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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-31

The guests of the summer hotel on
the west side of the Catskills are &C
customed to take in Roxbury and its
surroundings, and never fail to visit
the farm house where Jay Gould first
saw the light. The honest farm folk
who spend their lives on the farms find
It difficult to believe that Jay Gould is
the second or third richest man in the
world. His History of Delaware" is
still to be found upon many of the
parlor tables of the farmers in the
mountains.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-31
Opposed to Gambling in All Forms.

Opposed to Gambling in All Forms.
Husband-Mary, don't see why you allow
the children to play dominoes as they are do.
ing now.
"What harm can it dog"
IA world of harm. It will lead on tc
gambling for money. When was boy my
parents would as soon have had my hand Gu.
off as to see me playing such game"
swell, well. I'll tell them to stop. But
why are you so cross to-night"
"I've just lost 5000 in q wheat deal
Nebraska State Journal
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-31
Smallest Street in New York.


The smallest and quaintest street in
New York is located on the East Side,
within one-quarter of a mile of the
city hall. 1t is named Chestnut street.
1t begins at Madison street, just below
the junction of Madison with New
Chambers and runs diagonally across
New Chambers and New Bowery
streets to Oak street. There was a
time, before New Chambers street was
cut through, when Chestnut street de-
served the title of thoroughfare 1t
had some utility at that time, and
could have been found without the aid
of microscope. But now it has no
utility and only one lamppost
That portion of Chestnut street be-
tween Madison and New Chambers is
just forty-five feet long 1t cuts off a
f1atiron shaped building, the walls of
which are decorated with announce
ments of the Soup Greens society and
the Swelled Heads, Jrs.
Chestnut street starts to cross New
Chambers and New Bowery, distance
OF about 200 feet, but becomes lost in a
maze of street car tracks and Second
Avenue Elevated Railroad pillars
which traverses New Bowery street
After crossing this wilderness of iron
diagonally Chestnut street enters into
another fifty feet of existence between
New Bowery and Oak street. Here,
also, it cuts off a flatiron shaped build
ing used as cigar factory. The only
possible utility that this portion OF
Chestnut street can have is to permit a
short cut to the Oak Street Police sta
tion.-New York Journal.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-31

Attendant Ito railroad presidential com
mittee is outside, sir.
Railroad President-Tell the committe,
that we propose to fight this strike to the bit
ter end. No aimittance; no compromise.
Attendant-It's a committee from the Pull.
man car porters, sir.
President-Oh, show the gentlemen in al
once.-New )rk Sun.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-31
The PRESSURE of water.

The water at very great depths is, in
most parts of the world, near the freez-
ing point. Further, the pressure upon
every square inch of the surface Of a
body under three miles of sea water, in
stead of being about fifteen pounds, as
in atmospheric air, is three tons, or, in
other words, 6,720 pounds. Edinburgh
Review.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-31

One has only to glance at Howells tc
see that he is just the man who would
give US ssSilas Lapham," or that girl
in another of his stories who tries to
face the mort serious problem of life
gaining ones ivelihood-unaided and
alone. BE looks the book he writesi-
Max Eliot IN Boston Herald.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-31
Look Out for Your Cigar stumps.

Be wary in the way you handle your
cigar stumps in the street. One of the
members of the Women's Health Pro-
tective association said yesterday that
she was going to command the next man
she saw throwing cigar stump in the
street to pick it up at once under penalty
of arrest, and her sentiments were ap
plauded.-New York Evening Sun.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-31

Camille Flammarion, the French as
tronomer, criticises the statement OF
Professor Holden of the Lick University
that he does not know what the spots on
Mars signify, and expresses surprise that
the Mount Hamilton observers do not
confirm the observations made at Milan
of the strange formations of land and
seas.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-31

Thunder storms are more frequent 10
Java than in any other part Of the globe,
On an average they occur in the island
on ninety-seven days in the year In
England the average marks thunder
storms on about seven days in the year
only half the number recorded in France
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-31

Every fairly large house in Toxic has
It's own bath room; but besides this
there are no less than 800 baths In the
city of Toxic, where 800, 900 persons
battle daily at cost per head of one
rem three rim. or about q half penny
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-31

A plague of locusts lately appeared in
the province of Gizeh, in Egypt In hve
days the authorities killed six tons OF
them. In blowing enormous quantities
Of their eggs are turned up, and, forlu-
nately, exposure to the sun destroys the
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-31

At meeting of the Royal Botanic So
ciety recently number of dried specl-
mems of hygrometric club moss from
Mexico was shown. It was said that
these plants had the power ascribed to
the rose of Jericho, of rolling themselves
up like a ball when dry, and becoming
apparently dead; but they were able to
unfold and grow again when exposed to
moisture. H..
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-31
How to Mate Canaries.

