The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-08-08

AS the time for the holding OF nomina
ting conventions draws near it is highly
important that members of both partie s
DO some deep thinking, and that only the
best men be placed in nomination. The
election of good men to the state legisla-
turc is necessity. The time is now here
when. Washington needs Legislature
composed Of her brightest and ablest
men. One idea men are not needed
Men who need TO have their duty ex-
planned to them are not needed. Moss
backs are not needed. Our legislature
must be economical but not niggardly
We need men who know when and where
IT, apply the pruning knife and when and
where to encourage growth; men who
know what the state needs and who know
lust what is necessary to be done. Lee
both parties nominate such men, and nc
matter which party triumphs, we will
have a state Legislature for whose actions
we will lave no Occas ion to blush.-Sum
ner Herald
New discoveries-or what claim to bt
new discOveries-Of the healing virtue
ot plants are continually being made
One OF the latest is tina! celery is cure
for rheumatism; indeed, 1t is asserted that
the disease is impossible il the vegetable;
be cooked and freely eaten. The fact thai
it is always put upon the table law pre-
vents its therapeutic powers from being
known. The celery should be cut into
bits, boiled in water until soft, aud the
water drank by the patient. Put new
milk with little -four or nutmeg into &
sauce. pan with the boiled celery, serve i
warm. with pieces of toast, eat it with
potatoes, and the painful allment will
soon yield. Such is the declaration of 9
physician who has again and again tried
the experiment, and with uniform success
He adds that cold or damp never produces
but simply develops the disease, of which
acid blood is the primary and sustaining
cause. and that while the blood is alkaline
there can be neither rheumatism mol
gout-Tribune.
The dead body of man was found by
County Commissioner Johns, of Pierce
county. on school section 16, near the
alleged Tacoma gold mine. On the
ground near the body were found two
boxes marked "morphine- Poison" ano
on the bottom of one of them the words
"Goodby, Old World, Goodby," were
written in pencil. 1t is thought possible
that the body may he that Of |. NJ. West
of SehOme, who left Tacoma about june
goth for Hoods canal, anu has not since
been heard from.
Don't blame your newspaper men fol
what happens in the community.
there is anything in the life of the place
that you do not wish to go abroad 10 the
world. blame yourself that it exists. no
the papers for saying something about it
1t is the editors business to make ty
geographic photograph of the town eacl
day, and if you take a homely picture
don't kick the instruments to pieces, but
try 10 get better expression on your
face next time.-Sca Haven World.
NOTICE 1.-THE Pioneer store al Shelter
Point is now run on a cheap for cash ba
sis. and it will pay you to call and exam
inc tire stock of general merchandise
Prices at bed rock.
ELLSWORTH FREEBURGER.
NOrICE:-All persons knowing them.
selves indebted to the undersigned will
call and settle, either by cash or note be.
fore thirty days. DR.. w. Nj. BEACH.
! DENrIsTRY:-B. Il. Freeland has bought DR.
CarlyOn's Dental Office in Olympia, and is pre-
pared to do all kinds of Dental work at reason
able rates. Office in Rogers Photographic Gal
| lery.
A genuine Calfskin shoe, the hest in thu
worlds what they say of the Sunset SD. OF
shoe, at Mcdonald & O'Neill's.