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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1878)
Januarv. THE THREE KIXoS. thv , 1 Three Uh came riding- from far mv, Hinc Kid-Men out ( the Eant wen' thev lheir Wiiui, mSStal iSrV ftKTS ' ttUt"- n.i riser, That all the t her stars ,nlu-kv Ifeaine "hltemlst in the atmosphere. !l n T Mi" k,H'" ,liat iiiiiK wh near W the Prince foretold iii the pronhecy. Tline CMkMt of n)d with ntta, kirr ' Ttar robes were 1 crim,,, ,lk, uith row fJfc 11,111 lh,o-nate ami ItirU-low g Their turban, like MoanueJaf ,niimii And N the Three Kings rods Into the ,,, Through the di.-k ,.f ni,-l,t ,,r hm. and dells And MMttMl they OodAd with l,,,ml ,. t reT with th 108 Vr1' :" 1 111 11 M"1' t r' W 1th the people they met at the wsy-slde w cllg " ' the,dltl11 that is ,K)n'." Ikiltawr Good petmle , I pray you, tell us the news. For we in the hast have seen hi Mar, And have ridden fast, and Ime ridden tar, To rind and worship the KinK ,.f the Jews." And the people answered: " Ymt ask in rein: We kmw of no Mm hut Bsrod the Gnat I" They UhiUKiit the Wise Hen were insane ' As they spurred their hre mrosa the plainl Like riders in haste who i-.uinot wait. And when they came Ui Jerusalem Herod the Ureal, who had heard this thinir, Sent for the Wise Men and qnMUoned them And said: "Ho down into Ikihlehun And britifr me tidings of this new king." So they mde away ; and the star sto.nl still, The only one in the grav morn; Yes It stopped, it stood .till of its own free will, Runt over Ik-thlehciu on the hill, The city of David wlnre Christ was born. And the Time Kings rode thro1 the gate and the guard, Through the silent street, till their horses turned And neighed as they entered the met inn-vard But the windows were eli wl. and the door, were Iwirr'd And only a light in the stable burned And cradled there in the scented hay. In the air made awei i In the br jath of kiue The little child in the maimer hn Tlic child that would he king one dav 01 a kingdom not human but divine. Ills mother, Marj" Ol Nazareth, Mat watching beside his place of rest, WntenUW the even flow of his breath, for the )oy of life ltnd the terror of death Wen mlngted together I her breast. Thei laid their offering! at his feet; The gold was their tribute to a kim:; The frankincense, with Us , -lor sweet, Was for the priest, the i'jraiilete, The myrrh for the body's burying. And the ther (rendered and her head And aat as still S a taiuc of Monti Her heart was troubled, vet comforted, Hememberinir what the angel had said tf an endless reign and of I'avid's throne. Then the Kings nile out of the ciu rate With the clatter of ln-is, )o proud arrav Hut they went not back to Herod IbeQlMt, For they knew hi. malice ami (ear, d his hale. Ami returned to their homes In another wa tlltjnWw M St. XitMa. Somk otbw Rtaan or WoHUf. From Bob IngcrsnH's now lecture: "I believe woman is the equal of man ami lias all the rights of man, ami one more, that of protection. I believe- the institution of marriage to he the holi est nnd most aaered institution among men. Vet it took thousands of years to advance from slavery UP to the marriage institution. I hate I man who think he is the head of the family. I do. I despise him. I hate one of thosodigni tied galoots. I never saw a dignified man who was not a dunce. Solemnity is a breastwork which mediocrity throws tip to defend itself from the eyes of the world. I hate a man who is an aristocrat in his family, nnd whose wife is obliged to be A beggtr, She says, 'I want a dollar, ' and asks for it as if she were standing on a bomb-shell, and ho replies, 'What did you do with the tifty cents I gave you?" How many women are obliged to M continual liegars. How can you raise children in such an atmos phere? It's a terrible thing; it's wretched and infamous. I SaUoYO in the democracy of the family. Ever home should be a little republic in itself. 1-ove tBtho only thing that will nay ten per cent, to both Isirrower and lender. lve is the only thing where the least possible extravagance is the night of economy. What right has man to lie the head of the family? A man should lie cheerful ami pleasant on coin ing into the house. When yon enslave any body, you make him dishonest. A hut with love IBs palace fit for a king. A little while ago I stood at the tomb of the dead Napoleon, and, when I thought of his past life, I thought I would rather have lioen a French jwaaant ami worn wooden Bhoes, living in a hut with a little wife I loved, with ehililren uon my knee, and their arms about my neck, and died unuticed and unknown, loved by those who knew me, than to have been that king. It ie not neces sary to be great or rich or jiowerful to be happey.'' TlTUffl to Live WITHOUT