davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-22

F,ni TIER uAms. hsiisu In ,hs tollosth
un-s
Oti isaFlis' WAL - - thlns
tsAf,s' 'sIst uf.sn thy sah-r,i.u-
aAfalru t.-t' shsrv sruiis 81,
o. eat liightY fAu u h~rei
" I'D suslA ixu1rv a. - iaifts nAHns
Wnaii 80 HlruIi - ~. ianzs
W. ~ q arntlsts sfvf ~.
W. gfss.i J. oa a. sttir-s 4l-r-t'
4 rhs -orti tsls tiai o. - - sissf
n-ltsiiiing ale 81 nsFsf foaf
lhsst 2 fahtilar ~ ~ hsAfL
Ni.tt u-rys hian o. rs.hief ls.rt
7 o. 1870 thru.rs dsriing tanslss - Too
la litls 49, 30 fnssirru ulsa
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-22
The Liver

WIN oas - ee,isr. Involves even osEan ~
the l.-iy. nsnssiies fof soms e,hsf drFsnss-
u,sn, ar fry.I,ruiiy uAksn ~ithoai NJ lsast
,a..t. Iseause u l. tis liver With u the fvAl
.aatsrs q ihs troabi~. and until ussi u sst
nsht ti.sFr can ~ ~ health, sirsnsih, 10
saSaiur, in ANY part u Tho 'Ssien. hsfrn'y'
iu ...u,s fofu, Il q common sI-rsitc fnf slug
.i.h I,sf, but Car saisf Ani moss Elective
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-22
r. N.-,.... u...i,,.,.a Nee.

ifyoa viii -.ni ysar .iiv... ~s Oil nal
ysa car iuastrttsl psmphlrt ssPisiniax 81
si-,ai Dr Dys'. Celebrate tlcstro Netsic BsiI
ALL appliance, sssl their thsnnins srrst. sI~bs
The nsryu1. 4 ialtsisi systeoi. all bss thsy
stu qailkiy f,stsfr ysa o. sigor ant nlanhs-sl
Pamphlst ff.s. ~ ysa arv thas arigtei. se sil
.sn ysg o tlst anl Npphsnc.. On q trial
NoItstC u1II Co Marshall NTh.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-22
3 (? 4 4


No "A -EBigmailcal Bril-. l. s.aiio-
q Thrush a Owl 4 Parrot s Loon
a ntmoa-- Z. Wren = C"o>s. . Cro-
10 Cra-. n MAs-pis u Gull
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-22

>-roinl, /. transmitted from rhrrni iu
chill I. sui thus l,-rum-. q family Inherit.
snr- for gvn-riiioa.. n !. therefore th"
duty ~ every .rrufulOa. Trf.on o.
rlrtnss hls blYoi by a thorough ani per.
sigrni cour.r IL AVER. S,f.spirills.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-22
~ YOUR SKIN

.. rough and plmply or covered with
hlotcbes and sores, AMI yca want Z
elem. smooth skin aud fair comple,i,n
u.e sulphur Blttrrs. The lest m~iicins
In such case. ever SOLID. u. Scutff'
r-R 4 Co, Druggists, Lawrence, Mas
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-22

\ i'hihdrlphh m,n boast. that hl.
wife I, mistress ~ h,r tongues. The
average m,n ioe.n't ak that hi sifc b.
uistr,.s ~ m1Fr than one.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-22

woolen ball fringes have again appear
ell ss trimmings for simple house dresses
of printed flannel, cashmere and other
ell wool goods. They come In grsdu.t-
Cd Lengths, and Of ell wool, or Of the
hnsss wool mixsd With SILK.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-22

Husband (.olcmnly)--''I see there U.
craze GA the door opposite. Wifr-"I
have becn expecting AZ much. The doe
tor. carriage has been there every day
for a w.ek"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-22
READ rms WONDERFUL CURE

