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The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1877-01-12

HIDING HIS TRACKs.-There were
vigorous inquiries at the post office the
other day for the chief clerk, and when
the Captains face appeared at the win
dow the inquirer asked:
"Has a cToss-eyed woman been here
asking for letters addressed to me?"
The Captain hadn't seen her.
"Well, she'll be here this afternoon.
She's my wife, and she's little weak
in the head. She's got notion that
get love letters from a woman in Can
ada, and she'll be here to ask for my
mail"
"Well ?"
"Well, don't get any such letters, o.
course, but you mustn't give her my
mail. She might get one with draf
in and not know its value. Just say tC
her that you never knew of my receiv
ing a letter here, and that you have Pc
peatedly heard me say that / had tht
best wife in town."
"But ] don't know you"
"Never mind that. In dealing will
an insane woman it's best to be soft anC
slick and smooth. Just shake hand
with her, praise her small feet, and tel
her she ought to be proud of such hus
band as l am. ."-Er.
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NUMBER IS.
He Made a Mistake.


An amusing incident is related in con-
nection with the meeting at the Taber-
nacle on Thursday night. As is we'll
known, Mr.. Moody preached to fallen
women, hundreds of whom were pres
ent. The newspapers were agcg, and a
dozen or so of reporters were dodging
about the great building trying to pick
up ideas. Among these was a young
man from the Times, who had been told
to interview some of the women, if pos
sible, after the services.
He was a nice young man, a modest
young man, as all Times reporters are,
but he had not that stock of worldly ex-
perience with which most of his breth-
rem are endowed. Seeing a richly
dressed lady in the audience who seemed
deeply affected over the services, he
watched his opportunity, and, as the
audience was passing out, addressed
her.
"How have you enjoyed the meet
ing ?" said he.
"Oh, very much, !" she replied. "Noth=
ing could be more affecting"
"Do you like Mr.. Moody's preaching?"
'T think be is the greatest living
evangelist" she returned.
"You believe what he says, then?r
said the reporter.
"Most assuredIy I do" she answered.
''Are you ready to leave your life of
sin, then, aud try to reform?"
WHAT" exclaimed the lady, looking
rather blank.
"Are you ready to reform?"
An expression half of establishment
and half of indi ignation Overspread the
! lady's countenanee.
"What do you mean by reforming ?n
said she, rather tartly.
az mean leaving your disreputable
life," he replied.
The lady looked at him steadily a
moment, and then said: 81 think the
managers ought to send only such mem
! bers of the Christian Association out to
talk to the congregation as are pos
! sessed of little common sense, and
intend to tell them So"
1t was the young mans turn to stare
now.
"What managers?" said he.
"The managers of these meetings. u
she replied.
"Tve nothing to do with the meet.
ings," said he. 'Pm reporter"
"Ohw said the lady.
"Yesr' returned the reporter
"Then," said she, 81 will tell yoU
something that you can make a note of
1 hope am a respectable woman.
have been a member of an orthodox
church ever since l was eleven year old
I have done all | could to aid Brother
Moody in these meetings, and L an
here tonight to help any fallen womeT
or fallen men," she added, looking sig
nificantly at the reporter, "who may
need my services. Now, if you will
come into the inquiry will take grea
pleasure in introducing you to Brothe
Moody"
The young man didn't go, but he die
get out of that building about as fast a
his legs could carry him, while his fac
was beaming like a carnation rose. Tn
lady, the wife of one of Chicagos prom
inent and wealthy young citizens, tol,
the story afterward to some friends, VIII,
greatly enjoyed it, as will everybod.
else, except possibly the unfortunate re
Chicago Inter Ocean.
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Eugene Bonaparte has grown old and
very stout, and no longer dyes her hair,
which has taken on "a pepper r-and-salt
hue. The Prince Imperial is "a good
looking young man." with fourishing
mustache and pair Of soft blue eyes,
which he uses with much interest in the
Florence art galleries, where he at pres
ent spends much of his time. The ex-
Empress is in no particular danger OF
starvation. She has real estate in Paris
valued at 81, ,O65, 900, on which there are
mortgages to the extent of S240,000.
Then, in the provinces, scattered about,
she has estates worth at least 81 $4,000
Only one of these is mortgaged. Be-
sides all these, the. Bonaparte family
possess large estates in Spain, Italy,
Switzerland, Corsica and England. As
for the personal property, estimate;
vary, some of them reaching nearly Sl5,-
100000, and others falling as low as
81, 900, coo. The Emperor was what the
American housewife calls "good pro-
WIDER"
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Hotel Life.
Did you ever live in a hotel? ?
Yes ?
Then I nifv VOu

