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The Kings Death.

Mr.. Macready was fond Of telling the fol
lowing story, as his experience of American
independence, exemplifed in = Western &C
tor OF the seif.sstisfied kind: ...' 70" 2n'
ain the last act Of Hamlet" said he, "l
was very anxious to have the King, Who ws.
Of rather democratic turn Of mind, to fall
when stabbed him, over the steps OF the
throne and on the right iisnd side,9 With hi
feet to the leit, in order that whenI was d
fall I should have the centre Of the stage 70
myself, as behtting the principal pcrsenage
of the tragedy. " No objection ives made. 70
this request on the part Of the Sctor; but ~
night, to my great surprise, he wheeled di.
rectly around after the sword thrust and de-
liberately fell in the middle Of the scene, just
in the spot where was In the habit Of dy-
ing. Well, as dead man cannot move him.
self, and as there was no time for others to
do It, the Kings body remained in possess
sion Of my place, and I was forced to find
another situation, which did, and finished
the scene the best way could. When I ex-
postulated with his Majesty for the liberty
he had taken, he cody replied: -'.1 en-"
"Mr. Macready, we western people know
nothing about Kings, except that they have
an odd trick Of doing as they please; there
fore, I thought, as was a King, had O
right to die wherever I .--- pleased, and 50,
sir, I fell back upon my Kingly rights, from
which, you perceive, sir, there Is no ap
/ .-h- ? " Inn F.aF
peal" +... ~ .'-1 ID E1'disszh "7.-his-S2J
4I retired" said Mr.. Macresdy, "to my
dressing room to have / good laugh over
what I felt more like crying moment be-
! FORE" '-82i '& sl"IEG0 .i'' f1 t4E9lfDg1o
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Rachel, fshs An .nsisr, Dead,

4
sd 4 famous quack has departed this LIE In
the person Of one Madame Rachel whose
chic profession wss that OF an enameler.
She snameled not only works Of ar, nor fam
lcy notions in ,hTc-a-brac, but British ladies.
Whep ladies' were beginning to get wrinkled
or 10 have crows feet under, their eyes, or to
Hnd their skin roughened and blotched, either
by sge, westher or over-feeding, 1t was the
custom to call on Madame Rachel to repair
damages. BY certain wonderful prepare
tions Of her own she claimed to make an old
lady as good as new. Fashionable danes
who were becoming stricken In years sought
renewal Of youthful bloom ct the hands of
this outrageous quack. She plastered their
faces and necks with her absurd preparations,
which in filling up the wrinkles also filled
up the pores Of the skin and made the de-
eayihg ladies' look more decayed than before
they patronized her. The only remedy for
this state Of things was 70 have her enamel
them more and more, the pcrnicioas effect Of
which may be easily imagined. Hercharges
were intproportion TO the wealth and credu-
lty Of her dupes. In several instances she
was conyictedofth the crime of obtaining mon
ey under false prstenses, the pretenses being
that she would restore vanished youth and
beauty. 70 It Is not 2uhpleasant 70 know that
this old princess Of hpmbug died in q London
Jail. Although she made immmense sums
Of money, out Of foolish and gullible women
she had been extrayagant with il and had
come TO grief In every way Women are
learning more and more that there is no
enamel for the skin which can compare with
the good health that comes from pure air,
clean water, good food, regular hours and
wholesome exercise. l.o 100 ap't 'T-'i d,
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The Northern pacific.

/, Mr.. III. Z. Sargent, general manager Of the
Northern Pacific, was In the city yesterday
and in the evening left for the east. MIR.
Sargent has lately made a trip over the en-
tire constructed portion Of his road, in COM
pany with Generals Tompkins and Ingalls,.
He says the track reached the Little Missouri
Saturday night. The false bridge is in and
the track Is to be continued directly across
to Beaver creek, about 80 miles beyond the
Little Missouri, to which point the grading
il now completed. 1t is expected to com
plete the grading to the Yellowstone by No
yember 18th. A large party of graders has
passed forward to the Yellowstone division
and are now engaged between Glendive, the
point OF intersection with the Yellowstone,
and the mouth of Powder River. A much
more favorable alignment of tracks through
the Bad Lands has been secured than It was
believed could be obtained. He feels confi-
dent that the Bad Lands, on account OF their
curious formation, will prove Of great attrac-
tion to tourists. Before reaching the Little
Missouri there is a cut of eleven feet Through
bed Of coal or Ignite. Flat cars can DO
run under this cut and easily loaded with
the coal, which is utilized In making the en-
| bankment further on, as are also the petrified
stumps of trees found along the many ODD
shaped geological formations OF the Bad
Lands, There is also an immense area OF
| burned clay, red as vermillion, which, by the
action Of water on Il while 1t was yet heal-
ed, was broken into particles. This can De
| easily shoveled up and forms Al excellent
ballast for the track Chicago Tribune, Oc-
t0ber 12tA. ,rs 81
The new North-west., 1880-10-29

