The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-08-17
NEW NOR'-WESTERS.

Inc nlre OF an lhulah harvest manu- III w
vada is 81 day.
The human ere is capable of finding in
nature about 100 distinguishable co!ors.
Captain Eads has thus far received 81, ,S00,-
900 for his work at the mouth of the Missis'
sippi.
Some of the Piu,e Indians wear white
shirts and tooth pick shoes, and are known rs
dudes.
Senator Edmunds advises tourists 10 buy
guide books and avoid every place they rec.
ommend. g.
Lord Chief Justice Coleridge has accepted
an invitation TO pass some time as the guest
of General Butler.
New York has 1900 cab drivers, and
nearly 10000 articles left In their cabs dur.
ing the past year were restored.
The Indians ride free In Nevada, but are
restricted to platform cars. Wrapped In
their blankets they defy bad weather.
An ex. Confederate of Frederick, Md, re-
Gently sent to Governor Butler, OF Massachu
sets, a couple Of little cream colored cross
eyed owls.
The Shakers in New York prefer Hol-
stems because they are docile, give large
amount Of milk, and are easily converted
into marketable beef.
Mr.. Thurman Is no small, cold potato In
the affection of the older class Of Eastern
Democrats, and many of them would like
him TO run for President.
4 Montreal clergyman who was too Ill to
preach on recent Sunday, wrote sermon
and had another minister read IL, while he
listened to Its delivery by telephone.
In Krupp's great gun monufactory, at Es.
sen compressed carbonic acid is used for
the manufacture of what ice and seltzer
water may be required BY the workmen.
The new colored cadet at West Point Is
quite popular with his classmates. He weighs
nearly 200 pounds, and Is reported to be q
shoulder hitter from some distance back.
Perhaps that accounts for 1t.
The telsgraphers have the Oldest secret
insurance society In the United States. 1t
was formed In 1868, five year' before the
IS gentlemen TO membership.
A man on Cow Greek, California, is max
ing money running skunk ranch. The an.
imal's secretion, 50 offensive 10 the Csucas-
IAN nostrils, is highly priced by Chiuese As q
medicine, and they pay large price for IL.
Connecticut farmers raise cabbages ofsuch
excellent quality that complete cigar, filler,
binder, wrapper, and all can be made from
their leaves. The cigar Is said 10 smoke
free. easy, and nice, but TO be killing on the
people around.
General Sherman Is till very much disliked
In Georgia. Caterpillars being particularly
numerous there this summer, the people
speak of '.the Sherman caterpillar" and
they make war on the worm rs II goes
mar ching to the sea. ,
The portI ats on the new postage stamps
that come In Use October lst are: One cent,
Franklin; cent, Jackson; three ceut, Wash
ington; 5 cent, Garfield; cent, Lincoln; !
cent. Stanton; 10 cent, Jefferson; IL cent,
Clay; Is cent, Scott; so cent. Hamilton; a0
cent, Perry.
Professor PutIitz (not ZuPstIila, u, here
toiore giVen), VINO killed himself after draw
ing death lot In a so called American duel,
refused 10 fight the duel in the ordinary way
because his antagonist was short sighted.
His death, as n Berlin dispat ch says. stIracte Ell
Nsb1''t'h w VIC haDiihE
Prof. Brown, Of the Ontario mode! farm,
says: IAN average cow for dairy purposes
should give 90 pounds of milk day during
300 DAYS every year; s pounds of cream for
every 100 pounds Of milk; 45 pounds of but.
ter f. every 100 pounds of cream, aud full
10 puunds Of cheese for every 100 pounds OF
milk.
Ae early a. the time of Alexander II OF
Scotland, man who let weeds 60 To seed on
a farm was DECLARED TO be the kings enemy.
In Denmark farmers are compelled To des.
troy all weeds on their premises. In France
u man may prosecute bis neigh6or for dam
ages v hO permits weeds To go to seed which
may endanger neigbhorlnG lands.
