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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-06-07
Woman in Politics.

Woman in politics is success. Her
work is not on the surface, to be known
of all men, but here in Washington the
signs of her activity are plentiful. Here
is a member of the house, able, respect
ed. holding a very high place in COM
mittee, whose wife, a rich woman, found
him poor and struggling. She married
him, educated him, pushed him into
politics, and will not be satisfied until
she has made him president, or dies
trying. There goes an army officer who
has had promotion after promotion, by
the favor of one president after another,
till he is now near the top of the heap.
How did he win so many advancements?
By valor or long service? No, by the
tact, push and persistency of his wife.
Gen. Greedy, the Arctic hero, now holds
a high place in the army. He has sue
cessfully contended against many enc
mics, and is likely, in good time, to reach
the summit of his ambition by having
the signal service made an Independent
army bureau, with himself at the head.
Is it Gen. Greely's Arctic record that is
bringing him this success, or his extra
ordinary ability? No. Though an able
and useful man, his success is largely
due to the political and social genius OF
Mrs. Greedy. She is indomitable, re-
sourceful and devoted. - Washington
Letter.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-06-07
Producing Dreams.

The narcotic properties of certain
members of the vegetable kingdom
have caused many superstitions. In
Brazil it is the custom among the In
dians to the present day to give mar
cote drinks to children, in order, by
the resulting dreams, to gain informa-
ton about the future. In several parts
of Europe the four leaf clover under
the pillow will cause prophetic dreams.
The somniferous qualities OF the hop
pillow are well known, but the Rus
slams 60 a step further than ourselves
in the use of plant named nontrava,
which induces dreams presumed to be
prophetic. Firstly, TO dream Of white
flowers has been supposed to prognos-
ticate death; with which may be COM
pared the popular belief that, IF a
white rose bush puts forth unexpect-
eddy, it is sign of death in the near
est house, dream omens, in many
cases, rejecting the superstitions Of
daily life. Folk Lore of Plants.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-06-07

There Is apparently an epidemic Of ar.
son this spring. Two girls, sisters, of
Summit, N. j., were recently arrested
for setting fire to a number of buildings.
One was an overlooking tenement house.
In the room where the fire was applied
an infant lay asleep in its cradle. The
girls left it to its fate with the utmost
indifference. One of the feminine in
cendiaries is 10. the other 49, The only
explanation they could give of their
tiendish conduct was that they liked to
see big blaze and a crowd 1t is
thought they may be insane.
About the same time the girls were
discovered a band of boys was unearthed
in Catholic protectory in New York
whose amusement it was to set fire, time
after time, to the schoolhouse and out
buildings. They had no motive, appar-
emily. One of them. however. at last
confessed that the instigator of the crime
was his father, who had been discharged
as workman from the protectory
'ut StitiStSt, nlOSt ulaDOilCal OF all
are the organized gangs of desperate
men in our large cities who make bust
ness OF setting fire to buildings for
share of the insurance. Their plan is to
first gain the friendship of the keeper of
small store or shop. Then they induce
him to insure his house or stock. The
frebug puts the torch to it; up it goes in
flames. The insurance money is col
lected, and the firebug and shop owner
share the proceeds One hundred dollars
is often paid for such a nefarious piece
of work.
For their purpose the men use bologna
sausage bladders filled with benzine. A
fuse is attached. The fire fiends have
brought their trade to perfection
Twenty-four such bladders were recently
found under the bed of one of the con-
spirators. Another confessed that he
had belonged to an Anarchist organiza-
ton, but had been turAed out because of
his unlawful practices He was so bad
the Anarchists would not have him.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-06-07
MAKING UP A LOVERS, QUARREL.

