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The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1871-05-12

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The book d large 800 page volume, ~
pages fourteen by eighteen inches In siSe.
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ut home the whole Of the time for the spare mo-
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and proportional sum BY dcv0ting their whole time
u tie business. Boys and girls earn nearly ~ rMch
~ men. That all who this motto. may send Their
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nlarp, valuable sampc which will do to commence
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The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1871-05-12

n. I've ca.t!on the pablo f!nm purchasing .
cheap Piano. which he's been recent yput In the mar
kea, bearing ths name "AriOn.' All genuine AriOn
Paa0e bear the name sPstent AriOn and can only os
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Medical Notice..
DIR. O. B. WH1TFORD
OFFICE with front and rear cntrance) In Has'ts
~ Bros. Building,
MAIN STREET, DEER LODGx CITY. u. :.

The Doctor having permanently established IN thN
city. II mot professionally sngaxedl may q al un
be found ut his ONCE 70 attend to calls In the Guy g
from the country and, having ten yeaie experience
the treatment Of disease peculiar to the uouns'oss
can safely eay that within the reach u mcdiciee s~
poeienta viii be successfully treated
Private Diseases treated without the useoi mece
~ with unparalleled success. Syphilis 10 al - NJ
ons tvsms, 0onosrhoea, 0leeG Structure Oscoitse -
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FIRST PREMIUM.

HAVE been awarded more firstipre-
IL miums in Mississippi, louisa
m, Alabama and Texas. during the
past three years than all other sewing
machines combined. Their sale in the
above mentioned States is greater than
that of any other.
These machines range in price from
So upward and are unsurpassed by
any in the market.
Their simplicity and ability to per-
form every class of family sewing from
the finest to the heaviest) have made
them the fLyorite sewing machine of
the South. - ...-.
A large stock of Cotton, Linen. and
Silk thread, Oil, Needles and all the
most improved attachments for sewing
machines at New York price. can be
had at the general south erndepot, I52
Canal Street. New Orleans. cross
J. II. GARDNER, Agent. .
EoreI lssms
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Police Jury Proceedings.

