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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-03

In strawberry Valley, CAL, recently,
two young ladies went into the woods TO
search for ferns accompanied boy am English
mnstir. While seated on "a log fra an Isolated
part of the forest. quite distance from their
lone. they were approached By a cinnamon
bear. Al The sight Of their visitor the ris
started 10 run toward home screaming at the
TON of hcir voices and followed boy Bfuin.
The mastn was not afraid and caught hold
of tle bear hy the neck. desperate struggle
took place aud only ended when two inen
arrived IN the scene and shot the bear. The
dog was SD badly mangled that ii was feared
Dee would dlc.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-03

Try one bottle and you will be convinced.
For sale by an druggist. send for book OF
testimonials and other valuable Information
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-03
PERSONS.AND THINGS.
News Notes Compiled from the "Times
ExebappHs

Exchanges.
Bishop Gilmour. OF Cleveland, has
Been selected by Cardinal Gibbons To prclth
The sermon at the dedication Of the new Ro-
man Catholic University. Of Washington, On
November 10.
Henry w. Genet, the famous Prince
Hal, OF the Tweed regime and ex state SEN
ator. is dying from cancer In the mouth 4
fungus growth outv ard from the inside OF his
lp prevents articulation. His case is pro-
nounccd hopeless
The divorce business is still flourish
ing IN the West The Rev. Ellis Howell. Of
Ma shall. M has just married his one thou
slndth couple. lie Is eighiy-nvc years old,
and has been in the ministry nearly half a
century.
Sunday was passed very quietly at
Noil cottage. Atlantic City. where the Ham
ilion-Donnclly fracas occurred. About ten
O'Clock n Telegram was received from Mrs.
Hamilton. az Mays Landing jail, expressing
an urgent desire TO see Baby Hamilton. Even
had 10 been possible 10 grant this request
there were no trains 10 that point to carry
thc child TO Us mother.
A Young German was found in Fair
mo nt Park Philadelphia, sunday uncon-
srious from laudanum. lie recovered suiii-
c.cutiy TO sly that his name was Charles
Woke: that hc was barber from Washing
/ ton. ID. G.: that hc had mother and wife IN
that city. and that he had taken poison be
cause h!s girl in Philadelphia had iorsaker
Ihim. lie dlod 40 tho German hospital last
/ evening.
The Philadelphia North America
| "a few days ago addressed % each Republican
member ~ tho Finy-hrst Congress two ques
tious: "Do you favor an extra session o
, Congress and n so. whye' So far nfty-hve
answers have Deen received. and these show
% very heavy prepondernnce Of sentiment
AGAINST calling an extra session. foriy-thre'
express themselves as opposed 10 IT., most o
thorn Stating their objections with forcibi'
emphasis while only twelve want to see al
/ cX' ra session.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-06-14
LIFE AT HARVARD.
BuhalOpian Tells How Hts Time Il.
Spent In COLLEGE,

Buhalopian Tells How Hts Time II
spent In College.
Counting undergraduates and special
students together, there are LAO
young men between the ages of seven.
teen and twenty-four now residing at
Harvard College. The writer enioyed
an interview with one of the Buffalo
boys, who was at home for brief re-.
cess. short time ago. '.You will
understand" he said, that am
neither Il grind nor loafer. but an
average student. and the vast majority
OF them live just about as do. A
picture of my college day is about as
follows: turn out anywhere between
7:40 and in the morning. and 90 over
to Memorial to breakfast at or $40
sometimes earlier than that, so as tn
go to chapel. Prayers come at S:45.
and are well attended, though we don't
have to go unless we choose After
this recitatiOns and lectures take I'm
nearly the whole forenoon, and | have
one in the afternoon three times
week. On four days of the week |
have three recitations. on the others
two. Other men have them differently.
according to the electives they take.
My studies are over for the day at 3
p. m. and they occupy, all told, about
seven hours day.
I'm interested in athletics. and nv
afternoon from to $50 is spent in the
gymnasium, or in outdoor athletics in
the season for them. Part of our train
ing. in suitable weather, consists of
run of two miles, to POrter's station
and back. The gymnasium is always
crowded, and you get pretty we'll heat
ed up by your exercise, whatever it is.
Then, after cold shower and brisk
rubbing, you teel like king, and don't
you just sleep nights, though! l find
that my athletic training helps my
studies greatly. Dinner comes at six,
and generally study evenings. though
not always. I've been to the theater
some eight or nine times this term, but
L don't like to go to Boston much. It
takes too long and you have to be up
late, which won't do when you are in
training.
"Many people have an idea that you
can let your studies go and loaf, or
worse. until two or three weeks before
the examinations, and then cram I'D.
This is utter nonsense. 1t is simply
impossible to keep up with your class
in that way. unless, indeed, you can
spend 800 or $3.50 for private tutors,
and even then you wouldn't be safe.
AS for cutting recitations. if you made
practice of doing it oftener than twice
a week you'd be investigated. sure as
fate-and that is not at all pleasant.
''On Sundays go to church some-
where-sometimes to Boston to hear
Phillips Brooks, sometimes to the col
lege chapel, sometimes elsewhere.
There are usually 400 or 500 at MORN
ing prayers. and more than that at the
Sunday evening service, though you
don't have to 60 to either unless yon
want to. Buffalo Express.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-06-14
llCk'S FLOUR PALACE,
How the Well-KnOwn California Million
aire Kept q EOyish Oath.

