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The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-04-07
The Mythical Juror.

It Is interesting, instructive, and GER
tainly amusing to follow the progress of
the debates from year to year, and to
make note of the points which are
abandoned by the opposition, even in
the flush of victory. For instance, the
female juror used to be one of their
best cards. They always assumed
that there would be one woman to
eleven men; though how they got that
idea | cannot imagine; for, in the only
test case we have of the Jury in Wyo-
ming, which gave the first check to
wholesale murder in that Territory, the
number was even-six men and six
women. They also assumed that,
while men can be excused from serving
as jurors for trifling indisposition, moth
ing would avail in the case of this poor
woman, who would invariably be in an
"interesting situation,n momentarily
expecting her confinement, which
would take place as soon as she
was locked into a room for deliberation
with eleven men, who would be so un-
principled that it would be unsafe for
one woman to be alone with them, al
though they would be abundantly capa-
BILE of deciding between right and
wrong, and upon all matters of life and
death for womenrin general. The child
born under these apparent disadvan-
tages was, however, to be of unprece-
dented vigor. 1t was predicted that it
would be constantly nursing, and at the
same time screaming at the top of its
voice, though how the two operations
could go on together, passes the compre-
hension of any female mind. 1t was
also assumed, by way of climax, that
the moment the key was turned in the
lock, the eleven jurymen, leaving all
consideration of the case before them,
would, with one accord, make frantic
and successful assaults upon the virtue
of this already over-burdened sister.
Two years ago heard Representative
(now Senator) Stedman appeal to the
House to save their mothers, wives and
daughters from being locked in room
with these eleven men, although he
had SO much confidence in the legisla-
tors before him, that he did not believe
there was a man present who would
consent to it. Mr.. Stedman spoke with
an official air of the probable behavior
of his sex in such an emergency, which
gave me a great shock, as you will be-
lieve when tell you that l used to be
member of the same church with him,
and, up to the moment of listening to
| his speech, never had suspicion that
he was at all that style of a man.
The final fate of the one woman and
eleven men was never given. 1t is con-
iectured that at this point the imagina-
tion of the orators ''gave out" 1t was
great mistake that they did not secure
one of the attaches of the Boston Her
aid to finish up the case, and, in the
interests of religion and morality, place
all the imaginary and disgusting details
before the readers of that widely-circu-
lated and high-toned journal.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-04-07
Leap Year Rules.

l. Call in handsome carriage for the
gentleman who is to honor you at eight
o'clock, sharp. Entertain the deaf old
mamma for an hour and a half, while
he finishes his exquisite toilet. When
he comes down and gives you his finger
to press, tell him he looks lovely to-
night, and try to look as silly as you
can.
2. Conduct him tenderly to the car
riage, and stow him away on the back
seat with all his wraps. If it be cold,
have a hot brick ready for his little
feet. On arriving, lead him to the
warm and elegant dressing-room, and
go and stick your coverings somewhere
in the little cold dressing-room under
the bed, if you can't do any better.
8. Button his gloves for him, and escort
him to the parlors or ball room. Seat
him on the sofa, and yourself-On the
wall adjacent. Try to look happy, and
rest assured that you don't succeed.
4. During the evening see that the gen.
tleman is famed when he is warm,
lemonade when thirsty, and protected
from draughts. Don't forget to say
sweet and silly things to him whenever
an opportunity offers.
5. If the gentleman be good dancer,
keep him to yourself, and on no account
suffer him to accept Invitations to
dance from ladies prettier than your
self. If he be but Indifferent, leave him
to the tender mercies of the homely
girls and the wall. .... .
6. When you invite a gentleman to
dance, say, with an idiotic simper:
"Mistaw =, may hov the plezzaw oi
dancing this kwadwill with you ?" In
the lancers, talk Interestingly of the
weather, and, in the grand chain,
tramp on your partners cOat-tail, II
possible. ..
Z. Manage to slip out slyly several
times in the evening, and come in
chewing coffee, or "tricks."
s. At supper, stand behind his chair
and work yourself to a white heat,
keeping him supplied with the choicest
delicacies; but though you faint, don't
taste morsel yourself until he has laid
away the entire bill of fare, and three
plates of ice-cream. If he wears any.
thing which coffee will stain, manage
to spill some omit.
9. When you leave, you must moi
grumble because somebody has sat or
your hat in the little cold dressing.
room, or made a shoe-brush of youI
cloak; but you may swear a little OF
the stairs.
10. Put on his Arctic overshoes fol
him and place him in the carriage
Now go back to the dressing-room fol
him at least three times for stray fans
and gloves. Yawn all the way home
Cuss the driver for not stopping exactly
before his pas front door. Say good.
night, and whisper to coachman to STOP
at Hellery's on the way to your resi-
dance - - - -------
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-04-07
Working Women and Suffrage.

