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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-09-11

pACIFIC LODGE, NO. 66,
K. OF P.
Meets the first and third Fri1ay evenings Of
ofeach month at the Masonic Hall. Visitin
Knights cordially invited to attend.
Thos McLarty, F. D. 6HKLroN,
X of r. Is. C.. c.
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I! Women to travel for responsible establish.
eu o., mouse in Washington. Salary $3.50. payable
90 weekly and expenses Position permanent
Neierence Enclose self-addressed stamped en-.
'elope. The National, Star Building, Chicago.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-09-11

IT was practically Unanimous in
Vermont, $4,000 republicans to 13
democrats.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-09-11

u,ELCOME CHAPTER, NO -.
ORDER EASTERN STAR.
Meets every Saturday after Full moon OF each
renth. All members in good standing are
made welcome.
1.S. BAKaER, ROSE r. DURKEL,
Sec. Worthy Natron.
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rIRsT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CHURCH.
Preaching every Sabbath at 1880 o'clock A. n
ardT1o P. M. Sabbath School At 1880 A. N
Payer meeting at 7:3o P. N. every Thursday
Iverybody is invited to attend. Seats free.
RIvF. n. WHx1LYH., Pastor
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-26

his day. an accomplished courtier,
scholar OF profound and varied erud'tion;
statesman and diplomat who achieved the
alliance that brought LAFAYETTE TO the
sured the triumph OF the patriot cause
On the other hand, We know nothing or
eighteenth century. IL IS understood IN a
general way that the Dutch colonists were
frugal. sturdy, hard-fisted traders VINO
amasSed wealth by patient industry. and
in that vague way we can perhaps locate
the Van Rensselaers. The chances are
that while Franklin was being honored.
Europe and receiving decorations and de-
grees from the leading societies and In
situations OF learning OF the old world. the
ryr paes 81 thst ne Ts
ness and trading for coonskins and other
pelt with the Indians and trappers OF
ever. for history is so silent as 10 the
Kings and Van Rensselaers or that epoch
as 10 leave US in painful but utter igno-
rance as TO their social status. No doubt
Mrs. John King van Rensselaer, herself
knows why a descendant or BENJAMIN
Franklin should be held unworthy OF adj
scendants of the Kings and Van Rens-
se!aers. OF course she must have theory
upon which she appraises BENJAMIN
Franklin mo gentleman as compared with
the Dutch peddlers and Cockney artisans
and shopkeepers OF his day and genera
ton. But, as these sources or tnforrna-
ton are closed 10 ordinary mortdis. orol-
nary mortals have no option save that C
assuming that the ancestors or the KIM
and the Van Rensselaers were really .
blemen OF ancient lineage who assumed the
humble disguise OF thinkers and hucksters
I'm order 10 escape the Jealousy and perse-
cut.on OF European dynasties and. Incl
dentally to scrape together those pennies
with which their descendants are now as
tonishing reverent world.
Was Benjamin Franklin gentleman?
That Is. was he a gentleman according 20
the Van Rensselaer, or the King standard
OF that time? The trouble with this CO.
nundrum is that IL cannot be properly solved
until we know something about the Kings
and the Van Rensselaers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-26
OFFERINGS OF THE POETS.
wben Wauder Away

This life Is a fieeting breath,
And whittier and how shall i 20,
When / wander away with death
BY a path that / 90 not know!
Shall find the throne OF the Moon,
And kneel with her lovers there,
To pray for a cold sweet boon
From her beauty cold and fair?
Or shall make haste to the Sun.
And warm at his passionate ire
My heart by sorrow undone,
And sick with a vain desire?
Shall / steal into Twilight Land
When the Sun and the Moon are low,
And nark to the fur-ive band
OF the winds that whispering go!
Telling and telling again,
And grooming with scornful mirtn
The secrets of women and men
They overheard on the earth!
Will the dead birds sing once more.
And the nightingale's note be sad
With the passion and longing of yore,
And the thrushes with joy go mad?
Nay, what though they carol again.
And the flowers spring TO LIE at my leet,
Can they heal the sting of my pain,
Or quicken a dead hearts beat?
What care I for Moon or for Stars,
Or the Sun on his royal way
Only somewhere beyond Earth's bars
Let me find Loves long-lost day.
Louise Chandler Moulton. in Pail Mall
Magazine.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-26
Mater DOlOrOsa.

