The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-12-06
THE COCKROACH.
An Unwelcome Importation from the
Sunny Lands of Asia.


An Unwelcome Importation from the
Sunny Lands of Asia.
Comparatively few people know that
this familiar of the kitchen is not by
any means native of these chimes.
1t is an Importation from the warm
and sunny lands of Asia, brought over,
perhaps, something like two centuries
ago. The first arrivals must have
reached this country as stowaways on
board ship, and finding themselves in
congenial surroundings. they multi
piled apace. Now they seem almost
everywhere, but for a long time after
they swarmed in the kitchens of town
houses they were unknown in the
country. No doubt if they had been
natives of similar climate they would
have quickly reached even remote viii
lagos, but they fortuna ely have deli
cate constitutions and can not stand
exposure to cold. Many people must
have noticed that it is only in hot
summer weather that they are seen
far away from the warmth of the
kitchen fire. 1t is this need for high
temperature which causes them to
concentrate where it is most constant
ly maintained. Cool larders and pam
tries are comparatively secure against
their attacks. in spite of the fact that
they would find better fare therein
than the crumbs and particles upon
the kitchen floor. Their common de-
scription as horrible black beetles"
is curious misnomer. They are not
black, nor are they beetles; the only
part of the description which is at all
applicable to them is the epithet ''hor-
ble." with which few will quarrel
:. Y. Ledger.
"A West Point cadet who violates
the law against cigarette smoking is
obliged to pace back and forth, rain
Or shine. for twelve hours, with a
musket on his shoulder.
You are Mr.. Quezeen. the husband
of the celebrated lecturess on cookery.
are you not?" "Yes, SIR" replied the
detected, hollow-eyed man, 81 am the
man she tries her new dishes on"
Short on money: Stingy husband
Here's an item that says there $780,
900. 600 in coin at the bottom of the At
lantic ocean," Stinted wife-''It isn't
any harder to get at than your money"
Epoch.
Mistress to servant-"Be careful.
Bridget, not to spill the soup on Mr..
Hwelldresser's coat" get-"Yez
nadent worry, mum-it'll not sthain.
Sure there's nothin in it but wather."
Philadelphia Inquirer.
IL wouldn't borrow trouble" said
a lady whose husband had met with
financial difficulties. You wouldn to"
mo" "Well. 1 doubt if 1 could find
a man who would be my creditor even
to that extent. Merchant Traveller.
Mrs. Wigg-There's one thing I
can say of my husband-he never
swears. Mrs. Figg-Are you sure of
that? Mrs. Wigg-He never swears
around home, anyhow. Mrs. Figg-
That settles it. He never swears at all.
-Terre Haute Express.
care you still taking painting les
sons, MamieP' mo; quit yesterday.
I don't like my teacher" "Why notp"
He has such a disagreeable way of
talking. He told me that if keep on
for some time longer might be able to
whitewash a fence" = Washington
Critic.
81 see." said Smith, laying down
his paper, that old man Skinhint has
willed his property to Groggins, the
saloon-keeper." "How's thatp 1 sup
posed that he left it all to his son Har-
ry." "Well, he did, but that was only
an indirect way of leaving it to Grog-
gins. "-Peck's Sun.
"A steam carriage in which coke is
used as fuel has lately appeared in
France. The driving is effected by two
hind wheels. and the speed attained is
about fifteen miles per hour, twenty
eight and three quarter gallons of
water being sufficient for run of
twenty-five miles.
Don't you Think" said youth,
after working his vocal chords with in
tense vigor beside the hotel piano,
''that l ought to go on the stageP"
Eyes. replied Miss Pepperton, who
doesn't like him very much, anyway,
IL certainly do. There is one that
leaves for the station just an hour and
a half from now" -Washington Cap
ital
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