The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1876-05-12

40 tAC oaAh III LHStdilu u uaLlOual or an
individual corporation?
Ansoer.-It is private corporation, do
ing the banking business for the govern
ment. 1H4 =.a."
WAUKEsHA, Wis.
Who is the author of the following p
Where ignorance is bliss,
'Tis folly to be wise"
Ans.-Thomas Gray, in a poem entitled,
On Distant Prospect of Eton College, %
tenth stanza. -.s
BLOOMFIELD, Conn.
What distinguished man was called the
"wisest, brightest, meanest, of mankind ?''
and what gave him the name (?
Ans.-Lord Bacon. Tits by Pope in his
" Essay on Man." He arose to the very
pinnacle of fame and power as statesman,
philosopher, and jurist in England, and
while on the bench received bribes for his
decisions, and upon conviction thereof was
degraded from place, power and the regard
of the sovereign and people.
MORRISON, Ill.
l Regarding it as a season was the win
ter just past of '75 '76? Q Why do we
reckon time from the fourth year after the
birth of Christ {? Please give the philos-
of gaping.
Ans.--1 1875. Because the Christian
Era dates from about that time from the
birth of Christ. 8 1t is purely muscular,
and caused by nervousness or fatigue.
Owing to WEAKNESS, the lungs do not inhale
air enough to supply the air with oxygen,
and gaping, or inhaling deep, full breath
follows involuntarily.
CoLDwATER, Mich.
Will you please inform myself and many
readers the origin and meaning Of the term
Court of st. James as used in England?
Aas.- There are in London two Royal pala-
ces, st. James and Buckingham. Previous
to the reign of Victoria St. James palace
was the royal residence, and is the Oldest
palace in London. It was here that he held
his court, and hence the name of the palace
was used to signify the court. It is now
the place where the Prince of Wales holds
his receptions.
EDNA, Mo.
l do the ocean steamers use ocean water
Ii so, does not salt accumulate in the boil
ers? Has the moon an atmosphere? II
so, will it support animal lifep 3 What
variations are there in the temperature of
the moon? The moon is said to belong
exclusively to our earth, and to have been
placed there to give us light by night. If
so, why could it not have been fixed SO as
to rise at the setting and set at the rising
Of the sun. know it is right as it is, but
why?
Ans.-1 Ocean steamers do not use salt
water in their boilers. Fresh water is taken
from the shore and steam is condensed. In
this way the boilers are supplied. 2 The
moon has no atmosphere. We cannot
say. The probabilities are that the tenn
perature Of the moon is very low and is
subject to little, if any, change. 4 This is
a question no one has been able to solve.
| How is Dana pronounced 2 How is
Tribune, the name of newspaper pre-
nounced? What have become Of Gener-
ais Warren, Sykes, Couch, Franklin, Glib
bons and Casey, who, during the wal
figured prominently in the Army of the
Potomac? 4 Is there standard history
of the United States from about 1888 to
1860 or thereabouts? If so, give author,
publisher and price.
Ans.-1 Dane -ah. Tribune. 2 Gen
eral Warren is in New York, having left
the army in 1865; General Sykes is, we
think, in Maryland; General Couch is in
Virginia, engaged in mining and nlanufac
lures; General Franklin is in the army Of
the Khedlye of Egypt; General Gibbon is,
we think, in Pennsylvania. He left the
army in 1866. General Casey is on the re-
tired list of the regular army. 4 Yes.
Hildreth's, in volumes, SIS.
MITCHELL, Iowa.
Who wrote comparing the ballot to
Snowfakes falling on the sod, and exc
cutes freeman's s WILL" ETC., andss where
can find it? Q Why is jealousy called
the en-eyed monster, and where can il
| be found !? e
Ans.--1 John Pierpont. Tt occurs il
his poem entitled "A Word from Peti
TONER" The stanza is: e-
% "A weapon that comes down as still
| AS snowiakes fall upon the sod;
But executes freemans will ..z
| AS lightning does the will of God:
And from its force, nor doors, nor locks,
Can shield you-tis the ballot-box.H
| 2 It was first used by Shakespeare il
"Othello," act third, scene third:
'Oh, beware my lord, of jealousy!
| 1t is the green eyed monster which doth moc
The meat it feeds on.'
The color green is cold, CLASSY and unfeel
ing, and was applied by the poet to denot
the heartlessness of the monster he de
scribes.