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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 1, 1875)
THE WEST SHORE. September. Aa Eiht Pagt Monthly Illustrated Psper, published al Posuawd, Osteon, br L. SAMUEL, s Wuhington-tt. ' TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, (Including PofUfc to soy psrt of ihe United Suies:) Oic copy, od yesr, ' S SiDgla Numbers, to cents. Printed by Gio. H. Hiuii, cor. Front ft Washington-!!. HUGHTKNING CHILDREN. Nothing can be worn for ft child than to be frightened. The effuct of the tcare it ii tow to recover from ; It remain! sometimes until matur ity, u la tliown by many Instances of morbid sen sitiveness and excessive nervousuen. Not unfre quently, fear is employed u a means of discipline. Children are controlled by being made to believe tout something ternulo will huppen to thaw, aud punished by being shut up in dark rooms, or by being put in places they aland in dread of. No one, without vivid memory of bit own childhood, can comprehed how entirely cruel auch things are. Wo have often hoard grown persona toll of tho sairuring thny have endured, as children, under Ilka circumstances, und recount the Irrupurahlo in jury which tliojr tiro suro they thou rocoivod. No parent, no nurse, canahlo of alarming tho young, U fitted for hor position. Children, as near a pttiho, should be trained not to know tho sense el fear, which, ahoTO everything else, U to he stored in thuir oducation, early and lato. I'UoI'ANITY. Wu aro emphatically in tlio age of profanity, ad it seems to us that we are on tho topmost cur rent. Una cannot go on tho itreots anywhere without having hfi ears offended with the vilest wurd, and hit nvereuco shocked by tho most pro fane uso of sacred names. Nor does it como from aku old and middle-aged alone, for it la a fact, aa firming aa true, that tho younger portion of tho Dm muni ty aro most proficient in degrading Im pinge. Doyi have an idea that it is smart to f'unr; that it uiukee them manly j but tlioro over was a greater mistake in the world. Men, wen those who swear themselves, are disgusted with profanity in a young muii, because they know how, of all bud huhids, this clings the moat closely, ml increases with years, It is the most insidious at huhits, growiug on so invisibly that almost Jwfriro oho ia awuru bo bocuiues au accomplished -rier. DREAMING. Whit wondrous coasolatlou comes to us in thoso WoNud hours when tho body lies resting. The spirit roams at will, nor distance, space or tiuio u separate us from our tovod. The treasures switched away by death aro ours again. Forms ity dust to-day, aro with us as iu bygone years. 'I ho sumo tint of hair tho same shade of oyes ; tho same rich coloring of Hp, and eipuuto of brow; tin saiuo oapreuiou. Tho little eeuliariHes Winch eiidt-nmil Hnm tn ijii- jiyj-tj, ItuW1! AnHTiV -'TTt,.iHH reality. How apt wo aro to oifhiiin, when waking "Oh, Dn1d 1 dream the same again I Uerenvod mother, taiii are comforted when your baby nestles in your una again; the little tingora thrill you when wandering as of old. The woo faco breaks into eDiiles at yuur caress I You would hold baby thus t ever. Alas I you must awuko-awulto to Und i empty cradle, ompty mum, aud a longing a-Mit. Thore is mru pleasure in dreams than ia rvali Mis. The awakening umbitters both. My sistor, my brut hor, havo ymi awakened from sunny dreams of youth t Aro the hopes you cherished imU ll.ivo (rinuds forsikenyuu? II is duouso Juiued you for his proy f Uucauso that was so Wight, and this so dark, will you allow your life ki In a f nilun If you raunot lw whit vnu oiiM, will you not Iw'what y..u ( Can you kindle Mites 1! W ill you livu uright t Nones to Wm.iix Hkmit Kuin on Jamm 4mmuhh Kixv.