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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-11-30
SOMETHING NEWIls CHEMISTRY.
Beef Preserve and Aopt Pure by a Per-
meation of Ozone.


A writer in Minneapolis newspaper
relates with great Giro .rstanti;.l;ty
how partY of diners in Il h3tal were
surprised and just a little horr;;..cii to
learn Chat The roast beef they ll:.d eat
eli was t'rcnty-one days old, and hal
Teen lying exposed to the sun for that
length OF time. They were rca>surci
when til, = were informed that the meat
had been subjected to permeati0l Of
ozone. and by this means preserved
as well as purified
The diners will probably learn be-
fore they gain the information from
this column, says the New York Nail
and Express. that they encountered
something entirely new in chemical &c
ton, and if any one Of them has t.,
courage to try it he can very readily
prove the assertion. Ozone is one Il
the principles of oxygen. Prof. Ln>.W
says it IS one ct the greatest G: il.vzcrs
known, or, :: &C once expressed il. -
su5limation of that portion CT our at
raosphere Which supports life. and at
the Same time helps burn us up" Dr.
Jul;us Edmund Doetsch. VINO died
about ten years ago, claimed to have
been the inventor of an czOne-,1rodrc-
ing apparatus which would ape any
dead or living thing BROUGHT in contact
with it. lie took two gallons IF raw
pirits fresh from a still and by run
ming current of pure ozone tlr5ugh it
caused the liquor to taste ;.nt, smell
precisely the same us the very same
quality OF liquor with an actu::l age Of
ten years. DR.. Doetsch believes. that if
living animals lived in an atmosphere
of ozone they would become OH men
and women at the age OF ten AMI twelve
years. lie proved that to treat animal
meat with the pure gas would have the
same effect on them as though they
had been exposed to the at1ao:phere
we now breathe for as many DAYS as
there were half minutes in the artifi-
cial process.
Locw and Doetsch are authorities On
chemistry. The western writer NAV
be or he ma" not. At all events lie cy-
identity knows more about eatinr {. din
ncr than HI does about ozone lie or
one of his friends can try the effect Of
it by shutting himself up in small
room and breathing the pure gas fer
twenty minutes If the Doetsch theory
Is correct, a little wrinlsled CID man.
bald headed and decrepit, will come
out to announce in piping treble that
he has aged forty years in twenty min
/ uteS.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-11-30
ARABLE AREA OF CANADA.
confined to Narrow Strip Along the
Border of the United States.

Confined to Narrow Strip Along the
Border of the United states.
Some Canadians stentatiOuSly boast
that their colony is Of greater area than
the republic Of the United States. while
they quietly ignore the facts that about
one-half of their dependency is covered
with perpetual or all but perpetual
snow and ice. and that no small part of
the remainder is but sparsclv inhab-
tied or hs.bitable except by Indians and
lndian-French half-breeds, who exc
out precarious subsistence by fishing.
by the scanty proceeds from slaughter
ing fur-bearing animals, and on mcager
governn ent rations. The arabic por-
ton of Canada, says the Springfield
republican. is in general but very
broken and irregular fringe on the
northern boundary of the United
states: and although the European set
Element OF the country began nearly
5O0 years ago. its present population is
only about 5000, 00o-from the Atlantic
10 The pacliic-or over 100000 less than
the population of the state of Pennsyl-
wanna! Canada to-day consists of but
seven provinces. One of these. Prince
Edward island, is little more than
one-htth the area of the little state of
Vermont, and another, British Column
bla, sea of Notwithstanding some
$4,000 square miles-contains less ara
Die land than the comparatively small
contiguous state of Washington. The
desirable land for tilJage In the three
small maritime provinces of Nova
Scotia, Prince Edward island and
New Brunswick is now chiefly occupied
oy an excellent Scotch English people,
whose number is all but stationary or
retrograde. About one-half of what is
claimed to be the Province of Quebec is
sparsely inhabited by Indians, Cana.
dlan-french half-breeds and the hardi
est of .'habitans." Much of the re.
mainder. en- both banks of the River
st. Lawrence and on the northeast
bank CT tbs Ottawa river. is a gooa
quality of SCI. and the greater part of il
Is now densS = populated by Canadian
French
portion the province of Quebec
consisting sf about 100 Townships
called the ea tern townships. lyia,. be
tween the pari:-hcs south Of the St
Lawrence and the northern borntsurie.
CT tie states of New York. yarlss,,.
and New Hampshire, is good general
farming land, now in great part occu
pied by mixed population composed
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-11-30
HADES ON EARTH.
The New Penal Settlement Which VIII
Succeed Siberia.

