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B ' MBS. A.. J. DIM WAT, Editor an Proprietor. OFFICE-Cor. Third and Washington St TERMS, IS ADVANCE: Onf'yenr. Sir lrmnths Three months.. - 1 - 1 00 ADVBRTISBMKXTS Inserted on ItcnsonaUe "W0ME1T IHTEA1)ES. EniTOR Xkw NonrnwKST : In your issue of Sept. 22d apiearcd i wo articles concerning the employ ........ r f . . mum oi women in ineciianical voca tions, which I desire to briefly review One was a mere item announcing that a "women's printing ofllce" had been established by Mrs. Holmes in "Wash ingtou ; the other a letter from Mr. Til to the Labor Congress at St. Louis. That you may be prepared to make due allowance for whatever prejudices I may hold, I will put you in jiossesoion of a knowledge of my position and views at owe. I am a printer a workman, not an employer and an advocate of the woman cause, having had the lion or of voting for the measure the first time it was presented to the people, in 1VUIISUS. The principal .objection to women in trades-j-ono many times reiterated, and in which employers should unite with workmen is that they cannot bo in duced to learn them with that thor oughness which is expected of men I regret to see that Mrs. Holmes is taking steps to foster this very fault. The item before mo states that she "de signs imparting instruction in type netting," not printing; aud further, that an evening class is shortly to be commenced," as though the trade were one that could be picked up ina few easy lessons, requiring a coutse of weeks, or at most months, of instruction. While it is a fact tliat the art of puttin; tyie printed copy (technically called reprint) can be acquired by any intelli gent person in a very short time, there are various particulars required to make even a fair comiwsitor which can onli ne obtained byyearsof training. Among these arc the art of punctuation, facility in deciphering intricate and Illegible manuscript, the abilltv to discover a writer's meaning from hastily written manuscript in which words are mis spelled and frequently omitted, and to put In order communications from illit erate persons, which in newspaper offices are often put in the hands of the com- " positors just as they are received. Again, Mrs. Holmes proposes to make mere type-setters at best, while the country is flooded, with this class of meehauies, and the demand for printer thorough workmen is constantly in creasing. We far that her experi mentevidently undertaken on an ex jwrfe view of the case will only result in putting into the possession of a few women the means of earning a meager sulsistence until they shall be asked in marriage, and inflicting on the trade a new race of incompetents. Mr. Tilton, notwitlistanding he says, "in my own business, which is print ing," was never actually a mechanic, and cannot, therefore, bring himself to view things in the sam6 light that a workman his employee does. The opposition of the trades unions to the employment of women in the several vocations which they represent arises from two reasons one already givon, and the other that they can and will work for smaller compensation than men, and persistently refuse to unite in efforts to better themselves. That is to say, they do not get equal compensation with men, either because their services are not worth it, or because they do not use the means men avail themseves of to secure it. In asserting that the working men op pressed the working women, Mr. Tilton willfully ignored several facts of which his position as journalist should have given him knowledge. One, the Wom an's Typographical Union of his own city, supported by the whole strength of of the organized men printers; another the demand of women in Troy, Xew York, for more adequate wages, in June, 1809, which was supported by the organ ganized trades throughout a large dis trict. To these I will add, from my own knowledge, that repeated efforts have been made in St. Louis to induce the women to unite in demanding equal compensation with the men; met in ev ery instance by indifference on their lirt, notwithstanding the cordial sup port of the men was pledged to the ef fort. In Springfield, Illinois, some years ago, when the men learned that a wom an working at tiie printing business was acting with them in an eflort to redress certain grievances; they immediately made her a member of their Union, and a full participant in all its privileges. The main fault of inadequate compen sation is unmistakably with the women themselves. The general spirit among them is that of twoho came under my notice several years ago. On being asked to join the organization in which the men were united, they responded that "they felt under such obligations to . their employer for teaching them the trade, that they could not think of tak ing any step which i5gilt place tllem ,n antagonism tohlm." Every Intelligent man realizes that his employer engages him because his labor allbrds a profit and will retain him only ion M does so. There is no favor conferred, or obligation incurred. ' In his concluding l)aragranhMr tii ton says to those who wish to gef tho women out of a trade : " Seize the first golden chance of marrying her out of itf?'7arid pledges his 'word that the sup- posuiousiy ounoxious tcx will avail themselves of the