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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 1, 1883)
December, 1883 296 THE WEST SHORE, bed, spied the doll propped against the bedstead at her led. " Oh! mama, mama," she said, cap ping her hands with glee. "See what Santa Claus brought me." " Yes darling, I see. It is very pretty. Play with your dolly and let mama sleep; mama is tired." All day long Dora played with her new treasure, visit together to-nigM. Here, George, is what I rine warfare, and il they are not put in an efficient was writing so long in the cabin. It tells all I condition we may be subjected to humiliation W know about your father. I would like to have you a hostile power greatly inferior to ourselves. As read it together to-night. Come here little one, germane to this subject, I call your attention to and kiss me that's right, you have your grand- the importance of perfectingoursubmarinetorpedo father's honest blue eyes. Good-by and God bless" defense. The board authorized by the last con- you all," and he was gone. Eress t0 rePrt on the method wnicl AouM be r.Pm. and Grace sat down together, and by addpted for the manufacture of heavy ordnance as happy as a butterfly, while her mother, alter the light of the email lamp standing on us mnj r ju- she arose, spent the day in mending their neat but table the room contained, examined the packege pal iron and steej works in this country ,nd much-worn clothing; for to her a holiday meant he had thrust into George's hand. On the out- Europe. It is hoped that its report will be soon simply an epportunity to do some much-needed side was inscribed, "Merry Christmas, from made, and that congress will thereupon be dii. work for herself. It was in the evening, while James Watson to the children ol mer warren. ' uu F, , silling quietly with the dolly in her arms, that a Upon opening it they found a lot of manuscript the manutactnre ol such guns at) are imperatively new idea suddenly entered little Dora's head, and pages, each one fastened at the edge to the ohe needed. running to her mother, who sat gating from the beneath. It was a faithful history of events from The secretary of the navy reports that under the window at the gathering darkness, she exclaimed, the time their father and James Watson met in authority of the acts of Augusts, ii2, and March " Why, mama, Santa Claus didn't bring you tne rocky fastnesses of the Sierra, until the final' 3, 1883, the work of strengthening our navy by anything, did he?" sale of the "Dead Failure "for $40,000. As the construction of modern vessels, three cruisers ' No, dear." they read, absorbed in these revelations, they de- fare in progress of construction the Chicago, of " We're poor, aint we mama ?" tached the sheets one at a time, and when they 1 4500 tons displacement, and the Boston and At- 'Yes dear." reached the last one they found an endorsed cer- lanta, ot 2500 tons. 1 ney are 10 De win 01 steel, Santa Claus always takes lots of things to tifjcatt 0r deposit for $20,000 To thiE was pinned J with the strength and ductility prescribed by law, rich folks, don't he ? " " Mot always." "Don't he take things to poor folks, too?" " Sometimes, dear, when they deserve them." " Don't you deserve anything, mama?" " I fear not," and tears gathered in the mother's eyes as she gently stroked Dora's hair. "Well, I know you do, and if papa would only come back he would make Santa Claus bring my mama something." " Papa can't come back, darling ; but if we are good we can go where he is by and by. " If naughty old Santa Claus don't bring my mama something I will tell him to take his dolly away, and I'll just" but her burst of indignation was interrupted by a loud knock at the door, and hrr terrible threat was never finished, Hastily wiping away the tears from her eyes, the mother opened the door, revealing the figures of two men standing in the dimly-lighted hallway, "Hello, Gracie I Wish you a merry Christ mas, Why, George Warren, is that you ? " she ex NEEDED LEGISLATION. a slip of paper, upon which was written " Peter j and in combination of speed, endurance and ar Warren's half of the profits of Warren and jmament are expected to compare favorably with Watson." I the best armed vessels of other nations, Alourta vessel, the Dishiris, to be constructed of similar material, is intended to serve as a fleet dispatch boat. The double-turreted monitors Puritan, Am phrodite and Terror have been launched on the Delaware river, and a contract has beep made for the supply of their machinery, A similar monitor, the Monadnock, has been launched in California. The naval advisory board and the secretary recom mend the