VOLUME & NO. 28.
PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 24. ; 1881.
PER YEAR $J00.
THE AVEST SJPE.
C JIBS. DUNIWAY AT INDEPENDENCE ENTHUSIAS
TIC MEETIXQSXIIJS WOMAN SUFFKAOB
CAUSE TKirMrilANT. ' ;
7 Peak Reapers7 trrn New NoannrEST " -
Independence Is divided Into two parts, desig
nated respectively a theOld and the New Town,
-ndoveran-area a great as 4 hat of -Salem, - Its-
..kii " i i. tr.tfi. in. it.
population equals mat oi iticiiuiiviue,, anu lis
industries are not Inferior to those of Corvallls.
. The town lies upon the left bank of the Willam
ette Rlverrn both sides of a decjjjTgulch,-which
, Is spanned by a foot-bridge upon one-street, the
car-track upon another, and a wagon-bridge upon
third:
In the Old Town there is a district school-house,
also a large number of homes, more or less preten
tious or "humble, as the taste or means of the
' owner may have decreed. The school is under
the able care of Prof. C. E. Magers, son of our
Marlon county friend, Dr. Magers, and. brother of
the rising lawyer of the name in McMlnnville.
The school of which Professor M. hascharge con
slsU of about seventy pupils, ranging from six, to
thirteen years of age, as bright bey of young
Americans as one can see' any where. The Profes
' sor Is also County Superintendent of Schools, and
' performs his duties In a manner so satisfactory to
the public that It would be hard work for a lady
competitor for IhVoIttce to succeed in displacing
him. It Is well to add that he Is a thorough
- Woman Suffragist, and in favor of giving women
the opportunity to compete with him for. official
honors Ittliey like. - ' . '
T-herroprietorortheTX)ldwirl81r7;EtvIn
Tharp, who settled upon the beautiful donation
claim - where he now resides, and of which the
- town .Is' a' part, in the year 1844. Mr. Tharp Is a
genius of the first order. His library- is an ency
' ' clopiedia of human oddities, and his conversation
an epitomejof the, contents of rare books, inter-
spersed with his own peculiar nd fresh Ideas,
clothed in original language. We enjoyed a half
day of genial hospitality in his great rambling
' farm-house, in the company of himself and daugh
ters. , .' ; ' . .. : . -
- But to return to-NewTowh (where our work
was), which, though last to be spoken .of, 1?. by po
means least in Importance' or populatlojC The
proprietor of this town is Henry Hill, Esq., also
an old-timer, whose guest we were, and who lives
outside the corporation in regular farmer's style,
surrounded, by. his family, and blessed by peace
and plenty., Mrs. Hill Is one of the heroines of
the nineteenth century, whose work can never be
estimated, for it is the priceless labor of rearing
rnlldrnrantlTanuchildren who are destined to
rise up and call her blessed. -
Our first lectures in Independence were given n
Sloper's Hall,a wlndowlesa room on the floor
above a livery stable, where the people assembled
In crowds, till even standing-room could not be
.bad. Mr. 1). F. Burcli is the principal owner of
the. one church in the' place, and he was out of
town, so we could not get the privilege of occupy
lng the-pulplt till he came In on the Bccond day,
when the edifice was graciously placed at our dis
posal for the remaining lectures of the. course.
Mr. Burch is very popular among the citizens of
Polk, who say they hope to see him reinstated as
- Superintendent of the penitentiary at no distant
-day. " ' '
The old school-house of New Town has been en
larged and otherwise Improved till It, now pre-
- seuts a very-handsome appearance. -There are
two teachers, Prof. J, S. Sweet and Mrs. Vaughn,
nee Miss Ida Hutton, formerly of Portland, both
of whom are prime favorites In their respective
departments. ... j.-
Thenrare several first-class mercantile houses
- And a number of grocery stores in Independence.
Of the former, the houses of Mr. Adolf Wolfe and
Messrs. Smith A Co. are In the lead, and of the
latter, that of Mr. J. P. Irvine is the most popular.
If any of our subscribers wish to know where to
' send for the best potatoes in the market, we confi
dently direct them to "Jack" Irvine, who hasn't
paid for this "puff," and didn't order If printed;
- but be deserves it, and here it is. -V. '
' There are two hotels in. Independence. And
iy5rerejttian
and supported women who keep them being the
weariest, sickliest-looking set of "angels" Imag
inable. There are many pleasant homes here, too,
where the husband and wife are one, and thai one
both of them, where the. wives are as happy and
rosy as the wives of Laramie pity, and where, It
r; is almost needless to say, the husbands are be-.
lievers in equal rights.