A battery Of the First artillery halted that
night In o little clearing. The men lay
down, unhitcbing their horses, but leaving
them In harness.. The first sergeant, now an
honored officer Of the Third Artillery told
me he got up and walked toward one side OF
the clearing He was halted and turned
back by sentinel, Going toward the other
side he was again challenged. ,',' 'l,'2 l,
".Who comes ther% nn,.., s,i l',..,..-. =.
The voice struck him, He replied: -, W..
"Triend. What regiment is that?""a -,d
The answer came back: "Seyenth Ala
bama."a sa s,4 al i4e.l r,iz aa ,7fzsgiE
"what regiment Is that on the other
siie?" ,E'&1@9 III
"Fifth Georgia, replied the sentinel.
What battery Is that 2" ,,,tsri,iria,t.l a., a,[s
Here was . situation. 10 The sergeant inatu-
rally did not know the name Of the battery
In the rebel army. Hesitation would have
been fatal. BY lucky inspiration he re-
Piled, "One Of StuaIt's batteries" knowing
that Jeb Stuart commanded theircsJalry.
"Oh,n said the other, "then you're z boss boss
battery" tar 4 ag s8affs.1, fssl..Fa,, Ia.
eyes,, said c.; ,"good night ,.,.;,.,
He immediately swoke the captain, who
rather sngrily said: gB1 7tf ss5oEr a-Ey ..r.
aWhat the deuce y the matter now ~,
EXCUSE me, captain" !" said the sergeant,
abut we're camped between . Georgia and
Alabama regiment g1g.e tug9. .tl.R .ssgl.d
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THE FASCINATING CAPTAIN.
BY ELEANOR KIRK.

BY ELEANOR KIRK.
Through the holes of his hat ~ lay on tho
sand, ..-.. .....
I saw the Louisiana sail straight for the land >
The Yacht has my name and the Captains my
beau,
When he asked me to marry I couldn't say
no,
wouldn't say no, because 1t is true,
Every girl in Mantle wanted him, too.
Through the holes in my hat as I lay on the
sand,
] saw my brave captain step lightly to lard;
| would make believe sleep and see what
he'd say,
Though I'd watch every step as he hurried
this way,
I would watch every step of my lover sn
true,
Every girl in Mantle wanted him, too
Through the holes in my hat as lay on the
sand,
/ saw him keep waving his handsome brown
hand;
And Bella Dever who sketched by the sea,
Waved her hand in response and laughed
merrily;
Waved her hand in response to my captain
so true,
Every girl in Mantle wanted him, too
Through the holes in my hat AZ lay on the
sand, ..--..
saw my gay captain take Bella's fair hand
And kiss il repeatedly-then glance round In
fear;
"shes been asleep for m hour" said Bella
Yes, that's what she said; I'm telling yor
true
Every girl in Mantle wanted him, too.
took off my hat as I lay on the sand,
And said, with yawn, ]" Why, when did yo1
land?" mk .-.- -.
The captain came over and kneit by side,
"I was fearing to wake you," he tenderly
cried .,..s ..... ,...... ....... .....-,
And never let on knew him untrue
Every girl in Mantle wanted him, too. s.r
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Will He Succeed 2


