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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-03-07
FAMOUS SNUFF-TAKERS.
Anecdotes of Great Men Who Were Fond
of Pinch or Two.

of a Pinch Two.
When snuff-taking was fashionable an
English nobleman calculated that per-
son addicted to the habit wasted upon
his nose thirty-six and half days in the
year. A snuff-taker took one pinch
every ten minutes, and each pinch, with
its accompaniment occupied a minute
and half. Allowing sixteen hours to
the day, he would be busy two hours
and twenty-four minutes every day, or
thlrty-Slx and half days in the year
Talleyrand insisted that diplomatists,
at least, did not waste time by snuff
taking. 1t afforded them, he said, an
opportunity of delaying and thus of
gaining time for framing reply which
was not ready at hand. 1t also allowed
the removal of ones eyes from those of
the questioner, and occupied the hands
whose fidgeting might beJray nervous
ness that had better be concealed.
Archbishop Whately acted upon Tai
leyrand's hint while an Oxford profess
sor. When he had put pithy question
to student, who delayed answering
until he had unraveled it, the professor
found it convenient to take pinch of
snuff, as it helped him to allay his i'm
patience.
sketch drawn of him represents the
logic class assembled, and Whately,
while yet in the doorway, calling out:
"Mr. Johnson, explain the nature of
the third operation of the mind
Then he filings himself in the chair.
crosses the calf of one leg over the knee
of the other, and, balancing himself on
the two hind legs of the chair, he shows
signs of Impotence before Mr. Johnson
has gathered his wits together. Out
comes his huge snuff-boX, from which
handful of snuff is administered to his
nose and sprinkled upon his waistcoat.
1t soothes him so that, when johnson
answers in the words of the textbook,
he is calm enough to give luminous
exposition of the subject.
Darwin, the naturalist, used snuff to
stimulate his mind during working
hours. That he might not take too many
pinches, he kept jar of snuff on the
hall table. The distance between the
hall and his study acted as check upon
Over-indulgence.
But the chink of the lid of the snuff
jar was familiar sound in the family
Sometimes, when in the drawing-room,
Darwin would suggest that the study
fire must be burning low. The family
smiled as he went out ostensibly to re-
plenish it, but really to get pinch of
snuff.
An eloquent preacher of Glasgow, the
Rev. William Anderson, was so addicted
to snuff that he would take pinch in
the pulpit. Once, while uttering the
words, my soul cleaveth to the DUST"
he took pinch of snuff. He lamented
the mastery which the habit had gained
over him, and once, while preaching
from the text, ''All is vanity" treated
his nose to snuff and then said, '.And
this alsois vanity. youths Companion.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-03-07

Willing to give it trial: Canvasser
u have here work that goes off like
hot cakes - Lady of the house.
please let me see it go off. Munsey's
Weekly.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-03-07

Inspector A. f. Learned is taking the
census of the c hinese population in Port
Townsend fo- the purpose of aiding the
Customs Department IN watching " the
c0ntraband coolies. Mr. Learned has 20
tar countf d up $50 Cinnamon, and thinks
when he has completed the c.nsus they
will number 40.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-03-07
FOR ENGAGED GIRLS.

How They Should Act in the Presence of
Their Sweethearts.
When your sweetheart comes to see
you, don't be foolish enough to confine
your sweetness to him alone. Have
him in where all of the rest of the
household are. Let the talk and the
chatter and the music and the playing
of games be in the home circle Then
the few minutes that he gets with you
by yourself will seem all the more de-
lightful, and he will think you the most
loving little creature in the world. Men
are much more Observant than they are
having as husband is the one who will
appreciate your love for those of your
own people, and will see that as you
make small part in one home, you are
becoming adapted for the central figure
in another
Never say that you don't expect man
to marry your whole family. It's vul-
gar. You do. That is, if you are a
good daughter and a loving sister. You
want him to he one with you in SYM
pathy and in affection, and as you take
his name so you assume the response
bilities as far as his people are con-
cerned. You two are the most of each
other-your love for each should be the
greatest, but you can not isolate your
selves and insist that you have no duties
outside your own home. If you do this
you become narrow and selfish, and you
are quite too nice girl for that. So
remember when he comes, this BRIDE
groom of yours, that his heart is bound
the tighter to you if the ribbon used to
hold it has wril ten upon it in golden
letters, Love and consideration for
those at home. Ladies' Home Journal.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-03-07

