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The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-03-08
Beautiful Adelaide Nelson.
Interview with her Mother in the Inter-

Beautiful Adelaide Nelson.
Interview with her Mother in the Inter-
Ocean.
"If Miss Nelson had lived would she
have married and retired from the STAGE
as was rumored?" asked the writer.
''She would have married, in all proba-
bility, but certainly not retired from the
stage. Strange enough, her husband,
from whom she wss divorced, married.
again just six weeks before her death.
Oh, it's great mistake for an actress to
marry at ali. She must choose one lie
or the other to succeed in either.
t'Your daughter had many admirers?"
Eyes, I suppose she had; but little l
knew about them; for when she came
home she never mentioned the stage, or
anything connected with it. "Don't ask
me any questions, mother; nave come
to have good ,time,' thu poor lamb
would cay, and I never did; but since
her death have read many letters from
different gentlemen who ndored the
ground she walk edupon, and one in par
ticular. the son of New York million
aire, has written every two weeks since,
and sent beautiful presents. He said in
his last letter that he had been nearly
mad ever since she died" Here our
chat was. interrupted by the advent of
othersvisitors, of whom Mrs. Bland said
she had some fifteen Or sixteen every
week, who call from q variety ofmotlves,
principally curiosity, and frequently to
beg some little souvenir of the beautiful
artistic, If only leaf from the green
plants in the windows, which we're raised
from slips taken from the base of the
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-03-08
Bad Teeth and Disease.

Had we the means, we should endow
charity the great aim of which should be
to prevent disease by establishing an in
stitution for the treatment of decayed
and imperfect teeth. There are more
cases of disease of v trious kinds and va
rious- degrees Of severity emanating
from bad teeth th' II from almost any
other cause. The trouble is easily rem
led If taken in tir p; but those who suf-
fer most are they who have not the
means to employ competent dentists.
1t is pitiful to see the children of the
poor as they grow up gradually losing
their teeth by decay and neglect and be-
coming dyspeptic attwenty, and old and
haggard at thirty. If there is nobler
charity that which would supply free
dentistry to the poor, and dentistry at
cost to those who are able to pay no
more, we know not what it is.
But there are persons Of ample mean
who pay no attention to their own to eth
be taught the importance Of attending to
this matter, and, if they then refused,
they should be punished for the neglect
of an important duty toward their fami-
lies. There is no excuse for any persons
having bad teeth. A child can be- taught
the importance of attending to the teeth,
and every child :ho+- has his second
front teeth should be provided with
toothbrush, and be required TO use it at
least once every day, using CASTLE soap
Once in six months at furthest dentist
should be employed to examine the
teeth, and properly fill any that may be
decayed. We're this plan generally
adopted. we should see no more tooth
less men and women.--Hall's Journal of
Health.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-03-08
How to Plant Corn.

When snow from three or four feet
deep, and the thermometer at zero, the
discussion Of how to plant corn may seem
little unreasonable, but writer from
the interior has some IDEAS which he
asks us to print. He says corn can be
planted in April, May and June, and in
each case the result may be satisfactory.
But there is but one proper season to Sc
cure the best results, and that is thu first
two weeks in May. Good seeds has
never been known to fail when planted
at this time, but when planted earlier
there is risk OF damage from cold and
protected rains. In planting, if the
ground is lumpy, it is we'll to have it
rolled before marking, as it leaves the
field in much nicer shape, and better
work is sure to be accomplished. As all
corn is planted with the horse planteri it is
Of the greatest Importance the machine
should be properlyadjusted for;the work.
If the ground is old or we'll run out three
or four grains are enough for a hill, but
if it is new and fresh Ave or six should
be planted. While three sto ks are
enough for hill, some allowance should
be made for loss by cut worms, acciden-
TAI Dreakage, and etc. Corn should not
be planted deeper than four inches
two inches is even better if the ground
is friable and moist. If dryer it should
be planted at least four inches. A good
farmer is goingto try to get his corn rs
near straight, DO. h ways, as possible, but
the art of laying off corn ground in good
shape is one hard to acquire. The wri-
ter has never seen or heard of but one
man who could drive team the proper
way across field.
The few practical hints here given are
submitted by farmer, and the same
are based on the actual result of twenty
years of study and experience.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-03-08
The Diamond Country i'm Africa

