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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1886-02-25

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James Richmond of Wahpeton
was in town yesterday.-Milnor
Press, "a.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albrecht's little
daughter who has been so very i'll
with whooping cough is improving
and will recover.
Mrs. B. B. Fisher and the child
rem return to Hillsdale, Michigan,
this evening. Mr.. Fisher will re.
main in Wahpet6n for the time be-
ing at any rate.
Gov. Austin of Fargo, will de-
liver lecture at Wahpeton, March
10th, next. The place of delivery
and subject has not been announced.
So says Mayor Miller.
II. J. Taylor's wife who has been
very ill of late, is improving and
DR.. Swaine feels confident that the
lady will recover. Mrs. Taylor's
many lady friends are thus pleased
at her prospect of returning to good
health.
"The smallest country newspaper
is worth more to it's subscribers in
one month than its price for a year,
and does more for it's neighborhood
for nothing than high official does
for his munificent salary Roscoe
Conkling.
Scott Wolfe has been appointed
agent at this place for the North
western Insurance company of Wah-
peton, and everybody should look
into the working of this company
before taking out policies with any
other company Minor Press.
Mr.. I. I. Lewis of the Michigan
settlement, witness in suit at
the present term of court, paid us a
pleasant call yesterday. As quiet
as it has been kept, Mr.. Lewis went
east last winter for a bride and
brought her back on his return last
spring.
Rev. Mr.. Norris of Morris, Mime
sofa, returned home Wednesday
evening. He last and this week
very materially assisted Rev. Mr..
Barnes in the very progressive re-
vivals held the past several weeks
in the Congregational church of this
city. Mr.. Norris captured lots of
friends here.
Louis ,Darbellay is circulating a
petition among his de6iocratic
friends for the Wahpeton post-otfice.
Mr.. D. says he does not know as a
change will be made before the term
for which the incumbent is appoint.
ed shall expire, but he proposes to
get on to the ground floor in time.
Louis is experienced in dry goods
and general store management, and
we presume has every qualification n
to fill the position of postmaster.
Go away from home to learn
the news.' The last issue of the
Minor Free Press contains two
paragraphs that would lead it's read
ers to understand that the grand
i jury, recently in session here, made
a wholesale business of indicting
But the chances are this impression
is wrong. That useless and played.
out and expensive appendage on the
community, the grand jury, die
some Investigating" but we pre-,
sumo it did no particular harm.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1886-02-25

Northern Pacific.
Going East, Accommodation, Arrives s:es n m
Departs 5:35 m.
Gong west, Accommodation. -. Arrives 900 n
Departs 9:1O an
Daily except Sunday.
On and after June 4th q passenger train vul
run Dolly between Wahpeton and St. Paul.
Minneanoiis 'S:W s:Vg N
arriving at WanpetOn. n..................8 $40 m
Leaving Wahpeton.. .7:30 m
Arriving ut Mlnnea polls. is...7:1s N
at 81 raul. 7:5O m
PULLMAN SLEEPING CARS
are run without hange on all trains from 81
Paul and Minneapolis and Fargo and Duiu tn
for beauty and comfort these cars are unsnr.
passed.
ELEGANT HORTON CHAIR CARS
on day trains between Fargo and Mandan. Tbesa
Cars are fixed with new reclining chairs. ana
offer speial attractions to the traveller.
SUPERB DINING CARS
without exception, the finest on the Continent
are run on all trains. First-class meals. ;sc
Persons wishing to purchase tickets East.
West. North or South, will find it to their adyan.
tage to get them via this line. G. A. Hawkes..
Agent.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1886-02-25
Thanks,

Michael Schmitt, Esq, asks The
TIMES to tender his thanks to the
public for generous patronage while
he conducted his hotel the past sew
eral years, and to assure his many
friends that they could not better
please him than by continuing the
same patronage to the house, now
under the management of William
Eckes.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1886-02-25
A Bonanza Farm For Sale or
Trade.