Was It all a mistaken An, fold your arms closer 2
And press my head nearer your breast;
For my brain has grown weary with thinking and
weaping,
And my sad heart Is longing for rest
Was it all a mistake when within your dear hand
You clasped mine with quickening breath,
And vowed before God that, forsaking all others.
You would love me and keep me till death?
Was it all a mistaken Is there any one dearer.
For whom your mans heart cries aloud?
Is there any sweet hope lying dead in your bosom.
That your marriage VOW hides like shroudf
Was it all a mistake when thought could cheer
you.
And brighten your pathway through lifes
Do you dream of face that Is fairer than my
faceg
OF a name you hold dearer than wife!
Was it all mistaken Are you longing for free
dom,
All, pray that release may be near.
That deaths arms may take me and bear me to
heaven.
To await what was thati Not tearl
All. my own you are weeping You're sorry you
said it;
Twas anger that made those words fall
Then take me yourself. dear. and don't let death
have me,
For don't want to die after all
From The Toronto Globe.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-06-07
An Old Proverb Illustrated.

"Look here" said Mr.. Blankerton,
as he sat opposite his wife at supper.
What's the matter?"
''I've found pearl in my OYSTER"
s'It's odd." said his wife after pause,
chow every day brings forth some
illustration of an old proverb.''
II don't quite follow YOU"
81 was just thinking of the casting of
pearls before swine. Merchant Tray
eler.
The late HoratIo &. Underoonk.s
will provided that if any of his heirs
married before the age of twenty-five
without the consent of his parents. or
habitually used tobacco or omitted ris-
ing by nine o'clock in the morning, the
one so offending was to be debarred
from receiving any of the money. The
estate was valued at 100000.
"A gentleman was arrested in New
York lately for assault. His defense
was that he had merely defended him
self from en- assailant who had threat
ened to kick lung out of him. .As
] amt got but one lung" he further
explained, Il ups and hits him in the
ribs" On this showing the rib-hitter
very properly was discharged.
Last year fifteen Cinnamon were
married in Queensland one to a ma
tive of the colony, one to Victorian
native. two to Scotch women, three to
Irish women and eight to English
women.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-06-07
lhe Yarns H< Tells to Distract tH%,Attsn-
tiOn of Nervous Customers.
or 1.-THE JOURNAL"

Ihe Yarns RG Tells to Distract tH%'Atten-
ton of Nervous Customers.
One of the artists in BILLY" Young's
tonsorial parlor on Dearborn street is
a nephew of Ex-Governor Rusk, OF
Wisconsin, now at the head of the
new department in the cabinet, and,
though he bears the same name as the
Wisconsin man, there are those who
think he should be called Schehere-
zade, the tabled queen, who saved her
life by telling the king, her husband,
such monstrous stories Mr.. Rusk
may not be worse barber than many
others, but for fear his razor may not
be in perfect shape, and to avoid any
possibility of those whose temerity
leads them to intrust their lives in his
hands making any sort of kick, he
is wont to beguile them with stories of
remarkable experiences that would
put Baron Munchausen to the blush.
One day recently he had pa
tent in his chair whom he at once
recognized as being extremely nervous,
and he at once proceeded to soothe
him by relating how man who has
large stock farm down in the southern
part of Kansas was continually miss
ing cattle from his herds, but for a
long time was unable to discover what
became of them. Close watching,
however, proved thatit was only when
the cattle went near lake or an i'm
mense slough for drink that the dis
appearances took place. The affair
might have forever remained mys-
terry had it not been for the overcon-
fdence and perhaps extreme hunger
of the cattle thief. It had been noticed
that only the smaller cattle were
missed. One day a watcher who
CHANGED to be near the lake saw
great commotion in the water, as
though some terrible struggle was go
ing on beneath the surface. It lasted
only short time, and then the whole
mystery was explained. Out of the
water came most astonishing object.
1t looked like the body of a gigantic
serpent writhing and twisting in a
horrible manner, it's mammoth
jaws opening and shutting with in
tense viciousness About where the
neck should be two large horns were
seen protruding, and as the new ar
rival reached shallow water the hoofs
and part of the legs of steer could be
seen slowly and laborious walking to
dry land.
The Jig was up" The serpent had
been before content to attack small
game that it could easily swallow, but
this time it found its master in the big
Texan. The steer had evidently been
swallowed at the first gulp, but had
struggled SO fercely that he had poked
his horns through above and kicked
holes through below with his feet, and
had thus managed to reach the shore,
only, however, to die from suffocation
and exhaustion, buried in its loathsome
prison.
Another tale this imaginative bar
Der loves to tell is that when he was
out west he one day fell into an old
abandoned mine. After going down
ever so many hundred feet he landed
upon bed composed of millions of
black snakes. Finding himself unhurt,
ne at once began devising means Of
escape. A happy thought came to
MN: He seized one of the squirming
reptiles and started it up the Shaft; he
had second one seize the first bv the
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-06-07
One cold day during the war, fu-

