The Northern Pacific farmer., 1883-08-30
Passing Events.

L tSSkHS CVcA1US.
Ina copy of the Massachusetts Cen
tinel of June 20, 1887, an advertisement
appears which reads as follows: "Wine
Cellar-Thomas Wells, respectfully ac-
Quaints the publick in general. and his
customers in particular manner, that
he las opened a wine cellar under the
Old South Meeting House, etc." Nearly
hundred years ago.
The French medical journals have re-
Gently been discussing the relation of
the teeth to the brain, and their con-
clusions are of considerable importance
to all brain workers. 1t seems to have
been clearly established that excessive
and prolonged mental labor causes the
teeth to decay by consuming the phos-
pilates which would otherwise Eourish
the dental structures; and DR.. Cham
pionniere therefore recommends that
parents and guardians should pay close
attention to the condition of the teeth
of those under their care, and should,
when any sign of premature decay
are noticed, give their charges hol-
iday.
New England mills now turn out first
rate Turkey Red" table cloths and the
"Symrna" rugs that are made at Phila-
delphia are pronounced as good as those
made at Symrna itself. The new world
is getting hold of the old worlds secrets
of Industrial art and skill, but there is
more to be done in that direction and
right there is the need and value of in
dustrial education.
They are 525 persons on the payroll
of the Grand Union Hotel, Saratoga, and
it takes 700 guests to clear expenses,
while 400 is q high figure for the num-
ber stopping there at any one time thus
far, and the States for some reason has
even less.
A British newspaper prints letter
from an exceptionally innocent cor
respondent. who, having read the latest
yarn about Noah's Ark, goes on to say:
"In these days of skepticism and rank
infidelity, when men.scof at the truth
fulness Of the word of God, yea, there
are those among us even protesting
Christianity who doubt the authenticity
of the Pentateuch. Many there are al
so who disbelieve in the Old Testament
altogether and look upon 1t as an obso-
lete book. In these days, therefore, it
is refreshing to hear from what may be
considered reliable source that Noah's
Ark has been discovered" This ex-
cellent gentleman has been very badly
taken in. He should be put into tie ark.
The following was the estimated rail-
way mileage of the world on Jan. l, 1888,
United States, $4,000; Europe, 109, 600:
Asia, 5000; South America, 1000; Canada
$500; Australia, 5000; Africa, 2200O;
Mexico, 2lOO0-grand totol, 253, ,0O0
miles, These figures are not exact, as
it is impossible to obtain official returns
within year or two after date, and 50
it is ne, essary to use the latest available
statements and add the probable num-
| built in different countries since the
time the latest statistics published with
authority were issued.
Mr.. Frank Bird, of Massachusetts, il
recovering from sever attack of rlleu'
matism, which has recently been troub-
ling hiul. Fifteen years ago this sturdy
invalid was told by his physicisn that
he must either die or give up the two
daily luxuries of his life-strong coffee
! and cigars. Mr.. Bird meditated a while
and then replied: "We!l, if I've got t.
give up all the pleasures of life I nigh
as we'll die at once" And he has con.
tinued to smoke cigars and drink coffee
ever since. -.
In her recent letter to the London
| Times on the vexed question of inter.
national copyright, "Ouida" is not very
complimentary to the United States. 81
is of no use, she says, ITO talk Of hon
est or honorable feeling to the Aneri
can nation as regards English literature
they say with cynical frankness that 9
long as they can steal it for nothing /
does not serve their purpose 10 pay. for
lit. 1. for one, never hope to see them
|abandOn this position. When they do,
their commercial morality will be purel
than it is at present. The ..dime novel.
/ suits their purses and their tastes. and
European authors are sacrificed without
any ecruple, that America may be sup-
Iplied With this ugly and i'll printed pro,
Iductioa of an g dvanced civilization, q b j