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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-04
Where Almost Everybody Smokes.

Everybody smokes, with few excep-
tons, here; the market woman puffs
her cigarette; the peon laborers are
unhappy without their cigarettes;
men and boys smoke, and a few old
fashioned ladies of advanced years.
But it is untrue to say that Mexican la
dies, as rule, smoke, either cigarettes
or cigars. have never seen a Mexican
lady, except, as / say, an elderly lady,
smoke. Here one may smoke at ones
ease In the street cars, and conductor
and driver are pretty sure to be seen
with a cigarette in their mouth.
Priests smoke complacently. and post
Office clerks as they sort the mails.
Smoke fills the ante-chambers of the
national palace and floats into the
quiet churches by the open doors. l
never see poor man putting his Gig
arctic at a cent a bunch but | feel
glad that this measure of comfort is
his. Pipes are not used, except by a
few foreigners. You step in to see
your banker; he offers you a cigar
cite. Your doctor puffs as he feels
your pulse, and you ask man with
ten cents worth of cotton for a light,
which he gives with a gesture of a
gentleman of the old school.-Cty of
Mexico Cor. Boston Herald.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-04

The popular captain of Company G,
Twelfth Vermont regiment, was stroll
ing in the woods just out of camp one
day during the war, when he came upon
a member of his company sitting on the
stump of tree and looking as though
he had fought his last fight. whats
the matter, Bill?' said the captain. 'sOh,
nothing" was the reply; 81 am all right. !"
s.You look as though You had fit Of
hcmesickness. 'fNo, sir" said Bill, with
some resentment, nothing of the sort I"
"Well, what are you thinking about"
asked his questioner. 81 was thinking"
said the Vermonter, ssthat I wished /
was in my fathers barn!" SIN your
fathers barni What on earth would
you do if you were in your fathers
barn?" The poor fellow uttered long
drawn sigh and said: I'D 20 into the
house mighty quick. Salem Witch.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-04
A RUSSIAN HORROR.
APeasant Comes to Life in the Grave and
Is Then Murdered.

Is Then Murdered.
A very lurid light has just been
thrown upon the life and superstitnns
of the Russian peasantry by the per.
petration of a grewsome crime in the
name II what they take to be Chris.
tianity A rich, popular farmer died
rather suddenly in the village of Soor.
ofsky. He had been seen in the enjoy.
ment of excellent health Thursday, and
was found dead in his bed Friday morn
ing. He was prayed for and duly
walked, after which he was carried to
the grave. Almost all the inhabitants
of the village, inclusive of the priest.
followed him to the churchyard. Just
as the body was being lowerOd the lid.
which had been fastened rather
loosely with wooden nails, began
to rise up slowly and detach itself from
the coffin, to the Undesirable horror OF
the friends and mourners of the de-
ceased. Then the dead man was seen
in his white shroud, stretching his arms
upward and sitting up. At this sight
the grave-diggers let go the cords and
along with the bystanders fed in terror
from the spot The supposed corpse
then arose, scrambled out of the grave,
and, shivering from the cold (the mer-
curry was twodegrees below zero, Fair. J,
made for the village as fast as his
feebleness allowed him. But the vii
layers had barred and bolted them
selves in against the wizard and no
one made answer to the appeals he
made, with chattering teeth, to be ad-
mitted; and so, blue, breathless, trem-
bling, he ran from hut to hut like a rat
in burning room, seeking some es-
cape from death.
At last fortune seemed to favor him,
and he CHANGED on a hut, the inmate OF
which was an old woman who had not
been to the funeral, and, knowing moth
ing of his resurrection, had left her
door unbarred. He opened it and en-
tered, and, going up to the stove, seemed
as if he would get inside it if he could.
Meanwhile the peasants gathered to-
gether, armed themselves with poles
and stakes Of aspenwood, the only
effectual weapons in a fight with a
wizard" and surrounded the cabin. A
few Of those whose superstition was
modified by faith in the merits of mod
ern improvements also took guns and
pistols with them, and, the door being
opened, the attacks Of these Christians
against this devils ally" began. The
miserable man, dazed by all that had
happened that morning, and suffering
from cold and hunger, was soon over
powered, and his eighbors, with many
pioGs calculations, transfxed him,
though alive and unhurt, with holy aspen
stakes to the ground in the court before
the hut When things had reached
this point the priest, who had recovered
somewhat from his terror, came upon
the scene, with half-developed idea
that perhaps after all the alleged corpse
had been plunged in lethargic sleep
and might recover and live as before.
But he found the unfortunate man
pinned down TO the earth with the aspen
pales, with no manner of doubt about
his death. The police superintendent
(Stanovoy), who lived close by, then ar
rived, and also saw the murdered man,
and made inquiry into the manner OF
his death.-St Petersburg Cor. London
Telegraph.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-04
DOMESTIC FOG SIGNAL.
How Cow Once Upon a Time Saved a
Whole Ships Crew.

