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The Northern Pacific farmer., 1883-11-01
Hapoy.Go-Luck Farming.

The Western Rural in ceYXuenting
upon the happygo-luck style Of farming
which cur improved machinery makes
possible, says, ''it is not question with
1s how much an acre will produce, or
can be made to produce? All acre?
What is an acre? If one acre does not
produce as much as we want we plant
two, for our sulky plows, and riding
cultivators, and reaping machines make
distance and area of very little impor-
tance. In fact we spread out our oper-
atoms too wide and too thin, simply be-
cause our modern improvements enable
US to do 50. We waste land and we
land; and we will be compelled to do
have to contract our operations, and quit
cultivating an ltire township in one
farm simply because inventive genius
enables us to get over it easily. Unless,
for instance, we can increase the yield
Of wheat per acre in this country, there
is danger of being driven out of the bus
mess Of wheat growing. As the country
becomes settled up and land increases
in price, we shall not be able to devote
land to raising fourteen bnshels Of
wheat to the acre, and that is above the
average. We must make one acre do at
least what two are now doing and we
shall do it. No doubt of it at all.
Farming is not always going to be what
it now is in the United States. It can
not always be so: and the question with
every farmer ought to be not how much
acreage can I get over, with our mar
velously perfect machinery, but what is
the limit can compel every acre under
cultivation, to dc in production?"
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1883-11-01
Currant CUTTINGS.

An experienced gardener of Indiana,
according to the Farmers Advocate, is
o: opinion that very few persons who
plant currant cuttings do it at the right
season Of the year. 1t is usually done
in the spring, when in fact it should be
done in the fall. l have had a good
deal of experience in prop eating cut
tings. 1 always plant my currant cut
tings in the fall as soon as the leaves fall
off. They will make durable roots two
or four inches long the same fall, while
the buds remain dormant. They will
make double the growth the next sea-
son if set in the fall, than they will if
not set till spring. They should be set
in ground that will not heave them out
by the effects of frost, and should be
covered just before winter sets in with
coarse litter, Remove the covering
early in the spring, and examine the
cuttings to see if any Of them have
heaved, and if SO, press them down again.
Should they heave up an inch or more,
if we'll pressed down, they will start and
make better growth than cutting, in
the spring. In either case however,
the cuttings should always be made in
the fall.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1883-11-01
The Charm of Breakfast.
rom Harper's Bazar

Sydney Smith once said that break
fast was so pleasant because nobody was
conceited before o'clock. In truth,
most people are at their best at this
hour lthey have been refreshed with
sleep, the annoyances Of the previous
day have stepped into the back ground,
or have proved of no account, the odor
of hot coffee stimulates their appetites,
they are beginning the journey of anoth-
or day, and like all journeys, there is
more or less excitement and expectation
about it; who knows what pleasant things
may happen therein, what charming
companions may be starting out to meet
us, what letters the postman maybe that
minute taking from the mail bag for US,
what checks the publishers may be that
instant signing in our behalf. Possibly
by dinner time we may be !isillusioned
and out of temper; the happiness we
looked for may have failed us, the
friends we counted upon may have dis.
appointed US, the editor may have de-
clined our ode which was to make our
name a household word, the mailbag
may have been robbed, duns may have
assailed US; but in the morning at break
fast the world is before US to choose, an
other page of that interesting romance,
every day life, is opening before us, and
all the sweetness and light of our being
displays itself-that is to say, unless we
belong to that class of people who do
not "come down to breakfast as if q
great piece of good fortune had hap
pened to them over night" who rise
out of temper with nothing in particu-
lar, but the world in general, and con-
tinue irritable and disagreeable till
their appetites are satisfied. It is char
table to suppose that this peculiarity is
owing to an empty stomach, but all the
same these are not the kind of people
one would wish to sit down with; they
are a blot upon the morning sunshine,
an intrusion upon the serenity of
the hour, rebuke to us as if our
iightheartedness were only make
shift of frivolty, as though they really
believed we were as glum as
they but not so candid. In short break
fast should never be slurred over: as it
is in some households as if it were q
necessary evil, a piece of drudger7 to be
endured with all possible dispatch, 5e-
fore the earnest and profitable business
of the day; for in more or less degree
it is our breakfast which is going to de-
termine the day for US, which is to pre-
pare our system for the days journey
and the days worry, and is highly inn
portant that it should be made inviting,
that the room should be cheerful, the
food irresistible, AID the company such
as to encourage digestion. 49,.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1883-11-01
HOUSE AND ia RM,
Hints to the Cook.