-We must"isotmirtomenwn the prosperous
millinery stow of Miss' J. 'M. Allen, a thorough
" builness lady, who would not marry a king unless
be could be queen, but who is as completely
womanly, polite and gracious as though she had
' never earned the bread of precious independence
oflasted the sweets of Individual liberty.
; Nor should we forget to record an .Incident dur
ing the progress rof the lectures which is worthy
of special note. At the close of one of the speeches,
and when we felt pretty sure of the vote, we asked
every lody who believed that women should have
equal rights with men to arise to their feet.JThe
crowd that had beer) seated arose, and those that
were standing Jhrewjjp
were two or three who had not yctjromifjso tne
negative" wa'fr-called for.- Two persons arose, one
Wing a youth of 'eighteen, who, when pressed for
a reason for his negative vftte, explained that he
gave it to be on the opposite side, and because he.
saw the" overwhelming -majorlty-wa- with - us
The other man, a voter, said that he hud made up
his mind years ago, and he never changed. To
this we answered that we were willing to confess
that we, had sometimes been led to change aa
opinion, but whenever we were induced to change
we were consoled by the reflection that the differ
ence' between a human being, and a donkey is
that the human being can change an opinion
and the donkey canV. . "The house came down."
The merriment was universal but respectful, and
the utmost order prevailed. But that voter won't
hear the last of It soon. Boys bray when they see
him on the streets, and men hail each other with
the question, when' they see him coming, "Have
you a mule to sell?" At this writing there Is
every prospect that one opponent may be Induced
to change an opinion, even if he has not done so
already.' . . , . . .
.The Hirer Side, Is a creditable , weekly journal
published here, of which fMr. G. W. (Juivey'is
editor.- -The paper JhaaL a goocLfleld, and is, we
bopewell patrohlietL-JVYo are proud to recognise 1
it as an aoie tieienaer oi equal rights, anu our
thanks-are due for courtesies extended during our
visit. .. - - .
Mrs. C. B. Sklpworth, mother of Eugene Skip
worth, who Immortalized himself at the late Temperance-Alliance,
and who (the mother, not the
son) has resided here for some years, has recently
departed for Goldendale," the scene of her hus
band's future labors and her own untiring Indus
try. Mrs. Sklpworth, who has been an ardent
opponent of Woman Suffrage, la destined to bo-
come theJoshua of .the new dispensation. See' if
she- doesn't.. Her daughter, Mrs7PIpe, 'whose'
husband, the lion. Luther Pipes, voted against
Woman Suffrage In the late Legislature and Who
is an active, intelligent and energetlclittle lady
(we mean the. daughter, not the son-in-law) is a
strong Woman Suffragist and is not faithfully
represented by her husband when lie votes against
it. But Xic" think fiC fwu mean the-'son-irtdaw
this time) has already seen the error of his vote,
as ne is a geiuieman anu a scnoiar ana aisposeu
to be cosmopolitan in his Ideas when he Is led to
investigate a subject. . . , - V
Our space Is too llmityd to allow us to make
more than passing mention of many friends to
whom we were ludebted for courtesies, including
the Butlers, Tliarps, Whiteakers, I HI Is, Coopers,
Wolfes, Roberts', Smiths, Vaughns, Parkers
Harts, De Bonis, Osburns, Lees, Irvlnes, Slopers,
Sweets, and others, whose memory will remain
with us a benediction wherever we shall go here
after. . 7 " V ,
Our lectures were ovCr," rounds of calls were
made, the schools were vlsited7 and our work was
not yet finished, so we decided to go to Dallas On
Friday, and return to Independence on the follow
ing Wednesday to organize a club. Our route lay
through the valley by railway line to Deny Sta
tion, where we alighted to await the Salens stage.
As this vehicle would not come along for several
hours, we accepted the kindly escort of lion. Mr.
Pipes, who happened to 'be going our way, and
walked to Dixie, half a mile distant, past Colonel
Nesmith's farm, and through the very prettiest
part of the county, to the home of, Mr. and Mrs.
