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The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-01-17
The Decline of Winnipeg.
From Correspondence of the Boston Tran
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This is not very jolly British city to
visit just noY, although bed and board
were in such demand year or eighteen
months ago that the owner of canvas
tent tw enty by sixty feet could retire to
the lake of Como for the remainder of
his life after months rental from it.
But now all is changed: city lots that
sold as high as 81 400 front foot are
held for an offer, and there is no one to
make it. The city has had its boom and
high fever; and relapse, collapse in fact,
is upon the capital of the Province of
Manitoba, the first city of the great
Northwest. Within two years the rush
was 80 great from Upper Canada that
there was not room in the cars nor in
the hotels of Winnipeg for the crowds.
Demand for anything aoon begets sup
ply, of course. and then more ieisurely
brick buildings followed, and now 1t is
said the hotels in this city are as nu.
merous as churches in Rome, where the
learned reader of "Hare" and other
guide books will remember, there are
churches, or, more accurately speaking,
|
the number as it may, they are numer-
GUS land varied in style, from 1.-THE
Queens" which is very English in it's
musty atmospherean and in the solid silver
or plated service on the tables, to the
lodging-houses, in imitation Of the Eng
fish, where for twopence one can get a
musty if not nasty shake-down. "You
can live on crust day IN
Europe" says Bayard Taylor" but
below four cents Tor bed you can't
CO."
But Winnipeg, save in the name and
air of it's principal hotel, is not in any
manner an English city. You don't see
fred coat" and the "bob''-the learned
traveller will remember that London
policeman is called "bob," and he will
is called bob-the "bob" in the huge
buffalo overcoat will! tell you that he
came here from Wisconsin. The people
in the streets are Americans, and the
wares in the shops are Yankee. But
the heavy swell with the glass disc in
bis left eye, tethered by a string to his
coat. is, of course Britisher. He is
yawing upon one subject or another.
The city is American, and in the char
acter of its houses you could imagine
yourself in Kansas or Minnesota.
The collapse has been a serious one,
but the bottom is not touched. and from
the nutterings one hears, it is not diff
cult to imagine that the mother country
May have refractory South Carolina
on her hands in the near future; that.
in fact, there NAV be a seeding state
from the Dominion of Canada. Then
the precedents of aid and comfortan re.
bel rams will arise to disturb the Brit
isher.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-01-17
ALesson in Finance,

Which is the best, to owe or 10 have
something owing to you?" asked Col. La
ga, beer to Gus De Smith one day.
'Why, to. have something owing to
you, of course" answered Gus, who is
one of the brightest society youths in
Austin. Z
II don't agree with you," said the
colonel. :
Well, why not"
Because, if you have something ow.A
ing to you, Yon may never get it. But II
you owe something, when you are able
to pay it you have value received,
any how, and if you never pay-why,
then YOU are sure to make handsome
profit" & ssz.s g =
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-01-17

The action of the German and French
government in prohibiting the importa-
ton Of American sailed meats will, un.
less those governments speedily change
their policy, result in some retaliatory
legislation. Several congressman have
already been considering the propriety
of adopting some measure doubling the
duties on artic es imported from those
countries. Just which articles will be
selected for Increase of duties has not
been determined.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-01-17

informed of the result, quite lost his
temper, and stamped on the floor with
rage that the child should not have been
a prince. As general thing, however
the duke of Albany gives less trouble to.
those about him than any Of the royal
family. His elder brother, the prince
of Wales, exacts constant and assiduous
attendance Of his household, but he is
personally! considerate. Of them. Nj, and ID
order to relieve the strain put on them.
He never opens a book or SO much as
glances at q newspaper, but his officers
are all bright and clever, and keep him
accurately Informed of everything that
is going on in politics and in society.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-01-17
Gov, Hubbard's Second Term,

