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The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-08-10
THE GROWTH OF A CHILD.
Interesting Observations In the Psychoi"gi-
cal Study OF Infants.

The Medical Record reproduces the lead
ing features of the studies Of Prof. W. Pryer,
Of Jena, In sfeld - yet almost unbroken--
that Is, In the psychological study Of infants.
This study begins, the Professor says, with
the observation Of the movements anc SEN
sations Of child, and then proceeds TO nots
the development Of the different senses, the
formation Of speech, ETC., and the effect OF
all these things In awakening the intstIi-
gence. The first Manifestation Of voian
.ary motion occurs about the fourteenth
week, when the infant begins TO hold up is
hssd. After four months the head Is usually
balanced we'll, and At ten months the power
to sit up ID acquired. ~
Ability to stand was usually, In the cases
studied by the Professor, gained suddenly Al
tho end Of the FIRST year. The grasping mo-
tion OF the hand In the frst quarter year Ia
entirely reflex and mechanical, the nrst vos-
untary attempt to take bold Of an object not
being noticed before the seventeenth week.
A child does not show selfconsciousness,
knowledge Of its independent existence un-
I'll the second quarter Of the second year.
The sspsibility Of the ski. Of the newborn
child is very Low, and IL win give 40 signs OF
discomfort II II be pricked on the nose, or
lips, or hands. The eyes, too, close slowly
when touched, and do not close at al In the
hath. An increase Of sensibility, however,
appears In q day or two after BIRTH
All infants are deaf 81 birth, because tho
outer ear Ia closed and there Is n yet no air
In the middle ear. A response 10 strong
sound Il observed at the earliest In six
hours, bns oftan not for day or two. The
awakening of the sense may be detected by
the blinking which . loud noise occasions
No other organ Il sthcnghs to contribute 70
the intellectual development Of the child -
ranch NJ ,bs ear. The Hrnt perceptions are
these of light. The infant shuts iss eyes -
lishs eb,ers them; within week u turns
its glance 10 the window, bat u 10 three
weeks before the eyes viii follow l's'N
moved before than,
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-08-10
RAILWAY BUILDING.
The Solid Foundatioron Which the System
Rests.
Phladelphia Times.

Ph,iadelphia Times.
The statistics Of railway building for the
first six months of the year show q marked
falling of In actual construction rs COM
pared with the last two years, aud indicate
decreased Annual addition TO existing mile
age. Operations are distributed over thirty
five States and Territories, and show the
construction of $500 miles Of main track,
against 1900 miles for the corresponding
period of 1882. This would indicate the
building of about 5000 miles during the
whole year, a.ainst 9.300 miles In 1881 and
10,904 miles In 1882. The unfavorahle
weather in the early part of the year is given
as probable explanation for this falling of
In construction, but this no doubt is su-
perticial and misleading view. There is no
occasion for looking farther for reasons than
the conservatism which capital has learned
as the result of the panic of 1878; the uni
versal impression that construction then far
outraR legitimate demand aud recognition
of the fact that we have reached and passed
the highest point in construction.
Since the opening days of the panic, which
was undoubtedly accelerated and intensified
by the overbulding of railways, we have not
only assimilated the lines then existing,
amounting to 66,l7I miles, but have added
TO them with such industry that over 120,0 900
miles are now In active operation, while
The construction of 25 ,921 miles Of road in
the five years preceding 1888 was made with.
out the slightest ripple of financial panic,
but with the highest and permanent material
development. The slight decrease in annual
construction now apparent is the result Of
completed main lines in almost every posi-.
BILE direction. The land grant roads are
nearly all built. Two lines to the Pacific
have been completed, and the third, and the
last for many years, will be opened during
the present year. Our future railroad build.
ing must therefore take the form Of short
connecting lines and feeders, the mere COM
plements of great systems, and not the sys-
TENS themselves.
There Is not the slightest cause for dis
couragement In this condition. Every gen.
eral section Of the county has now been
opened up to railways and must thrive, so
far as this can C. ntribute TO their prosperity.
On the other hand, there is no occasion for
apprehensions of q panic because of our
heavy operations in railway construction
during recent years. 1t has all been con-
Quoted on the basis of sound currency. A
dollar has been given and received only for
q dollars worth. When this solid position
was reached, the speculator, the wrecker,
and the stock wsterer lost much of their
power aud have now practically disappeared.
As . result the railway has become busi-
ness investment and not a basis for gam-
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-08-10
NEwsplPKR DECISIONS.

