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FRIDAY. '. MAY 17, 1S72. WHY SHOULD NOT WOMAN VOTE? The opponents of Woman Suffrage of sk "Vlv should woman vote?" 1 . i ! r.. i !!.. Inn nsk Thoouostion lias been satisfactorily an swered lime and again. We now pro poso to ask the opposition a counter question, "Why should not woniau vfc?" Is it because she Is not as intelligent as man? No. That theory was ex ploded long ago, f nd is now only held to by thoe nntiqated fossils who believe the earth is flat, and that the sun, moon and stars all revolve around it every twenty-four hours. la it because she has no interest in the Government? She is not only .subject to, hut. punished by the same law.s as man, without participation in their adoption, and pays taxes without any privilege of saying what shirtl or shall not he done with the revenue so derived. What a glorious country is this free America (so-called under man rule! If taxation with'out representation be tyranny, aud justified our forefathers in unsheathing the red sword of revolution, then how much greater cause have the women for rebellion to-day ! Is it because women are too pure to participate in polities, as some contend? Three-fourths nay, nine-tenths of the fallen women of the world owe what they are to the man-made laws under winch they live. Thero is no need of any further refutation of this untenable position. But why go on anticipating objec tions? You will scarcely ever hear an advocate of the man's rights doctrine answer the question at all. The only objection is this: "You're a woman, and can't help yourself!" This is the argu ment) which with many narrow minded, bigoted men and women is their only stock in trade. An aristocracy of sex which respects not intelligence, virtue or morality is an abomination to the civilization of the nineteenth century, and the sooner it is abolished the better. The world has been governed by dead men long enough. It has allowed the customs and superstitions of past ages to govern its present policy and aims too much. But the star of progression is in the as cendancy and already heralds the rising of the sun of Universal Liberty and Equal Human Rights, whose benign influence will cement all mankind in the ties of sympathy, fraternity and love. God speed the day. THE INEVITABLE BESULT. Under this head the Echo of Olympia, "W. T., under date of April -1th, gives the following, which furnishes a principal argument in favor of prohibition in tianivr el comtanlcr: A gruml spre tins the result of the municipal rlMjftonon Monday, In whlrli between twonml three hundred persons partlciiwlod, mnrchlns trom Mtoou to doggery, from dosyjery to leer hat I, until erased from the t-omblned Influence nf .llsllllwlTiml brewed liquors. Hut till 1." not the worvl leature of the mutter. In thai gath I'rins were boy ranginc from sixteen to twenty years of ace. zulirtiiz alcohol and swllllnz beer with the regularity of "old Macers." One of these bovs was taken home by his companions Rltoutlne till he was horse, "lilve me more wblKky," until poor enfeebled nature yielded to the overdose of poison, and he sanlc limp and apparent- lifeless to the ground. Two others reeled and Mattered, uttering profanity and obscenity of the mot disgusting rlinrac-ter. Talk of churches and seminaries when such ktImioIr of Inlntiitv are tcrmltted to flourish in our mldnt ! Talk of charity for the opinions of others when they eeK to corrupt me very touni of knowledge and morality, and scatter rank aeeds of pestilence In our midst! "What a mess our brother men make of polities, to be sure! There is only one remedy for this slate of things. "Women must have a chance to vote and legislate whisky hells out of existence. Then, and not till then, will there be or der and decency at the polls. PEOGBESSIVECHBISTIANITY. The Pacific Christian Advocate of this city Is among the progressive religious journals of the age. Several nble arti cles some of them we believe from the pen of the editor have made their ap pearance in that paper recently in favor of women being ordained as ministers. This is especially gratifying when we reflect that so many ministers and church members endeavor to interpose the Bible lwtween woman and her free dom. All hail, say we, to progressive, liberal Cliristianily. Jy-and-b- our brother of the Advocate will be as much in fhvor of woman's assessing the elective franchise as he is now desirous of her exercising ministerial functions. OH, NO! WOMEN HAVE NO BUSI NESS CAPACITY! Mls Susan King, who pride herselfon belns Uie shrewdest real estate dealer in New York, and who is the owner ot a number of tiivtown lots, visited China two years a?o in the Interest of the Woman's Tea Company, of which she Is the founder. Her narrative ot her experiences among the Mongolians is both entertaining and suggestive. She claims to have lieen farther Into the interior than any other white woman ever has boen, and where no white race was ever seen before except those of two Jesuit missionaries. iKastern jsxenange. The naughty girl! Why didn't she stay at home and wash her mothers dishes and cook