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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-08-15
Primitive Telegraphs.

AS is well known the Indians of our
continent use rising smoke to give sig
mails to distant friends. A small fire
is started, and, as soon as it burns
fairly we'll, grass and leaves are
heaped on top of it. Thus large col
umn of steam and smoke rises. By
covering the fire with blanket the
rising of the smoke is interrupted at
regular intervals, and the successive
clouds are used for conveying mes
sages. Explorations in the Congo
basin have shown that the system of
drum signals prevails throughout CEN
trail Africa. The Bakuba use large
wooden drums, on which different
tones are produced with two drum
sticks. Sometimes the natives ICON
verse" in this way for hours. and from
the energy displayed by the dIummers
and the rapidity of the successive
blows, it seemed that the conversation
was very animated. The same use of
drums is found in New Guinea. From
the rhythm and rapidity of the blows,
the natives know at once whether an
attack, a death or a festival is an
nounced. The same tribe use columns
of smoke or lat night fires to convey
messages to distant friends. The lat
ter are also used in Australia. Col
umns of smoke of different forms are
used for signals by the inhabitants of
Cape York and the neighboring ISL
ands. In Victoria hollow trees are
filed with fresh leaves which are
lighted. The signals thus made are
understood by their friends. In east
ern Australia the movements of a
traveller were made known by COL
umns of smoke, and so was the discov-
cry OF a whale in Portland bay
Science.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-08-15
Cost of Railroad Dining,

1t is said that one of the great trunk
line railroads deliberately provides for a
loss of many thousands of dollars a year
upon the meals served in its dining cars.
and charges the loss to the advertising
account, in full knowledge that the talk
such prodigal outlay will create is as
good as that amount of moneys worth
in printers ink. A friend told me that,
as an illustration of how the loss is occa-
stoned, he had for breakfast in one of
those cars, one day in April, trout, a
game bird and bowl of strawberries
and cream, besides coffee, rolls, butter
and glass of milk. The meal cost
dollar, and his wife told him she could
not buy any one of the principal dishes
in the markets for that sum of money
Chatter,
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-08-15
Plantation Philosophy.

It's nachul dat de higher we gifts in dis life
de mo- trouble we has. De taller de tree
grows de mo- its shuck by de win.
De bigges' an healthies' chile mighty often
doan' grow up ter ermount ter nothin' De
bigges' an mos promlsin' wheat sometimes
runs ter straw.
has knowed many er thief dat could dis
count er homes man in puttin' up er straight
tale. l aint neber yet seed er baby dat could
cry any mo- pityful den er painter ken.
II hope | has 'ligion, but doan' know"
hab hearn folks say; but I neber hearn er
man say, 81 hopes l has money, but doan'
know" Dat sorter 'ligion dat yer hopes yer's
got, but doan' know, amt gwine ter do yer
no mo- good den der money what yer hopes
yers got, but doan' know.
Eff wuz axed ter put er estermate on how
much er man is with ter dis yere worr I
would fust try to fine out how much he thinks
O. his mother. Err man may be good ter his
wife an kline ter his chillun, but eff he amt
good to de ole 'oman dat give him part O. her
life an fust larned him ter walk toward de
success what he hab reached, he amt deright
sorter pusson.-Arkansaw Traveller.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-08-15
Don Cameron's Knowing Dog.


One of Che noted objects in animated
nature at the capital is Don Cameron's
Scotch collie. A long period of 81
lent observation Of the appearance and
peculiarities of politicians, particularly
from Pennsylvania, has given Major a
discriminating idea of their value as
they turn up at the bell pull.
Don's dog is thoroughbred in more
ways than one. His position os mute in
Quisitorial observation is from the mat
in the outer vestibule at the senator's
front door. He invariably lies with his
lower jaw resting on his paws AS the
senator's callers appear he gives them a
glance without raising his head. If sat
isfactory he will get up with dignifed
motion and step out on the pavement
until the caller enters, and will then re-
sumo his place.
He seems to know the difference be-
tween the callers who get in and those
who don't, and draws the line on the
latter. The regulars, who come often,
are received with great consideration by
Major, who, as soon as he spies them at
the vestibule door, jumps up and wags
tail of welcome and moves out of the
way.
Those who come and seldom get in are
received by Major coldly. He keeps his
place on the mat, apparently asleep,
which makes it inconvenient to reach
the bell pull without stepping upon the
knowing animal. When the unwelcome
callers try to make their way within the
door he whines doleful strain, and
often stands up on the mat and gapes
and stretches.
The amusing animal has also assumed
the guardianship of the ladies of the
family and invariably escorts them
square or two when they leave the house.
Philadelphia Inquirer
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-08-15
The Red Clover.

