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About The new Northwest. (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 9, 1877)
-"Tea :Y A Joeraal for lbs People. Dvvotsd tu'iae lawrestsof Haksaalty. ' ladapeadeat la I'ulltlea and Bellgloa. Hive to ilT'LI-s Ju. and Tboroutl Haaieal I u 0tuala( aa E ptaUu lbs Wmi ut Ibe Maura. It. 4. J. giuvti. aa rsvejeB. if IX AbVAHCBl Ob freer... -' wmllii 1 7 Ttrss MMika.. r-.ll Tumm Hraaca, raaa rttaaa, faaa ritri.. , Correapouilejilawrtllii evef aaauned alsna urea tuual. saaks ksua'a tbeur suiim to u Usurer so atteujioa will be alvaajo tbalc aimimiiBtealtoui. ... ADVgBTlMEMENTeiBsert4aBeaaoBblS VOLUME VII.U POftTlNXSi-OIlKOOlV. FllIUAY, JVOVEJIipElt :t, 1H77. ISUMlKlt . I0 8T01TTHI8 WEE.C7. . Owing to lira. Duulway'a kbMOM la Eutwi Oregon, tod lb prevalent bd weather, which doebllece ceased delay la Ibe mails, Ibe etory did ' pot arrive uil wee IN friuiv IUI iwvikiva, , ; OUB WASHIJ0T05 LETTEE. To VBB EDITOBOr TBS VSW NoBTUWESTi Tb House adjourned on Thursday evealng antll Set orday, with Ibe ander aUnd.Bg that do biMieeae wee to be . transacted oo Ibot day. Thia reoeea tree token loanable Mr. Randall to complete hi Ut of tbo stand I Dg committees, aud to permit determination of tbo mooted point by tbo majority whether general legislation-shall bo attempted during this extra session. It Is Mr. Randall's wish to put tbo right man In tbo right place, a ebelrma of tb committee, nod to bo rollovod of oil public labors ntil bo aboil have determlaed upon hi leader. Some of tbo appointment mad by Mr. Key lawt wlour woro ob ibloB-TOnyTpecti7odMr. Randall, aacerta tbat bo will try, In eo for oo bo eaa, not to rtpoot tbo oomo blonder. II bo loft tbo olty for hi borne, end will atoy tboro ooUl Mon day, on wblobrdoy bo will make bl announcement. Tbo power exerelaed by tbo Bpeaker la tbo matter of committee I equal In aatlooal Importoaee, In maoy respect, to tbot exercised by the Preeideot blm- alr Tbo cbolraioo of lb commit toes. "to a very great extent, rul and control tbo legislation during Congress.- Th real work of tbo leglalotaro I done In tbo committee-room, Tbo ynount of appropriation and tbe effect of certain logtalalioa I determined, to a very great extent, by tbooo chairmen. ' Hence, tbo abooluto need devolving gpon tho nnassar in saiim ina imai inn i nrni i . .. ' . j. . . i . moo ror tbe position, ur, tyi m aevoral of bla loilou, was governed y personal preference thnJ)T, mucss 01 iuc uppoiuicc,. idu wueiucr Mr. JLaodait,wllI riao above partisan- auip vr pinuuM reiereuw vm vm hih after wo bear hi announoemente. Searly alLlboopriBpt tttoa - jpn Coogrl ebargeabloto tbo action of I oommlttaea, and were boneet, capable, and vlrllant manalwava-aortal ntsd chairman, fewer fraud would bee dm ted t a .lain m mmA .MlkAiVMllliii iui mmwm www A mim wwiv wuw.tvj- tloa oo amended aa to compel a vote of yea and aiy apoa every bill oarrylng an apuroDrialioa of mooeva not one dollar would bo fUcbod from tbo Treao ary, where now tboro are Lbouaanda. Mmlr will advaeaU moasuree, force 1 tnemtbroutbtbeeommllteeaincbarge, traallno to an.ak them hmn.li thTPTTIlie strHtf llimil W1ICU I WBJ UMi House or rJooate, ander the general neg itVtnWTmlU tb pass of bund redeofacu without lugle vote be log oast pro or eon for tbom. We bavo aeon a ecor of bill at a time beoomo law without a vote yea or nay J tbo Speaker elm ply reading the title and, bocaueoof no objection, would declare tbo bill a : law. Wo bavo a flight fear, a regard 1 1 un wu lh offlce to bo filled hro4o tb-ltyriH1i-Iiad the aanie that all may, like MaodufT bona and ebtcka, bo taken at by one fell awoop bv IbcOhlo men. W thought two win-' tor ago, when tbo hungry horde ol of flo-seeker poured la upon o from tho Booth, that tbo like would never bo Fe rreted. But her' Ohio aweeplog down In our mldet like aa avalanche, with Innumerable candidate for every offlce la tbo gift of tbo executive department and lloueo of Representative. Tbo hungry lectona from that State ewal- ed op alt that Mr, Hayve bad ttr dole out, and arc now turning their alien lion to every other department. Tbey want everything ; door-keeper, book keeper, folder, meeeengere, everything from a loaf of bread to a eilver epooo, and. are not particular, the majority of " IK.. ..I L.....I II .til work, good aalary, nothing, to do, and aeeuranoo that they will never be re . moved. Colonel Polo, the door-keeper, take bla meala at tbo Metropolitan, bud lodge In a Hill two-otory boue In no of the back, at recta. He goeo la by a aide door to tbo hotel, clipping out th , name way, and hide bimeelf la bl . room, eeelgnlng for a reaoon, bla deelre (0 keefIVom belog overwhelmed by the Immenoe berdeo of placo-eeekere, who bealego him at every torn with tbelr . I m porta u I ilea. Wo may chronicle "flret round and blood" for tbo otlverlteo, Inaomiioh a th monetary eommlealoa appolotedbj loot Congrca baa reported la favor of romoaetiaattoo) of ailver, aad ably acd powerfully argue It point. That Cea greoc will adopt come of lie reoommea datione la a forgone eonoloelon. ; ltnt how far H will go toward rootorlng all' oor to It aoala la, of eo area, problomatl cal, for oo Ul vereo are the