The Northern Pacific farmer., 1881-10-27
Miscellaneous Matter.

The Nashville American = nay:
there il a movement on foot to convert the
Hermitage, Andrew Jackson's old home,
into homo for orphan children. Seven
thousand dollars has already been sub
scribed to erect suitable buildings for this
purpose, and Governor H.wkins and a
great many members Of the legislature
agree as the desirability Of the plan.
Detroit Free Press: Some people will
place misconstruction upon everything! It
ls we'll known that President ~Garlield's
life was insured for $25. 600 in the Now
York Life Insurance Company, and juse
because that company draped their bull
ding in mourning and displayed card
reading: I'VE mourn our loss" some pa
pers are eiegling and trying to make some
thing terribly funny out of the fact.
There are at present about ninety me-
chanics at work on the new asylum for the
chronic insane ut Binghampton. N. Y.
For tho occasional confinement Of tho most
violent cases. twenty four strong rooms
are being prepared. Thess are devoid Of
I'LL furniture, even the inside knob Of the
door being omitted, which can only be
opened with key from the outside. They
are ventilated and lighted by . large win
dow about eight feet from the floor.
The following is the estimate of the area
of coal lands which YET remains tie prop
erty of the United States: Washington
Territory 82G, 900. Oregon 414 535, Califor-
MIA 246.G20, Colorado 2127 625, Utah g.
1852, $40, New Mexico 1u.O0', Wyoming 49,
coal has yet been discovered in Arizona or
braska, Indian Territory and Arkansas COW
ar tho rocroatiuo ~ z e00 ov,1 ~ m
square miles.
A pretty anecdote about the young Queen
Christina of Spain is related by Mrs. Lucy
Hooper IN the Philadelphia Telegraph. A
short time ago foreign l,dy OF rank, who
ing Spanish manners and customs, asked
the queen how she could endure to sit
through a bull. fight. "Ah!" said Dona
Christina, you know am very near sight
ed. and whenever go to bull fight al
ways forget to take mJ eyeglasses with
me-"
Some boys in Michigan few days ago
shot wild pigeon and found that it had a
small oiled silk bag securely fastened to its
leg. It contained q note written in n small
hand as follows: LEXINGTON, Ky, May
81, 16S1.-This pigeon is one of q number
caught By my brother in net. con"eiv-
ed the idea of fastening this note to it, and
request the finder to writo to Miss Eva
Carroll, Lexington, KY"
The theological faculty of Yale college
has unanimously adopted the following
resolution: Whereas, we believe the re-.
vised version of the New Testament to be
hotter than any other English version: be-
cause it follows more exactly the Greek
text as originally written, and it is mole
clear AID correct translation; therefore,
voted, that herr after it be read instead of
the version of 1911, at morning prayers and
other devotional services of the Yale theo-
logical school.
The report of the government cinchona
plantations in southern India indicates the
astonishing progress made since slips cf
this valuable tree were first planted in that
district, twenty years ago. The number Of
trees now planted out is more than 4, $780,
0t0. At present the greater part Of the
bark plOduced appears to be consumed in
supplying the medical depots at Calcntta,
Bombay, and Madras; but upward of 8 600
pounds was last year sold to the public, and
he annual yield is rapidly incre asing with
the growth of the trees. The actual profit
last year on the capital Of the plantation is
stated to have been 8 per cent.
it is said that the late Henry F. Durant,
of Boston, left fortune of nearly million
dollars, though he suffered heavy les, es
through the Tappan defalcation three years
ago. It will be remembered that Mr..
Durant, who had been the most successful
jury lawyer in Boston siuce Il sfus Choa e,
rellnquished his profession on experiencing
religion, founded Wellesley College and
engaged in religious work. The conversion
to the orthodox faith of the lats Vice Pres.
dent Wilson was ascribed to his influence.
The German government has announced
That, commencing from February, 1888,
English will be compulsory suniect OF ex-
animation for the entrance of OF: GERS into
the army. Candidates coming from gym
nasia. however. will have the option of
Gr,ek. The program Of tho examinatitn n
in Eng'ish is as follows: Reading of Englith h
ut sight, translation of English into German,
:lnd of German into English; English syn
tax. and the grammar and chronological
IN lysis of English phrases.
Rev. William Dean, o missionary of the
American Baptist Missionary Union. writir g
rom BANGKOK, Siam, on July 8, states tfat
It was then the midst of tho cholera season
here. The oficial reports placed the num-
Der of deaths for tas preceding week at
$40 Mr.. Dean saws that many deaths arc
not rer ortcd. and the number Was probably
moro than 700 in all. This mortality in q
city of 400. 900 inhabitants shows how terri
hle is the annual scourge with which Bang
kok is visited.