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

The Spiritualists Of Oregon will hold
a grove meeting near Gervais Station,
on the o. & c. r. r., commencing on
Friday, July oath, and continuing three
days. Addie i. Ballou and other good
speakers have been engaged for the oc-
casion, and a cordial aud general invita-
tion is extended to all, and especially to
speakers aud mediums, throughout the
country. All that can do so, should
come prepared to camp, but speakers
and others from distance will find on
the ground all the accommodations
necessary for their comfort. Good
pasturage well supplied with water will
be furnished for horses. The grove is
direct on the old stage road east Of, aud
one-fourth OF a mile distant from Ger
vais Station. Hacks will connect with
the trains to convey passengers and
baggage TO the grove. No efforts win
be spared TO render the meeting enter
tanning, agreeable and instructive TO all.
.- Z. G. G.
XVnodh..rn Iuly = 1874
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-07-10
LETTER FROM YAMHILL.

To THE EDrrOR OF THE NEW NORTHWEST;
The Fourth Of July was celebrated at
McNiinnville by the Grangers Of Yam
hill county. The celebration was in ev-
cry respect a success, from the opening
song to the benedietion. A. ]. DufurI of
Portland, delivered an address OF practi-
cal good sense, and filled with good sus-
gestions to all.
At the close of the oration, dinner was
announced; and such dinner! Every
thing edible was brought from the
abundance of this most abundant sea-
son, and placed before the people IN
such profusion that the tables literally
groaned under their tempting loads.
Dinner being duly disposed OF, then
came speeches, essays and songs, that
were both edifying and Instructive.
Neither speeches nor essays were in the
usual style of Fourth of July bombast,
but were in every respect practical.
A noticeable feature in the exercises
were two addresses by ladies, the first
by Mrs. Sarah Cook and the second by
Mrs. Laughary This was something
so entirely out Of the usual routine that
people were universally pleased and
surprised. could not help remarking
to friend seated beside me, that the
world was certainly moving on when
women were invited to make speeches
at Fourth of July celebration, and
that women should receive from this
encouragement TO press onward.
So much for our celebration.
will take this opportunity to state
that the Yamhill County Equal Rights
Association will hold its second regular
meeting at McNIinnville on the third
Friday Of this month, commencing at
II A. VI. There will be business of i'm
portance before the Association, and all
who are interested in the subject of HUI
man Rights are respectfully and cor
daily invited to be present and partiei-
pate in the exercises. Those whose du-
ties in other directions prevent persona
attendance are requested to communi
cate their views and suggestions by let
ter to the undersigned, or to the Seere
tary, Mrs. S. N. Kelly, at Lafayette
All aid, suggestions and words of encour
agement that will tend to make thi
Association an auxiliary in the grea
cause of Human Freedom will be thank
fully received by ANN NJ. MARTIN.
Lafayette, July 6, 1874.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-07-10
THE "BULLETIN" ON SUFFRAGE.
The Daily Bulletin in all issue OF last
week takes this method Of expressing
an oniniJn on Woman Suffrage:


