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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (July 1, 1878)
jjJ P A .MAGNIFICENT AltCH BRIDGE. Sir JoMih Bazalgettn has presented to the Metropolitan Boar.1 of Work, of London a re. rort favoring tho construction of a new bridge over the Thames, near the Tower. The bridge he recommend, is a in?le arch of Sot) fort by lar the largest arch span in the world. The following u an extract from his report- I have considered the relative .nitability of various forms of bridges. vi2.,,usi..,in bridme. air. er bridges and arch bridges, and of the mate a! of wlncli mob bridme could most advanta geously bo constructed. Suspension bridges although 111 many instances economical forivul, spans, are liable to considerable vibration will heavy trallic, and seem to be unsuited to thi. locality owing to tho great bight that would be required for tho towers, the character of adjoin. Ing banks and the length of the anchor chains. A straight girder bridge coukl not conveniently be built to cross tho river in one span, ami such lorm of construction would render it necessary to place two piers in the river as above described. An arched iron bridge of one si with a roadway over it, would havo a very naiuisoino appearance, but it would hpcpth!- ionn i nnni Mamat, to that the strain upon the metal and thrust upon tho abutments would be very great, and it would therefore ro' qtlln a heavy mass of metal, and become very costly. It would, moreover, niinecessarili-re. .luce toe headway for shipping near to' its haunches 1 am of opinion that a trussed girder bridge of ouo span, in an arched form with tho roadway carried across the arch, ami upended from it, will probably afford greater advantages than any other sort of bridge. The East River bridge now in course of construc tion between New York and Brooklyn will be the largest span bridge in existence. It is a .suspension brnlgo with a central span of 1,1100 feet. The proposed suspension bridge over the Firth of Forth, which it is expected will shortly be commenced, is designed with two Bpans of 1,600 feet each, but the platform which it is to carry will bo only one-fourth of the width, and designed to carry only ono-fonrth of tlio mov. ing load that the Tower bridge is intended to carry, so that the total weight of the greatest span with the full live load upon it will not he more than one-third of the total weight of the Tower bridge when so loaded. The Tower bridge would be the largest arched bridge in existence, Great advances have of late years been made in the manufacture of steel, and it is now pro duced at a cost nit much in excess of that of iron some few years back, whilst its much greater strength to resist both tensile and coin, prossive strains enables tho weight and cost of the structure formed of it to be greatly roduced, and renders it especially suitable for bridge of large span. The St. Louis bridge which has reeontly been built over tho Mississippi is a bridge of tho same character, and is constructed of the same material, although ita width and span are not so great as those of tho bridge now proposed. It is intended to make the width of the new bridge 00 feet, subdivided in two footways of IS feet each, and a carriage way of 30 feet. The lower iirolgo will, tlieretore, bo in all six feet wider than tho London bridge, which is .VI feet, the carriage-way lieing :14 feet 8 inches, and each of the foot-wavs 0 feet 8 inches in width. I estimate the cost of such a bridge, if erected in iiireo spans, incoming me coat ol lonniug approaches and the purchase of the property re quired, at about CI, 100,000, whilst the cost of alien bridge, II erected of one span, which 1 rcc ni, would lie aooul K1,20U,UUU. ROTAL JlWlU AT THI PaJUt BXPOOmov. The Bagttah crown dlatnoadl have baao sent to the Parfi KxH3ition, ami are valued at $S.,00(1, OOOi They are in n strong iron ehost and ar SQarded by eight sentinels day and night. A atadOtn ot t iliamomls ol various vmh has in UMnuddu the Koh-i-noor, alone rained at 000. Then is also a collar of 108 diamonds, in the center of which is au emerald, said to be the purest ami must DOMtifttl known. A second diadem is a blending of diamonds and emeralds. In the center is the large Kaudavassy dia lnond, valued at .?tX,000. It would be rated at a higher ana only (or a alutht defect. These, ami many other jewels of the kind, belong to tlie Kuglisb crown, A portion is used by the .'riuccBs of Wales ou special occasions; the others are reserved for thu IJueeu, The Kauda raeav was formerlv the eve of a one-eved Hin dooueity, ami has beU only lately added to the t-oiiectinn. 