READ THIS WONDLhrtb Nshns
Melvin v. Patterson, age u years, u
employed In CITY Fish Market. POI
.oune years be hal Salt l.heum In the
hand. an badly. they would crack open
10 the hone anil bleed freely. Two bot
tie. of Dana. ssrsaparills effected
cure, and for Just tao years has been en-
tirriy free from the trouble.
Csnfiea>H: ! AIN thoroughly acquslnt-
al with the ease of Melvin l.. Patterson,
a. le has be~n In my employ for the past
year ani the cure Il genuine. HE hands
are entirely healed, hut the sears are
Visible. Ny little girl, II years OF age,
was reiucesl In health and badly run
down; one bottle of Dsns's Sarssparilia
built her sy.trm up greatly, and Improv-
Ell her health. ! consider u tie most
wonderful remedy With which | am &C
quaintei.
Very truly yours,
Carr. FRANK y. BnAMilALl,
Propr Guy fish nsrkett
Dslfsst, Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-22

Reason for it.-BIone.-"rhe young
fellow seems rather pcssimistic." Mer'
riit-"Yes. lie. an amateur pho
tographsr, aud al~ays takes poor view
of life
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-22
Examination e1 rrarhrr..

~ t-sshs,s iutsaiiaf a. i.srh sawasT irrss
- sst.-ii IN a. ts.a n l'ads 90 fv.Jasssri o.
uasst q ths hftk sskssil h.s4ss, fsTis liili -
sstarisf. ,pfti % 81 o. 4. ". 80 sxss,lasthsa
= CUNTS IS tusasittsy
% wppuutRN -
AHrIIrR y spnnEs Parts.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-22

Invisible grrcn, irlde.ccni blue anil In
tangible rel are very pretty color., hsi
they haven't the gamey qualities ot bl al
mans bun.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-22

First Nri,oniin--''>o Pete L. dead.
DlI hc lie nitur,l dcsthY' Second
MISUNDERSTANDING fr.t ani then
.hot full of buck anIl ball"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-22

lee Iiair. Vegetable >lcill,n Hair i,e-
nsvrr anl your thin gray lock. sill
thi,krn up sni - fvstorc'l Ia their
youtlful ,,,lnr. Si.or, anI h+auiy.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-22

\ Cincinnati gentleman |. delivering
popular H. turrs on inject life. IL I. a
ioplr of lr.. vital interest to the masses
tnin the death 10 Insects.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-22

faru~' had . farm shich hs ~ish~i q
divAi. equally ampax b. al sous A. III
farm 90 sarrsgp,ls,i ~ = dep ditch. b
ooocladsi that this forIn~i . 'uf'icisn, eoan
Oar, line an.i r--,lVei 10 snIloy the existing
fencs in Issrtitioaing a the lsni Iis iosn'i
hl.nsslf atie. sith this OIL feuc~-all q shict
b. u--i 10 distis the farm In sach Say
thai sarh 80 sboali have an ~qasl snounl
II land. sBi that every ale ~ sscry hcll
shoaI h. ~i1Al What "a. the sasls q tn
original farn AMI no sere Tie feocs. Ilsc~l
la di,tling go
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-22

iihiegroom tvmilousyl - "Noa'rr
NJ, n~rNoa., dlrlinsf Ilriic twIlos--
hrmly Never ~. vt"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-22
CAsIlIEI,

"I1,e d-,il laugh, when men llc. 4"
weather prophets should cat this out
au paste u on their predictions.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-22

r~opl- Who Away. .,y jas, Via, they
ihlnk se-m somehos Away. a. b. think
Ing diagfvciblc thinss.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-22

Tio.. frloe. vhn lot. oa their girl.
.om-,lm~. hni miiTimony q Poscrful
luilluis
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-22

\ r.sful ,i'rrssni In every package
-A,INa. the bet wa.hlng i'osisr.
>old by groysrs.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-22

a. every iosn Whrrr S,VENl i intro,
dnc-,i thu ale {. larger than all o,hsr
washing compounds.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-22
HOMEMAKERS COLUMN.
HOUSE CLEANING.

Csrrvsvssiescr IN tspiss ~ iai<rv.t a. The lsis.
is ssllis<-i. Ad.isvss' kstitsr iionsnAkkns'
cotuuS, Osfsri Ism.rsi. Paris, Nsisc.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-22

~ -. -...,F.i Acoustic.
Wet, q dts htisr,. ,hs hn; ls,isr - s.ce
-ur,i tsing ~ san,s
Csntrals- a. Am-rtcan pn-t
1 lncIu-s Th- kAnils - 18th.
,nsth Mpsi, 4 isr,stou. t-ssi s
A ,srsif q run. q titpti TIE csll - an
thsf Naftat-. , l1aies ~ i.ak~i clAy
u-,i 90 r.ois. n,srs, sic ' AsIdns 10
90 . dui. urusuish ysllos color
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-22
-. So -. ~.n... o...... ,s-.....

