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The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-09-14
THE YARN ABOUT NoAH,s ARK.
How the Story Of the Discovery of it Prob
ably Originated.
london Ddilu Netcs.

Some years ago met in Egypt Mr.. Gar
vey, then, and probably still, an engineer of
high position in the service Of the govern
ment, and who distinguished himself during
the late war by his heroic efforts TO aid the
English residents to embark In the vessels
sent for them. He had previously many
years before been in the service Of the Rus
sian government and had been sent to the
neighborhood of Mount Ararat for some OBJ
ject which now forget. But / recollect, as
likely many others do who had the pleasure
Of knowing Mr.. Garvy, bearing him mention
that, prompted by curiosity, he had ascended
the summit Of the Mount and remained for
some days on visit at the monastery which
was then there; that the monks stated to
him that the roof of the apartment assigned
TO him, and think some others, were COM
posed Of the ribs of the ark. Mr.. Garvy
said that he examined the structure very
closely and that 1t bore all the appearances
Of the roof being supported by the ribs of
vessel and the wood appeared very old. BE
also said that few years after his visit the
monastery was destroyed by an earthquake,
and that be had never heard what became of
the alleged ribs Of the ark. / do not profess
TO believe that part Of the ark was incorpo.
rated into the monastery. merely tell the
tale as it was told to me--so, am sure,
too, did Mr.. Garvy-so, too, probably, did
the monks, who no doubt got the story from
their predecessors.
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EVE-ANGELICAL.

The new parasols have their edges cut In
deep triangles instead of the usual curves.
The London rumor Is that Miss Chamber
layne is going to marry Mr.. ]. s. Cairns, the
Wyoming cattle king.
Bieached mouse is the latest favorite
shade. This will probably be followed by
tho rat tan.-Someruiile Journal.
When Fogg was asked regarding the latest
additions to the English language he said he
would ask his wife. She always had the last
word.
If stove polish is mixed with very strong
soap suds the luster appears Immediately,
consequently there is less dust to breathe and
blacken.
Chicago girl who was badly squeezed
between the bumpers of two excursion cars
says 1t feels just like being hugged by an In.
diana man.
Jewelry is scarcely worn at all at the sum-
mer watering places. The only pieces seen
are long and fanciful pins and bracelets
scarcely thicker than cord, and these are
confined to young ladies.
A girl in Tennessee who has fine gray eyes
makes them appear blue and bright BY wear
ing hats lined with dark blue velvet and eat.
Ing Jumps of sugar on which has been
dropped little cologne.
Carbolic acid, we'll diluted with water and
applied to plants, Is an excellent insecticide.
Ii applied too strong, however, IL will de-
stroy the foliage. A dessert spoonful of crude
carbolic acid to pint of water will be suffi-
cient.
After the dust has been thoroughly beaten
out of carpets, and they are tackled down
again, they can be frightened very much by
scattered corn meal mixed with coarse salt
over them, and then sweeping 1t all of. Mix
the salt and meal in equal proportions.
"Your daughter? 1t is impossible! Why,
you look more like twin sisters" "No; /
assure you she Is my only daughter" replied
the pleased mother. And the polite old gen.
tleman spoiled it byremarking, "Well, we'll,
she certainly looks old enough to be your
sister,"
Benjamin P. Cheney is thought by some to
be the wealthiest Bostonian. His money
was partly made in the express business. It
Is said that he waited many years for beau
tiful young widow to marry him, which she
agreed to do when she had raised her daugh-
ter, and the waiting becoming too deliberate,
he married the daughter, who loved him
without conditions, and she has made him a
noble wife.
A Mr.. Ansorge, of Wisconsin, has adopted
novel way Of advertising his wife. He
warns people not to trust her OH his account,
as she has left his bed and board, and winds
up with the following wicked stab at her
reputation: "She having left a number of
small children uncared for, take this OPP
portunity to request their respective fathers
to call and identify their own and take them
away, as feel that I have supported them
long enough"
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Health Alphabet.

