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ail I I III - i i I B il J SllM SI A. .A. MPA A. ft. tri!ICri for. front nml Mark TERM, lif AHVANCB: One yr . Six month Sliree months " Terms. Wife Versa Horse. Bless me," xald stout Owr Hnrurfon, "My prcelou blooded mar Has roughed three time to-day, wu--Tfcere'. wmMilnt wroax, I wear.-' Walsh t to the d x-ior went he. And basiling in, exclaimed: "Gotne, doctor, -Pt see Tofy." "Ah, Topsy, t -.; lamed V "Earned, no, font couch mate, doetor- Thi nothin' cm. Ii, as yet, MaaVinrn are rather skittish Wlien eold ico on a pet." - inMky went man and doctor; Aaid In thest.iiii.- warm 'lwj dosed and iK-ited Topsy, IM she might ranic to liarm. .Hor weeks they w.i:eh her kindly, r week h.r (kk1 prepare; Mtaket.and l.ntljad beddinz 8att ha the I 1 T?f care. Iat ra the hoti- ick, lonely. lie Harnilo i wile the while; T"" iipeuk t., lr kindly, VBtfceered l.j friendly unfile. Yaiek T my iuy, on seeing Her l.eslled m the liod; OaafouniJ tin v women, Krnntlug Wit raofltk ia the Head! ml, that's v.-hat you need.ehlhl; ; up, and work a snell: Take my adrh--,Us work, Jen, That keep a woman well." 2srw "Jen." th:.f nery moi nine, Had eiaaned lit Sanmy cost. Mended his prccloaM pmntleti.. Made necktli for bU throat, Pnejaared a fav'rite pudding, Jtoed baby for aa hour: Aad then poor Jeaajr Ilariidon t her I Sow ataus stalked atout Gay ItaradoM, Scwiduc fal 007 and iriri, AAd m, oat through Uv kitafcat f strode. In angry whirl; Oonficwnd these women ntacie! T wanted her to see ff Taper look tod changed mweh, BM there she Is, you see." TMood by atont Guy Harmloo, And, as I watched him writ, Jawked myself this question - "Has answer who can tejl Wfcatwaa It thi Goy Harndon Irosaisedt one autumn day To love and cherish ? horses, Or little Jennie a ray rVonian Journal. SOifOEA KEWITT. " xas. strata: wiTirnusuu .SPHtis!?0 lo Uie Art of Congress, In ZZXhJln- "Me Wtnew". hi the Of rSfJf Ulmartan or Congress at Washington CHArTKlt XUIL rosi'i fsrinx. Let as pass over Uie succeeding six month. Clarence ami Bottom liail bo oeme quite lomestieatetl in Uieir warm, sunny home. Nothing had been left undone Hint nf feetlon could devise to promote the hap ltf)H of Blanche, wio still shaml thrtr home M-ith them, and whom they fond ly Imped was fast recovering her former elasticity of spirits and health. As w have not seen our heroine for s long, suppose we visit her in her Southern home. As we near the town of D , passing up Flint river, we can seareeiy refrain front exclaiming, "Oh, what a lovely spot for a home!" A lit tle distance from the rest of the houses, where the river forms a sort of minia ture lake, upon whose waters the sweet scented breezes of the orange trees werp wafted, might be seen one of the pret tiest cottages, built in true Southern style, with its broad verandah 'Sweeping majestically around it, while upon each stite ot uie nicely graveled waiK was laid out a garden whose exquisite beauty betrayed tiie careful hand of its owner. In the midst of clustering roses, and beneath the leaves of a large pomc- gmiutfe, peeped forth from its white marble basin a fountain, whose waters as they qparkled in the son-light every onee in a while revealed to view the lit tle gold-fish, as they bobbed up their iteftde to catch the insects, which, in of their feeble effort to soar up ward, woukl fall a prey upon the glis tening waters. As we enter into this eocy retreat, surnamed Lake Oottage, we are once more greeted with the happy countenance of Soiiora. Pierpont. Hie large French windows on the piauui are open. A canary sings in one win dow, while in the other hangs a cage ooHtaUiingamockingbird.wbile rocking to and fro, enjoying the balmy October morning, while she busies herself be tween sewing and talking to her pels, sits Uie mistress of the establishment. Upon the velvet couch within Ihe recess of Uie window reclines the fragile form of ouronce light-hearted friend Blanche, wlioee life is fast drawing to a close, verifying the &t ranee prediction of old Katy, "At twenty years you'll join the heavenly band.' On tlte opposite side of the room, be side a window looking out upon the lake, site aunt Maggie, enjoying the full beauties of the magnificent scenery before her. At Sonora's urgent request she lias promised lo spend the winter with her. Hut who is that singing as she smiles upon the little cherub which every once in a while opens ite Urge blue eyos to sec If it is still safe wiUllll Jl8 mother's arms? Why, that is Allele, and upon her hip reeU her flrst born, the little Clarence, named after her husband.s boyhood companion. lWntly the door opens, .ml Rissey, who has assumed the matronly position of house-keeper to Mrs. Pierpont, on- "Maaea Clarence and Mo., tr jlstsent Jinks up to de house to sav da boat am ready, and de getnnien are waitin' inde summer house for le la dies to take a sail." "Oh, delightful! The very thing i like best!'' exclaimed Adele, and for getting everything else, site sprang to VOX.TX5EE II. her feet, allowing Ri9sey to carry the youthful