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The Work Of One Woman.

Robert Collyer tells the story of an
old man living, nine years ago, in Ouch
ess county, n. ", who owned a farm of
about 300 acres, and had three children
"a son and two daughters. He was an
old man then and past work, and his
son managed the farm. Then the old
man made proposition. He could not
live long and wanted to divide the prop
erty in this manner. He would divide
1t into two halves; give his son one
half, and the other half to the two
daughters. Then the son made prop
osition. The property was worth from
eleven to twelve thousand dollars; and
he said he would sell his share to his
sisters for five thousand, on condition
that they would take care of the old
man so long as he lived. One OF these
sisters, a small delicate person. acts for
the other, who is something OF an in
valid. They agreed to the proposition,
and then the first thing this small per-
son did, when she got hold of the land
and foand herself in debt five thousand
dollars, was to run in debt four thousand
more, with which she bought new stock
and implements, put her buildings and
fences into good repair, and got every
thing as a woman likes to see it. That
is nine years ago. Her father lived hve
years, and got to be so helpless that she
had to wash his face for him and shave
him, and wait on him hand and foot.
She fell sick herself of the strain, and
could attend to nothing for some
months. But now that whole nine
thousand dollars debt is paid. The
farm is in better condition than il was
when she took it, she has got so fore
handed that she is able to go around
visiting her friends, and was sitting
among you in this church the first sun
day after vacation. And / suppose you
would not know her, if she were here
tonight, from the lady who seldom goe:
outside her own parlor. She has haC
the whole oversight of the place, some
! times hiring 4 foreman to work will
the men when she needed one, but neve
giving up her own plan of ruling anC
guiding the hands. One day, when sh
was not far on with her work, he
brother came to see how things wer
} going-not indifferent, l suppose, to hi
} share of the property still invested. H
saw some stone wall that was just done
| and said: "YOu must not build wal
: like that. The land will not afford it,
"What do you think that wall cost p
: she said. The brother named the priC
} it would cost him. The sister brOugE
out her book, showed him every item
and it was not quite half as much as h
: had said it would cost. But then b
: found that, while the woman did NJ
) touch the wall with the tip of her finge
= she inspired and directed the men, :
r that they built as they built at the wal
of Jerusalem, IN the days of Ezra, I'll
= Scribe; and so the wall was finishes
: All this she had done, and has raised
poor lad besides, taught him farmin!
5 started him on a farm of his own
; Missouri, and is now looking out fC
another.
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EG0TISM.

Not because we enjoy repeating the
eneomiums of our brethren-we think
they'll bear us witness that we more
heartily enjoy picking their fault-find-
ings to pieces-but because we would
encourage other women, who feel the
inherent wish to enlarge their field of
labor, and the inherent ability to ac-
eomplish much good if they but had
the opportunity, we print the following
generous notice of ourself and our work
from the Daily Bulletin of Monday last:
-, The lecture OF Mrs Duniway last evening at
m CTo flnO Hall, on the subject OF 1.-THE Flu
-, - LIE" was listened TO by n large and ap-
1--we audience. The subject was ably
Ii,cc Ii,ee, anu We trust there were few of her au-
~, i,i ~ Menl away at the close of the lee
,,I,,5 ~ w some sober thought of scenes be-
2o-L tlle kae. Mrs Duniway nofyrifhSfand-
ing @ Ile prejudice that exists asainSf ali ~ her
sex WHO uare 70 break through fhe frsr, r3,ls ~
FtheIdple custom, and to amer~s f,-,,, ~
smoke OF the Kitchen and the ai5,,,o-,o % - ~ ~
drawing room into the open Air 81 selli seli " @ tile
already won, with tongue and ne,, ~ jill, ma
and admiration Of this comnunif,, NJ. 49, Pe
cerely trust that the people of Porfisi, ,Sii IN
that lne necessary expenses OF these Iec,,,soo
are paid since the talented lady mas -, , =
ously undertaken 10 employ SO much 81 ba-
time, and eXpend no little labor for their e,,,n-
tainment and instruction free OF charge.
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THE PRESS ON IMPRISONMENT.