WORK. -The fol lowing, from the pen of Horace (Ireeley, is true and applicable to this day; "Our people are too widely inclined to shun the quiet ways of producing labor, and try to live and thrive in the crooked paths of ijteculatiun and needless traffic. Wo have deplorably few boys learning trades, with ten times too many anxious to get into business; that is, to devise some scheme whereby they may live without work. Of the journeymen mechanics now at work in this city we judge that two-tllirdi were bom in Kurope, and the dis)iarity is steadily augment ing. One million families are trying to live by selling liquors, tobacco, candy, ete., in our citiee, who could be sjiared theretrom without the slightest detriment ; and if these were transfered to the soil, and set to growing grain, meate, wool, etc., or employed in smelt ing the metals, or weaving the fabrics for which we are running into debt in Kurope, our coun try woold increase its wealth at least twice as fast as now, and there would be far less com plaint of dull trade and hard times." "Six feet in hie boots!" exclaimed Mrs. Par tington. "What .will the impudence of this world come to, I wonder ? Why, they might as well tell me that the man had six heads in his hat" THE WEST V 018 AIHH T H0NKY CHAFF. Prof Vogel discourses pleasantly on "The Color and Fragrance of Flowers" in the Inttr ftOtfMaJ Rtrittr, wherein he save: "The sluan. toil transformations in the bodies of living FMuie, uy wum the most manifold and bril liant colors are froduofd. arc almost entirely tv Ufc ne see a tlower pass through the entire scale of red, from the softest pink to the darkest purple-brown: but can give no explanation whatever of the mysterious pro cess. We know, for instance, that the light of the sun greatly InflnenON the color of living plants, and experience has taught us that in most cases its total exclusion is equivalent to the absence of every color; in other words, that it produces white leaves ami blossoms. However, this rule is by no means without exception, as hj n-oiB, me roots m .-icanna, tor iiiBtancc. although buried in the soil, and completely se cluded fmm the rnti f the HQ, POMM a strong and vivid color. We can explain neither the ntlc nor the exception; on the contrary, we know that, as far as lifeless matter is concerned, mineral or vegetable colors are Weakened, and gradually destroyed, rather than enhanced, by the action of the light. Our iguornuee in this respect restricts our inliucnce upon the color ation of (lowers and blossoms to a very modest and merely empirical one. A mere chance has led to the discovery that the infusion of sub plmtesof iron into the soil darkens the line of certain plants which contain a considerable quantity of tannin; nnd gardeners have profited by this discovery for the culture of the Hort ensia Hydrangea, Hut these examples are rare; nnd as yet we must renounce all claim to the control and influence of the natural course of things in this tield. We may lie able to change the color of a plant or tlower by trans ferring it into nnother soil; hut wo are never sure of the result, ami canuot give any scientific ex planation oi it. "The fragrance of a tlower is likewise produced by chemical action w Inch hitherto has escaped our closest investigations; we see the result; we see that a tlower. like the bed which transforms pollen into honey and wax, fabricates volatile oils out of air, water, and light; but the chemical process itself is a complete' mystery to us. We only know that the slowness or rapidity of the evaporation of these oils is the catiBc of the stronger or weaker odor of the flower. The mode of their formation iaa good example of the nnlinti-jad van-ability and mejrifcH Ttnaty of vegetation's chemical jkiwers. Many plants do not limit themselves to the formation of n certain volatile oil in their blossoms or (lowers, but produce at the same time various kinds of oils in their different parts, The orange tree, for instance, produces volatile oils in the leaves, tlowers, and the rind of its fruit. A close in vestigation convinces us that these differ, not only in their smell and taste, but also in their weight, density, and other physical nnd chem ical qunlities; that, in short, they are different and independent siilwtnnceM which cannot be mistaken for each other, The same plant must therefore possess three different organisms, by which it generates three entirely different sub stances out of the BAine ingredients. What enemicai laboratory, De itever so well lurnished and skillfully niannged, can iwast of results in any resicet so wonderful?" How a I'm kv Woman SrnmKn a Trami-. -Miss Nancy J. Uthrop, a well-known school teacher of Kast Longrneadow. MasH., had an experience last Saturday