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THE NEW NORTHWEST, THURSDAY MARCH 10,. 1881.
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THE PRIZE STORY. -
- InNovember fait, the-proprietors of thef ztr1
No&tiiwest published this announcement :
--'IteaUftnf that the proper wayto" satire an. excellent
Hart U to Lrlam eoatrUxitors Into onttUUn, we hereby
- offer a prise of 175 00 for the beet original aerial that shelf
reach thla offlca by tbe Kth of February, 18ML To tha sec
ond choice, we will award 29 oa We will be tha judges of
lha merit of tha stories, end do not deslrelhe names of
authors until after wa publish the title of the one awarded
tha flrst premium., We resenre the. right to reject any or
all offers. The stories must consist' of about twenty-six
eltapters, of not-less than three columns to the chapter.
V would prefer tbem to point a moral, In the direction of
tha woman movement.
In response to this offer, we hare received nine
stories. It has been difficult to determine which
Is the best, but, after carefully canvassing their
merits, we have decided to award the flrst prize
to "Heaping the Whirlwind." This story is,
properly speaking, a novel, and Is particularly
. noticeable for Its literary excellence, its deep-laid
plot, Its well-maintained charactersrand Its in
terestlng incidents and situations. Another thing
In its favor is that it is neatly written, correctly
, paragraphed and fairly punctuated it If the bst
"oopy't of the nine. .While it does not "point a
moral in the direction of the woman movement"
aV plainly as we should like, yet It frequently
euffs false Ideas of woman's privileges and stabs
customs' that curtail her opportunities In the
world of action.. The author Is requested to call
ft this office as soon aa jmaslhlfl and make, haranlf
-iJtnpwn (the penmanship is evidently a woman's).
Publication of "Heaping the Whirlwind" will be
. aommeuced tn the New Northwest on March
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' Now, a few words about other stories. One (or
the portion received, all has not yet arrived), from
a gentleman in Astorlas of great merit ; It bris
tles with points in favor of the rights of women,
Its Incidents follow one another-in rapid succes
sion, arid the plot Is sufficiently "well defined to
give It deep interest but It Is not In shape for
publication, as It Is carelessly written, is not
divided Into chapters, Is marred by many abrupt
changes of scene of characters, and in its literary
construction betrays too plainly 'the haste In Its
preparation, v: The author should by all means
take the time to remedy the defects noted and
carefully finish it. Another story, from a well
known lawyer of this city, develops a good plot,
--has many striking situations, ahd holds the in
terest of the reader to its close; but there are nu
merous Ideas advanced In- it which do not prop
erly come within the sxjope of this Journal's workr
Another, from Eastern Washington, is well writ-
ten, abounds In faithful picturing of the trials of
- sensitive-woman In anuuappreclative-worldrrt
and was prepared with considerable care; but it
does not fix and bold the mind from week to week,
notably In the first half-dozen chapters. - Another,
from Wasco county, Is very good reading and Is
In good form, but lacks incidents to chain the at
tention of readers. All manuscripts are held lu
it for authors
The prize- offered by us have developed the fact
that there Is In this Bute and Washington Terri
tory much literary ability, which only needs In
' duceraent to call it forth, and sometime In the
Nfuture we hope to be able to offer premiums tljat
will liberally reward successful competitors.'
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President Garfield nominated the following
gentlemen for his Cabinet, and theywcrecoii-L
Inae4ytbie Senate t James CI. Blaine, of
Maine,1 Secretary of State; William Windom, of
Ilinnesxitatfkcretaj7ife-Treajui74 Wayne
MoVeagh of Pennsylvania, Attorney-General;
Thomas Jj. fames of New York, Postmaster-General
; BamuO J. KIrkwood, of Iowa, Secretary of
the Interior; ifobertF Lincoln, of Illinois, 8eo
reUry of War William 11. Hunt, of , Louisiana,
Secretary of tli Navy.
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The OrcgotMan'f jUspatches announce the death
at Provldeno, on Monday last, of Mrs. Elisabeth
K. Churchill, "widely known as a speaker; and
m-rltsr In tvjhslf nf' ih rlcrhts tt wnmtn H tm .