"How Go you mate canary birdsp" re-
peated farcier, after patrons ques-
ton yesterday. 'sWhy, take three or
four birds of both sexes and hang up
their cages around in the same ROOM
They begin to chirp. The average OBJ
server would probably note nothing par
ticular about their chirping, but if his
attention was called to it he could soon
observe that the birds select which one
they will chirp to, and that certain cou-
Piles begin chirping only to themselves
They drop their singing altogether and
only talk to each other in uninterrupted
courtship. The mating them consists in
simply putting them in the sane cage"
Lancaster Examiner.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-31

Ed-Why did you thrash Bills
Al-Why, he said didn't know nothing
about English Grammar-Tid Bits.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-31
A Bright Servant

Mistress (severely)-Bridget told you to
tell those ladies that was out.
Bridget-So did, mum; said you was
out, but I thought you'd be back in few
minutes, an begorra, mum, they said they'd
come in an wait-New York Sun.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-31
A GREAT ELEPHANT.
A Chapter in the History Of Tippo
Sahib, the Man z Her.
He Takes a Round Two Out of a Big
Raft just to Show How Stubborn
and Ugly He Can Be-
His End.
E A DIN G the

E A DIN G the
stories a bou t
elephants in the
Sum-" said Billy
Manson, an old
circus man, ''put
me in mind of
an exciting and
f u n n y expe-
rience we had
once with ia
nous old Tippo
Sahih OnaOf tho
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-31

He Meant Room for Brains, Probably.
It was bald headed man who originated
the motto: There's plenty Of room at the
topn-Boston Budget.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-31
"POOr Mammaio

Not many things in the life of boy
seem more important to him than his
first getting into trousers. 1t is to be
doubted, indeed, if he is likely to find
much in his after life that will give Joy
so keen and unmixed; and when Master
Jamie, having reached the mature age of
"most five, as he put it, was given his
first pair of knickerbockers, the whole
family were naturally called upon to re-
joice with him.
1t was after his first transports of de-
light were over, and he was able to speak
of the great event with calmness, that
Jamie came to his mother, and, after
parading up and down before her two or
three times, said in tone of perfect sat
isfaction:
80 mamma, pants make me feel SO
like somebody Don't look real grown
up, mammal"
His mother smilingly told him that he
certainly did, and that she could not feel
that he was her baby any more.
Didn't it make you feel grown up,
mamma" Jamie began, "when your
He stopped short. 1t had evidently
come to his mind that his mother had
never known this deep delight which SO
filled his soul. He looked at her mo-
ment, an expression of the deepest pit o..
coming over his face, and then he took
her hand in both of his and laid it
against his cheek.
"Poor mammal he said, softly. "Poor
mamma! If you'd been my little girl,
I'd have let you wear pants just the same
as if you'd been boy. Com
paniOn.
Quaker Poets and Warriors
1t is curious to note that the supposed
depressing tendency of Quaker life should
have developed two such poets, Taylor
and T. Buchanan Read; Benjamin West,
the first American painter of European
fame, and Hovenden, the American who
is doing the most important art work in
the country at the present time. From
the time of Gen. Miff1in and Gen. Greene
to the surrender of Vicksburg by the
Confederate Lieut.. Gen. John G.. Penn
berton, of Philadelphia, Quaker blood
has developed some splendid fighting
qualities, and the numerous instances
with which the world is familiar would
seem to throw some doubt on our cher
ished theories as to the effect of training
and surroundings to make the human
sapling inclined the way the twig- has
been bent.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-16
The Bind Preachers Prayer.

