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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-03-28
JULES VERNE'S WORK,
How the Famous Frenchman Prepares His
Fascinating Stories.


Fascinating Stories.
Jules Verne, who lives at Amiens. is
prevented from travelling and visiting
the countries he wishes to describe. by
the injury he received four years ago
when an insane nephew shot him in the
leg. He lately said to visitor:
II am now at my seventy-fourth novel.
and hope to write as many more before
lay down my pen for the last time l
write two novels every year, and have
done so regularly for the last thirty
seven years. | do so much every morn
ing, never missing day, and get through
my yearly task with the greatest ease.
l must tell you that | am very severe on
myself, and that correct and correct.
The function of milestone was never
more vigorously performed by any author
on his works than by me on mine. l
Will show you one of my manuscripts.
and you will see that in every line there
are numerous eraSureS. Then / COW
and correct again. and then re-copy. l
often copy six or seven times before
sending rly copy to the printer, and then
when my proofs come in | always find
quantity more corrections to be made.
| don't believe in dashing off work, and
don't believe that work that is dashed
OIL is ever worth very much."-N. Y. In
dependent
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-03-28
A Chicago TailOr's Suggestions.

If man will be honest with me when
he comes into my place to order suit
of clothes l will guarantee to please him
or give him the clothes. If man saws
to me. II am poor but l want always to
look respectable" | can fix him. To
such man | would say: Get cutaway
coat with vest and trousers of the same
goods. Let the material be dark and
plain. Then he has a suit which will
pass the critical eye whether he is on
the Board of Trade, in dry goods store
as clerk, or the central figure at ban
quet. If heis man of means then would
suggest that he have his dress suits. of
course, his business suits, fatigue and so
on. If a mans circumstances. however.
are SO stinted that he can have but one
suit OF clothes he should never think of
getting any goods that are pronounced in
style. The fashion in mems wear is like
that of the world, lit passeth away."
and | know of nothing more pitiful and
at the same time ludicrous than to see
suit of clothes which was once the beipht
OF fashion struggling to keep I'D the
mans appearance.-Chi Tribune.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-03-28

why Honest Work Is an Honor, Not
Degradation.

Degradation
There are young men who are satisfied
with salary which merely feeds and
clothes them, rather than engage in
such labor as would afford them re-
spectacle net income every year. Society
is building; the capitalist is the roof,
the merchant is the walls and the Ia
borer is the foundation. Remove the
roof, and the walls and foundation will
stand; remove both roof and walls, and
you still have the foundation upon
which to rebuild; but if you destroy the
foundation, the whole becomes an utter
ruin. The studious avoidance of manual
labor by our young men, and by fathers
for their sons, is the curse of this age,
and is the parent of destructive vices
among those upon whom the RESPONSE
bilities of social life must rest in the
future. No rich man educates his son
for any of the departments of manual
labor, but desires that his son shall
start where he stops. The poor man is
likewise ambitious that his son shall
escape the necessity of labor. Thus the
parents of this age are raising their
children to live without work. Labor is
regarded as a disgrace. Whom do
fathers, both rich aud poor, wish their
daughters to marry and whom do the
daughters themselves desire to marry?
The man who labors? No. A mechanic
may be good-looking, temperate, sensi
BILE and thrifty, yet our girls will reject
him, for no other reason save that he is
a mechanic. Many of the wives and
daughters of this day would blush with
shame if it were thought that
they went into the kitchen and
kneaded the dough and baked the
bread. Man was given body with in
geniously and wonderfully made mem
bers, and with four hundred muscles I'M
der the control of sovereign intellect
and an imperial will-force, to subdue
and govern all nature, animate and in
animate. And this is so manifestly
mans duty and destiny, that his health
and happiness depend in greatmeasure
upon it, There is more health and hap
piness among the laboring classes than
in any other department of human life.
This is Gods Endorsement of it's honor
ableness and nobility. Which is the
more reputable, the producer or the
mere cOnsumer-the drone or the work
ing-bee? Another reason why labor is
regarded as curse is that many sup
pose it prevents the cultivation of the
mind. There never was greater mis-
take. Work, in developing the body,
ought to facilitate the mind in the &C
QUESTION of knowledge. Labor is both
the law and the condition of life, from
the Hottest to the lowest forms of ex-
iStence. From God, who worketh ever
to inspire and uphold His creatures,
down through all the ranks, orders and
gradations of rational and irrational be.
ings, to the little toiling masons who
build their coral reefs beneath the sun
ny skies and amid the stormy seas of
the tropics-all labor to the obedience of
this primary law of life. Health of
body, heart, conscience and mind are
the legitimate offspring of honest, man
ly and intelligent labor.-San Francisco
ArpOnaut
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-03-28
THE MORPHINE HABIT.
A Druggist Tells About the Only Case q
Reformation known to Him.