JAatchJil
"THE SCHOOL ELECTION.
. The annual' election of School District No'. 1
111 be held next Monday, March 14th, when a
Director for the term of three years and a Clerk
for the term of one year are to be chosen. It Is
noticeable that there Is an entire absence of; the
violent antagonism to the High School which
was manifested during the, few weeks preceding
the last school election. The opponents are of
course no less desirous now than then of abolish
ing the crowning feature of the free schooriyik
teni. but the result of the last election was such
a severe rebuke to them that they nave preserved
silence ths year. Thla very silence has given
rise to the quite general fear that they Intend to
gain next Monday by discreet and careful plot
ting what they failed to accomplish last year by
open and aggressive warfare. There Is perhaps
little ground for this fear, as It is almost impossi
ble to carry-out such a scheme when two-thirds of
the legal voters areopposed to It. Besides, the
enemies of the HtgtrSchool would nardtyrdare at?
tempt to sneakipgly overcome the will of a large
majority or tne tax-payers. However, it may ue
well to keep a sharp' watch next Monday.
Apathy on the part of the friends of the present
system may Inspire the opponents with the hope
that they can carry their point and lead them to
make a fight next year, even If they remain quiet
now. "Eternal vigilance" is the price of not
only the High School,, but of the Grammar
Schools, and a large vote should be cast on
next Monday. -The polling place Is at the Clerk's
office, on Morrison street, near Fifth,, and the
hours are from 2 to 6 p.m.
Mr. Charles Hodge is, we believe, the only can
didate for School Director ; at least, he is the only
peraon promineutly mentioned. lie Is very reti
cent about giving his views on the High School
question, and we cannot positively state whether
or not he Is In favor of continuing the school on
ts present basis. However, we have the assur
ances of a gentlemen- well-known In connection
with the schools that Mr. H. may be relied on to
uphold the known will of the great majority of
the tax-payers.
For School Clerk, Mr. D. W. Williams should
do reoiecteu. - tie nas emcienuy. anu satisiacio-
jjly . filled tha fifflne-for thi
quently-is -much - better qual I fled for t he pli
than -would be a new and Inexperienced man.
We believe In rewarding honesty, ability' and
faithfulness, and therefore hope to see him .given
another term. The fact that be has held the of
fice three years Is urged by tome as a reason for
defeating him. This Is manifestly wrong. No
business man would for an Instant think of dis
charging an upright accountant because he had
served faithfully and well for a number of years ;
and as much sense should le displayed by the
voters on Monday next in making their selection
for Clerk. .Meritorious and conscientious service
ought tq.be rewarded In public as Well as private
ife. " " - -
Women, who have the right to vote In school
matters should be out In force on this important
occasion The qualifications for them are the
same as for men they muwt be tax-payers and
MRS.
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. DUXIWAY AT"; CORVALUJ8 r BRIGHT
RACY' COMMENTS OJC TinJCOS I OEJl
wV.s E1UL AND PARTICULAR.
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. Cobvallis, March 7, 1881.
twenty-one-years of - age or- upward.-- A- large
number voted last year, and we hope more will
come out next Monday; ine legisiature nas
jteen generous and Just, and. women shouliL-Vote
not only because they are interested in -school
matters, but because they will show an apprecia?
lonxfthe baltot, and thus encourage the work
o those who are striving to secure to them the
unrestricted franchise. " . - L
Dkab Reamcks or Tin New Noethweut i ;
It was Inauguration Day. All over the Atlan
tic Coast "Old Probabilities" was at work, stir
ring up the weather and inciting alike the appi
hension of expectant tens of thousands of people
and the activities of a million rain-changed cur
rents of air. , A new President was coming In ; an
one1 was going out Disappointed office-seek
ers were numbered by thousands, and nappy re
cipients of Federal favor, by tens. The whole
East was In a tumult Of excitement Not so tha
placid Pacific Coast, nor the yet more apathetlo
Northwest Here Inauguration Day was very
muchllkebtheriaaysrIerelhrusuarroutlnrof
everyday business we'nt the even tenor of Its way
asryoreTiM
on ' his best liehavlor' as' If In"mockery.Df. athe
storms his Atlantic brother was mustering for the
direct discomfort of a hundred thousand mortals
on parade. . ' ' .
