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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1893-12-22
A BIRTHDAY lDYL.

IT'S fancy but methinks new. born year
Is like the wonder-ball
The German mother, with fond love and care,
Winds for her girlic small.
To stimulate the fraulein's diligence,
She det'rously conceals
Wee coins and trinkets of small consequence
Within each knot she reels.
Obedient the child sits at her stint,
Preferring play, no doubt,
And slowly knitS, with frownS of discomfort,
When, 10! gift falls out.
Now pleased, indeed, she takes her work again,
The laughter in her eyes,
And kn1tS the faster, so she may attain
Another glad surprise.
And to completion Of the pretty work
Her willing fingers bend;
How does she know but the best gift Of all
Is at the very end?
So. dearest maiden. as the coming year
Unfolds its months and days,
A thousand blessings, stored with president
care
Will beautify your ways.
More than a mothers is the love that hides
In this your wonder ball
Full many unexpected rare delights
Into your lap to fall
And as each day drops out some sweet sur
Like the pleased little one,
Your quickened zeal in duty hers outvies
Your work will faster run.
And when your years in the dear Fathers love
Shall all have giided past,
The best, the choicest gift His hand inwove
You'll find, too, at the last
Helen E. Brown, in Harpers Bazaar
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1893-12-22
AHEAD OF ERICSSON.
An Austrian Said to Have Invented tt
Modern Screw Propeller.

An Austrian Said to Have Invented the
Modern Screw Propeller.
The Austrians have just been cele-
brating the centenary of Joseph Res
sci, one of the many claimants to the
honor of being the inventor of the
screw propeller, by a festival in front
of his statue in front of the Polytech-
mic Institute of Vienna. 1t is said that
Ressel, who died in poverty and
neglect in 1857. described his plan for
using the Archimedean screw for the
propulsion of ships as long ago as
1912, but it was not until 1920, when all
his earlier patents had lapsed for want
of money to renew them, that he sue
ceeded in interesting Trieste mer-
chant, Fontana, in his device, and Sc
curing trial for it on board a small
steamer called the Cidetta Unluckily
for him one of his steam pipes burst,
and the authorities thereupon forbade
all further experiments. Poor Ressel
was derided on all sides, and was
asked whether he wished to bore hole
in the sea. The New York Evening
Post says there is no doubt that he was
a genius in his way, or that he, in COM
mon with many others, was working
on the principle of the screw for some
years before Ericsson obtained his
patent in 1886. John Bourne, in his
treatlse on the screw propeller, de-
scribes one hundred and twenty-six
different inventions, but does not even
mention the name of Ressel, although
a monument to the memory of the lat
ter had been erected already in
Vienna. Ericsson's plea for patent
was contested stoutly in the English
law courts, but he was able to prove
that the only propeller in use before
1886 was the Archimedean screw, and
one with arms like the vane of a
smolejack. Capt. Delisle, French
engineer, presented design for sub
merged screw to the ministry of ma
rine as early as 1928. But the Austrian
inventor must have been remarkable
man, for in the list of his inventions,
which persisted for want of money,
may be found steam tramways, the
pneumatic tube, iron ribs for ships and
bent wood for furniture.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1893-12-22
COuldn,t Fool Him.

A farmer went into store in Albany
and asked the proprietor if he wanted
to buy some fresh butter. The mer-
chant told him that he would ask his
wife if she needed any, SO he stepped
to the telephone, called up his wife.
and talked to her few seconds through
the phone, then turning to the coun-
tryman, who was standing with his
hands in his pockets, his eyes stretched
and his face svery red. told him that
his wife said she did not need any but
ter. The indignant countryman blurt-
ed out:
''Look here, mister, if you didn't
want any butter why didn't you say so!
l amt such a gol burned fool as to
think that you've got your wife shut up
in that little box"
And turning he started out, leaving
the merchant speeches.. Atlanta Con.
StitutiOn
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1893-12-22
COALING STATIONS.
The English Opinion Of Their I'M
portance in the Navy.
While Not Essential to the Maintenance
of Naval Power These Stations Are
Fortified Against the Ships
of Foreign Nations.

