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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-02-28
How a Painting was Sold.

A GERMAN artist who had recently ar.
rived in this country, found himself
financially in very straitened condition.
His cash had almost given out, and he had
no resources beyond beautiful landscape
painting, which he considered one of his
finest efforts. In this condition he was
directed to apply to Mr. Corcoran, who
was then collecting the great art gallery
which has made his name known all over
the land, and the artist made his way to
Washington. His cash balance was just
sufficient to take him there, and with
trembling steps he made his appearance
before the banker and asked him to exam
inc the painting Mr.. Corcoraa looked
at it critically through gold eye-glass.
"What do you want for it?" he asked.
The artist reflected. 1t was his master
piece; he was in strange city, without
friends or money, and finally answered
"$300." "Three hundred dollarsr eX.
claimed the banker; ''three hundred dol
lars! l won't give it," 1.-TWO hun.
dred dollars, then" "Two hundred
dollars. wouldn't take 1t at any price :"
The artist made his way out of the
house, and sorrowfully and with much
difficulty returned to New York, where
he laid the result of his visit before his
friends. The merits Of the picture having
reached the ears of some connoisseurs,
they examined it, and pronounced upon
it in the highest terms. 'What shall
dof" asked the artist of them, one of
whom gave him a piece of advice, upon
which he acted. The picture was placed
in large art-hall Notice was given
that the beautiful landscape, by the cele-
brated German artist -, valued at $l0,-
600, was on exhibition at the art.gallery
Itwas examined by connoisseurs, and
critics, and descriptions of its beauty ap.
peared in the principal New York papers.
Particular care was taken that the crit
! icisms should come under the eye of Mr.,
| Corcoran whoimmediately sent on his pic
ture purveyor to New York, and the pic
ture was purchased at its valuation. =
Cor. 81. Louis Democrat att...a as.r
There is boy in Austin, Texas, who
is desirous of knowing who he is. He
does not even know his name, and YET
wishes some family to claim him. Two
boys, white captives, were taken from the
Indians by General Mckenzie, at his re
cent victory. One of the boys has been
recognized as Temple Friend, the son o.
John Friend, now of EIdorado. Kansas
He was taken at a massacre, four or five
years ago, in which several women were
killed, and the mother of the boy was
scalped, but recovered. The grandfNthel
Of the boy spent about five thousand dol
lars to effect his rescue, and had giVeI
up all hopes of ever seeing him again
The other boy has not been claimed. Th'
announcement is made in the Austin
Journal that any one who has lost boz
within four or five years may procure
photograph of this one free Of charge by
communicating with Mr.. w. M. Gille
land, of Austin, Texas. .fH.t'
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-02-28

"A man of Iowa Falls, who has a lime
kiln, asserts that, with wood and corn In
about equal parts, the fire Is better and
scarcely more expensive, and that the
lime is somehow vastly better.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-02-28

FRoM December IA TO January 10 they
had an earthquake almost every day at
Fort Oolyille, w! It. A point of land
that ran into Okanagon Lake has eAtirely
disappeared.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-02-28

Z Francis Warden, representative In
Europe, and member of the firm Of A..
L. Stewart & Co., died recently at Paris,
leaving an estate valued at $40, 900, 900.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-02-28

One Signor Ferraro, Milanese, has
discovered a new fuel, which is said to
be abundant in Italy, cheaper and more
caiorific than coal.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-02-28

EXETER, N. H., vouches for the woman
whose dead husband warned her twice, in
a dream, to remove her little all of $3.50
from the savings bank, just before the
Shute defaloation.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-02-28

THE United States Supreme Court has
decided that deserter from the army,
who has been caught and made to serve
out the entire term OF his service, and OBJ
tanned a regular discharge from the army,
is, in effect, Just as good as II he had been
faithful from the first, and is legally en-,
titled to his bounty. This will be good
news to those who have suffered by the
decision of the PaymasteT General, which
was exactly opposite.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-02-28

Mr.. Greeley's daughters win spend
the summer at Greeley, Colorado.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-02-28
The Formal Notification.
wAsHrsoroN. February Is.

