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The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-04-30

Tile condition OF affairs lii Turkey
gives little assurance OF peace, although
strong representations have been made
TO the Sultan by the representatives OF
the great Powers to induce him TO refrain
from an attack on Montenegro. on the
grounds that the good Offices OF the
Powers will be eXerted toward pcacea-
BILE adjustment OF the difficulty. While
apparently consenting to this the Sultan
does not abate a jot Of his war prcpa-
rations. but Is mastering his forces fQi
the struggle, feeling, no doubt, that II is
inevitable. On the other hand, the in.
surgent bands are also In motion. mass.
ing for great battle, which will be
fought whenever either side Is ready &c
strike, all the efforts of the diplomatists
to the contrary Notwithstanding. Ad-
vices from ST. Petersburg give the situa-
ton a more favorable complexion
citing, as they do, the unanimity oi
the Continental powers in favor oI
peace rs u guarantee for its preserva-
tion. Although England has not yet
assented to the proposed arrangement
her consent is expected. It would seem
however, that she is slow to entangle
herself in an alliance which would cir
cumscribe her freedom Of action should
crisis arise. The solution of the East.
ern question is invested with much more
gra. itv, now that direct English inter
ests in Egypt have been created by the
purchase OF the control of the Sue2
Canal, and the English Minister of For.
eign Affairs will naturally endeavor &c
secure for the English crown the Egypt
ian portion Of the wreck OF the Turkish
gurire
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-04-30

That stupendous newspaper the Now
York HTdid. fairly outshone itself on
Sunday, the 9Th inst On that day it
issued quintuple sheet, containing one
hundred aud twenty columns, of which
seventy-one columns were new adver-
tisemcnts. In these seventy-one col
umns were three thousand three hun
dred and seventy-hve advertisements.
A man has got to stand on u chair to
grasp proper conception Of this great
achievement. We have before us copy
Of the New York Herald OF May 9,
1905, seventy years ago. 1t contains
twenty columns, of which six and hall
are advertisements Danbury News.
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-04-30

Somebody broke into the house Of
z. A, Blackman, editor of the Decatur
1Mich.1 Republican, one night, not long
ago. and stole $40 45. Thus We're the
carefully boarded accumulations OF
many long years of incessant toll swept
away in single night.-[Louisvllle
Courier-Jurnal.
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-04-30

There have been some radical changes
in the last century. A hundred years
ago they kissed lady's hand; now you
kiss her lips that is. Of course, ii you
happen to be behind the woodpile, and
nobody is looking, and you don't want
to disappoint her. 1t may take hun
dred years to get from her hand to her
mouth. but we never felt that the time
was misspent.-I Norwich Bulletin.
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-04-30

A Washington correspondent says
that the editor Of the National Repubtt-
can, when boy, came very near being
thrashed for telling the truth. a rather
singular fact in his history, certainiy,
though not more 50 than the addltionai
fact that in the whole course Of his life
ha has never been known to repeat the
offense. [Louisvill Courier-J ourDal.
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-04-30

At little gathering the other even
ing young man asked a lady whether,
If his small brother was lad, he was
not ladder, and she kindly said s9e
thought he must be; she could see
through him so easily. 1t is pleasant
to be a young man. Norwich Bulletin.
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-04-30

And now Hancock is announced for
the Presidency. Look here, we don't
expect any body will be left to vote, but
wouldn't it be we'll to leave one man
out so in case it should become neces-
sary to nominate Vice President 1t can
be DONE Danbury News.
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-04-30

A new counterfeit five dollar bill is ID
circulation. 1t is said to look exactly
like good five dollar bill, however that
looks.
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-04-30

Mrs Swisshelm has gone to Europe. she's a
nice lady. anu all that but Weston went to Eu-
rome. and Dr., Mary Walker is going. and Sergt.
Bates ia going and Dio Lewis may 60.
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-04-30

Grace Greenwood has won an enviable reputa-
ton. But what is that" she asks, against the
dreadful fact that can never ride mule except
on side saodle?
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-04-30
VnpuuIi.hcd Thoughts ef vOltntre--M
Thicrs' Ideas still Rule The King
Of the indies.

