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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-02-07
The Highest of All Enjoyment.

One of the highest and best enjoy
ments comes through what is done for
others. This is believed in theoretical
ly, but seldom practically. If man
has money, he imagines that the way to
enjoy it is either to keep and accumu-
late it or to spend it on personal gratifi-
cation; yet he misses the very finest of
it's delights when he refuses to share it
or it's benefits with others. So with our
time, our talents and our thoughts
kept to ourselves, or used simply for our
own delectation, they do not give US a
1.-THE of the real enjoyment that they
afford when we use them literally for
the benefit of the family, or friends, or
the community. No one who has once
tasted the sweets of ministering success
fully to the happiness of others will
ever again relapse into purely selfish
use of his advantages.-N. Y. Ledger.
The ingenuity of book agents has
advanced another step. Instead OF car
rying around their book with them, a
proceeding that betrayed them and pre-
vented them from obtaining admission
to most of the houses and offices at
which they called, the smartest of them
now have their books carried by small
boy who follows them. Without any
sign of their calling they have little
difficulty in getting admission to an Of
fee, and, once inside, after broaching
their business, they step to the door and
call: Johnny, come I'M" and in trots
the boy with the books, upon the merits
of which the agent proceeds to dilate
with vigor and persistence that can be
shut off only by a subscription or by
torcible election from the place.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-02-07
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
SEATTLE. w. T., November 2, 1889. !
NOTICE l. HEREBY GIVEN THAT IN COM
~ pliance with the provisions of the Act OF
Congress of June 3, 1873. entitled Gan Act for
the ale of Timber Lands In the States of Call
fornia, Oregon, Nevada and Washington Ter
ritOry,"
JAMES GAGNON,
Of Seattle, county of King, Territory Of Wash.
ington, f.as this day filed IN this Office his sworn
statement No 5000, for the purchase of the
north west Il of north west n of section
q in township 10 north, range west, and will
Off proof {, show that the land sought is more
valuable for its timber than for agricul-
tural purposes and to establish his claim to said
land before the Register and Receiver of this
Office at Seattle, w. T., on Monday the 10th day
of February, 1890.
He names as Witnesses John Cailow, Will
liam Callow and Ed ard Callow, of kamilchie.
IT.; ohm P. Shelton. of Shelton, w. T.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
above described lands are requested to file their
claims in this offie or before said 10th day Of
February, 1890. T. M REED, Jr., Register.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-02-07
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE

SEATTLE, w. T., November S, 1882
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT IN CON-
IN pliance with the provisions of the Act Of
Congress of June 8, 1878, entitled "An Act for
the sale of Timber Lands In the States of Cali
fornia, Oregon, Nevada and Washington Ter
ritory."
HARRY E. FORD,
of Shelton, county OF Mason. Territory OF WASH
ington, has this day filed in this Office his sworn
VIZ of swL and seN of swL of section
IS In township 20 north, range west,
aud will offer proof to show that the land sought
AGRICULTURAL purposes and to Establish his claim
to said land before the Regitter and Keceiy. Of
this Office at Seattle. w. T., OH Tuesday. the
18th day of February. 1890.
he names as witnesses: William D. Dunbsr,
james B. Trease, He nry Ksezer, Lansing
Decker all of Shelton. Mason count W.T..
shove described lands are requested to fle their
claims In this ONCE or before said 18th Cay OF
y,hguasy. 1880. 7. n. RKKDs IT,, Regaates
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-02-07
Mr.. BIXBYS BARGAIN,
As Shopper the Old Man Proves Himself
a Decided Failure.

Decided Failure.
'Talk about your bargains" said Mr.
Bixby, as he came home to dinner the
other day, and fished around in the skirt
of his coat before sitting down to the
table, 81 got bargain to-day that'1l
make you open your eyes. Just lookee
here. What you reckon 1 paid pair
for them socks? Hey? Less by half,
I'll warrant, than you paid for any pair
you've bought since we've been married.
Look at EN-! Did you ever see such socks
before for fifty cents pair?"
"Fifty cents? Why Mr.. Bixby!"
''Oh, 1 thought you'd be s'prised.
They're worth seventy-five cents at the
lowest, amt they?"
LET me see Them" said Mrs. Bixby,
quietly. ''You didn't notice, suppose,
that they're moth-eaten little and
shopworn. The heel is single; they're
not mates; they're nearly all cotton, and
they'll crack badly. They're the same
kind 1 saw sold Saturday at twenty
cents pair, and"
But Bixby had seized his hat and gone
down town for dinner.-Drake's Maya
zine.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-02-07

