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? .-..--L . :. ,.. Fees ieei-h, Fbes I'remm,' Free PEonJsv-1. " . ' '-. T ' volume xya. 40. ; v .;:;; Portland,, oreoon, Thursday, ,june is, issi. ' - ; per-,YEAfe-ww- THE SENIOR, STILL JOURNEYING. FICOM GRANOEVIIXE TO LEWI8TONFR0M LEWIS ' l . TON TO MOSCOW.'- " IOH1 FACTO, though rn, AXD-mn rOVRTIl aRAMHC RKADIXO. . TO THE READERS Of THE, NEW NoRTIIWEMTS j-Z The facility wlthi which thrifty, home-lovlug women can adapt themselves to pioneer clrcum stances In this far-away country challenges admi ration. At Grangevlllerwherewe Temained over for another day or two after finishing the lt editorial letter, we enjoyed the hospitality of Rev. and Mrs. Hall, school teachers for the town, and patrotfsof the excellent Sunday school of which -Ir Jr llr Robinson is Superintendents Mr. Hall : and wife have resided here but about a year, yet they have builded an'feunible home that is pass Ing beautiful. Nobody needs to endure unsightly walls In these days of cheap newspapers, and Mrs. Hall understands It Turn whichever direction you may In her house, and a new surprise will greet you. Pictures from magazines are framed in quaint, home-made devices of paper and straw, Tand three or four rutlc frames are peculiarly orna-. ' mental 4n a casing of black velvety rich lnJts effect as ebony.. . A rough boxneatly papered? standing on papered legs and filled with Toam7 forms the basls.of an Inexpensive window gardeu. ,.Ylnes clng lovingly to. snowy curtains, and a ibreQ uin -of cbea nt Gutter ciotn,- bleacneU ana starched, is covered with a fret-work of pressed ferns that carries you back to the shady, region where they thrive aud grow. Bureaus, cupboards and numerous unnamable knlckknackery are made - of ' pine boxes, finished with paste and paper. Nothing about the house . Is " wasted. Thrift, utility, comfort and happiness-ifevlslble everywhere. The school under the charge of this worthy Christian couple is like' their home and garden orderly and flourishing. As a minister, Mr. Hall Is unassuming yet progressive, some what conservative, yet never dull. The young -people like him, the old respect him, : He disarms skepticism by his lndu-trjuutalde of the school room and pulpit, and strengthens the faith of the r faltering by his devotion .to humanityVSuchTnnr and .such women' are inestimable7 blessings In " border lifel . -h;" N A ." . M In ths -west of their toll the desert blooms, . And the forest before theut tolls; - ' Their. Ubor hath builded humble homes, ; And-euies wntrTonyhiu;-'77 ? r ,- We take leave of GrangeviUe with genuine re gret. The people have turned out en masse to at jtend the lectures, and the hearty,,Ood-speed with "which they bless- t atpartlng i not to be forgot ten.. .v , . ' . . ' , " ' We are on the stage and off toward Lewiston at 8 AJU The iaU rain has washed thr faceTof Na- ture as clean as a' freshly bathed infant The genial dame has pinned some new varieties of rersJn-ber-bosom sln we-eame-overa week- agq, and has half hidden others In her tangled hair, which Is being combed and cropped by cattle and horses here and thelre. ' The morning is clear and the view glorious. On the one hand may be seen the Salmon River Mountains, green and tree- : studded, beyond them the snow-capped Bitter Root Range, at whose feet Professor Proctor found the bead Of his famous "dog salmon," and In the other direction the swaying lines of the Co?ur d'Alenes are limned against the azure blue of the pellucid firmament. . . ' On the stage is lion. S. S. Fenn, exmeniber of Congress, a gentleman of thought and discern ment, albeit he Is In politics a Bourbon of the Bourbons. He Is supremely happy over the - Garfield-Conkllng fight, and snuffs victory for the Democracy of the future in the air. lie knows eYCry-jDanwomaaaDdxhildjDalhejoad, and. should say Is popular with the people. He dresses l(ke a miner, converses like a gentleman, and jokes like a sailor. . 7 Break fastratr Cottonwood Station. .. ilere we meet Mrs. W. M. Miller, formerly of Boston, whose husband an . old .. resident brought her here less than a' year ago. We can understand her feeling of homesickness. By and by she can understand our present relish for new countries. The return drive over Gregg's Mountain is even more fascinating than the first Journey. The 1 scenery Is of unrivaled beauty. Homes for the homeless abound on every hand. We dine at the foot of the mountains at the well-kept wayside 4na-of-Mrvan44 nWhlter-Ttwnwre hasten on. ward, leaving after a while the alluvial uplands, and travel down Lapwal Creek and past the fort, beyond which we strike a rocky cafion, up which the tired horses toll laboriously In the stifling heat ", - - ;" ' " ; ; . " Blx o'clock, and Lewiston. It seems like get ting home again. Familiar greetings occur upon every hand. We are almost too tired to move, tat weliasten tothe post office, where we watt an 2wi&&UdsUry-mAm4mri9 'be "epywcdyemd are then cheered by the Information that-our cov eted mall has gone to ML Idaho! We are com pelled to boil over In loinT"wiy, so we write a growl to the Junior editor,' who Is not to blame, and afterwards fait Into a troubled sleep, in which all sorts of accidents have occurred at home while we were beyond the reach of the telegraph. 