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The Curse Of High Interest.


It begins now to be pretty well under
stood by everybody that high rates OF
interest cannot long be paid IN legiti-
mate business Of any kind. No bust
ness man can prosper while he pays one
and a quarter or one and half per cent
per month TO the money-lender. That
ought to he as plain as pikestSf. And,
indeed, few people but farmers are now
paying those rates. Most other men in
business have seen the folly Of il, aud
have ceased 10 work on borrowed money.
But the farmers Of the country as class
are still going on in the old way They
borrowed money when times were good
and prices were high. aud have never
since been able to meet their liabilities.
Tue profits OF one prosperous year only
serve 70 pay up the back interest, with
out at all diminishing the PRINCIPAL
Aud though the loan stands at The ofd
figures, the burden Of il is far heavier
than 10 used 10 be, because productiou4
are 50 much cheaper, or money so much
dearer, than when the debt was CON
tTaeted. Then, too, real estate has so
much deprecated IN value that the Sc
curity, which once was deemed sufficient
to cover three times the value of the
loan, would not now realize enough to
1AAA5AN AAlE tnNi gaze El7 = udAnI al con-
sequence, the money-lender is uneasy.
aud takes the Fl rst favorable opportunity
To foreclOse aud get his money, and in
times Of depression like these thousands
Of farmers must lose their all.
There is only one remedy for this, aud
the sooner we all understand il, the bet
ter for US. People must learn to keep
out Of debt. Business must cease to be
conducted upon credit. Every one must
pay as he goes, in great transactions and
la small The curse Of debt now lies
like a blight upon three -f1urths OF the
farms in the country. And the chief
cause Of il has been the inordinate haste
To appear somebody. Few could be
content to work With the means they
had. As soon as they had saved a few
dollars, il was invested in some enter
prise beyond their power to manage
The farmer, instead Of buying "a few
acres and paying for it, gTasped at q
large estate, aud built him a fine house,
all on borrowed money, and found him
self before long at the mercy Of his cred
itOrs. \ few weary years Of struggling,
with that burden on his back, AMI be
loses everything he has, and too often
becomes a discontented grUmbler-at
war with himself aud with society for
the remainder Of his lie. Yet he him
self Is the only person really TO blame.
No law could protect him, if he was de-
termined to ruin himself He ought to
have known that it was impos IDLE 10
pay fifteen per cent Per auuum, and
make money out Of the transaction, and
II he did not, il Is useless To howl about
the high rates Of interest. Interest
would be down TO five per cent to-
morrow were IL not for the fools who
continue 10 borrow money at fifteen.
Money, like every other commodity, is
worth just what it will bring In the
market; and IL is those who borrow, not
those who lend, that keep up the pres
ent high rates Of iuterest.-SttH Jose
Mercury.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-09-04

The Coming Women.

Tue girls who are TO be the women of
the coming generation are being better
educated in all the schools below the
colleges than are the boys who are 10 be
the coming men. This is apparent from
the fact that at least three times a.
many girls as bows graduate from the
higb schOUls Of New England; and ia
schools generally, there are more girls
than boys. II sex continues 10 he the
dividing line between voters and non
voters, il will soon come To pass that
the better educated class in the commu-
nifty will be ruled by the less educated.
That will be a strange and lamentable
state Of things, and one which ought to
bring the lawmakers 10 their seuSes, of
either granting suffrage To women, or
abolishiug the high schools, and then
Iass a law that girls shall not attend
schools more than boys do. IL will
never do TO let women get ahead Of men
ia this way
Again, the spectacle OF women gradu-
aiing from colleges with men, aud be-
coming doctors and lawyers aud minis
ters, Is getting 10 be alarmingly fire.
quent, because any man labOriug under
the severest mental blindness could not
fail To see that il would lie grossly un-
lA7A ~ MT y "A lAt -t IAA~H nl ltdEUtQ uflE-
tors and lawyers aud ministers disen-
frauchised simply because they are
women. Well, the case looks hard for
the anti-sutfragists, and they will not be
able to stop the wheels Of progress, un-
less they put under some bigger trigs
than have yet been found.
IL is getting to be the custom for Ia
dies Of wealth ana social standing o. en-
gage in business enterprises on their
own account. ! know OF lady who has
recently bought the bankrupt stock OF
pictures, frames, musical instruments.
etc, OF man who failed, aud set ur
trading on her own account. She has
plenty Of wealth and leisure, but prefers
To do this rather than spend her time in
social idleness. Besides that, she takes
her grandson into the store as clerk. He
is "A young man Of ability, Just out OF
school, and thus she puts him on the
track TO walk in the paths of usefulness,
instead Of living idle on the income oi
ancestral money. II is truly encourag-
ing, when active and vigorous women
begin to take hold OF work in this way.
Ii will lead younger women to fit them
selves TO manage business affairs for
themselves, aud not be so wholly de-
pendent on Others, as many now are
John Scales IN Portsmouth Weekly.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-09-04

