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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (March 1, 1881)
March, 1881 THE WEST SHORE. 77 THE ZENANA. ThiiU the name whioh is given io India to the part of tht houM devoted solely to the wives Mid female attendants of a wealthy Mussulman, wooae lonune permit! Dim, In aooordanoe with the tenU of the Koran, to have several wives. In Turkey inoh ploe it called the "harem," a name better known among Araerioan traveler! than iU Indian oognomen. Nor ia thu habit of ee eluding womenfolk! oonllned to the MuHulman; both Hindoo! and Parsee I have also adupted the oaitom of their early conquerors, Thelat ter, though, being Tery liberal in hii views, ii rapidly attaining the western itandard of oivil Uatioo, and ere many yeara paia on he will have adopted all the waji of hii European matter and model THE WORLD'S FA IK OK 1883. . The Executive Committee of the World 'a fair, to be held at New York in 1883, are hold ing frequent meeting! at their roomi in that oity, and report a gratifying increaae in popular eentiment everywhere; not only in thii oountry, but in Europe ai well Oen. Grant haa added mnoh atrength to the enterpriaa, and haa taken hold of it with energy and determination. Mayor Oraoe, of New York, who ia Chairman of the Finanoe Committee, ia faat doing away with the temporary differences which beiet the enterprise at ita outlet, and ia now meetiug'with decided luooeas in hii effort! to interest and or ganiie the rapport expected from the buaineaa men of New York. The Centennial exhibition, although a grand auooeaa, wai an experiment, and did not elicit anything like the full intereat of all the 8tatea of the Union. Some, indeed, did not partici pate at all; but thoae that made appropriation! were amply reimbursed in the advantage! which they derived. The only regret! over the grind reaulta have been formed iu the miodi ot peo ple whoso State! failed to make appropriation! to enable tboir oitixeni to snare in the beneilts. Thii wai especially the cue with California, but the recent Legislature found time in the midst of a greatly disturbed and exciting session to uuite in a atrong majority' (or the passage of bill appropriating 15,000 "to provide lor a proper representation of the products of Cslifor nia at the next World1! exhibition, to be held In New York, in 18H3." The amount ia small, but it ia amply eutttoient fur all preliminary work; and there can be no doubt but that the next Legislature will supplement this appropria tion by whatever additional amount the wants and need! of exhibitors may seem n require. The States and Territories will determine, each for itself, the manner and character of their exhibitions. Home will prefer to make full exhibition!) others to exhibit sp?oiel.ies. Some will prefer to furnish their own exhibition buildinus. after the manner oi Kaneas and Col orado at Philadelphia. Others will seek apace in the buildings of the Commission. It is yet too earlr to forecast what may be the policy of California, but at the proper time this matter will take shape, according to oiroumsiaaeea. Kflofta will soon be made to arrive at an approx imate estimate of what will be the extent of California's exhibits, and the apace whioh she mar need. It haa been suggested that a street ot States should be laid out in one ot the prin cipal buildings, limi'ar to the street of Nations ia the main building at the Philadelphia oxposi. tion. Such design, If properly oarnea out, wanld form an imposing feature ia the expoai- tion, and would do mnoh to excite an honest spirit of emulation among the exhibitors from the different States. An evenae of States has also been suggested, with buildings for State eihibi tiona, lite the Kansas building at Philadelphia, Kara tka .rut mean ot the Slhlbtta of the sev eral Huiaa eoold be urefratod. For sack a plaa the great grain-producing States of the West might make their exhibits more promi nent by Introducing them in bulk; the Southern States would have ample room for their bulky pniuuoM 01 ooiwu, rice anu sugar; the mining Statue, their rmmhined proiWte of mlno arm Hold, and the New England Status their manu factures, etc Such an arrangement would be especially favorable for addiug iutereat and teat to " NUta ! kik .ill I- -- ...... lor the different State! for especial State oeremo- . . ! : ..... un. i ma leaiurs ooniriouira largely to tne in tereat of the exposition of 1870. Tha timta am nMnitintia ' I' I. ............ .. .1 indeed the whole world, ia faat entering upon u era oi remarsaoie prosperity, uur export- meniaiieinibiuon.ol 1870 surprised both our- .ii'llV!!!!' Tirrr;i, 1 1 ' ' ft rJ W 1 1 1 1 1 1 ii . in i i ....... 1 1 1 M i IJlrJIIIiiiiiiMiiiiiii A Niw FleU Pxirr.-The Manchester (N. H.) Mirror givca the following, A llollis family by' the name of Patch ia tormented with Ileal to a degree heretofore unkuowu iu a civilised oouu. try. It appears tliat iu loTO a momlM ui tne family came from a loa port towu iu a leoond hand auit of clothing, Shortly after, the father, mother and throe members of the household discovered the presence of a black iuseot. This insect ia oallod a Ilea by the llollis people, lie burrowi under the akm of the vioiun and tor tures,him day and night. Arlilluial heat makes him more lively, and hanoe the family have little or no tire iu bouse, pruferriug to endure the cold rather tliau a terrible burning and itch log. iThey have baked their clothes aud burned llll.lllhi ill- I v til VK W wM 7 , sxn kin, . I rw VP ' . 1 f a , (nra. . It. i I J SCENE IN AN EAST INDIAN ZENANA. idvae and Europe! and the announcement of another American International exhibition for 1883, ia awakening interest abroad, far beyond that which was oreated in 1870. Our people, our merohanta, our capitalists, oar manufactur ers and our prod a cars of every class, should and will be fully amused to the impnrtanoe of the work ia hand. The exhibition of 1H83 will be eommenaurste with the growth of the country, end worthy ot the exalted purpoos to be accom plished ia aid of the united industries of the world. Till revised aew testament will be nubllabed by the English University preseee ia May next ia different sixes sad styles of bisdlog, at corre sponding prioee. their beds, they have imnsolted medical men at home and abroad, have tried luternal and ex teniel remedies, and still get no relief. They are isaieieuj irom tne ooimnunity and In d tfUUUIV, leap "IloMT JooasAUim," I'rtaulent llayee r. eeotly mede a iieih ia Ilaltimore In whlh he oomphmeoted ' honest Jooinalisrn. " th management of all newsMiera were 11 hooiel," the oountry would be far better off than It is al present, fur then nesr would condemn all dishonesty but, uufurtunately, too many aewspapsre are now used to help plunder the people. They advocate the election ol dlihoneet oaudtdatec to ollice fur the purpuee of making money tor their maaters through eorrupl nrae tce-aVri,AoCef. 9