The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-01-09
THE LYCEUM.
Exercises aud Assignments Friday Even
Ing, January o.

The Lyceum meeting at the Court House
last Friday evening was not, owing to in
clement weather, so largely attended rs some
previous meetings, but the room was COM
fortably filed notwithstanding, and the
exercises highly entertaining. President
Mcmillan was In the chair and Miss Secre-
tary Wthers at her station. The first stated
exercise was a very interesting reading by
Mr.. Addison Smith, from Chambers Infor-
nation for the People, concerning the arbi-
trary divisions OF Time. Mrs. l.. A. Dakin
next read an essay on Temperance, or rather
Prohibition, which in strength Of reasoning,
vigor and concisencss of expression and ele-
g4nce Of diction, entities IL to first place
among the papers that have been read before
the Society. As we do not concur with the
lady in scarcely proposition contained in
the essay, we naturally enough limit our ap-
proval to that of the Critic, and remark that
ait was excellent"
Professor j. j. Robinson and Miss Nellie
Withers reported briefly from the commit,
mittees on Music, and asked further time
BY the way, Prof Robinson Is giving instru-
mental septette lessons TO Messrs Lee KEEL
ley, II. S. Reed Chas. Aspling, John Gal
braith, A. ID. Hoss, Frank Price and Frank
Bien, and these gentlemen, with their IN
structor, on solicitation, will be present this
evening and favor the audience with music
The responses 10 roll.call handed US are as
follows: We call attention TO the fact that q
number Of members failed to return written
responses to the Secretary and others neglec-
ted TO attach their names. Perhaps these
responses might prove interesting in days
and yearslto GENE, If published and accred-
tied:
All men are to an unspeakable degree
brothers, and each mans life a strange en-
blem Of every man's.-Cdriyle.
Let the slandered take comfort; 1t is only
nj fruit trees thieves throw stones.
wee.
The greatest homage We can pay to truth
Is to use it.-EniersOn. MISS X. NJ. ID.
Speech is silvern, silence Is golden;
Speech il human, silence is divine.
Ger man Prouerb. MRS. Il, NJ. NJ.
Love, like death,
Levels all ranks, and lays the shepherds
crook
Beside the sceptre. --Lytton Bul,oer
Il. II. r..
Gold is tried by the touchstone, and men
by gold.-Bdcon. MRS. l.. A. ID.
What IL New Years day 10 most mortals
remembrance, resolutions, renections upon
IL still IaStNhn ont Of it ali osniv a nniform
continuance of the life of yesterday .-Auer-
bach. MISS l.. ID.
When Chinaman wants to aye his hair
ne n, ms .ns uye W. ,mh;h.s ,hs na,n, 70
J.B.
A silent partner is one who makes ne noise
and leaves nothing WV
Never sneeze because your nelghoor M l
49, ~. %.
God hIesssss wsnt Win larger svmnatbies
Love enters gIadliest at the humble door,
And makes the cot a palace with his eyes.
Miss II. III.
Thrice unhappy he who, being born to see
things as thew mipb t be, Ia schooled by cir
cumstances 10 see things az people say they
are-io read God In prose transiatiom.-
Loweh L. g. I.
ne p'yttn pss. , ~no ioses s oess
II .hinks, So.n ~ tea i ana ,,s
'ne usa, "Dn WY .Js''n us 1a,.-;Ja.
Mns w. Fl. r.
I would rather be right than President
james @. Blaine. X. H.
Quite a number Of queries previously as
ali hat IN Mr. II