The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1878-12-27
NEW NOR -WEsTERs.
Friendship is the wine of life.

-Gratz Brown has fallen heir TO an Eng
lish estate worth 5000.
Gen. Harlan, an American, is in CON-
mand of Shere Ali's army.
-"How to get fat t"-Go to the butcher
shop and purchase it by the pound.
Will Carleton, the "Betsy and Are
Out" poet, is travelling in Scotland.
1t is said that Mr.. Black received $780,
600 for his novel, Macleod of Dare"
in furnishing house the most hat
ractive fu1 1iture should be- placed in the
hall.
1t is estimated that 1900 boxes OF
raisins have been made in California this
year.
| -"I don't like winter,'' said one pick
pocket to another. Everybody has bis
hands in his pockets. ~
Colonel Ingersoll proposes to pause in
his mad career and indulge in the practice
of law in Washington.
Mr.. Alex. z. Mcclure, of the Philadel-
phia Times, is soon 10 approach the matri-
monial altar.-N. 2. Oom.-Ado.
Senator Chaffee is said to be receiving
$500 day fiom silver mine in which he
is interested. His pay as Senator is $l2 a
day.
-"Harry," the body-servant of Alexan-
der Fl. Stephens, lie, By his own thrift and
saving, a richer man than he whom he
| serves.
-Edison's application for patent for
his electric light has been favorably passed
upon by the Patent Office and the patent
was issued.
-Ex-Governor Andrew G.. Curtin, Of
Pennsylvania, has served formal notice OF
contest on Seth Fl. Yocum for seat in the
next Congress.
The Grand Lodge Of Chinese Masons
met at Vallejo, Cal, on the 1st, and was at
tended by many Chinese diguitaries from
various sections.
The Ameer should not have put his
trust in Russian Princess. Instead of help
ing him Russia seems inclined to divide up
the country with England.
Accident insurance companies have
put kings and emperors down in the fourth
class Of risks, along with engineers, brake
men, firemeu and book agents.
Mr.. Horace W. Tabor, the new Lieut.
Governor of Colorado, was in 1854 stone
cutter iu Augusta, Me. In 1859 he went to
Colorado, where he became a miner and a
rich man, if s., 600, 900 mean riches.
-Cbavles Francis Adams appears to be
slipping from the grip Of Massachusetts.
He bought $4,000 worth Of Kansas City
lots recently, and will build a cotton mill,
with cottages for the operatives.
Virginia is in queer fix. it being al
legged that clause in the new Constitution
provides thai The Legislature shall meet BIZ
ennjally. 10 the meantime the Stats -.'reas-.
ury is empty, aad the government in
bal box" entirely.
In 1862 Vermont had an average OF one
divorce for about every 81 marriages. Last
years statistics showed an average Of one
in every Is marriages. Vermont is rather
old-fashioued, but hopes to be as far a
vanced as Illinois one of these days; al.ss
the figures do indicate progress.
Cap any one give the solution of the
following charade? 1t has goue the rounds
extensively, and as yet no one has been
found sharp enough to furnish an an
swer:
Man cannot live without my frst-by day ard night
tits used.
My second IS, by all accounts, by day and night
abused.
My whole is never seeu by day and never used by
IT'S dear to friends when far away and hateful when
in sight"
Don't point your gun at yourself.
Don't point your gun at anyone else. Dou't
ca ry your gun SO that it's range includes all
your hunting companions. Don't try to
find out whether your gun is loaded or not
by shutting one eye and looking down the
barrel with the other. Doa't use your gun
for walking stick. Don't climb over
fence and pull your gun through muzzie
forem ost. Don't throw your gun into
boat SO that the trigg,r will catch on the
seal and the charge be deposited in your
stomach. Don'I use your guu for a sledge
hapme". Don't carry yes gun full cooked.
Don't carry your gun with the hammer
down. Don't be fool. Don't you forget
it.