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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-11-15
SQUiNT AND SPECTACIES.
IN Affection That Is Easily Cured |,
Treated in Time.

IN Election That Is Easily Cured IL
Treated in Time.
A recent writer on ophthalmic sur
gery calls attention to the fact that
many cases of 'squint' in children,
which, if left to themselves. become so
pronounced that only surgical oper-
alton can be of service to them, would
De easily cured by the use of proper
,pectacles if seen by competent spe-
cialist in the earlier stages of the af-
lection The present generation, he
says, has witnes sed many improve
nents in the operation for squint. The
objects to be aimed at by operations
have become well understood But it
is stated. that board schools and
tther educational establishments are
still busily engaged in manufact-
lring fresh cases. though. thanks
to improved spectacles. there are now
ever squints requiring operation than
ormeriy. Age is hardly bar TO the
caring of spectacles. quite young
children soon becoming accustomed TO
heir use. 1t is possible that en-
husiastic specialists may sometimes
;arry their principles too far. The
light of so many boys and girls in
,treets and schools and offices with
'spectacles on nose" is not encourae-
ng. Still, if many of the youthful
PATIENTS are merely undergoing a tenn
porary treatment for squint, there is
less reason for regret Undoubtedly
I is better for a child to wear spec
acles for Il few years. and thus 10 be
.ured. than 10 have to run the risk OF
endon section in later life.-London
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFIcl

SEATTLE, w. T., August %, 1899.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT IN COM
~ pliance with the provisions of the Act of
Congress Of June 8, 1873, entitled An ct for the
sale OF Timber Lands in the States of California,
Oregon, NeN ada and Wash ington Territory"
PATRICK SULLIVAN,
of Tacoma, county of Pierce, Territory of Wash
sworn statement No 1902, for the purchase of the
Ma of se12 and n12 of sw1a of section 2 in town
ship q north, range west, and will offer proof
TO snow that the land sought is more valuable
for its timber or stone than for agricultural pnr-
poses and to establish his claim TO said land be-
fore the Register and Receiver of this Office at
Seattle, w. T.. on Wednesday the 9th day OF
November, 1889.
He name as witnesses: r. G. Hants, Philip
Hanes, Charles Everhart, John Powers, all OF
Tacoma, W. Il.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
above described lands are requested to file their
claims in this Office on or before said 9th day
of November 1889. T. NJ. REED, Jr., Register.
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WHAT is A FIRE?
An Important Question Recently De-
cided by French Court.

An Important Question Recently De-
cided by IA French Court.
A curious point of law, bearing upon
the responsibility of insurance COM
panies, has been decided in the Paris
courts. at the suit of the Countess Fit
James against the Union Fire Insur-
ance Company, of Paris.
1t is ruled that insurance companies
must indemnify all losses sustained by
one assured if caused by fire, even in
:ases where no destruction of premises
has been caused by conflagration. The
Countess Fitz-James insured against
fire all her furniture and effects for
$4,000 francs, and in her policy.
under Art. z, were mentioned her
jewels, among which figured specially
pair of earrings. composed of fine
pearls, valued at Is. 600 francs.
April IL 1887, one of these earrings.
which had been placed on the mantel-
niece, was accidentally knocked off by
he Countess and fell into the fire.
where it was consumed, notwithstand-
ng every effort was made to save the
ewel.
Expert jewelers. were called in by
both parties to estimate the intrinsic
value of the property destroyed, and
1900 francs was stated to be the amount,
ess sixty francs for molten gold res
cued from the ashes. The insurance
company refused to pay for the burned
pearl on the ground that there was no
conf1agration. that the fire which con-
sumed the object was an ordinary fire;
in other words, that there was no fire
and that the company was not respon-
sible where combustion had only oc-
CURED by the ordinary use of CRATE
for heating purposes.
The court, however. rejected this,
and ruled that 1.-The word fire, in mat
tiers of assurance applies to every acct
dent, however unimportant such acct
dent may be, so long as it is caused by
the action of fire. 1t was therefore
ordered that the Union Company
should pay to the Countess Ftz-James
the value OF the jewel. less that of the
gold recovered, S,94O francs and costs.
Jewellers Weekly.
=Enamored swain-"For you darl-
ing. Il wad lay me doom and dee -
Practical maiden-'That sort of thing
is clear out of date. Willie. What a
girl wants nowadays is man who will
get up and hustle for her. "-Terre
Haute Express
Down to hard facts.-Testy old
GENT. Huh! Do you think you can
support my daughter in the style to
which she has been accustomed p
Young suitor-..W Well, no; but l can
support her in the style to which her
mother was accustomed a good many
years after she married you" Old
gent (snbdued) Take her. my son.
and he happy. IN. Y. weakly
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-11-15
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
SEATTLE W T IAnnarY : 1880