The Minnie Moore has laid off lorty
four men out of eigl tv-one who were
working in the mire. 1t is not known
whether this is perm ,nent reducti, n IN
the working force orn,t
Another lottery bill is to be framed for
North Dakota. This time the State is to
receive 81 Il, 900 instead of $75 900 year.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-12-26
Row to Train q Horsa

Never play trick on horse to see
what he will do. instantly dis
charged a man because I found him
poking stick at my mare in the box
stall 'just to see her kick" says a
writer in the New York Ledger. Never
fool a horse. Give MIN what oats you
were shaking when you went to halter
bim in the paddock. Remember how
you dislike mere teasing. 1t maddens
you, yet you have moral sense and
know enough to overlook it. while the
horse has none. and attributes your
teasing to malice pure and simple.
Do not let everybody and anybody
draw rein over your favorite. There
are some people who can spoil q good
mouth in two hours drive. Some
nervous people will tell your horse
secrets in an hour that you cannot get
out of his mind in a month; they will
prate their fear-cry ''Ohr' and in
short, let the horse know what you do
not wish him to know namely, mans
weakness and a horse's strength.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-12-26
OBEYED THE SIGNAL.
He Struck the Cow, but She Waved to Him to
ca Ahead

He Struck the Cow, but She Waved to Him to
Go Ahead.
I'm the early days of the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe railroad, said rail-
road man to a Pittsburg Dispatch re-
porter. ''stock was SO frequently killed
on the road that Manager Clark found
it necessary to require the locomotive
engineers to make a note Of whatever
they killed. The engineer had to fill
out form stating when, where aud
what kind of an animal had been killed,
and turn the report in to the superin-
tendent of stock claims. One day q,
complaint from farmer was received
by Manager Clark, in which the kill
ing of a valuable cow by the Santa Fe
engine was related. The letter was
referred to the stock claim department,
but no report from the engineer Of
the train in question could be found.
Mr.. Clark sent for the engineer, an old
employee of the road named John Nor
ton and asked him why he had not re-
ported the collision with the cow.
"'Didn't know l hurt the cow said
Norton.
"'You remem Der hitting the cowp'
'Certainly-andI slowed up when
she rolled over on her back, but she
waved her feet to me to go ahead, and
concluded she was all right
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-12-26
HOW THEY ARE MADE
And Why Lead Pencils Are Not Lead
Pencils.

Anu why lead p rsnuil' ArIn Not Lead
DO you see this fine black powderp
1t is graphite. It costs twenty-five
cents pound. This white subst .nce
is German clay. 1t is brought as bal
last in sailing vessels. We mix the
clay with the powder, and grind them
in mill, adding moisture, till the
mixture becomes paste-like putty.
This paste is pressed into dies of
the size OF a pencil lead, but four
times as long. Cut into proper
lengths, the leads are baked at high
temperature. The degree of hard
ness is determined by the proportion
of clay-the more clay the harder the
lead
The wood of the pencil is cedar.
This is brought mostly from Florida,
and is obtained from fallen trees. It
is delivered in blocks sawed to pencil
lengths. Half of these are thick to
receive the lead. and half are thin to
be glued upon the others when the
lead has been inserted.
The blocks are wide enough for four
pencils each. They are grooved for
the leads by saw. The leads are
taken from hot glue and laid in the
grooves Then the thin pieae is glued
to the thick one. After the blocks
are dry the four pencils Of each block
are cut apart Another machine
shapes them, making T. them eight
sided. three-sided. round, or fat, as
may be desired. They are FURNISHED
by machinery. and are then ready to
be tied up in punches.
The higher grades Of pencils arc
made by fiuer manipulation of the
graphite and the use of better materi-
al. The average pencil costs about
one-quarter of a cent TO make. OF
this grade Of pencil an operator will
turn out twenty-five hundred . day.
New York Sun.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-12-26
ONLY BOYS KNOW.
Bsys Can Have Lots o. I'm Whore Others Never
Lock for It

