"ST""' W"'." '-.J
FRIDAY -JANUARY 21, 187C.
TO THE VICE PRESIDENTS OF THE
You are urgently requested to be present and
aid at the fourth annual Convention of the
Oregon State "Woman Suffrage Association,
wblch will convene in the city of Salem on
Thursday, the 10th day of February, 1876.
You are further urged to present written re
ports of the work in your respective counties.
If It Is Impossible to be present at the meeting
as urged, you will please send your written re
ports to the Corresponding Secretary, F. F.
Victor.
Br Osdkr or Ex. Cost, of O. S. TV. S. A.
Portland, December 28, 1875.
"YOUE DEESS-00AT, YOUE MONEY,
AND YOUE VOTE."
Occasionally a woman, whose name
would never have been placed iu type
bad she patiently plodded in tbe path
wbicb she marks out for her . sex to
travel, gives us & sample of her discern
ment, and insures herself a hearing in
all tbe witless journals in tbe country
by an attempt at cleverness like tbe fol
lowing: It Is Mary Murdoch Mason who divides ber
sex Into three classes the giddy butterflies, the
busy bees, and the women's righters. The
first are pretty and silly, tbe second plain and
useful, the third manish and odious. The first
wear long, trailing dresses and smile at yon
while waltzing: the second wear aprons and
give you apple dumplings; and the third want
your manly prerogatives, your dress-coat.your
money, and your vote.
It would take more weight than Is
carried by tbe name of Mary Murdoch
Mason, or that of any other woman who
selfishly, enjoys benefits which she
would fain deny her sisters, to make
such twaddle as the above pass current
among sensible folks for wit, wisdom,
or even plain common sense. Read it
again, women, and see if after all there
Is much more credit attached to being
members of one of these classes than to
another. Rendered in plain terms, it,
means that you must either be tbe ser
vaut, the tool, or the dictator of men,
and you know full well that you desire
to Do neither. To be sure, wearing
aprons and dishing up apple dumplings
is not incompatible with the dignity of
any woman, but few women would care
to be kept in such attire and occupation
constantly and told peremptorily that
such was "their place."
As "manly prerogatives" seem mostly
to consist in smoking and chewing to
bacco, lounging around street corners,
and like ennobling occupations, we
would beg to be excused from assuming
them, even though our brethren were
willing to abdicate in our favor, which
they show no disposition to do as any
one can see. Inasmuch as "dress-coats"
cost as much as "trailing dresses," and
would be about as unbecoming, we see no
reason why women should desire to
send men abroad in their shirt sleeves;
indeed, we know of none who would
thus despoil them.
"Your money" women do not want,
but tbey do want their own and that
without having it doled out tt them
two or four bits at a time, with an air
that could not be more aggrieved or
condescending were the recipient of
what Is honestly her own a mendicant.
"Your vote," men and brethren, we do
not want, but we do want a vote of our
own, and our word for it we will have
It, too, and show you that it wou't take
us all day to deposit a ballot, either, by
hastening home to tie on aprons and
dish up the family dumplings in good
time and excellent style. So don't
worry concerning "manly prerogatives,
your dress-coat, your money, and your
vote," for women want none of them,
preferring always an exercise of their
own rights to despoiiiug men of theirs
"IGN0EAN0E
BALKED
POSE."
HIS PTJE-
"We are happy to say that Duniway does not
aim to lie about us this time when she states
that we have written disgusting philliplcs
against Woman Suffrage. Ignorance balked
her purpose. Pbllllpic and bucolics i
equally beyond her conception."
We cannot, of course, expect the
opinion of Webster to have much
weight when opposed to the learning of
this erudite (?) ignoramus. We will
venture to state, however, that the great
lexicographer gives as a definition to the
word philippics, "a word used to denote
any discourse or declamation full of ac
rimonlous invective." Webster also
differs from this sapient holder of a di
ploma from Pacific University In tbe
orthography of the word doubling "p"
instead of "1." However, a dunce
whom a college has graduated just to
get rid of, may be expected to air his
little stock of classic lore at the expense
of so trifling a matter as orthography.
and to gleefully Imagine that we have
compared his editorials to the oration of
Demosthenes against Philip of Mace-
don, or the orations of Cicero against
Mark Antony, when we characterized
them as "disgusting philippics." We
suggest to the Faculty of Pacific Unl
versity the propriety of "forbidding
students to read who cannot' spell" be
fore they turn out another such an edi
tor as is Luce of tbe Independent.
