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The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-10-09

Whether shoeing is necessary or not remains
to be tested to the satisfaction Of the majority.
Some believe that shoes cannot be dispensed
with on the cobblestones of the cities, but are
inclined to the opinion that shoes are not alto
gether necessary on soft, sandy, or light
grsvelly roads; In Chicago gentleman neg.
on tho cobbie stones. II first the feet became
somewhat sore, and the hoofs cracked and
seemed very brittle. In time, however, the
hoofs began to harden in texture, became cal
lous to the hard usage, until now the owner de-
clares he would not use shoes again under
any circumstances. just here we de-
sire to call attention to the subject
If the feet, by direct contract with the earth,
improve, and the tenderness and Ibrittleness OF
hoof is changed, it may be possible that those
who have attempted to work their horses un-
shod have become alarmed at what they sup
pose lameness, when little patience would
have demonstrated the method as feasible.
Any one who Is accustomed to wearing shoes
finds it very inconvenient to walk harefooted
for few days; but after short time the feet
become insensibleto substances with which they
come in contact, and one then easily manages
to walk on the stones, gravel in the sand, water,
or even upon sharp substances without the
least difficulty. Thus it may be with horses,
when the shoes are removed. They will find
walking awkward, and the feet may become
sore; Dut alter lapse OF tlUe .tAey Will W
able to pull over the worst kinds of roads.
So far as our own opinions are concerned we
have not given the matter test; but the ex-
perience of those who have tried working horses
without shoes cannot be ignored It will be-
hard to convince most persons that shoelesa
Horses are able to endure the hard cobble stones,
but that horses may work upon good country
roads is within the limit of possibility. It would
not be troublesome experiment if farmers
should put the matter to a test by leaving the
shoes off one or two for comparison. If we
could work our horses anywhere without shoes
it would be a great saving in the course of
year, not only financially, but from the incon-
veniences SO often experienced when horses
are to be shod during busy time.-Field and
Freside
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-10-09
Another Fascinating Hack Driver,


Troy, N. Y, Special: The coachman boom has
struck Troy and William B. Bartholomew has
married Miss Emma Babcock, the niece of Will
liam J. Simmons, a wealthy resident of that
city. The marriage is. still unknown to MI.
Simmons who is out of town and it was not re-
vealed to any one except the interested parties.
For years past MI. Simmons has treated his
niece, who Is an orphan, as daughter, and it
was generally understood that she would inherit
the bulk of his property. bartholomew is a
medium sized man, thirty years old, and while
not what is called handsome would pass
for good looking when .'dressed up" He had
been employed by Mr.. Simmons four months,
and says that he loved Miss Babcock before the
Morosini elopement but did'not dare tell her
SO until he had ventured one or two remarks in
jest in regard to recent events. The encour-'
agement he.received led him to declare his pas
sion. It was reciprocated, and they were
married by q German minister of this city last
Friday evening. Miss Babcock is handsome
brunette, nineteen years of age. Now that the
secret is out Bartholomew is afraid of the
row that he says Simmons will make when he
returns to Troy, and the couple are making ar
rangements to leave the city.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-10-09
Iywhat WIN. walter 1a.,ps s.y..'

William Walter Phelps, Who passed q INV
hours in Washington, is reported by the steras
tsaying that ''the people, who were trying tocry
Blaine down simply did moi realize how: over-
whelming his Strengths" He thought Blaine's
election WAS as certain as anything which has
not already happened could be- He felt ssnre
Of New Jersey, saving that Irish Opposition to
Cleveland IN that state WAS exceedingly strong
would DO astonishing; the com bmations il that
state were all favorable to Blaine and. the Re-
publican committee felt perfect confidence in
the situation. In relation to the bets offered by
democrats in the New York Worlr,7 such as 81
00O even that Cleveland would carry the state
by 81, 900 majority, or 81 GOO to $500 that he
worpdsget 10000, etc., he said that it was all
for braS, and no money could be found when
Blaine's friends wanted to cover it
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-10-09
" The Bad Boy Of Hswpert

