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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 1, 1879)
August, 1879. THE WEST SHORE. 337 TRIBUTE TO RUUAL LIKK. At a Fourth of July celebration in Conuooti eut the Governor of the State, Hon. 0. B, rewa, delivered an oration in which occurred these paragraph!: Kural life ihould be foitered and cultivated, because it teodi to promote that love of one'a uountry. I mean onuntry in the broader, grauder aenao of nationality, which in it de velopment oonatitutea patriotiiin. Whatever attaches the individual to hit native toil strengthens the nation. All our greatest men have cherished with the tendereat acntimeuta h memory of their birthplace. Daniel V ab ater - -you ail remember with what lllial, reverent ami patriotiu duty ho made thoae annual pilfjrunagea to the epot whore he waa born; how all hie tastes and recreations announced the tame type of character. Ilia love of agricul ture, uf aporta in the open air, of the outward world in starlight and atortn, the aea and houud leu wilderness parti v a reaultof the inlluencoa of the lirat 14 year of hia life, partly the return of an unaophiatioatcd and healthful nature, tiring, for a apace, of the idle buaineaa of politi cal life it distinctions, ita artiticialitiea to employments, to aenaationa which interoat with out agitating the universal raoe alike (in which oue lee la himself only a man, faahioned trntn the earth, aet to till it, appointed to return to it); and all thia diaplayed a mau whom the most varioua intercourse with the world left, aa he waa at drat, natural, aimple, manly, genial, kind. Washington with what eagerness he ever returned to his delightful home at Mount Vornon, from the can of atate. Jefferson, at Monticello. John Itandolph- how he ohided his man beoauae he hal cut nfT from a large oak tree that atood near hia houae the branch which in storm seemed likely to break in a window. "Why didn't you move the houae?" waa hia indignant eiolaination. And the liat might be extended indefinitely. There seems to be something in the hills, in the landeoape, in the rocki, in the waving treea, in the running shadows, and iu the sparkling brooka which kindlea and keeps bright that love of home and country, which 110 tunc nor distance can quonoh. Mow can there lie any thing like thia in a city? liural life, too, commenda itaelf for its health fulnras. The pure air, the freah breezes of the country literally bring healing on their wings. And then the lieauty of rnraflife and scenery! I might spend sn hour dwelling on this. And then its profitableness! All thess I must iaaa at thia time. I hail it aa a moat snoouraging sign that at present not only do w And individuals who nave acquired wealth ami eminence in the more crowded walks of lifs returning to honor and beautify the homes which, dear to them in lnl.lt I . grow desrer in middle life with each passing year; but that there eiiata a etrong and increasing sentiment in favor of organized work for the earns uross. Such individuals and organ nations might widen their scope, so aa to cherish and perpetu ate the memory of loos svrala and tradition?; to preserve mementoes of historic and antiqua rian interest; while they might serve also to encourage Intsllsclosl, aa well as physical im prorsment and progress. Organisations (or each purpose have been formed sod sr in sue cassia! operation In oar SUle. In developing s pmper nublio spirit, in directing sn 1 stimulet ing 111 aim of socisl life, and in uniting a people in a common purpose for the common good their beneficent office would ssem slmoat without limit. But my purpose will not be fully accompliehsd ualaas I can inspire within yosj something mora than a lov (or sar village improvement or rural improvement in the limited aa the word arains to oar. I srfS you not to forget three. I orgs you still more to go somewhat farther, ami lake in all agriculture. Tea.. h all men that 1 the filling of the esete. It, nl,rt. ;t the first of human amplnyuieuts. Do somsthing to drive out the idea, now altogether too prevaleut, that the cultivation of the and is dis reputable. Msks all man to kuow that "they are faahioned from the earth, that they ara sst to till it, snd thst they are appoined to return to it" Ami let this teaching go on till, in very truth, "The hills. Hock rlhhcd sad ss the sun; the islaa. Smithing In ,,. . 1 . 1 1 . 1 1 ..-. hetwaen; Ths venershls wis.ls; rivers thai mots In nudeett, anil the rsimplslnliif hrooks. Tlial niake His meadows sreen; and uotired round all 'I. I Ocean's som and liietam-hnly waste" shsll lie "But the solemn dectiratlnos sll til the irreal 'fume' uf man." A lam run 1'Aiis.STH. A iirotty little story in Borasi reminds us of s hstiit which srents have, which is ths csuse of msiiy a bitter uuig to the hearts of their little ones. A little live-year-old asked her mamma to let her run across the wsy to visit s playmate. As she aaw a re fusal in her mamiua'a face, she put her little rosnhud lips up for s kiss, and said: "I'lsasu don't -ay 110; Mini i minulr 4M," Ob. the wisdom contained in those simple words ! How POWWOW it is, when s little one ssks a (avor which to us seems but a trille, but to their vision is s mstter of great moment, to thought lesaly, hsstily, snsp out a "No!" Nor could we, do I we pause t.. inquire of ourselves '.., we refused, give a satisfai'tory reason. It has lie coins a habit, perils), to deny their wishes, until it must seem to them thst we take delight in thwarting their innocent requests. Ths lit tie girl desires to go slid see s plsymsts, ths h" wsnts to go into ths woods lor s holi. day. There is no imssilde objection tn either, but the hasty "No ! ' risee to the Iim; the child, hurt, and