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The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1875-10-01
"woMAN's ABftfTY TO KEEP Sc
ORETSH
We find the following in an Eastern

We find the following in an Eastern
journal:
Colfax has faith in woman's ability 10 keep
a secret He says, "Out of the sixty thous-
and women who have belonged to the order OF
the Daughters of Rebecca, he had never known
one to break faith; and he protested against
the miserable, worn-out, stereotyped theory Of
the world, that woman cannot keep a secret"
A miserable, worn-out, stereotyped
theory" indeed, and one that has been
refuted thousands of times by women
who have suffered lives of neglect or
abuse in silence, and have gone down
to their graves making no sign.
Keep secret! What woman, pray,
ever told a secret that did not come to
her from her husband, and to him from
some other man2 That there are
women, frivolous, chattering creatures,
who talk more than is for the peace
and well-being of the community, is as
lamentable fact as that there are men
who congregate at corner groceries
and do the same. If such men or such
women tell Secrets" it is the fault OF
those who confide them to their keeping,
thing of which persons of average dis
cernment are rarely guilty.
Women, from their ready sympathies
and quick intuitions, make the best
and most reliable of confidants, as any
man who has ever been in trouble
knows, and Notwithstanding the thread
bare slur at women as "leaky vessels, +"
men naturally and safely confide alike
their sorrows of head and heart to
women, because they are readiest with
sympathy, quickest in appreciation,
and safest in counsel.
That man may occasionally be vapid
enough to confide some item of gossip,
or some paltry love affair, to chatter
box of the feminine gender, and after
wards find himself the victim of mis-
placed confidence, is not so strange,
since both men and women will some
times speak when they had better keep
silence; but 1t proves nothing more mol
less than that he and she were alike
lacking in due appreciation of the golden
virtue of silence, and he, at least, in dis
cernment.
"Sixty thousand women who have
taken the degree of Rebecea, and never
one to break faith;" and this in view Of
the fact that their exclusion from the
chief degrees of the order, shows a lack
of confidence in their integrity by those
of all others who have tested and proven
them above suspicion.
If ever women would be justifiable in
"breaking faith" it certainly would be
when men thus publicly betray the
lack of confidence in their good sense,
judgment and integrity, which is dis
played by cooking up "side degree''
for their edification, while carefully
guarding the "secrets" of the order from
their knowledge. Surely, if they keep
faith when they are thus distrusted, il
is fair to presume that full confidence
would receive a perfect reward.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1875-10-01

Relative to the preparations going for
ward for the State Fair, the Statesman
says: AS the time approaches for the
great exhibition of the Oregon State Ag-
ricultural Society for 1875, workmen are
busily engaged in preparing the grounds.
New wells are being dug, old ones
cleaned, and new pumps fitted, to secure
If possible an abundance of good water.
The executive committee have partially
completed arrangements for sprinkling
the road from the bridge near the fac
tory to the fair grounds, and about the
same; and in this particular, as in all
others, no effort will be spared to make
the occasion in every respect q pleasant
one. The frame of the new grand stand
has been erected, and the building will
be finished by the contractor during the
next ten days. New booths are about
ready for business, and carpenters are
employed on the new theater building.
ALI the stables and pens have received
good covering of calcimine, which
gives the grounds on entering the gates
a cheerful and thrifty appearance. Two
weeks for preparation still remain, and
in that time, with the force employed,
the fair grounds within the enclosure
will hardly be recognized by those ia
miliar with the dilapidated buildings,
filth and rubbish of former years.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1875-10-01

