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The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-02-16
THE MERCURY" IN TROUBLE.

Our respectfully conducted contempo-
rary, the Salem Mercury, is dreadfully
"worrited." 1t has at last espied a
'mare's nest" which it says was dis
covered some time ago by the mans
rights press of Portland, and most gal
lantly accuseth us of being ''sagacious
old hen who cackles r' After this feel
ing, facetious and original (?) remark,
the Mercury says that "the Statesman
had previously demolished that nest,
eggs and ALL" 1t was not so nominated
i'm the bond, dear Mercury. Indeed, the
erposc is not "too late to be of service. A"
At least we hope the Salem Ring will
attend to that note signed by a political
nonentity, of which sam Clarke has
reaped the benefit, and make him sign
the obligation, in order to secure the
State
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-02-16
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.


As the passenger train was coming
down from Albany on Sunday last, be-
ing little ahead Of time, it switched
off at the usual place of meeting the
freight train, which was, it seemed, pre-
pairing to take its proper position on the
switch to allow the passenger train to
pass The locomotive Of the down train
failed to get out of the way at the proper
instant and n freight ear backed into it,
materially damaging the engines plat
ing, boiler, etc. A freight car was also-bad-
ly damaged. The head of the locomotive
was patched up with boards and gunny
sacks, and, after half hours delay,
came wheeling down to the machine
shops, where it was laid up for repairs.
Two ladies were very considerably in
jured by the conclusion. The rear passen-
ger car was as close rs an oven. Red hot
fires were glowingin the stoves. Some
filthy eXcrement besmeared the floor
near the door of the water closet, max
ing an intolerable stencil, and we for
some time wandered hOpelessly about,
/ trying in vain to raise a window to adj
NIT the pure air of heaven. One lady
grasped the door knob and at intervals
opened the door 4 few inches to get a
pure breath, while the rest of us endured
and suffered. Things were in this un-
settled condition when the prospect of a
little diversion in the shape of passing
train caused us TO arise from our seat to
take one on the opposite side for better
view. At the instant when we were in
the aisle the trains collided, and came
within an ace of taking in our checks
for eternity. Now comes the railroad
organ and declares that the above state
ment of the accident, or one of the same
substance, in the morning papers, was
greatly exaggerated, and that "nobOdy
was hurt except one or two women,
who, if they had been sitting down, as
they ought to have been," ETC., etc.
Hereafter we suppose that when lady
wishes to change her seat in an intoler-
ably foul and noisome first-class(?) rail-
road ear, she must ask permission OF
Ben Holladay's man Friday, or get a
scolding from that wonderfully obsequi-
Gus servant of the railroad interests. We
are not given TO complaints about the
inconvenienees of travelling, but We
know full well that Mr.. Holiday would
not have endured the foul air of that cal
two minutes without smashing out the
windows. In the name of health and
humanity we call upon the managers Ol
these public travelling accommodation
to ventilate the cars. Five hundred au.
CUR holes in each would be vast i'm.
provement. We have no complaint tC
make about The collision. 1t was, per.
haps, unavoidable under the circum
stances, but there is no excuse for sucl
lcarelessness about ventilation and clean
. Illness
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-02-16
SPLENDID.

Elsewhere we call attention to the
"ably conducted journal" called the
Mercury. If any body doubts that it is
ably conducted, let him read the follow
ing, which we copy rer6GtiD':
Really this "woman suffrage move
ment' is making some headway. Mrs.
Duniway, the other evening, meneiOned
as among the ''eminent clergymen''
who supported the cause, Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher, Rev. Bishop Simpson
and Rev. "Dicky" Henderson, This
grand triumoirate of genius and piety
was not completed until just the other
day, when Mrs. Duniway was at Eugene
and "converted' "Uncie Dicky."
We think our brethren need proof
reader.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-02-16
JoTTINes OF OUR JOURNEY.


