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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (July 1, 1880)
July, 1680. THE WEST SHORE. a4 uposmra m nupaovft The method of reporting tale debates io the II . nee of (ominous by telephone, lately ad. pled liy the loudon Timet, la thus described l.v that banmal. A Ivies Bellini: machine hu for some time la-sri 11 Mai 111 Hie office, ly wlm h a fair MrtWM 'an atUun an average 'I of IMl 1 an hour, even when . .. ..ir.,- (mm manual rijil which ha hu U read for Inmaelf; will Ihia Bpeod nan la- ilouhh at, or nearly ao, whan the operator la assisted hy a n ailer, ami Ihua laimpuaee from dictation. Now the trie. , h , lie haa la-en lm. 11, lit into uao 111 imincctinii with Una machine In the following mods. Ha. mg iililaineil the wrmiaaion t" lay down the neeawaan wire we fnrmel a new connection be taeen I !- House of Commons ami the ollioe, ami placid DM "f K'liaon'a h ml Bposking tell ll.iiioa nt either erol. The iniiniidiBte rtieult of ili.i ai laiifi inent haa la-en U bring the . ma 1U1, at tin iiibm-Iiiiip inUi dm l i iiiiimuiiii alion with the patliaineiitary re,orlr at the llouae aii'l to etiahle the lb hatea to lal rcjairte't ami iiinle-l frinii hall to three iusrlera of an hour lain than hail previously la-en possible. The m 1 tea maile liy the nNirter ean li read dire liy inlii the telephone receiver in a rOM adjoining the gallery either hy the reairter himself when h In ml or hy another ja-rami employed for the pnrpiave, ainl the comMMitnr at the mai-hine, 111 the oilier, nt with hia ean 111 juxlaaiaition with the other terminal of the inatruiuetit. I Ik plan win h haa Iwen finiml the un it 1 Un a 1 'l 11 1 a M ll'e piiriee of shutting nut ilialracllng ...inula "I other kimla la to plsoe the .hac of the telepl e alaive ami la-lnn.1 the com a aulnr ami thru In allaluyi two tula a, cadi With tWII Irillll a t lia il eitremllii a 111 auch a manner that these extremities are eppln d at nno end to the two antra nt the telephone iliac ami at the nther ami to the two eaia of tile cninjaielto! Tl 111 pueitnt la elan funiiahi l w ilh a aeekiig inatru iiienl, with a key lor tinging a la II ami with a la-ll which la ruuglnirn the llnuae aaimple eiale mi la-ll aih'iiala. 1 -muling of nne, two, or throe alinltea, aulllcliig lor the onlinary requirement, nt each meeeage The iMimarattir announces liy the Itall that he la ready, receivra a sentence, ink the U II in indicate that ha umleratamla II, Beta lip the t) ai with hla 111a hllie, atrikna the tall Bgam for the reader ciintiiiue hie die taliima. ami ao on until the wink la earned aa far aa lime will allnw. II tin i 11 an .Imilit ,1 difficulty alanil the words a 111 signal will canae Iheintolarreirealeal, nt c 1 planallunei all lie Bought ami twelve! hy direct via al coininiinii alnui In Una iwer Imleaal reaulaa one of the chief ail v anlage ol the method, ami one whlih ouht to lead to ui eater accuracy than haa ever pre viosely leen allatnatde The namee of people, planes, etc, can lie apelleil out letter hy Irllei if there la an) ilnuht stunt them. II.1M.11 in is A . 1 1 t ' 1 a at 1 1 . The chi in lata ut lialtnat.) are mllia ling Hume) fur the purpose nt presenting a gold medal to I rnl Wnehlsr on l.ia vnh luilh.lay, which will la July .11, Ismi I'ruf Woeltlaar la aa ol the moal dietinguiahed, aa well aa the oldest, ol living (-hernials. Htm aelf a hiI of old lUrtelina, a cxwleanporary ol luring, and the loved inatructor of many of our lajet litssatsts. hla name ,b equally reaiectea on lawii autre I I In AtlauUi I'mla 'a ami Chan illri a iiiiiihia "liege, N ew York I My, two ol hia I. .111. or niala, aie rcttng coatrtl. Iri4n Uniee who wiah to J.ao III Ihia well detailed ittem.lisl III. ,11 I. . .! Brant'. In a recant disoas Btnu nf the ijueation of high railnavl aweala, at the Krwnklln Inaiiiule, Prof. Marka aUle.1 that he had naaate acme oalrwlataona aa t.i the man mam epcej at which ha lam a tare eeurtaea on Id be iln.en laaf.we live cruUifugal force on the Urea of Unv ing w h.cia