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The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-04-12
Neighb0rh0od News.
NORTHERN COMPTON.

| NORTHERN COMPTON.
| Fine spring weather! i
If the weather holds favorable, Tar.
mers will commence seeding the lat.
ter part of the week.
w. II. Barber commenced q four
months term of school, in district g.,
April End.
F. J. Dean has sold his gray colt to
a man of Peases Prairie.
Miss Edith Pike will teach a five
months term of school in the Deer
Greek settlement, commencing May
first.
The frey fend has again visited
Stewart g. Barwise's saw-mill, this
time completely destroying it.
Alexis Stewart went to Fergus last
week and proved up on his heme
stead
O. H. Barrett is adding considerable
to the looks of his place by the erec-
tion of q fine wood house, and hog
house.
We noticed a few mornings ago, a
Chicago hummer cutting wood for
his breakfast 1T one of our neighbors.
He carried fine line of Chicago dirt.
When you 60 up to Bluffton, be
careful and not whistle, or they will
have you arrested for contempt of
court. II.
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LOCAL TIME CARD OF N. P. R. r.

LOCAL TIME CARD OF N. P. +. +.
TRAINS GOING WEST.
No. !. Mail, daily except Sunday, 325 pm.
Ne. 3. Express, 6 4:2O a. m.
No. Is. Freight, I" 12s4O p. M
TRAINS GOING EAST.
No. 2. Mail, daily except Sunday, 1923 a. m.
No L. Express, 1900 p. m.
No. Is, g 5:35 p. m.
Freights Nos. Is and 26 carry passengers.
Stages leave every Friday morning at O'Clock
for Long Prairie, connecting with the Sauk Gen.
ire Northern Railroad.
Stages leave Wadena every Monday and
Thursday for Wrightstown and Parkers Prai-
rie. connecting at Parkers Prairie with stages
FOR Alexandria. q"
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ALEXANDRIA, MINI, April ! 'Ss.

ALEXANDRIA, MIMI, April 80.
It devolves upon me to nominate
candidate for Cadet at the Z. S. Mil
itary Academy, and also a candidate
for Cadet at the U. S. Naval Acad-
emy. superintendent Geo. F. Cow
ing, of Fergus Fall, Gov. Barto of
Sauk Centre, and DR.. Godfrey Vivian
of Alexandria, have kindly consented
to act as an Examining Board to ex.
anime all applicants for these~no'n
nations. This Board will meet ut
Fergus Falls on the 9Th day of May
next to examine all applicants; and I
shall nominate the candidate rec
commended by this Board. The can.
didate for the Military Academy
must be at least II and not over %,
years Of age, and the candidate for
the Naval Academy must be over IA
and less than Is years of age. Candi-
dates for either place must be sound
physically and of robust constitutions;
! and must have an education at least
equal to two years course in an
Academy. Grammar or High School,
in the English branches. The exam.
nations will be competitive in char.
acter. KNCTE NELSON.
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Business Cards.
WADENA POST OFFICE.