Leaving the home of our excellent
friends in Eugene on the 9th inst. at
$3.50 A. NJ, escorted by an obliging
member of the hospitable family, who
ungrumblingly accompanied us over the
snow and slush for half mile, through
the mist of the morning darkness, to
the depot, we soon found ourself en-
route for Harrisburg, where we were
announced to speak in the evening
This town is a lively, wide-awake little
burg, and boasts a church, a picture
gallery, one hotel, an excellent school,
tolerable sidewalks and hospitable citi-
zens. The hall Of the academy building
was filled to overfowing shortly after
nightfall, and during the hour and n
half occupied by the lecture complete
barricade of listening men jammed the
aisles and doorways, keeping such per
feet order as is seldom seen anywhere.
Ladies improvised all sorts of seats,
children sat upon the floor, and every
body made the best Of the overcrowded
situation.
We expected to proceed to Albany
the next morning, so we made no APP
pointment at the close of the meeting
for the following evening, but we over
slept, and the train whizzed by and left
us. 80 another meeting was announced
by the aid of circulars, and the crowd
convened again on Wednesday evening
and were as attentive and orderly as be
fore.
We were on hand for the Thursday
morning train, and reached Albany
| through n vast water-submerged re-
giOn, twenty miles across, just as the
morning sun tipped the grand mountain
tops, and the curling smoke from a
hundred chimneys rose lazily upon the
morning air. Spent the day among
friends, and the night in much needed
sleep.
Off again at a. NJ. for jefferson,
where, with Rev. Mr.. Miller, of Scio,
we held an enthusiastic temperance
meeting in the new and tastily con-
structed Methodist church. Temper
ance and Woman Suffrage so hand in
hand with law and order, and who
shall say they will not conquer?
Train on Saturday a. NJ. for Salem.
Good audience at this place in spite OF
the hardest rain-storm of the season.
Mrs. Carrie +. Young was called upon
at the close of our lecture, and she
stepped squarely and boldly upon the
Woman Suffrage platform, and assured
our enemies that our success was inev.
liable. What says the Corvallis Ga
zette, We gathered good harvests o
subscribers for the NEW NORTHWEST
and promised to talk some more poll
ties in Salem at an early day, although
the Statesman "knows we can't
We're ready to give it up, friend States
man, when the people no longer want Il
hear us
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-02-16
GOOD.

"In a recent letter Olive Logan an
nOunces her intention of abandOningt the
cause of Woman Suffrage. She says it
has been loaded with so many ObnoXi-
Gus features that il is becoming a nuis-
ance to audiences and to her. r."-NOnpd-
reH.
That is good for the Woman Suffrage
cause, as in her "abandonment' il will
get rid of one of the nuisances with
which it has been loaded. Even Mrs.
Woodruff herself has not done more TO
injure the cause i'm the minds of many,
than this same Olive Logan, who has
been travelling the country over with
Writ Sykes for her constant companion,
the past two years. Olive Logan was
never Woman Suffragist from princi-
pie, but only such by profession, rs a
matter Of commerce and profit to her
self. She has taken little or no part i'm
the work of promoting the cause, and
has at times been severely rebuked by
some of the cold guard,n who never
liked her, or considered her in good fell
lowship. So her leaving the party will
cause no tears to flow, but rather n feel
ing of thanksgiving that this "nuis-
anee' has taken herself out of their
ranks.
The Walla Walla Union, from which
we clip the foregoing, comes to us after
a long absence. Having raised the snow
and ice blockade and showed its well
come face in our sanctum, it further
eheereth us by taking sides with truth
against the storms Of error To greet
our Walla Walla exchanges after so long
an interval is a great pleasure, and to
find one Of them containing words of re-
speet and cheer for the Woman Suffrage
party gladdens our editorial atmos-
phere
Olive Logan, don't you see that you
are losing caste?
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-02-16
POLITICIANS ARE DULL OF COM.
PRRHENSI0N.

The Salem Mercury is informed that
the sum of S5,S67,s0, which the State
Department loaned Oh lot in block 35,
was State money, and not school money,
as it reports. But granting that it ,ccrC
school money, that does not alter the
fact that this money was loaned on a Sc
curity Of about One-fourth its value. We
are glad to learn that interested parties
have cancelled this obligation, and if we
can get Sam Clarke to do likewise we
shall be satisfied.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-02-16
TESTIIIONIAIS.


We, the undersigned, having been the recip-
tents Of the services OF Mrs. VI. c. White in
teaehing the science of Music on the Piano
forte, take pleasure I'm giving a hearty testi-
monial that we have employed her in our
families rs n teacher OF her New method Of in
Struction,r and that it has proven superior TO
any method we have ever known; and that al
though the first cost may be a trife greater than
some Others, we believe it 10 be in the aggre-
gate much cheaper, besides being great econ
omy in point Of time. We therefore take great
pleasure is recommending her to the patrOn-
age of all who may be deSirouS Of obtaining a
musical education as q very superior Instructor.
To those who desire TO know more about in
before incurrins amy expense, we give cordial
invitation 10 call at our houses and interview
her pupils.
tSignedl +. DILLARD HOLMAN
y. ". cor. seventh and College SITS
Portland.
GEO. W. HILLAIAN,
33 Second ST, Portland.
NAT. Il. LANE,
East Portland.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-02-16
THE INFLUENCE OF A CORD OF
WOOD.

