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pardon the egotism) that yours is theory
and ours is practice.
We have no more faith in political
parties, as now constituted, than you
have. We are not identified in any
way with partisan politics, and never
intend to be till women are enfranehlsed'
But we will at all times use whatever
influence we possess to elect men TO DILL
ces OF trust who are in favor OF our
cause. If such men are Republicans, all
right; they're the men we want elected.
II Democrats, no matter. y Demo-
cratic vote in Congress or the Legisla-
ture is worth as much for or against our
cause as a Republican one.
Politicians cannot feel the power OF
moral ethics. They will only submit to
a fear of being beaten. "Nfagna Chartas
of Universal Liberty" may be spread
before them till doom's day, but you can
no more permeate their mental under
standing with them than you could
puncture the hide of a rhinoceros with
peanuts.
OF course, good friend, your past rec
ord is all right. We donOt consider you
"out of your sphere" in women's news
papers, or on women's platforms; but
reasoning by analogy, we see that if ON
"sphere" is abandoned (as you say it is.
when We step upon mans platform
where we contend that we have an in
alienable right to stand, and know thai
it is our duty to do so, you, per conse
quence, are out of your ''sphere" wher
you write poetry or homilies for wom
ems newspapers. a rule that will no
work both ways is no rule at all.
We are sacrificing present gratitica
tions for the good of the majority
whenever we labor to elect men to Office
who will work for Woman's Enfran
chisement, and shall continue the "sac
rifice" till the work is done, if voice ant
pen are spared us for the task.
Certainly, friend, we'll "shake hands
across the mythical chasm." Let III
hear from you again.
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THE TRUE RING.

The Woman's Auxiliary of the Cen
tennial Commission of Philadelphia
have decided to give ''Tea Party' on
the 10th of December, in commemora-
tion OF the Revolutionary Tea Party in
Boston, one hundred years ago. In no.
ticing this projected party the Woman's
Journal fitly says: "Has it ever oc-
CURED to these ladies, we wonder,
that they are, every one Of them, in
precisely the same position as were
their dissatisfied f'refathers, and are
themselves taxed without representa-
tion and governed without consent? II
they were animated by the genuine
Revolutionary spirit, they would cele-
brate the Tea Party Of 1873 by getting
up a rebellion of their own"
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Lady PHYSICIANS.


In the summer of 1852, in Haverhill,
y. H., we were astOuished one day to
hear that u woman was to preach in the
Court House Every lady rushed to see
the strange sight. She did not preach,
however, but gave very interesting
lecture on the Roman Empire. But
now we are astonished at the powers that
be, i'm not allowing women equal privi-
leges with men in obtaining medical
knowledge.
1t is not that the gentlemen of the
medical profession are Ignorant of their
business, unskilllul, or unworthy OF
confidence, but the majority Of women
prefer to suffer everything but death,
rather than consult a male practitioner
i'm relation to diseases peculiar to their
sex. And as Professor Tyndal says,
'Man is not bundle of chemical prop
critics to be acted upon chemically; but
his mind is affected by surroundings"
and as every one knows women are
more self-sacrifcing than men, it fol-
lows that a woman who understands
the intricacies of the human system
and the peculiar sufferings Of her own
sex, is better fitted by nature to attend
upon women i'm sickness and when per-
forming the duties of humanity.
\ short time ago, instead of attending
church one Sunday morning, we took a
seat in the carriage of the lady physi-
clan of this place, and saw several of her
patients and eight babies not week
Old-the mothers being very happy and
Gas well as could be expected" Two of
her patients are mothers of twins, one
pair very fair, with eyes of heavens own
blue, another pair with bright black
eyes and dark hair.
We have had the pleasure of hearing
Mrs. II. Il. O'Leary's lecture to the la
dies at Memorial Hall, and we think
her exceedingly interesting and in
structiye. She has had very superior
advantages has devoted her life to the
study and practice of medicine has
spent fortune in the purchase of mod
els, manikins and pictures to illustrate
her subject, and we are informed that
she is very skillful in healing diseases.
Her lecture on the brain was very inte-
resting, and for once we really pitied
the lords of creation, when we thought
how much they missed i'm not being
able to hear her. As school girls say,
"She is splendid. ~. $. I. IN Cam
bridge Press.
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SNEAKING.