In nine cases out of ten mans life will not
be success II he does not bear burdens In
his childhood. Ifthe fondness or the vanity
of father or mother has kept him from hard
work; If another always helped him It the
end of his row; II instead Of taking his turn
at pitching Off he slowed away all the time
In short, II what was light falls to him, and
what was heavy about the same work to some
one else; If he has been permitted 70 shirk
until shirking has become habit, unless .
miracle has been wrought, his life win be .
failure; and the blame will not be half %
much his as that Of his weak and foolish par
ents. ....#s,.......... sNNza
On the other hand, II boy has been
brought up to do his part, and never allowed
10 shirk his responsibility or to dodge work.
whether or not II made his head ache or soil-
ed his hands, until bearing burdens has be-
come matter OF pride, the heavy end Of the
world his choice parents as they bid him good
bye may dismiss their fear. The elements
Of success are his, and 1t some time and IN
some way the world viii recognise his e.
pacity. TRl ~ I1THCE Wal
The new North-west., 1880-10-29
HIS VISIT To MEXICO
Teeth OF Ancisnt Crooks,

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One Of the most remarkable features Of the
discovery OF the band OF rhebans who fell at
Charonea Is that, according to the report, oil
the teeth Of each member of the Sacred Band
are sou nd and complete. Either these gal
liant patriots were exceptionally lucky, or the
condition Of teeth In old Greece was envia-
bly different from that Of later and more de-
generate days. The Romans were well ac-
quainted with the evils that attend on the
possession Of teeth, and had some considers
BILE knowledge Of the use Of gold in counter
acting these evils. II we remember rightly,
an exception to the rule OF not burying pre-
cious objects with departed Romans was made
in favor OF the gold that had been used for
stopping teeth. We moderns may compare
favorably with the Romans in the skill Of our
dentists, but we cannot pretend TO rival the
defenders of Thebes in, their superiority TO
to the necessity for these gentlemen. Rare
indeed are the happy mortals Of to-day who
can boast that their teeth are in the perfect
condition that nature intended, and that the
Graf. Of the dentist has never been employed
upon them. It would be . difficult task TO
select from our army, or any modern army,
800 men with teeth = sound as those OF the
Theban warriors are reported to be.-Losdon
Netos.
The new North-west., 1880-10-29
Podioree OF Maud s.

IL
The remarkable trottirg speed ofa mile In
2:lOs, made by Mr.. Wm.H. vanderbth's Q
year-old mare Maud s., .. the Chicago Trct-
ting Park, leads one naturally to look INTO
the character Of her ancestors, IN order @ g
count for he wonderful performance. Her
sire was Harold (son Of Rysdyk's Hambleto-
nian and Enchsntress BY Old Abdallah. Hes
dam was Heleu Rqsel by Pi,ot son Of P.-
cling Pilot; her third dam was Maria Russell
BY Thornton's RaGtles9. - n williams Be seen
that Maud s. y from faeta stock ana > gopo
record might be expected for her. Her leg
and feet ars faultless III FORM md apparently
ofa quality that Will stand up under any
srnsunt of uss;; and Judging from her actions
on the track, sheis4f fsqltieH in dispPsiflol
a in conformation. This simply shows tna'
breeding villsslI, .aadl tlai thsrs y grsa'
deal in pedigree, n nade With come deiinifs
end In view. Ifke produces IKE.
The new North-west., 1880-10-29
Did He Hurrah7

d
+ A little old man known around the foot OF
Woodward Avenue as "John," was the other
day hunted out of the Office where he works
by stranger, who said he had come from
Oswego and had bad news to communicate.
The news was nothing less than the death
of Johns brother by drowning, and the
stranger happened to be ON hand 70 witness
it. Old John stood for few minutes ~ u
trying to realize the full extent OF the ca
larpity, and then remarked: eaa azu ss1
"Poor Georgel hadn't heard fom MIN
in two years. You say he fell off the
wharf, 4sr.sa#l ,..a.1a d. ~ g..a4EG.i9
"Yes; he was piling lumber on the wharf
and his footing gave way and he fell into the
w..er.p ..-.-l .sss.r.. !. rFaaaa,.s a.sE D
aDid he fall quite easy" FAD ~. .g sl
aI puess so. don't think the fall hunt
him much.n 1 a.ii
aHow many times did he come to the sur
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The new North-west., 1880-10-29
WRECKED IN PORT
j. AsHBY STERRY.

