the same
length Of time.
He finally died. not 80 much from the dis
ease as from the Glow exp austi0n of his powers,
and 80 quietly that there was almost o sign
from him when the end came. His condition
had been go easy that it deceived even his ply
sician, who, up to a late hour, was Of the Lpi l.
ion that he was in no immediate danger. Duilng
q considerable part of MI. Emerson's illness he
has been delirious, though not violently g., an /
while recognizing the friends about him, he has
thought himself in strange place. and has
been constant in his opportunities to be taken
home. He has apparently not recognized his
approach to death, but has gone down as calm
~ and easily as any man could do
A few hours btf ne blss1e sth hebecame un-
consc GUS, sud from s!t 60 LIE passed into eter-
nifty. His mind has for some time been brok.
en-, and be has largely lost the power of memo
nv and expression. He had lost all his ideas
Of relation and associated things widely sepa
rated az if they we're together. There is gen
uine sorrow in Concord, where the dead phllos-
opher was valued citizen.
It has been remarked that bis writings.
though marked III ethical and spiritual vitality
of the highest order, are utterly devoid of sys-
tenn and pervaded by certain mystical quality,
charming to some but bewildering to Others;
yet his intellectual gems glow with gen ulne
lustre within whatever settings found. To the
arts and processes of the logician he pays no re-
gard, thinking that Il ey tend to be little rather
than exalt the truth. He simply affirms that
lie bel ewes, appealing at every step to the moral
munitions OF the reader, in the faith thst the
s'epirit Of man is the cradle of the Lord" with a
power of illumination adapted to eye,y emer-
gency. The following sentence from his
address, at the divinity school in
1888 clearly indicates his pc
sition: "Ihe assumption that the age Of in
SEPARATION is passed, that the bible is closed the
fear of degrading the character of Jesus by
representing him as man, indicate with suf-
ficient clearne SO t faseness Of our theology. "
Some regard his ear Ter writings as pautheis-
tic, but others promo lnce this unjust His
friend A. Bronson Alco,t, reports him as saying
Il do not care to classify myself with any
oainstaking accuracy with this eect or that; but
# sm to have any appellation at all of a relig-
ious kind, prefer to be called Christian the
st. You must not leave out the word Chris
tan, for to leave out that is to leave cut every
thing"
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-05-04

Under the new penal code of New York,
which went into effect the first day Of May,
giving or Offering bride to any executive
officer of the state is punished by impris-
enment for ten years and fine of $4,000
It is made a misdemeanor to give an alder
man a present for obtaining an Office for a
:'friend." A peculiar provision of the code
is that the making of statement which q
person does not know to be true is equiva-
lent to making a statement which he knows
to be false. The spreading of false reports
for the purpose of affecting the tenor Of
the financial market is punishable by fine
of $4,000 and imprisonment for three
years. The code provides that any person
who wins or loses at play by betting at any
time the sum or value of $25 or upward
within the space of twenty-four hours is
punishable by fine Of not less than five
times the value of the sum so won or lost.
Any person who sells lottery tickets may
be sent to Jail fer two years and fined
$1,000. Betting, pool selling, etc., are
prohibited, under a penalty of years i'm
Imprisonment and $4,000 fine. To carry
off young woman for the pur-
pose of marrying her without consent of
her parents or guardian, is abduction and
the abductor will repent at leisure in Jail.
Seduction under promise of marriage is
punished by imprisonment for five years
and fine of 81, 900. Swearing is punish
able by imprisonment for ten..days, and the
swearer is to be put into solitary confine-
ment and away from the other prisoners,
so that he will not corrupt their morals and
and scandalize them. Sabbath breaking
consists in performing any servile
work whatever, even including public
traffic, except in cases of necessity or chari-
ty, on the.frat day of the week, or indulg-
ing ina any sports or giving shows. all
trades, manufactures and mechanical en-
Payments are strictly forbidden. A viola
ton Of the law is punishable by fine of
$40 and five days in prison. The proprie-
tors of any theatrical or show business on
Sunday are in addition to the punishment
prescribed by statute to be punished by a
fine of $500 for each individual participant
ing.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-05-04
A Crazy COnnisseur.

