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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-10-11

-"N' hat are your charges. doctorP''
Three dollars visit" well, we
don't want you to come on a visit, but
juststay ten or fifteen minutes. Puck.
"A natural curiosity is to be seen
on q street in Columbus. Ga. A small
oak tree is growing fv)m the limb of q
chinaberry tree, and the strange freak
attracts the attention of all passers-by.
The constant increase in the num-
Der of steam yachts indicates that
pleasure sailing is going where our
mercantile marine business has already
gone largely-into steam.
"A New York policeman preferred
charges against woman who at
tempted to stab him with hair-pin.
But for his stentorian efforts to escape,
she would probably have bruised him
WITH her bangs. Atlantic Constitution.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-10-11
Sun Energy in Growth.

The director of the Royal Deaf
Mute Asylum at Copenhagen has
shown that children's growth varies
greatly in different parts of the year,
the rate of increase in the weight of
boys being three times as great from
the first of August to the middle of
December as from the middle of De-
cember to the end of April, and most
OF the gain of this second period be-
ing lost between the end of April and
the end of July. These fluctuations
do not correspond to local changes OF
temperature or to changes of sea-
son, but instead appear to coin
eide with fluctuations in the average
temperature of the whole globe. The
evidence thus far collected is taken
as an Indication, therefore, that some
unknown energy of growth" comes
to us from the sun with the heat
rays, separates from them, and,
unaffected by wind or weather.
causes uniform fluctuations in the
growths of all organic life.-Arkan
sGW 1raUeler.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-10-11
LOOK AFTER THE WELL.
It Should BE Cleaned at Least Once Year,
Especially in the Fall.

It Should BE Cleaned AT Least Once Year.
Especially in the Fall.
Undoubtedly the well on the farm is
a source from which come many dis
eases. Some. wells are never cleaned.
When dug. they are carefully boarded
over, the pumps made tight and snug,
with the ground sloping away on all
sides so as to allow the surface water
to flow from the opening. There is
no well water that is pure. Some
thing depends on the character. Ii
sandy, and the water will disappear
quickly from the surface after a rain.
the we'll will drain the soil for a long
distance around it. and the conse-
uuence will be that a large portion OF
the filth of the soil will find its way
into the we'll. although the water may
appear sparkling and bright. 1t IS
contended that the soil removes all
the impurities from the water; but
this depends upon whether the soil,
by long continued absorption, be not
already so thoroughly saturated with
impurities as to refuse to take up
more. That the soil does not remove
all the impurities even from new
ground where we'll has been recently
dug, has been demonstrated by satu-
rating the surface earth at distance
from the we'll with kerosene oil.
which gradually found its way to
the we'll (having been washed
down by the rains). and
impaired its odor to the water. If the
soil be of heavy clay the danger will
be lessened: but on all porous soil the
liability of pollution of the water is
grea'. No manure heaps, privies,
sinks or other receptacle for filth or
refuse of. any kind should be within
one hundred and fifty feet of the well;
the further off the better. No matter
how tight the well may be. the toad
will sometimes contrive to get in.
Many wells contain toads that. die and
are swallowed up in the drinking
water unknowingly. under the suppo-
sition that the we'll is tight and toad
proof" Wells should be cleansed at
least once year. and especially in
the fall. For distance of ten feet
around the well the surface should be
cemented, and the pump itself should
be cleaned occasionally. Toads, flies,
bugs. worms and even gnats will get
in the water, while even a few drops
of a solution from a filthy drain or
sink. finding its way into the well
carry bacteria enough rapidly to null
tiply and contaminate all of the water.
Roots of trees and vines also serve as
drains into the wells. as they loosen
the soil, and for that reason they
never should be planted near the
source of drinking water.-Christian
at Work.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-10-11
POISON IN CLOTHING.
DYES Which Cause Skin Observation-Disclosures
nus YELLOW Shoes.