An entree specially designed to accom-
pany roast pork is made in this way
Peel as many potatoes as will cover tie
bottom of deep pie dish. Sprinkle {
half a teaspoonful of dried sage over
them. Cut q small onion in thin slices
and spread them, oyer this. Add sal
and pepper, and little Jumps of butter
according to your TASTE Cover the bot.
tom of the dish with water, and bake il
moderate oven. H.. -.. .,.:
An appetizing entree is made by tax.
ing cold boiled cabbage; chop it fine; fol
a medium sized pudding dish full add
two we'll beaten eggs, tablespoonful o1
butter, three tablespoonfuls of cream,
with pepper and salt and libitum. But.
ter the pudding dish, pat the cabbage in
and bake until brown. This may be eat.
en- cold, but it is much better il served
hot: 1t is especially good with roast
pork, or pork chops. ~ .t.-
A delicious chicken soup is made by
cutting up one chicken and putting it in
your kettle with nearly two quarts of
water; a teaspooniul of salt and little
pepper. When about half done add two
teaspoonfuls of barley or of rice. When
this is done remove the chicken from
the soup, tear or cut part of the brea II
into small pieces. ,.and add to the souu
with a cup of cream. The rest of the
chicken may be reserved for salad, or
for chicken croquettes.
A delicate entree is made by scraping
ten small table carrots and putting them
in a saucepan with three ounces of but
ter. Let them simmer gently; VIII en-
you Judge that they have cooked for fif.
teen minutes, add some salt, pepper q
very small onion chopped fine, and a
llttle,-s teaspoonful- of chopped
parsley. When the carrots are tender.
drain the butter from them and serve
hot. This is nice dish with roast beef,
Potato pancakes make most excel.
lent dish for supper. Serve with the
same embellishments in the way of pick.
les, sauces as you would do were the
dish you, were Offering fried oysters.
Crate dozen medium sized potatoes.
after peeling them and washing thor
oughly. Add the yolks of three eggs, a
heaping table spoonful of flour, and if
they seem to dry, little milk will do to
thin them, with large teaspoonful of
salt, and lastly the whites Of the three
eggs beaten stiff, and thoroughly beaten
in. with the potatoes. Heat your grid
die and put butter and lard in equal
proportions on it, and fry the cakes in
it until they are brown. Make them a
third larger than the ordinary size of
the pancake.
One way to economize and to produce
excellent results in cooking is to use suet
in place of butter or lard. For many
purposes it is better than either of these.
Some people who object decidedly to
cakes fried in lard relish them when
suet is used for frying. Beef balls are
be used for these. Chop the neat fine.
season we'll with pepper and salt and
any herb you may choose, shape the m
like flat balls with your hands, dip in
egg and fine cracker or bread cru mbs,
and fry in tho hot suet.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1883-11-01
A Cracker Joke That Was Not
What tt Was Cracked up to Be.