Tai. to Mats. or,---. cnnsis,inE sssh
q I've -gusf,.. ia. tn oos above With .
angle cat - n. sris.1p divth esrh cr,-
inio to- Iasc,s thsu io,n ,hs iosf Ia~cs- ic
fuftn = sluafs
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-22

''John.on'. Anolynr i.lnlm-nt pre-
,rnissi nv death from bronchitis, write.
an ardent friend.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-22

No G. IA Aritbustical Nat,
81 x
X
So % -Diamon.ls,
N e
CAR can
CAN CAPER
MAS AGED cAPTA iS
RI Gnr BEARD
SET al b
ID y
No p-lllasirs,el Acru~;ici Ccnifals-
BryrHt Cru-ssorl,-l C.Blagr Hair
Ne. ) ToY.hop CrAssis 5 Can
ten q Bartou.
No n -NAu,s- - States In Anagrams
liaAo. Torkla. Maine. TstAs. Minn--o,a
Or,gun. CoioraiS. D~lasare. washington
Dakota, G-nrsta, wisconsin. CAro!ins. NJ
bra.ka. Wyoming. Kansas. Michigan, IA
necticut
Ne - -Tss E,aniinsrs PsI...
?sI
.is:'
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-22
~. ,,.-s.., u..s >s..r..

l An animal. girIs name. mountain. In
Egruy.. foolhsriy
= iAu q plant. siory 9 'sniaiss
nAllss AnllnAl igssi
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-22
NOTICE.

TIT. !. g. s~y,ify thai have en-. asy rissn g.
asy ..sa NssFv hs,n ~. tine q trsle 80 80
fss kiua-sf shall ftsiai rues - NJ ssrutnr'
SCI .hsl PsY ~ sistts - hi' seairssunr Afts'
Tits Hats
i,.isi At ,s'.aru. Nains. tAl' ssh lay II
Nswh ~ tsu.
NHnsss.
gtthsHr \ rHour.os
.EDRstE \. NICHOLS.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-22

~. fs--Gs,g~a-
TsrFs.s. ,sgping -'f,iy arfins.
tlse small fessfsfs t-,tsnx tsmet
wah cai-nc. nrsef slscsing.
Msrchiax In . us-s.sr-si linz
EAgf4ss. rsrfsns. a'sicsy rsEfans.
A ca taIsins~- iutsut.
Nos co. u-sSifal ssruse h hctmx.
Ne prssIh--s cos = sr-ot
kns,sins. tbostins. s~usly tpsAins.
In q ulooctoee - ftyuns.
whlls rod ansrls siand uaAa-rtins
Al The kia.i~n ds-ar< - time
Dating. t--siinx. of,.a ts.iins.
Ci1~s uJs.a oar ssry beAfts,
wIth an anz.-rtnx thrcb rvf-sting.
'-rha. u l. hal lfs det@r,."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-22

when oncc u.e !, YOU viii liz. others,
call fpr john.on'. Aaodyne ilnimeni,
sni nothing el.e.
Week lung. lrr strengthened by John
son. Anolyne i.lnlmen,, az dlr-cied
with each bottle.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-22
ClicagO, Rock Island & Pagiil RI

fnsi..,Iar flnss rsst go w. - fts 49,,
pIvsf tn ulrsrf Na1Ifa - 81 IIHa1 ClfIr 400
nocK ISLAND, pAvNNF1Hr url nlIHE
COUNCIL niuETs EArtnruWa sl1rI
yAfIA NfssIAF0ftn 90 PAU. I -
rPff, ATCufaoa, tNAvuhWur fff EANtas
cry ToFEGA, nNNVEM CufuuAuU aFN1s
80 puIuIIn fFsa nsriInI1F ca rsHf +. -
fTusn CHICAGO, CALDWELL lUfrIftasH
at poDoF cry. sni Falars fs....r Go =.
-. (fllIC AflO WICHITA AL d. .I ITEHa.N
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-22
Act Well