Clarence to his nurse in tri umph. "Come, Blanche, a sail will do won tiers. towards making you better," said Sonora. "No, Sonora, I think I will remain, as 1 do not feel vory well this morning. rue rest of you go, and I will nmusej lr i .a. . . .. inyseu wuu reauing mis book, which & far more precious than any pleasure this world cau give to me," replied Blanche, clasping iu her hands her IK-tle-pookot Bible. "yeli, as I am much fatigued after my long journey, I will re-njnln lo keep Blanche compauy. Sonora, yo and 'Dell go, or the Jjoys mayeol hUrt at the refusal ofiilfeir kind invitation." feiid aunt ifaggle, as she saw 'Doll seat herself, and obeying her kind words, the two left the room, promising not to be gone long. As Blanche heard thoir voices die away in the distance, she laid down her little book, and leaning her head upon her hand, said: . "Aunt Maggie, I am glad you re mained to keep me company, fori have muoh that I would say, and I would rather it would be to you than to So nora, for I feel that I almost sadden her home by my lack of health and activ ity." "Fear not, dear girl; Sonora is only too happy in rendering you anything that gives you pleasure, and without you her joy would be incomplete." "That I have but a short time longer to live is useless for me to deny, but to keep up if possible until Sonora's par ents and my grandparents make their promised visit, that I may return with them to my early home, shall be my greatest effort. I would once more breathe tho ir of my Northern home wrore I die. And, aunt Maggie, as my property is subject to my own disposal, I have made my will, which I shall place with you for safe keeping, for fear anyining should happen suddenly. ith the exception of a few small lega cies, I have placed everything in the hands of Clarence, to be disposed of for Uie benefit of the poor and needv. Doubtless this will bo the last time T will have an opportunity of speaking to any one alone, as we expect our friends to-morrow, and it will be necessary lhat I should be as gay as possible, or they win never consent to my returning to a colder clime. Say nothing of what T have told you. good auntie: Mip frnMi will come too soon. Let mo sleep a lit tle now, that I may feel refreshed when the girls return," ami nestling her head in the pillow, sought the repose so often denied to the invalid, a good nap; and here we will take our leave of the beau tiful and accomplished Blanche Levere, who in atoning for the wickedness or her over-wrought passions was wasting her young life away, and ere the spring buds blossomed forth would be sleeping beside her cousin, Grace Marsh. Mr. and Mrs. Hewitt had sold their city home and retired to their country sea, there to spend their remaining days in peace and quiet, and deemed the so ciety of good grandpa and grandma Marsh, with a few other friends, suffi cient company, and fur better than the fashionable butterflies of fashoin. They still retained Kizzy and Samp, who were happy enough in each other's society (with occasional visits from Juno, the faithful servant of the Marsh's) to wisii for nothing more. Mrs. Summers was made perfectly contented by having her sister always near hor, for Pirallo Velerlo had re moved with his family from Europe and tukon up his abode in the sunny South. Andrew Colter had not yet returned from his European tour, but wrote often to his friends in America, acquainting liiem with many interesting and ludi crous a flairs which came under his ob servation, but among them none made them laugh more than a paragraph cut from a Paris paper, and intended for the oyes of Cordelia (who, by the way, was travoling with her husband), and which rend as follows: "For the last few days this city has been thrown into an unusual excite ment by the elopement of the Count tie Fazio with the charming young widow of an American naval officer. She had succeeded in turning the heads of all the young Parisians wild by her reputed wealth and innocent baby face, but turns out to be only the waiting maid of the genuine widow, an invalid lady, who is here recuperating her heath, and who, being unable to mingle In society, gave the above young lady full oppor tunity to parade out in her finery and jewels, and thus astonish and catch a Count; but the best of the joke is where diamond cut diamond, for the aforesaid Count is none other than Jacquc La Rue, the gentleman of coat-brushing notoriety in the Hotel de PJasi, and of whom it is reported while in New York tried to win the affections of one of the belles and become the legal protector of hor small fortune, amounting to five thousand dollars; but it seems tho gen tleman was foiled by the interposition of her friends, and the young lady was saved from becoming Mrs. Claudo Mon trose, as he then called himself." Hero, leaving them to have a good laugh, while they congratulate them wslves on their fortunate escape from the machinations of a heartless scoundrel and a bogus count, wo will say "Adieu." THE END. POTCXJOAJSX), OREGON, F1JIDAY. FEBRUARY J31, 1873 CONVENTION