In the House of Representatives on
Monday Rev. Mr.. MILBURN, the blind
chaplain, offered up the following exceed
ingly appropriate prayer:
ave bless Thee, Almighty God, that in
the gloom which enshrouds us there is the
clear shining of Thy love. and that IN the
awful stiffness about the mouth of an
opening tomb voice clothed with
almighty power speaks, am the resur-
rection and the life Bowling with sub
mission to Thy will, we surrender to Thy
fatherhood our beloved friend and brother.
His name is inscribed among the heroes
patriots, and statesmen of the country,
uron the imperishable tablet of its history,
and the memory of his deeds and charac-
ter is enshrined in the hearts Of his coun-
trymen. for whose honor and welfare he
has so long and faithfully wrought.
"Oh, Thou who didst shed the precious
drops of pity and of sympathy at Bethany's
grave. wilt Thou not come to the wife
whose welded life has been one long Joy
Gus act of self-devotion, and to the chill
dren bereft by this irreparable loss; bring
home to them and to US the comfort and
the consolation that no noble life is really
extinguished by death, but, passing behind
the veil which sense makes, enters upon a
higher and grander being in the glorious
light of Thy presence. Bring. them and us
into that higher life, we pray, through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-16
Caucasian Supremacy.

In bis speech in the House Of Represen-
tatives last week, in the case Of WAppuI
%. WISE. Mr.. 0'FrRRALL made, as did Mr..
wnx himself. fine speech. We quote one
passage. After reminding the California
members that they were very much afraid
Of Chinese immigration, Mr.. O'FERRALL
s&id:
=" Has not vireinis far more cause TO fear
African civilization than California Chinese
civilization
"But, MIR. Speaker. declare with cold
and mature elaboration mark nav de-
claration--the South never intends that
African civilization shall supplant Cauca-
sian civilization and sweep like bosom OF
destruction over the land that is ours by
Inheritance. ours by our sweat and toll,
ours by our color, ours by our race, and
ours by our blood.
Better, Gar better, 30 be swept BY pesti-
fence. or blightsd BY famine better, far
better that FIRE should run like liquid
over its broad acres with its tongue licking
tho clouds everywhere, or that the sword
should cut down it, millions and the heavy
hoof Of war txnmple into the earth what
the sword might spare than 70 have iRno-
rance and vice and lust and superstition
holding tho yeins Of government with all
Their attending evils and horrors.
SIR, Maize, with her 2.0o0 negroes. Mas
onchusetts with her lo,000, Vermont with
kog l,ooo, Michigan with her 1900. Wis
oouo(u With her 8.o00, and other northern
1890 With their insignificant numbers
M, resting = the a!Ine of sbeoluts se-
1r51fy. - tk1jf uneheKjtAb3 cnees, 70 use no
|l6oi<w gQsds teeks k0e party purposes and
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-16

10 perpstuate Republican power. 10 put the
woke OK negro rule on our uecks, but say
now the necks Of southern men were never
madc for such 9. yoke and they viii never
wear Il. sound warning, too, that when
by ycnr Federal election-iuw you attempt
20 adjust that yoke on the necks of south
ern men, and 10 put tho South BY your re-
turning boards under African domination,
you will find FIRE in your rear which will
cause you TO wheel about quicker than
would perhaps ten thousand bayonets In
your front.
1.-THE millions Of northern capital in
vested in the South win command you 10
halt; the conservative element OF your
party, the men who are Republicans upon
great economic questions. but not crazy
about the negro. who look more TO the
welfare of the country than TO party power,
and the instincts Of every Caucasian which
remain normal and pure, will command
YOU TO halt.n
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-16
RAILWAY TAXATION.
legislative Investigation ast to the Right
OF Exemption.
s,oc,., telegram to the Dispa;cn.l

rspeciai telegram to the Dispatch.l
guz1oH. N. c.. April 1s.-To-dav the
committee appointed py the Legislature
20 ;nyestieate the right Of several impor-
t ~ ALWAYS 10 exemption from taxation
49, here President Warren G.. Elliott, of
tho Wilmington and Weldon road. and
Harry Waters. general manager of the
sara were before the committee. ard
, rr1a statements In regard 10 their roads.
Roth ri them asked that time he given for
a continuance of their case on account OF
Tho newly. elected presidents necessarily
limited knowledge of the company's
AFFAIRS The committee agreed TO give
them sixty days in which TO make their
proposition. There - no doubt that this
will be TO pay the taxes END so settle the
matter finally and without trouble.
Heretofore exemption from taxation has
baan claimed under the charter. 1t is the
on;n;on that the committee will be entire
ly successful in its work and that the
tsxes will be paid and thus prevent fur
Their friction. The committee will to-day
examine the officials Of the Raleigh and
CASTOR railway.
FscApEp Az his SENTENCE WAS AFFIRMED.
The Supreme Court recently filed an
opinion in the case of Steve Jacobs, con-
yicted of murder in Robson county.
Affirming the Judgment of the lower court,
and the Governor issued q warrant for his
execution Nav Sth. The Governor to-day
received information from the Sheriff of
Robeson county that Jacobs escaped from
the Jail last August and has not been re-
captured.
John W. Hill. of Washington. n. c.. was
drowned Sunday in Pamlico sound of the
coast of Hyde county. A squall came up,
aud as he attempted to make anchor his feet
became entangled in a buoy-rope attach
ed to the anchor-chain, and being unable
to extricate himself. the anchor dragged
him overheard, under the water, and held
him fast
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-16
CUTICURA REMEDIES