week takes this method Of expressing
an opinion on Woman Suffrage;
senator Ferry, OF Connecticut. is reported to
have said. during debate on the Woman sur
rrage question, that "Women have no more
r,sl,t % vote than horses" II the Senator did
utter such a sentiment, he proved that he was
less worthy TO MI the eminent position he holds
more than that women are not worthy oil SUI
frare. We do not favor Woman Suffrage, for
reasons founded on the highest considerations
for the gentler sex but We have more respect
for the widest enthusiast In that cause than we
have for the harsh, coarse nature whieh could
express a sentiment so ungallant and detests-
bic. The man who can in any eondlilon OF
life. speak OF a woman as he would Of a brute is
himself british. We suppose Senator Ferry
had a rnother-every brute has-and, perhaps,
a wife and daughters. They cannot but feel
surprisingly hattered rs they read his opinion
OF themselves, in common with all Others Of
their gender, as he has Senatorally expressed
II. Has he not shown hlmselfto to be something
akin to, but not quite a hoEse-an ungracious
ass, in fact: .
We suppose the women should be be-
comingly grateful for the valiant charge
which galIantry prompted the Bulletin
TO make in their defense. But the truth
is, that the coarse sentiment, said to
have been uttered by Senator Ferry, is
as powerless TO harm woman, or Tetard
the progress of the movement which
will eliminate in equal rights for wom-
en-, as the gallant commonplace uttered
by the doughty editor are powerless to
aid them in any manner whatsoever.
Truth to tell, we have not much faith
in these "highest and purest considera-
tions for the gentler SEX" which ope-
rate directly against them in all that
pertains to the life struggle which they,
as well as the ''sterner sex, - must make.
This boasted galIantry, concerning
which certain class of men do so de-
light to theorize, while il will doubtless
induce one 10 lift his hat TO a we'll
dressed woman, perchance give her the
preference in some of the minor circum-
stances OF everyday life, yet gives mea-
gre aid to the thousands of women whom
circumstances compel to solve for them
selves and those dependent upon them,
the alI-absorbing problem of "What
shall we eat, and what shall we drink,
and wherewithal shall we be clothed 81
We cannot see that true gallantry will
be in any perceptible degree diminished
by allowing to women equal political
privileges with men, but il such results
should in some measure follow, we feel
quite sure that the women workers OF
our country who "give their daily toll
for daily fee" will not be sorry to ex-
change meaningless courtesy for the
more necessary rewards proportioned
to their task" Notwithstanding the
''highest and purest considerations for
the gentler sex" which tender-hearted
editors cherish, We feel sure that gal
lantry will survive the day
.'when right. not might, shall win the day.
And he acknowledged stronger
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-07-10
THE CITY FATHERS COME TO THE
FRONT.

Great was the rejoicing in the camps
Of temperance, when the ordinance OF
June 25th passed the Common Council;
great, also, was the dismay which the
subsequent ordinance, abolishing the
principal feature Of the former one, oc-
casioned. But II the rejoicing in the
first, instance was short-lived, so also
was the lamentation in the second; for,
even as teach in the others eountenance
read his own dIsmay," his Honor the
Mayor interposed, and by Withholding
his signature, prevented the ordinance
that had ''thrown such a chill blight
DER so many hopes" from becoming
law. The message accompanying the
returned ordinance, set forth reasons so
cogent and palpable that the veto was
sustained.
But the solicitude Of the newly-made
City Fathers is evidently not yet quiz
eted, as we see by an amendment pro-
posed to the first ordinance, which fixes
the license at 500 per quarter instead of
$50, as formerly. The amendment pro-
yides that license to sell beer or malt
liquors, to be drunk on the premises
where sold, shall be SIS per quarter, and
that restaurant or boarding-house keep
ers, who keep only beer or malt liquors
TO be drunk at their tables, shall pay
s. 30 per quarter for such license.
Should this amendment pass, as it prob
ably will, many beverages will be called
beer which have previously been sold
under other names.
We presume all this will help to open
the eyes Of the women who are working
In the cause to the fact that the voters
and lawmakers are able to undo in one
or two evenings what they have toiled
increasingly for several months to ae-
eomplish. And perhaps when that other
ordinance is passed-as it will be-pro-
hibiting them from continuing their
present plan of work, they will begin to
realize that votes might help them.
OF this We are well assured, that il
women would arise in the true dignity
of their womanhood and demand the
right, so long withheld, of voice in the
law-making of the land, that they would
command respectful consideration in
stead Of receiving, as now, contempt
and derision.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-07-10

SUSAN b. ANTHoNY's FINE.-In the
Senate, June Goth, Edmunds, from the
Judiciary Committee, submitted q report
upon the petition of Susan B. Anthony,
for remission ofthe fine imposed upon
her by Judge Hunt, of the United States
District Court, and upon the bill intro
duced in the Senate to enable her to pay
the fine; the Committee reported adj
versely, and asked to be discharged from
its further consideration. He said the
Committee were not satisfied that the
statement of the petitioner in regard TO
the ruling of the Judge was exactly cor
rect, and further did not believe shehad
the power to review the action OF
United States Courts. The Committee
was discharged from its further consid-
eration and the bill was indefinitely
postponed.
Carreuter expressed his views, as one
of the minority of the Committee, hold
in0 flat the decision of the court was
erroneous. in taking the case from the
iurv and directing their verdict, and re-
fnsiup the request of Miss Anthony's
counsel to have the jury polled, thus
denying the jury power even of render
ing a verdict of "Not guilty" He
agreed with the majority, that Congress
cannot grant the precise relief asked, but
thought Congress ought to declare its
disapprOval of the course of Judge
Hunt.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-07-10
THE WORK IN MICHIGAN.