Did you ever live in hotel?
Yes
Then pity you.
No?
Then envy you.
And yet hotels are the place to study
human nature, and get your lessons by
heart, too.
Tve been hotel boarder for five years.
When began l was a quiet, modest lit
tie woman as ever you saw, but now
well, never mind what 1 am now.
In the first place it tries your temper.
The servants won't work unless they're
well feed; the walters pass you by un-
less they're bought; the call-bOys never
hear any bell ruug by a guest who never
tips.
This spoiIs the temper.
If l pay hotel three dollars a day
for everything, everything is to be
niue.
won't be put off with hash when I
want quail.
And if l can eat twenty-four buck
wheat cakes, aOjH eat 'em, and that's
all there's about that.
The servants use my brush, and un-
ravel their kinky hair with my best
comb.
won't even swear to my toothbrush.
1 send undergarments, with lovely
frills, and tucks, and things, into the
wash, and they come back without the
frills, untucked, and holey.
There's starch enough in the ruffles
about my neck to scratch the epidermis
from the back of hippopotamus, but
there isn't enough in my petticOat to
stitfen a mosquitoes bill.
The soap-well, the soap is funny.
Generally it's piece of slate, hard as
brass and smooth as oil. 1t never knew
lather, and as for suds, the very idea
chOkes me.
There's a piano in the parlor, but nc
music.
Not that it isn't played on, for from
early morn till dewy eve children thrun
it and brides peck at it.
Don't think me fretful. l really an
not. | haven't mentioned the bugs no
the loss of my cologne. ! feel that thest
old hotels are entitled to bug or so
and l don't mind the girls using guar
or so of perfume.
1t improves them.
But there's young man in the mex
room who whistles, and he comes il
late, aud smokes.
can stand cigar, and there's kint
of romance about a pipe, but the fellow
smokes a beastly pack of nasty cigar
cites every night of his life.
1t dries his bloOd-nOt that care 70
that, though.
A woman in a hotel is isolated iron
creation.
If she's old and ugly, she might a
we'll be in a desert.
If she's young and pretty, she'd BET
ter be.
Pm old and ugly, and that's what
the matter.-I Illustrated Times.
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The popular consciousness has been
profoundly aud tenderly impressed by
the fearful destruction of life in the
Brooklyn disaster. 1t is entirely honor
able to our nature and our civilization
that human sensibilities should be
wrung by such disasters. The feeling
is no less intense than when the effects
of a holocaust like that would have
been considered chiefly in respect to the
destiny of the dead. Life itself is q
thing too valuable not to be protected
against such hazards; and affection too
sacred not to be saved from the shock OF
the sudden bereavement that now ehills
so many hearts. Let us hope that in
the quickening of human sympathy
consequent upon this fearful calamity,
there may be a permanent addition tc
the forces of tenderness and humanity
in the popular heart.-Ne1O Age.
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POLITICAL GAMBLING.-Itis is not cred
liable to the Intelligence of the age that
the great question of electing a Presi-
dent should have been turned into a
vast field of profit for the gamblers, and
that in this city alone two millions of
dollars should have been staked on the
issue, and left in the hands of men who
are out of the pale of decent society.
Gentlemen who would have been horri-
fed to be greeted by these men in public
as acquaintances, and would have
elected them into the street if they ever
called at their residences, made conf
dants of these gamblers, and entrusted
them with large sums of money. Peo-
pie who are openly opposed to lotteries,