supper for her dear brothers instead of thus "unsexing" hersolf? "What's the world coming to? It's really awful to contemplate. WHY IS IT? .?I?Lt 1L-,Vat ,ll"elmrchesare silent on the question of woman suffrage Whv is it Hint the eeeleslastlcal oi-gan" intiiis clt? and St-ite are all silent on thbCThe m. mrtant Suc tion of the present time- Are the liRhons nful priests, eklers and deacons atria thai ller Po litical emancipation will disqualify her ill th .wrformaneeof active ehurcl, and f wrtshdu.ics5 l)o our Christian associations bt Ueve t hat m, enlarged range for women. In art and science business and literature, will unlit them to Tho! come faithful wives and loving mothers cood neighbors and valuable citizens? There Js-i significance about this indifference on their pan.io wc ... .. ,.ii mm important c lass, and one which coiwttuh-s the bulkand strength and life of all the religious denomlna . t . .i.A iviitii t rv IS. I. Pioneer. ttui.i. v. . ... - . We should like to hear some answers from the Oregon cicrgy aim religious , .- i.x 1 pre?s. speaK ngni. uui, uicuu. " At last a statue is to be erected to the memory of Col. E. D. Baker. An ap- piopriation fr the purpose will lxmade by C'ongtv-'. WOMEN AS BUSINESS MANAGERS, j It is often asserted that women have no bufciucss capacity, and yet some of iut the following ticket in the field: the most successful traders; amongusaro Slate Senator, J. X. Dolph; Rcprescn wonien. ' tatives, J. B. Cougle, J. D. Biles, J. F. To illustrate: Oneof our best agents , lady residing not quite a thousand I miles from Portland is in the habit of i taking cord wood, or auvthlucr else she ! can turn to her own use, as subscription to this paper; forwarding the money therefor, wheu to ask the cash down would be, almost inevitably, to meet with a refusal. "When money was bei ng raised to defray tho expenses of Oregon's Delegate to the New York Convention, this same little woman again called her tactics of trade into requisition and materially assisted In the good work ot raising means for the worthy object named. A gentleman, who had al- ready paid hia subscription in cord wood, was Importuned to subscribe, and an arrangement was made by which he should pay in cord-wood, and the money was sent on by the agent. This is what we call business. Among all our agents none appear to work so ener getically and faithfully as the women. "Whenever women are allowed; equal privileges of business education, train ing, etc., many of the light positions now occupied by big, muscular, broad shouldered men will be vacated to make way for the tvomcti of business. COBBUPTION OFPABTY POLITICS. The present campaign in Oregon is very illustrative of the peculiar kind of honcsty(?) which pervades our politics. Never before was there anything like the buying and selling of votes which now characterize the operations of our politicians. It is Indeed a melancholy reflection that these bought or hired votes are the ones which will roll up a majority on one sidejor the other at the election in June next. Ben Holladay, it is notoriously known, Intends to in crease the Republican vote in this city and county by every means, lawful or unlawful, in his power. And one of the most ludicrous incidents connected with the affair is tho threat of the lFcrald that "somebody will be hurt" if the programme is carried out, especially when it is remembered that the Canal and Locks Ring at Oregon City intend to carry Clackamas county Democratic by the aid of men who have no legal residence in that county. There is no particular difference in tho two parties so far as honesty and morality is con cerned. The great issue is the offices, aud to obtain these neither party will omit any effort or labor, no matter how disgraceful and degrading. It is high time that the people take the reins of power in their own hands and hurl political demagogues and cor- mptionists from power. THE CANAL AND LOOKS SWINDLE. It now transpires that the State is to be enormously swindled in the manner of constructing the locks at Oregon City. Tho Ring who have the work in charge have said a great deal about the P. T. Co's proposition to build the locks of stone, iron aud wood, claiming that their own proposition to construct the works entirely of stone, iron and cement justified the Legislature in discriminat ing in their favor to the tune of $75,000. The Willamette Farmer has now found out that a large quantity of lumber Is to be used. Doubtless It was the Intention of the Ring to keep this a secret until after the election, but "murder will out." So, in addition to the $75,000 dollar robbery, the tax-payers of Oregon are to be further fleeced in the sum of $75,000 or $100,000, the amount the company will save by the substitution of wood. How long must this state of things be endured? PEOPLE'SJTIOKET. A People's Ticket, composed of dissat isfied Republicans and Democrats, has been put in the field. The following are its nominations for the principal offices: For State Senator, Al. Zicber; for Rep resentatives, Frank Dekum, Walter Monet, E. D. Shattuck, R. J. Ladd; for County Clerk, Ben. L. Norden ; for Sheriff, E. Corbett; for Treasurer, B. G. Whitehousc. Just what effect this move will have remains to be seen. One thing is evident in the present campaign all over the State, and that is that the people are tired of the old party tram mels. A greater number of splits and bolts are occurring than was ever before known in Oregon politics. We arc evi dently in the midst of a general political upheaval. SOME SEBI0US QUESTIONS. The Willamette limner lately Is do ing noble service in dealing blows at corruption right and left. Of course it has the whole partisan press down upon it for its independent, manly cstirsc, but the people will sustain it for all that. We cannot help appending a single ex tract from one of its recent editorials. We wish every voter in the State of Or egon would take the questions home, answer them, and act accordingly : In the name of the Great Eternal, can we not i.nva nmn hono.tr In this State ? Are the rtcn- ple so many hewers of wood and drawers of water, placet! urn- inrmj w sit 4,ir m bloated lararonl that hoer over them, vulture lite, nml swoon down UDon their prey when they see nfortuno nt a single grap? Arc the people created for no higher purjuse than to lalwr from one year's end to another for enough lo pay taxes to enrich these virtuous rouoersT WAB! AND BUM0BS OP WAB! And now fomes tho Orcnonian and says that the Republicans of Multnomah win elect their ticket by GOO or 1,000 majority. Whereupon the Herald bristleth up like a pig for war and eareui mat that little gamo cannot be done without importation, rather than submit to which tho editor will sacrifice every drop of blood in the veius onus fellow Democrats! Charge, Bro. Iko, charge! On, Holla day, on ! EEPUBLIOAN COUNTY TICKET. The Republicans of Multnomah have Caples and Sol HIrsch; Sheriff, J. M. Cay wood; County Clerk, W. H. Harris; Treasurer, "Win. Masters; Assessor, Jno. Dolau : County Commissioners, S. J. McCormick, C. S. Silver; Surveyor, C. W. Burrage; School Supcrintcdeut, Rev. T. L. Eliot; Coroner, T. J. Dryer. The ticket is a very good one, and were it not for the fact that the nominations for the principal oilices were made at the suggestion of Mr. Holladay, it would undoubtedly give general satisfaction to the Republicans. As it is the intention of Mr. Holladay to carry this county overwhelmingly Republican, the whole ticket will undoubtedly be elected. THE WOMAN'S BEAL ESTATE ASSO CIATION. By reference to correspondence else where from Mary P. Sawtelle, M. D., it will be seen that the Woman's Real Estate Association, of which she is President, is doing a noble work. By the efforts of the Association it is thought homestead privileges can be obtained for women equal to those en joyed by men. This action should have been taken by Congress long ago. Read Mrs. Sawtelle's letters, everybody, and sec what women are capable of doing when they set themselves about it. THE NEW YOBK CONVENTION. Nothing definito has yet been heard from the New York Convention. The man press of the country is noted for ig noring the Woman Movement, and the telegraph usually fails to mention any thing of the great question now looming up before the country, or, if it does, only refers to it in terms of derision. That a large number of delegates were on hand Is very likely, as almost every State and Territory in the Union was to be repre sented. We shall give our readers the earliest possible news of the proceedings of this body. STILL TB0UBLED. The Walla Walla Union is still very mucli troubled about "Sister Duni way," and seems particularly anxious to be noticed a little by her. As she is now absent, he will be obliged to await her return, when, if she is so disposed, she may possibly tickle the Union editor's vanity by noticing him just a little. It would do him so much good ! Till then he must be content. LETTEB PB0M DB. MABY P. SAW TELLE. Washinotox, D. C, April 29, 1872. Deak Sew Northwest: The brave, independent women of Xcw York organized a Women's Real j Estate Association one day last week. They elected me President of the Asso ciation because I had lived in Oregon and knew something of its climate, soil, and advantages it offers to settlers. The first resolution offered, and unanimous ly adopted, was that the President be sent to Washington to see if we could get a bill through Congress granting laud for actual settlement by a colony of women on the public lands In Oregon. I took a sleeping car in XewYork and woke next morning under the dome of the Capitol, and with all these weighty honors and official responsibilities, I have been discussing grave questions with distinguished Senators and Repre sentatives. I find Kelly, Corbett and Slater not only willing to assist, but anxious that women should be encouraged to go to our coast, and to own land in their own right and title. Don't think, for one moment, I beg of you, that we mean to have a colony of old maids, for I assure you that is not the intention. But the women mean to have homes of their own, and marry as love or convenience dictates not from actual, absolute ne cessity for a place to live in, nor