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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-05-24
Appearances Are Deceitful.

The other afternoon a very modest lookins
gentleman sauntered into McClurg's book
store and began looking at the treasures in
the English corner. Mr.. Millard eyed the
stranger with suspicion, for the reason that
not very long ago modest looking gentleman
pocketed several treasures and made on with
them. But Mr. Willard was not long in dis
covering that the quiet stranger knew some
what of books, for he talked very intelligentiy
of the best editions Mr.. Willard began, in
fact. to feel sorry for the man. Here"
thought he, tbs gentleman who is biblio-
maniac. See how fondly his fireless eyes
ploat on those extra illustrated Dibdinsl
What envious, what hopeless pangs are now
surging in his BOSOM! Poor devil, it is my
duty to steer him away from those incompre-
hensible prizes and up against some BOOKS
within the compass of his means"
But the stranger would not be steered
worth cent He would inspect nothing but
the costliest treasures. 81 am sorry that you
have sold the Washington Burns, ," said he,
ruefully. 81 would have taken it and been
only too glad to get it,"
"Our price was $780," suggested MIR. Mil
lard
"Cheap enough" said the stranger, quietly.
"And now may ask you TO senu tnese I'VE
volumes to me at the Richelieu hotela The
clerk will pay the bill By the way, what is
the whole amountg'
1.-TWO hundred and thirty-f1ve dollars"
said Mr.. Willard, impressively.
'Well, send them to the Richelieu at once"
said the stranger, land the clerk will pay the
charges for me-"
A far away, distrustful, bilious look
stole into MIR. Millard's keen eyes. what
name, pleased" asked Mr.. Willard, firmly but
courteously.
"George M. Vanderbilt, of New York"
said the modest stranger, demurely.-Chica-
go News.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-05-24
A Start in Life.


At Greensboro they pointed out an old
darby whom they said had just got married
and was going out on piece Of rented land
to make start in life. l followed him out
to his cart. to which was hitched an old and
faded OK. His bride, coal black damsel of
Is, sat on bag of corn in the cart and held
to the rope lines around the oxs horns. The
cart contained, in addition, skillet, kettle.
ten pounds of side pork and a jug holding
two quarts of molasses. There was tick for
a straw bed, a hens feather pillow and an
old blanket This was the outfit.
$50 you have just got married9" asked.
eyes. sah-dun jist got married to dat
gal"
show old are you, uncle?"
'Shoo, now, but reckon lie about CO."
"And you've got young wifea"
"Yes sah-dun got GAL"
Sand you are happys"
"Happy, sahl Why, lie walkin' right on
aigs all de timel"
"And you are now going out to make
start in ifea'
Eyes, sah-gwine to start right off. Got
de OK, got de cart, got de gal and got two
hull weeks purvishuns, an if dar's any ole
niger in Norf Caroliny who feels mo- like
jumpin' TO- feet high an yellin' for Canaan
dan l does I'll gin two bits to see him" DE
troit Free Press
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-05-24
Expand the Mind.

BY seeing as much as you can of the world but
ere you set out either as a tourist, commercial
traveller or emigrant-whether you go by rail,
Hostetter's Stomach bitters, which the travelling
public recognizes as the finest medical Safeguard
and preventive of sea sickness with which any
one journeying by land or water can be provid-
ed. 1t furnishes to the western pioneer adequate
protection against malaria rheumatism and
those disorders of the bowels which miasma
tainted water beget. Its sedative effect upon the
stomach perturbed by the rocking of ship is
truly magical, and 1t Is capital appetizer and
neve invigorator. Excellent Is 1t for bilious
ness and kidney inactiOn, and 1t counteracts, IN
q remarkable degree, the effects of fatigne ply
steal or mental After wetting and exposure in
inclement weather, it should be used as pre-
ventive.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-05-24

The Publishers Weekly" re-
corded the publication in America last
year of 1881 books Q,111 of which
were imported). This exceeded the
record for 1887 by 1914, but fell short
of that of 1S86-the heaviest in the
history of American book-publishing
by 45. In England in 1888 the out
put was 6,591 as against 1856 in 1887.
In new book upon American
isms" some of the less familiar are:
Bubbles for drinkables, Bohn for a
crib or translation, balditude for a
state of badness; to deacon, or to
place fine fruit at the top; parquet, or
the pit of a theater from its mosaic
floor; pizarro, for piazza; skulldug-
gerry. wire-pulling; trampoos, to wan
Ter aimlessly, and daisy, for any thing
irst-rate.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-05-24
THE HAPPY OPTiMlSr.
A Man to Whom Every Cloud Il Sphere,
in Purest Silver.