We inadvertently omitted last week
to note the receipt of a pamphlet enti
tied, "Washington Territory, Its Soil,
Climate, and Productions," compiled by
Mrs. A. H. Stuart, of Olympia. It is
neatly printed at the office of tbe Wash
iugton Standard, and contains 64 pages
of matterof value to citizens of theTerrl
tory and of interest to persons iookiugfor
permanent homes. The work was com
piled for the purpose of aiding immi
gration, by describing the natural re
sources of the Territory. It should be
widely circulated.
The Weekly Standard made its prom
ised appearance on Friday of last week.
It is under the editorial control of Mr.
A. Noltner, late of the Oregon City'ifa
ierprise, Is Democratic In politics, and
will doubtless receive & liberal patron
age from those devoted to Democratic
principles.
AN HOUE WITH 00EEE3P0NDENTS.
One of the first of the many letters
that claim attention this week hails
from Boston, Mass., and as we glance
eagerly along Its pages, we behold the
welcome script of Lucy Stone, co-editor
of the Woman's Journal, one of the
staunchest, bravest, truest heralds of
freedom that ever rang the clarion uotes
of woman's liberty along the lines of a
man's rights Republic. Among other
good things in her letter, she says :
"We want to make everybody see Iu
this Centennial year that the Woman
Suffragists are asking for the very same
thing that the old Revolutionary heroes
fought for, and that the political oppres
sion of women by men of the United
States is just as wrong as what was
done to them by George III. a hundred
years ago. We shall never have such
another chance, and we ought to im
prove this one." Further on, we copy,
at tbe risk of being considered just a lit
tle conceited, as follows: "I always
look with interest through the columns
of your paper. My daughter says you
are the pluckiest woman she knows.
That you raised your own boys to print
your paper, which you not only edit but
write the story for, keep house, lecture,
and write a volume of poems besides.
I quite agree with her. I am always
glad of the riuging blows you strike for
freedom, which echo from tbe Atlantic
to tbe Pacific. May we both live till
the citizenship of woman is established,
as it surely will be. rne worn goes
bravely on." The red blood tingles iu
our finger tips as we write the glad re
sponse: "God bless you and yours,
dear friend, aud spare you yet many
years to illumine tbe earth with your
influence."
"We had just as well be killed for a
sheep as a lamb," so while we are about
it, you will pardon us, good reader, fora
little more egotism.
A welcome letter is at hand from Mrs.
E. A. Cor win, of Nebalem, .Oregon, aud
it's odd enough that the two letters that
we first get our fingers upon this morn
ing should come from the furthermost
verges of the Orient and Occident. We
quote one paragraph : "Dear friend,
you will never know the good you are
doing, or the words of encouragement
you are imparting every week to your
many readers, as they unfold the crisp,
fresh pages of the New Northwest
and peruse it's many messages of peace
'on earth and good will to men and worn
en. Don't fail to give my kindly regards
to 'ye associate.' Although we have
never met face to face, I feel that we
know each other in spirit." If you
only lived in Boston, or some other sub
urb of Portland, as our friend Lucy
Stone does, we might meet you almost
any day. As it is, we have little hope
of an early meeting. Letters and news
papers cau travel, if we can't, and that's
comfort.
A dear friend from Halsey, Mrs. M. J.
Peniaud, wants to know when we can
visit that pleasant railway station and
give a course of lectures. Another let
ter from Springfield, one from Eugene,
two from Olympia, oue from Freeport,
one from McMinnville, one from Seattle,
and we're afraid to say how many more,
contain the same question. Wish we
could tell you, friends; we're like a lien
on a hot griddle, we're so busy with
plans and efforts and purposes.
Hester A. Benedict writes us a fare
well note from Knappton, saying that
she is henceforth to reside in San Fran
cisco, where her many friends may ad
dress her for the present, care of Over
land Monthly.
Mrs. W. H. Conyers, of Columbia
City, a member of tbe Centennial Exec
utive Committee for Columbia county,
and the one lady member who has ex
erted herself to place tbe natural beau
ties of Oregon before -the exposition,
writes us concerning a box of Centen
nial goods, in a manner that proves ber
to the manor of liberty born, if she is
considered a political nonentity by mas
culine law-makers.
A valued worker in the vineyard of
liberty writes us privately from Albany,
saying some things that are too good to
be lost, as tbey prove the truth of what
we have so often asserted concerning the
salutary effect of human rights upon
the sons of strong-minded mothers.