-'sH -" Police JURY Roox, ~
Bellevue la Nov END, 1871. I
The Honorable Police Jury of the Parish
of Bossier, La, met At their room in the
town of Beflesne, at 8 o'clock, a. m, pursu-
snr 70 zd;augnment with P. ... ....H
James n Platt, President, Ward No. 4
Rufus S:blev, member, - 3
Isaac A. billiard,
WIN. n Rascoe. "a #asu" s.
present; and, after being called TO order
By the President, they proceeded 70 pass the
following acts and ordinances, to-wit: IN
Be &c enacted etc, That the act heretofore
passed by this body, authorizing the Sheriff
of this parish TO make necessary repairs on
the public buildings Of the parish, to the
amount Of fifty dollars, at the expense OF
the parish, he and the same is hereby re
pealed; and further. that no works or i'm
prOEeu4sHts on the public buildings of this
parish. will be paid for by the parish, unless
zhe saIne is ordered 10 be done by the Police
JIry, except necessary repairs on the jail
house. ..H .--t....H To ...f 't &.
On motion, the President appointed
Remic d. Taylor, Isaac A billiard and Wm
II. Rascoe committee to make up the prob
able expenses oftbe parish for the current
year, when the said committee reported as
follows to-yFit:
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Z. i. Moore, the Parish Treasurer, having
presented statement in which lie shows
az having on hand, the sum OF $500 y of
ordinary fund; and that he has on \ md of
road and bridge fund, the sum of 500 3
cash, after paving into thu Police j ry in
warrants on the road and bridge fund, tha
SUN Of S137 80; and that te has on hand.
the sum Of S622 81 in tia jail fund, and said
Treasurer having Presented vOuch rs in
parish warrants, jury and old parish scrip
10 the amount OF $5.75l u, which was ac-
cepted By the body and erased frvm the
books, and burned in open court, wLich was
done accordingly. Therefore
BE a. enacted etr.. That the said
Treasurer receive credit for the sum of
3d. 81 a on the ordinary fund, aud De still
held charsrable with the sam Of 8 30 - on
the road and bridge fund, and Tor the fIlrth-
er sum of 500 81 an tire jail fund a"
Be itealeted rte. That James Y.
Platt be authorized to purchase for the u
OF the various offices at court house so
many CHAIRS rs he may deem necessary.
Said chars TO be purchased ~ the expense
of the parish. rr u Uar
b. +. O'Neul, sheriff, then presel tel his
statement, showing the amount cole tied by
hun on hncs and costs returned IN State
cases in words and figures as iOllovs:
Parrish OF BoSSicr ia Acct teih b. r.
.. "|.. m Nj Nb.-;0- .....
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four feet at west end and four and hIlf
feet ut east end above the ground.
The bridge on Little Muscle Shell to be
located about 100 yards below the present
crossing OF the road, as it will materially
lessen the length of the bridge, and to be 50
feet long, Il feet wide, to consist of five
spans of rs feet, to be of same size timbars
~ that portion of Red Chnte briage out of
main channel; each end of the bridge 10 be
four feet above the ground
The bridge on Alligator bayou to be lOca-
ted about 50 feet below the present cross ng
of the road, and to be l2S feet long. II feet
wides 10 consist of eight spans of Is feet,
and to be built on Some plan az the bridge
on Little Muscle Shell, and TO be two feet
above the ground at west end and at east
end three feet and five inches. ..
lie IL further enacted etc, That the CON
tractor be required to keep up in good re
pair the bridge across Cross bayou.
Z Be il further enacted ETC. That until the
building of the Red Chute bridge, tine con
tractor shall have the right to collect oils
at the Red Chute ferry in accordance With
the rates herein established; and shall eep
up and run said ferry and toll bridge when
built, under the the bond and regulations
established by the general Laws of the
parish. ~
Be i: FURTHER unucted cte, That the rates
OF toll at the Red Chute ferry on the Min den
and Shreveport road, and Cor the bridge
thereon when built, shall be the sans as
now established at said ferry.
Be 81 further enacted etc, That the br dge
contractor be required TO keep all slid
bridges IN good and perfect repair DIN ring
bis term OF lease, and to SO return the same
10 the parish at the expiration or bis lease
subject TO the inspection of Il committc3 to
he appointed by the Police Jury OF Be 'sicr
parish La ... .r... ... ..
On motion, James J. Plat, Presil ont
was authorized to have made, a sat of
pigeon holes for the Recorders Otiieg for
the safe keeping of all tableaux of assess
ment and descriptive lists at the expeu SC of
the parish
John IL. Lotion then presented his bond
as stray master of the pasish. with J tmes
! A. Edwards and Rob'tT. StinsOn as securi-
! ty, which was approved by the President,
and ordered 10 be recorded in the oil ce OF
| the Recorder of mortgages of this parish.
The communication of G. A. Smithley.
asking for relief for the benefit of George
Walton, reported pauper, was, on melton,
| laid on the table.
The petition of W. r Prather, asking for
| the right 10 collect tolls n the bridge across
| Willow Chute, on Shreveport: and Ark Insas
! road, for the term Of ten years. "a q ccnsid.
Grafton Cor the bridges built and proposed
| TO be bnilt by him, was, on motion, laid on
/ the table. ....... ........ .....
! Be II eaGcted ETC., That the follow
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Dam Company then presented petition or
Memorial, sskingihe privilege TO collect toll
at JSenoit bayou, which was, on motion. laid
On1he table until the first meeting OF this
body in January, A. d, 1872! To
Be IL enacted rte, That in addition, to suits
heretofore authorized by Law against DELHI
quent road oversceIS that it shall be legal
TO prosecute in the Pa fish or District Court
by iadictrlEnt or Information, any law or
part of Law TO the contrary, notwithstaud-
ing and Il ! further enacted, that all laws
or parts of laws Inconsistent with this act,
Re and the same are hereby repealed. II ~
BE IL enacted etc, That Frank 81 Hanls
be appointed overseer of the Rocky Mount
road from Wade Shaver's 10 the north end
Of the bridge on Cancy bayou. .G-
Be IL e1IIc5od etc., That George Windhan
be appoing Ell oyerseer on the Rocky Mount
road from the north end of the bridge On
CaRey bayou to Ks Mount. ..--..-.
Be Il enacted ETC, That A. d. Waldrop, j.,
be appointed overSeer of the Shreveport.
and Camden road from Martins ferry to
Red Land La
- BE IL esacteG etc; That George H. Walker
be appointed oversrer of the Shreveport and
Camden road from Red Land to The Shreye-
port aud Arkansas road.
Be Il enacted etc., That John c. Allen De
appointed -overseer Of the road from tae
Arkansas line to the Shreveport and Cam
dar roai .r....r. s. .a.."r I-...rf
BE Ii enacted etc., That John +. Ola lney
be appointed oyerseer of the Bellevue aud
Arkansas road from Rocky Mount to W. Is.
Gossett's sg...
= Be it enacted etc., That Lewis T. Sanders
be appointed overSeer of the bellevue and
Arkansas road from w. b. Gossett's TO Sa-
len CbRrch. q. .Ir. &. II. ~. 4 '... -.#.-.ta
BE it, sacIoG etc, That Abe Rodgers be
appointed oversoer of the Strange ferry nd
Carolina Bluffs road from Stranges terry
TO Concord Church.
Bod enacted ETC., That DIR. J. w. Baird
be appointed overseer Uf the Strange ferry
aud Carolina Bluff road from Concord
chErclrto Rocky HOunt. a. na- ~ H
Be Il enacted eie, That W. A. Thompson
be appointed overseer Of the Rocky Mount
and Carolina Bluffs road from Rocky Mount
TO the east end of the Alden old bridge
Anacrount ia favor OF ) Richardson for
feeding ID. Msttison and Smith KInson, pris-
olsers, land guards for the sum OF 81. %
was. on motion, disallOwed. ..rsr
De q enacted etc., That George Smith be
appointed overseer on the ARKANSAS and
Shreveport road from the Arkansas line to
l. ID. Sandldge's. o. .-.rs & =
Be Il enacted etc., That J. X. Clvett be
appointed oyerseer of the Shreveport and
Arkansas road from l.. d. Sandidge's TO Col.
Ensburg. .
Be IL enacted stc., That John ii. Hattin be
appointed overSeer Of the Shreveport and
Arkansas road from Collinsburg to Quzlity
Hill ..-..-.. -..rf-.. ..,r -. y
BE Il enacted etc, That ). L. e Graham
be appointed Overseer of the Arkansas and
Shreveport road from Quality Hill 10 the
Gum Springs.
On motion, this body then adjourned un
I'll 9 clock tomorrow mor'ing.
ra H JANIS n. PLATT
Prest Police Jury.
r B. TIrIoR. Clerk p J.
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POLICE .IrRY ROOM.

