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The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-08-23

On THE TRACK.-The other day I
heard n mother tell her little son to do
something. "In a minute,n he said.
She spoke again; but il was one, two,
three, four, five minutes before he
minded her. It makes me think of the
switch-tender's boy. What if he had
waited minute before he minded his
father? A switch-tender in Prussia was
Just going to move the rail, in order to
put n coming train of cars on side
track, when he caught sight of his little
son playing on the track. The engine
was i'm sight and he had not minute to
spare. He might jump and save his
child, but he could not do that and turn
the switch in time, and if it Were not
done, the On-cOming train would meet
another train, and a terrible crash and
smash take place. The safety of humid
reds of lives depended on his fidelity
What could he do? What did he do +?
''Lie down, lie downw he called, in a
loud, quick voice to the child. And
seizing the switch, the train passed
safely on the proper track. Did the
heavy train run over the little boy
Was he crushed TO pieces? No, for he
did Just as his father told him, and did
il instantly. He fell fiat between the
rail, and the cars went high over his
head; and when the anxious father
sprang to the spot, there he was alive
aud we'll; not hair on his head was
touched. It was quick obedience, you
see, that saved his life. He did not stop
minute. Even minutes hesitation
and it would have been too late.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-08-23

WOMAN SUFFRAGE IN WYOMING
Rev. Josiah Strong writes to the Con-
gregationalists that the experiment has
thus far proved fairly successful. 1t has
resulted in no disturbance, improved
the order of the polls, raised the price OF
liquor license from $50 TO S120 each, and
diminished the number of drinking
places in Cheyenne nearly forty per
cent The women have served credfta-
bly, in various offices. The experiment
is still in the early stage of its trial, we
admit; but so far as it has gone it has
proved a complete success and converted
hundreds of its original opponents into
its ardent supporters.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-08-23

BY a squall in the Delaware Bay last
week, while sailing in yacht, two young
men We're Overtaken. At Nazareth
Methodist Church, on Twelfth street,
they had occasionally been present.
From the way things looked, the capsiz-
ing Of their shallOp was very near inev-
liable. "Bill," said one to the other,
this is serious business; can you pray?"
mo, / can't; I've heard Joe Quinn do it,
and I've listened to Bill Post, but can't
DO it myselfn "Well, you can sing a
hymn, can't you? For Gods sake do
something" mo, can't sing here
How can l sing when this boat at any
moment may drown us both ," "Well,
we must do something religious. If you
can't sing, let's take up a collection y
To this Bill consented. In his compan-
ions hat he deposited thirteen pennies,
a eorkscrew and broken-bladed knife.
As he did this, the wind lulled, and the
shallOp made 4 successful landing.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-08-23

The best paintings are not the works
of hasty hand. The following story is
told of Rose Banheur. She was max
ing her first tour in the Highlands, with
some English friends. As they drove
across from Loeb LOmOnd to Loeb <a-
trine by Inversnaid, on a day gray with
Scotch mist, suddenly an advanced
picket of rough little Highland cat
tie, red, black, and dun, with shaggy
names hanging low over their fiery
eyes, between their wide-spreading
horns-emerged from the mist, and
blowing the breath from their nos
trils, took a deliberate survey of the
travellers from rocky eminenee over
hanging the load. Rosa BOnheur
sprang up delighted, took in the group
with an intense and incisive look, rs if
she had been potOgraphing them in her
mind, and saying, as if half to herself,
'.pll paint that sat down again. The
journey ended, she bought a little stock
of Highland sheep and cattle, and COM
menced to study them, TO draw and
paint them in all attitudes. After about
eighteen months of constant study, she
commenced the printing of that very
picture of which she had, as il We're,
taken a negative on her sensitive men
tai plate nearly two years before-the
picture of the Highland cattle looking
out of the mist. She was occupied about
two months in painting it.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-08-23