DYES Which Cause Skin Diseases-Danger
Gus Yellow Shoes.
The Berlin Medical Society at re-
cent meeting discussed at length the
effects upon the skin of dyes used to
color wearing apparel. DR.. Weyl.
general practitioner OF high repute'
told about his examination OF a dress
waist which had caused an obstinate
and painful skin disease to the woman
wearing it, He found the red cotton
goods with which the collar and cults
were lined saturated with poisonous
red dive. which came off whenever
brought in contact with perspiring
skin.
Another woman of DR.. Weyrs &C
quaintance poisoned her skin by wear
ing blue stockings which she herself
knit. The first day she wore the
stockings her feet began to swell, the
second day the Inflammation extended
to the calf, and the third day to the
knee. When DR.. Weyl was called the
woman was in bed with large SWELL
ings and eruptions on both legs. She
recovered after being treated for two
weeks.
DR.. Weyl said that much of the vel
vet which, for instance, is often worn
around the neck by young women,
causes irritation of the skin and
roughness of the whole face. One
piece, which he procured directly
from dyer and manufacturer, pro-
duced eruptions after it had been
worn but a few hours. Every bit of
cotton or wooden underclothing, &C
cording to DR.. Weyl, should be thor
oughly boiled, soaped and rubbed be-
fore it is put on for the first time.
Colored silk underwear is not so dan
gerous as other colored underwear,
because the fiber of silk holds the dye
much more firmly than the ibers of
other goods.
Dr. Weyl also describes the case of
a young man in Munich who had been
poisoned by the yellow dyeing matter
used in coloring russell shoes. After
wearing these shoes for one week the
young mans feet were covered with
small yellow blisters. which, in the
middle of the second week, began to
spread to his ankles. His doctor had
him give up the shoes, and cured the
eruptions in ten days. The yellow
leather was subsequently examined
at the Munich Hygienic Institute, and
was found to be saturated with dam
gerous yellow dye. DR.. Weyls advice
to his colleagues was: don't wear
russell shoes IN. Y Sun.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-10-11
PERSONAL AND lMPERSONAL

AT New York wedding the other
day the bride received 1000. 600
worth of presents.
"A titled lady in Tendon has formed
guild of clear-starchers and ironers
of fine linens and laces.
The head roller in Pittsburgh
iron mill makes fifty dollars day.
His family ride behind a spanking
team.
William 0. Fitzgerald. deaf
mute. has been q clerk in the New
York Custom House for twenty eight
years.
Annie Perkins, of Cleveland,
wears boys clothes. subsists ON oat-
meal and sells papers for a living She
is thirty years of age and poetess.
m. Eiffel, whose name has been
exalted by his great tower, is fifty
seven years old. His real name is
said to be Bonickhausen. an his rea-
sons for changing it are unknown.
The trophy which Mary Anderson
is said to most value in her collection
is dagger given her by Lady Martin
(Helen Faucit). which the latter al
ways used when she played Juliet.
Oscar H., King of Sweden, is said
to be manipulating monarch. He
stands six feet two inches in his stock
ings. is we'll proportional. and has
gray hair and short. full beard. He is
a gifted orator and is poet and must
clan as we'll.
Mrs Harrison has been asked by
mail If she approves of dancing,
whether she wears a hustle. what she
thinks of Mrs. ves-Chanler's novels.
what is her opinion of Robert Els
mere" how much time she devotes to
her toilet and other questions equally
impertinent.
One hundred ana seventeen young
Indians. belonging to tribes in Dakota.
Montana, Nebraska. Wisconsin, Indian
Territory. New Mexico and Arizona,
having finished five years course at
the Government school at Carlisle, Pa,
ie1t Tor tne1r homes lately. Six were
regular graduates, and all speak
Engl sh- The young men have had
good training as mechanics and farm
ers. while the girls have been well in
structed in household duties.
The school of the future must do
more than it has done hitherto in the
direction OF mental development; must
furnish better training for the hand
and for the senses; must do more for
the cultivation of taste and the love of
the beautiful; must kindle in children
stronger appetite for reading and
personal cultivation, and. at the same
time. bring them into closer contact
with the facts OF life, and with the
world Of realities as well as the world
Of books. DIR. j. G. Fitch. Londc-
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-10-11

If on the right side and lower part of the
diaphragm, though playfully meant and de-
livered, is calculated to evoke profanity from a
chappy whose liver is out of order. When that
region is sore and congested, pokes seem iend-
him under the ribs. If his skin and eyeballs
have a sallow tinge, you may infer also that his
tongue is furred, his breath apt to be sour, that
he has pains not only beneath his ribs, but also
under the right shOulder-b blade. Also, that his
bowels are irregular and his digestion impaired.
Instead OF making jocOse demonstration on
his ribs, rec.lL mend him to take and steadily
persist in taking, HOstetter's Stomach Bitters,
the finest anti bilious and Alternative medicine
extant. Incompatible is it, also for dyspepsia,
rheumatism, nervousness, kidney trouble, and
fever and ague.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-10-11

