The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-10-12
883. WHOLE NO, 744
WHY WE LAUGH.
In Europe the freedom of city, presented
In q snuff box, Is nothing 10 be sneezed st.

In Europe the freedom of city, presented
In snuff box, Is nothing to be sneezed at.
Washington was the father of his country,
and blowing out the gas on retiring Is one OF
Its smothers.-Philadelphia Chronicle Her.
aid.
"What Is that mans name who is talking
so loud?" said customer of beer saloon
to the Teutonic proprietor. II don't know
peesness vas dead.peat. at."-Boston Bulletin.
An English newspaper gives as q simple
recipe for clearing wastepipes and drains of
| grease, the pouring Of concentrated lye into
them. Apparently the same result might be
obtained by letting Vennor or Ell Perkins use
the pipe as speaking tube.
"There is one thing connected with your
table," said drummer to Western land
lord, "that Is not surpassed even by the best
hotels In Chicago" "Yes!" replied the
pleased landlord, "and what is that?" "The
salt. ."-Rochester Post Express.
"You ought to be In our room now," said
Amy; 1--WE have teacher that rules the
roost." "Well," replied the High School
girl, "I'd bs ashamed Of myself. You should
say, Governs the horizontal perch on which
the fowl reposes,' not rules the roost.' -
OIL City Derrick.
Billy Jones, of Thompson's corps,
Entered through tine barroom dorps;
Drank till he could drink no morps,
Fell down on the barroom florps,
Fell and made his head quite sorps,
Fell till he could fall no lorps,
Says he will do so no morps,
But will join the temperance corps,
OIL City DERRICK.
He was a college man, only about six
weeks at large, and was travelling in Missouri.
he made mild little mash on The train and
was sealing the same with the wild oranges
of the desert which are sold by the fiery out
law of the train. "Allow me )" he said grace
fully, "to remove the epidermis." "Lor',
no." she hastily interjected, 81 want to eat
that. But you kin peel off the skin; don't
want to get my fingers all sticky" And 1t
was so.
Leading citizens of Keokuk, Iowa, intend
to remove the remains of Keokuk, the In.
dian Chief, to point near that city, and
erect suitable monument to his memory
Exchange.
So an Indian buck
Gave Keokuk
The name which SO long to the place has stuck |
1t was thought that Keogh
To that diggin's did 60
And kicked-and therefore the name of Keo- |
kuk. MINI Tribune.
"Good morning, Farmer Furrow," said |
the old deacon, as he leaned over the fence |
10 have friendly chat. "Mornin', Deacon"
nodded the farmer. "Hows that sick pig,
this morning." "Oh, that's gettin' along
right smart, | reckon" cheerfully replied
the granger. "And how is the rest Of your
folks?" continued the deacon. The farmer
said nothing, but reached down, picked up
An overripe melon. aud fired it right at the
deacons head. THERE" he exclaimed; "by
The time yer git them ere seeds out o. yer
bar you'll find out how my folks is!'
They were called the bellies Of The board.
ing house, because they were lean and ugly
and ill.natured, and yet hopeful Of escaping
he painful isolation OF old maidenhood!
They sat on opposite sides of the table and
Affected a eivili.y toward each other which
hey did not feel. Goodness gracious!" OBJ
served the elder Of the two one evening at
Inner, as dish Of September corn was
passed to her, 81 can't eat such stuff as that.
It's only tit for chickens" "Well, then"
amiably added the other, "you've got q good
'eason not to touch it, for you know you're
10 chicken"