The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1874-07-11
NEWSPAPER DECISIONS.
EvE-ANeEL1cAL CORNER,

Laura Fair talks of going to Japan.
We have thirty y-eight women preachers
now.
Nilsson's last season made her $87, ,24o
richer.
Six young ladies are announced to be
studying for the bar in London.
One divorce to every nineteen marriages
was the proportion in Vermont last year.
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A Canadian matron, 10S years old, is still
able to devote much energy to bringing up
her little boy, aged 93.
4 Maine husband wanted to bet his
wife that she could whip a panther; but she
saw the joke and wouldn't try.
A young lady out West who received
$1,000 damages for kiss, is said to be
spelling to be damaged again.-Brooklyn
argus.
An Ogdensburg critic says of the Black
Crook: "The plot of the play is to sec
which girl will get along with the least
Clothes"
1t is probable that the legislator who
wanted to make kissing a misdemeanor
never saw miss demean herself under the
operation.
Husband" said the wife of young
clergyman, tread me one of your sermons,
feel dreadfully wakeful tonight, and
wish to sleep"
A Baltimore bride, according to re-
porter, wore callalillies in her hair. Seven
Gala lllies in neat cluster OH the top of
lady's head would look well.
A Vermont man n years old has mar
ried lady Of the age of IA. She calls him
father, and loves to sit upon his knee and
make "soap locks - over his temples.
A member-of the Arizona Legislature
gave his lady-love bottle of perfume, say
ing: "When you smell this you will regret
that your Creator did not make you all
nose"
A poet recently sent song entitled
"What shall my Love wear?" to an editor.
The latter regarded the question wholly in
its moral aspect, and sat down and wrote
firm, but kind article, recommending her
to wear clothes.
A few days ago lady of Bloomfield, Ia,
went to the postoffice and asked for some
stamps. The clerk handed her some green
ones. She asked him if he didn't have any
pink; her stationery was pink, and she
wanted stamps to match"
An old maid in Lockport, N. Y, pun
chased one of the Egyptian mummies at the
Niagara Falls museum, the other day, for
a parlor ornament. She said it would seem
better to have man around, even if he was
advanced in life and withered.s
At this season of the year the knowing
young man stands out in the moonlight and
tenderly says: "Ask me anything else,
dearest, but don't-don't entreat ME to sit
down and wait a few minutes. Jane, those,
steps have just been painted I've been
there before"
A Hartford gentleman, who had tarried
late at wine supper, found his wife await
ing his return in high state of nervous
ness. Said she: Here I've been waiting
and rocking in chair till my head swims
round like top" sJess SO where I've
been" responded he. "It's in the atmos-
phere."
The other day young lady in Philadel-
phia became so much embarrassed by
proposal from her lover, that, in her agita-
tion, she swallowed her needle. Young
men cannot be too cautious about such
things. They should not make such prope-
sitions to girls until they have thoroughly
esamined their mouths to see whether they
have any needles in them or not
A youth was engaged to be married, but
was financially unable to call in the minis
ter. His affianced wanted tho affair brought
to finale, but George kept putting her off
with promises, saying he was not able Il,
marry, etc. Finally she said, '.Deah Gaug,
am willing to marry you, if we have to
live on bread and water" "Well, WE'LL
cried "Gaug," in desperation, "you fur.
nish the bread and I'll try and skirmish
around and hunt up enough water. -