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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-05-16
A FEMALE HERCULES.
Every Thing on Which She Lays Her Eands
EnI Cnl,lnlefelx.


There is remarkable young woman
living in Genesee County. New York,
according to Rochester paper-a Miss
Emily Hopper, who, from being frail,
delicate girl has suddenly developed
into female Hercules. Yet she is only
eighteen and weighs but one hundred
and ten pounds. The first indications
of this quality exhibited themselves in
tendency to break whatever dishes she
happened to take hold of in the kitchen.
This, however, is not an unusual thing
among house servants of the most feeble
constitution. Miss Harper would pick
up some household article and it would
Immediately be broken in her grasp. A
coal scuttle would collapse as easily as a
lamp chimney, and a washtub crush
like an egg-shell.
One day her mother upbraided her for
breaking so many things about the
house, and advised her to be more care.
full in moving the wood-box or blacking
the stove. She didn't like to see the
kitchen Uttered up with fragments Of
these articles-seemed sort of 'shif'-
less"
Emily began to weep, saying she
upon her mothers neck-and nearly
broke it, of course. Then she embraced
her mother so tenderly that when she
let go the old lady dropped on the floor
unconscious, with two of her best ribs
broken. Overwhelmed with grief at
what she had done, Emily stopped to
raise her, and nearly broke her back.
Then her father came in and wanted
to know what had been going on-what
had broken mother up so.
81 didn't do any thing to mother"
sobbed Emily; 81 only put my arms
around her Sc, and did like this" giving
her father an affectionate squeeze. The
old man collapsed, too, although he had
been lumberman in the Maine woods
and had been accustomed to wrestle
bears for amusement. He said he never
got such hug as that before.
Just then her lover dropped in, and
Emily was about to throw her arms
about him, when her father, who had re-
covered his breath, rushed between
them in time to save the young mans
ribs.
mo, no, Emily" cried the parent,
spare Jim Dim was spare young
MANI, and if you muss hug some one hug
your poor old father. l am of no further
use, and not likely to live very long,
anyhow.
1t finally dawned upon the family that
Miss Emily had suddenly DEVELOPED
mysterious muscular power, and that
she was as dangerous as live electric
wire until she could learn to control it.
The doctors who have examined her are
puzzled. They think, however, that
this Samsonian strength may subdue
after awhile, but in the meantime they
advise her to abstain from hugging.
Jim is inconsolable. He says he would
like to have her try the new clinch on
him just once, ribs or no ribs At last
accounts Emily was heroically restrain
ing herself.-TexasS iftings.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-05-16
MADAME DE STAEL.
France Was Her One Thought and Pari
Her Paradise.

France Was Her One Thought and Paris
Her Paradise.
She could never be happy out of
France, and the gates of Paradise were
relentlessly closed to her. Napoleon,
indeed, told his brother Joseph that if
she would only be content to live quiet
ly and say nothing he had no objection
to her coming back, but silence and self
placement were too high price to pay.
''What is it she wishes?" the Emperor
had asked Joseph. my God," she ex-
claimed, when the conversation was re-
peated to her, sit is not question of
what wish but of what L Think
Even on her travels the imperial
enmity pursued her. At Vienna, where
she had found warm welcome on
former visit, communication from the
French autocrat brought her notice to
quit and an escort of gendarmes to
the Russian frontier. AS rule, how
ever, she might have found consolation
in the distinguished receptions that
awaited her elsewhere. Russians,
Swedes, Germans, Italians ands
English We'd with each other
in paying her exceptional honors
Her fame went before her and her repu-
tation rose, as she dazzled the world
with her brilliant versatility and tri-
umphs of her literary genius. In her
house of Juniper Hall, in the pictur-
esque Mickleham valley, in England,
were held the reunions of the most dis
tinguished French emigres.
IN Gorr,oanr nv h
rails for the most famous of her works,
she was in familiar intercourse with
Schiller and Goethe and all the
minor lights of period that
was as intellectually brilliant as it
was politically dark. The romance
she wrote after her travels in Italy as
tonished her warmest admirers and
most intimate friends by the unexpected
delicacy of its subtle, artistic percep-
tons. She lived to return to Paris with
the Bourbons, when she favored the
government with political programme
which might have deferred or averted
the next revolution had they followed
it. And perhaps there is no stronger
proof of her political Importance" than
the fact that among the crowd of eager
claimants and in the overwhelming
number of well-founded claims, the
Ministers of the Restoration found means
to repay her large sums of which Necker
had been robbed by the republic.
sas Citu Star
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-05-16
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

