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The Northern Pacific farmer., 1884-09-25
Laws Of Trospasa,

There seems to be great difference
of opinion in regard to the laws of tres
pass, and the rights possessed by the
owners of property. Some people think
that you have the right to shoot dog,
a cat, fowls, pigeons, etc., coming up
on your premises; but he has no such
right. His remedy is to 60 to the law
for damages, and he has no right to take
the law into his own hands. Some time
ago person in neighboring county
poisoned trespassing dog, and was ar
rested. He freely admitted doing it.,
and attempted to show that he had tho
right to do so. The court and jury dis
agreed with him, and, as he had no
money, he was sent to jail for three
months. Another case occurred in Ger
mantown number of years ago. A
neighboring sporting citizen was hunt
ing partridges with fine setter dog on
which he placed great store. The dog
was shot by sporting farmer while
hunting on his premises, and the act,
being proved, the defendant undertook
to show thet the dog WAS unknown to
him, and at best was a nuisance. But
this was quickly disproved, and after a
trial of two or three days the defendant
was boaten, the jury ddjudging the full
value of the dog about forty dollars
Germantown Telegraph.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1884-09-25

LOTTERIES AND PRESENTS. Every
sensible person should recognize the
fact, when anything is offered for sale
no matter what it may be-a newspape r
book, medicines, pianos, Or jack knives
for certain sum of money, and gifts
are offered as bonus OF inducemcnt to
purchase, that the thing offered is not
worth the money asked for it. This
conclusion cannot he avoided if one will
only think for a momeat. AS this is not
regular business transaction, the pur-
chaser of anything so offered cannot be
surprised if he should find out that he
has been deceived and hasbeen Il d into
trap by means Of bait. If there is
any chance about the distribution of
these gifts it becomes a lottery, and is
simply gambling. The laws against
lotteries are now properly becoming
very strict, and so far as morality is con-
cerned the buyer of a chance is equally
blamable as the iofferer of it. Farmers
are especially sought by persons who
deal in these practices, as they are be-
lieved to be more than usually foolish
or dishonest. It is to be hoped that
they will resent this unjust imputation
by letting such business severely alone.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1884-09-25
Colorado Distances.

The air of Colorado is so transparent
that a stranger finds II impossible to esti-
mate distances. He thinks a range of
hills close at hand, when they are fif-
teen miles away. An amusing anecote
brings out this transparent deception
A couple of Engishmen once started
from Denver for the foothills, Judging
them to be four miles off. After walk
ing eight miles and finding themselves
apparently no nearer to the range,
they came to the Denver irrigation
ditch, about four feet wide.
One of them stopped on the bank
and began to strip, his companion ex-
claiming
".Why, what are you going to do?"
II am going to swim this river.".
"Why, man, it's ditch, and only q
yard or so across!"
Glow do know it isn't quarter of
a mile? We've been fooled enough al
ready, and I'm not going to risk a wet
ting; you can jump in if you like"
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1884-09-25
The Good of Lime,

1t is not often that so exact, and lucid
a statement of an agricultural, scientific,
and practical facts is found in q mechan-
ical trade journal as the following,
which is found in the Glassware Re-
porter: Lime has been used for many
centuries as fertilizer of the soil; all
crops require certain amount of it, as
is found by analyzing the as', which re-
suits from their combustion; it promotes
the decomposition of all kinds of vcge-
table matter in the soil, and, further, it
corrects acidity in the organic matter
and thus destroys those weeds which
are favored by such condition of the
soil; it also assists in the decomposition
of certain salts whose bases furnish food
for plants" Many long articles have
been written by agricultural professors
and others, which have not left so ac-
curate and clear and idea in the readers
mind of the uses and benefits of lime as
this single sentence.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1884-09-25
Grandeur Of the Republican Party.

