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The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-10-02
Story Oft Man Who Killed His Wife's Sc
Queer.

In the trial of Frank Conant at New London,
Conn, for the murder of Alfred Mcclellan,
Conant was on the stand and told the story OF
his wife's confession of being seduced by Nc.
Lellan. Conant said he had been twice pre-.
vented by his wife from committing suicide.
On the Sunday of the killing he invited McLel.
Ian to ride with him to his (Conant's) house,
where he proposed to confront him with his
wife, with the charge of seduction. When
they reached Connant's house Mrs. Conant had
not returned from church, and to kill time,
Conant invited Mcclellan to the barn to see
colt While in the barn Conant become so
overcome with emotion that he could not rest
even himself, and said to Mcclellan with an
oath, Mcclellan, you seduced my wife" Nc
Lellan seized wheel-spoke and rushed upon
Conant, when the latter drew his revolver and
fred. It went off the second time and McLel,
Ian screamed and fed towards the door. Con!
nant did not remember anything after that I'M
til he saw Mcclellan lying in the street He
then went to church and told his wife he had
killed Mcclellan. His wife replied: ':My God!
has it come to this?"
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-10-02
Colorado.

Colorado takes it's name from the Colorado
river, meaning Red Water, and is the youngest
state in the Union. It was explored by the ear
" Spanish gold hunters in the sixteenth centu-
~, but no settlement was made until the last
thirty years. The northeastern part of the
state was bought by the United States in the
Louisiana purchase Of 1909, and the remainder
was coded by Mexico in 1S4S About 1906, Ma
jor Pike explored the region and gave his name
Long, and in 1913, Captain Fremont 'sthe
path finder" still further explored Colorado
The discovery of gold in 1855, near the present,
city of Denver, started : flood of immigrations
which has continued almost undated ever
since Towns sprang up with extraordinary
City and others were started. COLORADO was
organised @ territory in 1851, and admitted
y state n August ]. 1874 III
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-10-02
The state department has received an inter.
esting report for the United States consul Of
Genoa, regarding the cholera scourge which
Not q Cheerful Business Outlook.

There were POI failures in the United States
reported to Bradstreet's during the week end
ing 9th, against 207 in the preceding week,
and 164, 173 and 1l2 in the corresponding
weeks Of 1888, 1882, and 1881 respectively
whose capital was less that 5000. For tn.
first nine months of the current year, to ant
including Sept 30, the indications are that the
total number of failures in the United States
will aggregate 8, 800, as compared with 7,35S
failures in like proportion of 1888. No failures
among these recorded have widespread OF
vital connection with the whole commercial
community than those of banks or banking in.
situations. It is notorious that the failures OF
banks in 1884, state national and private, have
been considerably in excess of the rate in for.
mer years, particularly in 1888, when the az
gregate Of all failures was exceptionally heavy
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-10-02
Militia and Kobs.

In most riots the neglect of few.
simple principles by both civil and mil.
itary authorities has caused most Of the
bloodshed. The militia should be as
sembled promptly. If this is delayed,
their armories may be surrounded and
their assemblage prevented. Be-
sides, the knowledge that troops are in
readiness strengthens the police and
intimidates the mob. They should not
be paraded until the last moment. The
bayonet and rifle are deadly weapons,
and not suited for mere police work.
But as soon as there is danger of the
police being oyerpowered the militia
should march to their aid, and then all
sentimentality should be dispensed with.
A mob is gang of law breakers, with
the criminal class coming to The top as
it gains power; and the very existance
of society depends upon it being prompt
ly put down. Halfway measures are
cruelty. Any militia officer who per-
mits his men to be shot or stoned with:
out resistance deserves a court-martial.
A mob never appreciates forbearance.
Blank cartridges simply inspire them
to fresh assaults. Firing in the air has
the same effect, besides killing innocent
people at O distance: Volleys are seldom
necessary: To detail few sharp-shoot-
ers to pick off the leading aggressors is
far preferable If the thrower of
the first brick is shot, as rule no more
will be thrown. -Four shots at Cir Gin
natl which killed four leaders dispersed
the mob that attacked Powell's gun
store. The same number fired with like
effect would have scattered that which
attacked the Jail, if they had been the
first which had been fired by the troops.
It must be remembered that no troops
will ;and being stoned or being shot at
without firing in return. If the officers
wait too long Gas was the case in tho
Orange riots in New York;, some one is
sure to fire without orders, bringing on
o general fire which unnecessarily de-
stroys many lives. The troops should
not allow themselves to be besieged.
Strong detachments should traverse the
streets, aiding the police in dispensing
all crowds and in clearing the streets.
The mob, when once broken will never
again collect If the militia are strong
and we'll disciplined, and it is understood
distinctly that they will permit no
trifing, their mere appearance is usual
ly sufficient. If their condition is such
that tho mob iii not foar them MANY
lives have to he sacrificed before peace
can be restored. Topics of the Time, :"
in the June Century.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-10-02
Railroad and River News.