Again we have found the OregOnian
guilty of a gross violation Of editorial
ethics. While we We're in Olympia
our attention was called to an article in
that journal signed "F. Wilbur" in
which the writer made grave charges
against us personally, which were SO
false and silly that we were constrained
TO answer them through the columns in
which the attack had been made. Our
reply laid over in the OregOnida Office
until we were certain it would not be
published, so we wrote TO the editor,
asking him to pass it over to our boys
for publication in the NEW NoRTH-
WEST. This had the effect 10 bring the
letter out in the next mornings paper
in good style and we felt much obliged,
personally, for the act of simple justice.
But friends from the country who get
the Weekly OregORi0n have informed us
that our reply was not allowed to ap-
pear in the Weekly, although the grave
charges that brought it out were given
there. Now, brother OregoniQn, if YOU
did not intend to treat us fairly, why
did not you possess the manhood to say
so? Do you hope to become power in
the land by acting the sneak? We are
ashamed of you when yon stoop to such
petty meanness. 1t is altogether be-
meath the dignity Of respectable journ-
alism, and we had hoped that you had
learned more honesty and better man.
ners by this Time.
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Gbe Hefp A!ortbwest.
THANKSGIVING.

The NEW NORTHWEST is out a day
ahead of time this week, in order that
the printers may have opportunity to
enjoy the festivities of Thanksgiving.
We are vexed because the Proclama-
tion was not published in the paper. 1t
was handed to the compositor for the
purpose, with special injunctiOns not to
forget it, but he did.
While we think fasting and prayer
are more appropriate pastimes for
Woman Suffragists than feasting and
praise, we are not averse to enjoying
roast turkey and plum pudding when
we can get them. Then the reunion of
friends on these occasions hallowed, as
they so often are, by memory of the
loved ones long gone to the better land,
are pleasures that we cherish fondly.
Let us ever commemorate the day.
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ADVICE.

To relieve the overburdened imagina-
tions of a few friends who feel that be-
cause they believe in Woman Suffrage
arc must implicitly obey their idea of
things, we reprint the following edito-
rial, which appeared in these columns in
June, 1871:
We are daily in receipt Of letters con-
tanning that wonderfully cheap and re-
markably obtrusive commodity, unso-
licited advice. First, we were advised
by scores Of people to refrain from our
rash resolve to edit, own and publish a
newspaper. "rimes were not ripe for
it," "it would sink Of its own weight"
"editors would slander us;n "the work
would be too hard;" newspaper busi-
ness never made money" and a host of
other equally well meant admonitions
which only made our resolve the
stronger. Many of these same friends
are now expressing their surprise at the
ability and general good management
Of the paper. They see nothing before
it but success five manageit right. One
friend writes US: "The success of the
New NORTHWEST seems a foregone
conclusion. Don't have too much TO
say about side issues, and you'll be sure
TO succeed. Stick to the ballot" An
other friend, bachelor, but a gentle
man, despite this drawback, writes;
"Don't stick too close to Woman Suf-
frage. Give Us variety. People get tired
Of woman's harping upon one string
Another says: "Join the great Republi-
can party and help fight our coming pO
litical battles with yOurown strong pen
Another says: 'rThe Democratic party
will soon declare itselfin favorOf Woman
Suffrage if you'll espouse its doctrines
and proclaim them with the same rim
you display on other subjects" Well
well We confess we're about cor.
nered.
How can a woman's barque, however
staunch and trim, hope to steer through
these different and directly opposing
breakers? But our sails are reefed, and
in the teeth Of the gale we're standing
straight out to sea, with pennants flying
at the masthead, proclaiming the motto
Of our craft, "We'll paddle our own ca
noe.n
While we trust that we shall never
prove ourself such an migrate as to dis
regard the suggestions Of our many
friends, we must be true to our own in.
dividuality and rely somewhat on oul
own Judgment. Our friends can see
how utterly impossible it is for US tC
follow everybody's advice. OF on'
thing we assure them that they may b'
perfectly satisfied: We shall never all,
ourself to any political party, OF an.
name or order, which can in any wa.
abridge our right to keep at the figure
head Of our barque the synonym Of on
principles, which are based upon tn
immortal words, FREE SPEECH, FIRE.
Press, FREE PEOPLE.
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JUDITH MILES"

Don't forget that Mrs. Victor's great
story begins next week. We want
everybody to read it, and friends, you
must pay up your dues. The expenses
OF the paper are double now 10 what
they have been. We cannot keep it up
without money. Ifyou knew how badly
it CRATES upon us to dim you We are
sure YOU would not wait TO be impor-
tuned. We have many subscribers who
have never permitted themselves TO be
dunned. Ifsll were like them we should
have no trouble.
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PROHIBITION.

