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The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-11-20
Good Beef Always Pays:

The whirliEig of fate sometime.
serves all men more or less stability
Over production stops the wheels o
the mills, the spindles of the factory
and puts out the fires in the furnace
Over production stores the granaries
and elevators to overlooking with
wheat and corn, that brings less in the
market than it costs. But over pro-
ductlon, under consumption, business
stsgnation and financial demoralisa.
ton have never reduced the price of
good beef cattle 30 low that there
was no profit in growing and fatten-
ing them. And good, golden butter,
with the sweet fragrance Of the mea-
dow grasses, has never filled to
bring price that afforded a profit to
the dairyman. S;al!awsg cattle and
grease for butter may sometimes be
too low in price to afford profit, but
the good beef and the good butter
are always profitable. A man who
has been for almost three score years
engaged in cattle growing, said to a
reporter the other day: IL have
never seen the time when good beef
would not bring good, cash price"
Sheep, when raised, on paper, are the
most profitable stock in the land to
grow. Mules also show tremendous
profits, on paper; but wool and NUT
ton and mules are all subject to the
ebb and flow of the tide of business
prosperity. Beef is subject to the
ebb and flow of hunger's demands,
and hungry boom is sure to come
around at shorter intervals than a
business boom. One may take a
thousand mules to the St. Louis or the
Chicago market, and be weeks or
months disposing of them; but the
man who takes thousand cattle to
either market in tho morning, can
have the price of them in his pocket
when he sits down to dinner.
Grass msy be king but the COW is
queen. She has worn the crown for long,
long yesrs. She has paid off more
mortgages on the old farm, has edu-
Gated more boys and girls,has brought
more luxuries into the household and
comfort and independence in old age,
than any other thing that was ever
on the tarm.-Denver Tribune. Repu6
ltcan.
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The Best Way: Selling by WeiRht

Tho Best Way: Selling by Weight.
During r visit to Montana, we no.
ticed that all farm products were sold
by weight. Tha: is the best way to
dispose of our surplus crops. It is
the most honest way. Take eggs for
instance. A dozen large eggs under
the present system Of traffic brings
no more than dozen of small ones.
and yet the larger ones will weiql,
double more aud are worth as much
again as the small ones. No one
will pretend to say there is any JUS
tice in this. Take potatoes, or tur.
nips, or apples, or berries, or fruit Of
any kind. A sharp dealer that un-
derstands the mysteries of measur.
ing can make All even half bushel-
heaping full without difficulty. Thou.
sands and thousands OF pretended
quarts OF berries are sold every yea,
in our markets, when there is no,
over a pint and half Of fruit in eacl,
measure. They should lie sold by
the pound. Honest scales won't
cheat. Wool is sold by the pound
1t is just as tair to sell it by the fleece
as it is 20 sell eggs by tile dozen
We might just as we'll sell hay by
the load as to dispose of our small
fruit by the qdsrt. There is no rep
resentation in it. There is no certain
ty that quart is quart, nor peek
a peck-or a half bushel half bushe
because skillfnl measurer can nuke
the fewest berries or apples Or pota
toes fill the QUART, peck or half bushc
measure. without appearing dishon.
est Farm, Stock and Home. 81
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-11-20

TFEREV. GEO. HTHAYER, ,or Rcu rborn, Ind,
says: Both myself and wife owe our lives o
sHILOH's CONSUMPTION CURE For Sale by
Amos & Benedict
AREYOU MADE misserab le by Indigestion,
Constipation, Dtzziness, Loss Of Appetite, Yellow
Skia? Shiloh's Vitalizer il a positive Cure. Fo,
Sale by Amos & Benedict.
WHY WILL YOU cough when shiloh's Ours
will give immediate relief Price 10 cts 50 cts.
and 81. For Sale hy Amos l. Benenict
sH1LoH's CATARRH REMEDY-a positiv,
cure for Catarrh, Diptheria and Cankar mouth.
For Sale by Amos s. Benedict. =
HACKMETACK, a lasting and fagrart perfume
Price Is and 50 cents. For Sale by Amos Bone
dict, "
sHILOH'S CURE will Immediately relieve
Group, Whoopinx cough and Bronchitis. For
Sale BY Amos Il Benedict.
FOR DYSPEPSIA and Liver complaint, you
have printed guarantee on every bottle Of 8hi-
loh's Vitalizer. 1t never fails to cure. Fer Sale
by Amos 4 Benedict.
ANAsAL INJECTOR free with each bottle Of
Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy. Price 50 cents. For
Sale by Amos Il Benedict.
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Miscellaneous.
A Church Built from a Single Tree.