AT "WASHINGTON. The advocates of woman's legal right to vote under the Fourteenth Amend ment held a Convention at "Washington, Jan. IStli. The principal speakers were Klizabcth Cady Stanton, Edward M. Davis, Miss Anthony, Mrs. Blake and Mr. Riddle. The following resolutions were adopted : r.BSOI.UTIOXS. WiiKitnAS, The fathers declared long ago that i person who has no voice In the rules, nor in the laws under which he liv'es, Is a slave; therefore, Jtctolvcd, That so long as women are denied the rigfoof suflrago they are po litically, civilly and socially eniVtved. iJiveolved, Thattho present attempt in our courts, by a false construction of the Federal Constitution, to exalt all men as sovereigns, and to degrade all women as slaves, Is to establish the most odious form of aristocracy known within the limits of the civilized world, that of sex. Resolved, That women aro "persons" and "citizens," possessed of all legal qualifications of voters in the several States, age, property and education, and by the Fourteenth Amendment of the Federal Constitution have been secured the right of suffrage. Iictolvcd, That it is the duly of Con gress, by appropriate legislation, to pro tect women in their exercise of this right. Resolved, That women aro citizens, first of the "United States, and second of the States and Territories wherein they reside, hence they claim national pro tection of our inalienable rights against ail State authority. Jictolved, That States may regulate ' " locia1ls oi property, taxation, an local questions of property, taxation, P4-. . V . "01 . e lreo,lal "SMa must be declared by tho Constitution. Interpreted by the Supremo Court, pro tected by Congress, and enforced by the arm of tho Executive. Whereas, The bill to unite Colorado and Wyoming into one, and that one to be Colorado, thus depriving the women of Wyoming of the right of sufTragc, sa vors too much of the old Blackstone idea of marriage, by which the husband and wife are made one, and that one the husband; therefore, Resolved, That we heartily sympa thize with the women of Wyomlng.and sustain them in their opposition to this measure. Resolved, That the criminal prosecu tion of Susan B. Anthony by the United Statesforthe alleged "crime of exercis ing the citizen's right of suffrage, is an an act of arbitrary authority, unconsti tutional, and a blow at the liberties of every citizen of this nation. Whkkkas, "Women in the several States have commenced suits against United States officers for refusing their ballots; therefore, Resolved, That we tender our hearty sympathy to the persecuted officials, realiziug, as we alone can.do, that their troubles have only commenced, these suits being but the few drops which pre ccdo the coming storm. Resolved, That the report of the Sen ate Judiciary Committee against the petition of the ten thousand naturalized citizens of Rhode Island, is a new and Inslduous form of State rights, sustain ing, as it does, Slate discrimination be tween United Slates citizens contrary to both the letter and the spirit of tho Fourteenth Amendment. Resolved, That the friends of Woman Suffrage may congratulate themselves on their speedy success, Inasmuch as a great political party that has just re ceived a now lease of power by over whelming majorities lms pledged itself to a respectful consideration of the rights of woman, whose President has pronounced opinionson the equal rights of citizens, and whose Vice President has been an advocate of "Woman Suf frage for twenty years, and in the late campaign, in over one hundred speeches, never forgot to mention his chisetl countrywomen. disfrau-' "Women in Society. Imagine so ciety given up wholly to the sterner sex! Fancy an array of hats and coats only at fairs, concerts, lectures and social cn tortainmcnls? Think of parties with out the blooming faces of girls, anil the boniguant smiles of the matrons! What could be more funereal ? If for no other reason the absence of the dainty and be witching toilets, in which women en trouch themselves, would make parlors' and assemblies like gardens without flowers. Say what you will, circle of tuc penoii, tuo dress or tuc present uaj , witli all Its wonderful and mysterious arrangements, is plcturesqucand becom- ing, aud fills up the modern drawing- room with fine effect. Tho fault of , American society, or at least its mlsfor- iimc, is mat it is, to too great a degree, I in the bauds or young girls. Nothing : prettier than a girl in her first youth ! can be found in this world. She is sweet as a half-opened rosebud, and ir the rosebud knewliow beautiful It was, I it would perhaps never want to be a i rOaC. Mil gins Cannot give fnno nml color 10 uie social circle, as maturer women can, whose lives are enriched bv T . . ! .. f . 1 . . . variuua i:ii:ih.