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' i 7 THE NEW XOKTH WEST, THURSDAY;, FEBRUAKY 17, 1SS1. ". A J-trmUer tto Profit. . L ",: Mix to all Llv ad rVrewffUy KaJtotd ia'Op- ftng mmi Eiportng th W'r g a IA 4f(Msi BVBSCRimOX HATK3 I IS ADYAXCKH OlJ fs"?.. V aWitf .Mim iimiwMw aisas iMmMmmMUHW a e 00 7""s JafoATs sr. mwMMw saeaaa I Wl ' Vr Jfotf A I Off Jtfr iiWfrmrf; , S 1 drtmt to las Editor, mmdtU butinrm UUert to I " nuxiWAr rvBtiamya coxrAxr, I-ORTLANU, ORKK)jr, THUIWDAY, KEBRUAHY 17. tU PASSED INTO HISTORY. The ninth ftnuTrluWptT6u6f"tlieOig 7 Htate Woman-Suffrage Assoclat lonhaa-paased lntflUtory.7 IU members, excepting the proprl etor of this Journal, lure for. the most part re- - tamed t thepursujt-of ' heir personal Interests, leaving the New Nortiht K8T m In the past, to Laid the fort and carry on the work till the ap- . pointed time for the next Conventions The meet ing has been a popular, social and financial success. The counties of Clatsop, Clackamas, Linn, Marlon, 21 ultnomah, Washington, Wasco and Yamhill were represented, and letters were read from offi cers and members of Woman Suffrage societies ' svad prominent cftlseus of Baker, Benton, Grant, Lane, Umatilla and Union counties. The ses sions, twelve In all, were not numerous enough or long enough to give opportunity for all speakers, easaylsta, vocalist and elocutionists to be heard, and many who came prepared to assist were com pelled to postpone their efforts till another meet . ing. The officers express deep regret at this, but hope to hold a longer session In October, and give all who will assist an opportunity to be heard. Looking back over the events of the past two 'weeks, and thinking of the labor required to in augurate the Convention and carry It to comple tion, the Nrw Northwest remembers with feel ings of gratitude and cordially commends the efSclent work of Mrs. J. -De Vore Johnson, the good-natured acquiescence and ready help of Mrs. inds, thuUr4ngfalraee of-M F. Ileroy, the Indefatigable and successful labor of Mrs. M. A. Dal ton, and the genial, acceptable help of Mrs. E. A. Corwtn, Miss EUJ. Thacker, Mrs. E. IL Roork, Mrs. M. C. Cllne, Mrs. M. a Smith, Mrs. 1 I LewU,MrCK.aLeK&vre, Mr. A. E. THE INVENTION OF AVOMENV ;Men often carelessly and thoughtlessly , assert that women never Invent anything. Kxamlna tlonof the records of the Patent Office will prove the falsity of the assertion. It will be found that the number of patents -Issued to women during the year ending July, 1880, was seventy. or ten more than the average. Most of the In Ventions of women are ..household appliances, Among the past year's are a Jr-llfter, a bag- holder, a pillow-sham 'holder,, a dress-protector, two dust-pans, a washing-machine, a flutlng-lron a dress-chart, a fish-boner, a sleeve-adjuster, Isp-tsble, a? sewing-machine treadle, a wash-basin, an Iron-heater, sad-irons, a folding chair, a ward robe bed, a' weather strip, a churn, an . Invalid' bed, a strainer, a milk-cooler, a sofa bed, a dipper, a paper dish, and a plaiting device. Thus It wll be suen that women, as well as men, develop In ventlve iowers under the pressure of. necessity and It Is safe 16 predict . that when they enter prominently into trades, and occupations they will evolre' nianygreat Inventions", brought ' forth by7newaAoclatIpus and observations. The New York Time speaks as fdllows of tjie Inventive genius of womeu: - ' ' The feminine mind l, sa a rule, quicker than tha mu- eullna mind It takes hlnla and aeea defects which won I J caps lh average man's attention, particularly In all "do me U olenitis. Tha beginning of everything la an Idea; bat they who bar Ideas an often Incapable of firing them material form. Women frequently carry the germ of pat nts In their beads, and cause soma rude machine eon tain Ing Lhs garni to be construe ted which serves their purpose. If thejr were men, they would. In all likelihood, have ap plied for patents, and In a proportion of cases bar ob tained them. But woman seldom thlaka of getting any profit out of her Ideas or from her ordinary labor, her whole and only aim being to leaaen tha trouble and Mo tion of ber work. In many of tha futu -houses of tha country, especially