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'PRTDAV
ANTAGONISM BETWEEN THE SEXES
Much to our surprise and regret, we
have, within the last two weeks, met
with several gentlemen of ability and
culture-opponents to Woman Suftragc
who profess to believe that thcEW
Nprthwest teaches that there exists a
feeling of natural antagonism between
the sexes. "VVe are utterly at a loss to
imagine why such a construction has
been placed upon our teachings, for It
certainly has been entirely foreign to
our belief or motives. "While we charge,
and have over and over again proven,
that our present man?made system of
legislation fosters such antagonism, we
most emphatically deny that men arc
natural enemies to women, or vice versa.
On the contrary, men and women are
naturally mutually dependent upon
each other. Both are children of the
same All Father, and neither sex can,
in any capacity, reach that degree of
perfection and harmony, when engaged
in any great moral work, without the
aid of the other, that is easily attaina
ble when both have unlimited oppor
tunity to work for the mutual good of
each. "Upon the philosophical fact that
there Is no natural antagonism between,
the sexes we have built our strong and
sure and firm foundation of Human
Eights. Women alone would make our
Jaws no better than men alono have
made them. Man is, from his mascu
line perception, unable to understand
and anticipate all the wants and needs
of woman. "Woman, from her feminine
stand-point, is incapable of making laws
and regulations to meet the needs of
man. Both must work, and work to
gether, for the accomplishment of the
greatest good, if each would reach the
highest plane of intellectual possibility.
It is barely possible that our many in
tellectual skirmishes witli man's rights
editors, in which (cud we do not say it
boastingly) we invariably get the better
of the contest, because they can bring
no argument to sustain their position,
this idea of antagonism to men in gen
eral may have arisen; but wo assure our
brethren that there is no foundation for
their theory. Man is naturally wom
an's friend. "Woman is not man's natu
ral enemy; and when men and women
take the places which God designed
they should when He gave them domin
ion over all the earth, legal antagonism
will cease, and we shall hear of man's
rights and woman's rights no morc
HE DENIES IT.
Garfleldo wants It distinctly understood that
ho Is not opposed to woman suffrage.
The above, which we get from a re
cent issue of the Portland Herald, Is in
fiat contradiction to the following, which
we clipped some weeks since from the
Olympia Tribune, and commented upon
in a manner befitting the subject :
"OcrDolecate. SelurlnsOarflfllrli' hnri n in.
vltatlon to attend the Women's National Suf-
rraza convention in Waslilnfrtnn ritv n r
weeks ago. In a letter to Sirs. Stanton he de
clines the Invitation, saying that he does 'not
believe suffrage will elevate woman or better
liciwHiuum- iiccuaciaaes mus: 'Haul no
"iu" xviiauu iur ims opinion, mo recent ten
dencles of the suffrage movement in tiiie
try would confirm me In the correctness or ray
conclusion.' Sow we wait to hear from Sirs.
Duniway."
We arc glad to give our readers the
benefit of what the Herald says about
the matter, but we have faithfully
looked over the Olympia Courier, Mr.
Garfielde's organ, for a refutation of the
Tribune's charges, and regret to say that
we cannot find it. If he is a Woman
Suffragist, our vast army or Washington
Territory subscribers want to know it.
Come, speak out, Mr. Garfieldc.
Since the above was In type, the
Olympia Courier, of April 20th, has been
received, in which we find the follow
ing: "Sifle-SJIifn l UK "Courier:- I saw in the
Paclfie Tribune," whleh was copied Into other
JSEn&ii lemeM to he fect that HonVs.
nn,?inhpposed 10 "Woman Suirrage,"
and giving what purported to be an extract
Uonswiihhlmen1?,n-'' IIavln ,md convcrsa"
fclrS annV in.!.he same fbjort.1 addressed
Sir Sf,l,-qnl3i,.Tl,e "owlng Is his re
Fs& Washington, March 21st,
"I have yours of the ;nh ult. On the sublect
Snntlon h2 ,"nrtnS the Woman Suffrage
H? ? i j " """ slated In the papers
on&sltlon to?i HS the Convention a !ettta
2K5? V SJVI?-.' f :oven?ent- This was n mis-
other Garfleid did. TlXX? E
origin of the story."
tatlon o?n'2v?.!an4mns of u,e mlsreprcscn-
1". D. Moore.
Our readers will perceive that Mr.
Garfielde is neutral on the great ques
tion of Woman Sullrage. Now, friend
Moore, can't you get Mr. Garfielde to
say "yes" or "no" in the premises? Or
is his spinal column too' weak to sustain
Jiim just now? The women of your
Territory are interested. Wc speak for
them at their request.