1 lie trench ( onuniaaton are cm ntructing a strong rofim for the Stato jewels, According to the Journal tit DtbuU, it is about l'J feet deep ami 10 feet or 1 1 feet sijuare. The sides of the pit are thickly cemented, ami it lias a double iron Door, with pius, by means of wined it can lie II let. m case ot lire. 1 hi jewels will be exhibited in a blazed case eautiful workmanship, a casket worthy of tha gems ; thia will ha let down into the space Below immediately the Exhibition doora tire i' 1. and niviTi'il with a h.-:tvv iron tran door. Upon which two especial guardians will place uictr camp oeus. M iwriTrrK run Sun:, 1 lie new comivosi Uofl proposed by Mr. J. A, Ditch, of Hastings, Kuglaud, consista in mixing the various raateri als, or their chemical eqmvatenta, in the pro. ortiona or near thereto, aa hereinafter men turned, for the uuruose uf nrovidin. when ai yylietl as a coating to any convenient and auita hie suImUiico. a aubstituto for slate for buiblins, writing ami other purpoaea. The mixturea and prt)ortions for coating aubatancea for exterior work are One quart of tnethylatad apirit or iu muraHei , lt. gum shellac, l in. Hour ni em cry. tor coating sulutaticea to serve aa writing alatea, add powtierod glaaa, rottan atone, or pumice iuuie, t.gether with lamp mactf or rans gr??n sufficient to give the deairad shads of odor. Other powdered aubatancea, euch as chalk, brick, slate or stone, may Ie used for the purpose of giving a body or abrading sur face to Uib composition. A convenient way of making writing alatea U to coat millboard with the new compoaition, frame the board, and mount it on an eaael so arranged that it can be loaed and shut up when not in use. PLEMENT TO "THE INNOCENTS." "Oh, dear me enx" said Mrs. Dascom, impa tiently. "1 never did see such work as I do have ITY'.., Everything has gone wrong, and now that kettle of tallow has boiled over!" Mam you got out o' the foot o' tho bed tins uionnni' " imuxl ,, - Out - . I sounded as much like a cricket s .is nl,vil,V., Mrs. Uiscom lifted the heavv kettlc'froni the stove, and then turned around wearily, to see standing in the pleasant May sunshine that beamed across the shining, yellow painted Hoar, through the open doorway, a little, old, aid woman, in a .pieer-looking dress, very short in the waist and very short iu the skirt, with a fanny little calico sim-boimet on her head, and with her knitting work in her hand. 1 wouldut fret of I was vou," she went on, i advancing toward .Mrs. I Uscom, who stood 1 toSlAfZn"M l ,o , . . T A"" "'' ; want it some time: there s no know n'. leach- inn Mrs. llaseom's sl , .l, u, ,11 ' hand, saving: -Shake hand, and I aim , ., . welcome to the neighborhood. I'm Til.lv lis- ..... .1 1 IT... I . : , .. l ,MXH. : nanus, ao, ,,,v.. v., ,. ...... ih-j ihlso.iuu 13 I'H'KV UreSSCr. Allll niev can in the rm cents. We I,,.- .l..un here bv the hriiL-e. at tha f..t ..' ri,.. i.iii ;., . mue nix none, i bterd B, 1 hcord vestordav that v.,,,',. muvcju in, nil i thought 1 d mat drnn in an toll . 