Amongst the mackerel caught a
the coast of Ireland lately was one
which contained a large live toad.
which. on being taken out, hoped
about on deck, aud seemed quite u
nOma
An advertisement in the Media
(Pa.) Record announces the location of
piece of property up for sale as one
and one-quarter inches from the town
of Wawa.
81 always return from Europe moro
In love with my own country than ever"
says Senator Washburn, of Minnesota.
'Europe is nothing but an armed camp"
just what full-grown black bear
can do in the way of hugging was dem
onstrated in Maine week or TWO ago,
when bruin seized barrel of beef, gave
it squeeze and crushed it in pieces 1t
was estimated to be squeeze of tive
horse power.
-Unacqualnted with the game birds
Of this country, newly-arrived Ger
man, living near Scranton, shot barn
yard turkey under the impression that
it was wild fowl. He took it home
and had 1t cooked. and was about to sit
down st the dinner-table to eat 1t when
he was arrested for killing his neieh-
bsr's poultry
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-02-07

"A beautiful Persian cat living in
East Ffty-ninth street, New York, was
a great pet, and until recently the queen
of the mansion. A visitor came. bring
ing parrot. Vashti saw and immedi-
ately felt hungering desire for parrot
flesh. She approached and prepared for
a spring, when she heard in amazement
a sound as of human voice issuing from
the cage, and her ears were shocked
with torrent of oaths such rs had never
before been heard in that well-regulated
household. The Mortified cat fed from
the room, which she has never since
been INDUCED 70 enter.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-02-07
II the Earth should Meet q Planet.

One of those scientific gentlemen who spend
their time in determining results on impos
sible hypothesis estimates that if the earth
should come in contact with another heaven
" body of the same size the quantity of heat
generated would be sufficient to melt, boil
and completely vaporize mass of ice fully
100 times that of both the colliding worlds,
or an ice planet 10000 miles in diameter
q. Louis Republic.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-02-07

The republic of the United States made
the first attempt of any nation in modern
times to govern itself by written consti-
tuition. and the state of Virginia adopted
the first constitution under the republic.
ALI the thirteen states had constitutions
of their own before they ratified that OF
the United States.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-02-07
-~rnere are two mosrya,u

There are two most valuable pus-
sessions which no search warrant can
get at, which no execution can take
away, and which no reverse of fortune
can destroy; they are what a man puts
into his brain-knowledge; and into his
hands-skill"
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-02-07

smaller branches so as to leave room for
either rife practice or the swing of Mr..
Keely's lasso, as might be required.
By this time the evening shadows
were falling and the party started for
the cabin. About one hundred yards
from the cache was marshy swale sew
eral rods wide which it was necessary
to cross to get to the cabin. 1t was in.
fact mudhole, very wet, but dotted
with clumps of bog which would sup
port man if the clumps were care
fully picked out. The party crossed
this in single file. led by Tip Ferguson,
and were soon at the cabin. While
supper was preparing the arms were got
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-02-07
NEW WATER DISEASE.
A Baltimore Man Attacked With Hydatj
of he L

