THE WEST SHORE.
August.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
C. W. Shaw, of th firm of C. W.
Shaw-JE Co., Brokers and Real Estate
dealers of Salem, Oregon, is native
of Ohio, born in the beautiful city of
Cincinnati, in 1836. When quite
young his parents removed to the coun
ty of Crawford, where he resided un
der the parental roof until a little past
his 15th winter, and the death of his
1. .neither. This sad loss seemed at once
to loosen the ties that bound his young
and hopeful heart to the " old home."
At this early age he began the battle
of life alone nnd penniless. In the
spring of 1852, he found his way to
Indiana, where he remained for some
months nnd at the close of the summer,
embarked for the "sunny" south, where
lie spent several months, as shipping
clerk, in the employ of I'ortifieUI &
Kccnen, of the city of Vicksburg.
While at this place he conceived the
(ilea of going to the Pacific Coast, and
he-curing two others as companions for
the journey, they proceeded as far as
New Orleans, designing thence to em
bark for California. In this, Mr. S.
was defeated, however, by his com
rades loosing their money. Still de
termined on carrying out his design,
and not wishing to travel alone, he re
versed bis course and traveled up the
river to Iowa, with the intention of join
ing some overland company. Stop
ping for the time with relatives there,
lie became much delighted with the
country ami delayed his journey to the
coast. In the sunimer of 1S57, he en
listed in the Kansas war, under the
noted Jim Lane, of Kansas notoriety,
and started Immediately for the field of
conflict, His experience In this bloody
conflict, would form an interesting
chapter for our readers, but space will
not permit its rehearsal now. At the
close of this war, lie returned to his
native State, and entered College at
Herea, Ohio, where he remained for
about one year. Being better pleased
with the West, he again returned to
Iowa, and for a time engaged in teach
ing in Knoxvillc, county seat of Marion
county. Not yet content lie re-entered
college, this time in the Iowa Wesleyan
University; while in attendance nt this
Institution, the church, of which he
was a member, claimed him for the
ministcry, and without much delay
placed him in the active work, As a
member of the Iowa Conference of the
M. E. Church, he was always accepta
ble ami successful, filling some of its
best stations, such as Des Moines, Knox
ville, Monroe, Newton, Oskaloosa, and
Hloomlicld. While in the last named
station, his long coveted desire to reach
the Pacilic Coast was gratified by u
transfer bv the authorities ofthe church
to the Oregon Conference. He at
once dropped all and quickly set out
for this field of action, where he arri
ved w ith his family, in the summer of
tSt, and was stationed at Albany. He
remained at this place where he is
great!) esteemed for his labors, until
alter the death of Rev. A. F. Waller,
when he was selected by the trustees
of the Willamette University, as the
successor of the venerable anil accom
plished pioneer of Oregon, This povi
ion of tiust and responsibility, Mr. S.
tilled cll'k'iently, until a year ago, when
he resigned, and for reason of some
what Impaired health, has engaged
in business, and is rapidly gaining
prominence among the wide-awake
and thorough men of our growing
State.
M.vimt or Fact. A newspaper
,liclnici that the fearlul amount of cor-
motion now unearthed in the United
State is the work of the last ten years.
Of course it ist corruption is decade
matter.
SMALL POX.
This subject being the leading topic
at present, we have taken some trouble
to investigate the many rumors, and
find that there is no cause to feel the
slightest alarm at present. It is really
wonderful that although we are in con
stant communication with California
where the disease is raging, it finds no
foothold here, simply because the Ore
gon climate is not a good one for the
propagation of diseases. On the au
thority of Chief of Police, Lappeus,
we state that there is not a single case
of small pox in the city of Portland, or
in the pest-house at present. There
was one case in East Portland, but the
patient, in a fit of delirium, jumped into
the river, and although he was rescued,
he died from the exposure, and that city
is said to be free from the disease at
present. Two cases occurred in Wash
ington county, but they arc cured and
the patients at work once more.
With the exception ol two patients
at Milwankie, Clackamas county, the
entire State is reported free from small
pox.
It may be well to remember, that
while the plague was raging in Buenos
Avres, the grave-diggers bore charmed
lives. Of the 300 men so employed,
not one died of the disease. It has
often been noticed that during the prev
alence of pestilential diseases, physi
cians, undertakers, nurses and grave-
jiggers, whose business compelled con
stant liability to infection, have usually
escaped in far greater ratio than their
numbers would warrant. Their charm
of this immunity from the prevailing
scourge is very simple. They are not
scared; they are positive to the disease,
and thus repel its attack. Fear is a
great ally to death. Whoever is afraid
of disease is in a negative condition, and
really invites its approach. And thus
it is the world over. The brave die but
once, while cowards die many times.