opportunity lo get out of it. This Is coming right on the ground I have already deprecated that women m most cases icarn oniv so . much of a trade as will do them for a ioor support until a marriage is offered Having discussed the subjects alluded to at much greater length than in tended, I must solicit your patience a little louger for a presentation of my own views, l wouiu nave young women start In life by fitting them selves for some trade or calling with just the same thoroughness that men do. Tliis plan has several advantages 1. They will never be obliged lo mar rg anybody for a support, as so many unfortunate women are ; therefore 2. They will have much moro liberty of choice and far better prospect of hap piness in the marriage relation than their dependent sisters; also, their in dependent position will qualify them to make a more intelligent choice ; and 3. The loss of the husband and consti tutional bread-earner of the family will not involve the destitution and helplessness so often witnessed, for the widow can resume her trade and be as Independent as before marriage. In the vast majority of caes women find their way into trades through tho etl'orts of greedy employers to break down wages, and arc only taught so much as will enable the capitalist to make u-e of them to this end. When women itt incmscivcs lor a culling as though It were to be their life-time vo cation, aud look upon marriage as an incident, aud not as an end toward which all things must tend, the problem will bo near Its-solution. Kansas. miaxy, Oregon, Sept. 25, 1S71. CORRESPONDENCE. This department of the Xnw Noktii- wkst is to be a general vehicle for ex change of Ideas concerning any and all matters that may be legitimately dis cussed in our columns. Finding it practi cally impossible to answer each corres pondent by private letter, we adopt this mode of communlcatiuu to save our friends the disappointment that would otherwlseacc rue from our inability to an swer their queries. "Ve cordially invite everybody that has a question to ask, a suggestion to make, ora scolding to give to contribute to the Correspondents' Column. D. X.: A letter from you awaits ns, which we have not yet had time .to at tend to. "We often think of you with re spect, sympathy aud solicitude, and hope some day to have the pleasure of a per sonal acquaintance. L. D. G. : "We feared that you would be ill. It is necessary for you to pay great heed to the preservation of your health. Everything depends uixm this. Pleased to hear of your proposed enter prise. There certainly is room for it. J. II. F. : Your communication is too long and prosy for our columns. Henry II.: The amusement of "roller skating" has been patented. If you wish the right to open a "rink" it will be nec essary for you to pay a certain revenue to the original patentee. You am ascer tain the terms by addressing the propri etor of the Portland rink. As he does not advertise with us we decline to give his name or place of business. Mrs. H. A. C. : We arc not advised in regard to the linn of which you wrote us. Guess they don't amount to much, or they would patronize the Xmv Jfoimi- W11ST. 'Perplexity:" The only effectual rem edy for bed-bugs is to burn your house down and run away by the light of it. ! There is no other species of vermin so pestiferous, abominable, unendurable and un-gct-rid-of-a-ble as an Oregon bed bug. We once bought a house that was infested witli these odoriferous monsters, and after five years of drudgery in the at tempt at extermination, we were glad to beat an ignominious retreat. Law of M.utitrAOE. In a recent ar ticle, the American Society newspajier made several startling announcements: First, that an eminent lawyer says that all marriages celebrated on Sunday are void, because marriage Is a civil con tract, and civil contracts made on Sun dav are void: mnnil. Hint tln cliililrpii of a deceased millionaire are iroitiir. for this reason, to contest their father's will, by which he gives his estate to his chll- drcn by a Second wife, to whom he was married on Sunday; and third, that a learned judge lias lately decided that marriages between minors, or between an adult and a minor, arc void. To al- l.iv the alarm and consternation caused by these extraordinary statements, the Law Journri gallantly luiorms me ladies that marriages are all valid, everywhere. Even in this State, al though marriage Is held to be a civil contract, yet civil contracts made for a lawful punwse, and not tending to dis turb the public peace and quiet, are valid aud enforceable, although made on Kiinilnv. Xow. unless it can be made . . 1 11.... H.MM!nnn St, ..rt.it n t fnllilltlf. 