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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 1, 1876)
I : i 10 THE WEST SHORE. Feb ruary. you KISSED ME. Yuu klwad me my head hud dropped low on your breaM With u Icellng of abetter nml Innnlte rent; Willi Ih lioly emotion my tongue dure not Hpeuk KLudied up llkfl a flume from your heart to my cheek. Your arm held me fut-0, your ariim were ho bold- llrnrl reKKinded to hnnrt III Unit IiiiKHlonule Told; Your ghtneiiH wemed drawing my noul through mine eyen, AatheMin dniwH lite mint from the ilea to the Hit I I'M i And your llj clung to iiiiiil-, and J ,rned III luy IiIIhn They might never unclasp from that rnpturoUH kl. You khsed mo my lieml and my hrvuNtniul my will, In dell'loiiNjoy, for the moment Htnod jttll I ; litre hud for me then no temptation, no eharm, No vlnlii ol pleiiioire ouuildc of your iiriiHi And were I at Ihla moment fin angel, pnwicHHOd Clf the glory and pence tliut'a given tile blnmied, I would lay my white rolie unroplnlngly down, And lake from my forehead It beautiful eniwn, To lioillo once more In Unit heaven of reiit, Willi your Up upon mlne,ind my head on your hrount, Yuu klMed me my aoul In a blUii ho divide Iteeled and Hwoonud,llke a loulMi man drunken with wine; And I tlinligtit 'twere delli'loliH to die then, If Death Would come while my lip were Hllll most with Ihy breath; iTwere dellelou tu die, If my heurt might grow cold While your arnin wrapt tun cloie In that piuMon ale fold. And Iheiui are the rjueidluni 1 Mk day and night: Mint my life know but one hui'Ii extiulMta de lllll.lt Would you oare If your hrowt wu my Hhelter a IhvnT And If yuu were here would yon k Irh me again? COLD-WATER FOUREKS. It is curious to observe how, even in modern times, the arts of discouragement prevail. There nre men whose sole pre Irnco to wisdom consists in administering discouragement. 'J'hcy are never at a loss. 'J'hey arc equally ready to prophesy, with wonderful ingenuity, ail Mssihlc varieties tif misfortune to any enterprise that is pro i,cd, ami, when the thing is produced ami has met with some success, to find a Haw in it. I once saw a work of art pro duced in the presence of an eminent cold water pouror. lie did not deny that it was lieauiiltil; hut lie instantly fastened iqion a small crack in it that liolmdy had ohscrved, and upon that crack he would dilate when ever the work was discussed in his pres ence, Indeed, lie did not see the work, lull only the crack in it. That ll.iw, that Intle ll.iw, was all in all to him. MuiT.W'iu Fazvi. I'asiia, tlie late hrother C'f the Khedive, was famous for his stimpiu o u living and his propensity for reckless Klinhling. A Paris writer, who visited him tit Constantinople, says of him; ' At heart he was good, and he was be loved by all who sutroutided him. Fifty domestics would have sulliced for his tul ter, hut he fed three hundred; some be cause he had known tlietn from birth, others because they had served his father. When Muslapha Fayl tillered me hospi Uli'.y, in spile of the syniiialhy which their matter showed me, none of the three hun dred scamps in his service would make inr bed, clean my bonis, or tlo anything fir the giaour. All that I us been said bruit the civilization of the Turks is a fable; notwithstanding a little F.utopean Varnish, they hale lis, and religious fanati cism dominates every oilier feeling. The three ItiitidteU scoundrels lounged alioul the clumbers, ami if the prince warned a (.lass of water there were fifty domestics to bind it to him." Srassniii or Murals ami T turns. - A i,'i irtcrinch io.l of the host steel will sm iuii ocoo pounds More breaking; soli Ue.-1, 7,000 pounds; iton wire, o.ooo; iron. 4,o:o; inferior bar iton, 1,000; cast iron, 1,0-uio 1,000; copper wire. J.ooo; silver, ,oxi; (told, i.too; tin. i.coo; cast line, 1(0; cist lead, to; milled lead, 100. Of wool, hot and loitist the same sue will hoM I. ICO tsvttnds; toughest xsh, i.coo; Clin, fco; lieevh, cedar, while oak, pitch ('inc. too; chestnut and maple. 