LiAi' department Of the NEW NORTHWEST is
I To be devoted 70 the household, lawn and gar
den Correspondents having new and tried
recipes for any department Of domestic occu-
patton viii confer public favor by eontribu-
ing 10 this cOlumn.l
BRAN MUFFINs. Two teacuUfuls Of
unOOlted -four and one Of white wheat
-four, one pint Of rich milk, two eggs.
and little salt; beat all together and
cook like other mullins.
RICE WAFFLEs. One cupfuI Of boiled
rice, three cupfuls OF -four, three eggs.
one teaspOOuful OF soda aud a piece of
lard or butter may be used IN waffle
irons, or baked like flannel cakes upon
the open griddle,
ST. JAMES PUFFS. Beat up two eggs
very light, adding to them one quart of
sweet milk, and gradually creaming
into it sifted flour and little salt, until
il is Of the consistency of waffle batter
This is to be baked quickly in the puff
pans.
VINEGAR COOKIES Two enps Of mo-
lasses, one Of butter, two eggs, two ta-
blespOOnfuls of vinegar. one of ginger,
one Of ssleratus, and -four enough TO
roll. Roll about half an inch thick, cut
into round cakes and bake in quick
oven. To be eaten nos.
HARD SAUCE.-Cream six ounces of
butter until light and white stir in
gradually the same weight of finely pull
Verlzed sugar white, OF cOUrse); then
powder thickly with nutmeg and little
cinnamon; vanilla flavor is also added
by some. This is excellent sauce for
plum pudding.
BOYS AND GIRLS PUDDGNG.-Put
one quart of popped corn in a pudding
DISH STIR, In one quart Of milk, two tea
spoouiuls OF salt, and turn the milk on
the corni bake twenty minutes; serve
with sugar and cream. Spices aud
flavOrs added Of course make this much
richer, but also i9digestible.
BOILED SALT FIsH-Cut a square the
size desired from the thickest part Of
the fish; take OF the skin, wash clean,
and brOil for ten minutes on clear Goals;
then din in boiling water, butter, and
serve. This is a nice relish for breakfast
and tea, and with potatoes makes a pal
atable and economical dinner.
BRATTL EBORO FRICAssEE.-Tak two
chickens, cut them up neatly, and lay
them in a skillet with two slices Of thin
cut ham, two small onions, and a few
blades of mace, seasoning with pepper
and salt. Add little water, aud put on
a quick fire. When about half done,
add a pint Of cream, and a lump Of but
ter the size of a walnut, rolled in flour.
Keep constantly stirring until done.
WEST INDIAN SwEETs.-One cocoa
nut grated, the whites of four eggs
(weli beaten), half a pound of white
sugar; flavor with essence of lemon.
Mix all as thick as can be stirred, lay in
heaps, an inch apart, on paper and on
baking tin; put them in a quick oven
and take them out when they begin to
look yellOwish. Do not remove them
from the paper until they are quite cold
They are improved by keeping three or
four days.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-09-04

a QUAKER PRINTERS PROVERBS -
THou should,t not rap at the door Of
printing office, for he that answereth
the rap sHeereth iu his sleeve and lOseth
time.
Never send an article for publication
without giving the editor thy nqme, for
thy name oftentimes secures publication
to worthless articles.
Never do thou loaf about nor knock
down type, or the boys will love thee az
they do tile shade trees-when thou
leavesI
Thou sh0uldst never read the copy on
the printers eases or the sharp aud
hooked coutainer thereof, or he may
knock thee down.
Never inquire of the editor for news,
for behold he will give il TO thee at the
appointed time without thee asking for
II.
1t is not right thst thou shouldst ask
him who is the author of au article, for
il is his duty to keep such things unto
himself
When thou dost enter his Office, take
heed unto thyself that thou dost not
look az what concerns thee not, for that
is not meet in the sight OF good breeding.
Neither examine thou the prOOf-sheet,
for II is not ready to meet thine eve that
thnu mayst understand
Thou shouldSt not delude thyself with
the thought that thou hast saved a few
cents when thOd hast secured dead
head copy of his paper; for whilst the
printer may smile and say it Is all
right, he will never forget thy meanness.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-09-04

