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Year: 1873

The following poem, by Oliver Wen
gems. Each verse is picture in itsel
and it is seldom that we find so ,muc
pathos. thought aud sentiment in sir
gle production
I saw him once before,
AS he passed by the door,


And again;
The pavement stones resound
AS he totters DER the ground


With his cane.
They say that in his prime,
Ere the pruning knife of time


Cut him down.,
Not better man was found,
by the crier on his round
Through the town.
But now he walks the streets,
And looks at all he meets,


So forlorn;
And he shakes his feeble head,
Till itseems as if it said,


They are gone.
Inc mOSSy marbles FeSG
Over lips that he has pressed


In their bloom;
And the names he loved to hear
Have been carved for many u year


On the tomb.
My grand-mamma has said
Poor old lady she is dead,


Long ago
That he had Roman nose,
And his cheeks were likesa rose


In the snow.
But now his nose is thin,
And it rests upon his chin,@


Likea staff;
And the crook is in his back,
And the melancholy crack


in his laugh.
I know it is a sin
For me to sit and grin


At him here;
But the old three-cornered hat,
And the breeches and all that,


Are so queer.
If I should live to be
The last leaf upon the tree,


In the spring,
Let them laugh as I do now,
At thc old forsaken bough


Where I cling. ...
Year: 1873

The following from the WomdR'S
Journal in reference to the st. Louis
social evil ordinance, will be of interest
to our readers. The Rev. Mr.. Eliot al
luded to is father to the Rev. T. L. Eliot,
of this city. Both father and son are
famous for good words and works.


The present authorities of this city
are striving to convince the American
public that here in st. Louis we have
discovered the panacea for all the ills
growing out Of prostitution, and that
our remedy for it should be universally
adopted. In this they had so far pro-
gressed without serious opposition that
in several of our large cities the question
was being freely and favorably discussed
with the view of adopting a similar sys-
tenn.


The subject was one which our wom-
en- here felt they could not well touch
in the present state of public opinion,
without iniuring themselves and with
out a prospect of doing any good. Yet,
in defiance of all consequences, there
were found some noble women like the
wives of the Rev. DR.. 7. NJ. Post, of the
Presbyterian Church, and the Rev. DIR.
VIM. q. Eliot, of the Unitarian Church,
who came forward and entered their
solemn protest against the damnable
outrage being perpetrated against
morality and against their defenseless
sex in the name of morality.


Their appeal and protest went un-
needed and only subjected them to the
ridieule and vulgar jokes of those who
sustain the establishment Of licensed
prostitution.


At last that lion-hearted man, who
has done so much good in our city, the
Rev. VIM. G.. Eliot, many years ago a
resident of your city, took up this mat
ter, and in his own name is pushing the
question to solution in our courts. IL
required that just such a spotless, pure
man should espOuse the cause, and even
then his best friends feared that he was
warning upon such n dangerous class
that evil might come to him from false
swearing or calumny of some kind. In
ueedi L have thought that all the an
noyance to that grand man who has
done so much in the cause of humanity.
Henry Ward Beecher, came from those
who wished to destroy his power to be
useful to the cause of woman.


We trust that you will continue 10
\ give earnest battle to this iniquity until
the last vestige OF it is wiped out OF
every city in America.


We are well aware of the great injury
/ it is doing st. Louis as a city. We
know that the Christian men aud WON.
en- of the land, mothers and fathers, dc
not wish to emigrate to a city which ad.
vertises itself to the world as legalizinE
this sinful occupation. No one wishe:
to bring up his children in city wher'
such is the standard of morality.


And it is most disgusting to our peo'
pie here to see the public authorities g
10 visit the social evil hospital and de
liver lectures to the poor women Their
who, in all probability, are better thar
the person lecturing them, and who
Year: 1873

A full quarter Of q century has elapsed
since the discussion for Woman's
Rights began. During that time we
have held meetings and Conventions
innumerable. Wehave appealed to the
pulpit and to the press. We have over
and over petltiOned the Legislature of
nearly every State. We have urged our
claim in every Convention for the
amendment of State Constitutions
which has been held, for the last thirty
years. We have gone directly TO the
political StateConventlon ofevery party,
asking them to make the application
Of the principles of the Declaration of
Independence TO women part of their
platform.


We therefore, in this State, applied to
il in good faith three years ago, and
two years ago we got a quasi endorse
ment. We applied again last year, and
we received as full a recognition as We
could desire. But a majority of the Re
publican members of the Legislature
ignored the platform, and prominent
members of the party affirmed that
they were in no sense bound by il.