Succeed Siberia.
A st. Petersburg letter says that IL
has been decreed by the cars govern
ment that Siberia is too good for con-
victs. and as soon as the new Trans
Siberia railway has penetrated It's
gloomy depths it will be turned into
paradise for'agricultural settlers ana
mining sharps, while" hihlll&ts and oth-
er refractory members of Russian socl-
ety will in the future be accom- modated
on the island of Sagahlip, Off the coast
of Russian Manchuria. the eastern ter
minus Ct the czars possessions. north
of Japan. So revolving and horrible TO
civilized nations is Sagahlin that the
ear consented to its adoption as an
open air prison only after the assassl-
nation of Carnot and the discovery OF
the recent plots against his own lie.
The people and the convictS OF siberia
never speak of the island Other than
1.-The hell OF Saghalin, and It's climate
is said to be SO much worse than that
of Siberia a.. to rob this appcllatlon OF
an cxaCrcra ted character. cTcn IN the
mouths of these lost ones. ne island
is separated from the main lan.; by the
Gulf of Tart2ry, and its eastern coast
is washed by the Sea OF UklOtsiz. The
governor of Manchuria has reported
that a human being not born on the
island cannot live more than year
there There is no means CT escape eX-
cept in the winter. when. if a prisoner
can manage 20 make his WAY .,Ele hun
ii1,a il iS
possible to reach the main land over
the ice. The ice bridge Is guarded;
still two or three prisoners have es-
capped by lodging behind masses Of
snow and ice, or, what is far more prob
able. by bribing officials. At tho pres
ent moment the NEST interesting colo
mist Of Sagahlin is Sophia Bluhstein,
full-blooded Russian, III spite Of her
German name. She first achieved Grim
inal renown by pressing her attentions
upon the shah of Persia during the
latter's visit to st. Petersburg. Sophie
had avowedly no intention of adding
his majesty to her list Of admirers. but
sought his acquaintance merely for the
purpose of relieving him, if possible, Of
some of his diamonds. She was foiled
in her efforts, but succeeded in having
her private car attached to the shah S
special train. For this piece Of enter
prise she was banishcd to Siberia for {;
year, and while there organized band
of cutthrOats and robbers whose SER
vices she controlled On the continent
after their terms had expired. She is
said to be the sharpcst criminal living,
and in sending her to SlghaLiii the Rus
sian government claims to have con-
ferred lasting benefit upon the
wealthy classes.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-11-30

entler sex. every one of W ON rhould srbsclibe tr
'emorests Magazine. If You uraec C:,iut' q viii
s merits. send for a snccilalp g. p free, ana
OH will admit thar seeing these Tai r.; has pu.
on in the way of saving motev By f. ding in ont
tagazine everything to satisfy the literary wants Of
lie whole family.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-11-30
HANDY TO HAVE AN UNCLE.
How Young Man Got Himself Out of a
Disa agreeable ScraDe.

young man employed at the court
house found himself in an embarrassing
position the other night. says the Gin
clnnati Tilnes-Star. He had an en-
Tagement to take a couple OF young
ladies t. one OF the suburban resorts,
;,ad IN donning his best suit forgot his
pocl1ctboolS, which peacefully roposed
in his everyday clothes When he
boarded street car and the conductor
demanded fare he became painfully
aware of his unpleasant situat ton. He
managed - find dime and street
car ticket n lis clothes and this afford
ed temporary relief. But the young
la;.ie- we're new acquaintance and he
conii 400 well explain the situation
and acc:irc g temporary loan. Besides
youn;; L:;!ies hardly ever carry pocket
books fer such emergencies. And he
in vain looked around for friend who
would accommodate him. When the
post Office was reached novel idea
struck him. We'll take another car
here" he said. Il promised to mail
two important letters for my sister,
.snd she'll never forgive me If | neglect
the matter" So they got Off the car
and the young man dashed into the
post office and on TO the nearest pawn
shop. He carried a gold watch and
soon had a loan on it, borrowing a
cheaper watch to wear until he re-
deemed his own timepiece. Then he
hurried back, and as the young ladies
were patiently waiting he did not tell
them about any trouble to get stamps.
The Young ladies Thanked him for a
very pleasant evening on their return,
lnt they viii not know everything un-
til they read this The watch was, of
course, redeemed the next day.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-11-30

SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-09-22
A Pleasant Surprise.

