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The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-12-06
Northern. Pacific
NO Equal.
This is the Shortest line to
Helena, Butte, d Portland
Oregon, and the popular route to
SAN FRANCISCO.

SAVE MONEY
by purchasing Tickets Through, and
buying them before getting on trains
Round trip Tickets are sold at al
Ticket Offices to all Stations at Re-
duced Rates. $50 Szs7 ~.
Pullman Sleeping Cars are run
without change on daily express trains
from St. Paul, Minneapolis, Wadena,
Farg o, Helena, and Portland. Oregon
For beauty and comfort these cars
are unsurpassed.
Elegant Horton Chair Cars on day
trains between Fargo, Wadena and
st. Paul. These, cars are fitted with
new reclining chairs, and offer special
attractions to the traveller.
Superb Dining Cars without excep-
tion the finest on the continent are
run on all trains. First class "a reals,
Is cts. s.s rs.
Asst supt. Fassspgst Tratlc. ST. Paul. /
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CONVINCING.

The proof of the pudding il not in chewing tho
string, but in having an opportunity to test the
article direct Stinehour, the Druggist, has free
trial bottle Of Dr.. Bosanko's Cough and Lung
Syrup, for all afflicted with Coughs, Colds, Asth
ma and Consumption.
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WooD6IDE PRAIRIE.

WooDs1DE PRAIRIE.
Beautiful winter weather, but nc
snow.
/ Some of those long-headed oats
we're grown again this season, and
your correspondent has measured
some that were over two feet long.
Wheat thieves have made their ap-
searance iu our town. MS. Dock
stader reports loss, about 100 bus. .
of wheat and oats having been stolen
from his granary. Mr.. D. has built
and moved into anew house, a dit
lance of about one half mile from
where his grain is stored. Last
Saturday night aboutnine o'clock,
Mr.. D. went to get some chickens
which had not been movedto their
new home. When Mr.. D. arrived
at the yard, a man started out
from the granary. Mr.. D. gave
chase, but the darkness and a fall
which Mr.. D. got favored the would
be thief, and he escaped.
D1ED-BUCK.-At Dover Lake,
November l8, 1883, OF membraneous
Group. Earl Buck, youngest son of
I. F. and Minnie Buck, aged 2 yrs .,
Z mos, and 16 days. INcoG.
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Letter List,

Letter List.
List Of Letters remaining in the Postohace at
Wadsna, Minn., Dec stn 1883.
. Wogand Becker, Geo. Cage, John
c. Restau, Herman Klityke, Mrs.
Maryan Smith, F. L. Thomas, Chas.
In callingfor these lettsrs please .ay "Adyer
ised." =; GILES PEAK +, IN.
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Elder Knight, these conversions may
be thorough and lasting. It cannot
be expected that everyone will be
converted, although all desire to he
saved and blessed. The conditions
depend upon belief, and some people
cannot believe as they wish; when a
proposition is presented they weigh
the evidences for, and against it; if
the evidence is against their wish,
they cannot help it, they can only
say, ''Lord l would believe, help thou
my unbelief." They are like a cele-
brated man in the Bible ''Who found
no place for repentance though he
sought it carefully with tears" This
Vbuld show that in order to get con-
version the conditions must BE- &C.
cepted without question. Last even
ing was Thanksgiving. and Elder
Greenup's discourse was the most
earnest and effective Of the series,
and brought two thirds of the au-
dience on their! knees for prayers and
help. Mr.. Moody might hare done
as much, but it is safe to say that
neither Beecher nor Spurgeon would
hays done it. The chief regret is
that those who most need reform do
not attend these meetings. D.
Nov 3oth, 1883.
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. n ; - SE.-s. { 4 5E@,- !! y
Our Red Eye hunters returned
home last Saturday night, discour4g:
ed and down hearted without kill
ing single deer. The boys say
there are plenty Of deer on the Red
Eye, but it is q Cd d--m awful
country to hunt in. - y
This is boss weather for stock.
None of our farmers have fed any hay
yet for the cattle are getting a good
living on the river bottom. ~
J. Miller goes about whistling oh
where has my little dog gone. Could
not say for sure, Jim, but We think he
il on the Red Eye. JUMBO.
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100000.

