The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-07-02

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vitation to deliver the Grafton on the
Fourth at Ashby,
Our exchanges are fdii Of gossip in
regard to the location of third in.
sane asylum. Nearly every town of
any size in the northern part OF the
State has made application for it:
Gen. Grant is at present at Me-
Gregor, N Y. He is still troubled
quite seriously with the disease in his
throat, and anodyne has to be admin
istered during the night so that he
can sleep.
The Brainerd Journal came out
last week with long editorial an
nouncing that henceforth it would be
Democratic. Bro. Stivers evidently
believes in footing his horn with the
party in power.
A marble statue of the late Presi-
dent Garfield has been presented by
the State of Ohio to tile National
Statuary hall. Gov. Hoadly ex-
presses himself as very much pleased
with the statue and will recommend
it's acceptance.
Russia is stil1 continuing war-like
preparations It is rumored that war
will occur as soon as the Trans-Cas-
plan railway is completed to Merv.
They are bridging the Murghab river
on the confines OF Atghanistan. The
Persians are tdrtifying Persian
Sarakhs and are building barracks
there for troops. A foundry has heen
started at Herat 1Ur tlzo v,sstius oi
heavy guns.
From now on letters will be carried
for two cents for each ounce or frac-
tion thereof. It has heretofore been
two cents for each half ounce or frac-
tion thereof. Drop letters will be
one cent for each ounce or fraction
thereof. The postage has also been
reduced one-half on newspapers, sent
by publishers or news dealers as
tsecond. class matter. The rate Is
now one cent per pound.
- A new letter SYSTEM has been
adopted by the Northern Pacific Ex-
press Co. The company now sells
stamped envelops for 6ve cents; two
cents of which goes to tue govern
ment. The remaining three cents is
to pay the company Tor collecting
the letters aid delivering the same
at their destination: In regard to
the collection and delivery OF the let
ters the St. Paul Dispatch says'
"Boxes will be placed at convenient
points and the letters will be taken UP
half an hour before tie departure of
each Nofthetii Pacific tfain. The
coin pany's employees will also deliver
the letters In all towns along the line:
Letters mailed after the government
mails have closed will 60 out on the
next train just the same. Letters
will be collected in this city at $50
a. m and 8 80 and 7:30 p. m. 1t is
an immense Improvement over the
old system"
The base and pedestal On which to
place the magnificent statue ol
Liberty donated by France to the
United States; is not rs yet complet
ed and there seems to he a deficiency
in funds for finishing it. It would be
great Disgrace to the United States;
after this wonderful piece of art has
beef1 donated her, to fail to have
it erected! We quote the following
from the Pioneer Press:
! The neccessary funds
must be raised, and ought to be rails.
ed Quickly: In aid of this the Amer
ican committee has devised plan
which meets with SUCCESS. They
have prepared a miniature statuctte,
Ian exact counterpart Of the original,
which is finished as HI elegatt parlor
ornament: This is delivered to sub
scribers throughout the United
states for 81, or one Of twice the size
for %, all funds so received id excess
of the cost being devoted to the ped
estal fund: The Pioneer Press is
authorized to receive subscriptions
for these statuettes from the people
of the Northwest. Ali such subscrip-
tions will be publicly acknowledged,
the names OF subscribers printed ln
out ,columi1s from day to day, and
statutes delivered to subscribers from
this office. From a description given
in another column it will be seen that
. this is both an ornament and a
souvenir; and that purchasers in 3D.
dition to securing something which
it will always be d pleasure to possess
can enjoy the satisfying knowledge
Of having contributed to an objec
wortl,v of national support =