a
Whole Ships Crew.
The COW is a useful animal. as everv
one knows. 1t would 60 hard with man
kind to do without milk and beef: but
the commonest objects are sometimes
put to uncommon uses, and an English
officer, who was on his way to India. de-
Scrlbes how COW saved whole ships
crew. not by supplying them with food
but by lifting up her voice.
The ship had to put in at the Cape of
Good Hope, and we akived off Table
Bay toward evening. As we rounded
Green Point dense fog suddenly came
on. and we could not see fifty wards
from the ship.
The cable had been got I'D. ranged
along the deck, and bent on to an
anchor; the courses were clewed IN. sail
shortened, and under the three topsails
the captain, keeping the lead going.
steered as near as he could guess for
the center of the bay, intendinr to drop
anchor when we'll in.
All at once one of the passengers
called out: Il hear a cowI' We ali
listened, and all heard it distinctly.
The anchor was instantly let go. the
ship swung round head to wind. and i'm
mediately we heard the roar of heavy
surf breaking on the shore, how far of
we could not tell, but it seemed terribly
near. The water shoaled rapidly, to-
ward the stern, and all passed an IN
comfortable night, for if the wind should
get up, our fate would be sealed.
The early morning light showed rs
our perilous position: instead of steering
for the center OF the bay, we had been
standing over to the low, sandy shore
opposite Cape Town, and but for the
lowing OF the cow, accidentally heard
by passenger, in less than two minutes
we should have been on shore. Youths
Companion
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-04
Crushed Again.

The storm doors on the postoffice build
ing open outwards, as all public doors
should. Thirty out of every forty people
who enter the postoffice, no matter how
often they have been there, give jump
On the doors, figuring that they open in
wards. Saturday forenoon lady got
out of carriage and attempted to pass
in by the inward bang, but it was no go.
''Those doors open outwards, ma'am,"
said boy who was close by.
"Oh, they do, eh?" she queried. "Well,
let 'em open!''
And she walked off to lamp post box,
deposited her letter and stiff1y entered
her carriage and was driven away.-De-
troit Free Press.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-04
The Education of Fifty Years Ago.

The treatment OF boys at school is in
every way infinitely improved, COM
pared with what it resembled even fifty
or sixty years ago. Early hours of ris-
ing-a boy of that epoch said that his
idea of Paradise was waking up in the
night and finding that it was only 3
o'clock in the msrning" insuffciens
food, wretched accommodation and greas
severity were the lot on boys who were
brought up even at some of our best edu-
cational Observation-Disclosures Tele-
graph.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-04
Weeds That Travel.

winged seeds, and these not unfrequently
travel 800 miles in a day in passenger
car and by rail, are swept out at the end
Of the journey, find a suitable habitat,
take root and grow. There are plants
growing in Kirkwood between the rail-
road tracks which are only found in
Kansas, the seeds being brought on the
railway trains.-St. Louis Republic.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-04
Greek Architecture and Modern Genius.

We may as well concede that in archi-
lecture, sculpture and poetry the Greeks
have not been surpassed by nations of
modern times. But this CONCESSION COW
ers only small space in the boundless
field Of human effort. Within the in
closure Of those Grecian walls that house
our patent system are wonders that seem
to belong to different world and to
higher order of beings than the world
and the men for whom Homer sang.
We copy some Of the beautiful forms of
Grecian architecture, but we add to our
buildings the results of ages of scientific
PROCESS. In heating, lighting, draining,
ventilation, the elevator, and thousand
devices that promote comfort and en-
hance beauty we have made more prog
ress in the present century than was
achieved in all preceding ages.-New Or
leans Picayune.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-04
THE CORSlCAN VENDETTA.
The Custom That Has Often Extinguished
Entire Families.