1 to disturb the public peace and quiet, we see no trouble. Some marriages do have that tendency, undoubtedly, nnd wc advise the female parties thereto to look out for themselves. As to the millionaire, Ave fancy his will must stand; he might have given his estate to Tom, Dick and Harry, who arc not his children at all, even by a Sunday marriage, and they wouhl take it in spite of the children by the weok-day marriage. Xcw Jersey Mechanic. Medical Statistics in France have de veloped two facts which are of great im portance to ladles; namely, that the mortality of the feminine sex.has de creased in the ratio of eighteen and one nt Jr fSut blncc corsets have gone fevJi . hlou; aud secondly, that brain X,1, Increased among ladies sev stt ce thevTnd thrcc-fourtfi8 per cent, since they have worn chignons. PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER O, lSTa. Bon't Quarrel Tlout (hp Farm. "Nil, brothers, don't Tall out 'bout It, or quarrel here Unlay, Ik' civil toward each other, and listen to what I Kay; You know ni well in I do that It' wronj this way to speak, And If you have disputes to make why, make them In the week. "Just wait at least, till father's cold, Just put it on" pray do, . And what Is yours no doubt you'll set; hut wait a day or two I Have moro respect for ruothcr.forshc'sold and weak and HI, And don't take foul advantage, Just because there Is no will. "Now, Freddie, you're the oldest ! You should good example show; For what's tho cood of quarreling, I'd really Ulcoto know? You all have full and plenty,!) then why need complain, Or the paltry share that's lit the home from mother try to gain ? "I'm poorer than the poorest one, yet she shall nave mv Dart: I'll work and toll 'mong strangers with a mer ry, cheerful heart, If I only live to know that she can call this Place nerown; I'd gladly Rive her all my share that she may have home. "I don't know much about the law, for I never weuiiosciiooi. And you know more about the ways that's fol lowed ns n rule; I think they'll suit the place light out, and share it, so I'm told. And that would throw out mother, boys, and leave her In the cold. "N'ow, I enn't see how this Is right; she earned as much ns he; She paid, I'm Mire, those, last three notes In dorsed by Silrc Ic, And father olten told us mi; besides, lie always said IIu hoed that she would suiter naught when he was with the dead. And that's one reason why, I think, he left no will heutiid llccatise his boys were rich nnd therefore would Ik-k 1ml: lie did not wish to give onVucu by willing all to her. But thought we herewith -lie accord, would give nnd not demur. "Xow I know I'm not a scholar, boys; few things I understand; I ilon't know much 'bunt real estate, or the price ot farming laud; Yet tills I know, ten acres with a house and barn nnd ware. Will not bring much to nine of us, not counting mother's share. "I'd like my little part of It a great deal with It too. For I never had the chance to earn that father iravetnvou: No! I always had to stay at home and work the livelong day. And for It got but lioard nnd clothes that's more than you can say ! "And If I am the youngest one, with not a rent ahead, I'll give my share to mother now I nnd go nnd ram iny urcau; And yon needn't think because I plead, that I lust want n home: No! No! I'll '.cave though hard 'twill be for nerioiiveiuone. "This living 'round with married sons ain't what it's thought to be ! And mothers old, near sixty years, nnd not as siniug as we; Besides she ought to have a homo her own to live In no one's way, And Ik protected from hnrsh words you all might sometimes say. "Then let us irlve the home to her come, who will follow me? I give my share to mother, now I My hand Is lip, you sec! You're losing but a paltry sum a Utile mite of land Whoevers willing, ns I am, can raise his own right hand !" And not a lianil remained In place, but up they went as one. And brothers looked nnd marveled, and won dered how 'twns done I Alt quarrel ceased, the brothers knelt, nnd found themselves In prayer For Sis with mother, nnd the home ; and itnce enmo to them there 1 A Mutual Reform. iiy nurroxATi: An early caller who happened lo drop Into the usually cheery breakfast parlor of the Ilildreths. one morning in De cember, would have found something forbidding and uncomfortable itithculr. Not exactly a "family jar," for the Ilildreths were too well-bred for such a mishap; still the family equanimity wassomewliatdlsturbed. Mr. Hildrcth, usually grave and stately, looked very stiff and stem ; Mrs. Hildrcth looked sad, and had a suspicious moisture in her eyes; Miss Hildrcth looked half vexed and wholly grieved; and the cause of this "little unpleasantness," hand some, reckless Owen Hildrcth, sat with a sullen, delimit look upon his usually too merrv face, that ill replaced the smiles for which the laughing mouth and Hushing, black eyes seemed made. Something of remorse, too, was in his look, although his pride struggled hard to conceal it. His sister saw it, as she always saw every change of expression In the face of her idolized brother, but his mother did not see it; nor his father; if he had, perhaps his voice and manner would have been less stern when hcsimkc to Owen. "And now sir," he concluded a pre vious exhortation, "I want you to un derstand that this sort of thing must cease ! Y'ou arc disgracing your family, and ruining your prospects for life. At the rate at which you are now progress insr. von will be a worthless HOCK by the time you are thirty. I have coun seled you and entreated you to abandon vour dissipated Habits; advice, entreaty have done no good, and 1 snail now command you to make an Immediate reform." And Mr. Hildrcth roe and walked stiftly from the room, followed bv his , meek better half. Owen remained gloomily silent, with his curl v head rest intr unon his hand' and feellnir nn uncomfortable wish that his sister would say something, com- omeu