The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-06-08
VOL A. NO 80
WHOLE NO. 726
FROM OVER THE SEA.
A Newsy London Letter from Kempshil

A Newsy London Letter from KempshilI.
| Correspondence Neg North West.
LONDON, May 15.-No more popular do
lusion exists than the one in regard to the
surname Of Her Majesty the Queen. The
majority of Englshmen assume it to be
Guelph and rest content with that assump-
tion; there are, however, q few who remem-
Der that in marrying Prince Albert of CO.
burg Gotha in 1910, the Queen took the
name of her Observation-Disclosures has
been the family cognomen of the House of
Saxony for some four hundred years. So
that apart from all royal titles, "Mrs. Victim,
Windsor Castle" is the private address Of
the august lady who presides at the head of
the British Empire.
| THE PROFESSORS PUZZLED.
In commemoration Of the services rem
dered by Indian troops during the recent
military operations in Egypt, efforts have
been made to translate the English national
anthem, "God Save the Queen" into the
| various Indian dialects. The idea was q
happy one, but the work has proved to be so
far beyond the abilities Of the academic
professors that they have constituted them
selves into sort of cooperative translating
company, to see If they can get over the DIFF
ficulty that way. After struggling desper-
stely with the anthem for some three months
they are appealing for more shskels.
MORE EMPIRE.
Isuppose there is scarcely person living
but who has heard at some time or other
that old phrase about the British empire be-
ing one con which the sun never SETS" It
has received small addition lately in the
form Of the island Of New Guinea, possess
ing an area three times as large as that of
England itself. A colonial prospector went
over and put ups "claim" on behalf of the
mother country. "Notice of Final Entry
will be filed in due course.
CREATING THE BOUNDS"
The quaint old English custom of cheat
ing the bounds" was duly observed in most
Of the London parishes on Ascension Day
May Sd. The party usually consists of the
clergyman, church wardens, and ovsrsesrs,
accompanied by some twenty or thirty school
children with willow wands with which to
strike the boundary stones. The location of
each stone Is accurately noted, lest an ada
cent parish should attempt to appropriate
few inches of its neighbor's soil.
THE SIZE OF LONDON. q.
London has of late years been stretching
out Its arms into the surrounding country
and covering 1t with unsightly masses of
bricks and mortar. In 1856 there were but
925 miles Of streets in the metropolis; but in
1881 the number had increased to LOOT
miles, and the number Is constantly increas.
ing. In the densely populated districts near
the center, there has of course been no room
for street-exteAsion, but In all the outlying
districts, east, west, north, and south, the
speculative builder has been disfgnring the
face Of nature to an alarming extent. The
area Of what is known as "otiicial London"
is some 1892 acres, and the population at
last census amounted to 3,slG, ,4s4 persons.
MYSTERIES OF EGYPTIAN HALL.
There are some mysterious places in this
modern Babylon, but probably there is no
place to rival Egyptian Hall, which has been
appropriately named the "home of mystery"
A weird sort Of feeling seems to come over
the visitor as he finds himself surrounded by
phenomena which he has been accustomed
to associate with things supernatural. Mr..
Maskelyne, the proprietor, Is model mys-
terry man, and had he lived In the Pharoah
epoch he would probably have been able TO |
"obfusticate" Moses himself. Ills enlertain-
ment from beginning to end Is of scientific |
character, one of the most interesting and
puzzling items consisting of the perform
ances Of . sketching autom atom, which draws |
life-size portraits Of various celebrities to \
the order Of any member Of the audience.
An automatic electrical orchestra Of some
twelve suspended instruments is also fea4
ture which adds to ones bewilderment, and
If yeu are able tn account for this phenom-
ens, you are at liberty to solve ths mystery
Of . large cabinet which is placed on the
stage and becomes tenanted and tenantless
at will. The whole concludes with the ap-
pearance Of spirit skeleton in mid AIR
without, as the papers say Of the, vagrants,
'any visible means Of support" Iu this
awkward position he twists of his head and
throws II about the stage; when tired of this
exercise, his legs remain At one end of the
'tsge dancing madly, while bis body moves
away to the opposite end and beats Q large
arun. It is needless to say that this per-
'ormance draws crowded houses and Is the
most palpable "hit" of the season.
r. ...... KEMPsHILL.