The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-01-24
Topics of the Day,

The reply of Lord Lyons, the English
Ambassador to France, to Victor Hugo,
concerning his letter to the Queen in ia.
vor Of o. Dennell, was to thesefsct that
the letter;had been received with much
Difference due to its source, that his ap-
peal to the Queen was forwarded to the
Home Secretary, that tie Queen acts in
such cases on the advice of her Minis.
ters, and that the latter, on careful con-
sideration, regretted to be unable to adj
wise the Crown to interpose. Attention
has been called to- the TACT that this re.
ply carefully avoids saying that the let
ter ever reached the Queen in person.
An almost unexampled occurrence
has taken place near Venice-a triple
suicide. Two lovers in France, and a
husband and wife in. other countries
have often destroyed themselves, and
there are cases in which parents, from
excess Of misery, have put an end to
both themselves and their offspring; but
that three persons should make up their
minds to leave the world together at the
same time is without precedent. The
one suffering from approaching blind
ness and another from epile psy, but the
third "a young lady Of, extreme grace
and beauty" V no had announced Ler
intention of not surviving her sisters.
Their last act was to place a wreath oil
flowers upon their mothers tomb. This
is "a riddle of the painful earth" indeed.
A young lady evidently impressed
with ths.idea that she knows all about
it, says: "lfa fellow is desperately in
love with girl, aud is persistent in his
efforts to win her, he is sure to gain his
suit. Widowers understand this point,
and know exactly how to make love aud
propose, aud you will observe they are
always successful"
An amusing theatrical story tells u:
of a young and handsome actor and a
charming and youthful actress hating
each other most unmitigatedly; being
always cast for the lovers parts in the
pieces they played, they had to endure
frightfll torture, which they relieved
bv saving in whispers, inaudlble to the
public, the most cruel and cutting things.
The sinking mountain of Nubia, in AL
giers, is one of the most extraordinary
of the, MANY disturbances Of the earth's
crest. During the last couple years the
mountain has heen gradually sinking
into the earth, deep subsistence mark
ing the place af,er settlement. This
sinking is not attended by earthquakes,
nor is it the result of a volcanic erup-
ton.
Oar never wuz a man 50 strong dat
whisky couldn't fling him. He may be
mighty fine resseler, an may hab f1ure
cherry man in de curmunliy, but when
he locks horns wild whisky he's gone
down. He may cut some mighty fine
tapers. an 'splay powerful music, but
at las whisky III trip him an fling him
in 4 place dat he neber would er picked
out fur de Eall.-Arkansas Traveller.
Cleveland is very justidably congratu
lating herself over her healthfu!ness.
This lake city is growing rapidly in pop
ulation, having increased over 20 per
cent. between 1870 and 1880, and yet The
number of deaths has steadily de-
clined for three years, the totals being
3,7z7 in 1884,. 1858 in 1882. and 5499 in
The south is fast coming to rival the
north in cotton manufacturing. In 1883
there we're in the section $50 mills, with
1880 spindles and Is :2z2 ooms, " lille
to. day there are 3l4 mills, with ], 27G,
422 spindles and 24,873 looms. No fea-
ture of southern development is more
encouraging than this rapid growth of
manufacturing.