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The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-10-11

Rton tn IlaahafY NOM. 0ep1enhef -

Yto0 ths Daaba0 Nswa SVaeahsr ~
There VS. halt dossn people talking
theology and eating peaches. on tho street
this morning. Life ID bot vsnpr." ex>
plaiued one Of them - he he)ped himself 70
the thirteenth peach.
Xn Bussby has got . nice place on the
Sugar Hollow road, some three miles from
Daobury. But the family don's hke II Be
cause the distsuce prevents them from get.
ting to church. They were in to visit the
circus to-day, and told us shout II.
"dow much are these fearful bulbs By
the quartz" asked . maiden Of White
street grocer this morning. He stared q
her moment, recovered himself and sad !:
20, them inyuns; eight cents" -...
A deaf and dumb woman who has been
visiting Daubury to solicit cid. MAS annoyed
by some had boys at tho lower end of Nin
street. and gave them talking 70 they will
remember until their dying day. Sho ssid {:
''Hecter the afflicted. will 70 II, had you
scross my knee for two minutes I'd make
You acquainted with astronomy" .4
1t 10 pleasant to 80 the forethought and
care taken by the married man in descend.
ing his back stairway. This 10 the season
when the staircloth II newly Get, and expo.
rience teaches him that lurking in the shd
ows Of ito steps ID the swfal saucer and Ito
terocious srrav Of invalid tacks. And while
he d aware that he might paw In vain ever
the entire collection. for single tack With
. point to Il, he also knows that sisglc
mtsstcp would bring myriad Of them to his
attention.
A Pine street gentleman was showing .
stranger over bis house, Saturday, The
stranger noticed lsree collection of p,t
plants 10 the room, and nid: :.'You seem
to have a liking for howcrs." ''Well, yes"
admitted the old gentleman, with slight
tinGe of enthusiasm, - hs expectorated In
the direction Of the most open pot, ut AIM.
always handy TO hunt up spitsoon, you
know" +.u.. .: g
A hoy's teeth ache generally Commences
at eight 4 m, reaches the Highest altitude
at quarter to nine, when tho paiu 10 in.
tense to an extraordinary degree; cum
mences to subside as nine. and after that
disappears with celerity that must be very
comforting to the sufferer. II, st night.
that boy hasn't got four quarts of vslnuis
spread out to dry up stairs, II 10 because
there 10 no place up stairs to do Il.
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From the Prcsco,. Miner. seut. 1c

From the Prescott Miner. Sept, lC
Being firm believer in the axiom tia,
1t Is never too late r. do good. )" We boldly
announce to sll old and new .airo, and
readers Of the Miner. that We. the editor
have mustered sufficient courage TO ''pop
the question" to one of Arizona's fairesl
daughters, who has. for some unaccounts-
reason, said yea" t. our propoaals and agreed
to become Mrs. Marion. Wedding to take
place at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
W. Wells, in Prescott. on the 10th inst
Reception at the residence of tho parties Oi
the first and second part. In the evening OF
the ssmc day, to which latter trying cere.
,nony friends from here, there, and every.
where. arc cordially invited to come:snd no,
stay too long.
As some people may have desire TO know
the name Of the lady who has condescended
TO Income the better half Of poor Arizona
editor, We will honor her and crafty their
laudabIe desire by printing It IN capitals,
MISS FLORA E. lBANGHART. Of Chino
Valley. in this county and Territory.