The morning of the 4th of March gave early
promise of a delightful day In Oregon, as the
undersigned took a seat in a West-Side railway
car and set her face southward, her .destination
Corvallla, All day long, In spite of the excite
ment in Washington and the lowering elements
there, our iron horse toiled through the glorious
sunlight dragging behind him an enormous
train of obedient cars, freighted with; bipeds,
quadrupeds and merchandise, and passing count
less farmers busy at their work, all apparently
unconscious of the ceremonies of Inauguration or
the fate of men whose service to their party was
destined to receive no financial recognition.
. The West Side Is busily engaged In donning her
Sprl DgTtti re. From the Coast Range on our right
to the Yam illlls upon the left the bosom of the
earth Is green. V . Daffodils and crocuses peep from
cosy door-yards, rose buds are swelling, willows
are In leaf, peach blows, shew tinge of pink, and
cherry buds and apple blossoms are struggling to.
peep from their russet coats and scatter redolence
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The West Side route runs through a score , or
more of towns and villages, all elated with the
suburban prospects that bring them In close rela
tionship with their big sister, Portlaud. They
have not yet learned that a railroad Is an artery
that -carries the circulating medium; past -the In
termediate points of Interest and precipitates it In J
bulk upon the metropolis.. ' However, they realize
that something Is depleting their pockets, and the
wisest 6f them are turning longingly toward
YaqalnaBay and hoping, working and planning
for an outlet to the seaboard there that w 11 J divert
a part, at least, of -the financial current into other
channels. .... : r , " -
Corvallis lies ninety-one miles from Portland,
In the heart of the beautiful valley from which it
derives Its appropriate name. Nearly three years
have elapaed since ourJast visit, but we are pre-
pared for the Improvements. evfrywhorA
a little handful of believers about them, receive an
annual stipend for their Sunday services,' and go
on year after year, In their profession (it can
hardly be called work), falling even to secure the ;
grown-up children of their pastorate as members, :
and appearing totally oblivious to the Divine
cbmmand,"Go ye Into all the world and preach
the gospel 'io everjr creature." This Is spiritual
ossification, and Its outgrowth Is Infidelity. The
genius of the age demands live preaching, Includ--lng
demonstration, logic, proof. The day of blind,
belief in simple or complex dogmas Is almost dead.
. With these thoughts, we fell asleep and dreamed
that one, like unto the Son of Man came into the
churches- as of old, bearing glad tidings and
breaking anew the bread of the old gospel of inno
vation upon time-honored creeds ; but the Scribes
and the Pharisees snubbed him and sneered at
him as aforetime, and went on In their old way,
for pretence maklng and disfiguring
their faces' that they might appear unto men to"
.ftiandjiethattwas likeunto, the Son of Man ,
went away sorrowing, and entered the abodes of
poverty and made himself known to the lowly.
Good reader, we beg your pardon ; but we can
not help these fancying, and when we write for
your eye we cannot repress our own Ideas.
On Monday, accompanied by Judge Chenoweth, -who
kindly volunteered the Introduction, we vis
ited the Corvallis college, where we found Presi
dent Arnold in one wing of the second story of a
rambling wooden edifice, engaged in Instructing
an intelligent class of young ladles and genilemen
In some sort of Inductive philosophy which proved
exceedingly interesting. The class was well up
In its work, and as we listened we longed to "come
to school" too. In the opposite wing of the same
story are two Jarge recitation "rooms, In one of
which we found Professor Emory and In the other
Professor Hawthorne', each. engaged In shooting
the young ideas of many students through the
mazes of mathematics. Greek and Latin. In an
other, pleasant room, looking out upon a broad
expanse of plain and mountain scenery, we found J
Miss McFadden, sister of the late Judge McFadden
of Washington Territory who Is engaged in teach
ing a class In sketching and painting. Some of
the paintings, evinced a goodly degree of pains
taking and talent on the part of pupils, and all ex-
TiTbit the untlriug andcon9cJentlom.care.jof the
able teacher. In a large room on the first floor of ,
the college, whither we were next conducted,
Professor McEUroy was engaged with a multitude,, v-
of Young Americans, who at the time of our visit '
were elucidating, on the blackboard, several prob
lems of interest and present worth. A primary'
department opens from this . room, which lt -crowded
by a younger grade of Juveniles. We saw
order without friction everywhere, and left the
school with a strong desire to visit t again. . .