A sentimental story of his great
great--grandmother is told by a CORE
spondent of The Ellsworth American.
This lady and her husband settled in
the midst of the eastern Maine wilder
ness in the last century. Il have
often, says the correspondent, heard
my grandmother say that her grand
mother, on settling in her rude, wilder
ness home, seeing red clover in bios
som, SO yearned for something pretty
ana homellke that she took it up and
transplanted it by her door.".[ewis-
ton Journal.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-08-15
A Horse That Chews Tobacco.

There is heavy draught horse at
one of the quarries in Westerly, that
has been driven for number of years
by the same mana native of the
Emerald Isle. And it is a fact that
the worthy animal will not draw a
load in the morning until he has had
chew OF tobacco. His appetite being
satisfied, he is off like a wholesale
breeze.-Providence Journal.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-08-15
A Cooks Blunder.

Omaha Dame-Jane, our guest, Mr.. De
Hunter, complains that you chopped up his
decoy ducks for kindling
New Cook-It wasn't for kindling, mum.
thought they was pair of chickens your
husband sent home, an l was tryin' to cut
them, mum.
'Of all thingsl Where was it you said you
worked before you came hereY"
cat Mrs. De Styles boarding house, mum. +"
Omaha World
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-08-15
Refreshing Her Memory,

81 am SO glad you came in, Mr.. Wabash
said Miss Breezy, brightly; mamma and I
were trying to recall certain poets name,
Perhaps you can kindly come to our assist
ance. His first name is Walter"
"Scott?" suggested Mr.. Wabash.
mo, not Scott; it begins with sW.'n
whitman, possibly; Walter Whitmang'
ooh, yes, that is it, Walter Whitman.
Thanks, awfully."-The Epoch.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-08-15

My business has grown that obliged to build large
house goods which will enable stock
large enough for the demand have bought it right by buying
each grade of furniture by the carload will freight much lower
And by giving the benefit of all these advantages will
enable them buy from cheaper than from other place
have also secured the services of two a uphosterers and
capeers direct from San Francisco that prepared do
fcass work both repairing work person that
wants uphoeng campaigning done be accommodated by call
O N e a
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-08-15
No Fears for a Coal Famine.

1t is claimed that coal famine is immi-
nent and that western families will have to
burn corncobs this winter. This isnot overly
encouraging to drought stricken Kansas,
Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin; where there is
nothing but cobs three inches long; but for Ne
braska, where the cobs are used for baseball
bats, we contemplate the famine with a re-
markable degree of composure. As long as
the festive corncob maintains its present
mammoth proportions coal diggers may
strike, and coal dealers may pool, the Ne
braska hearth will still be warm and coy.
Eastern strikers may put this in their cob
pipes and smoke it.-North Bend Meb.) Flail.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-08-15
A Foreigners Mistake,

Distinguished Foreigner-Yes, have trav-
eled great deal in this country and cannot
help wondering why your government does
not catch these train robbers and lock
them up.
American-Have you met train robbers?
"Plenty of them; they're everywhere, it
seems to me, but I must say they are very
polite for highwaymen."
"Polite?n
every; and I notice, too, that they are all
colored men"
ooh, those are not train robbers; those are
porters. Omaha World
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-08-15
Couldn't Aim.

A Boston young man was taken out by
some Fort Worth gunners to kill ducks at
Hurst's lake. As a large flock of canvas
backs foated right by him, and he didn't
shoot, one of the Fort WORTHLESS got excited
and yelled:
"Why in thunder didn't you shootg"
"Why," answered the Boston man, ''every
time got my gun leveled at one, four or five
other blamed green headed fools would swim
right in between so never could get a good
aim at one"
The party went home.-Texas Colonel
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-08-15

Some of the Reasons Why Shelton Will be One of the Important
Cities of Puget Sound.