A Church Built from a single Tree.
A redwood tree, cut in this coun-
ty, furnished all the timber for the
Baptist church in Santa Rosa, one oil
the largest church edifices in the
country. The interior Of the build
ing is finished in wood, there being
no .plastercd. walls.
Sixty thousand shingles were made
ffom the tree after enough was taken
for the church. Another redwood
tree, cut near Murphy's Mill, in this
county, about ten years ago. furnish
ed shingles chat required the constant
labor Of two Industrious men for two
years before the tree was used up,
The above statements are vouched
for as true BY Supervisor + J. Proc
tor .-saata Rosa (Gal.) Repu6 6licdn.
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Pauacea for Troubles.

Life is filed with trouble, as q
writer in Our Homes has said, and we
must shoulder our share with the best
grace We cat,. We may only seek to
make them as light as we can, since
to avoid them Is impossible.
There is one sovereign panacea for
this. Work. Broodins over trouble is
like surrounding ones self with fog.
It. magnifies all objects.seen through
it. Occupation OF the mind prevents
this: hard work, manual work even,
gives the mind other matters Of con-
cern, tires the body so that sleep will
come.
Very few suicides occur when men
are actively employed. When out
of work they think Of their other
troubles, and the dependency aris-
ing from this added one throws the
mind from it's balance, and the fatal
deed is done. Many man would
have committed suicide If he had had
the time. Work Of any kind, especi-
ally work for others, is the great
panaces Tor troubled mind.-Scien-
tifc american.
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The St. Paul & Northern Pacific

The St. Paul & Northern Pacific
Railroad Company, which is sort of
business annex to the Northern Pacific
for controlling the ns*from Brainerd
to st. Pnul and providing terminal
facilities in both St. Paul and Mime
apolis. has begun tho erection Of ex-
tensive car shops at Lake Como, mid
way between the two cities. There
will be eleven buildings for the vari-
Gus departments Of the shops. All
will be of brick. They will be heated
by steam and lighted by electricity
Northeast. i
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oCAL II NE CARD OF N. P R R.

TRAINS GOING WEST
No. /, Pacific Express, Daily 1895 p n
No. 3, Mo- River Express, Daily 4;03 =. IN.
day, 4:23 p. m.
No. %, freight Daily except Sunday. 1910 p. m
TRAINS GOING EAST.
voq, Atlantic Express, Daily 5:l0 a. m
10. = At. P. ind Minn.. express daily 1904 q. m
Eo. 8, Mail and Acco, Daily except
sunday ll:l2 =. m
Hs 20, Weight, Daily except sunda y. 1910 p. m
Frsaghts Nos .. 20, 81, and 80 carry passengers
Stages leav. every Friday morning at 7 O'Clock
for Long Prairie conn aetiug with the Sauk Cen.
tse Northern Railroad.
Stages :aave Wadena every Monday and
Thursday for Wri9ht>town and Parkers Prai'
rio, connecting at Parkers Prairie with stages
for Alexandria.
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- week at home. $500 euttt free. Pay
Ct Il 4 absolutely sure. No risk. Capital not
Rsadsr II ySqb y;fbsr wan. .s1 Dusnss xanss
or old. can make great pay all the time they wor
WITH sbsol,lte certainty write for particulars to
H. HALLETf Co., Portland Ma1nes
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Business Cards.
TADENA POST OFFICE.
OPEN FROM 7:3O A. NJ. TO $50 p. N.

OPEN FROM 7:3O A. NJ. TO $50 p. NJ.
Sundays from IL m. to 1,p m
Nal closes, going East at IL a. m. and $3.50 p IA
Nail closes. going West 1T :S:A' m
MaI closes for Fergus Falls at IL: Is \. q,
Mail closes for Parkers Prairie Mondays
and Thursdayaat ?:OO A. m
Mail closes for Eagle Bend Saturday t.7:30 a. m
Foreign and Dom sstic Money OrdstS and Posta
Notes can be obtained ut this Office.
GILES PEAKE. P. NJ.
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making more money in few dav. than xo9
not reouirsd, We will start ycu, You can work
I'll the time or in spare time only, The work y
universally adapted to hoth sex,s ycung an' old.
You can easily earn from 80 cts. to IS every even-
ing That ali who want work NAV test the busi-
ess, we make this unparalleled offer: to all who
are not we'll satisfied We will sen' 81 for the trou-
Bile Of writing to Us. Full particulars. direc lions
etc., sent free Fortunes will be made by those
no give their whole time to the work: Great
success absolutely sure. Don't delay start now
Adress STINsON / Co.. Portland. Maine.
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Tho Office Holders.