But it Is lecture time, and this letter is long. :
Full particulars of our mission here will be forth -coming
next week. A. 8. D. "
QUEER ENCOURAGEMENT. ;
Much Is said by masculine writers and speakers
about the lack of Inventive genius Jn women, who
"are regarded as destitute of originality in any di
rection ; and when they break loose from, customs
and enter the Industrial and creative world, their
researches and Inquiries are met with sneers and
derlslon.The efforts ormen to dUscover nd-per
fect labor-saving or time-gaining machines are
encouraged with kind words and material assist
ance ; but women wno make like eirorts receive
not even respectful consideration from the greater
tart of the press, much less money from wealth;
appar-.
ent, that greet Us as we take a seat In the Occi
dental coach and go bounding through the muddy
streets to the new and commodious hotel. We
are wearjrwith: the long rrdeTarid are soon off Into
dreamland,. from whence we emerge after an hour
to write a dozen letters .that have been awaiting
our busy conscience for.aweek. Then we accept
a standing invitation) and take up temporary
abode in the well-ordered home of Judge 0heno
weth and family, prior to beginning a course Of
lectures, the flrst of which Is to be given at the
Court House this (Monday) evening.- '
Mr. Watlls. Nash, one of Benton county's most
prominent citizens, an Englishman by birth, and
a gentleman of culture, gave a lecture on Friday
evening, entitled "Something about Novels,"
which was quite a treat Mr. Nash offered a va
riety of selections to Illustrate the 41 fferen t sty les
of landscape painting, tragic Incident, historic
reminiscence, sporting experience and sentimen
tal display of Scott Dickens,
and others; and we acce
rroborate
McDonald of "Indiana is perhaps the firmest
friend the Woman Suffrage cause has In the na
tionaTrenate. . Donn PJatt n one of his letters to
the Washington Capifat. Vara of him t "Joe Mc
Donald,-large, handsome man, with a massive
head and queer, bushy eye-brows, has a quiet, pa
ternal way about him that half amuses his associ
atesy brjfWlns"wIth1aIir"TIiIs Is because It Is hon
est He Is as fair to his opponents as he Is true
to his friends. He is self-made, and not spoiled
In the making. - The son of a widow too poor to
clothe and feed him comfortably, he had none of
the so-called advantages of education. Bound ap
prentice to a saddler, he not only mastered his
trade, but when his time was out made one saddle
and then walked over to the Court House, and,
after an examination, was admitted to the, bar
The hard-working, wbeT,-ateady-r-aonof the
widow had given all his spare hours to hard'
study, and, while learning his trade, had qualified
himself for the pracUce6f law. The traits that
marked his youth have made a great success of
his manhood. He stands to-day not only at the
head of his profession, but Is so true to his politl
half of' the rights of women.'l Mrs.
ijaDothcrjoI-ilie-noble pioneer, workers YcntlYf-ggniaa
la the equal rights cause who has gone down to
herrave bearing the stigma of disfranchisement
as punishment for the crime of being a woman.
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From the San Jose (California) iferatryt "As
semblyman Wentx'a bill for granting women the
electoral franchise on all school questions has
present Legislature to deal Justly
nriacii question' " ' .