The Diamond Country i'm Africa
The soil when brought to the summit,
is carted away and strewn on the ground
where it is left for fortnight or three
weeks to pulverise in the sun. At the
expiration of this time gangs of Kafrs,
superintendent by white overseer,
break the large, dry Jumps into powder,
and this in turn is carted away to he
placed in the washing machine. 1t is
during the process of first breaking that
some of the largest diamonds are discov.
cred. and the overseer has to keep q
Quence. In spite of the terrible penalty
incurred by any one detected in the act
of secreting a good find, thefts are very
rife, and many a diamond finds its way
into Kafir possession in spite ofthe
sharpest vigilance. During the process
ofwashing, the gravelly substance, which
is full of garnets as we'll as the diamonds,
sinks to the bottom of the machine,
while the earthen substance disappears
in another channel. When it has been
thoroughly washed through two or three
times this gravel is collected and strewn
on tables, where searchers, with steel
instruments somewhat resembling very
broad knives, carefully turn it over in
minute search. Then it is that the pre-
cious jewel is discovered in all manner Of
sizes and shapes, when it is placed in q
small tray, on which another overseer
keeps his watchfnl eye. was given
several little heaps Of gravel to dissect,
and in half on hour had succeeded in
discovering about 20 or 80 diamonds Of
very fair size, and some 50 perfectly
Of having Just left the cutters hands.
/ In the Land Of Misfortune-LAdy Flor
ence Dixie. ss5s
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-03-08
Making Good Pork.

The first thing, says writer In the
New York Times, in order to make
letter A product is to secure tho right
breed Of porkers. Tastes differ on this
point. We like the small breeds, such
as the Sufolks, Yorkshires and Essex.
The old fashioned ambition to make a
hog weigh 5OOpounds at eighteen months
or two years old was not profitable to
~ had "too much pork for his shillings."
If pig can be made to weigh $50 or 800
pounds at eight months, as the Sufo!ks
usually do, there is saving of a years
keeping, and the pork is of much bet
ter quality. We have eaten none other
than pig pork for four years, and desire
to eat no more of the big strong sort.
The Western producers are finding the
best market for the small breeds, the
spring pigs Of which are fit for slaughter
before Christmas, weighing when
dressed, $50 pounds on an average, and
furnishing hams of about Is pounds
weight.
The early mtjurity of the small breeds
gives them great advantage over the
larger kinds. We have known Suffolk
pigs to weigh 300 pounds at seven months.
TO secure this result they must be fed
with skinned milk when first weaned,
mixing with it little bran and oat meal.
and gradually increasing the ration of
oats until the pigs haze attained such a
size that it will answer to put on fat,
when corn meal may be substituted grad
ually for the bran and oats. There is
nothing equal to milk for young pigs,
but for inducing the growth the ski mined
is fully as good as the pure article.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-03-08
Decay of Population in France.

Decay Of Population in France.
Various reasons have been put for
ward to explain the increasing sterility
ofthe French nation, but, after all have
been examined, no valid reason can be
sustained except the growing indisposi-
ton of the people to have large families;
and with the increase of wealth in the
country it is probable that this indis-
osition will increase instead Of diminish
ing. Some have asserted that the ply.
sicat vigor, of. the Frenchman has de-
creased, but there is no grounds what
ever for such an assertion. Density OF
population has been put forward as an
other reason; but France is really sparse
" populated compared with Belgium,
England, Italy, and other countries. II
France were as dense.y populated as
England and Wales she would have 49,
OO0inhabitants; while in the most dense.
ly inhabited districts of France, like
the Nord and the Pas de Calais, the pop
ulation really does increase. Wars have
no doubt contributed to keep down the
population. It has been calculated that
the wars of the second empire cost the
country l,267 ,276 inhabitants. The ex-
cess of deaths over births curing the
co-Prussian war amounted to 547.-
988, and the whole excess of deaths over
births was for the five years of war OF
the sec ond empire GA, $40, to which
must be added to make up the loss the
number of births lost to the country by
the war, and loss of i, 634 ,662, French
men and women by the cession of Alsace
and Lorraine.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-03-08
Florida Oranges i'm Europe.

