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The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1897-01-01
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Disagree in Regard to Rent Proposition
from the Anaconda City Council
The board of commissioners, at their
session held the first of the week, did not
arrive at any definite conclusion as to ac~
cepting the offer of the city council Of
Anaconda regarding the renting of the
city hall for county purposes. The offer
made by the council was, that the county
make all necessary changes at its own
expense and to have as compensation for
the additions the rent of the building
free from January 25 to June /, 1897, and
to pay a rental of $4,000 for the ensuing
year; no definite offer or rate beyond that
time.
The board received plans from two
architects, showing the changes desired,
which contemplated the building of a
vault for the clerk and recorder and a
kitchen and office for sheriff. besides
some changes in the rooms themselves.
The cost of these changes was estimated
at $500. No provision was made for a
vault for the clerk of the court or the
records Of his office. The offices will be
rather small as compared with those now
used, but are probably large enough for
the actual needs, ever if not as commo-
dious as the old ones.
The most Objectionable feature Of the
arrangement is the expenditure Of $4,000
or $4,000 by the county on that which
will become the property of the city and
Nc contract as to rental beyond June 1,
1898. Should the city choose to change
a higher rate for ensuing years than the
board Of commissioners would think rea-
sonable, they have no option but either to
pay it or lose the benefit of the money
spent on improvements. 1t is under
stood that the board are not unanimous
in their opinion as to what ought to be
done in the premises.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1897-01-01
Gold In

1t has been discovered that Il gold
mine lies underneath Cairo, Ills. AT
the artesian we'll which Major Il. W.
Halliday is sinking quartz was brought
to the surface which shows unmistaka,
BILE signs of gold. The find was made at
a depth of 753 feet. Jeweler John A.
Miller examined some specimens and is
positive that the yellow streaks contain
gold. 1t is thought that at some point
in southern Illinois the stratum may be
reached nearer the surface, so that min
ing may prove profitable.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1897-01-01
A Physicians Novel Plan.

A New York physician who has q
large office practice has a simple but
effective plan for the entertainment OF
waiting patients. He has provided halt
a dozen ingenious puzzles, which are
strewn carelessly around OH the tables
and on the mantel in the waiting room.
Frequently there will be a score of per.
sons in this room, and for some of them,
especially the nervous ones, the waits
would be very fatiguing if it were not
for the little jokers.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1897-01-01
For Private Secretary.

1t begins to look as though Private
Secretary James Boyle would succeed
himself after Mr.. McKinley's inaugu-
ration as president. An impression has
prevailed that Mr.. Boyle would prefer
a British consulate, but as the supposed
aspirants for the private secretaryship
are decreasing i'll number it seems very
probable that Mr.. Boyle will continue
to serve Mr.. Mckinley i'll Il confidential
capacity.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1897-01-01
City and County in One.

From the Great Falls Leader.
A new proposal for the saving of pub
lie money is made by the Anaconda Re
corder. At least it is one which has
never been tried in the West, as far as we
know. The people of Deer Lodge are
anxious, since they lost the county seat,
to get a new county formed, to include
Anaconda, 10 that their little city can
still be the county seat of old Deer Lodge
county. The Recorder thinks they ought
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1897-01-01
NOW HE'S MAJOR OSGOOD,

Pennsylvania Famous Football Player
Alive and Kicking.
Captain Henry b. Osgood, q. S. a.,
of Boston has received word from the
Cuban junta i'll New York city denying
the truth of the runlor current q month
ago to the effect that his son, Major
Win Osgood, had been cut down and
killed at the head of his command i'll
an engagement with Weyler's troops.
In the battle in question young o.
goods boot was grazed by a Spanish
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1897-01-01

bullet. The ball
tore off the sole
of his boot, but
without inhict-
ing any wound.
NJ a jor Osgood
has recently been
transferred from
General Garcia's
division to that
of General Co.
Inez. He is now
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1897-01-01