5000
To loan on farm property, at 4 low
rate Of interest. =
46-tf ,@gs ~ gsrnANDEK & Co.
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Business Cards.
NADENA POST OFFICE.
OPEN FROM 7:30 A. N. TO $40 P. II.
a.l... Nenvn - m IA I n m

Sundays fom Il m. to p. m.
Mail closes, going East at IL =. m. and s;sH ?. n
Mall closes. going West at. Pa -,
Nail closes for Fergus Falls a.; :4''V a. !"
Mail closes for Parkers Prairie Mondays
and Thursdays at. ..''' ~ - - n
Nail closes for Insnan Saturdays 81. .o:V q M
Man cleses for Hartford Fridays at .lOV p. m
Foriecn and Domestic Money Orders and Postal
Notes can be obtained vt this once.
GILES PEAKE, r. NJ.
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When We get to be "Clerk of the
weather, we are going 10 have the
winters all like Monday.
Mrs. Ben Welch has gone to St.
Cloud again.
Miss Serena Welch' is sick.
Mrs. Kenyon and Mrs. Cotrell
have returned from Iowa.
Mr.. Wonser's folks were over Wis.,
iting last week. Their little boys
sickness did not prove to be diphthe.
ria, bat he was very sick. He is all
right now.
Mr.. Theisen has one horse less.
Tramps are around again.
Another spelling school this week.
We don't progress very fast in the
art ofspelling, but we hope to i'm
proye.
N. J. Palmer has new edition of
the ''Black Crook.
Mr.. Gill informs us that he has a
daily average Of twenty two, and by
what he says, we should think he was
we'll pleased with the school.
The hunters are off again this
week. Some one remarked that
Schermerhorn would have been more
successful in cutting logs if the
wolves had not howled quite so hard.
We should expect man to be afraid
of wolves that did not like bear
meat.
We belieYe we are to have we'd.
ding. ARr1cHoKEs.
Dec. 4th, 1883.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-10-18

ney, papa. But you had better put up
the horse will have to groom him
yourself to-night-and then | will tell
you all about it.
1.-The captain led me into the house,
for | was trembling violently.
Now said father, being absent
only moment or two, without let
ting me have time to mop the smut
from my face and hands; " now tell
us what this means-my little girl
climbing the ridgepole like cat at
midnight"
In few moments matters were ex-
planned.
Thomas, the villain" calculated
my father; 'Tll have him if have to
hunt the two continents for him, and
he shall have his deserts.
He kept his word. Thomas got a
term in the state prison.
When l gave the captain his mon
ey should have burst out into hyster.
ical sobbing only | remembered the
SCOT in time to prevent shading my
self in black crayon; and captaini Bos-
well believed that stature and bulk
We're not always certificates of the ma
terials, and"
"And," finished Dan, our jester
ut may be said, Mrs Boswell, that
you actually Aue to his arms"
She smiled and bowed as the sonor
Gus tones of the driver came in among
us:
Stage ready, gentlemen"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-10-18

ter of the shark, which he is said :.
handle as roughly as wild boar han
dies yard-dog."
What to him was love or hon,
What to him was JOY or carer He stem.
ped on plug of notified soap the crrl
had left ON the topmost stair, and Ii,
feet flew out like wild, fierce wing,
and he struck each stair with a Sound
like a drum, and the girl below with
the scrubbing things, laughed like
fiend to see him come.
whats that bell ringing forln ask.
ed a man who had just arrived in
southern town. Prominent citizen
dead, sir" replied the inhabitant
We'll, l hope he'll stay dead. I've
been travelling over this country all
summer and haven't metanybody but
prominent citizens, and the fact that
one Of them is actually dead gives me
great encouragement.
A competent authority estimates
that new railroads viii be built in the
chief countries of the world, during
the next few years, at the rate of Is.
600 miles per annum, exclusive Of
railroad extensions in Asia, Australia
STA and the United States. India has
IN view a large expansion of her raj.
way system; in Java, the roads an
being annually extended 1920 mills
of additional road will be built at
Japan; line from Constantinople to
Bagdad, ], 4SS miles in length, has
been projected, and lines are being
surveyed in Turkestan and Persia.
1t was generally agreed by the
street railway managers in session at
the Grand Pacific hotel, Chicago, that
all schemes for the heating of cars
should be rejected as impracticable
expensive, unhealthy and unproiita
BILE The horse has been found to be
the best car-starter. The subject of
knocking down" was discussed in a
way which will be found edifying to
readers of all classes, and the fact was
developed that some companies en-
ploy two sets of spoilers, one of the
sets being known to the conductors.
The bell-register and bell-punch are
thoughtto increase the proats Of street
transit very considerably.
How tender is the heart of Nor
mon polygamist. At the recent Salt
Lake City conference, II. j. Grant ex-
pressed his supreme contempt for any
man who would put away a superfu-
Gus wife in order to oblige the United
States congress. He said when a
man malries a wife, and neglects the
woman, and breaks her heart, he
should be punished. | have seen many
faithful women struggling along for
ten or fifteen years, and suffering neg
lect The desires of my heart are to
keep the commands of the Lord y Mr.
Grant has married often.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-10-18
The Monkey Too Mnch for Him.

