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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-09-20
DEATH TO cRAssHoppgRs.
An apparatus Which Destroys the Insects
Nv the Million.

An Apparatus Which Destroys the Insects
Ky the Million.
Consul Mason. of Marseilles, writes
that the injury to the crops OF Algeria
oy the grasshoppers last summer was
SO serious that the Government has
provided the means for their destruc-
ton which has been so successfully
used by the English farmers in Cyprus.
He says:
1.-The apparatus consists OF long
pieces of cheap cotton cloth, a yard in
width, edged on one side with a strip
OF oil-cloth six inches wide, and each
provided with strings by which it can
be fastened to wooden stakes. When
an invasion of the lOcusts is announced
trenches are dug at right angles with
the direction of their approach. The
stakes are then driven in lines on the
side OF the trench from which the APP
proach is expected and the cloths
hung vertically. forming a curtain
forty-two to forty-four inches high,
fitting closely to the ground, and with
the oll-cloth edge uppermost. Be-
tween these curtains, at intervals 81
two hundred or three hundred yards,
open spaces are left two yards in width.
1.-The march of the insects is in solid
phalanx, devouring every thing eat
able as they go. When they reach
the curtain the grasshoppers climb
readily to the point where they en-
counter the oil-cloth. On this they
slip and fall, and after several futile
attempts they attempt to clear the OBJ
struction at a jump. Such as succeed
fall into the trench on the further
side, and finding the ground barren of
food usually make no attempt to 90
further. The great majority fail to
jump over the curtain and seek to Cir
cumvent it. They thus pour by
myriads through the openings. At
these points the ditch is made deep
and wide and the further slope COW
cred with sheets of smooth zinc or tin
upon which they are unable to climb.
They are thus caught in masses,
beaten to death with large wooden
paddles, and their bodies used for
feeding hogs or for manure In some
cases the hogs are turned into the
trenches to kill their own prey, but in
general the work is done by natives
shOd with large wooden sabOts, with
which they trample the insects to
death. IN. Y. Sun.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-09-20
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
Ins Popular Marie Antoiuett~ Scar
Paris. an Trimmings. Etc.

Ths Popular Marie Antoiuetts Scarf
Partisan Trimmings, Etc.
"A novelty for covering the head,
shoulders and arms at lawn parties ia
lace scarf with capuchon. or hood.
That can be worn with the low-throated
corsage and short sleeves of full-dress
tollettes. This scarf resembles some
what the mantiila worn by Spanish
women, but Parisians attribute it to
marie Antoinette. who delighted in
scaris and fichus when she and the Ia
dies OF her court played at dairy-maid
ana shepherdess in the pleasure
grounds of France. 1t is simply a lonp
straight scarf of lace, with the middle
gatnered under bow of high loops,
ike those on the crown of a tooue. a
scalloped edge dropping over the front
halr' and the wider edge over the back
OF the head. while the long ends cover
ele shoulders. one end crossing the
cnest. and being fastened on the left
shoulder with fanciful pin. Such a
mantilla accompanies a lovely gown.
an pink and blacx. made of pink crepe
oe Chine and black marquise lace, that
Is placed as transparent over pink
SILK. The half-low corsage has snort
sleeves. one black and one pink. and
the front of the bodice is also of pink
Grape on the right side, draped diagon-
ally across the black lace which forms
the left side. The chemisette directly
In front is like baby waist of the pink
Grape drawn together on ribbon, with a
Tiny standing ruffle at the top The
SKIRT is OF pink Grape. draped to show
the black net on the left side and down
the back. with a ladder of black MORE
bows on the left of the front, and iabots
OF the Grape beside the lace panel of the
back. A black gauze fan drawn on pink
RIBBONS, black lace parasol, black silk
stockings, and low patent leather shoes
are worn with this gown and scarf.
Parisiennes carry the use of black
trimmings on colored dresses to the ex-
treme OF having black mutton-lep
sleeves added to blue, green or pink
gowns that are trimmed with black
ribbon and lace. They also wear much
smaller toques than those in vogue
here, consisting of long, slender
crown, only two inches high in front.
and receding toward the back, band
OF straw forming the low side, or else
1t is OF shirred lace. and the open wired
crown merely covered with a layer of
tulle on which rest vines or clusters of
foliage, with one or two flowers placed
near the front. or standing high on
long stems that nod before the breeze.
The hats chosen here for out-of- door
entertainments are as low as those lust
described. but usually have wider
o. i'm, projecting in front. and tapering
narrQyyel. ON tho siaoc ID -.S>.-
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-09-20
CAUSE AND EFFECT.
An Old Truth That Comes Out Clearly 1
the Study of Coral Reefs.


