The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-06-12
EDITORIAL OORRRsPONpENOE.


The third trial generally succeeds, so
the soothsayers say, and we believe
them, provided one has pluck enough
to make their declarations good. The
undersigned is now off for the third time
for Southern Oregon, and has got as far
as Jefferson in less than a week, her de-
lay oecasioned by lettering, or rather
canvassing and lecturing at way stations
Of greater or lesser note. our first night
after leaving Portland was spent az the
home Of Hon. +. 0. McCown, in Oregon
City, where we, with kind, intelligent
friends, talked woman question, poll
ties, religion, poesy, etc, and renewed
our spiritual strength through sharp
Interchange Of ideas preparatory to re-
newed activities upon the morrow,
which brought with it glad interchange
Of thoughts with other friends Of human
rights, enthusing US with new aud
needed courage to carry on the arduous
battle Of the weak against the mighty.
Messrs. johnson and MeCOwn, the
leading lawyers Of Oregon City, are do
ing an immense business in loans and
real estate, as well as in law. Our old
friend, J. NJ. Bacon, postmaster, is at his
post, as OF yore, and is a verilable Ore
gon City JactotUm. Always gentle
manly and obliging, always busy and
active, be hurries on from year to year,
growing a trifle grayer, but loosing
none OF his interest in humanity and
none Of his public spirit. Captain APP
person, who has retired from official
position for the first time in many
years, is busily engaged in beautiiying
his home on the hill, aud Mr.. l.. r.
BARN yet occupies the Land Office, fill
ing his position with ease and dignity.
or course the wives Of all these gentle
men are Woman Sulfragists, and every
one Of them is an honor to her gifted
husband. II you want to see happy
homes, cheerful fire-sides, rosy children,
singing birds, exotic plants, tidy tables,
and plenty Of music, books and news
papers, go to the homes Of women who
have sense enough to know they want
to vote. We wish we had time TO can
vass Oregon City thoroughly, but we
have only time for a few wayside calls,
and then the day is far spent aud we
are on the way to Salem, where we ar
rive at seven T.. NJ, to find the Chemek-
eta Hotel rejoicing in a bran new
daughter, a twelve-pounder, that cooed
aud laughed at four days old, while the
happy parents were as well as could be
expected under the exhilarating circum-
stances. This famous hotel will be
more popular than ever hereafter.
Salem just now is dull, duller, dullest.
And yet, in spite Of the dullness, Brey-
man Brothers are driving an immense
trade in every conceivable matter Of
They will exchange
lace for soft soap, calico for
eggs, silk for butter, griudstones for
shingles, carpets for wheat, soda for
dried apples, aud everything for cash. /
+. }. Dawne, as a money broker and |
real estate agent, commands A large busi- .
ness, and c. a. Reed and his handsome, .
winning young wife are carrying on /
heavy business in the same line, with I
life and property insurance added. Ben .
Strang and DR.. Weatherford have had .
their stores re-roofed since the great /
hail storm; I. b. Jackson has become
book keeper at the State prison; Clyde .
Cooke is going to Munich the State .
House is assuming a finished shape in .
some Of its lower corridors; commence
ment is on the tdpis, and several we'd
iings are talked Of. There is great indig-
nation among the leading citizens over a
iecision Of the Supreme Court by which
l deceased woman's will has been set
lside and her worthless son been favored
with her means to waste as he sees fit,
u spite Of her legally made testament
o the contrary, in which she willed her
arm to a chaste and INDECENT daughter.
The citizens Of Salem believe that a re-
rearing will yet be given under some
Of the law, aud we there
ore postpone further comment for the
PRESENT. But we shall see whether or
rot a woman can make will, that can
,e made to stand under the rulings Of a
'ourt which cannot understand that a /
vOman has any legal rights which men .
re bound to respect. One attorney as
ured us that he believed the will would :
lot have been disputed for an instant If .
man had made it, And now the ques- q
ion is, Have women a country? And, ,
T not, why not?
The Congregational Society gave G
cry pleasing and successful festival at S
he Opera House on Wednesday even !
ng, the ladies, as usual, contributing q
he bill Of fare, both aesthetic and physi- {
al. The intellectual entertainment Q
'as of high order, after which there d
'as the usual amount Of Incorporate a
Indulgence in over-feeding for Chrisrs
axe. Now, don't call US irreverent,
lease. We don't deserve the accusa-
on, but We do protest against intemper-
te eating as well as drinking, and we
now that the one often paves the way
, the other. And then, there are the :
red women. Oh, dear! It makes our I
aek ache and ankles Sroan to remem-
er how we used to serve on such com
littees. But we're done, thank God
We've learned better. Let every body
ct their proper food at home then,
n a reasonable door fee let them wit z