OPEN FROM 7:3O A. NJ. TO $50 P. NJ.
NAH closes, going East at lo:45 and 5:45 IN.
Nail closes, going West 800 pm.
Nail closes for Parkers Prairie Mondays
and Thursdays at.....................9.OO 900 am.
Nail closes for Inman and Deer Creek at $3.50
Mail closes for Long Prairie Friday at. 200 a.m.
MeneY Orders san be obtained upon post
Offices in all parts of the United States.
GILES PEAKE, p. NJ.
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DEAR s1R.-The church's attitude
towards the nonconforming bodies is
so little understood and so much mis-
represented, that it seems we'll to af-
ford, for the general good some in
formation on the subject. BY not a
few it is asserted that the church re-
CARDS herself as the only true church,
and by consequence, relegates the
other christian denominations to the
"uncovenanted mercies of God. -
Now what is the real state of the
case? Is it so? We say decidedly, no.
The church no where says anything
about her being the only true church,
but she does say that she is the an.
cient church, the historic church,
apostolic in her ministry, doctrine
and sacramerts, being the daughter
of, and in full communion with that
church which was brought into Eng.
land in tho earliest days of christian
ity, and she does say that from such
4 church, to her great and lasting
grief tho various bodies of Protes.
tant dissenters separated themselves
some two hundred years ago; and
these are historic facts. Is it uncllarit.
able to the dissenters to hold them as
facts! Is it d1srespectful to the dis
senters to assert theme Nay, believ.
ing as we do that the only possible
hope of christians ever reuniting lies
in the existence of \ great ancient:
apostolic. but reformed church. We
should deem it the greatest want of
charity to the nonconformists If we
could combine with any to disregard
the existence of such a church, and
to pull down all it's landmarks and
distinctive characteristics. We of
the ancient, historic, Episcopal
church do most earnestly wish to
hold out the right hand of good fel'
lowship to the nonconforming bodies,
but the obstacle is not on our side.
They went out from us, not we from
them. They left us because they did
not approve Of our principles and
practices. We offer them every free
dom of opinion not opposed to the
christian faith, if they will only. for
Christs sake, return to the commu.
Mon of the ancient, the historic, the
apostolic parent church. We desire
the closest union with them, and be-
cause we desire this closest union
with them it is that we object to all
shams. and we cannot understand
union between divided bodies.
Church men have always held that
the church ought to be but zone
body" Dissenters hold that there
can be any number of different
churches, and that every small vari~
ETY. of opinion justines the establish
ment of 4 new sect. We of the
church should repudiate all our prin'
ciples, all the principles which Chris
tians have held from the times of the
apostles downward, were We to adopt
such a principle, the principle OF
modern nonconformity, that, the
Christian church il not communl'
ty, but = bundle Of unconnected and
often contradictory sects, or bodies
of christians, jealous of. and fire.
quently at war with each other, each
asking all to come away from ths
others, and to worship with them.
It is urged that men cannot think
alike, and neither, it might be added
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-04-12
Experiments with Potatoes.

Potato growing has been the OBJ
ject of a curious experiment just
completed in England: A pound of
early potatoes WAS taken and allowed
to sprout freely. From each potato
a sprout WAS broken, and potatoes
and sprouts were planted in separate
rows. Both grew well, and the fol-
owing is the result of the experiment.:
From the sprouts, which weighed in
all half an ounce, five pounds and
five ounces of sound potatoes have
been obtained; and from the pound of
potatoes five ponnds and four ounces.
showing slight balance in favor of
the sprouts. The sprout potatoes
were moro regular in shape and the
earlier in growth. A farmer planted
in his garden ten rows of Irish potc-
toes, each TOW consisting of four hills.
His object was to ascertain the
amount of planting material requisite
to reach satisfactory results. Here
IS the result.
First row-One eye in eacE hill
Product, forty pounds of we'll devel-
oped potatoes.
Second row-Two eyes in each hill.
Product, fifty five pounds of tubers.
rather mixed as to size.
Third row-Three eyes in each
hill. Product, fifty-six pounds Of
mixed sizes, many small ones.
Fourth row-Seed end Of medium
potato. Product, sixty-three pounds;
very few small tubers, mostly large.
Fifth row-Butt end of medium
potato. Product, fifty-one pounds;
few large tubers, mostly small.
Sixth row-One small potato. Pro-
duct, sixty pounds, mixed As to size,
many small ones.
Seventh row-One medium sized
potato. Product, seventy-three
pounds of tubers, very fine and large,
few small ones.
Eighth row-One large potato.
Product. enc hundred and two pounds
of uniformly large size.
Professor Roberts reported to the
New York Farmers Club that he
had found that under the same con-
ditions small potatoes for seed gave
the poorest result, the middle part
of large potatoes next, the seed end
next, and the stem end the best.
A whole large potato with a single
eye was the best possible seed.
More work is needed. but better crops
secured by cultivating in rows or
drills. rather than In hills.
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Terms: $500 Per Year.

if they did, and even On fundamental
truths; would that produce true unity
unless they were alse willing to join
in one body and act alike. This is
what we of the church desire. But
the obstacle. is not with the parent.
but comes from the child; not with
the church, but with the bundle of
disconnected sects, which we cannot
regard as representing the scriptural
aspect of the one church Of the un-
divided Christ. am Sir,
AN Er1sCoPAL1AN.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-04-12

A Dakota settler says pumpkins
could be raised there bat the vines
grow so fast that they wear the pnml'-
kins out dragging them around over
the prairie. Farmers in the spring
plant beet seed close to their house.
and in the fall pull up the beet and
brick up the hole for cistern.-Es.
That's nothing. When Bill Knowles
kent the hotel at Marsllland he PANT
ell some cucumbers III his garden. Tie
intended to plant dozen hills, hut
while he was putting the seed in the
third hill, the vines from the other
two commenced growing around his
legs 50 fast that he thought he had
better cut them. He put his hand in
his pocket to get his knife to cut
them, and there he found a cucumber
gone to seed. This is just as he told
us. and Ed. st. John says lie can
swear to it.-Superior Times.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-04-12

