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The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-06-19
Bismarck has fallen into disfavor

DlSludlCh 1dS 1dlICu 1uGO ulSlaHOE
with the workingmen of Germany. A
few days ago he stopped at Friedrichs-
ruhe on the way from his summer resi-
dence to Berlin. It became noised
about that he was stopping at the hotel
and very soon a great crowd collected,
workingmen composing the majority.
Pretty soon tho cry was started, ''Down
with Bismarck" and the mob responded
with insulting yells and epithets. Tho
man Of iron and blood viewed the hos
tile demonstration with savage eyes,
and, boiling with rage, ordered his SER
wants to summon the police and assist
in dispensing the mob. The sight Of
his liveried servants only increased the
tumult, and it required considerable
work on the part of the authorities to
quiet matters down. When once safely
out of Friedrichsruhe Bismarck deliv-
cred long homily on "the ingratitude
of the people" to those who were in at
tendance upon him.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-06-19
EynchinR in the Black Hills.

Alexander Fiddler, a VIGOROUSLY hard char.
acter, was lynched at sturgis Saturday morn
ing the 18th. He and two soldiers named Hews
and Brown assaulted and robbed an emigrant
named Schramm of $500, near Fort Meade
Wednesday evening In the scufie Hews was
shot in the arm, and upon being questioned al
the hospital disclosed the names of his confed-
crates and the particulars Of the assault The
parties we're arrested At this morning
Fiddler was taken from the officers by fifteer
masked men and conducted to the outskirts OF
the town where after threats of hanging, he
promised to show where the money was con-
cealed and did so; whereupon lie was taken in
to ravine and hanged on general principles.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-06-19

It is suggestive illustration of the
sweeping character of military eonscrip-
hon in France that the chamber of depu-
ties, as the cable reports, should have re-
fused to allow young men training for
holy orders to be exempted from mill
tary service. The value of a man AZ a
lighting machine is, among the military
powers of Europe, of much more conse-
quence than his value as q member of
civil society. In most countries prep
aration for the church is attended with
no other combative tendencies than the
conflict of creeds; but where society is
based upon the sword, it is natural that
the cassook should have to yield to it,
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-06-19
How to Make the Hands Soft and
White,

+: I am believer il that kind cf pride
that makes woman careful OF her hands,
for pair Of beautiful, we'll kept hands
is a delightful possession. Unfor-
tunately, Nature has not favored us all
with well-shaped hands; still, with
reasonable care and attention, we can
make such hands as we have had given
to us, white, soft, and more shapely.
When girl, sorely grieved
over my ugly stubs Of fingers
broader at the ends than at the base
and could CLEAN but faint from comfort
grand mothers of repeated saw, Hand
somei is that handsome does" To begin:
the hands and nails must be kept scru'
pulous clean. Use soft water, not too
cold or too hot, and good soap, A. few
drops Of ammonia OF q pinch of borax will
soften hard water and make it
pleasant to the skin. The hands
must be thoroughly dried be-
fore going into the air, and
sudden changes of temperature should
also be avoided. Glycerine, vasellne.
cream, mutton tallow, or paste Of fine
oatmeal honey, and the white of an
egg, whichever agrees best with the
skin, we'll rubbed in, and pilir Of gloves
worn overnight, ii preserved in, will
do much towards making red, rough
hands white and smooth. Fine white
sand, corn meal oat meal, or a piece
of lemon will remove dirt ami stains.
After the hands have been thorough
" washed, press back the Skin from the
base Of the males, SO that the "half
moon can lie seen, and, if necessary,
scrape or cut away the supertluous parts;
trim the nails to the same shape as tho
ends Of the fingers, only q trife longer,
and rub with bit Of chamois until a
high polish is attained. When the
hands and nails have once been put in
order, it will take but a short time each
day to keep them looking nice, and 1
for one think the time we'll spent
Rural New Yorker.
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Market Reports.

ST. PAu1-Wheat. No. ! hard, 96@9sc,
No. 1, Sc; No. hard. Gle: No. 2, Soc
Corn, No. 2, SAC; No. 3, 46(050c
Oats, No. 2 mixed, 3011c; No. mixed, SOC;
No. 2 white, 30c. No. 3 white, Bic.
Barley, No. 2, Sc; No. extra, SOC; No.
8, 45c.
Rye, No. 2, SAC.
Bsled Hay, wild, IS rs; timothy, s1o5o
Potatoes. 25c
Eggs, 14c.
MILWAUKEE No. 2, s7%c
Corn, No. 2, SIC.
OATS No. 2, Sc
Barley, No. II :, SIC; extra, No. 8, 5s@5s7<c
Mess Pork. $19 Is
Lard, $500.
Butter, choice creamery, 1920; fair to
good, 17@18c; best dairy, 15@16c
Eggs, 14@1414c j..
CmcAao-wheat No. 2 Chicago spring, se7<
@S7c. -
Corn, 5496@545sc So :
i Oats, 33Zc.
Rye, 63115c.
Barley, 62sz@64c Z.
Flax Seed, 41.69
Pork, @18.5O@31950. =
Batssr , esss@ssy, 9tasas; dairy, 1924
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A Result Of Religious Frenzy.

