The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-03-19


rine to a pint of the solution while it is
hot
An eccentric old Georgian, VIM. Will
son, of Newton county, recently died, leav- |
ing his estate, worth $40, 600, to his former
slaves.
He who in his youth
No wine nor kiss hath tasted,
Will some day think in sosth,
That half his joys were wasted.
Nearly 80 years have passed since Gen.
Grants first visit to the Mexican Capital.
Then he entered it's gates as STRIPPING
Lieutenant in the ranks of Scott's viotori-
Gus army.
AT the forcing house of Senator Came
ron, near Harrisburg, Pa, the tomato is
cultivated for winter use. On the sth of
January bushel of ripe fruit was picked,
not one of which was less than 10 inches
around.
Professor Proctor says that he finds the
interest in scientific matters much more
widely spread in America than in England,
more people attending lectures here and
reading aud thinking intelligently upon
those subjects.
-Gladstone's popularity is shown by the
fact that several hundred new houses are
going up in Edinburgh, all built for enthu-
siastic Liberals in order that they may be
able to vote az house holders for Mr.. Glad
stone.
Mr.. Longfellow Is said to write easily
but very slowly, weighing every word be-
fore jottiug 1t down in lead pencil There
is hardly an erasure IN his manuscript, but
when his work returns to him proof hardly
anything of its original form is left. 1t is
asserted that "The Divine Tragedy" was
rewritten after the most Of it was in type.
-Edison's spare time is spsnt in perfect
ing his process for obtaining gold from tail
| ings. He has organized q company and
obtained So 600 tons of ore at Virginia and
Leadvlle. The process is secret, but
quicksilver is known to enter, as is also OK
ide of lead, carbonate of soda, charcoal
dust and powdered glass.
The old family Bible that belonged to
"Mary, the mother of Washington" is
still in existence, and is kept in branch
OF the Washington family in Virginia. 1t
contains the family register, recording the
birth of George Washington, February %,
1892 The binding has a cover Of cloth
woven by the hands of his mother.
When Marshal Narvaez, it is related,
was on his death-bed, his confessor aske d
him if he freely forgave all his enemies.
81 have no enemies" replied the dying
Marshal proudly. Everyone must have
made enemies in the course Of his lire,"
suggested the priest, mildly. "Oh, Of
course" replied the Marshal. 81 have had
a great number of enemies in my time, but
I have none now. I have had them all
shot !"
The Virginia Legislature has almost
unanimously repealed the bell-punch law /,
and established license system. The
bell-punch was not effective in the interests
of morality,as some had hoped. IL did not
fulfill all the anticipations entertained Of Its
revenue producing power. There were even
dreadful suspicious abroad that not all the
barkeepers were honest No wonder tha I
when matters reached this pass the Legis-
lature felt it was time to repeal the law.
-On making pastoral visit at the house
of one OF his parishIoners recently, cler-
gyman of Syracuse improved the epportu-
nifty to catechize little boy of four or
five years of age .What class are you
in P, asked the minister. "ln the interest
Glass; said the boy. "What have you
learned % Answer: "The Command
ments and the Creed" "What, then, Il
the first Commandment? ?" The little boy
thought moment and then answered: :"
believe in the Holy Catholic Church. the
forgiveness of fslns and the communion set. y
Churchman.
There seems to be q prospect Of stir
. ring events during this month both in Rus
sia and Afghanistan. Gen. Stewards pro
, iected advance upon Ghuzni win test th'
strength of the .'impreg nable fortress,
, whose single capture. in 1889, was achieves
through the betrayal Of weakly guarded
gate by deserter. The concentration o
: troops in St Petersburg, under such |
! leader as Gen. Gourkho, will probably keel
! the Nihillsts quiet for the present; bu
! other and more serious troubles than tn
!. fresh postponement OF the Cars long
neditated reforms looms In the immedi
/. ate future. That = woman SO we'll know
! as Vera Sassulitch should have shown her
! self 10 public theatre, under the very eye
!, or "a officer whom she had tried to mur
! der, seems to confirm the theory that he
|. arrest was no accident, and that she ha
! been deliberately sent into tho enemy
camp to obtain information, to create
! fresh scandal, or to make another and NOR
! sueosssful attempt It assassination. M ]
1ymss.