Reformation Known to Him.
''Speaking of the Jamaica ginger
habit, which was mentioned some time
Since, reminds me of most wonderful
incident in our line of business re-
marked a leading druggist yesterday
''It was one of the few thorough ref
ormatlOns that | ever knew In the case
of reformed morphine and cocaine
eater. Many stop for awhile, but they
always come back again. The excep-
ton that | speak of is one of the most
attractive and well-tO-do women in this
city. She used to take as high as four
teen grains of cocaine a day, when it
was worth seventy-ive cents a grain,
and to take in connection with it as
much as sixteen grains of morphine a
day."
''The ordinary dose for medicinal pur-
poses is a quarter of a grain, but you
have learned from De Quincy how the
dose grows with the habit and how GUS
tom sustalns the system against it for a
while. | have, for weeks at a time.
sold her, and seen her take fourteen
grains of cocaine and sixteen of NOR
phine day. She bought under the
prescription of a physician, and l had
no option but to fill it,
'She gradually went down to what
appeared the last point, physically and
morally, and then, of sudden, disap-
peared for few weeks-th u.s. / did
not see her. Then she returned for
ordinary purchases and told me that she
had stopped her habit entirely. 1t is
two years now since she has taken either
drug, and she appears to be both a
healthy and happy woman.
Il repeat that it is the only case of
thorough reformation that l have ever
known. "-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-03-28

"A cynical man says: eff you want
TO keep friend never do business with
HIM. If he takes advantage of you you
will hate him. If you discover that you
have missed an opportunity to trick him
you will hate yourself. Texas Sift-
ings.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-03-28
Hot Water and Dyspepsia.

Another hydriatic method, which acts
by removing the cause of disturbance,
is the slipping of hot water an hour be-
fore meals. in dyspepsia. The h0t-water
craze. which now has taken firm hold
upon the lay public, is but the legiti-
mate outcome of valuable therapeutic
application of water, whose simplicity
commendS it at once to the Judgment of
the intelligent physician. Brought into
prominence by DR.. Salisbury. who com
mitted the error of most enthusiasts of
regarding it as panacea for most dis
eases, it has now been adopted by the
profession as most valuable agent in
many gastric troubles. By removing
the products of fermentation. by cleans
ing the mucous membrane &C mucuS. il
restores tone and vigor to the gastric
lining. and enables the natural forces to
come into play. 1t is important to OBJ
serve strict compliance with the rule
laid down by the originator. viz: that
the water should be slipped as hot as pos
Sible, and that an hour should elapse be-
fore meal is taken. Examples of fail
ures due to neglect of this rule are nu-
men.-Dr. S. Baruch, in Times and Reg
lister.
Cloud Rainwater is the name of
student at the University of Virginia
Few consider how much we are in
debted to government. because few can
realize how wretched mankind would be
without it.-Atterbury.
How hard some men viii struggle to
build up little reputation, and at once
give up the ghost when it comes to
building the kitchen fire.
If your heart is larger than your head
you iniure yourself. and if your head is
larger than your hears You injure your
neighbors.- Globe.
-Truthfulness is a cornerstone in
character. and. if it be not firmly laid in
youth will ever after be a weak spot in
the foundation.-Rural New Yorker.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-03-28
Dependent on Circumstances.

"What do you value that handsome
spaniel at, if | may ask?"
well, if you want to buy him he's
worth $500, and if you're the Assessor /
reckon he's worth about 10 cents."-
Chicago Tribune.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-03-28
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BOOKS for the Little AnoS

Let the baby have books even before
he can talk. If he cares for them at first
only for the pictures, he will in time
learn to love them for what thew can
tell him. Children should be encour-
aged to keep their books neatly on little
shelves OF their own. Very neat banu.
ing sets, containing from one 10 fonr
shelves, can be obtained at the shons for
an extremely moderate sum, and will he
round source of much pleasure to the
ehlld' who Is certain to glory in the pro-
prletorshlp, and to take pleasure in ar
ranging his small library. 1t will also
teach him to take good care of his hooks
which is lesson he can not learn too
soon.-N. Y. Ledger.
There is more real charity in re+-
Ting one man a job than in FEEDING four
in idleness.
Every duty, even the least, involves
tne whole principle of obedience; and
little duties make the will dutiful. that
1t is supple and prompt to obey. Little
ooedlences lead into great. The daily
round of duty is full of probation and
dlsclpline; it trains the will, heart and
conscience. The commonest life NAV he
full of perfection. The duties of home
are discipline for the ministries of
Heaven.-F. r. Havergal.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-03-28
Unbleached Dried Fruits.