Speech Of R. +. Storrs in Boston:
The republican party has made of jar
ring States nation, and it has made that na-
ton free-free in every sense and in it's larg-
est sense, and on this continent what an edifice
has it reared, the dome as broad and vast as
the arching skies above US from whose walls
we have removed the decaying timbers of hu-
man chattlehood and replaced them with the
everlasting granite of universal freedom.
From those walls we have effaced the old
foul Inscriptions Of the bad-rold times. The
Dred Scott decision, with its internal doctrine
no longer flaunts it's shame in our eyes, The
story of the escaping slave no longer is re-
corded on its banners; the crack of the whip
has died away; the bay of the pursuing
bloodhound il bad recollection Of a, bad
sued slave is heard no more But
Redeemed as if planet shone upon it, glistens
there republic beneath whose flag every hu-
man being is free, free to think, free to speak
and free to vote as he pleases. The old blus-
terng spirit of our institutions before the war
that elevated itself on it's piles of boxes and
bales, and chalked its dollar and cent marks
all over Gods ten commandments, has been
pulled down and in it's place, coming from
her throne among the stars. is that radiant
spirit which worship in my waking hours and
in my dreams-the spirit of q mighty, free en-.
pire, with its gistening cor0net upon her brow,
with sword, and shield, and plume, taking the
poorest of our citizens by the hand and saying,
'sBy the living God, he shall be free" to think,
to speak, to vote as he pleases, and for the in
carnation of that mighty spirit urge the cleo
ton and shall vote for Blaine and Logan.
(Great applause.]
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1884-09-25
Tho Irish Hally1ng for Blaine.

Alexander Sullivan is in New York and spoke
at the Academy of Music for Blaine and Logan.
In an interview with reporter he said: "While
president of the Irish League, could not with
propriety discuss political matters Now that
am free, intend to devote all my time until
after the election in advocating the republican
cause. Since 1872 Ihave worked with the DEM
ocrats. In this canvassI would have supported
Thurman or Randall, or any man not absolute
ly committed to free trade. I was perfectly
willing to see change of administration, if It
could have come without danger; but this can
not be- with Cleveland on a,platform dictated
by ths Morrison wing Of .tthe5 pafty Since the
convention Thave been in Pennsylvania Ohio,
Massachusetts and Rhode Island, and have
kept up constant communication with Irish
Americans from Maine to California The
change in sentiment against the democratic
party is general Thoy are opposed to free
trade and dissatisfied with the nomination of
Cleveland. Personally, l regard this change
of front as blessing It will greatly modify
the democratic party in the future The Irish
Americans will never again be solid element
politically. The Irish Americans like Blaine'e
dash, his consistent loyalty to the principles of
protection to American industry, in a word, his
intense Americanism.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1884-09-25

Sir Evelyn Barring and Nubar Pasha have re.
ceived an identical cipher telegram from Gen
Gordon, dated Khartoum, Aug. 26. He is wait
ing British forces in order to evacuate Egyptian
garrisons: The kilograms reads: ''send me-
Zeebehr Pasha; pay him a yearly salary o.
e8, ,OOO I shall surrender the Soudan to the
sultan directly 200, 900 Turkish troops arrive
swerable for the bloodshed I require $780,.
600 to pay my soldiers, my daily expenses be.
ing 1850. Within a few days shall take
Berber, where have sent Col Stewart, Consul
Power and the French consul, with troops and
bashi bazouks, who, after stopping there for q
fortnight, will burn the town and return t.
Khartoum. Col. Stewart will go to Equator
via Dongola, to bring the garrison from there
do not believe the report that Ell Mahdi is
coming hither. hope the Soudanese will kill
by Dongola and Kassala You should give them
E300,OO0
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1884-09-25
ing of the donkeys is also something