-iii;v3. -uuitiers nilStaKO when they stay habitually in the back ground, and give up their fit places in tue worm to uieir young daughters; married ladies owe it to their husbands and children, and to themselves, to give up no charming accomplishments or their girlhood to live so that they shall be arbiters of taste to their girls, not suffering themselves to bo called old fashioned aud behind the age. Tho powerof woman is almost without limit, in whatever direction it is exerted. In fluence, that quiet, silent thing, gentle as the dew-drop, and as potent to re fresh, belongs to wives, mothers, sisters, friends. Have wc any right to fold It up in a napkin or bury it out of sight?; Frek Speech, Khee Press, Kkkb People. A Step Towards Beform. Men may say that women have less ciiaruy ior me rumen" or their own sex, than for the cof upt and licentious among men. Admitting this to be too true, as evinecu in practice, if not in sciuiuiuiu, arc nut, men me graver iiausgrcuurs even Here Aioro than one gentleman lias, in our presence, lately drawn attention to the shameful fact that tho meanest libertines among men, so tney Jiavo wealth, have also in fluence, and aro not only admitted to uie uesi, circles in society, but are looked up to, fawned upon and their comnanv sought for by ladies, as well as gentle- iiieii,oi mo uesi. society, wiuienwoin an who has fled tho paths of virtue, no matter what the fatal cause may have been or how pure-minded and innocent sue was Known to bo before she "fell." jias josi tier rcpnu-iuon, is snunneu and looked down upon by ladies in position, in many instances tho verv ones who smile upon and flatter and admire those wno compassed her ruin. But who first bring these popular scoundrels into the presence of ladies in good society? Is it not often the husband, fattier or brother who introduces such a creature of humanity to the family circle, and as a friend of such, aro not tho members of inc lamuy bound to receive him with courtesy? If the father invites him to dinner, sliolld not the daughter accept his invitation to attend the lecture? And if the brother considers him a worthy companion to walk and ride with, could the sister, in common civil- ny, rciuso to uanco with liimV Yet moil ill rrnml cfntulinr. tti dot.... have any reganl for their name, would not bo seen in company witli a "fallen" Ionian, or allow their wives, daughters to associate with her. A good story comes to lis through pri vate sources, from one of the Eastern cities, in referenco to the injustice and inconsistency of men on theso points; which we give, as it reaches us, while withholding names: A well-to-do gentleman, half mer chant and half farmer, with a family of five, including himself, his wife, a clever lady of Irish descent, while he Is him self an American, a son of lino intellect and good education and two brilliant and witty daughters who arc all grown to maturity, gave a ball and supper on Christinas evening. In tho afternoon, before the guests began to arrive, tho youngor gentleman of the house came in with an intimate friend of his with whom his sisters had met before, and or whom they had hcanl "hard" stories. The brother informed his mother and sisters that said "friend" would bo one of their guests that evening. Of course they were "pleased" ctiquetto would not admit of their being otherwise. As soon as tho gentlemen left, a private' uuusuiiuuuu oi a. serious nature took place among the ladies, which ended in the elder Miss putting on cloak and hood and taking a walk down around the corner. When she returned, after some little delay, she was not alone. Shu and a companion rent-met at the side gate by her sister father and brother were in the front parlor. The two sisters and their guest, for such was tiie third person, proceeded through the back kitchen up stairs. The guests were beginning to arrive. In half an hour tho young ladies were ready to join their mother reception-room. Choosing a moment when her son was beside her, the two sisters approached their mother, leading their shrinking yet beautiful guest. With a kind maternal smile the matron extended her hand while the young man turned away with a horrified expression, exclaiming, "Powers of mercy!" As soon as lie could find a clvance, he questioned his mother and sisters as to what hi the world had In duced them to have that creature pres ent. They told him she was there on purpose to meet his "friend;" where upon the j-ouiig gentleman declared he should show her not tho slightest If8!?'0'; To U'.ls Ids sisters affirmed that "that knavish bcampof a friend" of his should share the same at their hands. The appearance of the "lady" guest in tho ball-room created quite a sensation, but tholadicsof tho houc paid hersuch attention that their oilier guests could notsliglither. And several "respected" gentlemen who were well known to bo dissolute in their habits, were severely "cut" by tho brave mother and daugh ters when they observed in tho fatlicror son any signs of insurrection. The cir cumstance lias been a lesson to the whole neighborhood, but most and best of all, to the "fallen" girl who was the guest of the sisters, and who, our in formant states, is entirely reclaimed. Tho experiment was a serious if not a dangerous one, and would not do for many people to repeat, but it illustrates