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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-12-06
Wonders Under q Marsh.

A remarkable discovery was recently
made in the town of Onconta, where a
company is engaged In digging phos
pilates from the depths of swamp. In
one place the swamp is gnderaid at the
depth of twelve feet by an imperylous
stratum Of blue clay, above which are
found three successive and distinct eras of
forest growths. The bottom layer is of
declduous trees that grow only on uplands
such as beech, oak and maple. The sec
ond layer is of soft swamp woods, such
as elder, Eastwood and dogwood
The upper layer is of coniferous trees,
such as pine, hemlock and spruce. The
puzzle to the naturalist is the finding of
upland trees at the bottom of the marsh,
with the trunks and larger limbs and
abundant specimens Of lea, es and beech
nuts in a good state of preservation. An
other wonder unearthed by the excava-
tons is the finding, at a point i've. feet
below the surface aud among the trunks
OF the coniferous trees, of flat stone
five feet square WHICH has been utilized
as fireplace.
The blackcned stone, the large collec-
ton of ashes and cinders, and the bits of
crumb!ing bones Of animals indicate that
long years ago somebody cooked food
there. That somebody must have been
msu in the strictly primitive and savage
state, for no trace of any utensil or tool,
not even a sharpened flint, has been found
among the. debris of the tire.-Albany
Journal,
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-12-06

The golden beams oftruth and the silk.
en- cords of love, twisted together, will
draw men on with sweet violence.
whether they will or not.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-12-06
Application for Patent.
Survey No. $50
Notice No. PA.
: NITED STATES LAND OFFICE.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
HALEY, Idaho, October l., 1870
Notice is hereby given that the PhiIadyt
phia and Idaho Company, a corporatiOa
organized and existing under the lawsd
the State of New Jersey. by its attorney-E
fact, Orlando Il. Batten, whose postohe|
address is ketchum, Alturas county, Idah
Territory has made application for Unita
States Patent for the consolidated
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-04-11
WASHINGTON !

Of all the leading cities in this new
State. none have made more progress than
Ellensburgh. Burned up in July last, it's
citizens Immediately went to work re-
building, and to-day Ellensburgh can
show more brick frontage than any young
city on the Pacific coast. 1t is the heart
of Washington, and has all the elements
of success. 1t has gold, silver, copper,
iron and coal mines; it is surrounded by
one of the most extensive agricultural and
grazing sections of the State: it has un-
limited water power for manufactures. 1t
is establishing manufactures. and is des-
tined to be the Pittsburgh of the Pacific.
Walters & Co., the pioneer real estate
dealers and loan agents, have city bust
ness and residence property, addition
property and acre tracts; they have farms
ranches and mines, which they offer to the
public on reasonable terms. They take
pleasure in showing strangers around,
and also make investments for non-resi
dents.
~Refer to Ben. E. Snipes & Co.,
bankers, and Ellensburgh National Bank.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-04-11

Widest. suppose In all England
The boy as before. led the way walk
ing without hesitation though the night
was so dark What he saw to indicate
the road nc one could tell Nan. for her
own part. could see nothing at all before
heI fol- the pitchy darkness of the night
and the continual pattering of the rain
Here is the very head of the Cheviots
the middle of the moors and fells. across
which so many parties of plunderers. cat
tie filters and smugglers have made their
way There is not valley among these
Wild hills which has not witnessed many
1 gallant fight There is not hillside
which has not run with streams of blood
There is not mountain among them all
which has not its ghosts of slain men
The heath and ling have been trampled
Under the feet of thousands of soldiers.
for in the old days there was no peace upon
he border. and every man was soldier all
nls life But. since the invasion of the
Young Pretender. there has been no fight
ng OIL the Border Smugglers have taken
the place of the cattlelifters and peaceful
ponies laden with forbidden goods GO
across the moor in place OF horses ridden
oy men in iron For those who love to be
awed by the wildness of Nature. place
admirable and wonderful but full of ter
roI at all times TO the heart of sensibility
dc not say however that the moors were
terrible TO any of those who crossed them
IN this cold and dark night. save for the
darkness and the rain and the fear that
1t any moment they might all 60 head
irst into quag The boy to begin with.
was quite insensible to any impression
which can BE- produced by natural objects
rocks precipices. wild stretches of land,
for Dan. | suppose he never thought of
anything at all Mathew was toe full of
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-04-11