Bsys Can Have Lots se I'm Whore Others Never
Lock for It
Half dozen boys out In the woods
have more fun than the same number
of men on board the finest sailing
boat. It is because boys know where
the most fun can be found, and that
they find it is assured, says Kellar in
Arkansaw Traveller. They have fished
up the little stream that goes running
through the shady woods until they
have finally struck spot where no
fish were ever caught; but just beyond,
little ways, is the grandest frog hole
known to the boys, and If they don't
know it no one else need bother 10
hunt it up.
Tho strings of fish are left dangling
in the water, and frogging begins.
The great green chaps pop their heads
out OF the quiet water from the grass
that crowds the pool. Now for it.
''Who's got anything redp" One
chap turns up the cotton band of a
straw hat Good. 1t is soon torn
into strips and the strips are knotted
to the fish-line few inches above the
hooks. Then the sport begins. Frogs
are like bulls; there is something
about red that makes them mad.
The red is dangled above their
heads. They seem to get more
and more mad; finally they
jump for the red flag, and presto!
The sharp hook catches them. A
quick stab of sharp knife through
the head soon puts poor frog out of
his misery. The hind legs OF our frog
only are eaten, though the boys in
France prepare the whole frog after
cutting off the head. Every boy
knows that there is thin line drawn,
around frogs walst-band-and every
boy cuts the legs off right there and
nowhere else. The thin skin is easily
slipped off-and there you have one of
the choicest dainties for hungry boys.
Some boys would not eat frogs legs
for good sum of money; but that is
because they haven't learned what a 81
delicious morsel it is. The meat is
white and sweet and better than the
tenderest chicken. After a sufficient
number of frogs: legs are gathered, a
nice little fire is built against big
stone. Some green willow rods are
cut, the legs are strung upon the rods
and the cooking begins. The legs
cook readily; they are laid upon fat
stones. and one boy produces a pep
per can, another a salt-box, and then,
if any man who has eaten frogs in ex-
pensive restaurants can enjoy his re-
past better than the boys out there in
the woods, I'd like to know it. This
is only one of the many things of
genuine fun that only boys know. and
that they never let slip a chance for
frogs legs, need not affirm stoutly.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-12-26
Agricultural Atoms

The farmer is bigger factor than
the farm. Moving does not cure the
ill-fortune resulting from ignorance or
extravaganza.
Broad wheels draw easier on grass
and mud roads, and do not cut the
fields 80 badly or wear the roads 50
rapidly. Then why are not farm
wagons built with wide tiresp Can
anybody tell why they should be built
with narrow tires?
1t is not the agricultural college that
weans the boy from the farm. but the
dude literary college that gives a
smattering OF science. the languages
(dead) and literature. 1t is reliably
stated that in Ontario, where they
nuke business of sending children
TO agricultural schools, more than
eiRhty-five per cent Of them 60 back
20 the farm. And President Chamber
Aain says he hes often wished that he
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-12-26
Give q Variety of Food.

The policy Of feeding any AMI
NAL only one kind of feed is a great
mistake. It is not possible for them
to thrive thus, nor is this their natural
way of feeding. Observe a COW or
horse at pasture. If there is any
variety in the succulent heritage they
avail themselves of it. Even weeds
are not disdained between mouthfuls
OF clover and grass. In the barnyard
in winter little bright straw will be
greedily eaten by animals whose usual
diet is hay. People in cities who keep
a horse or COW. and have to buy every
thing they feed. are most apt to re-
strict animals and with least excuse.
By using little forethought they can
secure variety OF feed. and all will
>hen be eaten, with less waste than is
the case where only one kind at time
Is given. Appetite fails from lack of
variety In horses and COWS, as it does
In men.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-12-26

Our impression is that stock, and
especially mich cows, are not gener-
ally supplied with salt so regularly in
winter as they are at pasture in sum-
mer. There seems to many less need
OF salt with their dry feed than with
the green heritage they get at pasture.
Yet the stock are no less eager for it,
and it probably is as necessary to
their well-being. The only caution
about giving it in winter is not 10 al
low the salt to mix with snow. This
produces intense cold.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-12-26
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
6EAsONABLEs SUGGESTIONS IN
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY
fascinating Care should BE- Observed in
Feeding Horses, Sheep and Cattle In
Wlnter-Fsrm and Stock Notes
Useful Household Hints.
Feeding Horses.