tho gross injustice of society in the treatment of men and women wlio mav have fallen into evil ways, and shows cieany uie necessity ior rerorm begin ning with the male members of families, who should shun the malo shiners with equal horror to that with which tliev expect their wives, slaters aud daughters to shun tho female sinners. H'onimi'a .fiirpoicjir. Mrs. Edwin Forrest at Her Hrs rand's Bier. Mrs. Edwin Forrest, the tragedinn's wife, was, according to the statement of a reporter, at her husband's funeral. He says: "Sitting at tlio window facing Broad street, and with 110 one near her, her arms resting listlessly on her knees, her lingers nervously urumming and toying with each other, was Catharine Sinclair, the divorced wife of the dead. If any one knew who she was they appeared to keep theirdistance. Shearrived yestcr- uiv morning sum cmureu uie nouso at half-past twelve. She was draped in UP mourning, witli a double black crapo vail flowing nearly to her feet, so moved nervously toward tho rear parlor, where the remains were lying, There were but five or six persons fit .tiie room. llirowitlg aside her vnil shestood for nearly ten minutes, placet! her hand upon his head, and followed the arm down to the hand, which she grasped for a few minutes. Then she glided toward the foot or the coflln and plucked one or two flowers from the cross which lay upou the deatl man's feet. She then moved rapidly to the front parlor, vhere she was seated until the coflln left tho house." little thing Sabbath school '" ' , -uary. are you not arraid to go to sleep In the dark without asking God to take care of you and watch over you tlll--morn!ng?'f ml", I aln't-causo I sleep In tho Beal Lace. o take a fashion criterion .and read that "sham lace, like sham jewelry, is vulgar," and further, that real "va'len cionnes, of the requisite width for trim ming, can bo purchased at from S3 to SG a yard." Many a lady whoso circumstances will not allow her to pay one dollar a yard for lace, will grlevc,tr?re heartily over this fact than that si-, failing to obey her God, must be accounted a sin ner. That it is a conceded fact by the fasli- lonauie worm, uiai to wear imitation lace is decidedly vulgar, does not make it a rule without many beautiful excep tions. The world over, there aro noble ladies. poor, if you please to call thein txor, who could not buy a single yard or real lace without makimr somohod v suf fer. The already burdened husband mnsf. work harder; the children must go without many grateful comforts: tho meals can be more frugal indeed, very pinched Tuid meager If our genth-. mod est lady wears real lace. men irsue, woman-like, admires real lace, and cannot, without sad sacrifice from those she loves, nurchasn real l.mn. and buys a neat, inexpensive Imitation to relieve the plainness of her toilet, what then? W ell, sho walks quietly down the Av enue, meeting gay and gorgeously at tired ladles, whoso laces cost more than her entire wardrobe. Thev look at lmr and significantly nod, and speak, too, so ier car caicncs uie ccuo, "Wliat vulgar taste, wearing sham laces!" The pink on her cheek deepens to car mine, and for a moment an indignant feeling T0SSCSSe3 her heart, lint nimin glancing up towards tho beautiful sky, the glory of a life to como shines in her soul, and a smile, sweet as an angel's, lingers ou tier naiipario(l lips. Sho stops to buy her husband the new book ho so much wanted, and gets Dula the simplo game of Parciicesi to enter tain him with evenings, and Arlie the slippers she needed so much. She walks briskly homo to find that Anna, "tnaid-of-all-work," has dinner nearly ready, and adding a few graceful touches to the table, by fruit and flowers, she welcomes with a free and happy heart husband and children. Woman's Economy. In tho man agement of the family, it is the hus band's duty to provide and the wife's to economize. Many wives have to learn it in tho end, who, had they known it in the commencement of married life, would have saved themselves, their husbands and their children from infin- ato sorrow. It is tho stock in trade of many I or for th. .V .,Vi-w ' .iV V 11 ,...,.v. . v"v o.uii, .in mis fc55 ,eJ?.!r ch- apt their frivol- y uiiu eiiniMigunce, um, a muiuiutie sense or duty ; Iiave In time of mercan tile disasters, nobly turned their ener gies and their co-operations to the sav ing of the "house." On the occasion of a panic, one of our merchant prince came home lale one evening, bearing the terrible intelligence 01 cases can oe pointed out wiiere worn-1 straw, but 1 Iiave just seen how they do an born to wealth by their economies, : it. First tho wood, which is poplar, is voluntary, and from principle, from a I sawn into sticks about uino inelio Intm 10 ins wile mat ins failure was incvita- it revolves the wood is worn off in fine ble next day, that all his resources were dust. The dust would fly off from the exhausted, and that the financial disas- ! stone, or probably takes fire from fric tcrs were so great that he could not : tion, only that a small stream of