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The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-12-26

In ali the range Of the realistic and emo
donal drama no scene moro profoundly af-
fectinS nor episode more thoroughly dis
tressing can be found than the last rehearsal
o. The Gladiator" by John Mccullough at
McVicker's theatre, Chicago. To see this
grand strong type of manhood with his
reason suddenly dethroned, and he entirely
unconscious of the calamity that had be-
fallen him, was a spectacle that made the
strongest men weep. Mr.. McCullough's
career has through hard study and unfag-
ging perseverance, been a brilliant one.
Born i'm 1887, near Londonderry, Ireland,
he came to New York in 1853, but shortly
after went to Philadelphia in search of en-
ployment. He began reading Shakespeare
while working at chair making, and united
with All amateur dramatic association. In
1857 he assumed the role Of Othello in the
play OF that name produced by the associa.
tion at the Callowhill Street museum.
The strong voice and the accurate
III smory of the young actor at
tracted the attention of Manager Fred
ericks, of the Arch Street theatre, who
was a spectator. He sought Mccullough at
the end Of the play, and the actor made his
debut in that house as Thomas in "The
Bellies Strategem." He afterwards played
ut the Howard Athengnm, Boston, and at
the Walnut Street theatre, Philadelphia,
during which he became acquainted with
Edwin Forrest, who engaged him as a MEN,
Der of his personal company. He remained
with tho great tragedian until after the
California trip, in 1866. In the flush days
Of the bonanza kings he opened the Cali
fornia theatre, in San Francisco, having
Mr.. Ralston, the well-known banker of the
day, for his hacker. Upon the suicide of
Mr.. Ralston and the financial excitement
and failures resulting Immediately after,
Mr.. Mccullough withdrew from the man.
ngement and returned to the stage as star.
He has OF late been in failing health, aud
was troubled greatly with insomnia.
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A CURIOUS CHARACTERISTIC.
The Criticism to which An Ensiishman
Gives Utternncc.

The Criticism to Which An Engiishmnn
Gives Utterancc.
Theodore Stanton's London letter.
One Of the most curious characteristics Of
contemporary England ia the concealed dis
like or contempt which the average English
man hns for the United States. On the sur
face all is friendliness, but beneath is feel
ing almost akin to hate. During my fire.
quent sojourns in England / have
given special attention TO this subject,
and | have found that almost in
variably on being introduced to an English
man or Englishwoman you must either de-
fend your country or overlook little slurs
cast on it. And the most exasperating part
Of IL is that these disagreeable criticisms are
evidently not intended TO be such. In other
words, your interlocutor Is quite unconscious
of the fact that he is impolite. Nor is this
lack of international amenity confined to
any class, although it is stronger the higher
you go up the social ladder. The first time
saw John Bright, for example, half Of my
visit was spent in listening to n severe ar
raignment of America because of its adher-
ence to protection.
III, when you are presented to an English
man, the conversation turns ON the United
States--and as a rule he introduces the topic
you are asked, nine times of ten, all or
some of the following questions: as politi-
cal corruption ON the increase or decrease in
the states at the present momentT Doesn't
it paralyze public business when all tho
office-holders are turned out every four
years. You try to clear this up by inform
ing your questioner that this calamity occurs
only when a new party comes into power,
which does not happen at every moon as he
seems to imagine. The third interrogation is
generally this: "Aren't your frequent cleo
tions a great nuisancep
BY this time IL you have not turned your
back on the man, you lead your prosecutor
to discussion OF the weather, the crops, or
the immortality of the soul, and inwarily
swear that the next time you are introduced
to an Englishman you will got ahead Of him
by bombarding him with: "How much
longer do you mean to support the heavy
burden of an idls royal familyf" "Aren't you
sick and tired OF that useless house Of lordsf"
@Arent you ashamed OF the low moral char
acter of the prince Of Walesr "Don't you
consider the house Of commons very narrow
minded and bigoted in refusing Bradlaugh
his seatf" II any of your readers ever
chance to meet Lady Verney, they had bet
ter salute her with some such question, for
otherwise she will force you TO swallow the
usual dose of anti-American comment which
all Englishmen have ready for US
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Material for Lumber.
IScientific Americana


