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The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-12-25
The True Heaven on Earth.
Robert G. Ingersoll.


If there is any heaven on earth, it is
where just the right man marries just
the right woman: and there is no way
TO be happy except with perfec ct liberty.
I hate man who thinks woman should
obey him. I had rather be a slave
than master. / had rather be robbed
than be q robber. All that I ask for
womankind is simple liberty, and let
the man love the woman as she should
be loved. As one of the old sacred
books of the Hindus says: MAN is
gth-woman is beauty, man is
:ourage-woman is prudence, man
is strength and woman is wis.
dom, and where there is one
man loving one woman, and one woman
loving one man, in that house the very
angels love to come and sit and sing"
[believe, then, in perfect freedom; I
believe in perfect justice, and where q
man loves woman she never grows old
to him. Through the wrinkles of age
and through the mask of time he sees
the sweet maiden face that he loved and
won. And when a wo man really loves
man he does not grow gray; he does
mot grow decrep1t, he is not old, but to
her he is the same gallant gentleman
foreser that won her heart and hand.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-12-25

The proposed pension which Gen.
Grant declined in advance the other
day amounted to 5000 q year. His
yearly pay as retired general Of the
army, if his friends should succeed in
restoring him to the rank he held when
he resigned to be president, and in put
ting him on the retired list, would
amount to $40, 125, and the back pay
for sixteen years, from the date of his
resignation, March 4, 1869, would
amount to 1852, O0O-a sum sufficient to
pay off the judgment which Mr.. Van
derbilt procured on Tuesday last and
leave the general something over $10,-
600 in pocket. BE is probably wise in
taking the chances Of the success of a.
bill for restoration rather than of one
for pension, for even Democratic
house, would hardly like to put itself
on record as opposing such measure
if it should be brought squarely to vote.
Gen. Grants only income at present is
understood to be derived from the $3.50,
900 fund which was raised for him by
friends in New York.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-12-25
Adventurous Career of a Balti-
more Girl,

Agnes Leclerq was born in Baltimore
in 1910. As she grew into dashing,
handsome woman she developed great
ability as rider, married rope-dan-
Ger and joined a circus. She visited
New Orleans an other southern cities,
and became one of the stars of the saw
dust ring. Obtaining a divorce, she
appeared in Washington during the war
and led a gay life All the young army
officers were among her admirers. In
1862 she married Prince Sulm-Salm,
and succeeded in having HIM made a
Brigader- General: Salm- Salm was a
genuine prince, but he had run down at
the heel. His spunky wife made him
go through the war creditably, but
without any special distinction. When
peace came the princess wanted
her husband retained in the regu-
lar army as colonel, but General
Grant was against her, and the two
adventures went to Mexico and ten
dcred their services to the Emperor
Meximilian. The emperor was shy ct
first, but the princess won him over,
and the prince was made his first aid-de-
camp. The two stuck to poor Maximil-
ian to the last, and Salm-Salm o.
near being shot with his royal
but his wife begged him off. 4
ing to Germany, Salm- Salm recei
command in the army, and was k
at Gravelotte. Some years after
widow married Mr.. Charles Heneag,
an attache of the British Legation at
Berlin. The match did not turn out
we'll, and separation followed. Hene-
age paid his dismissed wife five thou.
sand dollars year until ner death,
some two or three years ago. Rather
an adventurous career for Baltimore
girl, a..
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-12-25
Garfield and Tucker.