Among many other good things, she
says, "I was not looking for anythiug
on Christmas; but I got a nice sewing
basket stand, $5; cake basket, $20; gold
watch chain, $75;. a fine money-pocket
and card case, aud a very nice flower
stand with three pots for planting flow
ers. They were all gifts from my two
oldest boys. When boys thus remem
ber their mother, I think there is ground
for hope that they will make good men
some day." There! reader, we'll ven
ture a positive declaration that no
two sons of any mother who "has all
the rights she wants" can bo found iu
all Oregon who will prove themselves
thus thoughtful. What husbands those
boys will make ! But the hour with
correspondents must close for this week,
Other matters claim attention, and all
must be treated alike.
A Pittsburg dispatch of the 28th ult.
tells of the marriage by telegraph of
George 8. Jeffreys, & telegraph operator
at Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, and
Miss Lydia Culler, an operator at
Brownsville, in tbe same State. The
officiating clergyman at Waynesburg
read the ceremony to the groom, who
telegraphed the same to the bride, who
responded in like manner by wire.
Hon. W. R. Dunbar, G. W. C. T., has
been for the past two weeks lecturing
and organizing lodges in Lane county,
In addition to those already published,
we note the organization of a lodge with
24 charter members at Mohawk Valley,
and one with 25 members at Camp
Creek. He is a tireless and efficient
laborer, in the great temperance reform
The Overland Monthly has suspended
publication.
EDITOEIAL COEEESPONDEHOE.
Dear Headers of the New Northwest:
After a brief respite from rostrum
cares, behold us again upon tbe wing,
our destination "Vancouver, our mission
peace on earth and good will to men
and women.
A two or three hours' ride upon the
snug little packet, "Vancouver," that
plies dally between the town whose
name It bears and the metropolis of the
great Northwest, and we landed at tbe
wharf of the former one, and proceeded
to the tidy, cozy home of a dear friend
of the days of our youth, upon whose
sweet face timeand sorrow have plowed
many a furrow, but whose hospitable
soul beams through her eyes with all
the warmth, If not the brilliancy of yore.
Brother DeVore was on the steamer
as we came over, and knowing him to
be a professed friend of human rights,
and knowing, further, that he well knew
that we would never say a word in any
lecture that would desecrate any church;
also cognizant that Vancouver possessed
no public ball suitabiefor lecturing pur
poses in cold weather, except tbe Meth
odist Church, of which Brother DeVore
is pastor, we spoke to him about allow
ing us tbe church for lectures, and re
ceived for answer that he bad no objec
tion; but he had no power in the prem
isesthe matter lay with tbe trustees.
We knew the declaration was de
cidedly thin when be made it, for a pre
siding eider always has power in such
cases, but we held our tongue aud
tested the matter.
Byron Daniels, Esq., the estimable
and honorable editor and proprietor of
the Vancouver Independent, called
upon four of the gentlemen in author
ity in the church, and received their
sanction for its use. With the aid of
other obliging and intelligent young
gentlemen, the bills were distributed
and tbe lectures announced.
For reasons that will hereafter be
made apparent, when half-past seven
came, we met a fine audience, not in tiie
Methodist Church, but in Brant's Hall.
Miss Almira Knight, sister of Rev. P,
S. Knight, 'of Salem, and arightworthy
representative of her noble brother, pre
aided at the meeting, rendered some ex
cellent vocal music with a guitar ac
companiment, aud introduced us in a
neat, well-chosen speech, which was ex
ceedingly well received. Then we pre
faced the lecture, as nearly as we can
recollect, as follows:
"Nearly two years ago the great
church of peace on earth and good will
to men and women, of which I have
have ever since its organization in this
State been presiding elder, was holding
its regular annual association in Port
land. There was a certain minister of
much local renown who was under
censure and suspension in his own
church for alleged high crimes aud mis
demeanors. Believing it to be the duty
of all Christians to hold all men (and
women) innocent until proven guilty,
I, with much difficulty, prevailed upon
the members of my church to allow
said suspended minister to be invited to
our pulpit. Many of them privately
objected, -saying that our cause could
not afford to countenance a man as
speaker who was not In good standing
among his own people. I answered
them that I had too much faith in our
gospel to believe it was so easily 're
proached.' My counsels prevailed, and
the suspended preacher made us
splendid Woman Suffrage speech. Now,
that minister, reinstated in authority in
his own church, resides in Vancouver.
received tbe sanction of all tbe
trustees of his church except one, to use
it for these lectures, and that one being
absent, could not be consulted. Having
already received the pastor's sanction,
tne Dins were distributed, ana all was
supposed to be well understood. About
dark this evening, this minister of the
gospel took it upon himself to slip into
the house of the neighbors nearest to
where I was stopping, though be could
easily have called upon me, to tell them
to tell me that the trustees had gone
back on their contract, and I couldn't
have the church, according to their
agreement. I had, during our conver
sation the day before, asked him why
they didn't turn the one heathen
trustee, of whom be told me, out of
power, and elect a Christian in place.