witn an equally uncomiortabie nope mat, sue wouldn't. Presently a caressing pair of arms stole altout his neck, a soft check was laid against his Hushed brow, and his sister's sweet voice whispered, gently: "Owen, dear, don't feel so; papa is ritrht. vou know he Is, Owen." Owen made no reply, but bent his lltiu ii illllV w ii ..j Ible tremor .MiooK ins iraine. ivato smoothed ins .laru curis, aim wuispereu i again "Xow. Owen, volt know you've been a naughty boy, and you should not be angry at papa. Y'ou know how much he hopes from you." "lie expects too much!" replied Owen sharply. "He seems to think a fellow ought to develop Into a man of business aa soon a he leaves college !" ".Now, Owen!" remonstrated Kate; "you know better; you know papa doesn't expect more thau you ought to be willing to do. Why won't you listen to reason ?" "I'll listen to anything from Yor, Ivatc," he exclaimed, lifting his head aud looking into her sweet face. Kate laughed, and taking a scat bo sido him, she said coaxingly: "All that papa asks of you, Owcu, is to give up tho society of fast young men Free Si'eecii, Feek Pukss, Fuee Peomx. with whom you go about f-o much, abandon the dissipations into which you are falling, and try to form sober and steady habits." Owen said nothing, anil Kate urged: "Now, won't you try, dear Owen?" Owen looked at her curiously, as he answered: "Kate, I'll mako you au offer. I'll re form If you will !" "If I will?" queried Kate, puzzled. "Yes," replied her brother, with a nod. "You are just as dissipated in your way as I am in mine. You go to balls and parties every night, and spend as much for dress as I do for wines anil cigars. You waltz every night with men, fully as bad as those to whom you objeet as associates for me. Xow, I tell you again, I will reform if vott will !" "Well, Kate," said Owen, roguishly. after quite a silence; "what do you say?" "I agree!" said Kate, impulsively. "I will leave my follies If you will yours. We will reform together." "All right !" and Owen tossed back his curls with boyish gayety, as lie kissed his sister's cheek by the way of sealing the compact. So from that time forth the ball-room missed Kate Hildrcth, while the ranks of the dissolute saw no more of her brother. The mutual promise was well kept. Fircldc Companion. Liberal Men and Women's Eights. IIY SAIt.V A. CNIlEKWOOIl. I don't know how it is with others, but I must confess for one, that my checks tingle with shame for the men my brothers in the human family who can find no better occupation, or more elevating theme, than to sit down delib erately to write an article whose sole aim aud purport Is to traduce aud vilify in the most cowardly manner their daily companions, their mothers, sisters, and wives. I try my best, but vainly, to imagine how such men feel after they have writ ten some of the articles against women, which I sec dally poured ii a corrupt stream from the presi, and worst shame of all even from the pens of men call ing themselves "Liberals!" ALlberalism confined to one sex. and, I fear, to one set of opinions and those their own! Do they realize that the wonl "Liberal" as applied to them Isa misnomer? Thev are bigots, worse than the bigots of Puritanism, for they live in an age of Liberal ism, whereas the Puritans were educated Into bigotry. These men gene'rally begin by a wholesale charge of weakness and folly on the part of one-half the human race, including themothers who wutchedover, and guarded with unwearied love and care their innocent childhood; the sisters who played with, and jwtted them in their youth; the wives whom they were proud and happy to win as the compan ions of their manhood; the daughters who are the comfort and sunshine of their riper years ! They call us weak, frivolous, and helpless beings, and then proceed to illustrate their own valor aud magna nimity by darlngto attack us savasrely in our unprotected situation. What heroes these! worthy indeed of all womanly admiration and emulation ! In view of such men as these I should grow discouraged Tor the future of the race, If It were not for tin. imrsniml I knowledge of the many good men and true, real Liberals, who are clear-sighted enough to perceive that progress is not a purely masculine clement, and that so Indissoluble by Nature's laws is the companionship of the suxes, that it is utterly impossible to elevate one with out raising thcother also, and vice versa. The Woman's Kights question is at present mainly confined to the question of suffrage. Had I no iersonul interest as a woman at stake, I should be in clined to laugh at the ridiculous and contradictory arguments adduced by the opponents oi mis movement, tiic cry has been for years, and from just this class of men, that women were too friv- iiotis, too unthinking, too ignorant, too much addicted to fashion aud follv. This was iterated and reiterated, with some show of truth, yet still these same men wuo oitencst renewed tiie charge, were found bowing always at the shrine of the very giddiest and most fashionable of the butterfiics whoe existence they deplored; while uot a helping male hand was inrowu out to stive tiiese weak minded, miserable beings from them selves. And lo! now that woman, tired of lwlng the slave or plaything of her "Iiord aud blaster," has "taken her