The bleaching of evaporator dried
fruits has become quite general. This
Is surprising, as no good reason can be
given for the practice. 1t always in
]ures the natural flavor of the fruit. By
bleaching all varieties look alike. If of
natural color the quality can be better
judged. The chief, if not the only, argu-
ment in favor of bleaching fruit is it's
superior whiteness, some dealers, cooks
and consumers appearing TO think more
OF color than of quality. By some means
the New York Board of Health was led
to give an opinion that bleaching was
not injurious, but that does not alter the
fact that it does impair the natural
flavor Of fruits. When bleaching became
a craze one evaporator company evil
IDENTIFY did it because others had. and
the early boom in price for such white
fruit led nearly all to do it. Now that
reason and common sense, have begun
to return on the subject, it is hoped that
public opinion will cause the practice
to cease as suddenly as it began. Amer
lean Agriculturist.
"A novelty is announced in the shape
OF recording and alarm compass
which, it is declared, will greatly in
crease the safety of vessels. The ap-
paratus is said to be composed of bin
nacle and recording and alarm instru-
ments connected by electric wires. The
principle, in brief, is to sound an alarm
whenever the course is not kept
Telegram-herald., 1890-12-09
THE CITY MARKET.
The COMMITTEES Recommends tne
Market aud the klgsr site.
some STREET RlILUAY PETlrlOSS
Frisaas saa Foss of shs ksss's Lake
kIsetsfe hallway Apps@F Ga f&ksf
-Ths Fstitian foF EE~ashiss
NoE Net Disposed OF.

The Common Council disposed OF s
large quantity Of business last evening,
aud id Il with neatness and dispatch.
The Valley City street ana Cable Rail
way Company psIluoned the oooneA TO
grant il franchise 10 extend rs south
I0nia-st. line 70 Oakes-st., 80 as 40 en-
able the company 70 grant the petition
OF the citizens, asking for the eonnec-
ton of the West Brdge-st. aud soat
Ionia-st. lines. The company stated
that lt would be necessary for the city
TO build a sewer in lonia-sk, from
oakes-st. to willsms-st., otherwise the
tracks could not be maintained.
Referred 10 the Committee on Ordl-
nances, together with the Committee
on Sewers.
A petition from j. o. Fitch and sew
eral olher residents of Lake-sve.s pro-
tested against the granting of street
railway franchise of any kind thelr
street.
A. Almquist, Buys 4 Van Duinen
and fifty others, petitioned the council
90 grant the franchise asked for by the
Reeds Lake Electric Railway. The
petition was signed 10y every property
owner on East Fulton-st. east OF the
city limits.
The Reeds Lake Electric Railway
Company petitioned the council TO take
immediate action IN the matter of It's
petition for franchise presented two
weeks ago, stating that 1t was matter
or vast Importance TO them as they de-
sire 10 complete their road before May
/ next, and If the matter is too long
delayed the company will be unable 10
do this.
The petition presented was dupli-
cate of the one presented two weeks
ago and supplemented by guarantee
to complete the line by May /, 1891, and
offering a bond TO that effect IN the
sum OF $4,000.
The several petitions pertaining to the
matter were referred TO the committee
on ordinances. A motion instructlng
that committee 10 reportat this meeting
was lost.
The special committee, to whom was
referred the project OF building city
market. reported IN favor of the pro-
posed river site, giving good and sufti-
cient reasons therefor. They recon-
mended that the city engineer be in
structed to prepare plans and estimates
for a suitable market. The report was
adopted.
Alderman Turner presented reso-
luton authorizing the committee on
ways and means to ascertain the in
debtedness of the townships and school
districts tnnt the city contemplates tak-
ing into the limits. Adopted.
Alderman Sproul presented a resolu-
ton that the city marshal order the
Cable Railway Company TO place the
guards required by the ordinance upon
their cars within thirty days. Also that
automatic bells be placed upon all its
grip cars. Adopted.
Telegram-herald., 1890-12-09