Sailing ships could, and did, remain
at sea for many months at time, Lord
Brassv writes in the Nineteenth Cen
fury. Their power to remain at sea
was only limited by the amount of wa
ter that they carried. The period dur
ing which a modern ship of war can re-
main at sea is determined mainly by
her coal endurance, and to great ex-
tent by the necessity of effecting re-
pairs in port to delicate machinery.
The coal endurance of modern ships of
war is even more limited than Official
figures, so far as any are available,
lead us to suppose; and when Lord
Salisbury placed the limit of the strik-
ing distance of ship of war
at two thousand miles-viz., the dis
lance at which she could deliver a
blow and return to her port-he GER
tainlv did not underestimate her pow
ers. The country which possesses the
most numerous oaling stations and the
best situated as regards trade routes
will have great advantage i'll a future
war. In this respect the British en-
pire is without rival.
While navy depends for its power
of operating in distant waters very
largely on coaling stations, the exist
ence of the latter depends absolutely
on the power of the fleet to protect
them. No local defense, whether in
Notifications Or men, will preserve
them to power which has lost the
command of the sea. The history of
Malta during the great war affords an
admirable instance of the interdepen-
dence of fleets and coaling stations,
though it must be admitted that the
lesson to be drawn is to some extent
weakened by the need of modern ships
for coal.
Many people consider that the pos
session of Malta is Indispensable to
the maintenance of British influence
in the Mediterranean. How far this is
true may be judged from the fact that
Nelson won the battle of the Nile
when Malta was in the hands of the
French, and that Malta fell into our
hands, though not for some time, as
the direct consequence OF that battle,
which gave us the command of the
Mediterranean. Capt. Mahan summar-
ICES the conclusions, which should be
drawn in these words: Its fate when
in the hands of France gives
warning that the fleet depends less up
on Malta than Malta on the fleet" If
this be true of Malta, it is still more
true of other coaling stations which do
not lie in such proximity to the ports
of foreign countries.
We have acted wisely in giving to
our coaling stations sufficient defense
against one or two hostile cruisers.
More than this is not required. AS
long as our navy is maintained at it's
proper strength and is efficiently OIL
cered and manned, it sho-ll not be
possible for a serious expedition to
leave the enemy's port without Brit
ish fleet being Immediately in pursuit
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1893-12-22
She Gave Him g. Check.

''But for my husband 1 might have
gone to Jail once" laughed a bright
little business woman, the other day.
ut was in honeymoon time, and, like
many brides, 1 thought all my hus-
bands belongings were mine and what
was mine was my own, as the saying
goes. During his absence a man called
with bill for eighty dollars. I got
the check book and made out a check,
signed my husbands name, and paid
the account. The next day the bank
messenger came in with what he said
was forgery, and for awhile the air
was blue. Finally mustered courage
to explain, but since then 1 have never
signed my husbands name to a check
or opened his letters. I find the rule
mind your own business works as
well at home as in the store. IN. Y.
Sun.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1893-12-22
WINE AND MILK OF EQUAL COST
Ex-senator Evarts Finds His Farm in Yer
mont COsflv Tow.

Ex-senator Evarts Finds His Farm in Yer
mont Costly Toy.
cit costs considerably more to run a
farm than people imagine remarked
man to a Boston Herald reporter
ga man may support yacht, go off on
long cruises, entertain literally, and
gain the reputation of being hail fell
low well met: but oftentimes, it has
been asserted, the running of farm
is still more costly. People as rule
labor under the impression that the
returns more than offset the outlay.
They figure that the owner raises
enough vegetables and fruit to last
him from year to year, and the fact
that he can enjoy homemade butter
is something not to be disregarded in
summing up the profit and loss
''Now, that idea is entirely errone-
GUS, which 1 think can prove to your
satisfaction" Then settling himself
in his seat, the speaker went on to tell
OF the agricultural experience of Will
liam M. Evarts, the famous New York
larwyer, who has just celebrated his
golden wedding on his farm. He rea-
lied at one time, it has been said, an
income of over fifty thousand dollars
yearly from his practice. He was also
the owner of the place at Windsor,
VT, on which gang of men was con-
stantly employed.
On one occasion a lady, hearing of
Mr.. Evarts' large income from his pro-
fession, exclaimed in the presence of
the attorneys wife: GLOW rich thew
must be!' to which the latter replied
in quiet manner: "You forget, mad
am, that we own farm" 1t is also
related of the distinguished lawyer,
that, while entertaining a number of
friends at his home one evening he
produced several bottles of champagne
and a quantity of milk. Turning to
his guests he said, without semblance
of humor: ''Gentlemen, here is some
milk from my farm, and here is some
wine. You can take your choice
they both cost the same"
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1893-12-22

Palmistry assumes to tell what the lines in you
hand indicate. 1t will amuse you, if nothing more
The above diagram almost explains itself The
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gives you thirty years. Well-marked LINE OF
HEAD denotes brain power clear LINE OF
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Demorests Family Magazine, so attractively pre-
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LINE OF HEART bespeaks tenderness; a straight
LINE OF FATE. peaceful life: the reverse if
crooked. well defined LINE OF HEALTH
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Its fashion pages are perfect, and you get with it,
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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1893-12-22
Extinction OS AIlipatore-

