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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-08-02
WASHING BLANKETS.
r,ro WAYS That Are Highly Recommends
Nv Experienced HOusekeepers.


Nv Experienced HOusekeepers.
Before putting away blankets for
the summer they are generally given
q GOOD washing by most housewives.
When blankets are used without
sheets. as in the case of person Sleep
mo between blankets during the cold
weather, they ought always to be
washed ere putting away; but when
shaets have been used and the blankets
are not soiled it is just as we'll to omit
the washing. being content with Civ
inc them thorough airing. Put them
ont on The clOthes-line on a fine day
and let them remain for the length of
q lorenoon then pack away in a chest
or trunk. with good sized piece OF
comphor rolled in cloth or in a mus.
lin bag Some housewives have a
closet especially for putting away
such things, built in the coolest part
OF the house. and provided with broad
shelves. The blankets or comforts
are folded and placed on these shelves,
and between the folds is usually a
large piece of camphOr. Some do not
even use the camphor, but take out
the clothes frequently during the
warm weather and air them. airing
the closet at the same time. One OF
these closets is a great aid to woman
and ought to be in every house. but or
no account Use a closet near a chin
new, unless the latter is not in use.
and if "a window can be allowed to one
of these closets it will of itself be a
preventive of moths, as the latter in.
sects do rot thrive in the light.
Some women prefer to leave a pair
of blankets connected, therefore, do
not cut them apart, but wash them to-
gether Blankets like these can never
be washed as easily or as well as
divided ones. 1t is hard enough work
to wash one blanket well. Always
cut the blankets apart and bind the
cut ends with tape to match the top.
Get ready in a tub some pretty warm
water, to which add some household
ammonia, in the proportion of two
tabespoOnfuls of ammonia to a pail O!
water, and with some good white soap
make lather, place the blankets in
this, being careful that the water
covers them; let remain about an hour,
then rub them out. but do not rub on
SOAP as it will make the fbers hard,
squeeze out of the water. and rinse in
two waters of the same temperature as
the first and hang to dry. Never
wiring them if you would have them
soft. but squeeze out as well as you
can. When dry take in and pull them
in shape, but never attempt to iron
them.
The following way of cleansing
blankets is liked by some: Into tub
Of cold water put two large table
spoonsful of borax and pint of soft
soap When dissolved, put into the
tub the blankets and let remain over
night. Next day. wash them out and
rinse in two waters Cloth cold), and
hang to dry. Blueing is used by many
in the last rinse water, but it is not to
I be commended, as it gives them a
gray tinge, that is not at all as nice as
the creamy shade they usually pos
sess when rinsed in clear water
Boston Budget.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-08-02
There is considerable difference
between key on . seaboard and c
OH the keyboard

Speaking of an elegant new rail.
road station in Cincinnati, an official
of the road says: II fear it is toe
splendid. You see some people may
think they will have to pay more for
their tickets because the Office is SO
fine. Fact, l assure you. Lots Of
erangers will be afraid they will have
70 pay more for their tickets because
of the style of the Office. II the Office
were . dingy. black little hole they'd
think tickets would be sold there dirt
cheap"
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-08-02
THE ARIZONA KICKER.
''e OF the Rare Privileges Enjoyed ~
WeStorn Edi<or.

''ne OF the Rare Privileges Enjoyed ~
Western Editors.
We take the following extracts fro,-
'ne last issue of the Arizona Kicker:
'ExPLANAToRY.-Last week we an.
nonnced that we were on the trail ef
>. b. Davis. the Apache avenue grocer.
and that this weeks issue would con-
tam an expose calculated to startle the
community. We had over a column
OF 1t in type when Mr.. Davis called at
Tue Alcker office and subscribed for
the paper and gave us a column ad. for
year. Mr.. Davis is not only a gen.
ial. whole-souled gentleman, worthy
OF a place in our best society, but an
enterprising. go-ahead citizen who is
credit to the whole State. When
you want the best goods at the lowest
prices call on him"
"kEFORMING SLOWLY. When we
struck this town the chief of police Law
drunk on the sidewalk in front of the
post-effice, and the six patrolmen were
playing pool Or poker. Any one of
the crowd could be bought for half
dollar We have been pegging away
Tor reform with each issue of the
Kicker. and we are pleased to note an
improvement. The chief hasn't been
drunk for the last fortnight. and yes
terday we counted four patrolmen on
their beats at one time. All reforms
move slowly. but patience and per-
severance will accomplish much. We
shall keep at it, and we predict that
the day will yet come when we shall
have a police force which will not fear
drunken Indian nor sell out to a
gambler for less than two dollars a
SELL"
MOT This YEAR. Considerable
anxiety has been expressed by our
many friends and well-wishers over
the fact that the Kicker did not get the
city printing again this year. In
answer to all inquiries we reply that
we did not want it. The total income
last year was ninety-six cents. while
We lent over SIS to the mayor and
aldermen and nevar avnant RI lat a
cent back. We can't stand that kind OF
racket more than one year."
''SOME OTHER EvE.-We have re-
ceived several communications from
leading citizens asking the Kicker to
go for Judge of Probate Smith, who
has been too befuddled with bad whisky
for the last month to attend to bust
ness. There is no doubt that the
judge ought to be raked fore and aft.
but we can't do it just now. We are
his creditor for about 500, and if we
opened on him he'd tell us to whistle
for our loan. AS soon as we get our
money back we promise to make the
fur fly. not only in the case of the
judge himself, but from the coat of his
brother Bill, who is also stepped in
liquor and rendering himself public
nuisance. Have patience, gentlemen.
Detroit Free Press.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-08-02
On a Long Journey.