the study of Coral Reefs.
Every cause which we observe in
nature is the effect of some earlier
operation. and every effect will in
turn become the cause of some farther
action. 1t is in this way that the con-
tinuity of nature is kept up. Each
fact is a link in chain of causes and
effects.
This truth comes out clearly in the
study of coral reefs. These reefs sur
round many of the islands in the
Pacific. They protect the low lands
from the washing of the waves, and
the still waters enclosed by them
are the only harbors of refuge for
ships. The reefs themselves furnish
the greatest peril to navigation; and if
there were no inlet through which a
vessel could enter their protected
circle. they would be a danger and
nothing else.
But almost every reef has such an
inlet. 1t is a necessary result of the
laws under which the forces of nature
work. To understand this we must
see how these reefs are formed.
Chemically the reef corals are al
most pure carbonate of lime the sub
stance of ordinary limestone and
marble. The reef grows as the shell
OF the oyster, or of any other she'll
fish. grows. 1t is itself the common
and undivided shell of innumerable
polypi, or minute insects, which are
being reproduced and are dying in
successive generations.
These tiny beings get all their liv-
ing from the water of the sea. It is
from this source, also, that they de-
rive the salts of lime from which thew
secrete the bony structure that re-
mains after the animal is dead.
The coral polypi can not live in
fresh water. Their food supply is
brought to them by the waves and
currents of the sea. As a result, it is
found that directly opposite the mouth
OF stream from the island the reef
does not grow. There will be the in
let of the enclosed waters.
Most of the islands encircled by
reefs are volcanic in origin, and of
considerable height In such cases
the rainfall is much the greater on the
windward side. This will readily be
accounted for. AS the trade-winds
blow steadily from the same quarter
for three-fourths of the year over all
the region where the coral grows. it is
upon the windward side of the islands
that most fresh water is discharged by
the streams. and consequently upon
that side the inlets are commonly
found.
This goes far toward showing that
for an indefinitely long period the
trade-windS have been blowing and
that their direction has not changed.
1t follows that for an equally long time
the position of the earth's axis with
relation to its orbit has remained the
same as at present The continuity
of nature is nowhere broken, and it's
uniformity is undisturbed Youths
Companion.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-09-20
FADS IN JEWElRY.

Elaborate Bracelets With Watch Settings
and Poetic Quotation.
SO long as the beauties of a woman s
wrist endure. bracelets will be made
and sold, bought and worn and admired.
The fancy OF the hour is watch brace
let made OF sterling silver, the band
consisting of sufficient length of game
chain to clasp the arm. Set in medall-
ion is the watch case for which there
are jeweled works of French, English
or American make. You can have
hunting or crystal case, select your
own design to be applied to the shell,
or find in the co lection of novel and
antique decorations something both
beautiful, artistic and enduring. The
watch is warranted to keep accurate
time, and so delicate is it in cOnstruc-
ton that no annoyance is felt in wearing
it, nor is there any difficulty in keeping
it balanced.
Suggested by the Shakesperian
bracelet, silversmiths have set to work
making poet bands in white and black
ened silver and are ready to fill out
orders for any number of quotations.
The fair buyers make out a list OF
favorite lines from witty and wise men,
which is sent to the jeweler to be cut in
silver, each selection calling for brace
let. Such lines as graduates select for
class mottos are ordered by the hundred
Proverbs. adages and guiding lines of
life have been engraved for school
people and presented to the pupils in
lieu of medal. Then there are in stock
Shelley. Swinburne, Whitman. Lamar
tine and Hugo bracelets, cluster of
twenty Shakesperian quotations with
reference and a myriad of Biblical ex-
tracts with the book. chapter and verse
indicated. By way of study and wager
and thought, miscellany of familiar
extracts has been brought out in oxi-
died silver which are certain to be
popular with young and sentimental
ladies, and which, if worn, will play an
important part in the firtations by the
sea-shore, at the morning concert and
along the shady lanes.
Here are some of the tender. poetic,
thoughtful and suggestive sentences
calculated to challenge and captiyate
or puzzle and please man:
ION fancy's wild and rowing wing |
sail" when that my mood is sad, !"
Fool, not to know that love endures
no tie, s.All love is sweet given or re-
turned" The mystery OF iniquity, "
Come, give US taste of your quail
ty,' MY love is as deep as the sea and
as pure as its foam. IN Y. World.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-09-20
ANTIQUITY or SHOES.
Thebes an Ancient shoe Center Of Great
IMPORTANCE