And now for few remarks of = personal
nature Over ten years of our life ,bavc
been passed In Arizona, seven of which
have tcen devoted 10 the service of patrons
and readers of the xSsss. Daring these ten
years ,we have prospsessd. mined, risksd
our iife among Indieas, suffered hspiahlos
snnumersble, sewed IN many button, 6op
ped many Aspjsck, and, upon several occs.
sions. gone 10 bed ON Mo,ber Earth, tired.
hungry, and . little alarmed about the per.
manency Of our scalp. During oil these
long years. We were not strictly happy; no,
Indeed That something which the Gid of
Nature has planted In every mans bosom.
made us ycarn for = partner, . woman. II
you please. "0odS bcss gift to msn." "
Quarts claims. placer elaine. auxiliary
claims had We in abundance; but III these
did sct satisfy 10. New, l,owever, We have
at last struck ''claim" 10 Miss Flora, and
said claim IL not for sale. With her &c
hope 10 glide down hfes ragged pathway
In pleasant way. With her: and With bat
little else, We propose to take . new de>
partuie; TO commence . new the battle ut
life; to earn an honest livelihood out Of the
xi"er. 70 which We must. hereafter, II pos
sible. devote ns,rc excraciatlns toil issd
thought; 10 lalOr for the advancement and
prosperity Of Arizona. and last. but not
least, to trim our sails for voyage over the
River Ut Time 10 that land beyond the
crave, where transplan,ed souls live In hap
pincss for ever AMI ever. ".s''
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fvE.Anef4cAl CORNER.

The King OF Ashantcc has 3s3 wives,
A Wife's settlement death and bu.
rial.
The conjunctivc mood Thoughts ON
matr,mony.
New handkerchiefs have decidedly moro
hem than centre. 0....
Among tho opera queens, Nilsson 10 em>
phasic, and Pasepa 10 limb fat.ic.
In Iowa the price Of . marriage license
has been reduced 10 quarter Of . dollar.
Ladies' arc beginning to usc colored starch
fer their ruffs, as did the beauties Of tho
court Of the good Queen Bess. .a
Grace Greenwood paid 600 for = lot In
Duluth year or two ago, and has just dis
covered that it is located outside the break.
water. ."
An ignorant old lady was asked BY min.
lister visls'n. her II she had religion. She
replied: VI have slight touches Of 1t occa.
sionally."
Domestic pacificrs" 10 what an Indian.
apol's newspaper calls new spring mat.
tresscS.
"Ho, mug>gin; no, mug gin, from for.
Hn' sho.hore," 10 the way Topeka belle
warbles popular song. ,...,
lover 10000 copies of Little Women
were sold in England during the last half
Of 1872" Over here they gladly give them.
selves away to big men. ..,.-
Mrs. Livermore, the lecturer, broke lone
of her ankles high up," according to mod.
est reporter, In the White Mountains last
week. ..
A daughter Of Eng, one Of the Siamese
twins, wss recently married In North Car
oIina. Her father gave her away, with the
assistance of her uncle. ... ..-s
The ques,ioa 'Can . man BIO his sisters
father; and II 90, can the woman be her
own uncle!" Il agi,ating tho New Jersey
papers for the 6fsh or sixth time.
! An Omaha girl introduced q romantic
mode of suicide. Or. .,uffed her lover,a
letters down her throat until she sss.>
Gated. a: -@t g.. ~.
Henriette Robinson, the yelled murderess
has been taken to the Auburn Lunatic Asy.
lum, hopelessly insane. she has served
eighteen years and half Of life sentence.
Bishop Simpson spike 10 favor of woman
suffrage In tho n. +. Conference, Indian.
apolis. ~. =" '@' t.....
Mrs. II. 3. Stowe, at her home in Florida,
has kept open school of hf.y scholars dur.
ing the summer =, her own expense. A.
Mrs. Sarah J. Hale, the editor of Coiev,s
Ladys Book, is eighty.dvs ysars old, s.in
vigorous In body and In mind. Her msidsa
name was Sarah Joaeph Buell.. She he's
been widow ever since 1e22. ....