The railway depot at Caledonia, Mimi, was
robbed recently, the safe blown open ann 81. 50
in cash taken.
The changed routes of the Wisconsin, Mime
sofa & Pacific road run thusly: Commencing
at Rod Wing, Mimi, and extending as now con-
gomery; thence in westerly direction to q
point on the Pacific divison of the Minneapolis
st. Louis at Gaylord; thence along this divis-
ion to Morton, and thence in westerly direc-
ton to point in Dakota veto be decided upon.
The company has also increased its stock from
81 900 COO to 81 ,OO, 0OO
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-10-02

There is gold fund of $3.50, oou, 900 in the
United States treasury:
Secretary Teller declines to approve Of the
action Of the Utah Northern in building through
Fort Hall reservation, Idaho, before the Indians
rights are taken care of.
The appointment Of Judge Gresham to be
secretary Of the treasury is not temporary, but
permanent It is intimated that Justice Brad
ley, Of the supreme court, will retire in few
months, and the position will be rendered to
Gresham.
Posto ffices established: 1owa-Red Rock,
Marion county: Wisconsin-Woodhull, Fond du
Lac county. Postmasters commissioned
Chauncey +. Wilson, Bloomington, OAK !;
Matthias Schlingen, Starr, Oak. New Offices
Alexander Courson, Red Rock, Marion county,
Iowa; Joseph A. Strait, Woodruff, Fond du
Lac county, Wis.
Postofice names changed: Dakota-Wood-
worth, Miner county, to Raswell Postmasters
Commissioned Charles Augustin, Cottage Hill,
Iowa; -Knutson, Grow Lake, MINI. William
II. Wellen, Jr., Paddock, MINI. Michael G.
Larkin, Kibbey, Mont. New Offices George
W. Abbott, Hoskins, Mcintosh county, Oak
A Washington correspondent of the Sun
thinks the colored race is dying out He says:
ALLOWING that the races have increased in pro-
portions in the District of Columbia since 1880,
and supposing that the whites now number
lac, 600 and the blacks TO- OOO, the death rate Of
the former, according to the returns, would be
49, in 600 per annum, and the death rate Of
the latter would be 81. 8; so that the death rate
among colored people is 1875 in 1000 greater
than among whites"
The laboring people of Washington are in =
state of grea agitation over the importation of
some ESQ italian and Hungarian laborers by a
sewer contractor. They are paid Is cents per
day, the ruling price for such labor being
4L25 The workingmen Of the District Of
Columbia, white and black, consid Ter that the
work upon all public improvements should be
given to them and that they are being defraud-
ed Of means which they should be permitted
to earn. They arr holding meetings, making
incorporate speeches, passing resolutions, and
appealing to the authorities for a redress Of
their grivances, but the cheap foreign laborers
keep right on doing their work. Violence is
freely threatened and serious trouble is
feared.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-10-02
IkEoUUhCNS.
Loans and discounts
$l2,S2O,702 G.
FURTHER FIGURES,