Act Well
On n iivsf. rrsiofinE lis natural po-sr,, Ani
aLilas u In thfy~ing % u,aiariAi poisoss."
C y Aisinn. gnitnisn. Teas.
.whsBsyvf am uuuhiesi 9Th copstips-
tion ~ sufsf frum is.s u apt-tiis. AJvrs
rTn, 1T m. Hght again A J. kissr. .,
E.sk iIouss, Va
Ia tS<. ~ m sivies u irisni. bssan
tn u.- q Aver. I'm, a. = Fvrns'iI &c 10
lssisnsss. csastipltion. hlxh irtrfs. and
coil. They served NJ tstisf than ANYTHING
hat pfsyissisly iried ant have usss thsm
IN ait.sks q hat saft ever sincs. ~. w.
lIsfsh. JuisuniA. Ara.
Ayers Pills,
THrr.arn ~
OR. J. c. AVER 4 CO., tsssI, Mass.
ssI ~ ell DTpss.,. al D..isu' Ia nsdlsis..
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-22
80. iA.-rf.

10. sa.-rr
I'm a-,l nai d-n, charm cooe rusps
An huts All tAE.. O. sis,e.
Ian vince a. cabs in patti mia
o. slfsk al o. sis-e
wou thinsbiig ti-h F,si rrsfs r,so hsfsa
Wns lnkdias. hg~f. this tar~e
O~b nyto-, Is-tnEs ihorhuE reh ss-'oel
Ors mlslln. Ihu.hof sfh saw
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-22

-. -. -v.s.' sasi'-s'i...
WAT -ufd q dvs lstisr cAn 80 nam.
that -hsu fruu u to- ~,isr have t.sa
taksu. ous -iu rylnAiai
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-22
Ny 10 tho i'sssis

~ g; Cru. Word ChFysaatbsnaa
Ne G. An Arithmsticai Nut
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-22
SOLID vEsTlsutE tIP7tss ralIsi

= Thrcash Csslhs nl-sraff o.. $3.50
f.ssIf CsFs At u 80 - a. lIrHH . -
tstlV tsssefr ctttE Aan IlH M.tN. RI UlgMs
III. uI.urTa si.t OMAHA. ar. ltlr Es.ls.
- Cl.als CO a. nuaAf ltA.fI OIL. "a
- CHICAGO at rNNFgH I.L.aAlo
IFnINul aIai Funats1. ~ - lssrE r. Eas.
- CIV anl ruIraa. nUaruIli De- ~ "a
1...s a ID tusrrh aut Esnsas Ger .affars
LII. vEtfh ClnlHa q Hnatss a. a.I frHr ~
80 Py4ftaaf L. AGO. arf E.. fra1s -
~ Dr. tie q at ben F.arH Pee hsEs
-. osrltrn - ~ oais 80 49,. sf..as a.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-22
Via Th1 Alb.r, Lca poI,e.

Win mo slD@ft tea Noaffs
Sud Ixpfsaa rfalnf fsl'F ts'Ferr r' 80 ~
MInuaar.aiIs at - raIl HIIU aIfa. .sI 49,
rlInlaa Chalf Cara AAAA 4. o.. " 49,
slsspsr brtsesn Faafta. sTIf.f fsar e. 80
Y.ll. ~ naFk tslsnt n NaH..Hr - +
Wafsssssn. slclln Falis. ~ aln-"... Ira1fft 80
fl.ntias All Tishiax ofusiait n f.f D. .rfasas
n a.nr, fins vta $780, tni Esrtafrs -
f.-tiitts. a. travel - as frHra tHlaIs....s O.
siaaatl saa etls1r aFsfhrrn ts..l.ft
YssTirksta. mars. T.ffrrs rf fra.I.I .rtIr.s
ia. asViT a. aay CesI.la .l.Elt C.. q. s.a.la-
Est. JOHN. JohH SEBASTIAN,
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-12
Testing Cement,