Some foolish girls ''juss over from Paris,'
paint the tip Of their cars delicate pink %
Schneider, Tostee and other vulgar French
Actresses do. THIS 10 the latest absurdity
Lady equestrians are wearing very short
skirts. They are made 10 reach the bottom
of the stirrup and held down by shot sewed
in the hem. Blue; dark.g green and black arc
the fashionable colora for habits. aa.sa
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0~S'-'"TN t,zEEs' s#| @f= -
*.t s.H FroA the Isyo lnAepcndenA ''
We published . shor. time since Mr.. Good.
years account of his own and MI. Delshaw's
conclusions in regard to Mount Whitnsy,
showing conc,usively that . neighboring
peak overtopped Whitney by several hun.
dred feet Mr.. Goodyear thought an
ascent Of the high peak impracticable, or
nearly %. but A. II. Johnson. G. D. Bseolc
and John Lucas, Of Lone Pine: have demon.
stratcd the fact that it, summit can be At
tanned. On the 18th of August these gem
tlemcn were on the summit Of Mount
Whitney. The other peak Was evidently
the highest, and they resolved to 20 to it,
top. The next day they started, and passing
over two deep canyons, spending the entire
DAY In the labor they finally succeeded in
reaching ito highest poins. and have the
honor of being the first to stand on the
greatest elevation in tho United States.
They gave il the name Of =" Fisberman's
Peak" which u better Than some of those
far fetched, worn out classical cognomens,
bu. hardly . elevated 10 character as the
loftiest peak IN Uncle Ssmuel's dominious
would seem 70 deserve. ~. ,.gy...
Tho summit 10 Ut granite and fiat topped
Water was found In natural basin 10 the
rock. and ice and snow around about. The
party built monument to commemorate
what there u good reason to believe was the
drst visit ever made BY white men to the
spot The ascent was made from the south.
west and the descent nearly west. Both
routes were very steep, not to say dangerous
and most laborious. - the party had to
climb along the sharp, serrated crests of the
rOcky ribs on the mountain side. But the
trip was made without accident, and 10 well
worth recording. We understand that W.
L. Hunter, Of Cerro Gordo and another
gentleman of science. sent out by Professor
Whitney, have started 70 make the ascent
with the view of making Instrumental oh.
servations. 4,s p. q
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A honeymoon car" Is now run on tho
Pacific Railway for The use OF bridal parties.
Beautiful invention Of the nineteenth cen.
tury! How the mind loves to picture this
home Of peripa,ctic bliss. Rose tin, Of mat.
rimonial grecnness, cushions Of the sof,cst
down, where Angelica may lean TO her
hearts content upon Gustavus Adolphua
Canary birds sing aloft, while love paints
hope in all the beauty OF grecnness and ver,
dancy. This Is indeed an idea worthy Of
Uncle Freddy Coomhe ard .hs society for
the promotion Of matrimonial alliances.
Now may prossic bachelors and fully grad
uated benedicts ride in the perfect enjoy.
ment Of their otiGm cum dienitass, without
being fucedto be tho unwilling SPECTATOR
Of these beautiful endearments 20 delight.
ful to the parties Interested, but % hasfow.,
Ing to the feelings Of the disisterss.sa spsc.
tasos. Here 10 . picture os. fresh coauubial
felicity on The cara He yss . little man,
with white vcst; abe ! small aised gian,ess.
They, were married yesterday and the new,
ness ssili closg to that youthful and happy
pair. How edid pity that little man. All
that delicass creatures strength had van.
tshed. She weighed .90u. II pound: and
ths macnss in which she lsaned up sgaisst
that little man and crowdtn him into tho
corner Of That sees, and ~ upon him, and
csushsd hin.l would have brought tears Into
the eyes Of . divorce hwyer. We closed
our eyes and sexc'aimed with Macbeth !:
'.''Can such thinEa te and overcome 10 like
. summsr clouda" -Bulit was tho ysics Of
~ victim! We heard him eomulain, IKE Q
small uaouss from bcseath i hay stack.
Listen 70 the tender accents of that mezzo
soprano. "Oh, Hanniball I am leaving aIl
l0f yOu-you win pfetect me, won's y0upw
The lit,ls MAP OokSd 6esco but shatteied.