Washington, Nov. l8.-[Special]-
The final decision in favor Of Cleve-
land, sets everybody to speculating as
to the number and value Of federal
Offices involved in the prospective
change of administration. There are
IN round numbers 100000 persons In
the employ of the Government. or
these large portion are cl;.ssed rs la
borers. There are about $4,000 post.
masters in the United States. or
these, the president appoints 2, 500, and
the first assistant postmaster general
the Remainder. The next MOST num-
ercus branch of the public service is
the treasury department employees.
OF these 2,573 are customs employees.
receiving from 5000 to 81, 300 per an.
mum, who are protected by the civil
service law, which also protects 1862
employees scattered in all the depart
ments. Thus there are about $4,000
persons subjected to removal in a
change Of administration (,nore than
half Of wnich are postmastelsj, which
the Democrats it 80 minded may dis
pose Of. In the higher ot11cies there
will necessarily be radical changes.
Besides the heads Of departments who
would go, the chiefs of divisions and
all officers whose salaries are over
81, 800 would probably have their
heads demanded on a charger during
the next year. There are l26 collec'
tors of internal revenue whose sala-
ries are graduated annually according
to the amount of revenue collected by
each. The maximum salary is 50, 500,
which is fixed by law. There are fif'
ty-nine collectors of customs, some OF
whom have 4 fixed salary and others
have fees. New York heads the list
at salary of $4,000. There are
thirty.three surveyors of customs at
salaries ranging from 5000. ut New
| 1OIk, uO"u " NOOV. AhCAC ~ q NC' e1A
United States naval officers, six re.
celving $1,000 and the one at New
York $4,000. There are ten assistant
treasurers of the United States. The
salaries of diplomatic corps vary ac'
cording to the appropriations by Con-
gress. There are 50diplomatic rep
resentatives abroad, of which the
highest paid receive $l7,500 \ year,
and the lowest from $4,000 to 81 500
The consular service of the United
States embraces five consulates Al
SO, 900; three at $4,000; one at $4.500
Ave at 81. 600; eight at $500; twent.
at SO, 900; nineteen at $500; thirty
Ave at $4,000; l1fty.nine at $500
twenty y.fiveat$l, ,000.-- --DuilyDispatch
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BLAINE.

DT a TNYT Agents " anted for au-
~ thentic edition of his
life Published at Au :
gusta, his home Largest. abandonment cheapest,
best. BY the renowa ed historian and biographer
Col. conweli whose life @ Garfield pnblishe by
u.s. outsold the twenty others by t0.OuO. Ohtselis
every book ever published in this world; many
AGENTS nre ceiling fifty daily. Agents are making
fortunes All new beci i"ners snccessfsi: grand
chance for them. $43 81 made by lady agent the
first day. Terms most liberal. Particulars free
Better send q cents for postage. etc. on free out
now ready. including large prospectus book, and
save valuable time. ALLEN l. Co..
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The mOBt ..ccesssul n emeky t1N die-
cove ed, and 1t IL cer.ain In its ehe:ts aud does
not ulister. Read proof below.
From tho esprit Of Times,'' July 26,
1884.
Horses In the stable, paddock. or when at exer-
else, are always liable to accidental brui see etc.
which frequently result in enlarging the joints
and forming unsixhtly bunches on the knees and
feet Br. B: J. Kendall, Of Enosburgh Falls w..
troubles, which is certain in its effects and dcea
not blister The Doctor is In daily receipt of tes-
timoniale of the COED effect of his fenedy. Il
horses and keepers ofiiysry stables. Price 81 POI
bottle, six bottles; s. Af0I sale by druggists
everywherc. and by DR.. D. Kendall Company
EnesburYh Falls, Vt ~ 4~st%," - -,
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ss< ss<F. t. t@,sr - want OfsFoith. + :
IF Stiuehour, the Druggist, does not sricceed, II
> not for want Of faith: He has such faith in r
zsosanko's Cough and Lung Syrup q a remedy for
Conghs, Colds. Consumption and Lung a6ection
hat Ne w1l give . bottle ftse % All. !
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GOLD
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-08-22
They Weren't Loaded.

