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H -.it ;. ... U:!'i, ..,JMrt AJcnrnql'forthe-People:' , . yofJWo til1? JntcrestCpf HnmqpUr. Independent. In Polities and Rellsipn. , Mlve to nil I.lve Ijsne, ana Thgronshljr Radical In Oppo'lnS ami Exposing the nnij MRS. A. J. DP.V1W.VT. Editor ni rrojrtttor. Ori'ICIV-t'or. I'rnut mnl Stark .Slrretv 011018, IX AWVAXOE: Six Jnoiuh.. Three tiMutlin. 175 1 00 Fek Herrxm, Free Pees?, Krkk People. ' CorroponiUnsIwrIlng ov-r:uhi!pii'lr?na tures mtwt make' known'thelr'naWr tK"' the ElItor,bc no nltehtlon-wlll be given' tfiWtelr commiiuleaUons. .; ; J !;tfa"J ADVERT138M Inserted onltensonable T? OTiTJL. AaNTD , OREGON, lTCtrDA.Y, APRIL 5A, l&TVl. serins. , ; , . ... 3 ' JUDITH MIL'ES; OK Wltnt Shall ! Done ullli HerT KV MRS. F. V. VICTOR. RnUred, ivor(iHf In the Act of Congress, in the year is:.:, by Mm. K. P. Victor, lit the Office oi the T.ll.rurijn of Concreiw.at "Washing ton city.; C IIAITKU XXI. atc oi.i ranc IS A sew mr'ut. Life at Madame M a was not quite what Jinllth In licr Ignorance had pic tured It; norcould she all at once fix utxm herself liablls of study that were satis factory cither to herself or her teachers. However, by much faithful effort, she was gradually making her way in the elementary brandies of 'education, 5nd gaining much faster iu the knowledge of social mmjrementf, and the popular art of pleasing, blie had discovered by the end of sis weeks that it Is compara tively easy to learn to bo an elegant lady; but a much more difficult task to become well grounded hi the solid branches of learning. Bhe computed the lime that, at her present rate of progress, it would take to fit her for the duties of a teacher; and her courage de clined as she thought of being for such a length of time dependent upon the bounty of Major Floyd. At such mo ments she was tempted to relinquish his favors, and icsort, after all, to man ual employment, for the sake of inde pendence. But au interviow.with her patron, who usually called at Mrs. Brazee's on Judith's stated home days, seldom failed to set her mind at rest; for Major HoyU had a talent for making things seem as he wished them to seem; and he wished to make Judith feel that she was doing the very best for herself pos-. sible. Then he brought with him al ways that comfortable sense of protec tioy, and assuring air of being equal to all things, which made Judith long for his presence when her judgment mis gave her. And once she ventured to confess to him her doubts and fears, and to propose relieving him of the burden of her support. "If, in the event of my death, I were to leave you heir to my bank stock, should you decline the inheritance?" he questioned, with his protecting smile. "I'm', give me the satisfaction of living to see yon enjoy It. You would suffer compunctions of conscience I know, if you could be made aware of the danger of my committing rrrt" fort, should your scruples continue." The result of this conversation was a marked accession of hopefulness and high spirits during the next fortnight of study. The change in Judith's mode of life was so great, that the wonder was, not that she accomplished so little, but that she accomplished so much in the mo notonous routine of school exercises. Besides, the difficulty of settling down to measured duties after the excitements of so long a period, was still farther in creased by the introduction Into her life of a new clement, hitherto curiously always omitted the companionship of girls of her own age. The young ladies at Madame M 's were at first as much a study to Judith as her arithmetic. Their enthusiastic friendships, and equally violent dislikes; their coquet ries and rivalries; their avoidance of plain duties, and small deceits; their silly talk about gentlemen, and hints at intrigues against school discipline; and, withal, their general amiability and generosity, continually amused or in terested our single-minded Judith. For tunately for her, her beauty and bright ways, together with a certain romance which -pertained to the reports of Ju dith's antecedents, whispered around among the girls, gained for her their good will, and left her undisturbed by their criticisms, where it did not make ofher a prominent favorite. Thus the first six months of school life passed without any disturbing events, and with no variety except that afforded by the interval of the winter holidays, when Mrs. Brazco cliapcroncd her young lady to several parties and places of amusement, Including an even ing of festivities at Mrs. Cool's, where the military were in full force. Judith