Nine. Christine Nilsson ROuzaud aud
her husband live very quietly in Lon
don. The pr ma donna, on the days on
which she is TO sing, is iuexorabie as
regards Invitations, always remaining
in absolute seclusiOn, with the excep-
ton Of an hours drive with NJ. ROuzaud.
The pair are heartily devoted to each
other and most happy in their home.
Madame RouZaud much enjoys the
theater aud gives many a spare even
ing To its pleasures. Among the fair
voman's possassiOns, the chief treasure,
saws The london World, is a little box
containing the earliest musical instru-
mont with which she was acquainted.
II is a cheap, plain fiddle, cracked and
stringless, a sorry specimen indeed.
Lifting il daintily, shesays 81 love the
violin, aud would play it every day if I
were permitted 10 DO so; but / am not
permitted. II is suspected that the
constrained attitude aud the powerful
vibration would by no means improve
either my physical or musical tone for
the evening. But I regret the violin
nevertheless. and love this one very
much indeed; for il is the instrument I
played on at fairs round the country to
help my people to money while | was
yet child. I AN, as you bear, a peas
ant born, aud ] am proud Of it;n aud
the fair head is flung back, the blue
eyes throw out a brighter ray, and the
soft curls are shaken.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-09-04

THE LOVE OF a MOTHER The
Scranton Republican tells touching
story Of poor old woman who haunts
the depot about the time that the trains
arrive, aud gazes at the faces Of the in
coming passengers as il expecting some
one. During the civil war, her only
son, young man upon whom she fairly
dotted, wss killed in one Of the hottest
engagements, aud the news of his death
so preyed upon her miud as To disturb
the poor woman's reason. Ever since
then she gnes to the depot once or twice
a week 10 meet the incoming trains, ia
the hope that he will come to her. At
other and on all other subjects she seems
entirely sane, bat she sometimes thinks
that her son will come back; and TO sat
isfy the hope that never dies, and in the
depth OF that love which never fades.
the poor mother continues 10 go on her
sad mission with as much earnestness
as though she were performing solemn
religious duty.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-09-04

DEADLY JEWELS in ali ages Jewels
Of price have been a ready incentive
to crime, but not a few cases are on
record in which they have been the
agent Of the crime, instead of its cause.
Ce-ar Bnrgia possessed ring, with a
sharp-edged setting, which would occa-
sionally scratch the hand Of some guest
whom he was greeting with special
cordially; aud no one who ever received
this compliment was ever known to
survive it more than day or two. A
similar fatality attended a celebrated
decoration much used 10y two OF three
OF the Russian Cars. When clasped
around the recipients neck, its point
was apt to puncture the skin, u awk-
wardly handled, aud death speedily
followed. One Of the native princes
Of India, when about to fall into the
hands OF his enemies, swallowed sharp
pointed diamond, which caused instant
death by cutting "A vein in his throat. A
diamond in the possession Of a noble
French family, which was said to have
caused the death OF all its owners In
turn, put the climax to its malign
influence 10y ultimately forming part
Of the famous necklace which played 81
fatal a part in the history Of Marie
Antoinette.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-09-04
New York Sixty Years Ago.

Sixty years ago shrewd observer
landed here from England, aud wrote
the inevitable description Of the town.
IL was but two generations ago, yet the
modern proportions of the seaport had
then kindled no sense Of rivaiy. Indeed,
only "A few years before, little Newport,
in Rhode Island, was as merciaily
important. at is a pleasant, opulent,
and airy city," says the good. natured
observer, "for which nature has done
every thing and art nothing" The
only public building worth noticing -
hear IL, urban wilderness OF architectu-
raj irintuphs!-was the City Hall. Poor
old City Hall, with its rear of dark
stone, because, according TO tradition, il
was supposed that the growth of the
city was not likely 10 bring the rear
into much observation The simple
economy assumed in this touching ira
dition casts fairy glamor over the
municipal story. IL suggests n public
spirit, a civic virtue, a political con-
science, which would not waste money
even on public work. II is a heauti-
ful legend OF fable. The new Court
House is now Immediately behind the
City Hall-the Haunting monument Of
enormous public thefts and uuspeakable
contempt for civic honesty. But as the
observer saw no spleudOr, she also saw
no poverty. Within cannon-shot OF
the new Court House, the mine Of our
vulgar Sardauapalus, are now deus OF
poverty aud sgualor and crime a.
wTetched aud repulsive as those Of any
great city; but our observer found only
streets OF comfortable private dwellings
in that New York OF the golden age
no dark alleys, no novels, no dark and
gloomy cellars, with nOisome atmos-
phere aud suffering population. Sue
cessful industry, she exclaims, has
everywhere fixed its abode. Before she
died, the observer had gained much
notoriety in the happy land aud town
that she celebrated. For our observer
Was Miss Fanny Wright. a familiar
name in the angry social, political, aud
religious contests Of forty aud fifty years
ago. -Eoiitor's Easy Chair, ia HaTper's
Magazine for AUgUSt.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-09-04

