The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-05-03
Personalities.

The late Eli Perry, of Albany, N. 7.
left an estate valued at $3.50, 800. Of
that sum $4,000 60 to the New York
Baptist Educational Society and SO, 900
to the American Baptist Home Mission
Society. Many thousand dollars are to
be distributed also among some twenty
other religious or charitable institutions.
Capt. Reesor, a well-known Southern
Manitoba farmer, has resolved to start
10000 acre farm after the style of the
great Dalrymple farm in Dakota. He
with one or two other capitalists has
purchased 10000 acres of land near
Moose Jaw, which will be put under
cultivation. He has now on the way
from Ontario 100 horses, 30 sulky plows
wagons, tents, &c., to begin farming
operations in the spring.
II say, Featherweight,' said one
"dude" to another, talking ofthe Wander
bilt ball, "who was Marie Stuart, any
how?" "Oh," said Featherweight, ''she
belonged to the family of, Stuarts in
England-sugar refners, or something
of that sort, l believe"
At dinner few days ago in New
York, a young married lady, who is cele.
brated for originality in matters Of dress,
appeared in black satin dress with a
waistcoat or vest composed entirely Of
natural flowers. Only small flowers were
used, and they were sewed on found
alton ofmuslin. The effect was "perfecl-
| ly lovely"
Rev. Henry Clay Dean is now sixty
years of age and il in excellent health
He says that he was wrong in denounc'
ing President Lincoln for the emanci
| patton proclamation. He has lost hi
bitterness and has made many new
friends in Iowa and Missouri by his lee
lures on Christianity.
Young Alexander salvini, who has
been performing with Margaret Mather,
will return to Italy soon, to be examined
for the military service, all young men
in that country being compelled to serve
three years in the army. He will proba-
bly, be excused, on account Of the weak.
ness of his eyes, but it is not proba-
BILE that he will return to the United
States.
The lord chancellor of England once
audibly muttering "Nonsense: non
sense!" to one of Mr.. Benjamin's argu-
ments, the latter gentleman bundled up
his papers and mar he'd out of court in
dudgeon. Owing to the interruption
of business this caused the lord chan
celor felt obliged to send handsome
apology, but Mr.. Benjamin declined to
receive it.
Colonel William Craig, an officer in
the army, from 1858 to "a, who married
a relative of Mrs. President Madison,
had vast tract in southern Colorado
obtained from French count, Vihil
who got it from Mexico. Four or five
years ago he bon ted it for cattle ranch
at less than 100000. It is said that
Governor Butler, of Massachusetts, got
the bonds at about ten cents on the dol.
lar, chiefly from law services to Craig
and little money advanced, and is ex-
pecting to sell the tract in Europe,
where perhaps William F: Shafer is try.
ing to "place' it. Craig had one bill from
Butler Of $4,000.
Patrick Taufe has been employed in
Peter Cooper's glue factory in Brooklyn
for many years. On Wednesday, when
he heard of the death of Mr.. Cooper, to
whom he was much attached, he quit
work respondent and went home. He
told his wife of Mr.. Cooper's death, and
said he was broken hearted. He refused
to 20 to bed, but sat up all night IN his
chair, with his elbows on his knees and
his head between his hands. In the
morning he was found dead in this po'
sition.
At the Washington Irving celebration
at Tarrytown last week, Charles Dudley
Warner said: "It was Irvlng-not Hud
son-who truly discovered this river ano
gave it to US. The early navigators useC
to get around in it. Irving made it {
highway of Imagination. Travellers who
never left their fresides voyage up anc
down on it. In the Indian summers
these shores are golden, these hills are
purple, the same stream flows as in s
dream. In all seasons to all the worlC
this region wears these hues of romance
that I, wing gave it. His spirit abides
here. Here is his wild cottage. Here il
his gravs,. come representing, I am
sure, many who cannot comet to lay up
on it wreath of sincere affection"