Because Of one small iow-laid head all
crowned
With golden hair,
A halo wear;
kiss them reverently. Alas! I know
The pain bear.
Because of dear but close-shut holy eyes
or heavens own blue,
All little eyes do fill my own with tears
Whateer their hue:
And motherly 1 gaze their innocent
Clear depths into.
Because of little pallid lips. which once
My name did call,
No childish voice in vain appeal upon
My ear doth fall;
] count il all my joy their joys 10 snare
And SORROWS small.
Because of little dimpled hands
Which folded lie,
All little hands henceforth to me do have
Il pleading cry;
] clasp them as they were small wandering
birds
Lured home to fly.
Because of little death-cold feet, for earth's
Rough roads unmeet,
I'd journey leagues to save from sin OF
harm
Such little feet,
And . count the lowhfst service done fol
So sacred-sweet.
M T. PAUL.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-26
COntentncnt.

Whichever way the wind doth blow,
Some heart is glad to have il so;
Then blow il East or blow Ii West,
The wind that blows, that wind is best.
My little craft sails not alone:
A thousand fleets from every zone
Are out upon a thousand seas;
And what for me were favoring breeze
Might dash another with the shock
OF doom upon some hidden rock.
And so do not dare to pray
For winds to watt me on my way,
But leave 1t to. q Higher Will
To stay or speed me. trusting still
That all is we'll. and sure that He
Who launched my bark will sail with me
Through storm and calm, and will not fail
Whatever breeZes may prevail,
To land me. every peril past,
Within His sheltering heaven at last.
Then, whatsoever wind doth blow,
Ny heart is glad to have 1t so;
And, blow ii East or blow IL West
The wind that blows. that wind is best.
Caroline Mason.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-26

The Exclusive Society Of Colonial
Danes Says No.
Washington Post,

Washington Post
An amusing controversy has arisen in con-
nectior with the Society OF Colonial Danes,
which has its domicile in New York. we be-
iieve. and which. as everybody knows, is
supplied with a densely aristocratic atmos-
phere by the descendants of the Dutch and
Ell gliSh t-adesmen who came to this coun-
try as freight or ballast some two or three
centuries ago. 1t appears that Mrs. Edward
Waiszn II imphries, who is a great-great-
great-granddaughter of Benjamin Franklin,
applied for membership in the Society of
Colonial Danes. AS the direct descendant
OF person Of some importance, not only
in cooniSl times. but during the struggle
for Independence and afterward, Mrs. Hum
pffries considered herself eligible to the as
ISOLATION. She therefore applied as has
been stated. 1t happened. however, that
Yrs. John King Van Rensselaer, founder,
oisty, took another view of the matter. In
the opinion of Mrs. John King Van Rens-
seiaer. Mr.. Benjamin Franklin. from whom
MIS-. HUMPHREYS is descended, not a
gentleman. did not belong to the social set
to which the progenitors Of the other
colonial DANES belonged-to the set of the
Fraaklin's generation. Mrs. Humphries was
therefore, turned down, and the aristocratic
atmosphere above mentioned was saved
from q profane and Decorating invasion.
Unfortunately there are no accessible
records by which we can determine the
merits. OF the King Van Rensselaer, hy-
about Franklin. but nothing at all about
the Kings or the Van Rensselaers. We
know that JOSIAH Franklin, the statesman 5
father, came over to this country in 1855,
and settled in or near Boston. where he
went into business as soap-boiler and
tallow chandler. We know that Benjamin
leaned TO literature, disliked his father
business, became a printer, then an au-
| thor. afterward an explorer in the field
of science, and finally a statesman and pa
| triot OF the front rank. Beginning in ig-
norance. he became one of the most
learned and brilliant men OF his time. he
| received degrees from the universities OF
Oxford. Cambridge and st. Andrews, he
/ was decorated by the Royal Society OF
| London, with the Godfrey Coley gold medal
| and he was showered with honors and Dig
| mites by numerous learned societies OF Eu-
| rope. The Encyclopedias Britannica says OF
| him that his reputation was more universal
| than that OF Leibnitz. Newton, Frederic
| or voltaire and his private character more
| beloved and esteemed. AS the envoy OF the
| United States to France he was the most
eonspscnovs ana Rotene n s AZ me eour'
| ciate Of princes. admired and trusted BY
royalty. looked up 70 by the great men 81
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-26
A benevolent Pawnshop.
New York Commercial Advertiser.