White Elephant of Siam, Lion Of Eng
land, Dragon of China, Cross of Switzer,
land, Banner of Persia, Crescent of Egypt
Circle of Japan, Harp of Erin.
To get these buy q box Of the genuine
Dr.. @. MCLANE's CELEBRATED Liver
PILLS, price % cents, and mail us the out.
side wrapper with your address, plainly
written, and cents In stamps. We will
then mail you the above list with an ele.
CANT package Of Geographic and chro
matte cards.
FLEMING Bros, PTrTsBURe, PA.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-10-11

Maud (who has answered the
door-bell herselD-" George, you must
not come into this house tonight. II
you love me, darling, fly at once, and
do not let my father discover your
presence" George (tragically)-"Oh,
Maud. my darling! What serpent has
entered our Eden to wreck our happi-
nessP Speak, girl, speak," Maud
(telrfully)-" Father has just come
home with the gas bill. "-LoweH Csti-
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-10-11
Sick Headache

Is very distressing affection, generally arising
from stomach troubles, biliousness and dyspep-
STA, and we frequently find persons of both
sexes subject to periodic headaches for which
they can ascribe no direct cause But the head
ache is sure Indication that There is something
wrong somewhere, and whatever the cause
Hoods sarsaparilla is a reliable remedy fol
headache, and for all troubles which seem to re-
qulre q corrective and regulator It cures dys-
pepsla, Dlilousness, malaria, tones the stomach,
nerves. go eA W wy
have been troubled a great deal with head
acne, mad no appetite, no strength, and felt as
mean mean as any one could, and be about my work.
since taking Hoods Sarsaparilla have not had
headache my food has relished, and seemed to
90 me good, and have been growing stronger
Michigan. f-N''
N. B. Be sure to get
Hoods sarsaparilla
Soid by all druggists 81: six for S. Prepared
only oy CT HOOD 4 CO., Lowell, Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-10-11

In twelve cases out of TWENTY-FIVE
OF Importance in the last three wears
experts in chirography have gone
wrong in their deductions. There are
, hundred men in every State who
write precisely the same hand.
"A stone has been discovered in
Japan which has remarkable qualities
as a cement material, and can be
worked up for much less price than
Inc imported article costs. The cement
Will bear weight of 400 to 500 mounds
per square inch.
The family of W. F. Strouse Of
Shamokin. Penn, have odd Incl IN
birthdays. His wife was born on
Christmas. his second daughter on St.
Valentines day, his third on the Fourth
Q! July, and his only son on Thanks
giving day
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-10-11
~Ona Of tho CaveraSt cvclOnoo ov

One of the severest cyclones ever
experienced visited portion of the
West the other day, but no property
was destroyed. Eastern men hello
such heavy mortgages on all the
farms in the neighborhood that the
cyclone couldn't bulge 'em.-NOrris
town Herald.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-10-11

Mrs. Emeline C. Hanna, missionary for First
too glad to add my testimony to the great value
OF Dr.. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy, made
at Rondout, N. Y. 1t has permanently cured
also constipation. would state that used Dr.
kennedys Favorite Remedy with the full con-
sent of my physician"
DR.. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy is a
| sovereign emedy for Nervousness. Rheumatism.
Kidney and Liver Complaint, and all the ills
peculiar to women. 1t drives the poison from
the blood and restores the patient to the bloom
of youth
DIR; kENNEDY's FAvORITE REMEDY, made at
R0ndout, N. Y. 81: 6 for S..
SEND for book how to cure Kidney, Liver and
Blood disorders.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-10-11

If you wiz h to do the easiest and quickest
weeks washing you eUer did. try Dobbins'
Electric Soap next washday. Follow the
directions. Ask your grocer for it. Been
on the market "a years. Take no other.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-10-11
India Rubber Stone.

What is described as geological
curiosity is in the Office of the Acting
Chief Clerk of the United States War
department. Washington. 1t is a
piece OF stone Weighing about one
pound thirteen inches in length, two
and half inches in width and one
third inch thick. There is no doubt
ABOUT It's being genuine stone, but it
nevertheless possesses the flexibility
OF piece of India rubber. When
taken in the hand and shaken in the
direction OF the fat surface it will
bend backward and forward with a
dull sound. This is what is known as
itacolumnite or elastic sandstone. It
Is stated that whole mountain of it
exists in Southern Nevada, a short
distance east of Death Valley. It is
found in California, Georgia and other
localities in the United States.
cagO Tribune.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-10-11
SURE CURE FOR PILES.

