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The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-26

HAPPINESS CONSISTS IN LovE.-As
the affections are the noblest ingredient
in human nature, so the elevation and
happiness of a human being mainly de-
pend on the right bestowment and am
pie exercise of these affections. To be
self-sufficient and self-seeking-th is,
to keep all the affections to ones self
is the meanest and most miserable pre-
dicament a creature can be in. The
homestead spiTit-much more the cham
Der of sinful heart-does not contain
resources enough for its own blessed
ness. The soul must go out from itself,
if it would find materials of joy. And
just as its happiness depends on going
out from itself, so its elevation depends
on it's going up-depends on its setting
its affections upon something higher
than itself, something nobler or holier
or more engaging. The main part of
true religion is the right bestowment of
the affections. When they are set on
the things above, they are set as high
as a seraph can set his. They are set 80
high that they cannot fail to lift the
character along with them, and make
him a public character whose ends in
living are so lofty.-Jdn1es Hamilton.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-26

FRETTING.-He who frets is never
the one who mends, who heals, who re-
pairs evils; he discourages, enfeebles,
and too often disables those around him,
who, but for the gloom and depression
of his company, would do good work
and keep mp brave cheer. The effect
upon a sensitive person of the mere
neighborhood of a fretter is indescriba-
BILE. 1t is to the soul what cold, icy
mist is to the body-more chilling than
the bitterest frost, more dangerous than
the fiercest storm. And when the fret
ter is beloved, whose. nearness of rela-
ton to us makes his fretting, even at
the weather, seem almost like a per-
sonal reproach to us, then the misery of
it becomes, indeed, insupportable.
Most men call fretting a minor fault-a
foible, and not vice. There is no vice
except drunkenness which can so ut
terIy destroy all the peace, the happi-
ness of a home.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-26
LEGALITY OF SLAVE MARRIAGES.

LEGALITY OF SLAVE MARRIAGES.
Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood lately gained
an important case in court, which the
Washington Republican of a recent
date reports as follows:
yesterday the important case was
argued before Justice Wylie, in the
Equity Court, that of Newbern VS..
Washington. The complainant had
asked for the assignment of dover in
the estate of her deceased husband, the
defendant demurring because of unpaid
trusts, and, on the Overruling by JUS
tice Olin, had demanded strict proof of
marriage. Upon proof it was shown
that complainant was the second wife,
and was married in accordance with
the slave law of North Carolina, and
that she removed to this district with
her husband after the passage of the act
of 1866, regulating the marriage of col
ored persons in the District of COlum-
bia. Judge Wylie ruled that the mar
riage of the petitioner was legalized by
the statute, and that she was cOnse-
quently the heir to the whole estate,
the first marriage never having been
legaliZed, and the second marriage with
out issue. Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood
appeared for the complainant, and
George F. Appleby, Esq, for the de-
fense. This was novel case of import
ance, some $4,000 being involved.
The complainants counsel deserves
much credit for the ability which she
exhibited in the conduct of this case.
Some time since the complainant was
elected from the premises in litigation,
but, since the strong arm of the law has
interposed itself, she will be reinstated
in possession"
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-26
r1AND. OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 60, 1879

terious way. He was last seen in the neighbor-
hood by Jason and myself Jason testifies
that he heard me make savage threats, and
guess he did. I do not know what the end will
be, but you know am not guilty"
Then followed long account of such
MolalIa matters as he knew would in
terest the refugee. The letter was hope
full and earnest, and did Madge a world
of good, despite the news of her friends
imprisonment.
''Sara Perkins has seen Hanson since
Jason Andrews did, and so have L.
Well save our benefactor," she said,
earnestly; "yet it's awful to think of
keeping him in Jail six months"
ITO be continued
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-26

ATrenton editor makes the statement,
for the good of correspondents, that they
need not commence their communica-
tions, 'I take my pen in hand" as he
don't care whether they write with their
toes or with their pen in their mouth,
so they send the news,
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-26

In Germany the movement for the
higher education of women and for the
opening up of new avocations is making
headway by means of the foundation in
various towns of iirst-rate grammar
schools for girls equal to those for boys,
as we'll as by the exertions of the differ
ent Frauen- Vereine, or women's associ-
tions, which recently met in dele
gates conference.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-26

