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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-12
Noted Verse Writers.

"Did you ever know that there are
men who have become noted as the writ
ers of songs who never wrote a verse
in their ives?" remarked Carol, after
we had discussed "Annie Rooney"
"McGinty'' and ''McManus." "Ben Col
Inns, who died in New York recently,
wrote lots of good stuff, but did you ever
see his name on the back of a sheet of
music? He used to sell songs to people
who were better known than poor Ben
Collins. ]. P. Sicily wrote many beau
tiful songs, but "Pretty Red Rose" was
the only one that made hit. Some
come dams have a habit of buying
songs from unknown but brainy Bohe-
mians and taking the credit of having
written them. In this way a certain
actor who never wrote a song in his life,
has established world wide reputation
as the writer of comic s."-Cincin-
matt TimeS-Star.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-12
A sEPTuAGENARIAN HERO.
A Man Over Seventy Years Old Saves a
Boy from Drowning.

Ivy kton DTONnInS.
Tuesday night, about 9 O'Clock, the
guests at the Avery house, Mount Glenn
ems, who thronged the pleasant veran-
das of that hotel, were startled by cries
that proceeded from the banks of the
Clinton river, about 800 feet distant
Instantly there was rush toward the
river, and it was found that two bows
were t1oundering in the water. One.
who seemed to be about IL years of
age, managed to scramble out, but the
other, apparently years old, was I'M
able to get ashore and seemed in dam
ger of drowning. A crowd of men stood
on the dock watching the boys efforts,
but none appeared to know what to
do In the emergency, and it was evil
dent that none knew how to swim. as
no move to jump after the boy was
made. The little fellow was becoming
exhausted and was just on the point of
sinking when a white haired man
pushed his way through the crowd.
asking what was the matter.
THE boy is drowning" replied one
of the ratified onlookers
The newcomer took in the situation
at glance. His glossy silk hat came
off and found a resting place in the
dust without the observance of the
slightest ceremony. Next his black
broadcloth coat was flung in heap
Then the tall, well knit form shot up
in the air and came down in the dark
water with a splash. The boy had
sunk from view and it was feared he
was lost. The white haired old man
dived like a pearl fisher. Every second
of his disappearance seemed an hour
and the spectators feared that both had
sunk to rise no more.
just at the height of their anxiety
the water parted and the rescuer and
rescued appeared on the surface. With
few sturdy strokes the life saver
brought the boy to the shore and both
were pulled out. The brave old man
was none the worse except for a
thorough wetting and the boy, after
getting the water out of his mouth,
began to bawl loudly and started on
run for home. 1t appears that the
boys were brothers, and that the older
had been teasing the younger by push
ing Linn toward the water. He had
pushed little too much, and the child
had slipped in, but pulled his tor
mentor in also.
The hero of the affair was as modest
as brave, and simply laughed when
congratulated on his feat. 1t was
learned that his name is Robert Gun
yon and that he is a wealthy business
man of Milwaukee. The surprising
feature of the whole affair is that Mr.
Gunyon is 73 years of age That fact
makes his accomplishment a wonderful
one. Although he has reached that
ripe age, he is still hale, hearty and
vigorous, and will no doubt live to save
more lives. He is an expert swimmer
Cor. Detroit Free Press.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-12
A PARTICULAR PEOPLE,
Why the King of Tramps Shook the Dust
of Detroit from His Feet.

Why the King of Tramps Shook the Dust
of Detroit from His Feet.
A great, big, ragged tramp was
stretched at full length on one of the
benches in the circus park yesterday,
when an officer approached and dropped
the end of his club against him and
said:
'Get out of this!''
"W-whowhat!" gasped the sleeper
as he struggled up
''What are you doing here %
.'Sleeping, sir"
''But this is no place to Sleep"
ut amt hey?"
mo; and you have no right to stretch
out and occupy bench"
81 think have"
swell, know you haven't and if you
do it again I'll arrest your
SIS that the law here?"
'sIt isl
''Well, you must be a mighty par
ticular people. If fellow wants to
sleep he must keep awake on account of
the law, and if he wants to stretch his
legs he's got to go out and hire a vacant
lot somewhere. Say!"
"Well!''
''Put your old park in your pocket!
There's no society for man like me
here. any way, and I just wandered in
to show the people that I wasn't proud
or stuck up."-Detroit Free. Press.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-12
CLARE MARKET.
In the market of Glare, so CHEEKY the glare
OF the shops and the booths of the tradespeople