The correspondents of the lumber journals
report from almost all quarters that the de-
mand for really good material is generally
in excess of the supply. The only hope for
the future lies in economy of what we have,
and in whatever will encourage those own
ing young timber to keep it and prune it and
thin it out so as to bring it on to I'LL up the
gap. But forest fires destroy an amazing
amount Of the precious mature stock-how
much no one knows-but 1t is said by experts
that the amount destroyed probably equals
the amount cut.
Now, we know that the sawed stuff Ito
say nothing Of the fuel and charcoal, ties,
telegraph, and hoop poles, etc. reaches an
annual value of over $3.50. 5000 at the
mills, SO that, counting other forest products
besides sawed stuff thus destroyed, it is, no
doubt, within reason to say this waste,
largely needless, is not less than $500, goo 600
q year. But this not all, and very likely 1t
ia not the worst. Such fires burn up a great
amount Of young growth and of seed, and
in some Gases even the soil itself is roasted to
death, so that for a long time afterward it
viii not bear anything Of value.
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Five Minutes TO Cool His Head.

The painful experience Of John McCul-
Tough in Chicago, when he broke down in
the middle OF his play, recalls an incident In
tine life Of the elder Booth, which some old
New Workers may still remember. He was
billed, as they say in the profession to APP
pear as King Henry VIII at the Old Bowery
Theatre on certain evening. A large and
fashionable audience assembled, and at the
proper timo the curtain rose. As Is well
known, the elder Booth occasionally took
drop too much, and it was ct once seen from
the maudlin way in which he stumbled
through the FIRST scene on this occasion that
he must have been indulging somewhat copi-
ously. At last few Kisses from the gallery
caught his ear. He suddenly stopped, and
advancing to the footlights said, ladies
and gentlemen, you see that am not In =
good condition to play tonight But II you
win only wait Eve minutes while 90 behind
the scenes to cool my head in apail OF water.
I'll como out and show you the - King
Henry you ever saw in your lifeT
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-12-26

Mr.. Blaikie, though lawyer in active
practice in New York city, by his lectures
and writing on the subject of Sound Bodies
and How to Get Them" is guiding attention
to the value of exercise, intelligently under
taken, especially by young women And Is
endeavoring to retain that which Is useful
In athletics, while denouncing that which
has brought the subject into disrepute. His
face indicates his Scotch Irish blood. His
father Is Presby terian minister Of over
fifty years active service. His mother was
a descendant of Capt King, who served un-
der Washington. Though born in New York
state in 1Si3, young Blaikie received his edu-
cation in Boston, graduating from Harvard
in 1866 and from the Harvard law school two
years later, being one of the two prize essay
mGn of his class. 1t was while captain and
stroke of the winning Harvard crew in 1866
that he first attracted attention to his knowl-
elge and skill as a trainer, and which led to
his accompanying the Harvard crew to Eng
lani in 1869, for their race with Oxford.
He has since been referes in many of the
most important races on land and water;
has written much on the subject for The
New York Herald and one of the magazines
and Is considered the authority on athletics,
his How t, Get Strong, and How to Stay
So" having already had probably larger
sale than any other athletic book ever writ
ten.
Mr.. Blaiiie undoubtedly practices that
which he advocates. as he is possessed of the
most robust Of bodies, together with tn,
kindliest of natures.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-12-26
A Gigantic Pneumatic Tube.

The New York Graphic gives the follow
ing details concerning the proposed pneu-
matte tube for carrying letters and small
packages from Chicago to New York: The
idea at first seems impracticable, but on ex-
animation it turns out to be feasible. Two
tubes are to be made Oh brass, which will
run side by side, although, 1t Is said, ono
tube will be tried at first. A powerful en-
gine with an exhaust wheel Is to be sta
toned at one and. 1t is said that IL the
tube Is properly made and planted no air
will escape. The right of way, it is believed,
can DO secured for nothing, or ut nominal
expense, and the main cost will be the tube
and the engines and stations. A letter, a
sample OF grain, or package of any Kind
which Is to be sent, Is inclossd In a leather
ball. A ball presents the least friction as a
rolling object, and the leather is to be stiff
and heavy. A continuous current of air Ii
passing through the tube constantly.
With one pipe the plan Is to reverse the
engine every hour-ths first hour forcing air
into it at the Chicago end, and sending pack
ages to New York, the next hour exhausting
the air at Chicago and drawing the packages
as quickly back. The men who have It in
charge do not say how long 1t will take to
send package in this way, but claim to send
1t In less than minute. Stations will be es-
tablished at the important cities on the route
1t is expected to pay large profit, and to do
the business of the telegraph companies, ex-
press companies and the mail They say the
scheme Of sending crude petroleum by pipe
for long distances, as is now done, was
laughed at at first, and that this one Is more
practicable, II possible, and not nearly so
costly, as the pipes are to be so small, and
can 60 around curves and over hills, as well
as on N leyel
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A Story Of Two Boys.
Tf,..~,,In,att Tyt,aas Gtarf


