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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-06-28
Quoting Scripture.

That famous patent lawyer, Will
lam +. Simonds, who defeated the
witty Bob Vance at the polls in the
Hartford district. tells pretty good
story on himself. He has in his EN-
plOy. as cook, an old colored woman,
who was formerly a slave. She is
very religious, and is continually
quoting things from the Scriptures.
The old woman has a very excellent
voice, and sings her old plantation
songsin theinimitabledarky way One
Sunday morning she wassinging away
while preparing breakfast, and Mrs.
Simonds arose and opened their room
door that they might hear her the bet
ter. When they went down to break
fast. Mrs. Simonds remarked.
"Aunty. my husband and myself
have been enjoying your singing very
much"
The old darby looked pleased, and
saw an excellent opportunity of quot,
ing Scripture, SO she replied;
Law. Missy. but didn't know thai
! was castin' pearls befo' swine. -
Minneapolis Tribune.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-06-28
An Economical Millionaire.

John |. Blair. of BIairstown, N. j.,
is reputed TO be worth $50. 600, 900, YET
such is his strong sense of merely
holding his wealth in trust for the
benefit of his fellowmen that he
spends upon himself less almost than
is paid TO his humblest workman.
When Mr.. Blair stops at the hotel if
he intends 10 stay over night he usu.
ally asks for small inside room OH
the parlor floor Ii it is in the winter
and too cold TO sit without fire he
sits in the public lobby Ii he intends
to leave before midnight he does not
take a room at all. but occupies the
public room down stans, and if he
wishes to change his shirt he slips into
the little Mushroom behind the offices
Il never offer or refuse. he said jok-
ingly one day TO a gentleman who
offered him cigar.-Pittsburg Com
mercial.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-06-28
The Whipping Post.

The institution of the whipping
post, which still survives in Delaware
did not 60 out of fashion in England
until the close of the last century. On
May 5, 1913. the corporation of Dom
caster directed that whipping post be
set up for furnishing Migrants and
sturdy beggars. Three centuries ago
this punishment was carried to a cruel
extent Owing to the dissolution of
the monasteries by Henry VIII, a
large number of persons who depend
ed on the charity of the monks were
thrown upon the country, and parlia-
ment FASTENED to check the increasing
vagrancy by an act passed in 1881,
which declared that every vagrant
should be carried to some market town
or other place, and tied naked to the
end of cart and whipped through
the streets till their whole body be
bloody. Early in the last century
the price paid for whipping was four
pence, and the constables' accounts in
cluded such items as arresting dis
tracted woman, watching her and the
fee for having her whipped. Whip
ping at the carts tail, as provided for
by the statute of Henry VIII, went out
of use in 1896, when the whipping
post was substituted for the earlier
method. -PhiladelDhia Times.
mo, SIR said the edltor to the
poet Your work is rank plagiarism.
Now get out. Well, what do you
want?" he added, addressing the
humorist. Il have some original
jokes Don't want 'em. / can
get all the original humor l want out
of my exchanges. Good morning -
Harper's Bazaar.
(which do you love most, your
papa or your mammal Little
Charlie-''I love papa most"
Charles mother--s'Why, Charlie, l
am surprised at you. / thought you
loved me most. " Charlie-.Can't
help it, mamma; we men have to hold
together. ;, .Jaxaa Siftinsa.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-06-28
All Had the Same Dream.

1t is most singular fact that under
certain combined conditions of fatigue,
discomfort and malaria whole bodies
Of men-such as companies of soldiers
have been seized by the same terrific
1ream, and have been awakened stimuli
taneously shrieking with terror. Such
IN instance is related by Laurent.
when. after forced march. eight hum
lred French soldiers were packed in a
'uined Calabrian' monastery which
;ould ill accommodate half that num-
Der. AT midnight frightful cries issued
rom every corner of the building as
frightened men crushed from it, each
declaring that it was the abode of the
Evil One-that they had seen him in
he form of big black dog, who
brew himself upon their breasts for an
instant and then disappeared The
nen were persuaded to return to the
anne shelter on the next night. their
officers promising to keep watch be-
side them. Shortly after midnight the
same scene was re-enacted-the same
.ries. the same flight as the soldiers
ushed forth in body to escape the
;uffocating embrace of the black dog.
The wakeful officers had seen nothing.
--Argosy.
DO you ever feeF lonesome, de-
'erted, and as though you had not
friend in the world. Mrs. pobbsP' in
luired johnson of his widowed land
lady. ''Yes. indeed. Mr.. johnson, and
my heart always goes out to those
poor unfortunates who are left alone
in the world. Then ] take il that
you have bestowed the full measure of
your pity on that strawberry in the
lhortcake. Mrs. Dobbs?'' 81 would
.'emind yon. Mr.. johnson. that / con-
tuct my business on strictly cash
basis" she replied. with whitening
sc0rn. -Minneanolis Journal,
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-06-28
The Stage CARPENTER.