Is time any object to you? Do you
prefer to travel via the line that saves
you both time and money? Then ask for
tickets via Billings and the Burlington
Route" and save from 10 to % hours to
Omaha, st. Joseph and Kansas City, and
81 hours to St. Louis. If
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1897-01-01

We would be glad to see a new county
created by the next lie legislature, with Deer
Lodge for the county seat. 1t is the only
county division scheme of merit in Mon
tana.-The Whole Truth, Dec. 26.
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SoSo Va VI III
with a record Of which any man might
be proud. He has worked for the best
interests Of all, rather than a favored few,
and has never considered his office other
than a public trust.-Columbian.
If the people of this state desire to save
the mineral lands for the present genera
ton or generations of the future they
should display no further apathy in the
matter Of filing protests in all cases where
mineral lands have been returned as ag-
ricultural. The proper state officials
might properly take a hand in so impor-
tant a matter.-lnter Mountain.
A movement is on foot for a division of
Deer Lodge county, with the old town Of
Deer Lodge as the county seat. The pres
ent county is a large one 10 area, but it is
doubtful whether it is rich enough to
support two governments. However,
that is a matter for the people to decide,
and they will no doubt be heard from by
the legislature if the proposition takes
shape.-Great Falls Tribune.
The only men in the United States sen
ate who are making a fight for wool are
the silver republican, senator's. The gold
lite republicans want a low wool tariff,
the silver democrats want no tariff at all,
the populisIs want a revenue tariff, and
the only real friends of the w~oolgrowers
are the men who bolted the nomination
of Mckinley and hoisted the flag of BIZ
metallism and protection.-Butte Inter
Mountain.
Among the gentlemen who retire from
public service, at least so far as the gov
ernor's office is concerned, is Mr.. A, B.
Keith, private secretary to Governor
Richards. The newspaper men of the
state rejoice in the record which Mr..
Keith has made for competency and
courtesy, and wish him success in the
field that he may choose after the expi-
ration Of Governor Richards term. He
has been accommodating, expeditions
and accurate in the performance Of his
duties and will leave a record of which
his friends may speak with pride.-Butte
Miner.
When the Montana legislature com
mences to grasp the red-hot end of the
school book question the people will be
able to see how honest are the men who
have been chosen. The big school book
trust will have q force of its most able
lobbyists on hand and CHM & Co. will be
there. What the average legislator needs
to do in this case is to be sure that he
knows what he is doing before he does it.
The school book matter is one that eff,
fects every parent in the state, and it is
often a serious obstacle in the way OF
poor parents who are struggling to give
their children al education. There are
among our citizens a class who make he
roic sacrifices that their children may be
fitted for the battle of life, and it is this
class who are most effected by any legis.
lation on the question. A safe way will
be to find out what the big book concerns
want done-then dothe opposite.-White-
hall Zephyr.
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THE b

Governor Richards goes out Of Office
with a record Of which any man might
be proud. He has worked for the best
interests Of all, rather than a favored few,
and has never considered his office other
than a public trust.-Columbian.
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STATE OF ONO, CRY or TOLEDO.
LUCAS COUNTY.

LUCAS lOtNIS.
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that he
is the senior partner of the firm of F. j.
Cheney u Co., doing business in the city
OF Toledo, county and state aforesaid, and
that said firm will pay the sum of ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every
case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
the use of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9th day of December,
A. d. 1886. A. w. GLEASON,
LsEALl Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly on the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system. Send for
testimonials, free. F. J.. CHENEY & Co,
Sold by druggists, 75c. Toledo, O.
Halls Family Pills are the best. o5-1m
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1897-01-01