barter the best part of their woman's nature for a home, nor be any longer compelled to practice deceit upon noble, grcat- souled men, pretending to love when in their hearts they loathe them. Men, and women, too, have a right to love and be loved without questions of mon ey. I believe In marriages, in soul un ions such marriages as we will never have until women are independent land owners and property-holders. I find a much warmer reception than I expect ed, as I had been told that this Congress had determined to grant no land for any purpose whatever. Still, through pres sure of business, we may fail this time. If we do, we will lay our plans for a quiet seige another year. I do not be lieve in letting all the noble, brave, en ergetic men go to the West and live all alone, while the sweet, pure girls ar compelled to live here in throngs. I am tlisgusted with the old maid's life I have been leading this last winter. It makes life a waste, a desert, where no tree or blossom grows a howling wilderness. In tho State of New York alone there arc 175,000 more women than men, and in Massachusetts 05,000. And you know how many more men there are in Ore gon than women. We don't propose to make Amazons of the women. "Give them a chance," Mrs. Senator Kelly says, "and if they have business tact and energy it will develop itself." In hopes of success and speedy return to the laud I love, I remain, Yours truly, Maky P. Sawtei.i.k, M. D., Pres. X. Y. "W. R. E. Association. Washington, D. C, May 4, 1S72. I)E.n 3f kw NonrttWEST : I have been in Washington one week, and they say I have met with unheard- of success. I got my bill before the Committee of the Senate on Public Lands, made mv argument before them yesterday morning, and they havej promised to report lavorauiy to the Semite. Conkling, of 2few York, one of the finest speakers in the Senate, and, by -the way, .the btst-lookiug mau I have seen since I lea Oregon, has prom ised to make a speech in favor of llio bill when it comes before the Senate! Sen ator Sprague, of Rhode Island, 'one of the richest men in Congress, says that we shall not only have the bill passed, but ho will introduce a bill asking an appropriation from Congress to assist women, or pay their fare to Oregon. Senator Pomeroy, Chairman of the Committe, a man who is known throughout these Uulted States as a friend of woman, was authorized by tho Committee to draw up a bill containing the provisions desired, making some amendments to the bill Introduced by Senator Kelly. Kelly and Slater of Oregon are working manfully. Corbett has promised to vote for it. Senator Kelly made a noble speech yesterday morning before the Committee. Said that he was a Woman's Rights man; that he believed In their owning land, and haviug a great many other privi leges that they were now denied, and mado a splendid argument, setting forth reasons why women should be allowed to own land in their own right and title, and not compelled to live on it alone, in isolated homes. I showed those grave Senators that the old Homestead Bill was utterly Impracticable in regard to women; that they could make a legisla tive enactment to suit the conditions and requirements of women's natures. It seems by their report that we have made an Impression and won their fa vor. I believe the bill will pass. Mrs. Senator Kelly, to whom I am greatly indebted for information and encourag ing words, is strongly in favor of the bill. Slater says he is no Woman's Rights man, j'ethe believes that women ought to have homes of their own, and that he will work for this measure with a will. The fads arc that these men know that they cannot cast a vote in Congress that will refiect more honor on their names, or better please the constituents at home. Since writing a few articles on Oregon for the Tribune, I have received a quan tity of letters, most all from business men, addressing me as "Dear Sir," ask ing information of Oregon, wanting to know what paper will give them the ' most correct information of that country. I We refer them to your valuable paper, I and we hope you will make it a point to i speak the best word you possibly can for the land wo love. j JL V. S.vwtim.i.e, M. D., i Pres. Woman's R. E. Association. P. S. As soon ns the bill is printed wo will send you a copy. We forward you this mornings Chronicle, containing notice of proceedings. M. I. S "PATSEY" WBITETH AGAIN. Dear Editor: -You no doubt are won dering why I haven't written to you sooner. The reason is simply this I've been waiting for something to turn up about which to write. Nothing worthy of note turned up until last Tuesday, the day of the Republican primaries. It was demonstrated very clearly on that day that Portland was destined at no distant day to be a very populous city. But then, to tell you about the Republi can primaries Is not the object of my writing. Portland is truly a fast place, and tho Republican primaries a big tiling, but more important things to us than the growth of cities and the tri umph of factions induces me to write to you. I wish to let you know that I have had an interview lately with a most