Entire Families.
Should Corsican, in revenge for in
Jury done to himself or his relations. or
even to his dog or his horse, kill another
with knife or coup de fusil, public SYM
patty sustains him, the hills shelter him.
MS relations feed him, and justice, in the
shape of gendarnes, winks with both
eyes unless the murderer be very un-
popular. True, he is termed bandit"
and has to take refuge in the macoui. az
the natural bush is called that clothes
the mountain sides. Well informed Cor
sicans tell one that there are at this mo-
ment IN the island over one thousand in
hiding.
But please understand the bandit is no
brigand. Should you, defenseless. hap
pen TO fall in with him, he will not take
your purse, but, on the contrary, offer
you food, if he has it, and shelter in his
cave. and most probably refuse any paw
ment for his hospitality. 1t is only his
foes family against which he wages war.
and Of course in self defense with the
gendarmes. These latter he will shoot
h.
And yet, though the Corsican will not
rob you, it is not because he does not love
money. For a very few francs. both
COrsican gentlemen and English resi-
dents aver, you can find a man who will
do your killing for YOU and rid you of
your enemy with knife or bullet. And
while this utter contempt for human
life prevails there car be no hope of the
extinction of the vendetta
An English gentleman. Capt. G., who
has now lived for some ten or fifteen
years in Corsica, on his own property.
told me the following story: cit seems
that one Of the employees of the former
proprietor, fancying he had some grudge
against the new owner, made himself
Objectionable by breaking down fences.
driving goats and sheep into the gardens
and annoying Capt. G. in other ways.
Capt. G. happened to mention the fact
OF the mans enmity, and deplored it as
unreasonable both to Corsican gentle
man, neighboring proprietor, and also
to shepherd with whom he was on
friendly terms.
Let me know if it continues" said
the gentleman, ''and l will have the
man taken over to yonder rocks and you
won't hear Of Linn again.
Il will arrange for little coup de
fusil whenever you like to give me the
Office" said the berger.
This was fifteen years ago, but even
now it is said there is in Ajaccio alone at
least one murder week, though these
outrages are so hushed up by the author
tiles that it is difficult to get any reliable
statistics. / never, for instance, saw the
account of any murder in the little local
French paper LIE Raillement, the only
one, think, in Ajaccio, but this proves
nothing, for there was undoubtedly one
atrocious crime committed in the village
of Bocognano, about twenty miles of,
while we were at Ajaccio, for particulars
of which / vainly studied the columns of
LIE Raillement.-New York Times.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-04
The Largest EngIishman.

Thomas Congley, of Dover, England,
is said to be the heaviest of her majesty :
many subjects. He is an intelligent and
respectable citizen, ~ years old, having
been born iof parents not above the nor
NAL size) In 1S4S As baby he was con-
sidered small and not over healthy. HIS
present weight is 40 stone 600 pounds);
height, 6 feet "a inch; measurement OF
waist. 80 inches. and Of lees. %.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-04
Remedy for Baggy Trousers,

Ever since it was discovered that it
took nine tailors to make a man, the
knights of the shears have puzzled their
brains to find a remedy for trousers
bagging at the knees. Countless appli-
Rnces have been used, but none of them
seem to fill the bill, and a fortune
awaits the tailor who invents something
practical in this line. 1t has been re-
served for New York firm, however,
to partly remedy this evil, and that is
to press the trousers of their customers,
say once every week. Messengers are
sent around to the hol ses of the patrons
OF the firm, and the ousers are taken
to the store and press d for ten dollars
q year. This makes a very moderate
outlay for considerable improvement in
the appearance of a man, and it may
prove to be the solut on of the vexed
problem.-N. Y. Times
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-04
Good Form.

1t is good form not to mind if your
friends are bit shabby, but to be salts
fed because they are your friends, and,
curiously enough, although riches are
appreciated, it's good form not to envy
anybody their gold, but to make the
most out of ones own possessions, and in
the matter of costly banquets and rich
gifts to take the viii for the deed.-Ex-
change
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-04
Peter the Great In London.

