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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-04-11
HUMAN HAPPINESS.
1t Is Secured When Physical and Mem
Labor Are JudiciOusIy Mingled.

It Is Secured When Physical and Mental
Labor Are JudiciOusIY Mingled.
Work either of the muscles or the
brain, is one of the conditions of human
happiness. Without it there can be no
wholesome enjoyment. The idle man
either seeks substitute for the healthy
excitemens of labor in vicious indul-
gence, or degenerates into being onlv
few degrees above the lower animals.
His soul and mind, in the one case, be-
come degraded and debased by false
uses; in the other, they rust within
him, and he is left to the government of
the mere instincts which he possesses
in common with the brute.
The truest life-that most accordant
with our nature-is one in which phys-
ical and mental labor are judiciously
mingled, alternating with such recrea-
ton as tends to refresh and renoyate
both. Neither constant bodily toll nor
incessant study is advisable. When the
muscles are tired give them a recess
and do little head-work. When both
head and hand are weary. try amuse-
ment-light reading of wholesome
tind, romp with your chill
dren, if you have any, a social even
ing with neighbor-any thing, in fact,
that may properly be termed innocent
relaxation. This is rational life. 1t is
sort of life that may be warranted to
wear well, and it will not be clouded
with fits of the blues. He who lives it
will be younger in feeling at three
score than the fast man, whose career
has been gallop after excitement, at
thirty-fve.
If you belong to the working world,
and eat your bread in the sweat of your
brow, do not fancy that you have, there
fore, no opportunity to enrich your
mind. Labor, thank Heaven, is not so
ill-paid in this country that the toiler
can not afford to throw down his tools
now and then and cultivate his intel
lect. Two-thirds, at least, of our dis
tlnguished men have been farm la
borers and handicraftsmen. Very few
of them were college bred" Our com,
mon schools impart all the instruction
necessary to enable their pupils, in
after life, to educate themselves thor,
oughly in the higher branches of knowl.
edge. With the foundation thus laid.
what is there that persevering AND
ambitious American can not teach him,
self? Nothing, we believe, that the
human mind is capable of mastering.
Let it never be forgotten that our
greatest statesmen, discoveries, invent
ors, scholars and artists have sprung
from the ranks of labor not from the
silk-stocking classes.-N. Y. Ledger.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-04-11
The Most Wonderful Kittens.

A most wonderful toy has been on
private exhibition in Paris. Fancy
seven hfe-sized kittens covered with
real skin, but with eyes of emerald
set in pearly white enamel and each
playing on musical instrument; flute,
either, violin, drum, harp, a
cornet and an accordion, all perfectly
harmonized and playing the most diff
cult operas, then you have the picture
complete. The mechanism is similar
to that of music box and the whole
apparatus, kittens ct al, is valued a.
10000 francs. Louis Republic.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-04-11
CAPRIClOUS MATILDA
A Maniac's Story.