had several times had glimpses of Mr. Shultz iu public places, and never without a quickening of the pulse, and a nervous desire to avoid his vicinity, as well as a secret curiosity to discover from his appearance how he was affected by the Joss of iiis wile. Seeing in his manner no signs of his bereavemont, but only the same cheer ful demonatrallvcness of deportment which had once been a cause for admi ration anfl confidence, awakened in her jnlnd now the opposite feelingof dislike and distrust. Tho resentment she felt at this seeming Indifference, Judith charged entirely to the account' of the dead Mrs. Shultz; but-wo strongly sus pect that unconsciously to herself an old account of her own was Included. "It was like him," she said to hersMf "to forget his wife In six months, and be saying just the same kind and falsely flattering things to any other womnn What vt fool she had been In the old Ijmel' At which her cheeks blazed -with' color, thinking of that day when hebad kissed' her, and told her he could not fftejynhb'ut Tier. "Not live with out her, Indeed ! II looked like that!" and her foot stamped the ground In an uncontrollable fary of Indlgbatjou. , But she was apt to remember sdriio things about herself directly after, which changed the current or her feel ing", aud modified her anger; though she saw even in these facts no excuse for Mr. Shultz's conduct; everything be ing known to him at the time. Mean while the wound rankled. It happened on one of Judith's home days that Mrs. Brazee had asked her to do some shopping, aud that In pursuit of the desired articles, sho was in and out of several establishments on Mont gomery street. She had jus completed her purchases at the Ville de Taris, aud was stepping into the street, when a gentleman raised his hat to her, and she found herself face to face once more with Mr. Shultz. She bowed, and wonld have passed on, but he turned and walked with her. He. offered to carry for her the small packago in her hand, but she decllired. To his courte ous remarks she replied in monosylla bles. Not a smile rippled her face, which was as serious as her manner was constrained. In short, Judith amused Mr'. Shultz by her altogether artless way of showing her resentment. A fin ished coquette would have had, with the advantages Judith possessed, a satisfac tory revenge, if it brokher heart to get it. But our foolish young lady was not la the least a coquette by nature or art, and carried her heart on her sleeve in the most conspicuous manner, for this daw at her side to peck at. "Ah, Miss Miles," he said, "it is "so long since we have met. All, yes, I once did see you for a moment, on that unfortunate day. But it is all like a dream, now, except that I do remember your friend the Major did tell me some things of you. So many events have transpired. You have suffered so much grief. And you did think I was not un happy for you ?" "Why should you bo unhappy for me?" asked Judith; "you had yourself to think of." "So had I, that is true. But I have not forgotten the beautiful Miss Judith I did know two years ago, nor the con versations we did have. Sho is the lovelier Miss Miles, now, with many friends, iustead of one. It is the life you used to fancy, is it not? the pleasant life wo sometimes talked about. And you are happy?" "It would be more true to say T am not unhappy," Judith answered. "I think there Is a difference." "Ah, you discriminate; it is like you. Where aro you stopping? Mav I come i to see you, for I have many tilings to , ask you about yourself?" "I am atMadame M 's school," said Judith, purposely neglecting to give her town residence, "and 1 do not receive visitors." "Madame M is a friend of mine," replied Mr. Shultz, disregarding her pointed rebuff, "and I shall come to see you. .flu rcvoir." The encounter witii her one-time friend agitated Judith more than she was willing to allow. Why should he thrust himself again into her affairs ? He had suffered her to be dragged Into pain and peril of every kind, when he could have prevented it; and now, when she was fairly secure aud reason ably happj', would he Intrude himself with his empty professions of interest in her welfare? It was cruel; it was impertinent; "she should not sec him if he called. A fortnight after this chance meeting, when Judith was puzzling over her fig ures, out of study hours, word was sent to her that a friend wished to speak to her in the parlor. Glad of the Interrup tion, she skipped down to the reception room, expecting a message from Mrs. Brazee about a party that was to have come off as soon