The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-08-16
Miscellaneous Matters.

The Olympia Wyoming Courier OF
recent date says there are now not less
than 1900 Cinnamon in British Column
bia, and the number is increasing fully
100 per month by the arrival of ship
loads in Victoria.
Our consul to Brazil has telegraphed
the department of state that DR.. Friez
and other eminent physicians report
that after the various microscopic and
other tests of the blood of yellow fsver
patients they have fully established the
theory that the yellow fever germ exists
in the blood. They claim to have found
various evidences in every subject oper-
ated on.
The Trenton, N. j., editor who spoke
slightingly of factory girls and their mo.
rails raised a hornets nest. and the buz-
COUPLED with threats at an elaborate dis
play of boycotting methods was so fear
full that he had to come and say that he
wrote the offensive article in q hurry,
and didn't mean it.
A trial of the S1-ton guns at Dover,
| short time ago, resulted successfully.
The ground trembled perceptlbly from
the effects of the explosion, windows
and doors ratified, and several thick
panes Of glass in the lighthouse were
shattered. Four rounds we're fired, the
proiectiles being all OF the same weight
II, 200 pounds-but the charges of pow.
der varing from 225 pounds to $50
pounds, the latter being a full charge.
The projectiles struck the water at dis
tances varying from 1900 yards to four
miles, according to the elevation, and
| .eoo:1 ~,o 4 from = fo aovYor foot
| The carriages and aiming apparatus
| worked admirably.
M. de Lesseps breaches that the chill
dren of the rich are over-dressed, over
fed, and underexercised. He was
brought up in many respectes like q
| Young savage-just as he is rearing his
| little folk-and he thinks that had it not
been for his fathers appreciation
of the unadorned beauty Of
infants and dlshke OF
finely clad and pampered babyhood, he
I'M. de Lesseps) would not have pre-
served his vitality 90 far into old age as
he had done. The basis of strong co n
stitution were laid in free and natural
childhood. At the age of five he was
no more afraid to ride mettlesome
horse than an Arab of the desert. Be-
fore his boys and girls we're old enough
to play marbles and dress dolls he gave
them ponies and took them out to ride
in the environs of Paris.
The corner stone of the Garfield mon
ument in San Francisco is to. be laid in Au-
pust Is, and it is expected that the cere-
monies will t.e very impressive. The
governors of all the Paci fic
Coast - states and terrific
ties, King Kalakana of the. Sandwich
Islands and his staff, the entire militia
of California and Nevada, and delega-
tons from all the coast ports OF the
grand army of the republic will be pres
ent, and the direction of details will be
given to the Knights Templar. The
monument will stand in Conservatory
valley of Golden Gate park. y:4s :.
In J.apland the sun never goes down
during May, June and July, but, in win
ter, for two months, he never rises al
all. His place, however. is somewhat
supplied by the wonderful northern
lights, which flash and flicker in the
gray skies. They look like fires Of q
|, Il. ousand shapes and colors. Now like
clowns, and now like domes; now like
!, flashing nets, and now like streamera OIL
silk: now like banners, and now like
arches-these welcome guests make
night beautiful. -. d.
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