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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 1, 1879)
September, 1879, 274 THE WEST SHORE. TllK DAY OK IMALL THINGS. We arc indeed living in a day of amall thing). 'Dm wurlil of liilooihy ia engaged in constantly sharpening its wita to discover the cause of the (leirewion, the low values, and the amall ri'torn for hoiiorahlo 1 1 . . 1 1 of nearly all kinds. Ami while ihiloaohy ia poring over thia or that fa't or deduction, imluatry ia down on iU hsiuls and kuecs in dnat ami dcaomlcm'y triving I wroat a livelihood from tin- graai of Hard Times. It would imleeil Imi well to know juat what cause, or group of causes, forced the world down uNin the grindstone, ami has held it then ao long ; for to know the cause ia KNM times almoat njiii valrnt t" learning a remedy. We do nut proHHir, however, to add another to the hundred theorina already apuu to account (or the exuding alnte of airaira, Imt rather to name aome attendant circumstances, and to make MM suggestions which aeeui iertinent. It ia a curious fai t that the hard tunea have well nigh helled the planet. It may In- seen hi the unreal in lliinaia, in I'ruaaia, and in other K.UMiean natioua, and ita rtiault ia the outcrop, ping of socialistic ideaa nleaa w hich, like luwtileiilial miasma, multiply ami attack the lmly Hihlir where signs M wnakneaa are ilia closed. It may Is- MM also in the dcprcafiion of induilnal pursuits in Kuglaml, ami altemlaut hardahip, ulii. h i .hiving a tide of emigration of Kiigbah workns lowtld the colonics or to MM the I i, ii. I Statea. It ia area in thia oounlry In the obligations which have crept Ipofl our larmiiig lamia, and in the microscopic luctlintla which have installed themaelvea in man ulaclurva ami Iraile MModl in su.-h marked contrast lo mm which prevailed a few yean ago. Ho lung aa a contrary p.ition esnnol M deimuiitratrd, it ii just aa will to believe that the pi t atrmgency in this cuuutry at leaat uimrili the sign of a IraiiMltoii perital from the glamour of a falae and uiicnduriug proa iarily, to the re moderate hut truer light of a permanent well being. All trauailioii periods are marked hy confuaion and .litiirlucc of rutin. g affair, and imluatry i deprraaeil lie clause uf the maladjustment of IU constituent pall Ill the paal uch '' I It I " 1. havcliecli Ml leui.iary, and w lieu maltera have formed themaelvea in consonance with the keynotes of the new regime then haa ensued a period of .ninv ami ognaa. I ho Irauaitiou haa wen L'ttcvolia to in-at. hut IL.- ulvi...M il... new plane haa won meu away from the memory of hardhia Such, it ia In I. hoped. Hill ', Uia outer which will .-oim- nut of the preaent dlaordn. Thhkiiim. machines remind ua of our boyhood data, and hnng one particular ocea- ion dlstm.lU lo mind. We thought we would pU truant, and did. The tint day a. ao serene that e tried It again Thia time we wen troubled. Then came up a heavy thun der shower in tin alien i, and we wen- scared, tastily atrel, and when we arrived at the maternal manaiou late m the sfterrioun we re met uitti a request for a pinal. interview It was granted. The alipper had a gvl heel on it, and wa an not aun tail what the imprints an on our Her eon yet Tears, huge teara, chased each other .luian our cheek. When wa departed (, school tin Heal morning e erc given a sealed eii elope I,. r the teacher. We wen auapui.us. We . ie aluaya kind, and we gave that envel o tn another little ho) who wanted an evcuae Ii being lale Ha waa lata th. dock marked I I'-when he armed The tea.-her rand the note, and followed the inttru. Unna therein cam-lain.-II to the etlcr. We worn sorry for that boi . Imt irpMiwil that it waa not ua. The not rwad thin 'i'leaae whip the bearer, and whip him hanl " H al little rata ami na wen never mar Ira!. AV, DOMKSTIC KKCIPKS. .1 i. t ii - - - n. i 1 1 i -. Tako ripe muak mclona, remove neoda and peel, and cut in piecea. i'ut into a atone jar anil cover with scalding vinegar; let them stand until the next day and Hiur off the vinegar; heat it and pour on them again. I to tho aame every day until the fourth day. Weigh the melon, nnd to every live pounds add three pounds of white sugar, and one iuart of the vinegar, and apice to -nit. I'ut all together and aimmer till tender. Tho next day hut one, pour off the syrup and boil it down ao there will be juat enough to covor tho melon. You may think it will lie a tiresome job, but if you try it yuu will bo well pleaaed with it, Sni Kii (liiAl'KS. A writer in the Farm ami HmUl says: In canning grapes, they are bet ter if the seeds are removed. Thia may lie done hy slipping the pulp nut of the skins nnd scald iug them; then press through a colander nnd re turn to the kettle with the akins sweetened to tnatc, and as soon as lioiling hot put in cans and seal. Spiced grapes are nico to eat with meata. Remove the seeds the same aa for canning; then to seven lHiiiuds of fruit add throe and one-half Hiumla of sugar, one pint of vinegar, one table stMHinful of clovuB, one of cinnamon and one of allspice; Isiil until aa thick aa marmalade. It ia Letter to tio the apices in amall bags made of thin muslin. Qun Cons. IaMt aunimer, in cooking green com, I tried ateaming it instead of Lull ing, and wu thought it an improvement. A delicate pudding may be made from green corn after the following rocipe; Allow one long car of sweet corn for each person. Take half u pint of milk, ono egg, n desert spoonful of white sugar, oue of butter, and a little salt to every two ears of com. Split each row of corn dowu the middle, then cut from the