He snovS batter nov. .rr,,,r = -, Tes1
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PORTLAND, Sept. 10. 1873.
The Congressional cOntest iu this State
will be open In few days. The Conven.
tions of both parties have met and named
their men. A brief description of these two
men, nsade prominent BY the events Of tho
last few days, may not be devoid Of inter.
est W" as.'4 '
Hiram Smith tcalled "Hi'' for SHORTY IL
Republican. and J. w. Nesmi,h (familiarly
styled " Nez") IL Democratic. ,''' '.
"Hi"i is about six feet two, wears boots
and . plug hat. He fills No. l6} shirt,
open in front, Byrsn collar. no jewslry.
He eats q II he was In . hurry. talks loud,
and laughs great deal. Wears shoy, chin
whiskers and is very fair specimen Of =
man. Az 70 his oratorical powers I cannot
speak. never having heard him elocutc.
He 10 rsputed to be upright and hcnes., and
will undoubtedly do his duty. If elected.
Mes" 10 man Of less pleasing personal
appearance, being low Of stature and some-
thing after the John Bull style of archi
lecture. he talks but little except to biz
particular friends, although he 10 probably
- much In sympathy with the people q
Mr.. Smith. The "Colonel" wears shoes,
standing collar, and, when on his farm, /
bsoad.rimmed black felt hat. He always
walks with cane, andis apparently Is or
30 years OF sgc He 10 now Postmaster al
La Creole, Polk county, and hasa daughter,
the prettiest girl in the county, who win
probably assume control Of the postoiiice il
her father is elected to Congress.
Tho gentlemen arc both considered
wealthy. Mr.. Smith is doing large gener.
sl merchandise business at Harrisburgh, be
sides Specializing some In wheat. Mr..
Nesmith owns the finest and largest farm
In Polk county, cultivates thousand acres,
and runs fifteen gsng>plows In plowing
season. Mr.. Nesmith Is claimed BY some TO
be'superioT intellectually and has had much
experience. The friends Of Mr. Smith urge
bis personal worth and undoubted integrity.
We expect 10 have - red hot'' time. sfd
.sa!ft ~ i2GE' #J ~ -&.@8 oGs rWR1. c
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POETRY.
The Old Surprise.

Now what hath entered my loved woode.
Aud touched their green with sudden change
What 10 this isrt Of Natures mopds
What makes the roadsidc look no strange?
Who bl,nched my thi-tle's blushin: face.
And gave the winds her silver hairs
Set golden rod within her place,
And scattered a.tcrs cverywhcrcS
Who splarhed with rcd the sumach hedge
The sasaatras with purple stain
Gave ivy.leases 4 ruby edge,
Aud painted oil their stcms again7
10 the change reaches high snd vide
Hath toned the SKY to softer blue:
Hath crrpt along the river eide,
Aud tod the valleys through and through.
Discolored every hazel copae.
And stricken oil the pasture innds
Flung velis ncross the mountain tope,
And bound their fcct with yellow bands.
is, then, September conc 70 soons
Full time doth Summer ne'er abide?
While yet Il seems but Summers noon,
We're floating down the Autumn tide
-Attantie Monthly.
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a.'. new colo eElD.
RseA 0iggings Osseevego1 u Deiti.a O.
ln0biA.
From tho victoria British CoIonI.;,

From tho victoria Dvitkh CoIoni.:
The steamship Guss,e Telfsir, on her pas
sage down from si,ka to Portland, called ofI
the mouth Of this harbor. early yesterday
morning. and landed Mn. Goodhue anl Mr..
w. K Lear. The steamship sailed ,mme-
diately sfter~ard for Portland. The U. 8.
