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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-25
Too Much for the Mosquitoes.

W. A. Sanders thus expresses him.
self in defense of a tree upon which
there has of late been disposition to
open warfare: Il have more of these
trees eucalyptus growing than can
be found anywhere else in the San
Joaquin valley-great monsters 120
feet tall, containing over cord of
wood each, grown from seed in the
past ten years You can see my euca-
1yptus groves from the cars of the
Southern Pacific railroad from Goshen
to Fowler, a distance of over twenty
miles. | wish to add a fact to your
recommendation of this tree-a fact too
important to be overlooked The euca-
lyptus globulus. when grown in large
quantities, gives entire exemption
from mosquitoes. Here at my home
we have acres of dense shade, big,
sluggish ditch that is always full Of
water, and in all of our prolonged
summer and autumn heat never a
mosquito, while among the willows of
Kings river, two miles away, they
swarm at times in clouds and literally
devour their unprotected victims. -
Tulare (Cal.) Register.
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Producing Dreams.

The narcotic properties of certain
members of the vegetable kingdom
have caused many. superstitions. In
Brazil it is the custom among the In
dams to the present day to give mar
cote drinks to children, in order. by
the resulting dreams, to gain informa-
ton about the future. In several parts
Of Europe the four leaf clover under
the pillow will cause prophetic dreams.
The somniferous qualities OF the hop
pillow are well known, but the Rus
slams go a step further than ourselves
In the use of plant named nontrava,
which induces dreams presumed to be
prophetic. Firstly, to dream of white
flowers has been supposed TO prognos-
ticate death; with which may be com
pared the popular belief that, IF a
white rose bush puts forth unexpect-
eddy, it is sign of death in the near
est house, dream omens, in MANY
cases, rejecting the superstitions Of
daily ife.-Folk Lore of Plants.
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How 1t Is Done in Mexico.

"Like the alcalde of Lagos" Como ell
alcalde de Lagos, is an expression cur
rent throughout large part of Mexico
to denote any trying or ludicrous posi-
ton that a man is placed in because both
his hands are full. The story runs:
Once went an alcalde of Lagos to
church. And in his right hand he car
ried his staff of Office, and as he entered
the church he lifted off and held in his
left hand his hat. Then he sought to
put the holy water upon his forehead;
but this he could not do, for both his
hands were full. Then in while bold
resolve entered his heart, and he plunged
his head into the font.
Before the plaza that is in the midst Of
the town of Lagos was set in order, as
it now is, there was in the middle of it a
deep and wide hole. And this hole
caused the town council (ayuntamiento)
much concern, for they perceived that it
was dangerous place. into which the
unwary might fall in the dark and be
killed or MANNED. So meeting of the
council was called, and it was decided
that the hole should be filled. And to
get earth to fill it hole was dug beside
it. And, behold, when it was full there
was new hole, as deep and as wide as
that which was filed! Then in the same
way did they set about filling the new
hole, and again was the same result,
only now the hole no longer was in the
middle of the plaza, but over at the side
Of it in the street that goes out toward
the north. And again they filled it, and
30 continued, until at last tho hole was
far out in the northern suburb of the
town. And there they suffered the hole
to remain, for there it did no harm
Scribner's Magazine.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-25
The Power of Dinner.

A distinguished lawyer came out of
his private Office few days ago and
brusquely told a reporter that he did not
care to discuss the private affairs Of his
clients He said it was none Of the pub
lies business, and then he bounced back
into his private Office and slammed the
door. It was important that the reporter
should get the news, and SO, on the
strength of past experiences, he called at
the lawyers home that night. The
lawyer had just finished his dinner, and
he came into his parlor, his face BEAM
ing with geniality and prime cigar in
his mouth. He shook the reporters
hand, and then talked to him for half an
hour, and gave him more information
than he had any use for. A light knowl-
edge of human nature is sometimes very
useful-New York Sun.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-25
The Lantern Slide.

