The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-07-10
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.


of last week, and travelling through the
lovely valley of the classic West Side"
the shades Of evening brought us to
Forest Grove, the Oxford of Oregon, one
Of the most charming Arcadian retreats
in the Union, where, during the sum-
mer months, the town and people are
enabled TO indulge in a quiet, pastoral
siesta, so welcome to the weary brain of
the city denizen, so enjoyable to the
worn laborer in Humanity's great vine
yard, and yet so indescribable in its Sc
ductive sweetness of rural solitude, that
"pen cannot paint nor pencil portray"
it's allurements. i
The usual Invitations TO lecture poured
in upon us, and, arousing with difficulty
from dreamy, delicious reverie, which
we had been indulging in inthe ample re-
treat of our paternal home, we mustered
sufficient ambition, on Wednesday, TO
send out some bills in the afternoon an
nouncing a italk" for the evening upon
the temperance question. ta 9li-- %
A small audience, as compared to
those that greet us during the school
session, yet large in proportion to the
number Of citizens who are not away
rusticating In the adjoining mountains
in this charming season, came out to
meet us with kindly encouragement
and congenial interest in the work be-
fore us.
Forest Grove boasts lady postmaster
in the person Of Mrs. McCready, the
honor of whose appointment is due to
Senator Mitchell, who is nobly fulfilling
our expectations of him in his high po-
sition, by doing all he can for the ele-
vation of woman into self-reliance, that
she may be thereby placed above the
necessity of pecuniary dependence upon
the will and caprice of her son and
brother, man.
A very important addition to the
town enterprises, is the establishing Of a
bakery and grocery store by Mr.. and
Mrs. Eubanks. lately from Illinois, who
are both practical and theoretical be-
lievers in the Woman Movement.
The excellent hotel at Forest Grove is
kept by Mrs. Sloan. This hotel is a reg
ular little nest of place, cuddled be-
tween shade trees and flowers, and is
the very picture of rural comfort and
luxury. Let some Of those who boast
that "women are supported by men" go
and patronize this retreat for travellers
and learn for themselves what woman
can do.
We rejoice, for the sake Of woman
kind in Forest Grove and on the farms
adjacent, that this last enterprise has
been inaugurated, for we well remember
when, baking bread in the dog days OF
years agone for our large family of boys
and boarders, that we would sometimes
say to our liege in desperation, as he
was lying in the shade to rest from his
labors, while we were busy to our eyes
in dough around the red-hot stove, that
our "highest earthly ambition was to
get near bakery" i 0 @
/ The great trouble with the working
women in the country is, that they, un-
like men, are compelled to do eUery-
thing, instead Of following separate oc-
cupatious, whereby each may help the
other, as they will surely do, when they
obtain financial power through political
opportunity.
Thursday evening brought us fine
audience in Cornelius, where closely
attentive and grandly intellectual peo-
pie listened to our views upon the tenn.
perance question in that spirit OF defer.
entail appreciation so gratifying to 8
conscientious worker in the world.
harvest of human souls. The Woman
Movement has become so popular thai
it "whistles ITSELF" and we have littl,
occasion to allude to il; yet, when W,
10, the applause that greets us, deco
rousand prolonged, is satisfying evidence
that the prejudices Of two years ago art
wholly overcome, except among few
preachers and a good many rum-sellers
How extremes do meet! g
We had no idea, from viewing Cornell
ius from the railroad, that the tow
was near so large and well built as 1t is
There are here good and well-kep
hotel, several well-stocked country
stores, drug store, harness shop, sho'
makers shop, blacksmith's shop, liver,
stable, and, of course, two fiourishint
saloons, the last under the special pro
lection of the State and United State
Government. -"
Cornelius will, in time, become pop
ulsr resort of city people as place o
summer residence. In fact, we wonde
why many, who seek the country 70
cheap board and lodging, do not com
out here and patronize the st. JOSEPH
Hotel. A gentleman and wife and littl
daughter, lately from the city, get thei
board here for the low price of forty dol
lars month for the three, and the boar,
is pure country food, too, well-cooke,
and plentiful.
We canvassed the town on Friday
greatly augmenting our subscription
/ list; and on Saturday, the glorious an
niversary of mems political emancipa
ton, went for few hours to HilIsboro
But we leave the recital of that day
adventures to the graphic pen of on
honored Associate, whom We met on tn
grounds. -..f ...... .....,- t... .
. Sundays lecture in the dear oh
church at Forest Grove was well pat
, ronized by deeply attentive and intel
1fOa,f con1roooffNr