ing of the: donkeys is also something
| awful. A single bray can be heard q
quarter of mile, and there is no limit
| to the possibilities of well. l.trained
chorus. j.
The number of pilgrims here thus
late in the season is astonishing. But I
am particularly surprised to see how
many poor people there are. Great
numbers of Russians may be seen wan
dering about in the hot sun, and living
almost upon husks. These people walk
from Jafa here, if they cannot get q
cheap ride, and never 60 any further into
the country than Jerus alem and it's en-
worms.
The European citizens live for the
most part outside of the city wall on
the road to Jaffa. There are some quite
comfortable homes. The Germans have
a flourishing colony west of the city.
There are quite a good many French
people here also.
The Mount of Olives is the greatest
disappointment of all. In the first
place it is hardly mountain at all, and
in the second place it is painfully con-
spicuous by reason of paucity of OIL
ives. There are plenty of other hills
hereabouts that are much more thickly
wooded. In the third place the top is
disfigured by large number of tawdry
mosques, dirty huts and manure piles.
This may seem Ikea savage arraigment,
but it is sincere. I doubt not that in
the days of Christ the mountain was all
covered with olive trees, and altogether
a more attractive place than it is now.
The valley Of Jehosapah, otherwise
known as the valley of the brook
Kidron, separates Olivet from Mount
Moriah and Bezetha. AS this valley
is quite deep, Olivet is made to as
sumo the proportions of quite hill
when you stand at the bottom of the
ravine; but looking toward the mount
from point in Jerusalem where the
valley is not seen. Oivet sinks into
painful insignifcance. The popular
path by which Olivet is ascended is be-
ieved to be the same which David pur-
sued when he fled barefoot and weep
ing from his son Absalom, accompanied
by band of faithful subjects, who
heaped earth upon their heads in token
of their grief at the disobedience of the
usur ping prince. Up this path I have
toiled in order to familiarize myself
with the country round about, pausing
anon to look back at the city which has
played so important role in the drama
of the nations. From the summit OF
the mount the view of Jerusalem is
really satisfactory-all that one could
wish. The extreme top is, as I have
said, cluttered up with unattractive
buildings, but one can hardly resist
the temptation to reach the summit in
order to command at once a view of
the Jordan valley, including the Dead
sea on the one hand and view of Je-
rusalem and it's environs on the other.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1884-09-25
Rev. 1Ir. BAll Sustained.

The Buffalo Minister'S association, at it,
meeting since vacation, promulgated the fol-
lowing endorsement Of: Dr. Ball, neveland's :
accuser: .':Dr: Ball has for manyeyears besn
the hdnorea pastor Of tho Frds Bafpfgtj Ba sfeR
Of this city, nox:known as the Hudson Stree
Baptist church, and has, during that period,
his sagacity in public affairs, his conscientious
devotion to the duties of his Office and his zea
in every good work, won the confidence and
esteem, not only Of his congregation and de-
nifty. This association believes that Dr.. .Ball's
life and character are ebove reproach; that his
aims are unselfsh and pure, and that in the:
course Of conduct which has evoked such bitter
criticism he has sincerely and earnestly sought
eonsness, and to discharge the responsib
resting upon him as citizen and i minister of
the Lord Jesus Christ = .ss5 ts5 q l5
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1884-09-25
Rail and River News,

The financial statement presented by Presi-
dent Adams to the board of directors of the
Union Pacific road is document of consider
able interest. During the year ended June 80
the surplus earnings Of the entire system were
410, 452,230 The total amount applicable to
dividends was s3, 49, 704, or at the rate of s. q
During July, President Adams states, the net
income of the rode was 13 per cent per annum
on the capital stock. The completion of the
Oregon Short Line to Huntington, and the con-
nection with the Oregon Railway and Naviga-
ton company, which event is expected to take
place by Nov. l, is relied upon to greatly in
crease the traffic of the company and to
tighten it's financial burden Land sales ag-
grega6ng ,S19, 400 acres and $15,273, 1856 are
reDOrted.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1884-09-25
Governor Hendicks in Danger.

A west-bound train on the Indianapolis,
Bloomington & Western was derailed near
Farmer City, Ill, Wednesday morning. Two
rear cars, two chair cars, and sleeper were
rolled down an embankment and demolished
In the chair car which was densely filled, a
dozen or more were more or less hurt, though
not very seriously. In the sleeping car were
ex-Gov. Thomas A. Hendricks and a party en-
route from Indianapolis to Peoria. Gov. Hen
bricks and his two nieces escaped unhurt,
though quite badly shaken up. Col Messmore
Of Grand Rapids, Mich, an editor, was thrown
the entire length of the car, out of his berth,
and was badly cut He was sent on home from
Peoria Hon. John C: Shoemaker, editor of
the Indianapolis Sentinel and defendant in the
Blaine libel suit, was wedged in by people fall
ing on him, and was seriously injured internal
nally, though no bones were broken. He re-
turned home from here. Rev. c. Smith, the
colored orator of Bloomington, was badly
hurt
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1884-09-25
Farm BrevitteS.

