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The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-02-26

HENATE-The AGRICULTURAL appropriation bill
passed. The postotf1ce appropriation bill was
debated, and the senate disagreed to the senate
r.commtttoe's amendment striking out the pro-
vision reducing letter postage
The senate to-day, by vote of 81 to %,
made the silver bill a special order, and SUBJ
sequently Mr.. Morrill, yielded to the agri-
. cultural appropriation bill, which the senate
considered and passed Mr. Morrill,, who has
Mr.. German offered resolution, which was
agreed to, calling on the secretary OF tho into
rior for information as to whether the subsi-
died Pacific railroads have constructed, and are
maintaining and operating their own lines Of
telegraph, and where Geographic messages
! accepted and transmitted for all persons and
corporations without discrimination provided
Ey the act Of July I, 1862.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. Nominations were
made to-day: Joseph Bell. United States attor-
ney of New Mexico: Rev. William 81. Hicks, late
Of Washington, surveyor general Of =, FLORIDA grid!
ton, Jr., Of North Carolina. at Lewiston, Idaho;
Charles F. Farley, Santa Fo, N. Mox.
ConfirmationswTimothy sheehan, Minnesota.
Stephen F. Wilson, Pennsylvania, associate JUS
tice of the supreme court of New Mexico War
rem Truitt, register OF the land office, Lake View,
Oregon.
HousE-The river and harbor and naval al.
preparation bills were considered. A bill appro-
l.r1ating 100000 for public building at Coun-
Gil Bluffs, Iowa, passed. An evening session
was held for the consideration Of private pen-
sion BILLS.
sENArE-The Des Moines river lands bill
passed. The postofice bill was taken up An
amendment was offered and agreed to, 30 to 10,
appropriating $500, 900 for transporting foreign
mails on American steamships. The bill passed
by a vote of 30 to Is, the nays all democrats,
except Lane and Hill of Colorado
HousE-The sundry civil appropriation bill
was reported. A bill was introduced opening
the Oklahoma lands to settlement The naval
bill was debated, and after long discussion
point of order was raised against the section
proposing an increase of the navy, the point
was sustained and the section stricken out
An amendment was adopted appropriating
81, tx, 900 for the completion of one of the
steel cruisers. The bill finally passed An
evening session was held for the consideration
of District 0f Columbia business.
y
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-02-26

y TIE FIRST DEGREE OF GREATNESS,
whom Liberty herself has anointed as the first
citizen In the great republic or humanity. Ems
compasssd by the inviolate seas stan dss to daJ
the American republic which he founded-af ret
Greater RIitaln-nplifted above the powers ani
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-02-26


SENATE. AFTER tho consideration Of the Des
Mones river lands bill, the bill to forfeit the
land grant of the Texas Pacific Railroad COM
pany was debated at much lengh, and fina lily
passed, the vote being st to 9. The nays were
Ilairs and Bowen. During the debate Senators
Morgan Of Alablml and Beck of Koltu "ky had
passage. Morgan said: He had boon in the
Democratic party before tho senator f, ON
kentucky (Mr. Bcck) enjoyed the privileges of
citizenship in this country. He had been a
true and faithful Democrat and it did not rest
with the senator from kentucky to impeach
his Democracy
Mr.. Beck, disclaimed any allusion to Mr..
Morgan or any other senator. He is not
quite 80 important" Mr.. Beck said Gin my
estimation in regard to these questions as he
may think think he is. l did not happen to
ed about my birth. have boon citizen Of
tho United States since 1888 That is
good while ago. The senator may
have been very important man at
that Gate, but I doubt it. I have en-
"eavored to perform my duty as private citi-
zen and public officer to the best Of nv ability
since that time, and il the senator thinks It
adds anything to his dignity or dmin!shes
from my standing to make tho suggestion that
was born in Scotland instead of tho United
States he is welcome to all the honor he thinks
he has made by that fling at tho place of my
nativity.
HOUsE.-The committee on elections report
ed in favor of Frederick, W 10 contested the seat
Of Mr.. Wilson, the sitting member from the
Fifth Iowa district The river and harbor and
nayal bills were considered atlength.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-02-26
THAT COLOSSAL UNIT

remind all who gaze at it, more forctbly than
any arch or statue could do, that there is one
name in American history above all other names,
one character more exalted than all other char
eDcad beYopd 90 other one bright
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-02-26


