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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-05-17
For the Horses Comfort.

Several inventions have been made
recently for the comfort of the horse
A Missouri man has taken out a pat
ent on an awning which covers a
horse from head to tail This awning
is sustained while up by poles attached
to the thills. 1t can be folded up and
let down so as to be disposed of snugly
just in front of the dashboard An
other new continuance is an automatic
arrangement which lets the blanket
fall comfortably upon his back while
standing, and keeps it out of the dirt
when he lies down. And still third
invention of the past year is clock
attachment to the feed box, by which
the mess of grain drops down to the
horse at the precise minute the owner
may choose to set it.-True Flag.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-05-17
A GOdSend to English Farmers.

Wire barbed fencing has proved to
be godsend TO English farmers. They
are using it around their fields quietly
to annoy and prevent fox hunters
from trampling their crops. They say
nothing of the sort, of course, only
keep on putting up the barbs as a con
venient and cheap fence The horses
and hounds are often injured by these
fences There is no law to prevent
the use of the wire. and not likely TO
be. So revolution is wrought in the
manners of English barristers and par
sons and gentlemen by the bits of
twisted wire invented for us on our
western prairies, where timber is
scarce. San Francisco Chronicle.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-05-17
Port Wine.

The consumption of port wine ap-
pears to be increasing, for during last
year S., 500 pipes were exported from
Oporto, as against 1,5l1 pipes in 1887.
and G4.715 in 1885. Port wine is un
questionably pleasant and a most eff
ficacious tonic, and Lord Eldon de
clared that it was the most wholesome
beverage that the world contained.
and. having been in the habit of drink
ing two bottles daily usually wine of
a very strong, dry. rough character)
during the greater part of his life, he
died at the age of 81 in full possession
of his faculties. When George "
complimented Lord Eldon, after a
Christmas dinner at the pavilion, on
the strength of his head, the chancellor
quoted, amid the general applause of
an appreciative company, the famous
old Irish maxim. Keep your back
from the fire. and don't mix your
liquors" which had been communi
Gated to him by Mr.. Dundas, who re-
ceived it from the iovial Duke of Rut
land. London Truth
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-05-17

heard funny story the other day
about Jimmy Pigott, that clever actor.
who hrst came TO this country think
with Mrs. Langtry and af;erward act
ed with young Sothern- Jimmy Pr
gott was at one time very we'll known
In the gay set about London. and like
many another good fellow lost his
money and had TO turn round and
make his bread and butter. Jus. be-
fore he came to this country he met
John I. Raymond, whose advice he
asked about the hotels and other mat
tiers. This is the result: When MIR.
Pigott got here he stepped into cab
and requested TO be taken to the
Hotel Tombsl" The cabby asserted
that he did not know of any such
place. Then" said Pigott ito the
Hotel Ludlow" Again cabby insisted
on his ignorance We'll, of all stupid
cabman ever came across, this is the
stupidestl What hotel would you
recommends" Hotel Dam, sir"
Dam yourself. said Pigott, getting
out of the cab and posing himself for
a light The cabby was quickly off
the box, only too ready to begin, and
IT was only after the surrounding cab
men had explained that Pigott realized
that he had been sold by his friend
Mr.. Raymond, and that the cabby's
intentions were quite honorable. That
same afternoon the genial English
man went to the ticket office to in
quire the price of a ticket TO Salt Lake,
as he had a brother there, and he
thought he would like to spend the
afternoon with himI His astonish-
ment when he discovered that the
ticket would be in the neighborhood
of 5000. and that he could scarcely be
there in time for dinner, en- be better
imagined than described. York
Cor. Chicago Herald.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-05-17
Marriage for Q Quarter.

A story is told about a minister's
marriage fee that causes amusement
among the clergy. He was paid 81 for
marrying a couple. After they de-
parted he was about to hand the money
10 his wife when the door bell was
rang. The newly married wife said
she wanted certificate. No marriage
was good without one. 1t cost TWEEN
ty-five cents for blank that would
suit her. The reverend gentleman
filled the blank Out in the usual form.
and she went away seemingly salts
fed.
A few days later she again appeared
at the door. Mister, said the wo-
man, in an aggrieved tone, Il looked
through the papers and can't find
notice of our wedding. You ought
not to treat us different from other
folks. So the dominic went TO news
paper Office and paid fifty cents to
have a notice inserted. When he
reached home he handed the remain
ing twenty-five cents TO his wife with
the remark: Here, my dear. hurry
up and take this before that woman
makes another call. Livingston Free
man.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-05-17
Antique Pockets.