The laughing ripples sing their lay,
The sky il blue, the shore Is gay,
The breeze is blowing free;
For, o, the mornings fresh and fair,
And bright and bracing il the air,
Down by the summer sea.
pretty, winsome, merry girl,
With all her sunny hair a-curl,
Was dimpled bonny Bee;
Her laugh was light, her eyes were blue,
They always said her heart was true,
Down by the summer sea.
The sun Is hot, the day is grand,
Aud up and down the yellow sand
Perambulateth he;
She promised they should meet at eight.
And from her lips should learn his fate,
Down by the summer sea.
He fancies it is getting late,
And by his watch tits now past eight,
Some minutes, twenty-three;
The shore he scans with eyesight keenr
And notes the track of small bottines
Down by the summer sea.
Right joyfully he onward strolls,
And tracks this pretty pair O. soles--
His heart IL full of glee!
For now that he has found the clsw,
He follows footsteps two and two,
Down by the summer sea-
But ah! He stops! He says, CHOSE last
Are either Fagg's or Waukenphasfs,
'Tis plain enough to me!
They're broad and long-I can't tell whose ;
But quite another pair of shoes"
Down by the summer sea.
The short and narrow, long and wide
He finds march closely side by side
by some occult decree;
And rs he cons the foot prints DER,
He finds that two and two make four,
Down by the summer sea!
He sighs, and says, All, well, indeedW
And from his pocket takes weed,
And strikes a light fuzee:
He adds, al think I'll now go home,
For maidens' vows are frail as foam
Down by the summer seaw
London World
The new North-west., 1880-10-29
The obei,sk Rottrng Already.

The architects and engineers familiar with
the corroding of the weather In New York
upon stone, apprehend that the obe.isk will
rot In the new location selected for 1t. The
stone is so soff that 1t can be broken by fin
ger nail, and 1t is thought win have to becov-
cred with some wash toprotectit. The chem
ical effect of the salty atmosphere Is not 30
much to be dreaded as the moisture absorbed
by the pores and frozen by the cold weather.
The northern face of the monolith vould
probably flake of, and the severe
chemical action of the atmosphere, would
perhaps injure the southern face, judging
from the effect upon what was deemed an ex,
cellent quality of marble.
The new North-west., 1880-10-29
The Other Side.

The other evening q citizen Of Detroit
beckoned to his twelve-year old con to fol-
low him to the woodshed, and when they ar
rived there he began: -.r .. .- ........
"Now, young man, you have been fighting
again. How many times have / told you
that it is disgraceful to fght'" a,r at'l
rr"Oh, father, this wssn't about marbles or
anything of that sort," replied the boy. y .
al can't help it. As Christian man 1t is
my duty to bring up my children to fear the
Lord. Take off your coat" .r# .aa aa
"But, father, the boy was fighting, with
called me names.o .H Flo. .. -suH "a
"Cant help it. Calling names don't hurt
any one. Off with that coat."s7 OIL. fi,E nD
"He said was the son of wire puller."
"What! What's that" -srg .a. ro.-ani,
"And he said you were an Office hunter"
"What! What loafer dared make that as
sertion?" .a..H a... -.t. .. cd
alt made me awful mad, but didn't say
anything. Then he called you hireling."
"Called me hireling! Why, I'd like to
lay my hands on him." puffed the old gent,
ayes, and he said you was political lick.
spittle." ...... ..... ..a,5.....
"Land o. gracious, but wouldn't like to
have the training of that boy for about five
minutes" .r % ...l- .... .af q.
al put up with that" continued the boy
"and then he said you laid your pipes fol
Office and got left by large majority.
couldn't stand that father, and so 1 sailed
over the fence and licked him baldheaded In
less'n two minutesl Thrash me If you must
father, but couldn't stand to hear you
abused by one of the malignant opposi
ton" .a III. ssa1.a -,@a.aI.a .E
any son. said the father, as he felt fol
half a dollar with one hand and wiped hi
eyes with the other, "you may go out and
buy two pounds of candy. The Bible say
1t is wrong to fight, but the Bible must make
allowance for political campaigns and vils
ISLANDERS Of the other party. Ionly brought
you ont here to talk to you, and now yor
can put on your coat and run along"
The new North-west., 1880-10-29
Fashion in women's Mouths.