smarting under a sens of injustice, "teases" or else goes swsy in sullen silence. The psrent feels thst hs or shs has been ! hsaty, hut believes it lieuoath their dignity t. retract now. Heaidos, "What right has s child to iersist, when they sre told no ?" Is the mice tinn thst comes uppermost. So ths child is robbed of s pleasure, the parrot ia wounded at ita lack of dutiful feeling, all of whioh might lie avoided, if parents would only I I the little mentor's counsel - "I 'lease think s minute srsf '" LvTsWMaVn til KiiisoMv. The In Isilie who sre county scIumiI suierintendents In till nois have managed the financial iart uf their buaineaa partioulsrly well. Not one cent of the large sums over which they have hsd super vision hss been lost, either through dishonest) or ignorance of husineas. In many of the court' ties the si hool lliisiu e were in s state of otm fusion when the ladies cams into oOlee. They hsvs straightsnsd everything, and put all school afTsirs on the moat prosierons Isssis. Several of these lady superintendents regularly hold meetings of their school officers sod talk sls.iil school work, with very ussful result. These superintendents have slso succeeded eioellenlly in the legal part of their wierk, ia school visits tuui, snd in influent-tog and in, tin ling teachers. Kvau those mate educators who oppttsad the Isw mskiug witiuru eligible to this office, now pronounce their work a success, alter the live years' sipertsaes. - Nnr fori Tnlm. To HsKbl mi Mais. The eooslaat uss of the fingers in practicing the violin, piano and guitar, or kindred instruments, frequently be coma very tender and sore. The ski assy b hardened by applyiag s strong solution of alum l water, or lbs tincture of whit oak bark, A still t letter lotion woM hs s solution of laaaie said. Any drag stars osn furnish the srid, which should Iss dissolved la wslar A rot so lady of New Kami. Id. Cosja., last year rna.lt three quarters of s loci uf batter and disposed of It herself 'WmsiII Gassfe. Thunder, what aa eatrr ' Bmtm " fTT W Kim rest, go n ths forest. Always soms hitch about it A harness. A am hssil is no mora an evidence of brains thsn a iaper collar is of a shirt A iiunthv girl, getting off a tram at Op May, waa asked if she might lis helped to slight, and aha replied that ahs did not amok. A man asked Mr. I'ittfur s certain plana, "I should have thought," aaid ths minister, "thst s sine. 11, ,. would hsvs suited you Utter " I rue, aaid ths applicant, "hut if yon give me the place 1 will make it a sinecure. Kvanv man ia ths architect uf hia own for tuns, and it needs but a g lanes to convlnea lbs meat skeptical that soms men don't know aa muoh about architecture aa a hen doss about artificial immltation. An old-faah ioiied minister paaeiug s fashion able church, not long sgo, on which a nsw spire waa going up, was asked how much higher it was to ha. " Not muoh, " lis answered ; " thst congregation don't uwu much higher ia that di rection. " An African lion hunter contributa the (al lowing How to catch lions Ths dsaarl I e..-.l of sand snd liana. Take a aisvs and sift the deaert. The linns wlU remain These viiii pis., in a bag, whieh yon .any with you fur the pur p.-se A leWMtl nwspnr re la Us that when a I-1 n. h man, who fell overlsnard from the steamer which took til t 'obdea t'lub back from Uresav wich, was re., ned and relumed to ths dsck, ths first thing he courteously said was thst hs hoped he hail not keirl the steamer waiting. A ilsriNii bny was oat ia lha back yard pounding 1 hi a tin pan. The lather , erne n, tne.1 end sullen, sml belag disturbed by Uss noise, 1 1 ie.l out " VV'hal Is tamed loos la the back yard, a wild annuel t " Ths little fellow replied: "Vela, Hm. it's a pan thir. " K'Ninii UAsrrsa Mow dare you tall ma esjsb a he, sn 1 will give yoa a sounder thrashing than you have ever had in yonr Ilia. Hay 1 I did not tall you a Iks, sir, Hehnolasastsr H list do you call It, than ? liny Daly a lalminatlag enlargement of elongatesl varaatty, sir, K apes his Ihrashiag. " I:, e, did you sver stop lo think," asid a grower reeautly, ss ha measured oat hall a peck of atsliBM, "that these potatoes ooateun auger, water and stai. h ' "Nan, I didst," MM ths bay, "but I heard mother say that yoa put paa anil Leans la your ontTe. and ahunt a plat of water la every quart of sntlk yoa aaid," I he sn hp., 1 of natural philosophy was dmtped right lit sre. A noon soiorsd saaa ihsss said la a 4as assai iagi " lii. ihran, when I was a bay I Isssk a hatehet sad went lata the ..-.Is When I found a tree thai was straight, big aad solid, I didn't ton. I. that tree, hut whs I found ana leaning a little aad hidlow inside, I jsaaa bad him down Ho, w hen ths oabtl gul after lints lisas, ha don t It each lUea data straight aad if 11. . bat data dat lean a little aad are aatlsra insifla." I asnw, also, a young lady who, so drat at tempting housekeeping, undertook ta rtaasi a pair of 1 hi ken, sttaadlag lo their elsaaieg suit singeing herself. They ssms to las taaaa s beautiful, delicate browa, aad ah loaned proudly st bar haaletsvl, eipeeting ass assav mendation Hs waited, however, Is test the foala belters praising lha oaoktag, sad It was as well that he did ao,1ur at the first eat he saaate earns wsai living all wear the taata Mat seed forgtftlaa lo lake oal ths swopa, s fast, aad sot known that chtekeas had srspa lse.ii 1 si a f'taur run bsme. fWtaa glae ia . -Id water aad melt II la the water hath Is (oral a vary tbieh paats. To this add good glyeeriae la qaaallty stiusl la the dry ajse taaaa, aad euatiaaa ths healing to si pel as asab of lha water at paaalbt. This stay hs east aa asarUa slab Ve cool, aad aseltai (or ass aa rtlrd This la ant soluUs ia ajaa, kMl Isqaels