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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-05-02
THE HUMAN EYE.
what That Organ Has Been and What
1t May Become

what That Organ Has Been and What
1t May Become.
science gives US interesting details
about what the human eye has been and
what 1t may become. The Vedas of In
ola, which are the most ancient written
documents, attest that at times most re-
mote but still recorded in history onlv
Two colorS were knOwn-black and red.
"A very long time elapsed before the
eye could perceive the color yellow, and
still longer time before green could
be distinguished; and it is remarkable
mat In the most ancient language the
term which designated yellow insensi.
Oily passed to the significat On of green.
The Greeks had, according to the gener-
ally received opinion, the perception of
colors very highly developed, and vet
authors OF more recent date assure us
that In the time of Alexander the
Oreat the Greek painters knew but four
colors, VIZ: white, black, red and yellow.
The words to designate blue and violet
were wanting to the Greeks in the most
ancient times of their histo. Y, they call.
ing these colors gray and black. 1t is
thus the colors in the rainbow were ONLY
distinguished gradually, and the great
Aristotle only knew four of them. 1t is
well known fact that when the colors
OF the prism are photographed there re-
mains outside the limit of the blue and
violet in the spectrum a distinct inn
preston which our eyes do notrecognize
as color. Psychologists tell us that it
Is reasonable to suppose that as the
color organ becomes more highly de-
veloped. and even before the human eve
becomes perfect, this outside band will
evolve intoa color perfectly observable.
Popular Science Newa
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-05-02
FARM

If you must sell Corn, Wheat Butter and Eggs
al present prices you must buy Cheaper or ex-
pect hard times We offer, tariff or no tariff one
of our leading Coffees 20 TBS full weight, S. Is;
ground, ready for use, cheaper grades at 15c;
Baking Powder 5-tb tin 81; never heard of com.
Pant Try it and report Starch best big Jumps
Beans, No. 2. but fair quality &c. Tea Dust rs
lbs, $3.75-good to use, but we would rather sell
you Tea at zoe, 25c, soc or 35c. Canned Toma-
toes, good pack: $1.75 case Corn, $3.50, $2.lO
$2.75 case that has no equal. Table Fruit, three
grades, per case q dozen in case mind) So so,
$37 and $4.25; these are fine; have cheaper. but
not recommended. Flour, 81 sack, or 81 bbl:
will you try this kind? Axle Grease at $175
case. Chewing Tobacco, plug, brands at SOC;
or 3, including Lorillards, 10c; Nuggets, at 35c,
full weight. Shoes and Stockings-Men's Button
Shoes, 8 to 10, at $1.45 neat and worth buying;
better grade in Lace that have proved cheap at
u 70; then our $25 Sunday Shoe in Button,
equal it would be called cheap here at 49, and
In some places brings $500. Mems low cut shoes
all styles, widths and sizes from to g. at ST. 80;
were made to sell at $3.50, but have not fouud
buyers at that figure. Ladies' Kid, Goat or Calf.
button, in standard widths, only $780, il the
cheapest we could recommend: have kid at
$l.25 but not so good, though neat and salable:
Tor higher cost shoes see regular list in Home
Circle Misses, one lot of over 800 pairs, cloth
and kid lace, regular stock cost 81 to make we
sell II, H. at soc, II and 1919 at 6Oc, 10 and 1917
at 7Oc, or six pairs any size for So 90; Childrens
stout goat. calf or kid lace Shoes, fit for every
day wear, size 2 &c., size 8, 35c; size at 4Oc size
al QUO; the big sizes are all sold at double the
money; they have heels. Infants Shoes, light
or dark in sizes l. 2, 3, either ankle tie or lace
boots at zoe to 35c as to size and kind: the ankle
ties are light color. Mems hose in small and
medium sizes fair quality, per doz. CSC. 75c 9Oc:
better quality and full to extra sizes 100, 81.
and fine and heavy $1.35, all ribbed top and
extra value women's Stockings, not our best
or our worst, at 81 dozen or 10c pair In stripe.
plain, mixed, white or balbriggan, some of the
latter used to bring Csc pair try them if Won ever
wear Stockings. 1t costs too Liuch to advertise
IN newspapers, or we would tell YOU of 10000
articles we offer at 80 to 100 per cent lower than
Circle If you have not had it or do not get If
regularly; it is issued every month Address
Smiths Ca sh Store, Ais Front Street
San Francisco, Cal.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-05-02
THE MICROBE MAN.
A Great Medicine But 1t Is Not Away
Appreciated.