We find recorded of women acts oi
such bravery as we are accustomed to
ascribe almost exclusively to men.
Grace Darling, in the lifeboat with heI
father, going to the rescue Of the crew OF
the Forfarshire; the Maid of Saragossa,
animating the soldiers to the defence OF
their besieged town-are instances
which occur at once to every one as
illustrating the active form of bravery
among women. Every now and then,
also, we read accounts of deeds done by
women which show that active bravery
is possible to them even under very try
ing circumstances. One of these was
recorded in recent letter to the Times.
All travellers abroad are familiar with
the appearance of the women who are
employed on railways to attend to gates
at crossings, to wave signal flags, etc.
1t is of a woman, occupying no higher
position than that of signal-woman on
the railway which leads from Italy into
France by way of the Mont Gents, that
the story is told On the 21st of May
the passengers in the train from Turin,
via the Mont Cents tunnel, passed safely
through il and the following One-that
of st. Martin-When their attention was
directed to q woman running toward the
train and waving red flag. The ground
was covered with deep mud, the rain
was pouring in torrents, and, in her
haste to meet and arrest the train, the
woman was seen to stumble and fall
twice. The engine driver was fOrtu-
nately able to obey the signals and pull
up, and then the woman, too much
scared and out of breath to speak,
pointed to 4 bridge not more than q
hundred yards in front of the train.
Here q stream, swollen by the rain into
powerful torrent, having destroyed a
mule-pass above, had brought down
masses of stones and earth from the
mountain side, and had swept away the
bridge. In few seconds more, had II
not been for the presence of mind and
bravery of this poor woman, the train,
with its living freight, would have been
hurled into the mass of debris, and
probably precipitated into the rushing
river beneath. Only q few minutes be-
fore, a train, going toward the Mont
Gents tunnel, had passed safely over the
bridge. But in these few minutes the
work of destruction had been accom-
plished. The signal-wOman had OBJ
served the commencement of the break
ing up of the bridge. She knew that in
n very brief time another train was due
from the opposite direction. She
hesitated not moment; she waited not
to indulge her curiosity, nor was she
paralyZed by fear; but quickly she saw
what was the only thing to be done,
and with all her energy she set herself
to the accomplishment of her purpose,
which fortunately did not fail.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-08-23

Old Mrs. C. was never regarded as
paragon of neatness; and if ''cleanli-
ness is next to godliness," as st. Paul
asserts, it is feared that the old lady
never attained to the latter state. Not
only was she anything but neat herself.
but she showed a sovereign contempt
for it in others. Speaking of neat peo-
pie one day she remarked that her son
Josiah was one of the most particular
men in the world. "Why," said she,
che threw away a whole cup of coffee,
the other morning, because it had a bed
bug in itn
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-08-23
DO SOMETHING

"Do something! Do sometime -
prove yourselves worthy a voice in Law -
making before you ask for further nriv,
leges."
What have you done more than we
In what way have you distinguished
yourself sir? Have you written a bool
or edited aeceptably a paper? Hav,
You invented a machine or discovered :
new world? Have you demonstrated .
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-08-23

r. CRUSOE'S IsLAND.-At a distance
of less than three days voyage from
Valparaiso, in Chill, and nearly in the
same latitude with this important port
on the western coast of South America,
is the island of Juan Fernandez, where
once upon time Alexander Selkirk,
during a solitary imprisonment of four
years, gathered the material for De Foes
"RObisOn CrusOe.n This island, little
thought of by the inhabitants of the
Chilean coast-land, has lately become of
some interest by the fact that in Decem-
Der, 1869, it was ceded to Il society of
Germans, under the guidance of Robert
Wehrhan, an engineer from SaXony, for
the purpose of colonization. The
eRjTeDretciu' of the expedition, Robert
WehThan, left Germany eleven years
since, passed several years in England,
served as major through the war between
the American States, and was subse-
quently engaged rs engineer with the
CerOpasco Railroad in South America.
He and his society, about sixty OF
seventy individuals, have taken posses
sion of the island, which is described as
being a most fertile and lovely spot.
They found there countless herds OF
goats, some thirty half wih horses and
sixty dOnkeys, the latter animals prov
ing to be exceedingly shy. They
/ brought with them cows and other cat
/ tie, swine, numerous fowls, and all the
various kinds of agricultural imple-
ments, with boats and fishing apparatus,
to engage in different pursuits and oceu-
pations. The grotto, made famous as
Robison's abode, situated i'm spacious
/ valley, covered with large fields of wild
turnips-a desirable food for swine-has
been assigned to the hopeful young
Chilean gentleman to whom the charge
of the procine part of the sOciety's stock
I has been entrusted, and he and his
/ prOteges are doing very well in theil
new quarters. Juan Fernandez is one Of
/ the stations where whaling vessels take
{ in water and food.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-08-23