Horatio Seymour has recently written
letter warmly encouraging the plant
ing of wild cherry for lumber uses. It
makes rapid, straight growth, and its
wood is likely to be more and more
valuable, as it is capable of high polish.
Mr.. Seymour has one fine old tree Of
this variety shading his house which has
grown up within the last forty years,
and he has many other trees planted in
various places on his farm.
According to DR.. J. G. Peters, it is
filth that causes most of the diseases of
domestic animals. He mentions par
icularly the habit of allowing bedding
and manure to accumulate under the
horse and other animals in stables. The
impure air thus generated is peculiarly
we'll adapted to injure the health of the
animals compelled to breathe it.
Pound butter prints may be kept a
good while in safety in brine in this way:
Make saturated brine of the purest
salt using pound of saltpetre to about
twenty pounds of salt. Bring it to
boiling heat. Skim and apply when
sufficiently cool. The casks should al
so he carefully prepared. The gum and
sap in the wood may be removed by
thorough steaming with high pressure,
or by soaking in brine till the wood is
saturated and then filling the cask with
boiling brine and letting it stand until
cold. By keeping the cask in cool
place and the butter under the brine
the butter will keep safely.-Rural
Home.
It is certainty that raising poultry
for egg production pays the farmer.
AS general thing the fowls that the
farmer keeps in his barnyard, and on
which he expends but little, pay best of
all his live stock, but when attention
properly aPy''"A'' fed, p"' housed SO '0~nsi nnd
attended, after deducting the cost Of
keeping, care, interest per cent. from
the amount for which their eggs sell,
their is in nine cases out of ten, a larger
balance on the credit side of the ledger
than is found in connection with any
single department of farm industry.
Rural Home.
The satirical Thad Stevens used to say
that a contented farmer was rarer crea-
ture than white blackbird, and would
tell the following story Of a farmer whom
he once visited; While strooling over
the farm, MI Stevens observed that the
farmers corn crop, which was just ripen-
ing, was remarkable hey ond anyth ing
he had ever seen. my friend" said
Mr. Stevens to the farmer, "this is truly
magnificent There is nothing left to be
desired in your corn yield this year."
we'll, responded the farmer, guarded
ly, lit is purity fair, purity fair. But"
and this with noticeable tinge of sad
ness, "thar might he a few more cunnels
just a few more cunuels-at the end
of the cob.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1884-09-25
The Morrill, Letter q 1oreery.

Washington: Special to Chicsgo Tribune: Mr.
l. E. Cannon of this city, formerly of the su.
porvising architects Office. has just returned
from trip to Maine. He is reported 70 have
said that Mr., Bodwell, the quarry owner with
whom he, isiconnected in liaia;ness, has an af.
fidavit from Mrs. Morrill, Which win be pub
lished shortly, and which will create a sensa-
ton. The report is that Mr. Bodwell visited
Mrs. Morrill, after: the publication of het aE
legged letter to the Ohio republican committee
and that she emphatically denied ever having
written such letter. Mr.. Bodwen was anx;
ious to be able to deny the story in such man.
that Mrs. Morrill, make an affidavit upon the
denial This she cheerful1y did, and Mr.. Bod.
well at once began to hunt down the ,forgers,
He has met with partial success; tits ssid, and
the true inwardness Of the story viii shortly
be given to the public. -:*"; - -
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1884-09-25
ROBBING THE MAILS,

Almost Impossible to Escape Deteotion.
Washington Post
"How often does letter robber es-
cape?" asked reporter of the Post OF
postofice detective yesterday.
"That depends" was the answer.
IF postal clerk, for instance, makes
practice of rifing letters he is sure to
be caught-there is nothing surer.
Your periodical thief is the one who
may evade apprehension for some time.
He may make big haul to-day and
then stop for month or so. Suspicion
may rest upon him and he is shadowed.
No evidence can be found against him,
and finally the inspectors are called off
to work up new cases.
After every thing has quieted down
the thief may make another haul, and
may keep the thing up for some time
before he is caught.
A postofce inspector, who recently
returned from Southern city, where
he has been investigating the theft of
$500 from a letter in postof6ce, told q
Post reporter yesterday that he soon
became convinced that this theft was
committed by one of two females in the
Office. He employed the decoy- letter
method of detection. One of these fe.
males is lady of high order of intellig-
ence, whose father left her $4,000, to
which she has added some So, 900 since.
Something told him that she was the
guilty party, and one day when he wac
alone with her he said: "Miss-, you
know that theft has been committed
in this Office. Now you will excuse
me for saying that it was committed
in this room, where only you and
another lady are employed. Of
course you, as perfectly honest
woman, will have no objection to
showing me what you have on your
person-the contents of your pockets. I"
"Why, certainly. not was the reply,
and the lady at once showed him what
,her pockets contained; but the conten rs
did not include money. "Have you no
money about you?" he asked. II have
some in the pocket of my sacque, which
hangs in closet in the next room.
l will get it." "Oh, no." replied the in
spector, "you want to be completely
vindicated. Let me examine the sacque,
which he did, finding it the identical
bills and the identical coins which he
had marked and put in the decoy let
ter. The thief then contested that since
her father had left her 5000 she had
become seized with an uncomfortable
passion for adding to that sum, and that
she had been rifing letters occasionally
ever since. The case will probably be
compromised by her dismissal and the
restitution of the stolen money.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1884-09-25
How to Care for Infants.