| Thebes an Ancient Shoe Center Of Great
Importance.
The furtherest historical search. in
regard to shoes. informs us Of some
sort OF clothing. either of woven mas.
slippers or sandals. for the human loot.
Dating back to the earliest vilization,
lashes, thongs, scraps. belts and strings
were the common fastenings of the
primitive shoes then worn by the
peasantry of Egypt, also by the Greeks
and Hebrews. while more genteel STYLES
and shapes were worn, especially by
the ladies, and also by the rulers of
men in those days. Fifteen hundred
years before Christ shoemaking had
become great and distinct trade under
the reign OF Thothmes ILL.,, aud this is
the time of the flight of the Israelites.
Shoes were constructed from a we'll
known vegetable plant called papyrus.
which was used by the inhabitants
then. not on y for the manufactu g OF
shoes, but for many other purposes.
such as ropes, boxes. headgear. boats.
papers, etc. At the above date the
ancient city of Thebes was great
center for the manufacture of shoes
and sandals, straps and thongs. and
all the appliances then in vogue for the
protection and comfort of the feet,
when in the flush of her glory. instead
of going after her enemies as Pharoah
went for the Israelites with 600 char
lots. Thebes sent forth an army of 90
600 war chariots against her foes, but
Cambyses. the blood-thirsty SON of
Cyrus, at the conquest of Persia SUBJ
dued Tyre and Cyprus, demanded
and received $4,000, 900 as tribute
from Thebes, destroyed its monu-
ments. its towers and public
buildings. broke down its political
influence. and soon its glory and
grandeur began to depart. while Cam
byses becoming dissipated. cruel and
tyrannical. died in Syria, while march,
ing against his foes In those days the
shOemakers of Thebes and the sur
rounding cities were in the constant
practice of tightening the thread in the
sewing of shoes by their teeth. How
differently the adjusted needle and
shuttle tighten the thread to-day pro-
PEELED by steam! In ancient Rome the
streets were crowded with small stalls
on the corners and in alley ways, whore
sandals and shoes were made. and
from scripture accounts much attention
was then paid to the adjoining of the
feet, especially ladies' feet. hence we
read, How beautiful are thy feet with
shoes. Over EdOm VIII / cast out
my shoe" We learn from scripture
also. that servants were required to I'M
loose the thongs and latchets from the
shoes OF their superiOrs. So from
Ruth iv: we learn that testimonial
in srael was to puck off shoe and
hand to Il neighbor, and from these and
many sayings of like nature may have
sprung the custom of throwing worn-out
shoes utter newly married couples from
the marriage ceremony to their future
homes: and here let me say. if any OF
the good people of our city are minded
to search the scriptures sufficiently
they will find that slavery and servitude
were symbolized by the unloosing OF
sandals and shoes from the feet. Shoe
and Leather Review.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-09-20
THE HORSE AT REST.
Carious Facts About tho Disposition