Fanny Fern says that when she sees
"a pretty man, with an apple head, and
raspberry moustache with six hairs in
it, paint on his cheeks, and little dot
of a goatee on his chin, with pretty lit
tie blinking studs in his shirt bosom,
and little necktie that looks as if il
would faint if it were rumpled, she al
ways feels a desire to nip him with a
pair Of sugar tongs, drop him gently into
a pot of cream, and strew pink rose
leaves over his little remains"
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-08-23

YoUNG MEN, DON'T DO IT.-No, Young
men, don't doit. Don't marry dimples'
nor ankles, nor mouth, nor hair, nor
neck, nor teeth, nor chins, nor simpers
These bits and scraps of femininity are
very poor things-look at congenialitv.
kindred sympathies, disposition, educa-
ton, and if this be joined with social no.
sition, or even filthy luere, why don't
let them stand in your way. Get a
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-08-23

A California lady, whom the earth
quakes have inspired, writes that
heterogeneous parallelexes prismati-
cally converging are not due to the
silicious introductions of photospherical
asteroids, but rather TO parabolie strait
iication of the ingeous zygema."
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-08-23

woman-not one of those parlOr automa-
tons that sits down just so, thumps on
piano, and dOtes on Il whisper. Living
statues are poor things to call into con-
sultation. The poor little mind that can
scarcely fathOm the depth of a dress
trimming, can't be n helpmate OF any
account. Don't throw your time away
on such trifiing things.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-08-23

"Where are you going so fast, Mr.
Smith ?" asked Mr. Jones. ''Home, sir
home; don't detain me; l have just
bought my wife a new bonnet, and l
want to deliver it to her before the fash
ion changes"
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-08-23

awake up, here, and pay for your
said the deacon, as he nudged
a sleepy stranger with the contribution
box
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-08-23

\ San Diego man gathered 1000
pounds of tomatoes from single vine.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-08-23

ITtsIUCUIIiII I.lVVlVI'f
A. B. Meaeham. OF Umatilla County.
W. ID. Hare. Of Washington County.
Jas. +. Galley. OF Douglas County.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-01-16
By Grubbs & " !!llaals,
Real Eitatc Agents and AuclioEcers,
Eleventh street between Main and Nant.

