The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-07-31
OTHER PEOPLES REMARKS.

The Deer Lodge NEW NORTH WEST has
just completed its sixteenth year of exist
ence, and the Statesman, in extending con-
CALCULATIONS, ventures TO prophecy that in
| sixteen years from now It will be more pop.
| ular-if that be possible-than to day. 1t
is Q clean, interesting newspaper, and in its
| every issue gives evidence of being edited
| by gentleman and scholar. Its popular
| ity may be imagined when IL Is known th at
the people Of Deer Lodge or Its vicinity
| have never yet considered another newspa .
per as necessary there. This, in itself, gives
the paper q fair chance, but, above all, helps
Deer Lodge along in the world by indicating
an absence Of cranks aud agitators. The
city is, therefore, a pleasant place to live in.
-WIlia Wdlla Statesman.
Cyclone pits have promoted schi,m 10 .
Milton county (Ga.) church. Some Of the
members had dug and fitted up such places
Of refuge which we're considered by the ma
Jority of the brethren as . fiagraut violation
Of their doctrine, and 8 temptation to God
to wipe them off the face of the earth. As
the pit diggers are more fearful Of cyclones
than Of the wrath Of God, they organi zed
themselves into church under the name of
the Cyclone Primitives. ., ..- =.
The NEW NORTH. WEST has another
strong article In its last issue in favor of
lower passenger rates on Tire railroads. 1t
points out tina, the present tariff of eight
cents q mile makes travel as expensive as 1t
used to be IN the days OF stage coaches. We
are convinced that q reduction in fare would
be of great advantage to the public and at
the same time materially increase the profits
of the railroads. At any rate the arguments
In favor Of such q course are of such force
that trial Of the plan should De made
anaconda Rerieg.
Some of our daily contemporaries appear
to be getting alarmed lest the statue of Lib
erty be slowly but surely destroyed through
the electrical action developed by the con-
tact Of the internal bracing Of iron with the
shell of copper. There is, however, no
ground for such fears. Mr.. Bartholdi, It is
hardly necessary 10 say ,foresaw the possible
danger from this source, as well as that due
to expansion, and took the proper precau-
tionary measures TO obviste both. It is pro-
posed according to lie Genie Ciui), when
the parts Of the statue are assembled, to
insulste the two metals by interposing small
plates of copper covered with rags smeared
with red lead-a method successfully EN-.
ployed in the shesthng Of sea going vessels.
Notwithstanding the letters communicated
by certain electricians to some Of the daily
journals, 1t would seem that Too great i'm
portance Is being attached to this matter.
No precaution whatever against gslvanic
action was taken In the case of the IS foot
statue Of st. Charles Borromeo (on Lake |
Maggoire), which, although constructed Of
copper only one and half millimeters (0.W |
Inch) thick, and internally braced with iron |
that Is In direct contact with the shell, hss |
held its own for nearly two centuries with
out any perceptible change. Again, In the |
theater Of Monte Carlo, which is situated |
very near the sea, and which was con-
structed over four years ago, the. cupola il |
Of copper In direct contact with the iron
framework that supports It; yet no injury to |
It, due TO galvanic action, has Is yet been
observed.-Seientifc american. ..s
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