In proportion to the skill and labor
involved in its preparation, the Ian
tern slide confers greater pleasure
upon the amateur photographer than
Is embodied in any product of the
camera and dark room II and its
counterpart, the transparency, are
sources of an enjoyment i'm which
profit to the artistic sense forms very
large percentage. The manipulation
OF the lantern slide calls for simpler
processes than is the case with the
negative destined for the making of
prints. and these processes can be car
ried on successfully with less care as
to the light employed. The slide is
pre-eminently calculated to give salts
faction to the amateur whose home ap
planes for developing are not of the
best Once made and ready for the
lantern. the slide is an epitome of
prints. The food. of light poured
through its translucent glass and the
image thereon becomes. upon the
screen, a life. size picture, possessed of
a fidelity and clearness of detail that a
Meissonier could hardly hope to equal.
In this form the slide appeals to the
eye with potency no print can pos
sess, and stands next to natures self
In reproducing the beauties of land
scape, the charm and majesty of the
ocean, the subtle power of architecture
and of sculpture, or the portraits of
men and women loved and esteemed
by their fellows, or of childish beauty
caught unerringly by the instantan-
eous process.
There is no end to the variety of
charm possessed by this form of photo
graphic art, and the rapid increase of
interest among amateurs, in this direc-
ton, must make the lantern slide a
dominant feature in the art. The es-
Enlistment of the International ex-
change for the encouragement of lam
tern slide exhibitions, vastly widens
the scope of this adjunct to amateur
photography. The portability of the
slide renders it available in this direc-
ton. e hundred slides can be sent
half way around the globe, to show
forth, at the distant point, the scenes
familiar to the eyes of the senders, yet
so novel and interesting to the recipi-
ents The dweller in Calcutta can
look upon life size portrayal of the
most interesting establishments of
Pittsburg, and episodes of social life
in the East End can be laid before the
members of an amateur society in
Paris, or Berlin, or Vienna. Pitts
burg Bulletin.
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Thought He Was a Peddler.


A well known lawyer started for his
north side home about dusk one evening
last week. He thought he needed exer-
else, so he concluded to walk over. He
had with him ladies' work basket,
fixed upon high standard, and this he
was carrying home to his wife. He
struck Dearborn avenue and FASTENED
north at rapid gate. He was looking
straight ahead, and after he had gone
few blocks he noticed stylishly dressed
lady alight from a handsome equipage
and run hurriedly up the steps of
house. He thought he noticed her drop
something, and when he reached the
sidewalk in front of the house where the
carriage had stood he looked down and
discovered fat purse. Picking it up he
tripped up the steps and rang the door
bell, the lady having been admitted be-
fore he came up. His ring was answered
in moment by a neat maid, whom he
asked if the lady of the house was in.
The lady evidently heard the question,
as she stepped at once to the door. He
was about to return the pocketbook she
had dropped, when she noticed the bas-
ket in his hand and blurted out: "No,
we don't want anything" Then she
slammed the door in his face. He wanted
to explain, but it wounded his pride to
be taken for peddler, and he tucked the
pocketbook in his pocket and proceeded
on his way home.
On his way down town in the morning
the gentleman stopped again at the lady's
house to return the pocketbook. His wife
had not been satisfied with the work
basket he had brought home with him,
and he carried it along to exchange for
another.
1t happened that when he rang the
bell Of the house, the number of which
he had carefully noted the day before,
the lady herself was in the hall. She
fastened to the door and when she saw
the man and the basket again she petu-
lantly exclaimed, 81 told you last night,
sir, that we wanted nothing" and for
the second time she slammed the door in
his countenance. This made him hot.
When he reached his office he put the
pocketbook in a sealed envelope and
tucked it away in his safe. For whole
week afterward the lady advertised in
all of the papers for her lost wealth
At last the lawyer addressed her a note,
asking her to call at his office. When
she came he sat her down, explained all
the circumstances to her, and then hand
ed over her pocketbook. 1t contained
1851. Now it is a safe bet that when
man who looks like a canvasser rings
her door bell she will search her pockets
before she turns him awaY.-Chicago
Herald.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-25
OLD BOYS.