8. 6srsnac had been to Siiks. and was lest
seen of Cape Caution exsmioing the scene
Of the wreck of the George y. Wright 20
From Mr. Lear. and from letters which
We give below, wc have exciting news from
the Dease Lake couutry, In which poor Nc
Culloch lost bis life last winter while on
his way 10 explore the gold deposits. which
be had reason tn know existed there, having
secured el500 In gold dust from one Of the
creeks the previous season. 4s
1t appears that after McCulloch's melan
choly death, his partner, NJ. Tibbe,s, con.
tinued on TO Deasc Lake. In company with
Nv" Others he st"pped on the hank Of .
smal creek which emp,ics into Desse Lake,
and proceeded 70 build boat, intending to
descend the river aud lake, and 70 reach
McCulloch's diggings. After they had
built the boat and were preparing to start
away from the camp. one OF the boys cb,
served indications which induced him to
wash pan of dirt taken from ANAL bar.
70 the ast0n!shnssnt of oil he got coarse
gold. Subsequent examinations iodsced
them TO set n rocker ut work, and they soon
found that the digeings were rich.
Other adventurous spirits Who were pros.
pcc'ing In the country soon heard the news
They 6ocked .o the spot and set to work
with splendid results. The creek was called
Tibtcts' Creek, after McCuiloch's partner.
and other creeks that will pay equally we'll
have since been discovered. It IL nav a.
serted that SlcCulIoch knew the d,ggiRgs
were immensely rich, and that be frequently
stated that sitter one more seasons work
there he would be rich enough to sbaudon
mIoing forever. ...N -sr
Deass's Lake lies In lot. 50, about eA0
miles distant from the coast, or 80 from the
head OF Navigation Bucks Barr on Stick
cen river. The face of the country II rcl.
ling bills and prairie land. a...' .s. .s
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A SUIT has been entered In The Chicago
courts for the recovery OF property transfer.
red to pay gambling debt. which 10 inter
esting 10 people Esuerslly because the
defendant 10 member of Congress. One
Hugh Aaher charges that several yesss ago
4e WAS beaten At cards hy Charles 3. Far
we'll. and, being unable 70 pay tho amour,
of bis wager, he Kavs Farwell note TO,
el.700 When the note became due be vaa
still unable 10 pay It, and gave Farewell q
deed Of some land, With the agreement ihs,
the deed should be returned when Mahe,
should be able 10 pay the debt and interest
The land rose rapidly in value, and when
4aher wss abe to pay the debt Farwell re.
fused to surrender the deed in fact. be bod
sold sbe most Of i. The property is said
now to be worth eo0, 900 2.'.. s.
With the usual % called honor Of gam.
bier, Msher declares that be does not sue "a
recover the $500. which he considers q
jsst debt; bat be wants The property which
be lent Fsrwell - security. Under the Law
Of Illinois there b littls doubt that be could
secoves the whole upon the ground that the
payment was invalid. The law says tha,
''ali promises, notes, bills, bonds, coveoan,s,
coo'sscts, agreements, judgnsnts. mostss
ges. or other securities, Or cooveyancss,
ma1e, given, granted. dsaws or sn,ersd into;
a. executed BY any person Or persons what
sosves, where the whols Or any part Of The
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III Clcs,pairah mise had BEEN Shorter,
the face Of the earth would have been dif
ferent." II ,he Enpcror Nspolion had not
gone to var with Prussia. Paris would still
he the Empress Of the, Fashions, and he
himself, the grim man with the iron hand
In the velvet glove, might stiil' be stroting
his moustscl,es in tho Taiueeies But he
did, and he isr't. Now. the question 10,
where do the women get their fsshiOne
from! There must b fashionable head.
centre somewhere, for everybody knows
that woman 10 constitutionsllY Unable n
rely on herself. Two women With their
arms about each Others waists, may face Z
sheep 10, the AeId; one woasn, seeing Il,
you'd say, ''Oh. my gsacioasl' sud ny.asl !,
follows, therefore, that In the matter a
dssss no woasa win dare u think for her
sslf. In reference 10 the fashioas. she ahss
not . mind Of her own. She must follow
somcbody's lead, and The great probability
10 .tAas thai 4aoa,sbody = s,naa.t WIZ ID
hel whers is h@l Not In Paris, certainly,
for Paris cspnet recover hes ires,iee sor
years. Not - Losdon, for London y too
smoky, TOO dark. soo material - bs the
birsbplsaO q stshsHpl> failak bf lasAisA
which women affect. The air Of the birth.
