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The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1893-09-02

THE PAINTED POST. Though called
the painted post, it had no paint or
marks upon it and lookedlike q simple
piece of weather beaten oak. 1t stood
on the bank Of the Conhocton river by
the side of the trail to Tioga point.
There was at that time an important
village Of Seneca Indians near the juno
tion of the Conhocton, Caristeo and Tioga
rivers, which form the Chelnung, and
some of them had been among those de-
feated by Sullivan at Newtown in 1873.
The Seneca chief Cornplanter many
years afterward said the post was erected
to mark the grave Of a great chief who
had been wounded in that batllcand who
died on the retreat up the Conhocton,
and that it got its name from having
been stained with strawberry juice, but
Cornplallter would not give the name or
tribe Of this great chief. a neighbor-
hood legend says that it was Captain
ROLAND Montour, a half breed but he is
known to have been alive after the post
was erected.
In the beginning Of the present CEN
tury the post was dug up and carried off
by curiosity hunters. It was afterward
returned, but in the meantime the set
tiers had erected anew one. This lasted
20 years on more, but was gradually
Clipped TO pieces by relic seekers and
had to be replaced by the present post,
which stands II few rods from the site Of
the original at the southeast corner Of
the crossroads of the village. 1t is
about Is feet high, octagonal in form, is
painted red and has the figure of an
Indian cut out Of sheet iron OH the top.
1t is soon to be superseded by IL stone
monument and IN Indian in bronze,
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GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES.


An Iowa Republican and II tirgini:. DelS.-
Frank D. jackson of Des AIoines, the
gul1eInatori;,l nominee Of the Republican
state couvention Of Iowa, was born in
Arcade, Wyoming county, n. Y, in
1854. He graduated from the Iowa state
university and adopted the legal profess
sion, but went into politics and was chn-
sen clerk Of the state senate in 1881, anG
i'll 1881 was elected to the office of secre-
tary Of state, serving for six years
Upon the expiration Of his third term Of
Office lie accepted the presidency Of the
Royal Union Mutual Life Insurance
company, and has since devoted himself
exclusively to the business Of that cor
poration, escEeWing all active participa-
tioll in politics. because, as he expresses
it, he could not afford it, havinga family
to support. Els family consists OF a
wife and four children, all boys.
In the Old Dominion, Congressman
Charles T. OFerrall, who is the nom
inee of the Democrats for the governor
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The Greatest Natural Bridge.

The greatest natural bridge in che
world is the natural bridge over Cedar
creek III Virginia 1t extends across Il
chasm 50 feet in width and $50 feet III
depth. at the bottom Of which the creek
flows.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1893-09-02

sergeant-;.t arms SOON. Doovkcercr T!lrt.
Clerk Kerr
ChaE!ain IlndaM:sy. Postmaster Dalton.
OFFICERS OF TIE HOUSE.
in indiana in 1895, served WivA dlstinc-
ton in tho Union army aud is by pro-
fession IL schoolteacher. The salary Of
his office is 81 ,Oo0
Lycurgus Dalton Of indiana is serving
his fourth term as postmaster Of the
house. He was born in Owen county,
Ky, in 1S43. He served several terms
in the Indiana Legislature and Tor a few
years occupied !. position in the senate
folding room Mr.. Dalton's salary is
s., 500
Chaplain Samuel W. Hadaway is about
So years old aud is a member Of the
Methodist church south. He was for
1nerly paste OF tue Mount Vernon place
church at Washington. G. Fl. G.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1893-09-02

Worlds fair on
the special invita-
ton Of the execu-
II tive committee
and s. will spend
three months in
the United States
visiting all the
l"...5c cities be-
tween New o1,k
and San Francis
co, though the
specific object Of
his visit was to
nt-ta,f1 t1,a A fri
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1893-09-02

'sIt was largely a matter Of pique."
said George Washington Gale Ferris,
the inventor of the great wheel, talking
about the origin of his big idea. Il saw
that the architects of the country were
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1893-09-02

was started in
=. 1856 by Samuel
Harris, an Indian
tr a q en-, W II .
found the name
ready made in
the designation
of an old Indian
| a II din a TX or
III Q Il Il III e Il t OF
mysterious Q ori-
gin and sig:nifi-
cance, It was
an oak post 10 o..
Y feet in height
and il b on t II
inches in diane
ter. Tt was square
for four feet o.. so
above the ground
and then octag-
Ona1 70 t}ln tom.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1893-09-02
TIE PAINTED POST.
An Ancient Indian f1:snlmarlSF From Which
In =

One Of the most peculiar names on the
map Of New York state is that Of the
village of Painted Post, in Steuben
county. Though small, the village is
an old one 1t
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1893-09-02
DR.. CARL PET Frs.