In those of Sew England, divers Im provements bars been mads la culinary and other utensils through the suggestions of women auggtatlous that should bara been patented. If women would flx their minds to Inventions, It Is entirely 'probable that they would distin guish themselves In that Una far mora than they bar dona hitherto. - . Bachelors are generally the loudest and most foolish of the declalmers about "woman's sphere as a wife and mother." They wlshwomen to be "supported and protected," but they singularly fall to enter the ranks of the "supporters and pro tectors.0 They are bpr to eernffVllnrinlj i a a . . a . .. v - Vines," , who might be 'queens or hearts, and homes," "go out Into the cold, cruel world.? Per haps the reason Is that they fear their chances for marital happiness' will grow even lighter" than under the present rrgtmt as girls prefer an Inde- nmlnt llvidlhnrwl to th rrtiatv ehsrfte mnamllr Twrey, Mrs. J. A. Johna , MrmFlora McKlnneyd by renegade old bachelor, to their wires. mltb. iKT iiruiurve, mii, t. jr. usTinnon, i r-.l k.KI. C.t.l.... . l Mrs. M. J. Foster, Mrs. Emma Laughlln, Mrs. F. A. Logan, Mrs. a A. Coburn, Miss Maggie Foster, Miss Lou Duncan, Mi as Ellen Pcott, and raaay others. We also recall with pleasure the ab!e speechea of lleva. J. A. Gray, J. A. Cruian, II. VL Mines, C E. Lambert, T. U Eliot and Jl IL Acton ; of Hons. J. F. Caplca, T. W. Davenport nd W, Cary Johnson ; of Messrs. T. M. Draper, J. F. DArcy, Dean Clake' and Oeo, p. IUley; of Ueadamea IL A. Loughary and M. AThompaon. ' Among the musicians who deserve special metr tlon are Miss Dora McCord, who handles the violin "wllh marvelous skill ; Mlt Nellie WalU, who ac- comrnle3etpnh;plajaa pll r Mrsr O)dselC01jeY Dr. O, B. Bird with his crystalllno," or "music of tha spheres''; Mrs. Dr. Bird, who Is always a favorite vocalist ; Professor Warren, whose clear tenor will never be forgotten ; Mia KaU Free man, Miss Nora Wilson, Mr. McClaire, and Misses Jlersejr and Cooke. Bcr. '-J, A. Oray,rho made the opening speech xl the first evening, after the adlress of welcome. is a powerful speaker, magnetic, humorous and eloquent. --Rev. -J. A. Cm can Is persuasive In tylo and argumentative In speech.-- He is a Woman BuffragtsV though he docs not believe In -atnawallfled suffrage. His rentarka- .-great deal of dlacuaston. ltcv. II. K. lliuea Is a t-.cultured and convincing speaker. -Profesisor C, K Lambert la comprehensive, studious and scholarly. liev. T. I. Hiot Is suave, pleasing ana logicaL lion. J. F. dpi Is enthusiastic and argumenta ttTlfZl1MTrMrlraper Is a young gentleman of great promise. He should be kept In the field by the Association as a campaign speaker. Hon. W, said, after listening to a lecture by M las Phoebe Cousins, the St. Louis lawyer:. "the Is pretty and talented, but she had better be taking care of some good man's bouac, adorning woman's proper sphere as a wife and motlier.'i. Women need not wonder that their cause makes little progress lit the National' 'Legislature while it. contains metmbcrs who (themselves not husbands and fathers) hold that women should be nothing but wives and mothers; that .genius and taleht In women should be hidden; that, no matter how -grwat a woman's abilities' fofaJawyer,PL.dovtor. and how meager her qualifications for a cook or n I.IHlBi t The Rev. Edward c3wley, of "The Shepherd's Fold" notoriety, who was sentenced to -a year's Imprisonment In the penitentiary and a Une of has been released from prison, his friends paying the fine. This wits, better than to have, the fine remitted, especially since the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children is o have the benefit of the moneyj. By the terms of his sentence,' Mr. CoSsleywes to le lept In confine, ment after the time of his imprisonment expired ohedayfr Wery "dollar fined, until the fine he paid; but, happflytthe price of-hls cruelty to children will gu tu piVteut the aauw at the hanty of others. An ectdcsla.tical tribunal will now take up Mr. (Viwley's case, with the idea of hav ing him deposed from the ministry. Governor Neil, of Idaho, is throughly awake UMATILLA COUNTY SUFFRAGISTS. From Pendleton exchanges, It Is gleaned that pursuant to announcement, the Umatilla County Woman Suffrage Association met at the Court House In that city on. Tuesday evening, February 1, 1881, Mrs. Eugenie Despaln in the chair. The object of the meeting was briefly stated by the President, after .which the minutes of the previ. ous. meet Ing were read by the Secretary, Miss Joale Lee. ' x '..