which deserves men tion. While sitting alone in her father's house she was alarmed by the sight of a wild-looking tramp peering at her through the window. Seizing as old, unloaded gun, she went Itoldly out ujmn the vernnda, and presenting the weapon, ordered the fellow away. Instead of obeying, he savagely sprang toward her, when ilie Melt linn a heavy Idnw on the head with the stoek of the gun, which sent him reeling off the veranda. He rallied ami started for her again, when b!ic leveled the gun at his head and told him Bhe would shoot him dead if he advanced another Btcp. Flitting his hand lcforc his face, nesani: "Pont, OOn T ttOM DM) aim retreated. Miss Ijtthrop following him to the mad with the gun leveled at his head. In his haste he turned the same way he came, ami, discovering his mistake, ami asked that he might tiass her. that he could go the OPPOajH way. She stepped back ami permitted him to do so, but stood with the gun aimed at him until he had passed the next house, which is some -10 rods away. Then she realised for the tint time that she was frightened ami could hardly stand. The goo baa not been kiedod for years, but it answered the purpose just as well, and in the future she intends to have it well loaded and handy. SvirnjMt (Jn. I Union, EkUfT Wild GooaE If you arc sure tb giHse has not partaken of the poison which is now l. liu' used to chuck their depredathms on :rain fields, you may roast it an follows: I'raw, inge and cleanse very carefully and jrltoil it for a few minutes, placing au onion inside tin bird iu order to absorb the sedgy flavor which otherwise would be Vary tierceptihle. Kinse in cold water and wipe carefully, then till with a dressing of chestnuts, preared in the following manner. Boil the chestnuts in slightly saltd water, until the skin will readily slip off and the inside will mash. When nicely skinned, pound them and season with a very little chopped onion, lemon juice, cayenne pepper and salt to taste. Truss the goose neatly and roast in a quick ovcu; jnit an onion in the pan and Unite frequently, first with butter and salt water, then with the drippings; finally dredge with Hour, baate with butter anil serve frothy and brown, accompanied by freahly-tnade apple sauce. A SaroNAi iot-s Inhbth idl A soap, insol uble in water, may be made by tniiing caatile nap with a solutiou of sulphate of alumina, sulphate of iron, or sulphate of copper; copper malting the the mixture green, iron leather ooloreu, alumina colorless. It may be applied by melting, or by solution in petroleum or other volatile hydrocarbon. II the solution it not perfectly fluid, it should be warmed. SHORE. m 1 he National Beekeepera t'onvention, in session at New York, October liith to llth, 1S77, aware of the general lack of information concerning improved methods of apiculture and its products, resjtfetfully submit the following statement of facts for general information con cerning a large source of personal and national revenue m preserving the honey which Qod has reused to flow so abundantly in the vast and varied flora of our country.' The convention thought that the wide tiuhlieatiou of the fol lowing facta would lead people to a better knowledge of honey as a tood material, and. consequently, increase the demand for the Inn keepers' product. We cheerfully comply with the request, and publish as follows : I. It is only a few years since the invention of mtvnktmb kirn haa opened Bp a new era in beekeeping, and planed it on the basis of a successful business pursuit Such hives, adapted to climate, furnish every facility for intelligent management of bees by regulating swarming, gnanfing against moths, and manipulating both bees and comb. 'J. The inventors of the extractor, or honey slinger, a machine which empties the honey from the come by centrifngnl force, without in jury, bo that the condw may bo returned to the boos, marks another great step iu apiculture. Thus virgin hom y, free from foreign admixture, is obtained, having the tlavor of the flower from which it is drawn. :t. The further invention of artilicial comb foundation, made of pure wax, tirst success fully used to a large extent this season, com pletes the requisites for placing Iwokcepiug on the basis of a groat industry in our country, Bees receive this artilicial comb foundation with readiness as receptacles boib for honey and brood, 4. Simultaneous with the first and all of these improvements, the introduction of Italian bees and improved modes of rearing queens, of trans porting mid introducing them to colonies, has greatly Improved the value of the honey gath erers, Kith beoanae of the superiority of the Italian bee ami the introduction of new blood. Now blood prevent! the rlangex front in-and-in