as Lent was over, aud found that Mr. Shultz indeed had gained permission to seo her alone. "You did not think I should come," he eaid, in answer to her look of con sternation. "But I could not stay away and let you think so wrong of me. Pray take this seat, and let me sit whero I can talk not too loud beside you on the sofa. MadameM knows howl shall speak to you, never fear. "When I did leave Germany to come to America, I was betrothed to a young lady in my own family. It was a mar riage our parents did desire, and I was not averse. But afterwards, when I was far away, aud the old home growing dimmer all the time to my recollection I did meet a beautiful girl not much more than a child. Shewasnotbpantt. ful only, but gifted, and noble, and good. Sho was often sorrowful, too, as genius ever is. I was at first attracted to her for these things, and because I myself was lonely. I um mean to be kind to her a little, and amuse myself a little; but so it would not be. She was always more ueauuiui, anu muro sweet and intelligent every time we met. 1 forgot my Josephine in Gormany, and loved this dear American girl. But had letters toreminume. aiy parents, commanded mo to return to my be- trolhed. Mv trouble was "great; and j greater becapso she I loved did suffer on my account, x Knew it, tuougu aue was too proud to let mo see. T was In despair. I said I would go home and tell Josephine allf aud I went. When I spoke to her, Lcould not.telLherlwas false. I'didi1what..was'ircqulred of me, and went with Josephineitoithe.cliurch, and promised myself'to forget my love in America. Yet when I came to San Francisco, thinking her thousands of miles away, one day she appears to mo ut the Cliff House, twice lovelier thau before. But I have my wife, and ah you know the rest;" and Mr. Shultz got ipi taking two or three turns around the room before concluding. 'I know I do seem false to you. I remember what you said of a certain past. 1 have been true to no one Jose phine, Judith, or myself. Yet it was not meant to bo so false. Can you for give me?" "The confession seems unnecessary," said Judith, after a brief silence, during which an effort was being mado to col lect her thoughts, a good deal scattered by the unavoidable embarrassment of the situation. "It only confirms what I suspected before except iu one re spect. You never loved me."' she said, shrinking from the words, but bravely determining to utter them. "I think you loved yourself, whom you amused with me;" and she lifted her eyes with increasing boldness, confronting his gaze. "You wrong me, then," he cried. "You are unjust to me." "I do not know what you call love," said Judith, growing animated with the recollection of past pain. "But I call that love which seeks another's happi ness and safety. Yok had no regard to either. You trifled with my ignorant dependence upon you; and when you were called away to keep your engage ment even then you endeavored to re tain your Influence by hinting at falso hopes. You wished me to write to you. You offered me your friendly ser vices when you wero betraying " "My love" sho would have said, hut checked herself before the words were formed. "Do you think so very ill of me?" he asked, imploringlj-. "Have I indeed lost everything, when I have come to beg for your Iovo once more?" "Hoiv long is it since your Josephine was burled out or sight?" inquired Ju dith, with a glance of indignant scorn. "You do blame me for that, too. But how could I not explain to von anv longer? Or when T am here, how can I refrain from saying I Iovo you ? I will go away and stay away so long as you may choose, if I may come again some other day, and make you believe In my love." "It would do me no good to believe in It now;" answered Judith, more gently. "Onco it would have been everything tome. Once I would have walked, as the martyrs did, over burning plow shares, to have had the glory and the happiness of it; but that was when I fancied you something different some thing a little more than mortal," she added, smiling with a touch of irony. "I am almost elghtecn.'and have given up such delusions." "Judith! Ts it possible that I wounded you so deeply? Ah, Heaven, what moles we are? If I could live once more two years ago, you should seo how different It would be. "iou then would believe in mo again." "Unfortunately the past cannot be re called," said Judith, rising to end the interview. "But the future the future may atone for the past," cried Mr. Shultz, not no ticing the movement. "I intend my future shall atone for my past," said Judith, calmly. "But do pot reproach