- " The exercises of !the evening were commence with an address by D. M. Conley, which was very eloquent and to the point. Mr. G. W. Walker delivered a short add res, and Mannen Willis gve. reading. Mrs. Arnold then read an essay, which Is de- Ljcrlbed as "splendid." Misses Josie Lee and Vie Despaln gave select -readings. Twelve names were added to.. Uieroll of mem bership. A committee of three was appointed to arrange a programme for the next meeting. Lxcellent music was furnished at intervals during the evening, and the readings were good ami thoroughly appreciated by the audience. Following Is . the roll of membership of the society: J. Despain, J. 8, Statler, Mrs. J. S. Sutler, M. J. Hall, O. W. Walker, 8ule Despaln, Vie Despaln, Mrs.- 8. Seeley. J H. Turner, Mannen AVlllis, T F. Howard, D. M.T Conley, Mrs. Maggie Arnold, Mrs, 8. D. Doran, Mrs. C Hexter. Miss Sallie Gilchrist. R Sargent, Isaac Blum, Mrs. A. Matlock, W. C. Bldwell, Sophia Moran, J. II. Carey, Mrs. Eugenie Despain, Miss Josle Lee. i The case of John W. Young, son of- Brigham, serves to Illustrate the "happiness" which Is the lot of the wife of VpolygamlstTGh Mondajreven- ng he was arrested at DenverjCol., In accordance rlth telegraphic Instructions -from Salt Lake, where he has been Indicted for bigamy, presum ably at the instlgatkHt of his wife, a Philadelphia lady of 'high social position, who married him under his solemn -pledge that he would never practice . polygamy -Three years ago he' broke the pledge and had "sealed" to himself a beauti ful sixteen-year-old girl. His wife immediately DEATH OF DR. HAWTHORNE. . ... Dr. J.'-i;.- Hawthorue; knowrt and respected throughout Oregon, has passed beyond the veil to the silent shades of the better land. On Saturday last, In East Portlaud, he was stricken with paral ysis, and on, Tuesday aerdlful Death released hit spirit with but little suffering.. Dr. Hawthorne had been the Superintendent of the Asylum for the Imane ifor years. Ills many patients obeyed and lovedMiinv; and many are they who have been cured of minds diseased by his skill and kindness. Where shall the unfortunates find an other like hirn ? - BuT not alone among these will his cheery presence be tnUsedT'lIis friends every where mourn foTTiTm. They have laid away this remains In.the silent shadows of IAnft Fir4Ceme tery, but his memory will be kept green In'the"1 hearts of his friends, and his spirit, awakened to a new existence, shall gomarchtng.on.JnLth. trackless paths of eternity. -Gokl friend, Jrue philanthropist, hail and farewell! . 7 Sixteen working women,"' most of them mere gIrl7got"Judgmeurin arNewTork police court recently against Mark G. Gillette and H. Blanch- ard for their wages In manufacturing "campaign equipments" for the firm of Gillette A Co., which these persons constituted. They tecover under a special statute whose passage was the result of the labors of several prominent citizens, and which fn Itself and by subsequent amendments renders ' an employer of Women In JfewJYrfrk City liable to Imprisonment for fifteen days- in each case, In addition to costs of court, unless the' arrears of wages be paid. : . ' - f 11 Miss Frances E. Willard, discoursing on the temperance ballot for woman, aays: "Nothing worse can happen to women at the polls than has been endured by the hour on the part of the con servative women of the churches in this land, as they, in scores of towns, have plead with rough,- half-drunken men to vote the temperance tickets they have handed them, and which, with vastly more of propriety and fitness, they might have dropped into the box themselves," 1 ' . ' .".: Uon. She had tasted -of the gall and wormwood which is ever pressed to the lips of a loving wife who. Is called 'upon to share her husband's affec tions with another, and she fled from hlnr rather than continually quaff the draught of bitterness." The Harvard students are getting greatly exer cised ovei" their ;"ABnex.". The girls are en- LracMiigliy degreeA one way. boy s begi n to be suspicious that. I t la . something -beside frixzes and bangs" that Is revolutioniiing the coirege. 