The net increase in capital stock is ST, 141, $50,
and in surplus, $128,21S.14. The increase in
capital, surplus and individual deposits amounts
TO $2.453, 26S.48, and the increase In loans,
So, 4O7, 467.41. The banks held in cash on June
20, 1917, 492. "a, or 9.8 per cent Of the imne-
date liabilities and in corresponding banks the
sum Of $1,2lO, 5O548 or AS per cent Of i'm
mediate liabilities, and in both classes Of avail
able funds the sum Of So, 027, 1886. O2, OF "a
per cent of such liabilities The total increase
of deposits of the banks are 1854, 415.79, and
the total increase of resources the same. The
combined capital surplus and individual depos-
It's of all the banks Of the state show grand
total OF $45,489,OO6. The loans of tho eighty
six national, state and savings banks amount to
$37, 572, 756. The increase of the banks are:
National, Is; state 8: savings O; private. IL:
making an increase Of IS.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-10-02
One of the most peculiar strikes on

One OF the most peculiar strikes on
record is that of 400 girls employed in a
New Haven rubber works who event
out" because they were not allowed to
have the windows raised in their work
rooms during the hot weather. It is
gratifying to note that the strikers for
fresh air were successful, and resumed
work upon their own terms, which SIM
ply demanded open windows. The win
dow trouble has been on issue for twelve
or fifteen years, causing the best en-
ployees at times to leave because they
could not work with the windows closed.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-10-02

The great grandmother of General &c orge B.
Mcclellan, Mrs Samuel Mcclellan, planted
three elms in Woodstock, Ct, for Joy, when
she heard the news of the battle Of Lexington,
and they are now the largest and finest elms in
the town, =
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-10-02

Frederick Sawyer, eldest son of A. J. Saw
yer, prominent wheat man of Duluth, died
at Avon Springs, N. Y, of abscess on the side.
aged twenty six.
Ira o. Gilbert of Duluth, dealer in pine
lands, died Saturday. He went to Duluth four
years ago.
The Second Congregational society of Min
neapolis is going to build new church
Mr.. T. Ware died at his residence in Owa-
tonna of inflammation of the lungs, aged fifty
eight years.
Farmers in the vicinity of Alden have banded
together for the purpose of handling their own
wheat They have hired an agent to attend to
their business who will receive his pay from
the association.
Capt and Mrs. William Adams, of Richfeld,
have lately donated to the First Congregation
al c}.urcil, of Willard, Mimi, 81, 900 for build
dtion that 600 building should be erected
Murphy closed his st. Paul crusade His
converts perfected q permanent organization
with John B. Brisbin a. president
James Scanlan of Sheridan, Mimi was thrown
from his wagon and paralyzed, dying the next
day.
Saturday night the Meriden mill at Meriden
nine miles from Owatonna, was destroyed by
fire. The mill was built about six years
since by Incorporation of the citizens Of Meri-
den and the farmers of the western part of
Steele county and of Waseca county. 1t has
been idle since last spring. The original cost
Of the mill was about $2S coo, and agood many
thousands have been added since in the way Of
improved machinery. Last year the cyclone
damaged the mill, and the cost of repairing
and new machinery to the amount Of q, 900
put in created floating debt which was ex-
tinguished by . sherifrs sale of machinery.
The amount Of insurance could not be learned
George Van Wagner, an emplo ye Of the Wi
mona Wagon works, committee suicide by shoot
ing himself in the head with revolver in the
cellar Of the Fair Grounds house. He was
abont thirty yesrs Of age and single pssipa-
ton md desPondsncy were the cause
MrA Professor Moses Mazston Of Minneapo-
II sibsen appointed superintsndsnt Of wom-
q 11li.nessta for ths
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-10-02
Cost of State School Books,

Superintendent of Public instruction Kiehle
has issued a circular to county auditors in
which he says that on and after Oct /, 1884,
the state text books will be sold by the various
agents at prices named in the accompanying
schedule. reduction of five cents has been
made in the price of the common school
geography, first reader and American history.
This change will entitle the several agents to q
credit of six cents for each of these books re-
manning unsold at that time. A circular to
state text book agents says that by reason of
larger orders for text books since the adoption
of the agency plan, the cost of transportation
has been so decreased as to warrant the re-
duction Of the selling price Of several of the
books. It is therefore ordered that on and
after Oct: l, 1884, the Common School Geogra-
ply" shall be sold for SO cents, the 'First Read
or" for 10 cents, and the 'American History"
for 60 cents.
The price of state text hooks are now as fol-
lows:
Common school speller, Is cents; introduce
tory geography, 81 cents; common school geo.
graphy, 80 cents; first reader, 10 cents; second
reader, 20 cents; third reader, 80 cents; fourth
reader, 40 cents; higher reader, 80 cents; geog-
raphy Of Minnesota| so cents, primary arith-
metic, Is cents intellectual arithmetic Is cents
elementary arithmetic, 80 cents; practical
arithmetic, 50 cents; how to speak and write,
81 cents; lessons in language, Is cents English
grammar, so cents; American history, 60 cents;
physiology and hygiene. IS cents; academic
dictionary, $1.40; writing books, 10 cents each;
manual of penmanship, $1.1O.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-08-02
Heart Beats.