A Man to Whom Every Cloud Is sphered
in Purest Silver.
The optiraist is the jewel of society.
He is not born; he is made. The op-
timist is the pure metal that glistens
at the bottom of the worlds crucible
after it has been freed from all dele
FERROUS matter by the fire of adversely.
He is, as it were, sheaf of expert
ence clarified and tinctured till nothing
but the pure, fragrant altar remains.
1t is not impossible that he may have
been, in his younger days. so ill-con-
tanned as to rant himself hoarse as a
mosquito. The father of American Cd
timists, whose soul, in his latter years
was as calm and translucent as one of
our mountain-girt lakes, was irascible
in his youth.
When one has been beneath the trip
hammer of real affection, has felt the
hand of calamity clutching ct his
heart, the little everyday an
noyances seem to him like the
tickling of a straw welded
by liliputian, and the cries of pain
and disappointment that winnow the
air. as the tinkling babble of toy lives.
Who shall say that the optimist has
not caught glimpss of the infnitep
Is it not very like, for is he not ever
tip-toeing on the skirt of the limitless?
The faith of the optimist is as bound-
less as space itself, even though you
grant it the neutrality-suspicious. fourth
dimension, and by this faith he be-
comes almost a prophet, for the knowl-
edge of what ought to be. and the faith
that it will be brought to pass A
Delphic oracle, or a seer of Eroildoun
is not more intuitive than your perfect
optimist. He can catch the outlines of
the ideal flower even while Nature Wig
orously yields the pruning knife of adj
versity, cutting back the young plant
and fitting it for better growth.
To the optimist every cloud not
only has silver lining. but is sphered
in silver, with every drop of rain a
pearl. The mission of the optimist is
to find good in every thing, and nobly
he fulfills it He is an oasis hid in the
great social desert, fountain of peace
and content, undisturbed by the
typhoon of restlessness and dissatis-
faction that swerls ceaselessly about
him. His presence is as soothing as
the low hum of an @olian string fin
gered by the zephyr, and as healthful
as the wind which Egypt's natives
call the doctor" Is to the burning
cheek and parched lip of the fever
stricken African tradesman.
Where gets the optimist this peace
which passeth all understandings It
comes from his conviction that around
the waist of nature, cestus-like, is
bound the saving and memorable law.
-Esoteric.
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HOW JOHNNY ESCAPED.

The Playful Franks of Boy Who Had q
Penchant for Reptiles.
1t is universally admitted that the
small boy who has penchant for
bugs, and insects, and reptiles is the
worst variety of boy. There is one of
this sort in Atlanta who is an orna-
ment to his particular order of small
boy. He spends his afternoons and
all of his spare time, of which he
seems to have a good supply, in
foraging in the country for bugs and
lizards. Every morning he takes in
his pockets 80 school the results of his
last raid. Monday the specimens of
his insectiferous and reptilian life that
he can fish up from the depths of his
trousers pockets are many and varied
and awful to touch and look at. Last
week the teacher took an inventory of
the bugs and beasts found in his pock-
cts, Or that escaped therefrom and ter
rified the other children-and the
teacher. There were several varieties
Of beetles, pigeons with broken wings,
English sparrows. butterflies, devil
horses, slugs. snails. earthworms, liz
ards, a snake or two, and an occa-
sional frog, damp and cold. One day
he slyly opened the flap of his pocket,
and then went on in his hard, reso-
lutte effort to make his teacher believe
he was studying. After awhile the
teacher noticed grasshopper hopping
agilely from desk to desk amid the
litter and tee-hee of the scholars. A
chase was begun, when another grass
hoppe" was seen, then another, and
they were everywhere hopping all
ever the room and sticking their sharp
feet into the little girls hair, fright
ening them half to death. Come
here!' shouted the teacher to the ton
der lover of insects. as she reached for
a ferrule. ''Give me your hand, sir. -
The naturalist held our his hand as if
he was martyr to scieL &c. The teach
er was about to seize it when she
caught sight of two green eyes that
flashed at her from the boys hand and
a sharp forked tongue that seemed to
dart into her face. The boy had a
snake coiled around his arm. He was
not ferruled and the teacher has not felt
we'll since. Atlanta journal.
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SCHOOL AND CHURCH.