ex traordinary personage. With the aid of tins personage I haven't the least doubt but that our cause will succeed far beyond our mot sanguine expecta tions. I will not undertake to tell you in this short letter half the valuable in formation I received during this inter view. By occasionally interviewing Has person you will be able to shun all bad associations. Xow, dear editor, you know that this one thing alone greatly retards the progress of the Woman Suf fragists. Many great and good persons would espouse our cause and work with us but from the fact that a few work with us whom this person, "They Say," knows to be not Just what thoy should be. I'm satisfied that we've got to take a higher stand-point. We have got to read out of our party every one enter taining views on any subject differing from our own. We've got to depart from the familiar land-marks of former reformations, and launch boldly out into Utopia. By so doing we will no doubt succeed. "They Say" never errs in judgment, comes to wise conclusions iiimn the slightest possible data, suc ceeds in every undertaking, and withal would be a great acquisition to our party. I'm not positive "They Say" is favor able to our cause. In fact, I'm almost afraid we will not bo able to secure so valuable an ally. Be that as it may, I'll find out at my next interview and let you know about it immediately. With such an ally our cause is already won, for all the good and wise will flock to our standard, and all the wicked and ignorant will go "where tho woodbine twineth." Your Patshy. "If I only had capital," a young man said as he pulled a ten cent cigar, "I would do something." "If I only had capital," said another as ho walked away from a dram-shop, "I would go Into business." Young man with a cigar, you are smoking your capital. You from the dram-shop are drinking youra and destroying your body at the same time. Dunes make dollars. Time is money. Don't wait for a fortune to begin with. Our men with power and influence did not start with fortunes. You, too, can make your mark if you will, but you must stop squandering your money and spending your time in idleness. Horace Greeley has withdrawn from the Tribune on account or his candidacy for Presidential honors. WOMAN 8UPFBAGE Aim TEMPEE-ANOE.1-. Geuvais, Oregon, May 15, 1872. Eorrott New JfotrntwusT: I have been waiting for some time to see if some one more able than mj-self would not take up the pen as corres pondent from this place, but as none have undertaken the task, I will beg space for a few thoughts on Woman Suffrage and the Temperance question. As women are among the foremost in the Teniperauce cause, and are labor ing earnestly for the abolition of the liquor traffic, would it not be a good plan for our temperance advocates es pecially the man portion of them to advocate Woman Suffrage In connee- iion wmi lemperanee v we ail Know a large majority of the women are believ ers in Temperance, and if the ballot was put into their hands they would support no one for office except those who were known to be good temperance people in every respect. Therefore, my temperance friend I believe the surest, quickest and safest way to stop the progress of that army of ixty thousand that is marching down to the drunkard's grave annually is to give the ballot to the mothers, wives and daughters of this country, and in a few short j'ears intemperance will dis appear from our fair land forever. Think, my temperance friends, of the misery and poverty daily caused by this traffic in alcohol, and then think of how easy it couui io pui uown aim now willingly, too if the noble-hearted women only had it in their power. And there is only one thing lacking, and thnt Is the right of franchise. Why do you withhold or discourage it? Is it because the Scriptures say man shall rule over the woman, or that it is dis graceful for woman to speak in public, or that she shall not sit in church with out a veil over her face? Xow, is it not about as sensible to take the Chinese iivn miu luta 1 1VJ .-uuij .nut cull" sequently has no rights that man is' bound to respect? Ah, kind reader, I ... , - blush for humanity when sex is made a qualification by a Government that claims to be founded on justice and hu man rights for the exercise of political rights or rather natural rights, if you please, for all rights naturally exist, and the law only protects or restrains a per son in the exercise thereof. Conse- quentiy one person has as many rights ris another, regardless of sex. Only the I.-1U- nmlrv-la tnm in tl.o ovnn-iw nf enr. ..!. :..!.., .i.:t,. if ..:.,.ii,. .wi.i.ni.i . tain rights, while it unjustly withholds uvm protection irom women, wnnc mey each have tho samo natural rights and ought to have equal protection of the ,?. r. ti .,,. law. Come, temperance reformers everywhere, arouse to the best interests of your cause and advocate equal rights to all, regardless of sex, and give those that arc most willing a chance to help you in every way possible in the good work, and viclorv will soon iwmh nnnn your banners, and the misery, poverty J . , ... , . 