There is one thing about hen that
looks like wisdom-they don't cackle
much till they have laid their eggs.
Some folks are always Dragging and
cackling what they are going to do be-
fore hand.-Josh Billings.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-26

The Danbury Ne,Vs says the revival
feeling is spreading, but it hasn't yet
got down deep enough to affect arrear-
ages on country newspaper books,
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-26

A bill exempting from taxation build
ings for religious worship, with one acre
of land, has passed both houses of the
Rhode Island Assembly.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-26

Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the
year 1875, by Mrs. A. J. Duniway, in the office Of
the Librarian OF Congress at Washington City, ]
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-26

The art of life consists in being well
deceived.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-26
MADGE MORRISON,
The MOlaIla Maid and MatrOn.

BY Mrs. Al. DUNIWAY,
AUTHOR OF JUDITH REID" "ELLEN DoWD, y
"AMIE AND HENRY LEE" THE HAPPY
HOME" GONE woMAN's sPHERE,u
ETC, ETC, ETC.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-26

Correspondents writing over assumed sigma
lures must make known their names TO the
Editor, or no attention will be given to theiI
communications.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-26
gbe AGsew a!Elortbwest. g

A Journal for the People.
Devoted to the Interests of Humanity.
Independent in Politics and Religion.
Alive to all Live Issues, and Thoroughly
Radical in Opposing and Exposing the Wrongs
of the Masses.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-11-09

and the more extended philanthropy OF
the present. They have increased during
the past fifteen years, and out of proper
ton to the increase Of population.
Fourth-By comparing the nervous
status of woman with that in past time.
The child.bearing and collaborating ca
pacity has diminished. Female inc
briefly, though not so abundant as re-
ports would have us believe, is yet not
infrequent both in England and America
Inebriety and all functional nervous
maladies and symptoms are more fire.
quent in the northern part of the United
States than in Europe. This.is explained
partly by the degrees of our climate and
violent alterations of heat and cold,
partly by our free institutions, and partly
by the pressing necessities Of pioneer life.
It is true that brain workers live longer
thar muscle workers, and that longevity
has increased with the progress of civil
zation, but for variety Of reasons ner-
vousness is an aid and friend to Ion
gevity. While inebriety may shorten
life, yet nervousness, on which inebriety
depends, and of which it is the express
sion, may protect the system against
acute and fatal disease. Inebriates are
to be kept away from alcohol, which is
the exciting factor, by confinement in
an asylum. This may need to be sup
plemented by positive tonic treatment
Not an inconsiderable proportion of cases
are permanently benefited by this sys,
TEN, which originated in America and is
now introduced into England. By sue
cessive eliminations a thoroughly accli-
mated race may be developed. This
process appears to be already going on
If this view be sound, then the problem
of inebriety and of allied nervous states
is being slowly solved for us by forces in
comparison with which all our organiza-
tions and institutions are but as the
chips and the foam on the surface of the
ocean tide,
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-11-09
RAGE FOR NEW ENGLAND FERNS.

In the up town streets of New York,
on pleasant days, what is called Chart
ford fern" is peddled extensively. 1t is
a creeper common in the woods of New
England, and has only within two or
three years become an article of sale I;
but now large quantities are brought to
this city. The woods in some sections of
Massachusetts, have been completely strip
ped. Often the value of the fern grow
ing on single acre of woodland will
exceed that of an acre Of corn, and wood
lots have been bought at high prices
solely to control the fern trade. The
season for gathering these ferns begins
about the middle OF August and lasts
till late in autumn. Originally only
fresh terms were sold, and those largely
for Christmas decorations, but the trade
in the pressed ferns is now by far the
largest part of the business. One dealer
keeps many girls at work pressing. A
dozen ferns are pressed in one "string, "
and then are sent all over the United
States, many going to California. They
are used mainly for well decorations.
The native fern is a failure as a house
plant, bat, after much experimenting
the Japanese fern, which was brought to
this country about twelve years since,
has proved a success for potting.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-11-09
CRAVE AND GAY.