SEATTLE, w. T., January 5, 1889.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT IN
~ compliance with the provisions of the act
of Congress. of June g. 1873, entitled An act Tor
the sale of timber lands in the States of Cali
fornia, Oregon, Nevada and Washington Terri
toy"
G.. W. SNOW.
of Seattle, w. T.. County of King. Territory of
Washington has this day filed in this office his
sw orn Statement No. 1868 for the purchase of
rhe north east of Sect II No. 20. in Township
No. q \. Range No 5 w, and will offer proof
to show that the land sought is more valuable
for It's timber or stone than for agricultural
purposes and to establish his claim TO said land
before the Register and Receiver of this office
at Seattle. W. L, OIL Tuesday tbs 3rd day of
December 1889
He names witnesses: Vim. Dunbar and
A McDo- aid of Shelton. w. T.; Keats Montrose
of p SHIT. Fredric Brockway of Sesttl,
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
above described lands requ sted to file their
cl1ims in this office on or before said Sd day Of
December. 1889 JOHN b. BAIRD. r. gis;er.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.

CE,f
SEATTLE, w. T., August %, 1899
NOTICE is HERERY GIVEN THAT IN COM
Y pliance with the provisions of the Act Of
Congress of June 8, 1873, entitled IAN Act for
the sale of Timber Lands in the States of Cali
fornia, Oregon, Nevada and Washington Ter
ritory."
ELLA FREDERICKS.
of Tacoma, county OF Pierce, Territory of Wash
ington- has this day fled in this Office his sworn
statement No. 1881 for the purchase of the nell
of sw1 4, wiz of sw1 of section II and se4 of sez
of section Is in township % north, range west,
and will offer proof to show that the land sought
is valuable for its timber or stone than for
agricultural purposes and TO establish his claim
TO said land before the Register and Receiver Of
this Office at Seattle, w T., on Thursday, the
21st day of November, 1899.
He names as witnesses: Joseph Newcomb,
Richard FIGHTER, S, Christensen, Frank Ackley,
all af Tacoma, W. T.
ANY and all persons claiming adversely the
above described lands are requested 10 file their
claims in this Office or before said 2lst day Of
November 1889 7. NJ REED, Jr, Register
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FROM experlmen,,- made IN r;

from experiments made In Rich
mond. Va. with electric heaters, it
seems probable that a passenger coach
can be kept warm at an expense of two
cents an hour. the current being SUD-
Piled by dynamo on the locomotive
or tender.
AT the Society of Engineers, En-
gland. 1t was demonstrated that the
action of sea water on cement blocks.
made with proper proportion of Port
land cement. caused no deterioration,
but they were actually improved BY it.
The result was surprise. tt. all.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