DEAR NEW NORTHWEST;
A gentleman of this place, some
months since, laughed in my face when
asked him to subscribe for the Woman
Suffrage paper. Shortly after he at
tended Miss Anthony's lecture. The
next day he met me and asked if we
women dealt in wood; if so, he would
give a cord of wood for n subscription to
the NEW Northwest. l accepted the
challenge, and before morning his name
was on the way to your Office. 1 am
happy to say that he not only receives
the paper, but reads it, and then, like a
true and faithful public servant, reads
it to his neighbors, that it may make
other converts. This week he surprised
me by presenting a petition for a road
and asking me-a woman-to sign it.
This proves the power of the New
NORTHWEST in converting its readers
to the belief in individual rights. Three
months ago he wouldn't have thought oi
asking woman's name to such petit
ton.
If all men who now profess themselves
opposed to the movement would read
and investigate, rather than sneer and
scorn it, they would let reason ruIC
them and would speedily espOuse the
cause of justice. All that we ask, al
that we ciitredt, is that our cause shall
be investigated, analyzed, sifted, and i
it be not the true metal of solid lDy-iHcj
pie, let it burn like dross. The right o
suffrage is an inalienable right, with
held wrongfully from woman by he
brother man. No human being wh'
will reasonably and conseientiously in
vestigate this principle will fail to be
come n convert.
The other day a motherly, generous
hearted, pure-minded but simple oil
lady said to me, "YOU are not in favo
Of women voting, are yOu?" eyes, in
deed / am" / said. She raised he
hands in holy horror. 30, no! no! yo
cannot mean it!'' 'Tndeed," / answered
"there is not another principle in tn
wide world which so dearly cherisl
for there is no other power that can b
compared with the power of the ballot
The good old lady sighed and her eye
filled with tears. ''Wcll, WE'LL" she al
swered, II know nothing about TIN
woman movement, but am bitterly Ol
posed 10 IT," If she would only give
card Of ,cood for the NEW NoRTHwEsl
she'd soon learn better than to be OF
posed to truth and justice.
In conclusion | add that the cord {
wood which one subscriber i'm Rosebur
has already given for the NEW NORTH
WEST will prove worth its weight i
! gold in making new converts; an
should any other persons i'm this con
munity want to pay their subscription
: in wood, I am ready to cash their oil
: ders. p.
ROSEBURG, Oregon.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-02-16
THAT NIPPING FROST.

The Olympia Tribune, which grew SC
eestatic over the futile attempts of J. b.
Frost to overthrow the cause of Woman
Suffrage in that city, that she might
thereby replenish her depleted purse al
fifty cents per head for gudgeons, is now
terrified because this same monstrosity
is lecturing in Victoria on "the decline
and fall of the United States Govern.
ment." Rest easy, Bro. Prosch. She:
only after half dollars. Her inane ef
forts won't hurt Uncle sam. He's useC
to 'em.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-02-16
SAM OLARKE's PET.

Our readers will remember that a GER
tain J. b. Frost, who figured eOnspicu-
Ously in the Statesman last fall as an
anti-woman suffragist, was indorsed by
that journal as an educated woman" Z"
whom he was pleased to present to his
readers" and so forth. Well, Samuel
hath changed his mind. He now calleth
her many hard names, among which
"bilk' and ''eheat'' predominate. We
knew it all the time, Samuel. No wom-
an can take issue against the ballot for
her sex in this age Of enlightenment
unless she IS blk and a cheat. And
we are glad that you are learning that
this is true. We have great hope for
you, Samuel. Only sign that note and
we'll be satisfied.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-02-16

Mrs. Stokes, says the New York Err
press, good and beautiful lady, is on
her way home from Europe, and will be
here in few days She has had no ink
ling of the dreadful tidings which will
greet her on landing in her own native
city, and the meeting which will take
place between the husband, who has
placed himself under the ban of the law,
and the loving, canfiding and betrayed
wife, can be imagined better than de-
scribed. It's stated that Mrs Mansfield,
some months ago, endeavored to get
Stokes to procure a divorce from this
good woman; but in this she failed, as
Stokes was not so lost to all fine feelings
as to discard the wife of his bosom.
The last letter written to Stokes by his
wife was model of forgiving cOnjugal
affection
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-02-16
THE MERCURY HATH SPOKEN.