cyst of the Liver.
A rare and serious disease, which is
Known as hydatidcyst of the liver, is be-
ing watched with great interest by the
professors doctors and medical students
at the city hospital. The patient is a
German, John T. Boisenbruch, and he is
forty-four years of age. His disease is
due to the Ova, of a peculiar kind of tape
worm which inhabits the dog and other
animals. The ova find their way into
the stomach of man in drinking water
and are thence carried to the liver by
the blood vessels. The egg is about
one-hundredth of an inch in diameter
and the parts which develop it are found
in the water on the ground and stick to
the surface of vegetables uncooked to
take the ova into the body. The ami
mails from these ova, however, are not
developed in man. The eggs once in
the stomach of man increase at an
enormous rate. From the stomach of a
man they are absorbed by the blood YES
sells leading to the liver. Here too ova
form cysts or little bags. around them
selves, like the caterpillar in its CO.
coon. When this cyst is taken into the
stomach of the dog it develops into
the full-grown hydatid, which is
one-quarter of an iheh in length with
head one-sixtieth of an inch and hav-
ing numerous little hooks and suckers.
BOisenbruch was admitted to the city
hospital on October 25, 1889. He was a
laborer at the Jesuit College, in Wood
stock, and had complained of dull, but
severe pain in his right side since last
spring. He mad wasted away and lost
nearly forty pounds of flesh. The doc
tors at the city hospital diagnosed his
case and on November IA, Prof Chas. f.
Bevan, in the presence of Drs. B. w.
Chambers, I. S. Latimer. w. w. Smith
and John Branham, performed what has
up to the present time proved very
successful operation. Prof. Bevan made
an incision in the wall of the right
side of the abdomen, just below the ribs
and about gallon and half of pus was
taken from the mans liver. The method
of removing the hydatidcysts is by
means of draining the liver, which oper-
alton is of modern surgical art. The
pain of the patient before the operation
was intense, the tumor in his right side
having extended his liver nearly fifteen
inches. The great pain seemed to leave
him after the operation and he now ap-
pears to be recoyersAs3-
Steady work for The love OF IT, ana
Tor the satisfaction and peace winch
it brings. never breaks the worker
Town. On the contrary, it so weaKens
temptations from without, and SO de-
,troys inferior ambitions and desires,
that it gives the whole nature steadl-
aess and poise. It is the best cure Tor
-estlessness. The JOY of life for strong
natures lies in noble activity; work
adequate to the aspirations OF the soul;
work that brings calm by its magnl-
tude, and by its very demands evokes
the best and greatest in us.-kural New
foTn...
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-02-07

mice carpets. Can't be beat, said
the salesman. 81 know it" said the
customer, sadly. 81 bought some OF
them last year and when ! tried to beat
them last week they fell to pieces.
want something that will stand trien-
NAL thrashing. "-Harper's Bazaar.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-02-07

-Cumso-''Is Mr.. Simeral . member
OF your church, Gazzam?" Gazzam-
YES" Cumso-''One of the pillars, 1
suppose" Gazzam-"No; one of the
sleepers. "-Munsey's Weekly.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-02-07
Homework for the Girls.

AS girls grow older they may be taught
TO dust the more valuable ornaments
that decorate the parlor, and their taste
should be consulted in the arrangement
OF the furniture of these rooms. It il
their home, and surely they should be
allowed to have something to say about
where the piano should stand, and how
the tables and chairs should be placed.
Ii girl has good taste or any artistic
talent it will soon be developed in this
way, and she will the more readily turn
to household duties when she finds that
her taste is to be consulted as well "a
cleanliness and comfort. To such a girl
the arrangement of the table with pretty
glass and china, snowy damask and
bright silver, will be an artistic Meas
ure. In some households the most deli
cate china and glass is never intrusted
to the servants, but is always washed bv
members of the family.-St Paul Pie
neer Press.
wnyrne Bm1Sevef Smoke.
A popularity about the blind is that
there is seldom one of them who smokes.
Eoldiers and sailors accustomed to smok
ing, and who have lost their sight in &C
ton, continue to smoke for short
while, but soon give up the habit. They
say that it gives them no pleasure when
they can not see the smoke, and some
have said that they can not taste the
smoke unless they see it. This almost
demonstrates the theory that if you
blindfold man in room full of smoke.
and put lighted and an unlighted Cigar
in his mouth alternately, he will not be
able to tell the difference. st. Louis
Republic.
The times., 1890-04-11
Welded.