.-a=..fr. Bellevue, La, Nov BIRD 1871. (
The Hon body met at their room in the
town OF Bellevue, La, at O'Clock, a m,
pursuant 20 adjournment, with all the mem
bers present, and, after being called to order
by James y. Plat, President, they proceed
ed 10 pass the following acts and ordi-
nances:
The committee appointed at the last
meeting Of this body TO inspect the bridges
built BY StinsSn * Prather, reported AS
follows:
To n. Honorable Police Jury:
Your COMMITTEES appointed 70 measure
and report concerning the bridge sc asross
Cypress bayou, beg leave 10 report, that We
repaired to said bridge, and lind. il five hun.
dred and fifty-niae feet and seven inches in
length and fourteen feet IN width, covered
with two inch plank The same we ard to
be bailt in a workman like manner, and we
consider the same a most excellent job.
YnEr committee having nothing more 20 re-
port, beg to be discharged L...
tSignedl ISAAC A. DILLAI,D.
WA. II. RASC0E."
On motion, said report was unanimously
adopted. AL
The committee appointed by this body ai
the last meeting TO take the measurement
snd report on the bridges necessary 10. be
built on the Shreveport and Miuden wire
road reported in words ssd figures a. fol.
lows, tz-vit:
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Total amount, ST., 100 90
On motion, said report was sdop1ed and
ordered 10 be spread on the minutes and
advertised according to law
John Swind!e, an appointed member Of
this Honorable body, then presented his
oath Of ollCe as a memher of the Police
Jury OF Bossier parish, and took his seat az
such member. ....-
BE heRdctod By The Police Jury of the Par
iEi Of EoSSisr, and Il is enacted by authority
ofhe same, That the following accounts br
and they are hereby allowed in favor of tho
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~ NrGL. ,NheriE.


