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AMUSING.

One of the most amusing anomalies
ever beheld by mother of men is the
self-conceited "sovereign" just out of
pinafores who gets access to a newspa-
per for a brief period and there INDUCES
his innate vanity by preaching homilies
upon the "duties of woman"
Does a mother, upon whom financial
and family cares have pressed so heavily
as to compel her to seek employment
outside of her "home," $50 called, but in
reality rented stopping-pLdGe, for the
rental of which she is kept in constant
agony, hut dare to go forth in the
worlds highways, venturing with ach-
ing heart and trembling nerves into
the usurped paths where man has mo-
nopolized all the light and remunera-
tive occupations, does she dare to leave
the aOGsh-tu6, for instance, and step into
the editorial arena, or taking the plat
form, does she command the multitudes
and set the world to thinking in new
channels, forthwith does some bantling
of the masculine order make her laugh
in her sleeve at his verdancy by med.
ding in her private affairs, as though
nature had constituted him her oracle.
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NEWS ITEMS.
San Jose, April 9, 1877.
STATE AND TERRITORIAL.

Pacific University has received new
organ, the finest at Forest Grove.
A large amount of fax will be sown
throughout the State this season.
Elder VanHorn, Second Adventist,
has been lecturing at Walla Walls.
A. B. CoIver raised 1900 bushels Of
apples on his farm on Coos River last
year.
The public school at Forest Grove is
in charge of Misses Ella Waite and Lille
Grant.
Coos Bay has a steamer each week
from San Francisco. Fare, SIS; steer
age, $40.
VIM. Vawter has been appointed post
master at Walla Walla, Uice Catharine
Smith, resigned.
The Washington Territory insane asy-
lum at SteilacO0m contains sixty-seven
patients, twelve of whom are women.
The Christian Messenger, after a sus-
pension of two weeks, has resumed pub
licatiou on better basis than before.
The annual average yield of gold from
the various mining camps in Grant
county, for the past six years, has been
100000 in gold dust.
The grasshoppers in Nebraska, though
young, are vOraciously hungry, and are
said to be indignant because the farmers
have nothing ready for them to eat.
The Presbytery of Puget Sound have
cited Rev. H. P. Dunning to appear be-
fore them at a session to De held in Sc
attic early in June, to answer charges
preferred against him.
High water has carried out most of
the jam" on the Skagit River, a stream
entering the Sound north Of Seattle.
This will give an impetus to the settle
ment of that great valley.
While repairing the Roseburg -four
ing mills the other day, wOrkmen came
upon a swarm of bees that, judging
| from appearances, must have taken up
quarters in the roof several years ago.
The report of the school superintend-
ent of Lane county shows that the ex-
penditures for public schools in that
county for the past year have been $12,-
1853 80. Sixty school districts are re-
ported, and 3,7S1 children of school age.
Value of school property, $2l, ,434.
The mills at Port Gamble and Port
Ludlow are not running at night at
present. They are cutting 5000 and
10000 feet a day, respectively. The
Port Gamble mill cut 100000 feet
from January 1st to April 1st. The mill
at Port Blakely runs day and night.
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COURSE OF LECTURES.

Mrs. Duniway has consented to begin
a course of lectures on this friday
evening at Orc Fino Hall. Her first, or
this evenings lecture, will be upon
constitutional Liberty" and is the ad-
dress delivered by her in January last
before the Illinois State Legislature.
On Saturday, at P. NJ, she will give
an address upon "Our Boys and Girls"
and on Saturday evening upon 1.-THE
Mothers of Our Boys and Girls as Aliens
in Their Own Country" In order to
place the lectures within the reach of
everybody, the admission fee is fixed at
twenty-five cents for the evenings, and
ten cents for the afternoon. A full at
tendance of all friends and enemies Cif
any is respectfully solicited.
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WHO Is SOVEREIGN IN THIS RE-
PUBLIC ?"