We have watched with considerable
interest the various comments of the
press concerning the Incarceration of
Miss Anthony within the walls Of a
felon's cell. The general impression of
the Obtuse mind-masculine seems to be
that the law is in no way to blame for
her imprisonment, since she could
easily have given bail if she had so de-
sired.
Now, brethren, we must candidly de-
clare that while your sophistry has the
appearance of logic upon its surface,
that surface is very thin indeed. Do
the man-made laws of the country owe
their justice wholly to the wealth OF
popularity Of the person who in the
conscientious discharge of duty is caught
within their meshes? Suppose that Miss
Anthony, instead Of being popular and
influential with a very large and i'm.
portant class Of the Republics best so
society, were a poor, obscure widow
whose husband had fallen a victim L
the rum fiend, whose ravages are yet un
checked; suppose her half dozen boyi
were growing up within the influence o
daily temptation from the same terrible
source? She reads the Declaration Of
Independence, the Constitution and the
laws, and finding there no barrier tC
woman citizenship, she resolves, for the
sake Of her children and humanity, tC
test the validity of this mooted ques.
ton, and armed with man-made laws
she casts her ballot to set brave ex-
ample. Man says her act is illegal, and
casts her into prison. Who will be her
surety? What matter if her Chi, ,drer
starve? 'If she chooses prion life LEI
her enjoy it," says the press; and man
the protecting guardian of woman.
ueS.iny' .Iy IS, $50 be it." Man claim.
't'"' -.e represents woman. Then be con.
sIstent, oh, bachelor brother, and offel
yourself as hostage for our Susan. Sa,
"I represent woman. Let me be pun
ished for her misconceptions of duty
All gentlemen, you know your logic i
Dut sOPhlstISi SOu VIII not represen
woman when to do so is a sacrifice
You are only willing to represent he
when you can gain cash or power by tn
usurpation of such privilege. But Il
womanhood thank God for Susan Al
thony. 1t has been truly said of h,
that though maiden, she is the moth'
Of womanhOod. We rejoice that 81
has the bravery to dare and do the righ
to show men just what their law is; ju
what it means, and to just what
tends. Providence has made her won
ans Nemesis. And in due time 81
will come forth from her prison &C
justified, exonerated, crowned, and q
Womanhood with her.
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A FLAT DENIAL.

We see.by our exchanges that Paulina
Wright Davis, whom Mrs. Woodruff
cited as authority in confirmation OF
her attack on Mr.. Beecher and Mrs.
Tilton, is out with a positive denial oil
any intimacy with either family, OF
any knowledge or suspicion of improper
relations between the parties. She
states that she was never at Mrs. Tilton's
house but once, and that was ten years
ago, in company with Mrs. Johnson
and she never heard Mrs. Tilton speak
of Mr.. Beecher except as a man of honor
and her pastor. This is the best and
broadcast blow at this scandal that we
have seen. Weawait further inyestiga'
tions with interest.
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sUNDAY EVENING LECTURES.

Oro E7;no Hall was thronged last Sun
dav evening by an attentive and intelli-
gent audience, among whom were many
of our most prominent citizens, ali
gathered to hear, and, if possible, learn
of fsThe Future Life" We cannot for
bear mentioning one serious annoyance
on this occasion; and we hope never to
have cause to advert to it again. We
allude to the presence of of rude, unruly
boys, who Chamber up and down the
steps exchange whistling signals and
go in and out among the people, thereby
causing confusion. These boys are in
variably the children of mothers who
shave all the rights they want" moth
ers who are too strictly religious, many
Of them, to attend our ministrations,
and yet others who are so intensely oe-
cupied with fashion and folly that they
let their boys run loose on the streets tc
get rid of them. We are proud to say
that the boys of our Woman Suffrage
friends are invariably quiet and orderly
Their mothers are always present at the
meetings, and the boys, taught in the
high lore of self-respect, behave like
gentlemen because they respect woman
hood. The City Marshal has given
orders for the arrest of any unruly boys
who may make these disturbances here
after, and a policeman has been ap-
pointed to execute his commands, so
there is little danger that the offense
will be repeated.
The next, and seventh lecture of the
series will be upon an Industrial School
for Portland" and we hope all our
friends will attend and bring their
friends with them. The original poem,
''The Fallen Heroes" will be repeated
on that occasion by special request
We are surprised and gratified at the
cordial reception given our humble eff
forts and it shall be our highest aim to
deserve it.
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MARCHING ON.