cob with a aharp knife and scrape the cob. A. 11 the milk anil other ingredients, and bake in a hot oven in custard fiijaa or a pudding dish until tho top is nicely browned but not hardened. Makisi; TrA with OOLO Water. - Did auy mieever try making tea with cold water? If you never did, just do so the next warm day, when a cool, refreshing leverage is desired. Place tho tea in a pitcher in the morning with just enough cold water to cover it. At dinner time till the pitcher with cold water from the well ami you will have the heat cup of tea you ever drank- that is for warm weather. The liuer iualitioa of ten an much more fully re tained than when steeped UpO. the lire. And who wiahca a cup of acalding tea 00 coming in straight from the hot harvest Held and the scorching glare of our August sun I 0m hi Arc. To each quart of new milk, or hall milk and water, allow three heaping table IpOOMWl of scraped chocolate. Il ia boat to set a effea pot, or any convenient dish, iuto a kettle of boiling water ; pour in the milk and as it heats add the chocolate mixed I,. a paste with a little milk; boil for two or three miiiuua and serve. Some prefer to bull chocolate ouly one inn, ute. othen l, while others boil it one hour, setting aside to cool that the oil may be removed, and then reheating when want.il. I'KrrTV Tal fovm. A amall table c . , of uniiU daaign ia made of black satin, i In this are aewed three or tire parallel strip of maroon, dark blue or black velvet, aa pnferred and between the atnpe (the number of which ngulated by the sis of th covert fans of differ ent colon an embroidered in alip atitch done with Hoea ailk. Th. fan follow each other atrmight up and down in ngular succession and dora, blue, green tod red. Mmm. Cui with Watkr. Three cup f sugar, four cup Hour, on cap cold wUr, si v "Jgga, one teaapoonful eocU, two of cnam tartar; flavor with rose and ormug. waUr combined. Ileal the eggs light; add sugar and bent again Jour or live minutes; than mid two, up of Hour beat well, and lk, , , nwvlerawli hot oven." CHAFF. Truth ia mighty mighty scarce. Hkd-faint is the oldest theater-gore. 1 1 a man says he lies, and tells the truth, he lies. A taxiiieumint is n man who upholstors ani mals. Hkaus that have much to account for ; Bill heads. Can you toll why a blackberry is always red when it's green ? If matches are made in heaven, where do they get the brimstone. How docs a horse regard a man ? As the source of all bis whoas. WHI0H side of a horse invariably haa the most hair on ! The outside. Klies have so many eyes that it is no wonder they leave their specks everywhere. A mi 1 1 n i convention bus decided that the United States is a nation. That settles it Hekh drinkers beware ! 40,000 pounds of glycerine are used annually in sweetening beer. TH1 Butte Co. Wtekly Mercury has found a stratum of "lumbago" in the old Banner mine. WuiRK is money first mentioned in the llible ? When the dove brought the green back to Noah. A BAMOEBHCHm flirtation ii a very simpls thing. It only requires two fools and two hankurchiefs. A man in this city is said to have his heart on the right side. Why not? Would you have it on the wrong side ? I hi ii THOUSAND barrels of liver pills ar consumed iiniiuiilly, and still a man occasionally is left for a railroad collision. A ITOCRO w riter wishes to know which mnza aine will give the highest position quickest. We suggest a powder magazine. (iKonoK Wasiiinuton never made but one pun in his life, aud that one he forgot before he could tell it, hence bis respected memory. A citizen of Fleming, Ky., tired at a rat, struck a keg of powder, mew his house up, and bad to jump in the river to keep from burning up. The rat remains unhurt. A party met at a public table, when the con versation turned on the subject of transmigration- Mr. K. was a firm believer in the doc trine, ami was expatiating largely upon its points, when he was interrupted by a gentleman who wns present with, "K., what do you sup pose yourself to have been before you were K-!" " I do not know," replied K.; "I might have lieen a pig, for ought I know." "Well," re joined his friend, " you have not altered much - only got umju your hind legs." Rklaiminu a Mountain Vineyard. One of the greateat engineering undertakings of the century, well fitted to rank with many attempt ed in Holland, not oven excepting the projected draining of tho Zuyder Zee, is the successful ac oomplishment of works by which the Appenin lake haa liecome a thing of th past, and some SB, 000 acres of the richest land recovered for cultivation. The labor of making the tunnel in- . ssary for the taak, ami other works, has oc i ii pied nearly a quarter of a century, and Prino l orlonia has expended on the work more than U-u millions of dollara. All the water baa die appcarud, except a amall haain used to drain the aurmunding district. The greateat length of th lake waa formerly aome 10 mil, and its breadth about seven, while the towns of Avas utno and Peecina an no longer in danger from the sudden rising of th water in this volcanic district The idea of draining it is not a new one, ami th remains of th aqueduct constructed under the reign of the Kinperor Claudia war formerly shown to the traveler. This has been mail use of in the preaent un.lt risking, aavd after th lapse of ao many centuries th people of thia Appenine district, aome 3,'JOO fast above the level of the sea, are rejoicing over the com pleted work. 1'ihmi visiting th spot a fate yean hence it wilt be .lithe ult to realize that those v in clad hills ware covered with water within so brief a period.