water raise among his friends another dollar, 1 all the time drops on the stone, washing anil that he needed a large sum. His wuu Heard mm witli extraordinary composure, aud then quickly asked him how much he needed, and taking down uie iarauy Jiioie sue openeu it, anil turning over a leaf, found a hundred dollar bill, and then another, and another, until more were counted than the amazed husband wauled, and upon inquiring where she obtained so large an amount of money, she said that in prosperous times he had given her such a liberal amount for household aud per sonal expenses, that sho was enabled In judicial economics in food and clothing to lay aside a considerable amount every week. Knowing the fickle character of mercantile life, she thought it might answer a good purpose to do as she had done. run Selk-Aiineoation ok Woman. The chamomile plant, as we all know, when trodden upon exhales a sweet ner- rumc. Corresponding qualities or wom an's nature have been so assiduously cul- Mvntiu! ntiil 1. ...... .11.1 , ..v., uiiu uaio iiu.-iuit'ii so rauK a growth, that they have overrun, and well-nigh exterpatcd the more majestic traits or her character; leading the shallow-minded and unthinking to re gard them as the distinguishing charac teristics or her sex. Through all past Ages, submission to the authority or a husband has been estimated as one or the chier or womanly virtues. Even woman herself, in her blindness, has placed man upon the throne of her moral nature, and has bowed In unquestioned obedience to his mandates; well pleased if, by a long life or unrequited toll, sho could add to his weaiin or advancement upon that grand arena or the outsido world, from which, on account of her sex, she was forever debarred. Even when trodden into tho dust, aud her most sacred rights wrested from her grasp, she has endeavored by entreaties, and tears, and an exhibition of unabated, and inextinguishable affec tion, to melt the heart of the tyrant. JJunng tuc present century, however, the oppressor and the oppressed have taken a long step onwanl and upward. Mau Is becoming ashamed or his pusil lanimity and cowardly treatment or woman; and woman, rising from her bowed and cramped attitude, is standing erect, ami with new life pulsating through her veins, sees her horizon widening every hour, aud new oppor tunities of culture offered to her aspiring mind; together with congenial employ ment, and more varied spheres of use fulness. Emerson's Estimate of Woman. Speaking of the curious cmilemporanc ousness of inventions and discoveries, he says: 'Tho truth is in the air, and the most impressionable brain will announce it first, but all will announce it a few minutes later. So women, as most susceptible, are the best index of the coming hour. So the great man, that is most imbued with thespiritof the time, is the most impressionable man. of a fibre irritable aud delicate, like iodine to light. He feels the infinitessimal at tractions. His mind is brighter than othors because he yields to a current so feeble as can be felt only by a neodle delicately poised." - Roman's Enemies in Eng' ad. Tho Woman Suflrage discuesion in England, recently, provoked a uod deal of hrghter, as well as much heated recrimination, and was plainly indi cative of a tendency to ignore and put out or sight tho claims of the fairer sex. In tiie House of Commons the laughter was irrepressible, and the Sneaker was even addressed with mock mournfulness by one gentleman, who said that he was "probably addressing the last male oc cupant or the Speaker's chair." Mr. Jacob Bright's bill, which caused the mam discussion and ridicule, simply proposed to extend tho suffrage to "women householders," and was in tended as preliminary to proposing to give suflrage to all adult women, mar ried or single. Some prominent poli ticians expressed themselves rather plainly about the bill, unnoimi'in" tli.it. ! they should vote against it, because they did not believe women generally desired to vote, and because they hail been heartily disgusted at the course of the "women politicians" in reference to the contagious disease legislation. Oiie organ of the Administration boldly as serted, in recounting the story of the debate, that the best educated women had conspicuously shown their unfit ness for politics during the past year. The most advanced liberals In tho Com mons voted against the bill among them Messrs. Childers, Clay, Caiman, McArthurandWintorbotham. DismMi. on the contrary, voted for it, and will "The women of England, if they had their own way, would nut hack th clock an hundred years," says the Spcc- among Englishmen. The English ac iniur, mm ecuoes n very general opinion on tho principle hat "political rights, hut "ifir01,!1,0 Srat'fy fcetiMC Kut.l0 bc"efit. ,the. community; ami present uneducated state, should tint ! allowed rights which might permit V"' , ..