The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-12-06
Passing Events.

A New York doctor asserts that the
contagion of scarlet fever in cities comes
mainly from horses. He goes on to assert,
pox, so "equination," as he calls it,
might be adopted with equally good re-
suits in the prevention of scarlet fever.
Holland, in the last three centuries,
has recovered from the sea at least 3d.
600 acres. The Lake of Harlem became
terra frrna between 1910 and 1852, and
the Zuyder Zee is in process OF transfer
nation in 100000 valuable acres. Hol-
land has now ,479, 900 oxen and COWS,
and her present output of cheese is es-
timated at $3,O00,00o.
The. gambling tables at Mo naco are be-
ginning to exercise ain influence in Nice,
which is this year deserted, as compared
with other health resorts of Riviera.
before Nice, have been ordered else
where, in order to remove the officers
from the tenn ptations of the game. The
Prince of Monaco, who has Hitherto de-
rived an annual revenue of 600, 900 francs
from the bank, has sold his interest for
the sum of 6, 500, 900 francs.
1t is expected that the Washington
monument will be completed in the
spring or summer Of 1885, and the sug-
gestion is at this time made that Robert
G. Winthrop, who is speaker Of the Ma
;lonal House of Representatives, laid
the cornerstone and delivered the
Grafton on the occasion, should be invited
to deliver the Grafton of the dedication.
Mr.. Winthrop is now in his seventy
fifth year, but hi. oratorical powers are
undated, and should he continue to
live for lass than two years longer, he
will be found fully equal to the OCCASION.
Gen. G. 7. Beauregard has written a
letter to u northern banker who In
CURED what reception Northern capital
SITS and business men should meet with
in the south if they should 60 there to
settle. The reply says:-"You can
assure your friends that if they come
here on business, and to assist in devel-
oping the commerce and resources Of
our country they will be cordially well
coined, whether repubiica ls or demo-
Gratis, and they will be fully at liberty to
vote AS they please. In society they will
be treated according to their .pe rsonal
merits. At this time, eighteen years
after the war, only the worst class OF
politicians, north and south are inclined
to keep alive the bad feelings engen-
dered by the war. The people of the
south, especially Of Louisiana want
the capital and the enterprise Of the
north to come here and assist in re-
building our ruined homes and restor.
ing prosperity among u.s."
Bishop Randolph s. Foster of the
Methodist church, who arrived i'll Bos-
ton after his official tour around the
world, was welcomed with a fitting
greeting that evening by the members
of the Methodist Social Union. In his
remarks Bishop Foster said: "We have
been led to think that the Hindoos are
learned people, but after we pass
down from a-small class at the head Of
the nation we find that they are almost
the most ignorant people on earth. The
people live on what would be the fare
of q similar population of goats, and
one-half of all the product OF the coun-
try goes to ENGLAND. An idea of the
cheapness Of human service can be had
from tic fact that tWenty-three men, ser.
wants are hired there for whatStwo SER
want girls would cost in thiss Country;
and l often thought that every. mission.
airy ought to hire twenty three of the
Hlndoo servants in order to bring them
within the range ofChristian influence"