The Ladies Sanitary Association, of Lon.
don, gives the following simple rules fol
keeping health, which we find copied in the
Sdnitdrida:
As soon as you are up shake blanket and
sheet;
Better be without shoes than sit with wet
feet;
Children, if healthy, are active, not still;
Damp beds and damp clothes will both
make you Ill;
Eat slowly and always chew your food
well;
F-reshen the air in the house where you
dwell;
Garments must never he made too tight;
Homes should be healthy, AIRY, and light;
If you wish to he well, as you do I've no
doubt,
Just open the windows before you 20 out;
Keep the rooms always tidy and clean;
Let dust on the furniture never be seen;
Much illness is caused by the want of pure
Now, to open the windows be ever your
care;
Old rags and old rubbish should never be
kept;
People should see that their floors are well
swept;
Quick movements in children are healthy
and right;
R-emember the young cannot thrive with
out light;
See that the cistern Is kept clean to the
brm;
Take care that your dress is all tidy and
trim;
Use your nose to find If there be a bad
drain,
very sad are the fevers that come in its
train;
Walk rs much as you can without feeling
fatigue,
X-erxes could walk full many league
Your health IL your wealth, which your
wisdom must keep;
Zeal will help good cause, and the good
you will reap.
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Where They Get Their Grog.

"But let me tell you o curious fact, Of
which you are probably no: aware. could
name dozen or so thoroughly respectable
dressmakers' establishments In New York
where the whole of the business Is not dress
making. Some of the profits of these places
come from the sale Of beverages. The love
of convivialty Is not confined to men alone.
Men have their saloons where they can 60
every time they feel inclined to do so. But
lady who wants glass of champagne or
brandy julep, what is she to do9 She can
not take 1t In her own house because the
servants would talk, or the children being
around would see the bad example, and no
lady, of course, can 60 to any barroom or
restaurant to drink. Her refuge then is the
convenient dressmaker's.
eThe bills sent in by the modiste, there.
fore, as you can readily see, are not always
as exorbitant as they seem. The husband
exclaIms at the outrageous charge OF s5O0f for
q dress that he can see nothing extraordinary
about. But the wife knows, though she can
not admit 1t, that 5000 on that bill represents
champagne and so on. The drinks are oc.
casionally given gratis, but you may be sure
they appear In some form In the BILL"
A lawyer who has had several cases which
he has compromised very cleverly for one of
these big dressmakers, was asked about this,
and he said: "Of course You won't quote me,
but there is great deal Of truth In what
you say. know that my client, In detail
ing her business, bad told me that she COULD
not get on at all If she did not satisfy the
demands Of her customers in this way.
They would leave her and 90 to the dry
goods houses where they would have TO pay
iass for their work. These feminine bar
rooms have become necessity Of the dress
making trade"
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SNoWSHoE THOMPSON.
How n Mail Carrier Slew a Grizzly with a
Snowshoe Lance.
San Francisco Cal.

| San Francisco Gail.
The fourteen-feet-long snowshoes OF
"Snowshoe Thompson" will be sent to the
Louisville Exhibition by Ii. J. McKusick,
superintendent Of the railway mail service
| on the Pacific coast. The shoes were those
built for Thompson, who was a mail-carrier
on various Sierra Nevada routes for many
years and who died only few years ago. If
history of few of the startling adventures
encountered by Thompson could be sent
along with the shoes they would indeed be
an interesting exhibit. One morning when
Thompson was resting in hut near Yank's
station, something knocked at the door and,
going to open it, Thompson saw big grizzly.
Thompson jumped back and the bear wad-
died in and gave evidence of his satisfaction
at the prospect of mail carrier for a win
ter's feast. He couldn't get out of the door,
SO Thompson jumped up, caught hold Of a
cross beam, and drew himself up. The bear
camped underneath and grinned Indignantly,
as though saying: swell, old fellow, you've
got to drop down sooner or later; here goes
to see which one of us Can outlast the other"
Thompson sat 1t out all that day and the
following night. There was no use crying for
help, as none would be hailing until the
spring. He could not jump down and 6ght
the bear with his pocket knife, bis only
weapon, and altogether the case looked
pretty desperate for the old mail carrier. His
snowshoes were leaning from one end Of the
cabin to the wall at the other end, and
Thompson finally opened his knife and lashed
1t with his scarf, torn in strips, on one end of
one shoe, making formidable lance of 1t.
While the bear camped under him he could
not use his lance, the cabin not being long
enough. Thompson at last got the animal
outside the door by tossing one of his stock
ings out, which the bear lounged out to in
vestigate. That got him far enough to be
prodded, and Thompson prepared. When
the grizzly had shifted the bait it turned
round, facing the door, and found Its snout
within foot of Thompson's lancepoint. The
mail carrier had only foot to draw back his
lance, but be used 1t to good advantage, for
carefully drawing 1t back be gave it sudden
lunge forward, the knife entering the bears
brain through one Of Its eyes.
When the exhausted mail carrier reached
Yank's and told his story 1t was doubted,
although Thompson had remarkable repu.
tatien for truth telling among those hardy
liars Of the mountains. "There, IL you don't
believe me, boys" Thompson said, "the
United States mail ken wait until my car
rackter Is vindikated. I'll not leave this
place until some of ye doubling lubbers has
gone back thar and brought me steak from
that thar bar" IL was done. Yank himself
and some of the men about the station went
back on snowshtes, and Thompson had his
dinner of steak Of the bear he had killed
with his snowshoe lance.
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POSTAL TELEGRAPHY.