Rough testing of cement, so as to en-
able a workman to get a crude and i'm
perfect idea of its value, is easy. Enough
Of the pure cement should be taken to
make ball an inch in diameter and
mixed with just sufficient water to make
it mold readily and be rolled into ball.
Then it should be exposed to the air and
left for two hours. At the end Of that
time it should be set; then it should be
put into water and left. It should grow
gradually harder, and should show no
signs of cracking and crumbling, even
when left for ten days. Any cement that
does not endure this test is not Of suffi-
GENTLY good quality to make satisfactory
structures; any cement that stands this
properly will be generally satisfactory if
properly used.
In determining how to construct a
building, series of tests is often required
that shall show tensile, breaking, twist
ing, and crushing strength, and also ad-
hesiOn OF the materials used for mortar.
No one Of these can be dispensed with,
since material that will endure one salts
factorily will often fail utterly in another,
and hence prove worthless for the use de-
sired; but for general purposes the test of
cement which is the most valuable is that
which determines its tensile strength.
Comparative tests of this show the value
of cements from different sources better
than any other one test.-Professor La
Roy F. Griffin, in The Popular Science
Monthly.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-12

Isaw George F. Edmunds shaking tho
few locks Of his bald head and spouting
out an argument at the rate OF $40
word in the supreme court He Is said
to make $50, 900 year at the law, and
don't doubt it. William NJ. Evarts makes
five time as much as Chief Justice Fuller
out Of his law practice, and Senator
Mitchell, of Oregon, has scores OF gilt
edged cases from the northwest before
the supreme court. He charges for all
of them, and does not act like Alexander
r. Stephens, who used to try the cases
of his constituents for nothing. Both
Clay and Webster got good fees for all
they did, and a United States senator
once told me that Webster used to take
fees for making speeches on one side or
the other of the bills which came before
the senate. He made lots of money but
saved none, and was in debt all the time
he was in Washington.
The fees at that time were nothing in
comparison with this, and Ben Butler
and George F. Edmunds make tens Of
thousands where the ste tesmen of the
past made one Hamilton made $4,000
a year on an average, it is said, and Will
lam Writ thought he was doing well
when his yearly fees amounted to Sc, 900.
Alexander Stephens got single fees Of
100000, and it is said that Aaron Burr
made $4,000 out of single case. Roscoe
Conkling received a cash retainer Of
$4,000 for advocating the interests of
the Apollinaris Water company before
Secretary Folger, and Benjamin Fl. Bris-
tow received $1,000 for short speech on
the bill organizing the Bureau Of En-
craving and Printing some years ago
Frank G. Carpenter in Philadelphia Press.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-12
How Boys Get Acquainted.

Every boy who came to town from
somewhere else, or who moved into a
new neighborhood, had to fight the old
residents. There was no reason for this,
except that he was stranger, and there
appeared to be no other means of making
his acquaintance. If he was generally
whipped he became subject to the local
tribe, as the Delawares were to the
Iroquois in the last century; if he whipped
the other boys, then they adopted him
into their tribe, and he became leader
among them. When you moved away
from neighborhood you did not lose all
your rights in it; you did not. have to
fight when you went back to see the
boys, or anything; but if one of them
met you in your new precincts you
might have to try conclusions with him;
and perhaps, if he was a boy who had
been in the habit of whipping you, you
were quite ready to do SOW. D.
Howells in Harper's Young People.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-12
A Legal Bed of Roses.

The justices of the supreme court arc
not to be blamed if they are vain. All
day long they sit upon the grandest
throne in the United States. surrounded
by more show of Difference and honor
than even the President receives, with
theatrical curtains Of crimson silk draped
behind them and great gold eagle over
their heads, with page boys at their
elbow, venerable lawyers bowling before
them, velvet carpets to hush the fall of
feet upon the court room floor, negro
doorkeepers watching over noiseless
doors, dim religious light in the semi
circular room, and never ceasing throng
of awed citizens of this and other lands
reverentially staring them out of coun-
tenance. The Libyan lion at a circus
excites very little more veneration and
awe from the spectators Ishould think
that the justices must feel sometimes
how like wild beasts on exhibition they
are. Perhaps they don't think of it at
all, for one grows accustomed in time to
anything, even to being supreme court
judge.-Cor. Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-12
American Politeness.

In America politeness goes, as itshould,
before all else One rule can be laid
down for general observance where q
PERSONS ideas of the proper thing to do
are unsettled-let him make himself at
home. He should do so in manner to
create some respect for home, unlike a
young man who called at the Office Of a
noted Philadelphian, somewhat famous
for his straightforward utterances.
"Make yourself at home for few
minutes" said the owner of the Office to
his visitor
The young man, having seated him
self somewhat comfortably, but mistak-
ing a table for a footstool, responded
cheerily:
81 always make myself at home"
Then pity the people at home," was
tho quick response Philadelphia Press
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-12
EdiSon's Little Joke.

