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The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-05-08

Nothing adds SO much to the CHAINS
of the rich, glowing. acolorsv-o foliage
plants as a judicious mixture of ferns,
and some of our native ones are quite
equal to the greenhouse varieties.
Taken up in early, spring before the
fronds have begun to unroll them
selves in the sunlight, and put here
and there among brilliant coleus Cor
crimson dracenas, they Will grow and
thrive either in shade or sunshine, and
lendgrace and beauty to theirsurround-
ings. Rustic boxes filled entirely with
ferns, and wild grasses, and draped
with mitchella vines, may deck q shell
tered yeranda all summer, and thon do
duty at north window as ferneries all
winter. D. -
Cyperus alternifolius, also, though
usually recommended for Wardian
cases, will give charming effects among
bouvardias or ADDITIONS in a large win
dow box, and sweet peas and mignon-
cite are always acceptable. Sweet peas
must be covered three or sour inches
when sown, or the vines will soon turn
yellow and droop away without a single
blossom.
In regard to the size, shape and Or
namentation of the boxes much will de-
pend on the plants chosen. For strong.
quick growing ones, depth Of soil and
plenty of root room are required, while
for the lower-growing and delicate ones
shallow boxes are more desirable. One
thing bear in mind; no art can deco
rate equal to the forms, colors, shad-
ings, intricate loopings and draperies
of healthy vines and flowers, SO there is
no necessity for elaborate ornament in
the box itself; it should always be sub
ordinate to the plants therein. The
soil should be light and rich, and the
supply Of water must he ample.-Vicks
Illustrated Magazine.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-05-08
4 Crest Gambler Fadled.

New York Special: On put for z, 600
Western Union and small puts on Erie, James
Il. Keene failed to respond, and with that fail
ure announced to the street that he had reached
the bottom Of the splendid fortune which = few
years ago was the wonder and admiration Of
spectators. It for some time had been sus-
pected that Keene was in q strait, sbut pluck
kept him up, and until lately he thoughthe
would pull through. Very little was held
ag e him by brokers, but he has privileges
out recently to holders of his stocks $175,I
The failure was for but 81, 600.
The following statement was issued for pub
LEGATION:
After paying out millions of dollars in cash
during the last few months, in my efforts to
protect my privileges in the falling market, I
have finally determined to call a halt in
the interests of those with whom have bust
ness. JAMES r. KEENE.
Keenes career has been wonderful He
made his fortune in silver speculation in San
Francisco. He was bull in Crown Point from
$40 to 81, 700, and bear all the way down. It
three to five millions Coming here in 1879,
entered the market as bull and was credited
in two years with having added to his fortune
$7,OO0,O00 Meanwhile he had won reputa-
ton as beng one of the pluckiest operators
ever on the street Everything he touched
carly in his Wall street experience he worsted
MIR. Gould It is curious that the remarkable
drop in Gould's Western Union recently was
the direct cause of Keene's failure Luck
turned against him in 1881. He lost on wheat
at Chicago and had a fight with tho Standard
Oil company, which cost him an immense sum.
Then some of his speculations turned on him.
He fought pluckily but could not resist the
tide. He has paid out within two years millions
of dollars on privilege accounts.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-05-08
Management Of Swine.

How can we best manage our present
crop of hogs during spring and early
summer, and how can we get the earliest
green feed for them, as corn is scarce
and dear?
ANs.-Hogs which have been winter
ed, will not only live, but thrive on
grass or clover pasture. They cen be
kept along on such pasture without
other food until spring grain is ripe.
Peas are the best feed for hogs, and
these will be ready in about q months
after sowing. Barley is next best of the
spring grains, and will mature sooner
than tho peas. Early sweet corn can be
utilized to good advantage, to be followed
by later varieties, and fed stalks and
all, and the hogs will eat it with great
relish. There are more fattening prop
critics in sweet stalks than most
people suppose. With the above aux
iliaries hogs may be kept growing
through the summer, and be fattened
without any corn. Young pigs, how
ever, will require something more
than pasture. Wheat middlings, or
ground oats with the hulls sifted out,
and slightly fermented, will make the
best kind Of food for pigs. The hulls
of the oats are excellent for the calves
or COWS. If sows are SUI ckling pigs,
they will require additional food until
the peas or barley are ready for them.
The hogs may be turned into the peas,
and thus harvesting and grinding will
be unnecessary. Wheat might take the
place Of corn, and if ground entire in
small quantities it will be excellent food
for swine. New Yorker.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-05-08
Gods Poor Crenated.