Now, I am disposed to exonerate that
trustee, and place the blame right
where it belongs, upon the preacher
himself. I want to be charitable in the
matter, and hope you won't go off and
say that I have traduced the preacher.
Truth never traduces anybody. When
I think, though, of his present treat
ment of me, a presiding elder of good
standing in my own church, as com
pared with the reception I gave him
when he was under an ecclesiastical ban
in his church, I can only account for his
conduct upon tbe philosophy so feel
ingly expressed by Hezekiali Bedott,
and so eloquently repeated by his
widow, 'We are all poor creeturs. "
Tbe audience, composed largely of
Brother DeVore's congregation, in
cluding his choir, and all the leading
citizens of Vancouver, highly enjoyed
our plainness of speech, and grew very
justly indignant over the pastor's self
ishness and lack of Christian stamina,
The contrast between bis action toward
us aud that of Eider H. K. Hines, of La
Grande, places the. former In a very un
enviable light before the women who
support him in the ministry.
On the second evening, tbe lecture
was upon "Our Young Folks," and
drew another large audience. Miss At
mira Knight again favored tbe public
with an excellent solo, and the choir,
consisting of a number of young ladies
and gentlemen who are fortunate
enough to be under the training of Pro
fessor Prentice, of Portland, rendered
some spirited 'church music.
It was our intention to continue tbe
meeting over Sunday, but the hall
though comfortable in moderate
weather, proved too cold for frosty even
ings, and the third lecture, upon tbe
"Bible and Woman," closed the present
seasou. We promised another visit,.
however, which promise we hope soon
to cancel.
Professor Prentice adjourned his ex
cellent singing school upon tbe last
evening to attend the lecture with his
pupils, who bold him and his work in
high regard. We bespeak for him a
crowded school at its next session.
Vancouver is a very beautifully lo
cated town, -having-an adjacent agri
cultural country of fertility and scope.
Many neat and tasteful dwellings
abound, and there are quite a number
of brick stores and offices. George
Stewart, Esq., who got his start in
Yamhill, does a successful law business,
as also does Byron Daniels, Esq., from
the same classic locality. There are
several general dry goods stores, but all
the merchants are too poor to take the
New Northwest, except Mrs. E.
Smith, who keeps a fine stock of confec
tionery and eatables.
There is much complaint of bard
times among the people, Portland being
so near a3 to take precedence over Van
couver in business affairs. The citizens
are justly proud of their local paper and
Its enterprising editor, who plants him
self squarely upon the platform of hu
man rights and common sense.
Whisky and drunkenness flourish
here, as they do at The Dalles, where
several Pharisees control the churches,
as one does here. Extremes always
meet, and whisky bibbers and self-
righteous ministers unite in opposing
the woman question. The whisky sell
era, however, are several degrees ahead
of some preachers, for we have no doubt
but that any of them would allow us to
preach the gospel of peace and temper
ance and brotherly love and charity in
their saloons if we should ask them.
We left Vancouver, after four ana a
half days' sojourn among its many hos
pitable and whole-souled friends of hu
man rights, feeling thoroughly strength
ened iu every good word aud work.
And if any preacher feels aggrieved be
cause we speak the truth, let him find
what consolation he may in the fact
that he is far behind tbe Intelligence of
tbe age when he supposes that tbe peo
ple will sustain bim iu trying to protect
God from the women with a lock and
key. A. J. D,
Portland, January 16.
LETTEE FEOM THE PENITENTIAEY.
To Tnc Editor op toe New Northwest:
The monotony of our prison life was
relieved this morning in a manner
which lean only describe as glorious,
aud I cannot rest quietly until I tell you
something about it.
For the past two years Mesdames
Thornton, Clawson, Carter, and several
other ladies whose names I do not
recollect, have been carrying on a mis
sionary work here. During the past
year they have held meetings here
every Sunday, and not only have tbey
interested themselves in the moral wel
fare of our isolated community, but
they have visitsd the sick aud supplied
them from time to time with many
things. But what I set out to tell you
about was the entertainment given
here this morning.