The question:, sought the National Gov
eminent buy and control the telegraph?'
has been addressed to number of prominent
men Of the country by the Erie Dispatch.
George F. Edmunds, president pro tenn. of
the United States Senate, replied that the
Government has long since seen the neces-
sisy of telegraph service In connection with
the Postofice Department, and there is q
strong probability that Congress at an early
date will take action In the matter. John
Campbell, head of the Telegraphic Brother
hood, answers that he can see no benefit to
be derived by the operators from the change
II they are not assured of just wages. Gov
ernor Butler, of Massachusetts,, wants the
Government to control the telegraph, but
not to buy any telegraph plant now In ex-
istence. Ex-senator David Davis, through
his private secretary, says that under certain
restriction the Government should control
the telegraph as it does the mails. Editor
Henry Watterson Is afraid that to place the
commercial transactions and the telegraphic
news In the hands Of party in power would
be, particularly in case of war, a dangerous
experiment. He iuelines to less sweeping
measure than absolute purchase and control.
Congressman John A. Kasson, of Iowa,
thinks that under Government telegraph
system, administered rs Is the Postoftice
Department under the Republicans, the OPP
orator would be we'll treated and striks
avoided. Ex-Governor Cornell, of New
York, who holds Western Union stock, re-
CARDS IS communistic the cry to give the
Government control OF the telegraph. Ex-
Spesker Randall thinks that the Government
has already sufficient power In its hands.
The adding Of twenty-five thousand addi-
tional employees to the government service
for spoilmen to quarrel over, would, be says,
be step In the wrong direction. Inventor
Edison's reply TO the question of the Dis
patch is "No.D
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-09-14
Another Lynchina Case In Otah