We clip the following from the Forest
Grove independent;
Mrs. HoXter is circulating n petition for
names, which asks Congress TO inquire into and
learn the effects of the probibitory law in
Maine AMI elsewhere. and also asks that such
legislation shall be made as will put an end 10
the liquor traffic, and stop the curse Of inienl-
perance and its consequent train OF evils.
Mrs. Hoxter has evidently discovered
that husbands and brothers cannot be
trusted to effect "such legislation as will
put an end to the liquor traffic" without
the aid Of their rightful co-workers, the
women Of the Nation.
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APPRBCIATIVE.

A correspondent of Pomeroy's Demo
crat, writing from Victoria, Il. c., and
giving a most animated and accurate
description Of sights, incidents, etc, ETC.,
connected with journey across the
continent, speaks of Portland and the
press as follows: "The OrcgORida and
Bulletin are the daily newspapers, and
are well edited, while the NEW NORTH
WEST, published by Mrs. a. J. Duni-
way, is, without exception, one Of the
best and most ably-edited literary sheets
Of the pacific coast. Nicely laid-out
grounds and well-arranged gravel walks,
adorned with statues and fountains, and
flowers Of every hue, makes it difficult
to imagine a more enchanting spot than
this ut this season OF the year, when
with you of the east loving leaflets are
going to their graves"
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We see 10y Eastern exchanges that the
name of Frank Crouch, "the Webfoot
genius" is becoming notorious in the
far East as the name of one whose dis
coveries and inventions in the applica-
ton Of steam power and electricity bid
fair to revolutionize these two great
powers throughout the world. Unless
some misfortune befalls this Oregon
genius, the result of his studies will
show that true genius may he bred as
well in the backwools As among the su-
gar-coated luxuries OF the "highest civ
ilization.n
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SAUCE.

The San Francisco Chronicle is willing
how magnanimous- many oil
woman's wrongs be righted, provided
always, that she does not annoy him by
trying TO crow when she can only
cluck."
The hen that Matched that gosllng
made u great mistake when she
"clucked." She should have squd'rEett'
and then the failure that she made III
trying TO hatch rooster would nave
proved to the verdant gabbler that he
was really the offspring OF goose
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MANS DEPENDENCE.-Man relies far
more than he is aware for comfort and
happiness on wOman's tact and man
acement. He is so accustomed to these
that he is unconscious of their worth.
They are so delicately concealed, and
vet so ceaselessy exercised, that he en-
Joys their effect as he enjoys the light
and atmosphere. He seldom thinks
how it would be with him were they
withdrawn. He fails to appreciate
what is freely given. He may be re-
minded of them now and then; he may
complain of intrusion or intolerance;
but the frown is smoothed away by a
gentle hand, the murmuring lips are
stopped with caress, and the mana ge-
ment goes on.
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Our friend Luce, of the Forest Grove
independent, is exhorting Boss tweed
to become a Woman Sufl'ragist. VAIN
attempt, brother Men of his ilk inva-
rla6ly judge women from your stand
point. We have never seen anything
in the range of our editorial experience
TO compare with the ineffable farfetch-
edness Of your last philippe. There's a
screw Loose somewhere in your era
mum, or else its badly cracked. We
don't wonder that you fear the forth
coming political equality of women.
with all the advantage you row have
you can't begin 10 keep even.
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The private school of Mrs. c. A. Co
burn commences in the District School
house in Forest Grove, December Sd.
This lady has taught the public school
In that locality for the past two years,
giving entire satisfaction. On account
of the change in school books, the pub
lie school will be discontinued for the
winter, hence her discrimination to keep
a subscription school during its vaca-
ton The public school will reopen in
March.
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The young orator in Illinois, who, in
n recent speech, threatened to grasp
ray of light from the great ORB oil DAY,
spin it into threads of gold, ana with
them weave a shroud in which 70 wrap
the whirlwind which dies the western
prairiesn has concluded 1t WOULDN'T pay.
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\ newspaper, managed by women,
has recently been established at Pueblo,
Mexico, and Catholic priest who has
recently married is contributing to it q
series of articles against the celibacy Of
the clergy.
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Dress and Suffrage.


