The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-04-20
NEW NOR'-WESTERS.
The rule of three is said to be for the
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| Lnlru person 10 clear out.
Alexander Ii. Stephens was a devoted
Presbyterian. He revised his own obituary.
The government clerk who writes page
of fcolscap per day is supposed to be over
worked and in heed of rest.
''Gath" asserts that VIM. II. Vanderbilt is
worth 5000. 600 900, and that he has an annual
income of S20,000,000.
over 1000 applications for patents for
electrical contrivances were filed in 1882,
two-thirds of which were granted.
Senator Tabor gave such superb dinners
that you can't convince Washington people
that IL isn't shame that he wasn't re-
! elected.
The New York Public, after a careful
computation, puts The revenue reduction
likely to result from the new tax aud tariff
law at S34,000,000.
The Charleston Courier says there are too
many lawyers in this country, but it doesn't
give recipe for getting rid of half of them
in quiet and satisfactory manner.
The Swedish government has granted a
sum of $500 for this year TO ali entomologlst.
whose duty 1t will be TO advise farmers as to
| the best means of destroying injurious In
sects.
When 4 country school teacher in Ohio
can't agree with Webster's dictionary as to
the pronunciation of q word something has
to break, and it is Webster who most always
gets hurt.
Mr.. Frank Hatton did not receive the ap.
pointment of Postmaster General, but he
will find compensation in the complimentary
fact that every newspaper in Iowa, of all
politics, favored his appointment.
A Connecticut clergyman, who was angry
at Governor Waller for his six-line fast-day
proclamation, took it out of his congregation
with prayer forty-tive minutes long. The
Lords Prayer is less than three minutes
long.
In Japan fish are kept in a reservoir and
killed as they are needed. Fresh vegetables
are kept under trlckling water, and in all
well-conducted places there is q scrupulous
neatness manifested in all culinary arrange
ments.
Shirts which button behind find no sale In
Europe. The Germans say that they might
as well wear coats and vests which button
wrong side TO, and the Englishman wants
something to growl about Sunday morning.
Detroit Free Press.
Within the past twelvemonth four men
have died who, at one time or another, filled
the Office of Postmaster Overwhelmingly,
Marshall Jewell, of Connecticut; William
Dennison, of Ohio; Horace Maynard, of Ten
nessee; and Timothy o. Howe, of Wisconsin.
During the last thirty years the California
quicksilver mines have produced IC0,222, ,2G7
pounds, of which Ct ,397 800 pounds were ex-
ported. California produced one half of all
The quicksilver in use throughout the world.
The Rothschids control the Austrian and
Spanish mines.
IL seems that an American citizen, now re-
siding in England, has lately been created
marquis by the pope. The new marquis Is
MIR. James Canby Bibolph Cope, aud the
patent Of nobility was granted 10 him be-
cause he had given the pontiir large sum
ct money for the Catholic schools Of Rome.
The state of Prince Bismarck's health still
continues unsatisfactory. He suffers much
less than formerly from pain and swollen
veins in the lower limbs, but there can be no
doubt that the once iron constitution of the
Chancellor has undergone "A change for the
worse, so that he IS now very susceptible to
atmospheric changes.
A determined effort is being made in Phil
ren under twelve years of age in mills.
Many mill owners are willingly complying
with the law by discharging those under that
age, and allowing those between thirteen
and sixteen to work only ten hours day for
nine months in The year.
Some negroes, says a Southern exchange,
believe that souls Of the dead enter grave
yard rabbits, aad a darkey would as soon be
uuiI nF
caught in or near burying ground. As
consequence they multiply very fast there
This prejudice or superstition does not ex
tend TO spring chicken, however.
Leland Stanford figures in flying para
graph as "the largest ine-grower in Ameri
ca" but the fact is, the place of honor Is
held by K. Nadeau, of Los Angeles, whs
owns more vines than other man In Califor-
mia. Mr.. Stanford aims to lead Mr.. Nadeau.
however, and is to have 2,500,00 vines
planted in Vina, Yolo county, Cal.
The staining of bricks red is effected by
melting one ounce of glue In gallon Of wat
er, then adding piece of alum as large as an
egg, one-half pound of Venetian red, and one
pound Of Spanish brown; redness or darkness
is increased by using more red or brown.
For coloring black, heat the bricks and dip in |
fluid asphaltum or III hot mixture of linseed |
oil and asphalt.
The correspondent or reporter who said |
that the band played "Good-bye My Lover,
Goodbye" at the grave of a prominent "In- |
gersoilite" the other week at Cuba, New |
York, is now branded as either liar or a |
man who can't tell ssOld Hundred" from |
champagne Charlie" As matter of fact, |
"Pleyers Hymn" was played. In spite of |
Ingersoll's defense of thieves, his followers !
ought not to be lied about. Ii seems bad |
example. And If people lie in defense of re-
llgion, these intidels will get to lying in de.
tense of infideiity.