new 1Ork COmrneTCldi AuNtrllstf.
1t is now over a year since a number OF
wealthy and benevolent gentlemen Inn
pressed with the hardships endured by
those who found II necessary TO make tenn
porary loans on personal property. formed
a Provident Loan Society's Pawnship In
mission building at the church at Fourth
avenue and Twenty-second street. This So
ciety had for its object the advancing OF
small sums Of money to persons in urgent
need. The regular pawnbroker charges in
terest and commission OF the most extor-
tionate description. When the regular
pawnbroker finds that he can charge but
a certain rate. without liability. he tacks
a sort OF annex or addendum 10 this bus
mess in the way of a purchasing DEPART
ment. So common had this abuse become
that this church society started a loan as
ISOLATION with an enormous capital, with q
direct idea OF assisting the worthy poor
or those who were in temporary straits.
The business has been running a little more
than a year. Over 10000 has been loaned
and 10000 has already been paid with in
terest. The society has sales of unre-
deemed pledges, and the entire manage
ment IS conducted the strictest COM
mercial principle. So satisfactory has this
arrangement proved that other associa-
tons of the same sort are to be formed
with a view to breaking UP the outrageous
extortions OF the ordinary pawnshop. Very
great benefit has resulted TO many de-
serving persons. and, as substitute for
charity. the Provident Society's helping
hand is an extremely welcome one
The most grizzly and faded beard can
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-26
A Valuable Work.
Washington Star.

washington sur.
do you know" she said, that your vol
ume of poems has become quite indispensa-
BILE in our house?"
.'Indeed?" he responded. with a pleased
look.
Eyes. Mamma says she wouldn't be w..h-
out them. She threatens to read them
whenever the children are naughty"
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Skeptical.
WASHINGTON Star.

washington Star.
do you believe in second sightT' inquired
Tepee Tom.
Not fur this part o. the country" re-
piled Dc ringer Dan. "Yer wanter shoot the
fust time we squints over the barrel. er yer
lfl5le hotter git a chance ter squeeze the
trigger at all"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-26
Williams Mistake.
Washington

Washington Star.
Maria" he said nervously. as ne sat
straight up in bed, there's a man IN the
house"
silly. Those are my bloomers hanging over
the back of a chair"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-26
Immortality.

This world is not conclusions:
A sequel stands beyond,
Inyisible as music,
But positive as sound.
1t beckons and Ii battles
PHILOSOPHERS don't know,
And through a riddle at the last
Sagacity must go.
To prove 1t puzzles scholars:
To gain Ii, men have worn
Contempt of generations,
And crucifixion borne.
Emily Dickinson.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-26

Another Unfortunate.
Truth.

Teacher-Where were you yesterday
Pupil (whimpering)-It was all Billy
Smiths fault He hipnertised me an made
me go skatin' with him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-26

family Bible. and. pointing out the IL
Illuminated pages. told them Bible stories
with an accuracy of detail and point
of moral worthy of the Rev. Mr.. Gilman
himself
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-26
His Russet Gloves.
Roxbury Gazette.

Nearsighted Old Lady - Goodness mel
Here's a man coming down the street with
a brick in each hand.
Her Daughter-Don't be frightened. ma
ma. It's only Charlie Pluggins with his
russell gloves on.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-26
Light on the Mystery.
Puck.

First Detective-A-ha! Now understand
why the safe not blown Open This
burglary was committed by a woman.
Second Detective-How do you know7
First Detective-Here's the hairpin- a
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-26
One Explanation.