brooding. .). The great drawWk to apiculture is the ftngoi the baa Danger from this source is now largely ovoreolne by the simple appliances used for the protection of the person ami for subduing the bees. The most vicious colony may W subdued In a very few minutest li. To consumers of honey a few facts are necessary in this article to pn H rve them from imposition. Nice white comb speaks for itself, and is generally admired, but the price many lovers of honey cannot afford. It makes a beau tiful dish for the table, but is no better than r ,lractr,l honey. All comb is wax, and WU in the stomach ii perfectly Indigestible, Ritraoted honey is the pure liquid honey as it is taken from the coml by the honey slinger, free from any foreign admixture. It is entirely different from what is known in this market as afrafastf honey. Consumers help to Impoec upon them selves by the false idea that punt homy will not granulate. They desire ungrauulatcd honey, and dealers will attempt to supply the tWiuaml. Almost all pure honey will grnnnlato when ex posed for somo time to light ami cold. The granulated state is a fine evidence of pure honey, Much of the jar honey heretofore sold in the markets, nnd roconimeiidei) not to granulate, is a very inferior article, ioniio.cil hug- h of glu cose, or some inferior substance, i Granulated honey can be reduced to its liquid statu iu a few momenta by pJaewg the jar in warm water, When thus liquefied it ho remains foraonu time before again erystaliing. Consumers may Inj sure of a good whoU-som article by purchasing granulated honey and reducing it. 7. To producers. By full uso of improve ments iu beekeeping, the honey crop of Amer ica may lc almost indefinitely increased, mid Income a great source of national revenue. None need fear over-production. The home demand and consumption is largely increased whenever people learn to know the superiority of such honey. Oealeni in New York have al ready commenced a large export trnde, and they toll us tlr.it their only dlfflotUty is in procuring honey in proper shape and quantity to supply the growing demand, Trade demand-, that they Imi put up in nice attractive jutckages, and m small pan els or jars, so as to i readily handled by grocers and consumers. Honey was, for cen turies, the principal sweet known, and is one of the most healthful of all. Improvements iu re filling sugars have, within the last two or three centuries, led to its general adoption. Why may not also new iinprovmenta in apiculture restore it to its true place as a general favorite, which was lost by bad management and the consequent cnrroBiKiiidiug limited mpply ? Wo believe that improvements in beekeeping, as compared with old methods, are not leas than those seen in railroads and steamboats as com pared with former modes of travel. For mutual Information we would advise the organisation of local sis-ieties and conventions to further this business among all interested in apiculture. J. H. Nei.ijh, I'res't. Thus. (i. Newman, Hec'y. Siim-'s ToMii K Stewed, Sheen's tonuues. some good gravy, a little MMiIey, shallot, inuili nOMB epper, sslt and butter. I'ut the tougues into some cold w ater and let them simmer until sufficiently tender to remove the skin easily without destroying the shaie of them, split ami lay them in a stewpan with enough good gravy to cover them. lAon a little naraluv. some shallots and mushrooms finely, working in a good piece of butter at the same time. Season with pepper, salt ami nutmeg to taste. Stew till tender, lay them iu a dish, strain the gravy, slightly thicken, and jimr very hot over the tongues. Serve with sippets of fiast bread rawest Jr", ), ffarvli Ham Toaki. Arthur' ffeau Maaatlmt i,ro- nouncee ham tuast, made in the following man ner, very nice; Melt in a stewpan asmall piece of Utter, till it is browned a little. I'ut in as much finely-minced ham as will cover a large round of tattered toast, and add as much gravy i will make it moiat. When quite hot, stir in juickly, with a furk, ooe egg. I'Uce tiie mil iar over the toast, which cut in iukm of uiy shape you may fancy. Souk Indians use scalpiug-knives of tortoise. Mill proUbly on account of the old fable in which the tortoise was alleged to have cot awav with the hare. 8 ' IWfewniR, deepl interested in his subject Just bore I Will make a remark that, if von L , "l,lwt0 imlirv. you will find no llHt of I Ht hold this opmion. Ves, I was iboot to say 090 Mt of l.OOU" "Kvaamnna all right, sir: tioose with wine sauce good, sir' " asked an obsequious waiter at a restaurant the other day. "Quito right," replied the guest, ' but for one trifle namely, that the age is in the goose instead of the wine, You can't plant cats too early, nor is it taw. siltle to get too many iu