yourself too much. I am not so stupid as not to know that, in spite of all, you were of much service to me. I thank you now, more intelli gently than I could have done then. And there is no thing I would undo, if I could, in the experience of that time, but one." At which statement Judith blushed rosily. "May I ask what that may be?" "You kissed me," she said, with a charming confusion, "and no other man ever did except my brother. A girl's first kiss ought to bo a sacred thing, and that mine was stolen taken for naught by a trifler has given me much pain, and caused mc many angry thoughts." Mr. Shultz gazed upon her witii a mingled expression of shame and ad miration. As she stood there in her maiden pride amL holy Itidignatiou, charging him with filching her virgin kiss, and thereby doing her an irrepara ble wrong, she had never looked so lovely. Had there been the least co quetry in her manner, he should have made a jest of it, nnd offered back the kiss. But she was unmistakably in earnest. She had been robbed, and there could be no restitution; no apol ogy, even, that would not be an insult. ! He blushed, throuch all his wordlv as- surance, that had onrn imni t...iim. as being something superior and hung ! his head before her. She was tho first io urean uio uncomfortable silence, 1 "Perhaps I bave not ackncw'wt 1 1 ought tho good you did me in iiir.f. I , iugand fostering my undeveloped taste ior reauiug ana criticism. I am not un graieiui tor uiese Kindnesses. I do not think it is my nature to be ungrateful. At all events, I tlo thank cerely." you sin- "My God! Why did I not know?" Mr. Shultz exclaimed. "But now it is too late. It is useless. My dear Miss Miles, I bldlyou farewell," and he took uphis.hat. i.: i ' "Good:byel,;,aid Judllb,iw!th Invol untary sadness. She was bidding fare well to a broken dream. So Mr. Shultz went away, and Judith shut herself up in her room and wept her last tearsover the vanishing illusions that belonged to the past. When they were shed, her heart felt lighter than it had for mouths. To he continued. "GOD AITDJIT EIGHT." AS KVSAY llK.VD.nr.ll!r. TltK FOUIMT O.nOVK KQUAt KIQ1ITS CLUB, APRIL, I.ISTJ. nv mrs. x.ixNKrrn m. walker. , Every movement of progress or reform must meet with opposition; and just in proportion to thegrandeur of tho cause or object, and the amount ol good to accrue from its stlccess, will be the-opposition. This is perhaps well. Otherwise tho lukewarm and indifferent, who might be attracted by novelty, and who would retard and degrade the cause, are kept aloof from the conflict, and only those whose hearts are filled witii phil anthropy, less human than divine, whoso kindly sympathies are always with the injured and oppressed, and whose minds are ever nttuued to the pure music of the magic words, God and the right, are left to give battle right loyally to tyranny and wroug. Of all the reforms of custom or law, none perhaps has met with such pro longed and determined resistance as tho one represented here to-day resistance clamorous at first and loud-mouthed, hurling invectives ami anathemas upon the devoted beads of those who wero morally courageous enough to assert that woman did not then enjoy ail tho rights and privileges heaven ever in tended her to know mid exercise. Undismayed the few persevered iu showing up tiie wrongs of their sex to as many as would listen, till the scales fell from many eyes, and the ranks of the so-called strong-minded motutrosi tic, from numbering two or three, have increased to a host, whose power is felt and feared iu the laud, whose weapons arc truth and justice, and whose indi vidual watchword is "God and my right." No ignorant mass of demoralized mal contents arc these, aiming at disruption and strife, but intelligent, respectable and law-abiding citizens, who are anx ious to benefit humanity and bestow upon all the God-given jight of freedom in its truest sense. Concession after concession lias been made by the enemy; one barrier after another has !een destroyed, and the boundary of woman's sphere enlarged, until moral and mental culture, widen ing her range of thought, ennobling her character, and refining the sensibiitles of her soul, have rendered her acutely sensible of tho wrongs still inflicted on her sex. Restricted to the narrow limits of her kitchen and the nursery, it is not strange that she should deteriorate, to the great advantage of the freer sex, that he should become superior in intellec tual and physical strength, or assume the dictatorship. But once permitted to go beyond, and vie with him in .in tellectual