From Regular Correspondent OF tho Tribunel
PARIs. March =. There Is no lack OF
comedy in France, where every one
wishes to play his role, now that lawyers
and physicians have found their high.
school In politics. Very soon there will
not be spectators enough to I'LL the thea
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-05-10
RattleSnakeS and their Bites.

In the course of some notes on the
rattlesnake, published in Forest and
Stream, DIR. ]. w. Bailey, of Albany, as
serts that this serpent is the most slug
gish Of the snake family. 1t never
strikes unless In self-defense, excepting
just before and after its winter sleep.
Of course, the rattlesnake's idea of
self-defense is rather broad. Thus, if
a person steps upon it by the purest &C
cident the snake will make no allow
ance, but strikes the intruder on the
spot. To strike, however, it must be
in close coil, with it's head erect. 1t is
capable of springing only a little more
than half its length, unless it be lying
on an inclined plane; then, by sup
porting itself entirely on its tail, it can
spring much farther. Hogs attack
it with impunity, the effect of the
poison being probably neutralized by a
thick layer of adipose tissue. DIR.
Bailey is able to contradict, from his
own experience, the statement that
serpents do not move about at night
he has often, when riding by moon
light, seen them gliding through the
grass. He says when the venom of a
serpent enters the circulation, al rem
edies are unavaiing. He has seen a
freshly killed chicken split open and
applied to the wound, with good re-
suits. In such cases the flesh of the
chicken turns green and putrid when it
comes IN contact with virus. The most
certain remedy, however, is whisky or
brandy, used in large quantities-say a
quart INVESTIGATION is
not exhibited until the poison has been
counteracted. Sweet Oil, taken in doses
of several ounces, is also effectual.
Sportsmen camping in Texas, are &C
customed, after pitching their tent, to
stretch around it a hair lariat. The
short hairs irritate the snakes belly
when attempting to cross over, and he
retreats.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-05-10
Mrs. Beecher in Florida.
HartfOr d Times Letter

Mrs. Beecher was a passenger on the
A cklawha boat to-day Having occa-
sion to 60 on board, l noticed a pale,
elderly woman, with very white hair
who kept herself aloof from the excur-
sionists, and by accident I learned it
was the wife of Henry Ward Beecher.
She was going up the river twenty-six
miles to a settlement on the st. Johns
called Beecher in honor of the famous
husband She came up to Palatka
on saturday-possibly from the resi-
dence Of Mrs. Stowe, at Mandarin,
though wouldn't like to vouch for
this-for the Beechers are peculiar"
This member of the family is said to
have her own peculiarities. She is an
old woman, now-probably not less
than 70 flor she is considerably older
than her husband and her aspect is
that Of a woman who suffers from an
inward pain that reaches deeper than
the physical body. Some observers,
seeing her sitting there alone on the
steamer. might say she was borne down
by grief and trouble-and surely she
has had her share; but there was some
thing in that pale, determined face,
which spoke Of more than grief. A
bystander said: "She looks like three
whole tragedies boiled down into one
act;;" and this did better express that
unhappy face. A strange secret inner
history is hidden in its cold marble. It
is not winning face-not the counte-
nance one would expect to see in the
wife of Henry Ward Beecher. What
it does express will leave to others to
make out. Enough for me to know
that she carries, poor woman, a sight
of trouble beyond the miseries of most
of those who deserve punishment. She
hid her face at times, with her hand
not from staring curiosity-for she
knew not that she was at that moment
the object of scrutiny on the part of
strangers but seemingly by u sort Of
involuntary and helpless movement
born of some internal struggle. 1t was
stern, unhappy, uncomfortable fact,
and one was always sorry to have seen.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-05-10

The steamship L'Amerique, now at
Philadelphia, exhibits every night a
dazzling signal light which she carries.
About twenty feet from the bow is a
sort of wrought iron light house, six
feet in diameter and twenty-five feet
in height, including the lantern. This
has an arc of illumination of 5000
feet, within which, on the darkest
night, the steamer may be deserted at
a distance of twelve miles. The light
can be made to flash, if required, and
on clear, fine night can always be
seen from the horizon, % miles. The
electricity is generated by friction,
which little machine in connection
with the engines, and which makes
], 300 revolutions per minute, supplies.
The engineers have entire charge OF
the electrical arrangements, and the
batteries are in the engine room.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-05-10
THE OLD MILL.