In the debate in the Senate on the
suffrage bill, the papers report Mr.. Sted-
man, of Suffolk, as saying that the
"poor working women have enough to
do without thinking upon the reputed
sufferings of their sex in being deprived
of the right to the use of the ballot" In
other words, that they do not care for
that right. aI.rE
How does he know? Is be in the Sc
crets of the working women of Massa-
chusetts
Ihave neighbor, a widow, who owns
small house and quarter of an acre of
ground, bought with money earned by
sewing. She spades, plants, and tends
this ground. She plants trees and fights
the caterpillar and canker- worm as val
iantly and successfully as any farmer of
my acquaintance. By her daily labor
she earns her daily bread. She believes
heartily in Woman Suffrage. Is she
the sole working woman in Massachu-
sets who does so believe? So far as
my observation goes, these working
women who earn their daily bread and
lay by little for rainy day, for which
little they are mercilessly taxed, are the
! very ones who most desire q voice in
this matter of taxation. s.. -ls..T
Farther on in the speech we find :
'Nothing but a constitutional amend
ment will satisfy the demands Of these
women; they are not ladies' pause.
"What is the matterW asks, my lis
tener, who is a man and q gentleman.
"What does he mean ?'' quoth I,
slightly stunned.
'iAre you not petitioner ?n
"Certainly." ..t
"Then you are no lady, of course.
That's what he means.n
"And my dear old mother, who has
four sons to cherish her and vote fol
her, but who nevertheless is also petit
toner, is no lady?"
mot in his estimation"
! What did the women in the Senate
chamber assembled, when this astound
ing declaration was made? Did they
gather themselves up and depart in al
humility, and cover themselves with
sackcloth and coal ashes I? .....-
When two boys have fair fight anC
one gets beaten and sneaks off out o
reach of his adversary and calls namei
and assails him generally with disrepu.
table language, If we have any author
ity over that boy, we take him to tasl
for his unmanly cowardice. We say:
"If you are afraid to stand and return
fairly blow for blow, don't be a sneak
If he has beaten you, own it in a manly
way, but don't be so mean as to cal
names" t'
What shall we say then when a bill
backed by seven thousand intelligent
respectable women petitioners, is unde
discussion in the Senate, and an honor
able member thereof makes to himsel
a similar refuge, by saying ''Thes
women, they are not ladiesn' Does b.
fancy he is arguing-this logical mem
ber of the logical sex? ? Not at all.
He says that we Woman Suffragist
are no ladies, because he thinks he cal
do so with impunity. He can insult US
and we have no redress. He is like tn
boy comfortably hiding in Uncle Sam
, barn and calling the outsider names. =
WOn1dR'S Journal.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-04-07

THE HANDSOME SoUL.-One day last
winter, little boy from the South,
who was on a visit to the city, was
taking his first lesson in "sliding down
hill" when he suddenly found his feet
in rather too close contact with a lady's
rich silk dress. Surprised, mortified,
and confused, he sprang from his sled,
and, cap in hand, commenced an
earnest apology:
81 beg your pardon, ma'am; 1 am
very sorry"
'tNever mind" exclaimed the lady;
"there is no great harm done, and you
feel worse about it than do"
"But, dear madam" said the boy, as
his eyes filled with tears, ''your dress is
ruined. l thought you would be very
angry with me for being so careless"
"Oh, no." replied the LADY, "bettel
have soiled dress than a ruffied
temper" ... .......
"0h, isn't she beautyr exclaimed
the lad, as the lady passed on. -
y "Who ?-that lady T' returned his
eomrade. ''If you call her beauty you
shan't choose for me. Why she is more
than thirty years old, and her face il
yellow and wrinkled.n
81 don't care if her face Is wrinkled,' y
replied the little hero; cher soul IL
handsome, anyhow"
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-04-07
Was it Unwomanly 2