Ipassed in a morbid meod one day through q
place where maniacs dwelt,
And q pensive pleasure while wandering
there / fooishly thought felt.
And as with thoughtful air stood by pa
tient maudlin mad
An interval Of lucidity the unfortunate being
had.
4 garment they call the straight Jacket was
DER his anatomy slipped,
While drops of water from up above on his
Uranium slowly dripped.
A. he raised his lugubrious eyes to mine I
experienced feelings queer,
For I recognized an old friend and asked:
'Old friend, what do you hereY'
s'Tis lurid story, old fellow" he said, with q
dreary, doleful smile;
"But II you are partial to wild, weird things,
my recital may beguile.
Know then that here in Q maniac's cell
bide whatever betide,
Because of a woman's perf1dy, which her
name was Matilda Mcbride.
When Matilda and 1 were first engaged I'd
luxuriant beard and hair,
Which were neither remarkably dark nor
yet extraordinarily fair;
But Matilda disliked them much and oft, DO.
sought me in manner fond
To bleach my hair and whiskers. I did, con-
verting the same to blonde.
AT first she admired me thus, but soon her
taste took another tack,
And nothing would do but her lover true
must dye him somber black.
yielded weakly again to please this most
caprcious Of jadeS
And dyed my hair and whiskers as black -
the ace Of spades.
Next day she thought that a shaver face
would become me exceedingly we'll;
babe farewell to mustache and beard with
sorrow no tongue can tell;
Yet still she was quite unsuited for before a
fortnight fled
"A face so smooth was effeminate,' capricious
Matilda said.
. Ere long she wanted my hair done up In
papers to make it curl.
! mildly consented, for would have gone to
the moon to please that girl.
The following day, In her artless way, with
an irresistible smile,
She proposed that 1 wear my curly hair cut
short in States prison style.
"'Twas done, but her next caprice was one
that filled me with dire dismay
For she thought I'd certainly look my best
with my hair premature gray.
She set about by her conduct, then, to turn
my hair snowy white,
But human nature could stand no more and
my reason took its flight.
$50 If you ask me- old friend, the cause of my
sitting here all day
In an Ill fitting straight jacket much too small,
while yon dripping streamlets play,
I answer" The keeper shut the door In q
manner cruel and grim,
And said: "That there's his delusion, sir;
Lor', you mustn't listen to him.
Harry b. Smith, in America
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-04-11

"A Wyoming Territory stage-driver
recently killed wildcat weighing one
hundred pounds by taking of his wood.
en- leg and using it as q weapon.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-04-11

The New York World publishes an
earnt st, eloquent protest from Bartt oldi
against the &C inversion of Liberty Island
to CONNIE rcial uses. such as steamship
dock and landing place for immigrants.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-04-11
WELSH PROVERBS.
They Do Not Differ Materially from the
Old English Saws.

AS might be expected, very many of
the proverbs here given are familiar in
English also, and in many cases in other
languages as we'll. For instance, nobody
will have much difficulty in supplying
the English prototypes of the following:
every dung-hill dog is bold when on
mis- own dung-hill rolled;" ''The moment
when the cat departs, give back to mice
their merry hearts," "Let dogs that
sleep their slumbers keep" 'No risk
has he run; no prize has he won;"
brothers in trade, or good, or i'll, are
seldom brothers in GOODWILL" 'sOut of
sight; forgottenquite Examine not the
horse'seye, which with your thanks alone
you buy" 'Three things do no good till
they're knocked on the crown, a wedge,
tether stake, and lubberly clown"
"WhO makes most haste, time most doth
waste;" GA rolling stone no moss can
own" ''The hap which 1 rue, is good
fortune to you;" "He who to church the
nearest lies, will furthest be from Para
dise;" zone bird in hand is twice as
good as the two plumpest in the wood"
"Who loveth me, my dog love he;'' ''If
on two stools man will sit, ere long his
limbs the floor will hit;" or ''Rome's
building was work not done between
sunrise and set of sum-" 1t would be
easy to go on multiplying examples.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-04-11
MENUS IN ENGLISH.