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for the payment.
IL person orders his paper discontinued. he
must ray Sli srrearsges, the publisher win con-
auionnt. wheth tho paper 10 taken from the
office or not.
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the newspapers periodicals from the poetofnce OF
removing and leaving them nncalled for, 10 prina
foete evidence OF Intentional fraud.
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another address at the option Of the subscriber
kemittances by draft check, money order or reais-
tered letter, may re sent st rick All PostmAsters
are required TO register letters on application.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-08-10
POETRY.
TO A HURT CHILD.
GRACE DEMO LITcHFIELD.

GRACE DEMO LITcHFIELD.
What, art thou hurt, sweet? So am :,
Cat to the heart;
Though ] may neither moan nor cry,
To ease the smart.
Where was 1t, Love? just here? So wide
Upon thy cheek?
oh, happy pain, that needs no pride,
And may dare speak!
Lay here thy pretty head. One touch
will heal its worst;
While I, whose wound Dleeds overmuch,
Go all unnursed.
There, Sweet! Run back now to Thy play
Forget thy woes.
I, too, was sorely hurt this day
But 10 one knows.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-04-05
The wisdom of Nature.

A story 10 told nowadays Of listin-
guished prolate Of the church Of England
who, oE first accepting country benefic.
in the Gift Of his college, urged friend
to pay him visit as soon as he got into
his residence, and added, in perfect good
faith: Il have a nice little green field
attached to the rertory. | mean to keel
q couple of sheep, and We shall hay.
mutton kidneys fresl, every morning for
breakfast" Ofanother tnwn.bred schol.
ar, Also occupying q place on the Eng.
l'sh Episcopal bench, it is told that he
was come time officiating in country
parish before he learned that the smiles
that greeted his pathetic reading in
church of Nathan's parable were caused
by his rendering ofthe verse, which he
read as follows: "But the poor man
had nothing save one little e-wee lamb,'
&c. More unfortunate than this
was the Learned clerk" brought before
us by Melander. In the part of Ger
many where this good mans cure was
situated, Sleeps milk was extensively
employed in the manufacture Of cheese,
and for the sake of cleanliness and the
convenience of the milkmads, it was
the prartice to dock the tails Of the ewes
while the young rams were left un-
touched. The operation of farmyard
surgery was performed few days after
the lambs were weaned, and was quite
unknown to the pastor. This worthy
man one Sunday n the pulpit, desiring
to draw his illustl alton from topics Ga:
millar to mis- hearers, declared how
often he had admired the marvellous
wisdom and design exhibited in nature
producing eve lambs with short tails,
and thus benefciently provide for the
needs and even the convenience of man
This little incident has an air IF versin,-
ilitude about it.-B ckwood's Magazine.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-04-05
A Silent Preacher.

Rev. ]. s. Pevy. a Methodist divine, in
charge of the Brown station cir cult, was
to have filed his regular appointment at
the above named place on last Sabbath.
At the usual hour he entered the pulpit,
kneeling, as iscustomary with ministers.
to offer a short prayer, but remained in
position fully fifteen minutes, when he
arose and opened the service by reading
hymn, which was sung by the congre-
CATION. He then offered short prayer
and Immediately read the second hymn,
when he closed his hymn book, opened
the Bible and placing both hands on the
same as # resting, remained in that pO-
sition fully half an hour, during which
the congregation sang three more hymns.
He was then asked by member to close
the services, to whom he paid no atten-
ton, but remained motionless and
speechless. The congregation in the
meantime dismissed itself, few gentle
men remaining better to acquaint them.
solver with the strange actions of the
pastor. Not replying to any interroga-
tories he was finally taken hold Of to be
seated, when he rather abruptly pulled
away and seated himself.
He VAS finally induced to accompany
them to the residence Ct DR.. J. c..
Groves. He spoke when he appeared
and asked tor a pen and ink, as he
wished to attend to little business, and
from that time on he seemed to have
returned to his semi-unconscious state.
At one time during the day he entered
the room OF Mrs. Groves and stood be-
fore the fire three hours without utterinp
SO much as syllable, when he left, only
to roam in and about the yard as might
somnambulist. He was accompanied
to this city yesterday by Mr.. Groves,
and, in charge of Rev. MIR. Boland, pre-.
siding elder Of this district, left on the
Lucy Gastrell for the home of his moth
er, some miles below Camden.-Sel,na
Times.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-04-05
Don't NEGLECT the Garden.