At the Woman Suffrage Convention
held at lansing in May, the following
facts were presented. We commend
their careful perusal to all lovers of jus
tiee, aud, il they have not before, we
trust they will now begin to see the
gross Injustice which makes ser the ba-
sis Of suffrage: l..
'The following statements are taken from
the statistics OF Michigan for 1870, book COM
piled by the Secretary OF State from the United
states census. According 10 this census, the
number OF voters in Michigan, June ], lS7O, was
289ISsl- OF this number, 81 sOl were reported as
without property. The instructions TO the col
ieetors OF these statistics were, that every per
son owning property, even II mortgaged to It's
full value, should appear as a property-ow
also every person having SlO0 OF personal
property. From these numbers il will be seen
that 30-72 per cent Of the voters in Michigan are
without property. We may state 1t in another
manner, and say that. on an average, in every
s-25 voters there Is ! who is not property
owner. Eighty-two thousand eight hundred
and one males have "a vote and representation
IN government, but are not burdened with tax
alton for its support; while l6,4i5 females above
the age OF y years are returned as resident
property N-oNAcE>. On tlllh point iue cDluplicf
remarks thai II is not claimed that these sfa-
tistIcs are anything moro than very distant
approximation TO the number OF female prop
erty-Owners.' Real estate i almost uniformly
considered as belonging o The head OF the fam
ny, although perfect title requires the sigma
ture Of The vile. There Is, then, good reason
for believing that the number OF female resi-
dents In Michigan, aged p years and over, who
are liable 10 taxs,ion.i is very much larger than
the number OF hmale property-owners here
stated"
Active preparations are now in prog
ress for rendering the coming campaign
vigorous and effective. Many eminent
elergymen have offered to lend their
voices to the cause. The press will be n
powerful auxiliary; for of the one hund-
red and thirty-four Journals in the State,
eighty-nine have declared in favor of
the measure. or the Executive Com
mittee, large proportion are members
Of the Legislature. Thus it Will be seen
that the best social and political ele-
ments In the State are in favor of and
actively working for the great clause in
the new Constitution. All honor TO the
noble sons Of Michigan, whom "canI
nor poor sOlicitudes" can blind, whose
''otate-craft is the Golden Rule" and
who, unmindful of ridicule, fearlessly
array themselves for justice.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-07-10

The average amount paid in the last
five years in the United States for adj
vertising was about sl5,OOO,OO0 per an
mum. In 1867 New York city paid $780,
600 taxes OH advertisements Philadel-
phia, $4,000; Boston, $4,000; Cincin-
natl, SIs,OO.; Chicago, $4,000, and st.
Louis over $4,000. The wealth of the
merchants in those cities and the ex-
tension of their business over the whole
country, as well as the fiourishing con-
dition OF the cities themselves, show
what advertising may accomplish. 1t
is common remark among observing
business men that the enterprise Of a
city may be judged from the appear
ance of advertising columns Of its news
papers
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-07-10
MORE JOURNALISTIC "DOCILITY. ("

Our unfortunate contemporary, little
gale, Of the Olympia Echo, which failed,
during a recent parOxysm Of rabies, to
contaminate us with its mental malady,
anger-phobia, has hope that its last
convulsion surely will enrage us. And
now behold it, frothing at the mouth,
and barking feebly at us like the ex-
hausted puppy that it is, having utterly
failed to learn anything from the old
lesson Of the puppy and the moon:
"The yelping. snarling, craven cur
May bark at yOnder shining ball;
The moon will calmly glide along.
Nor heed the barking cur az ALL"
Deal gently with the silly creature,
friends and brethren. Its rawlings
amuse il and don't annoy us. Just
stroke il gently or the tender noddle
with q well-gloved hand. This species
of little animal is always rabid unless
noticed by somebody. Brother Muir
ply, we leave II in your care. Please
treat it kindly. The nalady is incura-
ble, but harmless to all save the snfier-
ing patient Let it rave.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-07-10
Moodburn, July Z, 1874