DIR. N. B. Richardson, of London,
the noted physician, says he was re-
Gently able to convey a considerable
amount of conviction to an intelli-
gent scholar by a simple experiment.
The scholar was singing the praises
of the "ruddy bumper" and saying
he could not get through the day
without it, when DR.. Richardson
said to him:
CIVIL you be good enough to feel
my pulse as I stand here?"
He did SO. I said, Count it
carefully; what does it say ?"
fsYour pulse says seventyfour."
[ then sat down in a chair and
asked him to count it again. He
did SO, and said, ''Your pulse has
gone down to seventy"
I then lay down on the lounge,
and said:
He replied, aWby, It is only six
ty-four what an extraordinary
thing !"
I then said, when you lie down
at night, that is the way nature
gives your heart rest. You know
nothing about it, but that beating
organ is resting to that extent; and
if You reckon it up it is a great deal
Of rest, because in lying down the
heart is doing ten strokes less q
minute. Multiply that by 60, and
it. is 600; multiply it by s hours
and within a fraction it is 5000
strokes different and as the heart
is throwing 6 ounces Of blood al
every stroke, it makes a difference
of 10000 ounces of lifting during
the night.
"When I lie down at night with.
out any alcohol, that is the rest my
heart gets, But when you take
your wine or grog you do not allow
that rest, for the influence Of alco
ho1 is to increase the number 0.
strokes, and instead Of getting this
rest you put on something like 49,.
900 extra strokes, and the result is
you rise up very seedy and unfit fol
the next days work till you have
taken a little more of the 'ruddy
bumper, which you say is the SOU
of man below"
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-08-02

It is now estimated By men well
posted on the subject that it is not
possible at present to produce a
pound of sugar in any quarter Of the
globe without a loss to the grower.
Beet sugar, it is calculated, can be
produced at cost about 20 pei
cent less than cane, but beet sugar
can be produced now in the coun-
tries which pay a bounty on its ex-
portation. The government bounty
covers the loss III Austria and Ger
many with possibly q small margin
over. The course Of these countries
has practically established monop-
oily for beat sugar By rendering SUI
gar cane cultivation unremunera-
fiye.-States.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-08-02

Boston Budget "a paragraph
headed "A Plebeian Aristocrat' is
copied into several papers, purport-
ing to be a special New York dis
patch to the Cleveland Ohio Her
aid, referring to the present Mrs.
Paran Stevens. It says: '"The Ma
tional Republican headquarters on
Fifth Avenue, No. 242, are next
door to the residence of Mrs. Paran
Stevens, a name very common in
the society news Of Gotham, where
she is now an acknowledged leader
and a shining light. Mrs. Stevens
is, in her way, a wonderful woman.
She was Massachusetts factory
girl. Her husband was a hotel
clerk. When they we're married,
| his prospects in life were bounded
by the scintillations of a bogus dia-
mond pin in the Office Of o third
rate hostelry in Boston. He had
an opportunity to lease the hotel,
started into the hotel business on
cheek, and came out a millionaire
before he was forty. Then he died
leaving a pretty widow and q
daughter OF two. This is a very
reliable a. piece d news to lose tic! $.
who knew Paran Stevens and his
antecedents. When he came to
Boston as q horse dealer and stable
keeper, he had for a wife one Of the
smartest and most capable women
who ever swung a broom or ham
died mop. She was a splendid
housekeeper, and when Paran be-
gan keeping the old New England
4 Coffee House, yet standing in Gin
ton street, she was boss Of the
I premises. When he took the Re
/ we're House, some years later, her
genius for management was con
spicuous and later still, when Amos
3. Emo recognized Stevens as the
man for his Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Mrs. Stevens was consulte(La eF cry
movement. She died when lhe be
came prosperous, and Para1b then
threescore or thereabouts, married
the Lowell factory girl, who was
handsome but poor. This is the
correct version Of this oft-repeated
story.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-08-02