a young Yankee Of Newport did not
Ike the way in which his father was
living. The boys mother did not like
her husbands way Of life either and md i
drove her crazy. She is now q con
6rmed lnnatic iii 4 mad house. Some
years ago the boy put poison in coffee
Tor his fathers pretty housemaid to
rink. BY some mistake, his sister
look The first drink Of coffee, and the
boy ran off for doctor, and stomach,
Jump. The sister. was saved. and the
10Y confessed all about how he wanted
% poison the housemaid, and for what.
Fhe boy spent soms time in Jail, and;
was finally released. He came to be
twenty-four years old, and still object
sd to his fathers way of life. He
changed his tactics, and the other day
be shot the old man dead, thus break
ing up his objectional way of life The
boy is again in jail, and expects to go
10 prison, for life, or. have his career, cut
short in some other way.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-10-09
Insanitv of the Actor McCo1lough.

Chicago Special: The actor was not informed
that all his engagements had been cancelled.
He was simply told that he would not play in
Chicago any more. Under the impression that
he would play in Detroit as understood, he
took carriage and drove to the depot Mr.
Brooks followed him and induced him to- get
into carnage, and he was driven back to the
hotel TWAS necessary to use force to prevent
his going out again, and struggling desperately,
Mccullough was taken to his room. In; the
struggle Manager Brooks received a So
we're blow on the head from the actors cane
He is in fact practically a prisoner in his room
under the surveillance of Pinkerton detectives
who use every available ruse to amuse him
and distract him from his determination to go
to Detroit, which would have been the next
point in his tour, and physical force is only
employed when absolutely necessary. Opiates
have been administered from time to time, and
he is now quiet, and his friends hope for good
results from his rest After he had been forci-
bly, taken to his room, he took part in game
of cards, and soon wanted to leave the room.
Persuasion failing, detective barred his way,
when he flew into a rage, seized a cane and
.felled the officer to the floor senseless, with q
cash several inches long in his scalp. Others
then rushed in and r-powered him.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-10-09
Ice il ouSM.

Why is it so few Of our farmers have ice
houses? Here in town private ice houses are
quite common, butte find one in the country is
the exception. Why is it? Suppose in some
instances you do have to bring your ice and
sawdust from a distance, you have teams and
the work only comes once q year. II the good
farmer is interrogated on the subject you will
usually find that he is going to build an ice
house next winter. The winter comes all right
enough, but somehow the ice house don't An
ice house is easily built and filed and the ex-
pense is trihing compared to the benefit it will
be to you during the hot summer days. Think
Of the iced tea lemonade; and ginger water
you can then have in tie hay and harvest
fields, besides there is the milk, butter and
meats over which the good wife cudgels her
brains to find the coolest place for them. So
if you treat your wife to ell.flled ice-house
next summer, she il return viii treat you to
ice cream Don't you see am speaking one
word for the farmer and two for his wife.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-10-09
Careless, ala Fataf Explosion.

Des MONIES, Special Telegram, Oct IA
terrible casually, resulting in the death Of one
man and the manning and probably fatally
injuring Of ten others, happened at the Excel
Wednesday night about 10 o'clock. William
Harrison and dozen others, mostly Swedish
miners, were in the saloon of Michael Fox.
Harrison YVES smoking, and noticing can OF
powder ;whj Oh be mistook for fruit or jelly, he
was about @ help himself, when 2 coal drop
The explosion which ensued was terrific.
HARRISON was blown to pieces The saloon
was demolished and Item Of. the bystanders,
mostly, Swedish miners, were badly injured,
and some Of them fatally. The report of the
explosion was distinctly heard in this city.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-10-09

ia party of forty-six emigrants sailed We'd
nesday for Liberia, with the Rev. William Fair,
an Episcopal missionary, whoi has been for
some time engaged in missionary work. in
Washingto Territory, but who has given it up
to 20 to Liberia. The emigrants will settle in
Bowersyille, q town of about one thousand in
habitants- They come from Pennsylvania, Mis-
souri, Kansas and Nebraska Among them are
three teachers, graduates of one of the state
normal schools Of Pennsylvania, and represen::
tatives of all the leading trades They go out
under the auspices of the African Colonization
society
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-10-09