A Poor Boy, Ilainly but cleanly dressed,
was engaged in Sweeping out a Store when
he beheld bright new Pin shining upon the
Floor. He paused and picked it up carefully
placing it in the Lapel Of his Coat. @If be-
gin by saving Pins, be said, Il may become
a Wealthy man." His Employer observed
him, however, and remarked to himself:
"That Pin belongs to the Establishment A
Boy who viii steal Pin will steal Greater
Things" and he Immediately presented the
Lad with his discharge.
Another Boy, arrayed In Tailor's Clothes,
was employed In Sweeping out another Store,
when he also came upon Pin. Instead OF
lawing It away to rest, however, he exercised
his Ingenuity in bending IL into various
Shapes Then he slyly deposited 10 upon the
Book-Keeper's Stool and industriously pro-
ceeded to Sweep His Employer enjoyed the
Scene from his Office, and when the Book.
keeper had finished rubbing himself and
swearing Great oaths the Proprietor said:
~That boy is full of Sharp Tricks" And be
straightway promoted him to Second Book
keeper In five years be owned the Concern
Moral-As the Pin Is Bent the Boy is In.
Z
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Just the Log for an Arctic Climate.
. IBrooklyn Eapla

AL Smith sound explorers have somethinp
to say of the Esquimsu with the wooden leo.
Everybody knows. of course, that timber
does not grow In that part Of the world, and
the man with the wooden leg must be quite a
curiosity to the Ellesmere Land Esquimaux.
who occasionally visit their friends on the
Greenland coast. His name Is Arrowtah.
One day, when no was quite a boy, he was
out on hill hunting birds, when a
great stone rolled on his foot and
crushed IL. His mother, to says his
life, cut of his leg about six inches below the
knee with knife made Of bone. Arrowtah
survived the rude surgery, and grew up a
stout young man, but was almost entirely
helpless to his tribe, because he could only
hop around ON one Log.
In 1s4S the surgeon Of the North Star. one
Of the Franklin search vessels, made him a
wooden leg, which was repaired and renewed
by DIR. Hayes eleven years later. Twenty
four years after he first put Ii on the Polaris
party found him still stumping around on
his good, stout wooden leg, and he could
hunt auks with the best Of his tribe. though
the difficulty Of travelling over the rough Ice
made him useless as q walrus hunter. Arrow.
tAh at last accounts was very anxious To
cross over to Elhmers Land In search of a
wife, He said none Of The ladies' In his own
tribe suited him.
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Commander OF the Gordon Relief
Expedition.

During life Of 81 years, Gen. Wolseley
has spent SO in the Scottish army. Entering
as ensign in the Burmese war, he has served
in nearly all the military engagements in
which England has been interested since.
In the Crimea he received distinction, being
severely wounded at Sebastopol; was at the
siege OF Lucknow, and in the succeel ling
wars with the Chinese. the Ashantees and
the Zulus In 1882 he was sent to Egypt to
relieve Cairo, which he did, receiving on his
return to England a tremendous ovation.
lie is now in command of an expedition up
the Nile to relieve Gen. Gordon, who is at
Khartoum.
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Mr.. Cable illustrates by his life how de
termination and pluck will win success de-
spite the most adverse circumstances. Born
in 1s45 in New Orleans where he still re-
sides, lis father died when he was but IA,
leaving the family in such reduced circum-
stances that the son was compelled to leave
school to aid in the support Of his mother
and sisters. In 1862 he entered the con-
federate army whore he remained till the
close Of the war; Returning at the age Of
20 to New Orleans he made such living as
he could, considering the disorganized state
Of affairs: as an errand boy, then in survey
ing, and finally in q cotton house which he
only left in 1879 to devote himself to litera-
ture. His first work was for the New Or
leans Picayune over the signature "Drop
Shot" His ''Old Creole Days, 1870; .'The
Grandissimes," 1880, and MADAME Del
phine," 1881, all prove Mr.. Cable to have
been deep student of the Creole character
as well as a master in the art of delination.
He has since been a constant contributor to
the magazines. besides writing a history of
New Orleaus. Mr.. Gable is also pleasing
lecturer
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JAMES GORDON BENEFITS YACHT.
Dozen Picnickers Are shown Around
on the Namouna-

