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