Sure cure for blind, BILE, di g and itching Piles.
One box has cured the worst cases of ten years.
standing. No one need suffer ten minutes after
using Kinks German Pile Ointment 1t absOrbs
tumors, allays the itching, acts as a poultice,
gives relief DR.. Kinks German Pile Ointment
is prepared only for Piles and itching of the
private parts, and nothing else. Every box is
warranted. Observation-Disclosures.
Sold by Druggists aud sent by mail on receipt
of price, Loo per box. ]. ]. Mack & Co., Whole
sale Agents, San Francisco.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-10-11

Hark, the sound of many voices
Jubilant in gladest song,
And full many a heart rejoices
AS the chorus floats along:
"Hail the Fayorite Prescription"
How the happy voices blend
Wonderful beyond description
WOman's best and truest friend"
Well may it be called woman's best friend,
since it does for her what no other remedy ha
been able to do. 1t cures all those delicate de-
rangements and weaknesses peculiar to females.
may afford temporary relief, but DR.. Pierces
Favorite Prescription effects permanent cure.
1t is guaranteed to do this, or the money paid
for 1t will be promptly refunded. 1t is the great
remedy of the age
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-10-11

The very essence of truth is painless and
brightness; the darkness and crookedness is our
own.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-10-11

Coughs, Colds. and Sore IhrOa
quickly relieved by "Br0t0n's Bronchial Iroches:'
rs cts. box.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-10-11

The most prominent physicians in the
city smoke and recommend ''Tanslll's
Pinch"
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-10-11

The seeds of repentance are sown in youth by
pleasure, but the harvest is reaped in age by
pain,
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-10-11

j. III. Fisk, Chemest and Assayer,
81 Washington ST., Portland, o. Packages by
mail or express promptly attended to.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-10-11

He that loses anything and gets wisdom by il
Is gamer by the loss,
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-10-11

The worst Nasal Cstarrh, no matter of how
long standing, is permanently cured by DIR;
Sage's Ca arrh Remedy
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-10-11
A Dig I'm the Ribs,

Few men are are so clever as to know all the
mischief they do.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-10-11

If you have built castles in the air your work
need not be lost; that is where they should be.
Now put foundations under them.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-10-11
PHYSICIANS CONSENT

A friends frown is far better than foes
smile
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-10-11

A joke never gains an enemy, but often loses
friend.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-10-11

Events mark time more truthfullv than tho
course of the sum- WV
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-10-11

-Physician-''Ho did the sedative
powder affect your wife last night,
Mr. Smith," Mr.. Smith-"Disas-
trouslyr' -''Disastrously?
Wasn't she able to sleep?" Mr.. Smith
"Sleep! Why. the baby cried from
midnight until morning, and she slept
through it all" IN. Y. Sun.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-10-11

Bakers in Holland work on Friday
and Saturday twenty-six hours with
out intermission; other workmen have
''long hours" and yet Americans re-
ceiye the chief criticism of being
stOvarwOrlyo1 -
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-10-11

The world has no sympathy with any but pos
tive griefs; 1t will pity you for what you lose,
never for what you lack
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-10-11

TRv.GERMEA for breakfast
Fergus County argus., 1889-10-03
Useful Information.

Light tavels 1872 900 miles per
second.
Electricity moves 2ss. 900 miles per
second.
\ square mile cont aims $40 acres.
The first steel pen was made in
1880.
4 storm moves 36 miles per hour.
A hurricane moves 80 miles per hour.
Gold was discovered in California in
lS4S.
4 hand horse measure) i. four
inches.
COACHES We're first used in England
in $50.
Kerosene oil was first used TOR light
ing purposes in 1925.
The first newspaper was published
in England in 1888.
Measure 300 feet on each side, and
you will have "A square acre within an
inch.
The first horse railroad was built in
lS26-'21.
A man walks 3 miles per hour. or 10
fset per second.
4 horse trots miles per hour, or
feet per second.
4 horse runs 20 miles per hour.
4 riiie-ball moves 900 miles per
hour, or .466 feet per second.
Sound moves 743 miles per hour. or
1,l4l feet per second.
Slow rivers flow 3 miles per hour;
rapid rivers : miles per hour.
One acre contains 100 square rods,
i.SiO square yards, or i3, $50 square
feet.
Fergus County argus., 1889-10-03
The Largest Stamp Mill in the World.

