davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1890-02-08

AFTER cogltating over the matter for
two days the Sun yesterday came to the
defense of Secretary Medium for his vic
latioa of the United States statutes in
neglectiug to advertise for bids for print
ing the legislative bills. Two months ago
the editor OF the Sun and dozens OF other
people were loudly expressing their in
dlgnation because the secretary sent East
for supplies and printing required BY the
legislature-the first time it has been
done in the history of the territory.
There doesn't seem to be quite as much
standing around the street crossings and
denouncing the iocund secretary by the
Sun employees as there used to be but
purchased friendship Is always an uncer.
tain quantity.
, 1890-02-08
Look at oar 6arg0i,
counters.
STORE,
Administrator,s Notice.

Notice is hereby given that letters of
administration of the estate of Hans
Won Wedell, deceased, have been granted
me by the probate court of Laramie
county this 3lst day of January, A. D.,
1890. All persons having claims against
the said estate are required to exhibit
them to me for allowance within six
mouths after the date of these letters, or
they may be precluded from any benefit
of such estate. If such claims be not
exhibited within one year from the date
of these letters, they shall be forever
debarred.
GEORGE G. MAsTEN,
Administrator.
Cheyenne, Laramie county, ,Wyo,, Jan.
81, 1890.
, 1890-02-08
WHEN HE SUN GOES DOWN.

Though the morning may be dreary,
And the day be long and weary,
Though the clouds may darby lower
And tn. tempest hercely frown,
We shall quite forget the shadows
That have fingered In the meadows,
II there be a golden hour
When the sun goes down
What though fate our hope opposes
What though thorns shut out the roses,
And the cross be borne In sorroW
That we carry TO the crown
By and by Wen cease toNwander
And wen rest forever yonder
II there dawns a bright tomorrow
When LIES sun goes down.
Chicago Herald
, 1890-02-08

The best salve in the world tor cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum. fever
sores, letter, chapped hands. chilblains,
sorns and all skin eruptions, and positively
cures piles or no pay required. 1t is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or
money refunded. Price 25 cents per box.
For sale by B. B. David, Druggist.
, 1890-02-08

The fact has been abundantly proven
that Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is the
most prompt, most reliable and most sue
cessful medicine yet discovered for acute
throat and lung diseases, such as coughs,
colds and Group. For sale by B. b.
David, druggist.
, 1890-02-08

A curious marriage is reported from
Eaton Bray, nea PUNISHABLE, England.
The bridegroom was a laborer, aged 90.
and the bride, whom he had taken out of
the Leighton Buzzard workhouse, was
So years of age, and had been a widow
thirty six years.
, 1890-02-08

BOYS, Here's Your ChanceI
Not only to get way up work done,
but also to get your darnlng, patching and
buttons sewed on without extra charge.
CHEYENNE STEAM LAUNDRY.
, 1890-02-08

We haze the protest and
best line of carpets in the
city. .teG Tttrnbs1II s. Co.
, 1890-02-08

Job Printing at the Leader office.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-03-28


William A. Wheeler was one of the sem
ate's best presiding officers, and was inflex-
ible in his order maintaining authority. A
writer in The Chicago News recalls that there
was once pretty violent scene between two
senator's during a nights session. Mr..
wheeler was not in the chair He reached
it, however, shortly after, and as the dis
cussion arose again he raped on the desk
with the gavel, and in a quiet but firm tone
said: "The senator will take his seat" The
man who was using the hard words looked
up with surprise "The senator will take his
seat" repeated Mr.. Wheeler Still the Of
fender stood, looking as though he did not
know what was the trouble Then the gavel
came down with a thump, and with voice
that penetrated every crack in the chamber
MIR. Wheeler repeated: "The chair commands
the senator to take his seat!' and the senator
sat down. Then in his usual tone of voice he
remarked; Gas long as the present occupant
Is In the chair there will be order in the SELL
ate. The senator may proceed if lie will pro-
coed in order. If he will not do So the chair
will not permit him to retain the floor. The
senator may proceed" There was a decided
sensation, for the senator who was thus at
tackled was considered the biggest man. in
the body, q man of whom it was said that
Mr.. Wheeler was afraid, but he never
mounted his high horse again when the vice
president was in the chair-New York Tri-
bune.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-03-28
Educating the Horse.