view of both be nature and aoembere or tne liouoe, wltboat regard to party iioee - apoa moaetary mailer, that It to Irapoeelble now to Indicate the eovrec of legUlalioa la regard to tbom. la fact party tine ' are eo broke, la Ceogreo that w nave no distinct policy laid dowa by It to be pureued la tbo future. Many of tbo Re publlcana are wrathy at Mr. Hayea, and yet dare not attack him openly, he eoose the Democrate will uphold him la bl Southern policy, reserving, how ever, tbelr Inalienable; right of calling . him agly name. Oo th ailver qoeotlon, It I 8 late bfBIBH Qak, fl J .! U.I ,illi. aad pamdreary'a doc problem la not more perplexing than that How will Congreea bo ablo to reconcile It Ineon gruoo vlewe luto ucb proper altape aa will give the country w lee and prudent legla lotion? Bbort work waa made by tbo Demo crat la- tho gulcaUe4Mf-bo Hoooo, A lodicated In our laat, Mr. Randall waa elected Speaker, th opposition be ing nnabl to ooooeotrate upoa any one oandldate agalnet blm. . Under bla par llamentary experience, everything, after bo waworn In, waa aoon running In apple-pie order, that la to aay, the way bo wanted It. Tbo HoOJeToB Hon day laet, notb'on the floor and la the galleriea, waa crowded with people de al roue ef aeelug aa excillog couteat over Ibcadmlwioo of certain member, under the call of gtatoa, ,by tb dark, Mr. Adam. But th atrong majority of lb Democrat, and their parliamentary kill, put an Immediate quletu on every objection, and, aa a aoooequenoe, tho orgaoliatlon became merely a long, dull, aod sleepy proceeding of calling oame of member. Mr. Hale, of Maioormaoofth aliap of our Jowler, that bad etolen hlmaelfatooe timeaaubjectof Intcnac merriment by a blunder,. In uppolng Mr. Patterson, of Colorado, waa doty enrolled, and thi waa nearly the only relief gives to the monotony of roll call. We are now ready for the attack of blood-suckers and leeches upon tb Treaaory. .Tbey are hereby hundred, with bill giviiig mooeya by the mill ion to every eonooivable form of public theft. That many of these wilt become law 1 highly probable, lace tb Con dilution doc not compel a Congressman or Henator to go upon the record with a vote for or-against tb swindle. Tb Senate 1 at it Inevlublo labor of dis cussing tb Loulslaoe qooslion, and If a finr display of balr-eplittlug eaa.be found than la It debates, w are Igno rant o ha piano. - Willi Kenalor Kd-I snsuus u. Senator Tbur man . the other, we challenge the world to eurpaa ib dUpJay of m. pbyoicat toqnlalttoorottrtrnil wrtWe Tega,'ye1ping w ablo lawyer and thorough maelero or argumsntlnelliU niceties, hence, their contest are alway Interesting, exoept In whan In a nfana above, ordinary - -fI:r7T zr rEU Washington, P. C. October 20, 1S77. IatorrnpUd Table Talk. Tb otber eveoln the Rev. Mr. Hill acur cat down to tbo lea-table with i very thoughtful air, and attended to the wants of- bla brood In a very abstracted manner.- : .'recently he looked up at hie lie and said: , . ' "The Apostle Paul " - lol an awful lunin on the bead 'saf. Imbooa.'1 broke In the pa-tor's- eldest son, -playing naae-oaik iiat new est nlre and crocket! me right above lite ear, an'' aroppeci me. ilort7 umiy I" I aod tho lad ahook bla bead In. dismal but express le pautooilmo os he ie derly rubbed n lump tbalr looked like a billiard boll witn bair on iu The pastor gravely paused for the In terruption, and resumed : The Ajxietle faul " Haw Mrs. O'Ubemlnlne down at Oreenbaum'a bla aflsrtioon," said his eldest (laughter, addressing ber motner. log old everlasting black ailk, made over with a vest of til lent green silk, coat-tail basque pattern, oversklrt made with diagonal folds lu front, edged with deep frloge; yellow straw bat, with black velvet facing In aid the brim, and pale blue flower. Bhe'e going to Chicago." The good minister waited patiently. and then, In toneo Just a shad louder then before, said: The A poetic I'aul M "Went In awlmmln' last nlgbt with Henry and lien, pop, and stepped on a clam shell," exclaimed bis youngest son; "cut-my feet eo I can't wear my ! anH, please, may I stay bom to morrow I" Tbo pastor Informed bl son that he might elay away from th river, and then resumed his topic. He said t "The Apostle I'aul oaye" "My teacher I an awful liar," shouted the eecotid eon; "b- aaya tbo world la aa round as an orange, ?JT"f 4 itt the UaurTasWniiiu a cTreue man ride. I guee b hain't got much sense." y The mother lifted a warning finger toward tbo boy and eaid, "Kb!" aad tbo father reeumed l The Apostle Pool aaya" "Ioot bite oft twice as much a you can chew," broke out the eldest eon, re proving the assault of hk little brother on n piece ex eaae. The pastor's face Showed Just a trtfl of annoyance as be sold In very' firm, decided tonea : - . The Apostle Paul aay" Tbore'o a fly la the butter!" shrieked lb younaeat hopeful of tb family, aud a general laugh followed. ' Whea aileoc waa restored, the eldest da u enter, with aa air of curiosity, cold t Well, but, pa, I really would Ilk to know what th Apostle Paul eold." Pass me tbo mustard," eaid the pas tor, absently. .' Then -tbo committee rose, and the eenalo weat Intoaieeutive session, and enna sfter adjourned. iurtityfon 11.) rveiVc., : A young eoavert who wroteiac.aplr trust advice to Mm. Vaa C'ott waa eon Iderabty aatonlshed to receive the fol lowing direction for hi way of life: "Hew iheekirttotbe hell; fasten three plaits, turning downward, and finish all tbo eda-ee ia hem or facing." ' A lady friend of Mrs. Van Colt wo alse silently startred that ass ruin a- by Ibe rwoeipl of a letter from her, begging her logiveatteoewing lob a sou and drink log whisky, arglng oa ber tbo evil of lewd company, and premising to pray for her Teformailott, - Peroooe who Lave a large correepoadeaee ebon Id really be more careful about their eeveiopee. . Tt flgorea up tbla way, taxye to Bait Lak THtmnti- "heurleen propbeia Willi ais lam 1 1 mm eaca, aoo earn family lalnlng netssna Tnar.