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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-21

II IL difficult sometimes 10 appreciate IN" modes Of
remaining los which sonr Treasury Officials ar'IN" at
de-, .,lo,s IN customs cases. case now pending ~
the lIor,e Illustrates What mean.
The Wcri7i orc Il the steamers Of tn" North German
Iio,d while Oh her way from Germany to the United
states, i'm August, 1850. broke her shaft ana part, Of
her propeller I'm md ocean. In this h"lp'' '"dl
ton ,ho was towcd by tn" British steamship Nen'tIa
int, Boston The broken part, of her machinery '"uld
only b. replaced b. the original btlIcr, m England.
Without thcn she could not have resumed hcr voyage.
When IN due course OF time 4 new shaft and propeller
arrived duty W., levied upon them to the amount 81
over ~ 900. protest l"i with the Collector at the
un, proved u>cl,s,. Equally futile Wa, an appeal to
the Department, IN Washington. 80 one pr
tended that the shaft aud propeller were
Intended for what might be called "con-
snmp,!on' here Common dcccncy. indeed. would
-cm ro have demanded that the disabled vessel Of a
friendly nation coming into OF port, in d.
tr,,, AID shelter aud for repairs should havo ~
c.,ved courtcOu, treatment Even canadian, would
merriam, have hcsitit~l before treating Clone ester
fisherman IN TN, manner. Under proper safeguards
certainly such As a withdrawal entry which WAS
offered and refused. the Collector Of the Port at BJ'
ton could we'll have permitted tho free entry Of the
shaft and not have violated the Law either But the
D.p,r,ucnt seems AT tine, 10 be- cursed with set
of ofr.al- 10 whom commOnsensc !, unknown and who
I'm studyi ing the statutes have arrived at the unorU
nate condition Of the man who had - long and %
irnty looked AT TIE ny on tHc Vah door tid nc was
no longer able b see the barn
The general regulations OF the Department are not
lnne Siic and cite at least instance where
the regulations were suspended 10 admit the cqu pmcnt
OF a pleasure boat. This occurred In the Of the
,,rht Thistle which came to this country from Eng
land i'm the year 1887 10 participate in race with
American Yacht. for the America cup The rigging
of the Thistle wa imported after she arrived at New
York and no duty was cxactcd. The race re
| al in Ter
Treasury relieved the rigging and tackle intended for
the Thistle from the duty. a. an act of international
courtesy II the Treasury can suspend the laws
or It's general regulations as AN act Of courtesy "a
a Measure vessel surely IL Is not asking much
extend the same courtesy l" vessels of friendly
nation which arrive at of our ports In distress.
Mr.. NILS of Texas. whose talk shows occasionally
| nd odd streak of humor hidden under a haiual In
t.nsity and seriousness Of manner Is credited with
telling the following story to illustrate the fatal hold
which An uuNstraincd tendency 10 discuss the tlrin
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-21
GLOA Ming.

The setting sun has dropt below the sandy reach:
The laggrd ROCKS come home bcldtad from the beach
Here In the garden beds the flowers close their eyes
aud twIlight's soft mist across the woodland lies
on l. not this most sweet OF any time or hour
After the garioh day, ard ere the night clouds lower,
IT'S though Natures self Shoud pause mon her way
Gray clad and pilsrm-liAc. To mediate and pray.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-21
THE WEEK IN CONGRESS.
AND OTHER TOPICS OF INTEREST Al IHB
NATIONAL CAPITAL

MIXED NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. HAMPTON AND
THE LADIES OF SOUTH cAEoLINA-KhNlN-
SCIENCES OF THE LATE GENERAL
TERRY TREASURY DECISIONS
MIR MILLS N A HUMOROUS
FRAME OF MIND
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-21
.no,, rur prcrr Az CORRESPONDENT or THE IRiBtNrl
FROM THE hf1LLAh ''''' events q the