and I n,,. doors all night, valued NV life
mo n 10y nonor, and trud away. telling
Sbon,. 1'nlng but that oiratical craft
th That night be Ion beam enfs
d na, ner own decks were.ared her Guns
nit and Snu''ed, the surg in the cock
s yb'' ana "a, The chaplain " him and, in
Isau La she was readyr action.
I snent =; 10 more of her tt night, which
th spent In great anxiety. ndering what
!his thing might mean + - 49, wa
sfTee aea u. some mischief, walked up the
in hi ~ Inc castle. Theugleman was
measo .ooin' he had sent m he said no
IL lnessage at all; nor had he lien. nor had
ne broken his back. The " Cuddv If
appeared had been helpinaim ond r,n
u mh about backward and fward all dav,
nrn en Tue ponies were loadl he had re-
'ulnea TO the hermitage t, set all snue
ihd tidy When he cam bact - tho
'aS'ie they were gone. Br No brook;ro
:. ducks and no sending ofhe bow This
vas strange indeed ~
Then, fugleman," did .,,,+,,o
-uinDle sent a lying message meaninc
'"so' naeanins
p tbrao d ne ueSlgned understood in two
-, 'n[ee DAYS. But for tn. time l could
10 on rni,th lhat he wished 20 open again
On 1 t OF his suit. Yet, why had
an an borrowed my cardinal and NV glovesq
.ttau INC wv way back | looked into Mans
,''ase' the door was..oneu but there
as no one in the houss.
wens ss:e little thinking what
.rrow escape was mine. Had known
1t had | known, 4 should have been
vided between gratitude to heaven and
miration Of brave old Nan, and detesta.
IN of the greatest villain in England.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-04-11
Walters & Co.,
ELLENSBURG Washington,
TO SETTLERS.
Important Modification Of the United
States Land Laws.

The following important changes and
notifications of the u. S. land laws were
approved by the President, March a,
1880. All persons desiring to take
advantage of the same will have their
claims promptly and efficiently looked
after and attended to by addressing,
either in person or by letter, Paul
d'Heirry, who has lately associated him
self with w. w. Newlin, Esq, in the
conduct and care of U. S. Land Office
business. See subjoined card:
Parties who prior to March d., 1889,
entered homestead claims, and for aM1
reason failed to make final proof on the
same, can make new homestead entry.
Parties who entered homestead claims
and failed to make final proof on same,
and who have since filed presumption
claims, can have the latter changed to
homestead upon application.
Parties who prior to March a, 1889,
entered homestead claim of less than
I6o acres, may enter other and addi-
tiOnal land lying contiguous % the orig
inal entry, which shall not with the land
FIRST entered and occupied exceed in the
aggregate 100 acres. Proof of residence
and cultivation will not be required on
such additional and, and if final receipt
or patent has already been issued, such
partv will be entitled to immediate pat
emit for such additional land. This does
not apply to any person who at the date
of making application for such add,
tional contiguous land does not oWn ana
occupy the lands owned by his 0rtgtnaI
entry.
Parties who prior to March 4, 1889,
made final homestead proof on less
than 100 acres of land, and who are
unable, or do not wish to enter con-
tipuous land, as above stated, may
enter az an additional homestead so
much additional land as added to the
quantity previously entered by him shall
not exceed 80 acres. But before patent
can issue for such additional entry upon
lands not contiguous the same proof OF
residence and cultivation will be re-
0uired as in the original entry.
Parties who prior TO March a, 1889,
have entered homestead of less than
I6o acres. but who have not yet made
final proof, and who either cannot
obtain or do not wish to make additional
entry on contiguous land, can, affer they
make final proof on lands so now held
by them, obtain the benefits OF the pre-
ceding section.
total or partial destruction or failure
of CROPS, sickness or other unav0lGa-
bic casualty to secure q support IOr
himself or those dependent upon him
upon the lands settled upon, may receive
leave of absence from said land by the
Register and Receiver for length OF
time not exceeding one year, and forfeits
no right by such absence.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-04-11
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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-04-11
TRUTH OR SANDER?
ReasOnings of a Writer Who Thinks Wome
Have No Passion For Books.