The pocket was previously girdle
and first of all purse. or pouch. The
ancient Hebrews carried a pouch and
bag which originated the modern reti
cule. They were at first made of net
ting but later Of leather. The Romans
came nearer to having a pocket than
any people until modern times A
portion of the toga was bound in a
knot under the left breast and pro
tuberance was there formed divided
into many folds. which was named
sinus. and answered the purpose of a
pocket The Roman matrons con
cealed valuables about their persons
in the upper part of the strofium, a
kind of corset fitting the waist tightly.
yet loose at top
Charlemagne carried a travelling
pouch. which was suspended from his
person. The Saxons had purses, and
the Normans, when they came to
England, carried the aulmoniere, a
little purse for carrying aims for the
poor, which was suspended from the
girdle. The fashion of carrying the
purse in that way, but not for that
purpose, has revived in recent years
The general thing was purse of tri-
angular form, frequently ornamented
with beads or trimming, and sus-
pended from the girdle. Bankrupts
iiguratively gave up their effects to
their creditors by putting off the girdle
to which the purse and keys of their
estate were attached. So long as CIR
dies were worn there was little need of
a pocket, for custom and convenience
made it a habit to thrust anything
within the encircling band. Good
Housekeeping.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-05-17

Kerchiefs are especially ornate. Blue,
rose, mauve, lilac and apple green tints vie
with a host of other current colors in the
surah, batiste or crepe de Chine CONNECTIONS,
embeliished with festoons Of lace. embroidery
and tiny dots, sported by metropolitan ele
ganteS
Many bonnets have soft silk crown, with
fancy straw brim IN two colors. and trim
mings of branched brown and green leaves
Others are of black embroidered tulle shirred
on treIlis frame of gold Several oriental
colors eznbroider. In shell patterns. the straw
brim, and bunch of crimped gold thread
constitutes the trimming --Coaksut and
Ladies' Wesr Review.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-05-17
CURIOUS PUNCTUATION.


A Number of Specimens Collected by g
Fun-Loving Editor.
The following specimens of curious
punctuation are given by the Printers
Register: A man who was suddenly
taken sick FASTENED home while every
means for his recovery were resorted
to. In spite of all his efforts, he died
in the triumphs of the Christian relig.
ion." "A man was killed by rail.
road car running into Boston, sup
posed to be deaf" A man writes:
I'VE have decided to erect a school.
house large enough to accommodate
five hundred scholars five stories
high" On certain railway the fol.
lowing luminous direction was print
ed: Hereafter, when trains in an OPP
posite direction are approaching each
other on separate lines, conductors and
engineers will be requested to bring
their respective trains to a dead halt
before the point of meeting. and be
careful not to proceed till each train has
passed the othe ~ A steamboat cap
tain. advertising an excursion, says:
8. Tickets, twenty-five cents; children
half-price TO be had at the Office" 4
hotel was thus advertised: This hotel
will be kept by the widow of the for
mer landlord, Mr.. Brown. who dieo
last summer on a new and improved
plan" WANTED, saddle-horse for
lady weighing about $50 pounds" Ar
Iowa editor says: I'VE have received
basket of fine grapes from our friend
W., for which he will please accept oul
compliments, some of which are nearly
two inches in diameter" Board may
be had at No. Pearl street for two
gentlemen with gas" Over a bridge
at Atlanta. Ga, is the following: ..Any
person driving over this bridge in 3
pace faster than a walk shall. if g
white man, De nneu nve dollars, and il
a negro, receive twenty-five lashes.
half the penalty to be bestowed on the
informer. A newspaper contained
this: I'VE have two school-rooms suf-
ficiently large to accommodate three
hundred pupils one above another. :"
Another newspaper, in describing the
1oings of a convention at Cleveland.
said: The procession was very fine
and nearly two miles long. as was also
the prayer of DIR. Perry, the chaplain
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-05-17
DEARER EVERY DAY.