The E&p4s4er of Africa Comes to Explore
the Fair.
Dir. Carl Peters, the African explore:
and German imperial commissioner for
East Africa, has come over To visit the
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1893-09-02

CLASSICAL AND SCIENTIFIC COURSES
COLLEGE OF MONTANA.
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Department of Engineering and Chemistry
including Mathematics, Surveying. Mechanica
Civil ana Mining Engineering, Meaurgy, Min
eralogy. Assaying, General. Analytical and APP
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to both sexes on equal terms.
For terms, etc, apply to Rev James Reid,
President, Deer Lodge Mont
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Engineer Ferris Tells Why and How He

HE BUILT THE GREAT WHEEL.
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BUSINESS CARDS.

NTAPT0N & NAPToN,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
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store, Deer Lodge, Montana,
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The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1893-12-25
The Letter ".En IS n Mascot.

Is the letter -, - Ike the letter ''E,
so indispensable that it is rs difficult to
find a list of names without the former
appearing III it as it is to find a complete
sentence in which the latter. does not uc-
cur? Is the above the ca1se of lis fre-
quent appearance in the namesof Amer
ica's great men, or is it really a mascot
letter? Beginning with our presidents.
find II as the first initial in the names
of eight. The only president of the
Confedefacy also began His name with
the. '!little mascot" Ia the list Of
The vice presidents fad it SIX times.
divided equ1ily between the Christian
and the surnames. Among the names
of the presidents pro TEN. of the. sem;
ate it occurs % times and among the
speakers of tie house II times. Thir-
teen of the secretaries of state COM
menced their first names with 81. and
one used it as the initial Of his Surname.
In the realm of justice the record is equal
u if not more startling, q out of total
Of 30 chief justices ard justices begin
ming either their first or last name withit.
Besides the above we End it in the
names of nearly all the naltimillionaires
of the country-viz, John D. Rockefeller.
J. j. Astcr, Jay Could. j. II. Sears, ]. s.
Morgan, j. 3. Haggin, J. W. Garrett,
John Wanamaker, j. G.. Fair, John W.
Mackay, j. e. Flood, John Arbuckle, j.,
3. Stetson. John Cl2sfin, Joseph Pulitzer
and dozensof others.-St. Louis Republic
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1893-12-25


Inc r1ch iproJner7 cnanced to hear row
vel. his poor brothers. family was XIV
ing, and when he came and saw what an
elegant table they kept he was .enTioy;s
and wanted to know where they got the
money TO buy the things. For a long
time they kept the secret of the old
quern. but somehow it got ont at last.
They. were so proud of it that they could
not help telling all about it, and the rich
BROTHER insisted on buying the quern.
Finally they let him have it for $500.
1t kept on grinding for its new owner,
bat he was afraid of it, never feeling.
sure of what it would do next. SO he
made his brother take it back at the
same price. Tbe-poor man was glad to
get it back again, and it ground out IN
told riches for himself and his family.
They had everything they desired. among
other things a golden house to live in.
and the people came from every land to
see the nagnificence of the family that
owned the wonderfuEquern.
One day a stranger, an old seaman who
had been all around the then known
world, came to see the quern, and want
ed it to grind salt /.
1t is supposed that the owner of tho
quern was rich enough " this ti.ne, for
he let it go for q moderate SUM, and
fearing That he might repent OF having
sold it the old sailor i'ut to sea at
once with his prize. anxious to. know
how it would work. When lie led sailed
SO far ont that no one could reach him.
he said to the quern: ASH
"Grind salt, and grind both fast and
good" a- giiiee
No sooner had he given the order than
The quern began to grind heaps and
heaps of salt all over the deck until tho
ship was ready to sink to the bottom of
the sea. Scared half to death. the old
sailor begged the quern to stopgripding
salt He got down on his. knees to it.
But there was no use talking to it. It
went on grinding. grinding. and SOON
che vessel went down with its weight of
salt And :he quern still keeps on grind
ing IN the depths of the oce;rn--and that
is why tbs sea is salt.-Eirginia Me-
Sherry.
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FACTS IN FEW WORDS.