The above very pertinent question
was discussed by the equal Rights As
sociation" last Saturday, and its consid-
Grafton elected considerable comment
by the various members present.
In the opinion of one lady of advanced
years and extended observation, "whis-
ky" is sovereign, and the facts that she
brought forward to prove her position,
together with the knowledge all possess
concerning the sway which this power
holds in elections, indicated that her
premises were at least well grounded.
Another speaker, while acknowledg-
ing the sway that whisky held over
elections, and thereby over the people,
yet was forced to take the view that
'sex" is sovereign in this Republic, and
proof of the assertion was not wanting,
for the vast array of office-holders in
the so-called realm of freedom, backed
by the still more formidable array of
voters, were marshalled in line and
marched in imaginary review before the
listeners, each answering to a mans
name, from the President of the nation
down to the most irresponsible voter
who for the time being yielded to the
Sovereignty of whisky"
motherhood" was elected sovereign
by another, and though it is apparent
to all that this should be sovereign if
freemen are to be born, yet the distorted
bodies enclosing the not less distorted
souls of many who wear the garb of
humanity tells a tale which says,
motherhood is not sovereign, or these
things could not be-"
How, indeed, can motherhood be SOW
ereign when mothers are serfs? The
little children, tired at birth; the quick,
ungovernable tempers; the fretful, pip
ing voices of childhood; the perverted
tastes and hereditary appetites that so
often curse humanity from the cradle to
the grave, do they tell tale of mother
hood crowned with sovereignty or strug-
Cling under the ban of serfdom ? No,
no. Whatever ought to be sovereign, it
is clearly not motherhood that wears
the regal crown.
These meetings and discussions are
productive of great good, both in
prompting thought upon subjects all toe
little considered by women, and in IA
miliarizing them with the sound of theiI
own voices in debate. The Association
meets every Saturday afternoon at the
residence of Mrs. D. w. Williams, and
a cordial invitation is extended to al
to be present and participate in the dis
cussiOns.
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LETTER FROM ALBANY,

To THE EDITOR OF THE New NORTHWEST:
The school election here, as every
where else that 1 have heard from, dis
proved completely the trite taunt which
our opponents so delight to hurl at US,
"That women would not vote if they
had a chance" Some ten or twelve
women who possessed the requisite
qualifications, viz: widowhood, mother
hood, and tax-receipts, voted at the an
nuak meeting. Some of these were Re-
publican, some Democratic, and ma
jority of them had never attended a suf-
frage meeting, for fear they would be
disgraeed. So you see, although osten-
sibly opposed to Woman Suffrage, they
voted the very first opportunity that Of
fered.
OF course we all admire consistency.
At least we do like to see women act
our principles if they are too timid or
supercilious to advocate them.
We have in our midst man, minis
ter and physician in one, who has a
daughter and granddaughter in school.
He was very energetic in hunting up
the "widows" on that day, whom be
thought would vote on his side; and
this, notwithstanding the fact that he
has always professed to believe that the
exercise of the franchise would "unsex'
women. have understood that he i!
extremely hostile to the New NORTH
WEST because of it's fearless advocacy o
impartial suffrage.
We, that is, the suffragists of Albany
feel very much encouraged since the op
portunities offered by the widows vot
ing day" have proved that women cal
and will vote, not only without DANCE
of insult, but attended with every mar
of that respect which the conscious dig
nifty of true womanhood everywher
and always inspires.
AS an earnest of the good time com
ing, when women shall be sovereign
instead of serfs in this Republic, W
look with hope and pride upon th
events of our last annual school election
J.
ALBANY, April u, 1877.
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TRUE CULTURE"