French Names Bills of Fare Sound
Queer When AnglciZed.
Those persons who object to the
French names OF dishes as given on
menus and want them in English would
6e much amused with literal transla
tion of them. For instance, puts
d'amour means, literally, fountains OF
love; anis etoile, starry anise-seed; allies
de poularde au soleil, pullets' wings in
che sun; eufs laurore, eggs blushing
like Aurora; bHuf a fecarlate, beef in
scarlet, i. e. rare; sauce en- petit deuil,
GAUGE in half-mourning, and haricots
vierge', white virgin beans. French
cooks, too, are ingenious in the new
dishes as well as in the epithets they
attach to them. Thus we have culottes
a la royale, sauce veloute, breaches in
the royal fashion, with velvet sauce;
tendOnS de veau en- queue de paOn,
tendons of veal in a peacOck's tail, and
epaule de mOutOn en- balloon, en-
musette, shoulder of mutton in bal
loon or a bag-pipe.
Sometimes their names are so fanciful
as to be totally mprehensible, es
pecially if you look for them in a die
tionary; such as palais de beuf en-
cracOvie, a palace of beef in Cracovia;
fraises de veau, Strawberries of veal;
rls de veau en- amOurette, strawbreads
OF calves marrow: flotte, sauce tomato,
fleet with tomato sauce, and Ceufs at
miroir, which is literally eggs in
iooking-glass," but means 'poachcd
eggs" But there are many of their
dishes which are monstrous, and show
strong tendency to cannibalism; for in.
stance: Saimi de chasseurs hash OF
nuntsmen; compete de bons chretiens,
stew of good Christians; bouchee de
lanes, a mouthful of ladies, and ouatre
mendiants, four beggars, the -four beg.
CARS being almonds, raisins, figs and
ilbertS.
They like veau a ratouffade, liver of
veal, and poulets Ivoire, chickens
like ivory. Other dishes are, on the
contrary, quite shadowy and unsub-
stantial, such as semelles de perdrix.
cartridges soles; souffle de rose. = xoss
puff, and une jonquille entiere, a whole
onquil. The French 1ook, too, has
way of serving up his dishes which is as
extraordinary as the rest. What should
we think of merlans en- turban, whitings
in turbans; eperlans ia comets, smelts
In waters; rale bouclee aux capres,
thornback served with capers; or of the
cook who would be so untidy as to send
to table trutfeS la condre, truffies
cooked in ashes?- Chicago News.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-04-11
Who Can Best Be Spared.

Young men, this is the first question
your employers ask themselves when
business becomes slack, and when it is
thought necessary to economic in the
matter of salaries. "Who can best be
spared?" The barnacles, the shirks, the
makeshifts, somebody's proteges, some
body's nephews, and especially some
bodys good-for-nothing. Young men,
please remember that these are not the
ones who are called for when responsible
positions are to be filed. Would you
like to gage your own future for DO
sltlon OF prominence? Would you like
to know the probabilities of your getting
such position? Inquire within! What
are you doing to make yourself valuable
in the position you now occupy? If you
are doing with your might what your
hands find to do, the chances are ten to
one that you soon become SO valuable
in that position that you can not ts
spared from it; and then, singular to re-
late, will be the very time when you
will be sought out for promotion for =
better place.-Medical Record.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-04-11

denly exclaimed James. I'm going TIC
call for help"
"But nobody will hear u.s." said
George, discouragingly.
The two boys then set up long, louu
shout. They repeated it at short Inter
walls until their voices were hoarse. Inc
snake and alligator no longer Slept Du1
moved around uneasily as II they ols-
liked so much noise.
As their last and only resort the boys
kept shouting and screaming, almost
CRYING. for pains began to shoot up
their legs from their wet feet. NO one
seemed to be within calling distance.
The sun slowly sank lower and lower
toward the western horizon, and nlght
was near at hand.
"Oh, dear, what can we do? we II
get killed if we stay here after dark
sobbed James. Help, help, help? he
then shrieked in desperation.
"Hello-o-o.'
The boys started as they heard this
response. Then they answered it with
repeated cries. Some one was coming
to their rescue.
In about fifteen minutes Mr.. Bullock
pushed his way through the hommock
to the strange scene.
whats the matter?" he inquired, in
a stern voice
The boys soon explained the circum-
stances TO him.
"Humpb, that's it, is it?"
He had brought his gun with him, and
it did not take him long to fill the
RATHER with heavy buckshot. The boys
then stepped across the dead body of
their enemy and reached the mainland.
$50 you have had pretty good scare,
I reckon" said Mr.. Bullock, as he
looked at the two frightened faces.
well, was going to scare you with
whip for not obeying me, but L think
you have been punished enough for
your disobedience. You can go home
now while | skin this RATHER"
The two boys hurried through the
hommock, and did not stop until they
reached the house. Their afternoons
experience had taught them hard les
son, and the next time the brothers
went turkey-hunting they were careful
to first obtain their fathers CONSENT
G. Ethelbert Walsh, in Golden Days.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-28
JERRY DON'T WEAR SOCKS.

