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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-06-28
THE LOVERS RUSE.
How Smart Young Man Wooed
MOther-in-L Law and Won Wife.

How Smart Young Man Wooed
Mother-in-Law and Won Wife.
CHAPTER 1.
Edwin-And | may have this little
hand?
Angelina With all my heart--but
oh, Edwin. / m afraid mamma will new.
er give her consent to our union.
E.-Why not. dearestp
Al will be plain with YOU: For
two reasons. First. she can not make
up her mind to part with me; second,
she does not admire you. But per-
haps we may persuade her when she
finds that you are so good, and that
my happiness is involved.
E.-Leave the matter to me to man.
age, darling, and all will be well.
CHAPTER III.
Angelina's mother frigidl y)-What
is your object sir in seeking this in
terview?
Edwin--Madame, love and admire
your daughter, and wish to marry her,
but-pray hear me Quito be frank with
you, with all my love and admiration for
her. l would not have sought to make
her mine if | had not been thoroughly
convinced of her amiability and sweet
ness OF disposition and the sterling
worth OF her character, which indeed
are equal to the charms of her person,
and that is saying much. How have |
arrived at this conclusion? BY Us close
an observation of her mother as OF
herself-pardOn me for the liberty-an
observation entirely respectful and
prompted by the best of motives. You
are aware that the mOther-in-law has
long been made the target for the ar
rows of satire and ridicule. In some
cases she has been justly served in the
majority of the cases she has been
deeply wronged. TO become the cham
piOn of the mOther-in-law has long
been my ambition. But could not be
her champion unless | had one of NV
own. 1t would be said of me. sWaif
till he gets one himself, and then heal
what he says. l determined TO get
one. But the getting of mother-in-
law involved the getting of wife, and
here arose difficulty ! wanted a
pCI1CCt IIOtu0t-lu-lStW W 0udDl0 HE
carry out my pose, and for my own
happiness wanted a perfect wife. too
Could get both? Fate was kind to
me. | saw and fell in love with your
daughter, who made me acquainted
with you. | admired her beauty
studied your character and as the nObiu
qualities of your mind revealed them
selves marked in hers their exact re-
production. In these two, | said to
myself, find the perfect wife and the
perfect mother-ir Law. have gained
the heart of the ne and have cOma TO
ask the consent of the Other.''
Angelina's mother (smiling)-Upon
my word. sir. you have argued your
case we'll. and it only remains f, r me
to say yes and give my daughter per-
feet husband and myself perfect SON.
in-law.-Detroit Commercial Adver-
tiSQp
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often opposed Prince Bismarck policy,
he himself. through misunderstand-
ing, once attacked me in the Reichstag.
| have blamed him for many things.
and at the time l write these lines Pro
lessor Geffcken's Imprisonment seems
to me abominable, Notwithstanding
the attempt to justify it by the ill-in-
spired disclosure of the Indictment; vet
nothing will prevent my declaring that
Prince Bismarck and Pope Leo XIII. are
the only men-I have seen nearly all
the great personages of the time-who
have not disappointed me, but have
even surpassed my expectations.
Prince Bismarck appeared to me a
man beyond comparison with any, hav-
ing powerful mind, an unequaled in
telligence, clear will. a strong deci-
sion, wonderful sagacity. a striking
way of saying things, of judging men,
of foreseeing and directing events. Add
to this great and scornful pride. speak
ing of men with cutting sarcasm, an in
cisive and picturesque style, and abso-
lutte confidence in his own superiority.
Even his stature exceeded my expecta-
tions. had never seen him except at
Madame Tussaud's waxwOrks in Lon.
don, where he was represented as a
short man. so that when the door
opened and this giant in uniform en-
tered was quite taken aback.
My interview with him made great
impression at Berlin. The attitude of
the diplomatists toward me altogether
changed. No idea can be formed of
the ascendency exercised by the Ger
man Chancellor over the eminent dip
lomatists attending the Congress.
Prince Gortchakoff alone eclipsed By
his rivals greatness, trleo TO struggle
against him. All the rest listened to
him with extreme Difference, and un-
resistingly allowed themselves to be
led by HMM. De Blowitz, in Har-
per's Magazine.
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Here is the secret. When you learn
what column the number is in simply
add the numbers at the top of each
column and the trick is done.
Removing a Mans Shirt.-An ex.
traordinary and most laughable feat is
that of removing mans shirt before
he is hardly aware OF it, and without
taking off either his coat or vest.
To do this successfully requires con
siderable tact and very quick action on
the part of the operator. One prOfes.
siOnal magician is so expert that he
can produce this result in fifteen sec
Onds. An amateur should soon acquire
the knack of doing it in half minute.
Select your subject, not person of a
dude makeup with skin-light suit.
but some goOdnatured, everyday
sort of fellow, whose clothing fits him
easily.
Tell him to keep cool.
Then begin your operations in earn
est by quickly pulling off his collar
and necktie and unbuttoning his shirt
behind. Pull his shirt from his
breaches. up his back and with
strong exertion get it right over his
head. This is by no means hard. You
now have it across his stomach.
Loosen his sleeves. and, grasping he
one nearest his hand. pull it off his
arm. You can do this successfully if
he limbers his arms and does not re-
sist some stretching work on your part.
After one arm is free of the shirt it is
easy to remove it from the other The
shirt will then come Off TO the astOnish-
ment of all.
AS previously stated. the effect of
this trick depends entirely upon your
own adrOitness. 1t is well to throw a
shawl or sheet over the subjects body
when you are about to present this ex-
hibitiOn that those present may not
discover your method of operating
w. E. Skinner. in Yankee Blade.
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OBJECTION TO COAL.
At One Time 1t Was a Capital ORense to
Burn 1t as Fuel.