-OX Tbla I the laty ootflt Xh balnU are palled to feed lor Uinot'a ana a." Lot A-Qypjin;, "If you'reun away with, girls, don't blame me; didn't delegate you to take Joba to "pasture," cried my brother, mooklDgty, as Clloynu Greenwood and I drove from the aate. before a copious bail of old slippers thrown after us fur food luck. Jonn waa my nrotner veneranie cart horse, that we bad begged th honor of guiding thirty mile Inland to bis fu ture borne at ror father's farm, where C'ld, my beloved fellow-laborer In th High Hcbool,' wa to spend vacation with mo. . 'Lot II mako a triumphal exodus, whatever w do," whispered ahe, alyly tickling John with th whip; and away he 1 c red. on and down, up and down. like a chopping knife In It tray, not ad vancing appreciably, eerlaluly; but what of that, since he looked spirited T "Klgbt o'nloek, aud only nrteen miles between na and ourdinuerat Dlxmonl," Continued ah, ostentatiously reclining upon the cushions, while John subsided Into a shambling trot, pouncing bl legs down so forcibly tbat we nan expected to ee them. driven into the grouod like stakes. "Ah, Laura, the pride of riding In oue' own carriage I" - Here came an un welcome, Ulrersloulil after us without leave. I bad a serious task la persuading blm that w reected bis escort, and thi delayed us so muob that when we turned oti at the first guldo-board, aa directed, wa bad gone hut Just ibur miles -la roo hour ami -a quarter. "Oh, well, who wanta to race through the country ia leafy Juoef Hee, Laura, that lovely mosaic of mouulaln, aky, and" - v . - I touched Cid'e arm, "converting ber poetry lnlu-dogge-li't ehe- protested, whea ber eyo fell on that rogue of a Jowler skulking along the fenoe. We held a council or war upon me spoi. Plaluly, be must not go en, for, be was needed a a watch-dog; yet the taking blm home would involve eight- mile of travel, and mile measured by John' feet were long. "He must bave a good ecare," Cld pronounced. "No, you can't be terrific enough, Laura. (Jive me the wbip;" a4 she-sprang out wtth 0 StToslveTin discovering how we were called. 'Oo borne, sir flourishing the laab In a way that would have been murderous provided ll Had once bit mm. : l a way went jowieiy iiis tajj.jiitiwccn i lib all bis might, aud away went t id in hot pursuit, hat askew,, veil flylog-4Io danhsd louud the corner by the gulde-boaril, ana she chargedrWlor-him, threshing the air, aud vociferating "Go -home, sir io you bear, sir f Oo home, I tell you t" And thus, unwarned, ene rusbed upon a traveler driving rapidly toward nor. Khc abrlekedr-tbe gentleman started; his borse reared and plunged. cJ: or an loalaut it seamed a If tbey were alt go ing tedetrooiton. - - Iiook out for hi boors! luck run back, mis I" th gentleman- called out to bewildered. Cld, eplnning round and round like a leaf iu an eddy: and with Juat sens enough to obey, sb fluttered toward me. - . , Laura, he'll be thrown! What hall I dot What aball I do?" But by thia time be bad bla horse na asr control, and ailiam lug an ill poscdly a hainriBHie, rown-evsd aeu tleman, with light beard and balr. I am sorry to have given you such a fright," he said to Cld, kindly, drawing rein beeide us; "but those alders made a scree a, and I didn't see you till I was close upoa yon." ... "It was my fanlt entirely, sir. and I'm sure 1 beg your portion for start I lug your horse." said puV-wlth-a. toyaterloal isugh. "It wsso t you I wu beating I -buiae;- It WesnHr indeed. slrT "I know. I got a glim pa Juat now of a discomfited black quadruped scamper ing over tho brow of that long bill In tho rear. The dog won't annoy you fur ther, I think. Thi I your, I believe," be added, gravely enough, but with ir repreeslble mirth In bis eye, : as be handed Cld our whip, which she must bavc.fluog down In ber perturbation. , Then touching his bat to us, he whirled on In bl light open buggy, out of our eight forever, for aught we knew, short-sighted mortals. Johu manifested a endden and unprecedented desire to follow blm, but CUd grasped the reins, tremulous with laughter. ""or pity' sake, Laura, don't let us continue to dog that individual.1 Il him go In peace te toll hie wife how the queen of the witches assailed bin) with a broomstick." - I contended that be was not a Bene dick; be didn't bave a 'settled-down" loo, well, bow could bo have, alter hr-f tl' "f " '" ' rrr " f 'ai leave to Inquire. Httll.she wouldu'l In sist on the wife. The man might