pursuits, she becomes aware of her capabilities, eager to indulge her tastes, and unwilling to submit to a prescribed rule of action. Ambition, that almost unlvetsal attribute of mau, is hers also, tempered usually by a greater amount of conscientiousness than is possessed by htm, but still urg ing her on to greater heights thau sho has yet attained, and spreading before her delighted fancy glorious visions, it may be of arts or sciences, of which she has yet only a slight conception. Tremble, then, O, vain, glorying brother ! for even your richest, choicest laurels may yet droop before a sister's well-earued superiority, aud your proud soul be humbled because in tho march of intellect yon have been out-done. But though the door to literature has been opened to woman, it will, of course, not be available to all; nor would every woman wish to follow literary pursuits, even if there were room for all, for among women, as among men, there are di versl ties of tastes and capacities. Wpmanhas wants and necessities to bo provided for, aud the question of how they shall be provided for or what she shall do, is one which is undecided, the sterner sex ior biddi n g and repulsi ng any i nno vation on what they deem their exclusive right, and the other claiming that if in any honorable way they can supjwrt them selves, they have an inalienable right to do so. Innumerable avenues aro open to man, that ho may choose from them a business or profession, but to woman there aro few available which will yield her moro than a pitiful and precarious support, and lhese aro the most arduous and undesirable. In culinary employ ments it is true she has few rivals among while men; but sucli occupations are rarely cither agreeable or remunerative. In sewing, too, it is allowed her to com pete with man. but while offering but little pecuniary Inducement, this kind of occupation, when followed closely, is fraueht with dlseaso and ueatu. une more occupation is allowed to woman that of teaching; but in this she must content herself with the less lucrative and honorable positions, while reform ing by far the greater amountof labor. In this capacity she may fill vacancies In country districU:'ou'vstarVtttIoii pay and equally licsirable' Witf. arTln cities She may teach tlio tirimntr lirnnMipq. because they are much more difficult to Impart, and because It is customary to pay for such service one-half as much as is paid to those who sit In capacious rooms, occupied by tew pupils, who have learned school dicipline and are easily managed. Men argue that effi ciency and notsex id the requiredqualifi cationsforthese positions, and that wom en,with a view to matrimony, neglect to fit themselves for the higher situations. If this is true, then marriage, which all concede to be productive of the greatest good to man, must at the same time be fraught with the greatest evil to woman, inasmuch as as it tends to repress the loftier aspirations of her mind aud divert her from noble mental develop ments aud philanthropic achievements, by presenting to her faucy brilliant pic tures of possible good- in the future, which, unless kind Providence smile propitiously on her, she may never rea lize. If so, then right here is a great wrong to be redressed, in which women as the sufferocs ought to be the appli cants for amendment. But it is not true. As far as the schools of the present day ndvauce pupils of both sexes, one is as proficient and as thorough us the other; aud if the fullest instruction is granted to the one aud denied to the other, who is at fault? Not she, I wean! Give her equal advan tages and see If the result will not prove her mental equality, 'flunks to prog ress aud reform, and above all to those heroin ones who in the face of all oppo sition have waged unceasing warfare on those customs which most repressed and degraded woman, we see to-day the best Institutions of our land opening to all, irrespective of sex, and consequently wc Imd women, even i n the poorer ranks, who have received a liberal education, aud iu point of efficiency arc vastly in advance of very mauy of the more fa vored sex, aud if might were with the right and the Irutli, hosts of those who now revel In fancied superiority might well tremble for their laurels. But do not get frightened too soon, dear masculine friend, for if you liavn't more brain power you have more political power, aud so long as 7iicm's rinhts office-holders need your votes to keep their feeble structures from tutnb- Ilnc about their ears, you need have no fears that you will not get the bestpo9i Hons aud the