A pleasant company of friends from this
city, Flint. Ovid and Grand Rapids assem-
bled on Wednesday evening, the Goth inst,
at the farm residence Of Mr. John j. Joy, in
Owosso township, to celebrate the marriage
of his daughter, Miss Flora L. Joy, to Mr..
Albert q. Sax, of Owosso.
The ceremony was performed by Rev. K.
l.. Little, and when the congratulations
were over the company sat down to an am
pie collation. such as farms and farmers
wives can produce.
The many beautiful presents formed an
attractive feature of the evening, among
which we noticed a generous supply of sill
yer, china, linen, brio brac, etc. We also
tested the comfortable qualities of two
elegant rockers among the presents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sax are well known in
Owosso as among our most estimable young
people. They are to make their home in
the city and will soon begin housekeeping.
They have the best wishes of many friends.
The times., 1890-04-11

Sec. McBrideis in Howell to-day.
Julius Estcy, Of Brattlebors, Vt, is in the
city. ~ ~,
l.. l.. L'Hommedieu is in Cincinnati, this
week.
Col. Dean. of Ann Arbor, was In the city
Tuesday. rl .IT
Dr. Peterson Is In Hamilton, Canada,
this week.
L. ". Curry, Of Fenton, was in the city
Wednesday.
Miss Gertte Smith returned to Owosso.
Wednesday.
Postmaster Parker, of Bancroft, was In
the city Wednesday.
ID. II. Salisbury. of Lansing, was in
Owosso, Wednesday.
Hon. l.. w. Hill, of Eagle, Clinton Co.,
was in Owosso, Tuesday.
Miss Ida Holmes is visiting her sister
Mrs. K. Cra ne, of this city.
Editor Vaughn, of the st. Johns Republi-
can, was In the city yesterday.
DIR. M. T.. Knapp has given up his prac-
tice here and removed to Detroit.
II. w. Parker was called to Three Rivers
Friday, by the death of an uncle.
Miss Matte Swain resumed her position
as teacher of the 9th grade on Monday.
Col. j. ID. Summers, of Kalamazoo, was
caller at The TINES Office, WEDNESDAY.
Mrs. VIM. Baldwin, of st. Elmo. Col,
is visiting her brother, Henry Johnson, in
this city.
Mrs. Eliza COmstock, of Pontiac, attend
ed the funeral of Mrs. Lucy COmstock,
Saturday.
Mrs. August Krause, Of Saginaw, spent
the fore part Of the week with her parents
in this city.
Mrs. G. DE w. Bower returned to Dowag-
lac to-day after visit of week with her
parents in this city.
Chas. Carrick has resigned as teacher of
shorthand at the Industrial University.
He expects to take course at Ypsilanti.
Prof. F. E. Converse, of he Saranac
schools, declines 4 reelection for the third
year. He Is thinking Of continuing his
studies in the University.
Rev. Geo. b. Waldren, wife and mother,
are at ii. l.. Lewis. Geo. has closed his
pastorate in Vermont. He has call from
a church in Menominee, Wis.
Lee Grove has purchased an interest in
the agricultural implement business of
Hartshorn IL Son. The new firm name will
be HartshOrn, Son & Grove.
Geo NJ. Dewey Jr. leaves the first OF the
week for West Point, to take a short course
in preparatory school before taking the
examination June 16 for admission as a
cadet at the U. S. Military Academy. His
many friends here wish him abundant sue
cess.
The times., 1890-04-11
West Side.

Mrs. Hill is visiting at Adrian.
j. S. Haggart is on the sick list.
John Brooks went to Bay City, Wednes-
day.
The Owosso Medicine Company has
moved to rooms over Converses meat mar
ket.
Mrs. j. ID. Jackson, of Sherwood, Mich,
is spending few days with relatives in this
city.
Andy Geecl has commenced work on a
new brick just east of Haggarts drug store
OH the West side.
After putting down an artisan well over
40 feet, Nj. Wood concluded river water
was better than the result obtained, and so
has put in water pipes.
Cramer and Kiefer are fitting up the
wooden building, OH the north side of Main
street, formerly occupied by the tin shop,
and will open meat market there.
Freeman Blair, father of David Blair,
died at his home in the first ward on Tues
day evening, after a long sickness, aged 10
years. Mr.. Blair had been resident of
this county for nearly forty years. He was
respected by all who knew him.
The revival meetings being held at the 4th
ward union chapel are very interesting and
much good is being done, fully twenty per-
sons, mostly heads of families, have profess
ed christianity. Rev. Goodrich who has
charge of the meetings, is young man of
ability and his work is successful wherever
he gees. Everyone interested in the work
shoHld attend these meetings.
The times., 1890-04-11
Watch for the Key West.
The Key West is coming.