SHELTON incorporated of about 800 inhabitants located
Big Skookum Bay the most Southwestery Puget Sound
the County seat OF Mason County Its are l
the needs of the people for time there being one large
wostoy public school building with departments present
at work under the instruction competent teachers Among
the substantial buildings used for business purposes
the splendid twosory Courthouse 4Sx4S fitted
for theatrical and public purposes three large buildings bank
building three large hotels machine shops During year
dwellings have all the town and Streets as the
the land cleared and opened which makes pleasing when
viewed from the bay by the incoming passenger.
Though but four DID, the growth Shelton steady
and during epast few months rapid Many of the
represented and several industries be started be-
sides those present operation; door factory and saw
MILL engines hands, course of construction
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-08-15

II is proven by agriculture statistics
that So worth of dog annually kills
81, 600 worth of sheep, besides having
tive or six days and nights left to the
dog to keep the whole neighborhood
awake with a chorus of barking.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-08-15
Mistake Of Ident;tv

Omaha Man-Do you intend to lecture in
Omahaa
Eastern Stranger-Lecturea
"Yes, you lecture, don't you, or perhaps
you only writer
Il am not lecturer or an author, sir. I
am manufacturer of car Stoves
"Ohl I beg your pardon. Ny friend
Binks must have made mistake. He told
me you were noted cremationistn LOmaha
Wox2d
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-08-15
A Felicitous Turn.

Brown-Well, Jones have you sue
cSeeded In capturing Miss Smiths
hand, yet2
Jones-Not exactly her hand, but 1
got the next thing to it.
Brown-Ah2
Jones-Yes, l got the mitten.-De-
troit Free Press.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-08-15
THE SATSOP RAILROAD

Has been operating here for three they have substantial per-
manen buildings warehouse and the railroad This now
has about IA miles of main line in operation and nearly
and into all the body
to the line of the railroad The sasop the largest logging
road Puget Sound and during the two
RATS logs scaling about 100000 feet the
mills each week to be into the lumber that
Iexport.
The Mason County Central Railroad enterprise has been
operation about and important with
ment and opening of the region round about town
They also have sawmil of fair capacity supply demands
Aso the Port Townsend Southern Railroad
Shelton and line of travel direct by rail with California
the East Among the railroad projects foot the building
road from Port Orchard bay Shelton and Grays aro
connection with the Union Pacific Railroad Shelton
will become a metropolis of the Upper Sound
AS for beauty from the elegant residence ground
side of town. superb of the Rainier
had in almost weather. while from opposite
be obtained fine of the Olympic
ua and owcapped peaks which lie between
Pacific
Without doubt Shelton lying does sheltered valley
facing of the prettest bays of this eligible
site for that hardly be improved
tered from continuous from the
fall of more than fifty feet.
These few of advantages and they investigating
There is oom heraldng of trumpe but Shelton
atey growing rapidly than point the Sound Town
from $50 upward. For further information address
DAVID SHELTON.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-08-15

What they call 'tantrum" OK team
y not rare spectacle in eastern
Maine. A Cambridge man raked all
his hay last summer with an OK har-
messed into spring tooth rake. He
drove the OK himself while the old
LADY LADY followed toll y. along behind, pulling
chine.
The Politician and the Fisherman.
The politicians up and doing,
And working with will;
The fisherman. his sport pursuing,
g - wing still. Boston Courier
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-08-15

Direct the in the and will prepared goods
Wholesale retail
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-11-11

In the District Court of the State OF Ne
vsda, Ormsby County, L. o. Bradley
plaintiff VS. A. Y. Bradley defendant.
Action brought In the District Court
of tn e State of Nevada. Ormsby county,
and the complaint filed in said county
in the office or tire Clerk of said District
Court on the 10Th day of June. A. L. $780,
The state of Nevada sends gre citing to
A. V. Bradley defendant.
You are herebN required to appear in
an action brought against you by the
above ma ed plaintiff In the District
Court nf tho State Of Nevada, Orms Shy
COUNTY amt answer complaint q ed
therein within Ten days Exclusive Of
the day OF servle, alter the service on
YOU of this -uu,n4ons if served n said
COUNT or if served out of said county,
but within the District twenty days, in
all other cases forty DAYS, or iudgm ent
ny default viii be taken against you ac-
coIding TO the prayer OF said Complaint.
The said action is brought To obtain
the decree OF this Court forever dissofv-
ing tn. bond of mat imony existing b.
tween !. tintiff and defendant the care,
cust..fiv NJ control OF their m nor chill
dren, the community prot erty ard
general relief Fer that plaintiff is and
for more thaE a year last past as been
"a resident n O~Insby county That plain
ii e = 81, 1efa iIsianI intermarried Nov.29
1e9U. ii. AMI le4Ean1, Iowa, and ihey
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-11-11

