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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-03-30
FROGS AND WASPS,.
Inc FORMER Eat tho Latter and Seem t
E-;ioy Them Very Nfuch

The FORMER Eat tho Latter and Seem tn
E''joy Them Very Much.
Some time ago I discovered. acct.
aentally, that frogs are voracious eat
ers OF r7asps. have in my garden a
tank for watering, with an island of
rcc!1worll, which is favorite haunt of
the frogs. syrites r. z. Bartlett in the
Londo. spectator. The Tasps Just now
arc carrying on q raid against nv fruit.
and whcll wish to crafty at once nv
revenge and iny frogs l catch q ma
raudcr be@waca a post card and an in
vcrtel wine glass, carry him of to the
tank. wet hi; wings to prevent his flv-
ing. and set him on the rockworls be-
fore the frogs.
After {. moments pause a frog adj
vancca, alsi in an Instant the wasp has
disappeared, drawn into the frogs
mouth by single dart of his long
tongue. Occasionally the wasp reap
pears, wholly or partially, having made
it unpleasant for the frog, but he is al
most always swallowed in the end.
Usually convnlsivc movements may be
noticed ii the frogs throat anl BODY.
as though the process of dcglutition
were not quite easy; but that they like
the diet is evident from the fact that q
ianglc smallish frog has been known
70 take three wasps one after another.
Indeed. i is remarkable what very
small frogs. quite infants, will swallow
q wasp with avidity. One afternoon
a tiny 1rog swallowed a full-grown
wasp, when big relative went for him
quite savagely, like a big schoolbov
thrashing small one for presuminr
to be helped before him.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-03-30
What the raveling Was Like.

On the railway between Nice and
Genoa there are numerous tunnels.
The gentleman who told me the fol-
lowing story was once sitting in the
smoke room Of the Hotel Paradis, Nice,
when an American entered, very tired,
and complaining loudly of the journey
he had just taken.
On being asked where he had come
from he said Genoa"
"Well," was the next remark, s'you
have come through a lovely country, at
all events
''That may be- he replied, "but it
was uncommonly like travelling through
a flute. "-Pearson's Weekly.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-03-30
The Football PIayer's Sorrow.

''Thus one by one are our fondest
dreams dispelled," said the detected.
looking young man, as he dropped his
head with its long, flowing locks into
his hands. "And she always seemed so
unselfsh.''
"Oh, well, brace up. Think of your
fame as football player"
1T is that which sundered the ties
that bound us. She demanded too
much.''
But you told me only short time
ago that you would give her your life
if she asked for it.
80 l would-but what she desired
was
"Well?"
"A lock OF my hair!"-Washington
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-03-30
Some German Bulls.

A German newspaper man, evident
" Jealous of the Irishman's reputation
as maker of bulls. took the trouble
some years ago, says the London
Figaro, TO look up the German record
in this line. Among others he found
in the published works Of certain leu
tonic writers the following curious ex-
eiapies: Among the immigrants was
an old blind woman, who came TO
America once more before she died to
see her only SON" AFTER the door
was closed soft female foot slinpcd
into the room, and with her own hand
distinguished the taper Doth doe
tors were unable to restore the. de-
ceased once more to life and health. y
THE Ladies' Benefit acsociation has
distributed twenty pairs Of shoes
among the poor, which will dry uI
many a tear Il was at the table en-
joying a cup of coffee when d gentle
voice tapped me on the shoulder.
looked around and saw my old friend
once more.''
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-03-30
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Opium Smokin~ in China.

Seven-tenths of til people of China
are opium smokers, and two million
die annually from it, Effects said q
0nlnese missionary recently, who has
spent twenty-five years of his life in
the fiowery kingdom. 'sThis habit is
rapidly growing" he V >nt on, ''and it
is confined to no class G. sect, but men
ana women. officials az / coolies, use it
alike. AS soon as opium smoking be-
comes confirmed habit with b Chinese
coolle he knows that he has about ten
years TO live. That seems to be the
average. consider it easier to refor
a sot IN the gutter. one of your lowest
type of drunkards, than an opium
smoker
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-03-30

"A Berlin trade journal announces a
ne" German invention = viz, paper
stockings 1t is told that the stock
;nsss are made of @ specially prepared
iniP'elshated paper stock, which has an
extraordinary 1,s effect on perspiring feet.
- ns i.,oi;'0Hra Is AFFORDED by the paper
Do rapidly as it is formed, and the feet
ienaln dry and warm, while the con-
s.ant temperature maintained in the
sno s is said to be a great preventive of
cOlOS.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-03-30

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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-02-17
MURDERED AND HIS HOUSE BURNED
James Skinner, a Railroad Staslon A gent,
Killed for His Money.