Have No Passion For Books.
Do American women ever have a
''grande passion" for books? Are any of
them collectors, bibliophiles, amateurs
in bindings, fadists in first editions or
early Americana? Really, don't know.
Several wealthy ladies of New York
have fine libraries; but they have them
because they are things to have. /
don't know of a single American woman
Tor married one, either, for that matter)
who has the book-collecting mania,
acute or subacute.
It's very singular, too, for women are
great readers, they are really very fond
of books, have fine literary perception.
good judgment and keen sense of char
acter; but, alas, they can not bring them
selves to regard books as any thing more
than mere part and parcel of the uni
verse-not the universe itself, as the
true book-lover regards them. In 'The
Book-lover's Rosary" or 1.-THE Praise of
Books" the words of famous authors of
all times, from Socrates to SAKE, there
are only three women quoted, to-wit:
Lady Montague, Mrs. Browning and a
Mrs. Waterston, to hundred and fifty
men nearly.
had the curiosity to turn to the ex-
tract from Mrs. Waterston, who is de-
scribed as living American author, in
order to see what she had to say about
books. began as follows: "What is
unseen forms the real value of library"
Italics hers.)
That's enough.
There's no use reading any further.
There you have the whole matter in a
nutshell A copy of Shakespeare just
published and green from the bindery
would satisfy this lady quite as well as
a 1923 folio.
Monstrous, isn't it?-Book-Lover.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-04-11
THE TOWN OF SHELTON.
Inducements Offered Enterprises and
Manufactures.
SOME OF THE REASONS WHY
PoRTANT CITIES PUGET


the County seat of Mason County Its educational facilities fully
up the needs of the people for come being large
wostoy public school building with two departments present
at work under the instruction competent Among
the substantial buildings business purposes
the splendid twooy Courthouse Hail. 32xOO to be
fitted for theatrical and public purposes block
32xoO being built the upper floor be fitted fer purposes
Though but years DID, growth steady
and during theast few months rapid Many of the branches of bust
ness represented and several industries be started be-
SIDES those at present opeaon sash and door factory and
MILL two engines employ about so hands, construction
THE SATSOP RAILROAD
Has been operating here for three they have substantial
manen buildings warehouse and the railroad This company
has about IA miles of main line operation nearly
sdeacks and into all parts the timber contiguous
to the line of the railroad The Satsop the largest logging rail
RATS of logs scaling about 100000 EACH away
mills each week to be into the lumber that main article
export.
The Mason County Central Railroad enterprise
operation with opening of spring. and promises be important
factor with the development opening region u.s.
we'll to the town. They also have sawm of capacity sup
ply local demands Ao the Port Townsend Southern Railroad
will through Shelton open
by rail with California and the East.
AS for scenic beauty from the elegant residence ground
side of town. superb the hoary monarch Rainier
had almost weather. while from the upland opposite
can be obtained fine of the Olympic mountains with their
ular and nowappd peaks which lie between Hoods
Pacific
Without doubt Shelton lying valley
facing the peiest bays of this region possesses eligible
site for that hardly be improved upon 1t is we'll
tered from continuous streams the arrange
being made tosuppy the with abundant pure water
a fall of more than fifty feet
These few of our advantages and they worth investigating
There BOOM heradg of trumpet Shelton proportion
atey growing rapidly than point the Sound
from $50 upward. For further information address
DAVID SHELTON.
Or
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-04-11

AT meeting of literary society in
Houston, Tex, the president OF the So
ciety, Major Dan McGary, editor of the
Houston Age, said, in speech, that
printing had only been invented thou
sand years ago. cts darned false
hood, F" retorted prominent official; 81
have got at home Life of Christ, and
every word of it is printed, and he lived
more than three thousand years ago. ;"
McGary owned up that he was mistaken,
and the matter was settled without
prejudice to either party-Iexas Slit
ings.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-04-11

rs rx-REcIsrER OF THE q. s. LAND
~ Office at Vancouver, w. T., Mr.. Newlin Is
1renaTrd to give reliable attention to such bust
resf relating to the Land Office - may b
iutrusted to him.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-10-10
J. r. Liggett S
EARLY HARVEST SALE OF
FALL AND WINTER DRY Goods.