A Cracker Joke That Was Not
What tt Was Cracked up to Be.
During the past summer a handsome
young man and q mischievous young Ia
.dyy were among the guests at a White
Mountain hotel. The young man was
dtease by his friends on account Of his
habit of lunching just before going to
bed. One evening he found q large pa
per bag Of crackers on his table. RASH
1y jumping to the conclusion that the
mischievous young lady had made him
the gift, he went on tiptoe to the door
Of her room and tossed cracker
through the open transom. The room
was dark, but the crackers fall Was fol-
lowed by slight scufiing. he paused
. moment. and then threw q second
and o. third. Each time . rustlipg Waa
heard, but no one spoke. Having
tossed the entire contents Of the bag in
TO the room, the young man stole aWay,
and, 10 he left the corridor, met The
young lady coming to her room.
Troubled Ia HI mind he made inqui-
ries the next morning q 70 the effect q
his bombetdment, and @leaxned 70 hil
4
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1883-11-01
Brother Gardner on the Work
in0n1an

Brother Gardner on the Work
ingman.
"How does your club STAN on de-
workingman queshun?"
Brother Gardner read these lines from
a letter on his desk, and, after looking
around upon his audience, replied:
"Who am de workingman? He am a
machinist, carpenter, painter, glazier,
car-builder, moulder. wood-sawyer. or
white washer. He works for wages. De
amount of wages am determined by de
need of his services, by de price of what
.he~helps to make, by de demand fur it,
and by the profits his employer makes
A contractor kin no mo- pay a carpenter
81 a day dan de carpenter kin pay Is
cents pound fur butter. De law of sup
Div an demand doan', fix de rate of
wages altogether. A man kin be wuth
only sartin sum at any Craft. Work
ingmen realize dis as well as philoso.
pliers. De workingman has just as far a
show as de merchant. Supply an de-
mand regulate prices, an goods are Wuth
only 80 much to any consumer.
II has no tears to shed ober what am
termed de eondishun of de laborin' class.
De boy who sots out to larn trade bet
ters himself instead of sacrifcin' any
thin De man who am earnin' 81 day
ought to lib in a So day style. If he
kin airn mo- let him spend mo-. If he
can't, let him be satisfied. De average
workin' men Ibis in a comfortable cot
tage and has it comfortably furnished.
His condishun, as dey call it, am robust
health, sound sleep, plenty to eat,
good fire, children in school, an a pipe
an newspaper Rrter supper. De work.
in man has no business buyin' what he
cannot Afford"
"And what has popped up in de last
score o. Vars to make de laborin' man
discontented? Itell ye, my frens, it am
de sperit o. false pride dat am playin'
de ole hoy wild de man who has to work
fur his money. He wants, to appear
better off dan he rally is. He wants q
house better dan he kin afferd. He
wants to furnish it better dan he kin af.
ford. His daughter mus haye an organ
or pianner, his son war fine
garments nebber intended fur
keep up dis false show. l doan believe
dar am one workin'ma in fifty who am
satisfied to live widin his income. If de
l1ou Wd0 6SV4SAOu LILO WIG WVuAOu UOs
It has got so dat de daughter of labor
in man am ashamed of de fack. It has
got 80 dat gals consider it q disgrace to
90 housework. It has got so dat sons Of
laborin' men want to spend money fast
an sunthin' has got to drap. When de
daughter of q whitewasher an de wife
of y wordsawyer mus have fur-lined
choaks de condishin' of de laborin' class
es am sunthin, dat no ono man kin
tackle. Let US purceed to purceedin's.'
Several members of the club whose
wives have appeared in S. boots and red
velvet jackets seemed to be rendered
uneasy by the presidents remarks, and
as Sir Isaac Walpole arose to pass the
bean-box it was evident that his thoughts.
had something to do with his trading
off horse TO get his wife seal skin.
Detroit Free Press. $50
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1883-11-01
shelter m5 stock.

One of the great le.; IS on Alarm occurs
during the winter from lack Of adequate
shelter for stock. Tho farmer must not
be content that stock mana ges 10 live
through the winter; for profit they must
make constant gain. The present is an
sopportune time for closing the cracks IN.
the stablss, patching up the H6ofs Of all
the farm buildings, ATTENDING 10. stable
floors and seeing that III plan q are suf-
sficiently strnn g ithet.nd the pro.
ztracted Height Of tho animala
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1883-11-01
Warmth and Pure Air for stock.