Original G. W. item from the Son
Francisco News Letter: ION a certain
occasion, when Mr.. Washington was Of
dinner at Mt. Vernon, Mr.. RandoIDb
who sat opposite, pressed the general r.
partake of the turnips. "Sir," said tho
father of his country, impressively, "sr
do not eat turnips, because they do not
agree with me-" There was not drv
eye in the room.
"A curious story is told by Mrs. Fran
ces Woodwork, one Of the survivors NJ
the wreck of the ship Sfrathmore. She
was sitting by. a fire on the island upon
which they were cast, when she saw
woman's face and head appear. 1t vss
a beautiful face-pale complexion and
dark eyes, with kerchief tied over the
head and under the chin. 1t smiled
kindly on her, and slowly faded away
She spoke Of it to her son, and he men.
toned it to some of their companions.
but the striking part of the story is that
the gentle young wife of the American
captain who took them from the island
and saved them-whO was on her hus
husbands ship-had the face of the
vision, even to, the kerchief tied under
the chin.
"A man entered the'Chicago Tribune
Office and left the following advertise
ment: "Personal.-The advertiser de-
sires to make the acquaintance of lady
of refinement and good looks, five feet
four and one-half inches high, and weigh,
ing about one hundred and thirty-six
pounds bust measure, thirty-nine inches;
waist measure, twenty-eight and three
fourths inches size Of boot three and
one-tourth; ditto Of glove, fveand seven
Fights complexion pronounced brunette,
deep hazel eyes, with a view to matri-
mony. Address W., 1898, Tribune
Office" "Seems to me you're mighty
particular about the size and kind Of
wife you want" observed the advertising
clerk. "Well, perhaps I am, but you
see my wife died before we had been
married long, and she hadn't begun to
half wear out her clothes, and her father
gave her an awful sight of 'em, 50 it
seems to me kinderlike flying in the face
of providence when silk and things is 50
dear, and the country laboring in the
throes of a financial CONFUSION, to take
another mate, and let the moths break
through and rust and corrupt all them
buds. So just want wife to match
them things"
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-11-09
cHRTsr AND THE LITTLE ONES.

THE Master has come over Jordan"
Said Hannah, the mother, one davi
tile is healing the people who throng Him
With touch Of His finger, they say.
" And now shall carry the children,
Little Rachel, and Samuel, and John;
shall carry he baby Esther,
For the Loid to look upon"
The father looked at her kindly,
But he shook his head AMI smiled i
" Now who but a d0ting mother
Would think Of thing so Wild
"Ifthe children we're tortured by. demons
Or dying Of fever, 'twere WE'LL
Or had they the faint Of the leper,
Like many In Israel"
may, do not hinder me, Nathan,
/ feel such burden ofCare;
II carry IL to the Master,
Perhaps shall leave it there,
"If He lay His hand on tee children,
nv heart will be lighter, know;
For blessug forever and ever
viii follow them as they CO."
So over the hills of Judah,
Along the vine-rOse green,
With Esther asleep on her bosom,
And Rachel her brothers betWeen,-
Mopg the people who hang on His teaching,
Or waiting his touch or His word,
Through the row Of proud Pharisees listening
She pres ed to the feet OF her LORD
Now why should'st thou hinder the Master
Said Peter with children like these2
Spest not how from morning to evening
4 HE teacheth, and healeth disease "
Then CHRIST said, Forbid not the children
Permit them to come unto Me :"
And He took in His arms little Esther,
And Rachel He set on His knee.
And the heavy heart of the mother
Was lifted all earth-caTe above,
As He laid His hand on the brothers,
And best them with tenderest love-
AS He said of the babes in His bosom.
"Of such is the Kingdom of Heaven"
And strength for all duty and trial
That hour TO her spirit was given.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-11-09