Wheeling W. Va, Special: A boy na1nec
Andy Adams attended, series of meetings
held by the minister of Baptist church OF
North creek, near here, in the district school;
house. He became deeply impressed and
went insane on the subject Of religion The
family consisted of the boy, asister Of 8 years
and the mother, who lived in a sparsely settled
neighborhood. The non-appeara11ce Of the
family last Monday caused apprehension, an6
when the neighbours called they found that the
mother and daughter were both dead The
former had her head mashed and the latter's
throat was cut from ear to ear The boy was
found erotlched in corner. In reply to ques-
tions he said the Lord told him to offer his
mother and sister as sacrifice, and would
bring them back to life again. The mothe,
was killed with an axe, and the sisters throat
was cut with butcher knife. The boy is in
custody The religious meetings have been
stopped
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Suits AHAtTst Grant, Ward and Fish.

Suits involving $50, 900 haye been instituted
at st. Antonio, Iowa, against Grant & Ward
and James D. Fish Of New York Elihu Spicer
is the plaintiff. The first suit alleges that on
Spicer a prommissory note for $4,000, with
per cent. interest until paid, and to secure the
payment of same, deposited with the defendent,
5S4 shares of Yonkers smelter stock, 1900
shares of Freeland mining stock, end Ss,374
collect his So COO and interest by ]:ingng sub
in this COUNTY, :iAnd Suing and garnishment
against Berg & Co., Of this city, who are in
debted heavily to Ward. The petition Of c. H.
Mallory & Co., against Grant & Ward alleges
that April IA, 1882, Grant & Ward executed six
promissory notes for s., 0O0 each, payable to
James D. Fish, of the Marine National bank;
that Fish endorsed in blank, and for a consid-
Grafton transferred them to the plaintiffs. Gar
nishment against Berg & Co. was also issued in
this suit Mallory and Spicer gave garnish-
ment bonds for 100000
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Personal Mentioning:

Henry Wheeler, one Of the oldest .
the residents of Cherokee county, Ind,
has lived on the same land for half q
century, He has never had to buy q
bushel of corn or q pound Of meat III
his life. The first dollar he ever earned
was silver one. He punched u hole
in it and fastened it in his clock with
screw, where it now is. He has nine
teen children and 1902 grandchildren
and great grandchildren.
Mrs. Ferdinand Ward is said to he d.
ing of nervous pros tration at her moth
er's home in Brooklyn. It is conf
IDENTIFY expected that Ward will make a
startling confession. and then blow out
his brains with rvolver. He told
friend that he would never face Grim
inal trial:
The oldest Postmaster in the United
States is Roswell Beardsley, of North
Lansing, N. Y, who was appointed in
1928. J ohm Wilson, Postmaster of Pla-
to ILL.,, has held the office since 1855, and
seven other incubent Postmasters in
State were appointed under Presi-
dent Pierce.
Lars Olsen Smith, the great "brandy
king" of Sweden, has been converted,
and will give up liquor selling. Il
think it is BETTER" he says, ito use the
money have gained i'll demoralizing
ard poisoning the people in undoing, as
far as possible, the mischief that unwit-
tingly J. created"
The Philadelphia Call notes that "a
young Philadelphian lying at deaths
door, given up by his physicians,
mourned as already lost by his friends,
gasped but desire to be married, and
the ceremony was very quietly per-
formed ''Instead of dying he sank in
to sweet sleep, and is now getting we'll.
The remedy is not patented
A Bridgeport, Conn, man we'll adj
vanced in years, was married few
months ago. He found that his wife
was the reverse of comfort to him, and
set out to apply for divorce, but when
he had arrived had forgotten his wife's
name and had to appeal to the clerk who
issued the marriage license. He seems
to have married too late or too soon, ac-
cording to the point of view one takes. ="
While Joseph Knight, of Brush
Greek, Mo-, was blowing, the earth sud-
denly gave away and precipitated his
valuable span of horses, valued at $500,
into a cave, some Is or 20 feet deep.
Being unable to extricate them they died
at o'clock that evening. The field
had been in cultivation for IL years and
no one knew Of the existence of the cave
beneath it. Mr.. Knight was blowing
with the lines over his neck and came
very near being dragged into the pit
and losing his life.
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Personal Points.

