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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 1, 1879)
October, 1879. THE WEST SHORE. 399 DOMESTIC HAPPINESS. The happinees o( boina depend in a great de gree upon the way in which the marriage rela tion ia regarded. If, aa old Rutherford haa it, a man conaidere that the woman waa not taken from hia head to be hia luimrior, or from hit 'oet to be hia elave, but from hia aide, to be hia companion and equal; if ao regarding her he confidea in her judgment, looka to her in per plexity, conaidere that aha haa an internet in his buaineea affaire, conaulta her on all iiiixrtant matter, leta her ahare in hia pleaaurce and pur auita, and alto in hia puree, he lifta her at once to the place Uod deeigned that ahe ihuuld till, her heart ia fully aatiafied, and he linda in her all he aaka for. Such women were Mary Horn erville, Mra. Agaaaii, Mre. Prof. Hitchcock, and many othera we might mention. Hut let hia idol fall from tho pedeatml where ah waa enahrined before marriage, and become aimply the houaehold drudge, nun maul, and scmite treaa, without the wagoe; having toaak for all ah noeda, and often preferring to go without rather than to aak; thought too little oil' to be convened with, read to, or oontldod in; thalov to the huaband diea out, or ia transferred to the obildren, happineaa ia Bought outaide of home, and the heart ia left hitter and doaolate. With many men the great charm iu a woman ia to have have her clinging and dependeut. Ho they take the "child wife Dora, and lind too late it waa an Ague whom they ntoded. Men and women are eaientially different two diatinet halvea of humanity, making one perfect whole. Something muat lie aacriliced to make that whole pei feet. If, in the process of growing alike there i aome attrition, it ia wurth the pain. Women gain in atreugtb and fortitude; men in depth and touderuest. "Why did you never marry ?" aaked a married lady of her oharmiug friend. "Ileuauae I never found an apleudid a man a you did." "Ah, but I took him in the rough, and have In dped make him what he ia." There it u; each Ukea the other in the rough. And whether they become more rough anil jagged, or poliahed corner-atones in the acrd ten, pie of home, dependa upon the pirit of mutual love and forbearance which each bringe into daily life. The mother, occupied with her children and houaehold carea during the day, finds heart and brain heavy at it cloa. Yet it ia a great mis take to meet her husband on his return from buain with a sorrowful face, or to pour her vexatious and annoyanose iuto hia wearied ear. Neither ahould the husliand bring the gloom ol the oounting house to sadden the fireside. That ia a sorro iul home where the children etop their sport whan the lather appear, when he order thm at the leaat note to lie aaated in different 00 mere of the room, when he lie down on the sofa and all most be perfectly hushed, or aita bfor the lira and never speaks. But if in eloetag hi front door, h shot oat bum caret, how is home gladdened by hia preeenoo. Tb children rath to nwet him, thy climb hi knee, or ait betid him and their pleasant prattle ami frolic that follows, invert Ins mind effectually. The waary mother s cape for aouiel half hour, and returns refreshed to preside with grace at the tea tabl. This it the tin for telling all the pleasant occurrence of the day, or laughing over ite mithapa; read log such family letters aa may lie shared in com Bon, and telling such items of newt aa may IB terest and divert the mind of each. Thaa living on t of alf, tad for each other, life tak on added sareeUieee year by yaar, and boa ia a heaven of ml l,,,;i.;ll!.i A wom ia Omaha recently swallowed a gaiter tmlton, aad waa choked nearly to death "We have said a Ihnamnd UBMt, ' aaya the it.. rl ..... n ' ' 1 1. S t MUM HfUSS Iroebio would yet Ooene of that oatoaa