The Union Pacific is the only direct
route to California points. Only two
days and two nights to San Franciso;
only two days and three nights to Los
Angeles. Round trip tickets, limited to
SIX MONTHS, are on sale daily as follows:
TO SAN FRANCISCO.
TO Los ANGELES. ........... 80.
For further information, address
E. V. MAZE, Gen. Agent,
Union Pacific System, Butte, Mont.
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Trains Arrive & Depart from Deer Lodge.
No. Ito Garrison, connecting with
n. P. through train for Portland
and all intermediate points. ....... II. So a. m.
No. TO Butte, through connections
from Portland and intermediate
points 9.45 p. m.
No. ITO Garrison, connecting with
n. F. through train for Helena, st.
Paul and eastern points. ......... $40 o. m.
No. S-To Butte, connections from
Helena Ito p. m.
Arrive and Depart from Butte.
No. 11-From st. Paul, arrives N. p.
local depot. daily .1O.4 As a. M.
No. 12-For st. Paul and all eastern
points, leaves N. p. local depot.
daily. .1O. So D. III
Nos. II and II have standard Pullman
sleeping cars to and from the east.
Through tickets to Japan and China via Tacoma
and the Northern Pacific Steamship Company. an
American line.
For information, time cards, maps and tickets
call on or write
R. j. DEE, Agent, Deer Lodge.
W. NJ. TUOHY,
General Agent, Butte, Montana.
Or
CHARLES 8. ri
General Passenger and Ticket Agent,
St PAM, Nina
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1897-01-01
Western Brewery
DEER LODGE MONTANA
J. f. VanG undy, Prop

Having bought and put in the most APP
proved machinery for generating Soda,
Sarsaparilla, Ginger Ale, Lemonade and
all Carbonate Drinks, with experienced
workmen in charge, am prepared to
furnish them bottled or in charges for
fountains, promptly on notice, and as
l. OW AS ANY HOUSE IN THE STATE
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24
when n Man Is Fifty.

"A mans advancing Age tells on him
IN no other way more Enthusiastically
than In his habits of rising in the morn
ing" remarked Col. Peter Toliver, of
Philadelphia, recently. Il am 90 years
old, and wake up every morning with
the sun. Time was when 1 used to re-
gard it as a hardship to be walked up
before eight o'clock. That was when L
was young. When reached so began
to wake with the sun, and no m alter
how late 1 sat up the night before
found myself tired of sleeping beyond
the hour of the suns rising. Many men
about so you meet now will tell you
that they find themselves sleeping less
than formerly. and are unable to ac-
count for it. Whenever one of them
complains to me, know what his age
is, no matter how young he maylook.
There is something in US that responds
to reawakened nature when we reach
the half-century post in our journey
through life, and all the drugs in the
pharmacopoeia Will not arrest the
tendency 10 sleep no more after day
light comes. In the future, when a
friend complains to you of his inability
to snoozc after blooms shiyer off and
lights creep in just tell him that he
VIII find this habit fixed upon him for
the remainder of his life, because it is
sure sign of advancing age.'sSt.
Louis Republic
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24
THE BUTTERFLY.

