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Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1890-08-16
Tight collars Cause short Sight.

A new explanation of short sightedness
comes from Breslau, Germany A director
of the Ophthalmic university there declares
that in 300 cases that he has studied the
pressure of tight collars upon the muscles
of the neck has so disturbed the circulation
of the blood as to affect the eyesight.
Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1890-08-16

hand, and as his blood be-
came more and more impure
it took less time for them to
break out. A sore came on
the chin, beneath the under
lip, which was very offensive.
His head was one solid scab,
discharging a great deal.
This was his condition at
twenty-five m o n h S old,
when 1 undertook the care
of him, his mother having
died when he was a little
more than a year old, of
consumption (scrOfula of
Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1890-08-16
A SCROFULOUS BOY
Running Sores Covered His Body and
Head. Bones Affected. Cured
by Cuticura Remedies.

When six months old the left hand of our
little grandchild began to swell, and had every
appearance of a large boil. We poultced it, but
all to no purpose. About five months after it
became running sore. Soon other sores
formed He then had two of them ON each
Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1890-08-16
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Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1890-08-16
SILVER MOVEMENTS.
Purchases Made for Coinage Export and
Import.

WASHINGTON, August l5.-The amount
of silver offered to the treasury today
was 100000 ounces, OF which All 900
were accepted. The director OF the
mint refusedwto give the price paid, but
as the result of correspondence with
Secretary Window, it was announced,
this afternoon, that today's offers for the
sale of silver were at rates ranging from
Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1890-08-16
MANNING KNOCKED OUT.

The Los Angeles Pugilist Defeated by
Sullivan, of Oceanside.
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 15.-Jack Sullivan,
of Oceanside, defeated Billy Manning,
of Los Angeles, in sixty-nine rounds
last night. Both men were very weak
in the last round, but Sullivan hit
Manning blow in the wind which
knocked him out. The fight was ex-
tremely stubborn and bloody.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-01-10
Tho Tools of Asiatic Workmen.

One more illustration Of the stage Of ad
vancement which has been reached by the
mechanical geniuses of Amasia will borrow
from cutters shop Remember that it is
the best work Of men who are in the fall heat
Of the struggle for life that we are noting
These cutters have to compete in the streets
of their city with the work Of the men OF
Sheffield. And this is the device that they
have been able to originate as the climax Of
ingenious machinery for the sharpening Of
knives They have grindstone mounted OH
an axle fixed upon the platform of the little
stall where they do their work rope is
passed three or four times around the axle of
the grindstone, and out in the middle of the
narrow street, in front of the cutters shop.
stands a man with one end Of the rope in each
hand, gravely pulling away.
When he pulls the right hand the grind
stone revoIves toward him: when he pulls
the left hand it revolves from him. By the
grindstone squats the knife grinder cross
legged, obliged to turn the knife over every
moment as the stone changes its course of
revolution. There is something pathetic in
the spectacle Of these men who have wrestled
with the problem Of changing reciprocating
motion to a rotary one; have wrestled doubt
less as valiantly as Edison with his mighty
problems Of electro-dynamics, and then have
given up the problem as insoluble, like the
problem Of the flying machine, and have set
tied down to such devices as the most favor
able basis on which they can contest their
market with the aggressive Europeans
Asian Cor. New York Tribune
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-01-10
Concluded to Keep the Dime.

Ben Giroux. the good natured garden de
la porte at the Grand Opera house. has a
bright young son who seems destined to prove
"a little faithful copy Of his sire" in wit and
enterprise as we'll as ''in face and gesture
Last Sunday night, there being no perform
ance at the Grand, Ben took his wife and
heir to the New Windsor, his old field Of la.
Dor, to spend the evening. Mrs Giroux and
the boy took seats to enjoy the show, while
Ben roamed about at will, visiting with old
friends. At the first drop of the curtain Ben
was interrupted by the little fellow coming
to him for dime Ito put in the slot and get
an opera glass" Ben gave him a penny and
the boy went back happy, but, of course, the
penny proved no open sesame, and back the
boy came with the remark: "Say, pa, you
are guying me; want a white penny, this
yellow one is no good" The boy had had a
hard time working at the box after he had
lost his penny and evidently was tired of the
novelty. When he got back to his mother
she asked if his papa had given him the right
kind Of a dime, and he answered yep
whereupon the mother asked him why he did
not put it in the slot and get the glass. Don't
want to now" he said; don't want no opere
glass; am going to buy bananas. "-Chicage
Herald
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-01-10
A Girls Toilet Articles.

