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WOMAN SUFFRAGE.

/ To TIE EDITOR or THE NEW NORTHWEST:
With your permission, would like
to say q few words on the question OF
Woman Suffrage. I want to say to
every woman who does not feel inter
ested in the present struggle for equal
rights, Now is the time for action.
Take for your weapons common sense,
reason aud justice, and work for the
promulgation Of our cause.
aBe not Ike dumb driven.cattle:
BE a hero in the strife"
There are a few brave women who
have severed the bonds that have so long
kept them in allegiance to society, ami
are working for the advancement of
their sex; that is, they are working to
secure for all women equal rights with
all men. They, like all reformers, are
"feeble fraction Of humanity" but they
see their victory in the future, and, de-
spite the ridicule of the selfish and big
Oted, are answering in their course Of
action and unfinching I'm their deter
mination to secure justice where justice
belongs. Women's political disabilities
would have long since been removed,
had enough Of them sought it. Our
united demands will accomplish much
more than separate action; therefore We
should not leave all the work for the
brave few, while we will share alike the
benefits. am aware that some of You
will say you shave all the rights you
WANT" but you do not realize your true
condition. Women, being the weaker
portion Of humanity, have forever occu-
pied a subjective position. It is noted
fact that, the lower the grade Of civiliza-
tiou, the more depraved is the condition
Of women. The custom that man must
rule has been handed down to US from
barbaric ages, and, like every other form
Of tyranny, will find its grave sooner or
later.
Men aud women alike possess an in
nate love of liberty, and they should
have it whenever it does not interfere
with the rights Of other persons. That
alone is true liberty. Even in our
boasted free America women do not
breathe the air OF freedom. They cannot
justly call themselves citizens Of the
United States. Any foreign man can
come TO this country, become a citizen,
and take an active part In governing
women that are born aud bred here.
The negro is our political superior. Chi
namen, lunaties and women are alone
denied the right of selfgovernment.
But great and important changes are
accomplished slowly.
Owing to repeated demands, college
doors that have long refused to admit
women students are now swinging on
their massive hinges, and women are
already proving to the world that, with
the same educational advantages, they
can compete with men in the most diff
cult studies, which is q significant sign
Of the times.
Woman Sufiragists have but to keep
the ball rolling, now that it is fairly
started, aud We shall soon be able to
proclaim ourselves free women, for
q" As round and round we run,
Ever the right comes uppermost,
And ever is justice done"
EMMA RICREE
Norfolk, Or, May s, 1850.
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sOFF.HANpBD PRINTERS

1t was a well-to-do farmer, owning a
couple thousand acres and countless
fioeks, from whom we solicited a sub
scription recently. His face was all
smiles at the moment, having just re-
ceived heavy payment Of money, but
he replied with a cold negative, and
added that he ''could not afford to sup
port soft handed printers" Poor, ignor-
ant man Does he not know that he
whom he despises as oft-handed is one
of the hardest-worked and among the
shortest lived Of human artisans, and,
humble though his calling, that he is
captain in the worlds triumphsI prog
ress? Does he not know that the soft
handed printer is link between thought
and action-a graver who is cutting
deep into times tablets the record Of the
worlds grandeur; its advancement in
agriculture, in mechanics, in art-in
everything that makes it brighter and
lightens the burdens sof humanity ?
Does this human snail, wrapped in his
own selfish shell, know printers work ?
Did he ever stand and watch the weary
hand Of printer, following the move
ments Of the still more weary eye, pick
ing among the dusty and poisonous
type, weaving the bits of metal into
words, sentences aud paragraphs, that,
stamped with the thoughts of many
troubled brain into a legal coinage,
makes such as he thrive and prosper2
We looked into the mans face and IN
derstood his motive. A spark Of kind
ness could no more have lived in his
cold, CLASSY eye than a spark Of fire in
northern iceberg. Although his pock-
cts were heavy with coin, his face was
pinched, with the lines hardly drawn
into a pitiable expression Of want-ft
was the face of a miser. We looked at
the mans heart; it was q bloodless,
shapeless thing, hardened and crystal
lied by contact with the dollars that he
hugged to it; It had 10 pulse that beat
with a single throb Of human sympa-
thy; it was something that the love Of
wife could never penetrate--s thing
that the affection of childhood can never
quicken into emotion. We venture to
say that this man never contributed the
value Of a shilling to a church edifice OF
a public charity, or gave a penny to a
public school, except upon compulsion.
He will die alone, unmourned by wife
or child or friend or neighbor, and we
do not envy him the small amount Of a
subscription. Let him keep It. It will
add another pang to his bitter agony
when called upon to part with his golden
idol; it will be another morsel for the
vultures who will tear his hoard to
pieces, cursing him because he did not
die sooner and leave them more; aud in
the place where that infnitesimal quau-
tity called his soul will find no rest, he
will not be troubled with the presence
OF "soft-handed printers"
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This parable for Communists is from
one Of Ingersolrs speeches: Here is
a shoe shop. One man in the shop Is
always busily at work during the day
always industrious. In the evening
he goes courting q good, nice girl.
There are Eve other men in the shop
who don't do any such thing. They
spend half their working hours In loaf
ing and their evenings in dissipation.
This first young man by and by cuts
out from these others and gets shoe
store of his own. Then he marries this
girl. Soon he is able TO take his wife
out to ride OF an evening. The five
/ laborers, his former companions. who
see him indulging i'm his little luxury,
retire TO neighboring saloon and pass
a resolution that there is an eternal
struggle between labor aud capital"
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1880-05-20
A WEDDING IN DEATH.

