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, 1889-01-25
Endless and Jack.

A lady of Yucatan writes to The
New York Home Journal some enter
tanning stories of her two dogs, End
less and Jack. Both like cake, and if
they could not eat it when given to
them they used to hide it.
One morning l happened TO up
proach the spot where Endless had
buried a piece. He instantly tried TO
call my attention elsewhere, looking
up at a wall in the opposite direction,
whore there was nothing, and barking
loudly.
l moved, looked up at the wall, and
then at him. He appeared well pleased,
and perfectly satisfied that his ruse
had prevented me from TOUCHING his
hidden treasure, nor did l undeceive
him.
From a window they once saw boys
playing at bull fighting, and did their
utmost TO make us understand that
they wanted to join in the game. Two
days later those dogs sneaked into the
dining ROOM, carried off a table nap
kin, and initiated the boys.
Jack played bull; Endless, the
fighter, had one end of the napkin be-
tween his teeth, while Jack, his head
lowered, rushed at him again and
again, tho hound clcverly evading
him. They continued the game for a
full half hour, occasionally exchang-
ing roles, until of tho napkin only
shreds remained. After that we found
it necessary to keep table linen out of
their reach.
1t Is q strange fact that many a
fierce dog will stink away if shown the
inside of n hat, but something even
moro simple terrified our dogs: the
holding the first and middle fingers us
wide apart and as stiff as possible, the
others being closed. If the fingers
were steadily brought nearer and
nearer to their faces, they never failed
to retreat in terror.
When either of these dogs showed
signs of illness, the other would re-
main by his side hour after hour, re-
fusing to cat or be consoled.
, 1889-01-25

A curious problem was presented to
Pittsburg. and Allegheny City when
the use of natural gas became general
in the twin cities. 1t had been tho
custom of the householders to dispose
OF most of the garbage and refuse by
burning it in the kitchen range. Tho
use of fuel gas at once prohibited this.
Not a wisp nor a single match stick
can be tossed into a gas CRATE or range,
much less even the smallest portion OF
vegetable matter. To meet this emer-
nency n garbage and refuse cremation
company was established, and a Gre
matory built The company has its
carts, which make rounds regularly,
and householders who pay FOR the
privilege have their refuse cans as re-
gularly in waiting. Their contents
arc conveyed to tho hugo furnaces
and speedily converted into another
combination of particles.-Pittsburg
Telegram,
, 1889-01-25
Honey Culture in California.

San Diego, Los Angeles, San Der
nardino, Ventura and Santa Barbara
counties arc the; principal honey pro
ducing counties of California The
climatic conditions arc favorable.
There seldom is frost, and flowers are
IN bloom all the year. The rain falls
in the winter months. Bees require
warm, sunny days, and such are the
spring and summer days almost with
out exception. They gather large
quantities Of honey in southern Cali
fornia for the above reason. For the
Eame reason bee culture is carried on
TO a greater extent than in any other
part of the world.-Manchester Mirror.
, 1889-01-25

One of the latest and most interest
ing movements at the east is in the
directiono of requiring everything now
sold by measure to DO sold by weight.
Justice and fair dealing, it is urged,
require that vegetables, fruit, berries,
and even eggs, should be sold by
weight just as meat is. AS to the
soundness of this proposition there can
be no serious question; but the adop-
ton of the proposed reform will come
hard on those retail dealers who now
reap such profits from ''skimping" in
the measure of vegetables and fruit
Detroit Free Press.
, 1889-01-25
Afraid 1t Would Smother.

There was great excitement in the
Omaha depot. A noise like tho cry
ing of q child was traced to q closed
trunk, and when the bystanders put
their ears closer they were sure that
something was wrong. my !Godl'
cried one. Give me a handspike or
something. There is a child inside
and it will smother No handspike
was at hand, and people began to pull
keys out of their pockets and at last
the lock clicked. The cover was raised
and inside were discovered an old
Maltese cat and five new born kittens.
Chicago Herald.
, 1889-01-25

How can parents allow their children to
cough and strain and cough and calmly
say: "0hl it is only a little cold." and
keep giving them cheap and dangerous
medicines, until they are down with lung
fever or consumption, when they can be
so easily relieved by Beggs' Cherry
Cough Syrul 1t has no superior, and
few equals. For sale by w. N. Hunt,
druggist.
, 1889-01-25
The Tyler Desk Co.

