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The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-11-08
NEWS OF THE STATE.
Women Cannot Vote For County SIN
perintendents.

e. [.Et perlnCenuentS.
d: L. Kiehle, superintendent of public
instruction, was recently requested BY
county superintendent to state whether wom-
en- could vote for county superintendent OF
schools. Being in some doubt on the sub
ject, Mr. Kiehle submitted the question to
the attorney general of the state who has
filed the following opinion:
You ask: Gan women cast their votes
for the Office of county supsrinteE dent? and,
if 60 by what method. I ans yer they can
not. In my opinion Sec of Article VII.
of the Constitution is an enabling enact
ment. It does not, therefore, confer the
elective franchise upon women. 1t simply
authorizes the legislature to make provision
for women voti.g at any ell ction held for
the purpose of choosing any officer for the
schouls, or upon any measure relating to
the schools. It., therefore, was necessary
for the legislature to act in the premises be-
fore any Iignt could he claimed under this
section. Tina the Legislature have the pow
er to authorize women to vote lor county
supf rintsn dent, have no doubt. But they
have not seen tit to do so. Her RICH. 10 voc
is by S, c. Is ofiaws relating to public schools
iinlted to the school district of WHICH she
shall st the time have been for ten days
resident. Sec II makes provisions for her
voting in cities or villages whose act of in
corporation provides for the election o:
school officers at the charter electiun, and
authorizes the use of separate ballot box
in which to deposit her ballot. A similar
arrangement would be required were she &c
vote for county supcrinte ndent, In view,
therefore, of this positive Limitation, as well
as the absence of proper and necessary pro-
visions for receiving and canvassing, it
- 81 hat oS
have no right to vote for county superin-
tendent. Gen. Wilson came to tthe same
conclusion in an opinion dated Aug.
II, 1876.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-11-08

The Panama canal, under the auspices
of the French and engineered by Count
de Lesseps, < reported to be progress
ing, and its compile. on is promised in
two years. This promise not general
ly accepted as likely to be realized.
Some 10000 men are at work now on
he excavation, which force will be in
creased to $1,000 in he winter. Thirty
steam excavators are at work and forty
locomotives and eight hundred tip-cars.
One American dredge removes 6,On0 Gu
bic metres OF earth per day. The great
work is no doubt going forward, but its
coDsummation cannot be expectsd with
in the brief time named, or anything
like it.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-11-08
DOings of Criminals.

A horrible murder took place at Lamard,
Kansas, during dance at the residence of a
well-known farmer. Among those present
were Anthony Bummits and Alex Brown.
During the evening dispute arose amoag
the young men as to the right of dancing
with q certain young lady, and later a
second dispute as to the right way ofcalling
off the lancers. Finally the men came to.
gether, and during the struggle Brown drew
q, pocket knife and cut his adversary's
throat, severing the jugular vein. Young
Brown is a son of Hon. Thomas Brown.
ex.member of congress, and all the parti 8
to the affair are well known. Brown sur
rendered.
Another confidential bank clerk has been
arrested at Chicago for extensive thefts
the amount missing being estimated at be-
tween $1,000 and $40, 900. The name of the
last man gone wrong is Ellery 81. Andrews,
who, up to short time ago, when he was
discharged, was, the corresponding clerk of
the NOrtk western National bank of Chica-
go. Upon his books being examined after
his discharge number of discrepancies
extending over period of four or Eve
years, was discovered. On the 2Sth an in
dictment was returned against him, on the
charge of larceny, and he was lodged in
jail. The young man made full confess
sion, in which he acknowledges having
stolen a total sum Of $1,000.
There promises to be a judicial investiga
ton into the matter of the hanging of the
Barber boysty the mob at Waverly, Iowa,
June last. The Bremen district court
convenes in December. The widow of Ike
Barber says that she proposes to zee that, if
possible, the lynchers OF her husband shall
be brought to trial, and she says she has
the names of eighteen men who were in
in the hanging.
a tragedy resulted from a game of GRO.
quet, three miles from Woodbury., N. J.
The players were two men and two women.
Germans. Rudolph Hines became angry
because his wife beat him, and kicked her
with his heavy cowhide boot. She became
unconscious and died soon after. s
Charles McCann, a mail agent, stole Sc in
postage stamps from the Brighton, n. j.,
postoftice. He must pay $1,000 within 4
week, or languish ayear in Jail. IS
Thomas Fox, seventy years old, va
drugged at Marshall. Mich, and robbed of
: hundred dollars. He died from the drug.
ging. S..
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-11-08
Washington Territory.

