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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-08-02

To clean nickel on stoves, wet
soda with ammonia, apply with a
small brush. and rub off with wooden
cloth.
An old man living.Sts Wsidsport.
N. T.. wanted to be buried in barrel
when he died. and although he had
the barrel in his house for nineteen
long years. his wife managed the fu-
neral to suit herself, and he went into
a $l5 coffin instead of the barrel.
-Corns are more prevalent in the
damp climates near the sea shore,
than in the interior of the country.
Boston and New York people who
come West say that complaints about
corns are not nearly so prevalent as
at home. Damp sea air seems to set
corns -shcoting.-Shos and Leather
ReYieY.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-08-02

When cultivating the ground to
destroy grass only a few inches deep
will suffice. One inch of soil, kept
dine on the top. will serve as a mulch,
and in pulverizing it the grass and
weeds will be killed. Never let the
ground become hard and crusty if
there Il probability of dry season.
Says the Cambridge Daily: "In
every Presidential election the con-
tributions to great missionary enter
prises fall off. This is very curious
thing, and there are several explana-
lions. The supporters of these char
tiles are many of them politicians, and
they subscribe 80 heavily to campaign
funds that they can not make their
usual contributions for religious work.
This accounts for part of the reduc-
ton in Presidential years. The re-
mainder of the decrease from this
cause is due to the political excite
ment among the people, and the diff
Guilty of fixing the minds of the people
on more than o2eSC1ine alta time"
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-08-02
IN LINE OF DUTY.
An Interesting Story That Turns on IL
Construction of the Phrase.

An Interesting Story That Turns on the
Construction of the Phrase.
Official construction of the term,
I'm the line of duty" in the matter of
granting pensions has caused so much
discussion that the following story,
told by a gentleman connected with
governmental affairs in St. Louis, will
be found interesting. Said he:
'Speaking of the official construction
OF the phrase, In the line of duty
recalls case to my mind. During
the war there were thirty Tennessee
regiments, composed of what were
called loyal men, One of these regi-
ments was operating in East Tennes-
see, at given period. In one of the
companies of the regiment was a man
who found himself upon particular
occasion within only one mile of home.
where a mother and only sister re-
sided. He secured permission from
MS First Lieutenant to pass the night
at home. The guerrillas were exceed
ingly thick in the neighborhood about
that time. and as the man was known
to have joined the Union forces, a
close watch was kept for his return
home. OF which he was aware. By
close watchfulness he reached home
in safety. but feared to remain under
the parental roof all night. Taking
small boy cousin with him he repaired
10 the woods to pass the night, intend.
ing to visit home again in the..morn-
ing. Shortly after midnight his hid
Ing place was discovered by the enc
my. his body and that of the bow rid
died with buckshot and left for dead
A friendly Confederate shortly after
discovered the victims still alive, and.
placing them in a boat, rowed them
down the Tennessee river and deliv-
cred them into the Union lines. The
man. after having fourteen pieces of
cold lead taken from his body. recov-
cred. In due time he made application
Tor pension. Meanwhile the Lien
tenant who had granted him permits
sion to visit his family that fateful
night had died. He had no evidence
except his unsupported word that he
was absent by authority. The Wash.
ington authorities refused his appli.
cation for pension because, as thew
construed the law, he had not received
ms injuries while in the line of dutv.'
Congress. however. by special act.
granted the pension, and, as | think.
aeservedly sc1"-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-08-02

Dung man." says q wise man,
advising the youth of his country, "be-
gin ut The beginning" Not if YOU
want TO get up river. you DON'T
Burdetfe
There is an old negress in Clarke
county. Georgia, who prepares herself
Tor death every night, and this ia how
she does it: After short prayer she
clothes herself in long, fower-be
oecked gown, plaits her hair carefully
crosses her hands on her breast and
then falls asleep. Two coppers arc
placed on the table beside her to pu1
upon her eyelids. She has directed
that she be buried on the banks of thu
Oconee river, and believes she is poino
direct to Heaven. She is angry beyond
expression as she wakes each morning
mot having moved muscle during
nef sleen Ids herself alive.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-08-02