Alligators are the next animals to be
IN danger of complete determination
at the hands of reckless and merciless
hunters. There has been a great de-
mand for alligator skin, which for
many purposes is unsurpassed, and
with even decent killing of the crea-
lures the supply of this useful leather
might be kept up indefinitely. That
their extinction is close at hand is not
surprising when we learn that over
three million have been killed in Flor
ida since 1880, and that six hundred
was at one time q fair weeks work.
AS 1t is with the alligators, buffalo and
SEALS so it is with many species of
southern birds which have been SO re-
lentlessly slaughtered for their plum
age that within a few years they will
"ecome absolutely extinct.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1893-12-22
Originality OF the Boston Miss.

The Boston young lady is ready at
eleven years of age to use her adjec-
tlves with skill, expressiveness and
originality. A miss of that age was at
the breakfast table the other morning.
There was bacon. She had eaten one
piece and wanted some more. "Papa, -
SAID she, will you give me piece this
time that is little less languid?" An
other young lady scarcely older than
this one had beautifully colored toad
stool pointed out to her in the woods
one day. eyes," she said, cts rather
brilliant, but don't you think it looks
trihe morbid?''
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1893-12-22
Twas Always the Way,

Apropos of the difficulty even their
fair owners experience in locating la
dies pockets, an English paper tells a
story of lady who, arrayed in a new
frock, took a hanson the other dav
and on alighting hunted vainly for
the entrance to the pocket where she
had confidingly placed her purse. The
quest was SO unduly prolonged that at
last her charioteer, who was not a man
of refinement, remarked from his
perch: Nov then, marin, when
you've quite done a-scratchin' of YOUR
back will you pay me my fare?"
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1893-12-22
stub Ends Of Thoupht.

The woman who loves herself most
can marry man for his money and be
satisfied.
It is not necessary for a woman IN
mark each year of her life with a
wrinkle.
Society is lover of material things.
That rich man is happiest who can
convert his dollars into smiles.
Stupidity is as thick as it is long.
A merry heart doesn't need brass
band.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1893-12-22
Experienced.

Il am thinking" said Mr.. Essy, ''of
writing chapter on the decline of the
American young man.
Good idea,' said Cholly, CPL help
you. I've proposed lots of times, you
know"
''lt hadn't occurred to me that you
would be willing to be a study
"Oh, ya-a-s. I can give you lots of
points. don't believe theah is any
American young man who has been de-
clined oftener than have "-Washing
ton Star
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1893-12-22
GOOD ADVICE.

Every patriotic citizen should give his
personal effort and influence to increase
the circulation of his home paper which
teaches the American policy of Protec-
ton. 1t is his duty to aid in this respect
in every way possible. After the home
paper is taken care of, why not SUBJ
scribe for the AMERICAN ECONOMIST,
published by the American Protective
Tariff League? One of its correspon.
dents says: "No true American can
get along without it. consider it the
greatest and truest political teacher in
the United States"
Send postal card request for free
sample copy. Address Wilbur F. Wake.
man, General Secretary, I35 West 23d
st., New York.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1893-12-22

He Makes Love by Looks. -Bashful
Lover-''M Mary, 1 believe I would like to
go on the veranda and have pipe"
Mary-"Yes, do! You have not piped
very much so far."-DetrOit Free Press.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-02-03
YALE ST. County Mich. FRIDAY FEBRUARY g. 1898
PERSONAL NEWS.