fate in earnest into her own hands, demand ing first of all, in order to be enabled to effectually help herself, that she be placed on a footing of legal equality with her brother the cry is changed with thempidity of unrellective thought. "Heboid, this monstrosity ! she thinks and acts iiimn her own responsibility. and Is therefore unscxing herself! she demands equality with us, her consti tuted superiors ! better, far better, to hurl her back into the pretty nonentity we despised, than to recognize those claims!" Like "Frankeii'tine," they shudder at the monster they have created, and like him In vain, for femi nine thought having been aroused into phase of action, can never again he lulled into lethargy by any mesmeric endearments, or driven back to nothing ness at the word of command. The fact I life, you cannot understand how this of Woman's Suflragc is certain, and the hollow-hearted mode of existence ap perslstcnt efforts of these opponents at j pears to a looker-on. Not this Instance the most, can only temporarily clog the alone hut therearea thousand varieties wheels of progress. men. again, they say, while persist- I oui-iasuioneu ami unnecessary. -entry denying us the right we ask, I We arc surprised and iaiucd at These women sre not capable of voting: they would soon weary of It even if we granted their petition." Why then deny us so savagely and so steadily, If so certain that we would so soon tire or baubles which men would purchase at any cost? The ballot in Itself, It Is true, is a little tiling, hut It is the seal ami symbol of all thut man holds dear that is liberty. Another argument (? which they bring up against us, is that only the few desire It, that the mass of women are opposed to the movement is toto. Well, even admitting that to be (which time will prove not to be the case), we answer, that it is uot intended to compel every woman to voto, any more than men are now marched up to theoll.s if disclined to vote, under guard. It would be as great an infringement of the law of per sonal liberty toobllgc any person to vote, as ft now is to deny the few who now demaud the right to cast their ballot when they please. Wc ask only that women no more than men shall be restricted of thelrrlghtto vote, or to stay away from the polls as best pi east them. This demand interferes witli no indi vidual rights, while the denial of it does Interfere with that law which Herbert Spencer truthfully avers to be the basis of all true freedom 1. e., "The liberty of each, limited by the like liberty of all." Boston Investigator. What Is TrnePolitene33 ? "All! how do you do? I am truly glad to sec you ! Oh, dear ! there's the bell ! I (lid hope we should have no 'callers' to interrupt us tills evening and that's surely Mr. , a good fellow enough; but he makes such long calls, and comes so often, that he is rather tedious. I wish the young folks wereiu: but 1 must be polite, 1 suppose" and" with a slightly impatient air, the lady went forward to receive the unwelcome guest. How unfortunate that young people must go through some mortification, aud be subject to some slight rebuffs, before experience teaches them the wisdom of Solomon's counsel, "ilestram tliy foot from thy neighbors house, lest he grow weary of thee, and hate thee." I always Cl-cI sorry that they must learn this, "it is a hard lesson for the young. And I am sorry for the hostess also. It is no easy thing to temper coolness with kinduess in such cases. I hope she will show her annoyance as little as possible. But how is this? Do my ears deceive me? "Ah! Mr. , I am quite delighted to see you again. Afalk right in. Iy aside your overcoat, and spent! the evening. "Oh, no! I couldn't possibly. T was just passing, and could not resist the temptation to run in and Inquire about you all. Must stay only a moment." "Oh, nonsense! I can't allow you to leave. Y'ou must stay to tea. Our voting people will soon bo in, aud to lose your call will be a great disappoint ment." "I really ought not to stop to-night; but I never know how to refuse vou, dear Mrs. ." When the "young people" came in, they adjourned to the front parlor, ami were soon engaged in cheerful, pleasant discourse, while the hostess turned her attention to her elderly guest. "I am glad to be let iif so easily. I feared I should be compelled to entertain Mr. till tea time, and hxc half my visit with you. Itut are you not well ? You look troubled !" "Shall I tell you honestly, T feel only half sure that'l am really a welcome guest here to-night." "How can you say so ? Do you not know that you are always, and at all time., welcome?" "I certainly did think so until within a few moments." "What can have happened to ehan vour mind so very suddenly ."" "1 so truly loveyou, .Mary, tiiai l snail tell you the whole truth, frankly. When I came, vou met me with the greatest cordiality, and I was truly happy to be ... - .... i...,. W illi you once more, n iiuii me oeii rang, vou seemed to dread the interrup tion, and was half vexed when you recognized the voice of your visitor. That tlid not surprise ie, 'or ' wc'l understand how an unexpected cull will Interrupt anil mar anticipated pleasure, by distracting the attention, and draw ing it away from the invited guests of the evening. Yet it was only a 'cull,' and need not