Tramp-Please, mum, ! can't git
work at me trade now anywhere
around here, and wud you be so kind
as to help me along on my journey to
place where can find work?
Lady-Poor man! / didn't know
business was so dull. Where do you
expect to find work.
'Considerin' the time O. year. mum,
I'm afraid III have to go long ways
north Of here.
Indeed! What is your trader
Pm snow shovelsr. mum IN. Z.
Weekly.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-08-02
MILLIONS OF RABBITS.
Australians Extensive Trade In the SkIna
of the Little Crop Destroyers.

Australia's Extensive Trade In the SkIns
Of the Little Crop Destroyers.
When the acclimatization societies
OF Australasia introduced the rabbit
some years ago they thought they were
accomplishing good work and little
anticipated what serious injury these
rabbits would effect in less than ten
years. and that their determination
would be costly and impossible work.
Rabbits have SO increased now In Aus.
tralia and New Zealand that the
colonists are at their wits end how to
repair the evil. The extent of the in.
jury done to the pasturage required for
sheep may be inferred in some measure
from the enormous number of rabbit
skins exported, which, however, prove
a blessing to the cheap furriers of Eu-
rope and America. A local industry
has also sprung up in the colonies in
making soft felt hats from their fur.
Coney wool was encouraged and valued
in England 100 years ago, and is now
worth 81 cents a pound.
The damage done to the crops In
the Australian colonies by the little
animals that furnish the skins for ex-
port has become of such magnitude as
to furnish the subject of parliamentary
legislation there. From the single
colony of New Zealand there has been
exported about 20, 900, 900 skins, valued
at nearly So, 10000. But the property
destroyed by these rodents is estimat-
ed by millions. and this industry of
rabbit skins is one which the people
there do not wish to see prosper. In
Victoria the colony is asserted to have
sustained a loss of about SIS, 900, 900.
The cheap Innings of coats and ladies'
cloaks and many of the dyed articles
of fur are due to rabbit skins, home
and foreign. In the last ten years 49,
900. 900 rabbit skins have been export
ed from Victoria
In addition to the exports from the
colonies. many have been used locally
by hat manufacturers and others and
large numbers have doubtless been de-
stroyed or allowed to decay. The ex-
tensive supply from Australasia has
flooded the English market and the
trade has on hand a supply sufficient
to last for a year or two. The En-
glish rabbit breeders also found it to
their advantage to kill rabbits mainly
for their skins, and the supply of home
skins is said to reach 10000, 900 an
nually. Belgium, which supplies us
with the tame-bred rabbits so largely
appreciated and imported for food
sends away over 5000, 900 rabbit skins,
but then, these skins are much larger,
of a finer color and better fitted for
furs than those of the wild rabbit. In
some of the Australian colonies at
tempts were made to preserve their
flesh in tins for food. One company in
South Australia employed forty or fifty
trappers and thus prepared 5000 or
1000 rabbits day. But this utilizing
process has been dropped since the
wholesale poisonings have been re-
sorted to.-Journal of the Society of
Arts.
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-26
SIR JOHN FRANKLIN.
From the Londonderry Sentinel.