Much unnecessary alarm exists in every
community in regard to many diseases.
We arc, it is true, all liable to sickness
and death, but if we are all sober,
cleanly and brave of heart, we may
have no fear of disease of body or mind.
uIkls.
A wum-iti with ft wiuiiliul tnr,
Hut with heart untrue,
Thuujili buauliful, U vulueluM
A tluunuiuW furtm-d of uYw.
There are two kinds of girls. One
is the kind that appears best abroad
the girls that are good for parties, rides,
visits, balls, etc., and whose chief de
light is hi such things. The other is
that kind that appears best at home
the girls that are useful and cheerful in
the dining-room, the sick-room, and all
the precincts of home. They differ
widely in character. One is a moth,
consuming every thing about her; the
other is a sunbeam, inspiring life and
gladness all along her pathway.
It is not your neat dress, your expen
sive shawl, or your pretty fingers, that
attract the attention of men of sense.
They look beyond these. Fools may
be won by gewgaw and fashionable,
showy dresses; but the wise nnd sub
stantial are never caught by such traps.
It is true loveliness of your nature that
wins and continues to retain the affec
tion of the henrt. Young ladies sadly
miss it who labor to improve their out
ward looks, while they bestow not a
thought on their minds. Nearly any
woman can "make up" so as to present
an attractive appearance; but a truly
beautiful woman never looks so well
as when she is simply dressed.
Let modesty, genuine kindness of
heart, pleasant and agreeable language,
characterize vour actions; and, although
you may not be courted by the fop and
the son, the good and truly great will
love to linger in your steps.
BOYS AND THEIR MOTHERS.
Here is a v hole sermon in a few sen
tences :
" Of all the love affairs in the world,
none can surpass the true love of the
big boy for his mother. It is a pure
love, noble and honorable in the highest
degree to both. I do not mean mere
ly a dutiful affection. I mean n love
which makes a boy gallant and court
eous to his mother, saying to every
body plainly that he is fairly in love
with her. Next to the love of a hus
band, nothifig so crowns a woman's life
with honor as this second love, this de
votion of son to her. And I never
knew a boy to 'turn out' bad who be
gan by falling in love with his mother
Any roan may fall in love with a fresh-
faced girl, and the man who is gallant
to the girl may cruelly neglect the
worn and weary wife. But the boy
who is lover to his mother, in her mid
dle age, is a true knight who will love
his wife as much in the sere-leaved au
tumn as he did in the daiscd springtime."
Tu it happiness of life consists, like
the day, not in single flashes (of light),
but in one continuous mild serenity.
The most beautiful period of the heart's
existence is ill this calm equable light,
even although it be only moonshine or
twilight. Now the mind alone can ob
tain for us this heavenly cheerfulness
aim peace.
I. W. CASE,
Youngest son of Rev. Nathaniel Case,
and grandson of Isaiah Case, a revo
lutionary soldier of seven years' service
was horn near Richmond, Wayne
county, Indinna, Sept. nth, 1831. He
lived on a farm until his 15th year,
receiving up to this period an ordinary
country school education. After this he
attended the Seminary for one year.
At the age of 16 he entered the Ashbc
rough University, at Greencastle, Indi
ana, of which Bishop Simpson was
then President. Here he remained for
two years finishing his education, and
one year later left home by the then
tedious overland route for Oregon, ar
riving in the city of Portland friendless
and alone in the fall of 1850. He at
once found work, as a laborer on a
farm where he remained for two years;
desiring a change, he entered the mer
cantile line as a salesman in a sto-c in
L W. OASE ASTORIA.
Buttevllle, Marion county, staying
there four years, and after that for five
years in Portland. Having now accu
mulated a little capital, he started mer
chandising on his own account at Uma
tilla, in 1S63, meeting with excellent
success. Three years later, however,,
he sold his business in order to go east
and look after the interest and welfare
of his father, who was now old and fee
ble. Mr. Case made the trip back in
his own team in sixty-six days from the
Columbia to the Missouri river. In
1S69 he once more returned to Oregon
and engaged in merchandising at Asto
ria, where he has been ever since. Last
year he built a very handsome store, .
(the handsomest private building in As
toria) which he occupies as his sales
room for his extensive business. Since
his arrival in Astoria he has held many
offices of trust, having served as Treas
urer of Clatsop county and is just
about to retire from the office of Mayor
of Astoria. He is the architect of his
own fortune, having no rich friends or
relatives, and is one of the most hon
ored, valued and enterprising citizens
of the State.
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