No farmer has the full supply of vege-
tables and fruits natural to the West,
necessary to his family, but he who
grows them on his farm. Why he does
not is because he will not spend the
amount ofmoney and labor necessary so
to do. that he does, in the production Of
the cereal grains, horses, cattle, sheep
or hogs. and yet, the vegetable garden
is No less economical than all
these.
1t takes one year to get full returns
from the strawberry bed, two for ra%p-
berry, blackberry and rhubarb (pie-
plant), and three Tor currants and goose
berries. Manure piece of gro md
heavily for rhubarb and asparagus, and
plant q row or two as much as may
be needed, giving not less
than three feet 0hree
and a half is better) between rows.
Start rows also of the fruits mentioned.
These all may be cultivated bv horse
power, as easily as corn, If planted in
peas, beans, okra, egg plant, cabbage,
crops may be also cultivated, except
necessary wedding and thinning, if
planted in rows two feet apart, not too
wide, except perhaps, for onions. In
fact, by the exercise Of the same iudg-
ment you do with farm crops you will
be surprised to find that kitchen garden.
ing is neither so intricate or so costly as
you imagine. Now don't turn and say
you hate puttering witt, such little mat
ters. 1t is attention to little things that
has made every success in human indus
dustry. The greatest fortunes have
been made by attending to minute de.
tails. In other words puttering with
little things.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-04-05
EVERY DAY HERoFa

on, yes; they arc oil around u,
And IN every walk Of life,
Heroes the best, that stand the tea
In many an unmarked strife:
Heroes OF home, of shop. Of larm.
And at duty's call alone,
tnougn unaware of hon0r's shara
And by noisy fame unknown.
From q fame girt lofty window
Wild faces and hands entreat
Vastcrowds, agape, that no means can shape
For did from the icy street;
When . bootblack climbs an adjacent pole
And swift from its peak impels
Arope of wire down the wall of fire,
And the cry, They are savedt upsWelb.
High waving his danger signal,
The underpaid switchman speeds
Der the qrivering ridge of q broken bridge
That to death and destruction leads
10 sink, as the laundering train slovs mn
O'ertexed. in the headlights glare,
While but few can know what to him thev
Though be should be dying there.
Oh, yes; they are all areun,a Us.
And to instance their deeds were vain,
30 hidden away in the crowds are thew.
In the paths obscure and plain;
From those whose chivalry unesteemed
Through lowly lifetime shines,
10 sucn IN the route whose act stands out
for the rest like starry signs.
AND nothing is lost though hidden,
That springs from heroic seed,
IN the larger force and the higher course
That are shaped from q single deed,
Inc environment of mass of men
May brighten and spread apace,
TIL the deeds shall throng ali paths along
To the glory of ali the race.
New York Ledger.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-04-05
Raising Calves.

From the RuAl New Yorker.
Formerly used to raise calves by feed
ing them skinned milk twice day, and
l usually fed them until they were five
or six months old and thought, on COM
pairing them with others not fed as long,
that it paid extremely we'll to do so; but
last Spring, not having conveniences to
handle milk profitably and wishing to
send it to the factory, l tried new plan.
Oilmeal was bought at $3.50 per cwt.,
and every morning kettleful of por-
ridge was made. One porringer full Of
the oilmeal was used, wet up in a pan
with cold water and then stirred into
the boiling water. The kettle held about
pailful. This made feed for ten
calves both for morning and night. The
meal swelled so when wet
that it made the porridge suf
ficiently thick. When dipped into
the pals to be fed about quart of
SKINNED milk was add I'd for each calf,
which amount of milk was decreased,
and 1T last none was given as the calves
rot older. After while a cup of mid.
dlings was used with the oil meal.
This kind of feeding was begun after
the calves had been fed new milk until
they were about four weeks old, and was
kept up until they were five or six
months old. Care was taken when this
kind Of feeding was begun not to overdo
it at first, and they were accustomed to
the new feed by degrees. The result
has been all and more than was expect
ed; the calves grew and throve in way
that did credit to their feed. They were
kept in pasture where they had grass
and fresh water and went into tho win
ter in good condition, as good as any
calves that we ever raised entirely on
skinned milk.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-04-05
Rescued from Death,
Another Physician's Testimony.
Jiln's Wasted Education.