A sensible girl will not keep a lot of
cosmetics and drugs on her toilet
table, but there are few articles she
should always have in a convenient
place. She should have an array of
glass-stopped bottles containing alco-
hol. alum. camphor. borax, ammonia
and glycerine or vaseline. A little
camphor and water may be used as a
wash for the mouth and throat if the
breath is not sweet. Powdered alum
applied to fever sore will prevent it
from becoming very unsightly and
noticeable. Insect stings or eruptions
on the skin are removed by alcohol.
A few grains of alum in tepid water
will relieve people whose hands per-
spire freely, rendering them unpleas-
antly moist. A few drops of sulphuric
acid in the water are also beneficial
for this purpose, and are also desirable
for those whose feet perspire freely.
We should always recommend care in
the use of scented soap; in many cases
the perfume is simply disguise for
poor quality. A good glycerine or
honey soap is always preferable. OF
course. one may rely on scented soap
from a high-class manufacturer, but it
costs more than it is worth. In addition
to the soap for bathing. white CASTLE
should be kept for washing the hair.
Occasionally, little borax or ammo
mia may be used for this purpose. but 1t
is usually too harsh in its effects. -
Halls Journal of Health.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-01-10
Mexican Soldiers Tricks.

Mr. Thomas A. Janyier tells some things
about the Mexican army in Harper's which
will seem extremely odd to Americans, but
especially so to those interested in military
affairs. Many of the recruits are convicts
who have been drafted into the military SER
vice, and consequently assertions are very
numerous "Sometimes," says Mr.. Janvier,
"a rather humorous ingenuity is shown in
slipping out of military bondage. In Mon
terey, one rainy night in March, 1888, more
than score of men belonging to regiment
drawn up at a railroad station, in waiting
for the arrival Of the president succeeded in
getting away by the device Of placing their
caps on the butts of their muskets, the bay
onent driven in the ground at their places in
the ranks.
"By the uncertain torchlight the platoons
seemed unbroken, and it was only when the
order to march was given, and the regiment
marched away and left the cap bearing mus
kets standing scattered over the ground, that
the trick was discovered by the officers. An
other peculiar thing is that no baggage train
Is needed by these soldiers, for they carry all
that they need on their backs, even though
the wives and the children Of the private
soldier sometimes accompany them. But
while wagons are not necessary to carry the
soldiers impedmenta, they are required to
transport their pay, which is always in sill
verb
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-01-10
An Actors Courage.

Joseph Haworth, the popular romantic
actor, has quite reputation for bravery and
daring, and many instances of it might be re-
lated. The most recent illustration was in
Columbus, O. Mr. Haworth was stopping at
the Neil house, which is located on High
street. opposite the state house. One after
noon he was walking down High street with
q friend, and was about entering his hotel
when shouts of "Stop himp and Run
awayI" attracted his attention. He turned
and looked up the street, where, block
away, he saw one horse turnout dashing
along in his direction. There was lady and
little child in the carriage and both were
screaming and frantically crying for help
Mr.. Haworth, without stopping to think Of
the danger attending an attempt to capture
the runaway, bounded out into the street,
and, as the frightened animal was plunging
furiously ahead, he made leap for the
bride and brought all of his strength to bear
upon the horses head. 1t was a perilous
undertaking for the actor, but he pluckily
hung on for half block and finally brought
the animal to a standstil at the curbstOne
amid the plaudits of the crowd, which had
witnessed the exciting episode, The carriage
was uninjured. The lady, whose escape from
probable death was due to Haworths bravery,
recovered from her fright in few moments,
and was, of course. profuse In her express
sons of gratitude for his daring perform
ance.-Chicago Herald.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-01-10
A Question of PATRONAGE.