n
A. fountain that stood for many
years on the main street square in
Pawtucket r. ] has been removed
and set mp in cemetery. It,
base bears in big letters The touch
i'ingly appropriate word "Wel
come.
A statistician with appetite for
the curious estimates that tire peo-
pie of the United States drink s.
l125, 900 gallons of water every day
of the year, the average daily con-
sumption amounting TO apint.
The venom Of poisonous reptiles.
insects, etc, kills By changing. the
shape OF the blood cerpuscles 50 as
to make it impossible Of blood for
them to circulate. This, Of course
causes blood-poisoning.
The Bank of q g and destroy
about $4,000 Of It's notes every
week 10 replace them with freshly
printed ones. One evening in
each week is set apdrt for the max
ing of this expensive boniira.
E,r-lopring was Of three de
grees. For minor off.nses, tbs
lower lobe was taken off, for gravel
the upper half. for ofenses still
more scrions, the whole ear Was
qh6rn away.
The japanese believe tn At theii
cnperors are descendants from the.
god, the present mikado being
The 12tst in direct tiue from the
heavenly being.
TIE meanest man yet was an
Ohio yoii h who got married and
eft an envelope containing a 2
cent ferry ticket i'll the parsons
hand. ~
There are entire apartment
houses in New York riIonbPolized
by sel-supporting bachelor girla,
and they are the hnppiest of their
EEK.
On some pats of the coast OF
France wien the wind is east the
mist that appears bears with 1t
very no,iceanlc pei fume.
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Erare Nornen.

The girls employed in the Waltham
watch factory, who were left unem-
ployed when the factory shut down, are
showing themselves true and brave
American women Instead of sitting
down to bemoan their lot, they are &C.
cepting positions to take care OF i1ya-.
lids, do homework or any honest work
that they can do. Perhaps the great Ia
Dor question would Re. more readily
solved if all workers were willing, in
cases OF emergency. to do that which IS
needed instead Of waiting TO Go that
which they prefer. -Exciaage.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1893-12-25
WHAT'S IN A NAME?
Horace Greeley Perry is the re

Horace Greeley Perry is the re
mark4ble name of young woman
who boasts of being the only wo-
man dItpr in the state of Mime
sofa. She is likewise the young
est editor, being only 81. The 81.
Peter ourns is the sheet whicl
she manag E; and she has certainly
risen from the ranks.
IIer fret cor necfion with the
press Of the country was probahl y
her Christening. Her father, =
warm ad,nirer of. uora :e Greeley
insisted upon her bearing that
nauSe. Then, when she was Ole
enough, she became . newsghl, sci
ing papers in tbs stree, a. II
years OF age lie became a iyaeset
ter and was in the printing affice
until 1891, when she took Charge q
the paper she bas been conducting
ever since. Under her able admin
istratiou, the St. Peter Journal So
=
cured the crHnty printing CONTRACT
Politically this gifted young W.
man is Democrat.
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The Hnuston Herald s3x. "The
Express evidently does mot low
Hodges" The Express is a Chris
tim gentleman and member of
the Ministerial Association in good
standing; hence it loves every body
rnd especially its political enemies
But while its hearts yearns t
Jake the Express cannot admir-
him. He lick the hnoi of a llogg too
assidueuSiy in the LATE cainpaign
for a sci f-resrecting American cit
zris. By sul.j ciirg lis mantle
of Christian charity to the mani
lulation Of a carpet strctchcr Lhc
Exnrass is able to forgive Jake Ill
his dirty e ngs ut Deu, cr:'ts, hui
it cannos seriously consider his
VII ambition TO grasp the helm OF
tho Ship Of State.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-04
MUSICAL
Catholic Ladies Bring Out
a Novelty.
TWO ORIENTAL ORAToRIos.
Music and Graceful Costumes Delight
the Ear and Eye AIike-A
Large Audience.