Education in Russia is at low ebh
Only twelve per cent. of the population
can read and write.
In Paris there is a skating rink
formed of real ice on circular basin OF
water artifcially cooled by pipes con-
tanning ammonia gas.
The Emperor of China visits the
Empress dowager at the Nanbai palace
every five days to inquire after Her Ma
jestys health. The visits are always
made early in the morning, attended by
vast retinue of personal followers.
There were assembled at the Royal
Palace in Copenhagen the other day one
Emperor, one Empress dowager, three
Kings, one Queen, four heirs-apparent
and thirtyfive imperial and royal
Princes and Princesses.
Editor in chief Ito fighting editor)
-"Who was that you just pitched
through the window-a spring poet?"
Fighting editor-"No, it was a man with
one of those st. Peter jokes" Editor
in chief--"Well, / guess you're all solid
with st. Petersnc w."-West Shore.
The Eighth Hussars OF the British
army have gazelle for Child OF the
regiment" 1t accompanies the regl-
ment everywhere and is an especially
conspicuous figure on the Sunday church
parade, when it accompanies the band,
leading the line with steady tread.
apparently initiated from that OF the
drum major.
Burial reform in England contem-
plates the prohibition of leaden and
other solidly constructed collins, the eff
feet of which is thought to retard COM
blete decomposition, and so prolong the
period during which the dead are not
only esthetically Objectionable, but are
an indisputable source of danger to the
living. 1t is proposed to use wicker
work or papier mache receptacles.
"A gentleman at Poona, India, re-
Gently received a letter that had been
posted at a station twenty miles away
two years and four months before, &C
companied by the explanation from the
postal authorities that the delay was
owing to the fact that it chad been
posted by the wrong train" Instead OF
being grateful for the explanation he Is
mean enough to insinuate that the train
the letter got on must have had an UNI
commonly long run.
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ROGER LAROQUR.
Adapted and Translated from the French
Of Jules Mary.
BY OLIVE HARPER

II have nothing to add, nothing to retract. !"
Then he repeated word for word ths testi
mony OF Victoria, which was exact and
truthful; but to this again she answered:
AN that, sir, is tissue Of foolish inyen
lions Victoria must be insane. Besides, VOC
certainly cannot obiige me TO tell you things
neither saw nor heard"
NO, madame, cannot Even ths deposit
son you make l can only use under the form
OF report, for the law fortdds me to accent q.
irregular witness any relation, father. mother,
daughter or wife, Of one whom I suspect
strongly Of being the guilty one am In
search Of"
MY husband"
You have sailic, madame; your husband
why cir, you too must he insane That
Is not even common sense, and does not
trouble me. Nobody will believe it.n
THAT accusation, madame, rests on what
am sure before night will be undeniabls
proofs. At this hour your husband ia under
bis first examination in his Office In Rue St
Aaur. He is III the hands Of justice and must
defend himself"
"Arrestedl Rogerl Ny Godl Oh, my Godm
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-05-16
LIFE AND LONGEVITY.
According to Science here Is No Fixed
Relation Eetwet n the Two.

According to Science here Is No Fixed
Relation Betwet n the Two.
Although there is some relation be.
tween size and longevity, the duration
OF the period of growth and length Of
life being, speaking generally, longest
in the largest animals, there is no fixed
relation between the Two. The largest
organism live the longest. some trees
reaching an age OF 6,0C0 years, and some
animals, as whales several centuries.
And, after maturity is reached, larger
animals require longer time than small
er animals to secure the preservation
of the species. The explanation of this,
as pointed out by both Leuckart and
Herbert Spencer, is that s'the absorb
ing surface of an animal only increases
as the square of its length, while its size
increases as the cube: and it therefore
follows that the longer an animal be-
Guilty experienced in assimilating any
nourishment over and above that which
it requires for it's own needs, and there
fore the more slowly will it reproduce
ITSELF" We, however, find correspond
ing duration of life among animals OF
very different size. For example, the
toad and the cat live as long as the
horse, the crayfish as long as the pig,
and the pike carp as long as the elephant.
In an interesting appendix, from which
these and the following facts are
quoted, DIR. Weissmann cites the case
of a sea anemone which lived not less
than sixty-six years. It was placed by
Sir John Dalzell in small glass jar in
the Edinburgh Botanical Gardens in
1928, being then, as companions witE
other individuals reared from the egg
period, fully seven years old. 1t died
natural death in 1SS7.-Longman's
Magazine.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-05-16
CHAPTER ".