never play cards, and to whom dice are
an abOmination, possessed themselves
of pool-tickets on the most approved
plan. Clerks staked their salaries for
many weeks on the issue of the day,
even ladies commissioned their male
friends to invest large sums in the
tempting game. Fashions and scandal
were discarded for the nonce, and bet
ting and hedging were discussed with
avidity. Evidently society needs i'm
provement.-JeIOiShM Messenger.
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Miss Susan B. Anthony lectured last
Sunday evening at Investigator Hall,
Paine Memorial, on the sixteenth
Amendment" Her argument for WOm-
an Suffrage was based on the ground of
the inalieuable right of each citizen to
voice in making and executing the
laws. This is impregnable ground; and
the cause never gains any strength by
abandoning it for any side issue. She
will speak again at the same place next
Sunday evening at half-past seven.
Subject, "Womeu Want Bread, not the
Ballot" She has testified her devotion
bx many sacrifices, and will no doubt be
greeted by another large audience
NeIU Age.
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the level of her lips. "Will you recon-
slider the question I asked you year
ago, darling?"
And Agnes reconsidered.
Mrs. Helper had been married a year
and better, when it occurred to her, in
an idle moment, to overhaul Grandma
Peverilps papers. now that they were
her own possessions; and when she
heard Harold calling her, she went
slowly out to meet him, with one OF
them crushed in her soft hands.
"What have you there, darling ?" he
asked.
"And you knew it all the whilen' she
answered, irrelevantly; "you knew
was not Peverill, descended from the
Crusader; you knew that l had been
adopted from foreign foundling asy-
lum And yet you loved me and yet
you married me, Agnes Nobody ~ and
Mrs. Helper began to cry, and allowed
herself to be clasped in the aims of a
stone-cutter's sou, and foun1 comfort
in it.
Glove is not love, which alters
When it alteration finds,'"
said Harold.
"But may be the daughter of a cob
bier, of a pauper, or worse" she sObbed.
"You are my wife, and love you"
"rhen l would rather be your wife
than the daughter of king" said she,
smiling through her tears.
Mr.. Helper had forgotten to burn the
letter which Grandma Peverill had
written to her executors, and so pride
had a fall,
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Phe young woman who was chosen
one of the class-day officers at Middle
town University has been compelled to
resign, owing to the clamor raised by
some of the class, and there will be
new election of elass-officers. The con-
duct of minority of the students who
took part in these proceedings was un-
manly and unworthy of the institution.
We hope that the faculty will express
its disapproval.
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BAD TENPER.-There are few things
more productive of evil in domestic life
than a bad temper. 1t does not matter
what form that temper may assume,
whether it is of sulky kind that main
tains perfect silence for many days, or
the madIy passionate. which vents itself
in observation-disclosures. III temper at any
age is bad thing; it never does any
body any good, and those who indulge
in it feel no better for it. After the
passion has passed away, one sees that
he has been very foolish, and knows
that others see it, too. Bad temper in
the aged is, perhaps, the most trying of
all; it is indeed a pitiable sight to see
the wrinkled cheek of an old person
afiame with the fires of anger and pas
sion. Since anger is useless, and an un-
speakable misery to its victims, why
should it be INDUCED in at all?
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1877-01-12