Oberlin College received $57. OOO
from the estate of the late Mr.. j. Hull.
of Chicago.
"A Young Mems Christian Associ-
alton for French-speaking young men
has been established in New YORK
city.
OF the 482 theological and religious
books published in this country last
year, 339 were the work Of American
authors.
A catalogue of Yale College in
1922 gives the annual charge for
tuition as $33. The entire expenses
are estimated at $40 to $3.50 pei
annum.
A movement is on foot IN Chicago
to transfer the kindergartens to the
control of the Board of Education and
thus render them a part of the school
system.
The new annex to Columbia Col
lege, New York, is called Barnard
College," after President Barnard,
who has done so much toward making
such an annex possible.
Bishop Lightfoot, of Durham,
Eng, makes it a rule to spend his
episcopal income (f7,0O0 Year, on
church and educational work, and not
a shilling of it has gone into his own
pocket.
The great reason why the mission
churches on the continent of Europe
do not become self-supporting is the
emigration to America, which takes
away their best young men. This
weakens them, but strengthens the
churches in this country.
"A Methodist Episcopal university
is to founded in Utah. A committee.
of which Bishop Warren is the head,
has decided to locate IN Ogden, this
being the only town in the Territory
of any consequence. except Park City,
free from the Mormon dictation. The
citizens of Ogden offer about $50, 600
in cash and an equal sum in land.
The late DR.. j. P. Durbin had no
patience with advertising in the pull
pit He always read notices before
doing any thing else; and then when
they were disposed of he would say:
1--WE will now begin the worship OF
God" putting a slight accent on the
word nov" boston Traveller.
The Christians of England are not
growing remiss in foreign mission
work. About sixty English preachers
and teachers were sent during the last
quarter of 1883 to the Inland Mission
of China. Within 1888 nearly one
million of converts were added to the
Christian churches in heather lands
An English paper states that a
minister lately rather astonished his
people on a Sunday morning by say
ing: 81 think it is time we had a new
prayer. The old prayers are a good
deal worn and need renewal. Perhaps
a prayer like this would do: Lord,
keep us from being shabby" The
people grimly smiled, and some of
them looking around the church walls
and at each other, with some mental
chances at church bills overdue and
contributions never over-large, acted
as if they knew what was meant.
Statistics show that there are in
Burmah at the present moment 500
Baptist churches, with 1859 commu-
nicants and about 10000 adherents In
4O4 schools there are $4,000 pupils,
and during the year there have been
2.134 baptisms upon a. profession OF
faith. The report reminds the Chris
tian public that it is just seventy five
years since Adoniram .Judson, driven
out of Calcutta by the officials of the
East Indian Company, arrived in
Rangoon and established the first Bap-
fist mission at Burmah. christian
Weekly.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-05-24

An old black cat, smelling mis-
chief, saved the lives of eight families
In a New York tenement. A defective
gas main was slowly suffocating the
sleepers.
Peach stones find ready sale at six
dollars per ton in Vaca Valley, Cal.
They are used as fuel, "burning as
long as coal and giving more heat. !"
Apricot stones are also burned.
Their grotesque alphabet is MAX
ing the Germans a nation of near
sighted people. Defective vision is
not only acquired, but it appears to be
handed down to offspring.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-05-24
PHYSICIANS CONSENT.

Mrs. Emeline C. Hanna, missionary for First
Baptist Church, Troy, N. Y, says: 81 am only
too glad to add my testimony to the great value
of DR.. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy, made
at Rondout, N. Y. 1t has permanently cured
me of Kidney troubles, Catarrh of the Bladder
also constipation. l would state that used Dr.
Kennedy's FavOrite Remedy with the full con-
sent of my physician"
DR.. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy is
sovereign remedy for Nervousness, Rheumatism
Kidney and Liver Complaint. and all the ills
the blood and restores the patient to the bloom
of health
DR.. KENNEDY'S FAvORITE REMEDY made at
ROndout, N. Y. 81; 6 for S.
Send for book, how to cure Kidney, Liver and
Blood disorders.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-05-24
THREsHER TRAIN ARRIVED.
2. T. Wright's Immense Train of Ad-
vance Threshers Arrived in Port
land at 4:SO p. M. Last Friday.