1 thought some of the readers of the
Journal might be interested in little
incident indicative Of woman's strength,
physically and morally, which trans
pired in one of the streets of Philadel-
phia, just after the snow-storm in early
February.
A man, in turning his loaded coal-cart
off the track, got the wheel fast in the
deep snow. The horse, after pulling
and tugging to the best of his ability,
finally gave up and insisted on standing
still. Like the majority of the men Of
his stamp, the driver brought down
both imprecations and lash on the poor
beast, but all to no purpose.
BY this time several men and boys
had collected on the sidewalk, and,
urged by morbid curiosity, generally at
tributed to the other sex, stood waiting
to see how the thing would terminate.
Just at this juncture, woman, on her
way to market, happened TO be passing,
and taking in the whole situation at
glance, quickly set down her basket,
and plunging into the deep snow, put
her shoulder to the wheel and ordered
the man to pull the horse, instead of
lashing him; then, straining every
muscle, she actually lifted and pushed
the wheel until she got it out Of the rut
and started the horse. AS she came
back to the pavement, her face all aglOw
with the effort she had made, lady
stepped up and asked her if she were not
afraid of straining her back by doing as
she had done.
mo, indeed" answered she; "I can't
bear to see poor dumb animals abused,
and Tll do anything to prevent it."
Meanwhile, the man drove off without
so much as acknowledging that she had
assisted him in the least; ashamed, 1
dare say, that he was helped out Of his
difficulty by a woman.
The by-standers were highly amused
at the scene. One lazy fellow, with his
hands in his pockets, said, 81 just tell
you, now, she worked like a man." Did
she, indeed? 1 am afraid if she had
worked like that man, the horse would
have suffered for weeks from his i'll
treatment.
leave you to draw your own conclu-
sions from this incident id real life. You
may treat it allegorically, if you wish.
Let the coal-cart represent the govern
ment, you know it is a one-horse con-
cern in charge of a man, anyhow; the
snow-bank some "Slough of Despond"
into which it has fallen; but alas, the
remainder of the story we must put in
the future, as woman is not yet free to
do as she would. Some day, having
overcome this resistance, she will put
her shoulder to the wheel and not mind
the sneers of men; for the smile Of her
Creator and the approval of her own
conscience will outweigh them.- Won1-
ans Journal.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-04-07
ITO be continued.l
The Model Maid-of-all- Work.

Her age is fourteen. Her arms are
bare and her feet slip-shod. Her curls
are rarely out of paper. She sports a
clean apron on Sunday, about tea-time.
1t is mystery where she sleeps. Some
say in the kitchen, in one of the large
drawers, and others declare she has a
turn-up bed in the hall clock; but it is
not known positively whether she goes
to bed ut ali. She has a wonderful af-
fection for the cat. Everything that is
missed, or lost, or broken, or not eaten,
she gives unhesitatingly to him. She
is not fond of the drawing-room, but
has a good-tatured partiality for the
garret, those who sing funny songs and
give her occasionally an order for the
play. She takes her dinner whilst
washing the dishes, and never gets her
breakfast till all on the floors are done
with the one teapot. She tries very
hard to answer five bells at once, and,
in despair, answers none. She always
forgets the mustard, and prefers blow
ing the fire with her mouth, instead OF
the bellows. Her hands will not bear
minute inspection, and no wonder; for
she is cleaning boots, or washing, OF
cooking dinners all the day long. She
carries coal in a dust-pan, hands bread
on fork, aud wipes plates on heI
apron. She is abused by everybody,
and never gets holiday. She only
knows it is Sunday by the dodgers stop
ping in bed later than usual, and by heI
having twice as many dinners to cook
She is never allowed to go out, except
to fetch beer and tobacco. She hears
complaints without murmur, ano
listens to Jokes without a smile, She
gets six pounds year, and is expected
to wait upon about twenty persons, tt
do the work Of five servants, to love al
the children in the house, and to be
honest for the money.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-04-07
Freedom of Opinion.