The Washington Standard comes to ms
this week, glowing with patriotism, and
bearing our national colors, "the red,
the white, the blue" The outside is
clearly printed in bright blue the in
side in red, while the white back
ground renders it peculiarly attractive.
The appearance Of the paper extin-
guishes the idea that there can be uoth
ing new concerning ''the day we cele-
brAtPU
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-07-10

or conventions there seemeth no end.
There has been in Syracuse an Anti
Secret Society Convention protesting
against all secret organizations, from
Changers all along the line to Freema-
sonry, making membership fees 25 cents,
and life membership $40. Finally or
ganizing themselves into political
party, and agreeing to meet at Indian
apolis, in August, to make Presiden-
tial nomination; and also determining
that the embodiment of the name of
God in the constitution shall be plank
in the platform. lTaa 11. -a r.l
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-07-10

90 IHoniai's EEpoHe't, the truly excel
lent woman's paper of Salt Lake City.
celebrates its third birthday, and says
truly that sit has greatly assisted, by
the influence which it has created and
sustained, in arousing thousands OF
women in the midst of the Latter Day
saints, to a new sense of the obligations
resting upon them as daughters, sisters,
wives and mothers; as social beings, as
citizens, as woNEN.i,I Old f
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-07-10

Woman's Rights has triumphed in
the Presbyterian General Assembly by
the adoption, by an overwhelming ma
jority, Of a substitute resolution offered
by DIR. Aikman, of Elizabeth, New
York A resolution that the Assembly
expresses no opinion as to the Scriptu-
raj view to speak or pray in the social
camp meetings, and commits the whole
subject to the discussion of the pastors
and elders of the Churches.
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TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Several communications came too late
for this weeks issue. Correspondents
will please exercise the grace of patience.
All shall receive attention in due time.
We have during the past ten days sent
out large number of postal cards to
delinquent subscribers, and will again
state that we will eheerfully correct any
mistake that may be made, and we de-
sire that all may respond as promptly
as possible to the notice sent.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-07-10

We have received from the Secretary
oI the State Agricultural Society COM
p'ete list of the premiums for the Ore
g'n State Fair Of 1874, together with the
premiums awarded last year, the rules
~,.u regulations Of the society, and other
matter Of interest to those who de.ire 70
CON pete Tor the premiums offered. The
pAnphiet contains much Information
valuable to our annual Fair-coers
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-07-10

"BEARDING THE LION. THE Echo
appears to be elated over the fact that the
NEW NORTHWEST manifests DISPOSE
tion to deal gently with it, and replies in
mild terms to its scandalous abuse. The
last issue of the Echo contains n column
of scurrility against Mrs. Duniway, who
will now doubtless see that fair words
are thrown away Oh black-guard. The
Echo verilies the adage, "FoOls rush in
unaware where angels fear to tread -
WdshiRgtOH Standard.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-07-10

The Forest Grove Independent i, as
We happen to know, mistaken concern
ing the fate of the Forest Grove Fonal
Rights Club, whose demise is viii,
such ill-concealed joy announced. The
Club at its last meeting adjourned -
meet on the first Saturday ln September
so, brother, the organization is "not
dead, but sleepeth.U
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-07-10

This time it is the Boston Traveller
that is satirizing the pictorials. 1t saws
'hat II Mr.. Sartoris married the young
young lady whose portrait is published
IN Hd'PeFs Weekly, he has Tilted the
poor girl in Frank LesTe's; and IL he
has welded the latter, his conduct to-
wards the pretty face in the Graphic Is
IN the highest degree reprehensibIe.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-07-10

In the New York Tribune Mr.. Henry
NJ. Parkhurst, astronomer, gives MS
calculations in regard to the new comet,
by which he brings it about the zOth Q,
July as near the earth as ehuS; an9 ,i
thinks the eastern edge oil Us tall VIII
envelop the earth about July "a; Spec-
tators are politely requested not 10 come
too close to Il. -
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-07-10