Nearly every farmer has his own
: Ideas in reference to feeding horses,
and especially those who look after
their stock carefully and Geek to de-
rive from each the largest profit.
Horses must be kept on the farm all
OF the time, and to more or less ex-
tent at least, they must nearly always
be ready for service. and this implies
keeping them in good, thrifty condi-
ton. The small amount of feed that
may be saved by stinting the feed
when the teams are at rest, is usually
more than made up by the extra feed
sequied to get them in the proper con-
dition for work. In order to get the
most work at the least cost with the
teams It is very essential that they
should be in thrifty, vigorous condi-
ton, and this is fully as important
during the winter as in the summer.
Horses as we'll es any other class of
stock not only relish variety OF food,
but need an occasional change. To
feed corn and hay or corn and fodder
as is so often done during the winter,
will not keep them in the best condi-
ton at the lowest cost. This is q
good ration, but when fed for any
length Of time, the horses tire of it
and need change. Unthreshed oats
run through cutting box and small
quantity Of bran added. is another
good ration, and ofteutimes a very
economical one; but it should not be
used exclusively too long. Straw,
clover hay and bran with a little OIL
meal IS another good ration. Where
1t is raised ration of part oats and
barley with hay or fodder can be given.
On the average farm there ought not
to be any difficulty in securing good
variety, and to make sufficient
changes to keep in good appetite if a
little pains are taken.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-12-26
ShfinkaRe Of Corn.

Old corn Is worth more than new,
because 1t contains the concen trated
nutriment of the grain after its water
has evaporated. This moisture in
new corn is injurious, as it leads to
fermentation rather than digestion in
stomachs Of weak digestion. Besides,
this corn shrinks greatly in bulk while
thoroughly drying, the Western or
Horsetooth corn more especially. II
q man puts 100 bushels of this corn in
his crib, he does we'll to take out
eighty-6ve in the spring after loss by
shrinkage and depredations of vermin.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-12-26
Proof POSITIVE.

Gertrude, I see you rejected the
head clerk last night"
''Why, papa. how did you find out?'>
EASY enough-he did the biggest.
half days work this morning that he's
done in FIVE years. The Epoch.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-12-26
Cows Losing Their Cud.

There is no such disease as COWS
losing the cud, and the various
nostrums intended to supply it are USE
less. When the COW does not remasti-
cate her food it Is q sign that she is
not we'll, probably from too much dry
and nutritious feed. A bran mash
fed slightly warm. with little linseed
meal In 1t, will, In most cases, correct
the evil, and give the COW after an
hour or two, something to chew. This
Q better than any medicine.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-12-26
A Pressing Need.

Jack-"Why Is dough like a manP'~
Susie-''Because It's hard to get or
your hands,"
Jack-'Oh. ho! It's q thing the
women knead- Harvard Lampoon.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-12-26

could. exchange two years study OF
Latin, Greek and philosophy for the
instruction that is usually given In q
real agricultural college.
One serious fault of agriculture is
the slight attention paid to root crops
most valuable aids; in fact, all but
absolute necessities. in the economical
production of the best, and therefore
the most profitable meats. Our Eng
lish brethren are ahead of us in this
matter, and they have discovered for
one thing that a crop sown in early
summer has available not only all the
nitrates available to wheat or oats or
barley or rye, but also the large sup
ply of nitrates formed in the soil dur
ing summer and early autumn. The
autumn and winter rains wash the
soil rather bare of nitrates before the
cereals begin growth in the spring, A
large part of the nitrates which would
be lost were a cereal crop grown is
assimilated and retained by a root
crop; and when the roots are fed on
the land. we may return the nitrogen
to the soil in the manure of the ami
mails and thus enrich the land for q
cereal crOn
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-12-26

for you, Mr.. Mathew, besides this
house. If you will allow me will see
to the prop" Wellman always said
that his friend had no sense of decency.
and he would have thought his opinion
confirmed If he had seen him then
seize the gray-haired old solicitor
round the waist and waltz him across
the lawn tennis court with a whoop
like red Indians. The undertaken
was just starting to drive back to the
Exeter with the hearse and equipments;
he had seen grief manifest itself In
many forms, and was quite touched
it took him back to his Irish home and
his fathers wake.
The solicitor looked rather rufaed;
but being prudent man he consoled
himself with the prospect of mana cling
the estate, though he did not for the
moment see how he could include
dancing with the residuary devisee in
his bill of costs. No doubt Frank paid
for it eventually.
Good old Jackr' he said "a he told
the history of the funeral to Welman
on Monday evening over an excellent
dinner. .'Never forget to be dutiful
to the aged and show respect to the
dead even at the expense Of days
pleasure with the young and lovely"
Il think" said Mr.. Welman, '.ycI
had better let me finish that magnum. !"
st. James Gazette. IA
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-12-26