There is so much wisdom and kindness
condensed in the Hygienic rules given
for the Nurses kindergarten Training
School in our National capital for the
guidance of mothers, teachers, govern
essses and nurses that we think we can
not do better for our readers than to
publish them entire.
HYG1EN1C RULES.
1.'When washing the child, wash the
eyes first of all, SO that no impurity
from the body can enter them.
2. When washing be careful to have
the 'child's head away from the fire, and
the feet toward the fire.
3, Carefully protect the child from
draughts of air during bathing. :.
4. The first three months of the child 3
life especially during cold weather, let
the child sleep with the mother
warmth then is more important than
pure air. If the child frets, feel of its
feet to see that they are warm.
5. In the spring let the child take his
: outdoor walks in the afternoon; in the
autumn let him go out in; the forenoon.
The spring morning ;partskes of the
proceeding season; the afternoon of the
coming season. In the. autumn the
mornings are more like summer, the af
ternoon like winter.
6. The whole bath is to be preferred
TO the partial bath. Ninety-eight de-
, grees Fahrenheit must be the degree of
heat-to be reduced as the child grows
older. '!.'.,'- l:''; go $ '''
Z, IF the child does not sleep well,
give him bath before going to bed:
It is an excellent sedatiye. -: <.,
8. Consider what the child sleeps up
on il regard to his coverings. # on
feathers, he needs only half as much
cover as when on q 5mattress.'> The
feet require. extra covering. :H'n&a
9..Darken the. room where baby, is
but not by draperies around
his crib, which retain bad air. -
i : 10. Never let baby ride in q carriage,
till he can sit up. The jar to his brain
when: in q lying position is injurious
Let him be carried in arms till he can
sit up. .:*z !. I !.
- IL. Be careful about having baby's
head resting too much on the hard arm.
of the nurse during the first month.
Thousands Of children die with con
vulsions because the soft, bones of the
head are made to press together.
49, III baby s bedroom is used for D
siitting-room, then be sure to let every
one ileaYe for 4 short time before night.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1884-09-25

An exchange says: ssNine-tenths Of the un-
happy marriages result from human calves be-
ing allowed to run atlarge in society pastures.
Nine -tenths Of the chronic or lingering diseases
of to-day originate in impure blood, liver CON-
plant or biiousness, resulting in scrofula, con-
sumption (Which is but scrofula of the lungs),
sores, ulcers, skin diseases and kindred affec-
tions DR.: Pierce's ssGolden Medical Discovery"
cures all these. OfDruggists
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1884-09-25
How Women Differ from Men.

At least three men on the average jury are
bound to disagree with the rest just to show
that they've got minds ef their own; but there
is no disagreement among the women as to the
merits of DR.. Pierce's 'sFavorite Prescription. "
They are all unanimous in pronouncing it the
best remedy in the world for all those chronic
diseases, weaknesses and complaints peculiar
to their sex. 1t transforms the pale, haggard,
dispirited woman, into one of sparkling health,
and the ringing laugh again 'reigns supreme"
in the happy household
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1884-09-25

u Moncure D. Conway intends to leave
England this spring, and return to his
native land Mr., Conway has. been
abroad twenty years, as minister, lectur-
er, and newspaper correspondent. It
was in 1873 that he left America, worn
with work, tired of the ministry, and
doubtful Of the success Of the anti-slave-
~. cause, in which he had been an un-
stiring worker. On his return to this
country he will probably settle down in
Washingt ton.