'The Professors are learning that the girls are endowed with brains, and are gradually giving them greater facilities to cultivate their, gifts. ;. tx.:. : . . Dr. Charles Roberts, In a paper on the heredi- tary transmission of ptrysical and mental qualities, decidedly expresses the opinion that persona liv- ng under very similar conditions of life should not marry. "A literary man. should not wed a ilterarytwoman, nor a tailor a seamstress; and the same rule should apply to persons of the same temperament and -physiques. The Immense trouble, sti to speak, which nature has taken to secure crws-fertilixatlon li 'the lower races of ani mals and plants should guide man in his selection of a partner. The evils arising, or transmitted and Intensified, from1 the union rf perwna ke.conditious of -life, -are -declared similar - to those which spring from the marriage of men and omen cKwely related by blood. One of the NkW Northwest's stanch friends n jacKsonvtlle rorwanis a copy or the Acntmri ot the Sth instant, which, after announcing the meeting of the Convention of the State AVoraan Suffrage Asjtociatlon, says: ' "We hear it hippered that Mr. Auteniieth will not rep resent Jackson county In the Convention." t is well for Mr. Antenreith that he did not at tempt to "represent Jackson county" In the Con tention, for tle police force f Portland cannot be ntimidated by hirerl boys as were the officers In Salem when he was mster of the 'opposition", to lie U.Ile nili.V-atkm meeting there. to the evils of Mortnonitiu and alive to the neces sity of devising means for the auipresslon oc poltgamy; but the late Territorial Legislature .Carr Jqganrnvle a hrilMsnt apeyfh. He lMi.l n.t share his alarm. Imhls annual jneaaagsy some cWer hits at Mr. Cruxan, at which some of. i the latter gentleman's friends took offense, which yrz wholly unneceasary, as the reverend gentle man is amply able to take care ot his own argu ments ; or, if he finds there untenable, no man Is more ready than he to abandon them. Mr. Geo. 1, Riley made one of the best speeches of the Ood " wentlon. This gentleman always commands a delighted hearing But, peerless among them all, 4anus Mrs. IL A. Loughary, whose fame will al- win be coextensive with her works. Argumen- - tatrrey- eloquent,- persuasive- and -eamat,he captivate her audience and carries every things by the power or ner logic, Th Convention has passed Into history, but U work will live on, And th Nrw Noktiiwest, as the standard-bearer ot the Association, Ukea fcw courage as It begins anew lu yearly atrurle Czr the triumph of human rignia. at the opening of the session, he spoke plainly about the criminal practice of the !MSalnU, in Idaho, and at another time-made their mladoinga thesubject of a irpeclal communication, earnestly urging the parage of statutes for destroying their blighting power and checking their nefarious operations; qut the Legislature adjourned with out taking, notice of his recommendations. It seems that polygamy will never be put down until woman get the ballot. . ' a. J ' llta-tlttle sSrgent, tlaoghter of ex-Senator f JjXi'711"1' " 1rT11 " "' "'T " istendjeroTthe medical rofeai ia San ..ir:ev-be li a ,uKlOavt oTlhe Medical Col 7 - cf U Pactlc The National IWomanSuflVage Association, which held IU thirteenth annual Convention In Lincoln' Hall, Washington, commencing on Jan uary lsth, was In se4on through three day ana evening. Further particular will appear In this Journal next week. ' -On-riatarday-laatrJ-Atklnson com- menced the "publicatloDLCLthe rnif Chnrnirl, 1 TCrTfihTrn'ry heet. It I wortby of support. andjre wlaUJi luecee. , 1 that the Nkw Northwest nas -noucea tu Mistaken, aa usual. Our apace is too valuable. The San Je . Vrrmry, which has ever been an iadroeate of practical education in schools reports tliat it has had theaid of Professor. J. G. Kennedy,. i"rinelial of t he High School, in urging upon the Rnard t4 Education the propriety oMntrodacing the tre of the needle In tha public schools for the benefit of girls, and that a majority of the mem- hera have heartily consented te-t he arrangement.