Many man who scolds his wife be-
cause things are not just TO suit him AZ
nome, VIII be as placid as a custard pie
ana as mild as milk at a fashionable
sum mer resort, aud where nothing is so
good as it is in his own house. and he
knows 1t. II takes man to do that.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-09-04

When you used TO go courting how
nice you looked! All, your eye was so
bright, yOur step was light, aud you
Just put on the very best look you could.
DO you know that it is insufierabIe ego
tism In you TO suppose that a woman is
going 10 love you always, looking as
pad as you eau? Think of it, Any
woman on earth will be true TO you for
ever when you do your level best.-BOb
MgersOH
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-09-04

Joseph Cook once asked a certain lady
TO be his wife, and Immediately relapsed
Into a profound study Of something. The
lady softly said "Yes," and as he didn't
respond, she repeated the word little
louder. "Stop your noise! roared
Joseph "I've got an argument at my
tongues end that will knock the spots
out Of John Mill, aud here you're trying
to spoil it,"
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-09-04


THE WOMEN FOLKS. 5 metimes we
feel inclined 10 pick flaws IN the women
folks, but on second thought are made
to wonder that they are a. good as we
find them. Surprising customs were re-
versed, and Instead Of courtiug the girls
the girls were TO court u? SuppOsiug a
sweet creature in bows and ribbons aud
pOetical drapery and stephenOtis should
come to see you two or three times a
week, and should discourse by the hour
on the soul-light Of your eye, the Jove-
like granduer Of your brow, the ineffahle
glory Of your mustache, etc, etc don't
you think you would develop into a
iackauapes in less than six months -
even at the start? Fact is, we men
think nothing Of telling girl over aud
over again how much prettier and
sweeter aud better every way she is
than all her sisters; and il is not unuat-
ural that she should be goose enough to
believe il after a time Who doesn't
like to have his praises sung? But after
marriage these sugar-eOated lies return
10 plague the man that compounded
them. He has taught his wife to be
lieve that he can see nothing good in
her sex outside Of herself. Aud she
never forgets her lesson, as many a
married wight could testify. But don't
blame her, friend; she is only showing
her abiding faith in your love vows. The
trouble abides in you. You have ceased
lying to her.-BOStOR Transcript
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-09-04

"AIrs. North" says the Iowa City
Press, "was elected Librarian, with a
salary Of $500. She reorganized the
State Library and gave to it its first in
teliigeut management. She brings TO
her work the best preparation and expe-
rienee, aud will build wisely upon the
foundation wisely laid by Professor Cur
rier.n
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-09-04

1t is said that Brooklyn preachers
take a vacation not so much on their
own account as to give their congrega-
tiOns rest.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-09-04

IMAGINATIvE MINERAL WATER
They have discovered a new mineral
spring at Freville. a party of experts
obtained six bottles of this water and
put them in an ice box at CazenOvia.
The next day they invited their friends
to test il. In the meantime, wags drew
the spring water and substituted guam
tity from a cistern. IL was amusing to
see the amateur chemists look wise,
smack their lips and tell how much iron,
magnesia and other health-giving min
erals could be detected by the taste.
Imagination is al all-pOwerful curative.
Non soon Dass awav and are forgotten.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-09-04

4 minister once told Wendell Philips
that If his business i'm life was to save
negroes, he ought TO go to the South
where they were and DO IL. That's
worth thinking Of" replied Phillips,
"and what is your business in life"
'sTo save men from hell" replied the
minister. "Then go there and attend
to your business" said Mr.. Phillips.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-09-04

Correspondents writing over assumed sigma,
lures must make known their names 10 the
Editor or no attention viii be given 10 tbei
communications.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-09-04
GBe 1ew 1iort5west.

