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; THE NEW , NORTHWEST, THURSDAY, DECEMBER ; 22, 18SL -
t ' r LETTER FROM CALIFORNIA;
; ; '''CfaC .NpKD, CU November 28, 188L ...
V. 7The study of history reveals to us the fact that
every nation has had a mission to perform. The
.mission of the American nation la to solve the
problem of universal liberty. American women,
V once endowed with equal .rights, will solve It for
f us. There will, undoubtedly, always be found a
few social geese vibrating at the tail-end of pro-
77 gresslon. That there are so many deluded women
who, cannot realize freedom, Hberty, and truth
- above all, Is not astonishing me, however. "To
remain subordinate to man" they are commanded
by thousands of their pastors even yet. The ed
itor of the most orthodox paper your State enjoys,
the Philomath Crucible, Introduced himself to his
readers through an editorial, on the very first day
be climbed the editorial Chair, that recommended
In the most tyrannical way the slavery and bond
" age women are kept la by men. It la true there
' 'are many theologians In fact, all those who have
progressed from midnight to sunlight who assist
as In breaking the chains that enslave women;
but, unfortunately.Ufty per cent of our clergy are
of a character that will try the outermost to place
. obstacles of various kinds In the way of progress.
1 But as every step In science has been won in spite
of their objections, women will also be liberated
. r In defiance of all tbelr thundering against It. The
time when every Inch of progress was defeated by
w the sword of the realm of the supernatural la a
' time of the past. From, the stake where Bruno
stood and died, from the prison where Kneeland
suffered and trembled, a voice has rung out that
every advance of science, knowledge and truth
has been struggled against by lhe Bible or the
fanatic class among its believers. But take heart,
you who cling to your Bibles. As soon as we have
gained this one step forward, as soon as It rings
JIIIlthroughJlheJandthat .women are nojonger In
subjection, you wilFbeTkblelo claim as the off
' spring of your harsh needs that which, at its birth,
you enathematlzed.
Selfish, prejudiced, superstitious manhood won't
dare, to exclaim with their 'tobareobesmeared
tongues" mucHIonger : 44 Women don't know
enough to vote." "Where do these male solons of
political wisdom gain their superior knowledge?
Surely through the press, Ninety-nine percent,
of all the male votes cast In the United States are
the results of the Influence their favorite house
hold Journal ezerclies. Cannot women do the
' . same, at least, If not better? Would the welfare
of the United States suffer If women should cast
similar votes? Of one result of women's vote we
could depend on positively ; that s, no county or
- munlcipLffllgiaT'could carry his election any
JongetbypQuringwiiUky4iown ihS-vulers'--
throats. The political potentate knows well that
where the mind Is free his thronds unsafe. The
enlightened will not be his slave, and scorato be
bis tool. Hence men kept In play many mighty
. engines of despotism to enslave the Intellect of
women, making It weak, bending and credulous j
and whllelhus fettered," they basked themselves
iUnihftj!n.nsbJtne.JLJilniIghljt-4KeJU Women,. 1
strike, then, to the root, and that glorious age of
universal liberty will dawn uponjjs when, as one
of England's greatest men said, -
- "Earth's ahrfneaand thronea before our banner fall) -When
th glad alsvs will at bis feet 17 tlown .
IIIs broken ehaln, the tyrant lard his crown,
The priest Ills book, the onqurvr bis wreath
- And from th lips of truth' on mighty breath
Hhall. Ilk a whirlwind, acatter In It breese .
- That .whole dark pits. of hnnun mockeries."
E. W.
F.