4OIANGS VI ttAlS5O Ill AINIOpC.
Henry S. Sanford, owner of the eel.
ebrated Beliar Grove, in this county,
who has done more to introduce choice
varieties of, the fruit in this state than
any other person, has also inter-
ested himself in letting the o. d
World know about our superior fruit by
expectations abroad of the oranges grown
here. Commencing six or seven years
ago, he has sent Flori':a oranges, both oil
the native varieties and also of the choice
varieties of the budded fruit, abroad, and
placed them where they would be Ger
tain to be compared with the Mediter-
ranean fruit. Writing from San Reno,
Italy, he says: II brought some of Bel
lar oranges with me here, and have
amazed these people by their great su-
periority over their fruit. In fact, there
is no comparison between them, ours
being infinitely SUPERIOR" There is q
market in Europe for Florida oranges
which needs only to be supplied to yield
to the growers large returns for strictly
fancy fruit. These best oranges grown
in Italy are never exported, but consum
ed on the Continent by wealthy people
who are able and willing to pay fancy
prices for fancy fruit. AS there is moth
ing grown there or in any other country
known to compare with Florida fruit, We
may expect to see the future demand for
choice Florida or nges in Europe in
crease to that extent that will enhance
the prices here, or, at least, keep it at its
present prices even if the production is
increases several hund red per cent
Travares( Fla) Herald.
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The Son Of 4 Farmer.

The always helpful "Aunt Addie" tells
the true story of ''the son ola farmer
who grew up into love for his fathers
occupation and prepared himself to
worthily inherit and manage the pater-
nal estate: .....:. -~-
when very little boy his father
gave him q pig. This was q pet and
especial care, and when ready for mar
ket the money it brought was religiously
handed over to him. Then came SEN
eible discussion of how the money could
be most profitably invested, and father
was able to give good advice, which the
boy cheerfully followed. The sum was
derstanding thatthe boy was to support
them by his labor ct odd spells Thus
an early lesson was given laundering
on strictly business principles, the faith
er adording every facility for carrying
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-03-08
How to Feed Meal to Cows.

tits matter of some importance how
the meal is fed to COWS. Owing to the
peculiar structure of the cows digestive
organs, when meal is fed alone, instead
of going Into the first stomach where the
hay goes, and remaining until it is do.
masticated, it goes directly to the third
and thence to the fourth stomach. The
consequence is that the meal is
not subjected to the softening
process Which the hay undergoes, and
which would render it more easily diges-
tible. Where considerable meal is fed,
a portion of it is liable to be imperfectly
digested and thus occasion loss. By wet
ting the meal and hay together before
feeding. the meal will be subjected to
the whole digestive process. It is be-
lieved that by thus feeding the cows,
more meal can be di2ested without dis
turbance of the digestive organs, and
consequently more milk obtained, than
by feeding the meal separately. This is
a matter worthy the consideration OF
those who feed dairy cows.-New Eng
land Farmer.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-03-08
Beginning to Squeeze.

Two or three years ago Jersey City
pension lawyer took the case of a
widow who wanted about $4,000 back
pay, and the papers went to Washing
ton, to be hijoen away among the cob
webs until some clerk had nothing else
to do but examine them. After three
month had passed, youn farmer called
to ask about the case, ard regularly
every ninety days since that time, he
dropped in with his:
7. "wSll any good news for the widder
At his last visit, the other day, the law
yer replied after the the same stereo-
typed fashion, and added:
"Do you live near the widow?"
"Only one farm between US,
"And she has told you to watch for
the money!"
"Well not exactly that, but I've kind
er taken it on myself to do so. If the
Wilder Jennings gets that So 900 before
the LIST of April. my heart is going to
yearn to marry her. Ifshe don't get it
Inn going to marry an old maid with
twenty-oEe acres of land and q yoke oil
oxen. wouldn't have come in to-day,
but the widder she's winking and the
old maid is looking purity as a bed of
onions and things is beginning to
squeeze on me"
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-03-08
Household Miscellany.

