The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-03-28

/ band 10 the small fraction over.
| As an evidence of the rapid growth of
| Texas, IL is stated that it now has sixty four
Organized counties in which no vote was cast
at the last Presidential election.
Colonel Smith, better known as "Bill Arp"
has published his humorous sketches in
large volume, "from every page Of which
| the honest cricket chirps," according 10
Henry Grady.
1t Is noted as q curious historical coinci-
dence that General Washington and General
Sherman issued their farewell orders to the
army OH the same day a century apart, No.
vember /, 1888 1888.
There are 81 religious papers published in
| New York. 1t Is strange there should be so
many of them, but they are no doubt useful
to advertisers Of patent medicines and revolt
vers, and should, therefore, be encouraged.
A writer in an English medical journal
declares that the raising of the head of the
bed, by placing under each leg block of the
thickness of two bricks, Is an effective rem
edy for cramps. Patients who have suffered
at night, crying aloud with pain, have found
this plan to afford immediate, certain, and
permanent relief.
The simplest patent on record at the patent
Office originated In this ways Some one con-
ceived the idea of pastIng piece OF thread
under the inclosing flap Of an envelope, the
object being that the recipient Of letter, by
taking hold of the end OF the thread, could
tear the envelope open neatly and In an In
slant. This plan did not meet with much
success, as the end Of the thread was gen6r-
ally twisted out Of place and hard to find,
which fact led some genius to tie knot In
the end Of the thread and To patent the knot.
The employees of the dry dock sawmIll at
Mobile were badly frightened the other day
by blaze of fire suddenly enveloping log
that was being ripped In two. When the
machinery was stopped II was found that
the teeth were all knocked off the saw. On
cutting into the log six-nch iron she'll was
found near the center. The tree from which
the log was taken grew In the vicinity Of the
Spanish forts near New Orleans, and 1t Is not
certain whether the shell was imbedded
there during Jackson's famous battle or at
the capture of the city by Farragut In 1862.
The fuse and powder were In fine condition,
and the only wonder is they were not
ignited.
A Mr. Gushing sends the following note to
the Popular Science NGlss "During the
many years that have taken your Journal
have noticed in IL varions methods for re-
moving glass shoppers from bottles, all of
| which seem to have some objection. The
| ore which / use has no serious objection,
and is effectual. Attach one end Of a stout
cord TO something firm, wind IL once around
the neck of the bottle, hold the end firm
with one hand, aud with the other hand
move the bottle rapidly back and forth. The
friction will readily heat the glass enough to
expand II just where IL Is needed"
The funeral expenses Of the late Repre-
sentative Haskell cost the Government, in
cluding casket, flowers, Pullman car, gloves,
sashes, cigars, lunches, "&c," in the vicinity
of So 200. A "memorial volume" will prob
ably cost 5000 more. or its $500 copies
three or four thousand will find their way,
free of postage, to the people. The remain
ing thousands will soon be covered with cot
webs In some Washington junk shop. The
book is printed with large type, heavy paper,
and beautiful binding, with gold leaf letter
ing; and in the book will be steel engrav-
ing of the late Mr.. Haskell which cost 500.
IL will be remembered that when the Yer
dict In the Guiteau case was announced, the
piisoner lesped from his chair Rnd SHOUTED,
s'God will punish you for this,p 4Ad then pros
nounced q prophecy Of veDgeanCs upon his
prosecutors, their witnesses and the jury.
Cor khill, the District Attorney, has lost his
Office, and Is looking for something TO do.
I One Of bis associate counsel took to drinking
soon after the trial, and Is now common
drunkard. Two of the Jnrymen are dead,
two of them have failed in business and an
other Is hopelessly insane. Three OF the
medical experts who testified TO his sanity
are dead, and q fourth has become insane,
! And now i. w. Tilden, the chemist who dis
covered ths poisan In the bouquet Mrs. schos
, WILLIE sent TO her brother the morning of his
execution, has gone crazy, and been commit
. ted to the Government; asylum for treat
ment,
A writer In tho Portland tMe.) Press says
be took spider from his web, put him on
, chip, and set him adoat upon the quiet wa.
tiers Of q pond. HE walked all about the
sides of the bark, surveying the situation
very carefully, and when the fact that he was
/ really atloal and about yard from shore
! seemed TO be fully comprehsnded, he pros
pected 'far the nearest point Of land. This
point fairly settled upon, he ianeaiateg
began to cast web Tor It. Ae threw u q iaI
Q as possible In the air and with the wind. Ii
4 soon reached the shore and made fast to the
spires OF grass. Then he turned himse II
about aud In true sailor fashion began to
haul In hand over hand on his cable. Care
fully he drew upon It until his bark began to
. move toward the shore. As IL moved the
faster, the faster he drew upon II, TO keep his
hayssr tStlt, and from touching the hi ater:
Q Very soon be reached The shore, and quickly
!, leaping to terra fIrma, be sped his way home-
4 ward. Thinking then that he might be .
!, special expert, aud an exception In that line
: OF tmanship TO the rest OF his compan-
= ions, tried several Of them, and they all
q came to shore In like manner"
There was Q Chicago man who found out
: that be was not 30 peculiarly endowed by
Q nature as he had supposed. An inch more
!. than usual would proverbially be great
|. deal on q nose. This man had II, and In
consequences be overrated his nasal impor-
= lance. A test proved that 1t does not render
y him thrilling 10 the masses. He is cigar
!, maker by trade. whenever he took his
walks abroad he was gazed ct In smazement.
iIf am 10 be looked on ~ curiosity" he
reasoned, ait would be better to make lazy
/, living with my abnormal nose" So he took
l. his big feature to the manager Of ten-cent
!, | museum. avery WE'LL wss the offer which
y be received "I'll do Just The ssms by yRp
that do by any other new freak. We CANT
d tell what'll catch o., With the people. You
= can have place on the platform for week.
!. If you make failure I'll give you i've dol
lars. IL you hit 'an. III fix square, lib
eral salary" .sBut ho'm ! to know whether
q / Int emp the amateur curiosity asked.
y ssEY serlrF Rhrthrr the foEs stop tp iook II
: you. Thais The trst.H The noSe vas not
= potent. What had seen upyel In privste life
3 was slmos, disroearisd In professional.
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