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The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-09-21
OUT OF THE WORLD.
Miss Lulu Taylor, the Heiress, Soon to BE-
come Nun.

A large number of people are awaiting
with deal Of interest the result of the pro-
baton of Miss Lulu Taylor, daughter of the
late George B. Taylor who has expressed q
desire of becoming a nun. Miss Taylor is an
heiress, whose share in her fathers estate
will amount, perhaps, TO S125, 900, and whose
high degree of intelligence would make her
q very valuable acquisition to society circles.
The worldly minded youths and misses find
1t impossible to comprehend how q young
lady so we'll able to provide herself with all
the luxuries that her taste might suggest,
should abandon such q delightful world TO
live under the severe restriction of q nun
merry. There Is no difference of opinion,
however, about the propo sition that no more
convincing proof Of the young lady's relig-
ious conviction can be offered than this.
Miss Taylor graduated at the Visitation
convent only in June last, and hence had
never made her appearance in society.
Shortly afterward she entered upon her
fourth month of probation at the same in
PCIiod oooh haSc ga
pired. If she be Of the same mind at the
conclusion of this term as she was at the
commencement, she will then enter upon
her novitiate. II, however, she should feel
any desire of returning to the world, she has
taken no obligation which will prevent 1t.
The question as to what disposition she will
make of her fortune Is one which provokes
some speculation, but as it Is entirely sub
ject to her will and as the members of her
family are all equally we'll provided for, 1t Is
altogether probable that she will utilize 1t in
the world to which she proposes to devote
her life.
More interes. attaches to Miss Taylor's re-
tirement than to any since Miss Mary With
nell, heiress to nearly half a million, took
the veil about eight years ago. MISS With
nell's fortune 10 only life interest In her
fathers estate, however, and at her death 1t
reverts TO her brother.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-09-21
PECK'S BAD BOY oUTDoNE.
4 Nevada Lad Who Is Thonght to be the
Worst In All America.
Carson Appeal.


Carson has developed q bad boy, who Ia
worse if anything than Peck's bad boy, who
is counted on as the worst bey of his age In
the whole United States. His name is john
ny McGinnis and be lives on King street. 1t
appears that few days ago Mrs. McGinnis
started to give her seven-year old daughter q
bath. When she disrobed her at the tub she
was Mortified at discovering that the young
lady was covered all over with crocodiles,
fish, rare animals, and Egyptian ibexes,
painted on In lasting colors. She said that
her brother Johnny had painted her to get
her chance to go away with the circus. The
neighbors were called In and their low opin.
ion of the boy was unbounded. The elder
McGinnis sailed out after the venturesome
lad and found him In Johnson's barn, where
he was decorating young lad whom he had
inveigled away from his parents. When the
elder McGinnis had ceased parleying with
the younger McGinnis, the trunk strap
which he bad brought into the barn had seen
Its best days. The young lad made the fol-
lowing explanation of the affair:
"Ye see, dads been pretty hard up since
stocks went down, and so l fixed Mary up
for Q spec. Ny idea was to tattoo few
boys snd girls and have 'em travel with the
tattoeed woman as children with birthmarks,
eh? Do you catch on? One tattooed woman
is q big thing. but whole family of 'em
would be immense. was calkerlatin' to
make some money for the old man, but he's
80 Internal bullheaded that he don't catch
on quick to new enterprises. He wore out
. whole trunk strap on me. I'll bet two
dollars thas they don't rub them figures of
AAry foE six months. used the best blue
ink the Old man had. I'D like to catch him
anleep; blame me If wouldn't paint .
whole drove er government mules running
down his back"
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-09-21
EVE-ANGELICAL.
The Langtry turban Is as popular as ever

