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The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-04-26

Co OPERATION OF THE WIFE.-NO
married man ever prOspered in the
world without the cooperation Of his
wife. If she unites in mutual endeavors,
or rewards his labOrs with an endearing
smile, with what confidence will he re-
sort 10 his daily toll, meet difficulty,
and encounter danger, il he knows he is
not spending his strength in vain, but
that his labor will be rewarded by the
sweets Of home. SOlicitude aud disap-
pOiutment enter the history of every
mans life; and he is only half provided
for his voyage who finds but an assO-
ciate for happy hours, while for his
months of darkness and distress no sym-
pathizlng partner is prepared.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-04-26

An old bachelor was rather taken
aback day OF two since, as follows ::
Picking up a book, he exclaimed, upon
seeing a wood-cut representing a man
kueeliug at the feet of a woman, "Be-
fore | would kneel to a woman, would
eneircle my neck with a rope and stretch
1t. Aud then turning TO a Young
woman, he inquired, "DO you think it
would be the best thing l could do ?"
1T would undoubtedly be the best
thing for the woman" was the sarcastic
reply.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-04-26

Many centuries ago the mosques OF
ConstantinOple were Christian churches,
aud the walls were covered with paint
ings peculiar to the Christian faith.
The Turks covered these with a coating
Of plaster. This, for centuries, has been
gradually aud imperceptibly falling of
in the thinnest possible flakes or pow
der, so that the ancient paintings are
again distinctly seen through the thin
glaze left. To-day colossal head of
Christ looks down upon the MOhamme-
dan wOrshippers from the walls Of St.
Sophia, and IN another mosque the Ma
donna is in similar manner displayed.
The Turks do not trouble them.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-04-26

Josephine A. Stone, colored girl,
who graduated from the High School
at Newport, Vermont, last summer,
took the gold prize for the highest sehoi-
arship, gave the valedictOry, and did
the last two years study in one. she is
the daughter of cook, and supports
herself 10y her own labor.-Ihe Boston
Herald
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-04-26

A FOssILIzED FISH.-The fossil re-
mains OF fish twenty inches long, and
niue inches wide, which was discovered
IN the Wahsatch Range OF the Rocky
Mountains, 1900 feet above the level
of the sea, has been forwarded to one
Of the offices of the Union Pacific Rail-
road, where it may now be seen. 1t
is remarkably fine specimen.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-04-26

"a vacuum would be the best place
for a fellow to fall into, wouldn't it,
Bill? for then, you know, be wOuldn'
fall against anything" "Nes he would,
though" stOutly answered Bill she
would fall against his inclination
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-04-26

II man does not pay two dollars tax,
he must not note, because he does not
help pay the expenses of the State, but
II woman pays more thau two dollars
tax, she must not vote, because it would
recognize a properly qualification.
Strange inconsistency!
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-04-26

The difference between a fool who has
been through college aud fool who has
not is that the latter knows he is a fool,
while the former does nOt.-COOk.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-04-26

CGpid-"All right for you, Missile. So
you, We married old Money bags, after ALI
Welli you'll want me some day, and
then perhaps I'll go back on you."-
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-04-26

Personalities are sometimes severe. A
gentleman said 10 a surgeon, MY
daughter is very III; she sometimes falls
in swoon, and continues for hours
without understanding" The surgeon
replied: "Well, she is not as ill as
feared, for have actually known cases
in which people were so afflicted that
they remained all their lives without
understaudiuUu
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-04-26

a good bony gentleman of one humid
red aud seventy pounds will yield, on
cremation, one and a half pounds OF
first-class ashes.-BOstOR Globe.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-04-26

The aggregate amount of the Southern
claims, on the basis of bills introduced
in this Congress, is 5000, 100000.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-04-26

Fond mother-"Whst would you do
without n mother, Tom % Tom-"Do
as | liked, ma"
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-04-26

The Germans test the purity Of milk
by dipping a well-r ii5bed knitting
needle in the fluid. lhs mil Is pure
some of it will adhere TO the needle,
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-04-26

The pleasure Of doing good is the only
one that never wears out.-Chinese
Marin.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-04-26
HER LOT
How She Was Protected.

By AIns. Al DUNIWAY.
AUTHOR oF "IUDTH EEID-1 ELLEN DowD,S
"A1uE AND HESEY LEE,r "THE HAPPY
HOME" -oSE woMAN's SPHERE
"1IADGE NoHEISoN,"
ETC. ETC, ETC.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-04-26

How to be wise-dou't imagine that
you know everything.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-04-26

Entered, according 70 Act ofCongress, in the
year ISIS boy Mrs. A j.. Duniway, in the office Of
the Librarian of Congress at Washington City
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-04-26

Correspondents writing over assumed sigma
lures must make known their names TO the
Editor, or no attention will be given TO their
Communications
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-04-26
G5e Mea Mort5We9t.