Mrs. Garfield did very graceful and
very sensible thing in asking John
Randolph Tucker, of Virginia, to act as
the guardian of her infant children dur
ing their legal minority. Graceful, be-
cause Tucker was one of Garfeld's
truest friends; sensible, because bet
ter man could not have been found fol-
that responsible position. When Tuck.
or came up from his professorship in
*'the University as the Virginians call
it, brilliant, scholarly, big hearted,
fashioned Virginia gentleman, to sit
in the House of Representatives he
sougth out the more cultivated among his
colleagues and made them his friends.
This was not difficult, for no one ever
knew him long without loving him.
Among them all he found no one so con-
genial as Garfield. Although they diff
fered Numerically in most things, yet
they had much in common. Garfield
was big-brained, big-hearted boy, his
enthusiasm tempered only by his cul
ture. Tucker was personally as de.
lightful as Garfield, excelling him in
his ability to tell good story, and was
Intellectually his peer in every respect.
At the same time he was morally strong,
as honest as he was fearless, although be
was no better equipped for political life
than Garfield. OF course, their polit.
zeal views differed in toto. Tucker
was state rights man; Garfield was
nationalist. Tucker was free-trader;
Garfield protectionist. But one
day, after their friendship had
become fact. Garfield came over to
fuckers desk on the democratic side of
the house and said: "Tucker, you
know I am a protectionist. but want
that there should be free trade hereaf-
ter between you and me in matters lit
erary." with all my heart" respond
ed Tucker, and from that time to the
day of Garfield's death they were the
closest friends. They both loved liter
ature--all letters ancient and modern,
but perhaps most of all, the Greek and
Latin classics. Every day theJ man.
aged to steal time from even the most
engrossing Of their legislative duties
Tor an excursion into those ever bloom
ing fields. Sometimes they met in the
library, sometimes in committee-room
or again on the floor of the house itself.
Was hington Correspondence of the
PhiladelDhia Record.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-12-25

A late London letter to the New
York Times says: *'Never since the
close of the civil war in America have
there been SO many impecun1ous Amer
leans in London as now. The recent
tumble in securities, the consequent
aistrust of new mining ventures, and
their heavy losses on betting on Blaine
have all contributed to work havoc in
the colony, and the American who is
able to pass the week without hope
less loan to compatriot is fortunate.
One young man named Gould, of re-
putable parentage, after bringing most
of his friends to grief, has sailed for
the Transvaal as q volunteer in the
Bechuanaland expedition"
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-12-25
Personal Points,

Robert Morris, formerly of Kentucky, was
recently, in New York, crowned the ''poet lau-
reate" of Freemasonry.
Leave Of absence six months, on surgeons
certificate of disability, with permission to
leave the department Of Dakota, is granted
Mrs Howgate, the wife of the fugitive"
says = Washington telegram to the Boston
Herald, lis keeping small boarding house
here, and Miss Ida Howgate, his clever daughter
is an instructor in a military academy at
Cleveland"
Rev. T. B. Fuller, bishop Of Niagara, died
Wednesday morning. Several days ago he &C..
cidentally ran three-cornered file into his
hand. At first the wound did not give much
trouble, but in a day or two after It festered
and gangrened Blood poison set in, from the
effects Of which he died.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-12-25

A new Masanic hall Of Lake City has been
dedicated.
Rev. Father P. j. Rowland has returned
from trip to Europe.
Rates to Portland via the Northern Pacific
and St Paul have been reduced.
Charles A. Lambert, hats, St. Paul, as
signed. Liabilities $3.50; assets, $2,5o0
EW shirk & Co. e livery stable in st. Paul
was burned. Horses saved Loss small
John johnson of Beardsley, is in Jail for
stealing yoke Of oxen from Andrew Knudson.
Harry A. Sergeant was commissioned post
master of Sergeant, and K. s. Nordgarden of
Madison
Samuel shoulding, q pioneer settler of Lu-
verne, is dead He was veteran of the Black
Hawk war.
Attorney General HAHN decides that bonds
men for treasures in school districts are con-
tlnously liable. =
Mr.. Iohstenstein OF Rich Prairie, was thrown
from his wagon, run over and SO badly in ured
that death resulted soon after.
Thomas Dalton of Sherman has lost his
granary with about 1000 bushels of grain and
all his farm machinery, by fire.
Gustave Kaping, aged Is, committed suicide
at Lydia, Scott county, by shooting himself,
because he was disappointed in love.
The body of John Driscoll was found along
side the railway track near Mortified, having
fallen in . fit, and been struck and killed by q
train
The fall term of the St Cloud normal school
opened with large attendance all the seats
being filed Notwithstanding the raising of the
grade.
A man named Andrew Anderson was found
frozen to death in shanty in Franconia. He
was dissapated and had been missing several
daye.
Ole Thordole, blacksmith in the employ of
by hanging, but he was cut down and resus-
citated.
~ John Rice, . night switchnckn in the Minena
l. st. Peter yards at Winona, was strcuk by an
engine and had few ribs broken and his
shoulder dislocated.
The Bank of Minneapolis u. P. Cummin l.
Co.. made an assignment to Charles Fairchild
for the benefit of creditors. They state that
ell depositors and creditors will be paid in
full
A week ago four children and a grandchild
of Henry scheele, of Norwood died Since
then his wife and four more children have
died, leaving the husband and father alone in
the world.
Representative Reese has called a meeting at
Willmar on the Goth inst, to consider bills on
wheat grading and regulation Of railroad tariff
which he has prepared for introduction in the
legislature.
Anton Bocek, Republican candidate for the
legislature in LIE Sueur county, has decided to
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-12-25
The Criminal 0alemdar.