This year, at the State Convention,
our resolutions were lost in the Com
mittee on Resolutions, the vote being a
tie, eight to eight. The Chairman, Mr..
Charles Allen, giving his vote against
it. Not a man on the Committee on
Resolutions spoke in favor of the reso-
luton In Committee, or gave the least
influence TO carry 1t in the Convention.
This, too, after General Butler had
withdrawn, and when there was moth
ing to fear from q dividing influence in
the Convention, and when there was
sore need ofsome principle around which
the party could rally, both to give it
/ life and cohesion.


One 1.-THE of the influence which had
been used TO defeat Butler would have
carried the resolution with enthusiasm,
both in the Committee and in theCon-
vention. But IL failed, and with that
/ failure, went out in me the last ray of
faith or hope, that the Republican party
/ in this State will ever do anything to
establish the principle of the consent of
the governed, as applied to women.
A new party must therefore be ere
ated, every man of which shall be
ashamed TO sit at breakfast with his
wife, while she is held by statute law as
the political companion of felons and
fools, if he is not at the same time do
ing his utmost to relieve her from this
degraded and humiliating position.


What can veto to hasten the birth OF
such political party?


propose first, that in every locality


where il is possible, Woman Suffrage


Political Clubs shall be Organized


every member of which shall be pIedged
to use his best endeavor, in the caucus
Year: 1873

WOMAN SUFFRAGE IN THE ORANGES.
Zone of the most interesting features of
the Oranges of the Patrons of Hus-
bandry, the new Order founded by the
Western farmers to oppose the eneroach-
ments of railroad monopoly, saws
Coleman's Rural World, ais that not a
single one can be organized without the
eompaniOnship of the ladies. No char
ter will be issued to organize a Grange,
even If hundred of the best farmers
want it and ask for it, unless a certain
number of ladies join. Their assistance
and influence are needed. Their COM
panionship will have a refining and
elevating effect upon the sterner sex.
They are equally interested with their
husbands, brothers and sons in the good
that can be accomplished. What aids
in giving relief to the farmer, will give
relief to his wife or daughters. They
give tone and elevation to the proceed
ings of the Oranges. They furnish a
social feature to the Oranges which will
give permanency and ability to them.
Each Grange meeting will be a social
festival, a neighborhoOd visit. By all
means, let every Grange encourage the
attendance of the ladies. Let there be
as many lady members as male mem
bers. 1t will increase the interest in
them, ahd help to elevate our noble pro
fession to that high standard we desire
to reach. With woman,s influence
with us, we shall have no such word a,
fail. Her influence Is for good. and w.
ale glad to know she will exert IL i'm he


half of those who are nearest and dear


est To her"
Year: 1873

/ have become firmly convinced that
the much talked of and abused "woman


of the PERIOD possesses one great virtue
I for which she is never given a word of


credit; that is-patience Why, lust


think Of il! Doesn't she carry almost


as much on her fFail body as a much
enduring camel can carry on his back {?
Doesn't she crimp and curl and scorch
her own hair almost to death, and then


twist up what is saved of it into fright


fully diminutive wad at the ton of her


head, and cover that part of her body


with twice as much as nature intended


it should carry, i'm the shape of false
tourls, braids and frizzes that grew on


the heads of dozen or more different


women? Doesn't she suffer from the
headache in consequence Doesn't she
powder her face, and paint her cheeks


and lips, and darken her eyebrows and


cyelashes for the gaze of an admiring (?)
public, and when it is washed of, en-


dure in private the sight of her own vel


low, unloyely face till she is "made up''


again?


Doesn't she compress her large waist
Into the smallest possible shape, and


gasp for breath in punishment? Doesn't


she wear large hump on her back i'm


exact imitation of a camel, and suffer
from headache and spine disease? 4?
Doesn't she thrust her number four'I
feet into "number two" shoes, and suf-
fer from ''corns1 in consequence Z?
Doesn't she wear hat for the express
purpose of showing her forehead, and
covering up her hair? and train for


the purpose of exhibiting the proficiency
with which she can clean the sidewalks?


and, when patiently enduring all these
tortures, doesn't she promenade the
streets with q smile on her lips?
! Ye martyrs. Talk about the patience


of Job! / should like to see him attlred


in the costume of a "woman of the pc
I rio1," and then march down one of our


fashionable thoroughfares some insult
ferably hot afternoon, wonder where


his bOasted patience would be them
/ Gate Forest.
Year: 1873

There! how nice and cosy this is. Pll
shell the beans, while you pare the ap-
piles. Let me take this big apron,
please. Thank you. What was going
to ask you is, why is there so much
said about woman's work? Why don't
we read and hear essays and speeches
about mans work? Is woman so much
more ignorant or inefficient or indolent
than man that she needs this special
instruction? | have heard that i'm some
cities there is q class of people who call
Themselves "ladies" who do need some
thing unusual to rouse them to any
right activity; but we country women
can't apply to ourselves any of the lee
turing which they deservedly get.
Man and woman here are so intimately
connected in all their interests, rs /
told John a week or two ago, that we
alike need help and advice, if these re-
formers have any suitable for us. Let
some good, experienced man or woman
give us some earnest, stirring, sensible,
sympathizing talk about work, and
that's the thing for US! How are we
thrilled, inspired, and really helped on
ward to all high and noble endeavor!