John Moore, of Savannah, owner of
a big stamp-tailed bulldog, met an
Italian organ grinder with monkey
He offered to bet the musician s. that
the monkey could not whip the dog
Maybe so, he answered II try him. "
A great crowd gathered as the Italian
tossed the monkey at the brute In a
jiffy the monkey had his claws fasten-
ed like vice ora the stump of that
dogs tail With one yell the dog ran
away. The monkey held on until
Rather sprang over a fence, when he
suddenly quit his hold and sat on the
top rail and watched the dogs fight
with chatter of satisfaction. The
Italian shouldered his monkey and,
walked up to Moore, said your dog
not well to-day; maybe your dog gone
Off to hunt rabbit. Your dog no like
my monkey-he not acquainted
Maybe ven | come again next year he
come buck and fight some more.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-10-18
He Saw Widows.


Officer Rutton, at the Union Depot
picked up the other day a memoran
dumbook evidently lost by some one
attending the State Fair. All the en-
tries are made of them are readable
The first entry is
"Shall take $16 with me to the
State Fair. Second-class hotel good
enough for me- Beware of Pickpock
cts keek your eyes open for a good
looking widow View the animals,
and don't forget to take two clean
handkerchiefs along"
The second entry reads;
Far up to the average. Saw a
widow in the car going up. Didn't
seem to like my style. Somebody has
stuck me with a bogus halfdollar.
Saw another widow ON the grounds.
Rather to stout. Viewed the animals
and was kicked by a steer
Third Entry-"Good attendance.
Slept on the floor Jam on the street
cars. Passed the bogus money off on
a bOotblack. Saw a widow at the
hotel Most too lean. Went to the
theater last night Can't remember
the play. Saw several widows, but
no chance to make am impression.
Forth Entry-''Big crowd on the
grounds Beat my way ia. Saw a
widow ON the fence. Most too bolster
Gus for my locality. Saw a horse
race. One horse beat all the others.
Viewed the machinery and was hit
on the ear by a loafer Saw widow
viewing a headless rooster. Mouth
most too large for my part of the
State. Slept in a barn for nothing"
Fifth Entry Saw a widow in the
Postofiice. Blind in one eve. No
good Big jam Tried to beat my
way in. but couldn't. Saw a horse
race Saw a widow on the grand
stand Bowed to her. Cold cut.
Viewed the bigox Saw "a widow III
Honey Hall Raised my hat Got
left. Feel blue
AS that was the last entry it would
seem as if he gave up i'm disgust and
started for home A person supposed
10 be him saw a widow at the depot
Friday afternoon, and became SO
obnoxious that she hit him over the
head with an umbrella, and twoor three
men reached for him with cowhide
boots.
The story OF the suicide Of a young
man in an Eastern city was briefly
told By the following sentence: There
was nothing in his pockets save a
large number of pool tickets on horses
which had lost in recent races.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-10-18
The Lumber Trade of the south.
st. Louis Republican.


An index to the drift of the lumber
trade of the South is afforded by the
statement recently published to the
effect that in three years the number
of mills in Arkansas has in
creased from $40 to 1900. Moreover,
the growth of the Arkansas timber
cut is not to be meaeured alone by the
number ofsmills There is also a mark
ed increase in the average capacity.
The assault upon the Southern pine
forests and the valuable hardwood
timber has begun in earnest, and the
great numbering centers are rapidly
shifting from Michigan and Wiscon-
sin to other quarters. OF course, there
is a large amount of timber still stand
ing along the Canadian border, and
there are various indications that the
lumber famine PREDICTED by the forestry
people is still quite distant, but the
fact is clear that the accessible forests
in these regions will not long keep
busy all the mills that have been
erected there. The oft predicted lum-
Der boom in the South is no longer an
event of the future. Ii has begun.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-10-18
4 BnrnIng Mine.