Columbus Wells, carpenter committed sui
eide at Minneapolis by taking stfychnine.
At Minneapolis Won Hessen and Smith, a.
legged to have robbed Andrew Berg Of 1900
were held to bail
A daring attempt was made by incendiAries
to burn the city hall of Atlanta, Ga, which
contains records involving sc, 000, 000
L D. Richardson, Chicagoan, commission
or Of the Ohio river pool, was robbed in hotel
At Indianapolis, of money and valuables to the
amount of s., 600
The second mate and boatswain Of the ship
J. F. Chapman, from San Francisco, have been
arrested at Liverpool on charge Of causing
the death of seaman named Jansen. 80
Edward Cuttings, aged twenty five years, was
sentenced at Baltimore to the, penitentiary, for
five years for arson, and died the same night
at Z o'clock. Cuttings was carried by two
sherins into the court room, and he had to be
supported while Judge Phelps sentenced him.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-12-25
Caring for Sick PauperS.

Secretary Hart has completed his statistics
of the expense of hospital care of paupers
Goodhue and Ramsey alone have county hospi-
tails. The latter is good institution, and &C
commodated last year daily average Of thirty
eight patients at an average cost of s. So per
week, including medical attendance The
Goodhue county hospital is just opened:
Minneapolis city patients are cared for at
FIVE different hospitals, St. Barnabas,
College, Sisters, Homeopathic and North
western. Last year the city had an aver
age Of thirty two patients, at an average
Of s.. 80 per week, besides medical attendance
furnished by the city physician. Washington
county pays the saltwater hospital gross
sum Of $lG5 per month for board and care of all
county patients. The county furnishes medi-
cal attendance. St Louis county pays 81 day
for board and care of each patient at St Luke 8
hospital, Duluth, the county providing medl-
cal attendance, but not undertaking to pay
more than $50 per month for any one patient
Clay county pays IL a day, and Cottonwood
md some other counties IS cents.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-12-25

dealers in the costly articles of luxury.
In Paris the number of stores in the
principal streets marked "To let" is
fairly startling. There is nothing to
compare with it in any other European
city except Dublin.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-12-25

nearly destroyed $lo,uv stock insurance as
follows: New York Underwriters, $1,000;
Niagara, %, 600; Farmers Insurance company,
this city, $4,000; Westchester, $1,000. The
building was damaged to the extent of $4,000;
insured for 1900 in the Imperial of London.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-12-25
>lxlsoellansous New. 1oees.

>81Doel1anoouS News 0otoA, ~2,,.
Secretary Hart reports $244, 583 expended on
Minnesota paupers during the past year.
The indebtedness Of W. L. Dickey l. Co.,
Of Minneapolis is 81, 600; assets, $15,M0
At Boston the we'll known firm Of John Null
.iker Il Co., oil dealers, has assigned to Samuel
Powers.
Else Banker Of Peekskill, N. Y, aged eighty
five, surprised his children by bringing home
bride, formerly Widow Dunscomb, aged
forty-fve
Committees from St. Paul and Minneapolis
have agreed upon site for Union Fairs, mid
way between the two cities, and accessible with
all the railroads,
The report Of the state salt inspector shows
the salt product of Michigan for the year end
ing Nov 30, 1884, was 1852, It's barrels-the
largest in the history of the salt manufacture
in the state
AtBufalo, N. r, Riegel& Robinson, olothiers,
made general assignment to George Rosen-
berger Of Rochester. Liabilities, $4,000
Stock and assets foot up 4l0O, 5000; preferred
claims, ~, CO., ~
The alatial residence Of GeorgeO @. Buchanan
1t Louisville was recently the scene of an auc-
ton sale OF furniture in the interest Of the
trust company, while the unfortunate family
still occupy rooms IN the house. = ~; -. s>~I
81 Notwithstanding the general complaint OF
nard times, and the talk concerning depression
in trade, no less than, 8S1 new business con
Germs have come into existence in 81 Paul
during 1884 The number for 1883 was sos.
The woman, Margaret Porter, whose skele-
lo., ~as a1rn,,oao7 a. have 1oa, fn,,Y1 r, e lnfi
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-12-25