Gladys-Tell me. what do these college boyU
mean by their perpetual yelling OF 'Rawi
Raw Raw,?"
Bess-I don't know, unless IL is their own
ing up that they are mostly a half-baked
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-26

PuCR-
Husband-Do you think IL saves you any,
thing to have a running account at that
dry-goods store?
Wife, know IL does. You can't imagine
the amount of time IL saves me- Why.
never have to stop to ask the price OF any
thing wish 10 purchase!
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-26
His Ship

0 watcher on the Minister Hill,
Look out Ger the sl0png sea;
OF the tall ships coming, coming, still,
Is never one for me?
I have waited and watched Ohe weary
yearsD
When 1t to the shore could win,
Till now / cannot see for tears
If my ship be coming in.
Eyes shut, see her night and day,
No inch of canvas furled,
AS swan full-breasted push her way,
Up out of the underworld.
IT'S but her wrath. And all the time
These cheated eyes grow dim.
Will her tardy topmasts never climb
! Above the oceans rim?
James Russell Lowell
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-26
But Milton Got Less Money.

Jenks-Ah, but you modern poets are not
much like the old singers
Binks-No? Well, just imagine John Mil
ton taking Paradise Lost to a dyspeptic
editor, and beng told TO change Il into
dialect and put in a bill for 90 cents an
,Dl,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-26
Got What He Expected.
To Date.

To Date.
Mother-in-law - Did John find what he
wanted when he came home last night to
supper?
Daughter-Yes. ne found fault with every
thing. as usual.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-26
Economy.
Detroit Tribune.

Detroit Tribune.
"Ah, a chatting dish," remarked tho late
arrival. well, well!'
Yes" answered Satan affably. Now
and then we get one Of those fellows who Is
more sinned against than SHINING. and 10
know
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-26
Hooking Him.
Puck.

Lord Totteringham lover the album OF
views)-Don't you love-er-an ancient ruin,
Miss Go.drox?
Miss Goldrox OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Is so
sudden. your lordshio-but you may ash
napai
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-26
OUtliYed Pafu.

In the long struggle to assuage my wee
l searched the sleeping past; each little
pain,
Each childish trouble I endured again.
And as / watched the long procession go
Great wonder were within my SOUL for 10,
Each one had been a grief of death full
fain,
Or so had been wonted to complain
And with my tears attest 1t to DC SO.
Whereat within my breast began 70 rise
The hope, no sooner born than thrust
away,
That I, through tears, might learn TO
smile again:
And looking back with dislllusioned eyes
Upon my conquered sorrows smiling say,
Almost incredulous, This once was
pain!'
Elizabeth c. Cardozo, in the Cosmopol-
itan.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-26

The most grizzly and faded beard can
be colored beautifully by Buckingham's dye.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-05-14

The continual increase Of creamerics
in every one Of the states adapted to
grazing is a sign indicative of progress
on the part of the butter makers 1t
is estimated that there are now in the
United States more than $4,000 cream
cries. When we consider that all Of
these have sprung up within one gen.
GRAFTON. we can appreciate how rapid
has been the advance. The creamery
is the most effective weapon by which
the farmer can reduce the stock Of
poor and cheap butter. The home
dairy is very good thing and the
skillful maker Of dairy butter can get
a good price for his product, even
higher sometimes than the current
price for best creamery. But there
are myriads OF farmers that never will
learn to make outer correctly. and for
them the creamery is a salvation.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-05-14

We heard the secretary OF ne lll'Foia
Dairymcn's association ask he uNes-
ton, How is the membership 10 he In
creaScd?"
The question is not one that can be
answered by producing some social
panacea. 1t would appear that there
is no one way that will prove effective,
but that every way will have to he
worked to its fullest capacity. There
seems one method that has not been
tried at all, but that snuuu '.cid SoCd
returns.
Several months before he holding
of the next annual meeting, every
farmers club in the state should be
written to. asking them to send one
of their number to represent the dairy
interests in their vicinity. When We
say farmers clubs we mean also farm
ers' institutes. and every kind Of farm
ers' organizations that take an interest
in such matters. We need to have the
entire state represented in the dairy
convention, and there should be at
least one delegate from each county.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-05-14

we grow blue grass with success as
part of our permanent pasturage. We
wish those of our readers living in
Wisconsin, Iowa and like localities that
have blue grass pastures would report
them. Please state also whether the
land be low or high, wet or well
drained.
The impression prevails IN most OF
our more northern localities that
though blue grass may be used eXclu-
sively, that is, alone, for pasturase
in Kentucky, it viii not do to rely 100
much on it further north but that 1t
should be put in with Il number OF other
grasses.
Another point is that blue grass VIII
often drive out other kinds of grasses.
Is that TRUE Of all ATTITUDES and II not
at what attitudes does blue grass sur
render to the more widely disseminated
native grasses.-F'armers Review.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-05-14