Eater tatHes ~ br W. A stuatey --As
fsssroetlss PApsr ksAa


TIE regular meeting OF ths Grand
Rapids Dental soeleiy vas he'd lssi
evening IA ths orfioe oi Dr. Slaaley,
IL tie Hartman tloek, with very
large attendance. The president Of the
society, Dr. Ito lmts, tiled the char.
Steps were taken towards tie tempo
rsgy location Of the body. although no
direct acton sas taken.
Or. Moods motion, that action
should be taken ~ the society
10 overcome the many yiolAtl ns
OF the dental laws, and Tor
the future protection OF the organis4-
ton la regard 20 delinquent patients,
resulted Ia tue appointment Of = COM
mittee of three, composed OF Drs.
studley, Temple and Wood. They were
instructed 10 thoroughly investigate
the feasibility OF further acton ln the
matter. and 10 report 81 the next
meeting.
The essay by Dr. Dorland on the sub
lect OF Grown Bridge Work" MAS
highly appreciated by those present,
and was the basis for arguments SIS 10
the merits OF such work. Heretofore
the annual meeting OF the society has
been held on tile flrst Monday OF the
month. THIS was changed 90 the sec
ond Tuesday, and therefore January
9th is the time appointed for the next
annual meeting, which, II was suggest
ed, should be made more elaborate
than IN the past. No decisive action
was taken IN tins matter. After the
usual active business of the society
was disposed of the meeting adjourned.
Telegram-herald., 1890-12-09
MICHIGAN IN CONGRESS.
MRS. Casters Psnsioa-Ihe Bonded Period
VIII NOT ne Extended.

MRS. Casters Pensi0a-Ihe Beaded Period
Wtu SoE ne Extsnded.
Special % ths TkLzszAA-HEzALBs
WAsHfsGTos, Dec. s.-Belknap viii.
IN the course of q few days. favorsbly
report upon the bill increasing the pen
sion OF the widow OF Michigan's dash
ing cavalry soldier, Gen. George A.
Custer, from $50 10 800 month. He
Is afraid. however, that the bill will be
adversely reported upon by the COM
missioners 70 the House, and will not
become law. There Is a disposition
among Republicans to keep down pen
slOns as low as possible during the re-
malnder OF this session, and very few II
any increases will be made. The pen
sion committees Of both houses viii
hold q JOINT meeting tomorrow or next
day and formulate some plan as TO the
course of the Republicans regarding
pensions for the rest of the session.
Burrows SAID today there was no
probability OF the bonded period being
extended after February /. "The
Democrats he said, "during the cam
psign claimed that the Mckinley bill
caused prices to advance. Now, if
these goods which are in bond are
placed on the market, it is only nat
ural to suppose that prices will decline,
and that is one reason why L, as well as
other members of the Ways and Means
Committee, will oppose any further
concessions"
Telegram-herald., 1890-12-09
Counting Them Out.

Special 70 the TEI.EgR4N-E KRALD:
ALLEGAN, Mich, Dec. S.AThe Repub-
licans seem to be in hard luck this year.
When the capvassing board of the Sec
ond Representative district met to count
the votes the Republican candidate
BALDWIN had one majority. Kolvoord,
Democrat, called for a recount IN four
towns aud succeed in gaining one, thus
making ate. Baldwin then asked for a
recount OF another town and the board
adjourned until today when they re-
convened. The result was that Bald
win lost one instead of gaining, which
gives kolv0ord one majority. lt ls not
yet decided whether Baldwin viii call
for = recount of the other seven towns
OF Will let the matter rest where 1t Is.
Telegram-herald., 1890-12-09

To the Edifor of the TUsGssx Hssstn.
I enter my protest on behalf of
Rev. J. ". Reid; that reverend gentle
nsn can besr the credit of his own
Efforts, but please don't load bin up
with my humble dslivsrsnces. Perhsps
vou owe hirn an apology for igu0ra0ce
of the fact thst be IS 10 IongsT the pas
Tor u Second street Church IN thss city
He does not preach there, sDd the 1ls-
course 20 young men credited - nlr1
n vour ssus az Monday morning va
nct therefore 5~iversd 81 him, bus ~
the present pastor Et - s.nply case
~ mistaken iaenFfy ana s6oTs t6at
the oeScisl paper Of the oitY eoes nct
xnsw every tang ahoat ne caErenes
Il the CITY. ". II IHoEFsox.
Telegram-herald., 1890-12-09
A Journalist Dies.

WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-Washington
Mclean for many years well-known in
journalism, as proprietor OF the Gin
ciuRat Enquirer, died At his residence
here tonight IN his 74th year. Mr.. Nc
Lean had been IN ill-heslth for several
years. suffering from kidney complaint,
bat not until last summer, when ne
went % Deer Park in hopes Of beneFt-
inx his health, was his condition re-
gsrded serious. For several months ne
has been confined 70 MS room at home
here. Fer the past ter days bis condl-
ton has b eu regarded - almost hops
iess and tonight at hslf-pss ths end
came. His remains VIII oe inferred a.
spring Grove cemetery IN Cluclnnau.
Telegram-herald., 1890-12-09

At special meeting of the Custer
Guards held last evening, Capt. j. 5.
Knox rendered his resignation. In
presenting it he said 1t was the hardest
thing he ever did in his life, and had to
stop and think a good many times be-
fore he made up his mind, but as his
business wolld call him out of town
most of the time, he bad decided to
resign. There were some Jumps IN the
boys throats after he finished and
silence reigned supreme. In losing
Captain Knox, the company loses one
of the best men it ever had. The com-
pany decided to hold an informal party
on the 10Th of this month at their
armory. Chas. Hogadone, Fred Van
Buskirk, Percy Storrs, Fred Garfield
and Albert Glddings compose the in
vitation committee.
Telegram-herald., 1890-12-09

80 5. = Waitress. 500, c. n Eaison.
- LoEetlsert, sioo3 A L. sknneT,
ttvV, - -. bE4A4a, 50. lhsnlpssn
diit. -; Aaton dFtn. &c. EoeF Res,
%, =. bEekley 81, Naieutae ScDaags.
~ Geo. ", tnompssn, slees L. A
b4filngalns, tlse. ~. b. fui-
ler, sl0oi D4a2 Stowen. see,
h<ary Orinhsll. cleo. Caas l.
1nnnell, sl9of Natfaniel klee, $50
h.atiney {. Sessions, So, &. A Merton.
90 ". ;. 6ann. 400 Geo. q. Briggs,
s1oei hastsfer Brewing Co, $50,
brosa 4 sehIsr, $50; Aareens Cum
Ags, SIS.
lheaDoye With shstisalready pledged
- De subscribed by several lead AZ elti-
xens sili n1ake tns aggregate 20 Tar over
sif,vee. Those n0st' interested "a the
project are confident The total amount
vii DC secured after short canvass.
Telegram-herald., 1890-12-09

MEADyILLE, Pa, Dec. Reports
continue to come in OF new sufferers
who have lost more or less heavily
IN the collapse of the Delsmater 81
Co.'S bank. and a banker of the
city said that a cautious estimate OF
the total Liabilities would not be less
than $500, 600. IL may reach $780,
600. OF course nothing positive is
known about the FIRMS assets. but the
most sanguine do not hope for more
than fifty cents on the dollar. Tho
whole city is restless and excited. The
merchants, even those who have not
lost directly, say the damage to their
trade will be considerable. as so many
private individuals had deposits in the
hank
Telegram-herald., 1890-12-09

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Telegram-herald., 1890-12-09
UNCLE SANS COURT.
The Business OF Yesterday Was Getting
Ready For Today.

In the United States court yesterday,
business was dun. The case of Thomas
Rock vs. the Detroit, Charleyoix &
Escanaba Railway Company, the Chi
cago & West Michigan Railway Com
pany and the Toledo, Ann Arbor q
Northern Rail way Company, was
settled out of court. Joseph T.. Dyer,
charged with violating the revenue
laws, asked for further time in which
to produce a much needed witness, and
ms request was granted.
Today, Justin NJ. Birmingham will be
tried for violating the Upited States
postal laws, and that case will be fol-
lowed by the trial of Clark 5. Trow-
bridge and Gordon Lock, on an indict-
ment for. the robbery of the Bristol
post Office.
Telegram-herald., 1890-12-09
CRUSHED TO DEATH.
Young Girl Horribly Mangled by a
C. x w VI, Train.


Special to the TEIEGRAxHKRALD.
HOLLAND, Mich, Dec. S.-The r.
year-old daughter of John Hockstra
met with most shocking death last
evening about 9 O'Clock while
crossing the yards of the G. &
w. NJ. railroad at Tenth-st. Mr.. Hook
stra had been visiting his son on the
east side of the track and started for
home with his daughter and two gentle
men friends. AS they neared the last
track the switch engine was standing
on the crossing with a train of several
cars. They attempted to cross over the
coupling bars. The young girl was on
the bar just as the switch engine started,
throwing her between the cars with her
head on the rail, crushing the top off
and also cutting OFT one arm and one
foot, besides crushing her body in a
frightful manner.
Telegram-herald., 1890-12-09

TEE HAGUx. Dec. s-Qusen Emma 10
taking hold with energy as Regent oi
Holland She has called for full history
Of the Atcbsea war. its causes and
progress, ard It is understeos that sac
contemplatss bringing 10 a close that
fruitless struggle. which has lasted
-snee 1873 ans cost Holland over 81. 900
lives and nearly siss. 900. eco.