The sheriff then presented a recei lt of the
Parish Treasure as follows:
Received, Bellevue, La, Nov, oath, 1871,
Of b. /. Oneal, sheriff, s 60 80. finer collect
ed IN various State cases up TO this date.
tSigned) L. x. MOORE,
o. Parish Treasurer.
Per I j MOORE" .
Be IL enacted etc, That sale sheriff
B. K. 0neal have full acquittancs for the
amount paid iuto the Treasury Of this parish
rs shown by the above receipt, on ines &c.
collected in various State eases.
Be IL enacted ETC., That the follow
ing accounts be allowed:
r. B. Taylor, clark p s. ....-..$55 50
T. y. Braden, clerk d C,- 10 90
w. II. RascOe, member p. j.. .-L.LyI5 90
RuF,a S;bl.y % y M
j. j. Swindle ~" --.... 20 90
:. n Pl4tt; "-------4IS %
BE Il enacted ETC. That Richard W.
Turner, Parish Attorney, be added to the
committee heretofore appointe, to effe-t a
settlement between the parish OF BOssier
and the parish of Webster
On motion, the body adjourned anti the
regular term
aa j. n. PLATT,
SOS T President Police Jury.
Il. b. TAYLOR, Clerk p. j. .,
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Room ID the Police -

bellevue, La, Nov, ~, 1871 (
Tae Hon. Polite jury met at their room.
pursuant to adjournment, with all the mem
bers present, and, after being called to or.
der by the President, they proceed to pass
the following acts, to-wit: rH.f '.5s
BE Il enacted etc, That the fellow
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John Bulls dominion contains
4Sl,92i inn abitants. "
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An account IN In 5ur ~ Il. r. Onsal,
sheriff, for sheriff and iailer's fees
in various State cases itenized
accounts this day fled for I.jI475
On motion, the body then adjourned until
Tomorrow morning at o'clock.
The Cecil Whig., 1871-04-22

washed away. We had seen many of the
capricious works wrought by erosion upon
the friable rocks of Montana, but never
before upon SO majestic scale. Here an
entire mountain-side, by wind and water
had been removed, leaving as the evidences
of their protracted toll these vertical pro-
jections, which, but for their immensity,
might as readily be mistaken for works of
art as of nature. Their smooth sides, uni
form width and height, and great length
considered in connection with the causes
which had wrought their insulation, excited
our wonder and admiration. They were
all the more curious because of their dis
similarity to any other striking objects in
natural scenery that we had ever seen
or heard of. In future years, when the
wonders of the Yellowstone are incorpora-
ted into the family of fashionable resorts,
there will be few of it's attractions surpass-
ing in interest this marvellous freak of the
elements. For some reason, best under
stood by himself, one of our companions
gave to these rocks the name of the "Dev-
lis Slide. ."-Scribner. for May.
The Cecil Whig., 1871-04-22
Spring and MaidenhOOd.

Comes the spring as a maiden fair
Over the tender flowers in bud,
Shy and timid as maidens are
Just in the dawn of womanhood.
Marble the birds, as maidens sing,
Mystic songs they alone understand,
Thrilling the tender heart of spring
AS they skim the face of the bursting land.
AS maiden's laughter sweet and clear
Iinkles the rivulet merrily;
And the lark and the blackbird stop to hear
What the song Of the water-sprite may be-.
Flutters the wind as maiden's heart,
When her lover approacheth near;
And the young green leaflets quiver and
start,
AS the first sweet voice of the spring they
hear.
Sweetly blue as a maiden's eyes,
Full of sunshine and love and light,
Are the beautiful tranquil skies
With their clouds SO tleecy and pure and
white.
Summer comes, and we own her thrall,
Brings she plenty to gladden. life;
Then comes autumn, and dead leaves fall !;
Winter with chilly storms is rife.
But the spring l love, as maiden fair,
Waking the tender flowers in bud;
Shy and timid as maidens are,
Just in the dawn Of womanhood.
The Cecil Whig., 1871-04-22
Hard Water for Drinking Purposes.

DR.. Letheby, in an article on the water
supply of London, states that water of
moderate hardness, like that used in
London, Paris, Vienna, and some other
European cities, is alwaws to be pre-
ferred to that which is entirely soft, as
being best suited for domestic purposes, on
account of being brighter to the eye and
more agreeable to the taste. He also makes
the singular announcement that the French
authorities are so well satisfied of the supe-
riority of hard water that they pass by
that of the sandy plains, near Paris, and
go far away to the chalk hills of Cham
pagne, where they find water even harder
than that of London; giving as a reason
for the preference that more of the con-
scripts from the soft-water districts are
rejected, on account of the want of strength
of muscle, than from the hard-water dis
tricts, from which they conclude that the
calcareous matter is favorable to the for
nation of the tissues.
DR.. Letheby further states that the NOR
tality in England is greater, on an aver
age, in places where soft water is used,
other circumstances being equal, and where
the water is hard and it is suggested that
the sparkling hard waters of the limestone
districts are relishcd, not only because they
are pleasant to the eye, but on account of
some hygienic properties in the excess of
carbonic acid they contain, and possibly
because the per centage of lime acts medi-
cinally upon the system. The Doctor con-
cludes by expressing his preference for the
very slightly hard water of London over a
softer quality, although reprehending the
use of water containing an excess of min
eral matters.
The Cecil Whig., 1871-04-22
The DEVILS Slide-MODtana.