The county house of Van Buren, county,
Michigan, located near Hartford, thirty miles
west of Kalamazoo was burned to the ground
OF o'clock Wednesday morning, and fourteen
inmates persisted in the flames, being as fol-
lows:
James Johnson, an old sailor, eighty,eigght
years old; Henry Baker, half mute, aged forty
Benjamin Bogardus, az ed forty six; old man
named Sawyer, insane, lately removed from
Kalamazoo; Sargens, over seventy years; Fred
Echenberger, eleptic, aged seventeen; Myers,
over seventy; Potter Baden, Deborah Gravatt,
over seventy: Mrs. Curtis, insane; Caroline
shcarer, aged thirty FIVE; Caroline Lang, aged
thirty; Mrs. Wilson and her daughter aged ten.
The building was of frame, and burned very
rapidly. The above were all in one wing. Most
of them were smothered in their beds, but sew
eral were found together. Only one body was
found recognizable. All that could be found
of the others was put into one box the size of
an ordinary coffin box. The first known of the
fire was the cries of the paupers. The building
contained forty five paupers. The remaining
of thirty lone all escaped, also all the hired
help. Loss, 200; insured.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-05-08
In Memory of Judge Kidder.

Sioux Falls.-At a meeting of members of
the bar of Minnehaha county and officers of
the general term of the district court, on the
LIST inst, committee, consisting of E. Parli-
man, William A. Wilkes, H. H. Keith, T. s.
Free and F. L, Boyce, was appointed to pre-
paro resolutions on the death of the late Hon.
Jefferson P. Kidder, judge Of the Fourth ju-
dicial district This committee, at a meeting
recently, reported the following, which was
adopted and ordered entered in the court
record:
Resolved, That the supreme court of this ter
ritory, the district court of the Fourth judicial
district, the bar, and people of this territory
have sustained in the death of the Hon. Jeffer-
son p. Kiddor, the loss of all honorable and
upright Judge That his long judicial career
in this territory has been marked by great in
dustry, high abilities, and incorruptible integ-
rity, and III the termination of his long public
career, universal regret is felt and unusual
sympathy extended.
Resolved, That in this slight tribute to his
memory we can but inadequately express the
loss sustained by his death. That his life and
labors, characterized as they were by honor,
industry and the fullest integrity, are left for
the future, and stand as an encouragement to
those of us who survive him, showing that sue
cess in life depends more upon integrity and
good faith than upon more brilliant accom-
plishments.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-05-08
The Internal Machine.

The Internal machine can hardly be
called a new invention. The explosive
force of gunpowder was too destructive
an agent to escape the notice of the
disaffected. The shell no doubt sug-
gested the Orsini bomb. It was de-
structive, but it was bulky. No man could
carry many of them about his person.
It was effective against individuals, but
powerless against society. Against the
weapons of organized governments it
was as impotent as the knife. -. Shells
thrown by hand were no match for
shells thrown from cannon. Conse-
quently, while Orsini bombs have been
used with fatal effect against individuals
they have never faced the organized
forces Of society: and have had no effect
upon the problems of war. But science
has been busy with explosives since Or
sinis day. It has concocted COM
pounds which develop ten times
tue destructive force of gunpow-
der; it has put into human hands the
very thunderbolts of Jove. They can
be carried in quantities about the per-
som; they cam be- thrown by handssor
with sling Nicely ofaim is unneces-
sary.s Whatever they strike they pull
verize, and kill all within acertain "a
dius. &Theyscan be manufactured cheap
ly, secretly and readily, Any manufac-
turer of bad smells in the basement OF
soap factory can turn out more means
of destruction in day than Krupp
could in century. Nay, the work
could be done in any back kitchen. II
the devil delights in the horrors Of war,
he must be in ecstacies over these new
Inventions. They introduce sus. to q
warlike outfit, cheap and easily manu-
featured, which every one can own and
every one can use. Is it likely that the
block upon the game of rebellion will
Discontinued long, Are the guardians
of society justified in ignoring the fact
n The United Service, y szI~s = 7
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-05-08
Caution in Regard to Seed.corn.