THE CHICAGO LEDGER is said to have
spent $50, 900 in advertising the past two
years, and by the looks of the newsPa,
per throughout the United States, We
should say it would take as much to go
round this year. And to cap the climax
the proprietors have announced their pa.
per at $1.0O year. How it is done lisa
mystery, unless they have more than "a
barrel of money" to give away. We be,
lieve, however, it Is the theory of the pub
fishers that all they ask of the reader is
to pay for the white paper and postage;
for their labor, when the paper reaches
100000 or more circulation, their adyer-
Using will pay the profit. While they
are building up the paper they do not
solicit advertising, and hence the read,
ers get a great paper for $1.OO that is
worth $500. AS the publishers have the
money, no doubt they will succeed.
Address THE LEDGER, Chicago, ILL.,, in.
closing $1.00 for subscription and 10
cents for Chicago Times
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-11-09

The man or woman who has not heard
of Merchants Gargling Oil is poorly
posted indeed. Perhaps no article ever
manufactured for the cure of man and
beast, has done more good, or gained 3
wider celebrity than this. 1t is sold the
world over, and wherever it is used there
is but one opinion in regard to it. and
that is the highest man can bestow. For
diseases in cattle and horses it is invaIua'
BILE. 1t is a liniment that does up its
work speedily and etfectually, and leaves
limb and body sound and healthy.
Whole columns might be written in rs Is
praise without exhausting its merits II
is manufactured at Lockport, n. \ =. ana
is sold by all druggists.-[ PoughkesPsle
IN. W Sunday Courier.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-11-09

"A coachman ION being told by his
lordship that he viii not want to drive
out to-day)-"Well, me lord, then per-
haps had better take our children out"
His lordship-"Now, Johnson, look here;
I don't mind your saying our carriage,
our 'Orges, or our 'euse but must draw
10 Iine-and / draw 1t al our children
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-11-09
LOTE'S LABOR LOST.
Burlington Hawkeye.

Burlington HaWkeye
It was late. The leaden scepter of the
sable goddess was stretched above the
slumbering world, and yet they stood at
the old front gate, and he wound pro-
tecting arm around her 1.-THE form to
shield her from the falling dews. Her ex
quisite head dropped upon his shoulders,
and the love-ight shone in her lustrous
eyes. It was now or never. He would
know his fate, be it bliss or misery. He
pointed to a star, not one Of the terrible
shooting stars that crowd the cemeteries
of Burlington with their unburied slain,
oh, no, not one of those destroying angels,
but one of those fixed, glittering orbs
that know their places and stay in them,
and spoke: "DarIing, by yon bright
orb swear" ''Oh, don't say that"
she 'murmured, and her voice was like
the sound of flutes upon the water,
"Leander Smith said that, and he ran
away and married his uncle's kitchen
girl the very next week" "Dear one"
he resumed, "by the blue arching dome
that bends above, /" ooh, no." she
sighed, rubbing a prescription of Laird's
bloom ofyouth upon his cashmere should
ers, "don't say that please; Orestus
johnson said that, and just think, pa
found out before the affair went very far
that he had two wives in Indiana"
"My own" he once more cried, " by ev-
cry whispering breeze that touches with
its balmy lips the sleeping flowers, p
"Oh please, please, don't say that" she
said in pleading tones; "Mr. Travelyan
La Rcuke said that, and, do you know, it
turned out that he was waiterin a Water
street restaurant, and he came up one
evening dreadfully intoxicated, when we
had company, and burst into the parlor
and shouted to pa to set out 'lare plate
bcefancabbage welldOneannogravy pota-
tosmashed oneplate iveranOniOns, corn
beetash, collective and blackberry both !!
"Oh, don't say that: it sounds dreadful
to me-" Day star Of my life" he
cried, bright gem Of" ooh, no, no,
no." she sighed YEARLY, "not that; Mr..
Van Tresslewick said that, and the next
week we saw him at the circus, in suit
of red and white stuff, sitting in the mid
die of sawdust ring, tying his legs in a
bow.knot around his neck and crawling
through hoop not half big enough for
him. Oh, anything but that !" Well,
then" he said in despair, "it'll be moth
ing; for I'll be dad hinged if I've had
time to learn any more. / amt walkin'
lovers dictionary" "sir-rE!" she said,
assuming an erect posture, Madam"
he said, stifly, "adieu." She went into
the house with face like the shield that
was white on one side and brown on
the other, and he strobe down the
sidewalk with one shoulder looking
like a whitewasher's advertisement, and
a long curl of raven hue hanging to the
collar of his coat. They never met again
A large centennial party who visited
the White House the other day, asked
to be shown the kitchen, Upon being
told that it was private, shrill-voiCed
! female exclaimed, 81 guess it belongs to
tue United States, don't itT
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-11-09