When the photograph was a newer in
vention than it is at the present time,
Edison put one of the machines in q
clock and placed it in guest chamber.
Being great lover of practical joke he
also placed friend in the guest cham
Der one night. Just as his friend was
disrobing he heard voice exclaim:
ELEVEN o'clock; one hour more" It is
needless to say that slumber did not de-
scend upon the eyelids of the visitor
during that hour. At midnight the
voice exclaimed: Twelve o'clock; pre-
pare to der This was too much for the
visitor, and he sprang from his bed and
rushed to the library, where Edison and
his friends were waiting patiently ex-
pecting his appearance. The invention
was soon explained and quiet restored.-
Kansas City Times.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-12
ReDOrtOrial HOOdoOs.

Speaking of Zoo babies" said Mr..
Stephen, the superintendent of the gar
den, "do you know that newspaper re-
porters hoodoe them? 1t is fact.
Gas soon as any of our young animals
get written up they die. Look at our
giraffe. And when the grizzly bears
were born we said not word about them
in public. One we lift with his mother
and the other I took and began to raise
on bottle.
Zone day one of the newspaper men
came out and saw the grizzly baby get
ting its bottle. He wrote it up at length
and the little thing couldn't stand it. It
died at once. And so when we have
more babies out here we will keep them
under cover until they get big enough to
stand the hoodoo Of newspaper publ
city. Times-Star.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-12
Decollete Gowns in Washington.

A gentleman who is well known as a
"diner OUT in Washington society called
upon Mrs. Morton, the vice presidents
wife, lady Of good family and breed
ing, and who has enjoyed great wealth
for the most part of her life, and found
her in a gown of rich, dark velvet, but
toned to the throat and covering her
arms to the wrist; the young women
were in modest house dresses. Calling
at another officials home, he found the
blinds drawn, the gas blazing, and the
hostess and the young girls who were
her assistants on this occasion were in
full evening dress-low cut and sleeve
less.
A senator's wife, with whom this gen.
tleman discussed the subject afterward,
agreed with him that this vulgar taste
for decollete gowns on every possible
occasion was one of the crudest features
OF Washington society. Said she: eff a
girl comes to spend the afternoon with
me and meet my visitors in a low
necked gown, never ask her again.
Ella Higginson.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-12
WAITING FOR MAY.
It's weary waiting for May, my deari
Wis wearv waiting for Nav

It's weary waiting for May, my deari
Tis weary waiting for May,
When never q breath of the warm south wind
Comes to open q green leaved spray;
Sunshine for some, with its glow and light;
And for some gray skies-but it must be righA
IT'S weary loving too well, my dear,
And finding II all in vain:
IT'S ever the hand we have chung to moss
Can stab with the sharpest pain.
And hope dies hard; but the old wounds stay,
Heal them hide them. as best we may.
Ny hair was glossy and bright, my dear
When watched and waited for May;
Twas silvered long ere learned to know
1t never would come my way.
Yes, know-the May blooms wither and fan;
To have never had them Is worst of all
should like to have had time, my dea4
To look back on at close of strife,
And warm myself In ghostly sun
Which once had color and life.
Oh, never had light such golden haze
= AS that which shines through the mist Of dayst
The shadows are falling fast, my dear,
The night is coming soon;
And am Fastening fast to land
That needs nor sun nor moon;
And think beyond the grave I'll sec
Sunshine and springtime kept for me.
Chambers Journal
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-12
A ClergYman'a PLIGHT.

The Rev. DR.. Todd, of this city, once
found himself in the pulpit Sunday
morning with the wrong sermon in his
pocket. There was no time to send home
for the right one, as the congregation
was singing the hymn that preceded the
discourse: nor would it do to preach
from the manuscript before him, as it
had been directed against his hearers
but few Sundays before. It was a
critical moment. He succeeded, how
ever, in recalling the text on which
the absent manuscript was based, and so
he began and finished his remarks on
that line of thought without a scrap O.
paper to help him. It is fact that a
number of the reverend doctors hearers
stopped moment after the sermon to
congratulate him on an especially fine
efort.-New Haven Palladium.