One minister has been at length found
in Portland who dares to stand up in his
pulpit and advocate equal rights and CO.
education of the sexes in colleges as
we'll as in public schools. The little
band who gathered on astSunday even
ing at the Unitarian Church to hear
Rev. Mr.. Calvin discourse upon the
calm of True Culture" heard what has
never before been heard in pulpit in
this city, an able and eloquent plea that
equal opportunities for higher educa-
ton, equal wages for equal work, and
equal incentive for mental culture be
given to all without regard to sex.
If the olives of great men" are re-
minders that men can "make their lives
sublime," surely the grand array of no.
BILE women whose lives and efforts were
cited by the scholarly and eloquent ora
tor could be little less than an inspira-
tion to young women who, beset by
sex-imposed restraints, guess dimly at
the good that is within their souls, yet
vainly cast about them for a channel
through which humanity may receive
the benefit of it.
The touching words of Elizabeth Bar
ret Browning for her sex,
" Deal with us nobly, women though we be,
And honor us with truth, il not with praise
Take on a peculiar significance when
they fall from the lips of cultured, pro-
gressive manhood as urged in behalf ol
woman, and should penetrate the torpol
and Indifference that shrouds the souls
of so many women as with a pail o.
darkness, and coffins them in the mar.
row, unyielding casket of selfishness.
The discourse spoken of is one thai
would benefit every father and mother
in the land could they hear it, and one
that would awaken into new life in the
minds of thoughtful schoolgirls the as
pirations for usefulness, for honor, fol
true culture, which narrow creeds anC
arrogant customs have hidden then
smother. We hope again to have th,
pleasure of listening to the lecture, will
a crowded audience.
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Unsolicited Testimony.

FAIRFIELD, Me-, April 2S, 1854.
Gentlemen-Seeing numerous certificates in
the "Maine Farmer" endorsing the merits OF
the Great Lung Remedy, WIsTAR's BALsAM OF
WILD CHERRY, I am induced and take great
pleasure in giving publicity to the great cure 1t
accomplished in my family in the year 1896.
During the summer of that year my son, Henry
A. Archer, now postmaster in this place, was
attacked with splitting of blood, cough, weak
ness of lungs, and general debility, so much so
that our family physician declared him to
have a seated consumption" He was under
medical treatment for a number of months,
but received no benefit from it. At length,
from the solicitation of himself and others,
was induced to purchase one bottle of WIS
TAR's BALsAM OF WILD CHERRY, which bene-
flied him so much I obtained another, which
in a short time restored him to his usual state
of health. can safely recommend this rem
edy to others in like condition. for it is, Think,
all it purports to be-the Great Lung Remedy
for the timesl
The above statement, gentlemen, is my vol
untary Offering to you in favor of your BALsAM
and is at your disposal. AS ever, yours,
ANDREW ARCHER.
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Deprived of Their Rights.

The following ladies offered their
votes in San Jose last Monday, which
votes were of course rejected, where
upon they submitted to the election
Board the following protests:
We protest against being any longer
disfranchised, and claim the right to
the ballot, and object to being classed
with idiots, insane and criminals. We
are taxed to support the State, county
and city, and demand a recognition OF
our rights as citizens.
SARAH L. KNOX.
San Jose, April 9, 1877.
Taxation without representation IS
tyranny. / protest, In the name of all
women, against paying taxes until we
are enfranchised.
SARAH A. DAMON.
San Jose, April 9, 1877.
1 protest against being any longer de-
MED the right of franchise, and most
particularly do 1 protest against being
denied the right of suffrage in regard to
matters pertaining to public schools
and education in general.
E. L. SENTER.
San Jose, April 8, 1877.
AS citizen of the United States, of
sound mind and twenty-one years of
age, and sending children to the public
school, desire to vote for School Trus-
tees. A republic governed alone by
men is not government of the people.
NJ. H. WELDON.
San Jose, April 9, 1877.
As tax-paying citizen of the Fourth
Ward of the city of San Jose, I hereby
enter my protest against being disfran-
chised. Taxation without representa-
tion, feel and know, to be an action of
tyranny, no less in 1877 than in 1776.
In the language of a well-knOwn docu-
ment, "If we are not represented we
are slaves" One of England's noblest
Ijurists, Justice Pratt, has acknowledged
the truth of this doctrine in the follow
ing words: "My position is this: Taxa
tion and representation are inseparable.
The position is founded on the law of
nature; it is more; it is itself an eternal
law of nature"
ELoISE MILES ABBOTT.
San Jose, April 9, 1877.
J As mother and tax-paying citizen
of San Jose, protest against being pro-
hibited the right of elective franchise in
all matters of public concern, and much
more in the election of School Trustees.
Governments derive their just power
from the consent of the governed" I
have never given my consent to be gov
erDed, and l protest in the name of this
so-ealled Republican Government,
: against the right of another to represent
me in any case whatever.
CLARA NJ. FoLTz.
: San Jose, April 9, 1877.
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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

