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The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-01-11
A ROMANTIC sToRY.
Marshal Ney Said to Have Been Brother
Of Mrs GarfieId's Grandfather.


The Cleveland Leader publishes story TO
the effect that Marshal Ney was not only an
American, but that he was brother of Mrs.
Gar6eld's grandfather. At the beginning
Of the Revolutionary war the. Rudolph fam
lily, composed Of several boys, lived in the
Shenandoah valley, Virginia. One of the
brothers was the great. grandfather Of Mrs.
Garfield. Another, Michel, left young
doing COOL service. News reached him in
camp that his wife had proved unfaIthful.
Stung almost to madness, lie left the army
and country. His friends never heard from
him again. In lTs9, shortly after the close
of the Revolution, Michel Ney was Sub.
Lieutenant In French regiment Of hnssars.
With his subsequent history everybody is
familiar. The story goes that after Ney's
execution for alleged reasonable utterances,
Frenchman came to Baltimore. He said
that among Ney's effects was found q short
autobiography, In which he wrote that be
was not Frenchman, as was supposed, but
dolph. He left America because of great
trouble, and sought to change bis individu.
ality by changing bis name and cnlistlng In
the French army. Mr.. z. Rudolph, Mrs.
Garfeld's father, was seen q Mentor by .
reporter, and questioned concerning the
story. He said be bad beard II, and in his
mind there was no doubt that Michel Rn-
dolph aud Marshal Ney were identical. lie
remembered hearing his father talk Of his
br ,ther Michel, and his departure from the
country. "About six years ago." said Mr..
Rudolph. ~ newspaper containing this stoy
came into possession Of our family, but il
has been destroyed. While ! have no doubt
that Marshal Nsy was my uncle, | would
not like to claim relationship without fur
ther proof
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EVE-ANGELICAL.
A WINTER sERENADE.

a WINTER sERENADE.
Im awfully bold,
For it's very cold,
To be singing under your winder;
o the wind doth blow,
And in drifting SHOW
am singing TO you, Belinda.
But l greatly fear
That You do not hear,
And wish that knew the reason.
Does my voice seem lost
Amid all the frost,
And can be crowding the season"
/ see the trouble
Your window Is double!
And might as we'll serenade Nero
SO homeward I'll stink,
Get a hot ginger drink,
For it's ten degrees below zero
Small half.face wells are either red or
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The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-01-11

SO homeward III stink,
Get hot ginger drink,
For it's ten degrees below zero
Small hal.face wells are either red or.
Engagement rings made entirely of sap
phires are the latest.
Figured velvets are much worn, but are
never so elegant as plain ones.
Dark-colored stockings are more worn
than the unbleached balbriggaas or striped
ones.
Tan-colored Suede gloves divide favor
with white and black gloves for evening
wear. a.
Children's dresses are all made loose
about the waist, In the late revived English
styles.
Short dresses are much In vogue for even
ing wear, even when the wearers do not
dance.
Fancy muffs, or "finger cosies" as they are
called, are made of the plumage OF birds TO
match the bonnets. ..- N...-t.g rs##a.3
Mrs. Gen. Belknap, whose No. shoes par
alyzed Washington society few years ago,
Is In Paris, as handsome as ever. -.
Bangles Of gold are now more worn than
those of silver. The more bangles there are
Oh bracelet the more stylish It is.
Sleeves of costumes of ceremony are made
tight, but with puf1s or epaulette appendages
In the armhole or on the shoulders.
"Now, children" she continued, "what is
the meal you eat in the morning called?"
"Oatmeal," promptly replied member Of
the class.
Bouquets of one-color roses, tied loosely
with broad satin ribbon and fastened on
the left side Of the belt, are fashionable for
evening wear. - .
An exchange suggests that housekeepers
have memorandum book In which ID note
down the location of articles packed away
for use at a future season.
A young man urged, as one of the reasons
why u girl should marry him, that he had
collection Of over 400 different kinds Of wood.
She said If II was kindling wood she'd think
of It,.
No Norwegian girl is allowed to have a
beau until she can bake bread and knit
stockings. and, as a consequence, every girl
can bake and knit long before she can read
or write, aud she doesn't have to be coaxad
into her Industry, either. sa
The fashion for envelopes has decided on
something exceptional, which is grand and
elegant. They are made of vellam of the.
purest white, and are bound round, north,
south, east and west, with ribbon of any
color by fancy cherished, which Is tied into
knot and sealed, with wax of the same hue
as the ribbon. This operation takes place
before the address is written that 1t may all
be legible.
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The Mineral argus., 1884-09-11
had Seeds.