have ever since been and still are hus
pa nj and wife. That for more than a
year last past defendant has wholly
neglected and lefused and he still me-
elects and refuses to provide plaintiff
with the common necessaries of life,
and such neglect is not and never was
toe result of poverty on the part of the
defendant which he dOuld not avoid by
oruin merry industry, and the same is and
ever has been without the fault of
plaintiff. That there are two minor
children issue of said marriage and
plaintiff is and defe" dant is not a ut
person to have their care and control
That there l. community property. All
ofwhich will more fully appear from
said complaint TO which reference is
hereby made.
And you are hereby notified That If you
fail to answer said complaint the said
plaintiff viii apply to the Court for rel'ef
in said complaint demanded.
Given under my hand in Lyon county,
this 18th day Of June IN the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and
ninety.
f. d. KNIGHT,
Aug2Sw6 Attorney for Plaintiff.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-11-11

Group, Whooping Cough an
Bronchitis Immediately relieve
by Shiloh's Cure.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-11-11
SITS. 10 $3.50 GO can 4 ). S aSS ~cIt

ng for us, Agents preferred who canfurni
horse and give their whole time to the b
ness Spare moments may be probably
ployed also. few vacancies in towns and cit
les. b. +. JOHNSON s. CO., 1909 Main St.
Richmond, Va.
N. B.-StGte age and business experience.
Meier mind about sending stamp for reply.
BF. y. d. Co. at, 6na
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-11-11
EGRET and HERON.
SKIN and pL
Alligator Skins.

w ate buyers of these goods. Shipments
Of auy quantity desired. Prompt cash
always at fu'i market value. Scrd postal for
orice list. shippers kent therou hlv o5@n2s
j. X CILLEY 4 CO., sc Gold Nedw,b
York City. pt.st
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-11-11
This Greas

his GrsSs
Strength q N .
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T4RN aG is the
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of over twenty
years practice,b Ta
THO r . U G T. z
QUALIFIED GBA
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the highest nae :
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CURE 5 W 1T II
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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-11-11
StsAAsMsT.ss,

ca Debility, Seminal Weak n es
SprematorrhB, Pr0Sta80rrh8e. Emissions
Impotency, Exhausted Vitality, Premature De-
cline. and LOSS OF MANHOOTe, in
a1l Its complications, and from
whatever cause produced. 1t en-
rich and puTifes the Blood, Strengthens the
Nerves, Brain, Muscles, Digestion, 2eproduc-
tive Organs and Physical and Mental Faculties
1t stops all unnatural and facilitating drain
upon the system, preventing involuntary losses,
facilitating Dreams seminal losses with the
urine, ETC., so destructive to mind and body
1t is sure eliminator of all KIDNEY AND
BLADDER COMPLAINTS. 1t contains no
injurious ingredients. TO those suffer.
ing from lhe evil effects of youth
fuA fadiscreti0nO or excess, "a speedy
thorough and permanent CUBE
IS GUARANFEED. Price, $3.50 PEI
bottle or five bottles in case, with full direc-
tons and advice, $40 Sent secure from o.
servation t. any address upon the receipt d
price, or O. o. d. 10 be had only of
The Iola register., 1890-07-25

Mile. Sarmesa Bilcesco is the young
Roumanian who has just been graduated
in law in Paris. She is twenty-three
years of age. and is described as very
good-looking. She was graduated at
seventeen in science and belles-lettres
at Bucharest and also took the first
prize there as pianist She went to
Paris in 1884 was admitted as a student
at the Sorbonne, and. after some demur,
at the Faculty Of Law. Her mother al
ways escorted her and in six years she
missed only one lecture. She passed
the little goes" with great credit and
st her graduation the professors allowed
her to dispense with the robe and TO
argue her thesis bare-headed and in or
binary dress. Her subject was the
status Of mothers in Roman law. She
advocated enlarged rights for the
mother as to her children, but without
trenching on, the fathers rights and
without claiming the political franchise.
She intends to apply for admission to
the Bucharest bar, not in order to, prac-
tice, but to set precedent in favor of
women who have to earn livelihood.
Paris Letter. l1a'. ..tg -,
The Iola register., 1890-07-25
STOCK ITEMS.