-.. " w "isasirous iori weaiui uas uawea in ur : ji England it it suddenly developed in ItlR-rfHI.re'.rHrrisirti.'wi- i. midst And therefore they put asidr3UiHt-.r wi.i i,..,u' the attcni t to gain suflrage, even 900 Joy the hour ..i" house-homing women, with rhliculeTTcvfiiguaoloiiB longnA' trying to smother it as speedily as p0S'H'y ' S' 1 afr slble. Wooden Paper. When I was a lit tle girl I used to read in Webster's Ele mentary SpellingBook, "The best paper is made of linen rags." That marbe'mrs n roSoYnn t.ict- no l. ,.. ! 1-1. j..-. ... i.u UUI, HMimii, uuia resiueuce on 1 street. A vers 1 irgenum great deal of paper is made without L. -of those-who' who had received fhvl ineii rags, and 111 a way that the spell-, t. .una wcre.oresent. TheapauoiiK par ing book man never dreamed of. So ! rs wefejugwitha mmtenaisand much more paper is used now than u-ns 1 tiUrou-ts "C, -,n,Qit,ii,i, u t .... , , , . I fifteen years ago that unless some ma- uaciqdings 1 me siuwiv mum iiuvLTiijuai inu ueiuanu. , I can't tell you who first found out that 1 paper could bo made out of wood and and the sticks are smoothed down until only the white, smooth part is left with all the knots and dark colored spots il 1 mi 1 - uiKun out. -men uie nieces are fastened held close down upon the stones, and as 1110 powered wood 111 a trough below, , where it makes a milkv ntiln. From this trough it runs upon a long wooden j belt, like a blanket, which revolves over 1 cylinders and as the water goes through j the belt, the pulp is left on top, and is pressed first between cohlcylinders and then hot ones, from which it comes out in a firm fibrous sheet of tough, thick paper. It is not ready for use, though. A man stands by, aud as it is pressed through he tears it oil in pieces and packs it in barrels. These barrels go to paper mills, and tho wooden paper is mixed with the pulp made from rags, in the proportion of six parts of lags to four of wood. This makes very nice Eapcr; such as books are printed on; ut newspaper, a great deal of it, is made wholly of wood, and coarse wrap ping paper or straw. A Word to Fathers. Wc have read a story or a little boy, who, when he wanted a suit or clothes, begged his mother to ask his father if he might have it. The mother suggested that the boy might ask for himself. "I would," said the boy, "but I don't feel well enough acquainted with him." There Is a sharp reproof to his father in the reply of his son. Many a fathor keeps his children so at a distance from him that they never feel confideutially acquainted with him. They feci that he Is a sort of monarch in the family. They feci 110 familiarity with him. They fear him aud respect him, and even Iovp him some, aud children can not help loving some everybody around them; but they seldom get near enough to him to feel intimato u-itli him Tl,n,. seldom go to him with their lif tln tvn 11 f a and trials; they approach him through the mother. Thoy have a highway to her heart on which they go in and out , Willi pertect freedom. In this kenning- should not bo held oil. Let them come near. Let them be as intimate with the father as with the mother. Let their little hearts bo freely opened. It is wicked to freeze up the love fountains in the little one's hearts fathers do them an injury by living with them as strangers. This drives many a child away from homo for tho sympathy his heart craves, aud often into improper society. It nurses discontent and mis trust, which many a child does not out grow iu a lifetime. Open your hearts and your arms, oh, fathers; bo free with your children; ask for their wants and trials; play with them; bo fathers to them truly, and they will not need a meditator between themselves and you. l' . v visits j till; IV UUUiivt ilUUtCU Sunday school theatricals have been started In Kebraska City, where the society seems goiug back to the days of the old mysteries and ninmllMea Till ing the past mouth all tho S. S. in the I cuy nave ueeu i studvincr tho bistnrw ri the prophet Daniel. Thev am nil uiereiorc. reasonably acquainted witli the particulars of Belshazzar's Feast. so much written of and so often paiuted. This being the case, the Opera House has been nlrcd, and the children will give a drama founded upon tho nar- nile.if tbat. 8UPPr' "wlth Borgeoua Oriental court costumes of BabylSnish i. , - rHffv.. a'.wjq T f ! ' ilia 11 an iron box over the ton of a great sKtor-in-Jaw.ond n,. o, tvrp flihr la grindstone, in such a way that they are ! cic AtoWg tl.' tJreftoiiianiTlfaliend- A Journal for the People. . . leyoled to tho Interest of HHtnrtnlty. Independent In PollUcg and Religion. llrc to nil Live Issues, ami Thoiongnly Radical In Opposing and Exporiog the "Wrongs of the Jfasses. Correspondents writing over assumed signa tures must make known their names to the Kdltnr.or no attention wHI be given to their communications. The Millionaire's Confession of love. Not long since I met a gentleman who is assessed for more than a million. Sil ver was in his hair, can? nnnn his Iirnu-. and he stooped beneath his burden of riod of life when he had realized tho most perteo' enjoyment, or, rather, when he ban Pound the happiness near est to bo unalloj'ed. "I'll tell you," said tho millionaire, "when was