Prof. Beal states in one of his public
addresses that it was estimated a few
years ago there were 10000 bushels of
bad turnip seed mixed and sown with
good seed In Germany in a single year.
Mills in that country are employed to
grind up quartz, sift it to the size of
clover-seed, and color it to resemble the
seed of red clover. He also stated that
in England there exists an organized
agreement to adulterate seeds to a GER
tain extent. Pure, fresh seed they quote
as "net seed," and dead seed as ''three
knocks" Among the frauds is the use of
the seeds of weeds which resemble good
sorts in appearance. These are killed
by boiling or baking, so as not to come
up and tell the fraud, and they
are then mixed with good seeds. The
practice of purchasing seeds in market,
for testing at experiment stations, an
unknown third person making the pur-
chase, is likely to lessen the fraud COM
mitted, some of which pass through the
hands of innocent dealers, who will thus
be induced to take greater care in buy
ing of others. The worst frauds are
found in imported grass seeds. In max
ing these statements it must not be for
gotten that the failure of seeds to ger
inmate does not always prove them to be
bad, for such failures Gifted result from
planting too deep, or in covering with
dry or cloddy soil, or from emitting to
press the earth sufficiently over them,
or from lll-treatment; the fact that when
the same seeds are properly planted in
fine, mellow soil, and at a moderate
depth, they terminate finely, proving
their good quality. Country Gentle
man.
The Mineral argus., 1884-09-11

few simple and successful rules in the
treatment of insomnia, as follows :
First, retire early to bed, two hours
sound sleep before midnight being of
more benefit to the body than double
the number of hours in the day second,
eat little, and always some hours before
going to bed, and cold food only to be
taken for supper; third, the cares and
burdens of the mind must be put aside
none to be carried to bed-and no read
ing or studying there; fourth, the bed
chamber should contain pure, sound
air, be roomy and high if possible, and
the windows be always kept open, ex-
cept in the night time; fifth, when in
bed, endeavor to lie horizon tally, with
the head slightly raised, avoiding any
forced or constrained posture that
makes the body form an angle, as by
this means the circulation in the stom-
ach is checked.
The Mineral argus., 1884-09-11

improvement at the least expen is
made in the choice of good rams. High
feeding and forced growth in rams has
a tendency to barrenness and sterility.
Such pampered rams as are sold some
times for large prices are in many in
stances a disappointment, because not SO
strong and robust as others from rams
of slower growth and with more bone
and muscle.-[Carlos Mason, Lake
Co., o.
A correspondent of the Iowa Home
stead says that "the only true way of
improving corn is by selection and Gull
tivation. After once procuring a pure
early variety of Dent corn, make an
effort TO keep it pure. In selecting
seed always take ears from large, we'll
developed stalks. Choose those that
have long, deep kernels and small cobs,
do not reject the seed from the tip or
small end of the ear; the seed from the
whole ear should be planted. In she'll
ing off and rejecting the seed from the
tip or small end of the ear, you make
the corn later. This fact has been es-
tablished beyond a doubt. Above all,
procure seed of a pure-bred early va
riety or northern origin if possible"
The Poultry World says that the diff
ference between an egg laid by aplump,
healthy hen, fed with good, fresh food
daily, and an egg laid by a thin, poorly
fed hen is as great as the difference be-
tween good beef and Door. A fowl fed
on garbage and weak slops, with very
little grain of any kind, may lay eggs,
to be sure, but when these eggs are bro
ken, to be used for cakes, pies, etc.,
they will spread in a weak, watery way
v your dish or look a milky white,
instead of having a rich, slightly yellow
tinge. A erich egg," retains its shape
as far as possible, and yields to the
beating of a knife or spoon with more
resistance, and gives you tho conviction
that you are really beating something
thicker than water or diluted milk.
The Mineral argus., 1884-09-11
strawbsrries for Home Use.