1 WAS to ht'V 11 nt'L'lllii.r. lir.tn.rKr my Itnittin', beoanae I've no time to waoto, hut et yor btuy ami don t want mo here, I'll go atraiylit hack 1mm, ami take no oil'enei. ami come again some other tlay. 1 holievt: in t;lliu; the truth an' hoin blunt, so tr nhame fatUer o hes: that amy way.' l on are not lioiiu' u.nU' now. bv nnv 1 means," said Mrs. Daaootn lilvaaantly, moving a low nicking chair to her favorite window near which a lilac tree laden with purple buds looked in, nodding a welcome to the new mis- iress oi me emery kitchen, "lam very glad to see you. Vou seem to be a very old perooii to walk so far." Yes, bless the Lord. 1 shall be ninety if 1 live till next fourth o' July day. And how it happens that I've lived so' long, is I've saved my breath. I never fret, scold, or talk aoaodaJ toll au' it's a gre.it savin'. Kvery person that's born has jest so much breath given to 'em, au' jest so many words set down agin their names, an' they kin bo 'stravagaut or savin' on em, jest as they are a min.l to. lien 1 heard on a talkin to yersell as 1 come in jatt now, thought thThaiis m'd never been! on it. There's a good many folks that never did till I told 'cm. I'nit it's in the Bible I I've read it there myself; not in jest the words 1 Ml it, but 1 give the aense on t. lea, 1 iu old. I alius saul 1 slid outlive all the Whipples. I was o Whipple, an' ef I don't get talked out, I guess I shall live arter everyliody else is dead, an' then keep tavern. 1 alius wantcil tti kfoii tavern. es. 1 ho oiil' about hero. I was born at the poor-farm in this town, and though I went out to work hither and thither, 1 alius made it my home mere mi i was married, iney call the hip pies 'real estate.' I'll tell you how it was. " Vt nen I was a gal, I Had the real siiiall-i". an' lived through it, an' got well, an' never had a sick day Beuse. An when 1 was atout forty year old, 'Sipiiro Talmadge's wife went oil visum au come hack, an lining the small-pox with her, and they they waa all down with it tr once. I heurd aWut it, and li- - they ouldn't ! nobody to (take care nn m so I jest wont up there, on went in, au went ter nrk. Mi did well. 1 hey all said 1 waved their lives. An' nrter they'd got wi ll, I kept stayiu', workiu' round. One day the Squire had a raisin , 10 raise Ins new liarn, ami every body come, and there was a man from the next town who'd ln-eii on his town alius, au' he talked to me, an' I minded my manners, an' lie U . l l me 1. 1 marry him. I told him ti over an' see about it the next day. I told the Siiuire on't, an' he Haul, 'He don't know much. toes ne: Mc knows tjnmi-h to eat iimiLjinuts and cheese,' says I, 'an' that's enough for me "Hiekv Oome OvO! the next day. I im iulter well's kin W 1 had a new calico dress that the old Squire's wife gave mo; it wns a good deal lighter colored than white, an' 'twosagiMtd deal too short for me. So I cut a niceo oil the Iwittom and sewed it on to the top, an' 1 waa doin that wneu lie come, tie asked me again to marry him, au' the Squire said we never could do wus, either on us. Tho Squire, be married us, au' I wore my new dress, but 1 couldn't see's 'twas a bit longer'n 'twos before I tixed it. Tho old Squire said Pd did well for his folks when 1 bail the chance, and now that he'd the chance he'd do well by me. So ho give me a life lease of the rtjd house ami the garden potj a cow out an' out, and a right to poster her in his lot summers au' keep her iu his barn win ters. We hod cake at the weddin' ami cracked nutmegs tho Squire erackud them himself, an' put the etieats in one basket an' the shells in nother. 1 hail a good settiu' out, I tell ye. I had two dozen linen pocket handkerchiefs made out o' 1.1 1 k bumlerbine- au' we had cake, an' everybody came an' brought things for us to keep house with. "As I was a-sayin', they alius called the Whipplci real estate liecauatj they In-longed to the town, an' stayed as elus as the land did. Dicky was born on the town's well's I, au' we didn't either of us used to take care of our aelves, but sense we've been married we've took care o' one 'nother, an' we've got along well. We do all the good we can. I advise folks to save their breath, an' Dicky advise folki to git married, an' the minister himself ays we're as usaful a couple aa there is in town. "1 am sure I thank yon kindly," said Mra. Oaecom, when, after an early tea, her droll lit tle old visitor was taking her degtarture, with a pat of butter, a bit of meat, and sundry little lu miles for the comfort of herself ami I'icky. "1 shall trv and be a iroo.1 neijihbor to pay you for teat hm.! me to save my breath. Vou must coma and see me often, and bring Uicky with yon." The little old