1 and desolation caused by intemperance win leave our snores 10 return no more. A CinzKX. C0BBESP0NDEN0E. This department of theNnw North - west is to be a general vehicle for ex- change of ideas concerning any and all matters that may be legitimately dis cussed in ourcolumus. Findingit practi cally impossible to answer each corres ixmdent by private letter, we adopt this mode of communication to save our friends the disappointment that would otherwiseaceruefromourinability toan swer their queries. We cordially invite everybody that has a question to ask, a suggestion to make, or a scolding to give to contribute to the Correspondents' Column. H. A. 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You are enti tled to great credit for the energy and activity you display in the cause. You must have an "ofllec" in the good time coming. Mrs. A. A. S., Silvorton : Thanks for your kind letter. Yours is only one of many reaching us all the time. M. A. C: Examine our Premium List. You will then find what the in ducements are to get subscribers for the Ni:v Noktiiwkst. "Pmn-osTKitous." Among tho defi-1 nitlonsof tliis wonl given in the earlier , rtrtime for t e morning train for the editions of Webster's unabridged, we i c- y "en mHes away, find the following: 2. "Perverted; wrong, I c Yt was ncarl v fou? o'clock in the after absurd; contrary to nature or reason; noon w, n gfC returned home. Mr. not adapted 10 uie cuu, as, u iviiuuiivau government in the hands of females the old scallawag couldn't say women. Ed. Jfer. is preposterous." As an evidence of a growing sense of justice in the mind of the great philologist wo will add that in the later editions of his work the above "preposterous" illustration is omitted. Seal Jose Mercury. The bridal trosseau of tho future Em press of China will cost half a million. What Mrs. Giles Did. Br MIS.l5.V. CSDKKWOOP. Mrs. fiiles stood in tho front yard. hanging up her Monday's washing; the last piece had found its place upon the line. "Done at last!" said Mrs. Giles, speak ing to herself a habit in which she fre quently indulged. "JS'ow, if dinner was out of the way, I might find time to finish Leonard's suitthisafternoon; I've had it around so long. If I only had a sewing machine, how much I could ac complish!" and picking up her basket she went into the house. The prospect within was not very cheering tho wash-tub to clear away, and dinner to nlaee unon the table. Just as she had begun to lay the table, Mr. Giles appeared at the door and said: "Put on an extra plate; that man will take dinner with us." Dinner was soon ready and as soon dispatched, for ceremony was unknown in the Giles family. Mr. Giles and the stranger retired to the sitting-room, to discuss tho merits of a new reaper and mower, while Mrs. Giles remained and creared away the dinner table. When she had finished and made herself ready for the afternoon, she went into the sitting-room. The stranger was about taking his leave, and Mr. Giles was just saying: "If you have anything new and better anything that will make work easier and do more of it, I'm your man! I am in favor of all machinery that will lighten work torman," emphasizing the wonl man. "Why, bless vou, look around my farm. It's run mostly by machinery." "Profitable? Certainly," replied he to an interrogation of the btranirer. "More than pays expenses. Money in the bank," he added, never omitting an occasion of mentioning a small deposit he had in the city savings bank. 'PIlO ftimtip-er U'-lli rr.i f loo n.wl - - " - O ...... gU.IV Mb !...- ..Ill, Mrs. Giles sat down, with weary limbs and aching shoulders, to finish a suit of clothes she was making for her oldest son, a tad of lirteen. Slowly mid wea nlv the needle went in and ouL Stitch after stitch was Liken, but to llttlo mir- pose. It tlid seem as if she would never come to the last one. But if stitches progressed slowly, her thoughts flew fast cnoucli. The last words of her htis- band lingered in her mind, and again and airain they recurred to her. "ies," said she at last, breaking forth j "iDl M"?' i much disturbed in mind. "Yes, n ; ctm i,aVe their burdens lightened, ' poor vomcn may drudge. Every y but ear Mr. Giles has a-.ldcd something new to his fanning implements, while I have to plod along with hardly sufficient utensils to cook a decent dinner an old stove, without a boiler or whole criddie and a cracked door. No wonder I can't bake a loaf of bread decently. Then here I have to sit and stitch for a week 0n this suit, when two hours on a ma chine would complete It." 1 it IS IlecdleSS to rCCOnl all of MfS. I Giles' thoughts and words, a3 she sat .stilci,$ng Ule i,ours away. A. dim con- , sciousncss of her srrcat wromrs. and ' faint determination to assert her rights. Jvas em-'"S cr mum. blie had so longgiven upheropinious.setasideher needs, and fostered the selfishness of her husband, that it was hard to break through the meshes of habit which his stern will had for a long time woven around her. The afternoon wore away and Mrs. Giles laid aside tiie unfinished . garment to prepare the evening meal t Tho next moriiinir. at breakfast, she i remarked to her