At One Time 1t Was Capital Oftense to
Burn 1t as Fuel.
The discussion of the probability of
there being a deposit of coal in the
Thames valley and under the city of
London, of which there seems to be
considerable evidence, recalls some
interesting facts connected with it's
earliest use in that city. When
coal was first introduced into
London as a fuel. very serious Objec-
ton was taken to it's use. 1t appears
that in the beginning of the four
teenth century brewers and smiths of
the city, finding the high price of wood
pressing hard upon their returns, re-
solved to make some experiments with
coal. but Immediately an cutlery was
raised against them by persons living
near the breweries and forges, the
King was petioned and a law was
passed prohibiting the burning of
coal within the city. Those who tried
it, however, found the new fuel to be
so much superior to wood that they
persisted in its use. But SO deter
mined was the Government to sup
press what was regarded as an intoler-
able nuisance that law was passed
making the burning OF coal in London
a capital Offense and it is recorded
that one man at least was executed
under that law.
1t would appear that the ladies were
most bit erly opposed to the use OF
coal for domestic purposes. They con-
sidered the smoke to be ruinous to
their compilations and would not at
tend parties at houses in which the
Objectionable fuel was used. Some
persons went the length of refusing to
eat food of any kind that had been
cooked ON coal ire--Hardware Trade
Journal.
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"A New York man, who appears to
be favorably situated to see what is 90
ing on. says of illuminating gas that
instead of being in its last days it is
just born. When the companies had
matters all their own way. their atti-
tude toward inventors was one of hos
tlilty. Now electricity has stirred
them to try new materials for produc.
ing gas and new burners for increasing
Its Illuminating power. In few wear.
It's use for fuel may be general.
"A bang II gentleman WHO re,.-,tIy
Travelled In Europe. while on German
railroad fell in with a German who had
partially mastered the English lam
guage. The two engaged in converse
satlon when it appeared that the Ger
man was director of the road. After
a while the latter asked the Banoor-
ran. who was ACCOMPANIED by his wife
and two other ladies. Are all these
ladies OF your party?" On being
answered In the affirmative he endeay-
red TO be complimentary by remark
ng. "Ah! They are remarkably fine
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-06-28
Not of the Four Hundred.

New York Swel1-Who is that gray
haired old man that every body in the
room is making such fuss over?
Quiet Citizen-That is Major Halfa-
league. one of the survivors of the
famous Six Hundred of Balaklava.
Haven't you met him yet. DE Yude? l
shall be pleased to introduce you.
New York Swell igidly)-Thank
you, no. You forget am one of the
Four Hundred!-Cbicago Tribune.
The ancient Egyptian thought
that diet was responsible for most all
ments, and once month purified him.
self by taking an en,etic. purgative
and bath.
The first bank in the United States
was the Bank of North America. char
tered by Congress at the instance of
Robert Morris in 1880. and by the
State of Pennsylvania in 1881, with a
capital of 800 600. 1t is still in ex-
bee in PhiladeiDhia.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-06-28
THE IRON CHANCELLOR.
Great Journalist Describes Prince Ri
marck at the Berlin Congress.