But this frequent prating about
"woman's work" is intolerable. II
merely irritates and weakens.


Hetty says those who make such talk
don't know much about woman
work. Just let them come in contact
with il in the homes of the working
class, and they could write effectively,
but with far different views. | think
couldn't quite bear it, il didn't bravely
hope that before very long this whole
matter would adjust ITSELF Leta WON
an do as a man does (or as lie ought tC
do follow any pursuit for which she Il
best fitted by circumstances, education
Year: 1873

saw instead: Climbing a high and
rugged hill in the edge of the timber
back of the Plains, there lay before me
landscape the like of which never
before gazed upon. The whole length
of the Plains was in sight, and it:
breadth also, to the outermost sea-ridge
with its barren waste of gray sand; be-
yond stretched the illimitable sea, mys-
teriOus and great. Belts of timber
diversified the scene, and here and there
comfortable farm-houses nestled eozily
down amid their surrounding orchard:
and shrubbery. To the left, lying close
to the sheltering forest hills, is q clear,
lovely lake, one-half mile broad and five
or six miles long, embosomed in all its
extent by evergreen foliage of richest
hue, intermingled with the brilliant
tints Of the changing autumn leaves OF
. the maple and other deciduous trees. An
indescribable wealth and glory of color
was reflected from the peaceful bosom
Of this mountain waif by the sea, and
wish that all who visit the Plains would
visit and enjoy it for themselves. To
complete this picture, the mountains
back Of and including Tillamook Head
loom up grandly, appearing more mas
sive and majestic, doubtless, from their
nearness to the ocean.


My guide and companion, a pleasant,
intelligent young lady, pointed out to
me all the various objects of interest,
and added greatly to the pleasure of the
ramble by her presence and conversa-
tion.


Now, if the editor of the NEW NORTH
WEST or any of its readers can find my
guide and my Lookout Mountain
when they visit Clatsop, they may en-
joy just such treat as / did. After
bidding goodbye to the kind friends
who have conferred so much pleasure
we will retraee our steps through the
forest path, to the banks of the "River
of the Pioneers"


Would you like to take peep into
Fairyland? Then step into this little
boat with me and I'll show it TO you.
Look down into those dark woods,
counterparts of these on the shore.
What an intense italian sky that is
under our boat, and how faithfully the
rich tints of sunset are pictured. What
light, fleecy cloud-masses there, and
how marvellous their combination of
form and color. How fine it is too, to
see the real and the shadowy meet and
blend as they do here. Every tree and
shrub, and all the clustering grass blades
on the shore are duplicated perfectly in
this CLASSY mirror on which we float so
quietly. Hush, don't speak aloud, lest
you break the spell-but here we are at
the bank. My dear NORTHWEST, you
must come next summer and see it for
yourself, and paint the picture for your
readers better than my unskillful hand
can do. Come and rest, and in the for
est solitudes gather fresh inspiration for
your efforts in the great cause to which
you have devoted your time and talents,
and in which you have the heartlest
sympathy of PoRTIA.
Year: 1873

Examination shows that the state
ments which have been current of tie
total failure of the tobacco crop in
Connecticut were exaggerated in the
interest of packers and spectators.
Much of tho crop is in bad condition,
but a good deal Of clean, bright leaf
has been saved, which will bring good
prices, aud holders are in no hurry to
sell. The season has been unfavora-
BILE for stripping, and it will
be late before the work is fully
commenced, but extra care
will be paid to sorting, and the result
will be good round price to the pro.
ducer, for the best leaf. The Connecti-
cut seed-leaf now stands at the head of
the market, and it's cultivation is profit
able to the farmer, as the best qualities
are obtained on poor sandy land, Which
is nearly worthless for any other crop.
At the present average price of thirty
cents per pound, it is estimated that a
profit of $275 per acre. can be realized
by the grower, exclusive of rent or in
terest on land.
Year: 1873

SOME men ut Louisville were betting
on the weight Of large mule, when
QUE man who was a good judge OF the
weight OF live stock, got behind the
mule, aud was measuring his hind
quarters, when something appeared to
loosen up the mule. just before the
expert died he gave 1t as his opinion
that II the mule was as heavy all over
n hs was behind. he must weigh not
far from Il, 900 pounds.
Year: 1873