life in yon plain. lofty shaft Such is his great.
ness that only by a symbol could it be repre-
seated. AS Justice must be blind in order to be
silent that by this mighty sign She may disclose
the amplitude of her story. The speaker re-
ferred to the great deeds of Virginia during thu
Revolution, and thanked the commission for the
honor done Virginia in choosing one OF her citt.
zens to speak on his OCCASION. Many a!lrsions
were then made to events In English and Amer.
lean history and an extended biographical:
sketch OF Washington was given.
GREATEST AS STATESMAN.
1t was az statesman that Washington was
greatest. Not in the sense that Hamilton anG
Jefferson, Adams and Madison were $ statesmen
but in larger sense. Men may marshal armie,
who cannot drill divisions Men may ;narshal
1ations, in storm and travail who have not thu
Not SO versed as they was he in the details Of
political science. And vet as ne studied tactics
when he ANTICIPATED war, so he studied politics
vixen he foresaw hia civil role approaching
reading the history and examining the principIes
Of ancient and modern confederacies and max.
ing notes OF their virtues, defects and methods
Of operation His pen did not possess the facil.
play and classic grace of their pens, but his
vigorous eloquence had the clear ring of oul
mother tongue. I will not say that he was 81
astute, SO quick, so inventive as the one or an.
by the vivacity Of wit, the rich colorings o.!
fancy, or daring flights of imagination. But
with him thought and action, like well-trainet
coursers, kept abreast in the chariot race guided
y
that never trembled. He had more infall1ble dis.
elimination of circumstances and men than any O
his contemporaries. He WEIGHED facts in a just.
er SCALE with larger equity, and firmer euua
nimity. He best applied to them the lesson Of
experience. With greater ascendancy of charac.
ter he held men to their appointed tasks; with
more inspiring vigor he commanded more i'm
plicit confidence. Re bore truer divining rod
and through wilderness of contention ne alont
was the unerring pathfinder of the people
There can indeed be no right conception o.
Washington that does not accord him a grea.
and extraordinary genius. The speaker con
lcluded with these words: In the name of thu
people of the United States-5heir president
their senators, and their representatives, ani
their judges, do crown to-day with the grandes;
crowd that venerat1on has ever lifted to til,
brow Of glory. him whom Virginia gave to Amer
1ca-whom America has given to the world, ant
to the ages--and whom mankind with uniyel ga
suffrage has proclaimed the foremost Of thu
founders Of empire in E, 81! s
= THE FIRST DEGREE OF GREATNESS.
whom Liberty herself has anointed as the first
citizen in the great republic or humanity Ems
compassed by the 1nviolate seas stands to day
the American republic which he founded-a fret
Greater Rritaif-.nnfftpf3 aknva
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-02-26

WINTHROP'S GRAFTON.
After referring to the fact Of his having deliv.
cred an address at the corner stone LAYING of the
monument thirty-seven years ago, and giving
an outline of the enterprise and the many diff
culties which had now been overcome by the
commission. the orator said of the monument:
Henceforth and forever it shall be lovingly assc-
ciated, not only with the memory OF him in
whose honor it has been erected, but with an era
of assured peace, unity and concord, which
would have been dearer- to his heart than the
costliest personal memorial which the toll and
treasure OF his countrymen could have con-
structed. The Union is itself the all-suficient
and only sufficient monument to Washington.
The Union was nearest and dearest to his great
heart. "The Union in any event" were the most
emphatic words of his immortal farewell ad-
DRESS. Nothing less than the Union would ever
have been accepted or recognized by MIN as
monument coLnmensurate with his services and
his fame. Nothing less ought ever to be
accepted or recognized as such by us, OF
by those who shall rise up, generation
after generation, to do homage to his memoryl
For the grand consummation which we celebrate
to-day, we are indebted primarily to the
tional government, under the successive presi-
dents OF the past nine years, with the concur
completion crowns the work. To-day that work
speaks for itself, and needs no other orator.
Mute and ifeless as it seems, it has a living and
audible voice for all who behold it, and no one
one, think, longer cavil about its design. Is
not the acknowledged prominence Of the
father OF his country, first without q second,
more fitly and adequately represented by that
and domes, and all the smoke and stir Of earth
as he ever rose above sectional prejudices, and
party politics, and personal interests-0vertop-
ping and dominating all its surroundings. gleam-
ing and gl1sten1ng out at every vista as far as
human sight can reach, arresting and rivet1ng
the eye at every turn, while it shoots triumph
antlv to the skies? Does not--does not.
repeat. y. Y 4Gsa-..s.s ~, 49, 81
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-05-28
A Hens Infatuation for . Cow.