a lull. Von may not raise anything else that season whore the cat is planted, but in the meantime the cat will not have raised anything cither, and that is where the enormous profit conies in, SiiMkHiik.Kfc iu WilUaliam, .Maaa., lives an honest Variety of thief. Mr. Markham's cow lately came homo at night with a bit of paper fastened to her horn, containing six cents and tins note: "Unclosed find six cents for one quart of milk taken this forenoon.' A novki. decoration was worn the other day by a recruit in the Auatrian service. When lousing muster the sergeant asked what order ho was wearing. Tin. recruit blushed deeply ami stammered ' The medal which w to our cow at the late agricultural exhibit! (ivei Ci TOMBS (to proprietor of largo establish ment): "1 want a mourning suit, please" Froprictor; " What is tin bomvetUOut, jnS I ask? Customer: "My niothor-in-law." Fro pnetor (to distant shopman), " Mr. Brown show this gentleman the Light Atllictiou Do tart ment." Tiikkk are queer nooks and corners left in Old England A visitor to a country irsou tolls how, when he ncoompaiiiod him lately to take the duty in a remote Mirish, the sexton said: "Forhas your reverence won't mind preaching from the chancel, for we've got a duck a nit tin iu the pulpit." An old bachelor was courting a widow, and both had sought the aid of art to give to their lading hair a darker shade. "That's going to be an affectionate oouple." said a wag. "Why so asked a friend. "Why, don't you sec that they are dyeing for each other already?" IUlpn Waldo fUaaaoji addressed. Jtt years ago a literary society during commencement at Mi.idlehury, M., ami when ho ended the Presi dent called iq a clergyman to conclude tho service With prayer, Then arose a Massachu sells minister, who stepped into tlle pulpit Mr. Kmeraon bad just left, ami uttered a remarkable raver, of which this was one sentence: " W bosoi eb Thee, 0 Lord, to delivar na from ever nearilU? any mora such transcendental nonsense i- we have just listened to from the sacred desk." After the boiii'dictiou Mr. Emerson asked his next neighbor the name of theolliciat uig clergyman, and, when falteringly answered, with gentle simplicity remarked: "lie seemed a very conscientious, plain-spoken mau." CONDITION OF NATIONAL BANKS, The following is mi abstract of repOTM made to the Comptroller of the Currency, show ilig the condition of the national banks iu the Uni ted States at the close of business on Monday, tha first of October, ih'V. There are 'j.tisti banks in operation) Uesoaoaa slid discounts HHS.f uu otcrdrufU s'tiT; in rolled Ntutci IminU I.. ..nnc cln ulttll.oi :i;m(ihi,w,o l iilti-d Malrs .)ldn In Wctirc K-MWtn 1l.Wm.tSSl i nited States boeos on bend,, . . ;in,(ixs tim OtlMV -io.-k4, botMtssad nmrttrsKi-- SM.V..mt:. "" ii sperms rrr ueni Ts,iu,iaa pea fmiii other sattoasJ banai ift.tiT.wti MilcUoiln and hnnkeri tl.tlft.Ttll iiai sewue, rarsulurs nd niurw v -rv ikh PUmnl sienrsand tsxe jwld fl.lUf.Jir.' lYriiilumt (wlil , II mi (74 ( lieeksaud olher caah Itvim, uirlisi.KM fur aww aeaai 7i,Mft,fifi niu ..f oUkw ellonal isukt irt.Mi,Ta frsclloTikl i-urrrtir) Wii.HOr, iBMHi fja : s-old ii, I.SIIu'ftfcO Klltrr ndn S.Tisl.TIM Ualtesl MatM ' rrtlflmi , U,nssjHI Unl tciidtr eotei Mffjj'aM I S rritlniie"fdi .,.lt.,f,,rlrtral lender ' ' sase.,....., n,tio,iior ttiiK fr I s Trwiaiircr 1.MT.1IU (I.TII.IHI.IWJ T.iUl . uaanrnai AaUdttoet paM t $ 4711,4117,771 umMmnd tKni 1 'i inner mHlit.ln!.ri1ta 44,fi72.7H Saln.p.al hnitk notes --ui.t I,,,.- SU1,K7) 2WI HUW 1, ink uirtea NiiUUndliig . isl 7W, pMsMMiawaM MuG bMUtJStaHWHe fllfl,40S,l7 I nltnl rtUtrdrlU 7,971,714 lsMlta. f H dlal.iiMiliK ifflvcrs MTUsl Ihir U olher nsllonsl lsnki H;, trttt'm lue ti HUle Isiiika an.t Unkers 4e.677'4.Hl ilia rsasM mtitexl iTH.Mt nuii pstoM n.m.lin Total.. 11.74 1.IM.IMU "Thkkk is not," wmui tho editor of tho Oeailwixsl Miiy fhrnnpion, "a quieter, more H:aeeful, well-regtilaled ami orderly community in the Western country." And then, as the offloe lxy entered to say that somebody wanted 0 see him, he Usik his l-iwie knife lotweeri his teeth, put a Colt's new patent seven -shooter on thu desk iu front of him, and them said: "Jim, get out another eolhn, a plain one this time, and let Urn critter oome in. ' A POTATO1 from Fort hjwls says: The of ficial survey of CapL M. It. Brown, U. H. army inspecting ollicer at the Miaoisaippi jetties, hows a Bfoot channel, over 200 feet wide, entirely through the works, which entitles Mr. K.i.U to the aeeouil payment of : (lovcaifoa Mi Coitmi k Commissioner (leo era! to the I'eris eipoeition is overwhslmiwl with applications fur positions frum associate coinmissujners and clerks, to lalirers of every deeenptton. It is proposed to increase the British army. II