I have half q section of land
eighteen miles west of Wahpeton,
right amongst railroads and eleva.
tors. with 200 acres under cultiva.
tion, that l wish to sell, or will
trade for Wahpeton city property,
and if not disposed Of by the middle
of March the same will be for lease.
A fine chance for any one who un.
derstands farming. For further
particulars address d., Bell, Head.
quarters hotel, Wahpeton, D. r. rs
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1886-02-25

Houses for Rent.
Houses to rent. Inquire of
2WS JOHN KOTsCHEvAR.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1886-02-25

A. Gilles is building an addition
to his shoe shop by this side of this
office, with view to put in a stock
of goods. We are glad to see Mr..
G. making deserved progress.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1886-02-25

CALICO MASQUERADE.
Grand Calico Masquerade at the Rink We'd
nestlay evening, March 18th, 1882, given by
Sumner Post q X.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1886-02-25
WAHPETON'S ADJUSTMENTS
AT
Seely's Opera House,
GRAND BALL.

Monday evening, February 22d, 1885, The
Hook and Ladder Company will give grand
: Monday evening, March 9Th. 1885, The Ger
mania Hose Company will give grand ball.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1886-02-25

st: Paul to and from Wahpeton, daily, Cassel.
ton to and from Wahpeton, daily except Sunday
c. H: WARREN, Gen. Pass Agt.
II. II. ST. JOHN, Local Agt, Wahpeton.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1886-02-25
THEATRICAL

THEATRICAL,
Rentfrow's Jolly Path Finders May 18th, next;
And there will probably be entertainments in
tervenlng dates not now arranged.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-08-07


Picking hops is not pastime by any means.
1t is downright hard work. For those unac-
customed to exposure this outdoor life has
much discomfort. In the morning the vines
and poles are wet with rain and dew. Soon
the heat becomes oppressive, and wraps that
were so comfortable an hour ago are hung on
the bins, to be used again later in the day.
There are myriads Of hop lice, too; dirt and
stain, aching heads and tired arms; faces tan
under the scorching sun, and tender fingers
bleed from contact with the rough vines.
Still, the occupation is a help toward that
which we are all seeking-a livelihood.
This article was not written to describe in
detail the raising of hops nor to call special
attention to that industry. 1t is merely a
collection of notes made by a vagrant art
student during visit to the hop yards in the
picking season. The valley described, half
hidden among the hills Of western New York,
is probably a fair sample of other hop-grow-
ing portions of the state, and its exact loca-
tion is matter of little Importance.
At II o'clock the pckers stop work for din
ner and a little rest. Those from a distance
board at the farm house and go to their meals
when the bell rings In the yards, where
local help is employed, there is usually
rough shanty, where tea and coffee are served
and the contents of the dinner pals enjoyed
in picnic fashion, quite in keeping with the
surroundings.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-08-07
SUNDAY TRAINS

SUNDAY trains will leave as follows Going North
" iImngtun, French treet at SOS a. IN. lis p. N
Newbriige 20 a. M and 732 y. m Dupon
S3l a. NJ. and : y +. M. Chadd's Ford jun
ctinn - IA and CO y. M. Lenape ht2 .. m. and
Sl3p.n NJ v est Chester tstagel 40 a. M. and 7'O
D. m Uoatesvillc . 81 a IN and S,i7 y. III. Wayncs'
bug J.nc,iun 10 - a ~ and 0. - r. St Peters
IO0p. m. Warwick lUI. m. Springfield 1929 M.
and =; q Iup m MidshmO lO.5S n. ~. and SIC;
lotGp IN icadtug +. y r. Ststion llsO am. and
So HOS.
SUNDAY trains going >outh will leave Reading l..
4 Il station at 5 80 so and 3.l5 pm. Brdsboro
GU2 Stia. IN and 2.i7 Springfield $3.50 A23 ain.
Ialdi!5p ~ Warwick MS a. 81 Peters PI5
/, m, WayucslrrE Junction ~ a. III. and I.3l p NJ,
CuAtcsv,llr iS i ~ anl 5t7 y IA. " est Chester
tstAsrl ioa u, and 500 y. IN. Lcnape Isl q. NJ.
5lIrm Chlud-s Ford's Junction 50 a. M. -
dupont :, a. -, and u :, T. ~. Newbri'lge & ~ p III
Wilmington French street SITS a. m. 5ip.m.
Additional ratn--un Wednesday and saturday
-, adduio.a, u ain will leave Whining on lois a.
~ fur Nrvhllg birmingham Park md inter
! ~ di,tc l'"ut>
/ tor r,nurrtrir> ~ Wilmington thadd's Ford
( Il,.t, u /. ,.pc Cul:c>vinc, Waynesburg juno
. rr E,d-h rr. aal licldiug, see timetable at all
e.t,tr's
I a.. Nr,.NIr~INNU L. a. BOWER,
Superintendent. GeI., Pas, Agent
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-08-07