From the Londonderry Sentinel.
Rev. j. Henry Skewes, vicar of Holy
Trinity. Liverpool, has written a book
giving the history of the search for Sir
John Franklin, and attributing the Ulti-
mate discovery of his fate to a vision
which came to one of the daughters of
Captain Coppin, of Londonderry, who is
now in his eighty-tifth year. 1t is not
mere ghost story. The concluding re-
mark of chapter vi. Is as follows: The
united wisdom of England, Europe and
America is compelled to do homage to
the revelation of the little child of Lon
donderry." Such language refers to
facts-and facts which apart from the
Bible, are claimed to have no parallel in
historic records. Sir John Franklin was
lost" in lS41. The government sent
out expedition after expedition TO
search for the Erebus and Terror, but
chiefly in one direction, vet never to the
right spot. The little daughter of Cap
tain Coppin, of Londonderry, ex-coun-
cillor, shipbuilder, surveyor of ships un-
der the board of trade. ETC., has a reve-
lation. In this she sees the lost ships in
an unsearched region, as well as a new
direct route through which they can be
reached. The sayanS of science laugh.
and the government authorities pooh.
Such do not deter Lady Franklin from
placing the most implicit faith in the
revelation. For want of means she is
comparatively helpless. Four hundred
and thirty of the leading merchants and
bankers of Liverpool. with the mayor
,Sir John Bent at their head, petition
the admiralty to search the locality in
dcated in the chart drawn by the child,
and seen by her in the writing on the
wall of the bedroom The Messrs. W. &
T. b. Horsfall promise their ship, the
Jemima. to assist, and also send
subscriptions to Lady Franklin
towards her own expedition by
the Prince Albert. But all is
of no avail. The government neither
care for her ladyship's faith nor appeals.
Money and labour are lavishly expended
elsewhere. But il is only beating of
the AR. The old world and the new are
bewildered-are helpless, and give up
their six years search in despair. New
ertheless, the faith of the blessed above
women becomes stronger, she fully be-
lieves in the revelation" from the
Maiden City. The late Charles Dickens.
through his Household Words. and Miss
Boyle Maid of Honour TO the late Queen
Adelaidel pledge their assistance.
Money pours IN from all quarters. The
Fox is purchased. The specific region
and the new unknown route leading to
il are the sole basis OF operations.
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-26
KANSAS KOLLARY.

The Kansas Unitarian conference will
convene in Unity church, Topeka, May
6 and hold over to the Sth.
The Topeka Press club is alive.-K. c.
News. True, but-we regret to say tit
takes death to demonstrate 1t.
Noble Prentis will deliver the annual
address before the literary societies of
Was1burn college during commence
ment week this year.
AtchiSon has a curiosity; youg girl
with handsome neck and breast who
never wears decollete dresses.-K. c.
News. Its curious how you found it
out.
The latest map of the Missouri Pacific
system has a projected road running
south from Anthony into the territory
Republican. And it will be built at an
early day, too.
Tom Kitchen was stabbed in the west
end by Dick Nolan, says the Atchison
Champion, and the stabber was stuck for
a s., 900 bail bond pending the issue of
the W. e. stick.
The main reason that Riley and Nye
didu't come further west was because
they were afraid of ''Injuns." Riley
parts his hair in the middle and so does
Nye.-Emporia Republican.
Rev. T. R. Peters has resigned the pas
torate of the First Baptist church, Topeka.
TO accept the position of secretary Of the
Home Mission society for Minnesota,
made vacant by the resignation OF DR..
Sunderland.
The Emporia Republican unseltishly
credits a Salina man with demonstrating
that man was greater than an umbrella
A Salina man had two ribs removed
without injuring him, which Is more
than can be said of any umbrella.
Hon. s. 4. Darrough, while In Wich-
ita yesterday, ordered the iron fer the
extension OF the water mains TO Bluff
creek. and the two miles additional
through the city. 1t Is his intention 70
push the work as rapidly as possible
Anthony Republican.
A farmer living in the vicinity OF HUI
ron, by the name of John Andrews, who
is about seventy years OF age and has
nine living children. has commenced
proceedings for divorce. He alleges
in his petition that some of his children
have alienated the affections OF his wife,
who deserted him nearly year ago.
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-26
HISTORY COkDEhSep.