The Langtry turban Is as popular ss ever.
Charelaine watches are exceedingly fash
ionable.
Senator Mahone's daughter Is one of the
bellies Of Saratoga.
Baroness Burdett Coutts wore no orna.
ment but single diamond at O recent ball,
but II was worth $4,000.
Jenny Lind, at 90 years, has lost her upper
notes, but sings with her old-time fervor. She
would like to revisit the United States.
Summer squash dipped in batter and fried
brown Is . good substitute for egg plant.
Season with pepper and salt, and serve hot.
The hair arranged a Ia Pompadour Is again
in high vogue, and has been adopted by the
few ladies to whom 1t is becoming, and also
by many whose appearance It greatly mars
and cages"
"Poor creaturesW exclaimed Mrs. Gros-
grain, looking at the pictures of nude savage
women, "no clothing Of any kind wonder
what the poor creatures have to talk about ?"
Boston Transcript.
Kindly words can never perish
scowls and frowns are ne'er forgotten
Never wrongs or insults CHERISH
Evil thoughts are ill-begotten;
If the little ones should falter,
Do not box their ears or yank 'em,
But go out and get halter,
Turn 'em upside down and spank 'em.
-Neso York World.
Queen Marguerite, of Italy, holds her re-
ceptions on quite o democratic scale. In
stead of the person being led up to tho
Queen to be presented, she herself goes
around the room, giving her hand to each
one, accompanied by few pleasant words
of greeting. Unlike her husband, the King,
she speaks English fuently.
The Abenakis Indians believe that meteors
are the souls of the dead. Once q young
Indian girl died, and tho meteor which
marked her death settled on the earth. But
It was not content with the prairie or the
forest, and found resting place on the sur
face Of lake. II any one doubts the legend
he can visit the lake and SEQ the water lilies
still growing there.
Eliza Baggs, Of Sumterville, Florida, be-
longs to prolific family. She married at
Is, and, though now only 81, Is the mother
Of eighteen children, of whom fifteen arc
living. She had twins twice. She Is hale
and hearty, and Is said so be o very hard
worker. She had three sisters. One, who Ii
dead, had IA children, and died at 90. Two
Others have IS children each.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-09-21
A Man With 3s4 Living Descendants.
Wilmington Star.

A correspondent at South Washington,
Psnder county, N. O., gives us some partic-
ulars In reference to somewhat remarkable
family in that county, of which some men
ton has been made in the Star heretofore.
He says he met Mr.. Wiley Moore, the head
of this singularly prolific family, few days
ago. He has been married twice, Is now 81
years old and says he Is the father Of q
children. About three years ago he had the
census Of bis family taken, and found the
number up to that date to be Ss4, including
children, grand children, great and great
great grand children, and At last accounts
the birth. in the family averaged about three
q week. Its representatives are scattered
from the Mississippi river TO the Atlantic
ocean. Mr.. Moore is hale and hearty, and
was able 10 be In attendance upon the last
Superior Court.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-09-21
The Statistics Of Religion.
Nctc YORK World.

ACW OTh " OFtt'
A Catholic missionary publication of Ly-
Gus gives some interesting statistics OF the
distribution Of The population Of the world
among the different religions. In the first
place The monothelsts are minority of the
whole population, they being estimated at
627, ,UOO,OO0, against Sl0,OOO,OOO Of pagans.
Thls IS rather larger estimate Of the total
populat of the world than Is currently ae-
Copied, but even the highest estimate uf the
monolheisls is less than half the lowest esti-
mate of the total population. Or the mon
oLheisLs the Catholics are The most namer-
Gus, but only by a small majority. They
are estimated ~ 2l2,UO0,UOO, against 2OS,-
0UU,UO9 Protestsuts aud sects, and 2OO,0OO,-
OUu VI MvnaInmedans. Tue BudGhlsts are
the most Numerous Of all, The estimate be-
lug AZ, 100000, and lG4,O0n,0O0 of the
BraEmluistIc faith. Or hesLnens pure aud
simple there are 230,UOU,OO0. More inter-
estIug than the figures themselves is the in
evilaD!e comment. The faiths are bounded
by geographical llues. In 800 years no ma.
tioD has changed its religion, 10 Country has
gone from one faith To another. Mahom-
mechanism has spread in Africa. Buddhism
In China, but none Of the old changes are
renewed. The great changes in history and
society, In politics, geography, faith, and So
cial condition have all been made. The
world was changed once by the philosophy
of a few thousand Greeks, later by the con-
version of few thousand Jews and Romans
TO Christianity, later still by Mohammed,
lastly by Luther. All these movements
have spent their force; now religions grow
no, by conversion but by inheritance. Is
there any hope that the non Christian two
thirds of the world will ever become Chris
tian? The statistics do not give US much
encouragement for such hope.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-09-21
AN EXTRAORDINARY DUEL.
a Fight With Target Guns at Zen Faces.