Special Dress Goods and Trimmings
dawned bright tha the missing links of the
have been joined complete and attractive stock of Fall and
stock first mentnwha
what o au necessary strong
assormen things that cannot be found
selections.
Combination Suits conceivable novelty from s. 90 high
may Cloths Pas Stripes Brocade and
you could the Dress Goods line yet Of all Pad and
Stripes the This will be the greatest Plaid
anticipated popularity these goods and placed orders early and
ct coong what think Of the cheapest
this market have only had them few days and they
ing BLACK GOODS will not be forgotten fact this going be
Ladies beginning find out that nothing
Black Dress many who have heretofore bought
will buy Black this prepared this line
Serges Mohars Stripes will all otes
you stock each perfect both regard and price
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-10-10
He Played the Car.

He entered Broadway car at Canal
street, and, as every seat was taken, he
stood up and hung to a strap. On his left
hand, which hung by his side, was large
ring and everybody at once noticed that
the stone was gone. The ring seemed to
be valuable enough for the stone to have
been a diamond, and presently man
leaned forward and said:
Excuse me- sir, but you have met with
a loss. The stone is gone from your ring"
"What! So it isp' exclaimed the man,
as he lifted his hand.
He dropped his eyes to the floor, and in
five seconds every other eye in the car fol-
lowed suit Heads were bent down, words
of coincidence began to be uttered, and two
or three men got down on their hands and
knees and looked under the seats. After
five minutes search one Of them finally
asked
"When did you miss it?"
"Just now"
"Think you lost it in the carr"
Dunno"
"Was it very valuable?"
'Well, priced it highly as keepsake"
Another hunt was made, but with no
better success. Then the owner of the ring
began to feel in his pockets, and presently
He Cooh out d snlIb puttou, WIN u DlC OF
wire to 1t, which somehow fitted into the
ring, and after placing it he held up the
ring and said:
'tThanks for your interest," good people.
TITS a button from the shirt of my brother
George"
He stepped off the car with bow and a
smile, and nothing was said for q couple
Of minutes. Then man with deep bass
voice called out:
"And who is his brother George, I'd like
to knowr'
But no one could say. All were busy in
wondering how they had let smart Aleck
make fools Of them.-New York Sun.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-10-10
WHY Do You Smoker

"After all, the fascination of a cigar lies
in the fact that man can see the smoke
curve in the air." remarked a tobacconist.
"Did you ever stop to think that you sell
dom see a blind man smoking? There is
only one in this city that know of who
has formed the habit, and that is Luke
Walpole. If you will watch the men who
come here you will see that nine out of ten
seem to take special delight in looking at
the little puffs Of smoke that arise as they
light their cigar. And then you hear men
say: "a cigar is such comfort to me when
Pm alone, for it keeps me company Well,
it isn't the cigar that occupies his time, but
the fantastic designs that the smoke as
sumes. Let a smoker shut his eyes and he
will throw his cigar away. No; the conso-
lation that cigar brings is more through
the sight than taste. "-Indianapolis Jour
nal
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-10-10
A Phi1oIoyicaI Negro

A remarkable linguist is 'Ed," the col
ored porter on the One Hundred and Thir-
ty-fifth street station of the Sixth avenue
elevated road. He is stout and jolly look
ing man of about As years, and he furnishes
any amount of amusement for himself and
the bystanders by opening torrent of
good Italian upon the groups Of laborers of
that nationality that use the station night
and morning He speaks French, Spanish
and Portuguese quite as well as he does
Italian, but has never met a Portuguese
since he came to New York ten years ago,
and he is afraid that he is losing his hold
on that language. But to make things
even he is working away at German under
the tuition of one of the ticket box men,
and is fast mastering its idioms.
ED" was born in San Domingo, and
spent the greater part of his life in the
Spanish and Italian navies, picking up his
knowledge Of French, English and Portu-
guese in his travels-New York Times.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-10-10
Great Mems Debts.