"A boy of six years, whose sister
had just completed her course in the
high school in Pittsburgh. related the
fact to some young friends, informing
them that his sister had granulatel
just the day before.
Mountain hunters Of PennasylyanIa
are said to use indigo instead 81
WHISKY to cure rattlesnake bites. An
incision is made in the wound and .
piece OF indigo. the size of a pea, in
serted. A generous dose of sweet o;l
= gwen as soon after as possible The
tory. 'a''siac-
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-08-02
Care Of Shade Trees.

In every city and town there should
be a responsible officer. familiar with
trees and their requirements, whose
special duty should be the planting
and care of the street trees. Cutting
off large branches from a healthy tree
reduces its vitality, and, of course,
should never be permitted. Severe
pruning may be resorted to when a
tree is in feeble or perishing condi-
ton, when such an operation may
stimulate vigorous growth. A wound
made by cutting off branch, unless
it is Immediately protected by coat
ing OF coal tar or of paint, is liable to
be attacked with dry rot and other
fungus growth, and from the affected
surface the decay will gradually pene-
trate the whole tree and finally destroy
h.-Garden and Forest.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-08-02
THE FASCINATING MAN.
Ugliness No Bar to His Success With til
Gentle Sex.

Ugliness No Bar to His Success With the
Gentle Sex.
Virtue, unfortunately, does not fas-
cinate. The veriest scoundrel that
ever drew breath is apt to be thou
sandfold more magnetic than he who,
having marked out an ethical path for
himself. proceeds religiously to follow
it. All women like insinuating man.
ners. They represent. as it were,
what garniture of truffles represents
on an entree. They give flavor as
well as artistic beauty. The fascinat-
ing man is always skilled artist. He
must assume. if he have it not, a ten
derness that never loses sight of itself,
and he must continually show the ap-
probation that presents him always in
the light of suppliant on Bonded
knee, and never as one who demands
or expects any thing. Nearly all
women are vain, and the man who
would fascinate must begin by fatter-
ing woman's vanity. But he must
likewise take care that his modns
Operandi is never discovered or it's
existence ever suspected. Otherwise
he is lost. The courage and independ-
ence born of possession unfortunately
incite to the reckless expression of alb
sOlute truth and a man who desires to
please woman should never tell the
whole truth. Suggest it. play with it.
ignore it entirely, but reveal it. never.
Men OF the world understand this. The
Latin races are adopts in the art of
fascination. Why? Because they are
always lovers, or pretend to be lovers.
which in the end amounts to the same
thing. Emerson expressed an unalter-
able truth when he said, ..All the
world loves a lover" But in order TO
be lover it is not necessary to rush
into vulgar prOtestation of affection. A
glance OF the eye. a pressure of the
hand. the particular curve of the lip
in smile, the hundred trivial courte-
sizes that appeal to the feminine sym-
pathies. are embodied In the man who
fascinates. And when he has once
mastered the secret of feminine incli-
nation and the special qualifications OF
feminine taste his way is clearly
marked. Be he ugly as Satan he will
not fail in personal magnetism.-Ouce
a Week.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-08-02
A VALUABLE REMEDY.
Gurjun Oil sucress -uily Used in Bad Case
OF LeprOsy.