The governor of Washington territory,
in a message to the legislature, rehe arses
the resources of that territory, which is
about to apply for admission to the
Union, in the following enthusiastic
strain: sForty.fve millions of acres OF
timber, coal pasture and mountain lands;
mines Of precious metals, quarries Of
limestone, marble, granite, slate, sand
stone and beds Of mica; ocean front and
inland salt seas; many lakes and rivers,
afording thousands of miles of naviga-
bic waters, all alive with a hundred va.
rieties Of fish, some of them Of great
value; water powers; a climate of even
temperature, and healthful; grand seen
cry of water and mountains, facilities
for manufacturing the staples from our
own material, wood, iron, wool and
hides; maritime opportunities unsur-
passed for internal, coastrwise and for.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-11-08
THE FEMALE HUSBAND,
Frank Dubois of Wisconsin Engages In
Most Entertaining Interview

FRANK DuDNs Oh Wisconsin Engages In a
Most Entertaining Interview.
BRANDON. Wis, Special Telegram, Nov. L.
Dubois, the man or woman of doubtful sex, whose
case has generally aroused public curiosity was
found by a newspaper reporter, secreted with his
companion at farmhouse seven miles from here last
night. The following interview was had. which in
measure clears the mystery surrounding the case:
'Mr. Dubois you. of course. know the stories
that have been circulated concerning you?"
Ido." hesitatingly, and in voice which could
not be mistaken for a mans.
You are married to Gertrude Fuller, are you
not?'
II am: The cerem ony was performed by Rev.
81. L. Morrison. In Waupon."
You insist that you are MANI"
Il do; I am-as long as my wife is satisfied 1t is
nobody's business -
mr.. Dubois, you i like a woman, act like a
woman. Do You refuse to reveal yourself?"
There is nothing to reveal"
rested You should place yourself In your proper
light at once. and thus avoid punishment"
oh Frank for Gods sake tell Al all and have i
pretty wife, tears streaming down the face
Dubois looked toward her. His lip trembled
with h e He nav into bs ssa
and endeavored to leave the room. He was re-
strained and finally was induced to
TELL Els STORY.
He said he was really Mrs. Hudson, and had
tired of husband and family and determined to lose
identity as the wife and mother by assuming the
guise Of man. MY husband" she said, went to
Illinois last spring. I Immediately assumed male
attire and went to Waupon, where had previously
met aud admired Gertie Fuller. 1courted her and
we were married, she not knowing me to be q
woman until the night. after the ceremony was
performed. I then induced her to keep silent,
which she has done. While living with my hus-
band helped him support the family, peddliug
soap and compounding extracts I was thus
upon myself the support Of Gertie.
felt fully able to carry tho burden.
papered. painted. made and sold extracts,
and We were happy. We were preparing to move
to Elgin, ILL.,, when my husband came upon the
scene. After he came to the house I con-
ceaIed myself for a time, and then took the
train for Brandon. Gertie remaining at the house
of fsiend, following on Tuesday to Brandon,
where We stopped at the house Of al acquaint77
yin not return to i've wiz my
more properly Gertie Fuller. appeared utterly
heartbrokeI, sobbng continuously during the recall
of the story. She, however, confirmed the state
ment. She said, when questioned. that her parents
lived in Waupun, where her father and brother
were engaged in the nursery busi-
ness. She had married Frank Dubois.
Tor Mrs Hudson), and had, on the night of their
marriage, discovered that her husband was of her
gether. and had done SO. It was an
affair Of their own and nobody was concerned but
herself. They proposed to 60 to Fond du Lac and
arrange to remove to Illinois, as was intended
whom the sensational denouemenr was made that
the parties were both women. -
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-11-08
Personal Gossip.