When boiling cabbage put slice of
salt pork in the water, and an agreeable
flavor with no Objectionable grease or
fat sill be given to the cabbage.
A good way to remove dust from a
carpet is to f,sten damp cloth over the
broom; with this the dust may be literally
taken up. This will be found useful in
the sick room, and also in any room
where there are many small articles to
it of in this way even after the usual
sweeping has been done.
Here is suggestion which should be
borne il mind: When you have the
woodwork in room painted, it ia good
plan to have about two inches of the
floor painted also; have the paint the
same color as that of the Dashboard; then
if, when changing carpets, the carpet
will not come close to the wall, the little
space left will not he so unsightly.
It is said to the credit of young ladies
in Austria that they are ashamed to
marry without a practical knowledge of
cooking, and Of the ARRANGEMENTS neces-
sary for great entertainments. They
would consider it a disgrace to confess
ignorance to their husbands, or to have
anything go amiss at grand dinner in
their homes. Instead of learning at
home, they put themselves under the
teaching of a protested cook, and study
all the minuti& of preparing the best
dishes and serving them.
REMOVAL OF GREASE SPoTs.-Whenever
oil Of turpentine, benzole or ether is
used to remove grease spots on cloth,
the application should be made on the
reverse side of the cloth by moistening
it with the solvent in circle surround
ing the spot, SO as to approach it grad
ually, having blotted paper in contact
with the spot OF grease to absorb the fat
Immediately; otherwise the solvent will
have the effect Of spreading the grease
over larger surface instead of driving
it out of the cloth. In the application
of hot iron to one side and blotting
paper to. the other, the heat will drive
the grease out of the cloth into the pa
per, because the fat has tendency to
move from the hotter parts toward the
cooler.
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THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST!
Oregon, WaShilgt0l& idaho.

Offers tho best field for Emigrants-v1z.: .
mild, equitable. and healthy climate; cheap
lands of great fertility. producing all varieties
of Grain, Fruit, and Grasses, in wonderful
abundance; an inexh austiblo supply Of Tim.
Der; vast Coal Fields, and other mineral do.
posts; cheap and quick transportation By
railroads and river navigation; direct COM
merce with all parts OF tho world. owing to
its proximity to the Pacific Ocean.
NO DROUTHS, NO INSECT PESTS, NO
HURRICANES, WHIRLWINDS, or OTHER
DESTRUCTIVE PHENOMENA.
The Lands Of tho Pacific Northwest show
an average Yield Of wheat per aero largely In
excess of that Of any other section OF thu
United States.
No failure OF crops has ever occurred.
Oregon Wheat commands q higher pr1ea
than that Of any other country In the Liver.
pool market.
An immense area Of vory fertile Railroad
and Government Lands, within easy reach Il
the Oregon Railway b Navigation, and the
Oregon Il California r. II. Co.'S and thels
numerous branches In tho great Valleys a
the Columbia and its trlbutaries, aI0 1oW
offered for sale at Low Prices, and on East
Terms, or open to pge-empton and Home
The great movement Of population 10 .hs
Columbia region now In progress Win b
the Northern Pacific Il. II. and the Ore9oo
Rendsrs esrtain Z rapid Increase in the val0S
OF to eRsa to 1s
For Pamphlets and Maps descriptive OF the
country. its resources, climate, routes al
A. L. STOKES,
General Eastern Agent,
81 Clark St, Chicago, III.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-03-08
Early Domination OF seeds.

Early termination OF seeds. ;
The season is near at hand, says the
N. Y. Tribune, for putting seeds of toma-
toes and other tender vegetables or flows
ers for which our northern summers are
too short. in a warm, moist, light, rich
soil to germinate. Potatoes Of early
sorts may be had the earlier by bringing
the seed into warm room three or four
weeks before they can be possibly plan
ted. For this sprouting of seeds and tu-
bers only warmth and suffic: ent mois-
ture are wanted-such warmth, day and
night, as the housewife chooses to secure
the rising of her dough, or the brewer
for the development of the yeast. But
as soon as leaves begin to appear the
fullest light that clear glass will admit
must be added to the other conditions,
and the plants must be so thinned by
pulling out the weakest, or setting out
part in another box, and preferably on
cubes of sod, so as to prevent them from
shading and weakening each other. Set
them in full out door light on every OPP
portunity of mild, still air; but don't
trust them out over night, or into the
Garden bed until the soil has become e.
fectual]y warmed, not till June 10 for the
very tender kinds.-Quis-Quis.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-03-08
FARM AND HOUSE,
ARricultur MISCELLANY.

