The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-04-05
Items Of Interest.

Professor Huxley said In regent
lecture that he had no lynpathy With
kind OF sect or horde ofscientiflc Cloths
or Vandals who think thatit would be
proper and desirable to sweep aWayaall
other forms of culture and instruction
except those in physical science.
A Greenwood, Florida, man had
81, 600 in gold when the war broke out,
and clung to it through all the changes
which has marched across the country
ever since until last week he concluded
to risk it on deposit in the Phoenix bank
at Columbus, Ga. ~
OF the 100 members OF the Texas
house only twelve are natives OF the
state. - VI k'5s' ~ &F.ss~s = E Il - &~a
"A New Hampshire man says that hi.
drove forty miles the other day in his
state without meeting team. -
Alta general meeting Of the British Ma
tional Rifle Association on February q,
the Duke of Cambridge, who presided,
said that nothing could exceed the kind
ness and hospitality shown to the British
team during its recent visit to the United
States, anu added that the council Of the
association looked forward with pleasure
to giving an American team the hearth
est welcome at Wimbledon.
A most remarkable electrical pheno-
menon, says the Chicago Times, mani
tested itself on the line of the Union Pa
cific Railway recently, between North
Platte and Sidney, Neb. The influence,
however, was felt preceptibly beyond
| Lo roilo uoro o,,rch0rOoN
with q current of electricity, moving
! from West to East, to 80 high degree
that hand.cars standing on the track were
mpelled at fair rate Of speed by it.
One hand-car at Brltle getaway from tile
section men
The delinquent tax list of the city and
county of San Francisco for 1882 is large
auarto volume of one hundred and thir.
ty-eight pages, each page containing
three columns of closely printed agate
type, and rough calculation gives the
number Of pieces of property IN delanit
for taxes at about 4lOC0. The list was
published ON the.5th Of March and de-
lnouents are given until the 25th to
"come up to the captains office and set
tle." Failing the sale Of property COM
mences.
The French have opened railway in
senegambia, where hitherto there was
no idea of any carrying force except a
live animal, The line is intended to
connect the fertile region lying between
the rivers Senegal and Gambia with the
Niger. a stream which is navigable
for long distance from its mouth
The line was not construct
ed by native labor, but chiefly by Moors
and Chinese. The native rulers have
been treated in very arbitrary man
ner. Instead of obtaining official sane
ton for tho work where it crossed par
lticular frontier, they suppressed all 0p'
position by force of arms, burning the
residence of hostile chief and driving
him out of his territory.
A tall man, with full black beard,
land decidedly Celtic features, entered
e DIVIDED New York street-car. he
e ,ught hold of strap and stood in pic
|turesque posture, with his back to the
passengers on one side of the car. Hear
ing general laughter behind him, he
turned and presented his back to the
passengers on the other side. They al
so laughed unrestrainedly: The black
bearded man began to look fierce: he
seemed about to express his feelings,
when large piece of pasteboard bear.
ing the inscription, Number One
dropped at his feet. It had been at
tached to the back of his coat: He
laughed grimly, stuck the pasteboard
into his pocket. and saying, III the GIN
tlemen as did that thrick don't have
raisin to regrit it, me name Is not Nc
Fadden," hurriedly Quilted the car.