"armtn anu TEr6 hlT AOE 0COCA'
The recent cold weather gives stock
excellent appetite and shows conclusive
ly theimportance of providing for them
comfortable winter quarters. The loss
from unnecessary exposure of stock in
Western latitudes amounts to millions OF
dollars in this country every winter, and
the importance of the question of shell
ter for stock needs to be advocated.
There is usually mnch less exposure of
cattle, and the former are better enable
ed to bear the inclemency Of weather If
accustomed to it, Cattle: are naturally
sensitive to cold, and while with an
abundance of hearty food before them
they are capable of enduring much Sc
we're weather, yet economy requires that
due attention b3 given to the subject,
and suitable means for shelter and COM
fost provided, Many farmers allow
their stock to be unnecessarily exposed
in winter, from mere carelessness and
ignorance of the laws pertaining to the
health and comfort of all animals. They
need to be reminded that the heat in all
warm -blooded animals requires to be
keptat nearly the same temperature ard
that when tho weather becomes cold or
0UOAAuy 10 Ia WAAVOAS 0OAAAO pAOSA0AOA0
must be made to keep up the animal
heat to nearly its normal degree: This
may usually be accomplished by feeding
the animals heavily of strong concentra-
ted food, but it can tie done much chea p.
er by providing suitable protecti on
against the cutting winds and pelting
storms.
Fresh air is the vital element of health
snd on the hills of our dairy counties
the supply from November to May is or
dinari1y ample for all demands; it is, up:
to the present whiting. not controlled by
any combinations, or likely to be locked
up by ring, but in many and many a:
stable (and house as welb it is as careful
iy econOmized as If there was q risk Of
using it all up with no chance Of gettinl
any more. A COW cannot give whole
some mix without pure air as we'll as
pure water, but thousands get little OF
either on farms where free winds blow,
and bright springs bubble, simply be.
cause no thought is gwen to ventilation.
and it is easier to let the herd drink
from yard pool than to conduct water
{ to them. Country Gentleman.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1883-11-01

perience has made her more inte resting
than the callow girl. Doubtless society
needs widows just as much as it does
single women and married people, to
give spice and variety to life. and: it
would be thousand pities if the Hin
doc custom were to come into vogue in
our day ana deprive some Of us of
orievanca g.. .--.t. -. -; .
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1883-11-01
Gospel Facts.


THE following has appeared in nearly
every newspaper throughout the United
Safes, and is one of the fzest testimonials
ever won by medicine proprietary or
otherwise. DR.. Crane (he is G graduate Of
medicine as we'll as ciergymau) gives his
evidence without any solicitation whatever.
1t will repay to read it'll
II have never seen medicine more perfect
ly adapted to its various applications than
Thomas Electric Gil. I was for MACY years
sufferer from quinsy: Thomas Electric
Oil cured me. My wife and child had diph-
liberia; Thomas Electric Oil cured them;
and if taken in season it will cure seven
times out of ten. am confident it is a
cure for the NEST obstinate cold or cough,
and if taken into the head, by the nostrils,
two or three times week, will positively re-
ieve the most offensive case of catarrh and
Notwithstanding the delicate nature of the
mucous membrane of the nssel organs can he
taken up with perfect impunity. For deaf
ness and earache it has done wonders to my
certain knowledge. 1t is the only medicine
dubbed patent that I have ever felt like re-
commending,an ,and'I am anxious to see itin the
house for any consideration. It ialso op-
crates in asthma as specific, and when
ever it is used it becomes indispensable TO
household safely. I am ready to give any
one the benefit Of my observation, both as
to Its effects and mode of application, il
they will drop ME n tie making inquiry"
Rev. e. F. Crane, Dunkirk, n. Y. DR..
Thomas Electric Oil everywhere by Drug
gists. Foster, Milburn &3Co., Proprietors,
Buffalo, N. Y.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1883-11-01
Gotham's Early M1IIfonaires.