A young attache Of the British legation
here, at a dinner party the other night
CHANGED to find himself seated next to very
pretty and vivacious girl, whose talk consist
ed chiefly of interrogatives She questioned
him about England, diplomacy. the nobility
of Great Britain, everything imaginable, un-
til at length it occurred to her to query sud
denly:
"And do you patronize Irvings"
"'Patronize Irvingr" said the youthful
diplomat. puzzled "Oh. you mean to ask
if go to see Mr.. Irving playa Yes; when
am in London sometimes have that pleas
ure"
"And do you patronize Gilbert and Sulli
vanF' she inquired few moments later.
"Really-ah-yes, l have heard most Of
their operas. If that is what you mean"
A little time after. the asparagus was be
ing handed around, and the attache declined
to take any. The pretty girl helped herself
literally from the dish and then said, sweet
ly, as she turned from it to her neighbor:
"You don't patronize the asparagus, d.
Washington Star.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-01-10
SATISFY YOURSELF.

The way peor lie are questioning their
grocers about the adnlteration of baking
powders has stirred up that part of the
mercantile community to taking more
care in their selection of manufactured
articles The consumers are rapidly
awakening to the fact that nearly all the
cheap brands and rize goods as we'll as
some high priced brands that are adver-
tised as Absolutely Pure" contain
either Alum or Ammonia, and some OF
them both of these adulterants. A sim.
pie test Of the purity of baking powder, is
to mix in a tin cup two heaping tea
spoonfuls of Powder with three teaspoon
fuls Vt cold water, place it over the fire.
stirring constantly, allow it TO boil
thoroughly, or, until the gas escapes
freely; then smell; if adulterated the
odor of Ammonia will be plainly pre-
c:ived. The presence of Ammonia in
most cases indicate that alum is used,
as nearly all the alum of commerce con-
tains Ammonia. Pure Boxing Powder
will not give the faintest Ammoniacal
ador. Baking powders comprised prin-
cipally of Starch. Alum and terra alba,
boil inio thick dirty paste.-New York
World.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-01-10
To Get Rid of Suckers.

: j. w. Clark, of the Missouri Agri-
cultural College, says: THE reason
why sprouts or suckers grow at the
base of the trunks of apple trees is
that at the base of the tree, the
collar, as it is called. just beneath the
surface of the ground, adventurous
buds are formed from which the suck
ers, or sprouts grow. If these are cut
close to the ground the stubs left be-
meath the surface will send up several
sprouts in place of the one cut away,
so that whore the suckers are simply
removed once during the season, in
stead of helping the case it is made
worse. Cutting several times during
tho growing season will, if continued,
destroy them; better way is to re.
move the earth from the collar and
roots near the trunk. to depth OF six
or eight inches, and cut all shoots Of
close to the trunk from which thew
start, taking care not to leave a short
stub, or new shoots will start from it.
Ii the shoots can be pulled off, the
work will prove fully as effective.
Replace the earth about the tree again
after the suckers have all been re-
moved"
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-01-10
Tho Indians Arc Increasing,

The novelists, reporters and others who
write Indian speeches, beginning with the
words, II am the last of my race, the red
man is vanishing before the white man a.
the leaves" etc., had better look up the
facts 1t now seems that any statement td
the effect that the number of Indian popula-
ton is slowly decreasing is not in accord
with the truth. The Indian is not dying oil
and vanishing from the earth any more than
the Caucasian is. They have, for the most
part. adopted semi-civilized habits and live
quiet lives. They are Increasing rather thar
decreasing. In the quiet, orderly communi
ties Of the Indian territory, in the reserva
tions of Dakota, and in the pueblos of New
Mexico and Arizona, the Indian is encampesl
peacefully, and his children are being edu.
Gated He is fairly prosperous, provided the
Indian agent and the contractor do not try
to starve him, and he Is raising his family
and increasing in the land.-Boston Adyer.
tiser.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-01-10

