The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-05-05
NEW NOR-WESTERS.
Thurlow Weed always repeats the Lords
prayer before going to sleep. .......

prayer before going TO sleep. . .-.a
! Senator Vest, of Missouri, started I'm life
IS q reporter for Louisville newspaper.
1t Is asserted that the rpdistricting of
: Ohio will leave Speaker Keifer out at the
next election.
Mr.. Oscar Wilde has made $25,eOs out Of
his lectures. He points to Il when inquired
Of as to the utility Of beauty.
Hon. Charles Francis Adams, since his
adventure with the bunko men, has given
entire control Of his business affairs to his
son, John Quincy Adams.
Alex. II. Stephens says he considers Al
torney General Brewster-whom he has
known since the war-the sblest man who
has filled that position since William Writ
held 1t.
Mr.. Henry Willard Is building . group OF
six Florentine fourteenth century houses al
Madison avenue and Fiftieth street, New
York, the corner house to be for his own
occupation.
Edward King writes that Henry N. STAN
ley in letter dated January Is, far up tie
Congo, reports that his expedition Is pros.
pering, and will probably be brought 10
successful clese this fall.
Harvard College proper has been living
beyond its income for four years 10 the aver
age amount Of $l2,5O0 q year. The deficit
for lSS0-S1, amounting to $34 4.4G9, is the
largest the college ever incurred.
| Peter SAKE, brother Of John G., the poet,
says the latter has made more money out Of
cattle In one year than he made on twenty
four out Of poetry. This statement must
be "utterly utter" 10 the modern aesthetic.
The recent adventure Of Charles Francis
Adams reminds the Philadelphia North
american Of Sam Weller's remark to Mr.
Pickwick. "Strange things happen when
an elderly gentleman's judgment goes out
visiting"
The son Of the late poet, Longfellow, ha.
published card warning The public agains,
the purchasing of unauthorized biographies
Of his father. Nine. Machetta blanche
Tucker) has In press q life of Longfellow
that was being examined by the poet at the
time Of his death.
1t is immaterlal at what time vegetables
are transplanted, provided they are not too
large and the ground Is warm and mellow;
but they should never be transplsnted In a
rain STERN. when the ground is puddly. II
transplanted when il IS watm and mellow,
rect action begins at snce.
There are rumOrs that the enormous store
building in Broadway, New York, built aud
occupied by A. T. Stewart during his life
time, and superintend,d by Judge Hilton
since, Is to be converted into a hotel or an
opera house. 1t is too large for the uses Of
any ordinary mercantile firm.
| Gen. Beauregard has written history of
the war in which jefferson Davis is severely
handled. This is q case of resentfil reci.
procity. Jefferson Davis severely handled
Gen. Beauregard for not reaping .he fruits
of the victory at Shiloh which was won by
Albert Sidney Johnston before he fell on
that bloody field.
1 tidao o0ftu iiCtiVo VI
sulphur, assigning the brightest yellow to
the grade Of "first quality" In Sicily the
total quantity annually melted is estimated
at abost 390, 900 tons, and the value of the
sulphur when distributed at the various
ports Of Palermo, Cantania, Licuta. Porlo,
Empedocle aud Tarranova is nearly $780,
900.
An sld-style anthracite locomotive In
twenty-six days consumed ITO tons steam
beat coal, costing about $2S2. The huge
dirt-burning engines of the Reading Railroad
Company, for the same time now consume
i13 tons of buckwheat coal, which costs .
fraction over SOL, a saving in the matter Of
fuel of S22l, more than enough to pay for
engineer. fireman and oil.-Rdil,ody Age.
The three well known, venerable citizens
of New York, Thurlow Weed, General
James Watson Webb and Peter Cooper,
have been interyiewe by the New York
Times as to the habits Of life by which they
have been enabled to retain their mental
and bodily vigor. Oatmeal, milk and regu-
lar living is the prescription, while General
Webb confesses to daily potation Of pure
Santa Cruz rum and water.
The CLEAN of falling water, according to
Mr.. j. s. Garduer, attracts insects quite as
powerfully as does artificial light. In Ice
land be has observed moth after moth 10 fy
deliberately into waterfall aud disappear.
He thinks trout prefer broken streams on &C.
count Of the abundance of food furnished
by the self destruction Of the insects, and
not-as Is usually suppos.d-because Of the
great aeration Of the water.
The largest strap for the transmission Of
motive power In the world was completed at
Berlin some little time ago. Its width is
100 centimetcrs or about six feet, three
inches, and Its weight ton and half. As
many as 200 Of the largest and heaviest OK
hides bad to be used in making this gigantic
strap. II is intended for starch manufac.
tory In Germany, where 1t Is to transmit a
motive power equal to 500 horses.
| 1t Is related that having tested the geneI-
osity Of Mr.. Greeley to the utmost, the late
Mr.. Vanderbilt wanted another loan. "Can't
do it," said H. g., ''you owe me too much
already" 'sOnly . hundred dollars for six
months !" ..No, sir. "For three months,
them" "No, sir." "For thirty days." "No,
no, no; you might die" "Who ever heard
Of man borrowing money for thirty days
and then dying!" Horace handed out the
amount; the argument was too convincing.
President Lincoln Is quoted BY Charles
Gibson, Of ST. Louis, as telling story illus
tratiug Thomas II. Benton's turn for the
drama. Benton and Jackson had long been
at feud, and had not mnt for many years un-
Ill jackson was President and Benton Scna.
tor from Missouri. alt was In this room, y
said President Lincoln, At the White House,
..that their 6nt meeting took place. Jsrk.
| am w.s seated n tbis very table, when the