CULBERTsoN, Mont, Feb. 13.-James
Skinner, agent for the Great Northern
railway, was murdered Monday night,
and the shack in which he lived was
burned over him to hide any traces of
the assassins. The deed was committed
for the purpose of robbery, as Skinner
was known to be the custodian of nearly
81, 900 belonging to saloon keeper
named Rogers. AT midnight when the
west-bound passenger pulled into the
station the depot was enveloped in a
sheet of flames. The heat was so in
intense that it cracked the windows in
the cars. Conductor Smith attempted
to open the door, but it was securely
fastened, and he glanced in at the win
dow, where most grewsome sight pre-
scented itself. Lying between the coun-
ter and the stove was the one-armed
agent, with his skull crushed and his
head lying in pool of blood. AT his
side was a six.shooter. The heat drove
back every one who attempted to force
open the door
In the morning the biackened, charred
corpse of Mr.. Skinner was found and
Sheriff began and Coroner Berry were
summoned to the scene of the murder.
The authorities will make diligent
search to apprehend the participants in
the lamentable tragedy. Mr.. Skinner
had SC, 900 in a St. Paul bank, besides
large herds of sheep and cattle.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-02-17
ON THE ROAD TO SPOKANE.
Eastern Men En- Route to the Fruit
Growers Convention.

Eastern Men En- Route to the Fruit
Growers Convention.
SPOKANE, Feb 12.-Among the visit
ors to the fruit-growers' convention,
which will be opened Wednesday even
ing and will be in full blast Thursday,
will be several prominent commission
men and railroad officials of St. Paul,
Minneapolis, Chicago, Omaha and ST.
Louis. One party left St. Paul over
the Great Northern Saturday night and
will arrive in Spokane tomorrow morn
ing. The members of that party are:
Mr.. Wallace of Presley & Co., G. r.
Bradberry of Bradberry & Co., MI.
Stacy of Stacy & Sons, Mr.. Smith of Fl.
L. Smith & Co w. G. Corbett and D.
w. Longfellow, all representing fruit
dealers from St. Paul and Minneapolis.
Another party left over the Northern
Pacific last evening and will arrive at
11:15 Tuesday. They will be accom-.
panied by General Freight Agent S. L.
Moore of the Northern Pacific.
The visitors are interested in organic
ing the fruit industry and will lend ma
terial aid in all matters pertaining tc
the advantageous handing of fruit in
large quantities. They will partici
pate in the discussion of freight rate
questions, and will offer suggestions as
to the best methods of packing and
shipping the product.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-02-17
cRAZeO AT The ALTAR.
a Brooklyn Priest, Violently Insane, At
tacks the officiating Clergyman.

"A brooklyn Priest, violently insane, At
lacks the Oficiating Clergyman.
BROOKLYN, n. ", Feb. 1l.-There was
an exciting time today at St. Peters
Roman Catholic church, and the specta.
Gle of one priest assaulting another on
the altar caused a panic among the
large congregation which attended mass
Father William j. Hill, man of middle
age, while Father Patrick V. Mcdonald,
young man about 80 years old, is his
assistant. The latter was celebrating
mass. When Father Hill commenced
TO read the notices for the day Father
Mcdonald, who was kneeling, suddenly
arose and turning to Father Hill, said :
"You can't speak here" Father Hill
was taken by surprise and whispered TO
his assistant to keep quiet, but the lat
ter, who weighs 200 pounds, rushed at
Father Hill and knocked him down the
alter steps.
Father Mcdonald then picked up the
chalice and Father Hill attempted to
take it from him. The former dealt him
blow under the left ear which knocked
him down.
The startled congregation by this
time was wild with excitement, and
several men in the front pews jumped
over the chancel rail and prevented
Father Mcdonald from committing
further violence. Some of the congre-
CATION had in the meantime run to But
Ter street station for assistance and
Father Mcdonald was taken TO the
rectorY opposite the church and con-
fined in his apartments. Word was sent
Bishop Mcdonnell, who directed Vicar
General Mcnamara to make an investi-
gaticn. Meanwhile Father Mcdonald
had become so violent that it was evil
dent that he is insane. Later he was
removed to St. Peters hospital, where
it was found necessary TO detail a
policeman to attend him. Father Hill
says he was taken entirely by surprise,
as Father Mcdonald had never before
manifested any signs of insanity and he
could not account for his sudden de.
rangement.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-02-17
FOR $4,000 DAMAGES.