In the market of Glare, so CHEEKY the glare
OF the shops and the booths of the tradespeople
there,
That take delight on a Saturday night
In walking that way and in viewing the sight;
For it's here that one sees all the objects that
please
New patterns in silk and old patterns in cheese,
For the girls pretty toys, rude alarums for boys,
And baubles galore which discretion enjoys
But hear forbear, for l really despair
OF naming the wealth of the market of Clarei
The rich man comes down from the elegant
town,
And looks at it all with an ominous frown;
He seems TO despise the grandiloquent cries
Or the vender proclaiming his buildings and
And shifting he goes through the lanes that dis
close
Much cause for disgust to his sensitive nose;
once Tree from the crowd, he admits he is proud
That elsewhere, in London, this things not al
lowed
He has seen nothing there but filth everywhere,
And he's glad to get out of the market of Clare
But the child that has come from the peighbor-
ing Stun
Is charmed by the magic of dazzle and hum:
lie feasts his big eyes on the cakes and the piesl
And they seem to grow green and protrude with
surprise
At the goodies they vend and the toys without
end
And it's OH if he had but penny to spend;
But, alas! he must gaze in a hopeless amaze
AT treasures that glitter and torches that blaze
What sense OF despair in this world can compare
With that of the waif in the market of Clare9
So, ON Saturday nights, when my custom in
vites
A stroll in old London for curious sights
am likely to stray by devious way
Where goodies are spread in motley array,
The things which some eyes would appear to
despise
Impress me as pathos in homely disguise,
And my tattered waif friend shall have pennies
to spend,
So long as I've got 'em Cor friends that will
lend):
And the urchin shall share in my Joy and declare
That there's beauty and good in that market
place there!
Eugene Field
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-12
The Photograph at Funerals.

It is related that a gentleman well
known in Richmond, Va, intends to sing
at his own funeral. He has sung at 1856
funerals during the last two years. He
intends to sing certain songs into pho
nograph, and let the instrument oficiate
at the burial. He has chosen "Home of
the Soul' and "Good Night" as the
songs to be delivered at that time. This
opens up new idea. Why may not a
man preach his own funeral sermon?
In the privacy of his own chamber, while
living, he might confide to his phono-
graph exactly what he would like to
have said of him at his funeraL-New
Orleans Picayune.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-12
Carrier Swallows.

The popular name of ''swifts" is likely
to be more than ever appropriate if the
following announcement is verified:
"The training Of swallows for military
purposes is being proceeded with active
ly at Roubaix, under the observation of
Capt. Degouy, who has been detached
for this duty by the minister of war.
The birds will be swifter than the car
rier pigeon; at the same time it will be
more difficult for the enemy's bullets to
hit them. All the swallows which are
at present in training are young, and so
far they have given fair proofs of their
capability for carrier service. One, after
living been taken to Paris, was set at
liberty, and reached its nest at Roubaix
In an hour and thirty minutes, the dis
lance being about $50 kilometers, or 155
miles. Leisure Hour.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-12
A HORSES PHENOMENAL DEED.