Away in the great Canadian North
westi where the piercing winds and
drifting SHOWS sweep over the land in
wild freedom; where frost and ice hold
the earth in their iron embrace; where
the trees in the gorges groan and creak
as the cold breezes sigh through them
where the palefaees are few and far be-
tween, is a small settlement of about
one hundred souls.
On dreary Christmas day, some
twenty years since, this settlement
looked deserted. Snow lay in undis-
turbed drifts down the wide, solitary
street Of the pioneer village. No mark
of foot or shovel disturbed the white
surface; no CHEEKY sleigh-bells rang out
in the frosty air, and no merry skaters
glided on the frozen river. Silence
reigned supreme.
john Kirby, hale and hearty old
pioneer, lived at the far end Of the set
tlement. He had made that his home
among the first who were brave and
daring enough to leave Old England
aud settle in the wild West of Canada.
His wife, who had accompanied him,
shared his joys and sorrows for years,
but at last they had to make a grave for
her, and lay her to rest iu the little
churchyard.
Their only child was a girl, now a
woman Of twenty-gentle, kind and
thoughtful. Annie truly was thor
ough woman, and was beloved by all
the viilagers-old and young, male and
female. This Christmas was 10 see her
married to George Hughes, worthy
young farmer oftweuty-fve, with whom
she had played and associated, and who
had loved her since they both attended
the village school.
| The day wore away, and the night,
which was drawing on, threatened ia
be stormy and wild. The snow-cloud.
thickened, shutting out completely q
feeble sun, which had striven feebly to
throw its smile on the earth this Christ.
mas day. For many previously it had
been showing incessantly, buryinl
fences, trees and shrubs in white graves
and now it began 20 fall again, at frs
quietly and calmly.
But, after a while, a piercing cas-
wind sprung up, drifting the snow intc
hugehills, and burying every thing with
out pity.
Evening at length arrived, bringing
with it the guests who were to witness
the ceremony at John Kirby's house
Everything was ready, and the rough
but comfortable home looked as cheer
ful and pleasant as could be. The old
man wandered among the company,
heartily shaking hands with each and
wishing the compliments of the season
over and over again. Annie was look
ing Iovelier aud more wOmanly than
ever, and not an unmarried man there
! but envied George Hughes.
Nine o'clock came, the hour appointed
for the wedding, yet no bridegroom ap-
peared. Annie and her father, as well
as their friends, began to feel anxious,
not alone because it was a long and te-
dious journey from Georges home tc
the settlement, but because they knew
he must cross bleak, wild moor, with
never mark to guide the traveller tc
his destination.
81 wonder why he is so long, father?'
said Annie, in some anxiety.
Have no fear, Annie dear,n was th,
encouraging reply. "You know it is {
long drive, ahd perhaps George is wait
ing until the storm abates.n The Ole
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arguments were offered to it. It's ne
cessity was questioned, but the inter
rOgators seemed to be more actuated by
desire to obtain Information than to
antagouize any measure calculated to
relieve the House Of its pension bur
deDs, aud TO give relief to such claimants
as are justly entitled to pension.
Dom PEDRO.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1880-05-20