Prof M p Castin, of Boston university, il
dead.
Count George Foulkes de Nera, the young
phorts from two boxes of matches in New
Yorkis out of danger.
W. 81. J. Sawyer, travelling representative Of
Phelps, Dodge & Palmer of Chicago, died al
Wilmington, Kan, from an overdose of chlora]
and morphine taken to induce sleep.
Bishop George W. Peterkin of West Virginia
was married near Richmond, Va, to Miss Ma
rian M Stewart, daughter of John Stewart, one
of the wealthiest and most prominent citizens
Of Virginia
DR.. Lewis, of the Tuscarawas Medical society,
has been expelled from the Ohio Medical So
ciety for attempting to procure an insurance
policy on the life of a patient who at the time
was fatally sick
Sankey, the evangelist, and family started
from Liverpool for America on the Steamer
Britannica. Beside requiring rest Sankey was
led to return home Immediately by demands of
private business.
John and Charles Kennedy, laborers, OF
Louisville, KY, have fallen heir to$2, OO0, 600
left them by an uncle, who suddenly left that
city thirty years ago and was not heard of un-
til his death in Australia.
Henry G.. vennor, the weather prophet, died
in Montreal Sunday, the 9Th. Mr.. Vennor was
forty-t three years old. He was born in Mont
real, where his father WAS wealthy hardware
was of Scotch descent Young Vennor was ed
ucated with his brothers at the leading schools
of Montreal and subsequently was graduated
from McGiu university.
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The New Rates on Newspapers:
The following act ia now in force.

The following act is now in force:
Be it enacted, etc., That the rate Of postage
on newspapers and periodicals of the second
class, when sent by others than publishers or
news agents, shall be one cent for each four
ounces, or fractional part thereof, and shall be
fully prepaid by postage stamps affixed to said
matter. Approved June 9, 1884
Hereafter postmasters will receive for mail
ing newspapers and periodical publications of
the second class when sent by other than the
publisher or news agent, at the rate of one
cent for each four ounces or fractional part
thereof
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-06-19
Miscellaneous News Notes,

Miscellaneous News Notes.
The Bank Of New York City on Monday cele-
brated it's centennial
Indiana State university graduated class
of thirty-one Wednesday.
| The Augustine Catholic bank at Lawrence,
Mass, has paid 10 cents on the dollar:
Fifteen Massachusetts girls are about to nm
dertake tramp of 3O0miles in the Adirondacks.
An order has been issued directing the Four
teenth and Twenty first Infantry to exchange
stations.
nolle prosequi was entered in the case
against Mrs. Anna Schock, who was convicted
of cruelty to children in the La Grange indus
trial home near Chicago, and new trial was
granted
Robert P. Porter, once member of the tariff
commission, whose neglect of his wife was no.
torious, has married Miss Alice Hobbins, whose
name was associated with his for some time be-
fore his divorce.
The jury at Portland, in the case of Bennett
against the Northern Pacific Express company
for $1S, 600 stolen at Answorth last, fall failed
to agree eleven being for the plaintiff and one
holding out eighteen hours for the defendant
The William sprague mansion on Young Or
chard avenue, Providence, was sold at auction
Tuesday, the 10th, and was bid in by MI: E. A.
Mott, agent of Fall River, for 49,, 400 A Cath
Ole school or convent may be establishedin it
Lieut. Jerrold Of the United States navy has
written an article on that branch of the service
for the next volume Of the Encyclopedias Brit
tanica. Whitelaw Reid of the New York Trib-
une viii also contribute an article on 'tNews-
papers," ~
Paul Daus's wedding with Miss Butler Dun
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The Rasca1ly Washington Bankers.

The Washington Star says: Disclosures show
that the failure of the banking house Of Mid
dleton & Co., was not only most disgraceful,
but one of the most disastrous on record. Pro-
perty left for safe keeping, good margins on
and in fact everything, has been swept away
and used by this firm until it is doubtful if it
pays cent or mill on the dollar 1t is shown
that they have been giving funds to make pur-
ohases which they have simply passed to their
dleton's partner in New York, said that if the
Middletons had any defense or explanations to
make, they could Very easily appear before the
stims were lost through failures in ordinary
business channels, or had been, as openly
charged, deliberately stolen. Some of the Off
GERS were before the grand Jury recently en-
desvoring to secure the Indictment of the Mid
dletons for obtaining money under false pre-
tenses. The developments are not yet made
public, but promises some very ugly features.
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Tom Thumbs Widow.
New York Letter in the New Orleans Times
Democrat 49,.