River Press, Benton, Sept. 4.
A duel, if it can be called SUCH took place
in this city Sunday night that in some re-
spects is as remarkable as any in the annals
of the ''code," the particulars of which are
briefly as follows
The parties to the affair are John Macauly,
alias Joe Bush" alias "Shorty," and young
Frenchman named John Vizner but better
known as "Frenchy." Both had been drink.
ing and were pretty full when they met near
Dick Brennan's saloon. "Frenchy" said
something to third party about having be-
lonned to the Texas Rangers, when Macauly
spoke up and said the rangers had killed n
partner of his. They continued the conver-
sation in French few seconds, agreeing, it
seems, to fight it out with the target guns at
ten PAGES (Brennan's gallery being near by.
"Frenchy" stepped into Brennan's saloon,
and finding the guns with cartridges on the
table, loaded both, and stepping out on the
sidewalk, handed one to "Bush" and kept
the other. They stepped apart few PAGES,
raised the guns and fired almost at the same
time. Winner received a ball in the left side,
just above the groin, and the wound is prob
ably fatal one. Macauly's right thumb was
slightly scratched by the ball from the others
gun. The former was taken into the back
room of the saloon, q physician called, and
all possible relief rendered. "Bush" was
soon afterwards arrested by Constable Fin
negan and lodged in jail.
The curious part of 1t is that both claim to
have been in fun all the time, and disclaim
any intention Of carrying the Josh" to the
extreme they did. There was no previous
quarrel to amount to anything. What may
have been started in fun, under the influence
of liquor and the impulse of the moment,
ended in a crime.
The preliminary examination commenced
yesterday before Judge Kanouse. The testi-
mony of VIM. Gulick was taken, which was
about as given above, when the inquiry was
postponed until Saturday to await results.
At ten O'Clock last night Vizner was rest
ing easier and a favorable reaction had takon
place The chances of his recovery, howev-
er, are very slight.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-09-21
4 Curious Test

West Indians have curious test for tell
ing whether person has negro blood in his
veins. II Is called the nose test. The negro
has no division in the gristle of the cartilage
nous portion of the nose, such as all pure
white blood can feel at Its tip with the end
of finger. This Is the last thing to yield to
the white accession. Amy negro blood Is
marked by nose the gris,le of which is un-
divided, and the object Of putting this para
graph In is to prove that no person will read
1t through without putting the finger to the
nose.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-09-21
POETRY
TWO.

In the bitter gloom of awiutcr's morn
A babe was born.
The snow piled high against wall and door,
On the mighty oak boughs the frost lay hoar
But the warmth and light >hrined the happy
face,
SO softly pillowed mid down and lace.
The bells slashrd out from the reeling spire
The night was Redeemed by many fire;
The cottage smiled for the joy at the hall,
As the poor man answered the rich man.
CALL
And his lot for day was less forlorn,
Because little child was born.
In the bitter gloom of a winters morn
a babe was born.
The snow piled high in the narrow street,
Trodden and stained by hurrying feet;
On the hearth the embers lay cold and dead
And the woman who crouched on the damp
straw bed
Muttcrcd n curse as the drunken sport
Swelled up to her lair from the crowded
court;
Riot without and squallOr within
To welcome a waif TO a world of sin,
And pitiful life was the more forlOrn
Because a llttlr child was born.
In a smiling home. amid sun and flowers,
A child grew up.
Calm, and beauty. and culture, and wealth
To give power TO life and grace TO health:
Gentle influence, thought and care,
To train the darling of love aud prayer.
The stately heirloom> of place and blood.
To crown the flower of maidenhOod.
With childhoods early Innocence kent,
On the folded leaves where the sunshine
slept.
SO Oswertly and richly foamrd the cup
Life held, where the happy girl grew up.
Where home" was vague and empty word
A child grew up.
Where oath and blow were the only law,
And ugly misery all she saw;
Where want and sin drew hand in hand
Round the haunts that disgrace our Christian
land;
A loveless, hopeless, ioyless life
OF crime and wretchedness, struggle and
strife
Never u glimpse of the sweet spring skies
To soften the flash in the wild young eyes;
No drop of peace in the poisoned cup
Life held where the reckless girl grew up.
On a summer eve, rs the slow sun set,
A woman died.
At the close of long and tranquil life,
HOnored and guarded. mother and wife.
With gentle hands whose work was done,
A "A l..
With childrcn's children at her knee,
And friends who watched her reyereatly;
Knowing her memory would remain,a
Treasured by grief that scarce was nan,
With her hearts dearest at ksf sfdo,
Blessing aud blessed, ths Noman died
On SUMMERS eve, as the SOW saa-snI
A woman died. fA
She had fought the falling 6ght 50 long
But time was cruel, and hard, and strong.
without faith, without prayer, Z
With none TO aid, and none TO care;
With not trace upon the page, @
From desperat" youth to loathsome az
But sin and sorrow. wrong and chance,
And bitter blank of ignoranee;4
With not nand to help or save,
With not \ hope beyond the grave,
Tossed in the black streams rushing tide.
Uumourned, unmiAscd, the woman died.
And we are all akin, runs the kindly creed!
All, the riddle of lfr is hard to real.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-09-21
Beecher's Lectures =