Just as the clock struck ten, two or
three buggies were driven up, and a few
minutes after we were surprised to hear
the tuning of violins. The bell soon
struck, and we were admitted into the
chapel, where we beheld not men, as
we supposed but a lady and gentleman
aud five beautiful children, two girls
and three boys, all ready with their iu
struments to entertain us. Of course
you will guess at once that these were
Mr. and Mrs. McGibeny and their fam
ily, and you 'are right.
It is impossible for me to give an ac
curate account or all that was sung,
Suffice it to say that singing and song
sters alike seemed to us almost divine,
.Eyes unusued to tears were filled as
they gazed on the sweet, wee, curly
headed little girl, only three years of
age, who kept time to tbe sweet strains
with her tiny triangle aud drum, and
the pat-pat of her little feet, as she
looked with wondering eyes over her
strangely-attired audience.
Of tbe effects of sucli an entertain
ment upon us you can judge. All the
sermons preached here for tbe last two
years have not aroused as much feeling
as did this strange, sweet concert. Not
only did they entertain us for an hour
and a half with such delightful music
as never echoed from the walls of our
chapel before, but at the close they vis
ited the cells of the men, tbe children
shaking hands with us, and the father
and mother speaking words of kindness
that will never be forgotten. I heard
one man to whom Mrs. McGibeny had
spoken very kindly say that if he ever
forgot, to pray for himself, he was sure
he should always remember to pray for
her and her family. Words of kindness.
sympathy, aud love will reform a man
when rigorous prison laws aud bolts
aud bars utterly fall.
It is well known that the majority of
men iu prison have neither pleasure in
the present nor hope for the future be
cause they feel that when the bolts fly
back and they are once more at liberty
that they will be shunned of all men
and women. Chance to earn a living is
small, for no oue will hire them if they
know where they have been, and tbey
go out into tbe outside world feeling
that all whom they meet are enemies,
A noble few from Salem and Portland
and among these as one of the foremost
I count yourself have met us herewith
words of hope and eucouragement, and
for this we all feel grateful. Oh, If this
treatment of poor, erring, unfortunate
humanity would but become universal
few indeed would return to these walls
for a second term of servitude for crime
committed.. Eugene St. Clare,
Oregon State Prison, January 9, 1S76,
The North German Lloyd's steamer
"Sailer," from New York for Bremen
Is ashore in the English Channel. Ef
forts to get her afloat have been unsuc
cessful.
"YOTJESTETJLY" VISITS THE OPEEA
It wasn't the easiest thing in tbe
world to do. The governor had taken
one of his periodical spells of "contrac
tion," and bad positively forbidden the
expenditure of a single dime upon the
women folks" for the next month to
come. "Taxes" were tne cause, be said,
and mother, dear, patbut, long-suffering
soul that she is, submitted to tbe regu
lar annual privation, as usual, without
murmur, though it did look a little
queer to Yours Truly that the whole
burden of taxation to enable a man to
enjoy "representation," should so often
come upon the woman, who has no per
sonal representation whatever.
Mother had long wanted a newall-wool
merino dress, for her old one was be
coming rusty, and she had denied her
self other luxuries for months in order
to save the money for its purchase, and
bad just about succeeded in securing the
requisite amount, when in came the
governor, aud with the air of a judge
just above to pass a severe sentence
upon a culprit, be exclaimed, while
thrusting a bill for taxes under ber nose
"D'ye see anything o' that?"
Tbe governor always contracts his
sentences a little when he's drinking.
'Is it a tax receipt?" asked mother,
innocently; though why she shouldn'
have known better can only be ex
plained on the hypothesis that she is al
ways waiting and hoping for better
times, when she may get out of paying
tbe taxes of a man wbo thinks she has
no right to represent herself.
A tax receipt, indeed !" cried the
governor, loftily, "it's a dun for taxes,
woman! Got any money ?"
Mother hesitated, thought of the new
merino dress, and sighed.
Ye'd just as well pungle!" said the
governor; and mother, with the air or
one well used to obedience, "pungied."
Yours Truly was angry. Raising her
self to her fullest hight, (whjch isn.'t
the highest at best), she vehemently
stamped tbe heel of her gaiter, from
which she bad just removed a rubber
shoe, badly stained with cow-yard mud,
and said, indignantly:
"Why don't you payyour own taxes?