1 " Our circle of acquaintance widens In Iewlton, and we could spend another week here profltably did time permit In addition' to the friends .for merly mentioned whose courtesy we epjoyed, we are pleased to name our old f rlends," Pr and Mrs J. H. Htalnton, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. foe, Mrs. Ma guire, and Mrs. Georgia Brlggs. The lad lea are ready for organization, and we hope to have their efficient cooperation In the suffrage work In the near future. ' .. - . - ' A young stripItBgT an agent at the stage office, treated us with some Impudent "slack" In a vain attempt to be "funny," for which we are half In clined to take him across our maternal knee (edi torially speaking), but guess we'll let him off this time, as we learn that. he lost his position the next day. When he gets a little older and riper, he'll learn a little of the wisdom that Accompanies good breeding and always waits upon experience Tnenext"inlrh o'clock, we were on the stage again, our destination Mos cow." The road lay on and over the hills, across the Clearwater, and out through along succession, of billowy uplauds, with undulations like the, heav Ingiceatrabou ndlhgeverywhere. We turned for a farewell look at Lewiston from the great heights -where we first beheld It, years ago, and where It yet remains, so far below us as we gaze that 'It looks, like 'a pretty toy. We learn that many of the residents of the town have never seen it from this point They ought to, for they can uever appreciate their home as they should until they do. ; " " After a long stretch of travel over the heaving plain, we canfe to a beautiful mountain range, not so high as Gregg's, but well watered and timbered, and covered with grass and flowers We cross this chain and drop over, InUr Paradise Valley. Never was valley more appropriately named. It Is as broad as Camas Prairie, and the soil as black and rlduJThe-cllmate isjnuch the same In Win ter, though warmer In Summer. Everything' wears a hopeful aspect It is the Promised Land of the farmer, the Paradise of the stock-grower, the Mecca of the lumberman, and has nearly be come the Ophlr of the gold-hunter. ' Yonder, In the lap of the earthen billows, sits "Moscow eo changed since we last beheld R that we cannot recognize a. former land-mark. Two commodious hotelspne jpOhenOhe jarton House, kept by Mr. and Mrs. Johnston, and the other by Mr. and Mrs. Frye Invite the traveler to' rest The stage leavesusattueiQrmer where we rest till lecture time. A good audience awaits us at the hall, the familiar faces of Messrs. Cowan and Wilson of Portland and Mr. Arvld III nma it-ofForetXlrve-appearing-aJnoiig 4he crowd. ' I " . ZZ : ICarly the next morning we ventured forth on a prospecting tour, our tools a scratch-book, pencil, and a ragged copy of the New Northwkst, which had been 'loaned 'us by "a .Lewiston sub scriber. -We raised the 'coior'Mn almost every "an" In the shape of sllver,coiu. Hon. W.-X McConnell was not In town, but his extensive business and army of clerks were present, at their head the efficient book-keeper, Mr. W. B. Ful wiler, formerly of Yamhill, and then, as now, the confidential custodian of the great concern. We were also pleased to meet Mr. G. M. Wilson, who was once in the employ of Mr. Ira F. Powers, of Portland. Mr. J. G. Steel, brother of the Port land Steels, who Is connected with this house, Is now engsged In sinking a mining shaft a few mi lewayrlnhectatntndtrmir fessed that the specimens of. quartz he exhibits are rich In gold and silver and calculated to ex cite cupidity. On ourreturn from Hpokan we will visit the mine, If possible. Mr. Arvld Hi n man Is preparing to settle here with a stock of merchandise, and Is well pleased with the out look. A drug store kept by MrT. J. Craig and a Jewelry store by Mr. H. Olsen evidently do a thriving business. There are other enterprises of different degrees of magnitude which we hope to notice on our return. Hospitality, good cheer and greetings are the order of the day Many of the business men have ranches, on which their families are living for the purpose of securing homestcadsfAJnother sections of the earth, the spirit of possession Is abroad among the worn' en, and Miss Alice Johnston, an Intelligent young lady .of Moscow, has taken a homestead not far