For several years past the Comte de Beur.
nonvllle has been an assiduous attendant at
every picture sale in Paris and Brussels,
and st every sale he did his best to be til
largest purchaser. All schools, all masters,
all styles, found favor in his eyes, and when
once the picture had been knocked down
to him he rarely looked at it again. It was
sent home and slowed away in the family
mansion In the Avenue Matignon, where,
IN every room, pictures were piled up, one
on top of the other, like billets of wood /.
But even the fabulous fortunes OF Poland
cannot resist the incessant ravages Of such
an expensive mania, and the moment came
when the Comte de Beurnonville could not
pay and when his creditors would wait no
longer. All this expensive lumber is now
advertised for sale in Paris.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-05-04
Desth Of Captain Gibbs.

Captain Eugene B. Gibbs, assistant quarter
master, q. 8. A, died IN New York On Friday
last of Brigh1's disease Captain Biggs was
born in Rhode Island, and entered the army a.
cap ain of the Second California infantry in
served IN il May, 1866. He was appointed
second Lieutenant Of thu Eighth infantry in JAN
u.ry: 1867, was promoted to first lieutenant in
1863, and atsigle to the Sixth infantry JAnu-
airy l, 1871. He was an aide-de- camp on the
staff Of General Terry from October "a, 1870
until the first of May, 1850, when he wss ap.
and assigned to duty a. depot quartermaster in
this city.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-05-04
Graduates of the State Normal School at
WiuOna.

The twenty fourth annual commencement
exercises took place lsst itay. In presenting
the gradu ting class, President Shepherd said
that the pupils OF the advanced course had + lily
completed the four ,ears' course of the instl u
ion. President Simpson of the state normal
,oard said but few words to the claes, aid
then gave them t 'eir diplomas. When the
graduates of the elementary course were pre-
scented, President mpson remarked that this
class brought the total number of graduates
from the Institution up to 500. Super1ntend-
LtKs,hIe was then introduced, and delivered
Il short but admirable ldress to the class. The
following are the gra1uates:
ADVANCED COURSE.
Fl. D. Hart. Lake City, B. A. Hulett, Lake City,
E. F. HYDE, Mazeppa, A. McKin ey, Charles City,
E. L. Myers, Homer, /. G. Pember. Lake City.
r. NJ. Yeaton, BELGRADE.
ELEMENTARY COURSE JUNIOR CLASS.
E B. Camb bell 81. Charles, Drew, Minnesota City
E. I. FrizzelI. Eau Claire, "A. L Heath, ST. Paul,
B. NJ Lyon, Hast gs, j. P. Mattson. WATERFOWL,
A. NJ. May. Wi;cka, HIT. May, Witoka,
j. NJ Rhodes, TrempealeauG. A. Stoker. Winona,
NJ I. Stone, Cresco, Ia. R. L. Strong, Chaiu Lake.
"A" CLASS.
J. Brown, Saltwater, G. G. Ellis Austin.
A. r. Sayles, Oregon. Wis A. WI 'Cntchen, Winona.
KINDERGARTEN COURSE.
Alice Boyden, St. Paul.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-05-04

Lewis Swift, the Rochester astronomer.
says the present comet is approaching at
the rate of 1,5OO,0O miles day, and is al
ready four times as bright as when discov
cred. though still telescope. he believes
it will prove one of the brightest ever seen
in our times, and will be visible in full sun
shine after few weeks.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-05-04
PITH OF THE NEWS.
RAILROADS.

A circular issued by President Henry Vii.
lard, under date of April 20, makes Official an
nouncement of the appointment of Col. Char
les B. Lamborn as land commissioner of the
Northern Pacific railroad company, vice E. M.
Marble, Esq, resigned COL Landlords ap-
pointment takes effect May 1. proximo, and bis
Office will be st. Paul, MINI. The land conl-
miseioner's duties are defined in President Vii
lard's circular dated November 80, 1881
John i ROLAND has filed q claim for $685.
600 damages against the Chicago, Milwaukee,
4 st Paul Railway company. in tho United
States circuit court 1t seems that on May 20,
1873, plaintiff was crossing the defendants
track on tho Fort Smelling road, and was struck
by apassenger train, inticting injuries that re-
quired the amputation of the right leg.
Postofice officials started out on the North
ern Pacific last night for the purpose of weigh
ing all mails passing over the lines for the next
thirty days. The objectin 80 doing is to find
the amount of mails transmitted and form q
basis Of compensation 10 the railroad.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-05-04
FOREIGN.