The man who undertakes to educate a
horse labors under some disadvantages
that do not arise in the education of
child. A tutor is commonly supposed to
be the superior of his pupil physically,
mentally and morally, and generally
has the immense advantage of using
language common to both. The teacher
of the horse knows nothing of his Ian
guage, if he has one, while he has to
deal with an animal far surprising him
in physical power and whose special
senses are all more efficient than his
own. The ear of horse catches sounds
too faint or too distant to be heard by
man; his eye enables him to gallop on a
trick that his rider could hardly see on
his hands and knees, or to travel safely
in the darkness of night. His taste and
smell direct him unerringly in the
choice of heritage or in the rejection of
water from contaminated vessel,
while his sensitive muscle is the oracle
he appeals to as superior to all his other
powerful senses in deciding upon the
danger or safety of any suspected object.
-HOrseman.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-03-28
ECONOMICAL BUYING.
Be Guided More BY the Quality Than BY
the Price of Goods.

Be Guided More BY the Quality Than BY
the Price of Goods.
There are two golden rules in buying.
The first is familiar: sDo not buy a
thing because it is cheap" This is ap-
plicable in more ways than one, but l
would place beside it another: Do not
buy a thing because it is high-priced.
The sum of both rules is: Be guided by
quality and not by price. Cheap goods
are, as general rule, of poor quality.
Let the shopper remember always, she
can not ''get something for nothing"
To be sure there are quite often bargains
in goods, and it is part of the art of shop
ping to look out for these, but one must
be wary and use careful Judgment here.
If one be not sure of herself she would
better avoid them altogether.
1t is poor policy to buy things that will
soon look shabby. Better have one dress
of good quality than two of poor quality.
1t is bad economy also. and worse taste,
to buy cheap limitations of costly goods.
Better buy good wool dress than q
cheap silk. Better buy no embroidery
at all than that which is coarse and on
poor material. 1t will add no beauty to
the garment on which it is placed, and
1t certainly will not be durable.
Again, high-priced goods are not al
ways the most serviceable. Dress goods
at dollar and half per yard are often
no more durable, and sometimes less so,
than those at a dollar. The extra price
is often charged for fineness of finish or
novelty in style. This is especially true,
also, with reference to shoes, hose,
handkerchiefs, etc. If one can afford to
pay the extra price for finish or style,
no doubt she will take pleasure in so do
ing, but we are now considering the
subject of economical buying for fam
lily. If one is in the habit of buying ex:
pensive goods, only such ones will be
shown her by the clerks who know her
taste. but no false pride should prevent
her from asking to see the cheaper
articles.
The habit of rapid calculation is valu-
able in shopping. For example, we are
shown piece of goods at dollar and
another at a dollar and quarter per
yard, the difference in quality being
slightly in favor of the latter If no
calculation in the matter is used, prob
ably the first piece would be taken, the
difference in quality not covering the
difference in price; but when we stop to
consider that the first is only thirty-six
inches wide, and that it will require
twelve yards, while the second piece is
forty-four inches wide and only nine
yards will be required, thus it is really
cheaper to buy the better piece.-Good
HOuSalxeoninp
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-03-28
PITH AND POINT.

Even in the best regulated families,
the things that don't seem possible oc.
cur very often.
1t is the man who can light good
nres who is soonest able to hire others
to light his fires for him.
TO recognize duty as duty is tc
make pleasure of duty, to him who
would do what he ought to do.
Some one should preach a sermon
on the bad taste of pursuing good taste
too exclusively.-Century.
There is no scorn like that VIII ich is
uttered In silence. The shears give the
most effective cut when they shut up.-
Blnghamton Leader.
-Respectability is contagious. but,
IKE other contagious, you can't always
catch 1t when you want it.-Puck.
Familiarity breeds contempt. "
Don'' acquire the habit of permitting
your anger to get you, TOO often, beside
yourself.-Philadelp Press.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-03-28
Lime Kiln Club Sanitary Items.