The point Of the following absurd an
ecdote applies to other classes of society
than that represented.
Jim, it do seem to me dat yer's put
ting yer education ter mighty po' use.
amt heard big word from yer yet.
can un'erstan' yer g,st as we'll as did
fore yer went ter dat school. Ell q
mans edycated l want him to talk so l
can't UNI erstan him. Me an yer mudder
had been talkin' bout dis matter, an
we'se so grievei way down in de flesh
Jim, what's de biz word fur grass.
hopper?''
"Orthopterous insects of the genius
gryllus, according to Webster" replied
the young man.
but de luther day when dem folks
was heah yer spoke of erasshopper
jest de same as de ignorantest niger in
de country, an brou .,ht shame down on
de heads of yer mudder and myself.
"What's de big word fur goat?"
"Mammiferous quadruped of the genus
capra,' answered the young man.
bat why didn't yer say so, stead OF
eayin' goat like Niger, an bringin' de
tingle OBJ embarrassment to yer tadere
face? What did gin yer dat schoolln'
fur-to talk like an uneducated son Of a
po' white man? Think dat I'se gwine
ter keep yer heah in idleness lessen We,
can refeck cre,iic on the family? jim,
what is de big word for fool?"
Il don't know, SIR
eyer don't? Den yer amt 'Quainted
wild yerself. Yer doan' recognize whar
yer stands. Go out dar in de field wid a
mule an identity yersel." -Arkansas
Traveller.
The best thought Of the world is ex.
pressed in language as simple as Shakes
peare's and is as easily understood.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-04-05
FIELD AND FARM.
Farming Brovitles.

'Fathers,'' says Peck's Sun, can make
the boys hate the farm by subjecting
them to all kinds Of drudgery?"
The Farm Journal presents this con-
undrum: "Why should lovers be care
full how they behave in the country?
Because potatoes have eyes, corn has
ears and beans stalk"
The readiness with which tie liberty
loving horse submits to bondage was
lately remarked by the Plymouth pas
tor, who declared that his self abnega-
ton deserves better fate. "He is SER
want of all and the slave ofall and abused
of all. He begins life with one year az a
colt, and when at last he has ceased to
be useful to the pedler, he has the only
privilege of his lIfe-the privilege of dy-
ing" ~.
Squash bugs are not easily killed or
their ravages prevented, rs the under
sides of the leaves cannot easily he
reached. If the soil is kept we'll hoed
up to the stem and plenty OF plaster
scattered over the plants this will help
to some extent. The writer has found
fresh gas tar used by dropping guam
tity upon shingle or fiat stones and
placing it near the plants If under them
will help to drive them away. One of
the best remedies is to capture all the
bugs and kill them. One old bug killed
will prevent the appearance of q hun
dred young ones.
The larsnip should not be overlooked
by either farmers or gardeners in plot
ting their planting for the season now
close at hand. 1t has the greet economic
advantages of being. with any fair
chance, sure crop, excelling in nutriti-
GUS quality, and most easy to keep un.
disturbed in the row where grown, or
for use during the winter, in . cellar or
shed, mixed with dry earth. The starch
gradually changes into sugar, so that the
roots become exceedingly sweet in spring
when they begin to sprout.
Settlers removing to the wild new
lands are advised to carry with them,
first of all for fruit supply, a box of
strawberry plants. to be set oct on ar
rival. They can be transplanted at al
most any season Of the year, even in
summer, if water is not wanting. In
the cold months rhubarb can be moved.
and some of the other berries. These
give excellent return before any tree
can begin to blossom, and the cost in
most cases would be nothing in money.
as some of the old home friends of an
emigrant can always contribute such
simple and useful assistance, and find
genuine pleasure in it.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-04-05
Lambrequins and Home Decorations.