of Omaha wsman unbu turning laeu enow wiia Ml" ANNA DICKINSON'S NEW ROOK. Mies Dickinson tella of aome of the adven turea she haa had in keeping her lecture engage incuts. One night she waa drawn acre t r1vr on a sled by two men -the ice waa too thin for hones and a sleigh in a driving storm. The journey took three hour. She arrived at the institute, "teeth chattering, llngen still, fret like wooden clog, winter cold through and through me." Mis Dickinson has heard that somebody once aaked Mr. Ileeoher whether a man would have gone through that to have kept a lecture engagement, amt that he anawerrd, "No; no man would have Wen such a fool." And waa "justified in saying it," aaya ahe; "only he should have remembered that the world, in reaaonable fashion, demand of a woman that the do twice aa much aa a man, to prove that she can eipial him " Miss Dickinaon it an undaunted traveler, and would climb the lUepeat mountain for a view. She met a woman on the top of Mount Wash ington once, who seemed very much disgusted with herself for having marie the ascent, el claiming, "Well, what in the world wnpe do olimb all this way up this naaty mountain to get dinner for when they can feed a great deal bet ter down to one of the hotels, beat m I" Western sceury it Mitt Dickinson's delight. Out there she met a man whom ahe deecrlhca a a "horrid little scrub," who was hound on a taring, he managing, and an adopted daughter singing, the whole made In "go" liy a gift enter- lengthy tour of the Pacific slope, his wife lee prise. I o make herself agri-oalile, Mlee Dick iii-oii said something about the marvelous Mon tana region. "A Waatlv country !" he cried) "a Waatly country ! W did not tab -si in it" In traveling through thia country, if In stages, she rode on tho teat with the dilver I if by railroad, on the locomotive with the eugl neer. Iter dreea for croeaing the mounlaina on horsclrack consisted of a soft f It hat, loose coat. skirt to the kneee, Turkish Iroweere, woolsn si... km. -1 and stoat ehoes. Thus arrayed, ah l -strode her hone like a man, notwithstanding the tneen of a lady who Joined their party, and in an audihle whisper told her companions to "look at that vulgar creature.'' Th "vulgar creature," from her comfortable and secure aeat, look. . I at the long skirts and twisted Irodies of the other ladies, anil, thinking of th twelve hours nde over the mouutain. Bald to herself, "Loafs' at those idiots Hitting l..uc on the platform, Mlaa Dickinaon haa often hail hard work In kp from laughing at the manner of her Introduction by potnoua chairmen of a lecture commute. On preeld ing ..Hi. r 111 New England, tnataad of intr.-lu. ing ber, offered up a prayer of twenty seven mtnatea' duration, in which he Intavroedad with the 1 1, rone of grace in Miaa DiekineAi'a Whalf A Western chairman with aa eye toward Con greaa Beike of her repuiati u a a lecturer, "la fact," said he. " wherever the KngliBb language u spoken, wherever the American (tare ami stripe wav, her mum is like household word. Listen to her, then, aad I know- yaw, fellow, rilitena, I know yon will listen to bar, am., ah. always addreaa herself to th poor, the maimed, the hall ami the Idiad. To will listen to her since ahe always addreesee herself to th ignoraa', th downtrodden and th op prsaaarl of every color, clime end tonga. ' Audiences are thaa cleverly deejer ibed by Miaa Ml kintoai " Hoaa adiaao are stoae. Yoa strike again IWm ami rshoand angered by their hard neat. Ho are epoagw absorb, aad ah sorb, tad absorb, aad give nothing bach, till yon feel a taoagb you had eajoyed Ml hoars of th Turkish bath and the beam pal aader an at haatted receiver ami suae r like chain pa tea. or vigorous tea. or clear cognac, or eoSae. et whatever it may be that qaiehly ami eachaatiagly stimeLate roar brain ai d nortee.' Ia Chicago ah met "that Jwl of a girl. Kate Kield? and they