The conclusion of the Lenten season let
loose the pent-up gayety of the young peo-
pie of the city al the Grand Opera-house
last night, and the building was crowded,
galleries and all, with an audience heartily
in sympathy with the occasion.
The attraction was described as a spec
tacular representation from the Book of
Judges, in two parts, the one Jephtha's
VOW, the other the marriage of Ruth.
Although the theme was sacred the secu-
lar element was literally brought out in the
costumes, and the marches and dances in
troduced for scenic effect and TO tighten up
things generally. Probably there Is moth
ing more dull. dismal and unsatisfactory to
all but certain type of musical enthusiasts
than the conventional oratoros or cantata.
In the performance at the Grand Opera
house last night the happy medium was
attained. There was not enough of the
scenic element to force the music into
secondary position, and the bright oriental
dTapeTy and picturesque stage groups were
cheering and enlivenng without causing
the audience to forget that the composer,
the orchestra and the vocalist play part
in an oFatOrio.
There were about $50 persons in the
grand chOruses and marches, and the effect,
particularly in the camp ION the battlefield,
was very good.
The pruscenium and mezZanine boxes
were well filed. In box A were John Car
! roll and party; box b, Archbishop Riordan
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-04
THEY MUST PAY.
Foreign Insurance Companies Repu-
date Losses

Foreign Insurance Companies Repu-
date Losses.
Some foreign insurance companies who
refused to pay losses when American COM
panies promptly met their similar losses
were beaten in the Superior Court yester-
day.
Clarke & Co. were insured among other
companies in the Western Fire Insurance
Company of New York, the Svea Fire In
suraDce Company of Gothenburg, the West
ern of Toronto and the Prussian National
of Germany.
In December. 1884, the firm was burned
out suffering loss of about $50, 900. The
claim adjuster, James A. Garness, having
delayed filing his report, the company
finally took the matter into their own
hands and filed proof of their loss after
nearly six months had elapsed.
The other insurance companies that had
issued policies to Clarke & Co. paid
promptly. but the four companies men,
toned refused settlement on certain techui-
calities. prominently that of the undue
lapse of time.
The jury in Judge Hunts court yesterday
gave Judgment against the insurance COM
panes, but the latter will appeal the case
to the Supreme Court and so keep Clarke &
Co. out OF their money year or perhaps
several years longer. Clarke & Co. claim
that there is no serious defense TO their
claim and are eXasperated at the policy
these companies are pursuing.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-04
BROWN AGAINST BLACK.
Social War Among Rival Races al
the Hotel Mirabeau.

Social War Among Rival Races at
the Hotel Mirabeau.
A grave question Of race superiority has
been settled in the culinary department of
the Hotel Mirabeau.
Celestial chefs have disdaned upseemly
argument, and the Four Hundred OF colored
waiterdom feel scandalized at the bare sug-
gestion Of vulgar debate.
So, for months no words were spoken.
But the yellow noses in the kitchen pointed
upward in fine scOrn, and the darker noses
in the dningroom turned contemptuously
ceilingward
The proprietor had had French chefs and
the ebony knights of the white apron had
kicked, so the Frenchmen were guillotined.
Then the little brown men were ushered
in TO preside over the destnies of the
cuisine, and the exclusive Africans kicked
again.
Me lady wants her soup. Augustus flies
TO the kitchen. All Sam is in no hurry.
He fills roast order with exasperating de-
liberation.
"Wheyers dat soup?"
'Wha TO you alice talk p'-and so 1t went.
When the repartee grew warm the aristo-
cratic Mrabeauans looked shocked-"So
distressing, these servants Quarrels, don't
you know"
Yesterday African folbearance and STA
tic patience ceased to be virtues. A last
straw of insult had broken the camePs back.
They threw their dignity to the four
winds and cinched. Vandyke brown and
burntcork black mixed, the air was dark,
and Africa and Asia did battle with crockery.
The soc al prestige of the Mirabeau was
endangered. One of the belIgerent races
must 90. The walters are hard to replace.
80 yesterday afternoon the cooks filed out
and wendell their sad way down Ellis street.
That race war was ended.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-04
BLOWS A WHISTLE.
A Well in Tehanaa County
With Lungs.
How an Air Current Affects the
Water Supply and ForeteIls
the Weather.