Just before 2 o'clock on the afternoon of
the 7th detachment Of the Emmet light
artillery, under the command of Capt c. NJ.
MacCarthy, accompanied by the First reg
iment band, marched up to the Exchange
street entrance of the capitol. On given
signal, just as the oath Of the Office was ad-
minis:ered to Gov. Hubbard By Judge
Berry, in the executive chamber, q salute
OF seventeen guns was fred by the Emmets
tor the s' first ns" t Rlss' rh sSsn t6 ssa
marched into the main hall of the capitol,
where about seventy-fve spectators had
gathered. The governor stepped out from
his room and made q short address, thank.
ing the artillery for their mark of respect
and asserting his interest in the national
guard. In the course OF his few remarks
he announced that apt. MacCarthy was to
succeed Mr.. Hawle as adjutant general OF
Minnesota. State Treasurer Kittieson was
then sworn f.. and shortly atterward Attor-
hey General Hahn took the oath of office
before Clerk Nichols, of tie supreme court.
The monthly report of the State statistical
agent Of the United States department. of agri-
culture for Jan. 1, 1884, gives the following as
the number and prices of horses, cattle and 9TH
er stock in the State at the present time:
1AASS SAA~
year, $35; between one and two years. $50; be-
tween two and three years, $50; over three years,
S115. Mules-9, s4O;' average prices, under one
year, $40; between one and two years, $62; 80;
years, $3.50: CowsI3o6. 756; Az average SgS price,
age price, under one year, 1925; between one
md two years, $15 p; between two and three
years, $26; over three years, $40. sheep-270,-
100; aye1age price under one year. So; over one
year, So. 25; number killed by dogs during 1883,
1,345. Hogs-279,6s average price, under
one year, 1925; over one year, So. SO.
The reported increase of horses mules and
sheep has been in about the ordinary ratio. That
Of cows is considerably in excess, owing to the
establishment of a number OF additional cream
cries in the State. Oxen and other cattle show
, smaller increase than usual, because of heavy
demands for young stock for cattle farms and
ranches in Dakota and Montana. and also because
Of the high price of beef. There are fewer hogs
Than a year ago, farmers having sold very
closely last fall because of the partial loss of the
sorn crop and consequent scarcity, Of feed
Stock Of all kinds is reported to be better
sheltered and cared for than formerly, and atten-
ton is more generally given to the introduction
IF improved grades. A greater number of full
blooded and high graded breeding animals have
been imported into the State during the year
shan any former season.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-01-17

sA.as . = pun = = =
r. 81. Kelly Of ST. Paul, received on the
It'll inst, . telegram from Armour & Co.,,
Chicago, requesting him to send telegraph.
ic message to Washington imprsssiDg upon
the Minnesota delegation in.congrees the
Importance Of g repeal OF the French pro-
hibition Of pork, and aakiRg the co opera-
lion With ether western members Ia amove-
msnt I'd. pals 1liatory measures 81 once.
Mi.Ks1fy, Nhen asked Whist he Thought
Of Tho sfaliAting p1an, sid u his view the.
proper oou TO tak9 Nas 70 exclude from
NJ not up tosa paupers stendatd. a repfs-
1tiye hom ~ firm suf Belupr KOCH
&Q0s tooks O. inail ar of The 1nbiect
Int "a HI j1 a = al HAT kIn0ur VI
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The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-01-17
Railroad News.


The following directors and officers of
the Lake Sur erior, Wilnar & Dakota road,
were elected at the annual meeting held at
Wilmar last week: Directors, John NJ.
bpicer. 81. r. Gale, John Paulson, Andrew
Larson, L. O. Thorpe George A. Perkins,
Wilmar; Dennis O'Brien of Kandiyohi; N.
P: C!ark Re. D. B. searle. W. P: Gillis OF S..
Cloud, Herman F. Long, r. D. Mailet, w.
J. Tranah, L. Greiser o. Duluth. Officers:
President, John Spicer; vice president, Her.
man E. Long; secretary, p. R. Gale; treas
urer, B. F. Jenness. .-... g.,
The first annua meeting of the stock
holders OF the DubuqueM Northwestern
was held at Dubuque recently. The old
board of directors was reelected without
opposition. Work on the new road will be
commenced early in the spring, and will be
pushed with vigor. Offers of sid are numer-
Gus from counties along the probate route.
Great satisfaction is felt in Dubuque that
the old board, in which the public has en-
tire confidence, was continued. The elec-
ton of officers will be held in a few days.
In the recent interview between Assistant
President Winter, of the Omaha, and COM
mission from Pipestone, Mr.. Winter stated
that he was ready to pledge that the Omaha
would be built from Woodstock to Pipe
stone the ceming summer. All the conf
pany asked was the right of way from
Woodstock and suitable depot grounds at
Pipestone.
The Railroad Gazette says there was to-
tsl of 122 railroad accidents during the
month of November, in which "a persons
were killed and 2235 injured; decrease of 8
secidents and OF 2 in the number killed, but
an increase Of 100 injured. as compared with
November, 1882.
The rumor that General Manager Stin-
son, Of the Northwestern Manufacturing
and Car works, has been offered the
general SUPPLEMENTARY of the North
ern Paci6c, is given great deal of cred
ence. s..
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-01-17