COMMISSIONERS SALE or VERY
~ VALUABLE LANDS IN TIE COUNTY ~
CHESTERFIELD Al. AUC1ION.-lnp part ei"rG,
don OF decree OF the Circuit Court ol Chesterfield
county, entered In the chancery cause Of Ga'ea saa
ais u.s. Gates and dls the undersigned, srccih c".
missioners thereby appointed.Wi! sell al aheU"h'a'
Chester. on the Richmond and Petersburg ra!,fNs'
on WEDNESDAY, nth January At IL o'clock j.,
the following REAL ESTATE OF which the istr ~, ";
Beverly Gates died selzed-tO wit: Two TEh, -
OF LAND conveyed to said Gates BY II. \. WIZ
/. The "YELoW-HoCsE" tract, or Winf.ce't
residence. living on the Richmond and Petersburg
turnpike, adjoining the lands or W. =. lerHae'
Charles W. Friend. G. T. Maurice, and J T. Snri,,'
aud containing FIVE HUNDRED AND fVhli-
NINE ACKES TIE wiiS seven S1p po6
aides pantry and storc-roolns, dairy, Kitchen, ~!
barnsEIl Of them excellent buildings. Al2u: sn!,
of the land Is ar!ble, the balance Is mostly ID lE'
Of original growth. n,,,-,.s. ,,,,.,,,,rr
FOUR HUNDRED AND. NINETY.sEIGS hED
ONE-TESTH ACRES, lying about mile - 10
west OF the above, with the Glover I'LL TaC1H TUE
ming through Y adjoining HsmIinS es.Ie' i;
3sO wards OF the hotel at Chester where theiT y
rost-otiice, church, and u thriving village. zee
are no improvements upon this tract; from oht-ai'
TO twO-thlrs Of 1t Is in original oak and pine WOOL
afforting large quantity 81 nhe tpn aSD SIXTY
ACRES On the Richmond and Petersburg tatniiiS ~
adjoining the Drewrys Bluff estate, the Einds "i ~
B. Jones' X. A. Wills. and formerly o"ncd d! e. =.
Chalkey. Anda LOT in the plan Of DAYTON; on , US
bidders IRON Richmond and Petersburg may reach
Chester Nv the cars and return on the suDe Gay.
TERMS VIII be very liberal oe,m nia q, 10 ia5g
portion OF the pnrcl,Se ,noEcG nay sfii,un Va '
er e. c. &. HcRAE, oon'm :.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-01-16

The question is asked whether Theodore
Charles Busch, who kissed Nilsson contrary
20 law, really was mad. He wasn't half SO
mad as she was.-E
A Western editor, In acknowledging the
gift Of peck of potatoes, says 1t Is such
kindnesses as these that bring tears TO our
eyes. One peck of potatoes makes the whole
world kin. We have trusted In Providence,
and this Is our reward. Wewould Ike lit
tie kindling wood and some good turnips,
but that would be asking too mach; 90 we
will try and do without them."
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-01-16
GRCBBs & WILLIAMS, Auctioncers.
BY Lyme & Brother,
Auct!oneers and Real Estate Agents,
No. 1919 Main street.

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF VALUA-
" BILE LAND IN HESRICO COUNTY ABOUT
TEN MILES BELOW RICHMOSD.-By virtue Of
a decree Of Henrico County, Court, PRONOUNCED or
the 13th day Of January, ls7o, In the suit Of Lacy
and ais rs Hobson and ais, we shall, rs speGt,
commissioners thereby appointed, proceed to sell 2
public auction, on the premises, on IhDkSD,a
p. NJ, a TRACT Of LAND containing ONE
HUNDRED AND GHTY-THREE AND FIVE
proyements thereon, and bounded by the Lands OF
Henry Powell, George Savage, and dls being the
same land Of which the late Benjamin Is. X. Barker
and Julius A. Hobson died selzed.
TERMS One-fourth cash; balance at six, Twelve
and eighteen months for negotiable notes with Inter
purchase money is paid and conveyance ordered
EEDSTANR1lpp lXt y: ,SGASSoS'} Commissioners.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-01-16
BY Grubhs & Williams,
Real Estate Agents and Auctionecrs,
r,oron+b strnnt hntween Main and Bank.