He Canters Fifteen Miles Without Chang.
ing His Feet.
There was an unusually large attend
ance at Audubon park, the attraction
being novel race in which man and
horse were contending on pretty near
ly even terms. Mariana Bielsa had
agreed to run fifteen miles against any
horse that should be pitted against him
under these conditions:
The Spaniard offered a prize of 800
for any horse that would walk, run, trot,
pace, rack or lope fifteen miles under
saddle in less time than he would run
the same distance; but it was in the
agreement that the horse should adopt
certain gait at the start and not ex-
change it for another in any part of the
race, and it was through this part of the
contract that the element of uncertainty
was introduced into the contest.
Everybody knew that anything Of a
fair saddle horse could cover fifteen miles
in less time than it would take man to
run the same distance, but the prevail
ing impression appeared to be that no
horse could be found that could be made
to lope, trot, gallop, pace or rack fifteen
miles without changing its gait.
The horse selected for the contest was
substantial looking black gelding of
good size and substance, and having a
fair share of quality, though he was not
handsome horse. He was ridden by
his owner, Mr.. R. L. Harvey, who, with
the big Mexican saddle he used. must
have made up an impost of fully 100
pounds.
1t was announced that the horse would
slope" (canter), and it was understood
that, while he might shift his feet as
often as he chose, he would lose the race
if he trotted even half a length. Before
the start the man was the favorite, as it
was expected that the horse would drop
into a trot when shifting his lead from
left to right, or from right to left, while
no one appeared to contemplate the pos
sibility Of the horses accomplishing the
whole distance without once changing
his feet.
1t was nearly 5 o'clock when the con-
testants made their appearance. The
Nf''eAiASA~ " CID Wy say ~ oUtIOu LII uCSu
colored silk tights, white kid slippers
trimmed with scarlet, a scarlet silk
handkerchief on his head, cream col
ored undershirt Of silk net, and beauti-
fully embroidered trunks and collarette
of blue silk.
Starting a little back of the mark, they
moved up and took the word together,
the man at the pole on long swinging
trot and the horse about the middle of
the track on slow canter The horse
Immediately took the lead, and he con-
tinued to draw steadily away for the
whole distance till he had completed the
fifteen miles without having once as
much as shifted his feet for the purpose
of changing his Lead, and was more than
five miles ahead of Bielsa.
AS will be seen by the time of each
mile, Mr.. Harvey rated his horse admir-
ably from first to last, and at the conclu-
sion of the race he was warmly congrat-
ulated by hosts Of admiring friends. The
following table will give an accurate
picture of the performance:
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-12
A MOVING MOUNTAIN.
Strange Phenomenon at the Cascades Of
the Columbia River.

Strange Phenomenon at the Cascades Of
the Columbia River.
travelling mountain is found at the
Cascades Of the Columb ia. 1t is triple
peaked mass of dark-brown basalt, six
or eight miles in length where it fronts
the river, and rises to height of al
most 1000 feet above the water.
That it is in motion is the last thought
which would be likely to suggest itself
to the mind of any one passing it, yet
1t is a well-established fact that this
entire mountain is moving slowly but
steadily down the river, as if it had
deliberate purpose some time in the
future to dam the Columbia and form a
great lake from the Cascades to the
Dalles. The Indian traditions indicate
immense movements of the mountains
hereabouts, long before white men came
to Oregon, and the early settlers, inn
migrants many of them from New En-
gland, gave the above-described mount
ainous ridge the name of "traveling
mountain" or sliding mountain
In its forward and downward move
ment the forests along the base of the
LUIGI nave U0COu0 SuDHl0rS0Q III Uu6
river Large tree-stubs can be seen
standing deep in the water on this
shore. The railway engineers and the
trackmen find that the line of the rail-
road which skirts the foot of the noun
tain is being continually forced out Of
place. At certain points the roadbed
and rails have been pushed eight or ten
feet out of line in the course of few
years.
Biologists attribute this strange phe-
nomenon to the fact that the basalt,
which constitutes the bulk of the noun
tain, rests upon substratum of con-
| glomerate, or of soft sandstone, which
the deep. swift curr t of the mighty
river is constantly airing away, or
that this softer subr k is of itself
yielding, at great DEPT IS, to the enor-
nous weight of the harder material
| above
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-12
How the French Serve Roast Beef.

"Allow me to remark" said q promi-
nent citizen the other day, as he was
showing his appreciation of achoice piece
of roast beef, ''that l once put in six
weeks in the city of Paris. Nothing re-
markable about that, is there? But !
haven't come to the point. In all that
time never succeeded in getting plain
beef There was beef cooked in every
possible way, beef dressed with every
kind of sauce, but no plain beef for
a change. Do you know l had the
same feeling they say traveller in the
tropics has-the tropical fruits may be
luscious, but one longs for the taste of
an apple now and them wished for q
taste Of the roast beef 'hof hold Heng-
land How do you explain its absenceT
st Panl Pioneer Press
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-12
A Word About Baby's Can.