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 New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-02-19
Miscellaneous News Items.

GB Daniel Youmans fired barn at
Mount Hope, N. j., whereby forty horses
and mules and large quantity of materi-
al were destroyed. He has been sentenced
to five years imprisonment.
N5g- A Mobile business firm came to
sudden end the other day. II. II. Hopper
one member, while at the store, leaned
over on his desk, said his head hurt him,
and died and half an hour after, Thomas
Duggan, the other member, who was at
home sick, died there.
eB- The latest invention of turning
lightning to practical account is in the
arrest of runaway horses. An electro
magnet is placed under the coachman's
seat, one wire being carried along the reins
to the bit and another to the crupper
through which a charge can be sent at once
sufficient to shock any restive horse into
fear If not submission.
gB- The Nevada papers notice that the
stripping the pine forests from the sides
of the Sierras is followed by the speedy
melting of the snow on the mountains,
which not goes off at once and in a flood
with the first warm weather of spring.
Formerly it melted slowly sending constant
and copious streams through the summer
to the valleys.
VB- The Roman-catholic priests in Ire
land are doing good service in trying to
break up the excesses and the revellings
connected with the superstitious custom
of wakes. They forbid the presence of
any person except the immediate relatives
of the deceased, and, what is of more con-
sequence, the use of spirituous or intoxicat-
ing liquors. urf
C3 A Brooklyn fisherman recently, while
searching for an anchor he had lost near
the shore of Barren Island, brought up a
large box covered with weeds and she'll
fish which, when opened, was nearly half
filled with blackened, honeycombed, and
defaced Mexican and Spanish gold and
silver pieces, amounting to "a, 800. 1t was
doubtless a part of the cargo of a ship
scuttled by mutineers of the Long Island
coast in 1880, after they had murdered the
captain and mate, for which two of them
were hung.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-02-19

ton with the temperance question In such
that wherever he goes Temperance reform
is sure TO follow IN greater or less degree.
His very presence in community agitates
the question. The man is not educated,
but he is In earnest; he is not genius, but
his heart is in his work he is not intellec-
tual, but is extremely emotional; not
specially gifted, but decided and persever-
ing. And these are the secrets of his sue
cess, He finished his labors here yester-
day, having been holding two daily meet
ings for the past fortnight. His son ac-
companies bim-a chip of the old block
minus the experience which has made the
father renowned. Except on two or three
occasions while here Mr.. Murphy made
very short addresses which could scarcely
be called more than exhortations, after
which he left the platform and went into
and through the midst of the crowd, shak-
ing hands and urging men to sign his
pledge and don the blue ribbon. The
Murphy pledge is card the size and color
of a postal card bearing vignette repre-
u dHu hib dubOBIdpu
signature. The blue ribbon used is narrow
shaving ribbon, and $50 worth of it has
been tied in button holes of Washing
tonians during the past few weeks. Last
Friday evening the immense city market
house was used for the meeting and over
$4,000 persons were in the audience. The
enthusiasm was intense and when Murphy
went into the throng, according to his
usual custom, it burst all bounds and cheer
after cheer went up for the greatest Tenn
perance Reformer of the day. The scene
was picturesque the long rows of butchers
stalls loaded with people and even the bars
and beams above covered with men and
small boys perched like SO many hens and
chickens.
We seem to have had no winter at all
thus far, but Base Ball is already begin
ming to be discussed and arrangements.
made for the game here next summer At
a recent meeting held for that purpose, the.
National club decided to en- close their
grounds with a substantial fence, erect
seats for I,500 people and adopt the "blue
ribbon" as part of their uniform which is
all of blue and white.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-02-19
A Surprised Congregation.