IMMIGMTION SCHEME.
Wo call special attention to an article
from the Woman's Journal, published
elsewhere in our columns, relative to
a movement which Mrs. Sawtelie has
inaugurated in New York for sending a
large immigation to Oregon. Says this
energetic lady to us in a private letter:
"When on professional duty I visited
the hospitals, dispensaries and alow
houses, and saw the half-starved, gaunt
look or the people, where disease had
nothing to do but stalk in and take pos
eSon' and, 1 W. witli a pain at my
growths of famine and pestllencelto
teke possession of so great a portion of
his household. His olfactory organs
must be out of repair, or surely he could
not endure tho stench.' Talk or Digger
Indian ranches; I tell you they smell
8weetly"in comparison to these loath
some dens. Now the finest prescription
I know how to write for the oppressed
and poverty-stricken In these over
crowded cities is : 'Go west There are
homes for the homeless homes in Ore-
gon, in wasninBluu
honest labor can bring bread.' " "Wc ad
mire Mrs. Sawtclle's pluck and courage,
and hope to hear from her enterprise
frequently. Though we opine that re
cruits from the dens of which she so pa
thetically speaks will prove a very un
desirable acquisition to Oregon, yet
woman's mission is to alleviate suffer
ing and elevate humanity, and we must
work with raw material a8 we find it,
hoping thereby to improve and make it
better.
THE "UNIONANSWEEED.
The editor of the Walla Walla Virion
is iuformed that "Mrs. Duniway" pro
poses to discuss no questions with con
lemnoraries Mho are not honorable
enough to give both sides of a question
a fair show, or a fair hearing. She well
knows that he knows that she has not
told one-half of tho disgraceful facts
concerning tho early life of the President
of tho "United States. And she cannot
and will not afford to descend to his
level to bandy technicalities over a
quibble about the identity of "a man
named Lovelace," whom she never saw
and never waitls to see. She has not
yet reco-ered from the unpleasant shock
to her sensibilities which resulted from
her single and successful effort to hurl
back at politicians the samo vile medi
cine which they have long been thrust
ing down the throats of women; and
not even to please the prurient fancy of
the Union will she touch the abomina
ble truth again, unless man's rights pol
iticians, whose Influence entitles them
to a degree of respectability not yet at
tained by her quibbling contemporary,
shall again essay to beslime the leaders
of the Woman Movement with unmer
ited attacks against their reputation. It
Is no part of her province to raise a hue
and cry to divert public attention from
plain truths, or pander to the sordid
tastes of truckling sycophants. Such
men will swear that black is white at
any time, if by such self-stultification
they can hoodwink honest men and
women, or curry favor with political
demagogues.
CENTENNIAL ANNIVEESABY.
Through the politeness of A. J. Dufur,
Esq., we havo been favored -with a copy
of the "Journal of the Proceedings of
the Centennial Commission," which
met at Philadelphia, March 4th, 1872, to
take necessary measures for celebrating
our Centennial Anniversary in 1S7G.
Tho names of tho Commissioners and
Alternates, with their deliberations,
etc, etc., are printed in a neat pamphlet
of some seventy pages; but we do not
find in it the name of one woman, or
the Idea that women live in this Repub
lic Mr. Hawley, of Connecticut, made
a speech in which he pompously said,
"The forty millions arc all free and
equal in civil aud political rights." Mr.
Atwood, of Wisconsin, said, "We are to
make arrangements for celebrating the
One Hundredth Anniversary of tho
great Declaration of Independence,
which proclaimed equal rights to all
men." Throughout their deliberation
were conducted upon the idea of the
aristocracy of sex. But the cause of
woman is advancing so rapidly that be
fore tho Anniversary comes round her
political equality will have been estab
lished, and tho wives and mothers of
the nation will join with husbands and
sons on that glorious day in the great
jubilee of praise and thanksgiving in
which the inalienable right of all to
life, libertg and the pursuit of happiness
will bo acknowledged through all our
broad domain.
OTJE
WEST SIDE T0UE
OLTJDED. CON-
Owing to tho absence of the trustees
who have the various .churches of Mc
Minnville in charge, our friends failed
to secure us a proper lecture room on
Monday evening; but on Tuesday
they procured tho new and commo
dious Methodist church, aud a few
hours' notice brought forth a general
turn-out of tho residents of the place,
who honored us with a cordial reception
and very ciose-and respectful attention.