This is the only special freight train
that ever crossed the continent that had
a special printed time card for the entire
trip. The G. B. & @. R. R. had this
special time card printed before the de-
parture Of the train from the East, and it
has been run on strictly schedule time all
the way through. There are more thresh-
ers on this single train than any firm in
Portland has ever yet shipped during an
entire season, there being Y threshers
besides engines and horse powers.
1t is learned from MIR. Wright that this
shipment is only portion of the order
that he has already placed with the Ad-
vance Thresher Company for this season.
TIE give some little idea of the importance
OF this shipment, it can be stated that if
these threshers we're strung out one be-
hing the other they would reach dis
lance of twelve blocks. The train was in
charge of Mr.. Clarence L. Wright,
younger brother of Mr.. 2. T. Wri !ht,
and the former enjoys the dis
tinction of making the first visit to the
coast in the full enjoyment of special
train, he being the only passenger on this
train. Mr.. G. L. Wright expects to make
his home in the future ON this coast. 1t
is further learned from Mr.. Wright that
last summer he was short over thirty
machines, and it was this that induced
him to make this enormous shipment
this year. He will make every endeavor
to fill all orders received during the pres
ent year, but he advises all parties who
desires threshers to send in their orders
as early as possible. Mr.. Wright saws
that the Advance Thresher is the onlv
machine in the market that will stand
erowding up to its full capacity and not
waste the grain, and as farmers are like
all others of the times, the making every
attempt to do everything ina hurry, they
have found by careful trial that the Ad-
vance Thresher is the best machine in
the market to-day.
The train was stopped below the N. P,
Mills and was photographed, and any of
Mr.. Wnght's friends who wish a photo
graph of the largest train of Threshers ever
shipped west of the Rocky Mountains.
and more threshers than ever has been
shipped in any one train by any firm ex-
cept the Advance Thresher Company.
they can get it by applying in person or
by letter. Mr.. Wright informs us that
the greater portion of the machines on
this train are already sold. He also saws
that there is no machine in America that
can equal the Advance for fast work and
and saving grain. Mr. Wright's ware
room and Office is at the feot Of Morrison
street, and he will take pleasure in ex-
planning the merits of the Advance
ThIesher to all who may be interested.
kiease mention this paper.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-05-24
Guarding the Profession.

Ambitious Sport-Could you take me and
put me in training and make prize fighter
of mea
Great Pugilist-Ain't you able to workl
"No, sir -
"Have yer got neducationa"
eyes, sir"
swell, I'll see If yer able to write sportin
stuff about yourself and amt strong enough
to do hard work, guess we kin make fighter
of ye. We's kind O careful, dough, not to let
fellows inter de profesh what kin make a
living by workin' SeeG"-Toledo Blade.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-05-24

White Elephant of Siam, Lion of Eng.
land, Dragon of China, Cross of Switzer,
land, Banner of Persia, Crescent of Egypt
Double Eagle of Russia, Star of Chill, The
Circle of Japan, Harp of Erin.
To get these buy box of the genuine
DIR. c. MCLANE's CELEBRATED LIVER
PILLS, price % cents, and mail us the out
side wrapper with your address, plainly
written, and cents in stamps. We will
then mail you the above list with an ele-
CANT package of Geographic and chro.
matte cards.
FLEMING Bros, PITTsBURG, PA.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-05-24
A Smart People.

First Thief-Ive got sure and safe thing
now. go to houses in hurry and ask for a
Bible with big print to read to sick man.
They give me the family Bible in hurry,
and sell 'em at second hand book stores.
Second Thief tried that in one city, but
it didn't work Everybody seemed to see
through the game, for they said they hadn't
any Bibles. l just tell you there amt no
gettin' ahead o them Chicago folks.-Phila,
delphia Record.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-05-24
Curious Coincidence.

Waiting to see some one?" he asked
OF young man who was standing on
one of the porticoes of the city hall the
other day.
Eyes"
SON L What are you after?'
I'm after a marriage license and
want to see the county clerk"
''And I'm after divorce and want
to see lawyer. Say. lisa curious CO
incidence, amt itP Let's go and take
q drink. "-Detroit Free Press.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-05-24
Garry the radience of your soul in your face;
let the world have the benefit of it.
What is sweeter than roses

What Is sweeter than roses
That bloom In the beauty of June?
Or the stately and fragrant lilies
Whose bells ring summer tune?
All, sweeter the roses blowing
On the cheeks of those we love,
And the lily of health that's glowing
The cheeks red rose above,
But how soon the lily and the rose wither in
the faces of our American women, Why is it?
Simply because so many of them are victims OF
weaknesses, Irregularities and functional de-
rangements incidental to the sex. If they would
use DR.. Fierce's Favorite Prescription all these
beauty and Notwithstanding ailments might be
warded off, and We would hear less about
women growing old before their time,"
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-05-24
CANNOT SPARE THE TIME.