There was an incident of the Dow
trial, at BeltOn, Texas, that most unac-
cOuntably escaped the attention Of the
local press, aud vet il is entirely too
good to be lost to the public. When
one Of the women witnesses was asked
by a prosecuting lawyer, OF a we'll
known eonvivial turn of mind, IL she
believed in the Bible, sine replied en-
phatically that she did. "DO you be-
lieve, then, that wives should be Obe-
dent TO their husbands 81 asked the
lawyer. She snapped her eyes and re-
sponded: "Not when theiT husbands
come home drunk, like you do" You
could have heard a paper Of pins fall
for ten minutes afterward.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1880-05-20

'Your wife, sir" said q physician to
a friend Of ours, who was consulting
him about his spouse, sis suffering from
routine. There Is no disease but there
ls a lowering Of the whole system sim
ply from the mOnOtOny Of her life. Take
her out Of her household cares for
time, to Washington, or anywhere else
you like, for a change, and she will i'm
prove at Once.h
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1880-05-20

After children are born upon earth
they require education, and the truest
education that can ever be granted TO
any child is that process of cultivation
which enables the individual TO grow
naturally aud draw from within the re-
eesses Of his own soul the latent knOwl-
edge " hich is there enshrined.
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noUneed that on certain day he would
pull teeth free for poor persons and pro-
vide laughing gas. He used 200 gallons
of gas and extracted 271 teeth.
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Correspondents writing over assumed sigma
lures must make known their names TO the
Editor, or no attention will be given to thei'
communications.
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gbe leau a:.lort5@est g

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 new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1880-05-20

There were schools Of art for women in
Pompeii considerably more than eight
cen centuries ago. When the wonder
struck early discOverers first came upon
wall figured with the form Of a lady
painting likeness Of a terminal figure
Of Bacchus, they must have stared in
deed There sits lady of close upon
two thousand years ago, as fair and
sweet TO look upon as in the dim past,
charmingly dressed in a long and flow
ing gown. She has bracelets on her
arms quite In the style Of the modern
bangle, a necklace around her full,
white throat, and earrings in her ears.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1880-05-20

The skeptic, as a rule, believes that,
as he had no choice in the matter Of
birth, but coming forth according to ma
ture's laws, and finding that provision
had been made for his reception, he
naturally concludes that beyond this
life, preparation has or will be made
for him-that Is, he will not be born
into another state OF existence without
a world upon which to live.
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Norfolk, Or, May s, 1850.
Daily Republican., 1880-05-15
AuricuIar Confession.

At the opening of the Protestant
Episcopal Convention of the Diocese Of
Pennsylvania at the Church OF the
Epiphany, in Philadelphia, on Tues
day, Bishop Stevens address to the
clergy and laity contained a very de.
sided expression Of opinion on the sub.
ject of auricular confession. The pre-
late's opinion of the system is summed
up in these words:
"Thus to sum up all, would say
that individually the confessional de-
stroys personal responsibility, endau-
gers personal purity, and substitutes
wrong standard of personal holiness.
Socially, the confessional introduces
inte domestic life grave and bliStering
evil which has left its corroding in
many hearts and homes. Politically
the confessional is dangerous as all his
tory tells us, wherever it gains ascen-
dency in the nation. Theologically the
confessional is not only not warranted
by the Bible, but its whole underlying
principles are condemned and rebuked
by the Old Testament and the New, by
the thirty-nine Articles and Book of
Common Prayer. If have spoken too
long or too earnestly on this topic, 1t is
because l have spoken out Of the depth
Of heart laden with sorrow at the out
croppings in our midst Of this un-scrip.
tural teaching. would fain keep silent
III | dared, but watch mans duty at the
sight Of coming danger is too clear to
be neglected; and the responsibility of
lmpsrilled souls will be laid at my door
If | fail to give the warning that may
perchancs cause some Of them to escape
az birds out Of the snare Of the fowler.
Daily Republican., 1880-05-15
The License q uestiOn.
For the Republican.