SAN Francisco, Sept. s.--Beecher's third
lecture at the Metropolitan Temple tonight
was slightly better attended. Eight hundred
were present. Subject, "Evolntion, Revo-
luton"
SAN Francisco, Sept. s.--Beecher's lec-
ture this evening on "New Profession" waa
listened To by small audience.
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II Ia stated that Lord Coleridge abandoned
bis Canadian trip because he was afraid Of
being assassina:ed by the Fenians.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-02-16
The Severe Winter.

There has been no such winter as
the present one for the depth of snow
and steady cold weather in this part of
Vermont for many years. There has
been no rain to speak of since the Goth
of September. The fall was dry, and
the snow came the first of December
upon the dusty roads, and has fallen
frequently since until there is a great
body of this poor mans manure" all
over this section in some parts of the
county it lies good four feet deep.
Until February came in the winter had
been remarkably free from winds, and
although the snow was dry and
"mealy," it had remained where it fell
But the past week or two has shown
change. The frequent falls of snow
have been whisked about by the wind
until the hill roads are we'll nigh i'm.
passable, and many of the farmers OIL
the hills have hard work to keep &
road that can be driven over. The
long extreme cold make,
the winter very trying, but we believ,
it is called usually healthful.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-02-16
Beware of the Birthstone.

We caution the reader against an ar
ticle inadvertently printed on the first
page entitled "a cure for diphtheria."
When the best medical skill of the
world is wholly batfied in its treatment
of this dreadful scourge, it is hardly
becoming in any one to advertise a
"cure." 1t is very common, however,
to use sulphur in diphtheria, and there
are many well-attested cases of good
results; but before making any sick
person especially a child) inhale the
smoke of birthstone, as suggested in
the closing sentence, let any well per-
son light common lucifer match and
hold it to his own nose, and he will
soon become convinced that it would
be needless torture and perhaps fatal
suffocatiOn to subject helpless person
to any such treatment as inhaling
burning birthstone.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-02-16

On Monday evening a large number
of friends met at the house of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lafayette SOper, on Western ave-,
they having been married twenty five
years. The party was warmly greeted
by Mr.. SOper and family and informed
that the privileges of the premises
were theirs, and that they could do as
they liked. No doubt Mr.. SOper saw
that it was necessary that he should
surrender and that he might as well do
it at once as to stand out about it.
After the party had assembled Judge
Bowman presented them pair of ele-
CANT easy-chairs and a gOodly quantity
of silver-ware. Mr.. Soper responded
in a feeling manner, assuring his friends
that their kindness was appreciated.
After congratulations refreshments
were served and a merry evening fol-
lowed.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-02-16

ga voter" writes us from Concord
that last Saturday town meeting was
called to see if the voters would vote
to raise money on the grand list to re-
duce the bonded debt. The meeting
called out large number of poll tax
men, also some others who think the
listers did not do the right thing in ap-
praising their farms a large per cent.
higher than before. The meeting was
organized and motion to adjourn
without date was carried by a large
majority.
The oyster supper last Monday even
ing Melted the Good Templars about
$40.
Miss Aurilla Green has bought the
Amasa Hudson place.
The dramatic club played to a full
house last week Tuesday evening, and
by request it was repeated the Satur-
day evening following. The two en-
tertainments netted the club about
500. Let us hear from the club again
soon. Such entertainments are much
enjoyed by all.
The children of NJ. F. Marton's sing
Ing-schOOl are learning the opera OF
"Grandfather's Birthday" Mr.. Mar
ton expects to produce it in public
before long.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-02-16
Y. M. G.. A. Notes.