OfSt. Louis, Mo, are now pushing an
other ingenious Office Device. This time
Itis Tyler's Royal Automatic Type Writ
er Cabinet and Desk Combined. 1t is
adapted to every Machine now in use,
and said to be the finest on Earth. The
Tyler system of Bank Counters are al O
attracting great attention, while the fam
Gus Tyler Desks-some 400 styies-con-
unue to grow in public favor. Illustrated
Catalogues free.
, 1889-01-25
An Absolute Cure.

The ORIGINAL ABIETINE ONT
MENT is only put up in large two ounce
tin boxes, and is an absolute curv for old
sores, burns, wounds, chapped hands and
all skin eruptions. Will positively cure all
kinds OF piles. Ask for the ORIGINAL
ABIETINE OINTMENT. Sold by DR..
W. N. Hunt, at 25 cents per box-by mail
30 cents.
, 1889-01-25

The moral cement of society is vir-
tue; it unites and preserves, while vice
separates and destroys. The goodmay
well be termed the salt of the earth;
for where there is no integrity there
can be no confidence, and where there
is no confidence there can be no una
nimity.-Once a Week.
, 1889-01-25
Dr.. Wagner co.
sPDCrAhIST5.

We offer no apology for devoting so much time
and attention to this much neglected class of
diseases, believing that no condition of human
lty is too wretched to merit the sympathy and
best services of the profession to which we be-
long, as many are innocent sufferers, and thai
the physician who devotes himself
to relieving the afflicted and saving
them from worse than death, is no less a
than the surgeon or physician by close APP
plicltion excels IN any other b anch of his pro-
fession. And, fortunately for humanity the la
is dawning when the false philanthrophy that
condemned the victims OF folly or crime, like
the lepers under the Jewish law to die uncared
for, has passed away.
, 1889-01-25
ADVICE 20 u

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing syrup should
always be used for children tccthIng. 1t
soothes the child, %softens the gums, allays
the pain, cures wind collie and is the best
remedy for diarrhea. Twenty-Five cents
n bottle.
, 1889-01-25

Fashion in Franco has taken a SEN
sibie turn. Henceforth armorial crests
and such things are to be banished
from such i'll suited places as letter
paper, etc, but r to be embossed on
women's dresses in colors over tho
heart.
, 1889-01-25
nurkIen. ArnIcn snIxs.

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum. fever
sores, letter, chapped hands. chilblains,
eorns and all skin eruptions, and positively
cures piles OF no pay required. 1t is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or
money refunded. Price 25 cents per box.
For sale by DR.. w. n. Hunt.
, 1889-01-25

Kellner wishes to state that he is soon
to wind up his business here, and will
therefore close out his entire stock Of dry
goods and millinery for less than they
cost at wholesale.
, 1889-01-25
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

There are many men OF the age OF 10 to 90 who
are troubles with too frequent excavations OF
the bladder often accompanied by n slight
sInarting or burning sensation and II weaken
ing of the system in n manner the patient can
not account for. On examining the urinary de
posits a ropy sediment will often be found, and
sometimes small particles of albumen win ap-
pear, or the color will be of akin or milkish
hue, again changing to n dark and turbid ap
pearance. There are many men who die of
this difficulty ignorant OF the cause, which is
the second stage OF seminal weakness. DR..
Wagner will guarantee a cure in all such
cases and n healthy restoration OF the genito-
urinary organ. Consultation free. Thorough
examination and advice. $500.
See the Doctors additional Advertisement in
the Daily Denver News and Tribune-Republt
can.
All communications should be addressed
DR.. WAGNER & co.
lIlI Larimere street. Address, Box 27s2 Den.
yer, Colorado
Cut this out and take along
, 1889-01-25

During last year 6,43o miles of rail
road Were laid in tho United States.
Kansas heads the list of states with
523 miles of new track.
, 1889-01-25

Wedding and visiting cards in great
variety at the Leader Office.
, 1889-01-25

Job printing at the Leader Office.
, 1889-01-25

courtesy Of Hyo, Archives & His+ori =
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-10-25
A Wonderful New Railway.