Jas. Allen, of Valley Centre, was in
Yale Tuesday.
Jas. A. Menzies was in Detroit Mon
day and Tuesday.
Sheriff Bernatz was up from Port
Huron last Friday.
John Reddicliffe. of Speaker was in
Port Huron Tuesday.
Earl Fitzpatrick, of Birmingham, was
in Yale over Sunday.
F. A. GriswOld spent Sunday with
old friends at Fenton.
Philip Walker and Ed. Sexton were
in Port Huron Tuesday.
Jas. II. Moore and Jas. Mccall were
in Port Huron Tuesday.
Mrs. J. Vandeburg is on a visit to
friends at AvOca this week.
Sarah Johnson came up from Port
Huron few days this week.
Attorney Rapley, of Brown City,
spent Sunday with Yale friends.
Vinton Mcdonald has returned from
Kilmaster, where he has beenworking.
Simcoe Lutz returned Tuesday eve
ming from n visit among friends in
Canada.
w. w. Cowlng, Wilson Beadle and
L. F. Pratt were in Port Huron on
Monday.
Lincoln Avery and wife, of Port
Huron, were guests of Harvey Tappan
on Friday.
Minnie Bowins, of Port Huron, was
the guest of relatives and friends in
Yale over Sunday.
w. W. Cowing, C. +. Emery, DR..
Yuill and Homer Moore were in Port
Huron last Saturday.
Lewis Hastings and wife, of Jsddo,
visited with Francis Smith and family
Wednesd ay of last week.
Roy Francis and wife, of Port Huron
passed the Sunday the guests of J. b.
Francis and other friends.
w. II. Harris, VIM. Hodgins and
Chas. Garling, of Brockway, were at
the county capital Tuesday.
Chas. Forrest and daughter. of Fos-
toria, old friends of Rev. w. +. Perkins
and family, visited at the latter's home
Monday night.
The families of DR.. A.. Mitchell, J.
d. Francis and Thos. Darcy, spent a
pleasant evening Monday at VIM.
Murray's in Melvin.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-02-03
Additional ExposItIons.

The ExPosIToR is still giving to SUBJ
scribers who pay up all arrears and
one year in advance the Farmers
Friend, n sixteen page paper issued
twice month for one year. This Is
an excellent paper and an extraordin-
airy offer. Take advantage of it.
w. w. Lord, auctioneer, will sell for
John Bishop one mile north of Moore s
Corners on Monday, Feb. 9th, 1898.
commencing at ten o'clock a. m. sharp,
lot of farm stock, implements. etc.
Mr.. Bishop has decided to move away
and will sell everything without re-
serve. Free lunch at noon.
The life of the Columbian postage
stamps Is apt to be very short if the
people who are compelled to use and
handle large quantities Of them have
their way. After less than two weeks
usage large portion of the general
public has pronounced an unfaverable
judgment against them. They are
held to be altogether too large and
cumbersome for easy and convenient
handling, and protests against them
for general commercial use are already
beginning to roll in. A great objec-
ton consists in the fact that they can
not be quickly separated from each
other without tearing, and much an
have been used in considerable guam
titles.
Mary had little lamb, its fleece was
white as snow; it strayed away one
summer day, where lambs should never
60. And Mary set her quickly down,
and tears streamed from her eyes; she
never found the lamb because she did
not advertise. And Mary had brother
John who kept village store; he set
him down and smoked u pipe, and
watched the open door, and as the
people passed along and did not stop
to buy, John still sat down and smoked
his pipe, and binked his sleepy
eye. And SO the sheriff closed him
out, but still he fingered near, and
Mary came to drop with him sympa-
thetic tear. "How is it, sister, can you
tell, why other merchants here, self all
their goods SO readily and thrive from
year to year?' Remembering her own
bad luck, the little maid replied; Those
other fellows get there John because
they advertise"
The columbian Daily Calendar re-
mains the only valuable daily pad
calendar for '93 is of the same general
design as that of previous years, con-
sistng of 366 leaves, one for every day
in the year, and calendar for the
entire year. The day of the week,
of the month, and of the year are given
and on each leaf is short sermon
on the "Gospel of Outdoors, Health,
and Happiness" with valuable hints
on practical road making. The leaves
are so arranged that there will be no
stub left, and each one can be referred
to at any time during the year. The
pad is upon metallic stand of ivory
black. arranged go as to rest upon the
desk at convenient angle. The pad
matter, which in the aggregate is
enough to make book, is all fresh
and new, and II is of more pertinent
value than that of any previous calen-
dar. The calendar is issued by the
Pope Mfg. Co., of Boston, New York,
and Chicago.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-02-03

During the January
Clothing and Shoe lines We wish
two lines and in ordert do will prices
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-02-03
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-01-31
Pain SeIf-Infiicted.

This is supposed to be an age of en-
ghtenmenU. Yet the half civilized per-
stence with which hosts of people keep
fosing themselves on small occasion, ar
CUES d blind creduIity characteristic of
the Dark Ages. Constipation has a
myriad of alleged curatives. which in a
nauseous dose merely evacuate the
bowels-this operation being preceded by
pain and followed by weakness-the
latter an effect of their excessive, violent
a sbode p D pP rm Of a ps
calomel-these are among the violent
medicaments for which should be sub
stituted Hostetter's Stomoch Bitters, the
finest, most genial laxative extant, never
gripping, and resembling in its action an
effort of nature in her happiest mood
This benign and thorough medicine is
also an antidote to malaria and rheumat-
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ders digestion perfect and regulates the
kidneys and bladder.