Lloyd Breeze, who is Russeli's bust
ness manager, Clipped in and told a
story on their stage manager. }. Fl.
Fitzpatrick, who is an old timer aud
very conscientious. He would send
the scene plot for the piece to no one
but the stage carpenter of the theatre
at which they were to play, always
drawing it off and addressing it to
that worthy. One day Breeze reache
a little California town to herald the
show, and on his drive up to the hotel
he passed the office of the stage coach
line which ran from that point to
Yuba Dam or some other equally pro
fame point of the compass. In front
OF the Office he saw an old native
holding paper at arms length and
regarding it wonderingly. At glance
he recognized it as one of his stars
scene plots and he at once made in
qulries. Itappears that the document
was directed TO the ''stage carpenter,
and that it had been delivered to the
man who did the carpenter work
Tor the stage company. The lat
ter thought for time that
"O udu ulSCOVorou plOt ~
rob the company, as he did not under
stand the peculiar drawings, but
breeze set things right by turning the
document over to the janitor OF the
opera house." no such official as
stage carpenter" being know" there
Chicago Herald.
young man ana young lady r..
manageable age of Sumpter County.
georgia, had singular coincidence to
oefail them. The young man visited
nlS sweetheart in another county. one
Jay; the young lady's lover from an
other county visited her the same day.
Inc young man and his girl set the day
LOT their marriage. and the young lady
ana her beau set their day. It now
turns out that they set the same day to
celeorate their marriage. and both
partles selected the same minister to
perform the ceremony. and it is to take
pace at the same hour. The two cere-
monles take place in two different
sounsies about twenty miles apart.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-06-28
English as She Is Talked.

Hey, Bill Whyd'nt chu kumtus
kool yistaft noon2" .....
''Cozza hadda stateom coz mum:
muthers sick"
''Ya-as, COZ yerra lier; Jim Ton1soef3
saw you gonna fishin." 80 ~
'Welli guess the doctor said mum
muther roughtto have some fish, II
''Betchu didden ketch nauthi ~ sirs
''Betti caughtta bull pout tha 1f60k
witha pinnook." 1ysss 5,
"YAas Fou did. Betchu t1n1il#
sonlthin blggern that wen y0n E
tosk0olntfe. ole teacher gitsoldo "a f
IOwWnpy"
;6k 3if[f Tomson give youw1y.
I'D Fps softly and goe50G III
gust 81 ames Tomson bef0re aoe
ina III Inevitable interview WITH tn
tencher, 0hich really he does not seek
but an6ls it rather thrust upon him,
against his urgent wishes and strong
protest. Bob Burdette.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-06-28
A NEW MRS. pARTlNcToN.
sbillaber's Famous Character In fseal l.afb
in a Massachusetts Town.

shillaber's Famous Character In Real LIN
in Massachusetts Town.
Mrs Thrifty, an excellent and pros
nervous widow woman" who keeps q
store in famous and favorite Massa.
chusetts town, has a genius in Ian
ruace which would set new Mrs.
Partington up in business She used
to to Boston with great regular
ity to make her purchases. Now,
she said no, long ago TO city visitor.
there amt much need of my goin' to
Boston with SO many Of these drum
mers comm around. And yet I'm
goin' there soon tc refurnish my stock
of dittoes.
Your stock of what, Mrs. THRIFTY"
"Dittoes All sorts OF things, you
know"
oh. yes"
The visitor could imagine what dit
toes were. But il was the first time
she bad heard them called by that
name.
Yes" Mrs. Thrifty went on, u
like to 20 to Boston first rate. When
git there the first thing | do is to
take one Of them ere hoodlums and
then drive all round town.
The visitor was about TO faint The
spectacle of the excellent Mrs. Thrifty
driving around Boston with hood
lum was too much for her composure.
And she looked so much at loss to
know what was meant that Mrs
Thrifty explained:
why, | mean one of those new
tangled one horse cab carriages.
want to know if you don't know what
a hoodlum isl
"Oh, Mrs Thrifty. you mean her
dicl"
"A whatG Well when I was there
they called 'em hoodlums."
Useless to try TO convince her; and
no doubt the next time she comes tc
Boston to buy dittoes, she will
stand i'm front Of the Old Colony sta
ton and call for hoodlum.
When her conversation with Mrs
Thrifty had reached this point the
city visitor thought best TO change thu
subject, and related her own expe
rience during her last summers vaca
ton, when she went up the Hudson
river and made tour through tn,
Adirondacks.
"And did you climb the cascadess'
asked Mrs. Thrifty.
'I-I-oh, the cascades were very
beautiful, Mrs. Thrifty-very beauti
full"
The city visitor felt that she had 60
out of a scrape with this evasive an
swer. But she doesn't know TO thi
day just what the excellent woman
meant by climbing the cascades.
This lady was not related to the on
who, after looking over the books OF
the counter at one Of the book store
the other day. stepped up to clerl
and asked:
Have you 'cometh?'"
"'Cometh, maama l don't know
of any book by that name"
"Oh, don't you? Well, / saw
book here called Goethe, and
thought likely there was companion
book by the name of 'Comethp ~
Boston Transcript.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-06-28
1ooE t;rod Misc brown.