Commodore A. G. Rhind, just promoted
to the rank of rear admiral in the navy,
was partner OF C. W. Wooley in the fgro-
Gerry business in St. Paul before the war,
having resigned from the navy. On the
outbreak of the war he was reinstated in
the navy and acquired distinction for cour-
age ard ability.
The statement that Mrs. L angtry had
started on her professional engagements
without the presence of Freddie Gebhardt
was pre- allure. Freddie showed up at the
first rehearsal, at Burlington, VT.
Gan. Samuel F. Cary of Ohio has been
engaged to deliver $50 lectures throughout
New England during the coming season.
Col. Cyrus Allen, an old friend of Presi-
dent Lincoln's IS dead at Vincennes, Ind.
Gertie Fuller proposes to stick to her fe-
male husband.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-11-08
RED-HOT. SIX FETCHING.
The Artistic Work that Can be Done
With Poker.

With Poker.
"In 1885," said an art dealer to New
York Tribune reporter" there lived in
the city of Boston worthless vagabond
named Halden, man who had seen
better days. He was an artist-had
wonderful talent, and during his period
ica] sprees would devote himself assid-
iousIy to his peculiar work, though he
was never known to do anything while
sober. Hal6en's portraits were the best
specimen of his art, and they were mar
wells of correctness. They were general.
" burned on thin board of birds eye
mapel with red hot poker Of the ordi-
nary shape, after which they received
two coats of varnish, which was put on
to preseve them, and set in deep, heavy
frames. He called them poker
Sketches and on the back of each was
burned this inscription: This sketch
was burned with poker-Halden, soul
pist.'
ellis likenesses were striking, and the
three of them now in existence, al
though executed from memory, are
perfect in every respect. He had seen
Webster only once in his life. but the
portrait which he burned with his hot
poker has been pronounced one Of the
truest likenesses ever seen OF the great
statesman. Webster's strong features
and dark complexion admirably suited
tie chatacter OF the work, which has
peculiar brown appearance when i'm
ished. His picture Of Clay is owned by
his banker friend, who also once owned
the other two, but presented them to
some southern friends. One of them,
Shakespeare, is in the possession of
Francis Fontaine, commissioner of en-
igration of Georgia. Webster was pre-
scented to humorous writer of the same
state, and now hangs in his parlor, an
object of admiration to visitors.
sPoker sketches are durable, and will
last for centuries. In doing them it is
literally a case of "burn while the iron
is hot" One mistouch Of the poker
ruins the board; there is no. erasure, no
wiping out. A board so spoiled, the on
ly remedy is to begin on another and DO
the whole thing over again.
cit is wonderful to see the variety Of
shades and colors which may be pro-
duced by this burning process. After
the application of the varnish it more
resembles oil work than anything else,
and the deception is so complete that
touch of the finger is required to remove
it. The indentures may be plainly felt
with the hand. It may seem strange
that this art has never developed, but
probably there are few people who
would care to sit over fre.pot all day
and continually suffer from burned
fingers for the sake of art Alone"
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-11-08

General Badeau, consul general to Gu.
ba, has been in Washington, and he rep
resents that the pig-headed exactions of
Spain are driving the Cubans to the
verge of bankruptcy, and that her treat
ment of American citizens who lave
business in Cuba demands the serious
attention of our government. It is as
serted that the reports of Americans, if
published would disclose condition of
affairs, which would so arouse the indig-
nation Of the people of the United States
that the government would be compelled
to take steps for the protection of its cit
liens and their property.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-11-08
Wales and Miss ChaE.D crlaylc.
London Letter to Pitshurg Commercial
GtZ:tte.

GiZ:tte.
It is matter of current gossip in
court circles that Miss Chambe rlayne,
who is, believe, member Of wei-to-
do Cleveland, O., family, still continues
in the good glaces of the Prince Of
Wales: He is said to be on the most in
innate terms without ceremony, often
staying IN hour or so chatting with the
American beauty, who, however re-
ceives him in the presence of one or
both of her parents. When lie enters
the room the Whole family rise and
make profound obcisance. Then
ceremony Is thrown aside and he is treat
ed as any other visitor would be. Tho
prince is admitted to be one Of the moss
fascinating men in Europe, but it is I'M
derstood that the Cleveland Girl regards
him simply as a friend, and knowing
something of the nature Of American
ladies, can agree VITA a society Jour-
nal OF last week, which states that on
that footing his royal highness is alone
received. Mss ChauDerlayna would
seem to be generally in favor with the
members of the royal family, as She has
recently paid long visit TO the duke
and duchess of Albany. Friencs of the
family say that Mr.. and Mrs. Chamber
layne speak most enthusiastically Of the
prince of Wales. They say that he is
the most uusophisticated as we'll as the
most agreeable man lney have ever
met. After this l shall be- very wary in
my dealings l may have wit. Cleveland
folks, as should imagine they must &c
artlul as the proverbIal wagon load OF
monkeys.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-11-08
How a Russian Lav1sed FortuR e.