In the dressing of little children many
fond, young mothers aim to put ON what
is pretty, forgetful oftentimes of the
discomfort the little tots must suffer.
Who ever saw an infant who willingly
submitted to the tying on of the cap,
without some demonstration OF disap-
prevail of that bit of head-gearf AS an
article of apparel, these same little
caps must be very annoying. They are,
if starched ever so little, very stiff for
the delicate head of baby, and they
do not serve to protect the head of the
wearer from either heat or cold, from
sunshine or from wind. Christian at
Work
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-12
A NEW AUTHORIZES.
Her Work Abounds in CarefulIy-Selecte q
Foreign Words and Phrases

Her Work AboundS in CarefulIY-Selected
Foreign Words and Phrases.
MY DEAR NIECE: ] have read the
story of yours, which you were kind
enough to send me from the seminary,
and must say the heroine was very
vivacious, the hero sagacious, the rich
old uncle mendacious, the designs of
the rival falacious, the old aunt auda-
cious, and the characters in general
loquacious. The foreign words and
phrases which abound in the story,
which is quite the proper fad, of late,
show great care in selection, and are
spelled correctly; but it strikes me that
you are not always up to the mark in
the application.
''The rounded cheeks of Jane wore a
beautiful SUB rosa hue" goes little too
far.
''She wore splendid nom de plume in
her hat is somewhat far brought, per-
haps.
What kind of doctor was John, that
he should ask, tenderly: My dearest,
what doth inter 0Jia?'
Where John tears himself away in
despair, exclaiming: ''Au fat! What
is my lot? false, fair one; an reUoir, an
daeu!" these should have been followed
with 0h there, to make it complete.
Where you had her sit lat table and
ct ceter0, and other viands," l feared for
her digestion; and was even more
alarmed when she observed: Sch diem
at two precisely, and am quite fond of
a la Franchise, and also SaoitSer cdise
''The litGle bona tfde came in wagging
his tail He did? 1 don't quite see
how he could do it.
"When he heard the tale he was per-
fectly enaeute for several minutes" AS
he sat quiet, l am glad he was not so
warlike as you would have US infer.
''She exclaimed, excitedly: You have
got more chape0u bras in your cheek than
any body ever saw" from which,
would think, it was perfectly soft
enough to be felt.
l suppose the ducks and chickens
were safe, when ''she gently put them
in the coup d'etat."
He fell into the canadDs, and was
OIOWHCu, was dCCl-
dent, and I was glad he was saved.
''Away he galloped on his hors du CON-
bat;' but it was a wonder he was not
thrown. That is such risky thing for
him to ride.
Where Jack quarrels with his land
lord and says: ''Dernter ress0rt!'' no won
der the latter went in and shut the door
in his face, under such malediction.
Was it not hard on Johns head to
wear an Gd cap tandena? l should
think so.
John must have had good appetite
when he said TO the waiter: Il want my
steak double entendre''
She was extremely mplimentary,
when she said: 'Ah, dearest, your
poem is quite rice cersG."
"When the oerbua sap began to stir
in the plants" is very springy, indeed,
and poetical.
"Fanis, the end" is very aptly
quoted.
On the whole the story is quite up to
the average, and the foreign phrases
not any more out of the way. The lat
ter give tone to it, and predict its sue
cess.-A- w. Bellaw, in Light.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-12
Wonders of English.

It is one Of the peculiarities of the
English language that it often acts like
an oarsman, looking one way and going
another. A paragraph in one of the pa
pers says that Sultan Abdul Ramid lives
in constant fear of his life. That is good
English, but it really means that the sui
tan is in constant fear of his death. Is
it any wonder foreigners make occa-
Gonal mistakes?-C Chicago News.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-12
Taking the Incentive Into Account.

An expert drilled a hole large
enough to admit his body into a
treasury vault at Washington, which
contained 100000, 900, in seventeen
minutes. The work was done for the
government, and if the expert had
been doing it for himself he no doubt
would have made still better time.
New York World.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-12
Massage for sleeplessness.

A little massage treatment or rubbing
with alcohol at the back of the neck
sometimes has the desired effect. Alco-
hol is quite persuasive inducer of sleep
when applied externally On the spine,
and rubbing on the back of the neck
tires the brain and causes sleep 70 fol-
low.-Exchanna.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-12
A Travellers Story.

Jones has just returned from a flying
visit to the land Of bier and sauerkraut.
"And how did you find the hotels?"
asked some one.
"Oh, pretty fair. The beds were good,
but the sheets were not quite large enough
for handkerchiefs and little too small
Sor naphns.-Judge.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-12
The Cotton of the Patagonians,

From time immemorial cotton has
been grown in Hindoostan, China, Per-
STA, Egypt and Sicily, and, when South
America was discovered, the natives
were found growing cotton. The Pata-
gonians bound their hair with cotton
and in Mexico the Aztecs
wore cotton clothing of remarkable
beauty.-Dry Goods Chronicle.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-12
THE LITTLE ONE.