We must go backward . few hours In our
recital and follow Roger Laroque from the
moment he left the provisional police bureau
and took the train for Paris. Half an hour
later he was in his Office, which was situated
in one part of the immense building which
contained his workshops. After having
glanced over his correspondents Roger rang
and ordered the boy who answered his call
to say to n. Guerrier, the cashier, that be
wished to see him. In few minutes n
Guerrier entered the private Office.
aSit down, Jean" said Roger, pointing to
chair. HWhat is there newp
@Nothing, nothing whatever. Things could
not change much from one day to another,
unfortunately. II we could only manage to
nav our bills and workmen the rest would b
easy in spite of the difficulty which that I'M
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-05-16

Last year the Ira. .spian rail-
way, built by the Russian Government,
carried to Russia 60,00O.O0o pounds OF
raw cotton grown in Russia's Asiatic
possessions. The production OF cotton
in Central Asia is rapidly on the in
crease.
The Duke of Hamilton's tomb, on
the grounds of the Hamilton palace,
cost $500, 600, and is believed to be the
most splendid structure OF the kind In
England. The coffin of the Duke Is In
closed in an Egyptian sarcophagus OF
fine black marble that was brought from
Egypt
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-05-16
SHOES FOR THE DEAD.

The GruesOme Trade Pursued by a Young
Woman at Detroit.
Out in the eastern part of the city
there is an establishment which an
nounces the preservation of funeral
flowers and Immediately under it this
SIGN is diSplayed:
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-05-16

Somebody figures out that 5000. 600
people walk about Londons streets
daily, and that in SO doing they wear
away ton of leather particles from their
boots and shoes.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-05-16
CHAPTER Ill

Henrfstte did not weep. She had wept all
her tears during these terrible days and nights,
but shs looked as do the dead women whs
die leaving little children.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-18

happened to bear heavy breathing and inc
vestigated the cause. He was found in
back room Of an humble shack. . portion
Of which he rented. He WAS unconscious,
and the utmost efforts to resuscitats him
failed.
OfEicer Roberts was notified and with
the city physician and Lieutenant Hag-
gerty, Of the polics force. proceeded to the
house On . small. plain. unvarnished
stand was sn empty two-ounce phial labeled
"ChIoroform. Kuhlmanh Brothers, 1.5l4
Front street. "
The old man was stripped to the waist,
and vas beaten with wet towels until his
face and body were red and almost bleed
ing. 1t was several hours before even this
treatment brought him to.
Friedland has been alaborer for the cleo
trio motor company. Shortly before his
wife left him he came home and forced her
and their son out Of the honse and locked
the door. The woman took the boy and
returned to Milwaukee, where her parents
and two OF her older children reside.
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TAKE CARE OF THE THROAT

Many orators use ALLCocKs POROUS PLAsIERs
for throat and lung troubles. Few preachers
escape some affection OF the voice, and many
wear hinge of beard under the chin . pro.
teetor for the delicate organs of speech. The
Rev. A. A. Shesier, of Hartley. Iowa, writes:
~ am q Methodist minister. living in the
been using ALLcocK's Porous PLAsTERs for the
last two years with very marked benefit have
peen very much troubled with bronchitis aud .
cough which very much interf red with my
preaching but an ALLcocK's PLASTER on my
throat and on my chest completely cured me in
two weakSr
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HE AGAIN TRIED TO DIE.

Remorsefu1 Louis FriedIand Courts
Death With Chioroform, but Fails.
Louis Friedland, the old German living
near Lake Union. who attempted to com.
NIT suicide last Sunday evening, but who
was thwar;ed by Officer ]. w. Roberts. and
was taken TO police headquarters, made
another attempts on his life last night. The
old man lives at $40 Moltke street, near the
Western mill Since his wife left him
about two weeks ago be has MANY
times threatened to kill himself.
and yesterday afternoon at
O'Clock he drank almost two ounces
OF chloroform., He was not discovered I'M
Ill nearly 6o'clock, when some ne,ghbors
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A WIFE IN rERKoR.