D. S., Ionia County, Mich, writes:
"For Is years there has not been a sea
son SO bad for. ripening corn as that Of.
1883. TITS estimated that $50, 900 bush
els of seed-corn will he needed in the
State of Wisconsin alone, owing to the
failure of the corn to ripen. Similar
conditions prevail in all corn growing
states, and probably not one farmer in
fifty, has saved corn that is fit for seed.
Every one should to-day test his seed
corn by placing several average samples
between folds.of Observation-Disclosures
if it does not terminate then look sharp
forgcorns that will grow sorz the Sresult
will be hundreds and thQusahd ct dol
lars of loss to the farmers and millions
to. the country. Look sharp, too, for
corn Of the best varieties which ripened
in 1883. So far as 7 can learn there was
only one variety that riipened per ectly
IN THE state the past season. Also pro-
cure|a pure, fixed, and iistinct variety
which has been thoroug hly tested AMI
which i an extra early and not hard.
dinty corn. sss5 B 1909
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-05-08
Ella Wheeler Married.

Milwaukee Special: The greatest and most
genuine social surprise of the season was the
announcement recently that Ella Wheeler was
married to a wealthy young manufacturer from
Connecticut The marriage was very quiet
affair, and took place at the home of Col Fl. S.
Benjamin, at Prospect avenue, where Miss
Wheeler has been visiting for several weeks.
The bridegroom is R. NJ. Wilcox, one of heavy
firm of silverware manufacturers. MI. and
Mrs. Wilcox started for the East A magnifi-
cent home awaits them at Meridian, Conn.
The first acquaintance aud courtsllip have been
very romantic, and Wisconsin's poetess leaves
her old home and friends followed by thou
sands of wishes for her future happiness and
prosperity.
Miss Wheeler was born in 1851, at Windsor,
Dane county, Wis, where she has since lived
with her parents At the age of twelve years
she began writing poetry, and became one of
the most prolific versifers in the country. She
has published three volumes of miscellaneous
poems, viz. F'Shells," 'sMaurine and Other po-
ems" and '<Poems of Passion" The last work
appeared last year, and some of the pieces it
comprises have been sharply criticised on the
ground that their nature was too ardent for a
young unmarried woman to give to the world,
Miss Wheeler, it was lately given out, is en-
gagged upon volume of religious poems.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-05-08
Why the Marriage Did Not Take
Place.

What is said to be the true story of
the postponement Of the wedding of
Hugh J. Jewett's daughter Julia and
the subsequent breaking of the engage
ment with young Mccormack of the
great mower and reaper concern at Chi
cago, is just beginning to be talked
about at the clubs in New York. The
wedding was to have taken place some
three or four months ago. Mccormack
came on three weeks before the day set.
In that time he managed to SO offend
his afianced's sense of propriety by
boasts of his wealth and other similar
gaucheries that he became actually Of
fensive to her. She told her sister she
would never forgive herself if she mar
ried him. Her father was absent from
home, but her brothers insisted that if
would disgrace the family for her at that
late day to throw Mccormack over land
won her reluctant consent to let the
ceremony take place Mr.. Jewett got
home on Saturday night before the
Wednesday set for the wedding. When
he learned of the change of his daugh-
ter's affection he said there was only one
rule by which he should be guided. It
she did not love the man she should
not marry him. AS for any disgrace
involved in acting Under such rule, he,
as the head of the family, was prepared
to meet it. It is said the boys felt
rather cut up at their fathers decision,
as they had hoped much from the union
of two such prominent families. But
everybody whose opinion is worth hav-
ing comments Mr.. JeWettIs action.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-05-08
In the Lagoons of the Congo.

