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The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-11-01

EVE AND THE FIG LEAVES.-An anus
ing story is told of daughter of distin-
guished Southern General, who was
spending the summer during the war at
Silver Spring, Florida. As is well
known, the ladies were compelled to re-
sort to all sorts of eXpedients to make
their gowns presentable, and many of
them became very expert in the use of
dyes, so that, shut out from the rest of
the world as they We're, their attire was
always neat and lady-like.
It appears that the young lady in
question had a black barege which she
wished to restore to its pristine beauty,
and so ordered her made Eve to boil
her some fig leaves, which, as is known,
are excellent for restoring color to dark
materials.
Having waited for some time for the
decoction 10 be brought her, she went
out upon the gallery of the hotel, and
called out in a loud voice-'Eve, have
you put on the fig leaves ~
A number of gentlemen seated below
with difficulty suppressed laugh, and
the young lady receiving no answer, re-
iterated her question more loudly than
before. Unable longer to restrain them
selves, the gentlemen laughed long and
heartily. The absurdity of her question
suddenly flashed upon the young lady,
and she hastily retired to her chamber
to hide her bushes and confusion.
Eve and the fig leaves was a standing
joke at Silver Spring all that season.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-11-01

oon1a fiIlnceSs fiai,s of Salm-Salm has be-
vent y, NIonoIe, Innoe, and has entered con-
p.;roe.. ent al liillspruck in the Tyrol. The
Frlncesss Is an American by b;r,,, "e :
Miss Agnes Leclerq, of Raltiuor,' ,.i =
her romantic adventures i'm Ma,rio,o anu .i'i
years ago filled the newspapers oS tto shA
time. She saved her husband,s If 'ie iS
Mexico, and got him restored to III
military rank in Germany. He was
killed at Gravelotte, at the head of his
regiment. She was at one time a circus
rider, and her career altogether has
been filled with adventure.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-11-01
For the New Northwest.l
Goodnight.

Goodnight, sweet friend, goodnight:
Our ways have run together all this day.
Till every thought Of parting fed away.
Leaving my spirit strangely, sweetly light.
But, OH that word, though long deferred.
Must come at last TO break the blissful spell
Whose all Of rapture tongue can never tell
Thine eyes sweet language need no helping
word.
When once the true heart finds its mate.
And tastes that dearest OF all dear delights.
The knowledge that another soul can scale
the heights,
And sound the depths it loves 10 penetrate
All, then it finds a meaning new,
A deeper sadness in the sad goodnight,
a colder shrinking from the fading light,
OF even day, like this one, spent with you.
ZENI.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-11-01

A one-legged crater, named Jones,
was pretty successful in bantering an
Irishman, when the latter asked him:
'sHow did you come to lose your leg ?"
'Well," said Jones, "on examining my
pedigree, and looking up my descent, /
found some Irish blood in me, and be-
coming convinced that it was settled in
that left leg, had it cut off at once"
"Be the powers" said Pat, sit would
have beed duced good thing if it had
settled in your head.u
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-11-01

Last Saturday several children were
playing in the yard Of the Seventh
Street congregational Church.. in Gin
cinnati, and one of them, a little i've or
six wear old son Of the sexton, was IN
dueed TO decend to the bottom of a dry
cistern. After he got to the bottom
his little play-fellows called to him that
iinow he was shut down forever" and
closed the cap over him for two or three
minutes. When he was taken out II
was discovered he had lost his reason
from fright. The distressed mother, IL
is said, is crazed in consequence.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-11-01

Some philanthropist of NIiddletOwn
offers $50 to the best and $40 to the sec
ond best lady rider, riding astride, at
the MiddleseX County Fair These pre-
miums are additional to the regular pre-, re
miums offered by the society, anu LII l,J
competitors to allowed unless. .I,a Da eon1- SUUI
moral character satisfactory 10 'iie O0'i'
nniffnn
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-11-01

"when speaking of the ec,e2. dead ton sdgS fSr
Sir James Puckle, in his 'Gray G;y5ndipp ain in in
a Green Head" a volume abounglIIs o1ldFneIs of of
Quaint q simiies folded about; hernfii of the Ua
good t sense-aWhen speaking gfbat Ii their uP
virtues may be outwardly shD"iiiI iu Silence -
their vices are wrapped UP III 9'''-N'
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-11-01