..-.' iN WARRINGTON, February 10.
THIS morning, between Ii and g12
O'Clock, the Joint committee of Congress
called upon President Grant, and readto
him the following letter: 81. -, ,.g...
WASHINGTON, February Is.
SR: We have heen appointed COMMITTEES by
the Senate and House OF Representatives 70 notify
you that on " ednesday, the l2th Inst, the wee
President, acting as President Of the Senate, In
the presence of both houses, opened and COUNTED
the votes Of the electors OF the United States for
Pres dent and Vice President OF the United States.
BY the count 1t was ascertained and declared that
you were duly elected President for the term OF
four years from and after the 9TH OF March next.
In performing this duty we take occasion to tender
you our hearty congratulations for the eminent
civil and military services you have had the good
fortune to render TO the United States and to ex-
prees our confident hope that your Administration
during the term for which you are now elected
will promote The peace, honor, and prosperity OF
all the people OF the United States, without re-
spect to section or party division.
u It.f.' -'v r'I JOHN BHERHAN,
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1873-09-19
A WORD TO GIRLS.


Go where you will throughout Ore
gon, and you will find the kind of girl I
am about to describe, and especially
among farmers daughters. You will
see her father, an old man with large
family depending upon him, working;
and her mother, toiling from early morn
till late at night, barely getting means
sufficient to furnish clothes and food
enough for comfort, and to give each
child turn at the District School.
In many families there are several
girls, and the house does not furnish
sufficient work to necessarily occupy all
their time, and they idle around, plan
ming and striving to make their meagre
outlay go as far as it will toward max
ing themselves attractive, so that when
all eligible young man is thrown in
their way, they may "take him in"
and thereby make him successor to
their father in furnishing their board
and clothes. Of course girls are not all
Of that kind. But in every community
you will find one or two, and to every
such one would say: "YOu ought to
be ashamed of yourself Why don't
you go to work and earn your own liv-
/ ing? You'd be lifting a great burden
off of your fathers shoulders, and at the
same time make yourself much happier
| There is plentyOf work fOryOu to do. First
/ find out what you would rather do, and
what you can do best, and then 80 to
lOOrE II il be chamber-wOrk, washing,
cOOking-anything so it is honorable
and you can do it we'll enough to bring
in the money. You'd better get some
/ hens and 20 to raising chickens, or rent
piece OF ground of your father and
grow berries and vegetables, than be
sitting around from day to day waiting
/ for husband to come along; for after
all he may not turn up and then you IL
/ be left an old maid, depending on the
charity of friends for support. If to get
married is your highest ambition, you'll
stand ten chances to one of getting q
sensible husband after you have learned
how to earn your own living, which you
could not otherwise hope for.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1873-09-19
LETTER FROM LAFAYETTE.
LALEYETTE, Sept. 16, 1873

l4-AA4A@A IL - ~ -
Dear Nelc NOrthceSt:-As the two
political conventions have met and ex-
ploded, and left the voting sex with
nothing TO quarrel over but one single
bone Of contention which had no more
to do with the business of electing
Congressman that poor old ColwelPs
attack upon Abby Kelly Foster had to
do with temperance meeting which
you once held in Lafayette; and as
neither party has seen fit to deal out to
| the Woman Movement as much as q
thimbleful of sop, shall be very much
surprised if the NEW NORTHWEST will
not consider this good time to run an
independent ticket and nominate an
out-and-out Woman Suffragist. There
are many such men in the Republican
party-men who will give us a whole
plank to stand upon; who will indorse
temperance, Woman Suffrage and
equality before the law. Is Hiram
Smith one of these? Can you get him
to say he's temperance man? Is he
virtuous man and Woman Suffragist
We all know that Nesmith is none of
these; and it is even now being loudly
talked that his name is not Nesmith,
but Smith, very good name provided
he was man enough to wear it openly,
but we have had enough of politicians
under an alias. If the Woman Suf-
frage party cannot rally under the ban
ner of Hiram Smith, for Heavens sake
let us select somebody whom they will
unite to elect.
The course of the OregOnidn is dis
gushing every lover of morality and de-
cency in the county. l should just as
lief see the Days DOiHgs on my table
/ 1t is disgrace to the State. Because
the Republican convention acted the
| fool in passing that Mitchell resolution,
/ land again / am reminded of your en-
counter with COlwell on the Kelly FOs-
/ ter question:, l see no reason why the
| OreqOnidH should act the knave as it
does, in very reprehensible attempt to
get even, by pulling its own house
down. "But when rOgues fall out, hon
est people get their dues" and if we
manage this affair rightly, taking
due advantage Of wind and tide, we may
elect man who will vote right on the
Woman Question in the Halls Of Con-
| gress.
Please give us your views through the
Peoples Paper and oblige large array
of Woman Suffragists including
CITIZEN.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1873-09-19
LETTER FROM WISCONSIN.
AIUKWOEAGO.