The chairman of the House Commit
tee on Territories says he does not think
there will be any bills reported from the
committee this session for the admission
of any new states. All the traditions of
the democratic party, he says, are against
the admission of new states unless they
have sufficient population to entitle them
to admission, He thinks it will be some
time before New Mexico, Dakota or
Washington Territory will be admitted.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-01-17
Bayard TaylOr's Family.

The widow and daughter of Bayard
Taylor have recently declinsdto accept
a gift of ees, 600 $3.50, oo0) which had beef
collected for them by some ladies in
New York. Miss Taylor has for some
time been supporting herself as Cover.
ness in New York.-London Truth. No
such gift was offered to the widow and
daughter: No monev was collected for
Bayarl Taylor died he left his family y
few shares Of New York Tribune stock,
which paid it's first dividend tpsahe
shareholders last year from tina tia4a;of
Greele7's death, all its earnings having
been absorbed in paying for its fine
building. It is now clear of debt, and
the widow and daughter of Taylor, are
hereafter assured of q comfortable cup.
port from their portion OF the dividend.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-01-17
Fare}en Items Of News.

Foreign Items OF News.
Mr.. Parnell is seriously embarrassed over
parliament for Cork. DAILY had been ranked
as Home Ruler, but his Resignation COM
pletes the evidence against him as deser-
ter from the ranks.
During quarrel at Dublin, Va, Robert
Todd, railroad contractor, was wounded
fatally by barkeeper named Faddill.
Deputy Sheriff Pratt trying to prevent the
difficulty was shot in the groin. Faddill
was arrested.
The Inman Steamers. the City of Paris
and the City of New York were offered at
auction at Liverpool recently. The City Of
Paris was withdrawn without bid. The
City OF New York wss also withdrawn after
a bid of G26,oO0.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-01-17

SENATE.-In the senate the same discus
sion about the rules was continued. Mr..
Frye threw some spice into the dull mon
otony of the Gull proceedings, by an at
tack up;n the commerce committee, which
he said should have something better to do
than spending its time in distributing a
proper proportion of river and
hare91 money IT. to ,. each IT,,
shipping OF the country demanded some at
This SENATOR Vest took to be reflection up-
on the confederancy, and was nettled to q
characteristic speech. Senator Mcmillan de-
He said there was much differences Of
opinion in regard to such dues and it was
not clear that thew should be abolished.
With regard to the work OF the committee
on commerce, Mr.. Mcmillan said that dur
ing thelast congress it made eighty reports
on great variety of subjects. The mer-
chant marine had not been neglected. With
regard to the river aud harbor bill, he
thought 1t one OF the most useful an bene.
fetal bills that congress has to deal with,
anu criticisms made on river and harbOr
bills would apply to other bills also. The
proposition which was to create IN inter-
national Improvement committee to fare
away the Jurisdiction of the commerce com.
mittee over river and harbor bills, was not
acted upon when 1t came time to 20 into
executive session. -.
HoUsE.-From the very warm discussion
over the preliminary disposition OF the
presidents message and the report o! the
Mississippi river commission in both houses
of congress it is evident that congress will
find some other work besides tinkering
with the tariff. The house devoted almost
the entire day to the question OF reference.
Three committees claimed jurisdiction on
this subject-Reagan's committee on COM
merce. Willis committee on
rivers and harbors, and Kings
COMMITTEES on Mississippi river i'm
provement and levees. The gist of the
fight lay in the superstition that the refer
ence to the King committee meant what
the president accommodates separate
bill and liberal appropriation for the Mis-
sissippi. a warm contest Of words for 50.
premacy oyer this important measure was
the result. Over three hours OF the session
vert used up in disposing OF the matter,
several roll calls being taken before it was
finally settled in favor Of the committee on
rivers and harbors.
Resolutions were adopted instructing the
proper committees to inquire into the adj
visibility Of retalatory legislation against
countries which exclude American meats.
A bill for the relief OF Gen. Fitx John Por-
ter wasrepoIted. The secretary of the treas
ury asked for m appropriation Of SIS, zoo
for printing 81 and 81 treasury notes.: Res
olutions Of respect to the memory Of the
late Herr Lasker OF Germany were adopted.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-01-17
Tuesday, January 8.