Uxly never accepted the invite tion but once. Then she came to say Ditty waa sick, and that ahe believed he waa going to heaven; that she hope her stock of breath waa about used unto she could iro with him any way she meant to use it up. She teJkeel without THE WEST SHORE cessation for a night and a day. Dicky dies, and when she wae told of it her arms and head jell simultaneously, and a few hours later the littlo old couple lay side bv side in file bit of a parlor, scantily though tidilv furnished, clothed in the habihnienta of the dead, awaiting the funeral rites, which were attended by all the kind-hearted country folk, whose onerous charge they had so long been. They wore biiri.d in one grave, under the lilac, in' the "garden pot." The tiny red house fell to llccav. and nOW a lierfcct thicket of r...,. 111.... A.UU. and flowering almonds marks the restioc plane of "The Innoeenta" Amnl K Kwla SUNDRY RECIPES, For Sr.vn, iiimi Lara, .TJeeoM teaspoon. M" ''"!l "I iKul.ug stare , 111 improve the Mtfitdu and .IcaeT t k- , I . , i. T" . .1 1 U K M A I'll: mow Batumi OVU. "V vdges o, both crusls; press tigbtl; . ., . . . 7- i .(.-"' ",lIlt'r; ,ork ""l ' tlirwiSh tho HlttKT t Tllst tO allow tllO tcllll to .WAlw. " 1 1 ! 1 . i 1 1 i i u.MU lit- 1 ikeo! t-oo.1 nl.-,.li..l one-half pint, quarter of an OQQoe pulveriml resin, the same of gum shellac; after this has " one-nan i-int oi inisci-.t ,ni: shake well. Sovi Baooi, Half a eup ,.f butter and stir I in a wMaapoawiu at flonr Mid one pint? of Mllng j Wnter, nearly one oujifiil of Minar, two BniHinltiU gn- vinegar, 8iioe to taste, I t'oin I'wKlB.- Two eggt, two eui.fula Iwbita raoar. ooa taDf n buttaT , f ,1 w..r ...ill t.- ...f..i. one teasii.tonful b.m1ii, one-half nutuu-i!. IMiKssiS,, ivr t'oi.n Si.aw. To the well- beaten yolk of one egg add n little milk, two or three tablespooufuls of vinegar, a small piece of ouiier; iur It over the lire until it conies to a boil. rMKli I'.vKKs. Throe and n half cups of su gar, tour eggs, ion laiiiesjHHiiiinis melted lard, ouo largo nutmeg, one tearoonful salt, om quart good sour milk, one toaspoonful saloratus mix stilt' as bread. Siikiim as Sri". a Mr.it OOMM BniAD. Tliret cups corn meal, two of wheat Hour, two of sweet milk, one of sour milk, half cup micar, one teaspoonful strtU; steam three hour, then bake in an oven until brown. 1 oi .ro I'ik. I mil or wash common or sweet potatoes and strain thnnigh a line sieve; to each pint add one and a Hall piuU oi milk, n little melted butter, two eggs, salt, nuttUM to the ste; bake in one cnint, like eustanl pie. Coun-Staiu'II I'r rvs. Kour eccs Waten smia. rately; ouo cup of sugar; one cup of corn-starch; one-nan eup H nutler; one teospo.iulul nt lonion in the butter and sugar; two teaspooufuls of iMhing pokier mixeu in too corn-stan h. Nr.w Way or Cookivu Oystriis. Tak mashed potatoes, mix a canful of oysters with me poiaioes, and witlia knile out the mass ui: tine; add one-half DOttttd of powdered crackers-, iu nil with natter, pepper and MIL MM moisten the whole with oyster juice; take little pats of this, roll them into MwuOftd cracker crumb and fry till brown in butter, and the result when served warm is deliei Bran Buf.au. Thia is a capital rviw, for me urwin aeepa troan i"r a lug tum'. ami vary easily mk: Two and a half ninds brown Hoar, i e., the wheat is ground, no bran owing t .1.1 ii nut, quarter ouiid white tlonr, half ounce sotla, four U'asiHM.nfuU tartaric acid, a lump of ammonia the tjaa of a nut, one ami a half piuts of milk and Water, or pure water. To he liakud in a tin, Fon Preparing l.um to Kiip Tntouui SiMMKlt. Tonne gallon of lar.l put one ounce of sal soda, dissolved in a gill of water. Do not till vour kettle mora than half full, fur it will foam and erhapH Ih.i1 over. No othur Water is required than what the soda is dis solved in. When it is done it is very clear, uml will keep two years. Strain through a coarse cloth and set away. Kuril Stains. - To remove fruit stains, lot the potted part of the cloth imbibe a little water, without dipping it, and hold the part over urn or uirce iigntt-d iTimstotie matches at a