Mrs. Duniway sheard of a certain
chattel mortgage while i'm Salem a few
days sinceu and made a note of il; but
she Is singularly at fault in stating what
bearing il had on State affairs. She
says it was accepted by the State Gas Sc
curity for funds loaned to insOlvent cor
pOratiOns." This is wide of the mark.
The transaction has nothing whatever
to do with the loaning of the public
funds. And it has nothing TO do with
any transaction or liability created by
the present State Administration. But
the chattel mortgage mentioned was ac-
eepted by the State TO assist the Hotel
Company, a majority Of icliOD1 arc Re
puJticdas, iIa paying Of an old do5t due
the Woods Administration, constructed
by Superintendent BcyY.y Oli sale Of Pen
itentioTy brick, 5clich Berry Ictt Orcr U1,-
settled for the present officers 10 collect.
These chattels were turned over to be
sold by the present superintendent to pay
the old debt made by n Ridieal Admin
istration, as far as the assets will 20.
But as there is personal security on the
note given for the brick, the balance
will be collected also in due time, with
lawful interest. So that the State will
probably lose nothing. But if the State
should lose, it would be ON account of
Radical mismanagement in selling
without security for pay. The present
officers are collecting in, with great dill
/ igence, all the old liabilities left over
for them to attend to, and they are MAX
ing no debts of a questionable character.
You see, friend Mercury, that we are
willing to give your side of the story a
fair hearing. We are willing, also, to
give the present State Administration
the benefit of a doubt; and we shall
watch the future unfolding of financial
operations with much interest, that We
may learn whether or not the ''preseni
officers redeem your pledges.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-02-16

How TO WALK GRAcEFULLY.-Dr
Dio Lewis writes as follows upon this
graceful subject:
"a graceful walk is rare. a queenly,
elastic step atOnes for "A hOmely face. 1t
was her expert walking from one side
of the stage to the other, while she never
said a word, that constituted Mrs.
Charles Kean's great attraction in n play
that had a run of one hundred and fifty
nights. The prerequisites for fine
walking are: First, shoes made to fit
the feet; second, the clothing about the
waist loose-the corset is deadly enemy
to fine walking rs it is to life; third,
carrying the chin close to the neck.
The soles of the shoes should correspond
precisely to the bottom of the foot, as
outlined by pencil mark drawn around
the foot. As now made, the sole is an
inch and a half smaller than the foot,
and the result is plentiful crop of eOrns
buniOns, and in conjunction with the
high heel, an awkard gait and bent pO-
sition of the body in walking"
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-02-16
A PRACTICAL WOMAN SUFFRAGIsT.-

A PRACTICAL WOMAN SUFFRAGIST.-
An Enlish woman has set about claiming
her rights by very practical form Of
protest. She is an unmarried lady Of
good position, living in a house, the rent
of which she pays out of her own money,
i'm Regent Park. When the government
taxes were demanded lately, she refused
to pay. She sent to the collector a
formal protest, announcing that her re-
flsal to pay was on principle and not
because Of inability-On the ground that
those who would not allow her any rep
resentatiOn in the law-making of the
country had no right TO call on her to
pay taxes. She received several other
Invitations to pay, and believe the au-
thorities thought the whole affair a de-
cided nuisance, and would have backed
out of it and let the lady keep her
money if they could. But in common
decency they could not abandon their
claims in that case and enforce il in
others. Scat last they sent in bailifis,
seized some of her furniture and sold il.
OF course this was what she wanted, and
she now appeals to all women situated
like herself to to follow her example.
Nothing could possibly be more embar-
rassing to the government than = widely
organized passive resistance of this kind.
Ii was thus that the system of cOnscrip-
ton for the militia was overthrown in
England, and the imposition of minis
ters money "a tax levied for the benefit
Of the State ehureh), rendered impossible
in Ireland. But in these cases the re-
sistance was that of a few determined
men. Just think what power could
deal with the resistance of great many
determined women Justin Mccarthy.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-02-16