The little tot'ring baby feet,
With faltering steps and slow,
With pattering echoes soft and sweet
Into my heart they go;
They also go, in grimy plays,
In muddy pools and dusty ways,
Then through the house in trackful maze
They wander to and fro.
The baby hands that clasp my neck
With touches dear to me,
Are the same hands that smash and wreck
The inkstand foul to see:
They pound the mirror with cane,
They rend the manuscript in twain,
Widespread destruction they ordain
In wasteful jubilee.
The dreamy, murm'ring baby voice
That COOS it's little tune,
That makes my listening heart rejoice
Like birds in leafy June,
Can wake at midnight dark and still,
And all the air with bowling fill,
That splits the ear with echoes shrin,
Like comets out Of tune.
Brooklyn Eagle
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-12

The custom of lifting the hat had its
origin when it was customary for
knights never to appear in public ex-
cept in full armor. It became the Gus
tom, however, for a knight, upon en-
tering an assembly of friends, to remove
bis helmet, signifying, 81 am safe In
the presence of my friends"
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-12

The mail carrier between Sierra VAL
ley and Truckee, Cal, burned lot Of
newspaper mail one day to keep himself
and his nephew warm. He thought the
bundle would make good fuel because
he had heard Of the number of sticks oil
type in newspaper.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-12
An Oyster Stew in Half a Minute.

Ordinarily it takes fifteen to twenty
minutes to make an oyster stew proper
ly; but Yankee genius has invented a
continuance which relegates the hitherto
popular system to the realms of antiq-
uity.
l entered caravansary up town which
is much patronized by ladies out on hus-
band impoverishing expeditions and Or
dered an oyster stew. The waiter, to
my surprise, returned with it in about
three-quarters of a minute.
"Here," said l, 81 don't want any
ready made stew. Iwant one cooked to
order"
''This is cooked to order, sir" replied
the garcon, land I'll guarantee it is well
made, too. You taste it, and if you
don't like it I'll have another made in
the same time in your presence"
tasted it with difident lips and in
credulous mind, but sure enough it was
as good stew as had ever eaten.
Curious to learn how it was done 1 in
Quired of the waiter for information,
when he led me to the front window
and told the young man acting in
the capacity of lightning chef what l
wanted.
81 can make you stew in thirty-six
seconds" said the Briliat-Savarin. "and
this is the way do it,
So saying he turned set screw, which
sent steam Sizing through a tube in
half inch vacuum under copper plate;
then he scooped dozen oysters, which
he placed in the now hot plate, with the
Juice. After few seconds he skinned
the oyster juice, which had begun to
boil Immediately on being placed in the
copper plate; next he poured a little
milk, and afterward small piece Of
butter into the plate, and, presto! the
stew was made.
It had taken trife over half min
ute.
Eve have an average of 200 people
here during the entire day." said the
chef, as he juggled with two milk shakes,
glass of cider and one Of grape juice,
and if all of them ordered nothing but
oyster stews could supply them as fast
as they could eat them with these two
steam plates. It's a new invention, and
| don't think anybody else is using it, SO
far as have heard, he said in conclusion,
in answer to my question.
What am now looking for is steam
or electric digestive apparatus.-New
York Herald.
Satisfied with His Pew
There's only one fault l have to find
with DIR. Pulpit's sermons" said Mrs.
Poots, whose pew is in the back part OF
large and fashionable church.
"What's that?" asked Mr.. P.
81 can't hear one word he says"
"Humphi That's just what / Like
about EN-" grunted Poots.-Texas Sift
mos
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-12

SlIk Dresses Prohibited by MOhammedans.
The Mohammedans considered silk
unclean, from its being produced by
worm. Hence, it was decided that
person wearing garment made en-
tirely of silk could not lawfully offer
up the daily prayers enjoined by the
Koran Dry Goods Chronicle.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-12
Total. III. 9a. 23s.


The horses time for ten miles was 46
minutes and 10 secopds.-New Orleans
Times-Democrat.