Toronto Globe Il understand
that You fought duel with your old
enemy Snarly p Yes "What
was The result? "Why, when they
brought the pistols on the field /
discovered they were some Of my
own make. ! manufactured them
for bows, you know advertise them
ia all the juvenile and religious
journals and sell them cheap.
eyes" "WeI, I refused to take
either, but magnanimously permet-
ted Snarly to keep them both. !.
StWell ?" THAT was all he tell
dead at the first fire.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-08-02
Length OF Our Lives Increasing.


At recent international health
exhibition held in London, Sir
James Paget delivered an address
before the association, the Prince OF
Wales being present.
The learned physician asserted
that people live longer than former
", and that less sickness prevails
among the mass of people, and he
then gives the following reasons for
the decrease Of mortality during the
last few years
There is less from intemperance,
less from immortality we have bet
ter, cheaper, and more various food;
far more and cheaper clothing far
more and healthier recreations. We
have on the whole better houses
and better drains, better water and
air, and better ways of using them.
The care and skill with which the
sick are treated in hospitals. infrml-
aries, and even in private houses
are far greater than they were the
improvement and extension of nurs-
ing are more than can be described;
the care which the rich bestoW on
the poor, whom they visit in their
own homes, is every day saving
health and life !; and even more eff
fectual than any Of these is the work
done by the medical officers OF
health and all the sanitary authori-
ties now active and influential in
every part Of the kingdom. But we
want, adds the lecturer In closing,
''more ambition for health--a per-
sonal ambition for renown in health
as keen as is that for bravery or for
beauty, or for success in our athlet-
ic games and field sports"
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-08-02

An Omaha dime museum had a
young elephant tied to a stake in
front Of the tent, which was lettered
hugely aGreat Menagerie. Those
who entered found a trifing collec-
ton of not remarkable objects, ami
mate and inanimate, but no beasts
or birds. where is the menag-
erie ?" was asked. "Outside, was
the reply. 'sThe. elephants the
menagerie. How much dye want
for ten cents p
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-08-02
For Farm Boys to Learn.

From a western paper we extract
the following practical remarks
they will be useful to every one on
a farm: How many of the boys
who read this paper could clay off
an acre Of ground exactly, proyid-
ing one Of the dimensions was given
them? Now "Hoe Handle" likes
to be useful, and I have taken some
pains to make out a table, and [
would like to have every one Of the
farm boys learn it. There are 160
square rods in an acre, and there
are Sol square yards IN one rod.
This gives 4,84O square yards in one
acre
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-08-02

Do not wade out into the dan
gerous sea Of this worlds comfort.
Take what the good God provides
you, but say of it, 1T passeth away ;
for indeed it is but a temporary sup
ply for a temporary need" Never
suffer your goods to become your
God spurgeon.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-08-02
PATENTS s 9RGA 55sFness a In M ~

PATENTS 9 etBgF basiness s n IN 81
q s. Patent Office attended to for MODERATE
FEES. Our office is opposite the q. 8. Patent
Office and we can Obtain pabe;nass IL less tile
Send MODEL OR DRAWING. We advise as
TO natentability free of charge; and we make
No Charge Unless We Obtain Patent. =.
yention, with claims, yonr name and address,
viii he published in the United States Patent
Office Gazette paper Of Immense fss rea
We refer here. to the Postmaster, the supt.
Of Money order Div. and to officials OF the Y.
s. Patent Office. For circular, advice, terms,
and references to actual clients IN your own
o's'ee " SO''t1sy q. A. SNOW 81 Co..
Opposite Patent Office, Washington y. Y.
nov 24-tf
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-08-02

A New York cook ends up her
advertisement for a situation :
'sNone but first class families need
apply"
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-08-02

Again, allowing nine square feet
to the yard, 2724 square feet to the
rod, 43, $50 square feet to the acre,
and we have another table