husband that an agent for u sewing-machine had called the day , previous, and wished her to try one of , ins machines. I told him he micht leave ono when lie came next week," she said. Mr. Giles laid down hisknifeand fork and sat with utter amazement depicted ou ins countenance. i "A sewing machine!" lie gasped, , when he had recovered himself. "He humbugs here. I've no use for them." "But I have," interrupted his wife. "You!" cried he. "I don't see what need you have for a sewing machine. You could never learn to use it, or if vou did, what have you to sew? Only my clothes and the boys'. Women now-a- davs are Kottmir niishtv independent. wanting machines to do their work too lazy to do it themselves. I suppose they want time to gad about and gossip about their neighbors." "Why, Philip! " "Woman's work is nothing," con tinued Mr. Giles not heeding the inter ruption. "My mother had not as many conveniences for doing her work as you have, yet she always had her meals reg ular and well cooked, and that is more than I can say for you. No, I don't want any sewing machine about my house. God made as good a sewing ma chine as I want when lie made woman." With this ultimatum he left the table, and taking his hat, lie mounted his horse and rode away to look at the new reaper which he contemplated buying. One by one the members of the family finished their breakfast aud passed out, leaving Mrs. Giles alone. She sat with her head resting ujkjii her hand. Her thoughts wandered back to tho days when in the freshness of her youth she gave her heart's deepest and best affec tions to Philip Giles. Blinded by her great love for him, she saw not the ex treme selfishness nor coarsness of his nature. She implicitly believed all his promises, and heeded not the warning of her friends. It seemed a long time since then, so many shadows had darkened her path way. Darker yet seemed to grow life's rugged journey. She saw her six sons growing up around her in the midst of rougn ami evil lutlueuces, without the ability wholly to counteract them. Mrs. Giles remained a long time bowed over that breakfast table, nravinir with a sense of helplessness and a feeling of ui-vi, Mica as sue nnu never ueiore ex perienced. A loud rap at the door startled Jier. On opening it, sho found Mr. Harris had called to pay off a note which Mr. Giles had often declared he should never be able to collect. 'The poor wretch," he insisted, "will never oe auie 10 save enough to pay ins nonest debts while his wife spends all his earn ings on such foolish tilings as washing machines." Mrs. Giles informed Mr. Harris of her husband's absence, but said sho wouiu attend to the business. When all was satisfactoril v settled, and Mr. Harris had gone, Mrs. Giles sat for some time look ing at tho roll of money in hor hand. At length a new thought came into tier mind. Carefully placing the bills inher pocket, she went into the kitchen and hurriedly finished the morning's work, and then dressing herself, she walked .1.. i nOifnlt vr.is but a ,,"., '"r" J5V.,iMnK She was lust r:n MIi absent, itfonaru, uie eldest son, stood in tho yard with the team. . ... ., "Heigho, mother," said he, "I was just going to look for you. I thought it was too bad for you always to walk." "Well, my son," sho replied, "you would not have found me; I've been to the city." "Thccity! gce-wittaker!" and Leonard gave a prolonged whistle. "Yes," said Mrs. Giles, gettinginto the wacon. "and now x wisli vou to tro to the station witii mo "and bring llome my purcnases. Leonard mounted beside her, saying: "And so the old man did shell out for once in his life, and give you a little money, did lie ." Mrs. Ulles reproved Jxonard for talk ing in this manner of his father, but he continued: "Well, I can't help it. I think it is a mean shame! He never gives you a cent to spend, but sends you to the store at the corner with the old order, 'Please letthe bearer have what she needs.' I'd make It convenient loneedagreat many things, if I were you." It was late when Mr. Giles returned. He hastily dismounted and gave his horse to one of the boys. Entering the house he called for his supper in no gen tle tonex. Fortunately supper was just ready. Having satisfied his ravenoui appetite, lie arose from the table, say- ng: "Come, bovs. it's time that you were In bed: I'll want vou by daybreak in tiie morning;" and setting the example, he went to bed and was soon sound asleep. About eleven o'cloci: Airs, uues, Hav ing finished her workandmadearniuge ments for an early breakfast, retired to rest. Being very much fatigued 03- the lay's excitement, she soon slept heav ily. After the first nap, Mr. Giles was rest less and nncasy. He tossed and turned irom sine to side, but no more sleep for him. He concluded to tret up. Havinir dressed himself, he took the candle and proceeded 10 the ktti-Uen. Tiie slender tallow dip threw a lurid light around the room. Thimrs seemed to have verv strangely changed since morning. Rais ing uie ngni aoove ins nuad, no gazed long and earnestly around the kitchen. There stood a new stove, with its black and poiisiied lace smiling upon him; a row of bright and shining tinware was neatly arranged on the shelf behind it. Turning around his eyes fell upon a washing machine with a wringer at tached. Taking hold of the crank, and giving a turn or two lie said: "A sew ing machine by thunder! But how in the name of common sense they sew on it is more n 1 can ten." Placing the candle on the table, he came in contact with a patent churn. v nai: anoiner uiasicu concern.' 