The "Old Boys spin their tops of trade, +.
And make them hum where games are played
How YEARLY they WIND them.
Their neighbors' tops they peg and split,
And think they make happy hit
If they in ruins find them
And they are fond Of pitch and toss;
And when they fail to win, the loss
Shows their bookkeeping funny
STis heads win and tails you lose"
And that's the way fortune goes,
And fools part with their money
Sometimes they fly their kites in air
With little but the paper there
And slender ties that hold them
sudden change may bring them down,
Although they fioated over the town
Before their makers sold them
Sometimes with pipes and watered soap
Their faces radiant OF hope,
They fill the air with bubbles;
And when fate pricks the shining skin
We wonder how thing so thin
Could cause SO many troubles
Tfs sport to see them play at ball;
They call them stocks that rise and fall;
They show their skill at CANNON
A bull may toss them to the skies.
bear growl when he sees them rise
In the great mart Of Mammon
They play at leap frog as they go
Over each other high and low,
And sometimes backward falling.
IT'S strange to see the ''Old Boys" leap
Over fence like silly sheep,
and fall in Wall street sprawling
George w Bungay in Harper's Weekly
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-25

OF the metals discovered in the sun the
most important are sodium, magnesium,
barium, acalsium, zinc, copper, alumni
mum, nickel, chromium and iron. Many
of the rarer and less known metals would
also appear to be there in some abund-
ance, judging by the facility with which
their presence may be detected. AL
though heavier metals, such as platinum
and gold, have not been seen, it by no
means follows that they are absent.
Their weight would prevent them being
easily found by the spectroscope. New
York Telegram
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-25

A young man of Hawkinsville, Ga.
and his "best girl" quarreled some days
ago, and remained cat outs" with each
other until the young man relented and
began to devise some plan to make up. +"
He finally decided to try the effects of a
flag OF truce, and cutting delicate piece
OF white ribbon into the shape of mini
ature flag, he sealed it in sweetly per-
fumed envelope and forwarded it to his
fair enemy. It had the desired effect
and she at once gave him permission to
cross the line and be happy again-De-
txuit Free Presa
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-25

"It is curious" remarks William Phil
pot, stto observe how much more enor-
nous and outrageous we are apt to ac-
count a piece of dishonesty if we our
selves are pinched by it. thought i:
sad, and heinous thing in the land,
when, the other day, man in my neigh
borhood was dishonest about an insur-
ance business. But when discovered,
afterwards, that this same man had taken
a premium out of my own pocket and
not paid it over, my indignation knew
no bounds Then felt what a crime
dishonesty wasg'-St Louis Republic.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-25
Author Murray.

A gentleman who has just returned
from six months residence in Lon
don, where he spent much of his time
among the literary men, has some in
teresting gossip to tell concerning one
or two of the novelists which will
bear repeating. Speaking of David
Christie Murray, the author of ''Val
Strange, Joseph's Coat. and number
less other stories, he said: Murray is
one of the most interesting men in Lon
don He has had the hardest of work
to attain his present position. From
boyhood he has made his way unaided
and like many other writers of fiction
he came up from newspaper work, and
his early journalistic training has
been of inestimable value to him.
After working for long time on The
Birmingham News, he resolved to see
London, and arrived in the city with
but little to keep body and soul to-
gether. While casting about for some
road to fortune he wrote an article on
''Impecunious London" which was
printed in one of the weeklies and
served to open new field of work to
him. The paper, it need hardly be
said, was founded upon his own expe-
riences, and it's success encouraged
him later to set out on an extended
tour as an amateur tramp. To put ii
out of his power to enjoy creature
comforts he mailed bank note to the
care of post Office nearly 100 miles
away and started to walk to it. He
had not penny to buy lodging or
food, he stopped at many of the poor
house hotels which lay on his path,
worked a bit when nothing else would
secure food in true tramp style, and,
arriving at the longed for postoffice,
secured his money and reveled in lux
urious comforts He is a member of
the Savage club, London, and one of
its shining lights. philadelphia
Times
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-25
jeffrey Very Soft Hearted.

Did / know Jeffrey? One Of his quail
ties was to be always in love- Sydney
Smith used to talk about jeffrey
seventy-two loves, and at that time put
me at the top of the list. He was GER
tainly very adoring for time, but he
fell off in consequence of my taste for
Germany and German literature, which
(being completely ignorant Of it) he
could not bear. He wrote absurd criti-
cisms ON Goethe, whom he treated as lie
dernier des absurdes. But Jeffrey was
kind, generous, an excellent friend and
had great talents.-Saray Austin to
Guizot
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-25
Yes. They Disagree.