NUKwOEAGO, Sept. 3, 1873.
Dear Mrs. DInilCay:-Several weeks
have passed since we first welcomed the
return of our 'FVoice from the North
west" 1t has q clear and decided ring
Of its o,cn which We enjoy and admire
very much.
Should not have delayed our response
till this late day had it not have been
for the busy season, during which we
have been barely able to "keep track''
Of the outlines Of the 'signs of the
times" Our hearts have been made
glad by the noble efforts Of the
"Grangers" to uplift farmers and farm
ers' wives and daughters. They are
bound to succeed, for Truth is OH their
side-and even though "crushed to
earth," 'twould "rise again"
With Ceres, Pomona and Flora will
advance a new era for "Our Army OF
Women And it will seem like q
glimpse into the Ozark ages" when We
look back at the experiences of George
Francis Train and Susan b. Anthony.
In short, it will put things where they
belong all around. While waiting,
hopefully, for "the good time coming
please believe me, as ever,
Yours fraternally, L. Z. BLOOD
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1873-09-19
THAT COMMITTEE.

We have been requested by benevo-
lent gentleman, whom we highly es-
TEEN, to make no more demands upon
the Relief Committee for an exhibit Of
disbursements. Whether the Commit
tee commissioned this gentleman to
make the request or not we do not
know, but he will please bear in mind
that il is for the unrelieUed sufferers,
and at their request, that we demand
the figures. II people received aid who
are ashamed to own it, they should be
smoked out. Scores OF honorable suf-
ferers who badly need assistance, and
are honest enough to admit the fact,
have been refused all aid. The Com
mittee having reported itself out Of
funds, and the Mayor having refused
munifieent offers from other sources,
these people are determined TO push
this matter. We are simply the public's
humble servant, and our sympathy is
not on the side of those who receive aid
in an emergency and then, to cover the
fact that they have been thus favored
conspirt 10 keep Others who were not in
the list OF the relieUed from all knowl-
edge Of the truth.
We are taking no aggressive steps
but we are authorized to say that, i
this exhibit is not made voluntarily
the people will compel His Honor the
Mayor to show the world what he has
done with that money. We don't wan
the people to impeach His Honor, bu
their blood is up.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1873-09-19
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

NJ. J. B., Salem: Your first question,
relative to the political situation, you
will find answered at length in other
articles. Your second, "Why are you
not Spiritualist, since you say you be-
lieve in the philosophy ?" we will try
to answer briefly, here and now. We
believe in the science of Astronomy,
but We are not an Astronomer. We be-
lieve in the science OF Botany, but are
not a Botanist. We believe in very
many other things in the abstract, to
which we cannot devote much attention.
The sect Of Spiritualists look upon their
belief as a religion. We simply regard
it as a science, and have no more desire
to make religion of it than of the
science Of Astronomy or Botany. 1t is
yet crude and imperfectly understood,
but so are many other revelations of the
great laws Of Nature that are yet in
their infancy.
Mrs. NJ. J. o., Dalles: II you will let
US know the exact numbers you missed
we will replace them. We do not recol-
lect you, but distinctly remember the
old school house by the river, where we
wearily toiled in learning our initiatory
lessons about the rights of the sexes, as
teacher who had no rights which 4
strong, able-bodied man, rs our oppo-
nent in teaching, felt bound to respect.
Miss V. o., McNIinnville: Is the lady
new subscriber? Sometimes a lady's
name is first given us in her husbands
initials, when n renewal is made her
own are sent by the agent. Then we
are puzzled. Certainly. We are in inn
mediate need of every dollar to pay up
arrearages on paper and press work.
Will answer your private letter when
ever We can get time.
L. C. B., Wis: We believe all OF
your communications have been pub
lished that have been received. Glad
to hear from you.
Mrs. G.. II. o.: The polonaise is likely
10 retain its favor for another season
The new alpaeas are especially desira-
BILE.
Mrs. NJ. l.. p. A.: Your subscription
will expire with No. 80, the present
volume.
NJ. o. b., Slaughter, w. t.: Youl
subscribtion is paid to No. 10, Vol. 4
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1873-09-19
YOURS TRULY" GOES TO THE
CIRCUS.