A Great Medicine But 1t Is Not Always
Appreciated.
If the man who sells the microbe-
killer has not called on you yet, do not
despair. He is very busy these days,
and can not be everywhere at the same
time.
He called last evening at large fiat
house uptown, and ringing Mrs. Boggs's
bell brought that lady to the speaking
tube, five stories up. The microbe man
placed his lips to his end of the tube,
and called up:
81 have something in the way of
microbe-killer that would like to show
you," and suddenly withdrawing his
mouth and slapping his ear to the tube
caught this response from the fifth floor:
Don't want any microbe-klller Haln't
got no microbes, nohow."
s'Great Scott, madam" shouted the
microbe man, don't say you haven't got
any microbes in this enlightened age.
You may not wish to buy any of my
microbe-killer to-day but it is not good
form to say you have no microbes. Star
eyed Science has decided that about all
our diseases are due to microbes. These
are microscopic parasites or animalcula.
that float about in the air in countless
millions and billions; they get into our
lungs, into our StomachS and ultimately
bring on disease and death"
The microbe man paused for breath
and also glued his ear to the tube to see
what impression he was making on the
fifth floor. Mrs. BOggs shouted down
through the tube:
so, let up on your long rigmarole. l
don't want none of your worm medicine. )"
But this is no worm medicine, my
good woman. 1t is no medicine at all.
You don't have to take it. Set it around
in the room and it is a Bosom of destruc-
ton to all microbes and infusoria.'
But tell you l hain't got no mi
crobes and no sores"
''That's all right" said the man, "but
you have microbes all the same, and
boobies of them. The micrObe is ever
present. He is innumerable. He comes
as the winds come when navies are
stranded: he comes as the leaves come
when forests are blended. We do not
see him, but he is there. He brings us
grippe, scrofula. Bright's disease, pains
in the back, chest and limbs, yellow
jaundice, fever and ague, coughs, colds,
and that dread disease, consumption.
What do our great writer's and thinkers
say?"
''To thunder with our great writers
and thinkers / am doing the thinking
for the Boggs family" screamed Mrs.
! 3oggs," and tell you / don't want any
If your Internal stuff"
Don't want any? Think twice, mad
TN, since you are in the thinking bust
aess, before refusing this great boon to
suffering humanity. Remember, death
tides on every passing breeze, he turks
in every flower
There was a tremendous rafting and
latter like hail on tin roof, and the
micrObe man was struck On the ear with
4 handful of beans that Mrs Boggs had
shot down to him through the tube.
He left the vestibuie and passed on
ais way, remarking:
''Such low-bred creature as that will
never see the light of science shining on
the hilltop until the deadly microbe has
her in its grip, and then, for all ] care,
she can kill her microbe with club. -
n. Y. World.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-05-02
AN ELEGANT PACKAGE OF FINE
CARDS.

Including Is rare novelties, shapes and
artistic imported Geographic and chro-
matte cards. This large and beautiful col
lection sent by mail to any one who will
do this: Buy a box of the genuine DR.. G.
McImnes Celebrated Liver Pills from any
druggist, price 70 cents, and mail us the
outside wrapper with your address, plain
lv written, and 4 cents i'll stamps. The
genuine McLane's Pills are prepared only
by Fleming Bros, Pittsburgh, Pa, and
have been in constant use for over sixty
years. They are superior to all others in
purity and effectiveness. A certain cure
for indigestion and sick headache. Ad-
dress, Fleming Bros, Pittsburgh, Pa.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-05-02
NATURE IN CONFUSION