Carious Facts About tho Disposition Of
Horses to Lie Down.
To hard working horse repose ia
almost as great necessity as good
food. but tired as he may be he is often
shy about lying down. even when bed
of nice clean straw is provided for him.
The writer once rode a mare seventy
miles in single day. The stable in
which she was put for the night was as
comfortable in every way as it could
be made, but she stood the whole night
through. She ate her oats and hay
and then went to sleep. leaning forward
with her breast against the manger.
There are horses that have never been
seen to lie down. and if they have ever
done so it was only for a short time,
and at an hour when they were likely
to be seen. No marks have ever been
discovered on their coats which
would indicate that they had ever been
lying down. A horse is recalled now
that occupied for fifteen years, from the
time he was two years old. the first stall
in grandfather's stable. Up to the hour
he died no one had ever seen him living
down. and several times after weari-
some drives of about eight or ten hours,
watch was placed on him to see if
during the night he would lie down;
but he was never caught in that posi-
ton. and he could not be tempted to re-
cline by the sweetest and cleanest of
bedding. He died literally upon his
feet He was taken sick, and in Civ
ing him a drench from a long-necked
bottle. with his head pulled up to a
beam, he suddenly fell back and ex-
pired.
Unless horse lies down regularly
his rest can not be complete, and his
joints and sinews stiffen; and. while it
is true that horses that sleep in stand
ing position continue to work for many
years, it is equally true that they
would continue to work tor many years
longer, and perform their work much
better. if they rested naturally. Young
horses from a country stable may re-
fuse to lie down when put into stable
in town. and the habit may become
confirmed unless inducements are Of
fered. Horses can be taught to lie
down, and they can also be taught to
be as neat and clearly in their habits
as individuals.
1t is very rare thing for horses af-
ficted with disease that superinduces
fever to lie down. They will stand up
until nature becomes completely ex-
hausted, and their limbs refuse to
sustain them. They have an instinct
which teaches them if they lie down it
may be difficult for them to get upon
their feet again. A sick horse, be-
cause OF his evident knowledge of his
own condition and his inability to COM
municate the symptoms and the nature
OF it. cOmmends himself to human
sympathy more than any other animal.
Horses have horror of death. and
especially dread death in their own
kind. A horse may be sick in COM
pany with a stableful of horses, and
the others will not notice him at al
but the moment he dies there is con-
sternatiOn throughout the entire stable.
A horse may be absolutely fearless of
every inanimate thing that comes to
his notice. but will be frightened be-
You'd measure at the sight of one of his
own kind lying dead by the roadside
Horses and Stable.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-09-20

Wheh 'The Old Homestead" Is played ct
the New York Academy of Music Denmau
Thompson will make his entrance riding on
load of hay.
Janauschek il going to Jamaica and South
America on two years engagement The
grand old queen of the stage sigbs for new
worlds to conquer.
Robert ManteIl receives fifty letters day
from silly women who fall in love with him
when they see him on the staga He meyer
answers their notes.
Mrs Gen. Lander, known to the stage q
Jean Davenport, has dramatised Haw thorneh
Scarlet Letter" Louis James and his vita
Marie Wainwright. win probably play It out
wet next season
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-09-20
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OLD AS THE HILLS.