Dempsey, where we spent the dayln pleasant.
chat and needed rest, , ,-, - ;
Since Nesmlth has put off 'politics, or rather
since his party has put him off, he has turned his
attention to agriculture, and Is saiiTto be a much
decenter man than hitherto. .Relics of obscene
stories, which be Is charged with having related
as parts of conversation between him and oursetf,
are still sniffed as a choice relish by some of his
at all save lor the purpose of Informing the wives
of some of these foul-minded beings that "kind
Providence has always furnished us with better
company thaa WNeamlth that- we never
conversed with him on any topic in our life, and
never rode in a stage-coach where be was ; that
wejiev e rDspoke-ia-b I m-bu t once, and that was'
Mevef Thlroduc
He may be and proba
bly Is a vulgar babbler ; but be is not a fool, nor
could he afford to make declarations of a libelous
nature concerning ourself or anybody else. ' And
those moralists (?) who are claiming to condemn
us upon the supposition that Nesmlth has some
time addressed us In Improper language would
doTwelt to And out whether or not he is really
guilty of saying he did before, they-condemn us
everlastingly because of his sin. 'And should they
find him guilty we cheerfully. give him the ben
efit of the doubt we suggest that lie atone for his
own lulqultles.focive disclaim all .responsibility
In the prenilses.Ncsmlth ought to be a. good
man, for he has an excel ledt wife and an inter
esting family. And b ought to be a Woman Suf
fragist, for he has daughters whore capable of
filling, higher poslslons than he has ever reached,
and who are taxed without representation and
governed by their political sovereigns, the negro
and the foreigner.
The stage ride from Dixie to Dallas was not
long or uncomfortable ;rbut' It left ii exhausted J
and dull, and precluded the possibility of writing
up this place till next week. " ' A. S. I).
Dallas, March 21, J881. ".
Fronv4he Weston Leader: "While the wife
of a President reaches that. altitude Incidentally
only, and Is not directly responsible to the citi
zens, she yet wields a mighty Influence. As she
moves, so moves, the leading society ;J this, rami
fying thence, becomes fashion. . Mrs Hayes had
a proper conception of her position, andflrmiy
stamped the Imprint of 1ier wisdom on the fah
ions she moulded. Her stand on the temperance
question, in excluding winefrom her receptions,
regardless of the strenuous opposition met, has
elicited much commentatid:been productive of
much good. But this radical step was not the
ouly oneTTBcIng a woman, it was her prerogative
to d lctAie3onccrnliigheJaBbJoruible-ostHmes of
ladies. A correspondent, speakingof one of
Hayes' - receptions, , mentions . that 'but one
woman appeared in undress, with bare arms'
etc. And in every direction where an Intelligent
woman 6f her station could accomplish! good, has
Mrs. Hayes been correcting the evil tendencies of
the day. She baa retired from, her station with
the best wishes of an admiring people, marred by
no far-fetched considerations of polities.". Mrs.
Hayes further shows her good sense and thorough
womanliness by being a pronounced Woman Suf
fragist. '
In his recent comments on the "conversion" of
Tifu rderersjuslT?dilheyararTwnt'lo7ste
Henry Wanl Iieecher has offered to the world a
lump of. wisdom. Sjteaking of the work of women
In decorating and beautifying the cell of a brutal
behalf, and the efforts of priests or preachers to
Tnsu reTiTsaly alhtti,' ' Air, itewfiersaji; "Are
not one hundred thousand persons dying all
around him? There is nobody Jto run to them.
There Is no sympathy for them. But If a monster
Is to die for foul murder, the flood-gates of sym
pathy are opened, and the newspapers tell how be
died trusting In, Jesus. Faugh I Can a man who
has crept to the gallows through common sewers,
at the last moment, just before the last effort Id
obtain pardon, suddenly blossom out Into fervent
religious life ? I don't brieve it."
Governor LI ttlefleld, of Rhode Island, is the
fifth Governor who has In his message this year
made a friendly recognition of the rights of
women. He recommends suffrage onhe school
question. 'The other four gentlemen Who have
lent a hand to the woman movement are Governor
Long of Massachusetts, Governor Cornell of New
York, Governor Porter of Indiana, and Governor
Perkins of California. It Is now proper for some
philosopher to offer the remark that the Woman
Suffrage movement Is .djrJng.VeJbavr iio
thft statement in au exchange for some time, and
fit would seem like meeting an old. friend to come
across it once again. v.
WHY IS IT?
Addle Heath la Woman's Journal.
Why Is It, I wonder, that women occupied wltk
their own affairs are subject to so many more
criticisms and Inquiries than men? Did you
ever know a young man or old, for that matter
FhojyaoUend
this question asked alout ulm : JjN liat sopporss
Mr. So-and so?" or did you e'er hear this com
ment)' "He dresses too well to be a working
man !" Of course this state of affairs Is net uni
versalfor (hat we are very thankful. Neverthe
less there is, and among so-called intelligent
leople too, a class whose special mission Is te
wonder and investigate what self-supporting
women do to maintain themselves, and If by their
chosen calling or profession they earn quite
enough to cover all their expenses.
