The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1874-05-16
NEW NoR-wEsTERs.

-sTelling an unveracity," is q new and
elegant phrase.
Happy Russia! One physician to every
10000 inhabitants.
The hero most admired by tipplers is
F'ill-up-
Nebraska city has fifty-nine saloons.
"A railroad from Lincoln to Fremont,
Nebraska, is projected.
The season of the vernal lamb and the
elusive pea has arrived.
Congressman Kendall, of Nevada, will
be a candidate for reelection. -"
/ The registered voters of Virginia num-
Der 2,649; of Gold Hill, 1, 100.
The railroad fare from Bismarck to St.
Paul, is $24.50, and to New York $62.05.
AT twenty years of age the will reigns
atthirty, the wit; and at forty, the judgment.
-GrattaB.
Mr.. Robert Bonner recently rejected
an offer of 100000 in gold for his horse
Dexter
Of the adult population of San Fran
CISCO about one-third take their meals at
restaurants.
Leisure is sweet to those who have
earned it, but burdensome to those who get
it for nothing.
Sir Garnet Wolseley has stepped over
the heads of 165 seniors to the rank Of
Major General.
Edwin Booth asserts that he will not
leave the country until all his debtors have
been paid.
Minister Bancroft is coming home, and
has purchased the house of Senator Harlan
in Washington.
What requires more philosophy than
taking things as they come? Parting with
things as they go.
When prosperity was well mounted she
let go the bride, and soon came tumbling
out of the saddle.
Use what talent you possess. The
woods would be very silent if no birds sang
there but those who sang best.
The Democrat of Mayfeld, KY, an
nounces the marriage of James Leggett, of
| Buckskull, to Sallie Drinkard, of Bucksnort.
1t is rumored that Mr.. Boutwells i'll
ness, even if it spare his life, will probably
permanently incapacitate him for active
work.
John Russell Young has not become
| the managing editor of the New York
Herald, although he writes leaders in the
paper
If castor Oil is mixed with glycerine
and few drops of oil of cinnamon added,
the taste of the castor-oil can scarcely be
recognized.
The President has nominated Samuel
S. B. Burdett, of Missouri, Commissioner
of the General Land Office, gice Drummond
resigned.
"A German professor has worked 81
years to make map of the moon, and all
travellers going that route can depend
| upon its correctness.
The Times says there are strong indi-
cations that if General McCook should not
be confirmed as Governor, ]. Marshal Paul
of Fairpiay will be the next appointee.
Since the Connecticut election, some of
the Bourbon democrats, who have frater-
nized with the grangers in the West, have
shown signs of going back to the old party.
I'm London they have introduced at fash
ionable dinners grog train, which runs
around the table. The engine holds the
hot water and the wagons carry cigars and
bottles.
"A Massachusetts man named Button
died recently, and while the sexton was
digging the grave, somebody inquired what
he was doing: "Making Button hole,"
was the reply.
Senator Cameron, of Pennsylvania, is
said to be trying to procure the election of
his son, Mr.. John d. Cameron, to the
United States Senate in place of Senator
Scott next winter.
The Sacramento Rec0rdsays the average
daily number of emigrants leaving Calfor-
MIA Eastward bound at this is time 70, equal
to 1000 per month, or about two-tllirds of
the current immigration.
1t is rumored that Senator Schurz will,
upon the expiration of his term of office,
accept the position of editor-in-chef of
German newspaper in New York city, at a
salary of $4,000 per annum, which is not
bad to take.
AT Silver Dale, in Colorado, George
Hammond and Bill Mackey differed as to
where the next dance should be held They
settled the dispute amicably, with pistols.
Hammond had the dance at his house, and
Mackey had funeral at his.
One of the Georgia politicians is filled
with apprehension for the results of Ben.
Hills rejoinder to Alex. H. Stephens.
''Why, think of it, says he; Hill will
riddle him. There are holes in Stephens
letter big enough for an elephant to trot
through with his trunk up
In Utah, a criminal condemned to death
may choose wether he will be shot or hang
ed. In California he has no choice-he is
simply buzzed to death by reporters.
The Sandwich Island alphabet has twelve
letters: the Burmese, nineteen the Italian,
twenty the Bengalese, twenty-one the
Hebrew, Syriac, Chaldee, and Samaritan,
twenty-five each; the French, twenty three,
the Greek, twenty y-four; the Latin twenty
five the German, Dutch, and English,
twenty-six each; the Spanish and Sclavonic
twenty-seven each the Arabic, twenty
eight; the Persian and Coptic, thirty-two;
thirty-eight the Russian, forty-one; the
Muscovite, forty three; the Sanscrit, and
Japanese, fifty; the Ethiopic and Tartarian,
two hundred and two each
"A Massachusetts, farmer says: "My
cattle will follow me until leave the lot,
and on the way up to the barn-yard in the
evening stop and call for a lock of hay.n
Smithson says there is nothing at all re-
markable about that. He went into barn
yard in the country one day last week,
where he had not the slightest acquaintance
with the cattle, and an old bull not only |
followed him until he left the lot, but took
the gate off the hinges and raced with him
to the house in the most familiar way posi- ],
BILE. Smithson says he has no doubt the old |
fellow would have called for something if |
he had waited little while, but he didn't
want to keep the folks waiting for dinner
so he hung one tail ofllis coat and piece of
his pants on the bulls horns and went into
the house.
THE GUIANA MINING BUBBLE.-We re-
ceived call yesterday from Mr. L. C. Kar-
rick who returned to Salt Lake yesterfIay