HaTper's Magazine for October is an
unusually attractive number. It opens
with a beautiful idylI of country life,
contributed by Jean Ingelow, and grace
fully illustrated with six pictures by
Sol. Eytinge, Jr. A richly illustrated
article, entitled ''The Land of Lakes" !"
describes Minnesota-its resources, nat
ural scenery, and its principal cities,
st. Paul and Minneapolis. OF short
stories, this number has an unusual
variety. Charles d. Deshler recounts
characteristic story of Southern
life, for which Mr.. Eytinge has
made two excellent illustrations. Will
lam Mackay, one of the most brilliant
contributors to Punch, in 'The Popular
IDOL" tells downright humorous story
Of his romantic adventures in Ireland.
Mrs. Frank Mccarthy contributes ga
Pair of Scales;" and Louise Chandler
Moulton, "Bertha's Experiment. Be-
sides Jean Ingelow's poem, there
are also poetical contributions by ]. w.
De Forest, A. H. Louis, F. w. Bourdil-
lon, Nelly NJ. Hutchinson, L. w.
Backus, and A. F. The editorial de-
partments admirably cover their respect
i've fields.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1875-10-01
Oregon Institute for the Blind.


The State Board of Education has
adopted the following regulations con-
cerning the admission of pupils to the
Institute:
l. A blind person, in order to receive
free education in the Institute, must
furnish to the General Superintendent
satisfactory evidence that the applicant
is: 1st, resident of this State I'd, of
sound mind; Sd, in good health, and, in
order to receive full support from the
State, must furnish satisfactory evil
dence as to the extent to which the legal
guardians or the relatives of the appli-
cant are able to give support.
2. Blind persons not residents of this
State, in order to become pupils, must
furnish similar evidence as to their be-
ing of sound mind and in good health
to that which is required Of residents,
and must pay to the General Superin-
tendent the sum of two hundred and
fifty dollars, gold coin, annually, in ad
vance.
8. Each applicant must also give in
formation on the following points:
l. Name.
2. Age.
8. Address of legal guardian.
4. Was applicant born blind?
5. If not born blind, at what age was
sight impaired?
6. The cause of blindness.
7. Is blindness total or PARTIAL
The newspapers throughout the State
are requested to publish the above regu-
lations. J. H. BABCoCK, Supt.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1875-10-01

The Grand Lodge of Independent Or
der of Good Templars in Iowa, at the
session just closed, passed the following
resolution:
Resolved, That we believe that it will be
conducive to the best interests OF the temper
ance cause of the State and OF the nation, that
every woman in our land, upon arriving at the
age Of 2l years, have equal right to vote as men.
Tally one for the Grand Lodge of
Iowa. When the Grand Lodge of Ore
gon has sufficient stamina to thus de-
clare for the right, the temperance ele-
ment in the State may take courage.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1875-10-01

Prov Of the steamer was soon turned
against the current of the Column
bia, the Willamette was in due time
reached, the spires of the metropolis
cleaned in the distance, and soon we
touched the wharf. glad to be once
more at home.
Hyou, dear readers, have enjoyed the
rambling account of ga brief excursion
from Portland to Victoria ViG the Sound
ports," with a tithe of the zest with
which your correspondent enjoyed the
reality, we will be more than satisfied.
GAG.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1875-10-01

The Woman's Congress will this year
convene at Syracuse, New York, on the
14th and 18th of October. 1t is expected
that the American Woman Suffrage
Association will hold their annual
meeting at New York City, on the week
following. This latter is, however,
subject to the engagements of the Presi-
dent, Bishop Gilbert Haven, who is now
in Idaho. Preparations for both these
meetings are going forward with enthu-
aiaauo
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1875-10-01

We last week, by an oversight, neg
lected to mention the forthcoming of
the Daily Astorian, which event is ex-
pected to take place about the first of
November. Mr.. D. G. Ireland is con-
slant and untiring in his endeavors to
promote the growth and business inter-
ests of Astoria, and his projected enter
prise merits the liberal support of the
citizens of that city, and will doubtless
receive the same. Success to the forth
coming journal.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1875-10-01

The State Temperance Convention,
which closed its labors in this city on
Wednesday last, was a severe joke on
political conventions. A handful of
Lanes friends were determined to
unite the Republican portion of the
Temperance party on Rev. Mr.. Dimick,
while they would of course vote their
Democratic ticket; and, to stiffen up
the forces, a question of voting the
ticket was forced before the convention,
and but few actual voters agreed to vote
the ticket. The Democrats in that
meeting will all vote for Lane, but
few Republicans who cannot yet see
through the trick will vote for Mr..
Dimick. No temperance man or woman
can object to Mr.. Warren, and, know
ing that each vote for Dimick is equiva-
lent to one for Mr.. Lane, how can peo-
pie making such professions do it, when
they foreknow the effect ?-StGtesmdR,
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1875-10-01