MEssRS. EBIToRs:-I have carefully
perused the articles in your late issues
on the liquor question, as presented by
the correspondent "M."
His aim throughout is to lead the
discussion into the channel OF the
regulation" of the curse, and not its
abatement.
Your correspondent IN" himself a
runseller, cannot certainly he the one
to speak for the best interests of society,
neither can he be accepted as one inter-
ested in the welfare OF his fellow men
by the abatement Of the temptation.
This we'll devised scheme is but the
Offering of merceuary motives. 1t is
but natural for such q man, (who
doubtless has the means to invest a
large license fee to allow him to sell
legally,) TO wish to crowd out the poor
or ones, and thus throw the business
entirely into the hands of those OF
larger means. We defy "M." or any
other person, to prove to US that by
a free license law we can lessen
the evil. On the contrary it can only
increase it. What we want is law
that will restrict and have it so hedged
in that no loop hsles will be allowed
for non-attsntion by officials. We fully
agree with your correspondent that the
present law is defective, and really by
It's laxity and opennsss to unjust dis
worse than none. 1t was
framed, We understand, by rum sellers
or their agents, and pushed through
the legislature in their interest, and all
attempts to repeal or amend 1t, virtual
ly, nave been defeated by their ''risg."
Will "M." please inform US in whose
interests the law as regards license ap.
plisations was so changed as to make it
read respectable citizens" instead OF
?" Will he also enlighten
rs why tits necessary for liquor sellers
% sign each others applications in or
Ter to get the requisite number of ere
pectable citizens" Depend upon it,
lear sir, the sentiment Of the thought
al people, and those who wish society
Tell, is not in favor of ths traffic, under
ny consideration, and | opine, that
ims aud the uplifted 7oice of an out
aged community, will soon speak it ont
n thunder tones. Yours Nc, r. d.
Daily Republican., 1880-05-15
mrs. Partington NJ she soeiaIbIs.

Mrs. PartingtOn NJ tho BOctable
There was no mistaking the costume
and the fact that the venerable dam
led q small boy by the hand, confirmed
the impression that Mrs. Partingtor
was indeed in the assemblage. Their
was q momentaiy lull in the buzz o
conversation, and the party gathered
around the new conner, eager to shake
her by the hand. "Bless mel" said
she, with Q beamipg smile, which
played over her face like sunshine over
lake. "Bless mel how salutary you
all are!-just as ycu ought to be q:
times like this, when nothing harmo-
nious shall be allowed to disturb your
ho,tilitiss. You are very kind, I'm
shore, and am glad to see you trying
to enjoy yourselves. Wehad no church
sociables In my young days, but we
had h1skin' bees, and quiltin' bees,
and apple bees, and" "Bumble- bees"
said Ike, breaking in like boy on thin
ice-"and though we had COED times,
and sociable enough, goodness knows,
when the red ears were found, they
were nothing to the supertiuity otthis."
There was . slight disturbance in the
circle, as Ike in his restlessness placed
his heel on q circum jaeent toe, but 1t
was stilled as the master Of ceremonies
came up to introduce the minister.
''Glad to see you, madam" said the
minister, 81 hope you may find the
hour spent with us happy one" II
know shall, sir" replied she, "for
happiness depends very much on how
we enjoy ourselves, and enough Of
anything always satisfies me. How
could help enjoying myself in a scsne
Of such life and animosity as this ?"}
"Very true, madam" "And then the
lights, blazing like a CONSERVATION and
the music and flowers make 1t seem
like Pharoah land" The minister was
called away aud the master Of ceremo-
MES asked Mrs. P. if she would like
ian ice," (which she family heard.
"a nice--?" she replied, looking at
him and hanging on to the long, as
If it were the top bar Of gate; "oh,
very" A rush, by the contestants in
a game, here broke in between them,
.he band gave crash which seemed to
start the roof, the mass Of people waved
% and fro, Ike started off with new
,tony in quest Of some suggested pea
,uts and Mrs. PartiDgton backed into
ieat. She looked pleasantly upon the
moving spectacle, through her own
'arabolas, her fingere beat time to the
music, and her oil. factories inhaled the
,reath of flowers and the smell Of cof-
20 fro n an adjacent room till she was
'eeOmipg "lost," when she realized
hat figure was standing before her,
nd a cold spoon was being thrust into
Ier right hand. 1t was the attentive
manager, again, with an ice cream
1hish he invited her to take. "You
re very surprising, SIR" said she
milingly. 81 was. uncomfortable at
he moment. Thank you; will. Iii
m very partially fond of ice cream,
nd this is manila, tco, which is my
svorite." She ate with sense Of en-
'ymeni caught from the scene and
ent away soon after, when Ike had
'inted her, with plethc!ric pockets,
idding the manager convey q gooa L
ight from her to the party, saying she |
ad enjoyed real sociable time.
Daily Republican., 1880-05-15
Not the On es Wanted.