A Great Journalist Describes Prince Big
marck at the Berlin Congress.
When started for Berlin. or rather
when Prince Hohenlohe had encouraged
me to go, had said to him: ''Does
your Highness think the Chancellor
will grant me an audience? In the
first place, am very anxious to know
a statesman who is the great historical
figure OF the second half of the nine
teenth century. Moreover. to go to
Berlin without seeing Prince Bismarck
is like going to Rome without seeing
the Pope. 1t would be modification
for me-"
Prince Hohenlohe, who is the most
perfect gentleman | know, and has
great diplomatic fnesse, but does not
employ it in his private relations, es-
pecially when he meets any one who
trusts him, replied that he could
pledge himself to nothing on that
point. "All l can promise you," he
said. lis that will do my utmost for
your having an audience, but do not
answer in any way for the success of a
step which shall take but once, for
VIII not press it second time"
The lst of July arrived. Prince
Bismarck had replied in the negative
TO the request for an audience which
had been addressed to him in my name
by Prince Hohenlohe. ''He had re-
ceived." he said. hundreds of applica-
lions for an audience. Everybody had
collected at Berlin, and the leading
personages had all asked 70 see him.
lie could not receive me without re-
Felvlng the others, especially the jour-
nallsts, and. above all the German
journalists, whom he had always re-
fused to receive, would never forgive
nm if he received only me-"
abandoned the hope of seeing him,
and felt very much vexed. for by
strange ill-luck had not even caught
sight of him. But in the afternoon of the
ISL OF July, on entering the hotel.
rrlnce HohenlOhe's card was handed
TO me. He had called at the hotel, and
mad said on the card that he wished to
see me as soon as possible, and would
De IN the evening at the English En-
oassy, where a reception was to be
held.
went to the Embassy, where the
rrlnce arrived about eleven o'clock.
nat was my surprise when he in
formed me that Prince Bismarck asked
me to dine with him next day at half
past SIX. in morning dress. On the I'd,
accordingly. at quarter past six.
Prince Hohenlohe, as had been ar
ranged. called for me at the hotel. I
was waitin. at the door for him. and
We went together to the Chancellor's 8.
Next day everybody at Berlin, and
very soon all Europe, knew that had
olned with the Chancellor, and had
stald with him till toward eleven at
night. 1t was commented on as a great
went and the French papers have often
'wltted me with this dinner, styling me
rrlnce Bismarck's guest These alb
~urd attacks have never impaired the
great satisfaction feel at recollec-
eesSlop~full of in4amoaf 49, -
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A Philadelphia business man. &C.

A Philadelphia business man, &C.
cording to the Times, has hit upon
novel scheme for avoiding unwelcome'
visitors. He has placed a detective
camera directly opposite the door of
his office When visitor enters.
the office boy, bright lad and we'll
schooled in the diplomacy of his pro-
fession. turns the knob and takes an
instantaneous photograph of the in
truder. This is developed and forms
one of collection of undesirable Wis
ltors, which is kept in book for the
boy instruction in the future. PEG.
pie who come to waste others time.
collectors with bills that they wish
paid and the thousand and one disa.
greeable characters known to the av
erage business man form the basis OF
this unique collection.
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TWO AMUSING TRICKS.
now to Tell Anybody's Age or Remove .
Mans Shirt ut VIII.

40" 20 Tell Anybody's Age Remove .
Mans Shirt 1T WIN.
The simplest sleight- of-hand illu-
slons often cause more wonderment
than the most complex or difficult ones.
Professional magici:ns often practice
some intricately skillful feat for weeks.
and after presenting it to the public il
does not make as strong an impression
as many of the very cOmmonest or old.
est ones.
The trick given with numbers below
has been exhibited by a well-known
magician by means of blackboard on
the stage and has caused many per.
son with scratch of the head to won
Ger how the willy necr0mancer could
tell the amount of money in his pockets.
his usual time for rising in the morn
ing. age. or even the number of pota-
toes eaten at dinner. This number
table is merely clever mathematical
arrangement.
The Magical Numbers. Request a
person to find i'm what columns his age
Is indicated. You can at once then tell
him what age he is. You can tell any
number under sixty by means of thi,
arl.a Uqmant of pun borc.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-06-28
OIL UPON WATER.
Simple Explanation OF Its Action in
Oui+ ting Rough Wave..