The postmaster, Of Dallas, Polk
county, Oregon, writes to the postmis-
tress of The Dalles, in relation to the
trouble that occurs every day on account
Of the similarity of the two names.
Last week pOstoffice orders to the
amount Of over $500 were sent wrong
the letter of advice to one Office, while
the order to person living at the other.
If parties writing letters would be care
full and designate this place as The Dalles
there would be 10 more trouble.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-07-10

Laughable-To see an old bachelor
arise in Sunday School Convention,
and from the depths ofexperIence give
advice 10 mothers. q r.tsI. --..
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-07-10

% Over 200 Arkansas families are en
route for Oregon. .-.r
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-01-15
nuAIN WORK

The nearest thing TO an indication that
the brain has been working rather more
than is good for 1t, is the persistence Ia
the mind, during the period Of rest, Of
the thoughts which have engaged IL du.
ring its period Of activity. After good
spell of hard work, the BRAN worker Is
often tormented by finding it difficult,
all at once, to turn off the steam. His
work day thoughts will intrude theul-
selves in spite Of every effort TO keep
them out Each worker has usually a
way Of bis own Of endeavoring TO get
quit of the unwclcome guests. Thack
cray generally succeeded in exercising
the creatures whom he had been calling
into existence by the simple cxpedient Of
turning over the leaves Of dictionary.
A great lawyer was in the habit IN simi-
lar circumstances, OF plunging into a cold
bath, and averred that person never
takes out Of cold water the same ideas
that be took into It. Perhaps the best
/ lutulal tOIGtCtiNB VI iil5 CohuilloH ~ 10
employ the mind for a short time IN
direction most contrasted TO that In which
/ it has been overworked In this way a
mathematician might find advantage in
unbending his mind on page or two Of
a novel, while novelist conld chase away
the phantoms which haunt him by Dip
ping into a discussion on the Quantitica-
I ton of the predicate. The cure, IN faet,
must be sought for on a principle the
iery opposite to that Of the famous ho-
/ mmpalhic doctrine Of snnilars,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-01-15
VOLUME Nil
nov WESTERN FARMERS uEtour
wmAngAsSHn.

II The indignation awakened by an lu.
lcl8eent consideration uf The extent to
which ,he wealth Of The West has. IN ono
way aud another, bcen flabcl and fargtl
from those who produced it. ii Is not 81
all surprising ths, language should mot
alway be temperate; bat, whatever the
language may be, the motive which
prompts IL seems dNed determination
90 be no longer payers of tribute. and
this, 30 the conservative English mind,
is sociaIistie. evolutionary, dangerous.
Spectators iu land, In grain, IN railroad
stocks, Ia short, Ia everything that moue,
or credit can seize and hold, have been
for years, gorged with the rich aud ahuu-
dant lIlc-blood Of The West Tho settler,
unless he is willing to 20 TO or beyond
tie extreme bounds Of civilization, must
at the outset pay bis tribute to the land
specuhtor Well, western soil is rich.
The settler thinks be can even pay the
tribute, aud yet make hims tlf an iudp-
pendent home; so ho runs iu debt, and
finds himself In the power Of another tri.
bule-taker, the usurcr. To pay his tfi.
bptcs, he must sell bis produce, and to do
this, he must get II TO the eastern market
Then, he meets another set OF tribute.
takers, The great lines Of trauspor tatiou
built largely by government subsidies, in
land or otherwise and bv the money of
those interested in cheap transit, are la
the possession OF men who tla b extartion
t. the last possible dollar, Tue brave,
industrious settler loIes on, but the com
bined tributes are too much for him. He
fails in the hands of the last ttibutc-takcr
| the dealer IN mortgages, and his farm,
with the improvements which he has
/ made, passes from under him, leaving
I him poor in the midst of natures abun-
dance. lle is compelled TO start anew,
and again becomes the victim osncw tai.
bute-takers This has been The fate of
many western settler. II matters do
not quite reach this desperate point with
all, yet, in the language Of correspou-
dent, quoted by the writer above referred
to, speaking of the State Of Iowa, No one
can ride across this state without obsory.
ing, even from the window Of railway
car, painful contrast between the riches
of the fields and the poverty OF the
homes