We entirely concur in the following,
which we clip from the Tri- Weekly As
tOridH:
The idea of Rev. Burleigh is to abol
ish all the outside distinction Of the sex
so far as possible by assimilating dresses.
Now, we can contemplate with a GER
tain sort OF cOmplacency our women
having the ballot, but we say that it
would be shocking TO us to have them
discard their beautiful dresses in order
to adopt that which encases the lower
part OF man. We rather imagine that
il the sex is condemned to the alterna-
tive of the ballot or adopting our
trowsers, they would say let the ballot
go. That is q part OF our dress which
has never been favorite with females.
They have often had head coverings
which they called hats. They have not
been averse to wearing collars and neck
ties that have near affinity TO those
worn by masculinity. They have even
gone so far TO accept our fashion OF coats,
with metal buttons, trimmings and
adornments to match. But they have
fought shy OF our bifurcated garments,
and we must say that we admire their
taste. We cannot exactly see how the
putting on of breeches is to accomplish
any particular good for woman, or how
her present dress is in the way of her
advancement. Women can be clergy
men, doctors, lawyers, editors, clerks in
public offices and stores, printers, tele-
graphers, and wear skirts just as well as
if they put on breeches. IL they intend
to go to sea, and become sailors, or carry
hods for bricklayers, their present mode
of dress will be seriously in the way.
But we do not understand that those
employmentsa are seriously contemplated
even by the advanced Of the strong
minded among the sex.
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a handsome young lady at Peoria
made bet that she could raise $40 in
twenty minutes from acrowd at the pas
senger depot, and by getting tears to her
ewes and claiming to have her pocket
picked she was soon possessed of purse
containing 81.
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a Judge at Montgomery, Alabama,
recently Interrupted a very fiowery
young orator Withhold on, hold on,
my dear Sir Don't 90 any higher!
You are already out of the jurisdiction
Of this Court! -
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NEW SERIAL STORY
JUDITH MILES"
aWhat Shall be Done With Her."

Written FOR the NEW NORTHWEST by the gifted
author Of 1.-THE River OF the West, ""AIl over
Oregon and Washington" etc, etc The story
will be continued from week 10 week through
out the year
Mrs. Victor has long been resident Of Ore
gon, and is well known as one of the most pop
ular and gifted contributors TO the overland
Monthly" The proprietor of the NEW NORTH
WEST feels confident that the people of oregon
will aid her in her efforts to sustain our bril-
liant home author in her literary labOrs.
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The hog may not be thoroughly
posted i'm arithmetic, but when you
come to "square root" hes there,
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Now Is 1Ht TIME 10 GET UP eluss
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Other parties desiring to act a. Agents will
please forward their names. We want Agents
at every postonice throughoui Oregon and
Washington Territory.
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A NEW STORY! !!
MRS. T.. T.. VICTOR.

nN THE FIRST WEEK IN DEC ENBER
" We shall begin the publication 81 "A
The Volcano lubricator. (Volcano, W. Va.) 1871-1879, 1873-12-23