the happiest hour of my life. At tho age of onc-and-twenty I had saved up SSOO. I was earning S500 a year and my father did not take it from me, only requiring that I should pay for my board. At the age of twenty-two I had secured a pretty cottage, just outsido or tho city. I was able to pay two-thirds of tho value down, and also to furnish it respectably. I was married on Sunday a Sunday In June at my fathers house. My wife had come to me poor in purse, but rich in the wealth of he? womanhood. The Sabbath and the Sabbath night we passed beneath my father's roof, and on Monday morning I went to my work, leaving my mother and sister to help in nrepari ng my ho'me. On Monday even ing, when the labora of tho day were done, I went not to my parental shelter as In tho past, but to my own houst) my own home. The holy atmosphere ' of lhat hour seems to surround me even now in the memory. I opened the door of my cottage and entered. I laid my hat upon the little stand in the hall, and passed on to the kitchen our kitchen and dinning room were all one then. I pushed open the kitchen door and was in heaven! The table was setgainst the wall the eveninamenl was rnntlv I m , 7in i, i, i "t " VL.V " 1 1 prepared by the hands of her who had as in name-a d 'by the throbbing. .expcctaSt look upon er lovely .aovW face, stood my wife. I could bo'ahwTifcsWher. i '0 my .tic .rrarvEvv-s at wd15tsoT.H. From lha 'Ejdene Jbiirnarg'VS'.urhlng tjrlrriirptindence, Januarv 13, w. have ithiqij Mi jr J'l; Attorney ueneraiand airv v.,i.ams - -"-KT.--" vi... . noir ..".wti bwuiiMiii ituiu u . w iy 11 1 l nearly tolldhlgbtT Many -tfistiftgitlShed,. uie Secretary Of Ftate. the SGorpfnnr nf , CWef JosuS Wlln&SSr ! Sherman Kbllv WriphtTrnmt l)'i!l,aramilton. nf Maryland, itvnsey, riK-oUipakr? tiiih ofllctoltiaijBicjal All or.thoSSrSl-ftncl they ats Jn-JtSin groat'nTimblr--'wero elegit" - and sruogdrgeonslyrlresse'l. Heri"-, .Celly iL.i flf.mimvmlDil it ItT.oa Xit , a.C" T saw M-r3". I'hanmah.- Borrv. C !, Ritx. Ituoham, Clarke, Rogers ami Chapli.i. There were-soveya! ifher rnepuous in uecity.atUeu.Hbersa.'tn's, Sjeaker Blaiiies, Senator Fiafchuy- sen's, aud others but this W:- tltfcfchIef fcat action. The AttomeV tianl was 111 1 opy, cueenui frame or greei. 1 yisitorewiUt a 1, illiu and hearty tmie "Mrsr m was charidU iJsuaiPmld "ed Hke a queen'oai'.. tio tbrong.&hMlia-invhri the nation. Mrs. HugCos, her slster-iu-Iaw, waspresent. Music in an adjoin ing room and dancing in one of the par lors enlivened tho sc.e-ne. Coffee and refreshments in great variety were pro vided. The next reception of Attorney General and Mrs. Williams will be held February 14th. Invitations have al ready been issued. The Scientific American says the fol lowing story is going tlio rounds of the newspapers, and would be decidedly rich if it were only true: A verdent looking Vcrmontor ap peared at tlte office of a chemist with a large bundle iu a yellow bandanna, and opening it exclaimed: 'There, doetor, look at that." "Well," said tho doctor, "I see it." "What do you call that, doctor?" "I call it iron pyrites." "What, isn't that gold?" "Xo," said the doctor, and putting some over the fire, it evaporated up tho chimney. "Well," said the poor fellow, with n I woe-begouo look, "there's a widder woman up in our town has a vhoIo hill of that, and I've been and married her." That the poor fellow had married the widow for tho sake of the hill of pyrites is very true, but that the pyrites evap orated up the chimney is simply Impos sible, and such a statement is to be re gretted because the inexperienced may be led to beliee that if a bright, yellow metallic looking mineral does not evap- nrntn . 1 1. 1 .7 1 1 1 I. gold. There are several minerals wjilclt r ennmt; the two which are most apt to give rise to deception in this matter are nvritos and mica, and hcuoe they are some times called fool's gold. Tho method of distinguishing between them and gold is very simple, and requires no compli cated apparatus. Gold is malleable, that is, it can be beaten out Into thin leaves under the hammer, whilo the others crumble to powder. Moreover, gold is easily cut with a knife, while if we attempt to cut pyrites it breaks up, and mica is in fine powder; "however, In that it most resembles gold, and in such cases its weight betrays Its character. Gold is nearly twice as heavy as lead; even by poising it in the hand, wo can tell that lead is much heavier than mica. "I'll tell your mother on you," said one little girl to another. "Tell her," answered Maggie; "you cannot tell her nnything naughty of mo that I don't fel1 mvself." mat la right. Let every boy and girl tell mother when they do wroug, and I am sure they will keep from doing it. An absent-minded gentleman, writing a letter at the breakfast table, dipped his pen inhiscolleeaudcontlnuedhisletter. Noticing his mistake, ho put a lump of sugar iu the ink, aud then finding his second 'blunder,' poured the contents of his ink-stand into tho coffee-pot toset it right. ie "-Trim 1 lirfJOBlHy -9 VI W IKS y -tlar nu j .ino