n he addressed the jury of Wyoming as
"Ladies and Gentlemen of the Grand Jury," fell upon the ears of
that crowded court-room as a strange and unusual sound. Equally
strange and impracticable seemed the call for a "woman suffrage
meeting," at the city building, to the conservative citizens of
Portland. However, notwithstanding the suspicion and prejudice
with which this movement is regarded, quite a large and highly
respectable audience assembled at an early hour to witness the
new and wonderful phenomenon of a meeting to aid in giving the
ballot to woman.

Hon. John Neal, who issued the call for the meeting, was the
first to speak. He reviewed the history of this movement, both in
this country and in England. He gave some entertaining
reminiscences of his acquaintance with John Stuart Mill forty
years ago. Mr. Mill was not then in favor of universal suffrage;
he advocated the enfranchisement of the male sex only. Mr. Neal
claimed the right for women also. He was happy to learn that
since then Mr. Mill has thrown all the weight of his influence
and his masterly intellect in favor of universal suffrage. He
then entered into an elaborate discussion of some of the
objections brought against woman suffrage, and, much to the
surprise of many present, showed that the rights which women
demand are just and reasonable, and ought to be granted. John M.
Todd remarked that he was not so much impressed by the logical
arguments in favor of suffrage as by the shallow and baseless
arguments of the opposition. The friends of woman suffrage are
becoming active and earnest in their efforts, and discussion is
freely going on through the daily papers.

To-day, the _Eastern Argus_, a leading Democratic organ of this
city, denounces this movement as the most "damnable heresy of
this generation." We venture the prediction that its friends, if
true to the progressive tendencies of the day, will realize the
consummation of their cherished heresy in the proposed sixteenth
amendment, which will abolish all distinction of class and sex.

On August 12, 1871, the announcement that Colby University would be
opened to girls gave general satisfaction to the women of Maine. A
correspondent says:

Hereafter young women will be admitted to this institution on
"precisely the same