THE WEST SHORE.
September.
Aa Eiht Pagt Monthly Illustrated Psper, published al
Posuawd, Osteon, br
L. SAMUEL, s Wuhington-tt.
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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