to get scarce. and what we did get
were partly covered by yolk of eggs
that had been eaten by the hens. We
soon found that the hens had the habit
very bad. and at first we decided to
kill of few Of the worst mischief
makers. We disliked to do this. ex-
cept as a last resort. So We tried an
other way. and are pleased to say that
1t has proved success. Our hen house
has one large window. We covered this
with carpet, allowing the lower edge
to be raised in such a way that the
light would fall on the roosts. but the
part where the nests were remained in
quite deep shadow. The interior Of
the nests were In still deeper gloom.
so much SO that 1t would be quite i'm
possible for the hens to strike the eggs
with sufficient accuracy to break them.
At first we got the nests too dark, and
the hens could not see to get up into
them. We soon adjusted the shadow to
the degree desired. Other readers Of
the Farmers Review may have trouble
in this way. and If so. they will prob
ably find this plan Of value.-Mary
Ann, in Farmers Review.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-05-14
Soap Plants.

There are several trees and plants in
the world whose berries, juice or bark
are as good to wash with as real soap.
In the West India islands and in South
America growsa tree whose fruit makes
an excellent lather and is used to wash
clothes. The bark of the tree which
grows in Peru and of another which
grows in Malay islands yields fine
soap. The common soap-wort, which
is indigenous to England, and is found
nearly everywhere in Europe, is SO full
of saponine that simply rubbing the
leaves together in ~'ter produces a
soapy lather.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-05-14

The large woman has at last been
recognized. A year or more ago while
Mrs. Anna M. Gray Of Edwardsville.
Ill.,, was getting OF the cars with some
bundles the train started. causing her
to fall, The lower court decided that
she was injured to the amount Of $3.50.
and the court of appeals last week af-
firmed the decision and said: "A heshy
woman has the right to ride on train
and to have a valise and parcels. and
she is entitled to more time for alight-
iny than might be required for foot
racer or greyhound" 1t may be that
little women are classed with the racer
and the grey hound; SO il We were you
we wouldn't take any chances, but
would alight as soon as possible-or
else get fieshy.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-05-14

more than half what 1t would be were
the birds selected, even to the extent
that horses, sheep, cattle and hogs are
In the kinds of live stock named there
Is altogether too little selection, but in
our poultry there is none at all, ex-
cept by the fanciers, and we fear that
even they do not do great deal In
selecting individual fowls.
we take flock. and compare them
with another flock, and the flock that
does the best is chosen. Now in the
rejected flock there may be birds that
VIII outlay anything in the successful
hocks. but their good record is obscured
by the poor records Of their companions.
The only way to select the best
breeders is to have a separate yard for
each fowl. keep a record of her eggs
Tor the first two years, and il she
proves excellent, mate her the third
year and use her eggs for Matching.
This Is a troublesome and an eXpen-
sive method. and will require many
years to select a flock of good layers.
but it is the only correct method. A
flock thus bred would in a number OF
years yield so eggs per annum more
than the usual. If the number of hens
be 100 this would mean 5000 eggs extra
for the year, and the value of these
would be clear profit.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-05-14
The Origin of Peach"

Few people are aware that the term
'peach." as applied to girls OF more
than ordinary attractiveness ana con
sidered atrocious slang by the ultra
cultured class, can trace its ancestry
back to a poem of perhaps America $
most famous poet He was w , =
about Philadelphia, and the me IN
question would seem to indicate tha' III
his Judgment Philadelphia's girls were
all peaches. At any rate: suc.i
meaning can be extracted without the
slightest assistance of the Imagination.
Henry w. Lonrfellow is the poet IN
question, and the line occurs in ms cel-
ebrated poem "EvangelIne. IN the
opening lines of the fifth stanza OF far'
Second the poet says:
In that delilhtful land which is washed by
the Delaware waters, ~ -,
Guarding in sylvan shades tho name Oh
Stands on the banks otits beautiful stream
the city he founded =,
There all Inc air is balm and the peach Is
the emblem of beauty: r,