Single application OF the CUTIcURA RENE
DIES instantly relieves tho most agonizing &C.
zemas and itching skin-diseases, and points to
speedy, permanent. and economical cure.
CuTIcURA, tho great skin-cure, instantly allays
the most agonizing itching and Inflammation,
clears the skin and scslp OF every trace OF die
case. heals ulcers and sores. removes crusisand
scales, and restores the hair. CUTrcURA SOAP.
the greatest OF skln-puriners and bcautfers, is
indispensable IN treating skin-disesses and b.
by-humors II produces the whitest, clearest
skin and softet hands, FREQ from pmble, spot,
or blemlsh. CUTrcURA REs0LvgNT, the new
blood and skin. purifier. greatest Of humor.reme-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-16
A Brutal Outrage.
Especial telegram to the Dlspatch.l

WHEELING, W. Va, April 15.-on Sunday
night Amanda Robinson, a handsome
Young mulatto woman of bridgeport, u,
of men az she was going TO church, choked
nearly inseusible, bound with q rope, and
dragged a mile over the railroad track to a
lonely spot, where she was terribly beaten
with switches and left lying on the ground.
She was found late last night in pitiahlo
condition. The girl bears marks OF tiend-
ish usuage, and it is believed she will die.
She has always borne good name, ana no
cause for the outrage is known.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-16

dies, cleanses the blood Of oil impurities and
poisonous elements, and thus removes the
CAUSE. Hence the CUricuRA REMEDIES cure
every species of agonizing, humilating, Itch
lag, burning, scaly, and pImply diseases Of the
skin, scalp, and blood, with loss OF hair. snd
all humors blotches. eruptions, soros scales, and
crusts, whether simple, scrofulous, or conta-
gious, when tho best physicians and all other
remedies foil
Sold everywhere. Price: CUrIcUBA. J0c: SOAP,
sc. REsoLvssr, 81. Prepared by the POTTER
DRUG AND CHEMICAL CORPORATION, Boston.
EG- send for "How TO Cure skin Diseases "a
pages, 80 Illustrations, and 100 testimonials.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-16
Departure or .TEAnEw,.

VIRGINIA STEAMBOAT s4rSu.I
' COMPANY for OLD POINT, 2zeAs3h
NORFOLK. PORTSMOUTH, NEWPORT NEWS
CLAREMONT, and JAMES-kIS Ek LANDINGS
direct, by elegant saloon etoame; AklEL, lesy-
ing Richmond EVERY MONDAY. WBDNES-
DAY, and FRIDAY at A. NJ. streot-cars go
directly TO steamers wharf. Fare TO Old Point
or Norfolk. $3.50; second class. 81.
Connections Gt Old Point and Norfolk closely
with all lines for northern cities same afternoon,
James river by daylight. Greas tourist loo.
Cheapest route
Through tickets On steamer and at CARRIERS
Agency, 1000 Main stree. Baggage checked
through. Sf6te-rooms engaged TOR day OF night
Freight received daily for NORFOLK. PORTS
MOUTH. OLD POINT, ALBXhNDkIA. ATTAIN
TIC AND DANYILLE. ani FAkMvlLLk AND
PowHAFAN r. X. STATIONS, and WASH
INGTON. D. C., all points in Rastern North
Carolina, Eastern Virginia, aud all regular land
ings on tho James and hsppahannOek rivers, at
loves. rates and through bills lssasd.
LUCIgN 3. TATUM, Vice President,
No. iii7 Main street and Rockets.
TpuIA KrotOht and ANanL
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-16

