The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1879-10-31
NEW NOR -WESTERs.
-Woman's writes-Postscripts.

Confidence game-Decoy ducks.
r A thumb on the hand ia worth two in
} dogs mouth.
The Board of Education-The school
masters shinRle.
Turkeys are almost ripe, but not ready
to pick until November.
-Ex- Doorkeeper Fitzhugh, who was
"higer man than old Grant" is now Door
keeper to the Texas Legislature.
Poker must have been in vogue long
ago, for the melancholy prince said I'd
call thee, Hamlet" when he was not cer-
tain that he could see him.
"A celebrated German chemist, to whom
was addressed the question, - What is
manP'' promptly replied, "a pinch Of
phosphorus aud bucket of water.
The Duke of Norfolk, the richest and
most influential koman Catholic peer of
England, is building Catholic Church on
his Sheffield estate which will cost about
100000.
1t is said that case of hydrophobia
can be cured if the patient will exert his
will-power, but it is far better for one to
exert his leg-power when he sees mad
dog coming.
Are you aware that you breathe 1S
times a minute, and 5000 cubic feet, or
about 375 hogsheads, of air per hour What
terrific question to PROFOUND to person
! who has heen eating onions
Agent Meeker, who, with his family,
has been murdered by the Utes, was the
founder Of the Greedy colony in Colorado
and started the Greeley Tribune, which he
left to take up his abode among the In
dians.
Theology is more appropriate study
for the Sabbath than entomology but man
will stop listening to the best sermon ever
preached in order to interview pinching
bug, which has gone down his back on
tour of inspection.
During the past year the American
Bible society has printed an average of l.
600 copies day of it's 10-cent Testament,
and still did not keep up with it's orders.
About $50 copies of its 25-cent Bible have
been printed daily.
A farmer attempted to cut into pre-
MUM pumpkin at fair in Council Grove,
Kas, to get few of the seeds, but found
1t made of wood. 1t had taken many prizes
at fairs for it's weight, $50 pounds, and its
circumference, feet.
The area Of British India exclusive of
native States, is s99, ,341 square miles, the
number of inhabited houses 37,033, ,524, and
the population 191, ,096,60s. The area of
the native States is stated at 575, ,265 square
miles, and the population ac 40. 162,540.
Capt. Paal Boyton will 60 down the
Merrlmac from Plymouth, N. e., to New
buryport, distance of about 600 miles.
Then he will navigate the Connecticut from
Hereford, Canada, to Long Island Sound.
He also proposes to make . journey through
the Yellowstone river.
When the prodigal son had returned
home, remarks the Cincinnati Enquirer,
and the fatted calf was killed and placed
before him on the table, he turned up his
nose at it and said: Great goodness
Haven't you got any other kind of meat
but that? allus did hate veal"
The Emperor of Germany is wonder
fully strong and active for man of 81.
The other day at Strasbourg he was on
horseback from till half-past without
tasting food; then he went home and slept
an hour, and afterward appeared quite fresh
at dinner, and remained at an evening party
till midnight.
Switzerland has been visited this year
by 400, 600 strangers, a number which ex-
ceeds by many thousands the average of the
last four years. Of this total one-fifth are
said to be English, Germans and Austrians;
fiye-tenths Russians, one-twentieth French
and Danes, ,three-twentieths Americans, and
other nationalities one-tenth.
The San Fransisco Chronicle favors the
abolition of our diplomatic service. "It is
extremely doubtful" it says, "that if Louis
/ XIV, or Charles ", of Spain, or Peter of
| Russia, or Frederick of Prussia, had had,
/ as we now have, the use of the telegraph,
/ they would have resorted to the ambassa-
/ dorial method of communicating with for
/ eign governments"
| "A young man dressed in the height of
fashion and with a poetic turn Of mind was
/ driving along country road, and, upon
gazing at the pond which skirted the high
/ way, said, sOh, how I'd like to have my
heated head in those cooling waters J" An
Irishman, overhearing the exclamation, i'm
mediately replied, +" Bedad, you might lave
/ it there and it wouldn't sink.
The wealthiest man in Kalamazoo,
/ Mich, was approached in the street BY an
excited little boy, who said sinister, my
sister Is in the fume over there ; if you'll
get her out I'll give you dollar" The
man rescued the imperrilled child. few
/ days afterward the boy entered his Office
aud put on his desk dollar in coin, having
broken toy bank, and sold hobby horse
| to raise the amount.
The ten little orphans left by General
/ Hood are likely to be well provided for.
Subscriptions are being taken up in differ
1 ent parts of the country for their support.
Letters have been received by the mayor of
i New Orleans one from lady in New York
1 and another from lady in Baltimore, each
Of which ladies propose TO take one OF the
children for adoption. There are three
pairs Of twins among the ten.
| Gen. Ord, Of Texas, recently sent TO the
armory piece Of meteoroite picked up in
| Mexico some time ago. with the request
that it be made into sword for himself.
The piece is composed of iron mainly. bat
is 80 soft and brittle tnat the water shop
folks find it very difficult to harden the
metal sufficiently for the blade. though they
will probably be able 70 finish it in good
shape. The sword will not be ready for
some time.
A remarkable invention or improve