One cold day during the war, fu-
gitive slave was standing before a fire
In Washington warming himself:
"Where did you come from, unclea
asked pro-slavery bystander. From
Culpepper, sah." Leave your mas
ter9h Eyes, sah." ''Was he bad to
you?" mo, sab; very good, kind
master, sah." "Gave you all you
wanted to eat and wear did hea'
Eyes, sab, never wanted for much of
anything, sah." "Well, don't you
think you'd be much better off with
him as a slave than grubbing around
Washington for yourselfa" We'll,
sab, the job up dab is open for any one
dat wants it." responded the negro
calmly, and in the laugh that went up
the admirer of slavery disappeared
Chicago Mail.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-06-07
Springfield Union.

An unusual accomplishment for dog il
Smelling peas, but q setter who lives in
suburb of Boston shows that it is entirely
canine possibility. He takes a pod in bis
mouth, and, after giving it dexterous twist
with his teeth, which opens it, drops it upon
the ground. As the peas roll out of the
open pod, he takes them up one by one and
eats them with evident relish, leaving the de
spised pod untouched
From the nature of things. I am
morally certain that mind free from
passion and prejudice Ia more fit to pass
true Judgment than one biased by
affection and interest - Bishop Will
kins.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-06-07

Lewis Hayden, the late colored mes
senger in the office of the secretary of
state of Massachusetts,. had held his
place there for thirty years. He was
the first man to suggest to Governor
Andrew the employment of colored SOL
diers during the war Governor Andrew
went to Washington. laid the suggestion
before President Lincoln, and it was
adopted.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-06-07

An ingenious way has been found TO
get rid of the snakes that infest India.
Electric wires are laid around the house
and in front of the doors. If snake
crawls over them he is either killed out
right or his serpentine nervous system
gets such a shock that he never visits
that house again
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-06-07
An End Accomplished.

Little Randall was pounding vigor-
ously at the door one day and calling
his mother to unlock it and let him
ia. One of the neighbors hearing him,
said, "Why, Randall, you are max,
inc an awful noise; what if you should
break the door down." II could get In
then" was the reply.-Portland (Me.)
ro1IS
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-06-07

The annexation fever is epidemic this
spring. New York has it. Chicago took
it and enlarged her population some
5000 by the town of Cicero, and thereby
got into an election snarl. Now Boston
has the fever. 1t will increase in vio-
Ience as the next census approaches.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-06-07
IlIiteracy.

There are in South Carolina 5000
whites who cannot read or write, an
equal number in Tennessee, 20, 900 in
Georgia, 20, 900 in Alabama, $1,000 in
Mississippi, 20, 900 in Louisiana, 20, 600
in North Carolina, and $4,000 in Vir-
ginia. Brooklyn Eagle.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-06-07

About 100 years ago man named
Droz made very. curious clock. Upon
the top sat negro, shepherd and a
dog. When the clock struck the ne
gro played six tunes upon a flute and
the dog moved toward him as though
glad to see him.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-06-07

In Massachusetts, the majority Of the
iIIiterate males are engaged in transpor-
tation; the majority of illiterate fe-
males. naturally in domestic service.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-06-07
THE TOWN OF SHELTON.
Inducements Offered Enterprises and
Manufactures.
SOME OF THE REASONS WHY
PoRTANT CITIES PUGET SOUND