3 The new sliding railway at Paris. by
which it is said to be demonstrated
that, by curious combination of com.
pressed air and water at high pressure,
will render it possible to drive train
on slides at one hundred miles all hour
at one-tenth the consumption of coal
at present needed by locomotives.
There is no smoke no noise and next
to no danger. The train can be pulled
up in thirty yards, can climb up grad
tents of sixteen inches in the yard and
run on curves of forty-four yards
radius. There is almost no conscious
ness of motion; you simply enter the
car and in an hour you are one hun
dred miles from where you started. II
this be true we are on the eve OF
revolution as great. as that of steam,
and the world, although very small,
will so shrink that we will be next
door neighbors to every body. Pail
Mall Gazette
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-10-25
REMEMBER MOTHER.
Sensible Advice For Parents - Well -
Children.

Sensible Advice For Parents - We'll ~
Children.
When Lydia Newman's old Quaker
uncle saw that she had fastened her
pretty little Newport ties with poppy
red ribbons, he frowned. and told. her
it was not seemly. But Lydia
laughed.
II don't care for them myself" she
said. '.but want my little boy to re-
member that his mother wore red
bows on her shoes"
Who does not remember the pretty
things that mother worep Her
dainty laces. the pale lilac dresses.
the rose tucked under the lace on her
breast. seem half divine when they
become but memories to us.
..Mother" is mother" be she gem
tie or rough. but what a difference
there is between the mother who has
no time for foolishness and the mother
who tries to please her childrenl
What an ideal we have whom we re-
call how proud We were when we
brought our friends home from school
and rather surprised them with her
graceful, pretty ways! Her hair was
SO soft, her eyes SO tender. she talked
so well and knew how to make a boy
feel at home! 1t was not necessary to
make excuses for her, and cay she was
80 busy! The other boys themselves
praised her. and we felt sorry for
them, because we knew they must
feel how much sweeter and prettier
she was than their mother could be-!
It is wise for q mother to take time
to dress and be fair in her children,s
eyes, to read for their sake, to learn
to talk we'll and to live in to-day.
{ The circle the mother draws around
her il more wholesome for the child
than the one he has to make for him
SELF and she is responsible for his so
cial surroundings.
It is not easy to be the child's most
interesting companion, and to make
home his strongest magnet, but tho
mothers who have done this have
been the mothers Of good men. =
Goldsn Days.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-10-25
Hengst's New Gunpowder.

A new gunpowder, the invention of
Mr.. Hengst, has recently been tested.
and the results point to it as pl'Omis-
ing substitute for black powder for
military and sporting purposes. The
new powder is prepared from straw,
which is pulverized. chemically treat
ed. and finished in granular form for
use. 1t is claimed for this powder
that it is smokeless. fameless. prac-
tically non-fouling and nOn-heating,
and that both the recoil and the report
are less than those of black powder.
with superior penetrative power.
From the powerful chasacter of this
explosive, which. weight for weight.
is $50 per cent. stronger than gun
powder, and is not explodable by con-
cussion. it is probable that in COM
pressed form it will be found to be ap-
plicable to blasting purposes. lnevery
respect it appears to be powder OF
great promise. Scientific American.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-10-25

The Queen of England has the
reputation of being extremely method
ical in small matters, and the follow.
ing is an instance in point: Her
Majesty has recently ordered to be
bound in handsome volume, about
an inch in thickness. all the Christmas
and New Year cards sent her during
the last few years by her immediate
relatives. In cases where they bear
writing, such as ITO my dear grand
mamma" the binder has been special
ly ordered to mount them in such q
manner as to permit Of the inscription
being seen.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-10-25
An Oklahoma Hero.

First BOomer-I prevented q terrible
tragedy to-day.
Sec0nd Boomer How was that?
First Boomef-A Texas man came
along and threatened to put q bullet
through mo II Il didn't get OF his
claim.
Second sbeomer-Well. what about
the terrible tragedy-how did you
aveft thate TO-
First D0omef Why, got OF his
elaim. Judge.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-10-25

When the branches of the tomato
vines look as if the leaves had been
stripped off make close search for
the green worm. which is about two
inches long and half an inch in diam
eter. Unless the worm is caught It
will eat up all the foliage. and as it Is
nearly OF the color of the vines it is
not easily detected.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-10-25

-.'Is your father coming to church
this morning. Henry?" asked the min
ister of a small boy whom he met in
the street. II guess SO. replied
Henry. Somebody stole his fishing
tackle last night. and / heard him tell
ma at the breakfast table this mora
ing that his fun for to-day was spoiled,
and he s'posed he might as we'll go to
church. h."-Norristow Herald.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-10-25

1 The present estimated population
of the Upited States is 81 s000. 600. The
Esapual growth by natural ipcrease'
epd iwmigFatiou Il placed at. about
LOCO. 000 The estimated forejGn pop
platjpn'is net .far belou "A. COO QQQ
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-10-25
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.


