The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-03-28
g, 1884, WHOLE NO. 76S
WHY WE LAUGH.

The power behind the throne in London is
dynamite.-Ne,o York Commercial Adrer-
tiser.
Bismarck, d. t., need not change its
name. ID. T. can stand for darned tyraDt.-
Philadelphia Cal.
They are people Of gravity and leisure,
these Cinnamon; they take their opium cum
dignitate.-C Chicago Tribune.
"Haye you seen George lately, Charley ?"
"No; l loaned him five dollars as much as
three weeks ago."-LopeN Citizen.
"To the pure" said the milkman, as he
sold quart of milk to an innocen: little
girl. "all things are pure."-Phttddetphtd
Call.
There is a river in Africa called Kissme-
Tonga. Every girl In this country knows all
about II, from the source TO the mouth
The Hoosier.
Those persons who we're about TO send a
barrel of Kentucky refreshment to El Mshdi
have now changed their minds. He has no
longer any place he can Trinkitat.-Conrier.
Journal.
A Springfield man wrote to Gov. Robinson
TO know If the law Of Massachusetts, would
permit him to marry his cousin. The Gov
ernor's reply was "The law Is 'willin' II
the cousin is."
"Mr. White" said Harrisburg lawyer TO
q witness in the box, cat the time these
papers were executed you were specializing,
were you not ?" ayes, SIR" "You were 10
oil ?" 81 was" "And what are you in now ?''
Bankruptcy" was the solemn reply.
A lecture on The Ten Commandments "
was recently delivered in q western town,
and the local paper spoke of 1t as novel
and brilliantly original code of morals which
will be likely to make stir in the world
when 1t becomes more widely known.
Ben. Butler says he shall make square
fight for the Presidential nomination, and, IL
defeated, will 90 out of politics forever. We
do not see why a man who has been stepped
on by an elephant should insist on being run
over by freight train.-Teras Sitting.
While scattering . few crumbs for the
sparrows this severe weather. don't forget
to throw out lot Of old tomato cans, bar
rel hoops, and cast-of shoes for the poor
goat, which has as much right to live as the
imported feather biped.-NorriSto,o Her
aid.
When Duoufe's celeDrated paintings ol
"Adam" and "Eve' we're on exhibition, Mr.
McNab was taken to see them and was asked
for bis opinion. 81 think no great thing o
the painter" said the great gardener. "Why,'
man, Ewes temptin' Adam VII pippin of q
variety that wssIa known until about 2C
years ago ~ Glasgow Times.
Washington correspondence of the Bur.
lington HdUkeye: Last evening the President
entertained at dinner Mime. Christine Nils
son, the pIima donna, Mr.. Murat Halstead
the author of the charming domestic storie:
in the Chicago Tribune, and Mr.. Henry Wat
terson, the author Of the celebrated political
aphorlsm, LET Pennsylvania go to the
Devil"
IL didn't think he would ever be able to
get through with it," said the man In the
| gallery, as the Chaplain Of the House fin
| ished his recital Of the Lords Prayer. "Ht
cert ainly said, Give us this day our daily
bread and was looking straight at Holman
hut he never opered his mouth" "Wha
| did you expect Holman to do" expect
him to do? Why, object to the present con.
sideration of the petition, of course, and
move to refer 1t to the committee on ways
| and means"