- MEASOnEivBY iiiK Eye. A correspondent of.
the Boston Transcript suggests that the children
should be exercised In measuring by the eye.' He
says that years ago, when ho went to school In a
little weather-beaten school-house, the scholars
had most exciting contests over the . teacher's
favorite exercise of having them estimate with the
eye the site and weight of different objects in the
room. He would hold up Ills cane and have each
scholar tell how long he thought It was, and It
was a lucky child that could come within a half a
foot of the right length. He would measure an
urchin and then have the scholars try to repro
duce the measure on the wall. .. He would mark
off an Inch, or a foot, or a yard, In some consplcu-
-euaplace, and then See how near anybody could
come tocnalklng the same length upon the black
board. And It was astonishing how. wide astray
one wou Id-go, The fact Is, our eyes deceive us
ridiculously, even upon, the .commonest things.
At first thought which would you say was the
-tallerrsrthree-yearHldT;hi1d or a barrel of IlourT
And could anything but actual measurement con
-vlncsryou that tire same child Is half as high as a
six-footer? There Is an old saying that a child
two years old Is half as tall as be ever will bey and
after a few experiments In measuring one can
easily believe It, but not before.
Moses Thompson 'became a hundred years old a
few days ago. He Is a negro, and for half a cen
tury has been a preacher, most of the time In
Arkansas Ilia people regarded him as an Inspired
prophet, and he ruled them In religious matters
like an autocrat He said that he was exempt
from death but on his hundredth-birthday would
ascend bodily , and resplendentiy to heaven. -A
large crowd assembled at Lonoke In an open field
In expectation of a supernatural spectacle. Tuomp
son wore a white robe, and was very ecstatic,
singing, praying and exhorting b? the hour. He
was to rise at noon according to his programme,
and he attributed the failure toa rain storm which
was at that time raging; but the people could not
be persuaded that so Important an affair would he
postponed on account of ralniajidJheyjMredandLprcef $ 1-Wperboxr
cnasea away ineir propuei.
JWldawerflmllVof Ida, 4owa, married his step
daughter, and hU disapproving neighbors tarred
"tnerea mm.
' THE DAWNING OF THE DAYn-;
, From the WeaUra Woman's Journal. . ......
-As the curtains of Ignorance are lifted one by
one, and the sunlight of intelligence penetrates
farther and farther Into the hallways of prejudice.
the gloom of Injustice gives place to the radiance
of advancement T : '
From conservative England, from historic Italy,
from despotic Russia,, ; from cultured Massachu
sefts, from far-off Oregon, from Intelligent In
diana, from the Centennial State, from beautiful
Minnesota, from .the ;Terrl tor leu, from our own
f mgrelve Nebraska, from almost the entire clv
llzed world, comes the cheering news of the pro
gression of woman to a hlghr plane of social, in
tellectual, moral ana political freedom. -
As the Unjust restrictions' and limitations,
founded on centuries of social serfdom, gradually
melt away under the Influence of a better civiliza
tion, women begin to take their places by the side
of men In an ever-widening sphere a sphere soon
to be measured by tne divine law or ntness, ana
limited only by her capability. " , r
Is this advance evanescent 7 Will woman again
be relegated to the condition of Iter sex In oriental
lands? No; revolutions In the development of
humanity never retrograde. Nations may rise
and fall, the universal empire of an Alexander or
the sway of Imperial Rome maybecome histor
ical, but tne plant or liberty, nourished by the
blood of patriots' at Thermopylae, will blossom
more beautifully in Switzerland. Liberty may
He wounded beneath the feet of autocracy on
Poland's plains, only to grow' the stronger where
progressive. Saxon Intelligence and Norman en
ergy loin hands in-American lands to, Jealously
guard her glorious presence. .:
In the Ught of this age In Its advancing light.
guarded by the printing press and the public
schools, every advance made by humanity will he
permanent and but a stepping-stone to a higher
advanoe. And if the time should ever come when
our beloved Union, recreant to the grand command
"forward," should fall by the Immutable law that
allows' no stand still, yet human liberty would
rise from the ruins. .
The progress of womaq In being admitted to
new fields or labor, welcomed to the professions
aud Invited to, wider spheres of usefulness and
happiness. generally, . polntsunerrlngly to the
near approach of the full-day of fruition, the time
when our country shall have crystallized Into a
grand realization of the noble humanitarian prin
ciple of equality to all Its citizens.