literary style as the first There are touches
of pathos in them that have never been ex-
celled, there are strokes of humnr worthy of
Thackeray.
Nevertheless, the author has never yet done
his best. He is Il busy young newspaper man,
editor and proprietor of The Atchison, (Kan)
Daily Globe. His stories have been written
outside of working hours, and much of them
hurriedly and weariedly done. After he
makes small fortune as newspaper proprietor
we may all hope that he will give himself up
to novel writing altogether He tells lis that
not a line of his first book was written by
sunlight
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-08-07
GEN. BOULANGER,
The French Minister of war--wiu He
Become Dictator?

The French Minister of war--win He
Become Dictator?
1t is the unexpected that happens in France,
and just now all Europe is expecting some
thing to happen there. Successful as the
present government in our sister republic
seems to be, there is an Unborn desire among
Frenchmen for hero--a strong, dashing,
fearless leader, one who will carry himself
far above the law Ii is the old story of the
frogs desiring a king. They treated with
contempt the log king that Jupiter sent them,
on account of the familiarity such king per-
mitted; but they were compelled TO respect
and fear the stork, their later king, who de-
voured them as he willed.
Looking back at the list of leaders of the
French people, from "Little Nap" to Gam
betta, it would appear that the stork king
was what they most admired, and, Judging
from his past career, this is about what they
are going to have in the person of Gen.
Bouanger, the present minister Of war in the
de Freycinct cabinet
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-08-07

Inevery yard men are employed tomeasure
the hops and put them in sacks for trans,
portation TO the dry house. When the meas
urer appears with his basket the pickers begin
a hasty examination of their bins and hur.
1iedly remove all leaves and rubbish. Then
the pickers receive tickets denoting the mum.
ber of bushels picked, the hops are taken from
the yard to the dry house and there dried, then
pressed into bales for shipment. The dry
house is usually a roomy structure, contain
ing llilns for drying, a storage loft and
space underneath for the press The fires are
kept going night and day while the picking
lasts, for hops require about fourteen hours
of drying, and they must be put on the kiln
as soon as possible after they come from the
field. They are first spread evenly over the
floor of the kiln and bleached by burning
sulphur in the furnace room beneath. After
the bleaching the heat is increased, and the
remainder of the night is passed in watching
the fires with occasional visits to the loft to
note the condition of the kilns
The people in this quiet valley are unaf.
fected, straightforward and thoroughly in
earnest. Industry is with them Saving
grace and they care little for what the world
calls progress. What are considered improve
ments in other hop growing sections find little
favor mere, lney IdlSo uOIs bO-utlN as lhtl
fathers raised them thirty years ago, OF
course, there was much innocent Irritation
among the young people, and sometimes a
genuine courtship. Many young farmers of
the neighborhood first met their wives in the
hop yard A pretty woman is not seen at a
disadvantage when working at II hop bin.
Laughing eyes are just as irresistible when
shaded by gngham bonnet, and shapely
form and graceful movements are as quickly
dscerned among the tangled vines as else
where A noticeable feature of the social life
at this season is the "Hop.n These dances are
usually in the barn or dry house, anil after
the picking is well under way they are Of al
most nightly occurrence. A platform for the
use of the musicians and a few plank benches
along the sides prepare the old barn floor for
the reception of Terpsichore; and the reign
of the goddess, despite her rude surroundings,
is quite as debonair as though her throne
were in the blazing light of fashionable ball
room
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-08-07
E. W. HOWE, THE NOVELIST.
Sketch of One of Our Most Promising
story Writers.