cumbersome machinery Of the House ma P''''''
work with much less crcakins thi' "AS ,.l',t
The prediction Of the quidnuncS' Neioro 'o" .t,
that any apportlonmcnt scheme ba'cu upon INC 'o'0
,.r ,rbjc, might be submitted 70 the House "oui'
hc bitterly ODD ,ed by a factons mirori's' ' NV
realized The Etreues OF Iailin"iS our r A.. >. =
SEMI down from Albany b. Governor i' ''i
como ol,, ~ some extent the final vote ~ may
.ori,,.lv bc questioned. however, "Hc'Hc' ivy an
plsAcd much moro than THIS anu "''''''' =. ,,.
,.t ,ir,cv did not disgust large nunoer oi Dem"
Gratis and cause their votes to he cast Ia s"Pp0' VI
committee Lii who otherwise would nave N"''" a. ~"
inc IN III, traditions Of their parry WI Nv o'',
/ cr,uud AT least can | explain '"c INV '"'
, democratic votc-iory three. or one 'n''u VI ,"'
mt. strength I'm the llou which -hui' re'"'''
/ - ,t final massage NJ The bill. - sra'lNlV "
! .,,l, after A free and iull debate" "m'" N" "
ALTOGETHER devoid of p"is 'naNh'' '''' '''
naturally enough hc expected T. "r"u'' p'I"'f" 9P
I'm if. most virul,W forms reflects great ''r"" "p'"
work Of the comm.ttc" witch i'A'"'' '"'
roccc,s great credit. too, upon supcrin nden Porter
| , r c.,sr. thc general accuracy Of who" WORK
,r. t,rd. ,udica'rd not only hy tn vote OF Ms OWL
| rtv lut also by vote which represents the uc''
| elements in the opposition.
I t,icve IL i- a fa, that ~ TIE eleven c'h~u'''
tato, ,rdcr the Constitution " the nlird STAG e'''
~ ma. Icon chilled into question ON the -corr ~ ace"
r,.y and fairness. Even 80 great man - ''"'''''
,b., tc first n.,, wa, taken. wits loud IN ms com
r,i,., and yrot, 10 hi, friends 10 Europe Io' 10 ''
P'''" , ~ ,,uul,tion that had l>cu
o'''N'" ~ -" -, - ,r.,, d..l az vclc1.cf.,
bad mere. III "'''''' - ,. ,dd than the
that We had moro l''P'i"'''' ... 3, j. mid IRA,
hc desired to create t' ''P'''' .., I,
| enough soldi r. here e. rP an lh'"N' ' ID | =,
atquird Ig1'>-ther' is @'Hc'm'~ ""'"''
u'r,,v which NJ Tllna, - south carolina o''F''
., Tho House for tl, conduct ~ 'uch OF M D''o
,,,,rcr a.. fund n necessary 10 obey the m'i"'' ~
| ~ , d..., T., the music Of the Albany M
/ der. lad l". IN ~lh-I'"''' 81, ..,. la.
ct. II tl -r-.tfe.f man That the I'"l"'i''' I''' '
1900, .....,lt r,t general fault win tl" c''i'
eve P'''' .,o,i., nco,,.r,ts doing Il Ike
/ son cannot OBJECT To NHa'''' 'o"'
40.
| 1870 tho. 10 de,errnirc what Jefferson would
'"N" "'''' ~ 100. ,,.. .,,. many % the
have done II suddenly lHr""" ''' ,, t,..o
| r.r,,,,y II today. or what DIS answer VIM"
'''''''' 49, ,,,.,,. T., mil chestnut, ont 81 -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-21

Mr. Mills of Texas. whose talk shows occasionally
nd odd streak of humor hidden under haltual In
t,n,ity and seriousness Of manner is credited with
telling the following story to illustrate the fatal hold
which An unrstraincd tendency TO discuss the tlrI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-21

senator Hampton is great favorltc among the
ladic'-and dc'eryrdly 50. The new, Of hi, dcfca,
must have disappointed great many # hi, admlr,r,
among the sex" Net am fee 10 confess that
was not prepared for the hysiec shricks which seem
70 pcrVadc the following resolutions adopted bv IN.
Ladies Memorial Association Of Charleston this woch
where's, The Legislature Of south Carolina now I'm
"s,oll, att! three day bal0tlng hao with utter
DISREGARD Tor ne principles Of 10000 South CaOlnnn,
who dien Tor The state. ard IN defiance ~ the wishes
OF tens OF thousands Of Surviving south Carolina yolun
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-21

cannot resist the temptation Of trans"rihDg from
THE Record the following "A sample Of mixed
metaphor as " she l. spoke in Congress. General
splnol. was dc"almng on the Appointment bill and
defending save the mark Ncw York. said he
Mr.. speaker, ! simply desire 10 answer one state
mcht which has been made In regard 10 the city
o! Now Norh IL = alleged that Sow lorh dilatory
IN ,ahing for recount. Ou the first publ alton mad,
b. Mr. Murray, IN" supervisor II New iorA the sta
mont wa tmt II" had population III So 900.
That Induced our people 10 remain qulet When the
matter "i9 Transferred 10 Washington ard recount
was made lerc 1t showed bat l.5l3JOO Now We
were partially content with the first statement Of
l'"@1,o0o. and II We had been allowed that aud he
hgufes had remained the ,amc We would have been cnn
tent probably. and not been here dav asking 10 have
Justice done 10 that city. But there i unpleasant
runlOr aioat-
The Sprakcr-Thc gentcman'S time has expired
NJ. Burrows-Lct II float daughter the re
publican sdc
Mr.. SpinOa-lt will noat. and II will come home IA
ro0st. daughter on the Democratic sidcD
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-10
Drawing a Conclusion Too Hastily.