On the way down from Natchez to
New Orleans the boat rounded to at a
landing on the Louisiana shore to take
made fast and the mate had stepped
ashore to ''hustle them niggers, when
u middle-aged man, closely resembling
the typical Southerner, suddenly stop
ped out from behind the sacks, pre-
scented revolver within foot of the
mates face, and cried out:
"Throw up your hands or you are a
dead mani"
There were fifty of us with our eyes
on the two men, and we held our
breath as the mate slowly raised his
arms above his head. He didn't change
color in the slightest, and those who
took in the details noticed that he
chewed away at his plug tobacco with
the same regular mathematician faster
nor slower.
"Now, then, down on your knees
and beg my pardon, or I'll send a bull
let into your eyer
The mates legs wobbled-bent-and
down he sank and remarked that he
was sorry if he had offended the other.
"All right!' growled the man with
the pistol, as he showed it into his hip
pocket. "After this you be a little
more careful whom you fling your i'm
pudence at!''
As he turned away the mate made q
dive with his right hand and up came
Derringer, out shot the arm, and in a
voice of thunder the man cried:
'Halt! Throw up your arms! Down
on your knees or IN blow your brains
all over this plantation!'
The tables were turned. Up went
the arms, and after few seconds the
man went down ON his knees and said
he had the highest respect for the
mates moral worth. When ne rose up
the Captain and others had reached the
pair, and in ten seconds more they
were disarmed.
'Close call thatp' said one of the
passengers as the Captain handed the
weapons TO the clerk to keep until the
boat was ready TO leave.
"Humph! Neither ono of 'em load
ed!' replied the old man.
Such was the actual fact Two empty
and harmless weapons had humbled
two men who mean shoot.-M Quad.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-08-22
She Didn't Take the Ring.

A young lady who moves in very
good society returned from the sea-
shore yesterday in very indignant
frame of mind. She made a call on a
West Walnut street family and there
met half dozen girl friends. to whom
she explained the cause of her indig-
nation. II was on the boardwalk
about o'clock in the evening"" she
said, "and a great horrid man with a
black mustache, said HIM Ipaid no
attention, and what did the brute do
but turn square around and say, I'D
like to kiss you OF course / paid no
attention, and then he came closer and
said: I'D give this diamond ring for a
kiss, at the same time drawing beau
tiful ring from his finger"
..And did he kiss you and refuse to
give up the ringP" queried the girls in
chorus.
Goodness sakes, nor' was the re-
ply, 81 felt so angry and hurt that ]
walked away without saying a word.
At any rate the ring was solitaire,
and you all know that clusters are the
only correct things to wear nowadays"
HE was beast" said the girls,
land you were perfectly right. "-Pail.
Gdelphia Press.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-08-22
THE STATE TICKET.
EOR GOVERNOR

FOR GOVERNOR.
RUSSELL A. ALGER, of Wayne.
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
ARCHIBALD GUITARS, of Charlevoix.
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE,
HARRY A. CONANT, of Monroe.
FOR STATE TREASURER,
EDWARD H. BUTLER, of Wayne.
FOR AUDITOR GENERAL,
WILLIAM G. STEVENS, of Washtenaw
FOR COMMISSIONER OF THE LAND OFFICE,
MINOR s. NEWELL, of Genesee.
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL,
MOSES TAGGART, of Kent.
FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC IN
STRUCTION,
HERSCHELL r. GASS, of Hillsdale.
FOR MEMBER OF THE STATE BOARD OF
EDUCATION,
JAMES M. BALLOU, of Allegan.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-08-22
A Dumb Druggist.

A few minutes after midnight on
Sunday morning Celestial operative
at tub and wringer called at drug
gist's store in South Boston. AS he
opened the door his Monaghan face
wore an appearance of deep meditation,
which soon gave way to the placating
smile which every son of China can
assume when occasion requires. ''Me
wantee-a-me forgottee name-a-
you knowee-hifty-two." And think
ing his explanation perfectly clear and
satisfactory, his smile opened into a
broad grin.
'Flifty-twop" queried the druggists
clerk. What in the name of the big
Chinese idol is thatp" "Flifty-two"
again, with emphasis, quoth the man
of Mongolian extraction. 'Flifty-two!
/ Clio you! You slice moi"
1t was no use. The clerk was knocked
out in less than the usual number of
rounds. He was speechless. II clallW
cried he of the indigo blue blouse and
soles of wood.
"Yes, l know you CALL" said the ris-
ing pharmacist, running his bony fin
gers despairingly through his greasy
hair. '.And 1 glo you'll" continued the
Asiatic. "Flifty-two! flifty-two!'' and
he attempted to make some cabalistic
figures on the wrapping paper.
you've got me dead!' cried the
compounder of prescriptions, dropping
into chair. II Clio blind!" yelled the
Chinaman thoroughly aroused. Then
looking in the direction of the cold,
sheet-iron stove, which was taking a
vacation preparatory to service in a
colder season, he rushed madly toward
it and seized poker. Fearing that
something dreadful was about to hap
pen, the drug clerk jumped to his feet
and, with eyes starting from their
sockets, cried loudly:
: "Here! Drop that poker-quickr'
"Ahr' exclaimed the Chinaman, let
ting fall from his hand the crooked
iron rod, and smiling the happiest of
smiles, "Ah! Picker! Me forgettee
the name. Ploker-flifty-two."
''Oh, 1 know now," said the clerk,
scowling at himself for his dizziness.
"Why couldn't you have said playing
cards in the first placer Who's going
to know what you mean by 'ploker,'
and .glo you,' and 'slee YOU, and all
that7 You can't expect Americans to
understand about Chinese games, can
your These arc playing cards. Cards
-seeP C-a-r-d-sc' "Clardsp" repeat
ed the Chinaman, with another broad
grin, as he paid for the package and
broke the seal. "Clards-I Clio you
flifty-two better"
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-08-22