SENArE.-Secretary Lincoln sent to the
senate list of the ficers of the army at
present on detached service. The total OF
absentees from their regiments foots up 341.
OF these forty. four are at West Point and
6tty.seven on sick leave. Many OF them
are on staff duty.
The new rules were discussed. A special
mess age was received from the president
On MississiI pi river Improvement.
Provision should be made not only at once,
he says, but sufficiently for the undertaking.
The Hennepin canal is also included in the
recommendation, but not in the positive
Commerce, Including, first of oil, the i'm
portant transit of wheat from the upper
valley. and cotton from the lower valley, is
the capital argument advanced, and really
the only enc necessary.
: The following nominations were con.
hrmed:
Observation-Disclosures G. Worthington, Lit
tie Fa Is, MIMI; n. Kemper, Perham,
MINI.
Receivers Of public meneys-James Bra
den, Indiana, Wa9la Waila, Wash; Ar
thur J. Shaw, Lewiston, Idaho; Charles #.
Gardne Sacramento, CAL; T. J. Sherwood,
.Marysyille, Cal. r. = 81 -
Registers land oftice-Jeremiah D. Hyde,
Visaiia, CAL; John @. Bradley, Marysville,
CAL; David Walker, Bodie, Cal.
The senate discussed the new rules at
great length.
HousE-Bills and resolutions W re intro
duced Apr priating, Immediately, 81 Geo.
100 for Mississippi river improvements; put
ting salt, weod, lumber and other articles
on the free list; limiting the amount Of pub
lie land to be acquired by aliens; to pur-
chase trade dollars with fractional coins; for
free ship material, and authorizing
zena @: the United States; prohibiting the
imPortat: on of foreign labor; reducing the
salaries Of heads Of departments; for q pub
lie building at La Crosse; .or the admission
of the state of Washington; extending the
money order system to the state of all
counties having 1900 inhabitants. Several
constitutional amendments were proposed,
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-01-17
General trade is much duller than fer
several months months past, and there
is not much chance Of revival before
.anrinn - 80. rs, - ..g9I. r..
spring

Failures are coming along pretty thick
nd may be thicker in February when
four months bills mature. After Febru-
airy there are hopes OF better times.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-01-17
Retaliating Upon France.

Grand total. I. !. .1s4 Q.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-08-01
The FOaming Ours.

Rabies {madness) in the dog was
known long before many OF the more
common diseases. Ages ago, as Plu-
tarch tells us. accord NO to Athena
dorus. it was first observed in mankind
in the days of the Asclepiadr, the de-
scendents of the god of medicine, rs
culapius, bv his sons Podalirius and
Machaon, who spread through Greece
AID Asia Minor as an order y; prizes S,
prophets and physicians, preserving
the results of the medical experience
ssauired in the temples as hereditary
secret. Homer speaks of the malignant
in iiuence of the dog star on the heath
of mankind. CELSIUS says the Greeks
called it metropolitan a most wretch
ed disease, in which the sick person IS
tormented at the same line with thirst
and the fear of water, and in which
there is little hope.
In his time the treatment for hydro
phobia was to throw the patient into
the sea This mole was supposed to
remove the THIRST and dread of water.
EuripideS, the Greek tragic poet, who
ii:ed in the fifth century before our
era, Is reported to have been cured by
the bath. In Pliny's time remedy for
hydrophobia was the application TO the
bitten part of the ashes OF a dogs
head. The head was also recommended
to be eaten. To avoio being bitten in
earlier times peoples carried a dogs
heart about them, and Others a dogs
tongue in the shoe under the great toe.
The tail of a weasel that had been de-
prived of its liberty and then set free
was also considered a safeguard Ovid
states that hydrophob;a and govt were
in his day reckoned incurable. People
to-day look back and smile at the super
stitions, r.tes and ideas devised by ig-
priestcraft and fear.
For instance. in Belgium the custom
is to 60 the shrine of ST. Huburt in the
Ardennes for the cuie of hydrophobia
y in the esriy ages. in the life of St
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-08-01
A Novelty i'm Murder.