wowld la,..iii. ao great aa to . auae taWea to beret Theee caiculaUima. which were eppiKiimelr nahr, gara a limn nt anenl in live weigklerthiaal tl I.VImileaper hcajr, ei Ula. H mibw. M Mar than hall, haa aireavli Iowa allainct SWKKT JAIIS. f'ullect the roae leavea on line tunny daya, after the dew haa dried off and when the flow era are fully cipaudcd or juat ready to fall. Strip the leavea from the caly, pack them in a large glaaa or earthen jar 111 ailcruaU U)i;U with a third the iuantity of tine aalt, and apriukle each layer with atrmig vinegar. Col lect the leavea all through the roae aeaaon ; after they are gone gather other wect-accntcd bloa aoina and leavea, auch aa tuWneea, heliotrope, oarnationa, lemon verbena, violeta, roae and nutmeg geranium, lavender, roacmary, etc. Uae only the irelaU and leavea; alwaya make the lop layer of aalt, and keep the jar tightly cloaed eioeut once a day, when the maaa iiiuat bo tho roughly nnied an. I turned, and frcrih leavea atldoil if you have them. Ai Boon aa the leaves liaik inniat, which they ahould do in a week alter packing, put MM hruiaod allBpioe and atick cinnamon in the jar. The iiuautity will deia-nd on the amount of leavaa you have, Thn-e-ijiiartera of an ounce of allapico, and a ipiarter of an ounce of cinnamon to every iuart of freah iietala. The apicu may la- aildtal once in a week or two, aa occasion re iUirea. When the laat leavea have la-en put in let them remain lor throe daya, stirring and turning twice a day, after which this "stock" may be transferred to the jar in which it iB to las kept, and the balance of the ingredients milled. HnpMiaiiig that the stock consists of three ijuails of fresh rose loaves, and a ijtiart of other varieties, throe ounces of allspice aud one of cinnamon, it will reiUire a mixture in the lullow nig pmpnrliiiua 1 ne ounce each of clnvee and alii k cinnamon, two nutmega, half an ounce of ginger riait, half an ounce of nniae seed, and two ounces of orris rout, all coarsely I wdernl or hruiBial. ,Sinnkli theac ingredi euta nver oach layer of the etock at it is placid III tho jar, and also add orange ami lemon uocl, canlamon and fennel aemls (hruiaecl), cedar chia, aage, thyme, aiearnnnt, a tiny bit of .atiiplior, or 111 tact any awcctly-aciuitcil ma I. -ii.il that may auggrat itaelf and he convenient. An atom of muak, sachet powder, a-rfuincd water and fragrant oila are all tine additions. Whenever the mixture la-cumea dry it should lie moistened with scented water. Keep the jar iigouy enwen nir a mollin ailer mixing. I hen 5JNI only when the orlume ia ibwired. The jsr must Iw freiiuently shaken and stirred. Open it for 1.1 minutes every day and the house will Ira inn . I mill a delicious jaTfume, like the tireaui ol a Ihnuaaml lloweia CUmx Prune u in fi line y', 1 1 1,1. 1 A Naw HaaTiKn Hs-griu i-An fagUtk in venUir, after much study and ex pel invent, haa, ipnto recently, devised an entirely now skating surfaoa, which ho calls "crystal ice," ami which HMkH "I a mixture of varn.ua salts, mostly, however, sulphate of soda, which crystallize at onlinary trmrerBturoe. Tins prejiaralion, whi. h is MjUMxwtrajh cheap, is simply Biirea,! ui, in a plastic condition, from an exceu of waiter, upon an onlinary lloor. At aoon as the aOBBw of water eiaairatea the eubstance las . owes crystallised, presenting a surface much reaembling ice, ijuite aa hard, and upon which ordinary h i skates may be uae.1 with about cjual facility aa upon a water In ,, turffcn N bra "cut nil by skaters, its surface can Ins readily emonlhed by a ateannng apiauatua, and the tlmir, when once laid, will Laat fr t t obvious that such a tUir must have many ad. veuta-w BVM artificial n-e and Ihairs for roller kal,,,k. It is aaidthat the mixture ol aalU aed contains ala.ut M ,, water of . rystallira. tl.. hvce after all. th. rloor 000...U mostly I nl.tted wata. The aloe. f-t. . ob' lained fn.ai ..,t.r, it jUB, :,ln m vM ( urthe, stated that . .mall ..t-nm.nlal floor haa i-roved snch a complete au. com that a large akaung rink la to be