Wide mouths have come into fashion for
women. This is a change from the prevail
ing style Of the past year or two. Theprop
er mouth Of tine present season Is worn in a
constant but mild smile, the corners being
drawn back horizontally, with the lips left
closed. The expression Is one of amiable,
quiet satisfaction with all the world-as
though the mind were free from sorrow and
the feet free from corns. Care should be
taken not to broaden this smile into an ac-
tive grin, except on mirthful occasions; nor
should the lips be compressed. All should
be In repose. The lips may be redeemed If
the natural color be too light. A practice Of
painting the exposed membrane of the up
per lip broad and bright just at the centre
has crept in, but II Is bad, for 1t gives an ar
tifcial and sensuous look. The fashionable
belle has cut the puekering string of her
mouth, and no longer murmurs " Prunes,
prunes, prunes." She can kiss two men sim
Ipltaneously and give good satisfaction, where
before only, one could find room at time.
The reader who supposes that the above is
fanciful and not plain, Straightforward FASH
ion news is very much mistaken. Women
can change the style of their faces, If not at
will, at least considerably. The hair on the
forehead can be arranged to produce any de-
sired outline for the upper part of the face I;
the mouth can be made to widely vary its
expression; the eyes can be kept pertly wide
open or languidly half closed; the cheeks
can be rounded by using "plumpers the
eyebrows can be arched or Strengthened; the
color can be controlled to a high degree.
Thus It is apparent that woman can, If she
is clever and lover of artifice, have to some
extent the kind of a face she wants. FASH
ion does not decree precise facial position
and leaves 1t optionnry with the wearer. For
blondes we would recommend q sort Of
glide waltz smile; for brunettes, smile not
exactly "mashing," but midway between
that and the smile usually worn with new
winter hat. The nose is about the only in
tractable feature. 1t sticks right out In un-
alterable independence, defying all efforts to
shorten or straighten 1t. Let me interpolate
the fact that not one woman in ten ever
laughs or smiles naturally. Knowing full
we'll our defects of teeth or expression, we
try to hide or reform them. l know girl
who will never go to the minstrels or any
other funny show, because she isn't pretty when
she laughs. If advertently caught by some
thing funny she buries her face in handker-
chief; but whenever possible she does all
laughing internally. This wrenches her ter
ribly, and sooner or later some of her vitals
will get all broken to pieces; but she pre-
fers death to q display of her scraggy teeth.
The new North-west., 1880-10-29
Desert Lands.

Months ago, in commenting on the propos-
al Of the Public Land Commission to treat
the non-irrigable portion Of our arid lands
as fit only for pasturage, and to dispose Of
them in large quantities at merely nominal
prices, On that theory, we quoted from an ar
ticle on "The Migration of the Great Ameri-
can Desert" that had just appeared in the
Scientific american, and in which It was
maintained, on Western testimony, that "rain
follows the plow," !" and that what Is desert
when the country is in wild condition, be-
comes good agricultural land when brought
under cultivation. Further evidence upon
the same point Is furnished In a communica-
ton from F. w. Giles, Of Topeka, Kansas,
In the New York Tribune of Sunday. Thiswri-
ter states that when eastern Kansas was first
settled rains occurred only at long intervals,
and that when they did come it was in devas-
tating floods. The early settlers Of Topeka,
he says, had such difficulty inprocuring water
by sinking wells that for the first five or six
full, whereas It is now the common experience
to find water at a depth of from fifteen to
twenty-five feet. He adds that the rainfall
is now equally distributed throughout the
year, and attributes the change to the fact
that the ground has been brought under cul-
tivation, and instead of presenting the hard,
baked surface it formerly did, "is like
sponge, eager to catch and hold every drop OF
water the clouds may give up"
Whatever may be the cause, the change
that has occurred not only in Kansas, but
over vast areas of our Western country, Is
attested by the fact that fourishing settle
ments now extend over millions of acres that
formerly ranked as desert and we may reas-
onably anticipate that as the settlements get
older, as hedges and orchards multiply, and
as timber increases in quantity under the OPP
Grafton of the timber culture act and other
and still better legislation, the droughts from
which the early settlers so frequently suffer
will become less and less frequent, and the
returns of agriculture proportionately more more
certain. In the face of past experience OF
the conversion Of arid into agricultural land,
| it would be premature to treat any portion OF
our public domain as destined to permanent
| aridity and to dispose of it at its value for
grazing purposes. 1t will be early enough to
make that use of 1t when we shall have found
| by experience that it is fit for nothing else,
and in the meantime the purposes of the gra-
ziers win be sufficiently we'll served by tenn
porary titles.-Copp's Land Gunner for Octo-