you, as you want me to do so much. Get
one of your young married friends to
chaperon the party, and give her some one
to entertain her in separate boat. Yours
in frantic haste, DORA CURKEY.n
mice style Of girls that said Mr..
W~lham. ''You seem to have made
the running all round. Lady Robin
son will be particularly glad to
chaperone the Curreys! heard her
saying to Mrs. De Jones she wondered
how Lady Braginton could invite such
girls to her ball"
my dear jack" said Mr.. Mahew,
with a still longer face, Il don't at all
want to offend Lady Robinson, aud
don't want to 60 in u punt with Miss
Currey. What am l to do?"
.'Can't say. Drown yourself, or
have some lobster before startiag-to
keep up your spirits. Any more
letters?"
.Only one. from the governor"
lis the old man friendly?"
.'Severe rather-paternal reminder
of the shortness Of life as ms tanced by
the death of an elderly relative at the
age of 81. But Lady Robinson"
..But your dead relative, who was
he?''
Gen. George Mathew; retired,
cracked. distant cousin; lots of money.
cuts with his family. Shall write 10
the Curreys and say I won't take
taem?"
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-08-30
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

"A hoy never so thoroughly realizes
that quarreling is sinful as when ho is
getting licked in IL fight.
The only popular adviser is the one
who gives counsel that fits our inclina-
tions. milwaukee, journal.
-Elsio-"Did you know papa well bo-
fore you married him, mamma"'
Mother (sadly)-''No, dear, ! didn't
Harvard Lampoon.
lis your husband in, madam "No;
he was just here a minute ago arguing
with me. You'll find him probably
down at the doctor's."-Epoch.
$50 Chollie has gone abroad"
Eyes" "Who sent him that beautiful
bunch of forget-me-nots?" ellis tailor"
IN. Y. Sun.
--Lena-"I had a dreadfully dull timo
with Mr.. Sillyman last evening En-
ma-"Did you have TODD all the talking?"
mo, | had to listen to him."-Detroit
Free Press.
why Means the Sea To-NightP'
asks a poet in several ~stanzas. 1t may
be that he read his poem aloud by tho
seaside.-Norristown Herald.
Mr.. Staid And is Miss Giggle-
gaggle we'll educated?" Mrs. McFad-
"EducatcdP should say SO. Why, tho
ribbons on her graduating dress alone
cost over $50. "-Boston Transcript.
Mr.. r. Ito wife)-"You're mistaken,
my dear, in thinking that our young
him into a conversation yesterday about
football, and he don't know an iota
about it."
Mrs. Jones-"Why are You so anx
ious about the arrival of the steamer
from Europe, Phyllis, dear?" Phyllis
so, nothing much; only papa ordered 4
count from Germany for me, and it's
about time he was here."-Siftings.
-Merriil-"Tm going to be married
next week. It's a big risk to take, isn't
it?" Scott-''Yes, it's a lottery; but,
after all, you're better off than the girl
you're going to marry. You have q
chance OF drawing a prize. "-Munsey's
Weekly.
Country Editor (Out W~est)-"This
has been a lucky day for me-" Faith
full Wife-"Has some one been in to pay
a subscription?" Editor-''Woll NO, it
wasn't as lucky as that; but was shot
at and missed."-N. Y. Witness.
Permit me, madam, to present you
with this" 90, sir, but / really can
not accept any thing of value from you"
Pardon me, but it is only a volume OF
my poems" "Oh! | al accept it with
out hesitation" Times.
-Sleeker-"Yes, sir, l always kept a
diary. And there never was an entry
in that diary which l would have been
ashamed that my mother or my sister
should see." Rufun-"Same here. !
used to put down candy for cigars and
'sundries' for drinkables. '"-Boston
Transcript.
Mrs. De Lace-''This paper says
that every pound of ivory in market
represents a human life" Mr.. De L.
That's almost as bad as the whalebone
industry" Mrs. De Ills whale fish
ing so very dangerous?" Mr.. DE L.
"No. that is safe enough, but think OF
the women the whalebones kill."-N.
Y. Weekly.