a lady friend, writing from Salt Lake
City, says: There has been one forward
step taken by the ladies of Salt Lake,
viz: The organization of class of
ladies to become proficient in the study
of medicine. The following is the list
of officers: President, Mrs. S. NJ. Kim
ball; Vice Presidents, Mrs. Emeline
Benedict, Mrs. Mary Z. Cook; Record
ing Secretary, Miss L. r. Snow; Cor
responding Secretary, Mrs. Hattie C.
Morris; Treasurer, Mrs. NJ. ]. Horne.
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\ BEAUTIFUL SENTIMENT. In
Augustine Daily's great play, "Under
the Gaslight,n Laura CORTLAND uttered
these beautiful sentiments: "Let the
woman you look upon be wise or vain,
beautiful or holy, she has but one thing
she can give or refuse, and that is her
heart. Her beauty, her wit, she may
well sell you, but her love is the treasure
without money and without price. She
can only ask in return, that when you
look upon her your eyes shall speak
mute devotion; when you address her
your voice shall be gentle and kind.
That you shall not despise her because
she cannot all at once understand your
vigorous thoughts and ambitious plans,
for when misfortune and evil have de-
feated your greatest puTpOse-her love
remains to console yOu. You look upon
trees of strength and grandeur; do not
despise the flowers because their
fragrance is all they have to give. Re-
member, love is the only thing which
God permits her to carry beyond the
grave.n
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ter in and pass under the arches TO the music
ol humanity's benedictiOn. And the ages shall
answer, Amen"
All Of which means, ''This is a mans
Government, made by man for man,
and if you'll be obedient and altogether
lovely while standing outside the gates
of our hotel, maybe we'll open the pOr-
tails sometime and invite you in; but
you must not presume to claim the
right to enter, lest We call you "a crawl
ing thing."'
o, Temporal! o, Mores!
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THAT BOY.

The editor of the Laramie Sentinel re-
joices in bran new baby. The way he
philosophises over the '1ittle stranger"
while he does the work and "that nurse
looks and prognosticates concerning
certain signsr is caution to men of less
wit and sagacity. Good luck to you and
yours, brother Hayford. If that young
ster equals our latest, he'll be sticking
type the next time we go over to Wash
ington. But what have you named
him. eh
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There is strange pain in coming
suddenly upon relic of ones by-gone
youth-some lock of golden hair, cut
when your hair, gentle lady, was
golden, which is so white now-some
portrait painted when life was young,
when the lips red charm, and the pride
of the brow were in their prime, when
the skin was satin which is now parch-
ment. You feel it too, strong man that
you are, and your lips curl half scorn-
fully under your grizzled mustache, as
you look at the face of boyish bloom
which wandering artist painted half n
century ago. Was that you-that young
face, with the frank, fearless eyes which
no care had made dim, the teIl-tale
color, the eager mouth? What were the
ambitions of that old time? How differ
ent they were, those day dreams, from
the sober schemes of to-day How you
hOped-how you trusted-with what
sublime faith you looked on into the
future. Now you are old and the
world is cold, and the rose color of youth
has faded into the sober gray of middle
age. This is better thing, you try to
think-you are wiser, you are stronger;
but there is little pain, nevertheless, a
sigh of longing for the something
sweet" which
Followed you with flying feet
And can never come again."
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BED-RIDDEN FOR FIFTY-TwO YEARS.
In the Aberdeen (Scotland) Herald, No
vember 30th, we find this:
At the farm of Ballachladach, on the
estate of Fowls, ROss-shire, lives an old
woman who has been an invalid for the
long period of 54 years, during % of
which she has been confined to bed.
She has now attained the ripe old age of
81 years. Her name is Mary Munro.
She was born on the estate of Fowls,
and was some years in service in the
house of Mr.. Matthew Adam, Rector of
the Royal Academy, Inverness, and was
afterwards in that of a Mr.. Stewart, gro
Ger, who lived at Midmills, near Inver-
ness. Taking in clothes one day from a
bleaching-green, she slipped her foot
when jumping q walk, and a large tub
fell upon her treast. This was the Ori-
gin of her long illness. She was sent to
the infirmary and dismissed as incura-
BILE. While lying at her fathers house,
Mary was taught to read the Bible in
both Gaelic and English. A sort OF
wooden frame made to hold book was
suspended before her face in bed, and in
this position she learned to read. The
frail invalid is now so much reduced in
strength, and her eyesight so defective,
that books are of no use to her, but she
expresses thankfulness to many friends
who visit her and read portions of the
Sacred Volume. After various shift
ings, rendered necessary by the death
and removal of friends, Mary settled in
her present dwelling house about six
teen years ago, and has occupied the
same bed ever rsince. For fifty-two years
she has lain hopelessly in the same po-
sition.
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PLEASANT IDEAs.-Pictures are al
ways beautiful when they represent
pleasant ideas, but we never fanciedl a
battle scene on a parlor wall. We can
not see the propriety of ornamenting q
sleeping room with murder scene, and
a sick chamber with the cut of some
bOdy's "tOmbn or a floral cross taken
from a coffin. Cemeteries are a neces-
safy evil, under the present constitution
of things, but we like TO have them kept
i'm their places. It is not dllCdyS quiet
ing to n sick mans nerves to see the
jaws of death open to receive him.
Give us a landscape for the parlor-a
landscape that will thrill you with hap
piness and inspire you with noble mo-
tives every time you see it. In your
sleeping room, hang the lovely face of a
tired child that has dropped off to
dreamland among the roses. Give to
the sick ones a peep into the sunlit vale,
with only shadows enough to make it
look like rest and peace, and let them
see clear, still lake, with a green and
quiet shore.
But these "master-piecesr of death
agonies-where shall we put them ?
Surely not in our happy homes; not
among our flowers and little children.
We must have no skeletons in our
closet; no thOrns in our home circle
That one place of retreat from the noise
of the world must be fresh, and fair, and
sunny. We know of but few localities
where the skulls and cross-bones do not
look out of place. They are perhaps
significant in a drug store, beside the
pills and poisons, and q skeleton may
with perfect propriety grin in one cor
ner of doctors office, where its pres
ence is highly suggestive of too much
medical treatment.-IHUestigdtor.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