Sketch of One of Our Most Promising
Story Writers.
About three years ago an unpretending
book was sent to the newspaper reviewers.
1t came in quiet way, as quiet almost as its
own literary style At first the critics did
not notice it much. Its name was 'The Story
of a Country Town by b. W. Howe But
one day friend brought it to the notice of
the literary editor of The New York World
The style was so entirely simple, so limpid,
and at the same time so unique that the book
reviewer recognized at once that here was a
literary discovery of worth. A long notice
was given to the book. Next day every copy
of it on sale in New York city was sold.
Mr.. Howe was perceived by all who read
the book to be a genuine American novelist,
an outgrowth of our own soil, not an imitator
Of English and French story writers. The
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-08-07


Gen. Boulanger's career thus far has been
like the upward flight of n rocket, and his
future will bear Watching He is the young
est of the French generals, being yetnot quite
So He is the son of Breton lawyer, while
his mother was English Thus he combines
the fire and dash of one race with the GOODNESS
and stubbonness of the other. He possesses
a magnificent military physique and since his
recent duel and the publication of an article
in The Paris Figaro, in which Boulanger is
mentioned as IA menace to the republic
owing to overreaching ambition that will not
rest until he has either plunged France into
war of revenge with Germany or has had
himself proclaimed dictator"
This article has set AL Europe agog, and on
investigation of Boulanger's career it is found
he has been governed by the principle that
might, under whatever form it manifests
itself, overcaches right in spite of all the fine
essays to prove the contrary, and with la
Fontaine he believes "tlie logic of the strong
est is always the best
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-08-07
Kind to the Minister.

Farmer to country ministerl-I kin bring
you in couple of bushels of apples, dominic,
if you'd like 'em. I've got lot of 'em goin'
to rot.
Minister-Thanks, Mr.. Hayseed ! would
be very glad to get them Have you ever
tried feeding them to the hogsi hear they
are very fattening.
Farmer-Yes, I've offered 'em to the hogs,
but they won't touch 'em-HarpeT's Bazaar
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-08-07


and again, until the eye loses itself in the dis
tance and sees only mass of quiet green.
And what wanton growth it isl The push
ing, eager plants climb those poles to the very
top, and then, dropping from their own
weight, swing their slender tips helplessly in
the air, or sei2ing upon some neighbor that
has incautiously leaned that way crawl over
it in wild tangle Of hop and leaf and curling
tendril
The pickers work at bins scattered in irregll-
lar rows through the yard, and pleasing poses,
bright bits Of color and pretty groupings are
varied and artistic as one could wish. These
bins are built of rough pine boards. and have
huge pockets" Of sacking. They are strong,
yet light enough to be easily carried by two
persons. A fridge pole" laid along the bin
from end to end supports the poles while
their feathery load is tumbled noiseeSsly into
the pockets. Three persons, as a rule, work
at one bin, and there is many a quaint study
among these oddly assorted triOs. The help
is not all "localn There is too much work on
hand to make this a neighborhood affair, and
pickers come from all the surrounding coun-
try and even from distant towns So it hap
pens that among them are misses from board
ing school, clerks off for holida =, and
people who enjoy the life in a hop yard and
come mainly for exercise and recreation.
Noise and gayety abound. Children laugh
and cry alternately; mothers scold, work and
gossip with equal facility; there are shrill
cries for hops, the continuous hum of conver-
sation and the rattle of poles Often frag-
ment of song, lightly caroled by some happy
girl, will be caught up by her companions
and grow in volume till the whole yard
echoes the refrain. In the evening there is
singing at the farm house, but the singers
there feel restraint, and their song loses the
freedom that comes with the sunshine and
the birds
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-08-07

tory. 1t was cultivated IN men Netner-
lands in the year 1929, and in Virginia in
1913. Two hundred years later the raising of
hops had become an established industry, and
the census report for the year 1910 gives 5000
bales as the crop Of the United States The
cultivation of hops is confined to compare
lively small area. Over four-fifths of the
crop raised in the United States is grown in
New York. c. HILLS WARREN.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-08-07

notice in The World
gave the "Story of
a Country Town" a
boom which has not
yet died out. The
author received nd
vantageous offers
for other books
from leading pub
fishers. Since then
he has written two
-"The Mystery of
the Locks and
"The Moonligh h t
Boy" Both are
characterized by tie
same quaint, quiet
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-08-07