They SAID would cease TO love her
When her freshness showed decay:
They were wrong. for as the river
Wears its channel more away,
Deeper grew my love and clearer
Seemed her beauties in display.
She grew older-she grew dearer-
Bearer every day
Had loved her for her beauty,
Had her heart been simply clay,
Then might mine have ceased its worshfH
But her truth S Respondent ray
Filled my soul and drew me nearer
To the fount where sweetness lay.
Still the cider. still the dearer-
Dearer every day
Age has laid its hand upon her
Do realize il. Nay.
Her youths bloom my heart remembers
Years her faithfulneSs portray,
And il shall be mine to cheer her,
So her winter shall be May.
Still the older still the Gearer-
Dearer every day William Lyle
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-05-17
A FADING FAD
nap'o Decline of the Rage After the Gro
tesque In Decorative Art

Rapid Decline of the Rage After the Gro
tesque In Decorative Art.
Within the past few years. the race
Tor the horrible and grotesaue in dec
oratlve art has declined. Ii is a fad
ing rad, a rage that was consumed nv
Its own zeal While IT lasted the
sanctuary of home took on the attr;
outes of heather temple and the upli-
est objects produced by pagan caryers
In wood and workers in metal were
gwen the most honored places. People
OF the most refined tastes did not hesi
tate to thus transform their parlors. Ii.
6rary, reception hall and dining room
into SO many museums in which yeri-
table freaks were the most treasured
objects. The rage extended TO car
wings. furniture. etc. Griffins in costly
woods. and hldeousness generally was
depicted In prominent places of the in
terror, until the apartments. in many
instances. were nothing less than a
sollditied nightmare.
The extreme ugliness of these OBJ
Jects dominated the beauty of the an
polntmentS, and the refined taste ex
hlblted In statuary, draperies of deli
cate hue and texture, paintings and
engravlngs were lost sight of i'm the
presence of some deformity i'm arp,or
or some japanese warrior, life size in
solid wood, and as homely as the late
Mr.. Crowley of Central park. The
motive at the bottom of this perverted
taste was probably that phase of hu
man nature which makes one covet
not his neighbours goods. but some
thing which his neighbor has not. MOI
ls-iIkely 10 have This motive existed
Tor short time only. When upli
ness was procurable by the buyer OF
average resources: when importers
and manufacturers could provide hid
eousneSs at reasonable figures. the
charm of ugliness y IS gone and the
fancy of the favored few took differ
ent turn-a turn in a better direction
There Is but slow market for outre
objects destined for the adornment OF
the home. Instead. there is more re
hnement manifested in the REQUIRE
ments of buyers The carvings that
adorn a costly mantel or beaufet
must possess grace, and if a caryatid
or gargoyle or griffin is to form
part of the permanent decorations
1T Is not insolent in its ugliness or ag
gresslve in the prominence of its 20
slhon amid artistic surroundings. a
little ugilneSs acts as foil for beauty,
but wealth of grotesquerie has been
found oppressive and in poor taste.
The change is gratifying one to all
lovers of the beautiful, and the end of
the reign of deformities and freaks
will be mourned by none save those
that ransacked the shops of China and
Japan for something hideous enough
TO crafty the victims of the fad which
is fading away.-Pittsburg Bulletin.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-05-17
THE TOWN OF SHELTON.
Inducements Offered to Enterprises and
Manufacturer.
some OF THE REASONS WILL o
PoRTANT CITIES SOUND