Once upon time Rufus Choate was in
Washington, and had spent all the money
he had with him, besides exhausting his
bank account by checks on it. He and
Daniel Webster were alike in regard to
bank accounts, that they knew no Other
use for one than to proceed to exhaust it.
But Choate needed money, and went to
Webster to borrow some.
II have got dollar" said Webster, mus
ingly, and then he added; "But see here,
Choate, you say you want $500. Make out
your note for that amount, I'll indorse it
and Corcoran s. Riggs will let you have
the money"
Choate Immediately agreed, when Web
ster continued:
"While you are at it you may as well
make the note for thousand and give me
$500, too"
And SO the note was drawn, and, remain
ing always unpaid, Is retained as SOU
venir in the banking house of Corcoran &
Riggs at Washington to this day.-Pitts-
burg Dispatch.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-10-10

great original barn-burner and black Repub-
lican (the adjective is tastefully dispensed
with now, then the head of the Democratic
party. was on his way home from the Virginia
springs, travelling in his private carriage. He
held, for the hour he stayed, quite a levee of
loyal Tenth Legioners in the sanded public
room OF the village tavern. My first Presi-
dent was not imposing in aspect, and by no
means corresponded with my young idea of
what such an exalted functionary ought to
look like. He was just a little baldheaded
man with red face and red whiskers.
THE CIRCUS OF FIFTY YEARS AGO.
preferred the show which was fixed in my
youthful memory by an incident, not down on
the bill, that came off outside the tent after
the exhibition was over. The elephant in
country on foot, covered with sheet, conse-
quently his size was not limited by railroad
requirements, and was generally very respec-
table. 1t was so in the present instance
The huge tusker was tethered under tree in
meadow hard by the tent. A sight seer who
had been drinking leased and tantalized him
good deal. The man finally came for mo-
ment within reach of the Infatuated pachyderm,
and was instantly seized and tossed among
the branches of the tree. When he fell imme-
diately in front of the elephant, the latter
made a dive at him with his tusks. One grazed
a shoulder and the other the inside of thigh
neither drawing blood. Before another plunge
could be made the insensible man was jerked
by the showmen out of reach. He was stunned
for a time. but not otherwise injured. The
expression had not then enriched the English
language, but if he is alive now, he will not
hesitate to admit having seen the elephant.
THE GERMAN THRIFT.
At that time German was still the vernacu-
lar of many of the people of Shenandoah and
Rockingham counties. To go among them was
like a trip to foreign country. Theprogress
of events, and not least, the shaking up at
tendant upon the war, has changed all
that" But German thrift is still in the as
cendant. The new barns are bigger than the
old ones. They are fuller than ever, and the
burned mills clack livelier than before.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-10-10
Acting It's SONG.

The white banded hooking bird of south
ern South America-the finest feathered
melodist in the worlds one Of the species
that accompany music with appropriate
motions. And just as its song is, SO to
speak, inspired and an improvisation, I'M
like any song the bird has ever uttered, so
it's motions all have the same character of
spontaneity and follow no order, and yet
have grace and passion and perfect har-
mony with the music unparalleled among
birds possessing similar habit. While
singing he passes from bush to bush, some
times delaying q few moments on and at
others just touching the submits, and at
times sinking out Of sight in the foliage,
then in an excess Of rapture soaring verti-
cally to u height Of u hundred feet, with
measured wing beats like those of a heron,
or mounting suddenly In a wild, hurried
zigzag, then slowly circling downward to sit
at last with tail outspread fanwise and vans,
glistenng white IN the sunshine expands
and vibrating, or waved languidly up and
down, with n motion like that of some
broad winged butterfly ut rest on flower.
-LouRman's Magazine.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-10-10
T. r. LIGGETTS
EARLY HARVEST SALE OF
AND WOOLENS

No such Blankets be found this grand old
what will have for your inspection We have bought
right and that the going sell h get where
from, them that will make
quickly White Blankets om$l 90 up Our $475 all
what think cheapest you like other grades
than that; will look through this stock and find what you
and at the right will pay for the time spent trying.
department would call attention line Of Red White
ne what your the right the goods surpassed
Our all wool Red Twill Flannel at IS better than bought last
you will when We
Grey Skirtng Flannels from ~ so per yard