proper distance. I im sulphurous gas w hich is discharged soon causes the tqints to disaiqicar, Or all bright -colored fruit stains can Fw to movud by scaliliug in clear lhiiliug wat r, lie fore any soap is applied. Ukkao Chvmii IVntUMi, Make a quantity of bread crumbs by rubbing the crumb of a stale loaf through a tine wire sieve; put a pint of milk ami one mill. i 1 1 , - li butUi si l - a tain-s pan nn the lire, with sugar to taste, and the thinnmlnfa leiimu, cut, if ixissible. piece; whan the milk I - throw bread crumbs nito it until a thick porridge u obtaiuetl; turn it out into a basin; w In n cold remove tho lemon rind, and stir iu one by one tho yolks of four ggs, mix well, then stir in the wlutua of two eggs Iraateu up to a still froth, and a small quantity of candied citron pat cut very thin. Have a plain mold, Imttered and hreadcnimtcd vary carefully all over, our the composition into it, and bake it about ball au hour. Serve cob), with a compote of any f nut around it. To R ihk I to an felir. Mince some of th meal very line, season well, have a layer of mashed rotatoea alrout an inch thick in a dish; spread over it a thick layer nf meat and mvor it with another layer of potatoes; with a knife form squares on your Mtatoei, spread a little butter over it and brnwu nicely; also, cut some inset in inrh siiiiare pieces, take ..trout half much raw potatoes, cut the same size ami one onion cut small; put iu a sauceaii with aoma of the beef gravy, and waU-r enough to covor it, a little salt; cover tightly, and when it r.imes t a boil set it where it will simmer until the gravy ia reduced to quite one-haJf, then add black ieiiier and a little rurrv j-'wder and a tea jroonful of flour; serve in thia way, or you can line me Bl-iea m a pic oiau, -. in ' mwm, etc., cover with a nice paste aud Uke. I. ii' SAI.vK.-Oil of sweet almomls, eight ounces ; white wa, three ounces ; spermaceti, three ouncea; rhodium, fifty drnps, ami white augar candy forms au ciccllent lip salv. WINDOW HKl'OKATlOXS, Jany jwrsons havo an admiration for trans- parwut shades, and some of these are so lovely that one can scarcely wonder at this ute. To such we would say -you cannot do WtWr thar to ohtain what is called arehitecta or artists' tracing cloth, which is a aWa trn.,.u..,..f eloth. prtKlm ingthat melhtw light aan through ihe white ground glass lamp shades, Ami upon it to transi. r some of the exquisite designs in Djaphanio ami Vitreaasania work. These are of all varieties, from the Media val and KenAisaance point,!, with its gorgeously. robed knights, lausqiiouets. musicians, saiuta ami niadonnaa, to the lovely landscapes and Oriental groupa or domestic scones of our own miHlorn timea. For many windows, shades of this description impart a wonderfully imposing effaol For .bill, oheorieea apartmente, we should ibonriy reoom mend this variety of window covering, as it imparts a rich, bright glow to an otherwise gloomy room. And what, t.. can lw inorv beautiful than the blue-wlnte tints ,.f the Swiss Hl'l.lMH ith th,-e ' fluted rulHee, or the soft, rich, yellowish-white Notttughain laco hangings, wiih lanibnquins of feathery ferns ami gorgeous autumn leaves ! At regarda SWIM musbn. the coarser the lrv . tore the more abeer and light the appearance, and they Are equally easy to "do up. Pur persons of limited means, the Tycoon reps, which may M pun-hased At N eenta a yam, OT less, an- nally very valuable. This material comes iu rich colors' and many really beautiful patterns, some of which present a truly Oriental character iu design, richness of fior. linn general soil warmtli nl apK'arunee. When carefully nresorvfd. antiinm Im fttlord a most chariiiinii cmUdlishnient I'm- PUrtalni of white Swi-ts. and will Dontlnna fri.Mt. and bright for a whole season. They ean be lastened on with gum Arabic, A tasteful cornice for such curtains is made of nieooe of slender tree branches, oruiiinented with the delicate little IpniM twin, fomiOB tho most exquisite liothie designs imaginable, and w hich, from tho lloor, appear like some old and curious workmanship of media) vaj times coinplieated in form ami