Mr.. Edmund Hersey, who has fur
nished his household with strawberries
for thirty-hve years, reports ali actual
seasons yield of 100 quarts from fifty
plants, mostly Hovey's and Cutters
Seedlings, On two rods of land and with
four hours of labor" He urges all
farmers and rural residents with "no
matter how small gardens" to raise
their own supply, declaring that those
who depend upon the open market
never can buy the best fruit, Indeed
they have little conception of the luxury
of a dish of good, well-ripened straw
berries" His ideas as to culture, based
on long experience from the amateurs
point of view, are given as follows in
The Massachusetts, Ploughman:
zone of the great mistakes hat many
make who attempt to grow Strawberries
in their gardens, is in trying to get
more than one crop of fruit from a set
of vines. The easiest and best way is
to set new vines every year, keep them
well cultivated until October, then omit
cultivation until the fruit is all ripe and
gathered, when the vines should be
ploughed under and the land set with
cabbage or sow to turnips, thus getting
another crop and at the same time keep
ing the ground free from weeds and
grass. If an attempt be made to carry
the bed over another year, it will take
twice as long to clean the bed of grass,
weeds and surplus vines, as it would to
set a new bed, and keep it clean the
entire season; but once cleaning will
not be enough, it must be weeded out
several times during the season, and
even then will not yield as much as a
new bed"
MANY set in August, bit this is not
the best time; if the weather be dry it
will be necessary to water the plants,
and then the next spring they must be
kept clean of weeds and grass, and then
mulched to keep the fruit clean. Ifthe
plants do well they will not bear half
as much fruit as if set in spring. After
trying different seasons 1 have settled
down to the last week in April as the
best time to set a new bed. Then the
ground is wet, and before the season
gets dry and hot the plants have time
to get we'll established, so the plants
require no care, except to keep the
weeds and grass out. If one is short of
garden space the vines may be set in
rowsf four feet apart, and a row of early
peas, radishes or lettuce may be plant
The Mineral argus., 1884-09-11
Twins Astonish Judge and Jury.

From the Augusta (Me) journal.
At a trial in Augusta the other day,
before Judge Whitehouse, the case be-
ing a family quarrel between disgrunt-
led heirs, among the witnesses for the
defense we're twins. They were not
ordinary twins. They had hair of the
brightest auburn, eyebrows the color Of
flax, pink and white compilations, and
dresses exactly alike, ever tC the least
important bow. Their names were ex-
actly alike, with the single exception
that a N "a" appeared in one of their
names instead of an Co." When the
first appeared on the stand the jury,
Judge, and lawyers regarded her atten-
lively; she gave her testimony in a mod
est manner and stepped down. Anoth-
er name was called it was that of her
twin sister. AS her counterfeit pre-
sentiment quietly took the stand
there was a hush in the court room.
Judge, jury, lawyers and spectators sat
transfixed, and gazed first at the wit
ness in the box and then at the place
where her sister had taken her seat.
They could hardly believe their eyes; it
seemed as if the last witness had re-
turned to the box without being recalled.
The lawyer conducting the cross exam
nation put the usual questions; the
name and residence were, to all appear
ances the same in the case fher double
just on the stand, and the voice precise
ly the same in tone and infection. The
jury looked at each other and seemed
ready to match coppers as to whether
thew wpra awake or NOT Than tha
lawyer asked the witness if she had
been on the stand before during the
trial, and received a quiet answer in the
negative. This satisfied the court, al
though if her twin sister had not sat in
plain view at the other end of the court
room it is by no means certain that she
would not have been indicted for per-
jury.
The Mineral argus., 1884-09-11
Weights of Sheen.