GulJnn Oil SOcreSS utiy USeu IN dau oasef
OF LeprOsy.
Mr. Edward Clifford, writing about
Father Damien in the Ninetc enth Cen
fury, says: II think he had not much
faith in the gurjon oil, but at my request
ne began using it, and after fort
nights trial the good effects became
evident to all. His face looked greatly
better, his sleep became very good in
stead of very bad. his hands improved.
and last Sunday he told me thai he
had been. able that morning to sing
prisons the first time for months. One
is thankful for this relief, even if it
should be only temporary; but it is i'm
possible not to fear that after several
years. progress the disease has already
attacked the lungs or some other vital
organ, and that the remedy comes too
late.
81 may mention here that gurjon oil
is the produce of fir tree which grows
plentifully in the Andaman Islands.
Its efficacy was first discovered by d.
Dougall, and l am assured by Sir
Donald Stewart, who was then Gov
ernor of the Islands, and who has sent
me the official medical report, that
every single case in the place was
cured by it. The lepers were convcts'
and it was therefore possible to enforce
four hours day of rubbing ointment
all over their bodies and the taking OF
two small doses internally. In some I"
the cases the disease was OF many
years standing, and the state TO when
it had reduced its victims was mas
scribably dreadful; yet of the elgh'
months the sufferers were able 10 USE
a heavy .pickaxe, and every symptom
of leprosy had disappeared. Inc on IL
brown and sticky in its raw conoitio",
but when mixed with three parts u
limewater it makes an ointment as sou
and smooth as butter. 1t can De oo-
tanned in London. The real dlncu''s
in the cure lies in the fact that lepefs
are too inactive and too callous 10 '""o
the exertion of sufficient rubbing III y.
the oil, and it is difficult both in Ha~a''
and in India to force them to do so. !"
Molokai there are three Franciscan Si''
tiers who take charge of the leper glriS'
and who are now using the Oil. 'l'"A
that their quiet systematic endeaVo''
are likely to produce important results
and that children will be more opf"''
en-. patients than adults.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-08-02


The larvae of the potato beetle is
delicacy to all kinds of poultry, as
they>are soft and are easily killed at
that stage in the act of being eaten.
but the mature insect will pass into
the crop of fowl alive. which in the
End results in the death of the fowl
For this reason poultry usually neglect
them. though turkeys will sometimes
iced on Them but ut . risk.
The total expense Of cultivatinp
an acre of grapes in California is &l5.
The curing and packing of an acre OF
grapes, making hundred boxes OF
raisins. is $55. And as the average
price of raisins is $3.50 box, there Is
. net profit of $50 per acre in the raj
sin business.
"A Lancaster, Pa, residence was
entered by thief who ate all the food
In the house and left note reading.
Thanks for the slim lunch.n The
tender missive was written on a linen
collar. This was fastened on a stick
the other end of which was thrns. .r.c
: :caf Of breal
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-08-02
AMONG THE rieETANs.
Manners aud Customs of the People OF {
Terra IncOgnita.


Terra IncOgnita.
The missionary journal. China's Mil
Hons, contains an account of MIR. P".-
hill-Turner of journey to the Tibetan
border of China. Three days on from
Kwan-Ting. says the writer. were
almost entirely among Tibetans. The
scenery was very fine; the land was
all grazing land. except here and there
among the mountains, where there
was some tillage. The travellers
passed a number of Tibetan villages;
the houses were of one story with fiat
roofs, sometimes with little room
built on the top. They were all of
mud, built in square with a court in
the middle. In each courtyard there
is usually placed poll with white
strip of linen, on which is written a
prayer. The Tibetan women seem to
do large share of the work in the
fields, and the men remain more in
doors; but perhaps this custom is
local. The women are fond of bright
colors, and curl their hair into fringe
of little plaits at the end of which arc
attached little beads and shells. The
men generally follow the Chinese GUS
tom and shave their heads. The
second day after leaving Kwan-Ting.
towards evening the travellers tried to
get an inn, but none of the Tibetans
would receive them, as they feared the
cattle disease. which had done great
harm at Kwan-Ting. and so the
travellers encamped in the open air,
under little clump of trees by a
stream of clear water.
Mr.. Polhill-Turner, who was accom-
panied by his wife. who is probably
the only European lady that has ever
been on the Chinese borders of Tibet.
describes the people as very friendly.
| At Tsaba. a Mahomedan town on the
borders of Kokonor 1.-The natives were
much interested in us; we were in a
large room, which was. at the same
time, the stable, kitchen, guest and
family bedroom. The women came in
late from the fields and Immediately
set to work to cook, ETC.. for the whole
family and were up and at work about
daybreak next morning. At
Kwei-teh the first inn we went to was
tenantless and had no paper in the
windows and only half a door. We
were followed in by crowd. who
were most anxious st all costs to have
a look at my wife. After waiting
about an hour there we could get
nothing, and the landlord said he did
not want us, so We moved into the
town to an inn the boy had found at
which some Russian explorers had
stayed OH a previous occasion. Our
friends. the people. were glad to have
a look at the foreign lady and followed
shouting and laughing. Our room
was good one to rest in and evening
soon came on. for which we were not
sorry. The following days my wife
had many visiters, very cordial and
simple they appeared, many of them
bringing cucumbers or other little
presents. A good many had
large feet and move about the streets
as they like, with none of the strict
customs common to Chinese women
about not going out. 1t is q
very small town; most of the business
is done outside of the CITY,"
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-08-02
GROWING MlLLET.
A Valuable Appendix Crop for the Silo ant
the Hay-MOw.