I suspect that the homely saying, "Satan gives
employment to idle hands,"- nilght explain the
problem If we were allowed to substitute brains
for hands that Is, if the persons in question are
always in possession oflhem,i
"You must give me references," a lady replied
to a young woman artist, who hod called to look
at rooms. .,
The windows up-stalrs and down-stairs were
placarded "Furnished rooms to let.",
J'l am a stranger In the city," was the modest
reply of the young person, whose, very address
was a reference ; "but I can' show you letters from
my former teachers to Instructors here. . .
t Owing to sickness In the home, she had beea
obliged to set out upon her Journey, alone, and
so without an escort, was looking up a resting,
place.. i ' .
"That won't do," returned this over-nice land
lalyr"My husband Ia Jtery; particular ma,
and he doesn't care to have 'lone women in Use
house anyway. You'd, better look somewhere
else I" and she closed the door with a bans,
marking to the domestic, "She dresses most ttoo
well for a girl that 'pears to be earning her own
living I" . :: . T
So the beginner in JKe walked away te another '
bouse with "Furnished rooms to let," wondering
if Boston wasn't a hard place to live In. She
might have been saved an unpleasant experience,
and guarded against home-sickness. If this worthy
couple had specified in their advertisement to',
whom iliey let rooms, . : . . .- .
"Do you think there is quite as much of this
now, asa few years ago ?" some one looking over
Under the heal of "Triumph In Nebraska," the
last - Womrvi'$ Journal, contains this Item: "A
Woman Suffrage amendment has . passed both
branches of the Nebraska Legislature. In the
House the vote' stood 51 In favor to 19 against; in
the Senate, 22 to 8. .Westward hoi" We hope
the above may be literally true, but we gain the
lmnM..tAii fiviM ATnhan ini. Yi a f t li a 1 I I .1 -.... 1 1 -v A. At- . 1 I m. A .
ilUlijdmlrers.juide.wonld-4
ii . . , -i i .i . i cunuM ii iimiiiir w m in vyregon uopiion
6f a resolution for submitting the question, of
amendment to the voters. We should like to bear
from some of ou r Nebraska n friends on this subject.
Tlio New York Wcnlng Pot urges t bat collegeai--nTlW Congregational Churchr I n
foLWomea tach the general rules of business, and
adds! "It Is this iirnorance which throws
bpu yfr,P and bX the merest ccldent fthat 1 moneyed jadh a.lmniiiunlirrs1lr on lw mt
cles of the sterner sex as to all business matters,.
ever ciaimeu mat ne uio.
and ready victims of a fraud which a little busi
ness sagacity might have checked." '
. Senator Cameron and Wife, of Pennsylvania,
are coming to the Iaclflo Coast soon on a visit, v
my shoulder asks.
liiere ought not to be, considering the growtk
of -civilization, but there Is quite enough now to
TieepjwnsrilVeiature
apparent that they are "entirely self-reliant"
continually on the qui vlve. It Is not so muck
what the comment ariiounts to, as the pain it In
flicts upon those who are so delicately organized
that they cannot all at once make up their mlnda 7
to be a target for every dart that may be aimed ai
them. v
The Independence River Side of the 18th Instaat
speaks thus of Mrs. Duniway's recent visit an
labors at Indeendeiice: "Mrs. A. S. Dunlwav,
ell tress of the New Noktiiwert, has tiecn deliv
ering a course of very, entertaining and instruc
tive lectures In this place daring the week. Mrs.
I). Is a very pleasant speaker, and bandies hef
subject in a manner which entitles her to a front
rank on the rostrum. .At 11 o'clock A. M. on Huok
day MrsVD gave to a large audience her experi
ence in visiting the Centennial, inte'rsierseil with
occasloisl strong pleas in favor of the enfranchise
ment and equal rights of women. On Sunday
evening, the subject of her discourse was Whj
Notr. and was a yery able effort, In which she
met, in a calm, argumentative way, many of too
objections Urged against the Idea of extending the -elective
franchise to women. -Her arguments
which were given In her own peculiar style, were
clear, logical and unanswerable, and will &
many to thinking , on the subject, Mrs, TV la
emphatically the apostle of the suffrage mo e
mentand sufTers nothing to Interfere with Iter
duty in that respect; and however much onemsjr.
differ with her views, none doubt her sincerity
erly present IU We learn that It Is designed to
organize A Polk County Woman Suffrage Asso
ciation at Dallas at an, early day. We wish 11
Godspeed."..'' ' ,' ' : .
field, Mass., was burned on the 1st instant. Tka
loss will be nearly $20,000. The following curious
vote was passed by its trusteea inJ721i .Oranloi
a pew to be built on the left hand of the pulpit, to
4vea, said wWetoset ielhe-
pew during their natural life."
Again it is stated that the rascals who lorged
the Morey letter have been discovered ; but tkelr
names are not given. ' - 1,
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