All the amendments to the New Jer-
sey constitution were carried at the last
election by from 10000 to $4,000 major
ity. The distribution of tickets against
them in all the Catholics churches of
the State seems to have had no effect
whatever,
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1875-10-01

The man who hides behind his wife to
say things which facts will not endorse,
should seek to excite sympathy and for
bearance by proclaiming himself poor
lone widow, with "nine small children
and one at the breast"
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1875-10-01
NOTICE.

Agents will please take notice that it is
great tax upon us 10 pay express charges upon
small sums, and they will confer great favor
by remitting to us through money orders or
registered letters.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1875-10-01

The petitions to the British Parlia-
ment for the wOman's disabilities bill
had AIS, ,622 signatures.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1875-10-01

A Paris special says the Prince Impe-
perial is to make tour of the world, o.
tensibly for health, but really tor polit-
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-11-26

ng~Some papers are publishing, as
curious item, statement to the effect
that a horse in Iowa pulled the plug
out of the bung hole of barrel for
the purpose of shaking his thirst. We
do not see anything extraordinary in
the circumstance. Now, if the horse
had pulled the barrel out of the bung
hole, and slaked its thirst with the
plug; or, if the barrel had pulled the
bung-hole out of the plug, and slaked
its thirst with the horse; or, if the
plug had pulled the horse out of the
barrel, and slaked its thirst with the
bung-hole, or, if the bung hole had
pulled the thirst out of the horse, and
slaked its plug with the barrel; or, if
the barrel had pulled the horse out of
the bung hole, and plugged its thirst
with slake-it might be worth while
to make some fuss over it.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-11-26

Bemus always believed the proverb
that ''Time is money" until he went
to buy goods on time, and found that
the salesman would have the money.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-11-26
To Cook a Husband.

Many good husbands are spoiled in
the cooking. Some women appear to
think husbands are bladders and
therefore to be blown Up; others keep
them constantly in hot water; some
freeze them by conjugal GOODNESS;
some cover them with a brine of jeal-
ousy; some keep them always in pic
kle. All these serve them up with
tongue sauce. Husbands are always
sour, or bitter, or tough, when cooked
in this manner.
The following recipe is warranted
to render them sweet and tender: Put
your husband in the jar of faithful
ness; place it near the fire of conjugal
love; keep the fire bright and clear
and the heat constant; cover him with
affection and Difference, spiced with
cheerfulness; add kisses morning and
evening; serve warm with truthful
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-11-26
Brown Leghorns.