jsway. If she does not marry before her title la complete, and thereby fall to get it as Mrs. MIchaet Raney did, she may see the day when she will be abfe to support a husband handsomely iJjrniJ.ts roceeua-IJkolJheiupaxM jolihla. v inland oouutry, there is great need of a market to manding much attention, and it Is hoped that the growing crop will relieve somewhat the stress of the prevailing hard times In money matters, f This sketch would be incomplete If we should fall tq mention the weH disciplined, mchool-undes- (he management of Professor Frye ; nor shoutds'we fail to note the fact that In this little city of only one church (here Is rooreof quiet and good order than In many an older (own we wot of, where the people are taxed to the limit of endurance to build rival churches for the "needy parson's use on tiundays,? nd which Are closedthrough the week in solemn grandeur, leaving the sluice-gates of iniquity open durlnfcslx.days but of every seven to run their business without a protest The one church Is occupied by the Methodists and Baptists, ind the Presbyterians meet In the combined hall and school-house, where they also hold a flourish ing Sabbath school. ' - But 'one clergyman has called upon us, Mr. Gamble, the Presbyterian minister, a genial Irish American with strong good sense and an appre ciation of Independent thought and action quite refreshing to witness. We are glad he called and became acquainted, for by so doing he has gained a friend. We are always Jubilant when preachers will letusllketheimiIt is" much better for them and us to be on pleasant terms. But we cannot pay the price of our own self-respect for their si lence, so we are sometimes compelled to publish facts concerning their treatment of our mission which we should be glad to omit did truth allow It facts which happily we are not required to chronicle here. But yonder comes the stage, two hours ahead of time; and we hurriedly scrawl the closlug sen tences of this long letter, and yet more hurriedly pack our traps, and In less time than Is required to tell of it We are on the boot and away behind a spanking four-in-hand, our destination Palouse City and Colfax. A. H. Bv Moscow, June 8, 1881. I- . ' SRMBBN-SSSIBSBSSSSIBSSSSISSSSSB-SSSS-SSBSSBMSMBSI-M THE CAUSE IN UNION. -; - Uicrow, Oregon, May 28th, 1881 To the Editor of the New Northwest i -: Believing It would afford yon and your many readers pleasure- to hear how 4the cause In which you are so earnestly engaged Is progressing among us, I am prompted to wrltf. We have had two called conventions sluo our annual -meeting In August last - , : r TH K MARCH M EKTlXOr T The first convention was 'held on March 15th. A goodly number of the more zealous advocates 9(Woman Suffrage were present, and a profitable time was had. Several persons identified them-, selves with the movement by signing our const!- innEllutlon Cnsplcuous-amotig-them-Twerethe youug eaiior oi me Mountain sentinel and the ltev. jc. Klrkman, of the M. E. Church. The latter gentleman was called upon for a iJfJApiiyylDg-h had3urtconwF to make an actress, but for the same reason that a woman went out upon the b&ttletletd of Bunker Hill, although he did not profess to possess so much bravery as she evinced, fehe was urged to go back, as she was in great danger and could do no good. She replied she had only come out to let them know which side she was ont Ife had come out to let us know which side he was on. He had seen so much of woman's work In the church that he felt convinced It would be benefi cial In the state, therefore he was. In favor ef woman's enfranchisement THE MAY MEETING. The second convention was held on May 25th, as the Sentinel has informed you, and everything connected with It was a success. The opening exercise was an Instrumental duet Tytrs7Tsh andMtss ettIe"McComas. After the minutes of the previous meeting were read, we were favored with a song, "The Old Elm Tree," by Miss Balrd, of Brownsville. jMsJor Magone, by solicitation, was present, and delivered one of the best speeches In favor of universal liberty It has ever been our pleasure to hear. ' ; . At the conclusion ofihe speech, we were enter tained with the song, "The band that rocks the cradle Is the hand that rocks the world' by Miss Mary Davis.1' . ' ' ' Mr. E. 8. McComas followed with a Xtyt inter esting remarks, In which he said that over twenty years ago, in an Eastern city, he had listened to the speech of a man Whose 1 photograph could scarceljr belold from that of the tpeaker. who had Just addressed us, If he had the two to place side by side. lie alluded to Ossawattorale Brown, "whose soul Is marching on' Although not at that time In sympathy with the sentiments of that speaker, he had lived to see the principle for which Brown gave his life become the