have detained you long. Jiut I was grieved, and my faitli in true i friendship sadly shaken, wlicti l Heard your greeting to the 'ratner tedious caller.' Your manner was as winning, aud your gratification as apparent, as when I, your mvitwl and expected guest, entered the room." "Vhy! what would you have me do? surely not treat a gentleman rudely or unkindly V" "Iiy no means, lint when you tlid not wish him to remain, and knew that lie had no intention of doing so, why feign a desire for his company which your heart uiii not sanction .' ir you alwavs urne nun wmi sum ..ppareui pparent cordiality, no wontler his calls are long anil rreouent tcatou, as you termed them when sjieaklng to me. Surely neither courtesy nor politeness required that you should do more than chat a few moments, aud let- him dcimrt. That would have been true kindness. Having fresh in mind your worths and manner, when you heard his voice in the hall, and contrasting them with the extreme urgency of your solicitation to remain, is It strange that I said in nry heart, How do I know but I was invited here in the same spirit, simply as an act of courtesy? and the earnest, cordial, afiectlonate greeting I received was but sccininif the heartless formula of fash ionable life?'" "I only did as all must do, if they wouhl secure and maintalna respectable standing in good society." "My dear child, 'there is something rotten in the Stateof Denmark' in this so-called 'good society' If it compels untruthfulness." "I grieve that you judge meso harshly. You surelv do not believe I would telf a falsehood?" "That is too rough a term to he men tioned tn ears iMiiite; hut, iy your own statement, what else was it ? You urge this uninitiated young man to do that which you acknowledge you did not desire him to do. Hear with me, my child: I sicak btttforyourown good. In the whirl and excitement of fashionable in which strict truth Is thought quite the lack of real, genuine truthfulness in the social intercourse between fricniN, as well an witli passing acquaintances. And It is so often manifested in cases where a strictly truthful course would be the easiest and altogether the kindest way. A certain amount of attention, a certain number of calls, are thought necessary, If one would keep In good and regular standing In fashionable, genteel society. Jiut that these calls and attentions should spring from the heart from true kinduess aud friendly feeling is often apparently as fully ignored as if such emotions had no real existence. Aud when these "calls" have been made, the proper attention rendered, what good has been accomplished ? Often none at all; and it Is well if sometimes positive evil Is not the result, If not to others, to one's own self. Time uselessly spent, words uttered that have no meaning, or a covert one to wound and vex; assur ances of pleasure anil interest which your heart denies; laying your own trutbfuluess as a sacrifice 011 the altar of politeness what good results can you expect? We feel moved to speak ear- ISTJ3IBER 23. nestly to ouryoung friends just entering this strange, unnatural life, becoustwe would have you think of it soberly, as Christians should. We are told to let our yea be yea, our nay, nay, "for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil." In all truth and fidelity, deal by others as you would have them deal bv you. Mrs. IT. Jr. Jicceher, in Christian Union. ' The 8tory of a Popular Song. A corresixindent of the Stationeer gives the following account of the sing ing of "Father, come home," in one of the music halls in London. Having reached the hall, we paid an admission fee of sixpence. There was a very neat stage, with gaudy drop scenes were enjoying their nines to such an ex tent as to make the place almost sufib cating, for there must have been au au dience of nearly five hundred. A nigger "walk-around" was just being finished and the shouts of "encore!" whistling and stamping of feet made the hall jier fectly bewildering. A name was an nounced by the chairman, which we could not catch, and amidst clapping of hands and stamping of feet, there was a buzz of "This is the song !" The waiter culled loudly, "Any more orders !" aud ituiy came in iront or the curtain. niiu snir wiiiirs. ntiii i fiunr-niii. mwui i V. Vi l ii v.,"- ."" cut result wouiu nave taKen place. The orchestra In the btalls sat the chair- truth is, the more a person is out of S P0"1" over as mo ey an doors the less easily does lie take cold feii offt Itlsa wide,y known fact that persons lerj of the ictoria Theater. "Costers" wj10 C!UU out every niht or ?Wi seemed to predominate. All appeared under a tree for weeks together, seldom plentifully supplied with norter. and all ..!-.. i,i ..n B ' tluun Iwilllit t.iL'nli nli,l ilnlit .,..W...l ,.11 """ 7-0 i..nu.m.i.u,i,,i;uT,uim, condition; their ambition to complete . ........... i ojk, ,.,. .