\ Western correspondent contributes
little anecdOte of Hon. Henry l.
Dawes, who was the prominent candi-
date, at one time, Of the Republicans for
Speaker of the House, but who gracefully
withdrew in favor of Mr. Blaine. When
quite young man Mr.. Dawes was
noted for his diffidence. As n public
speaker il was difficult to get his mouth
OIL" a suit was one day pending before
Justice of the Peace ut North Adams,
and the speech of very eloquent lawyer
attracted a crowd, which filled the Office
and blocked up the doors and windows.
The old Justice, needing fresh air, at
length stopped the orator, and quietly
remarked 81 wish you would set down
and let Dawes speak little while. I
sCdIlt TO thin ont this crOtcd." That was
some years ago. Since then Mr.. Dawes
has so learned to ''get his mouth off" as
to become one of the strongest debaters
in Congress.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-02-16

WOMAN'S RIGHTS AT DIvORCE-A
HARD CASE.-The following circum-
stances, occurring in the Supreme Court.
Brooklyn, y. Y, not long since, is con-
tanned in the press of the day. 1t speaks
plainly of the equality" of the law as
il bears upon mans and woman's rights
in the matter of custody of children at
divorce. Thesu of fdivOrce was brought
by the husband-the case went by de
fault of defendant; and the account goes
on:
"The child, the only issue of the mar
riage, a boy over seven years of age,
was brought before Judge Gilbert ON 4
writ of hdJeds corpus. His mother, in
whose care he had been ever since the
separation of his parents, (which took
place when he was but cigltecR months
Old,) accompanied him. The Judge
told the. child he must 90 with his
father. ThereupOn the poor little fellow
set up the most piteOus cries and clung
to his mothers side, declaring he would
never leave her. One of the officers
sought to seize him, but he ran from
him about the courtroom, screaming in
the most heaTt-rending manner, the
mother meanwhile imploring the Judge
to spare her and her son the horror of
such a separation. Nothing, however,
availed, and the wretched little victim
was finally captured and borne from the
presence of the sympathizing spectators,
uttering the most piercing shrieks, while
the agonized mother fell fainting to the
floor. We flattcr ourselves that we are
i'm the midst of Christian and enlight-
ened era, and that the barbarities of the
Middle Ages are among the wrecks of
the past, but this dreadful scene assures
Us that the law is still capable of per-
petrating enOrmities for which the times
Of Jeffreys alone afford an adequate par
allelu
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-02-16
WE'RE AWFUL SORRY!

Mrs. Duniway, for instance - the
champion intellectualityst and chawm-
ingist cweature, ah.-Aib0ny Register.
What in the name of womanhood has
rasped and riled our brother? He's
bristling all over with growls. If we
smile, he snarls; if we speak kindly, he
snaps; if we reason with him, he bites.
What have we been and gone and done?
And how shall we be able to reinstate
ourself in his good graces?
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-02-16
AN EXPLANATION.

In answer to the query of few Forest
Grove friends, whom NJ. +. Hoxter is
still trying to get to notice her in the
papers, we announce that communica-
ton which recently appeared in this pa
per, addressed to her and signed "A
Good Templar," was written by Mrs. NJ.
E. James, of this city, who is a p. CIV.
G. T. of the Order.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-02-16
Lectures in the Valley Towns.

DR. BOURNE, distinguished during nearly
L J twenty years in san Francisco, for his great
success in curing Chronic and Acute Diseases
WITHOUT THE USE OF MEDICINES, being on his
return from a northern tour, w.ll visit the towns
In theWillamette valley within few weeks and
Will endeavOr to increase the measure Of useful
knowledge among the people 10y lectures upon
sHcalth-itS preservation and restoration vi hen
impaired by disease, without the use OF medi-
cineS;" and also upon Physiology etc His
prnfessionaI services rnay be obtained by those
who have failed 10 secure desired relief through
the ordinary NODES and who are "sick and
tired'' of medicines and medical quacilery, and
none others, as Dr. BOuI1e will have no time to
waste upon those who think medicinal pOiSOns
necessary to the cure of disease.
Ifany desire to correspond, nay address is
DIR. GEORGE VI. BOURNE
nS2tf Portland, Oregon
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-02-16
BACK NUMBERS WANTED.

Our subscribers will confer great IA
vor upon this Office by forwarding to
our address the back numbers 2S, 30 and
80 of the NEW NORTHWEST, as those
numbers are needed to complete our
f1oc