law of the nation. .This speaker. was not nniy nw him la person, but also like him In being a champion of Jorlty of the people, and "Mr. McC. expects e live to see the Major's theme of universal suffrage also trluiriph.throughout the land. ' V Mr. M. B. Itees((of The Cove, an "ever-ready advocate, made a briefspeech. ' h The nest speaker was Hon. James Hendersbott, -who remarked that Wm. H. Seward liad once " said, 'There is an Irrepressible conflict approach-' Ing; this nation cannot, exist half slave aad half free." Subsequent events had proved his words prophetic "Another . conflict.: Is . bo w. approach- . Ingr The perpetuity of this government demands that equal suffrage be conferred upon all Intel- lectual classes." He recorded himself In favor of woman's enfranchisement, and said we need but wait patiently ; that the Indications are becom ing more and more favorable every day forthe". consummation of our wishes. A few years ago. In his visits to the Legislature, not a woman was given a place among the law-makers. Last year when he was there, five or six were acting as clerks and doing efficient work. Mrs. Hendersbott Mrs. Babbington of The Cove, Mrs. Prbebstel of La Grande, and Mrs. Eaton of Union, made short speeches, and we ad journed to meet after supper. . in tne evening, we were greetea wun tne song, "Overthe River," by Misses Davis, Balrd and ( Beldleman. ' . - . n . . Another wide-awake speech was made by Major Magone, followed by a delightfully executed In strumental piece, of m usIc by M rs, Islu.. Messrs. M. Baker of La Grande and J, B. Eaton of Union made brief speeches, which werefol- lowed by a song, "Beautiful Dreams." v A) vote of thanks was tendered to Major Magone and all other friends who had so generously as sisted, and the meeting adjourned till our next an nual convention. ,..x:7; pz i i The dinner and the supper given to Jncrearse the funds of the society were a complete success. There wm comparatively a scarcity of genUevaen In the afternoon, but equally as many gejrtlemen as ladies In the evening, and a good audience both' sessions. - Indeed, we are proud of the ladles who want to vote In Union county, and also of the gen tlemen who want them to. v ' .' M.-P.-AME8,- 8ecfreUryr In Tremont Temple, Boston, on May 26th, Just after Susan B. Anthony-had made an able and .telling speech before the National Woman Suf frage Asociatlon3IayAVrIght Bewail, of Indiana arose and in a neat address presented her with m tastefully-constructed Greek cross made of gold.. The bar from which the cross was suspended bore Miss Anthony's Initials, "8. B. A'hile upon the point of the cross was the date 1848 and the Initials ef the Association, "N.W.8. A.,whlle the reverse bore the following Inscription t "Presented to Susan B. Anthony by the Citizens' Suffrage As- -sociation of Philadelphia as a token of gratitude fojJlgXJUfeJQ"? dev"tlon-t-ilte I nterests Jof ? ixman.5Iay7H88l.-cTeTjra a token more worthily bestowed. JL .' -- - . iFrom the New Orleans Democrat 'The women are rapidly distancing the men In all the'profes slons to which they have been admltte l. It was shown the other: day that the M. D.'s graduated from the Women's Tlledical Cciflege of Pennsyl vania were making; an average of 14000 a year better than most of the men who-have adopted" the medical profession. Ah Investigation shows -that the women lawyers are doing nearly equally as well. There are seventy-flue practicing In this country, and "they take in an average of $3000 annually. It Is scarcely probable that the mas culine B. Xk's do as well." The temperance women of Illinois have pre- sented Mrs. Hayes with a huge album of six vol- umes, each oontainlng 650 pages. - Its Inscription reads: "From the ladles of Illinois who have ad' mired the courage Mrs. JIayes has displayed In the administration of the hospitalities of the Ex ecutive Mansion. God grant that the Influence of this signal and benign example may be felt more and more as age follows age In the life of this great Republic" . It contains (he autographs of many eminent persons, and Is believed tor be the most worthy-testimonial of the kind ever gotten up, . : From Uie Middle town (N. Y.) Liberal Sentinel: ."The present law, shuts out women from soms means of honest living. Belva A. Lock wood, a native of this State, a graduate of Syracuse Uni versity, and a member 'In good standing of the barjofjth? ftupremJurtjBf the United States, was last year refused admlsslonlo the baTofnthlf' 8UU at Poughkeepsle, because the laws of New York do not allow a woman to practice law. -Women are also by law Ineligible, however fit, to nearly all offices In the; State. These matters would be corrected If women were voters." - Two young ladles were killed b lienrletta, Texas, on Sunday Tas r lie! 1 7v -I 1 T.f,Fr