The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1875-05-28
NEW NoR.wEsTERs.

No one nose.
The Hot Springs of Arkansas are fifty
four in number.
DIR. Storrs calls rain clouds :" the wan-
dering cisterns of the sky"
John Sherman Jr. and Col. Fred. Grant
are now full fledged bankers.
The English post-otfice department
yields profit of over $50, 0O0, 900 year.
Big Cow, sub-chief of the Arrapahoe
Indians is seven feet high is his moccasins.
Ben. Butler has received $25, 900 for
legal services since he retired from Cen
gress.
The failure to wear woolen flannel next
to the skin ia the most frequent cause Of
rheumatism.
The wool crop of Colorado this year,
as estimated by the Neses, will easily reach
5000, 900 pounds.
There are only fifteen thousand real
estate holders in New York city, in pop
ulation of million.
A Philadelphia man belongs to fifty
three secret societies, and is consequently
i'm procession most of his time.
The Black Hills Indian delegation to
Washington is said to consist of nineteen
chiefs and Mrs. Spotted Tail.
General Sherman's book is out, and
the St. Louis Globe intimates that some OF
it's statements will make the fur fly.
The Historical Society at Buffalo has
in it's possession the tomahawk presented
to Red Jacket by George Washington.
A humorous apothecary in Boston
exposes a case of soap in his window with
the pertinent inscription, "Cheaper than
dirt
Flora Temple is thirty years old, and
her kinti-hearted owner is doing all that
he can to smooth her pathway to the glue
factory.
-"John, will you take some of this
butter?" "Thank you, ma'am, belong
to the Good Templars. Can't take any
thing strong"
john Hay has prospered in his worldly
affairs, and now it is said that his rich old
father-in-law is about TO buy the Cleveland
Herald for him. @s.i - -
Wisconsin journals say that the name
of ex-senator Carpenter is coming into
prominence in connection with the Repub-
lican candidacy for Governor.
Don Carlos stock is up. lie has whip
ped his "poor little cousin Alfonso" three
times recently. Alfonso has evidently been
devoting too much time to that 81 900, 00C
buil-ring Of bis at Madrid.
The Scilly islands, OH Que of whi ch the
Schiller was wrecked, are group belong
ing to England at the Western entrance oi
the English channel about thirty miles
southwest Of Lands End.
When are stockings like dead men
When they are men-ded; when their soles
are departed: when they are in holes; wher
| they are past heeling; when they are nc
longer ON theirlast legs.-Boston Adoerfsser
In short, you might have said, when they're
not worth darn.
The London Morning Post says: "China
has engaged the Confederate General Rip
| ley to construct works ON an extensive
scale for the defense of the coast and prin
cipal rivers. General Ripley sails for ths
east in few days. .,M
There were 2,27l vessels built in thu
| United States in 1878, and in 1874, 2,147
The highest Number previous to the wa
was 2,047 in 1865. AS regards steamers
the highest number built in any year befor'
| the war was 281, in 1854, while last yea
the number was 404. Compared as to ton
mage, the shipping built in 1859 was 156, 60
tons; in 1874, 432, ,725.
/ This is Kentucky's centennial year
One hundred years ago Richard Henderson
purchased from the Indians all Kentnck.
south of Kentucky river. Daniel Boom
surveyed the purchase for him. Boon
completed the fort at Boonesborough, il
Madison county: his wife and daughter
came as the first women to Kentucky, ant
the first sermon was preached at the BIZ
Spring, in Harrodsburg, Mercer county.
Retail cigar dealers are unhappy owe
the new cigar box which has perforate,
coupons on the inside dse, corresponding
with the number Of cigars in the box. Th
l.vYAa
in place of stamps, and when cigar is sol
a coupon has to be destroyed before th
purchaser. Before long they will hav
each cocktail, manufactured for marrie'
men, announced to their wives by tele
graphic bell punch. Boston Globe.
/ "A good joke is told of u certain Dubli
professor--a srickler for ventilation. Bcin
put IN room Mt hotel with another guesi
he asked the latter to raise the window q
night. ~ sths air was SO close. 's ] can
raise it, said the guest. after working q
the window for while. Then knock
pane of glass out. said the professor, whie
was done. After while the professor &C
mp and broke another pane, then he wa
able to sleep but in the morning Il
discovered that they had only broken in;
bookcase.
"A landlord in Manayunk gave tenaa
half an hour to get his furniture, ETC., on
OF the house, or else pay two months bac
rent. The tenant knew this would requil
Iightning-like work, bnt be was equal
the emergency. He caused his chimney
smoke, and then raised an alarm of fir
The firemen were soon on hand, and
less than fifteen minutes all Of his hous
hold effects were in the street, and fit
dollars worth Of them stolen. His bac
rent amounted to thirty dollars Norri
toNS Herald. Il
Fl A Coon EDUCATION. Edward Everett
. definition uf q good education was: Kes
] the English language well, write with di
. L rates Il neat 3sapitsfss hand and I'll. master