The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-12-07
Passing Events. :

"A New York doctor asserts that the
contagion of scarlet fever in cities comes
manly from horses. He goes on to 0asser,,
also, that, % vaccination prevents small
pox. sD "equination," as he calls it,
might 10 adopted with equally gooa re.
suits in the prevention OF scarlet fever.
Holland, in the last three centuries,
has recovered from the sea at least 9O,-
,'0D acres. The Lake OF Harlem became
terra TRINA hetween 1870 and 1852, and
the Nuyder Use is i'll process OF transtor-
nation In 5p,0UO valuable acres. Hol.
land has now I ,479.OGO oxen and cows,
and her present output Of cheese is es.
timated at u, ,OOO, ,lOU.
lhe gambling tables at Mo naco are be.
ginning to exercise an influence in Nice.
which is this year deserted, as compared
aith other health resorts Of Riviera.
The French squadron, usually at anchor
before Nice, nave been ordered else
where, in order to remove the officers
rom the temptations of the game. The
Prince of Monaco, who has hitherto de.
rived an annual revenue ofa8Oy, Gov francs
rom tho bank, has e2ld his interest for
the sum OF {, 100000 francs.
Iii is expected that the Washington
monument will be completed in the
spring or summer of 1885. and the sug-
vestion is at this time made that Robert
c. Winthrop, who is speaker of the Ma
lOnai House of Representatives, laid
the cornerstone and delivered the
oration on the occasion, should be invited
10 deliver the oratiOn of the dedication.
Mr.. Winthropis now in his seventy.
fifth year, but hissorhtorical powers are
undated, and should lie continue to
i've for loss than two years longer, he
will be found fully equal to the occasion.
Gen. 6. I. Beaureaard has written q
letter TO northern banker who In.
quirea what reception Northern capital.
SITS and business men should meet with
in the south ifthey should 90 there to
settle. The reply says:-"You can
assure your friends that if they como
here on business, and to assist in devel-
opipg the commerce and resources Of
ouf country they will be cordially wei.
comed, whether republica as or demo-
Gratis, and they will be 'nlly at liberty to
be treated according to. their personal
merits. At this time, eighteen years
after tile war, only the worst class Of
politicians, north and south are inclined
tD keep alive the bad feelings engen-
dercd by the war. The people Of the
)uth, 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 g. Foster Of the
Methodist church. who arrived in Bos-,
ton after his official tour around the
world, was welcomed with fitting
greeting that evening by the members
Of the Methodist Social Union. In his
remarks bishop Foster said: I'VE have
been led to think that the Hindoos are
learned people, but after we pass
down from small class at the head of
the nation VIC find that they are almost
the most ignorant people ON earth. The
people liys on what would be the iare
of a similar population Of goats, and
one half fall the product Of the cOun-
try goes To- e lYland. An idea Of the
cheapness Of human service can b. had
from the fact that twenty three men.ser.
wants are hired there for what two ser.
want glrs would cost in this country;
aud oft n thought that every mission
ary ought to hire tWenty.tbree of the
tiindoo servants in order to bring them
within the range ofChristian nfilence."