=. Geo. Bo, ington declines the ap.
pointment to the registry of the
Fergus Falls Land Office, and now
other parties are OH the anxious seat.
The appointment of Judge Gresham
to the Office of Postmaster General
is an excellent one, and above crit.
icism; brave soldier, an upright
Judge, and an honest man Of grea,
ability; this fills the bill. The coun.
try is to be congratulated.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-10-20
Hoo Your Row

Young man. In planting your crops do not depend
on relations or friends for help as they will surely
want a hand In at harvest time, AID you will be
likely TO get little or no credit in tho event Of a big
yield. How your own row, aud hoe hard. There
may no. DO much money in the business, but you
are certain TO win a fine n putation f1r industry and
earnest effort.
Above all, keep well, young nun. u you are
whining with dysPepsia, blue with b liou.ncss, or
dtb,litatcd by a weak liver, the 81 Is won't want you,
society will shun you, and business men will over
look you, de end upon Il. Tho usS OF that most
excellent medicine, Burdeck Blood Btters, will
assure you comfort, strength and capacity for
labor. iurdock Blood Bitters purify the circula
ton, tone the stomach, and bu II up the entire
organism They are not advertised to cure every.
thing; they hav, their spcciilties II 9 q good law
yer, doctor, ur mechanic, aud do their work well.
Some Of tho testimonials received by us would
convince tuo most ~skoptical OF their efficiency and
usefulness. Here il one: J. VI. Might, Syracuse,
n. ", Wi Is: "when | first co umenced using
Burlock Blood Bitters [ vas troubled wi h fiuttering
an palpi'ation Of the heart. | felt weak aud Ian.
guild, with a numbness OF the limbs; since using,
my heart has not troubled me and the numbing sen
sation is all gone"
Omaha daily bee., 1883-10-20

The Chinese have been 30 slow to
adopt foreign customs that the change
which they have made in the last two or
three years is startling. The most recent
occurrence is the petition Of a Chinese
nobleman to establish a line of eight a.
tive steamers between Tientsin and
Shanghai. Ten years ago any Chinese
dignitary would have considered his
rank degraded by entering into any com-
mercial speculation of this kind, but
time has worked wonders even in the
land which used to be regarded as more
unchanging than Egypt.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-10-20
"A Puzzled Diver.

Bregman, the Cleveland diver, tells the
following story: "Once / went up to
Twin Lakes, near Gilead, Mich to dive
for the body of a man who had gone in
swimming with two companions. l found
an immense concourse of people on the
shore. The grief-stricken mother had
erected astand, and was doing animmense
business in sandwiches and circus lemo-
made. A collection of $500 for her and
her sons children had been taken up,
and part of it had been set apart to pay
me and foot the burial expenses. |
searched several hours, but found no
body. Months afterward l met a man
from that region, and he said: "Say.
mister, do you know why you couldn't
find that body9' l gave it up. why,
the fellow was up in the p%ineries of Mich
igan. When he sunk he swan to the
other shore, where he had another suit
of clothes hid. He wanted to get away
from his wife, and that's the way he did
;4JD
Omaha daily bee., 1883-10-20

Judge Pound, afirmancos ID, rever-
sails II.
Judge Gaslin, %afirmances 4, rever-
sails g.
Judge Barnes, afirmances a., rever-
sails 3.
Judge Savage, afirmances IL, rever-
sails a..
This is the record. 1t is one to which
Judge Savage and his friends may well
point with pride. In the last year of his
incumbcncy of office the report shows
that he stood head and shoulders above
every other District Judge with three
cases affirmed to every one reversed-a
better showing than Judges of inferior
courts average anywhere in the world.
And these decisions too it is well known
were made in the midst Of overwhelming
business, in a court which required then,
as the result has shown, two judges to
do the work which devo we'd upon James
w. Savage.
The Republican stands as a self-con-
victed liar. 1t has appealed to the re-
cords because it knew that
to the great majority of readers
they were sealed books. And
fair minded and reputable attorneys
throughout the State will Indignantly re.
pudiate a candidate whose supporters
and advocates are waging a campaign
with falsehood, malice and envy as their
principal weapons in their endeavor to
besmirch the honorable and hard earned
record of a good citizen, an able
lawyer and competentand honest Judge.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-10-20