one hundred years the mill has stood:
ne hundred years the dashing food
Has turned the wheel with roaring sound,
Through foaming waters, round and round.
One hundred years: and overhead
The same broad roof of blue is spread;
And in the meadows, bright and green,
The miller's children still are seen.
And thus the world is still the same:
The sunset clouds are turned to flame:
And while we live, and when we die,
The lark still carols in the sky.
And others rise to fill our place;
We sleep and others run the race:
And earth beneath and skies above
Are still the same; ami God is love.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-05-10
HEATHER BLOOM.
BY MARY Il. BRADLEY

BY MAR1 H. BhADLEI.
When autumn breezes crispy blow,
And autumn suns are mellow,
When maple leaves begin to glow,
And all the wood and spaces show
Their pomp of red and yellow,
I drop my knitting on my knees,
fold my hands together,
And far beyond the maple trees,
And far across the rolling seas,
smell the moorland heather.
The purple heather, blown about
BY warm winds off the border
All me! what memories blossom out
What ordered thoughts are put to rout
In tremulous disorder
BY just color in the air.
An atmospheric glamor-
That, spite of wrinkles and gray hair,
Has thrilled old heart-beats unaware
with new and noisy clamor.
First love is sweet 1t came to me
In breezy autumn weather;
Across the moor the wind swept free,
Warm shone the sun where and he
Sat knee deep in the heather.
A waving. fragrant sea, it spread
All round in purple splendor;
White clouds went sailing overhead,
a lark was soaring, when he said
"I love you," low and tender.
L wondered, dumb with glad surprise
Could [ have heard him clearly?
He saw the blissful color RISE
Be drew me. kissing lips and eyes
You know | love you dearly!"
And earth and sky seemed echoing
Those words of sweetest meaning;
The blacksmith trilled them on the wing,
The very blossoms seemed to ring,
While, on his bosom leaning,
I built the airy towers that youth
Can fashion so subli1nely;
Nor dreamed how love would end in ruth
For Joy that had no root in truth,
And hope that died untimeiy.
His grave was made long years ago
Beneath his English willows;
For me the scarlet naples glow,
And evermore between us flow
The wide Atlantic pillows.
My life has had its share OF gain,
No less, perhaps, than losses;
Its pleasure has alloy as pain,
But happily [ have learned to train
Some flowers around my crosses.
And still, when maple boughs are red,
In breezy autumn weather,
Once more he moorland ways [ tread
Once more hear the words he said
That day amongst the heather.
-BrooSyn Sunday Sun.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-05-10

SPEAKING of an old China sale in Eu-
rope the other day: where Pair OF
vases.were sold for thirty-eight thousand
dollars, the st. Louis Republican says;
"This sale was not held in a lunatic
asylum, but i'll land where men,
women and children drop dead every
day in the year of starvation"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-05-10

A LOUISVILLE Ky man, with the
excruciating name of Zachariah Ep-
stein is happy. A relative in Germany
has willed him $500, 900 and died.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-24
LETTER FROM sAtHM.
rHE EDITOR OF THE NEW NORTHWEST:

To THE EDITOR OF THE NEW NORTHWEST:
There has been recently before the
Circuit Court convened in this city
a suit for malpractice, the details of
which are sufficient to arouse the indig-
nation of every true woman.
The woman who brought the suit
was not only obliged to depend for
justice upon judges, attorneys, and jury
not of her own sex, but defendants were
allowed to introducde evidence having
no bearing whatever on the case, which
was disparaging to her character, and
this too by men who, If not repeatedly
belied by Madame Rumor, are far from
being pure in all things.
Now, we know that physicians are
often censured unjustly for injuries re-
sulting from meddlesome interference
and neglect of advice given, and am
not prepared to say that such might not
have been the case in this instance.
With this we have as little to do as the
private character of the woman had to
do with actual malpractice. Had the
person who brought suit been a man,
would those witnesses have been asked
what they knew of his character
Would they have testified to even hav-
ing heard anything derogatory thereof?
for do not think, dear NEW NORTH
WEST, that they kaeaO anything Oh,
no.. They had only heard other gentle
men ~ say so.
While such shameful farce as this is
practiced and repeated in courts, can
women hope to redress any wrong by
appealing thereto? While the vile in
situations of street lOungers and rail-
road bummers are allowed to be of
fered, however irrelevantly, as evidence
against the character of woman, can
any woman appeal to a court for reliei
with the slightest possibility that she
will get the simplest justice? This
case, not by any means an isolated one,
proves eonclusively that she cannot.
Indeed, you will remember His Honor,
Judge Deadly, in his charge to the jury
who were sworn to decide upon the evil
dence in the case of Mrs. Montgomery
in your city recently, reminded them
that the word of an unchaste woman
could not be regarded as truthful
Would His Honor make such an extra
ordinary ruling in the case of an un-
chaste man? And, were he to do SO
would not many case be lamentably
short of witnesses whose word could be
relied upon? . D..
Prejudice must have scared a con.
science rendering it totally incapable o.
melting out justice when its possessol
will thus discriminate between person:
guilty of like offenses, merely because
they are of a different sex. Judicia
ermine lily becomes the man whose
mind is thus narrowed by prejudice
until it is incapable of melting out equa
rights for all who bring their grievances
before him for adjustment.
LISTENER.
Salem, March 16, 1876.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-24
THOUGHTS POLITICAL.
HE EDITOR OF THE NEW NORTHWEST /.