Simple Explanation OF Its Action I'm
Qui+ ting Rough wave..
The pouring of oil upon rough water
to secure the safe passage of vessels
was practiced by the ancients. as Plu-
tarch and Pliny refer to it, but it is only
within the last six years that our Sea-
going people have given it much
serious attention. Benjamin Franklin
made a study of the subject. and be
has left on record the result of his ex-
periments. This is how he explains
the action of the oil:
The molecules of water move with
freedom. and the friction of air in
motion produces waves or undulations.
These increase in size. according to
the depth o. water and other condi-
tons. They are often the precursors
of storms, and sometimes reach height
of forty feet. Yet boat or ship can
ride them in safety. If. however. a
sudden gale comes up. the swell be-
comes a raging sea.
The friction of the wind. rapidly
ulOFluS upOu uuC GA p''SOu oIODc vi GIlo
swell, produces little Irregularities on
the surface. These wavelets are then
driven up the rear slope of the swell to
its summit, while the forward slope
has more and more protection from
the wind. and becomes sleeper and
sleeper. AS the wind continues to
blow, the crest of the storm wave con-
sstantly sharpens. until it is finally
thrown-over with irresistible force.
ship can not rise up Its abrupt front.
and the water falls On the deck.
sweeps every thing before it. and often
engulfs the vessel itself.
Now the oil changes the storm wave
into the heavy swell. 1t floats on the
surface, spreads rapidly and forms
film like an extremely thin rubber
blanket over the water. The friction
Of the wind can not tear the film and
send those wavelets up the slope of the
swell, and the ship is enabled to ride
It in safety.
So it is seen that the effect is purely
q mechanical change in the form of the
wave; there is no apparent chemical
change. Philadelphia Times.
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-hraUc raGner--i Dung man, am
amazed. astounded. sir, that you should
seek to marry my daughter on so short
an acquaintance. You are almost a
stranger to her." The young man
'.Well, she don't take any more chances
than do. She's almost q stranger to
me. too. Philadelphia Record
Mr.. Henpeck (meaningly)-"Ella
Wheeler Wilcox Gays all girls should
be sunny Mrs Henpeck = s.Huh!
Most girls are sunny. It's after they
become women and begin living with a
husband that all the sunshine goes out
Of their life" Mr.. Henpeck subeidee
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Managing Editor-"Did you pre-
pare that article on The intellectual
Attainment of the Four Hundred?' >
Reporter...Yes, SIR" Managing Edl-
tor-"About how much space will it
occupye' Reporter 'sAbouts six lines. :
Free Press.
ALI ci.& IS have a large class who
are incapable of making living By
honest industry. The advanced way
is to elect these shiftless souls to office,
then they can live on the salary. and
relieve the charity funds from frequent
debts. -I0waAState Register.
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"A curious animal necuIiar to 7

A curious animal peculiar to Tas-
mania is the Tasmania devil. 1t is
equal in size to the short-legged ter
rier- Its skin is ne rly OF equal thick
ness to that ola pig. and is covered with
coarse. jet black hair. 1t is of the
bear species and possesses power of
jaw scarcely inferior to that of the
tnll-dog.
The quality of milk is affected by
the food and the water given the COW.
by the condition OF the stable 10 which
she Is cept, and BY the care or sloven-
linoss nsad in miIkinr
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THE TOWN OF SHELTON.
Inducements Offered Enterprises and
Manufactures.
OF THE REASONS WILL BE ONE OF THE I'M
# PUGET SOUND