The secretary of the state board of health
OF Illinois wanted to know what progress, if
any, the colored people of Michigan were
making in sanitary matters Brother Gard
ner said he would like a general discussion OF
the subject, and Sir Isaac Walpole arose to
remark that he was making progress Up to
year ago he didn't know that seven persons
and dog sleeping i'll an Sx10 room with all
the windows down and the doors closed was
injurious to the human system. He sup
posed the feeling of languor was brought on
by non-circulation of blood in the feet.
Whalebone Howker had also progressed
He had now learned the difference between
the smell of gunpowder and sewer gas, and
the lives of his thirteen children were no
longer in peril
= Pickles Smith used to wash his feet once in
six months. Now he felt conscience stricken
if week passed over his head that he didn't
heat up boiler of water and soak I'D bis
pedals. His five dogs used to sleep in the
house. Now they either made their beds in
the dooryard OF stood up against the wood.
shed door.
Judge Chewso had slept in a room with six
other persons a barrel of soft soap, three
dogs, an old Goldfish and a limburger cheese.
but he had progressed. He used to wake up
In the morning and charge the Democratic
party with seeking to poison in now he
realized that it was his ignoral... sanitary
precautions.
Several other menlb-.s spUnc
strain, and related vivid personal experiences.
and the president finally said:
"De secl>retary will answer to de effeck dat
we ar improvin' in sanitary matters in de
rapldest manner, an dat de time am purity
nigh at hand when black pusson sleepin' in
de garrett of ii house doorin' de hot nights Of
July an August will very probably remove
de feather bed an dispense wild about TO-
comforters. Detroit Free Press.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-03-28
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OIL FROM BIRDS.
A Large Amount of 1t Obtained in Various
Parts of the Globe.


The vegetable, mineral and fish oils
are well-known articles of commerce.
But there are few who know what
large amount of oil is obtained from
birds. The Annual Record of Science
and Industry for 1913 contains an inter-
psting account of the birds sought for
this purpose. Among these we may
mention the fulmar (E'UJn,arus gtacidhS),
which breeds in the Hobrides, on st.
Kilda, and in various other portions of
the northern hemisphere. The inhabi-
tants of these islands. during the season
when this bird can be most readily OBJ
tanned. devote much of their time to its
capture, using the flesh as food and pre-
pairing the fat for it's oil. 1t is from the
penguins, however. that the largest
supply of oil is obtained especially in
the Falkland Islands: numerous vessels,
manned by from ten to fiftc en- per-
sons each. being occupied during the
season in capturing the birds and secur-
ing the oil. \ single schooner has been
known to procure $500 to 30, 900 gallons
in the course of from four to six weeks.
Eleven birds furnish about a gallon Of
oil. so that the cargo of this vessel in
vOlved the destruction of more than
275, 900 birds The oil is sent to London
and used solely for dressing leather.
The dusky petrol (P1fnus odSrur"s),
sometimes called the mutton bird from
its great fatneSs, is also hunted in New
Zealand and other localities in the
Pacific on account of its fat. The oil
will run out of the mouth of the young
birds when squeezed. This oil has been
used in liniment for rheumatism, and
answers well for Illuminating purposes.
1t is said to be very similar to goose fat.
Other species of the petrol family, as also
the frigate pelican (T'achpetes aqaiIus).
are hunted for the same purpose The
fat of the ostrich (Struthj0 cdmcIus) is
likewise saved by the hunters, and eaten
on bread, as substitute for butter. 1t
also has local reputation as a remedy
for rheumatism and in bilious affections.
The cassowary is priced for the same
purpose. A peculiar kind of goat-sucker
found in Trinidad and Venezuela (Sten-
t0rnis cdripensis or fat bird) derives it's
generic name from its immense accumu-
lation of fat under the skin, for which
it is hunted by the Indians Christian
at Work
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-03-28
SINGLE BLESSEDNESS.
An Argument for BachelorhOOd Which
Took the Capital Prize.

An Argument for BachelorhoOd Which
Took the Capital Prize.
A German paper some time ago in
vited all masculine readers over forty
who had remained single to make pub
lie statement of their reasons for not
entering into the matrimonial alliance
The best and wittiest piece was to re-
ceive prize of twenty marks. The
jury appointed to decide upon the merits
of the statements consisted of three
persons-a young girl, young married
lady and a mother-in-law. In response
to this invitation 147 answers were re-
ceived at the office of the paper. After
a long discussion and deliberation the
jury awarded the prize to the author of
the following declarations:
"From my earliest youth 1 was hot
tempered and vain, and never was sat-
isfed with the good things which I en-
joyed, but always wished and strived
for better things; therefore | was guild
ed by the words of the Holy Gospel,
which say that he does we'll who gets a
wife unto him, but that he who does not
do so acts still better. AS an idealist I
could be perfectly sure that the poets
words in reference to two hearts that
beat as one would never be justified in
matrimony. AS a realist could under
stand that marriage was lottery, and
that, in view of the small chances for
success, it was not worth while to take
any risks. AS an egotist can say: Il
entirely crafty my own self, and why
should I make any sacrifce?: For mar
rage is nothing but sacrifice of the ege.
AS crank l add that girl without
dowry do not wish to marry, and
girl with dowry 1 can notget. Lon
don Standard.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-03-28
A Mad Kings Amusement.