1sEWnAs may % terMou Inc opvniEs tt.v eu-
ciety season in New York occurred 6 G1ace
church Wednesday afternoon. when Miss
3Laonie Blanch jerome, the daughter Of Leon
Leslie, lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards and
only son of Sir John Leslie, Bart, OF Glass
Tough. Ireland. Miss jerome, who will be
Remembered g, the sister of lady Churchill,
was alfred in m imported Worth costume OF
white abroeade silk, trimmed with point
ID Alencon Her ornaments were diamond PEN
dants and necklace. The ceremony was per
formed by the Rt Rev. Bishop r. Otter The
bridal couple will sail for London within few
days. ~ a~
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-10-09

TIE Vo1TAIc BELT Co., of Marshall, Mich.
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The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-10-09
The, Decline of iaaratoga.s

saratogs is no longer the center of headlong
cards, and the direction Of national, political
contests The two most col1osal and gorgeous
hotels Of the continent the Grand Union and
the United. States ARE yet great hives Of
fashion and:of business, and sthe seekers. of
rest still exhibit by hundreds on; their vast
porches and fairy Ike grounds, but even in the
hight of the summer, season none of the hotels
are crowded, and the old-time .shum" Of Sara
toga has persisted There are many or both
sexes; who, come TO exhibit their manifold and
expensive costumes, but The predominant ele-
more quiet and unOstentatious, apd fashion,
extravag ance; politics, gambling and oil that
follow ip the trainrof social and financial dis
play, are perceptibly on the decline ct Saratoga
.-Coltespondance Philadelphis Timss.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-10-09

A. B. ALLEN states that he finds wheat
bran, an Improbable feed, for swine.
They do not seem to possess the power
of digesting it, consequently much of it
passes through them only partially as
simulated. IF mixed with corn meal it
does better, and can; be fed with adj
y! vantage to esttle,. slong with cut hay,
then undergoes q second classification.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-10-09

Fire broke out at Houston, Mimi, =. in Bulls;
warehouse. Three warehouses were burned,
with $500 ors,oo9 hushsls sofs gxaip: and some
farm machinery; also one general store owned
vely by E. Gallagher, "A, Olson, A. burk,
Thomas Rowland and X. l. Grassy; one grocery
and restaurant run by Mrs! McClafin., All the
buildings were partly heeyered BY. insurance,
except GallagheE's One Of, the warehouses;
milwaukee, and occupied by Cargiil Bros:
Cargills' loss il small and fully insured ~ The.
total loss is about 5000. The origin, iss, net
known.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-10-09

Mensman's Peptonized Beef Tonic, the only prepa-
ration of beef containing ENTIRE NUTRITIOUS PROP
contains blood making force and
lifeHstaining properties: Invaluable for Indigestion
Dyspepsia nervous lrostration and all forms of general
edeblity also in all enfeebed conditions whether the
result of exhaustion, overwcrk
acute disease particularly if resulting from pulmonary
complaints CAswELL. HAZARD g. Co., Proprietors,
New York. Sold by Druggists.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-10-09
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For Half:a Life time.

Mrs. John Gemmell. Milroy, Mifin Co., Pa,
tial paralysis .ensued:. For nearly twenty years
she was unable to walk In the Spring of 1883,
she was advised to use st. Jabob' g Oil, the great
conquerer of pain. The first application gave
instantaneous relief Before the second bottle
was exhausted she was able to walk and il cured
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-10-09

GREENvnLE, CT, May 8, 1888.
"Was attacked with severe kidney disease.
HUNTS Kidney and Liver] REMEDY was ad-
vised, and one bottle completely cured me. p
Chas. H. Alexander, Foreman Dye House, She
tucket Mills
81 will certify to the truth of the above."-
John A. Morgan, Druggist, Greenville, Conn.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-10-09
A Sitka Romance.