From the Farm, Field and Fireside.
But few farmers are aware of the
heavy weights sometimes attained by the
large breeds of sheep. Some of the
breeds, as managed in England, exceed
300 pounds. The average weights of
10-months' lambs, at Smithfield, Eng,
in 1884, show that the growth of those
lambs from the special breeds is very
rapid. The lambs of the Hampshire
and Wiltshire Downs averaged 204
pounds; cross breeds. 168 pounds; Ok
fordshires, 17S pounds; Cotswolds, IT'S
pounds%Shropshire, 153 pounds; South
downs, 161 pounds; Leicesters, 1919
pounds. At the age of 81 months, the
weights were as follows: Hampshire
and Wiltshire Downs, 293 pounds; Ok
ford, 292 pounds; Lincoln, 283 pounds;
Cotswolds, 283 pounds; cross breeds,
270 pounds; Kentish, 253 pounds; Lei
cesters, 244 pounds; Shropshires, 239
pounds; SouthGowns, 216 pounds.
Here we notice that the Southdowns
fell but little below the Leicesters at 81
months. The above showing is a credit
able one for the Southdowns, and con-
firms their position as one of the best
breeds that can be used for improve
ment.
The Mineral argus., 1884-09-11
Things in General.

The mayor of Boston lately sent two
packages of exactly the same size and
weight, n to Paris, France. and the
other to Worcester, Mass. The former
went 5000 miles and the postage was 2e
cents and the latter went 40 miles and tbp
postage was % cents.
At the Office of the American bank
note company in New York there is
used a stamp with a clock attachment.
so arranged as to stamp on any paper
or package a dial indicating the exact
time of day when the impression was
made. This precise record of the time
of any given transaction, made in con-
nection with other memoranda; which
are recorded by the stamp at the same
time, is found great aid in accuracy
and clearness in the company's accounts.
The arm company in Hartford are
just finishing the last six OF the forty
one Calling guns for the United States
army, which, with the recent order for
the navy, will make fifty-one guns in
all thus far ordered.
According to Lord Shaftesbury, one
If the social necessities of the time in
England is said to be the emigration of
half a million of surplus women. The
recent report Of the Women's Emigra-
ton Society declares that in three years
the society has sent to the colonies $50
women. "Three hundred and fftyl"
exclaims the Pail Mall Gazette, ais it
not trying to empty the Atlantic with a
teaspoons"
The late New York Legislature en-
acted a law furnishing railroad baggage
smashes with a fine of $50 for each
trunk destroyed, in addition to the liza
bility of the railroad company for the
value of the property.
The Garfield Memorial Hospital at
Washington was opened to patients
June 16. The first patient admit
ted was a woman, o lady clerk in
the Treasury Department; the first
operation performed by DIR. Swan Bur
nett, ~oculist, on a colored veteran, a
diseased eye, resulting from a wound
received in the war for emancipation.
The first funeral, last week, was that
of q full blooded Pawnee Indian, at
tired in buckskin leggings and hunting
shirt.
While a proper regard to etiquette
should always be paid during waking
hours, it is equally proper that people
should conduct themselves in a decor
II 49, G-A.Is1I l.
dy dreamed the other night that she saw
her husband kissing a neighbours wife.
The correct etiquette in this case was
for the lady to continue her dream and
apply for a divorce in the land of Nod.
Instead of so doing she awoke and
struck her slumbering SPONGE on the
face, breaking his nose. Nothing could
be more unladylike or uncalled for.
The Mineral argus., 1884-09-11
FARM, FIELD And PRESIDE.
For the Cook.