<'Oh. is 1t all Of life,' she cried,
.sThis daily grind for daily bread?
This craving after things denied,
This pain of griefs uncontrolled?
Must one who dreams of soaring wings
Forever dwell with creeping things?
Her feet, in their impatient tread,
Brown withered leaves tossed to and fro,
Till in the path a worm, half dead,
She SAVIOR she believed it SO.
"a fellow-creaturei" scOrnfully
She murmured. Die in peace, for me.
And gently pushing it aside,
She laid il on a messy bed:
Where IL it lived, or If it died,
She cared not. But when time had. sped,
And woodland paths were sweet with May,
She trod once more that sheltered way
Lo! where a scarlet blossom grew
To catch the sun, lovely thing,
Whose wings were streaked with gold and
blue,
In delicate poise was lowering.
And-with a flash of memory
well met, my fellow-wormt cried she.
God found you lost, and like to die
He babe me set you safe apart;
And now, o beautiful butterfly:
You preach lesson to my heart.
Trust Him who knows it best you say,
To meet your need in His own way
Mary Bradley, in s. s. Times
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three or four back SomerSau itS and
when they picked him up he rubbed his
shoulder ruefully. In fact the kick
nearly dislocated it and he was in pretty
bad shape for week. He couldn't tell
what was the matter with the gun, but
he showed how he loaded it, and that
explained lucidly enough what had been
the matter. The bullets were pointed
affairs with u concave base. When the
gun went off the explosion expanded
the base and fitting closely into the
rif1ing of the barrel, it cleaned the gun.
point first and had rammed it down
hard. OF course when the gun went off
there was a terrific kick.
why did you put the bullet in that
way?" was asked Pat.
''Sure, thin, because it whit in much
easier" he replied.
But the bullet! After it left the gun
it struck picket on the fence. splinter
ing it, Then it hit the earth in the mid
die of the garden patch. and riehochet-
ting struck the target exactly in the
middle, and the great splotch of lead
tore the bull's-eye clean out of the target,
the best shot that had been made Pat
got the IL hours leave. but his shoulder
did not permit him to enjoy it much.
Poor Flaherty's taking away was
quite in keeping with his army career
He served through the war and came out
alive with quite little money saved up.
While in the army he did not drink at
all, but he came back to Massachusetts
and married a girl who drove him to
rum as solace for his woes. One night
he was coming home pretty well filed
up and he lurched and fell. lying pros
trate on the ground. As he fell he had
thrown his arm out in front of him and
his face rested ON his arm. His open
mouth was filed with his coat sleeve.
and Flaherty, who before he reached
the ground was in \ drunken stupor,
did not know enough to move it away
so he could get air, and he smothered
himself with his own arm--Sprfngfiel
(Mass.) Republican.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24
GRANT AT WEST POINT.
Free from All Profanity and Pure in
His Conversation.

Free from All Profanity and Pure in
His Conversation.
Grant was a most agreeable and af-
fectionate roommate. It warns my
heart when 1 think of the year we
passed together so pleasantly. At first
we had another inmate in our room;
but he was transferred to another COM
pany and we were alone together. We
never had the slightest disagreement.
Grant was not what we called mill
tarY." He was careless in dress, he did
Tot pay much attention TO the minutiae
of drill. For two years we were both
high privates in the company. Then
we were made cadet sergeants. We
had many a good laugh about our mill
tary cadet rank. He was foot of the
list, and I next above him. The next
year, when the appointment of cadet
officers was made out, he returned to
the rank of. private and I took the foot
of the list. Grant had a good head for
mathematics and other studies. He was
not a hard student; he studied enough
to take the head of the second section
and I do not doubt if he had been more
ambitious he could have been in the
first section. Three parts of the class
were below him as it was. lie got a
good deal of dement's for trifsng care
iessness in military matters, which low
cred his general standing in the class.
He joined the Dialectic society, lit
erary association. purely voluntary, tc
improve himself in general education.
and attended its meetings regularly.
Although always cheerful and pleasant,
he seemed good part of the time &C.
cupied in serious thoughts on the great
problems of human life. He was free
from all profanity, and his conversation
was pure. He did not drink liquor or
use tobacco. One of his characteristic
traits was a great straightforwardness
and a scrupuious regard for truth. He
would not deviate from It even in jest.
Rev George Deshon, in n. Y. indie
pendent.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24
OLD AND NEW SCHOLARSHIP.
The Fashion Changed in This as in
All Other Things