w. H. B., Clifton: Change made,
and bill sent as ordered.
Miss L. e., Halsey: Thanks for
promptness. Sent statement as per re-
quest.
Mrs. NJ. ]. F., Albany: Credit given
as directed, and order obeyed. Retain
funds for the present.
Mrs. NJ. V. NJ, Winnemucca, New. /:
Hope to hear from you when located
again. Subscription expired with No.
II of the current volume.
Mrs. NJ. ]. W., Albany: Thanks for
kind words and congratulations. Have
heard glowing accounts of the o. S. w.
S. A, and should have been pleased to
be present. Will bear in mind your
kind invitation, and hope to able to ac-
cept it at an early day.
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OONsIpFR THE GOLDEN RULE.

Many years ago, when negro slavery
was upheld by church and State as
woman serfdom is now, certain man
argued vehemently, in the presence of a
woman who advocated emancipation,
the right of the master aud the duty OF
the slave. She asked when he came to
a period and paused for breath:
"Would you be willing to accept for
yourself what you urge for him ?'
He answered, "If I was a nigger I
would"
So man of this class who endorses
the humiliating and unequal conditions
imposed upon women, if asked whether
he would be willing to accept them for
himself would probably answer, 'Tf
were a woman L would" congratulate
ing himself inly at the physical impos-
sibility of his being put to the severe
test. Perhaps in all seriousness this
apologist for tyranny believes what he
says, but to suppose so, we must char
itably imagine him to be-not very in
telligent. If, however, he believes so
because he has never given to the sub
ject sufficient thought to fully take in
its great import, and is a man Of ordi-
nary intellect, it is quite probable that
he would experience great undeceiv-
ing should he take the Golden Rule,
which recognizes no sex, and consider
its advice and admonitions in a proper
spirit. That laws and customs are un-
just when applied to men, but perfectly
just and proper when applied to women,
is too puerile a position for persons
grown to the stature of men and women
to assume. That "Resistance to tyranny
is obedience to Cod" is a laudable
motto by which men govern their &C
tions, but pernicious doctrine for
women to follow is absurd; that "Taxa-
ton without representation" means tyr
dnny to men, but protection to women,
is worse than absurd, and stirs into re-
bellion every drop Of free blood in the
hearts of daughters born of liberty-lOv-
ing mothers, and descended from revo-
lutionary sires. That equal rights
means an abridgment of the present po-
litical privileges enjoyed by men is SC
contemplate and narrow position as
to be unworthy the occupancy of any
but a narrow-minded man, born of 6
servile and thoroughly subjugated
mother. But the time is coming
now is when men of thought and meI
of action consider it as unmanly tC
thrust political serfdom upon women, al
to accept with meekness and humility
such ignoble portion for themselves.
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A correspondent who declares herself
a regular "man-hater' sends US an ar
ticle and says: "If you never print any
thing more, please print this. If you
do no not print it, state that Idaho
Manning's piece is rejected" On ac-
count of her bitter denunciation of mas
culines in general, melted most prob
ably by the iniquities and selfishness OF
one in particular, we comply with the
latter request. Scolding never yet
changed the nature of selfish man, sis
ter Idaho, and often drives good, but
thoughtless, men into unreasoning OBJ
stinacy,
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1877-04-20

The burning of the Southern Hotel,
st. Louis, was the horror and theme for
comment during last week. Greatly
exaggerated reports of the fearful loss Of
life were at first telegraphed, but as the
excitement died away and search among
the ruins was made, the number dimin-
ished until now it is believed that com.
paratively few lives were lost. The
death list contains but twelve or fifteen
names. The scene was terrible beyond
description, and the accident largely If
not wholly the result of carelessness.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1877-04-20

The EUeyaing Telegram plans, or en-
deavors to plan, clearer field for itself
by modestly proposing the "consolida-
ton" of certain newspapers in this city,
remarking, by the way, that the "Su1a-
day Welcome aud New NORTHWEST
would make a spanking team" That
the last-named journal is spanking
team" by itself many discounted ed
itor in this city and State has already
learned, and more are likely to be
taught the same salutary lesson.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1877-04-20