THE parliamentary bill recently passed
authorizing the expanding of $780, 900 in
the transferring of destitute Irish ten
ants to small farms, is so drawn that n
company can be formed with a portion of
this money as capital. The conditions
are that security shall be given for the
proper use of the government subsidy,
and that the amount shall not be in ex-
cess of other moneys of the company
used for the same purpose. The com
pany now forming under this bill has &C.
cured a $4,000 subscription from the
bishop of Raphoe, and $1,000 from
Mr.. Parnell. The plan is to buy an es-
tate andlands never subdued, cutting the
territory into small farms, thus putting
the scheme for q peasant proprietorship
in Ireland to n practical test.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-10-20

THE law requires the County Clerk to
make out the tax list. 1t is a part of his
regular duty for which he is allowed
$4,000 year in fees AS q matter of fact
the tax lists have been made out entirely
by Mr.. Banners deputies and clerks.
Mr.. Banner hasn't done an hours work
on either OF them. The county has paid
for these clerks and deputies, but Mr..
Banner pocketed s1275 for ''making out
the tax lists"
Ten years ago, when the law did not
limit the income of the clerk, the county
employed Truman'Buck to make out the
tax list, which was not only for the year
1883, but for the delinquent taxes
for all tho proceeding years.
Mr.. Buck was allowed $500 for his work,
and then he earned at the rate of 500 a
month. No wonder john Banner says
its ''just like finding it," but will the
taxpayers endorse such robbery.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-10-20

The Supreme Courtof the United States
has again DELAYED the decision of the
great California tax case, involving the
question whether a corporation is a per-
son in the sense that its property may
not be taxed by a State at higher rates
than the property of other individual
taxpayers. The railroad corporations In
California claim that they are discrim.
mated against by the tax laws of that
State, in violation of the provisions Of
the Fourteenth amendment TO the con-
stitution Of the United States. This was
the most important matter in litigation
before the Supreme Court, affecting the
legislation Of nearlyevery State in the
Uuion. The delay Of the Court in com,
ing to an agreement no doubt arises from
conflicting views. The failure to decide
at this time, on the plea that other cases
of like nature arc to be heard, is tanta,
mount to ordering a ~reheariug Of the
argument.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-10-20

The Australians appear to be growing
FESTIVE under the rule Of England, Re-
Gently the commander of the British
man-of-war Nelson has felt called upon
to compel several Australian captains to
take down the flag which had been
adopted by the colony and hoist in its
stead the British ensign HIS ground is
the similarity between the colonial hag
and the ensign used by English men-of-
war; but it is evident that the Australians
do not regard this explanation as very
plausible. The query that arises is:
How much longer can England control
colonies which derive few or no advan-
tages from their mother country2
Omaha daily bee., 1883-10-20

Soldiers without discipline are but q
II ID, and from several items in Chinese
papers, the army of China must be OF
that description. 1t was recently stated
in Shanghai that $50 soldiers neal that
city had deserted. N officer had a dis.
pute with his superior and becoming en-.
ragged he went and told the men, who
agreed to join him. They all left the
camp in a body, and at last accounts had
turned their attention to highway rob.
berry. Another instance is where a
Colonel, stopping in a small interior
town, attempted to commit o criminal as.
sault upon a girl. He drove off her
parents and relatives and it was with
much difficulty the magistrate was pre-
vailed upon to arrest the gallant Colonel
and inflict UPON him the severe penalty
of q fine of So.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-10-20
There are about 300, 600 counterfeit

There are about 200, 900 counterfeit
sovereigns in circulation in Great Britain.
They are so cleverly made that even u
expert finds it difficult to distinguish
them from the genuine coin. The image
and superscription are perfect and even
the milling regular. The nitric acid test
is no longer applicable to these counter
feits, for tho electric battery enables thu
counterfeiter to deposit so thick a coating
of gold on the coin as to defy the action
of chemicals, This dangerous counter
felt contains S1.S7 worth of bullion, leav-
ing 8 IL to pay for workmanship and
serve as profit,
Omaha daily bee., 1883-10-20

A life size statue of John Brown is to
DO placed in position at Balmoral, a
monument will he erected in the Prince
Consort's mausoleum at Frogm"re and
his memory will be kept green by a tab
let in the nave of st. Georges chapel.
1t only remain. for the funkeys who are
DESTROYS of gratifying the within Of a
sovereign who seems to have parted with
common sense tn propose that the de-
ceased body servants remains should he
allowed to repose in Westminster Abbey.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-10-20
A Pertinent Question.