Is terrific. Volcanic eruptions, cyclones, earth
quakes are awfully and tremendously p!ctur-
esuue, but scarcely desirable to emulate in ac-
tion and effect by the administration of remedies
which produce CONFUSION and agony in the alb
normal portion of the human frame Such is
the effect of the old-fashiOned violent purga-
tives happily falling more and more into d!suse,
and of which Hostetters Stomach Bitters is the
wholesome, pleasant and far more effective sue
cedaneum. They weakened the intest1nes-the
Bitters invigOrates them. They lett the bowels
Inactive, because ineapacitated by ensuing fee
bleness The Bitters, ON the contrary, and be-
cause it enables, not forces, them to act a vast
and fortunate ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS their ac-
tivity and regularity. The liver is benefcially
stimulated as the kidneys also are, by this med
icine, which easily conquers also malaria, ner-
yousness and rheumatism.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-05-02

matchess
perfect health restored the nvgoing and
function and purity and richness blood delicate feeble
cordial and restorative tonic 1t invaluable ubdug excab
exnausuo distressing
Toms attendant functional and organic disease of the womb
INDUCES refreshing relieves
Pescriptn positive the most complicated an
oDstnate
propsGs or falling Of the womb weak back female wm
on and liberation Of the womb 1t guaranteed give satisfaction 3
refunded
faithfully carried out for WORLDS ~
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION No. 663 Main N. Y.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-05-02
SAN FRANCISCO, January Z, 1889.

To Whom 1t May Concern.
This is to certify that have made a
chemical analysis of the Great Sierra Kid
ney and Liver Cure and find that it is Of
purely vegetable constituentsandn no traces
of mineral in it's composition; also that it
is perfectly harmless remedy, used as di
rected by the company. Respectfully,
E. L. MULLIGAN, M. d.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-05-02
Try GERMEA for breakfast.
HOME TREATMENT.

The most positive evidences of perma-
nent cures in catarrh, threat, bronchial
and lung affections, and consumption it.
self, mailed on receipt of address. DIR.
Aborn, the celebrated physician in thecure
of consumption, is now located at Port
land, Or. Medicines, inhalers and other
sent G. o. d. for home treatment
for those who cannot call personally.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-05-02
Your Blood

Needs good cleansing this spring. in order to
overcome the Impurities which have accumulat-
ed during the winter, or which may be heredi-
tary, and cause you much suffering We conf
IDENTIFY recommend Hoods Sarsaparilla as the
very best spring medicine. By its use the blood
is purified, enriched and vitalized, that tired
feeling is entirely overcome and the whole body
given strength and vigOr. TIE appetite is re-
stored and sharpened, the digestive organs are
toned, and the kidneys and liver invigorated.
81 was feeling very much worn out and found
nothing to benefit me till took Hoods Sarsap-
arilla. 1 have now taken several bottles, and it
has made me feel perfectly well. 1 was also
troubled with sores breaking out in my mouth,
but since taking Hoods Sarsapar1lla have had
no further trouble from them. have recon-
mended it to others, who have been very much
benefited by usiAgi+." MRS MARY ADDERLY, 627
North Water street. Decatur, Ill.
Hoods SarsapariIIa
Sold by al druggists, 81; six for S. Prepared
only by I. I. HOOD & CO., Lowell, Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-05-02
PILES! PILEs!, PILEs,,,

DR.. Williams Indian Pile Ointmentis the only
sure cure for Blind, Bleeding or Itching Piles
ever discovered. 1t never fails to cure old
chronic cases of long standing.
Judge Cofinbury, Cleveland, O., Says:
81 have found ~ experience that DR.. Will
liam,s Indian Pile Ointment gives immediate
relief"
Do not suffer an instant longer Sold by viii.
liamson's Manufacturing Co., Props, Cleveland,
Ohia. SOC and 81.
Sold by l.. Blumauer & Co.. Wholesale Drug
gists, Portland, Or.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-05-02

Sure cure for blind, bleeding and itching
Piles. One box has cured the worst case OF ten
years standing. No one need suffer ten min
1t absOrbs tumOrs. allays the itching, acts as
a pOultlce, gives relief. DR.. Kinks Germ an Pile
Ointment is prepared only for Piles and itching
of the private parts, and nothing else Every
Sold by Druggists and sent by mail on receipt
of price SLIGO per DOx. ]. j. Mack & Co.,
Wholesale Agents, San Francisco,
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-05-02
January 80, 1889.