Patrick Doyle near Middleton, N. Y,
has a COW on his dairy farm near the
village whose life is made miserable by
a hens singular attachment for her.
For over a year the hen has been an
inseparable companion of the cow, and
spends all the time when not on her
nest or joining the other chickens
when fed, perched ON the cows back.
There she roosts at night, whether the
COW may be in the barn, the BARNARD,
or the pasture. The cow does not ap-
prove of this close companionship, and
is always trying to shake the hen off
her back or whisk her off with her tail.
The hen is always prepared for these
attempts, and when the cow lowers her
head and shakes her shoulders the hen
trots along her back beyond the effects
of the shaking. If this brings her
within a possible whisk of the cows
tail she watches it closely and ut
the first movement of that append
age she trots back again to place
OF safety between the cows horrs.
AT times the cow will suddenly start
on a dead run around a field or
barnyard, lowering her head, lashing
her tail, and believing. as if to terrify
the hen into taking her departure.
The hen will then scramble to and fro
on the cows back to maintain her po-
sition, but the result of this maneuTer
on the part Of the cow is, nine time out
of ten, to force its unweleome compan-
ion to fly off The COW is no sooner at
rest than the hen steals up and mounts
again her perch. This amusing scene
is witnessed almost daily by people
who 60 to the farm for the purpose.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-05-28
The Ancient Spanish Silver Mines

Everybody, says the Kansas City
Star, has heard OF the marvellous wealth
of the old Spanish mines and of the ro-
mantle history that surrounds them.
The Spanish governors received mil
lions of tribute from them and loaded
galleons with silver ingots for Spain.
The lives of generation after generation
of poems were worn away in carrying
the rich ore from the deepest levels up
the pole ladder, niched on either side
for steps, in rude sacks made of skins.
Instead of modern steam pumps to
keep the shafts free from water, the ma
tive workers used the same rude sacks
in which they carried up the ore. Even
when worked in this primitive way,
small adobe furnace, the mines turned
out fabulous amounts of silver. The
old Spanish records still preserved in
the churches show millions on millions
of tribute from them to the Spanish
king. From one mine alone, the Prea-
to, an old record shows fully $16,000,-
600 to have been taken.
With the end of the days of Spanish
governors, the lazy natives began to
work the mines more carelcssly, until
finally their shafts filed up with water,
and the only ore they could obtain lay
above the water level. So they work
ed on for years, satisfied to get enough
to pay for their lazy existence, until the
enterprising American citizen put in an
appearance and began to prospect" "
1t was not long before ne guessed that
untold wealth might lie beneath the
water in the ali but deserted shaft, but
money was needed to get the water out
and to put up machinery for working
the mines according to modern meth
ods. In many cases the money was
forthcoming, and the mines once again
began to give up their treasure, but in
many others the enthusiastic prospec-
tor could find no one VINO shared his
enthusiasm and was willing to ''put up
the dust, so the old mines remained
unWorked, except as the lazy Mexicans
saw tit to burroW around above the wa
ter-line and smelt in their little fur
naces few cart-loads of ore from time
to time.
1t was eight such mines as these that
were bought up about two years ago by
an American company and energetic
work begun. Specimen ores are now
shown which assay as high as $500 per
ton. The locality of the mines is Chi
huahua, Mexico. Millions of tons of
rich ore lie within easy reach, and al
ready they have machinery on the
ground to begin work on grand scale,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-05-28
REAL ESTATE AGENCY.

Town and Country Property for sale eX-
change.
We buy or sell. according to the demand.
J. n. DUSSEL.
offer for sale the following desirable prop
erty:
A FINE RESIDENCE Brick HOuse-on
East side of North Chestnut street next to Re
publican" printing Office Price. $3.50.
A FINE RESIDENCE on East side of South
Chestnut street. Price. II. 400.
FARM OF $50 ACRES, in south part of
Aurora township. Favorably located. Price,
IS 5OO.
HOUSE and TWO LOTS near Diamond
Glass Factory. Price. S20O0.
A NUMBER OF BUILDING LOTS i'll very
favorable locality, in this place. Price. from
$3.50 to $50.
FINE RESIDENCE on Lincoln venue
Price, { BOO.
FARM OF 80 acres in EdinDuTg. Price $500,
FARM of 90 acres in Austinpurg, Ashtabula
county Price, 1850
= FAN ia OF 1Oi acres, in Fdilpurg. Price
S6,3G0
j. Fl DU SSHI-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-05-28
). Two Good Actors.
racollect lee. o,,;ltv or q,