UNITED STATES LAND OTFICE,i
SEATTLE. W. T., August %. 1889. !
NOTICE l. HEREBY GIVEN THAT IN COM
~ pliance with the provisions of the Act Of
Congress Of June 9, 1873. entitled IAN Act for
the ale of Timber Lands in the States of Cali
fornia, Oregon, Nevada and Washington Ter
ritory,"
RICHARD NJ. FIGHTER,
Of Tacoma, county of Pierce, Territory of Wash
ington, Il as this day filed in this office his sworn
statement No. 1892, for the purchase of the selx
Of mel n12 of sci and sw1a of se14 of section
Is. in township p north, range west, and win
off proof to show that the land sought is more
valuable for its timber or stone than for agrcul-
tural purposes and to establish his claim to said
land before the Register and Receiver of this
office at Seattle, w T., on Thursday the Dist day
of November 1889
He names wi nesses: Ella Fredericks, JOS
Newcomb. s. Christensen, Frank Ackley, all of
Tacoma, W. T.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
above described Ian IS are requested TO file their
claims in this offie on OF before said DIST day Of
November, 1889. II. NJ REED, Jr., Register
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
UNIIED STATES LAND OFFICE,

SEATTLE, W T., August ., 1888 !
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT IN COM
IN pliance with the provisions of the Act Of
Congress of June g. 1875, entitled IAN CT for the
sale of Timber Lands in the States of California,
Oregon, Nevada and Washington Territory
JOSEPH NENCOMB,
of Tacoma, county Of Pierce, Territory of Wash
ington, has this day filed in this Office his sworn
statement No. 1893, for the purchase of the VII
of sw1l of section 2, and VIZ of nw1z OF section
IL In township % north, range west. and viii
offer proof to show that the land sought is more
valuable for its timber or stone than for agri-
cultural purposes and to establish his claim to
said land before the Regist and Receiver OF
this once at Seattle, W. T., on Thursday, the
2lst Gay of November, 1882
He names as witnes es. Ella Fredericks.
Richard FIGHTER, S. Christensen, Frank Aekley,
all of Tacoma, W I.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
above described lands are requested 20 dle thar
claims in this Office on before said 2lst day Of
November, 1889. T. II. REED, Jr., Register.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-11-15

The best diamond cutters make
nxty dollars per week.
The annual production of chemi-
Gals IN France is said to have reached
the great value of $500. 600. 900.
The employment of citrate of am
monla. dissolved in water, has recently
been successfully employed as an cleo
trolytic exciting agent for galvanic
batteries.
1t Is claimed that the methods re-
Gently employed for determining the
electric conductivity of salts in solu-
ton can not be directly applied beyond
the melting point Of glass
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AVERAGES

ii Is not economy to allow any thing
to he out of repair. on the superstition
that II Is less expensive than it would
be to spend comparatively little from
Day 10 day TO keep it up. The day of
reckoning will come in the end and the
sacrifice will be considerable. As the
track is the fundamental feature, the
crosstles or sleepers and rails should
Dc TIE best; iron rails are practically
out OF date, and it is fair to assume
mat the time is approaching when
wooden ties will be things of the past.
here the traffic is light. heavy steel
rails may not be necessary, but it has
Deem generally found economical to
PHt in use rails which do not
weigh less than sixty-seven or
seventy pounds to the yard-an
even greater weight than this is not i'll
aQFlsed-they require fewer cross ties
10 The mile. and in consequence the
loree OF men required to keep the
track IN condition is less. Light rails
are soon worn and battered out on q
ROAD over which heavy engines are
run and large tr,lins are hauled The
powerful locomotives now built re-
4ulre weil-kept track and solid and
SUBSTANTIAL road-bed. Heavier and
-"sier trains have tended to reduce the
average life of rails, even though the
weight OF the rails has been steadily
Increasing. Circumstances vary on
The The different roads, but it is safe to
~ that eight to ten per cent of all
rails IN the track must be renewed
every year.-Benjamin Norton. in
Hcrlonpr's Magazine.
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COST OF RAILROAOING.