THE very highest award that the Cen,
tennial Commissioners can confer, upon
any exhibitor-the Diploma of Honor
and Medal of Merit, has been granted 70
J. L. Cragin & Co., Philad'a, for the GEL
ebrated DObbins' Electric Soap.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-11-09

Chapped hands, face, pimpleO, rlns
worm, saltrheum, and other utaneouS ansS'
tons cured and rough skin made sOIt anu
smoth, by using Juniper Tar Soap. Be ca l,j
full to get only mat made by Casweu' haLm 3.s,
4 CO., New York, as there are many lm hi.S
tons made with common tar, all OF "n'''
are worthless.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-11-09

HEAVY oats are good for horses nSsS
will deny that; but oats can't make n \, an,
coat look smooth and glossy when ne II 3;tiop
of condition. Sheridan's Cavalry Con T'
Powders will do this when all else iall''
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-11-09

CRAMPS and pains in the stomach s s.T
the result of imperfect indigestion, and r %'!
be Immediately relieved by dose oil S 5i IN
sons Anodyne Liniment. A tehspoonIu''
q little sweetened water is dose.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-11-09

BURNETFs FLAvoRING EXTRAcISN
used and Endorsed by the best hotels eO", ~.
TONERS, grocers and the first families Oh
country.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-11-09
THE WEEK PAST.

BALTIMORE, with a population Of $780,
10000, has 1000 drinking saloons, or a
drinking place for every one hundred and
fifty of its inhabitants, and more in this
proportion than any other city in the
union.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-11-09

KATE FIELD writes from Scotland to
the Graphic; Chow the Scotch hate
their Celtic noighborI There is no love
thrown away upon the English. The
conquered are not in the habit of vast
ing much affection on their conquerers,
and nothing enrages a Scotchman more
than to be taken for an Englishman; but
he remembers that Scotland gave Eng
land king, and that the queen Of Great
Britain passed most of her time in the
Highlands, booming ministers and dis
patch agents to thirty-six hours of hard
railroad travel in order to obtain an
audience with the head of the govern
mcnt. ! did not dream the feeling of
nationality was so strong until I faced it,
yet it pales into nothingness when COM
pared with the intense animosity to-
wards the Irish.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-11-09

A LONDON correspondent says that
Hogarth's picture OF "Gin Lane" is
scarcely an exaggeration of a hundred
different localities to be found in the
very heart of London. Drury Lane on
Saturday night rivals all Dante's visions
of the horrible. Half naked women,
entirely naked children, men Of type
never seen anywhere else, all scrambliDg
together after gin, amid a deafening up
roar eff curses and obscenity, make a
scene that neither Hogarth with his
brush nor Dante with his pen ever por-
trayed more forcibly.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-11-09

In California, a single threshing ma
chine turns out an average Of eight hun
bred sacks or 900 bushels Of wheat in
a day, while instances are by no means
rare of 1000 bushels being threshed in
one day.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-11-09

TIE Turkish Servian muddlC is no
nearer solution than a week ago, when
the armisticc ended. The population of
Turkey Is becoming FESTIVE under what
is considered the Gsubmission of their
government, and ScrVia is being rein
forced, not only by Russians, but by
Prussians and Bavarians. Austria has
not definitely refused the Russian pro-
posal, but has asked time for a reply.
Meanwhile Austria has communicated
the proposal to the other powers. En-
gland has suggested TO Turkey to grant
another armistiCe for three weeks, and
Turkey is disposed to assent, notwith-
standing the threats of the Con
stantinople mob tO.massacre the christians.
The guaranteeing powers are alsO prepar-
ing a collective remembrance, calling
upon the porte to accept their proposals.
1t IL hoped thismeasure will be eiiectual,
although the porte rejected the PROPOSE
tions because Of the excitement of the
population, II would not be displeased II
she powers applied further pressure, 81
as 10 provide an excuse for ultimately
yielding.