The London tavern which Peter the
Great most favored was public house in
Great Tower, Tower Hill, where he took
his river companions in an evening to
smoke and drink. The landlord thus
honored called his house after Peter.
and had THE Gar of Muscovy's Head"
painted and putup for a sign. In the
year 1905 curio collector bought the
sign and supplied the publican with
new one. This and the old house have
now disappeared. A new hotel, how
ever, stands on the old site and is known
by the old name. The brief histories of
the time contain many notable anec-
dotes Of Peter. He can not have suffered
much from the legal profession, and yet
his dislike to lawyers as a class seems
to have been as keen as that of any dis
appointed litigant of these later DAYS of
too much law and too little Justice.
Taken to see Westminster Hall the Gar
asked what the busy gentlemen in wigs
and gowns were about. ''Lawyers!' he
exclaimed, in response to the informa-
ton of his guide; why, 1 have but two
in my whole dominions, and 1 believe
shall hang one of them the moment 1
get home. and Queries.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-04
. Clam shell i'm the Hens Throat.

A Waldo county farmer, on going to
his hen house the other morning, saw
one of his favorite hens lying on her
back, legs in the air and mouth wide
open, with all the appearance Of being
dead. but on examination found half a
clam shell stuck In her throat. He took
the hen into the house, got pair of pin
GERS, pulled out the shell, and the hen
came hack to life and laid an unusually
big egg that day to show her gratitude
--Belfsst Age
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-04

"How far back can you remember,
BobbyT asked his uncle.
"Well," said Bob, 81 can remember
when didn't know how to play mar
bles."
mo further back than that?"
"Oh, yes; l can remember when ]
couldn't remember at an"-Harper's
Bazaar,
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-04
A Chinese Altar.

The chief joss in the Mott street wor-
ship house of the Chinaman in New York
has new altar and canopy specially i'm
ported for him at cost of $1,000. 1t is
made of wood almost as heavy as metal
and intricately carved. The figures are
IN heavy gold leaf and crystal. Chicago
Times.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-04

A frog In Nicaragua, colored red and
blue, searlessly hops sbcst In the day
time. 1t has perfect faith II its warning
color. &c shAks * kf8 win touch it,
for it is disgusting to the taste, and the
sooner it is recognized the bstter.-Cath-
olic World.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-04

Edison is a count, a millionaire and
the most famous living inventor. His
present wealth, which amounts to many
millions, is as nothing compared to what
it viii be in the next few years; but he
still works away in his laboratory, and
comes forward to greet you in just such
o suit of clothes as he wore twenty years
ago. AS compared with Edison's dingy
little shop of twenty years ago, out at
Menlo park, in which he used to eat
his bread and cheese seated on an old
packing box, talking over the work In
hand with his two or three worEmen,
the present surroundings are fabulously
luxurious.
Everything shows unbounded means,
which may be the case when we re-
member that his famous laboratory costs
500, 900 a year to maintain. But the
master mind is still the same. When he
works it means work for his men. In
the old days at Menlo park it was no un-
common thing for him to remain at the
bench for forty-eight hours at stretch,
sending one of the boys for crackers and
cheese when he felt hungry, and not
giving up until his assistants had
actually fell asleep standing up. Today
he is Just as rested.-Pittsburg Dis
patch
A dog belonging to resident of
Pottstown pays regular visits, almost
daily, to the graves of the three little
children of his owner, inferred at Potts
town cemetery, and scratches upon the
graves. He and the children were play
mates
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-11-06
rsgIEIA NEWs.

D-.I e. Thomss. late OF Aiale, mas To-
q. Il Ia the city of Savannah.
,oortgaee for SIS ,oOo 600 has just bean
l.c.. on record in Pitteburg l. Ia .he
4 iarecz, eve; I'd, and is consolidated mort
Caee q yen by the Pttsburg, Cincinnati and
s., LOUIS Railway Company to the Farmers
L9su ard Trust Company and W. n. John.
son, of Indianapolis, trustees.
A Are broke out in Mr. A. L. B. Z,rega's
conservatory, near Aldie, at en- carry hour
On Monday last, burning through the floor
and destroying bis entire collection OF new
aud choice plants. The FIRE originated by
the melting Of a coal oil stove placed there
for the purpose OF warming the room.
President Kimbal OF the Norfolk and
Western Road says: The Shenandoah Val
road will be put in first. class condition.
o trsstles will be removed, and new ones
put In 10 their stead. Then iron viaducts
will be substituted FOR the high ones. IT is
the Intention OF the company to make the
road frs -cless in every respect.
Judge Robert w. Hughes. of the United
States Circuit Court. entered decree In
Norfolk yesterday for The sac Of the Nor.
folk Southern Railroad. The decree gives
thirty days for the defendant to pay into
court the amount of the ndebtednts' OF the
roBd, ard II this ia not done the road Ia to
BIS aovertssd for sale for three months. and
then put up at auction at the court house IN
E. ,beth City, n G.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-11-06