Good mother, bring nay overalis and lay EN- on the
An get a little timothy TO sprinkle on my head:
And put taller on my boots, for all the neigh
That mus start for washin ton afore another day
You re-koIlect l told you how we met EN- at the
And routed 'em and scattered 'em and made EN-
No never r mind them other things jest lay EN- in
For nv name is Jerry Simpson and don't wear
socks
1t was mighty tussle that the people give the ring
And where the fight was thCkest you could see old
He didn't Wear no plume, he warn't 40 Henry Of
But ev'r, tine he hit a lex he alus left scar
And when the doubtful contest was at its whitest
He jest drawed of his boots and waded in with
And al The farmers shouted they see his tcllin'
"Hooiay Tor Jerry Simpson, which he don't wear
1 told 'em on the stump about contemporaries
How the tariff robbed the farmers and the railroads
jest how s-ood on silver. and-jest twixt the boys
How ] Ct sgin the rebel hords way hack in 81
And the boys got up and hustled As they never did
And the last heered Of Halle he was feelin mighty
So, mother pack the boxes tight, and fasten down
And mark en- simpson, Washington. P. $40
socks
When ! get down 10 Washinton, and ketch the
speakers eye
Jest watch the opposition fer the furs acosn 10 y
don't know what committee room VIII camur FOR
Jeans.
But pose !" have to be content TO start on Ways
and Means.
And Kansas viii be mighty proud the mornin that
sIc learns
That when rise to TAXI the floor the other house
adiOurns
while up into the galleries the eager public aocks
To hear the Kansas { ICerO VINO don I wear socks.
And when the day l. over and the boys have all got
through.
III represent my state on PennsylvaUy avenOo
And Blaine OF Harrison. or any other man q note
Win be glad TO stop and yet little nayseed Oh his
And if that PhadeIphy dude who polkad with the
And dresses up his legs in silk, appears upon the
scene.
III show them high lristocrats the difference be-
And blunt old Jerry Simpson il he don't socks.
So mother get a move. and re-kollect your country
calls
It's time that was thundern in legislative halls;
r. once down to the the-ayter heerd actor say:
Mary come up, my soul ; IN arms and eager for the
fray
There 70 the boys a marchin' and honerln' in the
lane.
They've come to see their congressman and take
him TO the train;
They know the value Of a man with hayseed in his
locks,
Which ni, name is Jerry Simpson and he don't wear
socks
-R, VI. F., in Kansas City star.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-28
KANSAS ADVANCING.

1o the Editor Of the Eagle.
Now that the rumble and roar and
distraction of conflicting elements that
have occupied the attention of the peO-
pie is over, and we can stop for an hour
and dwell upon the truth of the situa-
ton, we realize all at once that climate,
nature and few earnest, loyal, hard
working people have succeeded in
evolving enough out of the existing CON
ditions TO draw the attention of very
many towards, into, and in fact, made 4
part Of Kansas. 70 all fortunate factors.
for us, in nature and to the tried. true
and faithful men who have never for a
moment pulled their strong arm from
the wheel, we all say God bless YOU. To
those who sit and roar like clover fed
horses we say, get ont and 90 90 work.
We point with pride to unnumbered
citizens who have come into our county
within the past twenty wears
and stayed like grown people,
not like children. through fortune
and perhaps sometimes through a little
of adversely. Yet we find them today
-contented and prosperous. They have
helped to build a country that Is now
stepping into a new existence and while
they have done all the hard work that
it takes 10 bring "A country 10 the thresh-
hold of its grander life and more rapidly
maturing age they claim nothing of
favor for they feel they have been well
paid for having come 10 Kansas and
done their simple duty. and all others
who follow them viii have no season Of
regrets of time for complaints Every
thing points to new life. new hopes,
new things. Kansas Is taking new
start. Her forces are being conceutra-
ted. In fact Kansas. with her Wichita.
Is herself again except that there Is about
twice as much Of her as in the epoch
Just passed. II. G..
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-28
THE INDIAN DISTURBANCE.