he a bachelor politician slumping the State, or a youog physician In eearcb ef prac tice. Ah I what a mercy she badu't given blm occaaTba to set bleewa bones! . Thus chatting gay ly, we wound along through the pleasaot rlvsr valley In its early green, by-amj-by happy cliaucs falling In with a peddler carl, with which John, eaeolluited, kept pace till It slopped before ai cottars at the en trance of a little villsgs. W bad a dim consciousness of eeetiig a stylish buggy In front of thi aame cottage, but, eu grossed loepeedlug John past th cart, did not associate it with our new ao quainlanee, till at tbo next watering- riace that gentleman again overtook us. t was a most secluded nook, where we certainly had no thought of being even uf men; and Cld, after running out over the tbill te drop John's check -rein, had perched herself upon hi back to wall lor him to drink, and a th buggy drove up waa tricking the harness with lee res, meantime mimicking In a high key a acolding aqulrrel on a braneb above. Hoddenly cognisant of "tbe trauxer'a.-pfoala4irr- tier votpertried In to a gain, and aba straightened herself with a despair lug etrugd for propriety, while he, evidently embarrassed for ber sake,' made, la alighting, eotve erhane remark about the pleasure ef meeting as a ascend time. MYoa must think me the evil spirit of these wilds, elr, heat an terrify lug Bo wery trawlers," eaid sb, confusedly, snatching at the cheek -rein, ee John ducked hi hood precipitately. "Ob, no; a merry sprite, rather. Pray let m make amende for Interrupting your solo by being of service;" and be quietly replaced the rein. Just la season to aa hi hers from a vieiou alp oa the nose. Cld, relieved from duty, ran back over the lliill to me, and after a Jaw .more Tiiendly words the geoUosnaa passed oa. lie too waa Iodise at Diamoat, be had said, aad weald herald oar com lag at the hotel, If we desired, and th euro ue aa early dinner. - At North Chester w left the river. No more dallying for ye lu the Ispof tbo valley, we must eoaie tue ruggeo ehouldersof the bills. - Od vend aloud the "Adventures of a Pliaeton," while John crept drowsily up the Wights, bet at the dizsy deeceuls she alway closed the bonk. Though lie had never etuai- bled, bis very caulloB mail aa-fear n falgbt, su me eating peril otherwise un hougbt of. With kl feet drawn to gether like th spokes of a wheel, back arched, and head pendulous as a fuchsia blossom, lie described a segment or a circle; and what If bla curved eurfaee should not alway lay uppermuatT Aronlilne momeut tlier were at the steepest slopes, when he seemed on the point or sitting oewn upon tne oaanerm the roekaway, aor turning a oaoawaru somersault luto our slniuklug arms. But these momenta iassed. A greet many momenta passed, Indeed, among tbose trig in rul ups asd downs, sua aiu-ner-borue had sounded far aud near ere w arrived at tbe hotel at Dixmoat. Our friendly acquaintance eat oppo site us at the dluisg table, aijd con versed agreeably about ' the couutry through which we were passing. He bad -traversed It severer time of 1st; he said, lo going to Sanford. Aht waa that our dealt nation alsot and were we not acquainted with the new and more di rect route from Dlxment thither? Then might he map It down for us upon bis card ? lie should be obliged to lake the old circuitous wsy himself, in order to call on an Invalid friend, but might meet n at th ferry, where tb two roads coincided. -After dinner nur bird-faced landlady swooped down upon Cld and me In the parlor with a buge leather-covered oooa. Would we be good cuoagb to write our samea In It? It was sort of aa "al blum," ahe said, that she kept lo show to folks. Cld pointed to the single en try that day with a significant smile licmuel lisrmoo, 1 toe ion, aiaaeacuu- It." It wa a satisfaction, she whis pered, to know how our cavalier waa called among men. And when, a little later, I detected said cavalier poring over tbe "albium" lo the ber-rom, I niiatruatd that ha fi-lfs llhaaatlafanlliiu At our departure be handed Lid the i n rami sad card of Instructions, einrsss tlng-tbe cordial hope uf n more format lutanauetiea o us at wsnrorn. btjc atudled it aa we proceeded, and Idly turned It over, engraved, snrfsee u- wy jr"TlTe ' sb s u ttered a little cry of dlcmay. "Laura Kllaanslb Curtia will you bear this T 'I'roressor Lemuel llar moo,- prophcthvtHt, and biisTnss clair voyant ; emblematic, prophetic ; 87 Ueaeb street, JJostoo.' Why, laura. not go a step by inquiry,- sb bad assured herself we were I q tbe right way. Minute by minute the beatgrsw more and moie I u tense. Before we bad passed over half of tbe fifteen mile yst re maining, -the BR became overceC rie-oTWT5,eTOjir te, awful to Cld as TTinTfiTiif m'ttTTfrH a black cloud opposl waa lo Helsbaiser tbs flsry writing upon lbs wallr-daabed al-frenuent intervals tbe hleroglypblos of the lightning. But we bad eu tared upon a new strip of road with no building, and must press on m the ferry ere we could gain shelter. - Cld wrung her hands in auguisb. '" "I shall die If the storm strikes na! ig, Kacra, there come a mn. Ask biu hoi far it Ulolbeeeit bouae. - It wa Mr. Harmon, tbe "emblematic. pathetic," reluming from