Writing to the Massachusetts Plough
man from Billerica dangerous proxim.
ity) a correspondent remarks that he
thought himself bad enough off from Of.
fects of "gold fever" then fever" and
similar attacks from which he suffered
from time to time, ut with "ensilage
fever" he was "the sickest man you
ever did see. without any exception,
having been thoroughly picked up. sold,
taken in and make q fool Of and no mis-
take"
A veterinary professor rays that "a
great majority of ringbones in young
horses come from the failure to shorten
the toes" To this may be added that
ringbone is apt to be formed if colts are
allowed tOstand on q plank floor, or
anywhere else where the footing is hard,
during the first eighteen months after
their age. Whether in stable or yard
du'ing this period, let them have earth
for standing or walking, free from stone
or gravel.
The value of the herd is never in
creased by breeding from young animals,
and this applies to either sex. The
couplings OF Doth seXes-and by this we
mean animals that have not mainly got
their growth-tends to bring forward to
some remote ancestry any latent de fects
of constitution or form. Hence, to build
strong, it's best to avoid the INSULT
cheney of y Juvenile state, selecting
breeding animals that have outgrown
the tender age. and are ready to trans
NIT 8 portion of their substance aud Wig
or to their progeny.
Influenza is one of the most prevalent
diseases among horses at this time of
the year. The first stage of the disease
is generally mild and will readily yield
to careful, nutritious diet. such as warm
mashes, oatmeal Cruel, suitable clothing
and proper ventilation. If the respira-
ton is troubled and the extremities
cold give sedative medicine, rub the
legs with dry mustard, bandage with
flannel and send for an expert.
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towards the bridge. :. My father saw them
comm, and single-h handed he went forth
to meet them. He had put on his Kit.
the wearing of which had been forbid
den, and took his claymore with him.
When the dragons came to the bridge
my father drew his sword, and said,
You shall not cross the bridge, tell
you. Come down from your horses one
by one. and I will fight with you. or
come down if you dare two at q time,
and I will fight with you. But you shall
not cross the bridget! Ny father stood
there with his drawn c1aymore; and,
the dragons were feared; they laughed
a laugh of fear, and then they rode
again down the road; and my father
stood there waitin': but they never came
put away his claymore."
from his seat, he crept slowly to the
door of the cottage, which he opened,
and looked cautiously up and down the
road. He then bolted the door of the
room,. and making q sign intoxicating
silence, he stood erect and stretched
his withered arm to the rafters beneath
the roof. From this hiding place he
pulled forth an old claymore, hacked
and stained. s'This," he said, holding
out the weapon with trembling hand at
arms length-''this is my fathers clay
more. With this he fought at Culloden;
and this he plunged into the heart Of
many of the bloodthirsty looms. who des-
olated our land; and this is the clay
more which frightened away the dra-
goons from the bridge, and would have
killed every one Of them If they had
dared to cross"
The old man ceased talking. He still
stood tai! and erect, with his snow-white
locks falling on his shoulders, and the
claymore trembling in his hand. His
fiery spirit, which had sustained him
during the time he was recalling the
scenes of his youth, was yielding to his
age; one more effort he made, and man.
aged to put back the old claymore under
the ratters; but his tough old frame YVES
exha listed, and he sank back in his arm
chair by the Observation-Disclosures Jour-
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Mr.. F. L. Caney, ofMadison, Ind, writes:
atsn', and was also suffering from indigestion
and piles. My aunt, Mrs. Whalen, living in
Louisville, wrote, advising me to try DR.. Guy
so:ts Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla. Ibid SO.
a'sn b ,thed my Joints with vinegar and salt.
This treatment relieved me of al suffering"
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out the plans, and helping the boy along
whenever it was suitable. The care 81.
his stock became the delight OF his life.
The steady increase Of his capital went
on until he became of age, when he
found himself quite Q forehanded young
man, and with q taste firmly rooted ia
the old farm soil which had contributed
so generously to build up his little for
tune" ..