Last Saturday evening was the
fifty-eighth birthday anniversary of
Prof. +. o. Noble, and never was he
more completely and pleasantly
surprised than when he found him
self surrounded by large number
of his old pupils and friends. The
professor was sitting in his parlor
reading and the crowd, taking adj
vantage of him. were in the parlor
before he knew it. The professor
was so surprised that, for at least
once in his life, language failed
him. After a general hand shaking,
congratulations and social CONVEX
sation, Mrs. A. q. Dewitt, in behalf
of the professors old pupils. pre-
scented him with fine silk um-
brella. Elegant refreshments were
served at 10 O'Clock, after which
Miss Kate Burress honorcd the au-
dience with some beautiful piano
selections. The occasion was in
every way grand success and at Il
late hour all joined in wishing the
professor many happy returns OF
the day and took their departure,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-09-22
BURGLARY INSURANCE.


Not Likely to Be Popular Here. Though
II IN In ondon.
II is not likely that burglary insur-
ance will ever becom. very general.
II opens the way for too much fraud,
and the losses can hardly be appraised
accurately. Many accident insurance
companies are now insuring people
against the risk Of being injured by n
burglar. and as about one person in
million gets so hurt every year, such
insurance ought to be very profitable,
Insurance from loss against house,
breaking is the result of joke perpe-
trated by q man who was going
to Europe and who asked an insurance
man whether he would insure his
goods against burglars during his abb
sence. To his surprise the broker took
him up, and to the brokers' surprise
and annoyance his clients house was
ransacied from cellar to base ment
while he was away. There are three
or four burglar insurance companies
doing profitable business in London,
but it is only where the police super
vision is very strict that 1t is safe to
cara, such risks.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-09-22
The Mammal Bond aud ltheltlre Co.
Arkansas City, Kansas.
HE WAS SOMEWHAT CHANGED.
hut Under tho Circum stances tho Artist
Had Done u Best.

hut Under tho Circum stances tho Artist
Had Done .. Bast.
"Are you the man who painted that
ere picture OF Moses in the Bull
rushes?'" asked countryman of an
artist, who had recently startled the
town by an exhibition of oil paintings
"Yes," replied the artist.
"All right; then want you to paint
my father"
Certainly, II he gives me 4 few
sittings."
Cant do It; he's dea l."
"Let me have u pilot ograph of him. :"
Cant do that, neither. lie never
had his picture taken"
~ am afraid, then, I must decline"
decline. What for? Haven't you
painted Moses? You didn't have q
photograph of him. did you? No. I
thought not. Well, my father hain't
been dead nearly SO long as Moses,
you ought to know enough to paint my
father"
Approaching the situation the artist
went to work an evolved such por-
trait as he thought might satisfy SO
original son.
"Crikey!" exclaimed the art patron
on seeing the completed painting.
"That almost knocks the stufiing out
of Moses; but, ] say, how he has
changed"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-09-22
AN INTERRUPTED WEDDING.
Tho bridegroom Cried ..stopi stopr' and
tho IBrido Painted.

Tho bridegroom Cried ..stopi stopF' and
tho bride Painted
Here Is an old story OF IN inter
'upted wedding. The bridegroom
was q working sawyer, the bride q
young lady OF corresponding rank and
social station. They were married by
license and II was In the evening,
which may be noted by the curious.
The officiating clergyman duly began
the service. When he came to the
words, ITO have and to hold" the
bridegroom suddenly cried out, rs one
In the extremity Of terror.
"Stop! Stop! meant II only to be
for a fortnight"
The clergyman stared ut him.
~ meant It only for n fortnight"
repeated the deplorable person.
The clergyman closed his book,
shook his head in sorrow rather than
in anger, and departed to the vestry.
The bride scrcechcd and fell fainting
into the bridesmaids arms II Is
pleasant TO think that she did the
proper thing Mt the right moment; In
after life the recollection must have
consolcd her.
There were murmurs Of gathering
tempest among the male members Of
her family; the bridegroom swiftly
marched down the aisle, and so into
the black night And there he is
still; nor did the bride ever recover
him; and according to the latest
dispatches, now So years old, she was
still screeching and fainting.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-09-22
THE GREAT AMERICAN CIRCUS.

