The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1874-06-27
NEW NoR'-WEsTERs.
On the Wing-feathers

The Apache warriors numberone thous-
and
Harry Basset has permanently retired
from the race course.
-Injun NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. snow next
week, mebbe heap damn hot.
Bret Harte dsowns the verses, s'Binley
and 49, recently published as his in Frank
Leslie's.
-"All right, old skillet-legs," said a
Kansas lawyer to judge who fined him for
contempt.
Senator Jones, of Nevada, has purchas-
ed the ST. James Hotel property in New
York city.
No fewer than five different lives of the
late Charles Sumner are now in course of
publication.
An Indian tribe in Michigan is said to
consist of an old horse. q chief, and demi-
john of whisky.
Recent excavations at Ephesus have
disclosed nearly the whole of the famous
temple of Diana.
The Washington fire department vast
ed ten thousand gallons of water to amuse a
company of Indiana editors.
The great Stevens floating battery is to
w SUN tL IuCIiOil UI0 Dttttc III NEW
Jersey on the I'd of November.
What is mind? No matter. What is
matter? Never mind. What is the nature
of the soul? 1t is quite lmmaterial.
An Irish mile is 9, 24O yards; Scotch
mile is 1884 yards; an English Or Statute
mile, !, 7G0 yards German, 1906; Turkish,
1896.
China has streets paved with granite
blocks laid over three hundred years ago,
and as good as new The contractors are
dead
"A Broekport, Pa, parson, who, with
Paul, believes that it is better to marry
than burn offers twenty cords of wood for
wife.
A meeting Of the Emma Mine Directors
was held in London recently. 1t was voted
to wear Grape around their pocket-books for
thirty days.
"A careful computation shows the steam
power of the Great Eastern steamship to be
equal to the water power that drives the
mills at Lowell
The Ninth infantry, now in the depart
ment of the Platte, have been ordered to
exchange places with the Twenty third in
fantry, now III Arizona.
The San Francisco sea-captain who
traded the ships Bible for thirteen plugs of
tobacco is spoken of very severely by the
religious press Of that city.
-Mother-" Now Charlie, run and fetch
the beer Charlie" it's rainin'
so ard 'tain't fit to turn dog out into.
Can you send gran father?"
Washington Territory S first brick resi-
dence is completed. 1t is not SO near to
any other buildings as to render tin roof
for protection from fires necessary.
Germany has sold her needle-guns to
China, not because she has no more need of
them, but she has found another kind which
can kill twice as many Frenchmen.
-'' l like crying Children said an old
bachelor to friend. GLOW extraordinary!
Why?' 'Because they are taken out of
the room, was the hard-hearted reply.
-"I cannot further endure theological
war. Please announce my withdrawal from
the prHsh"tHria'' N ''''''""i - DffivrD SWINE.
1t is reported that President Thomas
A. Scott will, as early as possible, surrender
all business connections outside of the in-
terests of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany.
The season has arrived when smart
people everywhere are asking the conun-
drum, Why is a mosquito like charity
The gleeful response of course is, Because
it begins TO hum.
--yi'he smallest dew drop that rests on g
lily leaf at night holds itself in the image
of a shining star, and i'll the most humble,
insignificant person something good and
true can always be found.
"A Georgia negro vino bet ten dollars
that General Washington commanded
the Federals ut Bull Run, handed the money
over with the remark: Well, dis yere
histry business is all mixed up, anyway"
"A German Jew was eating pork chop
in thunderstorm. On hearing an unusu-
ally loud clap, he laid down his knife and
fork and observed: "Yell, did any poty
efer hear such fuss about little bieee of
bork -
The new waistcoat has deep pocket
that completely hides cigar, so that the
man who asks you for s" the mate Of that"
can never bring blush to your face by dis
covering it after yen have told him 81
haven't another, a fellow just gave me
this
1t is not generally known that the good
custom Of keeping birthdays is many thou
sand years old. It is recorded in the 10th
chapter Of Genesis and Goth verse, "And it
came to pass the third day, which was
Pharaoh's birthday, that he made feast
unto all his servants. -
cynic deem the world MI base
And scoff no more with either tongue or pen:
Yoa do not sec the face behind the face,
II God exists there must be noble
Aud many who to us seem hard auo cold
Have sunshine in their hearts as pure as gold.
After severil years Of reflecktion, have
| come to the konclusion that the three most
diffikult things in life are-1st. Carryin' an
armful nv live eels up steep hill without
| spillin' an eel; I'd. Axtin' as a q referee at