Peasant shooting is the fav~ rite amuse-
ment of the mad king, Otto of Bavaria. But
no peasants are killed. although his majesty
fancies that he has L"ought down several
The way they manage the royal snort is verv
simple. fine hunting rife is handed 20 the
KING and he Immediately posts himself in
one OF the windows of his castle The rife is
loaded with blank cartridge. A man is
hlred TO post himself 1 thicket and TO
emerge from it at given signal Immedi-
ateiy on his appearance royal bead is drawn
upon him. The king l.les; the man falls. and
the servants put him upon strctcher and
carry him off, while las majesty rubs his
hands in delight. The PEASANT receives his
ray and puts in his exploration for another
JOB 1t is fine thing 10 lave a crazy king.
"A mans faith in his fellows bears
little or no relation to his own moral
character, the best men being often the
most distrustful. and not always the
most agreeable companions.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-03-28
KNIGHTS OF THE ROAD.
Like the Swallows Tramps Migrate With the
Change of Seasons.

Like the Swallows Tramps Migrate With the
Change of Seasons.
"What has become of the tramps?"
Such is the query that is won't to puzzle
the minds of those who have noted the
visible decrease in the ranks of the peri
patetic brotherhood.
'What has become of them?' repeat
ed a close observer of human nature to
the query: why they have gone South,
of course. The weather has been too
vigorous of late to keep many tramps in
the Northwestern banana belt when
they can get to the Sunny South simply
by walking it. 1t is a curious thing
about the tramps. Their wandering
movements about the country are just
as fixed and certain as those of the mi
gratory birds. The cold weather finds
vast army drifting toward the South,
and with the approach of spring the
flood rolls northward again. Along to-
ward harvest time they pour into the
Western harvest fields in thousands
many are attracted by the high wages
prevalent at that season. but many are
undoubtedly attracted thither by the
fact that every one is busy and there is
an open field for the exercise of their
marauding propensities. Last spring
and summer there was a universal
movement toward the Pacific coast and
the overland tracks were black with a
continual procession of tramps west
ward. They don't tramp much either
when they can get chance to ride. In
fact, there exists continual and bitter
strife between the tramps and the rail
road men-especially the members Of
the freight crews. Minneapolis Trib-
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-03-28
ERICSSON'S PATRIOTISM.
He Loved His Native Sweden Although
He Never Revisited 1t.

He Loved His Native Sweden Although
He Never Revisited 1t.
Though he was a citizen of the world
and a naturalized American his inter
est in his native land never ceased; IN
deed his affection for it increased as he
advanced in years. Yet he never visited
Sweden after his departure from home
in 1926 He did propose in the latter
part of his life to return thlther, and de-
clared that he would rather lie under
mound of gravel in Sweden when he was
dead than beneath the tallest monument
that could be erected on American soil.
He became interested, however, in his
studv of solar heat and the development
of his sun motor, and was not willing to
transfer himself to region so little
adapted to such studies as the high latl'
tudes of Sweden. He needed. as he ex-
planned, to be near the. vertical rays OF
the sun. New York IL certainly not
vertical under the sun, but the rays In
midsummer incline only seventeen de-
grees, and produce heat scarcely two
degrees less than in the tropics, thus
sufficient for my purpose.
When Ericsson ODUdlHeu pOSlUIOh DO
curing to him an income much in excess
of his modest needs, which was not until
after he had reached his sixtieth year,
he was constantly making gifts to
Sweden and to Swedes. These appear
to have attracted little or no attention
in this country, but they have added a
feeling of affection to the pride Wi d
which his countrymen remember him.
Anancient miner sent word through one
of Ericsson's correspondents, that he
had known John in his youth; i'm
mediately draft was sent to purchase
a handsome watch for the old gossip,
and as one of his neighbOrs, 1.-The man
with the leathern apron" was subse-
quently found to have some vague rec
objections in the same line, he received
$50 crowns to buy him coat"
When famine pinched the Norrlanders
in 1867, and collections for their relief
were taken up in various countries, the
total OntributionS from the United
States amounted to 20,316 Swedish
crowns OF this sum Ericsson gave 30
216 crowns, and a subscription of 100
crowns from the Swedish Minister com.
pleted the total.-Scribner' Magazine.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-03-28
THE GREAT MOSQUITO.
A Monster Whose Diminutive Descend
ants Are Torment Yet.