The only millionaires in New York
City thirty-seven years ago were the
following: John Jacob Astor, $25. 900
600; William B. Astor SIS, 5000 Henry
Brevoort, Jr., 81 900, 900; Jonathan Hunt,
ST 500, 900: james Lenox, 5000. 600;
Peter Lorillard, 81 ,600,u00; Isaac Packer,
81 ,000.UO0; estate of H. Pierpont, 81 ,000,-
600; estate of Peter Schermerhorn, ST.
250.O00; Peter G.. Stuveysant, 81 800, 800;
estate of L. Salles, $l,2o0,O30: Stephen
Whitney, So 100000; estate Of Stephen
Van Rensselaer,, $lO,GOO,OOO: James
Boorman, Sl,000,OO0; Isaac Bronson's
estete, 81 SOC, 900, and Peter Harmony,
81 500, ,000. Cornelius Vanderbilt was
put down as worth $75O,OOO; Harper 4
Eothers, $50o,oao, and A. 7. Stewart
$780, 900.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1883-11-01
=. Senseless Invitations,
From the New York Graphic.

rIoM tne new 4Orh VTapulc. II
,'"Come and see me, ,":or, "come and see
U.S." 'any time.". Now,: .'any time," is
generally a very poor time. ''Any
time" may mean when the party is 9TH.
erwise engaged, or for some cause the
very last time the parry wants to see
you. If your company is entertaining
or valuable it is worth setting time fer.
"Any time" meaning no set time, in
wolves calling when other parties are
present, who will take all the pleasure
out OF your visit. Seeing q friend who
amounts to anything socially means see
ing him, and not the other huff dozen
with him. At least. with such us have
passed out of the era Of regarious So
cial existence, which can digest mixed
gathering of wheat and chaf, or good,
bad and Indifferent altogether. The
pleasure of social intercourse between
two individuals is also dependent on
rule and regulation, and requires not
that the two see each other alone and
undisturbed by other presence, but that
the two see each other in their best con-
sition, and not tagged out or exhausted.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1883-11-01

.F.-y X
horror that the first cracker thrown had
landed on the head Of the young ia6y's
grandmother, an infrm old lady Of
nearly eighty, who was at the :oment
kneeling by her bedside engaged il. her
devotions. Much alarmed ,-she had ris.
en- to her3feet only to receive a SECOND
shot. She had then retreated to acor-
ner; but being further assailed, and not
being able to form any idea of the ma
ture and origin of the mysterious mis-
si'es, she had finally crept under the
bed. where she was finally discovered,
in forlorn condition, by her astonished
grandchild. d.-Boston Advertiser.
Dr. Rogers Vegetable " orm syrup.
Is one Of the most pleasant, or palatabie
prepa rations for worms We have ever
known. 1t is thoroughly etticacious, and
never requires any other medicine to carry
it off atler using it. Children like il, as
though it were honey.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1883-11-01
Meat Eating IN Paris.

According to a report published by
the French Minister of agriculture the
consumption Of butchers meat in Paris
during 1881 aggregated 33l ,4s3 ,652
pounds, and in 1882 335, $50, ,76l. During
1882 there were consumed in the de-
partment Of the Seine 1926 horses, 81
mules and $40 asses, forming total ol
3,985,620 pounds, of which two thirds
were converted into sausages. Tie first
TACT of importance to notice is the pro-
gressive consumption of butchers meat,
evidencing on the whole that the Paris
population are augmenting their ma
terial comforts. The second fact to
which the attention ofthe Partisan func-
tionaries should be drawn is the incon-
sistency of prescribing American pork
in consequence of alleged unhealthy
tendencies and yet permitting the con-
sumption Of horses, mules and asses
neatly done UP in sausages.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1883-11-01