PARK Cry, Utah, August 26.-At q late
hour last night q number of masked men
stopped Engineer Thomas, Roadmaster
Hughes, and fireman In the employ of the
Utah Eastern railway, compelled them TO
return to the shops, aud taking an engine
and caboese run about thirty masked men TO
CoAlville. about twenty miles distant. Leav-
ing number of men In charge of the train,
the vigilantes proceeded to the county Jail,
aud bringing their guns to hear on the off,
GERS, they obtained control OF the Jail, aud
taking a man named Jack Murphy from the
cells, returned 10 the train Ynd ordered an
immediate return 10 Park City. Upon ar.
riving here the viRilantes took Murphy and
hung him to telegraph pole near the sta
tion, The body being viewed by numbers Of
passengers on the early trains. Murphy was
arrested on suspicion Of having shot Bren-
men last Wednesday and was confined In jail
awaiting trial.
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AN OLD SCANDAL REVIVED.
Death of the Woman Who clouded Buchanan's.
Life.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 2S.. - Mrs. Rev.
Amos Thompson, better known as Emma
Jacobs, died at the Almshouse In this city
to-day. She came to Philadelphia from
Lancaster at the age of II, when James
Buchanan, afterwards President, was q law
student, and he is said to have followed her
here. Buchanan's acquaintance with her,
years later, was the only scandal that ever
tainted the reputation Of his distinguished
life. This l'aison with Emma Jacobs was
ascribed by his most intimate friends as the
cause of the sudden and untlmely death of
Miss Gardner, to whom he was engaged and
whose death Is said by Mr.. Curtis to have
saddened BucEanan's life. After his fan
GEES death he probably never saw Emma
Jacobs. She got possession of house at
61S Cherry street, on the corner Of Berck-
ley place, which she elegantly furnished.
She was large of stature, remarkably beau
tiful and of the finest taste In dress. Many
years ago she met Presbyterian clergyman
named Thompson, whom she claimed to
HdNe hdIEleu. Iuc sllcbcu HusDahu hlcT-
wards left her, became insane and was sent
to the insane department Of the Blackly
Almshouse. In recent years she made fire.
quent charitable visits in Moyamensing
Prison and to the Almshouse. One day she
found her husband in a maniac's cell, and
while he lived she cared for him in the most
tender manner. She accumulated large
fortune and several houses on Berkeley
place.
As she grew older she became interested
in policy drawings and squandered all her
savings. After her husbands death she was
admitted to the Amshouse In November,
1881, by Guardian James Chambers. She
gave her age then as 6S years. A few weeks
ago, being afflicted with dropsy of the heart,
she felt her end to be approaching, and gave
an order that some valuable clothing that
she still possessed, among which was valu-
able Paisley shawl, should be devoted to de-
fraying the expenses Of her burial, and in
consequence of this forethought her body
was taken tonight to fashionable under
takers establishment on Arch street.
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POETRY.
LOVELfNE ESS.


Beautiful thoughts make beautiful sou
and beautiful soul makes beautiful face
Once knew little girl,
Very plain;
You might try her hair to curl
All in vain;
On her cheek no tint of rose
Paled and blushed, or sought repose
She was plain.
But the thoughts that through her brain
Came and went,
As recompense for pain,
Angels sent,
So full many beauteous thing,
In her young soul blossoming,
Gave content.
Every thought was full of grace,
Pure and true;
And in time the homely face
Lovelier grew;
With a heavenly radiance bright,
From the souls reflected light
Shining through.
So tell you, little child,
Plain or poor,
If your thoughts are undefled
You are sure
or the lovelinesS of worth;
And this beauty not of earth
viii endure.
Maria Locey in 81. Nicholas.
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The Hudson Bay Company ruled Manitoba
for many years with rod Of iron, resisting
TO the utmost any encroachments. In early
days the difficulty Of transportation was
great, and woe betide the independent trader
or trapper whose supplies gave out, for the
gates Of the company's posts were closed
against him, and they would not open to him
though he were starving. 1t Is said that an
Indian came to factor and showed him some
new kind of bullets he was using, which, he
said, though little soft, worked very well.
They were found TO be made Of solid gold,
and, lest the fact should be poised abroad
and people flock into the country In search
of the precious metal, the Indian, affer part
Ing with large number Of the golden bull
lets (for two OF which he received lead
'one), was put out OF the way without being
asked 10 diSulee his secret. A bullet OF the
precious metal Il shown at Winnipeg, and
the story is generally believed TO be true.
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In fever and ague
districts, in tropical
} and other regions
. visited by epidemies
and indeed in all
localities where the
conditions are un-
favorable to health,
this famous vcgeta-
BILE invigorant and
Alternative, Hostel
ter's Stom ach Bit
ters, has been found
q potent safeguard
even to feeble con-
stitutions and fragile
frames, while as a
cure for indigestion,
biiiiousn Sss and
kindred complaints,
IL is without a RI
val.
For sale by all
Druggists ard Deal
ers generally.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-01-20
A Most Remarkable Case

Dying--yet living. DIR. MILLER. of
129 South Tenth Street, Philadelphia,
Pa, says: 81 am personally acquainted
with middle-aged lady III Philadelphia
who had been given up to die by con-
sultation of many physicians. She was
confined to her bed for months, and was
momentarily expected to die. In this
condition she took Mdnalin and, to the
surprise and disappointment of all, she
recovered her health perfectly Her
case is reported in DR.. HARTMANs
Book on the Ills of Life 3lst page.
Ask your Druggist for one, or address
DR. HARTMAN, Osborn, O.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-01-20