What 1t Costs to Ran Locomotive Under
Ordinary Coaditio IS.
The following statement of averages
represents fairly what it costs to run
locomotive under ordinary conditions:
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-11-15

clrlc discharges are of three
la,o~s- ntermittent, continuous, oscil-
'"'ofy or alternating.
- though mollisks possess no eyes
I'D; olsplay extreme sensibility to
81 The least change of its intensity
10 excite more or less sud-
gu Tu contraction of the siphon- The
b-''ence OF two distinct functions has
on Serlhed-one receptive and the
MI Ir emisslve-thus showing that the
cot oHahism OF sight belongs to the.
h;sory OF tactile phenomena. in the
.ns uer animals gradually differentiated
-ocalzed In . special organ
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-10

The Chicago Po-toffioe.

WASHINGTON CITY, OFT 1.-The report
OF the postal comm ssion, of which First AS
sistant Postmaster General Clarkson is chair
man, recently appo inted by tho postmaster
general to examine into and report upon the
postal needs of Chicago, was made public
yesterday. 1t says that in 1881 Chicago was
a village OF twelve houses; ten years later it
was an Incorporated city with population
of 5000, which in 1870 had increased to Sod,
600. The next year IL, 500 buildings were de-
stroyed by fire, while now the city covers
an area of LIS square miles, with a popula-
ton Of upward Of 10000 The increase
In postal receipts mas kept pace with the
city's marvellous growth, and last year it
was nearly 2 per cent greater than at New
York The report then says that the present
building is too small and implies that be-
fore long it will have TO be enlarged Addi-
tional help is reco mmsnded TO the extent Of
lis more carriers 81 clerks and ~ horses
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-10
New York.
800 Reward 400.

The readers of the DAILY ARGUS will
be pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able cure in all its stages. and that
is catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the
only positive cure now known to the
medical fraternity. Cstarrh being q
constitutional disease, requires a consti.
tutional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure
is taken internally. acting directly upon
the blood and mucus surfaces of the sys-
tenn, thereby destroying the foundation
of the disease, and giving the patient
strength, by building up the constitution
and assisting nature in doing its work.
The proprietors have so much faith In its
curative powers, that they offer one hum
dred dollars for any case that 1t fails to
cure. Send for list of testimonials. Ad-
dres. F. ]. CHENEY s. Co, Toledo. o.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-10
The Epi.copal Convention.

NV YORK, Oct l0-In the house of
deputies of the Episcopal convention yester-
day the committee to whom was referred the
proposition to divide the dioceses of Michi-
gan and Nebraska, reported unfavorably
and were discharged. The house next re-
fused to recede from its rejection
of resolution of the prayer book
revision. which provides for the re-
recitation of the htany at morning prayer
on Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and
every day in in Lieut. The proposition to
give clergymen an appeal outside of their
dioceses was rejected-l64 TO 49, Another
proposition for an appellate court in each
diocese was under discussion when the con.
vention adjourned to participate in memo
rial exercises in honor of Bishop Vail.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-10

NAL national council of Congregational
churches met in Plymouth church yesterday
forenoon. Moderator Cook, of Connecticut,
called the Assem- blage to order, and after the
usual preliminary exercises DIR. Cyrus
Northrop president of the Minnesota State
university, was made permanent modera-
tor. The sscretsry's report was read, and
the proposition of English and Welsh
Congregational SITS to hold general
Congreg ationslist council was urged upon
the council for action. The report showed
that during the past three years 399 churches
had been added to the roll and 2ys lost The
increase Of membership was 365 There
we're 5, S2s infant baptisms and the benevo-
lent contributions amounted to 81 205, ST.,
an increase of over $500, 600.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-10
The An-America Delegates.