immediately constructed av this pnnciJe. A " K1LLKK" Oil POLISH FOR WOOU. (I.) Kour rts of white wax are added to 3 parta of oil of turpentine, and the whole ia heated in a tlaak or bottle, immersed in hot wa ter, until the wax it liquelied and almost dis solved. It is then allowed to cool, and when it oegius to luiu liiU and to harden 2 part of strong alcohol are added, under stirring. Thia mixture is applied by means of a woolen cloth and thorough friction. The aloohol may bo in creased to 4 parts, but the friction must then lie continued for a longer time. (I!,) One pint of linseed oil, together with 2J or., of alkanet root, are hoated to boiling in a clciin wt over a slow tire, and kept at a gentle boil for alaiut two hours. When cool, the mix ture iB applied in a thin layer to the wood, and after the lapse of 24 hours well rubbed in. (S, ) The best polish, particularly for tine wood, it milk! After all dust and dirt nave been care fully removed, good fresh milk ia applied to tho wood nnd well ruhbod in with a woolen rag, un til all moisture has disappeared. Thia must be repeated Heveral times, and in the case of new utensils Khould be done once a week. Milk haa this advnntage that its fatty aubstunce answeia the same purHv aa linseed oil, and its other constituents act aa a filler while it leaves no disa greeable flavor. For some light-colored woods sublimed sulphur with boiled oil makes very good tilling. One ingredient, hnwover, ii neceaaary in all of the above proceasca, without whioh aucccsa w ill not Im attained, and thia ingredient ia iulep ruHtntit. vulgu "dhow-grease.' Tin: AnsuiuiiNu 1'owkk or Earth. Without obtaining a practical teat one can hardly appreciate the absorbing power of dry earth, or the leeching effect of some kinda of soils. A writer says: "We once deoienod a manure pit that had a blue clay bottom, Thia pit had In i n used for yean, there was never leas than a foot of water in it After emptying we commenced to deepen it, expecting to tind a rich black earth for a foot or two, but to our as tonishment, the clay wo inchea below the bot tom was not soiled, but looked as pure and blue aa it did two feet dooper. Hut all kinda of aoila are not as impenetrable to liquids aa blue olay. Hy actual experience we have found that duat au inch thick over a dead animal will prevent the usoaie of bail smells, lu hen-houses the ef fect ia magical, preventing not only bail odors, but vermin aa well. Kven for old running sores and ulcerated wounds when chemical disinfec tants could not be hail, dry earth or duat has provod highly benelicial. The fact seems to be that neither tho liiuida nor gate of decaying matter can paes through two inchosof earth with out loaing the greater part of what constitutes ita imcultar characteristics, that is, ita ofTensivo or valuable ortion, aa the case may be. Pro Krly used in the stables, cesspools, s'ink -drains, etc., dry earth will aave a vaat amount of vain able fertilizing matter, and prevent expensive uu ibm iiuaimyiug tin fuiNiag Smr.Bi'iuBM,-It haa been some thing of a mystery to Americana in the light of the remarkable depression of the carrying trade ia the recent yoara, that British ahip buildora ahould continue to turn ont ao many iron steam ahipa. A convention of American ahip owners has been proposed, to be hold next October, with the view of agreeing, if possible, upon whst legislstion is reiiuired to place onr mer chant marine upon a haaia that will enable it to cnniliete aucceaafullv fur Mil. ill c.ini,,,,,.,,, !).. I " B - JJUt the yonnng mystery is largely explained by the act that a firm of Scotch thip-builders are said eavaonaneii incniBelvea at Shanghae, and are turning out iron steamers of the largest aixe. All of their 1,100 workmen are Chinese, who la- lair lor a few eenla . ...I, J aj at . , . . ,, per uay. iioiwun- standing nearly U the raw material used in liioae yards has to crosa oceans, nowhere in the i J ""P " built ",0 cheaply. The Uiudon Timri ae in ii.;. i HH' . . : , aai hbbs auinetning sen- d tVeTyne " '"" D