SHELTON incorporated about 500 inhabitants located
Skookum Bay the Southwestery Puget
County of Mason County fully
up the needs of the people come being large
twooy public school building with departments present
work under the instruction of competent teachers Among
buildings business or other PURPOSES
the splendid twosoy Courthouse 4sx4S Hail. 32x1OO
fitted up for theatrical and public two sne block
321SO being built the upper floor purposes
Though but two DID, the growth Shelton steady
and during hepa few months rapid Many
represented and several industries be started be-
sides those operaon factory
MILL engines employ about so hands construction
THE SATsOP RAILROAD
Has been operating here for three years they substantial per-
manent buildings warehouse and the railroad This company
has about IA miles of main line in operation and nearly miles
sdetack and spurs parts body contiguous
the line of the railroad The satsop the largest logging rail
road Puget Sound during the busy average
RATS logs scaling 100000 away the
mills each week be cut into the lumber that main article
export.
The Mason County Central Railroad enterprise that will be
in operation with the opening spring promises
factor with the development and opening the region round about
we'll the town. They also have sawm of fair capacity sup
ply local demands Al the Port Townsend Railroad
will through Shelton open of
by rail with California and the East
for scenic beauty elegant ground
side superb view of the hoay monarch Rane
had almost weather. while from the upland the opposite side
obtained fine view of the Olympic mountains with their rreg
uar and snowcappd peaks which lie between
Pacific
Without doubt Shelton lying does valley
facing the pret of this region possesses eligible
site for that hardly be improved upon is we'll
tered from continuous streams from the which arrange
men are being made osuppy the with abundant pure
a fall of more than fifty feet,
These few of advantages and they investigating
There boom hradng of umpets but Shelton proportion
ately growing rapidly than point the Sound
from $50 upward. For further information address
DAVID SHELTON.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-06-07

James Redpath calls 60-year-old Glad
stone grand old humbug. Probably
Gladstone will survive it
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-06-07

When We place in the focus of'rne
telescope a highly sensitive photo
graphic plate, the vibrations of the
rays of light throw themselves assidu
ously on the plate and steadily apply
to the task of shaking asunder the
molecules of silver salts in the gela-
tine film. Just as the waves of ocean
by necessarily beating against shore
will gradually wear away the might
lest cliffs of the toughest rock, SO the
innumerable millions of waves of
light persistently impinging upon
single point of the plate will at length
effect the necessary decomposition and
so engrave the image of the star. 1t
will be obvious that this process will
be the more complete the longer the
exposure which is permitted, and thus
we see one of the reasons why pho
Biography forms such an admirable
method for depicting the stars. We
can give exposers of many minutes,
or of one, two, three, or even four
hours; and all the time the effect is
being gradually accumulated. Hence
it is that a star which is altogether too
feeble to produce an impression upon
the most acute eye fortified by tele-
scope of the utmost power, may yet be
competent, when a sufficient expos
ure has been allowed, to leave its re-
cord on th plate. Thus it is that pho
tographs Of the heavens disclose to us
the existence of myriads of stars which
could never have been detected except
for this cumulative method of obser-
walton that photography is competent
to give.-.MacMillan's Magazine.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-06-07

tail, ana so on untlr the nrst was seen
disappearing at the opening. Keeping
fast hold of the tail of the last one, he
was drawn safely out to the open air.
With such yarns does Mr.. Rusk make
his patients forget the tortures they
may be undergoing. Chicago Herald.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-03-19

Still on the string.--Bangley, CATER
a three years absence from home)-
Has Mss Lamson got that fellow Dacey
on the string yet?
Tooler-Yes; she married him. He's
on the apron string now.-Burlington
Free Press
Tommy outwits his ma" Will you
have piece of this nice mlnce pie, Tom
my ?" said Tommy's aunt, with whom he
was taking his dinner.
"Please, ma am" replied the little fell
low, holding his plate: "but You might
put two pieces on now; mamma has
taught me never to pass my plate back
for the second piece.'--Yonkers States
man.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-03-19
ORD ssg.FEga'~ Ss.GE:EE.