A very tragic little story was told to
a company slipping tea around shin
ing samovar the other night that in
vests even the garrison days that sue
ceeded the transfer with something of
romantic incident. The captain and
lieutenant Of one of the companies sta
toned at Sitka in the first year of Unit.
ed States possession fell desperately in
love with the same beautiful Russian.
She was most charming woman, with
soft, mysterious eyes, a. pale, deli.
cate face, and slow, dreamy smile
that set the two warriors Wild
All the garrison knew of their fierce
rivalry, SO marveled not little when
their old friendship appeared to be re-
stored, and the two suitors started off
on a: hunting expedition together. One
haggard man returned two days later
and told that his companion had been
attacked and gored to death by an en-
ragged buck in the forest. He was
gloomy and strange in his manner, and
at nightfall went to the house of the
Russian lady to break the news of his
rivals death. The friends of the lost
officer talked the thing over, and sus.
pecting that duel had been fought, de-
cided to go.out the next day and search
for the body. In the morning the sur
viving rival was found dead in bed, with
a look of agony and horror on his face.
Ono story was that his victim had
appeared. to him, and he had died of
fright and terror; the other was
that some unknown and SUBJ
tie poison; had been administered TO
him in cup of tea, and the official re-
port ascribed his death to heart disease.
The body of the lost rival was found
at the foot Of steep bank on he;shofe
of Indian river, where a tangle of ferns,
bushes, and grasses shaded snd almost
covered. the clear, still pool in which.
he lay His rifle, lay IL car him, and a
bullet-hole in his heart told the. sad
truth that his, friends had suspected.
His death: was officially attributed to
the accidental discharge Of his own. RI
ae while hunting, and under these two
virdicts the real truths were concealed
The family of the Russian beauty dis
appeared from Sitka in a few months,
and the story had been half forgotten
until the recent opening ola path along
Indian river recalled it to some Of those
who Lived here at the time. Cor. ofthef
St.,Louis' Globe-Democrat.. 3 <a.44s!t :,
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-10-09

The Glen hot,nse and outbuildings At Mount
Washington, N. II, wore burned recently
The loss is over $225, ECO Insurance 800 ;OOlE
The hotel will be rebuilt immediately: ....;.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-10-09

DonaldA. Smith, who recently gave $4,000
to the medical department Of McGin university
at Montreal, has just given $50, 600 more to en-
dow'a womans college there Mr. Smith il 70
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-10-09

she. campaign BY the o. i ,e.,,,t ali ,a,,a,a
on this majority Il "A 40 result ~ WI depend
HI the nothing can event Bsine's election
Ewhinned' '" Tbe smo g. % dsmociAtie we are
fabe demo cnese you'd be nosott Question
I don, 1Gried phtos of their naeonAl9
We cnSc ads F. dcular effort to carry Indiana
aeo We cerr;c " at to tho democl ats Foursyearsr
war W. wsTot1s I'd i at an immense outlay. Thif
hold or q r Vsnt it if we get New York and
have usus en a in the Northern states which
ssff :. fou carry New York;" ~
doubt ohio republican majority there is no
o. ,AbOnt IL !" s. s.sg%4
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-10-09
AKl md HUI EEhVllly.
x..shio!al EHetss.

II
Elaborately beaded Or braided jerseys Vim Be-
verymuoh worn this autumn over skirts Of BIZ
son cloth, tweed and vigogqa. Tho newest de-
signs in braidwork resemble rich passementer-
ies, being wrought in close elabofats patterns
Intspite Of considerable opposition bustles,
are becoming larger every day, and have be.
come more like crinolines than like sstourn-
ures. r They c6nsisti0 Of skirt which falls fiat
in front and has springs all the way down the
back Around the skirt is = 'founce-New
YORK Times. :'s5Ess n!r., .H.2.,ta -
Merchants and importers say that the large
sale. Of silk gloves and mitts for the. present
season had altogether destroyed the demand for
gloves of kid. This is not at ali strange, as
the silk glove is cooler by far, while having all
the trim effect of the most perfectly fitting hand
covering of kid, and coming in as exquisite color,
ings in the pale evening shades, or richer hues
for street wear. =; - ''|t'' -
The police of Nation, Ill, have issued or
ders forbidding ladies to wear Mother Hubbard
dresses, upbeited, under penalty of arrest A.
crusade against that style of garment is re-
ported in other towns in that section It is to
be remarked that, while this comfortable style
of dress is very appropriate for indoors, it is
of doubtful appropriateness for the public
street '
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-10-09