The Key West is coming.
Fine imported cigars at the Key West.
Nice sun hats for 25c at Mrs. Geo. Sprin-
kle's.
81 corsets go at CSC at A. w. Prndle's,
Saturday, April 12.
Chesaning talent will bring out the cantata
of Queen Esther, April IL and IL.
Don't forget that the best and cheapest
place TO buy millinery is at Mrs. Geo. Sprin-
kle's.
The Ladies' Library will be open from 3
until 5 p. m, local time, each Saturday un-
til Oct. 1st.
The Ann Arbor Courier says Mrs. Han
nah Austin's loss by fire was adjusted at
$3.50 by the insurance company.
The American Express and Western
Union Telegraph Office has been moved
into THE TIMES Office until Agent Beck
with gets his building up.
Married, in this city April 5, by Rev. E.
l.. Little, at the parsonage, Mr.. Willard
Head, lumberman of Fairfield township,
and Miss Arvilla p. Mead, of Gratiot Co.
Faancis Labadie and Hattie Rowell will
programme. We would advise those wish
ing good seats to secure them as soon as
they go on sale as the house is sure to be
crowded.
At the meeting of the Shiawasses Savings
Society held Monday evening. $1,000 was
loaned at A per cent and 500 at 43 per
cent The bidding was spirited. The 18th
series of stock will be closed this month.
n. Af
tion are about $1,000.
Frank G. Brown was arrested Monday
evening by Nightwatch Barresford on charge
of stealing an orange from the secondhand
store of A. w. Prindle. He plead guilty to
the charge before Justice Byerly on Tues
day and was sentenced to the county jail for
30 days. Brown is the man who had charge
Of the stallion Jim Fisk last season. He is
without question hard character and has
been stealing all winter.
The concert to I've given by +. Augusta
Martin, April 23, will be under the auspices
of the Ladies' Library. Miss Martin will be
assisted by Prof. Dubee, Director OF the Ol-
ivet conservatory of music, also by fine
male Octette from Olivet.
Prof. Dubee Is a graduate OF haDerstrad'
college, Germany, aud has studied hye years
Wltn the DeSL tcdcucrS III EuiOpO. nv ~
ano used upon this occasion will be Hallet
IL Davis, Concert Grand, selected from the
warerooms of c. j. Whitney q Co., Detroit.
The program will appear next week, 1t Will
consist of both classical and modern music.
Tickets 25 and 35c.
Where is your boy spending his evenings?
We would like to ask every parent In the
city this question personally, and see how
many could give satisfactory answer.
We have reason 10 believe that many par
ents are under the impression that theiI
sons are at the rooms of the Young Mems
Christian Association, when they are play
ing pool or billiards under the postofiice OF
in similar place of resort We could
name several places In which many of them
can be found quite regularly. where you,
the parents. least suspect. We are doing
our best to keep our boys from these cursed
places and we admonish you as parents tc
do your duty. Many of you--yes, youth
this city, will weep some bitter tears bye
and bye unless you give more heed to tho
welfare of your sons than we have seer
exercised hitherto. Record.
The times., 1890-04-11

The Home Magazine, conducted by Mrs John
A. Logan, for April, contains the brightest
sketch of an April poem that the spring sun will
smile upon.
Pictures of the Worlds Fair Committee.
Empress Augusta-by Mrs. Logan.
A trip to Hebron-by Mrs. Lane.
"Janet: A Story"-by Mrs. Oliphant.
Kings Daughters-by Mary Lowe Dickinson.
The illustrated article with finest views ever
taken OF interior of Vice President Mortons
Home.
The Womens College, at Baltimore, Illus
trated.
Bright Bits from Bright Books.
All about Marie Bashkirtseff: extracts
The little folks are remembered and a story
OF Abraham Lincoln the White House and his
boy "Tad." Picture of the woman ''who went
up to the moon" to sweep the cobwebs out Of the
sky
Dining ROOM" with a seasonable bill OF fare.
1.-The Painting of the Old Homestead"-by
Amber. Society Notes, A Short Story and a
host of other good things.
Don't fail to get the April number. The Mag
azine is sent THREE months for TEN cents
silver or stamps. Try it. Address,
THE BRODIX PUB CO.,
Washington, d. c.