After all the controversies concerning
equal rights, their justice and expedi-
ency, Grace Anna Lewis sums up the
whole in this wise: whether woman
is inferior, superior, the equal, or the
complement of man, it still remains
true that each human being would
thrive best under the fullest culture and
With the largest liberty to grow"
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benevolent enterprises, though her
sound judgment has led her to believe
that more good would come from help
ing directly those whom opportunity
pointed out as needing little timely
assistance, than in giving large sums
that must necessarily be mostly con-
sumed in running the expensive ma
chinery of some benevolent enterprise.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1877-04-20

Every one, at times, feels the necessity of
some restorative of the vital powers, depressed
by mental or bodily exhaustion. In such CON
ditions, let every one, instead OF flying to the
alcoholic or medicinal stim1lants, which must
be followed by depression equal to their excite
ment, reinvigorate his deranged system by the
natural tonic elements Of the PERUVIAN
SYRUP. Sold by all druggists, 80
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TAKE NOTICE,

Mr.. Hendee is in town and is taking pictures
in all styles of the art, and has all the advant-
ages of easy access to his Gallery aud the best
light in the State, and takes as good pictures as
any other man and at as reasonable prices, and
is always ready and good-natured. Please call
and test his ability. Gallery in the middle Of
the block, First street, between Morrison and
Yamhill, Portland, Oregon. 6A
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Now let the grasshoppers tremble,
and let the yeomanry of Minnesota re-
joice. Governor Pillsbury has issued a
proclamation setting apart Thursday,
the 26th day of April, as day of special
prayer throughout the State for the an
Inhalation of grasshoppers.
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NOTICE.

Agents will please take notice that it is
great tax upon us to pay express charges upon
small sums. and they will confer a great favor
by remitting to us through money orders or
registered letters.
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Miss Thompson, the young English
artist who painted the "Roll-Call" and
"Balaklava," is about to be married to
an officer of the British army. But the
lady does not intend to give up her art,
By no means. She plans to continue
her studying and painting just the same
as ever.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1877-04-20

President Hayes delivered a short ad-
dress at the thirteenth anniversary of
the National Deaf Mute College on the
18th.
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France will remain neutral in the
war between Russia and Turkey.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-08-21
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THE OLD WORLD.
NAL Associated Press to the Star.

National Associated Press to the Star.
THREAT OF ExTERMINATIoN.
LONDON, Aug. 21.-A dispatch from
st. Petersburg says proclamation has
been issued summoning all the Abcha-
sian Tribes to surrender their arms un.
der the threat of extermination.
APPOINTED TO COMMAND,
A dispatch from Bucharest saws
Prince Mifsha has been appointed to
The command OF all the Russian troops
between Ternova and the Shipka Pass,
PREPARING FOR WINTER.
Both The Russian and Turkish Gov
ernments are preparing clothing and
other necessaries suitable for the pro-
lection of the troops during a winter
campaign In Bulgaria.
SERVIA MEANS PEACE.
CoNsTANrINoPLE. Aug. 21.-M. Chris
Ties, the Servian Agent here, has oftici-
ally intimated TO the Porte that Seryia
neither intended war against Turkey
nor will she permit Russia to pass an
army through Serva.
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Who Lost His Watchl

This morning Detectives Meade and
Murray received the following Iettsr.
which may be Of interest to some Of our
citizens:
"GRKENFIELD. HIGHLAND Co. O.
"Chef Of Police, Cincinnati:
"DEAR oIR-l have arrested tbree
young men or boys here last night, for n
violation OF our ordinances, and enc of
them, claiming to be detective
from Cincinnati, giving the name Ok
james Farmer, apparently about twenty
years OF age, gave me two gold watches
as security for their appearance, Oaa
watch, a genps heavy hun ting g-cass. No,
25,34S, initials on face crossing s. d. A.,
and on the lace "Wm. Rae, St. John
street, Liverpool| lady's watch,
No. 11,l67. Il. Metaundden said
Farmer was pointed out to him az a
thief and has every ap-
pearance of one. He says Clement Os-
kamp knows them. Ii there is any clue
to the person or watches please tels.
graph me.
''Yery Respectfully
I'D. NJ. HARRIS. MARSHALL