The flow upon IhafkxIurrtelU the more
Th manlut till roe forth, "let light Ih tmrn f
From mountain t thr mlili hnr fll jiway,
Aud Mmn the valleys will iwelve the day,
Th wnrp of po and wf of mm will bu
The wrb-wfnre fa brio of futurity -
Ho H im Inlcrweav mid grave and light
.The golden thread of Juntlce bright.
' - A KISH ON THE SLY. a . 7
" ' v . . '
There Is to be found much refreshment in a
well-proportioned -lss." This much everybody
acknowledges, though only a frank few have the
courage (b acknowledge it openly. And It Is a
curious fact, yet Unexplained by the philosophers.
lit at the slyer the Rlss is tne more there is 1 n It jpf
rerresnmenirv" - - - - -7- . -
A kiss that la paid forfeit before a whole
room full of people, Is. prosaic, not to say embar
rasslng. The glrl taughs, wlilcli-spoils the ro
mance, and the fellow, ten to one, blushes neither
of them thinking much of If,' and they both are
apt pretty soon to forget all about It. - -
-1 &' I , 11 LI. 1. ' l -I 1 . I
jtui tei 111c nime iciiow kibh tne name jjiri wiiviii
nolMxiy is looking and the situation is as diner-
ent as possible. That sort of a kiss, fired off In a
hurry behindthe doorw ItiTfcwseTTatoryn'nTke
an electric shock and Is as sweet as cream. The
taste of It sort of holds on and 'constantly sug
gests the propriety or-Impropriety, as the case
may le of trying it agalrr. Ahd the laughing
aud 'brushing are exactly reversed. The fellow
laughs, without; spoiling the romance a bit, and
the girl blushes like a pink carnation.
- It Is queer that the Very same thing should,
under such slightly altered circumstances, be so
entirely different, nor Is It any the less queer be
cause tlie-dlfference has existed from the earliest
age of the world: IVillatlelphla Time. -.
; -WwsiiMB)aTris) lllsistry.
" Mrs. A. 8. Punlway has received a large Invoice
of the first volume ofThe Unlted.Ktates History
ofJtha Woman Suffrage Movement,',' and is now,
ready to fill orders for the same, r.very person
in
roval octavo vol a me of over NX) pages of rare, racy
and valuable reading, edited by Elizabeth Cutly
Stanton, Susan B. Anthony and Mrs. Matilda Jos
lyu (Jage, three of the foremost thinkers of the
age, who have figured. largely as leaders In the
suffrage movement for over thirty years. The
book contains a large number of elegant steel en
gravings of the eminent women of the East who
have fought the battle bravely from Its beginning,
some of whom have passed away,, ami others are
now ready for the final triumph of the cause for
which they have long labored and waited. The
book Is published by Fowler A Wells, who will
Issue the second volume about Christmas. Price:
In cloth, f5 Ml
solicited.":
In sheep, extra, jFSJAgen ts
Otwa-oa Ss MaaMekwaetta.
time sent him other boxes. A few days ago they
received from him the following letter t
Commons' aitk or M a ssacp C stts. .
Auilllor'a lep't, IkMloit, Nov. II, y
. Unm. llotcm. Ttavia 6 fKIftr Hirt . I have no hf I ta
il on lossylng that I hsvt beeajnueh benefited by iha ue
if the Urvpoui KMuey Tea aa a reineuy rr a aiuney uim
eulty whlrh haa troubled me for ala or eight yeara. I Van
heartily recommend It to thoaa who are Inillarlv afnirtet
aa a aafe and agreeable remedy. I ahall teat It vlrtuea
furthrr, hrl have great fall h in It aa a apecirlo for many
diseaaea of the kldueys. lleapeotfully youra,
... CHAa. R. lUDD.
The original of (his letter can be seen by calling
on Messrs. Hodge, Davis A Co., Portland, Oregon,
and the Oregon Kidney Tea can be bought of any
druggist or dealer In Oregon or Washington
Dollar Store.