The DrOp-a- Nickel In the-SlOt Machine
Not a Modern Invention.
The Spiritaiia, published by Heron
in the sixteenth century, contained an
exposure of many of the frauds of the
Egyptian hierarchy. In this worx will
be found description of device for
the automatic dispensing of the purify
ing water by the worshipers OH their
entrance to the tempe. BY strange
coincidence five drachmae were re-
quired to operate the apparatus. 1t
appears that heather priests made
water for absolution a source of rev.
enue. The vessel containing lust-al
water was not always open for public
use free of charge, but closed. and like
child money box. provided with
slit at the top, through which certain
sum OF money was to be put before the
donor could receive any of the purify
ing contents. The device is very
neat specimen OF religious ingenuity,
and the more so since it required no
attending minister to keep it in play.
1t consisted of vase which contained
at one OF its inner sides cylindrical
vessel of water. A small tube attached
to the bottom was continued through
the side of the va e, where the liquid
was discharged. The inner orifice
of the tube was formed into
the seat of valve, the plug
of which was fixed on the lower
end of the perpendicular rod. whose
upper end was connected by bolt to
the horizontal lever or vibrating beam.
One end OF this is spread out into fiat
disk. and so arranged as to receive on
its surface every thing dropped
through the slit The lever turns on a
pin or fulcrum very much like pump
handle. AS the weight of tine rod kept
the valve closed while nothing rested
on the broad end of the lever. no liquid
could escape; but if a number of coins
OF sufficient weight were dropped
through the slit in the lid of the vase
upon the end of the lever, the valve
would then be open and a portion of
the liquid would escape. Only small
quantity would flow out. for as the
lever became inclined from its hori-
zontal position the pieces OF money
would slide off into tho mass accumu-
lated below, and the influx would as
quickly be stopped. The apparatus
would then be ready to supply the next
customer on the same terms. This in
teresting apparatus has just been de-
scribed in the Electrical World by the
distinguished scientist Prof. T. j.
Houston.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-09-20

AT the first sign OF the separation
of the butter from the milk. rinse the
sides of the churn and the cover with
water at the churning temperature. As
soon as grains of butter as large as
mustard seed, and not larger than kerr
nels of wheat. appear. stop the chnrn
and reduce the temperature to fifty
eight degrees or below. by pouring In
cold spring or iced water. 1t is better
to let the churn stand fifteen minutes
or so. after pouring in the water. for
the granules of butter to harden. rs fat
cools slowly because poor conductor
of heat.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-09-20

In q calculated that the pops's jubilee pres
ents are worth go, 100000
The Duke Of Buckingham is contemplating
an early visit to the United States
Lester Wallack, the actor, owns 200 suits
Of clothes. and none Of them need patching.
Mr. John Boyle O'Reilly has set out on
canoeing voyags through the Dismal Swamp.
Balfour never goes anywhere in London
without . couple OF plain clother detectives
after him.
n de Rothschild spent el. 900 for flowers
Tor farewell entertainment he gave Nellie
Farren recently.
Lord Lucas spent $4,000 to keep . rail-
road from croa1ing ths place whsrs Matthew
Arnold 4 hpried
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-09-20


Mr.. Walter Besant has gone to Italy to
rest he is one Of the very hardest working
literary men in London.
1t ts probable that the president and Mrs.
Cleveland will visit Lenox this summer q
well as the Adirondacks
A son of Justice Harlan II connected with
the law Office at Chicago Of Melville W. Full
Ter. the new chief justice.
The honorary degree Of LII d. win b con-
ferred upon Prince Albert Victor by the
University Of Cambridge
The king OF Spain is Is months old, and
has salary Of 81 ,000. 900, with prospect of =
raise as soon a. the business viii warrant it
Sir Joseph Chitty, the we'll known English
Judge was at Oxford in 1859 captain Of the
finest boat crew ever known ct either uni
versity.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-09-20

The number OF Student Voiun-
teers for Foreign Missions now ex-
ceeds 1920, OF whom it is said that 1O3
have already sailed for foreign lands.
and others are soon to follow. A ma
tional organization of these 'Student
Volunteers has been formed. with a
committee of three representing the
College Y. M. G. A. and Y. W. C. A. to-
gether with Mr. Wilder. of the Inter-
Seminary Alliance. with the object OF
looking after these volunteers and
bringing them to the attention OF mis-
sionary boards and Of the churches
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-09-20

Tennyson never slnokes enc same pipe
twica
King Kalakaua viii become . coffee
planter
Bismarck received iol plovers' eggs on his
birthday
Gen Sheridan Is building summer house
at Nantucket
Roscoe Conkling left an estate estimated to
be worth $2OO,OO0
Herbert Spencer works three hours . day,
using q stenographer
aostetter. the patent medicins man. carries
t750. 900 life Insurance.
Col Mapleston owes 32l0O60, and his only
asDetD ere new schema.