TRUSTEES SALE OF LOTS IN THE
/ CITY OF RICHMOND AND VALUABLE
ISLANDS IN JAMES RIVER AT AuCIlON...
In execution Of the provisions or deed OF uuSt
from Z. S. Hamlin and wife to, the subscriber as IS
trustee dated god July, 1870 and duly recorded In
Richmond Chancery Court office, being Hereto re-
ouircd by the creditor secured, VIII sell AZ aucuon,
,ipon the premises respectively, on FRIDAY inc
o;th Cay of january, commencing ut IL O'Clock Sl,
lowing REAL ESTATE conveyed in said deed-to
Visit Ist. A LOT OF GROUND, fronting 10 feet on the
west line Of Seventh street. running 2Go feet along the
south line of Arch street, with front OF Is feet on
Sixth street. .
I'd. 4 LOT of irregular ehape, lying between the
Columbian or liaxall's mill-race and james river,
and bounded on the west by Ninth street.
sd. Certain other REAL ESTATE, consisting OF
the valuable island known as BROWNS ISLAND,
Immediately west Of the Petersburg Railroad bridge
and now occupied by the Tredegar Company, ana
also those smaller islands and rocks In James river
commonly known as NELSON'S ISLANDS, ana
lying within the following general boundaries On
river, and on the east by q line beginning at the
southwest corner Of HaxGll's upper mill, running
thence due south to the south bank OF the river
thence ND the river to the butment Of the rail-
Bel Isle landing OH tie north shore of james river,
to tie point Of beginning, being the same property
located under Martin IfawkinS's survey In ISL and
The same conveyed by the heirs Of Hall Nelson to s.
N Bowman by deed dated 18th July, 1892
TERMS: Sufficient In cash to dcfray the expenses
of the sale and TO pay of the debt secured, say
$1,000 with interest from the lctl OF November
1850: the residue upon Euch terms as said Hamlln,
his representatives, assigns, may direct In the
event of their failure to give any direction, then
upon such terms as the trustee II may tlnS nE s,oo
GprnBS & WILLIAMS, Auctioneers. ia 10
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-01-16
BY James NJ. Taylor,
Real Estate Agent and Auctioneer,
No. lilo Main street

TRUSTEES SALE OF AN UNDIVIDED
Il MOIETY OF THE REAL ESTATE N JII.,
CITY OF RICHMOND FORMERLY 0WtHnt
AND OCCUPIED BY THE VIRGINIA STSEoo
COMPANY AT AUCTIOE.-Dy virtue of y lsnt
OF trust executed March q, 1859, BY Trial We,I. :,
William ii. Mcfarland and Powhaian ROE
trustees, to secure the payment OF q ceststn h'n,
dated March 4, 1850, for $4,000, bearing intcrrs, r.
date, and default having been made In The ~
said bond and being required go 10 do by he Sro
hciary In said decd, rs substitute trustee aupciE
by the Circuit Court Of Richmond viii otfcr Tor ~,
Mt public auction. on TUESDAY The seth day OF Jsn
uary, 1872, ~ fairs II not the next far day he,e
after,l on the premises, at 81 O'Clock L. H. IL,
undivided molety described In said deed as foiIow
TO wit, The REAL ESTATE in the cftr OF Pirh.
mond situated On the north side Of jaime, ri,er
between Eighth and Ninth streets, fronting la rc,
on the south side Of Haxall's NH canal and cH,ert.
Ing back between parallel lines go feet to JAM
river, together with that large BRICK wORE'
SHOP thereon, with the right Of 100 inches Of wscr
under four-foot pressure, taken from the fr.nkin
Paper-Mfll and the works below. This prorert~
from Its central location and water privileges S!r
manufacturing purposes, may be considered anon
the most valuable now In the market.
TERMS: One-third cash; balance at four el-ht
and twelve months for negotiable notes, iuter,t
added, secured by deed Of trust.
A plat Of the above property may be seen a. tic
Office Of the aucttoreer.
JAMES ALFRED JONES,
JANIS NJ TAYLOR, Auctionear. 20 4
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-01-16
By Wellington Goddin,
Real Estate Agent and Auchonecr,
i. corner Eleventh and Bank streets.
AUCTION SALES.--FUTURE Days.
BY Robertson & Bronaugh,
Real Estate Agents and Auctloncers,
Manchester, Va.