, Ebony and Velvet Frames, at Ackerman'a.
THE "JOSEPH KELL0G07'
Tbls ls the name of a new, neat and commodious
river steamer recently built for .the Cowlitz trade
by the Portland and Cowlitz River Steamboat
Companyr a 'transportation society which has
built up a large and lucrative business; and opened
up a first-class market At the very door of an ex
tensive rural settlement In the -valley drained by
the Cowlitz, a river J n Southern Washington Ter
ritory of considerable magnitude, which empties
Into the Columbia about fifty miles from Portland.
Captain. Joseph Kellogg, from ? whom . the boat
derives Its name, Is the head of the company con
troll(ng it 1 For a number of years he and his sons
pursued the carrying trad In the steamer t)ay ton,
a little craft that .at one time afforded; ample
accommodations for the company's business, ; 7
Captain 'Kellogg commenced work i.upon the
hull of the new boat about the middle of April
last, and, though quite a veteran In years, has
superintended every part of the work, from toe
laying of her keel to embellishing her Cabin and
furnlslilng her state-rooms. The wood work Is
made of Oregon timber, the hull being cedar, ex
cept In parts requiring greater strength, which
are made of the common white oak. The cabins,
offices, d I n I ng-rooni a nd seats artjjgf Oregon' ash
and maple, with walnut trimming. , The effect Is
exceedingly chaste and pretty, and is heightened
by the furniture, which was manufactured to
order, alo from Oregon woods, by the well-known
firm of Shlndler A Chad bourne. The boat through
out was designed by Captain Kellogg, whose long
acquaintance with river navigation enables him
to judge accurately of the very best designs, em
bodying speed, convenience, light draught, grace
and beauty. The work was all done in Portland
and reflects great credit upon all who wereen
gaged in Jt
We are informed that the hull was built under
the supervision of Mr. L. Paquett, and the re
maInder.of the.work, Including the finishing of
the cabins, the drawings for the designs of the
handsome saloon, state-rooms, railings, etc., were
executed by Mr.-E. II McClure.. The painting,
graining, varnishing, etc., outside and inside, was
done by Mr. A. I). Brundage, of Portland, who Is
Justly proud of , the fine effrct of his painstaking
work, which sets off the saloon and state-rooms In
a capital manner." Everything in and about the
boat, from its sixteen state-rooms, with thirty-two
beds, to Its unloue kitchen and model pantry, is
the envy of every frugal housewife whoe good
ortune-lea! 4h?M-travel Hpwt It
; Every member of the company, from captain to
engineer, and from purser to shipping clerk, Is a
member of Mr. Kellogg's family, and a happier or
more harmonious company never navigated a
river, or hardly ever ran a newspaper.
The Joseph Kellogg plies between Portland, on
the Willamette, and Freeport and ToIelo,.n the
Cowlitz, and touches at intermediate points wher
ever It has business. Free port and Toledo are
mere villages, but the country around them is
thickly settled and trade Is good. The lands are
exceedingly fertile, being subject In many places
to overflow during the Spring and Winter freshets.
The prices In the neighborhood of Freeport range
from $-j0 to $oU per acre, but. there are many par
tlally Improved fHrms-wlthltf4lt-rad4Hs-of half-n
"dozen tnrfvs Which may he had at $1 or $10, or
even less, per acre. r The Cowlitz -River, like thH
Wlllapo, of which mention is made elsewhere, is
as large , at Us . ninuth rts the Willamette, but
neither Is navigable for large steamers for nearly
so great a dUtaiice. The Cowlitz drains a large
valley, which is one of the mot desirable parts.of
Western Washington Territory-forget tleinent hy
farniers and dairymen.' "The Northern" Pacific
1 RnUroail xuna aloig4lie eastern-bankof-4he?ow-
litz, on the ophite side orthe river from Free-"
iwrt,- making the valley nccessible by rail ot'
steamer at ail seasons of the year, and being con
veniently adjacent to market, is altogether a de
slrablelocality for large future settlements.