BURNS AND ScALDs" IF you are SO un-
fortunate as to injure yourself in this way,
we can suggest a remedy that will soon re-
lieve you OF all pain and quickly heal the
wound; it cost but twenty-five cents and is
old by all druggists. Ask for Perry Davis
Pain Killer
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1883-11-01

For aged men, women, weak and sickly
children, without rival. Will not cause
headache. Browns Iron Bitters.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1883-11-01

,swift's Specific q s. 81 has relieved me
Of an Of an obstinate case Of Dry letter,
which had troubled me for twenty-five years,
and had baffle ed all sorts of treatment, Rev
I. r. 'Branham, Mscon, Ga. ~ 80 .
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1883-11-01

SALrMARsH, ALA.-Dr. Jas. B. Mills, says:
/ %"Several of my patients sve used Browns
Iron Bitterss for chronic indigestion with
honefit
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1883-11-01
The reported gold find at Lisbon, OAK
is said to he fact.

DON'T die III the house. though OH Rats Clears
out rats, mice, flies. reaches. bed-bugs. l5c.
Pure Cod-Liver Oil made f:cn. selected lyers
on the sea-shore. by CAswELL. HAZARD & Co, Ne :
York 1t is absolutely pure and sweet. Patients who
have once taken it prefer it to all others Physir1s
market. "
Chapped Hands, Face. Pimples. and rough
CAsWELL, HAZARD 3 Co. Kew York ~
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1883-11-01

The German Empire has Z u 1852 No-
men who bave been married. and 81
ltf1so !, 800; ;382 are widows
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1883-11-01
Piles! Piles! Piles!

Sure cure for Blind, Bleeding and Itch
ing Piles. Single box has cured wors
chronic case of twenty years standing. NJ
one need suffer five minutes after applying.
Williams Indian Pile ointment. It absorb
the tumors, allays the itching (particularly
after getting warm in beo). Prepared only
for piles and itching for the private parts
Noyes Bros. & Cutler, st. Paul, Wholesale
Agents.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1883-11-01

:~H0W 20 shorten 1111e.
The receipt is simple. You have only to
take violent cold, and neglect it. Abez-
nethy, the great English surgeon, asked a
lady who told him she only had cough:
"What would you have2 The Plaeue2" Be
ware of "onlv coughs" The worst cases
can, however, be cured by DR.. VIM. Halls
Balsam for the Lungs. In Whooping Cough
and Group it Immediately allays Irritation,
and is sure to prevent fatal termination of
the disease. Sold py al. druggists and deal
ers in medicine. -!
Martin Bernard author and republican is,
dead. He was born Sept. II, 1908.
Skinny MEN--Welis Health Nenewer" restores
health and vigor, cures dyspepsia, impotence. ST..
John B. Gliddens of Cleveland has failed
for Sill, 600.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1883-11-01

III you arb : !
Interested Z ats

lin the inquiry-Which is the
best Liniment for Nan and
Beast3-this isthe ansVer,at
tested BY two generatiOnS : Tie
MEXICAN NUSIANG.LINI- s
MENT. The reason is sim.
pie. It penetrates every sore, s
wound, or lameness, to the
very bone, and drives. out all
fnflammat0ry and morbid mat.
ter. It" goes to the root" Of
the trouble, and never fails tt
cure in double quick time.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1883-11-01

Miss Bentley of Branchbury, N. j., sicl
or twenty years. claims prayer cured her.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1883-11-01

Ahey long Mercury and Potash treat
men,, found myself cripple from Mer-
curial Rheumatism. Tried Hot Springs
two years without relief. and was finally
cured sound and we'll by the use of Swift's
Specific Is. s. S.) Chas. Berg, Hot Springs,
Ark.
The rernrted gold find at Lisbon Oak