DIDN'T GIVE II UP.-One of our citi-
zens is blessed or otherwise, with very
stubborn wife. In his case, he finds
that when woman will, she will, you
may depend ont, and when she won't,
she won't, and that's an end ont. This
peculiar disposition in his wife is no Sc
cret among his associates, and one OF
them, meeting him the other day,
asked:
"Well -, do you know why you are
like donkey?"
"Like a donkeyw echoed W,
opening his eyes wide. "NO, don't"
"Do you give it up?"
al dOn
Because your better half is stubborn
ness itself"
"That's not so bad. Ha, ha! I'll give
that to my wife when / go home"
"Mrs. W" he asked, as he sat
down to supper, ''do you know why /
like dOnkeym
He waited a moment expecting his
wife to give It up, but she didn't; she
looked at him somewhat cOmmisera-
tinglo, as she answered:
al suppose it's because you were born
So"
W has abjured the habit of put
ting conundrums to his wife.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-11-01

The Countess of Blanchery, who IN
one of the battles of the Franco-GeTmanl
war fought with musket in her hand ana
as a private soldier, has just had the
Cross OF the Legion Of Honor conferred
upon her.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-11-01

A cubic inch of gold is worth sl6O.
A million dollars in gold, according to
figures at the Mint, weigh just about
two tons.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-11-01
SONORA HEWITT.
BY MRS. SUSIE wrruERELL.

Entered, according to the Act OF Congress, in
the year 1872, by Mrs Susie witherell in the Of
ice OF the Librarian OF Congress at Washington
City.l
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-11-01

New England girls are sensible to DO
such work as they can get. among the
table girls at the Ocean House, Oid
Orchard, are fifteen school teachers At
nearly all the great mountain ana sea-
side resorts in New England there may
he fonnd waiting on the tables accom-
nlished Young ladies, who thus employ
their vacations.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-08-09
MORAL POWER

We thought of writing an article
on the Moral Power of the People,
but the following from the Bellefonte
(Pa.) Waterman, comes 30 near orr
own ideas that we use it instead.
The serlous question with US is, will
the people use this power. or will
they continue to blindly follow the
dictation of selfish demagogues and
interested ,iiice holders, until it is too
late Tor remedy? We confess that
we have b nd serious apprehensions
Of the latter, and that our fears are
not all gone, though there are indi-
cations of waking up, for the re-
suit of which we are anxiously looking:
"One Of our exchanges heads an
article "rne Moral Power OF the
People the Hope of the Country"
We do not know what the future may
reveal in that way, but the past has
shown that the moral power" Of
the people has suffered itself to be
overcome by the Establishment, cor
ruptions and terrorism Of military
rule. The moral power of the peo-
pie couid do everything, If the peo-
pie would but assert it. 1t has been
the (apl,arent) lack Of all morality
among The people that has caused
the misery and unhappiness Of the
last ten years. Crushed to the earth,
however, AZ they have been for SO
long, an d pressed down beneath the
burdens of bad government, they
may in he future reassert their indie
pendence and free themselves and
the country from the incubus that il
now resting upon them.
We only wish that We could put
implicit confidence in the moral
strength ',f the people. We know
the mighty power they possess for
& Jod. If they would but exercise it,
experience has shown. however, that
they are too easily led astray-are
too apathetic-too much indisposed
TO make the proper exertion. All
that is wanted to restore the pristine
glory of the Republic-to give back
TO the citizen the rights and Liberties
he once posessed-to revive constitu-
ton, and to render the country AS
happy and prosperous rs it once was,
is united and determined effort on
the part of the People. Their "mor-
al power" expressed in thunder
tones through the hauot-box, would
be the panacea for all tue diseases of
the body politic-the healing oil
poured upon the trout led waters Of
sorrow aud discomfort
Will We, o, People. ever more re-
alize the responsibility We owe to
God, your country, TO your children,
and to future general ons? Now is
the time to secure not only your own
happiness, but the poll deal freedom
and physical prosperity of millions
yet unborn. The negl. ct to improve
the opportunity now of cred. will un-
donbtedly seal you to a. adverse fate
forever Heaven does not present
such golden chances of'en. Do not
cast your own happiaess over your
shoulders"
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-08-09
CONCLUSIVE.