The Indian troubles that are making
things so lively in the Sioux country,
while perhaps not expected, are at the
same time not i'm the least surprising.
The western Indian is the worst Cf his
kind. He needs to be watched even
while he sleeps. He is given to ebulli-
tons of emotional insanity at about
certain intervals, and for his deviltries
the manipulation Of the medicine
men are held responsible. When an
outbreak is quelled. 10. he becomes as
docile as a lamb and forthwith Is given
more provisions, more blankets, etc
more helps to laziness of every kind-he
grunts approval, if not satisfaction, and
all is serene again-for a time. The
Indian understands all this perfectly,
and works it Just like any old confidence
game.
The old villain, Sitting Bull, criminal
by virtue of deeds that should have
swung him from the gallows long ago,
is undoubtedly the inspirer of the pres
ent trouble. The plea that provisions
have been short has probably had little
or nothing to do with it. II is
noticeable that every Indian that is in
clined to make trouble has had money
enough to buy a Winchester rifle and an
abundant supply Of cartridges. The
peaceable Indians have neither arms nor
ammunition. that Is. in any great guam
titv, and could give the military but lit
tie material assistance in any emergency
If they so desired.
An uprising has evidently been care
fully planned. and the ghost dances
and Messiah craze have been resorted
to for the purpose OF working up the In
dians to pitch of fighting frenzy. When
all else fails TO work up an Indian to a
point of savagerv the devilish ''relig-
ious' dances can surely be depended
upon, and the war department did well
to take steps 10 put stop 10 them. at
whatever cost, and stamp them out for
ever.
Red rascals and white demagogues
have filed the Indians full of charming
stories with reference TO expected Ne
siah. the Inauguration Of an Indian
millennium, and the utter obliteration f
the white race from the face of the
earth. They evidently have somehow
got an mixing Of the Joshua story. for
they have an idea that "A final
battle will he fought. during which
the sun viii stand still for a time
and the fortune Of war viii hang trem-
bling i'm the balance. Finally the sun
viii novel To the westward the In
dams viii be victorious: if 10 the east
ward the whites will be the victo's. This
Is iugeuius. il must he admitted.a OF
course the sun viii on that dav. If the
day should come, rs on every other dav.
keep right on moving westward. and Mr.
White Mans name viii be pants.
Whatever the outcome Of the present
trouble the military department. has
acted wisely in moving troops 20 the
probable scene Of action before an out
break occurred. If fighting becomes
necessary. these troublesome Sioux
should this time be given enough of it 10
last them for two de a Is 10 come.
As for Sitting Bull he should he Sent
70 keep company with the good Indians
IN the happy hunting ground.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-28
EST ABLIsHING SEA PosToFFICEs.
From the New York Financier.

From the New York Financier.
1t is stated at the postoffice depart
ment that Post Director Saches, OF the
German Postal service, will arrive in the
United States in December next with
authority to make arrangements for the
establishment of sea postotfices on the
mail steamers between Germany and the
United States.
The establishment of sea postOffices
would facilitate the transmission OF the
International mails just as much as our
railway postoffice system expediates the
domestic mails, and on mails that arrive
at / o'clock in the afternoon it would
often make difference of one DAYS in
terest upon remittances that under the
present system cannot be delivered until
the day following the arrival of the
steamer. The postmaster general has
been negotiating for the establishment of
sea pOstoffices on the steamers plying be-
tween Germany and the United States
for more than a year, and has at last
succeeded