the Hay-MOw.
One great advantage in growing
millet is that it may be sown as late
~ June in our Northern latitude. and
be sure to mature before frost. This
remark applies to the common millet.
The coarse or brOad-leaved millet.
called German millet, requires from
ten DAYS to two weeks longer to ripen.
The common millet will ripen it's seed
within one hundred days after being
sown In ninety days. or perhaps less.
it will be sufficiently matured to cut
for hay. The ground should be we'll
narrowed and made fine so that the
seeds will terminate we'll and not be
destroyed if lying under clods and
Jumps of earth. 1t is an excellent
plan, if the land is not fine, to roll it
before the seed is sown and then to
cover it with brush or light harrow,
and roll it again. The seed should not
be put in, in this way, if the ground is
wet and liable to pack or become
crusted. The seeds sends up tiny
shoot and it must not be DISTRACTED in
its growth or the crop will be reduced.
The seed will grow well if sown on top
of the ground and left to be covered
by a rain, and when rain falls on it
soon after it has been sOwn this is an
excellent plan. If the seed is covered
too deep there will be a great loss. A
very little manure will give the crop a
fine start, if it is put upon the surface.
For these reasons commercial manures
can be used to advantage. SOW this
form of fertilizer broadcast, mixed
with land plaster-equal bulks-at the
rate of 100 to 800 pounds per acre, &C
cording to the quality of the land. A
peck of seed is ample for an acre. if
the land is we'll prepared; if not, more
seed must be used. | have always
sown the seed broadcast.
l have allowed the millet to ripen
it's seed and used it for chicken feed
and ground it with oats for food for
animals The seed makes rich food;
but it is unwise to grow millet in the
way best adapted for this purpose as
the forage will not then be nearly so
| valuable. | am sure that when the
seed is allowed to ripen. the amount
of digestible nutriment in the forage
is reduced one-half. 1t makes very
poor hay. When cut while the plant
is coming into bloom. millct makes
excellent hay which is good food for
| any kind of stock. Cows do we'll on
It. 1t is nutritious and cattle are
fond of it. Millet is good crop for
| the silO.
| have cut it the last of September
and cured it for the NOW. 1t should
be put into the cock as soon as it is
dried a little, and if the weather is
threatening, it may be cooked as soon
as cut. 1t is better to have it wilted
if possible before cooking. 1t is pos
! sible to gather a crop of clover and
then put in millet on the same land
and have it mature sufficiently for hay
A profitable change can be made with
a run-out meadow, or pasture, by
turning it over the first of June, or
even up to the middle of that month";
and growing crop of millet. Millet
may very properly. like fiat turnips,
be termed an appendix crop.--COr
Rural New Yorker.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-08-02