Mrs. Aaron Hirshfield's Suit Against MIR.
and Mrs. L. Ill. Hershfeld.
Suit has been instituted in the Helena
district court by Della Herihfeld against
Louis H. Hershfeld and his wife, Mary
Hershfield, for SIS 900. The complaint
alleges that Della Hershfeld, whose
maiden name was Hogan, and who was
cashier in dry goods store, was law
fully married to Aron Hirshfeld, cash
Ter of the Merchants National bank, in
November, 1898. She says she has never
violated her marriage vows, but has at
all times been a faithful and affection
ate wife. Louis Hershfeld, who is her
husbands brother, together with his
wife, the complainant says, in Decem-
Der last, being displeased with the mar
rage and for other reasons unknown,
"wrongfully, unlawfully and maliciously
alienated from the plaintiff the conju-
gal affections of her husband, and in
duced him to deny her the conjugal
affections, society, support and protec-
ton, and compelled him to abandon her
and leave the state;" that sin conse-
quence she has suffered great pain Of
body and distress of mind and lost the
love and society of her husband: her
happiness has been destroyed and her
health materially impaired, and she has
been left without the necessities of life
or the means to procure the same"
Mrs. Aaron Hershheld is still living
at the Helena Hotel,
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-02-17
MURDERS AT PlTTs5URc.
a Kansas Town Excited over the Seventh
Iu Month.


In Month.
PITTsBURG, Kan, Feb. IL There is
carnival of crime In and around Pitts
burg now and Saturday night seems to
be fatal one. The seventh murder in
this Immediate vicinity during the
mouths of January and February was
committed last night, another woman
being the last victim. An old French
woman named Alliston was arrested
recently on a charge of drunkenness
and after several DAYS confinement was
discharged. She promited to reform,
but instead went directly to saloon in
the northeast part of the city, kept by
Frenchman named Edward Tonsantz
and there the murder was committed.
This morning an ore hauler saw body
lying in hollow by the Missouri Pacific
tracks and aroused the people and sent
for the city authorities.
Deputy United States Marshal Mapes
and Marshal Lemaster went to the scene
aud there found the body of the old
woman lying in the snow, terribly beat
en- and dead. The snow plainly showed
tracks and they led to Tosantz's house
and en- route the officers found place
where the murderer had laid his burden
down and gone to pond, breaking the
ice thereon with the evident intention
of concealing the body, which he did
not carry out, as he again picked her
up and carried her quite distance fur
Their.
Tonsantz and his wife and 14-year-old
boy are in jail charged with the crime.
They will say nothing whatever con-
corning the deed. Feeling is running
high, the numerous murders having
aroused the citizens to an extent that
there is strong talk of an example being
made of some one. The entire regular
police force and all the specials sworn
in at the time of the Chapman murder
are on duty with view to preventing
lynching.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-02-17
knights of PxthIas.

The 10th of February marks the pass
ing of the third decade of the order of
the Knights of Pythias as an organiza-
ton. The foundation of this order
does not date back to dim antiquity,
but the lessons of charity and benevo-
lence it teaches is nevertheless wide
spread. From a nucleus of five mem
bers thirty years ago, the order has
grown until it now numbers 5000 subor-
dinate lodges with more than 450, 900
active members and over l 200 divisions
of the uniform rank with $4,000 mem
bers
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-02-17
JUDGE DUNDY's LIFE THREATENED
Unknown Persons Warn Him to Beware
of Carter HarrisOn's Fate.

Unknown Persons Warn Him to Beware
of Carter HarrisOn's Fate.
LINCOLN, Neb Feb. 12.-Judge Dundy,
of the federal court, has received two
threatening letters since he issued his
order asked for by the receivers cutting
down wages on the Union Pacific. Judge
Dundy is holding a term of court in
Lincoln, and in speaking of the threats
said: "Both the letters commenced in
the same way, with the customary skull
and crossbones at the top of the paper.
Following the glaring trademark on
the second letter was the statement:
The same agency which got Carter Har-
rison will get you What this agency
was am unable to say, but presume it
referred to some secret society. Both
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-02-17
WORK OF TRAIN wREckERs.
Passenger Cars Derailed and a Flagman
Filled with Bullets.

HoUsToN. Texas. Feb 0.-Tonight al
high bridge over White Oak bay, train
wreckers removed the rails and fish
plates on the Missouri, Kansas & Texas
railroad. When the passenger train
came along the engine passed safely
over, but the baggage and mail coaches
Jumped the track and rolled down the
bank, followed by the smoker, which
landed on top of them. Joe Elliott,
brakeman, was sent back 10 flag a
freight train soon due. He had mot pro-
ceeded hundred yards when a volley
from ambush was fired upon him. Four
bullets took effect in his body. The
crew in the meantime, aided by the pas
sengers, were at work eXtricating the
men buried in the wrecked cars, and
feared to 60 to the hsgman's rescue.
He, however, crawled bleeding and
wounded back to the train. In the mail
car was found Lou Morris, the agent,
badly bruised and with several bones
broken. H. Hatton, express messenger,
was found in the car with his ribs bro
ken and in a critical condition; J. w.
Carter, the baggagemaster, was injured
about the head and internally. A re-
lief train was made up here and sent to
the scene. The wounded were brought
in and are in the hospital Posses are
on the scene and freat excitement pre-
walls.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-02-17
MORMON factions IN COURT.
Possession of Coveted Piece of Land
Leads to Long Litigation.