Federal Officers.
Gevernor-Miles C. Moore,
Sscretary-O. c. White.
United States Judges:
r. A. Jones. Chief Justice and Judge
lst district, Seattle.
Frank A, Attlyn, I'd district, Olympia.
W. q. Langford. Sd district, Walla
Wala
George Turner, 4th district, Spokane
Falls.
United States District Attorney-W. H.
White, Seattle.
United States Land Officers. Seattle:
Rsgister-John B. Baird.
Receiver HI. E. Shields.
United States Marshall-T. J. Hamilton.
Seattle.
Surveyor General-Joseph C. Bre kim
ridge, olympia.
Collector OF CustOms-C. M. Bradshaw.
Port Townsend.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-10-25
Territorial Officers.

Territorial Officers.
Auditor-John Murphy.
Trssaurer-FrankR r odgett.
BriSad'er General-G. d. Hill.
AdJutant General-Rosselle G. O'Brien.
Olympia
Quarter Master General-D. G. Lowell.
Prosecuting Attorney I'd Judicial district
w. A. Reynolds, Chehalis.
Commissary General Mr.. Livingstone.
Colfax
Delegate in Coegress-John B. Allen,
Colfax.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-10-25

AT Capon Springs, W. Va. IS
tree bearing mark which is said to
have been made upon it BY Georgs
Washington when he was surveyor
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-10-25

Mason County Omcers.
Auditor-Joseph w. Day, Jr.
Trsasurer-Frank Fredsun.
Sheriff and Assessor-D M. Duckworth.
Probate Judge w. H. M. Dunbar.
SurvsyOr-J. S. w. Shelton.
Supt of Schools C. S. Brumbaugh.
(Wm Potts.
County Commissioners Franklin Purdy
M. G. Simmons
Joint Councilman Weir.
Jsint Representative M. Freds N.
Wreckmaster-McD Simmons.
Justice of the Peace (Shelton Precinct
George Cyphert
Constable Shelton PrecincD-
George Vogti
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-06-13
The Pennsylvania Railroads
Facilities to Atlantic City.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany's facilities for reaching Allan
tic City were never so complete as
they are on the opening of the pres
ent season. During the past winter
and spring the road-bed of both the
West Jersey and Camden and At
lantic has been greatly improved.
The West Jersey road has been bet
tered in various ways and reballast-
ed the track of the Camden and At
lantic has been renewed on many
portions of the line and track-tanks
have been added for the use of fast
trains. The equipment, both in To-
comotives and cars, is superior in
every respect. and will be ample for
the comfortable conveyance OF the
largest midsummer crowd.
The terminal facilities at both
ends of the line posses the advan-
tage of superior location. The
Market Street station in Philadel-
phia, from which the fast trains of
both the West Jersey and Camden
and Atlantic Railroads start, is the
central seashore station of the city,
accessible from all sections by di-
rect lines of street-cars, and within
fifteen minutes of Broad Street sta
tian by the Market Street cable cars.
In addition to the central station at
Market Street, there is also a ferry
from Vine Street and boat running
from Vine and Shackamaxon Streets
direct to the Camden side of the
Market Street ferry.
At Atlantic City passengers are
landed in the heart of the city, at {
point from which every part of the
city and suburbs are easily reached
by the new electric railway.
The special excursion travel is de
livered at the large and handsome
new excursion house, the Sea View
Hotel, which is Just completed
This is the most commodious ant
best appointed house of the class
on the coast, and offers every facility
that the day excursionist could de
mand.
With all their facilities improved
and strengthened, with ample equip
ment and fast trains, the Pennsylva
MIA Railroad Company's branches tC
Atlantic City will grow stronger il
the favor of the travelling public.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-06-13
Fruits Of the Traffic.