w. l.. Watts of the State Mining Bureau
Is at present engaged in the Investigation of
the subterranean water supply in and about
the Sacramento Valley, and the results Of
his labors promise to prove very interesting
to the scientific world. In an address to the
members of the Academy of Sciences last
evening Mr. Watts gave an outline of the
facts brought out since he Interested him
self in the subject.
''In Tehama and Glenn counties l have dis
covered wells which have served to con-
vince me that the subterranean currents
have direct bearing on the water supply
of the valley" said Mr.. Watts. Instead
of underground caverns containing gases
they are filled with air which is forced in
and out according to the state of the weather.
Upon the ranch of Z. Fish, situated two
miles east of Red Bluff, found a wen less
than 100 feet in depth which seemed to have
an unusual underground connection.
Just previous to a rain or stormy
weather a current of cool air arises from
some cavern opened by the well. SO strong
is the rush of air that when | covered the
pump SO as to cause the wind to escape
through small tube, a whistle which 1
attached was blown with sound that can
be heard mile. In fair weather the well
has suction which will draw any light
object toward il. On investigation found
that there was no gas In the air about the
we'll All attempts to ignite 1t failed. The
water is not tainted. and with the excep-
ton Of this unusual circulation of air in and
about the we'll il is similar to any other.
There is evidently a stratum underlying the
valley which is not compact, and by reason
of some underground connections the well
gives a truthful forecast of an approaching
change of weather
THE direction in which the air currents
move seem to affect the rise and fall of the
water to decided extent. 1t remains to
yet be demonstrated why this condition eX-
lists only in the Sacramento Valley. If the
we'll was very near the ocean we might
presume that the tide had something to do
with the unusual demonstration, but the
fact that the wells on the coast plane are
not similarly affected removes any suppoSi-
tion we might have in this respect"
Mr.. Watts intends to continue his inves-
tigatlon, and Will from time to time report
to the academy any new conclusions he may
form from the result of his work. The
members exhibited great interest in the
facts brought out thus far.
Professors j. c. Branner, }. p. Smith'and
w. K. Dudley of PRlO Alto, with Marsden
Manson, were elected to membership in the
academy at the meeting last evening.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-04
WITH ARMS AND FEET.
What the Oarsmen Intend Doing.
OIympic Swimming Contest.

Olympic Swimming Contest.
a fter all the admirers Of aquatic sport
may have an opportunity of seeing the
cham Dion of the world, James Stanbury,
and Henry Peterson, the local champion,
measure strokes on this bay.
Stanbury having positively refused to
accord the local man a handicap. repre-
sentatives from the various boating clubs
will meet on Thursday evening at the
Aquatic, on Market street, for the purpose
Of appointing a committee who will visit
the leading merchants of this city with the
aim of procuring from them sufficient
money 10 hang up q purse of $1,000 for a
three-miie race between the champions.
The citizens of Santa Cruz have already
contributed a purse OF $1,000 for match
between Stanbury and Peterson.
Mclean and Dunphy are in training Tor
their race, which will be rowed on the Ala
media course.
The Palo Alto Athletic Club will give its
first amateur entertainment this evening.
An excellent programme Of boxing, wrest-
ling, club-swiusiug and general gymnastlc
exercises will afford the members good
evenings sport.
On Thursday the Olympic Club will hold
Its first night Of the swimming tournament
There VIII be the following events, VIZ:
maiden race, four lengths race. long plunge,
twelve lengths race, four lengths race, div
ing for objects, ard neatest dive.
The committee which was appointed by
the Sportsmen's Protective Association to
visit Sacramento during the session of the
Legislature purposely 10 amend the game
laws will report what they have accom-
pllShed this evening at general meeting
of the association.
The billiard tournament, it is thought,
will be flushed this week. II is tile inten-
ton OF some of the leading players to get
up a series OF l4-inch Oalk-liue billiard
matches at the finish Of the tournament.
An Australian swordsman, who signs
himself Professor" Holm, writes to state
that he will meet any person in a dis
mounted sword contest either with rapier or
broadsword, Jacob Voss preferred.