To THE EDITOR OF THE NEW NORTHWEST:
1t will not, perhaps, be amiss to drop
few lines to women regarding what
leading and active suffragists in this
locality, at least, feel to be the duty of
women in the coming political contest
in this State, namely: That all women
who favor equal rights shall make it
point of conscience to attend all polit-
ical meetings, and especially the several
primary meetings in their respective
precincts.
True, women have no parties, and
therefore wisely ignore parties; but they
have principles and should ever be
ready TO sustain and promulgate them.
To do this, let them attend these meet
ings Irrespective of party and see and
hear for themselves how these things
are manipulated by men, losing no op-
portunity to suggest new plans or i'm
prove upon old ones which have long
been held even by those who carry them
out to be as unfair as disreputable.
Speaking for myself personally, 1 will
say that do not share the uneasiness of
leaders in either party at the prospect of
a disruption in either; for if we could
have dozen parties, instead of two or
three, it might be benefit in the main.
Those who contend that one party
as now organized is a whit more cor
rupt than the others, are, in my judg-
ment, grievously mistaken. If we
could put this to test, we would soon
learn that this estimate is correct; in
deed, it has been fully proven in the
past, as history amply testifies. The
temperance party, although forlorn
hope, yet at the last election drew
enough votes from the Republican can
didate to ensure the election of Demo
erat; hence, although this puny organi-
zation is regarded and spoken of as in
significant, Republicans will be found
trying to conciliate its leaders.
Were the masses of women fully
aroused to q sense of their duty, they
would with one accord demand the bal
wv anu WI III Ihc laHhSI AOG aS dAieuSi
not as nonentities feebly depending
upon that oft-vaunted myth, "woman's
influence" to help stay the tide of evil
that thrives and grows upon the life
blood of the nation, but with weapons
as potent as those so long welded by
man.
Let those women who favor and strong
ly desire the ballot in this State take the
first step politically this spring by turn
ing out en- mdsse to the primaries, and
: believe that the stir thereby created cal
not help to materially advance th'
claims of woman to equal rights.
MRS. J. A. JOHNS.
Salem, March u, 1876.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-24
SUFFRAGE AT CORVALLIS.

Mrs. Loughary's second lecture at
Corvallis evidently set Brother Carter,
Of the Gazette, to thinking, and while
be does not venture to controvert her
arguments, he generalizes concerning
them from his own standpoint, and
tremblingly fears that "the talk did the
cause more harm than good" Suffra-
gists in various localities who have
heard Mrs. Loughary speak are quite
willing that "the cause" shall suffer
such harm as her talk imposes. We
notice as one proof of the charm" prog
nosticated that a call for meeting to
organize a County Convention was
made at the close of the lecture, and
Tuesday of this week appointed for a
preliminary meeting. Mrs. Loughary
lectured at Buena Vista on her return
trip, where she had good audience and
was well received. She reached her
home at Amity on Monday. OF her
further movements we are not at pres
ent advised. .ia 1saa
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-24
PROGRESS on THF MO7EMENT.