A Dozen Picnickers Are shown Around
on the Namouna-
[Croffut's New York letter.
Some acquaintances of mine-a dozen OF
them-took trip up the river awhile ago OH
little steam yacht. Coming down, they
discovered the Namouna lying in the harbor,
breathing lightly.
"Hellor" exclaimed one, "here's Benefits
yacht; he's In Europe; let's see il we can't
get aboardl"
So they steamed alongside, saluted an Off
Ger on the deck and asked IL they could be
allowed to inspect the vessel. After little
parleying they were allowed aboard, and the
officer, apparently the head steward, showed
them arounl.
They were In a picnic mood and they
laughingly criticised everything they saw
"B Georgel he doesn't show such bad tastel"
exclaimed the leader, as they went through
his private cabin. "Wouldn't object to dwell
ing right here myself" said a little gypsy
with her hat tipped down to her nose and her
nose tipped wise versa. "Here's where he gets
himself upi Seel Here's the pomatum he
puts on his mustache to make it stick out!
And here's some powder-hai hat hel heI-
oh, myp
10, here's little mite of pair Of slip
pers lined with pink" shouted another
girl, at which they all pulled down their
mouths and looked sober.
"You mustn't mind what the girls say,
steward-we're on a lark" said one of the
gentlemen, slipping into the stewards hand
half dollar.
"Oh, all right, SIR" said the steward re-
spectfully.
What do they pad the walls so for,"
asked a bright-eyed lady; "they're uphol-
stored just like sofa"
ITO make 'em soft when Bennett occupies
'emT exclaimed youth in explanation,
and they all greeted the remark with
laugh,
"Oh, girlsl' cried another, gleefully,
"Hark! Here's a narghilah; I'll take
smoke. Is'pose he has had his mouth on it
never mind; y and she put the SEEM to her
lips and coughed violently thereafter. She
wiped it off demurely and said: am afraid
he'll track me-"
"Oh! Here's his closet" cried another;
dressing gowns-three, four, and more
slippers, a whole row of 'em; why, he must
be centipede !-but they are full grown
and they laughed and ran away.
Steward, who is the captain of the Ma
mouna nowr asked the leader, wishing to
show his interest in so fine vessel,
@There Ia no captain said tho stewart.
1We have q sailing master and commander"
"Oh, yes; who is the commander
II ann
1Oh! All! lndeedl What name, pleasap
James Gordon Bennett-but don't you
telll'
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.sKfI, the Arkansaw TravcIcr.o

Chanfrau was typical American actor.
Large frame, large hearted, full of clean
and wholesome humor, generous to an ex-
cess, he seldom grasped the hand of new
acquaintance that he did not at the same
time win his heart He was born in New
York City in 1921, and, like New York
boys OF that period, his sole ambition was
to run with the engine, and to be dead
head at the Old Bowery theatre. Both of
his ambitions were satisfied, and he imbibed
so much Of the spirit Of the old fire-laddie
that it subsequently led to his fortune
From supernumary behind the scenes he
was given the part Of Nose, fire-laddie, in
"The Streets of New York" This character
of Nose, Chanfrau played so true TO life, and
was so thoroughly appreciated by the audi
ence that tho manager was compelled to
have the play rewritten, with Nose as the
principal character, and it was this charac-
ter, and, later, as Kit, in the "Arkansaw
Traveller" that made Chanfrau's name al.
most household word. He died worth
$500, 900 on Oct. 2
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The Postal Currency.
ben: Perley Poore.I