Purc air and sound food are essential
70 the health of the horse.
2 Grow an animal before fattening. and
IN doing this feed accordingly.
II you expect cows that will pay, do
not follow the plan Of breeding every
thing.
Cooked potatoes or turnips mixed
with bran or corn meal make a good
feed for young pigs
Summer shelter is necessary to protect
the stock from the heat and flies. and
should always be provided.
Buyers who pay fancy rrices want
horses that are na turally stylish. and
not those that are made to appear so by
use of check-reins, etc.
A drove of steers or cows when hot
will rush into a stream and stand in the
water, but very little viii they drink
until perfectly cooled of.
The Chicago Horseman believes that
the man who can not admire hand
some woman or handsome horse is not
balanced right in the upper story.
l. The best plan of disposing of either
skim milk or buttermilk is to feed to
good thrifty pigs 1t can be fed alone
or made into slop with bran or corn
meal
Snaps on the harness will save con-
siderable time over buckles, and when
it is considered that this saving is made
several times day, it is more than
worth the extra expense.
1t is during growth that the most care
is required with young stock. A young
animal stunted never fully recovers
from the effects, no matter what the
treatment nay be afterwards.
One great advantage with the silo in
winter is that it aids materially in max
ing up a variety for the stock, and often
this will be found quite an item, as a
good variety will lessen the cost of win
tecing the stock.
In no season in the year will it pay
better to keep horses as clean as possi-
sle than during the months when the
weather is the hottest Precipitation is
necessary for the good health of the
horse, and If she skin is not clean and
the pores keFs open there will be trou-
| BILE in this direction. An occasional
| bath for horses that have to work in the
dust will be a good thing.
When the pastures are fresh and feed
isucculent and plenty good beef can be
made on grass aloKe, while the stock is
young. On cultivated grasses it re-
quires, Gu an average. two acres of pas
ture FOG three-year-old steer for the
seasoa- Thus It would require about
twentr acres for ten head of stock. II
now. the cattle we're soiled, thstis, If the
grass were fed to them in racks aftec
lying IN the sun half day, the pastures
wozE support more than twice that
nuuber and keep them in better cordi-
tic1, because the water in the grass
woald be taken up by the, sun and the
sugar stuff become more concentrated.
Ofcourse, water to drink must be con-
venient ,gecd and eplents,-Sa Louis
hcjDuDIlc. aa...- : = -...r. a
The Iola register., 1890-07-25
Notes.

EarthEorms, in dry weather, some
times work their way through the soil to
the well and fall in, thus contaminating
the water toa certain extent. If posi-
bic the earbing of all wells should be
oeaented -
When the threshing is done is good
time to cover the straw sheds, if these
are to be depended upon for shelter for
stock during the winter. =
Eggs should be gathered very regu-
larly now. A very short time under
the hen this hot weather viii injure the
quality of the eggs for use. Keep in a
dry place se..,q
Stock will eat the clover stems during
the winter, and 1t can be used to good
advantage in bedding the stock. 1t
should be kept stacked so as to be saved
in as good condition as possible.
yaseline is good remedy for warts on
cows teats. f.~
The advantage in having small mill
Is that meal or cracked grain of any
kind or ground bone can be supplied
whenever needed and at less cost than
TO parchase. - ~ r.,5 IS!
When the fowls are healthy the comb
shows bright scarlet color. II black,
white or pale, it is an almost sure il-
dication that something is wrong.
The Iola register., 1890-07-25
wreck in New MEXICO.

ALsUQgERoUE, n. NJ, July 1S-About
three o'clock a. m, special freight
train ofetweiye cars loaded with hogs,
en- route to Mexico, was wrecked sir
milez east of Lamy precinct and as far
as known Fireman Daily and brakeman
whose body is still under the wreck
were killed outright The engineer was
badly, If not fatally injured. The acct
dent was caused by the train getting be-
yond the control Of the trainmen on the
Glorietta mountains and on reaching q
curve falling over in the ditch. Engine,
caboose and twelve cars were wrecked
and a great number of hogs killed