completion of the monitors, the con struction of four gunboats and also of three sddl- Several subjects of vital interest to the western coast are touched upon in the President s message, and in such a way as to show that he is awake to the necessities of the hour. If his ideas are adopt ed by congress we will have much reason for con gratulation. The message speaks as follows on these topics. " In my last annual message I called attention .. - , to the necessity of protecting by suitable legisla- , de. ferise. I feel bound to impress upon the attention of congress the necessity of continued progress the reconstruction of the navy. The condition of the public treasury, as I have already intimated, maW the nrrsent an ausDICIOUS time lor puHinj r 1 . , this branch of service in a state of efficiency. is no Dart of our policy to create and maintain navy able to cope with those of the other great M f.i.. .i,i w. tiavn no wish for for- .ml ,a,lv ,mo.hrd him the Kreat mm of ,he C0UntrT- 1 neSe r. ,, nM hich Wt ha long , CIEU Wliuuwi, ..u r lies. 111 a urcai iiicaaiuc uic cau&cu vy uic rcinuY- I . . . j.--. f inlerntD i7 u .... t.v . . enjoyed appears In no seeming danger of inierrap- al from about the source of the streams in question 1 . "7 . , . ,trenlrth shouid be made of timber by which the water supply has been . . our harbor. the p " .... s .1.. main. tion the forests situated upon the public domain. In many portions of the west the pursuit of gene- 1 ral agriculture is only made profitable by resort to I irrigation, while such useful irrigation would be I impossible without aid afforded by forests In con tributing to the regularity and constancy of a sup-1 ply of water. During the past year severe suffer-1 ing and great loss of property have been occasion' claimed, and seiiino him bv the arm she dracued cu "uus "J "' 7 nf llul We have no wish ' ' 1 .1 :. ..r .u t TV. : T i " " - him into the with kisses. 1 1 say, give a fellow a chance to breathe, will you," exclaimed George, as he disengaged him ' 1 i 1 . . . 1 r .,lf from her embrace. " Here is a friend of mlnel nsnea -nu proiecieo. 1 ne preservauon o. you will be glad to see." and darting eut into the uch Pot.t!on5 of the frest 00 the tion,,, domai" hall he brought in Watson who had modestly re maincd outside the door. " Grace, this is Mr. Watson, who saved my life and has been a good fiicnd to me, "I am glad to meet you, Mr. Watson, and anyone who has been kind to George is doubly welcome." "Why, bless your soul, madam, I never did any tedtion of our commercial interests ana roc u- tenanceofour national honor is P'0' from which no patriotic citiien cawithhoM W assent ,. ,j Notice of the termination of the fisheries siw- is essential to the equitable flow of important water courses, and is of high consequence. Important tributaries of the Missonri and the Columbia rise in the mountains of Montana, near the northern I of of Washington was duly gi boundary of theUnitcd States, between the Black- .,,. ,nd that the treaty wiU a- foot and Flathead Indian reservations. This re- dose on ju. ,, ,885. The fineries K'u" " " ,v" """ "F"" " dustry pnrsued by numerous class 01 u. tn which flow from it depends the future agrieul- nn ' .m ,. w- 0f the Atlantic an thing except to keep him in my cabin a few weeks ,ural development of vast tracts of country. The paclfic tn worthy the fostering of congn lor company's sake." attention ol congress is called to the necessity of broueht into competition with " Yes, you did loo," and he related how Ms withdrawing from publio sale this part of the pub- dUstries of other countries our fishermen, as life had been saved by his nw friend. he domain. - I manufacturers of fishing appnances ' I would do that for anyone, and especially "I again call your attention to the present con-1 f fith products, have maintained a iw the son of Peter Warten," said Waton with much dition of our extended sea coast, upon which are most p,ace j luggesi that congress create a co feeling. so many large cities whose wealth and importance -on to 'C0J,,ider the question of our rights " You knew father, then ?" asked Grace quick, to the country would, in time of war, invite at- the fisheries, and the means of opening to " It- Uck from modern ord ships, from which our - onder jus, an(i enduring ,nrtortk " Yes, 1 kaew mm in tne caiiiuraia mines; but existing aeieasive worm couia give no aaequate I richly stocked waters 01 nnum ien there will be time enough to talk about that protection. Those works were built before the I America, to-morrow, yon and your brother have a good introduction of German haavy rifle guns into ma I trust that congress will not fail t iu P'