the ferry at "I he roiie la broken, aud we cannot emae in lb boat," be cried, hurriedly "We must so round by tbe brldire.v In the time It take me to tell it. h had wheeled John about, pulled up the boot, aud pulled dowa tb curiam, ubi that wa a fearful, drive through the very betlle-fieldof the elemcnu I Our com paolon'a borse snorted wildly at each, succeeding bolt. John atone waa unmoved, slldlug down -the ioog bill with maddening deliberation, end paus ing in th blaxe of the llghtulng lo nib ble at way-aid herbea-a. e found shelter at laat beneath the old abed of an out-house, and here a flash of light ning, more vivid than any before. seemed to completely euvelop ns. Cld nung herself shrinking luto my arma. and I held her cloae white tbe tumult raged on,"- There came a. bush at last moneaia to Cld. He we tbaUkf.il for ."1 !tr .lYr! psthy for too who suffered from dread of thuader-etorm. It was a constitu tional timidity, be thought, Impossible lo control. Yes, sb believed it waa, Cld answered, constrainedly, quit herself again, the dinger being past. Should She discus ber personal peculiarities with a Vpa tbellc" fortuue-Uller? Tbe saints for bid I , ,y . Bather benumbed by her frlrldlty.be addressed himself to me. 1 r 'Tom are the Ml as Curtia, are you not? Kxcuse me you perceive I bave atudled the hotel register, aod seeing that name, I immediately fancied I de tected n yon' n resemblance to certain relatives of mine of tbe same naate. I wonder If our families are not distantly connected? I not my aurnam famil iar? "No, sir, not at alt.", Bat I jheed not have sitohen. with such' unflattering en ergy. I was ashamed, the next moment, when the emblematic" clairvoyant turned away with an-air of wounded pride. ... . L rile baa getlemanryTrtkiineea, I'm rree to eoeleea," aald Ctd. a little com punctlously, as we pursued ear Journey; "but where it coatee lo his claiming kindred with a girl of your steading, II' a little too presumptuous. Jlo you know, Laura, I bad a strange feeling come over aae whenever I caught ble eye, a feeling naif be might bewitch me somehow? I don't think It Is safe to bave anything to do with aucb a per son." But we had aot yet parted oompaay wliUhlm. At the next wooded hill we found him walling to offer ne eeate la his carriage. A pine-tree, up-rooted by the llghtoing, bad fallen eeroea the road eo near the ground that It left scant pee asae for the open buggy. Te draw eur eky-ecrsping roekaway under this block- mNU.v--Wasl wMlA 'at ' 4SV''4MMvWwfV I neither I could It peas to tbe rirbt or left of tbe aumeroee tree. In this prsdssa aient we could de ae otherwise tbaa aa to man' a .iirtua-ieiirozlX4ie mm Hratlorrof stopendoni rraUdaTWe kuew " " ' V t" . ..,. l!-. -S- disguise fraud, have been VjmjM passing himself as a gentleman, Laura. Imposed ,updg bet,onIyale weak, aud ton deelamion, tbatWoman' luea Kinhlemalle, pathetic,', indeed I Who tb credulous, hut upou ths Conscious paclty J lb ouly real bar to woman' &ubtu.i?",, h- befu",l -,niw Md "refui -rob" -ih-nj ir-i-iAte Hh iwould not ao a sten fertber till. th" M tot ,ogU ' but lhao togoout oue'aeelf and be a womin cent Mr. Harmon's escort, with thanks, and, deserting our too-aspiring vehicle, ride home lu the low buggy, wltb John tied on behind. "Harmon." mused my fsther, that evening, . after, prsyers M Harmon t There's no such family In town, lura, and 4 here never was. I wish 1 bad seeu the fellow. He' been .making gam of you.. Hut don't lie awake over it, ana be -fate at church la the morning." With aliam be It spoken, we were late, to my father's chagrin, who, as deacon, felt It especially Incumbent upon himself and family to show every respect to the new cmndldate, a distant eoualo. whom we were to Invite lo din ner. That divine was reading the open ing hymn aa we entered, aud I aball never forret Cld'a look of etartled In credulity as shs reoognlaed in him our "pathetic" clairvoyant. After service, my father Introduced him aa Mr. Tyrrel, and Cld, In her con fusion, erected blm ss'Mr. Harmon, straightway alluding lo bis kindness of yesterday, at which my ralhsr prickod up bl Bars, aud declared tber must be some strauge- misunderstanding. Was his cousin aware be had given these youua ladle th Impression that he was a n,My'ir'.V" something nf that sort 7 1 Indeed, no, though be hsd been psto fully conscious of tbelr disspproval, Mr. Tyrrel answered, with an uitoomfortable suillc. Then,' suddenly breaking luto a moat onclerlcat laugh : ' "Harmon, did, you call me, Miss Greenwood ? Ah I I have IU You must bave confounded me with aa Individual of that oame who pressed bis card upon me at' the Dixtuout hotel. But bow did you know him to be n elalrvoyaut? tie didn't register bimsoir as sucn." Mr. Tyrrel bad inadverently itivcn na Mr. Haxuiou's eaid iu plaee of bis own, Cld laughingly explained, blushing be neath bla eye, which evideutiy aid ex ercise Boms Strang bewitchment over ber. ,.... "You said It wasn't safe to bave any thing to do with aueb a persou, aud now I realize it," groaned ! betwsen laughing aud crying, I arrangsd her wcddlna- veil tbe uexl Christmas. "Ob, Cld, Cld, to think you should desert me " Uti..l.l m In And that leasing brother or nunc called out from the doorway, "Don't blame tne; I didn't ilelegalM you to ttaks Jutiu lo past ure." Form Materialisation. We de not under lak to decld for our reader aa to what I and what 1 not humbug, and nporr-tbie -aaljMrrw HI ouly aay that, iu our estimation, there Is a great chance, at least, for the perpe after time. : Tbe Jieligio-Philotophical Journal, tbe great organ of Hplrltuellstn In the United States, says upon this subject I IMl,-?.n,V,iB1, ' rewi..dltig title ph !"