st Paul's is resting place not for
the dead only. There is no greater
contrast to be found In London than by
passing into st. Paul's from Ludgate
Hill on one side or Cheapside on the
other. At noontide, especially on hot
Summer days, the cathedral Is well
filed, If not with worshiRpers, ut least
with quiet and orderly visitors. Round
the aislcs there is steady stream Of
sightseers, but on the benches In the
navc there are all sorts and conditions
of men and women, some of them
workmen DOING in the unwonted
quiet others men of business pausing
for q moment from tho hot chase.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-08-22
PICNIC FIXINS.
Metaphysics of Picknicking---Why
We Do 1t and What We Suffer
TherefrOm.

A picnic at best Is a penance, which
every adult involuntarily performs for
some forgotten sin, and, however BEN
eficial this chastisemcnt may be, there
is but one feature that makes day in
the woods tolerable, and that is the
dinner or midday lunch. A man will
60 long way and endure q vast
amount of uncomfortableness for a
good, savory meal. But IL that repast
Is insufficient and unpalatable the pic
mic is failure that the ordinary run
Of events will scarcely redeem.
As q rule the women folks prepare
the lunch, and as q rule It is woful
failure. The first thing they do is to
bake lot of cakes and stack Of pies.
Their neighbors do the same, $50 do
the sisters, and the cousins, and the
aunts''; cookies and tarts are legion; a
few glasses of currant jelly are selected
and the smallest bottle of new Jam Is
offered up. The result is that the pic
MIC is too sweet for anything; choco-
late cake and cherry pie pail on the pal
ate. while the stomach hungers for
slice of good, clean bread and butter,
piece OF beeksteak, and cup Of cof-
fee.
Pastry will do well enough to finish
a meal on. but little should be made
to 60 long way. 1t may please and
satisfy the children, but it won't do for
people Of sound sense and good health,
nor for. many men Of any description.
There Is really no use for this prodi-
gality Of sweets. and II the dear ladies
were reasonable in the matter there
arc dozens of good things with which
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-08-22
Poisoned by an Insect.

The death of Snowman James Reilly
from rattlesnake's bite has brought
out manyinteresting and curious stories
of the effects of poisonous bites and
stings. II remember something of the
sort which happened in my own fam
ily," said young man to Times re-
porter yesterday. II was living five
years ago this summer with my parents
in little village in Western New York,
on Lake Erie. My mother was and is
a stout and reasonably healthy woman.
She was then about 80 years old. She
is very fond of flowers, and has great
many house-plants. One morning she
was going about her household work
with her sleeves pushed back to her
elbows when she happened TO notice
that q Gala lily needed some water.
The lily was in an earthen lar, and
picking 1t up in her hands she walked
through the house and out at the back
door. As she passed into the open air,
an insect, which she took to be large
fly of some kind, lighted on her left
arm, half way between the wrist and
elbow. She felt slight singing sem
sation, and. rs soon as she could set
the jar down, she brushed the insect
of. Almost instantly she felt q Curl
Gus pricking all over the body. Her
sight grew dim. and she began to grow
faint
'The pantry was perhaps twenty
five feet from where she stood. She
CROPPED her way through the interven-
ing rooms into that and drank at least
a pint of milk, The tingling sensation
continued, and as she passed out into
an outer room she sat down, and, draw
drawing her slipper and stocking of.
found that her feet, like her hands and
arms, had turned to a rosy red. The
soles of her feet itched as though she