incorporated inhabitants located
Big Skookun Bay the Souhwese Puget Sound
the County of Mason County facilities are fully
up the needs the people come being large
twostoy public school building departments at present
work under the instruction competent Among
substantial buildings business purposes
is the splendid wostory Courthouse 4sxs and Hail. 32x1Oo
up theatrical and public purposes siness block
32S being built the floor be fitted fer purposes
Though years DID, the growth steady
during hepa few months rapid Many
represented and several industries started
operation sash factory
MILL engines, employ about so hands construction
THE SATSOP RAILROAD
Has been operating here for three and they have substantial
buildings warehouse the company now
has about IA miles of main line operation and nearly
setrack spurs into parts the contiguous
the line Of the railroad The Satsop largest logging
Puget Sound and during the busy average
logs scaling about 100000 feet ach away
mills each week be into the lumber
export
The Mason County Central Railroad enterprise
operation with the opening spring. and promises be
with the development and opening the region
the They also capacity sup
ply Also Southern Railroad
pass through Shelton open
by rail with California and the East
for beauty from the elegant residence ground
superb of the hoay monarch Rainier
had amos every weather. while from the upland opposite
be obtained fine view of the Olympic with
snowcapped peaks which lie between
Pacific
Without doubt Shelton, lying a sheltered valley and
facing Of the peest bays Of this region possesses eligible
site that hardly be improved upon 1t is we'll
tered from continuous the arrange
being made tosuppy the with abundant pure
fall of than fifty feet,
These few of advantages and they worth investigating
boom" headng of umpets, proportion
a growing rapidly than point the Sound Town
from $50 upward. For further information address
DAVID SHELTON.
JOURNAL"
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MRS. Opurgeon. wife OF the
eminent preacher. not only makes .
specially Of supplying poor pastors
with books, but often sends new
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banners come /:
SsTo- oo~to ~
''Ien cents. "
"Hain't none fer five?"
SsNo -

''Wul, l reckon I'll jest take one o
them. Els said at fust. l hain't per-
ticker erbout err few cents one way err
tother, an asides it'll do fer us both
ter use. Don't yer reckon Their ole
'oman's eyes III stick out like knots on
er lorg when she sees thet?"-Detroit
Free Press.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-06-20
JUST THE WAY.

The story is going the rounds of
retail dealer who obtained rare
bargain in ladies hemstitchel linen
handkerchiefs, which he designed
to sell at fair profit, at 25cts each.
On examination OF the goods he
determined not to give such value
for 50 small sum. Taking one
halt this lot, he marked each hand.
kerchief in the corner with a lead
pincil, % cents, and the other halt
OF the lot, precisely the same style
and quality, he marked in the same
way, 30 cents, and displayed the
goods on the counter side by side
Imagine his surprise when he founC
that two out Of every three of hi.
lady customers selected the bar
gains at 30 cents, leaving him Will
the larger part OF those marked ..
cents on his counter. AS it wa
impossible to alter the marks iron
% to 30 without soiling the goods
he was actually compelled to pur
chase another invoice of the same
lot to oblige the fair buyers, who
preferred to pay 30 cents for the
article rather than 25 cents.
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FORTUNES.

ANDREW CARNEGIE, the Pittsburg
millionaire, in the North American
Review, asks why should men
leave great fortunes to their chll-
dren:' and then says: at this is
done from affection, is it not mis-
guided affection? Observation
teaches that, generally speaking, it
is not well for the children that
they should be so burdened. Meth
cr is it well for the state. Beyond
providing for the wife and daughters
moderate sources of income, and
very moderate allowances indeed,
if any, for the sons, men may well
hesitate, for it is no longer question
able that great sums bequeathed
oftener work more for the injury
than for the good of the recipients.
Wise men will soon conclude that.
for the best interests OF the mem
berS Of their families, and of the
state, such requests are an improp-
er use of their means"
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BOOMING TOWNS.
ROME, Ca, June 9TH, 1899.

DEAR JoUBNAE Hoping soon to
give you some Tennessee items, |
viii here jot down few from points
in Georgia. Emerson and Carriers
vile are "a surprise to those who
saw those places even one year ago.
The evidences of rapid, material
prosperity and permanent, sensible
enterprise, are to be seen upon
every hand. Iron, steel, glass,
graphite, wood working and many
other enterprises are up and being
put up all about these places, The
farming house, barn, tence and
road buildings are all evidencing
that new era really been lnaugur-
ated IN Bartow county. Upon my
route, after being shown rAbid hog
which was penned up by the road
side, foaming, swapping, squealing
and falling down in the paroxysms
of pain, | heard a man speak of it
with no touch OF sympathy, and
then refer to the ''fun" he and 9TH
ers had seen shooting at chickens
and turkeys while alive. As we
advance in material prosperity, and
progress in the arts of "civilized"
life, would it not be wise in us all
to strive to keep humanity more in
the front of. our colossal, moving
column? A thoughtful man trem-
bles at an unfeeling, merciIcss
world. T. F. J.