eom pared note 111 Kield ia described aa " willv. nuniienl 01 aieech, alirupt ol mannaf, haling shams with a royal haired ; with beautiful brown y that netrale deep while they re real depths, aad lirm mouth." There at this tint ah mel I tret 1 1 ii. on hia way I'.aat, and ah found him "aal lelyin " II said " rare things ia a rich, clear voice, and laughed a " mellow sort of laugh " that waa "yet not gay." .V. Y. Ilmkl. Kurniii on ma Kan. The census table suggeet serious thoughts to vry true patriot. In the nhler State the cities are growing rap idly, while the country population la dimmish ing. The young men leave the farms and crowd the st.,irs of the city. Many (anus are de aerted, and house are going to decay, while In lh cities thousands a young man are vainly seeking for employment Hue reason for th desertion nf th country ta that young meu grow weary of a monotonous life. I .m houses have fw paper and fewer luniks, ao public libraries at within reach, ami there are no lectures or concert. It ia all work and no play, aad the young men long for mors variety in life. A. farmer of superior intelligence and refinement, who has kept all hia boya al home, telle how he haa dime II "My eldeet Is near ill, and th other boy In lh nelghWrhood younger than ha have left their parent. Mm nave atuck to me when I iiiot needed their service, and I altribut thl reanll to lh fact that I hv trod In make their home pleaaaal. I hav furnished them with altraotlv and use ful remling. and whsn nlghl cornea, and th day's work ia ended mated of rwnatag with other boya to 1 he railroad elation and adjoining towns, they gather around Ihe greet lamp, aad W. ..me mi. rest. id lu their braike aad papatte. Turnout Kevin raoat liaai Mr An epideuiia of lyphoitl lever, litoreeling la II etiology, followed a musical festival al Zurich, in May, I Hit. Out ol aome "HO asslaUnia. MM were tlckd by lb dtseass, ol whom I DO died. The symptoms cm Id nut be tnitahu, and the autnieiee onarlrmsd th illaemims A minute ininry into Ihe eireumeUnee left but little doubt that th ptaleniln WAS d lu th a of lvl v. si lurnlshed by an innkeeper of lh pi o e It mat 1st claim.-. I by Ihoa who atlri Irate to general cause Ihe power of originating BpsalifiB pises, that tit typhoid fvr was due I" BepUo atieon present In th vel, depending (aaaaildy on a Wgluning fermentation, whi.lt was not destroyed by the ouoklag la which It had Wen suhm lled hi Ihe olhar hand. Be Ihe animal from whleh the meat waa taken waa sick, it may be asked whether II might not have been suffering from lyphoitl fever, allbnagh Una dia saee has never yet Iteen reessgnlsetl emong anl mala. It is a remarkable fay 1 thai In IH.1V similar hot much lee fatal epidemic . correal in a neighltring btealily. After a reunion thai took place under similar utreumaUnee, 110 par a- us were tau.ee sick with all the symptom of typhiritl fevr. It It itroWble thl la tins r also the meat of a auk all gav rise to the tin Jomriutl d' Afoeriae. Tm Mi..i i- i. imi Haveral eatnlriva have laawn invented to record Ihe it Ua of 1 die 1 ley e l on piano, oegaa, of other key la straaaeal, bl ware all more or lea ale ua Bestowal of their eomptaaity, lmprfela, or ctgsaB. tglisni s iiveloalMtgreph I vary ajta ple, tuahl aad hp A dm 14 rial spring i.e.. der earti hey I Boaasnted with lasttery awl with a llit'lilmg aMssral, whleh cooetetB of a ...ml, pro faded Willi lltsal teeth teotly reeling is a . "pj-n eylimlef A strip of ruled ami chemically arpd paper a drawn over Us roller by elnck-warh, ami IMadva impreaBtune or mark el lb teeth as! lite will. This i-hackwork nan bo reglU.t so to taase the paper al moe la coafonaiiy wi lh Uate kept by a pensa playing Ihe IMtru neat, Every lime a hey is depeewaed lh Mr call k eloasd, Mat th sis. irteily, peaasieg Ihfoagh .tavs .A the tswth al lh aomla, aaahaa marh eosTafaliaf la th hay that he Imam