You do the voting."
rue governor's injured dignity was
pitiable to behold.
"Wife!" he exclaimed, solemenly, as
he wipeihhis muddy boots upon Yours
Truly's well-blacked andirons, "it's
pity you can't train your children to re
spect their father !"
"The children are chips of the pater
nal block, and I can't help it if tbey
don't always do just right," meekly re
plied Yours Truly's mother, as she tried
to reconcile herself to the loss of the long
coveted merino dress.
"How much have you paid this month
for cigars aud brandy?" saucily asked
Yours Truly, as she looked the governor
squarely in the face.
The dignitary blushed a little; but be
managed to say, "None o' your bus!
ness, Miss Pert. Ye'd better stick to
yer work and ask no questions."
But Yours Truly had made up her
mind to quit work till she could go to
Portland and visit the opera, .so she
coolly informed the governor that she
was "on a strike." Of course he fumed
and threatened, but Dick, wbo hap
pened to come in just then, aud who's
getting very gracious to Yours Truly
lately, because well, because just wait
a few months, Mrs. D., and she'll tell
you all about it. Dick counted out two
dollars and a balf in silver from a well
filled purse, aud putting the pitiful sum
into lours xruiy nanu, uaue iter to go
to Portland and do what she liked.
"Would that money keep you in ci
gars three days If you were to go to
Portland, Dick ?"
"Of course not," said Dick, and he
blushed a little as he said it; "but
girl doesn't need cigars."
"Why not?"
"Daughter!" cried mother, reprov
ingly, "you do say such ridiculous
tilings ! Go to Portland, if you want to,
but don't annoy me by such rakish ex
hibitions of nonsense."
"But I've nothing to wear."
"Then buy something," suggested
practical Dick.
"On two dollars aud a half, after the
fare's paid ?" and Yours Truly eyed the
glittering coin quite seriously. Then a
sudden thought struck her. She had
long enjoyed an unlimited "run" at
Lewis & Strauss'; and now she could
again "run the governor's face" for
wearables, and while about it, could get
the brown merino for her mother, too.
The governor needn't know it, for she
could tell the clerk to-designate the me
rino in the bill as "yak luce." Just let
a girl of tbe period be trusted at the
stores, and she'll get even on her pro
tectors, won't she, Mrs. D. ?
The ticket was bought, and a half
dollar to spare. Pity it hadn't been two
quarters, to jingle; but n satchel key
supplied that deficiency.
Yours Truly couldn't go to a hoteIP
though, for she hadn't money enough,
so she stopped at the home of a good
Methodist brother, whose wife and chil
dren visit lief every summer at the gov
ernor's, and shocked them all by declar
ing ber intention to visit the opera.
A new "tie-back" overskirt, trimmed
with "yak lace," (the price charged
double Iu tbe bill, one-half being taken
up in brown merino on the sly), was
made long and puffy and bunchy, after
the modem manner, and a. velvet cloak
won't the governor groan when he
sees the bill? was selected to match a
jaunty hat rolled away from the fore
head among folds of turquoise and vel
vet, filled In with ostrich feathers and
fish geraniums. Catch Yours Truly
wearing anything cheap, will you ? As
long as women spend nothing on cigars
and whisky, they have an unquestiona
ble right to their clothes. Then, tbe
gloves and the neck-tie, aud the nich
ing, and it's nobody's business wbat
else completed an outfit as charming
and elegant as it was expensive and
fresh and fashionable.
"Lend me five dollars, and charge it
to my father as sundries," modestly
requested Yours Truly.
The obliging clerk shook his head and
hesitated.
"Ask the proprietor," said he.
Tbe proprietor is a handsome and
just man, and he Knew tlie governor was
good for it, so he smiled ami said "cer
tainly," and Yours Truly was iu funds.
But she hadn't any beau. The young
men of Portland are an impecunious set,
aud custom demands, if tbey go with a
young lady, that they shall pay the
bills, and when they haven't the money,
how can they? So the matter rau
along till Sunday night. Theu a "ser
vice of sacred song," was the operatic
programme, so Yours Truly prevailed
upon a boy to accompany her, who was
so young he couldn't help knowing she
couldn't mean matrimony, his parents
consenting because the exercises were
to be religious !