-"i on look tired, Miss Brown; too
much dancingP' ''Oh, dear me, no!
but we gave what is called an ed
gagged dinner last week, where eight
Detrothed couples were invited, and
afterward they retired to eight differ
emit corners of the two rooms and
whispered all the evening, and it re-
minded papa and mamma SO much of
tAA''' courtship they went out and sat
IN the stairs and left me alone. DO
.ou wonder l still look tired?"-
Sunny Folks
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-06-28

Somefhlng to live for came TO the place
Something TO die for nay be-
Something to give even SORROW q graca
And vet II was only baby
Cooling and laughter and gurgles and erica
Dimpes for tenderest kisses
Chaos Of hopes. and of raptures and signs
Chaos Of fears and of blisses
Last year. like all years. the and the thorn;
This year a wilderness, may be;
But heaven stopped under the roof on the morn
That 1t brought there only baby
Harriet Prescott Spofford
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-06-28
Perfectly Awfnl.

Mrs. =Amelie Rives Chanler is moi
the author of the following lines.
which are being extensively credited
to her:
Thenaked hills lie wanton TO the breeze:
The fields are nude, the groves unfrocked,
Bare are the shivering limbs Of shameless trees:
What wonder Is it that the corn is shocEen.
~--~>' ->>.'ss'Oi., az aJCnlSOrr. 70
GENTLY from Nebraska. has been a
pioneer in railroad and town site bust
ness for many years. A few years ago
he gained considerable fame and Gre
-ated great Juror among settlers bv
blowing a single furrow a distance OF
over one hundred miles through Scott
Greeley and Wichita Counties, Kansas.
and into Colorado. He said nothing
but kept on blowing. and the people.
imagining that he was locating a rail-
road. began to take up claims along
the furrow. Afterward Jay Gould came
along and bought the Dawson right
and the D. n. & A. branch of the
Missouri Pacific was built on the famous
turrpV-
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-06-28
Nest Egg.

painter in Akron. while at work
on the exterior of building. dis
covered birds nest in a niche, and on
examining it found that $40 bill had
been used in its construction. We
believe, however, that it is not a raIe
thing to find bills in birds nests
though they are usually small bills
NOrristOwn Herald
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-06-28

Erasmus, you are sure these are
spring chickens?" Eyes. Missns. Dey
thar broughten up rite under my own
eyes "You watched them growing
all last spring. ''Yes, Missus-an
al spring afore dat! Yah-dey is
spring chickens. Epoch.
"A man of Orlando, Fla. is the
owner of valuable Ceylon cat. The
principal distinguishing feature OF
these cats is that they have no tail.
They are great rabbit catchers. being
able to effectually deceive rabbit by
feigning to be one, and being able by
reason of having no tail to carry out
the deception. ;.
The evening world., 1889-03-20
MRS. LANGTRY'S ILLNESS.
IT is NOT TONsILITIS BUT SEVERE NER-
vOUS PROsTRATION,