"A rustling in the vegetation, and a
large varanus lizard slips into the water
or on some trampled bank a crocodile
lies asleep in the warm sun, with fixed
smirk hanging about his grim muzzle.
These lagoons are places that are seeth
ing with life-life that is ever stirring,
striving and active-and when you sud
denly arrive, slipping and splashing in
the watery footholds, the sudden 81
lence that greets you is the frightened,
expectant hush of thousand apprehen-
sive creatures. Beyond the lagoons and
this strip of mud and water rises an al
most impenetrable barrier of for
est, nearly impossible to pass by
land, but which is fortunately pierced
by many little arms or natural canals
of the congo, that intersect it and pen
citrate to the firm, dry land beyond.
As you paddle gently in native
canoe through the watery valleys of the
vegetable Venice, the majestic trees,
firmly interlaced above and overarch
ing the canal, shrouding all in pale
green gloom, the glympses and vistas
through the forest that you get reveal
many beautiful forms of bird and insect
life. Barbets, with red forehead and
large, notched bills, are sitting in stu
pid meditation on the twigs, giving a
harsh and mechanical squeak, if the too
near approach of the canoe disturbs
their reverie Little African wood
peckers are creeping up the branches,
deity turning round towards the un-
seen side when they observe you; large,
green mantises, or praying insects,
are chasing small flies with their great,
bouncing forelegs, and every now and
then a blue roller bird snaps up a man.
tbs, in spite of it's wonderful assimila-
ton to it's leafy surroundings. Earth
er into the forest, the Canal, blind
alley of water, stops, the soil be-
comes solid and we'll raised, and a
native path is discernible, leading
through the now more park-like and
formal clumps of forest to a distant vii
lage, whence the Growing of cocks and
the occasional shouts of the inhabitants
can be heard. But the birds do notlessen
because we are approaching the abode
of men. Out of the bosky trees little
troops of black and white hornbills sud-
denly start, and flap their loose, irreg-
ular flight to another refuge. Violet
plantain- eaters CLEAN out in their beau
ty from time to time; golden cllckoos,
yellow-vented bulbals, green fruit pig
cons, gray parrots, parrots that are
gray and blue and llow-shouldered,
green love-birds, multitude of little
wax-bills, medley Of diverse and
beautiful birds, enliven this walk
through the forest, along the black,
peat path, with their loud cries, their
lovely plumage and their rapid move
ments. From H. H. Johnston's book
on the Congo.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-05-08
Death of a Prominent Badger.

O. M. Conovor LII. D., court reporter of the
Wisconsin supreme court, died very suddenly
and unexpectedly in London, England, at l
o'clock Wednesday morning, the Both, of heart
disease, aged fifty nine years. Eighteen
months ago he was married, for the second,
time to Miss Sarah Dean, sister of Gen. Lucius
Fairchild, since which time he had been taking
Mr. conove sr was born at dayton, Ohio, and
graduated at Princeton college, both from the
classical and theological departments He
went to Wisconsin in 1853, preached practiced
law, and edited a literary magazine, and from
ges and literature in the state university, at
Madison, resigning that position to
practice law. In 1876 he was appointed court
reporter. He leaves three children who live
in Madison, one son being professor of epgin-
eering in the university, and another practic--
ing law, while daughter is matron of ladies'
hall at the university
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-05-08
A. Rdao