A correspondent of the Country
Gentleman gives this breed the follow
ing good words:
There is no denying the fact that
the Brown Leghorns are fast becoming
a most popular variety, both as a
fancy and useful breed. They are
small, mature quickly, the hens come
into laying early, and for that reason
are profitable. They are easy keepers,
being small feeders and prolific egg
producers. They have all the mark
ings and build of good layers, having
large combs and wallets, of beauti-
full pink-red color, which is always
suggestive of fresh laid eggs. New
beginners are apt to be discouraged at
first, but experience teaches the virtue
of patience and perseverance. l have
learned that one must first raise his
layers from good stock before he can
expect even a moderate return, and
fowls purchased from noted breeders
are not always reared with an eye to
this important advantage. 1t is suffi-
Gent for them that the breed has
name for producing eggs. Fowls for
this purpose must be raised, not made
must have the very best care and
feed, from the shell up, to establish
the foundation of a strong, vigorous
constitution, in order to support rapid
and long continued production, as
we'll as to reproduce stamina in their
young.
have every reason to believe the
Brown Leghorns will do this and
amply repay their owner with a good
supply of large, fine eggs at all sea-
sons of the year; but there must be
large outlay before expecting return.
The chicks of the Brown Leghorn are
hardy-as much so as any variety.
The chicks require certain amount
of care until they are six or eight
weeks old, and by experience / find
this rule to hold good with all breeds
and varieties of poultry when in an
artificial condition. The Brown Leg
horn chicks possess the virtue of
feathering early, and thus escape much
danger which awaits their featherless
brethren, the black Spanish and Asia
tics. The markings of both the Brown
Leghorn cock and hen are beautiful
indeed, splendid plumage is marked
characteristic of the breed.
The day is long since past when the
questions "Do hens pay?" care they
proftable?" are undecided. | have
had many years experience, and can
answer that I know they do. From
the long list of debts and credits, 1
find the balance in their favor. The
hen business Gf the expression be al
is healthy, pleasant and lu-
cratiye; butone must, in some measure,
be born to it (not made), with fond
ness and interest in nature, close,
observing eye, and a mind willing to
inquire into and search the mysteries
of nature in her own fields. and learn
the truth of the unmistakable know
ledge she teaches her children; and
where pleasure is born, the money
value ceases to exist, and the profit
accrues; thus labor becomes only a
healthy exercise. To one about es-
tablishing poultry yard, l would ad-
wise them to put down the Brown Leg
horns on the list as a good variety, not
only for their useful qualifications,
but for beauty and ornament.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-11-26
Blacksmith, Carriage Making
and Wheelwright Shops;

UNDERTA KING.
mI Hsrin Yx,s established tomns! ~
zlzk3tent workmen) at 1s4@
COX STATION and also ALIENS FRESH,
l am prepared to do all kinds of Farm Work,
Making and Repairing Garages, Wagons,
Wheelwrighting, Repairing Machinery Of all
kinds, Horseshoeing, &c.
am also prepared to execute the UNDER
TAKING BUSINESS, having pair of good
Horses and Hearse
By prompt attention and faithful perform
ance of my duty | hope to share the public pa
tronage. Respectfully,
apl9-tf CHARLES F. HAYDEN.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-11-26
The Maryland Life Insurance
Company.

.nFFiCE in Companys Building. No. 10
" South Street. Baltimore. business done
upon the Mutual Plan. All Policies Non for .
feitable
President--G GORGE p. THOMAS
Secrstayy-A. X. FoARp.
Directos- Hamilton Easter, Allen A. Chap
man. George P. Thomas, Hugh SESSION. Hiram
Wood. George ii. Miller, WIN. Devres, Chas.
Webb, Thomas Cassafd.
These gentlemen are well and favorabs
known as among the best commercial men in
the State.
This successfully and thoroughly established
Company was chartered in lS6i.
TIE COMPANY,
in the hands of its able Directors, has been a
grand success. II now pays dividend on The
first year. All policies non, forfeitable. Ii Of
fers advantages equal to any Company in the
country
The laws of trade, commerce. self interest and
self respect combine to make this the Company
for Maryland.
characterization. F. Stone William Bos.
well, ESQ.,, J. Thos Cotton, Esq, Geo. A. Hunt,
ESQ.,, and Capt. E Wells.
MEDICAL ExAMINERs.-Drs. Diggcs, Price,
Reeder and G. d. Mudd.
Persons interested on the subject of Life In
surance would do well to consult the above
references.
b5-Applications can be found at the stores of
VIM. Boswell, j. II. Roberts & Co., J. !. Lacey
also, at the store of w. w. Padgctt, in the
hands of II. G. Robertson
0U-Mr. Thos. Cotton, of Aliens Fresh, will
act as local agent for the MAJ yland Life Insur-
ance Company. Persons wishing to insure can
also apply to DR.. Robert Digges. of Port Tobac-
co, WIN. ii. Blandford, ll2 S. Charles street, or
at the Company's office, No 10 South. street,
A. J. MYERS, State Superintendent.~
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-11-26
Time Table of Ii. n p. n. II, between Bal
timOre. Washington and Pope's Creek.