The Sandusky (Ohio) Register says:
"A gentleman from Bellevue gave us
the particulars of an affair that occurred
in the Congregational Church at that
place last Sunday and which created a
most decided sensation. Bellevue has
become famous as place where almost
every man who owns wood-pile loads
half dozen innocent looking sticks Of
stove wood with. gunpowder, and then
waits patiently to see what effect the
powder will have on his neighbors'
stoves. The Sexton of the Congrega-
tional Society had built up rousing
fire that Sunday morning, and the con-
gregation had all been seated and the
minister was getting warmed up to his
work, when, right in the most solemn
and impressive portion of the sermon
there was an appalling crash, the air
was filled with.pieces Of stove and stove
pipe, fire, ashes and the screams Of
men, women and children. There was
a stampede in less time than it takes to
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-02-19
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON, D. O., Feb. IA, 1878.
A pretty act of Mrs. Hayes at her last
Saturdays reception, was the giving of
rosebuds to the children. When she came
into the East Room and took her position
to receive her guests, she held in her left
hand a large and most beautiful boquet of
red roses and leaves, and whenever, among
the throng,a little child approached her, she
gave it a rose, so when she retired from
sight at o'clock she had nothing but
leaves left but the spirit grieved not, for
when loving hands scatter roses into the
lives of others, even of one of these little
ones, we cannot sing Of "wasted life."-
No doubt the good lady's heart was the
lighter for having made the children glad
even though she gave all the roses her
hands held. fl
On Monday the ladies of Capitol Hill
receive, SO yesterday we took occasion to
call upon the well-known writer's "Grace
Greenwood" Mrs. Lippincott) and Mary
Clemmer. The latter is only now recov-
ering from the recent shocking accident
with which she met having been thrown
from carriage, cutting her head badly,
and crushing one foot. The bandages have
been removed from her head, but her foot
is still in splints and she moves only with
the aid of crutch. She was looking
charming in blue silk robe, invalid's cap
of white lace, and blue ribbon and blue
ribboned slippers. Her home is very at
tractive, rich, tasty and elegant The
walls, carpet and furniture coverings are of
light gray tint, while her pictures and
other ornaments are all indicative of real
life and real work. Grace Greenwood we
found in less rich quarters, attired less
elegantly, but with no less evident soul
and heart for the world about her. This
estimable lady, gifted and famous, is never
theless poor in this worlds goods, and lives
on the third floor of rented house with
her husband, Department clerk, and her
young lady daughters. should say she Is
nearly 60 years old, and her face, which
Enthusiastically speaks of great former
beauty, has always, in these days, look
of sad uneasiness. AS usual, she is ingag-
ed in extensive charities. Her manner is
entirely natural and unrescrved. She seems
like one who has lived to see that the in-
Vulnerable little foibles and vanities and
affectations Of life do not pay. Her heart
is in full sympathy with the world, and
none ever go to her for help of any kind in
vain. Hence, fancy, her pecuniary lack.
Francis Murphy's reputation in connec-
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-02-19
Attempted to XIII her Aged Husband.

The Cincinnati Enquirer says :
Among the prisoners received at the
Penitentiary during the week were
Lonsdale p. Spensley and his sister,
Rachel II. Whipp, of Medina county.
They deserve more than the simple
notice usually accorded to Penitentiary
arrivals, not particularly on account of
being distinguished citizens who had
once stood on the topmost round of the
ladder in social and political life, but by
placing their names on record and con-
Meeting them with one of the most
fiendish of outrages. The woman was
the second wife of q wealthy farmer,
who came to this country poor man,
but, being blessed with good health,
shrewd and economical, he amassed con-
siderable real estate and other property.
When his first wife died Mrs. Whipp,
who was then widow, placed herself
in the old mans way, and, through
professed sympathy, won the game, and
was married. All went well for while,
but the wife and her brother wanted the
property. AS the old gentleman had no
heirs, it was decided to put him out of
the way. This done, the property would
revert to the widow. One night, as the
old gentleman lay asleep, the attempt
was made to hang him, and then re-
port that he had committed suicide. In
the attempt to carry out their murderous
intentions they were thwarted, the
husband fighting for his life and escap-
ing. They were tried, convicted, and
sentenced to the Penitentiary for the
term of seven years each.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-02-19
The Dead Pontiff's Wealth.

LONDON, Feb. 13.-The Times Rome
correspondent telegraphs as follows =
The Camerlengo has found in the Pope's
desk sealed packet, with instructions
for delivering it into the hands of his
successor He also found 100000 scudi,
the destination of which probably is
designated in the pope's testament. The
Pope's wealth altogether is said to
amount to l2O,OOO,OOO lire, which is
mostly in the hands of the Rothchilds
at Paris"
THE 100000 scudi mentioned above
are equal to about $4Os, 900, and the 12O,-
100000 lire, at which amount the late
Pontiff's fortune is placed, is about $24,-
O00,OOO.l
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-02-19
THE TIMES, NEW B1ooMF1ELD, Pa FEBRUARY 10, 1878.