HARTFORD, Conn, Oct lO-The train
bearing the delegates to the All-America
convention arrived here at 8:25 p. m yes
terday and the distinguished visitors were
Appropriately received and welcomed. They
were driven to the various manufactures,
includ ding the Colt establishment, where re-
volvsrs and monographs are made; to the
Weei sewing machine works aud other
PLACES Governor Buckley presided at q
banquet in the evening and later reception
was held at the capitol The party left this
evening Previous to coming here they
had made the tour Of Worcester, Willim-
ante and South Manchester.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-10
ABBREVIATED TElEGRAMS.


An epidemic OF typhoid fever prevails at
Aurora, w. Va
Oyster dealers in Maryland are getting
ready to increase the price of the luscious BIZ
valve.
leans, La, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
nights.
The wheat growers of the Mississippi val
ley will hold a convention at St Louis
Oct 23
Providenc X l. have failed Liabilities
$500 to $500, 900
A local stock company has bought the An
ton Meyer brewery at Terre Haute, Ind,
paying therefor $500, 600
St Cloud, MINI, is in imminent danger
from prairie fires. Heavy losses have been
wrought already in that vicinity.
The comptroller of the currency has au-
thorized the First National bank of Dunlap,
Ia to begin business with a capital of S50,-
0o0
NJ F. Billings, the alleged slayer of At
torney Kingsley, at Waverly, Ia was taken
TO the state penitentiary at Anamosa Wednes-
day.
Hugo Lieman, the White House steward,
is going back to Chicago, having been offered
81, 600 more salary to run the Richelieu ho-
tel cuisine
Judge Barrett, of New York, has granted
Mrs George Francis Train, Jr, an abso-
lutte divorce from her husband, the son of
George Francis Train.
Fire started Wednesday in the east wing
of the Michigan stateI prison at Jackson
and destroyed a building used for a high
.Nll Lib I Asln
The city of London is going to spend
1900, 0oO in opening new street from the
Strand TO Hoiburn, and this is only the be.
ginning Of vast system Of street improve
ment
Articles of incorporation have been filed
at Indianapolis for the Chicago, Greenfield
and Cincinnati railway, to extend from
Rushville to Noblesville. Capital stock, 81,
000, 900
Two cotton presses. the Tyler and Lower
hydraulic presses, five cotton warehouses,
and 4, 500 bales of cotton were burned at Sa-
vannah, Ga, "Wednesday. The loss is esti-
mated at 500, 900.
Great preparations are making in B.r Lin
to welcome the car of Russia, who will be
in that city Friday. Also to prevent his sud
den taking of at the hands of some desperate
Nlhilist. Berlin Is alive with troops and DO
licemen
At Auburn, n, Y, Tuesday, Judge Davey
decided that the electrical execution law is
consut utional and remsnaed kemmler, the
murderer who is already under sentence OF
death by electricity, 10 the custody of the
warden of the Auburn prison.
Customs Inspector Bianchley, at E. Paso,
Tx, was fired upon by Mexican SNUG
gLar whom he ordered 10 halt a few nights
ago. He returned tue fire, critically wound
ing the Mexican The Mexican authorities
talk Of making 1t an intern qtioasl matter
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-10
- -
Resulted in a Libel Suit.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct l0-Edward Esher,
OF Chicago a partner in the law firm Of
which S. Corning Judd, late postmaster Of
Chicago, is a member, brought suit in the
United States court here yesterday for $50
600 damages for libel against H. b. Hart
seller and Samuel l. Weist, of the Eyangel-
ical Publishing company. The suit is the
outcome of a quarrel in the religious
denomination known as the Evangel-
ical church. Hartseler was at one
time senior editor of the official organ of the
church, and by his violent attacks on the
leading men Of the denomination brought
upon himself the wrath Of the body, and
was tried and deposed- Mr.. Esher was en-
ployed as a lawyer In the case. and latterly
Hartseler has turned his attention to him.
finally charging him with forging a cable
gram at the time of Hartselers trial This
is the cause OF the suit There are half q
million members Of the church in this coun-
try and Canada, and the suit is a cause cele-
bre TO them