She'll tell you how it happened. The
grand Moguls who rule behind the
throne in the Portland Academy and
Female Seminary had all gone of
to Conference, and Yours Truly had
nobody's permission to gain except that
of the worthy Professor and her board
ing house dictator. Now, Dick and
Phil board in the same house. but our
sagaeious landlady never once attemnts
to prohibit their going out, and if she
did it would be all the same-tbev
wouldn't heed her objections for a Sec
ond.
Yours Truly had a beau. Trust school
girls for sly communications with their
fellows" They always succeed. She
don't pretend to say that the "nice
young man" who accompanied her to the
circus was exactly the fellow she should
have chosen had it been considered
"womanly" TO address him a note $50
liciting the pleasure" etc, etc. Instead
of an effeminate fellow with carroty-
colored, curly hair, parted in the middle
and redolent of stale bears grease
"dapper little darling" as you would
call him, Mrs. D.-Yours Truly would
have preferred the company of a certain
square-shouldered, large-eyed, honest
hearted young man whom she dreams of
daily, but who never once imagines the
fact, or he might reciprocate. But
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1873-09-19

his lifelong train of obligations and du-
ties, is condemned. 1t is assumed that
interests which are, and must forever
remain, identical, are opposed to each
other. Men and women are pitted
against each other in q struggle for
power"
For downright assinine stupidity COM
mend us to the author of the above
effort to break up the identity of in
terest and feeling among men and
women" forsooth! There is not only
no such class of reformers extant, but
there is a class, and a very large one
too, who are laboring with n zeal which
will not brook defeat to ensure recOgni-
ton of the 'identity of the interests OF
men and women" even among such
slow-going old fossils and opponents OF
reform as DIR. Holland and Jas. o. O'Aleara.
The accusation that innocent men
the darlings-"are alluded TO with sneers
and blame, which is given in 4 petulant
spirit" and that "there is no foundation
for the charges made" comes with i'll
grace from the only fossils who ever
render sneers or blame necessary.
OF course "women are to vote and
trade, and practice law, and preach, and
go to Congress-" and do every Other
kind of light, remunerative work that
men do, irrespective of the marriage
bonds" Why shouldn't they? The
marriage bond is, or ought to be, just as
binding upon man as woman, and Il
men, when they have opportunity to dc
these things, may do them without sew.
ering this necessary bond, or destroying
woman's ownership in them, why may
not women do the same when oppOrtu-
nifty shall offer or inclination direct
Why shouldn't women "choose theil
careers and pursue them with the same
freedom from compulsory restraint a:
their husbands exercise ?" Why, o DIR
Holland, must woman who is capabl,
Of earning handsome salary as I
trader, lawyer, preacher or politician b,
compelled to drudge for q livelihood
through all her days at the poorly-pait
wash-tub? This query fits thousand.
of women, and will apply to them 81
long as rusty-minded, angular-braineC
believers in mans exclusive ownership
in woman sit at their desks driving peni
to forge their political chains, engaged
in ''pitting men and women agains
each other in struggle for power
We have no patience with such drivel
ing idiocy. 1t smacks too much of tina
old-time argument against freeing tn,
negro, which always ended with tn,
stereotyped nonsense conveyed in tn,
question, "Do you want your daughte
to marry a nigger?"
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1873-09-19
WE'LL LOAN HIM.

Great suffering isprevalent in Shreve-
port, La, in consequence of the terrible
ravages Of the yellow fever. Subscrip-
tions to aid the sick and dying and bury
the numerous dead are being dispatched
TO the unfortunate from distant cities.
Now, If Mayor Failing only had control
ofthat city so he might refuse the funds
but other cities can't often be favored as
highly with gold-loaning Mayors and
blushing bank organs as Portland is-so
that sufferers by fire and pestilence may
remain unrelieved to pander to the
purse and pride of shoddy dignitaries;
therefore it is hoped that plenty of sue
cor will be received by stricken Shreve-
port. Wonder if that city wouldn't like
to borrow His Honor our Mayor for 4
season?
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1873-09-19