THE organ was invented by one Ctesib!us
a barber Of Alexandria, about 100 u. =.
THE Iyre was invented by Tasutus, and iin-
proved by Orpheus, Linus and Thamyrus.
II had eleven strings, and was played on
with stick or the fingers.
THE cotton cloth known as calico, named
from Calicut, a city of India, visited by the
Portuguese In f4gs, was first introduced into
England by tho East India Company, In iGS1-
SHAvfSG was introduced among the
Romans about y. c. 800. According 70
Pliny, Scipio Africauus was the erst Roman
who shaved every day. Subsequently, tho
first shaving day was regarded By the
Romans as the entrance upon manhood
ADHELUcE, who died 10 100, IL mentioned
as the first 20 Introduce ballads into En-
gland Aiustrels were protected BY n
charter Of Edward ", bat by statute of
Elizabeth they were made punishable
among rogucs and vagsbonds and sturdy
beggars.
TIE compass was Invented in China Il2o
g. C. Gsed in Venice A u. 1860; improved
at Naples 1902 Its variations were fret oo-
served in 1900. its dlppiSg IN i5ln The dip
ping needle is the invention Of Robert New
man, a CON mp@ss-rnAker Of Eatc.i1. ESg-, by
whom It was devised in 1880
SFECTAcI.Es. unknown 70 tie aBc.ents, are
generally supposed . have been tnvsuta<i
By Alexander &c 5pina. q monk Of Florsuo~,
Italy, about 1915 According 70 DIR. Fkosi
they were invented by Roger Bacon about
1850 Hans attributes then . ba!ytro, wss
died 1917 On hls tomb ., F.orence 10 the
Enscript9on IN Italian Here Lee 6Aiyfrs
degh Arua&tl. IL ysator Of spec.scles. Ezy
God parGoa LIS sins"
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-26

in all nations and the product or all ages
if welded in one mass, would be contained
in a cute of less than thirty feet
THE Chevalier van Flewyck, Of Lou
vain, has Just perfected, after thirty-eight
years of labor, a machine for recording all
music extemporized on the piano His in
vention is worked by means OF electricity,
and he has been assisted IN the mechanical
details by 81. Kermis, an engineer Of Brus-
sells.
A GERMAN engineer, named Henkels,
has devised a ventilating windowpane
which admits fresh air while preventing a
draught Each square meter Of glass con
tains five thousand minute holes Of a
conical shape, widening toward the inside.
Many of the German hospitals have al
ready adopted the new device.
THE new material for UnsinKabIe apparel
has been further tested, with success, IA
London This material is composed OF
threads of cork interviewer with cotton,
silk or wooden, machinery which slices the
cork TO the required thinness forming part
of the invention The garments which ara
made in this manner have the same ap-
pearance as ordinary clothing, and possess
remarkable Duoyancy IN water.
IT is remarkable fact % which atten-
ton has recently been called by the En-
glish scientific journal, Nature, that the
Lowest baromstrical measurement ever OBJ
served anywhere in the world on land
after being reduced so as 70 correspond
with the sea-level, have been registered ia
the British Isles within three years One
of these was al Belmuilet, In the west of
Ireland, on Decem Der 9. ISL, when the ba-
rometer fell % nearly twenty-ssveH
inches. A very severe storm followed, de-
stroying many lives and much property.
THB Prince q Monaco has b cen occupy
ing his spare time n scieu tfe manner.
he has been studying the speed Of ocean
currents by means Of series of expert
ments made from TIE deck 81 ais yacht the
Eirondelie. Before the close CT the sum
mer he submerged FIVE hundred bottle. OF
the coast ef the ClanBeI 10 the latitude Il
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-26
A Pretty Kettle Of Fish.

Gazette, X. c. No. l.
A Missouri statesman arose in the Mis-
souri, legislature Monday, and asserted
that a certain liquor license bill had been
formulated by Ben Deering and Editor
Jones of the st. Louis Republic, and that
both had been paid money by wealthy
liquor men to advocate law which
would freeze out all poor men. He de-
nounced Jones as a characterless liar,
a calumniator, coward, conceited fool
He said that while in Jacksonville,
Florida, Mr. Jones had been horse
whipped and pounded on several occa-
sions: that he was afraid to walk along
the public streets of the city unless ac-
companied by his wife; that he lodged
through the alleys to avoid whippings,
and always carried a good supply
of court plaster and salve with him, and
frequently had use for the same. The
Jefferson City correspondents Of the Re
public were Ben Deering, II. Martin
Williams and w VI. Smith. Mr.. Deer
ing he denounced as a fraud, dead
beat. charlatan, montebank, liar and
scoundrel, and that II. Martin Williams
had deserted his wife after having
wrecked her happiness; that he is a char
acterless dead beat. Concerning Smith
he said that he had known him for many
years: that be was dead beat and liar.
and that he had deserted his poor old
widowed mother and thus compelled
consumptive sister 10 work herself into
the grave to support the mother. They
seem TO know each other.
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-26
SCIENTIFIC FACTS.