(.miij Kjuaii-ii thing, to do some worn well, stistai 10 uie si ng. mere was tiie synip uony. . ti,u, until it iscompleted. The men .inu aiiouier uiiM 01 "iiiisisit." and , a,,rt physical position is one of cxhaus we began to feel anxious. Presently a t.... ,..!... n'i.nni. r t-,..sn .,. . , a .V1U, tlf SULLIi; II, lilt; JU.11U3, ll' M 41 tU 111, amidst great upp lause, and commenced, Cxt day with imilammatory rhouma "Jjather, dear lat her " etc. Lyerj-w.ird tism, or with a feeling of stillness or was distinct, and she sang the ballad soreness as if they had been pounded In with great feeling. In order, however, lv bag, or with a sore throat to trouble o fully describe the scene which fol- them for months, or with a lung fever mw, Th x;e,I?c' il U llcce,ary to Blv to put them in the grave in less than a "little Mary's" song: Wlck F'Ai,,,er'.,uSr.ra.,!lcr'.com,e h.nr?e ,!"" n",,r Our wives should work by the day, if The clock 111 the stitite strike one h.fiiiel .. . . ... - '. YmiKHldyou was eomfngrlBht home irom tiie .lion. As soon a your day's work wa done. The tire has Rone out our house Is all dark. And mother's ln-en watching slnee tea. With poor little Kenny so sick In her arms. And no one to help her hut me. Come home, come home, come home. rieae, father, dear father, come home. At the conclusion of the last line the dron scene drewun. displnsinre tlio fnllwr sitting at the door of a public house, in ! a drunken, liemuddeled state, with pipe nmi i.,,c, 1.:,,. r tn Sr... t rving to drag him from his seat, at the same time pointing to a curtain behind her, as she took up the refrain from the lady and toucliingly sang, uHe litime." etc. ThIsotl7.nrf.aP. vvn,,- e drawnaside.disclosingawrctchctlroom, ! the poor mother sitting on the ground II 1 . ..i1 - . m 1 , . . fe . with a sicklv-Iooklng bov in her lap, as V""1 Zr , Ve "ii ,wonlBn s and in the a"ct of feeding him witli a soclctJ- Havc understood that every spoon. Simultaneously witli the draw- ! young man vho drinks Is socially pro ingofthe curtain, the lime-light wa.slscnbclI; ,B.nV? "p yo4ur -d"1"! m brought to bear 111.011 the tableaux, giv- 1 f0?1"1 to ''"'ihing as not only dangerous :..o- tiw.1.1 ,, mK- t.n-.i:n ,.rrw 1 but disgraceful. Place temptation 111 no a moment or two the act drop came down, and the lad v proceeded: Father, dear father, come home with me now, in nit; pi.Tjur Mnhn two; 2TOI11; I The nlKht has grown colder, and ISenuy Is miw. Itut he has liern calllu; for you: Iiult-ed he is worse mother says lie will die, IVrhniw before inornlnir shall dawn. And tills was the message she sent me to hrlllK Coiiir i.ni.-kty or he will lie jcone; Come home, rome home, come home. lease, father, dear father, come home. The act drop rises again, and now the child has hold of the pewter pot, trying to take it from the drunken parcnt.'and she continues the last two lines, "Come home," etc., the other curtain is drawn aside, and we next sec the child stretched 1 out 011 its mother's lap, and as it just 1 raises its little head aud falls back with ! a gasp, with. the lime-light rellecting strongly upon it, there was a reality about the whole terrible t view, fiobs weie heard from all parts of the hall, coming from the feminine iwrtiou of the .uiuii-iice, Miiuu icars ncKicu uown many a .nan's cheek. We have n the picture of the "Sister of Mercy," with a dying child in her lap, 7" .1 11 'canuiiy natural. 1 Lven the lady who sang the song was 1 affected, and could sctirccly proceed with I uie nisi erse. I"iiJ.,or'''"t"Ilr conio Iiiu wllli me now, The clock in the steeple strikes three; uoiig The house Is so Iom-Iy-the hours are so Ion; Kor jioor weeping mother and me. Ye.'aa'S.l,r,H'nny.!'.ud And these were .nu kouc wmi me nngoisoi iigni r said: uie very last, woms inai lie "I want to kiss nana cood nlirht" Come home, come home, come home, l'lease, father, dear father, minlinme, Again the drop arose, disclosing little Mary on her knees appealing to her father, who, with pot elevated, is in the aet of striking her with it, as aim sings, "Come home," and then the back cur tain draws aside, showing the mother praying over a chilli's coffin. But now the sobs burst out still more freelv, and two ladles were carried out fainting. The scene was truly harrowing, and we gladly turned our eyes awav. An additional verse was "sung, about "Poor Kenny" being with the angels above. The father, sober now, Is weep ing over the eoflln with the mother, and littlcMaryonher knees, singing "Home, home, father, dear father's come home!"' At this moment the curtain is drawn aside, and little Kenny is suspended over the coffin, with wings, smiling down upon them and pointing upwards. The fatfier falls forward on his face, the aet drop descends, and for a few minutes all is hushed suvcthesobsof the women. "There !" said a workingman by our side, as lie heaved a sigh of relief, "Mr. Spurgcon never preached a better ser mon than that!" an expression to which we assented, and left the hall. There is no difference between knowl edge anil temperance; for he who knows what Is good and embraces It, who knows what is bad and avoids it, is kui "v vew weU ought to beJdono equf auu siupiu. iocraics. It is always safe to be polite to ladies. An incident of the late railroad smash up near Boston proves it. A gentleman of that city gave up his seat in the last car of the Beverly train to a lady, aud passed forward. The lady was killed and the gentleman was uuhurt. Tiie Swiss government has abolished capital punishment. "rsiis.'.ii 1 iiiimi.. "iii ui..7. ui.. iii-.t t ... . 