Prof b. F. Underwood, in a letter to
the Boston Investigator, under date OF
August 18th, has this to say OF the VIII
Iamette Valley: 'The Willamette Val
ley is very beautiful this month. Ma
ture has on her most beautiful robes;
the forests are arrayed in the most gor-
geous foliage; the fields are waving
with golden harvests of finest graini the
river and valley scenery are charming
and in the distance are seen the Coast
and Cascade ranges OF mountains, tower
~, eIova ali the celebrated mountain
nasks ,ns aoITs luminous m with the sheen Of ever
lasting snow, presenting spectacle at
once majestic and sublime"
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cons. we have no choice between the
parties, and our fight is upon individu-
ais. While we are disposed to make
the best Of a bad bargain, and use men,
however bad they may have been, to
good advantage after they have been
elected, we shall use the NEW NORTH
WEST TO help nominate and elect no
man who is suspected Of bad NOR
ais il we know it. Can the OregonidH
say as much?
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1873-09-19

Dear reader, didn't we tell you that
the Oregonian was preparing to bolt
Didn't we tell you that it was all made
up that, with "Hlpple" as its bludgeon
and the Oregonian editors "virtue" asan
example, that immaculate journal
should throw its strength for the ''Un-
purehasable Woman ?"
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1873-09-19

The Erening Nelcs is informed that
when Mrs. Duniway runs for Congress
she wants a respectable opponent, who
does not deem it necessary to flaunt his
opposition to Human Rights before the
public under the guise of "An Unpur-
chasable Woman"
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1873-09-19

We have received the minutes Of the
Zum Walt camp-meeting, which are
unavoidably crowded out OF this issue,
but will appear next week.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1873-09-19

The Oregonian is Out-doing the Days
Doings.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1873-09-19

Other parties desiring to act as Agents viii
please forward their names. We want Agents
at every postofice throughout Oregon and
Washington Territory.
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OUR AGENTS.

The following persons are duly authorized q
act as Agents for the NEW NORTHWEST
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-05-08

sumption q fruit net 38ap.ed 10 their
aastGiataua THO gcsal wsf daasfaas
ta fhst iamiiv rr.1s esd 5aF euiai'e3 open
ihedeaisas af earth. an appetite Tor So.
pies ever aaas A. &, wss So aalea tIme.
So fits SOW Egtrg feaf We ea smoeE
8s tbs ,emmsg Wha hss iHFrse3 upon
bis lItagf8uas peeaeee f9r. although
ihe aaUa Individual wae dra induced
car aneasgars 80 sat app.as raw has aaee
aaarad under las rafgh 80 ba.uz 5s1..
r8 lha Faai DeeeNtr. his successor wba
Haa HduslYiauag esHrssses cteg paee
where q maa bias farm ga asrlru go i.fi.
With book Of p.afes representing tht
yauoas kiods Of aprles sud other fruits,
which tho' pleasant 90 Else sight, contain
iH ibc original coils aud olhef ills that
flesh e. heIr fn," is q Fowler. Like bis
predecessor, sou wiz iiad him Irresistible
ullh ihe female portion Of the household.
Ibty lpee az b.s picture. until their
mouths water and there Is uo peace to the
latter Adam unul au order Is given for
trees chat will grow The delicious fruit
destined 10 the future TO give a painful
siomach-achc 90 The children. Eve must
be grallbcd and Adam cannot resist
Now | do not intend TO charge This Fow-
zen fruit lempter With being in any way
fstG5-h ffs lrfa 3aaftftr. IIa fHIF f4Ff4teas
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-05-08
CORNER sToRElfl
MASON 4 JERKowsKL

SPRING SUITS
American Scotch. Isl 80 to $40 30
SPRING SUITS
Double aud Twist ..... s. 90 20 Sl2 90
SPRING SUITS,
Newport Cass all wool 50 90 to SIS 90
SPRING SUITS
Genuine Imported
Scotch .......,.... Sl3 90 10 SIS 80
SPRING SUITS
Genuine Harris Cass $l3 90 TO $40 90
SPRING SUITS
Blue, Black and
Brown Tricots H.. SlG 90 TO $50 90
SPRING SUITS.
Black Broadclothes Sl3 80 to So 90
The New and Fashionable Style the
Getaway Coats aud Vests in
Blue, Black aud Brown Diagonals
from 81 so TO 30 90
Elegant Dress Goats and Vests in
Busked Cassimeres S2l 90 to $3.50 90
FancyCass Pants ofalI kinds and prices
Spring 0vercoats 49,. S. so to So 30