The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-02-22

To ind out what the Indians Legislature
il made of, 81 over to the hills Of Jefferson.
vile and cry aloud, "Who's yer law ma.
kersl" OF course echo will answer, Hoo
sier law makers "-Coarier Journal.
The hide Of the deceased elephant. Ro.
meo. has been tanned. It contains zig
square feet Of leather about three quarters
Of m inch thick. and has already been pur-
chased by = Louisville society gentleman,
Who will use It for constructing fine pair
Of dancing pumps.
A new trunk has made ito appearance,
which is nothing less than regular barrel Or
cylinder, differing in size from . hat>box
to hay stack. They are said 70 be proof
against baggage smashers, and may bc shot
out 1t mortar iuto stone wall without
injury. The government Is about to exper.
imeni on their invulnerahili.y with nitro.
glycerine, preparatory to introducing them
into the army for Transporting paper collars
with safety.
The Danbury Ne,es man imagines this
tableau: A small. wretched looking house.
Outside miserable apology for man,
crazed by drink, assaulting the door, and
making the air resound with his curses.
Inside thin, pale woman, with wan ex>
preston of features, pressing one hand
tightly over her hear, and with the other
heating poker in the fire. 1u
An engaged young gentleman got rathe
neatly out Of little scrape with his intend.
I'd. She taxed him with having kissed two
ladies vt some party at which she was not
present. lie owned it, but said that their
united ages only made twenty one. The
simple minded girl thought ten and eleven,
and laughed off her pout. He did no. ex-
plain that one was nineteen and the other
two years of age. Wasn't i. srtflls
There Is . lady in Lexington, Kentucky,
according to the press of that city who pos.
srsses two pets, monkey and parrot, who
arc on ant~yonistic terms, and who are
locked up sepcrately when left unmatched.
One day they wero accklently left together,
and depcrntc fight ensued. The monkey
ruthlcssly pulled out every feather Of the
unfortunate parrot, and broke up the man.
tic ornaments, and smashed things generals
ly. When Mrs. G. returned, she found the
monkey chstterirg on the mantle. piece, and
out crept the parrot, looking deeply injured
and greeted her with. "We've had hell of
time"
One Of the saldest instances Of woman
failhIessness with which VIC have ever me,
was that of the wife Of = man in Syracuse.
II seems tho couple had arranged that for
six months the husband was to get up and
make the kitchen fire, and that the wife VA
to perform the task for the succeeding SIX
months. The mans half year expired on the
I'll, and on the morning of the Sd the woman
suddenly died. He IL nearly broker. hearted
over his siiliction. He says il he conld only
have forssecn this bereavement, he would
have shuf'isd her out Of bed every morning
since May.
A French paper was received at the libra.
ry Of the Naval Academy at Annapolis the
other day with the name of Andrew Jack.
son rs one of the United States, and tho
portrait of Stonewsll Jackson affixed. This
is about equal to the blunder of James, M.
thor Of the Naval History Of England, who
states that Steven DECATUR did not come from
10 far No: Ii Ia Captain Hull having been
born In Maryland. Va.
Kate Stanton. in her lecture ON 1.-THE
Loves Of Great Men, " asserts that the planets
revolve around the sun by tho influence Of
love as . child revolves about its parent
The editor Of the Danbury Nees says tina,
when he was boy be used ~ revolve around
his parents good deal, and may have been
melted thereto by love, but 10 m uuprsj'
udiccd observer it looked powerfully like ,
trunk strap. s.
I The man who answered an advertisement,
to the following effect says his curiosity ID
satiehcd: .. .4... r
IF you would learn how to make home
happy. send postage stamp and twenty
6ve crnts 10 P 0. Box No., Cincinnati >
He did send the necessary cash, and soor
received the answer:
''If you are u big fool as we think you
must be for giving % your money. you car
make home happy by leaving it and goin {
! West by yourself ., rs,-. ..@ Il :
And yet that man is NOT happy. 81