11 11 ' !llle recent election in 3iacon, (Jeorgia. Jane Shore, "Last Lynn," anil other Wc give the conversation's it occurred S I 'flI'V"1' "ut never before between each person and the clcetlm did we witness such a scene of general 1 Inspector crying. The principal feature called to xSm-vAtor rr..rs imiu.t llllIUl A Journal for the People. Devoled to tho Interests of Humanity. Independent In roll tics and Itellglnn. Ilve to nil IJvo Issn&s, and Thoroughly Radical In Opposing and Kxposlns: the Wrong ot the Jmes. Correspondents writing over assumed signa tures must make known their names to the EUltor, or no attention will be given to their communications. Death In-doors. Multitudes of persons have a great horror of going out of doors for fear of taking wild; if it is a little damp ora little windy, or a little cold, they wait and wait; meanwhile, weeks anil even months may pass away, and thoy never during that whole time breathe a single breath of pure air. The result is, they become so enfeebled that their constitu tions have iiq power of resistance; the least thing in the world gives them a cold, even going from one room to an other; and before they know it thoy have a cold all the time, and this Is nothing more or less than consumption, whereas, If an opposite practice had been followed, of going out an hour or two each dar regardless of the weather, a verynllfler- The truth is, many of our ailments, and those of most fatal forms, are taken in the house, and not outof doors; taken by removing parts of clothing too soon after coming into the house, or by lyiirg down on a bed or sofa when in a tired or exhausted position from having engaged too vigorously in domestic employment. Many a pie has cost an industrious man a hundred dollars. A human life has many a time paid forauappledtimpiing. When our wives get through work, thev find themselves in au utterly exhausted a ns tai t. :: i . jney must; wont at an, anil not oy the .job; It Is more economical in the end to see how little work they can do in an hour, instead of how much. It Is slow, steady, and continuous labor which I brings health and good digestion. Fitful labor is ruinous to all. Hall's Journal of Hexdlh. 1 Woman, there is some things that von i , , V' uritiKin: can ilo, and tlii3 is one; you may make unpopular ami disgraceful R"nS young. You can utterly di countenance au unuKing in your own 1 house' an(l can, ho11(1 ssi,Icl01 cycrj-young man who touches tho cup. on know that no young man who ;;lriI,k.s n sarely be trusted with the 1,!PPlss of an woman, and that he is n unfit ns n mnn fnn hn frf irAmon'o ! ",,an's V'ay- ,J "l?u maM bl!flstf of themselves, let them do it in other '".it 1 j j ..-. . j ...it jii(jit;cilil. husbands treat their customers from private stores kept in their counting- rooms, shame them into decency by your-regard for the honor of your home. Ilecogntzc the living, terrible fact, that wine lias already been, and is to-day, the curse of your sex; that it steals the hearts of men away from you; that it dries up your prosperity; that It endan gers your safety; that it can only bring you evil. If social custom compels you to present wine at your feasts, rebel against it, and make a social custom in tiie interests of virtue and purity. The matter is very much in vour own hands. The women of the country, in what is called polite society, can tio more to make the nation temperate than all the legislators anil tumultuous reformers that are struggling and blundering in their efforts to this cml. T)r Trnlim,i . . . , Mwmjvr Votimis Tn-n rv,.iQ! tim-Ai Inspector "Wecannot take your vote, madam." Non-Vo er "Why not? I can read .i .,t... ...i.r.....i J r"li J V?'1 liti 1 pay cUy aml county assessments and internal revenue taes T 1,-w.n 1 afrr ", . ' ,. in ' i 1 : , , P Store, ' m, !lmI scl1 goods, sign checks, and give receipts." Inspector "We know nil tlmh mn.l. . , . . , 1 i VI . Vr j.jiu mie. -T.xii on-voter. Voter appears, aiul ofiers a ballot-. Inspector "What is your name?!' Voter "I dunno, massa. I'so, gome times called Ole Joe, but most allors Ole Cuss." Inspector "What Is your age?" Voter "Look a-yere, massa, 1'se jes a hundred. Inspector "Where was you bom ?" Voter "Golly, T dunno dat. My ole massa said I wasn't born at all, but dat I jes cum yer on a Hat Ixiat." Inspector "Take his ballot." Wood hull A- ClaJIMs Weekly. Motiikriiood. Let no woman dare Invoke on immortal life until she feels herself worthy to develop and lead it forth into all Ita appointed good. Let her never enter that "holy of holies" the confidence of the young heart that has been nurtured beneath her own without trying herself, whether she be worthy of her high prerogative with out 'a tender, deep ami prayerful deter mination to mako this one duty para mount to all others, so that at. mV vest the character of maternity with that divine intelligence that can in struct, with that beautiful love which can feel no sacrifice, with that sweet for bearance which knows no impatience, with that sublime devotion which can make suffering itself a joy. Josh Billintrs savs in Ids "Lecter:" Rats originally came from Norway, and nobody vould liave circd if they had .7 wj away origin. "My hoy," said a clergyman, don t you know that it is wicked to catcb 1 sh on Sunday?" "OuI'S much yet,'' said the boy, w'UwfWg his eyes off the cord, "hain't had a bite yet." Keep carefully outof a qtmrrelWie and still more careum I out of Ills-ways. lnV tb