How the well-Known CALIFORNIA; Million
aire Kept a Boyish Oath.
Mr.. Lick was never married, but
like many of the bachelors. as Shakes
peare indifferently called the mem
bers of either sex, he had his expert
ence.
One of his apparently unexplainable
freaks in California was to build a mill
which was ceiled with mahogany and
other beautiful woods and finished in
the most expensive style.
There seemed to be no reason for this
form of extravagant folly until little
romance of his early life came out.
Before he went to learn the organ
making business he had been appren-
ticed to a wealthy miller in Pennsyl-
vania, who had pretty daughter.
Lick was comely and plucky youth
and the two fell in love-
Full of hope and the prospect of hap
piness, the young man applied to the
girls father, giving him full informa-
ton as to both their wishes. Where
upon the rich Pennsylvania Dutchman
became indignant and secuted the idea
exclaiming:
.'Out. you beggar! Dare you cast
eyes upon my daughter who will in
herit all my property Have you a
mill like this? Have you single
penny in you purse?''
To this TRADE the poor youth could
only reply that just then he hadn t,
but he added that the day would come
with which that one would be nothing
more than pig-sty.
He left the miller, but he never for.
got the cruel words. So. after he had
become not only rich. but a million
aire, he built this mill. and when it
was finished it had every thing that
could have added to the perfection of
its appointment.
Its machinery was perfect and its
walls and floor of the very highest
polish.
He was not able to bring the miller
to see the fulfillment of his boyish
declaration, but he had the mill photo
graphed in every possible way. within
and without, and although his old
sweetheart had long since been mar
ried, he sent her father the pictures
and recalled to him the day when he
had boosted of his mill. Minneapolis
Tribune.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-06-14

nearly spoiled, he believed that he could
realize a considerable sum upon it by dis
posing OF it to a secondhand dealer. As he
was going of the wharf with it policeman.
whose beat lay in that quarter, approached
him and demanded what he had with him.
The ragamufIin was obliged to disclose his
find, and the policeman, believing that in it
might be found clew to either some crime
or some accident, took him and the garment
to the station house. There it naturally
came under the eyes of the detectives who
had been working upon the Brownlow case,
and the greatest sensation that had oc-
Cured since the news of the disappearance
was created by the Identification of this
cloak as that of Mrs. Brownlow's.
Her dressmaker was hunted up, and
stated to the detective that the garment
had been made especially for Mrs. Brown
low, and that none other like it had ever
been turned out of her establishment. 1t
was, therefore, certain to the detectives
that Mrs. Brownlow had been murdered
and her body thrown into the river The
garment, being a loose one, might have
worked away from the body as it lay at
the bottom of the river and have fioated
down miles away from the spot where it
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-06-14


"A traveller VINO recently returned
rom Pekin asserts that there is plenty
to smell in that city, but very little to
see. Most of the show places, such as
the Temple of Heaven and the Marble
Bridge have one by one been closed to
outside barbarians, who can not even
bride their way. The houses are all
very low and mean, the streets wholly
unpaved and are always very muddy
md dusty, and as there are no sewers or
cesspools the filthiness of the town is
desirable. He adds that the public
buildings are small, and in decayed
and tumbled-dOwn condition, and the
nearest one can get to the emperor's
palace is to climb to the top OF some
building outside the sacred inclosure
and surreptitiously peep over the wall
through an opera-glass. Even then he
does not see much.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-06-14
RAILROAD GAUGES.