The following are the most consise
and the cogent reasons why Demo-
crdis can and should vote for the
nominees of the Cincinnati and Bal
timore Conventions we have yet seen
They are taken from the speech of
Hon. Bayless W Hauna, upon the
occasion of his nomination for At
torney General by the Indiana Dem
ocratic Convention.
4Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of
The CoHrentinn: / thank you cordi-
ally for this renewed manifestation of
your confidence in me as a public
servant. l accept the trust, and will
do the hest l can for the success of
our great party. Cheers. 1 con-
fidently believe that tie ticket this
day put forth here, will be triumph
antly elected in October next
Cheers. And l alsopredict that the
garrulous platform and dumb can
didate of Philadelphia will be over
whelmingly beaten in November.
Great cheering. l don't know what
Baltimore will do, but / believe it
will do right. As between the white
hat and friendly hand of amnesty
and the crested head and bloody
hand of war, / am for white hat,
white coat, breeches and all. Ire
mendous applause. They say how
can Democrats support Greeley?
He has fodght you all his life. That
is true; but he has fought US chiefly
upon the emancipation question.
He wanted to liberate 4 1000, 900 OF
negro slaves. thought that was a
matter belonging to the States. But
he has succeeded in that enterprise,
and now proposes to iberate SO, ,000,-
900 of white slaves in the country.
TREMENDOUS and long continued
! cheeringl Success awaits us every
where. The dismal wilderness oil
Shur AMI the bitter waters of Mera
have long been our portion; but, my
fellow-citizens, we go now to the
land of Elm, where, at the promised
twelve wells of water, and beneath
the threescore and ten palm trees we
will spread at last the feast of re
joicingand restitution. Greatcheer
ing.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-08-09
wOnAISGMES FOR GREELEY

We do not wonder fh At the me-
chanics and workingmen appear to be
going for Horace Greeley" almost
everywhere literally, wit b out distic-
ton of party" 1t would lie strange
if il were otherwise.
Honest Horace is himsel nothing
if not 4 workingman. Everybody
knows that. He has from he days of
earliest boyhood, earned lis bread in
the heaven-appointed WAY, by the
sweat of his face-never by office
seeking-nor by sponging the pub
lie treasury. He has not 1ary "re-
lations," but we believe all of them
to be placed under the same category.
Can as much be affirmed OF Ulysses
S. Grant, the champion nepo list, or of
Henry Wilson, the almost lifelong
Office ebeggar and office,holder?
No workingman who ever went to
Horace Greeley for counsel or aid.
came away without friendly hearing.
Busy he might be, as busy he always
was and is-but he ever hail time to
say cheering word to his fcl low man
when the word was wanted. Ask the
printers with whom he has been n
| lifelong associate-ask the n what
they know about his benevol,nce and
liberal disposition. and see W hat they
sayl And their testimony is the tes-
| timony of every son of toll whose
fortune it is TO come, or to have come
in contact with him.
Nor has he thus endeared himself
by STOPPING to the low arts which
characterize the demagogue and
"scurvy politician" He has not
sought to array class against class
uor to obtain the favor of the poor,
by exciting unworthy prejudices
against the wealthy. In other words,
he has never sought to pull down
those who were up, but to raise up to
higher and better level, those who
were down.
If an "honest man" Is "noblest work
of God," the American people will
honor themselves by placing just such
a man in the Executive chair at
Washington. 1t would be the best
answer to the allegation that is often
made by foreign writer's, that the
American people are morally deteri-
Grating, and that they are no longer
willing to be governed, except by
military advcnturers, quite as bad in
their way as the Insperators, who, as
the willing creatures of the Prmtorian
bands, came up to the surface, as the
historians tell us, in the declining days
Of the old Roman Empire.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-08-09
NONE OE HIS FUNERAL.