? 7.3M,U The frequent and ali kaoing - sxm - J 1 r i a i ., a I T" W I ase of sii rlt pb naturally alarreriug the faith of Ihouaanda of Hplrituaiiata lu the probability ef such materialization In th. past, or il possibility In lb fu ture. . Evanpow there are old dyed In the wool' Spiritualists, wiiose beljel le anchored to a knowledge eateudlug over a .quarter of a century, who not only question: the-fact of spirit forms ever bslug -materialised at any -of our seances, but wbo-are debailng -whether ll Is not a sacred duty tbey . owe. tbe cause and humanity, lu orgautie com binations to travel tbe couutry and, as Spiritualists, expos tbe fallaciousness of Ibe claim of form materialisation. io phase of tbe libsuomcua haa ever created a tithe of the bad blood aad bickering Spiritualists as ha this; need- ly so. we think. The oirflcuiilee have arisen rather through the Igno ranee ef luvestlgsior and lb dogmatic proclivities nf m lew self-appoluled ex pouehta. It seems tone that wbeo all the rubbish which environs the subject Is rsmoved by calin, careful, patient etu i.earetui, patient etu- a uegree, eoinmauu her owu prices, aim ,., rlal, i , i-i.,.,, . j., UnUlUAw a eolU, b.s or asIpfeVnlhuJ. of Bat.vll and h7o acuta, wno are and not to substantiate some pet theory of their own, wblcb I ofleu born of generatlooe of narrow creedal traiolng; wben tbeee Investigators shall beeooi posed of into possessing the xeal, per alstency and devotion of nm of th present champiou of Ibis pbaae, wltb' sut thsir bllud narrowness and want of capacity to eornjir-ibtpd lbs aubjaot la r, lo u. .,,llulw, ma.r.r.g IU .dbtt. laws; I tbey ahall capable of n a word, wben lb Investigation aball be pursued by strictly, scurulifl proeeeeee, tbea we shall corns to a belter understanding of tbe matter; and by scientific procaines we do aot wish to be understood as de daring that any written code of ruUlpfopllj-a must befalhiWeJpln the very nalure-of the eaae many or the lawa governing tbe action of tbe atudeut can only be learned by actual observation, and after ward Intelligently applied. Tbs words, science and scientific have come lo be looked apoa by maay Spiritualists with suspicion. I bey person try them Jn the persous ef Carpenter, Laukeeter, and ol bare, and feel that they do not wish lo cultivate iueb narrow acquaintance; rather let u look te ibe fooataia head for their true aigaiucaac. 1'hsr w And that octane oiesns truth aacer talned: that which le known: knowl edge, , penetrating and vomprebeuaive luloriualiou, and the tike. All of aur readers will readily agree, we nreeume. thai only by tbe appiiealioa of ecianoe, a tbue Interpreted, csa wo owiPinw, r. -,.iiTi m . aTX-tfryeIuiidslIon of Ibis phase of spirit phenomena, or of aay other, for that mailer." . u The poatalcarda which will be need lo eur country during Ibe coming . four year are te a maaufactared, aooordiag toeoalraet, by tbe American Phototype Company of "w York. "The paper Bfeu which the card are printed I manufactured In liolyoks, Massaoba. setts. Forty cards caa be printed oa eaoh eheet at aalogle Imprsasloa, and arrangemente bave beea made for tbe fxiniiug, cutting, and packing of about twelve hundred tbouasm! daily. It la esU mated that bets billion sf postal earde Will be required wltbla th four year. - A 'ynntif wntntrf'tjeTfif asled'Ty ' a I polltlelsa whleh party she wee la favor of, replied that abe preferred wedding " What to Do. It haa basaed Into a truism! that often err by eeeklng "far and wide for what He close at band." - Thin often occur to me in onr far reaching dlecusaione of tb way out Tor women J the way to a purer air and a broader' view that al present each woman' partial Independence Ilea I o br Individual will to work out ber dee- tiny. Tbe first practical step Is fiusu- elal Independence. The average woman can do a little of almoat everything, but ten- chances , lo oue there le not probably anyone thing she can do ex cellonlly, so well as to feel the work reilauoe. or course this evil Is lamely due to the false education she hss re ceived: and the women of the next gen ration will bave tbe benefit of a wider outlook, and special tralulne for special ora; but the woman or to-day cannot call up her lost girlhood, to live It more isely: regrets for the past avail not; ah has only le do wltb ber prvseut, ber uture. My friend, Mr. Allism, finds lierself a widow with four young chlldrenaio malutaln, to clothe aud educate. Hh baa a litll bom of ber own, but tbe I rCTBt PIhih which to live it I lutely necesaary for her to earn. - But bow ? Tbe question pursues ber by dsy and haunts ber by night. bat can she do ? ben she waa a young lady, eighteen ysara ago, she was a isauuer; but