From and after June LIST, 1875, the trains on this
Road ,ciU run By the .follouing Time Table,
arranged to Philadelphia time, from chich
deduct minutes for Baltimore and minutes
for Washington time:
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-11-26

BUGGY RUGS, Double and Single Harness,
ID Saddles, Brides. Heads and Reins, Martin
gales, Cirsingles, Stirrup Leathcrs, Horse Gov
ers. double and single Carriage Reins, Riding
and Driving Whips, HaIters, Bits. Sc, &c
Jxst received and for sale cheap by
J. THOS. COTTON.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-11-26

were vieing with each
e greatest weight of car
: mis- is now all changed
~ will weigh.5OO pounds are
sold> / less price per pound than
those of $50 to 800 pounds. The mar
ket in England has long favored light
weights. London is chiefly supplied
with pigs of less than 200 pounds
weight. And this tendency of the
market to pigs we'll fatted, but Of
small weight, is just what the farmer
should encourage, for it is exactly in
the line of his interest. It costs more
to make the second hundred pounds
on pig than the first, to make the
third hundred pounds than the second,
and so every pound added becomes
more expensive.
Several years have proved that we'll
fattened pigs of $50 pounds weight
find the greatest favor in the market,
and this fact should change the whole
system of pig-raising and fattening.-
Instead of keeping them till eighteen
or twenty months old, they should
never be kept beyond twelve months,
except for breeding, and seldom be-
yond nine or ten months. The great
effort should be to induce early matu-
rity in Our pigs, and thus shorten the
period of feeding, and consequently
lessen the cost per pound of produc-
ing pork. This is q matter of much
greater Importance than pork-raisers
generally realize. We think any well
conducted experiment would show
that ten pigs carried over the winter
in store condition, as is usual, and fat
tened at eighteen or twenty months,
cost, per pound of live weight, twice
as much as another ten of equal quail
ity, full fed, and fattended at nine or
ten months. There would not be so
much difference in cost per pound if
the pigs were full fed for the whole
eighteen or twenty months; but even
then the difference would be at least
SO per cent. in favor of early maturity.
And this matter of early maturity is
entirely within the control of the
breeder. A cross of Berkshire, Essex,
Suffolk, small Yorkshire, or other ear
ly maturing breeds upon our best COM
mon sows will produce the desired re-
suit. But this system has no period
of storing animals; it must be one
constant progress from the first to the
last day in the life of the pig.-Buf-
.fa2o Lire Stock Journal.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-11-26

ness. If husbands cooked in this way
are not good, they are of the hard
shell variety and should be thrown
away.-E'rchange.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-11-26
Fall and Winter Goods,
"heelwT.ighting and
Blac1xSmithing,


AL BEANTOWN STATION.
T WOULD respectfully inform my friends and
L the public generally that have opened a
pared to execute all orders in my line of bust
ness. have No. HORSE SHOER and gem
eral worker in iron, and guarantees satisfac-
ton to my customers.
My old stand at Bryantown will be contin-
ued under my own personal supervision, and
shall be pleased to wait upon my friends at
any time. My terms will be made easy with
all cash customers at either place, and those
paying their bills at regular periods will be
treated as cash customers. All ] ask is a trial.
may 2l-6m PETER TROTTER.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-11-26

GOLDEN SYRUP prime article for sale
IT NH IS J. /. LACEY.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-11-26
Buckingham's Dye

FOR THE WHISPERS.
As our Remover in many cases
requires too long a time, and too
much care, to restore gray or faded
Whiskers, we have prepared this
dye, in one preparation; which will
quickly and clfcctually accomplish
this result. 1t is easily applied,
and produces q color which will
neither rub nor wash off. Sold by
all Druggists. Price Fifty Cents.
Manufactured by r. P. HALL, & CO..
NASHUA, NH.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-11-26

~ A NVASSERS wanted for two superb
OAlS works of French art, 'Little Rum
away and her Pets" and The pretty pair,
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enough for the simplest. Selling rapidly, and
TAKE on SIGHT. We guarantee ready sales,
good profits, and quick returns. Any active
person who will take hold can make a handsome
income. Send for our best terms at once
j. b. FORD e. CO..
27 Park Place, New York.
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