050; pop ar, 410. Wood which will Ivar a heavy weight for a minute or tuo will break witii Iwo-thirds the force actinp, a long time. A 10J of iron is alwm ten tunes as strong as hemp cord. A npe an im h in diameter will beat about two and a half tons, hut in practice 11 is not safe to subject it to a attain of aUiut one ton. Half an inch 111 di imeter, the strength will be one-quarter much; a quarter of an inch, one tix-l-'enth at intich. and so on. THE BURNING OF ROME. As everything connected with great fires has a peculiar interest, we reproduce the narrative of the historian Tacitus concern ing the conflagration which occurred at Rome a, a. 64 : "There followed a dreadful disaster whether fortuitously or by the wicked con trivance of the prince (Nero) is not deter mined, for both are asserted by historians; but of all the calamities which ever befell this city from the rage of fire, this was the most terrible and severe. It broke out in that part of the circus which is contiguous to Mounts Palatine and Ccelius, where, by reason of shops in which were kept' such goods as minister aliment to fire, the mo ment it commenced it acquired strength, and, being accelerated by the wind, it spread at once through the whole extent of the circus, for neither were the houses se cured by enclosures nor the temples envi roned with walls; nor was there any other obstacle to intercept its progress; but the flame, spreading every way impetuously, invaded first the lower regions of the city, then mounted to the higher; then, again ravaging the lower, it baffled every effort to' extinguish it by the rapidity of its destruc tive course and from the liability of the city to conflagration in consequence of the narrow and intricate alleys and the irregu larity of the streets in ancient Rome. Add to this the wailings of terrified women, the infirm condition of the aged, and the help lessness of childhood ; such as strove to provide for themselves and those that la bored to assist others these dragging the feeble, those waiting for them ; some hurry ing, others lingering altogether, created a scene of universal confusion and embar rassment; and, while they looked back ujion the danger in their rear, they often found themselves beset before and on their sides; or, if they had escaped into the quar ters adjoining, these, loo, were already seized by ihc devouring flames; even the jiarts which they believed remote and ex empt were found to be in the same distress. At last, not knowing what to shun or where to seek sanctuary, they crowded the streets and lay along the 0wn fields. Some, from the loss of their whole sulislance, even the means of their daily sustenance; others, from affliction for their rclat've , whom they had not been able to snatch from the ll.unes suffered themselves to perish in tlietn, though they had opmrluuity for escape. Neither dared any man attempt to check the lire, so reieated were the menaces of many who forliade to extin guish it, and because others openly threw firebrands with loud declarations that ' thev had one w ho authorized them ' w hether they did it that they might plunder w ith the less restraint, or in consequence of orders given. " Nero, who was at the juncture sojourn ing at Antiinn, did not return to the city till the lire approached that nuarter of his house which connected the nalacc with the gardens of Ma-ccnas; nor could it, how ever, tie prevented Irom devouring the house and palace, and everything around. Hut, for the relief of the people thus desti tute and driven from their dwellings, he opened the field of Mars and the monu mental edifices erected bv Agrippa, and even his own gardens. He likewise reared lemtiorary houses for the reception of the forlorn multitude, and Irom Oslia and the neighlioring cities were btought up the river household necessaries, and the price of grain was reduced to three sesterces the me.isuie. All of which proceedings, though ol a pular character, were thrown away, because a rumor had become uni versally current that, at the very time when the city was in Hames, Nero, going on the stage of his private theatre, sang ' The Destruction of Trov,' assimilatim; the mes. cm disaster to that catastrophe of ancient I tunes. " At length, on the sixth tlav. the conlla- gration was stayed, at the (rat ol FsquiLv, 1..1 pulling uown an immense number ol buildings, so that an open spice, and, as it were, void air, might check the raviiur ele ment by breaking the continuity. ' Hut, ere the consternation had snUi.l...l the