The eloquent temperance lecturer
paused, wiped his perspiring brow, and
said impressively to the man on the
front seat, who had listened with the
deepest interest to the discourse and
evidently was touched by its pathos
and argument, "My friend, it is never
too late to reform. There is hope for
the most hopeless. The past is beyond
your reach, but you can control your
future. You can not call back to your
pocket the enormous sum it probably
nas cost you to paint your nose the color
It has now, but"
"All it cost me to paint my nose as
you see it," said the man in the front
seat, rising up. was $4.60, including
railroad hire and boat hire. l went
fishing yesterday. My nose will be as
fair as lily in day or two. But go
on with your lecture" he added. sitting
down again, II am very much inter.
ested. Chicago Tribune.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-10
cEYLoN.s rREAsuREs.
Primitive Methods Employed by Poor
and Dlas0luta MlnArs

Primitive Methods Employed by Poor
and Dissolute Miners.
Ratnapura, the city of gems, is the
center OF . district twenty or thirty
miles square, in almost all of which a
stratum of gravel six feet to twenty feet
under the surface exists. Throughout
this area gem pits are to be seen near
the villages, some being worked now,
others being abandoned. The natives
work there in companies of six or eight
and pay rupee per man per month for
the privilege of working certain allot-
ment, where they begin by marking of
. square of about ten feet.
After removing about three feet of soil
the sounding rod, piece of iron about
half an inch in diameter and six feet
long, is used to sound for the gravel. II
successful the digging is begun in earn
est till about four feet deep. On the
second day gravel is taken out by bask-
cts handed from one man to another till
all within the square is excavated.
Should the miners find the soil fairly
firm at the bottom of the pit, they tun-
mel all around for about two feet, draw
ing out the gravel and sending it up all
80 to be heaped with the rest, which
usually completes the work of the Sec
ond day, Waterman remaining near il
all night
On the third day the gravel is all
washed in wicker baskets by circular
jerking motion, which throws out all
the surplus light stone and rubbish till
q good quantity of heavy gravel is left
in the bottom, which is carefully exam
ined. There is hardly basketful that
does not contain some gems of inferior
value. which are usually sold by the
pound for about nine rupees. Should no
valuable stones be found another pit 10
sunk, and so on until one or two or per-
haps three really valuable gems are I'M
earth, when the work is stopped and the
whole party goes off to Ratnapdra with
the prizes. If these are worth, saw a
few thousand rupees, they are kept Sc
cret and only shown to one or two men
of money, who make the owners an ad-
vance and look after the custody of the
precious stones.
Then the miners gamble and drink for
some time, till another advance becomes
necessary, and so on until half the
value is obtained. Then the party,
with the mortgage, proceeds to
Colombo, or ltalutara, where rich
Moorish traders are summoned to
purchase, and the gems soon find
their way to London. The general pub
lie knows nothing about these transac-
lions, and valuable gems are never
heard of in Ceylon and never see the light
Of day until they reach Bond street
The natives have great fear of ex-
posing their finds till they are sold.
and they have superstitious ideas about
showing them. This system has been
in vogue for centuries. 1t is only occa-
sionally one hears of native having
enterprise enough to dig few feet be-
low the first gravel to see if second
bed of gravel is within reach, for they
fear the expense of bailing out water,
which increases as the greater depth is
attained, although the second gravel is
we'll known to be much richer than the
frst.-Jewelers' Weekly.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-10