PRo7. HUsHgs says silk ribbon IS bet
ter Lightning conductor than me tal.ic rod.
4 yEw attachment 70 the microscope has
been devised the object Of which IS 20 %
serve the melting points Of minerals " wElle
under the process Of examination
Ix Germany the u.icrophone Is now Used
for tracing leaks II water pipes, the slight
est trickling Of tie wa.ar being made dis
tinctly audible when the apparatus IS
brought nearest
CHEMISTS say that sweetness - the only
Original and genuine pleasure Of TASTE
TE.ev also claim that waat distinguishes
one a1i ot sour from another Is lot the
tasse-which varies caIy il degree Ok coa-
oeutrs.soa and iEtensIty-t1. The sccoE-
pauying odST.
SoxE i3es ofsas wonderful progress Tow
being made Il uscroscop4cal scssacs 1sy
De formed by tae tEcE- as stated by i1s
presiiez, OF tire BRITISH association xa:@ly.
That results are now attained IL thIs lIe
which zna,asEn4tIci.1s Eve yez-s 2go DO
eaared 70 Dc iE1pos sloie-
Soxz ons Hi;a . mathematical End has
figured j: cut Thai al TIE god % earth -
GAy, IN whatever sh2pe - i.As Is. mined
Cnsd. or 20 uz; Il ul25-a-. tie -zos2 - .ss
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-26
THE FRISCO'S STATEMENT.

The annual meeting of the st. Louis
and San Francisco will take place IN st.
Louis on Wednesday, May s. The
GIobe-Democrat says:
1t is expected that the company will
| be able to present much better state
ment of its income account than most OF
| the leading southwestern roads. There
has been heavy loss from traffic earn
ings, the same as on all other lines, but
several exceptional items of income from
other sources served to cOunterbalance
this to a great extent, and the receipts
for the year past were sufficient to meet
all the regular charges, the per cent
dividends on the first preferred stock
and the per cent dividends on the pre-
ferred stock, and yet present a small
balance to the road. During 1888 the ad-
vances to the Atlantic & Pacific were re-
paid by the issue to the Frisco of Allan
tic & Pacific second mortgage 6 per
cent bonds. The interest on these
advances forms one of the
items of miscellaneous income. The
company has been able to dispose of the
Atlantic & Pacific bonds at a premium,
and that likewise has been credited.
The Frisco system has been greatly
enlarged, but the capital stock has been
only slightly increased and the bonds
have been kept down to small figure
on a mileage basis. There are 1899
miles of road, but the stock is only So
0O0,OOO larger than in January, 1879,
when the road only consisted of 293
miles. The stock averages $19, ,S34 per
mile, as compared with $72, $50 per mile
ten years ago. The bonded debt has in
creased from $12, 2,S11, 900 to $50, ,173, 500,
the addition representing the new road
built, but the Indebtedness per mile has
decreased from S43,72S, to, $27,
"Low capitalization has enabled the road
to continue its dividends, says the Finan-
cial Chronicle.
President Winslow announces that the
gross earnings from traffic for 1888
amounted to $5,773, ,250.99, and
the operating and general ex-
penses to 1885,, ,61477. The net
earnings were $2,109, ,440.24, and other
income 81. JIG, 542.49; net revenue, $3,-
.9S2.73. After payment of interest
on bonds, sinking fund, rentals and four
dividends there is a balance remaining
of SOS, ,25021.
The president adds: "The extension
of the Atlantic & Pacific road from Sa-
pulpa to and across the so-called Okla
homa lands, and perhaps all the way
through the territory, 26O miles, will be
a matter of the first importance, and it
should receive early attention. The
Frisco operates direct road to the lands
opened, 1926 miles of which, from St.
Louis to the western boundary line, form
part of the original main line, and over
which a very large additional traffic can
and would be carried if the Atlantic &
Pacific were thus extended,
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-26
THE DECISION REAFFIRMED.

The state board of railroad commits
sioners rendered an important decision
on a rehearing of the case of the Santa
Fe VS.. the Union Pacific. originally de-
cided March 81 against the defendant
company. The complaint was based on
the alleged refusal of the defendant to
receive plaintiffs cars and place them at
elevators, mills and warehouses on its
tracks at Abilene, to be loaded and rede-
livered to the connecting company. Re
hearing was granted because of the
magnitude of the interests involved, the
decision asserting a principle of law
which affects all railroads in the state.
The decision is reaffirmed, the board say
ing then entertain no doubt that such
service may be legally required of rail-
road companies for fair and just COM
penSatiOn.