There are now only three men in the Brit.
ish House Of Commons who were there when
Victoria a+crnded rhr throne, forty six years
ago. They are Mr.. Gladstone. Mr.. Taibot-
meu,her f,r Glainorganshire, aud Nv VIII
,.rs, memnrr fr Wpirerhsmp'"u Earl
Grey j. tie only living memIer "f thr CAIN
net VII" wss Ia "fjc~ a. That tim".
Grea, car. s;toul& b. taken ~ Seeding
= i'I cior"' q" i-aVr no gai>, e." >Irh - III
irrvnaily ~ covered with wer'ls. T"'sF
Than nsaIrss vast" Of ground. u i u a",d
,,I.n T.. ION ih- s.'ai trihs a"h r"em ."a
r,..-s -r.Lt ,nakr suf" that al - ''s.nlN
I ,',.i,u,td. ! j'-''k pF srir. s"H" t'n'
G.,4t- ..ari. "aN. giv"- t'od land
The A.ach. Iudiau NAV h'. -uscepa!t!- 81
cjvIIizaiJpIt bln it S..nts Ia h' nI "a crude
sort ,sus far, \ traveller VII" writes about
thai arIike rae. 70 the Boston Pos, Tells oI
a Juck vino ~ss called "a bad Indian" he
cau,. he had killed his mother. wife and
papoose. He complained ~ The indiai
ageut: "Tbey don't treat ms fair. They
call me bad Indian They say killed my
mother. Yes, l did, but did IL because she
was too old to work. Then they say killed
my wife. | did that because she was tot
sick to work. They talk about my killing
my papoose. We'll. did that too, but II
cried TOO much aud couldn't sleep. ar
good Indian not bad Indian"
Thomas Mast finds himself al forty. thres
years Of age, living happy life. When {
correspondent visited him at Morristown
n. j., few days ago.. he saw the csricatur'
ist galloping on handsome gray horse to
ward the Mast mansion. The house is or
The edge Of the town and 10 surrounded By
groves, lawns, lakes aud flower gardens
Birds swarmed and sang among the tree,
anu suTuuc, WIN o'So fOl
plsysasiss gsmboled on the green. The In
terror Is rich In furniture of costliest woods
inlaid in rare mossics; china aud glass, from
the master woi kmen of Japan and Bohemi,
aud Venice; bronzss, marble statutes, armor
tapestries, rugs. relics from nompeii, book,
urIu,eti before Columbus landed apd pafch
set,lA written ~ Tie days nf the first cru
sada. IN The iHils, pr such surrounding
! Mr.. Ssst enjoys life and finds keen pleasure
/ Ia bis work,
L. 10 related Of the late Tom Thumb b.
| one WHO knew him we'll, that his memor,
| vas very deficient and ho had no conVersa
tional powers. lie never read books or news
papers, but employed all his leisure In smok
| Ing or playing billiards. He dearly loved !
! horse, and over diamonds he went wild, ans
one time he owned = great many diamond
and horses. he smoked several strong ci
| gars day, but he never was an intempei At
drnker. His married life was truly happ.
ana. The dwarf couple had more pl-asan
eoniugsl reistions than ths syarage Of grpwn
mp people. His wife knev hog 70 hsnal
hint abe had tact, and eTerythipg ven
smonthly. He was perfact man physically
and he'd nlure sreEg'h than ths ssersge fall
gn.wn san. HIT iIis muscles we're dasby ne
cause bs xnlid nat pss'esss. lie Entld Z
ri.i ait ,r ride WHEN ~ leisure, but hr rid,i'
he did uot like. ,~raiisr whrrrssr nv wsni
crowd "f hoys f,ilnwvd him. Aud he c"',i
nnt walk muct; II ~ss ditfienit f'r him
keep up with au ordinary man. and the
. tissle y as The usual snit ~ rinR cr'~d pom
ing Of. and somsiilDes jibi1y him. y,
sst down, smoked, played sil.iard>, ale, M
grew fas. BE vas always h-aithv and Plea
- - anttt1 hasa hf