A correspondent of the Indianapo-
lis Journal, travelling from Bismarck
to the Little Missouri, saw a burning
mine. He says 1T gives off so sui
phurous an odor that | at first thought
the heat due to the decomposition of
sulphides But the glow is red little
sulphurous acid is formed; you can
stand over the crevasse without fear
of either burning or sufocation. Sui
phur is volatalized and recrystalized
on the edge of the crevices. There is
no smoke; the air quivers with the
heat. The burning area is from ten to
fifteen rods square, and has been on
fire since the first visit by white men,
and no one knows how many centu
ries before. 1t is only one of mum
Der of fires that are known on the Bad
Lands" The writer goes ON to say
that the Bad Lands are probably the
ashes of extinct coal fires.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-10-18
THE SONG OF THE CAMP.

Give us a songln the soldiers cried,
The outer trenches guarding,
When the heated guns Of the camp allied
Grew weary Of bombarding.
The dark Redan in silent sco6
Lay still and threatening under.
And the tawny mounds Of the MalakOH
No longer belched its thunder
There was a pause The guardsman said
I'VE storm the forts tomorrow
Sing while we may another day,
VIII bring enough Of sorrow.
They lay along the battery side,
Below the smoking. cannon
Brave hearts from Severn and from Clyde
And from the banks of shannon.
They sung Of love and not Of fame,
Forgot was Britain's glory,
Each heart recalled a different name,
But all sang Annie Laurie
Voice after voice caught up The song
Until it's tender passion
Rose like an anthem, rich and strong
Their battle-eye confession.
Dear girl, her name he dared not speak,
Yet ns the song grew louder,
Something upon the soldiers cheek
Washed of the stains of powder
BEYOND the darkening ocean burned
The bloody sunset emhers,
While the Crimeau valleys learned
How English love remembers
And once again fire Of he'll
Raiued on the Russian quarters
With screams Of shot and bursts Of shell
Aud believing Of the nOrtars
Sweet Irish Norah eyes are dim
For a singer dumb and CORY.
And English Mary mourus Tor him
Who sang Or Annie laurie
Oh soldiers 90 vour hOnored rest
Your truth and valor bearing
THE brnvest are the tenderesti
The loving are the daring.
Bdgdyd IdY'or
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-10-18

Maggie Gallagher, of Cincinnati,
was sentenced in the police court to
thirty days in prison and to pay a fine
of $50 for drunkenness. When she
heard the sentence she hurled heavy
inkstand at the judges head He
lodged, and the missile flew through
the window and fell to the pavement,
ment, the ink splashing over lady's
elegant silk dress and totally running
it. The lady, in trying to shake the
ink from her raiment, frightened a
team of spirited horses, that ran away
with a carriage containing two ladies
and child, upsetting fruit stand and
throwing thc ladies into a butcher
cart, while the child was fastened in
bunch of telephone wires about ten
feet above the sidewalk. The team
could not be stopped, and continued
on their flight, finally plunging
through the plate-glass windows Of a
china shop. They ran through the
entire length of the store, spreading
destruction and devastation ON every
hand ran out of the back door, leap
ed into the canal, and were drowned.
Now they talk Of calling on the Judge
for damages because he lodged the
inkstand.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-10-18
After MANY Years.

Thirty years ago Kelly Smith, a ne
gro, was sold in North Carolina, and
brought by his new master to Georgia,
leaving behind him wife and a baby
boy. Since that time he has not heard
from his family. He is employed on
the turpentine farm of Pelham, Stew
art q Co, seven miles from the town
of Pelham. A short time ago they
employed some hands from North Car
Dina, and among the rest a negro
named John, about 80 years old AS
was natural, Kelly Smith made in
quiries about the people in his cid
home, and pretty soon he ascertained
that he was talking to his own son,
whom he had not seen in three de
cades. From him the old man learn.
ed that his wife was still living single.
having never married. He is now
corresponding with her, and it is more
than probable viii induce her to join
him and his son in his new home.
She laid her head upon his shoulder
rs he held her close to his bosom. Her
eyes beamed love, etc, into his. DO
YOU love me, Alphonsot ~ ~ es sweet
est. Then why delay naming the
day2' Il win not delay. love. lit viii
be some pretty day in the next spring
time. when the flowers are budding
forth in beauty and delightful frag-
rance oh, pshaw Why, VIII
Jones said he'd marry me next week.
But If YOU can beat that time, dearest,
I'm yours, for love you so much.
Alphonso took his hat and retired
from the race.
The Mormons are building temple
at Logan. Utah, for which the sum of
$4,000 has been raised The dona
ton for the temple ~ Manti amounts
to $4,000 The temple at st. George
was completed several years ago.
Work on the temple A. salt Lake
City still progresses.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-10-18