COMMISSIONERS SALE Or EALUA-
" BILE REAL ESTATE IN TIE TOWN OF
MANCHESTER.--By virtue OF decree or ths
Chnn'n% It lis rs S. SIt Jones's heirs Twill sell al
nutIIc 1uctlon on the premises, on fRlIAf NC
18th of JANUARY, biz. commencing ut l2 O'Clock a.:
the following HEAL. ESTATE. OF which the Late :.
Smith JONES died scized-to Wit
streets fronting Gi feet Hull street and running
back dong Seventh street about l20 feet This LOT
has three buildings on it: good BRICK DWELL
ING aud two FRAME OFFICES, which VIII be sold
together separately, to suit the purchasers
streets fronting about 90 feet on Bainbrldgc and
running hack aEont 100 feet There Is FRAME
BUILDING OIL this lot.
2, AIOT on Eighth street fronting 90 feet and
running back lao feet. There Is u slnall FRAME
BUILDING OH this lot
d.ALOT OH the corner Of Porter and Eighth
streets fronting 1872 feet on Porter street and run
ming hack leLl. There Isl large BkiCh DWELL-
ISI} and necessary out-houses on this lot.
S. A LOT OH the corner Of Bainbridge and Ninth
streets fronting 1872 feet Bainbrdge and running
back s:5 feet. There Is also a.FltAME BUILDING
There Will also be sold LOT in SWANSON; near
the town of Manchester, fronting 60 feet on RIVER
street aud r1,nniug back l4O feet Only half Of this
lot belongs to the estate Of said Jones, but arrange
mcnts have been made to sail the whole.
TERMS: One-fourth cash balance ut SIX, twelve,
and eighteen months, In equal payments, ncgouapts
notes for deferred payments with interest," audeo ana
title retained until purchase money Is fully pald.
desirby and centrally located, especially III refer
ence to the free bridge, being near thereto ana nor
Of Hull street. Z. y. $1,000,
Ia l6-lS,20,&dtls commissioner.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-01-16

BY Grubbs & Williams,
Aucttcners and Real Estate Agents,
Eleventh street between Main and Bank


COMMISSIONERS SALE. OF yAEIr,
~ BILE LANDS NEAR RICHMOND. RENO
a PART OF THE CRAIGTON tT IT,, ~
execution OF decree OF the Circuit Court az Tyc.l
rico entered On the 9th October ts7o Ia the oass
IL d. smith and ais. %. Christians executor .ni
dLs.," the undersigned, special c0rnrnLsionat.
thereby appointed, Will sell ut auction, uDom ~
premises, on MONDAY, 22d Of January. RI co We
mencfng at II O'Clock NJ, tho following IIEy,c:
baing q part OF the Craigton estate. OF wh,ct 80
late Dr.. William A. Christian died seized lying shn s
three and one-hnlf miles cast OF Richmond "'''"s
First, the PRICE TRACT copt.inino TWO
HUN ED AND SEYENTY-SEYES Avn
THREE-TEHTHS ACRES, lying near the Es-iDL
ton road; about 100 acres high land and ,sn ss
mninder, including abouta acres OF woods I'm sn.,
low grounds and meadows, suitable Tor rrass AMI
corr. o'@0 anh
second, SIX LOTS, averaging about ss,r 900,
esch lying on each side OF the Crligton rad Sas
and being cleared; No. ,, one-iSh clea red 40
tlie other In wood, some Of them very heavy. r."
she Of these lots win commence with No. me,res,
the city) and proceed In regular order S''
These lands are well adapted TO fruit-srogtnp and
trucking. The uplands are light, quick ana mr. I
ductiVe the bottom land Ia very rich. Tic acrs.-
70 the city Is by good roads, and the neghborhoot,
good and improving. -
PIats Of the land can be seen at the oflcno, H.,
ancttoneers. ' "a As
TERMS: One-fourth cash; balance AZ ST. .,,a,.,
and eighteen months for negotiable notes. with IT,
terest added. Title retained by the court unt1 -
notes IRE paid. Purchaser to pay taxes for IsT "s
JOHN A. COKE, Comnlssihra
GREBBS b WILLIAMS. Auctioneers. Ia