Democrat
The little Widow Thumb is casually
a resident of New York, and welcome
visitor in considerable number of rath-
er wealthy and fashionable families.
She is lady now SO mature and digni-
fed; notwithstanding her diminntive
size; that nobody in the way Of social
intercourse. dares, or is much: inclined,
to treat her as human trife.' TO see
her in the midst of round of calls is to
get the impression, at first sight, that
your eyes have somehow suddenly be-
come telescope inversely, SO exactly IS
she a miniature of the conventional
danes of ceremonious society. She
dresses for an afternoon or formal visit
ing in toilet of semi mourning, suitable
in style for quiet woman Of 45-which
age she acknowledgement orders from
livery stable one of those coupes that,
as to liveried driver and general appear
ances, are scarcely distingrlishable from
private equipages: Provided with g
Visiting list, and easily commanding an
air of we'll bread balance, she lacks only
in stature to be the ideal of the middle
aged millionaire wife. OF course, she
attracts staring attention whenever she
alights, but her manner of silent re-
proof is usually effective as a cure for
:mpudence, and she is able to 60 about
with far. less annoyance than might be
supposed. She is now 81 feet in height,
or foot more than when she was first
put on exhibition by Barnum, and it
was only within few years that she
stopped growing.
ut would not surprise me, she lately
said, IF I should take to growing again
at any time. My case is one of re-
tarded development, you know, and 1
may yet catch up with the rest of you.
The majority of the dwarfs exhibited
are really children, phenomenally small,
but by no means the adult midSets that
they are represented to be; and conse-
quently they grow out of the profession.
| That has been the case With many o
freak as the showmen call them
The pertinence Of the fair, fat and
forty inch widow at topic here is The
fact that she has o sutton for her hand.
| The account current in her circle of ae
/ quaintances says that a mine operator,
who came eastward year ago, with 8
comfortable fortune, began to seriously
WOO her soon after making her acuualnt-
ance in this CITY, He is handsome man
of no more than 40, with cultivated
taste, good morals, and about 100
pounds, his statue being limited to an
inch or so more than 5 feet. That he
is deeply in love with Mrs. Thumb is
not doubted by any of their mutual
friends, but he does not seem to have
made much progress toward capturing
the estimable dwarf. It is said to be
her firm intention not to marry again.
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immigration to this country this year
hassfallen off about 20 per cent. Our
exports are also 20 per cent. behind the
volume of 1883, Under these circum-
stances, Notwithstanding the country is
rich and money plentiful, it is an excel
lent time for economy and retrench-
ment.
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Fatal Radlroad Collision.

A Philadelphia telegram says, the morning
accommodation train from Atlantic City, on the
cial Sunday school excursion train, ten miles
east of Camden, at o'clock Saturday morn
ing. Both trains were running ct the usual
speed, and meeting on q curvo, struck each
other with terrific force +. Following is . list
Of the victims: Killed Engineer Baxter, En-
ginesr Palmer, a. Edwards, Conductor
Wylie, Fireman Barker, Frank Fenton super
'intendent Of the rosd 81: Is
The collision was the result Of misunder-
standing Of telegraph ordels s'sIs'
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End of 6pauldiu9 Land Cases.

Yankton, Oak, special-The cases Of the
United States vs. D. J. spaulding, commonly
known as the spaulding land cases, which have
been on trial here, have ended in the acquittal
of the defendant on all charges. Three cases
were tried, one for forgery and two for present.
ing fraudulent pension papers, On the first the
jury stood ten for acquittal and two for convic-
ton for thirty two hours before an agreement
Grated but fifteen minutes Several other sim
liar cases pending against Mr.: Spaulding were
thereupon dismissed. The verdict was received
with satisfaction, there being ample evidence
that Mr.. Spaulding's offense, if it had been
committed, was unintentional, and arose out of
some new construction of the law. He is q
wealthy Wisconsin lumberman, and brother in
law of Congressman W. T. Price
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-06-19
Railroad Rumbt1n9S.