No man should be blamed, injured, or
molested on account of his opinions,
whether right or wrong, on any subject
For we always suppose our own opin-
ions to be right, or we should renounee
them. And, with respect to belief,
every one must be the judge for himself.
A person may be blamable for so con-
ceited, so bigoted an attachment to his
own opinions, as not to hear and rea-
sonably weigh all the reasons, the
proofs, and arguments against them.
Every one is justly blamable, and an
swerable to himself for erroneous opin-
ions conceived or retained for want of
such impartial examination as his situ-
alton enables him to use, or from an OBJ
stinate conviction of their infallibility.
And this is all the blame that can be
reasonably attached to any one on ac-
count of his belief, because the opinions
of men are above their control.
Every one comes to conclusion on
any given subject, when a certain
weight of evidence has been received,
enough to produce conviction on his
mind, although perhaps to another in
dividual, whose mind is differently con-
stituted, the same evidence is quite in
sufficient. So that one man may be-
lieve and another disbelieve the same
thing, having the same evidence, and
both be equally sincere and guiltless.
Our opinions are not subject to our will.
We cannot believe and disbelieve as we
please. The only effect, therefore
which laws, punishments, penalties,
and disabilities can possibly have, is tC
render it prudent for individuals, if they
entertain unDODular or unlawful belief
to conceal it, and-in self-defense and
against their own will-to cover them
selves in the garb of hypocrisy.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-04-07

A LEGAL QUEsTIoN.-An Irishman
had sold his farm, and moved all his
personal property to one adjoining,
which he had purchased.
He claimed that the stable manure
was personal property, and not real
estate, and he commenced moving the
same. A lawsuit ensued, and the court
decided against him. His final remarks
to the judge, after the jury had found a
q verdict against him, were as follows:
"Mr. Judge, a horse and cow are per-
sonaI property 2"
"Yes," answered the judge.
''Mr. Judge, corn, oats, hay, etc., are
personal property? ~
"Yes," responded the judge.
"Then," says Pat, show in the divil
can personal property eat personal
property and produce real estate ?"
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-04-07

Mrs. Louisa M. Alcott may be cred
tied with inventing a new substitute for
a speech. She visited the Sorosis the
other day, and was formally presented
to the club by the president as the
America" and being on her feet, told a
little story. She said at Vassar College
the girls, as usual, asked for a speech,
make one, they requested that she
would place herself in prominent po-
she consented to do, and if revolving
would satisfy or crafty Sorosis, she was
willing to ''revolve."
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-04-07
The MOlalla Maid and MatrOn.
BY MRS. A. DUNIwAY

Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the
year 1875, by Mrs. A. ]. Duniway, in the office of
the Librarian of Congress at Washington City, ]
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-04-07

Two hundred years ago, forty-five
per cent of Harvard's graduates became
clergymen. A century later, this per-
centage was reduced to twenty-nine,
and now but five per cent enter the
ministry.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-04-07

Jim Homer, a Tennessean, 81 years
old, is seven feet and nine inches high,
and is still growing at the rate Of two
inches annually.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-04-07

Correspondents writing over assumed sigma
lures must make known their names TO the
Editor, or no attention viii be given to their
communications.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-04-07
Qbt g 3Assai g 3a.Eortb'oest.

A Journal for the People.
Devoted to the Interests of humanity.
Independent in Politics and Religion.
Alive to all Live Issues, and Thoroughly
Radical in Opposing and Exposing the Wrongs
of the Masses.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-11-03
THE EGZE.
A Faithfal Representative.
BEL AIR, FRIDAY, NOV. 3, 1875.

