The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1879-02-21
NEW NOR W EsTERs.
The entire sale of public lands, Coz

The entire sale of public lands, Gov
ernmens, railroad and State, during the
last year was Il, ,292, 246 acres.
Hotel clerks in the West do not speak
of guest as having Registered MS
name, but rather that he autographed.
Kentucky horses now find such ready
market in this country and England, Ken
lucky breeders are going into the horse
raising business more extensively then
ever.
They have commercial drummers ID
France, and $50 of them gave Gambetta
banquet at Paris recently at which, IN the
post-prandial mellowness, he said he was
commercial traveller of the republic.
Mr. Hewitt doesn't seem to dodge the
cipher investigation. He is rather proud
of it, like the boy shuf1ing over a coffin
and saying triumphantly to neighboris5
boy standing near, You amt got no
dead grandmother r.
Mr.. John B. Cough, in a lecture Ia Eng
land, referring to the question whether al
cohol was a food or medicine, remarked
that in his opinion it was livery much like
sitting down on hornets nest-stimula-
ting, bu. not nourishing."
They are trying to get up bet OF
$1,000 that George Francis Train can't go
from here to England by pulling himself
hand over hand along the Atlantic cable.
Let's make the bet $4,000, and throw in
Georges expenses, If he'll only try it. We
think he can Go it.
"A concerted young man, in talking with
an aged clergyman, said, with most dog
matical air, 81 will never believe in any
thing which can..ot understand. The
old clergyman mildly responded, Then,
young man, it is probable that your creed
will be very short one.'
There was quite scene at Washington
the other day when General Miles captured
Chief Joseph in the corridors of one of the
hotels. Miles took possession of him and
showed him round everywhere. Although
Joseph wears the Indian costume ne can
read and write, and registered his own
name at the hotel
-"Papa, me has been baptize, amt me?"
asked little 2-year-old. Yes, dear. /"
"Theu me won't have to be baptize again?"
"No: but can you remember anything
about being baptized 90 Sc dess | can y
"Well, what did the minister do to you P'
"He showed up my sleeve and stuck a
knife IN my arm"
Vanderbilt, the railroad king, intends
going into the hotel business, and to ac-
commodate bis ideas as we'll as the great
crowd which will be sure to patronize him,
he proposes to build grand hotel on the
site OF Gilmore's Garden. It will be COM
menced the coming building season, and
will be when finished the largest and finest
house in the East.
"A trance medium reports having had a
vision of the future world. He did not any
winged angels or hear any harps playing,
but there were lots of sharp featured young
M MACK boards. and he concludes tSat his VS.
ion must have been confined to the Massa-
ehusetts department.
John Mcguire, Missouri tramp, was
taken in and cared for by Charles Brown, a
farmer. Thinking Brown ought to imme-
diately receive his reward for such charity,
Mcguire stuck knife in him and sent him
to glory. A jury has been found that thinks
Mcguire ought to apologize to Brown, and
the court has sentenced him to start on that
mission Feb. Goth.
"A newspaper in the inside coat pocket
saved New Workers. life from an assas-
sins bullet. The time is not far distant
whsn it will be suicidal for man not to
take a paper Now is the time to subscribe.
Job printing neatly executed. Trade dol
lars taken in exchange for subscriptions.
Don't expose your life to the pistol Of the
| assassin. See terms at the head of this
| paper.-Nor. Herald.
The new Opera House at Paris has sue
ceeded tolerably WE'LL The manager has
no rent to pay. He receives salary from
| the State and subsidy Of $4,000 year,
| and all the costumes and decorations de-
storyed when the old Opera was burned
have been replaced by paternal Govern
ment. The "Salle Ventadour," which has
disappeared, was nest of bankruptcy, Z
minotaur devouring numberleSs directors
A big story comes from the Shenan
doah valley. 1t is all about a pedler WHIT
| for three successive nights dreamed of find
ing great quantity of money up particu
lar tree. Assisted by farmer, he fellet
the tree, the agreement being that tn
spoils were to be divided. Down came tn
tree; cavity was discovered, and within
a.. 900 in silver: SO the farmer took th
whole amount, paying the pedler s., 500 i
good greenbacks. The pedler vanished int
infinite space but when the farmer tried :
! pass the dollars he found that they wer
| counterfeit and he begins to doubt whett
| er the pedler dreamed any such dream a
; all
Serenity in Death.