Her Husband Repeats In Court . Threat
70 XIII Her.
A very sensational case of wife persecu-
ton and abuse came to light in Justice
Rivers court yesterday afternoon. when
the examination was had Of Harley II.
Prouty, . real estate man, charged by his
wife, Matte Prouty, with assault and bat.
terry.
A warrant was sworn out early in the
afternoon by Miss Pearlie Melville, asistsr
Of Mrs. Prouty. and later served by Con-
stable II. g. Thornton. At $3.50 o'clock the
constable returned from Ala Republican
street with defendant. tall. angular we'll
dressed man, 50 years of age. A little later
his wife. modest, medium-sized woman,
and good looking, accompanied bv her sis
ter, Miss Melville, also came in and took
seats near Judge Osborn and Judge
HUMPHREYS. who prosecuted the case.
When the plaintiff was put on the stand,
with much embarrassment she told sor-
rowful story that brought the hot tears to
her eyes. She said the date of her troubles
with her husband. who is insanely jealous
of her, commenced three weeks after her
baby, now q child Of 10 months, was born.
Yesterday morning, without cause, he
her sister rushed to her rescue. He
then s'ruck his wife with his fist, dazing
her and knocking her down the stairs. He
turned his attention to his sister-in-law
and after maltreating her ran from the
house and went off down town, leaving
the two women to recover as best they
could.
She also said that her husband at many
<e~~<a y. - L.
has several times pointed a revolver at her.
At one time he said, regarding some
$4,000 worth of property in his wife's
name, II she did not put it in shape so that
he could handle it he would kill her and
then shoot himself. and that If she escaped
him he would follow her up and kill her.
The story, which was long in the telling,
was interspersed with many similar incl
dents.
Prouty was put on the stand and &C
cused his wife of Lying" and ''exaggerat-
Ing" and preferred other charges against
her.
II have told her would kill her. and
meant it. There are two sides to the story,
but will not tell mine. She deserves kill
ing. and may yet kill her and then shoot
myself"
No sooner had the court declared him
guilty. and fined him in the full amount
$50 and costs--than the attorneys for the
prosecution fled another complaint, which
was Immediately served upon the man,
charging him with intent TO kill. Having
already committed himself he could do
nothing but plead guilty. Justice Rivers
held him in bonds of $1,000 to keep the
peace, and also to insure his appearance to
answer to the charge in the superior court.
The amount of bond angered the man, who
said, THAT will not make me keep the
peace"
did YOU say that the bond was not
heavy enough to make you keep the
peace" asked the justice.
Yes, SIR" said the man.
1.-THE judgment Of this court is" calmly
returned the judge. ''that you be obliged
to furnish $5,0O0 to extend over period
of six months"
Prouty was conveyed to the county jail,
being unable to furnish the requisite
amount of cash.
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TIME TO REFLECT.
An Abusive Complainant in Temporary
Durance.


Durance.
Oscar johnson. charged with disorderly
conduct. appeared in Justice Rivers court
yesterday afternoon in company with Lieu
tenant Haggsrty. and was fined ST. john
son appeared at the police station while i'm
toxicated Tuesday night and reported that
he had been robbed by certain woman, q
resident Of Whitechapel. When the woman
was taken before him he ''caved" and al.
mitted he might have been mistaken, and
the woman was released.
He went back to the police station half
an hour later and stormed around, accus.
ing the captain and police of standing in
with criminals. He was clapped into the
cooler. where he may reflect on his indis.
erection for few days to come.
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The case Of Frank B. Reber, charged
with smoking opium, was called in Justice
Miller's court yesterday, but on motion
ance was granted to allow the authorities
to make state case, and the penalty may
consequently be more severe. The man
was arrested by Detectives Rogers and
Willard in the Columbia lodging-house,
corner Columbia and Third streets, Tues
day night, and to effect an entrance the
officers had to burst in the door. William
Deverix, the proprietor. called on Just ice
Miller and wanted damages for the broken
door. He didn't care who paid him SO
long a. he got the money. He was told
that'the chances for him to get moneyed
damages were remote, and that he should
keep q better class of tenants.
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sTIIL BErrER FOR FAIRHAyRN.

to what abe considered . abort count, Superin-
tendens Porter, in revising the census figures,
finds her entitled to several hundred more than
heretofore stated The exact ana nnal figures
are l,27S
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srnt. a. q ~ : e. IS e.