END OF AN EgRING SoN.-Gilbert w.
Hszsltiuc, murderer, prohigs,e ard ds-
bauchee, youth who wrecked his fathers
fortune and broke hs mothers heart, cied
few days ego q. Conn cant, Ohio. Ee was
but .went; even years Ole. When IA ~ss
iwenty one bis went to Baltimore IN spree
from hi6 homs iu JaDnes.owp. n. 7 a. d 10
the house kept by PeSr; SnoT, nn Nor n
street, killed T8dnis Tnrope and nearly
killed another woman. After a long trial.
in which his mother. @ woman OF wealth,
spent q smal! fortune, he WAS found guilty
of granddaughter and sentenced to eight
years in prison. After three years bis moth.
er, who was still working in his behalf. Sc
cured pardon. on condition the t he should
be confaed in sn asylum. He vent home,
and in short time attempted to Kill
woman 10 Jamestown. After another long
trial, he plead guilty, and the judge sus-
pended sentence. Hazsltine agreeing to leave
that State, never to return. That was one year
ago. Sin O that lime frequent reports have been
received Ct his escapades. OF late he has boon ill
in the West, and came near home as the agree
ment of the suspended sentt nee would permit,
stopping at Come ut, Ohio. near the State line
where he sent for his mother. Always devotiug
her life to him, she at once went there where, al
ter being with him twenty four hours, he DIED In
her arms. He was the only son of DR.. q. w. Ha-
zeltine, at ons time e5lthy and widely known.
His money has been use1 TO save his n, and now
he is left chldless and in poverty.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-11-06

q CONFEDERATE MoNUMENT.-The La.
dies Confederate Monument Association OF
Pensacola, Fla, yesterday le. the contract
for a monument to be erected 10 the city OF
Richmond, Va, OF granite. One face OF the
die will be inscribed to the memory of JEFF
f.rson Davig-.he first monumental recog-
milton of MIR. DlVia; another face to Stephen
R. Mallory, 8 citizsn, and before the war a
Senator from Florida, and also Secretary OF
the Confederate navy; the third face, to the
Confederate dead. Suggestions will be In
vited for inspirations on these three faces
of the monument from the ladies' of the
South. The fuuyth face will be inscribed to
the memory of Gov. Perry, General and
Governor of the State, aud citizen OF Pen
escols, who originated the monument be-
fore his DEATH His inscription will come
from the ladies of Florida.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-11-06

THE GRAND Fab OF Armory Hall for The
baped o. me Infirm .ry ,ntipuss With Un-
en4ied spc esq., end Gbe iadg managers, TDo
MAGE ca un'i5inS 10 their efforts to render
the c.slou Interesting aud entertaining,
have reason to feel highly gratifad. The
rscitstiops and singing by the Sodaity CLUB
last night were well received. An amusing
fes.ure of the evening WAS an amateur min
srrel performeuce, which elected much
laughter and m vrimert. Tonight the en-
fertsinment will consist of chotuses from la
Mascot ard Chimes of Normandy, uoder
the direction of Miss Virginia Evans. This
announcement will doubtless briug out q
large attendance. The lady managers to-
Gay favored this office with q delightful
lu1ch, Which was heartily enjoyed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-11-06

FIRE COMPANY MEETINGS Tho r gular
Tnon;h!y N eliog OF the Hgdrsuiion s. F
Company was held on Tuesday evening
Tue only business transacted was concur
rsaoa with TIE other companies In recon-
msndiog George Il Hill as fice warden 20
succeed the iste George + French.
At he monthly meeting Of the Columbia
S. f e. Company last night resin ion
vas adopted hapkipg Lee Camp G V. for u
hsnds,fne present. This usual routlCe bus
ness was transacted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-11-06

BAIIED.-Emanusl Lyles. who recently
shot Richard Burnsl', at Springfield, Fair
fax county, was arrested yesterday and
taken before Justice Pullman, who sent him
on to the grand jury. To-day he was taken
before Ju fge Keith. who admitted him to
bsil in the sum of $500 for his appearance
at the next term of the Fairfax County
Comet