All Other Things.
The tune of the time" changes for
scholarship as for all the pursuits of
Iuen. We look back with 8 certain re-
spectacle ansazement 10 the days when
every scholar wrote in Latin and de-
nounced those who were immoral
enough to disagree with his views as
putrid, unsavory miscreants. It is not
SO long since Hebrew was regarded as
an almost essential part of the pan
oply of a weH-aceoutered classic. Fifty
years hence English scholars. looking
back upon the history OF classical study
in the nineteenth century. will prob
ably note with surprise that in Eng
land it was distinguished by one prom
inent feature, the serious practice of
Greek and Latin verse translation.
Tt cannot be denied that this has
been prominent feature. While Eng
land was tagging as far behind Ger
many in pathological as in theological
research, she was celebrating verse
composition into the form of a fine art
So much brains, so much knowledge,
so much taste was spent on the practice.
so much pleasure was won from it. that
the creation of tenth Muse charged
to preside over Latin and Greek transla-
tions as her special sphere, might have
seemed at the court of Parnassus in
) the sos, COS ard '70's as desirable
reform But of late this fashion has
been declining, and it may soon become
obsolete. English scholarship has been
entering upon new paths, wooing the
favor of grimmer diyinities. We have
been toiling all night to overtake Ger
many, and now we are grooming under
the yoke of facts and statistics and
other wearisome inventions. We have
been invaded by soiences-by archaeo
ogy in all her disguise, by comparative
philology, even by folklore. SyntaN
has also been developed into an analysis
of such ghastly form and feature that,
if Plato and Cicero had seen it in a
vision, they would never have had the
heart to write. Not year passes but
we have some disconcerting addition
to our knowledge and have to prepare
new map with the augmentation of
the Indies a friend once speak
ing of the Giants Causeway observed to
me that it lid not please him; it looked
'stoo scientific" Classical scholarship
is growing too scientific. It will soon
become branch of mathematics.-Lon'
don Saturday Review.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24

GERS. all of whom he was holding at bay
1T the point of his Inlisket. The huD-
hub soon reached the ears of the lieu
tenant, and he came down in a tearing
hurry to see what the tronbIe was all
about. Pat brought him up short with
his bayonet, and demanded the coun-
tersign, although he knew well enough
Who the officer was.
"Ticonderoga,' said the lieutenant.
"HowIy smoke" sighed Pat. and he
amt got It right either and he pom
dered as to whom he should call out
next.
Amt got it right. said the lieu
tenant, angriiy; why, you fool. gave
to you myself"
t'Sure, thin yez forgotten it," said
Pat. 'Ticonderoga' wasn't the wor-
rtid yez gave"
'sWhat was it, then?" said the lieu
| tenant. beginning to see the fun.
''Bedad. it was Wrong kind of
roguery,'' said Pat. and shout of
| laughter went up from the group he
| had standing around him. Flaherty,
having recently como over and not be-
| ing well up in American history, had
| not heard of Ticonderoga. and had mis-
/
drilled him carefully, trying to get him
| to pronounce it. Not long afterward
the regiment moved to the south, and
with it went Flaherty, now rechris-
| tened wrong kind of roguery." It
stuck to him all through the war. and
he got so used to it that he responded
/ to it as his name. The first time the
! Elen were paid off Pat watched them
draw their pay, and finally it came his
| turn.
Patrick Flaherty." called out the
major.
Pat stepped forward.
| rs your name Patrick Flaherty ?"
asked the major.
Faith, an it's not, SIR responded
| Pat.
'How's this? What is your name.
them"
Sure it's Wrong kind of roguery,
sir" said Pat, complacently, thinking
he had sprung good joke.
The major flew into a rage and or
dered Pat off to the guardhouse, intend
| ing to have him court-martialed. He
considered himself previously insulted,
and it was not until the captain of Pats
company explained the joke that
+ laherty got off.
When the regiment was lying near
| Alexandria FIaherty achieved the honor
/ of being the best shot in the company
through a curious circumstance. The
men shot at a mark for practice, and
| the man who made the best shot each
| day was given II hours leave to go to
| Alexandria. The mark that Flaherty S
company was shooting at was on a
| bank. and the men shot over picket
fence and across Il garden patch
Flaherty had never shot gun in his life
but when it came his turn he brought
! his gun to his shoulder and let drive.
The result was astonishing. Pat turned
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24
500 Dong 40 Lsxe

She was very much concerned about
the consumptise-iooking man next
door.
Poor fellow" she said- He hasn't
long to live"
why do you say that?" she was;
asked. You don't know anything
about his ease"
Well" she replied. Il was told he
was dying by inches, and anyone can
see that there isn't more than five feet
and one inch of him."-Chicago Post