lambrequins and Home Decorations.
Where three shelves are in corner,
narrow lambrequins of different colors
will produce fine effect. For the up
per shelf, take drab or heliotrope color
ed velvet, satin or cloth, and embroider
or paint it with sprays ofbuttercups and
leaves. Finish it with tassels or fringe.
Make the lambrequin five inches vide.
For the second shelf, take old gold ma
terial, decorate it with apple blossoms
or clusters of fuchsias, and trim with
tassels or fringe of black and gold. On
the lowest shelf put cardinal colored
lambreQuin of the same depth as the
other two. and Ornamentwith hawthorn
blossoms and leaves, with grasses aud
ferns intermingled. These lambreQuins
can be nailed to the shelves,
which should be of black
walnut or ebonized wood. If
made Of pine cover them with black
cloth or silk, or with dark cri: nson cloth
or imitation Of leather. Where the
lambrequins are attached to the shelves.
cover the edges with velvet ribbon,
worked with gold colored silk, or with q
large black and gold cord. Finish the
edge with cardinal fringe. These lam
breouins will, brighten q dull cornor
greatly and the shades can be changed
to suit the coloring of the apartments.
With little ingenuity and taste, any
lady can decorate her home and make
it beautiful. The cost OF the materials
does not debar US from making our
homes charming, SO much as the up
holsterers' bills. If ladies will only learn
how to use nails and hammer, and how
to make all the little articles which 90
SO far toward Frightening their sur
roundings, they can decorate til cir homes
with their own handiwork. Japanese
parasols can be made into very
pretty waste baskets or scrap baskets,
by fastening them into an ebonized
block OF wood for a standard, by the top
thereby inverting the parasol, AID hold
ing it in place, so that it will remain halt
open, with the handle in the center. A
large bow of bright colored satin ribbon
can be tied around the top of the handle.
Placed at one side of the mantel piece,
or library table, it will make pretty bit
Of high coloring, and be ofuse. Japanese
fans, in scarlet, blue or old gold, will al
so make little scrap baskets, or hair re-.
ceivers. Take out the wire which con-
fines the sticks at the bottom, run rib
bon through them; then take two or
three stitches terough the outer edges Of
the fan to make it cone shaped, and sew
on ribbons to hang it up by.-Daisy Eye
bright in Country Gentleman.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-04-05
The Growth In Canned Goods.

The growth of the use of canned veg
etables is illustrated by the fact that last
autuma the packers filled So ,322, 952 cans
with tomatoes. Yet it had not been q
good year>ior tomatoes, and their prices
in some parts of the country were high.
Should the present year be more favor
able, the packing may reach 20, OUO, O0O
cans, for the demand steadily increases.
This vegetable is only one Of many that
are canned in great quantities. and it is
have been sounded, on account of &C.
casional instances of reported poisoning,
through the union, of the acid with the
metal,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-04-05

wrapping paper, lay over the spot. and
place on It . hot smoothing iron: this
will draw much of the grease into the
Paper, then wash again with soap and
hot water. This will take out 20 much
Of the spot that it will hardly be noticed
If daily washed off as it draws out Of the
wood, for every particle has to come out
at the top of the boards, and the more
persistently one works at it, the sooner
it will OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of
Country Gentleman.
- Salt on Wheat,
Salt is mostly used to make the other
elements in the soil more available
This is especially true in sections where
grain growing has long been a prominent
industry. Lack of salt IS made appar.
ent by the weakness of the straw and
the consequent falling down or lodging
of the crop. When this occurs salt
should be applied to the soil, in order to
make the silica available. The effects
usually attributed to salt sown on wheat
are that it stitfens the straw, bfightens
the berry, tends to prevent rust, and in.
creases the yield about four or five
bushels per acre. Near the sea- coast it
is found to have little or no effect, prob
ably because the air carries enough to
the soil in such places Spring is the
rieht time to apply it, and the usual ap-
p!iCation is about five bushels per acre.
Rural New Yorker.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-04-05
Grease on Kitchen Floors.

With the greatest care, the housewife
will occasionally spill little grease on
the kitchen floor. When possible, the
best thing is Immediately to pour over 1t
cold water, to cool the grease and pre-.
vent penetrating the wood. Scrape of
all that is possible, rub thickly with soap,
and wash off with boiling water. When
dry, fold three thickpesseS Of brown