To SPIRTTUA ALIsTs AND OTHER LIBERAL
TUINKFRs-A full supply of SpiritualiSt and
Reform Books kept constantly for sale at SHOWS
Liberal and Reform Bookstore and General
Pacific Agency 3l9 Kearny street, up stairs,
near Bush. Also Adams * Co.'S Golden Pens,
Orton's Anti-TObaccO Preparation, and spence $
Positive and Negative Powders All goods sold
at Eastern prices. RemittancCs in United states
paper currency received at par. Circulars and
catalogues mailed free. Address Herman
Snow, p. o. Box III, san Francisco Cal. N-IlIt
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How SHREwD MAN GOT AN OF
FICE.-The following conversation be-
tween n well-known official and his
friend took place recently in front Of the
st. Louis custom house:
"Where have you been?"
''To Washington to see the President
for the purpose of securing an appoint
ment to office"
''Did you get the appointments"
al did"
"Well, since you are an official / ad-
wise you to go and get new stove-pipe
hat; if you and your friends can't afford
the expense, l will lend you fifty cents
to get the coruscatiOns ironed out of
the shabby one yOn now sport. 1t looks
as though a BritOn, n hill, or Horace
Greeley had fallen on it."
"NO, l will not smooth away q wrin-
kle; 1 will wear it as it is, and bequeath
it to my heirs as rich legacy. 1t was
the cause of my appointment"
"The cause of your appointment!
How so ?''
"Well, you see, when the President
saw me with this hat on, he mistook
me for relation and Immediately gave
me the position 1 asked for.u
"He thought you his relative on ae-
count of your hatl How?r
"Yes; he saw the Dents in itu'
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We guess Bud Thompson's chamber
maid has learned that he, or it, is not a
woman" 1t is a great blessing that
the poor creatures coming to its senses.
1t hasn't thrown any slop for several
weeks. We congratulate you, Bud.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1873-01-10