The Joseph Kellogg, with a carrying capacity
of 321 tons, is 128 feet in length and 23 feet beam,
and only draws before loading about 15 Inches of
water. As a steamboat architect Captain Kellogg
Is a success, and well does he deserve Jboth the
gratitude and support of the Inhabitants of the
region to which his handsome steamer Is proving
a genuine blessing. . -
MR, VAN REURDEN'H BRONZE ME DAI
During the progresi of the late Mechanics' Fair,
visitors were frequently seen to pause and admire
.l. I. I ,t l n lllrlw ", eueiiuj
we an aav nun V " Mi mv acr a s a j asaaa) ",7, 1-t a a it," a m-as n
tlce should have this book. It Is a handsome t lhe fll,e bronze niedal awanletf at the Exponttton
Univer$cUe,An Paris, In 187H, to Mr. J. Van Ileur-
Rbme time ago, Messrs. Hodge, Davis A Co., of
this city, read In a Massachusetta paper that Hon.
Charles It Ladd, Auditor of that State, was af
flicted with an Incurable kidney disease, and had
been obliged to give up work and return to his
home. Thev Immediately sent him a box of their
celebrated Oregon Kidney Tea, and from time-to J hou, Due de Magenta. Telsserenc, and other native
den, the well-known Jeweler at 107 First street;'
this city. The fortunate possessajrjof. this medal
exhibits it ouly on rare occasions. It occupies a
satln-Ilned case, of substantial Russia leather,
from which, when oienel, the beholder sees a
niythologicHl' group in bass-relief iiNn its face,
the well-formed Hiruresof Ceres. TernaJchiire. t'lln.
Land' other classic deities, with tlie (ol(iesS of
f Saa a , .a . a ... ....
rieuiy Tenoning ai ineir feel upon a shear or bar
ley. The reverse aide of the medal is embellished
around its outer edge1 with the inscription, In
raised letters, "Van den b'tlimnitn Ale. V F.ritotti'
uVro7rJion the rim entirely surrounding the
medal's outer edges, are engraved the words. V-
IdtiiUe commemorqtlrc tjferfe pour trrvices rendu
Monieir John I an JieurticnrVumvunmitrc Jl (mo
ra ire irOrrfjon." The reverse side also exhibits a
pal r of Cu pid hold I ng t he ends of a scrol I part ly u n
rolled, exhibiting a miniature view of the Exposi
tion building, surmounted above the scroll with
"Jiepuolique l-raneale." The names ot MacMa-
notables of Ijk llelle France adorn the medial, and
we do not wonder that Mr. Van Reurden prizes It
highly, nor that the people of Oregon express their
substantial appreciation of his services to the
LState. jof.hH adoptlua, durlugthv.Kx position,-by-
pairunuiDg mm iioeratiy since nis return to 1'ort
land. "" .' . -
reapl Waal ( be Ilaaabaiggedl
But they will not be In this case. Everything Is
marked in full, and by advertising but little and
having small rent to pay and no clerks, customers
are given the benefit of low prices. The finest as
sortment of3olldaygoods-n-tieniamenis7ri7
AtsflTlhe fines" French caudy In neat boxes, hearts' I
ror your sweethearts, etc, at the Turn Halle Con-
MEVV YORK NOVELTY COs,--
" S I ,, uni .. ' m. I tt A TimnsminM.. . .... . ,
anO'amhlll streets.
Re sure and call at Ackerman's Dollar Store.
A PROMINENT 1JOME INSTITUTION.
Among the' many useful, profitable and neces
sary Institutions which have lately sprung Into
existence In our midst for the benefit of those who
Join tbem, none Is more popular than marriage
Insurance, and a notable feature of this city Is the
Northwestern Marriage Insurance Company. a
home institution and a Joint stock association,.
tfmtu htf as nnmhAf tt nrnmlnonf f kiial noua a,.K
w uva J va, a' a waaa aaavMar vuoj SJSOSB UlfJU'i
who are well-known, reliable gentlemen, and
whose names are a guarantee of the successful
and honorable management of any eaterprlse to
Which their signatures may be atllxed. -.The com
pany Is Incorporated under the laws of Oregon;
and haa a capital stock of $100,000. .