Paris Letter in San Francisco Chronicle.
The gay capital is not itself for le
monde has not yet returned from the
seashore and mountain side, nor will
they Tor a few days to come if the wealth
er continues as warm as it has been for
week past. Still there are great
many fashionable people in Paris, not
to mention noble and distinguished for
eigners who have been and are now in
the city. Within day or two society
has been considerably interested over
the temperance of the Princess Sou
warof. This handsome Russian lady
was during many seasons the reigning
star at Nice and Monaco and was not
less remarkable on account Of her fire.
quent attempts to break the bank. She
lived so asst here and gamled so heavily
at Monte Carlo that the late car Tor
babe her to leave the empire until she
repaired her fortunes. Whether she
has done so or not IS more than one can
tell, but she is certainly back Ill Paris,
where she has already rented magni-
6cent house, in which she says she is
going to have some fun before the win
ter is over. The Princess, whose maid
en- name was Basilewska, was euor-
mously wealthy when she married the
Prince Souwarof, who's sc for
tune was very modest. After
few years of matrimony they agreed
to disagree, and an amlcab!e separation
took place, The primce devoted him
self to travelling and the princess went
to Monaco in search OF excitement.
She played with large stakes, an her
boldness, her GOODNESS and her alternate
heavy losses and winnings were the sem
sation at Monte Carlo. Every evening,
tertained large party OF guests at sup
per in her villa on the Promenade DIES
Anglais. Some rather racy anecdotes
are related about her and her many de-
cidedy eccentric associates gave her
somewhat scandulOus reputation.
One OF these tales j., that a:ter one of
her suppers, the princess, taking oil her
slipper, threw it across the room, where
upon an actress of the fala!s Royal the
alter, who vas among her guests, packed
it up, and filed it with champagne wine
and emptied it at drauSht to the
health of the hostess. This SO pleased
the prince that she exclaimed. as she
embraced the actress: Tomorrow, my
dear, you shall have villa of your own
next door to mine." This promise
was kept and the actress
has now the slippers I'M
der glass case. A very stylish young
m an, who had got cleaned out at trente
ct on ,ranta at Monaco amused himself
one evening by marking game for the
rich Russian lady, who, being pleased
with his appearance. accepted his SER
vice, although he was stranger: That
day she was heavy winner, and when
she left the at,la offered this cent lemar
thousand franc no:e in so delicate a
manner that refusal was impossible.
The next day the same TRANSACTION was
repeated, and again, and again during q
whole week. Then luck turned against
the princess and the strange gentleman
placed his purse at her di-posal, who
accepted bis offer and was soon able to
repay the loan with interest. This gave
rise to sort of partnership, and at the
end of the season her cuvaliere servaEte
left Monaco with clear profit OF $50, goo.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-11-08

The aggregate corn yield tn is year o
all the state has been carefully ciphered
and probably will not vary materially
from the estimate which is 1921, 10O, 600
bushels. making the largest crop with
one exception, in the history of the
country. Reports from Wisconsin,
Michigan and Minnesota show that frost
injured corn about so per cent; the dam
age in some sections, especially Wiscon-
sin, being almost total, but the injury,
though seemingly immense latter all cuts
a small figure in the total yield.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-11-08