For forty-eight years there wa'
not il law case in the town OF Medu!
aemps, Me. neither was there law
Ter. But a short time ago law!el
.ung ont his sign in this prlmlI'e
Paradise. and two citizens at on''
vent to law over fence line.
Since the termination OF the dyp'
mite patent in 1881, there has oeo.
immense industry in the invention =.
high explosives. and there are ~" ~.
more than 800 varieties. A dynaini'''
cartridge one foot in length takes oD'
PA. 600 Of SECOND to expl0a6
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-08-02

Farming is business, and can be
subjected to many of the principles
that characterize all trades and pro-
fessions. Progressive men are careful
to keep up with their business, and to
this they read journals and papers
published in the particular interest OF
that pursuit.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-08-02
THE MOLLUSK WORLD.
What Naturalist Saw on q Shell-Strewn
Spit of Sand.

What q Naturalist Saw ON q Shell-Strewn
Spit of Sand.
But how shall we describe the wealth
of the mollusk world which meets us
in our researches in the treasury of a
coral reef at low tide? Let us land on
this sheil-strewn spit of sand. Why,
the whole place is alive! Can it be
that the mOllusks we have just been
visiting in their quiet homes among the
sea-weeds have taken to walks abroad,
and on dry land. too. in their leisure
momentsP For as we jump ashore
n'lmberless shells of all shapes and
sizes start suddenly into life on the
beach and run aside to give us place.
Legs they must have to go that pace
over the uneven shore. There goes a
turritella! We shall be safe in hand
ling him by reason of the spiral pyra-
mid which those legs-legs they must
be-carry upon their back. Moreover,
he makes comparatively bad time in
getting out of our way, for turritella
is an unwieldly thing for legs to carry
over an uneven shore. We lift him up
gingerly with thumb and forefinger to
look for those legs, and the secret is
out. OF legs we can see nothing, but
closely fitted into the opening of the
she'll, as ii originally made for the
place. we discover the brilliant scarlet
and white mandibles of the hermit
crab. These, then, were crabs that
were in such a hurry to get out of our
way-crabs, certainly, and of consider
able size, too, some of them; some
babies among them only big enough to
fit the smallest whelk; others large
enough to fill with their mandibles the
opening in marbled turbo, largest OF
its species. But why call these gentle
men hermits? So far as we can Judge
they are the most gregarious of their
kind. Of their battles to secure a
coveted tenement we could tell some
stories. -BlackwelLs Msgazine
A Welsh correspondent sent thu
following to London paper: II hid
just purchased copy of the Welsh
edition of The War Cry. at the door.
when Il countrywoman entered, and
offered the paper to her, sewing:
Here's paper for you; take it home
with you and read it. "A paper she
answered. what is there in lt-all
about the 1.-THE. suppose?' oh, no.
/ replied, it's a religious paper ;
Reiigiousr exclaimed the woman.
with unfeigned disgust. Il don't belong
70 religion ! 60 to church,"
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1889-07-16
SHIPPING NOTES.

The steamer Viva brought eight lepers
| on Sunday from Kahului.
III, c,-,,,o,, bo-l- Do,,+soI,1o,,5 = ,bo,,,
lbs docs o ,'I fror' Rranan
i'g N"S '"' I'm -
The sloop yacht Hawai- has received
u --i''''i' nv" 00'''''s VI "A'''' p''N''
Inc new steam-Schooner Akamal, Cap
tam Lawrence went on trlai trip on sat
urday as tar as Coco Head and back.
The American schooner Anna, Captain
Williams, arrived at Kahuui on Friday
July 18th, Il days from San Francisco
with general merchandise.
The steamer Waialeale went ON the
Marine Railway on Saturday to be cleaned.
She leaves this afternoon at for Kauai,
taking the steamer Mjkuhaia's route.
The steamer Nlk,bal, will lssva ON
Friday morning for Mani and Hawaii on
the " q HALF, roufa Tho .Iattar rossni
win he laid nm for a month IN reI.ir her
boiler
-pt,.,..-i-...,;,.. 7,i.,....- Ill, r,..,..
81, a. ~. ',,i.ile ,ti,ei S Sst on IlG
Skinned as follows. II H.cl;feIT & e.
u 5-2 bags sugar; n. : Grinbaum 4 Co.
+63 Bo 10 q Rolte S5O do do TotaI
tonnage. SIS tons. domestic yalue Sjq- 400
,rt,t..,,-yv D c,.lfu.,.. al, ~. .
Vi, On D. ~ 2Sl.eu Oh oaluI-
ne 'o ,, raii l f'iI WIN ~
800 49,, SSas"'o ~ 'S ioho"3' -
~ 'ioE zoo pLHs sugar +; q.
,,-IIl o. ~ - 49, W. VI T"Slle @
90 a. ~ ~ rl ny ~. 'iN'eS oS %
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1889-07-16