-A Utter from your sinter in insou, Calhoun IV, Iowa, Is at this ohVo for Hut of you. Call or writ fur it. Any ono able give ihlorinatioii tU.nt i'iUut of the himvu ttar , will nlihKu'by a.l.ln'Miiig this ollice. Our m'luugvs will pK'nto copy. Oreoom Ousts. During a recent trip in the interior, we had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Crom well, of the firm of Bridges A Cronwoll, saw-mill owners in Beaver valley, who informnd us that la their mtllyard stands a burnt tree, which is yet '200 feet iu height, and although the bark is bro ken off in mwy places, it measures 31 feet in oir cumfereneo. It is estimated that 60,000 feet of good sound lumber could bo got out of it. There are Urge numbers of fir trees in Beaver rulluy 326 feet iu height, aud 31 feet in sircutiiKreure. To prove the durability of Oregon Cedar, Mr. Cromwell mentioned that Hemlock mid Cedar trees 76 and 80 years old, are frequently found growing with their roots crood over fallen Codar, clearly showing tho length of time these "fallen monarchs" h'tve Iain on tho ground, und nro yet sound enough to be worked into flouting und shingles. The age of a tree is deteunined hy the numberof ring in the grniu of tho wood. Henvcr valley is located in Columbia county, time miles aud o-hult from ttuiuiur, Wuo CAN Dbat Tut. Messrs. E. A J. Rimes' farm of uveuty acres, locale! four miles uotth-weitt of Uervais, produced '.i,tCV bushels of wheat for thv harvest of 17j. THE ESCAPE OF DAVID. Our illu-tration on page 5 is after design by that eminent artist, CJu&tave Dure. David (a gen or il under Saul, Kiug of Israel), having achieved numerous victories over the Philistines, arouses a jealous hatred in the breast of his King who de termines to have him killed, and for that purpose sends messengers to watch David's house and kdl him iu tho morning. Mieha), daughter of Saul and wife of Divid, overhearing bcr father's plan aud seeing her house surrounded, watches on op portuuity und luts David down from tho balcony during the uigut and lie escapes to FUmah. No. 1 of Viek's Floral OuiJe for 1876 is at hand. It is ti!led with valuable information for Full and Winter treatment of bulbs nnd plants. This Guide is published im irterly for cents per year and is sent free to nil who puichnse seeds or bulbs of Mr. Vick. We can recommend him as cne of the tin rouble Sc d-inen in M e worM, und wo don't see how nny une taking uu inteiost m Floncul tu.o cuii iiianut'e to nut nlons without his publics ti-m. I!! address is James Vick, Boehester, N, Y. He has also now in piers, "The Flower ond 'g t ible liardru," a beautiful ond valuable book of over 1)0 paics with uiiiubcr!ett8 engravings. , i libU iu v.oui, uv t. i. avif wj vis. THE COURT HOUSE AT SAI.EM, OREGON. (See pngc 3.) WHAT EVERV WIEE OUGHT TO KNOW. Every art ion nud emotion di-pletes tho physical Life, can he imtained two or throj weeks on two ounces a .lay. ohatigu of diet aliuuld follow a chingo of sfosotii in winter, fata and sweets; iu summer, fruits, lih nud lighter moats. Milk and system. Milk, tho first food absorbed by niou und n ; 8toalt 11 ft'od ; potatoes animals, is tho only natural mixture, containing j imi1 wl,r"t. which, being heating material, are fu.d ; and c Aw, a stimulant. Tmi! Khowi.kihi.-Vi!I1 informed persons will easily be discovered to havo road the best Kuks, Uicy urc not always detailiiig lists of au thora; for a muiter-roll of names may bo learned from a citaloguo as well aa from the library. The honey owos its ox (utdto taste to tho fragrance of the swtiolMt flower: yet tho skiirof the little artificer appears in (In-, tls.it the delieimn stores nro so tul uurably worked up, and thn U such a duo propor tion obwrved 111 miiUK them, that tho iwrfcction ot the wh ile coiiBiu in its not tu-ting, indivtdu. 1. 1-uinp.iuii.W. Huttruu j,i,lBm,.nt will ,lreovet tho itilu.iuu wlncli Irnu moilflv will . ull tho ulomout. i( blooil wivo tlio coloring. Wator constitutes tliroo-fouttli. of tho boily. To work woll, oitlior iliy.ioally or niclitully, we mu.t ho fod juilnioiiily inl thoroughly. Tlio workor must oat iiilxoil footl. Fo.)