Monster Whose Diminutive Descend.
ants Are q Torment Yet.
One of the old legends of the Iroquois'
related to monster whose diminutive
descendants are "a torment yet-the
Great Mosquito. The story is very SIM
ply told in David Cusick's "History of
the Six Nations" and is here quoted,
verbatim:
''About this time great musqueto in
vaded the fort Onondaga; the musqueto
was mischievous to the people, it flew
about the fort with a long stinger, and
sucked the blood number of lives;
the warriors made several oppositions
to expel the monster, but failed;
the country was invaded until the Hold.
or of the Heavens was pleased to visit
the people; while he was visiting the
King at the Fort Onondaga, the mus
queto made appearance as usual and
flew about the fort, the Holder of Heav-
ems attacked the monster, it flew so
rapidly that he could hardly keep in
sight of it, but after few days chase
the monster began to fail; he chased on
the borders of the great lakes towards
the sun-setting, and round the great
country; at last he overlook the mon
ster and killed it near the salt lake
Onondaga, and the blood became small
muSquetOes."
In Clarks 'Onondaga," two monsters
stood on opposite banks of the Seneca
river, destroying the passing Indians.
Hiawatha soon killed one, but the other
was pursued until slain by Onondaga
Lake. He threw up sand-hills in his
dying struggles, and the small mos
quitoes rose in clouds from his decaying
body. Another version differs from this
only in bringing all the Cayugas and
Onondagas against the monsters, and
destroying them after heavy loss.
AS Mr.. Horatio Hale has we'll observed,
there has been confusion of Hi-a-wa-
tina with Ta-oun-ya-wat-ha, the Holder
of the Heavens, and the Onondagas GER
tainly now identify their deliverer with
the latter. Places connected with the
story are still pointed out. On the Tus-
earoas reservation isa large stone where
during the long pursuit. Two de-
pressiOns appear; one where his body
reclined, and another where he leaned
upon his elbow. Chief Abram Hill told
me he had seen the tracks of the pur-
suer and pursued. little south of SYRIA
cuse, where the Onondagas kept them
fresh not long since. He said those of
the monster were twenty inches long,
pird-like, and could be traced for twen-
ty rods.-W. M. Beauchamp, in Journal
of American Folk-Love.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-03-28
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

Mica is now being used as an elee-
trical insulator.
France protects it's match industry
by prohibiting the importation of
matches.
The opacity of steam issuing from a
nozzle is greatly increased by bringing
electrified points near it, and it's color
is changed to orange brown.
The new metallic packing for piston
rods permits the rods to move freely
within it; it is simple and strong, and
may be removed and taken to pieces
with ease.
Corn husks are utilized in Austria
in the manufacture of paper. The
husks are boiled with an alkali in tubu-
lar boilers. The glutinous matter is
pressed out from the fbers.
In Lawrence, Kan, comparison by
means of a photometer between the
brightness of the full moon and that Of
the arc lights in use in that city, showed
that at an average distance of 100 feet
from the light of the lamp the bright
ness was twenty-five times that of the
full moon.
"A new artificial stone according to
lnvention) is coming into use in Ger
many, which, instead of the dull, darkish
gray, inseparable from the compounds Of
Portland cement, is almost perfectly
white, being made of white sand and a
new white cement.
The spark struck from two pieces of
flint will not ignite finder. In order to
Get fire by the use of flint it is necessary
that piece of pyrites, iron or steel, be
used. AS no one ever found piece of
flint together with a piece of pyrites, it
is safe to say that the Indians knew
nothing of this method of making fire.