Those who have read, and those who
hear and see what is going on around
them, are prepared to admit that the
cause Of equal rights has made in the
past few years rapid advancement
toward its certain goal-triumph. Yet,
even those who are best calculated to
jugde of the progress of events are
sometimes quite surprised at the strong
hold that this feeling of the justice of
equal rights has taken upon the masses.
Thus the President of our State Associa-
tion, Mrs. Loughary, although she has
had for some years her warmest sympa-
thies enlisted for this cause, expresses
herself as "pleased and surprised at the
general uprising of feeling upon this
subject among both men and women"
The question is debated at least once
a season in every debating society in
the country, and, whether decided ad-
versely or not, gives rise to comment
that in turn begets inquiry. After this
comes enlightenment, and the work is
done. Men, erewhile opposed to the
principle SO strongly that they would
not allow it to be discussed in their
presence, are now found quiet workers
in the ranks of its friends, or at least
tolerant listeners to their arguments.
Ridicule, of course, still attempts to hold
its place in the ranks of the opposition,
for, although often forced to bow before
the power of argument, it is of that un-
substantial material that is incapable oi
receiving a mortal wound, and sensible
persons are fast learning to ignore its
puny strength.
There is no locality so remote but al
some time, and in some way, this sub,
ject is forced upon the attention of the
people, and invariably Custom, at
tended by her handmaidens, Ignorance
and Prejudice, prepares to give battle to
what many men, at first thought, con-
slider an innovation of their rights. A
little thought upon the subject, how.
ever, usually convinces those who have
average breadth of understanding, thai
women may share with men equal
rights and privileges without depriving
them of one iota of theirs, and wher
this point is well established, violent
opposition ceases, and the "expediency'
stage of the disease comes on. This
though stubborn phase, in time sue.
cumbs to the force of argument or agi.
tation, and the work is complete.
While ignorant, tyrannical men, and
listless, uncultivated or indifferent
women live, there will, of course, be op-
ponents of equal rights; but the ranks
of these, thanks to progress and en-.
lightenment), are every year growing
thinner, and the time will not be long
until they'constitute a hopeless minor.
ity, incapable of harm as they are pow.
erless for good.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-24

If any editor thinks moving joke,
or even a slight inconvenience, let him
repair to his sanctum some morning
and find his letters and communications
thrown, together with the discarded
bats, shoes, suspenders, gloves, neckties,
ETC., ETC., Of the household, into q pro-
miscuous heap, his latest exchanges
smoothly and securely tackled down un-
der the new carpets, postal cards van
ished, ink-stands overturned, paste-eup
ditto, lsp-board missing, morning pa
pers gone, and to each perplexed inquiry
concerning the whereabouts of any or
all Of these necessary auxiliaries to edi-
torial labor, let him receive the reply in
the most Indifferent tone, ''I don't
know, Pm sure" We have endeavored
to compass our spirit with meekness''
during the ordeal, and succeeded tolera-
bly, until Eye chief" failed to send Gus
tomary correspondence, and typos began
TO cry ''copy, copy" when there was no
copy, when we-well, we're only an or
dinary mortal, and our lips moved, but
not in prayer. ossls "a
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-24
PHILANTHROPY EXTRAORDINARY
We clip the following from the local
columns of city cotemporary:

We clip the following from the local
columns of city cotemporary:
The plea of mercy entered for one Of the
women lately convicted for keeping a house of
prostitution would meet with the approval of
all, provided she would forsake her former
mode of procuring livelihood and enter upon
one which will redeem her to society.
Is any one so verdant in the ways of
the world as to presume that the course
here recommended is at all possible for
this or any other woman to pursue I?
"Enter mode of life that will redeem
her to society,"" indeed. Where is the
house or home in this city whose in
mates would allow her to perform the
most menial labor for a bare subsistence?
Where? Not among the Christian
homes certainly; not among those whose
parlors are nightly illuminated to en-
tertain men whose unbridled passions
have brought her to where she is in the
scale of morality and degradation,
themselves as sinful as she, but screened
from the obloquy their vices merit by
the superiority of sex. Since this
brother has promised her not only his
own approval, but the approval of al, /"
if she will but forsake her former life
and enter upon some other mode of pro-
curing a livelihood, will he interest
himself in procuring place for her that
will render the thing possible? Give
her chance, good brethren, to do some
thing that will "redeem her to society,"
do -. .. -