The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1876-08-25
NEW NOR'-WES1ERS.

New school eloquence-College oar
ations.
Tho acorn crop is very heavy IN tn th
+ Kentucky hills. h.,s .5,.si isa.,T s.f7 t,e .sff
FLORIDA watermelons are being eonVe It
ed into syrup. antsT 5nnDt 80 let9 Z.
James Gorden Bennett is said to hav
spent $3.50. 600 ON his yachts. aiysb oa tit
THE u. S. Senate each day it is in ses
sion costs $50, 600. e &ioftf 1921 2'''t%f9
1t is asserted that Edwards Pierrepont'
original name was Joshua Munson.
4 -One hundred and five railroad train
arrive and depart from Cincinnati daily. 7,
sa-Sodom and Gomorrah are now declared
not to be at the bottom Of the Dead. Sea-
Colonel Fred Grant has been promoted
to first lieutenant and at last ordered tx
Texas. -Jat OIL IL aWa6z q sbaG@uo5 9di
iea-Ex- Empress Eugenie,, Queen Victoria,
Mile. Nilsson and Dom Pedro own real es'
tate in New York. 4h osa3i 531 ti'34',3f'sf3
/ The skin-tight Kentucky Jean pants
are down to the old original prices. |. so a
pair in New York. -
"A steamer 90 feet long has been COM
pleted to carry passengers by the canal be-
tween Chicago and Joliet. yr,f.1 .dt Il
II AT a church entertainment in Califor-
MIA rum punch was smuggled in as cold
tea. The demand for cold tea became
great. 5iestGat9 irdysed bHs. ea9sa ier
10. W. Holmes, the poet, is the invent
or of the common hand stereoscope, and he
| gave it to the world without the protection
of patent, aas4 &a.' a1|'Ad@2-5ti y35Fe
! No more lottery circulars or tickets
through the postoffice. The question has
been raised: Are newspapers advertising
lotteries liable to exclusion from the mails, !?
r. 1t is still questionable to have any
"Misters - hanging around in Texas A
man who is not a." General, q g Colonel 7
a :" Major" or something Of that kind, is
Immediately drawn into an argument and
shot. -b7aod gf3tfjIomrf al.r II .ro3s 8 o
The medical examiner of prominent
life insurance company says he has to turn
away ree-fourths of his applicants who
excel in athletic exercises, because they
have dangerously strained the organs of
the heart. f e. II -ht.@'HatE s6t =
.-Eldorado, Kansas, has belied its name.
Depositors Of the bank there have had to
ask for their money at the mouth of six
shooters, and one of them, being met in
the same style by the. president, had to
shoot him. ...t ass~sl f,zs4a.is.. =. -;
--In ten years the screw has entirely re-
placed the paddle in transatlantic nayiga-
ton. The weight of marine engines has
diminished one half, steam pressure has
quadrupled, and the consumption of coal
has decreased two-thirds., ysG T. E.sgc0 % a
;, Judge Blacks defense of Belknap is
regarded by the New York San as one of
his greatest efforts, and imputes the acquit-
tai of Belknap to the want of talent equal
to Mr.. Blacks on the part Of the managers
of the impeachment.
Lieutenant Colonel Wesley Merritt,
who so gallantly repulsed and drove back
the Cheyennes, under White Antelope,
who sought to effect a junction with the
Sioux, has been promoted to the colonelcy
of the Sixth Cavalry, vice Emory, retired,
"A pompous individual walked up to
the bar of seaside hotel, and. with con-
siderable flourish, signed the book and ex-
claimed :2'sI am Lieutenant-Governo of
-" "That don't make any difference,
says the landlord :" you'll be treated just
as we'll as the others. ''.s'@- ''ni ''ij@tH0E
1t is no trick to, get rich, if You 60,
about it in the right way. Now this morn
ing for, instance, get a cent, double it to- |
morrow morning, that s two cents, and so
on for twenty eight days. AT the end of |
that time if you follow our simple instruc-
tions you win have just 81, 3444, III. %, and
can take in that Centennial trip you have
been talking about so leng.sa4:i,s.3 aa
The first Russian newspaper dates
from 1703. Peter the great took part per-
sonally, not in its editorial composition,
but in correcting the proofs, as appears
from sheets still in existence, or which are |
marks and alterations in his Majestyss
Only two copies of the first |
years edition have been preserved. They
are in the Imperial Library of Stockholm. 1
1.-The project Of a ship canal from the
English Channel to the, Mediterranean
through France is being discussed, in, Eu-
rope. It is said to be feasible, and as it
would shorten the distance for vessels leay-
ing the English Channel for. ports along |
the Mediterranean and beyond the. suez |
Canal 800 miles, there is q probability of |
its being built. It's completion would de-
prive the stronghold Of Gibraltar of its i'm
portance as the key of the Mediterranean
sea. -aGs HW5a&}-N8ss4l nA---.5F 9gN GDxz4l
"A newspaper has the largest advertise
ment TO, be seen in Europe. The name of
the Glasgow 'Nesos is cut in the slope of a
hill back of the Ardenlee, Scotland. The I
length OF each letter is forty feet; the total
length of the line is 1873 feet the area |
covered is IA, s45 feet. The borders Of the
letters are sown with a pure white flower
the centre is set with dwarf beet, the dark
purple of which shows well at distance.
and on each side of this there is row Of
light purple eandytuft. ~ f+@'isl5a y
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There is q Whisper--a mere vague and
shadowy rumor in the air, that two import
ant events are on the tapis, sto-wit=-the,
closing Of the Palace Hotel, and, an ac-
financial embarrassment on the
part of Senator J. P. Jones, Of Nevada,
We should dislike to believe the latter; but |
Senator Sharon would doubtless be doing
wise thing ifhe would confirm the other
rumor by putting paddock on the front |
door of the great caravansary withont de-
lay. .-ssaa Francisco Stack ErcAdnge, 10Et. i