AJournal FOR the People.
devoted to the Interests Of Humanity.
Independent in Politics aud Religion.
Alive TO all Live Issues, and Thoroughly
Radical in Opposing and Exposiugthe Wrongs
Of the Masses
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-09-04
TIE HOME.

TINS department ofthe NEw NORTHWEST is
10 be devoted TO the household, lawn and gar
den Correspondents having new and tried
recipes ior any department Of domestic occu-
patton viii confer public favor by eontribu-
ing 10 this columnl
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-09-04

Men soon pass away and are forgotten,
but principles live eterhally,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-01-17
Piper. op.r. Mouse.


In "Giroie- Girofa" last evening M
NJ. o. H.. a.. a.. "
fiP.'s oPe'" n1' Wv
English Opera Company appeared TO
much better advantage than in lie
nj, H.. an. on.n,n, r,,h, anil
--,I
'ne peop'e were ue"su'ea WIN Nno'e
performance. Airs. Oates has made the
title role n specialty To such an extent us
a. ..,,,,. ~. a. an. h,ror ., ,r..,,,,
The character. In u she sthnds UNI
vailed on the American stage. The
members OF the company had q better
opportunity last evening to come
sauarely before the people on their mer-
its and they availed themselves Of 1t.
Beverly. the drst tenor. made his debut
as Marasquin. aud he did some good
acting and some good singing. He Is a
tsDor by birth and has q sweet and fiexi.
Bile voice aud a natural grace oil eiecu'
ton. lis has Indications OF versatility
aud certainly Is refined In his manner.
His "Stolen Kisses y o the heartiest
.Geore OF the evening. As intimsted
Yesterday. Taylor wa. cast as Bolrro
and gave u right good and original
conception OF the character as well Us
some good singing. lie IA not. however
the best singer IN the world aiinougn
better Than many IN us me-; ne ula
NOT IN MS p'u' pass 'us oounuA'y nueo'
suiet ptopf'e'y nor violate soou e,s'e'
ana InNl IL nlutu III rutu u GAtIi ~
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-01-17


1t will be some days yet before much
progress will be made in getting the
machinery At the North Consolidated
Virginia into place. Yesterday . tel.
sgram was received asking which OF the
pieces were wanted first. and saying
tina, tho entire lot would DO sent i'm.
msdiately and in the order named by the
the constructing engineer. 50 that
piece will not necessarily DO handled
over another.
The little received " far at the shalt
consists Of u sole plate sixteen iset long,
20 inches wide and six inches thick. n
brake wheel 10 feet in diameter aud With
a l2.inch face and the frames for hold
ing the brake bands. These latter are
Of immsuse proportions and have greater
strength aud solidity than many Of the
pump bobs on the lode. They are o:
the same pattern rs those at the Z. X U.
shaft. but very much larger.
Yesterday the old building. over
which the new WOfks uou ocou cou-
strucied. was torn down. and has en-.
tir-ly disappeared.
Just outside Of the boiler room q large
tank Is being constructed for heating the
water before sending 1t to the boilers.
This tank is "a feet long. 10 feet wide.
anil 10 feet deep. and contains over 700
feet OF 3.inch pipe. through which the
eIhausts from the engines will be dis.
charged, thus raising the temperature to
nearly q boiling heat.
The water supply and FIRE pipe 10 now
being laid from the works TO the large
tank on Cedar Hill beside that used by
the Sierra Nevada. This work IL being
done by the Water Company. The pipe
IL six inches In diameter. and will give q
full supply Of water for all purposes.
At the works to-day was shown q
model for q new hosting apparatus made
to carry out an idea OF Mr. Mackay. II
consists Of a cage with q skset under IL.
the latter being worked BY q very simple
continuance which dumps and rights II
just where wanted.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-01-17
The q Eater.


The Eureka Leader thus mentions q
character well known on the Comstock
At an early hour this morning Doc.
Hawlsy. tho night watch at Msndes'.
with n posse OF men. captured Mike No
Gowan. the man-eater. who was dis
turbing the peace. and brought him %
jail. where he now languishes, and in all
probability will for some time remain.
Only recently he was let out OF prison
on a promise OF good behavior. but Il
seems he made good overtures only TO
break them. Mendes will most likely
prefer such charges a. will oblige the
county TO issue pork and beans to the
man-eatsr for u considerable length Of
time to come.