/ recollect i was guilty on the first
night of little forgetfulness that cost
me very dear, and about which / was
often after severely chaffed. Mr.. Roy
an had arranged that in his character
of Colonel Jinks" he should have
comic combat with me at the entrance
to the blue chamber. We were to fight
a set combat, with basketed sticks for
swords, beginning with four blows on
our weapons, and then was to turn
half round and receive number five on
my back, then repeat the figure, Royan
receiving number five in turn, aud SO
on. A board was made for each of us,
to fit our backs underneath the coat, to
protect US from the blows and to give
out q sound when the blow fell.
In my hurried change from the ''De-
to put on the board, nor did l think
about it until l faced Mr.: Royan sword
in hand for the fight. The band was
loudly playing the comic music, and
there was no chance of telling him of
my error, or of asking him not to hit
hard. I noticed peculiar grin upon
his face as he fourished his stick, and
heard him shout something through
the music which sounded like Play
right-on-board," which concluded
to mean must take care to hit him
where the board was Chow envied
him that bit of timber.)
Our sticks crossed, one, two, three,
four, and it came-Five! across my
poor back-s singer! I must have
pulled q nice face. for the pit and gal
1ery yelled with delight. Our sticks
met again, and to the music-one, two,
three, four-(and, as if it would as
suage my own pain, hit him with ali
my strength )-Five!! He squesled and
| jumped, and the audience screamed.
| q thought to myself. What q good
! actor he is.'O Again-one, two, three.
four-and down came poor five on my
vsrtebre. One, two, three, four, and
again returned the blow with all my
force. We clasped each others left
hands, as arranged. and quickly-one.
two, with the sticks-three on each
others backs, simultaneously. This
was repeated like lightning six times,
and ], as arranged, fell on my face to
the floor. He gave me one more terri.
BILE blow as l lay. at which l shouted
"Ohr' and the audience were in costa.
cies, and as the scene closed they roar
ed, ssEncorei encore!p' but to my de.
light and relief the manager cried
NO! no! nor' The two comedian:
then came on to the stage. bursting
with rage.
This is most unfair, sir" said Hard
boy and Rayner together. I'VE should
have had that"
81 only wish you had" and 1 groan
cd in my agony.
"Whyp" said Royan.
"Why?" groaned out. .'WhyP I'm
q mass of bruises. l tried to let YOU
know, sir, ! forget to wear my back
board"
"You did?" yelled Royan, with I
savage grin. '.And so did Ir'
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-05-28

The Rev. Reginald Barnes Gordon's
most intimate friend, relates how he
made the acquaintance OF the hero of
Khartoum, at Lausanne. "For some
days l did not know his name, and
even after did it did not occur to me
that he might be the famous Chinese
Gordon. One day he invited me to his
room. noticed some strange docu-
ments on the table. .Yon have been in
Palestine and know Arabic, he said; ;
look at those papers. took several
and glanced at them, but soon laid
them down, remarking that knew
very little Arabic. .1hey are death
warrants, he said. / was so startled
that / exclaimed: Death warrantsp
Why, who are you? Don't you know
me?' he answered. i have been Gov
ernor-General of the Soudan, and still
nominally retain the position, but moth
ing now remains for me but to sign
these papers-that will end it. "
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-05-28
Special Notice!
OFFICE OF
Rockford Watch Co..

ROCKFORD, ILL, May 18th, 1884.
Referring to the fact that we have
appointed WAIT BROTHERS, of
Ravenna, Sole Agents for the sale of
our Quick Train Railroad Watches in
Portage County, Ohio. We desire to say
that no parties other than WAIT Bros.
or their employees, are authorised to
offer these Goods for sale in the terri
tory indicated and that no warranty
whatever attaches to our goods when
offered for sale by Others than our duly
authorised agents. Our goods are sold
directly from the factory, and only
through competent and well known
deslers.
AS the movements leave our hands
carefully adjusted and regulated for
immediate use, we hold ourselves di-
rectly responsible to the Wearer of the
watch for its satisfactory performance,
BUT ONLY WHEN SOLD BY OUR CHOSEN
AGENTS. We understand the extraor-
dinary guarantee OF excellence made
by WAIT BROS aud given out by
them to The public, and are prepared
to make good the assertions of oui
Representatives in that particular.
Very Respectfully,
ROCKFORD WATCH co.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-05-28
Fine Building Lots fol Sale.

