The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-07-26
provided with cyclone retreats, some 81
which ere inner cellars, Of, more technical
IL holes in the ground under the cellar.
Personals.

4 check for $685., 1888 80, signed by Mr..
Enoch Pratt, was last week delivered
to the city of Baltimore as the endow-
ment of the Enoch Pratt free library.
This munifcent donation is to be in
vested so as to yield revenue for, the
support of q library that is no doubt
destined to become one OF the most
nopular and Deni6cent institutions OF
Baltimore. 1t is intended that there
shall be four auxiliary or branch noIa-
ries, located in different portions, OF the
CITY, so as to be accessible to all the pop
ulstion.
The state of Connecticut, and more
particularly the town of Newtown, in
Fairfield county, is deeply interested in
the case of young man named Thomas
W.. Plat, who dropped asleep last
Christmas and has not walked up yet,
TO be sure, he has recently shown
symptoms Of having about slept it out,
has been dressed and undressed, ands
o1ided bv some tender "reminiscences OF
the halcyon past, has found his. way to
the pantry where the pies are kept.
But he has not spoken a word, nor
evinced the least interest in or conscl-
business of the things about him-except-
ing the pies.
The house in which Daniel O'Connell
was born is now neglected ruin. The
roof long ago fell in, and the stone walls
are overgrown, inside and out, with ivy.
Across the road stands an abandoned
and dismantled mill In the neighbour
ing village of Cahirciveen-a squalid,
struggling place-almost every person
0,|,.,Ji -
the magistrates is Daniel OConneIl, a
grandson of the famous Liberator, and
many Of the townspeople are closely re-
shades of political opinion. The younger
members incline toward the Land
League party, but their elders are land
lords or friends of the landlords.
The cynosure of all eyes at recent
ball at the Countess of Stanhope's,
in London, was the niece of Mr.. Lowell
The most wonderful things about Miss
Emerson were, it seems, the shoes she
wore upon her tiny feet. adorned with
insteps "too artistically arched'' for
fair republican. These shoes were made
of yellow Spanish velvet, with high
French heels, and laced up the side
The eyelets for the cords to pass through
were trimmed with solid gold, and to the
side of each was set a precious stone
first a ruby, then sapphire, then an en-
efald, then an opal and over again II
the same order. The top Of the shoe
was finished in the same fashion, and in
caught by cluster diamond pin.
Mr.. w. W. Corcoran, the Washington
millionaire, evidently has passion for
erecting monuments over the dead.
His memorial to his wife was the Louise
Home, for INDECENT widows; he brought
John Howard Paine's remains from
Tunis and placed them under magnl-
fcent marble shaft; he is now erecting
monument for Francis Scott Key, the
author of the ''Star Spangled Banner"
and has just asked permission of the
family of the late Bishop Pinckney to
place a monument over his grave. Mr..
Corcoran is the owner of the beautiful
Oak Hill Cemetery at Washington.
Colonel Shaw, the United States con-
sui at Manchester, England, has re-
| ceived from President Arthur an auto
| graph letter, acknowledging the receipt
| of a portrait of John Bright, with the
latter's autograph. sent as souvenir of
| tie recent Birmingham celebration. In
accepting the gift the presi-
| dent stated that in his estimation its val
ue is greatly enhanced by ''the knowl
edge that the autograph of the donor
was placed upon the gift by Mr.. Bright
himself specially for me-" and adds: Il
have had the portrait appropriately
hung upon the walls of the Executive
Mansion"
It is related BY the New York Post
that Professor Agassiz Was once invited
by the noted Spiritualist Home to attend
one of his seances. We'll" said Agas-
| siz, "what shall see at your Seance?"
you will see, 'replied Home, "legs and
arms moving about the room and some
of them will touch yon." ''Mr. Home"
answered Agassiz., II will attend your
meeting, and I will aid you to clear p
the mystery of these floating. limbs. I
have sword; it SO happens that it vas
recently sharpened. That sword I will
bring with me and will cut the legs and
arms" Home thanked him and with
drew. The next day Agassiz drove up
to the hall where the seance was 20 be
held. The doors were shut, but on
them was placard announcing in large
letters that no seance would take place,
as Mr. Home had unexpectedly been
recalled to New York.