The following article has appear
ed in nearly all of our exchanges,
and is credited to Robert G. Inger-
soil. Mr.. Ingersoll never wrote it,
at least he denies its authorship:
alcohol is the blood of the gam
bier, the inspiration of the burglar +;
the stimulus of the highwayman and
the support of the midnight incen-
diary. 1t suggests the lie and coun-
tenances the liar, condones the thief
and esteems the blasphemer. 1t
violates obligation, reverences fraud,
turns love to hate, scorns virtue and
innocence. II incites the father to
butcher his helpless offspring, and
the child to sharpen the patricidal
axe. Alcohol burns up men, con
sumes women, destroys life, curses
God and despises heaven. II sub
orns witnesses, nurses pertidy, de-
files the jury box and stain the Judi
cial ermine. 1t bribes voters, dis
qualities votes, corrupts elections,
pollutes our institutions, endangers
the government, degrades the citi-
zen, debases the legislator, dis
honors the statesman and disarms
the patriot. 1t brings shame, not
honor terror, not safety despair,
not hope misery not happiness, and
with the male Violence of fiend
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-06-13

CENTREvILLE. The recent flood
played sad havoc along Pennscreek.
The once placid stream was trans
formed into horrible spectacle,
which was dreaded by all who had
occasion to see it. The food of 1866
exceeded in height anything of the
kind then known to the Oldest in
but the food of June 1st
was higher than any handed down
from the first settlers. In some
fields the soil has been entirely
washed away, leaving nothing but
rocks and stone. The dwelling mt
Sampsel's mill was filed with water
in the lower story and Mr.. Smith
and family were rescued therefrom
in boat Mt the risk of life. The
mill, dwelling and part of barn is all
that is left on Hophni SampsePs
premises. His saw-mill, logs, lum-
ber, fences, out-houses were wrench
ed from their foundation during the
forenoon and went scudding down
the raving water. David Kerr's loss
was his saw-mill, lumber, out-build-
ings, fences and everything in reach
of the flood from Sampsers s mill dam
down was entirely ruined.
The Penns Creek bridge, after
facing the storms and floods for 60
years is n thing of the past.
II. Sampsel and Son are about
getting out timber and will at once
rebuilt their saw-mill.
DR.. Mohn and merchant Rauden-
bush of Laurelton were in town on
Sunday
G.. W. Long and wife of Beaver
Springs were among friends here re-
Gently.
Esq. Shinkel was in Lewisburg on
official business one day last week
Mr.. ID. Dreese of Beaver Springs
was in town Saturday night to see
the girl hc loves best
DR. c. l.. Mohn and family of Ere
mont We're in town on Sunday.
Mr.. Smith, the miller will have
the mill in running order in a few
days The recent flood gutted the
lower floor which will have to be re-
placed by IA new one.
Report says that there was con,
siderable carousing on Main street
late Saturday night. The citizens
i'll the intermediate vicinity should
investigate such matters themselves
and not demand of a news paper re
porter to bring it before the public
If they are disturbed from their res
and sleep, they have remedy. Us,
it. R
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-06-13
Subscription $1.5O per year.
Thursday, June 13, 1889.
"And Now, Bretheren, ETC.

This is the last issue before the
ballots will be counted which express
the sentiments of the people of this
Comm onwealth in regard to the Ii
quor question. The Legislature has
wisely, we think, thrown the respon-
sibility in regard TO its final DISPOSE
ton upon the people of the State,
and given them the privilege of de-
termining whether the manufacture
and sale of Intoxicating liquor as
beverage shall continue, as now pro-
vided by law. or whether the Consti-
tuition of the State shall be so
amended as to prohibit its manufac-
ture and sale, except for mechanical
and medicinal purposes. There are
but two sides to the question-no
middle or conservative ground on
which to stand. no chance for dodg-
ing. We must be either for or
against the proposition and assume
our individual responsibility in re-
gard TO the question ut issue.
The Posr has occupied conserva-
tive grounds, meaning to deal Justly
with our patrons, we opened our
columns to them and invited fair
and impartial discussion of the ques-
ton. We did this because we
thought in the beginning, and think
now, that it is the only fair way to
leal in the matter. We have some
readers who are strongly in favor of
the Amendment, and some that are
Just as strongly against it, but to
all of them is due the prosperity of
this paper, and, after having placed
us IN position OF influence IL would
be cruel and unjust to refuse either
side n hearing. All reforms are first
ridiculed, then opposed, then adopt
ed; and if n measure does not per
NIT of honest and impartial investi-
cation it is not worthy of adoption.
We are not bigoted enough to abuse
any man for his honest opinion
though we may know he is wrong
for belief is not Il child of the will.
This is entirely matter of con.
science. Conscience will tell you
what is right. and in order to fee
right you must do right.