lfoNeler 10 enterpuSIng citizen
You have put up 81 fine building
here. Jus tol'able." Think it first
rate. It's a credit to the town" A
what}' A credit to the town. 'Not
by a blamed sight We paid every
dollar in clean cash
Two months ago an Englishman
left home for Switzerland. When he
had been gone a month he got let
ter, dated from his own residence in
London, from a gentleman who I'M
quired whether he would allow him
to take the house for another fort
night at a reduced rent His servants
had let the premises i'm his absence
and pocketed the proceeds.
An old Louisiana fisherman speak
ing of the millions Of porpoises IN the
Gulf, SAYS The porpoise is looked
upon kindly, as one looks upon a Po-
land China hog. an enemy to nobody.
a peaeeable and good natured fish.
Fishermen and others have for him a
kindly feeling as the enemy and mas
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-10-18

Cor his bride "a soldier won hor.
And % winning tongue had he
Il knew that temporary salvation
power aud liberty to leave that room,
even depended upon my appearing
unconscious of the robbers proXimi-
ty.
II got out of the library and found
myself i'm the sitting room. a hasty
glance at the door showed the key ab-
sent from the lock.
"Ireachery 7.
II wonder chat this new revelation
did not sutfocate me The man ON the
highway the injured brother
Thomas had betrayed us, lie had
overheard about the money, A robber
was i'm the house and another was out
side My retreat would be cut oir
How thoughts ran riot through my
mind How would they kin me
Would / suffer long Atthat instant
! wus sure that | heard a faint creall
ef the library door at the far end OF
the long hall
one swift, despairing glance
around nae, one Wild idea of escape,
and eNtiuguished the light upon the
table, and crouchiug i'm the fireplace
] rested one foot upon the anduou.
swung oHt the iron crane stepped the
other foot upon the strong support,
and rose up INTO the fue. Something
touched my head. Thank God ii
was tine rope with which the diSlodged
bricks had been hoisted out. Grasplug
this carefully with my hands l held
myself like a wedge in the opening.
Il | had envied large noble-lookiug
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-04-06

The Iowa agricultural college has 4
domestic department for teaching girls
the noble art Of housekeeping, and the
managers declare that i II running sue
cessfully. During the past year 15 girls
have taken Instruction, and the course
seems to'lncIude pretty much everything
from bed-making 20 cooking and enter
tanning visitors. Lectures are given
upon ventilation, management OF help.
care Of sick, sewing and mendinx.
courtesy and what not, while among
subjects assigned for essays ere <.Econo-
my duty "Purc air necessity, Y m y
cleaning day. etc. Itvould Be . grand
thing II al the agricultural colleges IL
the country would follow the example 81
The Iowa college.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-04-06

I1MAIEIXu Ind.
| The valleys cf the Bamarujah A. won-
|derftl. and | am surprised the authors
Iof our Geography. have over looked the
important stream. and / would advise
those who want 10 add 10 their books 10
|expIore this stream. To ministers Of the
Gospel you an know that The pocf saws
that God works III mvsterious way
His wonders 70 perform Probably
some would ike 10 know the preacher 4.
plan Of Bamarnjah he'~ preached MANY
years, but never affected person as he
did BY trading horses with dutchman.
he 50 powerfully convicted him that hc
could not sleep, 50 he came 10 repent
ance; give the minister call. saving
that be slept none the night before. and
with tears he began 10 beo for mercv
The preacher, seeing his woefuI condition.
and sad estate, escaped: the Bamarujal,
had BY rain spread from hin 10 hill. but
the minister seeing that his mourner
would sink into dispair. crossed the
Bamarnjah unhurt, called upon young
man for help or information on the Al b-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-04-06

AZ state convention held Ii iowa 70
consider the subject Of providing money
70 build solid highways the conclusion
was reached that On annual road tax
ought 70 believed, TO Be expended Joint
" by county and township officials. IN
order 70 spread the tax over series of
years and make the levy a. light as pos
sioIe, it was thought advisable to have
one important thoroughfare n each
county first improved and then Others IN
me order of their relative promfnence. \
This plan has the merit OF simplicity and
q showing tho taxpayers, m The aecrc-
gate Of the yearly assessments, lust what
'he working of their highways cost them.