-l ironorly mlministoroil itiniit I ito. tho system At wmo lioos, only moro uuturully. Tho loiijj iint, kour. empty tlio stomach, ih'th to tho sy.lein, -nnl chill tho ho,ly. On nriliuu thj ihysk'al cotnlition is low, itiul shoula bo rei-niitcd. It wo loso timo ut oarly morning in hriinjinjj tlio bo.ly Ui to ita inttunil licit and itronjrth, wo cun- not r';;iuu it during tho d.iy. A healthy man re- j keen him in good can lition. While woikiun Ulan would need daily tiro, pounds ol solid mul foiMl, two and a half would he enough for perwns who louniro mid sleep much. and even cuiiiiii.,11 sul,i,H.lH. in,..,,,., ti... 1. ' '1 , tivatcd uiidcriundiii.t.borrow'aliyorotiuricu- FEAR AND LOVE OF PUBLICITY. There are two great evils inevitably aris ing from the present state of thirTgs. The (ear of publicity, and the love of publicity. As regards the former, how many timid and shamefaced persons fear to take the right course, fear to take the course that would lead to just results, because of the aversion they have to this demon of pub licity On the other hand, a still greater danger lurks in the love of publicity, which comes to be a besetting sin, sometimes even of the greatest minds, and which leads to falseness, restlessness and to a most dangerous desire always to stand well with that public which is sure, very soon, to be made aquaintcd with all that the lover of publicity may write, or speak, or intend. Publicity is also a great absorber of that time which might be much better spent. The desire for knowing everything about everybody what he or she thinks, or says, or docs, on any trivial occasion such de sire, indeed now occupies, a large part of the time of the civilized world, and must be a great hindrance to steady thought about a mail's own concerns, and about those subjects which ought most deeply in terest mankind. A stupid kind of gossip becomes the most pleasant and the most absorbing topic for the generality of men. I do not agree with a certain friend of mine, who has told us that "the folly of . mankind is a constant quantity ;" but I do admit that this fulsome publicity I have described is one of the facts which speaks most in favor of the view we have been taking. If every one wore his heart upon his sleeve, we wonld at least get rid of all falseness, and the world would know with whom and what it was dealing. If publicity could be perfect, there would be less to be said in its disparagement. But a studied publicity is very dangerous. When all peo ple know that what they may say or do is likely to be made public, they will dress up their sayings or their doings to meet this appalling publicity. And that which they deem will not be pleasing to the public, though it may be the thing, above all others, that the public ought to hear, they will care fully suppress. A man was standing on a street corner telling a crowd that he had been out and killed five hundred pigeons since sunrise. " You're a liar I" shouted a man in the edge of the crowd. The stranger looked at him long and earnestly, and then inquired: "T'Yvlici!ry.nBet-acquainied willi me?" There are times when all of a woman's self-possession and dignity arc required. That is when she shows her first baby, a ' hair-lipped one, to an old beau, whom she has jilted for the sake of her present husband. One of our printers received the follow ing note from his girl: "May I git yanked out of bed at midnitc every nite by a cuss like Thcydore, Tilton an' carried upp a milhan pare of stares, iff ever Isese to love you, Jim." " Why, what drove you from home such a bitter night as this?" asked a woman of a poor little boy, shivering and crying at the corner of a street. " Cross words " he answered, with the tears streaming down his checks. -. Value the friendship of him who stands by you in the storm; swarms of insects will surround you in the sunshine. Many have withstood the frowns of the world, but us smiles and caresses have often hugged them to death. When there enough to be an early bird. BIRDS EYE VIEW OF ALBANY. OREGON' '::W&S