Sierra Chemical Co.
GENTLEMEN: was troubled for years
with severe pains in my back and side,
said to arise from diseased kidneys. Two
bottles of your Great Sierra Kidney and
Liver Cure cured me from all pain.
B. d. PIKE,
San Francisco Cal.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-05-02

Is it probable that what a million women
say after daily trial is mistake! They
say they k1aO,C by tet that Dobbins' Elec
trio is most economical, purest and best.
They have had "A years to try it. You
give at one trial.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-05-02

No safer remedy can be had for coughs
and colds, or any trouble of the throat,
than ''BroUn's Bronchial Troches." Price
% cent?. Sold only in bOTes.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-05-02

-Brown-''How time lies" Jenkins
- am not aware Of its speedy pas
sage" B.-"Then you have not a nots
70 pay' NO; hold yours, BOX
ton Herald.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-05-02
THE LADY NEXT DOOR.

Mrs. w. envied the lady next door because she
always seemed so well and happy. "She enjoys
life and 1 DON'T" said the discontinued woman:
" How would like to change places with herr
At last she made the acquaintance of the object
of her envy, and this is what the lady told her:
b" Happy? OF course 1 am, for 1 enjoy perfect
health My dear Mrs. W., your face tells me
why yOu are not happy. You are suffering from
functional derangements. was martyr to fe-
male weaknesses for years, but DR.. Pierce's Fa
vorite Prescription cured me, as 1t Will you II
you will try it." 1t is gudrdnte to give salts
faction in every case or price ($1.Oo) returned
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-05-02
FED BY ELECTRICITY.
How a Western Man Supplied His Horse
with Oats.

How a Western Man Supplied His Horse
with Oats.
Electrical Expert Wheeler of New
York, was telling a story to party of
acquaintance about what he called an
electrically fed horse" A citizen of a
Western town, of an inventive turn of
mind, concluded that it involved too
much labor on his part to rise early
every cold morning and trot out to the
barn to feed the family horse. So he
purchased two tons Of oats, had them
placed in bin over the horses stall
and connected the manger and bin by
means OF chute terminating in hop
per. To the hopper he attached valve
controlled by electricity, and so ar
ranged that, when operated, a single
feed of oats would run into the manager.
He ran his wires into the kitchen and
connected them with a push button.
The family were charmed with the ar
rangement, and quite envied him the
pleasure Of feeding the family pet.
After few days peculiar noises began
to issue from the barn, and upon inves-
tlgation, poor Pegasus was found to be
fairly swimming in two tons of A l oats.
He was dug out and the valve which
worked so well was consigned to OBJ
Evion.
MIR. Wheeler told this little warn to
Illustrate the fact that almost every
body OF an inventive turn of mind is ex-
perlmenting in electricity. The results
achieved by some are quite valuable,
but the majority of the inventors have
only pain for their trouble. ''Elec-
tricity is like vicious mule" said he.
1T is dangerous to handle, and the mis-
haps of these would-be inventors are
numerous. and in some cases fatal.
Most OF them are of ludicious nature.
like the electrically fed horse. The
profession offers great inducements to
the rising young men of the generation.
though 1t is comparatively new field
for brains and industry IN. Y. Star.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-05-02
The Wiley B. Allen Music Store.

The oldest ana largest in the Northwest
Knabe, Steck and Behr Bros. Pianos. EarhufP
MOuse-proOf Organs Publishers of The Musical
Pdstime, journal of music DC pages reading
matter and Is pages music, issued monE,2Ts-5c
per year: sample copy, 10c. Send for cat t2s.
w 1CY b. ALLEN, oil First ST., PortlanI; OF
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-05-02
San Francisco, Cal.

Poesy Per Feet-Editor-Wha price have you
put on that poem? Poet-A dollar and eighty
cents thousand feet; tb same as the gas COM
panies charge.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-05-02

When female Senator comes from wyoming
there will be no more secret sessions of the Sem
etc. The foolishness will be settled.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-05-02

Little Encouragement.-SOfta you thinl
Miss r. would marry me if l asked her? Var
Riper-Well, she looks a smart sort OF a girl
still she might
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-05-02

If afflicted with Sore Eyes, use DR.. Isaac
ThOmpsOns Eye Water. Druggists sell it. 25c.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-05-02

The dog may have his day, but the eat GER
tanly takes the cakes so far as the night is con-
cerned.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-05-02

The Green Thing.-"I Is there anything green
about a grass widow "Certainly." "Oh! you
think so. What is it, please?" 1.-THE fellow
that hangs around her."
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-05-02

Plumbers Oregon Blood Purifier Is
the best remedy for that cad disease, dyspep-
STA, for it regulates the Emphatic system and
bad secretions.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-05-02
SURE CURE FOR PILES.