TreesAgenta - sT1fdly assa olass they give
abundant cause for complaint, but there is mo
need Of being imposed upon By them A safe,
rule to deal With only such Us carry q certih,
cate of recent date, showing their connections
with some well known, reliable nurseryman,
They are not an uhnixed blessing, and but
for their work this country would be- far more
.treeless than now.
!, Mr.: q T: Ross, u German twenty-four year,
old, Dug 1900 Bushels of Potatoes, with .
fork, in twenty-four acre Ohio field last year:
OF cost of one cent per hushel His daily
average was $50 bushels; his best days work
223 bushels. But The Farm journal explaina
that he did not have to shake them out of d
tangle of "weeds four feet high at the rate OF
70 bushels an acre; the land was s'nice, clean
and mellow" and each acre yielded nearly 500
bushels.
The Prairie Farmer says that the Hon. Sam:
uel Dysart is growing 115 acres Of Timothy fol
Seed and that he sows half q bushel Of seed to
the acre with oats. His reason for such heavy
seeding is that the dense lower growth of the
Timothy snlothers the weeds. We should
think it would crowd the oats as we'll
A COOP WAsH-For gals on work horses or
any other flesh wounds on animals, take two
quarts of water, into which dissolve apountloi
fresh lime, and after settling, pour off the cleal
liquid. After this, dissolve two ounces OF
sugar of lead in little water, and add this,
along with half pint Of linseed oil to the lime
water. Stir the mixture we'll and it is ready fol
use. It may be kept long time in tightly
corked bottles
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-10-09

The military order Of the Loyal Legion Of
the United States, in New, York, in
vested officers for the ensuing year, among
them Commander General Grant
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-10-09

declared Tho 0oisihl of shiss remain in
the field after his true character has been ex-=
posed alarms u.s. The plea that personal
character is Of small account in high officials
lis shocking" -. -
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-10-09
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He Must Con Tess ,

Nervous Weakness, Dyspepsia Sexual De
bility, cured byssWells' Health Renewer." 81
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-10-09

Emanuel M. Hewlett, negro lawyer and
Fred Douglass son-in-law, has brought suit at
Washington against steamboat for refusing
him passage.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-10-09
nOver and Over Again.

At Chicago Michael Shay beat his wife t
death with the body of her now born infant.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-10-09

Certain claim agents Of Washington issued, !.
circulars informing posthaJters who are en- {
titled to readjustment of salary, under the act 4
Of March g. 1884, tl,at If their claims ars not
presented before Dec. l, they win be barred.
Postal officials say there is no authority for
I'll zsLT9TxlkfakrnFe
AZ s. .: ! i, S;4,.. M
theAanieas H6wifeand infatt ehili Wore bsIilV .
hurnssH eb ses5 - a sasssss
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-10-09

Mrs. David Overman, an old widow living
alone near Pioneer, Idaho, was burned to
ashes.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-10-09

DEAR S1R:-I used the White Wine of Tar
Syrup you sent me- and must confess derived
more benefit to my lungs from it than from
any remedy have ever tried, and cheerfully
recommend it to every one having any kind
of lung trouble.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-10-09
- Young Men!-Read This.

Public speakers and singers use Piso's cure foz
hOarseness and weak lungs
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-10-09

Plain AZ the Nose on Your Face.
What is the difference between persons nose
and Carboline the Great Petroleum Hair Re
newer. Ans.-oneis the center of the head
and the other ia 4 ead=sceutar - - >
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-10-09
L.earnin9 Of One: Another.

a : } Sr
When unexpected, guests arrive, after the
bill fare is made ont for dinner, Iseldom
consider it necessary 70. make any changes, nm
less it is to increase the quantity. To-day
there was no fresh me.t to be had, 80 we had
resources Is thsinevitable pork barrel Having
cut of as many thin slices df tho nice white
meat IS wsa necessary I:puts them in ! dish: Of
cold water, 10 feshen,s and wait til the. yege-
tables were prepared. and very nearly cooked
Then taking them from their cool batfh, I rolled
them in -four, and put them into Z. well-heatsd
frying pan, 70 cook g briskly as possible, till
On upon spl.e4 Htaa 81 the bottom osa f
the gravy was poured upon each piece, that
those who preferred it with tie new potatoes,
might have their choice. 3iSTfK -.
Just ~ the dinner was going, to- the table
visitors came, and one Of them knew to be .
notable house wife and I'd excellent cool, and
ahei rs 1whqss1sked the s.ethod. Of cooking
the poxk, saying She. had not relished anything
90 Veil msa long Time Wh6n told the process,