Possession of Coveted Piece of Land
Leads to Long Litigation.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Feb. 1.-THE long
delayed equity suit of the recognized
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints against the Church of Christ, of
independence, to determine the title to
the famous Mormon temple lot in indie
pendence has been taken up for trial in
the United States circuit court.
The suit is contest between two
factions of the Mormon church to de-
termine the ownership of a piece of
ground in the city of independence on
which shall be erected the most magnif.
cent temple ever reared by the hands of
man and from which on the last day of
the world 1t is believed all good and
faithful followers of Joseph Smith will
ascend direct to heaven. 1t is claimed
that in 1882 an angel of the Lord APP
peared to Joseph Smith and informed
him that Jackson county, Missouri, was
the exact location for the Garden of
Eden. The spot where the Lord was
said to have appeared to Adam and
Eve is identical with the location of
Temple Lot ond there the prophet de-
termined to erect temple and dedicate
it for that purpose. The property is
regarded by the contending factions of
the church as more precious than all
the tabled wealth of the world. Four
years ago the recognized church
brought suit to dispossess the Indepen-
dence branch of the much priced prop
erty, and although the costs of litiga-
tion to both sides have far exceeded
the actual value of the property they
are determined to fight on for it's pos
session through the courts of last re-
SORT
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-02-17
John j. Ingalls, Converted.

The Rev. Sam Jones, the noted evan
gelist, is holding revival meeting at
Nashville, Tenn. Among his auditors
was Ex-senator John j. Ingalls, of Kan
sas. At the close of the sermon Jones
called on repentant sinners to come
forward. The first to respond was
Ingalls,.
"Mr. Jones'" he said, Fyour sermon
has moved me. endorse every word
you said"
"May God bless you" was the evan
gelist's response.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-02-17
FOUND DEAD IN HIS BED.
The Shocking Discovery Made at til
Ulm House, Great Falls.


UIm House, Great Falls.
GREAL FALLS, Feb. Civilian H.
Lands of Oak, prominent little town
In the Judith valley, was found dead in
his bed in room u of the Ulm house
yesterday morning. An examination
showed that he had died of heart fail
urc, and the body was yet warm when
the shocking discovery was made. The
remains were removed to Undertaken
Powers rooms, where they will remain
until his relatives at Green Castle,
Ind, express their wishes in the matter.
Mr. Lands has been a guest of the
hotel for several weeks and was visit
ing old time friends in the city. He
was an old resident of northern Mon
tana and for several years had been en-
gagged in business at Oak, where he had
valuable ranch. The announcement
of his sudden death caused great sur
prise and sincere sorrow among a wide
circle of acquaintences in GRAFT Falls,
and the room in which the corpse now
lies has been filed with old friends to-
day, ali of whom were DESTROYS of do
ing something to show sorrow and
friendship for one they had known and
respected during lifetime.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-02-17

letters were In the same handwriting,
the only difference being noticeable in
the signatures They were mailed from
western points and called attention 70
my action in the recent order" Judge
Dundy said he had an idea as TO the
identity of the writer.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-02-17
Montana Boy Wins.

CHICAGO, Feb. George Kessler, of
Butte Mont, and Mike Roach, of Chi
cago, fought five rounds in the pres
ence of hundreds of sports in one of the
worlds fair buildings last night. Kess-
Ter won easily.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-02-17

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-PresidentC Ieve-
land last evening signed the federal
elections repeal bill and it is now law.
The herald., 1894-09-15
Poisoning Race Horses.

1t may we'll be boast Of the Ameri-
can turf that the practice of getting
at" race horse has never been very
common here, and it is now several
years since the last we'll authenticated
case Of poisoning occurred at Saratoga.
This recalls the fact that the English
turf has been notorious for such sensa-
tions EARLY in the century four crack
racers were poisoned at Newmarket,
and two men were arrested The prin-
cipal in the matter escaped on teohni-
cality, but was rearrested on another
charge of horse poisoning and was
eventually hanged.
The St. Leger favorite of 1881, a
horse named Marcus, was poisoned on
the day before the race He was just
able to run, but finished last and died
soon afterward. The perpetrator was
never discovered.
Even more sensational was the 'ho-
ousing" Of Lanercost, the first winner
of the Cambrfdgeshire, who was in 1S42
considered certain winner of the AS
cot cup. He was poisoned, but, like
Marcus, was able to run and finished
last. He did not die, however, but was
retired to the stud. New York Herald.