There are some circles where it Is only the
man with the income that can come in.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-05-02

The man who is going down hill meets lots Q
people with their noses turned up.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-05-02

Dr. Pierces Pellets, one a dose. Cure head
ache, constipation and indigestion.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-05-02
RECORD OF UNPRECEDENTED
SUCCESS.
SEATTLE, Feb. %, 1890.

SEATTLE, Feb ~, 1890.
On the 18th of September. 1889, called
upon DIR. Jordan with what the doctors
said was infiammatory rheumatism. My
right hand was the size of four, and had
not Teen able to sleep for several nights.
DR.. Jordan prescribed for me and told me
to obtain some small bottles in which to
put the medicine. 1 thereupon went into
Seattle drug store and asked for some
bottles, remarking that wanted them to
put DR.. Jordan's medicine into. A lad.
who was present gratuitously remarked
that DR.. Jordan was a quack. paid no
attention to this, as 1 had previous expe-
rience with the doctor, who relieved me O.
a misery in which other eminent physi
clans failed. In just two weeks [ could
write with my hand, and it has been well
ever since. The only objection have got
is that paid Sc for the medicine and got
well before / used one-h half of it, and now
have So worth of medicine have no use
for, which is aggravating.
F. J. BACHELOR,
Representing the Seth Thomas Clock Co.
DIR. Jordsn's office is at the residence of
ex-Mayor Yesler, Third and James, Seat
tie. Consultation and prescription abso-
lutely FREE. Send for free book explaiLi'g
the Histogenetic system.
CAUTION.-The Histogenetic Medicines
are sold in but one agency in each town
The label around the bottle bears the fos
lowing inscription: DR.. j. Eugene Jor
dams HistOgenetic Medicine" Every other
device is fraud.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-12-25
Protection for Wage-Earners

Why need foreigners labor so jealous
" and pay so literally to have our tariff
reduced, If it be true, as alleged, that
they will be content to sell their pro-
ducts to our people at present prices
less the du.yP They now have this
privilege. as they are only required to
pay the tariff to bring their wares into
competition with the products of do
nestle industries. Their dissatisfaction
with this arrangement is proof that they
desire the substitution of some arrange
ments more favorable for themselves.
Their desire is to sell to our people more
goods than are now bought abroad, and
under this increased demand they hope
for chance to increase prices, as they
invariably have done whenever oppor-
tunity offered.
But inasmuch as the necessities of
our people are provided for under exist
ing arrangements, an increased sale of
foreign products means a diminished
market for home products. This means
less work for the thousands of workers
now engaged in making what foreigners
propose to supply. The people thus
thrown out of employment most either
go hungry and cold or find work in some
other business than that to which they
have been trained, and in which by rea-
son of skill acquired their services are
most valuable.
Right at this point the situation as
sumes especial interest for every citizen
of this country who is compelled to earn
living. Every man thrown out of
work to which he is best adapted and
compelled to crowd the lists of workers
in some other industry, by so much
renders steady employment for all work
ers the more precarious and the mainte-
nance of fair wages the more difficult.
The more work there is done in this
country the better will it prove for the
workers, by adding security to the ten.
ure Of their employment. and keeping
the matter of wages more completely
under their control. And the men who
work for living cannot afford to lose
sight of this fact, however sweetly the
siren of Free Trade may sing in their
ears.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-12-25

THE First Annual Report of the State
Dairy and Food Commissioner has been
received at this Office through the cour-
tesy of H. C. Thorn. The object of the
commission is to protect the citizens of
Wisconsin from adulterated food. and
the extent this IS INDUCED in. with the
amount of good accomplished by the
Commission cannot be fully appreciated
without an examintion of the report
itself Milk. cheese, vinegar, drugs,
baking-powders. syrup, spices, pepper,
mustard, ginger, cloves, etc. are found
to be adulterated in some instances TO
an extent that nothing approaching the
article it is sold for is found in its com
position. Many convictions and fines
followed prosecutions. and the tendency
of dealers to help eradicate the evils
when backed by the state shows the
necessity of the commission. The work
done during the first year speaks well
for the efficiency of Commissioner
Thorn. and it is to be hoped that his
successor will be as active in suppressing
these frauds that otherwise the unsus-
pecting public has no means of being
protected from.