Cp1orn1oswas admitted to the Union
kngsse 1915 Its population, as CIV
n tn Unissd States census of 1880.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-12-25

fall, on the charge that he was the father OF
her child He was brought before Judge Gra-
ham and, on preliminary examination, bound
over to the winter term of the district court
and the case was set for this week. Sun
day the parties were at church, and as they
were about ready to start for home, the girl
went up behind O'Shaughnessy and fired three
shots, one entering at the side through the
muscles, the two penetrating the skin and fol-
lowing around the body. A physician was i'm
mediately called, who extracted one ball, and
left the patient in comfortable circumstances.
Last Thursday was the coolest dav Of the
season at St. Paul, the mercury at no time dur
ing the twenty four hours going above zero.
According to some private thermometers the
mercury was as low as IS degrees. These in
struments, however, were badly out of order
as that in the signal service Office showed 20
degrees below to have been the lowest LIQUID
tonehed. Outside of St. Paul the weather was
sven solder, as shown by reports received at
ne various railroad offices. The lowest report
80 so below, at Jamestown on the Northern
9xsaAo II was :}3 below at Crookston on the
MAnitoba, SO below at several points on the
DHlatt snd % below on the Omaha.
III 4 4 1oxinstry assistant superintend-
nj Of dairy products for1the New Orleans ex-
i,ion ~ received fsomI Mrs. Mary R. Kel-
In O FSrmins Da1, o1binet of fancy
bettsr work The work oomprisosA large va
rietvsNilh ! bouaue4 81 Aovsrss n a. center.
all worried nom s eter, ineaadinE caIla nNiee,,
dahlias and other Aowers, % perfectly formed
in every part tkaf they have 8 real life Iifo ar
pearance; a bird'1 mott within bnnch az i6aysa
and branches, with d11nfy Sfs - d the 10. I
B Bans Of fG s1aies fr d: s
appearing Strawberries, ~ ktull
OF which are as visible as ar0 snatpfaf fritz \
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-12-25

unconstitutional, for Tx, reason thatit assumes
to delegate legislation powers to the district
court, tribunal not authorized under the con-
'stitution to exercise such powers That writ
Of prohibition will lie against judge Of the dis
triot court assuming toI exercise such powers
under this act Let tho writ
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-12-25
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PO1NTs AB0Bf :FHE PAUPgRS.

A Gompar'son BstWoep ,Fxtravasaace and
Economy - Expenditures In Minnesota
Counties with More Than $4,000 Popu.a-
: ton. -
Secretary Hart has prepared the following in
teresting table Of average expenditures Tor pau
pers in 1884 by what he calls the stingy and ex.
travagant counties. Although local circum.
stances may be an excuse In some counties, a. q
rule an expenditure Of over 30 cents per capita
Of population may be considered eftIavakant;
plies . Probable hiKgard]iness: Thu tables are
as follows:
Co9Aties spending HSoEEeI Counties spending less
than SOC per capita oil than 40 per capita OF
population. population.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-12-25

she was only thirty seven years old at
that time. She was ten years Jeffer
sons wife and in that period had six
children by him before she died in 1882
It is said that she was much courted, and
two of Jeferson's rivals met on her
doorstep day or two before the latter's
engagement. They heard sounds of
music within and soon found that JEFF
ferson was singing love song to the
young widow while she played an &C.
compartment on the harp. They con-
cluded not to press their suit, and left
with their love untold.
Dolly Madison's parents were Virginia
Quakers, who freed their slaves and went
to Philadelphia to live. Here at nine
teen. Dolly, demure Quakeress, mar
ried John Todd, a Quaker lawyer, who
died when she was tweDty-three, and
lett her pretty widow. In less than Il
year she married again, and this time q
Mr.. Madison, who was member Of
Congress. She was th1rty-seven years
old when her husband became Presi-
dent, just two years younger than Miss
Frelinghusyen is now.
Andrew jackson Is the only other
President who married widow. His
wife's first husbands name was Rob
ards, and she was only sixteen years
old when she married him. Robards
was jealous fellow and of an exceeding
~ ugly disposition. Rachel Robards
separated from him and got what both
Jackson and she thought was valid d.
vorce before she was married to Jackson.
She was about twenty-five years old at
this time, and the circumstances
of their union created no general re-
mark over the country. Nevertheless,
almost forty years later during the
campaign for the Presidency, the mat
ter was dug up and it was charged that
Jackson had married her before she
was legally. divorced from Captain
1obards. The story is too long to re-
National Republican., 1884-02-22