Three years ago the wife of M. Yer
neuil, to give the name of the inventor
Of this new aqua tofana, ded in the
congestive stage of what was regarded
by her medical attendants as an obsti-
nate case of raalarial fever. The symp-
toms Were unique in some particulars.
:; he cold stage of the par Dxysm was not
accompanied by the usual muscu ar
trenors, but these were slow. creekiny,
torpid and Simultaneous, with an APP
parent wandering of the senses. while,
in the fever that followed, the tempera
ture rose to an extraordinary height,
and in her delirium the patient recited
in measured accents, without variation
of tone. totally disconnected ard incO-
herent succession of words. rs If read
ing from a dictionary. The perspira-
ton t at succeeded this climax and
closed the daily attack was cold, clam
my and accompanied by graylsh
pallor, with purplish tinge of the lips
and deadly exhaustion.
These significant facts were regard
ed however. BY the physicians in con-
sultation-for this daring and scientific
murderer had the hardihood to br NO in
the ablest practitioners in Paris-as
mere variations in the phenomena of
the disease, which rapidly. but by
regular stages. Slapped the vital
energies of the patient, and end
ed fatally on the twenty eighth
day. Not a passing zephyr of sus-
pic on was excited. 1t now appears,
from written statement left by Or.
Nerneuil, that in the practice of his
profession, he had stumbled upon the
fact that carbolic acid in it, pur"st
form, which is often Civ n as remedy
in ma'arial diseases, pr, duces, when
administered in double doses, in bland
and non-irritant sout:on, simulated
intermittent fever so exact in its rcsem.
blance to the true paroxysm as to de-
ceive the most practiccd eyes, Its action
beng that OF potent narcotic pc son.
silent IN its ravages and surely fatal in
its results. Almost odorless when freed
from impurities, impart ng neither
taste nor ia mt TO 4 cup of tea or colec,
aud sufficiently soluble in hot water.
the doctor had no difficulty what Yer
in administering the daily quantity re-
quircd. and but for the confession he
left behind for the benefit and guidance
of members OF the profession. he benev-
olcntly stated. the memory of his evil
deed would have persisted with its per-
petrator.
DIR. Verneuil assigns no motive for the
murder in this BRIT but remarkable
document, but adds that no specific an
tidote for the olson has yet been dis
covered: no test of its presence in the
system and that no conviction could be
secured, therefore. in a cas- of carbol
acid poisoning. In this, "a American
practitioners could have in ormcd him,
the accomplished criminal was mis-
taken. Ammonia is specific antidote
for the narcotic operation of the drug,
and 4 specific test of its presence In
min tie quantities by imparting a faint
blue tinge. -G@ze!te dcs HOspi:Gar.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-08-01

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on his knees and had dumped his fittls
head against the floor, before the loss,
while q youthful pigtail trailed in the
dust. before the reporter knew Whist to
make of the scene. Jerking the young
ster to his feet, his guardian snapped
out something in his native tongue,
whereat the enid began to cry.
Him no goodee." exclaimed the
newcomer to the reporter, and pointing
at the image said: mo catchee led spot
on him eye"
The reporter saw an opportunity to
Withdraw, but the joss maker followed
him to the door.
"Yeu habbee him--sen dolla?"
''No, I'll call again" p
"Six dolla?'
But with q 'sGood-day" his visitor
had fed the scene.--Sdsl francisco
Bulletin.