After travelling six miles over the noun
into broad and open valley, skirted by a
level upland for several miles. Here an
object met our attention which deserves
more than 4 casual notice. 1t was two
parallel vertical walls of rock, projecting
from the side of mountain to the height
of 1875 feet, traversing the mountain from
base to summit, distance of 1900 feet
These walls were not to exceed thirty feet
in width, and their tops for the whole
length were crowned with a growth of
pines. The sides were as even as if they
had been worked by line and plumb the
whole space between, and on either side of
them, having been completely eroded and
The Cecil Whig., 1871-04-22
For Tn
Buying for Cash.

Mr.. EDITOR Strange as the above cap
| tion may seem, both to dealers and pur-
| chasers, yet we know there are a few per-
sons in the town and vicinity, who make
this the rule, and not the exception.
There is not a business man in town but
who advertises to sell cheaper for the cash;
and there's not dealer in Elkton, who
fails to charge cash buyer as much, if
not more, for an article, as one whom he
credits six months or a year. Indeed, this
has been our experience. Instead of hav-
ing any deduction made for the ready
money, we have at times been charged
cent Or two more per h., peck, or yard, we
verify believe, simply because we paid the
cash. In such instances, their go per
cent. off for cash" advertisement was
entirely overshadowed by their sight of,
and grasping after, the money. Remind
them of these glaring capital declarations,
and they will tell you you are buying at
the lowest cash rates. The statement is
hardly made before you see a six or twelve
months purchaser buying the same goods
if not at the same price, possibly little
lower. What is to be thought of this kind
of dealing? There can be but one conclu-
sion, and that is, inconsistency and dishon-
esty, to say the least. If business men are
not willing to adhere to their published
statements, then let them undeceive the
public by not making them: if they are
ready to make them good, then let them
make reasonable deduction to cash Gus
toners.
1t may be argued that cash customers
are not always known. To this we answer,
their rarity, alone, makes them so, and this
excuse amounts to nothing.
Money commands from 10 to 10 per cent.
premium, for sixty days or less. Dealers
often pay this, and even higher rates, to
get money to meet their notes, and yet
they do not seem to consider the cash to
be worth anything. If they would do as
they profess, sell lower to cash customers,
these embarrassments and high per centage
might be obviated sometimes; and if they
will not do this, they only are to blame, for
the cash will go where it aoiW command its
value.
The above remarks are intended, not for
any one man, but for all dealers in Elkton
and vicinity. Some will doubtless COM
plain that these charges are incorrect and
unjust, but in the language of the great
Justice, we say, let him that is not guilty
cast the first stone
Already we have relief, and if the above
remarks effect any good, we shall feel still
better. Hoping they may prove profitable,
we are Respectfully yours,
CASH BUYER.
The Cecil Whig., 1871-04-22
SPRING-TIME.
BY WM. SAWYER.

Apple blossoms falling sweet
In rosy rain,
With your breath my darling greet,
Shed n splendor for her feet
Comes she here again.
Birds that on the branches sing,
Blessom-tufts among,
Stint not in your caroling,
She should, even as the Spring,
Brim your hearts with song.
Flowers that, springing in the night,
Take the hues of morn,
Cluster round her dewy- bright,
Thrilling with a new delight
Of her coming born.
Where the branches interlace
In flush of green,
o, to look upon her face !
o, to mark her Dryard grace
And her gracious mienl
Brighter eyes or bluer ne'er
To the light awake
And the glooms the CLOSES snare,
In the ripples of her hair,
And its glory make.
Fresher is she than the day
When the leaves are new,
Daintier than the buds of May,
When the greening branches sway,
And the buds are few.
Fall then, blooms, in rosy rain,
Birds, your sweetest sing,
Flowers, you blossom not in vain,
For my darling comes again.
Comes embodied Spring!
The Cecil Whig., 1871-04-22

"A clergyman was once chatechising
class of children belonging to his congrc-
CATION, and coming to little boy who was
something of a rogue, asked him what he
knew.
81 know something" replied the urchn,
with a significant look.
" Well, my son, what do you know?"
replied the pastor.
" l know where there is a birds nest"
said the boy I" but shan't tell you, for
fear you'll steal the eggs