Ice CREAM.-TwO quarts of good
cream, half pint of milk, fourteen ounces
of white sugar, two eggs; beat the eggs
and sugar together, as for cake, before
mixing with the cream; flavor to suit
the taste. Place the can in the freezer
and put in alternate layers of pounded
ice and salt use plenty of salt to make
cream freeze quickly; stir Immediately
and constantly-rapidly a. it begins to
freeze, to make it perfectly smooth, and
slower as it gets pretty stiff. As the
ice melts draw of the water and fill up
with fresh layers.
BoNED CHICKEN FOR PICNIcs.-Bone
two chickens, lay upon the table and
spread first with alayer of boiled tongue
In slice, then with nicely seasoned veal
forcemeat, and lastly with slices of
boiled ham. Roll each up firmly, tie
round with tape and simmer on the
back of the stove in a deep saucepan
with the chicken bones, some herbs,
onion, carrot, etc., for flavoring, and
enough water to cover. When tender
take out the chickens and let the well
seasoned gravy simmer longer until re-
duced to a pint; then add to it an ounce
of dissolved gelantine; and when the
gravy is nearly set into jelly pour it over
the chickens. These must have been
previously unbound and cut into slices
ready for serving, but still retaining
their shape. Garnish the platter with
parsley sprigs and sliced lemon.
A Coop AUGUST SoUP.-Boil a chick
en- ready for the table; keep in the warm
ing oven covered with parsley and but
ter till wanted. Add to the hot liquor
II ears of corn that has been grated
from the cob, and boiling on the stove
10 milk, a little butter rolled in flour,
parsley, salt and pepper, and, if liked,
q finely shred onion. Boil half an
hour and serve.
A PLEASANT APPLE PUDDNG.-Take
three ~teacupfuls of bread crumbs, three
~teacupfuls of chopped tart apples, and
sugar to taste, half a pound of raisins
and a little favoring of any favorite
kind, (nutmeg is good. Pour a pint of
scalded milk over the bread crumbs,
add two beaten eggs, after stirring, and
then the other ingredients. Butter a
pan and pour in, bake half an hour in a
hot oven, and serve with sweet sauce.
The Mineral argus., 1884-09-11
rha Bang Ont ofpnta.

The decadence of the bang is an
nounced. A few years ago a young Ia
dy without bangs would have been as
obsolete as a three-cent postage-stamp.
Now one who wears bangs is looked at
askance, as much so as if she appeared
in a dashing jockey costume. The
bangis out of date. It has served its
purpose, and must go. The new style
is the Saratoga wave and the Grecian
coil. The Saratoga wave in a revival
in a modified form of custom which
prevailed twenty-five years ago, when
ladies we're won't to part their hair in the
middle and bring it down in two semi
circles from the center of the forehead,
covering the ears, and fastening it at
the back of the head. The new style
makes the curve toward the back of the
head begin at the temples. The effect is
to bring out the attractive features of the
face and conceal bullying foreheads and
creased temples. The Grecian coil is a
skillful twisting of the hair at the back
of the head. It has a very charming
effect, and makes a pretty woman per-
fectly irresistible when she turns her
back.
The Mineral argus., 1884-09-11
Crab-Apple Preserves.

remember as if it were a treat of yes
terday the delicious crab-apple preserves
which with slice of grandmother's bread
and butter, made up a lunch of great mer-
it for the children. found out last sum-
mer just how she preserved this some
times desplsed fruit. After looking the
apples over to see that no wormy ones
were put in, and also to pick off the re-
mains of the blossoms, she rinsed them
off. Then. leaving the stems on,
she weighed them, and to one pound of
fruit allowed three-qusrters of a pound
of sugar. The apples were put into a
preserving kettle with enough water
nearly to owe them. When the skin
was tender so that it could be pierced
with no effort, the apples were taken
out and a syrup made with this same
water and sugar. When the syrup
reached the boiling point the apples
were put back into the kettle and the
whole allowed 20 simmer until the ap-
pies were thoroughly cooked and blocked
clear. In grandmother's day this was
put into jars, but the canning process
universal in our time is a vast i'm
provement, for, although the fruit
would keep" more or less thought
must be given to it to insure its not
working.
The Mineral argus., 1884-09-11
Keep the Jewel Bright.

How many hopeful young hearts, in
the beautiful season just past, have
gone out from the homes of their child
hood. to made new homes of their own;
homes whose influences for good or evil
shall reach to eternity Oh, dear young
husband and wife, preserve and Guilt
vate the pure and holy love God has
implanted in your beings. Once lost,
it can never be recovered. Guard the
tender blossom as a priceless treasure;
nourish it with loving words; water it
with the gentle dew of sympathy. Avoid
the first difference, which is apt to be
followed by ugly looks and stinging
words; and while you may forgive each
other, and think you have forgotten,
too, they leave q scar, which has ONE
what defaced the pure surface, and it
is much easier to have the second dis
agreement. Then bear with each
others faults; be thoughtful and con-
siderate, Tighten the cares of daily life
by loving acts and kind words.-Rural
New Yorker.