We hope no Democrat in Hartford county
will be swerved from the line of duty
next Tuesday, and fail to record his vote for
the Hon. Charles B. Roberts fer Congress.
His course in the last House of Representa-
tives was such as to commend him to the
regard of the people of his district. He had
the maHliness and independence to cast his
vote on every measure before the House as
he thought he would best subserve the well
fare of the people and the honor of his coun-
try. On every question of Reform or Re-
trenchment he uttered no uncertain sound
and now he stands before the people of his
district, as the bold and earnest supporter of
Tlden and Hendricks, and of all the great
measures for purifying the government,
which their election will bring about. AS a
member Of Congress he has shown himself
faithful, diligent and capable, and with the
experience he has acquired will be able to rem
der efficient aid in the great cause of Reform.
He is man upon whom you can depend.
He is no political trickster, eager to please
both parties and to mount any hobby to car
ry him into Office, but u straightforward,
honest and able gentlemen, who knows the
right, and knowing dare maintain it, Vote
for him, by all means.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-11-03
Notice to Tax PAYERS.

DERSONS who may consider themselves
l. aggrieved by any valuation of proper
ty, made by the Assessors for any Assess
ment District, within the jurisdiction of this
Board, are hereby notified that to insure full
consideration of such complaints and APP
peals, in time to complete the returns, which
this Board is required to make under the
General Assessment Act, such complaints
and appeals ought to be made to this Board
at the earliest possible day after the return to
this Board of the assessment of the property
concerning which such persons may consid
er themselves aggrieved. In all cases in
which complaint or appeal is not made with
in thirty days after the return to this Board
of the valuation complained of, this Board
will proceed, although no complaints or APP
peals be made, to review, under the powers
given to it by the Assessment Act, the val
uations so returned to it, and will consider
such review rs final disposition, upon its
part, of all valuations in reference TO which
no complaint or appeal has been made with.
in the time designat as aforesaid.
In accordance with the above notice from
the Comptroller, all persons interested are
hereby notified that the Board of Control
and Review for Hartford county have re-
ceived the assessment books of the
THIRD AND FIFTH DISTRICTS,
and will hold the same subject to review un.
til the
14th Day of NOVEMBER, 1876,
at which time the books will be closed, &C.
cording to law.
ROBERT E. MORGAN,
JAMES M. CAIN,
ROBERT p. MITCHELL.
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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-11-03
THE NEWS.

The planning mill and factory of J..
Hoshour & Co., at Glen Rock, Pa, was de-
stroyed by fire last Sunday evening.
The Centennial exposition will positive
| ~ Gloss, the directors say, on the 10th o.
| November
| Edward S. Stokes, the murderer of jim
Fisk, was released from prison last Saturday.
He has expressed himself as opposed to Til
| den.
john Hill and John Fullen, two young
| desperadoes, convicted of the murder of
George G. Chslett, an aged farmer, in New
Jersey, last June, were hanged on Friday.
The official count of the vote of Colorado
has at last come out. The Republicans car
ried the State by something less than two
thousand. They kept the returns back rs
long as possible because they were ashamed
of them,
Three Methodist ministers riding
through the woods in Pope county, Ark, on
their way to an appointment, were shot last
Thursday by two illicit distillers, who mis-.
took them for revenue officers. One of the
ministers died two hours afterwards and the
other two are seriously wounded.
An extraordinary duel between two
colored women took place last Sunday morn
ing in Louisville. Annie Simmons and Mary
Bowles having quarrclled resolved TO fight
duel with knives. They met by agreement,
no witnesses being present, and fought fierce
ly for half an hour. Bowles was stabbed
and gashed horribly in six different places,
lar right eye being cut out. Simmons was
but slightly hurt and has been arrested
Cause of the trouble not known.
"A diabolical attempt was made last Fri.
day afternoon to blow up train on the
Pennsylvania railroad between Philadelphia
and New York. When the train passed
Metuchen, 20 miles from Jersey City, loud
explosion was heard, the trunks We're hurled
from one side of the baggage car to the other
and the men Frustrated in the car. Flames in
slontly burst from the pile of trunks, but the
fire was soon extinguished. 1t appeared
that an internal machine had been arranged
in one of the trunks A clock was fitted
in, and so arranged than the hour hand
would at a certain time press against lever
attached to the trigger of pistol, which
would be discharged into some explosive
compound. Fortunately the trunk was
placed on top of the pile, and the damage
was slight, No one was hurt Detectives
ARE looking for the owner of the trunk, but
with slight hopes of success.