Ex-President and Mrs. Hayea have returned to
V-z'.x eld homo at Fremont, Ohio.
ndlvlduals to aid them In their' Investigations.
ornstanceL8?veral . papers, ha vjfccmarkeoVnl
reading the statement that a woman has Invented
a bedstead which may bo converted Into a trunk,
that "a new mission In life Is announced for the
benighted female," and have proceeded to ridicule
the very useful Invention of an original and ap
preciative mind. This treatment is not Tabu
lated to Induce women to gtve the world tht ben
efit of their Ideas. Such earplug remarks tend to
make them .wary of entering the Patent Office,
and have a direct tendency to confirm men In
their assertion that the feminine mind lacks In-
Aivroi of the slur cast at the woman who In
vented the Interchangeable bed and trunk, wo
give the following Item, which will fitly Illustrate
the protection accorded by men to women In the
Inventive world : ' , " .
Mies Louise McLaughlin, the discoverer of painting
under the class on pottery, realising that art. Ilka health,
la free to all, told ' her process to other artists, explained It
taanVlvcrsiile rrwrtxl ail Just m wa aXTavted
ueu sua men now prgregajta. a matter of sueh-
vltal importance aa that of everlasting llf0 0rj
aeaiu to mo numan ramuy, is to our mind, more
and more a mystery. .Yet we know scores of them
(there are many honorable, exceptions) whogalher
ThoAVoman'o National Christian Temperance
Unloatkaa'preaentedTreoIdent XSarfield wltn a
Girtralt ot Mrs. Hayes, to bo hung In the White
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I M.a 1 AAntrlAilAtisi iket wa bm a 1 v v AM, laa IsMwvialatAft I
,. De Foe, George Eliot Z TT ) " " . r7r 7F " TyZ , '
pied it as a fact, which r" , r m.,,
ourweintnwn-tho7vtiiatt neregarua ,
uuiu uu wunuiM w principle.:' 1
this Is woman's eraWhen he pronounced George
Eliot thegreate9.tLLnovllstji. and proved-lt-bv
lengthy selections from -The Mill on. the Floss."
The audience accorded this part of the entertain
ment the most serious attention.. The lecturer
was evidently the most at home in the works of
Dickens, but expressed great admiration for a
number of comparatively unknown authors,
whose names and books have alike escaped our,
attention hitherto. The audience was good, and
the proceeds of the lecture, which wa for the
benefit of the college, were quite considerable. A.
eoiijij vj a quaneiie 01 young gentlemen, which
.Would have-been. fncorJ-4n-Portland. was pas
olvely received by the Corvallis! tea, as was also a
olo by Mrs. Johnson, an able professor of music,
vhn la a miumI f.A.K. srltk t . j il
" ft v .IV OT wu JMUUg I01B.S,
On Sunday we attended church, and heard a
diluted sermon, addressed to a thin house. Iq the
evening we vlsfted another chapel, whoroihere
was a yet thinner house and more diluted service
uu marnea 10 tne Dome or our friend 1
Av sannw - ni nsr sssaa ais an nw-rimr nsTir mmm. m-mA
re;tfterth Congregational joumalffiari-
Franclsco, has been considering the large and ln
creasing number of single ladles from nineteen tQ
twenty-nine yeari old, particularly In cities, who
are In need of a calling, a career, a safe occupation,
and makes these sensible remarks: (''From choice '
or necessitjyone-fourth of our young women seem
not likelyto marry. Some of our young men
enter on 4 roving life, as traders, prospectors, or
travelers, and can make no homes. Some of
them can find none Who are willing to share with
thertl their humble and tolling condition. And
soirie of them will not marry till they are able, to
live In a good degree of elegance, and that time
KTarely cornea. The results are now observable in
relatively few marriages. Already the younger
are crowding the older and tho married ladles out
of the schools aa teachers. And IW manifest that
new spheres of life, new occupations, must open ,
to themlf they are not to bo dependent, an! twT.
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io-mttenthmof.tho fost ofloo mnthorttieo io ---
called to tho fact that one of tho New Nobth-
WEsTa subacrIbr!at Nord,- Butto count
fornla, falls to receive his paper, though it Is
regularly mailed. - v .
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