Rev. Mr. Spencer introduced us to the
audience with a few very appropriate re
marks. Friend Newby was again on hand
with his pompous proportions and pat
ronizing airs. Ho was called for by some
boys, who wanted to laugh overseeing
him strut and declaim, but we merci
fully objected to his speaking further in
our meetings au objection which
brought from him a very loud and sud
den "Thank you!" and spoiled the ftni
which a few fellows had eagerly antici
pated. Wc confess ourself utterly una
ble to discuss with Mr. Newby from his
standpoint, and hope this explanation
will satisfy him that wc mean liim no
injustice.
The meeting adjourned amid much
good feeling, and we have promised to
give a course of lectures in the village
soon.
Returning to Lafayette to fill an ap
pointment on the Temperance question,
wc found a largo audience assembled at
an early hour and the best of feeling ap
parent,
Constant fatigues of repeated lectures
were beginning to tell severely upon our
nervous system. We cannot give a
moro accurate account thau the follow
ing, which we clip from tho Courier of
last week:
Mrs. Dnnlwav delivered tho fifth and last of
uer present lectures on weanesaay evening in
the Court House before a large and attentive
audience. Her subject was Temperance and
Politics, and though the speaker was evidently
much fatigued, her lecture was well received
and highly appreciated. She takes the ground,
of course, that tho ballot In woman's bands
wui ucip 10 ovennrow tne evjis or lntcmper
ancei and handled her argument with com-
ucuuaoie ingenuity, to say mo least of It.
-?ow follows the recital of one of those
rarely-to-be-met-wlth aflrays which
prove the presence of evil even in those
wuo are working tho most faithfully for
the extinctlopf every kind of vice.
Again wo copy from the Courier, with
PlnaUon that the annexed re
port is correct in the min i.i..i.
some of our enitlipf ,,..
misplaced. Wc called the old preacher
a "beast" and "reprobate" after we had
said tho emphatic "Husir," before our
talk was concluded and while we had
the floor, and the excited old man was
bellowing from his chair at the top of
his voice, trying to talk us down. He
did not take tho floor n second time.
But here is the report:"
Mrs. Dunlwajr, In pursuance or PrcyIou an
.,,.n...i iZJinmi thai evenlncat the Court
House on the subject of Teraiwrance and Poli
tic. At me conclusion u ii !... ..... Uauu
inHtminn in nirti In tho auuienco to SDealc
was extended. Iter. Sir. Colwell responded.
when It soon became evident inai c uou wrongs
tix MHfMf in cnvh waxed farlous and bis
gesticulations fearful not more so, however,
tnan is me general woui m ?muimyi "niru.
But If his manner was violent, um lueincwas
rp illt-pnted. He bad said on a former occa
sion that be had no objection to women voting.
but was opposed to me success 01 mcasum now
advocated. Mr. Sullivan luul assailed blm
when he had no opportunity to reply, Tor the
purpose ol explaining. Ho proceeded on this
occasion to amplify; apd If bis analogies were
nasty, nis points were lorciuiy mam-.
At the nolntnf his wading into Abby Kellr
Foster, Mrs. D.,who presided as moderator over
hcrown mectlng.rapped instllyforthe speaker
to come to order; speaker didn't see It; soared
from climax to climax. On he plunged Into
Abby Kelly until Mrs. D. could enduro It no
longer, wnen sne maue urrecu uearu anu
limueht the une-ikrr to bay. He hardened suf
ficiently long to understand that Mrs. D. took
Issue with him as to the truthlulnessor what
he said of the wavwanl Abbv: he redoubled the
rancor of the assault; said Sirs. I), had herself
proclaimed hcrselffavorablo to "Spiritual mar
riages:" jirs. u. pronounceu mm uu iniernai
UAH! an old beast! reprobalol a villain! but
he heeded her not, but rather seemed to enjoy
the tempest he had raised; three, other
aui
les
sang out that he misrepresented.
At mis point
cries of go on! go on! were heard while half
the audlcnco rose to their feet preparatory to
quitting me house. Mr. J. i,. Ferguson came to
tne rescuo and beseeched everybody to be
seated, that It might not be said that a meeting
nau uroKcn up in a row in Laiayciic. Audience
resumed seats. The preacher went on, but In a
lower key. Was followed br Mrs. 1).. who
tougue-lashed him fearfully, only eliciting the
response, "you can't hurt a Christian!" ncr
talk concluded, the preacher reiterated what
he had said of Dear Abby; engaged to prove It
by the records. Mrs. D. at this Juncture, with a
punuqrou iramp 01 uer loot upon tne piaiiorm
onacnim liuKii! ine meeting aujourncd!