A well known physician of this city,
finding himself rather "out of sorts, !" de-
termined to consult some of his medical
brethren on the subject, for few physi-
clans like to trust themselves with them
selves. He accordingly called upon five
eminent members of the faculty in Sue
cession, and it is a positive fact that
each one of them gave different opin-
ion as to the nature of his disorder, and
recommended different mode of treat
ment. It is his own belief that they
were all wrong.-New York Ledger.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-25
Buffalo BfII,s Ranch.

Buffalo Bills" ranch is located on
the North Platte, in Nebraska, and con-
tains nearly five thousand acres of fine
land. Mr.. Cody has about two hundred
head of thoroughbred horses and two to
three thousand head of cattle. His resi-
dence is big frame house near the rail-
road, on the roof Of which is painted in
large letters, "Col w. F. Cody's (Buf-
falo Bib Scouts Ranch" and over it
every day there floats big American
Aa9.-Philadelphia Times.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-25
The Frog and the BAN Of Butter.

A lady of this town recently set
pot of cream in a spring near the
house, SO that it might keep cool.
During the night frog fell into the
cream pot, and in his struggle to get
out actually churned the cream, so
that when the lady visited the pot the
next morning she found the frog sit
ting on a ball Of butter, washing his
feet in the buttermilk. -Middletown
Enterprisa
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-25

As our readers are already svare from
the discussions which have alr~sdy tp-
peared in Science, various theories have
been proposed to account for the bald
ness which prevails to such an extent In
civilized countries A Swiss writer at
tributes It to q microscopic fungus.
which, fhowever, he has not as yet been
able to describe or indeed to discover.
He thinks that BARRIERS should be COM
PEELED to disinfect their combs and
brushes. lScience
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-25

Probably the oldest and most famous
woman's club In America is the Sorosis
Of New York, founded more than twenty
years ago by Jennie June, Alice Cary
and Kate Field The club holds its social
meeting ON the first Monday OF each
month IN the banqueting hall OF Del
monicoIk
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-25

Literature is full of poetic declara-
tons of love, but sometimes the ring of
truest feeling is to be found rather in
real life. Jennie and Jim are twins,
and inseparable companions. They
walk to and from school together, and
they play together, pore over the same
lessons at night Both rejoice in this
close companionship, and neither
dreams of forsaking it for newer ties.
Come, jim, come along with u.s.
called one of the boys, as they issued
from school on a snowy afternoon.
Don't hang round there waiting for
Jennie. She can take care of herself. IS
perhaps she can," said Jim, stout
ly, "but she shan't as long as I've got
an umbrella and she hasn't"
'Then leave it for her and come
along with US. I'd be ashamed to go
round with a girl under an umbrellar r
Il say, Jim, said another, Il should
think you'd get awfully tired of that
sister of yours!"
Jim had been growing more and
more crimson. He seemed to consider
whether he should resort to words or
blows.
II tell you what, fellows" he burst
forth, at length, I'm not tired of her,
and shouldn't be if the days were
twice as long, and there were two OF
her instead of onel'
Surely, no declaration could have
been more effective
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-25

1AOId TOkICSS III UTcdb
Some interesting statistics have re-
Gently been compiled concerning the
number of criminal commitments in
England by comparison with former
times. 1t seems that thirty years ago,
when the population of England and
Wales was about 19, 25O, 900, the average
number of penal servitude sentences was
1859. At the end of 1887, when the pop
ulation had risen to 81, 750, 600, the aver
age number was only 962. On the last
day Of 1859 there were 1860 persons
undergoing sentences of penal servitude
in England and Wales, out of a popula-
of 81 ,661 900. In July, 1888, with pop
ulation of nearly $4,000, 900, the number
of convicts had fallen to 6,521. This
showing is justly regarded with much
satisfaction by the press and those inter
ested in the moral progress of the nation.
San Francisco Chronicle.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-25