SHELTON incorporated inhabitants
Big Skookum Bay the Souhwesey Puget
is the County seat of Mason County educational facilities fully
upto the needs the come being
twostoy public school building with departments present
at work under the instruction of competent teachers Among
the substantial buildings used for business other purposes
the splendid wostory Courthouse 4Sx4S and Hail. 32x100 be
fitted for theatrical and public sness block
32xSOs being built the upper floor be fitted purposes
Though but years DID, growth
and during hepast few months rapid Many
represented and several industries
sdes those present operation sash and door factory
MILL two engines employ about so hands in of construction
THE sATsOP RAILROAD
Has been operating here for three they substantial
manent buildings warehouse and the railroad This company
has about IA miles of line operation nearly
sdeacks and into al parts the timber contiguous
to the line of the railroad The Satsop largest logging
road Puget Sound and during the busy average
RATS Of logs scaling about 100000 away
mills each week be cut into the lumber
export
The Mason County Central Railroad enterprise
in operation with the opening spring. promises important
factor with the development and opening the region
IS well to the town They also have saw fair capacity
ply local demands Also Southern Railroad
will pass through Shelton open direct
by rail with California and the East
AS for scenic beauty from the elegant residence ground
side of town. superb the hoary monarch Rainier
had almost weather while from the upland opposite
obtained fine view of the Olympic mountains rreg
ular and nowappd peaks canal and the
Pacific
Without doubt Shelton lying sheltered valley and
facing of the peest bays of this region possesses eligible
site for that hardly be improved upon
tered from continuous streams of one of which arrange
ments being made supply the with pure
fall of more than fifty feet
These few of advantages worth investigating
There boom heradng of but Shelton
aey growing rapidly than point lots
from $50 upward For further information address
DAVID SHELTON
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-05-17
CARE OF FLATIRONS.
How to Keep Them in Good Condition
and Always Ready for Use.
Or 1.-THE JOURNAL"


1t is so easy to keep the fatirons in
good condition that there is little exc
cuse for any housewife neglecting
them, no matter how busy she may be.
Any woman can easily tell at glance
when these articles are well kept
Some housewives will have in their
possession irons that have been their
mothers before them, and though
they have been in constant use for
years, are still as firm and smooth as
any one could wish. Other women,
with the same kind of irons. would,
by neglect and carelessness, in year
or two render them unfit to use.
Where there are many starched
clothes to be done up weekly, it is a
good plan to wash the irons once a
week, but where plain clothes and
only a few starched are to be done,
once month is enough to wash the
irons Take some clean ammonia
soap suds. and with a cloth wash the
irons well, afterward wiping with
dry cloth, then put on the back of the
stove in clean place to dry thorough
". To clean the irons always have a
piece of coarse sand-paper, or hand
iul OF coarse table-salt on piece of
wrapping-paper, in which to rub
them.
Always have the top of the range
perfectly clean ere putting on the
irons and never. if it can be avoided.
allow them to get too hot If such a
thing does occur, cool them by setting
up on end on the hearth. Some
women, when in a hurry, cool irons by
plunging them into cold water. which
Is very poor plan, and those treated
In this way will soon be ruined.
Never do this or allow it to be done
with your irons, unless you are pre-
pared to purchase a new set There
Is also the danger of scalding from the
steam that suddenly arises when the
iron is first placed in the water. Some
housewives black and polish the
handles and tops of their irons the
same as the stove. but it is scarcely to
De commended. as there is always a
Danger OF smearing the clothes.
Don't keep the irons on the stove
When not in use. for it is sure to harm
the temper of the iron, and don't, if it
can be avoided. have irons on the
stove when cooking, more particular
y when the article cooking is one
mat is apt to flow or boil over, or
while frying. After taking an iron
from the stove, when wanted for use,
hrst rub it over piece of heavy
Wrapping paper kept for that purpose,
then rub the smooth part with cloth
IN which is encased a bit of wax.
huo the iron well over clean cloth
ana then it is ready for the clothes.
IN ironing starched clothes, if any oil
me starch sticks to the iron always
scrape it OF with q knife ere putting
again to heat on the stove.
1t is not always the best plan to
keep the irons on mantel or open
sael. although it is the usual way, for
,ney are sure to be dusty when wanted.
4 Is much better to keep them in a
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-05-17
TripletN in Greece.

Some interesting data respecting the
frequency of triplets in the human
race are being collecteo and elaborated
by DIR. B. Ornstien, late surgeon gen
eral of the Greek army. While on an
inspection tour through western
Greece he discovered the fact that
triplets are more frequently found
there than in any other portion of that
kingdom Great difficulty is expert
enced, however, respecting informa-
ton as to the age reached by either or
all of the children--New Orleans
Picayune.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-05-17
Hard on Our Funny Men.