We have no words with which to ex
press our sorrow at such disgraceful pro
cccdings. The whole dirty attack was
sprung upon us without a second's warn
ing, jn an audience of ladies and gentle
men, who seemed perfectly stupefied
with the preacher's lascivious talk, and
we sat there with our burning face suf
fused with indignation, until we Were
instinctively impelled to call tho poor
old mun to order. Had ho then obeyed
there would have been no further trou
ble, "but as neither words nor grass
would do, we tried what virtue there
was in stones." We pelted the old man
heartily with the stones of indignation;
which, though they had no visible ef
fect upon him at the time, will In the
future, we trust, act with force upon his
benighted understanding, and prevent
a recurrence of the horrible outrage,
What Abby Kelly Foster had to do
with a Temperance meeting in Lafay
ette, where two-thirds of the people had
never hctird of her, is more than the old
preacher attempted to explain. His at
tack upon her character was the vilest
harangue we ever heard in our lffc,ind
his account of his own participation in
it, if true, was sufficient to blast him,
and if false, was sufficient to send him
to State's prison,
But granting that it were all true, It
is no more, alas, than can be proved
against many a preacher; but it is no
argument against Christianity when
one man or ten men go astray;
neither is it any argument against
Woman Suffrage when one woman or
ten women wander from the jfitlis of
rectitude. Our friend utterly ignored
the fact that the social siiw of women,
upon which he made such onslaughts,
are never committed without the com
plicity of man, who is almost always
the guiltier party. But it is not our
purpose here to raise an argument.
Tho good people of Lafayette are in
no way to blame for the disgraceful oc
currence. We ask them to forgive the
poor old preacher, upon the condition
that ho will hereafter conduct himself
with decency. We were confined to
our bed four days in consequence of ner
vous prostration occasioned by the
melee, but we havo again donned tho
public harness and are at work as hard
as ever.
Wo do not ask any pardon or forbear
ance for our own conduct, God Al
mighty gave us combativeness with
I which to defend womanhood, and
though we never will be the aggressor,
we stand ready to rend an antagonist
when he deserves It if the encounter
does make us sick. Tiiauk Heaven,
such occurrences rarely tike place, and
never twice witli the same individual.
We ask the great Methodist Church
to deal leniently with the poor old
preacher. He has come to a country
where the people are far ahead of him,
and is more to be pitied for his ignor
ance than blamed for his pruriency and
stupidity. We do not know that we
should act differently under tho same
circumstances, if the same should again
occur. Wc were not angry but reso
lute. Just so long as women submit to
these attacks upon decency, just so long
a few men will not bo found wanting
who will take advantage of masculine
prerogatives to insult the public in their
meetings.
We cannot cioso this report without
expressing thanks to Mr. J. L. Fenrusou
for his tact and skill In governing the
poor old preacher and preventing the
meeting from breaking up in a general
rush lor the door.
We assure our many friends in ijtfw.
cite that we shall visit them
when we do, if tho preacher is willing
to make the amende honorable, lie shall
ue given a respeciiui Hearing.
LETTEB FE0M HANS BEESTINE.
Bordlandt, Orekon, Abril 20, 1872.
Mi Dunovay:! vlsh you vod schtop
sentin my vife dot baper vot you vas
brintin, vat you gall In dcr Nu Nort
Vest. Vel, I dond gare vot j'ou call it,
veder id vas dcr Nu Sout Vest oder der
Olt Nort Easd. I vant you to schtop
sentin id ov my hous. I vos a fery bore
mans, an 1 dond vant my vife spentin
cvry ycre 7 oder 10 dollars for a baper
vlcli I vork hart of my salons to gotten.
I takit all der bapers of my salons vot I
vant, an I dond kan aford to kepe my
vife rcatin der No Nort Vest. So you
vil bleese onlitro mo an schtop dcr bancr.
My vife kin vaitdil I prlng der bapers
of dcr salons if she vants to reat Blesse
oplige me, Mis Dunovay. and schtop der
napcr. lotirmosuumpioservana,
HANS HBESTINE.
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jiiouo ot communication to save our
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Other letters answered next week.
CALL FOE A PACIFIC SLOPE WOM
AN SUFFBAQE00HV2irri0N.
