The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1886-12-17
ALL SORTS.

British sailors saved more than $4,000, 600
last year,
A large statue of Hercules has been un-
yelled at Algeria
Montreal is already getting ready for Its
annual ice palace winter carnival,
Four millions of trees have been planted on
the crown lands in the Isle Of Man, and tho
work of extending the forest area there is
still going on.
New York police officials are Dragging that
all the bunco men have gone to Philadelphia,
and that most of the gambling houses and
policy shops in Gotham are shut up
It is said that Swiss officer went to study
something in Turkey and the sultan wanted
to know where Switzerland was. He found
out, and then said the Swiss were good peo-
pie anyhow, because they did not bother him
with ambassadors. The sultan is unhappy.
The New York Society for the Relief of Poor
Widows with Small Children held its eighty
ninth annual meeting the other day. It is
probably the Oldest society of its kind in
America. The reports for tho winter of 1856
show that 535 widows and 1878 children were
assisted, ....
A Krupp cannon weighing lal tons was
embarked few days ago at Antwerp for
Spezzia, 1t is the largest cannon that has
over been made, either at Essen or anywhere
else. Extensive orders have lately been exc
ecuted in krupp's works for the Italian gov
ernment.
In the imperial state CROWN of Britain
there are 1863 brilliant, 1879 rose and 147
table diamonds The brilliant was the
crowning invention of the art, the work of
Vincenzio Peruzzi, of Venice, in the century
in which Mazarin had the crown jewels of
France recut.
The president is writing his message on the
desk made from the timbers of the Rescue
and presented to the United States by Queen
Victoria. At each cabinet meeting as much
Of the message as has been written is read
and comnen ed on. The message will he in
print about Dec. l.
Work has begun ON the children's play
ground in Golden State park in San Francis
co. upon which it was decided to spend the
$4,000 bequeathed by ex-senator Sharon.
The main feature will be a large dairy
building, where fresh milk, bread, eggs, etc.,
will be sold to the children at cost
The sultan of Turkey has been getting into
trouble with his big neighbors In moment
of i'll hunior he expressed his belief in four
Turkish words, that the English were dogs
and the Germans pigs. The Cologne Gazette
had q reporter around who understood Turk.
ish, and published his remarks, and now The
Cologne Gazette is not to be allowed to enter
Turkey,
The corn crop Of this country this year is
said to be 1,G5O,O 900 bushels The same
authority gives the consumption as more than
this, namely: 10000, 600 bushels used in
human food, 624, 900 for working ami
mails, 10000, 600 for seed, 100, ,0O0, 600 for the
production of spirits and glucose, 65, ,000, 900
for export and 900, ,0O0, 600 for the food of
meat producing animals.
The wars of Europe since the Sixteenth
century were as follows: Wars undertaken
for the acquisition of territory, A; for the
levy of tributes, %; for reprisals, "a. to de-
eide questions of honor or prerogatiyes, 6;
from claims relative to the possession of terri
tory, q; from claims to crowns, a; from pre-
texts of assistance to an ally, 80; from rivalry
in influence, %; from commercial quarrels,
5; civil wars, IS; religious wars, 2s Total,
gs6.
There are nearly 1000 licensed venders
from carts In New York city, and nearly
5000 hand peddlers. They pay SIS and 81
license fees respectively. This Is q list of ar
ticles sold by one hand peddler the other day:
Gilt pocket match boxes, snowy seal and
cameo finger rings, gold plated and pearl cuff
buttons, combs, eyeglasses, pearl and bone
collar buttons, wire and rubber garters, key
rings. leather shoelaces, worsted socks and
wristlets, neckties. An ice peddler who was
interviewed by newspaper reporter de-
clared that he only made % cents net on
ton of frozen water, although the reporter,
figured it out S4.89.
Real estate dealers in Washington are
shrewd fellows. A client not long ago placed
some cheap northeast property in the hands
OF q real estate man, and told him to hold it
at Is cents. Tho real estate man denurrcd,
stating that the property could not bring that
figure. A few days after the client called
and asked IL amy offer had been made. He.
was Informed that no ono had mentioned the
property. The property holder then requested
the real estate man to advance the property
to s. cents He called several times after
ward, rsiising the price at every visit, until
1t reached IS cents Il few days after the
final Istiss man who lsatl been watching the
rapid increase Of the property offered 70cents
for il, The client was Informed and accepted
The offer.