The Width of Tracks I'm the Different
Countries of the World.
Herr Claus gives in Glaser's Annual
the following particulars OF the history
and development OF railroad gauges oil
the world: After battle of the
gauges, 4 feet 6 inches, feet 81 inches.
8 feet and feet. it was agreed in En-
gland. about 1913. that a uniform
gauge of feet 81 inches should be
used on all new roads. except those al
ready served by the foot gauge. The
first German road, from Nuremberg to
Furth, was built with 4 foot 81
inch gauge. which is now used
by all the principal roads oil
Germany. France started her
roads with a width between rail
centers of feet IL inches, which has
led to some slight variations of gauges
according to rail width. The later
roads have been built with gauge OF
feet 81 inches. Holland began with
foot inch gauge, but has now al
tered all its roads to feet 81 inches.
The railroad congress at Vern, in May,
1886, adopted the following resolution,
which is to apply to Germany, Aus.
tria-Hungary, France, Italy and Switz.
erland:
''Ihe gauge of railroads measured
between the inner edges of the rail
heads shall. for roads built or altered
aS tO parCa q flor fh;o ,,o.ol,,4:ox. 49,,
effect, not be less than feet 81 inches
on straight lines nor more than feet
feet s. inches On curves
In Russia the first road opened in
1888. from ST. Petersburg to Zarskoe-
oelo' about sixteen miles, had g.
foot gauge When the second road
was made in 1912. from ST. Petersburg
to Moscow, the Gar fixed the Russian
gauge at feet, which increase over
the English gauge was thought desira-
bic for locomotive purposes.
In Asia, of the British Indian roads,
with a collective length of 1850
miles. about z, $50 miles have a gauge
of feet s. inches, the remainder be-
ing divided among six gauges from 2
feet to feet.
In America, from the comparatively
small mileage of United States roads
with 3-foot -guage, practically the
whole of the United States and Cana
dian railroads are of 4 foot 81 inch to
foot 9 inch guage. In Mexico, in
1884. 2.OS3 miles were 4 foot 81 inch
and 934 3 foot gauge In Brazil, al
the end of 1884, there were 869 miles
of foot inch guaee, and 4, 1854 miles
OF various guages between feet and 4
feet 7 inches, over 8. 700 miles being
meter, or feet 81 inches, so that this
may be considered the standard gauge
of Brazil
In Australia the different colonies
rather singularly, have different
gauges-that of New South Wales be-
ing 4 feet 81 inches; Victoria, 5 feet 3
inches; South Australia feet 3 inches
and 3 feet 6 inches; and the other col
onies, 3 feet G inches. The total mile.
age in operation in the world at the
end of 1885 was sos, 048 miles. Of this
length "a per cent. were of the 4 foot
81 inch to foot 9 inch standard, II
per cent. had larger gauges and IA pei
cent smaller.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-06-14

-"Sixty or seventy species of gold
enrod, and even more than this number
of asters," says "Vick's Magazine,
''are found all over our land" s.No
other flowers so abound and apparently
claim possession as these. And grouped
together they might appropriately be
taken as our National flowers, emblems
OF endurance, yigor, light and free
DOM"
"A Dubuque newsboy lately got even
with dead-beat The man owed the
boy for papers and would not pay him.
The boy wrote to his (the boy 81 brother,
who is attending school in Indiana,
telling about the action of the customer.
and one day last week the man received
a box by express marked &c. O. d."
The express charges amounted to sew
eral dollars, and upon opening the box
it was found to be full of bricks.
Referring to the proportion of col
lege graduates prominent in public af-
fairs, the Philadelphia News cites the
fact that fifteen out of twenty-three
Presidents, fourteen out of twenty-fOur
Vice-President-, nineteen out of twen-
ty-nine Secretaries of State, sixteen out
OF twenty-six Speakers of the House,
thirty out of forty-one judges Of the
supreme Court, and five out of the six
Chief-Justices have received collie
giate education.
The United States Consul at Mar
settles, in recent report, says that the
olive oil industry of Southern France is
suffering heavily from the almost uni
versal practice of adulterating the ma
tive oils of Nice and Provence with
various seed oils, such as sesame, pea
nut. poppy-seed, and especially cotton
seed, which last. by reason of it's cheap
ness. palatable flavor, and difficulty of
detection, has of recent years sup
planted all the others as an adulter-
nt.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-06-14
THE POET LAUREATE.
Interesting and Amusing Anecdotes Con-
corning TennysOn.

