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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (March 1, 1879)
76 THE WEST SHORE. March, 1879. ADVENTURES OK A STRAY KITTEN Th day wax rwld and dreary. The treet wan all ban, not even an oak deal lingered to whisper of Indian rammer dayi yet to come Mom the tinal setting in of winter. A delicate litUe gray kitty, worn to a iliadow from hangar, iU little feat tired ami oold, ita little heart aching fur ayinpathy, walked feebly along -not at all after the merry kitten fashion It need to have in former dayi, when every two etept it would stop to play with ita own tail. Ah, no ! thoat days wan over now ; ita muter and miatnaa wan Imth dead, and it wu turnod oat iato Um cold world; ita mother had liven a oat of great beauty ; bat, alat for our lit lie one, be had gooe to that land whan there ia no .ore aalTeriug for . t. no more dogs, no cruel buya to torment or molest Kitty waa willing to earn her own living, to 1 . . . . mm au nonet, penny ny catching mice, or even rata, if aha wan bid; but it really aeemed aa if wan was so plaoe 00 earth for her, rata and tee wan aearoe, and bar chance, fur domestic happiness, or even a bare eobeurtrm e, wen very mail Jnat aa our little waif wa giving up in da -r ., mi, ).,., a uiue coiiage, ami, thinking whept ben the might find tome Ornab o7 comfort, the tottered up to the d,ir, giving "ew a hard laced woman opened the door, and, aeeing only a kitten in mi u Tuiuir ene expected, said roughly, "(Jo away!" aulnruiig bar words with a cruel kick; then a little girl ran out, seised the poor little thing, tooted it over the feme and left it It did aeeui then at though our kitten's heart would bnak. every man a Kami and child's too wae agauiat her; the waa too tired to move, and eat aUI bmltilol up in a heap n the ground; m-.i me nent came ami packed at her, and aotne well fed. overbearing , ,mU w , n the nrighlirhil ,une to. I rr,l I.-. 1,11.1. .. thought then a at mm kindneaa Icit 111 the al Utter lean the thed maul, lyua an..w kittent can t cry miuidci and h ... umgeu i. one purr l lrM, fnm ear um nioUier Alter a abiie kitty thought in. wouM nuke n. mure struggle for life; to with great dill, cuii) en, golapoo her feet and tried Ui drag noreell alone. i..,ii, ,,.rv . u 1 7 ft Kb. juet aaceeeded m reaching the - , m. oo.mg tipiare lo.ute. vith a nice )ar,i in mini. an. I a garden itretching ..ut .1 ,,,. utterly -.erlna. .. t, ww I oof little thing' mutt the die afUr all "at jutt IhetL aa g,..l i,tun. woaM have it, , j. -not. iac waa twannng all over with -. murt, ,... ue il.nl "Wl,. .. . I 1 ki n v. you l I Mm mu. ml0r. "Why, ah. S I tldfcJfc ""a,"" 1W tig bow ih. mutt hav,.u(Tei' Run Salli. r Urtgh d Uirgh. tb. g . (rrWul hill, LTlCtaSbS! as 3E Meaogoou 11) luuk bttb the hre - - be., aareaad L. U 1 ..1 E3 "w . . ma.i ii,.r night bitloa Marred bar kaadett ha,..,,- 1 aata ta a weak bad eeo.o ,... -' C 'uad a laatiug Una, and JjMasjf baaaUl.T children, and U?Z ,7"' ' - w aiiv. noa, lot e. . ..... k. m. nmtrary. T MiTa.ll0UTa KuTlU -The Metro OavaW Had way SSjftl . MeJ lb. ,Ttre, t f. th. fiSrisS B ffi K MOUNTAIN MAXINO HOW THE ALPS KEMKI) OKOLOOICAL I'llKoKY. Prof, .ludd, of the Royal School of Mines, I,ondon, gave recently an interesting explana tion f the formation of the Swias Alps. The retulU of geological oliwrvations, he said, show that four ttaoct can Ik, r, , ii the liih.rc of these Alps. First, the existence of a line of weakness in the earth's crust nearly coincident with the line of the present mountains. This is evidenced by the fact that along this line of weakness there were volcanic outbursts, the re mit of Irhtpr. pan ,li I... .......... Ouil. -- " ... trv ii,... 