place qf fashln nese ~ pars s1ssbw, and
more delicsis than On Eassscas yasa q
London woqld never d. he y aof 80 BeT-
lin or Vienna, for those cosr.s have lonl
sincs givsn In their adbeaion % fashianabf
edicts from sbsoad, y1hiIs, tha stsaH Ger
mans ore indi4ersqt. - : rple% 70 What thai
wives wear. Not N D. fetefsbsry. or
ssiuiy, ~ sAees ths flsAsoas pseIa5fvs, {
cusioss nmaness Ill tbsyosss0snd. 'aad ~
fur ieas leeviiabls - ~; 6ssGRav ~ ~
hlackmailisg Of 49, policA Nss ia 0eaa
sassly. fosths vAalcsa wouN sscpupnall
cate hin. Then he mua - = Ns~sY0l
o. prsoklysi H4ss . aAases IT. aAssSo
lice, fos. .ihs ssporsses. ri Csassal Jeaeass
foe Mary Hasdisy, far Lscests 1sgss. 70
Patrick Canpbell, fosi ~ desscsivst. Uni
foe evesy citisea of . es0Rssis tsSa .
aiad.. The rssasvhe shall asdtseesa1
bi,er Of the Fashioes 9ill arhipys = ssrsea
d6a SiuSsp sAd1ti6 tl1aa vbss = 'oaxJt!
~ snes psodsaAls into ~ 1su
1kes&iSN EsoiAs ,e.ssts1sDss
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OF the worst foes that women has ever
had tn eacounser, wine stands At the head
The appetite for strong drink In man has
spoiled the lives Of more womcn-ruined
more hopes for them, scattered more for.
tunes for them, brought to them more
shame, sorrow and haraship- than any other
evil that lives. The country numbers tens
Of thousands-of women who arc widows
to-day, and cit in hopeless weeds because
their husbands have been slain by strong
drink. There ore hundreds of thousands Of
homes scattered oil over tho land In which
woinsu live lives Of torture. going through
alf the changes Of suffering that lie between
the extremes Of tears and despair, because
those whom they love, love wine better than
they do the women they have sworn "a
love. ta! F53sc % w. @Ht a'
There arc women by thousands who dread
to bear st the door the step that once Thrill
led them with pleasure, because that step
hSi learned to reel under the influence Of
the seductive poison. There are women
groapiDg with pain, while we write these
words. from bruises and brutalit,es inflicted
By husbands made mad BY drink. There
can be no exsggeSat,on In any statement
made IN regard 10 this matter. because no
human imagination can create ANYTHING
woEse than the truth, and no pen is capable
Of pOrtraying the truth. "h SIT %" s5o
The sorrowe! and horrors Of wife with
. drunken husband, or . mother with 4
drunken son, arc - near the realization Of
hell - can I've reached In this world, at least.
Tho shame. the indignaaion. the sorrow, the
sense Of disgrsce for herself and her child.
rem; the poverty mot unfrequcntly the beg.
sary-sbe fear and the feet OF violence, tho
lingering l'fe long struggle and despair Of
countless women with drunken husbands,
ere enough 10 make all women curse wine,
and engage unisedly 70 OPPOSE Il every
where - ths worst enemy Of their sex.-
&eribNSS'e xeNlkln. -, 2. sdi All. rsT y II
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oQetlnY.

Life giveth INTO each his space,
A span Of earth, an arch Of sky,
And unto each several grace,
To each 4 separate destiny:
Aud some were born to win and spend.
Aud some 10 love unto the end.
And thou 10 he thysclf. and
To love thee. love thee. till ! die.