he Vim &$ztkm0t. '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. 00EEESP0ITDEN0E. This department of the New North west is to be a general vehicle for ex change of Ideas concerning any and all matters that may be lecitimately dis cussed In our columns. Finding it practi cally Impossible to answer each corres pondent by private letter, we adopt this jiiouo ot communication to save our friends the disappointment that would otherwise accrue from our inability to an swer their queries. We cordially Invite everybody thai has a question to ask, a suggestion to make, orascoldingtoglve 10 contribute to' the Correspondents' Column. In hearty response to our earnest ar- pcal for pecuniary recompense for our toils and struggles that wo may thereby be enabled to keep up the New North west and establish it upon a firm foun dation, scores of letters aro coming to us, containing substantial tokens of ap preciation. From a lonir list we select & few fot, publication, and we ask "our mends, one and all, to read them, nnd remember that the weekly expenditure of one hundred dollars is necessary to 10 Keep up tho finances of the nnnpr. Wcworkfornothingand board ourself in the bargain. Wo are dependent wholly upon your contributions, friends, aud believe that we shall not trust In vain. Could we accept subsidies as perquisites from politicians with "axes to rrrind." and consent to work for them at their bidding, wo should be able to scatter tne. paper broadcast as a gratuity: but wc believe the people will sustain our enterprise, and on them wc depend: JJear Mrs. Duniway: Inclosed find O. order for your paper another year. I cannot do without It. I don't know that my subscription has yet expired, but I would rather be ahead than be hind. I have scattered all your papers among my neighbors, and hope soon to send you a club. E. C. F., Grand Mound, W. T. Dear Mrs. Duniway: Inclosed is the sum of $1 00, which please credit to my account, and continue sending me your excellent pqper, whose weekly visits arc great Intellectual treats to your friend, S. W., Olympia, W. T Dear Duniway: Here's my hand, and here's the money. Send the New jnorthwest another year. Lonjr may you live to stir up the dry bones of fogylsm. G. A. O., Salem. Otm Mary F., Portland, says: My premium is splendid. I don't see how vou can afford iU - Dear Mrs. Duniway: Inclosed is my renewal lee. we laKe a dozen news papers, and, as the times are hard, we had thought wo would discon tinue some of them, and decided to stop the New Northwest. But Mary couldn't do without tho stories; Harry couldn't do without the Correspondents' Columns; wife couldn't do without the housekeeping receipts, and I couldn't spare the editorials. So we concluded to stop the Weekly , and take the paper we can't do without. Yours truly, H. A. O., Albany, Ogn. F. M., Oregon City, writes: I only sent you five subscribers, and here comes a handsome Marsallles quilt for my trouble. How can you afford to give such a premium as that on fifteen dollars? I adorned the bed In my spare chamber with it, and am going now to get subscribers enough to procure some Nottingham lace curtains to keep it company. 11. W., San Francisco: Glad to hear from you, and glad of your wonls of cheer. Changed tho address of the.pa per as directed. 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.