Dr. CARTS Gives n True Statement ~ Ncr
Con~dition-She Has Only Had One Opera
tion Performed, and Tint n Fortnight
ARo-An Accident to Her Private Tar
Prevented Departure Yesterday.
Mrs. Langtry's house this morning was
snugly curtained aud the Lily was tasting the
sweets Of n balmy repose when The EVENING
WORLD reporter called.
John, the footman, presented himself in
dishabille, being in his shirt sleeves and o
gorgeous pair OF braces. lie said to The
EVENING WORLD mau
YES said he, " she was sick again yes
terday. The carriage was here at 2 o'clock.
but she got weak aud had to send it away. l
I don't know how che is this morning, AZ
nobody has seen her. She must have been
all right during the night, because nobody
was runG for"
The reporter then went to Dr.. Carter's. He
greeted THE EVENING WORLD man cordially,
and when asked il the statement about yes
terday's operation was correct exclaimed
II am really glad to see you haven't
seen any reporters, and the awful amount Of
stuff that has been written about this Is trio
some. Reticence on the part of n physician
ceases TO he n virtue when such reports and
statements are circulated.
II have noticed that tho accounts in your
paper were reasonable and correct, and ! am
inclined to think YOU are n white man and
will not misreprescnt.
"There has been no operation on Mrs,
langtry, except one. and that was o fort
night ago, on March 8, when she was playing
the caustic except in two or three instances,
md have not burnt her cartilage with clro-
mic acid.
"She expected to 60 to Philadelphia yes
terday, but although she is improving, abe
WINS not IN a condition to go, except IN her
own private car, where she could lie down.
The axle of the car was out of order, and il
could not be got ready for tho 8, 80 O'Clock
train, 80 she put of going.
1T was q case of injured car. not injured
cartilage, " said the doctor, smiling.
She will probably 60 to Lakewood fol
two or three days rest. The trouble with Mrs.
Langtry began through the use of cocaine,
taken to get relief from hny fever, with which
brings relief, but eventually stops up the
nose. No reputable physician would use II
for a long time, but only for relief In al
acute casa -.
Nervous prostration is the difficulty with
Mrs. Langtry now. Th tonsilitis is no
bad. There Is q great deal of It around now,
but 1t is not a dangerous thing. 1t generally
follows in the wake of scarlet fever and dipb.
liberia and children are most affected by II.
would allow an actor to appear with %tonsiiitii
under proper treatment. It only lasts three
days when rightly looked after.
"That is the whole thing" said DIR
Curtis. land / SHOULD like to sec 1t pm
straight. for / never say anything to report
ers on professional matters, and only speal
to You now because l an indignant that Their
has been such a lot of stuff said, thoroughly
incorporating the case and me. 1t seem
right to have the truth told.
The evening world., 1889-03-20
HE P%ERSONATEDAK ING.
A Joke that Congressman Burnes Played
on the People OF Kansas City.

a joke that COnEressmRn Burnes Played
on the People OF Kansas City.
From the Kansas City JovrRalI
The late Congressman Burnes," said O
well-known politician to a journal reporter
yesterday. was a whole-souled gentleman,
and no one enjoyed a joke better than he.
One instance of this was impressed upon my
memory. Some years ago, you will remem-
Der, King Kalakaua, of the Sandwich Islands,
made a tour Of this country. He came down
from Omaha to Kansas City. and at st. Jo-
seph the party was joined by Congressman
Burnes, for whom the foreign monarch at
once conceived n strong admiration. both
on account of his size an6 joyial uual-
tiles. At Kansas City King Kalakaua was
booked for a speech and a very brief but
excellent one had been prepared. An un-
forseen obstacle to compliance with this
programme arose, however. As every one
knows, the dark skinned potentate Is adj
dicted to the variety of cup that cheers and
also inebriates, and the result on this occa-
sion was that when the time arrived to pre-
ness was oblivious to all mundane affairs,
and lay in his berth as drunk as the pro-
verbal specimen of nobility.
what was to be done? II wouldn't do
not 10 make the speech and the royal party
were at their wits end. But at this iuncture
Congressman Burnes came to the rescue.
leave it to me- said he, and I'll fix il
only DO just as l tell YOU
There was no time to be lost, 30 by Col,
Burnes's instructions Kalakaua was quickly
Invested of his royal costume which was
promptly donned by the big Missouri repre-
sentative. Col. Burnes is of dark complex
ion. quite 30, and he didn't make O half bad
Sandwich Islander when he stood arrayed In
all the regal paraphernalia. inst as the
toilet was completed the train rolled into the
Union depot. at Kansas City. II was
quite dark, but there was an immense
crowd of people who hnd assembled
to see the island monarch. When
Col. Burnes stepped with stately tread on the
rear platform Of the Pullman tho crowd out.
side cheered Justify. The Colonel cast a
fierce look at the multitude and then COM
menced to utter the most remarkable string
of jargon l ever heard. Laugh? We ali
laughed until we were almost dead, but Col.
Burnes renamed as solemn as an owl. The
speech took immensely and when with o dig.
nifed wave of the hand, the Colonel ceased.
his auditors cheered him TO the echo and
gazed with admiration Mt the manly propor-
tlons of the supposed king,
I'm majestic silence Col. Burnes stood nm.
til a moment or two later the train pulled
out, and / suppose there are people here TO
this day who firmly believe to This day they
heard King Kalakaua talk In his own Ian
guags. III never forget" concluded the
gentleman, Col. Burmese appearance on
that occasion, and / can see him now, when,
re-enterinR the car and sitting in solemn
sllenoe for a moment. he turned to his laugh
ing friends and said Bows. don't You think
after that I'm entitled to a drink p"
The evening world., 1889-03-20
POPULAR WALL STREET MEN GO DOWN.
Brokers De Mott and Durant suspend and
Make an Assignment.