best pay, no matter how inferior you may be to your competitors of the gentle sex. This fact was clearly proven and illustrated by the jowcrx that 6 in Portland, On-gon, only a year ago, when a lady whoe known ability ami long experience in teaching entitled her to-thePrincipalship, was graciously permitted to occupy Unit position on a salary of $7.riO per annum, while one of the favored sex, a beardless boy, guilt less of experience as ho was of knowl edge of school discipline, was disgrace fully scandalized by being assigned the place of assManl on the meagre pay of $1,500, or just twice that- received by the Principal ! But for once tho7otw had reckoned without their hot. The Woman Move ment, as it it is called, was already be ing warmly agitated and such a lute and cry was raised by its advocates and by the people by which It is represented, that the powera were obliged to treat, and to prove tlieirgenerosily mado such unprecedented concessions as the follow ing: To the Principal orthe nigh School (rann)$2XX) To the Principal ol the second room, came Ft'llOOl (mnun) , 1,300 To her assistant (manl 1,7)0 To the Principals or the Grammar Schools (men) each 1,800 To their assistants (women) !..... SJ0 To the Principals of the Intermediate De partments (women) TS) To the teachers ot all the primary grades (women) , i COO Giving to the assistant in the first in stance, on account of his superior sex, a salary still equal to that of tho Principal, while in the second, the assistants being inferior iu sex, receive one thottsaud dollars less than, and little more than one-third as much as the Principals who are men, while the mass of teachers, teaching the vari ous primary branches, are still restricted to the same meagre salary as before, Tills I hold to be incontrovertible evi dence of manifest wrong, nnd being but a specimen of inuumeraple cases, I ask every honest, right-thinking man and woman: So you not see the justice of our cause ? How loug will you halt be tween two opiuious ? But to teaching, as to literary pursuits, all women are uot adpatedj and many must solve 1110 all -no sorblng problem of bread aud but ler in some other way. Death, that fell invader of homes, has brought deso lation and loneliness to myriads of hearts: nnd women, bereft of their husbands and children, deprived of i father's care, have yet as many necessi ties as those who rejoice in tho posses sion of both. Never before did unpro tected women and children In such vast uumbers throng our cities as at the present day, pleading for protection and support; and this accouuts for the great impetus which our reform lias received of 1ntf. The devastating influences of the late civil war are, and long will bo felt by thousands of crushed, desolate, agon Ized hearts, that still iu their utterhelp- lessncss must struggle for the meat that twrlsheth. till, the lost prayer uttered and the last tear shed, they be freed from a lifcllufinitely. worse tuanaeaw L Those of you. who arc familiar, with scenes in large cities know but too well to what depths of squalid poverty and wretched discomfort hostsofwomen have been reduced who were reared to luxury and accustomed to the loving, tender so licitude of friend. Thcse.unfitted to buf fet the waves of adversity, which they never expected to encounter, finding themselves confronted by life's stern re alities, are forced to enter tho ranks as laborers. But where shall they begin ? What shall they do? Would you know? Then enter that magnificent structure, on whose imposing front appears in attractive letters, "Boot and Shoe Man ufactory." Pause not on the first floor, where novelty of design and exquisite ness of workihanship everywhere claim attention, nor yet on the next, where goods of less pretentious appear ance await purchases, but on to the third, fourth or fifth story; where, -crowded in dusty, dark, ill-ventilated rooms, with nothing to enliven the gloom and scarce a ray of sunlight to cheer their hearts, hundreds of ill-fed( overworked women toll from six o'clock iu the morning till nine at night for scarce enough to sustain life aud shield them from the jnclcmencics of the weather, while the children of mauy of them roam uncared for on the street; and If perchance in retracing your steps your eye rest on the rows of spruce clerks below who revel in broadcloth and jewelry, and sport kid gloves and fancy canes, just ask yourselves iu all candor why the women do the drudgery and men fill the light, pleasant positions the first fora mere pittance, the last for a munificent salary? Visit next yon clothing