Here she comes. Just what Bax-
ter has been wanting. \ circus
that is a circus. The Great Amcri-
can Circus will visit Baxter Springs
on Saturday.. Sept. y. This is the
only large circus on the road today
that is playing for % cents, and the
only one that will visit Your town
this season. So come one, come all.
Be sure to be on hand in time to see
the grand free str eet parade of open
dens of wild animals in gold and
glittering cages. This grand sight
can be seen on the streets of Baxter
today Saturday Sept %.
We invite you one and all TO come
and help make Baxter glorious
sight on that day by visiting the
Great American Circus.
b. L. BARDwBLL, Agent.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-09-22
Sunday School Convention,

The Springvalley Township sun.
day school convention will be held
at Neutral, Kansas. on Sunday. DC.
tobcr Z. Following is the program:
1000 a m.-Devotional exercises
Remarks on the lesson by E Kuhns.
and others
Address by W. II. Ingram.
Song by the convention.
Recitation by Flora Atkinson. Song.
Basket dinner
Song service by J. r. Earnest.
Select reading by Ida Lowe.
Is the Sunday school an auxiliary to the
church, J. W. Wagner. NJ. s. Stillson.
Solo by Ida Sizemore. Song.
Our duty to the Sunday school. by Rev
Vollmar. Discussion.
Recitation by Annie Losey. Song.
Address by A. b. Lichtenwater.
Recitation by Warren Shackle. Song
6 Question drawer by j. H. Chubb.
Reports of Sunday schools
All are cordially invited
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-09-22

Most deaf persons hear betterin the
midst of modern din than when it is
quiet around them The noise of the
cars in travel or the whir of machin-
cry in mills helps to make up the vol.
ume of sou nd necessary to reach their
impaired organs. An amusing Illus
tration appears in this case of o very
venerable deaf gentleman who lived
quite alone. On the very rare occa'
sions when he had visitor he used
to busy himself shaking down the
ashes in his coal stovs. Sd that by the
dint of the supplementary clamor he
might catch what his visitor had to
sav
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-09-22
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER %.
GREATEST REUNION ON EARTH.

The Galena Republican has the
following to say about the recent
big reunion held at Camp Logan,
Baxter Springs:
"The Interstate Reunion Associ-
alton sounded 'taps'to iis thirteenth
annual reunion on Saturday. Sept.
8, 1894. II was the largest, most or
derby and most successful reunion
ever held i'm the United States. Men
who know something of crowds
and who have participated in large
gatherings of every description in
the line of duty, spent several hours
on Wednesday in an effort to make
correct estimate of the number of
people in attendance. After riding
about the camp, the city of Baxter
and the immediate vicinity thereof,
five of them submitted sealed est.
mates. Two placed the number ut
10000, the other three at 10000 BY
counting the number in one of the
squares formed by the pillars of the
auditorium, aud multiplying it by
the number of squares in the build
ing, il was found that the number
that listened to the speeches on
Thursday was over 10000. The most
gratifying feature of the great
event was the order maintained.
Camp Logan was living mass OF
humanity for week. yet in spite of
the great jam of pedestrians and
vehicles of every description, not
an accident. even of the most triv-
ial nature. occurred: not drunken
man was visible; not fight, or n
quarrel. or in fact anything of AN
unpleasant nature took place on the
grounds. The great audiences that
assembled in the auditorium were
as quiet and orderly as can be
found in any church house in the
land. The best regulated city ON
earth cannot boast of better order.
The city went II little wild. but the
camp had nothing TO do with that.
The Interstate Reunion Associa-
ton controls Camp Logan-not
Baxter Springs, and is responsible
only for the conduct of the former.
1t has just cause to feel proud of
the fact, which none can truthfully
deny. that there never was n more
orderly asscmblage of that size on
earth
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-09-22
ABOUT HOTEL FIRES.
How 80 Many OF hem riEinate In tn
Old. OLD Way.