The joint committee of the Trunk Line asso-
citation concluded an extended session in New
York and agreed to advance the rates on east
bound freight, from Chicago five cents per
100 on grain and flour, included in class Z;
thus making the rates on basis of 20 cents for
grain; 80 cents for provisions from Chicago to
New York. The new schedule goes into effect
on June "A; at which time also the new interior
freight pools, from indianapolis, Peoria, Cleve-
land and Toledo 60 into operation. The COM
mittee also decided to make another advance
Of S cents per 100 bushels on grain from July
81.
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OF LIFE AND DEATH.
Minnesota Good Templars,

The Grand Lodge of Good Templars assem-
bled at Minneapolis for the twenty seventh an
nual session in Good Templar's hall. The at
tendance was much larger than usual, delegates
being present from various portions of the
of state.
The secretary's report showed membership
$3.50 in good standing.
New lodges have been organized during the
year at Lake Crystal, An1boy, Delavan, Blue
Earth City, Freeborn, Mapleton, Elysian, Ham
lton, Rushford, Leroy, Fairmont, Taylors
Falls, Pine City, Forest Lake, St Paul, Mime
apolis ~, Luverne, Edger ton, Mankato, Elgin,
Bluffton, Glenwood, Deer Creek, Willard,
Wadena ~, Hector, Excelsior, Alma City,
Breckenridge, Brainerd, Cambridge and Yer
non Center:
The following officers were elected for the
coming grand lodge year: G. W. c. T., John
NJ. Durham, of Brooklyn Center; G. W. c.,
Rev. William Copp of Window; G. W. V. T.,
Mrs. A. A. Batchelder Of Albert Lea; G. w.
secretary, Mrs. Kate L. Penhiman of Minneap-
oils (re-elected); G. w. T., Miner Ball of Elk
celsior (re-electe0; G. s. j. r., Mrs O. A.
Slater of Pine Island. Representatives to the
R. W. G. L. of the World; A. F. Newt of Min
neapolis; W.:P Roberts of Minneapolis; alter
mates, F. E. Patterson of Rochester; Rev. W.
w. Satterlee of Minneapolis adjourned to meet
at Minneapolis the second Wednesday in June
1885,
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Reuben Bassett left Pittsburg thirty
two years ago for Pixies Peak, and, after
travelling all over the world and making
fortune, he returned to his old home
April 80 to spend the remainder Of his
days. =. = ). :
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STATISTICS OF THE STATE.
Brief Summary of the Report of the Com
missioner Of Statistics, Giving Informa'
ton of General Public Interest.

Brief Summary of the Report of the Com
missioner of Statistics, Giving Informa-
ton of General Public Interest.
The fifteenth annual report of the state COM
missioner of statistics has been issued 1t
shows that in the year 1882 the area devoted to
wheat culture was reduced from 1884, 100 to-,
329, 1853. Since 1878 the percentage Of the total
cultivated area sown in wheat has been steadily
decreasing and there has been corresponding
increase in the percentage Of tie area devoted
to OATS corn and barley. Minnesota no longer
relies wholly upon wheat. Generally the con-
dition of agriculturists is improved through
out the state. The totals Of acreage and crops
are given as previously published. In
wheat there were 2,329, 500 acres sown, with a
production Of 32,176,25S bushels, making an
average of IL. 81 to the acre. Dakota, Goodhue,
Otter Tail, Polk and Stevens produced over
1000 900 bushels each. Of oats there were 769,
1873 acres sown, and an average production of
"a "A per acre; of corn, 628, Sly acres, with an
average yield of 26 A. OF potatoes, 5,074, 7336
hay crop exceeded that Of 1881 by 346, 900 tons.
There is material enlargement of the country
devoted to flax. There are 81, 403 farms, of
which 1868 are new The apple trees and
grape vines bearing show a marked increase.
The products of the dairy have increased con-
siderably.
OF LIFE AND DEATH.
The vital statistics follow. In 1882 tn ere
were a, 5O4 births II, 104 males, 303 females,
610 twins and 155 illegitimate. Of these TITS
were of American parents, 1884 German, g.
$50 Norwegian, 2601 Swede, 953 Irish and 3,
sol mixed parentage, There were l., S9S deaths.
making the natural increase Of population Is,
206. There were six thriplet births. The
least deaths wereS51, in FEBRUARY, and the most
1886, in August From zymotic diseases s.,
Oil died, 1906 from constitutional, 1856 from
local, 1883 from developmental 52l
from accident, Is from homicide,
and 81 from suicide. About six
males died to five females. General statistics of
the different counties follow, and the pamphlet
closed with 43 pages of miscellaneous statistics.
There were 256 newspapers published, Of which
Il were German swedish Norwegian og and =!
vorces and 9,2l2 foreigners naturalized; 500
scandinayians, A123 Germans, a5e Irish and
!, 231 British, The report which is long oyer
Malmros and his recent transfer to Leith.