Brokers De Mott aud Durant suspend and
Make nm Assignment.
Brokers John H. De Mott and John l..
Durant, doing business as De Mott & Durant,
at 10 New street, announced their suspension
in the Stock Exchange this morning.
Fifteen hundred shares of stock we're sold
for their account under the rule.
Mr.. De Mott joined the Exchange In 1872
and Mr.. Durant became a member of the
Board two years later. Until recently the
firm had another Office in the Hoffman House.
At the Office of the firm it is stated that an
assignment has been made TO William F.
Moore, of 81 Wall street, and that the
suspension will be only temporary. .
Mr.. De Mott says the liabilities are small
and that the firm had but very few of stand
ing contracts IN the Exchange.
The firm Is very popular and the men In
the Exchange felt very sorry about their
break.
In the assignment as fled in the County
Clerks Office John S. Ferguson and Patrick
Murphy are made preferred creditors.
The evening world., 1889-03-20
LENCK'S SAD FATE.
Met His Death By Suffocation in
an Uptown Fire,
Overcome While Searching for His Hat
and Coat.
His Parents Distracted by Their Sons
Death.

Herman Lenck, q young German baker,
seventeen years Of age, met o horrible death
by suffocation in the fire which occurred this
morning in Leo Hauck's bakery, 1853 Third
avenue, where Lenck was employed.
1t was through his own folly that the lad
met his fate, as he plunged back into the
burning cellar to recover his hat and coat and
was sufFocated in the smoke.
Lenck came to this country from Germany
four months ago and lived with his parents
at No. 1874 Fast Fourth street. He began
work Monday at Hauck's bakery.
Abou 4 O'Clock this morning Lenck and
three other bakers were at work in the base
ment making cakes for to-day's trade. A
kettle of hot fat was on the furnace n Lenck
was frying d%oughnuts.
lie accidentally tipped the kettle and some
Of the fot went in tho fire. In an instant it
was ablaze.
The bakers yelled and rushed for the street
and gave the alarm. The basement was full
of fire aud smoke in a moment.
Thu young baker had left his coat and hat
in the bnck part Of the basement, near the
furnace. He had nothing on when he
reached the street but his trousers, shirt and
a paper cap. and the raw air of the morning
made him chilly.
He told his companions that he was going
back for his clothes. They urged him not to
do so, but he was' determined to go, and
rushed down the stairs before Hhe bakers
could catch him.
He made his way through the smoke to the
rear of the basement. The fire had gained
considerable Roadway and the room was
very hot.
Lenck reached the door of the back stair
leading to the bakery and tried to open it,
The fire had burned the door. II came of
its hinges and Lenck fell toithe floor with the
door upon him.
A short time afterwards the body was
found by Fireman Van Blunt. 1t was unin-
jured by the flames.
His face showed that he had suffered terri.
bly, in the agonies of death.
The body was taken to the police station
and the parents were notified. When the
boys father called he was wild with grief u,
the fate of his son. He walled ~piteously,
wrung his hands and talked in German to the
lifeless body.
The fire burned everything in the base.
ment and made Its way to the storeroom back
Of the bakery and to the floor above, where
MIR. Hauck's family lived. Little damage wa,
done here and the family escaped.
MIR. Hauck has about 81, 500 insurance.
which will fully cover his loss. TIL building
is owned by Mrs. Eliza beth Wood.