Iu obedience to tho requirements of a
resolution adopted by tho Cal. W. S. As
sociation, at its annual meeting in Jan
uary, 1871, a W. S. Convention, com
posed of friends of suffrage In the differ
ent States and Territories of tho Pacific
coast, was held in the city of San Fran
cisco on the IGtli, 17th, 18th and 19th of
January, 1S71. Those composing that
large and enthusiastic Convention being
strongly impressed with tho importance
and necessity of inviting tho friends of
the ballot movement In the States and
Territories west of the Rocky Moun
tains, to meet in Convention for tho pur
pose of organization, adopted the follow
ing resolution :
J!ctolvcd That a Pacific Slope Wom
an's Suffrage Committee be raised,
whose headquarters shall be in Sau
Francisco, to which shall be committed
the duty of organizing a Woman's Suf
frage Society, which shall embrace the
States aud Territories west of the Rocky
Mountains. To this end it is empowered
to correspond with individuals and soci
eties, and in those localities where no
active, working Woman Suffrage Asso
ciations exist, to appoint Associate
Committees, to assist in thoroughly or
ganizing the movement therein; and
that the Board of Control of the Califor
nia Woman Suffrage Association be,
anil hereby is, requested to act as such
Committee, and to call a Convention, to
be held in San Francisco nt any time In
Its judgment most suitable, in tho year
1872, with full power to fix an equitable
rate of representation for the formation
of a Pacific Slope Woman Suffrage So
ciety. The Board of Control having accepted
the position designated in the foregoing
resolutions, has named Wednesday, June
lBA, as tho time, and San Francisco as
the place, for holding tho said Conven
tion. The special object of this circular is to
solicit your name, to be attached to tho
call, with those of tho members of the
Board of Control and officers of tho Cal
ifornia Woman Suffrage Association.
It is deemed advisable that the names
of some of the leading friends of Woman
Suffrage of oach State and Territory be1
attached to the proposed call for this
Convention. Tho reasons are too ob
vious to require presentation.
An early answer is solicited, that the
call may be published with as little de
lay as possible.
Respectfully yours,
Mrs. Ejiily Pitts Stevens,
Mrs. Mary J. Collins,
Mrs. Mary F. Snow,
Mrs. Eunice S. Sleeper,
Mrs. Lena Clark,
Committee of Arrangements.
P.S. The Committee would bo grate
ful for a lengthy and encouraging letter
accompanying the permission to add
your name to the call, but to simplify
matters, however, and to save encroach
ments on your time, the annexed blank
Is attached for your signature.
Sax Francisco, April 1C, 1872.
IIJDEPEHDEHT POLITICAL
MASS
KEETIHrj.
By order of the Woman Suffrage As
sociation, an Independent Political Mass
Meeting was held in the Court- House
on Tuesday evening, April 23d. Be
tween three and four hundred people
were In attendance, nnd the utmost har
mony prevailed.
D. W. Williams, as President, called
tho house to order, and G. W. Brown
was appointed Secretary pro tern.
Mrs. Duniway made a stirring speech
of one hour's duration upon the "De
mand of the Hour." She stated that
the meeting had been called, as per
previous announcement, to take neces
sary measures to raise funds to send a
Delegate to tho People's Convention,
which is to meet in New York city on
the 0th aud 10th proximo. She argued
that as all t;reat reforms move slowly, it
ia necessary that they should be speed
ily inaugurated. She did not expect
the People's Party of Progression and
Human Rights to win a National vic
tory iu '72; but if they go to work now,
there is every reason to believe they
will win in the Presidential conflict of
'70.
At the close of her lecture it was sug
gested by the Secretary that Oregon
should send a Delegate to the People's
Convention.
Mrs. A. J. Duniway was nominated
for the position and elected by acclama
tion. On motion, a Finance Committee,
consisting of G. W. Brown, D. H. Hcn
dee, W. T. Sbanahati, M. A. Thompson,
A. J. Dufur and T. L. Eliot, was ap
pointed to raise funds for defraying the
Delegate's expenses.
There being no further business be
fore tho house, the meeting adjourned.
G. W. Brown,
Secretary jpro tan.
Mr. J'retident, Ladies and Gentlemen:
While I cannot conscientiously decline
any public honor which my constitu
ency may see fit to confer upon me, I
am not prepared to accept this one ex
cept on the following conditions : I will
give six weeks of my time and energy
worth to rac in caslt at least SC0O to
the representation of Oregon's best in -
terests .in tho capacity of Delegate to
the People's Convention, if you will
raise the sum of $400 (four hundred dol- j
tarsj wiin which to oefray my necessary
expenses. Thanking you for the high
honor you have conferred upon me, and
hoping you will never have cause to re
gret it, I am respectfully
Your obedient servant,
A. J. Duniway,
Portland, April 25, 1872.
COLWELL HEAED FB0M.
Our friend the "Preacher" has been
speaking again in Lafayette. We have
received a synopsis of his argument, bu
too late for this Issue. The following
explains Itself:
Lafayette, April 24, 1S72.