emporium. Here you will see only men occupying the sales depart ment, and acting as overseers; but if you choose to investigate you, will find, as before, iu darkest, gloomiest rooms, au army of women whose lives are wastiug away tinder the unendurable weight, not so much of overwork as of utider- pay. Titus you may pass from one manufactory toanother, andevcry wliero find women toiling harder than tho men in the same establishments, aud receiving insolent rebuffs more fre quently than dimes; and tell me why it is so, if not that the proprietors, emu lous of Influence and power iu the land, pander to those who can secure them the coveted good, while they talio a mean advantage of the helplessness and ne cessities of those who can give only labor in return for gold ? Why is it that in factories the clerks aud overseers aro all men, while the operators on those cumbrous, noisy looms and the performers of all. dirty, disagreeable work arc women why but the owners have respect for the in fluence as well as the labor of men, while women poe.'s only the, ability to labor. Iu the present restricted' condition of houe servants, it Is well that Chinamen anditivcntiycgeuiusliavedriveu mostof our girls from an employment, which must tend to degrade them mentally and morally. Thanks to the Chinaman! All honor to inventive genius! Iu view of tliis the real condition of the masses of our women, what wonder that many whose taste for the beautiful iu dress aud adornment has been cultivated to the detriment of every moral considera tion should, as Sheridan says, "be called away by particular business, but leave their characters behind them." One familiar objection to giving women tho ballot is that they cannot light, and unless they wield the sword they must not vote. This has always appeared to me too insipid for even pass ing notice, but a some may attach greater importance to it than I do wc will notice it here. First Was every legal voter called into active service during the lato civil war? If so, what about that substitute business, which was carried on in such lively manner? What of the men who sat in the Senate and Legislative halls? WThat of preachers, teachers, doctors, lawyers, merchants and trades men, who wero never once missed from their accustomed places? What weop- ous of warfare did they use, and what enemy slay In battle?. What of sutlers aud others who followed the troop3 to make money, but took caro to keep aloof from any any encounter? AYhat of chaplains and hospital nurses? In this last many biavc women proved themselves of inestimable value to the nation, though their names may never appear amoug those of her heroes. Who can tell how many lives were saved to their country and their fami lies by woman's tender care and deli cate attentions? Women there were, aud not a few, who willingly sacrificed case, comfort, healtliTaud even life itself, in the arduous duties of caring for the sick: duties which methinks make equally as nobleasacrificeas if theyhad fallen while spilling a brother's blood Oue instance: A lady, (whose three chil drena daughter and two sons had been early left to her entire support by a worthless, drunken father), who had labored Incessantly sometimes teaching sometimes sewing, that she might sup ply to them the place of both parents, on seeing her eldest son, a mere boy and heryoung-son-iu-law enlist in the Sixth Maine Regiment, determined to accompany thetn to the scene of- action and care for them if wounded. She went, and offering herself as a nurse,--was readily accepted. .INor.wasshe.lbng .Idle.. .Thofamoua battleioftBuU Run', in which that regiment figured conspicu ously, was soon fought, amf all know how oneencounter followed anoth'er'-in quick succession, how horrors increased, and how much need there was of gentle ministrations to the sick nnddyirig. Everywhere, in the most trying scenes, this woman was found, and no cnewi,o needed her help was passed by tin heeded, but hundreds blessed her for her aid and sympathy, and many yearsvwill pass ere she will cease tobe:remeraere.l by those who3e feeble lips murmured blessings on her then. .Fresh 'and beautiful will ever be her memoryrto hundreds who owo their lives under God toiher devotion. While getting on board a boat to go from one hospital to another, she fell aud so injured her spine that sho Jiever quite recovered; but after a few days of confitiementJto her couch she rallied-and resumed the occupation, endeared to her -now'jbywso many scenes of suffering and somany tender sympathies; dud not till thew'ar closed did shoTolax her endeavors to al leviate suffering arid administer com fort. 4i On the 23d of December last a' little groupof mourners left Wash fngton City, accompanying all that remained of that once beautiful, gifted and noble woman. They were conveying, her to' tlie home of her youth, to lay the-casket near those of her .friends, there to rest peacefully until the last trumpet shall call her forth to receive- from 'Him, who loved mercy the welcome plaudit, "Well done, good and faithful servant.