can one who, lor all lb f ears, baa kept no knowledge scarcely ntereat In th great educational prob lem uuder diaouseiou, of new book. new method, can shs compete with skilled and trained pedagogio labor? Obviously not. ' Airs. Allism la a lady: delicate, re fined, but she lias no kuuwJatbxsAf lbs problems uf Jife, abe- ha no buainaaj tralulng, no artistic gift, la fact, no specialty. Tb-Mr. Alllsms ususlly ud In reaortlug to sewing; and with work and anxiety together, aboxleu thslr care-fllled, unhappy days, ' till Providence mercifully admlte them to tbe untlrcd life to come. - ISow the remedy for all tbla lie In a nut-hell. ,. AVben the foundations, of livingrrtt solely ou arriucomc that ceases the bour the husband and rather Is taken away, during tbe peaceful, happy, shel tered lvsrs that the wife baa the stronger arm to lean upon., she should fittitmeiflrirwimrvr 1n caa ahe needs lo use It. It will re :Uiro self eectl nop) rerr-TBtrWTy Hence, perseverance, but what a life boat would It not be to her, lo eaee the storm come and the ship goes down ll i true women are hampered aud Inconveuleuoed, too often unjustly, yet there are few cages In which a reeolulerl of worth. But there is so mush of truth In th remsrk 11 will not barm one to lay It to heart, and seek to lessen tb Incapacity. -n - . ., Tbe art nf china decoration I declined - lo - - prove a faviirahlw-flatrt tnr -s-nmlH's4Tf -y.irT.tl,ir;,nt auvlblu . -. i la S. 1 ! I I work, ll Is somelhlnK for which the demand will Increase. In the West, purchaser and maker are. sUkavouibu. sissllo over the work. It Js being Introduced lo' St. Louis by Mrs. (low, a teacher of the City High School, who has fallen In love with the work, learned it herself, and baa taught It to claaeee of IndieswMra.JJow, who ia an artiat, -and 'has don exquisite work In oil palming, does much of her paintings upon lha cblua from her own dcaiicua, wbioh are' simply exquiaiu. -Like- wood-carving, cblua painting can be luflnllely extendeil, making it a practicable and beautiful art for Wom en. v It-requires lasts rather thau talent that is, taste alone will enable tbe pupil to become an expert painter, A talent, eunbllug one lo dealgu. as does Mrs. (low, of that city, must, of course. greatly so bsuos the interest nf lb work. For the woman who looks a her. tbare la oiue work eh eau do, or learn to do. Ioing it exoslleully, sir can, lu wpw,,iua .awr, lifl CUI . ifJVIK .live) advautage-grouud, nf tbe higher, freer life yet to be obtoioed. But no woman can consistently talk ef berwrougsor limitations aa long as there Is oo ous thing, no art, profession. busiues or niauual labor to which abe can turn ber band, or by which n can. , auvimii aiaiaeu. Tber I no reaaou a by a Isdy should not be m ployed la a beuk. If she have lbs necessary ability aud Integrity, which ah 1 just aa likely to possess as a gentlsmsn la; and a bank Is a no mora publio place for a lady to work tbaa a alore or school-room. . . Certain dutlee iu express office might writing, accounts, etc I but here gen tlemen seem to bavs tbe monopoly. But let na use ail the "rights," the free dom We bave, develop to the utmost every capacity which will pave tbe way to a higher outlook. It ia tbe oae who le faithful' over a few things who is made ruler over many. Lei us go lo work. In Scotland, eo long as a woman Is a spinster, ehe la capable of administer ing or dealing with her property; but Ibe moment abe becomee a 'wife, shs Is Incapable of doing so. Again, wben aha becomee a widow, ah I legally able to deal with it. The reeullo are, tbat at press at tb Scottish law offers creel Inducement to uunrincinlsil man t ouoeeeer to get wealthy young worn' ea to run away with them; wflerr. tf tbey caa get them to ds tbla, ae there are no marriage aetUementa, tbe hus band ef the Indiscreet lady ean deal as he likes wlib her property. He may dissipate It, or gamble It away, or spend It apoa ble m lair sans, end it would an doubtedly appear tbat there would be a remarkable Increase of ' widow In Rcntland, but that It eomee an tbat a maa may will bis wife' property aa be caoooeB, evsa to Die mistress; wben tbe wif,oa beeomlag a widow, may dle cover that wblcb waa ber ewa ie thus uujuslly conveyed. The model bushaad ha beea foe ad la Philadelphia. 11 won't permit ble wife to do but half tbe work. She pule up th canned IruU In e miner, and be pat It dewn to winter. July wee tbe month for fishing. There vaa Ave Buadaya la Jaly. Th Test ef Affsction. . . - M r. Thorpe is a ra iddle-aged wldowei ( aud Borne lime ago he paid bla eddre- lo Mrs. Bolts, a widow on th sld of fortjr, "TbOefi I rich, and, after the widow accepted him, lie began ." fear "that aha, bad lakea blm for h j muey(aud.ao hceoucluded to teat her - j loaacsrlktu If ahe really loved himself -alone. Ho-ooe-eveuing when tbey wen siitlng together In tbe parlor, he said t ber: .