Mrs. A. J. Duniway.- Rev. Colwell,
in his speech here on last night, said
"ho had great respect to the memory of
ex-Sec Edwin M. Stanton, but for his
wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, he
had no respect."
Dr. Watts called his attention to tills :
Is Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton the
wife, or ever was, of ex-Sec. E. M. Stan
ton? Mr. Colwell said sho was. "He knew
what ho was saying. Ho would not
stand corrected." At which there was
loud yelling atul stamping.
Now I want to know, and so do a
great many of your readers (if you have
tho history' please to publish In your
next paper):
Who Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton is?
Is she E. M. Stanton's widow ?
Is she a widow at all?
If not, who Is her husband, and where
iahe?
Wo wish to know as a matter of his
tory. The meeting last night was a failure.
The audience was not entertained 'nor
satisfied. Even the speaker's friends
admit it a failure. His main argument
against Woman Suffrage was, there
were bad women who favored it.
We will expect in your next paper
some light on the history of Mrs. Stan
ton, If you have it,
Caroline E. Watts.
Elizabeth Cady, daughter of Judgo
Daniel Cady and Margaret.Livingston,
was married in the year 1839 to Henry
B. Stanton, of Now York, with whom
she has lived happily ever since. Their
homo Is at present in New Jersey, where
she and her honored husband, and their
seven children, livo In love and har
mony. Mr. Stanton has been for many j
years a prominent member of the New
York bar, and claims no relation what
ever to E. M. Stanton, the lato Secretary
of War.
PATB0NIZE HOME LITEEATUEE.
"Sonora Hewitt," by Mrs. SusieWith
crell, of Portland, begins with the sec
ond volume, on the 10th of May. Re
new your subscriptions, friends, and
don't miss the first chapters. The story
is of rare merit, and will doubly repay
you for perusal and cash.
HAIL ANI)JABEWELL.
Loveridge,tho ex-editorof the Olympia
Courier, a man who is very much op
posed to the "woman movement," and
who fought us to the extent of his lim
ited ability during his evanescent ed
itorial career, honored us with a call
one day last week, brought us an article
against Woman Suffrage for publication
in the New Northwest, and borrowed
our dollar, promising to return it in tho
evening. Wc thought it strange that
his new political associates, the Demo
crats, couldn't let him have their dollar,
but " 'Twas e.ver thns." Of course we
haven't seen him nor our dollar since.
Now let all our creditors be silent, for
our cash is gone.
Seriously, the poor fellow is a man of
natural genius; but he is a smoked-out,
used-up politician, with nothing left
him but his pipe and his cheek. We
wisli the Democracy joy of their well
"cured" recruit, and wall with tho Re
publicans because of the smoked-out
luminary they havo lost
"SLMPLI0ITT."
"Our boorishncss' was the result Of neglect
on the part or those who gave us our early
training. In our simplicity we had supposed
that we treated you very kindly durlne your
call nt our shop. When you come to Eugene
again, call. We shall provide a bottle of 'Cut
ter's best, and we'll have a gay old time."
Eugene Guard.
We thought so; therefore wc called
upon you at your office, notwithstand
ing your boorish notice of us In your
paper; and being there courteously
treated, we concluded to forgive the
fault of your "early training." We
don't know what "Cutter's best" means,
but if it is anything to driuk besides
good, clear, cold water, we have no use
for it.
ELLEH" D0WD, THE PAEHEE'S WIPE.
With tills week closes the first part of
this serial story, which has attracted
even more attention than its predeces
sor, "Judith Reld." Wo fahall finish
tho story just as soon as our subscribers
send us enough renewals, accompanied
by the cash, to justify us In making the
effort. At present wo are engaged in
lectures, millinerj'i canvassing and edi
torial work to raise money to pay fore
man and pressman.
CjjRVALLis, April 23, 1872.
Jin. Duniway Dear Friend:! tlii nk
"Gipsy" is one of the "lords of crea
tion," instead of a young girl.
Sylvia.
Dr. Mary P. Sawtelie.
Ranking high among those who
received diplomas last evening, is Mrs.
Mary P. Sawtelie, of Salem, Orecon.
This lady, animated with the desire to
better qualify herself for work in the
cause of the true advancement of her
sex, entered the Medical College in her
native town, she encountered much op
position from those who considered the
institution sacred to "men." Here she
faithfully pursued herstudles during the
allotted term, and passed a creditable
examination at the clo.se. But although
acknowledged by the faculty to be in
advance of many of tho students who
graduated, she could not receive a
1 fiiploma, "because," as one of the
fossors said to her, "you are a trow
pro-
trowtan."