Mr.. Collins IL the father of Dr. r. 8. Col
Inns. who arrived In Seattle two days ago
from the East Mr.. Collins Is q resident Of
Hagerstown, Md, and was on his way to
Seattle to join his son and remain . few
weeks on the Coast He Is over 50 years Of
age, and is retired Newspaper man, hav-
ing edited papers In Cleveland, Pittsburg
and other cities.
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- RSOmo0k -
The Mount Vernon Ntws says:
Work aloag the railroad line 10 progressing
npaoiy. French : Co. above town. have near
~ quarterof . mile Of grade completed, and
- ut1eioning new gangs Of men - fasta the
une = CLEARED cf logs and stunpa. Conmeu-
cling q Kincaid street. Thomas ehenghuesse,
who has mile contract. has abont l,2o0 feet Of
srade completed. He 10 working eighteen men,
ara \ pushing he clearios contraeion closely
. the south. He will begin the grade north
sh0ugh town % soon - the rightof-wsy ID va
ooted All the contractors ere hiring a. many
men - they can secure. Il G. English and
William Murdoch, of this city. have secured the
contract for the piles for the Great Northern
.aalresd bridge across the sivsr. The piles viii
be cut 81 wColley and shipped over the Seattle
Northern and Lake Shore 4 Eastern . the
river, iron which point thev will b rated down
Ia where they viii be ussd. Over 500 piles viii
b used in the bridge ami approaca from the
north. Work on the bridge will commence
Wednesday.
The Rdcifc Lssnbeyman says:
The Eastern Oregcn Railroad Company has
oeen formed ct Pcndleton. Or, TO bald . rail.
road with telegraph line leading from Heppner,
Or. 70 the mining town Of sumpter. in Grant
county; also . branch from Pendleton 10 the
Umatilla County Coal Company . mines to con-
meet with the main line. The road o. projected
viii b narrow-gauge line, running from Hepp-
nor to the coal mines 1t the headwaters OF But.
eer crook, distance Of some twenty-six miles,
the grade being natural one; thence through
the Camas prairie neiGhborho0d and the Green
horn mountains to s1mptef. where Il will con-
meet with the proposeA Sumpter Valley railroad
leading from Baker City. Pendleton will be
connected by branch to the coal mines, . dis
lance Of about forty eight miles, over . natural
grade.
The ST. Paul correspondent of the Posr-
lErBLLT0ENcER teleeraphs: A circular an
nouncing that the Northern Pacific having
acquired the Spokane division Of the Sc
attic. Lake Shore 4 Eastern, this line will
hereafter be operated as the Spokane
branch OF the Idaho division, under the
jurisdiction Of the Northern Pacific.
n. F. Nadeau. assistant ticket agent of
the Northern Pacific. who has Just re-
covered from sickness, left with his wife
for Astoria last night.
The track OF the West Street and North
End Electric railway Is laid along West
street TO Columbia street.
A third grading outfit for the Belt Line
railroad went to Forbes lake yesterday,
and will work northward.
General Agent Nadeau. of the Northern
Pacific, went to Slaughter yesterday.
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The two Japs, Charley and Peter, who
tried to knock each others brains out in q
Whitechapsl resort Tuesday night, were
arraigned in Justice Miller's court yester-
day, and pleading guilty, were each fined
81
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We are direct importers Price our gooda
Chester Cleary.
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oregon Kidney Tea cures diAbetis, back ache
and ali forms of kidney trouble.
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yEsrrBuIEp rRAIN sERyrce

over the Northern Pacific railroad; dining cars
and sleeping cars every day in the yeaE Seattle
10 Chicago al miles the shortest route. Second.
class passenger too. arc afforded exceliens 30
mmodationA
7HlRTY-THRxE HOURS AND rHIKrY-ux MINUTES
Eaved in reaching Chicago via this line. A.
Chilberg. city ticket agent ZIG eocond street.
Boston block: 4 Tonkin, eepoe ticket agent
seattle.
-Four doses Of ,MooEo's Revealed Remedy will
make ron feel better II It don't you can get
11.2b ofany druggist
venison and mallard duck at the Brighton.