b. T. Hutchinson, better known n Oid
Hutch, a>toni>hcd the world hv the man
ncr in which he manipulated mt Chicago
wheat market making. us said. the
enormous sum o: s. 900. 600. on his whra'
deals, in less than "A anorth. Eccentric /;
possessed Of little elucl;inm. hi, success
seemed marvellous
HIS friends and those who know hlm
best were not surprised
prominent resident broker Of Chi
cago. who knows him wei, t,r>cly sums
up Hutchinson in thes,. words " What
he knows, he knows well, and that's Old
IIutch's secret"
We once heard prominent stock
operator, speaking OF Jay Gould, remark:
lie knew a year ago what the balance
Of rs are ust finding ont. Gould knows
his business thoroughly and we don't,
else we, too, would be GouldS'
\ noted manufacturer of certain mrd;-
cinal remedies has achieved a worldwide
reputation simply because he possesses a
thorough knowledge of his business
Enterprising and progressive, he was
not disposed to rest content with the in
PRODUCTION Of the only genuine remedy
for the prevention and cure Of all kidney
and liver disorders, the name and char
acter of Warmers SAFE Cure BENZ lamil-
iarly known in every household through
out the entire civilized world but he
concluded to further benefit the world
AMI revive some old fashioned remedies
which have, for period, been lost
Re-dlscovcred, they are the oldest, the
newest and the best
Used when the Pilgrim Fathers landed,
they have been much improved upon aud
are now known as "Warner's Log Cabin
Remrdits.' Chief among them being
Log Cabin Sarsaparlia," for the blood,
and Log Cabin Hops ani Buchu Rem
dy," tome and stomach remedy.
Old l1utch's secret is worth It's millions
Of dollars to him, and millions Of people
in the United States will rejoice that
they are now enabled to secure the best
Of those old-time Log Cabin Remedies
through the use of which our grand.
parents attained and enjoyed rugged,
healthy old age.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-03-19

have embraced her, end, with a bitter,
moaning cry, sank, as the door closed, to
the floor, repeating the words again aud
again: Good pity-God help me-"
a little while, and William would come
Throwing herself down, she feigned sleep.
Soon he came, bent over her and drew
softly back. With guarded steps he
sought the lounge, and laid down without
disrobng Not long before she heard
him breathing softly, and knew he slept.
One long, last look, and then farewell.
She stopped, and strained her eyes to see
by the dim lightthe features once all the
world to her, and even then too DEAR"
she thought.
\ few little things to gather up, and
she was ready With her hand on the
door she turned for one more look--draw-
ing back in the shade as she saw him
start up, and, looking wildly round, call:
" Bessie Bessie, love Where are
you? Heavens, what q fearful dream
Oh, there YOU are Thank God! |
thought had lost you !"
She had dropped her hat and shawl,
and stood before him with a look so in
tense and eager it was almost fierce, as
she asked, in a thrilling voice: w ould
you have cared"
"Cared Why what ails you, love 20
"Tell me !" she cried
"More than to lose my own life, Bcs
SIZE"
"Saved saved. Not lost no, no
found saved !" she cried, and sank
taintng in her husbands arms.
Pity and help from the mercy-seat had
answered her cry.
The foiled tempter received the next
day little note, saying: CT am free
now from all doubts and misgiyngs, and
blessed with my husbands perfect love,
to whom my inmost heart has been re-
yealed"
She saw him no more. Yes, she had
told her husband all. And within his
clasping arms she learned to know how
truly and solely he loved her.
In after days Bessies life was truly
happy, and although she needed no fur
Their assurances of her husbands love, he
gave them to her.
And once, in after years, when a young
friend Of William Upton, recently mar
ried, was telling him how lovely his young
wife was, William said in manner
and tone that made deep impression:
:" My young friend, tell her SO. Say to
her what you have said to me. Tell her
SO often, and take my word for it, You
will give her a balm to retain forever her
beauty. There is no cosmetic like it,
And, in the far distant future, when time
may have whitened her sunny hair aud
1immp1 thp hriUbt moss az HOY eve th,.
heart which you have kept s'iil young,
pure and happy, Will ilium" the tn1eI
beauty Of her face, which viii still be to
Won the loveie>t on earth. And then -
why, then ttWher 3d. Metropolitan.