But slip did not desnair. Tlioutrh nos-
sessed of limited means, she determined
course of study In New Y'ork. With
I her, to think is to net. Contrary to the
advice of her neighbors, who shook their
heads ominously at the thought of what
seemed to them so stupendous an under
taking, sho came to this city last
autumn, in season to enter college at
the beginning of the term. During the
winter she has embraced every oppor
tunity for making herself familiar with
whatever might be of use iu her intended
profession.
Combining with scientific knowledge.
rare perceptive faculties and acute ob
servation, together with a heart over
flowing with love toward every living
creature, she cannot fail to become a
successful practitioner. Even while
Eursuing her studies, her advice has
een much sought, and invariably have
her patients been more than satisfied
with the result,
Moved by pity for, and sympathy
with the poor, dwelling in crowded tenement-houses
in our large cities, the
cver-active Mrs. Sawtelie is desirous of
setting on foot an enterprise to enable all
to heln themselves, who would obtain
comfortable homes, but aro destitute of
means.
Having resided twenty years on the
Pacific coast, and having had mucu cx
nerience in various portions of the region
west of the Mississippi, sho has become
well acnuainted with tbe resources and
characteristics of this vast tract of coun
try! nlso with the facilities afforded to set
tlers. She has been invited to give the peo
ple of New York some of her though ts on
this subject in a lecture which she will
shortly deliver.
This lady lias lectured to crowded
houses in her own part of the countrv.
and has received high tributes of praise
from eminent statesmen and orators.
May God grant her success in ail her
undertakings! and success to every
noble woman who is'striving for the ele
vation of her Sex! Aew York Carres
jmndent Woman's Journal, Boston.
Finger Makks. A short time ago a
gentlemau employed a mason to do
some work for him, and among other
U.S. 1 1111. t 1 m. .. . . .
uuugs 10 -nun wuueii" the wans 01 one
of his chambers. This thin whitening
is almost colorless until dried. The gen
tleman was much surprised on the next
morning after the chamber was finished,
to find on the drawer of a bureau standing
in his room white linger marks, open
ing the drawer he found the same on
the articles in it. and on a pocket book.
An examination revealed the same on
the contents of a bag. This proved
clenrlv that the mason with his wet
bauds had opened tho drawer and
searched the oag, which contained no
money, and then closed thedrawer with
out onco thinking any one would know
it. The "thin whitening" which hap
his hands did not show
at first, and probably be had no idea
that twelve hours drying would reveal
his weakness! Beware of evil thoughts
and deeds. They will leave their fingers
marks which win one nay 00 revealed.
They may bo almost, if not quite, invis
ible at first. But even if they should
not be seen during any of your days on
earth, yet there is a day coming in
which nil will be made manifest.
A beautiful natural fall, 100 feet high,
has been discovered near the head
waters of the San Diego river, in Cali
fornia. Kansas women have voted for a num
ber of years "on all questions connected
with the schools.
"Women and. "Work.
It has often been said, and it cannot
be said too often, that before women can
take their proper place in the world
truer ideas iu regard to work must pre
vail. In the development of this ques
tion of woman's relation to work lies
the key to some problems that the age
is trying to solve. Such questions as
these agitate tho thinking part of society
to-day : How shall marriage be made to
produce the best results? What influ
ence can we bring -to bear upon our
homes to give the greatest possible
strength and symmetry to the character
of children ? How can the relations of
men and women in society become more
natural and noble?
A false public sentiment has chrystal
ized itself Into a law forbidding women
to work, except from necessity. There
must be a philosophical reason for every
strong public feeling, even if the feeling
be wrong; and this prejudice is rooted
in the ancient chivalrous regard for
women, which was suitable in an age
when .the forces of the world were al
most purely physical. When the chief
business of men was to defend them
selves in moated casllcs, tho chief busi
ness of women migiit well be embroid
ery. The world has been ruled for cen
turies by spiritual rather than physical
power: men are thinking, in the main,
instead of fighting; selfishness is being
displaced by benevolence, and those ele
ments of character in which woman is
rich to denominate. But she is still
kept in the castle at her embroidery;
that is to say, tins disposal 01 tier meets
with the approbation of the greatest
number. When men were ruled by
their passions, and the world was a oat-tle-field,
there was not much chance for
women to work.
But conditions have chanced: men
have adapted themselves to the change,
and women must do the same. There is
no room for false sentiment in regard to
worK, in a society mat cans ror tne no
blest expression of whatever life there
may bo in its members. The kind of
work is not .important ; but the idea
must prevail that it is as degrading for
a woman to waste her life as for a man.