Dion Boucicault says that Mrs. Langtry
asked him:
''Am l as beautiful as Mary Ander-
SOM"
"No," he replied, ''you have a more
beautiful bust and waist, but that is
ALL"
This may be official so far as Mrs Lang
try is concerned, hut how about that
Greenland's icy mountain yciept Mary
Anderson?
Omaha daily bee., 1883-10-20

The Paris police are not giving salts
faction. Its administration vacillates
between dangerous laxitv and extreme
severity. Before the advent of the pres
ent government the complaint was gen
eTal that crime was on the increase in
Paris, and that in some quar- ers the in
hahitants themselves were obliged TO
take upon themselvesthe duties If police
for thu protection of life and property.
II s now contended by the Paris press
tn I the police are too severe. One of
tn. latest despotio acts vas the arrest of
"a woman, who wal detained five days in
Omaha daily bee., 1883-10-20

IT is said that the Northern Pacific
Railroad company will build and run a
line of lake steamers of heavy tonnage
and great speed to carry its grain freights
from Duluth to Buffalo, thus cheapening
the cost of transportation to tidewater
and debating rates to rival roads. This
idea has n feasible look.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-10-20

Some uneasiness seems tohave beenpro-
duced in Germany by the refusal of the
Car to meet the Emperor William at
Kiel. The explanation is easy and re-
fleets credit upon the political sagacity Of
the Russian ruler. The Car had been
for two months the guest of the King of
Denmark. Kielbeing in a a former ter
ritory of Denmark the Gar, studying
the sensibilities Of his host, refused to
mortify Denmark by holding a conference
replete with so much political significance
within her former borders. Den marks
well.known hostility to Germany 4,
coupled with the Cars polonged stay and
Mr.. Gladstone's peculiarly opportune
visit, are causing Affecting of distrust in
German political circles against Russia
and England which is probably the key
to Prince Bismarck's recent Eur Dpean
policy of estranging tho Latin nations
from each other and gathering such of
them under the wing of the triple al
lance AS are willing to be guided by his
c,unsels, and thus more securely estab-
li,h the permanenoe of their dynasties.
Germany recognizes the fact that Rus
sia, France, Denmark, and positively
England, may come together in common
cause aud thwart her present ambitions,
hence her efforts to spread discord and
ALLEVIATE such alliances as may threaten
the force of the combination she has her
self succeeded in amalgamating.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-10-20

The Swiss confederation does not be-
lieve in a standing army, but regards it
as better public policy to devote its sur
plus coin to the improvement of educa-
ton. In no country on the continent is
so much attention gwen to the education
of the masses. Primary education is
compulsory and gratuitous, while in the
higher grades the tuition is merely nomi-
nal, and the schools are all under the
State management. 1t may be that this
is the royal road to ruin and ana chy.
but Switzerland has not found it a bad
policy.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-10-20

Mr.. BANNER has seen the great jour.
nalist formerly from st. Louis and lat.
terly from the slums of Sioux City. The
official organ has endorsed Bau ner; con-
sideration, $50 down and the balance &C.
cording to benefits after election.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-10-20

INGRATfTUDE is the basest of sins. The
readerless dishrag that was made the
official organ of the city by the sandstone
nine has gone back on one of its heaviest
patrons and hackers, Pat Murphy. Thirty
dollars from Dan Miller did it.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-10-20

ONO will send q Democratic Senator
as successor to Mr.. Pendleton. Allen
G.. Thurman is the man whom the best
men of all parties would be glad to see
again at the national c 'pital.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-10-20

MIR. IJAMs makes from seven to ten
thousand a year and therefore car afford
to be a pretty liberal subscriber to the
campaign fund of the shyster working
men.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-10-20

IT is nearly time for President Arthur
to issue his thanksgiving proclamation.
The result in Ohio will probably not be
referred to.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-10-20

prison for insulting a policeman, the ex-
cuse for this high handed act being that
the roll of accused persons was so heavy
that there was no time to send the case
before a magistrate.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-10-20

EVERY decent w%orkingman in Omaha
re%pudiates the bogus concern that was
batched out by Jason Lewis as a black
mailing machine.