thought should smoker right out, y said
mrs. Cashton. when, at the circus TODAY
MRS Smith called an animal a seraph. OF
course, she meant giraffe; but the fun of i,
vas. 1t wasn't a giraffe. It was q caraouile
lin Italy women continue to pursue
occupations which seem properly to be-
long to the stronger sex. Women brick
layers and women hod-carriers are en-
ployed in all Italian cities. Thew dress
wretchedly, go bare-footed and their
fare is of the poorest. Their wages are
twenty cents day.
Italians are not very strong in
domestic ties. OF 5000 Italians that
landed in Castle Garden last year "a. GOO
were males The emigration of females
..om italy u smaller than from any
otner country, averaging but Is per cent
OF the whole number who landed. From
Germany the percentage is 20: from Ire
land ~
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-01-10
WHEN POLLY GOES ev.

II but poorly I'm lodged In . little side streeA
Which Is seldom disturbed BY the hurry Of fest
For the food tide Of life long ago ebbed away
FROM It's comely old houseA rain-beaten and gray.
And ! sit with my pipe in the window and sigh
Al the Bullets Of fortune-tin Polly goes by.
There's Haunting II ribbons. furry OF lac4
And . rose In the bonnet above bright face
glance from two eyes 10 deliciousy blue
The midsummer seas scarcely rival their hue;
And once In q while. II the winds blowing high,
The sound Of soft laughter ~ Polly goes by
Then up Jumps my heart and begins to beat fast,
She's coming'' It whisper She's herei She
has passedr'
While throw up tho cash and lean breathlessly
down
70 catch the last glimpse Of her vanishing gown.
Excited. delighted, yet wondering why
Ny senses desert me If Polly goes BY.
All! she must be witch, and the magical spell
She has woven about me has done its work we'll
For the morning grows brighter and gayer the
air
That my laudlady sings as she sweeps down the
stair,
And my poor lonely garnet, close by the sky.
Seems something like heaven when Polly goes by
Century
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-01-10
London Saloonkeepers.

Saloon-keepers should take a trip
to London and Sc how the law about
closing drinking places at certain hours
Is inforced there. If resort of that
kind does not have its shutters up as
the cock strikes the hour appointed
the policeman approaches and calls
out Timer and if in twinkling aft
er that every thing is not closed the
liquor seller is notified that he will be
summoned. In the large and fashion
able cafes and drinking saloons in Lon
don on Saturday night, when the law
10 to close at IL. the proprietors will
not serve suppers after 1880, so fear
full are they of being led into trans
gression of the law. The police are
always on hand, carefully super islnx
overy thing.
Probably the largest yellow pine
tree in Missouri was cut recently in
Reynolds County. 1t was fourteen fee,
SIX inches in circumference, and made
i've thousand feet of lumber. Two Sec
lions we're cut from the butt, and made
one board forty-two inches wide, and
twelve other wide boards. which were
shipped to st. Louis to be exhibited to
the honor of Reynolds County.
Akron has q s'powwow DOCTOR II
Is woman and she practices her pro-
iession only at night. going out stealth
ny and digging up roots. Then she poes
INTO the house. goes through some cere-
mony' comes out and digs hole in the
ground, where she buries the mysteri-
GUS medicine tied up in white rao
1ais Is supposed to effect cure. II il
salo that lot Of people have great faith
IN her treatment ''
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-01-10
NOVELTIES AND KNOwLEDGE.

