The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-09-12

John G. Whittier, the Quaker poet, has
written Blaine campaign song. Mr.. Whit
tier is very ardent Blaine man.
Owing to Mr.. Blaine's recent illness, ne
has concluded not to do any more work on
bis book until after the November election.
The German police have discovered that
the increase Of picnics In Germany is due TO
these gatherings being used as Socialistic
rallies.
The proportion of color blind persons
among the Quakers Is nearly six per cent,
while the percentage In the general COM
munity is only 81.
There are 424 piano manufactures In
Germany, and they turn out thousands Of
instruments each year. The emigration
from Germany is large.
Jerome l. Case gave the celebrated trot-
ting horse, j. l. c., his own initials. Maud
5. was named after young lady of Captain
George n. Stones family.
A Western farmer being left in charge OF
bis baby, nailed box TO the plow beam, and
in this the little fellow was carried during
the days plowiDg.-Chicdgo Herald.
1t is reported than Daniel Manning, editor
Of the Albany Argus, the chairman Of the
New York Democratic Committee, will
marry Miss Pryor, of Albany, next fall.
Canada imported $4,000 barrels of -four
from the United States last year, and 3.000,-
900 bushels Of wheat. The tariff on -four is
so cents per barrel, and on wheat Is cents
per bushel.
Flaming posters are up through Missouri
announcing that "Frank James will be at
the Moberly fair with his celebrated horses,
during the entire week, and assist In starting
the races"
Congressman Belford, the only representa-
tive Of the Centennial State In the National
House of Representatives, is said TO be in
such Ill health that he will not be q candi-
date for reelection.
Salacylic acid, If taken continuously for q
long time, may accumulate In the system
and produce poisoning. Its use as preserv-
alive of articles of food Is forbidden by the
French Government
Lowell shows that his income from his pro-
America, are valued at $50, 900, and his real
estate in Lowell at S60,500.
The fire Of London exterminated the
plague Of London. Paris, June, 1S49, was
killing 500 people Gay with cholera. A
great storm washed all the filth out Of the
city and the cholera subsidized.
In 1868 an exact count gave 313 Indians
on Msrtha's Vineyard. About that time
they began TO intermarry with the negroes,
so that now there is probably not q single
Indian of pure blood on the island.
An antitrust rail will become a necessity
If electric railways ever come into general
use. 1t was demonstrated at the recent for
estry exhibition IN Edinburgh that the cleo
trio railway there would not work on rusty
rails.
Frank Walz, once q prominent citizen of
Xenia, Ohio, starved to death at Dayton, be-
ing unable TO find work, and being too proud
to ask charity. His wife and seven children
for two weeks bad lived on q few crusts of
bread.
Loid Petre will be the first Roman Catho-
lie priest who has sat In the British House of
Lords since the Reformation, 1t is said. He
will take the seat left vacant by his fathers
dea b at the opening Of Parliament next
autumn.
The phrase to "fire out" as meaning 10
expel may be slang now, the New York
Graphic points out, but Shakespeare con-
cIudes bis l44th sonnet with the following
two lines:
Yet this shall ne'er know but live in doubt,
Till my bad angel fire my good one out
Gov. Crittenden, of Missouri, who has
been catching muskalonge In Wisconsin a.
ters, Is described as great, tall, broad
shouldered man, with bright blue eyes, q
rla hair NH A
glossy as floss that the ladies do South Ken
sington with.
The Primate of the Church of England,
the Archbishop of Canterbury, whose rank
Is next TO that of royalty itself, announces
that he will not sanction marriages after mid
day, except in extraordinary cases, and the
Archbishop of Cincinnati, Roman Catholic,
declares the same policy.
Chicago has opened its new Rush bridge,
the largest swinging bridge In the world, and
Is busy Dragging about 1t. Four teams can
cross II abreast, and are allowed to 90 at full
speed. 1t is turned by steam power, and an
engine over the roadway supplies six electric
lamps on the structure.
Chamois skins (Which are not derived from
the animal Of that name, but from the flesh
side Of skeepskins), may be softened when
they become iDflexible, by washing In strong
suds made of olive oil and potash, with Q
little water, and afterward laying them be-
tween brown paper wet with elycerine.
At the Congregational Club of New York,
DR.. Clapp said, among other evils Of The
present, one was the building of too costly
churches: "Better build fifty churches for
the poor than one $500,000 temple, l do
not believe the Lord cares whether church
costs x10,0 900 or $500, 900, but do believe he
cares whether there Is one church or fifty
churches"
Plans have been prepared for ship canal
across Ireland from Dublin to Galway-a
distance of 127 miles. The estimated cost
for ships of various sizes is as follows: For
ships of 1900 tons, $4,000, 600; for ships of
$500 tons, 500, 600, 900; for ships Of 5000
tons and upward, sl00,000.0OO. The plans
have been prepared by Q London engineer,
assisted by Capt. Eads.
The number of non. Christians upon the
globe Is 900, ,000, 900, being twice the number
of Christians. or Christians the Catholics
take the lead with 2ls,Oo0.O 900, the Protes-
tants 123, 100000, the Greeks, 81. .000, 900, and
Others S,000,0 All this has been accom-
plished within 1000 years. At this rate, with
increased facilities for the promulgation of
the gospel, the world will be wholly evan
gelized In two or three centuries.
The word Two, written with capital T,
and the 7 only half crossed, looks like 1000.
An "airt critic" described picture. "Two
women are sitting on grassy bluff" The
type-setter, misled by the half crossed T, set
II up 1900 women" etc. The proof reader,
doubling the size OF the crowd, reduced
those figures TO 1000. The aairt crilic,n - not
withstsnding the extensive modification, il
still unhappy In fact, much crosser than
his rs.