- As soon as practicable, the good work will be Inaugurated. . j; . - ' . 1" " " Mrs. l"orter, of Baltimore, ha petitioned, the United States Governnjent for. a pension as a "Mexican veteran." She was enlisted In a regi ment In the Mexican war, and served as a nurse until it was disbanded when she was formally mattered out of the service. n "Eliiabeth Cady SUnton, Suan B. Anthony and,Mary.A-Stuart reeentjy had a hearing before j both HouesTf : the Delaware Iirgislature on 'a pending bill to strike the word "male" from the State Constitution. The fate of the bill has not yet .been learned. ' - - i - - e In the report of the Woman Suffrage Conven tion as printed In the last Nrw Northwest, the Initials of-MrrjyArcy, one of .the best sieakem, were given a "P. IL? instead of "J, FJ From -the Telegram of Tuesday last: The" Woman Suffrage Convention In ' this city last week was the most successful In point of attend ance ana .interest ever, held In Ore eon. The friends of the cause propose, to carry the Consti tutional Amendment through the next Legisla ture." - FOREIGN NEWS. The Irish party In the British House of Com mons is disorganized and demoralized ; - v Russia fears American competition in the grata tm.l, snJ nrlll tlrtw nn Innrataa trt JM sacks. On Moiidav. ITanlan. the -fanaillan. pnatlv Vlo.. feated Laycock. the Australian champion oars- juani over tha Thame course.. . . . . . Chilians are In full control of Lima, and The army of Peru is utterly demoralized. President icroia nanea to,the-lntenor. . If the Uniteit State returns to a bi-meUllic system, Bismarck will support the representation ot Germany In a monetary conference. " A democratic banquet in Madrid on' Friday evening was undisturbed until a revolutionary toast wa proposed, when a government commis sary requestel the guefta to disperse. Two ar reats were made. . - ... r . Patrick Egah, of the Irish Land Leamie. tele-" graphs that, at a full meeting of the Executive Committee of the league, "arrangements wvre Land Leaeue. no flinching. ' The Atnrim is a fir au J bouoral!e journal. If a .i. . t rnburban town-Hufe" It vum its xolumns to a tiltlcism. It will prim a repjy, provioeu n oe accent, couneoos aoa not of unreasonaM length. ' made to carry on the work of the n'all eventualities there will he The organization in Ireland is weliKnigh perfect. The people are of one mind and one spirit." The marrlsjre of Baroness Burdett-Coutts and Ashntead Bart let t has at lat been consummated. the ceremony being perfermet bv Rev W. C Cardinell In the Chapel ItoyaC Previous to the marriage. .Mr. jtaniett assumed the name or Buniett-toutts ttefore his own surname. In ac cordance -with thewlll-OftheDachess of "SIT Albans. I And Leaguers are advised by the nationalist press not to leave Ireland, but to stand fast, as' their flight would give more-sat isfactiou to the' Government than their arrest. Their kindred and sympathizers In America, who have contributed largely toward land league funds, will naturally not be pleased with anything like a stampede rom Ireland to escape from tyranny. . .. Although waring an expensive war with Peru.1 Chili is saivl to be In a flourishing condition. Last year's wheat crop wa Verv flne. and her ex ports for lexreededlhoae of any pre vious y earr In -179, the product of her mine amounted to $36v2tS.731, wheh is more than the mineral pro ductions of California for the same time, and her agricultural products were valued at f 12.000,000.. Over 1,070,hj0 quiutals of nitrate were exported. Parnell ha written a long letter to the members of the I And League in reply to their written re quest that he should visit America to secure aid and conpcratlonHe declines to go to America and win remain at his post In the British Parlia ment. He sayi if the Leaguers stand their ground. ; he IfiPh Anerican people will help them ; but If uincii nnu leave ior oiner couninea, uv . practical aid of the people of .the United tSUte will be withdrawn. He urge upon the tenant farmers the necessity of firmly adhering to the stand they hart taken. i ...