Nelson III. Baker, District Attorney of
Westchester county, New York, writes:
II have received many letters in refer
ence to my testimonial, lately published,
commencing ALLCoCK's Porous PLAs-
TIERS.
II cannot spare the time to answer them
in writing, therefore would again say,
through the press, that have found ALL
COCKS PORUs PLASTERs invaluable aS
chest protectors and shields against
coughs and colds. Furthermore, L have
found ALLCoCK'S PLASTERS uneaualled
for pains in side, back and chest"
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-05-24
A BIG SHOW

Smiths Cash Store. 4i8 Front St., S. F., Cal
largest general dealers ives. of the Mississippi
River. Dry Goods, Notions, Hosiery, Under
wear; Wall Paper, Stationery; Blankets, Bed
ding; Boots, and Shoes; Canned Goods, Dry
fruits; Wooden, Tin, Crockery, Glass Granite
and Hardware. Meat, Fish, Provisions, Honey
Grain, Feed, Groceries, Pure Spices, Seeds, Be-
ans; Drugs, Medicines; Clocks, Ammunition,
Rubber Goods, Tents, and quantities OF other
goods at lowest prices for Cash only. send2o
stamp for full list by first mail, and learn how
tolive cheap and well ct small cost; 80 yearsin
buGiness; Customers In every County west OF
tAs Rocky Mountains. and many eisevhssA
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To THR EDITOR:-Please inform your readers
that have a positive remedy for the above
named disease. By its timely use thousands
OF hopeless cases have been permanently cured.
l shall be glad to send two bottles of my RENE
dy FREE to any of your readers who have con-
sumption If they will send me their express
and pOstoffice address. Respectfully,
7. A. SLOCUM. NJ. c., 1S1 Pearl st., New York.
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The Revenge of Time.

Tapeyard-Who is that stunning girl you
raised your hat tos
Ribbonley-Miss Goldie Bullion.
Tapeyard timidlys-She didn't return your
courtesy. Perhaps she doesn't know you.
Ribbonley (bitterly)-Nol she does not
know me now; but when l am the only
young man at Ocean Foam next summer she
will not only know me but pine for me in
vain.-Lowell Citizen.
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Has Some Rhythm.

"There may be neither rhyme nor poetry
In mathematics, remarked the high school
girl, "but the science is not devoid of
rhythm"
What do you meanp' asked her papa.
II refer to logarithms "-Pittsburg Chron-
icle
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Verv True.

Stern Parent-Young man, am astounded
at your impudence You seek to marry my
daughter knowing her to be wealthy in her
own right, while you haven't cent
Self Possessed Youth-That's all right,
what's the need of my having money when
she has plentyABoston Courier.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-05-24
Unprofessional Conduct.

Copeland! don't think Chinkins is the
sort OF a man for bank cashier, do youa
Raynor-Why nots
Copeland-I saw him miss a train yester.
day.-Burlington Free Press.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-05-24
Becoming Americanized.

Citizen-Dont you know, Mr.. All Sin. that
II you kill that enemy of yours you will be
hangeda
An Sin tvengeful laundryman)-No. allee
hghtee. gottee money. Igo loonee ,sylum.
Philadelphia Record.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-05-24
A Waste of Ammnn,t,o,

MRS Quizzly-Why, general, you don't
seem TO like to see the ladies kiss each other. -
Gen Oldbeau-The result of military ed
ucatlon, madam never like to see good
ammunition wasted.-Troy Times
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-Ine astro.ioncr; -aitnougn not
theatrical man. is constantly playing
star engagements.- Merchant Traveller.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-05-24
TRY GERMEA for breakfast.

II afflicted with Sore Eyes, use DR.. Isaac
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell it. Csc.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-05-24
w hat have you got toward itf'
"A wife Detroit Free Press

s.Sc. Erapn Operator In Mime
apo!ls has invented a word-count;nr
macnlne' which may be used by Itself
or attached to typewriter.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-05-24

Work for workers! Are you ready to work and
do you want to make money? Then write to B.
F. Johnson & Co., Richmond, Va, and see if
they cannot help you.