-- , "Hannah, pee something unpleasant to tell you. but I'm rolnn to do it be ' cause I conalder It right that you should know It, Hannah, what would you aay , if I Informed you that one of my knee pans ia gone, aud that I bave a patent binge oo that leg ?" "I should say that I care nothing for that, my dear; I bave ouly one tue on " my left foot. The others were frostbit ten otr, and the ankle I all twisted. around crooked." Yod don't Tell me!" said Thorns. . "Well, but I've eomethlnc worse than that. I might aa well ooufess now that bald place on top of - my head I uol realty my scalp. Pv been trepanned. I have a silver-plated concern set Into kntr-a ittnd of xynifTil."Youcau lifl It up aud ase dowu ou lb iuaid of me." I'm glad you mentioned It, dear." aid the widow, for ll give tu courage lo tell you that t haveu't a bair of my own ou my head. I'm as baldasacbau delier gtolie." "Is that so 7 Uracious! I never bould have expected IL But you will be aurirlsed lo learn that none of my teeiu are natural. All are lulae. aud be sides (bat, 1 bave to wear an India-rub ber thingamaglngon my palate, lo kc - Ti-rmni uroppiug uowu. " , J"- "l am very sorry for you. John: bub it's soma comfort that all my teeth ara false, too, and that I am perfectly bliud In my right eye. It look like a good. - eye, but it absolutely aiu't worth a eeut." Ureal heavens! Whv didn't vOu tell me of ' this before?" exclaimed ThoTpe. "The while we are ou the sub- eel, i win say further that -1 have- Lcbroute tMrpldHy-v-faycrTIor' dues that stria you r on. i don't mind It." sa Id Mrs. Bolts, "becsuse I bays liaan blllniia an, I dyapeptie for tweuty years, and beside, lam one sib ahnrt. 'Irwas rPreTrtua" railroad accident, and the doctor bad to cui't outiUttaubJectioila, too." r'Tlils la horrible." said Thorpe. "Mrs. Botu, I think you ought to have men . Honed tbee thing, lu me whea 1 pro - Pa to you I ImaKiued I waa ad dressing a woman a complete human creature. But what are you, Mrs. Bolts? .j.uuappesr ui uie we hitoot yiiap--Idated old wreck, with not uiore'n half . tbeuaual machinery about you. It' a wonder to me you diu'l ralljo phace.", "I'm 'no wAra Ihsn you ars. You aald ouretf that you bad a trap-door in th lap of your bead .aud a gum-' elastic palate." , - '-tea;, nut tnese things ain't true," Id Thnrpel - "I only told you about them to see If you really loved me. I'm aa sound as a dollar; uo luaeti ve liver or allver-plaled skull or anything. Bui you seem to be kind uf strung tmathnr, 1 1 .a " " rou'd scatter ail around over the oarpet. think you ought to let me off." Very welt, sir; so I will. But let me" tell you that I've got nothing the mat ter with me, either. I ouly luveuled those stories lo try yon, because I knew you were playing a game over ma. JN'ow I know you don't love tua. You can go, Ir." T, ' VHanpab, r Uk it all back, r I tto lov you,?' u "Do you, really? Tbea I love, you more than" But no; the curtain bad better be drawn rlk-bt here. Tbe eold and avtflsli world has uo busluese wltb aucb aceuee as this. They are lo be consolidated uext moaUt.lilultt)hia JiulUtln, A State GovukstlUtr W'omi Among tbceuloulal poaasaalona or, moie , correctly, deiemleiiclee of Holland, there Is n remarkable little Hut wbloh In it constttuiliiu and tbs original us loms of Its liihahltaiila. surpasses the iMddest dream of the advocates of worn- Samar . ang, is the kliigdom uf Bantam, which, although tributary lo Holland, Is an In dependent State, polillcallyv"wllbout' Importauoe, yet happy, rich, ami, since time Immemorial, goscrnwl aad ' de feuded by women. - Tue aoverelcn Is,' Indeed, a man, but all Ibe relyXtU-S gernmnt Orion J to lb fair . Tbe king . Is Outlrely dependent upon bl Stele .eounell, composed of three worn eu The hlgltest authorities, alt HUle officers, court fuucllooarlee, military commanders, and soldiers, gre, without ; exception, of .the female sex. . Th men are agriculturist aud merchants. Tbe body-guard of the klug Is formed nf tbe CffiJlheaa aillA)UsrlasJ.ths mac cuitue style, wearing aharp steel points " Instead of spurs. .Tbey carry a pointed leuee, which they awing very grace fully, aud also a inueket, which I die charged at full gallop. The throne I Inheritable by tire eldest sob, and, In -ease the king dice without Issue, a buod red amsxuus assemble o order tu euooee a successor from among tbelr sons. TlHr chosen one is tbsu pruclaimeal lawful . klug. The caplul city of tbla little Slate live In oue of the moot picturesque parts uf the Island, In a freilful plain, '? and Is defended by two well-kept for . From all points of Oregon the" pepsrs are coming Up with stalemeute uf the gsmbllng, tbe swindling, the stealing, and other crime' numeroes and out raceous, perpetrated at tbe late Slate liajr. Well, there Is little bop for the moral tooe of Ibe Stale Fair to Improve while irnltows aud encourages borse racing, gambling, and other outrage oa tbe moral of tbe people, aod we think theooor It get eo bad tbat respectable people will aut patronise It, tbe better it will he for tbe morale of tbe eouelry. The Deaeer JV'esre aaya tbat " at llahu'a Peak, at the late eleoUoa, the vote was almoat unanimous for female euflrege, which show a whst kind of ma, terlal tae earns laeosnpossxl ef." There I nbt probably a eomaioalry ef any kind of the same else In America wbioh eon Lain a mueH Intelligence, morality and sobriety as the llsbn'a J'eak sulo--tag eamp. " ; Oa what greaud may eonfsetlonsr he deemed very mercenary lover? Bo cae they eeli their blase.