lBen: Geriey Poore.l
Postal currency, which was the achanpen
during the war and until the resumption of
specie payments, was the invention of Gen.
Spinner, who has represented the Syracuse
district Of New York in congress, and had
been appointed treasurer of the United
States by President Lincoln. Small change
had vanished, and in buying dinner in the
market change had to he taken in beets.
cabbages, potatoes and what not Gen.
Spinner was constantly appealed to from all
quarters to do something to supply tho de-
mand for small change. He had no law
under which he could act, but after buying
half-dollars worth Of apples several times
and receiving for his half-dollar in change
more or less different kinds of produce. he
began to cast around for substitute for
small change.
In his dilemma he bethought himself of the
postage stamp. He sent down to the post
office department. and purchased quantity
OK stamps. de then ordered up a package of
the paper upon which government securities
were printed. He cut the paper into various
sizes. On the pieces be pasted stamps to rep
resent different amounts. He thus initiated
a substitute for fractional silver. This was
not, however, q government transaction I'm
any seIso' IL couiu not De- Ten. Spinner
distributed his improvised currency among
the clerks OF the department. They took It
readily, and the trade folks more readily.
The idea spread; the postage stamps,
either detached or pasted upon a piece of
paper, became the medium of small exchange.
II was dubbed postal currency From this
Gen Spinner got his idea of the fractional
currency, and went before congress with It.
That body readily adopted 1t, and but a
short time after Gen. Spinner had begun
pasting operations law was ON the statute
book providing for the issue Of the fractional
currency which became so popular. The
fac-simile Of postage stamps was put ON each
piece Of currency, and for long time it was
known rs postal currency An enormous
amount never was presented for REDEMPTION
and the government was conseouentlv the
cainar -
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Both by his compositions and skill Abbe
Franz Liszt has done more than any one
else to raise the art Of piano playing to
height Of brilliancy heretofore considered
unattainable. He was born in 1911 in Hun
gary, and in his sixtieth year his native
land granted him pension Of 81, 900 year.
One Of his two daughters was the wife OF
Richard Wagner, the composer. In 1865
he was ordained priest, which gives him
the title "abbe." He has, besides numer-
GUS smaller productions, been engaged for
years on great oratorio entitled "Stan-
isiaus,n which Is not as yet completed.
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A valued ConiidsntiaI Clerk.

fBin Arp In Atlanta Constilnu2n.
I heard of q clerk once in dry goods
store who was smart and quick and
splendid manager, and all that, but ne got
uppity and biggoty, and put on consequen.
taal airs until he was very disagrseable, and
he took occasion to say 10 his associates that
the concern couldn't possibly get along with
ont him. SO the old gentlemen. who was
the senior partner, called him In the Office
one day, and says be: @Mr. Jenkins, You
have been very Efficient and we appreciate
your services, but hear that you have re-
peatedly asserted that II you were TO die tne
concern couldn't possibly survive II, and this
has worried me no little. for you, like 81
men, are liable to die very unexpectedly and
70 we have concluded TO experiment while
we are all in lealth. and see IL the concern
win survive. So you win please consider
yourself dead for year, and we WIZ trv y
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Improvements In the white House.


-Preparing for new president IL the
way White House attache described the
various operations in progress in the grounds,
corridors and halls of the executive mansion
to reporter who inquired about them the
other day.
The painting Of the ratings and gateways,
the substitution Of new lamps for old ones
over the entrances and the sandpaperinp
and securing OF the walls of the mansion are
about all that Is going on outside.
These doorways," said o veteran Wash.
ingtonian, who fwas lowering around this
morning and seemed to know all about il,
have been painted for every administer,
tion, but have never been scraped and burned
before as they are being now. Coat after
coat Of paint y here, representing every ad.
ministration since the house was built.n
Pausing TO watch the workmen scraping and
blisfcring the paint to remove it, be added,
in philosophic and meditative way:
@Why, II they'd KEEP ON paintin' 'em,
coat after coat they would q filed up ths
whole doorway Look a-here, they rot
inch deep a. paint on 'em now, and there's
tbs maple grainin' thsy had way back in "a
and the ilaaination walnut bafor' that, an ys
can see the paintin' back for eighty years
Back to the first paint they ever put on; tha
white raintin's hefor' my day."