At meeting of the Woman's Auxil-
larry on Tuesday, held in the assOcia
ton rooms, written reports from vari-
Gus committees were read, showing
that faithful and practical work had
been done since their organization last
September. Various plans and meth
DDS of work were discussed and new
members received.
A reception will be given Chamber
lin post, G. A. R., by the association
and auxiliary, on the evening of the
22d, (Washington's birthday in the
lower room of the Music hall building.
The committees are making arrange
ments for musical and literary exercis-
es, consisting of appropriate songs and
selections. The solos, duets, choruses,
etc, will include many of the old war
songs of '6lD65.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-02-16
Death of Rev. e. 5. Locke.

Rev. Edwin S. Locke died at his
home near Barton Landing on Sunday
last. Mr.. Locke will be remembered
as pastor of the Methodist church in
this place in 80 and 81. Not long ago
he abandoned preaching and went to
farming. A short time before his sick
ness he had been out exercising or
breaking a colt and had come into the
house quite warm. Before he had time
to cool off some one came to his house
to look at his stock, and going out to
the barn and standing about unprotect
ed while yet in perspiration he took
violent cold which developed into
pneumonia, and although he was re-
ported better the middle of the week,
he died on Sunday. He leaves wife
and three children.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-02-16

Rev. NJ. A. Quimby, son of Thomas
Quimby of Lyndon, has been visiting
in town a week past. He occupied the
pulpit here last Sabbath and spoke in
the vestry in the evening. He is the
pastor of the Free Baptist church at
GilmantOn Iron Works, n. H.
The children of the public school,
under the management of the teacher,
Miss Fida Smith, gave a pleasant ex-
hibitiOn in the vestry last Saturday
evening, which was well attended and
very much enjoyed. The school was
a success. Miss Smith goes to Ran
dolph to resume her studies, and does
not intend to teach again at present.
Lyndon bids fair to become a centre
of telephone operations. If we do
not have the poles and wires, we may
have the men. Theodore n. Vale
has recently bought, through l. H.
Hall. the C.. D. Bigelow farm, adjoin-
ing the Sanborn place, which was sold
recently to Luther Harris. Both these
men have made their money in tele-
phone operations. The former is re-
ported a millionaire and the Other
amply ''forehanded." 1t is profoundly
to be hoped that our enterprising citi
zen, Mr.. BigelOw, will locate elsewher,
in town and not turn his back upOr
the place of his nativity.
The Universalist church is not We
Good drinking water is scarce.
Shepherd Pomona grange, No. ?, vii
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-02-16
Accident bY CarRunfers.

Silas w. Bonett, a brakeman on the
Passumpsic road, had his left leg brok-
en- above the knee while coupling cars
on the through freight train at Paddock
village this Thursday morning. The
hunters caught his leg horizontally be-
tween the hip and the knee, the bones
cracking as the hunters neared.
He held on to the brake until assistance
came to him. This was his second trip
down on this road. He had been en-
ployed on the Central Vermont road,
where the hunters never came togeth-
er. He is young man, and has some
sisters residing at West Concord. He
was taken to the Cottage hotel, where
his leg was dressed.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-02-16
Vermont News.

The average age of the 81 persons
who died in st. Adams during 1882 was
only %.
Snow has crushed in the roof of the
Glen house at Nottingham, causing
$1,000 damage.
Farm help in Vermont are demand
ing from Sl6 to S25 per month for the
coming season.
J. NJ. Poland, formerly of the Mont
pelier Waterman, is filling a desk in
an insurance Office at Chicago.
1t is said that a pensiOner in Rut-
land has received and squandered
81 200 of arrearages within year.
Bellows Falls merchants keep a reg
istry of dead beats-a plan which bus
mess men of other places might well
adopt.
A panther was seen recently to cross
from East hill to West hill in Marl-
boro. 1t probably strayed from the
Green Mountains.
An effort is being made to organize
a company with a capital of 5000
for the manufacture in Rutland of the
Rigby paper-car wheel.
William Holman, 33, a Connecticut
man at work in Hoadley's saw-miIl at
Pownal Centre, was caught in the ma
chinery the other day and killed.
Messrs. j. H. Gates g. Co., at theil
cotton mills in Burlington, employ
three hundred and fifty operatives anC
turn out daily thirty thousand yards o
cloth.
Woodstock authorities are inquirin,
into the sudden death of Ada De Wolf
Her death is described as mysteriOu
and there is said to be evidence o
wrong-dOing.