Oh, what an opera ! Tiie New Mar
ket Theater wa3 well filled by the most
completely "sold" assembly you ever
saw, Mrs. J). Christian people were
there who couldn't see anything "relig
ious" in Itallau mummery, trilled and
rolled and squealed and squalled and
yelled, as it was, in barbarous English
accent. Jewish people were th'ere who
were "tickled" into suppressed tittering
that would break out into down-right
laughter when the "religious" negro
song of "Old Folks at Home" was ren
dered in darkie-'s English the only'
words of the "sacred service" that were
intelligible to anybody.
Mrs. Marston Morse, who persistently
styles herself a "Miss," was elegantly
attired around the feet with ruffles and
a train, but the dress fitted her so badly
that it slipped entirely away from her
waist aud aims, leaving her body badly
exposed to public gaze. Nobody seemed
annoyed except Yours Truly. But
some people will get used to anything,
and on Tuesday night, at this same
prima donna's benefit, even YbursTruiy
forgot that the dress had half slipped oil
the singer, and she shut her eyes aud
listened to the soft melody that warbled
from her throat till she gradually ceased
to feel annoyed because nobody could
understand the words.
But what an opera! Four singers,
all told, aud three of them with cracked
voices! And everybody pretended to
enjoy It, because not to do so would ap
pear unfashionable!
O, temporal O, mores!
That people everywhere may some
time possess sufficient moral courage to
be honest in expressing their private
opinions, is the subsiding wish of
Yours Truly.
IE0M ENCAMPMENTS.
To A. F. Johnson', Grand Com. C,
R. C. Bear Sir and Brother: In ac
cordance with your request, asking for
information regarding the prosperity of
the various Encampments, I would
gladly state that Washington Encamp
ment No. 3, C. R. C, located at this
place, is doing well, and now consists of
about sixty members. It has met with
many troubles and reverses during the
past, but the crisis seems to be over and
a new day is dawning upon us, and I
have no doubt that the future of the
Order in this locality will be a glorious
one, and that many true men and wom
en will be found ready to stand up and
fight under the standard for (he cause
that we have at heart the great tem
perance reform.'
Our membership is somewhat scat
tered, some residing in Seattle, others
in Tacoma, and still others only a few
miles ironi uiympia; yet these mem
bers are always punctual in meeting
with us when the opportunity offers,
and only regret that they have to be ab
sent at ail.
The work of our Encampment has
been done iu a thorough manner, and
tbe officers vie with each other in ac
quitting themselves creditably, and so
long as this feeling prevails we need
have little fear of failure. Hoping to
see communications from other En
campments, I remain Companion fra
ternally in C.C., H., P.P.
J. H. Munson.
Olympia, W. T., January 17, 1876.
To W. H. Roberts, Grand Sec'y C.
R. Q.Dear Sir and Brother: While
looking over the last issue of the Star,
I chanced to notice a request to mem
bers of tbe various Encampments within
our jurisdiction to correspond with the
Grand Secretary touching tbe prosper
ity of the same.
I had just returned from a visit to La
Creole Encampment, situated at Dallas,
where I had the pleasure of assisting in
tbe installation of the newly-elected of
ficers. I also had the pleasure of meet
ing with the Encampment at its regular
session. They have a commodious and
well-arranged hall and a lively and en
ergetic membership, and from appear
ances I should say t.bat this Encamp
ment, bids fair to be numbered among
tbe first in this jurisdiction.
Harmony Encampment No. 4, located
in this city, is a bright star to which I
can point with pride. She still moves
slowly but surely along In the good
work, keeping up ber 'membership and
weeding out the dead-weights who do
not honor the Order sufficiently to meet
its just claims upon them. It is with
pleasure that I record the Interest man-
Ifesfed by our members and the profi-J
ciency of those-to whom is intrusted the
management of our affairs. All have
pledged themselves to work earnestly
the coming year for the benefit and ex
tension of the Order. I should like,
were it at all possible, to visit each En
campment within our limits during the
year, lending such aid as would be in
my power for the furtherance of the
good work. Hoping ever to have a good
report to gi veof Harmony Encampment,
I remain Companion, with fraternal re
gards, yours In C.C., H., P.P.
Celja A. Whitney, G. J. C.
Portland, January 12, 1876.
I GENTENNIAL GOODS.
i .We have been favored with a look
through the room now used by Hon. A'.
J. Dufur as a depot for Centennial
goods, and must say that we are agree
ably surprised at thequautity and qual
ity of the display already upon exhibi
tion. We have little doubt that
Oregon will bear away tbe medal for
wheat, oats, native grasses, wild rye,
flax, wool, dried fruits, and almost
everything which our citizeus will take
the pains to properly preserve and pre
pare for exhibition. The advantage
that such an opportunity will offer for
the extensive advertising of the inher
ent resources of the great Northwest
cannot . be over-estimated; certainly
they do not seem to be at all appreciated -now.