1'oliy, Polly!" he screamed, seizing the candle and hurrying back into the sleeping- room. In Ills haste his foot caught in the frame-work of the sewiug machine, and he full full length in the middle of the lloor. while the candle found a restintr place on the opposite of the room. Jirs. uiies, suddenly aroused from a mild sleep, started up in a bewildered way, saying: "What is it, Philip? What's the matter-.'" "Mattter cuough!" growled he, pick ing liunseii up and rescuing the candle from its proximity to the bed-clothes. "Who has been filling up the house with ail that trumpery, and who do you think is going to pay lor it .' if you think I am, you are very much mistaken!" Mrs. Giles sprung from the bed aud as sumed an air of dignity. "Philip Giles, I have always faithful ly endeavored to do my duty as a wife aud mother. I have patiently borne my privations, thinking .them neces sary to husband our means, while you have used money without stint to pur chase machiuery to lighten your labor. Now I resolved upon a change. What modern improvements there arc to fa cilitate -woman's work I intend to have. Nay, do not interrupt me," she contin ued, as Mr. Giles made au effort to speak. "Those things are paid for with tiie money that dear old grandfather left me by his will. You loaned it to Mr. Harris, doing me neither the honor nor justice to have the notes drawn in my name. Yesterday he paid it. I weut to the city and made these pur chases. They cost less than the mower you have just bought. The rest of the money I placed in the savings bank." "In your name, I suppose?" remarked Mr. Giles. "Yes, in my name," contined Mrs. Giles, "that I might have the use of it when I wished. This farm was pur chased with a part of that legacy, and hereafter I intend to see that my rights are resiected and legal claims rightly adjusted." And so she did. Western Burnt. Rki.ics ok Giants. They have found traces of a race of giants who dwelt in Canada in some pre-historic age. Some people digging in a field at Cayuga have unearthed alotit two hundred gigantic skeletons, some of which are said to be more than nine feet in length. With them are buried a varioty of stone im plements and ornaments. If we can be lieve all the reports that eome to us from time to time, evidences are frequently found of a huge race of people who oc cupied this continent, or some portions of it, in times long past. Why do not the sages of Cayuga and other localities favored with these giant crave vards put their heads together and re-construct the history of these American Titans just as Prof. Agassiz will restore a spe cies of tish from a few fossil scales and fragments of bones? It would be con genial work for them and interesting to the rest of mankind. We are assured that "there were giants in those days," wnenever "inose days" were, and would be glad to know more about them. Al J. Mechanic. Mn.. A. J. Duniway. Our sanctum was illuminated yesterday morning by the cheerful, smilintr aud hopeful face of our esteemed neighbor and co-worker, Airs. A. J. Duniwav. the able and In dustrious, courageous and irrepressiblo editor or the new Southwest, pub lished at Portland, Oregon. Mrs. Duni way is a delegate of the Woman Suflrago Association of Oregon, to tiie umven tion to be held on the Stli and 0th inst., in New York, called by Mesdamea Hooker, Stanton anil others of the New Yorkwingof thesuffrage army, toorgan izeapolitical partyand nominate candi dates for President and Vice President of the United States. Mrs. Duniway takes the cars to-morrow morning for New York. We wish her a pleasant journey aud shall watch with great interest the movements of both branches of the suf frage army, as they shall be developed at the two Conventions 111 Isew ork; one by the American and the other by the National Party. S. F. Pioneer, May '2d, 1S72. A Simile Cure. E. D. Baker, for merly editor of the Snow Hill Herald, published the statement that he was permanently cured of asthma of many years' standing by the use of equal parts pulverized saltpeter and sugar burned In the room. A friend of his, so badly afflicted that she was obliged to rest in her chair at nights for months at time, was also normanentlv cured by this simple remedy. As it will cost but a trifle and can do no injury, he rccom- menus inose aulicted with the distress ing disease to try this remedy. Cleansing the Haul Barbers use carbonate of potash, known as salts of innar, in water to sliampoo witn. 11 is better to use a tablesjoonful or two of common spirits of hartshorn in a basin of water; then thoroughly wash the scalp and hair until they are clean; then wasii with clean water, wipe clean and apply a little oil or pomade.