The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-08-02
Talk About People.

The trial of Lieutenant Bolger, editor
of a military journal, who killed Colonel
Schlayer in duel, took place IN Vienna.
had heen forced into fighting, and the
court acquitted him and his seconds:
Jane Grey Swisshelm is out with fresh
condemnation of the corset: "Man In
Christian civilization,"";, she says, "sees
no beauty in the female form unless
there is a notch ali around it, like thas
with which a workman deadens tree.
The deeper the notch the better IS he
pleased, for it makes convenient rest
for his arm. In making this notch for
his admiration and convenience a
woman as surely, if not as shortly, takes
her own ifea as the woodman taxes
that OF the tree"
Monsignor Capel, known to the read
ers of Disraeli as the Catesby of "Lo-
THAR" and to all England as brilliant
preacher, sailed from Liverpool for
New York in the Arizona on July II.
His visit is in ful6llment of a iong=cher-
ished purpose to; visit tGls con li5s
where he has many friends: especially
in Philadelphia, but which various cir
cumstances have hitherto prevented
him from carrying out. He proposes, to
deliver lectures in several cities on
Catholicism in its bearings on morality,
art and education.
The American consul at Lyons short
time since rescued poor negress, who
for six wears had been kept practically
as a slave by an itinerant Snowman.
During the day she was strictly guarded
and at night locked up in her cage. For
six years there was no opportunity to
escape, Fortunately she had not tor.
gotten her English, and availing herself
of the repeated visits of the ladies', she
disclosed to them the sad story OF her
trials and her suferings, and Of her
great desire to be released. The Amer
lean consul was informed, and in little
while the poor creature was set free.
The mother of Mary Henry has
clear eve to the distractions of New
York picnics. Mary seems to have been
afflicted with that dangerous malady,
mania for, picnics,. to such an extent
that she went to them all the time. In
order to fetch her to a realizing sense
OF the divine grace of obedience, Mrs.
Henry had her hayward daughter, who
is but Is, locked up in police staGon.
The average picnic has not the ruling
virtue of a domestic seWlng-bee.
The late Richard C. Vreeland, who
died on Staten Island few weeks ago,
was man of prodigious strength. The
muscles of his arms and shoulders were
massive, hard, and knotty. Once Com
modore Vanderbilt fell overheard from
the boat in the ownership of which the
two men were partners upwards OF Two
score years ago. Mr.. Vreeland reached
over the gunwale of the boat and caught
the immersed man by
the collar, intending to
Jerk him from the water and up on the
deck of the vessel. But he under est
mated his siren 9TH, and fipped the
commodore from the water with such
force that he was thrown clear into the
w,ter on the other side. Many other
stories are told of Mr.. Vreeland great
physical proves.
Miss Van Lew, who has been lately
appointed to position in the post Of
fee department, is noted for her pluck:
During the war Union soldiers conf led
in the notorious Libby warehouse were
frequently aided by Miss Van Lew to
escape, an her house was refuge in
the latter days Of the rebellion fer nu-
meruus escaped prisoners. So offensive
ha': Miss Van Lew become to her rebel
NJ ighbors, hat We night before the avsc-
uation of HI llnlond mob was organ
;zed to burn her house down. She
pluckily defcd them. and, calling the
ringleaders by name, she Informed them
hat Gen. Giant would he in Richmond
within twenty four hours, and that if
single of her house was disturbed she
would retaliaie in kind when the Union
lrceS arrival