rich in color as somo wonderful mosaic. All that is required to make these cornices is an abundance of small pins, by Which the numerous littlo arches ami 'mints an' fastened together. A coat of shellac varnish gives a line tiuish to this work, and delicate fern fronds with tiny sprays .if prcaaed autumn leaves, arranged as vines over them, add to the Artistiu etl'ect. Btttfkl iiwi, How in WlM Him. "Klua," said a fond mot her toherotfspring, recently, as that olNpring wae abonl going forth In tow of a young man who worship tho very sidewalk she walks upon, "go to tho bread'box ami eat a good big crust of bread bafon you go out." "Why, maw," replied the blushing girl, "I don't feel the least bit hungry. We've only just hail tea." "I know it, but you will I hungry before I get Imk, ami when Adolphus uke you into a restaurant you'll rat ice cream, uml s ge cake, and ham sandwiches, ami oysters enough to aearo him out of a year's growth. Vou silly girls don't think ot" this, but wo oxporieiieed women do. I was once young and giddy myself, and but for 60 cents' w orth of maccarooiis a cake (or w hich I have ever since entertained the must profound contempt yur paw would have haan a Con- grcssuiaii with an a.pubnu nose and Hyperion's curls, Ueware how ynu sit dnwn on llio bud. hue Ihiine of t'linid. Of cmirsc Adolnhns will siHiid the money you save him on billiards and tilings; but that makes no dillereiice. When he asks you to go in ami hue snuiu oysters. even a yon are hungry, don't. Say you do not approve of girls wasting the money Ol their fu ture huauanaaoa tnibs, when it might Iwap plied towards furinhiug a hoiino. Point out that for the price of au oyster itew you might purchase a couple of towels, now that toweling is so annapi and that a Saddle ft 00k roast is the equivalent of a silver fori- plated, of course, but not easily distinguished from solid silver ore glass sugar bon I. This always takes the young men; it sets tho in to thinking of housekeeping and matrimony it makes them believe you am the Inoarnation of econoaiy, ami would maki au excellent wife; and so they often say things Which rive you a bold over them, ami areeiroet ive In lore a jury.'' Klia treasured up those sagacious counsels, and acted iipm them with such earnestness uml effect that when she came homo she w as an engaged w oman. I'm sis Tin- planet Traiius is now very favorably situated for observation, though, except with a powerful tatlaeVOpe, there is very little to observe. It is at present easily de tected by the naked eye on a dark night, being tho tasUiru of two faint stars, which lie alrout 11 northeast of the bright star Ib-gulus. T the tolaaoopa it pnaanti a pale bluish diK, alxmt one-fourth as large as that of Saturn, without markings or sNts of any kind. Tele OOpen less than eight inches in diameter would have no chance to show any of ita satellites. With instruments nf nine to ID inches aperture, a fairly good eye can, under favorable circum stances, eeu the two outer ones, Dlsnron and Titania, though, .. make measuremeiita of their position, would i. inure a still larger ajierture. The two inner satellites, Ariel and I'mhnel, are Is-yond the reach of till but the most (foWnrfill teloscoM.-. Kven With the great W'ashillgtoii J-piaUirial they cannot always he soeii, I'oai Taii nu Klrhii Win' n na. Mr. V. I. i 'urtis informs the New York TrAunt nf what he considers the licit application for any and all flesh cuts and raw sorea. It is gas coal-tar, which may I bail at any gas works w hen gas ia mails from coal. A barrel of it, coating w, has Iw-en in ust at the Kirby HniiieaUiad fur ten years and is not half gone yet. oal tar, wheii applied ti a ttcsh-eut, abuts out the air and thus stops the smarting ; it will also keep on uie nica ; it " ' ' ini;, biiii it ia anil septic, that is, cleansing, and will prevent the growth of prouddeah. It ia the cheaeit, most healing and best application we hava ever used. I have teatasl this remedy for several years on all sorts of c-uta and sores with the most gratify ing aud successful results H waa an aspen inent at first, but now it is a nsceaaity.