Interesting and Amusing Anecdotes Con-
corning TennysOn.
Absent-minded to degree, Tenny-
son often forgets to whom he is speak
ing, and once when in full CONVERSE
ton with Robert Browning said. ap-
parently apropos de bottles: 81 wonder
how Browning is getting on" Why"
exclaimed Robert, Il am Browning"
Nonsense" replied Tennyson. with
almost an attempt at roguish raillery,
Il know the fellow well, so you can't
tell me you are he."
A few years ago some enthusiastic
admirers of Tennyson gave large
dinner in his honor, and invited all
their choicest friends in the world OF
literature and art to meet him. Tenny-
son. who rarely accepts an invitation,
did. for wonder, put in an appear
ance on this occasion; but, during the
first half of the dinner, caused the
greatest disappointment by remaining
absolutely silent, and as if lost in the
most profound reverie. The guests.
who had expected to hang on words
falling like pearls of thought from his
lips, gazed somewhat wistfully on him,
when suddenly rousing himself, he ex-
claimed in loud, stentorian voice: II
like my mutton cut in chunks!" can
not help suspecting that there was
something of malice prepense in this
burst of confidence, and that the poor
man felt a not unnatural irritation at
being gaped at, and corresponding
desire to punish the offenders.
An anecdote told me not long ago by
the daughter-in-law is amusing, in that
it shows how the greatest are not inca
pable of STOPPING to little weaknesses.
Some very dear friends of Tennyson's
who had been spending some years in
Paris, returned to London, and an4-
ious to renew old ties, wrote inviting
him to their house. But TennysOn mis-
took the day, and arriving at the doml-
Gle found the birds flown. Sitting
down to write note of explanation, ne
1dU Gu0 ulISlOFGuuc w Gi1IOW OiiO NOiA
tents of well-flled ink bottle all over
the beautiful new white Persian car
pet. The maid servant, in answer to
his summons. appeared with a large
jug of new milk, which she poured over
the offending ink stain. 'I'll give you
five shillings, MY good girl, my very
good girl" confided Tennyson in much
agitation, ''ifyou'll only get rid OF that
abominable ink before your master ana
mistress come home" And together
on their hands and knees poet and ADJ
gail rubbed and rubbed at the wretched
carpet until not spot remained. line
girl earned her five shillings, and when
a few weeks afterwards Tennyson went
to dine with his friend he had every
reason to believe that she had told NJ
tales. At any rate the host and nostess
displayed their gorgeous carpet Will
out any sign of consciousness
Cor. San Francisco Chronicle.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-06-14
A Solid Silver Wagon Road.

''You may talk about nickel plated
railroads. said Vice-President L. T.
Stanley, of 904 Walnut street, "but
what do you think of solid silver
wagon road? The Horseshoe mine in
Colorado has one. although when it
was built they didn't know it would
pan out that way. They had to have a
road from the mine, distance of
three miles, over which heavy loads
were to be drawn. They took the
rock that had been taken from the
shafts they were sinking, and which
lay around in the way, and
macademized the road all the
way through. The wagons pass
ing over the road ground the rock
down. One day they had heavy rain
storm, and when things got dry again
after this rain the wind blew the dust
off the road, and all through the road
bed, every which way, they could see
big streaks of silver. Well, may be,
they didn't collar to the rest of that
loose rock that lay about those shafts!
They sent away a lot of it to be assay
ed, and when the report came back
they found that their road bed was
worth 5000 ton. 1t was little ex-
pensive to drive over, but they had to
have the road, and / suppose they've
got it yet, if their mines have held out. {"
philadelphia Press.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-06-14

"A Charlottesville, ia, negro had
favorite cat that had been given him.
and the feline would not stay with us
dusky master The gentleman OF Color
inquired around for remedy by which
he could attach his cat to Its new homef
and finally this remedy was given MIN:
Measure the length of the cats tall Will
q common broom straw, smut the Straw
with SCOT from the family chimney, ana
place this-the charmer-under Inc
doorsteps This was strictly follower
and the cat has not left the place SINCE
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-06-14