lire broke out afresh, with no little vir lence. but in regions more stiacious, and thcrelorc with less destruction of human life, but more extensive havoc was made of the temples and smic.ws dedicated to amusement Nero seemed to aim 11 ib e-tnrv nt building a new city, and calling it bv his own name: lor, of the fourteen sections 11110 winch home is divided, four were Mill standing entire, three were levelled with the ground, and in the seven others there remained only here and ihere a few rem nants of houses, shattered and half con sumed -that dedicated bv Senilis Tulhus to the moon; the temple and great altar consecrated by Evander, the Arcadian, to Hercules while present; the chapel vowed by Romulus to Jupiter Stator; the palace of Numa, with the temple of Vesta, and in it the tutelar gods of Rome. "Moreover, the treasures accumulated by so many victories, the beautiful produc tions of Greek artists, ancient writings of authors celebrated for genius, and till then preserved entire, were consumed; and though great was the beauty of the city in its renovated form, the older inhabitants remembered many decorations of the ancient which could not be replaced in the modern city."- AN AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPER LA MENT. Antipodian newspaper publishers have a hard time. A letter from the editor of an Australian paper, published in Victoria, mourns over the dull limes and the scarcity of the circulating medium. An idea may be formed of their desperate straight by the following extract from the letter of our far off cotcmporary; Wc look for better times when the thirty thousand convicts arrive from Paris. You may judge of our wretched condition when I inform you that we have only had one murder in our town for the last two years, and not a robbery worth anything for nearly eighteen months. I send our young men out to collect news over an area of twenty square miles, and back they come CHINESE COIN. The bulk of the circulating medium of China consists of small copper coins called cash, 1,000 of which make one dollar. A cash is therefore worth about one mill. Between 1830 and i860 this coin became scarce. The then emperor, the celebrated Fee-fo-Fum He-en Foong was his real name, but our rendering is more easy of remembrance resolved to make money plenty and cheap. He therefore issued some millions of iron cash. The new coin was worth about half as much as the copper cash, but was decreed to be equal to it. The faith and resources of all China, how ever, could not keep the debased currency at par. It sank lower and lower as the quantity of it increased. In April, 1857, 1,000 copper cash were worth 5,700 in iron. Despite the enormous issues of the false coin, prices rose faster than money could be struck off. A number of banks came into being. The public mint was supplemented by private printing presses. The paper cash depreciated with even greater rapidity than the iron ones. Early in the spring of 1858 a copper cash was worth between ten and twelve in bills. Money was cheap, but goods were high. Rice cost so much that a famine seemed near at hand. A somewhat rude remedy was chosen. Mobs sacked the banks. with a paltry accident or a contemptible 5Cjzed the vjcerorJ-t aml hauled him around iftiii iiuii-uv. 1 11c auiuuc ui Mime uniur- i . .. ... . - . , lunate wretch is quite a God-send to us." I b hls PP1' ""' fang, of Absa Australia is evidently heenminrr too vir. lom were wholly eclipsed. The demon- tuous for newspaper editors, and they don't t seem to understand imaginative writing. They had better import a half-dozen New York reporters, who would supply as many "dreadful calamities" as the lovers of the dreadful could desire, and more too. stration secured its aim. The currency was brought back to jiar, and the almond eyed Celestials have since then been con tented with cheap rice and hard "cash." I.IKE A PRINCE. Responsibilities of Yoino Me.v. I suppose no thinking man, of any age, or of any land, can have failed to recognize How many children who squander pre- ,ile tremendous responsibilities that rest cuius iiioncv in seinsn gratincation might upon ,i,e voung lnca i00. for inslance uu nun 11 v, 11,11 1 us luui L' rreiicn iinncp ' did, and be vastly happier than they now are: When Charles