Prof Ell Melville. " shaw, and Il
hi key.
For Kauai per steamer Waialeale, July
| 9-H r II Princess Liliuokalani, J h
ALLAH. Mrs Kuihelani, Jos Heleluhe, Prof
W T Brigham, and 20 deck passengers.
For Kauai. per stmr Mikahala, July g
Ron II A Widemann, Miss Widemann'
Christian Conradt, Mrs II W Aud, Mrs
Nahum and family, DR. Wood and wife,
Mrs Rahe and child, C 3 Hofgaard, W ,
Terry. W BurlOwitz, and 5O'deck passen-
gers.
For Maui and Hawaii, per stlnr w g
Hall. July 9-For Volcano: Mr. 2 and
Mrs Jones, " ? Jones, His Tx II A 7
Carter. Misses Carter 81, Chief Justice
Judd, Miss Agnes Judd, Masters James
and Albert Judd, Miss 4 Jones, Miss
Laurita Dickson Masters Montague anC
Clearance Cooke c NJ Cooke J Pratt. J A
Lyggett, Miss N / Whittier, J. Z Moses,
& b Thompson, N A Wolfe, w D Elliot.
For way ports: Miss Spalding, W
Horner. Hon G \ Wilcox, Hon w G Irwin,
Hon II Kuihelani, II Sherwood. Alex
Dowsett. J d Tregloan, Judge G Richard
son, ! DYER. Miss Wodehouse, } Hack
field J II Langtry, and 60 deck passengers.
For San Francisco. per bark 5 c Allen,
July ia 3 Kerr, w r Cuthbert.
For Maui and Hawaii per stmr Binau,
July l2-For Volcano: Miss H X Wilder,
Mrs A Perry Miss Julia Perry, Prof a B
LYONS. Miss Pepoon, Miss / McCandleSS.
Miss Davis, Mrs D I Pinney. For way
ports: Right Rev Lord Bishop OF Homo
iulu. F NJ Swanzey, Mrs A B Lyons and
child, Miss L Lyons. H W Chamberlain,
Miss Mary Ulii, Miss II Brown, Miss NJ J
Smith. c II Bishop, J 5 McCandless, ID
Mist, Chas Mcguire Palmer Wood, Miss
Silva, Miss Mullinger, Hon D II Naone,
Misses Hartwell (2), Mrs J IL Wodehouse,
c Bosse. w w Gilmer, Misses Low 81,
Miss Stella Kaaua, Mrs Kia Nahaolelua
and children, Miss Shaw, Masters Parker
81. Mrs w Everett Miss L FitzsimmOns,
Chun Lung, John I Baker, Mrs McLenau,
Mrs Kruger, C L Wight, Mrs Machado,
Mrs Hollinger and two children, and 50
deck passengers.
For San Francisco, per bktne Planter,
July l3-J Robinson and wife, and COLLEEN.
For Hamakua, per stmr lwalani, July
13-Mrs w H Richard and family, Miss
Richard and c Motley.