A writer in The London Globe has
discovered "a trait peculiar to Amer
lean humorists. He says: when
the writer wishes TO brighten the hui
NOR by foil, he introduces us to the
little American child; and when we
find the little American child we know
that we are going TO be treated to
specimens of quasi-naivc profanity, or
insanity, which are the more obiec-
tonable because they are invented by
adults, who are perfectly aware that,
unless they attribute them TO innocent
children, all chance Of tickling the
ribs of their readers is gone. Jokes
are undOu btedly made in the States as
they are in other countries. Humor
there certainly is among that great
and free people-mostly bad humor.
The Haliburtons, Lowells and Hol-
meses are few and far between. Arte-
mus Ward, Bret Harte, Mark Twain,
Max Adelar, Stockton, the authors of
'Helen's Babies, and a Bad Bows
Diary, aim lower, but give us gen
ulne amusement of an honest kind.
But when these have been mentioned.
"idl ioiiiCS Cnioiii W NC dOuou! w fiO
have they got to pit against the au-
thors of Vanity Fair 'Pickwick,'
Essays of Ella. Mrs Caudle's Cur
tain Lectures, Alice in Wonder
land, 'Vica Versa, Bah Ballads
Happy Thoughts, The Jumbles'-
to mention only a very few of the
works of great English humorists Of
late years? And if Europe S to be in
Guided, what of Munger. About Sa-
phir and the rest? Americas claim
cannot be allowed for a moment. In
the 'humor' of the paragraphists she
is rich This 'humor' is manufact-
ured by wretched men often with
wretched spelling out of wretched ma
terials Current Literature.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-05-17

Long coats or cloaks Of Suede or copper
colored diagonal show waists girdled by
belts of embroidered galloon- The same gal
loon edges the collar and cuffs, also the
Tapped frcat of the waist
Plain. straight dresses are not ego" A
modest degree of bout fancy is absolutely
essential to the perfect set of a skirt. and if
care and taste be exercised In the selection 1T
a hustle, the desired degree of tournure Is
secured
Notwithstanding the popularity Of the
polonaise. ladies possessing conservative
tastes adhere to the basque waist. and it y
certainly more comfortable and elegant yt5en
fitted over the shapely modern corset,
which is ves-itahle triumph in coutil
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-05-17
Mrs Potter's Gowns.

Mrs. Potters one overweening taste,
and one on which she spends not a
small portion of the $500 a week that
she sreceives. is new gowns. She
doesn't seem TO care much how or
where she lives or what she eats or
what she drinks or about furniture.
bric-a-brac or jewelry, but a fine dress
or new shade so captures her fancy
that if she had to pledge all her other
dresses to get it she would do so. Her
private gowns. as well as her stage
gowns, nearly all come from Europe.
New York journal.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-05-17
THE LATEST ~ sE.E.a

Busts and heads of Labrador spar make
odd scarf pins
Diamond crescents on polished gold scrolls
are still Ia high favor as brooches and lace
pins
AN odd design in hairpins represents ser
pent coiled about and supporting q large
pearl
A horseshoe of silver, with link fasten-
ing at the extremities. makes a peculiar
bracelet
A Brazilian bug nearly two inches In
length is an odd brooch shown by . down
town -ieweler.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-05-17
BE Paid for the Ear Dron.

a young lady employed at hotel
in Dixmont, Me-, one day carelessly
left her ear drop in the sauce dish. a
young man who dined there swal-
lowed one of the ear drops with his
sauce 1t so happened that this win
ter the aforesaid young man pressed
hay for the father of the aforesaid
young woman. When they settled
the young NAH was handed an en-
velope containing his pay. In the en-
velope was a bill for s. for the ear
drop he had swallowed, and money
accounted to make the account good
Chicago Tribune.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-05-17

ury, closed place, so they may always
be ready for use. An old lady of our
acquaintance always used the lower
oven of the range, which is called the
hot closet, but in her range, at least.
was misnamed, as it was very cool
place, and was just the kind of re-
ceptacle for any thing that was to be
kept dry. such as irons.-Boston
R10pef
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-05-17

The Christian Leader, of Edin
burg. calls DR.. Amelia b Edwards the
most learned woman in the world.
How did you find society out In
Chlcago?' 'sOh. there's good deal
OF it there But they have strange
ways How so?n We'll, if
man goes to an evening party, and
keeps his coat on the entire evening,
the company concludes right away
that his shirt is IN the wash
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-05-17

A French ballet girl has recently
been proven the daughter of deceased
marquis and the heir TO a fortune of
several millions. America says that
she is now enriched by her father
after having long been supported by
her grande pas.