/ broiled We cooked the flesh with
pepper and salt before eating 1t. We
only ate two meals of the meat, for the
next day the Speedwell took us Off
The crew of the schooner was as fol-
lows: Captain, S. G.. Higbee; mate,
Sommers; seamen, Hicks, Sampson,
Barrett, Herbert and Seaman.
Captain Higbee says that the Speed
we'll rescued his crew about $50 miles
northeast of the Bermudas. Owing to
the exhaustion of the three colored men
double work devolved upon the rest of
the crew. The pumps had to be kept
going at the rate of 1000 strokes an hour
and even then the vessel was only just
kept above water. There was plenty
of fresh water and tobacco, and upon
this the crew had managed to exist.
Some of them took the slaves from
flour barrels and chewed them. On the
30th of January the men had been seven
days without food, were like skeletons
and seemed half crazy. "There was u
quarrel in the forecastle," the captain
said, "between Seaman and Sampson,
and pretty soon heard pistol shots. 1
did not know before that the men had
weapons. 1 went forward and found
that Seaman had been shot think
both of the men were crazy from star
walton. ] ate some of Seaman's flesh !;
/ covered it with mustard so that did
not taste anything else, but my stomach
could not stand 1t, and made up my
mind to eat no more, even if l starved
to death. The very next day we sight
ed the Speedwell, hoisted signals of dis
tress and were soon taken off.
Captain Keene, of the Speedwell, who
rescued the famishing crew, says that
when he took them on board of his ves-
sci they were barely able to walk, and
in no condition to manage their own
craft. The sails of the Steadman were
so badly torn that they were utterly
useless.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-02-19

THE Russian Mennonites who emil
grated to Nebraska some time since, al
though they have showed somewhat
anti-republican disposition in refusing
to acknowledge the constituted authori-
ties, are nevertheless people whose
ideas Of economy deserve imitation in
these tight times. Instead of burning
up the wood, which is very scarce in
in the neighborhood in which they have
located, they burn straw and grass, both
for heating and cooking. They have
furnaces peculiarly constructed for using
this kind of fuel, and they SO manage
them that they not only succeed in
warming their houses comfortably, but
in doing all their cooking also with this
strange kind of fuel. The furnaces, mot
withstanding the rapidity with which
the straw and grass are ordinarily con-
sumed, require replenishing but three
times day.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-02-19
A Two Mile TussIe with Wolf.

Des Moines correspondence says: The
following item sounds little queer at
this time and in this State. A few days
ago Miles Dudley, near Anamosa, was
jogging slowly along when he came
suddenly on large wolf. His dog
quickly attacked the animal, and Mr..
Dudley went to his aid with sled stake.
The dog was instantly thrown off, and
the wolf showed fight. Between the
vigorous blows from the cudgel and the
attack of the dog, the wolf started on
retreat, but was badly hindered by the
dog. In this way a running fight was
kept up for more than two miles, when
the wolf attempted to cross a deep
stream, where the dog got the advantage,
and SO baffled the wolf that it was killed
with club. Mr.. Dudley is sixty-five
years old, and says it was the liveliest
time he ever had. Man, dog and wolf
were nearly exhausted.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-02-19
What Congress has Effected so Far.

Only ten acts and joint resolutions
have been passed since Congress began
its session. There have been fifty-nine
bills introduced to improve the financial
condition of the country, not one of
which has finally passed, and fifty-eight
bills to charter or aid railroads, thirty
relating to mails and mail matter, ten
to Chinese immigration, eighty to the
improvement of rivers and harbors,
eighteen as amendments to the Consti-
tuition, forty in relation to the Indians
and twelve to commercial affairs. The
total number introduced in both houses
is 1910.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-02-19
Daring Attempt to Rob a Train.

A bold attempt was made to rob train
on the Panhandle road on Saturday
night, thirteen miles east of Xenia. An
obstruction in the shape of a railroad
tie was placed on the track, which threw
the engine over an embankment, kill
ing the engineer, Ed. Roberts, and bad
ly injuring Frank Gardiner, the fire
man. The express car contained $685.
600 in coin, while the mail car had four
tons of valuable matter. This spoil was
what the villains were after, but they
failed to secure any part of it.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-02-19

THE escape of criminals from county
.jails has become such common occur
renee that it has ceased to be matter of
surprise. 1t is difficult to find materials
for the construction of a building of this
kind that will resist the skill of profess
sional burglars. They laugh at stone
walls and locksmiths. At Columbus,
Ohio, few days since, they cut through
the iron floor, and tunneling under the
building, eight of their number escaped.
If iron will not Withstand their attacks,
it is useless to think of any other ma
terial.