The possession of power must be re
garded as a positive command to use
power for the good of society.
Whatever the force that is in a wom
an's hand time, money, talent of one
kind or another that force she must
learn to use as conscientiously as if the
white hand were brawny and brown.
Idealists may repeat till they are hoarse
that woman's work is in the household;
it will not altar the reality of tens of
thousands of women who have no
household. All this cry of woman's
sphere is but the echo of our semi-savage
ancestors, who left their wives se
curely guarded and went off crusading.
When parents iook at tueir daughters
with a view to developing the best that
is in them ; when they educate them as
human beings, with individual relations
to society aud to God, and not as mar
riageable beings merely; when they
teach them the world is a domain for
them to conquer, and that idleness and
vanity are as ignoble in them as in their
brothers, we shall see a race of girls fit
for wives and mothers. To let girls
row up under the prevailinEr influences.
and then try to make them nil at once
self-sustaining, .noble women, is like
training a peach tree to a trellis, and
then expecting it to have all the sem
blance and conditions of au independent
life. Christian Union.
"Dolly Varaens."
For the benefit of our lady readers wo
take this extract from a recent letter of
Jennie June on spring and summer fash
ions: More about the "Dolly Vardcns" may
seem superflous to readers who are an
fail in the new spring styles, and who
have sense enough to attach to this fash
ion just the amount of importance which
it deserves and no more. But the ex
citement in regard to it as evinced In
numerous letters, and the mixed idea
witli regard to the special mission of tho
"Dolly Vartlen," which prevail among
young ladies in the rural districts, make
it necessary to bo explicit at the risk of
being tedious and repeating a twice told
tale.
The "Dolly Varden," then, is simply
a breeched up over-dress, cut in antique
style, and made of any flowered ma
terial, which most resembles old-fashioned
chintz bed-room furniture. The
French call it the "Watteau," which,
belongs to the samo period, and Is pre
cisely the same, except that the Wat
teau has generally been worn as a
"fancy" dress, and made in ricli ma
terial, while the "Dolly Varden" (who
was the pretty daughter of a black
smith) came up from the ranks and was
first introduced in flowered cotton ehintz
for morning wear, and has only recently
been promoted to silk and brocade. '
In the city a "Dolly Varden" could
never be worn in tbe street; but in tho
country, upon occasions, they will un
doubtedly bo adopted by young girls,
and will answer admirably for the prom
enade, aud the early visits to the springs
and at the watering places.
in making them care must be taken
not only in the purchase of the material,
but in cutting them so as to preserve the
Integrity of the idea. The sleeves must
be antique, that is close at tho top with
deep ruffles. The high boddice cut in
ono with the skirt to open in front, but
closes so as to form a long waist, cut
witn a spring wniciideepcnsalmostinto
points back and front. The skirt is
looped up in five different places, thrice
at the back, one upon eacli side with
velvet loops.
The materials for "Dolly Vardens" are
numerous and varied; there are cotton
chintz, with black, white or tinted
grounds. The latter are considered tho
most distingue. There are also chintz
figured foulards, which are more stylish
than chintz, in black and tuiled grounds,
aud richer striped silks, brocaded with
flowers, employed for the "Dolly Var
dens" that aro used to complete dinner
costumes. .
Iu the ready-made departments of
some of tho dry goods houses confusion
is not unfrequeutlycreated in the minds
of unexperienced persons by exhibiting
"Dolly Vardens," aud calling them
"cretonnes." Tills name only refers to
the material "cretoune," a thick fin
ished furniture chintz, of which they
aro composed, and which lias heretofore
been used for curtains, covering lounges
and the like.
An Honest Confijssiov. Vnf lnnir
since, during an exciting protracted
meeting iiem in one 01 111c lrontier towns
of Michigan, a man named Wilson, who
for some years had sold milk to the vil
lagers, heeominn- Snrinnal v nlnmiivl no in
his spiritual condition, went forward to
uie anxious seat and solicited tho
prayers of the congregation. In duo
time he became penitent, arose to make
IliS COnfpsjsTnn Anmtwr nfliAi- fmB(rn)4.
sions pf whicli he ha5 been guilty, ho
owiieu to uavmg irequently watereu 1110
milk he had sold. In the midst of his
confession, while telling the milk story,
despised cheats of all kinds, exclaimed :
-oit uown, sit down, iirotner vus
If you say much more they'll havo you
in the Penitentiary in less than a week."
Brother Wilson sat down.
1
-Lady Mayo, widow of tne late iccuj
of India, is to be created a peeress m Iter
own right.