. ,,o.,o, 70 so modify the Judgment Of
A., m9 ra,r, IN thet case that they might
t l eou, ,ns =, to compel the State
nsyn = 80 mt a column IN the tax-list
a fl' ~ tnterest on the special-tax bonds.
los ,,ro VI Genera Davidson Yesterday was
a ~ vwlasb,neton. but the motion was not
.. AZ 90 no returned to-day. He. how
lnnuo cav Samuel +. Phillips. who is as
ees'e va with Mr.. Andrews. of New York.
soo sn,,nsai for bondholders. and Mr.. Phillips
~ That the motion. should not be
called up before the 18th instant, when 1t
Will probably be argued on printed briefs.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-16

Andrew Campbell, the inventor and
manufacturer of printing-presses, was
attacked by heart failure in street in New
York on Sunday night and died in the am
bulance which took him TO his home in
Brooklyn. He was in his sixty-iinth year,
and was born in Trenton, N. j. He built
the first rotary printing-machine ever sue
cessfully worked. the first press ever sue
cessfully printing illustrations, and many
other wonders of the press art. He retired
in 1880 with an ample fortune
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-16

Spring bonnets fashioned by fair society
leaders were sold at the bazaar for the
benefit of st. Mary's Hospital, which
opened at Sherry's, in New York, on Mon
day. The Duchess of Marlborough was
one of the assistants at the flower booth,
and Mrs. Grover Cleveland presided at one
of the young folks tables.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-16

Persons never see their own faults. Wehad
thought that We were doing good service
in booming" so many Virginia towns;
but it appears from the following note that
we have neglected one OF the most pro-
missing Of them. We suppose we shall have
to comply with the request Of our corre-
spondent and send reporter 20 Newport
News.
APRIL IA. 1880.
To ne Editor ofG,e Dispdtch
Several years ago while conversing with
that noble patriot and pure gentleman.
General Wickham. referred to the pros
pects of Newport News. He warmed up
NJ once and said: mo one but -
would have carried railroad to that
place"
warmed up" in my turn. and re,
piled: General. you people IN Richmond
never would see over Sbockoe Hill, ana,
when Won had bored hole through u. you
still would not see through it, though you
paid $1,000 to bore it," He exclaimed
hStop there, you are mistaken; we paid
$500, 600"
Your paper is the Richmond Dispatch. but
am sure IL is the offspring of the whole
State. and | honestly believe its editor
conlM see through that hole in Shockoe
Hill, and he is earnestly requested to tIry.
You devote columns to Roanoke, salem,
&C.. &C., but IN regard to Newport News,
which is really the most promising and the
sprightliest OF the infants" of the South,
You seem to be afflicted with Fallstaf's
"InaIady of not marking" This peninsula
gave the first martyr (Hampton), to the
cause of the South. and il now looks like
il is to take the first place IN Its resurrec-
ton.
Won't you send sensible reporter and
give us o fair hearingY
Even could write live article on the
subject, but own that am partial and 1t
is possible that might find 1t is difficult
to "see over Shockoe Hill from his SIDE
as General Wickham did from The other.
/ write in the name of that powerful com
bine which is now in the place of - King
Cotton" developing.the dear southland
viz: SELF-HEIP, THRIFT d Co.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-16
ACoWARpLY ASSASSINATION.
Edward y. Butler Shot Down from n
Screened Ambush.
lspecIal tolegram o Lhe DIspatsh.l

RALEIGH. n. c.. April 15.-News was re-
ceived here to-day of horrible assassina-
ton at the town of Clinton. Edward n.
Butler was going down town from dinner.
When he reached a point near where the
road crosses stream he was shot down
from On ambush behind fence and screen
ed by the bushes. The assassin had cut
the bushes to open his view, and
had been whiting while he waited
the approach of his victim: Butler,
who lived some hours, made dying decia-
ration duplicating young man OF des-
perate character. A dihgent search has
been made for the latter, but without avail.
Butler was forty-six years of age end leaves
a wife and nine children. The murder was
committed in o quarter of mile OF the
court. house in broad daylight.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-16

Captain George ID. Wise has lost his seat
in Congress, but he has the satisfaction of
knowing that he is being held up by the
western newspapers as Confederate
brigadier," and that's something Wash
i,.gtOn Post,
Don't be uneasy concerning GEORGR.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-16

Richmond is the best place for a really
fine hotel that we know of-and we say this
without disparagement to those already
open. A great hotel in the capital would
be a success for itself and for the Common
wealth. We mean great big tirSt-cIass hotel
Norfolk Landmark.
The Landmark is right.