THE WOODS MoNEY-GEoRGE AND
IKE HASTINGS CHARGED WITH HAv-
ING IT-Mention was made in these
columns, last week, of VIM. w.
Woods, Of New Geneva, loosing his
purse which contained $l57.45.
Woods remembers having it last at
Ices Ferry, from which point he
travelled on to Preston county.
On Monday last Woods came to
town and swore out warrant for
Isaac and George Hastings charging
them with finding his purse and
money and feloniously concealing it.
Both men were brought to town by
Officer Colbert and held for hearing
before Squire Hayes on Tuesday af-
ternoon, w. w. Houston appearing
for the prosecution and Geo. c. Stur-
giss for the defendants. Quite a
number of witnesses were present,
but upon motion of the prosecution,
the hearing was continued until Fri
day next (Jan. 19th) at 10 A. NJ,
some important witnesses having
failed TO arrive.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-01-20

L. II. b. Staggers, Esq, was in
town for short time last week.
Mrs. Annie Majors nee Shean, is
visiting at her fathers in this place.
To Mr.. John Jamison we are in
debted for call and subscription
last week.
Mr.. A. Yeager, of Morgan district
was taken i'll a few days since with
apoplexy.
Mr.. jerry Joseph has returned
Fl ON his western trip, He reports
pleasant time.
j. X. DUR. Ed. Porter and Geo.
Kiger went to Pittsburgh last week.
Mr.. d. is still there.
Mrs. n. S. Steele is visiting friends
in Taylor county. She will return
home next week.
Rev Sharps has recently been on
the sick list, but is now able to re-
sumo his work.
DR.. Nj. Dent is gradually getting
more feeble and in all probability
will not survive very long.
Mr.. John f. Chips, one of the
good teachers of Clinton, dropped in
last week and renewed his subscrip-
ton for 1888.
Misses Mollie and Myrtle Hayes,
two sprightly little ladies of this
place favored this office with q call
on Monday.
Miss Kate kiger has been visiting
at j. n. Pickenpaugh's and other
places in town for several days past.
She will go to Newburg in few
days.
Will Rogers, Esq, has been visit
ing his parents and numerous friends
here for week past He will return
to his home in Connellsville this
week
Capt. G. w. McVicker has been
quite i'll for nearly two weeks past,
though at this time is much better.
He has been threatened with pneu-
monia.
|. Mr.. Z. j. Nuzum, of Fairmont, has
been in town for week past, looking
after his property and renewing old
acquaintance. We were pleased to
meet him again.
Marshal Atkinson, who was here
last week, has been under treatment
for his eyes for sometime. He has
suffered a great deal with them
| haRd,chd Gazette.
Among our many business callers
during the week were: Prof. Harvey,
w. r. Boyers. +. A. Hennen, n. $.
Steele, L. r. Evans, r. +. Fast, A. l..
Wade, Squire Staggers, Marshall
Miller, G. w. Lazear and Hon. Jas. S.
Watson.
Whooping cough is raging in vari-
Gus parts of the county and many of
our older citizens are suffering from
it. Among those we have recently
heard of are Messrs. Joshua 5.
Jenkins and Sam. L. Shuttles worth,
of Clinton district.
Evans and Richard Dawson re
turned on Wednesday Of last week to
the University at Morgantown, after
spending two weeks at their home,
Morgantown street. They will now
remain until commencement, which
occurs about the middle of June BY
the time they return home with their
diplomas we hope it will be by the
way of the West Virginia and Penn
sylvania railroad Uaioptoaon Stand
ard. - The young gentlemen are
grand sons of Col. Jas. Evans, of this
place and are good boys and excel
lent students. We join our contem-
porary in its hope and add that the
boys deserve to ride home in Pull
man car.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-01-20

HIsToRICAL RELIC. Hon. Charles
J. Faulkner, of Martinsburg, has in
his possession the desk and chair
occupied by John Quincy Adams
during the sixteen years that he was
a member of the House of Repre-
sentatives, and in which he received
his summons to a higher and better
world 1t was one of those two seats
in the old Hall, which were placed
near and Immediately in front of the
Speaker. This seat was by the
courtesy of the House and without
allotment, unanimously accorded OF
Mr.. Adams.