A Western paper tells story of a
deaf gentlemans mistake. IL seems
that IN following the good Deacon
Jones to the grave last summer, Rev.
Mr.. Sampler, the new clergyman Of
East Town found himself in the same
carriage with an elderly man he had
never before met. They rode in
grave silence for a few moments.
when the clergyman endeavored to
improve the occasion by a serious
conversation. This il q solemn duty
in which we are engaged, my friend, !"
said he. "Hey? What do you say,
sir" the old man returned. "Can't
you speak louder? I'm hard of hear
inF" Il was remarking," shouted
the clergyman, 'that this is solemn
road we are travelling to-day" Sandy
road! You don't call this ere sandy,
do ye? Guess you amt been down TO
the South district yet. That's a
stretch of road on the old pike that
beats all / ever see for hard travein'
Only week before the deacon tux
| sick, / met him drivin' his OK team
long there, aud the sand was up to
the hubs OF the wheels. The Deacon
used 10 get dreadful riled bout that
piece Of road; and East Town does
go ahead Of all creation for sand. -
The young clergyman looked blank
| at the unexpected turn given to bis
remark, but quickly recovering him.
self, and raising bis voice TO the high
est pitch, resumed the conversation.
Our friend here has done with all
the discomiorts Of earth," he said SOL
EMMY. "A small spot Of ground will
soon cover his senseIcss clay" did
you say clay, SIR" cried the old man,
eagerly. faint nigh so good 10
cover sand with as mcdder loam.-
Sez i 10 Mr.. Brewer, last town meet
in day, If you cart on halt dozen
loads-aDd there's acres OF it on the
river bank says I-'you'd make as
| pretty road as there's in Hartford
county" But we are slow folks in
| East Town, sir" 1t was. perhaps,
fortunate for the clergyman at that
moment that the smell OF new-made
hay from a neighborIng field, suggest
ed fresh train OF thought. Look =
said he, with a gsacefui wave OF the
hand; what an emblem of the brew
| ity OF human liIel AS the grass of
the field so do man flourisheth, and
tomorrow he is cut down." Il don't
calculate TO cut mine till next week" !"
said his companion. You mustn't
cut 'arly; and then again, you mustn't
cut too late" My friend ~ shrieked
the clergyman, in last desperate ef-
fort TO make himself understood, athis
is no place for vain conversation =
We are approaching the narrow house
for all the living" They werc en-
ter.ng the graveyard, bat the old
man stretched his head from the car
rage window in the opposite direc-
ton. do you mean Squire Hub
bard's over yonder? lis rather
narrer. They build all them new
tangled houses that way now. To
my mind they amt nigh SO handsome
nor SO handy as the old-iashioned
square ones with a broad entry run
nlu' clear through TO the back door
We'll, this is the gettin' out place, ain I
IL: Much obleeged 10 We, parson,
for yer eutcrtainln remarks?"
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-08-09
Il PUNGENT HIT.

The Salem Mercury says the Grant
organs are growing over the fact that
the guerilla Mosby will not support
Greeley. Gen. Hooker, Gen. Buell.
Gen. Hancock, Gen. Mcclellan. Gen.
Cox, and indeed many more. aoaH.
Gov. Wise, they say, will notsupport
Greeley. Senator Schurz, Senator
Trumbull. Gov. Palmer, Senator
Sumner and Gov. Curtain acsll. Now,
if our Radical friends are satisfied
with the change we certainly have no
reason to grumhle. Doubtless if the
Guerilla Quantrell was alive they
could number him as one who would
not support Greeley. But AS that
worthy is not now mixing in politics
they must bear his loss as best they
can.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-08-09

SUBsIDIsED NEWSPAPERS. The Grant
has subsidized the
Republican press of the country.
It is estimated that over seven hum
dred papers are either owned or
edited by office e-holders, or orsupported
in part by government patronage.
On the other hand, this is the way
Mr.. Greeley frowns upon and snubs
all efforts to create fictitious public
sentiment on the Liberal side. When
asked to give his influence in support
of new Liberal paper in Washing
ton, he replied as follows:--"1ribune.
office, July II. / decline decidedly
to ask my friends to furnish money
to sustain a newspaper in Washing
ton. l do not consider this le9lti-
mate political expenditure. If the
people will not support newspapers
that favor my election, they must get
along without them as they may.
Horace Greeley" This is noble
position, and step toward much
needed reform. A subsidized press
is one of the worst curses that can
fall npon q country; and when the
leader of great party boldly refuses
to sanction the support of an un-
needed organ in his own interest.
and trusts his, cause to the advocacy
of such journals as an honest and in
telligent public will support, itsnows
that new era in our political life
has dawned.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-08-09
written for the Democrat
THE DYING BRAKEMAN.