What They Learn in the Great Govern.
ment School ut Carlisle, Pa.
With seventy-six Sioux children from
Dakota and fifty-one from tribes in the
Indian Territory the great Indian train
ing school at Carlisle, Pa, was opened
November 1, 1879. 1t has now enrolled,
representing fifty different tribes, and
the graduating class this year num-
bered forty-three. In the early wears
the school was obliged to breast a fierce
opposition from many quarters, but year
by year the school grew. The name
OF Carlisle is now known in every In
dian camp and there are few reserya-
tions east OF the Sierras which have
not in them returned Carlisle students.
The course OF study pursued COM
pr1ses ten years training in the ordi-
nary, English branches and at the end
of the ten-year period the Indian child
is graduated. He is still two years be-
low the grade of the high-school grad
uace in the public schools, but he can
read, write and figure his way along
side the average boy
The children upon entering the school
are filthy, unframed to habits of cleanli-
ness, welded to the vices of the savage.
and accoutred in the habiliments of the
wfgwam. Their hair is long and the
comb and brush are strangers
The school work proper at Carlisle is
supplemented and made all the moro
useful by systematic industrial training.
Many of the boys are apprenticed to
trades, at which they are obliged to
labor part of every day. Those who
have no aptitude for the trades are as
signed to farm work and employed in
the dairy. Hundreds of boys have been
sent out to farmers and dairymen and
others to tradesmen and mechanics,
where they can learn not only to work,
but learn also how white people live.
The girls are likewise taught house
duties, gardening, dairying, etc. Every
pupil, male or female, at Carlisle works
every day except holidays and when Ill.
AS consequence, every pupil returns
home knowing how to do something
and do it well, whether he uses his
knowledge or otherwise.
There are shops in which blacksmith
ing, printing, carpentering, shOemak
ing, harnessmaking, tailoring, tin work
and wagonmaking are skillfully done
and taught. The pupils of Carlisle
make their own clothing. boots and
shoes, and do nearly all the mechanical
work about the large tablishment.
They successfully manage a large
farm and dairy. They made last year
$12, 900 for themselves. besides produc-
ing a great deal of food and making
numerous articles for the school. This
school furnishes the Indian service
harness, wagons and tinware. 1t is an
immense workshop, and all the labor is
performed by Indians, the white en-
ployes directing them.
And at the commencement these same
lads and lassies, who work half the time
with their hands, showed that they put
in the other half to good advantage
with their books. Their essays. ora
tions. declarations and songs would
compare favorably with those of any
white high school.-Cor. Omaha World.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-10
A PANTOMIME AUDIENCE.
Any Catastrophe Occurring to the Polio
Always Hailed With Delight.

Any Catastrophe Occurring to the Police
Always Hailed With Delight.
If there is one thing more amusing
than an English pantomime, it is the
English audience that 60 to see it.
Men, women and children who are intel
ligent enough on ordinary occasions
seem, under the influence of this potent
spell, to lose all control of themselves.
Before the curtain rose the faces in front
were expressive and even thoughtful.
But when the entertainment was in full
swing all sense of propriety was thrown
off.
The audience were carried away and
delighted beyond measure, and swallow
broad grin that seemed to mantle the
face of the whole house. Shout after shout
went up when the clown sat on the baby;
and as the cockney swell appeared, ex-
travagantly conscious of his own dignity
and charmed by the effect of his person
al appe arance, the heartless public sat
in eager expectancy. we'll knowing that
some disaster was about to befa]l him;
and when half-barrel of flour was
poured upon his devoted head they would
burst forth in the most boisterous man
ner. Any catastrophe that occurred to
the police was always hailed with de-
light. Why is it that these guardians
of our safety are held in such contempt
theatrically? When double-dyed vii
lain gets his quietus. and the innocent
heroine is restored to the arms of the
first walking gentleman, we applaud
with delight. Surely under these cir
cumstances one would suppose it to be
our duty to resent any affront offered to
the ''force;" but no, the slightest indig-
nifty bestowed upon virtuous police
man, such as the emptying of bucket
of water over his helmet, seems to give
us joy.-Joseph Jefferson, in Century.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-10
FROM CRADLE TO GRAVE.
A 0eneration on tho March From Child.
hood to Old Age.

A Generation on the March From Child.
hood to Old Age.
A generation on the march from the
cradle to the grave is an instructive
spectacle, and we have it carefully pre-
sented to us in report of DR.. Farr.
Let us trace the physical fortune which
any million of us may reasonably ex-
pect. The number, to begin with, is
made up of 511,745 boys and 4sS, 255
girls. a dispropertion which, by and by,
will be redressed by the undue mortali-
ty of the boys, and will be reversed be-
fore the close of this strange, eventful
history. More than quarter of these
children will die before they are five
years old-in exact numbers, 141,S
boys and 121, 795 girls The two sexes
are now nearly on a level The next
five years will be much less fatal. In
the succeeding five years-from ten to
fifteen-the mortality will be still fur
Their reduced. Indeed, for both sexes,
this is the most healthy period of life;
the death rate, however, is lower for
boys than girls. There will be some
advance in death in the next five years,
and still more in the five that follow;
but 634, GAS will certainly enter on their
twenty-sixth year. Before the next
ten years are at an end two-thirds of
the women will have married. The
deaths during that period will be 3d.
052, and of these no fewer than az, 1874
will be caused by consumption. Be-
tween th1rty-tive and rorty-nve q Still
larger ''death-toll' will be paid, and
little more than half the original band
in exact numbers, 500, 915-will enter
on their forty-sixth year. Each sue
ceeding decade, up to seventy five, will
now become more fatal, and the num-
bers will shrink terribly. At seventy
five only 16l, 1874 will remain to
be struck down, and of these 122, $50
will have persisted by the eighty-fifth
year of the march. The 80, SOS that re-
main will soon lay down their burdens;
but 2, 1853 of them will struggle on to
ninety-five, and 1913 to be 100 years old.
Finally, in the 108th year, the last life
will flicker out Such is the average
lot of million men and women-Lon-
don Wit and Wisdom.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-10
NY SALAD DAYS,