The moral and financial advantages of marriage.
Insurance are worthy of careful' consideration,
provided they are based upon certainties as to the
amounts "necessary to be paid to carry a policy,'
which can only be done through a company that
has fixed rates and guarantees stated amounts at
certain periods. This Institution Is based upon
principals,, and Its methods are wholly unlike
those of all other marriage Insurance societies or
schemes now In operation throughout the country,
It enables parents In moderate circumstances, by
the payment of small premiums' at stated Inter
vals,, to provide a fund for the benefit of their chil
dren, which will give them at marriage a' croor
start In life. If the beneficiary Insures himself or
herself, the necessity of paying the required pre-"
raiums will Induce the J industry and frugality
requisite in all cases to prepare them for the great
responsibilities that are sure .to come when mar
ried life begins.- '- L.
Marriage , insurance Is destined both to encour
age marriage at a proper age and discourage Its
too early commencement. There is every reason
to believe that It will eventually prove a great
benefit to the large number of young persons who
are getting Insured'in this home company. The
measure of its success will be Indicated by the In
creased number, of happy homes established
through-its facilities by many who would other
wise remain unmarried. 7X
The thorough feasibility and basis of this com-
Fiany's methods of doing business, or any further
nformation, can be learned by addressing the
Secretary, Mr. A. S. Gross, Portland, Oregon....
A POPULAR ESTABLISHMENT
An unpretentious but reliable and. popular house
In l thiseitv ojietliflthaa gained lU-nrenent.
position In ther estimation of the public by . the
host work, fair dealing and reasonable charges
Is the Bon Ton Tailoring Establishment at No. 13
Oak street, Messrs. Shipper A Rybke proprietors.
The basis jipojiwhicli their business is conducted
is, no misrepresentation of goods, good work, and
consequent satisfactiony with prices so graded as
to allow but a fair marginal profit; Performing
their promises strictly, it Is not strange, though
they have been established but a few years, that
they have now a thriving trade. That they will
continue to enjoy -it there can be ho doubt, as the
handsome and neat-fitting clothes with which
they supply a customer invariably cause him to
glVjeLthetuanothejrcall. They-also have made a
success or supplying p.nrtun at a rtlwtancw with
fashionable clothing, and send rules for self-meas
urement, so that anyone can be well dressed at
reasonable prices. -Sarnplea are sent on npplica-
non, ana satisiaciioti is always guaranteed.
Pfunder's Oregon Blood Purifier still holds its
position -as the best-cleanserjof the J)loodJn lhe
uiarket. It is particulj4y adapteti for ladies' Use.
v ienna Ijeather Ooods, In great
Ackerman's. . .
variety, at
, Ebony
Stores
Sardinieres and Tables, at the 'Dollar
NEW THIS WEEK.
THE HEW YORK NOVELTY COS
CLEARANCE SALE
HOtlDAY GOODS !
Will CIohc by Juiiunry 1, lHHtt.
Until that date, we will tell, oar Entire Stock of
TOYS,
DOLLS, X
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AUTOGRAPH ALDUM8,
SCRAP ALDUM3T.
PORTMANTEAUS,
FAMCY.COODSr
STATIONERY,
FRAMES, :
EASELS, Etc.,
At Greatly Iloducod Prices.
In addition to our usual stock of
NOVELTIiaa,
We have alio received a new and large inroice of
i7ISS CARVINGS,
. Which matt be told by that time.
kW Please call and examine goods and pricee
before going elsewhere. IT-WILL-PAY-YOTJ
TO DO 80. '
HALBERSTADT- SrHLNTJPioTiT
USE ROSE PILLS.
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