The paris" gold mine. or ~ IT ~
commonly called in Juneau, the Tread
we'll mine. i- immensely valuable. IL
j. owned 10y Colonel j. ID. Frye, an
urbanr. white-haired san Francisco
millionaire. and several other nabObs
ol the California metropolis. IL has
been operated only few years. The
largest stamp mill in the word Pas
stampsl has been erected on it. and
j. producing such rich returns as to
put the value OF the mine away up IN
the aristocra,ic neighbOrhoOd of S1O,-
OOO.OOO.
The Paris enters at II narrow
gillch into he base OF one OF the rug
ged mountains which make up Douglas
island. The VEN Of ore is ~ feet
wide. and has been followed down
ward to depth of 23O feet without
the bott ON OF the ore being found. Is
il any wonder that Col. Frye wears a
smiling countenance INST above his
necktie.
The ore is of low grade, yielding
from S6 to Sl2 per ton of quartz. but
the immense quantities OF rock which
are crushed make the gross product
immensely profitable, the cheap chic
rine process being used to extract the
meta from the pulverized mass. As
each stamp breaks two and Onehali
tons per day, and as the Paris has
2i0 OF these and steel masticat Ors,
Col. Frye can get away with 800 tons
OF Douglas island every day that his
mill runs at its full speed and apacity
Douglas island is SIX miles wide and
twenty miles long. How much OF its
rock is auriferous nobody knows,
Claims have been stakei of in every
direction. An English company il
now erecting n l20stamp mill on the
claim adjoining the Paris" and ex
poets to pick golden eggs out of the
Bears Nest" as its property is
called, within a short time
Fergus County argus., 1889-10-03
Notice Of Final Entry.
Land Office at Helena. Mont,
Sepember y, 1850.

Land Office at Helena, Mont,
September q, 1859.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice Of his in
tention to make final proof in sup
port Of his claim aud that said proof will
lie made before the clerk of the Fourth
judicial District Court in and for Fergus
county. NJ. T.. at Iewistown, NJ. r., on
october ~, iss... viz:
Joseph scott.
who made pre-emption declaratory state
,nent No. S,si2. for the W. NEl, Me-, NE4,
See. u; SEA SEt See. ,. Tp. L. ~. r. II
east.
Hena,nest { he following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultiva-
fion Of said land. viz: James Allen, John
forter. Elias Van Norman and Charles J.
Knowles. all of Stanford, Mont.
laxsunn<r ls.v;ster
Fergus County argus., 1889-10-03
Notice---Timber Culture.

l.. =. LAND OFFICE Helena. Mont.,i
September ,, lss?. ,
Complaint having been entered at this
office by John NJ. Myers against Winired
II. Davis, for failure to comply with law
rs to timber culture entry No. ls.t. dated
April -, 1856, upon the ~ SWt, Section 4,
TT. ~. ", X. n r.. in Fergus county. Mont.
with q view to the cancellation of said
entry: contestant alleging that the claimant
has failed to- comply with the law IN any
manner whatever since entry
Now, therefore. the said parties are here
by summoned to appear at this Office on
the 23d day of October, 1859, at In o'clock
a. M, to respond and furnish testimony
concerning said alleged failure, said testi-
hony to he taken before Alfred !. Steph-
ems. notary public at tibet, On the 18th day
Of October. iss9.
Fergus County argus., 1889-10-03

Us. LAND OFFICE AT HELENA, NJ. r.,
August 80, lss9.
Notice is hereby given that Alwillia
Falligan, of Stanford, Fergus county,
NJ. r., has filed notice of intention 10
make proof on her desert land claim No.
1905. for the lots ; and I, ia SW'., SEkk,
sec. 49, Wa SW4, Sec 20, Tp. l6 ~. range
IL east, before the Probate Judge OF Fer
county. Mont, at LewistOwn, Mont, on
"Wednesday. the Both day of October, 1883.
She names the following witnesses TO
prove the conplete irrigation and reclama-
iion of said. land: Hosea l.. Fisher, Will.
lam Skclton. John ). love and Allen
Fierce, all of Stanford, Mont.
:. W. LANGHoR>E. Register.