This is to be regretted, as the
present goideu opportunity will come
but once In the life-time of anybody.
Mr. Dufur deserves great credit for the
assiduity with which he attends to the
Centennial business. We have no
doubt that the women of Oregon are
able to furnish as fine a display as that
from any other State; but the question
is, will they t
THAT LAST EXPIEING HOWL.
"H. N. Marquand," who for a few
troublous weeks figured as "editor" of
the Coos Bay Record, steps down and
out this month, giving place, as he re
tires under compulsion, to Messrs. Wat
son & Webster, who will remove the
concern to Marsh field, and boil it in
concentrated lye till they get It cleaned
up, after which the Republicans can
boast a decent paper in that county.
We could name a score of just such un
fortunate canine effetes as Marquand,
who have barked themselves to death in
a vain attempt, to destroy the New
Northwest. And still we live to
chronicle another "last expiring howl."
TEMPEBANOE WOEK.
To TnE Editor of Tnc New Northwest:
Since writing you from Rock Hill, in
Linn county, I have been laboring for
the order in that and Lane counties,
and have in that time organized three
lodges and visited quite a number of
others, which, with one exception, I
found to be iu good working condition,
and exerting a proper influence in the
community.
On the 3d inst. I organized a lodge at
Sand Ridge, three miles from Rock
Hill, with sixteen Rock Hill applicants
and sixteen others, making a splendid
charter list. On the 7th J organized on
Camp Creek, with twenty-five mem
bers, aud on tbe 10th on the Mohawk,
with twenty-four members.
The lodges near here are doing well,
and I shall be in this county for some
days yet, visiting and instructing them
in tbe unwritten work, and then make
my way into Benton.
On the 13th inst. I received a kind in
vitation from Mrs. F. F. Victor, Corre
sponding Secretary of the Oregon State
Woman Suffrage Association, to be
present and address the Association at
its next regular session, to be held in
Salem, commencing on tbe 8th of next
month. I regret that engagements in
the field will prevent my being present
aud participating in the work of the
Association.
.That every good work may be abund
antly prospered in this Centennial year
is the wish of Yours fraternally,
W. R. Dunbar.
Creswell, Oregon, January 15, 1S76.
To the Editor of the New Northwest:
As the organ of the temperance peo
ple of Oregon has departed this life, wo
would be pleased to have the advocate
of a twin sister principle publish a few
items of interest to the temperance
community.
The sweet repose of Camp Creek was
stirred a few days ago to a deep interest
In temperance by the arrival there of
Brother Dunbar, who, ever ready and
willing to do battle for this good cause,
had braved all the discomforts of a
Webfoot winter in its service. He de
livered a telliug lecture, after which he
organized a lodge of Good Templars,
which bids fair to do a good work iu
that isolated but prosperous aud happy
community. Proceeding to the classic
precincts of the "Mohawk," he organ
ized another lodge.
Hou. E. L. Applegate honored this
occasion with his presence for a time,
but before tbe organization tbe sage of
the "Mohawk" had business which
called him away. We hope, however,
at some time not fur distant, to have
the assistance and counsel of our
worthy aud talented friend.
Having done what be could for this
locality, Brother Dunbar came on to
Springfield, to find Spriugfield lodge in
a languishing condition. He went val
iently to work, and after two nights'
lecturing left us, strengthened by his
noble exhortations and pathetic ap
peals, and in the future we hope to show
our temperance friends u better record
of work done in Springfield. We are
encouraged to hope thus from the fact
that our people seem to be waking from
their slumbers in regard to suffrage
without regard to sex, aud this princi
ple and temperance go hand in hand.
Reformations have had their opponents
in all ages, and the present is no excep
tion, as is witnessed in the case where
the pious minister closed the church
door against the editor of the New
Northwest here on one occasion, and
also endeavored to close the same door
against the temperance people, but as
tbe consistent part of tbe church mem
bers had a chance to vote on the ques
tion iu the last case, they did as .they
would have done in the first silenced
Satan's representative even while ha
lifted up ids pious hand in "holy hor
ror." More anon. G.
Springfield, Oregon, January 16, 1876.
The Amity Literary Society at a re
cent meeting, after an animated discus
sion, decided that the women" of Oregon
are entitled to the ballot.