11. iii.,lul, then followed along this line of weakness a de pression, and in this huge "trough" of miles in extent there accumulated sands, limestones, ana clays ny various tonns of water agencies, and by animals living in the waters. Thirdly, there followed tho consolidation of these soft and In. it materia here ia ... .,1 n,.,i the accumulation was of from nix to seven miles in thickness, anil tho mere weight of the siicr incumbent material on tho lower strata would have a share in effecting consolidation. Hut thia waa not all. ITtoIap tin. ,..i - ' - - wveruia In.. I 1 , 6 IRRIGATION IN INDIA. In the time of the Patriarchs, various contri vances for watering the earth were resorted to which had the effect of rendering fertile many spots that would otherwise have remained bar ren and desolate. Western nations have gradually modified their irrigating apparatuses, but, amomr the Orientals the very people among whom this artificial wateriniz oriirinated but varv lif.fl. progress has been made in the form of their water wheels and irrigating wells since the davt of Abraham. The process of which we oresent an enorav. - K o ing on this page is in great use in India, and it the machine which Archimedes invented while in Egypt It is a cylinder, which is made to revolve on its axis by bullocks or asses yoked to a handle that is connected with the cylinder. Amiliwl thla i'vIiiiiIiu- iu tn ;l.wl an;Hll the lower end of which is immersed in water; neai oao ion 10 crystallization from fusion. lne 'wer end ot which is immersed in water There was, too, the crtuhing in from the sides aml as 80lin as tlle bullocks commence to walk an east indian UUUOATlKa apparatus. I the tmuch. Thia lllltawataa...! 1... ta 11 f the S,r ... . b S2 "2 SSTC' "" uy",.of mmh ooioni , crumpling resulted, with ntffa, f i-rt. of the aSaT r 'urthlv. there hai , . thia into iu preeent form, which t... l ( raina and fnaile s..,.,., ., .1. . the di-integrateil matenal re.ulting from'the MtaJ th. water, either aa ice in glaciere or asrain ad stnaama Th. amount ol m.u.rial rem.,ve,l ,n th,. was ao rtup.nd.ni, that it was 2LC2Si!! Th. , . . . .our. it tllll Hna ,, Thu fourth ,... ... .1 . . . e " ouiie liicnt , it.. peaking grad.-gTcally; but the whole LiS .avolvj.lapre of Um. which at the uSSZ cenury ,.lo,,phen wouhl no, Uve uire.1 IBM Ulire ai ataata k..l l t" them. " Wm I'll .Ti 1! Hr,l..ei.L:.. -tt . ai- jdBmTiJssfH nraoiaat I aii 10 1 . . nM 57Vr '.M3foet, or 7.6S mil.. Iftam. .... k. iv mji iii ta.irit . . 1 K i. . 1 .... the water is raised, bend by bend, until it over- Hows at the top. Iron OALVANUura Furnace. In galvanis ing iron the main point toenaure uniform coat ing of sine ia the maintenance of a thin bath of metal Unfortunately the nno absorbs iron, thickens, and as tho temneratnre natt he ran- idly raised, when it does 10 thia absorption goes "-"ing until the metal is unfit for further use. This is aoura.vat.,1 i. i,. i.. th 0 . . j .. u ... u meiie.1 in cart or wrought-iron veatels heated from below. Iron say. that in order to avoid the disadvantages of iron veeaela, and yet retain ample working apace above the surface of the metal, F. A. Thum, of Laobeeh, (lermany, has conatrncted a furnaoe resembling somewhat a reverlwratory furnace. It baa a fireplace and a chimney at each end, the part of tho hearth connoting th. two being arched over. The rest J wcUngnlar hearth ii perfectly open aix.ve, eo that tho heat-conducting power of the metal 1. relied upon to keep it at the proper emretnr. in that part of the hearth The alalia of fresh zine . Ua 1 j .a. l "mmU'"Jt",e "th the hot ends. Tbo iUy JZ .' "w naa o be very strong, in or der to urevent .... . .1 , "ueuie eo we arcuiua over th. ends of the hearth