How 30 Many OF Them Z riginate In the
Old. OLD Way.
"Nine hotel fires ont of ten owe
their origin to on, and the same
cause" said Chester Murray, Of the
house restaurant. in Washington.
whenever you hsar of u hotel fire
whose origin is a mystary it is safe to
attribute 1t TO tbs cause will give.
The best cooking lard Is the fat that
"a fried out Of the fat part of beef. In
restaurants and hotels II is put into =
cauldron during the day and set on
the range over night Aiight fire is
usually kept in the range to save the
trouble of starting it in thu morning.
During the night it may happen that
IN unusual drouth Is created by high
wind. The fire blazes up. the caul-
dron begins to boil and the fat is In
the fame. Next the flame Is in the
pot, and then follows an explosion,
scattering the blazing greas, in every
direction. Result-a fire Of mysteri-
Gus origin. which destroys the build
ing and all its contents have been
burned out seven times, and in every
instance but one IL was due to this
cause"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-09-22

In the third century Crispin and his
brother Crispian, members of noble
Roman family. fed from Rome in con-
sequence OF the cruclties inflicted on
Christians by the Emperor D.ocletian.
They settled in the town now called
scissors, in France, where they
worked as shoemakers, while they
preached the gospel to the Gauls.
Crispin was so benevolent that he stole
leather to make shoes for the poor!
Hence u charitable deed done ut the
expense of others is sometimes de-
scribed rs Crispinade. In 2s6 both
brothers SUI ffered martyriom. and the
shoemakers have ever since taken
king Crispin," us he has been styled,
for their patron saint. Out of respect
for the brothers, shoemaking is often
called the gentle craft"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-09-22
A fiorribls Article.

We are sorry 10 say that what
Gov. Lewelling says is true right
here in Lawrence. II il no uncom-
mon thing now for men of means
in Lawrence, especially If they are
unmarried, to receive letters and
propositions from good women
to "sell their honor" to buy bread to
keep themselves and their children
from starving. These deplorable
conditions exist, and, too, after thir.
ty years of Republican misrnle. and
any man who denies the fact is
either dawdling ignoramus or a
blind sycophant Here in Law.
renee, once the home of freedom,
the city of schools and churches,
women whose regulations have
never been questioned, are driven
by starvation TO disrcputable meth
DDS to secure bread to keep the poor
starving body alive, blackening
the soul and blighting the life for
ever. For shame upon such n So
cial system and men will uphold it.
Brady, if you don't know this to be
true. you had better post yourself.
1t is very easy matter to do.-Jef-
fersonian, Populist.
The above reads like II horrible
concoction of a man recovering
from spree. But il is from man
who does not drink at all. 1t is a
lie, a damnablc lie, and the man
who wrote il is not fit for decent So
ciety. The World repeats that every
lewd woman in this city il 80 from
choice and not from necessity
There are several known prostitutes
in Lawrence. and there il not one
but would be welcomed in n good
home il she would be decent. There
is scarcely one who has not broken
a poor mothers heart, and for an
editor to utter such malicious SLAM
der simply to help out a governor
who is dead To all dcccncy, is an
outrage that should not go unre-
bukcd. The article above is one of
the stock arguments of the Popu.
lists. II is a fair san pie of their
feelings on public questions. and
yet this party calls itself the cspe'
cial champion of women in the
coming amendment struggle, and il
expects decent women will affiliate
with il and help il continue in
power. y vote for the Populist
ticket from Douglass county is an
endorsement of the above SANDER
Gus utteranccs. \ vote for the Pop
ulist ticket is Il vote for the most
disrcputablc gang that ever dis
graced Kansas. and yet there are
thousands of honest men who will
vote this ticket. How they can do
it and look wife, mother or sister in
the face is incomprehcnsible. and
how they can d, il and still con
slider themselves doing Il patriotic
duty is more of riddle than the
Egyptian inemnon.-T The Lawrence
World
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-09-22
Bali, Ids Snow Llulmsnt.

This linimcnt is different In com.
position from any other liniment on
the market. II is a scientific dis.
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known. There are numerous white
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greater profit. Beware of these and
demand Billiards. Snow Liniment.
IL positively cures rheumatism,
Neuralgia. sprnins, bruises, wounds,
cuts, sciatic and inilammatory rheu-
matism. burns, scalds, sore feet, con.
tracted muscles. stiff joints, old
sores, pain in back, barb wire cuts.
sore chest or throat. and is espcci.
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G.. g. Gregg.