TAM Offering the Lots on East Main and Free
i dom Sts and the old Playground for sale.
These are the mo t desirable building sites
about RaVenna and have never been in market
before,
have also about seventy five acres. two miles
from town. Edinburg road, which will sell
altogether, in three parts, at reasonable
prices Each piece has running water. andS
hne building place upon It.
s(n Y. u. KING. RaVsuns
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SMUGGLER.. JR. i,
AND
ROCKET.

| Will make the season OF 1885 at the stable o
P,H BEAN, RAVEHNA. O.
The Hambletonian Stallion ROCKET, is &
half brother To EELDIEG's ii HAMBLETOHIAH.
PEDIGREE -kocket WAS bred by F. W. Hui
Robert ROHner. the sire OF Lady Dalhman, rec
ord 2: %; he also was the sire of Ledger the
sire O5 Adele Clark-2:2Elz Robert Bonuel
was sired by Rysdick's Hambletonian; Robert
BOnner's dam by Long Island Rlack Hawk
grand-dum OF Abdallah. Dam of Rocket un-
traced.
DESCRIPTION Rocket is a rich mahog any
bay; stands II hands high and weighs 1175 lbs
of grand style. powerful form and trotting ac-
tion having tapped Willie GOlddust out IN
three heats trotted in 80, q 3S, and ,; 33 over
the Ashtabula track.
TERMS For Rocket. SIS to insure, and $40
for the season.
For Smuggler, Jr., $40 to insure.
Great care will be taken to prevent accidents.
but will not be responsible for any that might
occur.
Good pasturage for mares from distance at
reasonable rates.
Quite number of Smuggler. Jr's colts suck
my stable for examination, thus giving the
patrons an opportunity to and judge of
Smuggler. Jr, as a sire. For full pan ticnlars
of Smuggler. Jr's breeding, and description,
send for circular at once.
P.S.-A careful investigation of Smuggler,
Jr's and Ro K It's breeding. and of their ind-
vidual merit as model stations and sires of
good stock will convince good judges and
breeders that either or both stations are sec
ond to none in this section.
ST. P. II. BEAN.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-05-28
Look This w Way!
TWISH to inform the Farmers of Portage
l. County that still have the well bred stal
ion,
NORMAN JOHN!

He is q blood Norman and has tipped the bea IN
at over 1900 lbs. He is II beautiful Mahogany
Bay with dark points. and very heavy name
and tail. John stands upon perfect feet. ICY
hands high; has heavy liza bs, closely joiuted
body of good length; rangy neck; shapely
head, with large, brilliant and widely sepaTa-
ted eyes He has kind disposition and works
well single or double.
The well-known horse buyer. J. o. Guriey,
of Fredrickstown. Knox Co O., writes me
that within the last ear he has paid 3i5 Oh for
a four year CID gelding sired by Norm al John ;
that he is familiar with Johns gets; ana that
John has there the best lot of tive year old colts
Gurley ever saw.
artiesinterested IN breeding large strong
saleabie colt. should look at the numerous Ee,s
may be seen upon the farms of Messrs Adam
Adolph and Henry Eberly. in Randolph, and
MIR. R. D. Trowbridge In Edinburgh
Norman John moves gra" ciuliy, raises no
"cyclones - nor dark clouds OF dust nor
does he drive any one out of the street aud into
any one OF the many excellent grocery s,uTPs
of Ravenna. In fact. Johns not in the grocery
business, but he will faithfully perform legiti-
mate services duIing the season of 1885 rs fol-
1ews:
On Monday, Tuesday. wednesday and Thurs
day. at his stable, two miles south and one mile
east of Ra-erna ami on Friday ana Saturi ~
at the stable OF Capt G. A Mason, East Main
Main St. Rayenna Ohio
TERNs Six and ei ght dollars, ten dollars to
insure Insurance to be paid within seven
months, and persons parting with mares before
they are known to be with foal. forfeit the in
surance. 3. CRAIG. Proprietor,
s71-4w Ravenna, o.
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.24, | 24, / 24!

TInE undersigned having been employed as
i A gent for the sale of the Real Estate IL
navelna Village, belonging to the heirs OF
Benjamin Tappan, deceased. now offers for sale
TWETTE-FOUR VALUABLE VILLAGE
LOTS,
situate on south side OF East Main Street. Said
Lots are laid out in the most Convenient shape
possible, there being an aiiey between each tier
OF Lots and they are Oh high ground, si7in s
good drainage. Surrounding buildings fTsi
class
FOR price and terms, call at Office OF
N III SMITH,
S13-aw Real Estate Agent,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-05-28

A Concord, n. H, merchant took in
. lot of old-fashioned copper cents one
day recently, and afterward looked
over an old price list and found they
were worth about 40 cents each on
che average, ,.--