TT IS announced that the British govern
ment has presented the ship Alert to the
United States Internationally, for use in the
Greely relief expedition. The opportunity
for emulating the courtesy of this nation in
the return of tho Resolute to Great Britain
having presented itself, it has been quickly
taken advantage of by England in way that
will be cordially and gratefully appreciated
here. Such acts of international generosity
are so rare that they cannot fail to be
productive Of admiration and good feeling.
Mother England has done graceful thing
in royal way that will be fttingly recog-
nized and remembered by the people of tho
United States. 1t is sufficient to inspire the
wish that it may fall to the good ship Alert
to rescue Lieut.. Greedy and his comrades,
and bring them back safely to the shores OF
their country.
National Republican., 1884-02-22

march, passed through South Carolina into
North Carolina on Tuesday night, leaving
many wrecks in its wake. In the last-men-
TONED state the greatest damage was done.
Tho little town of Rockingham was
overturned, twonty-threo persons wore
killed outright, and many more
were wounded, It will bo some days
before all the casualties are known. The
telegraph wires in the region visited by the
storm were blown down aud communication
has not yet been fully restored. All human
effort is powerless in the presence of these
terrific exhibitions of the disturbed forces of
the elements, and Of late years they are be-
coming alarmlngly frequent Tho weather
bureau can definitely locate the "area of low
PRESSURE" and tell us the direction in which
it is likely to move, but even with this in
formation it is pretty hard to keep out of tho
way Of whirling cyclone.
National Republican., 1884-02-22
Hewatt,s calI ON MlnIster we.t.

Tho house committee on foreign affairs
yesterday took up the resolution offered by
Mr. Bruanm, of Pennsylvania, which pro-
vides that the house shall instruct that COM
mittee ito make inquiry as to whether any
foreign minister accredited to tho govern
mont of the United States has endeavored to
nullify'the effects OF unanimous resolution
of this house by representations affecting the
honor and integrity of its members"
Mr.. Brumm appeared before tho committee
for few minutes, and said he was confident
that evidence could be obtained to justify
the implied assertion of his resolution II the
committee would obtain authority from the
house to send for persons and papers.
Mr, Hewitt, of New York, subsequently
lin compliance with invitation) came before
the committee. A very animated colloquy
took place between him and MI. Belmont, of
New York, in the course Of which the latter
emphntioally expressed his opinion that Mr..
Hewitt's call on the British minister shortly
after the passage of the 0'Donnell resolution
was unwise and improper
Mr.. Hewitt in reply, presented to tho COM
mittee letter addressed to him by Minister
WesS few days after this visit, in which
Minister West asserts that Mr.. Hewitt, during
the conversation which incidentally occurred
at that time, urged prompt compliance by the
British government with the request of the
resolution concerning O'Donnell, which Mr.
Hewitt had introduced and the house of rep
resentatives had unanimously passed.
The committee, without reaching any ac-
ton in regard to the proposed resolution of
inquiry, adjourned until to-day.
National Republican., 1884-02-22

The fact that several notoriously disrepu.
table persons attached themselves to the Chi
cago delegation that came on to Washington
to pursuadc the democratic central commit
tee to send the national convention to the
boreal city by the lake should not initiate
against that place. Chicago is the only
western city with hotel accommodations
sufficient to accommodate national con-
vention crowd. st. Louis and Cincn-
natl have been tried and found wo-
fully lacking in this very important
particular. The limestone foundation upon
which St. Louis rests is burning hot in June,
July, and August Cincinnati is bake oven
in summer. Delegates will have to sleep on
the streets If the convention goes to Louis.
willie or Indianapolis. Chicago is cool, even in
the dog days. and its hotels are large enough
and numerous enough to take care of any
crowd, almost. Clearly, Chicago is the only
western city for national conventions OF
either party. The NATIONAL REPUBLICAN
charges nothing for this piece of friendly ad,
vice.