A new book Of attractive reading, 'brim-
full of good things worth knowing and
illustrated. is just issued. It contains q
large collection of valuable autographs,
excellent receipts for plain dishes, humor
In rhyme and prose, monthly calendars.
and can be had of ali druggists and deal
ers. or, by sending q two-cent stamp to
the publishers. An important feature of
the work is It's offer of Free Music, which
offer is set forth therein. and. by procuring
the book, at once, any one can be sup.
piled with choice selection. The little
volume is the St. Jacobs sOil Calendar for
l8S9-9O, published by The Charles A..
Vogeler Company, Baltimore, Md. It is
fully the equal Of any of its predecessors
in the interest of the Great Remedy for
Pain, st. Jacobs Oil, whose virtues never
abate. and whose popularity never wanes.
The demand for both book and medicine
is very great.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-01-10
A New Use for vaseline.

'The women have new use for
vaseline," observed drug clerk as he
jerked his thumb over his right shout
der in the direction of a well-dressed
lady who was leaving the store after
having made purchase of the petro-
leum compound.
whats thatp"
'They are using 1t on their shoes
now"
ION their shoesp"
Eyes, and tho ladies must be given
credit for having made a valuable dis
covery. The ingredients have won
derful effect on fine leather, and it is
fast taking the place of all the COM
pounds manufactured for softening the
shoes. Take pair of shoes that have
become stiff and uncomfortable by con
slant wear in the rain and apply a
coat OF vaseline, rubbing it in we'll with
a cloth. and in short time the leather
becomes as soft and pliable as when it
is taken from the shelves of the shoe
dealer. Yes, indeed, this rainy weather
has caused quite boom in the vase.
line trade. Washington Post.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-01-10
Who Can ExplainP

Overheard by the Man About Town: 81
say" remarked an English gentleman, now
In America on business not unconnected with
dollars and matrimony, as he was tooling the
drag of his friend, c. Fish Tobaccoil, out on
Kings Highway, 81 say, this turning to the
right is a deuced nuisance, don't you know.
How did you American fellows ever come to
adopt it7 To drive, a man must have his
whip arm free, and SO must st on the right
of the seat. If he turns to the left he can
see both his own and the other fellows
wheels; if he turns to the right be can't see
either. How you people, who were practi-
cally all English, took up such fashion
don't see How was it9"
Don't know, Pm sure" replied his friend
TASK some of those poor devils who have to
puzzle over such rot for living; they may
know"
The fellows who know things' were duly
considered, but no answer has yet been
given.
Who can explain?-St. Louis Republic.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-01-10

1T is wonderful for a British ISL
ander to discover what mere step up-
on your broad States thousand miles
Make" says Sir Edwin Arnold, 'sand to
conclude from what he sees what must
be the life, the enterprise, the opulence,
the energy, the natural and industrial
resources, the boundless future POSSIBLE
tiles of the territory he has not seen.
A feeling of gladness and confidence
about the earthly part of mans develop
ment beyond all expression has pos
sessed me in perceiving how strong and
sound your national vitality is, how lit
tie you are really spoiled in cour tesy of
manners. in civic kindness, in social
grace and in reverence for law by your
large liberties.
can Englishman, no doubt, notices
here an absence of Difference and formal
attention, but he also notices the pres
ence of nearly universal and most
manly and frank comradeship, the bios
som, perhaps of wider and healthier
air. am far from saying this to flatter
America. The impertinence of such an
intention would be rebuked by its abb
surdity. Your Nation of 10000, 900
stands we'll beyond the reach of compli-
ments. History rather waits to see if
you will deserve the gifts and opportu-
mites which destiny has brought you
in both her hands,
81 should not be an Englishman, how
ever, if l did not grumble, and you must
allow me to denounce and execrate the
cobblestones of your New York streets,
that rob the Briton of sleep at night and
rack his bones by day; the snake-fences,
which waste alike land and lumber. and
torture the eye of an artist; the lack of
official luggage porters at your rail-
way stations, and those mysterious,
ugly, implanted telegraph poles, with
which you mar the vistas of your finest
streets. But your public buildings often
astonish and enchant me; your colleges,
libraries, museums and obserYatories
leave positively no excuse to American
youth. They must henceforth create
and not import poets, authors, artists,
sculptors, scientific geniuses and as
tronomers. You really owe us, with all
your glorious chances, galaxy of great
names."-N. Y. Herald.