X. of France was a boy he was playing in a room where a peasant of Auvergne was scrubbing the floor. The Ativergnat amused the Count d'Artois (his title at that time) with tales of his country, ami the prince told him he was sorry lie was tioor, and had to work so hard. "Ah." said the man, "my poor wife and live children often go stippcrless to bed ! " "Well, then," replied the prince, with tears in his eyes, "you must let me manage for you. My governor, every month, gives me some pocket money, for which, after all. I have no occasion since I want for nothing. You shall take this money and give it to your wife and children; but be sure not to mention a word of the matter to a living soul, or you will be finely scolded." The honest peasant told the prince's governor, however, and the latter told him to take the monev and sav nothing alioiu it. So when the Count d'Artois received his allowance, at the end of the month, he slipied the whole sum sh lv into the hands 01 ms protege. The same evening the governor had a child s lottery for the benefit of the young princes, and each of the brothers was prompt to hazard, but the Count d'Artois kept unconcernedly aloof. The tutor leigncd surprise at this unusual prudence but the little count wouldn't relieve his curiosity; then his brothers teased him until finally his childish patience gave av' and he cried out: "Yes. it may be ven- well for vou: but what would you do if, like me, vou had a wile and live children to stiptiort ?" Our remiblic commem ivl in ,1.. . , . .. -.i .1 , iwj on a country like this. Here every in dividual man has to bear his part in the general welfare. There are no hereditary claims to the scats in our legislative halls; our executive offices are not bestowed ne cessarily on men who have only royal titles to recommend them ; but from the highest to the lowest, every municipal, State, and national honor is at the disposal of him who can win it. In this country there is no limit to a man's ambition until he has occupied the highest executive office of the Government. And the conscauence of this is plain; if the fathers are eligible to every office, and can become candidates for every honor, then there must be a fear ful responsibility resting upon the sons, be cause they will one dav occupy their fathers' positions. Directly or indirectly, they will be the makers of the laws that govern them and us. Their wealth, their influence, their talents, and their votes w ill one day be used for measures which must seriously , affect the welfare of their fellowmen. In fact, the whole body politic must be in fluenced for good or evil by the actions of those whom wc call our young men. Table Conversation-. A great deal of I character is imparted and received at the table. Parents to often forget this; and, therefore, instead of swallowing the food in sullen silence, instead of severely talk ing of others, let the conversation at the table lie genial, kind, social and cheering. Don't bring disagreeable' things to the years ago, with thirteen Slates and 8 6icl 1,1 -vour c0! square miles of territory, which was occu- vo" wollld m .vour dira- for this reason, , ' ' ,.T a-.ooo of endued human to- he "ore good companv vou have at it nas now a iKinu ation of aM.o I vour .-,i,i .1.. 1 ' . -. . ' 1 - "., me wner lor vour r it men. DCIIlgs, 41.CO0.000, who OCCIlliv tlom-.cn. c... and nine territories, which embrace over J.000.000 of square miles. It has 65.CO0 miles ol railroads, more than sufficient to reach twice and a half round the globe. I he value of us annual agriculiural produc lions is iJ.too.CHM.coo. anil .in is IJ.500.000.000, and its gold mines ! r,..l .'1 .b Mvihlcof produci,:o,cSo"f"1,,,',t 'me",ge"t t- vcry conversation with companv at your table is an educator of the family. Hence the intelligence, and the refine ment, and the appropriate behavior of a (aniilv'which is given to hospitality. Never year. It lus visitors can be anv- 5!o dailv ncwsi over 1.000 cotton factories. 4,300 weeklies and f5 mommy puMUatiuiu.-.y. HtrM. A nun got slavt link's gunsmith shop ' latt week -four bit s worth. i iiung nut a blessing to von and vnurs. How few have fully gotten hold of the fact lint company and conversation are no small part of education ! Return good lor evil.