Two leading citizens OF Little Falls-the
Hon. ex.state Senator Capt. John Simmons
aud John D. Maxwell, manager of the
Morrison county bank-met, and after
some slight alteration had knock down
matinee.
Work on the west wing of the insane hos
pital at Rochester, is being pushed vigorous
~, but it will be scarcely possible to com
plete the addition this fall. Workmen
sincs the cyclone have been so scarce and
wages 80 high, that building operations
have been greatly retarded. The contrac-
tor hopes to finish the second story of the
west wing in about ten days. The gas
works are nearly finished. The building is
25x44 feet, 16 teet high, and is divided into
two rooms one containing the gasoline
tank and retorts, and the other the gss tank.
The works hsve been greatly delayed by the
non-arrival of some of the fixtures.
Dodge county has thee cornered SEN
atorial fight, the Prohibitionists, having
put the Rev. Fl. D. Lewis in the field.
n. D. Chollar reports yield of tn enty-
seven bushels of wheat per acre on nineteen
and one-half acres of land in the town of
Redwood Falls.
The store of J. E Danielson q; Morris
was again visited by burglars on the 2sd
p.rience, was sleeping in the store and was
aroused by the noise made by the Williams
in breaking the window. He rushed to the
| window, revolver in hand, and in doing so
betrayed his presence to his visitors, who
quickly decamped, spurred on by the sound
| of two reports from Danielson's revolver.
Circumstances connected with the affair led
to the arrest of two citizens whose names
are withheld until it is shown that the
charge against them is based upon evidence.
Their examination was adjourned until the
31st inst.
The Hennepin county jury returned forty
one indictments. The gamblers and harlots
were overlooked.
The Swedish church in Morris will soon
be finished and ready for wiater Use.
Michael Burns. shot at Brownsville by Jo-
seph Mccoy, is living, with hopes for his
recovery.
Malachi Grace is held at St. Vincent for
supposed completely in the Neenah, Wis,
diamond robbery.
The latest scheme suggested for giving
Minneapolis the control OF the wheat Of
Manitoba, is the construction of a canal
from Winnipeg to Minneapolis via Lake
Traverse and Big Stone Lake at an estimated
cost of $1O,000,G00.
The ,lice of Brainerd are actively at
work suppressing gambling houses in that
city.
S. K. Knapp of Stewsrtville, Olmsted
county who went to Europe in August, has
returned. He purchased while away two
Norman stations and one Cleveland Bay,
beside twenty 1ull-blood Holstein calves.
The stock IS at present in quarantine in Eos.
TOD, but will be brought west ia a month
or two.
Dr.. n. F. Lieven of Pine City died re-
Gently.
Martin Van Gervin of Me.rose township
was seriously burned about the face and
hands last week. A prairie fire swept the
vicinity Of G. Drake, A. J. Blesssr, E
Ramps and Others. Van Gsrvin's barn
caught fire and in attempting to save bis
| three horses, one of which was burned, he
was burned himself. He lost $50 bushels
of oats.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-11-08

the death Of Mr.. Piquenard, Mr.. Bell and
W: F. Hackney, who then formed partner
ship, were appointed architects of the Iowa
capitol. The school of architecture repre-
sented BY Mr.. Bell is knowa as the French
Renaissance, which has of late years given
US SO many splendid types of the art, and
in which exquisite and elaborate ornamen
tation is distinguished feature. Ia it the
proportions of the Ccrinthian, Doiic and
Ionic orders are retained. but il has stvle
of ornamentation peculiarly its own.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-11-08

Investigation of the reports of frozen
wheat shows that the damage, though
serious, is not SO great as at first repre-
seuted. Fall ploughing and early SOW
ing in the spring, whenever practicable,
will remedy this new danger encoun-
tered by wheat growers. Some years
the ground is 80 wet in the fall that
pleughineis almost impossible and also
early seeding in the spring, from the
same cause, but as rule the wheat can
be got into the ground early enough to
avoid frost when it is in the milk.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-11-08

tions and their customers should belecided
by government commissioners without the
expensive and tedious delays incident to .
law suit. Then there should be no fixed
limit to the rate of cash dividends, corpora
tons acting under such supervision as
above indicted may pay to their stockhold-
ers by reason of superior management of
their affairs or increased prosperity, but
such questions should be left to the legisla'
tive power which created them to decide
upon the necessarily varying conditions of
each case. The committee furth her say that
where there Was competition between the
different railroad lines the public would be
protected in the matter of rates. Pooling
on through traffic, however, had to great
extent abrogated competition.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-11-08

best society in New York city and New Jer-
sey: she met Bothemly, q rich English
man and member Of the Britith ASSOCIATION
at 81. Louis, and arranged with him to 60
to Texas and start sheep ranch. Before
they started she got deed for his lands in
Kansas, valued at $2O, 600. and while passing
through the territory, en- route to texas,
shot Bothemly through the head, took pos
session of his trunk, containing diamonds
and jswelry worth $1,000, together with
his outfit, consisting of sheep and stock
worth SIC. 900, buried the body at Skeleton
about nine miles from where the murder
was committed. The case WAS worked ul by
United States Marshal Hollister and As.
sistant United States Attorney Charles Hat
ton.