Among the few "contingents" to be
considered in estimating whether a
business will pay profit are the fol-
lowing: Advertising, agents, bad
debts clerks, collections, commission,
dirt, discount, depreciation, express
age, freight, fuel, ice, impositions, in
terest, insurance, labor, losses, mis-
takes, nonsense, printing, postage, re-
pairs, stationery, stealings, swindlings,
travelling, taxes, water, waste, wear,
watchmen, worry, usury, and an IN
fnity Of other trifes, etc, etc.
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Our latest production report from
Modoc, which was received here by
telegraph late on Sunday night, speaks
for itself 1t will be read with inter-
est by the trade generally, and simply
goes to prove that the second crop Of
wells on that belt have nearly all been
heard from, and they have failed to
yield as large a daily production as
the first crop, although the area Of
territory has been enormously increas-
ed Whether the fourth sand belt,
which so far is confined to an area Of
only about two miles square, will be
any more prolific, is a question which
time only can decide. There are, with
one or two exceptions, no new wells
starting from the top Of the ground at
present, and there is no indication of
any further developments until the
fourth sand is thoroughly tested
Herald.
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BETTER THAN WHIsKY.-"Bill
Arp" writes: Gentlemen, there is one
thing about drinking, almost wish
every man was reformed drunkard.
No man who has never drank whisky
knows what luxury cold water is. /
have got up in the night after 1 had
been spreeing around, and gone to the
pump burning with thirst, feeling as if
the gallows, and the grave, and the in
fernal regions were too good for me,
and when I took up the bucket in my
hands, with eyebrows trembling like l
had the shaEing ague, and put the
water to my lips, it was the most deli
cious draught that ever went down my
throat.
Ihave stood there and drank until
could drink no more, and gone back
to be thanking God for the pure, in
nocent and cooling beverage, md
cursing myself from the Utmost Tor
ever touching the accursed whisky
In my torment Of mind and body, l
have made vows and broken them
within a day. But if you want to
know the luxury of cold water, get
drunk and keep at it until YOU are on
fire, and then try a bucketful at the
pump in the middle of thenight. You
won't want a gourd full-you'll feel
like a bucket amt big enough, and
when you begin to drink an earth
quake couldn't stop you. 1 know a
hundred men who will swear to the
truth OF what say; but you see its a
thing they don't mean to talk about;
it's too humiliating.
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A LITTLE PIECE OF ADVICE TO
ALL WHO WRITE LETTERs.-Always
put at the head Of your letter your
full address-town, county, state, and,
if living in large city, the street and
number.
We say put the full address Always
at the head Of every letter you
write-especially if you live in u city.
Your friend may be in the habit OF
writing frequently, and yet may not
be able to remember with certainty
your exact street and number; and the
time he has to devote to bunting up
these necessary facts, is time wasted
on account of your carelessncss or
stupidity. And if he is a man whose
time is full, employed, your failure to
do so necessary a thing does not raise
you in his estimation.
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Uurnor.

doctor, what will cure the fever
OF love ?" "The chill of wcdlock,
mademoiselle.
Which travels quickest, heat or cold:
Heat Of course, because you can catch
cold.
Do not run in debt to the shoema-
ker; it is unpleasant to be unable to
saw your sole is not your own.
The river Of extravaganza this year
leaves many people on the bank re-
marking that they can't afford it.
The spirited editor of Michigan
weekly advertiscs for some liquor that
will make his "shanty tight"
Water will find its level. In Ma
rietta, Ohio, last week, John c. Water
was married to Caroline Level.
Mrs. Partington will not allow Ike
to play the guitar. She says he had
it once when he was a child, and it
nearly killed him.
a Slawson man created Temporal
ry corner in life insurance agents on
Saturday, by falling OF his roof on
three Of them.
Coleridge, when lecturing as young
man, was once violently Kissed. He
Immediately retorted, "When cold
stream Of truth is poured on red hot
prejudices no wonder that they hiss"
They have found gold in Alaska,
and the San Francisco people are ex-
cited about it. We always knew there
was gold there. The Russians got
seven millions out OF it.
Josh Billings says Diogenes hunted
in the day time Tor an honest man,
with a lantern. If ne had lived in
these times, he would have needed the
he'd lite of lokomotiil.
81 declare, mother" said a pretty
little girl, in a pretty little way, "'tis
too bad! You always send me to bed
when l am not sleepy; and you al
ways make me get up when ! am
sleepy"
We are inclined to believe that wo
men are going to the polls in dead
earnest, from the fact that Of nine mar
lied men talking politics in a Danbury
grocery, Saturday evening, seven were
enti. ely bald.
A gentleman with one leg broken
in four places, three fractured ribs,
and hand with two fingers pointing
in one direction, was in Danbury,
Friday, making arrangements for or
ganizing base ball club.