OLIVE LOGAN tells Of n nice young
man who waltzed superbly. All the
eirls went for him. Nobody else could
catch their pace as well as he. When
asked how he managed 1t so handsome
ly. he replied he never thought about
it, ho never tried hsrd-all he did was
to hold his partner In his arms and let
her kick. Nice conduct for nice young
man. and a nice subject for a female
lecturer,
Year: 1873

The State tax collector Of the First Dis
trict has evinced a determine tion to pursue
with rigor all those who have neglected to
nav their license tax to the State, which he
is in honor bound to do in justice to those
who have already paid. Quite number OF
suits have already been filed in court
against this class of delinQuents, and others
are being filed daily,or just as fast as a
corps of clerks can prepare the papers.
Every days delay now on the part of de.
linquents will lead to additional expense
and embarrassment.
Year: 1873

A subscriber wrote to the editor of a
Newark paper to ask the meaning OF the
phrase "Mors omnibus communis." The
editor said it was French sentence, in
tended to explain something about Morse's
omnibus being of service to the community.
At the same time, he said, the sentence was
evidently constructed by some idiot, who
thought he understood French, when he
didn't, and consequently several important
words were left out
Year: 1873

The steamboat Natchez turned her
wheels to-day, for the first time in several
months, on short trial trip up the river
She intended to take her place at the land
ing, and leave on her regular trip on Satur
day, but owing to some defect in her ma
chinery, she returned to the foot OF jackson
street, where she will remain and repair,
and come out in complete order on Satur'
dow
Year: 1873

The Grand Duke Alexis has not allowed
himself to accomplish what is said to have
been the real object of his tour around the


world. His heart is still loaded with love
for Mile. Jonvoski, the daughter of the
Cars former tutor, and his constancy is
rewarded with permission to contract a
morganatic marriage with her. Such love
alliance will not preventive Grand Dukes
espousal of princess for political purposes.
Year: 1873

LIVERMORE, Dec. %.


A terrible accident occurred here
this morning at II minutes paste, by
which the conductor of freight train
was killed in attempting to ascend
from car to the platform while the
train was in motion. He lost his
footing and fell on the track, four or
five cars passing over him, dragging
him along and rolling him over. The
unfortunate man was John w. Hinch,
and he leaves wife and two children
and mother who are living at Oak
land Point.
Year: 1873

BE- The tide ofimmgration Is steadily set
ting in, and the first thing eastern people dc
is to thrOwaway their New York Hats and buy
q new one of DESMOND. They say there is nc
comparison between the two.
Year: 1873

The Times Washington special says
Caleb Cushing's selection for the Span
ish mission is due to the fact Govern
ment needs specially skilled Minister
to disengage its business at Madrid;
that at the beginning of the difficulty
he told Mr.. Fish that his case was a
bad one.
Year: 1873

may hereafter be enacted, the contractor
shall be liable to fine Of $40 for each and
every ofense, beside all damages arising
therefrom.


The contractor shall be bound TO keep in
good repair and condition, during the con-
tinuance of his privilege, the pared and un.
paved streets through which the said
tracks will pass, as well as all bridges on
said streets; and should the contractor re-
fuse or neglec; to keep tke said streets or
bridges in good repair and condition, the
city shall have the right 10 cause said
streets and bridges to be repaired at the
expense Of said con tractor.


In case any or all the conditions Of the
present specifications be not faithfully exc
cu.ed, the Common Council reserve and
shall have the right TO declare the privl-
lege thus granted null and void. without
placing the said 'Beauregard in default, as
required by article 1905 Of the Civil Code,
and without applying 10 a court of ustice
TO annull the same, and without indemnity.


Some of the old leading men in this rail
road corporation have a tradition in their
heads that the company has obtained fee
simple to the ground, or large portion of
il. on which the track lies. Let them hug
THIS de!usion tenderly, for If they are really
in earnest in that belief, it would be unkind
to rob them Of one of the pleasures of life.
However. as the city council has deter.
mined on seeing the ordinance enforced, it
is expected that the old foges will be COM
PEELED to surrender their grand pretences.
A short method to deal with them would be
to declare the charter forfeited.
Year: 1873

A Wisconsin paper asserts that the next
campaign in that State will show exclusive
ly whether the State OF Wisconsin is the
ehaimbermaid of the railroads, or whether
she is the madam that runs the house.
Year: 1873

There are now in circulation two sets
of counterfeit five dollar United States
notes The first of these bogus green
backs is poorly engraved on tolerahly
good paper, and purports to be No 9Sl2
The statue Of "a merica," on the left
hand side of the note, is family and badly
executed. as is also the medallion por
trait in the lower right hand corner =
The liue engraving on the back is in
distinct, and the curved lines weak and
waverng. The second counterfeit is
badly printed on wretched paper, is
numbered l,720, and the engraving is
exceedingly coarse and scratchy Peter.
sons Detector so describes them.