The youth sings love through all his salad
days."-Old Song.
The thatch upon my mental root
Is growing rather thin,
And I'm inclined to stand aloof
From prattle's merry din.
I'm fonder Of my friend and Pipe;
think I'm more serene;
Men soon, 1 fear, will call me ripA
Although my name is Green.
Miss Mabelhnd Miss Margery now
Declare that I'm a bore;
No sweet smile greets me when I bows
1t was not thus OF yore.
And so I view with rapt regret,
More fair through memorys haze,
That pristine period when yet
Was in my salad days. !
Ny much-beribboned loves see:
Where are they now, alas!
All! II the dears not welded be,
They sleep beneath the grass.
With maidens fair no more / wind
Down shady woodland ways; 1
Ileft romantic strolls behind
In glad old salad days" "a.
We had no gay lawn-tennis then3 ..-
Yet we could play "love all"
AS well as any modern men
Who deftly "serve" the ball.
We drove, we boated, and we danced;
We trod the garden maze;
And, oh, the bright eyes, how they glanced
In happy salad days"
Gone all the buoyancy and zest,
I'm laid upon the SHELF
My thoughts Of consolation rest
Ingoodly store OF pelf.
And yet I'd gladly barter gold,
And pride Of place. and praise,
For those blithe-hearted times Of old
In frolic salad days"
-Harper's Magazine
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-10
ROCKEFELLER'S HORSES.
Something About the Standard OIL Kings
Fast TrOtters.

Something About the Standard OIL Kings
Fast Trotters.
John D. Rockefeller, the president Of
the Standard Oil Company, is quite we'll
known in Buffalo. He is one of the
wealthiest men in the country, is an en-
thusiastic road-rider, and owns number
of fast trotters.
Mr.. Rockefeller is a man above the
average height. dresses plainly and in
good taste, making no display of his
riches, and invariably wears derby hat.
His heavy mustache, tinged with gray,
shows that time has been slipping
through his fingers while the millions
were being recorded in his treasure
house. Being modest and retiring, and
fond OF home life, John D. Rockefeller
is seldom seen on the clubhouse steps
at Fleetwood Park, N. Y, or in public
gatherings, and no one who meets that
unassuming and impertubable GENTLE
man behind his favorite pair of blacks,
Midnight and Flash, both of which have
a record better than 2:2O, would imagine
for a moment that his resources gave
him more power than that enjoyed by
owes it all to his own energies. With
brain that condenses mountains to MOLE
hills, perception that reads the good
and bad qualities of his associates at
glance, with foresight that con-
ceives and will to act instantly and to
the point, John d. Rockefeller has risen
from the ranks to the height that few
men dream of, much less reach. In his
comfortable stable on West Fifty-f1fth
street, two doors from the roof that shell
tiers Maud S. and Rarus, John ID. Rookie
Teller, during the spring and autumn
months, sees his equine pets in the pink
of health under the care of Alex Nc
Lean. Their box stalls, with their
agreeable-looking bedding of straw, con-
tain in addition to Flash and Midnight
the big brown mare Katie Clark, which
Mr.. Rockefeller drove mile to wagon
below 2:20. He also has Trifle, fast
gelding, and did own Annie W., 2:2O.
until last fall, when he traded her for a
daughter of Matte Hunter, 2:12%. Mr..
Rockefeller also breeds few colts, and
has had his mares in the court of Phal-
las and Pancoast. John d. Rockefeller's
friendship like that of all retiring men.
wears well, time making the bonds
stronger and adversely or success show
ing its worth. All those who have been
associated with him are now million
aires, and while bis wealth is enormous,
he uses it in works that will make his
name a fixture after the sentinel of life
has made his last round.-Buffalo Com
merciaL