Some owners of hop yards have erected
huts for the accommodation of their plrkeis,
Here the families who come from distant
towns and villages live during the hop plck-
ing, and it is an odd sight to come upon these
quarters in the evening, when the smoke
wreaths are curling up from the chimney ami
children play about the open door, Strange
stories are told of depopulated hen roosts and
empty pork barrels in the vicinity OF these
humble dwellings, and no doubt many of the
picke1s do try to make their brief sojourn in
the hop country as profitable as possible
The hop plant was introduced into the
North American colonies early in their his
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-08-07
ROWING AROUND THE WORLD.

Richard Chandler, Who VIII Make the
Attempt and His Boat.
About two years ago John Traynor put to
sea from Bath, Me-, in rowboat, with the
avowed purpose of rowing around the world.
Whether he became discouraged, landed at
some other point on the coast, skipped west
and is now festive cow boy under nom de
plume, or whether he was wrecked, is not
known, for nothing has been heard of him
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-08-07

sin ce. Richard
Chandler, another
youth of 46 years,
has become fired
with the ambition
to emulate Trayuor
and succeed where
the latter failed. A
doctor of Bath,
Me-, fitted out the
Traynor expedition
and offers to pre-
pare a similar out
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-08-07
HOP PICKING.
AVAGRANT ART STUDENTS SKETCH
ES IN WESTERN NEW YORK,

Interesting Notes Among the Hop Grow
ers-Picking, bleaching and Drying.
The Hardships of the Day, and the
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-08-07

o phase of country
life appeals more
strongly to the art
ist than hop pick
ing. Even the yard
is attractive. Here
are long rows of
poles, each bearing
sturdily its burden
of twisting, climb
ing vines, and each
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-08-07

TT for any man who will attempt the voyage
Chandler informed the doctor about week
ago that he had made up his mind to row
across the ocean,
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-08-07
CHANDLERIS RnAT.

The boat in which Chandler is to cross will
be twelve feet long at the bottom with about
fourteen feet gunwale, She is to have water
tight compartments built forward and aft
The only open space in her will lie n cockpit
in the center. In width she will be four feet
and in depth thirty inches. Besides a large
supply of food, she is to be fitted with life
suits, cork pickets, life lines, a Boyton rubber
suit and everything that can comfort the
YoYager.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-08-07
Marital Joys.

One of the greatest delights of hot weather
to married man is that his wife never says
anything about new sealskin sacque.-
Washington Critic,
A correspondent sends us an article en-
titled "How to Manage "a Wife, The manu-
script has vexed and disjointed look as
though the writer had broken off several
times to dodge a broomstick Burlington
EHrae Press
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-08-07
WILMINGTON y NORTHERN RAIL-
w ROAD SCHEDULE, JULY, |, 1886.
GOING NORTH, DAILY, Except Sunday.l
CHANGE OF HOURS.

p 4 Il Station. s 8 1910 40 500 $40 ....
GOING SOUTH, DAILY Except Sunday.)
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-13
Police Court.

The following cases were disposed Of
yesterday-Justice D. c. Richardson
presiding
Lee Fauntroy (colored), suspicious
character. Discharged.
Stephen Carter, assaulting and
striking an infant child Of Carrie
Starke's. Discharged on payment OF
costs.
Joe Peasants Ia little colored boy
abost thirteen years old was sent to
Jail for thirty days for stealing nickle-
watch of the value Of $3.50, the pro.
perty Of q. 7. Prescott. There were
also found in his possession a purse
containing Sl.S7 in coin, colOred silk
handkerchief, a fancy cotton kerchief,
one pair tan-cOlored gloves, French
harp, steel watch-chain, brass match
safe. a package of cigarettes, and a
shoe-buttoner-all the property of some
person or persons unknown.
Philip Harris (cOlore1), drunk. Fined
81 and costs.
Willie Ross (colored), on search.war-
rant for stealing sundry articles from
Mrs. Z. Williams. Continued until to-
day.
Sumner Cooley, unlawfllly and cruel
ly beating his son Martin Cooley ari
driving him away from home. Dismissed.
Several persons were fined 81 each
for having unlicensed dogs.