"Kate True" prints an open letter to
DIR. Holland on his prescription of uni
versal housekeeping for all the social
and sexual ills of life; and, while rather
agreeing with him than otherwise, in
sists that the great majority of women
are already taking his patent pills.
Where one woman dies of idleness, she
says, ten are exhausted in their prime.
Leave our cities and go with me to the
country, if you like The wife of the
farmer works more hours than he, with
less strength, and the sad story is told
in the worn faces and respondent ex-
pressions. From Maine to Oregon /
have found women active, energetic and
helpful, while the only person who de-
clared "the world owed him a living,
and he was bound to have it,n was a
six-footer of the far West. Can a few
idle, silly women disgrace n nation" of
true-hearted women?
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A few days since "wee bit of a boy''
astonished his mother. She had Oc-
easion to chastise him slightly for some
offanse he had committed. Charley sat
yery quietly in his chair for some time
afterwar[I. no doubt thinking very pro-
foundly. At last he spoke out thus:
''Nfuzzer, 1 wish pad get annuzzer
housekeeper; I've got tired seein' you
roundvp
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Ihe NIOIhing IraUe ms WIIIIIII ~
last thirty days, undergone a regular eyOlutioh,
by Fishel & Roberts having opened a nrSt-cliN5
Clothing establishment, corner OF First anu
Washington streets, where Men and Boys can
be ntted 10 perfection in every kind OI Clothes,
They are manufacfurfng ON q large scale, and
can make anything for Men and Boys wear 20
order in the very best style. at extreme low
prices. Their aim is 10 please both in fitting ana
in quality. \ call to their establishment corng,,
First and Washington streets, viii convince itii
of the fact. ap26-u
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From the maudlin tone of the leading
articles in a recent issue of certain
West Side '0edkIywe conclude its editor
is on a drunk.
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4 wag affirms that pillows, though
not belonging to the human species,
come under the head of rational beings.
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The piano sent to the future Empress
of China is of gold and lacquer, keys of
mother of pearl, and plays itself Ike a
music-box.
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We find the following beautiful fancy
in the last Christian Adpocafe.

Ny Bro. Waller has just gone over safely. and
] hear his voice from the other shore, saving:
BE ye also ready, for in such an hour as We
think not the Son OF Man cometh.D
WILLIAM ROBERTS.
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BORN:
OUR AGENTS.

On the 18th of December to the wife Of Mr..
Dellinser, Of the Empire Bakery, a son.
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When does u man have to keep his
word? When no one will take it.
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crae, VII not, through clammy crevices,
Nrs IN mo 70 our kingdom like "A crawling thing.
,ha vii -snd stand without the gates and wait tilt
FO4'Sia are opened wide, then we will en-
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The following persons are duly authorized TO
act as Agents for the NEW NORTHWEST:
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-12-25

VIRGINIANs IN LUCK. Waldstein d
Co., at "A South c street, agents for the
sale of tickets in the Havana lottery. last
night received kilograms from the head
agents in San Francisco that ticket No.
S.640, in the drawing of yesterday, had
drawn 100000. One coupon of this
ticket was sold in this city by Waldstein
& Co., and entities the holder David
Bixler, of Williams & Bi1ler,) to one
twentieth of the capital prize, or 81, 900.
Ticket No. 1888, in the same drawing,
all the coupons of which were sold by
Waldstein & Co., in this city, drew
$4,000. OF this amount 1sidor Rich, of
Platt d Rich, clothing merchants, rs
South C street, drew $4,000; Abe Vaen-
berg, with NJ. Reinstein, dry goods mer-
chants, No. "a South G street, drew
50, 500, and the remaining 5000 will be
divided up among holders of smaller
| coupons. There was large demand for
coupons in yesterdays drawing, and
| Waldstein & Co. were compelled to send
to San Francisco few days since for ad-
ditional coupons, and the S25, 200 one
was cut from the capital prize ticket and
sent up. No doubt all the other coupons
of the same ticket were disposed of II
San Francisco, so that Havana will hav,
to distribute over $500, 600 on this coast
I Chronicle, Dec. 20.
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HIGH MoUNTAINs.-From the Denver
Worlds report Of Government survey
ing party, We copy the following con-
corning the mountains in the San Juan
region: .t..
The mountains are steep and rugged,
but in the valleys of the numerous
streams that water the country, there ex-
lists fine rolling land. well adapted to
agricultural purposes, and covered with
the finest quality Of grass, and abound
ing in all kinds of berries and small wild
fruit. The elevation of the Atlantic and
Pacific divide, in this portion of the Ter
ritory, is very high, and the pass from
the head of the Rio Grande to Baker $
Peak is 1920 feet high. On one side
Of this pass there is peak, towering up
from 500 to 1000 feet higher. This
peak is not the highest in the Territory,
as there are in the Uncompagre district
peaks that will out-tower any thing on
the earth. The descent for the first mile
after crossing the range, is 2,700 feet
and for three miles afterwards is 1,500
| to !, 600 feet per mile. ..