-" ' She had suffered for years, and at last fell'a victim to wouud received in tliol war. Who then dares tell me wotnau' must light? There were many others who followed her example, but there' was room for thousands more, and if men would but remove the barriers which at present surrolitnU women, they would find not many hearts among thein that would recoil from any sacrifice-, or-idan-ger when loved ones were iu need: . But alas ! alas! as Scotia's honored bard luw said: 't "Man, whose heaven orectl futf ' The smlliBoriove adorn, ..' Man Inhumanity to man t Makes countless thduaamls mourn." Many arc the instances in which women have proved beyond a. doubt that tho ballot would be safe in their 'i i . t i i . -.. uanus, aim winic uiousanus ana Hun dreds of thousands of these women sjwell ine jaoorers- raiiKS, i see no reason why they should be deprived of those prtvi- Ik... il... r .i -i. i . . ' ivc-f tin; iriijii mtril b Ul WHICH urillgS 50 much good to man, namely, the riglit to have inlluencein making the laws jvliich have so ultimate connection with their comfort and happiness. In an essay like this few thoughts can be taken into consideration, but the world teems with evidence that wo .are striving for the riglit. Lot us then(take courage, and casting off all dread.of conturiiely, lot us "put on the whole irmor of faith" aud determine always to be found at our posts bearing, aloft our unstained banner of nurltvniiil truth, on which is inscribed .in charac ters of living light our glorious watch word, "God aud my riglit." Code of Dress Ton. L.YriK.siiVn this -codetvof ... "JIM; cxpereuced writer gives dress: First The first instinct aBouba.uhpw fashion is the true one. Don't wait till your eye lias lost its accuracy or your judgment its edge. Subject ''fife tmugat once to tlie general . rule; and bow to the decision. . , ? i Second What suits one person "does' not suit another. Know thyself.' " . '." Third Dress should supplement trriod points and -correct bad ones. Thlclrand thin, lonir and short, are uot all to .bo subjected to one Procrustean style. r ourtu uoiors snouiu oe tiarmouious, should be massed, should be becoming. many muo points or oiotcues 01 color sprinkled over a costume produce a-dis-agrecably. pied and speokled effect, as of a monstrous robin's egg or a plum pud ding. One tint should prevail, relieved by ti contrasting tint, iNo amount rof fashionable prestige can make an un becoming color becoming. "Nile green" will turn somo people into oranges, though twenty empresses or dain its adoption. 1 Fifth Lines should be continuous, graceful and feminine. It Is better to look like a woman (if vou happen to be one) than like any thing else even 'a tasuion piate : bixui urnament mu3t bo suuonii- nate. Nature, with ail her profusion, never forgets this fundamental law. u Seventh Above all things be neat. Dainty precision and freshness is as'-es'- seutial to a woman as to a flower. - LiEth Individuality is the rarestand cheapest thing in the world. , Ninth And lastly, "Stylish" is of oil tlie worus in tue iMigusn language 'the most deadly. It has slain its thous ands. ., Medical Education fob "Women- iv Paris. A Itnstrtn n.tner. nf A "iloti evidently previous to the collansaoflhli Napoleonic dynasty, says: "The Em press is ai last going to nave a wish dear to her heart realized tlie foundation of free medical colieze. for ladies. In Paris. The supporters of tlm nlnn i Nelaton, Milne-Eduards, aud ex-MInis- teroi.i'UDiiain3trucuonDurujv Three fourths ,ot the parishes of Franco are without a "medicine man;' the Sisters of Charity, with their stock of simples, is all tho healing art within reach; and though the law is very severe against unlicensed practitioners, it winks at the substitutes created by necessity. Swe den has taken the lead in this matter, and by the cures of the doctresses a'sen sible diminution-has- been the result In the death-rale of thoniral populations." Here-.is.an acknowledgment whichjia of 'someya'luato lady,phj?lclan& especially, 'in'thw'ayf.encouraglng.lhem to per 'sc'vcrc'lii so useful a liepnrtmentfpf'ef- - 4 j . ,