The Revolutionary war cost Sl35, 1885,
7O3, at which time the population was
about 4, 900, 600, making about S33 so per
capita. The war of 1872 cost Sl07, 1885,
OO3, and at that time we had a popula-
ton of 100000, or about Sl4 So per
capita. The war of the Rebellion cost
$4,000, 900, 900, at which time we had
population Of 81, 10000 or about $95 go
per capita.
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The question which now absorbs the
larger half of Philadelphia is what to do
with the immense amount of cotton
batting with which their Centennial
bedding was made. The hotels and the
bedsteads can be sold for kindling wood,
but the batting is puzzle.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1877-01-12

"Ny business is to talk, said stump
speaker; 'I deal in words and SEN
tences.n ayes" said a voice in the
crowd, "and as long as pve known you,
your place of business has never been
closed.n
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President White, of Cornell, admits
that the lady students average ten per
cent. better on the examination papers
than the young men do.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1877-01-12

The entire coffee crop of the world
last year was 9OO,OOO,000 pounds, of
which the United States imported full
third part.
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Why are energetic men like emeties ?
Because you can't keep them down,
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Correspondents writing over assumed sigma
tTres must make known their names to the
Editor, or no attention will be given to their
communications.
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Gbe l1ee' g. l.lsortbwsst.

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 Wrong
of the Masses.
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said Harold.

Love is not love, which alters
When IL alteration finds,'"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-10-11
REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET.

At the head of our columns to-day
will be found the Republican County
ticket placed in nomination at Els
worth on Monday.
Mr.. C. 4. Hawn, of Rock Elm, NOM
inee for Member of Assembly, is one
OF the early settlers of the town in
which he resides. and is gentleman
highly respected by all who enjoy the
pleasure of his personal acquaintance.
He can safely be vouched for as man
of unquestioned integrity and ?
staunch, unwavering republican. he
is a farmer by occupation and also
owns and operates the steam saw-miIl
at Rock Elm Center. Mr.. Hawn we
believe to be worthy the confidence of
the people and hope to see him poll
the entire vote of his party.
For Superintendent of Schools. James
T. McCleary. of Maiden Rock. WAS nom
mated. Mr.. McCleary is a successful.
teacher in our common sch IS and
we have no doubt is well qualified 10
silI the position to which his friends
would elevate him. though by many
old line Republicans the s0undness of
his Republicanish has beenquestioned.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-10-11
PROSPECTS OF SUCCESS.

The prospects for the success of the
Republican party of Wisconsin in the
pending campaign are certainly very
hattering. The excellent ticketplaced
in nomination by the Republican Con-
vention gives the utmost possible sat
isfaction to Republicans throughout
the State, commanding their CONT
dence and support. The candidates
are gentlemen of unimpeachable char
acter and strict integrity, nominated
without any reference whatever to
their sympathies in the past with the
grievances of this politician or that
but because they were the choice of
representatives of the people, chosen
without Interference by postmasters
OF collectors. The Democratic ticket,
as well as platform, has already be-
come quite notorious for the disaffec-
ton it has already created within its
own party, leading Democratic jour-
nails and politicians denouncing the
platform in unmeasured terms, while
the ticket falls far short of receiving
a cordial and united support. Another
straw favoring Republican success
is the apparent decrease of greenback
enthusiasm, which was so profuse at
an earlier stage of the game, in diff
ferent sections of the State, which
cannot fail to have a favorable effect.
Let Republicans do their whole duty
on election day and the candidates of
their party will be triumphantly
elected.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-10-11
Greenback COnven ton.

Greenback County Convention was held
at Ellsworth ON Tuesday for the election of
four delegates to attend the Greenback Sena-
torial Convention to be held at Menomonie
to-day, and Tor further organization. The
convention was called to order by Judge
Pierce, and Judge Foster, of this place was
chosen Chairman, and c. w. Youngman, of
Ellsworth, elected Secretary. Joel Foster,
Henry Swim, Jerry Quinn and C. W. Young
man were elected delegates to tue Menomonie
Convention. H. s. Baker, of River Falls was
nominated for the office of County Superin-
tendent Of Schools, and after due delibera-
ton the nomination of a candidate for Mem
Der OF Assembly was postponed for one week,
further action in relation to which will take
place at an adjourned meeting to be held at
the Court-Hous in Ellsworth, on Tuesday
next, October 10th, at 10 o clock P. NJ; at
the meeting to be held next Tuesday it is
proposed to take active measures for organi-
ation in every town in the county. The
convention held on Tuesday was not very
largely attended, but two towns being repre-
scented. G. 5. Dunbar, Hiram Dickinson and
Mark NJ Sanderson were elected a Green
back County Committee.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-10-11

The Madison Democrat is terribly
severe upon the platform adopted by
the Fond du Lac Convention and in
referring to the demand for the repeal
of the resumption act says, 1T does
not lie within the limit of possibili-
ties, we trust, for Democratic con-
vention to commit more unqualified
breach of trust than to thus attempt
the utter obliteration of the last YES
tige of Democracy" and it utterly re-
pudiates that doctrine as unworthy of
the liberation of any party. Whatever
may be the faults of the Madison DEM
ocrat it believes in a sound currency.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-10-11
SELECTIONS FROM CoRRESPoN-
DENCE.
SEPT, %.

