The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-01-23
THE LYCEUM.
Exercises and Assignments Friday Even.
Ing, January 20.

The attendance at the Lyceum last Friday
evening was not so large As usual, the snow
fall rendering transit unpleasant. DIR. j. II.
Owngs read a very interesting and valuable
paper on What we Eat and Drink-their poi
sons and authorizations, methods Of detec-
ton, purIfcatlsn, etc. Miss Lottie g. Thorn
son read excelently poetical selection, and
Judge Batterton an interesting story of war
times
The responses to Roll Call handed to the
Secretary were as follows:
All the vows that ever men have broke
Number more than ever women spoke.
-Shdks.
We know what we are, but know not what
we may be.-Hdnttet. j. ii. o.
Our doubts are traitors,
And make us lose the good we oft might win
BY fearing TO attempt.
Measure for Measure.
There comes forever something between us
and what we deep happiness.
'-Sdrd0Hdpdts. M. w. Il. ).
sing the sweets ] know, the sweets feel
MY morning incense and my evening meal
The sweets Of Hasty Pudding.
-BdriOW. G. W.
The liberty of all limited by the liberty of
each.
Herbert Spencer. f. II. 1.
Who spends more than he should
Shall not have to spend when he would.
AS.
Whoever thinks faultless piece to see,
Thinks what ne'er was, nor is, nor e'er shall
Essay on Criticism.-Pope E.MM NJ.
Good reading will Ill a man.-Bdcon So
will eating-Bacon.- j. H. NJ.
Don't rely too much on the torches of 9TH
ers light one of your own. Mr.. j. o. N.
Until the ladies have recognized, or refused
TO recognize a mans merit his social posi-
ton is not yet observation-disclosures Exams.
w. f. q.
How doth the little busy bee
Improve each shining minute,
And poke his nose in everything
To see what there is in IL.
Watts; Nth Udridtt0hS ID. J. Mem.
He who waits TO have his task marked out
shall die and leave his errand unfulflled.
-LOpeH. MRS. o. Ii. OBJ.
1.-The nimble lie
l. like "A second hand upon the clock:
We see 1t fly while the hour hand of truth
Seems 10 stand STILL aud yet 10 moves unseen
And wins at last; for the clock will not
strike
Till 1t has reached the goal" Il. II. Il.
Among the miscellaneous business was no.
tice Of amendment to the Constitution TO
admit all boys and girls under the age of ~
years TO membership, without fee; also TO
establish the Office of Assistant Secretary.
The bylaw making the sessions terminate at
$50 was repealed. A mum Der of Queries pre-
viously assigned were answered, and the fol-
lowing were among those assigned for an
swer this evening:
TO DR.. J. II. Owinqs-What is poison?
To n. ). Reed, Jr.-Nine times nine is, or
are, 81?
To J. c. Robinson--W hat was the origin of
the expression, Judge Lynch"
TO Il. II. Irrine-How far has live man
bsen from the earth
To.Miss Nay Iruhe-when was paper first
made In England?
To Mrs. II. $. Reed-What were the golden
candlesticks which we're In Solomons Tenn
pie?
ToJ. III. heyers-What is the magnetic me-
ridian?
To Gdien Wood-What is an agnsstic?
To Miss Wolfe-Who were the seven wise
men of Greece, and what were their several
notices inScri bed on the Delphian Temple
To Miss Bate, ton What il the significance
Of "Curfew Bell? ?" How did IL originate ard
what was the purpose?
TO W. Il. Colemdn-what is the proper pro-
nunciation of Diphtheria?
A number of new members, of which we
have not the list, were admitted, and Mr.. L.
II Irvine, Critic, made a very careful and
just report of TIE proceedings, whereupon
tn meeting adjourned.
Following are the stated assignments for
this evening: Miss Fannie /. Hart, Mrs. w.
III. Trippet, Willie Coleman, Jas. II. Mills.