or woman with weak stomach is not in good
health Weak sto1nachs lead o'weak nerves,
or what are known as the 'sfdgcts," debility,
melancholy, and various other ills. Many per-
sons are not aware of it, OF, if they are, say to
themselves: ooh, we'll, let the stomach brace
up of it's own accord; guess I'll weather it. J"
By neglecting to care for their stomachs peo-
pie make great mistake; the gastric
bit is one of the most honest and
faithful organs of the body and deserves the
best of treatment 10 you who feel in need of
a good medicine for the stomach We take pleas
ure in recommending Burdock Blood Bitters,
calculated especially as cure for dyspepsia
and indigestion, and sure also to do excellent
service in correcting and toning the secretary
organs-the liver and the kidneys. Did we
have more space we would here insert few or
the many letters on the desk before us compl-
mentary to Burdock Blood Bitters- letters from
people cured of dyspepsia debility, billiousness,
iaundice, sick headache, and in several lnstan-
ces of scrofula, through the use of this prepar-
alton. Burdock Blood Bitters are very pleas
ant to the taste, economical, safe, and quick
Boutwell,, Ont, a gentleman Of large intelh-
gence. ard whose opinion is well worthy Of our
Consideration, says: "About two years ago I
was attacked with dyspepsia in q very bad
form Ny system ran down, sleep forsook me,
dizziness and palpitaton Of the heart set In,
and grew nervous, irritable and despondent,
until life became ceaseless round OF horrors.
Induced to try Burdock Blood Bitters, and a.
ter taking three bottles feel entirely cured-in
fact. like q new man. consider Burdock
Blood Bites the best family medicine now be-
fore the country for dyspepsia, liver complaint,
etc They cured me. VA =: .&2't: ~
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-05-08
Why Apprentices are Scarce.

~~~Ascontemporaryw writer saysit isprin:e
cipally because Of the conceit of weak
and foolish parents who could not; think
Of allowing their boys to soil their hands
with manual labor; or tarnish their pedi-
gree by associating4 with common work
men. Many and many q young man
have T known whose aptitudes called to
him with: all the imperious demands of
instinct to learn a. trade, but he was
prevented from doing so by his parents,
who preferred to see him filling the
more important and dignified position
of clerk, often working fifteen hours
day for SIS per month, and sometimes
yielding to the small temptation to leave
unpaid his tailor's and wash erwoman's
bills. Or, if he escaped the clerkship,
he was almost sure tosbe$ found among
the luckless ninety-and-nine profession
al men who stand off and
eye with green envy the
one in the round hundred who has
made a success. It is not the lack of
attention to the new workman chat is
lowering the standard in mechanical
trades, but the folly 7of parents in clos
ing the doors of the trades5in the face
Of their sons, and in the absence of
good material we get bad. It is very
often the case that we get hold of a boy
who has few or no qualifications, natural
or acquired, for trade. but he can
probably make more money at that than
at common labor, and, as we can get no
better, we have to do the best we can.
There is no doubt we are getting poor
er subjects every year for apprentices
for this very reason. But we can reach
a point so low that it is impossible to
get any lower, and I believe we have
about reached that point in some lines
Of business. Some parents, and boys
too, are at last getting their eyes opened.
They are learning that they cannot
plant dudes and raise men. Many
bubbles have been pricked, and
much gliding has worn through. La
Dor is becoming moro dignihed, because
more than ever before it is welded to
thought The manual training-schools
which are springing up in nearly all of
our large cities are giving instruction
to many boys whose parents, perhaps,
would not at first consent to them en-
tering the shops. These schools are
doing a good work in teaching the prin-
ciples of trades, in fostering genuine
love fer mechanics, and in pointing out
the way to the special field where the
young man can labor with the assurance
of receiving his highest reward. With
such frightening prospects as the work
of the manual training school warrants
we see no reason for fearing that the
race of good workmen in any trade will
soon die out. On the contrary, we be-
lieve we will see mechanics increasing
in numbers and skill from year to year.
Scientific American.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-05-08
Royal Nuptia1s at Dar1,1stadt.

The marriage of Princess Victoria of Hesse
to Prince Louis of Battenburg took place We'd
nesday The streets were profusoly decorated
with flags and thronged with sight-seers. A.
ter the performance of the civil marriage the
bride was led to the palace chapel by her grand
mother, the mother of Grand Duke Louis.
They were followed by procession composed
Of royal guests, Queen Victoria Leading, fol
lowed by the prince and princess of Wales, the
Princess Beatrice, Prince William of Prussia,
and Prince Alexander of Bulgaria, brother of
the bridegroom. In the procession the
bride and bridegroom walked
between the princesses of Battenberg. When
the bride and Bridegroom exchanged rings at
the alter a salute Of thirty-six guns was fired.
Queen Victoria stood during the choral portion
of the services At the conclusion Of the cere-
mony she embraced the couple. The bride
wore the veil of her mother, the late Princess
Alice All the guests, except Queen T Mh
" toast drank was to the health of the newly
welded pair The couple afterward started
for Jugenheim amid the plaudits Of throngs OF
people. Thestreets were beautifully illuminat-
ed in the evening.