| am informed that a certain young
lady was examined at less
than a year ago, and come short OF
getting a certificate, but certain one
had the questions, the former procur-
ed them, learned the answers, was ex-
amined at answered them
readily. and received certificate for
one year. Any teacher who would
produce a certificate of good moral
character, aud then steal the questions,
would eat the Lords Supper and seal
the table cloth. I viii give you the
name. Please keep her name and
mine private. 1t was Miss :,
of 49, | am told that she pro-
cured Che papers of some young lady in
the vicinity of : : Now this Miss
has the promise of our
school which begins Nov. LIST, | tell
YOU this so that if she ever appears
before you again you can be prepared
for her. and see if she can spell cat.
hope you will not think am med
ding too much. (Just enough.--H. 5.
b. | am clerk of the school board
and if look after the interest of the
school must look well to the teacher.
1t appears to me that any teacher who
would get a certificate by. shall |
saw fraud, would get money without
striving to earn it. We have not made
written contract with her, so | do
not know when the years certificate
expired. but as long as she holds a
good certificate legally. we cannot in
quire how she came by it. | should
like to hear from you, that I might
better judge of her qualifications.
Whenever you can give any adj
vice which will be of use to our
school. it will be thankfully received.
| remain, etc,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-10-11
ANDREWS NOMINATION.

BY special telegram we are inform
ed that A. ID. Andrews, of this viii
lage, was nominated for State Senator
at the MenOmonie Convention yester-
day. This will be gratifying to the
Doctors many friends in this county
and is a compliment worthily bestow-
ed. We shall have occasion. to speak
more at length upon this matter next
week, when time and space will per-
nit.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-10-11

THE Madison Democrat bolts the
nomination of Edward Soaring by the
Fond du Lac Convention and hoists
the ticket minus the tail, with the
following explanation ''When the
Democratic ticket is alluded to in this
paper, the name of Edward Soaring is
not in any case to be considered as a
part of it, This is what the Com
mercial Times would term little re-
belliOn.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-10-11

A FIERCE Democratic exchange in IA
vor of a sound financial policy con-
cedes that the governmental finance
question is in the hands of men who
have both the power and the will to
prevent the dragging of the business
and commerce of the country down
into the slough of worthless currency
again.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-10-11

JOHN RINGLE, of Marathon, was put
upon the Democratic State ticket as a
representative German, but it is as
serted that he is in bad odor with
that nationality and the ''leaders of
the party see too late the error of
their ways in placing him upon the
ticket.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-10-11

JUDGE MALLORY has been for years
Police Justice of Milwaukee, is a bit
ter partisan. aud has heretofore fgur-
ed somewhat with the greenbackers,
but energies from that party to be-
come the Democratic candidate for
Governor.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-10-11

E. =. ALLIs, greenback candidate for
Governor, thinks the Democratic plat
form stultifies the party making it,
acknowledging the justice of the green
hackers position without endorsing
it, as bid for votes from the green
back party.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-10-11
REPUBLICAN CO. TICKET.
CONGRESS meets next Monday

The greenbaek press recognizes in
the Democratic convention and ticket
only the old Bourbon element, with
out a vestige of the Reform party of
that glittering constellation which
constituted the party under the Taylor
regime.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-10-11

WHILE the Madison Democrat sup
ports Mallory for Governor it takes
pains to inform its readers that it
does not endorse his financial views,
feeling that it is enough for the party
in Wisconsin to know that he is a
staunch Democrat.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-10-11
IKTILLIAM ID. CARLETON,
ARCHITECTURAL DRAFT TING.

lam now prepared to furnish Plans, speei
6cations and Estimates, Working Details BE
vatious. etc. In short all drawings neeessaif
for the construction OF any building u 81, -
,,r;,,cs and satisfaction guaranteed. Any pei
Son will save from to II per cent: on me
cost OF a building by procuring reilaoie ST
of drawings.
'"i OuAi''e --' g. HENRY.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-10-11

BLACKSMITH, shop on Main St, south Of Brack
II EFT House Particular attention given to shoe
ing horses