-Burls. used in making veneers with
remarkable excentricities of grain, are
excresences that grow upon various
trees, such as the walnut, rosewood,
mahogany, oak and ash. They weigh
from LOCO 70 5000 pounds. and the
largest and best come from Persia and
Circassia. and cost in the rough from
Gteen to forty cents pound.
Doaruer ,cracklng an egg)-
'Well, l declare!'' Waiter (exc tied
ly)-''What is it!'' Boarder-"Whv
this egg has double yelk. Waiter
Pooh! that's nothin' -gen'l'man's viz
tdday had chiokingl''
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-06-14

stand that in our relations nothing which is
said shall be prejudicial to your interests
1t is highly important that 1 should know
the truth in this case in order to represent
your interests intelligently. Will you no,
disclose your knowledge of the matter to me
for this purposer'
"Mr Parker" said Brcwnlow, coldly, 81
appreciate your courtesy, but l can say
nothing. l desire no defense. and you will
serve me best by wit" -awing at once from
the case"
The young lawyer argued for nearly an
hour with his obdurate client, but could
get no concessions from him of the nature
that he desired. Day after day he made
similar attempts, and when the adjourned
date OF the trial came to hand he was nc
nearer to his object - before
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-06-14
CHATTER Y.

Never before in the history of the
general sessions court had there beer
such crowds at the doors as when the
day came for Mr. b. WIDOWS trial The
prominence Of tn accused in socia
circles, his great wealth, and, perhaps
more than all, his extraordinary de
meanor since the disappearance of his wife
had aroused public interest to the utmost
Clubmen and lawyers were there in abun
dance. and score of fashionably- dressed
ladies waited patiently at the door of the
court until it should be opened to admi
them Measures finally had to be adopte,
10 exclude all except the witnesses anf
those who were intimately related to thu
parties concerned in the trial itself. anf
even then the stuffy room was uncomforta
bly, crowded The judge entered at few
minutes before eleven o'clock, and, i'm
mediately after him, Mr. Brownlow wa.
brought in and placed in the prisoners box
Notning interposed 20 delay the regula
proceedings, which included the formal 40
cusation and the securing of jury from
Tue panel 1nasmuGh as Mr.. Brownlov
sui persisted in refusing to employ conn
sell the process Of getting jury was COM
parauvely short one At one point the
prisoner addressed the court as Juror was
Delng examined for admission into the box.
and said: '0A'
your honor, may ask if the law allows
me the privilege of challenging Jurors who
are 10 sit in this caseg'
1T does" replied the court. sYou NAV
cnalienge, either for cause, or, if good cause
Is not shown, you are allowed the right of
twenty peremptory challenges"
very WE'LL" replied Mr.. Brownlow. ~
peremptorily challenge this man.
"But," cried the court, in astonishment
me has not been accepted yet by the prose
cutlon, and you waste your challenge unti,
you see whether the prescott on wishes him
to sit in the box"
mat does not matter" said Mr.. Brown.
low. Il do not want this man on the Jury.
ana so shah now challenge him. not to con.
sumo time unnecessarily"
Lawyers in the courtroom glanced ~,
eacn other significantly, and the district
a1torney was so nonplussed at this action
On Inc part OF the prisoner that he stood
perfectly still for half minute before he
turned TO the juror and said:
You are dismissed, sir.n The truth was
that mr.. Brownlow's conduct since his ar.
rest mad led not few people conversan,
Win legal matters to believe that he was
insane, and shrewd lawyers had said to
eacn other that the prisoner had undoubt-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-10

SiONlNG:
4, gigantic gun used in projecting the instanta-
neous motor; EB, incline elevator used in loading
gun; c, loading chamber; D, bomb proof hood to
gun.
This projectile was not, in the ordin-
airy sense of the word, an explosive, and
was named by its inventors "The In
Simultaneous Motor" 1t was discharged
from an ordinary cannon, but no gun
powder or other explosive compound
was used to propel it. The bomb pos
sessed in itself the necessary power of
propulsion, and the gun was used merely
to give it the proper direction.
These bombs were cylindrical in form,
and pointed at the outer end. They were
filed with hundreds of small tubes, each
radiating outward from a central line.
Those in the middle third of the bomb
pointed directly outward, while these in
its front portion were inclined forward
at slight angle, and those in the rear
portion backward at the same angle.
One tube at the end of the bomb, and
pointing directly backward, furnished
the motive power.
Each of these tubes could exert force
sufficient to move an ordinary train of
passenger cars one mile, and this power
could be exerted instantaneously, so that
the difference in time in the starting of
train at one end of the mile and its ar