Darwin's funeral and interment took place
in Westminster abbey Wednesday. The coffin
was covered with wreaths of flowers. The pail
bearers were MIR. Lowell, the duke of Argyle,
Sir John Lubbock, Alfred Russell Wallace and
VIM. spoteswood, Lord Salisbury, Lord Alber-
darl Sir Charles Dixie, Sir Rutherford Alcock,
Mundell, Right Hon. Edward Gibson, Ghomas
Burt, Prot: Tyndall, John Merely, Herbert
Spencer, Vice. Chancellor Evans and Pr +.
tation representing the university of Oxford,
we're present at the services, besides many
| members of Darwia's family and Populations
fr )n learned societies. The anthem sung was
specially composed for the occasion. Cannon
Prothero performed the funeral SOL vice in the
unavoidable absence of Dean Bradley.
An imperial order is promulgated directing
lis safety in the government of Nicolaieff and
city of Sebastapol. Details are settled of plan
for construction of new forts at Warsaw,
Konoa and Gomondes. The forts are to be
completed by 1892, and cost &, 600, 900 roub-
les The work of cons ;ruction Of the new forts
and LOCO, 600 roubles is already assigned for
work on them.
After final interview with his wife Dr.
Lamson wrote to friend virtually admitting
his guilt, and attributipg his crime to mental de-
rangement. tie snbse quenty wro'e def te
confession that he poisoned Percy John, but in
1t be denies that he was concerned in the death
of Her ert John.
The London Times says: With Ralph Wal
10 Emerson's death great break has occurred.
The present generation has lost the strongest
and almost sole ii" which binds it to the Boston
or Concord of Hawthorne, Margaret Fuller, Al
colt, Claiming and Theodore Parker.
Montreal reports cablegram received d.
rect from England announcing the amaigama-
ton OF the Grand Trunk AMI Great Western ill.,
terests, and the selection of rev board to car
~ out the policy Of Q ,nsolidation.
Mrs and Mr.. Lorne propose to visit the Pa
cihc provinces in November They expect to
exercise paciicatory influence over the sab
jects of the queen in the new northwest.
The City OF Quebec wac the first propeller to
force the ice barriers botween Sarnia and Du
luth, but it had to devote two days to buffeting
the frigid foaters in Lake Huron.
Lord Dufferin is really to lie the lord mayor
Of Ireland. Earl Spencer is only to serve until
the arrival of Dufferln
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-05-04
CASUALTIES.

a wandering zephyr from the wild and arid
plains, of the great grasshopper belt struck
Cairo the other evening and struck it hard and
$4,000 wreckage was wrought on property.
So great was the force of the tempest thai
eight cars were thrown from the track of the
Illinois Central Trees two feet in dismete1
were torn up by the roots. Wooden sidewalks
were torn up and blown away. About forty
feet Of heavy oak walk, sixteen feet wide or
the levee, was lifted up and thrown distance
Of fifty or Sky feet, coming in contact with a
telegraph pole sixteen inches in diameter at the
base, breaking itin three places, leaving the
upper portion suspended by the wires and the
lower part on the ground.
The steamer City Of Sanford, on her way tc
Jacksonville from Sanford, Florida. took fire
and nine PERSONS probably more, perished.
he names of those known to be dead are az
folio rs: Mrs Oscar Keep and child of Jack
eonville; Mrs. ireland daughter of Commodore
schooner Magnolia. recently lost on the squi-
to inlet; Chas. Pierce, a nephew, and William
Brooks, son of the pilot of the Inflated steam
er; Dorsey Snapper, deck hand.
A fearful cyclone struck the lower edge o
Bibb county, Ga. Saturday night, passing into
Swiggs, Jones and Wilkinson counties, blowing
q track 500 yards wide, moving down fences,
farm building, etc. Samuel Grove, father OF
Samuel F. Grove, ex- republican member OF
Congress, living one mile from Griswold was
killed; also Miss Lockhart near Gordon.
Fears are expressed for the safety of the
steamer, City of Richmond, which sailed from
Liverpool with about 700 passengers, now
largely overdue at New York.
At Elmira, New York, tho boiler of the Dali
too Pail company exploded, killing Newell
Olney and Frank Baker, the prop1ietors, and
injurin|y several others.
At Philadelphia, fire in the shoddy mill Of
of Casey & White damaged the property to the
amount of $4,000.
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Senator Thurman In Europe.

Senator Thurman, Of Ohio, said to q
friend regarding his recent visit to Europe:
Il enjoyed myself very much, sir, very
much, indeed; but I have one serious re-.
gret. I am very sorry that did not have
An opportunity OF seeing Prince Bismarck
and the queen of England" And Why did
you wish 80 particularly to see them?"
asked the friend, in surprise. The sena-
tor, with sly twinkle in his eye, but with
his utmost severity Of manner, answered:
Because, sir, after seeing them, might
people in Europe who did not want six
pence from mo.