Cecil Democrat.
On Saturday evening last Sheriff Lo.
gan was requested by telegram from
Wilmington to arrest two men at the
depot here who were supposed to be
escaped prisoners from New Castle jail.
In five minutes afterward the Sheriff
aud Deputy Boulder had them in their
clutches. They were comfortably clad
and gave the names of Lawrence Dun.
win and Edward Carr. An hour later a
detective and two policemen from Will
mington arrived by train. The men
were interviewed but not identified as
the parties wanted.
Daily Republican., 1880-05-15
CALLING THE DOCTOR.
How .hey do II In Louisville.

l
The following item frem the Louis
vile "Medical News" illustrates one o
, the ways in which medicine is prao
ticed in that city:
The other morning, as belated mem.
Der of the Owl Club was steering
through the dense fog, which the writer
is reliably informed hangs over the city
at 3 A. NJ, he passed the house OF a
well known physician. The vestibule
Of this residence was open, and on its
side the dim rays Of the moon, strug-
CLING through the gloom produced by the
efforts ofthe city gas company, disclosed
the mouth Of an acoustic tube, under
meath which was the inscription
"Whistfe for DR.. Potts"
Not visiting to be disobligipg about
50 small matter, the Owl stumbled up
the steps, and stesdying himself against
the wall, blew into the pipe with all the
strength of his lungs.
The physician, who was awakened
by the resultant shrill whistle near his
head, arose; and after wondering at the
singular odor Of whisky in the room,
groped the way to the tube and shout
ed, "WellH"
"Glad to know you're wsll," was
the reply "but being doctor, sup
pose you can keep well at cost price,
can't you ?"
"What do you want 2" said the man
of pills, not caring to joke in the
airy nothing of his nightgown.
"Well," said the party at the other
end of the tube, after moments medi-
tation. Oh, by the way, are you young
Potts or old Potts ?"
81 am DR.. Potts there is no young
Potts"
mot dead, hope ?"
"There never was any. l have no
son."
"rhen you are young Potts and old
Potts too. Dear, dear, how singular"
"What do you want :" snapped the
dostor, who was beginning to fell as
though his legs were a pair of elonga-
ted ioicles.
"You know old Mrs. Peavine, who
lives III the next block 2"
eyes, is she sick. What's the mat
ter :"
"Do you know her nephew, too
Bill Briggs p
"Yes. Well 20
"Well, he went up to Bridgeport,
shooting, this morning, and"
"And he had an accident Hold up
a minute. I'll be right down" i
"No, he's all right but he got sig.
ty.two ducks-eighteen of 'em NAL
Iards. l thought you might like to
hear it,"
Aud the joker held on to the nozzle
and laughed like hyena digging up a
lat missionary.
II say" came down from the exas
oerated NJ. D., "that's a jolly good
oke, my friend. Won't you take some,
hing 7"
"What :" said the surprised hu NOR.
st pausing for breath. Il
why, taks something. Take this"
And before the disgusted funny man
ould withdraw his meuth hasty com.
,ound mixture ofink, ippssac and asa
ostida squirted from the pips and de-
ugsd him from head to foot, about a
lint opolizing his shirt front and col ,
ar.
And while he danced frantisally
round, sponging himself off with his y
andkerchief, and swearing like pi-
ate in the last act, he could hear an 7
ngsl voice from above murmur q
"Have some more No Well, good
ight. Come again soon, you funny
og you. By-bye."