Chas> A. Montgomery. a brakeman on the
railroad, formerly resident Of MeMinnvills,
Yambill county. fell from the cars near Eugene
City one day last week. One leg and one arm
were severed fr,m his body. lie spoke but
oaee after the train was stopped ard assistance
r;acbed him. Ills words were johnny, wake
me up."-Democraf, Noreh Is, 1873.
The ponderous wheels Of the iron car
We're driven with fearful speed,
And .he train dashed On. switer far
Than the feetest Arab steed.
BY the ereaking braIe. at duty's post,
Stood the tail ana manly form
OF one who had IN lrshed with freedoms host,
AEd wea,bered ths iea1en st1rm.
He was only brakeman; that was all.
Bat be knew q brakeman . place.
He ob.yed the sound Of the Whistles call,
And &c deemed it no disgrace.
With careless air be seemed to view
The mouDtaiH., bills aud streams,
~ n diztyiDg lines they back ward few,
LiAe haif-iorgotten arcams.
That absent mood an ! careless MET
Were fearfuily cut Of place.
For Death. with his sickle whetted keen,
With the laundering train kept pace.
Now be hovers near tbs brakeman tall,
See. be poise. the gitterif z bIadsi
lie strikes. Oh. God. the victim falls.
And the train dashed down the grade.
Down brakes" rang out from the whistle
sbTiIl,
Quick, men I" The corductsr cried,
"Hss.e. haste for a surgeon;" al. no skin
Ths' fearful drain supplied.
The rusty hanges of N. iron Wheel,
Win the purple tide are red.
He gasps, he struggles, his sen'es reel.
Alas is the brakeman dead:
HIT, no; he speaks: twas gurglfng sound.
Bring driak Pass he.e the cup.
Great God can 10 oLe stauncb t5s. wocnd7
List. Johnny, Hake are up P'
Twas all be said: e'cn as be spoke
This simple last request
The silver cord of liS was broke.
And the brzkemah4auk 10 rest.
"Johnnv. wake nc up;" now tell
Proud skeptic. eynic boid.
To whom did the dying 6rakeran speak,
As De Uttered fhe river c"id?
Wilt deny :bat through deaths gathering glosm
There appearcd :" his startled gaze
An angel guide to tbs spirit home
Ger the broad view.ess wave?
y more: pity thee, bligitci soul;
B nd the nightshade rouBd thy brow.
Away with thy groyeiag. dismal dole,
For vii not hear tIee now.
He was only brakeman; nothing more.
Speak him kindly il you can,
Nor forget that Heaven. spacious door
Stands sjar for an homes. man.
Albany, Aug. 5. 1872. v. A. II.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-08-09

The WRoNa NUMrER. Mark Twain
tells the following funny incident:
"Why Captain, you happen to have
bad cold" Eyes, Madam said
the Captain, who is fond of working
in the garden early in the morning
in his shirt sleeves, II suppose /
deserve it. I caught it while break
ing the seventh commandment last
Sunday" The party, male and
female, started and looked blank,
and the lady who brought out the
remark said, as we'll as coughing
fit would let her: 'Well, upon
my word captain, considering the
usual circumstances of the case and
you present surroundings it was
hardly necessary for you to enter
into such full particulars. When
the innocent captain got home be
found to his amazement that the
seventh commandment does not say
"Thou. shalt remember the Sabbath
day to keep it holy"
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-08-09
From the Louisville Ledger.1
A MATRIMONIAL SELL.

/ have just heard from an eye wit
ness good story connected with one
of the city prisons. r man had been
sued by his inamCrata for breach Of
promise, and being a nonresident and
unable TO give bail, he was incarcera-
ted in the usual place. Time and
again the woman offered him release
on condition of marriage, bnt he OBJ
stinately refused, and for six months
has lived in the firm conviction that a
prison cell is infinitely superior, with
all its disadvantages, TO matrimonial
sell" At last, however, he consent
ed to the tying OF the Gordian knot,
and the woman. all triumph. sent for
a magistrate, and the twain were duly
made one.
The necessary papers to effect his
release beng signed, he turned to the
Warden and said:
Now tins is all right, amt it? No
going back on this thing, eh ?:''
No" replied the Warden, "you
are free to do as you please"
Well, then, good bye, old lady,
you've kept me in here six months,
now I'm Oft tor an airing. Take my
old clothes, take my name, take any
thing but myself, and you will be well
Gomez
But amt you going home, DEAR"
asked his wife
"Home! homem exclaimed the man.
mo, | thank you; l have had FORE
taste of purga,ory alaeady, and you
can save the rest of your birthstone
and fireworks for some other teller" !"
1t is said that at this juncture the
woman went for her husbands scalp,
but he escaped, and is now respect
able nounvoctive in some remote cor
ner of our mundane sphere.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-08-09
y. .. DC BoIs,
n. .. DU BOIS & Co.,
Wholesale and Retail
ALBANY BATH HOUSE!

wlHE UNDERSIGNED WOULD RESPECT
fully inform the citizens of Albasy and vi
einity that he has taken charge of this Establish
ment, and, by keeping clean rooms and paying
strict attention to business, expects to suit al
those who may favor him with their patronage
Having heretefofe carried on nothing but
First-Ciass Hair Dressing Saloons,
he expects to give entire satisfaction to all
~Childfen and Ladies' Hair neatly cut
and shampooed. JOSEPH WEBER.
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