The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-09-27
NBwsPAPRR DECISIONS: .
EvE.ANoElIcAl CORNER,

Evf.AHaElIcAl CORNER.
Currant red is the fashionable color.
Miss Braddon's new story bears tho title,
"Taken at the Flood" "a, ,-
We arc told that nothing is made in vain.
But how about pretty girl: lent she
maiden vain?
A Dcs Moincs father advcrtises that he
will exchange one Of his newly -arrive( twin
boys for girl.
A Bcloit, Wis, editor takes it upon him>
self to say that ''cows, elephants or rhino.
ccroses may run gracefully. but women
never"
Monograms have had their day and orc
no longer used to cmbellish note paper.
han,lkerchiefs, lockcts and other articles as
formerly. 'E
A Terre Hau,c girl thinks it about timo
some young fellow proposed, rs she has
been bridesmaid eight times, and has been
tantalized enough.
A fond lover who sercnaded his lady tho
other night in Southern city was very wet
when he got through-and 1t didn't rain
much either.
A certain Queen of France. when told
that the people were clamoring in the streets
for bread, exclaimed In surprise: why
don't the poor things cat cakes?" -
"Bridgct, 60 over and see how old Mrs.
Bonnie, is this morning. In few minutes
Bridget returned with the news that Mrs.
Bonnet was just 60 years, months and II
days old. a."'' 9r..r. .""f
An Indiana lady of an original turn of
mind bases her application for divorce on
the circumstance that her husbands legs
are too long for her 10 keep step with him
when they take walk together. ..r
Mrs. Minnie Myrtle Miller discoursed in
P!aceryillc, California, last week, on ''Silent
Women" which leads the Cincinnati Com-
mcrc,al to remark that it can't imagine
where she gathered material for the lecture,
unless it was in cemetery. "
A San Francisco millincr has invented .
hat which will probably sell we'll in cases
where ,blushing is not SO spontaneous q It
might he, or used to he When the wearcr
bows or lowers the head abruptly, a tiny
par Of steel clamps compress the arteries
on each side Of the temples, sending the
blood nj once to the checks.
| A certain hostess whose table is noted for
the uniformity Of its dishes, has brisk
daughter who electrides her mas boarders
with the following parody sung TO- an ac-
compartment on y new fftv,d ,dollas piano
| "Whilc bcclsteak aud venison cost lots Of cash,
BE- 1t ever 70 gristiy, there's nothing like hash.
The scrapings and lcavings Of no elsewhere
When mixed all tOguthsr make excellent farc.
, Hash, hash, good meat hash! .'1
Dc It ever 20 sristly. there's nothing like hash.
| "A stranger from home, hotels dazzle in vain,
O give mo cheap eating house feod that's more plan
Tho waiter who gayly re,ochocs my call
For nice plate Of hash or single lsh.ball.
Hash. hash, etc.
An ex-COn fedcrate soldier, who was in
Chambersburg with Longs,reet during Lees
invs. ION, ia writing series of interesting
articles for the New Orleans Herald. In
one of them he gives detailed account of
visit to and interview with Mrs. A. K.
Mcclure, whose property was subsequently
burned by the rebels. After hearing his
enthusiastic description of the invinciblc
army Lee had, she said to him, as he gives
her language: "Do you know, sir, as you
came up this evening, l was standing ut the
gate, looking at the noble men passing In
the various regiments, aud thinking how
inexpressibIy sad It Is that they arc inevita.
bly, marching to their death.
Let me make q prediction. You are satisfied
that your army will be victorious; well, be.
fore the 4th Of this month (July) Vicksburg
will be taken, and Lees army will be de>
fea,ed. In your retreat ! fear your soldiers
may be reckless and revengeful, and that
they may set fire to our house. All ask is
to be permitted to burn our own house and
barn." lie adds: "Her prediction was won.
derfully verified. Vicksburg te ! on the
4,h, and we, were in full retreat from Get
tysburg on the 4th. made 1t convenient
not to pass by that house.
Gen. Imbodcn [is was McCauslsnd-Ed]
subsequently destroyed tile entire property.
She must have glorled In her misfortune,
for plackier, more earnest. more patriotic
woman, did not breathe north of the Poto.
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