however, he turned, hung an arm
around his listener, and with a quick
trip threw him to the ground The
boy struggled and screamed with
fear and anger, but Jake quoted him
with stern command, and then hold
ing him fest, told him just wh2t had
happened at the cabin, end also gave
him a truthful account of his own
end his brothers labor In making the
claim, which had been jumped re-
gardless of their rights.
AN now, youngster, I'm goin' ter
tie We up, an bring yer ole dad ter
terms, an the more We cut up the wuss
it'll be for ye."
The boy evidently believed his
story and saw both the point and the
justice of the case, for he sullenly sub
mitted, gritting out between his teeth
that Dad n Bob II git ev'n with ye
fur this"
Jake tied his prisoner securely, un-
hitched his oxen and turned them
loose, with the yokes on, to Craze, and
then getting some quilts out of the
wagon, made a bed under it, picked
up the captive and laid him upon it.
He then ate a cold bite of bread and
meat, and taking his rifle went slowly
back to the cabin.
When he arrived there he again
seated himself upon stump and gave
his mind to thought He had gained
one advantage, at least He could ex-
change prisoners and get his brother
free, which had been his object in so
roughly treating the boy. but could
he do anything more7
He determined to try. Accordingly
he got up and stole softly behind the
covered wagon where he had stood be-
fore-the dog seemed to have exhaust
ed its amnesty or else it had followed
the wagon and gone rabbit hunting.
Jake now shouted loudly at the
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-07-28
Alb WERE AFFECTED. :

Tho Touching Farewell OF Eev. Doctor
Jsl j !Bustsell, or Now York.
New YoRK, July 27.-Rey. Dr.. Burt.
sell, pastor OF the Roman Catholic
Church Of the Epiphany, who has been
removed by the College Of the Propa.
ganda at Rome on account OF bis differ.
enccs with Archbishop Corriyan, took
farewell OF his congregation at the va.
rious masses which were held in the
church this morning. At high mass at
IL o'clock Dr.. Burtsell spoke at some
length. There were more than the or.
dinary congregation present. Dr.. Burt.
sell read the g0spal OF the day and give
short sermon explanatory Of 1t. Then
he addressed the congregation on the
subject Of his leaving them. He said
when he looked back he was sorry in.
deed to leave them. 81 have ALWAYS
done my duty as priest to you as far as
it lay in my power" he said. " did
never aught which knew to DO wrong.
Through human triyolitiess no doubt I
erred sometimes, but never knowingly,
| will continue in the same path, l
will try to do my duty as a priest and
as Catholic, and | trust you will prsy
for me-" During the delivery Of Dr..
Burtsell's remarks every woman in the
Echurch sobbed, and the men, too, were
visibty affected. aGi5.=!,E |5'l = slid
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-07-28
CURE FOR CONSUMPTION.
a New Theory Advnnccd-hr Trcntme ent
That Costs N0thlng,

New Theory Advnnccd-h' Trcntm ut
That Costs Nothing.
CHICAGO. Ju'y 27.-The announce
ment that DR.. W. II. Burt would ex.
plain new theory in the cure Of con-
sumption, caused large attendance at
Saturday nights meeting OF the Chicago
Medical Society at the Grand Pacific no.
tel. DR.. Brrl's paper was mastery in
his exhaustive treatment Of the disease.
He did not aisappoint his audience in
the absolute novelty Of his theory.
Eight months ago when reading OF the
wonderful change brought about in the
obesity Of Prince Bismarck through the
retaining from the use OF water and
carbohydrates. it occurred 10 him that
III opposite treatment ought TO result in
the cure OF all wasting diseases. His
experiments since have justified him in
the statement that excessive eating and
the excessive use OF water will cure fifty
per cent ofall cousulnptive cases in their
first and second stages. -n
He explained at length the tonic in.
tluence aud power in building up tissue
possessed by water, which forms three
iourths of the human body, and stated
that even in health six pints day were
necessary to meet the water waste and
in disease l2 piEts charged with carbol-
ic acid. The doctor claimed it, would
give the very lie to the system aud tis.
sues demanded in consumption. He
pronounced. the bacteria theory, 80 popn-
lar OF late, us pure nonsense. Ia detail
his treatment consisted OF the i,ee use
OF water or every hour in the day, nine
hours sleep, regular and not exhaustive
outdoor exercise in, il possible, the sea
or mountain air. Above all he took the
drinking OF water ns basis. y s-f.l